He was or@@ der@@ ly , in@@ du@@ stri@@ ous , pati@@ ent , and prote@@ ctive of all those under his care .
After giving a thor@@ ough witness , he said to the conscience - stri@@ ck@@ en Jews : “ R@@ ep@@ ent , and let each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of your sin@@ s . ”
In the origin@@ al Greek , the word transl@@ ated “ read@@ just ” can also ref@@ er to the re@@ ali@@ gn@@ ment or set@@ ting of bro@@ ken b@@ ones , a pa@@ in@@ ful pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re .
Why are so many today in need of “ a streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id ” ?
As we can see from the case of the M@@ ount F@@ u@@ g@@ en er@@ up@@ tion , we need to act on the war@@ ning .
Su@@ b@@ mit@@ ting to Jesus ’ teachings as his disciples will give our life real meaning and satis@@ fac@@ tion .
What makes a woman truly pra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy ?
“ I can@@ ’t simply er@@ ase mem@@ ori@@ es of my first marriage , especially when we tra@@ v@@ el to the same plac@@ es where my e@@ x - husband and I went on v@@ ac@@ ation , ” says El@@ le@@ n , who lives in S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
It took me a while to see how all the pi@@ e@@ ces f@@ it together too .
How did Jehovah re@@ act ?
Jehovah has made humans high@@ er than ani@@ mal@@ s , which are moved pri@@ mar@@ ily by inst@@ in@@ ct .
What man@@ i@@ fes@@ t@@ ations of Jehovah’s gr@@ an@@ de@@ ur !
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing about God’s a@@ do@@ p@@ ted sons , the Bible states : “ They will be pri@@ ests of God and of the Christ , and will rule as k@@ ings with him for the th@@ ous@@ and years . ”
Because they re@@ je@@ cted his rul@@ er@@ ship , he no longer was ob@@ lig@@ ated to su@@ sta@@ in them in per@@ fe@@ ction .
The Bible says : “ E@@ ver@@ yone who c@@ alls on the name of Jehovah will be sa@@ ved . ” ​ — Romans 10 : 13 .
A@@ hi@@ th@@ op@@ he@@ l turned tra@@ it@@ or when he felt that he would gain an advan@@ ta@@ ge .
God’s prophet dec@@ la@@ res : “ He@@ ar , ple@@ ase , you he@@ a@@ ds of Jac@@ o@@ b and you comman@@ ders of the house of Israel . Is it not your bu@@ sin@@ ess to know justice ? ”
Then Jo@@ shua w@@ atch@@ ed as Jehovah began to fulf@@ ill that promise by br@@ ing@@ ing the T@@ en P@@ la@@ gu@@ es upon Egy@@ pt and for@@ c@@ ing ob@@ st@@ in@@ ate P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h to let the sons of Israel go .
How can those who are being tra@@ ined imitate El@@ isha ?
( 3 ) How can you find real prote@@ ction from wicked spi@@ r@@ its and be happy ?
In rec@@ ent years , do@@ ct@@ ors have id@@ enti@@ fied another d@@ anger that they call “ th@@ ir@@ d - hand s@@ mo@@ ke . ” This ter@@ m ref@@ ers to the ch@@ em@@ ic@@ al re@@ si@@ du@@ es left on clo@@ th@@ es , car@@ pe@@ ts , and other sur@@ fac@@ es that l@@ ing@@ er long after the v@@ isi@@ ble s@@ mo@@ ke dis@@ si@@ p@@ ates .
He felt for them in their mis@@ er@@ able con@@ dition and was moved to help them .
For example , in@@ stead of as@@ king your daugh@@ ter about her day , tell her how your day was and see if she respon@@ ds .
If the Corinthians refu@@ sed to re@@ inst@@ ate the rep@@ ent@@ ant man , Satan would over@@ re@@ ach them in that they would be as hard and un@@ for@@ giving as the Devil wanted them to be .
We all love the same God , preach the same message , and face many of the same challeng@@ es .
She has expres@@ sed her determin@@ ation , her beli@@ ef .
As soon as I gra@@ du@@ ated from school , I became a pioneer and continued preaching to the C@@ am@@ bo@@ di@@ an people near my home .
P@@ u@@ bli@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses in ne@@ arly 3@@ 00 langu@@ ages , this bro@@ ch@@ ure discus@@ ses 16 ba@@ si@@ c Bible to@@ pi@@ c@@ s and provi@@ des a Scriptural answer to all the questions lis@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve .
Matthew , a young Christian now serving at a branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses , rel@@ ated : “ When I was a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , I felt that my parents ’ re@@ stri@@ ctions were un@@ fa@@ ir .
How did Lo@@ t come to be a re@@ si@@ d@@ ent of So@@ dom ?
My husband had three qu@@ ite serious ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents ​ — two with his hor@@ se and one with his ca@@ r .
What par@@ al@@ le@@ l could we draw between the la@@ bo@@ re@@ r in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation and some Christians today ?
Li@@ fe in Ex@@ ile
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , viol@@ ence ab@@ oun@@ ds .
The sla@@ p may sting , but it could well sa@@ ve his life .
Many appreci@@ ative s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists see the hand of God in cre@@ ation .
In all , 7@@ 23 ho@@ m@@ es of Witnesses were dam@@ ag@@ ed to some ex@@ t@@ ent , many of them qu@@ ite ba@@ dly .
God is a work@@ er .
What fac@@ t@@ ors made ancient Israel uni@@ que among nations ?
Paul wrote to the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans : “ This is what I continue pra@@ ying , that your love may ab@@ ound yet more and more with acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge and full dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment ; that you may make sure of the more important things . ”
The small re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of anointed Christians still on earth will par@@ take of the em@@ ble@@ ms of un@@ le@@ av@@ ened bre@@ ad and red w@@ ine , sign@@ i@@ f@@ ying their being par@@ ty to the new covenant .
Q@@ u@@ ali@@ f@@ ying to Be a Su@@ b@@ ject
May all of God’s servants , young and old , see the seri@@ ousness of doing all they can to prove ourselves ready for Jehovah’s day as did Noah and his family .
He mul@@ ti@@ p@@ lies his al@@ t@@ ars . . .
Me@@ an@@ while , un@@ known to C@@ ar@@ lo@@ s , Jo@@ ã@@ o had also become ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the good news , and he too made great chang@@ es in his life .
They also come to appreci@@ ate God’s purpose to have “ a resurrection of both the righteous and the un@@ righteous . ”
“ On@@ ly this would su@@ f@@ fice since only this was the true refle@@ ction of his personal char@@ ac@@ ter , both physical and moral , and the pri@@ de of his ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn . ”
A@@ ka@@ s@@ h / ​ P@@ ano@@ s P@@ ic@@ tures
Jehovah did so , for the account continu@@ es : “ It came about at the ro@@ l@@ ling around of a year that H@@ ann@@ ah became pre@@ gn@@ ant and brought a son to bir@@ th and pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to call his name Samuel , because , said she , ‘ it is from Jehovah that I have asked him . ’ ” ​ — 1 Samuel 1 : 12 - 20 .
They believ@@ ed that God was p@@ un@@ ish@@ ing him , as if pla@@ gu@@ ing him with a lo@@ a@@ th@@ some di@@ se@@ ase .
13 : 16 .
7 , 8 . ( a ) From what activities can time often be b@@ ought out for reading and study ?
The Bible account makes no men@@ tion of any children .
It is difficult at times to pi@@ ck up many of the sub@@ t@@ le@@ ties of to@@ ne , as you@@ ng@@ er fol@@ k can .
What ty@@ pe of w@@ ine did Jesus speak of , and what s@@ ort of w@@ ine may be used today at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al ?
He soon se@@ cur@@ ed a contr@@ act with a sa@@ w@@ m@@ ill in New B@@ r@@ ita@@ in , a much s@@ mal@@ l@@ er is@@ land that is part of New G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a .
As we show greater concer@@ n for the people we me@@ et , and as we end@@ e@@ av@@ or to imp@@ ro@@ ve our effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess in re@@ aching the hearts of our listen@@ ers , our en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m for the ministry inc@@ reas@@ es .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying Bible guid@@ el@@ ines will help us to make wise decisions regarding our future go@@ als .
Su@@ sta@@ ined by God’s Word
And a gro@@ wing number of us stru@@ gg@@ le through se@@ v@@ ere e@@ con@@ om@@ ic har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps .
Wh@@ atever the situation , inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ate what ser@@ vi@@ ces are a@@ vail@@ able lo@@ c@@ ally .
Even though some in the early days no@@ ted these advan@@ ta@@ ges , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity were s@@ low to give up the use of the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l .
O@@ N Mar@@ ch 31 , 20@@ 18 , as the su@@ n beg@@ ins to set , God’s people and many inter@@ ested ones will ass@@ em@@ ble for the an@@ nu@@ al ob@@ serv@@ ance of the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al .
There are difficul@@ ties to be over@@ come .
It was not long af@@ ter@@ ward that H@@ ag@@ ar became pre@@ gn@@ ant by Abraham .
The apostle Peter told the group that the apostles were or@@ der@@ ed “ to preach to the people and to give a thor@@ ough witness ” about Jesus .
We should never be af@@ ra@@ id to be@@ ar witness about his Go@@ d@@ ship ! ​ — 2 Samuel 22 : 31 , 32 .
( a ) How can we show that we appreci@@ ate God’s Kingdom ?
They also buil@@ t many ro@@ a@@ ds .
A Con@@ cer@@ n for Pe@@ ople
“ My experience made me think about the compan@@ y we keep , ” says Jo@@ e , who is a Christian el@@ der .
Why can you ex@@ pect the new world to be per@@ man@@ ently satis@@ f@@ ying ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , in this way we all have a share ​ — direc@@ tly or indi@@ rec@@ tly — ​ in the making of new disciples who s@@ well the cho@@ r@@ us of praise to Jehovah God .
Jesus took a coura@@ ge@@ ous stand even against the dem@@ ons .
He gave them this beau@@ ti@@ ful rep@@ ly : “ It is un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble , on my part , to sin against Jehovah by c@@ eas@@ ing to pray in your be@@ half ; and I must instru@@ ct you in the good and right way . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 12 : 21 - 24 .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , our ho@@ st began to call out in a l@@ ou@@ d vo@@ ice , “ Bro@@ thers ! ”
In these “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with , ” we , like the Israelites , face fo@@ es that are str@@ ong@@ er than we are .
The shepher@@ d she loved also res@@ pe@@ cted her cha@@ st@@ e conduct .
Such positi@@ ve sen@@ ti@@ ments even at@@ tr@@ act people who at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te no religious sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance to Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s .
There were only se@@ ven of us at those meetings .
What does it mean to be perfect ?
Can you pi@@ c@@ ture the sc@@ ene ?
L@@ ong before Jesus ’ bir@@ th on earth , the prophet Isaiah fore@@ told : “ The people that were wal@@ king in the dar@@ k@@ ness have seen a great light . As for those d@@ wel@@ ling in the land of deep sh@@ a@@ do@@ w , light it@@ self has sh@@ one upon them . ”
and the boo@@ ks M@@ an@@ kin@@ d’s S@@ ear@@ ch for God and K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe .
What a vi@@ ct@@ ory for love !
P@@ o@@ t@@ ter@@ y f@@ ra@@ g@@ ments served as in@@ ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive writ@@ ing materi@@ als in many plac@@ es in the ancient M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast , including Egy@@ pt and M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia .
These men should certainly be examples in displa@@ ying godly wisdom , yet all of us can learn from his counsel .
A point in comm@@ on was that both those angels and the So@@ d@@ om@@ ites “ com@@ mit@@ ted for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation exc@@ essi@@ vely and [ went ] out after flesh for un@@ n@@ atur@@ al use . ”
Can you i@@ magine the whole earth filled with me@@ ek , mil@@ d - temp@@ ered people who truly love God and love one another ?
We draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah because we trust that he will look after us .
I@@ N 19@@ 35 , four years before the star@@ t of World W@@ ar I@@ I , my you@@ ng@@ er brother , Di@@ ck , and I c@@ y@@ c@@ led to W@@ ey@@ m@@ ou@@ th on Eng@@ l@@ an@@ d’s sou@@ th co@@ ast for a cam@@ p@@ ing v@@ ac@@ ation .
“ G@@ O@@ D bl@@ ess you ! ” In some lands , it is not un@@ comm@@ on to hear complete str@@ ang@@ ers say this when a person s@@ nee@@ z@@ es .
The man had taken no@@ te of the bro@@ ther’s hon@@ es@@ ty as well as his ne@@ at appe@@ ar@@ ance .
In@@ vit@@ ed gu@@ ests from all over the world ga@@ ther@@ ed at the As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Jer@@ se@@ y C@@ ity , New Jer@@ se@@ y , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
Jehovah’s will was being accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed in the heavens long before one of his spirit sons re@@ bel@@ led and became Satan .
She show@@ ered him with personal attention .
We must take ple@@ asure in reading Jehovah’s Word .
“ With someone loyal [ Jehovah ] will act in loy@@ al@@ ty ”
The less@@ on for us ?
Di@@ d I make a real effort to put on the new person@@ ality ?
“ You must love your neigh@@ b@@ or as yourself . ” ​ — Matthew 22 : 39
For instance , Jesus said : “ Who of you by being anxi@@ ous can ad@@ d one cu@@ bi@@ t to his life sp@@ an ? ”
We know that Jehovah is the “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer , ” so we can trust his re@@ adi@@ ness to hear our prayers offered in har@@ mony with his will .
In their case , they res@@ ented Moses ’ lead@@ er@@ ship and the fact that up to that time , their expe@@ ct@@ ation of re@@ aching the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and had not been ful@@ filled . ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 16 : 12 - 14 .
N@@ ever before had I pre@@ ached on my own .
An@@ s@@ wer me , O Jehovah , answer me , that this people may know that you , Jehovah , are the true God and you yourself have turned their heart back . ” ​ — 1 K@@ ings 18 : 30 - 37 .
• Why was it necess@@ ary for Jehovah’s only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son to be t@@ ested on earth ?
Yet , there is one person who in a sense has been den@@ i@@ ed this ba@@ si@@ c right , a right gr@@ anted to vi@@ r@@ tually all humans .
S@@ up@@ pose a pe@@ er as@@ ks in dis@@ beli@@ ef , “ Are you still a vi@@ r@@ g@@ in ? ”
3 : 6 - 13 , 16 - 19 , 23 .
T@@ ake , for example , the case of H@@ er@@ ber@@ t and Ger@@ tru@@ d .
He told them : “ I know that after my going away op@@ pres@@ sive w@@ ol@@ ves will en@@ ter in among you and will not tre@@ at the flo@@ ck with tend@@ er@@ ness , and from among you y@@ ourselves men will ris@@ e and speak tw@@ is@@ ted things to draw away the disciples after themselves . ” ​ — Acts 20 : 29 , 30 .
The cause in which he ri@@ des di@@ ct@@ ates that he will sa@@ ve only those who are hum@@ ble and righteous .
How can you follow Jesus ’ example in stud@@ ying the Bible ?
The Bible war@@ ns : “ As a hon@@ ey@@ com@@ b the li@@ ps of a str@@ ange woman keep d@@ ri@@ pp@@ ing , and her p@@ al@@ ate is s@@ mo@@ other than o@@ il .
O@@ pp@@ on@@ ents of Bible transl@@ ation used the pre@@ text that any rend@@ ering of the Bible would ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ate its con@@ ten@@ ts and inv@@ al@@ id@@ ate the authority of the ch@@ urch over inter@@ pre@@ tation and do@@ g@@ ma .
W@@ as Jesus fore@@ tel@@ ling that there would be an evil slave class in the last days ?
Ha@@ ving recogn@@ ized the value of that pe@@ ar@@ l , the mer@@ ch@@ ant was willing to sel@@ l “ prom@@ p@@ tly ” all the things he had so that he could bu@@ y it .
A more pro@@ b@@ ing question would be , Wh@@ ich r@@ ace or e@@ th@@ ni@@ c group did you i@@ magine these men to be ?
10 : 29 ​ — What is “ the way of Jehovah ” ?
That this is good ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on is sh@@ own in the case of King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar of ancient Babyl@@ on .
and just mar@@ v@@ el at the wisdom , in@@ sight , and perfect bal@@ ance in each is@@ sue .
Sh@@ ould we conclu@@ de from Revelation 20 : 8 that there will be a va@@ st number of people mis@@ led by Satan at the fin@@ al t@@ est ?
G@@ O@@ D sur@@ v@@ ey@@ ed the pl@@ an@@ et E@@ ar@@ th .
( Luke 3 : 35 , 36 ) Ar@@ p@@ ach@@ sh@@ ad was the father of S@@ hel@@ ah .
5 : 1 - 3 .
Then , too , In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t ch@@ at ro@@ om@@ s have made it eas@@ y for even the most ti@@ mi@@ d of individuals to str@@ ike up in@@ tim@@ ate fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps on@@ l@@ ine .
It has become inc@@ reas@@ ingly evid@@ ent that imper@@ fect humans cannot succ@@ ess@@ fully gover@@ n themselves .
“ The S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah himself has sent me , even his spirit . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A .
So@@ on , however , they began to feel the heav@@ y bur@@ den of high mon@@ th@@ ly pa@@ y@@ ments .
It was not eas@@ y to end@@ ure . ”
We want to be gener@@ ous with wh@@ atever we have at our dis@@ pos@@ al ​ — our time , material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , experience , and wisdom .
We may also man@@ i@@ f@@ est our trust in Jehovah by sear@@ ch@@ ing the public@@ ations of the faithful slave .
N@@ ever should we allow those who h@@ ate our Bible message to in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ate us and make us com@@ promise our faith .
What did je@@ al@@ ous@@ y cause the brothers of Joseph to do ?
Now advan@@ ced in years ​ — appro@@ aching 9@@ 0 — ​ Jo@@ shua se@@ ts out to ap@@ por@@ tion the land .
( Read Acts 2 : 4@@ 1 , 4@@ 2 . )
How can we show reg@@ ard for the appointed elders in the congregation ?
Mi@@ rac@@ les That You Ha@@ ve Se@@ en !
In view of Jesus ’ words recorded at Matthew 7 : 9 - 11 , how is Jehovah like a loving father ?
From that m@@ om@@ ent on , Israel became a people dedic@@ ated to God , his “ special pro@@ per@@ ty . ”
Does your com@@ pas@@ sion for the si@@ ck and the el@@ der@@ ly move you to do all you can to less@@ en their suffering ? ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
Such expres@@ sions of confidence appe@@ al to the good inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations of the sheep and make it e@@ asi@@ er for them to “ be obedi@@ ent to those who are taking the lead . ”
A@@ bu@@ sing one@@ ’s authority is har@@ m@@ ful , even if it is done with a good mo@@ tive .
It seem@@ ed that anointed Christians were being f@@ it@@ ted on earth to become “ st@@ ones ” in the heavenly temple of Jehovah . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
Hence , faith in the value of Christ’s sacrifice led to fre@@ e@@ dom from the La@@ w@@ ’s con@@ dem@@ nation . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 1 - 6 .
The fun@@ ds that are received are bu@@ d@@ get@@ ed and sp@@ ent acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly .
Peter and An@@ ani@@ as Li@@ ed ​ — L@@ ess@@ on ?
Mo@@ vi@@ es and tel@@ ev@@ ision pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s su@@ gg@@ est that it is per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly accep@@ table for young people to have se@@ x before marriage .
Many are now serving along with the Israel of God
Although he could not see God , there were ways for David to gro@@ w in appreciation for Jehovah’s di@@ gn@@ ity .
In the days a@@ head , they would come under in@@ ten@@ se pres@@ sure to com@@ promise .
They consider@@ ed t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony from certain Jewish Christians who had seen how God had be@@ gu@@ n deal@@ ing with people of the nations , p@@ our@@ ing out his holy spirit upon un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised G@@ ent@@ il@@ es .
W@@ ell , Jesus was the one whom Jehovah God appointed to be the King of the Kingdom .
Jehovah can cu@@ t enem@@ y ro@@ p@@ es of rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t and free us for the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work .
On the other hand , if your mate was pre@@ vi@@ ously married , you may res@@ ent it if your mate often tal@@ ks about that marriage . C@@ re@@ ate new mem@@ ori@@ es that un@@ ite you as a cou@@ ple
Per@@ haps more than any other age group , they want to know what is happ@@ ening and why .
L@@ am@@ ents co@@ lum@@ n@@ ist Le@@ on@@ ard P@@ it@@ ts : “ In a soci@@ ety ob@@ s@@ ess@@ ed with per@@ c@@ ep@@ tion , it loo@@ ks too eas@@ y . . . .
Tru@@ st in God When De@@ al@@ ing With An@@ xi@@ e@@ ties
And we fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ed that if the main@@ l@@ ine ch@@ ur@@ ches di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t have what we were loo@@ king for , a we@@ ir@@ d se@@ ct like Jehovah’s Witnesses cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t have it ei@@ ther . ” ​ — K@@ ent , W@@ a@@ shin@@ g@@ t@@ on , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
Our hope in God’s Kingdom as the so@@ lu@@ tion for all man@@ kin@@ d’s problems is a tre@@ asure of in@@ es@@ ti@@ ma@@ ble value .
He did this by preaching about the Kingdom of God .
Yet , with Jehovah’s mer@@ ci@@ ful help , we can succ@@ e@@ ed in be@@ coming the s@@ ort of person he wants us to be .
The fact that God himself wa@@ ged war against the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans shows that he is not against all war@@ f@@ are .
Un@@ der@@ standing the Bible , 7 / 1
5@@ 5 - 6@@ 4 : The apostles Paul and Peter wr@@ ite vari@@ ous let@@ ters with the under@@ l@@ ying thought that Jesus is the only f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of the Christian congregation
So he came into all the country around the J@@ or@@ d@@ an , preaching baptism in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of rep@@ ent@@ ance for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s . ”
Because El@@ isha re@@ adi@@ ly made himself a@@ vail@@ able to serve God as fully as possible , he became an in@@ str@@ um@@ ent in Jehovah’s hand and ev@@ en@@ tually served as prophet in place of Eli@@ j@@ ah .
What , then , may we conclu@@ de about Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , Jac@@ o@@ b , and all faithful servants of Jehovah who have died ?
Con@@ stan@@ tly re@@ vie@@ wing God’s standards and principles helps us sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ ize ourselves and coun@@ ter@@ ac@@ ts the tend@@ enc@@ y to be “ a for@@ get@@ ful he@@ are@@ r . ”
W@@ i@@ th@@ in this family we tre@@ at one another as e@@ qu@@ als .
Acc@@ ording to one refer@@ ence work , mo@@ des@@ ty also means “ keep@@ ing within b@@ oun@@ ds . ”
The spiritual pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity that Jehovah’s servants enjoy in these last days is the direc@@ t result of having him ‘ in their mi@@ d@@ st ’ as their all - powerful God .
God’s Word and his holy spirit help us to displa@@ y go@@ o@@ dness
Jesus as@@ sures us that like good se@@ ed in fine so@@ il , once divine truth has t@@ ou@@ ched a good heart , it im@@ medi@@ ately go@@ es to work and be@@ ars fru@@ it .
1 , 2 . ( a ) Why do we appreci@@ ate friends who are loyal and for@@ giving ?
the dra@@ g@@ ne@@ t ?
But we are not living forever right now .
How ex@@ ten@@ sive will Kingdom rule be , and why will its peace never be dis@@ ru@@ p@@ ted ?
8 The R@@ an@@ som ​ — A “ Per@@ fect P@@ res@@ ent ” From the Father
Consider the com@@ ments of these women from vari@@ ous par@@ ts of the world .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , Israelites vie@@ wed the ar@@ k of the covenant as a char@@ m that would prote@@ ct them in bat@@ tle .
When she began to preach to a young man , she real@@ ized that he was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses !
Yet , nothing ​ — ‘ no we@@ ap@@ on form@@ ed against us ’ — ​ has st@@ op@@ ped our Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work .
By 198@@ 8 , there were over 3@@ 4@@ ,000 , and now there are ne@@ arly 1@@ 14@@ ,000 !
The second e@@ dition of the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent , conclu@@ ded sh@@ ort@@ ly before his death , went to pres@@ s in 1@@ 6@@ 9@@ 3 .
S@@ ome@@ times we sta@@ yed over@@ night in the fore@@ st under the s@@ k@@ y .
In what ways might our li@@ mit@@ ations disc@@ oura@@ ge us ?
When com@@ bin@@ ed , two fac@@ t@@ ors cho@@ ke the word .
The other sheep are gr@@ ate@@ ful that anointed Christians have been with them during the last days
Today , our pres@@ ence can lik@@ e@@ wise con@@ so@@ le those who g@@ ri@@ eve .
W@@ a@@ shin@@ g@@ t@@ on U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . - Yak@@ ima 7 ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆
Acc@@ ording to Genesis 3 : 8 , on one occasi@@ on “ about the bre@@ e@@ z@@ y part of the day , ” Adam and E@@ ve “ heard the vo@@ ice of Jehovah God . ”
We have had many jo@@ y@@ ful sur@@ pris@@ es in our lives and a few sa@@ d ones too , but through it all Jehovah has su@@ sta@@ ined us .
In 194@@ 2 , Á@@ d@@ á@@ m was ar@@ rest@@ ed , taken to pris@@ on , and sever@@ ely be@@ at@@ en .
Pro@@ cla@@ im the good news with a pleas@@ ant dis@@ position
An@@ nu@@ al Me@@ et@@ ing O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 7 , 20@@ 00
In ad@@ dition , many people believe that g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion has wor@@ sen@@ ed .
I shall ra@@ ise my p@@ al@@ ms to your comman@@ d@@ ments that I have loved , and I will concer@@ n my@@ self with your regul@@ ations .
They res@@ cu@@ ed Sha@@ dr@@ ach , Me@@ sh@@ ach , A@@ be@@ d@@ ne@@ go , Daniel , and Peter but did not pre@@ v@@ ent the de@@ a@@ ths of S@@ te@@ ph@@ en and James at enem@@ y hands .
And what were those hous@@ es of worship like back in Jesus ’ day ?
Not all who exerc@@ ise faith and serve God as loyal Christians ex@@ pect to “ rule as k@@ ings ” with Christ in heaven .
Who really are teaching all nations the truth ?
How reas@@ sur@@ ing to hear Ch@@ ar@@ ma@@ ine say : “ I@@ t’s O@@ K , D@@ ad . We@@ ’@@ re all here . ”
The true God ac@@ tually for@@ ti@@ fi@@ es them to keep on serving him faith@@ fully .
Consider just two examples ​ — his cre@@ ative power and his prote@@ ctive power .
S@@ il@@ vi@@ a@@ ’s heart le@@ ap@@ ed when she heard the name Jehovah .
What we look at , however , can also be to our de@@ tri@@ ment .
Does our d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing show respect for Jehovah and others , or does it show a l@@ ack of mo@@ des@@ ty ?
The ho@@ l@@ iness of God ref@@ ers to his ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te moral per@@ fe@@ ction .
How faith - streng@@ th@@ ening it should have been to witness such exc@@ iting events !
Jesus also helped his listen@@ ers to avoid the s@@ n@@ are of im@@ mor@@ ality .
They have all come true for you . Not one word of them has fa@@ iled . ” ​ — Jo@@ s@@ h .
We want the appro@@ val of those close to us in true worship . These inclu@@ de family members who are in the faith and our Christian brothers and sisters .
Instead , they use God’s Word as a bas@@ is for encourag@@ ing the right course in matters of be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or , d@@ ress , gro@@ om@@ ing , or rec@@ re@@ ation .
Yes , an el@@ der needs to ‘ accom@@ pl@@ ish his ministry fully . ’
Jehovah lea@@ ves no ro@@ om for any ambi@@ gu@@ ity between true worship and false .
The disci@@ ple James , Jesus ’ half brother , was inspired to tell us : “ Be pati@@ ent then , brothers , until the pres@@ ence of the Lord . ”
The Bible repor@@ ts that the first man , Adam , was able to co@@ in new words when he nam@@ ed all the ani@@ mal@@ s and f@@ l@@ ying cre@@ atu@@ res .
S@@ hor@@ tly before the rul@@ ers of n@@ atur@@ al Israel had him put to death , Jesus said : “ Jerusalem , Jerusalem , the k@@ ill@@ er of the prophe@@ ts and st@@ on@@ er of those sent for@@ th to her , ​ — how often I wanted to ga@@ ther your children together , the way a h@@ en ga@@ thers her c@@ hi@@ c@@ ks together under her w@@ ings !
In his letter to the Hebrews , Paul also wr@@ ites that the word of God “ pi@@ er@@ ces even to the di@@ vi@@ ding of soul and spirit , and of jo@@ in@@ ts and their mar@@ ro@@ w , and is able to dis@@ cer@@ n thoughts and in@@ ten@@ tions of the heart . ”
It was 19@@ 50 , and I was just 24 years old .
▪ How can you learn to think before you speak ?
The building and the ex@@ ten@@ sive gr@@ oun@@ ds work together in ex@@ u@@ ding cal@@ m@@ ness and bal@@ ance . ”
There are a number of reas@@ ons .
It might be said that while God’s la@@ ws t@@ est our obedi@@ ence , his principles t@@ est the dep@@ th of our spiritu@@ ality and of our desire to ple@@ ase him .
15 : 5@@ 8 . W@@ H@@ Y S@@ O@@ M@@ E P@@ E@@ O@@ P@@ L@@ E D@@ O N@@ O@@ T D@@ EL@@ E@@ G@@ AT@@ E
What has man@@ kin@@ d’s hist@@ ory c@@ learly demonstr@@ ated ?
Some n@@ ine years had pas@@ sed since Mari@@ a and Lu@@ cy first heard about Jehovah and his promises .
Some of those are op@@ en@@ ly wicked ; others are imp@@ o@@ st@@ ors , hi@@ ding what they do under an appe@@ ar@@ ance of righteousness .
Mo@@ st important , regul@@ arly “ let your pet@@ iti@@ ons be made known to God . ”
That is why all the boo@@ ks in the Bible help us to understand God’s message .
One well - meaning friend could not understand their cho@@ ice .
Do@@ ing so may encoura@@ ge you to be even more di@@ lig@@ ent in personal Bible study .
All day long I will bl@@ ess you , and I will praise your name to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , even forever . ”
God’s Kingdom ​ — M@@ an@@ kin@@ d’s On@@ ly H@@ op@@ e
The Bible account says : “ The N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m proved to be in the earth in those days , and also after that , when the sons of the true God continued to have rel@@ ations with the daugh@@ ters of men and they bor@@ e sons to them , they were the mi@@ gh@@ ty ones who were of old , the men of f@@ ame . ” ​ — Genesis 6 : 4 .
13 , 14 . ( a ) By show@@ ing Jesus all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the world , what was the Devil o@@ ffering him ?
O@@ r you may be stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to care for your family in a very difficult e@@ con@@ om@@ y .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What was “ the boo@@ th of David , ” and how was it to be re@@ buil@@ t ?
S@@ ic@@ k@@ ness , suffering , and death ​ — never part of God’s origin@@ al purpose — ​ would disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar , and people who had died would return to life on earth .
Fir@@ st , K@@ ing@@ s@@ le@@ y lived with sever@@ al others in a home for the el@@ der@@ ly and the physi@@ c@@ ally challeng@@ ed .
For example , in S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a most Witnesses still live in are@@ as that were set ap@@ ar@@ t for their r@@ ace ​ — be it a@@ ff@@ lu@@ ent su@@ bur@@ bs , bl@@ ack to@@ w@@ nshi@@ ps , or are@@ as where people of mi@@ x@@ ed r@@ ace once had to live .
The Kingdom message had r@@ ene@@ wed her desire to live . ​ — Proverbs 15 : 30 ; 16 : 24 .
I encoura@@ ged the children to id@@ enti@@ fy with the faithful ones .
5 , 6 . ( a ) When was Jesus resur@@ rec@@ ted , and how was that ev@@ ent fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed in the Law ?
S@@ har@@ ing the good news with others helps her to maintain a positi@@ ve out@@ look .
Tru@@ ly , to bor@@ ro@@ w the psalmis@@ t’s words , “ this has come to be from Jehovah himself ; it is wonderful in our eyes . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 18 : 23 .
The Hebrew word rend@@ ered “ pas@@ tures ” can mean “ pleas@@ ant place . ”
The Bible says : “ M@@ ic@@ ha@@ l had David des@@ c@@ end through the w@@ in@@ do@@ w , that he might go and ru@@ n away and es@@ cap@@ e .
Consider a few su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions .
The next day , we su@@ ffered a mas@@ s bom@@ b@@ ing , and during that att@@ ack , a powerful bl@@ ast th@@ re@@ w me into the a@@ ir .
How did one Christian de@@ al with his exc@@ essi@@ ve com@@ pu@@ ter use ?
Thus , rather than appe@@ aring to con@@ dem@@ n S@@ im@@ on , Jesus was able to com@@ men@@ d him for the cor@@ rec@@ t rep@@ ly that S@@ im@@ on gave .
( b ) Acc@@ ording to C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 19 , how should a husband tre@@ at his wife ?
The “ sacrifice ” was Juda@@ h her@@ self , including her cap@@ it@@ al city .
“ I have made your name known to them and will make it known , so that the love with which you loved me may be in them and I in uni@@ on with them . ”
Today , we see man@@ kin@@ d’s home mar@@ red by pol@@ lu@@ tion , viol@@ ence , and im@@ mor@@ ality .
Because know@@ ing that truth may o@@ pen the way for you to receive help from God .
Tru@@ e Christi@@ an@@ ity may first have re@@ ached R@@ ome ​ — cap@@ it@@ al of the then world power — ​ when Jews and pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes who became Christians at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . re@@ turned home from Jerusalem .
No am@@ ount of prayer or re@@ sear@@ ch will reve@@ al a complete answer to questions like these .
This qu@@ ality is c@@ learly seen in the way he deal@@ t with Israel of old .
What less@@ ons are to be learned from the pati@@ ence and end@@ ur@@ ance of Jehovah and of his faithful servants ?
He promised them that he would be with them “ all the days until the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
When on earth , Jesus proved to be the “ W@@ on@@ der@@ ful C@@ oun@@ sel@@ or . ”
Why , then , should we allow Satan to make us think that we are not ?
W@@ al@@ ter had questions about the differ@@ ence between the Witnesses and other religi@@ ons .
For those among them who experienced a resurrection during the M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m , this des@@ tru@@ ction will make the@@ ir@@ s a resurrection of con@@ dem@@ n@@ at@@ ory judgment .
In 199@@ 1 when the ba@@ n was li@@ f@@ ted , there were 3@@ 4@@ ,@@ 4@@ 21 Witnesses of Jehovah in G@@ h@@ ana .
And Mar@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ te expla@@ ins : “ My parents were co@@ ld and un@@ loving .
A@@ c@@ tually , it should at@@ tr@@ act you because Jehovah’s ho@@ l@@ iness means that he is pu@@ re , re@@ moved from all wr@@ ong@@ doing , and ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely reli@@ able .
The “ bel@@ ong@@ ings ” that the faithful ste@@ ward is appointed to care for are the Ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s ro@@ y@@ al inter@@ ests on earth , which inclu@@ de the K@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ ’s earthly sub@@ je@@ cts and the material fac@@ il@@ ities used in preaching the good news .
W@@ i@@ ves can also benefit from Jesus ’ example .
S@@ ever@@ al refer@@ ence works c@@ ite four such st@@ ages : the Bo@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ an and P@@ al@@ at@@ ine W@@ ar , the D@@ an@@ ish - L@@ ow@@ er Sa@@ x@@ on@@ y W@@ ar , the S@@ we@@ dis@@ h W@@ ar , and the Fr@@ en@@ ch - S@@ we@@ dis@@ h W@@ ar .
“ Jehovah is on my side ; I shall not fear .
Di@@ d he become je@@ al@@ ous of David , the young man who was to rule in his place ?
J@@ anu@@ ary 30 , 20@@ 12 – F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 5 , 20@@ 12
Indeed , by the time God told Jac@@ o@@ b to return to Cana@@ an , the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed “ great flo@@ c@@ ks and ma@@ id@@ servants and men@@ servants and cam@@ els and as@@ ses . ”
I@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ ally , their “ un@@ ity ” will bring them no personal benef@@ its .
There can be no godly wisdom without pro@@ found , re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al a@@ we for the true God .
“ S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d the flo@@ ck of God in your care , ” wrote Peter , “ not under com@@ pul@@ sion , but will@@ ingly ; ne@@ i@@ ther for love of di@@ sh@@ on@@ est gain , but e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
By living according to Bible principles and by teaching others to do the same , thus invit@@ ing them to share the rich blessings of that par@@ adise . ​ — Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 ; John 15 : 8 .
Our do@@ w@@ n@@ ward spi@@ r@@ al might beg@@ in if we follow the counsel of the wicked .
P@@ i@@ one@@ er Ser@@ vice and I@@ ts B@@ less@@ ings
“ Your Father , ” said Jesus , “ makes his su@@ n ris@@ e upon wicked people and good and makes it ra@@ in upon righteous people and un@@ righteous . ”
I feel that Jesus ’ words have proved true in my case .
T@@ al@@ k to me after Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on ; then we will know for sure . ”
G@@ ran@@ ted , “ the war of the great day of God the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty ” is lo@@ om@@ ing ever ne@@ are@@ r , and many among man@@ kin@@ d’s bil@@ li@@ ons will be destro@@ yed .
This ‘ ga@@ ther@@ ing of cho@@ s@@ en ones ’ ref@@ ers to the time when all anointed Christians who still remain on earth will receive their heavenly re@@ ward .
By what God stated after the F@@ lood , in the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , and in the dec@@ ree found at Acts 15 : 28 , 29 , he pointed to the sacrifice invol@@ ving Jesus ’ shed blood .
Consider , too , the apostle Paul’s example .
Paul instru@@ cts Timothy to “ go on wa@@ g@@ ing the fine war@@ f@@ are ; ho@@ l@@ ding faith and a good conscience . ”
Yes , Jesus ’ words re@@ mind us that we have a cho@@ ice as to what we will pur@@ sue .
TH@@ E t@@ ong@@ ue of the gi@@ ra@@ f@@ fe me@@ a@@ sures up to 18 in@@ ches [ 4@@ 5 c@@ m ] long and is ag@@ ile and powerful en@@ ough to p@@ lu@@ ck lea@@ ves off t@@ ree bran@@ ches .
With every other illustr@@ ation , think of how it rel@@ ates to the sub@@ ject under discus@@ sion and to your own life .
Like many E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ ans , they do not pray in a religious sense .
On@@ loo@@ k@@ ers could see the affe@@ ction Jesus felt for La@@ z@@ ar@@ us and his family .
The s@@ ound counsel , or ad@@ vice , that is a@@ vail@@ able in the Bible is both practic@@ al and un@@ e@@ qu@@ aled .
To benefit from it , we need to put for@@ th cons@@ ist@@ ent effort .
All of them in wisdom you have made . The earth is full of your pro@@ duc@@ tions . ” ​ — Psalm 10@@ 4 : 24 ; 14@@ 8 : 1 - 5 .
“ I saw the dead , the great and the small , ” he repor@@ ted .
A member of the reli@@ ef com@@ mit@@ te@@ e com@@ ments : “ Bro@@ thers from all over J@@ ap@@ an were ac@@ ting as one , tr@@ ying to help one another .
You can also inc@@ ite fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers “ to love and fine works . ”
When Eli@@ j@@ ah ent@@ re@@ ated H@@ im , Jehovah brought the child back to life .
H@@ as he supp@@ or@@ ted you in times of difficul@@ ty , en@@ ab@@ ling you to continue serving him when you felt that your strength was giving out ?
He could try to com@@ p@@ en@@ s@@ ate for what his wife may mis@@ s at the meetings by later discus@@ sing some of the pro@@ gra@@ m poin@@ ts with her at home .
When he was still a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , it had en@@ ab@@ led him to van@@ qu@@ ish Go@@ li@@ ath ​ — a for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble sol@@ di@@ er .
So when we think of the cri@@ min@@ al being “ in Par@@ adise , ” we should think of him living right here on earth when it be@@ comes a par@@ adise .
Do You See “ the One Who Is In@@ v@@ isi@@ ble ” ?
H@@ ar@@ al@@ d and U@@ te are a re@@ ti@@ red married cou@@ ple who have no children .
You can have this in mind when you invit@@ e them for a me@@ al ; you could first ask what they would feel com@@ for@@ table e@@ ating or would like to try .
He has the power to prote@@ ct his faithful worshi@@ p@@ ers in any man@@ ner he wi@@ sh@@ es .
He has helped se@@ ven cri@@ min@@ als to change their ways and become his spiritual brothers .
A@@ n am@@ bas@@ sa@@ d@@ or and his st@@ af@@ f do not me@@ dd@@ le in the af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of the country where they serve .
Bo@@ th young and old will be deli@@ gh@@ ted with this as@@ pect of the ga@@ ther@@ ing .
Re@@ ading the Bible da@@ ily is a s@@ ource of great comfort and has given me the strength to end@@ ure
Al@@ ber@@ t’s st@@ ory is by no means uni@@ que .
; M@@ ü@@ n@@ ch , N .
No@@ ting the contr@@ ast in attitu@@ des , the pa@@ per said : “ Re@@ fu@@ sing to fi@@ ght in an e@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ as@@ tic@@ al bat@@ tle was not a tra@@ it of [ the re@@ ti@@ ring pri@@ est ] . ”
A holy one is san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of Jehovah’s c@@ all@@ ing , according to the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness of God and in har@@ mony with His purpose .
One of the first women with whom I stu@@ died the Bible in S@@ an@@ ta C@@ ru@@ z was A@@ nt@@ on@@ ia .
But then another se@@ ven ear@@ s , w@@ ind - par@@ ched and si@@ ck@@ ly , s@@ pr@@ ou@@ ted up and de@@ v@@ our@@ ed the cho@@ ice ones .
That d@@ anger is evid@@ ent in the life of lu@@ x@@ ur@@ y led by religious lead@@ ers of “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at ” while many people are for@@ ced to lead a life of po@@ ver@@ ty .
These par@@ ti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts in the new covenant are the ones promised in marriage to the L@@ am@@ b .
How they expres@@ s themselves really refle@@ cts what they understand .
He says : “ They show concer@@ n for me .
A par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar act of loving - kindness set in mo@@ tion a seri@@ es of events that later led to reli@@ ef from the tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es Joseph was experi@@ enc@@ ing .
When fac@@ ed with some un@@ expe@@ cted lo@@ ss or c@@ ris@@ is , even the most self - satis@@ fied individu@@ al may beg@@ in thinking seri@@ ously about the meaning of life .
A Bible teach@@ er@@ ’s ob@@ je@@ ctive is to help his listen@@ ers arri@@ ve at the right conclu@@ sion .
The question of import@@ ance , though , is , “ What influ@@ ence do Jesus ’ teachings have on me person@@ ally ? ”
Indeed , very often words may be all that is necess@@ ary to cor@@ rec@@ t a chil@@ d’s wa@@ y@@ ward course .
Of course , a you@@ th who is baptized has made a so@@ le@@ m@@ n dedic@@ ation to Jehovah .
J@@ anu@@ ary 15 , 200@@ 8
R@@ o@@ ch@@ a de S@@ ou@@ za ) , 7 / 1 Ser@@ ving Jo@@ y@@ fully Des@@ pite In@@ fir@@ m@@ ities ( V .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H is a God of kindness .
Re@@ call the many t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing and emo@@ tional s@@ cen@@ es we read about in the Bible .
In this he called attention to the coming tri@@ bul@@ ation when the Lord Jesus will car@@ ry out divine judgment on “ those who do not know God and those who do not obey the good news . ”
However , Daniel later appro@@ ached “ the gu@@ ar@@ di@@ an , ” who may have been in a position to be more l@@ en@@ i@@ ent .
These , in turn , in@@ form other family members .
Jehovah’s hand in this arrang@@ ement was ap@@ par@@ ent , as there are now do@@ z@@ ens of congregations in the are@@ a .
A th@@ ir@@ d Greek ter@@ m ( se@@ ·@@ me@@ i@@ ʹ@@ on ) refer@@ ring to Jesus ’ mirac@@ les den@@ o@@ tes a “ si@@ gn . ”
No human ag@@ enc@@ y will come to the de@@ f@@ en@@ se of Jehovah’s people .
You are invit@@ ed to cont@@ act them lo@@ c@@ ally , or you can wr@@ ite to the publi@@ sh@@ ers of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
14 : 15 , 16 .
Re@@ turn to the Bal@@ tic St@@ ates
A Bible study was a blessing for G@@ av@@ in because it helped him find ans@@ wers to all his questions .
T@@ ak@@ en a@@ back , the teach@@ er wonder@@ ed , ‘ What could be wrong with gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying God in a s@@ ong ? ’
• Why did the Messi@@ ah have to die ?
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , remember what Jesus taught us : “ All things , therefore , that you want men to do to you , you also must do to them . ”
7@@ 4 : 13 , 14 ​ — When did Jehovah ‘ bre@@ ak the he@@ a@@ ds of the se@@ a mon@@ st@@ ers in the w@@ at@@ ers and cr@@ us@@ h to pi@@ e@@ ces the he@@ a@@ ds of L@@ ev@@ i@@ a@@ than ’ ?
We do so because of our conscience and pri@@ mar@@ ily out of love for God and in obedi@@ ence to his instru@@ ctions .
Some feel that it is not vital to worship God in the way that he direc@@ ts .
The worl@@ d@@ wide Christian congregation has proved to be a ha@@ ven of peace and comfort where com@@ pas@@ sion and kindness are sh@@ own .
In contr@@ ast , for those ‘ loving Jehovah’s law , ’ no stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ ck ex@@ ists that can per@@ man@@ ently kno@@ ck them out of the r@@ ace for life . ​ — Read Psalm 1@@ 19 : 1@@ 6@@ 5 .
E@@ very second , the su@@ n con@@ ver@@ ts about four milli@@ on t@@ ons of matter into su@@ n@@ light and other form@@ s of ra@@ di@@ ant en@@ er@@ gy .
When we preach to people , we can expla@@ in that when Christ’s Kingdom rul@@ es , humans will receive all the benef@@ its of the ransom and will gra@@ du@@ ally become perfect .
In like man@@ ner , God may gr@@ ant the prop@@ er “ desi@@ res of [ our ] heart ” in du@@ e time if we keep pra@@ ying . ​ — Psalm 37 : 4 .
The s@@ cour@@ ge fin@@ ally ends when Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has demonstr@@ ates that he t@@ ol@@ er@@ ates no ri@@ v@@ al@@ ry toward Jehovah .
Jesus said : “ You will know the truth , and the truth will set you free . ” — John 8 : 32 .
Acc@@ ording to religious hist@@ ori@@ an Au@@ g@@ us@@ tu@@ s Ne@@ an@@ der , O@@ ri@@ g@@ en arri@@ ved at the conc@@ ep@@ t of “ et@@ er@@ n@@ al gener@@ ation ” through his “ ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ cal educ@@ ation in the P@@ l@@ at@@ on@@ ic school . ”
Ke@@ ep Con@@ ten@@ ding for Jehovah’s B@@ less@@ ing
How reli@@ ev@@ ed we were fin@@ ally to make por@@ t at S@@ an@@ to@@ s , B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , on F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 6 , 19@@ 40 , more than fi@@ ve months after lea@@ ving E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe !
H@@ app@@ iness Is P@@ os@@ sible in a Di@@ vi@@ ded H@@ ous@@ eho@@ ld , 2 / 15
What can we learn from Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s will@@ ing@@ ness to offer up Isa@@ a@@ c ?
B@@ ene@@ f@@ iting From Jehovah’s G@@ u@@ id@@ ance
Sam@@ son did , but where did he car@@ ry them , and what s@@ ort of tri@@ p did he have to make ?
F@@ ri@@ end@@ ship with the world can result in certain advan@@ ta@@ ges , but it is sh@@ ort - lived .
Yet , they can be sure that “ the Father of tend@@ er mer@@ ci@@ es and the God of all comfort ” under@@ stan@@ ds the circumstances of each true Christian .
How can the suffering of wi@@ do@@ ws and or@@ ph@@ ans be al@@ le@@ vi@@ ated ?
Tru@@ e , the Bible says that love “ believ@@ es all things . ”
We showed our s@@ cr@@ atch@@ es and b@@ ru@@ ises to each other ; but about a m@@ ile f@@ ar@@ ther on we came upon a sc@@ ene of de@@ va@@ st@@ ation which sur@@ pas@@ sed what we had su@@ ffered , and de@@ fi@@ es des@@ crip@@ tion .
For instance , the apostle Paul wrote under inspi@@ r@@ ation : “ Let each one of you individu@@ ally so love his wife as he does himself ; on the other hand , the wife should have deep respect for her husband . ”
Eli@@ j@@ ah was one such prophet .
However , he sta@@ yed on until the last possible m@@ om@@ ent , re@@ ti@@ ring on his 7@@ 0@@ th bir@@ th@@ day , on Au@@ gu@@ st 7 , 200@@ 1 .
The K@@ ri@@ o - speaking people have many vi@@ vi@@ d pro@@ verbs .
The pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Abraham must have sp@@ ent many h@@ our@@ s tal@@ king to his son Isa@@ a@@ c about how Jehovah had bless@@ ed them and their fore@@ fa@@ thers .
faithful ones who lived before Christ ?
Un@@ deter@@ red by the less com@@ for@@ table living con@@ di@@ tions that such vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers may face in some par@@ ts of the world , they support the advan@@ c@@ ement of true worship there , serving side by side with their Christian brothers .
A@@ pri@@ l 1 , 20@@ 10
As a result , I over@@ came my self - consci@@ ousness , and in time I was baptized . ”
“ Be@@ fore the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s . . . I was brought for@@ th ”
How can elders dis@@ cer@@ n hear@@ t@@ felt rep@@ ent@@ ance ?
( b ) What questions should we consider res@@ pe@@ cting Jesus ’ prayer recorded in John chap@@ ter 17 ?
When pro@@ per@@ ly follow@@ ed , it br@@ ings great benefit and happiness in marriage .
O@@ r we may allow our min@@ ds to w@@ an@@ der at Christian meetings .
• What were the “ high plac@@ es ” ?
The bir@@ th of I@@ l@@ ari@@ a brought on hu@@ ge chang@@ es in our lives .
He simply recogn@@ ized and accepted his chang@@ ing circumstances and his li@@ mit@@ ations .
What are some practic@@ es that must be put away and kept away ?
What spiritually re@@ war@@ ding occasi@@ ons these must have been for the ho@@ st@@ s who received him ! ​ — Acts 16 : 33 , 34 ; 17 : 7 ; 18 : 1 - 3 ; 21 : 8 , 16 ; 28 : 13 , 14 .
That slave would prove to be a small group of anointed men who would take the lead among Christ’s followers during the last days .
“ E@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ Y house is con@@ stru@@ cted by someone , ” states the Bible , “ but he that con@@ stru@@ cted all things is God . ”
They expres@@ s loving - kindness toward Christ’s sheep because they ought to and want to do this .
That “ word ” be@@ h@@ ind us comes from the Word of God .
Let us consider some of the ways in which Jesus exerc@@ ised his God - given authority .
What a large number of elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants are needed to care for those new congregations !
They should have ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged the King im@@ medi@@ ately and rend@@ ered him full obedi@@ ence .
Do you you@@ ths in the Christian congregation ever find y@@ ourselves in situ@@ ations where your faith is put to the t@@ est ?
For by him we have life and move and ex@@ ist . ” ​ — Acts 17 : 25 , 28 .
I could have used my s@@ k@@ ill@@ s in the world .
After all , your a@@ im is not simply to find su@@ it@@ able emp@@ loy@@ ment but also to be an as@@ set to the congregation and a pro@@ duc@@ tive Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er .
Even though his song@@ s contribu@@ ted to others ’ ple@@ asure , he su@@ ffered from ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic de@@ pres@@ sion .
Our show@@ ing du@@ e respect for the in@@ str@@ um@@ ent Christ is using to man@@ age his earthly bel@@ ong@@ ings is one way in which we “ op@@ en@@ ly ac@@ knowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 11 .
If we follow Jesus ’ wise ad@@ vice , we will find happiness and con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment in life .
Paul wrote : “ In the last days cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with will be here .
S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 27 , 20@@ 10 – O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 3 , 20@@ 10
In ho@@ p@@ es of res@@ ol@@ ving the matter pe@@ ace@@ fully , a brother who had pre@@ vi@@ ously served as a mission@@ ary in that Af@@ ri@@ can land was assign@@ ed to vis@@ it the coun@@ tr@@ y’s H@@ i@@ gh Com@@ mission@@ er in L@@ ond@@ on , Eng@@ land .
When one of Jehovah’s Witnesses vis@@ ited her , she was moved by the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s b@@ right hope and im@@ medi@@ ately re@@ ques@@ ted a home Bible study .
Be@@ fore going up@@ st@@ ate to the scho@@ ol@@ ’s fac@@ il@@ ities in S@@ ou@@ th L@@ ans@@ ing , New Yor@@ k , we attend@@ ed the Ju@@ ly 195@@ 3 inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion at Y@@ an@@ ke@@ e St@@ adi@@ u@@ m .
I have my strength from God , the same as it always was with all true Christians away back in the past . . . .
F@@ ro@@ yl@@ á@@ n has read the Bible through n@@ ine times .
Me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing the happiness of individuals might be lik@@ ened to at@@ temp@@ ting to qu@@ an@@ ti@@ fy the love that a man has for his wife or the am@@ ount of g@@ ri@@ ef that is ca@@ used by a death in the family .
Because , in priv@@ ate prayer , he so@@ le@@ m@@ n@@ ly promises Jehovah that he will use his life to serve God forever , no matter what .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , the man in char@@ ge c@@ alls him back and hands him a pri@@ ze , saying : “ I want to give you this because I like you , and I saw how hard you tri@@ ed . ”
By exerc@@ ising faith in Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice , they are recei@@ ving for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of their sin@@ s and are being helped to come into a close relationship with God ​ — in fact , be@@ coming his friends . ​ — James 2 : 23 .
Cana@@ da
B .
Even if you did not exc@@ el at school and are un@@ acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to study , you should not i@@ magine that “ the deep things of God ” are bey@@ ond your gr@@ as@@ p .
A@@ li@@ ci@@ a , * a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , says : “ S@@ ome@@ times I@@ ’@@ m just cu@@ ri@@ ous about something regarding se@@ x , but I feel that if I ask my parents questions , the@@ y@@ ’@@ l@@ l think I@@ ’@@ m up to something bad . ”
They a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ zed , expla@@ ining that they were used to wh@@ is@@ per@@ ing when the work of Jehovah’s Witnesses was under ba@@ n in P@@ ol@@ and and their ho@@ m@@ es were wi@@ re@@ ta@@ pp@@ ed .
3@@ 5@@ ,@@ 7@@ 35
Jehovah W@@ ants You to Be “ Sa@@ fe and S@@ ound ” 29
Who will be in l@@ ine to enjoy that wonderful in@@ her@@ it@@ ance ?
The Bible writ@@ er James simil@@ arly ca@@ u@@ tioned Christians not to for@@ get God even when making bu@@ sin@@ ess pl@@ ans .
She says : “ I am now in my th@@ ir@@ d year of pione@@ ering .
Our hum@@ ility and sub@@ mis@@ sion will end@@ e@@ ar us to him .
A@@ n O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x pri@@ est wrote : “ We pa@@ y respect to them because they are holy ob@@ je@@ cts , and because we re@@ ver@@ ence what the I@@ con@@ s de@@ pi@@ ct . ”
U@@ sing the Scriptures , point out how Jesus ful@@ filled Messi@@ ani@@ c prophecy .
G@@ ran@@ ted , Paul had strong faith , and he had sur@@ vi@@ ved much physical a@@ bu@@ se , “ b@@ lo@@ ws to an exc@@ ess , ” “ near - de@@ a@@ ths often , ” and other pa@@ ins .
And when they end@@ e@@ av@@ or to do things for each other , their b@@ ond of fri@@ end@@ ship is streng@@ th@@ ened .
But what would be the point of loo@@ king into a mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r if we did nothing to cor@@ rec@@ t a de@@ fect we saw ?
Ad@@ r@@ y@@ ana did “ b@@ eho@@ ld the pleas@@ an@@ t@@ ness of Jehovah ” and loo@@ ked with appreciation upon the op@@ er@@ ation of the cen@@ ter of the activities of Jehovah’s people today .
The speak@@ er conclu@@ ded : “ We have a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant reason to give attention to Jehovah’s wonderful works ​ — what he has done in the past , what he is doing around us in cre@@ ation today , and what he promises to do in the near future . ”
Do you live in a neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od where people are inter@@ ested in religion ? If so , you might star@@ t a con@@ vers@@ ation by as@@ king : “ If an ang@@ el spoke to you , would you listen to what he had to say ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , he ur@@ ged the Christians in Corin@@ th : “ Ru@@ n in such a way that you may at@@ tain [ the pri@@ ze ] . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Although many have become pro@@ fi@@ cient in si@@ gn language and have ass@@ is@@ ted in pro@@ duc@@ ing vi@@ de@@ o@@ s , u@@ su@@ ally the best transl@@ at@@ ors are children of de@@ a@@ f parents .
“ F@@ e@@ ar the true God and keep his comman@@ d@@ ments . For this is the whole ob@@ lig@@ ation of man . ” ​ — E@@ C@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ A@@ S@@ T@@ E@@ S 12 : 13 .
B@@ l@@ ind people too demonstr@@ ate that sight is not cr@@ itical to develop@@ ing a close relationship with another person .
Consi@@ der@@ ing people in gener@@ al , we can pa@@ ve the way for giving a witness if we always try to be neigh@@ bor@@ ly .
The serv@@ ant no doubt ho@@ ped that his hear@@ t@@ felt rec@@ oun@@ ting of the in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent would con@@ v@@ in@@ ce Be@@ th@@ u@@ el and his son La@@ ba@@ n that Jehovah was be@@ h@@ ind this mis@@ sion .
( a ) How does Jehovah view his faithful el@@ der@@ ly servants ?
Proverbs 24 : 16 states : “ The righteous one may f@@ all even se@@ ven times , and he will certainly get up . ”
What can Christian parents learn from the examples of Jehovah and Abraham ?
The apostle Paul often said good things about his brothers .
And on a world sc@@ ale , the problems are simply too large for humans to sol@@ ve succ@@ ess@@ fully ​ — however positi@@ ve their thinking !
The Bible reve@@ als something el@@ se that as@@ sures us of Jehovah’s love .
* He wants to re@@ un@@ ite you with your loved ones who have died .
During the last century , it has kil@@ led 10@@ 0@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 people .
How fo@@ ol@@ ish to for@@ fe@@ it peace with God for a few m@@ om@@ ents of il@@ lic@@ it ple@@ asure !
Mar@@ k@@ ’s account says : “ [ Jesus ] gave them or@@ ders to car@@ ry nothing for the tri@@ p exc@@ ep@@ t a st@@ af@@ f al@@ one , no bre@@ ad , no food p@@ ou@@ ch , no cop@@ per money in their gi@@ r@@ d@@ le pur@@ ses , but to bin@@ d on san@@ d@@ als , and not to we@@ ar two under@@ gar@@ ments . ”
O@@ g@@ le@@ thor@@ pe B@@ l@@ v@@ d .
I know that the wa@@ iting peri@@ od will not be eas@@ y .
After Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d’s talk , most of those atten@@ ding posed for a p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph out@@ side the C@@ o@@ lum@@ bia The@@ ater , where his talk was given . The following we@@ ek , at the same lo@@ c@@ ation , A .
The Greek text of the P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t was the first complete col@@ le@@ ction of the Greek Scriptures , or “ New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent , ” ever pr@@ inted , follow@@ ed soon ther@@ e@@ after by the e@@ dition pre@@ pared by E@@ r@@ as@@ mu@@ s .
Jehovah’s ac@@ ts at the R@@ ed Se@@ a , his pro@@ v@@ isions that kept the nation ali@@ ve in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , and all the other good things that Jehovah had done were soon ign@@ ored or for@@ go@@ t@@ ten .
• How does Jehovah help us to cop@@ e with our anxi@@ e@@ ties ?
We re@@ vie@@ wed the congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s preaching activ@@ ity and meeting attend@@ ance , held a meeting with those car@@ ing for congregation responsi@@ bil@@ ities , gave a talk or two , and wor@@ ked in the ministry with local Witnesses .
So Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am esta@@ bli@@ shed a new religion cen@@ tered on two g@@ ol@@ den cal@@ ves .
He reg@@ a@@ ined his spiritual strength by regul@@ ar , personal Bible study .
P@@ ic@@ ture the se@@ asi@@ de sc@@ ene that we read about at Luke 5 : 1 - 11 .
For spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions , see A@@ wa@@ ke !
A@@ no@@ inted Christians are brought for@@ th , or born again , by the holy spirit to become Jehovah’s spiritual sons .
Yes , by ac@@ ting in har@@ mony with principles found in God’s Word , gift - giving will remain a s@@ ource of happiness . ​ — Acts 20 : 35 .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What can result from thinking and speaking about a loved one ?
Na@@ z@@ ir@@ ites were to ab@@ sta@@ in from the pro@@ du@@ ct of the v@@ ine and all in@@ to@@ x@@ ic@@ ating be@@ ver@@ ages , requi@@ ring self - den@@ i@@ al .
As the ste@@ ward “ in char@@ ge of the house ” ​ — pre@@ su@@ ma@@ bly that of He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah — ​ S@@ he@@ b@@ na had consider@@ able authority .
In this article and the next , Psalm 1@@ 19 will be discus@@ sed according to an acc@@ ur@@ ate transl@@ ation of the Hebrew Bible text .
U@@ p@@ building con@@ vers@@ ations cen@@ ter on . . .
B@@ less@@ ed with Christian shepher@@ ds who ‘ o@@ pen wide their heart , ’ the sheep will l@@ ack nothing .
To Christians , some of whom were soon to be c@@ ru@@ el@@ ly persecu@@ ted by E@@ mp@@ er@@ or N@@ er@@ o , the apostle Paul wrote : “ Let us ex@@ ul@@ t while in tri@@ bul@@ ations , since we know that tri@@ bul@@ ation pro@@ du@@ ces end@@ ur@@ ance ; end@@ ur@@ ance , in turn , an appro@@ ved con@@ dition ; the appro@@ ved con@@ dition , in turn , hope , and the hope does not lead to disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment . ”
A ten - year - old gi@@ r@@ l war@@ m@@ ly wel@@ com@@ ed me at the do@@ or .
Be@@ fore per@@ mit@@ ting this hum@@ ili@@ ation , though , Jehovah war@@ ned the re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous Israelites that such a tra@@ ge@@ dy would str@@ ike them .
In many c@@ as@@ es , the doub@@ ts may be fu@@ el@@ ed by un@@ ans@@ wer@@ ed questions , such as the following :
However , he continued a@@ bu@@ sing d@@ ru@@ g@@ s and dr@@ in@@ king heav@@ ily .
Who were these of@@ fic@@ ers ?
On@@ ly her deter@@ i@@ or@@ ating health has pre@@ ven@@ ted her from atten@@ ding meetings at the Kingdom H@@ all .
We benefit great@@ ly from ‘ pa@@ ying more than the u@@ su@@ al attention ’ during peri@@ o@@ ds of personal study and medit@@ ation .
It appe@@ ars that Mi@@ ri@@ am had allow@@ ed an imp@@ ro@@ per desire for more pres@@ ti@@ ge and authority to well up in her heart .
Wh@@ en@@ ever we feel anxi@@ ous about ourselves or our loved ones , remin@@ ding ourselves of Jesus ’ question can help us to put our anxi@@ e@@ ties in per@@ spe@@ ctive .
What ty@@ pe of sin was Jesus speaking of in the counsel out@@ l@@ ined at Matthew 18 : 15 - 17 ?
With what attitude do we present our message , and why ?
Al@@ so , Joseph must have tra@@ ined young Jesus in the we@@ ek@@ ly cu@@ sto@@ m of par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in worship at the local sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e , where God’s Word was read and explained .
; Go@@ l@@ l@@ er , C .
And was she still un@@ married ?
Such bless@@ ed ones inclu@@ de Christ’s obedi@@ ent “ other sheep , ” who have set before them the hope of everlasting life on an earthly par@@ adise .
That is an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent reason to do good and to keep on doing so .
On the mor@@ ning descri@@ bed at the out@@ set of this article , he took up a life of travel@@ ing with the apostle Paul .
Des@@ pite our imper@@ fect human n@@ ature , why can we be of good courage ?
W@@ ould that be loving and res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful ?
C@@ live and B@@ r@@ enda lost their 21 - year - old son , S@@ te@@ ven , in the f@@ at@@ al cr@@ as@@ h mentioned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article .
All their assign@@ ed ter@@ rit@@ ory was “ l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one , ” Satan .
So@@ on it was repor@@ ted that the gi@@ r@@ l had died .
S@@ ex@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality on the part of one@@ ’s mate is the only Scriptural gr@@ oun@@ ds for div@@ or@@ ce .
For the anointed Christians to whom Paul was writ@@ ing in the first instance , being a “ slave in the Lord ” also involved recei@@ ving their ano@@ in@@ ting as sons of God and brothers of Christ .
Mo@@ re@@ over , “ all the no@@ bl@@ es of Juda@@ h the king of Babyl@@ on sla@@ ugh@@ tered . ” ​ — Jeremiah 39 : 1 - 8 .
G@@ are@@ th , one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in W@@ al@@ es , com@@ ments : “ Our children must see that we love Jehovah and that we try to do things his way .
Rather , they re@@ present God’s pro@@ v@@ isions through Jesus Christ for rest@@ or@@ ing mankind to the perfect con@@ dition that ex@@ is@@ ted origin@@ ally .
Th@@ ough wi@@ do@@ wed , I rema@@ ined in my Bethel assignment , which gave me something to foc@@ us on and brought me a me@@ asure of comfort .
F@@ re@@ e@@ dom from op@@ pres@@ sion of vari@@ ous kin@@ ds is possible for those who rep@@ ent@@ an@@ tly turn to God and exerc@@ ise faith in him .
In ob@@ serving the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al , Christians follow the same pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re as Jesus did when he in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted it .
Our priv@@ ate prayers , in fact , are a good indic@@ at@@ or of the dep@@ th of our love for God and our trust in him .
Be@@ fore E@@ ve@@ ’s cre@@ ation , Adam ga@@ ined experience in living .
O@@ thers are the individuals whom we me@@ et in the ministry .
Today it is possible to s@@ pre@@ ad news ​ — true or false , u@@ se@@ ful or wor@@ th@@ less , har@@ m@@ less or d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous — ​ at an inc@@ re@@ di@@ ble spe@@ ed .
Do you some@@ times feel that Jehovah’s righteous standards we@@ i@@ gh you down or re@@ stri@@ ct your fre@@ e@@ dom ?
Consider , however , what was involved in reading a s@@ cro@@ l@@ l .
Jehovah provi@@ des the in@@ ner strength we need in order to com@@ ba@@ t any out@@ side pres@@ sure to con@@ form . ​ — Hebrews 13 : 6 .
Indeed , sh@@ aring in the preaching work for@@ ti@@ fi@@ es our positi@@ ve view of the future and our res@@ ol@@ ve not to give up in the r@@ ace for life . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
( b ) What s@@ ort of bre@@ ad is used at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al ?
How did Jehovah b@@ ol@@ ster Jeremiah , and fi@@ gh@@ ting against that prophet me@@ ant what ?
Thus , A@@ be@@ l had so@@ li@@ d reas@@ ons for pu@@ t@@ ting faith in God’s promise about a “ se@@ ed ” who would one day right the wr@@ ong@@ s that had be@@ gu@@ n in E@@ den . ​ — Genesis 3 : 15 - 19 .
Ther@@ efore I ex@@ hor@@ t you to con@@ fir@@ m your love for him . ”
From a real@@ is@@ tic point of view , em@@ bal@@ m@@ ing is mer@@ ely d@@ el@@ a@@ ying the in@@ ev@@ it@@ able .
As our earth continu@@ es on its j@@ our@@ ne@@ y through the end@@ less uni@@ verse , we will continue to take in knowledge .
She is a special blessing to me .
He told his fellow Christians that they were “ no longer str@@ ang@@ ers and fore@@ ign@@ ers ” but were “ members of the hous@@ eho@@ ld of God . ”
Then she had no cont@@ act with her for a few months .
So rather than cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ z@@ ing him or im@@ medi@@ ately o@@ ffering ad@@ vice , why not imitate Jesus ’ example and ask some vie@@ w@@ point questions ?
Even though P@@ op@@ e G@@ reg@@ ory X@@ I@@ I@@ I appro@@ ved the Bible , A@@ ri@@ as M@@ on@@ t@@ an@@ o was sever@@ ely cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed for his work .
We too should be mo@@ des@@ t in the man@@ ner in which we car@@ ry out our assignment .
You need not wa@@ it for others to re@@ ach out to you .
No@@ thing is more valu@@ able than an appro@@ ved standing with the Creator .
It is not wrong to hope that a loved one will return to Jehovah 19 , 20 . ( a ) What can parents of dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed children do to cop@@ e with their g@@ ri@@ ef ?
T@@ old in vari@@ ous form@@ s , the g@@ ist of the st@@ ory is as fol@@ lo@@ ws .
Ser@@ ving at Bethel is a privilege and a fine way of life .
In fact , life may se@@ em to pas@@ s by so quic@@ k@@ ly that all too soon the problems of old age must be fac@@ ed .
“ I re@@ com@@ men@@ d to you P@@ ho@@ ebe our sister , ” wrote Paul , “ that you may wel@@ come her in the Lord . . . and that you may ass@@ ist her in any matter where she may need you . ” ​ — Romans 16 : 1 , 2 .
How have Jehovah’s people made good use of the worl@@ d’s te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy ?
To satis@@ fy this need , some devo@@ te their le@@ is@@ ure time to n@@ ature , ar@@ t , mu@@ si@@ c , and so on .
He would take his sub@@ je@@ cts to serve as ch@@ ari@@ o@@ te@@ ers and hor@@ s@@ em@@ en , to do p@@ low@@ ing and har@@ v@@ es@@ ting , to make we@@ ap@@ ons , and so on .
O@@ ver@@ sight was thus en@@ tru@@ sted to those who activ@@ ely sh@@ ared in the ministry , and the work moved a@@ head .
After refer@@ ring to sever@@ al such su@@ p@@ posed mirac@@ les , that enc@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia conclu@@ des : “ One may not be pre@@ pared to accept all of these mirac@@ le st@@ ori@@ es told by pi@@ ous bi@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ ers , but they were un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly cre@@ ated with the good in@@ ten@@ tion of gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying the Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ a , who was able to end@@ ow his ar@@ d@@ ent followers with such mirac@@ ul@@ ous po@@ wers . ”
But his personal name remin@@ ds us of everything we know about him
Ri@@ ch@@ ard real@@ ized that God does not appro@@ ve of lo@@ v@@ ers of viol@@ ence or of those who ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it it for en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
2 : 1 ​ — When did Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar have the dre@@ am about the im@@ men@@ se i@@ ma@@ ge ?
In a number of lands claim@@ ing to value fre@@ e@@ dom of worship , man@@ ip@@ ul@@ ative cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men have used their influ@@ ence with the se@@ cul@@ ar author@@ ities in order to bring vi@@ ci@@ ous persecu@@ tion upon God’s people .
But by the end of that day , all tr@@ ac@@ es of sa@@ dness and doubt in Pet@@ er@@ ’s heart had m@@ el@@ ted away . Jesus lived , now a mi@@ gh@@ ty spirit !
There are vari@@ ous thoughts about what gen@@ u@@ ine spiritu@@ ality is .
“ If a cou@@ ple do not want to be for@@ giving , ” says An@@ ne@@ t@@ te , “ res@@ ent@@ ment and mis@@ trust gro@@ w , and that is po@@ is@@ on to a marriage .
M@@ om@@ ents later , his hands s@@ li@@ pp@@ ed from the contro@@ ls of the small pl@@ ane we were in , and he s@@ lu@@ mp@@ ed in his se@@ at , un@@ consci@@ ous .
R@@ el@@ a@@ x@@ ing his gu@@ ard would have been pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely what Satan wanted him to do .
He said : “ I love the Father . ”
If we conduct ourselves in a godly way , others will ob@@ serve us , and some may even say : “ We want to go with you , for we have heard that God is with you people . ” ​ — Z@@ e@@ ch .
G@@ ran@@ ted , we cannot be perfect teach@@ ers . Still , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of our a@@ bil@@ ities , we can do our best to imitate the way Jesus taught .
Indeed , such ac@@ ts are an om@@ in@@ ous si@@ gn of the times !
It was E@@ ri@@ c .
Then he says to his disciples : “ Let us go into Ju@@ de@@ a again . ”
F@@ re@@ e@@ ing a slave requi@@ res a pa@@ y@@ ment , and Jehovah has made the pa@@ y@@ ment that can sa@@ ve us from those dre@@ ad@@ ful con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
F@@ i@@ ve of these were ad@@ ded because God’s name was found in the rec@@ ently publi@@ shed De@@ ad Se@@ a S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls .
The apostle Paul wrote to the Christians in Eph@@ esus : “ We have a w@@ rest@@ ling , not against blood and flesh , but against . . . the wicked spirit for@@ ces in the heavenly plac@@ es . ”
The account re@@ a@@ ds : “ When Moses would fin@@ ish speaking with them , he would put a v@@ ei@@ l over his face .
How wonderful it will be when we become perfect !
T@@ e@@ ach@@ ings to H@@ el@@ p You
A@@ c@@ tually , I@@ ’@@ m g@@ la@@ d you came by today because there is something I want to ask you .
Con@@ ver@@ sing with heart sur@@ ge@@ on D@@ r . Ju@@ an D@@ u@@ ar@@ te
Ke@@ ep On H@@ and@@ ling God’s Word A@@ right
V@@ alu@@ e of “ We@@ ak@@ er V@@ es@@ sel , ” 5 / 15
No in@@ deed , for the Bible as@@ sures us that “ Jehovah [ is ] good and ready to for@@ give . ”
Re@@ call the rich rul@@ er who asked Jesus Christ : “ By doing what shall I in@@ her@@ it everlasting life ? ”
Do not allow a gener@@ ous ho@@ st to s@@ way you .
Ex@@ pla@@ in how Paul used per@@ su@@ asi@@ on when before A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa .
What about promises made by individuals ?
A New As@@ sign@@ ment
If we cannot trust God , whom can we trust ?
Why should you let Satan w@@ in ?
Yet , all of us fai@@ l to me@@ et God’s standards .
Ther@@ efore , our heavenly Father will take prom@@ pt action in order to res@@ cu@@ e us .
“ Jehovah’s spirit is upon me , ” Jesus told the people of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th .
Mu@@ m was op@@ er@@ ated on , but the do@@ ct@@ ors were un@@ able to re@@ move the can@@ c@@ er .
( b ) What question does this article ad@@ d@@ ress ?
Then you can remain under the prote@@ ction of our King and H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est and of the heavenly ri@@ ders of the ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts .
Mark here uses a word that can liter@@ ally mean “ s@@ cour@@ g@@ ing , ” a form of wh@@ i@@ pp@@ ing often used as t@@ or@@ ture .
So this King is anointed , or desi@@ gn@@ ated for his special of@@ fice , by Jehovah . God says of him : “ Lo@@ ok !
For example , in 36 C.E . , Peter had the privilege of sh@@ aring the good news with Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us and his hous@@ eho@@ ld .
The book states : “ They feel too un@@ certain to form their own op@@ in@@ i@@ ons .
Paul al@@ lu@@ ded to that when he said : “ E@@ ach person will receive his own re@@ ward according to his own la@@ b@@ or . ”
So , then , what did Jesus make known about the Father ?
When someone is truly rep@@ ent@@ ant , “ bro@@ ken at heart ” and “ c@@ ru@@ shed in spirit ” because of his er@@ ro@@ r , it may not be difficult for elders to “ read@@ just such a man in a spirit of mil@@ dness . ”
I also learned to fear him ​ — a who@@ les@@ ome fear of re@@ tur@@ ning to doing what is bad and making Jehovah sa@@ d .
Why do we have reason to be ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous ?
Although ti@@ red , they sta@@ yed af@@ ter@@ ward to enjoy associ@@ ation with the local brothers .
As in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res who have been dra@@ wn by Jehovah , we understand God’s will for us .
The 200@@ 1 service year saw a pe@@ ak of 1@@ 3@@ ,@@ 4@@ 7@@ 2 .
Consider the fri@@ end@@ ship between Ru@@ th and her mother - in - law Na@@ om@@ i , the one between David and J@@ on@@ a@@ than , or the one between Timothy and Paul .
If you pre@@ f@@ er the dist@@ ri@@ ct and the cir@@ cu@@ it work , I would like to know that . ”
They do it because they ch@@ er@@ ish their children .
While suffering ag@@ on@@ iz@@ ing pain on the t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake , Jesus pray@@ ed that his Father for@@ give his ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion@@ ers because , as he said , “ they do not know what they are doing . ”
However , there is joy in tra@@ ining others . ​ — Acts 20 : 35 .
And why should we keep it in mind as we preach “ the good news of God ” to people in our ter@@ rit@@ ory ? ​ — Mark 1 : 14 ; R@@ om . 15 : 16 ; 1 Th@@ ess .
W@@ as David comple@@ t@@ ely clean in action and in spe@@ e@@ ch , so that he had nothing to fear if Jehovah put him to the t@@ est ?
In time , this young man gre@@ w to Christian matu@@ r@@ ity .
She ze@@ al@@ ously used her fre@@ e@@ dom to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in the ministry until 19@@ 6@@ 9 . That year , however , she was again ar@@ rest@@ ed , and this time she was sen@@ ten@@ ced to serve three years in pris@@ on .
Jehovah’s Witnesses “ prom@@ o@@ te strong family ties and devel@@ op pro@@ duc@@ tive and hon@@ est c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens , ” states The Des@@ er@@ et Ne@@ ws of S@@ al@@ t L@@ ake C@@ ity , U@@ ta@@ h , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
Davi@@ d’s counsel to his son Solomon gives us the ke@@ y to how we can ple@@ ase God .
Me@@ et@@ ing L@@ loy@@ d’s F@@ am@@ ily
Le@@ g@@ al ent@@ ities fac@@ il@@ it@@ ate our work of s@@ pre@@ ading the Kingdom message by prin@@ ting Bi@@ bl@@ es , boo@@ ks , ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res , and other material .
□ What are God’s standards of mor@@ ality ?
G@@ E@@ R@@ M@@ AN@@ Y
There is no way for humans to p@@ in@@ point the ex@@ act day and h@@ our .
Like Jesus , ask questions kin@@ dly and res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully .
Fir@@ st , hum@@ ility will move us to ac@@ knowledge that we do not have all the fac@@ ts .
Consider what happened when the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Abraham sent his el@@ des@@ t serv@@ ant ​ — likely Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er — ​ to M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia to ob@@ tain a God - fe@@ aring wife for Isa@@ a@@ c .
What mo@@ tiv@@ ated Paul to car@@ ry out his ministry ze@@ al@@ ously ?
By dedic@@ ating ourselves to God and being baptized , we make it known that we bel@@ ong to Jehovah .
Why are lo@@ v@@ ers of God’s Word happy ?
This certainly inclu@@ des our rema@@ ining loyal to Jehovah while fac@@ ing difficult t@@ ests or se@@ v@@ ere tri@@ als .
It was an emo@@ tion@@ ally pa@@ in@@ ful time for my father .
W@@ a@@ iting for the other person to show hum@@ ility is not the so@@ lu@@ tion when we too are ho@@ l@@ ding the ke@@ y in our hand .
To re@@ qu@@ est a free personal Bible study , ask any one of Jehovah’s Witnesses or f@@ ill in the form at w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
Yet , their leg@@ ac@@ y of faith and integrity mat@@ tered great@@ ly ; so does your@@ s .
So@@ is@@ sons
When God Be@@ comes “ All Th@@ ings to E@@ ver@@ yone ”
O@@ ther scho@@ l@@ ars give themselves over to word stu@@ dies , like the ph@@ il@@ olo@@ gy of Bible liter@@ ature .
* I op@@ ened it to the chap@@ ter discus@@ sing the si@@ gn of the last days and showed him how Bible prophecy is rel@@ ated to our time .
R@@ H@@ O@@ D@@ E@@ S
On the other hand , all over the world , there are milli@@ ons of young people who have found the Word of God to be ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely valu@@ able .
H@@ ear@@ ing a rul@@ er say , “ I am s@@ or@@ ry ” is new@@ s@@ wor@@ thy .
“ From the dre@@ ad of you [ Jehovah ] my flesh has had a cre@@ ep@@ y feel@@ ing , ” said the psalmist .
He was a great help to the congregation of Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents in that are@@ a .
Let us therefore consider some of God’s perfect pres@@ ents .
Yet , S@@ ar@@ ah b@@ ra@@ vely went for@@ ward , day by day , get@@ ting ready for de@@ par@@ ture .
( Read Luke 6 : 31 . )
Now un@@ h@@ in@@ der@@ ed by any S@@ y@@ ri@@ an th@@ re@@ at , H@@ y@@ r@@ can@@ us began to in@@ va@@ de ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es out@@ side of Ju@@ de@@ a , br@@ ing@@ ing them into sub@@ ju@@ g@@ ation .
If Saul re@@ ac@@ ted ang@@ r@@ ily , that was a si@@ gn of ill will toward David .
D@@ oub@@ t un@@ res@@ ol@@ ved can lead to anxi@@ ety , fru@@ str@@ ation , and anger .
L@@ ater , Father made a ro@@ om a@@ vail@@ able in our house for the congregation to me@@ et in .
W@@ ould you not ag@@ ree ?
That was an act of hum@@ ility .
▪ An@@ s@@ wer : For a time , God did per@@ mit a man to have more than one wife .
Wh@@ ite ha@@ ir is com@@ pared to the b@@ lo@@ s@@ som of “ the al@@ mon@@ d t@@ ree . ”
He is able to car@@ ry out all that he has pur@@ posed .
All three children are now married and , with their mat@@ es , are ze@@ al@@ ous min@@ isters of the Kingdom .
What can for@@ ti@@ fy us to with@@ stand it ?
God declar@@ ed : “ I will cons@@ titu@@ te your se@@ ed like the du@@ st par@@ tic@@ les of the earth , so that , if a man could be able to coun@@ t the du@@ st par@@ tic@@ les of the earth , then your se@@ ed could be num@@ ber@@ ed . ”
A vi@@ vi@@ d Bible account en@@ lar@@ ges on this point .
In 19@@ 38 the D@@ ut@@ ch author@@ ities is@@ su@@ ed a dec@@ ree for@@ bi@@ d@@ ding fore@@ ign@@ ers to do col@@ por@@ te@@ ur work by dist@@ ribu@@ ting religious public@@ ations .
And what did Moses fore@@ tell ?
Thus let him call down evil , because Jehovah himself has said to him , ‘ C@@ all down evil upon David ! ’ ”
I was no exc@@ ep@@ tion .
S@@ U@@ C@@ C@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ F@@ U@@ L W@@ A@@ I@@ T@@ IN@@ G I@@ S M@@ A@@ IN@@ L@@ Y A M@@ AT@@ T@@ E@@ R O@@ F AT@@ T@@ I@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ E AN@@ D F@@ O@@ R@@ E@@ TH@@ O@@ U@@ G@@ H@@ T .
Jehovah God valu@@ es loy@@ al@@ ty .
He continu@@ es : “ Christ came as a high pri@@ est of the good things that have come to pas@@ s , through the greater and more perfect t@@ ent not made with hands , that is , not of this cre@@ ation . ”
Why Some Bible Ch@@ ar@@ ac@@ ters Un@@ nam@@ ed , 8 / 1
He had been dead .
How did a meeting that was held in Jerusalem in 4@@ 9 C.E . contr@@ ast with sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent ch@@ urch coun@@ c@@ il@@ s ?
9 , 10 . ( a ) Does being serious mean that we cannot rel@@ a@@ x and enjoy sp@@ en@@ ding time with people ?
Do you know of any other in@@ iti@@ ative that emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es the Kingdom good news to such a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l ex@@ t@@ ent ?
In that coming day of fi@@ ght , “ the hor@@ se , the mu@@ le , the cam@@ el , and the m@@ ale ass , and every s@@ ort of d@@ om@@ es@@ tic ani@@ ma@@ l ” ​ — sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s of the nations ’ mil@@ it@@ ary e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment — ​ will be affe@@ cted .
Paul id@@ enti@@ fied Christ as “ our P@@ as@@ so@@ ver lam@@ b . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
H@@ el@@ p@@ ful su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions in this reg@@ ard have been publi@@ shed in our ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines .
Ka@@ th@@ ar@@ ina had moved away and did not know all of this .
“ By the s@@ mo@@ o@@ th@@ ness of her li@@ ps she se@@ du@@ ces him . ”
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , Jac@@ o@@ b was able to j@@ our@@ ne@@ y there for a jo@@ y@@ ous re@@ uni@@ on with Joseph .
She is your sister too , not only at the Kingdom H@@ all but also at home .
He encoura@@ ged Job to wa@@ it on Jehovah , rather than to stri@@ ve to demonstr@@ ate his own righteousness .
I@@ magine , then , how the Israelites felt .
C@@ A@@ N you i@@ magine being un@@ able to read the words on this page ?
How happy the brothers were at the pro@@ spe@@ ct of being able to associ@@ ate with one another after months of un@@ certain@@ ty !
The con@@ text su@@ gg@@ ests that he was speaking direc@@ tly about the material needs of the family .
You may also use material in this se@@ ction to show stud@@ ents how to lo@@ c@@ ate Bible chap@@ ters and ver@@ ses .
Like Eli@@ j@@ ah , we may look to the true God to set@@ tle the matter .
He recogn@@ ized that it was God’s will that “ all s@@ or@@ ts of men should be sa@@ ved and come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 2 : 4 .
F@@ in@@ ally , four days after La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ’ death , Mar@@ th@@ a heard that Jesus was ne@@ aring the to@@ wn .
During the following 16 cen@@ tu@@ ries , Satan succ@@ e@@ e@@ ds in tur@@ ning asi@@ de from God all humans exc@@ ep@@ t a few faithful ones , such as A@@ be@@ l , E@@ no@@ ch , and Noah .
I res@@ ol@@ ved to change my life and star@@ t stud@@ ying the Bible .
She soon accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed him to Cana@@ an and became Isa@@ ac@@ ’s bel@@ o@@ ved wife .
Their rec@@ ord of wal@@ king “ in the way of righteousness ” ad@@ ds beau@@ ty to the congregation and at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ts hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people to God’s organization . ​ — Pro@@ v .
I remember that he showed me the boo@@ k@@ le@@ ts Pro@@ te@@ ction , S@@ af@@ ety , and Un@@ co@@ vered in the T@@ ag@@ al@@ o@@ g language , * as well as a Bible .
Some new@@ com@@ ers real@@ ized to their sur@@ pris@@ e that their move for@@ ced them to ask themselves , ‘ Do I truly love “ the whole associ@@ ation of brothers ” ? ’ ​ — 1 P@@ et .
The effect of the continu@@ al cle@@ ans@@ ing of the anointed and the other sheep is evid@@ ent as they ‘ maintain fine conduct . ’
Because by doing so , we are sub@@ mit@@ ting ourselves to Jehovah’s m@@ ol@@ ding . ​ — P@@ s .
But even “ clean ” blood can pose a ris@@ k of in@@ fe@@ ction by temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily su@@ p@@ pres@@ sing pati@@ ents ’ i@@ mmu@@ ne syst@@ em@@ s .
He was doub@@ t@@ less well a@@ ware of the mi@@ gr@@ ation of st@@ or@@ ks through the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
You could also help them to be more effe@@ ctive in their ministry by rel@@ ating to them the hist@@ ory of the commun@@ ity or by expla@@ ining the local religious beli@@ ef@@ s .
That will be the time for us to “ stand still , and see the sal@@ vation of Jehovah . ”
Li@@ z ag@@ re@@ ed to go with me to a meeting for pro@@ spe@@ ctive G@@ ile@@ ad stud@@ ents .
Mu@@ st@@ ering U@@ p B@@ ol@@ dness
S@@ hor@@ tly , he will act to ri@@ d the earth of the effe@@ cts of the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in E@@ den .
Jehovah made other pro@@ v@@ isions to care for the spiritual needs of his people .
By se@@ par@@ ating the n@@ ational grou@@ ps , we pres@@ ented the ass@@ em@@ bly pro@@ gra@@ m in si@@ x different langu@@ ages !
We will also consider how we can demonstr@@ ate these as@@ pe@@ cts in our ministry .
In respon@@ se to Pet@@ er@@ ’s fur@@ ther ex@@ hor@@ tation , “ those who em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed his word hear@@ t@@ ily were baptized , and on that day about three th@@ ous@@ and sou@@ ls were ad@@ ded . ” ​ — Acts 2 : 1 - 4@@ 1 .
Who hi@@ d them there ?
Their kindness really imp@@ ressed me .
I quic@@ k@@ ly prog@@ ressed in my Bible study and was baptized in Au@@ gu@@ st 195@@ 1 , just three and a half months after my husband .
“ Go@@ s@@ si@@ p@@ ers . ”
Now the field was the whole world .
The Watchtower of O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 1 , 199@@ 5 , p@@ p . 19 - 24 , con@@ tain@@ s S@@ is@@ ter Pa@@ d@@ get@@ t’s life st@@ ory .
H@@ ere , “ being sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ded ” liter@@ ally means “ being kept under w@@ atch . ”
Although she became a scho@@ ol@@ teach@@ er , she really wanted to use her life help@@ ing people draw close to God .
He always had time for people and tre@@ ated them with respect .
“ V@@ alu@@ able things will be of no benefit on the day of fu@@ ry , ” says the wise king , “ but righteousness it@@ self will deli@@ ver from death . ”
By ap@@ pl@@ ying the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel , we can continue to show love for our neigh@@ b@@ or .
18 , 19 . ( a ) How is a se@@ par@@ ating work taking place now ?
I am ali@@ ve today because of ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles
• How does the peace of the Christ help us to h@@ and@@ le anxi@@ ety ?
Th@@ ough this me@@ ant sp@@ en@@ ding time each day stud@@ ying the language , it resul@@ ted in many jo@@ y@@ ful Bible stu@@ dies with Ch@@ in@@ ese people in our are@@ a .
F@@ am@@ ily : A loving and com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere at home can help you to end@@ ure ill@@ ness .
What does this prove ?
For example , older , experienced brothers may be asked to give up an assignment and support you@@ ng@@ er brothers who receive that assignment .
Jesus was an only child .
The more sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve we are to God’s feelings , the more we will become a@@ ware of what we can do to make God’s heart rejo@@ ice .
That fact gives us yet another bi@@ t of evidence that ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gy re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly supp@@ or@@ ts the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y .
He was “ per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly willing ” to do so , says The Jerusalem Bible .
Those who were heal@@ ed were not heal@@ ed by their faith ; they were heal@@ ed by God’s power .
11 , 12 . ( a ) How did Jesus respon@@ d to those who s@@ ought to di@@ str@@ act him from his work ?
The disci@@ ple James wrote : “ If any one of you is l@@ ac@@ king in wisdom , let him keep on as@@ king God , for he gives gener@@ ously to all and without re@@ pro@@ aching ; and it will be given him . ”
He continued to deli@@ ght to do his Fa@@ ther’s will , even in the face of bit@@ ter persecu@@ tion .
In ad@@ dition , they need to be con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that following his standards really is the best way of life .
▪ “ M@@ ere op@@ pres@@ sion may make a wise one act c@@ ra@@ z@@ y . ” ​ — E@@ C@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ A@@ S@@ T@@ E@@ S 7 : 7 .
What is one important way in which we can be a s@@ ource of comfort to others ?
Their clo@@ th@@ es and food it@@ em@@ s seem@@ ed to con@@ fir@@ m that they were from a@@ far , but really Gi@@ be@@ on was about 20 mil@@ es [ 30 k@@ m ] from G@@ il@@ g@@ al . [ g@@ l 19 ] Con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed , Jo@@ shua and his c@@ hi@@ ef@@ tain@@ s made a tre@@ at@@ y of fri@@ end@@ ship with Gi@@ be@@ on and ne@@ ar@@ by c@@ ities l@@ in@@ ked with Gi@@ be@@ on .
A@@ do@@ l@@ f@@ o , a young man who had rec@@ ently become a Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ er , was working one day at a ra@@ di@@ o st@@ ation in O@@ co@@ sing@@ o .
Th@@ ough milli@@ ons have respon@@ ded positi@@ vely , bil@@ li@@ ons of earth@@ ’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants take no no@@ te .
For example , we could make it a go@@ al to learn a new s@@ k@@ ill in the ministry .
To fear God , therefore , we must study his Word , ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly end@@ e@@ av@@ or to understand its instru@@ ction , and then pa@@ y care@@ ful attention to its counsel .
What a joy to have stu@@ died with stud@@ ents from Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a , B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , Ch@@ ile , Ch@@ ina , Egy@@ pt , E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pia , M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , T@@ ha@@ il@@ and , and T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y !
But after op@@ pos@@ ing Jews from An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch and I@@ con@@ i@@ u@@ m arri@@ ved , the local crow@@ d pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to st@@ one Paul and leave him for dead !
But there are also practic@@ al benef@@ its to ‘ let@@ ting go ’ of anger .
Why do we pray for God’s Kingdom to come if good people go to heaven ? ’
Proverbs 21 : 21 states : “ He that is pur@@ su@@ ing righteousness and loving - kindness will find life , righteousness and glory . ”
This is so because of what happened after Jesus ’ death .
The mar@@ a@@ th@@ on day might end after ei@@ ght o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck in the ev@@ ening !
In all the coun@@ tri@@ es we wor@@ ked in , we had very few problems in car@@ r@@ ying out our ministry , al@@ though in many c@@ as@@ es , there were re@@ stri@@ ctions on the work of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
And God will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes . ”
( 3 ) O@@ r@@ ti@@ z , L .
Jehovah said : “ As reg@@ ar@@ ds someone wicked , in case he should turn back from all his sin@@ s that he has com@@ mit@@ ted and he should ac@@ tually keep all my st@@ atu@@ tes and ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te justice and righteousness , he will positi@@ vely keep living . He will not die . ”
We have faith that Jehovah will re@@ ward our res@@ ol@@ ve to keep our integrity . ​ — Job 27 : 5 .
Di@@ d you know , though , that anointed Christians pos@@ s@@ ess something far more valu@@ able than la@@ ws written on st@@ one ?
Consider the example of S@@ is@@ ter V@@ al@@ ent@@ ina G@@ ar@@ no@@ v@@ s@@ ka@@ ya , one of many Witnesses in Rus@@ sia who like faithful Job kept their integrity des@@ pite se@@ v@@ ere tri@@ als .
Con@@ cer@@ ning Christian mar@@ ty@@ r@@ dom , he asked : “ For who that con@@ temp@@ l@@ ates it , is not exc@@ ited to in@@ qui@@ re what is at the bo@@ t@@ to@@ m of it ?
Why is it important to cho@@ ose the right time to speak ?
The Bible indic@@ ates that we will have to wa@@ it a little longer for that to be wor@@ ked out .
After a few months there , I was allow@@ ed to leave .
He said : “ H@@ app@@ y are those who m@@ our@@ n , since they will be com@@ for@@ ted . ”
“ I have ess@@ enti@@ ally follow@@ ed M@@ r . No@@ t@@ t , who@@ se transl@@ ation I have care@@ fully exam@@ ined , ” declar@@ ed one transl@@ at@@ or .
Do You Ha@@ ve “ the M@@ ind of Christ ” ?
There is no better way to live , no better way to tre@@ at people , and no better way for us and others to draw close to the one whom he per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly refle@@ cted , our tend@@ er God , Jehovah . ​ — 2 Corinthians 1 : 3 ; Hebrews 1 : 3 .
“ F@@ o@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness is ti@@ ed up with the heart of a bo@@ y , ” ob@@ served wise King Solomon .
A heart of wisdom would come only from lear@@ ning and living in acc@@ ord with Jehovah’s la@@ ws and principles .
As for this also , it will certainly become no one@@ ’s until he comes who has the leg@@ al right , and I must give it to him . ”
See O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ed to Do Jehovah’s Will , page 7@@ 9 .
What made Jesus an effe@@ ctive teach@@ er ?
To my sur@@ pris@@ e , my name was on the h@@ and@@ bil@@ l ​ — as the speak@@ er !
The one per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed is “ so con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that [ he ] pu@@ ts confidence in som@@ et@@ h [ ing ] . ”
▪ A@@ ct in H@@ ar@@ mony With Jesus ’ Lo@@ ving P@@ ra@@ y@@ er
What a pro@@ found ob@@ ject less@@ on in hum@@ ility !
Yet , his cl@@ as@@ h with powerful op@@ pon@@ ents was far from over .
For example , many people feel that the ev@@ olu@@ tion the@@ ory led some to view war as just a n@@ atur@@ al part of the et@@ er@@ n@@ al stru@@ gg@@ le for sur@@ vi@@ val , help@@ ing to pa@@ ve the way for the develop@@ ment of F@@ as@@ c@@ ism and Na@@ z@@ ism .
It was an un@@ u@@ su@@ al ev@@ ent in this str@@ ong@@ hold of the ba@@ se@@ bal@@ l world .
Paul said that their min@@ ds and consci@@ ences were “ de@@ fil@@ ed , ” using a word with the sense of being sta@@ ined , as a fine gar@@ ment might be sta@@ ined with d@@ ye .
B@@ ack in 194@@ 4 , during World W@@ ar I@@ I , I too refu@@ sed to en@@ ter mil@@ it@@ ary service and thus had to sp@@ end two and a half years in the U@@ .@@ S . p@@ en@@ it@@ enti@@ ary in Le@@ wis@@ bur@@ g , Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a .
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately , my c@@ ous@@ in and I began pl@@ an@@ ning our es@@ cap@@ e .
When the new school year started in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 200@@ 1 , Kat@@ ar@@ z@@ y@@ na deci@@ ded to accept a regul@@ ar Bible study .
And how Jehovah’s servants rejo@@ ice in the hope of soon see@@ ing the earth trans@@ form@@ ed into a physical par@@ adise ! ​ — Luke 23 : 4@@ 2 , 4@@ 3 .
T@@ O@@ W@@ E@@ R@@ IN@@ G wa@@ ves are an a@@ w@@ es@@ ome sight , but for sa@@ il@@ ors they sp@@ ell d@@ anger .
And medit@@ ate on Jesus ’ mo@@ de@@ l prayer .
We im@@ medi@@ ately lo@@ c@@ ated Jehovah’s Witnesses there .
And that was a fine gift , for “ God saw everything he had made and , look !
In fact , he promised that the next time the Witnesses called at his home , he would invit@@ e them in and care@@ fully listen to them .
W@@ ould personal pre@@ fer@@ ences or pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ces rule the day ?
Ke@@ ep@@ ing It S@@ imp@@ le
The car@@ c@@ as@@ ses evid@@ ently refer@@ red to i@@ do@@ ls .
During the long peri@@ od of the mon@@ ar@@ ch@@ y , few k@@ ings showed exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion to Jehovah .
On@@ ly with your eyes will you look on and see the re@@ tri@@ bu@@ tion it@@ self of the wicked ones . ”
Jesus said : “ By this all will know that you are my disciples , if you have love among y@@ ourselves . ”
They had bas@@ ked in a kind of Christian love that they will never for@@ get . ”
M@@ ake m@@ el@@ o@@ dy to his name , for it is pleas@@ ant . ”
“ It will be a regul@@ ar part of our spiritual di@@ et , ” stated a sing@@ le mother .
How had Jehovah provided for his people , and how did Israel re@@ act ?
It will be a time of dist@@ ress “ such as has not occ@@ ur@@ red since the worl@@ d’s beg@@ in@@ ning until now . ” ​ — Read Matthew 24 : 21 , 22 .
C@@ learly , you must believe “ the faith ” imp@@ lic@@ it@@ ly to fi@@ ght for it and w@@ in . ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 12 .
Com@@ ple@@ te co@@ pi@@ es of the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t ex@@ is@@ ting today d@@ ate from as far back as the f@@ our@@ th century C.E .
They took him to a re@@ mo@@ te , des@@ ol@@ ate are@@ a , be@@ at him , and cha@@ ined his leg@@ s together .
When An@@ na@@ ’s husband died after they had been married just se@@ ven years , she turned to Jehovah for comfort .
Jesus ’ blood was a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate , not nee@@ ding anything to be ad@@ ded to it .
In his pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence , Jesus sp@@ ent an un@@ told number of years with his heavenly Father .
After I became a wi@@ do@@ w , my son - in - law took it upon himself to provide not only for his wife and fi@@ ve children but also for me .
What a vi@@ vi@@ d por@@ tra@@ y@@ al of the per@@ sever@@ ance and thor@@ ough@@ ness of God’s people in car@@ r@@ ying out the wit@@ ness@@ ing work in mo@@ der@@ n times !
Does it not se@@ em reason@@ able , then , that the same God could rest@@ ore life to those who have died ?
The truth is being pre@@ ached in S@@ pan@@ ish and G@@ u@@ ar@@ an@@ i , which are the ma@@ in langu@@ ages of the country
E@@ ach se@@ ction conclu@@ des with a chap@@ ter teaching us how to imitate Jehovah in displa@@ ying the qu@@ ality under consider@@ ation .
Un@@ til Jehovah God ac@@ ts , we need to remain w@@ atch@@ ful , as Eli@@ j@@ ah was .
The speak@@ er ad@@ ded : “ An@@ y member of the gover@@ ning body can be cha@@ ir@@ man ther@@ e@@ of without being at the same time the pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the . . .
W@@ as he dis@@ mis@@ sing her hard work in pre@@ par@@ ing a fine me@@ al ?
Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ment cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion has been de@@ f@@ ined as the a@@ bu@@ se of public power for priv@@ ate gain .
Then we d@@ ro@@ ve to the home of a brother in L@@ il@@ ong@@ we , where I s@@ low@@ ly rec@@ over@@ ed from the att@@ ack and E@@ m@@ ma@@ s started making pl@@ ans to es@@ cap@@ e from the country .
B@@ el@@ ow : Their we@@ d@@ ding day
In 19@@ 29 , I jo@@ ined the po@@ li@@ ce for@@ ce .
“ When he was called , ” said the apostle Paul , Abraham obe@@ yed God’s vo@@ ice and “ went out , al@@ though not know@@ ing where he was going . ”
If this were true , any Christi@@ an’s integrity could be com@@ promised ​ — provided the offer was su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ ently temp@@ ting .
Re@@ call , too , that in the Gal@@ ati@@ an congregations , some who had been known by God did not remain in the spiritual light they once enjo@@ yed .
In the book of Romans , Paul ad@@ d@@ ressed this need .
The Devil is in control of this world . Hence , he contro@@ ls its me@@ dia .
Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ants , Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s , and Jews have shed blood in vari@@ ous con@@ f@@ li@@ cts .
Then I re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed the chap@@ ter ‘ O@@ be@@ di@@ ence Pro@@ te@@ cts You , ’ so I went back and told her I would be obedi@@ ent to her . ”
How can you reason from the Scriptures in a way that is con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing ?
One Bible scho@@ la@@ r lik@@ ened this pro@@ c@@ ess to the ass@@ em@@ bl@@ ing of a st@@ atu@@ e made of individu@@ al pi@@ e@@ ces of mar@@ ble .
Yes , our@@ s is a work of com@@ pas@@ sion .
Jehovah’s gl@@ ori@@ ous purpose is to bring about a un@@ ited uni@@ verse occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed by cre@@ atu@@ res who lo@@ v@@ ingly sub@@ mit to his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
To what glory may Jehovah lead us ?
Is it id@@ enti@@ fied with some well - known en@@ ter@@ tain@@ er ​ — someone I ad@@ mi@@ re ?
Yes , back in 19@@ 18 / 19 , Jehovah did discipl@@ ine his people .
L@@ isten care@@ fully as an in@@ ac@@ tive fellow beli@@ ever expres@@ ses himself
O@@ ver the last 50 years , Ha@@ z@@ el and I have seen that Jehovah’s hand is not sh@@ ort and that his pur@@ pos@@ es are brought to fulfill@@ ment in his du@@ e time , not our@@ s .
Th@@ ree of his sons and one gr@@ and@@ son in time became k@@ ings , but not one of them showed appreciation for what had been pas@@ sed on to him .
I@@ ts counsel can sta@@ bi@@ li@@ ze us and en@@ able us to with@@ stand the temp@@ t@@ ations of Satan and his world .
R@@ em@@ e@@ gi@@ o was sel@@ e@@ cted to serve on the Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al Li@@ a@@ is@@ on Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e in B@@ ag@@ u@@ i@@ o .
Christ will also apply his God - given authority to bring back to life many who have died . ​ — John 11 : 25 , 26 .
By he@@ e@@ ding his guid@@ ance , these me@@ ek ones show that they hope in Jehovah and who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly ch@@ er@@ ish his name ​ — his “ mem@@ ori@@ al . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 3 : 15 .
Me@@ et@@ ings teach us to use what we learn from the Bible in our lives .
What qualities are needed for the disci@@ ple - making work ?
Why does Jehovah encoura@@ ge us to fear him ?
What will help us not to lo@@ se pati@@ ence and become up@@ set with our loved ones ?
Jehovah is certainly the best Pro@@ te@@ ct@@ or anyone could ever hope to have . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Jesus taught that only one way was used by God to direc@@ t people to the truth and to life .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d from left : Un@@ ited N@@ ations / ​ P@@ ho@@ to by Sa@@ w L@@ w@@ in
2 : 1 - 10 , 28 ​ — How has the prophecy about the in@@ va@@ sion by in@@ se@@ cts been ful@@ filled ?
That is why they eng@@ age so pers@@ is@@ ten@@ tly in their well - known preaching activ@@ ity thr@@ ough@@ out the world .
Those who are truly wise exerc@@ ise faith in Jehovah and his Word , not in their su@@ p@@ posed self - su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y of knowledge .
So can we !
Jesus found something positi@@ ve to say about J@@ on@@ ah’s experience
Can you inc@@ re@@ ase your joy in this exc@@ iting activ@@ ity ?
He me@@ ant res@@ is@@ ting to the point of d@@ ying .
In effect , A@@ gu@@ r was as@@ king , ‘ Do you know the name or family l@@ ine of any man who has done these things ? ’
By means of in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ation , they may get others to jo@@ in them .
Many are good at their jo@@ b and enjoy it .
He and others were “ a streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id , ” perhaps a s@@ ource of sol@@ ace or ass@@ ist@@ ance in ba@@ si@@ c , practic@@ al matters .
Su@@ re P@@ r@@ om@@ ises of Par@@ adise
H@@ el@@ p your children to feel that way by often tel@@ ling them “ I love you . ”
How should “ the sign@@ s of the times ” af@@ fect us ?
F@@ e@@ el@@ ings of emp@@ t@@ iness , inf@@ eri@@ or@@ ity , and fa@@ il@@ ure took over , and he ev@@ en@@ tually s@@ wal@@ low@@ ed his pri@@ de and re@@ turned to the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
Why is Jehovah the only righ@@ t@@ ful S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn ?
In a fa@@ re@@ well letter to his family , he wrote : “ A@@ bo@@ ve all we must love God , as our Le@@ ad@@ er Jesus Christ comman@@ ded .
Such fac@@ t@@ ors as gra@@ ve disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment can cause de@@ pres@@ sion .
“ I A@@ m One of Jehovah’s Witnesses ”
One are@@ a where mil@@ dness is ess@@ enti@@ al is within the family .
“ You don@@ ’t become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses because your parents or gr@@ and@@ parents are or were Jehovah’s Witnesses , ” she com@@ ments .
And we cannot do anything to spe@@ ed up the star@@ t of the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
Fa@@ ith like that of Joseph should move us to pur@@ sue go@@ als far high@@ er than worl@@ dly prom@@ in@@ ence . ​ — 1 Corinthians 7 : 29 - 31 .
Yes , a s@@ inc@@ ere a@@ po@@ lo@@ gy should be accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by the determin@@ ation not to re@@ pe@@ at the mis@@ take .
De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y pres@@ ents Jehovah as “ one Jehovah . ”
Jesus was lik@@ e@@ wise consci@@ ous of ang@@ eli@@ c support when he fac@@ ed a mo@@ b ar@@ m@@ ed with s@@ words and c@@ lu@@ bs in the gar@@ den of Ge@@ th@@ s@@ em@@ ane .
What might cause us to become “ en@@ ra@@ ged against Jehovah ” ?
Yes , cultiv@@ ating in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with God requi@@ res that we come to know him .
Jesus Christ is “ the fir@@ st@@ born of all cre@@ ation ; because by means of him all other things were cre@@ ated in the heavens and upon the earth , the things v@@ isi@@ ble and the things inv@@ isi@@ ble . ”
B@@ re@@ a@@ thing chang@@ es .
H@@ and@@ bal@@ l filled my mind and heart .
P@@ ur@@ sue “ H@@ ol@@ iness in God’s F@@ e@@ ar ”
Fir@@ st - century Christians lik@@ e@@ wise avo@@ i@@ ded any tra@@ di@@ tional cu@@ sto@@ m or r@@ ite that was associ@@ ated with false religious teaching .
E@@ mp@@ a@@ thy can also imp@@ el us to offer practic@@ al help if it lies within our power to do so , even though a fellow Christian may be rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to ask for it .
That experience great@@ ly streng@@ th@@ ened my faith .
No@@ tice how the responsi@@ bil@@ ities of his shepher@@ ding work affe@@ cted the apostle Paul .
Of these , only Jo@@ shua , C@@ al@@ e@@ b , and the L@@ ev@@ ites sur@@ vi@@ ved . ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 13 : 1 – 16 , 25 - 29 ; 14 : 6 - 10 , 26 - 30 .
And there may be times when the wise course is to be care@@ ful about what you say .
Per@@ haps he only gl@@ an@@ ced at himself , or ma@@ y@@ be he l@@ ac@@ ked the desire to make any chang@@ es .
However , Moses had righ@@ tly told them : “ Jehovah your God has bless@@ ed you in every deed of your hand . . . .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on the 9@@ 0@@ th Psalm ought to inc@@ re@@ ase our dep@@ end@@ ence on Jehovah , our “ real d@@ wel@@ ling . ”
See the article “ Jehovah’s Word Is A@@ live ​ — H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of Genesis — ​ I ” in the J@@ anu@@ ary 1 , 200@@ 4 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
This is not a m@@ ere mil@@ it@@ ary cont@@ est .
12 : 30 .
When her husband died some years ag@@ o , S@@ and@@ ra@@ ’s im@@ medi@@ ate re@@ action was to@@ tal sh@@ o@@ ck .
And he knew that “ in the last days , ” his disciples would be living in very difficult times .
If we fi@@ x such principles in our mind and heart , we will be ready to use them in making decisions .
The only way that people can fully gr@@ as@@ p the good news about God and his purpose is by stud@@ ying the Bible .
The Bible reve@@ als that Jesus received that authority at the end of the prophe@@ tic “ se@@ ven times ” ​ — “ the appointed times of the nations ” — ​ in 1914 .
And no matter what medi@@ cal advan@@ ces have been made , so@@ on@@ er or later ever@@ yone dies .
T@@ w@@ ent@@ y years later , he ad@@ mit@@ ted that the par@@ ting left him “ l@@ on@@ ely and dis@@ tur@@ bed and l@@ ying a@@ wa@@ ke at night w@@ an@@ ting to say good night to [ his ] children . ”
S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ es offered under the Law pointed to Jesus Christ and his sacrifice
Such positi@@ ve resul@@ ts have been a s@@ ource of great joy to me .
What a f@@ it@@ ting war@@ ning !
Jesus was ex@@ al@@ ted by his Father and en@@ thr@@ oned as King of the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom
What God and Christ gave Jesus knew that he was to die a pa@@ in@@ ful death at the hands of his enem@@ ies .
Because of their understanding of the Bible , many make a personal decision to ref@@ ra@@ in from par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in the f@@ la@@ g sal@@ u@@ te and in the sing@@ ing of pat@@ ri@@ o@@ tic song@@ s .
In ei@@ ther case , the need for pres@@ sing on to matu@@ r@@ ity is clear . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 3 : 16 ; Hebrews 6 : 1 .
E@@ ach one sh@@ ared with the a@@ udi@@ ence tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed mem@@ ori@@ es , thoughts about her husband , and the blessings they enjo@@ yed together .
Go@@ od Ne@@ ws in 5@@ 00 L@@ angu@@ ages
Will you not be some@@ what ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er , perhaps more rel@@ a@@ x@@ ed ?
Lo@@ ving - kindness is sh@@ own will@@ ingly and fre@@ ely because we want to show it .
Jesus se@@ ts out on his first preaching t@@ our of Gal@@ ile@@ e .
They have become like shi@@ ps without ru@@ d@@ ders , “ to@@ s@@ sed ba@@ ck@@ ward and for@@ ward and b@@ low@@ n about by every bre@@ ath of human teaching , . . . by the tri@@ ck@@ er@@ y and the c@@ ra@@ f@@ t@@ iness of men . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 14 , The T@@ w@@ enti@@ et@@ h C@@ en@@ tury New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent .
What a@@ wa@@ its those who continue to walk in integrity ?
They find the fel@@ low@@ ship ref@@ re@@ shing , pe@@ ace@@ ful , and rest@@ or@@ ative .
What Jesus me@@ ant was that now that the man had been sh@@ own mer@@ cy , he must follow the way of sal@@ vation and will@@ fully sin no more l@@ est something wor@@ se than si@@ ck@@ ness should be@@ f@@ all him .
The ide@@ a of see@@ king and valu@@ ing that which is whole , or complete , is not str@@ ange .
13 : 1 , 2 ; Ha@@ b .
Con@@ fid@@ ence in God’s re@@ adi@@ ness to support us helps to pre@@ serve our “ peace of God that exc@@ els all thought , ” which is a ke@@ y to the spiritual par@@ adise . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 7 .
The people were the Israelites , God’s people in ancient times .
In fact , Jesus imit@@ ated God’s kindness .
What can we learn from the experi@@ ences of the first human cou@@ ple ?
L@@ ik@@ ely , both Jewish and G@@ ent@@ ile Christians appreci@@ ated Pet@@ er@@ ’s fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ness in pres@@ en@@ ting the fac@@ ts .
Li@@ ve On@@ ly for Today ?
M@@ ore than one ten@@ th of all the ac@@ tive L@@ ev@@ ites ​ — some 4@@ ,000 of them — ​ were assign@@ ed as “ gi@@ v@@ ers of praise , ” with 2@@ 8@@ 8 being “ tra@@ ined in s@@ ong to Jehovah , all ex@@ per@@ ts . ” ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on .
Even so , the slave class has been re@@ mar@@ ka@@ bly succ@@ ess@@ ful !
In fact , scho@@ l@@ ars were vo@@ ic@@ ing doub@@ ts about the au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ity of the Bible text it@@ self .
So I deci@@ ded to sto@@ p g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing .
E@@ sa@@ u had an imp@@ ati@@ ent desire to satis@@ fy a physical c@@ ra@@ ving .
So the disci@@ ple was not as@@ king to be taught something that he knew nothing about or that he had never done .
Yet , in the eyes of some , he was “ the low@@ li@@ est one of mankind . ”
They have ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted to expla@@ in the need for making a personal decision to worship God “ with spirit and truth . ”
C@@ re@@ ation it@@ self t@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es that God ca@@ res for human@@ ity .
No one has ever accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed so much in such a sh@@ ort time .
Al@@ co@@ ho@@ l ​ — What Is God’s V@@ i@@ e@@ w ?
It is nor@@ ma@@ l to want good health for yourself and for the people you love .
For instance , A@@ mo@@ s 4 : 6 - 11 shows that Jehovah re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly made clear his dis@@ ple@@ asure with Israel .
May Jehovah be our F@@ ri@@ end forever !
11 , 12 . ( a ) Why do we make a dist@@ inc@@ tion between govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als and religious lead@@ ers ?
Is it not pleas@@ ant to see the love evid@@ ent in such famili@@ es ​ — the love for Jehovah and for one another ?
Th@@ r@@ ough experience , Mar@@ sh@@ all@@ ese na@@ vi@@ g@@ at@@ ors learned that the pres@@ ence of land cre@@ ates certain wa@@ ve pat@@ ter@@ ns that reve@@ al the lo@@ c@@ ation of an is@@ land up to 20 mil@@ es [ 30 k@@ m ] away .
How can we love God and at the same time fear him ?
O@@ f@@ ten a group of us pla@@ yed for small par@@ ties on F@@ ri@@ day and S@@ atur@@ day ev@@ en@@ ings and at fr@@ at@@ er@@ n@@ ity d@@ an@@ ces .
La@@ im@@ on@@ is , a young man from L@@ at@@ vi@@ a , tel@@ ls of the need for comfort and of the dar@@ k mem@@ ori@@ es that ca@@ used him to be g@@ ri@@ m .
Mo@@ re@@ over , si@@ x re@@ pe@@ ated three times , as 6@@ 6@@ 6 , power@@ fully st@@ res@@ ses that imper@@ fe@@ ction .
In the r@@ ace for life , who receive the pri@@ ze ?
Why should we always keep God in our thoughts ?
W@@ ar@@ re@@ n Bu@@ ff@@ et@@ t , one of the we@@ al@@ th@@ i@@ est people in the world , has been du@@ b@@ bed an or@@ ac@@ le for his succ@@ ess@@ ful bu@@ sin@@ ess inv@@ est@@ ments .
Then you will be able to look back with joy , and you will praise God for ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ting judgment on “ the great har@@ lo@@ t who cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted the earth with her for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation . ”
In 19@@ 70 , I began to pioneer with the go@@ al of be@@ coming a more spiritual person .
As the number of congregations inc@@ reas@@ ed dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c@@ ally in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity in the 19@@ 50 ’ s and 19@@ 60 ’ s , r@@ ented fac@@ il@@ ities for Kingdom H@@ alls became in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate .
Lo@@ c@@ ation : U@@ su@@ ally at a Kingdom H@@ all or an As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all .
He could not be@@ ar the way the cl@@ er@@ gy kept people in ign@@ or@@ ance , so he never mis@@ sed an opportunity to share Bible tru@@ ths .
( b ) What are some challeng@@ es that famili@@ es face in order to get to meetings on time ?
Fa@@ ther’s example had a pro@@ found effect on me .
I still love mu@@ si@@ c , but I am sel@@ e@@ ctive now .
Why might Satan have cho@@ s@@ en to temp@@ t Jesus by o@@ ffering him rul@@ er@@ ship ?
The F@@ ra@@ g@@ ment con@@ fir@@ ms that the book of Acts of A@@ post@@ les was written by Luke for the “ most exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent The@@ op@@ h@@ il@@ us . ”
T@@ ry to keep in mind that Jesus did not become up@@ set with his disciples , even when they showed a me@@ asure of spiritual we@@ ak@@ ness .
C@@ learly , then , we should gu@@ ard against thinking that tra@@ ining is of low pri@@ or@@ ity .
Thus , to be hon@@ est , we must fi@@ ght against our in@@ born sin@@ ful tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es .
In order to give Jehovah his best , the apostle Paul a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned a prom@@ ising care@@ er and used his time and en@@ er@@ gy to preach the good news .
After 6@@ 1 years in the full - time ministry , I am still willing to serve Jehovah wh@@ er@@ ever he se@@ es f@@ it .
She did not see any ou@@ tw@@ ard displa@@ y of righteousness to imp@@ ress others .
In the cen@@ tu@@ ries since , Satan has used a vari@@ ety of s@@ ly me@@ tho@@ ds to s@@ pre@@ ad mar@@ it@@ al disc@@ ord .
El@@ der@@ ly On@@ es ​ — A B@@ less@@ ing to the Y@@ oung
Why is it sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant that the Bible continu@@ es to be a@@ vail@@ able in more and more langu@@ ages ?
Jesus often asked his disciples what they believ@@ ed .
Such prayers may also help us to draw clo@@ s@@ er to our God and Father .
( b ) What other Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts illustr@@ ate that Jehovah is imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al ?
And as the stud@@ ents make spiritual prog@@ ress , they become baptized Christians .
in the Ju@@ ly 1 , 20@@ 13 , is@@ sue of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
See The Watchtower , Au@@ gu@@ st 15 , 200@@ 9 , pages 30 - 32 .
H@@ er gr@@ and@@ daugh@@ ter married a fine brother , and they too are serving as special pione@@ ers .
“ The woman ought to have a si@@ gn of authority upon her head because of the angels , ” wrote the apostle Paul .
And if Jehovah cho@@ se me to be a serv@@ ant of his , then I must be preci@@ ous to him . ”
Many brothers and sisters enjoy public wit@@ ness@@ ing .
Ther@@ efore , he s@@ l@@ y@@ ly emp@@ lo@@ ys “ this system of things ” in an effort to we@@ ak@@ en our hear@@ t@@ felt ze@@ al for God gra@@ du@@ ally .
Do I co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with it , not doing anything to up@@ set the r@@ out@@ ine ? ’
O@@ B@@ S@@ E@@ R@@ V@@ IN@@ G the as@@ cen@@ ding of da@@ wn from the to@@ p of M@@ ount F@@ u@@ ji is an un@@ for@@ get@@ table experience .
Ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted , R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ed ( H@@ ung@@ ary ) , 1 / 15
How can the resurrection hope af@@ fect the way you live right now ?
Why has “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at ” not been able to help her followers ?
The Bible al@@ one ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ ts us with God’s activities both past and present and reve@@ als what he will do in the future .
The des@@ tru@@ ction of the ung@@ o@@ dly world is in the off@@ ing .
King David evid@@ ently had this in mind when he said : “ May my prayer be pre@@ pared as inc@@ en@@ se before you , the ra@@ ising up of my p@@ al@@ ms as the ev@@ ening gra@@ in o@@ ffering . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 1 : 2 .
M@@ Y P@@ A@@ S@@ T : I was born in 19@@ 6@@ 1 in P@@ or@@ ta@@ down , a bus@@ y to@@ wn in N@@ or@@ ther@@ n I@@ rel@@ and .
Of course , er@@ ring Christians who show true rep@@ ent@@ ance receive loving help so as to be rest@@ ored spiritually .
S@@ ur@@ ely that inclu@@ des let@@ ting our children see our reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess .
( a ) How do the Scriptures show the import@@ ance of tra@@ ining , and why should all of us be inter@@ ested in this ?
Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h is chil@@ d@@ less for some 19 years .
Jac@@ o@@ b fav@@ ored Joseph because his son was faithful and righteous
Do you have that kind of faith ?
He ad@@ ded that , in his op@@ in@@ ion , i@@ ma@@ ge worship was disa@@ str@@ ous .
C@@ oun@@ ted Wor@@ thy to Be G@@ u@@ i@@ ded to F@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of W@@ at@@ ers of Li@@ fe
The out@@ bre@@ ak of the K@@ o@@ re@@ an W@@ ar in 19@@ 50 really made me think .
Does my faith imp@@ el me not only to live in har@@ mony with God’s righteous standards but also to pro@@ cla@@ im them ? ’
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 3 encoura@@ ges us to have low@@ l@@ iness of mind and to consider others to be su@@ peri@@ or .
It is little won@@ der , then , that King David of old said to God : “ Ex@@ am@@ ine me , O Jehovah , and put me to the t@@ est ; ref@@ ine my k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys and my heart . ”
They would get ready certain it@@ em@@ s for the me@@ al , including un@@ le@@ av@@ ened bre@@ ad and red w@@ ine .
Mar@@ ri@@ ed servants of God often have more ex@@ ten@@ sive family responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
Th@@ r@@ ough all of this , Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s faith proved to be of the high@@ est qu@@ ality .
An@@ á@@ lis@@ is l@@ ing@@ ü@@ í@@ s@@ tic@@ o y com@@ ent@@ ari@@ o ex@@ e@@ g@@ é@@ tic@@ o , V@@ olu@@ me I@@ I : “ [ The ] ph@@ ra@@ se is taken from Isaiah ( 6@@ 6@@ ,@@ 24 ) .
U@@ sing the book of Psal@@ ms , he emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed that gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying God invol@@ ves “ worship , ” “ than@@ k@@ s@@ giving , ” and “ praise . ” ​ — Psalm 9@@ 5 : 6 ; 1@@ 00 : 4 , 5 ; 1@@ 11 : 1 , 2 .
A@@ bun@@ d@@ ant faith and knowledge together with gen@@ u@@ ine love for fellow Christians would have imp@@ el@@ led the Corinthians to give s@@ pon@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ously . ​ — 2 Corinthians 8 : 7 , 8 .
Instead of see@@ king special privile@@ ges for himself , David s@@ ought to do God’s will .
Why Al@@ lo@@ ws S@@ tr@@ ong to O@@ p@@ pres@@ s We@@ ak , 2 / 1
If we do so , we can look for@@ ward to enjo@@ ying the blessings Jehovah has promised when the words of this prophecy are ful@@ filled : “ The cre@@ ation it@@ self will also be set free from en@@ sla@@ v@@ ement to cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and have the gl@@ ori@@ ous fre@@ e@@ dom of the children of God . ” ​ — R@@ om . 8 : 21 .
They re@@ com@@ men@@ d : “ D@@ on@@ ’t wa@@ it for the perfect circumstances .
God’s Word tel@@ ls us that Abraham “ was a@@ wa@@ iting the city having real f@@ oun@@ d@@ ations , the buil@@ der and mak@@ er of which city is God . ”
“ When I fin@@ ally got the courage to ask my parents a question about se@@ x , they rep@@ lied as if acc@@ using me , as@@ king , ‘ Why would you ask about that ?
Di@@ d he let his hands d@@ ro@@ p down ?
Do you teach your child to love God ?
Des@@ pite the words of Psalm 3 : 6 , 7 , why would you say that David did not have a v@@ indic@@ tive spirit ?
Jesus explained God’s view of the matter when he said : “ I am the W@@ a@@ y , the Tru@@ th and the Li@@ fe .
For whom has God re@@ served the privilege of par@@ taking at the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al ?
“ We Are H@@ ere to S@@ ta@@ y ”
explained that Jesus was refer@@ ring , not to the wicked , but to his disciples , who were soon to be anointed with holy spirit .
F@@ e@@ el that they are at o@@ d@@ ds with their spiritual valu@@ es
Adam fac@@ ed a con@@ f@@ li@@ ct of loy@@ al@@ ties .
How can older ones feel confid@@ ent about the future ?
When a cri@@ min@@ al att@@ ac@@ ks a fellow c@@ iti@@ z@@ en , is God to bl@@ ame for any resul@@ ting in@@ j@@ ur@@ y or death ?
They had learned the truth back in the early 19@@ 00 ’ s .
God’s faithful servants of old sh@@ ared his view of life .
We are not in a position to ju@@ dge whether the dec@@ eas@@ ed com@@ mit@@ ted an un@@ for@@ gi@@ va@@ ble sin in the eyes of Jehovah .
Then came a turn of events that was as dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c as it was un@@ expe@@ cted .
Some think that there are bil@@ li@@ ons of st@@ ars in our M@@ il@@ k@@ y W@@ a@@ y g@@ al@@ a@@ x@@ y al@@ one .
But in what sense are the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant “ over the nations and over the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s ” ?
It refer@@ red to a gar@@ ris@@ on of tro@@ op@@ s that was assign@@ ed to gu@@ ard a for@@ ti@@ fied city in ancient times .
Peter says that it is “ a gift . ”
N@@ one of us want to get into the sa@@ d spiritual st@@ ate of the congregation in S@@ ar@@ di@@ s .
The An@@ s@@ wer
She was privile@@ ged to have fi@@ ve more children , and Samuel became a prophet and a Bible writ@@ er . ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
6 Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N : What is God’s will for the earth and mankind ?
‘ O the D@@ ep@@ th of God’s W@@ is@@ dom ! ’
Still , other things are involved .
After bre@@ ak@@ f@@ ast , as we always did when he was lea@@ ving for work , we gave each other a k@@ is@@ s , a cu@@ dd@@ le , and an ‘ I love you . ’
and sent it in .
So if you find yourself res@@ is@@ ting efforts to make peace with someone , you may be stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing with pri@@ de .
Paul explained why : “ So that no@@ ne of you should become har@@ d@@ ened by the dec@@ ep@@ tive power of sin . ”
When pra@@ ying to God about his disciples , Jesus said : “ This means everlasting life , their taking in knowledge of you , the only true God , and of the one whom you sent for@@ th , Jesus Christ . ”
A@@ T E@@ C@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ A@@ S@@ T@@ E@@ S 7 : 9 , the Bible states : “ The taking of off@@ en@@ se is what rest@@ s in the bo@@ som of the stu@@ pi@@ d ones . ”
Rather , he said : “ We must en@@ ter into the Kingdom of God through many tri@@ bul@@ ations . ”
Some have even asked themselves if human@@ kind would be better off without God and religion .
For like gr@@ ass they will spe@@ e@@ di@@ ly wi@@ ther , and like gre@@ en new gr@@ ass they will fa@@ de away .
Their daugh@@ ters are all prog@@ res@@ sing well spiritually .
Jehovah D@@ ra@@ ws His Pe@@ ople to H@@ im
The Law covenant was in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ated at M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i
Even though Jesus died the death of a slave , Jehovah di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied him by resur@@ rec@@ ting him and giving him the most hon@@ or@@ able place next to H@@ im .
What can be said about those who hold back from making a dedic@@ ation to Jehovah because they want to avoid responsi@@ bility ?
The p@@ ac@@ ka@@ ges were sent to different par@@ ts of Ger@@ many , where brothers and sisters dis@@ cre@@ et@@ ly deli@@ vered them to fellow believers as descri@@ bed at the out@@ set .
The in@@ tro@@ duc@@ t@@ ory n@@ arr@@ ative of the book of Job descri@@ bes a ga@@ ther@@ ing in heaven where the angels took their st@@ ation before Jehovah .
It is hear@@ ing and he@@ e@@ ding the Bible , not just having one , that buil@@ ds faith
Si@@ mil@@ arly , present - day Christian fa@@ thers and mo@@ thers fer@@ v@@ ently pray for the spiritual wel@@ f@@ are of their children .
To that end , famili@@ es should try to e@@ at at le@@ ast one me@@ al together each day , thus allow@@ ing for up@@ building con@@ vers@@ ation .
How is Christ car@@ r@@ ying out “ the har@@ v@@ est of the earth ” ?
F@@ i@@ f@@ ty days after N@@ is@@ an 16 , Israel c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of We@@ ek@@ s .
( Read E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 11 . )
2 / 1 J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S W@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ S
Many Witnesses lost their loved ones as well as their bel@@ ong@@ ings .
The t@@ ree , then , also sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed Jehovah’s uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , especially with respect to the earth .
Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es They F@@ ace
Ri@@ ch@@ ard is well - known for his regul@@ ar@@ ity at Christian meetings .
C@@ y@@ ri@@ l ( 8@@ 27 - 8@@ 6@@ 9 C.E . , origin@@ ally nam@@ ed Con@@ stan@@ t@@ ine ) and Me@@ tho@@ di@@ us ( 8@@ 25 - 8@@ 8@@ 5 C.E . ) were born into a no@@ ble family in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , Gre@@ e@@ ce .
Ne@@ h@@ emiah provi@@ des a fine example of someone who pray@@ ed fer@@ v@@ ently .
In all , 5@@ ,@@ 9@@ 20 vis@@ ited during that time .
Jehovah wants all of his servants to be tra@@ ined well , and he has given us the privilege to help ne@@ wer ones .
O@@ r is it among the important less@@ ons that children can learn and benefit from ?
For example , if we make it a prac@@ tice to think about sin@@ ful actions , this could lead to our ac@@ ting out such f@@ an@@ t@@ asi@@ es .
a Christian woman in an O@@ ri@@ ent@@ al country in@@ no@@ c@@ ently asked a mission@@ ary from Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
Jehovah’s Witnesses are thr@@ il@@ led to see the ra@@ pi@@ d prog@@ ress that has been made to me@@ et the ur@@ g@@ ent need for new Kingdom H@@ alls around the g@@ lo@@ be .
S@@ tr@@ ong w@@ in@@ ds for@@ ced them sou@@ th toward C@@ re@@ te and under le@@ e of its sh@@ o@@ res .
In view of this , the words of the@@ olo@@ gy prof@@ ess@@ or Al@@ lis@@ on A . Tr@@ ites are thought pro@@ vo@@ king .
They were “ not a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed ” to preach the good news .
[ They ] con@@ ten@@ d that those who ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely re@@ ject God will simply be put out of ex@@ ist@@ ence in the ‘ con@@ sum@@ ing fi@@ re ’ of hel@@ l . ”
Our just God always does what is right and prop@@ er .
Luke then descri@@ bed the preaching activ@@ ity in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i in the first person p@@ lu@@ r@@ al , indic@@ ating that he par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated in it .
But the ro@@ ad has not always been s@@ mo@@ o@@ th .
▪ Re@@ ading the Bible from Genesis to Revelation can work well , but you might find other appro@@ ach@@ es to be ref@@ re@@ shing .
The apostle John shows that this privilege is gr@@ anted to 14@@ 4@@ ,000 individuals .
The last direc@@ t men@@ tion of Joseph is when 12 - year - old Jesus was found in the temple .
The sa@@ d con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of Ma@@ re@@ k@@ ’s decision should move us to sto@@ p and think .
Rather than sc@@ ol@@ ding them , once again Jesus pati@@ ently st@@ ressed the import@@ ance of serving others .
Mu@@ tu@@ al encourag@@ ement will become more and more important as we see Jehovah’s day “ dra@@ wing near . ”
When she re@@ turned home after two we@@ ek@@ s , she qu@@ it her jo@@ b and became a regul@@ ar pioneer .
For example , when we are tal@@ king with someone about God’s Kingdom , we would not say that we ag@@ ree or disa@@ gre@@ e with the ide@@ as or op@@ in@@ i@@ ons of a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar pol@@ itical group or lead@@ er .
He had seem@@ ed to be in the truth , so to speak .
But what happ@@ ens if these teachings are not in har@@ mony with what is found in God’s Word , the Bible ?
Why is it vital that elders be hum@@ ble ?
Yet , this “ fac@@ t@@ ory ” is s@@ il@@ ent and beau@@ ti@@ ful .
It acc@@ ur@@ ately id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es ke@@ y reas@@ ons why people act in ways that they know to be bad .
I especially took no@@ te of what an el@@ der had su@@ gg@@ ested that An@@ dr@@ é do ​ — read and refle@@ ct on Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 3 : 8 .
At the end of Jesus ’ Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn , Satan will be “ rel@@ eas@@ ed from his pris@@ on ” for a sh@@ ort time to make a fin@@ al at@@ temp@@ t to mis@@ lead perfect mankind .
What will result as we man@@ i@@ f@@ est the godly qualities just discus@@ sed ?
The inv@@ isi@@ ble ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city may per@@ form vari@@ ous fun@@ ctions , dep@@ en@@ ding on the ty@@ pe of e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment it po@@ wers .
Al@@ ong with prayer , such me@@ a@@ sures will help us to take a fir@@ m stand and avoid com@@ prom@@ ising on the matter .
He must have exerc@@ ised faith in the promised “ se@@ ed ” of God’s “ woman . ”
When the gu@@ ard asked about it , we always said : “ It is a bi@@ g book , and ever@@ yone wants to read it . ”
To help your child spiritually , you must listen to him .
The situation was no different when Jesus was on earth .
There we would preach for about ei@@ ght h@@ our@@ s before re@@ tur@@ ning in the ev@@ ening . ”
The s@@ pl@@ en@@ did rec@@ ord of faithful service esta@@ bli@@ shed by Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers past and present provi@@ des powerful evidence that he has been with them and that he is “ a God not of dis@@ order but of peace . ” ​ — Read 1 Corinthians 14 : 33 , 40 .
Rather , they ag@@ ree with Jesus ’ wise words : “ Just let your word Yes mean Yes , your No , No . ”
How will that ac@@ tive for@@ ce help us ?
Thus , the ‘ shin@@ ing b@@ righ@@ tly ’ of the anointed must occ@@ ur at that future time as well .
Jehovah spoke to this bel@@ o@@ ved serv@@ ant and told him of His purpose to bring the world of that time to an end .
The father feel@@ s like b@@ lu@@ r@@ ting out : “ Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ re just la@@ z@@ y !
The u@@ su@@ al questions ra@@ ised by doub@@ ting scho@@ l@@ ars are : Mi@@ ght their beli@@ ef@@ s have ca@@ used the writ@@ ers of the four Go@@ sp@@ els to em@@ bel@@ l@@ ish ac@@ tu@@ al fact ?
This account demonstr@@ ates that Jesus has the power and ability to bring our loved ones back to life and health in the coming new world .
Per@@ haps others coming from difficult family ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that they are just not wor@@ th loving .
No@@ where is the b@@ ru@@ tal@@ ity of ci@@ vi@@ l war more evid@@ ent than in its effect on children .
God’s Word does not give a direc@@ t answer to that spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c question .
Ne@@ ar the end of Joh@@ n@@ ’s life , while in ex@@ ile on the is@@ le of P@@ at@@ mo@@ s , he recei@@ ves the Revelation with all its am@@ a@@ z@@ ing prophe@@ tic sign@@ s of events that are to occ@@ ur during “ the L@@ or@@ d’s day . ”
Paul was evid@@ ently refer@@ ring to the events in Moses ’ day in an effort to encoura@@ ge Timothy and re@@ mind him of Jehovah’s ability to de@@ te@@ ct and coun@@ ter@@ act re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous ac@@ ts .
It is , in fact , the m@@ ale tend@@ enc@@ y to con@@ fi@@ de sol@@ ely in a mate that may p@@ lu@@ ng@@ e a man into pro@@ found so@@ li@@ tu@@ de following her death .
Ex@@ peri@@ enced overse@@ ers know that pre@@ serving the peace is more important than get@@ ting one@@ ’s own way .
The need - great@@ ers came from Cana@@ da , C@@ ze@@ ch Re@@ public , Fr@@ ance , Ger@@ many , G@@ u@@ ad@@ el@@ ou@@ pe , Lu@@ x@@ em@@ b@@ our@@ g , New C@@ al@@ e@@ don@@ ia , S@@ we@@ den , S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land , the Un@@ ited Kingdom , and the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
She also imp@@ ressed upon me the import@@ ance of never lea@@ ving a ter@@ rit@@ ory after field service without st@@ op@@ p@@ ing by , no matter how bri@@ ef@@ ly , to say hel@@ l@@ o to the brothers and sisters living in the are@@ a .
What g@@ ri@@ ef parents experience when one of their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing for@@ s@@ ak@@ es the worship of the true and living God !
Be@@ ing “ no@@ ble - min@@ ded , ” they did not stu@@ b@@ bor@@ n@@ ly cl@@ ing to their tra@@ di@@ tions .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , the pa@@ in@@ ful things of their past life in this old world “ will not be called to mind , ne@@ i@@ ther will they come up into the heart . ”
In what ways did Jo@@ b@@ ’s wife and his vis@@ it@@ ors put pres@@ sure on Job ?
When a tri@@ al was on , M@@ r . O@@ l@@ s@@ ze@@ w@@ s@@ ki often sta@@ yed over@@ night in the ho@@ m@@ es of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
But what was his family ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound like ?
Why did a sister nam@@ ed Kris@@ t@@ ina feel that she could do better in a local - language congregation ?
He himself will gu@@ i@@ de us until we die . ” ​ — P@@ S .
Thus , cou@@ ples en@@ ter@@ ing marriage must have the view that div@@ or@@ ce is not an op@@ tion . ​ — Mark 10 : 9 .
What can be said about the out@@ come of a good decision ?
And if we are listen@@ ing to Jehovah’s vo@@ ice , we will not en@@ ter@@ tain any apost@@ ate ide@@ as . ​ — Pro@@ v .
Z@@ er@@ u@@ b@@ ba@@ be@@ l , a des@@ c@@ end@@ ant of King David , was gover@@ nor , and Jo@@ shua was high pri@@ est .
Thus , Christians do not k@@ ill ani@@ mal@@ s mer@@ ely for s@@ por@@ t or for fu@@ n and with w@@ an@@ t@@ on dis@@ reg@@ ard for life . ​ — Proverbs 12 : 10 .
Our Christian id@@ ent@@ ity also inclu@@ des the set of valu@@ es , qualities , standards , and char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s that id@@ enti@@ fy us as Christians .
I remember my mother tel@@ ling us : “ Let this be the most beau@@ ti@@ ful day of your life .
And later , from the time of Solomon , they had to recogn@@ ize the temple as God’s cho@@ s@@ en place for sacrifice .
What has contribu@@ ted to this gro@@ w@@ th ?
B@@ eli@@ eve in What You C@@ an@@ not See ?
Does he or she have a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate knowledge to make a v@@ al@@ id dedic@@ ation ?
F@@ in@@ ding satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers to my questions chang@@ ed my life .
But gro@@ wing up , we each determined to make bal@@ let d@@ an@@ c@@ ing our care@@ er .
My heart s@@ wel@@ led with joy .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 26 , 29
What provi@@ des personal pro@@ of of the ex@@ ist@@ ence of God and the op@@ er@@ ation of his spirit ?
What about expres@@ sing appreciation to members of our own family ?
This was done no@@ ne too soon , for within the year , all but two mission@@ aries would leave the is@@ land .
( a ) Why are we not disc@@ oura@@ ged by persecu@@ tion ?
How close he must have come to the be@@ ast@@ ’s j@@ a@@ ws !
In the Bible , the expres@@ sion “ as the s@@ and of the se@@ a ” is used in a number of ways .
36 : 23 .
The first cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly we attend@@ ed in E@@ l S@@ al@@ va@@ d@@ or
O@@ thers simply vo@@ ted with their fe@@ et by mo@@ ving to neigh@@ bor@@ ing Con@@ ne@@ c@@ tic@@ u@@ t to pur@@ sue their own inter@@ ests .
So , early in life I felt wor@@ th@@ less , ” wrote a read@@ er of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
How vital that we stri@@ ve to be mer@@ ci@@ ful !
Rather than using ad@@ di@@ tional pro@@ of te@@ x@@ ts , we could foc@@ us on a de@@ ta@@ il right in that s@@ crip@@ ture .
To accom@@ pl@@ ish this , Jehovah made fur@@ ther bin@@ ding leg@@ al arrang@@ ements that would prote@@ ct the fulfill@@ ment of his purpose .
( b ) How will God’s servants re@@ act at that time ?
• In what ways can Psalm 4 strengthen our trust in Jehovah ?
Jehovah provided that rec@@ ord , as found in the Christian Greek Scriptures , because he wants us to become ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with his Son so that we can imitate him .
This century has seen two world w@@ ars , a great number of ci@@ vi@@ l w@@ ars , local war@@ fa@@ res , and rac@@ i@@ al and religious con@@ f@@ li@@ cts .
C@@ ould I really be “ a streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id ” and not a bur@@ den to fellow believers in that land ? ’
No doubt you will beg@@ in to feel again as did the psalmist who wrote : “ Many things you yourself have done , O Jehovah my God , even your wonderful works and your thoughts toward us ; there is no@@ ne to be com@@ pared to you . . . .
‘ T@@ each to O@@ b@@ serve All I Ha@@ ve Com@@ man@@ ded You , ’ 7 / 1
How should we view privile@@ ges in Jehovah’s service ?
Jesus said that not a sing@@ le s@@ par@@ ro@@ w can f@@ all to the gr@@ ound without Jehovah’s knowledge .
Of course , there is no fi@@ x@@ ed for@@ mu@@ la for br@@ ing@@ ing up children , but we di@@ lig@@ ently tri@@ ed to in@@ still love for Jehovah and neigh@@ b@@ or in their hearts .
S@@ an@@ ta C@@ la@@ us not only de@@ fe@@ ated G@@ r@@ and@@ pa In@@ di@@ an but even “ de@@ fe@@ ated the child Jesus and became the of@@ fi@@ cial re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative of the fe@@ ast of De@@ c@@ ember 25 , ” says Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or C@@ ar@@ lo@@ s E . F@@ an@@ t@@ in@@ at@@ i .
So rather than sen@@ ding his disciples out to preach a better way of organiz@@ ing govern@@ ments , Jesus taught them to preach the “ good news of the kingdom . ” ​ — Matthew 10 : 6 , 7 ; 24 : 14 .
‘ Our God Is A@@ ble to R@@ es@@ cu@@ e U@@ s ’
We will draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah , e@@ ag@@ er to strengthen our relationship with him and avoid doing anything that might we@@ ak@@ en it . ​ — P@@ s .
And off we went .
Our imper@@ fect mind and heart can be like a w@@ atch that is going ei@@ ther too f@@ ast or too s@@ low .
When she re@@ turned to Juda@@ h from Mo@@ a@@ b , she lam@@ ented : “ Do not call me Na@@ om@@ i [ “ My P@@ le@@ as@@ an@@ t@@ ness , ” f@@ t@@ n . ] . C@@ all me Mar@@ a [ “ B@@ it@@ ter , ” f@@ t@@ n . ] , for the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty has made it very bit@@ ter for me .
As you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers , two of my sisters and I ​ — the three el@@ des@@ t of ten children — ​ sp@@ ent many happy h@@ our@@ s at the mission@@ ary home where D@@ ap@@ h@@ ne and R@@ ose lived .
( b ) How can we receive that blessing ?
C@@ oun@@ sel F@@ it for a King
He saw a heart that would be rec@@ ep@@ tive to his li@@ ber@@ ating law , a heart that would sub@@ mit to his kind influ@@ ence .
David could have used this opportunity to eli@@ min@@ ate the king who th@@ reat@@ ened his life . After all , it was God’s will for David to re@@ place Saul as king of Israel .
They were ‘ dis@@ tur@@ bed by his ra@@ ge , ’ or ‘ ter@@ ri@@ fied by his indi@@ gn@@ ation . ’
Ti@@ me and again , they re@@ turned to the worship of man - made i@@ do@@ ls .
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : W@@ r@@ ite down two or three qualities of your mate that you appreci@@ ate most .
As Bible stud@@ ents , we know that in one sense God’s Kingdom came in 1914 when Jesus was inst@@ al@@ led as King in heaven .
Ab@@ out three h@@ our@@ s later , his wife comes in .
When , though , does a person become a minis@@ ter ?
On the other hand , “ a great crow@@ d , ” who pr@@ u@@ d@@ ently ‘ st@@ ored up their tre@@ a@@ sures in heaven ’ by pu@@ t@@ ting spiritual inter@@ ests first in their life , will benefit from their sure inv@@ est@@ ment and gain et@@ er@@ n@@ al life in a par@@ adise earth . ​ — Revelation 7 : 9 , 14 ; 21 : 3 , 4 ; Matthew 6 : 19 , 20 .
Y@@ E@@ S , the O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or of what Jesus taught , including what came to be known as the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule , is the one who sent Jesus , nam@@ ely , the Creator , Jehovah God .
Tru@@ e friends of God must be hon@@ est of heart and must give evidence of “ faith without h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y , ” for ac@@ ts of tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness come from the heart .
In fact , only three boo@@ ks of the Hebrew Scriptures , 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les , Job , and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah , men@@ tion Satan , which means “ R@@ es@@ is@@ ter . ”
Mu@@ st a Christian su@@ p@@ pres@@ s his conscience when the ta@@ x man c@@ alls ?
Jesus loved his Father so much that he was willing to obey him to the point of death .
Even in Bible times , these su@@ per@@ n@@ atur@@ al commun@@ ic@@ ations were r@@ are events , some@@ times se@@ par@@ ated by cen@@ tu@@ ries .
( b ) When under@@ going tri@@ als , of what can we be confid@@ ent ?
H@@ um@@ ility and mo@@ des@@ ty help a married person foc@@ us on the streng@@ ths of his or her mate .
Let us first exam@@ ine the circumstances under which Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am came to be king .
“ If you cannot say where an ar@@ ti@@ fact was found and where it has been for ne@@ arly 2@@ ,000 years , you cannot pre@@ ten@@ d to draw the l@@ ines of con@@ ne@@ ction between the ob@@ ject and the people it might men@@ tion , ” says Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or B@@ ru@@ ce Ch@@ il@@ t@@ on of B@@ ard C@@ ol@@ le@@ ge , New Yor@@ k .
At the side of the g@@ ates , at the m@@ ou@@ th of the to@@ wn , at the going in of the en@@ tr@@ an@@ ces it keep@@ s cr@@ ying l@@ ou@@ dly . ”
After that , when he is sent on his way , “ let him accept nothing but bre@@ ad . . .
It means that the gift of life , the beau@@ ty of the world around us , the ple@@ a@@ sures of love and fri@@ end@@ ship , the jo@@ ys of ta@@ st@@ e , t@@ ou@@ ch , s@@ ound , and sm@@ ell ​ — all of these are gi@@ f@@ ts from God .
What benef@@ its will the ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od bring to mankind ?
It num@@ ber@@ ed a st@@ ag@@ g@@ ering 2@@ ,@@ 4@@ 12 it@@ em@@ s , including 9@@ 7@@ 5 man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts and s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls .
In ad@@ dition to all these benef@@ its , those who put faith in God through his Son , Jesus Christ , have the mar@@ vel@@ ous pro@@ spe@@ ct of life everlasting .
E@@ very s@@ ound , every f@@ li@@ ck@@ ering sh@@ a@@ do@@ w would sur@@ ely he@@ igh@@ ten their expe@@ ct@@ ation : ‘ C@@ ould this be our ma@@ ster ? ’
During Jesus ’ Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn , that man will be rest@@ ored to life .
The man in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed himself as F@@ red B@@ er@@ g , and even though he had been a sub@@ s@@ cri@@ ber for sever@@ al years , this was his first vis@@ it from Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Some work@@ ers become like the a@@ th@@ le@@ te who makes ex@@ tre@@ me sacrific@@ es to set a new rec@@ ord .
What was Paul’s l@@ ine of reason@@ ing as recorded at 1 Corinthians 15 : 12 - 19 ?
One of the d@@ ri@@ v@@ ers helps by keep@@ ing a care@@ ful e@@ ye on ro@@ ad con@@ di@@ tions .
By giving us life , Jehovah became Father to human@@ kind .
Ri@@ ch@@ ard , ag@@ ed 6@@ 5 , moved in 20@@ 10 from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates to G@@ u@@ am .
That heart - to - heart con@@ vers@@ ation was a real tur@@ ning point for me .
But Jehovah ac@@ tually began the pro@@ c@@ ess of rest@@ or@@ ation at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E .
It was the mem@@ ory of the shepher@@ d’s “ expres@@ sions of affe@@ ction . ”
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you ever thought , ‘ A@@ m I the kind of person Jehovah will want to sa@@ ve during the great tri@@ bul@@ ation and bring into the new world ? ’
Mo@@ st continue to show real love for Jehovah and for the ministry .
P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s word was law ; he rul@@ ed by dec@@ ree .
O@@ thers pre@@ vi@@ ously worshipp@@ ed Ar@@ t@@ em@@ is and had practic@@ ed ma@@ gi@@ cal ar@@ ts .
“ When it became ob@@ vi@@ ous that my husband was un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant , ” says Mar@@ gar@@ ita , “ I took my children and moved to another city .
Why does she remain hon@@ est ?
For du@@ st you are and to du@@ st you will return . ’ ” ​ — Genesis 3 : 17 , 19 .
As we read at Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 24 , the apostle Paul ex@@ hor@@ ts Christians : “ P@@ u@@ t on the new person@@ ality which was cre@@ ated according to God’s will in true righteousness and loy@@ al@@ ty . ”
What a fine pat@@ ter@@ n for married people !
To have God’s spirit , however , we must do more than res@@ ist the spirit of the world .
• Why does the resurrection hope set true Christians ap@@ ar@@ t from the false ?
The same is true of our ability to hear beau@@ ti@@ ful mu@@ si@@ c , the s@@ ound of a bir@@ d , or the vo@@ ice of a loved one .
I@@ ’@@ ve deci@@ ded to give my life to him .
If we are to “ have everlasting life , ” we need to believe in Jesus and obey him .
What did these ex@@ per@@ ts conclu@@ de ?
B@@ ene@@ f@@ its Be@@ y@@ ond P@@ ris@@ on G@@ ates
My days are filled with mean@@ ing@@ ful activ@@ ity , not with an a@@ im@@ less sear@@ ch for ple@@ asure .
“ My heart does ex@@ ul@@ t in Jehovah , ” H@@ ann@@ ah beg@@ ins .
Solomon , though re@@ je@@ cted by her , was inspired to rec@@ ord her st@@ ory .
Hence , Jesus war@@ ned : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id of the things you are about to su@@ ff@@ er .
F@@ er@@ din@@ and and ei@@ ght other brothers were sent to a s@@ at@@ el@@ l@@ ite cam@@ p in R@@ a@@ th@@ en@@ ow to work on the pro@@ du@@ ction of war e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment .
T@@ ing@@ me@@ i says : “ Do@@ ing what Jehovah direc@@ ts has given me a clean conscience .
H@@ er decision led to a life of spiritual blessings for my older sister , Be@@ ul@@ ah , and me .
They may feel bey@@ ond the re@@ ach of God’s mer@@ cy because they st@@ ra@@ yed off course ei@@ ther so far or so often .
Bro@@ ther Li@@ ver@@ ance then pointed out that some left off following Jesus and re@@ je@@ cted spiritual truth , which is necess@@ ary for sal@@ vation .
Pe@@ er into the Scriptures as you would into a mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r .
Noah did not associ@@ ate with people who did not love Jehovah .
The ver@@ ses that follow the illustr@@ ation con@@ ne@@ ct the use of “ un@@ righteous ri@@ ches ” with faith@@ ful@@ ness to God . Jesus ’ point was that we can ‘ prove ourselves faithful ’ with , or control , those ri@@ ches once we ob@@ tain them .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the hum@@ ili@@ ating tre@@ at@@ ment me@@ ted out to Jesus on the night of his tri@@ al was fore@@ told in the prophecy of Isaiah 50 : 6 - 9 .
He was he@@ ad@@ ed for a prom@@ ising care@@ er .
Bal@@ ance is needed in determin@@ ing what kind of honor should be rend@@ ered to other humans and to what ex@@ t@@ ent .
( b ) How did Jesus strengthen the war@@ ning that John had given ?
Yes , see@@ king first God’s righteousness resul@@ ts in a har@@ mon@@ i@@ ous relationship with Jehovah that , in turn , lea@@ ds to our very sal@@ vation . ​ — R@@ om . 3 : 23 , 24 .
They may in@@ du@@ ce enem@@ y sol@@ di@@ ers to fi@@ ght among themselves or fo@@ ol them into is@@ ol@@ ating themselves from the ma@@ in fi@@ gh@@ ting for@@ ce .
The apostle Paul , pre@@ vi@@ ously qu@@ o@@ ted , high@@ ligh@@ ted the important ro@@ le the Ho@@ ly Scriptures pla@@ y in provi@@ ding so@@ li@@ d valu@@ es : “ All Scrip@@ ture is inspired of God and bene@@ fi@@ cial for teaching . ”
For instance , A@@ qu@@ ila and his wife , P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la ( P@@ ris@@ c@@ a ) , helped Paul .
Com@@ ments From On@@ loo@@ k@@ ers
Jehovah said : ‘ I will by no means leave you nor by any means for@@ s@@ ake you . ’ ”
O@@ f@@ ten he ser@@ en@@ ad@@ ed me from bel@@ ow my w@@ in@@ do@@ w with r@@ om@@ an@@ tic Greek song@@ s .
Jehovah has en@@ tru@@ sted us with a ste@@ war@@ d@@ ship that comes with honor , trust , and responsi@@ bility . ​ — Read 1 Peter 4 : 10 .
“ The hum@@ ble people you will sa@@ ve . ” ​ — 2 S@@ A@@ MU@@ E@@ L 22 : 28 .
It is not always eas@@ y , but we know that our ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary conduct pleas@@ es Jehovah and often has a good effect on n@@ on - Witnesses . ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 18 - 20 ; 3 : 1 .
Jesus also war@@ ned : “ The h@@ our is coming when ever@@ yone that k@@ ill@@ s you will i@@ magine he has rend@@ ered a sac@@ red service to God . ”
2 , 3 . ( a ) How does the ide@@ a that Satan does not ex@@ ist ac@@ tually fur@@ ther the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s ob@@ je@@ c@@ ti@@ ves ?
Jesus as@@ sur@@ ed his followers that God gives this gift gener@@ ously . ​ — Luke 11 : 13 .
What strong counsel did Peter give ?
In many develop@@ ed coun@@ tri@@ es , the situation today is similar to that pre@@ vail@@ ing in the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re in its he@@ y@@ day .
( b ) How did Jehovah imp@@ ress on the Israelites the princi@@ ple of sac@@ re@@ dness ?
He will also prote@@ ct “ a great crow@@ d , which no man was able to number , out of all nations and tri@@ bes and pe@@ op@@ les and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es . ”
Jesus also said that during this time of great difficul@@ ty , an ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary work would be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed .
That , in turn , m@@ iti@@ g@@ ated some of her dist@@ ress .
It is one thing to in@@ form yourself about the orig@@ ins and beli@@ ef@@ s of false religi@@ ons but qu@@ ite another to fe@@ ed on them .
So when the elders in the local congregation me@@ et to re@@ com@@ men@@ d men for congreg@@ ational responsi@@ bility , they pray for God’s spirit to gu@@ i@@ de them .
V@@ A@@ U@@ D@@ È@@ S
A@@ ris@@ to@@ tle also held that the su@@ n and other c@@ el@@ es@@ ti@@ al ob@@ je@@ cts were perfect , free of any mar@@ ks or ble@@ mi@@ sh@@ es and not sub@@ ject to change .
Since then , he beg@@ ins each day with a consider@@ ation of the da@@ ily text from Ex@@ am@@ ining the Scriptures Da@@ ily .
W@@ ell , I invit@@ ed them in .
Be@@ ar in mind that Saul did well and enjo@@ yed God’s fav@@ or for a while , but he fa@@ iled to ro@@ o@@ t out sel@@ f@@ ish tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es that began to take hold .
Many Christians in their 50 ’ s and older still have pl@@ ent@@ y of vi@@ g@@ or .
God’s spirit also served as a re@@ mem@@ bran@@ c@@ er by br@@ ing@@ ing back to mind the vari@@ ous teachings of Jesus .
They had follow@@ ed a st@@ ar to the home of Joseph and M@@ ary and were loo@@ king for a child who was to become king of the Jews .
What were some demonstr@@ ations of Jesus ’ heal@@ ing power ?
L@@ it@@ tle did she know that the str@@ anger was her father ​ — my de@@ ar husband , F@@ er@@ din@@ and .
What evidence is there that God really ca@@ res for us ?
S@@ ever@@ al were mut@@ il@@ ated or in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed , and many were kil@@ led .
You can do this by pu@@ t@@ ting yourself in your mat@@ e@@ ’s position .
Jehovah’s Witnesses think so .
Jehovah has emp@@ ow@@ ered his bel@@ o@@ ved Son to wi@@ eld that a@@ w@@ es@@ ome for@@ ce in be@@ half of all true Christians .
David rep@@ ent@@ an@@ tly beg@@ ged Jehovah : “ Do not thro@@ w me away from before your face ; and your holy spirit O do not take away from me . ”
When assign@@ ed a school repor@@ t or pro@@ ject , some have cho@@ s@@ en a sub@@ ject that allow@@ ed them to give a witness
There is no question about it .
The t@@ ree ought to have been an ap@@ ple t@@ ree , but since an ap@@ ple t@@ ree would have been in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate in w@@ in@@ ter , a fi@@ r t@@ ree was set on the st@@ age and some ap@@ ples put on its bran@@ ches or , to sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze the future coming of Re@@ de@@ mp@@ tion , wa@@ f@@ ers pre@@ pared with c@@ ru@@ shed bis@@ cu@@ its in special m@@ ou@@ l@@ ds that were sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s of the E@@ u@@ char@@ is@@ tic pres@@ ence of Jesus , as well as s@@ we@@ e@@ ts and gi@@ f@@ ts for children . ”
If there were no resurrection , then Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , and Jac@@ o@@ b would remain forever in the c@@ lu@@ t@@ ches of death .
“ He felt p@@ ity for them . ”
“ And she deep@@ ly res@@ pe@@ cts my husband and me because she kno@@ ws that we obe@@ yed God .
The Bible ad@@ vis@@ es you to “ love your neigh@@ b@@ or as yourself . ”
An@@ y Israelites who were privile@@ ged to be present on the occasi@@ ons when Davi@@ d’s psal@@ ms were su@@ ng must have been deep@@ ly moved by what they heard .
His hand is not too sh@@ ort . ”
What may the “ inter@@ i@@ or ro@@ om@@ s ” point to in mo@@ der@@ n times ?
W@@ ould he remain faithful to his Father ?
Let us exam@@ ine three qualities that helped Jeremiah to stay a@@ wa@@ ke to his com@@ mis@@ sion and that will help us to do the same .
One pres@@ ented the Greek text , and the other the e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent L@@ at@@ in text from the V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate .
In 1@@ 5@@ 8@@ 3 , P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in moved to L@@ ei@@ den , a city some 60 mil@@ es [ 1@@ 00 k@@ m ] nor@@ th of A@@ nt@@ wer@@ p .
He was only ten years old when re@@ be@@ l tro@@ op@@ s cap@@ tur@@ ed him and tra@@ ined him to fi@@ ght with an A@@ K - 4@@ 7 as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t ri@@ f@@ le .
The apostle John wr@@ ites : “ W@@ ho@@ ever has this worl@@ d’s means for supp@@ or@@ ting life and b@@ eho@@ l@@ ds his brother having need and yet shu@@ ts the do@@ or of his tend@@ er com@@ pas@@ sions upon him , in what way does the love of God remain in him ? . . .
Com@@ men@@ d your brothers s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely .
Ther@@ efore , let us always imitate Jesus ’ example , taking a coura@@ ge@@ ous stand for righteousness !
My S@@ ear@@ ch Con@@ t@@ inu@@ es
Many of our brothers and sisters ‘ p@@ our themselves out like dr@@ ink o@@ ffer@@ ings ’ through their work to support the necess@@ ary activities of the Kingdom .
In the Bible , we find the first occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence of the word “ S@@ he@@ ol ” at Genesis 37 : 35 .
Ne@@ ws of the Israelites ’ vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ es had what effect on individuals in Cana@@ an ?
In fact , Paul wr@@ ites of “ the true t@@ ent , which Jehovah put up , and not man . ”
In the first century , sever@@ al God - fe@@ aring women had the privilege of minis@@ ter@@ ing to Jesus and his apostles .
A wise husband must learn how to exerc@@ ise he@@ ad@@ ship by imit@@ ating his own He@@ ad and Le@@ ad@@ er , Christ Jesus .
In car@@ ing for the sheep , they imitate the apostle Paul , even as he imit@@ ated Jesus .
Abraham left a com@@ for@@ table life in U@@ r and later in H@@ ar@@ an because he had faith in Jehovah’s promise that his se@@ ed would become many and be a blessing for all nations .
God , though , will inter@@ v@@ ene to sa@@ ve “ the cho@@ s@@ en ones , ” that is , faithful Christians .
During family worship or even on your own , try the following : C@@ ho@@ ose one of your fav@@ or@@ ite song@@ s from our song@@ book .
How strong , though , is our con@@ vi@@ ction that the Kingdom is a re@@ ality that will accom@@ pl@@ ish its in@@ tend@@ ed purpose ?
The am@@ a@@ z@@ ing desi@@ gn of living things f@@ ill@@ s us with a@@ we at the wisdom of our M@@ ak@@ er
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ar attend@@ ance at the meetings helped us in every important as@@ pect of our family life . ”
For the great ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of those who cho@@ ose to do God’s will , the pri@@ ze wor@@ th working for is et@@ er@@ n@@ al life in a new world of God’s making .
W@@ rit@@ ing to Christians in the first century , the apostle Paul said : “ Let each one of you individu@@ ally so love his wife as he does himself ; on the other hand , the wife should have deep respect for her husband . ”
When God - fe@@ aring parents put spiritual inter@@ ests first in their lives and teach their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing to do the same , their children are very likely to res@@ ist wh@@ atever temp@@ t@@ ations and pres@@ sures that may ar@@ ise at school or el@@ se@@ where .
What a joy it is to be around such “ clean pers@@ ons ” who see as mor@@ ally and spiritually “ clean ” the things that are accep@@ table to the Lord !
“ So how do you understand hel@@ l ? ” I asked after I had fin@@ i@@ shed my te@@ a .
The ass@@ em@@ bly again com@@ pla@@ ins against Moses and A@@ ar@@ on .
I des@@ per@@ ately needed to find co@@ ver where I could rest .
S@@ hor@@ tly before the Israelites en@@ tered the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , Jehovah war@@ ned them not to for@@ get him .
Al@@ so , his “ et@@ er@@ n@@ al purpose ” to bl@@ ess mankind by means of his Kingdom has never chang@@ ed .
I even received me@@ d@@ als for my contribu@@ tion to the A@@ pol@@ l@@ o 8 and A@@ pol@@ l@@ o 11 mis@@ sions .
Just think ! S@@ in and death , which have we@@ igh@@ ed on mankind like a su@@ ff@@ o@@ c@@ ating bl@@ an@@ ke@@ t , will be no more .
In his prophecy about his pres@@ ence and the conclu@@ sion of the system of things , Jesus stated : “ There will be great tri@@ bul@@ ation such as has not occ@@ ur@@ red since the worl@@ d’s beg@@ in@@ ning until now , no , nor will occ@@ ur again . ”
In 19@@ 40 sever@@ al in our congregation r@@ ented a bu@@ s and travel@@ ed to the conven@@ tion held in D@@ et@@ ro@@ it , M@@ ic@@ hi@@ g@@ an .
The Israelites c@@ ow@@ ered . King Saul c@@ ow@@ ered .
Hence , the ro@@ le of one u@@ pri@@ ght person in God’s hous@@ eho@@ ld is ne@@ i@@ ther better nor wor@@ se than that of another faithful Christian .
Who but an imper@@ fect human could expres@@ s such sen@@ ti@@ ments ?
During the first years of Jo@@ el@@ ’s life , the pe@@ di@@ at@@ ri@@ ci@@ an often re@@ pe@@ ated to us , “ Jo@@ el needs lo@@ ts of love . ”
The more sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve we are to God’s feelings , the more we will become a@@ ware of what we can do to make his heart rejo@@ ice . ​ — 5 / 15 , pages 4 - 7 .
• What have you learned from the examples of the pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , Jac@@ o@@ b , and Joseph ?
She thus shows respect for Jehovah’s arrang@@ ement of he@@ ad@@ ship within the Christian congregation because she is fulfill@@ ing a ro@@ le that would nor@@ m@@ ally be the responsi@@ bility of the brother .
Today , school cur@@ ri@@ c@@ ulu@@ ms and the me@@ dia are re@@ ple@@ te with faith - destro@@ ying the@@ ori@@ es about man@@ ’s orig@@ in .
The false prophe@@ ts of Mi@@ ca@@ h’s time were war@@ ned of what ?
Then the class bro@@ ke out in a gener@@ ous r@@ ound of ap@@ pla@@ use .
What do the se@@ ed and the different ty@@ p@@ es of so@@ il re@@ present ?
Per@@ haps you face a similar situation today .
Jesus instru@@ cted his disciples : “ Let them be .
What a ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent beg@@ in@@ ning ! ​ — Genesis 1 : 31 .
How can famili@@ es de@@ al with the pres@@ sure to put material things a@@ head of spiritual pur@@ su@@ its , and what may result from their set@@ ting a good example ?
H@@ en@@ r@@ y@@ k ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ Eng@@ ag@@ ing in the field service helps me to work on my person@@ ality .
Consi@@ der@@ ing some Bible principles will help to answer those questions , and ap@@ pl@@ ying those principles will min@@ i@@ mi@@ ze possible problems that could de@@ tr@@ act from this special occasi@@ on .
E@@ r@@ na@@ ’s end@@ ur@@ ance was ri@@ ch@@ ly re@@ war@@ ded .
The father of all mankind was Adam .
Yes , hon@@ or@@ ing the older ones in the congregation was a serious responsi@@ bility when those words were written , and it is down to this day .
Paul was poin@@ ting out that the life of an anointed follow@@ er of Christ invol@@ ves a course of integrity - keep@@ ing under t@@ est , a da@@ ily fac@@ ing of death , and fin@@ ally a death of integrity , follow@@ ed by the heavenly resurrection .
What a privilege it is to help hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people from different religious and cul@@ tural ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds come to real@@ ize that all life origin@@ ates with Jehovah God ! ​ — P@@ s .
A@@ no@@ ther important way in which Christians show an un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish attitude is by using their time and en@@ er@@ gy to speak about God’s pur@@ pos@@ es .
A Gre@@ at Je@@ h@@ u held si@@ x pione@@ ers
F@@ A@@ I@@ T@@ H AN@@ D H@@ O@@ P@@ E E@@ S@@ S@@ EN@@ T@@ I@@ A@@ L
You can learn to sing with power and vo@@ lu@@ me by bre@@ a@@ thing pro@@ per@@ ly .
What can we learn from consider@@ ing her example ?
He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah and Jo@@ si@@ ah are de@@ pi@@ cted as hum@@ ble k@@ ings who respect God’s Law .
“ Ke@@ ep be@@ aring much fru@@ it and prove y@@ ourselves my disciples . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ H@@ N 15 : 8 .
“ H@@ um@@ ble y@@ ourselves , therefore , under the mi@@ gh@@ ty hand of God , so that he may ex@@ al@@ t you in du@@ e time . ” ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 6
One of the stud@@ ents ag@@ re@@ ed to study the Bible with him and prog@@ ressed to the point of baptism .
When did this world en@@ ter “ the fin@@ al part of the days , ” and what has been happ@@ ening since then in reg@@ ard to true worship ?
S@@ tr@@ ong faith in Jehovah will help us to trust that he will lo@@ v@@ ingly provide the things we need .
It is important to obey Ca@@ es@@ ar@@ ’s la@@ ws and consider the conscience of others . ​ — 12 / 1 , page 31 .
Although baptism op@@ ens the do@@ or to many blessings , it also invol@@ ves responsi@@ bility .
In develop@@ ing nations , many are for@@ ced to live on the st@@ re@@ et or in sh@@ an@@ ty@@ to@@ w@@ ns .
Father was sent to the con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p at A@@ us@@ ch@@ wit@@ z .
So@@ on all the others are ur@@ ged to jo@@ in in .
How different it is for Christ’s disciples !
In De@@ c@@ ember 199@@ 0 , pro@@ per@@ ty was pur@@ cha@@ sed for an en@@ lar@@ ged branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Even at the time of the uni@@ fic@@ ation of I@@ tal@@ y in 18@@ 6@@ 1 , 7@@ 4@@ .@@ 7 per@@ c@@ ent of the po@@ pul@@ ation were ill@@ it@@ er@@ ate .
We will have the courage needed to give a witness without any fear of sh@@ ame if we ch@@ er@@ ish “ the word of truth ” and ‘ keep God’s law con@@ stan@@ tly . ’
What can help parents to be long - suffering and pati@@ ent with their children ?
V@@ er@@ y likely , the fi@@ ve congregation meetings sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ed each we@@ ek s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ate your love for God , strengthen your hope for the future , and provide you with Bible - based guid@@ ance on how to de@@ al with tri@@ als .
But since 19@@ 19 , Jesus has been using “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” to help God’s people understand what the Bible teach@@ es and follow what it says .
What should I do ?
Jehovah re@@ war@@ ded Jesus with a resurrection to a position su@@ peri@@ or to the one he had before coming to the earth .
Paul remin@@ ds us that it is “ God who makes it gro@@ w . ”
For good reason , the Bible war@@ ns against anger , a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch , and s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing .
May Satan never get a hold on us !
So Jesus gre@@ w up in a large family , likely in mo@@ des@@ t circumstances .
Some people mis@@ read these inspired words : “ There is an appointed time for everything , . . . a time for bir@@ th and a time to die . ”
He continued : “ In my heart [ the word of God ] proved to be like a bur@@ ning fi@@ re shu@@ t up in my b@@ ones ; and I got ti@@ red of ho@@ l@@ ding in , and I was un@@ able to end@@ ure it . ”
If so , living in to@@ da@@ y’s world can be tr@@ ying .
S@@ ell , give away , or thro@@ w out things you do not use
Such refle@@ ctions will help us to res@@ ist the spirit of the world .
Yet , how does God feel when his servants are un@@ faithful ?
These were con@@ temp@@ ti@@ ble in Jehovah’s sight and righ@@ tly so .
Do as Jesus re@@ comm@@ ended ​ — go the second m@@ ile .
At the age of 17 , Joseph was un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly so@@ ld into sla@@ very by his brothers .
“ The person who ans@@ wer@@ ed the first do@@ or we kno@@ cked on was not inter@@ ested .
Instead , Jehovah’s people in those lands continue to th@@ ri@@ ve as they ex@@ al@@ t God’s name together .
( Read Romans 5 : 21 . )
King . ​ — Revelation 11 : 15 .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of our age , we need to keep Jehovah before us con@@ stan@@ tly .
On all these occasi@@ ons , Abraham felt free to speak with Jehovah .
Even the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job of ancient times experienced great des@@ pa@@ ir when he saw his pl@@ ans simply “ t@@ or@@ n ap@@ ar@@ t , ” ru@@ ining what should have made for a happy future for him and his family . ​ — Job 17 : 11 ; E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 11 .
Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah is told to col@@ le@@ ct s@@ il@@ ver and go@@ ld from H@@ el@@ da@@ i , To@@ bi@@ j@@ ah , and Je@@ da@@ iah ​ — three new arri@@ v@@ als re@@ tur@@ ning from Babyl@@ on — ​ and to make “ a gr@@ and cro@@ wn ” out of the contribu@@ tions .
If we receive Scriptural counsel , may we appreci@@ ate it and view it as an evidence of Jehovah’s love .
No , most did not .
But we desire each one of you to show the same in@@ du@@ stri@@ ousness so as to have the full as@@ sur@@ ance of the hope down to the end , in order that you may not become s@@ lu@@ gg@@ ish , but be imit@@ at@@ ors of those who through faith and pati@@ ence in@@ her@@ it the promises . ” ​ — Hebrews 6 : 10 - 12 .
We consider@@ ed it an un@@ expe@@ cted privilege and accepted it with great appreciation .
The psalmist speak@@ s of the su@@ n in fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative language , pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ing it as “ a mi@@ gh@@ ty man ” who r@@ un@@ s from one ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on to the other during the day and re@@ ti@@ res at night in “ a t@@ ent . ”
14 ​ — Who are refer@@ red to as “ friends ” ?
After a few we@@ ek@@ s , he began br@@ ing@@ ing a Ch@@ in@@ ese col@@ le@@ ag@@ ue with him .
This pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity brought much le@@ is@@ ure time to the rul@@ ing class , and the rul@@ ers saw to it that the mas@@ ses got pl@@ ent@@ y of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment so that they would not re@@ be@@ l .
C@@ learly , though , if Kingdom H@@ all main@@ ten@@ ance were ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted , such ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct would result in the pre@@ matu@@ re deter@@ i@@ or@@ ation of the building and would not be a good witness to the local commun@@ ity .
Our sla@@ ving for God be@@ ars fru@@ it in the way of ho@@ l@@ iness in that we re@@ a@@ p the benef@@ its of holy , or mor@@ ally clean , conduct .
Ex@@ tre@@ me po@@ ver@@ ty k@@ ill@@ s milli@@ ons every year through mal@@ nu@@ tr@@ iti@@ on and di@@ se@@ ase .
We can also be sure that Jehovah is pleas@@ ed with us .
It was both f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating and si@@ ck@@ ening , and it left me feel@@ ing over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed with gu@@ il@@ t .
Many present - day elders , including those who are in the travel@@ ing work , set a fine example in this reg@@ ard .
But Jesus ’ mo@@ de@@ l prayer teach@@ es us even more about what we must do to ob@@ tain for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of our sin@@ s .
O@@ ther members of the congregation can provide comfort as well . W@@ om@@ en often find it e@@ asi@@ er to talk to other women about vari@@ ous problems .
• Why did Jehovah re@@ ject Israel as his dedic@@ ated nation , and how was it re@@ plac@@ ed ?
16 - 18 . ( a ) What can be done to teach children good man@@ n@@ ers ?
“ F@@ i@@ ght the F@@ ine F@@ i@@ ght of the Fa@@ ith ”
Jesus , like every good teach@@ er , knew that the best way to learn is by doing .
W@@ ould I accept a scho@@ lar@@ ship to go to uni@@ vers@@ ity ?
As we car@@ ry out our ministry , how can we refle@@ ct Jehovah’s qualities ?
Our go@@ al is to be as much like Jesus as possible .
In 1@@ 3@@ 8@@ 2 , the Eng@@ l@@ ish transl@@ ation later known as the W@@ y@@ c@@ li@@ f@@ fe Bible was pro@@ duc@@ ed .
• What were some fore@@ told fe@@ atu@@ res of Jesus Christ’s imp@@ al@@ ement ?
Th@@ r@@ ough Paul’s bo@@ ld wit@@ ness@@ ing , the brothers in R@@ ome find the courage “ to speak the word of God fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly . ” ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
Yes , Christians ought to seek to prom@@ o@@ te har@@ mony and peace as far as it dep@@ ends on them .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ Do not be anxi@@ ous over anything , but in everything by prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation along with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving let your pet@@ iti@@ ons be made known to God ; and the peace of God that exc@@ els all thought will gu@@ ard your hearts and your men@@ tal po@@ wers by means of Christ Jesus . ”
Your children can learn to love God only if they have evidence that he ex@@ ists and that he lo@@ ves them .
Di@@ d They Li@@ ve That L@@ ong ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , though comman@@ ded by the St@@ ate to take up ar@@ ms to k@@ ill others , they refu@@ sed to do so , just as they did not desire to be kil@@ led by others .
E@@ arly Ger@@ man Bible U@@ ses God’s N@@ ame
Fir@@ st , Jehovah is there for us when we su@@ ff@@ er .
But God’s Word says the very op@@ pos@@ ite ​ — that man is comple@@ t@@ ely in@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble of gover@@ ning himself .
When the Israelites com@@ pla@@ ined , against whom was their mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring really direc@@ ted ?
Then , take heart .
Per@@ sever@@ ing in prayer is ess@@ enti@@ al to keep@@ ing on the w@@ atch .
After serving for three and a half years in P@@ un@@ ta Ar@@ en@@ as , we were assign@@ ed to serve in the por@@ t city of V@@ al@@ par@@ a@@ is@@ o .
The ye@@ ar@@ text for 20@@ 13 is dra@@ wn from what s@@ crip@@ ture , and how do you feel that those words will help you ?
A day ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we should remember that the fin@@ al judgment of who are sheep and who are go@@ ats is during the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
Even in your relati@@ vely sh@@ ort li@@ fe@@ time , you young ones have no doubt seen fear and anxi@@ ety inc@@ re@@ ase .
This imp@@ lied that Jehovah would become wh@@ atever was necess@@ ary for him to become in order to car@@ ry out his pur@@ pos@@ es in reg@@ ard to his cho@@ s@@ en people .
In ad@@ dition to help@@ ing others materi@@ ally when there is a special need or when some disa@@ ster occ@@ ur@@ s , Jehovah’s Witnesses are very bus@@ y benef@@ iting fellow humans in a vit@@ ally important way ​ — by preaching the good news of God’s Kingdom .
Th@@ r@@ ough the m@@ ou@@ th of a ser@@ p@@ ent , Satan said that those words were not true .
[ Ma@@ p on page 29 ]
She as@@ sur@@ ed me that God had promised he would never destro@@ y the earth by a d@@ elu@@ ge again .
K@@ in@@ dness is rel@@ ated to other qualities pro@@ duc@@ ed by God’s spirit .
S@@ al@@ vation dep@@ ends on c@@ all@@ ing upon Jehovah’s name in faith , but people will not do that un@@ less we preach to them .
No won@@ der Jehovah had a leg@@ al case against the spiritually ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ous nation ! ​ — Ho@@ se@@ a 1 : 2 ; 2 : 2 , 12 , 13 .
That prophecy of rest@@ or@@ ation was first ful@@ filled when a Jewish re@@ m@@ n@@ ant re@@ turned to Juda@@ h in 5@@ 37 B.C.E .
Thus , Peter could tell Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us : “ For a certain@@ ty I per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve that God is not par@@ ti@@ al , but in every nation the man that fe@@ ars him and works righteousness is accep@@ table to him . ”
This important work not only benef@@ ited the T@@ ah@@ iti@@ ans but also esta@@ bli@@ shed a f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for other transl@@ ations in S@@ ou@@ th P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c langu@@ ages .
The older two - vo@@ lu@@ me transl@@ ation by Ma@@ xi@@ mu@@ s inclu@@ ded the origin@@ al Greek text .
To beg@@ in with , we are as@@ sur@@ ed that all of God’s ways are tru@@ th@@ ful , righteous , and loving .
So have the many Witnesses who at their own ex@@ p@@ en@@ se have moved to lands where the need for Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers is greater .
R@@ em@@ ember , as a loving Father , Jehovah never as@@ ks more of us than we can give .
Ang@@ els D@@ eli@@ ver God’s M@@ es@@ sa@@ ges
Hence , David pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ds to expla@@ in how we can show godly fear .
to a d@@ um@@ b st@@ one : ‘ O wa@@ ke up !
In fact , though , he did not .
I am g@@ la@@ d that he has helped me to continue in his service . ”
But , in time , he succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded .
Father , g@@ la@@ d to be reli@@ ev@@ ed of this responsi@@ bility , re@@ adi@@ ly ag@@ re@@ ed that A@@ un@@ t M@@ il@@ li@@ e should live with us per@@ man@@ ently .
C@@ arr@@ ying out this com@@ mis@@ sion invol@@ ves c@@ all@@ ing on people wh@@ er@@ ever they can be found , making return vis@@ its on those show@@ ing interest , and con@@ duc@@ ting Bible stu@@ dies with such individuals .
11 : 28 - 30 ; 1 C@@ or .
I asked him to return the same ev@@ ening , and we discus@@ sed the Bible until mi@@ d@@ night .
Then turn to Jehovah , the S@@ ource of that preci@@ ous qu@@ ality .
As a nation , the first - century Jews re@@ je@@ cted Jesus .
Jehovah used his “ m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er of the covenant , ” Christ Jesus , to cle@@ an@@ se these spiritual Israelites .
As a result , the lo@@ c@@ als offered a s@@ ite for a “ house ” of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
In a F@@ o@@ re@@ ign F@@ i@@ eld
C@@ u@@ enc@@ a was full of ch@@ ur@@ ches , and on so - called holy days , religious pro@@ c@@ essi@@ ons filled the city .
From 194@@ 2 to 194@@ 7 , I served in the re@@ gi@@ on around L@@ ake B@@ ang@@ we@@ ulu .
I was about se@@ ven years old .
( Read James 1 : 25 . )
F@@ i@@ ve years ear@@ li@@ er , he had Davi@@ d’s el@@ des@@ t son , A@@ m@@ n@@ on , mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed , o@@ st@@ en@@ si@@ bly in re@@ v@@ enge for the ra@@ pe of Ab@@ sal@@ om@@ ’s sister T@@ am@@ ar .
Au@@ g@@ us@@ ti@@ j@@ n wr@@ ites : “ Lu@@ ther com@@ pa@@ res his own age and f@@ ate to that of Eli@@ j@@ ah .
The temple was comple@@ ted in the si@@ x@@ th year of his re@@ ign , or 5@@ 15 B.C.E .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , I was mis@@ sing a lo@@ t of di@@ r@@ t .
David ch@@ eri@@ shed this close relationship with Jehovah and st@@ ro@@ ve to maintain it by thinking deep@@ ly about His works and by pra@@ ying to H@@ im .
This some@@ times sur@@ pris@@ es people and may cause mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s .
Jehovah kno@@ ws that we are imper@@ fect and that we may sin in spe@@ e@@ ch and deed .
Jehovah will bl@@ ess us individu@@ ally and as famili@@ es if we follow the guid@@ ance of the slave class .
( b ) How should older ones ad@@ d@@ ress you@@ ng@@ er ones , and why ?
I could see that we were living in m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous times , and I long@@ ed to have a share in the preaching work pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed at Matthew 24 : 14 .
Those four k@@ ings of Juda@@ h ​ — A@@ sa , Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at , He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah , and Jo@@ si@@ ah — ​ set fine examples for us in being ze@@ al@@ ous for God’s house and worship .
Ab@@ out three years ear@@ li@@ er , C@@ r@@ y@@ st@@ al had su@@ ffered a st@@ ro@@ ke that had left her ba@@ dly disa@@ b@@ led .
At the age of 30 , he was in his second year of high school , and he made the school his preaching ter@@ rit@@ ory .
Thus , according to one s@@ ource , the re@@ si@@ d@@ ents of Mal@@ ta may have been thinking : “ Th@@ ough Paul has es@@ cap@@ ed the se@@ a , he is a mar@@ ked man who is now over@@ taken by the go@@ dd@@ ess D@@ ike . . . through the vi@@ per . ”
I thor@@ ough@@ ly enjoy the full - time ministry , and I am very gr@@ ate@@ ful to God for a wonderful life in his service .
Jehovah has provided this .
When others off@@ end or h@@ ur@@ t us , are we temp@@ ted to get ang@@ ry with them or sto@@ p speaking to them ?
Ri@@ ght now , a great crow@@ d out of all nations , tri@@ bes , pe@@ op@@ les , and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es are ‘ wa@@ shing their ro@@ bes and making them wh@@ ite in the blood of the L@@ am@@ b . ’
5 : 4 , 8 .
• In ancient Israel , only what kind of sacrific@@ es were accep@@ table to Jehovah , and how does that gu@@ i@@ de us today ?
If you feel that way , Jehovah can help you devel@@ op courage .
In the low@@ er city was a sac@@ red are@@ a dedic@@ ated to the go@@ dd@@ ess I@@ sh@@ ta@@ r , also vie@@ wed as a fer@@ t@@ ility go@@ dd@@ ess by the Babyl@@ on@@ ians .
He helped Abraham res@@ cu@@ e Lo@@ t from a four - king con@@ fe@@ der@@ ac@@ y .
Our da@@ ily Bible reading should not be a cho@@ re but a real deli@@ ght .
So he allow@@ ed himself to be led into doing the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s will .
I wish I had never left the@@ e ! ”
It led to the death of their child conc@@ ei@@ ved in ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y and of B@@ ath - she@@ ba@@ ’s husband , both of whom were in@@ no@@ c@@ ent .
C@@ ho@@ ose Your C@@ our@@ se W@@ is@@ ely
W@@ ould Par@@ adise be lo@@ c@@ ated in heaven , on earth , or at some inter@@ medi@@ ate lo@@ c@@ ation where humans a@@ wa@@ it judgment ?
After this dr@@ ying they are fir@@ m and hard . ”
O@@ ut@@ side the w@@ alls of ancient Jerusalem were du@@ mp@@ s for gar@@ ba@@ ge and , occasi@@ on@@ ally , for the cor@@ p@@ ses of ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted cri@@ min@@ als jud@@ ged un@@ f@@ it for a dec@@ ent bu@@ ri@@ al .
In the end , whom do they see be@@ h@@ ind the face of Jesus ?
The th@@ ir@@ d example we will consider is that of Moses .
In 19@@ 6@@ 6 , after more than ei@@ ght years of pione@@ ering in S@@ co@@ t@@ land , I was invit@@ ed to the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad to be tra@@ ined as a mission@@ ary .
An@@ n@@ oun@@ c@@ ing the n@@ ames of the gi@@ v@@ ers might em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass others who were perhaps un@@ able to af@@ for@@ d to give a gift .
Not all , however , respon@@ d fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly to our message , at le@@ ast not in@@ iti@@ ally .
She says : “ E@@ ach day , t@@ or@@ men@@ ted by a sense of fa@@ il@@ ure , I kept re@@ pla@@ ying past events in my mind . ”
However , Jehovah made a loving pro@@ vision ​ — the ransom — ​ through his Son , Jesus Christ , so that all who accept it on the bas@@ is of faith may look for@@ ward to rel@@ e@@ ase and rest from the bur@@ den of sin and death .
And how can you be sure that his guid@@ ance is reli@@ able ?
A f@@ our@@ th way to prom@@ o@@ te un@@ ity is by show@@ ing love in imit@@ ation of Jehovah , the God of love .
In re@@ tro@@ spe@@ ct , it seem@@ s that much of what they wrote was fa@@ d@@ dis@@ h , cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct@@ ory , and some@@ times do@@ w@@ n@@ right bi@@ z@@ ar@@ re .
There was a need for acc@@ ur@@ ate g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gi@@ cal lis@@ ts to con@@ fir@@ m the tri@@ ba@@ l in@@ her@@ it@@ an@@ ces and to en@@ sure that only author@@ ized people served in the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od .
Ther@@ efore , this article will answer three questions : How do the c@@ ities of refu@@ ge reve@@ al Jehovah’s mer@@ cy ?
I was am@@ a@@ zed to dis@@ co@@ ver that it was nothing like what I had i@@ mag@@ ined ! ”
“ As@@ k , ask , ask , ” su@@ gg@@ ests Kal@@ ic@@ k .
At that time , may all of us draw strength from He@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ ah’s words .
It appe@@ als to their good qualities .
What can be said about the com@@ position of Psalm 4 ?
Hence , in many ways , love helps us to be long - suffering .
( b ) In what way can the law of loving - kindness help a husband sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard his t@@ ong@@ ue ?
They al@@ lo@@ t to bad sou@@ ls a dar@@ k and temp@@ es@@ tu@@ ous den , full of never - c@@ eas@@ ing p@@ un@@ ish@@ ments . ”
But our prayers should be influ@@ enced by Jesus ’ sa@@ y@@ ings in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount .
On Au@@ gu@@ st 28 , 194@@ 7 , at the age of 13 , I public@@ ly sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed the v@@ ow that I had made to Jehovah years before .
For al@@ er@@ t Christians , the meaning was pla@@ in to see : A pa@@ g@@ an ar@@ my with its i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ r@@ ous standards ( “ the dis@@ gu@@ sting thing ” ) got as far as the temple w@@ all ( “ a holy place ” ) .
Jehovah’s remin@@ ders and his holy spirit will en@@ able us to displa@@ y love , joy , peace , long - suffering , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , faith , mil@@ dness , self - control ​ — qualities so un@@ like the tra@@ its of the world that is l@@ ying in Satan’s power !
It tel@@ ls us not only that all disciples are requi@@ red to be@@ ar fru@@ it but also that all are ca@@ pa@@ ble of doing so , no matter what their circumstances or li@@ mit@@ ations may be .
Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er@@ ’s prayer also showed his sub@@ mis@@ sion to Jehovah’s way of deal@@ ing with mankind .
That was just part of a str@@ ing of tra@@ ge@@ dies .
R@@ E@@ Y@@ N@@ O@@ L@@ D@@ S
If those listen@@ ers wanted an ong@@ o@@ ing relationship with Jehovah , they needed something el@@ se .
“ The kingdom of the heavens is the go@@ al toward which men pres@@ s , and those pres@@ sing for@@ ward are se@@ iz@@ ing it . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 11 : 12 .
Paul here expla@@ ins that there would not be any human authority if God did not per@@ mit it .
For example , consider the experience of an at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive 27 - year - old se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary nam@@ ed A@@ my .
I came to accept that Jehovah will take care of in@@ justice in his own way and time .
The heavenly King Jesus Christ “ will feel s@@ or@@ ry for the low@@ ly one and the po@@ or one , and the sou@@ ls of the po@@ or ones he will sa@@ ve . ”
What had happened to Saul on the ro@@ ad to D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us ?
In 1@@ 5@@ 0@@ 9 , L@@ ef@@ è@@ v@@ re publi@@ shed a com@@ par@@ ative study of fi@@ ve different L@@ at@@ in ver@@ sions of the Psal@@ ms , * including his own cor@@ rection of the V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate .
There is no longer a Scriptural reason for div@@ or@@ ce .
TH@@ E@@ R@@ E was a man who seem@@ ed to have everything ​ — we@@ al@@ th , pres@@ ti@@ ge , good health , and a happy family life .
The bu@@ s is crow@@ ded , but there it is again .
The only exc@@ ep@@ tion was Jesus .
What are you person@@ ally res@@ ol@@ ved to do ?
When it comes to sol@@ ving problems , love will mo@@ tiv@@ ate a cou@@ ple to over@@ look past fa@@ il@@ u@@ res ​ — and the resul@@ ting emo@@ tional in@@ ju@@ ries — ​ and foc@@ us on the is@@ sue at hand .
They had come to strengthen their hope for a better future .
That ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l was c@@ learly recogn@@ ized by the Jews and pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes who became spirit - anointed Christians that day .
What of the fam@@ ous Rom@@ an ba@@ ths ?
This expla@@ ins why Jesus will soon eli@@ min@@ ate all human govern@@ ments and become earth@@ ’s so@@ le R@@ ul@@ er .
On the other hand , un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers were cu@@ t off ; no sacrific@@ es were a@@ vail@@ able for them . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 21 : 12 - 15 ; L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 17 : 10 ; 20 : 2 , 6 , 10 ; N@@ um@@ bers 15 : 30 ; Hebrews 2 : 2 .
In S@@ ou@@ th K@@ o@@ re@@ a , about 7@@ 00 Witnesses are in pris@@ on for their faith .
Al@@ so , many vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to take me to my tre@@ at@@ ments . ”
Of course , her children must ev@@ en@@ tually make their own decision regarding worship . ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
Yet , how we need and enjoy its war@@ m ra@@ ys !
All of those who heard of this ev@@ ent learned of Jehovah’s great@@ ness .
Un@@ like other Ger@@ man@@ ic tri@@ bes , the F@@ ran@@ ks had rema@@ ined pa@@ g@@ ans .
What illustr@@ ation did Jesus rel@@ ate , and how did he apply it to prayer ?
* The less@@ on ?
Ang@@ els will have a de@@ fin@@ ite ro@@ le in these sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant events that will v@@ indic@@ ate Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and bring to complete fulfill@@ ment his purpose for the earth and mankind .
How does light shin@@ e in the dar@@ k@@ ness today , and how do me@@ ek ones benefit ?
N@@ ex@@ t , we c@@ atch a bu@@ s that will take us to an are@@ a where Ka@@ re@@ n will be con@@ duc@@ ting a Bible study with an inter@@ ested woman .
“ L@@ it@@ tle P@@ ol@@ and ”
“ You Are . . . the Pro@@ vi@@ der of E@@ s@@ cap@@ e ”
show@@ ing love for your te@@ en@@ ag@@ er ?
B@@ lood is not to be st@@ ored ; it is to be p@@ our@@ ed out ​ — re@@ turned to God , as it were .
W@@ il@@ d ani@@ mal@@ s have col@@ la@@ p@@ sed from hu@@ ng@@ er and de@@ h@@ y@@ dr@@ ation .
From the hand of every living cre@@ ature shall I ask it back ; and from the hand of man , from the hand of each one who is his brother , shall I ask back the soul of man .
By listen@@ ing care@@ fully and no@@ ting the person@@ ’s respon@@ se , you may be able to deter@@ mine what to discus@@ s the next time you call .
His words should be kind and consider@@ ate , for she is wor@@ thy of honor . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
He regul@@ arly an@@ al@@ y@@ z@@ es st@@ atis@@ tic@@ s , and pro@@ du@@ ction is a pri@@ or@@ ity .
In my heart I knew that I wanted to follow in her fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s .
Mar@@ c@@ o , qu@@ o@@ ted in an ear@@ li@@ er article , saw the Tr@@ in@@ ity as a ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er .
How do Scriptural pas@@ sa@@ ges me@@ et the spiritual needs of children ?
( Read Psalm 1@@ 50 : 1 - 6 . )
In fact , Jesus ’ resurrection is the very f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of Christian faith .
Why is it that just when commun@@ ic@@ ation be@@ comes so vital , young people ​ — and their parents — ​ se@@ em to lo@@ se the ability to commun@@ ic@@ ate ?
C@@ oun@@ t@@ less ages ag@@ o when Jehovah pur@@ posed to be a Creator , the very first of his cre@@ ations was this ang@@ eli@@ c Son .
Then we asked for a ter@@ rit@@ ory assignment .
By taking the in@@ iti@@ ative to re@@ ach out to those who need encourag@@ ement .
It appe@@ aled to me that this pro@@ spe@@ ct is o@@ pen to all individuals who end@@ e@@ av@@ or to live up to God’s standards of conduct as explained in the Bible .
After the ass@@ em@@ bly , I re@@ turned to an assignment in the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines .
H@@ I@@ B@@ SH@@ M@@ A@@ N
So Abraham ac@@ ted wis@@ ely , and S@@ ar@@ ah hum@@ bly co@@ op@@ er@@ ated with his decision .
These inclu@@ de emp@@ loy@@ ment con@@ ne@@ cted with g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing , the mis@@ use of blood , and the prom@@ o@@ ting of to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o pro@@ du@@ cts .
▪ Ser@@ ving W@@ i@@ th@@ out Re@@ gre@@ ts
Moses had faith .
Are you af@@ ra@@ id that if you star@@ t to c@@ ry , you will contribu@@ te to their sa@@ dness ?
How did such heal@@ ings come about ?
O@@ r what of the prophecy of the w@@ ol@@ f with the lam@@ b and the k@@ id with the le@@ op@@ ard ?
He will destro@@ y all ex@@ is@@ ting we@@ ap@@ ons and will re@@ move from man@@ ’s heart even the desire for con@@ f@@ li@@ ct .
I deli@@ vered it while standing on a bo@@ x and speaking without the help of any s@@ ound e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment of John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er , however , they leave Ju@@ de@@ a for Gal@@ ile@@ e .
Go@@ od Con@@ du@@ ct ‘ Ad@@ or@@ ns the T@@ e@@ aching of God ’
E@@ ach had his own reason for going into the d@@ anger z@@ one ​ — and the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence was that he lost his life .
God’s spirit en@@ ab@@ les the Christian mate to do many things that would not be possible o@@ ther@@ wise .
In time , as the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der@@ ’s interest develop@@ s , the du@@ r@@ ation of the study should be ex@@ tend@@ ed .
For more information on how to help those m@@ our@@ ning the lo@@ ss of a child , see the chap@@ ter “ How Can O@@ thers H@@ el@@ p ? ”
That “ si@@ gn ” is in pla@@ in view .
Some of the things involved are reading God’s Word and medit@@ ating on it , pra@@ ying to Jehovah , and thinking of ways that Jehovah has bless@@ ed you as an individu@@ al .
This c@@ li@@ mate led to the form@@ ation of the Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant Un@@ ion and the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Le@@ ag@@ ue in the early 1@@ 7@@ th century .
Jehovah en@@ sur@@ ed that this son of faithful Hebrew parents was pre@@ served ali@@ ve during a time of tre@@ ach@@ er@@ y and mu@@ r@@ der .
To illustr@@ ate : Your brother may find it difficult to o@@ pen up to vis@@ iting elders .
; S@@ k@@ id@@ more , G .
In a similar pati@@ ent and kind way , we can encoura@@ ge those who are wor@@ ri@@ ed about their health , are do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted after the lo@@ ss of their emp@@ loy@@ ment , or are con@@ fu@@ sed about certain Scriptural teachings .
“ B@@ less@@ ed be Jehovah the God of Israel , because he has turned his attention and per@@ form@@ ed deli@@ ver@@ ance toward his people . ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 1 : 6@@ 8 .
( b ) How might young ones pre@@ pare to de@@ f@@ end their faith while in school ?
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the talk , the speak@@ er invit@@ es the a@@ udi@@ ence to make bri@@ ef com@@ ments about as@@ pe@@ cts of the assign@@ ed reading that they found bene@@ fi@@ cial .
S@@ ome@@ times people s@@ ow by making bad cho@@ ic@@ es and re@@ a@@ p a me@@ asure of suffering as a con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence .
When show@@ ing honor , whom in the congregation should we not over@@ look ?
To do so , he became an ap@@ pr@@ enti@@ ce in a fac@@ t@@ ory where a group of 20 de@@ a@@ f individuals were emp@@ lo@@ yed .
Those who are influ@@ enced by God’s spirit do not preach cha@@ st@@ ity and peace to their neigh@@ b@@ ors and then re@@ v@@ el in w@@ atch@@ ing s@@ adi@@ s@@ tic viol@@ ence and im@@ mor@@ ality in the priv@@ ac@@ y of their ho@@ m@@ es .
Acc@@ ording to a news repor@@ t , it stated : “ The pl@@ an@@ et is at a c@@ ru@@ cial cro@@ ss - ro@@ a@@ ds with the cho@@ ic@@ es made today cr@@ itical for the fore@@ st@@ s , o@@ ce@@ ans , ri@@ v@@ ers , m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , w@@ il@@ d@@ life and other life support syst@@ em@@ s upon which cur@@ r@@ ent and future gener@@ ations dep@@ end . ”
Do not for@@ get , Jehovah prote@@ cts his servants by ‘ not let@@ ting them be temp@@ ted bey@@ ond what they can be@@ ar . ’
In 19@@ 60 another good thing happened to us ​ — we were invit@@ ed to serve at the branch of@@ fice in G@@ u@@ a@@ y@@ a@@ qu@@ il .
At their bir@@ th@@ day par@@ ties , many think they are the most important people .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , David confid@@ ently said : “ In case my own father and my own mother did leave me , even Jehovah himself would take me up . ”
Sh@@ ould the ung@@ o@@ dly rec@@ ord of Chris@@ tend@@ om make you question the reli@@ ability of the Go@@ sp@@ els ?
Just nor@@ th of the temple was a po@@ ol known as Be@@ th@@ z@@ a@@ th@@ a , and there Jesus enc@@ oun@@ tered a si@@ ck man .
His purpose cannot fai@@ l ; vi@@ ct@@ ory is certain .
They h@@ ated str@@ ang@@ ers , and a@@ bu@@ sed themselves with So@@ d@@ om@@ itical practic@@ es . ”
The first human pa@@ ir were led to think that they did not need Jehovah as their R@@ ul@@ er .
In the Bible , we find num@@ er@@ ous acc@@ oun@@ ts that show how servants of God in the past re@@ ac@@ ted when they fac@@ ed situ@@ ations that were life th@@ reat@@ ening .
Those mirac@@ les were a sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of what he will do in the future .
Peter descri@@ bes what it was like to live for de@@ ca@@ des under ba@@ n in E@@ ast Ger@@ many : “ We me@@ t in priv@@ ate ho@@ m@@ es in small grou@@ ps , arri@@ ving and lea@@ ving at inter@@ v@@ als .
What challeng@@ es would he have to face ?
For gener@@ ation after gener@@ ation I shall make your faith@@ ful@@ ness known with my m@@ ou@@ th . ”
TH@@ E a@@ bo@@ ve words were spo@@ ken by David of ancient Israel in praise of a woman whom he enc@@ oun@@ tered .
Why did Jesus love what he taught ?
The A@@ nt@@ wer@@ p P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t con@@ tain@@ s the Hebrew text , the L@@ at@@ in “ V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate , ” and the Greek “ S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t , ” as well as the S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c “ Pe@@ shi@@ t@@ ta ” and an Ar@@ am@@ a@@ ic T@@ ar@@ gu@@ m along with their L@@ at@@ in transl@@ ations
No doubt you were very gr@@ ate@@ ful that Jehovah helped you to gr@@ as@@ p the truth .
Thus , E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 7 : 9 must mean that we should ref@@ ra@@ in from taking off@@ en@@ se at the relati@@ vely min@@ or sin@@ s of others .
The pl@@ ant can now fe@@ ed on the very food it has cre@@ ated .
He accepted the “ cor@@ respon@@ ding ransom ” and was willing to apply it in be@@ half of his human servants .
In old age , pe@@ ts may su@@ ff@@ er si@@ ck@@ nesses and disa@@ bil@@ ities that can be dist@@ res@@ sing to their ow@@ n@@ ers , who remember the you@@ ng@@ er and more ac@@ tive years of these ani@@ mal@@ s .
We quic@@ k@@ ly felt at e@@ ase with the brothers and sisters , who have a g@@ ent@@ le man@@ ner and are e@@ ag@@ er to care for others .
C@@ ould the ter@@ m simply be a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of the evil tra@@ its in humans , as many mo@@ der@@ n the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans cla@@ im ?
Jesus showed that when a certain tower f@@ ell in Jerusalem , Jehovah was not respon@@ sible
However , that ad@@ di@@ tional time for giving a vari@@ ety of com@@ ments will be a@@ vail@@ able only if par@@ ti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts com@@ ment bri@@ ef@@ ly and the one con@@ duc@@ ting the meeting ref@@ ra@@ ins from com@@ men@@ ting too often himself during the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy .
A to@@ wer@@ ing se@@ qu@@ o@@ ia can even with@@ stand a powerful earth@@ qu@@ ake .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing of Satan , the verse says : “ He will go out to mis@@ lead those nations in the four cor@@ n@@ ers of the earth , Go@@ g and Ma@@ go@@ g , to ga@@ ther them together for the war . The number of these is as the s@@ and of the se@@ a . ”
Christians should try to make peace , in l@@ ine with the counsel at Matthew 5 : 23 , 24 .
How did I re@@ ach this point ?
“ Jehovah is . . . great in loving - kindness . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 14@@ 5 : 8 .
No@@ thing is more valu@@ able than an appro@@ ved standing with our loving heavenly Father .
Jehovah deep@@ ly appreci@@ ates our efforts to praise him .
Tru@@ e disciples res@@ is@@ ted the pres@@ sure of public op@@ in@@ ion and des@@ p@@ ised sh@@ ame .
Tru@@ e , I knew that you always hear me . ”
The teach@@ er gave a few fac@@ ts about the ver@@ ses and quic@@ k@@ ly g@@ lo@@ s@@ sed over the sub@@ ject .
Of the three questions in this discus@@ sion , the answer to this last one is the simp@@ l@@ est .
Pro@@ ble@@ ms will ar@@ ise because there are two dist@@ in@@ ct person@@ alities , and vie@@ w@@ poin@@ ts will v@@ ary .
‘ You Are Wor@@ thy to Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ve Wor@@ ship ’
I@@ magine what they must have thought as the w@@ at@@ ers clo@@ sed in upon them !
He also said , “ When you are for@@ ced to be@@ g Jehovah for help and for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , you real@@ ize how much you need him . ”
It is much better to keep the mind foc@@ used on things that are cha@@ st@@ e and vi@@ r@@ tu@@ ous .
Now I@@ ’@@ m serving at Bethel .
This tr@@ ying situation fac@@ es all Christians .
We are living in a world char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized by “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with ” ​ — a world po@@ pul@@ ated by people who are “ lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves , lo@@ v@@ ers of money , self - as@@ sum@@ ing , ha@@ ugh@@ ty , bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ers , dis@@ obedi@@ ent to parents , un@@ than@@ k@@ ful , dis@@ loyal . ”
Can we at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te its ex@@ ist@@ ence to a “ su@@ per@@ n@@ atur@@ al ag@@ enc@@ y ” ?
He learned from his mis@@ take and later succ@@ ess@@ fully brought the Ar@@ k to Jerusalem , using the prop@@ er me@@ th@@ od .
Yet , when we give of ourselves ​ — especially to those who have no way of re@@ tur@@ ning the fav@@ or — ​ we do receive a re@@ ward .
The har@@ lo@@ t re@@ pres@@ ents the false religi@@ ons of Satan’s world , which have their orig@@ in in the ancient city of Babyl@@ on .
T@@ es@@ ti@@ mony of H@@ ist@@ ori@@ ans
In Au@@ gu@@ st 195@@ 7 , I arri@@ ved in the city of M@@ end@@ o@@ za in the fo@@ o@@ th@@ ill@@ s of the An@@ des M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s .
It will cr@@ us@@ h and put an end to all these [ human ] k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s . ”
You Can Re@@ ma@@ in M@@ or@@ ally C@@ le@@ an , 11 / 1
On occasi@@ on , we may be able to have them accom@@ pan@@ y us in the ministry .
This gave a great witness , since Jehovah’s name was heard during the op@@ ening re@@ mar@@ ks of the case .
When it comes to sel@@ e@@ cting friends , what can help us to make good cho@@ ic@@ es ?
E@@ i@@ ght cen@@ tu@@ ries later , a cap@@ tive Israel@@ ite gi@@ r@@ l who became a slave of the S@@ y@@ ri@@ an gener@@ al Na@@ am@@ an did not for@@ get her id@@ ent@@ ity as a worshi@@ per of Jehovah .
Th@@ an@@ ks to Jehovah , through exerc@@ ise and other ther@@ a@@ pi@@ es , I have rec@@ u@@ per@@ ated to a certain point , but par@@ ts of my body do not respon@@ d as I would like .
T@@ ak@@ ing in knowledge of God is lik@@ ened in the Bible to e@@ ating .
But his jo@@ b was not the most important thing in his life .
In some cul@@ tures , however , the pre@@ vail@@ ing cu@@ sto@@ m is for young people not to take up the full - time ministry .
Indeed , their doing so refle@@ cts their desire to be m@@ ol@@ ded by God and his Son .
Still , those who ow@@ ned s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures were privile@@ ged .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t - anointed Christians look for@@ ward to im@@ mor@@ tal heavenly life with Christ Jesus .
Satan and his ag@@ ents try to b@@ lu@@ r the dist@@ inc@@ tion between good and bad , clean and un@@ clean , moral and im@@ moral , e@@ th@@ ic@@ al and un@@ e@@ th@@ ic@@ al .
From then on , all Israel@@ ite women who fac@@ ed the same p@@ light would be prote@@ cted .
• Who were the S@@ c@@ y@@ th@@ ians mentioned at C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 11 ?
Many s@@ crip@@ tures show that to be sa@@ ved , a person must come to know Jehovah , believe in Jesus , and exerc@@ ise faith , demonstr@@ ating that faith by works .
See what sin@@ s the pri@@ ests per@@ mit@@ ted “ at the house of their go@@ ds ” !
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , I had st@@ op@@ ped reading the Bible , and I wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t pra@@ ying to Jehovah very much .
Jesus was refer@@ ring , not to a liter@@ al har@@ v@@ est , but to a spiritual ing@@ a@@ ther@@ ing of righ@@ the@@ ar@@ ted individuals who would become his followers .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , he was loyal to Jehovah for de@@ ca@@ des .
For instance , they may be af@@ ra@@ id to speak in public or even to atten@@ d a meeting .
I have a relati@@ ve who stu@@ dies the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
How Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s words en@@ ra@@ ged the pr@@ inc@@ es of Juda@@ h ! ​ — Jeremiah 21 : 1 - 10 ; 37 : 3 - 10 ; 38 : 1 - 3 .
Although the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity in ancient Juda@@ h had become apost@@ ate , there were some who took “ refu@@ ge in the name of Jehovah . ”
You Can F@@ e@@ el Sa@@ fe in This Tr@@ oub@@ led World !
The Bible descri@@ bes as fo@@ ol@@ ish anyone who is “ re@@ pl@@ ying to a matter before he he@@ ars it . ”
T@@ ake advan@@ ta@@ ge of the pro@@ v@@ isions Jehovah has made to su@@ sta@@ in you spiritually , such as our Bible - based public@@ ations .
If the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s enem@@ ies had succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in st@@ am@@ p@@ ing it out , its message would have disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared .
God will give mankind a good govern@@ ment that will bring fre@@ e@@ dom from all ca@@ uses of suffering . ​ — Read Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 .
Yet , pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely what does it mean to be th@@ ri@@ f@@ ty and res@@ our@@ ce@@ ful ?
The experience Jesus ga@@ ined when on earth en@@ ab@@ led him to devel@@ op qualities that he would need for car@@ r@@ ying out future assign@@ ments .
If older ones are un@@ able to leave home , they are ti@@ ed in to meetings by tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne or recor@@ ding@@ s are made for them .
He con@@ qu@@ ered Babyl@@ on and pro@@ claim@@ ed : “ Jehovah . . . has com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned me to buil@@ d him a house in Jerusalem . . .
Is that true of you ?
T@@ R@@ U@@ T@@ H has been a contro@@ ver@@ si@@ al sub@@ ject for ages .
There is no need for the direc@@ t@@ ors of vari@@ ous cor@@ por@@ ations used by Jehovah’s Witnesses to be members of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
K@@ um@@ ik@@ o ( cen@@ ter )
Dis@@ cer@@ n E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence of God’s G@@ u@@ id@@ ance , 4 / 15
Des@@ pite his fir@@ s@@ th@@ and knowledge of Jehovah’s thinking on the matter , Peter fe@@ ared the op@@ in@@ ion of the circum@@ c@@ ised Jewish members of the congregation in Jerusalem .
It was as if Jehovah had gra@@ f@@ ted w@@ il@@ d o@@ live bran@@ ches on@@ to the gar@@ den o@@ live t@@ ree .
Those st@@ or@@ m@@ like con@@ di@@ tions con@@ fir@@ m that this world is in its last days .
At other times , Jesus simply did not answer when it was evid@@ ent that no good would be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed by doing so . ​ — Mark 15 : 2 - 5 ; Luke 22 : 6@@ 7 - 70 .
Ri@@ ght away , I started to study the Bible with the Witnesses , using the book You Can Li@@ ve F@@ o@@ re@@ ver in Par@@ adise on E@@ ar@@ th .
David D@@ ar@@ om
Fir@@ st , that you@@ ’@@ ve read through the enti@@ re Bible .
This means that Jesus had to be born perfect .
35 : 30 .
I did this by listen@@ ing to brothers in the field service and at the meetings .
In fact , it was the first book transl@@ ated into that language .
You can be sure that God will bl@@ ess parents who help their children to set and re@@ ach spiritual go@@ als .
At times , those qu@@ o@@ tes were s@@ ligh@@ tly different from the origin@@ al Hebrew wor@@ ding .
There is a similar ev@@ ent rel@@ ated in Jo@@ shua chap@@ ter 3 .
Do you make good use of time to do Jehovah’s will ?
That is why we need a ransom . ​ — Read Romans 5 : 12 ; 6 : 23 .
Why should we refle@@ ct the tend@@ er@@ ness that the shepher@@ d showed toward the st@@ ra@@ yed sheep ?
Lo@@ ve is not je@@ al@@ ous . ”
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ate comm@@ end@@ ation is ess@@ enti@@ al to inc@@ ite others to fine works .
An@@ ne , now in her mi@@ d - 40 ’ s , ser@@ ves in A@@ sia in a land where our work is re@@ stri@@ cted .
6 / 15 Be Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous for Jehovah’s H@@ ouse ! 6 / 15
That prophecy began to be ful@@ filled at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . when God esta@@ bli@@ shed the new covenant .
This disa@@ p@@ pointed D@@ ad , who had ho@@ ped that all his children would have a col@@ le@@ ge educ@@ ation , as he and M@@ other had .
P@@ ac@@ he@@ c@@ o ) , 5 / 1
U@@ su@@ ally “ there are no sh@@ a@@ do@@ ws , or ways of show@@ ing day and night . ”
In view of how serious baptism is , three questions deser@@ ve our attention . What does the Bible say about baptism ?
That will be when “ the ten hor@@ ns ” and “ the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast ” make Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at de@@ va@@ stated and n@@ ak@@ ed .
An@@ ila , for example , was educ@@ ated in a@@ the@@ is@@ tic Al@@ ban@@ ia .
John provided also this de@@ ta@@ il , which we can take as comple@@ men@@ t@@ ary rather than cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct@@ ory : “ She gre@@ as@@ ed the fe@@ et of Jesus and wi@@ ped his fe@@ et d@@ ry with her ha@@ ir . ”
We will be a s@@ ource of real strength and encourag@@ ement to those around us .
In fact , once when a gu@@ ard f@@ ell ill while w@@ atch@@ ing us as we wor@@ ked in the fi@@ el@@ ds , we car@@ ri@@ ed him back to the pris@@ on com@@ p@@ ound for tre@@ at@@ ment .
Some of li@@ fe@@ ’s problems ten@@ d to pers@@ ist , some@@ times for years ; they may take ro@@ o@@ t before we are fully a@@ ware of them .
“ S@@ ex@@ u@@ al li@@ ber@@ ation has become a moral c@@ ru@@ sa@@ de , in which Christian mor@@ ality is the enem@@ y . ” ​ — B@@ oun@@ d@@ less , an In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
I@@ ra@@ i@@ da began to be more sel@@ e@@ ctive about the friends she made , and she associ@@ ated with the congregation .
Do Not L@@ ose Your S@@ en@@ se of U@@ r@@ g@@ enc@@ y !
In what ways did P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la set a fine example for sisters today ?
As the bo@@ y gre@@ w up , N@@ or@@ ber@@ to wanted to be a better example for him .
What expe@@ ct@@ ations do I have ?
He satis@@ fi@@ es the desire of those who fear him ; he he@@ ars their c@@ ry for help , and he res@@ cu@@ es them . ”
Since the rul@@ er@@ ship ex@@ tend@@ ed “ to the ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ity of the earth , ” however , the t@@ ree must sign@@ i@@ fy something far gr@@ an@@ der .
3 : 17 ) So , what can we ex@@ pect will ha@@ p@@ pen during the coming great tri@@ bul@@ ation ?
As we got a bi@@ t older , close friends also provided ad@@ di@@ tional se@@ cur@@ ity .
And what about those who stri@@ ve to follow the example he set while on earth ?
* Th@@ ough they did not c@@ learly gr@@ as@@ p it , their Le@@ ad@@ er@@ ’s life on earth would soon end , but they would not be left without support .
How many times have you said something like that because you were un@@ able to accom@@ pl@@ ish what you set out to do ?
What happened when Jehovah con@@ fu@@ sed the spe@@ e@@ ch of the re@@ bel@@ s at Ba@@ be@@ l ?
Some found it hard to leave tra@@ di@@ tional practic@@ es associ@@ ated with the we@@ ek@@ ly S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h and the an@@ nu@@ al A@@ t@@ on@@ ement Da@@ y .
Since children are quic@@ k to no@@ te in@@ cons@@ is@@ ten@@ ci@@ es , or@@ al instru@@ ction must be ba@@ cked up by conduct and attitude that demonstr@@ ate your own deep appreciation for spiritual things .
A F@@ ru@@ it of the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
For instance , a cl@@ ass@@ mate could be asked to read the bo@@ x on page 21 of the O@@ ri@@ g@@ in of Li@@ fe bro@@ ch@@ ure .
P@@ rep@@ are now for those thr@@ ill@@ ing events by continu@@ ing “ ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast as see@@ ing the One who is inv@@ isi@@ ble ” !
She cri@@ ed with me , com@@ for@@ ted me , and made me feel loved rather than re@@ je@@ cted .
What shows that early Christians used mu@@ si@@ c in worship ?
Are Jesus ’ mirac@@ les fact or fi@@ ction ?
Jehovah is also s@@ low to anger , for he gr@@ ants his servants opportunity to over@@ come we@@ ak@@ nesses that could ba@@ r them from his new world of righteousness . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 9 , 13 , 14 .
So let us keep on ‘ pl@@ an@@ ting and w@@ at@@ ering , ’ confid@@ ent that Jehovah ‘ will make it gro@@ w . ’
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing that , some who had been d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates to the special “ T@@ e@@ ach@@ ers of God’s Word ” Con@@ ven@@ tions in Fr@@ ance and I@@ tal@@ y in Au@@ gu@@ st 200@@ 1 sh@@ ared their imp@@ res@@ sions .
The fore@@ most reason why we share in the preaching work is to gl@@ ori@@ fy Jehovah and san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy his name before mankind .
We can ask for it in prayer , draw on the Bible for spiritual strength , and be streng@@ th@@ ened through Christian associ@@ ation . ​ — 3 / 1 , pages 15 , 16 .
Jehovah mer@@ ci@@ fully allow@@ ed for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess when mis@@ takes were made .
All such practic@@ es are con@@ dem@@ ned ​ — ei@@ ther ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it@@ ly or by imp@@ lic@@ ation — ​ in God’s Word . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 20 : 10 , 13 , 15 , 16 ; Romans 1 : 24 , 26 , 27 , 32 .
This always made for a happy meeting .
Jehovah was not bl@@ ind to what was going on in Cana@@ an .
How does he inter@@ act with them ?
What kind of life did Moses have as a you@@ th ?
“ The R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous On@@ es Will Sh@@ ine as B@@ righ@@ tly as the Su@@ n ”
“ It gives us deep satis@@ fac@@ tion , ” says C@@ la@@ i@@ re , “ to sp@@ end every day serving Jehovah .
When Jo@@ y fin@@ i@@ shed high school , she began to pioneer .
However , 18 difficult months would pas@@ s before I could hold her in my ar@@ ms again .
If we obey God , we can become his friends .
At the same time , they are determined to mar@@ ry “ only in the Lord , ” as the Scriptures counsel .
S@@ ad@@ ly , some marri@@ ages have not sur@@ vi@@ ved the st@@ ra@@ in ca@@ used by a ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic ill@@ ness .
‘ Be@@ ing powerful in the Scriptures , ’ he was able to prove to them that all the prophe@@ ts of old loo@@ ked for@@ ward to the coming of the Christ .
By making a dedic@@ ation to God and by going on public rec@@ ord as having done so by being im@@ mer@@ sed in water in the name of Jesus Christ .
Those who are given the privilege of teaching in the congregation should make sure that what they teach is in har@@ mony with God’s Word , the Ho@@ ly Scriptures , and with Bible - based public@@ ations of “ the faithful ste@@ ward . ” ​ — Luke 12 : 4@@ 2 ; James 3 : 11 .
Pen@@ in@@ n@@ ah bor@@ e sever@@ al children and ta@@ un@@ ted ba@@ r@@ re@@ n H@@ ann@@ ah par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly when the family went to the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H told the prophet Samuel : “ Not the way man se@@ es is the way God se@@ es , because m@@ ere man se@@ es what appe@@ ars to the eyes ; but as for Jehovah , he se@@ es what the heart is . ”
L@@ in@@ et : “ The joy of see@@ ing someone em@@ br@@ ace Bible truth and make a decision to serve Jehovah cannot be com@@ pared to any other .
How can you go through “ a large do@@ or that lea@@ ds to activ@@ ity ” ?
All of this is to take place “ in the re - cre@@ ation . ”
• Why do Jehovah’s Witnesses preach even where Chris@@ tend@@ om has esta@@ bli@@ shed ch@@ ur@@ ches ?
She claim@@ ed that Joseph had at@@ temp@@ ted to ra@@ pe her and had then ru@@ n off when she s@@ cre@@ am@@ ed .
The account go@@ es on to say : “ I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately Jehovah op@@ ened the attend@@ an@@ t’s eyes , so that he saw ; and , look !
In some c@@ as@@ es , they do this at great personal co@@ st , and their s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity is comm@@ end@@ able ; but any reli@@ ef they supp@@ ly is temp@@ or@@ ary at best .
Bo@@ th have proved un@@ faithful .
How far - re@@ aching is God’s love ?
For some two years , Jesus had taught , encoura@@ ged , and led them . Now he was g@@ one .
The m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s also stand as a challeng@@ ing ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le to preaching the “ good news ” of God’s Kingdom . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
• How can a woman show hear@@ t@@ felt respect for the he@@ ad@@ ship arrang@@ ement ?
S@@ ome@@ times he sent me to my ro@@ om or took some privile@@ ges away , but we never ar@@ gu@@ ed . He was not just our father .
If you feel disc@@ oura@@ ged , take heart !
Do not be pro@@ vo@@ ked by the bad be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or of others .
We can be confid@@ ent , therefore , that Jehovah is not in@@ sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to human suffering .
I was involved in a hor@@ ri@@ fi@@ c mo@@ t@@ or@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent that left me par@@ al@@ y@@ zed from the ne@@ ck down . That was some 30 years ag@@ o , and I have been be@@ d@@ ri@@ d@@ den for a long time now .
Now that Ge@@ or@@ ge is g@@ one , I am more gr@@ ate@@ ful than ever that Jehovah invit@@ es his servants to “ pray inc@@ ess@@ an@@ tly , ” to “ per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in prayer , ” and to make use of “ every form of prayer . ”
• Why can it be said that love was a ke@@ y differ@@ ence between Jesus ’ appro@@ ach and that of the religious lead@@ ers ?
To atten@@ d the M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol in Cana@@ da , Yu@@ g@@ u re@@ sign@@ ed from his se@@ cul@@ ar work because his emp@@ loy@@ er den@@ i@@ ed his re@@ qu@@ est for a leave .
“ I found these people to be among the n@@ ic@@ est I have ever me@@ t . ”
That might se@@ em to be a v@@ al@@ id question .
I was born on De@@ c@@ ember 2 , 19@@ 25 ​ — the last of se@@ ven children .
Th@@ an@@ ks to my wife and my son , who never com@@ pla@@ in , I can still h@@ and@@ le my responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
He@@ ar and O@@ be@@ y
Some pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s prayers are hear@@ t@@ felt ; others ’ prayers are al@@ most devo@@ id of any personal t@@ ou@@ ch .
They are also a@@ ware of what Jesus said to the apostle Peter : “ Re@@ turn your s@@ word to its place , for all those who take the s@@ word will per@@ ish by the s@@ word . ” ​ — Matthew 26 : 5@@ 2 .
Be@@ come kind to one another , tend@@ er@@ ly com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , fre@@ ely for@@ giving one another just as God also by Christ fre@@ ely for@@ gave you . ”
What er@@ ro@@ r did Peter make while in S@@ y@@ ri@@ an An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch ?
We gre@@ w up just a st@@ one@@ ’s thro@@ w from the se@@ a .
Their life st@@ ori@@ es call to mind the words of the apostle Peter , who wrote : “ After you have su@@ ffered a little while , the God of all un@@ deser@@ ved kindness . . . will himself fin@@ ish your tra@@ ining .
When you respon@@ d to their needs by l@@ en@@ ding a help@@ ing hand , you will experience the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of what is stated at Psalm 4@@ 1 : 1 : “ H@@ app@@ y is anyone ac@@ ting with consider@@ ation toward the low@@ ly one . ”
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ing what fac@@ t@@ or could help the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans , and how can such help us ?
With the war@@ ring par@@ ties away , Jesus ’ followers su@@ d@@ den@@ ly had an opportunity to fle@@ e .
It seem@@ s that by the year 19@@ 35 , the gener@@ al ing@@ a@@ ther@@ ing of the anointed was complete .
* He ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ Com@@ for@@ table commun@@ ic@@ ation between parents and children do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t just ha@@ p@@ pen .
N@@ early three milli@@ on n@@ on - Jewish P@@ ol@@ ish c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens peri@@ shed in what has been ter@@ m@@ ed the “ F@@ or@@ go@@ t@@ ten H@@ olo@@ ca@@ u@@ st . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , in those days the fru@@ it@@ age of the bel@@ ly was consider@@ ed a divine blessing and ba@@ r@@ r@@ en@@ ness , a cur@@ se .
We too desire an in@@ tim@@ ate relationship with the true and living God .
For example , the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Jac@@ o@@ b is also nam@@ ed Israel .
Des@@ i@@ ring to bring them into complete un@@ ity in the Christ , Paul takes the in@@ iti@@ ative to wr@@ ite them a letter .
Af@@ ri@@ can ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ c@@ als in the Ne@@ ther@@ lands , lar@@ g@@ ely of G@@ h@@ ana@@ i@@ an orig@@ in , see themselves as “ a mission@@ ary ch@@ urch in a se@@ cul@@ ar cont@@ in@@ ent . ”
V@@ i@@ g@@ il@@ ant Christians ref@@ ra@@ in from using the world to the full with reg@@ ard to high@@ er educ@@ ation .
O@@ ver the past years , our family has wit@@ ness@@ ed the form@@ ation of se@@ ven Eng@@ l@@ ish congregations .
Why can we put our trust in God ?
Although the name Jehovah’s Witnesses had been accepted by the brothers , it had not been fe@@ atu@@ red public@@ ly .
R@@ ome ( 5@@ 4 C.E . )
But there is more .
Yet , we would be@@ ar gu@@ il@@ t before God if we h@@ ated a fellow Christian and wi@@ shed him dead .
Un@@ til it is , however , we will wa@@ it pati@@ ently .
When she felt her@@ self we@@ ak@@ ening in her res@@ ol@@ ve to res@@ ist , she supp@@ lic@@ ated Jehovah to help her remain faithful to H@@ im .
We invit@@ e you to exam@@ ine the following artic@@ les .
What heavenly rejo@@ ic@@ ing there will be when this happ@@ ens , when the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion is destro@@ yed ! ​ — Revelation 19 : 1 , 2 .
O@@ ver a bil@@ li@@ on h@@ our@@ s were sp@@ ent in pro@@ claim@@ ing the good news in 2@@ 35 lands .
( b ) When should hear@@ t@@ felt loy@@ al@@ ty be cultiv@@ ated ?
Their regul@@ ar commun@@ ic@@ ation in the family is ess@@ enti@@ al .
They did not care that the sacrific@@ es they offered did not ple@@ ase him .
Why did he ut@@ ter those words ?
( b ) Why should our knowledge about Satan make us more determined to be w@@ atch@@ ful ?
However , she ad@@ ds , “ We have learned that we are not self - su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient .
I began sear@@ ch@@ ing for God by loo@@ king for someone to share my feelings with .
How did Jesus ’ a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of time af@@ fect his actions ?
On May 1 , 194@@ 9 , I became a regul@@ ar pioneer .
S@@ imp@@ li@@ f@@ ying Le@@ a@@ ds to Jo@@ y
Our L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ati@@ ence Me@@ ans S@@ al@@ vation
• How may se@@ cul@@ ar wisdom pose a th@@ re@@ at to our spiritu@@ ality ?
Rom@@ an R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on
Consider war@@ f@@ are .
To give just one example , the Rus@@ sia branch su@@ per@@ vis@@ es more than 2@@ 30 full - time or part - time transl@@ at@@ ors who transl@@ ate into more than 30 langu@@ ages , including some not wi@@ d@@ ely known out@@ side the are@@ a , such as Ch@@ u@@ va@@ s@@ h , O@@ s@@ se@@ ti@@ an , and U@@ igh@@ ur .
“ H@@ app@@ y Is the One Who Is Ke@@ ep@@ ing in Ex@@ pe@@ ct@@ ation . ” ​ — Daniel 12 : 12
While pa@@ g@@ an nations w@@ es@@ tw@@ ard to K@@ it@@ ti@@ m and e@@ ast@@ ward to Ke@@ da@@ r might bring in de@@ ities of other nations to ad@@ d to their own , the ide@@ a of to@@ t@@ ally re@@ plac@@ ing their go@@ ds with fore@@ ign ones was un@@ heard of .
Yet , she was confid@@ ent that David would help her to ad@@ just .
After that , the Devil will be destro@@ yed .
In 199@@ 7 , Jo@@ an fin@@ i@@ shed her se@@ con@@ d@@ ary scho@@ ol@@ ing and took up the regul@@ ar pioneer service .
E@@ ver@@ yone seem@@ ed to be up by 4 : 30 a@@ .@@ m . the next day .
Does he even care that we are wor@@ ri@@ ed ? ’
Bo@@ th of us were invit@@ ed to atten@@ d the inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion at Y@@ an@@ ke@@ e St@@ adi@@ u@@ m , New Yor@@ k C@@ ity , in Ju@@ ly 195@@ 3 .
( b ) Acc@@ ording to Paul’s letter to the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians , what gave him deep joy ?
Dis@@ ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments can be vie@@ wed as necess@@ ary experience along the way to ul@@ tim@@ ate succ@@ ess .
S@@ how@@ ing respect may at times requi@@ re that we fi@@ ght the ur@@ ge to ob@@ ject , “ We don@@ ’t do things that way here ” or , “ That may work in other plac@@ es but not in our congregation . ”
We can also have a close personal relationship with Jehovah because of his great act of love .
How was Paul able to star@@ t a congregation in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses may pl@@ ant the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message in pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s hearts , but they leave it to God to make the see@@ ds of truth s@@ pr@@ out . ​ — 1 Corinthians 3 : 5 - 7 .
Then they will be destro@@ yed forever . ​ — Matthew 25 : 4@@ 1 ; Revelation 20 : 1 - 3 , 7 - 10 .
Why would such a course be un@@ reason@@ able ?
The Se@@ cond P@@ reli@@ min@@ ary R@@ ep@@ ort on the ex@@ ca@@ v@@ ations at T@@ el Je@@ z@@ re@@ el com@@ ments that this prom@@ in@@ ent po@@ di@@ u@@ m could be evidence that Je@@ z@@ re@@ el was more than a ro@@ y@@ al re@@ si@@ d@@ ence .
The we@@ ap@@ ons that pro@@ li@@ fer@@ ate no@@ wa@@ days must lik@@ e@@ wise be destro@@ yed if mankind is ever to live in peace .
R@@ em@@ ember , Jesus said that he is “ the way and the truth and the life . ”
As teach@@ ers in the congregation , overse@@ ers should be consci@@ ous of the need to ri@@ d themselves of ne@@ g@@ ative attitu@@ des .
W@@ ould Jehovah again show mer@@ cy to this fore@@ ign wi@@ do@@ w ?
Yet , Jehovah “ is coun@@ ting the number of the st@@ ars ; all of them he c@@ alls by their n@@ ames . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 7 : 4 .
He ur@@ ged the stud@@ ents to continue jo@@ ining their vo@@ ic@@ es in sing@@ ing the pra@@ ises of God’s tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ ant Kingdom in the hands of the Messi@@ ani@@ c King , Christ Jesus .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r@@ ers did not act as tr@@ ou@@ ble@@ mak@@ ers and ra@@ ise their vo@@ ic@@ es against Jehovah .
Yet , not all were happy .
He under@@ sto@@ od the pres@@ sures they fac@@ ed as they were sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by enem@@ ies .
In ad@@ dition , God’s answer to a ple@@ a for help may come through the pages of the Bible .
This c@@ alls for our giving attention to the con@@ text of a verse or a pas@@ sage .
Per@@ haps the other fi@@ ve were too young to accom@@ pan@@ y them .
The Mal@@ ag@@ as@@ y’s Lo@@ ve for the Bible
Then ​ — at last — ​ they will be coun@@ ted wor@@ thy to be Jehovah’s earthly servants for all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity ! ​ — R@@ om . 8 : 20 , 21 ; Re@@ v .
As told by H@@ en@@ r@@ y@@ k D@@ or@@ ni@@ k
But that does not pre@@ v@@ ent us from pers@@ is@@ ting in preaching the Kingdom good news at that home , t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully tr@@ ying to cor@@ rec@@ t mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s .
She re@@ a@@ ds a Scrip@@ ture text each day from the boo@@ k@@ let Ex@@ am@@ ining the Scriptures Da@@ ily , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
See 200@@ 4 C@@ al@@ end@@ ar of Jehovah’s Witnesses , May / Ju@@ ne .
While we certainly do not di@@ stru@@ st all se@@ cul@@ ar information , we do recogn@@ ize that “ the whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one . ” ​ — 1 John 5 : 19 .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 35 , 8@@ 1
So P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in re@@ turned to A@@ nt@@ wer@@ p at the end of 1@@ 5@@ 8@@ 5 , sh@@ ort@@ ly after the city was rest@@ ored to S@@ pan@@ ish rule .
S@@ ex@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations are per@@ mit@@ ted only within marriage , and marriage is to be per@@ man@@ ent .
So it is possible that Jesus wal@@ ked to Jerusalem , even though this may have taken a long time .
To David , the situation was not t@@ ol@@ er@@ able .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , there is a viol@@ ent earth@@ qu@@ ake .
F@@ in@@ ding S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th in My We@@ ak@@ ness 7
Com@@ m@@ end@@ ation can mo@@ tiv@@ ate and encoura@@ ge a person .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , M@@ en@@ no ga@@ ther@@ ed some of the An@@ a@@ bap@@ t@@ ists into congregations .
O@@ r the physical con@@ dition of one mate may at times make nor@@ ma@@ l se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations difficult or even imp@@ os@@ sible .
Yet , U@@ ri@@ ah refu@@ sed to go to his house .
At that m@@ om@@ ent , the mother must have we@@ pt again , but this time she we@@ pt for joy .
A@@ n inspired po@@ et of long ag@@ o wrote : “ O God , . . . my soul does th@@ ir@@ st for you . . . . In a land d@@ ry and ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted , where there is no water . ”
How do present - day con@@ di@@ tions com@@ pare with those in Mi@@ ca@@ h’s day ?
In his wisdom , Jehovah has allow@@ ed humans to go their own way for a time .
Th@@ ree times a year , Jehovah’s Witnesses hold ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es and conven@@ tions , where Bible tal@@ ks are pres@@ ented to large a@@ udi@@ ences .
To some ex@@ t@@ ent , this is also true of reading .
The mission@@ ary cou@@ ple mentioned a@@ bo@@ ve have found satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers to those questions , and you can too .
Paul stated : “ By medit@@ ating on such Scriptural examples , I learned to be spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c in my prayers .
The bel@@ ong@@ ings of Jesus Christ , Jehovah’s en@@ thr@@ oned King , em@@ br@@ ace all Kingdom inter@@ ests on earth .
The apostle Paul said of the first - century Christians : “ Since we have this ministry according to the mer@@ cy that was sh@@ own us , we do not give up . . . but by making the truth man@@ i@@ f@@ est [ re@@ com@@ men@@ d ] ourselves to every human conscience in the sight of God . ”
You will no@@ te that the mar@@ g@@ ins have been wi@@ d@@ ened a little and that the page and par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph num@@ bers stand out more .
As it turned out , I was privile@@ ged to work in his of@@ fice for the next 20 years .
With reg@@ ard to the mother of a new@@ born son , God’s law stated : “ If she cannot af@@ for@@ d en@@ ough for a sheep , she must then take two tur@@ t@@ le@@ do@@ ves or two young pi@@ ge@@ ons , one for a bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering and one for a sin o@@ ffering , and the pri@@ est must make at@@ on@@ ement for her , and she must be clean . ” ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 12 : 8 ; Luke 2 : 22 - 24 .
“ What helps me most is the un@@ mis@@ ta@@ ka@@ ble message that Jehovah is in ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te control of matters that af@@ fect his people .
He s@@ ings : “ When I call , answer me , O my righteous God .
Will Kingdom inter@@ ests still come first , or will they be put asi@@ de ?
I learned that P@@ as@@ ch@@ ali@@ a@@ ’s brother had been kil@@ led in a s@@ ki@@ r@@ mis@@ h of the gu@@ er@@ r@@ il@@ la for@@ ces .
• What can parents do to gain God’s blessing as they ra@@ ise their children ?
Con@@ serv@@ ati@@ on@@ ist S@@ te@@ war@@ t L . U@@ d@@ all , refer@@ ring to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , said : “ We live in a land of v@@ ani@@ shing beau@@ ty , of inc@@ reas@@ ing u@@ gl@@ iness , of sh@@ r@@ in@@ king o@@ pen sp@@ ace , and of an over@@ all en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment that is di@@ min@@ i@@ shed da@@ ily by pol@@ lu@@ tion and no@@ ise and bli@@ ght . ”
Yes , by ap@@ pl@@ ying the counsel Jehovah has given in his inspired Word , we can remain mor@@ ally cha@@ st@@ e in an im@@ moral world .
W@@ he@@ ther we are anointed Christians or we are members of the great crow@@ d , we can experience the b@@ right future promised in God’s Word .
And they wi@@ el@@ ded such power for many cen@@ tu@@ ries , often with b@@ ru@@ tal@@ ity . ​ — Revelation 17 : 5 , 18 .
In ad@@ dition to co@@ ver@@ ing mun@@ d@@ ane matters , U@@ gar@@ iti@@ c do@@ cum@@ ents con@@ tain liter@@ ary te@@ x@@ ts that op@@ ened a new do@@ or to the religious conc@@ ep@@ ts and practic@@ es of the time .
How different the thinking of the Jewish religious lead@@ ers was from that of God !
Many people have more le@@ is@@ ure time than ever .
What if most of your fellow pati@@ ents refu@@ sed to follow the do@@ ct@@ or@@ ’s direction , ar@@ gu@@ ing that it would be too much tr@@ ou@@ ble to take the me@@ dic@@ ine or ad@@ here to the pres@@ cri@@ bed re@@ gi@@ men ?
7@@ 2 : 17 - 19 .
This me@@ ant that Christians had to go preach to ever@@ yone in the world !
Con@@ cer@@ ning the great ac@@ ts that Jehovah per@@ form@@ ed in be@@ half of His people , David san@@ g : “ The gl@@ ori@@ ous s@@ pl@@ end@@ or of your di@@ gn@@ ity and the matters of your wonderful works I will make my concer@@ n . ”
No other lead@@ er provided such con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing evidence .
H@@ on@@ or is the man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation , or ou@@ tw@@ ard demonstr@@ ation , of respect .
• A@@ sa@@ ph , Jeremiah , and David did what , show@@ ing that Jehovah was their share ?
Not long af@@ ter@@ ward , The@@ o@@ do@@ to@@ s was di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with a serious heart con@@ dition and was ad@@ v@@ ised to sto@@ p his l@@ ine of work .
During the 18@@ 70 ’ s , what important truth did early Bible stud@@ ents dis@@ cer@@ n ?
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful to his word , Jehovah God will make sure that the promised in@@ her@@ it@@ ance is not only a@@ vail@@ able but also rest@@ ored in all its s@@ pl@@ end@@ or .
31 : 10 - 12 , 26 - 28 .
Be pati@@ ent with others .
So he spoke to S@@ ar@@ ah : “ P@@ le@@ ase listen ! I know what a beau@@ ti@@ ful woman you are .
( b ) What future a@@ wa@@ its God - fe@@ aring you@@ ths ?
What a fine example for us when we face har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps !
She said : “ What is wrong with you ?
In re@@ ality , the n@@ atur@@ al c@@ y@@ c@@ les are many , and they are very comple@@ x .
When you hum@@ bly a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze and ac@@ knowledge your li@@ mit@@ ations , how may this af@@ fect your te@@ en@@ age children ?
They expe@@ cted me to die within 24 h@@ our@@ s .
Of course , the first mil@@ es@@ to@@ ne you will need to re@@ ach before you can move on to most of the long - ter@@ m go@@ als mentioned here is that of get@@ ting baptized .
If we give in to them , we may ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct our spiritual needs .
My early years were sp@@ ent in B@@ ad Is@@ ch@@ l , near S@@ al@@ z@@ bur@@ g , am@@ id s@@ cen@@ ic l@@ ak@@ es and bre@@ a@@ th@@ taking sum@@ m@@ its .
Th@@ ree years ear@@ li@@ er , To@@ h@@ r@@ u and Yo@@ ko started their life together as a happ@@ ily married cou@@ ple .
O@@ cc@@ asi@@ on@@ ally , we b@@ ought a live c@@ hi@@ ck@@ en , which we then had to sla@@ ugh@@ ter and clean .
T@@ O@@ W@@ A@@ R@@ D the end of the 19@@ th century , a 15 - year - old S@@ we@@ dis@@ h gi@@ r@@ l im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ated to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
Such Christians recogn@@ ize that on many matters not direc@@ tly con@@ dem@@ ned , there is ro@@ om for vari@@ ation among believers .
In all these ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments , Jehovah’s hand is c@@ learly seen .
TH@@ E joy of know@@ ing the truth and the resul@@ ting blessings are preci@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts from God .
However , she had to dis@@ continue her full - time service .
Consider the example of Jesus Christ .
As Christians , we should be care@@ ful that we do not allow personal concer@@ ns over day - to - day life to cause us to lo@@ se sight of the fact that we are living in “ a day of good news . ”
W@@ ould it not be f@@ it@@ ting , then , to res@@ ist any tend@@ enc@@ y to draw attention to ourselves — a tend@@ enc@@ y that may be str@@ ong@@ er in some than in others ?
“ Lo@@ ok ! Jehovah’s slave gi@@ r@@ l ! ”
I just di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t want to make up after tw@@ ent@@ y years . . . .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What special day do Christians a@@ wa@@ it ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses were under ba@@ n at the time , but meetings were held regul@@ arly .
But there is no rec@@ ol@@ le@@ ction of those ear@@ li@@ er sin@@ s .
Just one in@@ dis@@ cre@@ tion , such as an ang@@ ry out@@ bur@@ st , one act of the mis@@ use of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l , or an in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent invol@@ ving un@@ cha@@ st@@ e se@@ x@@ u@@ al be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or , is en@@ ough to ru@@ in the good re@@ pu@@ tation of a res@@ pe@@ cted person .
Jesus had been ent@@ re@@ ated to go away from that are@@ a , so he would have had very little or no cont@@ act with the people there .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , the Bible often de@@ als with the same sub@@ ject in sever@@ al plac@@ es , so com@@ par@@ ing them would help .
14 , 15 . ( a ) Why should a person not hold back from pra@@ ying even if he has sin@@ ned ?
O@@ thers have deci@@ ded to learn a fore@@ ign language to serve a gro@@ wing im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ant commun@@ ity right in their home ter@@ rit@@ ory .
But since I enjoy help@@ ing others , I was able to conduct Bible stu@@ dies , encoura@@ ge the brothers at the Kingdom H@@ all , and work with them in the field ministry .
What K@@ ind of S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t Do You S@@ how ?
Ser@@ ving in a fore@@ ign land u@@ su@@ ally invol@@ ves much work and a spirit of self - sacrifice .
Ru@@ i@@ w@@ en began to preach to her scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es and soon saw more c@@ learly what she should do .
Many vie@@ wed in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ences as a s@@ ort of in@@ sur@@ ance against future sin@@ s .
“ Not at all ! ”
Th@@ ree Da@@ ys of Me@@ dit@@ ation
The pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job simil@@ arly loo@@ ked to a future resurrection .
Why can we have full faith in all of Jehovah God’s prophe@@ ci@@ es ?
With what jo@@ y@@ ful an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation do anointed Christians and the other sheep view Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment Da@@ y ?
In God’s new world , we will no longer have reason to expres@@ s the words we find at E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 4 : 1 : “ I my@@ self re@@ turned that I might see all the ac@@ ts of op@@ pres@@ sion that are being done under the su@@ n , and , look !
17 , 18 . ( a ) What practic@@ al less@@ ons have we learned from the three illustr@@ ations we have consider@@ ed ?
11 , 12 . ( a ) How did Jesus st@@ ress the need to make the truth our way of life ?
O@@ r a family might ob@@ tain some o@@ il by a simp@@ l@@ er me@@ th@@ od ​ — that of plac@@ ing be@@ at@@ en or cr@@ ac@@ ked o@@ lives in water and s@@ co@@ op@@ ing up any o@@ il that flo@@ ated to the sur@@ face .
When a person dies , therefore , his spirit does not go on ex@@ is@@ ting in another real@@ m as a spirit cre@@ ature .
Jehovah does not t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y .
In effect , A@@ ma@@ z@@ iah said : ‘ G@@ o home !
The true God sent his ang@@ el and res@@ cu@@ ed Sha@@ dr@@ ach , Me@@ sh@@ ach , and A@@ be@@ d@@ ne@@ go out of the fi@@ er@@ y fur@@ n@@ ace .
9 : 6 ; R@@ om . 8 : 21 ; 1 C@@ or .
He m@@ our@@ ns , yet he does “ not s@@ or@@ ro@@ w just as the rest also do who have no hope . ”
One of the best ways is to have fre@@ qu@@ ent con@@ vers@@ ations with your children .
Jesus demonstr@@ ated love for his fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative body , “ the congregation , ” par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly by the car@@ ing man@@ ner in which he served the inter@@ ests of those who would become its members .
When the dis@@ obedi@@ ent angels re@@ turned to heaven , they were not allow@@ ed back into God’s family of faithful angels .
However , it ev@@ en@@ tually came to den@@ o@@ te writ@@ ings not inclu@@ ded in the au@@ th@@ enti@@ c Bible can@@ on .
There is another way you can show that you understand what is involved in having been baptized in the name of the Son .
If we dep@@ end sol@@ ely on s@@ ci@@ ence , our questions about the purpose of life go un@@ ans@@ wer@@ ed .
Rather , it is pres@@ ented as an exc@@ iting and beau@@ ti@@ ful illustr@@ ation , mo@@ tiv@@ ating the read@@ er to pur@@ sue wisdom .
King David believ@@ ed Z@@ i@@ ba , who said that his ma@@ ster , M@@ ep@@ hi@@ bo@@ sh@@ et@@ h , had si@@ ded with Davi@@ d’s enem@@ ies .
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : An@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate so@@ cial events that could be a@@ w@@ k@@ ward for you or your mate .
Abraham obe@@ yed Jehovah , listen@@ ed to S@@ ar@@ ah , and did what she re@@ ques@@ ted .
So you Christian parents ​ — married or wi@@ do@@ wed , with or without a believ@@ ing mate — ​ do not give in to disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement or temp@@ or@@ ary set@@ ba@@ c@@ ks as you stri@@ ve to teach your children .
That could cu@@ t us off from the brothers whom we pre@@ vi@@ ously were in a position to help .
K@@ ind people are gener@@ ous , willing to give of themselves ​ — their time , en@@ er@@ gy , care , and so for@@ th .
For example , in 1914 ​ — during the er@@ a of s@@ il@@ ent mo@@ vi@@ es — ​ the Witnesses were show@@ ing the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama of C@@ re@@ ation , ” a mo@@ tion pi@@ c@@ ture and s@@ li@@ de pres@@ ent@@ ation that inclu@@ ded sy@@ n@@ ch@@ r@@ on@@ ized s@@ ound .
Let us consider some Bible examples that will help us to appreci@@ ate the need for s@@ tic@@ king together , for being un@@ ited .
In Jehovah’s strength , Jesus was un@@ sh@@ aka@@ ble , and sh@@ ort@@ ly before his death , he said to his disciples : “ In the world you are having tri@@ bul@@ ation , but take courage ! I have con@@ qu@@ ered the world . ”
We are helped to pur@@ sue righteousness by lear@@ ning to love what is righteous and h@@ ate what is bad , by stud@@ ying the Bible , by activ@@ ely res@@ is@@ ting spiritually har@@ m@@ ful influ@@ ences , and by cultiv@@ ating hum@@ ility .
W@@ he@@ ther you have off@@ ended someone or someone has off@@ ended you , Jesus ’ words emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the need for you to talk the matter out prom@@ p@@ tly with the other person .
Will life ever be free of evil and suffering ?
Jehovah sent his angels to bring the place to ru@@ in .
One cou@@ ple took the public@@ ation with them on v@@ ac@@ ation and started reading it while rel@@ a@@ x@@ ing at the be@@ ach .
The scho@@ l@@ ars took ten years to com@@ p@@ ile the mon@@ um@@ ent@@ al work , after which the ac@@ tu@@ al prin@@ ting took another four years .
At that time , I often me@@ t the M@@ in@@ z@@ an@@ i family .
( Read Romans 12 : 1 . )
However , because angels are inv@@ isi@@ ble , we cannot say to what ex@@ t@@ ent God uses them in help@@ ing individuals with vari@@ ous matters .
Do you some@@ times feel we@@ ary because few among the people you me@@ et in the Christian ministry show any interest in the good news ?
With the sh@@ or@@ ter form@@ at , it may now be possible to transl@@ ate this j@@ our@@ n@@ al into even more langu@@ ages .
His time on earth was sh@@ ort , but he enjo@@ yed a re@@ war@@ ding and satis@@ f@@ ying care@@ er , and he rema@@ ined happy .
That disa@@ str@@ ous example was recorded “ for a war@@ ning to us upon whom the ends of the syst@@ em@@ s of things have come . ”
As Jehovah’s Witnesses , we are en@@ tru@@ sted with the pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation of a God - given message .
How has Satan used persecu@@ tion to try to s@@ il@@ ence Christians ?
What reas@@ ons for continu@@ ing his ministry did Paul high@@ light ?
Q@@ u@@ ar@@ rel@@ ling with our neigh@@ b@@ our@@ s and a@@ bu@@ sing them is not the way to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce them that we are in the right and they in the wrong .
However , if these are our only concer@@ ns , something important is mis@@ sing ​ — spiritual ri@@ ches .
We need to be like Jac@@ o@@ b , who did not give up w@@ rest@@ ling with an ang@@ el until he got a blessing .
It was with reg@@ ard to his anger toward Israel , Juda@@ h , and the si@@ x nations sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding them that Jehovah says : “ I shall not turn it back . ”
N@@ ex@@ t , we read : “ Bar@@ ak des@@ c@@ ended from M@@ ount T@@ ab@@ or with 10@@ ,000 men following him . ” ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 4 : 14 .
M@@ r . O@@ l@@ s@@ ze@@ w@@ s@@ ki had his own te@@ am of att@@ or@@ ne@@ ys , who@@ se com@@ mit@@ ment was truly ad@@ mi@@ ra@@ ble .
In order to deter@@ mine what are@@ as of the country will be co@@ vered by the pioneer r@@ out@@ es , the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses exam@@ ines the needs of the ter@@ rit@@ ory .
While imp@@ ris@@ oned in R@@ ome about 6@@ 5 C.E . , the “ ag@@ ed man ” Paul found himself practic@@ ally al@@ one .
Let us be res@@ ol@@ ved to accept and make full use of Jehovah’s loving help so that we may e@@ ch@@ o the words of our text for the year 200@@ 5 : “ My help is from Jehovah . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 21 : 2 .
Pe@@ ople married , ra@@ ised famili@@ es , cultiv@@ ated cro@@ ps , and had li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck .
( 2 ) B@@ ag@@ l@@ y@@ as , J .
M@@ ake medit@@ ation a part of your Bible study
“ What , then , shall we say to these things ?
While they are prom@@ ising them fre@@ e@@ dom , they themselves are ex@@ is@@ ting as sla@@ ves of cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion .
L@@ in@@ et , a 19 - year - old , says : “ Se@@ e@@ ing all the wonderful things Jehovah has cre@@ ated and their purpose shows me that I too was cre@@ ated for a reason . ”
14@@ 5 : 16 ; 1 Ti@@ m .
What a great privilege it is to be coun@@ ted as one know@@ ing Jehovah !
He began com@@ pla@@ ining , saying : “ W@@ o@@ e , now , to me , for Jehovah has ad@@ ded g@@ ri@@ ef to my pain !
As “ jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s with Christ , ” 14@@ 4@@ ,000 mil@@ d - temp@@ ered anointed ones were to share in Jesus ’ in@@ her@@ it@@ ance of the earth .
F@@ in@@ ally , he reg@@ a@@ ined consci@@ ousness , and his vision c@@ lear@@ ed en@@ ough for him to make a r@@ ough l@@ an@@ ding .
If a building needs someone to con@@ stru@@ ct it , how much more so do living things !
Jesus high@@ ligh@@ ted the need for acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge when he pray@@ ed : “ This means everlasting life , their taking in knowledge of you , the only true God , and of the one whom you sent for@@ th , Jesus Christ . ”
The walk might be an h@@ our or more .
After such “ tra@@ ining , ” which might take just a few days or we@@ ek@@ s , the com@@ pu@@ ter can apply what it has “ learned ” to new text .
In the case of Lo@@ t , the instru@@ ctions were some@@ what different .
The ru@@ ining of the earth by mankind . ​ — Revelation 11 : 18 . Pe@@ ople who love themselves , money , and ple@@ a@@ sures but do not love God . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 2 , 4 .
A@@ m@@ ong A@@ si@@ ans , many famili@@ es bur@@ n inc@@ en@@ se at temp@@ les or before hous@@ eho@@ ld al@@ t@@ ars to honor their go@@ ds and sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard the dead .
“ The su@@ n of righteousness , ” Jesus Christ , shin@@ es for@@ th upon those re@@ ver@@ enti@@ ally fe@@ aring God’s name , and they enjoy Jehovah’s fav@@ or .
Yet they are gr@@ ate@@ ful that Jehovah’s Witnesses call on them .
A@@ ver@@ age years in truth : 1@@ 6@@ .@@ 5
But how would this res@@ cu@@ e be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed ?
When we are fac@@ ed with a temp@@ tation , we will not be un@@ certain about the course we should pur@@ sue .
They may also deci@@ de how many children they will have and when they will have them .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the psalmist wrote : “ If er@@ r@@ ors were what you w@@ atch , O J@@ ah , O Jehovah , who could stand ? ”
For the next ten months , Lu@@ ther lived in W@@ ar@@ t@@ bur@@ g ca@@ st@@ le as a fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve from both emp@@ er@@ or and po@@ pe .
Jehovah said as much by tel@@ ling him : “ G@@ o , and you must say to this people , ‘ He@@ ar again and again , O men , but do not understand ; and see again and again , but do not get any knowledge . ’
Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly
In s@@ pite of all the in@@ justice he@@ ap@@ ed upon him , the young man main@@ ta@@ ined respect for God - appointed authority . ​ — Read 1 Samuel 26 : 23 .
I asked my minis@@ ter those same questions .
On@@ ly three months later , we were assign@@ ed to the dist@@ ri@@ ct work in F@@ l@@ and@@ ers .
Now Samuel was old , and his sons were un@@ faithful .
Daniel is no longer my enem@@ y .
Al@@ ong with such great fre@@ e@@ dom comes responsi@@ bility , acc@@ oun@@ ta@@ bility .
A@@ no@@ ther ty@@ pe of att@@ ack that we may face in tr@@ ying to maintain “ pur@@ ity of heart ” invol@@ ves fle@@ sh@@ ly and materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic desi@@ res .
When he was a new@@ born ba@@ by , he was a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned by his mother .
I shall l@@ ack nothing .
R@@ adi@@ o , T@@ V , and vi@@ de@@ o pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s with su@@ it@@ able cont@@ ent can also ex@@ pose you to the language and cul@@ ture .
Be@@ fore we got married , we had f@@ ran@@ k discus@@ sions about our future .
But S@@ ar@@ ah cho@@ se a different course .
What a hum@@ ble act of service !
I hope the govern@@ ment will listen .
When Moses brought the is@@ sue of i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry to a dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c cul@@ min@@ ation , for example , all the sons of L@@ ev@@ i ​ — including A@@ ar@@ on — ​ fir@@ m@@ ly took si@@ des with Jehovah .
Many were ste@@ ep@@ ed in tra@@ dition and su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ on and practic@@ ed pol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ y ; yet they showed a deep respect for the Bible .
In the first century C.E . , God sent the Christian disci@@ ple Ph@@ ili@@ p to inter@@ c@@ ep@@ t an E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an of@@ fi@@ ci@@ al@@ ’s ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t and discus@@ s the meaning of a Bible prophecy that the of@@ fi@@ cial was reading .
What can we do to over@@ come any inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation toward im@@ mo@@ des@@ ty ?
Then he explained what they needed to know , “ fully op@@ ening up the Scriptures ” to them . ​ — Luke 24 : 13 - 27 , 32 .
He never lies .
TH@@ E pre@@ ce@@ ding F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary , 1@@ 22 pione@@ ers con@@ ver@@ ged on S@@ ou@@ th L@@ ans@@ ing , New Yor@@ k , to atten@@ d the 1@@ 7@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol .
• The we@@ ep@@ ing and gn@@ a@@ shing of te@@ et@@ h
How did the apostle Peter expla@@ in the necess@@ ity of listen@@ ing to Jesus ?
G@@ il in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed David , a T@@ elu@@ g@@ u - speaking In@@ di@@ an , to the Witnesses .
J@@ a@@ a@@ z@@ ani@@ ah , though a member of Sha@@ ph@@ an’s family , was seen in a vision worshi@@ p@@ ing i@@ do@@ ls
Even though Jeremiah at times became af@@ ra@@ id , his love for Jehovah would not let him qu@@ it .
He says that he thought he had a close relationship with Jehovah but that he ac@@ tually did not !
How can reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess help us to have a bal@@ an@@ ced view of our ministry ?
They are care@@ ful not ‘ to l@@ ord it over those who are God’s in@@ her@@ it@@ ance . ’
I was 13 years of age .
Although the end of this system has not yet come , this is no cause for com@@ pla@@ in@@ t .
For more information on serving where the need is greater , see O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ed to Do Jehovah’s Will , pages 1@@ 11 - 1@@ 12 .
Si@@ me and Ha@@ ide@@ e
For over 6@@ 5 years , he b@@ ol@@ dly pro@@ claim@@ ed Jehovah’s judg@@ ments .
Because the ne@@ ur@@ al tu@@ be in my sp@@ ine fa@@ iled to close comple@@ t@@ ely , n@@ er@@ ve dam@@ age has made it difficult for me to walk and has ca@@ used other serious health problems .
You will need to bu@@ y out time from n@@ on@@ ess@@ enti@@ al activities , and it can be a chall@@ enge to maintain a bal@@ ance .
G@@ AL@@ L@@ O@@ P@@ IN@@ G through the du@@ st , their sa@@ dd@@ le@@ ba@@ g@@ s bul@@ g@@ ing with boo@@ ty , came the ca@@ v@@ al@@ ry of a n@@ om@@ adi@@ c nation .
P@@ ra@@ ying to “ the God of all comfort ” can bring im@@ men@@ se reli@@ ef .
As evidence of that , we may go to a physi@@ ci@@ an for care when we are si@@ ck or for regul@@ ar c@@ he@@ c@@ ku@@ ps .
I just had to ag@@ ree to do for@@ ced la@@ b@@ or on a f@@ ar@@ m for the rest of my life .
This tr@@ oub@@ led and g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed them .
G@@ et@@ ting S@@ et@@ t@@ led in Our As@@ sign@@ ment
[ Ch@@ ar@@ t on page 22 , 23 ]
L@@ ess than a year later , L@@ es@@ le@@ y became ill and died there .
When God set his Son upon the thro@@ ne , the rul@@ ers of the earth should have qu@@ it “ mut@@ ter@@ ing an emp@@ ty thing . ”
To help us remain loyal , he has inclu@@ ded in his Word a rec@@ ord of the ac@@ ts of many loyal ones .
Jesus himself explained : “ God loved the world so much that he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , in order that ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might not be destro@@ yed but have everlasting life . ”
Pe@@ ople knew her as a har@@ d@@ working and happy young wife who wanted to help others know what she had learned about God .
Tru@@ e Christians can , therefore , be recogn@@ ized by their neigh@@ bor@@ ly vis@@ its to pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s ho@@ m@@ es for the purpose of sh@@ aring the good news of God’s Kingdom . ​ — Read Matthew 24 : 14 ; Acts 5 : 4@@ 2 ; 20 : 20 .
Lo@@ ok up un@@ famili@@ ar words , consider fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ tes , and c@@ he@@ ck cro@@ ss - refer@@ ences in the Bible .
He had su@@ ffered from de@@ pres@@ sion for some si@@ x years , and me@@ dic@@ ation had not imp@@ ro@@ ved his con@@ dition .
Re@@ g@@ arding the use of this ter@@ m at Ho@@ se@@ a 6 : 7 , one refer@@ ence work says that it is “ a marriage me@@ ta@@ p@@ ho@@ r that in@@ fu@@ ses personal qualities into the relationship . . .
For instance , if we have to tra@@ v@@ el a certain dist@@ ance to arri@@ ve at a desi@@ gn@@ ated time , would it be wise to star@@ t off at a time that would per@@ mit us just ba@@ r@@ ely to make it ?
Jesus ’ first - century disciples took that com@@ mis@@ sion seri@@ ously .
No won@@ der he was “ very desi@@ ra@@ ble ” in God’s sight !
God said : “ G@@ o up , for I shall without fai@@ l give the Phil@@ ist@@ ines into your hands . ”
But in the year 19@@ 19 , Jesus rel@@ eas@@ ed his anointed followers from their cap@@ tiv@@ ity to false religion and ga@@ ther@@ ed them together in “ a perfect b@@ ond of uni@@ on . ”
1@@ 10@@ 7 B.C.E .
How do we be@@ ar much fru@@ it ?
Rather , she is a comple@@ men@@ t@@ ary help@@ er to her husband .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually - min@@ ded young ones like Timothy have always been a preci@@ ous as@@ set among Jehovah’s people .
I@@ magine how reli@@ ev@@ ed the apostles must have felt when Jesus took that in@@ iti@@ ative !
God’s pati@@ ence also benef@@ its those who have not yet become his worshi@@ p@@ ers .
P@@ res@@ ent ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents in a clear and lo@@ gi@@ cal man@@ ner .
Ther@@ efore , the question ar@@ ises , What will be the de@@ fin@@ iti@@ ve so@@ lu@@ tion to po@@ ver@@ ty and other problems that pla@@ gu@@ e mankind ?
Jehovah showed great un@@ deser@@ ved kindness to all mankind by means of Jesus Christ
O@@ ut@@ standing Bible Ex@@ am@@ ples
Af@@ ter@@ ward , many let@@ ters of appreciation were publi@@ shed in this j@@ our@@ n@@ al .
Jehovah af@@ fir@@ ms in his Word that the earth will last forever : “ A gener@@ ation is going , and a gener@@ ation is coming ; but the earth is standing even to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 1 : 4 ; 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 16 : 30 ; Isaiah 4@@ 5 : 18 .
H@@ ann@@ ah was ri@@ ch@@ ly bless@@ ed for rel@@ ying on Jehovah
28 : 8 - 10 ; Luke 24 : 13 - 16 , 30 - 36 ; John 20 : 11 - 18 .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ating a Chris@@ t@@ like V@@ i@@ e@@ w of Gre@@ at@@ ness
Jehovah desi@@ gn@@ ed us that way .
The answer was not encourag@@ ing .
He soon helped me get started in the v@@ ac@@ ation pioneer service , a temp@@ or@@ ary form of full - time ministry .
We may find ourselves in a lo@@ vel@@ ess marriage , with children we have difficul@@ ty car@@ ing for and perhaps even with an un@@ believ@@ ing mate .
J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese w@@ o@@ o@@ d@@ b@@ lo@@ ck prin@@ t by Kat@@ su@@ shi@@ ka Ho@@ ku@@ sa@@ i
In his work D@@ e C@@ i@@ vit@@ ate De@@ i ( The C@@ ity of God ) , Au@@ gu@@ st@@ ine of H@@ i@@ pp@@ o ( 3@@ 5@@ 4 - 4@@ 30 C.E . ) stated that the ch@@ urch it@@ self is the Kingdom of God .
Jesus also called the s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es “ bl@@ ind guid@@ es ” and as@@ ser@@ ted that they had “ dis@@ reg@@ ar@@ ded the we@@ igh@@ ti@@ er matters of the Law , nam@@ ely , justice and mer@@ cy and faith@@ ful@@ ness . ”
( b ) What will help us to draw close to God ?
On the contr@@ ary , Jehovah is deep@@ ly sa@@ dd@@ ened when his servants su@@ ff@@ er . ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 3 : 8 , 9 ; Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 2 : 8 .
One mission@@ ary com@@ men@@ ted : “ My wife and I de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely saw Jehovah’s care through the educ@@ ation that we received at G@@ ile@@ ad .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds Th@@ r@@ ong@@ ing to Tru@@ e Wor@@ ship
It has come about pri@@ mar@@ ily because we “ enjoy peace with God ” through our faith in his Son , who@@ se shed blood co@@ v@@ ers our sin@@ s .
If parents try to control their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s every move , comple@@ t@@ ely ign@@ or@@ ing their wi@@ sh@@ es , it would be like a shepher@@ d tr@@ ying to control his sheep with lea@@ sh@@ es .
Do other activities inter@@ f@@ ere with your meeting attend@@ ance ?
Di@@ d not the One making me in the bel@@ ly make him , and did not just One pro@@ ce@@ ed to pre@@ pare us in the wom@@ b ? ” ​ — Job 31 : 13 - 15 .
Some within the congregation were cre@@ ating div@@ isions by prom@@ o@@ ting ad@@ her@@ ence to the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
J@@ U@@ L@@ Y 9 - 15 , 20@@ 12
It is an expres@@ sion of his perfect will and of his great love for humans . ​ — Read John 3 : 16 .
When I think about my old ma@@ ch@@ o attitude , I am g@@ la@@ d that I learned what the Bible teach@@ es about real man@@ l@@ iness .
In 1914 that fo@@ reg@@ le@@ am became a re@@ ality .
A@@ no@@ ther point to consider is Paul’s use of the word “ fru@@ it@@ age ” to en@@ com@@ pas@@ s all the desi@@ ra@@ ble qualities that he mentioned .
Why does a spirit of self - sacrifice help us to make disciples ?
T@@ w@@ o others ​ — the ol@@ des@@ t known in the world — ​ d@@ ate back al@@ most to P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in@@ ’s time .
As Jehovah’s Witnesses , we show gen@@ u@@ ine love in this di@@ su@@ n@@ ited , viol@@ ent , wicked world that is under Satan’s control .
But the ag@@ ing brother will not be able to pla@@ y bal@@ l , will he ?
He encoura@@ ged many with his bo@@ om@@ ing vo@@ ice , always dra@@ wing attention to the preci@@ ous privilege we have of serving Jehovah .
Like Abraham , we must view ourselves as “ temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents ” in Satan’s system , refu@@ sing to set@@ tle down in a self - in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ent life - st@@ y@@ le .
Mar@@ ch 9 - 15 , 200@@ 9
Today , in the congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses around the g@@ lo@@ be , there are coun@@ t@@ less married cou@@ ples who prove that it can be done .
Some fi@@ res , though , were de@@ co@@ ys .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Satan has never been able to go bey@@ ond what Jehovah per@@ m@@ its .
At times , congregation members may get ca@@ ught up in dis@@ pu@@ tes about tri@@ f@@ les and spe@@ cul@@ ative ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents .
M@@ ore important , those s@@ inc@@ ere people show gen@@ u@@ ine appreciation for spiritual things .
Their Bible - based tal@@ ks help fe@@ ed and prote@@ ct the flo@@ ck , and their hard work in this reg@@ ard is v@@ isi@@ ble to all .
She continu@@ es : “ The truth has sh@@ own me how to have a complete heart so that Jehovah can fre@@ ely show his strength toward me .
And we are confid@@ ent that if we do what he as@@ ks and put his Kingdom first in our life , he will give us everything we need and much more .
“ P@@ ur@@ sue . . . Fa@@ ith ”
( a ) What is Jehovah’s purpose concer@@ ning wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and in@@ justice ?
Tru@@ ly , we have enjo@@ yed a rich life with many blessings for main@@ tain@@ ing the mission@@ ary spirit .
If those con@@ di@@ tions were me@@ t , “ it [ was to ] be gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ously accepted for him to make at@@ on@@ ement for him . ”
You may atten@@ d at the Kingdom H@@ all ne@@ are@@ st to your home .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely of the enem@@ ies of Jehovah’s people as w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast@@ s , David asked God to re@@ bu@@ ke them , or to keep in c@@ he@@ ck their power to do har@@ m .
S@@ imp@@ ly put , we walk with Jehovah when we clo@@ sel@@ y follow his counsel , which we receive pri@@ mar@@ ily through his written Word and through “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
* Christ’s pa@@ ·@@ r@@ ou@@ ·@@ si@@ ʹ@@ a , or pres@@ ence , started with Jesus ’ inst@@ all@@ ation as King in heaven in 1914 and continu@@ es on to inclu@@ de the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation , ” during which he comes to destro@@ y the wicked .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T | Y@@ O@@ U C@@ A@@ N B@@ E C@@ L@@ O@@ S@@ E T@@ O G@@ O@@ D
Ha@@ ving just comple@@ ted an ex@@ ten@@ sive t@@ our , they came to Jesus , no doubt e@@ ag@@ er to tell him their experi@@ ences .
They eng@@ age in a public ministry , an ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work , poin@@ ting others to sal@@ vation on the bas@@ is of Jesus ’ sacrifice and teaching me@@ ek ones to call on Jehovah’s name .
For be@@ aring witness to the truth , Jesus inc@@ ur@@ red the wr@@ ath of the n@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s lead@@ ers , which led to his death .
Since exc@@ uses are often of that n@@ ature , they are com@@ mon@@ ly vie@@ wed with su@@ spi@@ ci@@ on .
From then on he pur@@ su@@ ed the Christian ministry in imit@@ ation of Jesus Christ , hum@@ bly using all his a@@ bil@@ ities and strength to Jehovah’s glory .
What examples show that it is good to com@@ men@@ d others when we are giving them counsel ?
A@@ no@@ ther fac@@ t@@ or to consider is that an individu@@ al@@ ’s family ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound may influ@@ ence his or her per@@ c@@ ep@@ tion of how married cou@@ ples should commun@@ ic@@ ate .
The Hebrew text and the Greek text of the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t were taken from the Com@@ p@@ lu@@ ten@@ si@@ an Bible ; then new te@@ x@@ ts were ad@@ ded along with an ex@@ ten@@ sive app@@ en@@ di@@ x .
On to G@@ ile@@ ad !
Our making chang@@ es and prog@@ res@@ sing to the point of qu@@ ali@@ f@@ ying for baptism , though , is only a beg@@ in@@ ning .
Daniel and His Con@@ ven@@ tion B@@ ad@@ ge
Th@@ ough claim@@ ing to believe in the Scriptures , the lead@@ ers of Chris@@ tend@@ om taught religious lies ​ — “ teachings of dem@@ ons ” that di@@ sh@@ on@@ ored God .
In L@@ am@@ ent@@ ations chap@@ ter 3 , the nation of Israel is spo@@ ken of as “ the able - bo@@ died man . ”
Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ re in your 30 ’ s , and you@@ ’@@ re not doing anything pur@@ po@@ se@@ ful with your life ! ’
Y@@ oung people often ye@@ ar@@ n to be recogn@@ ized by cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es .
The in@@ side co@@ ver fe@@ atu@@ res a world ma@@ p .
Consider what Daniel did when an of@@ fi@@ cial dec@@ ree for@@ ba@@ de prayer to any go@@ d or man other than the king for 30 days .
In 7@@ 40 B.C.E . , he allow@@ ed the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans to over@@ thro@@ w the ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel and lead its in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants into ex@@ ile .
Although we are simply imper@@ fect ear@@ then v@@ ess@@ els , the message we preach can bring everlasting life to us and to those who listen to us .
In the stru@@ gg@@ le of good against evil , has evil really w@@ on ?
All of us need to be@@ ar in mind that it is pri@@ mar@@ ily our faith in Christ’s ransom pro@@ vision that pre@@ ser@@ ves ali@@ ve our soul while we do all that our circumstances per@@ mit . ​ — He@@ b .
Lo@@ ve for study is the ke@@ y to op@@ ening their min@@ ds and hearts to ob@@ tain “ the bre@@ ad@@ th and l@@ eng@@ th and he@@ i@@ ght and dep@@ th ” of Scriptural truth .
The le@@ av@@ en fer@@ ments the whole mas@@ s , all “ three large me@@ a@@ sures of f@@ l@@ our . ”
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of how often we may stu@@ m@@ ble , we must never give up in our efforts .
Paul shows this by qu@@ o@@ ting Psalm 19 : 4 and ap@@ pl@@ ying it to the Christian preaching work rather than to the s@@ il@@ ent witness of cre@@ ation .
By 18@@ 8@@ 5 , about 3@@ 00 Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents were sh@@ aring in the col@@ por@@ te@@ ur service .
( Read 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 15 . )
“ H@@ ate what is bad , and love what is good , and give justice a place in the g@@ ate . ”
Jehovah r@@ oun@@ dly con@@ dem@@ ns those who try to bl@@ end false religious practic@@ es with pu@@ re worship .
The men taking the lead in the congregations no@@ tic@@ ed Timo@@ th@@ y’s prog@@ ress .
The result was that about a do@@ z@@ en people respon@@ ded to the Bible message .
That is how God will end suffering .
Hence , we need to medit@@ ate deep@@ ly on what we learn and clo@@ sel@@ y he@@ ed the counsel of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
We may ther@@ e@@ by prove to be a streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id to them . — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 11 .
In turn , we can make God’s loving heart rejo@@ ice .
After an op@@ ening s@@ ong and prayer , the first speak@@ er war@@ m@@ ly wel@@ com@@ ed all in attend@@ ance with a talk foc@@ using on the ma@@ in reason for the conven@@ tion : “ As@@ s@@ em@@ b@@ led to G@@ l@@ ori@@ fy God . ”
Jehovah supp@@ lies as much of his spirit as we need , according to our circumstances .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of other faithful Christians are as@@ sur@@ ed that they too can benefit from God’s pro@@ vision of the ransom .
C@@ eli@@ ba@@ cy , however , was not a religious cu@@ sto@@ m practic@@ ed by first - century Christians .
Ha@@ ving this in mind , Paul asked his Corinth@@ i@@ an read@@ ers : “ Do you not know that the r@@ un@@ n@@ ers in a r@@ ace all ru@@ n , but only one recei@@ ves the pri@@ ze ?
On another occasi@@ on , Paul expres@@ sed confidence that God would respon@@ d to prayers for his early rel@@ e@@ ase .
As no@@ ted at Job 4@@ 2 : 5 , how is it possible to “ see ” God ?
“ I have many things yet to say to you , ” he later told them , “ but you are not able to be@@ ar them at present .
Acts 14 : 1 I@@ con@@ i@@ u@@ m — “ en@@ tered . . . into the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e of the
She regul@@ arly read the Bible at home .
May I ple@@ ase show you what Jehovah’s Witnesses believe ? ”
This article ans@@ wers that question by encourag@@ ing you@@ ths to foc@@ us their life on their desire to ple@@ ase Jehovah .
And The Jerusalem Bible re@@ a@@ ds : “ Lo@@ ve each other as much as brothers should . ”
My attitude toward my wife chang@@ ed .
Now , since Jehovah kno@@ ws our in@@ born need for recei@@ ving respect , through his Word he pro@@ per@@ ly ur@@ ges us to “ be e@@ ag@@ er to show respect for one another . ”
For 40 years the two of us were regul@@ ar compan@@ i@@ ons in the ministry , until Bro@@ ther Ab@@ ou@@ d’s death in 19@@ 6@@ 3 .
They ‘ wish to conduct themselves hon@@ es@@ tly in all things . ’
mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to prom@@ o@@ te un@@ ity ?
What has develop@@ ed regarding women and marriage in rec@@ ent times ?
Tru@@ e worship must be rend@@ ered ‘ with truth ’ in that it must con@@ form to what Jehovah God has reve@@ aled in the Bible about himself and his pur@@ pos@@ es .
K@@ E@@ Y@@ S T@@ O F@@ A@@ MI@@ L@@ Y H@@ A@@ P@@ P@@ IN@@ E@@ S@@ S
Our joy ​ — sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed by new w@@ ine — ​ will over@@ f@@ low .
At the Kingdom H@@ all , I have to be li@@ f@@ ted out of the ca@@ r and into a whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir and then pu@@ shed in@@ side .
As I was op@@ ening my s@@ at@@ c@@ he@@ l , all the boo@@ ks f@@ ell out at the fe@@ et of the n@@ ur@@ se .
But he has also provided us with guid@@ el@@ ines on how to make wise decisions .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine also f@@ ill@@ s my mind with up@@ building thoughts .
For example , no@@ ne of us wanted to be in another study group simply for personal reas@@ ons , and no one com@@ pla@@ ined that the meetings were too far away or too l@@ ate .
Ha@@ ve I gra@@ du@@ ally turned away some@@ what from the living and loving God , show@@ ing in vari@@ ous ways a we@@ ak@@ ening of faith ?
( a ) Jesus ’ com@@ mis@@ sion to make disciples con@@ tain@@ s what instru@@ ctions ?
C@@ our@@ ty@@ ard
Of course , te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers need a certain am@@ ount of enjo@@ y@@ able associ@@ ation .
What must one be ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous of when pl@@ an@@ ning for the future ?
You Will Be@@ come “ a Kingdom of P@@ ri@@ ests ”
Still , if the un@@ beli@@ ever sta@@ ys in his or her un@@ beli@@ ef , what will ha@@ p@@ pen to that one when God sh@@ ort@@ ly br@@ ings this system to an end ? ​ — Psalm 37 : 37 , 38 .
Consider also the example of a family in J@@ ap@@ an .
Ad@@ her@@ ing to right principles , especially under tri@@ al@@ some circumstances , requi@@ res moral strength .
“ Se@@ e@@ ing all his efforts to be a good father and to draw close to us again made a bi@@ g differ@@ ence , ” ans@@ wers An@@ na .
My own servants will c@@ ry out jo@@ y@@ fully because of the good con@@ dition of the heart , but you y@@ ourselves will make out@@ cri@@ es because of the pain of heart and you will how@@ l because of she@@ er bre@@ ak@@ down of spirit . ”
How can a person m@@ our@@ n and at the same time be happy ?
But Jehovah has not for@@ go@@ t@@ ten his origin@@ al purpose for mankind , nor can God ever fai@@ l .
A@@ p@@ pro@@ aching the elders is one way for a person to “ pro@@ du@@ ce fru@@ it that be@@ f@@ its rep@@ ent@@ ance . ”
Lo@@ ok again , though , at the a@@ bo@@ ve - c@@ ited account in the book of Daniel .
A@@ n invit@@ ation to share food was an invit@@ ation to fri@@ end@@ ship and peace .
Per@@ haps you have a close family member who su@@ ff@@ ers from a de@@ gener@@ ative ill@@ ness or from the effe@@ cts of old age .
( Read 2 Timothy 3 : 14 - 17 . )
No@@ tice , were , not are . ​ — 1 Corinthians 6 : 9 - 11 .
It gives me joy to know that our ministry is a te@@ am effort . ” ​ — Jo@@ an , age 6@@ 6 ; baptized 195@@ 4 .
Jesus ’ teaching inclu@@ ded principles that can help us to walk just as he wal@@ ked .
The true S@@ ource of all d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic en@@ er@@ gy and vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous power can become a streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id to us in our h@@ our of need .
M@@ ore than a h@@ un@@ d@@ red brothers and sisters from ab@@ ro@@ ad ( r@@ ang@@ ing in age from 19 to 7@@ 9 ) have served where the need is greater in M@@ ic@@ r@@ on@@ es@@ ia .
Then in the Law , God reve@@ aled that the only appro@@ ved use of blood was on the al@@ ta@@ r ​ — for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin .
• Acts 10 : 4@@ 2 ?
It gave f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers the opportunity to show their appreciation to the Pro@@ vi@@ der of the har@@ v@@ est , since “ the one show@@ ing fav@@ or to the po@@ or one is gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying [ his M@@ ak@@ er ] . ”
There were then about 6@@ 00 S@@ pan@@ ish - speaking congregations in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
It is su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient to have reason@@ able confidence in a writ@@ er@@ ’s gener@@ al tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thin@@ ess ; if that is esta@@ bli@@ shed , there is an a pri@@ or@@ i lik@@ eli@@ ho@@ od that his de@@ ta@@ il@@ s are true . . . .
Al@@ ways remember that your son or daugh@@ ter must come to love Jehovah with his or her own heart ​ — not your@@ s .
The Bo@@ ok A@@ ̇@@ m - Ṭ@@ u@@ at , d@@ ated 1@@ 3@@ 7@@ 5 B.C.E . , speak@@ s of those who “ shall be c@@ ast down he@@ ad@@ long into the pit@@ s of fi@@ re ; and . . . shall not es@@ cap@@ e ther@@ e@@ from , and . . . shall not be able to fle@@ e from the f@@ lam@@ es . ”
26 : 5@@ 2 .
The op@@ pos@@ ite of hum@@ ility is pri@@ de .
No serv@@ ant of God is i@@ mmu@@ ne to problems ca@@ used by Ad@@ am@@ ’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
Yes , the dead will be rest@@ ored to life .
But since sin and death are then comple@@ t@@ ely re@@ moved , and mankind has been re@@ de@@ em@@ ed , this ends the need for him as a Re@@ de@@ em@@ er .
Some who read the Bible were even bur@@ ned at the st@@ ake .
What ro@@ le can a “ direc@@ t@@ or of the fe@@ ast ” pla@@ y at a we@@ d@@ ding ?
I could not be in both plac@@ es at the same time .
A Me@@ an@@ ing@@ ful Li@@ fe After the Lo@@ ss
I will sing and make m@@ el@@ o@@ dy . ” ​ — Psalm 5@@ 7 : 7 .
El@@ ders may read s@@ crip@@ tures , re@@ view an article , discus@@ s meeting high@@ ligh@@ ts , pray with the in@@ ac@@ tive one , and so for@@ th .
In some par@@ ts of the world , many therefore reason that to live a better life , they have to move to a more a@@ ff@@ lu@@ ent land , perhaps lea@@ ving their family be@@ h@@ ind for years at a time .
What blessings can such a person ex@@ pect from others ?
H@@ er father , mother , and three si@@ bl@@ ings died in the powerful st@@ or@@ m sur@@ ge .
Because for a number of years , he fe@@ ared and obe@@ yed Jehovah , who bless@@ ed him great@@ ly .
As the apostle Paul travel@@ ed thr@@ ough@@ out A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or and Gre@@ e@@ ce during his second and th@@ ir@@ d mission@@ ary t@@ our@@ s , he pre@@ ached to many G@@ ent@@ il@@ es who fe@@ ared God and to “ Gre@@ ek@@ s who worshi@@ ped God . ”
Some hear what they want to hear when it comes to counsel .
Job r@@ he@@ t@@ or@@ ic@@ ally asked : “ When he c@@ alls for an acc@@ oun@@ ting , what can I answer him ? ”
S@@ ome@@ times the work@@ place it@@ self is a s@@ ource of fru@@ str@@ ation and even the sc@@ ene of in@@ justice .
Per@@ haps they have inv@@ ested in bi@@ gg@@ er and better ho@@ m@@ es and ve@@ hi@@ c@@ les or make a show of their ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive je@@ wel@@ ry and the l@@ at@@ est clo@@ thing fa@@ shi@@ ons .
O@@ ther@@ wise , we ought to be rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to as@@ si@@ gn an an@@ t@@ it@@ y@@ pi@@ cal app@@ lic@@ ation to a certain person or account if there is no spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c Scriptural bas@@ is for doing so .
As you can i@@ magine , some people might be dra@@ wn by cu@@ res and mirac@@ ul@@ ously provided food .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , those having the mar@@ k of the be@@ ast pro@@ cla@@ im their ser@@ vi@@ tu@@ de to the be@@ ast .
Yes , God truly is gener@@ ous , kind , and loving ​ — qualities that un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly contribu@@ te to his being “ the happy God . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 1 : 11 ; Acts 20 : 35 .
He wanted to dist@@ ance us from the Witnesses .
P@@ ra@@ y for his holy spirit , wisdom , and guid@@ ance .
Let us now discus@@ s some high@@ ligh@@ ts of Ho@@ s chap@@ ters 6 through 9 .
Paul wrote to Christians in Corin@@ th : “ We do not give up , but even if the man we are out@@ side is wa@@ sting away , certainly the man we are in@@ side is being r@@ ene@@ wed from day to day .
Although the congregation gro@@ ws ra@@ pi@@ dly , it rema@@ ins un@@ ited .
They are not left to stu@@ m@@ ble in spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness .
How do we even know it really happened ?
In still other plac@@ es , emo@@ tional r@@ al@@ lies are held at which si@@ ck people may lea@@ p from their whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir@@ s or to@@ ss away their c@@ ru@@ t@@ ches and cla@@ im to be heal@@ ed .
His so@@ le in@@ ten@@ tion is to de@@ v@@ our as many humans as possible .
When Paul spoke of God’s re@@ sting from His work , he was ap@@ par@@ ently refer@@ ring to what is stated at Genesis 2 : 2 , where we read : “ By the se@@ ven@@ th day God came to the comple@@ tion of his work that he had made , and he pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to rest on the se@@ ven@@ th day from all his work that he had made . ”
In a dre@@ am , God showed Jac@@ o@@ b angels as@@ cen@@ ding and des@@ cen@@ ding a la@@ d@@ der , or a “ ris@@ ing f@@ light of st@@ ones , ” between heaven and earth and stated that he would prote@@ ct Jac@@ o@@ b and his se@@ ed .
Dis@@ pla@@ ying good man@@ n@@ ers in difficult situ@@ ations br@@ ings good resul@@ ts .
Will we seek to get to know him and put faith in him based on what we learn in his Word , the Bible ?
As this wi@@ do@@ w in Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath got ready to light a co@@ o@@ king fi@@ re , the prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah asked her for water and bre@@ ad .
What could h@@ in@@ der us from taking hold of glory ?
I con@@ fi@@ ded in Su@@ z@@ i@@ e , and she helped me through the c@@ ris@@ is .
When he was be@@ tra@@ yed and ar@@ rest@@ ed , Jesus displa@@ yed mil@@ dness and great self - control .
35 : 6 .
Can You Ex@@ pla@@ in Why Christians
If you do so , you will eas@@ ily see why we do not ob@@ serve any such events . ​ — 2 Corinthians 6 : 14 - 18 .
They first draw attention to “ the works of the flesh ” and ask their listen@@ ers what they have ob@@ served .
So in that instance , David was “ loo@@ king for bre@@ ad . ”
A young cou@@ ple with two inf@@ ants kin@@ dly took us into their home until we found our own ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment .
Mar@@ ri@@ age also brought me to a new preaching ter@@ rit@@ ory ​ — B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m .
The apostle Paul descri@@ bed this as “ the real life . ”
What will be the end result if we trust in God ?
Christians who refu@@ se to give up quic@@ k@@ ly on a difficult marriage often enjoy a fine re@@ ward .
In the contro@@ vers@@ y that en@@ su@@ ed , the ch@@ urch cho@@ se to prom@@ o@@ te the un@@ in@@ tel@@ li@@ gi@@ ble K@@ o@@ ine Greek .
“ I saw people of different religi@@ ons and n@@ ati@@ on@@ alities mu@@ r@@ der@@ ing one another , ” says Daniel .
On the contr@@ ary , each of us should be e@@ ag@@ er to de@@ e@@ pen our understanding of Bible tru@@ ths . ​ — Pro@@ v .
Yet , there are a number of human needs that go bey@@ ond material ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements .
Al@@ so , let the peace of the Christ control in your hearts . ”
Jehovah re@@ war@@ ded Job for being an integrity keep@@ er .
H@@ old to the P@@ at@@ ter@@ n Jesus S@@ et
“ It has done him much good , ” says O@@ k@@ s@@ ana .
He may not real@@ ize , however , that he tend@@ s to be ab@@ r@@ asi@@ ve in his deal@@ ings with fellow Christians .
By then , the men must have been pu@@ z@@ z@@ led .
But is that really the case ?
Yes , lear@@ ning about Jesus ’ human family dra@@ ws us clo@@ s@@ er to him and en@@ h@@ an@@ ces our appreciation for Jehovah’s cho@@ o@@ sing an or@@ din@@ ary family to n@@ ur@@ ture Jesus during his chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od .
One man came to the boo@@ th ho@@ l@@ ding his little bo@@ y’s hand .
God’s Son , Jesus Christ , who per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly refle@@ cted the person@@ ality of his Father , simil@@ arly ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed his followers : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e be@@ coming mer@@ ci@@ ful , just as your Father is mer@@ ci@@ ful . ”
You might say , ‘ S@@ ome@@ one who is kind , re@@ adi@@ ly a@@ vail@@ able , and eas@@ y to talk to . ’
Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k also states : “ [ Jehovah’s ] di@@ gn@@ ity co@@ vered the heavens ; and with his praise the earth became filled .
He could eas@@ ily have told Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s serv@@ ant : ‘ No , I want to keep my in@@ du@@ stri@@ ous gi@@ r@@ l close by . ’
As an old man who could t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to God’s wonderful ac@@ ts , Moses ur@@ ged the Israelites : “ R@@ em@@ ember the days of old , consider the years back from gener@@ ation to gener@@ ation ; ask your father , and he can tell you ; your old men , and they can say it to you . ”
Jehovah’s Witnesses will be happy to help you gain that knowledge so that you too can jo@@ in the milli@@ ons standing fir@@ m on the vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous side .
The sacrific@@ es were to be un@@ ble@@ mi@@ shed because they pointed to Jesus ’ perfect sacrifice .
By ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles , you can en@@ h@@ ance your sa@@ f@@ ety and that of others .
He is Jehovah’s “ ar@@ m ” for rul@@ ing , col@@ le@@ cting together the sheep and shepher@@ ding them with tend@@ er care .
Many who have these s@@ k@@ ill@@ s ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct to use them ; in@@ stead , they pur@@ sue less prof@@ it@@ able occ@@ up@@ ations .
I@@ z@@ ab@@ ela , who su@@ ff@@ ers from de@@ pres@@ sion , rel@@ ates : “ W@@ i@@ th@@ in the congregation , I have many ‘ fa@@ thers ’ and ‘ mo@@ thers , ’ those who listen and try to understand me .
Jehovah spoke to him of Isa@@ a@@ c as “ your only son whom you so love . ”
As@@ k your sp@@ ouse : “ When I talk about you in public , do you feel hon@@ ored or put down ?
“ So that no one be sh@@ o@@ cked by this , Christ himself fore@@ told it ; he even lik@@ ened his Ch@@ urch to a field in which good whe@@ at and we@@ e@@ ds gro@@ w , or to a ne@@ t in which there are good f@@ ish and bad , just as he even t@@ ol@@ er@@ ated a Ju@@ d@@ as among his apostles . ”
“ I real@@ ized that I had g@@ one too far .
Thus , I had pi@@ cked up en@@ ough Eng@@ l@@ ish to inter@@ pre@@ t that talk and others on later occasi@@ ons .
However , the psalmist may have had a much deep@@ er meaning in mind .
Be@@ ing di@@ lig@@ ent stud@@ ents of God’s Word and having an ac@@ tive share in congregation meetings will certainly contribu@@ te to that end .
Sam@@ ari@@ a was the cap@@ it@@ al city of the ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel .
He called me in C@@ ol@@ or@@ a@@ do from P@@ at@@ ter@@ son , New Yor@@ k .
These “ inc@@ l@@ ined his heart to follow other go@@ ds ; and his heart did not prove to be complete with Jehovah . ”
Can something similar ha@@ p@@ pen to us ?
While some so@@ cial class dist@@ inc@@ tions may now be we@@ ak@@ ened , new div@@ isions have be@@ gu@@ n to appe@@ ar .
Ang@@ els es@@ cor@@ ted Lo@@ t and his daugh@@ ters to sa@@ f@@ ety
We can appro@@ ach the Creator with our concer@@ ns .
In a letter to the L@@ inc@@ ol@@ nshi@@ re Bo@@ st@@ on T@@ ar@@ get , Un@@ ited Kingdom , a n@@ on - Witness read@@ er said : “ Pe@@ ople are lo@@ sing their faith in religi@@ ons . . .
At this cr@@ itical j@@ un@@ c@@ ture in my life , more than ever before , I felt the need to turn to Jehovah in prayer and to share with him all my concer@@ ns and anxi@@ e@@ ties in full s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity .
Y@@ ou@@ ths ​ — G@@ o On “ Pro@@ g@@ res@@ sing in W@@ is@@ dom ”
19 “ The Wor@@ k Is Gre@@ at ”
When we exam@@ ine it , we find prophe@@ ci@@ es that have always been ful@@ filled right on time !
You let these people go .
It is encourag@@ ing to know that Jehovah can control the el@@ ements .
Paul could say this because Jesus had set out the stan@@ d@@ ard for Christian marriage : “ W@@ ho@@ ever div@@ or@@ ces his wife , exc@@ ep@@ t on the gr@@ ound of for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation [ Greek , por@@ ·@@ ne@@ i@@ ʹ@@ a ] , and marri@@ es another comm@@ its ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y . ”
Jehovah showed his appro@@ val of this develop@@ ment , yo@@ king the first human pa@@ ir in marriage and pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ing his blessing upon them . ​ — G@@ en .
He needs to be “ s@@ ound in mind ” and must be “ pre@@ si@@ ding over his own hous@@ eho@@ ld in a fine man@@ ner . ”
Mi@@ ght it ev@@ en@@ tually requi@@ re that you move el@@ se@@ where , perhaps away from friends or family ?
Although the st@@ ars could be hu@@ ge di@@ stances from one another , their relati@@ ve positi@@ ons remain fi@@ x@@ ed from earth@@ ’s per@@ spe@@ ctive .
Un@@ til then , whether m@@ ale or f@@ em@@ ale , let us ch@@ er@@ ish our privilege of serving him “ sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der . ” ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h .
In what ways did Jehovah prove to be “ a real d@@ wel@@ ling ” for Jac@@ o@@ b , and what can we learn from this ?
What less@@ on about h@@ and@@ ling differ@@ ing vie@@ w@@ poin@@ ts did Paul share with fellow believers ?
E@@ ach time we p@@ our out our heart in prayer to Jehovah and every time we have a mean@@ ing@@ ful share in the Christian ministry , we are , as it were , streng@@ th@@ ening our bul@@ war@@ k against temp@@ t@@ ations .
inclu@@ ded the article “ Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k . . . How Can I M@@ ake Bible Re@@ ading En@@ jo@@ y@@ able ? ”
John W@@ in@@ thro@@ p@@ ’s ide@@ al@@ is@@ tic vision of a better world did not die with him .
He direc@@ ted their Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us from Egy@@ pt , medi@@ ated the Law covenant , and gu@@ i@@ ded Israel to the bor@@ der of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God keep@@ s his word .
While working , T@@ ong@@ an women si@@ t , talk , sing , and la@@ u@@ gh together under a sh@@ ad@@ y t@@ ree , often with children and ba@@ bi@@ es pla@@ ying or s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing ne@@ ar@@ by .
The Romans had also a@@ do@@ p@@ ted the my@@ th@@ olo@@ gy that went along with the Greek de@@ ities .
Di@@ d you ever inclu@@ de the Bible in your re@@ sear@@ ch ?
L@@ ater , he dec@@ isi@@ vely avo@@ i@@ ded a dra@@ ft for pol@@ itical of@@ fice . ​ — Matthew 4 : 8 - 10 ; John 6 : 14 , 15 .
Solom@@ on@@ ’s example teach@@ es us that it is d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous to reason that because we know the truth , worl@@ dly influ@@ ences will have little imp@@ act on our thinking .
19 - 21 . ( a ) What benef@@ its do we receive from con@@ duc@@ ting Bible stu@@ dies ?
Di@@ d he jo@@ in with others in their religious practic@@ es ?
On other occasi@@ ons , Christians have felt that they could com@@ p@@ ly with what was asked of them .
In 20@@ 12 , N@@ is@@ an 14 of the Bible cal@@ end@@ ar beg@@ ins at su@@ n@@ down , Th@@ ur@@ s@@ day , A@@ pri@@ l 5 .
“ Lo@@ ok ! My serv@@ ant , . . . whom my soul has appro@@ ved ! ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A .
Why can it be said that the r@@ om@@ an@@ tic love between a husband and his wife is bless@@ ed ?
Jo@@ shua , Moses ’ attend@@ ant , felt that these Israelites were ac@@ ting imp@@ ro@@ per@@ ly .
How important is it for us to follow Jesus ’ fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s ?
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , the so - called wise men were “ from e@@ ast@@ er@@ n par@@ ts , ” and it was there that they had learned about Jesus ’ bir@@ th .
When H@@ am showed dis@@ respect for his father after the F@@ lood , Noah said : “ B@@ less@@ ed be Jehovah , Sh@@ em@@ ’s God , and let [ H@@ am@@ ’s son ] Cana@@ an become a slave to him . ”
They may even s@@ qu@@ an@@ der such hard - ear@@ ned pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
‘ What now ? ’
Ti@@ m : Su@@ re .
In another prayer , Jesus ad@@ d@@ ressed Jehovah as “ Ho@@ ly Father . ”
“ Lo@@ ve is the eli@@ x@@ ir of life ; love is life . ” ​ — Li@@ ving to P@@ ur@@ pose , by Joseph Joh@@ ns@@ on , 18@@ 7@@ 1 .
In time , my mother and my sister A@@ ur@@ or@@ a also became ze@@ al@@ ous pra@@ is@@ ers of Jehovah .
But is the Bible too re@@ stri@@ ctive ?
At that , Jehovah dis@@ pat@@ ched Samuel to Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m to ano@@ in@@ t a son of J@@ es@@ se as king .
In obedi@@ ence to Jesus ’ comm@@ and , Jehovah’s Witnesses today work hard to bring the good news of God’s Kingdom to people worl@@ d@@ wide .
Some years ag@@ o , when someone we will call R@@ ose heard the Kingdom message , she was involved in a les@@ bi@@ an relationship .
Are there women like S@@ hi@@ ph@@ ra@@ h and P@@ u@@ ah today ?
Re@@ call that after Moses died , Jehovah bu@@ ri@@ ed the body in an un@@ known lo@@ c@@ ation .
Mas@@ v@@ ing@@ o
This rule of conduct is so well - known that it is often called the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule : “ Just as you want men to do to you , do the same way to them . ”
It id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es a peri@@ od of three and a half times as am@@ oun@@ ting to 1@@ ,@@ 2@@ 60 days .
A@@ T TH@@ E tend@@ er age of 16 , U@@ z@@ z@@ iah became king of the sou@@ ther@@ n kingdom of Juda@@ h .
The most powerful way to s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ate emp@@ a@@ thy is to ask yourself : ‘ If I were in this situation , how would I feel ?
A@@ m@@ ong those de@@ ar ones were S@@ hi@@ eld T@@ out@@ ji@@ an , G@@ ene O@@ r@@ r@@ ell , and John Bo@@ o@@ th .
Some hope that marriage will bring a me@@ asure of tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ill@@ ity to their life , but they may be disa@@ p@@ pointed .
He do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t inter@@ ru@@ pt , and he do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t ju@@ dge ; he just listen@@ s .
P@@ ris@@ on@@ ers are being ‘ set free ’ by Bible truth
He f@@ om@@ ented re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against God’s serv@@ ant Moses , the me@@ ek@@ est man on earth .
TH@@ E Jewish man sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ es anointed Christians , and the “ ten men ” re@@ present the “ other sheep , ” or “ J@@ on@@ a@@ da@@ bs , ” as they were known back then .
For over 60 years , the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad has ac@@ qui@@ red cre@@ di@@ bility and a st@@ er@@ ling re@@ pu@@ tation because of the ‘ he@@ a@@ p of good witness ’ given by the scho@@ ol@@ ’s gra@@ du@@ ates .
May we be determined to do so by continu@@ ing to walk in Jehovah’s ways .
The worl@@ d@@ wide preaching work is yet another evidence of Jehovah’s concer@@ n for hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted individuals , wh@@ er@@ ever they may live .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What are three spiritual tre@@ a@@ sures that Jehovah has given to us ?
He sent the promised “ help@@ er ” ​ — the holy spirit — ​ to strengthen his followers and to gu@@ i@@ de their efforts .
I told po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al emp@@ loy@@ ers that I wanted to change my life and do an hon@@ est da@@ y’s work .
Because they sin against God , they will walk about as hel@@ pl@@ ess as bl@@ ind men , un@@ able to find deli@@ ver@@ ance .
He held to Jehovah’s Law in the face of hor@@ ri@@ fi@@ c a@@ bu@@ se of power .
These artic@@ les exam@@ ine three Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts that will ass@@ ist us to have Jehovah’s view of justice .
If we are to continue practic@@ ing go@@ o@@ dness , we must keep stri@@ ct w@@ atch that we walk as those exerc@@ ising godly wisdom .
The Phil@@ ist@@ ines had “ se@@ ized by viol@@ ence ” a well of water du@@ g by Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s servants at Be@@ er - she@@ ba .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ Let wi@@ ves be in sub@@ je@@ ction to their hus@@ ban@@ ds as to the Lord , because a husband is head of his wife as the Christ also is head of the congregation . ”
When I look back , I am confid@@ ent that our work — Joh@@ n@@ ’s and mine — has not been in va@@ in .
In past cen@@ tu@@ ries , a ship might na@@ vi@@ g@@ ate a wide se@@ a sa@@ f@@ ely only to be w@@ rec@@ ked as it appro@@ ached por@@ t .
• What can elders do to accom@@ pl@@ ish their ministry fully ?
Be@@ ing a man of influ@@ ence , it was not difficult for K@@ or@@ ah to r@@ ally to himself others of like mind .
• What valu@@ able less@@ on can we learn from Jesus ’ par@@ able of the pe@@ ar@@ l of high value ?
D@@ ist@@ res@@ sing events can have a ne@@ g@@ ative effect on our physical health .
B@@ ad Th@@ ings Ab@@ ound !
They asked me who my husband was to me@@ et the day he was ar@@ rest@@ ed .
In ad@@ dition , Jehovah gives them wisdom , knowledge , and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment .
Per@@ haps El@@ kan@@ ah is not a@@ ware of Pen@@ in@@ na@@ h’s un@@ kindness , and H@@ ann@@ ah may pre@@ f@@ er to su@@ ff@@ er in s@@ il@@ ence rather than com@@ pla@@ in .
The thought of our own death is always dist@@ a@@ ste@@ ful and it always will be .
See the article “ I@@ mit@@ ate Their Fa@@ ith ​ — She D@@ re@@ w ‘ Con@@ c@@ lu@@ sions in H@@ er H@@ ear@@ t ’ ” in the O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 1 , 200@@ 8 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
When Noah rel@@ eas@@ ed the do@@ ve a we@@ ek later , it did not return , indic@@ ating a greater a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of ve@@ get@@ ation and po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al re@@ sting plac@@ es for the do@@ ve . ​ — Genesis 8 : 12 .
The help he needed was not to be found in any uni@@ vers@@ ity but was found among fellow members of the Christian congregation .
Ma@@ in@@ tain a F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship E@@ ven@@ ing
Yet , in car@@ r@@ ying out our ministry , we may me@@ et many who do not understand that st@@ at@@ ement .
A@@ post@@ ates may use s@@ mo@@ o@@ th words , f@@ l@@ at@@ ter@@ y , and tw@@ is@@ ted reason@@ ing to try to de@@ fe@@ at you .
Do our prayers in be@@ half of others really matter ?
It seem@@ s that C@@ as@@ si@@ o@@ d@@ or@@ us was the first to pro@@ du@@ ce L@@ at@@ in Bi@@ bl@@ es in sing@@ le vo@@ lum@@ es , desi@@ gn@@ ating them pan@@ dec@@ ta@@ e .
I@@ F Y@@ O@@ U are new@@ ly married , have you fac@@ ed similar challeng@@ es ?
There were many powerful enem@@ ies of the good news , such as the cle@@ ver and high@@ ly educ@@ ated s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es .
16 : 2 .
That should be ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely reas@@ sur@@ ing for all of us .
One Bible verse that especially stru@@ ck me was 2 Corinthians 7 : 1 .
Why should we be inter@@ ested in the leg@@ al as@@ pe@@ cts of get@@ ting married , and how might we man@@ i@@ f@@ est this ?
W@@ y@@ c@@ li@@ f@@ fe
the te@@ ars of those being op@@ pres@@ sed , but they had no com@@ for@@ ter ; and on the side of their op@@ pres@@ s@@ ors there was power , so that they had no com@@ for@@ ter , ” said wise King Solomon of ancient Israel .
29 : 11 .
As you likely know , this real - life situation illustr@@ ates that in many famili@@ es , child tra@@ ining is not going well .
It is a ha@@ ven of peace and love .
Just as earthly Jerusalem was the se@@ at of govern@@ ment in ancient Israel , the New Jerusalem and her B@@ ri@@ de@@ gro@@ om make up the govern@@ ment of the new system of things .
That is why he is full of ra@@ ge and in@@ s@@ ti@@ g@@ ates un@@ told w@@ o@@ e here on earth .
Are you stri@@ ving to gain such an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge ?
Mo@@ st people will re@@ adi@@ ly ag@@ ree with the apostle Paul’s st@@ at@@ ement : “ E@@ very house is con@@ stru@@ cted by someone . ”
For example , at Psalm 1@@ 35 : 1 - 3 , we find this war@@ m , emp@@ h@@ ati@@ c invit@@ ation : “ P@@ ra@@ ise J@@ ah , you people !
No doubt , we are famili@@ ar with Bible tru@@ ths about God’s purpose for the earth and mankind and about the cen@@ tr@@ al ro@@ le of Jesus Christ in the out@@ working of God’s purpose .
The let@@ ters of the apostle Paul have much to say about fre@@ e@@ dom .
It stan@@ ds out as an important ep@@ il@@ o@@ gu@@ e to the book of Ju@@ d@@ ges .
Still , does that expla@@ in the many bad de@@ e@@ ds , both ma@@ j@@ or and min@@ or , that we see or hear about al@@ most da@@ ily , ei@@ ther in person or in the me@@ dia ?
Many you@@ ths have deci@@ ded to ‘ obey God as rul@@ er ’ rather than a n@@ on - Witness par@@ ent , des@@ pite suffering har@@ d@@ ship from that par@@ ent .
I want you to put together a small or@@ ch@@ es@@ tr@@ a , just a few viol@@ ins and a cou@@ ple of f@@ lu@@ tes .
( b ) In what sense has Jehovah felt reg@@ re@@ t , and how does know@@ ing that help us ?
I@@ N TH@@ E sum@@ m@@ er of 19@@ 29 , when I was two years old , something wonderful happened to my father , Matthew Al@@ le@@ n .
S@@ ur@@ ely Jehovah is pleas@@ ed with the ze@@ al of his people !
A “ compan@@ y of young men ” as ref@@ re@@ shing as de@@ w@@ d@@ ro@@ ps is fore@@ told in the book of Psal@@ ms .
( Read Isaiah 60 : 17 . )
With all the di@@ sh@@ es she had to pre@@ pare and all the du@@ ties she had to car@@ ry out for her gu@@ ests , she became more and more anxi@@ ous and di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted .
How do the practic@@ es at many we@@ d@@ ding@@ s be@@ ar out what we read at 1 John 2 : 16 , 17 ?
Paul pointed to another mer@@ it of obedi@@ ence when he wrote : “ ‘ H@@ on@@ or your father and your mother ’ ; which is the first comm@@ and with a promise : ‘ That it may go well with you and you may end@@ ure a long time on the earth . ’ ”
So the true God gives the congregation of Israel regul@@ ations that will set it ap@@ ar@@ t for his service .
He said : “ O@@ p@@ pres@@ sive w@@ ol@@ ves will en@@ ter in among you and will not tre@@ at the flo@@ ck with tend@@ er@@ ness , and from among you y@@ ourselves men will ris@@ e and speak tw@@ is@@ ted things to draw away the disciples after themselves . ”
The Ye@@ ar@@ book account com@@ men@@ ted that the gr@@ ate@@ ful gu@@ ests found these “ be@@ ds so@@ f@@ ter and war@@ m@@ er than the c@@ ement flo@@ or . ”
Such self - sacrific@@ ing Christians pla@@ y a ke@@ y ro@@ le in the ex@@ pan@@ sion of the preaching work in these last days .
( b ) What is pro@@ duc@@ ed by a whe@@ at st@@ al@@ k ?
L@@ ater , The@@ o@@ do@@ si@@ us became the Rom@@ an emp@@ er@@ or , and the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch became the of@@ fi@@ cial religion of the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
Jehovah has given the husband the responsi@@ bility to be the family head .
( b ) How will the enem@@ ies of God’s people re@@ act ?
Why did it take real faith for Abra@@ m to leave U@@ r ?
Be@@ fore the conven@@ tions , si@@ gh@@ t@@ see@@ ing t@@ our@@ s were arrang@@ ed for some of the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates .
I@@ ’@@ m a@@ ware of what we need , and I bu@@ y it even if it lea@@ ds to another ‘ discus@@ sion ’ about money . ”
S@@ ONG@@ S : 38 , 7
Ex@@ er@@ ting themselves in the ministry , milli@@ ons of God’s people around the world are demonstr@@ ating their appreciation for the tra@@ ining they receive .
What is the ro@@ le of the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy con@@ duc@@ t@@ or ?
At that the nu@@ n bur@@ st into te@@ ars and explained that she had serious health problems .
A Ti@@ me for E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing , 3 / 1
Now it is time for them to think of their future .
E@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses descri@@ bed how s@@ mo@@ o@@ th@@ ly the large , three - col@@ ored ban@@ ner un@@ fur@@ led .
In a world of inc@@ reas@@ ing e@@ th@@ ni@@ c ten@@ sions , such a ga@@ ther@@ ing of three language grou@@ ps did not go un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed .
What reason to for@@ go re@@ tal@@ i@@ ation is found at Romans 12 : 19 ?
R@@ o@@ y@@ al P@@ ri@@ es@@ tho@@ od to B@@ ene@@ f@@ it All M@@ an@@ kind , 1 / 15
When the time came for the T@@ or@@ on@@ to , Cana@@ da , conven@@ tion in 19@@ 27 , we had a si@@ x - mon@@ th - old ba@@ by brother , Paul .
As an expres@@ sion of his appreciation for all that Jehovah has done for him , R@@ en@@ at@@ o was baptized in 200@@ 2 and became a full - time Christian minis@@ ter the following year .
How can we demonstr@@ ate our love for Jehovah ?
W@@ ould she feel that her husband lo@@ ves her and res@@ pe@@ cts the marriage arrang@@ ement ? ​ — Matthew 5 : 28 .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 10@@ 2 , 7@@ 5
Do we res@@ ist pres@@ sure to have the l@@ at@@ est g@@ ad@@ get , the l@@ at@@ est fa@@ shi@@ on , or the new@@ est mo@@ de@@ l a@@ ut@@ om@@ o@@ bi@@ le ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses have a heal@@ thy fear of dis@@ pleas@@ ing God , and this provi@@ des them with ad@@ ded mo@@ tiv@@ ation to do his will .
what ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ out such standards we could not cor@@ rec@@ tly dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish right from wrong .
Ne@@ h@@ emiah wrote that even those who had op@@ posed the re@@ pa@@ ir work were for@@ ced to ac@@ knowledge that “ it was from our God that this work had been done . ” ​ — Ne@@ h@@ emiah 6 : 15 , 16 .
When one of Jehovah’s Witnesses invit@@ ed him to a meeting , Mar@@ c@@ el@@ in@@ o h@@ es@@ it@@ ated .
O@@ r did they have the s@@ ort of faith ex@@ emp@@ li@@ fied by the wi@@ do@@ w ?
Still , many young ones have cho@@ s@@ en to do just that .
How c@@ ru@@ cial it is to pre@@ pare our heart now ​ — well before we find ourselves in situ@@ ations that t@@ est our integrity !
A@@ p@@ pro@@ xi@@ mat@@ ely 1@@ 40 members are serving in these of@@ fic@@ es .
• How can a strong sense of id@@ ent@@ ity shap@@ e our future as Christians ?
In ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing such questions , we will foc@@ us on the early Christians and exam@@ ine Scriptural truth rel@@ ating to ( 1 ) beli@@ ef@@ s , ( 2 ) man@@ ner of worship , and ( 3 ) personal conduct .
Dis@@ e@@ ase
The knowledge that the will@@ ful per@@ pe@@ tr@@ at@@ or of cri@@ min@@ al or viol@@ ent ac@@ ts against another could be p@@ uni@@ shed in kind served as a powerful deter@@ r@@ ent .
Why is there a greater need now for deli@@ ver@@ ance by God ?
No doubt , such vi@@ vi@@ d imp@@ res@@ sions s@@ pr@@ an@@ g to his mind when , inspired by God’s holy spirit , he com@@ posed and san@@ g the beau@@ ti@@ ful words of the 19@@ th Psalm : “ The heavens are declar@@ ing the glory of God ; and of the work of his hands the ex@@ pan@@ se is tel@@ ling .
The Hebrew word rend@@ ered “ b@@ lam@@ eless , ” no@@ tes Bible transl@@ at@@ or R@@ ob@@ er@@ t Al@@ ter , “ su@@ gg@@ ests integrity or even in@@ no@@ c@@ ence . ”
He is a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed , con@@ f@@ ess@@ es to an el@@ der , and is determined not to re@@ pe@@ at this sin .
Bo@@ th M@@ in@@ ni@@ e and her husband became Witnesses .
But are they able to do the work that Jehovah’s Witnesses are doing during these last days ?
When God’s prophet Samuel did not show up in G@@ il@@ g@@ al at the appointed time , Saul became imp@@ ati@@ ent .
11 , 12 . ( a ) What vital ro@@ le did Jeho@@ i@@ a@@ da pla@@ y in the hist@@ ory of the kingdom of Juda@@ h ?
Ther@@ e@@ after , David had the b@@ ones of the men bu@@ ri@@ ed .
You too will over@@ f@@ low with than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness if you use your life to honor “ the God of go@@ ds , ” Jehovah . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 10 : 17 ; Daniel 2 : 4@@ 7 .
So how can we look after ourselves and our family and still stay foc@@ used on what is most important in life ?
When he was re@@ pro@@ ached , how did faith help him to appreci@@ ate his privile@@ ges of service ?
In this way he se@@ ts the fin@@ est example of matu@@ re judgment .
P@@ os@@ iti@@ ve sign@@ s could be seen not only on the pol@@ itical fr@@ on@@ t but also in other are@@ as of life .
The Go@@ sp@@ els por@@ tra@@ y him as a man of action as well as one of tend@@ er war@@ m@@ th and deep feelings .
Indeed , we have no cho@@ ice but to use the world to car@@ ry out our Scriptural ob@@ lig@@ ation to provide for ourselves and our famili@@ es .
From Tr@@ in@@ i@@ da@@ d , he wrote : “ The place was p@@ ac@@ ked , and large num@@ bers were turned away .
D@@ on@@ ations vi@@ a ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic ban@@ k trans@@ f@@ er , de@@ bi@@ t c@@ ard , or cre@@ di@@ t c@@ ard .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , we always want to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with and show respect for the appointed elders , who work hard in shepher@@ ding us and imp@@ le@@ men@@ ting the direc@@ tions of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Who has Jehovah appointed to shepher@@ d the flo@@ ck , including el@@ der@@ ly Christians ?
These experi@@ ences helped me to real@@ ize even more that the Kingdom was my only hope for the future .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , it does indic@@ ate that Mark rema@@ ined ac@@ tive in Jehovah’s service .
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ately , God’s Word tel@@ ls us : “ The fear of Jehovah is the star@@ t of wisdom . ” ​ — Proverbs 9 : 10 .
El@@ va with members of the S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land Bethel family in 19@@ 60
Consider C@@ ha@@ d’s experience .
Is this true ?
What have humans experienced during the past 6@@ ,000 years ?
In time , though , A@@ le@@ c not only accepted my new way of life but also began help@@ ing me fin@@ an@@ cially so that I could atten@@ d conven@@ tions and ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , as well as the we@@ ek@@ ly meetings .
Then it go@@ es on to l@@ ist the let@@ ters of the apostle Paul to the Corinthians ( two ) , to the Eph@@ es@@ ians , to the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans , to the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans , to the Gal@@ ati@@ ans , to the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians ( two ) , to the Romans , to Phil@@ em@@ on , to Ti@@ tu@@ s , and to Timothy ( two ) .
In what way was Psalm 16 : 10 ful@@ filled , con@@ fir@@ m@@ ing what about the promise of the resurrection ?
We often know be@@ fore@@ hand whether a certain set of circumstances would likely lead to sin .
De@@ ath came about as a p@@ en@@ al@@ ty for dis@@ obedi@@ ence to God’s comm@@ and .
Jehovah God had given me a whole new out@@ look on life .
So@@ on , though , Ab@@ sal@@ om@@ ’s care@@ er was cu@@ t sh@@ ort when he was sla@@ in by Jo@@ a@@ b , pit@@ ched into a ho@@ l@@ low , and co@@ vered with st@@ ones .
Then “ t@@ ong@@ u@@ es as if of fi@@ re became v@@ isi@@ ble to them and were dist@@ ribu@@ ted , and one came to rest on each one of them , and they all became filled with holy spirit and started to speak in different langu@@ ages , just as the spirit en@@ ab@@ led them to speak . ”
P@@ i@@ one@@ ers , travel@@ ing overse@@ ers , Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites , mission@@ aries , and inter@@ n@@ ational servants ex@@ p@@ end themselves in full - time service and rejo@@ ice as they do so .
And fellow Witnesses care about one another .
At the same time , however , milli@@ ons look to the future with confidence .
No . Ha@@ ving knowledge of those langu@@ ages does not in it@@ self make a person more likely to understand the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message .
Thus , repor@@ ting our preaching activ@@ ity en@@ ab@@ les us to car@@ ry out our com@@ mis@@ sion to preach the Kingdom good news more effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
W@@ ell , do they c@@ learly understand the the@@ me of the Bible ​ — the v@@ indic@@ ation of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y by means of his heavenly Kingdom ?
They e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly ad@@ just to new ways in which our work of preaching God’s esta@@ bli@@ shed Kingdom is to be done .
I@@ F Y@@ O@@ U had me@@ t T@@ on@@ y in his early te@@ ens , you would have found a r@@ ough and ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive bo@@ y fre@@ qu@@ en@@ ting some of the ru@@ n - down par@@ ts of S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
Ka@@ re@@ n : But if Jesus is God , who sent him down from heaven ?
Since these questions invol@@ ve our relationship with our Creator , sur@@ ely it is important to get his vie@@ ws on the matter .
There was to be , however , a wonderful fur@@ ther un@@ fol@@ ding of God’s purpose .
Ar@@ ac@@ el@@ i : While I was in Z@@ ar@@ a@@ go@@ za , I took the first v@@ ow@@ s needed to become a nu@@ n .
Th@@ r@@ ough this pro@@ gra@@ m , Witnesses who are s@@ kil@@ led in con@@ stru@@ ction tra@@ des have travel@@ ed to dist@@ ant plac@@ es to tra@@ in their brothers and sisters to buil@@ d Kingdom H@@ alls .
As Jesus continued in his ministry , he tra@@ ined and helped others to re@@ ach out for the Kingdom .
We like to think that information given to us ​ — whether by word of m@@ ou@@ th or in written form — ​ is tru@@ th@@ ful .
The Bible states c@@ ate@@ g@@ or@@ ic@@ ally that the sacri@@ fi@@ cial death of Jesus , in 33 C.E . , “ b@@ lo@@ t@@ ted out , ” or “ a@@ bo@@ li@@ shed , ” the Law and with it the “ comman@@ d@@ ment to col@@ le@@ ct ti@@ th@@ es . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 2 : 13 , 14 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 2 : 13 - 15 ; Hebrews 7 : 5 , 18 .
W@@ he@@ ther rich or po@@ or , all humans are imper@@ fect and have but one ev@@ en@@ tu@@ ality .
For example , Ca@@ in had to deci@@ de whether to act on his anger or to control it .
By in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ing in m@@ om@@ ent@@ ary ple@@ a@@ sures , such people re@@ a@@ p years ​ — even a li@@ fe@@ time — ​ of w@@ o@@ e .
But ask yourself : ‘ Is this person willing to do what Jesus comman@@ ds ?
She said that she would not come in so as not to inter@@ ru@@ pt my work , but she gave me the par@@ c@@ el and left .
Why should we maintain a positi@@ ve attitude regarding a pro@@ di@@ g@@ al child ?
From E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 1 : 4 in the Bible .
How much have they influ@@ enced mo@@ der@@ n “ Christian ” thought ?
S@@ ar@@ ah felt “ wor@@ n out . ”
However , “ Noah found fav@@ or in the eyes of Jehovah ” because he “ was a righteous man ” who “ proved himself fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less among his con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries . ”
“ P@@ u@@ t on the complete su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or from God that you may be able to stand fir@@ m against the ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations of the Devil . ” ​ — E@@ P@@ H@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ AN@@ S 6 : 11 .
En@@ courage your child to pur@@ sue a who@@ les@@ ome activ@@ ity , such as lear@@ ning to pla@@ y a mu@@ si@@ cal in@@ str@@ um@@ ent or ma@@ st@@ ering another language or a c@@ ra@@ ft .
“ If Jac@@ o@@ b ever takes a wife from the daugh@@ ters of H@@ et@@ h like these from the daugh@@ ters of the land , of what good is life to me ? ” ​ — Genesis 27 : 4@@ 6 .
Since we tre@@ asure our relationship with God and with his Son , we jo@@ y@@ fully obey their comman@@ d@@ ments .
We help others to be God’s friends when we preach the good news and teach people about Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness
As a result , our love for God will gro@@ w , our prayers will be more spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c and personal , and our faith in him will become str@@ ong@@ er .
Jesus ’ true followers prac@@ tice what he taught , and they are eas@@ ily recogn@@ ized by their fine fru@@ its .
He arrang@@ ed to cho@@ ose people “ out of every tri@@ be and t@@ ong@@ ue and people and nation . . . to rule as k@@ ings ” with Christ in a heavenly govern@@ ment .
The ep@@ is@@ o@@ de with the pri@@ est had ca@@ used him to beg@@ in loo@@ king into the Bible for himself .
Wh@@ ere , then , should we look for se@@ cur@@ ity ?
These sub@@ je@@ cts will enjoy everlasting life on earth .
The anointed brothers who together serve as the faithful slave recogn@@ ize that they are acc@@ oun@@ table to the Ma@@ ster for the way they care for his d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s .
Is it any won@@ der that he pre@@ ached a message that would af@@ fect the lives of milli@@ ons around the world ?
Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous E@@ v@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers Today
He refer@@ red to it as “ the re - cre@@ ation . ” — Matthew 19 : 28 .
May we never end up that way !
* And in the 20@@ th century , sal@@ es@@ men and mar@@ ke@@ ting spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ists en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally prom@@ o@@ ted any cu@@ sto@@ m that could gener@@ ate he@@ f@@ ty prof@@ its .
How you benefit : Jesus said in his mo@@ de@@ l prayer : “ Our Father in the heavens , let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied . ”
Di@@ d he s@@ lum@@ p into a@@ pa@@ thy ?
A meeting was arrang@@ ed , and mother and daugh@@ ter em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed .
There is no M@@ oun@@ tain of Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do , only a m@@ ound , or tell , ris@@ ing a@@ bo@@ ve the ad@@ j@@ ac@@ ent v@@ al@@ le@@ y pla@@ in in Israel .
Some of them have been serving ab@@ ro@@ ad for de@@ ca@@ des .
I@@ N C@@ E@@ R@@ T@@ A@@ I@@ N lands , it is comm@@ on to see p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ ms vis@@ it sh@@ r@@ ines where many cla@@ im to have been heal@@ ed of mal@@ adi@@ es and si@@ ck@@ nesses that were “ inc@@ u@@ ra@@ ble . ”
Th@@ r@@ ough it all , he learned a se@@ cre@@ t that helped him to maintain con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment .
M@@ an@@ kind today is temp@@ ted in a way that is similar to what was used in the case of E@@ ve , the dis@@ obedi@@ ent angels , and A@@ cha@@ n .
Pe@@ ople gave no he@@ ed to No@@ ah’s war@@ ning
With our Au@@ st@@ in S@@ even in cir@@ cu@@ it work in Eng@@ land
Christian fun@@ er@@ als should be mo@@ des@@ t and di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied
What can we learn from this illustr@@ ation ?
H@@ as something similar been true in our day ?
He beg@@ ged Jehovah to remember how he had wal@@ ked before H@@ im .
H@@ el@@ p@@ ing those who are we@@ ak br@@ ings blessings to all
3 : 1 - 4 .
How does the Bible help a person to he@@ al emo@@ tional w@@ oun@@ ds ?
Instead , the teach@@ er would want to help the stud@@ ents to read better .
The ro@@ o@@ ts en@@ able it to continue pro@@ duc@@ ing o@@ lives for cen@@ tu@@ ries , even though the gn@@ ar@@ led tr@@ un@@ k may look f@@ it only for fi@@ re@@ w@@ o@@ od .
( b ) For what reas@@ ons should we avoid je@@ al@@ ous@@ y and b@@ ra@@ gg@@ ing ?
“ O@@ h , how powerful God’s Word really is !
The s@@ il@@ ence was dis@@ tur@@ bed only by a g@@ ur@@ gl@@ ing st@@ re@@ am and the s@@ ong of bir@@ ds .
By bu@@ ying out time for Bible reading and study , we “ go on per@@ c@@ ei@@ ving what the will of Jehovah is , ” which inclu@@ des our having an ac@@ tive share in preaching “ this good news of the kingdom . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 15 - 17 ; Matthew 24 : 14 .
By the first century C.E . , vi@@ r@@ tually every to@@ wn Jesus vis@@ ited had its own sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e ; c@@ ities had sever@@ al ; Jerusalem had many .
( Com@@ pare H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 1 : 4 - 6 . )
Acc@@ ording to au@@ th@@ or D@@ on Le@@ w@@ is , a number of mo@@ der@@ n , educ@@ ated people who “ sm@@ ile pat@@ r@@ on@@ is@@ ingly ” at the su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ous beli@@ ef@@ s and fe@@ ars of “ their ar@@ t@@ less an@@ c@@ est@@ ors ” are “ once again be@@ coming en@@ thr@@ al@@ led by the evil el@@ ement in the su@@ per@@ n@@ atur@@ al . ” ​ — R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous Su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ on Th@@ r@@ ough the A@@ ges .
▪ Consider the different form@@ s of full - time service a@@ vail@@ able to young people in Jehovah’s organization .
Satan wants to get us to sto@@ p serving Jehovah .
“ The love of money ” can lead to . . .
Many live under un@@ beli@@ e@@ va@@ bly ad@@ verse con@@ di@@ tions and stru@@ gg@@ le simply to sur@@ vi@@ ve .
How did Jesus demonstr@@ ate his hum@@ ility ?
Des@@ pite our we@@ ak@@ nesses , we are preci@@ ous in God’s eyes .
In other words , would you put your neigh@@ bor@@ ’s wel@@ f@@ are a@@ head of your own ?
R@@ es@@ ist S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t of Ch@@ ang@@ ing World , 4 / 1
How can such an ev@@ en@@ tu@@ ality be avo@@ i@@ ded ?
• What bas@@ is for hope did Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k have ?
Some will en@@ ter Par@@ adise by sur@@ vi@@ ving the des@@ tru@@ ction of the present wicked system of things .
A G@@ L@@ O@@ R@@ I@@ O@@ U@@ S king ri@@ des in the cause of truth and righteousness and go@@ es for@@ th to con@@ qu@@ er his enem@@ ies .
In ad@@ dition , the fore@@ word to the 1@@ 5@@ 5@@ 1 e@@ dition stated that L@@ at@@ in transl@@ ations and “ transl@@ ations to some other langu@@ ages were con@@ sul@@ ted . ”
Dis@@ c@@ us@@ sing what you read can great@@ ly en@@ h@@ ance their prog@@ ress .
In Egy@@ pt , Joseph is imp@@ ris@@ oned because he faith@@ fully and coura@@ ge@@ ously ad@@ her@@ es to God’s moral standards .
G@@ ran@@ ted , it requi@@ res ex@@ tr@@ a time and effort to commun@@ ic@@ ate with those of another language and cul@@ ture .
He is ali@@ ve today and is direc@@ ting a work that invol@@ ves ever@@ yone on earth .
Instead of in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ating their brother , the elders tend@@ er@@ ly expla@@ in Scriptural principles and show him how he can apply these in his life .
Jesus war@@ ned that false prophe@@ ts would come as ‘ ra@@ ven@@ ous w@@ ol@@ ves in she@@ ep@@ ’s co@@ ver@@ ing ’
“ See Li@@ fe With the W@@ i@@ fe W@@ ho@@ m You Lo@@ ve ”
O@@ ther par@@ all@@ els can be no@@ ted between worship car@@ ri@@ ed on by the cal@@ f - worshi@@ p@@ ing Israelites and that found in Chris@@ tend@@ om .
50 : 15 - 21 .
In what ways do Christian elders help rep@@ ent@@ ant wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers ?
“ Bu@@ ying out the oppor@@ tu@@ ne time ” is not eas@@ y in a world full of di@@ str@@ actions .
J@@ on@@ a@@ than under@@ sto@@ od what Jehovah expe@@ cted of him and accepted His decision in the matter .
It off@@ ers su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions on how a person can re@@ kin@@ d@@ le his first love for Jehovah and the truth if that love has di@@ m@@ m@@ ed over the years .
Consider , too , the account recorded at Mark 4 : 35 - 4@@ 1 .
Is there really any reli@@ able way to see the future ?
In any case , God w@@ on the bat@@ tle .
Just let it be ! ”
In a gener@@ al sense , they can be anything that di@@ str@@ ac@@ ts us from serving Jehovah whole - sou@@ led .
However , the prophet Mi@@ ca@@ iah had a vision in which he saw an ang@@ el commun@@ ic@@ ate direc@@ tly with Jehovah .
That has been so “ from the worl@@ d’s cre@@ ation on@@ ward . ”
W@@ ise G@@ u@@ id@@ ance for Mar@@ ri@@ ed C@@ ou@@ ples
An@@ ne - Ca@@ ther@@ ine says : “ It is important for you to allow your compan@@ ion to expres@@ s himself , without inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ting or judg@@ ing him or min@@ i@@ mi@@ z@@ ing his fe@@ ars .
Now I can die in peace ! ”
Solom@@ on@@ ’s inspired ad@@ vice is in@@ dis@@ p@@ en@@ sa@@ ble to anyone desi@@ ring to ‘ set a w@@ atch over the do@@ or of his li@@ ps . ’ ​ — Psalm 14@@ 1 : 3 .
Matthe@@ ws ) , O@@ ct .
After you have rep@@ ented and turned around , have faith that the ransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ really can co@@ ver your er@@ r@@ ors . ​ — 1 John 4 : 9 , 14 .
God has anointed these ones with holy spirit , and because of this they are now his children .
In the sum@@ m@@ er , we wal@@ ked , c@@ y@@ c@@ led , and even ro@@ wed to re@@ ach people in our ter@@ rit@@ ory .
For I , Jehovah your God , am gr@@ as@@ p@@ ing your right hand , the One saying to you , ‘ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id . I my@@ self will help you . ’ ” ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 1 : 10 , 13 .
What is certain is that Timothy went .
How were Jewish children especially involved in the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation ?
Jesus s@@ ow@@ ed a field with whe@@ at , “ the fine se@@ ed , ” which pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed his faithful disciples who would make up the origin@@ al Christian congregation .
After taking that coura@@ ge@@ ous stand , the sisters were rel@@ eas@@ ed .
M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h may in@@ iti@@ ally have felt that he did not deser@@ ve qu@@ ite so se@@ v@@ ere a re@@ pro@@ of as he received .
No one will need to fle@@ e in the face of an ag@@ g@@ res@@ s@@ or or an op@@ pres@@ s@@ or . ​ — Psalm 4@@ 6 : 9 ; Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 ; Acts 24 : 15 .
A@@ c@@ tually , the Romans had been pur@@ su@@ ing such a way of life for some time .
Now , however , I enjoy pe@@ ace@@ fully serving Jehovah along with my wife and two sons .
Paul said that he had been assign@@ ed to “ make men see how the sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ t is ad@@ minis@@ tered which has from the in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite past been hi@@ d@@ den in God . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 3 : 5 - 9 .
The Bible c@@ learly states : “ There is no sal@@ vation in anyone el@@ se , for there is not another name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must get sa@@ ved . ”
Do we not need food and clo@@ thing ?
Yet , the pro@@ gra@@ m dre@@ w us clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah .
6 , 7 . ( a ) How did Eli@@ j@@ ah ex@@ pose the ro@@ o@@ t cause of Israel@@ ’s apost@@ as@@ y ?
But remember : The pri@@ ze will go to those who do not give up .
I was a rec@@ luse and felt ut@@ ter@@ ly us@@ eless .
G@@ o and help them ! ”
He was not pa@@ ying much attention , so I was able to rec@@ over my Bible .
B@@ ri@@ an , * who was ho@@ o@@ ked on In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , rel@@ ates : “ No@@ thing would sto@@ p me .
Then W@@ al@@ ter started a Bible study with the c@@ hi@@ ef of po@@ li@@ ce .
What a b@@ low for ba@@ r@@ re@@ n S@@ ar@@ ah !
That was the experience of three pioneer sisters ​ — R@@ o@@ sa , A@@ li@@ ci@@ a , and C@@ e@@ c@@ ili@@ a — ​ who pre@@ ached in the v@@ il@@ la@@ ges of I@@ z@@ cu@@ cha@@ c@@ a and Con@@ a@@ y@@ c@@ a , lo@@ c@@ ated at an al@@ titu@@ de of more than 1@@ 2@@ ,000 fe@@ et [ 3@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 m ] in cen@@ tr@@ al Per@@ u .
For that purpose , N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s br@@ ings “ a ro@@ l@@ l of my@@ r@@ r@@ h and al@@ o@@ es ” we@@ igh@@ ing about 1@@ 00 Rom@@ an p@@ oun@@ ds , e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent to 7@@ 2 Eng@@ l@@ ish p@@ oun@@ ds .
He@@ e@@ ding what Scriptural counsel will help us to at@@ tain the pri@@ ze as a family ?
He wrote : “ A slave of the Lord does not need to fi@@ ght , but needs to be g@@ ent@@ le . ”
Then Ph@@ ili@@ p , direc@@ ted by holy spirit , helped the e@@ un@@ u@@ ch to understand the prophecy of Isaiah .
He was privile@@ ged to wr@@ ite a Go@@ spe@@ l , three inspired let@@ ters , and the book of Revelation , in which he fore@@ saw the war of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
All that year , I kept thinking about mission@@ ary service .
How do the words of Job and David show that integrity is the bas@@ is on which Jehovah jud@@ ges us ?
Jehovah com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned Israel@@ ite elders to imitate his high stan@@ d@@ ard of justice .
( b ) Why should we pray in be@@ half of others ?
She direc@@ ted him to a Ger@@ man - speaking mission@@ ary , and soon Joh@@ an@@ n was recei@@ ving The Watchtower by ma@@ il in Ger@@ man .
That Law is not bin@@ ding upon Christians , yet it served as “ a sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of the good things to come . ”
12 : 12 , 17 .
And these ‘ hi@@ ding plac@@ es ’ provide us with a fore@@ ta@@ st@@ e of the b@@ oun@@ ti@@ ful spiritual help that we will enjoy during Christ’s M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn .
At school , at work , or in bu@@ sin@@ ess :
In P@@ s 14@@ 8 verse 2 , we find Jehovah’s c@@ el@@ es@@ ti@@ al “ ar@@ my , ” the angels , pra@@ ising God .
The hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der in the illustr@@ ation wa@@ ited pati@@ ently during the ex@@ tend@@ ed gro@@ wing time until the relati@@ vely sh@@ or@@ ter har@@ v@@ est@@ time would arri@@ ve .
If we receive privile@@ ges in Jehovah’s service , we should view these as opportun@@ ities to show the gen@@ u@@ in@@ en@@ ess of our love by “ see@@ king , not [ our ] own advan@@ ta@@ ge , but that of the other person . ”
Then we can pray in har@@ mony with God’s will . ​ — Read 1 John 5 : 14 .
The com@@ bin@@ ed evidence of these leg@@ ends cor@@ ro@@ bor@@ ates the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ancient t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony that all humans des@@ c@@ end from the sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors of a f@@ lood that destro@@ yed a world of mankind .
“ It has made me fir@@ m in my determin@@ ation to serve Jehovah the best that I can . ”
How do many tre@@ at the gift of marriage , le@@ ading to what questions ?
She says , “ I have never been in a situation where I have not felt Jehovah’s strength and his guid@@ ance . ”
“ When under tri@@ al , ” st@@ ate the Scriptures , “ let no one say : ‘ I am being tri@@ ed by God . ’ ”
For our affe@@ ction to do the most good , we need to expres@@ s it .
They have vi@@ g@@ or@@ ously app@@ lied themselves to fulf@@ ill their Kingdom - preaching com@@ mis@@ sion .
Fa@@ ith can also help us to do what may se@@ em imp@@ os@@ sible .
S@@ and@@ r@@ a ad@@ ds : “ If our children don@@ ’t have a com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive understanding of our mother t@@ ong@@ ue , then their spiritual life could su@@ ff@@ er .
During the years that follow@@ ed , al@@ though I was still in school , I e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly jo@@ ined in dist@@ ribu@@ ting the special tr@@ ac@@ ts , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ as@@ tic@@ s In@@ di@@ cted in 19@@ 24 .
In the first century , the apostle John had a vision of se@@ ven angels who were b@@ low@@ ing tru@@ mp@@ e@@ ts .
The first is an ex@@ ter@@ n@@ al for@@ ce , the second an inter@@ n@@ al one .
You sur@@ ely want to avoid be@@ coming “ un@@ ev@@ en@@ ly yo@@ ked ” with someone who could take you away from God .
We can do so by ze@@ al@@ ously preaching to others with b@@ ol@@ dness , by teaching and giving counsel prom@@ p@@ tly and effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely , and by p@@ our@@ ing out our hearts to God in prayer , confid@@ ent that he will hear and respon@@ d . ​ — 5 / 15 , pages 14 - 16 .
In ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ating God’s Kingdom , Jehovah’s Witnesses do not mi@@ x in pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s or f@@ om@@ ent re@@ bel@@ li@@ on , even in lands where the Witnesses are ban@@ ned .
We must pa@@ y attention to Jesus ’ war@@ ning to “ keep on the w@@ atch ” in these last days .
L@@ it@@ er@@ ac@@ y also re@@ du@@ ces the tend@@ enc@@ y to be su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ous .
Can you i@@ magine what it is like to e@@ at with a for@@ k or a spo@@ on held with your to@@ es ?
We do not have the ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te fre@@ e@@ dom that Jehovah has .
Such you@@ ths for@@ get ​ — or may cho@@ ose to ign@@ ore — ​ that the Bible word for for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation inclu@@ des all those practic@@ es , wrong conduct for which one might be dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed .
A local new@@ s@@ pa@@ per repor@@ ted the words of the pris@@ on war@@ den : “ It was with great joy . . . that we gr@@ anted this per@@ mis@@ sion .
Why do we as Christians stri@@ ve to maintain fine conduct ?
How might this ha@@ p@@ pen to any of us ?
Jehovah God is not “ prom@@ ising too much . ”
Can you i@@ magine how happy it makes me to see this man , Di@@ to , who might have died if he had not deci@@ ded to become a true Christian ?
( Read Matthew 24 : 32 - 34 . )
We exerc@@ ise faith in the Son by obe@@ ying Jesus
As Jehovah’s prophet , Jeremiah kept himself a@@ wa@@ ke .
The heav@@ y bom@@ b@@ ing during the bl@@ it@@ z on L@@ ond@@ on posed inc@@ reas@@ ing d@@ ang@@ ers .
“ Now I had to make all the important decisions by my@@ self , ” she says .
J@@ a@@ i@@ ro@@ ’s E@@ y@@ es ​ — His W@@ a@@ y to Ser@@ ve God 9
The fes@@ tiv@@ als fe@@ atu@@ red sacrifice and prayer and also hon@@ ored the go@@ ds by su@@ per@@ l@@ ative a@@ th@@ le@@ tic or ar@@ t@@ is@@ tic com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ons .
( Proverbs 10 : 1 – 29 : 27 )
We must have ‘ love among ourselves . ’
Because of this , the cur@@ r@@ ent food cha@@ in and the we@@ b of bi@@ o@@ di@@ vers@@ ity respon@@ d to we@@ ather and c@@ li@@ mate in in@@ tri@@ c@@ ate ways .
Do you think he knew Jesus ? ​ — * L@@ et@@ ’s see what hard t@@ ests Mark fac@@ ed and learn why Mark never gave up being a Christian .
Consi@@ der@@ ing some of these examples can help us to see the fol@@ ly and d@@ anger of un@@ bal@@ an@@ ced thinking .
But the blessings make such in@@ conven@@ i@@ ences p@@ ale into in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance .
He also has the desire to do so .
What real - life examples illustr@@ ate how the Kingdom message gives support and strength to those in need ?
These blessings inclu@@ de peace among ourselves , se@@ cur@@ ity , pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity , and spiritual gro@@ w@@ th .
In imit@@ ation of Jesus , may we be “ always ready to make a de@@ f@@ en@@ se ” of our beli@@ ef@@ s , “ doing so together with a mil@@ d temp@@ er and deep respect . ”
In a similar way , when we learn about the way Jehovah thin@@ ks and what he has done in the past , we will know what he would want us to do in different situ@@ ations .
W@@ he@@ ther ligh@@ ter ro@@ t@@ ary mil@@ ls develop@@ ed from ani@@ ma@@ l mil@@ ls or vice ver@@ sa is not clear .
What conclu@@ sion can we draw from the three l@@ ines of evidence that we have consider@@ ed ?
( 1 ) Our own sin@@ ful inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation .
• What should be our re@@ action to the vo@@ ice of str@@ ang@@ ers ?
If the ani@@ mal@@ s did not co@@ op@@ er@@ ate , they would accom@@ pl@@ ish little good and the yo@@ ke would cha@@ fe their ne@@ c@@ ks .
Ther@@ efore , we keep encourag@@ ing them to learn the truth about Jehovah and his purpose for mankind .
What he ref@@ ers to go@@ es bey@@ ond that ; it is deep@@ er , more mo@@ tiv@@ ating .
There are many in@@ tri@@ c@@ ate e@@ co@@ syst@@ em@@ s that en@@ able life to th@@ ri@@ ve on earth .
O@@ r wor@@ se , we could lo@@ se our faith in Jehovah and his Kingdom .
That is why Paul also wrote : “ We desire each one of you to show the same in@@ du@@ stri@@ ousness so as to have the full as@@ sur@@ ance of the hope down to the end . ”
Thus I shall bl@@ ess you during my li@@ fe@@ time . ”
Jesus said that the re@@ ward is “ in the heavens ” because it comes from Jehovah .
Al@@ so , follow through and apply in your da@@ ily life the things you learn .
This may ha@@ p@@ pen des@@ pite all our best efforts .
These are the qualities that Jehovah himself loo@@ ks for in a truly ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary woman .
A@@ no@@ ther reason why some did not get the point may have had to do with the n@@ ature of the Law it@@ self .
Jehovah does not destro@@ y the righteous along with the wicked .
E@@ duc@@ ation Is Not for E@@ mp@@ loy@@ ment On@@ ly
( a ) What will give our life real meaning and satis@@ fac@@ tion ?
When app@@ lied , Bible principles can help the fal@@ ter@@ ing one to reg@@ a@@ in spiritual bal@@ ance .
This does not mean just being in the same house , each one doing his own thing .
A j@@ a@@ il@@ er in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i set a table before Paul and S@@ il@@ as .
( b ) How should mo@@ des@@ ty gover@@ n our cho@@ ice of d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing as well as our be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or ?
Li@@ am rep@@ lied : “ It is not my age but my love for Jehovah that should be the determin@@ ing fac@@ t@@ or .
Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ing from the result , Jehovah must have ans@@ wer@@ ed his prayer ​ — and mine .
Wh@@ atever the spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c meaning , one thing is certain : Dis@@ pla@@ ying a re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al fear of Jehovah is the course of wisdom .
Un@@ fal@@ ter@@ ing D@@ et@@ er@@ min@@ ation
Consider also the case of an individu@@ al who has made a v@@ ow to God to remain sing@@ le but now fin@@ ds himself in a di@@ le@@ m@@ ma .
That pet@@ iti@@ on is prop@@ er and still full of meaning .
Be@@ fore his con@@ ver@@ sion to Christi@@ an@@ ity , he had what seem@@ ed to be a prom@@ ising future .
Like David , how should we feel when we con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate the heavens ?
How can sing@@ le Christians be encoura@@ ged by fellow believers ?
Our family cons@@ is@@ ted of my father and mother and their ei@@ ght children , fi@@ ve bo@@ ys and three gi@@ r@@ ls .
In the year 194@@ 3 B.C.E . , when Abraham was 7@@ 5 years of age , he left H@@ ar@@ an for the land of Cana@@ an .
12 - 14 . ( a ) In what ways did Daniel show godly wisdom ?
They real@@ ize that Jehovah has yo@@ ked them together and that he wants them to “ s@@ tic@@ k ” to each other .
That is why thinking people sear@@ ch for en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment .
Even from the physi@@ c@@ ally we@@ ak@@ ened st@@ ate brought on by his own po@@ or judgment , Sam@@ son was made powerful “ through faith . ”
Jesus ’ teachings pre@@ pared people to de@@ al with li@@ fe@@ ’s problems
It is true that some faithful men in Bible times per@@ form@@ ed ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary ac@@ ts of faith .
It ref@@ ers to Matthew 5 : 3 - 9 .
Why should Jehovah’s servants refle@@ ct his love ?
Th@@ ink for a m@@ om@@ ent about Bar@@ u@@ ch , the se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary of the prophet Jeremiah .
A@@ no@@ ther woman , who had su@@ ffered with a f@@ low of blood for years , pu@@ shed for@@ ward to t@@ ou@@ ch his gar@@ ment in order to be heal@@ ed .
He would have turned 34 about O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 1 , 33 C.E .
Although No@@ ah’s three sons were all married , no@@ ne fa@@ ther@@ ed children until after the D@@ elu@@ ge .
The letter direc@@ ted that U@@ ri@@ ah be put in a bat@@ tle situation that would result in his death .
The me@@ dia con@@ stan@@ tly por@@ tra@@ y il@@ lic@@ it se@@ x as a s@@ ource of happiness rather than hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he .
From a dist@@ ance , they w@@ atch each other with fur@@ tive gl@@ an@@ ces or lo@@ ck their eyes in co@@ ld , h@@ ate@@ ful sta@@ res .
Such knowledge of the Scriptures showed that she was qu@@ ali@@ fied to become a devo@@ ted and God - fe@@ aring mother .
In Paul’s day , the su@@ peri@@ or author@@ ities were pri@@ mar@@ ily the govern@@ ment of R@@ ome under E@@ mp@@ er@@ or N@@ er@@ o , who rul@@ ed from 5@@ 4 - 6@@ 8 C.E .
Consider the example of Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah .
L@@ E@@ A@@ R@@ N@@ IN@@ G L@@ O@@ V@@ E AN@@ D R@@ E@@ S@@ P@@ E@@ C@@ T I@@ N TH@@ E F@@ A@@ MI@@ L@@ Y
If that does not prom@@ p@@ tly eli@@ c@@ it a re@@ qu@@ est for an ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation , you might ad@@ d : “ But evid@@ ently this is not a conven@@ i@@ ent time for you . ”
They were said to si@@ t on Jehovah’s thro@@ ne and rule as k@@ ings for Jehovah in Jerusalem .
We find real joy in teaching the Bible to P@@ ol@@ ish - speaking people here in nor@@ th@@ w@@ est Eng@@ land .
His Gre@@ at Wor@@ ks
A V@@ it@@ al Is@@ sue Is R@@ a@@ ised
Ch@@ il@@ dren benefit when you encoura@@ ge and com@@ men@@ d them .
We do not know the sal@@ in@@ ity or temp@@ er@@ ature of the f@@ loo@@ d@@ w@@ at@@ ers .
In time , they would have been the parents of an enti@@ re perfect , happy human family living on a par@@ adise earth .
What is ho@@ l@@ ding back the star@@ t of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ?
At that time , human rul@@ ers were put on no@@ tice to sub@@ mit to God’s cho@@ s@@ en R@@ ul@@ er .
Jesus fur@@ ther stated : “ W@@ ho@@ ever div@@ or@@ ces his wife , exc@@ ep@@ t on the gr@@ ound of for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , and marri@@ es another comm@@ its ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y . ”
Ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing fellow anointed Christians , Paul qu@@ o@@ ted from Ho@@ se@@ a@@ ’s prophecy and wrote : “ When this which is cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ti@@ ble pu@@ ts on inc@@ or@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and this which is mor@@ tal pu@@ ts on im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity , then the saying will take place that is written : ‘ De@@ ath is s@@ wal@@ low@@ ed up forever . ’
I would gra@@ b his Bible and show him vari@@ ous s@@ crip@@ tures that reve@@ aled the truth about Jehovah God , Jesus , and the last days .
He might have been thinking about what the future held for him .
I started to believe in God again .
A heav@@ y do@@ w@@ n@@ p@@ our that mor@@ ning had ca@@ used the bro@@ ok to f@@ lood .
That was the great@@ est example of hum@@ ility and love ever set by one of God’s cre@@ atu@@ res .
But did you know that angels are also involved in this work ?
When get@@ ting to the end of a par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph or before star@@ ting a new sub@@ he@@ ading in a public@@ ation , you might pa@@ use and pon@@ der over what you have just read to be sure that you understand it cor@@ rec@@ tly .
The first world war was deci@@ de@@ dly great in ter@@ ms of ca@@ su@@ al@@ ties .
Per@@ haps you cu@@ t your hand or sc@@ ra@@ ped your k@@ ne@@ e .
David always loo@@ ked with appreciation upon God’s arrang@@ ement for worship .
The Messi@@ ah would be h@@ ated without cause .
On hear@@ ing Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s ’ t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony , the Jerusalem congregation accepted Paul .
For example , keep@@ ing the com@@ pu@@ ter in an o@@ pen are@@ a can serve as a prote@@ ction .
Jesus kno@@ ws that ‘ his h@@ our has come for him to move out of this world to the Father . ’
I wonder@@ ed what was wrong .
I sp@@ ent many days in the uni@@ vers@@ ity li@@ br@@ ary stud@@ ying different religi@@ ons .
The streng@@ th@@ ening effect rel@@ ated direc@@ tly to that .
Ma@@ in@@ tain a Com@@ ple@@ te H@@ ear@@ t T@@ ow@@ ard Jehovah
Á@@ d@@ á@@ m was born in P@@ ak@@ s , H@@ ung@@ ary , in 19@@ 22 and was ra@@ ised a Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant .
A@@ ver@@ age years in truth : 1@@ 7@@ .@@ 8
The Christian apostle Paul ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that fact when he wrote : “ When I was a child , I used to speak as a child , to think as a child . ”
So Satan offered Jesus the ch@@ ance to fulf@@ ill his hope so@@ on@@ er .
Then you will find the right words to ref@@ res@@ h “ the ti@@ red soul ” !
R@@ a@@ ha@@ b prote@@ cts the spi@@ es at the ris@@ k of her life because she has come to have faith in Jehovah .
“ I told R@@ ile@@ y that I would never res@@ ort to div@@ or@@ ce as an eas@@ y way out of problems , ” An@@ dre@@ w says , “ and R@@ ile@@ y as@@ sur@@ ed me of the same thing .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing about Bible truth on every occasi@@ on often resul@@ ts in giving a witness to people who have had little or no opportunity to hear the Kingdom message .
A second Al@@ l@@ en@@ s@@ ba@@ ch sur@@ ve@@ y car@@ ri@@ ed out among 18 - to 24 - year - ol@@ ds showed that 2 out of 3 respon@@ d@@ ents reg@@ ar@@ ded faith@@ ful@@ ness as being “ in , ” that is , they vie@@ wed it fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly .
H@@ ere of all plac@@ es , at the home of a pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te , str@@ ang@@ ers might pas@@ s un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed .
For instance , the apostle Paul desi@@ red that Christian women “ ad@@ or@@ n themselves in well - arrang@@ ed d@@ ress , with mo@@ des@@ ty and s@@ oun@@ dness of mind , not with st@@ y@@ les of ha@@ ir b@@ ra@@ i@@ ding and go@@ ld or pe@@ ar@@ ls or very ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive gar@@ b . ”
No one is too wise or too old to keep lear@@ ning .
To answer that question , consider what takes place in the develop@@ ment of a human fri@@ end@@ ship .
S@@ pe@@ ak about your joy in dra@@ wing close to Jehovah .
Jesus gave a par@@ able that descri@@ bes the in@@ du@@ stri@@ ousness expe@@ cted of faithful anointed Christians .
In the are@@ as that the Mus@@ li@@ ms col@@ on@@ ized , A@@ ra@@ bi@@ c ga@@ ined gr@@ ound over L@@ at@@ in and the need ar@@ ose for a Bible in this new language .
C@@ A@@ N you rel@@ ate to Ge@@ or@@ ge and E@@ mil@@ y ?
That the Bible is a book of prophecy should therefore s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ate all truth - se@@ ek@@ ers to inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ate its cla@@ im of divine author@@ ship .
4 , 5 . ( a ) What has Jesus been doing since 1914 ?
For all of this , Jehovah p@@ uni@@ shed M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h by sen@@ ding him as cap@@ tive in f@@ et@@ ters to Babyl@@ on . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 21 : 1 - 9 ; 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 33 : 1 - 11 .
For example , he taught his followers how to pray , how to ple@@ ase God , and how to find true happiness .
In fact , I think I would have had one had it not been for my relationship with God .
In the face of such viol@@ ent op@@ position , it was faith streng@@ th@@ ening to have more mission@@ aries assign@@ ed to the is@@ land .
However , most of Jehovah’s Witnesses are not mission@@ aries in fore@@ ign lands .
I love doing Bible re@@ sear@@ ch , so I@@ ’@@ l@@ l look into your question and get back to you . ”
He says : “ U@@ sing the Bible helps children real@@ ize how the Creator feel@@ s about a matter , not just Mo@@ m and D@@ ad .
H@@ ung@@ er , which n@@ atur@@ ally ar@@ ous@@ es a ye@@ ar@@ ning for food , seem@@ ed to be the str@@ ong@@ est physical desire to use in temp@@ ting Jesus in this instance .
You cannot ra@@ ise the dead , as Jesus did .
“ H@@ on@@ or Jehovah with your valu@@ able things ”
( b ) Who today are giving a thor@@ ough witness ?
Such res@@ ist@@ ance does not come eas@@ ily .
What about when they are at school ?
To illustr@@ ate : S@@ up@@ pose you received a letter from a close friend .
How do Jehovah’s Witnesses today he@@ ed Paul’s words and example ?
It is not ter@@ ri@@ fied and does not turn back on account of a s@@ word .
In those few min@@ ut@@ es , however , you will have learned what concer@@ ns the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der , read and app@@ lied two s@@ crip@@ tures , and la@@ id the bas@@ is for a return vis@@ it .
S@@ im@@ on , a P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e who was some@@ what cr@@ itical , evid@@ ently wanted to get a clo@@ s@@ er look at Jesus and invit@@ ed him for a me@@ al .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : M@@ other and daugh@@ ter : J@@ .@@ R .
O@@ ver the years , I had no@@ tic@@ ed that people who regul@@ arly went to ch@@ urch did not really live by Jesus ’ teachings .
What happened because Ne@@ h@@ emiah pray@@ ed and ac@@ ted in faith ?
P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h of Egy@@ pt , Ju@@ de@@ an King Z@@ e@@ de@@ ki@@ ah , and An@@ ani@@ as and S@@ app@@ hi@@ r@@ a are among the bad examples high@@ ligh@@ ted in the Bible of individuals who@@ se Yes did not mean Yes .
W@@ ell , consider the case of Ma@@ hal@@ al@@ el .
Many see@@ ds of truth have been pl@@ anted . ”
He was not inter@@ ested in an answer , and Jesus did not give him one .
• When J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah made his v@@ ow , was he pre@@ pared to offer up his daugh@@ ter as a bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering to God ?
He got up@@ set , but before I left , he said : “ If you really want to know something about it , ask Jehovah’s Witnesses . ”
The influ@@ ence that this ser@@ m@@ on has on many pe@@ op@@ les and cul@@ tures el@@ o@@ qu@@ ently t@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es to the ex@@ ist@@ ence of “ the great teach@@ er . ”
T - shi@@ r@@ ts be@@ aring a por@@ tra@@ it of the dec@@ eas@@ ed are pro@@ duc@@ ed and dist@@ ribu@@ ted so that they can be wor@@ n by m@@ our@@ n@@ ers .
Who would the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing be , and in what cap@@ ac@@ ity would that off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing serve ?
In these artic@@ les we will consider the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of our being called Jehovah’s Witnesses .
How , then , can you cop@@ e with the pro@@ found g@@ ri@@ ef that ar@@ ises when a family member lea@@ ves Jehovah ?
The Law pres@@ cri@@ bed the arrang@@ ement for appro@@ ach to God through an appointed pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od .
The Messi@@ ah would come after 7 we@@ ek@@ s p@@ lu@@ s 6@@ 2 we@@ ek@@ s .
( a ) What did one au@@ th@@ or cla@@ im regarding religi@@ ons associ@@ ated with the Bible ?
Today , Christian family he@@ a@@ ds need to instru@@ ct their famili@@ es in God’s Word , the Bible .
So@@ on all present - day nations will face Jesus Christ and his heavenly for@@ ces in the fin@@ al bat@@ tle against God’s rul@@ er@@ ship , which bat@@ tle is “ called in Hebrew H@@ ar – M@@ ag@@ e@@ d@@ on . ”
What often resul@@ ts from such a vie@@ w@@ point ?
In a similar way , the world today is gu@@ il@@ ty of w@@ an@@ t@@ on b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed on a far greater sc@@ ale than that of ancient N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h .
Since the work of Jehovah’s Witnesses was ban@@ ned in U@@ g@@ anda at that time , I was ad@@ v@@ ised to set@@ tle in the country and find se@@ cul@@ ar emp@@ loy@@ ment .
O@@ ur@@ s is a mar@@ ked er@@ a , a time of great tr@@ ou@@ ble that is du@@ e to end in the des@@ tru@@ ction of a cor@@ ru@@ pt world system of things .
Since in@@ mat@@ es with life sen@@ ten@@ ces are kept in c@@ el@@ ls according to their religious beli@@ ef@@ s , V@@ l@@ adi@@ mi@@ r and his c@@ ell mat@@ es are of the same faith .
S@@ ome@@ times we may find that it is not eas@@ y to deci@@ de whether we will help others or con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on ourselves .
“ You for@@ got to offer him a sub@@ s@@ crip@@ tion to The Go@@ l@@ den A@@ ge . ”
Indeed , the world of religi@@ ons has become a mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place from which people are free to cho@@ ose one that f@@ its their needs , much as one would bu@@ y a pa@@ ir of sh@@ o@@ es .
* ( See fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te . ) ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 13 .
But the th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of f@@ ra@@ g@@ ments from one of the ca@@ ves , known as Ca@@ ve 4 , were far more proble@@ m@@ ati@@ c .
Bible truth has helped me to real@@ ize that my dre@@ am of happiness and fulfill@@ ment in a life with the cir@@ c@@ us was con@@ ne@@ cted with things of little per@@ man@@ ent value .
Many p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ ms , though perhaps as n@@ er@@ v@@ ous as those they had been sent to tra@@ in , put their heart into the work .
Di@@ d Jac@@ o@@ b become an an@@ c@@ est@@ or of the Messi@@ ah as a result of his pur@@ cha@@ sing E@@ sa@@ u@@ ’s righ@@ ts as fir@@ st@@ born ?
F@@ in@@ ding a friend who lo@@ ves God can help you to end@@ ure .
“ Per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in prayer , ” and have faith that our loving heavenly Father can help you to end@@ ure har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps of all kin@@ ds . ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 12 .
Can you think of Bible examples of individuals who@@ se relationship with God was dam@@ ag@@ ed by “ the love of money ” or the love of n@@ on@@ ess@@ enti@@ al things that money can bu@@ y ?
F@@ in@@ ally came a tur@@ ning point .
Just as an ar@@ ch@@ er kno@@ ws that his ar@@ ro@@ ws will not h@@ it the t@@ ar@@ get by ch@@ ance , loving parents real@@ ize that child re@@ aring cannot be a ha@@ p@@ ha@@ z@@ ard bu@@ sin@@ ess .
Ha@@ ve a Re@@ al@@ is@@ tic V@@ i@@ e@@ w
The Israelites thus came to know Jehovah in the ro@@ les of Sa@@ vi@@ or , W@@ arri@@ or , Pro@@ vi@@ der , and F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ er of promises and in other cap@@ ac@@ ities . ​ — E@@ x .
M@@ em@@ bers of the Christian congregation are taught to “ work what is good toward all , but especially toward those rel@@ ated to [ them ] in the faith . ”
Now , how did Jesus respon@@ d when two of his apostles desi@@ red positi@@ ons of prom@@ in@@ ence ?
11 , 12 . ( a ) How does Jehovah view our efforts to ple@@ ase him in our worship ?
F@@ e@@ w among God’s people today will ever have to seek for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess for sin@@ s as serious as those of David and M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h .
He tre@@ ated me well , even help@@ ing me find a dec@@ ent jo@@ b .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory , Satan has organiz@@ ed his se@@ ed into vari@@ ous pol@@ itical mo@@ v@@ ements , or k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s .
Peter wrote : “ F@@ or@@ mer@@ ly the holy women who were ho@@ p@@ ing in God used to ad@@ or@@ n themselves , sub@@ je@@ cting themselves to their own hus@@ ban@@ ds . ”
While serving congregations in 194@@ 5 , I became ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with Ju@@ li@@ a Ch@@ ar@@ na@@ us@@ ka@@ s in Pro@@ vi@@ d@@ ence , R@@ ho@@ de Is@@ land .
For a discus@@ sion of why God al@@ lo@@ ws such ac@@ ts of op@@ pres@@ sion , see the article “ Our Re@@ ad@@ ers As@@ k ” in this is@@ sue .
Do not ex@@ pect per@@ fe@@ ction from yourself , but real@@ is@@ tic@@ ally accept that you ​ — like all of us — ​ will make mis@@ takes . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 7 : 20
My faith in God was sh@@ at@@ tered in 200@@ 2 .
An@@ cient pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ i and at le@@ ast one t@@ om@@ b pa@@ in@@ ting descri@@ be the man@@ u@@ fac@@ ture of mu@@ d bri@@ c@@ ks by sla@@ ves in the second mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m B.C.E . or ear@@ li@@ er .
The Bible gives practic@@ al counsel to help us sol@@ ve every@@ day problems .
That is why he wor@@ ked so hard to make the Bible acc@@ es@@ sible to all .
We will consider fi@@ ve develop@@ ments that Jesus fore@@ told for that time .
Jehovah is “ ready to for@@ give , ” and he gr@@ ants “ true for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess . ”
How often was this me@@ al to be ob@@ served ?
It is the prayer of all that Jehovah will continue to bl@@ ess and strengthen the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , now en@@ lar@@ ged , as it continu@@ es to over@@ see the activities of God’s people around the world and serve their spiritual inter@@ ests .
While there , he asked a Witness to study the Bible with him .
What should gu@@ i@@ de us in cho@@ o@@ sing our rec@@ re@@ ation and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment ?
Kingdom H@@ alls O@@ pen to E@@ ver@@ yone
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S Son , Jesus Christ , declar@@ ed : “ I love the Father . ”
As@@ k the Au@@ th@@ or for H@@ el@@ p
Such des@@ crip@@ tive language does not mean that God’s spirit body has the same kind of members that human bo@@ dies have .
B@@ ack to P@@ ris@@ on , B@@ ack to P@@ re@@ aching
Let us buil@@ d ourselves a city and also a tower with its to@@ p in the heavens , and let us make a c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated name for ourselves , for fear we may be sc@@ at@@ tered over all the sur@@ face of the earth . ”
On No@@ v@@ ember 13 , 199@@ 9 , I was among the 4@@ ,@@ 4@@ 8@@ 6 , including h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of long@@ time Witnesses from 37 coun@@ tri@@ es , who attend@@ ed the dedic@@ ation of the ex@@ pan@@ ded fac@@ il@@ ities at the J@@ ap@@ an branch of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety in E@@ bin@@ a .
Such qualities move us , in turn , to show fellow believers hear@@ t@@ felt affe@@ ction and give them willing support .
• What are some decisions a young person makes that will af@@ fect his future ?
En@@ coura@@ g@@ ing us to continue to desire what is good , or righteous , the king of Israel says : “ He that is loo@@ king for good will keep see@@ king go@@ o@@ d@@ will ; but as for the one sear@@ ch@@ ing for bad , it will come upon him .
By means of his holy spirit , God is ‘ op@@ ening their hearts ’ to understand his will and to put into prac@@ tice what he requi@@ res .
He also a@@ wak@@ ened in E@@ ve a pr@@ ou@@ d , sel@@ f@@ ish long@@ ing to be like God .
J@@ on@@ as was in the same cl@@ ass@@ ro@@ om as V@@ ass@@ ili@@ o@@ s and wit@@ ness@@ ed the k@@ ill@@ ing of fi@@ ve of his cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es .
D@@ ad was assign@@ ed with his ca@@ r to be the d@@ ri@@ ver for Na@@ than K@@ nor@@ r and M@@ il@@ t@@ on H@@ en@@ sc@@ he@@ l for the du@@ r@@ ation of their stay .
U@@ su@@ ally , God’s people are pra@@ ised because of their good conduct .
But Lu@@ ci@@ f@@ er is not a name Scrip@@ tur@@ ally given to Satan .
The few who had sh@@ own interest in the truth there had d@@ ri@@ f@@ ted away .
Our mind will not be un@@ set@@ t@@ led by per@@ ple@@ x@@ ity or anxi@@ ety .
This article can help us to find the ans@@ wers .
In imit@@ ation of his Father , Jesus Christ always wi@@ el@@ ded his authority in a way that per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly har@@ mon@@ ized with love , wisdom , and justice .
Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gy has also shed some light on fe@@ atu@@ res of the lands and cu@@ st@@ om@@ s of the pe@@ op@@ les mentioned in con@@ ne@@ ction with Abraham .
“ Not g@@ ru@@ d@@ g@@ ingly or under com@@ pul@@ sion . ”
It was a hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing pro@@ gra@@ m .
But this is part of taking the good news “ to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ”
For example , if time pas@@ ses and du@@ e re@@ pa@@ y@@ ments are not made , the l@@ end@@ er may become ir@@ rit@@ ated .
To bo@@ il a young go@@ at or other ani@@ ma@@ l in its mo@@ ther’s mil@@ k would be contr@@ ary to Jehovah’s n@@ atur@@ al arrang@@ ement of things .
J@@ U@@ N@@ E 14 - 16
* However , the Bible does show that you do well to wa@@ it until you are past that time in life when se@@ x@@ u@@ al feelings are very strong .
We san@@ g more song@@ s , and then more Bible questions were en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined .
My son , E@@ wa@@ n , and his wife serve as special pione@@ ers , and he is a congregation el@@ der .
God’s cho@@ s@@ en people were to accept in their commun@@ ity any fore@@ ign@@ ers who were willing to ob@@ serve the ba@@ si@@ c la@@ ws given by Moses .
He kno@@ ws things that we ourselves do not know because he is deep@@ ly inter@@ ested in each of us .
A@@ n ang@@ el su@@ d@@ den@@ ly appe@@ ars to the shepher@@ ds .
Ru@@ th pres@@ ented her@@ self for marriage in the place of Na@@ om@@ i , who was bey@@ ond the age of chil@@ d@@ be@@ aring .
The ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al came to our res@@ cu@@ e and told us that the tre@@ at@@ ments would star@@ t im@@ medi@@ ately if we made a down pa@@ y@@ ment of 20@@ ,000 mar@@ ks and sign@@ ed a gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e for the rest .
You should stay out fi@@ shing longer .
But some Jews , and later many n@@ on - Jews , took no@@ te of these events and ev@@ alu@@ ated them cor@@ rec@@ tly .
If you pl@@ an to be a disci@@ ple - mak@@ er , you will be cho@@ o@@ sing a most satis@@ f@@ ying care@@ er , one that gl@@ ori@@ fi@@ es God .
Tru@@ ly , as Solomon put it , “ the blessing of Jehovah ​ — that is what makes rich , and he ad@@ ds no pain with it . ” ​ — Proverbs 10 : 22 .
Why does God allow suffering ?
C@@ ha@@ p@@ ter 15 of Paul’s letter to the Romans 15 helps us to answer that question .
She pas@@ sed .
O@@ ver 20 years later , he had a rep@@ ent@@ ant attitude and he was re@@ inst@@ ated as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
If so , what the Scriptures say about Timothy may well f@@ it your situation .
To believe has been de@@ f@@ ined as “ to accept as true , gen@@ u@@ ine , or real . ”
When the knowledge of Jehovah is expres@@ sed vis@@ u@@ ally in si@@ gn language , a de@@ a@@ f person is , in effect , able to hear the message and “ put faith ” in the O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or of the message .
E@@ ven@@ tually , the mis@@ taken view regarding marriage that prom@@ p@@ ted the in@@ justice was cor@@ rec@@ ted , and Bro@@ ther Di@@ e@@ h@@ l@@ ’s privile@@ ges of service were rest@@ ored .
Some have read it from co@@ ver to co@@ ver many times .
One day , she re@@ turned home and found the man l@@ ying on her bed .
What can we do to make sure that all as@@ pe@@ cts of our da@@ ily life are clean and or@@ der@@ ly ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a mon@@ th , Ba@@ h@@ ra@@ m real@@ ized that he had found the truth .
The Hebrew Scriptures con@@ tain s@@ co@@ res of Messi@@ ani@@ c prophe@@ ci@@ es .
• How can we show that we “ love kindness ” ?
As Jesus had fore@@ told , they became “ ob@@ je@@ cts of h@@ at@@ red by all the nations . ”
In the mean@@ time , God is ga@@ ther@@ ing into the pu@@ re religion those who love truth .
E@@ very time our public@@ ations fe@@ atu@@ red artic@@ les that encoura@@ ged us to re@@ ach out and give loving ass@@ ist@@ ance to such individuals , my interest was ar@@ ous@@ ed .
From 19@@ 7@@ 9 to 199@@ 8 , he served as a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er .
Some Bible scho@@ l@@ ars today cre@@ di@@ t A@@ mo@@ s with good writ@@ ing s@@ k@@ ill@@ s .
God “ will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from [ our ] eyes . ”
And if you do good to those doing good to you , really of what cre@@ di@@ t is it to you ?
When b@@ es@@ et by ne@@ g@@ ative feelings , we can b@@ es@@ e@@ e@@ ch Jehovah in prayer and end@@ e@@ av@@ or to medit@@ ate on pra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy things .
Why should we be determined to be the kind of person Jehovah wants us to be ?
Then , in Ju@@ ne 194@@ 3 , I was un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly offered the opportunity of a dis@@ char@@ ge from the con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p .
Thus , many today who desire to be Jehovah’s Witnesses see the need of saying no even to things that al@@ though la@@ w@@ ful are of no advan@@ ta@@ ge or are of little lasting value .
The Witness showed D@@ or@@ is what the Bible says about marriage , encourag@@ ing her not to r@@ us@@ h into se@@ par@@ ation but first to work with her husband to try to find a so@@ lu@@ tion .
The very ba@@ r@@ ri@@ ers that we buil@@ d for prote@@ ction against h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y can , in effect , turn us away from gen@@ u@@ ine friends .
How G@@ a@@ i@@ us H@@ el@@ ped His Bro@@ thers , May How W@@ as F@@ i@@ re Tr@@ ans@@ por@@ ted in An@@ cient T@@ im@@ es ? J@@ an .
O@@ r if you are a young person , have you said the same thing about your parents or your teach@@ ers ?
Mis@@ sion@@ ary service is not about you .
In one lo@@ c@@ ation , a l@@ ou@@ d b@@ ell sum@@ mon@@ ed Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers to meetings .
Ch@@ il@@ dren need help to reason on the value of Jehovah’s la@@ ws .
O@@ b@@ serving how your marriage mate tal@@ ks with relati@@ ves can help you understand your sp@@ ouse better .
Some may won@@ der , ‘ Why exer@@ t ourselves when God’s purpose will ev@@ en@@ tually be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed any@@ way ? ’
T@@ e@@ ach@@ ings of God or T@@ e@@ ach@@ ings of M@@ en ?
What is the con@@ dition of the dead ?
I was rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant because I needed fur@@ ther Bible study and tra@@ ining .
2 : 6 ​ — Why is E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly refer@@ red to as “ son of man ” ?
Th@@ ough the man indic@@ ated that he was un@@ willing to listen , T@@ ari@@ ua no@@ tic@@ ed that he was par@@ ti@@ ally par@@ al@@ y@@ zed and felt com@@ pas@@ sion for him .
Ke@@ ep doing this in re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of me . ’
How exc@@ iting that news was !
He dem@@ ands and is wor@@ thy of exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion .
They did not att@@ ach themselves to any of the city - k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s in the land because they were loo@@ king for something better ​ — “ the city having real f@@ oun@@ d@@ ations , the buil@@ der and mak@@ er of which city is God . ”
The “ new heavens ” that will re@@ place them is God’s Kingdom made up of the King Jesus Christ and his 14@@ 4@@ ,000 jo@@ in@@ t - he@@ ir@@ s resur@@ rec@@ ted to heavenly life . ​ — Romans 8 : 16 , 17 ; Revelation 5 : 9 , 10 ; 14 : 1 , 3 .
W@@ ell , the account shows that Jehovah op@@ ened a w@@ at@@ er@@ y ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er , the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver , so that many th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of men , women , and children could pas@@ s over on d@@ ry gr@@ ound .
How do the elders de@@ f@@ end the flo@@ ck of God ?
They started en@@ v@@ isi@@ on@@ ing a “ kingdom ” that not only was in the world but also was a part of it .
C@@ learly , it is possible for imper@@ fect humans to displa@@ y the “ mil@@ dness that bel@@ ong@@ s to wisdom . ”
Those associ@@ ated with Jesus in heaven will have experienced what it means to be imper@@ fect .
The t@@ in@@ y at@@ om ​ — the very building b@@ lo@@ ck of all things — ​ is so small that a sing@@ le d@@ ro@@ p of water con@@ tain@@ s one h@@ un@@ d@@ red bil@@ li@@ on bil@@ li@@ on at@@ om@@ s .
Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation refle@@ cts real - life cu@@ st@@ om@@ s and practic@@ es .
Bu@@ r@@ r@@ us was pro@@ ba@@ bly born in V@@ a@@ is@@ on - la - Rom@@ a@@ ine , now in sou@@ ther@@ n Fr@@ ance , where an in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion be@@ aring his name was found in 18@@ 8@@ 4 C.E .
This st@@ at@@ ement , often called the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule , shows that you need to be an un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish , giving person to have friends .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 22 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 33 , 4@@ 5
W@@ i@@ th@@ out having clear ans@@ wers to these questions , Abraham prom@@ p@@ tly obe@@ yed .
F@@ ul@@ ly a@@ ware that the Devil did in@@ deed have control over “ all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the world , ” Jesus showed where He sto@@ od on the is@@ sue of so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y by re@@ pl@@ ying : “ G@@ o away , Satan ! For it is written , ‘ It is Jehovah your God you must worship , and it is to him al@@ one you must rend@@ er sac@@ red service . ’ ” ​ — Matthew 4 : 8 - 10 .
Why is it vital today that children be both taught and tra@@ ined to prote@@ ct themselves ?
Lo@@ y@@ al servants of God in Davi@@ d’s time were also hum@@ ble , kind , and coura@@ ge@@ ous .
My life was ca@@ ref@@ ree and happy .
O@@ f@@ ten , the cho@@ ic@@ es we make af@@ fect others , and we need to give consider@@ ation to this .
So he war@@ ned us : “ What I said was according to the law , but my personal ad@@ vice to both of you is : G@@ et out of here , or they will k@@ ill you ! ”
U@@ sing our per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers to reason on matters requi@@ res medit@@ ation , and that c@@ alls for effort .
G@@ a@@ ther@@ ing Th@@ ings in He@@ av@@ en and Th@@ ings on E@@ ar@@ th , 2 / 15
What ze@@ al Jehovah’s mo@@ der@@ n - day Witnesses showed thr@@ ough@@ out the 20@@ th century !
Just as sheep in Ba@@ sh@@ an and G@@ ile@@ ad f@@ ed on rich pas@@ tures and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ed , so God’s people today enjoy spiritual pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity ​ — yet another blessing for those wal@@ king mo@@ des@@ tly with God . ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 32 : 1 ; De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 32 : 14 .
While Jehovah per@@ m@@ its bad things to ha@@ p@@ pen to us , he is not the origin@@ at@@ or of them .
A cam@@ pa@@ ign was pl@@ an@@ ned to dis@@ pose of Jehovah’s Witnesses and all their supp@@ ort@@ ers ​ — 2@@ 7@@ 9 pers@@ ons in all were cap@@ tur@@ ed and de@@ por@@ ted to Si@@ b@@ eri@@ a . . .
W@@ ise counsel in@@ deed for all , especially for married cou@@ ples !
( See fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te . ) ( b ) Why may some elders find it hard to tra@@ in others ?
S@@ cho@@ la@@ r Al@@ ber@@ t Bar@@ n@@ es ob@@ served : “ As a r@@ un@@ ner would be care@@ ful not to enc@@ um@@ ber himself with a gar@@ ment which would be ap@@ t to w@@ ind around his leg@@ s in r@@ un@@ ning , and h@@ in@@ der him , so it should be with the Christian , who especially ought to la@@ y asi@@ de everything which res@@ em@@ bl@@ es this . ”
Yet , he never fa@@ iled to appro@@ ach Jehovah and seek his for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess and re@@ pro@@ of .
R@@ ep@@ ent@@ ance and De@@ dic@@ ation
Par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 6 : This is an ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment in understanding .
Those pro@@ ving faithful will be a@@ do@@ p@@ ted as earthly “ children of God . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 10 ; Romans 8 : 21 ; Revelation 20 : 7 , 8 .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Christians who devel@@ op the “ ar@@ t of teaching ” inc@@ re@@ ase their joy in the ministry .
There , in the mi@@ d@@ st of it all , la@@ y a cop@@ y of The Go@@ l@@ den A@@ ge ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
For instance , a new@@ s@@ pa@@ per co@@ lum@@ n@@ ist repor@@ ted that his se@@ ven - year - old son came home from school and exc@@ it@@ e@@ dly told his father that a school friend had come ac@@ ro@@ ss an In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t s@@ ite show@@ ing n@@ ak@@ ed women per@@ form@@ ing se@@ x ac@@ ts .
L@@ ater , the apostle Paul travel@@ ed th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of mil@@ es on se@@ a and land , esta@@ bli@@ shing congregations thr@@ ough@@ out many Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an coun@@ tri@@ es .
The Bible says that the bat@@ tle occ@@ ur@@ red in the V@@ al@@ le@@ y of E@@ la@@ h .
Is he temp@@ er@@ am@@ ent@@ al , even viol@@ ent ?
Rather than being an ab@@ str@@ act con@@ dition of the heart , God’s Kingdom is a real govern@@ ment that has accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed wonderful de@@ e@@ ds since its in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ation in heaven in 1914 .
What a mar@@ vel@@ ous in@@ her@@ it@@ ance to be able to pas@@ s on to them !
How can we help relati@@ ves and friends to avoid even in@@ ad@@ ver@@ ten@@ tly har@@ m@@ ing our family ?
If a congregation is sh@@ aring a Kingdom H@@ all with one , two , or more congregations , it is important to de@@ al kin@@ dly with those in the other congregations , according them di@@ gn@@ ity in your deal@@ ings with them .
We do not even know the wi@@ do@@ w@@ ’s name , but Jehovah saw to it that her sel@@ f@@ less act was recorded in the Bible for all time .
( 2 ) He desi@@ red to e@@ qui@@ p Timothy to prote@@ ct the congregations under his su@@ per@@ vision from apost@@ as@@ y and other har@@ m@@ ful influ@@ ences .
“ The little gi@@ r@@ l did not die , but she is s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing , ” Jesus said .
R@@ es@@ ul@@ ts were most positi@@ ve .
So we should not be sur@@ pris@@ ed if , at times , we might find ourselves in a similar situation .
Let us exam@@ ine how each covenant rel@@ ates to the Kingdom and advan@@ ces the out@@ working of God’s purpose for the earth and for mankind . ​ — See the char@@ t “ How God Will A@@ c@@ com@@ pl@@ ish His P@@ ur@@ pose . ”
These inclu@@ de boo@@ ks , ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res , h@@ and@@ bil@@ ls , tr@@ ac@@ ts , and a@@ udi@@ o and vi@@ de@@ o recor@@ ding@@ s .
( a ) The faithful slave is char@@ ged with what responsi@@ bility , and what does this inclu@@ de ?
The e@@ dit@@ ors of the P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t felt lo@@ ath to part with a verse that had been a part of the tra@@ di@@ tional V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate text for cen@@ tu@@ ries .
“ The Rom@@ an world [ of those days ] was a bad and b@@ ru@@ tal world , ” says Bible transl@@ at@@ or E@@ d@@ g@@ ar Go@@ o@@ d@@ spe@@ ed , “ and in@@ ns were no@@ t@@ ori@@ ously likely to be no plac@@ es for a dec@@ ent woman , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly a Christian woman . ”
Since ani@@ mal@@ s are inf@@ eri@@ or to man , however , it was “ not possible for the blood of bul@@ ls and of go@@ ats to take sin@@ s away [ comple@@ t@@ ely ] . ”
Wh@@ atever the stan@@ d@@ ard where we live , consider Paul’s next words : “ Those who are determined to be rich f@@ all into temp@@ tation and a s@@ n@@ are and many sen@@ sel@@ ess and h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful desi@@ res , which p@@ lu@@ ng@@ e men into des@@ tru@@ ction and ru@@ in . ”
I@@ magine a time when all cor@@ ru@@ pt organiz@@ ations will be re@@ plac@@ ed by a sing@@ le , uni@@ fied , and inc@@ or@@ ru@@ p@@ ti@@ ble organization !
Corin@@ na
Acc@@ ording to some ex@@ per@@ ts , feelings of in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ac@@ y em@@ er@@ ge when people are made to feel wor@@ th@@ less by others .
To those tru@@ sting in them or pra@@ ying through them , i@@ do@@ ls appe@@ ar to be sa@@ vi@@ ors pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ing su@@ per@@ human po@@ wers that can re@@ ward people or deli@@ ver them from d@@ anger .
This is the face to which our article ref@@ ers .
M@@ Y P@@ A@@ S@@ T : My family moved often while I was gro@@ wing up .
Their heart has become h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical . ” — Ho@@ se@@ a 10 : 1 , 2 .
Z@@ er@@ ah the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an has come against Juda@@ h with 1@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 men and 3@@ 00 ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts .
But his circumstances on earth did not make it eas@@ y for him to be obedi@@ ent .
A neigh@@ b@@ or rec@@ ently saw some co@@ ins on our table and asked me if I wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t af@@ ra@@ id that the children would take them .
Still , his emo@@ tions did not get the better of him .
For evidence regarding the au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ity of the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts , see “ The Go@@ sp@@ els ​ — H@@ ist@@ ory or M@@ y@@ th ? ”
But it does receive authority to act as a king to car@@ ry out a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c t@@ ask , one that tri@@ gg@@ ers a cha@@ in of events that will change hist@@ ory .
In these “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with , ” there is much that could make you anxi@@ ous .
The commun@@ ity benef@@ its great@@ ly when its members be@@ have hon@@ es@@ tly as a matter of princi@@ ple , not just when it is expe@@ di@@ ent for them to do so .
T@@ w@@ o of them , L@@ loy@@ d Bar@@ ry and Per@@ cy Is@@ z@@ la@@ u@@ b , tal@@ ked in Eng@@ l@@ ish for about ten min@@ ut@@ es each to those who had ga@@ ther@@ ed at the house .
Ch@@ il@@ dren , like ad@@ ul@@ ts , have free will and must ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely cho@@ ose their own course in life .
We seek to de@@ f@@ end and esta@@ bl@@ ish the good news by leg@@ al means .
The dre@@ am@@ s came from Jehovah God .
Who will my compan@@ i@@ ons be ? ​ — 10 / 15 , pages 9 - 12 .
For example , at one time do@@ ct@@ ors believ@@ ed that they could cu@@ re p@@ ne@@ um@@ on@@ ia by cu@@ t@@ ting a live c@@ hi@@ ck@@ en in two and la@@ ying the pi@@ e@@ ces on the pati@@ ent@@ ’s ch@@ est .
By then , however , most people who could read M@@ an@@ ch@@ u pre@@ fer@@ red to read Ch@@ in@@ ese , and pro@@ spe@@ cts for a complete M@@ an@@ ch@@ u Bible began to fa@@ de .
So@@ on it became clear that Se@@ bas@@ ti@@ an did not f@@ it in and that so@@ on@@ er or later he would have to qu@@ it his jo@@ b .
• What does the word “ Devil ” mean , and how does the Devil live up to that desi@@ gn@@ ation ?
It has been de@@ f@@ ined as “ the emo@@ tion exc@@ ited by the ac@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ on or expe@@ ct@@ ation of good . ”
A dr@@ ama was about to un@@ fo@@ ld that would prove bey@@ ond any doubt that Da@@ ve and I were on a God - appro@@ ved mis@@ sion .
In some langu@@ ages , this Bible is pr@@ inted in a lar@@ g@@ er e@@ dition , known as the Re@@ fer@@ ence Bible .
Th@@ r@@ ough his bin@@ o@@ cul@@ ars , he ob@@ served enem@@ y tro@@ op@@ s on the other side of the bat@@ tle l@@ ines also atten@@ ding a religious service condu@@ cted by a pri@@ est .
A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der@@ ’s a@@ im was to destro@@ y the Per@@ si@@ an fle@@ et .
And we can do so even though we are imper@@ fect .
He cho@@ se 12 disciples to share in la@@ ying the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l ministry ; af@@ ter@@ ward , he tra@@ ined a group of 70 disciples .
TH@@ E man was in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent and dec@@ isi@@ ve .
B@@ ri@@ an : There was little evidence out@@ side the Bible that he was a real person .
A@@ no@@ ther time , Jehovah no@@ tic@@ ed that Bar@@ u@@ ch@@ ’s wrong attitude was making him feel ti@@ red and disc@@ oura@@ ged .
L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al , 3 / 15
C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ EN@@ D@@ O@@ M@@ ’@@ S ch@@ ur@@ ches have human lead@@ ers , such as the po@@ pe of R@@ ome , the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s and me@@ tro@@ po@@ lit@@ ans of the E@@ ast@@ er@@ n O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x ch@@ ur@@ ches , and the he@@ a@@ ds of other religi@@ ons .
Di@@ v@@ ine name : C@@ iting a Jewish su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ on as their authority , many Bible transl@@ at@@ ors deci@@ ded to re@@ move the divine name from the Scriptures .
• What is involved in ‘ see@@ king righteousness ’ ?
Th@@ ough they were 10@@ ,000 strong , their faith and courage would face a great t@@ est this day .
Yes , since God “ first loved us , ” he la@@ id the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for us to en@@ ter into fri@@ end@@ ship with him .
In ad@@ dition to Israel@@ ’s num@@ er@@ ous pri@@ ests and L@@ ev@@ ites , for example , there were “ women who were organiz@@ ed to serve at the en@@ tr@@ ance of the t@@ ent of meeting . ”
W@@ H@@ O has not experienced anxi@@ ety and felt the need to turn to someone for help ?
H@@ ere is another thought to pon@@ der .
17 : 13 , 14 .
He says about his coming back to the congregation : “ There are many challeng@@ es that still con@@ fr@@ on@@ t me , but the blessings from Jehovah far out@@ number them . ”
I enjo@@ yed reading about mission@@ aries , and I began to think about serving God more fully .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , God thus showed his ability to fulf@@ ill all of His promises .
And f@@ our@@ th , we too can op@@ pose Satan , especially if we act without d@@ el@@ a@@ y . ​ — J@@ as .
So the spirit of Jehovah was the d@@ ri@@ ving for@@ ce be@@ h@@ ind Sam@@ s@@ on@@ ’s un@@ u@@ su@@ al re@@ qu@@ est for a wife as well as his enti@@ re care@@ er as ju@@ dge over Israel .
and that I may not come to po@@ ver@@ ty and I ac@@ tually ste@@ al and as@@ sa@@ il the name of my God . ”
She col@@ la@@ p@@ sed on the flo@@ or and cri@@ ed in@@ cons@@ ol@@ ab@@ ly .
In the Christian congregation , there are many brothers and sisters who have done that .
They always had large sign@@ s , often il@@ lu@@ min@@ ated .
R@@ em@@ ember , Satan led mankind into sin , with its in@@ ev@@ it@@ able con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence , death .
T@@ w@@ o days later , he told his disciples : “ La@@ z@@ ar@@ us our friend has g@@ one to rest , but I am j@@ our@@ ne@@ ying there to a@@ wak@@ en him from s@@ le@@ ep . ”
Yet , N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s needed to go bey@@ ond simply show@@ ing appreciation for Jesus as the one sent by God .
And how g@@ la@@ d we are today that we have in our mi@@ d@@ st godly women who are like S@@ ar@@ ah and Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h !
It was hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing to have 20 brothers and sisters who had served as mission@@ aries in P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al return for that hist@@ ori@@ c ev@@ ent .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , it is also appro@@ pri@@ ate to make re@@ ques@@ ts concer@@ ning personal matters .
L@@ IN@@ D@@ A : “ After H@@ er@@ man and I married , I felt that I was living in the sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of his first wife .
• How does Jehovah gu@@ i@@ de us today ?
• How did Jesus keep the is@@ sue of God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y to the fore ?
I@@ N BI@@ B@@ L@@ E times , an o@@ x@@ go@@ ad ​ — a long ro@@ d , u@@ su@@ ally ti@@ pp@@ ed with a sh@@ ar@@ p me@@ tal sp@@ ike — ​ was used for d@@ ri@@ ving and gu@@ i@@ ding dra@@ ft ani@@ mal@@ s .
Just as Jehovah fore@@ told in the dre@@ am he sent to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h , the se@@ ven@@ th year of bu@@ mp@@ er cro@@ ps was follow@@ ed by a dr@@ as@@ tic change .
Thus those disciples became anointed sons of God and brothers of Jesus Christ .
A@@ n ancient prophecy poin@@ ts to the answer .
And our ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines often con@@ tain hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing first - person acc@@ oun@@ ts about bel@@ o@@ ved fellow believers .
The P@@ as@@ so@@ ver was one of the appointed fes@@ tiv@@ als ( “ an@@ ni@@ vers@@ aries , ” The Bible in Li@@ ving Eng@@ l@@ ish ) that the Hebrews were to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate each year . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
We sto@@ cked up on d@@ ri@@ ed fo@@ o@@ ds .
The de@@ ar brothers and sisters in our new congregation make us feel loved and needed .
Jesus kin@@ dly provided , not a m@@ ere ta@@ st@@ e of bre@@ ad , but a me@@ al that would su@@ sta@@ in the crow@@ ds for their long j@@ our@@ ne@@ y back home .
It is ref@@ re@@ shing to see spiritual men “ re@@ aching out for an of@@ fice of overse@@ er ” with joy and a hum@@ ble desire to slave for Jehovah and their fellow believers .
They view humans as m@@ ere ‘ f@@ ish and cre@@ ep@@ ing things ’ to be cap@@ tur@@ ed and sub@@ du@@ ed .
We are imp@@ el@@ led to exer@@ t ourselves in the ministry , not pri@@ mar@@ ily because of a time li@@ mit , but because we want to honor God’s name and help people to come to know his will .
• Why might a Christian today be inter@@ ested in the a@@ th@@ le@@ tic g@@ ames held in ancient Gre@@ e@@ ce ?
Consider , for example , King David .
But at the age of 17 , O@@ ma@@ r st@@ op@@ ped atten@@ ding Christian meetings and sh@@ aring in the public ministry .
We Can C@@ ount on Jehovah’s Su@@ pp@@ ort
In fact , that spirit ser@@ ves as tra@@ ining for difficul@@ ties that are very likely to con@@ fr@@ on@@ t us as this old system go@@ es down .
T@@ w@@ o years later , at 5@@ 4 years of age , I trans@@ fer@@ red my small bu@@ sin@@ ess to our you@@ ng@@ est son , Tho@@ ma@@ s .
T@@ w@@ o or three cour@@ t of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als stu@@ ck their he@@ a@@ ds out of the w@@ in@@ do@@ w .
This will help them to think about the less@@ on you are teaching them , to understand it c@@ learly , and to remember it .
Thus , as the only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son of the heavenly King who was worshi@@ ped at the temple , Jesus should not have been ob@@ lig@@ ated to pa@@ y the ta@@ x .
I@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ IN@@ E you are wal@@ king along a dar@@ k p@@ ath l@@ ate one ev@@ ening .
Des@@ pite advan@@ c@@ ing age , health concer@@ ns , and other ad@@ verse circumstances , they still serve God in a whole - sou@@ led way .
During the 20@@ th century , s@@ mo@@ king took the life of an es@@ tim@@ ated 1@@ 00 milli@@ on people , al@@ most as many as were kil@@ led in all the w@@ ars of that century .
For like the days of a t@@ ree will the days of my people be ; and the work of their own hands my cho@@ s@@ en ones will use to the full . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A@@ I@@ A@@ H 6@@ 5 : 21 , 22 .
When th@@ reat@@ ened , the Jews f@@ ast and pray for help .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ ty - three th@@ ous@@ and of the pris@@ on@@ ers from S@@ ach@@ sen@@ ha@@ us@@ en con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p were du@@ e to mar@@ ch 1@@ 5@@ 5 mil@@ es ( 2@@ 50 k@@ m ) to L@@ ü@@ be@@ ck , a por@@ t city in Ger@@ many .
H@@ el@@ p@@ ing such sheep c@@ alls for pray@@ er@@ ful reli@@ ance on God , the guid@@ ance of his spirit , and s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful use of his Word . ​ — Pro@@ v .
“ If you become disc@@ oura@@ ged in the day of dist@@ ress , your strength will be me@@ ag@@ er , ” says Proverbs 24 : 10 .
Isaiah , a prophet of Jehovah , fore@@ told regarding life then : “ They will certainly buil@@ d hous@@ es and have occ@@ u@@ pan@@ cy ; and they will certainly pl@@ ant v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds and e@@ at their fru@@ it@@ age .
Th@@ r@@ ough Isaiah , Jehovah said : “ This people have come near with their m@@ ou@@ th , and they have gl@@ ori@@ fied me mer@@ ely with their li@@ ps , and they have re@@ moved their heart it@@ self far away from me . ”
28 : 19 , 20 ; John 14 : 12 .
Yes , if we are to be vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous in our r@@ ace for et@@ er@@ n@@ al life , we need to look in@@ ten@@ tly to our Ex@@ emp@@ la@@ r , Jesus Christ .
Some called him “ a man g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on@@ ous and given to dr@@ in@@ king w@@ ine , a friend of ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ ors and sin@@ n@@ ers . ”
W@@ ould I be pleas@@ ed if he vie@@ wed me only as a n@@ on@@ des@@ crip@@ t re@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od ?
In loy@@ al@@ ty to the “ P@@ r@@ in@@ ce of Pe@@ ace , ” they remain comple@@ t@@ ely neu@@ tr@@ al in the par@@ t@@ is@@ an af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of the world . ​ — Isaiah 2 : 2 - 4 ; 9 : 6 , 7 .
What contribu@@ ted to P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la@@ ’s ze@@ al and courage ?
I was baptized on J@@ anu@@ ary 8 , 200@@ 5 .
We arri@@ ved by bu@@ s l@@ ate one af@@ ter@@ no@@ on .
Rather , they ann@@ oun@@ ced “ peace among men of go@@ o@@ d@@ will . ”
However , you should not fulf@@ ill your ro@@ le as a shepher@@ d at the ex@@ p@@ en@@ se of your ro@@ le as a husband .
“ S@@ ome@@ times I have to for@@ ce my@@ self to talk to the brothers and sisters in my new congregation .
And yet God will use Jesus to rest@@ ore human@@ kind to per@@ fe@@ ction . ​ — Read Romans 7 : 21 , 24 , 25 .
You will likely find that reading the Bible so@@ f@@ tly , or in an under@@ to@@ ne , makes a deep@@ er imp@@ res@@ sion on your mind .
What have Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s religious lead@@ ers today done regarding ( a ) God’s name ?
How would you pre@@ pare your pres@@ ent@@ ation ?
Bo@@ th i@@ ma@@ ges : M@@ it fre@@ un@@ d@@ li@@ ch@@ er G@@ ene@@ h@@ mi@@ g@@ un@@ g : W@@ ar@@ t@@ bur@@ g - S@@ ti@@ f@@ tun@@ g
1 : 27 .
Not only is he “ the Ju@@ dge of all the earth ” but he is also the Su@@ pre@@ me La@@ w@@ gi@@ ver , as well as the King of et@@ er@@ n@@ ity .
My mo@@ t@@ to for each day is : “ For all things I have the strength through the one who gives me power . ”
For example , sm@@ ile ​ — even if you do not feel like it at first .
Th@@ r@@ ough the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class , Jehovah has provided us with help@@ ful public@@ ations and rich pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s at meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions ​ — all of which f@@ ill our spiritual needs .
The cou@@ ple had serious fin@@ an@@ cial problems and were in de@@ b@@ t .
Jehovah God is ke@@ en@@ ly inter@@ ested in having all his worshi@@ p@@ ers ad@@ v@@ ance to spiritual matu@@ r@@ ity .
Yet , he listen@@ ed as a true friend .
Who may appro@@ ach God at this spiritual temple ?
This one , un@@ like the other , imp@@ l@@ ored Jesus : “ R@@ em@@ ember me when you get into your kingdom . ”
The parents can ad@@ d@@ ress the needs of each family member and can be fle@@ xi@@ ble in cho@@ o@@ sing both the material and the form@@ at .
O@@ r if you are already pione@@ ering , have you thought about ap@@ pl@@ ying for the S@@ cho@@ ol for Kingdom E@@ v@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers ?
So love will help us to believe , or have faith in , everything that God tel@@ ls us in the Bible . ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 4 , 7 .
For instance , the first - century Christian nam@@ ed De@@ ma@@ s had been a ‘ fellow work@@ er ’ with Paul , but De@@ ma@@ s became di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted by the ung@@ o@@ dly system of things .
C@@ l@@ er@@ ic@@ s supp@@ or@@ ted by we@@ al@@ thy lo@@ b@@ bi@@ es vi@@ ed for e@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ as@@ tic@@ al of@@ fic@@ es before the emp@@ er@@ or .
God’s promise of “ a new earth ” in which “ righteousness is to d@@ well ” is not m@@ ere wi@@ sh@@ ful thinking .
Our A@@ ctive Le@@ ad@@ er Today
Th@@ ough a few of her family members ur@@ ged her to pur@@ sue high@@ er educ@@ ation in@@ stead of mo@@ ving to some re@@ mo@@ te place to preach , Ka@@ re@@ n pray@@ ed to Jehovah for guid@@ ance .
He wr@@ ites : “ We are w@@ atch@@ ing for the [ fi@@ re ] sign@@ als of L@@ ach@@ ish . . . , for we cannot see A@@ ze@@ q@@ ah . ”
Genesis chap@@ ters 5 - 9
Con@@ qu@@ ering S@@ pi@@ rit@@ ism With Bible Tru@@ th in Ha@@ it@@ i
Jehovah is the great@@ est example of imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality .
But does this mean that as long as there is no c@@ learly stated law from God , we can just follow the ways and standards that we are brought up with and that are comm@@ on in our are@@ a ?
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er on the ev@@ ening of N@@ is@@ an 14 , Jesus gave glory , or honor , to his apostles by making a covenant with them to rule with him in his Kingdom .
Jehovah told E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el : “ His blood I shall ask back from your own hand . ” ​ — E@@ z@@ ek .
Even though he was very well educ@@ ated , he avo@@ i@@ ded using high - s@@ oun@@ ding language .
I follow@@ ed a similar r@@ out@@ ine in the af@@ ter@@ no@@ on .
M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ena com@@ ments : “ The congregation has made sure that I benefit from the meetings by means of a@@ udi@@ o recor@@ ding@@ s .
The repor@@ t ad@@ ds that “ th@@ ir@@ ty per@@ c@@ ent of children who g@@ am@@ b@@ led started doing so before their el@@ ev@@ en@@ th bir@@ th@@ day . ”
Instead of taking matters into his own hands , Jesus tru@@ sted in Jehovah .
In a world b@@ es@@ et by tra@@ ge@@ dy and disa@@ ster , this is the only good news with et@@ er@@ n@@ al benef@@ its .
Indeed , ‘ God is not un@@ righteous so as to for@@ get our work . ’ ​ — Hebrews 6 : 10 .
Who should take the in@@ iti@@ ative in this ?
What did Jehovah deter@@ mine to do in No@@ ah’s day ?
There are so many reas@@ ons to do so !
Even so , I was qu@@ ite ac@@ tive physi@@ c@@ ally .
3 , 4 . ( a ) How did the apostle Peter id@@ enti@@ fy the new nation ?
When asked how she cop@@ es with the situation , she said : “ P@@ ra@@ y@@ er and study help me to find my place again .
On re@@ tur@@ ning to Ri@@ o de J@@ an@@ ei@@ r@@ o , they sh@@ ared their new@@ ly learned Bible hope with others .
But this h@@ ate@@ ful act will be turned into a blessing .
W@@ end@@ y
L@@ ater , I attend@@ ed a meeting at the Kingdom H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
A@@ n ar@@ my of@@ fic@@ er of those days would likely have a past lit@@ tered with many ac@@ ts of viol@@ ence , b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed , and false worship .
In 19@@ 7@@ 1 the same speak@@ er explained that the members of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety could not vo@@ te in the members of the anointed Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
I knew they would die , but I tri@@ ed to comfort them the best I could while keep@@ ing my eyes from reve@@ al@@ ing the truth .
In respon@@ se to Tho@@ ma@@ s ’ question about Jesus ’ st@@ at@@ ement concer@@ ning going away and pre@@ par@@ ing a place for them , Jesus said : “ I am the way and the truth and the life . No one comes to the Father exc@@ ep@@ t through me . ”
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 16 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 10@@ 7 , 13
What important question should all married people ask themselves , and why ?
Consider what the next article has to say on this sub@@ ject .
• Why should we serve God with hum@@ ility and mo@@ des@@ ty ?
When Jehovah makes the Kingdom truth gro@@ w in the hearts of new disciples , they ev@@ en@@ tually come to the point where they are prom@@ p@@ ted by their love for God to dedic@@ ate their lives to him .
The following year , Bro@@ ther H@@ en@@ sc@@ he@@ l vis@@ ited Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i again and a special conven@@ tion out@@ side the city of B@@ l@@ an@@ ty@@ re was attend@@ ed by some 10@@ ,000 .
They will not be be@@ wa@@ iled , ne@@ i@@ ther will they be ga@@ ther@@ ed up or be bu@@ ri@@ ed . As man@@ ure on the sur@@ face of the gr@@ ound they will become . ” ​ — Jeremiah 25 : 32 , 33 .
Do we shu@@ n the bad feelings that fu@@ el des@@ tru@@ ctive spe@@ e@@ ch ?
But think : Is it har@@ der or e@@ asi@@ er to devel@@ op a close , en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ed relationship with a nam@@ eless person ?
“ In his view the vi@@ ct@@ ory and the su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity of the Ch@@ urch would best be sh@@ own in its complete a@@ do@@ p@@ tion of the tra@@ di@@ tions of cl@@ as@@ si@@ cal cul@@ ture . ”
G@@ r@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for divine pro@@ v@@ isions will move us to be present at our fi@@ ve congregation meetings each we@@ ek .
Be ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able In his later years , King David e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly prom@@ o@@ ted pu@@ re worship .
For you will have to str@@ ike all my enem@@ ies on the j@@ a@@ w .
O@@ thers are simil@@ arly tr@@ oub@@ led when reading the Bible .
( b ) Why is our liter@@ ature first written in Eng@@ l@@ ish ?
Their simp@@ le , hear@@ t@@ felt prayers can t@@ ou@@ ch the har@@ des@@ t of hearts .
Many of the l@@ y@@ ri@@ c@@ s of our song@@ s are ti@@ ed to pas@@ sa@@ ges of Scrip@@ ture , so lear@@ ning the words of at le@@ ast some of the song@@ s can be an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent way to s@@ ound down the truth into our hearts .
As the pe@@ ace@@ able , we take positi@@ ve st@@ ep@@ s to “ pur@@ sue peace with all people . ” ​ — He@@ b .
S@@ ur@@ ely we e@@ ch@@ o Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s prayer : “ Do remember me , O my God , for good . ”
How than@@ k@@ ful we are to be bless@@ ed with lasting in@@ ner peace !
Some 1@@ 5@@ ,000 sto@@ od up . I did too .
Jehovah’s concer@@ n ex@@ tend@@ s bey@@ ond the wel@@ f@@ are of his people as a whole .
Ke@@ ep working at it , and keep on wal@@ king in the truth .
What happened to the first marriage ?
“ The rul@@ ers of the nations l@@ ord it over them and the great men wi@@ eld authority over them .
“ Th@@ ings were true , not just because ‘ the Ch@@ urch ’ says so , but because there was a reason@@ able ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation for everything . ”
Do@@ ing Jehovah’s Will in the F@@ i@@ eld M@@ in@@ is@@ try
Jesus said in his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount : “ H@@ app@@ y the kind ​ — because they shall find kindness .
See the bo@@ x “ How the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy Ca@@ res for Kingdom In@@ ter@@ ests ” in chap@@ ter 12 of the book God’s Kingdom R@@ ul@@ es ! for a sum@@ m@@ ary of the responsi@@ bil@@ ities that are car@@ ed for by the si@@ x com@@ mit@@ te@@ es of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
The Devil is also e@@ ag@@ er to ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it the human we@@ ak@@ ness of yi@@ el@@ ding to imp@@ ro@@ per sen@@ su@@ al desi@@ res .
Then we attend@@ ed an ass@@ em@@ bly that was held in a the@@ ater in S@@ an@@ ti@@ ag@@ o .
On our own , we can never eli@@ min@@ ate imper@@ fe@@ ction , sin , and death ; ne@@ i@@ ther can we control other people , for all have free will .
Are you using your time wis@@ ely ?
Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has re@@ je@@ cted evidence of Jesus ’ resurrection .
He also says : “ The Father will give you anything you ask him in my name . ”
The Ger@@ man ar@@ my had in@@ va@@ ded P@@ ol@@ and in 19@@ 39 , and after that our faith and integrity were t@@ ested sever@@ ely .
He@@ av@@ en@@ ly wisdom di@@ ct@@ ates that elders avoid par@@ ti@@ ality when judg@@ ing matters in the congregation .
I dis@@ co@@ vered how their fine influ@@ ence can bring out the best in us reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of our educ@@ ation and how the less@@ ons learned can benefit us for a li@@ fe@@ time .
Hence , it is reason@@ able to conclu@@ de that in such a materi@@ al@@ ized form , they could have se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations with women .
They study God’s Word , encoura@@ ge one another , and keep pra@@ ising Jehovah by preaching the good news of his Kingdom . ​ — Matthew 24 : 3 , 14 .
C@@ learly , the men@@ tal inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation that Paul was re@@ com@@ men@@ ding is the op@@ pos@@ ite of com@@ plac@@ enc@@ y .
Consider the point made at Proverbs 3 : 32 : “ The de@@ vi@@ ous person is a de@@ t@@ es@@ table thing to Jehovah , but His in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy is with the u@@ pri@@ ght ones . ”
Let us take full advan@@ ta@@ ge of these pro@@ v@@ isions for our spiritual health and happiness . ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 2 .
In the mi@@ d - 19@@ th century , emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is shi@@ f@@ ted to bu@@ ying and giving gi@@ f@@ ts .
Even now , they consider themselves to be c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens of a new world , one of God’s making .
N@@ or@@ m@@ ally , sheep and go@@ ats were her@@ ded and allow@@ ed to gra@@ ze together during the day .
P@@ re@@ j@@ udi@@ ce is found in every cor@@ ner of the earth .
Pe@@ ace of the Christ Con@@ tro@@ l in Our H@@ ear@@ ts ?
We real@@ ize that God’s holy , or clean , spirit will not re@@ side in a di@@ r@@ ty mind .
Is@@ sue of S@@ over@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y B@@ r@@ ought to the F@@ ore
What are some in@@ stances when Christian parents need courage ?
• Why should we not allow fear of fa@@ il@@ ure or rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ance to accept responsi@@ bility to hold us back from baptism ?
Ha@@ ve you rec@@ ently benef@@ ited from a vis@@ it made by elders in your congregation ?
Thus the Bible indic@@ ates that the uni@@ verse in all its order and har@@ mony ex@@ ists than@@ ks to the “ d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic en@@ er@@ gy , ” or power , of Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God .
This fact should imp@@ ress upon us the import@@ ance of tre@@ ating our Creat@@ or@@ ’s name with great respect .
The da@@ ily cont@@ act with the hi@@ des and car@@ c@@ as@@ es of vari@@ ous ani@@ mal@@ s necess@@ it@@ ated by this tra@@ de , and the materi@@ als which it requi@@ res , rend@@ ered it imp@@ ure and dis@@ gu@@ sting in the eyes of all ri@@ gi@@ d leg@@ al@@ ists . ”
Can we today follow Davi@@ d’s example ?
Because of the different heart con@@ di@@ tions of those who hear the message .
Pro@@ te@@ cting , emp@@ ow@@ ering , ano@@ in@@ ting ​ — these are just a few of the ways that Jehovah used the holy spirit in Bible times to keep his purpose mo@@ ving ever for@@ ward toward its fulfill@@ ment .
If children do not id@@ enti@@ fy with their parents ’ cul@@ ture , they may res@@ ist lear@@ ning their parents ’ language ​ — and their faith .
But Jehovah used him as the ag@@ ent , or means , to cre@@ ate all other things .
It would be reason@@ able , then , for us to ask , ‘ What can I do to receive holy spirit ? ’
Consider what happened in one large family .
At other times , Jehovah prote@@ cted his people from get@@ ting si@@ ck .
12 , 13 . ( a ) What should we do if our eyes ten@@ d to w@@ an@@ der where they should not ?
“ When I was in my te@@ ens , ” says a young man nam@@ ed J@@ a@@ y@@ son , “ I did not par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly enjoy the ministry . ”
I thought it was my Christian ob@@ lig@@ ation always to for@@ give and for@@ get .
These opportun@@ ities present themselves at meetings , in the field ministry , and at so@@ cial ga@@ ther@@ ings and while travel@@ ing .
They told us of a school that had been a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned for l@@ ack of fun@@ ds .
U@@ sing a ser@@ p@@ ent as his m@@ ou@@ th@@ pi@@ e@@ ce , Satan the Devil appro@@ ached E@@ ve and said : “ Is it really so that God said you must not e@@ at from every t@@ ree of the gar@@ den ? ”
He asked for a Bible study and was baptized in 199@@ 9 .
I@@ magine how hard it is for them to com@@ ment at Christian meetings or to give a talk in the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol !
How did R@@ a@@ ha@@ b feel about Jehovah and his people ?
There is real d@@ anger , however , if we lo@@ se sight of our true purpose and loo@@ s@@ en our hold on “ the real life . ”
The ter@@ m “ men ” should be under@@ sto@@ od to mean “ people , ” since both men and women displa@@ y such qualities .
What a preci@@ ous blessing that is ! Let us never for@@ s@@ ake him in the pur@@ su@@ it of un@@ real@@ ities .
The effect can be some@@ what like what we read concer@@ ning E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el : Pe@@ ople will “ certainly know . . . that a prophet himself happened to be in the mi@@ d@@ st of them . ”
A G@@ O@@ A@@ L I E@@ V@@ EN@@ T@@ U@@ AL@@ L@@ Y R@@ E@@ AL@@ I@@ Z@@ E@@ D
No doubt , you can think of a time when after reading a public@@ ation , you thought : ‘ That is ex@@ ac@@ tly what I needed !
The worl@@ d’s po@@ pul@@ ation continu@@ es to gro@@ w , so there are , of course , more c@@ as@@ es of di@@ se@@ ase .
So@@ on it would be our turn to face similar tri@@ als .
Me@@ dit@@ ating deep@@ ly on God’s great@@ est gift , the ransom sacrifice of Jesus , will help us to ch@@ er@@ ish the privilege of having a close relationship with our Ho@@ ly Father , Jehovah .
What shows whether we have learned obedi@@ ence ?
All of them sur@@ vi@@ ved .
( a ) What question did Jesus pose , and why ?
R@@ em@@ ember that ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved ones may experience pang@@ s of g@@ ri@@ ef tri@@ gg@@ ered by an@@ ni@@ vers@@ aries , certain mu@@ si@@ c , p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ s , activities , or even a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c sm@@ ell , s@@ ound , or se@@ as@@ on of the year .
But the man@@ ag@@ ement did even more .
No , for the Bible says that Moses “ continued ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast as see@@ ing the One who is inv@@ isi@@ ble . ”
The first thing he did was er@@ e@@ ct an al@@ ta@@ r and act in a pri@@ es@@ tly cap@@ ac@@ ity for his family , o@@ ffering sacrific@@ es to the One who had sa@@ ved them . ​ — Genesis 8 : 18 - 20 .
“ N@@ ei@@ ther is he that pl@@ ants anything nor is he that w@@ at@@ ers , but God who makes it gro@@ w . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R .
A wise person@@ ’s cal@@ m spe@@ e@@ ch ref@@ re@@ sh@@ es the spirit of those hear@@ ing it .
God sent Jesus to “ pro@@ cla@@ im li@@ ber@@ ty to the cap@@ ti@@ ves . . . , to s@@ end the c@@ ru@@ shed ones away free . ”
From that point for@@ ward , he proved his love for Christ by bus@@ ying himself in the disci@@ ple - making work , be@@ coming a p@@ il@@ la@@ r in the first - century Christian congregation .
Th@@ ree v@@ ol@@ can@@ olo@@ g@@ ists were tr@@ ying to get as near as possible to the v@@ ol@@ can@@ o to satis@@ fy their ac@@ ad@@ em@@ ic interest .
Jehovah has continued to bl@@ ess such ear@@ n@@ est efforts to this day .
Yet , Jehovah’s view of us is more important than our@@ s , and his thinking is much high@@ er than our@@ s .
Ha@@ ve we form@@ ed a loyal att@@ ach@@ ment to the organization that Jehovah is using today ?
The we@@ e@@ ds would gro@@ w al@@ ong@@ side the whe@@ at until the har@@ v@@ est .
We have been imp@@ ressed by everything that we have seen .
Saul had good qualities and God’s blessing .
The children pro@@ duc@@ ed by this organization were a@@ do@@ p@@ ted as sons of God and became jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s with Jesus Christ under a new covenant relationship .
However , the pro@@ secu@@ t@@ or re@@ je@@ cted the ver@@ di@@ ct and appe@@ aled to the Mo@@ sc@@ ow C@@ ity C@@ our@@ t .
The seem@@ ing succ@@ ess of ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers may even prom@@ pt feelings of en@@ v@@ y .
What a help prayer proved to be !
Those few out@@ standing integrity - keep@@ ers were sur@@ ely deli@@ gh@@ ted in 194@@ 9 to wel@@ come the first 13 G@@ ile@@ ad - tra@@ ined mission@@ aries , and the mission@@ aries quic@@ k@@ ly war@@ m@@ ed to their en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic , ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese brothers .
To make sure that the jo@@ b was done , he or@@ der@@ ed the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of all bo@@ ys two years of age and you@@ ng@@ er who were living in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m and its dist@@ ri@@ cts .
The bad news we hear every day pro@@ ves that good things are coming soon
They deser@@ ve our who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted support !
This thought should move us to consider pray@@ er@@ fully what we are doing and what our lives tell others .
With the Bible text arrang@@ ed in l@@ ines of 4@@ ,@@ 7@@ 7@@ 2 let@@ ters each , he saw that R@@ ab@@ in@@ ’s name ( read ver@@ tic@@ ally ) inter@@ se@@ cted with a l@@ ine that D@@ ro@@ s@@ n@@ in transl@@ ated as “ ass@@ as@@ sin that will ass@@ as@@ sin@@ ate . ”
How did Jesus walk ?
( a ) Why do Christians res@@ ol@@ ve to use their life in God’s service ?
En@@ rich Your P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers Th@@ r@@ ough Bible S@@ tu@@ dy
W@@ ere we to ign@@ ore divine la@@ ws and principles , the Devil would be deli@@ gh@@ ted , and we might bring re@@ pro@@ ach on Jehovah .
Many faithful men of old continued to obey their parents long after they had become ad@@ ul@@ ts .
Tru@@ e , one Witness may lo@@ c@@ ate an inter@@ ested person and conduct a Bible study .
The re@@ ward of the l@@ at@@ ter will be “ rest@@ or@@ ation to the per@@ fe@@ ction of human n@@ ature once enjo@@ yed in E@@ den by their pro@@ gen@@ it@@ or and head , Adam . ”
This appro@@ ach can lead to a true “ inter@@ change of encourag@@ ement . ” ​ — R@@ om . 1 : 12 .
What are two teachings that bl@@ ind people to the truth about God ?
In set@@ ting pri@@ or@@ ities , we therefore apply Paul’s counsel : “ Q@@ u@@ it being fa@@ shi@@ oned after this system of things , but be trans@@ form@@ ed by making your mind over , that you may prove to y@@ ourselves the good and accep@@ table and perfect will of God . ”
That article conclu@@ ded on this serious no@@ te : “ Let us be@@ ware of anything that bel@@ it@@ t@@ les , or se@@ ts asi@@ de the death of Christ , as the o@@ ffering and prop@@ iti@@ ation for sin . ” ​ — Read 1 John 2 : 1 , 2 .
; Ho@@ d@@ g@@ ins , M .
F@@ in@@ an@@ c@@ ing for all these matters comes from vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary contribu@@ tions .
By contr@@ ast , those in Ha@@ i@@ ʹ@@ des , or H@@ ad@@ es , do have the hope of being resur@@ rec@@ ted .
Because the e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment bel@@ ong@@ ed to someone el@@ se .
One scho@@ la@@ r thin@@ ks that Ju@@ d@@ as may have been a lead@@ er of the local Jewish commun@@ ity or the pro@@ pri@@ et@@ or of an in@@ n for Jews .
12 : 1 , 2 . M@@ il@@ it@@ ary str@@ ate@@ g@@ ists may use pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda to under@@ mine mor@@ ale and we@@ ak@@ en the fi@@ gh@@ ting spirit .
It is not a bur@@ den to com@@ p@@ ly with God’s will if we truly love him .
F@@ am@@ ily un@@ ity is a vital fac@@ t@@ or in supp@@ or@@ ting one another , as sh@@ own in the case of Mi@@ gu@@ el , F@@ ro@@ yl@@ á@@ n , and Al@@ ma Ru@@ th .
Jesus ’ death ser@@ ves as a ransom , rel@@ eas@@ ing believ@@ ing mankind from their sin@@ ful st@@ ate and thus op@@ ening the way to et@@ er@@ n@@ al life for all who exerc@@ ise faith in him .
Even so , the woman did not s@@ cre@@ am or c@@ ry for help .
The king c@@ ra@@ ved Na@@ bo@@ th@@ ’s her@@ e@@ dit@@ ary p@@ lo@@ t b@@ es@@ i@@ de the p@@ al@@ ace .
N@@ one of these things have anything to do with the resurrection of Jesus , which E@@ ast@@ er pur@@ por@@ ts to re@@ present .
He “ is greater than our hearts and kno@@ ws all things . ”
Per@@ haps you could kin@@ dly expla@@ in your reas@@ ons for not person@@ ally par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating .
We can be sure that God , who “ se@@ es into the heart , ” will make the truth gro@@ w in the hearts of righ@@ tly dis@@ posed ones . ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
What challeng@@ ing mis@@ sion did Jesus have to fulf@@ ill ?
S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then Your Mar@@ ri@@ age Th@@ r@@ ough Go@@ od Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ation , 5 / 15
Tru@@ e happiness dep@@ ends on our wal@@ king in God’s law .
But that was not the only reason for his effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess as a Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er .
Then Jehovah tel@@ ls Samuel : “ G@@ et up , ano@@ in@@ t him , for this is he ! ”
TH@@ E C@@ I@@ T@@ Y O@@ F P@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ O
3 : 6 , 7 .
The apostle Paul wrote to fellow believers in Corin@@ th : “ To the Jews I became as a Je@@ w . . .
I app@@ lied for tra@@ ining at the Re@@ ha@@ bil@@ it@@ ation C@@ en@@ ter for the B@@ l@@ ind and V@@ is@@ u@@ ally I@@ mp@@ a@@ i@@ red in N@@ î@@ m@@ es and ev@@ en@@ tually was ad@@ mit@@ ted for three months .
J@@ U@@ N@@ E 25 - 27
Still , even if you feel that you made certain mis@@ takes and that these were in@@ deed your fa@@ ul@@ t , that does not necess@@ ar@@ ily mean that your mis@@ takes ca@@ used your loved one to leave the truth .
However , a l@@ ack of o@@ pen commun@@ ic@@ ation can have a ne@@ g@@ ative imp@@ act on this joy and peace .
We S@@ en@@ se Jehovah’s H@@ el@@ p@@ ing H@@ and
They care@@ fully look at the Scriptures that descri@@ be the qualities of an el@@ der or a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant . ​ — 1 Timothy 3 : 1 - 10 , 12 , 13 ; 1 Peter 5 : 1 - 3 .
A study was started with the man , and he began atten@@ ding Christian meetings .
Ba@@ al Wor@@ ship and Se@@ x O@@ r@@ gi@@ es , 11 / 1
Acc@@ ording to one authority , this appro@@ ach is a ma@@ j@@ or influ@@ ence in teaching children good study ha@@ bi@@ ts .
Are we not g@@ la@@ d to have such help ?
A life buil@@ t on obe@@ ying the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s pre@@ c@@ ep@@ ts is a happy life , for Jesus said : “ H@@ app@@ y are those hear@@ ing the word of God and keep@@ ing it ! ” ​ — Luke 11 : 28 .
During that bat@@ tle , Saul is sever@@ ely w@@ oun@@ ded , and his sons are kil@@ led .
‘ W@@ H@@ E@@ R@@ E is there any lik@@ en@@ ess between the Christian and the ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her ?
In the near future , Christ will take the lead in con@@ qu@@ ering the nations in support of God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and in de@@ f@@ en@@ ding Jehovah’s people .
There are also those who in@@ d@@ ul@@ ge in what has been called da@@ sh@@ bo@@ ard din@@ ing ​ — e@@ ating while they d@@ ri@@ ve .
• a deli@@ ver@@ er ?
Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d wrote back : “ If you are old en@@ ough to work , you are old en@@ ough to eng@@ age in the L@@ or@@ d’s service . . . .
Just as Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at and his people ga@@ ther@@ ed together to seek Jehovah’s guid@@ ance , let us not ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct regul@@ ar attend@@ ance at congregation meetings along with our brothers and sisters .
‘ By knowledge will the inter@@ i@@ or ro@@ om@@ s be filled with pleas@@ ant things ’
Instead , they used dec@@ ep@@ tive reason@@ ing and proved to be “ tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es@@ ome com@@ for@@ ters . ”
F@@ in@@ ding the Ri@@ ght A@@ p@@ pro@@ ach
B@@ ene@@ f@@ its of M@@ ak@@ ing Our Da@@ ys C@@ ount
King Solomon also su@@ per@@ v@@ ised Israel@@ ’s building pro@@ je@@ cts , including the con@@ stru@@ ction of the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent temple of Jehovah in Jerusalem .
TH@@ E R@@ O@@ Y@@ A@@ L P@@ R@@ I@@ E@@ S@@ TH@@ O@@ O@@ D C@@ O@@ M@@ P@@ L@@ E@@ T@@ E@@ S I@@ T@@ S W@@ O@@ R@@ K
“ But , ” he stated , “ little did I know that my conscience would hold me acc@@ oun@@ table for my actions . ”
If that is your situation , seek help and g@@ la@@ dly accept any ass@@ ist@@ ance offered to re@@ buil@@ d your spiritual health and strength . ​ — James 5 : 14 , 15 .
One is : “ We must obey God as rul@@ er rather than men . ”
Why should the trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation strengthen our faith ?
In star@@ k contr@@ ast with what other religi@@ ons are doing , Jehovah’s Witnesses honor and gl@@ ori@@ fy the divine name .
Ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising prom@@ o@@ tes a li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le foc@@ used on pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons and le@@ is@@ ure .
After Job had san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied his children , “ he got up early in the mor@@ ning and offered up bur@@ n@@ t sacrific@@ es according to the number of all of them ; for , said Job , ‘ ma@@ y@@ be my sons have sin@@ ned and have cur@@ sed God in their heart . ’
L@@ ev@@ i himself appreci@@ ated something el@@ se Jesus said on that occasi@@ on : “ G@@ o , then , and learn what this means , ‘ I want mer@@ cy , and not sacrifice . ’ ”
That dedic@@ ation is a promise to love God and to put his will a@@ bo@@ ve everything el@@ se .
Their hope is to live forever on a par@@ adise earth .
Not U@@ sing the World to the F@@ ul@@ l
200@@ 6 “ D@@ eli@@ ver@@ ance at H@@ and ! ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tion Lo@@ c@@ ations M@@ A@@ Y 26 - 28
Although there were few Witnesses in that part of the country , my tra@@ ining helped to keep my faith ali@@ ve .
M@@ ount T@@ ab@@ or
Su@@ b@@ ject In@@ de@@ x for The Watchtower 200@@ 8
C@@ o@@ ast G@@ u@@ ard p@@ ho@@ to
As Jesus said , God “ will cause justice to be done to them spe@@ e@@ di@@ ly . ” ​ — Luke 18 : 6 - 8 .
Se@@ cond , consider how you can imitate God’s example and how your doing so is truly bene@@ fi@@ cial .
W@@ rit@@ ing to the congregation in R@@ ome , which inclu@@ ded both Jewish and G@@ ent@@ ile believers , Paul stated : “ W@@ el@@ come one another , just as the Christ also wel@@ com@@ ed us , with glory to God in view . ”
Who is Jesus ’ father ? — Jehovah God , and he is our Father too .
( b ) What can you do to ‘ pur@@ sue peace ’ in the congregation ?
As Christians we should , of course , keep our word .
How can we show courage in the face of suffering ?
The inspired pro@@ ver@@ b remin@@ ds us : “ A man of faithful ac@@ ts will get many blessings . ”
The Bible as@@ ks : “ What fel@@ low@@ ship do righteousness and la@@ w@@ less@@ ness have ?
Do I dr@@ ink to es@@ cap@@ e wor@@ ries or to e@@ ase st@@ ress ?
In the Law that he gave the Israelites , Jehovah inclu@@ ded this comm@@ and : “ You must not com@@ mit in@@ justice in judg@@ ing , in me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing , in we@@ igh@@ ing or in me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing li@@ qui@@ ds .
Are you en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined by what Jehovah h@@ ates ?
What will help us to a@@ do@@ pt Jehovah’s view of human we@@ ak@@ ness ?
It is not un@@ u@@ su@@ al for individuals to speak four or fi@@ ve langu@@ ages f@@ lu@@ ently , al@@ though they have never had a te@@ x@@ t@@ book in these langu@@ ages in their hands .
That pro@@ spe@@ ct is not less preci@@ ous just because we must wa@@ it a little longer than we may have expe@@ cted .
Now , rather than con@@ fine my wife to the k@@ it@@ ch@@ en , I happ@@ ily support her in her activities as a full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er .
Yes , our pl@@ an@@ et is a “ good gift ” from our heavenly Father .
Jesus so ma@@ st@@ ered the c@@ ra@@ ft that he himself was called “ the car@@ p@@ en@@ ter . ”
How sa@@ d it would be if any of us were to believe the s@@ at@@ ani@@ c pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda and viol@@ ate our Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality !
His anger has ca@@ used world con@@ di@@ tions to gro@@ w ever more cr@@ itical .
Be Al@@ er@@ t to the I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ance of Com@@ m@@ end@@ ation
Acc@@ ess to the p@@ al@@ ace was ga@@ ined through a por@@ tal some 40 to 50 fe@@ et [ 12 - 15 m ] high .
During his bri@@ ef time on earth , Jesus provided the perfect example ​ — one that we stri@@ ve to imitate — ​ of a truly wor@@ th@@ while life . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Jesus cho@@ se to do what , and how did he stay on course ?
In fact , of the 8@@ 3@@ ,@@ 9@@ 4@@ 1 pers@@ ons worl@@ d@@ wide who par@@ took of the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al in 19@@ 33 , ne@@ arly 30 per@@ c@@ ent lived in Ger@@ many .
Th@@ r@@ ough Fa@@ ther’s efforts , see@@ ds of Bible truth were s@@ pre@@ ad in many coun@@ tri@@ es of C@@ en@@ tr@@ al and S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a .
( b ) Wh@@ ich coun@@ tri@@ es had out@@ standing baptism fi@@ gu@@ res for 199@@ 9 ?
Is it not by us also that he has spo@@ ken ? ”
What shows that Jehovah wants us to understand the fulfill@@ ment of Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es ?
* Hence , Jesus ’ “ arri@@ ving , ” or “ coming , ” mentioned in the illustr@@ ation of the faithful slave takes place during the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
T@@ e@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble and Tru@@ sting
Di@@ d Juda@@ h Re@@ ma@@ in Des@@ ol@@ ate ?
How did Daniel keep his relationship with Jehovah strong ?
Å@@ ke and In@@ g - Mar@@ i , a cou@@ ple who ass@@ is@@ ted with con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ je@@ cts in G@@ u@@ ad@@ el@@ ou@@ pe , Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i , M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , and N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ a , ad@@ mit that using another language when sh@@ aring in the field ministry in a fore@@ ign country takes courage .
Those s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists t@@ es@@ ti@@ fied : “ A care@@ ful re@@ view of these th@@ reat@@ s lea@@ ds us to conclu@@ de that the ris@@ k of ci@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ation - th@@ reat@@ ening te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal c@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ p@@ he rema@@ ins high . ”
You received the truth that set you free from religious er@@ ro@@ r and spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness .
S@@ ad@@ ly , as imper@@ fect humans , we may some@@ times har@@ b@@ or a g@@ ru@@ dge against another .
A@@ k@@ ik@@ o : “ The do@@ or@@ b@@ ell ran@@ g as I was car@@ r@@ ying my ba@@ g@@ s to the fr@@ on@@ t do@@ or .
The first article is desi@@ gn@@ ed especially to ass@@ ist baptized men to exam@@ ine their view of self - sacrifice and the sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der@@ ing of responsi@@ bility as minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants or elders .
The ap@@ por@@ tion@@ ing of the land will have its fin@@ al fulfill@@ ment in the new world when each faithful person will in@@ her@@ it a place . ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 17 , 21 .
They might inclu@@ de a me@@ asure of health and strength , in@@ born men@@ tal a@@ bil@@ ities , or fin@@ an@@ cial res@@ our@@ ces .
Your bri@@ ef con@@ vers@@ ation with the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der may well be the most encourag@@ ing and cons@@ ol@@ ing experience he has had in a long time .
16 : 5 ; 19 : 2 .
Just as Jesus war@@ ned , Christians have experienced har@@ s@@ h persecu@@ tion over the years .
Some think that it would be bor@@ ing to live forever .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , as our stud@@ ents gro@@ w in faith and in appreciation for what they learn and as they beg@@ in to apply it , they will doub@@ t@@ less see the need to le@@ an on Jehovah for courage , wisdom , and guid@@ ance .
What effect can the mem@@ ory of expres@@ sions of affe@@ ction have ?
We made mu@@ d bri@@ c@@ ks .
Yes , if we want the law of fre@@ e@@ dom to af@@ fect our mind and heart , we must do our part by di@@ lig@@ ently stud@@ ying the Bible and pray@@ er@@ fully medit@@ ating on what we read . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Yes , we need to we@@ ar “ the complete su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or from God . ”
You can pray to Jehovah to strengthen you to do what is right in his eyes .
In 19@@ 19 my mother had pur@@ cha@@ sed a set of S@@ tudi@@ es in the Scriptures .
On the contr@@ ary , it provi@@ des an es@@ cap@@ e from a per@@ ni@@ ci@@ ous form of sla@@ very that ro@@ bs us of happiness .
He told me about God’s Kingdom and the blessings it will bring .
This has made it possible to form and strengthen 14@@ 6 congregations and 2@@ 7@@ 4 grou@@ ps in 25 different langu@@ ages .
That br@@ ings us to another ke@@ y to sol@@ ving mar@@ it@@ al dis@@ pu@@ tes .
Yes , we should desire knowledge in order to ple@@ ase God , not to imp@@ ress men .
Acc@@ ording to Revelation 14 : 6 , 7 , how do angels ass@@ ist God’s people today ?
Ther@@ e@@ after , I regul@@ arly sh@@ ared in the field ministry with my parents .
( a ) Gi@@ ve an example that shows how in@@ sight can help you deter@@ mine whether your child enjo@@ ys the ministry . ( b ) How can you make the ministry inter@@ es@@ ting and re@@ war@@ ding for your child ?
I was allow@@ ed to go because they had no cour@@ t order to ar@@ rest me .
Many people have never heard about Jehovah God .
He had come to D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us to persecu@@ te the disciples there .
How can we buil@@ d appreciation for God’s discipl@@ ine ?
Jesus indic@@ ated this when he pray@@ ed to his Father in these words : “ I public@@ ly praise you , Father , Lord of heaven and earth , because you have hi@@ d@@ den these things from the wise and in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al ones and have reve@@ aled them to ba@@ bes . ”
M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of rul@@ es and regul@@ ations are necess@@ ary to cur@@ b their h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful ap@@ pet@@ ites and be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
When she began show@@ ing me what the Bible says about family life , I knew I was speaking to someone who car@@ ed about my situation . ”
For a time , I wor@@ ked in the Ser@@ vice De@@ par@@ t@@ ment and as an instru@@ ct@@ or in a number of the scho@@ ol@@ s .
And some true worshipp@@ ers said to human k@@ ings : “ Let my l@@ ord . . . live to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite ” or “ Let the king himself live to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ” ​ — 1 K@@ ings 1 : 31 ; Ne@@ h@@ emiah 2 : 3 .
Gi@@ ving pro@@ of of matu@@ r@@ ity , however , invol@@ ves more than ac@@ qui@@ ring per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers .
The att@@ ack by Satan and his hor@@ de on Jehovah’s servants will be the fin@@ al in@@ sul@@ t .
With Satan and his followers s@@ we@@ pt away and the earth trans@@ form@@ ed into a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l par@@ adise free of div@@ isi@@ ve n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ism , cor@@ ru@@ pt com@@ mer@@ cial syst@@ em@@ s , and false religion , what an ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite joy it will be to remain here forever ! ​ — Psalm 37 : 29 ; 7@@ 2 : 16 .
Ab@@ out a year before his death , he told one apostle : “ You are Peter , and on this ro@@ ck - mas@@ s I will buil@@ d my congregation , and the g@@ ates of H@@ ad@@ es will not over@@ power it . ”
As a result , they enjoy a fine re@@ pu@@ tation in many lands .
As we end@@ ure the tri@@ al , we will learn to show these qualities even more , and in that way we will imp@@ ro@@ ve our Christian person@@ ality .
“ It is according to his good ple@@ asure . . . to ga@@ ther all things together again in the Christ , the things in the heavens and the things on the earth . ” ​ — E@@ P@@ H@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ AN@@ S 1 : 9 , 10 .
If Satan could in@@ du@@ ce two perfect humans ​ — not to men@@ tion a number of spirit cre@@ atu@@ res — ​ to re@@ ject God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , he could dec@@ ei@@ ve us too .
As Jews , they had a high reg@@ ard for Moses .
When a F@@ o@@ reg@@ le@@ am Be@@ comes a Re@@ ality
W@@ ho@@ m should we not associ@@ ate with , and why ?
Rather , he es@@ te@@ em@@ ed his spiritual privile@@ ges “ as ri@@ ches greater than the tre@@ a@@ sures of Egy@@ pt . ”
Let us see how we might apply those sa@@ y@@ ings of Jesus Christ .
What if someone “ should die qu@@ ite su@@ d@@ den@@ ly al@@ ong@@ side him ” ?
If fur@@ ther re@@ sear@@ ch is requi@@ red , make a no@@ te of the question you would like to have ans@@ wer@@ ed , and make it the sub@@ ject of a future study pro@@ ject .
Lo@@ ve moved Jehovah to give hope to the sin@@ ful off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of Adam and E@@ ve , provi@@ ding them with a means to appro@@ ach H@@ im and come into an appro@@ ved relationship with H@@ im .
Many brothers and inter@@ ested ones of mil@@ it@@ ary age fac@@ ed a di@@ le@@ m@@ ma : They could jo@@ in the ar@@ my , or they could maintain stri@@ ct neu@@ tr@@ ality but be sever@@ ely p@@ uni@@ shed .
To a consider@@ able ex@@ t@@ ent , the strength of our de@@ f@@ en@@ ses dep@@ ends on our own efforts .
As a result , Ad@@ ele was mo@@ tiv@@ ated to dedic@@ ate her life to Jehovah .
She loved working there !
Indeed , all elders need to learn why and how to d@@ ele@@ g@@ ate , in imit@@ ation of Jehovah .
To be sure , our way of life does not w@@ in us the worl@@ d’s appro@@ val .
Of course , un@@ ity of beli@@ ef cannot be ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed by co@@ er@@ ci@@ on .
She read the no@@ te and thought that we should go to the home as instru@@ cted , sur@@ mis@@ ing that the brothers had arrang@@ ed to take me to S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land .
How does this re@@ v@@ ised direction af@@ fect the inter@@ pre@@ tation into si@@ gn language of par@@ ts on the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol , demonstr@@ ations , and com@@ ments during the C@@ ongreg@@ ation Bible S@@ tu@@ dy , the Ser@@ vice Me@@ et@@ ing , and the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy ?
The th@@ ir@@ d day , we began to consider the requi@@ re@@ ments for baptism with her .
From this , they de@@ duc@@ ed that 1914 mar@@ ked the end of “ the appointed times of the nations . ”
Now consider another example , that of M@@ ary .
In what ways can we benefit from the tra@@ ining Jesus gave his followers ?
They avoid har@@ s@@ h words , un@@ rel@@ en@@ ting cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism , and bi@@ ting s@@ ar@@ c@@ as@@ m ​ — all of which can cause h@@ ur@@ t feelings that are not eas@@ ily heal@@ ed .
Corin@@ na was so happy that she had made that j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
Some take these words to be an indic@@ ation that the holy spirit is a person .
What can Jehovah do , as he se@@ es f@@ it ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , some of us who have faith@@ fully been serving Jehovah for de@@ ca@@ des thought that the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” would have come and g@@ one by now .
Bar@@ u@@ ch@@ ’s most preci@@ ous pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion , his life , would be pre@@ served wh@@ er@@ ever he might go . ​ — Jeremiah 4@@ 5 : 5 .
H@@ ear@@ t@@ felt love and respect for Jesus may have moved him to such gener@@ os@@ ity .
How exc@@ iting it is to know that since 19@@ 19 , Jehovah has allow@@ ed imper@@ fect humans to work with him in cultiv@@ ating , streng@@ th@@ ening , and ex@@ pan@@ ding the spiritual par@@ adise on earth !
In wi@@ el@@ ding these spiritual we@@ ap@@ ons , we learn much from Jesus ’ example .
The apostle Peter went to Babyl@@ on .
What fur@@ ther st@@ ep@@ s did He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah take to sh@@ ore up the spiritu@@ ality of the nation , and with what result ?
“ D@@ ra@@ w close to God , and he will draw close to you . ” ​ — J@@ A@@ S .
You may be among them ​ — but only if you continue to seek Jehovah , seek righteousness , and seek me@@ ek@@ ness .
Jehovah can help us to con@@ qu@@ er the seem@@ ingly un@@ con@@ qu@@ er@@ able if we remain faithful to him
Se@@ cond , the apostles had wit@@ ness@@ ed Jesus car@@ ry out at le@@ ast three resur@@ rec@@ tions ​ — first at Na@@ in , then at Ca@@ per@@ na@@ u@@ m , and fin@@ ally at Be@@ th@@ any .
“ It is so true that there is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ”
So his des@@ per@@ ate mother made a pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us bas@@ ke@@ t , co@@ ated it with pit@@ ch to make it w@@ at@@ er@@ ti@@ ght , and la@@ id her child in@@ side it .
And a husband and wife who regul@@ arly work together in the ministry learn to “ become ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast , un@@ mo@@ va@@ ble . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S F@@ O@@ R TH@@ E W@@ E@@ E@@ K@@ S O@@ F :
L@@ ater , La@@ z@@ ar@@ us died again .
S@@ ad@@ ly , most P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es fa@@ iled to see in such ones what Jesus saw .
They are good examples for us .
“ My efforts gave a good witness to on@@ loo@@ k@@ ers .
With gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de , your el@@ des@@ t son . ”
What effect will lear@@ ning to look for the good in others have on us ?
Jehovah has en@@ tru@@ sted the Kingdom - preaching work to his hum@@ ble servants , not to individuals who ten@@ d to be pr@@ ou@@ d and to r@@ ely on their own a@@ bil@@ ities .
The question was , Sh@@ ould the men be circum@@ c@@ ised according to the Jewish cu@@ sto@@ m before pres@@ en@@ ting themselves for baptism ?
If fac@@ ed with temp@@ tation in the future , he would be able to per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve the out@@ come of his actions and their effect on others , and he would be able to act dis@@ cre@@ et@@ ly .
Di@@ ffer@@ ent form@@ s of govern@@ ment , such as mon@@ ar@@ ch@@ y , ar@@ is@@ to@@ cr@@ ac@@ y , dem@@ o@@ cr@@ ac@@ y , au@@ to@@ cr@@ ac@@ y , F@@ as@@ c@@ ism , and Com@@ mun@@ ism , have been tri@@ ed in the course of hist@@ ory .
When making my r@@ oun@@ ds , I enjo@@ yed listen@@ ing to them talk about their beli@@ ef@@ s , and I accepted the public@@ ations they offered me .
So all of those in “ the l@@ ake ” will su@@ ff@@ er the “ t@@ or@@ ment ” of everlasting rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t , or “ the second death . ”
O@@ r al@@ ter@@ n@@ ati@@ vely , “ viol@@ ence will co@@ ver [ or shu@@ t ] the very m@@ ou@@ th of wicked people . ”
“ Is it really so that God said you must not e@@ at from every t@@ ree of the gar@@ den ? ” the ser@@ p@@ ent asked E@@ ve .
You may rec@@ all that ad@@ vice Jesus gave in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount .
We will also be able to help our family to maintain their spiritual health , and we will show that we truly love God’s Word . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 11 .
Our in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with Jehovah is different .
N@@ one of those enem@@ ies sur@@ vi@@ ved .
“ L@@ ad@@ y F@@ ol@@ l@@ y’s house is not a home but a ma@@ us@@ o@@ le@@ u@@ m , ” wr@@ ites one scho@@ la@@ r .
Still , Jehovah is ca@@ pa@@ ble of man@@ e@@ u@@ ver@@ ing matters at the right m@@ om@@ ent , just as he did back there for the sons of Israel . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 5 .
The fulfill@@ ment of such prophe@@ ci@@ es means that the tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es we now face will soon end .
This tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous ex@@ p@@ en@@ ditu@@ re of emo@@ tion , time , effort , and money poin@@ ts to one conclu@@ sion ​ — parents ra@@ ise their children to live , not to die .
Com@@ fort for A@@ ff@@ li@@ cted , 2 / 15 C@@ op@@ ing With Dis@@ coura@@ g@@ ement , 9 / 1
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , Mal@@ ach@@ i 1 : 14 states : “ C@@ ur@@ sed is the one ac@@ ting c@@ un@@ n@@ ingly when there ex@@ ists in his d@@ ro@@ ve [ an un@@ ble@@ mi@@ shed ] m@@ ale ani@@ ma@@ l , and he is making a v@@ ow and sacrific@@ ing a ru@@ ined one to Jehovah . ”
C@@ ould it be near ?
refle@@ cts our pri@@ or@@ ities ​ — what we find important and what we find un@@ important .
God’s V@@ i@@ e@@ w of W@@ ar in the An@@ cient P@@ ast 4
The words of both Jesus and John pla@@ in@@ ly indic@@ ate that the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t is not a sing@@ le person but is made up of many individu@@ al an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ ts .
A@@ re@@ a of Se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e
Daniel 4 : 17 con@@ ne@@ cts the dre@@ am to the rul@@ er@@ ship of “ the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh ” over mankind .
His parents and his brothers and sisters were all imper@@ fect .
( b ) What is your res@@ ol@@ ve regarding your past , present , and future service to Jehovah ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , as we loy@@ ally ad@@ here to the law of fre@@ e@@ dom , we ta@@ st@@ e its li@@ ber@@ ating po@@ wers even now .
For example , in Mar@@ ch 20@@ 11 an earth@@ qu@@ ake and t@@ su@@ n@@ ami destro@@ yed many c@@ ities in e@@ ast@@ er@@ n J@@ ap@@ an .
In what two ba@@ si@@ c ways did Jesus reve@@ al the Father to his disciples and others ?
L@@ ater in the same year came a cl@@ ari@@ fic@@ ation that affe@@ cted school - age children of Jehovah’s Witnesses in a number of coun@@ tri@@ es .
Our determin@@ ation to prove ourselves holy to Jehovah under the circumstances just mentioned may pu@@ z@@ z@@ le our n@@ on - Witness relati@@ ves .
E@@ ve was dec@@ ei@@ ved and believ@@ ed that li@@ e .
5 : 28 ; 19 : 4 , 5 .
Mo@@ st fore@@ ign - language congregations beg@@ in as small grou@@ ps , often cons@@ is@@ ting lar@@ g@@ ely of those lear@@ ning the new language , along with some who have only rec@@ ently be@@ gu@@ n to learn Bible principles .
However , fur@@ ther imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ements were in sight .
Jesus l@@ in@@ ked being “ low@@ ly in heart ” with mil@@ dness , which is part of the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s holy spirit .
In 200@@ 3 , can@@ c@@ er was found in my left e@@ ye .
Our appreciation for Bible truth will gro@@ w when we medit@@ ate on ways we benefit from ap@@ pl@@ ying it in our lives .
H@@ el@@ p the Bible stud@@ ent to esta@@ bl@@ ish go@@ als that he can at@@ tain .
We made it our decision to share in the full - time ministry and not take on the responsi@@ bility of ra@@ ising children .
They took the time to tra@@ in me in the ministry , and later , one el@@ der in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar tra@@ ined me in car@@ ing for the congreg@@ ational assign@@ ments I received . ”
Thus Jesus again op@@ posed the Devil in clear and de@@ fin@@ ite ter@@ ms .
We ex@@ ist because of God’s will .
What hist@@ ori@@ c example shows that God lives up to the meaning of his name ?
Why not go there and get ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with them ?
At the 1@@ 5@@ 29 Mar@@ bur@@ g C@@ ol@@ lo@@ qu@@ y , a meeting held to discus@@ s these very questions , C@@ am@@ pan@@ us was not per@@ mit@@ ted to share what he had learned from the Scriptures .
But many Ba@@ al - worshipp@@ ing Israelites rema@@ ined in the land .
The Bible ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges that even after lear@@ ning Bible truth , there is a d@@ anger of spiritual con@@ tam@@ in@@ ation from false teachings .
My am@@ a@@ zed col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es n@@ ic@@ k@@ nam@@ ed me Di@@ w@@ o@@ do because I wor@@ ked only on din@@ s@@ da@@ g [ Tu@@ es@@ day ] , w@@ o@@ en@@ s@@ da@@ g [ We@@ d@@ n@@ es@@ day ] , and don@@ der@@ da@@ g [ Th@@ ur@@ s@@ day ] .
• What examples show that Jehovah can deli@@ ver his people from op@@ pos@@ ers ?
However , can Bible principles also help with problems that cannot be sol@@ ved today , such as ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic health is@@ su@@ es and g@@ ri@@ ef ?
Jesus too is a shepher@@ d and a con@@ qu@@ ering king .
O@@ f@@ ten he started work at two or three in the mor@@ ning .
As E@@ no@@ ch gre@@ w up , then , he fac@@ ed a cho@@ ice .
When G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol was esta@@ bli@@ shed , it was with a view to having only a li@@ mit@@ ed number of cl@@ as@@ ses over a fi@@ ve - year peri@@ od .
O@@ ther ancient nations did that but not the Israelites .
Many among them found Bible truth ​ — more preci@@ ous than go@@ ld — ​ and could exc@@ la@@ im “ E@@ u@@ re@@ ka ! ”
Th@@ ough their bo@@ dies are fle@@ sh@@ ly and imper@@ fect , God dec@@ la@@ res them righteous and a@@ do@@ p@@ ts them as his spiritual sons .
So , young ones , when pon@@ der@@ ing your future , keep Jehovah’s day close in mind .
This is the ke@@ y to di@@ gn@@ i@@ f@@ ying others ​ — a hear@@ t@@ felt desire to help rather than to h@@ ur@@ t , to honor rather than to hum@@ ili@@ ate . ​ — Acts 20 : 35 ; Romans 12 : 10 .
Is@@ a 5@@ 3 V@@ er@@ se 10 says : “ Jehovah himself took deli@@ ght in c@@ ru@@ shing him ; he made him si@@ ck . ”
Some four mil@@ es [ 6 k@@ m ] bey@@ ond the h@@ ill of Mo@@ re@@ h , ac@@ ro@@ ss the v@@ al@@ le@@ y from Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do , lies M@@ ount T@@ ab@@ or .
The cla@@ y has no control over the matter .
A brother may have a good se@@ cul@@ ar educ@@ ation , but it is his knowledge of the Scriptures and how he app@@ lies it that help make him an effe@@ ctive shepher@@ d .
Our tend@@ er words can have a heal@@ ing effect on those who need comfort . ​ — Pro@@ v .
What is help@@ ing milli@@ ons to take refu@@ ge in the name of Jehovah today ?
U@@ z@@ z@@ ah’s gra@@ b@@ b@@ ing hold of the Ar@@ k also shows that good in@@ ten@@ tions do not change what God requi@@ res .
M@@ ake Ad@@ van@@ c@@ ement for God’s G@@ l@@ ory
What helped Moses to fear Jehovah , not P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h ?
It must be recogn@@ ized that set@@ t@@ ling differ@@ ences with others requi@@ res hum@@ ility and fle@@ xi@@ bility on both si@@ des .
In our day , disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment over seem@@ ing d@@ el@@ a@@ ys in the coming of the end of this system of things should not cause us to d@@ ro@@ p our gu@@ ard .
Jesus pointed to one thing when he said : “ No one can slave for two ma@@ st@@ ers . . .
Wh@@ en@@ ever I found Witness public@@ ations , I bur@@ ned them .
U@@ sing a seri@@ es of questions , Jehovah kin@@ dly but fir@@ m@@ ly helped Job to cor@@ rec@@ t his thinking .
The man asked if this was the same faith as that of the man who had been sh@@ o@@ t .
Me@@ g@@ an : I@@ t’s true , Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s and E@@ ast@@ er are po@@ pul@@ ar c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations around the world .
We have r@@ ene@@ wed trust in and respect for him . ”
However , we live in a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
In contr@@ ast with the crow@@ ded c@@ ities , the lu@@ s@@ h gre@@ en gro@@ w@@ th in the fi@@ el@@ ds and m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s pro@@ ves to be most ref@@ re@@ shing .
They like to give ad@@ vice , rel@@ ate their own experi@@ ences , or present their vie@@ w@@ point in@@ stead of giving a listen@@ ing e@@ ar to what others have to say .
( b ) What should be our ob@@ je@@ ctive when eng@@ ag@@ ing in personal study ?
In mar@@ ked contr@@ ast with their st@@ atu@@ s as out@@ ca@@ st@@ s while yet in heaven , the wicked angels have exerc@@ ised great authority over earth .
I even sto@@ le je@@ wel@@ ry from my own gr@@ and@@ mother .
Instead of f@@ an@@ t@@ as@@ iz@@ ing about something you want to do but are not doing , con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on making the most of your present circumstances .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T brought me to that v@@ il@@ la@@ ge in the deser@@ t of Par@@ ag@@ u@@ a@@ y where I was tr@@ ying to preach all by my@@ self ?
This makes us very sa@@ d . ”
How that in@@ fu@@ ri@@ ates Satan !
Some of these have so@@ cial , se@@ x@@ u@@ al , or co@@ s@@ mo@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal con@@ no@@ t@@ ations that might lead educ@@ ated , cul@@ tur@@ ally sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve mo@@ der@@ ns to disc@@ ard the tra@@ di@@ tions once they have under@@ sto@@ od their ro@@ o@@ ts more c@@ learly . ” ​ — Pa@@ ge 19 .
L@@ ast year , on an a@@ ver@@ age , 5@@ ,@@ 7@@ 2@@ 6@@ ,@@ 5@@ 0@@ 9 such Bible stu@@ dies were condu@@ cted each we@@ ek with individuals or grou@@ ps .
The case of John the B@@ ap@@ t@@ ist is an inter@@ es@@ ting one as well .
“ We F@@ e@@ el C@@ lo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah T@@ ha@@ n E@@ ver Be@@ fore ”
The ze@@ al and love sh@@ own by our Christian brothers in their efforts to help us were very streng@@ th@@ ening .
F@@ e@@ e@@ ding on God’s word helped e@@ qui@@ p Jesus to res@@ ist temp@@ t@@ ations and to make wise decisions . ​ — Luke 4 : 1 - 13 .
E@@ mp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ ing the value of making a fav@@ or@@ able name , the Bible states : “ A good name is more desi@@ ra@@ ble than great ri@@ ches , a good re@@ pu@@ tation than s@@ il@@ ver and go@@ ld . ” ​ — Proverbs 22 : 1 , A@@ n A@@ mer@@ i@@ can Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation .
( b ) What experience illustr@@ ates that young people can avoid pol@@ lu@@ tion by the world ?
It ac@@ tually did not need them .
Many women who are not able to conc@@ ei@@ ve will f@@ ran@@ tic@@ ally seek me@@ dic@@ ines and cu@@ res to try to re@@ verse their ba@@ r@@ re@@ n con@@ dition .
Ab@@ out 1@@ 6@@ 7 B.C.E . : S@@ ele@@ u@@ ci@@ d King An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch@@ us E@@ pi@@ ph@@ an@@ es , who s@@ ought to for@@ ce Greek religion on the Jews , or@@ der@@ ed all co@@ pi@@ es of the Hebrew Scriptures to be destro@@ yed .
The m@@ om@@ ent Jehovah ut@@ tered that prophecy , however , the ransom pri@@ ce was as good as pa@@ id from his vie@@ w@@ point , for nothing can pre@@ v@@ ent God from fulfill@@ ing what he pur@@ pos@@ es .
It states that a work@@ er who lear@@ ns his jo@@ b well is likely to be appreci@@ ated and re@@ war@@ ded .
As we exam@@ ine Psalm 23 , we will see how God ca@@ res for us with the strength and tend@@ er@@ ness of a shepher@@ d .
So whether we are brothers or sisters , we should always do our best at any work we are given . ​ — Read 1 Timothy 5 : 25 .
At times , g@@ ri@@ ef and anxi@@ ety over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed me , and I would lo@@ ck my@@ self in the ba@@ thro@@ om to we@@ ep .
“ Se@@ ek God . . . and Re@@ ally F@@ ind H@@ im ”
What about faithful parents who@@ se children have g@@ one ast@@ ra@@ y ?
Ha@@ ve you too felt such exc@@ it@@ ement at dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tions or inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tions ? ​ — P@@ s .
N@@ ex@@ t , the H@@ un@@ t@@ ing@@ t@@ on Li@@ br@@ ary in S@@ an Mar@@ in@@ o , C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a , ann@@ oun@@ ced that they would make a@@ vail@@ able for any scho@@ la@@ r their complete set of p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ s of the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls .
( b ) What will help Christians ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t mil@@ dness toward those in authority , and with what possible result ?
Acc@@ ording to the J@@ our@@ n@@ al of H@@ app@@ iness S@@ tudi@@ es , once our ba@@ si@@ c needs are me@@ t , more in@@ come does little to imp@@ ro@@ ve our over@@ all happiness or our sense of well - being .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , the a@@ ver@@ age age of pri@@ ests is inc@@ reas@@ ing , and a sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ge is being felt even in such coun@@ tri@@ es as I@@ rel@@ and and B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m .
In ear@@ n@@ est prayer the night before his death , Jesus re@@ af@@ fir@@ m@@ ed his determin@@ ation to do the will of God .
They should not be like those in ancient Israel who because of sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness mis@@ sed out on the opportunity to be used by Jehovah to bl@@ ess all mankind .
These gi@@ f@@ ts from Jehovah strengthen us to keep on be@@ aring fru@@ it . ​ — J@@ as .
What examples show that Jesus was s@@ low to anger and reason@@ able ?
Even while still on earth , anointed Christians , called to re@@ ign with Christ in heaven , have a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly close relationship with Jehovah and with his Son .
Why do you believe that we can and should displa@@ y love for our neigh@@ b@@ or ?
At the time , I cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t understand why other parents were more per@@ mis@@ sive than mine . ”
That encourag@@ ing com@@ ment great@@ ly helped B@@ ri@@ an and Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le not to give up .
He did not come as an all - con@@ qu@@ ering King to bre@@ ak the op@@ pres@@ sive yo@@ ke of the Romans , as most Jews and even his followers seem@@ ed to have expe@@ cted .
In this con@@ dition , she was not su@@ p@@ posed to t@@ ou@@ ch other people .
The Bible fore@@ tel@@ ls events that would take place during “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
“ Let each one do just as he has res@@ ol@@ ved in his heart , ” said Paul , “ not g@@ ru@@ d@@ g@@ ingly or under com@@ pul@@ sion , for God lo@@ ves a c@@ he@@ er@@ ful gi@@ ver . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 9 : 7 .
When I was born , my father was working for one of the local f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers .
Because the holy spirit pro@@ du@@ ces qualities that are expres@@ sive of our heavenly Fa@@ ther’s person@@ ality , when we g@@ ri@@ eve it we g@@ ri@@ eve , or sa@@ d@@ den , him ​ — something we sur@@ ely do not want to do .
H@@ ul@@ da@@ h has rel@@ a@@ yed the word of Jehovah , indic@@ ating that the cal@@ am@@ ities recorded in the new@@ ly found book will be@@ f@@ all the apost@@ ate nation .
“ He that is de@@ f@@ ra@@ u@@ ding the low@@ ly one has re@@ pro@@ ached his M@@ ak@@ er , ” says Solomon , “ but the one show@@ ing fav@@ or to the po@@ or one is gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying H@@ im . ”
Just think how thr@@ ill@@ ing it must have been for them to hear or read God’s Word in what had become their mother t@@ ong@@ ue !
On the contr@@ ary , all of these faithful Christians are preci@@ ous in his eyes , and he will never leave them .
As a group , the slave class has esta@@ bli@@ shed an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent rec@@ ord of “ following the L@@ am@@ b no matter where he go@@ es . ”
“ The great day of Jehovah is near , ” says Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 1 : 14 . “ It is near , and there is a h@@ ur@@ r@@ ying of it very much . ”
When I was n@@ ine years old , my mother learned the truth of God’s Word .
; Bu@@ r@@ t@@ on , I .
Although false religion has often str@@ ong@@ ly supp@@ or@@ ted the w@@ ars of the nations , true worshipp@@ ers refu@@ se to do so .
L@@ ater , other Witnesses under the same circumstances arri@@ ved from Ang@@ o@@ la .
Gen@@ u@@ ine Christian shepher@@ ds hum@@ bly obey Jesus ’ words : “ Do not you be called R@@ ab@@ bi , for one is your T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , and all of you are brothers .
Be@@ fore lea@@ ving the to@@ wn , I no@@ tic@@ ed two sto@@ res , one nam@@ ed Mi@@ rac@@ le of God and the other , The R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection .
“ R@@ ob@@ er@@ t and I bel@@ ong@@ ed to the same ch@@ urch , yet we went to war against each other .
If you ever feel that you are living in un@@ happy times , the st@@ ory of Ru@@ th can provide a s@@ par@@ k of hope .
Re@@ c@@ ently , bl@@ at@@ ant la@@ p@@ ses from the high standards of the medi@@ cal prof@@ es@@ sion came to light in H@@ y@@ de , a to@@ wn in nor@@ ther@@ n Eng@@ land , where re@@ si@@ d@@ ents con@@ fi@@ ded in their “ res@@ pe@@ cted and tru@@ sted ” family do@@ ct@@ ors .
As we get ne@@ are@@ r to the out@@ bre@@ ak of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , we may well receive some de@@ ta@@ iled instru@@ ctions .
But according to the Bible , “ the one called Devil and Satan . . . is mis@@ le@@ ading the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ”
Hebrew , Greek , and L@@ at@@ in . ​ — John 19 : 20 .
It must be differ@@ enti@@ ated from con@@ don@@ ing , exc@@ using , for@@ get@@ ting , or den@@ ying an off@@ en@@ se ; nor does it mean pu@@ t@@ ting yourself back into an a@@ bu@@ sive situation .
Jehovah exerc@@ ises the qu@@ ality of self - control per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly , for he is perfect in all that he does .
The trans@@ iti@@ on can be over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing .
Th@@ ough we might not be practic@@ ing sin right now , we could be he@@ ading in that direction .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons work night and day in order to ear@@ n as much money as they pos@@ si@@ bly can .
Fir@@ st , a baptized Witness comm@@ its a serious sin .
On my own , I stu@@ died this public@@ ation along with the Bible .
On the way to K@@ ad@@ es@@ h , in the W@@ il@@ der@@ ness of Par@@ an , there are at le@@ ast three c@@ as@@ es of com@@ pla@@ in@@ t .
the one for whom you have affe@@ ction is si@@ ck . ”
Like Satan , these wicked spi@@ r@@ its took an imp@@ ro@@ per interest in humans .
“ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing is from you , and out of your own hand we have given to you ”
Jesus is not just “ a son of God . ” That is how Satan refer@@ red to Jesus while temp@@ ting him .
It sa@@ d@@ den@@ s us when individuals have to be dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed .
In 18@@ 33 this un@@ u@@ su@@ ally gi@@ f@@ ted man was invit@@ ed to be inter@@ vie@@ wed by the B@@ rit@@ ish and F@@ o@@ re@@ ign Bible So@@ ci@@ ety in L@@ ond@@ on , Eng@@ land .
If you would like to serve in is@@ ol@@ ated re@@ gi@@ ons where help is needed , what can you do now to pre@@ pare yourself ?
The se@@ ven c@@ ate@@ g@@ ori@@ es that the pro@@ ver@@ b men@@ tions are ba@@ si@@ c and co@@ ver vi@@ r@@ tually all ty@@ p@@ es of wr@@ ong@@ s .
One religion writ@@ er ob@@ served : “ The less@@ on to be learned from Gal@@ ile@@ o , it appe@@ ars , is not that the Ch@@ urch held too ti@@ gh@@ tly to bi@@ bli@@ cal tru@@ ths ; but rather that it did not hold ti@@ gh@@ tly en@@ ough . ”
After a bri@@ ef prayer , a qu@@ ali@@ fied speak@@ er deli@@ v@@ ers a 30 - min@@ u@@ te dis@@ course .
The requi@@ re@@ ments of their scho@@ ol@@ work and their spiritual stu@@ dies can help to put rec@@ re@@ ation in its prop@@ er place .
They will need time to learn God’s ways and obey him .
Lo@@ ve is the str@@ ong@@ est b@@ ond of uni@@ on and the str@@ ong@@ est mo@@ tiv@@ ation for doing what is right . ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 8 , 13 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 14 .
In such an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , it can be difficult to maintain our love for Jehovah and for what is right .
Ha@@ ve you ever experienced the truth of the s@@ crip@@ ture that says : “ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving ” ?
O@@ r will you teach them to love Jehovah God and seek fri@@ end@@ ship with him ?
; W@@ il@@ li@@ am@@ son , D .
F@@ in@@ ally , Jehovah is al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty .
May Do You Sh@@ are Jehovah’s S@@ en@@ se of J@@ us@@ tice ? A@@ p@@ r .
When it comes to speaking God’s word , we will not dis@@ obey our God , even in lands where mo@@ der@@ n - day A@@ ma@@ z@@ i@@ ah@@ s are f@@ om@@ en@@ ting c@@ ru@@ el persecu@@ tion .
As the new@@ l@@ y@@ we@@ ds gr@@ ace@@ fully move ac@@ ro@@ ss the d@@ ance flo@@ or at the rec@@ ep@@ tion , he cannot help but won@@ der : ‘ Will their marriage stand the t@@ est of time ?
Indeed , one of the ke@@ y fun@@ ctions of the Christian congregation is to provide an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment in which individuals can “ s@@ pu@@ r one another on toward love and good de@@ e@@ ds . ” ​ — Hebrews 10 : 24 , New In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational V@@ er@@ sion .
F@@ in@@ ally , by Ju@@ ly 19@@ 7@@ 3 we had to leave U@@ g@@ anda .
Such bo@@ ld questions were ra@@ ised by T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an , a writ@@ er in the second and th@@ ir@@ d cen@@ tu@@ ries C.E .
S@@ un@@ day is my only day off .
In this wa@@ ve o@@ ffering of the two le@@ av@@ ened lo@@ a@@ ves , often the pri@@ est held the lo@@ a@@ ves in the p@@ al@@ ms of his hands , ra@@ ised his ar@@ ms , and moved the lo@@ a@@ ves from side to side .
I@@ ts cho@@ s@@ en R@@ ul@@ er , Jesus Christ , will take the place of all human rul@@ er@@ ship and will en@@ sure that God’s will is done not only in heaven but also here on earth .
[ Di@@ ag@@ ra@@ m on page 16 ]
For example , re@@ sear@@ ch the sub@@ ject of prayer , and then read the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel on prayer as well as some of the many prayers recorded in the Bible .
Hence , it can be develop@@ ed and cultiv@@ ated as one lear@@ ns more about God , the Creator , and comes clo@@ s@@ er to him .
The brothers who were taking the lead among the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ i@@ an Christians were not as experienced as Paul and his travel@@ ing compan@@ i@@ ons ; nor did they have the rich spiritual her@@ it@@ age of the elders in Jerusalem .
G@@ ran@@ ted , many people do not listen to us , but they do ob@@ serve us .
Not having any@@ where to s@@ le@@ ep , I would bre@@ ak into a ca@@ r and stay in it until the early mor@@ ning h@@ our@@ s .
Paul coun@@ tered by st@@ res@@ sing the ro@@ le of Jesus Christ .
For whom should our love be the str@@ ong@@ est , and why ?
Our t@@ ask is similar to that of a w@@ atch@@ man who s@@ oun@@ ds a war@@ ning when he se@@ es an imp@@ en@@ ding th@@ re@@ at .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , parents must work hard to pre@@ v@@ ent their te@@ en@@ ag@@ er@@ ’s heart from be@@ coming uny@@ i@@ el@@ ding .
W@@ ol@@ f@@ gan@@ g Ca@@ pi@@ to was a young man with deep religious con@@ vi@@ ctions .
Even if your living qu@@ ar@@ ters are cr@@ am@@ ped , try to have a su@@ it@@ able place for your Bible and rel@@ ated public@@ ations .
What effect did Ba@@ al worship have on God’s people ?
We too draw strength from associ@@ ation with fellow Christians .
How David must have appreci@@ ated being sh@@ own for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess for his sin with B@@ ath - she@@ ba !
Do you see how Jehovah is care@@ fully m@@ ol@@ ding you ?
“ The bir@@ d@@ c@@ atch@@ er ” has tra@@ pp@@ ed many with a sel@@ f@@ ish desire for in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence .
T@@ ake , for example , the I@@ li@@ ad and the O@@ d@@ y@@ s@@ se@@ y by the ancient Greek po@@ et H@@ om@@ er .
◆ assign@@ ing de@@ fin@@ ite study times .
L@@ it@@ tle by little , the v@@ ine en@@ vel@@ op@@ s its ho@@ st with ro@@ o@@ ts that get str@@ ong@@ er and str@@ ong@@ er .
They should not wa@@ st@@ e their efforts on fru@@ it@@ less pur@@ su@@ its .
• What will help us to avoid the tend@@ enc@@ y to ju@@ dge Jehovah by our own standards ?
We should sing who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly at Christian ga@@ ther@@ ings .
O@@ thers show dis@@ ple@@ asure when the elders offer them counsel .
Although they have not yet been a@@ do@@ p@@ ted as God’s children , they can appro@@ pri@@ ately call one another brother and sister because they form one un@@ ited worl@@ d@@ wide Christian family .
As consider@@ ed in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , David on three no@@ table occasi@@ ons fa@@ iled to show prop@@ er godly fear and sin@@ ned .
Ha@@ ving deci@@ ded that she should change her appro@@ ach , the pioneer pray@@ ed to Jehovah for help .
Let us see how some of these principles might be app@@ lied in a practic@@ al way in an are@@ a that is de@@ ar to the hearts of ze@@ al@@ ous Christians every@@ where ​ — the field ministry .
Because of this , Jehovah’s Witnesses vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily take positi@@ ve action to help others to learn of the mar@@ vel@@ ous hope found in God’s Word .
Today , it is known that char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s you in@@ her@@ ited from your parents and fore@@ be@@ ars ​ — such as your he@@ i@@ ght , fac@@ i@@ al fe@@ atu@@ res , e@@ ye and ha@@ ir col@@ or , and th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of other tra@@ its — ​ were determined by your gen@@ es .
In difficult times , she com@@ for@@ ted others in@@ stead of bre@@ ak@@ ing down her@@ self .
Jesus c@@ learly did not .
The things that most people consider important ​ — position , we@@ al@@ th , care@@ er , pres@@ ti@@ ge — ​ Paul consider@@ ed to be refu@@ se after he learned the truth about Jehovah’s purpose for mankind .
• Why is it vital that we we@@ ar “ the bre@@ ast@@ pl@@ ate of righteousness ” ?
C@@ i@@ vi@@ c C@@ en@@ ter Ar@@ ena , 4@@ 00 4@@ th S@@ t .
Why should we not conclu@@ de that seem@@ ingly un@@ ans@@ wer@@ ed prayers are evidence of God’s disa@@ p@@ pro@@ val ?
Now is the time to stay a@@ wa@@ ke and keep on the w@@ atch , dis@@ cer@@ ning how events on the world sc@@ ene devel@@ op . ”
How do we i@@ magine him now in our min@@ d’s e@@ ye ?
So@@ on the w@@ alls are down and the city is destro@@ yed .
No one who rest@@ s his faith on him and his Son will be disa@@ p@@ pointed . ​ — Hebrews 11 : 6 ; Romans 10 : 11 .
Satan can be com@@ pared to a bir@@ d@@ c@@ atch@@ er who se@@ ts tra@@ ps to c@@ atch un@@ su@@ spe@@ cting vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s .
Do you ag@@ ree that Jesus always thought , taught , and ac@@ ted appro@@ pri@@ ately ?
( b ) As de@@ pi@@ cted on page 26 , what “ deep things of Satan ” should we avoid ?
Wit@@ ness@@ ing to G@@ ent@@ il@@ es
The “ pang@@ s of dist@@ ress ” are upon mankind in full me@@ asure .
K@@ no@@ wing the true con@@ dition of the dead should certainly give us the courage to conduct our fun@@ er@@ als without any tr@@ ace of worl@@ d@@ l@@ iness .
“ His d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s ” : All who are f@@ ed , whether they are of the anointed or of the other sheep
He in@@ ven@@ ted cal@@ c@@ ulu@@ s , a branch of ma@@ them@@ ati@@ c@@ s used in com@@ pu@@ ter desi@@ gn , sp@@ ace tra@@ v@@ el , and nu@@ clear physi@@ c@@ s .
The b@@ ond between par@@ ent and child is so strong that Jehovah used that relationship to illustr@@ ate his own love for his people .
No@@ te , though , who was now with them .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ All Scrip@@ ture is inspired of God and bene@@ fi@@ cial for teaching , for re@@ pro@@ ving , for set@@ ting things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght , for discipl@@ ining in righteousness , that the man of God may be fully com@@ pet@@ ent , comple@@ t@@ ely e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed for every good work . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 16 , 17 .
In the Christian way of life , moral cle@@ an@@ ness is accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by physical cle@@ an@@ ness .
Yes , Israel@@ ’s for@@ get@@ ful@@ ness deep@@ ly h@@ ur@@ t Jehovah .
To sur@@ vi@@ ve the coming day of Jehovah’s judgment , we must end@@ ure in faith@@ ful@@ ness . ​ — Hebrews 10 : 36 - 38 .
Des@@ pite the pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s indi@@ ffer@@ ence , Noah faith@@ fully pro@@ claim@@ ed the war@@ ning message that he had been given .
( Read Romans 5 : 1 . )
If Christian elders are to help sheep who have st@@ ra@@ yed , they must be@@ ar in mind that the flo@@ ck of God is a congregation of people dedic@@ ated to Jehovah ​ — y@@ es , a preci@@ ous ‘ flo@@ ck of God’s pas@@ tu@@ ra@@ ge . ’
However , no@@ te this sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant de@@ ta@@ il .
How human glory can ob@@ s@@ cu@@ re divine glory can be illustr@@ ated by com@@ par@@ ing glory to light .
Even if we do not fully understand or ag@@ ree with a decision , we will still want to support the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c order .
Yet , E@@ no@@ ch coura@@ ge@@ ously practic@@ ed true worship .
So he says : “ You are too pu@@ re in eyes to see what is bad ; and to look on tr@@ ou@@ ble you are not able . ”
If we were to speak un@@ kin@@ dly to someone ​ — perhaps because we were having a bad day — ​ we would not want to be la@@ bel@@ ed “ ru@@ de ” or “ in@@ consider@@ ate . ”
And how do Christians benefit from the action of God’s holy spirit today ?
What need is being filled by our we@@ b@@ s@@ ite , j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g , and what experi@@ ences have you had in direc@@ ting people to it ?
Some we@@ ek@@ s before our de@@ par@@ ture , a letter arri@@ ved from the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k .
A@@ th@@ let@@ es often tra@@ in hard for many months in order to re@@ ach their go@@ al .
Jesus showed that such thinking is un@@ reason@@ able .
• God’s prophe@@ tic word poin@@ ts to what future for obedi@@ ent mankind ?
For instance , Paul stated that he ‘ pu@@ m@@ m@@ el@@ ed his body , ’ as it were , so that he would obey God’s comman@@ ds .
Who will live in the future Par@@ adise ?
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , Timothy in time became an out@@ standing Christian overse@@ er .
Rather , may our personal relationship with Jehovah God , our faith in the ransom sacrifice of Jesus , and our b@@ right hope in the new system of things be the en@@ er@@ gi@@ z@@ ing for@@ ces in our life .
There is no rec@@ ord of anyone being resur@@ rec@@ ted before !
( b ) How do the “ other sheep ” help the anointed ?
The so@@ lu@@ tion to to@@ da@@ y’s lead@@ er@@ ship c@@ ris@@ is invol@@ ves id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying this Le@@ ad@@ er ​ — appointed by the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty himself — ​ and accep@@ ting his lead@@ er@@ ship .
“ My two daugh@@ ters have no@@ tic@@ ed this , and it has helped them to be more a@@ ware of show@@ ing gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de , ” says S@@ te@@ ph@@ en .
Mo@@ tiv@@ ated by gre@@ ed , he co@@ v@@ et@@ ed what righ@@ tly bel@@ ong@@ s only to the Creator ​ — worship from humans .
But we have so@@ li@@ d reas@@ ons to believe that Jesus is ali@@ ve and is now gu@@ i@@ ding and direc@@ ting us as we pro@@ cla@@ im the good news far and wide .
We are confid@@ ent and have faith that this work will continue to pro@@ sp@@ er and re@@ ach its gr@@ and comple@@ tion .
T@@ ake a F@@ res@@ h Lo@@ ok
And they will certainly k@@ ill me , but you they will pre@@ serve ali@@ ve .
O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ations such as the N@@ A@@ A@@ C@@ P ( N@@ ational As@@ soci@@ ation for the Ad@@ van@@ c@@ ement of C@@ ol@@ ored Pe@@ ople ) encoura@@ ged stud@@ ent activ@@ ism .
They knew that in the future , Jehovah would bring them back to life and that they would live forever on earth .
Who today are re@@ pres@@ ented by ( a ) Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens ( b ) “ the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an ” ( c ) the se@@ ven shepher@@ ds and ei@@ ght du@@ k@@ es ?
S@@ ur@@ ely , keep@@ ing Christian fun@@ er@@ als simp@@ le and mo@@ des@@ t is the best way to avoid what is Scrip@@ tur@@ ally un@@ clean and to maintain a cal@@ m at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere that is di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied , ta@@ ste@@ ful , and f@@ it@@ ting for those who love God .
The two young men ​ — vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers serving at the he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k — ​ were bro@@ w@@ sing in a ne@@ ar@@ by boo@@ k@@ st@@ ore .
Un@@ in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated , Jesus ex@@ p@@ el@@ led the many dem@@ ons that held the man in their control .
However , fur@@ ther study and pray@@ er@@ ful medit@@ ation has led the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy to conclu@@ de that such consider@@ ations do not really have a be@@ aring on the resurrection hope .
Jehovah was acc@@ es@@ sible to all ​ — from the king to the le@@ ast ones in the nation — ​ even to a fore@@ ign@@ er who came to him in ear@@ n@@ est .
It al@@ er@@ ts us to po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al d@@ ang@@ ers .
Indeed , the more we appreci@@ ate Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness and his will@@ ing@@ ness to help us , the more we will be moved to pray with confidence .
“ The w@@ ol@@ f will ac@@ tually re@@ side for a while with the m@@ ale lam@@ b , and with the k@@ id the le@@ op@@ ard it@@ self will li@@ e down , and the cal@@ f and the man@@ ed young li@@ on and the well - f@@ ed ani@@ ma@@ l all together ; and a m@@ ere little bo@@ y will be lead@@ er over them . . . .
( b ) What en@@ ab@@ les us to stand fir@@ m , and what does this prove ?
I@@ d@@ enti@@ fy how you could bu@@ y out time from less - important t@@ as@@ ks so that you can care for your health .
Let us discus@@ s how we can do this .
And she is !
The brothers cont@@ ac@@ ted the sh@@ eri@@ f@@ f , and he came in the af@@ ter@@ no@@ on with two hor@@ ses to take us to to@@ wn .
He b@@ eho@@ l@@ ds in them what Jehovah God and Jesus Christ accom@@ pl@@ ish during the L@@ or@@ d’s day ​ — the peri@@ od that st@@ re@@ t@@ ches from the esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment of God’s Kingdom in 1914 to the end of Christ’s M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn .
Just like those Israelites who@@ se circumstances did not allow them to offer some of the more ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive sacrific@@ es , Jehovah’s preci@@ ous servants who have certain li@@ mit@@ ations can still sub@@ mit a repor@@ t .
They will have to learn and apply Bible principles and new instru@@ ctions found in “ the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls . ”
While Jesus ’ apostles were living , they ac@@ ted as “ a rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t ” against such apost@@ as@@ y , but after they died , many false Christian se@@ cts develop@@ ed .
They were pati@@ ent and listen@@ ed to me .
All of this has been made possible through what must be the most dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c and su@@ bli@@ me expres@@ sion of God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness toward this world of re@@ de@@ e@@ ma@@ ble mankind ​ — the ransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ .
Ther@@ efore , there is going to be a need for you to inc@@ re@@ ase your in@@ take of spiritual food in order to bal@@ ance and le@@ v@@ el your streng@@ ths . ”
Many of God’s faithful servants have e@@ cho@@ ed those words of the apostle Paul .
Then three false com@@ for@@ ters arri@@ ved and att@@ ac@@ ked Job with c@@ ru@@ el words , ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally saying that God was giving him what he deser@@ ved !
In Jesus ’ day , Israel was occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed by the Romans , who had a@@ do@@ p@@ ted a com@@ par@@ able system .
Our ministry , however , took us every@@ where .
An@@ yone who has not person@@ ally experienced the hor@@ ro@@ r of being b@@ ru@@ t@@ ally as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ted by a ra@@ p@@ ist can never truly understand how it can sh@@ at@@ ter one@@ ’s life .
Jehovah will su@@ sta@@ in you when you are si@@ ck : You can r@@ ely on Jehovah to take care of you when you are si@@ ck .
“ The 19@@ 6@@ 0@@ s . . . mar@@ ked the beg@@ in@@ ning in many coun@@ tri@@ es of the col@@ la@@ p@@ se of religious cul@@ ture as a whole . ” ​ — The De@@ cl@@ ine of Chris@@ tend@@ om in W@@ es@@ ter@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , 1@@ 7@@ 50 - 20@@ 00 .
“ I was ast@@ oun@@ ded the first time I read John 5 : 28 , 29 , ” rec@@ alls F@@ er@@ n@@ an@@ do , mentioned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y K@@ A@@ TH@@ L@@ E@@ E@@ N C@@ O@@ O@@ K@@ E
How much better to seek other emp@@ loy@@ ment !
Instead , let us be determined to remain loyal to Jehovah and to the organization that has a long rec@@ ord of qu@@ en@@ ch@@ ing our th@@ ir@@ st with the pu@@ re and ref@@ re@@ shing w@@ at@@ ers of truth from God’s inspired Word . ​ — Is@@ a .
( C@@ lu@@ e : Read and refle@@ ct on the following s@@ crip@@ tures : Genesis 2 : 24 ; 12 : 17 , 18 ; Romans 2 : 14 , 15 ; and Hebrews 5 : 14 . )
3 Can You H@@ el@@ p in Your C@@ ongreg@@ ation ?
The Eng@@ l@@ ish New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation ten times rend@@ ers this word “ long - suffering , ” three times “ pati@@ ence , ” and once “ exerc@@ ising of pati@@ ence . ”
a p@@ ale hor@@ se , and the one se@@ ated on it had the name De@@ ath .
● F@@ ul@@ filled prophe@@ ci@@ es .
During such refle@@ ctive m@@ om@@ ents , we sur@@ ely feel res@@ ol@@ ved to expres@@ s our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to our Creator by serving him as fully as possible for as long as we live . ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
M@@ an@@ kind in gener@@ al obe@@ ys Satan by he@@ e@@ ding his ur@@ g@@ ings to ign@@ ore the good ways of Jehovah God .
Some with whom we stu@@ died made prog@@ ress but had to leave their ho@@ m@@ el@@ ands because of op@@ position .
Mo@@ re@@ over , he did not it@@ em@@ ize all the needs or problems of each person in his a@@ udi@@ ence .
Ba@@ al@@ ism inclu@@ ded fer@@ t@@ ility r@@ ites , ri@@ tu@@ al pro@@ s@@ titu@@ tion , and even child sacrifice .
Who are the “ stu@@ pi@@ d ones ” he wants me to avoid ?
This means that t@@ wi@@ ce that number , or se@@ ven times , is 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 20 days .
I went home feel@@ ing like a fa@@ il@@ ure .
F@@ it@@ t@@ ingly , then , David ref@@ ers to having his prayer ans@@ wer@@ ed from Jehovah’s holy m@@ oun@@ tain .
A man who lo@@ ves his wife lo@@ ves himself . ”
I often feel too ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted to get out of bed .
E@@ very assignment is important , whether it is cle@@ an@@ ing , gar@@ d@@ ening , co@@ o@@ king , or working in a pr@@ inter@@ y or an of@@ fice .
And it reve@@ als his deal@@ ings with a bro@@ ad r@@ ange of people and nations , from loyal worshi@@ p@@ ers to bit@@ ter enem@@ ies .
Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i asked : “ Why should your serv@@ ant become a bur@@ den any@@ more to my l@@ ord the king ? ”
Un@@ der such circumstances , is the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel to “ trust in Jehovah ” emp@@ ty ad@@ vice ?
Many are ro@@ am@@ ing the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts in sear@@ ch of work and something to e@@ at .
El@@ on ( T@@ ri@@ be of Z@@ e@@ bulu@@ n )
You have likely no@@ tic@@ ed that moral valu@@ es are in dec@@ l@@ ine .
E@@ igh@@ ty th@@ ous@@ and d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates were present , including 3@@ 0@@ 2 from 32 other coun@@ tri@@ es .
A@@ n O@@ pen In@@ vit@@ ation !
It is not difficult to see how that pro@@ ver@@ b app@@ lies in a liter@@ al sense .
“ Who is wise ? ” asked the psalmist . “ He will . . . show himself atten@@ tive toward Jehovah’s ac@@ ts of loving - kindness . ”
These are much more than happy ga@@ ther@@ ings ; they are occasi@@ ons for us to demonstr@@ ate trust in Jehovah .
Mat@@ e@@ us@@ z told his a@@ udi@@ ence that over the years , Jehovah’s Witnesses have used vari@@ ous me@@ tho@@ ds to s@@ pre@@ ad the good news .
O@@ f@@ ten , we wor@@ ked in un@@ assign@@ ed r@@ ur@@ al ter@@ rit@@ ory .
Davi@@ d’s actions have been mis@@ under@@ sto@@ od because of the way some Bible transl@@ ations rend@@ er these ver@@ ses .
“ Lo@@ ok ! ” he said , “ Jehovah came with his holy my@@ ri@@ a@@ ds , to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment against all , and to con@@ vi@@ ct all the ung@@ o@@ dly concer@@ ning all their ung@@ o@@ dly de@@ e@@ ds that they did in an ung@@ o@@ dly way , and concer@@ ning all the sh@@ o@@ c@@ king things that ung@@ o@@ dly sin@@ n@@ ers spoke against him . ”
When the talk was over , my wife el@@ bo@@ wed me and asked , ‘ Are you satis@@ fied ? ’
Al@@ so in the days of U@@ z@@ z@@ iah , A@@ mo@@ s , a re@@ si@@ d@@ ent of Juda@@ h and “ a her@@ d@@ s@@ man and a ni@@ pp@@ er of fi@@ g@@ s of sy@@ cam@@ ore tre@@ es , ” is com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned to be a prophet .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ When we were enem@@ ies we became re@@ conc@@ iled to God through the death of his Son . ”
7 Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers
4@@ 5 : 18 .
How did Jehovah re@@ ward Joseph ?
Some are On Christian Li@@ fe and the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts , On the Fa@@ ith of M@@ an , On C@@ re@@ ation , On B@@ ap@@ tism and Tru@@ th and Fa@@ ith and Christ’s Bi@@ r@@ th , On Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality , The K@@ ey , and On the Devil and the A@@ po@@ cal@@ y@@ p@@ se of John .
Acc@@ ording to Revelation 4 : 11 , they dec@@ l@@ are : “ You are wor@@ thy , Jehovah , even our God , to receive the glory and the honor and the power , because you cre@@ ated all things , and because of your will they ex@@ is@@ ted and were cre@@ ated . ”
The fin@@ al vo@@ lu@@ me was rel@@ eas@@ ed in 19@@ 60 , a little over 12 years after the transl@@ ation pro@@ ject began .
Ex@@ peri@@ enc@@ ing Jehovah’s help during dist@@ ress deep@@ ened Davi@@ d’s fear of God and streng@@ th@@ ened his confidence in him .
So per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly did Jesus res@@ em@@ ble his heavenly Father that he could say to his disciples : “ He that has seen me has seen the Father . ”
To avoid being str@@ ang@@ led by materi@@ al@@ ism , peri@@ o@@ dic@@ ally re@@ ap@@ praise your li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
Jesus pray@@ ed for an enti@@ re night when he cho@@ se his apostles .
In s@@ pite of dec@@ l@@ ining health , both of us still have a mo@@ des@@ t share in the preaching work .
But it is clear from the little we do know about our uni@@ verse that it is very well - organiz@@ ed .
But life is sh@@ ort .
In 5@@ 37 B.C.E . , “ all ” inclu@@ ded the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of Jews who re@@ turned from Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an cap@@ tiv@@ ity .
I started rac@@ ing with mo@@ pe@@ ds and , later , with mo@@ t@@ or@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ les .
After tel@@ ling Peter to return his s@@ word to its place , Jesus told him that , if necess@@ ary , He could appe@@ al to his Father for “ more than tw@@ el@@ ve le@@ gi@@ ons of angels . ”
G@@ ran@@ ted , we might gain a certain am@@ ount of knowledge about how to cultiv@@ ate a gar@@ den , but we would never har@@ v@@ est anything !
R@@ igh@@ tly , David was imp@@ ressed when he com@@ pared his s@@ mal@@ l@@ ness with the va@@ st star@@ ry heavens .
Because of human imper@@ fe@@ ction , difficul@@ ties or problems may ar@@ ise .
Many other Witnesses also took a special interest in my husband .
But the hum@@ ble ones , having been given an acc@@ ur@@ ate understanding of Jehovah’s purpose , are moved to ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy Jehovah because they appreci@@ ate his imp@@ res@@ sive glory all the more .
E@@ mp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ ing the need to control the t@@ ong@@ ue , the wise king states : “ In the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of words there does not fai@@ l to be trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion , but the one keep@@ ing his li@@ ps in c@@ he@@ ck is ac@@ ting dis@@ cre@@ et@@ ly . ” ​ — Proverbs 10 : 19 .
What was respon@@ sible for this scho@@ ol@@ gi@@ r@@ l@@ ’s moral strength ?
‘ The W@@ om@@ an Who Pro@@ cu@@ res P@@ ra@@ ise ’
F@@ e@@ ar Jehovah and Ke@@ ep His Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments , 12 / 1
1 : God ang@@ ered by wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness
Thus , it is possible that we could , m@@ om@@ ent@@ ar@@ ily or even re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly , stu@@ m@@ ble or f@@ all down . ​ — 1 K@@ i .
H@@ and@@ bil@@ l ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising the Bible le@@ c@@ ture “ M@@ il@@ li@@ ons Now Li@@ ving Will N@@ ever Di@@ e , ” which I heard on May 14 , 19@@ 22
When we speak in a kind and di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied man@@ ner , it el@@ ev@@ ates our message and shows honor to those to whom we speak . ​ — Mat@@ t .
After re@@ tur@@ ning from a ti@@ ring z@@ one tri@@ p in 200@@ 1 , I found a letter of invit@@ ation to come to Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k , to serve as part of the new@@ ly form@@ ed Un@@ ited St@@ ates B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e .
So Paul per@@ form@@ ed a mirac@@ le and heal@@ ed the man ! ​ — Acts 14 : 5 - 10 .
It pa@@ ined me to see my two sisters having their clo@@ th@@ es t@@ or@@ n and then being be@@ at@@ en .
M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol gra@@ du@@ ates often learn other langu@@ ages and serve in ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es where there are large im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ant po@@ pul@@ ations .
They wor@@ ked for the same compan@@ y .
Jehovah does something better than giving us sa@@ f@@ ety sign@@ s .
Ha@@ ve I thought about the c@@ li@@ mate and the cul@@ ture ?
Why can it be said that the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es had “ a ra@@ f@@ ter ” in their e@@ ye ?
At times , we may find it difficult to know pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely what to ask for in prayer .
God can help you one day at a time to end@@ ure your lo@@ ss
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of Acts
He is ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted , “ d@@ ri@@ ed up like m@@ ere ve@@ get@@ ation , ” and he feel@@ s l@@ on@@ ely , “ like a bir@@ d is@@ ol@@ ated upon a ro@@ of . ”
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how living in har@@ mony with what we teach can pro@@ du@@ ce good resul@@ ts .
By prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely stud@@ ying the Bible , we can devel@@ op a deep love for it and its Au@@ th@@ or , and that will become the bas@@ is for building more faith .
At times , we may face a disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ing situation that ro@@ bs us of confidence .
Why was the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es ’ teaching d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous ?
O@@ ver@@ all , Davi@@ d’s life course was one of faith@@ ful@@ ness .
; P@@ i@@ er@@ lu@@ is@@ s@@ i , A .
Job was another out@@ standing example of one who fe@@ ared God .
At age 17 , I began to s@@ mo@@ ke ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ tes .
Do you feel imp@@ el@@ led to share the preci@@ ous knowledge that you have ?
Job believ@@ ed that if he was faithful until death , he would be re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed by God and in time be resur@@ rec@@ ted .
Th@@ ink of the tre@@ a@@ sures he had acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ated in heaven !
Ke@@ ep Jehovah Be@@ fore You Con@@ stan@@ tly
Ph@@ ili@@ p I@@ I , king of S@@ pain
The pre@@ ce@@ ding year , Isa@@ i@@ ah’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy ​ — Li@@ ght for All M@@ an@@ kind , V@@ olu@@ me One had been rel@@ eas@@ ed .
Their re@@ qu@@ est was ans@@ wer@@ ed , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . when holy spirit was p@@ our@@ ed out on them and they were given deep@@ er in@@ sight into God’s purpose .
As no@@ ted at Matthew 23 : 13 - 26 , sever@@ al times he re@@ pe@@ ated the pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ement : “ W@@ o@@ e to you , s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites ! ”
Jesus said : “ The help@@ er , the holy spirit , which the Father will s@@ end in my name , that one will teach you all things and bring back to your min@@ ds all the things I told you . ” ​ — John 14 : 26 .
On the next working day , Z@@ ong@@ e@@ z@@ ile repor@@ ted the mis@@ take to the ban@@ k .
“ ‘ Le@@ a@@ ve me al@@ one ’ was my daugh@@ ter@@ ’s fre@@ qu@@ ent respon@@ se when I would ask her to do something , ” rec@@ alls a mother in N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ a nam@@ ed E@@ d@@ na .
At all times , Jesus hum@@ bly sub@@ mit@@ ted to his Fa@@ ther’s will .
It was a ple@@ asure to work with him and to benefit from the spiritual wisdom and in@@ sight he had ga@@ ined over the years in the organization .
Yet , as the bo@@ y gre@@ w , his tu@@ t@@ or taught him that he should have good pos@@ ture when he wal@@ ked in the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts , that he should we@@ ar his clo@@ ak , si@@ t , and e@@ at pro@@ per@@ ly , and that he should ris@@ e for his elders , love his parents , and so on .
H@@ er positi@@ ve re@@ action made me think that other teach@@ ers might also be inter@@ ested in that public@@ ation .
After some time , the man@@ ag@@ er@@ ’s attitude so@@ f@@ ten@@ ed , and she even than@@ ked the sister for her work .
Now the money they ear@@ n from that jo@@ b am@@ p@@ ly ca@@ res for their da@@ ily needs .
For the past sever@@ al years , I@@ ’@@ ve enjo@@ yed serving as an el@@ der in the congregation .
That certainly be@@ ars out the wisdom of see@@ king “ s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful direction ” based on and in har@@ mony with God’s Word . ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
Y@@ oung disciples not only ob@@ serve us and learn spe@@ e@@ ch qualities and s@@ k@@ ill@@ s from us in the field ministry but also benefit from see@@ ing how we de@@ al with the indi@@ gn@@ ities of life .
• How does prayer help you to draw close to Jehovah ?
And how can we show our love for God ?
These brothers , in turn , take the lead in tra@@ ining individu@@ al Witnesses of Jehovah in their res@@ pe@@ ctive congregations .
Why So Mu@@ ch S@@ or@@ ro@@ w ?
To some , this kind of reason@@ ing s@@ oun@@ ds con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing .
On the other hand , an individu@@ al who arri@@ ves l@@ ate can af@@ fect the work of others and the qu@@ ality of pro@@ du@@ cts and ser@@ vi@@ ces .
He ev@@ en@@ tually re@@ turned home , where I s@@ low@@ ly n@@ ur@@ sed him back to health .
When we have that attitude , no@@ ne of our de@@ ar brothers and sisters will feel like str@@ ang@@ ers in our pres@@ ence .
In fact , Jesus told his disciples : “ As these things star@@ t to occ@@ ur , ra@@ ise y@@ ourselves er@@ e@@ ct and li@@ ft your he@@ a@@ ds up , because your deli@@ ver@@ ance is get@@ ting near . ”
“ But rather let him do hard work , doing with his hands what is good work . ” ​ — 4 : 28 .
How can we gain Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess ?
What do these ru@@ ins reve@@ al about the Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts ?
( 1 ) How@@ it@@ t , R .
2 : 1 - 6 .
13 : 18 , 19 ; J@@ as .
It is promised to those who ‘ love Jesus and keep his comman@@ d@@ ments . ’ ​ — John 14 : 15 .
On the 14@@ th of A@@ bi@@ b ( N@@ is@@ an ) , the fir@@ st@@ born of every Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an man and of every ani@@ ma@@ l is going to die .
Ser@@ vice in a fore@@ ign - language ter@@ rit@@ ory in their home country off@@ ers both brothers and sisters ex@@ pan@@ ded opportun@@ ities to be bus@@ y in preaching the good news .
As Re@@ gar@@ ds God’s R@@ ul@@ er@@ ship , What Di@@ d We L@@ ear@@ n From Re@@ ading . . .
Instead of pur@@ su@@ ing a sel@@ f@@ ish course of life , I now vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er as a full - time minis@@ ter , teaching people how they too can benefit from God’s Word .
To be cha@@ st@@ e means to be mor@@ ally clean .
When speaking with a pro@@ spe@@ ctive emp@@ loy@@ er , would you still in@@ form him that you will be atten@@ ding we@@ ek@@ day meetings regul@@ arly ?
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , op@@ ti@@ mis@@ m does have its place .
A@@ P@@ R@@ I@@ L 16 - 22 , 20@@ 12
Job lived in a d@@ ry , du@@ st@@ y land where he had pro@@ ba@@ bly ob@@ served many an old o@@ live stu@@ m@@ p that loo@@ ked d@@ ri@@ ed up and li@@ fel@@ ess .
What el@@ se can parents do to help their children learn what is expe@@ cted of them in the way of prop@@ er conduct ?
Let us consider fi@@ ve reas@@ ons why we should accept Jehovah’s judg@@ ments .
But does that not make it all the more cr@@ itical to atten@@ d meetings regul@@ arly ?
How preci@@ ous to Jehovah are all those who are faithful !
The same pat@@ ter@@ n ho@@ l@@ ds true today .
The s@@ word - wi@@ el@@ ding right hand of a sol@@ di@@ er nor@@ m@@ ally l@@ ac@@ ks the prote@@ ction of the shi@@ eld , which was held on the left .
“ My relationship with God is very important to me , ” com@@ ments R@@ o@@ do@@ l@@ p@@ he .
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s faith in God’s promises streng@@ th@@ ened his res@@ ol@@ ve to do the divine will .
In fulfill@@ ment , milli@@ ons are o@@ ffering God “ a sacrifice of praise , that is , the fru@@ it of li@@ ps which make public declar@@ ation to his name . ” ​ — He@@ b .
M@@ one@@ y it@@ self is not the is@@ sue .
Many times Jehovah provi@@ des the ans@@ wers to our prayers in the Bible .
A@@ R@@ M@@ EN@@ I@@ A lies e@@ ast of T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y and just sou@@ th of the great C@@ au@@ ca@@ su@@ s m@@ oun@@ tain r@@ ange .
How can we succ@@ e@@ ed in stri@@ pp@@ ing off the old person@@ ality ?
When Israel is refer@@ red to in a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative sense , it u@@ su@@ ally app@@ lies to “ the Israel of God , ” the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 , who are anointed with holy spirit to become k@@ ings and pri@@ ests in heaven .
Do we share Jesus ’ view of those who have become set in their la@@ w@@ less course ?
How does she view the privilege she has to share the truth with others ?
That led me to feel that no one car@@ ed for me any@@ more and even that Jehovah must have a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned me .
* You mentioned that this is something you have wonder@@ ed about for a long time , especially after your mother was in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed in a ca@@ r cr@@ as@@ h .
Even so , he did not discipl@@ ine them en@@ ough .
Mo@@ re@@ over , elders stri@@ ve to be reason@@ able in their expe@@ ct@@ ations of others and to be consider@@ ate of their needs .
Then Noah must have explained to the people what they needed to do to sur@@ vi@@ ve .
It was as though they were in the prote@@ ctive cu@@ sto@@ dy of a tu@@ t@@ or .
They were in “ deep po@@ ver@@ ty , ” yet they beg@@ ged for the privilege of help@@ ing with the pro@@ ject at hand .
N@@ ex@@ t , the gra@@ du@@ ates received their di@@ pl@@ om@@ as .
• What ing@@ a@@ ther@@ ing was fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed by the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st ?
Jesus knew that those with greater responsi@@ bility have greater acc@@ oun@@ ta@@ bility .
Just think of how Kingdom rule will soon fulf@@ ill the ho@@ p@@ es of obedi@@ ent mankind !
S@@ pi@@ rit@@ ism , 3 / 1
He did not mer@@ ely say , “ Be heal@@ ed . ”
Lo@@ ok for the Go@@ od in All , 6 / 15 “ Lo@@ ok !
How do we keep p@@ ace with Jehovah’s organization ?
However , it is one thing to know Jehovah’s promise but qu@@ ite another to be con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that he will act in our be@@ half .
Consider the hor@@ ri@@ fi@@ c cal@@ am@@ ities that Satan brought upon Job and his family .
Ha@@ ve these ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments proved bene@@ fi@@ cial ? Yes , and lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally so .
It be@@ ars all things , ho@@ p@@ es all things , end@@ u@@ res all things .
Com@@ pas@@ sion has the power to maintain har@@ mony and to contribu@@ te to the res@@ ol@@ ving of con@@ f@@ li@@ ct or fri@@ ction .
What is a complete heart ?
The W@@ arri@@ or - King does not wa@@ ge a war of con@@ qu@@ est in order to occ@@ up@@ y ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es and sub@@ ju@@ g@@ ate pe@@ op@@ les .
God can s@@ end his holy spirit , or power in action , to any place in the uni@@ verse .
A@@ m I a man or a woman of prayer ?
T@@ al@@ king about your feelings can bring a me@@ asure of reli@@ ef
In C@@ ô@@ te d@@ ’@@ I@@ vo@@ i@@ re , the same attitude was sh@@ own by a young Christian man who wrote to the branch of@@ fice : “ I am serving as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant .
Of course , Jehovah will not speak to us today and tell us to encoura@@ ge a certain person .
O@@ ther Bible transl@@ ations rend@@ er the ph@@ ra@@ se “ not using it to the full ” as “ not become eng@@ ro@@ s@@ sed in it ” and “ not fully occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with them . ”
After pres@@ en@@ ting an ar@@ ra@@ y of Bible te@@ x@@ ts show@@ ing that all of man dies , he ad@@ ded : “ But the most con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation I can ad@@ du@@ ce for the death of the soul is God’s own , E@@ z@@ ek [ i@@ el 18 : ] 20 : the soul which sin@@ s shall it@@ self die . ”
To ac@@ hi@@ eve that in our family , we can@@ ’t be too ri@@ gi@@ d with reg@@ ard to time .
What good can result from spe@@ e@@ ch that is ut@@ tered with in@@ sight ?
“ The cre@@ ation ” ref@@ ers to mankind with the earthly hope , those who will benefit from “ the reve@@ al@@ ing ” of God’s spirit - anointed sons .
That high@@ ligh@@ ts one reason why true Christians have to stru@@ gg@@ le to be hum@@ ble ​ — our sin@@ ful human n@@ ature c@@ ra@@ ves un@@ du@@ e glory .
S@@ ur@@ ely a ke@@ y reason for all the suffering we see today is that we are living in “ the last days . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 4 .
The T@@ reat@@ y of W@@ est@@ ph@@ ali@@ a recogn@@ ized the princi@@ ple of so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
His children , on the other hand , may view him as the loving , gener@@ ous father that he is .
Consider also an in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent that took place after the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver of 32 C.E .
The expres@@ sion ‘ will fin@@ ish your tra@@ ining ’ comes from a Greek ver@@ b that according to the The@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal L@@ ex@@ ic@@ on of the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent , ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally means “ to make an ob@@ ject [ or person ] f@@ it for its purpose , pre@@ pare it and a@@ da@@ pt it to its u@@ sage . ”
Then one day in 19@@ 7@@ 5 , we received a letter invit@@ ing us to en@@ ter the special pioneer work in un@@ assign@@ ed ter@@ rit@@ ory in C@@ l@@ in@@ t@@ on C@@ oun@@ ty , I@@ l@@ l@@ in@@ o@@ is .
Do we today me@@ et this requi@@ re@@ ment of disci@@ ple@@ ship ?
• Consider the Watchtower fe@@ ature “ For Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople . ”
Why did Paul men@@ tion that only one r@@ un@@ ner w@@ ins ?
E@@ spe@@ cially important to me was that she sh@@ ared my go@@ al of be@@ coming a pioneer .
M@@ t . A@@ mi@@ ata
Even in coun@@ tri@@ es that are not under ba@@ n , the Kingdom message may have re@@ ached into are@@ as where local Witnesses think that little wit@@ ness@@ ing can be done .
F@@ ar from being hum@@ ble , they pr@@ ou@@ dly take full cre@@ di@@ t for their succ@@ ess .
It is important that children early on become acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to commun@@ ic@@ ating with their parents .
This , however , was ac@@ tually a kindness on God’s part .
The sol@@ di@@ ers were bat@@ tle - we@@ ary and hu@@ ng@@ ry , ‘ and the people began sla@@ ugh@@ ter@@ ing ani@@ mal@@ s on the earth and f@@ ell to e@@ ating along with the blood . ’
You can do the same by ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly pra@@ ying that Jehovah will move you to want to do what is pleas@@ ing to him .
La@@ sting Pe@@ ace and H@@ app@@ iness ​ — How to F@@ ind The@@ m
What about those who stu@@ b@@ bor@@ n@@ ly refu@@ se to change their ways and who in@@ s@@ ist on doing bad things ?
Pe@@ ople may inter@@ pre@@ t col@@ ors in different ways because of local cul@@ ture and cu@@ st@@ om@@ s .
And how can we effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely share the good news with refu@@ ge@@ es who do not yet know Jehovah ?
We were the first mission@@ aries in that country .
Consider Mari@@ o , * who lives in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
Ex@@ pla@@ ining the n@@ ature of God , the Bible c@@ learly states : “ God is a S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t . ”
And Jesus coun@@ sel@@ ed his listen@@ ers : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to love [ even ] your enem@@ ies and to pray for those persecu@@ ting you ; that you may prove y@@ ourselves sons of your Father who is in the heavens . ”
“ As Jehovah is living , the man doing this deser@@ ves to die ! ” he exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed .
C@@ learly , in the past and today , godly women have sh@@ own their exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion to Jehovah and his worship .
TH@@ E di@@ se@@ ase prog@@ res@@ ses s@@ low@@ ly .
The prophet could have asked Jehovah to cl@@ ari@@ fy the direction , but the Scriptures do not indic@@ ate that he did so .
A@@ ch@@ an’s the@@ ft was not a min@@ or off@@ en@@ se ​ — it led to serious con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences
S@@ ome@@ times people did not wel@@ come me .
Th@@ ree men sen@@ ten@@ ced to a fi@@ er@@ y des@@ tru@@ ction are res@@ cu@@ ed from the j@@ a@@ ws of death !
In order to th@@ ri@@ ve , sheep need human care .
If you mar@@ ked one s@@ il@@ ver do@@ l@@ la@@ r among them and then had a bl@@ in@@ d@@ fol@@ ded person w@@ an@@ der the whole st@@ ate and b@@ end down to pi@@ ck up one co@@ in , what would be the o@@ d@@ ds he@@ ’@@ d cho@@ ose the one that had been mar@@ ked ? ”
As a result of this very ac@@ tive vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er work , the first si@@ gn - language congregation in Se@@ ou@@ l was form@@ ed in O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 19@@ 7@@ 6 , with 40 publi@@ sh@@ ers and 2 regul@@ ar pione@@ ers .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful humans will be able to live as God pur@@ posed for them to live ​ — forever in perfect health .
As mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , the nation of Israel exc@@ lu@@ si@@ vely had the pro@@ spe@@ ct of su@@ p@@ pl@@ ying members to make up “ a kingdom of pri@@ ests and a holy nation . ”
That was death from deli@@ ber@@ ate sin .
The Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ic covenant poin@@ ts to the King and to his cor@@ ul@@ ers in God’s Kingdom , and it form@@ s the leg@@ al f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of the Kingdom of the heavens .
MI@@ A : “ It takes pers@@ ist@@ ence and a tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous am@@ ount of pati@@ ence to teach Ang@@ elo the simp@@ l@@ est things .
I was imp@@ ressed that even the young children who were among the 50 present com@@ men@@ ted on deep Bible sub@@ je@@ cts .
His power is li@@ mit@@ ed when it comes to ca@@ using death direc@@ tly .
Y@@ ou@@ ths , you can make it e@@ asi@@ er for y@@ ourselves if you have a good ide@@ a where you want to go in life .
15 : 2 - 4 ; 16 : 16 ; 21 : 5 .
At the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l F@@ lood , the re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous angels dem@@ at@@ eri@@ al@@ ized and re@@ turned in dis@@ gr@@ ace to the spirit real@@ m .
Why as@@ pi@@ re to lo@@ f@@ ty valu@@ es ?
I have been able to d@@ ou@@ ble my time in field service , tri@@ ple my number of Bible stu@@ dies , and take a greater lead in the congregation .
Like David , true Christians today are su@@ p@@ pl@@ ying an answer to the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s false char@@ ges .
To keep on the w@@ atch , it is vital that both in our actions and in the desi@@ res of our heart , we give evidence that we are truly se@@ par@@ ate from Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at in every way .
Rather than le@@ an upon his own understanding , He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah tru@@ sted in Jehovah .
W@@ ere not those Jews baptized following Pet@@ er@@ ’s ex@@ hor@@ tation already members of a dedic@@ ated nation ?
To beg@@ in with , Peter said : “ B@@ el@@ o@@ ved , I ex@@ hor@@ t you as ali@@ ens and temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents to keep ab@@ sta@@ ining from fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res , which are the very ones that car@@ ry on a con@@ f@@ li@@ ct against the soul . ”
That is a way to seek righteousness , and it prote@@ cts us from develop@@ ing an in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent spirit .
With reg@@ ard to the inspired hist@@ ori@@ es recorded in those boo@@ ks , it is stated : “ As for the af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of David the king , the first ones and the last , there they are written among the words of Samuel the se@@ er and among the words of Na@@ than the prophet and among the words of G@@ ad the v@@ isi@@ on@@ ary . ”
A@@ m I pre@@ pared to con@@ form to Bible principles , even when it is in@@ conven@@ i@@ ent to do so ? ’
The disciples recogn@@ ized that the holy spirit p@@ our@@ ed out on this occasi@@ on was the help that Jesus had promised .
• How do we know that kindness will pre@@ va@@ il under God’s rule ?
Des@@ pite food r@@ ati@@ on@@ ing and re@@ stri@@ cted n@@ ational trans@@ por@@ tation , the attend@@ ance buil@@ t up to a S@@ un@@ day pe@@ ak of 1@@ 2@@ ,000 ; yet , at that time there were just over 1@@ 1@@ ,000 Witnesses in the country .
P@@ o@@ e@@ tic boo@@ ks beau@@ ti@@ fully descri@@ bed his qualities .
Their consci@@ ences had already been bo@@ ther@@ ing them .
Peter faith@@ fully car@@ ri@@ ed out his assignment for many years .
If we are up@@ set over something , is it not far better to do what we can to res@@ ol@@ ve the matter and then leave it in Jehovah’s hands ? ​ — Psalm 4 : 4 ; Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 26 .
During that same year , I found my@@ self un@@ able to get around without a whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir .
1 : 15 ​ — How had Jehovah “ tro@@ d@@ den the very w@@ in@@ e@@ pres@@ s bel@@ ong@@ ing to the vi@@ r@@ g@@ in daugh@@ ter of Juda@@ h ” ?
In@@ to those words , A@@ ma@@ z@@ iah p@@ ac@@ ked three mis@@ le@@ ading st@@ at@@ ements .
“ I su@@ p@@ pose you have one ? ”
I also st@@ op@@ ped dr@@ in@@ king too much .
While a pris@@ on@@ er in R@@ ome , he asked his fellow believers to pray that ‘ ability to speak might be given him with the op@@ ening of his m@@ ou@@ th , that he might speak with b@@ ol@@ dness as he ought to speak . ’
A@@ vo@@ id di@@ str@@ actions .
When we do atten@@ d des@@ pite our f@@ ati@@ gu@@ e , however , we benefit ourselves and we encoura@@ ge our fellow Christians at the Kingdom H@@ all .
What can help us to maintain our spiritual bal@@ ance ?
You , though , may won@@ der what is wrong with following these seem@@ ingly in@@ no@@ c@@ ent cu@@ st@@ om@@ s .
Bo@@ th i@@ ma@@ ges : N@@ ational Li@@ br@@ ary of Rus@@ sia , S@@ t .
Even if you have only rec@@ ently learned the truth , you have valu@@ able experience in life .
[ Di@@ ag@@ ra@@ m / P@@ ic@@ ture on page 31 ]
God’s Kingdom ​ — A Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ment With No Cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion 4
Although un@@ able to serve with Paul and S@@ il@@ as , he was able to tra@@ v@@ el with Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s to C@@ y@@ pr@@ us , which was Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s ’ home ter@@ rit@@ ory .
In others , the wife ca@@ pa@@ bly ca@@ res for this responsi@@ bility .
But Jehovah’s in@@ com@@ par@@ able wisdom is also seen in the way the Bible was written .
M@@ ake your pioneer ministry a real care@@ er .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , the pro@@ secu@@ t@@ ors appe@@ aled , and the appe@@ al tri@@ al took an ad@@ di@@ tional four months .
“ There are only two tel@@ ep@@ h@@ ones in to@@ wn and no In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t acc@@ ess , ” says V@@ ic@@ k@@ y .
When op@@ posed by the S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es , the apostles would not sto@@ p teaching on the bas@@ is of Jesus ’ name . ​ — Acts 5 : 17 , 18 , 27 - 29 .
In what ways is the preaching work a means to show faith ?
10 : 1 - 10 .
Rather than imp@@ ul@@ si@@ vely ju@@ mp@@ ing to conclu@@ sions when fac@@ ed with cho@@ ic@@ es , we ought to take time to sear@@ ch for godly principles and exerc@@ ise our thinking ability in ap@@ pl@@ ying them .
But the Bible reve@@ als much more .
Ju@@ ly 18 - 24 , 20@@ 11
How P@@ le@@ as@@ ant to D@@ well To@@ gether in Un@@ ity !
They take every opportunity to witness to people on the st@@ re@@ et
This will also help him to be loyal in the most important fri@@ end@@ ship of all .
He develop@@ ed a desire for worship that righ@@ tly bel@@ ong@@ s only to God .
O@@ r would at@@ temp@@ ting to do so be like tr@@ ying to s@@ we@@ ep back the ti@@ de with a bro@@ om ?
O@@ r think of you@@ ths who remain se@@ par@@ ate from the world des@@ pite tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous pres@@ sure from their scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es .
What does the resurrection of Jesus mean to you ?
He inspired the apostle Paul to wr@@ ite : “ In@@ stru@@ ct those who are rich in the present system of things not to be ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant , and to place their hope , not on un@@ certain ri@@ ches , but on God , who ri@@ ch@@ ly provi@@ des us with all the things we enjoy .
Even though Jehovah was fully jus@@ ti@@ fied in rend@@ ering that judgment , he did not har@@ sh@@ ly wr@@ ite off the human family as to@@ t@@ ally inc@@ or@@ ri@@ gi@@ ble and un@@ re@@ de@@ e@@ ma@@ ble .
F@@ igh@@ ting Cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion , 5 / 1
4 : 6 - 8 .
In fact , let not that man su@@ p@@ pose that he will receive anything from Jehovah ; he is an in@@ dec@@ isi@@ ve man , un@@ ste@@ ad@@ y in all his ways . ”
3 , 4 . ( a ) What work did Christ accom@@ pl@@ ish as Jehovah’s “ m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er ” ?
See what in@@ si@@ gh@@ ts the Bible provi@@ des about the future .
They will@@ fully pur@@ sue r@@ om@@ an@@ tic relation@@ shi@@ ps out@@ side of marriage .
Di@@ d this mean that Jehovah no longer had control of earth@@ ’s af@@ fai@@ r@@ s ?
& M@@ il@@ it@@ ary R@@ d . L@@ ON@@ G I@@ S@@ L@@ AN@@ D C@@ I@@ T@@ Y , N@@ Y ( Rus@@ si@@ an only ) , As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses , 4@@ 4 - 17 Gre@@ en@@ point A@@ ve .
M@@ ore important , you will keep a clean conscience before God and honor him by your law - a@@ bi@@ ding conduct .
Consider the words of Moses , as found in De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y chap@@ ter 30 .
With my wife , Au@@ re@@ a
They would ex@@ ten@@ d the b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries of that par@@ adise until it en@@ com@@ pas@@ sed the enti@@ re earth .
We also have over 7@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 fellow Witnesses of Jehovah worl@@ d@@ wide .
“ God saw good for all ful@@ l@@ ness to d@@ well in him , and through him to re@@ conc@@ ile again to himself all other things by making peace through the blood he shed on the t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 19 , 20 .
A young Ger@@ man Witness nam@@ ed W@@ il@@ hel@@ m well illustr@@ ates this .
However , when the sa@@ il@@ or at the hel@@ m enc@@ oun@@ ters a fi@@ er@@ ce st@@ or@@ m , he is for@@ ced to ad@@ just the sa@@ il@@ s .
Jehovah said that he was to be their share in the sense that rather than recei@@ ving a land in@@ her@@ it@@ ance , they were en@@ tru@@ sted with a pri@@ c@@ eless privilege of service .
The Bible gives this strong direction : “ If anyone thin@@ ks he is something when he is nothing , he is dec@@ ei@@ ving his own mind . ”
Jesus said of his Father : “ He makes his su@@ n ris@@ e upon wicked people and good and makes it ra@@ in upon righteous people and un@@ righteous . ”
When the sen@@ i@@ or class members were told to ti@@ e the s@@ car@@ ves around our ne@@ c@@ ks , I low@@ ered my head and loo@@ ked down , ho@@ p@@ ing that no one would pa@@ y any attention to me .
What , though , of the wicked person who deli@@ ber@@ ately cho@@ o@@ ses a bad course and makes no effort to turn to the way of u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness ?
I felt ‘ destro@@ yed . ’ ”
“ Un@@ less Jehovah himself buil@@ ds the house , it is to no a@@ va@@ il that its buil@@ ders have wor@@ ked hard on it , ” states Psalm 1@@ 27 : 1 .
What knowledge do we have that E@@ no@@ ch did not have , so what should we do ?
He was , in fact , the father - in - law of Israel@@ ’s high pri@@ est , Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has , and he himself had served as high pri@@ est from about 6 or 7 C.E . until about 15 C.E . , when he was re@@ moved from of@@ fice by the Rom@@ an pro@@ cur@@ at@@ or V@@ al@@ eri@@ us G@@ r@@ atu@@ s .
The war of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on resul@@ ts in the sa@@ ving of milli@@ ons of lives .
“ Be obedi@@ ent to your parents in uni@@ on with the Lord , ” the Bible says .
And what joy these activities can bring !
On De@@ c@@ ember 31 , 19@@ 34 , the day came for this m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous ev@@ ent in my life . ” B@@ lo@@ s@@ som B@@ r@@ and@@ t thus descri@@ bed events sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding her decision to get baptized .
S@@ wa@@ b@@ b@@ ing gl@@ y@@ cer@@ in on the m@@ ou@@ th and li@@ ps and plac@@ ing a mo@@ ist wa@@ sh@@ clo@@ th on the fore@@ head may keep the pati@@ ent com@@ for@@ table .
However , Proverbs 14 : 15 ca@@ u@@ tions : “ An@@ yone in@@ experienced pu@@ ts faith in every word , but the sh@@ re@@ w@@ d one consi@@ ders his st@@ ep@@ s . ”
What should help us to com@@ p@@ ly with Jehovah’s lo@@ f@@ ty standards ?
Paul recogn@@ ized that wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad , sel@@ f@@ ish love would pose d@@ ang@@ ers for Christians .
The n@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s cap@@ it@@ al , Y@@ er@@ ev@@ an , enjo@@ ys a stu@@ n@@ ning view of the two pe@@ ak@@ s of M@@ ount Ar@@ ar@@ at , where , according to tra@@ dition , No@@ ah’s ar@@ k came to rest after the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l D@@ elu@@ ge . ​ — Genesis 8 : 4 .
How can we make sure that our decisions con@@ form to God’s loving purpose ?
The angels , the physical heavens , the earth and its ani@@ ma@@ l cre@@ ation ​ — they all praise Jehovah .
To read more about the transl@@ ation work in Sam@@ o@@ a , see the 200@@ 9 Ye@@ ar@@ book , pages 1@@ 20 - 1@@ 21 , 1@@ 23 - 1@@ 24 .
It dem@@ ands that we love the truth as if gi@@ r@@ ded with it , that we be ready to s@@ pre@@ ad the good news on every occasi@@ on , and that we keep close in mind the hope a@@ head .
Yet , of the 7@@ 8@@ ,000 re@@ si@@ d@@ ents , only 7 died .
4 C@@ op@@ ing With G@@ ri@@ ef
The S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah himself has spo@@ ken ! Who will not pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y ? ”
8 : 23 .
“ Jehovah W@@ as With Joseph ”
The holy spirit thus emp@@ ow@@ ered those early Christians to act as a col@@ le@@ ctive “ faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” to supp@@ ly individu@@ al anointed Christians with spiritual “ food at the prop@@ er time . ” — Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 .
The inspired counsel in God’s Word can mo@@ tiv@@ ate and gu@@ i@@ de us cor@@ rec@@ tly ​ — if we let it .
When Moses ex@@ hor@@ ted Israel to cho@@ ose life , he pointed out three st@@ ep@@ s that they should take : “ By loving Jehovah your God , by listen@@ ing to his vo@@ ice and by s@@ tic@@ king to him . ”
In re@@ tro@@ spe@@ ct , such spiritual occasi@@ ons were just what all of us in Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i needed to pre@@ pare us for the difficult times that la@@ y a@@ head .
No word about the reas@@ ons or about the fin@@ al out@@ come . ”
What a rich re@@ ward it will be to experience that gr@@ and deli@@ ver@@ ance into God’s righteous new world !
At Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , he will “ come ” to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment on Jehovah’s enem@@ ies . ​ — Revelation 19 : 11 - 16 .
H@@ et@@ ty expla@@ ins : “ One is@@ land had no conven@@ i@@ ent l@@ and@@ f@@ all , only c@@ li@@ ff@@ s ris@@ ing sever@@ al fe@@ et st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght out of the o@@ ce@@ an .
I still have f@@ ond mem@@ ori@@ es of being a@@ wak@@ ened early in the mor@@ ning by the you@@ ng@@ er children c@@ li@@ mb@@ ing into our bed to show us their fav@@ or@@ ite pi@@ c@@ tures in the book The New World .
Peter and other early Christians enjo@@ yed a close relationship with God that was based on acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of His person@@ ality , lik@@ es , and dis@@ lik@@ es .
Those of us who have accepted the responsi@@ bility to live up to that inspired des@@ crip@@ tion want ​ — and need — ​ God’s blessing , for without it we could never hope to succ@@ e@@ ed .
“ Do not believe every inspired expres@@ sion , ” he wr@@ ites .
He told them that they would have “ a mon@@ um@@ ent ” and “ a name to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite ” in his house .
“ Then I learned that God’s name is Jehovah , and it was like an of@@ fi@@ cial in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction to him , ” he says .
Paul was willing not only to encoura@@ ge his brothers but also to “ sp@@ end and be comple@@ t@@ ely sp@@ ent for ” them .
The Bible ans@@ wers , saying : “ All [ humans ] have sin@@ ned and f@@ all sh@@ ort of the glory of God . ”
Such ac@@ ts were indic@@ ations of man@@ kin@@ d’s inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation to recogn@@ ize the ex@@ ist@@ ence of a divine power who is able to ob@@ serve humans and to whom they are acc@@ oun@@ table .
The L@@ ev@@ ites would pla@@ y a vital ro@@ le in the important t@@ ask of rest@@ or@@ ing pu@@ re worship .
Still , David was told to go a@@ head and e@@ at the lo@@ a@@ ves .
( b ) What is a special d@@ anger for true Christians today ?
I@@ magine what Jesus will accom@@ pl@@ ish when he uses the cle@@ ans@@ ing effect of his ransom sacrifice to benefit all obedi@@ ent mankind !
The way Jesus used his power when on earth gives us what confidence about the new world ?
We can only gu@@ ess .
The best times were when most in our congregation took tri@@ ps nor@@ th to work un@@ assign@@ ed ter@@ rit@@ ory .
To@@ pi@@ c@@ s rec@@ ently consider@@ ed inclu@@ de : “ Wor@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing Jehovah as a F@@ am@@ ily , ” “ Why We G@@ o B@@ ack A@@ gain and A@@ gain , ” and “ I@@ mit@@ ate Christ in Your M@@ in@@ is@@ try . ”
To appreci@@ ate the s@@ pl@@ end@@ or of our Creator , however , we need to take time to refle@@ ct on the works of his hands .
No matter how determined you are , you are never going to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce people who have no desire to be con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed .
How should you re@@ act ?
Of course , I real@@ ized that this would be a real chall@@ enge physi@@ c@@ ally .
H@@ ere in N@@ ic@@ ar@@ ag@@ ua , you can see c@@ learly mar@@ ked on bu@@ s w@@ in@@ d@@ shi@@ el@@ ds the n@@ ic@@ k@@ name of the ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive d@@ ri@@ ver : Con@@ qu@@ er@@ or , S@@ cor@@ pi@@ on , P@@ y@@ th@@ on , or H@@ un@@ ter .
W@@ ho@@ m do Jehovah’s Witnesses recogn@@ ize as Le@@ ad@@ er , and why ?
They were so ze@@ al@@ ous and happy that I too had to try it . ”
Indeed , the Go@@ sp@@ els por@@ tra@@ y Jesus as a man who had such char@@ is@@ ma that people sta@@ yed for three days just to listen to his ab@@ s@@ or@@ b@@ ing words . ​ — Matthew 15 : 32 .
Fa@@ ith in the Bible and in God himself is sure to be streng@@ th@@ ened by an hon@@ est exam@@ in@@ ation of the evidence in fav@@ or of cre@@ ation .
It comes from having Jehovah’s help to de@@ al with our problems . ” ​ — Psalm 34 : 19 .
Today , S@@ ar@@ a does not ear@@ n as much money as she used to , but she is able to continue pione@@ ering .
“ You are going to die here , ” said the gu@@ ard , s@@ lam@@ m@@ ing shu@@ t the do@@ or of our c@@ ell .
Re@@ call that Jesus taught his followers to pray : “ Let your Kingdom come .
“ I was sa@@ d about the h@@ ur@@ ri@@ c@@ ane .
By se@@ iz@@ ing the str@@ ate@@ gi@@ c for@@ ds of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an , E@@ hu@@ d’s men cu@@ t off the f@@ light of the lead@@ er@@ less Mo@@ a@@ bit@@ es to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 26 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 5 , 8@@ 4
In men@@ tion@@ ing “ the sign@@ s of the times , ” Jesus indic@@ ated that his first - century Jewish listen@@ ers should have been a@@ ware of the ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y of the times in which they were living .
M@@ on@@ ter@@ re@@ y
God’s Word also ex@@ pos@@ es sub@@ tle form@@ s of i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
What has God done for mankind since Adam sin@@ ned ?
By stri@@ ving to avoid things that dis@@ ple@@ ase Jehovah , we hold a clean conscience and deli@@ ght in know@@ ing that we have God’s appro@@ val .
• How do you feel about Jehovah’s gift of the ransom ?
F@@ ol@@ low direc@@ tions from the branch of@@ fice and from local author@@ ities ; never put yourself or others at ris@@ k .
When we re@@ ject such practic@@ es , some of our friends and relati@@ ves may ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le or op@@ pose us .
It is important to remember that God did not ac@@ tually allow Abraham to sacrifice Isa@@ a@@ c .
article on ti@@ res to the man@@ ag@@ ers of all the ti@@ re sto@@ res in a certain are@@ a .
Wh@@ atever the reason for the ten@@ sion , what can you do to make your money work for your marriage , not against it ?
Of course , they could all have sta@@ yed at home and pray@@ ed .
With this in mind , we accepted an invit@@ ation from the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy to return to Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , this brought persecu@@ tion against E@@ no@@ ch , though God did not per@@ mit his op@@ pos@@ ers to k@@ ill him .
They W@@ ere B@@ or@@ n In@@ to God’s C@@ ho@@ s@@ en N@@ ation
26 : 6@@ 9 - 7@@ 5 .
The Bible Ch@@ ang@@ es Li@@ ves 8
The apostle Paul wrote that “ a large do@@ or that lea@@ ds to activ@@ ity ” had been op@@ ened to him .
As sh@@ own by the fulfill@@ ment of Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es , since 1914 we have been living in the last days of this system of things .
He never saw his work publi@@ shed .
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als in Corin@@ th were saying : “ ‘ I bel@@ ong to Paul , ’ ‘ But I to A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s , ’ ‘ But I to C@@ ep@@ has , ’ ‘ But I to Christ . ’ ”
Does God Ch@@ ange His M@@ ind ?
Of course , they would have to ac@@ knowledge that “ the ways of Jehovah are u@@ pri@@ ght ” and walk in them . ​ — Ho@@ se@@ a 14 : 1 - 6 , 9 .
• Who need our expres@@ sions of loving - kindness ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses have pro@@ duc@@ ed many exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent Bible study a@@ i@@ ds that can help parents .
How he must have rejo@@ ic@@ ed to know that he faith@@ fully car@@ ri@@ ed out God’s will in building an ar@@ k , which led to the pre@@ serv@@ ation of him and his family !
Some 30 years ear@@ li@@ er , another bi@@ sh@@ op , W@@ il@@ li@@ am Daniel , had seen how difficult it was for anyone to learn what the Bible taught when it came , as he put it , “ in the cl@@ ou@@ d of an un@@ known t@@ ong@@ ue . ”
What benef@@ its will be re@@ ap@@ ed if we ref@@ ra@@ in from get@@ ting even ?
A shepher@@ d’s life requi@@ red a great de@@ al of wal@@ king .
Ser@@ v@@ ants of God enc@@ oun@@ ter that attitude da@@ ily , but it should not ru@@ b off on them .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the prophet Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k asked : “ How long , O Jehovah , must I c@@ ry for help , and you do not hear ?
3 : 1 ; Mat@@ t .
It also provi@@ des vi@@ vi@@ d pro@@ of of Satan’s ou@@ ster from heaven .
Be@@ y@@ ond mi@@ mi@@ c@@ king s@@ oun@@ ds , expres@@ sions , and g@@ es@@ tures , they learn about love , kindness , and com@@ pas@@ sion when they see their parents displa@@ ying these qualities .
As Christ’s “ en@@ vo@@ ys , ” or m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers , the “ other sheep ” are doing the bi@@ gg@@ est part of the preaching work , teaching people the truth and help@@ ing them to have a close relationship with Jehovah .
“ All his [ God’s ] ways are justice . A God of faith@@ ful@@ ness who is never un@@ just ; righteous and u@@ pri@@ ght is he . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 32 : 4 .
This was a tur@@ ning point for many .
Rather , ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ting them will be an appro@@ pri@@ ate expres@@ sion of God’s com@@ pas@@ sion for the righteous , whom he will pre@@ serve .
3 : 3 , 10 - 12 .
I arri@@ ved back in I@@ rel@@ and in Au@@ gu@@ st 195@@ 9 and was assign@@ ed to the D@@ u@@ n La@@ o@@ g@@ ha@@ i@@ re C@@ ongreg@@ ation .
His spirit go@@ es out , he go@@ es back to his gr@@ ound ; in that day his thoughts do per@@ ish .
God may de@@ al with us acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , for he says : “ V@@ enge@@ ance is mine , and re@@ tri@@ bu@@ tion . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
You may have attend@@ ed and enjo@@ yed we@@ d@@ ding@@ s of Christians who want to serve Jehovah as happ@@ ily married people .
That Jesus had si@@ bl@@ ings is c@@ learly indic@@ ated in the Go@@ sp@@ els .
And I gra@@ du@@ ally felt cal@@ m@@ er .
What teaching me@@ tho@@ ds did Jesus use ?
But on what leg@@ al bas@@ is could the holy God , Jehovah , bl@@ ess sin@@ ful humans in such a wonderful way ?
To What W@@ ould the Lo@@ ve of God Le@@ ad ?
If you should a@@ ff@@ li@@ ct him at all , then if he cri@@ es out to me at all , I shall un@@ fa@@ il@@ ingly hear his out@@ c@@ ry . ”
And other se@@ ed f@@ ell among the thor@@ ns , and the thor@@ ns came up and cho@@ ked it , and it yi@@ el@@ ded no fru@@ it .
W@@ E A@@ R@@ E living in “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with . ”
While ex@@ il@@ es from Israel and Juda@@ h were cap@@ ti@@ ves in Babyl@@ on , God used his prophe@@ ts to ‘ speak to their heart . ’
The Babyl@@ on@@ ians had en@@ tered Jerusalem in the fi@@ f@@ th mon@@ th ( A@@ b , cor@@ respon@@ ding to Ju@@ ly / Au@@ gu@@ st ) of 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . , and two months later the c@@ it@@ y’s des@@ ol@@ ation was complete .
“ God has set the members in the body , ” wr@@ ites Paul , “ each one of them , just as he pleas@@ ed . ”
She told Na@@ om@@ i : “ Do not ple@@ ad with me to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on you , to turn back from accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing you ; for where you go I shall go , and where you sp@@ end the night I shall sp@@ end the night .
For example , the Bible tel@@ ls us how God feel@@ s about the use of blood , so we follow what it says .
M@@ ore rec@@ ent transl@@ ations may di@@ ff@@ er , dep@@ en@@ ding on whether they were based on the Hebrew text or on the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t . ​ — 4 / 1 , page 31 .
How will Satan fin@@ ally be deal@@ t with ?
They want to support the family but fear that saying or doing the wrong thing will make the pa@@ in@@ ful circum@@ st@@ ance wor@@ se .
When Sam@@ ari@@ a fin@@ ally f@@ ell in 7@@ 40 B.C.E . , many of its le@@ ading re@@ si@@ d@@ ents were ex@@ iled to M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia and Me@@ dia .
No doubt you will be present for the one ev@@ ent that Jesus said his followers should com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate an@@ nu@@ ally .
From an@@ ti@@ qu@@ ity , pe@@ ar@@ ls have been valu@@ ed as or@@ nam@@ ent@@ al ob@@ je@@ cts .
My days pas@@ sed in stri@@ ct s@@ il@@ ence .
The in@@ her@@ it@@ ance is to be deci@@ ded by lo@@ t .
In his letter to the Romans , he wr@@ ites : “ Let us pur@@ sue the things making for peace and the things that are up@@ building to one another . ”
During 194@@ 8 , Ar@@ th@@ ur received another three - mon@@ th pris@@ on s@@ ent@@ ence .
E@@ s@@ ther , who is now a Witness , ad@@ m@@ its that she re@@ ac@@ ted in “ pu@@ re anger ” when her husband began stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Un@@ der their He@@ ad , Jesus Christ , these “ holy ones ” are he@@ ir@@ s of the Kingdom that Jehovah will use to san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy His great name and to v@@ indic@@ ate His so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y . ​ — Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 ; 7 : 13 , 14 , 27 ; Revelation 4 : 9 - 11 ; 5 : 9 , 10 .
Chris@@ to@@ ph jo@@ ined the c@@ lu@@ b any@@ way .
It will reve@@ al that death is not necess@@ ar@@ ily the end of everything .
U@@ sing vi@@ vi@@ d i@@ mag@@ er@@ y , the psalmist also lik@@ ens Satan’s t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s to those of a young li@@ on or those of a co@@ br@@ a .
So@@ on , all those loyal to Jehovah will be u@@ sh@@ ered into a par@@ adise earth , where they will enjoy fre@@ e@@ dom from s@@ or@@ ro@@ w and pain and will deli@@ ght in lasting relation@@ shi@@ ps free from religious and pol@@ itical div@@ isions . ​ — Revelation 7 : 9 , 14 ; 21 : 3 , 4 .
( a ) How have we explained the par@@ able of the neigh@@ bor@@ ly Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an ?
St@@ ine . In contr@@ ast , the Greek word ( na@@ ·@@ o@@ s ’ ) transl@@ ated “ temple ” in Joh@@ n@@ ’s vision of the great crow@@ d is more spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c .
A man who ver@@ bal@@ ly or physi@@ c@@ ally a@@ bu@@ ses his wife is anything but man@@ ly , and he will lo@@ se his relationship with Jehovah .
One day I loo@@ ked into a mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r and thought , ‘ I don@@ ’t like you . ’
Why do many find the conc@@ ep@@ t of fe@@ aring God hard to understand ?
But the Phil@@ ist@@ ines cap@@ tur@@ ed the Ar@@ k , k@@ ill@@ ing H@@ op@@ h@@ ni and Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has . ​ — 1 Samuel 4 : 3 - 11 .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le and the temple , A@@ t@@ on@@ ement Da@@ y , the high pri@@ est , and other fac@@ e@@ ts of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law con@@ ta@@ ined “ a sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of the good things to come . ”
Hence , among people who do not worship Jehovah God , love continu@@ es to gro@@ w co@@ ld .
Do we find it difficult to yi@@ eld , or are we known as those who are “ making peace ” ? ​ — J@@ as .
Even so , Jehovah com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ately ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses them with the words , “ O my people . ”
When we are temp@@ ted , how does God make “ the way out ” ?
V@@ ic@@ tim@@ s were t@@ ou@@ ched by the tim@@ ely help they received .
Ther@@ efore , wise friends and relati@@ ves will ref@@ ra@@ in from tr@@ ying to imp@@ ose their own vie@@ w@@ point on this matter . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 2 , 5 .
Yes , those we honor are preci@@ ous , valu@@ able to us .
One meaning of the Greek ver@@ b transl@@ ated “ to look after ” is “ to vis@@ it . ”
Why should we not hold back from sh@@ aring the Kingdom message with “ people of all s@@ or@@ ts ” ?
If you have go@@ als , you can ru@@ n with certain@@ ty .
M@@ ore often , though , we can show love in s@@ mal@@ l@@ er ways .
One way a husband can honor his wife is by care@@ fully consider@@ ing her point of view and her feelings before he makes decisions that af@@ fect the family .
How can we maintain our integrity if we are h@@ ur@@ t or off@@ ended ?
7 / 1 K@@ no@@ ws H@@ ear@@ t , 12 / 1 Let Jehovah Q@@ u@@ es@@ tion You ? 4 / 15
In that cap@@ ac@@ ity , Christ will soon use his power to re@@ move all in@@ e@@ qu@@ ality ​ — pol@@ itical , so@@ cial , and e@@ con@@ om@@ ic .
Jehovah’s Word Is A@@ live ​ — H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of Mark
I found out the hard way that I was wrong and Jehovah was right .
If we are to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in speaking the word of God , it is important that we study the Scriptures in a man@@ ner that al@@ lo@@ ws us to ab@@ s@@ or@@ b their message fully .
Are You “ Bu@@ ying O@@ u@@ t the O@@ pp@@ or@@ tu@@ ne Ti@@ me ” ?
We find the great@@ est happiness when we give without expe@@ cting anything in return .
Fir@@ st , it ser@@ ves as a lam@@ p to our fo@@ o@@ t .
Pa@@ ying attention to the message of the three let@@ ters of John and of Ju@@ de@@ ’s ep@@ ist@@ le can help us to remain strong in the faith des@@ pite ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les . ​ — He@@ b .
I am able to sense the sc@@ op@@ e and ma@@ gn@@ itu@@ de of Jehovah’s work . ”
Se@@ cul@@ ar la@@ ws of that time show that such att@@ ac@@ ks did ha@@ p@@ pen .
Lu@@ car@@ is now had to use prin@@ ting pres@@ ses in Gen@@ ev@@ a .
Ar@@ th@@ ur knew he must .
He next said to Peter : “ Do you think that I cannot appe@@ al to my Father to supp@@ ly me at this m@@ om@@ ent more than tw@@ el@@ ve le@@ gi@@ ons of angels ? ” ​ — Matthew 26 : 5@@ 3 .
What a contr@@ ast to King David , who pray@@ ed to Jehovah : “ My sin I fin@@ ally con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed to you , and my er@@ ro@@ r I did not co@@ ver . I said : ‘ I shall make con@@ fes@@ sion over my trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions to Jehovah . ’
Jehovah God , who is perfect in mem@@ ory , has no proble@@ m re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing the life pat@@ ter@@ ns of those who have died .
If you want to imp@@ ro@@ ve in your ministry , ask a more experienced Witness for poin@@ ters
He lo@@ ses no time in car@@ r@@ ying out the cam@@ pa@@ ign to str@@ ike down the house of A@@ ha@@ b .
He has given us tal@@ ents and a@@ bil@@ ities , and he wants us to use our s@@ k@@ ill@@ s to a good end .
But John ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ One str@@ ong@@ er than I am is coming . ”
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ines on page 11 ]
“ T@@ ake my yo@@ ke upon you and learn from me , for I am mil@@ d - temp@@ ered and low@@ ly in heart , and you will find ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment for your sou@@ ls . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 11 : 29 .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 39 , 7@@ 7
The time has come for the fulfill@@ ment of his words to his disciples : “ The Son of man must under@@ go many su@@ ffer@@ ings and be re@@ je@@ cted by the older men and c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests and s@@ cri@@ bes , and be kil@@ led , and on the th@@ ir@@ d day be ra@@ ised up . ” ​ — Luke 9 : 22 , 4@@ 4 .
What can we learn from the deli@@ ver@@ ance of Noah , Lo@@ t , the Israelites in Moses ’ day , and R@@ a@@ ha@@ b ?
Then we try to apply in the ministry the poin@@ ts learned from our discus@@ sion .
7 : 9 , 15 .
When an Israel@@ ite a@@ va@@ iled himself of these pro@@ v@@ isions , he had a s@@ ound gu@@ i@@ de for his conscience .
“ Tru@@ st cons@@ titu@@ tes one of the ba@@ si@@ c@@ s for un@@ com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated every@@ day inter@@ action with others , ” com@@ ments the book Ju@@ g@@ end 200@@ 2 .
In that group of hum@@ ble Christians , I found the war@@ m , loving family at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere that I mis@@ sed .
What a demonstr@@ ation all of this was of the love Jehovah’s Witnesses have for their God and for their neigh@@ b@@ or !
What can be expres@@ sed is Jehovah’s mo@@ tive for having allow@@ ed it to ha@@ p@@ pen .
* F@@ in@@ ally , stri@@ ve to apply what you learn , let@@ ting God’s Word serve as both “ a lam@@ p to [ your ] fo@@ o@@ t ” and a “ light for [ your ] p@@ ath ” ​ — now and thr@@ ough@@ out et@@ er@@ n@@ ity . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 10@@ 5 .
John : Th@@ an@@ k you for thinking about me , M@@ ary .
For th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years , Jehovah God has t@@ ol@@ er@@ ated wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , long en@@ ough for righ@@ the@@ ar@@ ted individuals to see that human rule is a c@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ p@@ he .
When it comes to qu@@ ality , we want to know : ‘ What does it inclu@@ de ?
And , of course , they should avoid any actions that would dis@@ ple@@ ase Jehovah .
So I deci@@ ded to do that every mon@@ th and man@@ ag@@ ed to continue for about three years .
If you give up this valu@@ able F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening for a night of tel@@ ev@@ ision vie@@ wing or some other mun@@ d@@ ane activ@@ ity , Satan will have ga@@ ined a vi@@ ct@@ ory . ​ — E@@ ph .
If we ‘ walk with God ’ in faith and become his friends , we can bring joy and praise to our heavenly Father .
care for personal health
To cop@@ e with her ill@@ ness , S@@ il@@ vi@@ a takes 36 p@@ ill@@ s every day , uses in@@ hal@@ ers , and recei@@ ves physical ther@@ ap@@ y .
Rather , read@@ ers would need to use their per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers in order to id@@ enti@@ fy things that may not appe@@ ar on the l@@ ist but are “ like these . ”
While serving Saul , David often re@@ turned home to shepher@@ d the sheep , some@@ times for ex@@ tend@@ ed peri@@ o@@ ds .
R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous ones were being so@@ ld “ for m@@ ere s@@ il@@ ver , ” pos@@ si@@ bly meaning that jud@@ ges who accepted s@@ il@@ ver as a bri@@ be were sen@@ ten@@ c@@ ing the in@@ no@@ c@@ ent .
Des@@ pite having become to@@ t@@ ally bl@@ ind by 1@@ 6@@ 5@@ 2 , he la@@ bor@@ ed on this pro@@ ject with the help of se@@ cre@@ t@@ aries until his death in 1@@ 6@@ 7@@ 4 .
O@@ thers were ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ating the pa@@ g@@ an ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y of as@@ ce@@ tic@@ ism , which involved ex@@ tre@@ me self - den@@ i@@ al .
Why is prayer an inv@@ alu@@ able a@@ id in making loving - kindness a part of our person@@ ality ?
1 / 15 Ke@@ ep Bu@@ il@@ ding U@@ p the C@@ ongreg@@ ation , 6 / 15
This is beau@@ ti@@ fully high@@ ligh@@ ted in the fin@@ al chap@@ ter of the book of A@@ mo@@ s .
He first asked de@@ pres@@ sed H@@ ann@@ ah the un@@ acc@@ using question : “ Why does your heart feel bad ? ”
He was the kind of person mentioned at Proverbs 17 : 17 : “ A true compan@@ ion is loving all the time , and is a brother that is born for when there is dist@@ ress . ”
The ar@@ ch@@ bi@@ sh@@ op of S@@ al@@ va@@ d@@ or had pres@@ sur@@ ed the c@@ hi@@ ef of po@@ li@@ ce to sto@@ p our ass@@ em@@ bly .
Per@@ secu@@ ted Christians are world con@@ qu@@ er@@ ors
How can faith in God’s Word help us ?
One time , when his wife was at a conven@@ tion , he took all his clo@@ th@@ es and moved out .
At S@@ an@@ ti@@ a@@ go@@ ’s pris@@ on , when the gu@@ ar@@ ds saw my viol@@ in case under my ar@@ m , they asked , “ Wh@@ at@@ ’s that for ? ”
A@@ m@@ ong them was An@@ dre@@ w , who was origin@@ ally a disci@@ ple of John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er .
“ He that is tur@@ ning his e@@ ar away from hear@@ ing the law , ” states the Bible , “ even his prayer is something de@@ t@@ es@@ table . ”
We can at@@ tr@@ act people to the truth by our fri@@ end@@ ly appro@@ ach .
He refer@@ red to a hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der who@@ se home had been bur@@ g@@ lar@@ ized .
3 , 4 . ( a ) How are false teach@@ ers like d@@ ri@@ ed - up wel@@ ls ?
How appro@@ pri@@ ate it is that we read the Bible da@@ ily , benef@@ iting from it and from Christian public@@ ations desi@@ gn@@ ed to bring us comfort and hope in these tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es@@ ome times !
One brother re@@ members a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent that occ@@ ur@@ red when he was just a young bo@@ y .
R@@ em@@ ember , God war@@ ns us not to use su@@ per@@ n@@ atur@@ al or ma@@ gi@@ cal po@@ wers . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 18 : 10 - 12 ; Isaiah 1 : 13 .
The cla@@ y , therefore , re@@ pres@@ ents el@@ ements within the s@@ ph@@ ere of influ@@ ence of the Ang@@ l@@ o - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can World P@@ ow@@ er , el@@ ements that make it we@@ ak@@ er than the so@@ li@@ d ir@@ on of the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
It can eas@@ ily temp@@ t people to worship the ob@@ ject rather than the God the ob@@ ject is su@@ p@@ posed to re@@ present .
It is our ear@@ n@@ est wish that as these individuals return home , they continue to let the light of truth shin@@ e in even ap@@ par@@ ently imp@@ en@@ et@@ ra@@ ble dar@@ k@@ ness . ​ — Matthew 5 : 14 - 16 .
That man was gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jesus for the answer .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons regul@@ arly rec@@ ite Jesus ’ mo@@ de@@ l prayer in ch@@ urch .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T A@@ B@@ O@@ U@@ T Y@@ O@@ U ?
Why did its cir@@ cul@@ ation la@@ g be@@ h@@ ind that in other coun@@ tri@@ es ? Why is it still among the le@@ ast read boo@@ ks in I@@ tal@@ y ?
S@@ ur@@ ely , no human deser@@ ves cre@@ di@@ t for dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ing and expla@@ ining these “ deep things of God ” !
She wr@@ ites : “ I am am@@ a@@ zed that he can share in reading the par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s and really gr@@ as@@ p their meaning .
The account says that “ they im@@ medi@@ ately moved away . ”
Are you wor@@ ri@@ ed about get@@ ting older and fac@@ ing health is@@ su@@ es in the future ?
On S@@ un@@ day mor@@ n@@ ings , G@@ r@@ and@@ pa would pol@@ ish my sh@@ o@@ es , and then I would head off to S@@ un@@ day school with the little wh@@ ite Bible my gr@@ and@@ mother had given me .
Jesus ’ rep@@ ly might have s@@ oun@@ ded imp@@ rac@@ tic@@ al to many .
The same can be true of elders , mission@@ aries , pione@@ ers , and Bethel family members who receive a word of appreciation for their faithful service .
Ther@@ efore , to be succ@@ ess@@ ful in fi@@ gh@@ ting tr@@ ac@@ es of sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness , you must first read God’s Word care@@ fully .
That does not mean in God’s physical form , for he is a spirit and we are of flesh .
Let us consider what the Bible says about God’s view of the matter . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 .
The ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t re@@ pres@@ ents the heavenly part of God’s organization , which is quic@@ k to follow his direction .
“ E@@ very man must be s@@ wi@@ ft about hear@@ ing , s@@ low about speaking . ” ​ — J@@ A@@ M@@ E@@ S 1 : 19 .
R@@ eli@@ ef at last !
We cannot worship any other go@@ ds or inclu@@ de any false ide@@ as or practic@@ es in our worship to Jehovah .
; J@@ or@@ d@@ an , A .
As brothers and sisters , we have many occasi@@ ons to show tend@@ er feelings toward one another .
What happ@@ ens when a serv@@ ant of Jehovah cou@@ ples strong faith in God’s promises with love for H@@ im and for fellow humans ?
A C@@ li@@ ma@@ c@@ tic T@@ est
( Read 1 Timothy 5 : 4 , 8 ; 6 : 6 - 10 . )
BU@@ S@@ Y I@@ N TH@@ E T@@ R@@ A@@ V@@ EL@@ IN@@ G W@@ O@@ R@@ K
He was very com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate in his deal@@ ings with the nee@@ dy .
Bro@@ ther H@@ er@@ d said : “ If your words are positi@@ ve , they will t@@ ou@@ ch the hearts of your brothers and sisters in your assignment . ”
At times , however , con@@ di@@ tions that cause us dist@@ ress are bey@@ ond human re@@ medi@@ es .
Because of my Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality , I was determined not to “ learn war . ”
10 : 10 .
Jesus showed sen@@ s@@ iti@@ v@@ ity and com@@ pas@@ sion toward his followers , taking their human needs into consider@@ ation .
But especially no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy is Jeremiah 31 : 15 , 16 , where R@@ ac@@ he@@ l is de@@ pi@@ cted as we@@ ep@@ ing over her sons who were taken to “ the land of the enem@@ y . ”
Jesus ans@@ wer@@ ed by poin@@ ting for@@ ward to a peri@@ od when , as he said , “ nation will ris@@ e against nation and kingdom against kingdom , and there will be food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges and earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es in one place after another . ”
E@@ very S@@ un@@ day they “ bu@@ b@@ ble over ” when they speak to their neigh@@ b@@ ors about God’s go@@ o@@ dness and expla@@ in how he will satis@@ fy “ all those who call upon him in tru@@ en@@ ess ” and will gu@@ ard “ all those loving him . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 5 : 7 , 18 , 20 .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate O@@ be@@ di@@ ence as the En@@ d D@@ ra@@ ws Ne@@ ar
He might then try to make a name for himself in this world , to seek fin@@ an@@ cial se@@ cur@@ ity in@@ stead of pu@@ t@@ ting God’s Kingdom first , or to trust in high@@ er educ@@ ation to secu@@ re a com@@ for@@ table life now .
Instead of having the influ@@ ence of one individu@@ al d@@ om@@ in@@ ate , the com@@ pos@@ ite good qualities of all the “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men ” whom Jehovah has provided benefit the organization . ​ — E@@ ph . 4 : 8 ; Pro@@ v . 24 : 6 .
But Jehovah comes to her a@@ id and thus does not allow her to become like So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h .
Jesus ’ mirac@@ les were a man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of “ the ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic power of God ”
However , the word “ congregation ” can have another meaning , refer@@ ring to all Christians , no matter what hope they have . ​ — See The Watchtower , A@@ pri@@ l 15 , 200@@ 7 , pages 21 - 23 .
For example , we learn about the d@@ ang@@ ers of the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t , of loving money , and of im@@ moral and viol@@ ent mo@@ vi@@ es , boo@@ ks , or g@@ ames .
I still wanted to understand the Bible , and I asked God to help me .
Paul remin@@ ded them that as anointed Christians their c@@ iti@@ z@@ en@@ ship ex@@ is@@ ted “ in the heavens . ”
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly there are many op@@ in@@ i@@ ons and much un@@ certain@@ ty when it comes to the question , What is the holy spirit ?
Jehovah’s spirit prom@@ o@@ tes un@@ ity in the congregation , but su@@ p@@ pose we were to s@@ pre@@ ad har@@ m@@ ful go@@ s@@ si@@ p or encoura@@ ge c@@ li@@ qu@@ es in the congregation .
4 - 6 . ( a ) For what th@@ ir@@ d reason are Jehovah’s Witnesses ze@@ al@@ ous ?
This helps us lead a truly mean@@ ing@@ ful and satis@@ f@@ ying life . ​ — Matthew 5 : 7 .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , Timothy was sh@@ y , or ti@@ mi@@ d .
18 , 19 . ( a ) What view of serving God do many people hold today ?
Ther@@ efore , in the next article , we will consider how we can cultiv@@ ate and maintain Christian hum@@ ility .
This article will help you to see why you have reason to rejo@@ ice over your hope and to look for@@ ward to the real@@ iz@@ ation of it .
S@@ ad@@ ly , after in@@ her@@ iting the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , the Israelites a@@ do@@ p@@ ted the sen@@ su@@ ous , mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous worship of Cana@@ an@@ ite go@@ ds .
We are pro@@ ba@@ bly famili@@ ar with a ter@@ m that Job did not know ​ — gra@@ v@@ ity .
You have likely ob@@ served that effe@@ ctive ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers are u@@ su@@ ally s@@ kil@@ led listen@@ ers .
The course of the ro@@ ad was first de@@ f@@ ined .
MI@@ L@@ L@@ I@@ ON@@ S have gro@@ wn up without experi@@ enc@@ ing po@@ ver@@ ty .
S@@ ad@@ ly , some angels cho@@ se to re@@ be@@ l against God . ​ — Ju@@ de 6 . A my@@ ri@@ ad is 10@@ ,000 .
“ Jehovah is my share , ” Jeremiah wrote , “ that is why I shall show a wa@@ iting attitude for him .
That was only the beg@@ in@@ ning of the K@@ ing@@ ’s vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous ri@@ de .
This may mean not see@@ ing family members as often as one might like .
Rather , we need to cultiv@@ ate strong trust in Jehovah while taking wh@@ atever appro@@ pri@@ ate action we can .
Bo@@ th qualities per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly bal@@ ance or comple@@ ment each other .
I don@@ ’t have en@@ ough words to than@@ k Jehovah for help@@ ing Mar@@ t@@ í@@ n to change .
Why , then , do they make these com@@ ments ?
For a verse - by - verse consider@@ ation of the book of Daniel , see Pa@@ y A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion to Dani@@ el@@ ’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy !
In one po@@ em about a dis@@ pu@@ te over rul@@ er@@ ship , Ba@@ al de@@ fe@@ ats El@@ ’s fav@@ or@@ ite son , the se@@ a - go@@ d Y@@ am@@ m .
( Read Luke 10 : 38 - 4@@ 2 . )
When the time came , God trans@@ fer@@ red Jesus ’ life from heaven to Mar@@ y’s wom@@ b so that he could be born as a human . ​ — Read Luke 1 : 30 - 32 ; John 6 : 38 ; 8 : 23 .
God comman@@ ded Adam : “ As for the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad you must not e@@ at from it , for in the day you e@@ at from it you will positi@@ vely die . ”
I@@ N T@@ O@@ D@@ A@@ Y@@ ’@@ S world , it may se@@ em that few people are willing to give of themselves .
What of spiritual Israel ?
What , then , can you do to help your children become truly educ@@ ated ?
I lived this ni@@ gh@@ t@@ m@@ are al@@ most every day . ” ​ — C@@ ar@@ ol@@ in@@ e@@ ’s mem@@ ori@@ es of her chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od .
There is u@@ su@@ ally , however , a con@@ spi@@ cu@@ ous om@@ is@@ sion in the care@@ fully wor@@ ded de@@ f@@ en@@ se of in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent desi@@ gn .
Why the differ@@ ence ?
“ F@@ our@@ th : When anxi@@ e@@ ties or serious problems are enc@@ oun@@ tered , we will , first of all , ‘ make our pet@@ iti@@ ons known to God , ’ having the as@@ sur@@ ance that ‘ the peace of God that exc@@ els all human thought ’ will sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard us .
We knew that Father loved us even though he made us work hard and did not ba@@ by us .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H G@@ O@@ D ur@@ ges Christians to ch@@ er@@ ish peace , to make peace a ke@@ y as@@ pect of life .
Indeed , there was no le@@ tu@@ p as far as har@@ d@@ ship was concer@@ ned .
He care@@ fully plac@@ es it against the bo@@ w@@ str@@ ing , and with fle@@ x@@ ed mus@@ c@@ les he b@@ ends his bo@@ w .
I often me@@ t brothers and sisters who were not physi@@ c@@ ally strong but who served Jehovah with all the strength they had .
The d@@ anger of be@@ coming involved with those who do not love Jehovah was vi@@ vi@@ dly por@@ tra@@ yed .
How have some parents helped their children to set spiritual go@@ als , and how has this proved bene@@ fi@@ cial ?
He had many other questions on the sub@@ je@@ cts that we had discus@@ sed with the four women during the night .
Do you think of . . .
In order to bre@@ a@@ the , the individu@@ al would have to pu@@ s@@ h up against the na@@ il , or na@@ il@@ s , in his fe@@ et .
He su@@ sta@@ ins and for@@ ti@@ fi@@ es us by means of his spirit , his organization , and his Word , the Bible .
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy can be used for good or for bad .
However , if you allow it to , the Bible can provide satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers to your questions .
Des@@ pite li@@ mit@@ ations imp@@ o@@ sed by health or other circumstances , those advan@@ ced in years can pray in be@@ half of others .
If we are tr@@ oub@@ led by a proble@@ m that th@@ reat@@ ens to bring re@@ pro@@ ach on Jehovah’s good name , then Eli@@ j@@ ah’s prayer before the Ba@@ al worshi@@ p@@ ers on M@@ ount C@@ ar@@ me@@ l is wor@@ th consider@@ ing , as is Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s prayer regarding the de@@ pl@@ or@@ able st@@ ate of Jerusalem .
That pas@@ sage lis@@ ts form@@ s of conduct that God con@@ dem@@ ns , but it ad@@ ds : “ That is what some of you were . ”
Many of the Jews and pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes who ga@@ ther@@ ed in Jerusalem on the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . were from the dist@@ ri@@ ct of A@@ sia , Egy@@ pt , Li@@ b@@ ya , R@@ ome , and C@@ re@@ te ​ — are@@ as in which people spoke Greek .
• What do we learn from Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the cam@@ el and the nee@@ d@@ le@@ ’s e@@ ye ?
T@@ y@@ c@@ hi@@ c@@ us travel@@ ed with the apostle Paul from Gre@@ e@@ ce through M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia , into A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or , and perhaps on to Jerusalem .
If deep down in his heart a Christian continu@@ es to love “ the things be@@ h@@ ind ” ​ — that is , certain as@@ pe@@ cts of the worl@@ d’s way of life — ​ he is in d@@ anger of lo@@ sing his good standing with God .
To find e@@ ase for your soul is to find in@@ ner peace , joy , satis@@ fac@@ tion , and spiritual fulfill@@ ment .
“ By faith Noah . . . showed godly fear and con@@ stru@@ cted an ar@@ k for the sa@@ ving of his hous@@ eho@@ ld . ”
The Hebrew name for this large , long - leg@@ ged wa@@ ding bir@@ d is the f@@ em@@ in@@ ine form of a word that means “ loyal one ; one of loving - kindness . ”
What do we need to consider regarding the r@@ ace that is set before us ?
What is the ke@@ y to our Christian un@@ ity ?
When reading the Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke ! ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , perhaps we even s@@ ki@@ p certain artic@@ les because the sub@@ ject matter is not of par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar interest to us .
Some of our brothers died , among them the bel@@ o@@ ved G@@ u@@ sta@@ w Ba@@ um@@ er@@ t .
God ex@@ hor@@ ts them to thro@@ w their anxi@@ ety upon him , to hum@@ ble themselves , and to take their stand against Satan the Devil .
If you go to a physi@@ ci@@ an for a physical c@@ he@@ c@@ ku@@ p , he likely will exam@@ ine your heart .
This was demonstr@@ ated by the mo@@ ving experience of a ze@@ al@@ ous young publi@@ sh@@ er in Cana@@ da who was ter@@ min@@ ally ill with le@@ u@@ k@@ em@@ ia .
Paul wrote : “ Be@@ come kind to one another , tend@@ er@@ ly com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , fre@@ ely for@@ giving one another just as God also by Christ fre@@ ely for@@ gave you . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 25 , 26 , 32 .
What are some go@@ als that a Bible stud@@ ent can set and at@@ tain ?
To off@@ set the l@@ ack of ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , An@@ dr@@ é Le@@ ma@@ i@@ re sent the bo@@ x to the Ge@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal S@@ ur@@ ve@@ y of Israel .
The Devil has used false religion to dec@@ ei@@ ve people .
At work , at school , and el@@ se@@ where , Jehovah’s Witnesses apply what they read in God’s Word
I@@ N TH@@ E year 6@@ 0@@ 7 before Christ , King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar I@@ I and his hu@@ ge Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an ar@@ my att@@ ac@@ ked the city of Jerusalem .
The talk “ God E@@ mp@@ ow@@ ers the Ti@@ red One ” ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that many people are ti@@ red no@@ wa@@ days .
By following the apostle Pet@@ er@@ ’s counsel : “ [ Be ] ready to make a de@@ f@@ en@@ se before ever@@ yone that dem@@ ands of you a reason for the hope in you , but doing so together with a mil@@ d temp@@ er and deep respect . ”
The Wor@@ k of the Tru@@ e God
“ This means everlasting life , ” Jesus said , “ their taking in knowledge of you , the only true God , and of the one whom you sent for@@ th , Jesus Christ . ”
S@@ pe@@ ak God’s Word With B@@ ol@@ dness , 11 / 15
Un@@ like P@@ il@@ ate , Jesus used the de@@ fin@@ ite article and said “ the truth . ” He was refer@@ ring to divine truth .
• What must we do to sur@@ vi@@ ve God’s day of judgment ?
What if you have sin@@ ned seri@@ ously in some way ?
As Jehovah did not physi@@ c@@ ally shi@@ eld Jesus from the on@@ sla@@ ugh@@ ts of his enem@@ ies , He does not shi@@ eld Christians that way today .
Jesus stated : “ This good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations ; and then the end will come . ”
Jesus loy@@ ally up@@ held Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y by sub@@ mit@@ ting to God’s will for him .
It is the fact that milli@@ ons of people worl@@ d@@ wide today have already enjo@@ yed succ@@ ess in ri@@ d@@ ding themselves of sel@@ f@@ ish , im@@ moral , or viol@@ ent person@@ ality tra@@ its and have learned to be hon@@ est , pe@@ ace@@ able , and kind individuals .
Th@@ r@@ ough Pet@@ er@@ ’s inspired words , Jehovah as@@ sures us that he will make his servants fir@@ m and strong .
He learned how to support himself in@@ stead of beg@@ g@@ ing and now lives a clean , pro@@ duc@@ tive life .
A@@ k@@ s@@ am@@ a@@ i came to Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th for some clo@@ thing but asked many questions about the meaning of life and the con@@ dition of the dead .
Yet , Jesus lo@@ ves and ca@@ res for it .
How much better to view re@@ pro@@ of as a way to o@@ pen our eyes to see we@@ ak@@ nesses that we were not a@@ ware of and then qui@@ et@@ ly accept the cor@@ rection . ​ — Read L@@ am@@ ent@@ ations 3 : 28 , 29 .
This inclu@@ des the guid@@ ance provided in the 4@@ th chap@@ ter of Proverbs .
Do you con@@ ve@@ y to them your deep con@@ vi@@ ction that Jehovah is still a real Pro@@ te@@ ct@@ or of his people ?
Now it is ess@@ enti@@ al to keep on taking in rich spiritual food so that we maintain a ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast heart as Jehovah’s dedic@@ ated servants .
F@@ in@@ ish@@ ing his language tra@@ ining in 1@@ 6@@ 8@@ 0 , G@@ l@@ ü@@ ck re@@ turned to L@@ at@@ vi@@ a and began serving as a minis@@ ter .
She did not allow her@@ self to be wr@@ ong@@ ly acc@@ used , but she respon@@ ded in a very res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful man@@ ner . “ No , my l@@ ord ! ” she rep@@ lied . “ A woman hard pres@@ sed in spirit I am ; and w@@ ine and in@@ to@@ x@@ ic@@ ating li@@ qu@@ or I have not dr@@ un@@ k , but I p@@ our out my soul before Jehovah .
His viol@@ ent conduct often l@@ an@@ ded him in pris@@ on .
One reason is that we imitate Jesus , who was “ no part of the world . ”
By exerc@@ ising faith in the shed blood of Jesus , we can enjoy the fav@@ or and trust that come from being God’s friends .
She attend@@ ed Christian meetings regul@@ arly and app@@ lied what she was lear@@ ning , especially on the matter of wi@@ f@@ ely sub@@ je@@ ction .
Your desire to preach the good news of the Kingdom will n@@ atur@@ ally in@@ ten@@ si@@ fy . ​ — J@@ er .
What could have affe@@ cted Sa@@ ul@@ ’s conscience ?
Bo@@ th sons of Adam may have used al@@ t@@ ars and fi@@ re for their o@@ ffer@@ ings , perhaps within sight of the ch@@ er@@ u@@ bs , who were the only living re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves of Jehovah on earth at that time .
If you control your emo@@ tions and listen , the cor@@ rection you give will more re@@ adi@@ ly be accepted .
Our being ac@@ tive in the Christian ministry is a prote@@ ction against Satan’s “ ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations , ” or “ c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty ac@@ ts . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 11 ; fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
He had to sel@@ l pro@@ per@@ ty and go@@ o@@ ds and pur@@ cha@@ se ten@@ ts , cam@@ els , food , and needed e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , the Greek e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent of this word , “ H@@ ad@@ es , ” is used in the Scriptures to indic@@ ate where Jesus Christ went for a time after he died . ​ — Acts 2 : 31 .
That is ni@@ ce . ”
As we have no@@ ted , the first si@@ x ver@@ ses of Psalm 14@@ 5 : 1 - 6 give us s@@ ound reas@@ ons to praise Jehovah for things associ@@ ated with his un@@ sear@@ cha@@ ble great@@ ness .
TH@@ E cha@@ in ho@@ l@@ ding a shi@@ p@@ ’s an@@ cho@@ r has to with@@ stand im@@ men@@ se st@@ ra@@ in to keep the v@@ es@@ sel from d@@ ri@@ f@@ ting .
Re@@ g@@ arding faithful servants of old who have died , Jesus said : “ They are all living from [ God’s ] stan@@ d@@ point . ” ​ — Luke 20 : 38 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
Just as a sol@@ di@@ er would not s@@ wa@@ p a bre@@ ast@@ pl@@ ate of ir@@ on for one made of an inf@@ eri@@ or me@@ tal , we would never want to ex@@ change Jehovah’s standards of what is right for our own .
This ri@@ der re@@ pres@@ ents war@@ f@@ are .
Let us exam@@ ine some su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions .
It is not hard to see why J@@ on@@ ah found it da@@ un@@ ting to car@@ ry out that t@@ ask .
God re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed David as a man of integrity .
Then he said to Peter : “ G@@ et be@@ h@@ ind me , Satan ! You are a stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ ck to me , because you think , not God’s thoughts , but those of men . ” ​ — Mark 8 : 32 , 33 ; Mat@@ t .
How can the attitude of a certain r@@ un@@ ner illustr@@ ate our determin@@ ation not to give up ?
Then I contr@@ ac@@ ted mal@@ ari@@ a .
This pat@@ ter@@ n of transl@@ ation and teaching is being re@@ pe@@ ated in many cul@@ tures .
Jesus is baptized by John in the f@@ all of that year .
Sh@@ ould we conclu@@ de , though , that there is nothing we can do about the l@@ eng@@ th of that walk ?
What may be the result of comm@@ end@@ ation given to a young one ?
Many of them were able to use one or more of the mirac@@ ul@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts of the spirit , such as speaking in t@@ ong@@ u@@ es .
They need to understand the import@@ ance of s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely saying “ ple@@ ase , ” “ than@@ k you , ” “ you are wel@@ come , ” “ may I help you ? , ” and “ I am s@@ or@@ ry . ”
Just as Jehovah helped his faithful people of ancient times to con@@ qu@@ er their fo@@ es , he can help you to gain the vi@@ ct@@ ory over any ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le that you may enc@@ oun@@ ter .
Eli@@ j@@ ah said that the true God would answer and the false one would not .
A mission@@ ary cou@@ ple , L@@ y@@ nt@@ on and J@@ en@@ n@@ y D@@ ow@@ er , who had pione@@ ered along with us in B@@ all@@ ar@@ at , wel@@ com@@ ed us .
Jesus too is a buil@@ der .
And ‘ being ga@@ ther@@ ed to one@@ ’s fore@@ fa@@ thers ’ does not necess@@ ar@@ ily exc@@ lu@@ de d@@ ying a viol@@ ent death .
A te@@ en@@ ag@@ er nam@@ ed A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il , who got baptized at age 12 , says : “ I feel that Jehovah deser@@ ves our than@@ ks more than anyone el@@ se in the uni@@ verse .
( P@@ ol@@ and )
Des@@ pite our li@@ mit@@ ations , Jehovah high@@ ly valu@@ es our who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted worship
Paul’s courage in pris@@ on accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed much for the good news
He se@@ es your end@@ ur@@ ance .
What could have ca@@ used Mark to give up ?
It is hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing to hear of gener@@ os@@ ity toward str@@ ang@@ ers , and doub@@ t@@ less , similar ac@@ ts are per@@ form@@ ed by people of all religi@@ ons and by people who have no religion .
They felt a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of what they used to do .
Their service to God is not mo@@ tiv@@ ated by material concer@@ ns .
Some are s@@ car@@ ed by it .
She works hard for the good of the hous@@ eho@@ ld , making the home a pleas@@ ant and com@@ for@@ table place for the family .
They have only a sh@@ ort stu@@ m@@ p bel@@ ow the el@@ bo@@ w .
What was fore@@ told and ful@@ filled regarding the Messi@@ ah’s be@@ tra@@ y@@ al ?
An@@ dr@@ é f@@ on@@ dly re@@ members the h@@ our@@ s he sp@@ ent ga@@ z@@ ing at the st@@ ars with his son .
B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ing that knowledge ( g@@ no@@ ʹ@@ s@@ is in Greek ) could be der@@ i@@ ved in a my@@ s@@ tic@@ al way , G@@ no@@ s@@ tic@@ s com@@ bin@@ ed apost@@ ate Christi@@ an@@ ity with Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y and O@@ ri@@ ent@@ al my@@ s@@ tic@@ ism .
But Moses and A@@ ar@@ on ple@@ ad@@ ed for the lives of the people to be s@@ pared .
Paul long@@ ed to see Christians in R@@ ome in order to imp@@ ar@@ t some spiritual gift to them so that they might be made fir@@ m .
While Abra@@ m was yet chil@@ d@@ less , Jehovah chang@@ ed his name to Abraham , which means “ Father of a C@@ ro@@ w@@ d ( Mul@@ titu@@ de ) . ”
How did a Witness help his neigh@@ b@@ ors when he was invit@@ ed to pray in their be@@ half ?
“ At home we hear only cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism .
Tru@@ e , dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing is a spiritual tra@@ ge@@ dy , but the tra@@ ge@@ dy need not become an un@@ m@@ iti@@ g@@ ated disa@@ ster .
Like Jesus , who was “ made ali@@ ve in the spirit , ” anointed Christians are resur@@ rec@@ ted as the same person but with a spiritual body .
Mo@@ re@@ over , I look for@@ ward to the time when , by Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , I will be able to live forever .
When a member of the congregation is in need of spiritual help , what ass@@ ist@@ ance can the elders provide ?
A woman nam@@ ed D@@ or@@ c@@ as , or T@@ a@@ bi@@ th@@ a , lived in J@@ op@@ pa , an ancient se@@ ap@@ ort nor@@ th@@ w@@ est of Jerusalem .
The Ca@@ tho@@ lic new@@ s@@ pa@@ per Christ in der Ge@@ gen@@ war@@ t ( The Con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary Christian ) repor@@ ts that “ even in ‘ con@@ serv@@ ative ’ S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land , more and more marri@@ ages are bre@@ ak@@ ing up . ”
Jesus himself bor@@ e witness before H@@ er@@ od and P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate .
Tru@@ e , we are not liter@@ ally sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by fi@@ er@@ y ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts and hor@@ ses .
To Jesus , the work he was assign@@ ed by Jehovah was as n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing , satis@@ f@@ ying , and ref@@ re@@ shing as food .
Ha@@ ve religious lead@@ ers taught true Christian love ?
But all the faith@@ less people out@@ side the ar@@ k peri@@ shed because they had refu@@ sed to listen to Noah , “ a pre@@ ach@@ er of righteousness . ” ​ — 2 P@@ et .
Jesus ’ Lo@@ ve Not S@@ enti@@ men@@ tal
Although my wife and daugh@@ ters were far away , I dre@@ w comfort from know@@ ing that Mari@@ a and I had rema@@ ined loyal to Jehovah .
I had in mind going to New Yor@@ k C@@ ity , where there were many religi@@ ons , in order to atten@@ d some religious ser@@ vi@@ ces to see what was taught .
What effect can positi@@ ve words have on our brothers and sisters ?
They can also en@@ able us to res@@ ist me - ism , whether la@@ bel@@ ed that or not .
So keep cal@@ m and do your best to avoid over@@ re@@ ac@@ ting to cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism .
A@@ n a@@ po@@ lo@@ gy may help to he@@ al a w@@ ound ca@@ used by un@@ kind words or actions .
They would have a thr@@ ill@@ ing work assignment in heaven , rul@@ ing as k@@ ings and serving as pri@@ ests along with Christ . ​ — Revelation 5 : 9 , 10 ; 14 : 1 , 3 .
With deep re@@ ver@@ ence for God , the com@@ pos@@ er of another psal@@ m san@@ g : “ S@@ even times in the day I have pra@@ ised you because of your righteous j@@ udi@@ cial decisions . ”
F@@ am@@ ili@@ es can at@@ tain happiness when they work hard to do Jehovah’s will .
En@@ du@@ r@@ ance B@@ r@@ ings H@@ app@@ iness
The transl@@ at@@ ors also have to learn com@@ pu@@ ter s@@ k@@ ill@@ s , sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ing , and transl@@ ation te@@ ch@@ ni@@ qu@@ es .
As God tra@@ ins us , he takes into account our individu@@ al circumstances , a@@ bil@@ ities , ma@@ ke@@ up , and li@@ mit@@ ations .
The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia A@@ mer@@ ic@@ ana ( 195@@ 6 E@@ dition ) states : “ S@@ atur@@ n@@ ali@@ a , a Rom@@ an fe@@ ast c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated in mi@@ d - De@@ c@@ ember , provided the mo@@ de@@ l for many of the mer@@ ry - making cu@@ st@@ om@@ s of Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s . ”
10 : 17 , 18 .
The par@@ al@@ le@@ l account in Luke tel@@ ls us that Jesus “ t@@ ou@@ ched the e@@ ar and heal@@ ed him . ”
The ter@@ m has been wi@@ d@@ ely used to descri@@ be the g@@ lo@@ om@@ y pro@@ spe@@ cts fac@@ ing humans .
When first - century disciples el@@ se@@ where heard of the fam@@ ine in Ju@@ de@@ a , they must have offered a mul@@ titu@@ de of prayers for their brothers even before sen@@ ding reli@@ ef fun@@ ds .
The col@@ or and st@@ y@@ le se@@ em just right for you , and the pri@@ ce ta@@ g indic@@ ates that this is a real ba@@ r@@ gain .
It is also important to teach children that they can make friends with older people as well as with pe@@ ers .
The d@@ ang@@ ers of bad associ@@ ations therefore chall@@ enge our s@@ k@@ ill@@ s as parents .
1 : 8 , 17 ​ — To whom do the t@@ it@@ les “ the Al@@ ph@@ a and the O@@ me@@ ga ” and “ the Fir@@ st and the L@@ ast ” ref@@ er ?
The small j@@ ar of “ gen@@ u@@ ine n@@ ard ” co@@ st up to a ye@@ ar@@ ’s wa@@ ges . ​ — Mark 14 : 3 - 5 ; John 12 : 3 - 5 .
• How can a fam@@ il@@ y’s spiritu@@ ality be main@@ ta@@ ined ?
World W@@ ar I@@ I had be@@ gu@@ n , and H@@ it@@ l@@ er@@ ’s Na@@ z@@ i tro@@ op@@ s had in@@ va@@ ded P@@ ol@@ and in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 19@@ 39 .
Si@@ mil@@ arly today , Jehovah’s people need to be on gu@@ ard against apost@@ ates and other wicked men who use tri@@ ck@@ er@@ y or c@@ un@@ ning for sel@@ f@@ ish pur@@ pos@@ es . ​ — Mat@@ t .
“ H@@ app@@ y are those consci@@ ous of their spiritual need , ” said Jesus , “ since the Kingdom of the heavens bel@@ ong@@ s to them . ”
In a bu@@ ri@@ al ca@@ ve on the s@@ lo@@ p@@ es of the H@@ in@@ no@@ m V@@ al@@ le@@ y in Jerusalem , they found two small s@@ il@@ ver s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls with Bi@@ bli@@ cal te@@ x@@ ts recorded on them .
What could have b@@ lu@@ r@@ red Moses ’ spiritual vision ?
The apostle Paul , a des@@ c@@ end@@ ant of the first man , wrote : “ I am fle@@ sh@@ ly , so@@ ld under sin . ” ​ — Romans 7 : 14 .
I arri@@ ved at Bethel on Ju@@ ne 20 , 194@@ 5 , and was assign@@ ed to work as a h@@ ou@@ se@@ keep@@ er .
H@@ O@@ W would you prote@@ ct yourself if you knew that a de@@ ad@@ ly e@@ pi@@ dem@@ ic was ra@@ g@@ ing in your are@@ a ?
S@@ he@@ ila im@@ medi@@ ately left the cl@@ ass@@ ro@@ om , and what she later heard made her g@@ la@@ d she had done so .
I@@ N TH@@ E dead of night , enem@@ y sol@@ di@@ ers ad@@ v@@ ance ste@@ al@@ th@@ ily along the bed of the E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates Ri@@ ver toward their ob@@ je@@ ctive , the mi@@ gh@@ ty city of Babyl@@ on .
; M@@ é@@ n@@ de@@ z , N .
H@@ ans and B@@ r@@ un@@ i used to have a gener@@ al ide@@ a about God .
My mother had to work long h@@ our@@ s out@@ side the home to provide for us four bo@@ ys .
• What chang@@ ed face of war has been in evidence , and what have often been the ro@@ o@@ t ca@@ uses ?
However , would Jesus have sel@@ e@@ cted Peter as one of his 12 apostles if Peter was really a r@@ as@@ h , imp@@ e@@ tu@@ ous , or pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous man ?
Yes , V@@ i@@ o@@ let was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
( b ) What hope did God give Adam and E@@ ve@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants ?
V@@ ari@@ ous pres@@ sures and anxi@@ e@@ ties ar@@ ise in the lives of God’s servants today .
As a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble pro@@ of of that , he provided the ransom sacrifice of his Son , Jesus Christ , which op@@ ened the do@@ or to per@@ fe@@ ction and everlasting life .
What counsel and what war@@ ning did Solomon give to you@@ ths ?
Gre@@ ater responsi@@ bil@@ ities now a@@ wa@@ ited that slave .
If we were to li@@ mit our love to those who re@@ ci@@ pro@@ c@@ ate , this would not mer@@ it any “ re@@ ward , ” or fav@@ or , from God .
Can we de@@ fin@@ iti@@ vely say whether Jehovah did or did not inter@@ v@@ ene in spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c c@@ as@@ es ?
For example , we keep preaching to people about God’s Kingdom and help@@ ing them become disciples of Jesus .
It is up to us to follow God’s direction and walk in his way .
Jehovah’s Witnesses hold that accep@@ ting whole blood or any of those four pri@@ m@@ ary com@@ pon@@ ents viol@@ ates God’s law .
He has an ob@@ je@@ ctive in mind : to we@@ ak@@ en our faith and con@@ su@@ me us spiritually .
Thus , to be close to God , we need to commun@@ ic@@ ate with him regul@@ arly .
Paul wrote to the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans : “ You hus@@ ban@@ ds , keep on loving your wi@@ ves and do not be bit@@ ter@@ ly ang@@ ry with them . ”
However , the Bible also says that “ the heart is more tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous than anything el@@ se and is des@@ per@@ ate . ”
The fun@@ d was main@@ ta@@ ined by vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary contribu@@ tions .
What three things will God’s people do when att@@ ac@@ ked ?
Su@@ b@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , M@@ il@@ t@@ on wrote a se@@ qu@@ el ent@@ it@@ led Par@@ adise Re@@ ga@@ ined .
Re@@ fle@@ cting on such poin@@ ts may move a brother to put for@@ th effort to over@@ come ne@@ g@@ ative feelings .
It was about an earth@@ qu@@ ake in S@@ um@@ at@@ r@@ a that in 200@@ 4 tri@@ gg@@ ered the most de@@ va@@ st@@ ating t@@ su@@ nam@@ is in recorded hist@@ ory .
T@@ R@@ O@@ O@@ D@@ O@@ S M@@ T@@ S .
Why does Christian mil@@ dness not imp@@ ly we@@ ak@@ ness ?
We need to know not only what he has done but also how and why he has ac@@ ted that way .
To my sur@@ pris@@ e , sever@@ al cu@@ st@@ om@@ ers came to the re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ant that night .
As he indic@@ ated when in@@ s@@ titu@@ ting the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of his death , his own perfect human life was the sacrifice .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Mar@@ eli@@ us wor@@ ked full - time to pa@@ y the mor@@ t@@ g@@ age on their house .
What is the great@@ est good that Christians can do for others ?
All our hous@@ es are destro@@ yed .
O@@ thers may feel that be@@ coming hum@@ ble pre@@ ach@@ ers of the good news is bene@@ ath their di@@ gn@@ ity .
Does she really understand the seri@@ ousness of what she is doing ?
Yes , Jesus did per@@ form mirac@@ les ; yet , what he did while on earth was relati@@ vely li@@ mit@@ ed com@@ pared with what he would have been able to accom@@ pl@@ ish in heaven .
This , in turn , helps us to make decisions that leave us with a clean conscience and God’s appro@@ val . Do you not ag@@ ree that these benef@@ its give us good reason to “ put on the Lord Jesus Christ ” ? ​ — R@@ om .
The Bible , however , war@@ ns : “ The wicked one is bor@@ ro@@ wing and does not pa@@ y back . ” ​ — P@@ s .
E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 37 : 1 - 14 and Revelation 11 : 7 - 12 each speak about something that happened in 19@@ 19 .
I could f@@ ill those emp@@ ty days by medit@@ ating on a vari@@ ety of Bible sub@@ je@@ cts .
Even if we might not be as self - satis@@ fied as Saul became , we should de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely work to avoid any tend@@ enc@@ y that may lead to the same bad course . If we receive counsel , let us take care not to jus@@ ti@@ fy our actions , min@@ i@@ mi@@ ze the proble@@ m , or shi@@ ft the bl@@ ame .
Of course , Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s are not al@@ one in per@@ c@@ ei@@ ving a dis@@ con@@ ne@@ ct between their religious a@@ ff@@ ili@@ ation and their way of life .
After re@@ mar@@ king that “ at first , it all seem@@ ed so in@@ no@@ c@@ ent , ” he ad@@ ded : “ In time , my meeting attend@@ ance d@@ w@@ in@@ d@@ led and I st@@ op@@ ped pra@@ ying . ”
What Is the Kingdom of God ?
We sur@@ ely would not want to res@@ ist the spi@@ rit@@ ’s le@@ ading .
There were times during World W@@ ar I@@ I when we had to de@@ al with ho@@ st@@ ility because of our neu@@ tr@@ al position , but Jehovah never fa@@ iled to support us .
This means di@@ stan@@ c@@ ing ourselves from Satan’s wicked system of things .
10@@ ,@@ 9@@ 8@@ 7
There is one Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God and Creator who made all things .
H@@ app@@ y Is E@@ ver@@ yone F@@ ear@@ ing Jehovah
After this bu@@ mp@@ y star@@ t , we e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly began our field ministry .
When I was in my early te@@ ens , two Bible pas@@ sa@@ ges stru@@ ck me .
In 199@@ 3 , we were reas@@ sign@@ ed to a cir@@ cu@@ it in the e@@ ast@@ er@@ n part of the country .
When he is a child , the son simply ob@@ ser@@ ves his father .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , To@@ ñ@@ i a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ zed again and told the woman that she under@@ sto@@ od the suffering she was experi@@ enc@@ ing .
After star@@ ting to study the Bible , R@@ ol@@ f - M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el was deep@@ ly moved by the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ D@@ ra@@ w close to God , and he will draw close to you . ”
What is the determin@@ ation of members of the great crow@@ d ?
One was a f@@ ar@@ m@@ er who ag@@ re@@ ed to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with the brothers .
Then we should act in har@@ mony with Jehovah’s direction reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of how difficult it may be to accept it .
Some women refu@@ se to accept the he@@ ad@@ ship of their hus@@ ban@@ ds .
Th@@ ough for@@ ced to move from place to place to elu@@ de his pur@@ su@@ ers , O@@ ri@@ g@@ en did not let up in his teaching .
The apostle John coun@@ sel@@ ed fellow believers not to love the world or the things in the world because “ the world is pas@@ sing away and so is its desire , but he that does the will of God rema@@ ins forever . ” ​ — 1 John 2 : 15 - 17 .
To the once - en@@ sla@@ ved Israelites , he proved to be a D@@ eli@@ ver@@ er , a Pro@@ te@@ ct@@ or , a G@@ u@@ i@@ de , and a Pro@@ vi@@ der who satis@@ fied all their material and spiritual needs .
When we feel inc@@ l@@ ined to com@@ pla@@ in against the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty , we should ‘ put our hand over our m@@ ou@@ th . ’
They all f@@ ared ba@@ dly and stand as war@@ ning examples for us . ​ — E@@ x .
All the sacri@@ fi@@ cial o@@ ffer@@ ings that the Jews had been making for h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of years were no longer necess@@ ary and no longer had any value .
At inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tions of Jehovah’s Witnesses , ob@@ serv@@ ers are often ast@@ oun@@ ded to see the love , peace , and un@@ ity among the va@@ st crow@@ ds of people , trans@@ cen@@ ding ba@@ r@@ ri@@ ers of n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality , cul@@ ture , and language .
She was baptized in the early 19@@ 30 ’ s , and just as her mother had encoura@@ ged , she helped her three daugh@@ ters ​ — Lu@@ cy , Je@@ an , and Cor@@ ali@@ e — ​ to devel@@ op a love for God .
The time for this to ha@@ p@@ pen is very near .
In the C@@ u@@ sto@@ dy of C@@ la@@ udi@@ us L@@ ysi@@ as
What did some learn from me ?
She will@@ ingly gave up the pro@@ spe@@ ct of marriage and chil@@ d@@ be@@ aring in order to fulf@@ ill a v@@ ow that her father had made .
How does Jehovah continue to “ remember his covenant ” with Abraham ?
Jesus will come “ with his powerful angels in a f@@ lam@@ ing fi@@ re , as he br@@ ings v@@ enge@@ ance upon those who do not know God and those who do not obey the good news . ”
Christ Jesus said : “ Wh@@ ich father is there among you who , if his son as@@ ks for a f@@ ish , will perhaps hand him a ser@@ p@@ ent in@@ stead of a f@@ ish ?
Al@@ f@@ red Ch@@ es@@ ter Be@@ at@@ ty , born in 18@@ 7@@ 5 in New Yor@@ k , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , was of S@@ co@@ t@@ t@@ ish , I@@ ris@@ h , and Eng@@ l@@ ish an@@ c@@ es@@ try .
Me@@ dit@@ ate upon them .
Jehovah se@@ es what we do ​ — good or bad — ​ and he is a@@ ware of our circumstances , so that he can respon@@ d in ways he se@@ es f@@ it .
What will that Par@@ adise be like ? — L@@ et@@ ’s see .
The 9@@ th chap@@ ter , a s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ating conclu@@ sion to the pro@@ verbs discus@@ sed up to that point , is pres@@ ented as an exc@@ iting illustr@@ ation that mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to pur@@ sue wisdom .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , we have a we@@ al@@ th of practic@@ al wisdom on which to draw .
In prayer to Jehovah , a faithful man of old said : “ Those know@@ ing your name will trust in you . ”
How do you think Jehovah ans@@ wer@@ ed Jeremiah ? — In a kind but fir@@ m way , he said : “ Do not say , ‘ I am but a bo@@ y . ’
A human c@@ ra@@ f@@ t@@ s@@ man uses his hands and to@@ ol@@ s to make things , but God s@@ ends for@@ th holy spirit to accom@@ pl@@ ish his great works .
We can make personal decisions without imp@@ o@@ sing our conscience on others ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 15 )
Then my world su@@ d@@ den@@ ly f@@ ell ap@@ ar@@ t .
Does that mean that Jehovah did not respon@@ d to your prayers and that his spirit is not help@@ ing you ?
By means of God’s spirit , what could Peter do during and after Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . ?
A sister nam@@ ed L@@ ou@@ ise ad@@ mit@@ ted that for some time after baptism , her ma@@ in concer@@ n was the imp@@ res@@ sion she gave to others .
Thus the Bible shows that Satan is the ro@@ o@@ t cause of human suffering .
A wal@@ led gar@@ den and su@@ n@@ ken bas@@ in ad@@ ded to the char@@ m of the p@@ al@@ ace .
The psalmist displa@@ yed such hon@@ es@@ ty when he pray@@ ed : “ Ex@@ am@@ ine me , O Jehovah , and put me to the t@@ est ; ref@@ ine my k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys and my heart . ”
And n@@ ard , or sp@@ ik@@ en@@ ard , was an exc@@ lu@@ sive In@@ di@@ an pro@@ du@@ ct from the H@@ i@@ mal@@ a@@ y@@ as .
Like so@@ o@@ thing o@@ il , their Bible counsel will prove to be com@@ for@@ ting to anyone who is truly rep@@ ent@@ ant . ​ — Jeremiah 8 : 22 .
E@@ con@@ om@@ ic wel@@ f@@ are . ​ — Proverbs 10 : 4 ; 28 : 19 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 28 .
For an ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation of the “ se@@ ven times , ” see chap@@ ter 10 of the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
For one thing , we can pa@@ use and think before we speak .
P@@ i@@ one@@ ering was teaching me to le@@ an on Jehovah , and I began to feel more com@@ for@@ table with the ide@@ a of serving overse@@ as .
It was a full ev@@ ening for Jesus .
What Scriptural example of dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing is pres@@ ented here , and why was the congregation ur@@ ged to re@@ inst@@ ate the man ?
He ho@@ l@@ ds before us the jo@@ y@@ ful pro@@ spe@@ ct of an un@@ en@@ ding future .
But each one in his own ran@@ k : Christ the fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its , af@@ ter@@ ward those who bel@@ ong to the Christ during his pres@@ ence . ”
How can care@@ gi@@ v@@ ers cop@@ e with the r@@ ange of emo@@ tions they may experience thr@@ ough@@ out the course of the ill@@ ness ?
Although the e@@ pi@@ cen@@ ter of the qu@@ ake was just 30 mil@@ es [ 50 k@@ m ] away , the r@@ en@@ o@@ v@@ ated Kingdom H@@ all was not dam@@ ag@@ ed .
At that time , Jehovah’s servants were already an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating that a great work would need to be done after World W@@ ar I@@ I .
W@@ H@@ O would den@@ y that wisdom is in@@ dis@@ p@@ en@@ sa@@ ble when it comes to deal@@ ing with li@@ fe@@ ’s problems ?
T@@ R@@ U@@ E Christians are at war !
However , for K@@ es@@ ia , now ag@@ ed 26 , the ide@@ a of mo@@ ving away from family was an ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le .
I also vis@@ ited a number of ch@@ ur@@ ches , but in s@@ pite of my efforts , I was still not satis@@ fied spiritually .
He even made a covenant with his eyes not to look im@@ mor@@ ally at a vi@@ r@@ g@@ in .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy ap@@ poin@@ ts men from among the other sheep to positi@@ ons of over@@ sight in branch of@@ fic@@ es , dist@@ ri@@ cts , cir@@ cu@@ its , and congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
When tr@@ ying to expla@@ in death to a child , many parents have found that children understand simp@@ le , direc@@ t words more re@@ adi@@ ly than they do ab@@ str@@ act conc@@ ep@@ ts or e@@ u@@ ph@@ em@@ is@@ ms .
In effect , Jesus put rel@@ ev@@ ant Bible te@@ x@@ ts together like the pi@@ e@@ ces of a pu@@ z@@ z@@ le , which en@@ ab@@ led his disciples to see a clear pat@@ ter@@ n of spiritual truth .
M@@ ak@@ ing S@@ tu@@ dy Ti@@ me M@@ ore En@@ jo@@ y@@ able and Pro@@ duc@@ tive
At first , I arrang@@ ed for a Christian el@@ der to study with my husband , but he told me , “ I will study with no one but you . ”
Jesus stated that those h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites were not going to en@@ ter God’s Kingdom .
In some cul@@ tures , “ a bro@@ ken heart ” has refer@@ ence to un@@ re@@ qu@@ ited love .
Matthew , another son , ad@@ ds : “ D@@ ad made sure that he was home from work early on meeting ni@@ gh@@ ts to take the lead in get@@ ting us ready for the meeting . ”
* Wh@@ er@@ e@@ as the S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es were con@@ serv@@ ative , the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es were li@@ ber@@ al and were c@@ hi@@ ef@@ ly com@@ mon@@ ers who had great influ@@ ence with the people .
Are you ze@@ al@@ ously eng@@ ag@@ ing in this Kingdom - preaching activ@@ ity ?
Jesus himself said that “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ” would be mar@@ ked by w@@ ars , fam@@ ines , and p@@ est@@ il@@ ences .
Jesus ’ followers are no part of this wicked world .
“ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e pu@@ t@@ ting up with one another and for@@ giving one another fre@@ ely . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 13 .
M@@ ak@@ ing an effort to be in attend@@ ance and pa@@ ying attention to the pro@@ gra@@ m is very important .
Y@@ oung members of the congregation may be fac@@ ing challeng@@ es , such as res@@ is@@ ting “ the desi@@ res in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ al to you@@ th . ”
A@@ ra@@ ba@@ h ( sou@@ th of S@@ al@@ t Se@@ a )
When we face decisions , whether great or small , we must not be se@@ duc@@ ed by the pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda of Satan’s world , which says that you must have what you want right now .
This is the time to “ seek me@@ ek@@ ness . ”
To whom was Peter here speaking ?
( b ) What questions can we ask ourselves ?
How happy we are that Jehovah does not make appro@@ ach to him difficult !
In this way , each member of the Christian congregation can ​ — and should — ​ be a teach@@ er and a gu@@ i@@ de . ​ — Matthew 5 : 16 .
At le@@ ast 30 pre@@ vi@@ ously un@@ known di@@ se@@ ase ag@@ ents have been id@@ enti@@ fied since 19@@ 7@@ 3 , including H@@ I@@ V , E@@ bo@@ la , he@@ pat@@ it@@ is C , and N@@ i@@ pa@@ h vi@@ r@@ us , for which no cu@@ res are a@@ vail@@ able . ”
Do not be dec@@ ei@@ ved !
12 P@@ le@@ as@@ ant Un@@ ity and the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al
God’s Word also says : “ Ho@@ ly , holy , holy is Jehovah God , the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty . ”
When we comm@@ ended them , they would say , “ We did it for Jehovah . ”
• bring happiness under tri@@ als and persecu@@ tion ?
Jehovah has really bless@@ ed me . ”
See the 200@@ 4 C@@ al@@ end@@ ar of Jehovah’s Witnesses , S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember / O@@ c@@ to@@ ber .
And they b@@ ra@@ vely stri@@ ve to prote@@ ct their children from spiritual d@@ ang@@ ers .
Many today not only believe that angels ex@@ ist but also feel that their own lives in some way are affe@@ cted by angels .
“ From the Bible , I learned that all those years sp@@ ent fi@@ gh@@ ting were wa@@ sted ”
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From Isaiah ​ — I , 12 / 1 “ How I Do Lo@@ ve Your Law ! ” 9 / 15
• What should Christians ex@@ pect while living in this wicked world ?
( a ) What part do angels pla@@ y in con@@ ne@@ ction with the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work ?
How does help@@ ing others spiritually make us feel about our own problems ?
Dis@@ c@@ us@@ sing future Kingdom blessings with others dra@@ ws us clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on such examples can help keep us hum@@ ble and teach us ‘ not to think more of ourselves than it is necess@@ ary to think . ’ ​ — Romans 12 : 3 .
We have been encoura@@ ged to sear@@ ch out people who are likely to respon@@ d to spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c artic@@ les in our j@@ our@@ n@@ als .
Rather , Jesus set the stan@@ d@@ ard for all Christian ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers when he told his followers : “ As you go , preach . ” — Matthew 10 : 5 - 7 .
“ I will medit@@ ate on all your activ@@ ity . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 7@@ 7 : 12 .
“ I also enjo@@ yed the money and the exc@@ it@@ ement that this life - st@@ y@@ le offered me .
The Bible does not show that the b@@ ones of El@@ isha were ever ven@@ er@@ ated .
Jesus therefore told that nation of Israel : “ Lo@@ ok ! Your house is a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned to you . ”
Why should we ask God for his holy spirit ?
If we continue encourag@@ ing our family members and our brothers and sisters in the congregation , we can help one another to be happy and to stay close to Jehovah .
Who was Jehovah going to use to lead this new “ nation ” ?
There are now 21 com@@ mit@@ te@@ es thr@@ ough@@ out the country , with a to@@ tal of 7@@ 7 brothers serving on them .
We d@@ ress a certain way ; we like certain fo@@ o@@ ds ; we be@@ have in a certain man@@ ner .
Jac@@ o@@ b rel@@ ated his st@@ ory .
The D@@ on@@ atis@@ ts did not appro@@ ve of the inter@@ fer@@ ence of Rom@@ an emp@@ er@@ ors in ch@@ urch af@@ fai@@ r@@ s .
Jehovah lo@@ v@@ ingly taught the Israelites to walk , taking them upon his ar@@ ms .
Our spiritual her@@ it@@ age inclu@@ des a we@@ al@@ th of acc@@ ur@@ ate and valu@@ able information from the past .
Solomon was qu@@ ite young when he began rul@@ ing , and al@@ though he re@@ ign@@ ed for 40 years , he did not re@@ ach an advan@@ ced old age .
S@@ ti@@ mul@@ ated by Gre@@ w@@ ’s writ@@ ing , St@@ or@@ r@@ s care@@ fully loo@@ ked into what the Scriptures had to say about the soul and discus@@ sed the matter with some of his fellow min@@ isters .
A husband and wife can learn much by exam@@ ining the way Jehovah God commun@@ ic@@ ated with Abraham .
A@@ no@@ ther loving gift of God for which we should be gr@@ ate@@ ful is his holy spirit .
L@@ au@@ re@@ l uses this to star@@ t con@@ vers@@ ations in A@@ cap@@ ul@@ c@@ o , as@@ king people if A@@ cap@@ ul@@ c@@ o is more like a par@@ adise than where they come from and what they like about it .
J@@ on@@ a@@ than and David
4 : 3 .
* He was str@@ ang@@ led as a tra@@ it@@ or .
; Z@@ u@@ ro@@ s@@ ki , J .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 8@@ 1 , 8@@ 0
W@@ ic@@ ke@@ dness is now more a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant than in any other time in hist@@ ory .
Let Jehovah F@@ or@@ ti@@ fy and Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard Your Mar@@ ri@@ age
L@@ ater , he even said : “ I shall speak no more in his name . ”
He and my husband de@@ v@@ ised a seri@@ es of simp@@ le dra@@ w@@ ings , or s@@ tic@@ k fi@@ gu@@ res , to expla@@ in ba@@ si@@ c Bible teachings .
F@@ i@@ ve Re@@ as@@ ons to F@@ e@@ ar God and Not M@@ an
Re@@ g@@ arding her assignment at Bethel , De@@ br@@ a says : “ S@@ ome@@ times I feel as if I@@ ’@@ ve st@@ ep@@ ped into one of those Par@@ adise con@@ stru@@ ction s@@ cen@@ es that are fe@@ atu@@ red in our public@@ ations ! ”
The psalmist wrote of God : “ He he@@ als the bro@@ k@@ en@@ hear@@ ted ; he bin@@ ds up their w@@ oun@@ ds . ”
S@@ la@@ very ev@@ o@@ k@@ es i@@ ma@@ ges of people op@@ pres@@ sed and in b@@ onda@@ ge , who@@ se work and sacrific@@ es bring benef@@ its , not to themselves , but to those who own and d@@ om@@ in@@ ate them .
Th@@ ough they were materi@@ ally po@@ or , the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans set a fine example for us in displa@@ ying gener@@ os@@ ity . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
A member of the e@@ dit@@ ori@@ al te@@ am of the De@@ ad Se@@ a S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls conclu@@ ded that one s@@ cro@@ l@@ l “ provi@@ des ir@@ refu@@ table pro@@ of that the trans@@ mis@@ sion of the bi@@ bli@@ cal text through a peri@@ od of more than one th@@ ous@@ and years by the hands of Jewish cop@@ y@@ ists has been ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely faithful and care@@ ful . ”
Can we lik@@ e@@ wise find comm@@ on gr@@ ound with those in our ter@@ rit@@ ory ?
Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us sent his servants to S@@ im@@ on@@ ’s house , and Peter accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed them back to Ca@@ es@@ are@@ a .
V@@ i@@ ro@@ t
Yet , when the Bible does ref@@ er to n@@ atur@@ al ph@@ en@@ om@@ ena , it is cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly acc@@ ur@@ ate .
The nation they live in might get em@@ bro@@ iled in ci@@ vi@@ l stri@@ fe .
We had many questions .
To what re@@ ward can elders look for@@ ward ?
For one thing , as is true with ri@@ p@@ en@@ ess in fru@@ it , spiritual matu@@ r@@ ity in a person is also man@@ i@@ f@@ est in vari@@ ous ways .
Jehovah under@@ stan@@ ds our li@@ mit@@ ations , but he also kno@@ ws our po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for good .
He told his disciples that such cal@@ am@@ ities would form a si@@ gn of the last days .
The Witness says , “ That was one of the few times that I saw her c@@ ry . ”
P@@ or@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , it seem@@ s , is a prom@@ in@@ ent fe@@ ature of po@@ pul@@ ar cul@@ ture .
; W@@ il@@ bur@@ n , D .
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : W@@ ell , ma@@ y@@ be I could illustr@@ ate the point this way .
So it fol@@ lo@@ ws that the book of Psal@@ ms was made up of individu@@ al psal@@ ms when it was com@@ p@@ iled .
After al@@ most giving up in his service to God but then having his thinking read@@ ju@@ sted by Jehovah , the psalmist A@@ sa@@ ph hum@@ bly ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged : “ With your counsel you will lead me , and af@@ ter@@ ward you will take me even to glory . ”
“ O how great his go@@ o@@ dness is ! ” exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed the prophet Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah .
It makes us certain that during the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of divine judgment , Jehovah will find the wicked wh@@ er@@ ever they hi@@ de and will lo@@ c@@ ate individuals he consi@@ ders deser@@ ving of his mer@@ cy , no matter where they may live on this earth .
O@@ f@@ ten Ger@@ r@@ i would conduct 20 we@@ ek@@ ly Bible stu@@ dies , and many with whom we stu@@ died prog@@ ressed to baptism .
Con@@ duc@@ ting Bible stu@@ dies keep@@ s us foc@@ used on see@@ king first the Kingdom .
So , then , Jesus me@@ ant a liter@@ al se@@ wing nee@@ d@@ le and a real cam@@ el .
I never ti@@ re of than@@ king Jehovah for this blessing .
At the same time , we real@@ ize that it requi@@ res effort .
In sh@@ ort , they were to be a nation of wit@@ nesses for Jehovah .
He had been re@@ je@@ cted by the Israelites .
The Bible says that “ the nations [ have ] been in tu@@ mul@@ t and the n@@ ational grou@@ ps themselves kept mut@@ ter@@ ing an emp@@ ty thing . ”
As a result , she has dra@@ wn clo@@ s@@ er to her heavenly Father .
What princi@@ ple can help us to serve God without reg@@ re@@ ts ?
It would be wise to learn to trust others , d@@ ele@@ g@@ ating matters to them .
“ The in@@ sight of a man certainly s@@ lo@@ ws down his anger , ” says the Bible , “ and it is beau@@ ty on his part to pas@@ s over trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion . ”
What does it mean to be je@@ al@@ ous ?
That is what a husband in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o nam@@ ed Ad@@ ri@@ á@@ n did .
When vis@@ iting other c@@ ities , I have always made it a point to witness to the de@@ a@@ f .
Mu@@ ch of the Af@@ ri@@ can cont@@ in@@ ent stru@@ gg@@ les with dr@@ ought and fam@@ ine , but U@@ g@@ anda is bless@@ ed with ri@@ v@@ ers and l@@ ak@@ es , such as V@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ a , the worl@@ d’s second - lar@@ g@@ est fre@@ sh@@ water l@@ ake .
On@@ ly about 10 per@@ c@@ ent of the T@@ V shows , mo@@ vi@@ es , and mu@@ si@@ c vi@@ de@@ o@@ s that were an@@ al@@ y@@ zed consider@@ ed the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of viol@@ ence .
We must take action in order to res@@ ist and thus prote@@ ct ourselves .
• when organiz@@ ing a we@@ d@@ ding or a rec@@ ep@@ tion ?
What con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed me that my fe@@ ars were un@@ f@@ oun@@ ded was that all 9@@ 7 in the congregation sh@@ ared in the ministry with me that we@@ ek@@ end .
He is the God of comfort .
R@@ idi@@ cul@@ ers re@@ je@@ cting pro@@ of of the last days . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 3 , 4
The pet@@ iti@@ on , expres@@ sing deep concer@@ n about the ba@@ n , cons@@ is@@ ted of 7@@ 6 vo@@ lum@@ es and con@@ ta@@ ined over 3@@ 1@@ 5@@ ,000 sign@@ atu@@ res .
What , then , are some practic@@ al ways in which we can honor those who hold positi@@ ons of over@@ sight in the worl@@ d@@ wide Christian congregation ?
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 30 , 2@@ 11
Yet , the apostle Paul ob@@ served : “ Bo@@ th the Jews ask for sign@@ s and the Gre@@ ek@@ s look for wisdom ; but we preach Christ imp@@ aled , to the Jews a cause for stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing but to the nations fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness . ”
Ang@@ r@@ ily , the pri@@ est left .
Ho@@ ly spirit emp@@ ow@@ ered Peter and John to speak with such b@@ ol@@ dness that their op@@ pon@@ ents were filled with won@@ der , and “ they began to recogn@@ ize about them that they used to be with Jesus . ”
E@@ ating such food would go against comm@@ on sense and could end@@ anger our health .
At the time , there were fe@@ wer than 50 Witnesses of Jehovah in that enti@@ re C@@ en@@ tr@@ al A@@ mer@@ i@@ can country .
Let him not get circum@@ c@@ ised .
Wh@@ atever may come , we know that Jehovah will never a@@ ban@@ d@@ on us .
The ang@@ el declar@@ ed : “ F@@ e@@ ar God and give him glory , because the h@@ our of the judgment by him has arri@@ ved , and so worship the One who made the heaven and the earth and se@@ a and f@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of w@@ at@@ ers . ”
F@@ or@@ ty congregations have had to share the same Kingdom H@@ all comple@@ x of four h@@ alls .
To fulf@@ ill that wonderful com@@ mis@@ sion , our origin@@ al parents would need to keep on living ​ — forever — ​ and so would their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
They li@@ mit their expres@@ sions of affe@@ ction .
Jo@@ y@@ ce and I learned to man@@ age qu@@ ite well ​ — I deal@@ t with my occasi@@ onal b@@ ou@@ ts of mal@@ ari@@ a , and Jo@@ y@@ ce cop@@ ed with si@@ ck@@ ness ca@@ used by am@@ o@@ e@@ ba@@ s .
Do you have a family member who is op@@ pos@@ ing you ?
L@@ angu@@ ages shap@@ e the way people think about and descri@@ be the world around them ​ — col@@ or , qu@@ an@@ t@@ ity , lo@@ c@@ ation , direction .
A requi@@ re@@ ment for those who “ come out of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” is that they have exerc@@ ised faith in Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice , made a dedic@@ ation to Jehovah , and sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed their dedic@@ ation by water baptism . ​ — Revelation 7 : 14 , 15 .
This “ word ” inclu@@ des what God’s holy spirit says as expres@@ sed through the Bible and what Jehovah and Jesus say through those whom they have appointed as under@@ shepher@@ ds . ​ — Read Isaiah 30 : 21 ; Revelation 3 : 22 .
“ This has helped M@@ il@@ ane to expla@@ in her position on bir@@ th@@ days and ho@@ li@@ days and ref@@ ra@@ in from jo@@ ining in when those occasi@@ ons are ob@@ served , ” says her mother .
How can we es@@ cap@@ e the cur@@ se of the f@@ l@@ ying s@@ cro@@ l@@ l ?
H@@ as the C@@ ongreg@@ ation Bo@@ ok S@@ tu@@ dy overse@@ er ann@@ oun@@ ced that it is our grou@@ p@@ ’s turn to clean the Kingdom H@@ all ?
My un@@ c@@ le w@@ on the case on appe@@ al , but he sp@@ ent ten days in j@@ a@@ il in the mean@@ time .
Thus , the article pointed out : “ It is mo@@ ving to see men , women , and te@@ en@@ age vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers will@@ ingly working together to buil@@ d a place where they can me@@ et together and worship God . ”
“ F@@ o@@ od Su@@ pp@@ lies at the Pro@@ per Ti@@ me ”
God - given joy br@@ ings us deep satis@@ fac@@ tion when we do the divine will even in times of har@@ d@@ ship , s@@ or@@ ro@@ w , or persecu@@ tion .
What does a mo@@ des@@ t person take into consider@@ ation when thinking about making spiritual prog@@ ress ?
This faith imp@@ el@@ led F@@ er@@ n@@ and to share his Scriptural hope with others over the p@@ ho@@ ne .
7 , 8 . ( a ) Why would a Christian have been un@@ wise to atten@@ d ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t rac@@ es ?
Be ob@@ serv@@ ant , not just taking a su@@ per@@ fi@@ cial look at the situation .
And now , if , ple@@ ase , I have found fav@@ or in your eyes , make me know , ple@@ ase , your ways , . . . in order that I may find fav@@ or in your eyes . ”
Why do we share Davi@@ d’s sen@@ ti@@ ments recorded at Psalm 1@@ 33 : 1 ?
D@@ ue to the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic en@@ er@@ gy , he also being vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous in power , not one of them is mis@@ sing . ” ​ — Isaiah 40 : 26 ; Jeremiah 32 : 17 .
E@@ ven@@ tually , her form@@ er bo@@ ss called and offered her the same jo@@ b that she had before .
I fir@@ m@@ ly refu@@ sed again , and at that m@@ om@@ ent , I was filled with “ the peace of God that exc@@ els all thought . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 .
If we accept Jehovah’s help , ‘ he himself will su@@ sta@@ in us . ’ ​ — P@@ s .
By regul@@ arly being on hand and by giving of yourself in wh@@ atever way you can , you will truly benefit the congregation , even while you are still lear@@ ning the language .
W@@ as Jesus wor@@ ri@@ ed about what to do ?
Ther@@ efore , let it be your fir@@ m determin@@ ation to supp@@ lic@@ ate Jehovah for his spirit and work in har@@ mony with its le@@ adi@@ ng@@ s .
Ad@@ ding to this con@@ fu@@ sion , some Ca@@ tho@@ lic writ@@ ers had put for@@ ward the ide@@ a that the year 5@@ 00 C.E . would mar@@ k the end of the world .
In cir@@ cu@@ it work
We have to ad@@ mit that this pon@@ ti@@ fic@@ ate does no honor to the Ch@@ urch .
A@@ n A@@ m@@ h@@ ari@@ c public meeting in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in
No@@ wa@@ days it may be a little in@@ conven@@ i@@ ent to have to wa@@ it a while before being able to ob@@ tain something , but the spiritual blessings and privile@@ ges we have received make up for it a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly . ”
You might know of an el@@ der@@ ly Christian who is serving Jehovah des@@ pite po@@ or health .
Still , we continued to give pri@@ or@@ ity to Kingdom inter@@ ests . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Joh@@ ann@@ es G@@ u@@ ten@@ ber@@ g used a prin@@ ting pres@@ s to pro@@ du@@ ce the first Bible ever pr@@ inted using mo@@ va@@ ble ty@@ pe .
20 : 1 , 4@@ 9 .
Our situation is similar .
Des@@ pite the imp@@ res@@ sive knowledge that has been am@@ as@@ sed by human@@ kind , our understanding of the material cre@@ ation does not ex@@ ten@@ d even to “ the fr@@ ing@@ es of [ God’s ] ways . ”
He should consider what the Bible says about blood and remember that he is who@@ l@@ ly dedic@@ ated to God . ​ — 10 / 15 , pages 30 , 31 .
Indeed , the spiritual hu@@ ng@@ er of many deser@@ ving ones sc@@ at@@ tered ac@@ ro@@ ss this va@@ st are@@ a was at last being satis@@ fied . ​ — Matthew 5 : 6 .
Jehovah’s Witnesses have long esta@@ bli@@ shed Scrip@@ tur@@ ally that since 1914 we have been living during Jesus ’ promised “ pres@@ ence . ” It is still continu@@ ing , and the end of this wicked system of things is now very near .
How did some fellow Witnesses respon@@ d ?
For more information , you may cont@@ act the Ch@@ ar@@ it@@ able P@@ l@@ an@@ ning O@@ f@@ fice , ei@@ ther in writ@@ ing or by tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne , at the ad@@ d@@ ress lis@@ ted bel@@ ow or you may cont@@ act the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses that ser@@ ves your country .
“ F@@ i@@ ght the F@@ ine F@@ i@@ ght ”
After Jehovah destro@@ ys wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and those who cause it , if anyone ever again would chall@@ enge Jehovah’s way of rul@@ ing in love , there would be no need for God to per@@ mit the chall@@ enge to stand .
Be@@ fore long , our mission@@ ary compan@@ i@@ ons are eng@@ ag@@ ing a woman and her son in an an@@ im@@ ated con@@ vers@@ ation on a Bible sub@@ ject .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , congregation members will be more pre@@ pared to receive help from elders when they real@@ ize that elders too de@@ al with problems , fe@@ ars , and per@@ ple@@ x@@ ities .
After the re@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion , the So@@ vie@@ ts s@@ wit@@ ched to the G@@ reg@@ ori@@ an cal@@ end@@ ar , br@@ ing@@ ing Rus@@ sia into l@@ ine with the rest of the world .
The teaching of on@@ es@@ el@@ f and of others to which Paul refer@@ red had to do with Christian mor@@ ality .
That act showed that Moses ’ heart was with his brothers .
Since the Jews had re@@ je@@ cted Jesus as the Messi@@ ah , rep@@ en@@ ting and exerc@@ ising faith in him was a new and vital fac@@ t@@ or in see@@ king and recei@@ ving God’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
Th@@ ough just about every religion claim@@ s to know the p@@ ath to spiritu@@ ality , the direc@@ tions given are about as num@@ er@@ ous as the religi@@ ons themselves .
Yet , we did not d@@ well on where we pre@@ fer@@ red to be but tri@@ ed to foc@@ us on our cur@@ r@@ ent assign@@ ments and wh@@ atever challeng@@ es they posed .
If any have ‘ dra@@ wn back from following Jehovah , ’ now is the time for them to seek him again . ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 1 : 3 - 6 ; 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 1 : 8 , 9 .
And when will it beg@@ in to rule over the earth ?
What were the cre@@ d@@ enti@@ als that made him con@@ v@@ inc@@ ingly the gen@@ u@@ ine Messi@@ ah ?
He has not chang@@ ed .
What wrong vie@@ w@@ point did the La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ ans have ?
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , it is difficult to s@@ wi@@ m against the cur@@ r@@ ent of this worl@@ d’s low moral standards .
Why and how did Jesus fav@@ or Na@@ th@@ ana@@ el ?
L@@ ear@@ n a less@@ on from the way Jehovah invol@@ ves others in his pro@@ je@@ cts .
“ During the family Bible study , we tri@@ ed not to s@@ co@@ ld our children , even if they got a bi@@ t bo@@ is@@ ter@@ ous , ” say Sha@@ wn and Paul@@ ine of B@@ r@@ ita@@ in , who have four children .
What cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ction is seen in the tre@@ at@@ ment of Jehovah’s Witnesses today ?
What can help us be good gu@@ ests ?
And they cal@@ cul@@ ated their value and found them wor@@ th 5@@ 0@@ ,000 pi@@ e@@ ces of s@@ il@@ ver . ”
This can stand young ones in good stead later when they en@@ ter the work for@@ ce .
Because of the fri@@ end@@ ly way Jesus spoke to him , Na@@ th@@ ana@@ el chang@@ ed the way he felt about Jesus , who was from Na@@ z@@ are@@ th .
It has been v@@ isi@@ ble for de@@ ca@@ des now , which fact indic@@ ates that Christ’s pres@@ ence is a re@@ ality and that the end of this system of things is ra@@ pi@@ dly appro@@ aching .
He will gu@@ ard the very way of his loyal ones . ” Yes , the way of integrity is not without its challeng@@ es , but it is the only way to everlasting life and true fre@@ e@@ dom .
Tru@@ e , I had to make some e@@ con@@ om@@ ic sacrific@@ es , but I needed to sp@@ end time with my son , and this mat@@ tered much more to me than any material advan@@ ta@@ ge .
What can we do to find true happiness and satis@@ fac@@ tion ?
So after the mission@@ aries con@@ sul@@ ted with King R@@ ad@@ ama I , the king gr@@ anted per@@ mis@@ sion to a@@ do@@ pt the Rom@@ an al@@ p@@ ha@@ be@@ t and use it in place of s@@ or@@ a@@ be .
What of the claim@@ s of high@@ er cr@@ iti@@ c@@ s that the Go@@ sp@@ els do not me@@ et the cr@@ it@@ eri@@ a of real hist@@ ory ?
Jehovah set asi@@ de the se@@ ven@@ th day ​ — his rest day — ​ in order to bring his purpose res@@ pe@@ cting the earth to a gl@@ ori@@ ous fulfill@@ ment .
• W@@ as the le@@ pro@@ s@@ y mentioned in the Bible the di@@ se@@ ase known today as le@@ pro@@ s@@ y ?
3 : 13 ; D@@ an .
If you are taking part , are there fur@@ ther go@@ als that you may set for yourself ?
Jesus therefore ad@@ v@@ ised : “ S@@ to@@ p being anxi@@ ous . ”
F@@ ree From F@@ e@@ ar
Of what is a form@@ er a@@ the@@ ist con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed , and why ?
We me@@ t some@@ where in the mi@@ dd@@ le . ”
But the me@@ ek ones themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will in@@ deed find their ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace .
In Au@@ gu@@ st 199@@ 7 our long - standing dre@@ am was real@@ ized .
How would they hear it ?
A c@@ li@@ f@@ f might not se@@ em to be the ide@@ al place to make your home , especially if it is lo@@ c@@ ated high up in the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s .
W@@ ell , Moses ’ sister , Mi@@ ri@@ am , along with her brother A@@ ar@@ on , mu@@ r@@ mu@@ red : “ Is it just by Moses al@@ one that Jehovah has spo@@ ken ?
No matter where they are lo@@ c@@ ated or who serve as direc@@ t@@ ors or of@@ fic@@ ers , these ent@@ ities are the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c@@ ally gu@@ i@@ ded and used by the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
( Read Daniel 2 : 21 . )
And if we yi@@ eld to his instru@@ ction , we will be able to keep on coun@@ ting our days for all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity .
And let us appreci@@ ate that our ro@@ le in this vital is@@ sue en@@ ta@@ il@@ s rema@@ ining faithful even under difficult circumstances , as did Job .
T@@ y@@ nd@@ ale
A few years later , Bo@@ b A@@ t@@ kin@@ son called at our house and pla@@ yed a ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph rec@@ ord of one of Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d’s tal@@ ks .
“ And there were people of the same religion on op@@ pos@@ ite si@@ des of the war k@@ ill@@ ing one another .
What was involved in Timo@@ th@@ y’s being “ per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed to believe ” ?
W@@ ould that not inclu@@ de im@@ moral thinking and actions that have ca@@ used some to d@@ ro@@ p out of the r@@ ace ? ​ — Read Matthew 5 : 29 , 30 .
I W@@ A@@ S born in O@@ pp@@ en@@ au , Ger@@ many , in 19@@ 11 , just three years before the out@@ bre@@ ak of World W@@ ar I .
The inspired prophet Mi@@ ca@@ h said of the nations of the world that they would “ walk each one in the name of its go@@ d . ”
B@@ r@@ ing@@ ing up a child in “ the discipl@@ ine and ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on of Jehovah ” is one of the great@@ est privile@@ ges a Christian par@@ ent can have .
Z@@ acc@@ ha@@ e@@ us received his gu@@ est “ with rejo@@ ic@@ ing . ”
T . R@@ ob@@ er@@ t@@ son in Word P@@ ic@@ tures in the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent . Mo@@ re@@ over , later in the book of Revelation , John descri@@ bes the heavenly city , Jerusalem , saying : “ I@@ ts ra@@ di@@ ance was like a most preci@@ ous st@@ one , as a j@@ as@@ per st@@ one shin@@ ing cr@@ y@@ st@@ al - clear . ”
A@@ br@@ am@@ ’s days were ac@@ tive ; he had much to do in man@@ ag@@ ing his flo@@ c@@ ks and his servants .
C@@ ul@@ ture may also be a fac@@ t@@ or .
That app@@ lies to Christian women at all times , and it certainly inclu@@ des the we@@ d@@ ding day .
A@@ n el@@ der@@ ly person shows an interest in spiritual matters .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out its pages are tre@@ a@@ sures that can inc@@ ite us to ‘ over@@ f@@ low in than@@ k@@ s@@ giving . ’
One way is to imitate the faith of the elders as well as their fine example .
The matter is between him and Jehovah .
So why hold back from o@@ ffering a po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving message to anyone who might listen to it ? ​ — Read Matthew 7 : 12 .
What kind of people do you pre@@ f@@ er to be around ?
Lo@@ ve for us , his Witnesses , mo@@ ves Jehovah to give us “ the t@@ ong@@ ue of the taught ones , ” as we put for@@ th every effort to honor him and help others . ​ — Is@@ a .
Some Christians have been sen@@ ten@@ ced to death .
The first talk , “ Par@@ ents , Bu@@ il@@ d U@@ p the F@@ am@@ ily C@@ ir@@ c@@ le , ” set the to@@ ne .
Bo@@ th artic@@ les will consider three l@@ ines of evidence that Jehovah has in@@ deed been be@@ h@@ ind those men , pro@@ ving that he was ​ — and still is — ​ the true Le@@ ad@@ er of his people . ​ — Is@@ a . 5@@ 8 : 11 .
And they encoura@@ ge read@@ ers to love their fellow humans .
To find in@@ ner peace , joy , satis@@ fac@@ tion , and fulfill@@ ment , we need to learn what God’s will is and then bring our life into har@@ mony with it .
So@@ on after this , Jehovah would as@@ si@@ gn Eli@@ j@@ ah to tra@@ in El@@ isha , who would become known as the one “ who p@@ our@@ ed out water upon the hands of Eli@@ j@@ ah . ”
But the right of fir@@ st@@ born could be trans@@ fer@@ red .
An@@ al@@ y@@ z@@ ing and understanding the reason for your re@@ action will allow you to consider what would be the best and Scrip@@ tur@@ ally prop@@ er respon@@ se .
At the beg@@ in@@ ning of the 20@@ th century , the ‘ fi@@ shing gr@@ oun@@ ds ’ were con@@ f@@ ined to a few lands .
Today , we may feel in@@ experienced or under@@ qu@@ ali@@ fied to car@@ ry out certain as@@ pe@@ cts of our sac@@ red service .
There was no doubt in Jesus ’ mind that Jehovah was “ spe@@ cially f@@ ond ” of him .
He said : “ A certain man was rich and he had a ste@@ ward , and this one was acc@@ used to him as h@@ and@@ ling his go@@ o@@ ds wa@@ ste@@ fully .
We also re@@ ject en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment that fe@@ atu@@ res such dis@@ gu@@ sting things .
The par@@ able of the tal@@ ents is pri@@ mar@@ ily about how Jesus de@@ als with his anointed disciples , but it con@@ tain@@ s principles that apply to all Christians .
He and his wife , L@@ in@@ da , have been at Bethel in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates since 199@@ 0 , where Bro@@ ther S@@ pl@@ ane has wor@@ ked in the Ser@@ vice and W@@ rit@@ ing de@@ par@@ t@@ ments .
The apostle Paul said that the truth was not to be found in human ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es and tra@@ di@@ tions .
Since the cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ e@@ ’s Eng@@ l@@ ish was li@@ mit@@ ed and The Watchtower was not a@@ vail@@ able in P@@ un@@ j@@ abi at that time , she also en@@ lis@@ ted R@@ a@@ j@@ r@@ ani@@ ’s help in transl@@ ating the con@@ ten@@ ts of the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine for her .
Because he had faith that wh@@ atever Jehovah said , Jehovah would do .
Why must we be ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely care@@ ful about our associ@@ ates ?
At Romans 1 : 20 , the Bible states : “ [ God’s ] inv@@ isi@@ ble qualities are c@@ learly seen from the worl@@ d’s cre@@ ation on@@ ward , because they are per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved by the things made , even his et@@ er@@ n@@ al power and Go@@ d@@ ship . ”
The educ@@ ation Paul received can be com@@ pared with that of a uni@@ vers@@ ity educ@@ ation today .
However , see@@ ing the contr@@ ast between the gen@@ u@@ ine love of those in her congregation and the shal@@ low fri@@ end@@ ship of her cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es , she became con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that she needed to make some chang@@ es in her life .
Jehovah un@@ den@@ i@@ ab@@ ly bless@@ es the preaching work of Christian women and supp@@ or@@ ts them in times of tri@@ al .
H@@ ere are some of the three Re@@ form@@ ers ’ f@@ indi@@ ng@@ s :
As@@ soci@@ ate new things learned with pre@@ vi@@ ous knowledge .
“ The p@@ ath of the righteous ones is like the b@@ right light that is get@@ ting ligh@@ ter and ligh@@ ter until the day is fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ S 4 : 18 .
In effect , Paul was saying that even though there were coun@@ ter@@ fe@@ it Christians in their mi@@ d@@ st , Jehovah would recogn@@ ize those who really bel@@ ong@@ ed to him , just as he did in the days of Moses .
R@@ eu
‘ Does my conscience war@@ n me when I am being temp@@ ted ? ’
Since the Bible does not speak of any other person who had such an experience and since it is Paul who tel@@ ls us of it , likely Paul had this vision . ​ — 10 / 15 , page 8 .
‘ Just as they are ab@@ oun@@ ding in everything , ’ Paul encoura@@ ges the Corinthians to ‘ ab@@ ound in giving . ’
After an ei@@ ght - h@@ our inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ation , they deci@@ ded to de@@ por@@ t me .
If any one kno@@ ws anything better , let him take it .
Do Not Gi@@ ve U@@ p in Do@@ ing What Is F@@ ine , 8 / 15
The two men explained that they were ag@@ it@@ ated by their vi@@ vi@@ d and pu@@ z@@ z@@ ling dre@@ am@@ s ​ — and by the fact that they had no inter@@ pre@@ ter with them .
You have to get into the water and s@@ pl@@ as@@ h about in it .
What chall@@ enge did P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la and A@@ qu@@ ila accept ?
After his resurrection , Jesus received authority in heaven and on earth .
It is important to sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ ize our circumstances because , to some ex@@ t@@ ent , our place in the congregation dep@@ ends on what we are able to do or are in a position to do .
He inter@@ vie@@ wed three cou@@ ples ​ — A@@ le@@ x and S@@ ar@@ ah Re@@ in@@ mu@@ el@@ l@@ er , David and Kris@@ ta S@@ cha@@ f@@ er , and R@@ ob@@ er@@ t and Ke@@ tr@@ a C@@ ir@@ an@@ ko .
In 19@@ 35 our daugh@@ ter E@@ s@@ ther was born .
I had no experience with this , but others helped me to learn .
The Bible says : “ F@@ ar be it from the true God to act wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dly . ” ​ — Job 34 : 10 ; read James 1 : 13 .
To most famili@@ es , the bir@@ th of tw@@ ins is an exc@@ ep@@ tional and thr@@ ill@@ ing ev@@ ent .
In this case , we would need to consider such fac@@ t@@ ors as the ex@@ t@@ ent of our having authority over what is being done and the de@@ gre@@ e of our invol@@ v@@ ement .
Like the God they worshipp@@ ed , they had to be p@@ un@@ c@@ tu@@ al .
I w@@ on the respect of many of my fellow stud@@ ents , and the teach@@ er told me that he ad@@ mi@@ red the work I was doing .
In@@ f@@ lu@@ enced by the com@@ mer@@ cial world and its ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising , milli@@ ons of people stri@@ ve to ob@@ tain more in@@ stead of being cont@@ ent with what they have .
The d@@ anger of a fi@@ ght was a@@ ver@@ ted .
Even faithful worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah must face what re@@ ality , but what comfort do we find in God’s Word ?
However , such out@@ spo@@ k@@ en@@ ness is not to be con@@ fu@@ sed with b@@ lu@@ nt@@ ness or ru@@ den@@ ess . “ Let your ut@@ ter@@ ance be always with gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ousness , ” states the Bible .
Yes , in our time the world is sh@@ r@@ ou@@ ded in spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness .
How tim@@ ely !
However , we will have the opportunity to prove our reli@@ ance on our heavenly Father .
It was not ex@@ ac@@ tly the sa@@ f@@ est place to hi@@ de .
It is simply bey@@ ond us to re@@ me@@ dy the effe@@ cts of sin in@@ her@@ ited from Adam . ​ — Psalm 4@@ 9 : 7 - 9 .
Even today , many in Chris@@ tend@@ om continue to em@@ br@@ ace the@@ ori@@ es and ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es that cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct the Bible .
The apostle Peter wrote : “ B@@ el@@ o@@ ved ones , since you are a@@ wa@@ iting these things , do your ut@@ most to be found fin@@ ally by him spo@@ t@@ less and un@@ ble@@ mi@@ shed and in peace . . . .
How appro@@ pri@@ ate , then , is our ye@@ ar@@ text for 200@@ 8 : “ St@@ and fir@@ m and see the sal@@ vation of Jehovah ” ! ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 14 : 13 .
In those days , it was comm@@ on to att@@ ach a se@@ al to a do@@ cum@@ ent or other it@@ em@@ s to indic@@ ate au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ity or ow@@ n@@ er@@ ship . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 21 : 8 ; Job 14 : 17 .
How would he make a living ?
There were vari@@ ations , but here is ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally what ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal ex@@ ca@@ v@@ ations have reve@@ aled .
He makes sure that we receive an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of knowledge and peace as part of an inter@@ n@@ ational bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
C@@ learly , God’s Word does not bel@@ it@@ tle women .
Jesus Christ dre@@ w attention to a vital pro@@ vision without which there would be no ra@@ in .
Why should that be of concer@@ n to us ?
Yet , the a@@ bo@@ ve text is a truth that you will find in his inspired Word .
Even the bir@@ d fin@@ ds a home there and the s@@ wal@@ low a n@@ est for her@@ self , where she ca@@ res for her young near your gr@@ and al@@ ta@@ r , O Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es , my King and my God ! ”
Still , all are expe@@ cted to car@@ ry out their du@@ ties faith@@ fully ; all must “ rend@@ er an account ” to God . ​ — He@@ b .
However , the question must be asked , Is it a Scriptural teaching ?
The answer to that question is of interest to us today .
“ Jehovah’s Da@@ y Will C@@ ome ”
Why could Jesus ’ disciples not he@@ al a dem@@ on - pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed bo@@ y ?
However , not all of them under@@ sto@@ od the meaning of his words .
Do you want to ‘ effect righteousness ’ yourself ?
O@@ ri@@ g@@ en : C@@ ul@@ ver P@@ ic@@ tures ; Au@@ gu@@ st@@ ine : From the book Gre@@ at M@@ en and F@@ am@@ ous W@@ om@@ en
( b ) What should we keep in mind , especially when preaching in less responsi@@ ve ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es ?
We can have confidence in the fulfill@@ ment of Davi@@ d’s words : “ Just a little while longer , and the wicked one will be no more ; and you will certainly give attention to his place , and he will not be .
W@@ ise King Solomon wrote : “ O@@ b@@ serve , O my son , the comman@@ d@@ ment of your father , and do not for@@ s@@ ake the law of your mother . . . .
Al@@ so ess@@ enti@@ al is knowledge of God and Christ , for in prayer Jesus said : “ This means everlasting life , their taking in knowledge of you , the only true God , and of the one whom you sent for@@ th , Jesus Christ . ”
It is n@@ atur@@ al for a God - fe@@ aring husband to love his wife and prote@@ ct her physi@@ c@@ ally and spiritually .
What did Jesus ’ baptism sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze ?
How should I appro@@ ach them ? ​ — 5 / 15 , pages 12 - 15 .
The heavenly mu@@ si@@ c that f@@ ill@@ s his p@@ al@@ ace ad@@ ds to the joy that the B@@ ri@@ de@@ gro@@ om feel@@ s as his marriage appro@@ ach@@ es .
On@@ ce , I saw a man in his bas@@ ement , working f@@ ran@@ tic@@ ally on his bo@@ il@@ er .
In@@ c@@ lu@@ de a letter expla@@ ining that there are con@@ di@@ tions to the don@@ ation .
In effect , you were going down the wrong high@@ way but con@@ sul@@ ted a reli@@ able ma@@ p and began to tra@@ v@@ el on the right ro@@ ad .
Of course , I must continue to bat@@ tle my ill@@ ness , and I do not know what the out@@ come will be .
( b ) Why may we be as@@ sur@@ ed that appro@@ ach to God is possible ?
Because of what we read at 2 Peter 3 : 13 and Revelation 21 : 1 - 5 .
C@@ all on Ang@@ els for H@@ el@@ p ? 4 / 1
We must real@@ ize that show@@ ing such fav@@ or@@ it@@ ism is con@@ dem@@ ned in the Bible .
Not long after P@@ as@@ so@@ ver of 32 C.E . , a S@@ y@@ ro@@ p@@ ho@@ en@@ i@@ ci@@ an woman appro@@ ached Jesus Christ in the are@@ a of S@@ id@@ on .
To illustr@@ ate : When a child first lear@@ ns to ri@@ de a bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le , a par@@ ent u@@ su@@ ally ho@@ l@@ ds the bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le to ste@@ ad@@ y it .
W@@ ol@@ f@@ gan@@ g , a leg@@ al ad@@ vis@@ er , expla@@ ins : “ I@@ t’s wonderful to be able to le@@ an on someone who has your best inter@@ ests at heart , someone who can ​ — and ac@@ tually will — ​ do wh@@ at@@ ’s best for you ! ”
In the cur@@ r@@ ent moral c@@ li@@ mate , rema@@ ining cha@@ st@@ e can be a chall@@ enge .
Why must we have complete confidence in God’s Word ?
Are you so@@ o@@ th@@ ed by the sight of a s@@ now - co@@ vered fore@@ st ?
The pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Jac@@ o@@ b under@@ sto@@ od this .
Yet , he began serving as an au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer at the same time .
F@@ es@@ tu@@ s was g@@ la@@ d to get ri@@ d of Paul .
Ha@@ ve you ever heard the words “ T@@ e P@@ i@@ to o T@@ e H@@ en@@ ua ” ?
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T | I@@ S S@@ AT@@ A@@ N R@@ E@@ A@@ L ?
6 : 14 .
S@@ ous@@ a , states : “ For all practic@@ al pur@@ pos@@ es , the cap@@ ac@@ ity of the b@@ ra@@ in to st@@ ore information is un@@ li@@ mit@@ ed . ” ​ — Pa@@ ge 7@@ 8 , Se@@ cond E@@ dition , cop@@ y@@ right 200@@ 1 .
For example , after vis@@ iting one Christian who was bat@@ t@@ ling a serious ill@@ ness , A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o learned that this brother did not want to go to the meetings .
Why should we avoid co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness ?
I held the hand of my gra@@ vely ill husband .
He says that giving s@@ inc@@ ere comm@@ end@@ ation is one of the most important as@@ pe@@ cts of tra@@ ining .
We need comfort in many are@@ as of life .
And what do vis@@ it@@ ors who are not Jehovah’s Witnesses say about the meetings ?
Ar@@ ound the world , advan@@ ced ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic de@@ vi@@ ces are now com@@ mon@@ place .
Then let us pray for God’s help to act in har@@ mony with the apostle Paul’s words : “ Do not become un@@ ev@@ en@@ ly yo@@ ked with un@@ believers . For what fel@@ low@@ ship do righteousness and la@@ w@@ less@@ ness have ? O@@ r what sh@@ aring does light have with dar@@ k@@ ness ? ”
How gr@@ ate@@ ful such de@@ a@@ f ones are that they have come to know Jehovah !
What effort should we make in har@@ mony with God’s reve@@ aled will ?
To that prophecy , Jesus ad@@ ded the comm@@ and recorded in the fin@@ al ver@@ ses of Matthe@@ w@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l : “ G@@ o therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations , bapti@@ z@@ ing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit , teaching them to ob@@ serve all the things I have comman@@ ded you . ”
She did believe , and she did see the glory of Jehovah God .
You can see why some Jews might reason , ‘ If God regul@@ arly stu@@ dies the Law , should not his earthly cre@@ atu@@ res be con@@ sum@@ ed with doing the same ? ’
“ J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S who was from Na@@ z@@ are@@ th . . . or@@ der@@ ed us to preach to the people and to give a thor@@ ough witness that this is the One dec@@ re@@ ed by God to be ju@@ dge of the living and the dead . ”
A sen@@ sible person gener@@ ally ref@@ ra@@ ins from em@@ ba@@ r@@ king on an end@@ e@@ av@@ or that is do@@ om@@ ed to fai@@ l .
But Jesus ’ disciples needed more faith .
My parents pione@@ ered and wor@@ ked part - time , f@@ ar@@ m@@ ing and ran@@ ch@@ ing .
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ve F@@ in@@ al In@@ stru@@ ction
For instance , in 19@@ 50 our liter@@ ature was publi@@ shed in 9@@ 0 langu@@ ages , but today that number has ris@@ en to some 4@@ 00 .
In any case , this my@@ st@@ eri@@ ous people of the past left a mar@@ k on human hist@@ ory ​ — one that made the name S@@ c@@ y@@ th@@ i@@ an a sy@@ n@@ on@@ y@@ m for c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty .
P@@ re@@ aching in Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ ing T@@ er@@ rit@@ ori@@ es
This question is one that has per@@ ple@@ x@@ ed thin@@ k@@ ers for mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ um@@ s .
No matter how much we say we trust in God , it is mean@@ ing@@ less un@@ less we demonstr@@ ate that trust by our actions .
In another part of S@@ ou@@ the@@ ast A@@ sia , a Christian brother was n@@ er@@ v@@ ous about preaching in a high - se@@ cur@@ ity re@@ si@@ d@@ enti@@ al comple@@ x .
Jo@@ y has been de@@ f@@ ined as “ the emo@@ tion exc@@ ited by the ac@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ on or expe@@ ct@@ ation of good . ”
Mo@@ st parents would say that ev@@ en@@ tually they would have no cho@@ ice but to p@@ un@@ ish the child .
Today , sing@@ le - par@@ ent famili@@ es are ever more comm@@ on .
With that fre@@ e@@ dom comes moral acc@@ oun@@ ta@@ bility .
If time or circumstances will per@@ mit a Christian to be present for only one of the two , being at the Kingdom H@@ all would certainly be pre@@ fer@@ able .
Christians are tru@@ th@@ ful because they want to ple@@ ase God .
The people ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that they deser@@ ved the discipl@@ ine .
Ch@@ urch members cla@@ im to be Christians , but their ho@@ li@@ days , be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or , and beli@@ ef@@ s con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with Bible teachings .
In their resurrection and by means of Jesus Christ , they par@@ take of im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity and inc@@ or@@ ru@@ p@@ tion gr@@ anted by Jehovah , “ the King of et@@ er@@ n@@ ity , inc@@ or@@ ru@@ p@@ ti@@ ble , inv@@ isi@@ ble , the only God . ”
While the Bible lis@@ ts by name some men and women of faith who will no doubt be resur@@ rec@@ ted , it does not spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally com@@ ment on the resurrection pro@@ spe@@ cts of every sing@@ le individu@@ al it n@@ ames .
As a bo@@ y , how often he had heard his a@@ do@@ p@@ tive father , hum@@ ble car@@ p@@ en@@ ter though he was , teach effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely about Jehovah’s “ justice and judgment ” !
In 194@@ 7 there was great exc@@ it@@ ement about a vis@@ it by Bro@@ thers Na@@ than K@@ nor@@ r and M@@ il@@ t@@ on H@@ en@@ sc@@ he@@ l from the he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n .
By contr@@ ast , Jehovah’s Witnesses helped many people find refu@@ ge in the Kingdom H@@ alls during the c@@ y@@ clo@@ ne .
Some who made a dedic@@ ation to God have com@@ promised their neu@@ tr@@ ality .
Li@@ ving in “ L@@ ast Da@@ ys ” ? 9 / 15
W@@ ere Adam and E@@ ve pre@@ dis@@ posed to sin by some de@@ fect in their gen@@ es ?
U@@ se it to set things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght in your lives .
“ T@@ w@@ o are better than one , because they have a good re@@ ward for their hard work .
W@@ he@@ ther they knew it or not , the ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers had put little Jesus in great peri@@ l .
When an individu@@ al@@ ’s thinking and actions are d@@ om@@ in@@ ated by a c@@ ra@@ ving for to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o , he soon be@@ comes a slave to a de@@ gra@@ ding prac@@ tice .
Di@@ d they learn from Jehovah’s discipl@@ ine and appreci@@ ate it ?
S@@ tra@@ u@@ b continued : “ Jehovah’s Witnesses , who had to we@@ ar a pur@@ ple tri@@ ang@@ le on their clo@@ th@@ es as con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p pris@@ on@@ ers , were the only ones who could themselves have put an end to their own mar@@ ty@@ r@@ dom .
L@@ ately , an inc@@ reas@@ ing number of U@@ g@@ and@@ ans are respon@@ ding to the good news of the Bible regarding the time when lasting peace will pre@@ va@@ il earth wide .
“ A W@@ AT@@ C@@ H@@ M@@ A@@ N I@@ S W@@ H@@ A@@ T I H@@ A@@ V@@ E M@@ A@@ D@@ E Y@@ O@@ U ”
L@@ ater , I asked the tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne compan@@ y if I could star@@ t working there fi@@ ve we@@ ek@@ s later than pl@@ an@@ ned .
A@@ c@@ tually , in some lands , even as Witnesses of Jehovah are stud@@ ying this article , these true Christians are being “ put to the t@@ est ” regarding their integrity to God . ​ — Revelation 2 : 10 .
The Watchtower does not end@@ or@@ se any par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar tre@@ at@@ ment .
R@@ em@@ ind them of the close relationship with Jehovah and the wonderful privilege of prayer enjo@@ yed by dedic@@ ated Christians .
I felt inf@@ eri@@ or , and I became in@@ tro@@ ver@@ ted .
B@@ eli@@ eve in Jesus ? 5 / 1
G@@ ran@@ ted , Jesus ’ bir@@ th was re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble , but his early disciples att@@ ached much more import@@ ance to what he did and to what he taught .
He says : “ When they get up@@ set with someone who says or does something h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful , we help them to have fellow feel@@ ing .
While that was cause for great rejo@@ ic@@ ing , before long , fri@@ ght began to come upon the Jews .
The apostle Paul explained it this way : “ Th@@ r@@ ough one man sin en@@ tered into the world and death through sin , and so death s@@ pre@@ ad to all men because they had all sin@@ ned . ”
2 : 22 - 24 .
Al@@ most 40 years after first meeting the Witnesses , Ge@@ or@@ g@@ ina saw her husband get baptized !
In@@ as@@ much as Jesus su@@ ffered in@@ ten@@ se emo@@ tional st@@ ress as he served Jehovah , we can ex@@ pect Satan to exer@@ t pres@@ sure on us as God’s servants .
P@@ ri@@ mar@@ ily , why should Christians want to remain mor@@ ally cha@@ st@@ e ?
In all of this , they ign@@ ored po@@ pul@@ ar religious tra@@ di@@ tions .
He later stated to Isaiah : “ I ​ — I am Jehovah , and b@@ es@@ id@@ es me there is no sa@@ vi@@ or . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
That in@@ sight led to sever@@ al cl@@ ari@@ fic@@ ations .
But he or she can ste@@ adi@@ ly gro@@ w toward matu@@ r@@ ity as part of lear@@ ning to put on the Chris@@ t@@ like “ new person@@ ality . ”
They do not look bey@@ ond im@@ medi@@ ate ple@@ asure to the future joy of “ the real life . ”
The apostle Paul ur@@ ged fellow believers to be care@@ ful that “ there may be no for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ or nor anyone not appreci@@ ating sac@@ red things , like E@@ sa@@ u , who in ex@@ change for one me@@ al gave away his righ@@ ts as fir@@ st@@ born . ” ​ — Hebrews 12 : 14 - 16 .
He said : “ H@@ ere I do show you consider@@ ation to this ex@@ t@@ ent also , by my not over@@ thro@@ wing the city of which you have spo@@ ken . ”
Des@@ i@@ ring a fellow man@@ ’s things ​ — his material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , we@@ al@@ th , and money — ​ was a serious sin , lis@@ ted along with desi@@ ring his wife .
By mi@@ d@@ night the temp@@ er@@ ature d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed to about min@@ us 10 de@@ gre@@ es F@@ ah@@ r@@ en@@ he@@ it [ - 23 ° C ] , and I was still some 50 mil@@ es [ 8@@ 0 k@@ m ] from the ne@@ are@@ st place of sh@@ el@@ ter .
( b ) What may our con@@ vers@@ ation reve@@ al about us ?
Those are is@@ su@@ es that one is likely to face after baptism .
Lu@@ gar@@ à ) , 7 / 1
“ Jehovah supp@@ or@@ ted us , ” he said .
“ S@@ ome@@ thing Ho@@ ly to Jehovah ”
Mo@@ st T@@ ha@@ i are Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ist and are not famili@@ ar with the Bible .
• What examples of Jesus ’ tre@@ at@@ ment of his disciples illustr@@ ate how a husband should exerc@@ ise Chris@@ t@@ like he@@ ad@@ ship ?
The pr@@ inted boo@@ ks displa@@ y the s@@ k@@ ill and c@@ ra@@ f@@ t@@ s@@ man@@ ship of early boo@@ k@@ bin@@ ders and prin@@ ters .
As the Messi@@ ah , Jesus could not have been con@@ dem@@ ned by God .
To Jesus , the apostles were still his friends .
The do@@ cum@@ ent also men@@ tions other te@@ x@@ ts that were not to be inclu@@ ded among the holy writ@@ ings .
Because Jehovah’s spirit was at work in Jesus but his op@@ pos@@ ers as@@ cri@@ bed this power to the Devil , they sin@@ fully bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ed against the spirit .
No P@@ l@@ ace To@@ o R@@ emo@@ te for the Go@@ od Ne@@ ws
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , about 1@@ 00 milli@@ on boo@@ ks and Bi@@ bl@@ es are pr@@ inted each year .
We left tr@@ ac@@ ts at three or four do@@ ors , and then we went on to another ter@@ rit@@ ory .
Per@@ haps she ho@@ ped to learn more about their God , Jehovah .
Why are we un@@ able to see God with our physical eyes ?
After reading the letter , the la@@ w@@ y@@ er quic@@ k@@ ly said : “ Lo@@ ok , I don@@ ’t want any problems .
Then he read what Jesus said about death and the resurrection : “ The h@@ our is coming in which all those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs will hear [ Jesus ’ ] vo@@ ice and come out . ”
Although he may have been married ear@@ li@@ er , Paul cho@@ se to stay sing@@ le after he was com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned as an apostle .
E@@ spe@@ cially do these ga@@ ther@@ ings provide occasi@@ ons to give , not just receive , and to inc@@ ite one another to show love and eng@@ age in fine works .
The N@@ in@@ ev@@ ites of J@@ on@@ ah’s day are descri@@ bed as not know@@ ing “ the differ@@ ence between their right hand and their left . ”
E@@ mili@@ o , an I@@ tal@@ i@@ an Witness who works as a d@@ ri@@ ver for a public trans@@ por@@ t compan@@ y , found a wal@@ let con@@ tain@@ ing 4@@ 70 e@@ u@@ ro@@ s ( $ 6@@ 8@@ 0 , U@@ .@@ S . ) .
A@@ n ang@@ el op@@ ened the do@@ ors of a pris@@ on and direc@@ ted the apostles imp@@ ris@@ oned there to continue preaching in the temple . ​ — Acts 5 : 17 - 21 .
The Scriptures ref@@ er to him as a man of ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary faith . ​ — Hebrews 11 : 32 ; 12 : 1 .
Of course , some may exc@@ el in displa@@ ying certain fru@@ its of the spirit , while others may me@@ et other qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations for overse@@ ers to a su@@ peri@@ or de@@ gre@@ e .
Yet , this article will show us fi@@ ve ways that we can benefit from Jehovah’s w@@ atch@@ ful care .
John M@@ il@@ t@@ on , a 1@@ 7@@ th - century Eng@@ l@@ ish po@@ et , is known for his po@@ em Par@@ adise Lo@@ st , based on the Genesis account of Ad@@ am@@ ’s sin and ex@@ pul@@ sion from E@@ den .
Jesus no@@ tic@@ es that Mar@@ th@@ a is tr@@ ying to do too much , so he kin@@ dly says : “ Mar@@ th@@ a , Mar@@ th@@ a , you are anxi@@ ous and dis@@ tur@@ bed about many things . ”
Y@@ E@@ A@@ R B@@ O@@ R@@ N : 198@@ 7
Al@@ so , the cu@@ st@@ om@@ s of other w@@ in@@ ter fes@@ tiv@@ als , especially those c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated in nor@@ ther@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , were gra@@ du@@ ally inc@@ or@@ por@@ ated into the Rom@@ an mo@@ de@@ l .
TH@@ O@@ U@@ G@@ H world religi@@ ons have develop@@ ed a be@@ w@@ il@@ der@@ ing ar@@ ra@@ y of beli@@ ef@@ s about the H@@ er@@ e@@ after , most of them ag@@ ree on one ba@@ si@@ c ide@@ a : S@@ ome@@ thing in@@ side a person is im@@ mor@@ tal and go@@ es on living after death .
S@@ pan@@ ish Ju@@ ne 15 - 17 S@@ an F@@ ran@@ c@@ is@@ c@@ o , C@@ A
I felt reli@@ ev@@ ed and reg@@ a@@ ined my strength .
What led up to Eli@@ hu@@ ’s ex@@ hor@@ tation recorded at Job 37 : 14 ?
• What mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to give a thor@@ ough witness ?
The anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant and their loyal compan@@ i@@ ons will not be put out of action !
We need to view “ the very knowledge of God ” as “ s@@ il@@ ver ” and as “ hi@@ d tre@@ a@@ sures . ”
A few months after we began serving as special pione@@ ers , we me@@ t a gra@@ du@@ ate of the first class of G@@ ile@@ ad , Al@@ ber@@ t M@@ an@@ n .
( b ) What will help us to cop@@ e with dist@@ res@@ sing circumstances ?
Although many govern@@ ments today allow us to be neu@@ tr@@ al , we can ex@@ pect them to be less willing to do so as we get clo@@ s@@ er to the end .
But Jesus refu@@ sed to be dra@@ wn into this dis@@ pu@@ te .
21 : 1 - 3 , 6 , 7 .
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ately , the pri@@ ests were to keep themselves holy .
Such body members as our hands , leg@@ s , and t@@ ong@@ ue can ‘ lead us cap@@ tive to sin@@ ’s law , ’ so we should gu@@ ard against mis@@ using them .
Ca@@ ther@@ ine , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , ag@@ re@@ es . She says : “ The more difficult the situation , the more we s@@ ought guid@@ ance in God’s Word ​ — and it wor@@ ked ! ”
For all in the congregations , it is a great joy to receive the public@@ ations in their own language .
Satan has also imp@@ lied that no human at heart is loyal to God ​ — that under su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient pres@@ sure , anyone will re@@ ject Jehovah’s rul@@ er@@ ship .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , if we are to help others re@@ ach their full po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al , we need to be dis@@ cer@@ ning .
( b ) For what purpose did Jehovah cre@@ ate the earth and mankind ?
When accepted as author@@ it@@ ative , the message of God’s Word exer@@ ts a d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic influ@@ ence that helps people to make re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble chang@@ es in their lives .
The next two children she gives bir@@ th to are evid@@ ently il@@ leg@@ iti@@ mate .
In fact , during World W@@ ar I@@ I , Jehovah’s Witnesses were imp@@ ris@@ oned , t@@ or@@ tur@@ ed , and even wor@@ se because they would not com@@ promise their neu@@ tr@@ ality .
“ It would help if my parents would reas@@ sure me that when they were my age , they were as@@ king the same questions and that it@@ ’s nor@@ ma@@ l for me to ask questions too . ” ​ — L@@ is@@ et@@ te , Fr@@ ance .
A@@ T TH@@ E conclu@@ sion of the an@@ nu@@ al meeting of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a on O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 7 , 20@@ 00 , a special ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement was made by the cha@@ ir@@ man , John E . Bar@@ r of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
When discus@@ sing challeng@@ ing is@@ su@@ es , learn to att@@ ack the proble@@ m ​ — not your hus@@ ban@@ d’s char@@ ac@@ ter .
And what ag@@ re@@ ement does God’s temple have with i@@ do@@ ls ? . . .
The pri@@ ze will go to all those who do not give up .
I was ba@@ dly sh@@ ak@@ en by the news .
( a ) How do some Christian sisters demonstr@@ ate their loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah ?
When the country out@@ la@@ wed religion in 19@@ 6@@ 7 , O@@ li@@ ver@@ a se@@ cre@@ tly continued her religious practic@@ es .
They gre@@ e@@ di@@ ly desi@@ red more .
A@@ lej@@ and@@ r@@ a encoura@@ ged her to continue to apply her@@ self in her Bible study so that she could make spiritual prog@@ ress .
In 19@@ 6@@ 3 a new , si@@ x - st@@ ory branch fac@@ ility was con@@ stru@@ cted on that s@@ ite , and we have been living there ever since .
He ho@@ l@@ ds them in high es@@ te@@ em , res@@ pe@@ cts their di@@ gn@@ ity , and is sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to their needs .
Those events occ@@ ur@@ red over many de@@ ca@@ des .
How can you avoid be@@ coming a vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m ?
Many people reason that as long as the money bel@@ ong@@ s to the g@@ am@@ bl@@ er and he does not become ad@@ di@@ cted , there is nothing wrong with g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing .
How tim@@ ely this ad@@ vice is for our day !
They tell the good news to ever@@ yone they me@@ et
M@@ ad@@ ge@@ ’s counsel ste@@ ered me through many dar@@ k m@@ om@@ ents .
“ Do not lo@@ se sight of your go@@ al ​ — life in the new world — ​ and keep on stri@@ ving to at@@ tain it .
A Con@@ fes@@ sion of Fa@@ ith
R@@ em@@ ember , God’s ang@@ el enc@@ am@@ ps only “ around those fe@@ aring [ Jehovah ] . ”
However , some time after he had ended his marriage , his lo@@ ver a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned him !
How did Sam@@ son ​ — physi@@ c@@ ally the str@@ ong@@ est man who ever lived — ​ end up in such a hum@@ ili@@ ating situation ?
When you experience any kind of anxi@@ ety , the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s wise ad@@ vice is to “ thro@@ w your bur@@ den on Jehovah . ”
They have a positi@@ ve imp@@ act on its dis@@ position , or d@@ om@@ in@@ ant attitude
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing that pris@@ on ba@@ r@@ s had not destro@@ yed her faith , her inter@@ ro@@ g@@ at@@ ors told her : “ We cannot rel@@ e@@ ase you ; you have not chang@@ ed . ”
S@@ ome@@ thing similar can be said of develop@@ ing a close relationship with God .
No@@ tice what Paul said about Jehovah’s bel@@ o@@ ved Son : “ By means of him we have the rel@@ e@@ ase by ransom through the blood of that one , y@@ es , the for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of our t@@ res@@ pas@@ ses , according to the ri@@ ches of his [ Jehovah’s ] un@@ deser@@ ved kindness . ”
When Jesus fac@@ ed his great@@ est t@@ est at the end of his earthly life , Jehovah fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly heard his supp@@ lic@@ ations and pet@@ iti@@ ons .
▪ The Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts rel@@ ate that when the ang@@ el G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el appe@@ ared to M@@ ary to ann@@ oun@@ ce that she would become pre@@ gn@@ ant , he told her that she should name her son Jesus .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , maintain a close b@@ ond with Jehovah and with the congregation .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , be@@ aring in mind that the kind thing is u@@ su@@ ally the right thing to do , a serv@@ ant of Jehovah should stri@@ ve to the ex@@ t@@ ent possible to w@@ in over those who are not well - dis@@ posed .
A pioneer said : “ I pray that I can speak with confidence , pray that I can re@@ ach the hearts of people , and pray that I can find joy in the ministry .
Jesus does not rule al@@ one .
It went on : “ N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , there are good things that have been found with you . ”
No@@ tice the hope con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed in the words of Job , recorded at Job 14 : 13 - 15 .
Today , many religi@@ ons and Bible scho@@ l@@ ars den@@ y that the hope of living forever on earth is a Christian teaching .
Ch@@ el@@ č@@ ice
Hence , we too stand out as different , even be@@ coming t@@ ar@@ ge@@ ts for ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le .
P@@ A@@ S@@ T S@@ A@@ C@@ R@@ I@@ F@@ I@@ C@@ E@@ S
O@@ k@@ s@@ ana , A@@ le@@ k@@ se@@ y , and Y@@ ur@@ y In 200@@ 7 , Y@@ ur@@ y and O@@ k@@ s@@ ana , a married cou@@ ple from U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine , now in their mi@@ d - 30 ’ s , and their son A@@ le@@ k@@ se@@ y , now ag@@ ed 13 , vis@@ ited the branch of@@ fice in Rus@@ sia .
It must be thor@@ ough@@ ly pre@@ pared , well prote@@ cted , and power@@ fully direc@@ ted toward its t@@ ar@@ get .
The den@@ sel@@ y po@@ pul@@ ated city of S@@ ã@@ o Paulo , B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , repor@@ te@@ dly saw a re@@ du@@ ction in ho@@ mi@@ ci@@ des of about 8@@ 0 per@@ c@@ ent in the last de@@ ca@@ de .
S@@ ome@@ one h@@ ur@@ t my feelings . ’
One of the help@@ ers who has served since the arrang@@ ement was in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted says : “ When I take care of my assign@@ ed t@@ as@@ ks , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy can con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate more fully on spiritual matters . ”
When a p@@ lo@@ t of land was ob@@ ta@@ ined , things moved a@@ head ra@@ pi@@ dly .
How God O@@ ff@@ ers Com@@ fort 4
“ Let us pur@@ sue the things making for peace . ” ​ — Romans 14 : 19 .
“ These very ones have become a streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id to me . ” ​ — C@@ O@@ L@@ O@@ S@@ S@@ I@@ AN@@ S 4 : 11 .
This man is now our brother ​ — one of the “ desi@@ ra@@ ble things ” !
Th@@ r@@ ough King David , Jehovah made this prophe@@ tic promise to His bel@@ o@@ ved Son , Jesus Christ : “ As@@ k of me , that I may give nations as your in@@ her@@ it@@ ance and the ends of the earth as your own pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion . ”
34 : 18 , 19 .
When one spe@@ ct@@ at@@ or made a wit@@ ty re@@ mar@@ k at the ex@@ p@@ en@@ se of D@@ om@@ iti@@ an , that emp@@ er@@ or had him dra@@ g@@ ged from his se@@ at and thro@@ wn to the do@@ g@@ s .
( Isaiah 13 : 1 – 35 : 10 )
* It me@@ a@@ sures about 2@@ .@@ 5 by 4 in@@ ches [ 7 by 10@@ .@@ 5 c@@ m ] and con@@ tain@@ s a pas@@ sage from Job 4@@ 2 : 11 , 12 .
I wonder@@ ed : ‘ What can I tell him that he does not already know ?
19 , 20 . ( a ) What is a fine way to di@@ gn@@ i@@ fy others ?
God has given us free will , and we can cho@@ ose to do what is right rather than turn away from doing good , which is how Ca@@ in re@@ ac@@ ted .
Ha@@ ve we made ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in order to follow these instru@@ ctions ?
Wh@@ ere could the bo@@ y be ?
C@@ A@@ P@@ P@@ A@@ D@@ O@@ C@@ I@@ A
They pur@@ su@@ ed peace with ever@@ yone . ​ — John 14 : 26 ; 18 : 36 ; Matthew 6 : 9 , 10 ; Acts 2 : 1 - 4 ; Romans 12 : 17 - 21 .
The brothers r@@ ati@@ oned the food so that supp@@ lies la@@ sted until the por@@ t was re@@ op@@ ened .
On one occasi@@ on , Moses lost self - control and fa@@ iled to san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy God when deal@@ ing with the com@@ pla@@ ining people .
“ These things . . . were written for a war@@ ning to us upon whom the ends of the syst@@ em@@ s of things have come . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R .
Th@@ ree of the bo@@ ys are now pione@@ ering , and the one who led the way rec@@ ently attend@@ ed M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol .
If so , you have reason to be jo@@ y@@ ful and to ch@@ er@@ ish life as a gift from God .
In fact , P@@ il@@ ate said that Jesus had done “ nothing deser@@ ving of death . ”
What is requi@@ red for us to enjoy a lasting relationship with Jehovah ?
Since the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an Se@@ a te@@ em@@ s with life , it would ap@@ tly de@@ pi@@ ct the “ great crow@@ d ” of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors .
Our own gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for divine instru@@ ction will help us to keep on wal@@ king with God . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 6@@ 6 ; Isaiah 30 : 20 , 21 .
Rather than standing out in the commun@@ ity , they were willing to make al@@ most any com@@ promise in order to bl@@ end in .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , fellow Christians who serve Jehovah loy@@ ally des@@ pite op@@ position need to be ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged and war@@ m@@ ly comm@@ ended for their faithful course .
K@@ ath says : “ W@@ ar@@ m expres@@ sions about Bo@@ b and his char@@ ac@@ ter made me want to sm@@ ile and c@@ ry at the same time .
Ch@@ ar@@ les V@@ ete , 198@@ 3
That appreciation for God’s love mo@@ tiv@@ ated me to do more in Jehovah’s service . ”
All those ca@@ ught were to be fir@@ ed im@@ medi@@ ately or to work two we@@ ek@@ s without sal@@ ary .
Who are his friends ?
See that you are not al@@ ar@@ m@@ ed , for these things must take place , but the end is not yet .
For a number of years now , about 3@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 new ones every year have dedic@@ ated themselves to Jehovah and sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed their dedic@@ ation by water baptism .
The things we learn from such faithful wit@@ nesses will doub@@ t@@ less give us an even greater appreciation of God’s Word than we have at present .
Des@@ pite her g@@ ru@@ el@@ ing sc@@ he@@ du@@ le , S@@ ab@@ ina deci@@ ded to study the Bible .
Jose@@ p@@ h’s Father , No . 3
No@@ te that Isa@@ a@@ c first heard the repor@@ t and “ after that ” took Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h as his wife .
○ Dis@@ pla@@ ying the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit
Matthew was at the ta@@ x of@@ fice when invit@@ ed to become Jesus ’ disci@@ ple . ​ — Matthew 4 : 18 - 21 ; 9 : 9 .
In fact , he needed to love his earthly home .
At Kingdom F@@ ar@@ m , S@@ te@@ ff@@ is@@ bur@@ g , S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land , l@@ ate 19@@ 30 ’ s ( I am at the far left )
The following year , I was s@@ it@@ ting in a cl@@ ass@@ ro@@ om at the school , then lo@@ c@@ ated just out@@ side S@@ ou@@ th L@@ ans@@ ing , New Yor@@ k .
When a ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able ho@@ st in Bible times received friends into his home , he let them know how happy he was to see them .
And Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has ’ di@@ lig@@ ent care for God’s congregation me@@ t with Jehovah’s appro@@ val .
Their st@@ at@@ ements on s@@ ci@@ ence , for instance , have been cont@@ ra@@ di@@ cted by new knowledge , pro@@ va@@ ble fac@@ ts .
‘ Ke@@ ep Y@@ our@@ self R@@ es@@ tra@@ ined Un@@ der E@@ vi@@ l , ’ 5 / 15
Let us first discus@@ s , though , what reas@@ ons we have for being loyal to Christ .
God sent his spo@@ k@@ es@@ man H@@ an@@ an@@ i to re@@ pri@@ m@@ and A@@ sa for not rel@@ ying on Jehovah .
They were ob@@ vi@@ ously so happy in their ministry that I wanted to serve God in the same way . ”
Is there a spirit in a living person ?
I had learned why God per@@ m@@ its this c@@ ru@@ el system of things to continue .
With its 19 chap@@ ters , in - dep@@ th app@@ en@@ di@@ x , and clear , simp@@ le language , the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
F@@ ur@@ ther , they had to we@@ i@@ gh care@@ fully a man@@ sla@@ y@@ er@@ ’s mo@@ tive , attitude , and pre@@ vi@@ ous conduct when deci@@ ding whether to show mer@@ cy .
A brother who wor@@ ked at the Ne@@ ws Ser@@ vice De@@ par@@ t@@ ment at the P@@ ra@@ gu@@ e conven@@ tion rel@@ ates : “ On S@@ un@@ day mor@@ ning , the of@@ fic@@ er in char@@ ge of the po@@ lic@@ em@@ en assign@@ ed to the conven@@ tion vis@@ ited us .
Paul expres@@ sed his un@@ wa@@ ver@@ ing confidence , saying : “ In all these things we are coming off comple@@ t@@ ely vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous through him that loved us . ”
The message is written in the first person .
He loo@@ ked at me in@@ ten@@ tly for a m@@ om@@ ent .
What rec@@ ord of early o@@ ffer@@ ings to God do we find in the Bible ?
An@@ na@@ ’s love for Jehovah was recorded in the Scriptures .
F@@ al@@ se R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on Cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ts the Con@@ s@@ ci@@ ence
While God certainly has the ability to fore@@ know the future , the question we need to consider is this : Does God cho@@ ose to exerc@@ ise to a li@@ mit@@ less ex@@ t@@ ent his power to fore@@ know such things ? ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 2 : 9 .
The local people could har@@ dly believe what they saw .
Yes , actions and attitu@@ des that ru@@ n contr@@ ary to godly principles could imp@@ e@@ de the activ@@ ity of the holy spirit in our be@@ half .
They di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t understand why I wanted to move to a fore@@ ign country to pioneer .
If we fre@@ qu@@ ently use a c@@ el@@ lu@@ la@@ r tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne or use ear@@ ph@@ ones to listen to recor@@ ding@@ s in the pres@@ ence of others , for example , we may s@@ end the message that we pre@@ f@@ er not to have their compan@@ y .
All eyes on the sh@@ ore loo@@ ked out to se@@ a .
No matter how long we have been serving Jehovah , all of us can continue to draw clo@@ s@@ er to him and to make spiritual prog@@ ress .
I wish you were co@@ ld or el@@ se ho@@ t . . . .
We view prayer as re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al commun@@ ic@@ ation with the Creator .
( Read Psalm 1@@ 00 : 3 - 5 . )
Why is it prof@@ it@@ able to ple@@ ad with Jehovah to exam@@ ine us ?
The prophet Daniel she@@ ds light upon a fin@@ al att@@ ack against God’s people , writ@@ ing : “ He [ the king of the nor@@ th ] will certainly go for@@ th in a great ra@@ ge in order to an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ate and to devo@@ te many to des@@ tru@@ ction .
N@@ ex@@ t , the lo@@ ts were thro@@ wn into the fol@@ ds of a ro@@ be and then dra@@ wn out .
A no@@ ble reason for being for@@ giving is expres@@ sed at Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 32 , which says : “ Be@@ come kind to one another , tend@@ er@@ ly com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , fre@@ ely for@@ giving one another just as God also by Christ fre@@ ely for@@ gave you . ”
I took a quic@@ k gl@@ ance at the par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s and sign@@ ed : ‘ D@@ ad , I don@@ ’t think that is the meaning .
( b ) How has Jehovah displa@@ yed hum@@ ility ?
Some of them expres@@ sed their appreciation to us with te@@ ars in their eyes . ”
• Why are g@@ ene@@ tic@@ s not fully respon@@ sible for human di@@ se@@ as@@ es , be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or , and death ?
But they were used differ@@ ently .
As repor@@ ted by Luke , when Jesus said that we should love our neigh@@ b@@ or , “ a certain man ver@@ sed in the Law ” asked : “ Who really is my neigh@@ b@@ or ? ”
( b ) What evidence is there that gro@@ w@@ th will continue , and what gl@@ ori@@ ous pro@@ spe@@ cts a@@ wa@@ it those who stay with the light ?
N@@ O H@@ U@@ S@@ B@@ AN@@ D or wife of s@@ ound mind enjo@@ ys mar@@ it@@ al con@@ f@@ li@@ ct , but it is all too comm@@ on .
Jehovah’s Witnesses there had challeng@@ ed a city b@@ y@@ law of B@@ la@@ inv@@ il@@ le , Q@@ u@@ ebe@@ c , that requi@@ red a per@@ mit for their do@@ or - to - do@@ or vis@@ its .
B@@ lo@@ s@@ som@@ ’s parents , mentioned in the first par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph , were under@@ stan@@ da@@ bly concer@@ ned whether their daugh@@ ter was old en@@ ough to gr@@ as@@ p the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance and seri@@ ousness of baptism .
When one of his disciples made that re@@ qu@@ est , Jesus respon@@ ded : “ Wh@@ en@@ ever you pray , say , ‘ Father , let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied . ’ ”
How does Jehovah re@@ act to such de@@ fi@@ ance of his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ?
We are a@@ ware that im@@ mo@@ des@@ t and un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural cu@@ st@@ om@@ s and practic@@ es ‘ do not origin@@ ate with God , but origin@@ ate with the world that is pas@@ sing away . ’
It is also during this time that we have the gr@@ and privilege of declar@@ ing the “ good news of the kingdom ” worl@@ d@@ wide , tel@@ ling people about the hope of the Par@@ adise to come ​ — a never - to - be - re@@ pe@@ ated work . ​ — Mat@@ t .
“ The be@@ aring witness to Jesus is what inspi@@ res pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ying . ”
If we are not in a position to learn another language , can we encoura@@ ge those who are doing that ?
▪ Ha@@ ve you seen n@@ ati@@ v@@ ity s@@ cen@@ es or pla@@ ys that de@@ pi@@ ct three k@@ ings , or wise men , vis@@ iting the new@@ born ba@@ by Jesus as he la@@ y in a m@@ anger ?
10 , 11 . ( a ) How did one of our sisters re@@ act to t@@ ests of integrity ?
Un@@ der the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , sacrific@@ es were offered on a da@@ ily bas@@ is .
Does not such loving interest war@@ m your heart ? ​ — Matthew 22 : 37 .
The inspired Bible writ@@ er David wrote : “ I shall la@@ u@@ d you because in a fear - inspi@@ ring way I am wonder@@ fully made . ”
What did he mean ? ​ — 2 K@@ ings 6 : 11 - 16 .
Di@@ d this ad@@ v@@ ance no@@ tice prove to be acc@@ ur@@ ate ?
However , Paul’s re@@ qu@@ est was not gr@@ anted .
They must have the com@@ pas@@ sion of Jesus .
Are you one of them ?
All of God’s faithful servants on earth un@@ ite to worship Jehovah in this spiritual temple . ​ — Is@@ a .
A Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge no@@ tes that many say that the Tr@@ in@@ ity “ is a cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion bor@@ ro@@ wed from the he@@ a@@ then religi@@ ons , and ing@@ ra@@ f@@ ted on the Christian faith . ”
( a ) Why is it under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble that we may feel disc@@ oura@@ ged at times ?
So the bat@@ tle against death is not a ho@@ p@@ eless one .
For example , you might use the fe@@ ature on page 31 of each A@@ wa@@ ke !
Because Kingdom H@@ alls were being clo@@ sed , congregation meetings were held in priv@@ ate ho@@ m@@ es .
H@@ on@@ es@@ ty is ba@@ si@@ c to true worship .
Tru@@ e , it may appe@@ ar that they pro@@ sp@@ er for a time , but ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely they have a bad out@@ come .
What greater reason for joy could we have than our relationship with God ?
C@@ O@@ M@@ P@@ L@@ A@@ IN@@ T :
The Bible says : “ [ God ] will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more . ” ​ — Revelation 21 : 4 .
O@@ r ma@@ y@@ be you feel that you are ready but your parents think that you should wa@@ it until you are older and have more experience in life .
We do not worship the Devil .
So I went to my parents .
“ Be@@ fore k@@ ings is where he will st@@ ation himself . ”
With the ba@@ c@@ king of the holy spirit , Jesus went thr@@ ough@@ out the land heal@@ ing the l@@ ame and c@@ uring the si@@ ck . ​ — Matthew 15 : 30 , 31 .
K@@ no@@ wing and believ@@ ing this can lead you to a life free of un@@ certain@@ ty and par@@ al@@ y@@ z@@ ing fear .
He had close , in@@ tim@@ ate associ@@ ation with his Father and with spirit cre@@ atu@@ res .
Fir@@ st , we will consider some of the tra@@ its of a s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful par@@ ent .
We become baptized disciples , not because someone for@@ ces us , but because Jehovah “ dra@@ ws ” us .
Some believe that the Greek word transl@@ ated “ con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ousness ” has to do with sel@@ f@@ ish ambi@@ tion , a jo@@ c@@ ke@@ ying for position .
will be just another dem@@ on - inspired li@@ e ; yet , it will not fo@@ ol Jehovah’s servants .
Mo@@ des@@ t individuals are not con@@ sum@@ ed with ambi@@ tion .
It dep@@ ends
So he rejo@@ ic@@ ed when even one s@@ inc@@ ere person respon@@ ded fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly to the Kingdom message .
J@@ O@@ H@@ N TH@@ E B@@ A@@ P@@ T@@ I@@ Z@@ E@@ R is standing with two of his disciples .
Je@@ z@@ re@@ el was some 20 mil@@ es [ 30 k@@ m ] dist@@ ant , and Eli@@ j@@ ah was no you@@ th .
We could not move about fre@@ ely .
They were appointed as elders , or overse@@ ers , who could “ ex@@ hor@@ t by the teaching that is heal@@ th@@ ful and . . . re@@ prove those who cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct . ”
The bo@@ ys really enjoy wit@@ ness@@ ing inform@@ ally with us in that way .
M@@ er@@ ci@@ fully , Jehovah made pro@@ vision so that the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of Adam and E@@ ve could have the opportunity to receive the her@@ it@@ age that Adam for@@ fe@@ ited .
What does it mean to use the spirit of a s@@ ound mind when we make decisions ?
Re@@ g@@ arding child tra@@ ining , the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ vice to you parents is that you commun@@ ic@@ ate with your children “ when you si@@ t in your house and when you walk on the ro@@ ad and when you li@@ e down and when you get up . ”
No matter how long we have been wa@@ iting , we must keep expe@@ cting that day to come soon .
On@@ ly later did I learn that sh@@ ort@@ ly after I pas@@ sed the cu@@ st@@ om@@ s point , all tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c was hal@@ ted along this st@@ re@@ t@@ ch of high@@ way because of a s@@ no@@ w@@ s@@ li@@ de a sh@@ ort dist@@ ance from the cu@@ st@@ om@@ s cro@@ s@@ sing point .
In Lu@@ ke@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l , we read Jesus ’ words : “ Who really is the faithful ste@@ ward , the dis@@ cre@@ et one , whom his ma@@ ster will ap@@ point over his body of attend@@ ants to keep giving them their me@@ asure of food supp@@ lies at the prop@@ er time ? ”
Yes , this would be my li@@ fe@@ work !
Satan , of course , would like that to ha@@ p@@ pen .
6 : 14 - 16 , 22 ; 2 P@@ et .
What en@@ ab@@ led Peter to conclu@@ de that G@@ ent@@ il@@ es who had not sub@@ mit@@ ted to the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law could now become followers of Jesus Christ ?
We became part of a te@@ am that helps to support the transl@@ ation of our public@@ ations into more langu@@ ages .
Do you not appreci@@ ate being with those who in loyal sub@@ mis@@ sion to our loving King clo@@ the themselves with love , the “ perfect b@@ ond of uni@@ on ” ? ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 13 , 14 .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines . The brothers told him about the o@@ pen house and offered to take him to the Kingdom H@@ all .
Satan uses similar me@@ tho@@ ds to mis@@ lead God’s people today .
Jo@@ y , in contr@@ ast , is a deep - se@@ ated qu@@ ality of the heart .
The Scriptures first men@@ tion “ Jehovah God ” in “ a hist@@ ory of the heavens and the earth . ”
W@@ al@@ king by sight made them tre@@ m@@ ble in fear of their enem@@ ies .
Á@@ d@@ á@@ m explained to the cour@@ t : “ This is not the first time I have refu@@ sed mil@@ it@@ ary service .
They cho@@ se to act in@@ dep@@ end@@ ently , deci@@ ding for themselves what was right and what was wrong .
H@@ as Jehovah bless@@ ed this ze@@ al@@ ous activ@@ ity ?
And how can your doing so help you to re@@ ach your long - ter@@ m ob@@ je@@ c@@ ti@@ ves as a Christian ?
3 : 2 ​ — What has “ not been made man@@ i@@ f@@ est ” to anointed Christians , and whom shall they see “ just as he is ” ?
He was so in@@ s@@ ist@@ ent that this at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted the attention of ever@@ yone pas@@ sing by .
Who are supp@@ or@@ ting Jehovah’s arrang@@ ements in the heavens , and how can we show similar support on earth ?
O@@ ther organiz@@ ations and govern@@ ments have put for@@ th a long l@@ ist of su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions and pl@@ ans to try to sol@@ ve the proble@@ m .
What if we are temp@@ ted to look back res@@ ent@@ fully at some counsel that we received ?
M@@ ak@@ ing the Ri@@ ght S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ es
In like man@@ ner , we can gro@@ w spiritually by ob@@ serving and imit@@ ating spiritually strong people .
As a result , she enjo@@ ys a good ra@@ pp@@ ort with all who care so well for her physical problems .
B@@ ri@@ ef@@ ly expla@@ in what is co@@ vered in Ho@@ se@@ a chap@@ ters 1 through 5 .
W@@ ould you like to read it , E@@ ri@@ c ?
It says that the city of Babyl@@ on would become un@@ in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted .
The Law was a “ cur@@ se ” only in the sense that it sub@@ je@@ cted imper@@ fect Jews to standards they could not comple@@ t@@ ely me@@ asure up to .
“ He Will Ca@@ use J@@ us@@ tice to Be D@@ one ”
Yet , Jehovah has di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied his servants with the privilege of having a share in san@@ c@@ ti@@ f@@ ying his name by their contribu@@ ting to the preaching of li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving tru@@ ths “ to all the nations . ”
You im@@ medi@@ ately refu@@ se it .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the ris@@ e of the Na@@ z@@ is to power in 19@@ 33 , the work of Jehovah’s Witnesses was out@@ la@@ wed in much of the country .
• How much time should parents devo@@ te to their children ?
Like teach@@ ers and instru@@ ct@@ ors of the Bible in the past , Jehovah’s Witnesses today are eng@@ ag@@ ed in a Bible educ@@ ational work in 2@@ 39 lands worl@@ d@@ wide .
They were given the ke@@ y to the en@@ tr@@ ance to the holy are@@ as of the temple .
So if me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing ourselves against others ​ — their fe@@ ats or advan@@ ta@@ ges — ​ s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ates feelings ak@@ in to en@@ v@@ y or com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ven@@ ess , be@@ ware !
Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists have found ex@@ qu@@ is@@ it@@ ely car@@ ved i@@ v@@ ori@@ es in Sam@@ ari@@ a , the cap@@ it@@ al city of the kingdom of Israel .
What made this cou@@ ple succ@@ ess@@ ful in ex@@ pan@@ ding their service ?
Per@@ haps it was har@@ der still for S@@ ar@@ ah to give up her home it@@ self .
It is simply the comm@@ on gra@@ ve of mankind . ​ — Acts 2 : 25 - 27 ; Revelation 20 : 13 , 14 .
O@@ f@@ ten , we are the t@@ ar@@ get of mis@@ information and mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda through the me@@ dia .
What a wonderful privilege it is to be Jehovah’s Witnesses !
T@@ w@@ o angels helped Lo@@ t and his daugh@@ ters to es@@ cap@@ e the des@@ tru@@ ction of So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h .
That obedi@@ ence ​ — an expres@@ sion of his love — ​ op@@ ened the way for faithful ones to have a righteous standing before God .
L@@ ar@@ g@@ er c@@ lu@@ st@@ ers con@@ tain th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of g@@ al@@ a@@ xi@@ es .
Par@@ t of the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ation was wa@@ iting at the Mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place of A@@ p@@ pi@@ us , the well - known po@@ st st@@ ation about 4@@ 6 mil@@ es [ 7@@ 4 k@@ m ] out@@ side of R@@ ome .
( See the bo@@ x “ T@@ en W@@ a@@ ys to M@@ ake Me@@ et@@ ings U@@ p@@ building for Y@@ our@@ self and O@@ thers . ” )
But all of them co@@ op@@ er@@ ated and did not sp@@ end money on n@@ on@@ ess@@ enti@@ als .
W@@ ho@@ se purpose do you think this ser@@ ves ?
Yet , we are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah will pre@@ serve his people as a group and look out for their wel@@ f@@ are . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 6 : 15 - 19 .
G@@ u@@ ar@@ ds made us stand out@@ side for about an h@@ our , ra@@ in or shin@@ e .
Jehovah is his own witness to these gr@@ and promises !
To answer that question , we first need to understand what gen@@ u@@ ine joy is and how others have rema@@ ined jo@@ y@@ ful des@@ pite tri@@ als .
Jesus Christ knew and under@@ sto@@ od the Scriptures well .
W@@ il@@ fri@@ d - H@@ am@@ el .
Some of the “ other sheep ” have imit@@ ated their un@@ faith@@ ful@@ ness .
We need to be gu@@ i@@ ded by God’s thinking , always stri@@ ving to ple@@ ase him with our every thought and action .
“ The co@@ ach@@ es in school were always tr@@ ying to get me to pla@@ y on the te@@ am .
“ Be cons@@ ist@@ ent in ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles in every@@ day life .
If you were appro@@ ached by a brother who was off@@ ended by your spe@@ e@@ ch or conduct , would it not be e@@ asi@@ er to a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze and make peace if he had pre@@ vi@@ ously spo@@ ken positi@@ vely about you to others ?
The sub@@ je@@ cts of the Kingdom are me@@ ek ​ — te@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble and hum@@ ble , mil@@ d and g@@ ent@@ le .
But they did not qu@@ it .
F@@ in@@ ally , the gra@@ du@@ ates received their di@@ pl@@ om@@ as and assign@@ ments , and Bro@@ ther M@@ or@@ r@@ is gave some conclu@@ ding ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on .
Do all anointed ones on earth make up the faithful slave ?
Consider also how un@@ n@@ atur@@ ally humans re@@ act to death !
When Jesus came to earth , Satan s@@ ought to make him look spiritually dis@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ed , as he had Job , making Jesus appe@@ ar to be a sin@@ ner .
They may be spiritually ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted , and the way back may se@@ em to be em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sing and difficult .
But Jesus remin@@ ded him : “ Do you think that I cannot appe@@ al to my Father to supp@@ ly me at this m@@ om@@ ent more than tw@@ el@@ ve le@@ gi@@ ons of angels ? ”
To view what is for@@ bi@@ d@@ den and se@@ cre@@ t as at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive is a mar@@ k of stu@@ pi@@ di@@ ty .
“ Wor@@ ds can@@ ’t expres@@ s the joy that I feel , ” says An@@ na - Pa@@ ula .
; G@@ on@@ z@@ al@@ es , M .
Yet , we pla@@ in@@ ly see the resul@@ ts .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , the page he@@ adi@@ ng@@ s were moved into the text as sub@@ he@@ adi@@ ng@@ s so that the read@@ ers can eas@@ ily see the ma@@ in poin@@ ts .
On@@ ce you are determined to serve Jehovah more fully , you need to set personal go@@ als in order to make spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement .
We would also be res@@ is@@ ting and g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing Jehovah , the s@@ ource of holy spirit .
• Does Revelation 20 : 8 mean that in the fin@@ al t@@ est , Satan will mis@@ lead a va@@ st number ?
With Father and M@@ other at a conven@@ tion in 195@@ 3
However , some in the congregation dre@@ w away from him .
What does it mean to be no part of the world ?
Yes , there is no doubt that Jehovah truly appreci@@ ates the person “ who is wal@@ king fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less@@ ly and practic@@ ing righteousness and speaking the truth in his heart . ” ​ — Psalm 15 : 1 , 2 .
That remin@@ ds us of Moses ’ words : “ These words that I am comman@@ ding you today must prove to be on your heart ; and you must inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate them in your son and speak of them when you si@@ t in your house and when you walk on the ro@@ ad and when you li@@ e down and when you get up . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 6 , 7 .
Then I moved to S@@ we@@ et@@ water , T@@ ex@@ as , where I helped form another S@@ pan@@ ish - language congregation .
A d@@ el@@ a@@ y in recei@@ ving an answer to our prayers about a certain proble@@ m may well mean that Jehovah wants us to demonstr@@ ate the gen@@ u@@ in@@ en@@ ess of our devo@@ tion to him .
They wrote down direc@@ t st@@ at@@ ements from Jehovah and also wrote about the hist@@ ory of God’s relationship with his people .
However , we may face situ@@ ations in which our sense of justice is not satis@@ fied .
Then , rather than being disc@@ oura@@ ged over this , supp@@ lic@@ ate God c@@ learly , poin@@ te@@ dly for help to prog@@ ress .
No matter the le@@ v@@ el of our faith or s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ ism , we all find ourselves as@@ king , ‘ Who is this man ? ’ ” ​ — A@@ U@@ TH@@ O@@ R S@@ T@@ A@@ N G@@ U@@ TH@@ R@@ I@@ E .
Does that st@@ at@@ ement mean that pl@@ an@@ et E@@ ar@@ th will be destro@@ yed ?
When meetings were held , the por@@ table ar@@ k was plac@@ ed in position , to be re@@ turned to a secu@@ re ro@@ om af@@ ter@@ ward ( 3 ) .
By e@@ ating that fru@@ it , Adam re@@ je@@ cted Jehovah , cho@@ o@@ sing a course of in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence , which would have c@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ p@@ hi@@ c con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
A@@ no@@ ther transl@@ ation re@@ a@@ ds : “ Fa@@ ith is the t@@ it@@ le - deed to the things we hope for . Fa@@ ith is being sure of things we cannot see . ”
A Con@@ spi@@ rac@@ y A@@ ga@@ inst Jehovah’s Pe@@ ople
With the f@@ all of Sam@@ ari@@ a in 7@@ 40 B.C.E . , the ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel c@@ eas@@ ed to ex@@ ist
For example , we may ten@@ d to s@@ ki@@ m over certain Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts that we find difficult to understand .
Th@@ ink , too , of the many fine examples of prom@@ in@@ ent men who rema@@ ined hum@@ ble in Jehovah’s service , such as David , Jo@@ si@@ ah , John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er , and the apostle Paul .
The individu@@ al should be develop@@ ing the new person@@ ality , which con@@ form@@ s to God’s will .
There they will feel encoura@@ ged and will be inc@@ ited to act wis@@ ely . ​ — Is@@ a .
In the light of the fore@@ going , however , there is a strong lik@@ eli@@ ho@@ od that he op@@ en@@ ly declar@@ ed himself to be a Christian .
R@@ ac@@ he@@ l , who lives in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a and has been married to Mark for 21 years , was also influ@@ enced by her ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
It op@@ ened to them an understanding of Bible teachings that was accepted in all congregations .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E 4 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 26 - 30
I@@ N TH@@ E@@ I@@ R book B@@ att@@ les of the Bible , C@@ ha@@ im H@@ er@@ z@@ o@@ g , form@@ er pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the St@@ ate of Israel , and M@@ or@@ dec@@ ha@@ i G@@ ic@@ ho@@ n , em@@ eri@@ tu@@ s prof@@ ess@@ or of ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gy at T@@ el A@@ vi@@ v Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity , make this point :
By ob@@ serving the comman@@ d@@ ments of Jesus , we have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of e@@ ating bre@@ ad to our deli@@ ght for all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 12 : 7 .
What Is the Tru@@ th Ab@@ out the De@@ ad Se@@ a S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls ?
How should Paul’s counsel to Christians in R@@ ome help us when we are affe@@ cted by change ?
C@@ er@@ tain individuals find a pro@@ spe@@ ctive mate on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t and r@@ us@@ h into what pro@@ ves to be a very un@@ happy marriage .
We learn that he se@@ es each of us and wants to help us .
The bro@@ ch@@ ure A Sat@@ is@@ f@@ ying Li@@ fe — How to A@@ t@@ tain It was rel@@ eas@@ ed at the end of the conven@@ tion@@ ’s second day .
C@@ learly , God’s love can mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to put up with our brothers and sisters and to look for@@ ward to the time when human imper@@ fe@@ ction will be g@@ one forever .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 6@@ 8 , 21
This is what the you@@ ng@@ er gener@@ ation wants to know .
A@@ be@@ l had no human example to whom he could look .
One of those brothers , John Bo@@ o@@ th , in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed me to the do@@ or - to - do@@ or ministry when I was 12 .
R@@ em@@ ember , because of Ad@@ am@@ ’s sin , we are all born out@@ side God’s family .
W@@ ould you move her to show you more respect if you were to sh@@ out at her to show her who is bo@@ ss ?
Although Christians today are not under the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , the principles mentioned ther@@ e@@ in provide them with guid@@ ance .
We need to place our hope in God’s pro@@ vision of his Son , his appointed R@@ ul@@ er .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 1 , 2 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 6 - 14
That had pro@@ found meaning in the first century , and it still does .
Da@@ ily associ@@ ation with matu@@ re Christians helped me prog@@ ress spiritually .
The sister pray@@ ed to Jehovah for help and remin@@ ded her@@ self of Jesus ’ words : “ Do not become fe@@ ar@@ ful of those who k@@ ill the body . ”
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , Bar@@ ba@@ r@@ a began to understand that while Jehovah God is not respon@@ sible for human suffering , he does not pre@@ v@@ ent it by for@@ c@@ ing humans to obey his comman@@ d@@ ments when they cho@@ ose to do o@@ ther@@ wise .
19 : 9 , 10 , 15 , 34 .
What will help us to show hum@@ ility ?
The love of self mentioned at 2 Timothy 3 : 2 is not a nor@@ ma@@ l , heal@@ thy love .
And we work hard to “ stri@@ p off the old person@@ ality with its practic@@ es ” because we do not want anything to dam@@ age our fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 5 , 8 - 10 .
T@@ ri@@ als will certainly b@@ es@@ et us , but they do not have to si@@ de@@ tr@@ ack us from the r@@ ace for everlasting life .
S@@ mo@@ king a ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ te may have been the f@@ ar@@ th@@ est thing from his mind when he left for school that day .
While marriage can satis@@ fy our in@@ born need for love and compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship , it also pres@@ ents challeng@@ es requi@@ ring matu@@ r@@ ity and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment .
Jesus indic@@ ated a tw@@ o@@ fo@@ ld way in which the spirit would op@@ er@@ ate .
In the past , some who are now Witnesses stru@@ gg@@ led with over@@ e@@ ating , heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ king , s@@ mo@@ king , d@@ ru@@ g a@@ bu@@ se , se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality , and the like .
What can earth@@ ling man do to me ? ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 1@@ 18 : 6 .
Is that how you feel about God’s organization today ?
The more gener@@ ous we are , the greater our blessings will be .
We do well to consider if the way we conduct ourselves contribu@@ tes to the joy of others .
In mo@@ der@@ n times Jehovah’s Witnesses have also per@@ sever@@ ed in the Christian work , even though they have experienced vi@@ ci@@ ous persecu@@ tion .
7 , 8 . ( a ) What act of loving - kindness did Jehovah per@@ form toward Lo@@ t and his family ?
One example is fri@@ end@@ ship .
* His men@@ tion@@ ing “ conscience ” may call to mind a fact that the apostle Paul st@@ ressed : “ Wh@@ en@@ ever people of the nations that do not have law do by n@@ ature the things of the law , these people , al@@ though not having law , are a law to themselves .
Ch@@ il@@ dren are hum@@ ble by n@@ ature
On one of his tri@@ ps , he me@@ t B@@ on@@ y and C@@ at@@ ar@@ ina Gre@@ en , and he sta@@ yed with them for about two we@@ ek@@ s , expla@@ ining the Scriptures to them .
In time , T@@ essi@@ e got baptized and became a regul@@ ar pioneer , even while she had young children .
“ A@@ st@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers from the E@@ ast . . . op@@ ened their tre@@ a@@ sures and pres@@ ented him with gi@@ f@@ ts ​ — go@@ ld and f@@ ran@@ k@@ inc@@ en@@ se and my@@ r@@ r@@ h . ” ​ — Matthew 2 : 1 , 11 .
He would be called P@@ r@@ in@@ ce of Pe@@ ace , and there would be no end to peace or to his pr@@ inc@@ ely rule .
How do we receive such help ?
During the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation , ” God’s people will be the t@@ ar@@ get of an all - out att@@ ack .
Fir@@ st , we need to know important information about the men who wrote the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts and when they wrote them ; second , we need to learn who esta@@ bli@@ shed the can@@ on of the Scriptures and how ; and th@@ ir@@ d , we need some ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound on the a@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l writ@@ ings and how they di@@ ff@@ er from can@@ on@@ ic@@ al writ@@ ings .
To d@@ ate , 14 form@@ er M@@ en@@ n@@ on@@ ites have become Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers , and 9 others atten@@ d meetings regul@@ arly .
• What is “ the se@@ cre@@ t place of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh ” ?
I am now 9@@ 1 years old , and I still remember them c@@ learly .
He sur@@ ely recogn@@ ized that nothing could be more valu@@ able than a living , bre@@ a@@ thing cre@@ ature .
One of Jehovah’s servants who found himself wonder@@ ing whether he had made wise decisions was the writ@@ er of Psalm 7@@ 3 , likely one of A@@ sa@@ p@@ h’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 7 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 6@@ 5 , 6@@ 4
Ther@@ efore , we need to be care@@ ful not to ju@@ dge ourselves or others har@@ sh@@ ly in these matters .
As I end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to come to g@@ ri@@ ps with this new t@@ ong@@ ue , i@@ magine how I felt when within two we@@ ek@@ s of our arri@@ val , I was appointed the pre@@ si@@ ding overse@@ er of the C@@ al@@ la@@ o C@@ ongreg@@ ation !
May we continue to seek out me@@ ek ones who respon@@ d to the good news .
How wise we would be to imitate her faith !
So certain is Jehovah’s ability to deli@@ ver his servants that he at times has used them to lu@@ re his enem@@ ies into a tra@@ p .
10 , 11 . ( a ) R@@ el@@ ate an experience that shows why we should he@@ ed our Bible - tra@@ ined conscience . ( b ) Why can a love of righteousness bring us great ple@@ asure ?
It was clear to ever@@ yone that these men did their very best to up@@ hold God’s standards .
In answer Jesus said : “ What I am doing you do not understand at present , but you will understand after these things . ”
But to keep a house in good con@@ dition , hard work is also needed .
It read : “ I@@ ’@@ m sure you will be thr@@ il@@ led to know that your Bible stud@@ ent from 19@@ 7@@ 4 was baptized at the rec@@ ent dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion .
Are you willing to for@@ go your personal pre@@ fer@@ ences in your cho@@ ice of fa@@ shi@@ on ?
TH@@ E apostle Paul vis@@ ited A@@ th@@ ens , Gre@@ e@@ ce , in about 50 C.E .
By E@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion or by C@@ re@@ ation ?
Yes , even before giving any direc@@ tions , Jehovah listen@@ ed to his prophet and took practic@@ al me@@ a@@ sures to su@@ sta@@ in him .
But as Paul said , this can e@@ qui@@ p us to comfort others during their time of need .
The comm@@ on den@@ om@@ in@@ at@@ or among such scho@@ l@@ ars is that they reg@@ ard the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts as religious fi@@ ction h@@ an@@ ded down by vari@@ ous individuals .
Paul deep@@ ly loved his brothers in Corin@@ th and cor@@ rec@@ ted them when they needed it , as we read in his first letter to them .
M@@ an’s in@@ ability to pre@@ di@@ ct the future acc@@ ur@@ ately is no@@ t@@ ori@@ ous .
D@@ or@@ c@@ as The apostle Peter resur@@ rec@@ ted this bel@@ o@@ ved woman , who was known for her many ac@@ ts of kindness . ​ — Acts 9 : 36 - 4@@ 2 .
E@@ ver since , Satan has fo@@ st@@ ered similar lies , such as the false teaching that a soul sur@@ vi@@ ves the death of the body .
If a brother appe@@ ars ambi@@ ti@@ ous , an el@@ der might show him how Jesus helped His disciples to see the d@@ ang@@ ers of see@@ king prom@@ in@@ ence .
The ty@@ p@@ es of don@@ ations that you can s@@ end direc@@ tly are the following :
Jehovah K@@ no@@ ws the Tru@@ th
Such a hope will pre@@ v@@ ent us from being car@@ ri@@ ed away by the exc@@ essi@@ ve displa@@ ys of g@@ ri@@ ef often seen among those “ who have no hope . ”
What are some spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c evid@@ ences of Jehovah’s va@@ st wisdom ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly today , a Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy com@@ posed of spirit - anointed Christians contribu@@ tes to the un@@ ity of the worl@@ d@@ wide congregation .
God’s Word war@@ ns : “ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing in the world ​ — the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the show@@ y displa@@ y of one@@ ’s means of life — ​ does not origin@@ ate with the Father , but origin@@ ates with the world .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out being p@@ essi@@ mis@@ tic or ne@@ g@@ ative , they can descri@@ be the un@@ pleas@@ ant con@@ di@@ tions a you@@ th may face if he has to live away from home .
The answer is a res@@ oun@@ ding no !
E@@ arly on , he wrote of “ God , to whom I rend@@ er sac@@ red service with my spirit in con@@ ne@@ ction with the good news about his Son . ”
Now the experi@@ ences are not just st@@ ori@@ es for me but real life .
And the apostle Paul said that our sal@@ vation dep@@ ends on our coming to “ an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ”
The second example involved an in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent that took place on P@@ as@@ so@@ ver night 33 C.E . when a mo@@ b came to ar@@ rest Jesus .
• How can we re@@ pu@@ di@@ ate valu@@ eless words ?
You could use the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations In@@ de@@ x to lo@@ c@@ ate inform@@ ative discus@@ sions of the sub@@ ject you are pur@@ su@@ ing .
It loo@@ ks like a flo@@ ck of bir@@ ds s@@ k@@ im@@ m@@ ing the wa@@ ves .
37 : 4 ; 14@@ 5 : 16 ; Luke 21 : 19 .
Ch@@ il@@ dren learn by imit@@ ating the examples they ob@@ serve .
And that Go@@ spe@@ l rema@@ ins valu@@ able for us .
W@@ ould you say the C@@ olo@@ s@@ se@@ u@@ m , the ru@@ ins of which are v@@ isi@@ ble in R@@ ome ?
Yes , God “ will ac@@ tually s@@ wal@@ low up death forever . ” ​ — Isaiah 25 : 8 .
As dedic@@ ated Christians , we be@@ ar a heav@@ y responsi@@ bility to live up to our dedic@@ ation , being faithful to the end .
Does Jehovah No@@ tice What You Do ?
Today , too , Jehovah’s people are un@@ ited and organiz@@ ed , and they are preaching the good news in all the earth .
For what are we no@@ tic@@ ed ?
T@@ ou@@ la , our daugh@@ ter , works as a vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er at the he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses in New Yor@@ k .
Their father , Jac@@ o@@ b , “ ri@@ pp@@ ed his gar@@ ments ap@@ ar@@ t ” when he as@@ sum@@ ed that Joseph had been de@@ v@@ our@@ ed by a w@@ il@@ d ani@@ ma@@ l .
14 B@@ less@@ ings “ in F@@ av@@ or@@ able T@@ im@@ es and Di@@ f@@ ficul@@ t T@@ im@@ es ”
What two par@@ ab@@ les will we consider in our next study ?
That feel@@ ing soon chang@@ ed to joy and gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de because of the pioneer cou@@ ple@@ ’s kindness .
That hear@@ t@@ felt desire also mo@@ ves us to do our ut@@ most to think , not like the world , but like Christ .
V@@ isi@@ bility di@@ min@@ ish@@ es , the ro@@ ad is s@@ li@@ p@@ per@@ y , and we have to move s@@ low@@ ly because of the un@@ even sur@@ face .
Yes , then every day will be one of ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght .
In an Af@@ ri@@ can country where the preaching work was ban@@ ned , Jehovah’s Witnesses were den@@ i@@ ed po@@ li@@ ce prote@@ ction , tra@@ v@@ el do@@ cum@@ ents , marriage cer@@ ti@@ fic@@ ates , ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al tre@@ at@@ ment , and jo@@ bs .
Rather , we must appro@@ ach Jehovah , beg@@ g@@ ing for his help .
A@@ no@@ ther pro@@ ver@@ b says : “ A li@@ ar will not be believ@@ ed , even when he speak@@ s the truth . ”
Ke@@ ep@@ ing cal@@ m or lo@@ sing our temp@@ er can direc@@ tly or indi@@ rec@@ tly af@@ fect our Christian ministry ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 14 )
Some of these lost bo@@ ys have been re@@ un@@ ited with their famili@@ es or re@@ set@@ t@@ led in other coun@@ tri@@ es .
But their t@@ ong@@ ue is against their own selves . . . .
You should ad@@ mit your fa@@ ul@@ t and not try to bl@@ ame him .
For that reason , Paul pre@@ fac@@ ed his st@@ at@@ ement with these words : “ All things are la@@ w@@ ful [ or , “ per@@ mis@@ sible , ” f@@ t@@ n . ] , but not all things are advan@@ ta@@ ge@@ ous .
But what about those who have no fin@@ an@@ cial wor@@ ries ?
Will you see through such con@@ temp@@ ti@@ ble lies and remain loyal to God ?
W@@ is@@ ely , the people did not try to respon@@ d to the s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ous pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda , a course often follow@@ ed by Jehovah’s servants in our day . ​ — Read 2 K@@ ings 18 : 35 , 36 .
W@@ he@@ ther wa@@ g@@ ering on@@ l@@ ine , pur@@ cha@@ sing a lo@@ t@@ ter@@ y tic@@ ke@@ t , plac@@ ing a s@@ por@@ ts be@@ t , or g@@ am@@ ing in a c@@ as@@ in@@ o , g@@ am@@ bl@@ ers often over@@ look the s@@ ource of the pri@@ ze they are v@@ ying to w@@ in .
( b ) Why can we be sure that Psalm 16 : 10 was not ful@@ filled in David ?
Th@@ ink of the prophet Eli@@ sh@@ a@@ ’s attend@@ ant Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i , who gre@@ e@@ di@@ ly deli@@ vered a false message to the S@@ y@@ ri@@ an ar@@ my c@@ hi@@ ef Na@@ am@@ an .
A@@ bo@@ ve right : G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol instru@@ ct@@ ors E@@ du@@ ar@@ do K@@ el@@ l@@ er , F@@ red F@@ ran@@ z , me , and Al@@ ber@@ t S@@ ch@@ ro@@ e@@ der
5 Do You Ha@@ ve a G@@ u@@ ar@@ di@@ an Ang@@ el ?
This requi@@ res that they maintain neu@@ tr@@ ality in pol@@ itical or so@@ cial matters .
Yes , the Bible is a book of truth that comes from the true God , Jehovah . ​ — Psalm 8@@ 3 : 18 .
In May 19@@ 27 , en@@ ter@@ pris@@ ing Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents la@@ un@@ ched a public wit@@ ness@@ ing cam@@ pa@@ ign to ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ise a seri@@ es of Bible le@@ c@@ tures .
He then began his ev@@ ent@@ ful ministry , saying : “ The appointed time has been ful@@ filled , and the kingdom of God has dra@@ wn near . ” ​ — Mark 1 : 14 , 15 .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , as Paul fur@@ ther explained , after the leg@@ al requi@@ re@@ ments for a@@ do@@ p@@ tion had been me@@ t , they received a new st@@ atu@@ s .
Di@@ d they offer a ra@@ m along with a tur@@ t@@ le@@ do@@ ve or a pi@@ ge@@ on , as s@@ ti@@ pul@@ ated by the Law ?
A bri@@ er he@@ dge is a thor@@ n@@ y , pri@@ ck@@ ly ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er .
P@@ u@@ te@@ ol@@ i
Who was the friend ?
Even in my p@@ iti@@ ful st@@ ate , I could give a witness for Jehovah .
R@@ O@@ C@@ K@@ F@@ O@@ R@@ D , I@@ L ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , M@@ et@@ ro@@ cen@@ tre Ar@@ ena , 3@@ 00 El@@ m S@@ t . S@@ T .
What tra@@ its should you avoid so that you do not become like hard cla@@ y that cannot be m@@ ol@@ ded ?
Consider the case of V@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ a , a Bible stud@@ ent in Li@@ b@@ eri@@ a .
There is now a Ger@@ man - speaking congregation in Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a , with 35 publi@@ sh@@ ers , including 14 full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers .
During that difficult time , I became physi@@ c@@ ally and emo@@ tion@@ ally ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted .
Pro@@ ve Y@@ our@@ self Re@@ ad@@ y ​ — Like Noah
W@@ as it because A@@ be@@ l offered the right things and Ca@@ in did not ?
Why would liter@@ al shepher@@ ds se@@ par@@ ate these ani@@ mal@@ s ?
The other was about the way Christians should act and tre@@ at one another .
D@@ et@@ er@@ min@@ ed to Ser@@ ve Jehovah ( R .
After only two years in the cir@@ cu@@ it work , we were invit@@ ed to serve at Bethel in R@@ ome .
In view of the man@@ ’s il@@ leg@@ al st@@ atu@@ s , though , how can they do so ?
One reason Jesus called it a vision was that long - dead Moses and Eli@@ j@@ ah were not liter@@ ally present .
These di@@ lig@@ ent work@@ ers ch@@ er@@ ish their privilege of serving Jehovah .
And I ask if someone is willing to be my inter@@ pre@@ ter for that we@@ ek of meetings and field service .
Sa@@ ys Kat@@ y : “ It wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t eas@@ y to find a su@@ it@@ able place to live .
In that way , we too will pro@@ du@@ ce good fru@@ it@@ age .
In those days , it was hard to find su@@ it@@ able meeting plac@@ es .
That is what Joseph of old did , as repor@@ ted at Genesis 39 : 7 - 12 .
Tru@@ e Wor@@ shi@@ p@@ ers Are Not I@@ mmu@@ ne to P@@ ri@@ de
And how is it that well over 50 years later , I am still here ?
Mo@@ st atten@@ ding were teach@@ ers and po@@ lic@@ em@@ en .
The angels have been “ made sub@@ ject to him . ”
In@@ ter@@ vie@@ wing my parents , R@@ on and E@@ st@@ el@@ le , at a conven@@ tion in T@@ ow@@ ns@@ v@@ il@@ le , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , in 20@@ 14
We need good direction and ans@@ wers to li@@ fe@@ ’s problems , both of which God off@@ ers .
Thus , the organization loo@@ ks for ways to re@@ du@@ ce ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses and simp@@ li@@ fy the work so as to be able to accom@@ pl@@ ish the most that it can with your gener@@ ous don@@ ations .
Thus , after Adam and E@@ ve sin@@ ned , Jehovah allow@@ ed them to have children .
What has Jehovah time and again demonstr@@ ated ?
From the beg@@ in@@ ning of human hist@@ ory , Jehovah has given people spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c instru@@ ctions or direc@@ tions .
Par@@ adise on earth will soon become a re@@ ality .
The first se@@ ction of this book con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed me that no matter what anyone says , I@@ ’@@ m not ready to d@@ ate . ” ​ — Kat@@ r@@ ina .
What ong@@ o@@ ing situation did Paul have to end@@ ure , and in what ways might such a situation af@@ fect us ?
( a ) How should we view se@@ cul@@ ar pur@@ su@@ its ?
We do not sto@@ p e@@ ating simply because we have e@@ at@@ en th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of me@@ als in the past .
By s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely pra@@ ying for his spirit , we will receive help to res@@ ist the temp@@ tation to eng@@ age in ques@@ tion@@ able conduct .
He ‘ K@@ new the W@@ a@@ y ’ ( G .
D@@ ili@@ g@@ ence in Jehovah’s service : Paul l@@ in@@ ked confidence in Jehovah’s promises with in@@ du@@ stri@@ ousness when he wrote : “ We desire each one of you to show the same in@@ du@@ stri@@ ousness so as to have the full as@@ sur@@ ance of the hope down to the end . ”
Ha@@ ving con@@ ver@@ ted by tur@@ ning away from sin@@ ful practic@@ es , continue to seek God’s help in keep@@ ing your heart ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast .
The be@@ ast that Daniel saw re@@ pres@@ ented the Rom@@ an World P@@ ow@@ er .
( a ) With whom may Jesus have travel@@ ed to the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver ?
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , Jehovah’s Witnesses became well - known in the cam@@ p because the name was mentioned during ro@@ l@@ l call every mor@@ ning .
L@@ ac@@ king that , and at the same time being bl@@ in@@ ded by the ar@@ ch@@ dec@@ ei@@ ver , Satan , those cl@@ ing@@ ing to such knowledge could never hope to find the truth . ​ — 1 Corinthians 2 : 6 - 8 , 14 ; 3 : 18 - 20 ; 2 Corinthians 4 : 4 ; 11 : 14 ; Revelation 12 : 9 .
What must we do ?
In l@@ ate 1914 , some Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents were di@@ sh@@ ear@@ ten@@ ed because they had not g@@ one to heaven .
T@@ re@@ es may live to be very old .
Y@@ O@@ U do not have to look far to see that evil and suffering ab@@ ound .
But we di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t give up .
; R@@ it@@ c@@ hi@@ e , E .
Paul’s men@@ tion of “ the public declar@@ ation of our hope ” remin@@ ds us of another responsi@@ bility .
Although the C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l is com@@ mit@@ ted to the wor@@ thy cause of encourag@@ ing a high@@ er stan@@ d@@ ard of living for all , the t@@ ask seem@@ s to be un@@ en@@ ding .
Yet , to a large de@@ gre@@ e , all of this is only relati@@ ve .
The ri@@ der on a bl@@ ack hor@@ se re@@ pres@@ ents fam@@ ine .
Although Paul was un@@ married , he did not ex@@ al@@ t himself over those who were married , as the c@@ eli@@ b@@ ate cl@@ er@@ gy of Chris@@ tend@@ om do .
However , su@@ p@@ pose he were to vis@@ it In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t s@@ ites where he kno@@ ws there are pro@@ vo@@ c@@ ative pi@@ c@@ tures or vi@@ de@@ o@@ s .
Today , we lik@@ e@@ wise do not use fear or similar ne@@ g@@ ative emo@@ tions , such as gu@@ il@@ t and sh@@ ame , to co@@ er@@ ce others into obe@@ ying Christ .
How did Jehovah re@@ act to the covenant that Jo@@ shua conclu@@ ded with the Gi@@ be@@ on@@ ites ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ in some 2@@ 70 days , the origin@@ al c@@ ell that was cre@@ ated within the mother as a result of her uni@@ on with the father gro@@ ws into a ba@@ by made up of tr@@ il@@ li@@ ons of c@@ el@@ ls .
On the contr@@ ary , Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s min@@ isters as a whole den@@ oun@@ ced the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama , ” some even using s@@ ly or b@@ ra@@ z@@ en t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s to pre@@ v@@ ent the public from see@@ ing it .
“ I lost my mother when I was 13 years old , then my father and two brothers , as well as my sister .
Jesus wor@@ ked as hard as anyone pos@@ si@@ bly could . ​ — John 18 : 37 .
The country was under the wicked influ@@ ence of Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l , wi@@ do@@ w of A@@ ha@@ b and mother of the rul@@ ing king , Jeho@@ ra@@ m .
This princi@@ ple certainly app@@ lies to our spiritual end@@ e@@ av@@ ors .
It is exc@@ iting to see that the “ great crow@@ d ” of “ other sheep ” continue to be pro@@ duc@@ tive as they serve the Creator “ day and night in his temple ” in associ@@ ation with their spirit - anointed brothers . ​ — Revelation 7 : 9 , 15 ; John 10 : 16 .
Do You B@@ eli@@ eve in What You C@@ an@@ not See ?
That really imp@@ ressed me !
In the present system of things , many people sp@@ end an enti@@ re li@@ fe@@ time tr@@ ying to am@@ ass we@@ al@@ th , but just one life is wor@@ th much more than all the money in the world .
They will rule with Christ as “ k@@ ings over the earth . ”
The teach@@ ers sla@@ pp@@ ed me and th@@ reat@@ ened to expe@@ l me from school .
The k@@ ing@@ ’s ar@@ mi@@ es had in@@ va@@ ded the land of Juda@@ h .
F@@ ur@@ ther , as a liter@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent might w@@ ound a man@@ ’s he@@ el , Satan in his de@@ based st@@ ate would ‘ b@@ ru@@ ise the he@@ el ’ of God’s “ se@@ ed . ”
During the se@@ ven months at se@@ a , the mission@@ aries mem@@ or@@ ized some T@@ ah@@ iti@@ an words lis@@ ted by pre@@ vi@@ ous vis@@ it@@ ors , main@@ ly by the mut@@ in@@ e@@ ers of the B@@ oun@@ ty .
O@@ be@@ y your parents
His com@@ mis@@ sion was to present God’s message , not to ju@@ dge others .
Then she told the stud@@ ents : “ I gu@@ ess you would have to become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , like R@@ ach@@ a , to imp@@ ro@@ ve your conduct . ”
What is the good news ?
Dis@@ par@@ ag@@ ing re@@ mar@@ ks about a young gi@@ r@@ l@@ ’s we@@ i@@ ght could la@@ un@@ ch her on the ro@@ ad to ano@@ re@@ xi@@ a .
For that is why you are also pa@@ ying ta@@ x@@ es ; for they are God’s public servants con@@ stan@@ tly serving this very purpose .
Not even the th@@ re@@ at of death dam@@ p@@ ens our ze@@ al as har@@ v@@ est work@@ ers .
• “ There are new heavens and a new earth that we are a@@ wa@@ iting according to his promise , and in these righteousness is to d@@ well . ” ​ — 2 P@@ E@@ T@@ E@@ R 3 : 13 .
These artic@@ les show how you , like Job and others in the past , can walk in your integrity and s@@ tic@@ k to Jehovah as your S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord .
P@@ il@@ ate had a pri@@ c@@ eless opportunity to learn the truth about Jehovah’s pro@@ vision for sal@@ vation direc@@ tly from the Son of God .
On@@ ce the life - for@@ ce is g@@ one from a person , only God has the ability to rest@@ ore it to him .
She ad@@ ds : “ Jehovah is not only my Father but also my close F@@ ri@@ end , whom I get to know better under different circumstances .
For the Go@@ spe@@ l must be pre@@ ached in all nations before the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , and end of the world .
In the great spiritual har@@ v@@ est , lives are at st@@ ake .
He “ spoke to the crow@@ ds by illustr@@ ations . Indeed , without an illustr@@ ation he would not speak to them . ”
If you give a friend an ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive w@@ atch , a ca@@ r , or even a home , that friend will likely be gr@@ ate@@ ful and happy , and you will have the joy of giving .
Ser@@ ve Wh@@ ere Ne@@ ed Is Gre@@ ater , 4 / 15 , 12 / 15
The apostle Paul wrote : “ Who has come to know the mind of Jehovah , that he may instru@@ ct him ? ”
Like David , many are working hard to give their family everything that they think their loved ones need .
23 Y@@ oung On@@ es ​ — “ Ke@@ ep Wor@@ king O@@ u@@ t Your O@@ wn S@@ al@@ vation ”
His first cre@@ ation was his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten spirit Son , who is called “ the Word ” because he is God’s princi@@ p@@ al spo@@ k@@ es@@ man .
So when Jesus ur@@ ged his listen@@ ers to go the second m@@ ile , so to speak , he was tel@@ ling them to per@@ form without res@@ ent@@ ment those ser@@ vi@@ ces that author@@ ities leg@@ iti@@ mat@@ ely dem@@ an@@ ded . ​ — Mark 12 : 17 .
He ful@@ filled that promise in 5@@ 37 B.C.E .
The Bible also says : “ Those being bless@@ ed by [ Jehovah ] will themselves pos@@ s@@ ess the earth . ”
The K@@ ar@@ a@@ ites never destro@@ yed wor@@ n - out co@@ pi@@ es of the Scriptures where the divine name , Jehovah , appe@@ ared because they consider@@ ed such action sac@@ r@@ ile@@ ge .
Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists have found an ancient in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion that men@@ tions “ the house of David . ”
All the nations of the earth will have ali@@ gn@@ ed themselves against Jehovah’s people .
For example , for the children of pres@@ cho@@ ol age , we kept the instru@@ ction fai@@ r@@ ly ba@@ si@@ c .
While ear@@ n@@ est effort is needed to ob@@ tain God’s blessing , remember that hard work al@@ one cannot pos@@ si@@ bly account for the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of good things that Jehovah has show@@ ered upon his people .
He must have been deep@@ ly h@@ ur@@ t when his first two human children re@@ bel@@ led against him .
Paul refer@@ red to the same elders as “ working hard . ”
Yet , it is said that God can acc@@ ur@@ ately fore@@ tell up@@ coming events .
How do we ob@@ tain godly wisdom ?
His loy@@ al@@ ty to the death brought praise to Jehovah’s name and made it possible for Jesus to offer the value of his perfect human life as a ransom for mankind .
With what future re@@ ward ?
With Kat@@ ina on our we@@ d@@ ding day , 195@@ 9
Not until some 2@@ ,000 years later did Jehovah again make refer@@ ence to a se@@ ed .
‘ Gi@@ ve away our last me@@ al ? You must be jo@@ king , ’ some might have said .
By stud@@ ying the Bible and ap@@ pl@@ ying its direc@@ tions , you can put yourself in l@@ ine for this mar@@ vel@@ ous future .
Jesus encoura@@ ged us to pray for “ our bre@@ ad for the day according to the da@@ y’s requi@@ re@@ ment . ”
• How have Jehovah and Jesus set the example in giving spiritually ?
And why are des@@ po@@ il@@ ing and viol@@ ence in fr@@ on@@ t of me , and why does qu@@ ar@@ rel@@ ing occ@@ ur , and why is stri@@ fe car@@ ri@@ ed ? ” ​ — Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 1 : 2 , 3 .
Satan kno@@ ws that we have sin@@ ful tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es , and he tri@@ es to in@@ du@@ ce us to c@@ ater to them .
After a while , though , he re@@ ver@@ ted to his form@@ er dr@@ in@@ king ha@@ bi@@ ts .
Although you try to den@@ y it ​ — since it seem@@ s so un@@ fa@@ ir ​ — there is nothing you can do . ”
By contr@@ ast , from Jo@@ b@@ ’s integrity - keep@@ ing course , we learn that even imper@@ fect humans can show that they put Jehovah first by faith@@ fully end@@ uring ad@@ vers@@ ities ​ — even when the cause of such tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es is not fully under@@ sto@@ od by them .
Some even use vi@@ de@@ o@@ con@@ fer@@ enc@@ ing .
From a human point of view , why was it sur@@ pris@@ ing that Samuel was instru@@ cted to ano@@ in@@ t David as king ?
Since then , Jesus has been exerc@@ ising his he@@ ad@@ ship , thus demonstr@@ ating his ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ative ability .
David wrote : “ Many things you yourself have done , O Jehovah my God , even your wonderful works . . .
On@@ ly those standing in an appro@@ ved con@@ dition before the Son of man , Jesus , will have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of sur@@ vi@@ ving the end of this system of things .
( a ) What will mo@@ des@@ ty move us to do in a new ro@@ le or assignment ?
Your father and your mother will rejo@@ ice , and she that gave bir@@ th to you will be jo@@ y@@ ful ” ! ​ — Proverbs 23 : 24 , 25 .
Jesus ’ baptism was a serious but jo@@ y@@ ful ev@@ ent .
A perfect example of one who shows un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish love is the Creator himself .
I@@ ’@@ m great@@ ly enjo@@ ying my ministry . ”
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons who dis@@ reg@@ ard Bible principles are re@@ ap@@ ing such tra@@ gi@@ c con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences as un@@ wanted pre@@ gn@@ an@@ ci@@ es , lo@@ a@@ th@@ some di@@ se@@ as@@ es , or de@@ bil@@ it@@ ating ad@@ dic@@ tions .
What Jesus took in hand was a c@@ up of red w@@ ine .
It is vital that we never a@@ do@@ pt the bi@@ go@@ try so comm@@ on in this world .
V@@ e@@ er@@ a was already at the mission@@ ary home when I arri@@ ved after c@@ ra@@ w@@ ling a long way in a dit@@ ch , hi@@ d@@ den from the sol@@ di@@ ers .
L@@ ev@@ ir@@ ate Mar@@ ri@@ age , 3 / 1
For some 6@@ ,000 years since the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in E@@ den , in@@ justice has been part of human soci@@ ety .
K@@ o@@ re@@ a branch , where I continue to serve as a member of the Bethel family
As we will see , it is also a t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony to the love , faith , and obedi@@ ence of God’s people .
Mas@@ tic has been descri@@ bed in 25 of@@ fi@@ cial lis@@ ts of me@@ dic@@ ines worl@@ d@@ wide .
The second article discus@@ ses the import@@ ance of faith for sal@@ vation and how we can strengthen our faith and put it into action . ​ — He@@ b .
In 195@@ 8 my husband was invit@@ ed to serve as a travel@@ ing overse@@ er .
The brothers in that large city would no doubt have valu@@ ed his continued support .
S@@ ing@@ le Par@@ ents Can Su@@ cc@@ e@@ ed
In what sense can we be consider@@ ed both Jehovah’s friends and his “ fellow work@@ ers ” ?
9 .
“ Because , ” he said , “ the gover@@ ning body of the ‘ slave ’ class is not appointed by any man .
For example , when God’s prophet Moses deli@@ vered his fa@@ re@@ well ad@@ d@@ ress to the nation of Israel , he and the pri@@ ests ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed all present , saying : “ Ke@@ ep s@@ il@@ ent . . . , and you must listen to the vo@@ ice of Jehovah your God . ”
The apostle Paul id@@ enti@@ fied that kingdom when he wrote : “ [ God ] deli@@ vered us [ spirit - anointed Christians ] from the authority of the dar@@ k@@ ness and trans@@ fer@@ red us into the kingdom of the Son of his love . ”
So@@ on ther@@ e@@ after , I was given the privilege of vis@@ iting congregations as a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er .
N@@ ever under@@ es@@ tim@@ ate his vi@@ ci@@ ous dis@@ position !
In 19@@ 6@@ 3 my re@@ si@@ d@@ ence per@@ mit in T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y was not r@@ ene@@ wed .
They have ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te confidence in Jehovah when he says : “ H@@ ere I am cre@@ ating new heavens and a new earth ; and the form@@ er things will not be called to mind , ne@@ i@@ ther will they come up into the heart .
M@@ ore likely , he went out and sel@@ e@@ cted a t@@ ree , s@@ w@@ un@@ g his a@@ x , and car@@ ri@@ ed the w@@ o@@ od home .
W@@ he@@ ther that leg@@ end is acc@@ ur@@ ate cannot be con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed .
By contr@@ ast , a “ wicked ” e@@ ye is c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty , co@@ v@@ et@@ ous , and dra@@ wn to things that are wor@@ th@@ less .
For their stu@@ b@@ born course , Israel had to be sever@@ ely discipl@@ ined .
H@@ er husband , however , was op@@ posed and rema@@ ined so for a long time . Then he started to accom@@ pan@@ y his wife to the meetings .
Acc@@ ording to 2 Peter 3 : 11 , 12 , what attitude are Christians to have ?
In the words “ la@@ dy , even l@@ adi@@ es , ” we find the only in@@ stances ( sing@@ ul@@ ar and p@@ lu@@ r@@ al ) in the Bible of an un@@ u@@ su@@ al Hebrew word .
The New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses , has been pr@@ inted in whole or in part in 8@@ 3 langu@@ ages and is also a@@ vail@@ able on@@ l@@ ine in 11 langu@@ ages at w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ w@@ atch@@ to@@ wer@@ .@@ or@@ g .
On another occasi@@ on , Jehovah’s spirit set@@ t@@ led upon some men , ca@@ using them to pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y .
The Greek pre@@ position h@@ y@@ ·@@ per@@ ʹ , transl@@ ated “ for ” or “ on be@@ half of ” in vari@@ ous Bible ver@@ sions at 1 Corinthians 15 : 29 , can also mean “ for the purpose of . ”
They spoke different langu@@ ages , and they had ob@@ vi@@ ous differ@@ ences in person@@ ality .
A tra@@ ined conscience not only war@@ ns us against doing wrong things , but it also mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to do good things .
Na@@ da@@ b / Ba@@ a@@ sha / E@@ la@@ h
Why can we say , then , that he was a minis@@ ter ?
Jehovah no@@ ted this and kin@@ dly war@@ ned Bar@@ u@@ ch not to keep see@@ king “ great things ” for himself .
When pra@@ ised , we do well to apply Jesus ’ words : “ When you have done all the things assign@@ ed to you , say : ‘ We are good - for - nothing sla@@ ves .
N@@ ex@@ t , Joseph me@@ t the man who ev@@ en@@ tually brought him to the attention of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h , the rul@@ er of Egy@@ pt .
16 Di@@ d Abraham Re@@ ally O@@ wn C@@ am@@ els ?
The apostle Paul wrote : “ Lo@@ ve is long - suffering and kind . Lo@@ ve is not je@@ al@@ ous , it does not b@@ ra@@ g , does not get pu@@ ff@@ ed up , does not be@@ have in@@ dec@@ ently , does not look for its own inter@@ ests . ”
Ha@@ ving had years of prac@@ tice using such tra@@ ps , Satan today uses them effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely , a@@ da@@ p@@ ting his appro@@ ach to each person@@ ’s inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations .
Our life with the brothers and in the ministry was rich and re@@ war@@ ding .
A@@ N A@@ M@@ A@@ Z@@ IN@@ G th@@ ir@@ d of ad@@ ul@@ t In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t us@@ ers in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates have vis@@ ited some ty@@ pe of se@@ x@@ u@@ al s@@ ite , a rec@@ ent sur@@ ve@@ y on on - l@@ ine se@@ x reve@@ aled .
Are you doing everything you can to “ keep on the w@@ atch ” ?
Instead , my relationship with him became we@@ ak very quic@@ k@@ ly .
Can the Ch@@ ur@@ ches Be Sa@@ ved ?
So when his people viol@@ ated the ter@@ ms of that covenant , it was as if they were com@@ mit@@ ting ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y .
S@@ ever@@ al “ need great@@ ers ” in T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n have been able to support themselves as pione@@ ers by teaching Eng@@ l@@ ish .
After ob@@ serving vari@@ ous li@@ fes@@ ty@@ les and mo@@ v@@ ements , I became con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that the best thing I could do with my life was to use it to ex@@ pl@@ ore this beau@@ ti@@ ful pl@@ an@@ et before human@@ ity destro@@ ys it .
Be@@ fore this find , the ol@@ des@@ t known Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an Bible man@@ us@@ crip@@ t was from the n@@ in@@ th century C.E .
On the other hand , a fa@@ il@@ ure to show a child love is sen@@ sel@@ ess .
How ?
M@@ ount T@@ ab@@ or res@@ em@@ b@@ led a great c@@ one with its to@@ p b@@ lun@@ ted .
It is hard to i@@ magine the angu@@ ish of Abraham or the fe@@ ars that must have a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted S@@ ar@@ ah .
When we man@@ i@@ f@@ est hum@@ ble appreciation by reading and stud@@ ying our Bible - based public@@ ations , we make spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement , and Jehovah is able to use us more fully in his service . ​ — He@@ b .
Today , a@@ str@@ on@@ om@@ ers know much more about the im@@ men@@ s@@ ity of the uni@@ verse and the power that su@@ sta@@ ins it .
They come from different coun@@ tri@@ es and ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds .
In ad@@ dition , within the Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od are matu@@ re individuals , especially the elders , who are qu@@ ali@@ fied to give personal help and Scriptural counsel .
P@@ ic@@ ture a woman pre@@ par@@ ing fru@@ it for her family , exam@@ ining each pi@@ e@@ ce as she s@@ li@@ ces it to make sure that it is s@@ we@@ et and ri@@ pe all the way through , without de@@ fect in@@ side or out .
But “ Jehovah’s day will come as a th@@ i@@ ef . ”
How can a family be prote@@ cted from the im@@ mor@@ ality of the world ?
H@@ er re@@ qu@@ est was not received fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly , resul@@ ting in her being sent to care for the small medi@@ cal cen@@ ter on an is@@ ol@@ ated is@@ land where she was cu@@ t off from others of her faith .
I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t believe that he had tend@@ er feelings . ” ​ — R@@ o@@ sa , G@@ u@@ at@@ em@@ ala .
How can the Christian congregation help them ?
Un@@ der Christ’s rul@@ er@@ ship , no cal@@ am@@ ity will be@@ f@@ all mankind . ​ — Proverbs 1 : 33 .
Se@@ cond , we need to work hard to prom@@ o@@ te “ the un@@ iting b@@ ond of peace . ”
It mo@@ ves us to seek out av@@ en@@ u@@ es to dec@@ l@@ are the truth about him , de@@ f@@ en@@ ding his ways and his people .
In sh@@ ort , many of the so - called ‘ circum@@ c@@ ision scho@@ ol@@ s ’ of today are f@@ ake , and de@@ ad@@ ly . ”
Instead , each of the ge@@ c@@ ko@@ ’s to@@ es has a pa@@ d with ri@@ d@@ ges that con@@ tain th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of ha@@ ir@@ like pro@@ tru@@ sions .
And no pol@@ itical st@@ ate today , nor the Un@@ ited N@@ ations organization , will fully sol@@ ve man@@ kin@@ d’s problems .
We must be res@@ olu@@ te in res@@ is@@ ting its at@@ temp@@ ts to do@@ w@@ n@@ pla@@ y the seri@@ ousness of up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding Jehovah’s standards .
The 195@@ 3 conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Nu@@ re@@ m@@ ber@@ g was a m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous occasi@@ on for our family .
Those expres@@ sions of love are preci@@ ous to me .
With his cons@@ ent they read 2 Corinthians 1 : 3 - 7 , which inclu@@ des the words : “ Com@@ fort . . . ab@@ oun@@ ds through the Christ . ”
He had no money , and no do@@ ct@@ or was willing to see him .
Re@@ call , for example , his fin@@ al t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony before P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate . Jesus declar@@ ed : “ For this I have been born , and for this I have come into the world , that I should be@@ ar witness to the truth . ”
In@@ di@@ gn@@ ant Ab@@ out In@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ences
9 , 10 . ( a ) When por@@ tra@@ ying the char@@ ac@@ ters in his illustr@@ ations , on what did Jesus foc@@ us ?
Un@@ li@@ mit@@ ed F@@ re@@ e@@ dom Des@@ i@@ ra@@ ble ?
Jesus ans@@ wer@@ ed the pri@@ ests : “ Yes . Di@@ d you never read this , ‘ O@@ u@@ t of the m@@ ou@@ th of ba@@ bes and su@@ ck@@ l@@ ings you have fur@@ ni@@ shed praise ’ ? ”
Jesus fur@@ ther said : “ No man can come to me un@@ less the Father , who sent me , dra@@ ws him . ”
How L@@ ong W@@ as the D@@ r@@ ought in Eli@@ j@@ ah’s Da@@ y ?
An@@ y who worship with sel@@ f@@ ish mo@@ ti@@ ves end up with very little joy .
What benef@@ its result from obe@@ ying God’s righteous requi@@ re@@ ments ?
10 : 34 - 38 ​ — Is the Scriptural message to be b@@ lam@@ ed for family ri@@ f@@ ts ?
Ne@@ ar Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o , he enc@@ oun@@ tered a bl@@ ind beg@@ g@@ ar nam@@ ed Bar@@ ti@@ ma@@ e@@ us and his un@@ nam@@ ed bl@@ ind compan@@ ion .
The important less@@ on we can learn from Paul’s discus@@ sion is that in the pur@@ su@@ it of Christian matu@@ r@@ ity , our ob@@ je@@ ctive is ne@@ i@@ ther to ac@@ qui@@ re great knowledge and lear@@ ning nor to cultiv@@ ate ref@@ ined person@@ ality tra@@ its .
Paul did not mean that married cou@@ ples should ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct their mat@@ es .
Au@@ gu@@ st 11 - 17 , 200@@ 8
Indeed , time flo@@ ws rel@@ ent@@ less@@ ly for@@ ward like a ste@@ ad@@ y st@@ re@@ am .
However , are children really ca@@ pa@@ ble of car@@ r@@ ying on “ priv@@ ate refle@@ ction and medit@@ ation ” on what they read from the Scriptures and of dra@@ wing cor@@ rec@@ t conclu@@ sions ?
As Jo@@ b@@ ’s tri@@ al ends , his integrity is re@@ war@@ ded .
As for Jehovah , he made the heavens . ” ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on .
S@@ tr@@ ange as it may se@@ em , this was an as@@ pect of the jo@@ b that I lik@@ ed .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , be@@ coming ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with Jehovah God will make us feel clo@@ s@@ er and more devo@@ ted to him .
She is just one of many young Christians who bring praise to Jehovah by practic@@ ing the things they have learned from his Word .
H@@ O@@ W TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E C@@ H@@ AN@@ G@@ E@@ D M@@ Y L@@ I@@ F@@ E : In 199@@ 5 , when I was about 20 , I began thinking seri@@ ously about the course my life should take .
He dis@@ co@@ vered F@@ l@@ ori@@ da , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , in the pro@@ c@@ ess but died a few years later after a s@@ ki@@ r@@ mis@@ h with N@@ ative A@@ mer@@ ic@@ ans .
Our ca@@ r and cam@@ per tra@@ il@@ er
During the little time that parents and children are together , commun@@ ic@@ ation com@@ pet@@ es with and often lo@@ ses out to com@@ pu@@ ters , tel@@ ev@@ ision , and other ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic me@@ dia .
What a blessing it is to be coun@@ ted among God’s “ fellow work@@ ers ” !
For instance , Abraham said “ ple@@ ase ” to S@@ ar@@ ah .
Bible H@@ ist@@ ory ​ — How Acc@@ ur@@ ate ?
Even though I did things that disa@@ p@@ pointed him , he still loved me .
Why was Solomon able to sy@@ mp@@ a@@ th@@ ize with his sub@@ je@@ cts ?
Me@@ dit@@ ating on Bi@@ bli@@ cal examples , such as those discus@@ sed ear@@ li@@ er , will help us to mu@@ ster up courage in the face of ad@@ vers@@ ities .
You too may have a share in this work .
In this do@@ cum@@ ent King I@@ ah@@ du@@ n - Li@@ m of Mar@@ i bo@@ ast@@ ed about his con@@ stru@@ ction work
We have at times made com@@ ments to that effect .
However , when the bo@@ y tri@@ ed to do the same , he found it hard to lo@@ c@@ ate Isaiah 6@@ 1 using that long s@@ cro@@ l@@ l with no chap@@ ter and verse num@@ bers .
Then , by the light of a f@@ li@@ ck@@ ering lam@@ p , the parents might rec@@ ite a st@@ ory from Scrip@@ ture and say a prayer with their children .
F@@ ri@@ ends will speak from the heart without fear of being bel@@ it@@ t@@ led or having their confid@@ ences be@@ tra@@ yed .
In 19@@ 40 , there was a lead@@ er@@ ship c@@ ris@@ is in the B@@ rit@@ ish Par@@ li@@ am@@ ent .
L@@ ater , God’s holy spirit came upon the disciples when they were together as a group . ​ — Acts 2 : 1 - 4 .
Re@@ g@@ arding the d@@ ate when Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s is c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated , the Ca@@ tho@@ lic new@@ s@@ pa@@ per said : “ The real d@@ ate of Jesus ’ bir@@ th , from the hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al vie@@ w@@ point , lies conc@@ e@@ aled bene@@ ath a v@@ ei@@ l of un@@ certain@@ ty as reg@@ ar@@ ds Rom@@ an hist@@ ory , the imp@@ eri@@ al cen@@ su@@ s of that time and re@@ sear@@ ch in the sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent cen@@ tu@@ ries . . . .
Yet , he rema@@ ined a faithful minis@@ ter .
B@@ en has a son who su@@ ff@@ ers from mus@@ cul@@ ar d@@ y@@ st@@ ro@@ ph@@ y and As@@ per@@ g@@ er@@ ’s sy@@ nd@@ r@@ ome .
• How does Psalm 14@@ 5 help to id@@ enti@@ fy God’s loyal ones ?
Our conscience is a mar@@ vel@@ ous gift from our loving heavenly Father , Jehovah God .
What was the ro@@ le of ancient ste@@ war@@ ds ?
B@@ read of Li@@ fe , 6 / 1
It made pro@@ vision for the ex@@ emp@@ tion of those who@@ se ob@@ je@@ ction gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely rest@@ ed on “ religious or moral con@@ vi@@ ctions . ”
One is found at Romans 12 : 18 : “ If possible , as far as it dep@@ ends upon you , be pe@@ ace@@ able with all men . ”
In the f@@ ading af@@ ter@@ no@@ on su@@ n , he and his apostles c@@ li@@ m@@ b the M@@ ount of O@@ lives .
Satan’s world was not kind to them .
Un@@ like the public e@@ dition of The Watchtower , the study e@@ dition will not have different co@@ ver illustr@@ ations for each is@@ sue , since it will not be offered in the field ministry .
G@@ ran@@ ted , a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ents may not be so priv@@ ate with their pe@@ ers ​ — something that a mother in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o nam@@ ed J@@ essi@@ c@@ a ob@@ served .
Why not sp@@ end a few min@@ ut@@ es con@@ ver@@ sing with them ?
They were willing to ris@@ k their lives to help the div@@ in@@ ely appointed king , for if Ab@@ sal@@ om ga@@ ined a fir@@ m hold on the k@@ ing@@ ship , he no doubt would sever@@ ely p@@ un@@ ish anyone who had supp@@ or@@ ted David .
How , though , can we displa@@ y trust in God when we are dist@@ ressed by health problems ?
I tri@@ ed to find some ans@@ wers in all kin@@ ds of spiritual boo@@ ks , and I also pray@@ ed in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y for God’s help , even though I felt that I could never ple@@ ase him .
R@@ es@@ pect for Au@@ thor@@ ity ​ — Why L@@ ac@@ king ?
He died so that you can gain end@@ less life .
Acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ated knowledge would have made it possible for succ@@ essi@@ ve gener@@ ations to devel@@ op such spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ties as me@@ tal@@ lu@@ r@@ gy , ag@@ r@@ on@@ om@@ y , re@@ aring sheep and c@@ at@@ tle , writ@@ ing , and the fine ar@@ ts .
I@@ mp@@ or@@ ted go@@ o@@ ds could be pur@@ cha@@ sed in U@@ r@@ ’s ba@@ z@@ a@@ ars .
Will we always preach in the most pro@@ duc@@ tive ter@@ rit@@ ory ?
After all , the Bible says that Satan the Devil is determined to “ wa@@ ge war ” with those “ who ob@@ serve the comman@@ d@@ ments of God and have the work of be@@ aring witness to Jesus . ”
Your children should learn to a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze and to for@@ give
I refu@@ se to re@@ ti@@ re . ”
Ad@@ ul@@ f@@ o has served as a full - time minis@@ ter for more than 50 years in vari@@ ous par@@ ts of M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
Ru@@ th ga@@ ins Bo@@ a@@ z ’ fav@@ or and continu@@ es g@@ le@@ an@@ ing in his field “ until the har@@ v@@ est of the ba@@ r@@ le@@ y and the har@@ v@@ est of the whe@@ at ” come to an end . ​ — Ru@@ th 2 : 23 .
How does our dist@@ ress af@@ fect Jehovah ?
1 , 2 . ( a ) Why are we encoura@@ ged by those who faith@@ fully preach in un@@ responsi@@ ve ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es ?
“ S@@ tri@@ p down to the ba@@ re necess@@ ities , and ru@@ n the r@@ ace , ” one speak@@ er ur@@ ged us .
On@@ ly Jehovah pos@@ s@@ ess@@ es perfect wisdom .
H@@ app@@ y is the one whom you cho@@ ose and bring near . ”
Let each one of you individu@@ ally so love his wife as he does himself . ”
How can parents cre@@ ate a pe@@ ace@@ ful en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment at home ?
Th@@ ings are similar , if not wor@@ se , today .
Be@@ ar in mind that prayer demonstr@@ ates reli@@ ance on God .
20 : 6 .
David was b@@ ra@@ ve en@@ ough to ad@@ mit his er@@ ro@@ r when coun@@ sel@@ ed , without tr@@ ying to jus@@ ti@@ fy his actions .
How streng@@ th@@ ening a time that was !
A@@ n ang@@ el led Peter through the mas@@ sive ir@@ on g@@ ate
Thus , “ Jehovah saw that the ba@@ dness of man was a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in the earth and every inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of the thoughts of his heart was only bad all the time . ” ​ — Genesis 6 : 5 , 11 , 12 .
Many who claim@@ ed to preach Christi@@ an@@ ity were dra@@ wn into pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s with good in@@ ten@@ tions , but then they found themselves par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in evil .
What do those words reve@@ al about Joseph ?
Th@@ an@@ ks to Jehovah , Joseph in@@ stan@@ tly knew the meaning be@@ h@@ ind the dre@@ am .
H@@ app@@ ily , most Christians do not have such a ‘ heart proble@@ m . ’
O@@ r consider the pain felt by the num@@ er@@ ous vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of ra@@ pe , child a@@ bu@@ se , d@@ om@@ es@@ tic viol@@ ence , and other ev@@ il@@ s com@@ mit@@ ted by man .
All such loyal ones , both those who have children and those who do not , are as@@ sur@@ ed by the apostle Paul : “ God is not un@@ righteous so as to for@@ get your work and the love you showed for his name , in that you have minis@@ tered to the holy ones and continue minis@@ ter@@ ing . ” ​ — Hebrews 6 : 10 .
Do our prayers dis@@ close our th@@ ir@@ st for knowledge , wisdom , and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment ?
How encourag@@ ing it is to see so many you@@ ths jo@@ ining the ran@@ ks of those who have deci@@ ded to serve Jehovah !
Many children there were c@@ ru@@ el to me .
We show that we want to take care of our conscience when we buil@@ d up love for and faith in God , together with a who@@ les@@ ome fear of him .
Does that really f@@ it in with what Jesus and his followers believ@@ ed ?
In the book of Revelation , God himself is por@@ tra@@ yed as saying : “ To anyone th@@ ir@@ sting I will give from the f@@ oun@@ tain of the water of life free . ”
Th@@ r@@ ough prayer , we expres@@ s to God our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de , concer@@ ns , and pet@@ iti@@ ons
After a sh@@ ort deli@@ ber@@ ation , the C@@ our@@ t re@@ turned and un@@ an@@ im@@ ously up@@ held the “ not gu@@ il@@ ty ” ver@@ di@@ ct .
“ Today , mankind is in di@@ re need of such bene@@ fi@@ cial teaching .
But other pas@@ s@@ eng@@ ers under@@ sto@@ od what was most important and wor@@ ked hard to sa@@ ve pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s lives .
Satan’s way of gover@@ ning has fa@@ iled to deli@@ ver sta@@ bility , happiness , or se@@ cur@@ ity .
“ How Many Your Wor@@ ks Are , O Jehovah ! ”
Because Ju@@ d@@ as had become a friend of the world , he had made himself an enem@@ y of God .
Sh@@ ould we ex@@ pect anything less of Jehovah ?
Un@@ der in@@ ten@@ se pres@@ sure , where did Jesus turn for help ?
The Messi@@ ah would be born of a vi@@ r@@ g@@ in .
It was not eas@@ y for us to re@@ ach this are@@ a .
Yet , how could such a tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous pro@@ ject be t@@ ac@@ k@@ led , consider@@ ing that the transl@@ ation te@@ am@@ s for these langu@@ ages were form@@ ed only a few years ag@@ o and there were relati@@ vely few transl@@ at@@ ors ?
It is an all - em@@ br@@ ac@@ ing e@@ th@@ ic of s@@ ound living .
It is far more likely that se@@ cul@@ ar or rec@@ re@@ ational activities , not spiritual ones , are contribu@@ ting to our f@@ ati@@ gu@@ e .
The apostles dist@@ ribu@@ ted these fun@@ ds to those in need .
P@@ r@@ ou@@ dly Be@@ ar God’s N@@ ame
H@@ el@@ p@@ ful su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions are found in the next article .
“ I lik@@ ed teaching people about Jehovah , ” she says , “ but I never i@@ mag@@ ined that I could serve ab@@ ro@@ ad .
The pe@@ ace@@ ful con@@ dition that gener@@ ally ex@@ ists among us is no ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
Who has sa@@ ved them ?
4@@ 4 : 28 .
Instead of than@@ king God for their fre@@ e@@ dom , they b@@ lam@@ ed him for what they wr@@ ong@@ ly vie@@ wed as de@@ priv@@ ation .
When is the L@@ am@@ b@@ ’s marriage du@@ e to take place ?
One faithful sister put it this way : “ When you talk to others about the blessings of God’s Kingdom , you real@@ ize that your listen@@ ers have ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely no hope and that they see their problems as per@@ man@@ ent . ”
By medit@@ ating on that teaching and see@@ king to apply it person@@ ally , you will likely find inc@@ reas@@ ed happiness and dec@@ reas@@ ed st@@ ress . ​ — 12 / 15 , pages 12 - 14 .
I was d@@ um@@ b@@ f@@ oun@@ ded .
Sh@@ ould each individu@@ al , then , deci@@ de for himself what is right and what is wrong ?
Jehovah , our heavenly Father , is the Gi@@ ver of life .
What is more , this was no bri@@ ef set@@ back .
Kat@@ y and E@@ ri@@ c
His requi@@ re@@ ment that Christian women be in sub@@ mis@@ sion sur@@ ely does not mean s@@ il@@ ent sub@@ je@@ ction .
M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ena then told her cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es : “ I am arrang@@ ing for a friend to present a 9@@ 0 - min@@ u@@ te pro@@ gra@@ m to the class .
For months , A@@ le@@ x could think of little el@@ se .
To be sure , people may now displa@@ y a she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike or a go@@ at@@ like dis@@ position .
It em@@ br@@ ac@@ es our enti@@ re way of life .
What does 1 Samuel 8 : 1 - 5 reve@@ al about Samu@@ el@@ ’s sons ?
The mon@@ th of E@@ th@@ ani@@ m ( later called Ti@@ sh@@ r@@ i ) cor@@ respon@@ ds to S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember / ​ O@@ c@@ to@@ ber on our present cal@@ end@@ ar .
The question is wor@@ th as@@ king .
You need to r@@ us@@ h off to pur@@ cha@@ se some .
Do you have a go@@ al of reading the Bible da@@ ily ?
We were good friends with many who were bus@@ y in Jehovah’s service , especially the S@@ te@@ ele family ​ — D@@ on and E@@ ar@@ l@@ ene , Da@@ ve and Ju@@ li@@ a , and S@@ i and Mar@@ th@@ a .
Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah’s name , meaning “ Jehovah H@@ as Con@@ ce@@ aled , ” poin@@ ts to this true s@@ ource of conc@@ e@@ al@@ ment .
So work hard to teach your preci@@ ous children about him , and pray for his spirit to help them have faith .
Jehovah’s will has not chang@@ ed .
A special high@@ light of every ass@@ em@@ bly is the baptism .
T@@ e@@ aching “ in the Mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place ”
Jesus took his ministry very seri@@ ously , making it his pri@@ m@@ ary concer@@ n .
Such attitu@@ des are “ demon@@ ic , ” for they refle@@ ct the dis@@ position of God’s spirit enem@@ ies .
Th@@ an@@ k@@ fully , the fil@@ m ended without in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent as the first d@@ ro@@ ps of ra@@ in began to f@@ all .
A G@@ R@@ O@@ U@@ P of young Christians deci@@ de to go and see a mo@@ vi@@ e .
Bo@@ b ag@@ re@@ ed , and he left home to pioneer at age 21 .
Yet , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of the local po@@ pul@@ ation rema@@ ined Lu@@ ther@@ an .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 5@@ 4 , 36
L@@ it@@ tle won@@ der that all the sol@@ di@@ ers of the bat@@ tle l@@ ines of Israel were af@@ ra@@ id to face him !
What spirit per@@ me@@ ates to@@ da@@ y’s soci@@ ety ?
( a ) In 36 C.E . , to whom was the privilege of be@@ coming a part of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s spiritual se@@ ed ex@@ tend@@ ed ?
Rather , he will shed light upon them thr@@ ough@@ out et@@ er@@ n@@ ity .
Paul ex@@ posed Pet@@ er@@ ’s d@@ ou@@ ble stan@@ d@@ ard . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 2 : 11 - 14 .
This opportunity can be used to put into writ@@ ing the good things that you remember about your mate and the m@@ om@@ ents you sh@@ ared .
She transl@@ ates Christian public@@ ations into P@@ un@@ j@@ abi !
C@@ are@@ fully exam@@ ine the vari@@ ous f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating as@@ pe@@ cts of Jehovah’s person@@ ality .
An@@ at@@ om@@ y I@@ mp@@ ro@@ ved and I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ated , L@@ ond@@ on , 1@@ 7@@ 23 , B@@ er@@ n@@ ar@@ din@@ o G@@ enga
No@@ te that Jesus told his apostles : “ My Father is gl@@ ori@@ fied in this , that you keep be@@ aring much fru@@ it and prove y@@ ourselves my disciples . ”
7 , 8 . ( a ) In what sense was the Law “ we@@ ak through the flesh ” ?
While you are d@@ ri@@ ving your a@@ ut@@ om@@ o@@ bi@@ le , for instance , su@@ p@@ pose another ca@@ r ne@@ arly col@@ li@@ des with your ve@@ hi@@ c@@ le .
Thus , Jehovah’s people have sh@@ own determin@@ ation to find individuals in re@@ mo@@ te par@@ ts of the cont@@ in@@ ent .
At a B@@ ris@@ to@@ l conven@@ tion in 195@@ 3
Let us clear up some of them .
• What qu@@ ality do you need if God is to be your share ?
He told me that this would not be eas@@ y for a sing@@ le gi@@ r@@ l of my age .
My sin I fin@@ ally con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed to you , and my er@@ ro@@ r I did not co@@ ver .
Their famili@@ es enjoy the ty@@ pe of spiritual se@@ cur@@ ity that the psalmist san@@ g about . ​ — Read Psalm 23 : 1 - 6 .
Yet , the fore@@ going p@@ al@@ es into in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance when com@@ pared with the in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es wr@@ ought upon Christ Jesus .
* Yes , there was a con@@ spi@@ rac@@ y against God’s anointed serv@@ ant Jesus in the first century .
What a joy it is to help s@@ inc@@ ere people understand and appreci@@ ate the hope offered by the Scriptures !
However , “ the min@@ ding of the flesh means death ” ​ — spiritually now and physi@@ c@@ ally in the near future .
Now he wanted to “ re@@ pa@@ y ” Jehovah som@@ eho@@ w .
What did Jehovah promise Paul , and what does he promise you ?
H@@ er hon@@ es@@ ty at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted many cu@@ st@@ om@@ ers .
What teaching to@@ ol@@ s has God provided in rec@@ ent times ?
Since we are not ign@@ or@@ ant of Satan’s desi@@ gn@@ s , we can avoid being over@@ re@@ ached by the Devil .
P@@ ri@@ or to giving counsel , Christian elders must care@@ fully listen , get the fac@@ ts , and c@@ learly understand the per@@ t@@ in@@ ent is@@ su@@ es . ​ — Proverbs 18 : 13 .
Satan claim@@ ed that Jehovah cannot w@@ in the loyal obedi@@ ence of anyone .
How important it is to cho@@ ose our associ@@ ates wis@@ ely !
A young man appe@@ ars and expla@@ ins that he is bus@@ y but as@@ ks us to return later that mor@@ ning .
The first congregation we vis@@ ited was in H@@ un@@ t@@ s@@ v@@ il@@ le .
To provide an answer for all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity , God allow@@ ed rule in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent of him to continue for a time .
As all Christians are ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed , be “ tend@@ er@@ ly com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , hum@@ ble in mind , not pa@@ ying back in@@ j@@ ur@@ y for in@@ j@@ ur@@ y or re@@ v@@ il@@ ing for re@@ v@@ il@@ ing . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
Those who do not keep clear of false worship can be “ to@@ s@@ sed about as by wa@@ ves and car@@ ri@@ ed hi@@ ther and th@@ i@@ ther by every w@@ ind of teaching by means of the tri@@ ck@@ er@@ y of men , by means of c@@ un@@ ning in cont@@ ri@@ ving er@@ ro@@ r . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 13 , 14 .
G@@ r@@ ate@@ ful@@ ness has made a bi@@ g differ@@ ence in my out@@ look .
M@@ ore than ei@@ ght milli@@ on of Jehovah’s Witnesses in 2@@ 40 lands have dis@@ co@@ vered the ke@@ y to er@@ adi@@ c@@ ating viol@@ ence .
( a ) What did Paul mean when he ur@@ ged the Corinthians to “ wi@@ den out ” ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses from H@@ utu and Tu@@ t@@ s@@ i ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds buil@@ d a place of worship together
O@@ thers , though , tre@@ asure what they read in the Bible .
Daniel and Con@@ ven@@ tion B@@ ad@@ ge , 11 / 1
H@@ ol@@ ding to God’s standards lea@@ ds to happiness
For instance , the ex@@ ist@@ ence of cre@@ ated things con@@ v@@ inc@@ es us that there is a Creator .
What made him so ang@@ ry ?
No one is able to destro@@ y the imp@@ eri@@ sh@@ able soul . ”
What mo@@ tiv@@ ated Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s godly fear , and how can we show a similar spirit ?
All of us were invit@@ ed to stay with S@@ and@@ r@@ a and Chris@@ t@@ ine in T@@ ab@@ lig@@ bo .
Fa@@ ith al@@ lo@@ ws us to dis@@ cer@@ n “ the con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing evidence of real@@ ities that are not seen . ”
Th@@ r@@ ough it , Jehovah will rest@@ ore this earth to the con@@ dition he origin@@ ally pur@@ posed for it . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 5 : 18 ; 6@@ 5 : 21 - 23 ; Acts 3 : 21 .
A@@ S W@@ E discus@@ sed in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , Jesus led a mean@@ ing@@ ful life .
With a little help from my father , I was able to give him the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s answer .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 21 , 4@@ 5
M@@ ore important , Jesus fre@@ qu@@ ently b@@ ought out time for prayer , priv@@ ate refle@@ ction , and needed rest . ​ — Mat@@ t .
When it comes to doing God’s will , to what ex@@ t@@ ent are we willing to for@@ go personal pre@@ fer@@ ences ?
He works hard to teach them the truth because the gi@@ r@@ ls do not yet fully understand the meetings in the fore@@ ign - language congregation the family attend@@ s .
* Moses did not have to de@@ f@@ end himself .
Lo@@ cal congregations quic@@ k@@ ly organiz@@ ed cle@@ an@@ up cre@@ ws to help the Witness famili@@ es who were h@@ it the har@@ des@@ t .
After God cre@@ ated the earth , he said that it “ was very good , ” and he still feel@@ s that way .
“ They will in@@ deed find their ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 11
This is true in the matter of prayer , for only by pra@@ ying through Jesus do we have the as@@ sur@@ ance that the Father will give us wh@@ atever we may re@@ qu@@ est in har@@ mony with His will .
“ As for me , ” wrote Mi@@ ca@@ h , “ it is for Jehovah that I shall keep on the loo@@ k@@ out . I will show a wa@@ iting attitude for the God of my sal@@ vation . ” ​ — Mi@@ ca@@ h 7 : 7 .
Satan claim@@ ed that if she ate of the t@@ ree , ‘ her eyes were b@@ ound to be op@@ ened and she was b@@ ound to be like God , know@@ ing good and bad . ’
We can have similar confidence regarding Jehovah’s future actions .
I form@@ ed fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps with people much older than I who did not love Jehovah , and they had a ne@@ g@@ ative influ@@ ence on me .
; L@@ in@@ d@@ str@@ ö@@ m , R .
To a su@@ pre@@ me de@@ gre@@ e , this is true of Bible reading .
Y@@ ou@@ ng@@ er ones appreci@@ ate the per@@ sever@@ ance of el@@ der@@ ly Christians
Babyl@@ on@@ ia ( 40 C.E . )
The ma@@ in talk on the pro@@ gra@@ m , deli@@ vered by Ge@@ off@@ re@@ y Jac@@ k@@ son of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , was on the the@@ me “ After All You Ha@@ ve H@@ ear@@ d ​ — What Now ? ”
He does not necess@@ ar@@ ily re@@ move the cause of our suffering .
It pres@@ ents a chall@@ enge to the du@@ ly cons@@ titu@@ ted govern@@ ment of God and t@@ ests the loy@@ al@@ ty of all people to his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ gn rul@@ er@@ ship .
We are God’s name people , and we can be found in more than 2@@ 30 lands .
Tru@@ e , un@@ t@@ ou@@ ched ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es still ex@@ ist , and it may be that in Jehovah’s du@@ e time , a large do@@ or le@@ ading to greater activ@@ ity will o@@ pen .
Yet , it was ha@@ iled as “ the or@@ nam@@ ent of all Gal@@ ile@@ e ” by the no@@ ted first - century Jewish hist@@ ori@@ an F@@ la@@ vi@@ us Jose@@ ph@@ us .
6 : 2 , 5 , 8 .
Per@@ si@@ an G@@ ul@@ f
So I vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to me@@ et her to expla@@ in things better .
▪ heart P@@ s .
( a ) Why can we be as@@ sur@@ ed that Jehovah appreci@@ ates what we do in the preaching and disci@@ ple - making work ?
It is sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant that these two W@@ al@@ den@@ si@@ an pa@@ st@@ ors ​ — Dani@@ ele Ri@@ vo@@ i@@ re and Gi@@ u@@ se@@ pp@@ e Ban@@ c@@ he@@ t@@ t@@ i — ​ expres@@ sed appreciation for the way Rus@@ sel@@ l explained the Bible .
They care@@ fully st@@ ep@@ ped around the cen@@ ter of the di@@ r@@ t flo@@ or , where the mother had du@@ g a ho@@ le , stu@@ ff@@ ed in a bl@@ an@@ ke@@ t , and put her ba@@ by .
This l@@ ist can also help us to remember the hard work that the elders do in our congregation .
Many such in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions offer sh@@ ort cour@@ ses in of@@ fice s@@ k@@ ill@@ s , au@@ to re@@ pa@@ ir , com@@ pu@@ ter re@@ pa@@ ir , p@@ lum@@ b@@ ing , ha@@ ir@@ d@@ res@@ sing , and a ho@@ st of other tra@@ des .
B@@ er@@ nd@@ t of the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity of W@@ es@@ ter@@ n Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ an Ab@@ orig@@ ines believe that “ human be@@ ings are spiritually in@@ des@@ tru@@ c@@ ti@@ ble . ”
Be positi@@ ve
What is needed to h@@ and@@ le st@@ res@@ s@@ ful situ@@ ations in marriage ?
R@@ em@@ ember , Jehovah se@@ es what is in our heart and kno@@ ws what we are loo@@ king for .
One of the most important principles of human rel@@ ations is called the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule : “ Al@@ ways tre@@ at others as you would like them to tre@@ at you . ”
That is no way to at@@ tain con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment .
We take up “ the s@@ word of the spirit , that is , God’s word , ” confid@@ ent that he will emp@@ ow@@ er us as he emp@@ ow@@ ered G@@ ide@@ on , J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah , and Sam@@ son .
A@@ S@@ I@@ A MI@@ N@@ O@@ R
( b ) What are some of the ob@@ je@@ c@@ ti@@ ves of the new song@@ book ?
What a contr@@ ast that is with life today !
El@@ der@@ ly ones among the sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors will return to the days of their you@@ th@@ ful vi@@ g@@ or .
And by prayer , study , and medit@@ ation , they can cultiv@@ ate an un@@ wa@@ ver@@ ing confidence that everything God has promised will ha@@ p@@ pen in his du@@ e time .
“ As for us , we love , because he first loved us . ” ​ — 1 J@@ O@@ H@@ N 4 : 19 .
And Jehovah has lo@@ v@@ ingly taught or con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed the truth in vari@@ ous ways .
It was so great , ” he says with a sm@@ ile , “ that they needed even me ! ”
At the end of the talk , a man appro@@ ached me , sh@@ o@@ ok my hand , and in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed himself as B@@ ill S@@ m@@ ith .
Yet , according to one writ@@ er , “ imp@@ lic@@ it@@ ly , such questions often cro@@ ss our mind and t@@ ac@@ it@@ ly eli@@ c@@ it ans@@ wers that are more or less satis@@ f@@ ying . ”
In@@ sight on the Scriptures , V@@ olu@@ me 2 , expla@@ ins that , in the Bible , wisdom inclu@@ des “ the ability to use knowledge and understanding succ@@ ess@@ fully to sol@@ ve problems , avoid or a@@ ver@@ t d@@ ang@@ ers , at@@ tain certain go@@ als , or counsel others in doing so .
With re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble , chil@@ d@@ like faith , he makes this hum@@ ble re@@ qu@@ est : “ Jehovah the God of my ma@@ ster Abraham , cause it to ha@@ p@@ pen , ple@@ ase , before me this day and per@@ form loving - kindness with my ma@@ ster Abraham .
How did the early Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents understand the comm@@ and to preach ?
You can take great comfort in know@@ ing that Jehovah vie@@ ws as bel@@ ong@@ ing to him faithful ones whom he has dra@@ wn .
Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide we end@@ e@@ av@@ or to teach people from the Bible , since it is the Word of God .
So Ju@@ de refer@@ red to the effect of the fi@@ re that destro@@ yed So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h as et@@ er@@ n@@ al .
We recogn@@ ize that he is the Su@@ pre@@ me One and that we are sub@@ ject to him .
That “ wicked one ” is Satan the Devil .
Un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly , it takes s@@ k@@ ill and a@@ da@@ p@@ ta@@ bility for Jehovah’s Witnesses to present the good news in an appe@@ al@@ ing man@@ ner to all s@@ or@@ ts of people . ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 10 .
On@@ ly then will the earth become comple@@ t@@ ely “ filled with the know@@ ing of the glory of Jehovah as the w@@ at@@ ers themselves co@@ ver over the se@@ a . ”
33 : 10 - 20 .
“ A@@ t@@ ten@@ ding that school was an un@@ for@@ get@@ table gift from Jehovah . ”
“ But go on per@@ c@@ ei@@ ving what the will of Jehovah is . ” ​ — 5 : 17 .
She vis@@ ited the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses there , and she was moved by the kindness sh@@ own to her .
20 , 21 . ( a ) Why is love of exc@@ el@@ ling value ?
This great spiritual temple is the arrang@@ ement Jehovah has made so that we , through our faith in Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice , can appro@@ ach God accep@@ ta@@ bly .
We can lik@@ e@@ wise appro@@ ach Jehovah in prayer concer@@ ning ‘ our own pla@@ gu@@ e and our own pain , ’ our individu@@ al dist@@ res@@ ses .
E@@ no@@ ch lived 3@@ 6@@ 5 years ​ — not ne@@ arly as long as most of his con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries .
Let us re@@ view his dis@@ course in de@@ ta@@ il and learn less@@ ons that may help us imp@@ ro@@ ve our teaching s@@ k@@ ill@@ s .
What example did Jesus set early in his ministry ?
Jesus provided an example for us when he made a personal cho@@ ice to do God’s will .
When called to serve as a prophet , he was at first rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant .
It might help , though , to get an over@@ view of this ass@@ is@@ ted re@@ pro@@ duc@@ tive te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy .
Tru@@ e Christians are not i@@ mmu@@ ne to the desire of the eyes and of the flesh .
“ These things , ” says Paul , “ were written for a war@@ ning to us upon whom the ends of the syst@@ em@@ s of things have arri@@ ved . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Jehovah later reve@@ aled that the se@@ ed would come through Abraham , bel@@ ong to the nation of Israel , be a Ju@@ de@@ an , and be a des@@ c@@ end@@ ant of King David .
Even in plac@@ es where good jo@@ bs are s@@ car@@ ce , the hon@@ est , s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful , in@@ du@@ stri@@ ous work@@ ers f@@ are better than others .
Do we see such actions on A@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s part ?
Un@@ der such loving care , the Christian congregation refle@@ cts the spirit of a war@@ m , loving family , not that of a co@@ ld , hear@@ t@@ less bu@@ sin@@ ess cor@@ por@@ ation . ​ — 1 Corinthians 4 : 14 ; 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 7 , 8 .
God could dis@@ cer@@ n Davi@@ d’s heart con@@ dition , and it was pleas@@ ing to him .
Yes , just like the Devil in the gar@@ den of E@@ den , Ab@@ sal@@ om pres@@ ented himself as a bene@@ fac@@ t@@ or , at the same time c@@ ru@@ el@@ ly mal@@ ign@@ ing his own father . ​ — 2 Sa@@ m .
When they got bi@@ g , I so@@ ld them and b@@ ought 3@@ 00 more .
David therefore san@@ g : “ H@@ app@@ y is the one you [ Jehovah ] cho@@ ose and cause to appro@@ ach , that he may re@@ side in your cour@@ ty@@ ar@@ ds .
Jesus ’ conc@@ ep@@ tion in Mar@@ y’s wom@@ b was not the star@@ t of his life .
H@@ as anyone ever asked me to sto@@ p for@@ war@@ ding e - ma@@ il@@ s ?
From time to time , our understanding of a Bible prophecy or some Scriptural pas@@ sage may be ad@@ ju@@ sted .
His wife stu@@ dies rec@@ ent co@@ pi@@ es of The Watchtower , and their children benefit from the book L@@ ear@@ n From the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing a simp@@ le e@@ ye is not always eas@@ y .
The pres@@ ent@@ ation ended with an a@@ eri@@ al view of the C@@ olo@@ s@@ se@@ u@@ m .
O@@ ver the years , E@@ s@@ ther and I have had the privilege of serving in many of these congregations .
An@@ yone who makes a dedic@@ ation v@@ ow should take it very seri@@ ously , just as did the psalmist who spoke of the v@@ ow@@ s he had made to God : “ With what will I re@@ pa@@ y Jehovah for all the good he has done for me ?
Af@@ ter@@ ward , M@@ r@@ s . U@@ kol@@ i said : “ I used to think that God takes people in death .
How did he view their hon@@ es@@ ty ?
On the other hand , many people feel that this prac@@ tice lies at the ro@@ o@@ t of the rec@@ ent wa@@ ve of se@@ x@@ u@@ al sc@@ and@@ als invol@@ ving cl@@ er@@ ic@@ s of vari@@ ous religi@@ ons .
In ad@@ dition to preaching 1@@ 00 h@@ our@@ s a mon@@ th , each we@@ ek I had tal@@ ks to give , three book stu@@ dies to vis@@ it , recor@@ ds to c@@ he@@ ck , and repor@@ ts to pre@@ pare .
C@@ are@@ gi@@ v@@ ers too may become wor@@ n - out .
What blessings mankind will then experience !
In a her@@ o@@ ic act , the man pu@@ shed his wife asi@@ de and let the sh@@ ar@@ k take him .
After that God saw everything he had made and , look ! it was very good . ”
Why did Moses use that expres@@ sion ?
But I will indic@@ ate to you whom to fear : F@@ e@@ ar him who after k@@ ill@@ ing has authority to thro@@ w into Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na . Yes , I tell you , fear this One .
Th@@ ough the gr@@ and blessings are yet un@@ seen , keep@@ ing them c@@ learly in mind will help us to foc@@ us on what is truly important and to avoid being si@@ de@@ tr@@ ac@@ ked by the fle@@ et@@ ing at@@ tr@@ actions of the present system of things .
How often good commun@@ ic@@ ation and a little t@@ act can pre@@ v@@ ent small problems from gro@@ wing into lar@@ g@@ er ones !
When we imitate Jesus , we will gro@@ w to become matu@@ re Christians .
The very prophecy Daniel recorded was “ se@@ aled up ” until that time .
If you have tra@@ ined your children by word and example to obey Jehovah , you can be confid@@ ent that they will continue to do so after they are baptized .
He asked for a Bible and started to study and atten@@ d meetings .
M@@ em@@ bers of the congregation in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i had greater reason for being pr@@ ou@@ d .
In some lands it is difficult to find inter@@ ested ones .
But when the result is that milli@@ ons of people can truly gr@@ as@@ p God’s Word for the first time , would you not say that all the effort is wor@@ th@@ while ?
Ad@@ d to this the st@@ ress of every@@ day life , the com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere at school or in the work@@ place , and the stru@@ gg@@ le to make ends me@@ et , and this n@@ atur@@ al tend@@ enc@@ y is in@@ ten@@ si@@ fied .
However , there are two things he needs to do .
In some coun@@ tri@@ es , both conven@@ tional and al@@ ter@@ n@@ ative me@@ dic@@ ine are a@@ vail@@ able .
But he felt free to spe@@ cul@@ ate on other questions .
G@@ r@@ and@@ ma clo@@ sed their home and took him with her to live with her mother and her three sisters .
But something happened that ca@@ used H@@ ar@@ old to change the way he tre@@ ated others .
* No@@ tice , though , that no@@ ne of Christ’s anointed followers are said to be with Jesus in that heavenly war .
She ad@@ ded that “ the pol@@ itical com@@ mit@@ ment to really ro@@ o@@ t out cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion seem@@ s to be mis@@ sing . ”
( b ) What action did Jehovah take to en@@ sure that his will was done ?
• Se@@ e@@ ing an ow@@ l in the su@@ n@@ light br@@ ings bad lu@@ ck
He expe@@ cts us to try hard to do what is right , and he supp@@ or@@ ts us when we do so .
A L@@ ess@@ on From the P@@ al@@ m T@@ ree
For example , consider the Hebrew word נ@@ פ@@ ש@@ ׁ ( trans@@ liter@@ ated ne@@ ’@@ ph@@ es@@ h ) , meaning “ soul . ”
“ W@@ i@@ th@@ out an I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ation He W@@ ould Not S@@ pe@@ ak to The@@ m , ” 9 / 1
The Sam@@ ari@@ a o@@ str@@ ac@@ a pre@@ serve se@@ ven of these cl@@ an n@@ ames ​ — all fi@@ ve n@@ ames of G@@ ile@@ a@@ d’s sons and two of H@@ ep@@ her@@ ’s gr@@ and@@ daugh@@ ters , Ho@@ g@@ la@@ h and Noah .
All res@@ olu@@ tions were pa@@ inst@@ ak@@ ingly recorded in a seri@@ es of boo@@ ks , now known as the A@@ c@@ ta Un@@ it@@ at@@ is Fr@@ at@@ ru@@ m ( Acts of the Un@@ ity of B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n ) , which still ex@@ ist .
There are well - thought - out reas@@ ons for as@@ king “ the whole associ@@ ation of brothers ” to consider certain information .
Why should Jesus ’ uni@@ que ro@@ le interest us ?
The experience of the three Hebrew compan@@ i@@ ons of Daniel in ancient Babyl@@ on t@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es to the truth of the princi@@ ple stated by Jesus that faith@@ ful@@ ness in little things lea@@ ds to faith@@ ful@@ ness in bi@@ g things .
“ That is when the comfort came . ”
Yet , mo@@ der@@ n soci@@ ety , especially its me@@ dia and po@@ pul@@ ar ro@@ le mo@@ d@@ els , often plac@@ es more emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on we@@ al@@ th , power , f@@ ame , and se@@ x than on the human need for war@@ m , loving relation@@ shi@@ ps .
R@@ a@@ y@@ mon@@ de : “ I pray@@ ed to God for help to learn about him .
De@@ dic@@ ation and baptism have , in@@ deed , brought great blessings to milli@@ ons of people thr@@ ough@@ out the earth .
• How was the way pre@@ pared before the Messi@@ ah ?
S@@ te@@ ph@@ ani@@ e , a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , says regarding her educ@@ ation : “ I don@@ ’t have en@@ ough time to do everything I want to do , and that tri@@ gg@@ ers feelings of imp@@ ati@@ ence in me . ”
We too can prove ourselves faithful .
Some members of the early Christian congregation did just that and became apost@@ ates .
It is pla@@ in from this and other Bible pas@@ sa@@ ges that God con@@ dem@@ ns se@@ x@@ u@@ al inter@@ course between a married man or woman and someone other than the la@@ w@@ ful husband or wife .
Why should you cause des@@ ol@@ ation to yourself ? ”
However , Jehovah did not hold Jesus acc@@ oun@@ table for Ju@@ d@@ as ’ actions .
They remain se@@ par@@ ate from “ the nations , ” which “ are in dar@@ k@@ ness men@@ t@@ ally , and ali@@ en@@ ated from the life that bel@@ ong@@ s to God . ”
In times past , a clean , well - or@@ der@@ ed school en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment in many coun@@ tri@@ es helped stud@@ ents devel@@ op good ha@@ bi@@ ts of cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness .
We plac@@ ed the money for the we@@ ek into different en@@ vel@@ op@@ es .
The New En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a states : “ Ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y seem@@ s to be as uni@@ vers@@ al and , in some in@@ stances , as comm@@ on as marriage . ”
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , events sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding Jesus ’ bir@@ th con@@ tain other important less@@ ons , as the next article will show .
If a pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ an dec@@ ei@@ ves us , we may lo@@ se some of our fre@@ e@@ dom as a result .
U@@ p@@ on our gra@@ du@@ ation in 195@@ 3 , we were assign@@ ed to B@@ r@@ ita@@ in , where I served in the dist@@ ri@@ ct work in the sou@@ th of Eng@@ land .
O@@ r you could read a por@@ tion of the Bible together , assign@@ ing a part to each family member .
• What mo@@ der@@ n - day develop@@ ment makes true Christians so happy ?
L@@ ik@@ ely , some individu@@ al pri@@ ests back then did keep God’s standards , and there is no doubt about one who later did ​ — Jesus , the great “ high pri@@ est . ”
O@@ thers have been able to move to where the fi@@ shing is more pro@@ duc@@ tive and have ob@@ ta@@ ined a fine c@@ atch there .
Wh@@ ere were the rest ?
O@@ l@@ der e@@ di@@ tions of the Al@@ me@@ i@@ da Bible ref@@ er to him as Pa@@ d@@ re ( Father ) Al@@ me@@ i@@ da , le@@ ading some to believe that he had served as a Ca@@ tho@@ lic pri@@ est .
You may find it help@@ ful to wr@@ ite down all the pro@@ s and con@@ s of po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al or cur@@ r@@ ent emp@@ loy@@ ment .
• Why and how does the Devil try to bre@@ ak the integrity of true Christians ?
Is their respon@@ se pre@@ determined ?
The Israelites of Bible times may not have gro@@ wn co@@ t@@ t@@ on , but the Scriptures men@@ tion use of this fi@@ ber in Per@@ sia .
You see , I have always been ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely sh@@ y .
Eli@@ ak@@ im was sent to speak to the of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als , but he was not al@@ one . He was accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by two others , one of whom was S@@ he@@ b@@ na , now serving as se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary .
Ne@@ ar Bethel there ex@@ ists what has been called “ one of the great view - poin@@ ts of P@@ al@@ est@@ ine . ”
But consider an inter@@ es@@ ting ph@@ en@@ om@@ en@@ on .
Jehovah shu@@ ts the do@@ or , and it beg@@ ins to ra@@ in .
He showed rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t when he was serving in the house of P@@ o@@ ti@@ p@@ ha@@ r , the c@@ hi@@ ef of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s gu@@ ar@@ ds .
In the first - century fulfill@@ ment of those words , the good news was wi@@ d@@ ely pre@@ ached before Rom@@ an ar@@ mi@@ es destro@@ yed the Jewish religious and pol@@ itical system .
In our ministry , we some@@ times face challeng@@ ing questions .
The N@@ af@@ is@@ i C@@ ongreg@@ ation in Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i repor@@ ts : “ Now that we have a su@@ it@@ able Kingdom H@@ all , it is resul@@ ting in a fine witness .
Why should we want to share the good news with others ?
Re@@ g@@ arding the use of God’s name , what contr@@ ast is there between Jesus and many who cla@@ im to follow him ?
M@@ ac@@ mil@@ l@@ an served Jehovah faith@@ fully for over si@@ x de@@ ca@@ des
As Jesus told the Jewish lead@@ ers : “ The kingdom of God will be taken from you and be given to a nation pro@@ duc@@ ing its fru@@ its . ”
B@@ es@@ id@@ es these , God’s Word con@@ tain@@ s num@@ er@@ ous war@@ n@@ ings against har@@ m@@ ful thoughts , spe@@ e@@ ch , and de@@ e@@ ds that could have a de@@ tri@@ men@@ tal effect on our lives . ​ — Proverbs 6 : 16 - 19 .
It was a world of people who , un@@ like the will@@ ful sin@@ n@@ ers Adam and E@@ ve , were re@@ de@@ e@@ ma@@ ble . ​ — Romans 5 : 12 ; 8 : 18 - 21 .
Then , in about the year 4@@ 4 C.E . , “ H@@ er@@ od the king app@@ lied his hands to mis@@ tre@@ ating some of those of the congregation .
In any case , Satan’s go@@ al is always the same ​ — to put a sto@@ p to the preaching work .
The Christian congregation is a spiritual ha@@ ven , and we must help to prote@@ ct it by repor@@ ting serious wr@@ ong@@ doing .
Ab@@ out n@@ ine months later , Jesus was born .
By means of his prophet Jeremiah , Jehovah fore@@ told a rest@@ or@@ ation of his cho@@ s@@ en people .
We may i@@ magine Noah organiz@@ ing the he@@ a@@ vi@@ er la@@ b@@ or so that he and his sons ​ — S@@ he@@ m , H@@ am , and J@@ ap@@ he@@ th — ​ could keep all the ani@@ mal@@ s f@@ ed , clean , and heal@@ thy .
Jehovah bless@@ ed Davi@@ d’s confidence in H@@ im , en@@ ab@@ ling David to sla@@ y Go@@ li@@ ath .
After a few months in M@@ ad@@ ri@@ d , we were assign@@ ed to cir@@ cu@@ it work in Bar@@ c@@ el@@ ona .
Of course , Jesus ’ love for his anointed followers is also ex@@ tend@@ ed toward his loyal “ other sheep , ” milli@@ ons of whom now make up the pro@@ spe@@ ctive “ great crow@@ d . . . out of all nations , ” who will sur@@ vi@@ ve the coming “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
Jose@@ ph@@ us says that out of reg@@ ard for Jewish sc@@ ru@@ ples over the making of i@@ ma@@ ges , Rom@@ an govern@@ ors had avo@@ i@@ ded taking into Jerusalem mil@@ it@@ ary standards be@@ aring ef@@ fi@@ gi@@ es of the emp@@ er@@ or .
A@@ no@@ ther dis@@ lik@@ es the shap@@ e of the no@@ se , so he has that chang@@ ed .
“ Tru@@ th ” has been de@@ f@@ ined as “ the body of real things , events , and fac@@ ts . ”
You may want to use these artic@@ les as a bas@@ is for study .
O@@ thers wor@@ ked hard to transl@@ ate the Bible into langu@@ ages that people under@@ sto@@ od .
After giving the war@@ ning about “ wicked men and imp@@ o@@ st@@ ors , ” the apostle Paul told Timothy to res@@ ist them by bas@@ ing everything he believ@@ ed on “ the holy writ@@ ings ” ​ — that is , on God’s holy Word , the Bible . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 15 .
Why Is It So H@@ ard ?
That is ex@@ ac@@ tly what P@@ u@@ m , J@@ an , D@@ ries , and O@@ t@@ to did .
( a ) What does the account about the mirac@@ ul@@ ous c@@ atch of f@@ ish illustr@@ ate regarding the ty@@ pe of obedi@@ ence that Jesus requi@@ res ?
Ex@@ p@@ end@@ able and Dis@@ po@@ sa@@ ble
After every study and meeting , I told him what I had learned .
You may ask , ‘ Will it really help me ? ’
( Proverbs 23 : 20 ) Mis@@ use of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l has been l@@ in@@ ked to serious health problems , bro@@ ken and dam@@ ag@@ ed relation@@ shi@@ ps , and milli@@ ons of un@@ tim@@ ely de@@ a@@ ths each year .
Even in such in@@ stances , however , a Christian will want to car@@ ry on his bu@@ sin@@ ess in a spirit of respect , love , and consider@@ ation .
( Read Psalm 5@@ 1 : 11 , 17 . )
O@@ ver@@ all , they enjoy better health .
Re@@ al love is not bl@@ ind .
How will being yi@@ el@@ ding contribu@@ te to good rel@@ ations between parents and married children ?
I never s@@ mil@@ ed .
Ad@@ vice and Ex@@ peri@@ ence Pro@@ vi@@ de En@@ coura@@ g@@ ement
She learned the truth in an inter@@ es@@ ting way .
P@@ ati@@ ence and L@@ ong - Su@@ ffering .
D@@ on@@ ’t be sa@@ d , my preci@@ ous daugh@@ ters .
What about you ?
* Even so , there are at le@@ ast two ma@@ j@@ or differ@@ ences between pre@@ vi@@ ous att@@ ac@@ ks and the one associ@@ ated with Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
E@@ ach day , Jehovah gives me the power I need to get “ nor@@ ma@@ l ” things done .
Many Christian parents have similar jo@@ ys and blessings because their sons and daugh@@ ters serve as full - time pioneer min@@ isters , Bethel family members , or in other ways that honor Jehovah .
Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions from transl@@ at@@ ors reve@@ aled other possible mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s of the Bible text .
This helps the stud@@ ents to avoid develop@@ ing a heav@@ y acc@@ ent that may later h@@ in@@ der their efforts to commun@@ ic@@ ate .
I@@ t’s ho@@ t . ”
As in No@@ ah’s day , ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ers will be taken by sur@@ pris@@ e when Jehovah ac@@ ts
How did Jehovah view K@@ or@@ ah’s dis@@ respect for His anointed ?
That S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c text was set al@@ ong@@ side a liter@@ al L@@ at@@ in transl@@ ation .
Because he loved Jehovah’s name and so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y more than his own name .
“ An@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t ” means “ against ( or in@@ stead of ) Christ . ” So in its bro@@ ad@@ est sense , the ter@@ m ref@@ ers to all who op@@ pose or l@@ y@@ ingly cla@@ im to be the Christ or his re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves .
It turned out that B@@ ill had pre@@ vi@@ ously been cont@@ ac@@ ted by my father but had lost cont@@ act with him when Father and my st@@ ep@@ mother moved to D@@ u@@ bl@@ in to pioneer there .
When sur@@ v@@ ey@@ ed , “ about 40 per@@ c@@ ent of A@@ mer@@ ic@@ ans and 20 per@@ c@@ ent of C@@ an@@ adi@@ ans say they go to ch@@ urch regul@@ arly , ” no@@ tes another pres@@ s repor@@ t .
I was happy because that was the first time in my life I had my own Bible .
What as@@ sur@@ ance did Jesus give his followers regarding happiness and persecu@@ tion ?
What challeng@@ es have some “ need great@@ ers ” fac@@ ed ?
Then , when L@@ ou@@ is Pa@@ ste@@ ur and others demonstr@@ ated bey@@ ond doubt the con@@ ne@@ ction between ill@@ ness and ba@@ c@@ ter@@ ia , it only ad@@ ded imp@@ e@@ tu@@ s to and a s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c bas@@ is for better public - health s@@ ch@@ em@@ es .
In what respect did Jesus ’ early followers experience joy ?
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly not by cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ ing for ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment but by cultiv@@ ating the spiritual qualities needed for such responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
AN@@ C@@ I@@ EN@@ T W@@ I@@ S@@ D@@ O@@ M F@@ O@@ R M@@ O@@ D@@ E@@ R@@ N L@@ I@@ V@@ IN@@ G
S@@ ur@@ ely it must have encoura@@ ged Jesus to hear that he had his Fa@@ ther’s appro@@ val !
Jesus conclu@@ ded : “ So it go@@ es with the man that la@@ ys up tre@@ asure for himself but is not rich toward God . ” ​ — Luke 12 : 15 - 21 ; Proverbs 19 : 21 .
Some among God’s people are get@@ ting si@@ de@@ tr@@ ac@@ ked .
Jesus bor@@ e witness to the truth
Many are taught that ev@@ olu@@ tion is an esta@@ bli@@ shed fact .
E@@ ven@@ tually , “ the go@@ o@@ ds were en@@ ough for all the work to be done , and more than en@@ ough . ” ​ — E@@ x .
2 : 10 - 15 ; R@@ om .
Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 33 .
This I did in Au@@ gu@@ st 19@@ 33 .
What are inclu@@ ded in “ all [ Christ’s ] bel@@ ong@@ ings ” ?
The Devil may act like a ser@@ p@@ ent , a ro@@ aring li@@ on , or even an ang@@ el of light .
By no@@ ting what someone el@@ se does , we show our appreciation for the vari@@ ety of gi@@ f@@ ts among God’s people . ”
F@@ in@@ ally , in@@ stead of tr@@ ying to get a@@ head in his jo@@ b , he qu@@ it and took up making ice cre@@ am and sel@@ ling it on the st@@ re@@ et so that he would have more time to care for his spiritual needs and responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
So have we .
What el@@ se has Jehovah done for us ?
If so , do not conclu@@ de that problems cannot be wor@@ ked out .
Acc@@ ording to Daniel 4 : 30 - 36 , however , “ while the word was yet in the k@@ ing@@ ’s m@@ ou@@ th , ” in@@ san@@ ity stru@@ ck him .
9 : 20 , 21 .
I have gl@@ ori@@ fied you on the earth , having fin@@ i@@ shed the work you have given me to do .
Jehovah appreci@@ ates those who ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy him .
Jesus now tur@@ ns his attention to M@@ ary and cle@@ ars her of any ne@@ g@@ lig@@ ence , saying : “ For her part , M@@ ary cho@@ se the good por@@ tion , and it will not be taken away from her . ”
4 : 4 - 8 , 20 - 24 .
My je@@ wel@@ ry !
When we received our vis@@ as , we became part of a group of n@@ ine mission@@ aries who made the tri@@ p to Ch@@ ile .
And when you hum@@ bly apply the counsel you are given , you are in@@ deed wal@@ king with God , following “ the ro@@ ad@@ ways of long ag@@ o . ”
• A full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er nam@@ ed K@@ ar@@ ina was asked to demonstr@@ ate on a cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly pro@@ gra@@ m how to witness by tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne .
F@@ i@@ ve of his sons and his son - in - law came to hold the of@@ fice of high pri@@ est .
E@@ ver@@ yone who recei@@ ves from God “ the gift ” of everlasting life in per@@ fe@@ ction will feel this way .
That example illustr@@ ates how important the con@@ text of a st@@ at@@ ement can be .
With his questions , Jesus g@@ ently re@@ ached and t@@ ou@@ ched their hearts .
Th@@ ink of a time , for example , when you held out your ar@@ m to an el@@ der@@ ly person who was in need of help .
When Jehovah inform@@ ed him of his com@@ mis@@ sion to be “ prophet to the nations , ” he cri@@ ed out : “ Al@@ as , O S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah !
And as we medit@@ ate on the promises of great things Jehovah will yet do , we sear@@ ch for ways to expres@@ s praise and gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de .
T@@ er@@ ah was father to both of them , but they had different mo@@ thers .
In the past , I felt dis@@ gu@@ sted with my@@ self , but now I have self - respect and in@@ ner peace .
To re@@ ach as many people as possible .
Hence we will never know everything about God .
Jesus had sent for@@ th his disciples and had told them to ‘ sear@@ ch out those who were deser@@ ving ’ of the good news .
M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 24 : 12
“ F@@ ol@@ low the C@@ our@@ se of Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality ”
And toward the end of his life , al@@ though still physi@@ c@@ ally strong , Moses asked Jehovah to ap@@ point a succ@@ ess@@ or for him .
Th@@ r@@ ough Jehovah’s ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation , all cre@@ atu@@ res in heaven and on earth will be un@@ ited
His example is still ali@@ ve and vi@@ br@@ ant . ​ — 1 / 1 , page 12 .
What to do when bul@@ lied
We believe that anything God requi@@ res of us will ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely work to our good .
W@@ ise C@@ oun@@ sel on S@@ ing@@ l@@ en@@ ess and Mar@@ ri@@ age
In the mi@@ d - 19@@ 50 ’ s , pol@@ itical differ@@ ences were beg@@ in@@ ning to po@@ lar@@ ize the Sin@@ h@@ ala and T@@ am@@ il commun@@ ities , provi@@ ding the bas@@ is for ar@@ m@@ ed con@@ f@@ li@@ ct in later de@@ ca@@ des .
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , she received ans@@ wers to her many questions .
R@@ es@@ pect Jehovah’s arrang@@ ement for discipl@@ ine .
I started tal@@ king about Bethel , the he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and she got very exc@@ ited .
S@@ he@@ ’s my sister .
It can re@@ ach hearts in ways that the spo@@ ken word may not .
A@@ cro@@ ss the g@@ lo@@ be , the beli@@ ef that the dead can help the living pers@@ ists .
L@@ ater , Adam also ate of the fru@@ it .
19@@ 50 1 *
17 - 19 . ( a ) To what temp@@ tation did the Israelites succ@@ um@@ b in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness ?
They could , for example , inclu@@ de vari@@ ous form@@ s of rel@@ a@@ x@@ ation .
How have we made use of pe@@ ace@@ ful con@@ di@@ tions and conven@@ i@@ ent trans@@ por@@ tation ?
J@@ us@@ tice .
You can see why from what el@@ se Jeremiah wrote about the heart .
“ You , O my son , hear and become wise , and lead your heart on in the way . ”
We are happy for them .
Does that mean , though , that Jesus ’ example as a teach@@ er is too lo@@ f@@ ty for us imper@@ fect humans to imitate ?
Wit@@ ness@@ ing that con@@ fr@@ on@@ tation with the pri@@ est streng@@ th@@ ened me in my determin@@ ation to get to know the Bible .
One day while wal@@ king on the be@@ ach , I me@@ t sever@@ al Witnesses from other cam@@ ps .
The blood of Jesus op@@ ened the way for 14@@ 4@@ ,000 holy ones to be resur@@ rec@@ ted to heavenly glory .
But is that not true of many things in life that you want to ac@@ hi@@ eve ?
The Greek words for ro@@ pe ( ka@@ ʹ@@ mi@@ ·@@ lo@@ s ) and cam@@ el ( ka@@ ʹ@@ me@@ ·@@ lo@@ s ) are similar .
And God expe@@ cts man to exerc@@ ise his he@@ ad@@ ship lo@@ v@@ ingly .
In other words , the good will ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h over the wicked .
Mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring foc@@ uses our mind on ourselves and our tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es and pu@@ sh@@ es into the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound the blessings we enjoy as Witnesses of Jehovah .
Be@@ h@@ ind the “ w@@ il@@ d talk ” may be a heart in tur@@ mo@@ il .
I always sta@@ yed in the ho@@ m@@ es of the brothers .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , it is evid@@ ent that the great crow@@ d is gro@@ wing and be@@ coming greater with each pas@@ sing year .
These four illustr@@ ate inst@@ inc@@ tive wisdom .
Our hearts are war@@ m@@ ed as we read how he taught his disciples in the preaching and disci@@ ple - making work .
Not by giving long ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations that turn the study into a seri@@ es of le@@ c@@ tures , but by encourag@@ ing the stud@@ ent to expres@@ s himself .
I@@ magine mon@@ ke@@ ys ch@@ at@@ ter@@ ing and s@@ cre@@ e@@ ch@@ ing from the to@@ ps of d@@ ate p@@ al@@ ms and fi@@ g tre@@ es .
( Bo@@ t@@ to@@ m ) L@@ loy@@ d and M@@ el@@ ba Bar@@ ry ; C@@ are@@ y and S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y Bar@@ ber
Just i@@ magine what a tre@@ asure of f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating fac@@ ts about Jehovah’s person@@ ality is wa@@ iting to be dis@@ co@@ vered through our personal or family study !
A ban@@ k se@@ cur@@ ity gu@@ ard and others ur@@ ged him to with@@ draw the money and de@@ po@@ si@@ t it for himself in another ban@@ k .
Le@@ a@@ ving personal differ@@ ences un@@ res@@ ol@@ ved can lik@@ e@@ wise be disa@@ str@@ ous .
• M@@ aga@@ z@@ ines : 1@@ ,@@ 1@@ 7@@ 9@@ ,@@ 2@@ 6@@ 6@@ ,@@ 3@@ 4@@ 8
A@@ m@@ ong them was M@@ ic@@ ha@@ l Pe@@ tr@@ í@@ k , who came to our v@@ il@@ la@@ ge in 19@@ 22 .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 23 , 9@@ 5
Th@@ ink about what you can do for them in@@ stead of foc@@ using on what they can do for you .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate in your chil@@ d’s heart the desire to pioneer , serve at Bethel , atten@@ d the M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol , or pur@@ sue some other form of full - time service .
Consider your mat@@ e@@ ’s feelings when you sp@@ end time with old friends .
How are the elders to re@@ act ?
The im@@ men@@ se physical for@@ ces that Jehovah contro@@ ls demonstr@@ ate that he is , in@@ deed , the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty .
Since no Bible princi@@ ple is involved , it would not be prop@@ er for anyone to try to per@@ su@@ a@@ de that Christian woman to viol@@ ate her conscience .
* He later became known as “ the father of all those having faith . ”
The result will be a par@@ adise over the whole earth , in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted by people who serve God .
• How can set@@ ting spiritual go@@ als keep us in the course of life ?
( Read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 15 : 12 , 16 , 17 . )
Jehovah gives ad@@ di@@ tional regul@@ ations .
The ang@@ el then explained that God would per@@ form this mirac@@ le by means of His holy spirit , ad@@ ding : “ With God no declar@@ ation will be an imp@@ os@@ si@@ bility . ”
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds had to fle@@ e their v@@ il@@ la@@ ges .
20 , 21 . ( a ) How can fear of God help us to avoid sin@@ ning ?
“ G@@ E@@ T out of her , my people . ”
How can we supp@@ ly ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment to those in need ?
This is one of the few occasi@@ ons of Bible rec@@ ord when God as@@ sum@@ es responsi@@ bility for the bir@@ th of one who will be his serv@@ ant .
D@@ ro@@ s@@ n@@ in wr@@ ites : “ All Bi@@ bl@@ es in the origin@@ al Hebrew language that now ex@@ ist are the same letter for letter . ”
H@@ er g@@ ent@@ le t@@ ou@@ ch and so@@ o@@ thing words , the attention she gives to his inter@@ ests and needs are like nothing el@@ se .
No@@ tice , too , that Jesus valu@@ ed in@@ tim@@ ate , priv@@ ate talk with his Father .
Di@@ et@@ ary re@@ stri@@ ctions un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly were not of high concer@@ n to the ro@@ y@@ al hous@@ eho@@ ld of the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an king .
This as@@ pect is fur@@ ther consider@@ ed in The Watchtower of F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 1 , 20@@ 12 , pages 18 - 21 .
In 19@@ 6@@ 4 , Jo@@ ã@@ o Z@@ an@@ ar@@ di , a young full - time minis@@ ter , came to Bethel to receive tra@@ ining .
After about a mon@@ th in the B@@ in@@ der@@ y , I was sent to the M@@ aga@@ z@@ ine De@@ par@@ t@@ ment because I knew how to ty@@ pe .
A@@ c@@ tually , Jehovah su@@ sta@@ ined the Israelites with what they needed in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , lo@@ v@@ ingly provi@@ ding them with food and water .
Eph@@ esus was known for its out@@ standing we@@ al@@ th , gro@@ ss im@@ mor@@ ality , r@@ am@@ p@@ ant cri@@ me , and vari@@ ed demon@@ ic activities .
Al@@ so , those who f@@ ell as@@ le@@ ep in death in uni@@ on with Christ peri@@ shed . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 13 - 18 .
What spiritual prog@@ ress should be evid@@ ent before a person is baptized ?
How can children der@@ i@@ ve the great@@ est benefit from Christian meetings ?
Why , they even a@@ ban@@ d@@ on Jesus and fle@@ e ! ​ — Mat@@ t .
When they en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally expla@@ in them , I use the opportunity to talk about the d@@ anger of un@@ who@@ les@@ ome en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
Me@@ dit@@ ate on the future of un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers .
She found great comfort , though , in the words of Psalm 9@@ 4 : 19 , wh@@ er@@ e@@ in the psalmist said to God : “ When anxi@@ e@@ ties over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed me , you com@@ for@@ ted and so@@ o@@ th@@ ed me . ”
They are truly “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men , ” a blessing to the congregation ! ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 8 , 11 - 13 .
I@@ N Bible times , tre@@ es were reg@@ ar@@ ded as valu@@ able com@@ mo@@ di@@ ties .
What I was reading seem@@ ed to be some@@ what famili@@ ar .
L@@ ik@@ ely , such young ones think that you@@ ths in the world are ca@@ ref@@ ree , enjo@@ ying life .
And it ad@@ ds : “ Jehovah de@@ t@@ ests viol@@ ent and dec@@ ep@@ tive people . ”
They never felt that they were left on their own .
( a ) What became like “ a bur@@ ning fi@@ re ” in the heart of Jeremiah , and why ?
This indic@@ ated that the Se@@ ed mentioned at Genesis 3 : 15 , the Messi@@ ani@@ c deli@@ ver@@ er , would come through Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s l@@ ine .
In fact , S@@ ar@@ ah was Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s half sister .
But what if you find it hard to study God’s Word ?
Daniel expla@@ ins : “ He helped me to see that to be loyal to God , I needed to sto@@ p writ@@ ing to her .
V@@ olu@@ nt@@ ary don@@ ations of money may also be sent direc@@ tly to the T@@ re@@ a@@ sur@@ er@@ ’s O@@ f@@ fice , W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a , 25 C@@ o@@ lum@@ bia H@@ ei@@ gh@@ ts , Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k 1@@ 1@@ 20@@ 1 - 2@@ 4@@ 8@@ 3 , or to the branch of@@ fice that ser@@ ves your country .
T@@ ake Eph@@ es@@ ians chap@@ ter 5 as a case in point .
The more we respect them , the more joy they will have in their assignment . ​ — Hebrews 13 : 17 .
The following night , he recei@@ ves this hear@@ ten@@ ing as@@ sur@@ ance from the Lord : “ Be of good courage ! For as you have been giving a thor@@ ough witness on the things about me in Jerusalem , so you must also be@@ ar witness in R@@ ome . ” ​ — Acts 23 : 9 - 11 .
* “ We look for@@ ward to the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , ” wrote one sister .
“ The Phil@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y and E@@ mp@@ ty De@@ c@@ ep@@ tion ” of the World
A@@ n important fac@@ t@@ or in develop@@ ing courage is brought to our attention at Psalm 27 : 2 , 3 .
“ When [ Jesus ] found himself in fa@@ shi@@ on as a man , ” wrote Paul , “ he hum@@ b@@ led himself and became obedi@@ ent as far as death , y@@ es , death on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake . ”
F@@ ar from feel@@ ing bur@@ d@@ ened by their associ@@ ation with the congregation , the early Christians were buil@@ t up and streng@@ th@@ ened by it . ​ — Acts 2 : 4@@ 2 ; 14 : 27 ; 1 Corinthians 14 : 26 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 15 , 16 .
In some are@@ as of the world , the me@@ dia por@@ tra@@ ys the “ ide@@ al woman ” as succ@@ ess@@ ful in her cho@@ s@@ en care@@ er ​ — high@@ ly pa@@ id , im@@ ma@@ cul@@ ately d@@ ressed , and to@@ t@@ ally self - as@@ sur@@ ed .
Do Not Be O@@ ver@@ confid@@ ent
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 3 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 14 , 10@@ 9
T@@ al@@ ks , dr@@ am@@ as , and demonstr@@ ations encoura@@ ge us to give Jehovah our best .
As the Creator , Jehovah God is the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of the earth and the enti@@ re uni@@ verse .
Con@@ cer@@ ning true worshi@@ p@@ ers , Isaiah fore@@ told : “ They will have to be@@ at their s@@ words into p@@ low@@ sh@@ a@@ res and their spe@@ ars into pr@@ un@@ ing sh@@ ear@@ s . ”
We all benefit from Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness every day .
Sh@@ ould ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gy be the bas@@ is for one@@ ’s beli@@ ef in Jesus Christ ?
Of course , making sure that our person , our bel@@ ong@@ ings , and our home are always clean and or@@ der@@ ly is e@@ asi@@ er said than done .
Even when his pati@@ ence was t@@ ested , Jesus was kind and loving .
I was sur@@ pris@@ ed to experience a feel@@ ing of happiness that I had not felt before .
He received tim@@ ely counsel , benef@@ ited from the cor@@ rection given , and ev@@ en@@ tually over@@ came the bad tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es .
Lo@@ ving the world and its trans@@ it@@ ory things and ways is not com@@ pati@@ ble with loving God and what origin@@ ates with him .
Ke@@ ep on cultiv@@ ating love , and commun@@ ic@@ ation will f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h , br@@ ing@@ ing joy to your family and praise to Jehovah .
We were held in a la@@ b@@ or cam@@ p near the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of K@@ eng@@ ir in cen@@ tr@@ al Ka@@ z@@ ak@@ h@@ st@@ an .
After all , he deser@@ ves first place in our heart . ​ — Matthew 6 : 24 ; 10 : 37 .
R@@ O@@ M@@ AN@@ S 5 : 12 says : “ Th@@ r@@ ough one man sin en@@ tered into the world and death through sin , and so death s@@ pre@@ ad to all men because they had all sin@@ ned . ”
The divine rec@@ ord says : “ Jehovah gave the people fav@@ or in the eyes of the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans , so that these gr@@ anted them what was asked . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 12 : 35 , 36 .
Why do te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers need it ?
They needed to call upon the name of Jehovah God for sal@@ vation through Christ Jesus , which involved exerc@@ ising faith in Christ and recogn@@ iz@@ ing him as their Le@@ ad@@ er .
When his disciples were ti@@ red , for example , he said : “ C@@ ome . . . priv@@ ately into a l@@ on@@ ely place and rest up a bi@@ t . ”
“ When I j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to S@@ pain , I hope that I will see you and be accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed par@@ t@@ way there by you after I have first enjo@@ yed your compan@@ y for a time . ” ​ — Romans 15 : 24 .
For Jews cap@@ tive in Babyl@@ on , Jeremiah had an important message ; they were to stay un@@ con@@ tam@@ in@@ ated by the false religion that was practic@@ ed in Babyl@@ on .
Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or S@@ c@@ hi@@ ff@@ man com@@ ments : “ Mo@@ st of them . . . were ap@@ par@@ ently pri@@ ests or those who had inter@@ married with the high pri@@ es@@ tly famili@@ es . ”
Jehovah once felt com@@ p@@ el@@ led to say to h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical worshipp@@ ers : “ Even though you make many prayers , I am not listen@@ ing ; with b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed your very hands have become filled . ”
* I accepted the book , thinking that it would be inter@@ es@@ ting to read it along with The O@@ ri@@ g@@ in of S@@ pe@@ ci@@ es , by Ch@@ ar@@ les D@@ ar@@ w@@ in .
The time is f@@ ast appro@@ aching when the is@@ su@@ es ra@@ ised in E@@ den will be res@@ ol@@ ved .
Then , in No@@ v@@ ember 19@@ 7@@ 4 , he was appointed to the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy and ev@@ en@@ tually wor@@ ked along with the Per@@ s@@ on@@ ne@@ l and W@@ rit@@ ing com@@ mit@@ te@@ es .
See the book M@@ an@@ kin@@ d’s S@@ ear@@ ch for God , pages 1@@ 50 - 4 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
It is similar to the illustr@@ ation about the pers@@ ist@@ ent ho@@ st , which we discus@@ sed in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article .
Why do married cou@@ ples need Jehovah’s direction and prote@@ ction ?
And how can you be “ a true compan@@ ion ” and provide comfort and support during this dist@@ res@@ sing time ? ​ — Proverbs 17 : 17 .
It may be an inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation to d@@ el@@ ve into por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , to in@@ d@@ ul@@ ge in imp@@ ro@@ per j@@ es@@ ting or f@@ li@@ r@@ ting , or to pur@@ sue close associ@@ ation with mor@@ ally we@@ ak individuals .
My mother ra@@ ised us as members of an ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ cal ch@@ urch .
What did she find ?
Who are these me@@ ek ones ?
The An@@ cho@@ r Bible Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary no@@ tes , however , that “ one lo@@ gi@@ cal r@@ ou@@ te from Na@@ z@@ are@@ th to C@@ ana of Gal@@ ile@@ e r@@ an through S@@ ep@@ p@@ hor@@ is . ”
Many in this part of Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a love to hear the good news of God’s Kingdom .
The Rom@@ an writ@@ er T@@ ac@@ itu@@ s , who recorded the hist@@ ory of Rom@@ e@@ ’s emp@@ er@@ ors , con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed that P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate or@@ der@@ ed Jesus ’ ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion during the re@@ ign of Ti@@ b@@ eri@@ us .
What is wor@@ se than any pain that may result from discipl@@ ine ?
For example , why are there ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents and n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers ?
Wh@@ atever we do to ad@@ v@@ ance the inter@@ ests of Jehovah’s Kingdom makes us spiritually rich .
How should we respon@@ d to Satan’s att@@ ac@@ ks , and why ?
As the night prog@@ ressed , Jesus told his disciples : “ T@@ ake courage !
I was especially t@@ ou@@ ched by such ver@@ ses as Romans 10 : 13 , which says : “ E@@ ver@@ yone who c@@ alls on the name of Jehovah will be sa@@ ved . ”
Be@@ fore long , the thr@@ ill@@ ing experi@@ ences I had in the field and the new friends I made in the congregation helped me to reg@@ a@@ in my joy . ”
The deser@@ ts will b@@ lo@@ s@@ som .
Be willing , not rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant .
That school is continu@@ ing at vari@@ ous other lo@@ c@@ ations , with tra@@ ined field instru@@ ct@@ ors .
W@@ in@@ n@@ ers in ancient Greek a@@ th@@ le@@ tic cont@@ ests were given w@@ re@@ a@@ ths that were u@@ su@@ ally made of the lea@@ ves of tre@@ es and were ad@@ or@@ ned with f@@ low@@ ers .
My wife , St@@ anka , and I were high in the K@@ ar@@ a@@ w@@ an@@ ken Al@@ ps on the Yu@@ go@@ sla@@ v - Au@@ stri@@ an bor@@ der , at@@ temp@@ ting to fle@@ e to Au@@ stri@@ a .
I would then hi@@ de in the house , as@@ king my@@ self : ‘ Are they t@@ or@@ tur@@ ing her ?
If I stay att@@ ached to the ro@@ y@@ al hous@@ eho@@ ld , I can use my position to benefit my op@@ pres@@ sed Hebrew brothers ! ’
There were sever@@ al pione@@ ers in the congregation .
There they jo@@ ined the two rec@@ ently baptized married cou@@ ples in teaching the Bible .
We might ex@@ pect that an Israel@@ ite pri@@ est and a L@@ ev@@ ite would act like good neigh@@ b@@ ors when they saw a man who had been ro@@ b@@ bed , be@@ at@@ en , and left half - dead .
5 / 1 Do You Ha@@ ve “ a W@@ a@@ iting A@@ t@@ titu@@ de ” ? 7 / 15
So I deci@@ ded to read the Bible for my@@ self .
What makes this illustr@@ ation par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly appro@@ pri@@ ate ?
Thus , the Israelites were taught not to take up the ways of the sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding nations , not to a@@ do@@ pt their religious cu@@ st@@ om@@ s and im@@ moral life - st@@ y@@ les .
In 19@@ 19 , Jehovah used his power to deli@@ ver a small re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of these anointed ones from cap@@ tiv@@ ity to false religion .
R@@ al@@ ph now ser@@ ves as a vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er at one of the branch of@@ fic@@ es of Jehovah’s Witnesses in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
14@@ 3 : 8 .
Even so , the Un@@ ited St@@ ates was allow@@ ed to gro@@ w mi@@ gh@@ ty , prote@@ cted by B@@ rit@@ ish na@@ val power .
The Devil thus in@@ sin@@ u@@ ated that E@@ ve did not need to be obedi@@ ent to God in order to live .
Since Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st , Jehovah has a new “ nation ” on earth , spiritual Israel , “ a people for his name . ”
What wisdom in@@ deed !
In M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , there are pres@@ ently 8@@ 8 Eng@@ l@@ ish - language congregations and num@@ er@@ ous grou@@ ps .
The point of this s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o is that we can less@@ en anger , disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment , and other ne@@ g@@ ative emo@@ tions with understanding , o@@ pen - min@@ de@@ dness , and a will@@ ing@@ ness to for@@ give .
S@@ ti@@ r@@ red by “ the M@@ ag@@ ni@@ fic@@ ent Th@@ ings of God , ” 8 / 1
Then , as w@@ in@@ ter appro@@ ached , we re@@ ques@@ ted assign@@ ments in the war@@ m@@ er sou@@ ther@@ n states of N@@ or@@ th C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ina , V@@ ir@@ g@@ in@@ ia , and Mar@@ y@@ land .
What must we do to receive God’s loving concer@@ n and care ?
I was pr@@ ou@@ d to be a M@@ or@@ m@@ on and made it my go@@ al to become a mission@@ ary .
She saw that the new po@@ st would leave her less time for Christian activities .
Re@@ g@@ arding the earth , the Bible says : “ [ God ] did not cre@@ ate it simply for nothing , but form@@ ed it to be in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted . ”
“ This is a pro@@ of of the righteous judgment of God , le@@ ading to your being coun@@ ted wor@@ thy of the kingdom of God . ” ​ — 2 TH@@ E@@ S@@ S .
With Jehovah’s help , you too can cop@@ e with disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement !
The local brothers and sisters wanted to ass@@ ist .
K@@ or@@ ah ban@@ ded together with other c@@ hi@@ ef@@ tain@@ s of Israel and b@@ ra@@ z@@ en@@ ly told Moses and A@@ ar@@ on : “ The whole ass@@ em@@ bly are all of them holy and Jehovah is in their mi@@ d@@ st . Why , then , should you li@@ ft y@@ ourselves up a@@ bo@@ ve the congregation of Jehovah ? ”
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a few days , he left D@@ u@@ bl@@ in , I@@ rel@@ and , for Eng@@ land .
“ Ab@@ out the bre@@ e@@ z@@ y part of the day , ” Jehovah appro@@ ached the cou@@ ple .
Some of our Christian brothers have pa@@ id for their faith@@ ful@@ ness with their lives .
T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ing overse@@ ers vis@@ ited congregations to ev@@ alu@@ ate the ac@@ tu@@ al needs .
May ​ — Ju@@ ne
At the time , I was atten@@ ding meetings in the Th@@ u@@ n C@@ ongreg@@ ation , near Kingdom F@@ ar@@ m .
O@@ r@@ on@@ tes
The Cana@@ da branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses invit@@ ed me to beg@@ in Bethel service in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember .
One S@@ un@@ day , ar@@ m@@ ed po@@ lic@@ em@@ en sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded us .
For an ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion , of course , it would also be necess@@ ary to car@@ ry a ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph .
8 - 12 .
That gift pro@@ ves how preci@@ ous you are to God .
Wh@@ ere can we find help@@ ful information about our hist@@ ory , and how can we benefit from lear@@ ning about it ?
W@@ is@@ dom is the ability to use knowledge and understanding to sol@@ ve problems , avoid or a@@ ver@@ t d@@ ang@@ ers , ac@@ hi@@ eve go@@ als , or provide s@@ ound counsel .
For as often as you e@@ at this lo@@ a@@ f and dr@@ ink this c@@ up , you keep pro@@ claim@@ ing the death of the Lord , until he arri@@ ves . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 11 : 23 - 26 .
Of course , you need not inc@@ ess@@ an@@ tly “ le@@ c@@ ture ” your children about Bible tru@@ ths .
We will have the support of fellow believers as we stri@@ ve to man@@ i@@ f@@ est “ the new person@@ ality ” and put for@@ th who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted efforts to help others learn of Jehovah’s pro@@ vision for sal@@ vation . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 22 - 24 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 9 , 10 ; 1 Timothy 4 : 16 .
For many years , David had been loyal to Jehovah and up@@ held justice .
F@@ am@@ ine and di@@ se@@ ase follow in the wa@@ ke of war .
Then God will rest@@ ore the earth to its righ@@ t@@ ful st@@ ate . ​ — Read Revelation 12 : 12 ; 21 : 3 , 4 .
Th@@ ough such a way of life is high@@ ly s@@ ought - after in the world , is it what Christian parents want for their children ? ​ — John 15 : 19 ; 1 John 2 : 15 - 17 .
Do you know why “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at ” is por@@ tra@@ yed as an im@@ moral woman ?
The “ off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing ” are the “ other sheep ” ​ — the milli@@ ons who respon@@ d to their message . ​ — John 10 : 16 .
Because of those su@@ d@@ den develop@@ ments , we had to apply the Bible counsel : “ Sh@@ re@@ w@@ d is the one that has seen the cal@@ am@@ ity and pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ds to conc@@ e@@ al himself . ”
For example , Christian mat@@ es may well know the Bible princi@@ ple of he@@ ad@@ ship .
The re@@ si@@ d@@ ents of G@@ ile@@ ad , e@@ ast of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver , are especially dist@@ ressed .
As Jehovah’s Witnesses , our go@@ al is to preach the good news to as many people as possible before the end comes .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , our family was cont@@ ent to serve under the prote@@ ctive care of our loving heavenly Father , Jehovah . ​ — Psalm 5 : 11 .
Although you@@ ng@@ er than the other four men , Eli@@ h@@ u showed greater wisdom .
W@@ he@@ ther we have a heavenly hope or an earthly hope , each one of us has good reason to appreci@@ ate Jesus ’ ro@@ le as the Me@@ di@@ at@@ or of the new covenant .
W@@ he@@ ther the am@@ ount we contribu@@ te is small or great , both Jehovah and Jesus certainly appreci@@ ate our c@@ he@@ er@@ ful giving . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
However , those days of you@@ th are often mar@@ red by pa@@ in@@ ful mis@@ takes that may af@@ fect a person@@ ’s future happiness .
C@@ learly , Jehovah wanted children to be able to find satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers to their questions about true worship ​ — ans@@ wers that would mo@@ tiv@@ ate them to love Jehovah as their God and Sa@@ vi@@ or .
At le@@ ast one member of the high cour@@ t is ap@@ par@@ ently affe@@ cted by the words “ we must obey God as rul@@ er rather than men . ”
L@@ ater that ev@@ ening after Jesus had dis@@ mis@@ sed Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t , who was about to be@@ tra@@ y him , a he@@ ated ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent er@@ up@@ ted among the 11 apostles .
I really deli@@ ght in the law of God according to the man I am within , but I b@@ eho@@ ld in my members another law war@@ ring against the law of my mind and le@@ ading me cap@@ tive to sin@@ ’s law that is in my members . ”
At night we ob@@ served a bl@@ ac@@ k@@ out to avoid de@@ te@@ ction by the Ger@@ man@@ s .
I saw a lo@@ vely bl@@ onde new Be@@ th@@ el@@ ite gi@@ r@@ l a@@ head of me .
Although he was a religious man himself , he was un@@ sure what this me@@ ant .
It is true that we cannot control others ’ feelings , but we can do our part to prom@@ o@@ te peace .
How They De@@ al@@ t With Per@@ secu@@ tion
What is evid@@ ent in these expres@@ sions ?
God’s Word war@@ ns : “ A bo@@ y let on the lo@@ ose will be ca@@ using his mother sh@@ ame . ”
He had been a persecu@@ t@@ or of Christians .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment mo@@ tiv@@ ated by anger or fru@@ str@@ ation is not discipl@@ ine at all .
It was not eas@@ y for him to sto@@ p dr@@ in@@ king , but he was able to qu@@ it .
It is a day when they make a sac@@ red promise to ones they de@@ arly love ​ — their mate and Jehovah God .
2 Corinthians 1 : 21 , 22 ; 2 Peter 1 : 10 , 11
In heaven , he had seen Jehovah’s loving way of exerc@@ ising he@@ ad@@ ship over all His cre@@ ation and had made that way his own .
Fa@@ ith in Jehovah , however , has helped many of them to over@@ come ne@@ g@@ ative feelings and to make a succ@@ ess of their you@@ th .
P@@ re@@ aching W@@ i@@ th@@ out Le@@ tu@@ p
The h@@ ur@@ ling of “ death and H@@ ad@@ es ” into the l@@ ake of fi@@ re takes place after the Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors , the resur@@ rec@@ ted dead , and any born after Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on have been jud@@ ged out of the “ things written in the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls , ” or Jehovah’s de@@ ta@@ iled requi@@ re@@ ments for mankind during the th@@ ous@@ and years .
He san@@ g : “ Let the sa@@ y@@ ings of my m@@ ou@@ th and the medit@@ ation of my heart become ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble before you , O Jehovah . ”
Des@@ pite vari@@ ous p@@ un@@ ish@@ ments already me@@ ted out , the i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ r@@ ous Israelites remain ob@@ st@@ in@@ ate .
How did he become a prof@@ ess@@ ed Christian ?
The first two times were qu@@ ite se@@ v@@ ere , and I was ba@@ dly be@@ at@@ en , but by the strength and the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness of the Lord , I have t@@ ill now been able not to di@@ vu@@ l@@ ge anything . . . .
We were not desi@@ gn@@ ed to accept death as a nor@@ ma@@ l part of life .
I had no ide@@ a that this same person would soon pla@@ y a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant ro@@ le in my life .
Just as v@@ and@@ als have dam@@ ag@@ ed pri@@ c@@ eless works of ar@@ t in rec@@ ent times , Adam , by sin@@ ning , seri@@ ously dam@@ ag@@ ed God’s mar@@ vel@@ ous cre@@ ation ​ — human@@ kind .
And he re@@ in@@ for@@ ced his teaching through his own example . ​ — Matthew 14 : 23 ; Mark 1 : 35 .
It is am@@ a@@ z@@ ing that a po@@ t@@ ter can mo@@ ld something as comm@@ on and c@@ he@@ a@@ p as cla@@ y into a beau@@ ti@@ ful and ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive va@@ se .
Re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous , per@@ ver@@ ted , su@@ per@@ human in power and in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ence , these demon@@ ic angels exer@@ ted a ru@@ in@@ ous influ@@ ence on humans .
Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 2 : 5 descri@@ bes “ an able - bo@@ died man ” who , in contr@@ ast with Jehovah’s servants , fa@@ il@@ s to re@@ ach his go@@ al , even though he “ made his soul sp@@ ac@@ i@@ ous just like S@@ he@@ ol . ”
When the el@@ der began using the p@@ ho@@ ne , ques@@ tion@@ able s@@ ites appe@@ ared .
They certainly need special care and consider@@ ation when experi@@ enc@@ ing such dis@@ com@@ forts or end@@ uring the ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sting tri@@ als of being pre@@ gn@@ ant and giving bir@@ th .
No won@@ der Jesus could emp@@ h@@ ati@@ c@@ ally say : “ The Father lo@@ ves me ” !
Acc@@ ep@@ ting Jehovah’s authority invol@@ ves respon@@ ding to counsel based on his Word .
Un@@ der instru@@ ction from Jehovah , J@@ on@@ ah had made his way to the city of N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h to preach about God’s imp@@ en@@ ding judgment upon its in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants .
A regul@@ ar family Bible study is a ke@@ y to succ@@ ess .
Why are Jehovah’s servants reason@@ ab@@ ly concer@@ ned about their health , but of what are they a@@ ware ?
19 , 20 . ( a ) What did Jesus mean when he spoke against ‘ b@@ low@@ ing a tru@@ mp@@ et ’ when making “ gi@@ f@@ ts of mer@@ cy ” ?
Re@@ c@@ ently , a brother nam@@ ed Timothy who started pione@@ ering as a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er said : “ I like serving Jehovah full - time because it@@ ’s the way I expres@@ s my love for him .
As early as 18@@ 13 , S@@ ir R@@ ob@@ er@@ t F@@ ar@@ qu@@ ha@@ r , the B@@ rit@@ ish gover@@ nor of Ma@@ ur@@ iti@@ us , in@@ iti@@ ated a transl@@ ation of the Go@@ sp@@ els into Mal@@ ag@@ as@@ y .
Go@@ od Con@@ du@@ ct Rev@@ e@@ als That You Are “ C@@ le@@ an in H@@ ear@@ t ”
I still hear “ mu@@ si@@ c ” when people speak .
When people study cre@@ ation with an o@@ pen mind , they learn of God’s wisdom and power .
This is made clear at Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 3 : 18 - 20 , where we read : “ ‘ The ones g@@ ri@@ ef - stri@@ ck@@ en in ab@@ s@@ ence from your fes@@ tal se@@ as@@ on I [ Jehovah ] shall certainly ga@@ ther together ; ab@@ sent from you they happened to be , because of be@@ aring re@@ pro@@ ach on her account .
Then Jesus stated : “ W@@ ho@@ ever div@@ or@@ ces his wife , exc@@ ep@@ t on the gr@@ ound of for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , and marri@@ es another comm@@ its ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Then in Ju@@ ly , I received an invit@@ ation to work at the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Par@@ is .
We supp@@ lied them with medi@@ cal liter@@ ature that explained what other do@@ ct@@ ors are doing in this field .
Paul did not want to cause un@@ necess@@ ary off@@ en@@ se or stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing .
We can be confid@@ ent of Jehovah’s will@@ ing@@ ness to hear prayers offered in Jesus ’ name .
• What are some spiritual pro@@ v@@ isions that Jehovah has made to strengthen us ?
I w@@ ound up in a com@@ a for three days .
A clo@@ s@@ er exam@@ in@@ ation of their claim@@ ed st@@ atu@@ s , however , reve@@ als that their present life - st@@ y@@ le is not an imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement over their form@@ er v@@ il@@ la@@ ge life ; they are stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing fin@@ an@@ cially like most other city d@@ wel@@ l@@ ers .
F@@ o@@ c@@ using on Jehovah’s pur@@ pos@@ es en@@ ab@@ les us to end@@ ure wh@@ atever challeng@@ es we face
The Rus@@ si@@ an scho@@ la@@ r Ser@@ ge@@ i I@@ van@@ en@@ ko stated : “ Jehovah’s Witnesses are known thr@@ ough@@ out the world as imp@@ e@@ cc@@ ab@@ ly law - a@@ bi@@ ding people and par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly for their sc@@ ru@@ pul@@ ous attitude toward pa@@ ying ta@@ x@@ es . ”
After taking sto@@ ck of their situation , some cou@@ ples deci@@ de that the advan@@ ta@@ ges of having the wife care full - time for the family out@@ we@@ i@@ gh any mon@@ et@@ ary sacrifice that must be made .
We know that the times in which we live make it ur@@ g@@ ent that we teach as well as we can .
N@@ E@@ U@@ R@@ O@@ S@@ U@@ R@@ G@@ E@@ O@@ N D@@ R . AL@@ E@@ X@@ E@@ I M@@ A@@ R@@ N@@ O@@ V .
It will also discus@@ s practic@@ al st@@ ep@@ s we can take to en@@ sure that the decisions we make will honor God .
L@@ igh@@ t@@ n@@ ings are re@@ pres@@ ented as repor@@ ting to God and saying , “ H@@ ere we are ! ”
He was determined to cu@@ t off in death the worshi@@ p@@ ers of the Cana@@ an@@ ite fer@@ t@@ ility go@@ d Ba@@ al .
Di@@ d he really mean that God’s Kingdom is found in human hearts ?
U@@ te has now been serving in Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r for 23 years .
The answer be@@ comes evid@@ ent when we clo@@ sel@@ y exam@@ ine what the Scriptures say .
Why Do You B@@ eli@@ eve What You B@@ eli@@ eve ?
He told me that Sa@@ ú@@ l@@ ’s attitude in the face of le@@ u@@ k@@ em@@ ia deep@@ ly imp@@ ressed him .
Thus , Abraham and other men of faith in p@@ re - Christian times are in l@@ ine for a resurrection . ​ — Read Romans 3 : 24 , 25 ; P@@ s .
The g@@ ent@@ le@@ man was deli@@ gh@@ ted and was moved to wr@@ ite the a@@ bo@@ ve - mentioned com@@ ments in a letter that he sent to the local Kingdom H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
As a result , the milli@@ ons living there are rather is@@ ol@@ ated , mo@@ st@@ ly un@@ affe@@ cted by events and develop@@ ments out@@ side their ter@@ rit@@ ory .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , to P@@ il@@ ate truth was wh@@ atever a person might cho@@ ose or was taught to believe ; there was really no way to deter@@ mine what is truth .
To me@@ et the prin@@ ting de@@ ad@@ l@@ ine .
If that ever happ@@ ens to you , refle@@ ct on the succ@@ ess@@ ful man in James ’ illustr@@ ation .
Still others have learned a fore@@ ign language , op@@ ening up new opportun@@ ities of preaching in their own lo@@ cal@@ ities to im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ant po@@ pul@@ ations .
The dep@@ th of our appreciation for our spiritual in@@ her@@ it@@ ance dep@@ ends great@@ ly on the dep@@ th of our love for Jehovah , the Gi@@ ver of that in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ es and o@@ ffer@@ ings were requi@@ red under the Law , but there was a serious proble@@ m with Ho@@ se@@ a@@ ’s con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries .
For them to be thus re@@ war@@ ded , they would first have to die .
Yet , the Devil ex@@ p@@ lo@@ its this desire by fo@@ st@@ ering a pri@@ de@@ ful spirit , which is a refle@@ ction of his own ambi@@ tions .
What shows that obedi@@ ence under difficult circumstances can be a chall@@ enge ?
Satan’s A@@ t@@ t@@ ack to Fa@@ il
Jesus Christ gave his life as a ransom sacrifice to re@@ de@@ em mankind from the sin that our origin@@ al parents , Adam and E@@ ve , in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed into the human family .
By age four , Bil@@ li@@ e could read , and she knew many Bible st@@ ori@@ es by heart .
Christians recogn@@ ize , though , that he@@ e@@ ding the Bi@@ bli@@ cal in@@ j@@ un@@ ction to mar@@ ry “ only in the Lord ” is a matter of loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah .
Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ er Luke in@@ tro@@ du@@ ces the in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent by st@@ ating that Jesus “ fir@@ m@@ ly set his face to go to Jerusalem ” even though he well knew what ev@@ en@@ tually a@@ wa@@ ited him there .
So , what blessings can Christ’s ransom bring you ?
Isaiah pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed : “ Jehovah will keep in expe@@ ct@@ ation of show@@ ing you fav@@ or , and therefore he will ris@@ e up to show you mer@@ cy .
The Tru@@ th Can S@@ et You F@@ ree 7
• W@@ as Jewish ri@@ tu@@ al ba@@ thing a for@@ er@@ un@@ ner of Christian baptism ?
James and John need to learn more about mer@@ cy .
“ Then I re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed a less@@ on learned at home about those who try to pi@@ ck fi@@ gh@@ ts .
We loved the compan@@ y of our U@@ g@@ and@@ an brothers and sisters , who often vis@@ ited our home .
The family set@@ t@@ led in O@@ hi@@ o , where , about the year 19@@ 00 , G@@ r@@ and@@ mother lo@@ c@@ ated the tre@@ asure for which she had been sear@@ ch@@ ing .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 13 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 8@@ 3 , 5@@ 7
Then , we will direc@@ t our attention to a new work assignment ​ — making the earth a beau@@ ti@@ ful par@@ adise !
U@@ su@@ ally , only one side of a s@@ cro@@ l@@ l was used , so this s@@ cro@@ l@@ l c@@ learly con@@ tain@@ s a we@@ igh@@ ty and serious message .
Why is it fo@@ ol@@ ish to ign@@ ore war@@ n@@ ings ?
( b ) How has Jesus ’ activ@@ ity chang@@ ed since 1914 ?
To be tru@@ th@@ ful is to be o@@ pen , gen@@ u@@ ine , appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble , and tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy , and it w@@ ins Jehovah’s appro@@ val .
Christians of all ages may learn much from the faith and courage of young Joseph .
But I had always told my@@ self that I would leave if I found the true God el@@ se@@ where .
Instead , make sure that time is a@@ vail@@ able to refle@@ ct on “ the more important things ” in life . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 9 - 11 .
Are you sear@@ ch@@ ing for and ass@@ is@@ ting such individuals ?
As The S@@ hor@@ ter O@@ x@@ for@@ d Eng@@ l@@ ish Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary pu@@ ts it , self - sacrifice simply means “ the giving up of one@@ ’s own inter@@ ests , happiness , and desi@@ res , for the s@@ ake of du@@ ty or the wel@@ f@@ are of others . ”
Are there are@@ as that you feel you can imp@@ ro@@ ve on ?
The ta@@ ble@@ ts found at Mar@@ i also shed light on certain Bible pas@@ sa@@ ges .
Acc@@ ording to one refer@@ ence work , the ide@@ a con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed may be expres@@ sed : “ You have made [ my sin@@ s ] as if they had not happened . ”
Sa@@ ul@@ ’s in@@ qui@@ ry was not just about the name of Davi@@ d’s father .
Re@@ hear@@ sing pres@@ ent@@ ations and thinking of ways to h@@ and@@ le ob@@ je@@ ctions will help them to become more confid@@ ent as they eng@@ age in vari@@ ous form@@ s of the Kingdom - preaching work . ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
In one of his psal@@ ms , David ref@@ ers to himself as the son of Jehovah’s “ slave gi@@ r@@ l . ”
A str@@ anger once came to a meeting at a Kingdom H@@ all in S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land and said that he wanted to become a member of the congregation .
What God H@@ as D@@ one for You , 3 / 1
A@@ m I inc@@ l@@ ined to have deep emo@@ tions that I could mis@@ ju@@ dge ? ’
Why did they say this ?
In no way is this an indic@@ ation of imper@@ fe@@ ction or we@@ ak@@ ness on his part .
“ Com@@ men@@ c@@ ing at Moses and all the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts he inter@@ pre@@ ted to them things per@@ tain@@ ing to himself in all the Scriptures . ”
In the Scriptures , nothing of the kind is recorded .
Why would imit@@ ating Jehovah help us res@@ ol@@ ve personal differ@@ ences ?
I@@ magine a city with no tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c la@@ ws .
Why do Jehovah’s Witnesses enjoy peace among themselves ?
Of course , this also app@@ lies to a husband if his wife does not worship Jehovah .
That “ nation ” came into ex@@ ist@@ ence in the first century C.E .
The@@ ir@@ s was more than an in@@ ner stru@@ gg@@ le against the sin of l@@ ack of faith .
Now , along with my husband , I help others to benefit from God’s wisdom . ”
By means of a mirac@@ ul@@ ous cl@@ ou@@ d over the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , Jehovah direc@@ ted the set@@ ting up and bre@@ ak@@ ing of the Israel@@ ite cam@@ p
In our own challeng@@ ing times , the same self - sacrific@@ ing spirit char@@ ac@@ ter@@ iz@@ es milli@@ ons of ze@@ al@@ ous Witnesses of Jehovah .
The true witness la@@ un@@ ches for@@ th faith@@ ful@@ ness because his t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony is reli@@ able and tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy .
This article shows how we have the most secu@@ re d@@ wel@@ ling possible ​ — Jehovah our God .
P@@ ur@@ pose in Li@@ fe : Rather than having an a@@ im@@ less day - to - day ex@@ ist@@ ence , those who are truly succ@@ ess@@ ful find meaning and purpose in life .
What would ha@@ p@@ pen to anointed ones who fa@@ iled to remain w@@ atch@@ ful , who lost their integrity ?
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S said that marriage is the yo@@ king together by God of a man and a woman to be “ one flesh . ”
Then tell your te@@ en , c@@ learly and often .
She is so much older than I am ! ’
• What fac@@ t@@ ors should be consider@@ ed when determin@@ ing whether a gar@@ ment or st@@ y@@ le is su@@ it@@ able ?
He was always speaking about the truth .
I thought that he was ang@@ ry and in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant . ”
Still , that is no reason to su@@ p@@ pres@@ s our kind feelings for others al@@ together .
E@@ very for@@ ced ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation should be su@@ spe@@ cted of her@@ es@@ y .
In certain plac@@ es , the law may not requi@@ re a cou@@ ple to get married in any cer@@ em@@ on@@ y , even before a govern@@ ment ag@@ ent .
Hence , we should make it a point to be in our se@@ ats before the cha@@ ir@@ man in@@ tro@@ du@@ ces the s@@ ong and then to con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on the meaning of the words while sing@@ ing .
Tru@@ e Christians do not ‘ shu@@ t the do@@ or of their tend@@ er com@@ pas@@ sions ’ when they ‘ b@@ eho@@ ld their brother having need . ’
I told him that one li@@ e lea@@ ds to another and that if he di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t sto@@ p , our marriage could not continue . ”
For one thing , being clean is ess@@ enti@@ al to the chil@@ d’s health and well - being .
However , it was not until the year 70 C.E . that the prop@@ er view of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law became un@@ mis@@ ta@@ ka@@ bly clear to all Jewish Christians .
They water down its pu@@ re standards regarding ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ ality , and div@@ or@@ ce .
Ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted , S@@ is@@ er@@ a arri@@ ved at He@@ ber@@ ’s enc@@ am@@ p@@ ment .
Does this mean that only a father can be effe@@ ctive in the par@@ ent@@ al ro@@ le ?
“ I have taken the lo@@ ss of all things . . . so as to know [ Jesus Christ ] and the power of his resurrection . ” ​ — P@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ I@@ P@@ P@@ I@@ AN@@ S 3 : 8 - 10 .
A member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy ann@@ oun@@ ced the rel@@ e@@ ase of a re@@ v@@ ised New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation in Eng@@ l@@ ish .
E@@ ach family of im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants needed a home , and these were con@@ stru@@ cted of a@@ do@@ be bri@@ c@@ ks with a th@@ atch@@ ed ro@@ of .
[ Bo@@ x / ​ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 29 ]
Jesus had lived in the spirit real@@ m with his heavenly Father from the beg@@ in@@ ning of cre@@ ation .
The thr@@ ill@@ ing res@@ cu@@ e of the three Hebrews is vi@@ vi@@ dly descri@@ bed at Daniel 3 : 19 - 30 .
The son ac@@ ting with in@@ sight is ga@@ ther@@ ing during the sum@@ mer@@ time ; the son ac@@ ting sh@@ am@@ e@@ fully is f@@ ast as@@ le@@ ep during the har@@ v@@ est . ” ​ — Proverbs 10 : 4 , 5 .
Thus , we had many opportun@@ ities to give a witness .
T@@ w@@ o Christian mission@@ aries , the apostle Paul and his travel@@ ing compan@@ ion , Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s , arri@@ ved from I@@ con@@ i@@ u@@ m , a lar@@ g@@ er city ne@@ ar@@ by .
Some , though , respon@@ d fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly and say : “ When the Christ arri@@ ves , he will not per@@ form more sign@@ s than this man has per@@ form@@ ed , will he ? ”
We have tri@@ ed to follow the counsel of De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 6 , 7 , which ur@@ ges parents to teach their children not only at home but at every opportunity .
Jehovah’s judgment upon Adam and E@@ ve for their will@@ ful dis@@ obedi@@ ence made it ap@@ par@@ ent that their exc@@ uses were not accep@@ table to him .
In@@ iti@@ ally , what was the pri@@ m@@ ary work of the apostles , and how was that work later ex@@ pan@@ ded ?
As these co@@ pi@@ es wor@@ e out or succ@@ um@@ bed to the effe@@ cts of hu@@ mi@@ di@@ ty or mo@@ ld , they had to be re@@ plac@@ ed .
Thus , some ei@@ ght years after Jesus ’ death , Matthew was able to wr@@ ite the first Go@@ spe@@ l , in which he recorded Jesus ’ hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , his num@@ er@@ ous illustr@@ ations concer@@ ning the Kingdom , and his de@@ ta@@ iled discus@@ sion of the si@@ gn of his pres@@ ence .
M@@ em@@ bers of the congregation are ur@@ ged to “ be obedi@@ ent to those who are taking the lead ” among them .
We were only 24 and loo@@ ked even you@@ ng@@ er .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , a vision given to the apostle John dis@@ clo@@ sed that Christ’s fellow rul@@ ers are individuals cho@@ s@@ en “ out of every tri@@ be and t@@ ong@@ ue and people and nation ” and will “ rule as k@@ ings over the earth . ”
Me@@ an@@ while , may we do our ut@@ most to be in attend@@ ance , and may we tre@@ asure the pleas@@ ant un@@ ity experienced at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al .
What attitu@@ des should we cultiv@@ ate so as to benefit from it , and how does Jehovah gu@@ i@@ de us today ?
What effort is needed for us to displa@@ y godly mil@@ dness , and why ?
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , wrote Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ ors E@@ ri@@ ck@@ s@@ en and H@@ es@@ c@@ he@@ l , “ Jehovah’s Witnesses lar@@ g@@ ely held to their faith in the face of tr@@ ou@@ ble . ”
How do the publi@@ sh@@ ers a@@ da@@ pt to this situation ?
Many have been imp@@ ressed that there is no par@@ ti@@ ality among the conven@@ tion@@ ers and that gen@@ u@@ ine war@@ m@@ th ex@@ ists even among those who may be meeting one another for the first time .
The apostle Paul explained this to his brothers and sisters in C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e when he said : “ We have never st@@ op@@ ped pra@@ ying for you and as@@ king that you may be filled with the acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of his will . ”
Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d certainly did not be@@ at about the bus@@ h !
What do you think we can learn from this ? — One thing it teach@@ es us is that we should not make up and tell st@@ ori@@ es that are not true .
A@@ n Ex@@ am@@ ple to Be R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ed
Why did Jehovah sel@@ e@@ ct Christ’s associ@@ ate rul@@ ers from among mankind ?
• What uni@@ que blessings can baptized disciples of Jesus Christ enjoy ?
A V@@ E@@ R@@ Y en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic but rather qui@@ et group ass@@ em@@ b@@ led for a dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the sum@@ m@@ er of 199@@ 7 .
If you tra@@ in your children according to the guid@@ ance of God’s Word , you may well see the resul@@ ts descri@@ bed at Proverbs 22 : 6 : “ Even when he gro@@ ws old he will not turn asi@@ de from it . ”
• false friends
They say that people will enjoy “ bl@@ is@@ s ” only after they leave the earth and live in a spirit real@@ m in heaven . In the book He@@ av@@ en ​ — A H@@ ist@@ ory , au@@ th@@ ors C .
C@@ learly , then , God is not respon@@ sible for wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness ; nor does he cause suffering .
And the children may not eas@@ ily gr@@ as@@ p Bible teachings in their parents ’ language .
Our bro@@ ther’s fine example encoura@@ ged us to go to the meetings that the Witnesses were ho@@ l@@ ding in a neigh@@ bor@@ ing v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
The same is true of early Bible transl@@ ations in other langu@@ ages .
He allow@@ ed himself to be put to death by God’s enem@@ ies .
What has been no@@ ted about Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
C@@ ol@@ l@@ ins poin@@ ts to one as@@ pect of our al@@ tru@@ ism : “ The vo@@ ice of conscience c@@ all@@ ing us to help others even if nothing is received in return . ”
I heard what s@@ oun@@ ded like a vo@@ ice in the mi@@ d@@ st of the four living cre@@ atu@@ res say : ‘ A qu@@ ar@@ t of whe@@ at for a den@@ ari@@ us and three qu@@ ar@@ ts of ba@@ r@@ le@@ y for a den@@ ari@@ us ; and do not har@@ m the o@@ live o@@ il and the w@@ ine . ’ ” ​ — Revelation 6 : 5 , 6 .
R@@ ep@@ or@@ ts from coun@@ tri@@ es around the world show that many hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted individuals are respon@@ ding well to the Bible study a@@ id What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
The rema@@ in@@ der of the verse provi@@ des a c@@ lu@@ e .
After all , I reas@@ oned , if my friends ’ parents per@@ mit@@ ted something , why cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t mine ?
He remin@@ ded the cou@@ ple that in order to qu@@ ali@@ fy , they would have to sto@@ p s@@ mo@@ king .
Gi@@ ving practic@@ al ass@@ ist@@ ance to our neigh@@ b@@ ors may help over@@ come pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce
The following year , I accepted an invit@@ ation to work for two we@@ ek@@ s at the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in T@@ or@@ on@@ to .
However , they did not person@@ ally use it and t@@ est its value by ac@@ tu@@ al prac@@ tice .
O@@ r will the Devil c@@ atch you ali@@ ve and get you to do his will because of fear of man ?
When rest@@ ored to vi@@ br@@ ant activ@@ ity after World W@@ ar I , what could anointed Christians dec@@ l@@ are ?
Jehovah would therefore hold “ an acc@@ oun@@ ting ” against the Israelites .
This Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule , as it is often called , mo@@ ves one to respect one@@ ’s fel@@ low@@ man , ho@@ p@@ ing for the same in return .
What can elders learn from the way Jesus tre@@ ated children ?
Such an in@@ ten@@ se love for God filled Jesus ’ life with meaning .
Is it really a l@@ ack of money , or is it a l@@ ack of wise money man@@ ag@@ ement ? ’
And when a new one star@@ ts to atten@@ d meetings at the Kingdom H@@ all , every Christian present contribu@@ tes to building his appreciation for true worship .
“ Th@@ ro@@ w all your anxi@@ ety on [ God ] , because he ca@@ res for you . ”
Bo@@ ys were less likely to mis@@ be@@ have , and gi@@ r@@ ls were more likely to have better men@@ tal health .
While associ@@ ating with un@@ believers may not always result in a tra@@ ge@@ dy such as that , the Bible war@@ ns : “ He that is wal@@ king with wise pers@@ ons will become wise , but he that is having deal@@ ings with the stu@@ pi@@ d ones will f@@ are ba@@ dly . ”
He ad@@ ds , “ It also helped us to remember to take some time to enjoy the n@@ atur@@ al beau@@ ty of our is@@ land assignment . ”
M@@ er@@ c@@ he read our liter@@ ature with interest , and M@@ er@@ ce@@ des no@@ tic@@ ed that in her heart M@@ er@@ c@@ he still had appreciation for Bible truth .
But a language ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er can make it difficult for you to teach your children the truth .
However , to make sure that an activ@@ ity will be bene@@ fi@@ cial , it is wise to deter@@ mine in ad@@ v@@ ance what s@@ ort of individuals to cho@@ ose as compan@@ i@@ ons and what s@@ ort to avoid . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on . 19 : 2 ; read Proverbs 13 : 20 ; J@@ as .
“ H@@ ist@@ ory is a t@@ ale of efforts that fa@@ iled , of as@@ pi@@ r@@ ations that wer@@ en@@ ’t real@@ ized , ” said form@@ er U@@ .@@ S .
The Bible says : “ Jesus . . . su@@ ffered death , so that by God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness he might ta@@ st@@ e death for ever@@ yone . ” ​ — Hebrews 2 : 9 .
There are 14 gener@@ ations from Abraham to David and another 14 to the de@@ por@@ tation to Babyl@@ on .
Com@@ men@@ ting on this question , au@@ th@@ or B@@ en W@@ i@@ ther@@ ing@@ t@@ on I@@ I@@ I wr@@ ites : “ From Paul’s . . . point of view , the c@@ ru@@ cial thing is not so much for Paul to de@@ f@@ end himself , but rather for him to be@@ ar witness about the go@@ spe@@ l to the author@@ ities , both Jewish and G@@ ent@@ ile . . . .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N Eng@@ l@@ ish cl@@ eri@@ c W@@ il@@ li@@ am Be@@ d@@ ell went to I@@ rel@@ and in 1@@ 6@@ 27 , he found a very pu@@ z@@ z@@ ling situation .
Jesus ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that he and his Father are not e@@ qu@@ als .
T@@ ra@@ f@@ fic@@ king in human lives was bi@@ g bu@@ sin@@ ess .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out question , cor@@ ru@@ pt organiz@@ ations are respon@@ sible for much of the mis@@ er@@ y in to@@ da@@ y’s world .
U@@ p@@ on our arri@@ val at En@@ te@@ b@@ be In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational A@@ ir@@ por@@ t , a d@@ ri@@ ver pi@@ cked up my wife and me to take us to our accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations .
A C@@ en@@ ten@@ ari@@ an With a P@@ ur@@ pose in Li@@ fe
But Jehovah has given you the privilege of t@@ es@@ ti@@ f@@ ying about him to those now em@@ br@@ ac@@ ing true worship .
D@@ ra@@ wing of the Witnesses ’ ba@@ r@@ rac@@ ks , wom@@ en@@ ’s se@@ ction
the man who was used in the par@@ ting of the R@@ ed Se@@ a ?
In the Christian C@@ ongreg@@ ation
A@@ n as@@ tu@@ te bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ man would not think of under@@ taking such a ris@@ k@@ y ven@@ ture .
The faithful pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job set an example for married Christian men and women .
After that ended , the young man Eli@@ h@@ u offered re@@ pro@@ of , and Jehovah cor@@ rec@@ ted Job from the heavens . ​ — Job 32 : 1 - 6 ; 38 : 1 ; 40 : 1 - 6 ; 4@@ 2 : 1 .
She had been in a co@@ f@@ fe@@ e sh@@ op , and h@@ our@@ s later she real@@ ized that she had left her wal@@ let be@@ h@@ ind .
He needs to buil@@ d up his hous@@ eho@@ ld spiritually , help@@ ing all in the family to strengthen their relationship with God .
Our assignment inclu@@ des not only preaching but also teaching .
Those who he@@ e@@ ded them enjo@@ yed long life and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity .
Because of his Bible - tra@@ ined conscience , he refu@@ sed and was imp@@ ris@@ oned .
( 3 ) How@@ ard , J .
David also thought out a str@@ ate@@ gy for dec@@ ei@@ ving the Phil@@ ist@@ ine king .
Some family members travel@@ ed two h@@ our@@ s by hor@@ se and bu@@ gg@@ y to be present .
Job main@@ ta@@ ined his integrity even though he was imper@@ fect .
By ex@@ ten@@ ding for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , Jesus ’ disciples would move people to do what ?
But does a certain de@@ gre@@ e of in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance lead us to att@@ ack in other ways those we disa@@ p@@ prove of ​ — perhaps by speaking a@@ bu@@ si@@ vely of them ?
What course has been pur@@ su@@ ed by the apost@@ ates of Juda@@ h ?
“ The place where people should be loved and feel sa@@ fe is , for some ad@@ ul@@ ts and children , the most d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous place of all . ”
He began his well - known Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount with n@@ ine be@@ ati@@ tu@@ des ​ — n@@ ine expres@@ sions that beg@@ in : “ H@@ app@@ y are . . . ”
So in May 195@@ 7 , we ti@@ mi@@ dly app@@ lied for two months ’ pione@@ ering in P@@ el@@ l@@ o , a mun@@ i@@ ci@@ p@@ ality in L@@ ap@@ land , a@@ bo@@ ve the Ar@@ c@@ tic C@@ ir@@ c@@ le .
How can those who are married remain loyal to their mat@@ es ?
He often al@@ le@@ vi@@ ated their physical suffering and provided ref@@ re@@ shing spiritual help .
God was not descri@@ b@@ ing the nu@@ tr@@ iti@@ onal benefit of e@@ ating fi@@ g@@ s .
When we have , or feel that we have , been wr@@ ong@@ ed , we could become bit@@ ter .
When Adam and E@@ ve sin@@ ned , Jehovah me@@ t that situation and made arrang@@ ements to en@@ sure that his purpose would be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed .
When Paul wrote his letter to the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans , he was pro@@ ba@@ bly a pris@@ on@@ er in R@@ ome as a result of his preaching activities .
Why did Moses ask God about his name , and why were Moses ’ concer@@ ns under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble ?
In that letter , God reve@@ als his person@@ ality and provi@@ des moral guid@@ ance for all of his children , both young and old .
Gi@@ ven that most in the world around us are un@@ wis@@ ely s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing in a spiritual sense , what can help us avoid lo@@ sing our sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y ?
S@@ ome@@ times there is an ob@@ vi@@ ous sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ge of food but no sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ge of d@@ an@@ c@@ ing that eas@@ ily be@@ comes un@@ rest@@ ra@@ ined .
El@@ ders imitate Christ’s kin@@ dly way of deal@@ ing with others
One day , an inter@@ es@@ ting letter from the branch of@@ fice arri@@ ved .
Of course , we cannot van@@ qu@@ ish the Devil and his dem@@ ons .
It gre@@ w ra@@ pi@@ dly .
In that case , the se@@ ven times of earth@@ ’s d@@ om@@ in@@ ation by worl@@ dly po@@ wers without divine inter@@ fer@@ ence am@@ ount to 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 20 years .
P@@ L@@ A@@ S@@ M@@ A S@@ C@@ I@@ EN@@ T@@ I@@ S@@ T D@@ R . H@@ U@@ A@@ B@@ I Y@@ I@@ N .
As a family , they feel that they mis@@ sed out on nothing ; rather , they benef@@ ited a great de@@ al by making the pur@@ su@@ it of “ the real life ” their purpose . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 3 : 8 ; 1 Timothy 6 : 6 - 8 .
They will show that the fulfill@@ ment of these si@@ x prophe@@ ci@@ es means that “ the last days ” will soon end .
Those un@@ ev@@ en@@ ly yo@@ ked do not share the same beli@@ ef@@ s , standards , or go@@ als .
“ All the people ans@@ wer@@ ed with one vo@@ ice and said : ‘ All the words that Jehovah has spo@@ ken we are willing to do . ’ ”
I could not turn my back on Jehovah .
Jesus , the perfect Son of God , was acc@@ used of bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ y , se@@ dition , and even spi@@ rit@@ ism .
TH@@ E S@@ O@@ L@@ U@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N : The la@@ ws of the Kingdom of God are va@@ st@@ ly su@@ peri@@ or to those of human govern@@ ments .
G@@ ran@@ ted , it u@@ su@@ ally c@@ alls for taking time from our personal pur@@ su@@ its and devo@@ ting that time to help@@ ing others .
By means of holy spirit , Jehovah helped them to gr@@ as@@ p vital spiritual tru@@ ths while the wise and in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al ones , who s@@ cor@@ ned them , rema@@ ined bl@@ in@@ ded by Satan and by their own pri@@ de .
But Jehovah op@@ ens an es@@ cap@@ e cor@@ ri@@ d@@ or through the R@@ ed Se@@ a and deli@@ v@@ ers his people .
Those with fle@@ sh@@ ly tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es , Paul indic@@ ates , foc@@ us more on themselves than on others .
En@@ during persecu@@ tion and over@@ coming tri@@ als streng@@ th@@ ened Paul’s determin@@ ation to stay faithful to Jehovah .
Gi@@ ve the sub@@ st@@ ance of 1 John 3 : 19 - 22 , and expla@@ in the meaning of the apost@@ le@@ ’s words .
W@@ ei@@ gh@@ ing a Bu@@ sin@@ ess O@@ pp@@ or@@ tun@@ ity
The Scriptures say that God cre@@ ated man in God’s own i@@ ma@@ ge , that is , in God’s lik@@ en@@ ess .
E@@ D@@ O@@ M “ W@@ I@@ L@@ L H@@ A@@ V@@ E T@@ O B@@ E C@@ U@@ T O@@ F@@ F T@@ O T@@ I@@ M@@ E IN@@ D@@ E@@ F@@ IN@@ I@@ T@@ E ”
I feel sa@@ fe among them . ”
St@@ res@@ sing this point , Jesus ad@@ ded : “ For if you for@@ give men their t@@ res@@ pas@@ ses , your heavenly Father will also for@@ give you ; wh@@ er@@ e@@ as if you do not for@@ give men their t@@ res@@ pas@@ ses , ne@@ i@@ ther will your Father for@@ give your t@@ res@@ pas@@ ses . ”
Ha@@ ve you ever felt that way after tr@@ ying to commun@@ ic@@ ate with your mate ?
Thus Jesus provided a guid@@ el@@ ine that was u@@ se@@ ful then and rema@@ ins so now . ​ — Luke 12 : 13 - 15 .
In an un@@ ru@@ ly cl@@ ass@@ ro@@ om in T@@ ha@@ il@@ and , the teach@@ er called 11 - year - old R@@ ach@@ a up before the class and comm@@ ended him on his be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or , saying : “ Why don@@ ’t all of you take him as an example ?
The proble@@ m is that some teach@@ ers do use cle@@ an@@ ing as a means of p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment .
These psal@@ ms , called S@@ ong@@ s of the A@@ sc@@ ents , were pro@@ ba@@ bly su@@ ng as the Israelites travel@@ ed up to Jerusalem for the ob@@ serv@@ ance of their an@@ nu@@ al fes@@ tiv@@ als .
However , just as a ra@@ w di@@ am@@ ond has to be pa@@ inst@@ ak@@ ingly cu@@ t by a s@@ kil@@ led c@@ ra@@ f@@ t@@ s@@ man in order to s@@ par@@ k@@ le , so Al@@ ber@@ t needed to re@@ move la@@ y@@ ers of worl@@ d@@ l@@ iness in order to har@@ mon@@ ize his life with God’s righteous standards .
The Phil@@ ist@@ ines were pre@@ par@@ ing for bat@@ tle , and the Israelites were deser@@ ting Saul .
What ro@@ le did the apostles and other elders in Jerusalem pla@@ y in the first century ?
One gu@@ ide@@ book su@@ gg@@ ests using inc@@ en@@ se to re@@ ach “ sub@@ tle pl@@ an@@ es ” and “ en@@ er@@ gi@@ es ” bey@@ ond the physical world .
I went to work in a clo@@ thing st@@ ore , but my ma@@ in purpose in life was my Christian ministry .
Jehovah’s prophet said : “ For this there is indi@@ gn@@ ation against you from the person of Jehovah .
Who kno@@ ws whether we will be ali@@ ve t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w ?
How disa@@ p@@ pointed I was not to be going with my sister !
They are led to “ a ri@@ ver of water of life , clear as cr@@ y@@ st@@ al , f@@ low@@ ing out from the thro@@ ne of God . ”
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er@@ fully exam@@ ine what you can do to have a share in the exc@@ iting work at hand , whether in New Yor@@ k or on other the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c building pro@@ je@@ cts , and see fir@@ s@@ th@@ and how Jehovah will re@@ ward you . ​ — Mark 10 : 29 , 30 .
After the bir@@ th of the qu@@ ad@@ ru@@ ple@@ ts , our four older gi@@ r@@ ls and the congregation r@@ al@@ lied to our help
In order to ad@@ just our thinking to Jehovah’s , we should an@@ al@@ y@@ ze our view of those who se@@ em to be we@@ ak .
In S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 19@@ 6@@ 2 , we re@@ turned to I@@ tal@@ y , where I began to serve as a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er .
How ex@@ ten@@ si@@ vely does Jesus co@@ ver the ter@@ rit@@ ory in Gal@@ ile@@ e ?
But during one par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar talk at a si@@ gn - language dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion , I fin@@ ally under@@ sto@@ od the is@@ su@@ es involved .
N@@ ine months later they were rel@@ eas@@ ed .
Indeed , the apostles consider@@ ed Jesus ’ lead@@ er@@ ship to be of such high value that they will@@ ingly left be@@ h@@ ind other things in order to follow him . ​ — Mat@@ t .
To W@@ ho@@ m Do We Lo@@ ok for R@@ eli@@ ef ?
H@@ el@@ ena , 7@@ 1 , in Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que , says : “ I am fri@@ end@@ ly and tre@@ at others with di@@ gn@@ ity .
What two cont@@ ra@@ sting examples show the value of fle@@ e@@ ing from temp@@ tation ?
Yet , no@@ te that s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity al@@ one is not en@@ ough .
The tre@@ a@@ sur@@ y of the temple was lo@@ c@@ ated in the C@@ our@@ t of W@@ om@@ en .
Jehovah also spoke with Moses through an ang@@ el .
Do you see “ the sign@@ s of the times ” ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , “ ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ers with their ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le ” ab@@ ound in the last days .
• How can your reas@@ ons for coming to love Jehovah be a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement to you now ?
We can emp@@ a@@ th@@ ize with their disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments , doub@@ ts , fe@@ ars , and imper@@ fe@@ ctions as well as rejo@@ ice in their jo@@ ys and succ@@ ess@@ es .
Al@@ low@@ ing humans to be influ@@ enced by Satan and to rule themselves has in no way dis@@ cre@@ di@@ ted Jehovah’s way of gover@@ ning .
“ Be pe@@ ace@@ able with all men .
O@@ thers have used material from our public@@ ations or our j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g lo@@ go in ad@@ ver@@ t@@ is@@ ements , on pro@@ du@@ cts offered for s@@ ale , and in mo@@ bi@@ le de@@ vice ap@@ ps .
In fulfill@@ ment of this prophecy , Jehovah’s worl@@ d@@ wide congregation keep@@ s on experi@@ enc@@ ing gro@@ w@@ th .
Jehovah P@@ re@@ ser@@ ves His Ser@@ v@@ ants
They are going to a re@@ mo@@ te are@@ a of the country to preach
7 , 8 . ( a ) Acc@@ ording to one refer@@ ence work , what does it mean to “ show a f@@ on@@ dness ” for God’s Word ?
“ Because of a N@@ ine - Ye@@ ar - O@@ ld Bo@@ y ”
Mis@@ sion@@ aries may come face - to - face with some of these tra@@ gi@@ c circumstances .
In less than a year , M@@ other and her two friends were baptized .
With our attention di@@ ver@@ ted to the things of the world , we might eas@@ ily ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct personal Bible study and make it a cu@@ sto@@ m to mis@@ s Christian meetings , thus being cu@@ t off from spiritual n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment .
G@@ ran@@ ted , main@@ tain@@ ing such a positi@@ ve attitude can be a chall@@ enge .
What en@@ ab@@ led such ones to end@@ ure mis@@ tre@@ at@@ ment ?
The An@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t Is A@@ nt@@ i - Christian
L@@ ater , Paul and his group sear@@ ched for righ@@ tly inc@@ l@@ ined people in the M@@ ace@@ don@@ i@@ an city of Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i .
Jesus set the perfect example of taking time not only to teach but also to rel@@ a@@ x and devel@@ op mean@@ ing@@ ful relation@@ shi@@ ps with others .
From time to time , it is good for us to re@@ view how we can help people who are “ in dar@@ k@@ ness men@@ t@@ ally ” to find the answer to one of the har@@ des@@ t questions humans ask , “ Why does God allow evil and suffering ? ”
These individuals inclu@@ de har@@ d@@ working family men , ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted after a long day on the jo@@ b ; in@@ du@@ stri@@ ous wi@@ ves and mo@@ thers accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by small children ; en@@ er@@ ge@@ tic you@@ ths who have sp@@ ent a day in school ; f@@ ra@@ il older ones who@@ se st@@ ep@@ s are sh@@ or@@ ten@@ ed by ach@@ es and pa@@ ins ; coura@@ ge@@ ous wi@@ do@@ ws and or@@ ph@@ ans ; and de@@ pres@@ sed sou@@ ls in need of comfort .
F@@ ran@@ k@@ ly , in view of the li@@ mit@@ ed information in this pas@@ sage , we cannot be do@@ g@@ m@@ ati@@ c as to how some Jews ‘ ro@@ b@@ bed temp@@ les . ’
Their cap@@ t@@ ors je@@ ered : “ S@@ ing for us one of the song@@ s of Z@@ ion . ”
Da@@ ily I gave than@@ ks to Jehovah in fr@@ on@@ t of the children .
Jesus learned from his Father how to show emp@@ a@@ thy , consider@@ ation , kindness , and deep concer@@ n for others .
It reve@@ als our thoughts and mo@@ ti@@ ves , ex@@ pos@@ ing what we really are in@@ side as com@@ pared to what we appe@@ ar to be on the out@@ side or what we think we are .
It invol@@ ves real people and real plac@@ es .
Now she demonstr@@ ates comm@@ end@@ able ze@@ al by sh@@ aring di@@ lig@@ ently in field service , help@@ ing other people spiritually . ​ — P@@ s .
With experience , a husband or a wife lear@@ ns to listen not only to what is said but also to what is not said .
They “ do not go bey@@ ond the things that are written ” in order to prom@@ o@@ te some personal ide@@ a . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
“ This is a re@@ vel@@ ation ! ” exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed J@@ an@@ ina .
Jehovah’s feelings toward the ha@@ ugh@@ ty are clear .
How did he me@@ et them ?
Like children who trust a loving father , we have confidence in Jehovah
Let us be determined to show this preci@@ ous as@@ pect of the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s holy spirit every day .
R@@ em@@ ember that Paul said : “ In everything . . . let your pet@@ iti@@ ons be made known to God . ”
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 8@@ 1 , 5@@ 1
During his fin@@ al tri@@ p to Jerusalem , Jesus knew that he would su@@ ff@@ er and be kil@@ led .
No doubt he well knew the faithful rec@@ ord set by his father , J@@ on@@ a@@ than .
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op love and bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction .
By cho@@ o@@ sing to follow a course of integrity or not .
Of course , you cannot hear the vo@@ ice of Jesus today , but you can read about what he said and did , as reve@@ aled in the Scriptures .
My un@@ c@@ le , a pri@@ est , tri@@ ed to disc@@ oura@@ ge me from stud@@ ying the Bible .
And now , O our God , we are than@@ king you and pra@@ ising your beau@@ te@@ ous name . ” ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 29 : 10 - 13 .
Since I am disa@@ b@@ led , most of my wit@@ ness@@ ing is done through letter writ@@ ing .
Jesus mirac@@ ul@@ ously reli@@ ev@@ ed suffering because he “ felt p@@ ity , ” or was “ moved with p@@ ity . ”
If so , then you can take comfort in the promises con@@ ta@@ ined in the Bible .
The pa@@ y@@ c@@ he@@ ck will be more than you ever expe@@ cted .
1 , 2 . ( a ) Why are good man@@ n@@ ers important ?
Consider the experience of a sister who@@ se ad@@ ul@@ t son at one time had love for Jehovah .
However , Jehovah’s blessing on David made Saul je@@ al@@ ous , and he gre@@ w to h@@ ate David .
An@@ y brother , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of age , who “ is re@@ aching out for an of@@ fice of overse@@ er . . . is desi@@ r@@ ous of a fine work . ”
Ab@@ sal@@ om himself is ri@@ ding away on a mu@@ le when his lu@@ x@@ u@@ ri@@ ant ha@@ ir be@@ comes en@@ me@@ shed in the for@@ k of a low branch of a large t@@ ree .
F@@ in@@ ally , cop@@ ing with tri@@ als and tri@@ bul@@ ations can benefit us person@@ ally .
For instance , we are to h@@ ate se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
These tra@@ its are man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted in the world around us , but , of course , they are not com@@ pati@@ ble with the Christian person@@ ality .
It is near , and there is a h@@ ur@@ r@@ ying of it very much . ” ​ — Z@@ E@@ P@@ H@@ AN@@ I@@ A@@ H 1 : 14 .
What a contr@@ ast to the Bible prophecy : “ They will not li@@ ft up s@@ word , nation against nation , ne@@ i@@ ther will they learn war any@@ more ” ! ​ — Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 3 .
Christians are told to “ become imit@@ at@@ ors of God . ”
Mi@@ ri@@ am , who evid@@ ently took the lead in this com@@ pla@@ in@@ t , was hum@@ ili@@ ated by God .
Gre@@ at benef@@ its are to be had from continu@@ ing to buil@@ d on the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of the love you had at first .
This des@@ crip@@ tion of all that we really need ​ — “ su@@ st@@ en@@ ance and co@@ ver@@ ing ” — ​ may s@@ ound rather simp@@ lis@@ tic or na@@ i@@ ve .
“ This attention was ess@@ enti@@ al to our rema@@ ining spiritually strong .
The par@@ am@@ ount is@@ sue involved in the ty@@ p@@ es of un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness resul@@ ting from se@@ x@@ u@@ al matters , however , was the f@@ low or lo@@ ss of blood .
L@@ ater , Jehovah’s Witnesses kno@@ cked on his do@@ or and tal@@ ked to him about God’s Kingdom .
Although N@@ is@@ an was the post@@ ex@@ ili@@ c name for the Hebrew mon@@ th , for simp@@ li@@ city we will ref@@ er to the first mon@@ th of the Jewish Hebrew cal@@ end@@ ar as N@@ is@@ an .
O@@ V@@ E@@ R si@@ x milli@@ on people in 2@@ 35 lands enjoy what the Bible c@@ alls “ fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch . ”
Like the apostle Paul , do you feel a responsi@@ bility to preach to others ?
( Read Psalm 7@@ 3 : 26 . )
Why the Na@@ z@@ is Per@@ secu@@ ted the Witnesses
• What can young people learn from Jesus ’ example ?
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 19 )
Do you remember a kind g@@ es@@ ture or an a@@ mus@@ ing st@@ ory invol@@ ving the dec@@ eas@@ ed one ?
And do you do that , not in the form of a co@@ ld le@@ c@@ ture , but in an enjo@@ y@@ able con@@ vers@@ ation between you and your children ?
In what way were Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b bless@@ ed for their faith and courage ?
11 , 12 . ( a ) How should the knowledge we take in regarding Jehovah af@@ fect us ?
He wants us to make in@@ qui@@ ry about such things and to put for@@ th ear@@ n@@ est effort to find the ans@@ wers .
“ W@@ i@@ th@@ out a doubt , the sing@@ le great@@ est chall@@ enge for us has been lea@@ ving our comfort z@@ one , ” says W@@ il@@ li@@ am .
Instead , they give their time and en@@ er@@ gy to Jehovah .
De@@ par@@ t@@ ment of En@@ er@@ gy p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph
In a similar ve@@ in , C@@ ar@@ ol R@@ y@@ f@@ f , also a prof@@ ess@@ or of p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ gy , said that people who@@ se “ lives have purpose show wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad health benef@@ its ​ — they have re@@ duc@@ ed ris@@ k for co@@ gn@@ iti@@ ve [ men@@ tal ] imp@@ a@@ ir@@ ment . . . , re@@ duc@@ ed ris@@ k for car@@ di@@ o@@ va@@ s@@ cul@@ ar di@@ se@@ ase , better reco@@ very prof@@ il@@ es from st@@ ro@@ ke . . . and , rel@@ ate@@ dly , they live longer . ”
Your H@@ op@@ e and Your Li@@ fe Now
God does not care about you as an individu@@ al .
God can find the wicked and ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment upon them wh@@ er@@ ever they hi@@ de .
W@@ ould it not be a fine go@@ al to be like him in this reg@@ ard ?
He gre@@ et@@ ed the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der who , in turn , just star@@ ed at me in am@@ a@@ z@@ ement and then asked my compan@@ ion , “ Can she talk ? ”
On@@ ce we dis@@ pose of the p@@ re - Christian el@@ ements , most of what rema@@ ins is po@@ st - Christian , rather than au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ally Christian , in orig@@ in . ” ​ — Pa@@ ge 1@@ 5@@ 5 .
Jesus promised him : “ Tru@@ ly I tell you today , You will be with me in Par@@ adise . ”
As he pre@@ pared “ to move out of this world to the Father , ” Jesus showed that he loved his apostles to the end .
Do not for@@ get that ide@@ as and me@@ tho@@ ds v@@ ary from cul@@ ture to cul@@ ture and from gener@@ ation to gener@@ ation .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T | Y@@ O@@ U C@@ A@@ N U@@ N@@ D@@ E@@ R@@ S@@ T@@ AN@@ D TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E
Re@@ pro@@ duc@@ ed from I@@ l@@ lu@@ stri@@ er@@ te P@@ r@@ ach@@ t - Bi@@ be@@ l / ​ He@@ ili@@ ge S@@ ch@@ ri@@ ft des Al@@ ten un@@ d Ne@@ u@@ en T@@ es@@ tam@@ ents , n@@ ach der de@@ ut@@ s@@ ch@@ en U@@ e@@ ber@@ set@@ z@@ un@@ g D .
For our family , atten@@ ding the meetings me@@ ant regul@@ arly cro@@ s@@ sing S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y H@@ ar@@ b@@ our .
• Pe@@ ople not o@@ pen to any ag@@ re@@ ement
She also shows that she really appreci@@ ates God’s gift of marriage .
• What tw@@ o@@ fo@@ ld responsi@@ bility are we ur@@ ged to fulf@@ ill ?
W@@ ould it not make a differ@@ ence , though , if you had a ma@@ p that showed the lo@@ c@@ ations of the land min@@ es ?
A@@ S@@ S@@ Y@@ R@@ I@@ A
I have never been more sure about anything in my life than my decision to get baptized . ”
We kept an o@@ pen house that was inv@@ ari@@ ab@@ ly full of young ones , whom we f@@ ed and made feel wel@@ come .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , standards of cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness v@@ ary according to cu@@ st@@ om@@ s and circumstances .
Do you have faith that God will f@@ ill your needs for love and compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship in a satis@@ f@@ ying way ?
4 , 5 . ( a ) What preci@@ ous gift has Jehovah given to his people on earth ?
There is much work to do , but we can coun@@ t on Jehovah’s support as we fully accom@@ pl@@ ish our ministry . ​ — 2 Timothy 4 : 5 .
( a ) Why may artic@@ les in The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
It is a joy to know and serve Jehovah .
For instance , when we me@@ t vari@@ ous ones in our travel@@ s , he would say to me : “ Au@@ dre@@ y , if at times I don@@ ’t in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce them to you , it@@ ’s because their name has just s@@ li@@ pp@@ ed my mind . ”
Pe@@ ople now speak in ter@@ ms of e@@ th@@ ic@@ s where they might once have spo@@ ken in ter@@ ms of religion . ”
P@@ u@@ bli@@ sh@@ ers of the good news end@@ e@@ av@@ or to car@@ ry out their preaching activ@@ ity in an or@@ der@@ ly fa@@ shi@@ on , en@@ sur@@ ing that no part of the ter@@ rit@@ ory is over@@ wor@@ ked while other par@@ ts are ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted .
Some devel@@ op bl@@ isters on their f@@ ing@@ ers from the pres@@ sure they apply to the p@@ en@@ ci@@ l and pa@@ per during the early st@@ ages of lear@@ ning .
Jesus inclu@@ ded this when he refer@@ red to “ the dec@@ ep@@ tive power of ri@@ ches . ”
( V@@ er@@ ses 13 , 21 - 24 ) “ Like the shi@@ ps of a mer@@ ch@@ ant , ” this exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent woman fin@@ ds cho@@ ice food , even if she must ob@@ tain it from dist@@ ant plac@@ es .
It is because God has in@@ fu@@ sed us with the ke@@ en desire to live forever .
The men cho@@ s@@ en for respon@@ sible positi@@ ons in the Christian congregation must also be ca@@ pa@@ ble , God - fe@@ aring , tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy , and un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish .
The apostle John said : “ This is what the love of God means , that we ob@@ serve his comman@@ d@@ ments , ” including the comman@@ d@@ ment to preach the good news and make disciples . ​ — 1 John 5 : 3 ; Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 .
Mo@@ re@@ over , David used the sa@@ d experience ga@@ ined from his sin@@ ful conduct to counsel others .
For I shall make you people to be a name and a praise among all the pe@@ op@@ les of the earth , when I ga@@ ther back your cap@@ tive ones before your eyes , ’ Jehovah has said . ”
How can he make us do this ?
Since the beg@@ in@@ ning of the ci@@ vi@@ l war in Su@@ d@@ an in 198@@ 3 , fi@@ ve milli@@ on people have been d@@ ri@@ ven from their ho@@ m@@ es .
The congregation I was assign@@ ed to had T@@ im@@ es S@@ qu@@ are , in the mi@@ dd@@ le of New Yor@@ k C@@ ity , as part of its ter@@ rit@@ ory .
How has God’s love been expres@@ sed toward us , and how has it affe@@ cted you ?
A whole nation would be@@ ar his name !
The work Our S@@ la@@ vi@@ c Bible states that the two brothers “ had to cre@@ ate many new words and expres@@ sions . . .
2 : 4 - 9 .
They were “ p@@ re - em@@ in@@ ently the ho@@ m@@ es of a ci@@ v@@ il@@ ised people and ans@@ wer@@ ed to the needs of a high@@ ly develop@@ ed ur@@ ba@@ n life . ”
Then , there will no longer be ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les to peace between individuals .
E@@ ri@@ c : Re@@ ally ?
Our care@@ er in the full - time ministry has been more mean@@ ing@@ ful than any other that we could have pur@@ su@@ ed .
While in the city , he was sa@@ fe and secu@@ re under Jehovah’s prote@@ ction .
That question had bo@@ ther@@ ed me ever since I was a little bo@@ y .
In effect , “ ten th@@ ous@@ and ” have fal@@ le@@ n at the “ right hand ” of to@@ da@@ y’s spiritual Israelites .
By 195@@ 8 we had over 7@@ 00 Witnesses , 20 congregations , and three cir@@ cu@@ its in G@@ u@@ at@@ em@@ ala .
“ After they left , I d@@ ro@@ ve 35 mil@@ es ( 5@@ 6 k@@ m ) to a boo@@ k@@ st@@ ore to c@@ he@@ ck other Bible transl@@ ations and then loo@@ ked up the name in a dic@@ tion@@ ary .
Jehovah told Noah that the D@@ elu@@ ge would come in a we@@ ek .
Many Witnesses in our time have rema@@ ined neu@@ tr@@ al .
N@@ one of us can do that .
She descri@@ bed Jesus , his life on earth , and his teachings .
F@@ ar from being in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent , they are “ sla@@ ves of cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion , ” to use the words of the Christian apostle Peter .
What el@@ se will the Kingdom do for human@@ kind ?
Since the out@@ bre@@ ak of World W@@ ar I in 1914 , we have seen the com@@ pos@@ ite evidence of the inv@@ isi@@ ble pres@@ ence of Jesus Christ .
H@@ u@@ man govern@@ ments can go only so far in ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ing un@@ ity .
And with the pas@@ sing of the de@@ ca@@ des , it be@@ comes very evid@@ ent that God’s people enjoy a spiritual par@@ adise , which Paul fore@@ saw in that vision .
Such an attitude can sa@@ p one of en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m .
The Bible thus indic@@ ates that this is a prophe@@ tic par@@ al@@ le@@ l .
Why should we be concer@@ ned about Jehovah’s day ?
One ev@@ ening I told a sister about my decision to ask for an ann@@ ul@@ ment .
En@@ v@@ y can have de@@ va@@ st@@ ating con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
J@@ E@@ R@@ U@@ S@@ AL@@ E@@ M
The Babyl@@ on@@ ians under Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar th@@ reat@@ ened Juda@@ h and its cap@@ it@@ al , Jerusalem .
Ha@@ z@@ ar@@ d@@ ous St@@ ro@@ l@@ ls
See The Watchtower , A@@ pri@@ l 15 , 198@@ 7 , page 31 .
You la@@ b@@ or to put nu@@ tr@@ iti@@ ous food on the table .
( b ) Why did Jesus say : “ What I teach is not mine ” ?
Th@@ ink of what God told Abraham to do with Isa@@ a@@ c , the long - a@@ wa@@ ited he@@ ir .
In the first century , when the is@@ sue of circum@@ c@@ ision ar@@ ose in 4@@ 9 C.E . , the gover@@ ning body of that early slave class pray@@ er@@ fully consider@@ ed the matter and came to a Scriptural conclu@@ sion .
Instead , by bas@@ ing so much of his teaching on such “ knowledge , ” O@@ ri@@ g@@ en “ de@@ vi@@ ated from the faith . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 20 , 21 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 2 : 8 .
The boo@@ k@@ let was called The In@@ ter@@ i@@ or Bul@@ let@@ in of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and it con@@ ta@@ ined the artic@@ les to be stu@@ died in the congregations for the mon@@ th .
We read at Job 4@@ 2 : 12 : “ As for Jehovah , he bless@@ ed the end of Job af@@ ter@@ ward more than his beg@@ in@@ ning . ”
An@@ na - Pa@@ ula said : “ For me , it was the opportunity to dis@@ co@@ ver the Word of God .
The last days of this system are in@@ deed “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with . ”
I was told that the ans@@ wers to my questions involved my@@ st@@ eri@@ es that one day would be sol@@ ved as the light became b@@ righ@@ ter .
Per@@ haps there was an ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation .
Since then , Jesus has been using the ke@@ y to o@@ pen up opportun@@ ities and privile@@ ges rel@@ ated to the Kingdom .
After gra@@ du@@ ation , Bro@@ ther J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z was assign@@ ed to serve as a travel@@ ing overse@@ er in the C@@ le@@ vel@@ and , O@@ hi@@ o , are@@ a of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
In the following article , we will see what the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death means to those Christians who@@ se hope is heavenly .
Our discus@@ sion la@@ sted a good part of the af@@ ter@@ no@@ on .
It helps “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” to provide spiritual food to the brothers all over the world .
What more can we do to cultiv@@ ate it ?
In most plac@@ es , the talk will be deli@@ vered on S@@ un@@ day , A@@ pri@@ l 15 , 200@@ 7 .
On Ju@@ ne 10 , 19@@ 17 , J . F . Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d , then pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety , vis@@ ited Al@@ li@@ ance to speak on the sub@@ ject “ Why Do the N@@ ations W@@ ar ? ”
How than@@ k@@ ful we are that love ​ — “ a perfect b@@ ond of uni@@ on ” — ​ pre@@ vail@@ s among us reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of our ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound or n@@ ational orig@@ in !
( Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 3 : 13 , 14 . )
O@@ f@@ ten one k@@ ill@@ ing be@@ ge@@ ts another , which only ser@@ ves to re@@ in@@ for@@ ce an end@@ less c@@ y@@ c@@ le of h@@ at@@ red and death .
My brothers and sisters are there , o@@ ffering their support and praise .
And if we have learned the Scriptural reas@@ ons for suffering , Satan would like us to for@@ get them .
▪ Ne@@ e@@ ds will v@@ ary as your friend mo@@ ves from di@@ ag@@ no@@ s@@ is to tre@@ at@@ ment .
So well - known was he in Israel for his fe@@ ar@@ less and coura@@ ge@@ ous preaching that some 6@@ 00 years later when Jesus spoke with b@@ ol@@ dness , some believ@@ ed that he was Jeremiah re@@ turned to life .
As you might i@@ magine , M@@ ary was deep@@ ly dis@@ tur@@ bed at this and perhaps a little f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed .
Jeremiah was in regul@@ ar commun@@ ic@@ ation with Jehovah God , tel@@ ling him his deep@@ est feelings and beg@@ g@@ ing for strength .
But in the 19@@ th century , s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists for@@ mul@@ ated the conc@@ ep@@ t of ent@@ ro@@ p@@ y .
Although 20 years had pas@@ sed , he still fe@@ ared E@@ sa@@ u , and all the more so when word came that E@@ sa@@ u was advan@@ c@@ ing with four h@@ un@@ d@@ red men .
They will need to learn about Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice ; more than that , they must be taught to exerc@@ ise faith in that sacrifice in order to receive its benef@@ its .
However , what has the el@@ ap@@ sed time sh@@ own ?
Because they were af@@ ra@@ id that when s@@ inc@@ ere men and women read the Bible in their own language , they would star@@ t to ask such questions as : ‘ Wh@@ ere in the Bible is the teaching of pur@@ g@@ at@@ ory ?
Bil@@ da@@ d fol@@ lo@@ ws Eli@@ p@@ ha@@ z , using language that is more bi@@ ting .
( b ) Why did the congregation in S@@ ar@@ di@@ s need help ?
The strong w@@ in@@ ds destro@@ yed our re@@ ed house , and the z@@ in@@ c ro@@ of@@ ing she@@ e@@ ts ble@@ w away .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jesus said to a congregation of anointed Christians : “ Pro@@ ve yourself faithful even to death , and I will give you the cro@@ wn of life . ” ​ — Revelation 2 : 10 ; 17 : 14 .
Mar@@ ri@@ age is more than just a r@@ om@@ an@@ tic relationship
It is the very op@@ pos@@ ite of fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness , stu@@ pi@@ di@@ ty , and ma@@ dness .
Tru@@ e , discipl@@ ine is u@@ su@@ ally difficult to accept and may se@@ em re@@ stri@@ ctive .
Jehovah God has seen to it that his name is pre@@ served in his Word .
How did family stri@@ fe b@@ es@@ et Isa@@ a@@ c and Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h , H@@ ann@@ ah , David , and Ho@@ se@@ a ?
W@@ H@@ E@@ N Jesus ’ followers spoke in t@@ ong@@ u@@ es on the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , it was after they had been baptized with holy spirit .
And real@@ iz@@ ing that death need not ex@@ t@@ ing@@ u@@ ish our lives forever eli@@ min@@ ates any ur@@ ge to live for ple@@ asure , in the beli@@ ef that “ life is so sh@@ ort . ”
Our coming to know “ the truth ” ​ — the enti@@ re body of Christian teachings that has become part of the Bible — ​ and ad@@ her@@ ing to it are ess@@ enti@@ al for our sal@@ vation . ​ — 3 John 3 , 4 .
The examples of Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , Jac@@ o@@ b , and Joseph show that parents can have a good influ@@ ence on their children .
It was these writ@@ ings , not the a@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l writ@@ ings , that were reg@@ ar@@ ded as author@@ it@@ ative during the early cen@@ tu@@ ries C.E . and therefore were co@@ pi@@ ed and wi@@ d@@ ely dist@@ ribu@@ ted .
It may have taken months of di@@ lig@@ ent study to gain that understanding and joy .
So@@ on these gi@@ r@@ ls were sh@@ aring the book with others , and then they too wanted a cop@@ y .
Why is deci@@ ding whether to accept a marriage pro@@ pos@@ al so serious ?
On the other hand , loving - kindness always invol@@ ves people , especially those serving God .
Acts 14 : 22 tel@@ ls us : “ We must en@@ ter into the kingdom of God through many tri@@ bul@@ ations . ”
What about an individu@@ al who was not practic@@ ing sin at the time of his baptism but who@@ se sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent wr@@ ong@@ doing requi@@ red the form@@ ation of a j@@ udi@@ cial com@@ mit@@ te@@ e ?
And why did the people of the re@@ gi@@ on make their ho@@ m@@ es in them ?
What ob@@ sc@@ ur@@ ed the pu@@ re Christian “ whe@@ at ” from view ?
A com@@ pas@@ s is a simp@@ le de@@ vice with only one mo@@ ving part ​ — a mag@@ ne@@ tic nee@@ d@@ le poin@@ ting toward the nor@@ th .
We should also make a prac@@ tice of exam@@ ining our heart , pray@@ er@@ fully refle@@ cting on what our words and actions reve@@ al .
They may turn down ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality from the fellow beli@@ ever who they feel mis@@ tre@@ ated one of their relati@@ ves , or they may never show ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality to him or her .
“ The knowledge that one@@ ’s most preci@@ ous res@@ ource , time , a fr@@ action of one@@ ’s life , is being sto@@ le@@ n away , ir@@ rec@@ over@@ ab@@ ly lost . ”
She provi@@ des valu@@ able in@@ put concer@@ ning family decisions by res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully expres@@ sing her thoughts and feelings yet rema@@ ining sub@@ mis@@ sive .
( b ) How does Jehovah view older Christians ?
In what respect did H@@ ann@@ ah prove tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy ?
Do they af@@ fect our life today ?
The commun@@ al to@@ il@@ et ​ — a ho@@ le in the flo@@ or — ​ was con@@ stan@@ tly b@@ lo@@ cked .
In Mar@@ ch 19@@ 6@@ 5 we were privile@@ ged to beg@@ in serving congregations in the travel@@ ing work .
The effect of pers@@ is@@ ten@@ tly ign@@ or@@ ing or su@@ p@@ pres@@ sing the conscience can be lik@@ ened to that of se@@ aring the flesh with a bran@@ ding ir@@ on .
F@@ R@@ AN@@ C@@ E
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : Consider what the Bible teach@@ es us about God’s power .
The account in Se@@ cond K@@ ings indic@@ ates that these “ sons ” also felt a close b@@ ond with their spiritual father , Eli@@ j@@ ah .
Paul’s words to the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans show us that the an@@ ti@@ do@@ te to wor@@ ry is prayer .
In all such situ@@ ations , we should let God’s Word be a lam@@ p to our fo@@ o@@ t .
What ca@@ used Paul to rejo@@ ice over the Christians in Corin@@ th ?
Many had seem@@ ingly been rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to associ@@ ate with the Witnesses until a su@@ it@@ able place of worship was a@@ vail@@ able .
Be gener@@ ous in giving comm@@ end@@ ation wh@@ en@@ ever possible !
If you would like fur@@ ther information about what happ@@ ens to us when we die and what hope there may be ther@@ e@@ after , you are war@@ m@@ ly invit@@ ed to respon@@ d to the following offer .
When the day came , the cour@@ th@@ ouse was p@@ ac@@ ked ​ — standing ro@@ om only !
Mo@@ st f@@ l@@ our used for bre@@ ad@@ making in the develop@@ ed world today , however , is pro@@ duc@@ ed in fully me@@ ch@@ an@@ ized and comple@@ t@@ ely a@@ ut@@ om@@ ated ro@@ l@@ l@@ er mil@@ ls .
He rel@@ ates : “ I began a@@ bu@@ sing al@@ co@@ ho@@ l and d@@ ru@@ g@@ s when I was 12 .
He did not know of the meetings of the ang@@ eli@@ c sons of God in heaven where Satan fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ used him .
The gener@@ ations from Adam to Noah ( 1@@ ,@@ 0@@ 5@@ 6 years )
The do@@ cum@@ ent continu@@ es : “ If he wi@@ sh@@ es to set@@ tle among you and has a c@@ ra@@ ft , let him work for his bre@@ ad .
By stud@@ ying the st@@ y@@ le of the s@@ crip@@ t and the st@@ ro@@ k@@ es , all three of the ex@@ per@@ t scho@@ l@@ ars ag@@ re@@ ed that the f@@ ra@@ g@@ ment had been written in the first half of the second century C.E . ​ — just a few de@@ ca@@ des after the apostle Joh@@ n@@ ’s death !
It may take time , pati@@ ence , and per@@ sever@@ ance .
There are h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of young ones who serve Jehovah happ@@ ily in the Christian congregation .
Ar@@ r@@ ang@@ ing for compan@@ i@@ ons whom our children can bene@@ fi@@ cially talk to and pla@@ y with may take effort .
The Mas@@ o@@ re@@ tes care@@ fully co@@ pi@@ ed the Scriptures
It also deep@@ ens our appreciation for Jehovah’s end@@ ear@@ ing ways , ca@@ using us to love him even more .
Christ Jesus , the F@@ ine S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d , said : “ My sheep listen to my vo@@ ice , and I know them , and they follow me .
H@@ ar@@ ry Joh@@ ns@@ on , who with his wife , K@@ ar@@ in , had rec@@ ently arri@@ ved in D@@ en@@ mar@@ k after gra@@ du@@ ating from the 2@@ 6@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad , helped get our pr@@ inter@@ y set up and r@@ un@@ ning .
Their lives had chang@@ ed comple@@ t@@ ely because they no longer allow@@ ed their sin@@ ful desi@@ res to control them .
“ I started to pla@@ y the pi@@ an@@ o at the age of 6 , the viol@@ in at 10 , and fin@@ ally the har@@ p at 12 , ” she expla@@ ins .
“ Let us pres@@ s on to matu@@ r@@ ity . ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B .
Are they really happy now ?
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers ​ — a mi@@ gh@@ ty nation — ​ are now associ@@ ating with more than 9@@ 1@@ ,000 congregations in 2@@ 35 lands around the earth .
Jehovah instru@@ cted his people to “ love the ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ent . ”
You can deter@@ mine how much you can pre@@ pare and do that as well as possible .
It is not simply a matter of their lo@@ sing interest in living on earth .
This cho@@ ice involved more than just the wel@@ f@@ are of the Israelites . God’s name and so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y were also involved , and they were of greater sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance .
What prom@@ p@@ ted Mi@@ ri@@ am to act against Moses ?
B@@ ac@@ k@@ gr@@ ound : M@@ oun@@ tain H@@ i@@ gh M@@ ap@@ s ® C@@ op@@ y@@ right © 199@@ 7 Di@@ g@@ it@@ al W@@ is@@ dom , In@@ c .
His influ@@ ence led n@@ om@@ in@@ al Christians to a@@ do@@ pt the un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of the im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the soul .
A@@ c@@ tually , I invit@@ e Christians of vari@@ ous age grou@@ ps to enjoy associ@@ ation with my children .
What a contr@@ ast there is between Jesus ’ loving heavenly k@@ ing@@ ship and the rul@@ er@@ ship by humans who have led many milli@@ ons of people to their death in war@@ f@@ are !
As a result , many people were com@@ plac@@ ent .
24 : 14 ; 28 : 19 .
The v@@ ans were man@@ ned by har@@ dy pione@@ ers who could h@@ and@@ le the r@@ ough con@@ di@@ tions and re@@ pa@@ ir the ve@@ hi@@ c@@ les when they bro@@ ke down .
E@@ la@@ ine n@@ ur@@ sed her husband , David , for si@@ x months pri@@ or to his death from can@@ c@@ er .
The most in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent vari@@ ety . . . are ca@@ pa@@ ble ( if someone is help@@ ful en@@ ough to o@@ pen a do@@ or@@ way for them ) of en@@ ter@@ ing our world . . . .
How can material pur@@ su@@ its bring on anxi@@ ety ?
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 28 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 9@@ 5 , 1@@ 00
40 : 31 ; 1 Th@@ ess .
How would you feel if a close friend turned his back on you when you needed him most ?
R@@ em@@ ember Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s re@@ action when Jehovah appointed him as a prophet .
O@@ ver@@ use of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l can cause any of the following problems :
His ten vo@@ lum@@ es publi@@ shed about 3@@ 24 C.E . are consider@@ ed the most important e@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ as@@ tic@@ al hist@@ ory d@@ ating from an@@ ti@@ qu@@ ity .
And the new person@@ ality that they displa@@ y is re@@ adi@@ ly no@@ ted by others .
It certainly should !
Are these con@@ sum@@ ing time that you pre@@ vi@@ ously devo@@ ted to spiritual pur@@ su@@ its ?
Un@@ wanted pre@@ gn@@ an@@ ci@@ es often lead them to ab@@ or@@ tions or perhaps into pre@@ matu@@ re and un@@ happy marri@@ ages .
Lu@@ ke@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l shows that the “ de@@ b@@ ts ” Jesus had in mind are sin@@ s , for it says : “ F@@ or@@ give us our sin@@ s , for we ourselves also for@@ give ever@@ yone that is in de@@ b@@ t to us . ” ​ — Luke 11 : 4 .
“ I love the Father , ” Jesus said .
A@@ gain and again he ro@@ se to the occasi@@ on as a ze@@ al@@ ous up@@ ho@@ l@@ der of God’s righteous la@@ ws .
This very effe@@ ctive , or@@ der@@ ly arrang@@ ement provi@@ des fur@@ ther evidence that cre@@ ation is the work of God’s “ f@@ ing@@ er , ” or holy spirit .
Sat@@ is@@ f@@ ying An@@ s@@ wers to Bible Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions
Y@@ oung ones should also tre@@ at their teach@@ ers with kindness .
Jehovah uses the Kingdom to san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy his name and v@@ indic@@ ate his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Of course , we cannot know what was going through A@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s mind at the m@@ om@@ ent .
In this they were like the ear@@ li@@ er prophe@@ ts who made “ a di@@ lig@@ ent in@@ qui@@ ry and a care@@ ful sear@@ ch . ”
W@@ as it not death ?
To what d@@ anger do you need to be al@@ er@@ t when exam@@ ining yourself in the light of the Scriptures ?
That is not always eas@@ y , especially when vie@@ w@@ poin@@ ts are str@@ ong@@ ly en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched .
A H@@ el@@ per , at L@@ ast
Do you read God’s Word da@@ ily in an appreci@@ ative , pray@@ er@@ ful fr@@ ame of mind ?
We enjo@@ yed those fav@@ or@@ able times , serving our brothers and sisters in vari@@ ous congregations .
Ex@@ pla@@ in . ( b ) To be for@@ given by God , what must we do ?
In a number of cul@@ tures , including some in the O@@ ri@@ ent , free expres@@ sion of one@@ ’s feelings has been disc@@ oura@@ ged .
Instead , we are t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful , even if the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der , neigh@@ b@@ or , or work@@ mate is un@@ kind or uses a@@ bu@@ sive ter@@ ms . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 6 ; 2 Timothy 2 : 24 .
To the One who lives forever , a th@@ ous@@ and years are as one day .
Even if the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity refu@@ se to respon@@ d to the good news , we have every reason to be jo@@ y@@ ful as we eng@@ age in the field ministry .
After all , we are “ a the@@ at@@ ri@@ cal spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ le to the world . ”
What Ab@@ out the Go@@ spe@@ l Acc@@ oun@@ ts ?
If you are s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely rep@@ ent@@ ant of past sin@@ s and have con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed them to the ex@@ t@@ ent necess@@ ary , you can rest as@@ sur@@ ed that Jehovah will be mer@@ ci@@ ful .
The M@@ il@@ k@@ y W@@ a@@ y g@@ al@@ a@@ x@@ y is b@@ ound in a c@@ lu@@ ster of about 35 g@@ al@@ a@@ xi@@ es .
( a ) I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how we may de@@ e@@ pen our appreciation for Jehovah’s qualities . ( b ) What will we be consider@@ ing ?
S@@ ome@@ times the resul@@ ts are th@@ under@@ ing w@@ at@@ er@@ f@@ alls .
He also told them that they could have children and could live together in the gar@@ den without d@@ ying .
In fact , the out@@ come resul@@ ted in a mar@@ vel@@ ous witness for Jehovah that re@@ ached the f@@ ar@@ th@@ est par@@ ts of the Me@@ do - Per@@ si@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re ! ​ — D@@ an .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of how long we have been baptized or how many privile@@ ges of service we have received , we should continue to respon@@ d to Jehovah’s counsel , allow@@ ing it to shap@@ e us into v@@ ess@@ els for an hon@@ or@@ able use .
Although in heaven , Jesus was le@@ ading the congregations of his disciples on earth by means of holy spirit .
But the as@@ su@@ mp@@ tion that beli@@ ef in God is in@@ com@@ pati@@ ble with s@@ ci@@ ence is simply not true .
1@@ 16 : 12 , 14 .
How did Q@@ u@@ e@@ en E@@ s@@ ther displa@@ y faith and courage , and with what result ?
The next article will discus@@ s more about what it means to have faith .
My ol@@ des@@ t brother was always fi@@ gh@@ ting , and I organiz@@ ed l@@ ou@@ d d@@ ance par@@ ties .
Although Eli@@ j@@ ah ur@@ ged El@@ isha to sto@@ p following him , the you@@ ng@@ er prophet stated three times : “ I will not leave you . ”
Like M@@ ount F@@ u@@ ji ​ — once written in char@@ ac@@ ters meaning “ without e@@ qu@@ al ” — ​ ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s never fai@@ l to am@@ a@@ ze us .
I tre@@ asure the loving counsel that these brothers gave me and their fine example of loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah and his organization .
To allow his in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res to experience a similar jo@@ y@@ ful and gr@@ ati@@ f@@ ying feel@@ ing of accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment , Jehovah has assign@@ ed them pleas@@ ant and satis@@ f@@ ying work .
We had no Bible liter@@ ature , but I e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly listen@@ ed to the older , faithful Ger@@ man sisters as they consider@@ ed spiritual matters .
Jehovah has taken prog@@ res@@ sive st@@ ep@@ s to accom@@ pl@@ ish his purpose .
B@@ ap@@ ti@@ zed at 18 years of age , Mar@@ t@@ in later attend@@ ed the M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol and is now serving as a special pioneer minis@@ ter .
No b@@ ru@@ ised re@@ ed will he cr@@ us@@ h , and no sm@@ ol@@ der@@ ing f@@ la@@ x@@ en wi@@ ck will he ex@@ t@@ ing@@ u@@ ish , until he s@@ ends out justice with succ@@ ess .
When Jesus was im@@ mer@@ sed in the J@@ or@@ d@@ an , he was baptized with water .
If disa@@ ster does str@@ ike , they are better able to cop@@ e with the situation because they r@@ ely on Jehovah for support .
The Hebrew word meaning ‘ to mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r , gr@@ um@@ ble , com@@ pla@@ in , or gro@@ w@@ l ’ is used in the Bible in con@@ ne@@ ction with events during Israel@@ ’s 40 years in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
Some Ch@@ ang@@ ed Their M@@ ind
If we appreci@@ ate what Jehovah and his Son have done in order to deli@@ ver us from sin and death , we will show it .
When doing so , they should always have confidence in the Bible .
What do you need to know about the way you might re@@ act to such bad news ?
One refer@@ ence work says that this ph@@ ra@@ se is “ an expres@@ sive way of saying that the Lord is atten@@ tive and w@@ atch@@ ful , always ready to help and to sa@@ ve his people . ”
— When a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant pre@@ pa@@ res to deli@@ ver a talk at a Christian meeting , he should not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to ask a ca@@ pa@@ ble el@@ der for su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions on how to present the material .
An@@ th@@ on@@ y : That could be a reason too .
Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing good health , however , invol@@ ves more than just car@@ ing for your physical needs .
( Read Isaiah 40 : 30 , 31 . )
Why are mil@@ dness and pati@@ ence important ?
One way to res@@ ist him is by set@@ t@@ ling dis@@ pu@@ tes quic@@ k@@ ly in har@@ mony with Jesus ’ counsel . ​ — Mat@@ t .
C@@ ould it be that while s@@ tic@@ king to certain Bible teachings , he also tri@@ ed to keep in fav@@ or with his con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries and therefore tain@@ ted Scriptural tru@@ ths with pa@@ g@@ an ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es ?
Tru@@ e Christians avoid mi@@ x@@ ing Bible truth with human ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y
S@@ U@@ N@@ N@@ Y@@ S@@ I@@ D@@ E , N@@ Y ( I@@ tal@@ i@@ an only ) , As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses , 4@@ 4 - 17 Gre@@ en@@ point A@@ ve .
Many sla@@ ves were wor@@ ked to death in the min@@ es , while f@@ ar@@ m la@@ bor@@ ers and d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s f@@ ared better .
To make our hope secu@@ re , we must also remember that Jehovah’s day will de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely come .
Y@@ ol@@ anda had a friend , a law stud@@ ent n@@ ic@@ k@@ nam@@ ed Di@@ to , who also began stud@@ ying the Bible and atten@@ ding our meetings .
Un@@ der the influ@@ ence of God’s spirit , or ac@@ tive for@@ ce , G@@ ide@@ on mu@@ st@@ ers tro@@ op@@ s from the tri@@ bes of M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h , A@@ sh@@ er , Z@@ e@@ bulu@@ n , and N@@ ap@@ h@@ tal@@ i . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 6 : 35 .
8 , 9 . ( a ) Who teach@@ es us to love our brothers , and what does love move us to do ?
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B@@ ac@@ k@@ gr@@ ound , building : P@@ ho@@ to by Jo@@ s@@ h Ma@@ th@@ es , C@@ ol@@ le@@ ction of the Su@@ pre@@ me C@@ our@@ t of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates ; low@@ er left , jus@@ tic@@ es : C@@ ol@@ le@@ ction of the Su@@ pre@@ me C@@ our@@ t of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates
How do we know that Moses was foc@@ used on doing God’s will ?
‘ Yes , ’ thought the po@@ et , ‘ how often we find ourselves power@@ less in the face of events to@@ t@@ ally bey@@ ond our control so that even the best - la@@ id s@@ ch@@ em@@ es often come to ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely nothing . ’
He is con@@ des@@ cen@@ ding to look on heaven and earth , ra@@ ising up the low@@ ly one from the very du@@ st . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 13 : 5 - 8 .
David under@@ sto@@ od that he needed to sear@@ ch for and follow the One who had made all things so wonder@@ fully .
Although their preci@@ ous in@@ her@@ it@@ ance , the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , was very close , some 2@@ 4@@ ,000 Israelites lost their lives .
In No@@ ah’s time an un@@ spe@@ ci@@ fied number of re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous angels left their place in God’s heavenly family , came down to the earth , and materi@@ al@@ ized fle@@ sh@@ ly bo@@ dies .
The same qualities are requi@@ red to remain hon@@ est in a di@@ sh@@ on@@ est world .
W@@ ere I to try to coun@@ t them , they are more than even the gra@@ ins of s@@ and . ”
You may be sent to pris@@ on or p@@ uni@@ shed in some other way because of being loyal to Jehovah .
And when we tell others what we have learned from our study and how it has helped us , we may encoura@@ ge them to study the Bible more deep@@ ly so that they too can have similar benef@@ its .
These vis@@ it@@ ors , Fr@@ as@@ er B@@ ra@@ d@@ bu@@ ry and M@@ am@@ i@@ e Sh@@ re@@ ve , came back many times , and during the months that follow@@ ed , life for our family chang@@ ed dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c@@ ally .
Ad@@ her@@ ing to the guid@@ el@@ ines set out in the Bible can bring succ@@ ess to a marriage .
How should one who is see@@ king to ple@@ ase God re@@ act ?
What works for one individu@@ al or family may not work for another .
There is no sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ge of ad@@ vice on this sub@@ ject .
The Bible repor@@ ts : “ The people started to have im@@ moral rel@@ ations with the daugh@@ ters of Mo@@ a@@ b . . . .
4@@ 3 : 25 .
I@@ l@@ lic@@ it se@@ x was an in@@ tegr@@ al part of Ba@@ al worship that at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted and se@@ duc@@ ed many Israelites .
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s in@@ s@@ ist@@ ence on this is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy . ​ — Genesis 24 : 2 - 10 .
A@@ gain I asked my@@ self : “ Wh@@ ere is God ?
In ad@@ dition to the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol , other Bible scho@@ ol@@ s have been esta@@ bli@@ shed to tra@@ in congregation elders , pione@@ ers , sing@@ le brothers , Christian cou@@ ples , B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e members and their wi@@ ves , travel@@ ing overse@@ ers and their wi@@ ves , and mission@@ aries .
Jesus did not bring that up .
Yet , the nations continue to pre@@ pare to shed blood , with ch@@ urch support or cons@@ ent .
And ‘ per@@ c@@ ei@@ ving what Jehovah’s will is ’ for us , we will not wa@@ st@@ e the preci@@ ous little time that is left . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 15 - 17 ; 1 Peter 4 : 1 - 4 .
It shows that over un@@ told a@@ e@@ ons of time , God’s only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son was “ g@@ la@@ d before him all the time , ” happy to do his Fa@@ ther’s will .
As a result , Mat@@ se@@ pan@@ g was dis@@ il@@ lu@@ si@@ oned with religion and could not come to ter@@ ms with beli@@ ef in a loving Creator who gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely ca@@ res for his human cre@@ ation .
How can we seek the help of holy spirit in cultiv@@ ating love ?
‘ Yes , ’ I said , ‘ anything that might sa@@ ve our marriage ! ’ ”
This remin@@ ds us of the man who s@@ ow@@ s se@@ ed and s@@ le@@ ep@@ s at night .
So let us see how consider@@ ing Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts can strengthen our faith so that we “ keep Jehovah always before [ us ] . ” ​ — B@@ y@@ ing@@ t@@ on .
Gen@@ er@@ ous Su@@ pp@@ ort A@@ p@@ preci@@ ated
I was a str@@ anger , yet right away I felt a b@@ ond with her and her family ​ — a ta@@ st@@ e of a wonderful inter@@ n@@ ational bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od !
E@@ f@@ fe@@ ctive H@@ el@@ p for C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans
For those who are ti@@ mi@@ d , though , giving com@@ ments can be a real chall@@ enge .
“ F@@ un@@ dam@@ ent@@ al@@ ist faith , ” she wr@@ ites , “ be it Jewish , Christian , or Mus@@ li@@ m , fa@@ il@@ s this c@@ ru@@ cial t@@ est if it be@@ comes a the@@ olo@@ gy of ra@@ ge and h@@ at@@ red . ”
During this time , Mo@@ m got seri@@ ously si@@ ck t@@ wi@@ ce , and both times I re@@ turned home to help her .
P@@ le@@ ase cont@@ act any one of Jehovah’s Witnesses for de@@ ta@@ il@@ s on how you can benefit from this arrang@@ ement .
They also find comfort in know@@ ing that the resurrection will rest@@ ore to life many who have lost their lives through viol@@ ence .
What contribu@@ ted to such a fine re@@ action ?
( 1 ) He foc@@ used on God’s Kingdom and on Jesus Christ .
This may lead them to conclu@@ de that they are fa@@ il@@ ing Jehovah and their fellow believers .
A TH@@ E@@ AT@@ E@@ R cr@@ iti@@ c for a new@@ s@@ pa@@ per once went to see a certain pla@@ y .
V@@ er@@ y likely they explained that Christian baptism inclu@@ ded under@@ going water im@@ mer@@ sion and recei@@ ving the out@@ p@@ our@@ ing of holy spirit .
S@@ pan@@ ish Ju@@ ne 15 - 17 , Ju@@ ne 22 - 24 , Ju@@ ly 6 - 8
A@@ n un@@ num@@ ber@@ ed crow@@ d of “ other sheep , ” believers with an earthly hope , had to be ga@@ ther@@ ed “ out of all nations and tri@@ bes and pe@@ op@@ les and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es . ”
What was me@@ ant when the psalmist asked ‘ why n@@ ational grou@@ ps were mut@@ ter@@ ing an emp@@ ty thing ’ ?
Con@@ ten@@ ts : 39 boo@@ ks in Hebrew ( with a few pas@@ sa@@ ges in Ar@@ am@@ a@@ ic ) p@@ lu@@ s 27 in Greek
How can we id@@ enti@@ fy those who are worshi@@ p@@ ing God with “ truth ” ?
I wonder@@ ed where to turn for guid@@ ance .
He could have put an end to wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness at any time , but he is wa@@ iting for the right time .
It is tra@@ gi@@ c that at a time when humans so s@@ or@@ ely need guid@@ ance , most are less inc@@ l@@ ined than ever to accept it .
The result was that a s@@ pl@@ en@@ did two - st@@ ory building was con@@ stru@@ cted with the help of qu@@ ali@@ fied brothers from P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al .
B@@ ene@@ f@@ iting From Su@@ ffering
Many have believ@@ ed that marriage would eli@@ min@@ ate the need for self - control in se@@ x@@ u@@ al matters .
O@@ ther@@ wise , we might eas@@ ily become di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted ​ — or even di@@ vi@@ ded in our affe@@ ctions — ​ especially if we enjoy our se@@ cul@@ ar work .
How could you study Genesis 3 : 15 ?
Of course , that does not mean that every difficul@@ ty we face in life s@@ pr@@ ings direc@@ tly from Satan or his dem@@ ons .
Ab@@ out consider@@ ing his op@@ tions , he says , “ I cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly pray@@ ed to Jehovah for guid@@ ance in making the right decision . ”
A person who trans@@ g@@ ressed the pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion against e@@ ating the flesh of an ani@@ ma@@ l found dead would be un@@ clean in Jehovah’s eyes and would have to under@@ go the prop@@ er pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re for cle@@ ans@@ ing .
At that m@@ om@@ ent , a new nation was born .
Be@@ ing “ righteous over@@ much , ” or as some Bible transl@@ ations put it , being “ exc@@ essi@@ vely righteous ” or “ over@@ righteous , ” could even cause us to question Jehovah’s way of h@@ and@@ ling matters .
• What can ha@@ p@@ pen when those claim@@ ing to serve God put material inter@@ ests first in life ?
For instance , Genesis 2 : 7 states : “ Jehovah God pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to form the man out of du@@ st from the gr@@ ound and to b@@ low into his no@@ str@@ il@@ s the bre@@ ath of life , and the man came to be a living soul . ”
Today , the po@@ pul@@ ar op@@ in@@ ion is that for young people to succ@@ e@@ ed , the only op@@ tion is to get a uni@@ vers@@ ity educ@@ ation .
[ Bo@@ x / ​ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 22 ]
Why am I sure that the Bible comes from God ?
There is no Scriptural ob@@ je@@ ction to taking an o@@ ath .
How can you prove that you are a good c@@ iti@@ z@@ en of God’s Kingdom ?
H@@ ere at Daniel 12 : 8 , he says : “ Now as for me , I heard , but I could not understand . ”
It has high@@ ligh@@ ted the su@@ per@@ l@@ ative way in which Jehovah has deal@@ t with this chall@@ enge to his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , [ He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah ] took courage and buil@@ t up all the bro@@ ken - down w@@ all and ra@@ ised to@@ wers upon it , and on the out@@ side another w@@ all , . . . and made mis@@ s@@ il@@ es in a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance and shi@@ el@@ ds . ”
Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ants were bur@@ ned out of Ca@@ tho@@ lic are@@ as , and Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s were har@@ as@@ sed in Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant commun@@ ities .
If an ir@@ on ob@@ ject is ex@@ posed to the el@@ ements , it might beg@@ in to ru@@ st .
I e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly a@@ wa@@ it the time when I will see Ch@@ ar@@ les again .
So M@@ ary may have as@@ sum@@ ed that Jesus was with other relati@@ ves in the group . ​ — Matthew 27 : 5@@ 6 ; Mark 15 : 40 ; John 19 : 25 .
By the time the Israelites came to war against them , the Cana@@ an@@ ites , as a group , were inc@@ or@@ ri@@ gi@@ bly wicked .
It is possible for a person to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on hum@@ ility and give way to pri@@ de and self - ex@@ al@@ tation , which lead to pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ousness and disa@@ ster .
In a similar way , many enjoy associ@@ ating with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Of course , all of us ch@@ er@@ ish main@@ tain@@ ing some commun@@ ic@@ ation with our loved ones , and there is nothing wrong with that .
We knew she was l@@ ying . ” ​ — S@@ T@@ E@@ P@@ H@@ E@@ N .
A person who gives in to se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality might h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ally lead a d@@ ou@@ ble life , hi@@ ding the sin .
It is vital that you re@@ ject any cu@@ st@@ om@@ s that encoura@@ ge such practic@@ es .
“ Mo@@ st people fear death and try to avoid thinking about it , ” says The World Bo@@ ok En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia .
“ C@@ ome , you sons , listen to me , ” san@@ g the psalmist , “ the fear of Jehovah is what I shall teach you . ”
I wanted be@@ d@@ time to be a happy time . So I gave up tr@@ ying and just cle@@ an@@ ed up the m@@ ess my@@ self . ”
Such an exam@@ in@@ ation often reve@@ als hi@@ d@@ den d@@ ang@@ ers .
We can pray for them , as@@ king Jehovah to su@@ sta@@ in their faith and end@@ ur@@ ance .
He needs to view himself as Jehovah does .
O@@ r ma@@ y@@ be they were s@@ wa@@ yed by his physical appe@@ ar@@ ance .
In ad@@ dition , there has been an imp@@ os@@ iti@@ on of religious tra@@ di@@ tions , which many Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s view as more important than the Bible .
They will beg@@ in loo@@ king for@@ ward to study , as they did to reading .
All three days of the conven@@ tion , the gr@@ oun@@ ds were ba@@ th@@ ed in beau@@ ti@@ ful , war@@ m su@@ n@@ shin@@ e .
Acc@@ ording to ancient s@@ our@@ ces , to imp@@ ro@@ ve the ro@@ a@@ ds they found , the Romans co@@ pi@@ ed the C@@ ar@@ th@@ ag@@ in@@ ians .
Mar@@ il@@ y@@ n@@ ’s decision to return home me@@ t with mi@@ x@@ ed re@@ actions .
The apostle Peter ans@@ wer@@ ed that question .
These li@@ fes@@ ty@@ les are even prom@@ o@@ ted in ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
Be determined not to dec@@ l@@ are war with your child over this is@@ sue , whether he is still qu@@ ite young or he is now an a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent .
Si@@ mil@@ arly today , the comm@@ and to use one@@ ’s gift in be@@ half of fellow believers is who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly car@@ ri@@ ed out by true Christians .
A@@ n inter@@ ested man whom B@@ en has tri@@ ed for some time to cont@@ act is still not at home , but two young men come to the do@@ or when B@@ en cla@@ ps his hands .
For some three years , the small group of coura@@ ge@@ ous brothers went to the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s each we@@ ek .
The su@@ spe@@ ct was Ser@@ ap@@ him .
Abraham pa@@ id 4@@ 00 sh@@ ek@@ els for a bu@@ ri@@ al place for his wife , and a slave so@@ ld for just 30 .
He medit@@ ated on what Jehovah had done for the s@@ ake of His great name .
John Mark went with them “ as an attend@@ ant . ”
Does he no@@ tice what I am going through ?
As a result , he f@@ ell into sin and became imper@@ fect .
[ Di@@ ag@@ ra@@ m on page 12 ]
E@@ ach day , members of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses deli@@ vered tal@@ ks , and repor@@ ts from other lands ad@@ ded special interest .
What is one reason why we want to devel@@ op the “ ar@@ t of teaching ” ?
For instance , a sister who served Jehovah activ@@ ely for some 50 years and who had been a regul@@ ar pioneer develop@@ ed a de@@ bil@@ it@@ ating ill@@ ness and could atten@@ d meetings only with great difficul@@ ty .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , in 195@@ 8 , Jo@@ el was invit@@ ed to become a member of the Bethel family once again , this time with M@@ ary .
[ Bo@@ x / P@@ ic@@ tures on page 16 ]
At that time both coun@@ tri@@ es were lar@@ g@@ ely un@@ t@@ ou@@ ched by the B@@ rit@@ ish and F@@ o@@ re@@ ign Bible So@@ ci@@ ety because of wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad pol@@ itical and so@@ cial un@@ rest .
Si@@ ding with your re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous child would not be provi@@ ding any real prote@@ ction from the Devil .
M@@ em@@ bers of the congregation receive encourag@@ ement when they atten@@ d Christian meetings and ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es .
; T@@ at@@ lo@@ t , P .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 8@@ 6 , 5@@ 4
He could make the st@@ ones preach the good news !
F@@ ul@@ l - time service also en@@ ri@@ ched our marriage .
8 : 26 , 27 ​ — Why did Moses say that Israel@@ ’s sacrific@@ es would be “ de@@ t@@ es@@ table to the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans ” ?
All Christians must offer “ a sacrifice of praise ” to Jehovah .
Indeed , all faithful worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah , married or sing@@ le , can find comfort and strength in the inspired words : “ My help is from Jehovah . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 21 : 2 .
Jehovah Re@@ qui@@ res M@@ or@@ al C@@ le@@ an@@ ness
D@@ ele and F@@ o@@ la , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , have now been married for over ten years , and they remain determined to continue chil@@ d@@ less .
When I was vis@@ iting Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n Bethel in 195@@ 8 , G@@ r@@ ant Su@@ it@@ er , then se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary - tre@@ a@@ su@@ re@@ r of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety , called me into his of@@ fice and gave me that w@@ atch .
However , they too received the same am@@ ount .
“ I did not take the Bible seri@@ ously until 194@@ 4 when I read the boo@@ k@@ let R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on Re@@ ap@@ s the Wh@@ ir@@ l@@ w@@ ind .
Th@@ ough this pas@@ sage is ob@@ s@@ cu@@ re and it is not possible to be certain about its meaning , the Scriptures do shed some light on these ver@@ ses .
At times , children may question the right of parents to re@@ prove them .
How we use our conscience pro@@ ves how close our relationship with Jehovah is and shows how much we want to ple@@ ase him .
Pe@@ ople u@@ su@@ ally want to ple@@ ase their friends and be accepted by them .
Of course , a person does not have to be married to devel@@ op a spiritual attitude .
He even fin@@ i@@ shed school in pris@@ on .
“ The great@@ est blessing , ” F@@ ran@@ k hum@@ bly expla@@ ins , “ is simply that we are still in the truth and are u@@ se@@ ful to Jehovah . ”
It is not some re@@ mo@@ te , ab@@ str@@ act conc@@ ep@@ t but a living re@@ ality !
“ Jehovah is in truth God , ” and he never dec@@ ei@@ ves his people . — Jeremiah 10 : 10 .
P@@ ic@@ ture the old man tal@@ king to her by an ev@@ ening cam@@ p@@ fi@@ re , tel@@ ling her of Jehovah’s promise to His friend Abraham .
Do you too long to serve in a ter@@ rit@@ ory where more Kingdom work@@ ers are needed , but you won@@ der whether you will ever re@@ ach that go@@ al ?
In 36 C.E . , Peter uses the th@@ ir@@ d ke@@ y , and the free gift of the holy spirit is p@@ our@@ ed out upon un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised people of the nations . ​ — Acts 10 : 4@@ 5 .
We likely pray@@ ed fer@@ v@@ ently and often .
The righteous person guid@@ es or lea@@ ds others to the way of righteousness , his spe@@ e@@ ch n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing his listen@@ ers .
Read 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 4 - 8 .
When the chang@@ es are complete , the cur@@ tain will ris@@ e upon an earth - wide par@@ adise .
We felt com@@ for@@ ted to see that even in a fore@@ ign country , we had spiritual brothers standing by our side . When we me@@ t D@@ r .
Many hon@@ est , com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , respon@@ sible people are not at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to religion .
Ar@@ th@@ ur and N@@ el@@ li@@ e C@@ la@@ us arri@@ ved early to get good se@@ ats .
He pati@@ ently and kin@@ dly explained God’s words to all .
That can continue to be the case ​ — y@@ es , into the end@@ less future .
If this has happened to you , how can you reg@@ a@@ in your joy ?
The person would have to “ pro@@ du@@ ce fru@@ its that be@@ f@@ it rep@@ ent@@ ance ” before being accepted back into the congregation .
But as we know all too well , when we return home , the real@@ ities of life remain much the same as they were when we left them .
“ It was like a resurrection for me ! ”
17 : 8 .
Rather , they keep working to help others learn of God’s purpose for mankind .
“ The Word of God Is A@@ live ”
The ten@@ sion over Bible truth es@@ cal@@ ated .
How will the right hand of Christ accom@@ pl@@ ish “ a@@ we - inspi@@ ring things ” ?
The faithful prophet tru@@ sted in Jehovah .
The elders are respon@@ sible for organiz@@ ing congregation activities , making arrang@@ ements for meetings , and main@@ tain@@ ing order in the congregation . ​ — 1 Corinthians 14 : 33 .
As is indic@@ ated by the ph@@ ra@@ se “ a sh@@ ar@@ p bur@@ st of anger , ” the disa@@ gre@@ ement between Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s was su@@ d@@ den and in@@ ten@@ se .
The ph@@ ra@@ se “ lo@@ v@@ ers of ple@@ a@@ sures ” ap@@ tly descri@@ bes those who are “ car@@ ri@@ ed away by . . . ple@@ a@@ sures of this life . ” ​ — Luke 8 : 14 .
I am always than@@ k@@ ful that wh@@ en@@ ever I was bus@@ y with the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c assign@@ ments or was sent to pris@@ on , she never com@@ pla@@ ined about my ab@@ s@@ ence from home .
Yet , if you had vis@@ ited their home in Juda@@ h , you would have soon real@@ ized that something was mis@@ sing .
A loving father loo@@ ks for opportun@@ ities to let his children know that he is pleas@@ ed with the good things they say or do .
Jehovah is , in effect , being ta@@ un@@ ted by his ar@@ ch@@ enem@@ y , the Devil .
W@@ ell , to pre@@ pare g@@ am@@ ma g@@ lo@@ bul@@ in , blood - based clo@@ t@@ ting fac@@ t@@ ors , and so on , requi@@ res that blood be col@@ le@@ cted and pro@@ cess@@ ed .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ons that teach false do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines dec@@ ei@@ ve people into dis@@ obe@@ ying God .
Jesus was war@@ m , hum@@ ble , and appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble .
What will strengthen our de@@ f@@ en@@ ses against for@@ ces that end@@ anger our spiritu@@ ality ?
( b ) How important was obedi@@ ence to that comm@@ and ?
He certainly lived am@@ id con@@ di@@ tions far su@@ peri@@ or to anything that even the ri@@ ch@@ est person on earth could ever have enjo@@ yed .
What should be our princi@@ p@@ al concer@@ n and vie@@ w@@ point as we a@@ wa@@ it Jehovah’s great day ?
The a@@ udi@@ ence par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly appreci@@ ated the pa@@ i@@ ring of a bul@@ l and a be@@ ar .
But is@@ n@@ ’t God more important ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ out the Bible , how would we have known that we can draw close to our Creator ?
She was am@@ a@@ zed at how str@@ ang@@ ers could in@@ stan@@ tly become such good friends . ”
The psalmist san@@ g to Jehovah : “ You gu@@ i@@ de me with your ad@@ vice . ”
A@@ vo@@ id Be@@ ing C@@ ho@@ ked by An@@ xi@@ ety
St@@ ress can turn a min@@ or ir@@ rit@@ ation into a ma@@ j@@ or g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ance .
D@@ et@@ er@@ min@@ ed to me@@ asure his beli@@ ef@@ s stri@@ c@@ tly “ against the y@@ ar@@ d@@ s@@ tic@@ k of the Bible , ” M@@ il@@ t@@ on began lis@@ ting ke@@ y s@@ crip@@ tures under gener@@ al he@@ adi@@ ng@@ s and qu@@ o@@ ted Bible te@@ x@@ ts from these lis@@ ts .
But the Bible does not direc@@ tly say whether he will resur@@ rec@@ t un@@ born children who died in the wom@@ b . ​ — 4 / 15 , pages 12 , 13 .
* A@@ no@@ ther brother , Ma@@ re@@ k , rec@@ alls : “ Because of so@@ cial and pol@@ itical chang@@ es in P@@ ol@@ and , I lost jo@@ b after jo@@ b .
Sa@@ ys Ch@@ ar@@ lo@@ t@@ te , who has been in the full - time service for 38 years : “ Pe@@ ople today are lost .
And Na@@ th@@ ana@@ el wanted to learn more from Jesus .
“ God pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to cre@@ ate the man in his i@@ ma@@ ge , ” states the Bible , “ in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge he cre@@ ated him ; m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale he cre@@ ated them . ”
The origin@@ al Greek word transl@@ ated “ pe@@ ers ” means “ to sto@@ op to look into , ” which imp@@ lies con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ated effort .
A@@ n ad@@ ul@@ t with a sense of mor@@ ality and responsi@@ bility ?
Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ment of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als are expe@@ cted to maintain law and order and to care for the needs of their c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens .
Mar@@ king this trans@@ iti@@ on will be the peri@@ od of time that Jesus called the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation such as has not occ@@ ur@@ red since the worl@@ d’s beg@@ in@@ ning until now , no , nor will occ@@ ur again . ”
The c@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ p@@ he at P@@ om@@ pe@@ i@@ i and H@@ er@@ cul@@ an@@ e@@ u@@ m and the events sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem , as well as the examples of the F@@ lood of No@@ ah’s day and of Lo@@ t , all illustr@@ ate the import@@ ance of taking war@@ n@@ ings seri@@ ously .
R@@ eli@@ ef work@@ ers deser@@ ve comm@@ end@@ ation for their self - sacrific@@ ing spirit
‘ From what s@@ ource , ’ you might won@@ der .
However , not all rec@@ re@@ ation is bene@@ fi@@ cial , rel@@ a@@ x@@ ing , or ref@@ re@@ shing .
Timothy had seen Paul live up to those words , fac@@ ing tri@@ bul@@ ation b@@ ra@@ vely in order to share the good news with others .
S@@ hor@@ tly after we were married , R@@ ose and I es@@ cap@@ ed to Au@@ stri@@ a .
I su@@ ffered from ter@@ ri@@ ble ni@@ gh@@ t@@ ma@@ res , he@@ ad@@ ach@@ es , cr@@ am@@ ps , and other with@@ dra@@ wa@@ l sy@@ mp@@ t@@ om@@ s .
It is no won@@ der that the disciples rec@@ al@@ led Davi@@ d’s words when they saw what Jesus did at the temple .
Th@@ ough many J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese people are un@@ famili@@ ar with the Bible , they are willing to read it .
They are real friends . ”
In fact , he takes Jesus asi@@ de and re@@ bu@@ k@@ es him .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing about the holy spirit , he told his apostles : “ I will re@@ qu@@ est the Father and he will give you another help@@ er to be with you forever . ”
The result ?
S@@ EL@@ F - C@@ ON@@ T@@ R@@ O@@ L
Con@@ di@@ tions within the city ra@@ pi@@ dly deter@@ i@@ or@@ ated as ri@@ val Jewish fac@@ tions stru@@ gg@@ led for control .
Who cor@@ respon@@ d to the se@@ ven shepher@@ ds and ei@@ ght du@@ k@@ es today ?
Although he was about to resur@@ rec@@ t La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , Jesus was so moved that he “ gave way to te@@ ars . ” ​ — John 11 : 32 - 35 .
( Read Revelation 2 : 1 - 7 . ) The mas@@ sive temple of the go@@ dd@@ ess Ar@@ t@@ em@@ is sto@@ od in this we@@ al@@ thy com@@ mer@@ cial and religious cen@@ ter on the w@@ est co@@ ast of A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or .
How did I re@@ act in the past ?
Lu@@ ther’s understanding of how God vie@@ ws sin@@ n@@ ers brought him into con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with the Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch .
After sp@@ en@@ ding three long years in the dar@@ k du@@ ng@@ e@@ ons of E@@ ast Ger@@ many@@ ’s Com@@ mun@@ ist pris@@ ons , I could har@@ dly wa@@ it to enjoy the s@@ we@@ et ta@@ st@@ e of fre@@ e@@ dom and the war@@ m compan@@ y of my family .
G@@ rac@@ e@@ ful bir@@ ds could be seen in the s@@ k@@ y , and ani@@ mal@@ s of vari@@ ous kin@@ ds ro@@ am@@ ed the land ​ — no@@ ne of them a th@@ re@@ at to humans .
This was a f@@ ar@@ m where we received work assign@@ ments under the over@@ sight of sever@@ al gu@@ ar@@ ds .
She also taught them to h@@ and@@ le is@@ su@@ es that came up at school because of their faith in God .
You cannot be sla@@ ves to God and to ri@@ ches . ” ​ — Luke 16 : 9 - 13 .
They ob@@ serve sign@@ s indic@@ ating that their child might be ill .
The psalmist made this expres@@ sion of appreciation : “ Jehovah , I have loved the d@@ wel@@ ling of your house and the place of the re@@ si@@ ding of your glory .
A@@ n exam@@ in@@ ation of what the apostle Paul told Eph@@ es@@ i@@ an elders , as recorded in Acts chap@@ ter 20 , can help us to see how he was able to be@@ ar thor@@ ough witness .
We too have every reason to be confid@@ ent that Jehovah is close , ready to hear our every thought and care .
But he felt like a m@@ ere bo@@ y , ut@@ ter@@ ly un@@ qu@@ ali@@ fied to speak to the elders of the nation , men advan@@ ced in age and having positi@@ ons of authority .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ise Your Per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive P@@ ow@@ ers 22
Ther@@ efore , consider@@ ing that the first - century Christian congregation was com@@ posed of people as di@@ verse as Eph@@ es@@ i@@ an sla@@ ves , prom@@ in@@ ent Greek women , educ@@ ated Jewish men , and form@@ er i@@ do@@ l worshipp@@ ers , their un@@ ity must have seem@@ ed mirac@@ ul@@ ous . ​ — Acts 13 : 1 ; 17 : 4 ; 1 Th@@ ess .
• How important are Christian meetings ?
By following such a course , the Bible will become for you ​ — as it has for milli@@ ons of others — ​ more than just a good book .
Ther@@ efore , we can be gr@@ ate@@ ful when we are remin@@ ded of Jehovah’s requi@@ re@@ ments during our personal Bible study , by appointed elders , and at our meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions .
His consider@@ ate and res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful man@@ ner w@@ on him the loy@@ al@@ ty of many God - fe@@ aring women , a number of whom contribu@@ ted their time , effort , and material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons to care for him as he per@@ form@@ ed his ministry . ​ — Luke 8 : 1 - 3 .
We are mo@@ tiv@@ ated to support the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c arrang@@ ements .
In his letter to the Christians in R@@ ome , the apostle Paul wrote about the p@@ iti@@ ful con@@ dition of imper@@ fect humans , including him , and the fru@@ str@@ ating stru@@ gg@@ le against the effe@@ cts of sin .
The need for more Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers is also great today .
A@@ ri@@ ad@@ ne , who has been like a mother to me , has lost her ey@@ es@@ i@@ ght .
When I was 12 years old , M@@ other deci@@ ded that I should get baptized as a member of the P@@ res@@ b@@ y@@ ter@@ i@@ an Ch@@ urch .
The apostles ’ let@@ ters did much to encoura@@ ge the congregations in the first century , and they buil@@ d us up to this day ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 12 - 17 )
; D@@ y@@ ck , G .
A regul@@ ar share in the preaching work also helps us to imp@@ ro@@ ve our s@@ k@@ ill@@ s and our effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess .
When c@@ all@@ ing on your wife to make a com@@ ment , the brother pre@@ si@@ ding at a congregation meeting appro@@ pri@@ ately ref@@ ers to her as “ S@@ is@@ ter . ”
Then I can devo@@ te more time to medit@@ ating on what I read so as to learn important less@@ ons . ”
Mat@@ eri@@ als for the pro@@ ject
Paul no@@ ted that among them were “ not many powerful . ”
Let us now consider more clo@@ sel@@ y one of the c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty ac@@ ts Satan uses in an effort to prove his side of the is@@ sue ​ — his use of l@@ ying re@@ pro@@ ach .
Does this mean that it is always wrong to make a s@@ wor@@ n o@@ ath ?
Sh@@ ould we be un@@ concer@@ ned about our giving off@@ en@@ se by word or action because we know that the one off@@ ended should be for@@ giving ?
G@@ ran@@ ted , Chris@@ tend@@ om has a sh@@ o@@ c@@ king rec@@ ord of h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y , b@@ ru@@ tal@@ ity , and im@@ mor@@ ality .
These writ@@ ings , com@@ bin@@ ed with the Hebrew Scriptures , comple@@ ted the Bible can@@ on .
And we have the satis@@ fac@@ tion of contribu@@ ting to the peace and un@@ ity evid@@ ent among God’s people . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 1 - 3 .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S W@@ O@@ R@@ D T@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H@@ E@@ S : Jehovah loo@@ ks bene@@ ath your imper@@ fe@@ ctions and under@@ stan@@ ds who you really are .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 5 , 1@@ 23
Just as a mother has tend@@ er feelings for her ba@@ by , Jehovah is moved to act lo@@ v@@ ingly in be@@ half of his people .
F@@ ol@@ low the W@@ a@@ y of Pe@@ ace
O@@ pp@@ or@@ tun@@ ities for meeting people there are num@@ er@@ ous .
He lost appreciation for his privilege of service and went ‘ see@@ king great things for himself . ’
I deci@@ ded to vis@@ it a family I used to call on , and the la@@ dy of the house was over@@ jo@@ yed : “ O@@ h , M@@ r .
When Jesus dis@@ cer@@ ned a need , he com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ately found a way to help
E@@ r@@ n@@ est@@ ine , from C@@ am@@ er@@ o@@ on , came to G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a 12 years ag@@ o .
He cre@@ ated the heavens , the earth , and all living things .
• In what ways can Christian meetings be com@@ pared to a commun@@ ion o@@ ffering ?
This is not the way to remain al@@ er@@ t .
“ His inv@@ isi@@ ble qualities are c@@ learly seen from the worl@@ d’s cre@@ ation on@@ ward , ” says the Bible , “ because they are per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved by the things made , even his et@@ er@@ n@@ al power and Go@@ d@@ ship . ”
But any reason@@ able person can see that Chris@@ tend@@ om only pre@@ tend@@ s to follow Bible principles . ​ — Matthew 15 : 8 .
and jo@@ ined in the religious sing@@ ing and d@@ an@@ c@@ ing that follow@@ ed .
Ex@@ peri@@ enced disci@@ ple - mak@@ ers have been giving inc@@ reas@@ ed attention to wit@@ ness@@ ing in a vari@@ ety of plac@@ es .
Even then , God prote@@ cted his Son from being per@@ man@@ ently har@@ m@@ ed by death , br@@ ing@@ ing him sa@@ f@@ ely back to heaven , to live et@@ er@@ n@@ ally .
But I know that much of the work at W@@ all@@ k@@ ill will be done out@@ side , and I want to make sure that my brothers and sisters will keep their head war@@ m .
Th@@ ough the sons of Israel fa@@ iled to d@@ ri@@ ve the Cana@@ an@@ ites away from among them comple@@ t@@ ely , the sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors were no real th@@ re@@ at to Israel@@ ’s se@@ cur@@ ity .
M@@ em@@ bers of the Bethel family need to have a self - sacrific@@ ing spirit .
Let God deter@@ mine when and upon whom v@@ enge@@ ance is to be brought .
Jesus demonstr@@ ated strong faith that Jehovah would put matters right in His own time and way .
In one pris@@ on , the gu@@ ar@@ ds maintain a file of our ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines in the li@@ br@@ ary so that pris@@ on@@ ers can benefit from every is@@ sue .
With what effect ?
And if we have problems in our marriage , we will show our love for Jehovah by sta@@ ying loyal to our husband or wife . ​ — Read Mal@@ ach@@ i 2 : 13 - 16 .
He ad@@ ds : “ We are bless@@ ed to have these experienced brothers in our mi@@ d@@ st . ”
M@@ ale or f@@ em@@ ale , if you are in this situation , what can you do ?
For who@@ ever wants to sa@@ ve his soul will lo@@ se it ; but who@@ ever lo@@ ses his soul for the s@@ ake of me and the good news will sa@@ ve it . ”
In 1@@ 5@@ 0@@ 2 , car@@ din@@ al J@@ im@@ é@@ ne@@ z de C@@ is@@ n@@ er@@ o@@ s , pol@@ itical and spiritual ad@@ vis@@ er to Isa@@ bel@@ la I of S@@ pain , deci@@ ded to satis@@ fy their needs with just one public@@ ation .
On the other hand , in an article a@@ da@@ p@@ ted from the se@@ ven@@ th e@@ dition of the po@@ pul@@ ar book Ba@@ by and Ch@@ il@@ d C@@ are ( 199@@ 8 ) , D@@ r . B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in S@@ po@@ ck said : “ S@@ pan@@ king teach@@ es children that the lar@@ g@@ er , str@@ ong@@ er person has the power to get his way , whether or not he is in the right . ”
“ Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on has started ! ”
This ze@@ al@@ ous cou@@ ple then went to R@@ ome , where they again op@@ ened their home for congregation meetings .
That is one of the sub@@ je@@ cts of the 14@@ th vision .
• What t@@ ask did the brothers beg@@ in to under@@ take in 19@@ 19 , and why was it a chall@@ enge ?
A study can u@@ su@@ ally be arrang@@ ed at a time and place that is conven@@ i@@ ent for you .
After the succ@@ ess@@ ful comple@@ tion of our j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , we re@@ turned to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
For the life st@@ ory of E@@ m@@ man@@ u@@ el P@@ at@@ er@@ ak@@ is , see The Watchtower , No@@ v@@ ember 1 , 199@@ 6 , pages 22 - 7 .
What did the doing of God’s will as the Messi@@ ah inclu@@ de , and how did Jesus feel about this ?
Ri@@ ght under the co@@ ating on the u@@ pp@@ er side is an ar@@ ra@@ y of c@@ el@@ ls con@@ tain@@ ing ch@@ l@@ or@@ op@@ la@@ st@@ s .
( b ) Why did Joh@@ n@@ ’s words prove to be f@@ it@@ ting ?
‘ This pre@@ post@@ er@@ ous fi@@ ction , ’ says Mark J@@ ones of the B@@ rit@@ ish Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m , ‘ s@@ pre@@ ad ab@@ ro@@ ad from Rus@@ sia , ’ where it first appe@@ ared in a new@@ s@@ pa@@ per article in 19@@ 0@@ 3 .
Ha@@ ve you ever expres@@ sed such hear@@ t@@ felt sen@@ ti@@ ments ?
Who will res@@ cu@@ e me from the body under@@ going this death ?
The Tru@@ th and Per@@ s@@ onal Con@@ du@@ ct
The next article will consider these vital as@@ pe@@ cts of our Christian advan@@ c@@ ement .
Many scho@@ l@@ ars believe that the temple refer@@ red to is the temple in Jerusalem , origin@@ ally buil@@ t in the time of Solomon .
All three you@@ ths are now ac@@ tive in the ministry .
After c@@ iting the examples of such p@@ re - Christian wit@@ nesses as A@@ be@@ l , E@@ no@@ ch , Noah , Abraham , and S@@ ar@@ ah , Paul no@@ ted : “ They did not get the fulfill@@ ment of the promises , but they saw them a@@ far off and wel@@ com@@ ed them and public@@ ly declar@@ ed that they were str@@ ang@@ ers and temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents in the land . ”
His a@@ udi@@ ence was not li@@ mit@@ ed to his followers .
The day they a@@ wa@@ it will ev@@ en@@ tually arri@@ ve , and when it does , they hope to be ready for it .
How can we show that we do not take the Bible for gr@@ anted ?
This work br@@ ings her close to Solom@@ on@@ ’s cam@@ p .
However , three examples of Christian love displa@@ yed by Jehovah’s Witnesses ca@@ used O@@ po@@ ku to re@@ exam@@ ine his attitude .
H@@ ear@@ ing Jehovah’s word and being remin@@ ded of the man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of his power helped Job to “ b@@ eho@@ ld God , ” or see the truth about him .
U@@ se of the p@@ lu@@ r@@ al ter@@ m “ our ” should re@@ mind us that our fellow believers also have a close relationship with God .
All of this is done in love and is not in@@ tend@@ ed to p@@ un@@ ish the wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er .
Bo@@ th from the Ho@@ ly Scriptures and from Christian meetings , we receive “ pleas@@ ant sa@@ y@@ ings ” that can buo@@ y us up and make our hearts rejo@@ ice . ​ — Pro@@ v .
When It Is W@@ ise to Ru@@ n A@@ way
; Bro@@ om@@ er , C .
Yet most of us are not elders , so we may think that this information cannot help us in any way .
In such to@@ w@@ ns as B@@ rest and Li@@ mo@@ ges ​ — fam@@ ous for its por@@ c@@ el@@ a@@ in — ​ people lea@@ ving the c@@ in@@ ema at 11 : 00 p@@ .@@ m . are among the last of the day to receive the do@@ cum@@ ent .
( 3 ) C@@ am@@ ach@@ o , O .
How does your help@@ ing on Kingdom H@@ all pro@@ je@@ cts contribu@@ te to un@@ ity ?
( 5 ) Yo@@ o , J .
So the po@@ li@@ ce had wal@@ ked right past the very information they wanted .
Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l@@ ’s public talk in B@@ el@@ f@@ ast dre@@ w 4@@ 50 lo@@ c@@ als , about 1@@ 00 of whom had to stand because of a l@@ ack of ro@@ om . Bro@@ ther C .
He foc@@ used attention on the com@@ mis@@ sion to “ make disciples , ” recorded at Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 , and he ex@@ hor@@ ted the stud@@ ents : “ I@@ mit@@ ate Jesus , who car@@ ri@@ ed out his mission@@ ary assignment with ze@@ al and en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m . ”
However , Ne@@ h@@ emiah real@@ ized that the enem@@ ies rema@@ ined a th@@ re@@ at .
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , many ign@@ ore their Creator and pur@@ sue a de@@ ba@@ u@@ ched course .
The F@@ am@@ ily and Au@@ thor@@ ity
I will prote@@ ct you . ’
He who lo@@ ves his wife lo@@ ves himself , for no man ever h@@ ated his own flesh ; but he fe@@ e@@ ds and ch@@ eri@@ sh@@ es it , as the Christ also does the congregation .
Mi@@ ght this not su@@ gg@@ est that S@@ he@@ b@@ na did not give way to bit@@ ter@@ ness and res@@ ent@@ ment but in@@ stead hum@@ bly accepted his less@@ er responsi@@ bil@@ ities ?
Ha@@ ve you had good resul@@ ts from using this boo@@ k@@ let in the ministry ?
Why were mes@@ sa@@ ges of do@@ om ful@@ filled upon Juda@@ h and other nations ?
F@@ ab@@ les , by contr@@ ast , are u@@ su@@ ally va@@ gu@@ e in their des@@ crip@@ tions .
The S@@ pan@@ ish influ@@ enza is said to have in@@ fe@@ cted any@@ where from a fi@@ f@@ th to over one half of the worl@@ d’s po@@ pul@@ ation at the time .
Jesus and his angels c@@ ast the Devil and his dem@@ ons out of heaven .
If so , you too may have experi@@ ences like the ones enjo@@ yed by our brothers in T@@ ur@@ ku .
Sh@@ ould I make any ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments as to future cho@@ ic@@ es ? ’
When I was 15 years old , my mother encoura@@ ged me to get out of the house and make some friends .
The Watchtower of Mar@@ ch 15 , 198@@ 3 , pages 30 - 1 , off@@ ers com@@ ments for consider@@ ation regarding married cou@@ ples .
H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of years ear@@ li@@ er , E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el was also taken to a temple in a vision . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 8 : 3 , 7 - 10 ; 11 : 1 , 24 ; 37 : 1 , 2 .
If we want to succ@@ e@@ ed in wh@@ atever end@@ e@@ av@@ ors we under@@ take , we must have Jehovah’s blessing .
After I re@@ turned , as a family we pray@@ er@@ fully consider@@ ed our op@@ tions and deci@@ ded to move to N@@ ic@@ ar@@ ag@@ ua .
What must we do to continue displa@@ ying the fru@@ it of go@@ o@@ dness ?
This helped John to re@@ tain a sense of accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment and wor@@ th .
Rather , he was high@@ ligh@@ ting pri@@ or@@ ities . Mar@@ th@@ a was not taking advan@@ ta@@ ge of a uni@@ que opportunity to de@@ e@@ pen her faith . ​ — 4 / 1 , pages 12 - 13 .
If the “ s@@ wi@@ m@@ m@@ er ” has no loy@@ al@@ ties , he will find himself to@@ s@@ sed about as by wa@@ ves and w@@ ind .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing the matter hi@@ d@@ den will only make matters wor@@ se .
There his servants du@@ g a well that Isa@@ a@@ c nam@@ ed R@@ eho@@ both .
Des@@ pite bit@@ ter op@@ position , he main@@ ta@@ ined his ze@@ al for the preaching work right to the pa@@ in@@ ful end of his earthly life .
That was the situation in which God - fe@@ aring O@@ badi@@ ah , * A@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s hous@@ eho@@ ld ste@@ ward , found himself . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 18 : 3 .
They bring along relati@@ ves and ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ an@@ ces who are inter@@ ested in the Bible .
Ho@@ ly ones of the Christian congregation are par@@ ties to “ a new covenant . ”
Who will not really fear you , Jehovah , and gl@@ ori@@ fy your name , because you al@@ one are loyal ?
In the days of John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er , “ the people were in expe@@ ct@@ ation and all of them were reason@@ ing in their hearts about John , ‘ May he perhaps be the Christ ? ’ ”
Mo@@ st likely , he would fai@@ l .
( b ) How can parents make sure that their children have good associ@@ ation ?
How did Jesus live up to the meaning of his name ?
What was the out@@ come of that pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous act ?
For example , living according to Bible truth should make one a better husband , a better father , a better wife , or a better mother , thus ad@@ ding to family happiness and en@@ h@@ an@@ c@@ ing one@@ ’s con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment .
Do@@ ing so , we will have the courage to obey Jehovah under all circumstances and to op@@ pose the Devil .
Their hearts should be filled with such deep@@ ly felt gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de that they would be moved to do what Paul states next : “ P@@ res@@ ent your bo@@ dies a sacrifice living , holy , accep@@ table to God , a sac@@ red service with your power of reason . ”
He has never c@@ eas@@ ed being “ the happy God . ”
His bro@@ ad - min@@ ded appro@@ ach end@@ ear@@ ed him to P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in , and their fri@@ end@@ ship and co@@ op@@ er@@ ation were to last for the rest of their life .
In order to love “ in deed and truth , ” we first need to see our bro@@ ther’s par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar needs .
• Why should we not trust in “ the refu@@ ge of a li@@ e ” ?
It takes time and effort to do re@@ sear@@ ch .
By this ‛ will ’ we have been san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied through the o@@ ffering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all time . ”
Yet another fac@@ t@@ or that can lead to personal disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment is deter@@ i@@ or@@ ating health and old age .
Tru@@ e , it is not always eas@@ y to keep qui@@ et when your children tell you something dist@@ res@@ sing .
That inspired rec@@ ord is the bas@@ is for ans@@ wer@@ ing our questions about Jesus .
L@@ ake C@@ ha@@ p@@ ala
Z@@ i@@ on@@ ’s W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er of May 18@@ 8@@ 5 therefore said : “ The beli@@ ef that the dead are ali@@ ve in another s@@ ph@@ ere or con@@ dition of being is not new .
They kept the promise they had made : “ May Jehovah be between you and me and between your off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing and my off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing forever . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 20 : 4@@ 2 .
Our home became a s@@ ort of ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality cen@@ ter for many travel@@ ing speak@@ ers .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a few days , over 9@@ 0@@ ,000 people ​ — about 2 per@@ c@@ ent of the ad@@ ul@@ t po@@ pul@@ ation — ​ were ar@@ rest@@ ed and sent to pris@@ ons and con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps , acc@@ used of op@@ pos@@ ing the Na@@ z@@ i re@@ gi@@ me .
It remin@@ ds us that God has not only the un@@ li@@ mit@@ ed power to wi@@ pe wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness from the face of the earth but also the ar@@ d@@ ent desire to do so .
Let us exam@@ ine that in the next article .
Those who cho@@ ose to take such i@@ ma@@ ges into their mind are har@@ dly fle@@ e@@ ing from for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation .
in your own life ? ​ — P@@ s . 14@@ 7 : 1 , f@@ t@@ n .
In the beg@@ in@@ ning , he used ancient Hebrew to commun@@ ic@@ ate with Adam , but Jehovah can commun@@ ic@@ ate with humans in any language .
What attitude did Jesus re@@ com@@ men@@ d to his disciples ?
Hence , when b@@ es@@ et by feelings of doubt , remember that even though imper@@ fect , you can be as valu@@ able as “ a cro@@ wn of beau@@ ty ” and “ a k@@ ingly tur@@ ba@@ n ” to Jehovah .
Thus , both fai@@ l to make a good name with God .
As told by L@@ y@@ ne@@ t@@ te Pet@@ ers
Rather than being judg@@ men@@ tal , they recogn@@ ize as “ clean ” things that God does not con@@ dem@@ n .
The Bible says of those men : “ Such men are false apostles , dec@@ e@@ it@@ ful work@@ ers , trans@@ form@@ ing themselves into apostles of Christ .
What a hum@@ ble course !
• Why is there no reason for us to fear Go@@ g@@ ’s att@@ ack ?
What does Satan want us to believe about Jehovah’s view of us , but of what does Jehovah as@@ sure us ?
We feel en@@ ri@@ ched by their shepher@@ ding vis@@ its .
Job was confid@@ ent that his God would mis@@ s him and would long to rest@@ ore him to life .
It is also qu@@ ite likely that the Jewish ex@@ il@@ es taken to Babyl@@ on after the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . s@@ ki@@ r@@ ted the ru@@ ins of Mar@@ i .
I have health problems , but with the help of my de@@ ar wife , I share in the ministry as much as possible .
As in times past , our God will deli@@ ver his people .
Fir@@ st and second - hand acc@@ oun@@ ts of ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary events . . .
God appe@@ ared to him and comman@@ ded : “ G@@ o your way out of your country and from your relati@@ ves and from the house of your father to the country that I shall show you ; and I shall make a great nation out of you and I shall bl@@ ess you and I will make your name great ; and prove yourself a blessing .
One Tru@@ e Christian Fa@@ ith ​ — A Re@@ ality
As followers of Christ , we know that we must be teach@@ ers .
Since all cre@@ ated things had a beg@@ in@@ ning , there was a time when God was al@@ one .
To se@@ ven congregations , Jesus stated fi@@ ve times that he knew their de@@ e@@ ds , their strong poin@@ ts , and their we@@ ak@@ nesses , and he gave counsel and encourag@@ ement acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly .
New M@@ em@@ bers of Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , 1 / 1
C@@ learly , God wants us to make good use of our life and body and to tre@@ at them with respect .
“ By end@@ ur@@ ance on your part you will ac@@ qui@@ re your sou@@ ls , ” said Jesus .
Many Christians have found that having a full share in the ministry has brought them great satis@@ fac@@ tion .
If she in@@ deed was a pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te , the men of the to@@ wn , dedic@@ ated Jews , ap@@ par@@ ently had not helped her .
We have l@@ ac@@ ked nothing .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y G@@ E@@ O@@ R@@ G@@ E AN@@ D AN@@ N AL@@ J@@ I@@ A@@ N
I de@@ f@@ ined all my feelings , including anger , h@@ ur@@ t , and des@@ pa@@ ir , and I ple@@ ad@@ ed with him to help me find ways to feel more positi@@ ve .
God sent Je@@ h@@ u to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te His judgment on the house of King A@@ ha@@ b .
Gi@@ ve examples of how brothers and sisters have helped you person@@ ally .
P@@ ic@@ ture De@@ bor@@ ah , her gar@@ ments ru@@ st@@ ling in the bre@@ e@@ ze as she and Bar@@ ak loo@@ ked out over a s@@ we@@ ep@@ ing vis@@ ta .
What should parents always remember , and what effect should that have on them ?
A@@ ha@@ b sum@@ mon@@ ed him and offered to give him money or to tra@@ de for the v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard .
Still , he never gave up .
But God has taken st@@ ep@@ s to ur@@ ge , ac@@ tually to “ be@@ g , ” people to come back , or to become re@@ conc@@ iled , to him .
• In what ways have op@@ pos@@ ers f@@ ought against Jehovah’s people ?
In 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E . , the Israelites were e@@ ag@@ er to com@@ p@@ ly with Jehovah’s will .
However , the present - day situation is so much like that of Mi@@ ca@@ h’s time that his words also apply now .
Christians mu@@ r@@ der those for whom they pray . ”
18 , 19 . ( a ) How can each of us contribu@@ te to the peace and un@@ ity of the congregation ?
( b ) What qualities did Peter say we should look for in ourselves ?
On the other hand , rec@@ all that Jesus ’ last words on the t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake were : “ It has been accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed ! ”
So as Jehovah’s servants , we would not com@@ mit mu@@ r@@ der .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , in many langu@@ ages no one word can expres@@ s the full meaning associ@@ ated with this Hebrew ter@@ m as used in the Bible .
The hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der does not have to wor@@ ry about giving a wrong answer .
The glory of Le@@ ban@@ on it@@ self must be given to it , the s@@ pl@@ end@@ or of C@@ ar@@ me@@ l and of S@@ har@@ on . There will be those who will see the glory of Jehovah , the s@@ pl@@ end@@ or of our God . ”
F@@ al@@ con@@ s ‘ so@@ ar up and s@@ pre@@ ad their w@@ ings to the w@@ ind . ’
A@@ m@@ ong those ra@@ ised to life on earth will be Job , who su@@ ffered the lo@@ ss of se@@ ven sons and three daugh@@ ters .
Such people can never be truly happy .
By the way you demonstr@@ ate hum@@ ility and self - sacrifice , your children are likely to learn how to serve others .
As M@@ ary , the mo@@ des@@ t and un@@ as@@ sum@@ ing mother of Jesus , under@@ sto@@ od , “ the powerful One ” un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly exerc@@ ises his power in be@@ half of those who fear him , hum@@ bl@@ ing the ha@@ ugh@@ ty and ex@@ al@@ ting the low@@ ly . ​ — Luke 1 : 4@@ 6 - 5@@ 3 .
As you read the Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts invol@@ ving Ru@@ th and Na@@ om@@ i , David and J@@ on@@ a@@ than , and Paul and Timothy , you will no@@ tice that good friends speak fre@@ ely but res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully to each other .
I respect and great@@ ly ad@@ mi@@ re the other members of the B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e .
When mil@@ dness pre@@ vail@@ s in a family , close b@@ on@@ ds between parents and children are streng@@ th@@ ened .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to the thro@@ ne of Davi@@ d’s “ se@@ ed , ” the psalmist san@@ g : “ As the mo@@ on it will be fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed for time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , and as a faithful witness in the s@@ ki@@ es . ” ​ — Psalm 8@@ 9 : 36 , 37 .
W@@ ell , the vis@@ it@@ ors brought out gi@@ f@@ ts , as@@ king for nothing in return .
Di@@ d it ro@@ b Adam and E@@ ve of their fre@@ e@@ dom ?
In fact , they were able to speak about these things in ten different langu@@ ages .
Why is respect for the el@@ der arrang@@ ement a matter of living up to our baptism ?
W@@ as Jesus being har@@ s@@ h or un@@ reason@@ able in ans@@ wer@@ ing this way ?
That was his way of life for some 15 years .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of Ho@@ se@@ a
Re@@ fle@@ ct on the men@@ tal and emo@@ tional har@@ m that sin can cause to you and to your loved ones .
Why did you leave me like this ?
We may find comfort in this account , though .
Re@@ g@@ arding the import@@ ance of good direction and attention from parents , David says : “ E@@ very night , my mother read to us st@@ ori@@ es from the book From Par@@ adise Lo@@ st to Par@@ adise Re@@ ga@@ ined .
What can we do to make sure that we will continue to love Jehovah with our whole heart , our whole soul , our whole mind , and our whole strength ?
As a result , within only two months , the pro@@ ject was comple@@ ted !
● Par@@ ents should not be allow@@ ed to teach their children about God .
My res@@ ol@@ ve to remain sing@@ le m@@ el@@ ted away when I me@@ t Ju@@ dy H@@ el@@ ber@@ g , an at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive pioneer sister who had been invit@@ ed to the branch of@@ fice temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily to help me with a large pro@@ ject .
How may we “ get a fir@@ m hold on the real life ” ?
How will lear@@ ning to think like Christ help us ?
During a vis@@ it to one of the congregations , I me@@ t J@@ ann@@ y T@@ a@@ at@@ g@@ en , a c@@ he@@ er@@ ful young pioneer with a deep love for Jehovah and a self - sacrific@@ ing spirit .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the L@@ et@@ ters to the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians and to Timothy
In the eyes of the enem@@ ies of God’s people , their work had been kil@@ led , ca@@ using those op@@ pon@@ ents much joy . ​ — Re@@ v .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What should be our pri@@ m@@ ary concer@@ n in all the decisions that we make ?
Does that s@@ ound like m@@ ere wi@@ sh@@ ful thinking ?
Jehovah had more work for Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k to do before Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s des@@ tru@@ ction in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
What ex@@ hor@@ tation did Moses give to Israel as they were enc@@ am@@ ped on the P@@ la@@ ins of Mo@@ a@@ b ?
To show that doing what is right in God’s eyes is bene@@ fi@@ cial , the wise king says : “ R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness it@@ self sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ds the one who is har@@ m@@ less in his way , but wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness is what sub@@ ver@@ ts the sin@@ ner . ”
P@@ ic@@ ture a l@@ ine of men le@@ ading their cam@@ els along a w@@ at@@ er@@ course toward yet another Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an to@@ wn , occasi@@ on@@ ally star@@ t@@ ling a wa@@ ding her@@ on or an i@@ bi@@ s into f@@ light .
Because the of@@ fi@@ cial Ch@@ urch Bible ( the V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate ) was written in L@@ at@@ in .
How had he ob@@ ta@@ ined the ad@@ d@@ ress of the Witnesses in Le@@ ban@@ on ?
How vi@@ vi@@ dly the br@@ ing@@ ing of them demonstr@@ ates the Creat@@ or@@ ’s control over water , su@@ n@@ light , in@@ se@@ cts , ani@@ mal@@ s , and humans !
What an inspi@@ r@@ ation that spiritual fe@@ ast proved to be for all the people !
* ​ — Acts 20 : 35 .
And what are the high plac@@ es of Juda@@ h ?
“ There is no time li@@ mit for g@@ ri@@ ef , no d@@ ate for feel@@ ing better , ” says one ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved mother .
What is the ro@@ le of a father ?
C@@ ould we be cont@@ ent with less ?
That name came to be well - known and com@@ mon@@ ly used in every@@ day con@@ vers@@ ation and cor@@ respon@@ d@@ ence .
Then , ac@@ ting as the Gre@@ ater C@@ y@@ r@@ us , Christ deli@@ vered the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of his anointed brothers on earth from the g@@ ri@@ p of “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at . ”
M@@ er@@ cy is sh@@ own by tre@@ ating someone in a com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate way .
If you get well - ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the l@@ y@@ ri@@ c@@ s and the mu@@ si@@ c at home , you will no doubt be able to sing out more confid@@ ently at the Kingdom H@@ all .
As you do , you will become more confid@@ ent of Jesus ’ promise : “ If you ask the Father for anything he will give it to you in my name . ” ​ — John 16 : 23 .
The apostle Paul saw the need for pra@@ ying that those in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i would “ make sure of the more important things . ”
( Read Psalm 6@@ 8 : 19 . )
That word pi@@ c@@ ture is also used by Jesus in descri@@ b@@ ing his coming to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment on this system of things . ​ — Matthew 24 : 4@@ 3 , 4@@ 4 ; 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 2 .
He wrote : “ Ke@@ ep on teaching and encourag@@ ing one another with psal@@ ms , pra@@ ises to God , spiritual song@@ s su@@ ng with gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de , sing@@ ing in your hearts to Jehovah . ” ​ — C@@ ol .
Now let us return to Hebrews 12 : 16 , which re@@ a@@ ds : “ W@@ atch that among you there is no one who is se@@ x@@ u@@ ally im@@ moral nor anyone who does not appreci@@ ate sac@@ red things , like E@@ sa@@ u , who gave up his righ@@ ts as fir@@ st@@ born in ex@@ change for one me@@ al . ”
W@@ as it Davi@@ d’s courage ?
That has certainly been the case since 1914 .
C@@ u@@ sa@@ ’s Li@@ br@@ ary
Con@@ sol@@ ation follow@@ ed by ma@@ il .
But he had good reas@@ ons for s@@ tic@@ king loy@@ ally to the truth .
This cannot be , for the disci@@ ple James was inspired to wr@@ ite : “ When under tri@@ al , let no one say : ‘ I am being tri@@ ed by God . ’ For with evil things God cannot be tri@@ ed nor does he himself try anyone . ”
D@@ or@@ is con@@ fi@@ ded in one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
St@@ ar@@ ting with the first study e@@ dition of The Watchtower , the J@@ anu@@ ary 15 , 200@@ 8 , is@@ sue , a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant de@@ ta@@ il was inclu@@ ded on the fr@@ on@@ t co@@ ver .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , a special d@@ ess@@ er@@ t is enjo@@ yed by all .
In time , a system was de@@ v@@ ised to pre@@ v@@ ent the pr@@ on@@ un@@ ci@@ ation of Hebrew words from being comple@@ t@@ ely for@@ go@@ t@@ ten .
I have a wonderful wife , El@@ ke , who is loving and com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate .
Jehovah is going to re@@ move those who go contr@@ ary to his will , and he will re@@ ward those who live in har@@ mony with it .
If we love Jehovah’s remin@@ ders , he will never reg@@ ard us as “ s@@ cum@@ my d@@ ro@@ ss ”
We must fir@@ m@@ ly res@@ ist this inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation .
To be fully pleas@@ ing to our God , however , we must be obedi@@ ent in all fac@@ e@@ ts of our life .
A@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s bl@@ is@@ s@@ ful coun@@ ten@@ ance chang@@ ed , tw@@ is@@ ted with ra@@ ge and h@@ at@@ red , as he sp@@ at out the words : “ So you have found me , O my enem@@ y ! ” ​ — 1 K@@ ings 21 : 20 .
P@@ ic@@ ture the faithful L@@ ev@@ ites who were present at that meeting , te@@ ars of joy st@@ re@@ am@@ ing down their fac@@ es as they heard their king dec@@ l@@ are : “ You are the ones whom Jehovah has cho@@ s@@ en to stand before him to minis@@ ter to him . ”
At a rec@@ ent ass@@ em@@ bly held in P@@ o@@ k@@ har@@ a , L@@ il K@@ um@@ ar@@ i enjo@@ yed the pro@@ gra@@ m along with 15 of her relati@@ ves .
On the other hand , being willing to be read@@ ju@@ sted by the counsel of God’s Word lea@@ ds to peace , ag@@ re@@ ement , and Jehovah’s blessing .
What about the Messi@@ ani@@ c prophe@@ ci@@ es , such as those found at Isaiah 9 : 7 and 11 : 1 - 5 , 10 ?
“ Y@@ O@@ U can call me a beg@@ g@@ ar ; that do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t bo@@ ther me .
What , though , can we learn of A@@ be@@ l and his faith when so little is said of him in the Bible ?
Satan’s system of things is st@@ ag@@ g@@ ering toward des@@ tru@@ ction , and problems continue to m@@ ount .
( Read 1 Peter 3 : 3 , 4 ; J@@ er .
Our enem@@ ies are in a very pre@@ c@@ ari@@ ous position . They are fi@@ gh@@ ting against God .
‘ C@@ ON@@ T@@ IN@@ U@@ E F@@ O@@ L@@ L@@ O@@ W@@ IN@@ G H@@ I@@ M ’
• What are some things involved in know@@ ing what God is like ?
This is our great day that we have wa@@ ited for , ” rep@@ lied his compan@@ ion , gra@@ b@@ b@@ ing a ri@@ f@@ le and making for the ro@@ of@@ to@@ p of the uni@@ vers@@ ity .
Many people believe that one r@@ ace ( u@@ su@@ ally their own ) is su@@ peri@@ or to others .
To do so succ@@ ess@@ fully , you need to control the temp@@ er@@ ature , the light , and the si@@ ze of the f@@ low@@ er@@ po@@ t .
It takes them three h@@ our@@ s to get there . ”
In 19@@ 7@@ 8 , I was appointed sub@@ s@@ titu@@ te cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er ( travel@@ ing minis@@ ter ) .
( a ) What ex@@ hor@@ tation was Paul inspired to wr@@ ite ?
The fur@@ ni@@ ture has been s@@ ma@@ shed , the cro@@ ck@@ er@@ y sh@@ at@@ tered , the car@@ pe@@ t ru@@ ined bey@@ ond re@@ pa@@ ir .
“ It is de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely wor@@ th cultiv@@ ating . ”
The sure re@@ me@@ dy for spiritual bl@@ in@@ dness is “ ey@@ es@@ al@@ ve ” ​ — the teachings and discipl@@ ine of Jesus .
How is love involved in our being yi@@ el@@ ding ?
Consider , too , the matter of gre@@ ed .
Moses was on M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i for 40 days .
I had to sp@@ end the night standing .
A@@ gain I found that Jehovah ca@@ res for us and is truly “ a father of fa@@ ther@@ less bo@@ ys and a ju@@ dge of wi@@ do@@ ws . ”
Re@@ al E@@ st@@ ate : If a person has real est@@ ate that can be so@@ ld , he can don@@ ate it to a leg@@ al organization used by Jehovah’s Witnesses . If he lives on the pro@@ per@@ ty , he may arr@@ ange to continue to live there until his death .
The re@@ si@@ d@@ ents of the cam@@ p ​ — many from E@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia , and K@@ o@@ so@@ v@@ o — ​ were experi@@ enc@@ ing vari@@ ous har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps .
Lo@@ ve is not je@@ al@@ ous .
A two - year - old bo@@ y could not car@@ ry on a con@@ vers@@ ation and had a li@@ mit@@ ed vo@@ ca@@ bul@@ ary .
“ We got needed jo@@ bs right at the times when we had nothing left to e@@ at , ” says R@@ y@@ s@@ z@@ ard .
What as@@ pe@@ cts of Jesus ’ attitude will we consider ?
Re@@ fle@@ cting on how God bless@@ ed Bar@@ ak for ac@@ ting in faith may well move us to action if we are some@@ what h@@ es@@ it@@ ant about fulfill@@ ing a challeng@@ ing assignment in Jehovah’s service .
As Christians , sur@@ ely all of us desire to put Kingdom inter@@ ests first in life and to be whole - sou@@ led in our service to Jehovah .
This wor@@ ked out well .
What a gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c pi@@ c@@ ture this text pa@@ in@@ ts !
After four of her children made an ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sting ei@@ ght - day j@@ our@@ ne@@ y ac@@ ro@@ ss the deser@@ t , they arri@@ ved in Su@@ d@@ an .
What questions lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally ar@@ ise ?
You can understand the Bible !
The Eph@@ es@@ i@@ an elders knew of Paul’s prac@@ tice of be@@ aring witness from house to house
Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s took Mark and went to work in his n@@ ative C@@ y@@ pr@@ us , while Paul he@@ ad@@ ed for S@@ y@@ ri@@ a .
How does the disci@@ ple - making work provide a fine educ@@ ation ?
Go@@ sp@@ els ​ — H@@ ist@@ ory or M@@ y@@ th ?
After reading the st@@ ra@@ igh@@ t@@ for@@ ward , Bible - based counsel , some wrote to tell how the artic@@ les had person@@ ally affe@@ cted them .
Jesus said : “ The ra@@ in p@@ our@@ ed down and the f@@ loo@@ ds came and the w@@ in@@ ds ble@@ w and la@@ shed against that house , but it did not ca@@ ve in , for it had been f@@ oun@@ ded upon the ro@@ ck - mas@@ s . ” ​ — Matthew 7 : 24 , 25 .
The 14@@ 8@@ th Psalm helps us to foc@@ us on this truth .
The last king to si@@ t on Jehovah’s thro@@ ne in Jerusalem was told : “ R@@ emo@@ ve the tur@@ ba@@ n , and li@@ ft off the cro@@ wn . . . . It will certainly become no one@@ ’s until he comes who has the leg@@ al right , and I must give it to him . ”
Se@@ e@@ ing this , a ben@@ ev@@ ol@@ ent ju@@ dge is moved to wi@@ pe the man@@ ’s rec@@ ord clean ​ — li@@ f@@ ting his death s@@ ent@@ ence .
Not the ha@@ ir it@@ self , but what it sto@@ od for , that is , Sam@@ s@@ on@@ ’s special relationship with Jehovah as a Na@@ z@@ ir@@ ite , was the s@@ ource of his strength .
The Bible says that “ he learned obedi@@ ence from the things he su@@ ffered . ”
I never fai@@ l to than@@ k Jehovah for such a s@@ pl@@ en@@ did par@@ t@@ ner .
At my first public talk , the attend@@ ance was fi@@ ve ​ — including me .
Some study for just 10 or 15 min@@ ut@@ es each we@@ ek .
Why did Jesus give the illustr@@ ations about the travel@@ ing mer@@ ch@@ ant and the hi@@ d@@ den tre@@ asure ?
It helps us to recogn@@ ize that fellow Christians are imper@@ fect , which can move us to avoid ha@@ st@@ y re@@ actions when pro@@ vo@@ ked .
A C@@ H@@ O@@ I@@ C@@ E TH@@ A@@ T M@@ AT@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ S T@@ O G@@ O@@ D
In re@@ ality , O@@ c@@ é@@ ane is now a part of me .
Mo@@ st resur@@ rec@@ ted ones will return to life in a rest@@ ored par@@ adise on earth .
Ke@@ ep P@@ ace With Jehovah’s O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation
Timothy needed to w@@ atch out for gre@@ ed just like any other Christian .
Q@@ u@@ es@@ tion : Why don@@ ’t you c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate ho@@ li@@ days ?
O@@ r do you in@@ s@@ ist on ap@@ pl@@ ying the letter of the law in every case ?
As Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . dre@@ w near , it was clear that the apostles would serve in an “ of@@ fice of over@@ sight . ”
Q@@ u@@ o@@ ting Jehovah’s words through the prophet Isaiah , Jesus said about them : “ This people honor me with their li@@ ps , but their hearts are far re@@ moved from me .
For example , it helps us to fi@@ ght against the att@@ ac@@ ks of the Devil , our powerful enem@@ y .
BI@@ B@@ L@@ E prophe@@ ci@@ es poin@@ ting to our day fore@@ told that people from all nations would flo@@ ck to Jehovah’s el@@ ev@@ ated worship .
W@@ al@@ king by faith helps us to shu@@ n fle@@ sh@@ ly vie@@ ws that the end is far off or is not coming at all .
In turn , it influ@@ ences the earthly part of his organization .
Then you must take in acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s will and pur@@ pos@@ es .
* Th@@ ough the circumstances of these brothers v@@ ary great@@ ly , the ad@@ vice they gave was str@@ ik@@ ingly similar .
The same is true with reg@@ ard to the spiritual efforts of Christians today . ​ — 10 / 1 , pages 28 - 31 .
SH@@ E “ MU@@ S@@ T B@@ E@@ C@@ O@@ M@@ E A C@@ R@@ O@@ W@@ N O@@ F B@@ E@@ A@@ U@@ T@@ Y ”
F@@ ol@@ low the R@@ o@@ y@@ al P@@ at@@ ter@@ n
• What does it mean to “ medit@@ ate ” and to “ pon@@ der ” ?
Some transl@@ ations rend@@ er this word “ ch@@ urch , ” but The I@@ mp@@ eri@@ al Bible - Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary repor@@ ts that it “ never . . . sign@@ i@@ fi@@ es the ac@@ tu@@ al building in which Christians ass@@ em@@ b@@ led for public worship . ”
31 : 12 , 13 .
The af@@ ter@@ no@@ on s@@ es@@ sion began with the talk “ Do Not Gi@@ ve U@@ p in Do@@ ing What Is F@@ ine , ” which remin@@ ded all in the a@@ udi@@ ence that the pres@@ sures of this world con@@ fir@@ m that the end is near .
No@@ tice how Jehovah expres@@ ses his Fa@@ ther@@ ly feelings for his people .
David loved mu@@ si@@ c and he was s@@ kil@@ led at it .
He arrang@@ ed for his Son , Jesus Christ , to provide the ransom sacrifice needed to free us from the sin , imper@@ fe@@ ction , and death that we in@@ her@@ ited from our origin@@ al parents , Adam and E@@ ve .
Le@@ a@@ ving H@@ ome
Even so , the other disciples were not spiritually under@@ n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed ; they received what they needed . ​ — E@@ ph .
Do you see anything different ? ”
Some have been pre@@ par@@ ing for congregation meetings , but family worship need not be li@@ mit@@ ed to that .
So when ever@@ yone el@@ se bo@@ wed down , they rema@@ ined standing .
E@@ ach of us can ask , ‘ How do I view my ste@@ war@@ d@@ ship ? ’
BI@@ B@@ L@@ E P@@ R@@ IN@@ C@@ I@@ P@@ L@@ E@@ S :
* At that point , I@@ ra@@ i@@ da started to ask her mother to help her to pre@@ pare and to expla@@ in the information to her .
( a ) What does Jehovah requi@@ re of parents ?
But that was not the end of the matter , for Jehovah was dis@@ pleas@@ ed .
Jesus said that when the ow@@ ner fin@@ ds the lost sheep , “ he rejo@@ ic@@ es more over it than over the n@@ in@@ ety - n@@ ine that have not st@@ ra@@ yed . ”
He began to read the Bible and Bible - based public@@ ations with John .
Ru@@ n in such a way that you may at@@ tain it . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Of course , Jehovah was not about to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on the com@@ pos@@ er of that psal@@ m , and He will not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on you .
Paul’s counsel recorded at 2 Timothy 1 : 8 also helped her .
What wrong kin@@ ds of baptism have been practic@@ ed in Chris@@ tend@@ om ?
Rather , as God ac@@ ted quic@@ k@@ ly in Juda@@ h , so he will ‘ h@@ ur@@ ry ’ his ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tional day .
At the same time , David became like a tru@@ sting lam@@ b .
Jesus said to them : “ C@@ ome after me , and I will make you fi@@ sh@@ ers of men . ”
“ God . . . gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son ”
T@@ ake for example the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , a well - known dis@@ course that Jesus gave .
Today , however , famili@@ es are bre@@ ak@@ ing ap@@ ar@@ t , and the relationship between man and woman is often a@@ bu@@ sive or gover@@ ned by sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness .
Yes , Ru@@ th@@ ’s loving - kindness , like that of others , was expres@@ sed by actions .
An@@ s@@ wers given by religious lead@@ ers were ho@@ l@@ low and un@@ satis@@ fac@@ t@@ ory .
Moses “ continued ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast as see@@ ing the One who is inv@@ isi@@ ble . ”
How did he h@@ and@@ le the situation ?
I was also direc@@ ted to 1 John 3 : 10 - 12 .
They accepted over 20 ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines and 5 boo@@ ks and promised to look the Witnesses up at their next por@@ t of call .
See the article “ Does the Devil M@@ ake U@@ s S@@ ic@@ k ? ”
Some Bible transl@@ ations cre@@ ate con@@ fu@@ sion by rend@@ ering two different Greek words ​ — Ge@@ ʹ@@ en@@ ·@@ na and Ha@@ i@@ ʹ@@ des — ​ as just the one word , “ hel@@ l . ”
O@@ ther parents have found ways to teach their children about Jehovah in their n@@ ative language while atten@@ ding meetings at a fore@@ ign - language congregation or group .
That foc@@ us be@@ comes cle@@ are@@ r when he kno@@ ws that the go@@ al is near .
Will God’s mind ever be over@@ lo@@ ad@@ ed , pre@@ ven@@ ting him from no@@ tic@@ ing you and listen@@ ing to your prayers ?
How , though , does one cultiv@@ ate love in to@@ da@@ y’s world ?
For example , what if a mil@@ d - temp@@ ered brother who often arri@@ ves l@@ ate ser@@ ves Jehovah along with a brother who is p@@ un@@ c@@ tu@@ al but eas@@ ily lo@@ ses his temp@@ er ?
Th@@ ink of her as she wor@@ ked her way through the ‘ crow@@ d that was following [ Jesus ] and pres@@ sing against him . ’
( L@@ es@@ bi@@ an cou@@ ples some@@ times res@@ ort to this pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re . )
He had mem@@ or@@ ized the enti@@ re Bible reading !
For example , would we get involved in a get - rich - quic@@ k s@@ ch@@ eme that bor@@ ders on f@@ ra@@ u@@ d ?
On a certain sa@@ b@@ bat@@ h day , the apostle Paul and his travel@@ ing compan@@ i@@ ons found L@@ y@@ dia and some other women ga@@ ther@@ ed b@@ es@@ i@@ de a ri@@ ver out@@ side Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i .
Dis@@ p@@ el@@ ling My F@@ e@@ ar of De@@ ath
We will return to M@@ an@@ f@@ red later , but let us first consider what is involved when we are called upon to deci@@ de whether to speak the truth or not .
The faith@@ ful@@ ness of Joh@@ n@@ ’s “ children ” ​ — those he in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed to “ the truth ” — ​ brought him great joy .
• Since the word “ Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on ” is dra@@ wn from the expres@@ sion “ M@@ oun@@ tain of Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do , ” will the bat@@ tle of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on be f@@ ought at a m@@ oun@@ tain in the M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast ?
We sur@@ ely want to imitate the fine examples of those disciples and respon@@ d e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly and without re@@ serv@@ ation .
We should speak and act in ways that ple@@ ase our heavenly Father .
F@@ e@@ el@@ ings of fu@@ t@@ ility led him to d@@ ru@@ g a@@ bu@@ se and al@@ co@@ ho@@ l@@ ism .
Be@@ at@@ ty@@ ’s col@@ le@@ ction of these boo@@ ks is world r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned .
I did not have that book , but I wanted one .
Con@@ serv@@ ati@@ ves , acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to using the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l , were rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to give up well - esta@@ bli@@ shed conven@@ tions and tra@@ di@@ tions .
Christians are told : “ Q@@ u@@ it being fa@@ shi@@ oned after this system of things , but be trans@@ form@@ ed by making your mind over , that you may prove to y@@ ourselves the good and accep@@ table and perfect will of God . ”
When we have our blessings fir@@ m@@ ly fi@@ x@@ ed in mind and heart , we are ready to pray to Jehovah and offer than@@ k@@ s@@ giving .
Although many ne@@ g@@ ative things may yet ha@@ p@@ pen as this system ne@@ ars its end , we can feel as did Paul , who said : “ We are thro@@ wn down , but not destro@@ yed . . . .
Re@@ pro@@ ached for the S@@ ake of Christ
* At Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st , the apostle Peter told rec@@ ep@@ tive Jews and pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes : “ R@@ ep@@ ent , and let each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of your sin@@ s , and you will receive the free gift of the holy spirit . ”
“ G@@ o On A@@ c@@ qui@@ ring P@@ ow@@ er in the Lord ”
Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r never ob@@ je@@ cted .
The war@@ m@@ th of divine for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess and the up@@ building associ@@ ation with fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers are rest@@ or@@ ative .
For example , the book I@@ mit@@ ate Their Fa@@ ith discus@@ ses at l@@ eng@@ th the lives of 14 different Bible char@@ ac@@ ters .
K@@ no@@ wing this can make us strong even under the most ex@@ tre@@ me circumstances .
Those who will come to life in the ‘ resurrection of the un@@ righteous ’ will have their n@@ ames written in “ the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l of life ” only if they act in har@@ mony with the “ things written in the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls ” of instru@@ ctions op@@ ened during the M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m .
The Ti@@ me of R@@ est@@ or@@ ation Be@@ g@@ ins
Are you by any ch@@ ance one of Jehovah’s Witnesses ? ”
How g@@ la@@ d I was that my l@@ ine of commun@@ ic@@ ation with Jehovah God could not be dis@@ ru@@ p@@ ted !
How can we show that we believe this promise ?
I had a da@@ ily bat@@ tle .
This contribu@@ tes in no small way to help@@ ing new mission@@ aries over@@ come ho@@ mes@@ ic@@ k@@ ness .
That for@@ ce@@ ful action made the disciples rec@@ all the prophe@@ tic words of King David : “ S@@ he@@ er ze@@ al for your house has e@@ at@@ en me up . ”
While we want to imitate Mar@@ th@@ a@@ ’s gener@@ ous , in@@ du@@ stri@@ ous spirit , we never want to become so “ anxi@@ ous and dis@@ tur@@ bed ” about the less ess@@ enti@@ al part of ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality that we mis@@ s out on what matters most .
At our inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tions , d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates from di@@ verse ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds bas@@ k in the war@@ m@@ th of Christian fel@@ low@@ ship .
Then we were moved to the J@@ a@@ pu@@ í@@ ba C@@ ongreg@@ ation in the heart of the st@@ ate and had the privilege of star@@ ting the Ri@@ be@@ ir@@ a C@@ ongreg@@ ation .
Des@@ i@@ re to be al@@ one or with very few people .
They will thus “ come to life ” in the ful@@ l@@ est sense when they re@@ ach sin@@ less per@@ fe@@ ction .
* There , the book of Proverbs is discus@@ sed , and you will find a large sel@@ e@@ ction of principles and counsel lis@@ ted under 12 he@@ adi@@ ng@@ s .
Jehovah will not for@@ get their work and the love they show for his name . ​ — He@@ b .
To make sure that this will be the case , let us keep on doing our share in making Christian meetings up@@ building .
My wife arri@@ ved home exc@@ ited .
( b ) How does our ad@@ ju@@ sted understanding of Matthew 13 : 4@@ 2 har@@ mon@@ ize with the thought expres@@ sed at Psalm 1@@ 12 : 10 ?
Can you do more to pre@@ pare to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate ?
With F@@ er@@ din@@ and in O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 19@@ 32
The prophet Daniel was inspired to fore@@ tell : “ In the days of those k@@ ings [ now ex@@ is@@ ting ] the God of heaven will set up a kingdom [ in heaven ] that will never be brought to ru@@ in .
17 : 22 - 24 .
We soon learned that our ca@@ r was a necess@@ ity .
In Job chap@@ ter 37 , we find some other spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c and wise ad@@ vice that can be of real value to each of us . ​ — Job 1 : 1 - 3 ; 32 : 1 – 33 : 12 .
Jesus knew well that even a willing , e@@ ag@@ er spirit may be h@@ am@@ per@@ ed by the we@@ ak@@ ness of the flesh .
The congregation in S@@ my@@ r@@ na was comm@@ ended by Christ , “ ‘ the Fir@@ st and the L@@ ast , ’ who became dead and came to life again ” by a resurrection .
Jehovah , in turn , dra@@ ws close to humans who use his name .
A@@ no@@ ther Witness accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed my wife and me on our j@@ our@@ ne@@ y through m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous ter@@ rit@@ ory on fo@@ o@@ t .
Thus , Christians had to work if they wanted to e@@ at .
W@@ ell , then , ask yourself , ‘ What con@@ v@@ inc@@ es me that God ex@@ ists ? ’
What a prophe@@ tic war@@ ning from the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh !
With e@@ ag@@ er an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation they jo@@ y@@ fully a@@ wa@@ it the time when they will wel@@ come back bil@@ li@@ ons from the dead , including their dead loved ones .
In 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E . , Jehovah God gave the Israelites an opportunity to become a holy nation to him on the con@@ dition that they ‘ stri@@ c@@ tly obey his vo@@ ice and keep his covenant . ’
The Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then known , well under@@ sto@@ od the comm@@ and to make disciples in all the earth .
E@@ V@@ E@@ R since human@@ kind f@@ ell into sin and imper@@ fe@@ ction , Jehovah has proved that he is a God who gives encourag@@ ement .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al G@@ ro@@ w@@ th in the Bal@@ k@@ ans
In the second article , see how Jehovah’s example helps us to for@@ give others , respect life , and act ju@@ st@@ ly .
A meeting place that is or@@ der@@ ly and di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied is condu@@ ci@@ ve to lear@@ ning and discus@@ sing spiritual things .
Do you pray to God for strength ?
It was not always eas@@ y , but all these brothers and sisters were willing to make sacrific@@ es to show their love for Jehovah and for people .
After tur@@ ning Adam and E@@ ve away from true worship , the Devil continued to temp@@ t people to be sel@@ f@@ ish .
How can you help your children to ac@@ qui@@ re it ?
As reg@@ ar@@ ds “ the time of the end , ” Daniel fore@@ told a very positi@@ ve develop@@ ment .
Does he not share her joy at his sa@@ fe return ?
This er@@ a of the tel@@ es@@ cop@@ e and the mi@@ cro@@ sc@@ op@@ e , of sp@@ ace ex@@ pl@@ or@@ ation and of g@@ ene@@ tic eng@@ in@@ e@@ ering , seem@@ s to allow little ro@@ om for repor@@ ts of mirac@@ ul@@ ous works and divine won@@ ders .
C@@ learly , the ma@@ in sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of Jesus ’ bir@@ th la@@ y in the work that Christ would accom@@ pl@@ ish as the appointed King of God’s Kingdom .
And when we become acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to making decisions based on godly principles , it ge@@ ts e@@ asi@@ er to come to wise conclu@@ sions that do not have ne@@ g@@ ative con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
What fac@@ t@@ ors mer@@ it their consider@@ ation ?
Are we bur@@ d@@ ened by concer@@ ns about our material needs ?
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing was ready to go .
This led to regul@@ ar discus@@ sions about the money I was ear@@ ning .
We keep ever in mind the inspired war@@ ning recorded at Isaiah 5@@ 2 : 11 : “ T@@ ur@@ n away , turn away , get out of there , t@@ ou@@ ch nothing un@@ clean ; get out from the mi@@ d@@ st of her , keep y@@ ourselves clean . ”
What benef@@ its had he received ?
Jesus ur@@ ged us to imitate his Fa@@ ther’s love by having princi@@ pl@@ ed love even for enem@@ ies who h@@ ate and persecu@@ te us .
Jesus , while id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying John as a second Eli@@ j@@ ah , indic@@ ated that there would be a future “ Eli@@ j@@ ah ” work . ​ — Matthew 17 : 11 , 12 .
Yes , the way to know the true God involved pa@@ ying attention to Jesus Christ , for in him , humans could ​ — and can — ​ see what Jehovah is like .
Au@@ thor@@ ities often feel com@@ p@@ el@@ led to inst@@ all spe@@ ed bu@@ mp@@ s ac@@ ro@@ ss city st@@ re@@ e@@ ts to for@@ ce d@@ ri@@ v@@ ers to s@@ low down .
A young gi@@ r@@ l , l@@ ame , ob@@ vi@@ ously in pain and with a des@@ per@@ ate look on her face , c@@ ra@@ w@@ ls on her ba@@ dly ble@@ e@@ ding k@@ ne@@ es .
“ On@@ ly Jehovah can do that . ”
An@@ y pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion or at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te consider@@ ed of value in a commun@@ ity ​ — be it in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ence , beau@@ ty , we@@ al@@ th , clo@@ th@@ es — ​ may be the bas@@ is for com@@ par@@ is@@ on .
When Is There a B@@ as@@ is for T@@ ak@@ ing O@@ ff@@ en@@ se ?
It is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy , however , that not all of Jehovah’s Witnesses enjoy the use of a su@@ it@@ able Kingdom H@@ all .
So when an ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement encourag@@ ing full - time service was made at a conven@@ tion held in Ad@@ el@@ a@@ i@@ de in 19@@ 40 , I sur@@ pris@@ ed my@@ self by sub@@ mit@@ ting my name .
Jesus also emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed the need for continued effort when he said : “ Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first the kingdom and his righteousness . ”
The other ro@@ ad lea@@ ds to everlasting life .
Lo@@ ve Bu@@ il@@ ds U@@ p
The t@@ it@@ le page of Be@@ d@@ el@@ l@@ ’s origin@@ al man@@ us@@ crip@@ t , cir@@ c@@ a 1@@ 6@@ 40 , and the publi@@ shed Bible , 1@@ 6@@ 8@@ 5
“ World W@@ ar I was more de@@ va@@ st@@ ating to ci@@ v@@ ility and ci@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ation than the physi@@ c@@ ally far more des@@ tru@@ ctive World W@@ ar I@@ I : the ear@@ li@@ er con@@ f@@ li@@ ct destro@@ yed an ide@@ a .
Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h must have wonder@@ ed , though , what kind of life she would lead in this land .
Jesus pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed that the con@@ di@@ tions in our day would be similar to those in the days of Noah .
Pe@@ ople of All S@@ or@@ ts R@@ es@@ pon@@ d
P@@ ra@@ ying for God’s Kingdom to come and for his will to be done on earth is an expres@@ sion of faith that will not lead to disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
However , do@@ w@@ n@@ pla@@ ying do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines lea@@ ves people with a shal@@ low faith and certainly does not un@@ ite the di@@ vi@@ ded house of Chris@@ tend@@ om .
Rather than expe@@ cting people to come to him , he travel@@ ed h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of mil@@ es on fo@@ o@@ t to share the good news with them .
F@@ e@@ ar of dis@@ pleas@@ ing Jehovah is clo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated to love for him .
The sh@@ op@@ keep@@ er , a form@@ er Witness , had received the tr@@ act and , real@@ iz@@ ing its import@@ ance , had made p@@ ho@@ to@@ co@@ pi@@ es to hand out her@@ self .
S@@ ome@@ times I see de@@ ar friends from my Af@@ ri@@ can assign@@ ments , and happy mem@@ ori@@ es come f@@ loo@@ ding back .
Jehovah is gl@@ ori@@ fied as the G@@ r@@ and Des@@ ign@@ er and M@@ ak@@ er of this we@@ al@@ th .
The Bible repor@@ ts : “ He began to reason . . . every day in the mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place with those who happened to be on hand . ”
He later wrote : “ For all things I have the strength through the one who gives me power . ”
For example , Au@@ gu@@ st@@ ine in the fi@@ f@@ th century wrote : “ The Lord said : ‘ On this ro@@ ck - mas@@ s I will buil@@ d my Ch@@ urch , ’ because Peter had told him : ‘ You are the Christ the Son of the living God . ’
He Lo@@ ved K@@ in@@ dness ( M .
Jesus was ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ar@@ ily consider@@ ate toward those who put their faith in him .
Th@@ ough most have very little in a material way , they are kind and ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able .
; Al@@ l@@ an , K .
16 : 3 .
All members of the congregation have the privilege of co@@ op@@ er@@ ating in these efforts .
And pl@@ an to do it more as you consider the ye@@ ar@@ text .
W@@ as Paul inter@@ ested in sa@@ ving only his own life ?
All such willing work@@ ers , in turn , experience Jehovah’s rich blessing . ​ — Pro@@ v .
The second discus@@ ses how they can res@@ ist pe@@ er pres@@ sure .
How , though , would people know about that Kingdom in order to accept its rule and become its sub@@ je@@ cts ?
M@@ ore than that , Jesus is “ the fir@@ st@@ born of all cre@@ ation , ” and Jehovah used him as the “ ma@@ ster work@@ er ” in cre@@ ating all things .
Indeed , no matter what apost@@ ates may say to the contr@@ ary , the real a@@ im of in@@ tru@@ ders is “ to ste@@ al and sla@@ y and destro@@ y . ”
N@@ O@@ T many days after Jesus died , the apostle Peter fac@@ ed a for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble and ho@@ st@@ ile group of men .
• How do we know that Jehovah ca@@ res for or@@ din@@ ary people ?
The over@@ all message of the Bible indic@@ ates that “ the deli@@ ght of Jehovah , ” mentioned at the end of the verse , c@@ ent@@ ers on car@@ r@@ ying out his purpose by means of the Kingdom .
This doubt is de@@ f@@ ined as an “ un@@ certain@@ ty of beli@@ ef or op@@ in@@ ion that often inter@@ fer@@ es with decision - making . ”
An@@ y seem@@ ing de@@ fe@@ at we may su@@ ff@@ er will turn out to be a vi@@ ct@@ ory if we keep our integrity .
C@@ ho@@ o@@ sing a care@@ er may be qu@@ ite difficult .
The Scriptural rec@@ ord states : “ Noah pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to do according to all that God had comman@@ ded him .
• How should we view apost@@ ates , and why ?
She was consci@@ enti@@ ous , repor@@ ting for work early and not lo@@ it@@ ering at her jo@@ b .
It seem@@ s likely that the first Ger@@ man Bible in which the name Jehovah appe@@ ared was publi@@ shed al@@ most 5@@ 00 years ag@@ o by Joh@@ an@@ n E@@ ck , a prom@@ in@@ ent Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic the@@ olo@@ gi@@ an .
What may be possible if we are experi@@ enc@@ ing a rec@@ ur@@ ring temp@@ tation ?
No@@ te what Jehovah gave his people as a reason be@@ h@@ ind this law : “ You must not go about following your hearts and your eyes , which you are following in im@@ moral inter@@ course . ”
In priv@@ ate , how might our obedi@@ ence to Jehovah be t@@ ested ?
Your first inst@@ in@@ ct may be to “ res@@ cu@@ e ” your child or to take the bur@@ den upon yourself .
However , I can now see how much the brothers r@@ al@@ lied around us and helped me as I end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to ra@@ ise my children to become worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah . ”
H@@ app@@ y Is the One W@@ ho@@ se God Is Jehovah
“ I felt that my conscience had become sear@@ ed , ” she says .
In B@@ un@@ da@@ ber@@ g an inter@@ ested man l@@ ent us a bo@@ at so that we could bro@@ ad@@ c@@ ast from the Bu@@ r@@ ne@@ t@@ t Ri@@ ver , which r@@ un@@ s through to@@ wn .
What is needed to make a succ@@ ess of marriage in s@@ pite of Satan’s efforts to under@@ mine that arrang@@ ement ?
Yes , in@@ stead of wor@@ r@@ ying about emp@@ loy@@ ment , try to use the ex@@ tr@@ a time for spiritual activities , eng@@ ag@@ ing in personal study , sh@@ aring in congreg@@ ational activities , or ex@@ pan@@ ding your ministry .
For ad@@ di@@ tional information on the W@@ al@@ den@@ ses , see the article “ The W@@ al@@ den@@ ses ​ — From H@@ er@@ es@@ y to Pro@@ t@@ est@@ an@@ tism ” in The Watchtower of Mar@@ ch 15 , 200@@ 2 .
Now there are well over a milli@@ on .
( b ) in the next one ?
It was because Jac@@ o@@ b was a man of faith that Jehovah loved him .
O@@ f@@ ten , parents learned to si@@ gn and could thus commun@@ ic@@ ate better with their children .
Ch@@ il@@ dren need to know that these requi@@ re@@ ments are n@@ on@@ ne@@ go@@ ti@@ able .
Still , you may won@@ der who Jehovah’s Witnesses really are .
Even if we are not invit@@ ed to the rec@@ ep@@ tion , we can show our support for the bri@@ de and gro@@ om and give an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent witness to n@@ on@@ believ@@ ing relati@@ ves at the we@@ d@@ ding by atten@@ ding the cer@@ em@@ on@@ y at the Kingdom H@@ all . ”
Jesus ’ will@@ ing@@ ness to die while up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding Jehovah’s righteousness ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses matters of uni@@ vers@@ al import@@ ance . ​ — He@@ b . 1 : 8 , 9 .
What reason do we have for happiness under such circumstances ?
These 14@@ 4@@ ,000 anointed Christians are “ b@@ ought from the earth , ” “ b@@ ought from among mankind , ” to be jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s with Christ in his heavenly Kingdom . ​ — Revelation 5 : 9 , 10 ; 14 : 3 , 4 ; 2 Corinthians 1 : 21 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 11 ; 3 : 6 .
S@@ ta@@ y by these things , for by doing this you will sa@@ ve both yourself and those who listen to you . ”
We can prove our love for God by tru@@ sting that He will help us cop@@ e with the lo@@ ss of a friend if we are loyal to H@@ im .
Lo@@ ok for poin@@ ts that you can use in your ministry or apply in your life .
To think that way is contr@@ ary to Paul’s counsel that we should be “ pu@@ t@@ ting up with one another in love . ”
The ans@@ wers to those questions will help you to see whether your decision to get baptized is your personal desire .
God’s day of judgment “ upon all those d@@ wel@@ ling upon the face of all the earth ” is im@@ min@@ ent .
With such wonderful pro@@ spe@@ cts a@@ head of us , may we not sto@@ p pra@@ ying for the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of God’s gl@@ ori@@ ous name .
In congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses , matu@@ re Christian elders , who are per@@ sever@@ ing in the “ fi@@ ght for the faith ” themselves , stand ready to help you .
This gave me the opportunity to de@@ f@@ end my faith before sever@@ al mil@@ it@@ ary of@@ fic@@ ers and a mag@@ is@@ tr@@ ate .
When it has pas@@ sed , Christ’s M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ule will beg@@ in .
Jac@@ ob@@ ’s de@@ ar wife , R@@ ac@@ he@@ l , was also e@@ ag@@ er to see how Jehovah would keep his promise to her husband .
198@@ 1 Ye@@ ar@@ book , pages 6@@ 6 - 6@@ 7 , 7@@ 4 - 7@@ 5 .
Many feel that “ blood is th@@ ic@@ k@@ er than water . ”
There , for the first time since my ar@@ rest , I bro@@ ke down in te@@ ars .
For example , after Jesus was resur@@ rec@@ ted , “ a great crow@@ d of pri@@ ests began to be obedi@@ ent to the faith . ”
John also states : “ E@@ ver@@ yone who h@@ ates his brother is a man@@ sla@@ y@@ er , and you know that no man@@ sla@@ y@@ er has everlasting life rema@@ ining in him . ”
We soon learned that when we arri@@ ved in a new are@@ a , it was best for us to preach in plac@@ es where the pri@@ est did not know us .
Of course , his per@@ spe@@ ctive was that of a se@@ cul@@ ar teach@@ er .
New Bi@@ bl@@ es will now re@@ ach the Af@@ ri@@ can public more quic@@ k@@ ly and e@@ con@@ om@@ ic@@ ally than when they were pro@@ duc@@ ed overse@@ as and shi@@ pp@@ ed from there .
How Can Fa@@ thers S@@ ta@@ y C@@ lo@@ se to Their S@@ ons ?
The work of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Fr@@ ance had been under ba@@ n for ei@@ ght years .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 6@@ 1 , 1@@ 20
In 1@@ 6@@ 33 , C@@ y@@ ri@@ l Con@@ t@@ ar@@ i , the me@@ tro@@ po@@ lit@@ an of B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a ( now A@@ le@@ pp@@ o ) , a personal enem@@ y of Lu@@ car@@ is and supp@@ or@@ ted by the J@@ es@@ u@@ its , tri@@ ed to ba@@ r@@ gain with the O@@ t@@ t@@ om@@ ans for the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ cha@@ l cha@@ ir .
The first speak@@ er on the pro@@ gra@@ m was R@@ ob@@ er@@ t W@@ al@@ le@@ n , who has been clo@@ sel@@ y associ@@ ated with G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol for years .
Be@@ ing in the full - time service is certainly a good one .
How other me@@ ek ones must have rejo@@ ic@@ ed over those develop@@ ments !
To maintain the pur@@ ity of Jehovah’s worship and to prote@@ ct the congregation , therefore , they do not ex@@ ten@@ d the hand of fel@@ low@@ ship to un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant apost@@ ates . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 2 : 4 , 5 ; 2 John 8 - 11 .
So he dem@@ an@@ ded to know whether Jesus claim@@ ed that t@@ it@@ le .
What do “ the wonderful works of God ” to which Eli@@ h@@ u refer@@ red invol@@ ve ?
Mo@@ st were con@@ sum@@ ed with the da@@ ily af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of life .
Some Bible scho@@ l@@ ars as@@ ser@@ t that Ju@@ de qu@@ o@@ ted an a@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l work called the Bo@@ ok of E@@ no@@ ch , but that book is a f@@ an@@ ci@@ ful work of un@@ certain orig@@ in , fal@@ sel@@ y at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted to E@@ no@@ ch .
A no@@ table develop@@ ment along these l@@ ines took place in the mi@@ d - 19@@ 30 ’ s .
E@@ ach time Jehovah does so for us , we may experience in a new way “ the peace of God that sur@@ pas@@ ses all understanding . ”
She was “ good in dis@@ cre@@ tion , ” or “ in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent , ” as the origin@@ al Hebrew expres@@ ses it .
chap@@ ter 11 .
F@@ e@@ el@@ ing Se@@ cu@@ re Now ​ — Be@@ ing Se@@ cu@@ re F@@ o@@ re@@ ver
They cannot bring peace and har@@ mony to this g@@ lo@@ be .
Jehovah spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally comman@@ ded Adam and E@@ ve to po@@ pul@@ ate the earth and to take care of it .
To what end ?
; Z@@ il@@ av@@ et@@ z , K .
In the first century , Jesus person@@ ally invit@@ ed vari@@ ous people to follow him .
“ The works of Jehovah are great , sear@@ ched for on the part of all those deli@@ gh@@ ting in them . ”
C@@ al@@ led Christians by Di@@ v@@ ine Pro@@ vi@@ d@@ ence
Some members of that congregation needed educ@@ ating in the matter of e@@ qu@@ ality .
‘ F@@ e@@ ar of Jehovah Is W@@ is@@ dom ’ , 9 / 15
Jehovah took no@@ te of that hum@@ ble shepher@@ d who eng@@ ag@@ ed in men@@ i@@ al se@@ as@@ onal work as a ni@@ pp@@ er of sy@@ cam@@ ore fi@@ g@@ s ​ — food consider@@ ed f@@ it only for the po@@ or .
Instead , as faithful servants of God , we loy@@ ally and pray@@ er@@ fully r@@ ely on him .
It is true that the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents did not fully understand what it me@@ ant for Christians to be neu@@ tr@@ al .
When I en@@ tered , the public talk was about to end , so I sta@@ yed for the study of The Watchtower that follow@@ ed .
Ex@@ pla@@ in how Paul st@@ ressed the responsi@@ bility of Christians to gl@@ ori@@ fy God by sh@@ aring their faith with others .
The H@@ el@@ p of the Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
D@@ O Y@@ O@@ U find yourself la@@ bor@@ ing under an emo@@ tional lo@@ ad because of problems with your family , health , work , or other we@@ igh@@ ty responsi@@ bil@@ ities ?
He car@@ ri@@ ed that attitude into his old age , and Jehovah bless@@ ed him for it . ​ — Read Genesis 32 : 24 - 29 .
Ha@@ ving led Israel into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , he said : “ You well know with all your hearts and with all your sou@@ ls that not one word out of all the good words that Jehovah your God has spo@@ ken to you has fa@@ iled .
Jehovah provided , and he has continued to do so .
How Can You Re@@ ach Your Go@@ als ?
I think that among other things a knowledge of Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es and their fulfill@@ ment can help an a@@ the@@ ist to star@@ t thinking . ” ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 2 : 5 , 9 .
Par@@ ents especially may ten@@ d to look back and reg@@ re@@ t that they did not h@@ and@@ le certain situ@@ ations differ@@ ently .
The Bible says : “ The one tru@@ sting in his ri@@ ches ​ — he himself will f@@ all . ”
Yes , Jesus is the Gre@@ ater Moses .
We un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly have many reas@@ ons for pra@@ ising and than@@ king Jehovah for his go@@ o@@ dness .
The w@@ atch@@ man class has always per@@ form@@ ed its t@@ ask with ze@@ al and a strong desire to do what is right .
We can therefore conclu@@ de that the order of events will be as fol@@ lo@@ ws : Fir@@ st , judgment will be ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted upon “ the great pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te , ” Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion .
See The Watchtower of De@@ c@@ ember 1 , 20@@ 00 , pages 24 - 8 .
How did Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah demonstr@@ ate their faith in Jehovah ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the elders need to give prom@@ pt attention to any in the congregation who are suffering or requi@@ re spiritual ass@@ ist@@ ance .
A U@@ k@@ ra@@ in@@ i@@ an new@@ s@@ pa@@ per repor@@ ted on a de@@ pres@@ sed pris@@ on@@ er who at@@ temp@@ ted to com@@ mit su@@ i@@ ci@@ de but then received help from Jehovah’s Witnesses .
And he went on to say , ‘ G@@ o back , ’ for se@@ ven times . ”
“ She was am@@ a@@ zed to see that we were really inter@@ ested in her as a person .
Satan imp@@ lied that Jehovah did not want them to e@@ at the fru@@ it because doing so would en@@ ligh@@ ten them .
You will then be able to say , as did the psalmist : “ I have taken your [ Jehovah’s ] remin@@ ders as a pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , for they are the ex@@ ul@@ tation of my heart . ” ​ — P@@ s .
In gener@@ al , the W@@ a@@ yu@@ u fear God and respon@@ d fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly to Bible tru@@ ths taught by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
However , they left the real pri@@ ze be@@ h@@ ind .
We also encoura@@ ge them by our con@@ vers@@ ation before and after the meeting .
As a result , he began to atten@@ d meetings regul@@ arly and accepted a Bible study .
He “ felt p@@ ity for them , because they were s@@ kin@@ ned and thro@@ wn about like sheep without a shepher@@ d . ”
The apostle exc@@ la@@ im@@ s : “ What s@@ ort of pers@@ ons ought you to be in holy ac@@ ts of conduct and de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion , a@@ wa@@ iting and keep@@ ing close in mind the pres@@ ence of the day of Jehovah ! ”
It seem@@ s reason@@ able to conclu@@ de that Jesus is the P@@ o@@ ten@@ t@@ ate refer@@ red to by Paul .
Gen@@ u@@ ine con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment is found in the fear of Jehovah ​ — in our relationship with him — ​ not in material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons . ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 6 - 8 .
Can you imitate S@@ ar@@ ah’s loy@@ al@@ ty in your deal@@ ings with your own loved ones and friends ?
The pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion here was against making i@@ ma@@ ges for worship ​ — against ‘ bo@@ wing down to i@@ do@@ ls and serving them . ’
R@@ o@@ sa , who is 6@@ 3 , ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ J@@ a@@ ir@@ o ra@@ di@@ ates joy .
How can we show that we keep the real enem@@ y in mind when a tra@@ ge@@ dy be@@ f@@ alls a fellow beli@@ ever ?
Since E@@ vel@@ y@@ n had already told me how she vie@@ wed the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c assign@@ ments , I im@@ medi@@ ately told Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r , “ Wh@@ atever Jehovah’s organization wants us to do , we are happy to do . ”
During one s@@ es@@ sion in 195@@ 8 , Y@@ an@@ ke@@ e St@@ adi@@ u@@ m and the P@@ olo G@@ r@@ oun@@ ds were p@@ ac@@ ked with 2@@ 5@@ 3@@ ,@@ 9@@ 22 from 1@@ 23 lands .
After his cri@@ m@@ es were ex@@ posed , he accepted full responsi@@ bility for his actions .
Who benefit from our “ minis@@ ter@@ ing to one another ” ?
A L@@ ess@@ on Ab@@ out P@@ ri@@ de and H@@ um@@ ility
There the Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans once had a temple where they c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated fes@@ tiv@@ als such as the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
I don@@ ’t think I would have develop@@ ed that long@@ ing had our parents not been fir@@ m in main@@ tain@@ ing a spiritual r@@ out@@ ine .
Sh@@ ould that not be true of us also ?
Even after the mission@@ aries re@@ turned from the inter@@ n@@ ational ass@@ em@@ bly , I continued to serve at Bethel .
What a deli@@ ght that will be !
By the time I was ten years old , I had already started ste@@ al@@ ing .
Why was Jeremiah given this comm@@ and ?
This is the comm@@ on Mal@@ ag@@ as@@ y ter@@ m for “ fore@@ ign@@ er . ”
Just think ​ — Lo@@ t ac@@ tually asked Jehovah to change His instru@@ ctions ! ​ — Read Genesis 19 : 17 - 20 .
Me@@ et@@ ings educ@@ ate us .
O@@ f@@ ten , when a man recei@@ ves a little authority , his hum@@ ility ​ — or l@@ ack ther@@ e@@ of — ​ quic@@ k@@ ly be@@ comes evid@@ ent .
Yet , when the A@@ mal@@ ek@@ ites att@@ ac@@ ked Israel soon after Israel@@ ’s de@@ par@@ ture from Egy@@ pt , Moses called on Jo@@ shua to organiz@@ e the de@@ f@@ en@@ se .
It would not be en@@ ough for young Solomon to w@@ atch how his own father buil@@ t faith in Jehovah .
▪ What Is the R@@ o@@ le of W@@ om@@ en in Jehovah’s P@@ ur@@ pose ?
S@@ ur@@ ely you have experienced fir@@ s@@ th@@ and the ref@@ re@@ shing effe@@ cts of lear@@ ning Bible tru@@ ths , having a b@@ right hope for the future , and ap@@ pl@@ ying Jehovah’s principles in your life .
They had been deli@@ vered by him from Egy@@ pt and were e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses of a@@ we - inspi@@ ring events when the Law was given at M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i .
Tru@@ e succ@@ ess is not determined by the material or so@@ cial go@@ als that those in the world often pur@@ sue .
In time , God will bl@@ ess hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted individuals who seek the truth .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , Moses could not have known how the Law would be ful@@ filled in Jesus , who died to re@@ de@@ em humans from the ter@@ ri@@ ble op@@ pres@@ sion of sin and death .
H@@ one@@ y also has health - giving and cur@@ ative pro@@ per@@ ties and is good for a person .
O@@ thers can help parents and their te@@ en@@ age children keep the l@@ ines of commun@@ ic@@ ation o@@ pen .
How does love result in good commun@@ ic@@ ation ?
Tru@@ e to those words , many have found that sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess al@@ lo@@ ws them to serve God without the di@@ str@@ action comm@@ on to married life .
K@@ in@@ dness and interest on the part of others in the congregation can do much to af@@ fect the heart of an un@@ believ@@ ing family member .
When C@@ ar@@ in in@@ sis@@ ted on ra@@ ising D@@ on her@@ self , her relati@@ ves , including her husband , called her la@@ z@@ y and la@@ ugh@@ ed at her .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous lead@@ ers com@@ mon@@ ly teach that God sent the “ st@@ ar . ”
Bro@@ thers from S@@ ã@@ o T@@ om@@ é vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to buil@@ d a small Kingdom H@@ all that also has accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations for two special pione@@ ers .
They ign@@ ore the words of L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 19 : 18 , which says : “ You must love your fellow as yourself . ”
Your next go@@ al could be to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate by o@@ ffering a bri@@ ef but hear@@ t@@ felt com@@ ment .
Even ad@@ ul@@ ts need to have Scriptural pas@@ sa@@ ges explained to them .
At the end of the meeting , a Witness in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed himself to them in a fri@@ end@@ ly man@@ ner .
Des@@ cri@@ b@@ ing the effect of our emo@@ tions on our coun@@ ten@@ ance , the wise king says : “ A jo@@ y@@ ful heart has a good effect on the coun@@ ten@@ ance , but because of the pain of the heart there is a stri@@ ck@@ en spirit . ” ​ — Proverbs 15 : 13 .
S@@ and S@@ cul@@ p@@ tures
T@@ w@@ ent@@ y years ag@@ o , S@@ el@@ mi@@ ra@@ ’s husband was g@@ un@@ ned down in a ro@@ b@@ ber@@ y , lea@@ ving her with three young children to re@@ ar .
A@@ m@@ ong them were F@@ l@@ ori@@ an and An@@ ja , who said : “ We view our new assignment as an exc@@ iting chall@@ enge .
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ le 4 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 28 - 32
( a ) What was Jo@@ shua to do to make his way succ@@ ess@@ ful ?
They were so deli@@ gh@@ ted with the beau@@ ti@@ ful Kingdom M@@ el@@ o@@ dies that they deci@@ ded to sing Kingdom song@@ s after each study !
And than@@ ks to light from the su@@ n , we can see , e@@ at , bre@@ a@@ the , and live .
No , we may not liter@@ ally for@@ get past mis@@ takes , but we need not con@@ stan@@ tly ber@@ ate ourselves for them .
The pri@@ me t@@ ask of Christians today , as in the first century , is ‘ to be@@ ar thor@@ ough witness concer@@ ning the kingdom of God . ’
Some took up the full - time ministry as a care@@ er , which brought me special joy .
* A@@ no@@ ther example is Jac@@ o@@ b , who was dec@@ ei@@ ved into believ@@ ing that his son Joseph had been kil@@ led by a w@@ il@@ d ani@@ ma@@ l .
You will want to see that “ all things take place dec@@ ently , ” gu@@ i@@ ded by “ the wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve . ”
He min@@ i@@ mi@@ z@@ es God’s law , dis@@ regarding Jehovah and His name as being of no for@@ ce or import@@ ance .
Why did he have to die ?
For instance , the apostle Peter , a Je@@ w , was instru@@ cted to vis@@ it the house of a fore@@ ign n@@ ational , someone with whom he would not nor@@ m@@ ally have close associ@@ ation .
Re@@ jo@@ ic@@ ing in Our H@@ op@@ e
L@@ et@@ ’s see how a man nam@@ ed Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i was ru@@ ined by gre@@ ed .
T@@ es@@ ke@@ y A@@ la - To@@ o m@@ oun@@ tain r@@ ange
Di@@ ma@@ s and G@@ is@@ ela dis@@ co@@ vered that cal@@ m o@@ ce@@ an w@@ at@@ ers can quic@@ k@@ ly become de@@ ad@@ ly wa@@ ves .
L@@ ines of commun@@ ic@@ ation can thus be op@@ ened between par@@ ent and child .
It will be a privilege to imp@@ ar@@ t knowledge of God’s will and purpose to resur@@ rec@@ ted ones , ther@@ e@@ by help@@ ing them to qu@@ ali@@ fy for “ everlasting life . ” ​ — Acts 24 : 15 ; John 17 : 3 .
One Christian ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er in A@@ sia rec@@ alls a mission@@ ary from the ei@@ gh@@ th class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad .
He listen@@ ed to the the@@ ori@@ es of other ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ ers and s@@ ought to ex@@ pose f@@ la@@ ws in their ide@@ as .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing through Isaiah , Jehovah said : “ All your sons will be pers@@ ons taught by Jehovah , and the peace of your sons will be a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant . ”
We should cop@@ y his example .
On sever@@ al other occasi@@ ons , David rest@@ ra@@ ined himself from taking matters into his own hands .
Mark S@@ an@@ der@@ son , now a member of the Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n Bethel family , gave a repor@@ t on the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines .
C@@ ongreg@@ ations of Jehovah’s Witnesses come together for meetings that are spe@@ cially desi@@ gn@@ ed to help individuals to draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah and to have joy in serving him .
While that work was in prog@@ ress , what a valu@@ able dis@@ co@@ very H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est H@@ il@@ ki@@ ah made !
Ch@@ il@@ dren are also encoura@@ ged to take life seri@@ ously .
Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 14 : 8 , 9 says : “ It must occ@@ ur in that day that living w@@ at@@ ers will go for@@ th from Jerusalem , half of them to the e@@ ast@@ er@@ n se@@ a and half of them to the w@@ es@@ ter@@ n se@@ a . In sum@@ m@@ er and in w@@ in@@ ter it will occ@@ ur .
Jesus resur@@ rec@@ ted
The Christian disci@@ ple James tel@@ ls us that “ the wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve is first of all cha@@ st@@ e , then pe@@ ace@@ able , reason@@ able [ “ yi@@ el@@ ding , ” f@@ t@@ n . ] , ready to obey , full of mer@@ cy and good fru@@ its , not making par@@ ti@@ al dist@@ inc@@ tions , not h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical . ” ​ — J@@ as .
The Kingdom is a govern@@ ment that will rule over the enti@@ re earth , not from some earthly cap@@ it@@ al , but from heaven .
R@@ o@@ y’s health also dec@@ l@@ ined , and in 198@@ 3 he experienced a very serious st@@ ro@@ ke that left him par@@ ti@@ ally par@@ al@@ y@@ zed and un@@ able to speak .
St@@ ar@@ ting A@@ new
Acc@@ ur@@ ate Bible knowledge will buil@@ d your confidence that God’s promises for the future will be a re@@ ality .
“ My great@@ est comfort , ” J@@ an@@ et says , “ comes from know@@ ing that God is ‘ a father of the fa@@ ther@@ less and a prote@@ ct@@ or of wi@@ do@@ ws . ’
The t@@ it@@ le of the tr@@ act or its col@@ or@@ ful illustr@@ ation may cap@@ ture the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der@@ ’s attention , allow@@ ing us to men@@ tion bri@@ ef@@ ly the purpose of our vis@@ it and to ra@@ ise a question .
I@@ magine what a mother be@@ ar would do if someone th@@ reat@@ ened her cu@@ bs ! ​ — Com@@ pare Ho@@ se@@ a 13 : 8 .
I@@ m@@ mer@@ sing my@@ self in spiritual activities ​ — personal study , meeting attend@@ ance , the field ministry , and help@@ ing others in the congregation — ​ has dra@@ wn me clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah and has sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ded my heart . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
In like man@@ ner , we must pre@@ pare to face pres@@ sures of g@@ ale - for@@ ce in@@ ten@@ s@@ ity as this wicked system ne@@ ars its end .
C@@ learly , not in the way that we walk with fellow humans .
( 7 ) Pe@@ ck@@ ham , T .
S@@ how concer@@ n for un@@ believ@@ ing mat@@ es
God’s origin@@ al purpose was that man should live forever .
It was Jesus ’ cu@@ sto@@ m to vis@@ it the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e , where God’s Word was discus@@ sed .
▪ An@@ s@@ wer : Jesus did not comm@@ and his followers to have children .
Lo@@ o@@ king back on our travel@@ s , I rec@@ all many experi@@ ences .
Th@@ ink of the responsi@@ bil@@ ities that liter@@ al shepher@@ ds had in Bible times .
How did Jesus provide a c@@ lu@@ e about what would be the pri@@ m@@ ary concer@@ n of the apostles ?
God “ made out of one man every nation of men to d@@ well on the enti@@ re sur@@ face of the earth . ”
The ransom sacrifice of God’s Son , Jesus Christ , makes it possible for anyone who exerc@@ ises faith in him to receive everlasting life .
Thus , he was saying that wh@@ en@@ ever anointed Christians par@@ took of the em@@ ble@@ ms , they would pro@@ cla@@ im their faith in Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice .
Al@@ so share together in the ministry .
B@@ as@@ ed on contr@@ ast , this ty@@ pe of reason@@ ing can make a deep imp@@ res@@ sion .
R@@ es@@ is@@ ting T@@ emp@@ t@@ ations
When the day of Jehovah conclu@@ des , what will have happened ?
Hence , about fi@@ ve years el@@ ap@@ sed after Is@@ h - bo@@ she@@ th@@ ’s death before David became king over all Israel . ​ — 2 Samuel 2 : 3 , 4 , 8 - 11 ; 5 : 4 , 5 .
However , not every@@ body se@@ es things that way .
Do you want to continue re@@ ap@@ ing what is good ​ — a satis@@ f@@ ying life now with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of everlasting life in God’s new world ?
The k@@ ing@@ ’s sin of ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y was thus com@@ p@@ oun@@ ded by his having an in@@ no@@ c@@ ent man kil@@ led .
Do you understand the d@@ ang@@ ers of f@@ li@@ r@@ ting ?
Paul pray@@ ed that Christians in his day keep “ inc@@ reas@@ ing in the acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God . ”
T@@ ak@@ ing the lead in field service is another are@@ a in which overse@@ ers set a fine example for their fellow Christians .
Since kindness is not only w@@ o@@ ven into the f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c of human n@@ ature but also high@@ ly es@@ te@@ em@@ ed by God , it is , therefore , reason@@ able that God tel@@ ls us to “ become kind to one another . ”
But there is change ​ — not just change with reg@@ ard to num@@ bers but also change in the person@@ ality of those who accept this per@@ va@@ sive message . ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 2 ; E@@ ph .
“ The p@@ low@@ man will ac@@ tually over@@ take the har@@ v@@ es@@ ter , ” Jehovah promised .
• St@@ an@@ ding cho@@ p@@ s@@ tic@@ ks in a bo@@ w@@ l of ri@@ ce is a si@@ gn of death
P@@ u@@ m and An@@ n@@ y feel that their decision has led to many blessings .
That is what D@@ am@@ ar@@ is experienced when she fac@@ ed an important decision as a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er .
Sat@@ is@@ f@@ ying Our S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Ne@@ ed
Consider one Christian family of four who moved from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates to the D@@ om@@ in@@ i@@ can Re@@ public to serve with a congregation in a to@@ wn with a po@@ pul@@ ation of 5@@ 0@@ ,000 .
The next day , he was sever@@ ely w@@ oun@@ ded in bat@@ tle and com@@ mit@@ ted su@@ i@@ ci@@ de .
Those who ha@@ bitu@@ ally view por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y n@@ ur@@ ture “ un@@ contro@@ l@@ led se@@ x@@ u@@ al pas@@ sion , ” which may result in their be@@ coming ad@@ di@@ cted to se@@ x .
Why is religion often an influ@@ ence for bad ?
Let us now go through the par@@ able and see how the anointed have app@@ lied its counsel .
The Bi@@ bli@@ cal examples consider@@ ed a@@ bo@@ ve show that Jehovah God did give different direc@@ tions and instru@@ ctions at different times .
Today , he pre@@ ach@@ es in men@@ ’s c@@ lu@@ bs in Le@@ e@@ ds , Eng@@ land , making his ten - min@@ u@@ te spe@@ e@@ ch before bing@@ o ste@@ als his a@@ udi@@ ence .
Of course , since Jesus is the one who will lead the war of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , most likely he now kno@@ ws when that war will be .
Ther@@ e@@ after , Je@@ h@@ u pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to eli@@ min@@ ate do@@ z@@ ens of other members of the house of wicked A@@ ha@@ b . ​ — 2 K@@ i .
The vis@@ it@@ ors turned out to be two Witnesses who regul@@ arly called on the woman .
“ The spirit sear@@ ches into all things , even the deep things of God . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R .
Even the most cor@@ ru@@ pt govern@@ ments often provide such ser@@ vi@@ ces as ma@@ il deli@@ very , public educ@@ ation , fi@@ re prote@@ ction , and law en@@ for@@ c@@ ement .
The Hebrew ter@@ m transl@@ ated “ ho@@ l@@ iness ” con@@ ve@@ ys the ide@@ a of se@@ par@@ at@@ en@@ ess , exc@@ lu@@ si@@ ven@@ ess , or san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation to God .
You might feel temp@@ ted to follow other travel@@ ers ​ — especially if you saw a great many making the same cho@@ ice .
( b ) Of what are we as@@ sur@@ ed if we act with hum@@ ility ?
As was the cu@@ sto@@ m , they conclu@@ ded a marriage covenant , bet@@ ro@@ thing Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h to Isa@@ a@@ c .
1 , 2 . ( a ) Why does dar@@ k@@ ness co@@ ver the earth today ?
That has long been so , as the book of Psal@@ ms emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es .
How g@@ la@@ d we were to be present at our first n@@ ational conven@@ tion !
De@@ cl@@ are Jehovah’s P@@ ra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy De@@ e@@ ds !
At who@@ se side do th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds “ f@@ all , ” and in what way ?
For example , members of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses and members of B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ es worl@@ d@@ wide are all very bus@@ y men .
By giving spiritual matters pre@@ ce@@ d@@ ence over material consider@@ ations , we avoid being cho@@ ked by the pa@@ ins and ple@@ a@@ sures of this world .
‘ Lo@@ ve end@@ u@@ res all things .
James con@@ dem@@ ned b@@ ra@@ gg@@ ing , while Paul ad@@ v@@ ised us to avoid fo@@ ol@@ ish tal@@ king and ob@@ sc@@ ene j@@ es@@ ting .
Those who cle@@ a@@ ve to Bible principles shi@@ eld their mind and heart from all form@@ s of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment that n@@ ur@@ ture a lu@@ st for viol@@ ence .
( b ) What do parents pri@@ mar@@ ily need to teach young ones ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the Bible tel@@ ls us : “ To Jehovah bel@@ ong the earth and that which f@@ ill@@ s it , the pro@@ duc@@ tive land and those d@@ wel@@ ling in it . ”
The see@@ ds s@@ own de@@ ca@@ des ag@@ o by the so - called me gener@@ ation have pro@@ duc@@ ed a soci@@ ety in which the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity are concer@@ ned pri@@ mar@@ ily about themselves .
By show@@ ing understanding , emp@@ a@@ thy ​ — even com@@ pas@@ sion — ​ for the off@@ end@@ er , you might be able to help him learn Bi@@ bli@@ cal tru@@ ths .
C@@ ould I have been more consider@@ ate and understanding ? ’
What Jesus T@@ au@@ ght Ab@@ out God’s Kingdom
Be determined to live according to your prayers .
The first speak@@ er emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed the import@@ ance of inc@@ reas@@ ing our attention sp@@ an .
A@@ G@@ E : 4@@ 3
A@@ no@@ ther man who publi@@ shed a ver@@ sion of the Bible in V@@ en@@ ice was A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o B@@ ru@@ ci@@ ol@@ i .
“ The Bible is a ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent thing of God , ” said Bro@@ ther H@@ er@@ d .
The following article will ad@@ d@@ ress this sub@@ ject .
When we refle@@ ct on how Ru@@ th was bless@@ ed , we see the value of pu@@ t@@ ting our confidence in God with un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ing faith , fully believ@@ ing “ that he is and that he be@@ comes the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ” ​ — Hebrews 11 : 6 .
10 : 18 ​ — What was Jesus refer@@ ring to when he told the 70 disciples : “ I began to b@@ eho@@ ld Satan already fal@@ le@@ n like ligh@@ t@@ ning from heaven ” ?
Why can we say that angels support our preaching ?
A married cou@@ ple living on the S@@ wis@@ s - Ger@@ man bor@@ der dis@@ co@@ vered that lear@@ ning to live according to Bible mor@@ als made them ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er .
Bet@@ ter O@@ f@@ f W@@ i@@ th@@ out God ?
One pos@@ si@@ bility is that this child was the “ I@@ m@@ man@@ u@@ el ” refer@@ red to by Isaiah .
The F@@ loo@@ d@@ w@@ at@@ ers F@@ all
This is a discus@@ sion of the Bible , pre@@ si@@ ded over by an experienced el@@ der .
T@@ om@@ o@@ yo@@ shi and No@@ bu@@ ko now serve at the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k .
When Peter was mirac@@ ul@@ ously rel@@ eas@@ ed from pris@@ on , he wanted to be with his brothers , so he went st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght to the house of the mother of John Mark , where “ qu@@ ite a few were ga@@ ther@@ ed together and pra@@ ying . ”
This com@@ p@@ li@@ ment remin@@ ded him of what he was well - a@@ ware of ​ — that care@@ ful use of the s@@ cal@@ pe@@ l keep@@ s blood lo@@ ss to a min@@ i@@ mu@@ m .
This would inclu@@ de his la@@ ying down his life as a sacrifice for the sin@@ s of human@@ kind .
The ri@@ de of the four hor@@ s@@ em@@ en of the A@@ po@@ cal@@ y@@ p@@ se is one of the best - known s@@ cen@@ es from the book of Revelation .
Yes , love of neigh@@ b@@ or is a mar@@ k of a Christian .
God is an inv@@ isi@@ ble spirit person .
For many people in all par@@ ts of the earth , the answer has proved to be y@@ es !
As fore@@ told , Jesus en@@ tered Jerusalem on a col@@ t , and the crow@@ ds ha@@ iled him as “ the one coming as the King in Jehovah’s name . ”
the man who sto@@ od up to the king of Egy@@ pt , b@@ ol@@ dly as@@ king for the Israelites to be fre@@ ed from sla@@ very ?
In time , his family became un@@ ited in true worship , and his wife en@@ tered the full - time ministry .
Wh@@ ich group bas@@ es all its teachings on God’s Word , hon@@ ors God’s name , and pro@@ claim@@ s God’s Kingdom as man@@ kin@@ d’s only hope ?
When stri@@ ck@@ en by ill@@ ness , what may we ask of our heavenly Father ?
He also said : “ E@@ ven@@ ing and mor@@ ning and no@@ on@@ time I cannot but show concer@@ n and I mo@@ an , and [ Jehovah ] he@@ ars my vo@@ ice . ”
We can r@@ ely on and trust in Jehovah because he is tru@@ th@@ ful ; he never dec@@ ei@@ ves his loyal ones .
Just as sa@@ il@@ ors regul@@ arly listen to we@@ ather fore@@ ca@@ st@@ s , we must he@@ ed the prophe@@ tic war@@ n@@ ings of God’s inspired Word . ​ — Psalm 19 : 7 - 11 .
Th@@ r@@ ough the angels ’ declar@@ ation to the shepher@@ ds , we learn that the opportunity for sal@@ vation is o@@ pen to all who are willing to hear the message of the good news .
One writ@@ er who ra@@ ised sheep for a number of years no@@ ted : “ S@@ he@@ ep do not ‘ just take care of themselves ’ as some might su@@ p@@ pose .
After the in@@ iti@@ al exc@@ it@@ ement ab@@ ated , they con@@ temp@@ l@@ ated the assignment Jehovah was pu@@ t@@ ting before them .
And we know that he was resur@@ rec@@ ted from the dead .
For instance , it may be a chall@@ enge to he@@ ed the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel : “ F@@ le@@ e from for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 6 : 18 .
They can draw close to Jehovah , and as a group , they have the wonderful pro@@ spe@@ ct of sur@@ vi@@ ving Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
He foc@@ used on Jesus again and accepted his help .
Ke@@ ep Your E@@ ye “ S@@ imp@@ le ”
If we walk in Jehovah’s way , what “ e@@ ase ” will we find for our sou@@ ls ?
In s@@ pite of world con@@ di@@ tions , Christians need not be af@@ ra@@ id or ter@@ ri@@ fied .
M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el wanted to learn more and accepted a Bible study .
I thought it over and since then never sh@@ ared in this cu@@ sto@@ m again . ”
Does loyal service to Jehovah have first place in our life ?
How should we re@@ act when there is a con@@ f@@ li@@ ct between God’s law and human dem@@ ands ?
After King A@@ ha@@ z@@ iah died , A@@ th@@ al@@ iah , his mother , kil@@ led the rema@@ ining ro@@ y@@ al off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing exc@@ ep@@ t Jeho@@ as@@ h and se@@ ized the thro@@ ne .
That was in the w@@ in@@ ter of 194@@ 5 / 4@@ 6 .
You always live with others . ”
9 : 24 - 27 .
When she fin@@ i@@ shed school , she was offered a scho@@ lar@@ ship that would en@@ able her to pur@@ sue high@@ er educ@@ ation .
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iti@@ on of this reason@@ ab@@ ly lea@@ ds us to conclu@@ de that we are acc@@ oun@@ table to God .
But Jehovah is a loving R@@ ul@@ er .
T@@ ry again to vis@@ u@@ al@@ ize the future of u@@ pri@@ ght humans in God’s new world under the rule of the Gre@@ ater Solomon .
They read Romans 5 : 12 to show that death was brought through the sin of man , not because it is the will of God .
Do ar@@ ise , O Jehovah ! Sa@@ ve me , O my God !
I am fore@@ war@@ ning you . . . that those who prac@@ tice such things will not in@@ her@@ it God’s kingdom . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 19 - 21 .
“ I get a lo@@ t of pres@@ sure to d@@ ate , even from well - meaning people .
C@@ am@@ els , N@@ or@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a and A@@ ra@@ bi@@ an Pen@@ in@@ su@@ la
Re@@ as@@ on@@ able concer@@ n about our health under such circumstances is n@@ atur@@ al and even bene@@ fi@@ cial .
Jehovah is faithful to his coven@@ ants with Abraham and David , and he has mer@@ cy on those who , like Mi@@ ca@@ h , love him and g@@ ri@@ eve over the ali@@ en@@ ation of their coun@@ tr@@ y@@ men from God .
Some older fellow believers have car@@ ri@@ ed heav@@ y lo@@ a@@ ds of responsi@@ bility and have end@@ ur@@ ed persecu@@ tion for the s@@ ake of the good news .
What should we be@@ ar in mind about those serving in fore@@ ign fi@@ el@@ ds ?
1 : 18 ​ — What is me@@ ant by the words : “ C@@ ome , now , you people , and let us set matters st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght between us ” ?
L@@ it@@ tle by little , the determined no@@ vice lear@@ ns how much ten@@ sion to apply to the str@@ ing ; he takes the w@@ ind into account , and he keep@@ s on making an effort .
In some c@@ as@@ es , you may need to have a heart - to - heart talk with your parents or in - la@@ ws .
“ F@@ O@@ R this I have been born , and for this I have come into the world , that I should be@@ ar witness to the truth . ”
I@@ ts hear@@ t@@ be@@ at s@@ lo@@ ws down during the di@@ ve , and blood is di@@ ver@@ ted to the heart , lu@@ ng@@ s , and b@@ ra@@ in .
The f@@ la@@ g is the sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of the St@@ ate .
Indeed , Jesus ’ own disciples did not believe the women !
Rather than f@@ all as@@ le@@ ep , however , he sp@@ ent those vital last m@@ om@@ ents of fre@@ e@@ dom in fer@@ v@@ ent prayer .
God promises to he@@ al mankind of all physical , men@@ tal , and emo@@ tional mal@@ adi@@ es during the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn of his Son over the earth .
This can help us to res@@ ol@@ ve problems quic@@ k@@ ly before they become more serious .
Lo@@ ose conduct ( Greek , a@@ ·@@ sel@@ ʹ@@ g@@ ei@@ ·@@ a ) den@@ o@@ tes “ li@@ cen@@ ti@@ ousness ; w@@ an@@ t@@ on@@ ness ; sh@@ am@@ eless conduct ; le@@ w@@ dness of conduct . ”
Re@@ g@@ arding the pro@@ c@@ ess of “ re@@ form ” used in M@@ ak@@ r@@ ó@@ n@@ is@@ o@@ s , the Greek enc@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia Pa@@ p@@ y@@ ro@@ s L@@ ar@@ ous@@ se B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ The me@@ tho@@ ds of c@@ ru@@ el t@@ or@@ ture , . . . the living con@@ di@@ tions , which are un@@ accep@@ table for a ci@@ v@@ il@@ ized nation , and the gu@@ ar@@ ds ’ de@@ gra@@ ding be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or toward in@@ mat@@ es . . . are a dis@@ gr@@ ace to the hist@@ ory of Gre@@ e@@ ce . ”
For an ancient a@@ th@@ le@@ te , it was important to have a good tra@@ in@@ er , to exerc@@ ise self - control , and to direc@@ t his efforts well .
I pray for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s and to be a better Christian . ” ​ — M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ene , G@@ h@@ ana .
By pur@@ su@@ ing a godly course , however , we will be ‘ v@@ ess@@ els for an hon@@ or@@ able purpose , san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied , or set ap@@ ar@@ t , for Jehovah’s service and pre@@ pared for every good work . ’
Samuel , who@@ se home was comple@@ t@@ ely destro@@ yed , said : “ Even during these ex@@ tre@@ me circumstances , my wife and I never st@@ op@@ ped atten@@ ding meetings and preaching .
P@@ O@@ W@@ E@@ R can mean a number of things , such as the pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of control , authority , or influ@@ ence over others ; the ability to act or to pro@@ du@@ ce an effect ; physical might ( strength ) ; or men@@ tal or moral ef@@ fic@@ ac@@ y .
Just as a ba@@ ited ho@@ ok may at@@ tr@@ act a f@@ ish , so im@@ moral thoughts and le@@ w@@ d desi@@ res ​ — when not im@@ medi@@ ately dis@@ mis@@ sed — ​ may beg@@ in to draw out and enti@@ ce a Christian .
Jehovah helps those who@@ se heart is complete toward him , and he is e@@ ag@@ er to use his power in their be@@ half .
Yet again , it seem@@ s that his work su@@ ffered at the hands of in@@ com@@ pet@@ ent re@@ vis@@ ers .
Re@@ fu@@ sing to honor our an@@ c@@ est@@ ors is saying that our worship is fo@@ ol@@ ish . ”
O@@ thers have been fo@@ ol@@ ed by off@@ ers of un@@ real@@ is@@ tic@@ ally high re@@ tur@@ ns on inv@@ est@@ ments .
6 : 5 , 7 , 8 .
On the strength of that verse , W@@ es@@ sel fir@@ m@@ ly believ@@ ed that it is bene@@ fi@@ cial to ask questions , reason@@ ing that “ we know only as much as we ask . ”
We ev@@ en@@ tually had three children , a daugh@@ ter and two sons .
Many conven@@ tions have been held there on the pro@@ per@@ ty of a family who are Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Con@@ cer@@ ned about what might ha@@ p@@ pen to his transl@@ ation , however , Ser@@ ap@@ him re@@ turned to Con@@ stan@@ t@@ in@@ ople in 1@@ 7@@ 0@@ 5 .
In the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , for example , a pol@@ l was taken of 7@@ 50 children ag@@ ed 12 to 17 .
Jehovah’s blessings would not just come upon God’s people but would “ over@@ take ” them .
As you do so , you can be certain that Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es will keep you sa@@ fe and secu@@ re during the rema@@ in@@ der of this system of things ​ — and for et@@ er@@ n@@ ity !
Pet@@ er@@ ’s words emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the need to keep close w@@ atch during these last days to make sure that our life rema@@ ins cen@@ tered on de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion .
But the privilege of recei@@ ving Kingdom blessings was not li@@ mit@@ ed to people in the first century .
The Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount was in@@ deed the great@@ est dis@@ course ever given on earth .
I@@ T W@@ A@@ S a s@@ pr@@ ing day in Israel in 33 C.E . , and Jesus ’ disciples were ga@@ ther@@ ed on a m@@ oun@@ tain in Gal@@ ile@@ e .
Why is it important to be pati@@ ent and answer your chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s questions ?
Although you@@ ths are gener@@ ally op@@ ti@@ mis@@ tic , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of young people view the future with some anxi@@ ety .
Re@@ g@@ arding Psalm 29 , M@@ it@@ ch@@ ell Da@@ ho@@ od of the P@@ on@@ ti@@ fic@@ al Bi@@ bli@@ cal In@@ s@@ titu@@ te in R@@ ome com@@ ments : “ This psal@@ m is a Y@@ ah@@ wis@@ tic a@@ da@@ p@@ tation of an older Cana@@ an@@ ite h@@ y@@ m@@ n to the st@@ or@@ m - go@@ d Ba@@ al . . .
What will help us to keep our min@@ ds fi@@ x@@ ed on spiritual things ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , a person who l@@ ac@@ ks the fear of Jehovah will not use wh@@ atever knowledge he has to honor the Creator .
From a dist@@ ance I could see my mother - in - law and my de@@ ar son , Ti@@ b@@ or , in the y@@ ard .
The se@@ cre@@ t , then , to being truly free ​ — being able to do what we desire — ​ is to cultiv@@ ate the right desi@@ res , those that har@@ mon@@ ize with Jehovah’s person@@ ality and standards .
Those who com@@ mit im@@ mor@@ ality dis@@ ple@@ ase Jehovah and h@@ ur@@ t their sp@@ ouse and themselves .
A@@ m@@ ong the blessings such a person will experience is that he will find life ​ — not a bri@@ ef ex@@ ist@@ ence but life without end .
Who but God could have pre@@ di@@ cted the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of those hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al events ?
The following discus@@ sion , “ Fir@@ m for T@@ e@@ aching That Acc@@ or@@ ds With Go@@ dly D@@ ev@@ o@@ tion , ” ex@@ hor@@ ted Christians not to look into dem@@ or@@ al@@ iz@@ ing ide@@ as pro@@ pa@@ g@@ ated by this world .
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ les 1 , 2 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 11 - 19
“ It wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t until I real@@ ized what I had lost that I turned back to Jehovah , ” he says .
Th@@ r@@ ough a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign , he is making known to all nations the good news about his Kingdom govern@@ ment in the hands of Jesus Christ .
How g@@ la@@ d we are that our daugh@@ ter , Li@@ dia , and her husband , Al@@ f@@ red De@@ Ru@@ sha , have proved to be an ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary Christian cou@@ ple .
So the next time we kno@@ ck on your do@@ or , ple@@ ase take time to listen .
Let us consider the lives of two faithful servants of Jehovah who succ@@ ess@@ fully cop@@ ed with difficul@@ ties : Joseph and David .
They re@@ ach out “ to comfort those in any s@@ ort of tri@@ bul@@ ation through the comfort with which [ they themselves ] are being com@@ for@@ ted by God . ”
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , it seem@@ s that under the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , marri@@ ages and bir@@ ths were of@@ fi@@ cially recorded . ​ — Matthew 1 : 1 - 16 .
All of them are following the ad@@ vice of Bro@@ ther Pet@@ ers , who told me long ag@@ o , “ No matter what happ@@ ens , never for@@ get the do@@ or - to - do@@ or ministry . ”
However , our son E@@ ver@@ et@@ t follow@@ ed my example and en@@ tered the full - time ministry .
One group sto@@ od out in star@@ k contr@@ ast .
L@@ I@@ B@@ E@@ R@@ I@@ A
So we need not fear that Satan has some ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary ability of which we are enti@@ r@@ ely un@@ a@@ ware .
We never for@@ get the words of James 2 : 15 , 16 . ”
Thus , each one of us should ask himself : ‘ How do I view the sing@@ ing at our meetings for worship ?
in the S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 1 , 199@@ 9 , Watchtower .
W@@ as Jesus being dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful or un@@ kind in the way he ad@@ d@@ ressed his mother at the we@@ d@@ ding fe@@ ast in C@@ ana ? ​ — John 2 : 4 .
H@@ ist@@ ory shows that ri@@ v@@ al@@ ry and pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce have long sto@@ od in the way of any hope for un@@ ity , and religion has often done much to f@@ an the f@@ lam@@ es of con@@ f@@ li@@ ct rather than ex@@ t@@ ing@@ u@@ ish them .
25 : 19 .
Even so , we did not sto@@ p as@@ king Jehovah to o@@ pen up opportun@@ ities in his service .
I thought it was time to look at al@@ ter@@ n@@ ati@@ ves . ’ ”
To what do those expres@@ sions ref@@ er ?
Thus we imitate Jesus .
I did y@@ ard work , wa@@ shed w@@ in@@ do@@ ws , and car@@ ed for other o@@ d@@ d jo@@ bs .
Wh@@ ere did something that should be right go so wrong ?
What ex@@ ac@@ tly does the future hold for our pl@@ an@@ et ?
They Ne@@ ed No H@@ u@@ man H@@ el@@ p
As a result , God’s spirit no longer supp@@ or@@ ted the king .
Instead , they were giving glory to gra@@ ven i@@ ma@@ ges , not to Jehovah God .
Why is the un@@ ve@@ il@@ ing of this s@@ cro@@ l@@ l f@@ ra@@ g@@ ment no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy ?
And we have the as@@ sur@@ ance that he will listen to our prayer and ‘ make our pa@@ ths st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght . ’
Tru@@ e Christians do not bu@@ y or use f@@ ra@@ u@@ d@@ ul@@ ent do@@ cum@@ ents
The fear of God can over@@ power the fear of man .
“ At times , we do something special for our el@@ des@@ t son , ” says J@@ en@@ ne@@ y , qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , “ even if we just have lun@@ ch at his fav@@ or@@ ite re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ant . ”
How succ@@ ess@@ ful were you in fi@@ x@@ ing in mind those plac@@ es where real people lived , people involved in the fulfill@@ ment of divine prophecy ?
The Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol was started in 195@@ 9 .
Our develop@@ ing similar confidence in God can give us the courage to face any of to@@ da@@ y’s ad@@ vers@@ ities . ​ — Read Psalm 4@@ 6 : 1 - 3 .
To atten@@ d all the meetings , they would have to do without some in@@ come or might ris@@ k lo@@ sing their jo@@ bs .
C@@ l@@ ou@@ ds that form@@ ed over the se@@ a would move over the land , where they could pro@@ du@@ ce ra@@ in . ​ — 1 / 1 , pages 15 - 16 .
We will keep al@@ co@@ ho@@ l in its place , avoid occ@@ ul@@ t practic@@ es , and he@@ ed Jesus ’ war@@ ning about im@@ mor@@ ality .
Al@@ so , few put faith in the good news about Jesus , the Messi@@ ah , during the ministry of the apostle Paul . ​ — R@@ om . 10 : 16 , 17 .
( 1 ) Tho@@ mp@@ son , E .
Jehovah promised Abraham : “ I shall sur@@ ely bl@@ ess you and I shall sur@@ ely mul@@ ti@@ p@@ ly your se@@ ed like the st@@ ars of the heavens and like the gra@@ ins of s@@ and that are on the se@@ a@@ sh@@ ore . ”
They began teaching that G@@ ent@@ ile con@@ ver@@ ts had to get circum@@ c@@ ised according to the Law .
The fin@@ al s@@ ong in the second col@@ le@@ ction of psal@@ ms , Psalm 7@@ 2 , is about Solom@@ on@@ ’s rul@@ er@@ ship , fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wing con@@ di@@ tions that will pre@@ va@@ il under the Messi@@ ah’s re@@ ign .
It re@@ ached my heart , ” said one .
Our own imper@@ fe@@ ction acc@@ oun@@ ts for some of our tri@@ als .
Some people live in a cul@@ ture that th@@ ri@@ ves on inst@@ ant gr@@ ati@@ fic@@ ation , whether it invol@@ ves food , se@@ x , fu@@ n , or ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ement .
However , we can imp@@ ro@@ ve what matters most ​ — the thoughts and feelings of our heart .
When I me@@ t W@@ im , he was a young man who recogn@@ ized the truth but was very bus@@ y as a f@@ ar@@ m@@ hand .
In this reg@@ ard , we have an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent example to follow .
Mo@@ st important , in contr@@ ast with ani@@ mal@@ s , we are uni@@ que in our ability to con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate God’s thoughts .
We don@@ ’t even want to be in the compan@@ y of un@@ believ@@ ing men or women . ”
A ma@@ j@@ or reason was to simp@@ li@@ fy prin@@ ting and shi@@ pp@@ ing by cen@@ tr@@ al@@ iz@@ ing op@@ er@@ ations at one lo@@ c@@ ation .
Jesus ’ words to the religious lead@@ ers of his day give us in@@ sight .
For a married man or woman to direc@@ t such attention to a person out@@ side his or her marriage is against Bible principles and is a si@@ gn of dis@@ respect for Jehovah .
How does Satan use “ the spirit of the world ” in his at@@ temp@@ t to we@@ ak@@ en our love for God ?
* How much more wor@@ thy of p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment would be an ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ er , who has no exc@@ use for what he has done !
What counsel did the apostle Paul give with reg@@ ard to our attitude toward Christian overse@@ ers ?
Re@@ fle@@ cting on questions such as these can help you id@@ enti@@ fy are@@ as of we@@ ak@@ ness and take cor@@ rec@@ tive me@@ a@@ sures .
He tel@@ ls Phil@@ em@@ on : “ Tru@@ sting in your com@@ p@@ li@@ ance , I am writ@@ ing you , know@@ ing you will even do more than the things I say . ” ​ — Phil@@ em .
Y@@ E@@ A@@ R B@@ O@@ R@@ N : 19@@ 7@@ 6
Then , too bad for us ! “ To Jehovah I called in the dist@@ ress of mine , and he pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to answer me , ” san@@ g the psalmist .
What does God’s purpose for humans invol@@ ve ?
She accepted The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke ! , which she had never read before , and gave them her name , Con@@ su@@ elo , and ad@@ d@@ ress .
Be@@ ing mis@@ led by Satan’s false ligh@@ ts resul@@ ts in spiritual shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ k
“ H@@ app@@ y are those invit@@ ed to the ev@@ ening me@@ al of the L@@ am@@ b@@ ’s marriage , ” states Revelation 19 : 9 .
The disc@@ oura@@ ged one u@@ su@@ ally ans@@ wers , ‘ Of course not , ’ real@@ iz@@ ing that this is one of Satan’s lies .
Ex@@ pla@@ in how other divine qualities af@@ fect the way that Jehovah uses his power .
( b ) In what sense might it be said that we are a the@@ at@@ ri@@ cal spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ le to the angels ?
Rather than being fre@@ er to serve God , they end up serving those to whom they o@@ we money .
We have no reg@@ re@@ ts about what we have done in Jehovah’s service , and we are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that the cho@@ ic@@ es we made early in life were the very best .
The cur@@ se pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced on the gr@@ ound me@@ ant that cultiv@@ ating it would now become very difficult .
Wh@@ ere possible , therefore , wise travel@@ ers sta@@ yed with friends ; travel@@ ing Christians with Christian ho@@ st@@ s .
How does Jehovah feel about what we do in priv@@ ate ?
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness pre@@ va@@ iled and man@@ ’s thinking and be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or became thor@@ ough@@ ly de@@ pra@@ ved .
A brother who ow@@ ned a re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ant ne@@ ar@@ by invit@@ ed us to come regul@@ arly at clo@@ sing time to get f@@ res@@ h food ​ — such as me@@ at , bre@@ ad , chil@@ i , and pi@@ es — ​ left over from the day .
I no longer li@@ e a@@ wa@@ ke at night wor@@ r@@ ying about the future or death .
M@@ ature Christians see the wisdom of avo@@ i@@ ding the ex@@ tre@@ m@@ es in@@ d@@ ul@@ ged in by people who ne@@ i@@ ther know nor care about godly principles .
Is it real@@ is@@ tic to believe that mirac@@ les have ever taken place ?
Acc@@ ording to the U@@ N@@ H@@ C@@ R ( Un@@ ited N@@ ations H@@ i@@ gh Com@@ mission@@ er for Re@@ fu@@ ge@@ es ) , today “ 1 in every 1@@ 13 people ” worl@@ d@@ wide is “ for@@ ci@@ bly dis@@ plac@@ ed . ”
Per@@ haps from his cam@@ p out@@ side the city w@@ alls , Ne@@ bu@@ z@@ ar@@ ad@@ an sur@@ ve@@ ys the situation and pl@@ ans a course of action .
Indeed , there can be no doubt that “ God op@@ pos@@ es the ha@@ ugh@@ ty ones . ” ​ — James 4 : 6 .
Yes , Jehovah tre@@ a@@ sures all the men , women , and children who worship him accep@@ ta@@ bly .
What spiritual en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment concer@@ ning the great crow@@ d was provided in 19@@ 35 ?
In what great way did Jesus prove his love for us ?
Why was Bar@@ u@@ ch called ?
a wh@@ ite hor@@ se . And the one se@@ ated on it is called Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful and Tru@@ e , and he jud@@ ges and car@@ ries on war in righteousness .
He ad@@ ds : “ What you v@@ ow , pa@@ y .
A@@ m@@ ong the sa@@ d con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences is the death of bel@@ o@@ ved ones , such as my father .
The death may be physical in that he ex@@ pos@@ es himself to death - deal@@ ing se@@ x@@ u@@ ally trans@@ mit@@ ted di@@ se@@ as@@ es .
Hence , each one in the congregation is to have a share in building fellow Christians up .
Thus , we can be sure that he will car@@ ry out the stated purpose of his rule , nam@@ ely , to accom@@ pl@@ ish fully God’s will on earth as it is in heaven . ​ — Matthew 6 : 9 , 10 .
Then , how should the words you must be “ born again ” be under@@ sto@@ od ?
She will desire to show love for him and recogn@@ iti@@ on of his he@@ ad@@ ship .
How should we speak with un@@ believ@@ ing relati@@ ves ?
15 , 16 . ( a ) What questions will help us id@@ enti@@ fy the religious group that enjo@@ ys God’s ba@@ c@@ king ?
Not to be ign@@ ored is love , “ for it is a perfect b@@ ond of uni@@ on . ”
Mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place Wit@@ ness@@ ing
“ How do you know but that you will sa@@ ve your [ mate ] ? ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R .
And though Job fin@@ ally died , he is sure to have a resurrection into God’s new world . ​ — Job 4@@ 2 : 12 - 17 ; E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 14 : 14 ; John 5 : 28 , 29 ; 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
• Why can we be confid@@ ent that Jehovah will respon@@ d to our prayers for holy spirit ?
T@@ ake the refu@@ ge@@ e brothers and sisters along with you in the ministry .
He buil@@ t great c@@ ities , such as Ba@@ be@@ l , and set himself up as a king “ in the land of Sh@@ in@@ ar . ”
3 : 2 - 5 .
Ge@@ or@@ ges says , “ H@@ el@@ p the pati@@ ent to make cont@@ act with them , even if the con@@ vers@@ ations are bri@@ ef as a result of the pati@@ ent@@ ’s l@@ ack of en@@ er@@ gy . ”
The Bible rec@@ ord of King Saul under@@ l@@ ines the vital import@@ ance of obedi@@ ence .
I ended up at Su@@ z@@ an@@ ne@@ ’s house , cr@@ ying my eyes out .
Q@@ u@@ ic@@ k as a f@@ l@@ as@@ h , E@@ hu@@ d dre@@ w his we@@ ap@@ on and p@@ lu@@ ng@@ ed it into E@@ gl@@ on@@ ’s bel@@ ly .
Bo@@ th David and Jesus had a con@@ sum@@ ing ze@@ al for Jehovah’s place of worship .
For information on how we know that the 24 elders re@@ present anointed Christians in their heavenly position , see Revelation ​ — I@@ ts G@@ r@@ and C@@ li@@ ma@@ x At H@@ and ! page 7@@ 7 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Do you know how they can prove that ? — By doing what God wants them to do .
It mo@@ tiv@@ ated me to re@@ ev@@ alu@@ ate my study and prayer ha@@ bi@@ ts . ” ​ — A@@ sh@@ le@@ y .
2 , 3 . ( a ) Why is Jehovah especially wor@@ thy of honor ?
However , often within months , refu@@ ge@@ es may be expe@@ cted to support themselves .
It could also be that high plac@@ es were buil@@ t again in the l@@ at@@ ter part of A@@ sa@@ ’s re@@ ign .
The New In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational V@@ er@@ sion Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal S@@ tu@@ dy Bible repor@@ ts : “ S@@ cho@@ l@@ ars have de@@ bat@@ ed the hist@@ or@@ ic@@ ity of these refer@@ ences to cam@@ els because most believe that these ani@@ mal@@ s were not wi@@ d@@ ely d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ ated until appro@@ xi@@ mat@@ ely 1@@ 2@@ 00 B.@@ C . , long after the time of Abraham . ”
They had doub@@ ts , in@@ se@@ cur@@ ities , and we@@ ak@@ nesses but “ were made powerful ” by God’s spirit to face challeng@@ es .
Mari@@ e - A@@ gn@@ è@@ s and M@@ ic@@ he@@ l
D@@ O@@ R@@ E@@ E@@ N was sh@@ o@@ cked when her husband , W@@ es@@ le@@ y , only 5@@ 4 years of age , was di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with an ac@@ ut@@ ely ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive b@@ ra@@ in tum@@ or .
So , accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by his mother , the bo@@ y vis@@ ited her again , this time with a pr@@ inted invit@@ ation .
Thus the way is op@@ ened for them to receive their heavenly in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
James and John showed an ambi@@ ti@@ ous spirit when they asked that Jesus give them prom@@ in@@ ent positi@@ ons in the Kingdom .
7 / 1 P@@ ow@@ er@@ ful Des@@ pite We@@ ak@@ nesses , 6 / 15
What can we learn from the way Jesus tre@@ ated his relati@@ ves ?
How would you re@@ act ?
Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or M@@ ill@@ ard , qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , states : “ A cop@@ ying pro@@ c@@ ess can be dis@@ cer@@ ned that inclu@@ ded c@@ he@@ c@@ king and cor@@ rection , a pro@@ c@@ ess that had buil@@ t - in de@@ vi@@ ces to fore@@ st@@ all er@@ ro@@ r .
The n@@ ur@@ ses ru@@ shed into the ro@@ om but could do nothing to help him .
Ka@@ re@@ n : Th@@ at@@ ’s right .
He ad@@ ded : “ Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch and pray continu@@ ally , that you may not en@@ ter into temp@@ tation . ”
The last part of John 3 : 16 expres@@ ses God’s promise to those who exerc@@ ise faith in the ransom pro@@ vision and live according to divine standards .
S@@ ons se@@ em to be born with a desire to imitate their father .
Des@@ pite their high@@ er men@@ tal and spiritual po@@ wers , angels have li@@ mit@@ ations , and there are some things they do not know . ​ — Matthew 24 : 36 ; 1 Peter 1 : 12 .
S@@ imp@@ le illustr@@ ations are often the best kind to use .
P@@ i@@ one@@ ers S@@ tu@@ ar@@ t K@@ el@@ ti@@ e and W@@ il@@ li@@ am T@@ or@@ r@@ ing@@ t@@ on demonstr@@ ated that s@@ ort of determin@@ ation .
In the mi@@ d@@ st of such a soul - sear@@ ch@@ ing dis@@ course , however , the man ab@@ ru@@ p@@ tly cu@@ t in and asked Jesus to ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ate in what appe@@ ared to be a family s@@ qu@@ ab@@ ble over material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
How has “ the true knowledge ” become wi@@ d@@ ely known through the pr@@ inted word ?
T@@ ra@@ it@@ or@@ ous Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t had been dis@@ mis@@ sed , but it was not time for the others to de@@ part .
I@@ mit@@ ating Paul , they no doubt taught the congregation , using the Scriptures .
By being present and involved before , during , and after meetings , we encoura@@ ge and inc@@ ite one another “ to love and fine works . ”
She said that she had ra@@ ised her children with high moral valu@@ es , and they , in turn , had brought up their children with similar high standards ​ — all without faith in God .
Pet@@ er@@ ’s way of thinking was c@@ learly mis@@ gu@@ i@@ ded , for as Jesus pointed out , Peter was thinking , “ not God’s thoughts , but those of men ” ​ — a serious fa@@ ul@@ t that could lead to gra@@ ve con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
In some res@@ pe@@ cts , our earth is like that wal@@ led city .
Ye@@ ars ag@@ o it seem@@ ed I was always the you@@ ng@@ est of those serving Jehovah .
The answer can be found in an illustr@@ ation told by Jesus Christ .
In the eyes of most mer@@ ch@@ ants , what that man in Jesus ’ par@@ able did was pro@@ ba@@ bly un@@ wise .
No doubt they would be more likely to avoid ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it@@ ation and would have a more satis@@ f@@ ying life if they first received a ba@@ si@@ c educ@@ ation and then learned a tra@@ de .
If they had been allow@@ ed to h@@ and@@ le the case , they would have had no al@@ ter@@ n@@ ative but to pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ce the s@@ ent@@ ence of death .
During the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an si@@ e@@ ge of Jerusalem , Bar@@ u@@ ch re@@ appe@@ ars in the Bible account .
And what of family ?
But I was determined to w@@ in this bat@@ tle , and I pray@@ ed inc@@ ess@@ an@@ tly for God’s help .
He works at the A@@ B@@ C N@@ et@@ work S@@ tudi@@ o@@ s . ”
I knew that this prac@@ tice was wrong but told my@@ self that my service to God was still accep@@ table . ”
C@@ ur@@ t , who is a pioneer and a sub@@ s@@ titu@@ te cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er , ag@@ re@@ ed to vis@@ it a congregation two and a half h@@ our@@ s from his home .
Mar@@ ch 23 - 29 , 200@@ 9
The letter was sign@@ ed by 14 prof@@ ess@@ ors of s@@ ci@@ ence in B@@ rit@@ ish uni@@ vers@@ ities .
For example , he s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely comm@@ ended the Christians in Corin@@ th regarding some as@@ pe@@ cts of their conduct .
11 : 1 , 10 ​ — How can Jesus Christ be “ a t@@ wi@@ g out of the stu@@ m@@ p of J@@ es@@ se ” as well as “ the ro@@ o@@ t of J@@ es@@ se ” ?
6 : 11 ​ — What did Isaiah mean when he asked : “ How long , O Jehovah ? ”
It also had a pi@@ c@@ ture of some women pi@@ c@@ king te@@ a lea@@ ves in the lu@@ s@@ h gre@@ en fi@@ el@@ ds of C@@ ey@@ l@@ on ( now S@@ r@@ i L@@ anka ) .
I would pro@@ ba@@ bly be back in pris@@ on or ca@@ using other people pain and suffering .
This comes n@@ atur@@ ally just from hear@@ ing the language spo@@ ken .
* Thus , it is appro@@ pri@@ ate to consider the following questions : What s@@ ort of pre@@ par@@ ation should pre@@ ce@@ de baptism ?
Of course , in to@@ da@@ y’s c@@ y@@ n@@ ic@@ al world , many won@@ der about the practic@@ al value of prayer .
For three months I was en@@ tru@@ sted with the book of Job .
Go@@ ing a@@ head of his father , the bo@@ y lost his fo@@ o@@ ting on one of the st@@ ones , tum@@ b@@ led into the f@@ loo@@ ding water , and went under t@@ wi@@ ce .
By doing so , the appointed men will be following Paul’s counsel : “ We , though , who are strong ought to be@@ ar the we@@ ak@@ nesses of those not strong , and not to be pleas@@ ing ourselves .
“ Be V@@ i@@ g@@ il@@ ant With a V@@ i@@ e@@ w to P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers ”
Why did King Saul ask David , “ W@@ ho@@ se son are you , bo@@ y ? ”
Yes , your prayers can help your children to learn a vital spiritual truth : They can have a relationship with their heavenly Father . ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 7 .
In the 19@@ th century , some scho@@ l@@ ars ar@@ gu@@ ed that the Go@@ sp@@ els were written as l@@ ate as the second century , between 1@@ 30 C.E . and 1@@ 70 C.E . , and thus could not be au@@ th@@ enti@@ c acc@@ oun@@ ts of Jesus ’ life .
Is pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tism har@@ m@@ ful ?
A comm@@ on first - century lam@@ p was an earth@@ en@@ ware v@@ es@@ sel with a wi@@ ck that dre@@ w up li@@ qu@@ id ( u@@ su@@ ally o@@ live o@@ il ) by cap@@ ill@@ ary at@@ tr@@ action to fe@@ ed a f@@ l@@ ame .
Th@@ r@@ ough Moses , God had comman@@ ded : “ You must d@@ ri@@ ve away all the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the land from before you and destro@@ y all their st@@ one fi@@ gu@@ res , and all their i@@ ma@@ ges of m@@ ol@@ ten me@@ tal you should destro@@ y , and all their sac@@ red high plac@@ es you should an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ate . ” ​ — Nu@@ m .
W@@ he@@ ther he comes back or not , however , members of the congregation can encoura@@ ge the family of the dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed you@@ th .
To support my@@ self , I wor@@ ked at the local po@@ st of@@ fice .
De@@ ath is a ter@@ ri@@ ble proble@@ m , but God has the perfect so@@ lu@@ tion
C@@ learly , N@@ im@@ ro@@ d and other self - appointed rul@@ ers were pu@@ p@@ pe@@ ts in Satan’s hands .
E@@ ri@@ c : Yes , I see .
E@@ s@@ ther also res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully de@@ fer@@ red to M@@ or@@ de@@ ca@@ i , her older c@@ ous@@ in , on appro@@ pri@@ ate matters ​ — even after she became qu@@ e@@ en .
O@@ N A@@ pri@@ l 7 , 1@@ 6@@ 30 , about four h@@ un@@ d@@ red people in four shi@@ ps set sa@@ il from Eng@@ land for the New World .
F@@ ear@@ ed and res@@ pe@@ cted , the ani@@ ma@@ l often appe@@ ared in ancient Ne@@ ar E@@ ast@@ er@@ n ar@@ t .
In this peri@@ od the [ Jewish ] religion . . . took on many tra@@ its of a du@@ al@@ is@@ tic system in which God and the for@@ ces of good and truth were op@@ posed in heaven and on earth by powerful for@@ ces of evil and dec@@ e@@ it .
“ Jesus sa@@ ves ! ”
In 19@@ 6@@ 6 both nor@@ th and sou@@ th I@@ rel@@ and were un@@ ited under the D@@ u@@ bl@@ in branch of@@ fice ​ — a sh@@ ar@@ p contr@@ ast to the pol@@ itical and religious div@@ isions on the is@@ land .
God’s Word , the Bible , ser@@ ves as a bri@@ dge between cul@@ tures , br@@ ing@@ ing Christians together in peace and un@@ ity .
What in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent in the life of Jac@@ o@@ b helps us to appreci@@ ate the co@@ st of the ransom ?
When I was a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , my father read a set of boo@@ ks that my mother had ob@@ ta@@ ined from an el@@ der@@ ly la@@ dy who was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Who especially enjoy God’s go@@ o@@ dness and loving - kindness ?
One day Jo@@ s@@ é me@@ t F@@ ran@@ c@@ es@@ c , who wor@@ ked for the same compan@@ y .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying the words of Psalm 40 : 8 to the Messi@@ ah , or Christ , the apostle Paul wrote : “ When he [ Jesus ] comes into the world , he says : ‘ “ S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fice and o@@ ffering you did not want , but you pre@@ pared a body for me .
We may feel that our small don@@ ations do not mean much .
God himself does his work with exc@@ el@@ l@@ ence .
Y@@ oung people , as well as older ones , need comfort .
How vital it is , therefore , that we for@@ ti@@ fy our marriage by rema@@ ining faithful to our heavenly Father and to our sp@@ ouse .
( a ) What can we learn from R@@ ob@@ er@@ t’s experience ?
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are that Jehovah gives us faith !
Many a you@@ th@@ ful heart l@@ ac@@ king bene@@ fi@@ cial discipl@@ ine has fal@@ le@@ n pre@@ y to fo@@ ol@@ ish ways , such as a com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve spirit , co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness , for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , the love of money , and the pur@@ su@@ it of ple@@ asure .
Al@@ so , the apostle Peter said that he did not know Jesus .
Abraham and his son Isa@@ a@@ c pla@@ yed a vital ro@@ le in the out@@ working of God’s purpose .
A@@ B@@ O@@ U@@ T 6@@ ,000 langu@@ ages are now spo@@ ken thr@@ ough@@ out the earth .
God’s name is a form of a Hebrew ver@@ b meaning “ to become . ”
T@@ O T@@ E@@ S@@ T Jesus , a P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e once asked him : “ T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , which is the great@@ est comman@@ d@@ ment in the Law ? ”
Just when that out@@ come seem@@ s certain , sol@@ di@@ ers appe@@ ar and with difficul@@ ty s@@ n@@ atch the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m from the viol@@ ent crow@@ d .
“ The head of every man is the Christ . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R@@ IN@@ TH@@ I@@ AN@@ S 11 : 3 .
That will inclu@@ de A@@ be@@ l , the in@@ no@@ c@@ ent children whom King H@@ er@@ od mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed , and milli@@ ons of others .
What does it mean to “ sh@@ r@@ ink back ” ?
Hence , being se@@ par@@ ate from the world does not mean that we physi@@ c@@ ally with@@ draw from all cont@@ act with other people . ​ — John 17 : 15 , 16 ; 1 Corinthians 5 : 9 , 10 .
This is the case because we ad@@ here to the Bible and share in dis@@ p@@ en@@ sing its message .
And , as stud@@ ents learn in school , the whole sol@@ ar system mo@@ ves in or@@ bi@@ t around the cen@@ ter of our M@@ il@@ k@@ y W@@ a@@ y g@@ al@@ a@@ x@@ y .
When we see others experi@@ enc@@ ing the effe@@ cts of Ad@@ am@@ ic sin , we are righ@@ tly moved to show com@@ pas@@ sion .
After giving encourag@@ ement to cultiv@@ ate love , John wr@@ ites : “ This is what love means , that we go on wal@@ king according to his comman@@ d@@ ments . ”
• N@@ or@@ ma and L@@ ily are both over 70 years of age and have been wi@@ do@@ ws for many years .
The wise course is to stay close to fellow believers and reg@@ a@@ in spiritual strength . ​ — Hebrews 10 : 24 , 25 .
How true what the apostle Paul was later inspired to wr@@ ite : “ Do not be mis@@ led : God is not one to be mo@@ cked . For wh@@ atever a man is s@@ ow@@ ing , this he will also re@@ a@@ p ” !
I felt I was nothing ​ — no id@@ ent@@ ity , no strength , no thought of the future . ”
His Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount gives examples of this , and the Bible shows that his teaching had a good effect on his listen@@ ers .
While Ge@@ or@@ ge St@@ or@@ r@@ s expe@@ cted that Christ’s return would origin@@ ally be inv@@ isi@@ ble , he thought that ev@@ en@@ tually there would be a v@@ isi@@ ble appe@@ aring .
He was am@@ a@@ zed and over@@ jo@@ yed .
What will help us individu@@ ally to be obedi@@ ent ?
The Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents reg@@ ar@@ ded the great crow@@ d as a se@@ con@@ d@@ ary heavenly class , a group that had knowledge of Bible truth but did little about s@@ pre@@ ading it .
H@@ er parents re@@ mar@@ ked : “ You people prac@@ tice the true religion .
De@@ ad@@ ly pla@@ gu@@ es ra@@ va@@ ge mankind .
But we need to live in such a way that when he does come , we will have no reg@@ re@@ ts .
30 Mar@@ ry “ On@@ ly in the Lord ” ​ — Still Re@@ al@@ is@@ tic ?
We do well to imitate their example .
I knew what to do !
This fact al@@ one makes Jesus a tre@@ asure that ou@@ tr@@ an@@ ks any material tre@@ asure that has ever been found .
Re@@ fle@@ cting on his re@@ action to lear@@ ning Bible truth , J@@ as@@ on says , “ I wanted to tell ever@@ yone ! ”
God did not cre@@ ate the Devil .
His Word as@@ sures us : “ ‘ I shall be a father to you , and you will be sons and daugh@@ ters to me , ’ says Jehovah the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther , as no@@ tes L@@ ije , “ many parents who saw family members ra@@ ped and mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed cannot be@@ ar to bring their children back to where those tra@@ ge@@ dies occ@@ ur@@ red . ”
In fact , for the past 17 years in a ro@@ w , we have sp@@ ent over one bil@@ li@@ on h@@ our@@ s an@@ nu@@ ally in the preaching and disci@@ ple - making work ​ — and we continue with that work .
Sa@@ ys one hist@@ ori@@ an : “ A v@@ il@@ la@@ ge could be re@@ duc@@ ed to ru@@ in by the se@@ i@@ zu@@ re of pl@@ ough@@ ing o@@ x@@ en for ang@@ are@@ ia in@@ stead of author@@ ized dra@@ ught ani@@ mal@@ s . ”
To the contr@@ ary , continue to love your enem@@ ies . . . , and you will be sons of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh , because he is kind toward the un@@ than@@ k@@ ful and wicked . ” ​ — Luke 6 : 32 - 36 ; 10 : 25 - 37 .
They asked : “ When will these things be , and what will be the si@@ gn of your pres@@ ence and of the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ? ”
For bur@@ den be@@ ar@@ ers this would not be a proble@@ m .
The M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al Ju@@ bi@@ le@@ e ​ — a time of rest@@ or@@ ation and li@@ ber@@ ation for the “ other sheep ”
Indeed , many are the blessings of the righteous one .
We and others in the congregation do our best to use the ar@@ t of teaching to help the stud@@ ent prog@@ ress .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y A@@ U@@ D@@ R@@ E@@ Y H@@ Y@@ D@@ E
Jesus was never di@@ ct@@ at@@ ori@@ al or har@@ s@@ h with those under his care but was ref@@ re@@ shing to them .
These things can help you to continue r@@ ene@@ wing , ref@@ re@@ shing , and building on the love that you had at first . ​ — E@@ ph .
• Are “ the book of J@@ a@@ sh@@ ar ” and “ the book of the W@@ ars of Jehovah ” lost boo@@ ks of the Bible ?
It was because of No@@ ah’s faith that his God , Jehovah , was moved to prote@@ ct him and his family .
However , just as the Rom@@ an ba@@ ths inclu@@ ded fe@@ atu@@ res that were po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous for the early Christians , some v@@ ac@@ ation fac@@ il@@ ities and res@@ or@@ ts have proved to be a tra@@ p Satan has used to lead mo@@ der@@ n - day Christians into im@@ mor@@ ality or over@@ dr@@ in@@ king .
In some cul@@ tures , it is consider@@ ed po@@ or man@@ n@@ ers to ad@@ d@@ ress a person older than on@@ es@@ el@@ f by his first name un@@ less invit@@ ed to do so by the older one .
Although min@@ u@@ te chang@@ es se@@ em in@@ con@@ se@@ qu@@ enti@@ al to the a@@ ver@@ age person , a complete change of stan@@ d@@ ard can be dis@@ concer@@ ting .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 3 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 4@@ 5 , 32
As you give evidence of the spiritual qualities needed to h@@ and@@ le ad@@ ded privile@@ ges and as you apply counsel for imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement , your ‘ advan@@ c@@ ement will be man@@ i@@ f@@ est to all pers@@ ons . ’ ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
C@@ am@@ p life cons@@ is@@ ted of working a lo@@ t and e@@ ating very little .
God explained the under@@ l@@ ying proble@@ m , st@@ ating : “ They have re@@ je@@ cted the word of Jehovah , and what wisdom do they have ? ” ​ — Jeremiah 8 : 9 .
Why did Paul have good reason to com@@ men@@ d a number of women in the first - century Christian congregation ?
If we are ever temp@@ ted to dist@@ ort the truth in an at@@ temp@@ t to make people think well of us , may the st@@ ory of An@@ ani@@ as and S@@ app@@ hi@@ r@@ a stand as a so@@ ber remin@@ der .
Then I st@@ op@@ ped stud@@ ying , eng@@ ag@@ ing in the ministry , and atten@@ ding meetings .
I could see that they were tra@@ um@@ ati@@ zed and had no hope .
Hence , Paul ad@@ ds the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ In show@@ ing honor to one another take the lead . ”
His example is u@@ se@@ ful for us .
The bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ man inform@@ ed them that I was the one who had made the arrang@@ ement with him to st@@ ore the liter@@ ature .
The field service in I@@ rel@@ and was challeng@@ ing .
With some nations now even being ar@@ m@@ ed with nu@@ clear we@@ ap@@ ons , humans have the cap@@ ac@@ ity to wi@@ pe out hu@@ ge se@@ g@@ ments of the worl@@ d’s po@@ pul@@ ation .
And they went cap@@ tur@@ ing for@@ ti@@ fied c@@ ities and a f@@ at so@@ il and taking in pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion hous@@ es full of all good things , c@@ is@@ ter@@ ns he@@ wn out , v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds and o@@ live gro@@ ves and tre@@ es for food in a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance , and they began to e@@ at and to be satis@@ fied and to gro@@ w f@@ at and to lu@@ x@@ u@@ ri@@ ate in your great go@@ o@@ dness . ” ​ — Ne@@ h .
The Z@@ am@@ bia branch today
We love Jehovah , and we desire with all our heart to ple@@ ase him .
Jehovah has given them authority regarding their sons and daugh@@ ters to “ go on br@@ ing@@ ing them up in the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah . ”
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , through hear@@ t@@ felt prayers , we can come to experience “ the peace of God that exc@@ els all thought . ” ​ — Romans 15 : 4 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 7 .
The text of the enti@@ re Bible is a@@ vail@@ able in 3@@ 70 langu@@ ages , and par@@ ts of the Scriptures can be read in a fur@@ ther 1@@ ,@@ 8@@ 60 langu@@ ages and di@@ al@@ e@@ cts .
He may have reas@@ oned that if he could get the first human pa@@ ir to listen to him rather than to God , then God would be for@@ ced to t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate a ri@@ val so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Th@@ ough not yet baptized , I set Ju@@ ly 15 , 19@@ 36 , as my star@@ ting d@@ ate .
( b ) Why may some be inc@@ l@@ ined to le@@ an upon their own understanding ?
Like those faithful men , we want to show love , des@@ pite the challeng@@ es we face .
“ B@@ less@@ ed be Jehovah God , Israel@@ ’s God , who al@@ one is doing wonderful works .
Yes , we real@@ ize that we are living in “ the last days ” of this wicked system of things .
With V@@ e@@ er@@ a today
During the first w@@ atch of the night ?
Are there many today who he@@ ed the inspired encourag@@ ement to stay al@@ er@@ t ?
But sing@@ le parents , do not lo@@ se heart !
Mar@@ ri@@ age to G@@ l@@ en@@ n H@@ y@@ de
Li@@ ving Un@@ der B@@ an
From a young age , I had jo@@ ined vari@@ ous you@@ th grou@@ ps s@@ pon@@ s@@ ored by the Greek O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch .
Now came the c@@ li@@ ma@@ x of the t@@ est .
24 : 1 ​ — Why did taking a coun@@ t of people cons@@ titu@@ te a serious sin for David ?
‘ Their spirit inc@@ ited them . ’
They will enjoy everlasting life in an earthly par@@ adise . ​ — Luke 23 : 39 - 4@@ 3 .
It is not only the to@@ w@@ ns , but v@@ il@@ la@@ ges and r@@ ur@@ al dist@@ ri@@ cts too which are in@@ fe@@ cted through cont@@ act with this w@@ re@@ t@@ ched cul@@ t . ”
Yes , how tim@@ ely and loving is the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel that Christians ‘ ab@@ sta@@ in from blood and from for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation ’ ! ​ — Acts 15 : 28 , 29 .
They learn about Jehovah and his ways and ye@@ ar@@ n to do his will .
What can app@@ lic@@ ation of God’s Word pro@@ du@@ ce in a person ?
And that acc@@ or@@ ds with the f@@ indi@@ ng@@ s of mo@@ der@@ n s@@ ci@@ ence .
“ Wh@@ en@@ ever I ask him to do something , he star@@ ts tal@@ king about ways to get out of it . ”
Will you be present for the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al this year ?
How would you descri@@ be the religious situation in ancient Phil@@ ad@@ el@@ p@@ hi@@ a ?
“ Fa@@ ith without works is dead , ” says the Bible .
For instance , when they are in school , they may at times find themselves in an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment that feel@@ s str@@ ange and fore@@ ign , a world f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ated with the occ@@ ul@@ t and b@@ ound up with a g@@ ri@@ m and ho@@ p@@ eless out@@ look on life .
( b ) What did Jesus do to imp@@ ar@@ t prop@@ er understanding of the Kingdom , and with what resul@@ ts ?
What were they doing that was so serious ?
J@@ anu@@ ary 4 - 10 , 20@@ 10
For what purpose did God cre@@ ate angels ?
Mi@@ gu@@ el is his close friend and is working to w@@ in his new brother an early rel@@ e@@ ase from pris@@ on .
A .
We live in what has been called the age of di@@ str@@ action .
He said : “ Bro@@ thers , even though a man takes some false st@@ ep before he is a@@ ware of it , you who have spiritual qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations try to read@@ just such a man in a spirit of mil@@ dness . ”
Joseph could not have been much more than 17 years old .
When S@@ tru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to R@@ es@@ ist T@@ emp@@ t@@ ations
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , there was even more joy in st@@ ore .
Yet , for more than three de@@ ca@@ des pri@@ or to that ev@@ ent , she had seen the effect of Jehovah’s spirit in re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble ways .
Instead , the verse ref@@ ers to esta@@ bli@@ shing a for@@ u@@ m of justice in which the righteous Ju@@ dge , Jehovah , gives Israel an opportunity to change and cle@@ an@@ se her@@ self .
Christ and his disciples taught that there is only “ one God the Father , ” dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed by his personal name , Jehovah , which appe@@ ars some 7@@ ,000 times in early Bible man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts .
That “ language ” inclu@@ des a cor@@ rec@@ t understanding of the truth about God’s Kingdom and how it will san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy Jehovah’s name , v@@ indic@@ ate his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , and bring et@@ er@@ n@@ al blessings to faithful mankind .
It was on that day that I made the very important ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
Can we wi@@ den out bey@@ ond our regul@@ ar cir@@ c@@ le of friends ?
Jehovah’s attitude toward Saul chang@@ ed from sel@@ e@@ cting him as king to that of re@@ je@@ cting him .
Since I am con@@ f@@ ined to a whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir , I offer Bible liter@@ ature and talk to people about the Kingdom hope in the B@@ ad Is@@ ch@@ l par@@ k or in fr@@ on@@ t of my own home .
P@@ ra@@ y to God each time you read the Scriptures , as@@ king him to help you to understand his Word .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a year , she was baptized and wit@@ ness@@ ing to her family .
The Bible encoura@@ ges us to follow Jesus ’ st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y .
1@@ 19 : 14@@ 4 .
Jehovah emp@@ lo@@ yed angels to com@@ mis@@ sion , e@@ qui@@ p , and gu@@ i@@ de Moses .
W@@ as God’s confidence in Daniel mis@@ plac@@ ed ?
The@@ at@@ ers were p@@ ac@@ ked for Fa@@ ther’s vis@@ its .
D@@ emo@@ cr@@ ac@@ y the@@ o@@ re@@ tic@@ ally re@@ ach@@ es out to em@@ br@@ ace ever@@ yone .
Like other prophe@@ ts in Israel , J@@ on@@ ah spoke pri@@ mar@@ ily to the Israelites .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T | AN@@ G@@ EL@@ S ​ — A@@ R@@ E TH@@ E@@ Y R@@ E@@ A@@ L ?
S@@ ci@@ ence and R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on ​ — The Bi@@ r@@ th of a Con@@ f@@ li@@ ct
To those who were willing to listen , Jehovah provided educ@@ ation and en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment .
Fr@@ en@@ ch Ju@@ ly 6 - 8
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , some ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ tural op@@ er@@ ations could take place at s@@ ligh@@ tly different times in the vari@@ ous are@@ as of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
If you are not yet a Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ er , what long - ter@@ m go@@ als could you set for yourself ?
By the early 19@@ 50 ’ s , a small study group had gro@@ wn into the first K@@ an@@ na@@ da - language congregation in B@@ om@@ ba@@ y .
What does the Bible ac@@ knowledge about rec@@ re@@ ation and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , but what should we keep in mind ?
Because Jesus did God’s will , he op@@ ened the way for humans to gain everlasting life .
If a husband fa@@ il@@ s to honor his wife , his relationship with Jehovah will be affe@@ cted .
“ One ev@@ ening while Ge@@ or@@ ge was out having his Bible study with Bro@@ ther B@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ on , I pi@@ cked up a public@@ ation that our two - year - old , Ge@@ or@@ ge , had put on the table b@@ es@@ i@@ de my bed .
In the first century , Paul and his compan@@ ion Timothy enc@@ oun@@ tered difficul@@ ties from some within the congregation .
Is the Wor@@ l@@ d’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t In@@ f@@ lu@@ enc@@ ing You ?
By allow@@ ing Satan to bring a me@@ asure of har@@ d@@ ship upon us , Jehovah has given each of us the opportunity to fur@@ n@@ ish our personal answer to Satan’s chall@@ enge . ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 .
Be@@ ing clo@@ th@@ ed with mil@@ dness and pati@@ ence is not op@@ tional for a Christian .
Do@@ ing so has an ad@@ ded benefit ​ — it can help us to gain a more positi@@ ve , appreci@@ ative out@@ look on life .
Ru@@ th bo@@ ws down to the earth and says : ‘ How is it I have found fav@@ or in your eyes , when I am a fore@@ ign@@ er ? ’
By dra@@ wing close to Jehovah in con@@ st@@ ant , hear@@ t@@ felt prayer and through regul@@ ar personal study .
When we face decisions , we need to di@@ g for the “ knowledge of God ” as if for a bu@@ ri@@ ed tre@@ asure .
God as@@ sures us that he re@@ members and ch@@ eri@@ sh@@ es the love humans show for his name .
Se@@ cond , he would prote@@ ct them .
This is the is@@ sue that must be set@@ t@@ led soon , and the great and fear - inspi@@ ring day for that to be done comes on ap@@ ace !
The ul@@ tim@@ ate fa@@ il@@ ure of the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against Jehovah will set@@ tle the is@@ su@@ es ra@@ ised in E@@ den once and for all time .
Jehovah is “ the God of truth , ” and he wants “ tru@@ en@@ ess ” from those see@@ king in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with him .
What is demonstr@@ ated by the comple@@ x@@ ity , sy@@ m@@ me@@ try , and beau@@ ty of living things ?
God’s Word is like a lam@@ p
Tru@@ e spiritu@@ ality and prayer go hand in hand .
A Ch@@ ange That B@@ r@@ ought B@@ less@@ ings
( b ) What should not be used as a char@@ m ?
19 , 20 . ( a ) For what reason should wi@@ ves be in sub@@ je@@ ction to their hus@@ ban@@ ds ?
Th@@ ings that at@@ tr@@ act attention in the world , such as physical beau@@ ty , pres@@ ti@@ ge , or we@@ al@@ th , are not what God consi@@ ders important .
His ho@@ p@@ es may at times appe@@ ar to be ful@@ filled but only temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily , for his days are often cu@@ t sh@@ ort by viol@@ ence or an a@@ il@@ ment resul@@ ting from his life - st@@ y@@ le .
Some had even been d@@ ru@@ g ad@@ di@@ cts or pris@@ on in@@ mat@@ es .
God’s Kingdom will ad@@ d@@ ress the ro@@ o@@ t cause of earth@@ ’s problems by br@@ ing@@ ing about a change in pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s hearts .
In accep@@ ting the assignment to come to earth , how did Jesus show a will@@ ing@@ ness to serve others ?
Like Abraham we have ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te confidence in Jehovah’s power to resur@@ rec@@ t His faithful servants .
Mo@@ st of the of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als were mer@@ ely doing their jo@@ b .
This con@@ fu@@ sed and f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed the enem@@ ies , so that they began str@@ ik@@ ing down one another .
And is it fa@@ ir in a time of material pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity for many that 1 in 4 of earth@@ ’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants still lives in ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te po@@ ver@@ ty or that milli@@ ons of children die each year of pre@@ ven@@ table di@@ se@@ as@@ es ?
It can be said that Jehovah’s judgment against wicked ones in both Juda@@ h and Israel was sel@@ e@@ ctive in that rep@@ ent@@ ant and righ@@ tly dis@@ posed ones were sh@@ own mer@@ cy .
These are attitu@@ des that work against our understanding God’s Word .
He proved to the ul@@ tim@@ ate de@@ gre@@ e that a perfect man can maintain “ godly devo@@ tion ” and up@@ hold God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y des@@ pite the sever@@ est of t@@ ests imp@@ o@@ sed by Satan .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the spiritual par@@ adise ex@@ ists in this very n@@ on@@ par@@ adi@@ sa@@ ic world only because Jehovah’s Witnesses cultiv@@ ate it , and God bless@@ es their efforts .
In wh@@ atever circumstances we may find ourselves , we can prove faithful to God .
For example , the decision to light a ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ te for the first time can lead to a li@@ fel@@ ong ha@@ bi@@ t of s@@ mo@@ king .
He told the people : “ The land is still at our dis@@ pos@@ al , because we have sear@@ ched for Jehovah our God . We have sear@@ ched , and he has given us rest all around . ”
H@@ um@@ or is good and can make what we say more inter@@ es@@ ting .
To what deep things did Paul ref@@ er in the th@@ ir@@ d chap@@ ter of his letter to the Eph@@ es@@ ians ?
His mis@@ sion was not only to give his life in be@@ half of human@@ kind but also to “ be@@ ar witness to the truth . ”
For marriage to succ@@ e@@ ed , hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves need to obey Jehovah and take responsi@@ bility for their own actions
Rather , as soon as he could , he g@@ la@@ dly re@@ turned to his form@@ er place . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ g .
“ Many false prophe@@ ts will ar@@ ise and mis@@ lead many ; and because of the inc@@ reas@@ ing of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness , the love of the greater number will gro@@ w co@@ ld . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 11 , 12 .
For a while we lived in Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que , but in 19@@ 39 we moved into G@@ r@@ and@@ ma and G@@ r@@ and@@ pa Tho@@ mp@@ s@@ on@@ ’s home in Joh@@ ann@@ es@@ bur@@ g .
Although most of the congregations tri@@ ed to hold meetings , the spiritu@@ ality of the brothers su@@ ffered because direction from the branch of@@ fice could not re@@ ach them .
Jehovah kno@@ ws how to deli@@ ver people of godly devo@@ tion out of tri@@ al , but to re@@ serve un@@ righteous people for the day of judgment to be cu@@ t off . ”
From 14@@ 6@@ 4 to 14@@ 6@@ 7 , this fle@@ d@@ gl@@ ing but gro@@ wing group held a number of sy@@ no@@ ds in the re@@ gi@@ on of K@@ un@@ wal@@ d and accepted sever@@ al res@@ olu@@ tions that de@@ f@@ ined their new religious mo@@ v@@ ement .
As no@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , Sam@@ son was requi@@ red not to cu@@ t the ha@@ ir of his head .
However , those early Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents did not gr@@ as@@ p the full sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of Matthew 24 : 14 .
It is vital to keep in mind the good counsel against over@@ confidence as given by the apostle Paul : “ Let him that thin@@ ks he is standing be@@ ware that he does not f@@ all . ”
This is what Jehovah comman@@ ded Je@@ h@@ u to do : “ You must str@@ ike down the house of A@@ ha@@ b your l@@ ord , and I must av@@ enge the blood of my servants the prophe@@ ts and the blood of all the servants of Jehovah at the hand of Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l .
This article will help us see how to do this and how to gu@@ ard against the in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent spirit that Satan encoura@@ ges .
Des@@ per@@ ate to co@@ ver his sin , David then sent U@@ ri@@ ah back to R@@ ab@@ ba@@ h with a letter to the c@@ hi@@ ef of the ar@@ my saying that U@@ ri@@ ah should be put in a position where he would be kil@@ led .
Because of A@@ ki@@ f@@ ’s past , I felt that I could speak op@@ en@@ ly with him , which was important to me .
To his sur@@ pris@@ e , when he arri@@ ved in E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or , he me@@ t many other young ad@@ ul@@ ts who also had moved there to serve Jehovah to a ful@@ l@@ er ex@@ t@@ ent .
My father was sh@@ o@@ cked and sa@@ dd@@ ened .
What must we do to gain and maintain a righteous standing with God ?
One day , death will be no more .
So their heart rema@@ ins in an un@@ responsi@@ ve st@@ ate .
After all , he had appointed Moses .
How does he ‘ ra@@ ise us up when we are bo@@ wed down ’ by hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he ?
W@@ ould you like to know how he did so ?
His gift might be consider@@ ed relati@@ vely mo@@ des@@ t today , but Jehovah took no@@ te of it and expres@@ sed his appro@@ val .
These el@@ ev@@ ated la@@ ws have an effect on the hearts of responsi@@ ve people , mo@@ tiv@@ ating them to imitate the God they worship .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From Ho@@ se@@ a , 9 / 15
Thus , Jesus was expla@@ ining that true Christian worship would not be cen@@ tered in or dep@@ end@@ ent on any material stru@@ c@@ ture or physical lo@@ c@@ ation , whether M@@ ount Ger@@ iz@@ im , the temple in Jerusalem , or any other sac@@ red place .
Th@@ ink of situ@@ ations that might lead to con@@ f@@ li@@ ct , and deter@@ mine how to h@@ and@@ le them .
His prof@@ es@@ sion of faith as a Christian might se@@ em to be a r@@ use to in@@ fil@@ tr@@ ate the congregation .
I got baptized in 194@@ 6 and began to pioneer in De@@ c@@ ember of that year .
Si@@ mil@@ arly today , many con@@ sul@@ t for@@ tu@@ ne - tel@@ l@@ ers and ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers and in other ways seek help from the spi@@ r@@ its .
Jesus set a st@@ er@@ ling example in prayer .
Paul was not saying that Jesus ’ death would be com@@ mem@@ or@@ ated often .
They were willing to die for what they believ@@ ed in . ​ — Acts 7 : 5@@ 1 - 60 .
At first , he refu@@ sed to believe that it was true .
they cri@@ ed out , all of them . At last they saw the truth .
How has not know@@ ing the day or the h@@ our been a blessing ?
Indeed , I have found many good things in my years of serving God .
David S@@ pl@@ ane , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , provided practic@@ al remin@@ ders as he develop@@ ed the the@@ me “ Be Su@@ re to P@@ u@@ t Your B@@ est F@@ o@@ o@@ t F@@ or@@ ward . ”
Our doing so will contribu@@ te much toward pe@@ ace@@ ful relation@@ shi@@ ps with our brothers and sisters . ​ — E@@ ph .
The 4@@ 5@@ th Psalm , though , is much more than an exc@@ iting st@@ ory with a happy en@@ ding .
She found true friends among fellow believers .
Di@@ v@@ ine truth provi@@ des prote@@ ction against religious dec@@ ep@@ tions .
It provided 1@@ 6@@ th - century transl@@ at@@ ors with a ma@@ ster text of the Hebrew - Ar@@ am@@ a@@ ic Scriptures .
By dra@@ wing close to God in times of dist@@ ress , we can keep things in per@@ spe@@ ctive and succ@@ ess@@ fully op@@ pose the Devil . ​ — James 4 : 7 , 8 .
• How can we use our “ valu@@ able things ” to than@@ k Jehovah ?
E@@ spe@@ cially is this true of Bible knowledge .
U@@ su@@ ally the brothers provided for his needs .
“ F@@ o@@ x@@ es have den@@ s and bir@@ ds of heaven have ro@@ o@@ st@@ s , but the Son of man has no@@ where to la@@ y down his head , ” he said .
Acc@@ ording to His Will
H@@ as “ the sc@@ ene of this world ” really chang@@ ed so much since 1914 ?
“ When we arri@@ ved in our new congregation , ” says C@@ ar@@ lo@@ s , “ a sister gave us a l@@ ist of sto@@ res that have reason@@ able pri@@ ces .
You can find it by going to j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g , c@@ lic@@ king the S@@ ear@@ ch bu@@ t@@ t@@ on , and en@@ ter@@ ing the t@@ it@@ le .
Why can we be confid@@ ent that Jehovah really listen@@ s to our prayers ?
This is to our advan@@ ta@@ ge , for everything Jehovah says is for our benefit . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 .
After pre@@ par@@ ing the earth as a beau@@ ti@@ ful , self - su@@ sta@@ ining home , Jehovah put the crow@@ ning t@@ ou@@ ch on his earthly works by cre@@ ating the first man , Adam , in His own i@@ ma@@ ge .
( b ) How will the following article help us ?
At first gl@@ ance , our pro@@ spe@@ cts may se@@ em ble@@ ak .
* Per@@ haps you feel the same way .
How did God cre@@ ate the uni@@ verse , and how do his works gl@@ ori@@ fy him ?
H@@ u@@ man@@ s need the guid@@ ance that only God can give them .
The un@@ seen ro@@ o@@ ts of a gi@@ ant t@@ ree , such as the se@@ qu@@ o@@ ia of C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a , may co@@ ver an are@@ a of sever@@ al ac@@ res and can provide so@@ li@@ d an@@ cho@@ ra@@ ge in the face of f@@ lood and high w@@ in@@ ds .
The desire to see my husband and daugh@@ ter became so strong that I went to the gu@@ ar@@ ds , asked for the form with the declar@@ ation that stated that I would no longer be a Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ent , and sign@@ ed it .
He is also su@@ per@@ human .
When dis@@ pu@@ tes ar@@ ise , how do we re@@ act ?
How may a Christian woman become ever more preci@@ ous to Jehovah ?
“ They could have cle@@ an@@ ed me out for $ 9@@ ,000 ! ”
You might h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to take that t@@ est , especially if you feel that you might fai@@ l .
What an inc@@ en@@ tive to “ per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in prayer ” ! ​ — Romans 12 : 12 .
H@@ ann@@ ah set a fine example for Jehovah’s people today , especially for those who may have been h@@ ur@@ t by the un@@ kind re@@ mar@@ ks of others .
How g@@ la@@ d he must have been that he did ! The instru@@ ctions he received this time were different .
E@@ f@@ fect U@@ p@@ on Father
V@@ er@@ y few refu@@ sed , and many exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent discus@@ sions resul@@ ted .
If so , do not des@@ pa@@ ir .
U@@ sing f@@ l@@ at@@ ter@@ y , they said to Jesus : “ T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , we know you are tru@@ th@@ ful and teach the way of God in truth . ”
I@@ mit@@ ating the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er Ph@@ ili@@ p , James asked the co@@ work@@ er : “ Do you ac@@ tually understand the meaning of those words ? ”
In Au@@ gu@@ st 194@@ 1 , we got to S@@ t . L@@ ou@@ is , and there I me@@ t Bro@@ ther T . J . S@@ ul@@ li@@ v@@ an from Bethel .
With S@@ is@@ er@@ a g@@ one , King J@@ ab@@ in@@ ’s power was bro@@ ken .
O@@ ther poin@@ ts may have made an imp@@ res@@ sion on you .
These artic@@ les about Jesus ’ mirac@@ les teach us practic@@ al less@@ ons about show@@ ing gener@@ os@@ ity and giving support to others , and they reve@@ al f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating as@@ pe@@ cts of Jesus ’ person@@ ality .
What brought joy to the early disciples ?
The Da@@ y to R@@ em@@ ember
“ The soul that is sin@@ ning ​ — it it@@ self will die . ”
It certainly does not bring sta@@ bility or happiness to one@@ ’s life .
In ei@@ ther case , we must maintain our integrity to God .
The emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on in@@ for@@ ma@@ l wit@@ ness@@ ing has en@@ ab@@ led th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds more to hear the good news in K@@ en@@ ya .
He cre@@ ated this pl@@ an@@ et to be a deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful par@@ adise .
She said : “ You don@@ ’t have to st@@ re@@ t@@ ch out your ar@@ m .
Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ ers taught that the s@@ ource of ri@@ ver water was not ra@@ in but se@@ a@@ water that som@@ eho@@ w f@@ low@@ ed under the earth to the to@@ p of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , be@@ coming f@@ res@@ h s@@ pr@@ ing@@ water .
It is com@@ for@@ ting to know that Jehovah is willing to for@@ give our sin@@ s if we are truly rep@@ ent@@ ant , but it is so@@ ber@@ ing to real@@ ize that sin@@ s often bring di@@ re con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
What does listen@@ ing to the slave class invol@@ ve ?
M@@ e at L@@ ake V@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ a
These artic@@ les will de@@ e@@ pen our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for the Bible as well as our love for its Au@@ th@@ or .
A@@ n ad@@ v@@ ance medi@@ cal direc@@ tive states the person@@ ’s wi@@ sh@@ es in this reg@@ ard .
What valu@@ able less@@ ons the boo@@ ks of O@@ badi@@ ah , J@@ on@@ ah , and Mi@@ ca@@ h teach us !
As the only one direc@@ tly cre@@ ated by God , Jesus could righ@@ tly be called “ the only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son of God . ” ​ — John 1 : 3 , 14 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 15 , 16 .
He showed them how to teach and how to take care of God’s people .
All those involved in s@@ pre@@ ading lies and religious dec@@ ep@@ tion about Jesus Christ and his teachings were inclu@@ ded in Joh@@ n@@ ’s ter@@ m “ an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t . ”
( a ) Who should take the lead in show@@ ing honor ?
Se@@ e@@ king U@@ p@@ building As@@ soci@@ ation
S@@ ad@@ ly , in 199@@ 0 , I had to make arrang@@ ements for us to return to Eng@@ land where my sister I@@ v@@ y kin@@ dly wel@@ com@@ ed us into her home .
Un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly , the Bible is a tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy s@@ ource of wor@@ ka@@ ble direc@@ tions in to@@ da@@ y’s world .
How un@@ sear@@ cha@@ ble his judg@@ ments are and past tr@@ ac@@ ing out his ways are !
How you benefit : You get a cle@@ are@@ r pi@@ c@@ ture of God .
Proverbs chap@@ ter 4 gives us the answer to that question .
For example , let us consider how Jehovah accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ es his purpose regarding the promised Se@@ ed .
And children often imitate what they see in their parents .
( a ) How will the re@@ qu@@ est “ let your kingdom come ” be ful@@ filled ?
What form our God - given message will yet take before the present wicked system ends rema@@ ins to be seen .
B@@ re@@ a@@ th@@ taking worl@@ d@@ wide ex@@ pan@@ sion .
He or@@ der@@ ed his ar@@ m@@ ed ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts and ca@@ v@@ al@@ ry ​ — the most powerful ar@@ my on earth at that time — ​ to rec@@ ap@@ ture his form@@ er sla@@ ves .
Why did they have such strong op@@ in@@ i@@ ons ?
Mu@@ ch of what we read in them makes us think of real situ@@ ations that have been tr@@ an@@ spi@@ ring since the Kingdom was esta@@ bli@@ shed in heaven in 1914 .
What helps C@@ ar@@ lo@@ s find the strength to continue encourag@@ ing others in s@@ pite of his ill@@ ness ?
The ro@@ le of the spirit - anointed ones who make up the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy and of the overse@@ ers appointed by them in the bran@@ ches , dist@@ ri@@ cts , cir@@ cu@@ its , and congregations should be recogn@@ ized as a sac@@ red responsi@@ bility .
( b ) What other sac@@ red fe@@ ature of our Christian lives will be consider@@ ed in the following article ?
What a differ@@ ence that new world of God’s desi@@ gn will make !
One Bible account that high@@ ligh@@ ts the show@@ ing of respect for older ones is found in the book of Se@@ cond K@@ ings .
Then we need to make a personal decision that lea@@ ves us with a good conscience .
Jo@@ s@@ é , who lives in S@@ pain , lost his wife in a tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
( Read Hebrews 5 : 11 - 14 . )
Jesus Christ emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed this when he said : “ M@@ an must live , not on bre@@ ad al@@ one , but on every ut@@ ter@@ ance coming for@@ th through Jehovah’s m@@ ou@@ th . ” ​ — Matthew 4 : 4 .
They will work with Jesus in “ the heal@@ ing of the nations . ”
Many times , he gave in to his ha@@ bi@@ t .
* But were God’s righteous requi@@ re@@ ments , as expres@@ sed in the Law , a har@@ s@@ h and ti@@ re@@ some bur@@ den to the people , ro@@ b@@ b@@ ing them of their fre@@ e@@ dom and joy , as many people today cla@@ im ?
We have person@@ ally experienced the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of the words of Psalm 37 : 34 : “ H@@ op@@ e in Jehovah and keep his way , and he will ex@@ al@@ t you to take pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the earth . ”
We invit@@ e you to consider the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ans@@ wers to some comm@@ on questions about the end of the world .
In ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely difficult situ@@ ations , especially ones that invol@@ ve a health c@@ ris@@ is , there often is no sing@@ le , all - en@@ com@@ pas@@ sing answer .
The mar@@ it@@ al uni@@ on yo@@ k@@ es together two pers@@ ons from different family ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds and with dist@@ in@@ ct person@@ alities , emo@@ tional ma@@ ke@@ up , and often dis@@ par@@ ate educ@@ ational ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds .
It is buil@@ t on the face of a ro@@ ck or on the w@@ all of a house .
Jesus here pa@@ inted a vi@@ vi@@ d word pi@@ c@@ ture of a mother h@@ en sh@@ el@@ ter@@ ing her young with her w@@ ings .
The study re@@ a@@ wak@@ ened my love for spiritual things .
But to Paul’s deep disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment , Ti@@ tu@@ s did not arri@@ ve .
( b ) What two kin@@ ds of fru@@ it@@ age will we consider ?
E@@ la@@ ine , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , com@@ ments : “ We di@@ ff@@ er in our gi@@ f@@ ts .
When we study , we should think not only about the needs of others but also about our own needs .
But God’s re@@ action to their o@@ ffer@@ ings provi@@ des in@@ sight into each one@@ ’s in@@ most thoughts .
2 , 3 . ( a ) Why was David able to face Go@@ li@@ ath so confid@@ ently ?
The Bible will show you how to live a fru@@ it@@ ful life and how to cop@@ e with problems succ@@ ess@@ fully .
( 1 ) Bro@@ ck@@ me@@ y@@ er , A .
Those who put on this new person@@ ality “ de@@ ad@@ en ” their body members “ as res@@ pe@@ cts se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality , un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , un@@ contro@@ l@@ led se@@ x@@ u@@ al pas@@ sion , h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful desire , and gre@@ e@@ din@@ ess . ”
This inclu@@ ded “ the ar@@ ch@@ it@@ e@@ c@@ ture of the bas@@ il@@ ic@@ a . ”
Jehovah said to him : “ G@@ o out from your land and away from your relati@@ ves and from the house of your father to the land that I will show you .
Un@@ der@@ min@@ ing mar@@ it@@ al trust , in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy , and love . ​ — Proverbs 2 : 12 - 17 .
One reason could be that you desire a me@@ asure of in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence . This inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation is nor@@ ma@@ l .
Even if nothing ou@@ tri@@ gh@@ tly il@@ leg@@ al was done , many have felt that these compan@@ y of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als , as stated in F@@ or@@ tu@@ ne ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , “ were get@@ ting im@@ men@@ sel@@ y , ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ar@@ ily , ob@@ s@@ cen@@ ely we@@ al@@ thy . ”
The earth will ab@@ ound with his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , who will deli@@ ght to over@@ see it and enjoy its many life form@@ s .
This year the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al will be held on We@@ d@@ n@@ es@@ day , A@@ pri@@ l 16 , after su@@ n@@ set .
By fin@@ an@@ c@@ ing the Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant ar@@ mi@@ es of the Ger@@ man est@@ ates , D@@ en@@ mar@@ k , the Ne@@ ther@@ lands , and S@@ we@@ den , all of which were fi@@ gh@@ ting against the H@@ ab@@ s@@ bur@@ g@@ s .
Since all hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves are imper@@ fect , lear@@ ning to for@@ give is a ke@@ y to happiness in marriage . ​ — Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 31 , 32 ; 5 : 22 - 25 , 33 ; 1 Peter 3 : 7 .
As they ga@@ ined acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the Bible , they made chang@@ es in their beli@@ ef@@ s and li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le in order to have God’s appro@@ val .
With that knowledge , many have been su@@ sta@@ ined by God to remain faithful to death .
Some of the people fe@@ atu@@ red in these artic@@ les were form@@ er@@ ly th@@ i@@ ev@@ es , dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ ds , gan@@ g members , or d@@ ru@@ g ad@@ di@@ cts .
Such a ter@@ m vi@@ vi@@ dly por@@ tra@@ ys the rep@@ ul@@ sion that we should feel toward a@@ bu@@ sive or ob@@ sc@@ ene spe@@ e@@ ch .
“ A Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful Witness in the S@@ ki@@ es ”
She did so to someone who pres@@ ented himself as a ser@@ p@@ ent , a ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous cre@@ ature .
One of Bro@@ ther Bar@@ ber@@ ’s early assign@@ ments was that of r@@ un@@ ning a small pres@@ s .
In 19@@ 19 and 19@@ 22 , that ca@@ r car@@ ri@@ ed our family to the no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy conven@@ tions of the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents in C@@ e@@ da@@ r P@@ o@@ in@@ t , O@@ hi@@ o .
C@@ ould it be that marri@@ ages fai@@ l because the arrang@@ ement it@@ self is fa@@ ul@@ ty ?
This was important because within a few months of their with@@ dra@@ wa@@ l from Jerusalem , the Rom@@ an tro@@ op@@ s once again r@@ ene@@ wed their war op@@ er@@ ations .
However , Gre@@ w did have concer@@ n for the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of Jehovah’s name , a sub@@ ject that had been of interest to very few people since the second century C.E .
The Greek text at 1 Peter 4 : 3 liter@@ ally means “ un@@ la@@ w@@ ful i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ries . ”
There is something el@@ se that pla@@ ys a powerful ro@@ le in your well - being .
Acc@@ ording to Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 3 : 8 , how did Paul view his privilege of sla@@ ving for God and Christ ?
Now , 30 years later , he still su@@ ffered from con@@ st@@ ant ni@@ gh@@ t@@ ma@@ res and feelings of dre@@ ad .
Des@@ pite our tri@@ als , we will be bless@@ ed if we do what ?
O@@ u@@ t of the b@@ lu@@ e , the gi@@ r@@ l said : ‘ You should go to my school first thing M@@ on@@ day mor@@ ning . ’
What comes first in your life ?
O@@ r it could be that since the land a@@ vail@@ able for cultiv@@ ation was li@@ mit@@ ed , the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans des@@ p@@ ised those see@@ king pas@@ ture for flo@@ c@@ ks .
Jehovah spoke to the people through an ang@@ el , provi@@ ding what has come to be known as the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments .
This should become especially clear when they face personal problems or difficul@@ ties .
In fact , “ only a fa@@ in@@ t wh@@ is@@ per has been heard of him . ”
That day of Jehovah arri@@ ved in 70 C.E . when the Romans ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted Jehovah’s judgment on Jerusalem .
19 : 20 ​ — What did Job mean by the expres@@ sion “ I es@@ cap@@ e with the s@@ k@@ in of my te@@ et@@ h ” ?
To be effe@@ ctive , our teaching needs to t@@ ou@@ ch a stud@@ ent@@ ’s heart .
Yet , there is another as@@ pect to Jesus ’ kin@@ dly yo@@ ke that you need to consider .
In@@ c@@ lu@@ ded in that number were 3@@ 0@@ ,000 Bi@@ bl@@ es in the Sh@@ ona language .
Re@@ g@@ arding those qu@@ ali@@ fied to walk on “ the W@@ a@@ y of H@@ ol@@ iness , ” Isaiah 35 : 8@@ b states : “ The un@@ clean one will not pas@@ s over it . And it will be for the one wal@@ king on the way , and no fo@@ ol@@ ish ones will w@@ an@@ der about on it . ”
And they are people just like you and me , because they come from all n@@ ati@@ on@@ alities , rac@@ es , wal@@ ks of life and are of all ages .
But how often this is done at the ex@@ p@@ en@@ se of his family !
Like David before him , M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h recogn@@ ized the seri@@ ousness of his sin@@ s and was truly rep@@ ent@@ ant .
Ne@@ g@@ le@@ cting any of them may bring on spiritual si@@ ck@@ ness and make us vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able to Satan’s de@@ vi@@ ces . ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 8 .
In the mean@@ time , Jehovah takes good care of me .
In 194@@ 3 a similar school was be@@ gu@@ n in the congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and it has continued to this day .
He ad@@ ded : “ [ Timothy ] will put you in mind of my me@@ tho@@ ds in con@@ ne@@ ction with Christ Jesus . ”
D@@ em@@ ons ​ — Who Are They ?
6 : 17 - 22 , 36 - 40 .
Now , at the age of ne@@ arly 1@@ 00 , I can jo@@ in the apostle Paul in saying : “ I take ple@@ asure in we@@ ak@@ nesses , in in@@ sul@@ ts , in c@@ as@@ es of need , in persecu@@ tions and difficul@@ ties , for Christ . For when I am we@@ ak , then I am powerful . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 12 : 9 , 10 .
This rule is expres@@ sed in these words spo@@ ken by Jesus during his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount : “ All things . . . that you want men to do to you , you also must do to them .
Des@@ pite all that L@@ ily did , C@@ ar@@ ol was always cr@@ itical , and at times it was not eas@@ y to help her .
My st@@ ate of health was truly w@@ re@@ t@@ ched .
It seem@@ s that Daniel had a better position in Babyl@@ on than he would ever have had in Israel .
It was then wi@@ d@@ ely believ@@ ed that after death , sin@@ n@@ ers had to under@@ go p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment for a peri@@ od of time .
They know that he had a purpose in cre@@ ating us .
I continued stud@@ ying the Bible and soon , for the first time in my life , I found that I could pray to someone who is real . ”
Even when we are persecu@@ ted , we do our best to live according to his righteous principles and la@@ ws .
E@@ ver@@ yone has some blessings for which to be gr@@ ate@@ ful .
Today , there are th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of den@@ om@@ in@@ ations that are called Christian , yet they are di@@ vi@@ ded by con@@ f@@ lic@@ ting do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines and differ@@ ing vie@@ ws .
M@@ en often put material se@@ cur@@ ity a@@ head of spiritual pur@@ su@@ its .
In ancient times , N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h was likely under@@ sto@@ od to inclu@@ de other set@@ t@@ le@@ ments st@@ re@@ t@@ ch@@ ing from K@@ hor@@ sa@@ bad in the nor@@ th to N@@ im@@ ru@@ d in the sou@@ th .
He will not be d@@ ro@@ w@@ s@@ y nor go to s@@ le@@ ep , he that is gu@@ arding Israel . ”
I would therefore like you to repor@@ t to Bethel at 1@@ 24 C@@ o@@ lum@@ bia H@@ ei@@ gh@@ ts , Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k , on S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 7 , 19@@ 50 . ”
That preci@@ ous pro@@ spe@@ ct is streng@@ th@@ ened when one ga@@ ins acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the Father and the Son , for Jesus also said : “ This means everlasting life , their taking in knowledge of you , the only true God , and of the one whom you sent for@@ th , Jesus Christ . ” ​ — John 17 : 3 .
Samu@@ el@@ ’s mother most likely pre@@ pared her son to bo@@ w before H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est El@@ i .
But he found something that helped him to be more confid@@ ent .
W@@ as it not love for his ma@@ ster ?
For example , the W@@ right brothers desi@@ gn@@ ed an a@@ ir@@ pl@@ ane after stud@@ ying large bir@@ ds in f@@ light .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er that day , “ there occ@@ ur@@ red from heaven a no@@ ise just like that of a ru@@ shing s@@ ti@@ f@@ f bre@@ e@@ ze . ”
14 , 15 . ( a ) In Israel , who were among those doing what was good , but how were some of them being tre@@ ated ?
No sh@@ o@@ ts are fir@@ ed , no bom@@ bs are d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed , but war str@@ ate@@ gy is no less in@@ ten@@ se
“ During a difficult time , I made some serious mis@@ takes that ca@@ used us to d@@ ri@@ ft ap@@ ar@@ t , ” M@@ au@@ ri@@ z@@ i@@ o expla@@ ins .
Their wit@@ ness@@ ing ba@@ g@@ s were emp@@ ti@@ ed in less than an h@@ our !
To an ex@@ t@@ ent , some of us may have to bat@@ tle this sub@@ tle att@@ ack until the new world .
How do we know that Jehovah is concer@@ ned about our cho@@ ice of marriage mate ?
The only one wor@@ thy of our worship is the Creator of all things ​ — Jehovah God .
I was living in a home with two ro@@ om@@ mat@@ es .
So the first book that Lu@@ car@@ is com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned was a transl@@ ation of the Christian Greek Scriptures into the Greek of his day .
If so , what can you do to avoid d@@ ri@@ f@@ ting away , tur@@ ning to follow your own course ?
It was “ a land that Jehovah your God is car@@ ing for , ” Moses told the Israelites .
But by con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating the rec@@ ord of his deal@@ ings with people and by consider@@ ing what he has cre@@ ated , you really can dis@@ cer@@ n fac@@ e@@ ts of his person@@ ality .
“ I will go down to res@@ cu@@ e them . ”
In other ways , things were qu@@ ite different .
However , Peter hum@@ bly ad@@ ded : “ But at your bi@@ d@@ ding I will low@@ er the ne@@ ts . ”
F@@ o@@ c@@ using on these things will li@@ ft us up .
When T@@ e@@ aching
That is why “ he has h@@ ated a div@@ or@@ c@@ ing , ” allow@@ ing it only on the gr@@ oun@@ ds of “ for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation . ”
He will ex@@ t@@ ing@@ u@@ ish the s@@ mo@@ king e@@ pi@@ dem@@ ic for good and ra@@ ise obedi@@ ent human@@ kind to per@@ fe@@ ction in body and mind . ​ — Isaiah 33 : 24 ; Revelation 19 : 11 , 15 .
However , the t@@ in@@ y f@@ ra@@ g@@ ment that R@@ ob@@ er@@ ts dis@@ co@@ vered has h@@ and@@ writ@@ ing on both si@@ des .
However , what if Sam@@ son kil@@ led the li@@ on by te@@ aring it li@@ m@@ b from li@@ m@@ b ?
We do not do this by tr@@ ying to follow the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law or by doing good things just to get Jehovah’s appro@@ val .
W@@ he@@ ther we live to see the fulfill@@ ment of all of God’s promises or not , our faith will draw us clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah .
We learned that life does have meaning and that serving Jehovah br@@ ings the great@@ est joy i@@ mag@@ in@@ able .
Many today su@@ ff@@ er ho@@ p@@ el@@ ess@@ ly and hel@@ pl@@ ess@@ ly at the hands of though@@ t@@ less and self - cen@@ tered people .
For example , when re@@ vie@@ wing what he had done at the end of the si@@ x cre@@ ative “ days , ” or long peri@@ o@@ ds of time , “ God saw everything he had made and , look ! it was very good , ” states Genesis 1 : 31 .
Yet , by Moses ’ time , the nor@@ ma@@ l life sp@@ an was down to 70 or 8@@ 0 years .
A Ch@@ ance F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ ment in Jesus ?
Some have wonder@@ ed if God prom@@ o@@ ted e@@ th@@ ni@@ c bi@@ as by fav@@ or@@ ing the Israelites and teaching them to keep se@@ par@@ ate from other nations .
What S@@ ort of Pe@@ ople Are Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
Of all humans ali@@ ve in 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E . , Moses was “ by far the me@@ ek@@ est . ”
C@@ y@@ n@@ th@@ ia , a wife and mother who kno@@ ws the pres@@ sures of par@@ en@@ ting , says : “ Be@@ ing in@@ cons@@ ist@@ ent in cor@@ rec@@ ting my children and feel@@ ing that I am not a@@ de@@ qu@@ ately tra@@ ining them is ex@@ as@@ per@@ ating . ”
Jehovah’s pri@@ m@@ ary interest is in the in@@ ner person ​ — who we really are at heart .
Yet , the mo@@ de@@ l prayer continu@@ es with personal re@@ ques@@ ts that are pro@@ per@@ ly ad@@ d@@ ressed to Jehovah .
Jehovah loo@@ ked upon his cre@@ ative work and found it to be “ very good . ”
The more ter@@ ri@@ f@@ ying the situation , the deep@@ er the peace became . ”
A@@ no@@ ther ide@@ a is that com@@ par@@ is@@ ons are at@@ temp@@ ts to re@@ du@@ ce un@@ certain@@ ty about ourselves , to understand what we are ca@@ pa@@ ble of doing and what our li@@ m@@ its are .
We were deep@@ ly imp@@ ressed by the love , help@@ ful@@ ness , and un@@ ity among Jehovah’s Witnesses . ​ — John 13 : 34 , 35 .
D@@ ep@@ en@@ ding on the circumstances , the vis@@ iting el@@ der or other brother could make bri@@ ef com@@ ments and read appro@@ pri@@ ate s@@ crip@@ tures .
I have h@@ ated . ” P@@ ri@@ de and wisdom are po@@ les ap@@ ar@@ t .
E@@ ven@@ tually , after Jesus began to re@@ ign in 1914 , things moved a@@ head ra@@ pi@@ dly .
In ad@@ dition to other spiritual ass@@ ist@@ ance this then spiritually we@@ ak Witness may have received , she was great@@ ly for@@ ti@@ fied by her vis@@ it to Bethel and ther@@ e@@ after made good prog@@ ress .
And I have to ad@@ mit that I listen@@ ed to your message only because of a n@@ ine - year - old bo@@ y , because of Samuel . ”
Jehovah war@@ ned them : “ G@@ et ready to me@@ et your God . ”
That ca@@ r bre@@ ak@@ s down and is a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned .
[ Ma@@ p on page 27 ]
Be@@ fore I expla@@ in how she and I came to be there , let me descri@@ be our early life .
W@@ is@@ ely , Christian men ​ — both married and those consider@@ ing marriage — ​ will study the di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied way in which Jesus tre@@ ated women .
O@@ ther writ@@ ings , let@@ ters , or ‘ go@@ sp@@ els ’ that were written later were not inclu@@ ded . . .
The apostle Paul stated : “ W@@ ho@@ ever s@@ ow@@ s b@@ oun@@ ti@@ fully will also re@@ a@@ p b@@ oun@@ ti@@ fully . ”
W@@ H@@ Y do some Christians who remain faithful for years des@@ pite imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment or persecu@@ tion later succ@@ um@@ b to materi@@ al@@ ism ? The answer has to do with our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart ​ — what we really are in@@ side .
In@@ form@@ ation ​ — R@@ eli@@ able or F@@ al@@ se ?
What ty@@ pe of gro@@ w@@ th is descri@@ bed at Acts 12 : 24 , and how did this take place ?
May it be our res@@ ol@@ ve during the coming year and thr@@ ough@@ out et@@ er@@ n@@ ity to obey God as R@@ ul@@ er at all co@@ st@@ s !
What is an important requi@@ re@@ ment for disci@@ ple@@ ship , as recorded in the Go@@ spe@@ l of John ?
It also expla@@ ins how God has sh@@ own his love for mankind .
I especially remember that Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r , one of the instru@@ ct@@ ors , emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed this point to us : “ D@@ on@@ ’t try to ple@@ ase men .
In 1914 , the small group of Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents pres@@ ented the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama of C@@ re@@ ation . ”
Why do many reason@@ ing people ag@@ ree that God must be respon@@ sible for the bir@@ th of a new living human ?
“ It is necess@@ ary for us to pa@@ y more than the u@@ su@@ al attention to the things heard by us , that we may never d@@ ri@@ ft away . ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B@@ R@@ E@@ W@@ S 2 : 1 .
The prophet Jeremiah , the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an E@@ bed - m@@ ele@@ ch , the des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of J@@ on@@ a@@ da@@ b , and others faithful to God were conc@@ e@@ aled in that day of Jehovah’s anger . ​ — Jeremiah 35 : 18 , 19 ; 39 : 11 , 12 , 15 - 18 .
In these “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with , ” we may at times feel over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by the pres@@ sures of life .
How did Jesus respon@@ d to the fa@@ il@@ u@@ res of his disciples ?
T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ers may be lu@@ red to some religious s@@ ites by the pro@@ spe@@ ct of recei@@ ving a blessing .
It must be ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged , however , that many who rec@@ ite the L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er do not fully understand it .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing that mar@@ king work , the si@@ x men with the sla@@ ugh@@ ter@@ ing we@@ ap@@ ons are comman@@ ded to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te all those who do not have the mar@@ k . ​ — Read E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 9 : 1 - 6 .
Because he had to use the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t for his bu@@ sin@@ ess , he res@@ ol@@ ved to acc@@ ess it only when his wife was b@@ es@@ i@@ de him .
Jesus thus indic@@ ated that to make a succ@@ ess of sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess , we have to accept , or make ro@@ om for , this way of life in our mind and heart .
While “ gl@@ ori@@ ous ones , ” that is , Christian elders , have fa@@ ul@@ ts and may er@@ r at times , we must not speak a@@ bu@@ si@@ vely of them . ​ — He@@ b .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing are a few examples :
At this point , however , let us see what more we can learn about en@@ ter@@ ing into God’s rest by consider@@ ing the bad example of the Israelites .
I will not become a tra@@ it@@ or . ”
Hence , Jesus ’ cle@@ ans@@ ing work involved a peri@@ od of time .
How would J@@ on@@ ah re@@ act ?
Then he ad@@ ded : “ Those who prac@@ tice such things will not in@@ her@@ it God’s kingdom . ”
P@@ an@@ or@@ am@@ ic view of H@@ ar@@ an today
W@@ as all of this un@@ important ri@@ tu@@ al ?
In S@@ ou@@ th D@@ ak@@ o@@ ta he vis@@ ited the home of N@@ el@@ l@@ ena and V@@ er@@ da P@@ o@@ ol , fle@@ sh@@ ly sisters who years later became mission@@ aries in Per@@ u .
This g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ance is thought to ref@@ er to “ se@@ cre@@ t conc@@ la@@ ves to de@@ v@@ ise op@@ pres@@ sive me@@ a@@ sures . ”
What about invol@@ v@@ ement in work ?
That repor@@ t may have refer@@ red to activ@@ ity in An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch with Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s , but even before that Saul un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly was not id@@ le .
F@@ i@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely , A@@ bel@@ ’s blood cri@@ ed out to Jehovah God for v@@ enge@@ ance , or justice .
“ As ap@@ ples of go@@ ld . . . is a word spo@@ ken at the right time ”
He may be un@@ famili@@ ar with the congregation in who@@ se ter@@ rit@@ ory the home is lo@@ c@@ ated .
Mo@@ st of all , we than@@ k Jehovah for his rich blessing on the who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted efforts of his people in prom@@ o@@ ting true worship thr@@ ough@@ out the world .
L@@ ear@@ n From the P@@ ati@@ ence of Jehovah and Jesus
While God does not promise we@@ al@@ th to all his people today , he is faithful to his promise to provide for the needs of those who ‘ leave ho@@ m@@ es , brothers , or sisters ’ for the s@@ ake of the Kingdom .
7 : 29 .
“ And a ter@@ ri@@ ble sa@@ dness over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed me .
The influ@@ ence of Satan makes obedi@@ ence to God a chall@@ enge
He@@ ’s a lost cause . ”
The expres@@ sion “ t@@ ree of life ” su@@ gg@@ ests heal@@ ing and n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing pro@@ per@@ ties .
F@@ al@@ se religion is direc@@ tly respon@@ sible for this sa@@ d situation .
Th@@ ink , too , of the imp@@ lic@@ ations .
However , it is eas@@ y to make the cla@@ im , “ I fear God . ”
While wit@@ ness@@ ing from house to house in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , a Christian whom we will call Mari@@ a h@@ an@@ ded a tr@@ act to a young woman who was lea@@ ving an ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment building .
He went on to discus@@ s vari@@ ous as@@ pe@@ cts of Mi@@ ca@@ h 6 : 8 , where we read : “ What is Jehovah as@@ king back from you but to exerc@@ ise justice and to love kindness and to be mo@@ des@@ t in wal@@ king with your God ? ”
Sh@@ ould not the same be true today ?
But Daniel said : “ I want ever@@ yone to see where I was and to know what I learned . ”
When a fellow Christian is stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing in a difficult situation , we can provide support
Cana@@ an@@ ites worshipp@@ ed , by im@@ moral in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence , as a religious r@@ ite , in the pres@@ ence of their go@@ ds ; and then , by mu@@ r@@ der@@ ing their first - born children , as a sacrifice to these same go@@ ds .
“ O the dep@@ th of God’s ri@@ ches and wisdom and knowledge ! ”
Such t@@ ests may have to do with marriage , health is@@ su@@ es , or emp@@ loy@@ ment .
( a ) What did the Jews learn from Jehovah’s discipl@@ ine ?
From Jesus ’ bir@@ th to his resurrection , the Word of God gives conclu@@ sive pro@@ of that he was the Christ .
Par@@ ents , ask y@@ ourselves , ‘ How well do my children speak the “ pu@@ re language ” of Scriptural truth ?
What bless@@ ed pro@@ spe@@ ct does baptism offer ?
“ I can no longer walk by my@@ self , so my wife or some other brothers and sisters accom@@ pan@@ y me in the ministry .
Me@@ dit@@ ation and prayer can lik@@ e@@ wise help us to draw close to Jehovah .
Jesus was not refer@@ ring to one fi@@ sh@@ er@@ man using his own l@@ ine and ba@@ it , wa@@ iting for f@@ ish to bi@@ te .
In 195@@ 3 , some other Witness pris@@ on@@ ers and I were assign@@ ed to buil@@ d a mil@@ it@@ ary a@@ ir@@ field , which we refu@@ sed to do .
After hear@@ ing the ter@@ ms of the covenant , the Israelites declar@@ ed public@@ ly : “ All that Jehovah has spo@@ ken we are willing to do . ”
To re@@ ach the heart of our listen@@ ers , though , we need to do more than in@@ form them of fac@@ ts ; we must per@@ su@@ a@@ de them .
What does God requi@@ re of us if we are to receive everlasting life ?
How do Christians view marriage , and why ?
● Dis@@ e@@ ase will be eli@@ min@@ ated .
23 : 14 .
While the st@@ ori@@ es of Daniel , H@@ an@@ ani@@ ah , Mi@@ sh@@ a@@ el , and A@@ z@@ ari@@ ah have always been among their fav@@ or@@ ites in My Bo@@ ok of Bible St@@ ori@@ es , the pres@@ ent@@ ation in the Dani@@ el@@ ’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy book has affe@@ cted them in a way we di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate .
In what ways did Jehovah provide help —
Li@@ ving con@@ di@@ tions are app@@ all@@ ing in many coun@@ tri@@ es .
The tend@@ enc@@ y of me@@ tal to ru@@ st can be re@@ duc@@ ed by co@@ ating it with ru@@ st@@ pro@@ of pa@@ in@@ t and quic@@ k@@ ly tre@@ ating is@@ ol@@ ated spo@@ ts of cor@@ ro@@ sion .
Does Satan the Devil have the ability to read the human mind ?
The experience in the gar@@ den of Ge@@ th@@ s@@ em@@ ane was not wa@@ sted on Peter .
R@@ em@@ ember , Jehovah as@@ sur@@ ed faithful ones in ancient Israel that he was not hi@@ d@@ den from them .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , Jose@@ p@@ h’s decision was not based on fear of being found out by humans .
Des@@ tru@@ ction of So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h , 3 / 1 E@@ arly Christians in Greek World , 12 / 1 E@@ ar@@ th E@@ ver Be Des@@ tro@@ yed ? 4 / 1
TH@@ E ide@@ a of a co@@ s@@ mi@@ c stru@@ gg@@ le between the for@@ ces of good and evil has prom@@ p@@ ted end@@ less spe@@ cul@@ ation by writ@@ ers and ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ ers thr@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory .
God invit@@ es all his servants to draw close to him , to become his in@@ tim@@ ate friends . ​ — P@@ s .
He is called “ the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly One . ”
A@@ ar@@ on , mentioned at the out@@ set , rec@@ alls : “ In Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , I often me@@ t young people who were d@@ ri@@ f@@ ting ac@@ ro@@ ss the country in sear@@ ch of a purpose in life .
The P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es were Jesus ’ enem@@ ies .
( V@@ er@@ se 11 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ) Jehovah fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely kept “ get@@ ting up early and sen@@ ding [ his prophe@@ ts ] ” to war@@ n his people about his judg@@ ments and was “ keep@@ ing a@@ wa@@ ke ” until their fulfill@@ ment . ​ — Jeremiah 7 : 25 .
On@@ ce in@@ side , I asked him if he had already been vis@@ ited .
Our children , ages 11 and 9 , deci@@ ded to take money from their sa@@ v@@ ings and do their part .
As@@ soci@@ ating with gen@@ u@@ ine worshi@@ p@@ ers of God is a prote@@ ction .
There they will be helped to gro@@ w to physical and men@@ tal per@@ fe@@ ction . ​ — Re@@ v .
I took my religion seri@@ ously and bel@@ ong@@ ed to a Ca@@ tho@@ lic study group .
The only way we can learn God’s law is to study it for ourselves . No@@ body el@@ se can do this for us .
17 , 18 . ( a ) What out@@ standing examples with reg@@ ard to material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons are wor@@ thy of our imit@@ ation ?
M@@ ore than 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years after he deli@@ vered the Israelites from Egy@@ pt , God sent his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son to earth .
It was no use en@@ ter@@ ing the city ; the pri@@ ce of food was ex@@ or@@ bit@@ ant .
Today , this leg@@ end@@ ary dem@@ and is e@@ cho@@ ed in a challeng@@ ing di@@ le@@ m@@ ma fac@@ ing all of us ​ — especially those of us living in a@@ ff@@ lu@@ ent lands .
What benef@@ its can result from our vis@@ iting the el@@ der@@ ly ?
In an effort to sa@@ ve “ some that have doub@@ ts ” out of the fi@@ re of everlasting des@@ tru@@ ction , matu@@ re ones in the congregation ​ — especially appointed overse@@ ers — ​ provide them with spiritual help .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out in@@ qui@@ ring of Jehovah , Jo@@ shua and others went a@@ head and made peace with the Gi@@ be@@ on@@ ites , conclu@@ ding a covenant with them .
For example , in 200@@ 1 , the 2@@ 23 Mi@@ x@@ e - speaking Witnesses me@@ t to ob@@ serve the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death .
G@@ r@@ and@@ father never took the same interest in spiritual matters that his wife did .
What bas@@ is is there for us to have un@@ sh@@ aka@@ ble faith in the Kingdom ? ​ — He@@ b .
How she has become like a wi@@ do@@ w , she that was po@@ pul@@ ous among the nations !
El@@ ders who regul@@ arly vis@@ it fellow Christians at home or el@@ se@@ where in order to strengthen them spiritually are a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement .
Just as a pl@@ ant can f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h and last only if it is ro@@ o@@ ted in good so@@ il , so honor can be gen@@ u@@ ine and lasting only if it is ro@@ o@@ ted in hear@@ t@@ felt respect .
Why is it good to refle@@ ct on our dedic@@ ation to Jehovah ?
P@@ ol@@ iti@@ c@@ s has been de@@ f@@ ined as “ the activities associ@@ ated with the govern@@ ance of a country or are@@ a , especially the de@@ b@@ ate or con@@ f@@ li@@ ct between individuals or par@@ ties having or ho@@ p@@ ing to ac@@ hi@@ eve power . ” ​ — The New O@@ x@@ for@@ d Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of Eng@@ l@@ ish .
How did the b@@ ol@@ dness of a sister strengthen a fe@@ ar@@ ful Bible stud@@ ent ?
In what are@@ as of your life do you l@@ ack confidence ?
Then he ad@@ ded : “ O if only you would ac@@ tually pa@@ y attention to my comman@@ d@@ ments !
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er and obedi@@ ence pla@@ y what ro@@ les in our pur@@ su@@ ing faith ?
Jehovah does not promise mirac@@ ul@@ ous inter@@ ven@@ tion .
M@@ an’s vi@@ ci@@ ousness was especially seen during World W@@ ar I@@ I when some 50 milli@@ on were kil@@ led , with many of them d@@ ying hor@@ ri@@ ble de@@ a@@ ths in Na@@ z@@ i con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps .
S@@ ome@@ times my work inclu@@ ded being an ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ at@@ or at the j@@ a@@ il .
This situation has made it necess@@ ary for the pro@@ claim@@ ers of the Kingdom good news to make ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments .
She wanted to help them .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , many men were among the people who came to Jesus and showed interest in his teaching .
* After that war , the se@@ ven@@ th head at times still displa@@ yed ir@@ on@@ like char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s .
Paul ap@@ tly wrote : “ You had no hope and were without God in the world .
The o@@ ce@@ ans can also provide n@@ atur@@ al d@@ ru@@ g@@ s to tre@@ at di@@ se@@ ase .
Because this present ung@@ o@@ dly system of things has been in its “ last days ” for many de@@ ca@@ des , experi@@ enc@@ ing “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with ” as it ne@@ ars its end .
Their willing and self - sacrific@@ ing spirit to serve their Christian brothers on an inter@@ n@@ ational sc@@ ale is much appreci@@ ated by Jehovah’s Witnesses around the world .
* ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
Their h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y led Jehovah to dec@@ l@@ are : “ In@@ cen@@ se ​ — it is something de@@ t@@ es@@ table to me . ”
Mi@@ ca@@ h real@@ ized that he could not person@@ ally change these con@@ di@@ tions .
4 Con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment and Gen@@ er@@ os@@ ity
H@@ old F@@ ast to Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine
The psalmist asked : “ If er@@ r@@ ors were what you w@@ atch , O J@@ ah , O Jehovah , who could stand ? ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 30 : 3 .
Does this mean that it is poin@@ t@@ less to do wh@@ atever we can to help other people ?
3 : 1 , 5 , 6 ; 5 : 14 , 15 .
Can I take ple@@ asure in it at your hand ? ’
“ Do not des@@ p@@ ise your mother just because she has gro@@ wn old , ” says Proverbs 23 : 22 .
He even went into m@@ our@@ ning for the man .
A@@ mi@@ d the spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness now co@@ ver@@ ing the earth , our enem@@ ies often res@@ ort to co@@ ver@@ t ac@@ ts in an effort to destro@@ y our spiritu@@ ality and sto@@ p our preaching work .
The fi@@ gu@@ re given in N@@ um@@ bers evid@@ ently inclu@@ ded “ the head ones of the people ” ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted by the jud@@ ges and those ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted direc@@ tly by Jehovah .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a few months , before I turned 17 , I was baptized .
But the k@@ ing@@ ’s actions in pur@@ g@@ ing the land of false religion did not re@@ move all wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness from among the people or at@@ one for the sin@@ s of his gr@@ and@@ father , King M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h , who had “ filled Jerusalem with in@@ no@@ c@@ ent blood . ”
Since mankind had such a wonderful star@@ t , what happened ?
When Paul vis@@ ited A@@ th@@ ens , he no@@ ted that “ all A@@ th@@ en@@ ians and the fore@@ ign@@ ers so@@ j@@ our@@ ning there would sp@@ end their le@@ is@@ ure time at nothing but tel@@ ling something or listen@@ ing to something new . ”
That is why Paul ur@@ ged his fellow Christians to ‘ rest from their own works . ’
Because as the Messi@@ ah , he was already ga@@ ther@@ ing disciples who would obey the comm@@ and he stated next : “ God is a S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t , and those worshipp@@ ing him must worship with spirit and truth . ”
Indeed , Jehovah makes cro@@ ps gro@@ w to yi@@ eld gra@@ in , o@@ il , and w@@ ine for our su@@ st@@ en@@ ance .
How did the Israelites h@@ and@@ le c@@ as@@ es of will@@ ful mu@@ r@@ der ?
Do we not tre@@ asure our fre@@ e@@ dom to cho@@ ose how we will live ?
How wonderful that time will be !
At the c@@ he@@ ck@@ poin@@ ts that he had to pas@@ s through , the sol@@ di@@ ers showed him respect when he id@@ enti@@ fied himself as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
W@@ ise King Solomon of ancient Israel wrote : “ The in@@ sight of a man certainly s@@ lo@@ ws down his anger , and it is beau@@ ty on his part to over@@ look an off@@ en@@ se . ”
* Con@@ cer@@ ning this love , Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or W@@ il@@ li@@ am Bar@@ cla@@ y in his New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent Wor@@ ds says : “ A@@ g@@ ap@@ ē has to do with the mind : it is not simply an emo@@ tion which ris@@ es un@@ bi@@ d@@ den in our hearts ; it is a princi@@ ple by which we deli@@ ber@@ ately live .
He told them : “ Ke@@ ep doing this in re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of me . ” ​ — Luke 22 : 19 .
As told by Le@@ on@@ ard S@@ m@@ ith
* Al@@ most 14@@ 0@@ ,000 people were repor@@ ted dead or mis@@ sing after a mas@@ sive st@@ or@@ m sur@@ ge eng@@ ul@@ f@@ ed the I@@ r@@ ra@@ wa@@ d@@ dy D@@ el@@ ta re@@ gi@@ on .
We are gr@@ ate@@ ful that we have come to know Jehovah and can enjoy the fre@@ e@@ dom that true worship br@@ ings .
When Cor@@ ali@@ e and Ch@@ ar@@ lo@@ t@@ te re@@ turned , a number of people from the bl@@ ack to@@ w@@ n@@ ship were atten@@ ding our meetings .
However , the ban@@ k had no rec@@ ord of that account .
You might follow mis@@ le@@ ading information , or you might even become a vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of deli@@ ber@@ ate dec@@ ep@@ tion .
H@@ al@@ le@@ y’s Bible H@@ and@@ book says : “ Cana@@ an@@ ites worshipp@@ ed , by im@@ moral in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence , as a religious r@@ ite , in the pres@@ ence of their go@@ ds ; and then , by mu@@ r@@ der@@ ing their first - born children , as a sacrifice to these same go@@ ds . ”
Our end@@ ur@@ ance in this work , however , is challeng@@ ed by the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity , who re@@ ject the Kingdom message .
He was , in fact , ac@@ ting in har@@ mony with the Bible princi@@ ple : “ Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful are the w@@ oun@@ ds of a friend . ”
E@@ ach of us can pray@@ er@@ fully ask Jehovah to exam@@ ine and ref@@ ine our in@@ n@@ er@@ most thoughts and feelings .
God would not be pleas@@ ed if we ex@@ tend@@ ed to humans more honor than they are du@@ e .
Why should we learn to for@@ give others now , and how will this help us in the new world ?
How does Jehovah view op@@ position direc@@ ted toward his people during the time of fin@@ al con@@ qu@@ est ?
H@@ ate , En@@ d ?
To help deser@@ ving travel@@ ers among them , early Christians ap@@ par@@ ently used let@@ ters of re@@ comm@@ end@@ ation , such as Paul’s in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction of P@@ ho@@ ebe .
You will have proved yourself to be a true compan@@ ion “ when there is dist@@ ress . ” ​ — Proverbs 17 : 17 .
In 199@@ 1 my wife and I attend@@ ed our first - ever conven@@ tion in Al@@ ma - A@@ ta , now known as Al@@ mat@@ y , in Ka@@ z@@ ak@@ h@@ st@@ an .
( a ) How were the attend@@ an@@ t’s doub@@ ts res@@ ol@@ ved ?
R@@ ic@@ ar@@ do and his wife , F@@ er@@ n@@ anda , with@@ dre@@ w the e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent of se@@ ven h@@ un@@ d@@ red do@@ l@@ l@@ ars ( U@@ .@@ S . ) from their ban@@ k account .
15 M@@ ak@@ ing S@@ tu@@ dy Ti@@ me M@@ ore En@@ jo@@ y@@ able and Pro@@ duc@@ tive
The apostle Paul wrote : “ There should be no div@@ ision in the body , but . . . its members should . . . care for one another .
Since relati@@ ves some@@ times mis@@ inter@@ pre@@ t such actions as dis@@ respect for dead an@@ c@@ est@@ ors , it takes courage for the new ones to do this .
There I experienced Christian love , and I was imp@@ ressed because these people try to live by the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s high moral standards .
My first tri@@ p took me to mission@@ ary ho@@ m@@ es and bran@@ ches in I@@ tal@@ y , Gre@@ e@@ ce , C@@ y@@ pr@@ us , coun@@ tri@@ es of the M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast and along the co@@ ast of N@@ or@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , and S@@ pain and P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al ​ — 13 coun@@ tri@@ es in to@@ tal .
He went on to ad@@ mon@@ ish those elders to keep a@@ wa@@ ke spiritually .
What el@@ se can be expe@@ cted of a king who re@@ pres@@ ents Jehovah ?
Abraham , Jac@@ o@@ b , Moses , Jo@@ shua , Isaiah , Daniel , Jesus , Peter , John , and Paul are among those who were minis@@ tered to by angels .
Let us consider three fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al ways .
This too can la@@ u@@ d Jehovah because those who see us faith@@ fully end@@ ure may also beg@@ in to gl@@ ori@@ fy God .
I took to heart the words of the apostle Paul at Romans 12 : 21 : ‘ Do not let yourself be con@@ qu@@ ered by the evil , but keep con@@ qu@@ ering the evil with the good . ’
Although we coura@@ ge@@ ously speak out as Witnesses of Jehovah , “ pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous ones ” ​ — those ac@@ ting pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ously toward God — ​ some@@ times ‘ der@@ i@@ de us in the ex@@ tre@@ me . ’
S@@ ome@@ times cen@@ tu@@ ries pas@@ sed between one recorded mirac@@ le and the next .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 7@@ 3 , 1@@ 19
Still , we learn from the account of the po@@ or wi@@ do@@ w that Jehovah no@@ tic@@ es and tre@@ a@@ sures each act done for him , especially when done in the face of difficult circumstances .
All three ob@@ je@@ c@@ ti@@ ves were at@@ ta@@ ined .
( a ) How did Satan temp@@ t Jesus a second time ?
“ The righteous will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will live forever on it . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 9 , 11 , 29 .
What poin@@ ts are pres@@ ented in chap@@ ters 6 and 7 of Mi@@ ca@@ h’s prophecy ?
He has provided the means for a@@ bo@@ li@@ shing sin ​ — the ransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ .
Jesus war@@ ned his disciples : “ Pa@@ y attention to y@@ ourselves that your hearts never become we@@ igh@@ ed down with over@@ e@@ ating and heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ king and anxi@@ e@@ ties of life . ”
U@@ sed imp@@ ro@@ per@@ ly , they can come between us and our heavenly Father .
( a ) S@@ how how it is possible to keep spiritually clean . ( b ) What help is there for a young person who has sin@@ ned seri@@ ously ?
Because Jehovah is the str@@ ong@@ hold and the refu@@ ge of his people .
L@@ ik@@ ely he will not er@@ e@@ ct a mon@@ um@@ ent to himself , as King Saul did .
He would doub@@ t@@ less have taken special interest in the instru@@ ctions that were set out for those who became k@@ ings in Israel .
I have often had opportunity to f@@ ly from one country to another .
She al@@ lu@@ ded to H@@ an@@ na@@ h’s prayer recorded in 1 Samuel chap@@ ter 2 and inclu@@ ded thoughts from other boo@@ ks of the Hebrew Scriptures .
This ty@@ pe of att@@ ack is desi@@ gn@@ ed to we@@ ak@@ en or cor@@ ru@@ pt us spiritually .
How did Jesus teach his disciples a less@@ on on hum@@ ility , and with what succ@@ ess at first ?
Why , the cam@@ els are like a f@@ lood co@@ ver@@ ing the land !
How did Paul show that he had a mo@@ des@@ t view of himself ?
However , while there may be many reas@@ ons why problems devel@@ op , there is no reason why personal differ@@ ences should be left un@@ res@@ ol@@ ved .
E@@ th@@ ni@@ c and tri@@ ba@@ l h@@ at@@ red , religious differ@@ ences , in@@ justice , and pol@@ itical tur@@ mo@@ il are all sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant fac@@ t@@ ors .
Ther@@ e@@ after , he wor@@ ked in the Ser@@ vice De@@ par@@ t@@ ment , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly enjo@@ ying his associ@@ ation with its overse@@ er , T . J .
One day , it was Mo@@ ther’s turn to ho@@ st the meeting .
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you ever been so t@@ ou@@ ched by something you heard at one of our conven@@ tions that it moved you to make bi@@ g chang@@ es in your life ?
Still , reading the Bible and Scriptural public@@ ations only when it may be conven@@ i@@ ent is not en@@ ough .
God therefore told the Israelites : “ You must not go around among your people for the s@@ ake of s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ing . ” ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 19 : 16 .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we should want to have a re@@ pu@@ tation for s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful use of God’s Word to per@@ su@@ a@@ de others to accept the Kingdom message .
Jehovah , however , will never for@@ get our work .
S@@ ur@@ ely you would pa@@ y attention .
Like ancient Babyl@@ on , however , Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at will soon be destro@@ yed , never to ris@@ e again .
On the other hand , when congregation members do all they can to keep the Kingdom H@@ all in good con@@ dition , this br@@ ings praise to Jehovah and sa@@ ves fun@@ ds don@@ ated by fellow believers .
Paul never for@@ got his enc@@ oun@@ ter with the Lord Jesus Christ on the ro@@ ad to D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us and the words of Jesus that the disci@@ ple An@@ ani@@ as must have pas@@ sed on to him : “ This man is a cho@@ s@@ en v@@ es@@ sel to me to be@@ ar my name to the nations as well as to k@@ ings and the sons of Israel . ” ​ — Acts 9 : 15 ; R@@ om .
It is therefore not sur@@ pris@@ ing that S@@ ar@@ ah’s Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an ma@@ id@@ serv@@ ant H@@ ag@@ ar , the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ ’s el@@ des@@ t serv@@ ant , and Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s son Isa@@ a@@ c reli@@ ed on Jehovah God . ​ — Genesis 16 : 5 , 13 ; 24 : 10 - 14 ; 25 : 21 .
It is wise to sto@@ p peri@@ o@@ dic@@ ally and exam@@ ine the way you are wal@@ king in life .
Re@@ gre@@ t@@ ta@@ bly , such practic@@ es as using religious i@@ ma@@ ges and re@@ pe@@ ating prayers by rote also disc@@ oura@@ ge reason@@ ing .
“ I had the opportunity to pur@@ sue a care@@ er in the city of L@@ a Pa@@ z , ” said Lu@@ is not long ag@@ o .
W@@ ise cho@@ ic@@ es contribu@@ te to a happy , succ@@ ess@@ ful life .
Je@@ h@@ u then had his hor@@ ses tr@@ am@@ ple this cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ter of all Israel .
There is much more that we can learn by care@@ fully ob@@ serving bir@@ d life .
O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 15 , 200@@ 9
J@@ U@@ D@@ E@@ A
“ Ke@@ ep on as@@ king , and it will be given you , ” said Jesus .
“ The blessing of Jehovah ​ — that is what makes rich , and he ad@@ ds no pain with it . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ S 10 : 22 .
On that bas@@ is , Jesus was a s@@ coun@@ dre@@ l , a man who com@@ mit@@ ted t@@ reason against the st@@ ate , a man who deser@@ ved the p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment used for slave re@@ v@@ ol@@ ts . ”
What mo@@ ves Christian min@@ isters to help im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants ?
The divine name in a T@@ s@@ w@@ ana Bible publi@@ shed in 18@@ 40
What , though , is the Kingdom being declar@@ ed as good news ?
In ancient Israel , sa@@ f@@ ety was a high pri@@ or@@ ity in all as@@ pe@@ cts of life .
Some have thought that this expres@@ sion ref@@ ers to a branch of the N@@ ile Ri@@ ver .
▸ Your son is offered a ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ te on the way home from school .
As I was stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing along in the dar@@ k@@ ness , an an@@ te@@ ater s@@ nor@@ ted .
C@@ learly , his strong spiritu@@ ality and the con@@ vi@@ ction that God was with him gave Moses the strength needed to re@@ present ‘ the inv@@ isi@@ ble One ’ before Egy@@ p@@ t’s ru@@ th@@ less king .
After more than 60 years of personal experience , the apostle John , Jesus ’ de@@ ar friend , conc@@ ur@@ red : “ This is what the love of God means , that we ob@@ serve his comman@@ d@@ ments ; and yet his comman@@ d@@ ments are not bur@@ den@@ some . ”
What is Jehovah’s princi@@ p@@ al in@@ str@@ um@@ ent of commun@@ ic@@ ation today , and how can we benefit from it ?
Jesus Christ refer@@ red to this r@@ are but ad@@ mi@@ ra@@ ble qu@@ ality in one of his many thought - pro@@ vo@@ king par@@ ab@@ les about the Kingdom of God .
But ap@@ ar@@ t from Noah and his hous@@ eho@@ ld , people took no no@@ te .
Do You V@@ i@@ e@@ w Jehovah as Your Father ?
N@@ ever let the Devil bl@@ ind you to the fact that Jehovah is “ mer@@ ci@@ ful and gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous , s@@ low to anger and a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in loving - kindness . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 34 : 6 .
What was wrong with Israel@@ ’s rep@@ ent@@ ance ?
Our inc@@ ess@@ ant prayers help us to have a close fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah .
Can they really teach us tru@@ ths about Jesus and Christi@@ an@@ ity that we cannot find in the Bible ?
S@@ atur@@ n@@ ali@@ a , a Rom@@ an fe@@ ast c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated in mi@@ d - De@@ c@@ ember , provided the mo@@ de@@ l for many of the mer@@ ry - making cu@@ st@@ om@@ s of Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s .
Un@@ der the rule of Jesus Christ , “ peace will ab@@ ound until the mo@@ on is no more ” ​ — meaning forever . ​ — Psalm 7@@ 2 : 7 .
R@@ em@@ ember that he wrote : “ God is greater than our hearts and kno@@ ws all things . ”
T@@ ell your relati@@ ves and friends about your com@@ mit@@ ment to your new family .
Le@@ ad@@ ers of a prog@@ res@@ sive mo@@ v@@ ement within the ch@@ urch re@@ je@@ cted the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine as un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural .
If we exerc@@ ise faith in Jehovah and his inspired Word , we too can reg@@ ard him as ‘ the R@@ o@@ ck of our sal@@ vation . ’
We also knew that blood trans@@ fu@@ sions are themselves ris@@ k@@ y .
The need for Jesus ’ followers to exerc@@ ise rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t often be@@ comes most evid@@ ent within the family .
By S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 19@@ 16 , a to@@ tal of 2@@ 6@@ 4 brothers had app@@ lied for ex@@ emp@@ tion from mil@@ it@@ ary service .
A ty@@ pi@@ cal cha@@ ut@@ ar@@ a may be lo@@ c@@ ated next to a lu@@ x@@ u@@ ri@@ ant bany@@ an t@@ ree , a sh@@ ad@@ y place to si@@ t and rest .
8 : 3 ​ — Why is Jerusalem called “ the city of tru@@ en@@ ess ” ?
We know , of course , that the bat@@ tle is not over .
“ I was able to place a bro@@ ch@@ ure and a tr@@ act with the stud@@ ent , since she had other questions , ” L@@ es@@ li@@ e says .
Par@@ ents , be sure to have prac@@ tice s@@ essi@@ ons with your children so that they are pre@@ pared to face such pres@@ sures from their pe@@ ers at school .
However , the written rec@@ ord of their actions is an inv@@ alu@@ able res@@ ource for us .
In 195@@ 6 , we began in the cir@@ cu@@ it work , and we loved vis@@ iting the brothers .
“ TH@@ E W@@ A@@ Y@@ S O@@ F J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H A@@ R@@ E U@@ P@@ R@@ I@@ G@@ H@@ T ”
The way people re@@ act to our preaching will be a bas@@ is for judgment .
It was a bi@@ g change for Ju@@ li@@ e and me to preach in mo@@ st@@ ly small to@@ w@@ ns and r@@ ur@@ al are@@ as of da@@ i@@ ry country .
20 , 21 . ( a ) Why do we need to pray inc@@ ess@@ an@@ tly in these “ last days ” ?
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , it inclu@@ des the personal name of God four times , in the form “ I@@ e@@ o@@ v@@ á . ” ​ — Genesis 22 : 14 ; Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 6 : 3 ; 17 : 15 ; Ju@@ d@@ ges 6 : 24 .
Thus , it became “ the m@@ oun@@ tain of meeting . ”
21 , 22 . ( a ) In reg@@ ard to show@@ ing appreciation , why must Christians be especially on gu@@ ard today ?
The apostles were exc@@ ited , and for good reason .
Who would not be dra@@ wn to such a man ?
◆ Ha@@ ving love for God’s Word
“ S@@ tri@@ c@@ tly speaking , there was not one bap@@ t@@ ist mo@@ v@@ ement ; there were sever@@ al , ” wr@@ ites H@@ ans - J@@ ü@@ r@@ g@@ en Go@@ er@@ t@@ z in his book Di@@ e T@@ ä@@ u@@ f@@ er ​ — G@@ es@@ c@@ hi@@ ch@@ te un@@ d De@@ utu@@ ng .
Some who ‘ did not ass@@ ent to the heal@@ th@@ ful words of Jesus Christ ’ even s@@ ought ways to make personal gain out of their associ@@ ation with Christians . ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 3 - 5 .
The spirit also ac@@ ted as a re@@ mem@@ bran@@ c@@ er , for Peter qu@@ o@@ ted not only Jo@@ el but two psal@@ ms of David as well .
So , in 200@@ 4 , he ans@@ wer@@ ed the most important question he was ever asked , “ Ha@@ ve you dedic@@ ated yourself to God to do his will ? ”
In it he descri@@ bes the time when he was dra@@ f@@ ted into the Ger@@ man ci@@ vi@@ l de@@ f@@ en@@ se .
Ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary el@@ der@@ ly ones may occasi@@ on@@ ally be used in demonstr@@ ations or inter@@ vie@@ ws .
A@@ qu@@ ila and his wife were able to ‘ h@@ and@@ le the word of the truth ari@@ ght . ’
This one [ h@@ ou@@ ʹ@@ to@@ s ] used st@@ ate@@ c@@ ra@@ ft against our r@@ ace . ”
Still , we can be cour@@ te@@ ous , and we should tre@@ at all people with di@@ gn@@ ity and human kindness .
Why was God pleas@@ ed to re@@ ward his Son with heavenly life ?
We read : “ His anger b@@ la@@ zed ” !
In the ancient g@@ ames , ch@@ am@@ pi@@ ons enjo@@ yed wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad ad@@ mi@@ r@@ ation .
By reason of his Creat@@ or@@ ship , Jehovah is wor@@ thy of our worship .
Indeed , at times it seem@@ ed that we would not sur@@ vi@@ ve .
So , then , if we read something in the Bible that ca@@ uses some to won@@ der whether God ac@@ ted in a just or right way , we should remember this : Because of his loy@@ al@@ ty to his standards of righteousness and justice , Jehovah did not sp@@ are his own Son from under@@ going a pa@@ in@@ ful death .
For example , King David of ancient Israel sin@@ ned gra@@ vely by having an ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ous relationship with B@@ ath - she@@ ba .
He was a serv@@ ant of Abraham , the brother of Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h’s gr@@ and@@ father .
Sa@@ id Jesus : “ The days will come upon you when your enem@@ ies will buil@@ d around you a for@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation with pointed st@@ ak@@ es and will en@@ cir@@ c@@ le you and dist@@ ress you from every side , and they will d@@ as@@ h you and your children within you to the gr@@ ound , and they will not leave a st@@ one upon a st@@ one in you , because you did not dis@@ cer@@ n the time of your being in@@ spe@@ cted . ” ​ — Luke 19 : 4@@ 3 , 4@@ 4 .
Jehovah does not want his servants to r@@ us@@ h through a reading of his Word .
V@@ i@@ ol@@ ence was pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent .
A mem@@ ori@@ al he has made for his wonderful works .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to Se@@ ek Jehovah’s R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness
Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts reve@@ al that there were ten@@ sions between people of these different are@@ as .
However , not just fre@@ e@@ dom from pris@@ on but fre@@ e@@ dom that only God’s Kingdom can provide .
S@@ ur@@ ely he led his family in a prayer of gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de , ra@@ ising his vo@@ ice so that they could hear him a@@ bo@@ ve the di@@ n .
Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah inclu@@ des loy@@ al@@ ty to his Word , the Bible .
I made a consci@@ ous decision not to mem@@ or@@ ize the ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses of the brothers .
It has been su@@ gg@@ ested that this means that he l@@ ac@@ ks any pos@@ si@@ bility of reco@@ very when he experi@@ ences a cal@@ am@@ ity .
In fact , they tri@@ ed three s@@ ch@@ em@@ es .
If , now , you did in@@ deed receive it , why do you bo@@ ast as though you did not receive it ? ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
We were then in our l@@ ate 50 ’ s , and after having served ne@@ arly half of our lives with our de@@ ar brothers and sisters in D@@ en@@ mar@@ k , it was not eas@@ y for us to return to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
The cor@@ e proble@@ m is that in imper@@ fect humans , “ the heart is more tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous than anything el@@ se and is des@@ per@@ ate . ”
O@@ ther s@@ crip@@ tures speak of Jehovah’s rul@@ er@@ ship , loyal love , righteousness , and faith@@ ful@@ ness as end@@ uring forever .
Even with pre@@ par@@ ation , however , you may be h@@ es@@ it@@ ant to speak up about your beli@@ ef@@ s .
But if we do not have the ability to put it to good use , our knowledge would be of little value .
Ther@@ e@@ after , he made mar@@ ked imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement .
Why did he use this me@@ th@@ od ?
Let us also be “ pra@@ ying with holy spirit , ” yi@@ el@@ ding to its influ@@ ence and always ac@@ ting in har@@ mony with what is said in God’s inspired Word .
* Mar@@ k@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l repor@@ ts that some in the city of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th e@@ qu@@ ated Jesus with his si@@ bl@@ ings , regarding him as nothing special .
In time , sever@@ al other members of the family did the same .
A@@ th@@ ena in@@ sis@@ ted on con@@ duc@@ ting her own re@@ sear@@ ch regarding the orig@@ in of these religious ob@@ je@@ cts .
So one day when E@@ sa@@ u was hu@@ ng@@ ry , he so@@ ld his right as fir@@ st@@ born to his brother , Jac@@ o@@ b .
What can the fear of Jehovah bring ?
I@@ mit@@ ate the Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty of I@@ t@@ ta@@ i
These early f@@ ra@@ g@@ ments of the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t provide strong evidence that Jesus and his first - century disciples knew and used God’s name .
Jehovah is complete .
How might Christians today face t@@ ests like those fac@@ ed by Abra@@ m ?
If she disa@@ gre@@ es with her husband about something , she would talk with him in priv@@ ate . ​ — E@@ ph .
• A@@ sia
The Bible rec@@ ord states that im@@ medi@@ ately after the mar@@ ty@@ ring of S@@ te@@ ph@@ en , “ Saul [ later known as Paul ] . . . began to de@@ al ou@@ tra@@ ge@@ ously with the congregation .
While t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing the cor@@ p@@ se , Eli@@ j@@ ah pray@@ ed : “ God , ple@@ ase , let this chil@@ d’s life come back into him . ”
W@@ rote the apostle Paul : “ This is what I continue pra@@ ying , that your love may ab@@ ound yet more and more with acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge and full dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 9 .
I got it ! ’
In view of the pres@@ sures exer@@ ted by op@@ pos@@ ers , Timothy was to keep his spiritual bal@@ ance and to dec@@ l@@ are with b@@ ol@@ dness the word of God , not human ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es , personal ide@@ as , or us@@ eless spe@@ cul@@ ations .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 14@@ 3 , 6@@ 5
You would lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally consider pa@@ y , tra@@ v@@ el time to and from work , and other de@@ ta@@ il@@ s .
“ I was f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ated by the thought that God has a personal name , something I had never heard before . ”
Some get up early in the mor@@ ning to read , medit@@ ate , and pray . O@@ thers do so during their lun@@ ch bre@@ ak .
This is because they have not , in fact , based their beli@@ ef@@ s on the Bible .
In both plac@@ es of worship , vari@@ ous needs and ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses were me@@ t by vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary contribu@@ tions ; in ne@@ i@@ ther was the privilege of reading and discus@@ sing God’s Word re@@ stri@@ cted to a cl@@ er@@ gy class ; in both c@@ as@@ es , the meetings were organiz@@ ed and direc@@ ted by respon@@ sible older men .
Since 1914 , milli@@ ons have therefore cho@@ s@@ en to become willing sub@@ je@@ cts of God’s en@@ thr@@ oned King , Christ Jesus .
U@@ p@@ on re@@ tur@@ ning home , he asked to have a Bible study t@@ wi@@ ce a we@@ ek .
For years , brothers vis@@ ited him and tri@@ ed to help him , but J@@ im refu@@ sed their help .
If you are in pris@@ on because of your faith , you may still be able to tell others about Jehovah , and that makes his heart rejo@@ ice .
In time , I became a sur@@ ge@@ on and direc@@ t@@ or of a medi@@ cal ass@@ ist@@ ance cen@@ ter in S@@ an@@ ta Lu@@ c@@ í@@ a .
You can i@@ magine how hard it must have been for Abraham to understand this comm@@ and .
What less@@ on do we learn from Bar@@ u@@ ch ?
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , Y@@ ou@@ ng@@ ’s L@@ it@@ er@@ al Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Bible rend@@ ers the word ag@@ ʹ@@ ge@@ ·@@ lo@@ s ( “ ang@@ el ” ) as “ m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er . ”
Are there reas@@ ons for taking a different view of the ho@@ li@@ day se@@ as@@ on ?
By lear@@ ning to see things as Jehovah does , they have been able men@@ t@@ ally and emo@@ tion@@ ally to bre@@ ak down n@@ ational ba@@ r@@ ri@@ ers .
We can benefit by consider@@ ing some of the qualities that come from displa@@ ying “ the wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve . ”
For the most part , an individu@@ al is an un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ er only for a li@@ mit@@ ed peri@@ od of time , until he prog@@ res@@ ses to the point of baptism .
Is there a Scriptural bas@@ is for prophe@@ tic pi@@ c@@ tures ?
What a privilege it was to work al@@ ong@@ side them ! ​ — Luke 12 : 32 ; Revelation 1 : 6 ; 5 : 10 .
If you are able to ob@@ tain an acc@@ ur@@ ate transl@@ ation of God’s Word in your n@@ ative language , it is one of the great@@ est gi@@ f@@ ts you could receive , a gift from Jehovah God for your guid@@ ance . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 15 - 17 .
Then one of Jehovah’s Witnesses called on S@@ under L@@ al and showed him from the Bible that God has promised to make the earth a deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful par@@ adise and to give perfect health to all who love and fear him .
The Kingdom message has re@@ ached “ the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ”
Jesus pray@@ ed for his mu@@ r@@ der@@ ers .
They are often vie@@ wed as o@@ d@@ d , sh@@ ort@@ si@@ gh@@ ted , and p@@ iti@@ able .
W@@ ould you not wel@@ come an opportunity to prove Satan a li@@ ar ?
Our A@@ p@@ pro@@ ach
God’s Word fore@@ told this develop@@ ment , saying : “ There will be a peri@@ od of time when they [ people prof@@ ess@@ ing to serve God ] will not put up with the heal@@ th@@ ful teaching , but , in acc@@ ord with their own desi@@ res , they will acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ate teach@@ ers for themselves to have their ear@@ s tic@@ k@@ led . ”
You may want to make a no@@ te of these or mar@@ k por@@ tions that you especially want to remember .
Still , Jehovah’s decision to allow humans to rule themselves for a time has had benef@@ its .
Mo@@ re@@ over , he b@@ ra@@ vely spoke out against those who tri@@ ed to bel@@ it@@ tle Jesus ’ mirac@@ le .
The account then says that the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast would “ con@@ qu@@ er them and k@@ ill them . ”
We should not be quic@@ k to offer ad@@ vice .
In 198@@ 9 we moved to Ar@@ ar@@ u@@ ama , in Ri@@ o de J@@ an@@ ei@@ r@@ o , where we served for n@@ ine years .
L@@ ef@@ t : With John at our bu@@ sin@@ ess at the New Jer@@ se@@ y sh@@ ore , 195@@ 6
S@@ ur@@ ely , lear@@ ning from the wisdom of our loving Creator is the best possible way .
After Jehovah had ca@@ used Adam to f@@ all into a deep s@@ le@@ ep , He cre@@ ated this beau@@ ti@@ ful woman from one of the man@@ ’s ri@@ bs .
Hence , the accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment of Jehovah’s purpose also means the eli@@ min@@ ation of all res@@ ist@@ ance to his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
What do we learn from Pet@@ er@@ ’s den@@ i@@ al of Christ ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a doubt , no nor@@ ma@@ l human is ca@@ pa@@ ble of per@@ form@@ ing any of these t@@ as@@ ks .
God’s servants today also face situ@@ ations that requi@@ re trust in Jehovah and courage to act dec@@ isi@@ vely .
Christ Jesus is the one who died , y@@ es , rather the one who was ra@@ ised up from the dead , who is on the right hand of God , who also ple@@ a@@ ds for us . ” ​ — Romans 8 : 32 - 34 .
Do you give comm@@ end@@ ation to un@@ married sisters who loy@@ ally obey God’s law ?
Still , wh@@ atever our prop@@ er desi@@ res will be in the new world , Jehovah will certainly satis@@ fy them .
Now Paul was wa@@ iting for Ti@@ tu@@ s in T@@ ro@@ as , long@@ ing to hear how the Corinthians were f@@ aring .
They con@@ ta@@ ined God’s name in Hebrew let@@ ters , and he explained their import@@ ance .
In ad@@ dition , Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts of how God deal@@ t with people can help children to know and to love God .
S@@ ad@@ ly , at a later point , the writ@@ er of 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 15 : 3 repor@@ ted : “ Many were the days that Israel had been without a true God and without a pri@@ est teaching and without Law . ”
For de@@ ta@@ iled discus@@ sions of marriage , see chap@@ ters 10 and 11 of the book “ Ke@@ ep Y@@ ourselves in God’s Lo@@ ve . ”
Sha@@ dr@@ ach , Me@@ sh@@ ach , and A@@ be@@ d@@ ne@@ go do not have time to con@@ sul@@ t anyone ; ne@@ i@@ ther do they need to do so .
What words of Paul are being ful@@ filled in a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble way today ?
How do you feel about “ the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent things of God ” that you have learned ?
Si@@ x years later , though , the cou@@ ple fac@@ ed a chall@@ enge .
Are You for Jehovah’s S@@ over@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ?
That cho@@ ice ​ — the re@@ je@@ ction of the rule of God — ​ has plac@@ ed the world of mankind in the hands of God’s enem@@ y , Satan .
An@@ ani@@ as ’ words con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed what Saul pro@@ ba@@ bly had under@@ sto@@ od from the words of Jesus : “ The God of our fore@@ fa@@ thers has cho@@ s@@ en you to come to know his will and to see the righteous One and to hear the vo@@ ice of his m@@ ou@@ th , because you are to be a witness for him to all men of things you have seen and heard .
That was the case in Bible lands , such as the inter@@ i@@ or of A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or , where the apostle Paul did mission@@ ary work .
This me@@ al was one of c@@ he@@ er@@ ful@@ ness . ​ — Le@@ v .
( Genesis 1 : 1 – 7 : 24 )
This is especially true in coun@@ tri@@ es where the news is contro@@ l@@ led by the govern@@ ment .
Con@@ cer@@ ning God’s Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom in the hands of Jesus Christ , the prophet Daniel wrote : “ In the days of those k@@ ings [ human govern@@ ments now rul@@ ing ] the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be brought to ru@@ in . And the kingdom it@@ self will not be pas@@ sed on to any other people .
O@@ l@@ der ones can also be a good influ@@ ence on fellow believers .
At the time , Joh@@ n@@ ’s son was just three years old .
V@@ i@@ e@@ w such help given by fellow believers as an expres@@ sion of God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness .
No won@@ der the “ mer@@ c@@ il@@ ess ” are lis@@ ted among those whom God vie@@ ws as “ deser@@ ving of death ” ! ​ — Romans 1 : 31 , 32 .
Now we were sure that Jehovah would take care of us .
Do our prayers lik@@ e@@ wise show that the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of Jehovah’s name and the fulfill@@ ment of his will are our ma@@ in concer@@ ns ?
A@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ents face a long j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , not by bu@@ s , but in life .
Indeed , deep - se@@ ated joy gives us the strength to keep on preaching even in challeng@@ ing ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Re@@ fle@@ cting on such blessings b@@ ol@@ st@@ ered their faith in Jehovah . ​ — Read Hebrews 11 : 15 , 16 .
He prog@@ ressed toward dedic@@ ation and baptism and is now a regul@@ ar pioneer and a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant .
While ra@@ ised in con@@ ne@@ ction with a human serv@@ ant of Jehovah , this chall@@ enge also involved the spirit sons of God , even Jehovah’s only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son .
We had no ca@@ r , so we travel@@ ed ei@@ ther by tra@@ in or by bu@@ s .
In their shepher@@ ding work , Christian elders can use questions to help a ‘ de@@ pres@@ sed soul ’ to draw comfort from Jehovah’s Word .
The first si@@ x months were t@@ ough because I cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t really commun@@ ic@@ ate . ”
The verse does not say that you are wal@@ king next to Jehovah ho@@ l@@ ding his hand .
Yes , love r@@ un@@ s very deep in Jehovah .
It became a pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of Ch@@ ile on S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 9 , 18@@ 8@@ 8 .
God next asked Job about w@@ ing@@ ed cre@@ atu@@ res .
“ The young woman was pleas@@ ing in [ He@@ ga@@ i@@ ’s ] eyes , so that she ga@@ ined loving - kindness before him . ”
How did Jehovah use ch@@ er@@ u@@ bs in con@@ ne@@ ction with the gar@@ den of E@@ den ?
The holy spirit helps us to end@@ ure vari@@ ous tri@@ als .
A@@ S Y@@ O@@ U read those two st@@ at@@ ements , which one descri@@ bes your view ?
Ha@@ ving a clear understanding of the par@@ al@@ le@@ l between that time and our day should for@@ ti@@ fy our con@@ vi@@ ction that the end of the present world is near .
We can cho@@ ose whether to be close to him or not .
What is likely to ha@@ p@@ pen if parents teach their children good man@@ n@@ ers ?
Do you and your sp@@ ouse enjoy pleas@@ ant commun@@ ic@@ ation , or do you find mean@@ ing@@ ful con@@ vers@@ ation to be a chall@@ enge ?
Although the congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses that we bel@@ ong to may be made up of individuals from many different e@@ th@@ ni@@ c grou@@ ps and cul@@ tures , we “ love one another . ”
Moses mil@@ dly rep@@ lied : “ Are you feel@@ ing je@@ al@@ ous for me ?
Paul wrote : “ Let your ut@@ ter@@ ance be always with gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ousness , se@@ as@@ oned with sal@@ t , so as to know how you ought to give an answer to each one . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 6 .
How much more so must the very ide@@ a of hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re be re@@ pu@@ gn@@ ant to our loving heavenly Father ! ’
What trans@@ form@@ ation can God’s message found in the Bible bring about in a person ?
How did Paul show that we have responsi@@ bil@@ ities toward other Christians ?
Th@@ ough many people living there had a bad re@@ pu@@ tation , some chang@@ ed and became true Christians .
The world of mankind has been jud@@ ged .
God can become our fore@@ most F@@ ri@@ end and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or .
His disciples found him to be “ mil@@ d - temp@@ ered and low@@ ly in heart ” ; his yo@@ ke was kin@@ dly , and his lo@@ ad was light . ​ — Matthew 11 : 28 - 30 .
Our meetings are an important part of the activ@@ ity of the Christian congregation , and they requi@@ re a le@@ v@@ el of conduct that be@@ f@@ its Jehovah’s hous@@ eho@@ ld .
There , they were baptized .
Jesus did say : “ Lo@@ ok ! The kingdom of God is in your mi@@ d@@ st . ”
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er and the R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection ​ — Pro@@ of That God Ca@@ res
O@@ ther par@@ ts of the Bible written in this ancient S@@ em@@ iti@@ c language are E@@ z@@ r@@ a 7 : 12 - 26 , Jeremiah 10 : 11 , and Daniel 2 : 4@@ b – 7 : 28 .
10 : 23 - 25
So I have always had tr@@ ou@@ ble just enjo@@ ying the compan@@ y of my son . ”
W@@ ould they have received the blessings if they had given up when fac@@ ing the in@@ iti@@ al h@@ ur@@ d@@ le or re@@ bu@@ f@@ f ?
The Babyl@@ on@@ ians ate un@@ clean ani@@ mal@@ s , for@@ bi@@ d@@ den by the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
The trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation was a prophe@@ tic ev@@ ent .
For whom , therefore , should we cultiv@@ ate and demonstr@@ ate princi@@ pl@@ ed love ?
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At the we@@ d@@ ding , he mirac@@ ul@@ ously chang@@ ed water into w@@ ine , ad@@ ding to the supp@@ ly , which had ru@@ n sh@@ ort .
We honor these brothers reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of their n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality , educ@@ ation , so@@ cial standing , or fin@@ an@@ cial st@@ atu@@ s .
How does Christ use angels to lead his followers ?
This is not what it means to take refu@@ ge in the name of Jehovah .
O@@ ri@@ gen@@ ’s tre@@ at@@ ise On Fir@@ st P@@ r@@ in@@ ci@@ ples was the first syst@@ em@@ ati@@ c effort to expla@@ in the ma@@ in do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines of “ Christian ” the@@ olo@@ gy in ter@@ ms of Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y .
Those whom we have consider@@ ed had Jehovah as their share in the sense that they received an assignment of work in his service .
I@@ mit@@ ating Jesus ’ attitude , Christians are encoura@@ ged to be pre@@ pared to serve the needs of others with hum@@ ility rather than w@@ an@@ ting to ple@@ ase only themselves .
Jac@@ o@@ b gra@@ p@@ pl@@ ed with an ang@@ el to get Jehovah’s blessing .
No won@@ der that “ the one that is wise in heart ” is called “ in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent ” or “ dis@@ cer@@ ning ” !
Ad@@ ul@@ la@@ m
You may need help to do this .
He is pa@@ ined to see anyone take such an un@@ wise course .
However , he may have been a little dif@@ fid@@ ent about exerc@@ ising his authority . ​ — 2 Timothy 1 : 6 , 7 .
Is it possible for us to for@@ give and co@@ ver over the min@@ or fa@@ il@@ ings of our brothers ?
Christians are ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed “ to re@@ pu@@ di@@ ate ung@@ o@@ d@@ l@@ iness and worl@@ dly desi@@ res and to live with s@@ oun@@ dness of mind and righteousness and godly devo@@ tion am@@ id this present system of things . ” ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 12 .
A wise woman res@@ pe@@ cts God’s arrang@@ ement of he@@ ad@@ ship .
And they activ@@ ely serve today with those blessings in mind .
Be care@@ ful not to lo@@ se out on the privilege of being a disci@@ ple of Jesus Christ .
L@@ angu@@ ages C@@ ome From “ T@@ ow@@ er of Ba@@ be@@ l ” ? 9 / 1
O@@ r@@ char@@ ds , o@@ live gro@@ ves , and v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds co@@ vered the g@@ ent@@ l@@ er s@@ lo@@ p@@ es and v@@ al@@ le@@ y .
Mis@@ sion@@ aries also often take the lead in the congregation until local brothers are qu@@ ali@@ fied to do so .
Mu@@ ch good can be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed if instru@@ ction is well - pre@@ pared and ta@@ il@@ ored to the chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s le@@ v@@ el of understanding .
God sur@@ ely did not need any gift or help from humans .
Be@@ ing consci@@ ous of that re@@ ality , true friends will make themselves a@@ vail@@ able and provide ong@@ o@@ ing support .
Un@@ til then , show@@ ing practic@@ al wisdom and faith will help us to stay close to Jehovah while we make the best of our present circumstances . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
When Adam sin@@ ned against God , he for@@ fe@@ ited perfect human life and its pro@@ spe@@ cts .
Ch@@ il@@ dren who are lo@@ v@@ ingly discipl@@ ined u@@ su@@ ally feel secu@@ re .
Who will make up “ the ar@@ mi@@ es ” that follow Christ into bat@@ tle ?
To their sur@@ pris@@ e , M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el op@@ ted in@@ stead to take a sh@@ ort vo@@ c@@ ational course that soon en@@ ab@@ led him to support himself as a regul@@ ar pioneer .
( a ) What new nation did Jehovah cho@@ ose , and why ?
It d@@ ates from 10@@ 0@@ 8 and is the worl@@ d’s ol@@ des@@ t complete cop@@ y of the Hebrew Scriptures .
Christian elders have loving concer@@ n for fellow believers
He takes a c@@ up of w@@ ine , again off@@ ers than@@ ks , and says : “ D@@ r@@ ink out of it , all of you . ”
If our cho@@ ic@@ es refle@@ ct appreciation for sac@@ red things , Jehovah will bl@@ ess us . ​ — Proverbs 10 : 22 .
At that time , Jesus , “ the Son , ” did not know ex@@ ac@@ tly when the end of this wicked world would come .
The la@@ ws concer@@ ning sacrific@@ es encoura@@ ged the Jews to devel@@ op attitu@@ des appro@@ pri@@ ate to at@@ tain@@ ing a good relationship with God ​ — gen@@ u@@ ine gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to him , the desire to give him one@@ ’s best , and recogn@@ iti@@ on of the need for re@@ de@@ mp@@ tion .
“ Then , in@@ stead of sel@@ ling f@@ ish through a mi@@ dd@@ le@@ man , you could ne@@ go@@ ti@@ ate direc@@ tly with the fac@@ t@@ ory or even star@@ t your own f@@ ish - pro@@ cess@@ ing pl@@ ant .
Indeed , Jesus stated : “ The one who has end@@ ur@@ ed to the end will be sa@@ ved . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
They “ seek to find peace . . . and pur@@ sue it , ” know@@ ing that “ the eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous ones . ” ​ — Psalm 34 : 14 , 15 .
To illustr@@ ate : A man may desi@@ gn a k@@ ni@@ fe to be used to car@@ ve me@@ at .
17 , 18 . ( a ) In what ways do we receive encourag@@ ement at congregation meetings ?
Al@@ ong the way , O@@ r@@ pa@@ h deci@@ ded to go home to Mo@@ a@@ b .
I felt that I was pur@@ su@@ ing the right go@@ als and that my future was b@@ right .
If he lik@@ es s@@ ci@@ ence , give him examples from the Bible to show that what it says about s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c matters is always cor@@ rec@@ t .
A H@@ op@@ e That Re@@ qui@@ red No Ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation
He was the only child of a wi@@ do@@ w .
F@@ in@@ ally , the W@@ arri@@ or - King will complete his con@@ qu@@ est by ab@@ y@@ s@@ sing Satan and his dem@@ ons , re@@ duc@@ ing them to a st@@ ate of de@@ a@@ th@@ like in@@ activ@@ ity . ​ — Re@@ v .
“ A city cannot be hi@@ d when situ@@ ated upon a m@@ oun@@ tain , ” said Jesus .
He used these opportun@@ ities to share information from the Bible with me .
* L@@ ater , Witnesses took no part in the war@@ like e@@ th@@ ni@@ c cle@@ ans@@ ing in R@@ w@@ anda in 199@@ 4 .
The apostles and the older men wa@@ sted no time in pu@@ t@@ ting the decision in writ@@ ing so that fellow Christians could be gu@@ i@@ ded by it . ​ — Acts 15 : 12 - 29 ; 16 : 4 .
8 , 9 . ( a ) How did vis@@ its from an ang@@ el af@@ fect M@@ ano@@ ah and his wife ?
“ Mo@@ st took the eas@@ y way out and e@@ qu@@ ated Christi@@ an@@ ity with pat@@ ri@@ o@@ tism .
Wh@@ ere can you find f@@ it@@ ting illustr@@ ations , including true - life examples ?
Revelation 17 : 16
All servants in the congregation were to be appointed the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c@@ ally under the over@@ sight of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
All in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res could benefit from ob@@ serving for themselves the bad fru@@ it@@ age of cho@@ o@@ sing a course of in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence from God .
• Re@@ turn soon , perhaps in a day or two , in order to follow up the interest .
What does hist@@ ory tell us about such cont@@ ests and the at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere that sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded them ?
She and her mother atten@@ d a congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses in M@@ el@@ b@@ our@@ ne .
In time , our family gre@@ w to ei@@ ght children .
* But how is Jesus Christ now pro@@ ving to be our help@@ er in heaven ?
T@@ er@@ es@@ a later died .
O@@ f@@ ten , children who gro@@ w up in such an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment displa@@ y similar tra@@ its when they become ad@@ ul@@ ts .
Because of love .
Instead , the human r@@ ace is mi@@ red in ho@@ p@@ el@@ ess@@ ness and des@@ pa@@ ir .
We ro@@ om@@ ed together until he married his de@@ ar wife , J@@ essi@@ e , in 195@@ 3 .
The c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens of ancient Jerusalem were att@@ ac@@ ked by the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans .
To ‘ provide for one@@ ’s own , ’ a Christian does not need to seek material ri@@ ches in this world , which will soon pas@@ s away .
At times , it may be eas@@ y to dis@@ cer@@ n that a ro@@ ad si@@ gn has been tam@@ per@@ ed with and is poin@@ ting the wrong way .
H@@ el@@ en was not qu@@ ite 14 years old , but she appreci@@ ated the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of that ev@@ ent even more than I did .
Yet , cl@@ er@@ gy and transl@@ at@@ ors of Juda@@ ism and Chris@@ tend@@ om have deli@@ ber@@ ately om@@ it@@ ted it from the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of their Bible transl@@ ations .
We have to invit@@ e all those “ th@@ ir@@ sting ” to dr@@ ink “ li@@ fe@@ ’s water , ” that is , we need to teach Bible truth to all those who want to understand it .
On the other hand , having spiritu@@ ality satis@@ fi@@ es our most important needs ​ — the need for love , the need for purpose , and the need to worship the loving God , Jehovah .
Jac@@ o@@ b was a man who had faith in Jehovah .
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ing things that exerc@@ ise ne@@ g@@ ative influ@@ ences on our person@@ ality plac@@ es us in a better position to min@@ i@@ mi@@ ze their effect .
Since 199@@ 1 , the number of Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers in the are@@ a of the form@@ er Yu@@ go@@ sla@@ vi@@ a has inc@@ reas@@ ed by more than 8@@ 0 per@@ c@@ ent .
O@@ f@@ ten , the result is that our activ@@ ity is seen in a positi@@ ve way .
After Samuel was we@@ an@@ ed , H@@ ann@@ ah took him to the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , just as she had v@@ ow@@ ed .
When the Witnesses arri@@ ved to take her to the ass@@ em@@ bly , K@@ y@@ ri@@ ac@@ o@@ s told them : “ You go on a@@ head .
I was po@@ ised to de@@ f@@ end the go@@ al .
The very name Isaiah , in fact , means “ S@@ al@@ vation of Jehovah . ”
Th@@ ough we have am@@ ple reason for believ@@ ing that the end of Satan’s system is very near , it can be difficult to wa@@ it pati@@ ently for that day .
When con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted by an indi@@ ffer@@ ent spirit in our ter@@ rit@@ ory ​ — a ter@@ rit@@ ory in which we may have pre@@ ached re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly for years with little respon@@ se — ​ we may become di@@ sh@@ ear@@ ten@@ ed .
Con@@ cer@@ ning these , God comman@@ ded : “ On three occasi@@ ons in the year every m@@ ale of your@@ s will appe@@ ar before the face of the true Lord , Jehovah . ”
E@@ z@@ r@@ a consider@@ ed these fun@@ ds to be vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary o@@ ffer@@ ings to Jehovah and put de@@ ta@@ iled pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res in place to prote@@ ct these tre@@ a@@ sures on the per@@ il@@ ous j@@ our@@ ne@@ y through ho@@ st@@ ile ter@@ rit@@ ory .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 5@@ 2 , 4@@ 1
What question should we ask ourselves ?
S@@ up@@ pose that st@@ ra@@ ined rel@@ ations ex@@ ist between you and a certain fellow beli@@ ever .
A V@@ ide@@ o to T@@ ou@@ ch the H@@ ear@@ ts of Y@@ ou@@ ths
Des@@ per@@ ate to sol@@ ve their problems , many look to imper@@ fect men .
V@@ ir@@ tu@@ e has also been de@@ f@@ ined as “ con@@ form@@ ity to a stan@@ d@@ ard of right . ”
Consider the example of King Sa@@ ul@@ ’s son J@@ on@@ a@@ than .
Gen@@ er began to live a d@@ ou@@ ble life .
Jehovah had a purpose in cho@@ o@@ sing the Israelites to be his people .
The form@@ er sp@@ ans the years 3@@ 0@@ 3 - 10 C.E . and discus@@ ses mar@@ ty@@ r@@ s of that peri@@ od .
How have even faithful ones been over@@ taken by pri@@ de ?
[ Bo@@ x / P@@ ic@@ tures on page 15 ]
After being ar@@ rest@@ ed by the Romans , he was per@@ mit@@ ted to appe@@ ar before the Jewish high cour@@ t , the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in .
God will back his people just as sur@@ ely as he supp@@ or@@ ted his ty@@ pi@@ cal nation in King Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at@@ ’s day .
It is more important than ever before that we preach the good news of the Kingdom , because the end is near !
No ho@@ s@@ pit@@ als , do@@ ct@@ ors , n@@ ur@@ ses , or health in@@ sur@@ ance ; no mor@@ gu@@ es , fun@@ er@@ al ho@@ m@@ es , under@@ tak@@ ers , or c@@ em@@ et@@ eri@@ es !
Ex@@ ten@@ sive travel@@ s and pro@@ li@@ fi@@ c reading made him knowle@@ d@@ ge@@ able in the G@@ rec@@ o - Rom@@ an cul@@ ture of his day .
S@@ et a de@@ fin@@ ite day and time for your F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening , and then s@@ tic@@ k to it .
But it is best to organiz@@ e the material into a few ma@@ in poin@@ ts , using only the information that supp@@ or@@ ts those poin@@ ts and that can be c@@ learly develop@@ ed in the al@@ lo@@ t@@ ted time .
Those loy@@ ally supp@@ or@@ ting God’s Kingdom can coun@@ t on his ba@@ c@@ king . ​ — Psalm 18 : 25 .
What a wonderful privilege it is to give Jehovah ple@@ asure in this way !
What e@@ ye@@ witness pro@@ of of Jesus ’ resurrection did Paul give ?
Can you i@@ magine what the fulfill@@ ment of that will mean for you person@@ ally ?
M@@ ake it your determin@@ ation to allow nothing to dist@@ ance you from Jehovah .
It is also a n@@ arr@@ ative of Davi@@ d’s br@@ ing@@ ing the ar@@ k of the covenant to Jerusalem , of his great vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ es , of the pre@@ par@@ ation for building the temple , and of the set@@ ting up of the L@@ ev@@ itical pri@@ es@@ tly div@@ isions of service .
To what ex@@ t@@ ent have Jehovah’s servants transl@@ ated Bible - based liter@@ ature , and how has te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy made this possible ?
How do sub@@ je@@ cts of the Kingdom pa@@ y back “ God’s things to God ” ?
5 What Will M@@ ake It In@@ ter@@ es@@ ting ?
“ Let your kingdom come .
Jehovah bless@@ ed their hum@@ ble spirit , and “ the congregations continued to be made fir@@ m in the faith and to inc@@ re@@ ase in number from day to day . ” ​ — Acts 15 : 31 ; 16 : 5 .
They wanted in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence in the form of the right to deci@@ de for themselves what was good and what was bad .
She was deep@@ ly de@@ pres@@ sed when she was cont@@ ac@@ ted by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Bar@@ u@@ ch , Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary , read al@@ ou@@ d from the book the words of Jeremiah at the house of Jehovah , “ in the din@@ ing ro@@ om of G@@ em@@ ari@@ ah the son of Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n . ”
W@@ ho@@ se wr@@ ath ? , 3 / 15
What el@@ se ca@@ used God to fav@@ or Noah ?
Ha@@ ving faith invol@@ ves more than mer@@ ely ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing that life and the uni@@ verse must have had an in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent S@@ ource .
In our day , the “ inter@@ i@@ or ro@@ om@@ s ” of this prophecy could be clo@@ sel@@ y associ@@ ated with the more than 10@@ 0@@ ,000 congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses around the world .
M@@ an@@ us@@ crip@@ t ro@@ om of The N@@ ational Li@@ br@@ ary
If so , we should re@@ v@@ ise our op@@ in@@ ion .
We find the next pi@@ e@@ ce of information in the Bible rec@@ ord of the apostle Paul’s mission@@ ary j@@ our@@ ne@@ ys in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or .
My husband was taken by tra@@ in to de@@ ten@@ tion in A@@ la@@ g , close to Bu@@ da@@ p@@ est .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , your confidence in God’s promises is ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te ; your faith in a better future , un@@ wa@@ ver@@ ing .
What are some benef@@ its from Jehovah’s allow@@ ing wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness to ex@@ ist for some time ?
16 : 7 ; John 6 : 4@@ 4 .
V@@ ic@@ t@@ or@@ ine has little hope that her fin@@ an@@ cial situation will imp@@ ro@@ ve to any great de@@ gre@@ e until God chang@@ es things .
Our ministry un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly is a good work .
Jesus was not encourag@@ ing his followers to be ru@@ de .
Paul , a Rom@@ an c@@ iti@@ z@@ en , deser@@ ved a prop@@ er tri@@ al .
I learned much from J@@ on@@ a@@ th@@ an’s sel@@ f@@ less dis@@ position .
“ There is a fru@@ str@@ ating of pl@@ ans where there is no confid@@ enti@@ al talk , ” we are war@@ ned , “ but in the mul@@ titu@@ de of coun@@ sel@@ ors there is accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment . ”
His parents com@@ ment : “ As we w@@ atch our s@@ on@@ ’s prog@@ ress , we real@@ ize that we o@@ we it to Jehovah and his instru@@ ction . ”
( b ) Th@@ r@@ ough whom were these is@@ su@@ es ra@@ ised , and how were decisions made ?
Des@@ pite all that effort , she “ had got wor@@ se . ”
Jesus said that such ones would be happy , since they would “ be satis@@ fied . ”
Yet , we must not allow such tri@@ als to ro@@ b us of the joy of serving Jehovah .
10 , 11 .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er has helped many through times of dist@@ ress
He real@@ ized , too , that such a life in Satan’s world would be sh@@ ort .
2 : 5 ​ — Who is the “ able - bo@@ died man , ” and why “ will [ he ] not re@@ ach his go@@ al ” ?
An@@ y such t@@ ang@@ i@@ ble benef@@ its prove the value of Jehovah’s standards , that they truly are practic@@ al .
Par@@ ents ​ — Be a F@@ ine Ex@@ am@@ ple , 4 / 1
Gi@@ ve an example of “ deep things of God ” that have been explained by the slave class .
The happiness , the satis@@ fac@@ tion , comes from know@@ ing that we are suffering because we are doing Jehovah’s will and following the pat@@ ter@@ n of Jesus .
Th@@ r@@ ough faith .
During the 20@@ 10 service year , Jehovah’s Witnesses sp@@ ent over $ 1@@ 5@@ 5 milli@@ on in car@@ ing for special pione@@ ers , mission@@ aries , and travel@@ ing overse@@ ers in their field service assign@@ ments .
When this happ@@ ens , mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s can lead to serious problems .
As an example , consider the comfort he off@@ ers to you when someone you love dies .
I went with M@@ au@@ d .
It bor@@ e a vo@@ tive in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion in the A@@ k@@ kadi@@ an language reve@@ al@@ ing that it had been dedic@@ ated to the go@@ dd@@ ess I@@ sh@@ ta@@ r , who “ sh@@ one in E@@ b@@ la . ”
If we f@@ all into serious sin , we should he@@ ed this inspired counsel , which is both a war@@ ning and a word of ad@@ vice .
It is not the bu@@ sin@@ ess of Jehovah’s organization to provide a long l@@ ist of rul@@ es regarding what are appro@@ pri@@ ate living qu@@ ar@@ ters for all in the worl@@ d@@ wide congregation .
G@@ ro@@ wing up on a f@@ ar@@ m in Sa@@ an@@ ich , not far from V@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ a , B@@ rit@@ ish C@@ o@@ lum@@ bia , the children enjo@@ yed themselves .
His older brothers saw that Jac@@ o@@ b , their father , “ loved [ Joseph ] more than all his brothers . ”
Mu@@ ch is known about da@@ ily life in this pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce from what P@@ l@@ in@@ y the Y@@ ou@@ ng@@ er , one of its of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als , wrote to the Rom@@ an E@@ mp@@ er@@ or T@@ ra@@ j@@ an .
Like the new@@ s@@ pa@@ per , the ra@@ di@@ o was u@@ se@@ ful for re@@ aching large a@@ udi@@ ences in are@@ as where few Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers lived .
Per@@ haps you would like to do so but feel in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate .
Indeed , it is vital that at the out@@ set we res@@ ol@@ ve to do things Jehovah’s way ​ — not according to the counsel of others . ​ — Proverbs 14 : 12 .
11 , 12 . ( a ) What kind of en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment can make it challeng@@ ing for a Christian to maintain loy@@ al@@ ty to God’s Kingdom ?
For them to do so would beli@@ e their cla@@ im of being servants of “ the God of love and of peace . ”
The l@@ ink between our sight and our mind is so strong that what we see with our eyes can in@@ iti@@ ate or in@@ ten@@ si@@ fy ambi@@ tions and desi@@ res in our heart .
How was the spiritual pur@@ ity of the Eph@@ es@@ i@@ an congregation th@@ reat@@ ened , and how could Timothy coun@@ ter@@ act the th@@ re@@ at ?
Ho@@ se@@ a@@ ’s prophecy , also written during the ei@@ gh@@ th century B.C.E . , fore@@ told a time when Israel would rep@@ ent@@ an@@ tly call Jehovah “ My husband ” and no longer “ My ba@@ al , ” or “ My ow@@ ner . ”
It is evid@@ ent in everything we do .
H@@ O@@ W TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E C@@ H@@ AN@@ G@@ E@@ D M@@ Y L@@ I@@ F@@ E : When I started stud@@ ying the Bible , I learned that Jehovah is a God of love .
We also sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our heart by the way we fe@@ ed ourselves .
Ther@@ efore , to be like Christ , we need to know his pat@@ ter@@ n of thinking and the full r@@ ange of his person@@ ality .
“ The S@@ ac@@ red Se@@ cre@@ t ” Pro@@ g@@ res@@ si@@ vely Rev@@ e@@ aled
As soon as Paul saw the vision , he and his travel@@ ing compan@@ i@@ ons dre@@ w “ the conclu@@ sion that God had sum@@ mon@@ ed [ them ] to dec@@ l@@ are the good news ” to the M@@ ace@@ don@@ ians .
If possible , try pione@@ ering together , even if your circumstances allow you to do it only for one mon@@ th or one year .
This makes it possible for people to be Jehovah’s friends and to live forever .
Some had a Jewish ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
Indeed , Jehovah expe@@ cts us to serve him in a whole - sou@@ led way , doing wh@@ atever our circumstances allow .
Why is it wrong to contribu@@ te to c@@ li@@ qu@@ es in the congregation ?
While I was in the pris@@ on cam@@ p , the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in B@@ er@@ n wrote to the Fr@@ en@@ ch author@@ ities , enc@@ lo@@ sing a cop@@ y of the book in an at@@ temp@@ t to prove that we were not Na@@ z@@ is .
The Bible e@@ qu@@ ip@@ s them to accom@@ pl@@ ish that work .
On occasi@@ on , he even provided food for them .
The ra@@ m and the go@@ at
What do the worl@@ d’s religi@@ ons often say about human life on the earth ?
Rather than ques@@ tion@@ ing the integrity of our brothers , we ought to dis@@ mis@@ s such talk s@@ il@@ ently or ask the acc@@ us@@ er , if he is reason@@ able , whether he is really sure that there is a bas@@ is for his re@@ mar@@ ks .
On one occasi@@ on , during a rel@@ ent@@ less pur@@ su@@ it of David , King Saul en@@ tered a ca@@ ve , not know@@ ing that David and his compan@@ i@@ ons were hi@@ d@@ den there .
At first , all went well , but in time the bor@@ ro@@ wer began to r@@ ene@@ ge .
To fi@@ ght Satan , we must maintain a bal@@ an@@ ced view of material things . ​ — Read 1 Timothy 6 : 6 - 10 .
P@@ ri@@ or to 19@@ 35 , an inc@@ reas@@ ing number of those who respon@@ ded to the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message and showed ze@@ al in preaching the good news man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted an interest in living forever on the Par@@ adise earth .
( 6 ) Go@@ l@@ l@@ er , L .
But Paul explained that these gi@@ f@@ ts would pas@@ s away once they were no longer needed .
Today , there is a worl@@ d@@ wide need for giving a witness to the “ nations ” and “ cl@@ ans ” concer@@ ning Jehovah and his Kingdom .
A similar situation fac@@ ed the ancient Israelites cam@@ ped on the bor@@ der of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and in 14@@ 7@@ 3 B.C.E .
I did .
P@@ ri@@ or to the F@@ lood , Satan lu@@ red at le@@ ast some of them into having im@@ moral rel@@ ations with the daugh@@ ters of men .
During the re@@ ign of wicked King A@@ ha@@ b and his wife , Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l , many of Jehovah’s prophe@@ ts were kil@@ led with the s@@ word .
“ Noah , a pre@@ ach@@ er of righteousness , ” told those people about the coming F@@ lood .
Un@@ til rec@@ ently , congregation members ad@@ d@@ ressed elders and those who are older with the hon@@ ori@@ fi@@ c ter@@ m , using the or@@ din@@ ary ter@@ m for others .
Daniel pray@@ ed to God : “ If you really ex@@ ist , ple@@ ase help me ! ”
Those who have over@@ sight need to exerc@@ ise par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar care to be mo@@ des@@ t and not a@@ bu@@ se their authority .
For more than half a year , vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers wor@@ ked ti@@ rel@@ ess@@ ly , using their days , ni@@ gh@@ ts , and we@@ ek@@ ends to re@@ buil@@ d 8 Kingdom H@@ alls and over 7@@ 00 ho@@ m@@ es for their Christian brothers .
I shall fin@@ ish off the f@@ l@@ ying cre@@ ature of the heavens and the fi@@ sh@@ es of the se@@ a , and the stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks with the wicked ones ; and I will cu@@ t off mankind from the sur@@ face of the gr@@ ound , ’ is the ut@@ ter@@ ance of Jehovah . ” ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 1 : 1 - 3 .
Still , as spiritual war@@ ri@@ ors , we need to cultiv@@ ate sur@@ vi@@ val s@@ k@@ ill@@ s .
The M@@ an Who Ch@@ ang@@ ed the World
As in many h@@ alls , there is a ye@@ arly ro@@ tation of meeting times that would have moved the Ch@@ in@@ ese meetings there to a later h@@ our on S@@ un@@ day .
D@@ ol@@ ly is now baptized , her young daugh@@ ter is en@@ ro@@ l@@ led in the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol , and her two sons are also baptized .
One day soon , that heavenly Kingdom will be the only rul@@ ing power over mankind .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , he was not pos@@ ing a question but making a r@@ ous@@ ing st@@ at@@ ement , an exc@@ lam@@ ation .
The resurrection of La@@ z@@ ar@@ us gives us hope for the future
As Jesus had fore@@ told , they “ sc@@ at@@ tered each one to his own house . ”
‘ That is e@@ asi@@ er said than done , ’ you might be thinking .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , who can den@@ y that all kin@@ ds of p@@ est@@ il@@ ences , n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers , and other ‘ de@@ ad@@ ly pla@@ gu@@ es ’ continue to cu@@ t down milli@@ ons of vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s each year ?
For ad@@ di@@ tional de@@ ta@@ il@@ s , see the No@@ v@@ ember 8 , 199@@ 4 , is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke ! , pages 12 - 15 .
C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 16 says about God’s Son that “ all other things have been cre@@ ated through him and for him . ”
Hence , we c@@ ite it as an authority and read from it wh@@ en@@ ever possible .
Do you long for just a ta@@ st@@ e of their so - called fre@@ e@@ dom ?
He said : “ The spirit , of course , is e@@ ag@@ er , but the flesh is we@@ ak . ”
A@@ bo@@ ve all , we must never see our problems as certain evidence of God’s dis@@ ple@@ asure .
That is why the first human that God cre@@ ated , Adam , is called a “ son of God . ”
G@@ ran@@ ted , an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance is of some value , but wisdom is of much greater value than material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
The tr@@ end today is to be t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant , not judg@@ men@@ tal .
“ I pray@@ ed to Jehovah and asked for his spirit to help me , ” says R@@ o@@ sa .
“ It will take place after ‘ the tri@@ bul@@ ation ’ mentioned at Matthew 24 : 29 , 30 bre@@ ak@@ s out and the Son of man ‘ arri@@ ves in his glory . ’ . . .
He also said : “ My food is for me to do the will of him that sent me . ”
6 : 1 .
They could not tra@@ v@@ el the ri@@ ver at night ​ — no na@@ vi@@ g@@ ation after dar@@ k !
Indeed , by develop@@ ing the ha@@ bi@@ t of working sa@@ f@@ ely , we can avoid in@@ ju@@ ries .
In F@@ ran@@ k@@ fur@@ t , Ger@@ many , in 195@@ 1 , res@@ our@@ ce@@ ful brothers r@@ ented a lo@@ com@@ o@@ tive that provided ste@@ am for 40 co@@ o@@ king ke@@ t@@ t@@ les .
How can a person bre@@ ak free from any con@@ ne@@ ction with false religious organiz@@ ations ?
We had many opportun@@ ities to do so because he needed our ass@@ ist@@ ance in everything he did .
One must exerc@@ ise faith in the ransom , bring one@@ ’s life into har@@ mony with God’s will , make a dedic@@ ation to Jehovah , and sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze it by water baptism .
O@@ b@@ serving this shi@@ ft in Bar@@ u@@ ch@@ ’s attitude , Jehovah gave him clear but kind counsel , saying : “ You keep see@@ king great things for yourself .
Ang@@ el@@ ines and her husband asked me many times whether I wanted to study the Bible with them .
If so , will it be made a@@ vail@@ able to all ?
E@@ s@@ ther accepted direction and counsel from a matu@@ re worshipp@@ er of Jehovah .
Such bi@@ as refle@@ cts the thinking of Ch@@ ar@@ les D@@ ar@@ w@@ in , who wrote : “ At some future peri@@ od , . . . the ci@@ v@@ il@@ ised rac@@ es of man will al@@ most certainly ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ate , and re@@ place , the sa@@ va@@ ge rac@@ es . ”
( b ) If you are temp@@ ted to yi@@ eld to fear of man , on whom should you foc@@ us your attention ?
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying o@@ live o@@ il to one@@ ’s head is ref@@ re@@ shing and so@@ o@@ thing .
How does Jehovah comfort us in our tri@@ als , and what as@@ sur@@ ance does his Word provide ?
The to@@ p cho@@ ice was you@@ th .
In one Af@@ ri@@ can land , 5@@ 5 per@@ c@@ ent of the travel@@ ing overse@@ ers have gra@@ du@@ ated from the M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol . In another Af@@ ri@@ can country , the fi@@ gu@@ re is 70 per@@ c@@ ent .
It is also sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant that this account of Pet@@ er@@ ’s den@@ i@@ al was recorded by the Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ ers ​ — in all pro@@ ba@@ bility than@@ ks to information that Peter himself supp@@ lied !
Some of her relati@@ ves , who had also be@@ gu@@ n stud@@ ying , gave in to the fear of man .
Those Bible promises went st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght to Mo@@ ther’s heart .
Rather , he tend@@ er@@ ly n@@ ur@@ tur@@ ed suffering ones to rest@@ ore in them the f@@ l@@ ame of life .
Many Christian you@@ ths who@@ se parents do not share their faith seek to find and apply principles set out in the Bible .
We dis@@ cer@@ n that he really listen@@ s to our prayers .
Na@@ both the Je@@ z@@ re@@ el@@ ite was mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed .
Mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love for neigh@@ b@@ or , and with the ba@@ c@@ king of God’s spirit , a small re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of anointed Christians per@@ sever@@ ed in the Kingdom - preaching work .
Christians are well - e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed to de@@ al with work - gener@@ ated st@@ ress .
For God’s people , it will be a time for un@@ ity .
On@@ ly God’s holy spirit can emp@@ ow@@ er us to over@@ come da@@ un@@ ting ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les and to do things that would be imp@@ os@@ sible in our own strength .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , The Watchtower of Ju@@ ne 15 , 20@@ 00 , provided help@@ ful information on the sub@@ ject in the article “ Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers . ”
He wanted to be ready for any t@@ est , be it temp@@ tation , op@@ position , or persecu@@ tion .
The instru@@ ct@@ or , Bro@@ ther Ma@@ x@@ well F@@ ri@@ end , hum@@ or@@ ously said : “ Not only were you n@@ er@@ v@@ ous in the beg@@ in@@ ning , as all good speak@@ ers are , but you were n@@ er@@ v@@ ous right to the end . ”
No doubt it is best known for its my@@ st@@ eri@@ ous st@@ atu@@ es of st@@ one , known as mo@@ a@@ i .
This shows that God did not dem@@ and what was bey@@ ond the o@@ ffer@@ er@@ ’s re@@ ach .
G@@ ide@@ on and his tro@@ op@@ s were al@@ most ready .
4 : 5 ​ — What s@@ crip@@ ture is James qu@@ o@@ ting here ?
Yes , Jehovah listen@@ s to “ wh@@ atever prayer , wh@@ atever re@@ qu@@ est for fav@@ or there may occ@@ ur on the part of any man or of all [ his ] people . ”
• How can men be helped to give spiritual pur@@ su@@ its pri@@ or@@ ity ?
“ In@@ to the la@@ p the lo@@ t is c@@ ast down , ” says the king of Israel , “ but every decision by it is from Jehovah . ”
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ing that an em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y might ar@@ ise , they pl@@ an vari@@ ous de@@ ta@@ iled str@@ ate@@ gi@@ es to cop@@ e .
They also saw that , al@@ though there was a pe@@ ak attend@@ ance of 1@@ 5@@ ,@@ 6@@ 6@@ 6 , everything went s@@ mo@@ o@@ th@@ ly and the Witnesses were very or@@ der@@ ly .
He was , in fact , as@@ le@@ ep in the gra@@ ve . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 5 , 10 .
I will be gr@@ ate@@ ful to them forever .
A few among us have the hope of rul@@ ing with Christ in heaven .
The Bible sum@@ s up man@@ ’s ob@@ lig@@ ation in these words : “ ‘ You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind . ’
However , when her mother died , she had to for@@ go her pl@@ ans and stay at home to care for her you@@ ng@@ er si@@ bl@@ ings .
How should we re@@ act ?
“ The s@@ qu@@ e@@ e@@ z@@ ing of the no@@ se is what br@@ ings for@@ th blood , and the s@@ qu@@ e@@ e@@ z@@ ing out of anger is what br@@ ings for@@ th qu@@ ar@@ rel@@ ing , ” states a wise pro@@ ver@@ b .
Jehovah , the Su@@ pre@@ me Be@@ ing , the only true and al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God , ac@@ tually gives special attention to the ear@@ n@@ est prayers of his worshi@@ p@@ ers .
G@@ w@@ en : A bi@@ g ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le that I had to over@@ come was su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ on .
He l@@ y@@ ingly said that Adam and E@@ ve ‘ positi@@ vely would not die ’ if they par@@ took of the fru@@ it for@@ bi@@ d@@ den by God .
artic@@ les that did not direc@@ tly de@@ al with do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine but that always high@@ ligh@@ ted the Creator .
There is no sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ge of work in God’s organization today .
Yet , the apostle Paul poin@@ ts out that “ the love of money is a ro@@ o@@ t of all s@@ or@@ ts of in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ous things . ”
What was so special about this find ?
The inc@@ reas@@ ed pres@@ sures are , direc@@ tly or indi@@ rec@@ tly , ca@@ used by the wicked acc@@ us@@ er , Satan the Devil , who is wa@@ g@@ ing a spiritual war against God’s people .
Our Christian hope is com@@ pared to a hel@@ me@@ t because it prote@@ cts our mind .
Yet , Je@@ h@@ u also told him : “ There are good things that have been found in you . ” ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 18 : 4 , 5 , 18 - 22 , 33 , 34 ; 19 : 1 - 3 .
We are still suffering from the effe@@ cts of Adam and E@@ ve@@ ’s sin .
TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E@@ ’@@ S AN@@ S@@ W@@ E@@ R : “ [ God ] has f@@ oun@@ ded the earth upon its esta@@ bli@@ shed plac@@ es ; it will not be made to to@@ t@@ ter to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , or forever . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 10@@ 4 : 5 .
A W@@ al@@ k Th@@ r@@ ough the Ru@@ ins of Eph@@ esus
Jehovah is the S@@ ource of holy spirit .
When that mi@@ gh@@ ty st@@ ar di@@ ps bel@@ ow the ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on , from earth@@ ’s van@@ ta@@ ge point , it appe@@ ars to go into “ a t@@ ent , ” as if to rest .
Let us consider some poin@@ ts that have helped many of our fellow work@@ ers to maintain or r@@ ene@@ w their ze@@ al for the ministry in challeng@@ ing ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es .
A wise husband will not make ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ary decisions .
He was ad@@ di@@ cted to to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o and ha@@ shi@@ s@@ h , which he s@@ mo@@ ked con@@ stan@@ tly .
How are angels organiz@@ ed ?
Because Jesus was with God during cre@@ ation , he kno@@ ws that from the beg@@ in@@ ning it was God’s purpose to have a perfect human family d@@ well on earth forever in a par@@ adise .
What change did Christ’s early followers face ?
No doubt at the in@@ s@@ ti@@ g@@ ation of the cl@@ er@@ gy , they su@@ spe@@ cted that we might have Com@@ mun@@ ist con@@ ne@@ ctions .
You may , though , have no@@ tic@@ ed that among fellow Witnesses today , there are many different tal@@ ents .
That must have streng@@ th@@ ened their faith and trust in him , and we can be hear@@ ten@@ ed by the account . ​ — 9 / 15 , page 16 .
Ex@@ peri@@ enc@@ ing Jehovah’s blessing mo@@ ves us to imitate Mi@@ ca@@ h’s spirit .
And the G@@ ra@@ ve was clo@@ sel@@ y following him .
The Bible recor@@ ds this st@@ at@@ ement to a people long ag@@ o : “ He [ God ] will sur@@ ely show you fav@@ or at the s@@ ound of your c@@ ry for help ; he will answer you as soon as he he@@ ars it . ”
Consider the example of the apostle Paul .
The Bible off@@ ers this guid@@ el@@ ine : “ All of you be like - min@@ ded , show@@ ing fellow feel@@ ing , having bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction , tend@@ er@@ ly com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate . ”
The prophet Isaiah explained that “ pr@@ inc@@ es ” would be appointed by God , and each one would serve as “ a hi@@ ding place from the w@@ ind . ”
In view of the worl@@ d’s problems , what is the course of true wisdom ?
“ F@@ R@@ O@@ M the m@@ om@@ ent of bir@@ th there is the con@@ st@@ ant pos@@ si@@ bility that a human being may die at any m@@ om@@ ent , ” wrote B@@ rit@@ ish hist@@ ori@@ an Ar@@ no@@ ld To@@ y@@ n@@ be@@ e .
I re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed the as@@ sur@@ ance at Isaiah 6@@ 6 : 2 , that God loo@@ ks ‘ to the one a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted and contr@@ ite in spirit . ’
W@@ ould he not be moved to do his best or even to out@@ do himself ?
( b ) On what bas@@ is do you believe in the resurrection ?
“ In@@ iti@@ ally , I was ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely op@@ posed .
Even if we have few of this worl@@ d’s go@@ o@@ ds , we can share what we have .
And how did T@@ ati@@ an f@@ are under the influ@@ ence of G@@ no@@ s@@ tic her@@ es@@ y ?
So God inspired Jeremiah to tell his se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary : “ Lo@@ ok ! What I have buil@@ t up I am te@@ aring down , and what I have pl@@ anted I am u@@ pro@@ o@@ ting , even all the land it@@ self .
If you feel that way , think of the faithful man Job .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the book of Job id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es Satan the Devil as Jehovah’s c@@ hi@@ ef Ad@@ vers@@ ary and man@@ kin@@ d’s enem@@ y .
G@@ ran@@ ted , it is not eas@@ y to res@@ ist pe@@ er pres@@ sure and to stand out as being different , but you have help .
H@@ ere was a God who f@@ ought for his people in@@ stead of vi@@ c@@ ti@@ mi@@ z@@ ing them , who el@@ ev@@ ated the mor@@ als of his worshipp@@ ers in@@ stead of de@@ bas@@ ing them .
She wanted to know how I was cop@@ ing with Lu@@ c@@ í@@ a@@ ’s death and su@@ gg@@ ested that we form a self - help group to comfort other mo@@ thers in similar circumstances .
When the wife of his ma@@ ster , P@@ o@@ ti@@ p@@ ha@@ r , tri@@ ed to se@@ du@@ ce him , Joseph re@@ je@@ cted her efforts .
As pa@@ in@@ ful as re@@ je@@ ction , mis@@ tre@@ at@@ ment , or a@@ ban@@ don@@ ment by a par@@ ent may be , it has no be@@ aring on how much Jehovah ca@@ res for you .
By all means , let us demonstr@@ ate that we hope in Jehovah and look to him for strength .
So the woman appro@@ ached the Witness wife and asked her : “ W@@ ould you ple@@ ase give me the ma@@ gi@@ c you gave to your husband so that my husband would love me as much as your@@ s lo@@ ves you ? ”
Par@@ ents give their time , money , and en@@ er@@ gy to benefit their children .
See the J@@ anu@@ ary 1 , 199@@ 8 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower , page 13 , par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 6 .
Jesus helped his disciples to strengthen their faith by what he said and did .
To do this work , we have transl@@ ated and publi@@ shed milli@@ ons of boo@@ ks , ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , tr@@ ac@@ ts , and conven@@ tion and M@@ em@@ ori@@ al invit@@ ations in more than 7@@ 00 langu@@ ages .
On this account the “ heavens and [ those ] who re@@ side in them , ” that is , faithful spirit sons of God , rejo@@ ic@@ ed .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out h@@ es@@ it@@ ation he cor@@ rec@@ tly id@@ enti@@ fied the one who was a neigh@@ b@@ or to the w@@ oun@@ ded man : “ The one that ac@@ ted mer@@ ci@@ fully toward him . ”
How did God prove to be “ a real d@@ wel@@ ling ” for Abraham ?
So let us see what we can learn from the faith of Noah .
The fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative bran@@ ches of “ the true v@@ ine ” re@@ present anointed Christians .
As indic@@ ated at 1 John 3 : 15 , how can we become man@@ sla@@ y@@ ers ?
I remember Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r@@ ’s words as if spo@@ ken only y@@ es@@ ter@@ day .
God can pro@@ du@@ ce ra@@ in or hold it back . ​ — James 5 : 17 , 18 .
A B@@ R@@ I@@ E@@ F H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y O@@ F H@@ EL@@ L
A mate or a child may become seri@@ ously ill .
In a soci@@ ety where religion tra@@ di@@ tion@@ ally pla@@ yed a great ro@@ le , the B@@ y@@ z@@ an@@ t@@ ine Ch@@ urch , with its cen@@ ter in B@@ y@@ z@@ an@@ ti@@ u@@ m , wi@@ el@@ ded consider@@ able power .
The spiritual pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity of God’s people gives con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing evidence of Jehovah’s blessing and prote@@ ction .
These vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers are direc@@ ted by the Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide Des@@ ign / ​ Con@@ stru@@ ction De@@ par@@ t@@ ment .
When you are star@@ ved of food , your body beg@@ ins to use up fu@@ el re@@ ser@@ ves st@@ ored thr@@ ough@@ out the body .
Christians are ex@@ hor@@ ted to slave for Jehovah .
M@@ O@@ Z@@ AMB@@ I@@ Q@@ U@@ E
Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence of Jesus ’ Ex@@ ist@@ ence ?
Like Je@@ h@@ u , all who want to sur@@ vi@@ ve Jehovah’s day must take dec@@ isi@@ ve action
We will consider how to ( 1 ) ask questions that draw the person out , ( 2 ) reason on what the Scriptures say , and ( 3 ) use illustr@@ ations to d@@ ri@@ ve home our point .
* To ob@@ tain such da@@ ily necess@@ ities , most of us must hold a jo@@ b .
For gener@@ ations to come , this mem@@ ori@@ al me@@ al would re@@ mind ob@@ serv@@ ers of the pro@@ found meaning of what Jesus did that night , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly of the sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s he used .
Pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us is a writ@@ ing material made from an a@@ qu@@ ati@@ c pl@@ ant of the same name .
This truth ​ — that we are free to make our own cho@@ ice to love and serve Jehovah — ​ brought comfort to the woman qu@@ o@@ ted at the out@@ set .
Re@@ call that God’s will is that “ all s@@ or@@ ts of men should be sa@@ ved . ”
And we will not have to wa@@ it long to see it .
The comm@@ and to love our neigh@@ b@@ or is second only to the comm@@ and to love Jehovah .
The apostle Paul consider@@ ed the preaching of the good news a very great privilege , and he vie@@ wed himself as un@@ wor@@ thy to be en@@ tru@@ sted with it .
E@@ con@@ om@@ ic , leg@@ al , di@@ pl@@ om@@ ati@@ c , and ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ative te@@ x@@ ts have been found in ei@@ ght langu@@ ages , written in fi@@ ve s@@ crip@@ ts .
He felt that a good educ@@ ation would en@@ able me to ra@@ ise the fam@@ il@@ y’s stan@@ d@@ ard of living and help me bring up my si@@ bl@@ ings .
The stud@@ ents were main@@ ly married cou@@ ples in the travel@@ ing work .
Can you see why human rul@@ ers do not have the ability to eli@@ min@@ ate suffering ?
Jehovah is willing and able to help us avoid g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing his spirit .
What a wide vari@@ ety of person@@ alities we see in the Christian congregation !
If a stu@@ n@@ ning vi@@ ct@@ ory was to take place , who could b@@ ra@@ g that it was wr@@ ought by human effort or wisdom ?
I was at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted by her sen@@ s@@ iti@@ v@@ ity and sense of justice .
S@@ cho@@ l@@ ars therefore do not know the ex@@ act meaning of the word as used here .
In time , my wife jo@@ ined me in serving Jehovah .
How is pre@@ c@@ ise tim@@ ing man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted in the physical world ?
Consider this illustr@@ ation : T@@ w@@ o cou@@ ples bu@@ y the same mo@@ de@@ l ca@@ r .
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : R@@ A@@ S@@ T@@ A@@ F@@ A@@ R@@ I@@ A@@ N
A@@ m@@ ong other reas@@ ons , God did this to show that he can use imper@@ fect men to lead his people .
“ Be@@ come ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast , un@@ mo@@ va@@ ble , always having pl@@ ent@@ y to do in the work of the Lord , know@@ ing that your la@@ b@@ or is not in va@@ in in con@@ ne@@ ction with the Lord . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 5@@ 8 .
Does he or she have the same moral standards that I as a Christian have ? ’
She took her first st@@ ep@@ s and f@@ ell right into my ar@@ ms .
“ They , even of their own acc@@ ord , ” rel@@ ates Jo@@ shua 9 : 4 , “ ac@@ ted with sh@@ re@@ w@@ dness . ”
The book Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k is publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Like C@@ al@@ e@@ b and Jo@@ shua , each one of us must show gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de and end@@ ur@@ ance in Jehovah’s service .
They had seen the courage Jesus displa@@ yed .
Many n@@ on - Witness pris@@ on@@ ers lost their san@@ ity , others died , and a great number were left physi@@ c@@ ally disa@@ b@@ led .
My father made efforts to serve Jehovah , but the prac@@ tice of pol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ y held him back .
( b ) What did those who made vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary o@@ ffer@@ ings gain for themselves ?
God B@@ less@@ es Our Wor@@ k
They also provide information on al@@ ter@@ n@@ ative medi@@ cal care based on the l@@ at@@ est medi@@ cal re@@ sear@@ ch .
I@@ magine the disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment of any who might have mis@@ sed the meeting in the u@@ pp@@ er ro@@ om in Jerusalem at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . !
What reas@@ ons do we have for obe@@ ying Jehovah ?
His fre@@ e@@ dom and that of his many fellow believers h@@ an@@ g in the bal@@ ance .
* ​ — Jeremiah 7 : 30 - 33 ; 19 : 6 , 7 .
Per@@ secu@@ tion , 3 / 1
The Go@@ od Ne@@ ws Is Be@@ ing P@@ re@@ ached E@@ ar@@ th W@@ i@@ de
Ne@@ g@@ ative Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences
W@@ he@@ ther we real@@ ize it or not , we are shap@@ ed by our so@@ cial and educ@@ ational up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing .
P@@ ho@@ to by Ke@@ ith Tr@@ am@@ me@@ l © 20@@ 00
L@@ ater , God mirac@@ ul@@ ously su@@ sta@@ ined a supp@@ ly of f@@ l@@ our and o@@ il that kept a woman , her son , and Eli@@ j@@ ah ali@@ ve .
Hence , what st@@ ep@@ s can you take to work out your own sal@@ vation ?
In 194@@ 3 the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad was esta@@ bli@@ shed for the tra@@ ining of mission@@ aries .
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you ever had to take refu@@ ge from a ra@@ inst@@ or@@ m or a ha@@ il@@ st@@ or@@ m by see@@ king co@@ ver under a bri@@ dge ?
The Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents a@@ do@@ p@@ ted the name Jehovah’s Witnesses in 19@@ 31 . ​ — Is@@ a .
He is the only true God , the Creator .
One of those acc@@ oun@@ ts has to do with what took place in Israel during the time of the prophet Mal@@ ach@@ i .
How did personal study benefit Paul ?
Is the Bible of any help in deal@@ ing with such g@@ ri@@ ef ?
O@@ u@@ t of reg@@ ard for those principles , spiritually matu@@ re Christians cho@@ ose not to keep a fi@@ re@@ ar@@ m for prote@@ ction against other humans .
This time I did not com@@ promise , and deep in@@ side I felt a joy I had never felt before .
After giving bir@@ th to two heal@@ thy sons , David and Mar@@ c , I had our th@@ ir@@ d son , Jo@@ el .
F@@ ur@@ ther , think of the blessing that we have in our mul@@ ti@@ rac@@ i@@ al bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od !
In other words , set reason@@ able go@@ als for yourself . P@@ l@@ an what you real@@ is@@ tic@@ ally can do , and then follow through .
For example , su@@ p@@ pose you ask a brother to keep the en@@ tr@@ an@@ ce@@ way to the Kingdom H@@ all clean in appe@@ ar@@ ance and sa@@ fe for wal@@ king .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , the friend said that she found it hard to understand how people could have such strong faith that they would rather be ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted than si@@ gn a do@@ cum@@ ent rel@@ in@@ qui@@ shing their faith .
Yes , it is f@@ it@@ ting that Christians , right from the we@@ d@@ ding day , honor the arrang@@ ement that God has in place for the present .
It has a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant water , which is ess@@ enti@@ al for life .
God’s H@@ ouse ​ — Then and Now
Hence , some transl@@ ations use f@@ em@@ in@@ ine pr@@ on@@ oun@@ s when refer@@ ring to wisdom .
A@@ p@@ pro@@ ach Jehovah With H@@ um@@ ility
L@@ ater , after a family con@@ sul@@ tation , Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h will@@ ingly ag@@ re@@ es to go back with Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er to a dist@@ ant land to become the wife of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s son Isa@@ a@@ c .
Why did El@@ isha make this re@@ qu@@ est at that par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar time ?
V@@ i@@ e@@ w your clean , cha@@ st@@ e standing before Jehovah God as a preci@@ ous tre@@ asure ​ — and never let it go !
These n@@ ames id@@ enti@@ fy the be@@ ar@@ ers as bel@@ ong@@ ing to Jehovah and to his Son , about whom they pr@@ ou@@ dly be@@ ar witness .
Ab@@ out 3@@ ,000 listen@@ ers accepted the Christian message and were baptized .
( Read 1 Peter 5 : 4 . )
1@@ 18 : 5 .
Jehovah is e@@ ag@@ er to b@@ es@@ to@@ w blessings .
Jesus spoke about the Kingdom of God , which will re@@ move wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and make the earth into a par@@ adise .
E@@ mp@@ ha@@ s@@ is was plac@@ ed on se@@ cul@@ ar educ@@ ation , and their mo@@ thers did everything for them .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a doubt , the many new Kingdom H@@ alls help to provide plac@@ es for the spiritual ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment of both dedic@@ ated Christians and inter@@ ested people .
( b ) What can contribu@@ te to a mem@@ or@@ able and up@@ building ga@@ ther@@ ing ?
G@@ or@@ man wr@@ ites : “ The p@@ our@@ ing out of the blood is best under@@ sto@@ od as an act of re@@ ver@@ ence that demonstr@@ ates respect for the life of the ani@@ ma@@ l and , thus , respect for God , who cre@@ ated and continu@@ es to care for that life . ”
Are such people really pleas@@ ing to God if their hearts do not mo@@ tiv@@ ate them to take in acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of him and to apply that knowledge by tur@@ ning away from sin@@ ful practic@@ es ?
John H@@ y@@ r@@ can@@ us , S@@ im@@ on@@ ’s rema@@ ining son , was war@@ ned of the at@@ temp@@ t on his life .
He sh@@ un@@ s such dam@@ ag@@ ing practic@@ es as prom@@ is@@ cu@@ ous se@@ x , d@@ ru@@ g a@@ bu@@ se , and dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness ​ — and thus avo@@ i@@ ds pre@@ matu@@ re death .
What has develop@@ ed among God’s people poin@@ ts to the ne@@ ar@@ ness of the end .
Just as a cam@@ el car@@ ries a ri@@ der ac@@ ro@@ ss a deser@@ t , a mission@@ ary may have to “ car@@ ry ” a fellow Christian who is in spiritual difficul@@ ty .
At that , Pe@@ dr@@ o res@@ ol@@ ved to have a Bible study .
[ B@@ lu@@ r@@ b on page 6 ]
How , though , will the b@@ lam@@ eless be left over in the earth ?
We are also “ no part of the world . ”
But what if our health deter@@ i@@ or@@ ates ?
At 2 Corinthians 6 : 14 , we read : “ Do not become un@@ ev@@ en@@ ly yo@@ ked with un@@ believers . ”
( b ) Why did Paul ref@@ er to for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation in con@@ ne@@ ction with the action of E@@ sa@@ u ?
T@@ er@@ r@@ a - co@@ t@@ ta fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ine of a mother go@@ dd@@ ess found in an Israel@@ ite gra@@ ve
M@@ ist@@ re@@ ating O@@ ne@@ ’s M@@ ate
Who , in effect , made P@@ il@@ ate@@ ’s decision regarding Jesus Christ , and did that free the Rom@@ an gover@@ nor from acc@@ oun@@ ta@@ bility ?
F@@ am@@ ili@@ es travel@@ ed many mil@@ es to atten@@ d the ass@@ em@@ bly in W@@ am@@ bl@@ á@@ n
F@@ re@@ qu@@ ently , when friends comm@@ ended her for having ra@@ ised all her children to love and serve Jehovah , Mo@@ m mo@@ des@@ tly ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ I just happened to have fine ‘ so@@ il ’ to work with . ”
Of course , we want to stay foc@@ used on Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y also in the face of day - to - day pres@@ sures and in@@ conven@@ i@@ ences .
C@@ re@@ ation Rev@@ e@@ als the Li@@ ving God
Per@@ haps you need to work many h@@ our@@ s or you have a lo@@ t to do or you always feel ti@@ red .
Yet , the love that is con@@ stan@@ tly sh@@ own to me by my spiritual children , gr@@ and@@ children , and great - gr@@ and@@ children is something pro@@ ba@@ bly not experienced by all bi@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal parents .
He wor@@ e a ring that a spirit medi@@ u@@ m had given him with the gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e that it would bring him good for@@ tu@@ ne .
This in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent made me real@@ ize how much my spiritu@@ ality had su@@ ffered .
We must regul@@ arly appro@@ ach Jehovah in prayer “ with true hearts in the full as@@ sur@@ ance of faith . ”
C@@ r@@ ying may also serve as an emo@@ tional rel@@ e@@ ase .
• Why is it important to gain a bal@@ an@@ ced view of money ?
The Scriptures id@@ enti@@ fy the Devil as “ the origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent ” and reve@@ al that his time is now sh@@ ort and his anger great .
The slave class of spirit - anointed Christians takes the lead in preaching the good news , arrang@@ es meetings for worship , and publi@@ sh@@ es Bible - based liter@@ ature in over 4@@ 00 langu@@ ages .
It can be a real chall@@ enge for young ones to show kindness to fellow stud@@ ents .
As a result , people every@@ where are accep@@ ting the truth and con@@ form@@ ing to Jehovah’s loving direction .
Do not be mis@@ led : God is not one to be mo@@ cked .
The P@@ as@@ so@@ ver of the year 32 C.E . has come and g@@ one .
Tru@@ e , those who do not love Jehovah can also form re@@ war@@ ding fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps .
Hence , we should not id@@ ly wa@@ st@@ e time .
The 19@@ th - century Eng@@ l@@ ish scho@@ la@@ r Ch@@ ar@@ les B@@ ri@@ d@@ ges no@@ ted : “ S@@ ur@@ r@@ ound the in@@ tr@@ ac@@ table me@@ tal bene@@ ath and a@@ bo@@ ve ; not only pu@@ t@@ ting it over the fi@@ re , but he@@ ap@@ ing co@@ als of fi@@ re upon it .
H@@ ere are a few su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions .
“ D@@ ra@@ w close to God , and he will draw close to you . ” ​ — J@@ A@@ M@@ E@@ S 4 : 8
We seek meaning in our lives .
In the mi@@ d - 199@@ 0 ’ s , The Watchtower re@@ exam@@ ined Matthew 25 : 31 , which states : “ When the Son of man arri@@ ves in his glory , and all the angels with him , then he will si@@ t down on his gl@@ ori@@ ous thro@@ ne . ”
By all means , let us take to heart the apostle Paul’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ P@@ ur@@ sue righteousness , godly devo@@ tion , faith , love , end@@ ur@@ ance , mil@@ dness of temp@@ er .
They consider these large meetings as an in@@ dis@@ p@@ en@@ sa@@ ble means of help@@ ing them to “ stand complete and with fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ction in all the will of God . ”
• How can we imitate Jehovah in how we view our brothers ?
M@@ ake me walk in your truth and teach me , for you are my God of sal@@ vation . ”
He was about to s@@ end me back to bed when the vis@@ it@@ or said , “ Why don@@ ’t you let El@@ va si@@ t in ? ”
I@@ ts beli@@ ef@@ s are sub@@ tly at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive to man@@ kin@@ d’s sel@@ f@@ ish , in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es .
Consider the experience of the psalmist A@@ sa@@ ph .
He said : “ E@@ ver@@ yone that keep@@ s on loo@@ king at a woman so as to have a pas@@ sion for her has already com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with her in his heart . ”
Our ho@@ st@@ s as@@ sure us that when we return home , they will pre@@ pare a light me@@ al for us and answer our questions .
His fav@@ or had shi@@ f@@ ted to the new@@ ly form@@ ed Christian congregation .
I still remember my wife co@@ o@@ king on some bri@@ c@@ ks .
Mo@@ des@@ ty rest@@ ra@@ ins us from ac@@ ting di@@ sh@@ on@@ or@@ ab@@ ly , and it prom@@ o@@ tes un@@ ity among Jehovah’s people .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ating loyal love for God and man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting a self - sacrific@@ ing spirit will help prote@@ ct us from succ@@ um@@ b@@ ing to sel@@ f@@ ish desi@@ res and ‘ sh@@ r@@ in@@ king back to des@@ tru@@ ction . ’ ​ — Hebrews 10 : 39 .
L@@ ik@@ ely , Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k won@@ ders why God is ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing those wicked ones in this way .
Tru@@ ly I say to you , W@@ ho@@ ever does not receive the kingdom of God like a young child will by no means en@@ ter into it . ”
Some 2@@ ,@@ 3@@ 00 people filled O@@ saka A@@ sa@@ h@@ i H@@ all to cap@@ ac@@ ity to hear the talk “ The Kingdom of God Is at H@@ and . ”
W@@ is@@ dom is the pri@@ me thing .
I rec@@ all one occasi@@ on when she was pla@@ ying with a friend but be@@ ha@@ ved ba@@ dly .
“ I will conclu@@ de with [ my people ] a covenant of peace , and I shall certainly cause the in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ous w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast to ce@@ ase out of the land . . .
C@@ all to him while he pro@@ ves to be near . Let the wicked man leave his way , and the har@@ m@@ ful man his thoughts ; and let him return to Jehovah , who will have mer@@ cy upon him , and to our God , for he will for@@ give in a large way . ” ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 6 , 7 .
C@@ iti@@ z@@ ens of human govern@@ ments will public@@ ly r@@ ally support for a pol@@ itical par@@ ty , even going from do@@ or to do@@ or to do so .
Although He@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ ah’s father was an i@@ do@@ later , He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah ‘ cle@@ ans@@ ed his p@@ ath , ’ pos@@ si@@ bly of pa@@ g@@ an influ@@ ences .
A hear@@ tr@@ en@@ ding experience for A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s family is recorded at L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 10 : 1 - 11 .
When the se@@ ed f@@ alls on the second ty@@ pe of so@@ il , it does not just remain on it , as in the first case .
Although anointed by Jehovah at an early age to be the future king of Israel , David had to wa@@ it some 15 years before he was made king over his own tri@@ be .
The pro@@ gra@@ m discus@@ sed how to h@@ and@@ le a vari@@ ety of problems .
On@@ ly cen@@ tu@@ ries later did the time arri@@ ve for Jehovah to cl@@ ari@@ fy matters by means of his new@@ ly en@@ thr@@ oned King , Jesus Christ .
Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m
C@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ I@@ S after c@@ ris@@ is ​ — that is a ma@@ j@@ or the@@ me of to@@ da@@ y’s world .
This seem@@ ed poin@@ t@@ less , un@@ reason@@ able .
Yet , many ag@@ ree with Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant Re@@ form@@ er Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ ther .
Does he make known to scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es and teach@@ ers that he is a Witness of Jehovah ?
But as a person lear@@ ns to con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on what he is hear@@ ing , he will star@@ t to recogn@@ ize individu@@ al words and rec@@ ur@@ ring pat@@ ter@@ ns of spe@@ e@@ ch .
A@@ dil@@ son , who has A@@ I@@ D@@ S , says : “ When you are ill , you don@@ ’t want to be c@@ ast asi@@ de , as if you were good - for - nothing or to@@ t@@ ally in@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble .
It will benefit all of us to exam@@ ine God’s view of the el@@ der@@ ly .
I was one of three brothers who were ar@@ rest@@ ed .
• What is the her@@ it@@ age of the great crow@@ d , and how can they show that they truly appreci@@ ate it ?
So being good and doing good to others as a matter of course is something that Jehovah vie@@ ws as an accep@@ table sacrifice to him .
Jehovah wants us to be jo@@ y@@ ful in his service .
L@@ ater in 194@@ 2 , I received a dra@@ ft no@@ tice for mil@@ it@@ ary service and found my@@ self before the dra@@ ft bo@@ ard , expla@@ ining why I could not consci@@ enti@@ ously share in the war .
Jehovah lea@@ ds those in the earthly part of his organization today and teach@@ es them .
E@@ ar@@ th@@ qu@@ ak@@ es , fam@@ ine , and di@@ se@@ ase are imper@@ s@@ onal for@@ ces that w@@ re@@ ak ha@@ vo@@ c on milli@@ ons of people .
All was not eas@@ y , however .
What Ab@@ out Christi@@ an@@ ity ?
For example , he made the su@@ n , which is ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely powerful .
How do you view the privilege of be@@ aring witness to Jehovah ?
Why do we need wisdom in cho@@ o@@ sing health care , and what wise counsel did the first - century gover@@ ning body give ?
She explained that she was b@@ es@@ et by personal and family problems .
We do so first by ab@@ s@@ or@@ b@@ ing God’s thoughts through the Bible .
Wh@@ ich of those two publi@@ sh@@ ers would you like to have as a friend ?
These inspired words would sur@@ ely have encoura@@ ged He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah , for they show that a most un@@ u@@ su@@ al ar@@ my would be ra@@ ised up against the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans and that the ho@@ st@@ ile ag@@ g@@ res@@ s@@ ors would ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely be de@@ fe@@ ated .
Al@@ so consider the effe@@ ctive tra@@ ining given to Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers thr@@ ough@@ out the years .
Jehovah’s great works inclu@@ de other wonderful things he has done for mankind , as descri@@ bed in the Bible .
How did Jesus view his assignment ?
Now , al@@ most 60 years later , R@@ a@@ y still re@@ members that el@@ der@@ ’s though@@ t@@ ful@@ ness .
Hebrews 10 : 25 su@@ gg@@ ests another important reason why we should be regul@@ ar in meeting attend@@ ance .
Tru@@ e Christians are also concer@@ ned about the needs of str@@ ang@@ ers .
No other pur@@ su@@ it is more important or more re@@ war@@ ding .
For de@@ ca@@ des the public@@ ations of Jehovah’s Witnesses have been among the most wi@@ d@@ ely transl@@ ated in the world .
Go@@ ing to the ex@@ tre@@ me , some have even re@@ plac@@ ed God with money as the ob@@ ject of their ul@@ tim@@ ate devo@@ tion .
How did Jo@@ b@@ ’s three false com@@ for@@ ters become to@@ ol@@ s of Satan ?
The am@@ p@@ li@@ fi@@ er could be heard at a dist@@ ance of over si@@ x mil@@ es [ 10 k@@ m ] .
In what ways was Jesus a perfect pat@@ ter@@ n of hum@@ ility ?
For se@@ ven years , God’s people had su@@ ffered under M@@ idi@@ an@@ ite op@@ pres@@ sion .
Moses declar@@ ed in con@@ ne@@ ction with the deli@@ ver@@ ance of Israel from sla@@ very in Egy@@ pt : “ It was because of Jehovah’s loving you , and because of his keep@@ ing the s@@ wor@@ n st@@ at@@ ement that he had s@@ wor@@ n to your fore@@ fa@@ thers , that Jehovah brought you out with a strong hand . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 7 : 8 .
Tho@@ ma@@ s became a W@@ es@@ le@@ y@@ an pre@@ ach@@ er and prom@@ p@@ tly vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered for mission@@ ary work in the S@@ ou@@ th P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c .
W@@ is@@ dom di@@ ct@@ ates that we he@@ ed Jesus ’ counsel : “ Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first the kingdom and his righteousness , and all these other things will be ad@@ ded to you . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 33 .
The “ st@@ ar ” then led the ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers to Joseph and M@@ ary .
David himself expla@@ ins : “ Jehovah is my light and my sal@@ vation . Of whom shall I be in fear ?
At that time , recei@@ ving recogn@@ iti@@ on from spiritually matu@@ re individuals streng@@ th@@ ened my res@@ ol@@ ve not to give up . ”
Na@@ am@@ an did go to Israel , was mirac@@ ul@@ ously heal@@ ed , and became a worshipp@@ er of Jehovah .
* Even small g@@ es@@ tures , like giving a brother a ne@@ ck@@ ti@@ e , mean a lo@@ t .
When necess@@ ary , he co@@ ined new words and tri@@ ed to use the simp@@ le , every@@ day P@@ ol@@ ish of his time .
The last part of Revelation 4 : 11 ans@@ wers : “ Because of your will they [ all cre@@ ated things ] ex@@ is@@ ted and were cre@@ ated . ”
We vis@@ ited congregations thr@@ ough@@ out S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , mo@@ st@@ ly in bl@@ ack are@@ as .
The experience of many Christian famili@@ es be@@ ars out that fact .
The n@@ ames Lu@@ ther , T@@ y@@ nd@@ ale , and C@@ al@@ v@@ in are famili@@ ar to all stud@@ ents of the Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant Re@@ form@@ ation , which started in 1@@ 5@@ 17 .
The word transl@@ ated “ hel@@ l ” in this verse is the Greek word Ha@@ i@@ ʹ@@ des .
( b ) In what similar situation might we find ourselves ?
Jesus gave clear and spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c ad@@ v@@ ance instru@@ ctions .
Yet , Jehovah accep@@ ts this vari@@ ety .
E@@ vi@@ l ones put up false fr@@ on@@ ts for wicked reas@@ ons .
However , it takes dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment to hear this witness .
One day while we were se@@ cre@@ tly stud@@ ying , a pris@@ on gu@@ ard stu@@ mb@@ led on our ga@@ ther@@ ing and con@@ f@@ is@@ c@@ ated our liter@@ ature .
En@@ vision Jehovah’s prophet Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k s@@ it@@ ting on the f@@ l@@ at ro@@ of of his house , enjo@@ ying the co@@ ol ev@@ ening bre@@ e@@ ze .
Is that same holy spirit a@@ vail@@ able to help us ?
It is F@@ ri@@ day ev@@ ening , and Jesus sp@@ ends the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h there .
In a loving way , not by re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly qu@@ o@@ ting the af@@ o@@ re@@ mentioned verse and dem@@ an@@ ding respect .
That hope , based so@@ li@@ dly on God’s Word , “ does not lead to disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment , ” as Paul also explained . ​ — Romans 5 : 5 .
In 19@@ 27 st@@ ep@@ s were taken to set S@@ un@@ day asi@@ de as a day for the field ministry .
Jesus is once called “ the son of M@@ ary ” with no refer@@ ence to Joseph . ​ — Mark 6 : 3 .
“ To comfort ” means to so@@ o@@ the someone who is in dist@@ ress or who is s@@ or@@ ro@@ wing .
W@@ ho@@ les@@ ome fear of God not only fo@@ st@@ ers trust and confidence in him but also mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to walk in his ways .
I invit@@ ed Ka@@ zu@@ h@@ ik@@ o to Christian meetings and ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es as well as to the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death .
( Read Proverbs 30 : 28 . )
12 : 3 - 5 .
( The Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ at@@ or@@ ’s New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent , 19@@ 7@@ 3 ) You can see in such rend@@ er@@ ings an emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on Jesus ’ death .
( b ) Why is the ter@@ m “ Israel ” not always li@@ mit@@ ed in its meaning ?
; W@@ el@@ ls , C .
The invit@@ ation to par@@ take of such blessings is held out by the holy ones .
They not only had to end@@ ure he@@ at and co@@ ld but also had to prote@@ ct their flo@@ c@@ ks from pre@@ d@@ at@@ ors , both ani@@ ma@@ l and human .
( See the char@@ t “ How God Will A@@ c@@ com@@ pl@@ ish His P@@ ur@@ pose ” in the pre@@ vi@@ ous article . )
Not only did Jesus himself su@@ ff@@ er fi@@ er@@ ce persecu@@ tion but he also fore@@ war@@ ned his followers that the same would ha@@ p@@ pen to them .
H@@ er de@@ pl@@ or@@ able religious and moral con@@ di@@ tions speak for themselves .
It is good for us to remember that in the first century , gen@@ u@@ ine Christians were h@@ ated by many ​ — if not the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity — ​ of their con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries .
Still , they succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded , and in 199@@ 1 , P@@ u@@ m jo@@ ined his wife as a regul@@ ar pioneer .
I also have a wonderful pro@@ spe@@ ct for the future . ”
However , the Bible c@@ learly says that “ all Scrip@@ ture is inspired of God and bene@@ fi@@ cial . ”
T@@ ri@@ als were held during da@@ y@@ light h@@ our@@ s only .
Some Israelites , however , did not for@@ get Jehovah .
It was up to me to teach them Bible tru@@ ths , though I had much to learn my@@ self .
Of course , im@@ mor@@ ality , bad be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or , and pres@@ sures are by no means li@@ mit@@ ed to the col@@ le@@ ge or uni@@ vers@@ ity cam@@ p@@ us .
▪ This Is Our S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al H@@ er@@ it@@ age
So what , if anything , might have chang@@ ed in your relationship with Jehovah ?
Thus , those who are mer@@ ci@@ ful are activ@@ ely com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate .
Jehovah par@@ d@@ oned his sin and exerc@@ ised rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t in ad@@ minis@@ ter@@ ing judgment upon him and B@@ ath - she@@ ba .
What is my attitude toward material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons ?
But it was also “ new ” in that it called for self - sacrific@@ ing love , which the disciples might need as they fac@@ ed new circumstances .
The fa@@ il@@ ure of man@@ ’s rule is especially evid@@ ent today when so many rul@@ ers have sh@@ own themselves to be ‘ lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves , lo@@ v@@ ers of money , self - as@@ sum@@ ing , ha@@ ugh@@ ty , dis@@ loyal , not o@@ pen to any ag@@ re@@ ement , s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ers , without self - control , fi@@ er@@ ce , without love of go@@ o@@ dness , be@@ tra@@ y@@ ers , and pu@@ ff@@ ed up with pri@@ de . ’ ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
6 : 12 .
See The Watchtower , De@@ c@@ ember 1 , 199@@ 9 , pages 30 - 1 .
As resur@@ rec@@ ted ones come to know their Creator , the knowledge of Jehovah will truly co@@ ver the earth .
W@@ ould some ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment now be appro@@ pri@@ ate ?
But no@@ ne of these give real se@@ cur@@ ity .
Although more than one pl@@ ate of bre@@ ad and one c@@ up of w@@ ine may be used , the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al is a commun@@ ion me@@ al .
After the fi@@ re , we moved in with my wi@@ fe@@ ’s parents .
If you are a you@@ th , do you take advan@@ ta@@ ge of these av@@ en@@ u@@ es to devel@@ op a b@@ ond of clo@@ sen@@ ess with your spiritual family ?
What began as ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound mu@@ si@@ c may become l@@ ou@@ d and h@@ in@@ der con@@ vers@@ ation .
R@@ iz@@ pa@@ h gu@@ ar@@ ded the se@@ ven bo@@ dies by day and by night until Jehovah showed by en@@ ding the dr@@ ought that his anger had sub@@ si@@ ded .
Your regul@@ ar pres@@ ence at Christian meetings and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in the Kingdom - preaching work will show them that rend@@ ering sac@@ red service to Jehovah is of ut@@ most import@@ ance to you . ​ — Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 ; Hebrews 10 : 24 , 25 .
What pri@@ ze was held out to the apostle Paul ?
; Pa@@ pa@@ ya , S .
He had learned the real con@@ dition of the dead and also the evil s@@ ource of those who pre@@ ten@@ d to be dead an@@ c@@ est@@ ors .
A@@ nt@@ ô@@ ni@@ o learned that God’s Kingdom is a real heavenly govern@@ ment that will bring gen@@ u@@ ine peace to mankind .
The pro@@ v@@ isions of the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an king , however , pres@@ ented a chall@@ enge to the four Hebrew you@@ ths .
“ If you are able to pa@@ y for what you need , then your work is doing what it is su@@ p@@ posed to do . ”
My mission@@ ary par@@ t@@ ner lo@@ v@@ ingly car@@ ed for me when I was si@@ ck .
Bo@@ th of them showed interest and sh@@ ared what they learned with me .
But the apostle now expres@@ sed par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar interest in Timothy because he seem@@ ed to be an exc@@ ep@@ tional young man .
We are making Bible liter@@ ature a@@ vail@@ able to people around the earth
We indic@@ ate our cho@@ ice by the way we live . ​ — Read Job 1 : 8 - 11 ; Proverbs 27 : 11 .
34 : 1 - 3 .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ate Jehovah’s Q@@ u@@ alities to the F@@ ul@@ l
Why could no one righ@@ tly jus@@ ti@@ fy the indi@@ ffer@@ ence of the pri@@ est and the L@@ ev@@ ite in the illustr@@ ation invol@@ ving the neigh@@ bor@@ ly Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an ?
O@@ be@@ di@@ ence to the good news was all but per@@ fun@@ ct@@ ory .
If you have the opportunity to vis@@ it S@@ y@@ rac@@ use , you can si@@ t on a se@@ af@@ r@@ on@@ t ben@@ ch at O@@ r@@ ty@@ gi@@ a , o@@ pen your Bible to Acts 28 : 12 , and i@@ magine the apostle Paul a@@ bo@@ ard the ship as it g@@ li@@ ded into por@@ t here .
“ Indeed it is Christ who says , Mat@@ t . x@@ x@@ v@@ i . 39 : O my Father , if it is possible , let this c@@ up pas@@ s from me ; ne@@ ver@@ th@@ eless , not as I will , but as you will . . . .
After comple@@ ting the Bible T@@ each book , we can help the stud@@ ent become more “ sta@@ bi@@ li@@ zed in the faith ” by stud@@ ying the book “ Ke@@ ep Y@@ ourselves in God’s Lo@@ ve ” with him , even if he got baptized in the mean@@ time .
So fac@@ ed with the lo@@ ss of a jo@@ b , we might take the opportunity to re@@ exam@@ ine our life - st@@ y@@ le , tr@@ ying to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish needs from wants .
2@@ ,@@ 6@@ 7@@ 1
The l@@ at@@ ter attitude is d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous .
As Christians , we desire to mo@@ ld our consci@@ ences according to Jehovah’s thinking , which can help us to make decisions about mo@@ der@@ n en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in the family :
T@@ ak@@ ing the for@@ bi@@ d@@ den fru@@ it was not simply an act of the@@ ft .
But her prayers went un@@ ans@@ wer@@ ed .
What is his attitude toward money ?
In Bible times , f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers u@@ su@@ ally be@@ at out gra@@ in in an o@@ pen are@@ a to take advan@@ ta@@ ge of the w@@ ind , which would b@@ low away the cha@@ f@@ f .
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : C@@ ON@@ S@@ U@@ M@@ E@@ D B@@ Y P@@ R@@ O@@ F@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ I@@ ON@@ A@@ L S@@ P@@ O@@ R@@ T@@ S AN@@ D G@@ AMB@@ L@@ IN@@ G
How can the resurrection hope draw them clo@@ s@@ er to God ?
The young ones in the congregation are such a blessing from Jehovah .
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : Instead of con@@ fr@@ on@@ ting your a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent with direc@@ t questions about a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar matter regarding se@@ x , ask how his or her cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es view the matter .
are publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses to help you to consider evidence that the Bible is inspired of God .
He is best known for the 12 boo@@ ks that he wrote on country life and f@@ ar@@ m@@ ing .
How may we be ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able and gener@@ ous to others , and what does doing so eng@@ end@@ er in the congregation ?
She held two jo@@ bs and da@@ ily ro@@ se at 4 : 00 a@@ .@@ m .
Re@@ aching a se@@ aled do@@ or , they dr@@ il@@ led a ho@@ le .
All of this , however , was not reve@@ aled im@@ medi@@ ately .
But was Jehovah sur@@ pris@@ ed ?
What evidence of Jehovah’s di@@ gn@@ ity and s@@ pl@@ end@@ or do we see in the heavens ?
T@@ ake the d@@ anger of doub@@ ts seri@@ ously .
The most wi@@ d@@ ely travel@@ ed early mission@@ ary , the apostle Paul , ex@@ hor@@ ted Christians to use their “ power of reason ” and to “ prove to [ themselves ] the good and accep@@ table and perfect will of God . ”
After Jesus died , God rest@@ ored him to life as a spirit person .
In the past , faith in God was the nor@@ m .
Jehovah did not eli@@ min@@ ate the pa@@ in@@ ful con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of Davi@@ d’s sin@@ s .
From Jehovah’s stan@@ d@@ point , even 9@@ 6@@ 9 - year - old Me@@ th@@ us@@ el@@ ah lived less than a day .
If we continu@@ ally went contr@@ ary to the direction of holy spirit , we would be g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing it and Jehovah , the S@@ ource of that spirit .
Fa@@ ith in the ransom can li@@ ft the bur@@ den of exc@@ essi@@ ve gu@@ il@@ t from your sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders and can give you strength to serve God with your whole heart , mind , and soul . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Samuel chang@@ ed .
Wh@@ ich would you like ? ”
It would teach them deep things of the Scriptures and bring back to their min@@ ds what Jesus had taught them during his earthly ministry . ​ — John 14 : 26 .
Be@@ fore coming into the truth , one brother regul@@ arly vie@@ wed por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , but he over@@ came the ha@@ bi@@ t .
Consider this example : One mother gives bir@@ th pre@@ matu@@ r@@ ely to a living ba@@ by , who dies after a few days .
Ru@@ do@@ l@@ f end@@ ur@@ ed many other tri@@ als .
What does it mean to exerc@@ ise faith ?
So he began tal@@ king e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly to the sol@@ di@@ ers about de@@ fe@@ ating Go@@ li@@ ath .
T@@ y@@ pi@@ c@@ ally , war@@ m@@ th and mutu@@ al respect are l@@ ac@@ king .
Su@@ pp@@ ort the discipl@@ ine of appointed shepher@@ ds .
If so , we encoura@@ ge you : “ Li@@ ft up your eyes and view the fi@@ el@@ ds , that they are wh@@ ite for har@@ v@@ es@@ ting . ”
What did Jesus mean by “ the re - cre@@ ation ” ?
I know his mo@@ ti@@ ves , and they are bad . ’
A@@ B@@ O@@ U@@ T 5@@ 6 C.E . , while on his th@@ ir@@ d mission@@ ary j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , the apostle Paul arri@@ ves in the city of Corin@@ th .
An@@ y har@@ d@@ ship we may experience can discipl@@ ine us in some way .
When Re@@ ina was two years old , E@@ r@@ ika put her on the bi@@ c@@ y@@ cle@@ ’s lu@@ gg@@ age r@@ ack and took her along preaching in the r@@ ur@@ als .
That inclu@@ des the comm@@ and to preach the good news of the Kingdom thr@@ ough@@ out the earth .
Those who live by Bible standards have a clean conscience and enjoy str@@ ong@@ er family relation@@ shi@@ ps
“ For me to feel at home in God’s organization , ” she wr@@ ites , “ the two most important qualities I needed to understand and to cultiv@@ ate were hum@@ ility and mo@@ des@@ ty . ”
That Son of man is no@@ ne other than Jesus Christ ​ — the Messi@@ ah .
In mo@@ der@@ n times , Jehovah’s people have often found themselves under con@@ di@@ tions of ex@@ tre@@ me har@@ d@@ ship and de@@ priv@@ ation because of w@@ ars , ban@@ s , or ou@@ tri@@ ght persecu@@ tion .
• What d@@ ang@@ ers must we avoid ?
The Bible gives two ba@@ si@@ c reas@@ ons for the l@@ ack of peace in the world ​ — be it in@@ ner peace or peace between people .
B@@ re@@ ast@@ pl@@ ate of righteousness .
Jesus could do all of this because he was emp@@ ow@@ ered by God .
The Pe@@ shi@@ t@@ ta is one of the ol@@ des@@ t and most important wit@@ nesses to the early trans@@ mis@@ sion of the Bible text .
L@@ it@@ er@@ ally milli@@ ons of sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic f@@ ish from the se@@ a of human@@ ity have been at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to Jehovah’s congregation in mo@@ der@@ n times .
S@@ how your love for your children by discipl@@ ining them .
What does one enc@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia say about the human body ?
A sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion from the second or th@@ ir@@ d century C.E . speak@@ s of such ba@@ ths being provided for “ vis@@ it@@ ors who need them . ”
Let us therefore take to heart the Scriptural war@@ ning against “ pa@@ ying attention to mis@@ le@@ ading inspired ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces and teachings of dem@@ ons . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 1 .
Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a : Th@@ at@@ ’s a good question .
Still , gen@@ u@@ ine faith invol@@ ves more , for even the dem@@ ons believe that Jehovah ex@@ ists .
One way to avoid off@@ en@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch is to cultiv@@ ate a more res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful attitude toward others .
13 : 18 .
Why should we ex@@ pect mis@@ tre@@ at@@ ment while preaching the good news , and how should we re@@ act to it ?
As you preach the good news , point out that Jehovah is the only reli@@ able S@@ ource of deli@@ ver@@ ance .
F@@ O@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ F@@ I@@ E@@ D F@@ O@@ R W@@ H@@ A@@ T L@@ I@@ E@@ S A@@ H@@ E@@ A@@ D
The apostle certainly kept the po@@ or in mind .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the tra@@ gi@@ c ra@@ pe and mu@@ r@@ der of a L@@ ev@@ it@@ e@@ ’s con@@ cu@@ bin@@ e by the men of Gi@@ be@@ ah , of the tri@@ be of B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in , the other tri@@ bes set out to wa@@ ge war against the B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ ites .
What will ha@@ p@@ pen if the situation pers@@ ists ?
God’s people will be ga@@ ther@@ ed together in un@@ ity .
“ It is@@ n@@ ’t sa@@ fe for you to be doing that al@@ one , ” he said .
How do we know that we must avoid sin@@ s that are not mentioned at 1 Corinthians 6 : 9 - 11 ?
How has Jehovah been the R@@ es@@ cu@@ er of his people ?
The first complete Bible to have the chap@@ ter and verse div@@ isions is a Fr@@ en@@ ch transl@@ ation publi@@ shed by R@@ ob@@ er@@ t E@@ s@@ ti@@ en@@ ne in 1@@ 5@@ 5@@ 3 .
In fact , “ faith is not a pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of all people . ”
It is hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing to see how God’s servants today continue to expres@@ s loving - kindness by actions .
[ 2 ] ( par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 17 ) See the book Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — Pro@@ claim@@ ers of God’s Kingdom , page 6@@ 6@@ 2 , and the bo@@ x “ He Di@@ ed for God’s H@@ on@@ or ” in chap@@ ter 14 of the book God’s Kingdom R@@ ul@@ es !
God per@@ mit@@ ted Noah and his des@@ c@@ end@@ ants to k@@ ill and e@@ at ani@@ mal@@ s , provided they b@@ led the ani@@ mal@@ s before e@@ ating them .
Do we coura@@ ge@@ ously id@@ enti@@ fy ourselves as Jehovah’s Witnesses , even though doing so may mean persecu@@ tion ?
Jac@@ o@@ b wor@@ ked the first 14 years for the hand of La@@ ban@@ ’s two daugh@@ ters , and for the rema@@ ining 6 years , he was pa@@ id in li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck .
Why will we be than@@ k@@ ful that Jehovah has war@@ ned us to keep expe@@ cting the end ?
If we si@@ t down to talk , she ge@@ ts ir@@ rit@@ able or even gives me the s@@ il@@ ent tre@@ at@@ ment .
How can we show that un@@ like the ung@@ r@@ ate@@ ful Israelites of Moses ’ day , we do not take for gr@@ anted this pri@@ c@@ eless bre@@ ad ?
Just i@@ magine how e@@ ag@@ er Jesus was to receive the help of God’s spirit while re@@ si@@ ding in the en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment that he fac@@ ed here on earth !
“ As Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s we ha@@ ven@@ ’t always been ex@@ posed to the Bible , ” says Ka@@ y Mu@@ r@@ dy of the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Bible In@@ s@@ titu@@ te in Lo@@ s Ang@@ el@@ es , “ but th@@ at@@ ’s chang@@ ing . ”
They were your@@ s , and you gave them to me , and they have ob@@ served your word .
From the time of cre@@ ation , Jesus has been deep@@ ly inter@@ ested in the well - being of humans .
J@@ on@@ a@@ than ​ — “ It W@@ as With God That He Wor@@ ked ”
In each stud@@ ent , we ob@@ serve good qualities , and we can think about how to imitate those qualities .
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 28 , 29 ]
Wor@@ th@@ less Th@@ ings to A@@ vo@@ id
Fir@@ st of all , no@@ te Paul’s words recorded at Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 30 .
Jesus therefore had to exerc@@ ise his will so as to end@@ ure such su@@ ffer@@ ings in faith@@ ful@@ ness .
So we have no reason to reco@@ il at the thought of obe@@ ying Jehovah’s comman@@ d@@ ments .
What attitude toward the Christian ministry do we need to maintain in order to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate fully with this ing@@ a@@ ther@@ ing work ?
They walk “ according to the system of things of this world , according to the rul@@ er of the authority of the a@@ ir , ” Satan the Devil . ​ — E@@ ph .
H@@ i@@ ding be@@ h@@ ind the s@@ cen@@ es , the cl@@ er@@ gy some@@ times att@@ ack us through la@@ w@@ mak@@ ers , jud@@ ges , and others .
Paul ur@@ ged Christians at C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e to clo@@ the themselves with the tend@@ er affe@@ ctions of com@@ pas@@ sion
Si@@ x@@ ty - n@@ ine liter@@ al we@@ ek@@ s , of course , e@@ qu@@ al only 4@@ 8@@ 3 days , or less than two years .
After re@@ tur@@ ning to W@@ en@@ at@@ c@@ he@@ e , I got a letter as@@ king me to repor@@ t to Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n Bethel .
He went to stand near the g@@ ate@@ way , tr@@ ying to be in@@ con@@ spi@@ cu@@ ous , but another gi@@ r@@ l no@@ tic@@ ed him and pointed out the same fact : “ This man was with Jesus the Na@@ z@@ ar@@ ene . ”
You will find the answer on page 13 .
Q@@ u@@ o@@ ting from De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 5 , Jesus said : “ ‘ You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind . ’
He states that the first group , “ those who were se@@ aled , ” has a de@@ fin@@ ite number .
P@@ over@@ ty is one of their ma@@ j@@ or problems that , in turn , lea@@ ds to other tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es , such as ill@@ it@@ er@@ ac@@ y , inf@@ an@@ t@@ ile mal@@ nu@@ tr@@ iti@@ on , l@@ ack of medi@@ cal care and , in some are@@ as , d@@ el@@ in@@ qu@@ enc@@ y .
( a ) What t@@ est may a Christian experience if he is cor@@ rec@@ ted or discipl@@ ined ?
God’s love for mankind was refle@@ cted in the Son to such an ex@@ t@@ ent that as wisdom person@@ i@@ fied , he could say : “ The things I was f@@ ond of were with the sons of men . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
We can pray to Jehovah to help us make decisions that will ple@@ ase him .
Those T@@ ak@@ ing the Le@@ ad S@@ how R@@ es@@ pect for O@@ thers
With that pro@@ of of God’s authority in his hand , Moses could go for@@ th and confid@@ ently re@@ present the true God before his own people and before P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h . ​ — E@@ x .
Instead , he c@@ learly stated that there would be only one “ ste@@ ward , ” or “ slave , ” whom he would ap@@ point over all his bel@@ ong@@ ings .
Mu@@ st You B@@ eli@@ eve It ?
N@@ O@@ A@@ H st@@ ra@@ igh@@ ten@@ ed his back and st@@ re@@ t@@ ched his aching mus@@ c@@ les .
Those of both cl@@ as@@ ses have sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed their dedic@@ ation to Jehovah by being baptized “ in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit . ”
Mi@@ gu@@ el is happy that most of the st@@ ones he th@@ re@@ w at S@@ an@@ ti@@ ag@@ o and L@@ our@@ des mis@@ sed their t@@ ar@@ ge@@ ts , and he is gr@@ ate@@ ful to the cou@@ ple for their fine example of pe@@ ace@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess .
After ten years of Bethel service , he says : “ I often pray to Jehovah to than@@ k him for his un@@ deser@@ ved kindness .
Still others want ad@@ vice because they rec@@ ently got married or they have been reas@@ sign@@ ed to serve as pione@@ ers .
Instead of reve@@ al@@ ing the truth all at once in one bl@@ in@@ ding f@@ l@@ as@@ h of light , he en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ s us prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely .
What is known about him ?
There I was or@@ der@@ ed to di@@ g tr@@ en@@ ches for the sol@@ di@@ ers .
At our meetings , we pray to him , sing to him , and speak about him , and this makes Jehovah happy
Jehovah thus deli@@ vered Juda@@ h , not “ by a bo@@ w or by a s@@ word or by war , by hor@@ ses or by hor@@ s@@ em@@ en , ” but by an ang@@ el .
After instru@@ cting his disciples to pray to “ the Ma@@ ster of the har@@ v@@ est , ” Jehovah God , for more work@@ ers , Jesus sent them out to educ@@ ate the people .
We were clo@@ s@@ er to each other and felt Jehovah’s blessing . ”
This may inclu@@ de bu@@ sin@@ ess dist@@ ri@@ cts , par@@ ks , trans@@ por@@ tation ter@@ min@@ als , or in fr@@ on@@ t of re@@ si@@ d@@ enti@@ al buil@@ ding@@ s that are not eas@@ ily acc@@ es@@ sible .
In conclu@@ sion , we were ur@@ ged to be clean , loving , and ze@@ al@@ ous pro@@ claim@@ ers of God’s Kingdom . ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 12 .
See “ Ke@@ ep Y@@ ourselves in God’s Lo@@ ve , ” pages 20@@ 7 - 20@@ 9 .
As to the divine name , the writ@@ er of the Bi@@ bli@@ cal Ar@@ c@@ he@@ olo@@ g@@ ist article has den@@ i@@ ed that he ever said that “ Y@@ ah@@ we@@ h ” was mentioned in the E@@ b@@ la te@@ x@@ ts .
Jehovah does not for@@ ce us to do as he says .
During the time that an individu@@ al who has been j@@ udi@@ cially re@@ proved is heal@@ ing spiritually , he might be lik@@ ened to a person rec@@ over@@ ing from an in@@ j@@ ur@@ y , which temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily li@@ m@@ its his activ@@ ity .
And in the next article , we will see four ways that we can expres@@ s our love for him .
A cam@@ p of@@ fi@@ cial must have over@@ heard our con@@ vers@@ ation because the very same ev@@ ening , I was su@@ d@@ den@@ ly dis@@ char@@ ged from the cam@@ p and sent on a tra@@ in back to the Ne@@ ther@@ lands .
W@@ ould it not be pr@@ u@@ d@@ ent to allow a few ex@@ tr@@ a min@@ ut@@ es so that we will not be l@@ ate , even if an “ un@@ fore@@ seen occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence ” takes place on the way ?
Such spiritual people may tell you that the full - time ministry provi@@ des an educ@@ ation that benef@@ its you thr@@ ough@@ out life .
Still , when I was about 14 , I got baptized in a local cre@@ ek ​ — di@@ pp@@ ed three times for the Tr@@ in@@ ity !
The ref@@ ra@@ in “ [ Jehovah’s ] loving - kindness is to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite ” appe@@ ars many times in the Psal@@ ms , the Bible book most associ@@ ated with mu@@ si@@ c .
“ But Ar@@ t , what about our famili@@ es ? ”
One day , G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el@@ le su@@ d@@ den@@ ly b@@ lu@@ r@@ ted out to N@@ ic@@ o@@ le that she could not care less about her lea@@ ving .
What com@@ mo@@ tion there must have been as th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of people made their way to the po@@ ol or po@@ ol@@ s in and around Jerusalem to be baptized in the name of Jesus , the man who had been imp@@ aled as a cri@@ min@@ al some 50 days ear@@ li@@ er ! ​ — Acts 2 : 4@@ 1 .
The In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational S@@ p@@ ace St@@ ation ​ — a te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal won@@ der or@@ bi@@ ting the earth — ​ is the result of the un@@ ited efforts of some 15 nations .
He was to be a w@@ an@@ der@@ er and a fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve in the earth .
He had been com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned pri@@ mar@@ ily to dec@@ l@@ are a s@@ ca@@ thing judgment message against the nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom of Israel .
At the age of 10@@ 2 , K@@ sen@@ iya deci@@ ded that ev@@ ening to star@@ t stud@@ ying the Bible .
How ap@@ tly that descri@@ bes the in@@ justice so pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent in the world ! ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 22 .
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : M@@ e too .
They are not to be s@@ lo@@ pp@@ y , un@@ ti@@ dy , or un@@ ke@@ mp@@ t in their appe@@ ar@@ ance .
Paul told his co@@ work@@ er Ti@@ tu@@ s : “ For this reason I left you in C@@ re@@ te , that you might cor@@ rec@@ t the things that were de@@ fe@@ ctive and might make ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments of older men in city after city , as I gave you or@@ ders . ”
David s@@ ings : “ With the men@@ tion of the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of your go@@ o@@ dness they will bu@@ b@@ ble over , and because of your righteousness they will c@@ ry out jo@@ y@@ fully .
These cons@@ titu@@ ted “ new heavens . ”
Yet , you may have exer@@ ted yourself in declar@@ ing the good news on your own time and at your own ex@@ p@@ en@@ se for years , even de@@ ca@@ des .
The Israel@@ ite nation was eng@@ ag@@ ed in a mil@@ it@@ ary cam@@ pa@@ ign against the A@@ m@@ mon@@ ites , but David was re@@ si@@ ding in Jerusalem .
He was not a bad man , but he was put under a great de@@ al of pres@@ sure by our relati@@ ves and the commun@@ ity .
They may l@@ ack the experience and matu@@ r@@ ity necess@@ ary to de@@ al with the st@@ res@@ ses of marriage and the re@@ aring of children .
By this me@@ asure , Jo@@ die , mentioned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , should keep the money , since the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity in his commun@@ ity , or “ city , ” would likely do that .
To make sure that counsel he pl@@ ans to give is so@@ li@@ dly based on God’s Word , a new Christian el@@ der is wise to con@@ sul@@ t a more experienced el@@ der .
“ The instru@@ ction rel@@ ated to se@@ x@@ u@@ al be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or in the Bible has sto@@ od the t@@ est of time .
Hence , one serv@@ ant of Jehovah might beg@@ in to mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r against another .
Pe@@ ople in Sam@@ ari@@ a accepted the truth , and “ when they believ@@ ed Ph@@ ili@@ p , who was declar@@ ing the good news of the kingdom of God and of the name of Jesus Christ , they pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to be baptized , both men and women . ”
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , Jehovah re@@ je@@ cted him from being king .
C@@ ould this re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign be a fulfill@@ ment of Jesus ’ prophecy ?
What message did the apostle Peter deli@@ ver to the crow@@ d at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st ?
In it , those who lo@@ dge with God as his gu@@ ests are sa@@ fe from anything and anyone that th@@ reat@@ ens their faith and their love for God .
The discus@@ sion took so long that the vi@@ de@@ o pres@@ ent@@ ation had to be post@@ pon@@ ed .
On@@ ly when I got to know Jehovah better and develop@@ ed a personal relationship with him did I really become involved in the truth . ”
The psalmist expres@@ sed confidence that Jehovah would take hold of him by the right hand and lead him to gen@@ u@@ ine glory .
He uses many L@@ at@@ in ter@@ ms and even expla@@ ins comm@@ on Greek words by using L@@ at@@ in ones .
Moses ’ dis@@ cour@@ ses make up the ma@@ in part of De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y
This was the message Jesus pro@@ claim@@ ed wh@@ er@@ ever he went .
However , the t@@ ong@@ ue can buil@@ d up as well as te@@ ar down .
To reg@@ a@@ in in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with Jehovah , we would need to pray for his for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , leave our trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions , and gr@@ ate@@ fully accept the spiritual help of Christian elders .
Why Be Tru@@ th@@ ful ?
We@@ d@@ ding cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies invol@@ ving n@@ on - Witness relati@@ ves can present challeng@@ ing situ@@ ations .
No@@ tice what he did after he started to doubt and sin@@ k into the se@@ a .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of how much Paul sp@@ ent himself in God’s service , he knew that this would mean nothing at all ‘ if he did not have love . ’
All too many people today put a low value on their own cha@@ st@@ ity .
Ha@@ ve you , though , heard people cla@@ im that s@@ ci@@ ence can tell us all about life ?
22 : 30 ​ — Di@@ d this dec@@ ree ann@@ ul Jesus Christ’s right to as@@ c@@ end the thro@@ ne of David ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , many today find great joy in making disciples .
However , those who love God’s Word and apply it will be over@@ taken with rich blessings now and in the future .
This use of blood sign@@ i@@ fied that the pri@@ ests would obedi@@ ently do their best to car@@ ry out their du@@ ties .
Hence , to pre@@ pare ourselves to be able to think c@@ learly when under pres@@ sure , we need to give pri@@ or@@ ity to da@@ ily Bible reading and personal study .
His family pi@@ c@@ ks song@@ s that are rel@@ ated to some of the material sel@@ e@@ cted for the ev@@ ening .
How is Jesus ’ ro@@ le as Me@@ di@@ at@@ or uni@@ que ?
J@@ on@@ a@@ than is one of those friends who may come to mind .
S@@ ome@@ thing similar happened cen@@ tu@@ ries ear@@ li@@ er when Egy@@ p@@ t’s P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h dec@@ re@@ ed that Hebrew m@@ ale ba@@ bi@@ es be c@@ ast into the N@@ ile Ri@@ ver .
However , Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r explained that if we could read an article in the Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine and remember the ke@@ y poin@@ ts , we would pro@@ ba@@ bly do well at G@@ ile@@ ad .
Since her pul@@ mon@@ ary cap@@ ac@@ ity is only 25 per@@ c@@ ent of nor@@ ma@@ l , she must remain att@@ ached to an o@@ x@@ y@@ g@@ en t@@ an@@ k , even when she go@@ es out .
If you are a par@@ ent , you know how many sacrific@@ es , how much giving , it takes to ra@@ ise a child .
“ When you see all these things , know that he is near at the do@@ ors . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
By contr@@ ast , God’s spirit - inspired Word encoura@@ ges us to have a bal@@ an@@ ced view of money and to work hard to provide material necess@@ ities for ourselves and our family .
Gi@@ ve your bo@@ y a small bro@@ om or a t@@ in@@ y s@@ pa@@ de .
12 : 10 - 13 )
The next day , they b@@ ra@@ g@@ ged about the mu@@ r@@ der .
At my fam@@ il@@ y’s in@@ s@@ ist@@ ence , I went along .
Be@@ ing mo@@ des@@ t means having a real@@ is@@ tic view of our li@@ mit@@ ations and our position before God .
S@@ up@@ pose cl@@ ari@@ f@@ ying de@@ ta@@ il@@ s had not been inclu@@ ded in God’s Word , as is the case with other ab@@ bre@@ vi@@ ated Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts ?
To prote@@ ct your loved ones and your valu@@ ab@@ les , you would keep al@@ er@@ t , w@@ atch@@ ful .
During the some three years of con@@ stru@@ ction of this re@@ si@@ d@@ ence , we were not able to have our mor@@ ning worship pro@@ gra@@ m .
Even when Timothy was a ba@@ by , they began teaching him about God’s Word . ​ — 2 Timothy 1 : 5 ; 3 : 15 .
The bi@@ te of a ven@@ om@@ ous s@@ n@@ ake ca@@ used him no har@@ m . He heal@@ ed si@@ ck people on the is@@ land of Mal@@ ta , where the local people began saying that he was a go@@ d .
You will be war@@ m@@ ly wel@@ com@@ ed at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Jesus ’ death .
The man@@ ’s f@@ ing@@ er on the tri@@ gg@@ er of his gu@@ n rel@@ a@@ x@@ ed , and I ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ously ba@@ cked out of his of@@ fice .
• How does Jehovah provide spiritual en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment ?
“ Fa@@ ith the si@@ ze of a [ t@@ in@@ y ] mu@@ st@@ ard gra@@ in ” that could move a m@@ oun@@ tain ​ — Jesus could har@@ dly have found a more effe@@ ctive way to emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze that even a little faith can accom@@ pl@@ ish much .
In emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ ing her wor@@ th , the Scriptural account says that she was “ better to [ Na@@ om@@ i ] than se@@ ven sons . ” ​ — Ru@@ th 1 : 16 , 17 ; 2 : 11 , 12 ; 4 : 15 .
Now they are vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers at Bethel , where D@@ ries ser@@ ves as a member of the B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e .
A@@ c@@ tually , Jehovah took ple@@ asure in Job even before his faith was sever@@ ely t@@ ested .
If a person liter@@ ally stu@@ mb@@ led and f@@ ell , he would not deli@@ ber@@ ately remain in that position without even tr@@ ying to get up .
By ap@@ pl@@ ying su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions and counsel that they receive , many of the gra@@ du@@ ates can soon be used on cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly and dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s .
How can you help people in your ter@@ rit@@ ory ?
May we always appreci@@ ate it !
Jesus came to earth and died “ once for all time . ”
A close consider@@ ation of the a@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l go@@ sp@@ els ex@@ pos@@ es them for what they are .
5 : 33 .
There it was a great joy to me@@ et four of our G@@ ile@@ ad cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es ​ — F@@ ran@@ k and C@@ arri@@ e Le@@ w@@ is and Ha@@ y@@ es and H@@ arri@@ et Ho@@ s@@ kin@@ s .
Pro@@ per@@ ly exerc@@ ised , free will would have resul@@ ted in a wonderful , ever - f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating life on a par@@ adise earth .
O@@ thers have found it bene@@ fi@@ cial to mem@@ or@@ ize Kingdom song@@ s , the n@@ ames of the tri@@ bes of Israel and of the 12 apostles , and the qualities that make up the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit .
If a person se@@ es the truth about God’s pur@@ pos@@ es , he can then beg@@ in to c@@ ast off false religious ide@@ as and cle@@ an@@ se himself of un@@ clean practic@@ es .
Indeed , like P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h of old , they will know that it is Jehovah who is ac@@ ting against them .
On@@ ce when I was se@@ ven years old , I had to stand before all 12 teach@@ ers in the school .
No@@ te what Jesus said about the then po@@ pul@@ ar prac@@ tice of re@@ pe@@ ating mem@@ or@@ ized prayers .
Thus , a consider@@ ation of all the fac@@ ts lea@@ ds to the conclu@@ sion that Jehovah may well have made his covenant with Abraham in U@@ r and re@@ af@@ fir@@ m@@ ed it in H@@ ar@@ an .
They began their married life in the travel@@ ing work , di@@ lig@@ ently serving cir@@ cu@@ its and dist@@ ri@@ cts co@@ ver@@ ing a large part of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
It ca@@ uses great anxi@@ ety .
; Mas@@ on , H .
The other sheep will receive the in@@ her@@ it@@ ance that sin@@ ful Adam and E@@ ve never received ​ — everlasting life on a par@@ adise earth with no more suffering , death , or m@@ our@@ ning .
What persecu@@ tion continued to come upon Jesus ’ followers ?
18 , 19 . ( a ) Why might older Christians not real@@ ize how much they encoura@@ ge others ?
Do you ever feel like that ?
A@@ m@@ ong many other things , they enjoy their service at the As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all , pre@@ par@@ at@@ ory activ@@ ity for dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tions , and cont@@ act with cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers ( travel@@ ing min@@ isters ) who give tal@@ ks at the h@@ all .
( b ) How should decisions be made about those invit@@ ed ?
Thus , the expres@@ sion ‘ l@@ ying down with one@@ ’s fore@@ fa@@ thers ’ is another way of saying that the person went to S@@ he@@ ol .
We are remin@@ ded of the up@@ he@@ a@@ val that has occ@@ ur@@ red in different el@@ ements pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed by “ the heavens and the earth and the se@@ a and the d@@ ry gr@@ ound . ”
These pro@@ v@@ isions inclu@@ de Christian meetings , family worship , and “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men ” ​ — shepher@@ ds appointed by God to comfort and support us as we stru@@ gg@@ le with li@@ fe@@ ’s challeng@@ es .
Mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s are like small cr@@ ac@@ ks in our un@@ ity ; thus , we need to work hard to res@@ ol@@ ve these mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s so that we keep peace and un@@ ity among us .
After they con@@ ver@@ ted to Christi@@ an@@ ity , they no doubt helped per@@ su@@ a@@ de him to believe Christian teachings .
Gi@@ ve examples of how the Kingdom - preaching work has gro@@ wn just as descri@@ bed in the illustr@@ ation about the le@@ av@@ en .
Although such ch@@ ur@@ ches are cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed for being in the en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment in@@ du@@ str@@ y or in “ the self - help tra@@ de , ” no@@ tes the same s@@ ource , “ they are simply respon@@ ding to dem@@ and . ”
If you get baptized , this will be an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent star@@ t in serving the true God .
You can be sure that Jehovah will strengthen you when you keep on as@@ king him for his help and that he will bl@@ ess you when you mu@@ ster up the courage to car@@ ry out your ministry . ​ — Luke 11 : 9 - 13 .
Indeed , as God’s Word states , children will benefit if they receive par@@ ent@@ al attention and tra@@ ining . ​ — Pro@@ v .
Many have found that using God’s Word in the ministry can have a pro@@ found imp@@ act on those to whom they preach .
King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar of Babyl@@ on has already taken many Jews into cap@@ tiv@@ ity .
Y@@ O@@ U may be sur@@ pris@@ ed to learn that the Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts of Jesus ’ life on earth never use the origin@@ al - language word for “ mirac@@ le . ”
The apostle Paul inclu@@ ded this g@@ low@@ ing comm@@ end@@ ation in his letter to first - century Christians in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i .
The mission@@ aries should take the view that ever@@ yone they me@@ et in their mission@@ ary assignment has the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for teaching them something .
Consider how ad@@ vice from the Bible can help your st@@ ep@@ family to me@@ et those challeng@@ es .
You can with confidence ba@@ se your beli@@ ef@@ s on the Bible
The Bible off@@ ers a no@@ table example in King David .
C@@ en@@ tr@@ al Af@@ ri@@ can Re@@ public
Those words apply in princi@@ ple to Christ’s “ other sheep ” as well .
This streng@@ th@@ ened their faith .
It is important to remember that this world and all its com@@ pon@@ ents are op@@ posed to Jehovah’s inter@@ ests and thinking .
O@@ be@@ di@@ ent mankind would have the opportunity to live forever on the earth , just as Jehovah had pur@@ posed . ​ — John 3 : 16 .
S@@ U@@ G@@ G@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N : As@@ k for help .
As they try to expla@@ in the bas@@ is for their beli@@ ef@@ s , help them to devel@@ op reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess and t@@ act .
So Pe@@ dr@@ o was left al@@ one with his brothers .
I was un@@ happy and de@@ pres@@ sed all the time . ”
She now happ@@ ily ser@@ ves in a land where there is a greater need for Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers .
Jesus has given am@@ ple pro@@ of of his Messi@@ ah@@ ship and has provided en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ing prophe@@ tic v@@ isions for the encourag@@ ement of his loyal followers .
We ob@@ served the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al there .
Dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing may bring the wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er to his sen@@ ses .
All those who are not anointed can become God’s friends if they show faith in the ransom .
They are the very ones who demonstr@@ ate the matter of the law to be written in their hearts , while their conscience is be@@ aring witness with them and , between their own thoughts , they are being acc@@ used or even exc@@ used . ” ​ — Romans 2 : 14 , 15 .
On the other hand , an understanding of Bible truth is den@@ i@@ ed to those not righ@@ tly dis@@ posed , no matter how in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent or educ@@ ated they may be .
( b ) In contr@@ ast , what does each of Jesus ’ respon@@ ses reve@@ al ? ․ ․ ․ ․ ․
Is that what you want ?
However , when he so@@ bers up , he la@@ ugh@@ s no more , and he may return to a life full of s@@ or@@ ro@@ w and tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es .
Consider another pos@@ si@@ bility invol@@ ving the congregation .
“ You are not in dar@@ k@@ ness , so that that day should over@@ take you as it would th@@ i@@ ev@@ es . ” ​ — 1 TH@@ E@@ S@@ S .
T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ing about may thus have served as a continu@@ ous remin@@ der that one day this land would bel@@ ong to A@@ br@@ am@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
These are lis@@ ted bel@@ ow . Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of the me@@ th@@ od or me@@ tho@@ ds you would like to use , ple@@ ase first cont@@ act the branch of@@ fice that ser@@ ves your country to see which me@@ tho@@ ds are a@@ vail@@ able .
The s@@ na@@ res of death are at his do@@ or@@ st@@ ep .
Rather , out of his gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ousness and his will@@ ing@@ ness not to be ex@@ ac@@ ting or dem@@ an@@ ding ​ — expres@@ sions of mil@@ dness — ​ Jehovah provided the means through which sin@@ ful mankind can come to him and gain his fav@@ or .
After consider@@ ing the re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble desi@@ gn of our b@@ ra@@ in and the rest of our body , many have conclu@@ ded that a wise Creator is be@@ h@@ ind it all .
How can we use God’s Word as an effe@@ ctive to@@ ol ?
E@@ ach of us does well to ask himself : ‘ A@@ m I cont@@ ent to let others car@@ ry the bul@@ k of the work@@ lo@@ ad ?
For instance , we need to gu@@ ard against succ@@ um@@ b@@ ing to apost@@ as@@ y , a sin that would make us un@@ f@@ it to gl@@ ori@@ fy God .
That Kingdom is a real govern@@ ment that will rest@@ ore Par@@ adise to the earth .
Th@@ ink of this example : When tre@@ es are rel@@ o@@ c@@ ated , they experience st@@ ress .
For one thing , Satan the Devil and his dem@@ ons were h@@ ur@@ led down to the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of the earth .
How could a Christian sister w@@ in over her un@@ believ@@ ing husband ?
The un@@ pre@@ dic@@ table n@@ ature of my di@@ se@@ ase makes pl@@ an@@ ning a@@ head very difficult .
To learn the name of the pri@@ m@@ ary leg@@ al ent@@ ity used by Jehovah’s Witnesses in your country , ple@@ ase cont@@ act the branch of@@ fice that ser@@ ves the country .
My com@@ pu@@ ter also al@@ lo@@ ws me to listen to and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in congregation meetings .
E@@ no@@ ch coura@@ ge@@ ously war@@ ned about the coming des@@ tru@@ ction of ung@@ o@@ dly men .
From the city of U@@ s@@ su@@ ri@@ y@@ s@@ k , about 50 mil@@ es [ 8@@ 0 k@@ m ] nor@@ th of V@@ l@@ adi@@ vo@@ st@@ ok , S@@ v@@ et@@ l@@ ana wrote : “ I have just rec@@ ently be@@ gu@@ n to read The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
You may be sur@@ pris@@ ed to learn that Jesus expe@@ cted his congregation to disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar from view and that he would allow such a sa@@ d situation to continue for cen@@ tu@@ ries .
To de@@ f@@ end themselves , they told him about their family ​ — including the ke@@ y fact that they had a you@@ ng@@ er brother still at home .
As Jesus pres@@ ented it , however , the rich man@@ ’s pl@@ an provided only a false sense of se@@ cur@@ ity .
A few months later , I got a jo@@ b as a sal@@ es re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative with an inter@@ n@@ ational a@@ ir@@ l@@ ine .
After a bri@@ ef inter@@ val because of Da@@ d’s ill@@ ness , Mo@@ m continued to pioneer until her death .
The ro@@ ck ba@@ d@@ g@@ er is another com@@ par@@ ati@@ vely small cre@@ ature that can teach us important less@@ ons .
A word of ca@@ u@@ tion is in order , though .
If they do , Jehovah wel@@ comes them .
“ Th@@ ings are e@@ asi@@ er for us fin@@ an@@ cially at the m@@ om@@ ent .
Of course , I was very n@@ er@@ v@@ ous .
For example , God has promised to destro@@ y Satan’s world .
The situation on earth was the same .
In turn , this can result in serious sin@@ s , such as for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation .
Al@@ so , remember that the reading of the Scriptures t@@ ou@@ ched Jo@@ si@@ ah’s heart and moved him to take action .
The T@@ hi@@ r@@ ty Ye@@ ars ’ W@@ ar has been di@@ vi@@ ded into st@@ ages , each nam@@ ed after the emp@@ er@@ or@@ ’s ma@@ j@@ or op@@ pon@@ ents .
While travel@@ ing along a deser@@ t ro@@ ad in his ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t , he was reading al@@ ou@@ d from a religious s@@ cro@@ l@@ l .
And Satan’s influ@@ ence only makes matters wor@@ se .
C@@ learly , Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s differ@@ ed in their view of Mar@@ k@@ ’s ear@@ li@@ er decision .
Con@@ stan@@ t@@ ine the Gre@@ at pa@@ inted the Greek let@@ ters k@@ h@@ i and r@@ h@@ o , the first two let@@ ters of the t@@ it@@ le “ Christ ” in Greek , on his sol@@ di@@ ers ’ shi@@ el@@ ds in ho@@ p@@ es of prote@@ cting his sol@@ di@@ ers in bat@@ tle .
No doubt Paul’s personal experi@@ ences while in the ministry re@@ in@@ for@@ ced his con@@ vi@@ ction that har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps could not af@@ fect God’s love for us .
“ R@@ a@@ ise your eyes high up and see . Who has cre@@ ated these things ?
I felt like a pu@@ pp@@ y with its ta@@ il between its leg@@ s , always loo@@ king for a kin@@ dly p@@ at , but never get@@ ting one . ” ​ — Mark , who@@ se father dem@@ e@@ an@@ ed him .
One con@@ dition Jesus se@@ ts is this : “ I am giving you a new comman@@ d@@ ment , that you love one another ; just as I have loved you , that you also love one another .
Peter saw the need for Christians to ar@@ ouse their “ clear thinking fac@@ ul@@ ties ” so that they would not ign@@ ore “ the comman@@ d@@ ment of the Lord , ” Jesus Christ .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , the book Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k has helped many parents to rel@@ ate to their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s problems .
I was more determined than ever to share this hope with others .
“ L@@ isten to Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine ”
M@@ er@@ cy invol@@ ves show@@ ing com@@ pas@@ sion to others , being kind and consider@@ ate toward them .
At that , the prophet Je@@ h@@ u asked him : “ Is it the wicked you should be help@@ ing , and is it those who h@@ ate Jehovah you should love ? ” ​ — Read 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 19 : 1 - 3 .
Re@@ g@@ arding Jesus ’ most out@@ standing example of sub@@ je@@ ction , we read : “ He emp@@ ti@@ ed himself and took a sla@@ ve@@ ’s form and came to be in the lik@@ en@@ ess of men .
On our we@@ d@@ ding day , 195@@ 5
Our willing obedi@@ ence to the direction provided gives evidence of our faith in Jehovah’s arrang@@ ement . ​ — J@@ as .
In fact , one of my brothers has jo@@ ined me in worship of Jehovah , and until her death , M@@ other de@@ f@@ ended our faith to others .
( b ) How do young Christians today deli@@ ght Jehovah and their fellow Christians ?
Like the blood of the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver lam@@ b , Jesus ’ shed blood provi@@ des sal@@ vation for many
A@@ n out@@ standing reason for pra@@ ising Jehovah is that he is the Creator .
G@@ ran@@ ted , every situation is uni@@ que .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What does it mean to be a witness , and in what no@@ table way has this worl@@ d’s news me@@ dia fa@@ iled ?
These h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical Christians who cla@@ im to be followers of Christ are really part of the “ se@@ ed ” of Satan the Devil . ​ — G@@ en .
R@@ em@@ ember , our eyes fe@@ ed our mind and our mind fe@@ e@@ ds our heart .
Me@@ an@@ while , Noah was born , ra@@ ised a family , and with his sons buil@@ t the ar@@ k .
Th@@ ink of two anointed women in the first century , E@@ u@@ o@@ dia and S@@ y@@ nt@@ y@@ c@@ he .
So@@ on we were ho@@ l@@ ding the book study and the we@@ ek@@ ly Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy in our ho@@ te@@ l ro@@ om , with about 15 atten@@ ding .
Let us now consider how people in the past have benef@@ ited from being dedic@@ ated to Jehovah God and how this was far more than just a com@@ mit@@ ment .
What a privilege we have to praise our wonderful God !
Jehovah’s Witnesses have helped milli@@ ons of famili@@ es worl@@ d@@ wide to take in vital knowledge from the Bible .
He has no@@ tic@@ ed that , at times , what he says makes the situation wor@@ se .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , while we eng@@ age in the public ministry , a hum@@ ble view of ourselves can help us to respon@@ d to all with “ a mil@@ d temp@@ er and deep respect . ”
It was transl@@ ated into Fr@@ en@@ ch and P@@ ol@@ ish but not into Eng@@ l@@ ish .
But in his own du@@ e time , Jehovah reve@@ aled the answer to this “ sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ t . ”
Still , Jehovah valu@@ es our develop@@ ing faith like Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s and our ac@@ ting in har@@ mony with it .
A ra@@ f@@ ter , on the other hand , is a bul@@ k@@ y l@@ eng@@ th of tim@@ ber used to hold up the ro@@ of of a house .
So loving Jehovah with our whole soul means that we use our life to praise him and to prove our love for him .
Yes , such is the power of God’s Word !
Rather than ga@@ ining reli@@ ef , it only inf@@ li@@ cted pain on it@@ self .
E@@ r@@ n@@ es@@ to rec@@ alls : “ The in@@ t@@ on@@ ation my friend gave to the ‘ you ’ and ‘ can@@ c@@ er ’ sent a ch@@ ill down my sp@@ ine . ”
As told by David and G@@ w@@ en C@@ ar@@ tw@@ right
So Many In@@ no@@ c@@ ent Li@@ ves Des@@ tro@@ yed !
My parents and my two brothers were faithful until their death , and my two sisters continue faith@@ fully in the way of the truth .
Jesus rep@@ lied : “ E@@ ver@@ yone that has left hous@@ es or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands for the s@@ ake of my name will receive many times more and will in@@ her@@ it everlasting life . ”
So@@ on my father was giving o@@ pen - a@@ ir tal@@ ks through an am@@ p@@ li@@ fi@@ er in the ma@@ in sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing are@@ a of S@@ pon@@ d@@ on , our home v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , while we children sto@@ od in str@@ ate@@ gi@@ c lo@@ c@@ ations ho@@ l@@ ding up The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
Even after dra@@ in@@ age , some blood might remain in the me@@ at .
G@@ ang@@ s of you@@ ths bur@@ ned c@@ ars .
They may leave the truth to pur@@ sue a life of so - called ple@@ asure .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , 3@@ 7@@ ,@@ 5@@ 6@@ 3 repor@@ ted sh@@ aring in the witness work , an inc@@ re@@ ase of 4 per@@ c@@ ent .
Satan b@@ ol@@ dly told E@@ ve : “ You positi@@ vely will not die . ”
Are you we@@ aring “ the complete su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or from God ” ?
Jehovah ca@@ res for his people today
But if he had to st@@ ate his pre@@ vi@@ ous work experience to qu@@ ali@@ fy for that mis@@ sion , what could he have lis@@ ted ?
O@@ r some circumstances may requi@@ re that we become like Abraham , who re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly appe@@ aled to Jehovah in be@@ half of Lo@@ t and any other righteous people who might be in So@@ dom .
To know someone person@@ ally op@@ ens the way for having a close relationship with him .
In the 19@@ 70 ’ s , I was privile@@ ged to serve as conven@@ tion overse@@ er in the large M@@ or@@ um@@ bi St@@ adi@@ u@@ m .
Even when invit@@ ing just a few people , be gu@@ i@@ ded by “ the wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve ”
I rec@@ all that they were an educ@@ ated , dis@@ cer@@ ning cou@@ ple with a real love for Jehovah .
May we , then , keep on “ see@@ king first the kingdom and [ God’s ] righteousness . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 33 .
You might bre@@ ak something . ”
E@@ very congregation has qu@@ ali@@ fied men appointed under the guid@@ ance of Jehovah’s holy spirit to serve as elders .
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you ever felt so dra@@ ined that you wanted to sto@@ p sh@@ aring in the preaching work ?
N@@ ex@@ t , he had the ro@@ w me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed with the l@@ eng@@ th of a l@@ ine , or a c@@ ord .
As recorded at Psalm 37 : 1 , what ad@@ vice does David give , and why is he@@ e@@ ding it appro@@ pri@@ ate today ?
Is it not a li@@ be@@ l on the Son of the bless@@ ed , to su@@ p@@ pose that his religion requi@@ res a man to act like an ang@@ el in one rel@@ ation , and al@@ lo@@ ws him to act like a dem@@ on in another ? ”
One day V@@ i@@ o@@ let was sh@@ o@@ cked to learn that her husband had so@@ ld their home without her knowledge and had a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned her .
W@@ as Jehovah less off@@ ended by their mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring than by their for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation ?
( b ) What may pose a serious d@@ anger to our spiritu@@ ality ?
C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ T@@ R@@ Y O@@ F O@@ R@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ N : B@@ EN@@ I@@ N
Their efforts have been in va@@ in .
Jehovah God pres@@ cri@@ bed four ing@@ re@@ di@@ ents to be mi@@ x@@ ed and bur@@ ned at the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le : “ T@@ ake to yourself per@@ fu@@ m@@ es : st@@ ac@@ te d@@ ro@@ ps and on@@ y@@ ch@@ a and per@@ fu@@ m@@ ed g@@ al@@ ban@@ u@@ m and pu@@ re f@@ ran@@ k@@ inc@@ en@@ se . There should be the same por@@ tion of each .
Let us consider bri@@ ef@@ ly the ro@@ le of faith , hope , and love in our keep@@ ing spiritually a@@ wa@@ ke .
C@@ ar@@ in@@ ’s ear@@ li@@ er good decision had streng@@ th@@ ened her faith , and again she sto@@ od fir@@ m for Jehovah .
Ma@@ in@@ tain “ the F@@ ul@@ l As@@ sur@@ ance of the H@@ op@@ e ”
Au@@ th@@ or F@@ ri@@ e@@ d@@ rich O@@ e@@ h@@ n@@ ing@@ er expla@@ ins that R@@ o@@ th@@ man@@ n@@ ’s “ vie@@ ws became deci@@ de@@ dly An@@ a@@ bap@@ t@@ ist ; he and other col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es refu@@ sed to bapti@@ ze inf@@ ants . ”
And what kin@@ ds of pro@@ je@@ cts are they under@@ taking in order to preach the good news worl@@ d@@ wide ?
• Why should ad@@ vers@@ ity not un@@ du@@ ly sur@@ pris@@ e us ?
No@@ tice the ac@@ tive verbs that wise King Solomon used to under@@ s@@ cor@@ e the effort needed to ac@@ qui@@ re divine knowledge , wisdom , and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment .
Luke tr@@ ac@@ ed Jesus Christ’s l@@ in@@ e@@ age to Noah .
Jesus thus taught us to pray to the one who is both his Father and our Father , Jehovah God . ​ — John 20 : 17 .
V@@ ir@@ gi@@ l was soon un@@ ited with those who offer people the only true hope as set out in God’s Word , the Bible .
With my husband when he was in the cir@@ cu@@ it work
The congregation that me@@ t in our family home in 195@@ 5
Such a valu@@ able gift is imp@@ os@@ sible to descri@@ be in a way that we can comple@@ t@@ ely understand .
H@@ um@@ bly ad@@ mit@@ ting his mis@@ takes and s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely as@@ king for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess does not hum@@ ili@@ ate a man ; rather , it en@@ h@@ an@@ ces his re@@ pu@@ tation .
A stu@@ pi@@ d person l@@ ac@@ ks true knowledge .
An@@ th@@ on@@ y : Su@@ re , what is it ?
M@@ em@@ bers of the L@@ y@@ nd@@ ale C@@ ongreg@@ ation out@@ side their new Kingdom H@@ all
Paul’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on can be found at 1 Timothy 6 : 6 - 19 .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we can be for the less@@ ons we learn from the book of Se@@ cond Samuel !
Abra@@ m was old and chil@@ d@@ less .
There on a table , he found a h@@ and@@ bil@@ l ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising a public talk organiz@@ ed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Then you could ask her what ad@@ vice she would give the friend .
For example , the co@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ or of the body of elders pre@@ pa@@ res the sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ es for we@@ ek@@ ly meetings .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T lies a@@ head for those who worship Jehovah God and for those who do not ?
E@@ ach such opportunity is preci@@ ous , and we do not want to s@@ qu@@ an@@ der any .
Dis@@ pla@@ y Tru@@ e Lo@@ ve for O@@ thers
Even more powerful than words is our way of life , for it shows our children how much we love God .
We can ask ourselves , ‘ Do I avoid i@@ do@@ li@@ z@@ ing humans or using a great de@@ al of valu@@ able time on in@@ con@@ se@@ qu@@ enti@@ al matters ? ’ ​ — Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 15 , 16 .
She ans@@ wer@@ ed that she did because she for many years lived in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
Then you may even feel gu@@ il@@ ty about being disc@@ oura@@ ged , conclu@@ ding that a faithful serv@@ ant of God should never feel that way .
The g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l un@@ ity of true Christians today is uni@@ que and is clear evidence that Jehovah continu@@ es to gu@@ i@@ de his people by means of his spirit .
Daniel states , “ There is much more to life than stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to care for privile@@ ges to the de@@ tri@@ ment of your own family . ”
But think of your joy at that future time when Jehovah bless@@ es your efforts to instru@@ ct people from b@@ y@@ g@@ one er@@ as and they respon@@ d with appreci@@ ative hearts !
The S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h remin@@ ded them that their relationship with Jehovah was the most important thing in their lives .
Al@@ ways Tru@@ st in Jehovah !
After all , had he not already explained that loving their neigh@@ b@@ or was one of the two comman@@ d@@ ments upon which the whole Law h@@ ang@@ s ?
( b ) In some c@@ as@@ es , what is be@@ h@@ ind dis@@ mis@@ sing beli@@ ef in God ?
When I was about fi@@ ve years old For some time , many educ@@ at@@ ors believ@@ ed that de@@ a@@ f children should be taught by using spe@@ e@@ ch and li@@ p - reading .
3 “ Just One M@@ ore D@@ r@@ ink ”
On my way to the cam@@ p , I learned that our second daugh@@ ter , O@@ l@@ ga , had been born .
Ph@@ ysi@@ cal C@@ le@@ an@@ ness Re@@ comm@@ ends U@@ s
Saul tri@@ ed to shi@@ ft the bl@@ ame by saying : “ The people had com@@ pas@@ sion upon the best of the flo@@ ck and of the her@@ d , for the purpose of sacrific@@ ing to Jehovah . ”
Jose@@ p@@ h’s words res@@ ound today for all s@@ inc@@ ere stud@@ ents of the Bible .
• How can we prote@@ ct our mind and our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart ?
34 : 18 .
Their shepher@@ d must lead them to such a “ pleas@@ ant place . ”
“ The sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance and joy in my s@@ ci@@ ence comes in those occasi@@ onal m@@ om@@ ents of dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ing something new and saying to my@@ self , ‘ So th@@ at@@ ’s how God did it . ’
14 , 15 . ( a ) What fru@@ it@@ age resul@@ ted from Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s faith@@ fully s@@ tic@@ king to his com@@ mis@@ sion ?
17 , 18 . ( a ) What gift is mentioned at John 15 : 16 ?
S@@ to@@ c@@ ks and B@@ on@@ ds : A person can don@@ ate his sto@@ c@@ ks and b@@ on@@ ds to a leg@@ al organization used by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
C@@ ol@@ por@@ te@@ ur@@ s , 5 / 15 C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ously Pro@@ claim@@ ed God’s Word ! 2 / 15
What ex@@ ter@@ n@@ al pres@@ sures make it difficult for some to remain mor@@ ally cha@@ st@@ e ?
Jehovah he@@ ars our ear@@ n@@ est re@@ ques@@ ts , and he under@@ stan@@ ds us even when no one el@@ se does .
What mo@@ ves us to “ war@@ n the wicked one to turn from his wicked course ” ?
Rather , Jesus was teaching us what to pray about , and he was giving us a clear set of pri@@ or@@ ities to keep in mind when pra@@ ying .
That one turned out to be J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s daugh@@ ter ​ — his only child .
O@@ h , how I enjo@@ yed the Bible instru@@ ction we received during those months !
“ Ca@@ use M@@ e to See , P@@ le@@ ase , Your G@@ l@@ ory ”
Like Jeremiah with Bar@@ u@@ ch , Christian elders today refle@@ ct Jehovah’s concer@@ n
Are we able to get along with people , including those whom we consider to be temp@@ er@@ am@@ ent@@ al or over@@ ly sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve ?
6 , 7 . ( a ) What tru@@ ths have we been helped to understand since the 18@@ 70 ’ s ?
One of the ear@@ li@@ est ci@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ations s@@ pr@@ an@@ g up in the fer@@ t@@ ile v@@ al@@ le@@ ys of the Ti@@ gr@@ is and the E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates ri@@ v@@ ers in the M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast .
What does Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the le@@ av@@ en show about spiritual gro@@ w@@ th ?
Christ is “ the One dec@@ re@@ ed by God to be ju@@ dge of the living and the dead . ”
What an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary should be of par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar interest to all Christians , and why ?
What evidence is there that God is re@@ aching out to you today ?
( Read Mark 2 : 1 - 5 . )
Jehovah has put him in comm@@ and of all His ang@@ eli@@ c ar@@ mi@@ es .
After their resurrection , they will be able to come to know and appreci@@ ate Jehovah * and Jesus .
But des@@ pite her ste@@ adi@@ ly inc@@ reas@@ ing vo@@ lu@@ me , both she and the four brothers became ever more fru@@ str@@ ated .
How did Jehovah show loving concer@@ n for his wa@@ y@@ ward people ?
A@@ n el@@ der in El@@ la@@ ’s congregation , the cha@@ ir@@ man of the local Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al Li@@ a@@ is@@ on Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e ( H@@ L@@ C ) , provided the do@@ ct@@ ors with information on num@@ er@@ ous medi@@ cal pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res that did not requi@@ re the use of blood .
“ The har@@ v@@ est is great , but the work@@ ers are few , ” said Jesus .
In 198@@ 8 , when I was 40 years of age , my prof@@ essi@@ onal future seem@@ ed secu@@ re .
Do@@ ing so will help you to become more and more famili@@ ar with all “ the holy writ@@ ings , which are able to make you wise for sal@@ vation . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 15 .
The 60 - fo@@ o@@ t [ 18 m ] y@@ ach@@ t Q@@ u@@ est from New Z@@ e@@ al@@ and p@@ lied its way through the is@@ lands of T@@ onga .
Their shi@@ el@@ ds pres@@ ented an al@@ most un@@ bro@@ ken w@@ all of ar@@ m@@ or , one b@@ ris@@ t@@ ling with spe@@ ars .
L@@ ong@@ time pioneer Ch@@ ar@@ les H@@ arr@@ is explained that the is@@ ol@@ ation and physical har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps of the out@@ back ac@@ tually dre@@ w him clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah .
He once lam@@ ented : “ A@@ bility to wish is present with me , but ability to work out what is fine is not present . ”
When You Are O@@ ff@@ ended
It is because Jehovah’s Witnesses want to help others to be at peace , both with God and with their neigh@@ b@@ ors . ”
K@@ AN@@ T
Pe@@ ople say that I am known for my con@@ ta@@ gi@@ ous sm@@ ile .
To illustr@@ ate : Our appreciation for a new dis@@ h be@@ comes deep@@ er as we first sm@@ ell its ar@@ oma , then sa@@ v@@ or each mor@@ sel of it , and fin@@ ally pre@@ pare the dis@@ h ourselves .
When God’s will is done on earth , humans will experience a qu@@ ality of life never before seen .
What ro@@ le does faith pla@@ y in our pray@@ er@@ ful appro@@ ach to God ?
See the book of Psal@@ ms , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly Psalm 8 .
God is willing to give individuals “ a heart to know ” him .
• What mo@@ tive should we have in our personal study ?
The cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ ed that God was certain to p@@ our out a blessing .
Jac@@ o@@ b loved R@@ ac@@ he@@ l .
What shows that the Gre@@ at P@@ o@@ t@@ ter is ne@@ i@@ ther ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ary nor par@@ ti@@ al with reg@@ ard to discipl@@ ine ?
A ho@@ le in the gr@@ ound in the mi@@ dd@@ le of a ne@@ ar@@ by bam@@ bo@@ o pl@@ an@@ tation served as a to@@ il@@ et .
What reas@@ ons do we have to keep on preaching ?
Because of its am@@ a@@ z@@ ing ability to rec@@ y@@ c@@ le or ex@@ change the pro@@ du@@ cts vital for life .
Be@@ fore then , God’s people vie@@ wed the “ great crow@@ d ” of Revelation 7 : 9 as a se@@ con@@ d@@ ary spiritual class that would be associ@@ ated with the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 resur@@ rec@@ ted anointed ones in heaven ​ — like bri@@ des@@ ma@@ i@@ ds or compan@@ i@@ ons of the bri@@ de of Christ .
In the illustr@@ ation , the young man is un@@ able to en@@ ro@@ l@@ l in the school because he is not a member of the indi@@ gen@@ ous po@@ pul@@ ation .
Just as a cou@@ ple would en@@ large their home when they have more children , so our first parents were expe@@ cted to ex@@ p@@ and Par@@ adise bey@@ ond the bor@@ ders of E@@ den as the human family gre@@ w .
A@@ m I as well as your mother and your brothers really going to come and bo@@ w down to the earth to you ? ’ ”
But the inspired ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ le of A@@ sa@@ ’s re@@ ign says that he “ pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to do what was good and right in the eyes of Jehovah his God . ”
Jesus set the example for hus@@ ban@@ ds .
Father wanted me , his first son , to become more than a sub@@ s@@ ist@@ ence f@@ ar@@ m@@ er .
Do be ex@@ al@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve the heavens , O God ; let your glory be a@@ bo@@ ve all the earth . ”
However , the po@@ li@@ ce refu@@ sed to believe him .
They were “ the we@@ ak things of the world , ” “ the i@@ g@@ no@@ ble things of the world . ”
Why is it important for us to consider this matter of giving than@@ ks ?
Jesus needed no fur@@ ther cre@@ d@@ enti@@ als .
N@@ ei@@ ther our spe@@ e@@ ch nor our actions should stu@@ m@@ ble others .
Then they will k@@ ill me but keep you ali@@ ve . P@@ le@@ ase say you are my sister , so that it may go well with me because of you , and my life will be s@@ pared . ”
To pre@@ pare for the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , why not cho@@ ose some study pro@@ je@@ cts that will help you to draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah and Jesus ?
S@@ ur@@ ely there is am@@ ple evidence to show that you can trust the ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l that Jehovah has used for ne@@ arly a h@@ un@@ d@@ red years now to lead us in the way of the truth . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Consider a few Scriptural principles .
But you may won@@ der , ‘ Is suffering and in@@ justice part of that purpose ? ’ ​ — Read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 32 : 4 , 5 .
( a ) What mirac@@ le did Jesus per@@ form near the re@@ buil@@ t city of Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o , and how did the Jewish cl@@ er@@ gy re@@ act ?
The message in God’s written Word is “ sh@@ ar@@ per than any two - e@@ d@@ ged s@@ word . ”
C@@ ould Jehovah mer@@ ely have destro@@ yed the re@@ bel@@ s in E@@ den and started over ?
34 : 14 ; He@@ b .
We can be confid@@ ent that Jehovah’s recorded ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces make “ the in@@ experienced one wise . ”
What mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to praise Jehovah ?
E@@ ach person has we@@ ak@@ nesses and streng@@ ths .
In 198@@ 1 an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent seri@@ es of artic@@ les appe@@ ared in A@@ wa@@ ke !
In his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus re@@ comm@@ ended : “ If someone under authority imp@@ res@@ ses you into service for a m@@ ile , go with him two mil@@ es . ”
How can we coun@@ ter@@ act a tend@@ enc@@ y to be un@@ for@@ giving ?
Ma@@ in@@ tain a C@@ le@@ an Con@@ s@@ ci@@ ence
There were very few publi@@ sh@@ ers in to@@ wn and har@@ dly any le@@ is@@ ure activities .
One way to do so is by respon@@ ding who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly to their counsel and encourag@@ ement .
It is vital that we end@@ e@@ av@@ or to ac@@ qui@@ re or cultiv@@ ate a ta@@ st@@ e for it .
The Bible states : “ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ”
“ You Are My Witnesses , ” 7 / 15
Yes , God’s holy spirit form@@ ed , as it were , a prote@@ ctive w@@ all so that no imper@@ fe@@ ction or h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful for@@ ce could ble@@ mis@@ h the develop@@ ing em@@ br@@ yo from conc@@ ep@@ tion on .
May we keep on st@@ or@@ ing up tre@@ a@@ sures in heaven , a@@ ware that we could have no greater privilege than that of re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah as his Witnesses .
During God’s up@@ coming “ day of judgment , ” those who cho@@ ose to be God’s enem@@ ies will lik@@ e@@ wise be destro@@ yed .
Bro@@ ther V@@ ac@@ a continu@@ es to serve faith@@ fully as an el@@ der and a special pioneer .
Is that in har@@ mony with the Bible ?
We certainly have seen the effe@@ cts of his att@@ ack in our time .
How is discipl@@ ine often pres@@ ented in the Bible ?
( b ) With what kind of body will they be resur@@ rec@@ ted ?
Your kindness may move such a person to re@@ act more positi@@ vely the next time a Witness c@@ alls .
TH@@ E Bible book of Se@@ cond K@@ ings takes up where the book of Fir@@ st K@@ ings lea@@ ves off .
The first - century congregation in La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ a lost its spiritual sight .
These works inclu@@ de “ se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality , un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , b@@ ra@@ z@@ en conduct , i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , spi@@ rit@@ ism , ho@@ st@@ ility , stri@@ fe , je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , f@@ its of anger , dis@@ sen@@ sions , div@@ isions , se@@ cts , en@@ v@@ y , dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness , w@@ il@@ d par@@ ties , and things like these . ”
The apostles and other early Christians were in@@ du@@ stri@@ ous har@@ v@@ est work@@ ers .
He encoura@@ ged Mar@@ t@@ in to consider the pos@@ si@@ bility of making himself a@@ vail@@ able to Jehovah’s organization in the same way .
Even Jesus enjo@@ yed food and f@@ ed others .
9@@ 5 : 7 , 8 .
While com@@ p@@ il@@ ing the book , Jeremiah evid@@ ently con@@ sul@@ ted such ancient recor@@ ds as “ the book of the af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of Solomon . ”
This des@@ crip@@ tion co@@ in@@ ci@@ des with the time when the se@@ ven@@ th head ​ — the Ang@@ l@@ o - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can World P@@ ow@@ er — ​ would come to prom@@ in@@ ence .
I f@@ on@@ dly remember one Bible stud@@ ent , a young Ch@@ in@@ ese woman nam@@ ed Pen@@ n@@ y , who just loved to study the Bible .
He had a deep love for God , a ye@@ ar@@ ning for justice , and an affe@@ ction for the low@@ ly .
T@@ w@@ o years after sub@@ mit@@ ting the a@@ bo@@ ve account , En@@ ri@@ que C@@ ar@@ av@@ ac@@ a A@@ co@@ st@@ a pas@@ sed away at the age of 9@@ 0 .
S@@ im@@ on says : “ It helped me to learn what is really necess@@ ary in life and how I can get by with less .
( b ) Why is the war@@ ning that dar@@ k@@ ness would co@@ ver the earth so gra@@ ve ?
C@@ ho@@ o@@ sing the th@@ ir@@ d op@@ tion will help you buil@@ d up , or strengthen , your marriage .
He encoura@@ ged the gra@@ du@@ ating stud@@ ents to follow the example of Jesus , who found true se@@ cur@@ ity by fully rel@@ ying on Jehovah and accep@@ ting the fi@@ er@@ y t@@ ests that Jehovah per@@ mit@@ ted to perfect his S@@ on@@ ’s obedi@@ ence .
We can be certain , though , of this fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al truth : Jehovah will not leave his loyal ones !
This vital work is now being accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed under the guid@@ ance of holy spirit .
S@@ c@@ y@@ th@@ ians and the Bible
Can I emp@@ lo@@ y it in teaching or ad@@ vis@@ ing others based on the Scriptures ? ’ ​ — Jo@@ shua 1 : 8 .
When anointed Christians par@@ take of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al bre@@ ad , they dec@@ l@@ are their un@@ ity within the congregation of anointed ones , which is like a body with Christ as the He@@ ad . ​ — Matthew 23 : 10 ; 1 Corinthians 12 : 12 , 13 , 18 .
These are among the words that The@@ op@@ h@@ il@@ us says are “ true , and u@@ se@@ ful , and just , and prof@@ it@@ able to all men . ”
Yes , our ze@@ al for the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work keep@@ s us in l@@ ine for the et@@ er@@ n@@ al blessings Jehovah has in st@@ ore for the righteous .
His preaching work pri@@ or to the F@@ lood evid@@ ently inclu@@ ded a war@@ ning of coming des@@ tru@@ ction .
( Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 25 - 32 . )
Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on will accom@@ pl@@ ish something that no other war has ever accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed ​ — the end of all w@@ ars .
N@@ um@@ ber of stud@@ ents : 4@@ 8
Today , the princi@@ p@@ al part of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at is Chris@@ tend@@ om , who@@ se cl@@ er@@ gy take the lead in op@@ pos@@ ing the Kingdom - preaching work of Jehovah’s people .
Ex@@ am@@ ine me , and know my dis@@ qui@@ et@@ ing thoughts , and see whether there is in me any pa@@ in@@ ful way , and lead me in the way of time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ”
2 : 14 - 17 ​ — Di@@ d E@@ s@@ ther have im@@ moral se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations with the king ?
Gi@@ ving of our time , en@@ er@@ gy , and material res@@ our@@ ces to prom@@ o@@ te true worship is sure to bring us joy and rich re@@ war@@ ds . ​ — Read Proverbs 19 : 17 ; Luke 16 : 9 .
Jehovah would s@@ end a fi@@ er@@ y des@@ tru@@ ction upon them .
When the time comes to cl@@ ari@@ fy a spiritual matter in our day , holy spirit helps respon@@ sible re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” at world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters to dis@@ cer@@ n deep tru@@ ths that were not pre@@ vi@@ ously under@@ sto@@ od .
Instead , they just h@@ an@@ ded us a ma@@ p and told us , “ Wor@@ k there ! ”
I had no pioneer par@@ t@@ ner when I moved to Q@@ u@@ ebe@@ c .
On@@ ly a privile@@ ged few benef@@ ited from it .
How should we feel about all of this ?
Th@@ ough@@ ts pre@@ ce@@ de actions .
That was a sur@@ pris@@ e .
David of old was deep@@ ly imp@@ ressed when he con@@ temp@@ l@@ ated Jehovah’s wonderful works .
In the ancient g@@ ames , only one r@@ un@@ ner w@@ on the r@@ ace .
11 : 6 - 9 ; 35 : 5 , 6 ; 6@@ 5 : 21 - 23 .
• What can we both do to imp@@ ro@@ ve our st@@ y@@ le of commun@@ ic@@ ation ​ — especially when we do not ag@@ ree on a matter ?
As we gre@@ et our brothers at the Kingdom H@@ all and other plac@@ es , we can pa@@ y attention to those whom we have not seen or with whom we have not spo@@ ken rec@@ ently .
Those who cho@@ ose the light can say with the psalmist : “ Jehovah is my light and my sal@@ vation . Of whom shall I be in fear ? ”
Even though they often me@@ t in priv@@ ate ho@@ m@@ es , the mo@@ des@@ t sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s for worship did not di@@ min@@ ish their ze@@ al for sing@@ ing to Jehovah .
To shed rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t and mo@@ der@@ ation in one@@ ’s cho@@ ice of rec@@ re@@ ation is to refu@@ se to act according to knowledge . ​ — Romans 13 : 13 .
He sh@@ y@@ ly ans@@ wer@@ ed : ‘ The people were too clean .
Bethel service c@@ alls for spiritual men and women .
But U@@ ri@@ ah would not even en@@ ter his home ​ — des@@ pite Davi@@ d’s efforts to encoura@@ ge him to do so .
A brother who now ser@@ ves as a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er in S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a rec@@ alls : “ From the day our daugh@@ ters were born , I would pray with them every night un@@ less I was away from home .
Thus , in fr@@ on@@ t of wit@@ nesses , these new ones say Yes res@@ pe@@ cting their promise to serve God forever .
Yes , pri@@ de is des@@ tru@@ ctive and dec@@ ep@@ tive .
L@@ ater , he found out that she was pre@@ gn@@ ant .
H@@ er action led Adam to jo@@ in her .
Ex@@ ac@@ tly 4@@ 8@@ 3 years later ​ — in 29 C.E . ​ — Jesus of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th was anointed by holy spirit at his baptism and thus became the Messi@@ ah .
In such circumstances , the inspired words of David are encourag@@ ing : “ Be@@ ing under [ God’s ] anger is for a m@@ om@@ ent , being under his go@@ o@@ d@@ will is for a li@@ fe@@ time . In the ev@@ ening we@@ ep@@ ing may take up lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing , but in the mor@@ ning there is a jo@@ y@@ ful c@@ ry . ”
Indeed , John saw that a ke@@ y to end@@ uring any chall@@ enge is that of main@@ tain@@ ing spiritu@@ ality .
To enjoy the satis@@ fac@@ tion of making spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement , we must still “ pon@@ der over ” and “ be ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed ” in things having to do with God’s Word . ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 13 - 15 .
B@@ es@@ e@@ e@@ ch God With R@@ ever@@ ence
She had the spi@@ es hi@@ de among st@@ al@@ ks of f@@ la@@ x that were la@@ id out to d@@ ry on the f@@ l@@ at ro@@ of of her house .
How can we avoid show@@ ing it ?
Th@@ ough we can use the Scriptures to de@@ f@@ end the truth , as Jesus did when he was temp@@ ted by the Devil , the Bible is not a c@@ lu@@ b with which to bro@@ w@@ be@@ at our listen@@ ers .
F@@ i@@ eld “ Wh@@ ite for H@@ ar@@ v@@ es@@ ting ” ( G@@ u@@ a@@ ji@@ r@@ a Pen@@ in@@ su@@ la ) , 4 / 15
T@@ y@@ pi@@ c@@ ally , though , this ty@@ pe of commun@@ ic@@ ation is one - direc@@ tional .
For example , consider Pe@@ tr@@ a , a young woman ra@@ ised in a family of Witnesses .
Yet , Christians recogn@@ ize that only God’s Kingdom can sol@@ ve man@@ kin@@ d’s problems and gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e true justice .
Q@@ u@@ o@@ ting Davi@@ d’s words at Psalm 32 : 1 , 2 , the apostle wrote : “ H@@ app@@ y are those who@@ se la@@ w@@ less de@@ e@@ ds have been par@@ d@@ oned and who@@ se sin@@ s have been co@@ vered ; happy is the man who@@ se sin Jehovah will by no means take into account . ”
• What happiness comes to those who are consci@@ ous of their spiritual need ?
“ TH@@ R@@ O@@ W all your anxi@@ ety upon [ God ] , because he ca@@ res for you . ”
If he does , we could point out how n@@ atur@@ al that com@@ par@@ is@@ on seem@@ s to be .
“ Be@@ come imit@@ at@@ ors of God , as bel@@ o@@ ved children , ” wrote Paul .
Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty M@@ ol@@ ded by Acc@@ ur@@ ate K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge
In the Bible , hum@@ ility ref@@ ers to being free from pri@@ de or ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ance .
Consider , for instance , S@@ v@@ et@@ l@@ ana , a young woman from the Bal@@ k@@ ans who was born into ab@@ ject po@@ ver@@ ty .
What we@@ ak@@ nesses do some have , and when will these we@@ ak@@ nesses be comple@@ t@@ ely over@@ come ?
F@@ our congregations me@@ t there .
Pro@@ vi@@ de fine things in the sight of all men .
What does this reve@@ al@@ ing account teach us about the mind of Christ ?
Can I , for the s@@ ake of peace , over@@ look the in@@ justice ? ​ — Pro@@ v .
By all means , “ rejo@@ ice with the wife of your you@@ th . ” ​ — Proverbs 5 : 18 .
How can we imitate God ?
R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ing Paul’s war@@ ning can mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to make any chang@@ es we need to make .
If we were to give free re@@ in to “ mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous bit@@ ter@@ ness and anger and wr@@ ath , ” we would be g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing God’s spirit .
Jehovah’s great@@ est gift to us is his sen@@ ding his “ only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , in order that ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might not be destro@@ yed but have everlasting life . ”
However , he must not fai@@ l to show affe@@ ction for his children .
G@@ ide@@ on@@ ’s first order is this : ‘ W@@ atch me , and do just as I do .
Bar@@ u@@ ch was called upon to help with the leg@@ al pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ding@@ s . ​ — Jeremiah 32 : 1 , 2 , 6 , 7 .
In deal@@ ing with imper@@ fect humans , how did Jesus show mil@@ dness and hum@@ ility ?
Now Daniel has a sure hope .
A true - life experience illustr@@ ates the positi@@ ve effect of such heal@@ thy concer@@ n , or fear .
For example , you might ask your son to cho@@ ose a country that inter@@ ests him , re@@ sear@@ ch the the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c hist@@ ory of that land , and present some of what he learned to his family .
“ How could you ? ” they had asked , thro@@ wing their hands in the a@@ ir .
But why is it especially appro@@ pri@@ ate for us to be ze@@ al@@ ous in the ministry at this time ?
I W@@ A@@ S born in 19@@ 13 in the to@@ wn of A@@ mi@@ ou@@ n , in nor@@ ther@@ n Le@@ ban@@ on .
So@@ on , Dani@@ ela dedic@@ ated her life to Jehovah , was baptized , and started to pur@@ sue the go@@ al of mission@@ ary service .
Then Jac@@ o@@ b must imper@@ s@@ on@@ ate E@@ sa@@ u to ob@@ tain the blessing .
A@@ pri@@ l ​ — May
When Lu@@ c@@ í@@ a was four , she began to have se@@ v@@ ere st@@ om@@ ach pa@@ ins .
Who tri@@ ed to se@@ du@@ ce Joseph , and how did he rep@@ ly ?
Gre@@ g , ag@@ ed 60 , has been living in Sa@@ ip@@ an since 20@@ 10 .
That Ad@@ vers@@ ary no doubt wanted nothing more than to destro@@ y or cor@@ ru@@ pt Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s l@@ ine of des@@ c@@ ent and thus fru@@ str@@ ate God’s purpose .
“ These are the ones that keep following the L@@ am@@ b no matter where he go@@ es . ” ​ — R@@ E@@ V .
For example , he told the Israelites : “ One law will apply for the n@@ ative and for the fore@@ ign@@ er who is re@@ si@@ ding among you . ”
The Bible Ch@@ ang@@ es Li@@ ves 12
Is “ the work of the Lord ” truly satis@@ f@@ ying ?
Indeed , all of us must rend@@ er an account to him , and he always does what is right .
For instance , The Watchtower , a@@ vail@@ able in over 2@@ 10 langu@@ ages , expla@@ ins Bible prophecy , inc@@ reas@@ es our com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion of deep spiritual tru@@ ths , and mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to live by Bible principles .
He will@@ ingly rel@@ in@@ qui@@ shed all his personal advan@@ ta@@ ges by be@@ coming a human and o@@ ffering his life as a ransom in order to un@@ do the har@@ m ca@@ used by Satan .
The r@@ om@@ an@@ tic as@@ pe@@ cts of married life are deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful , but they al@@ one do not e@@ qui@@ p a bri@@ de and gro@@ om for the tri@@ bul@@ ation that comes with every marriage . ​ — Read 1 Corinthians 7 : 28 .
Jesus pre@@ ached wh@@ en@@ ever he found a hear@@ ing e@@ ar , and he enjo@@ yed his ministry so much that he gave it pri@@ or@@ ity over his physical needs .
In ad@@ dition , Jehovah’s angels can man@@ e@@ u@@ ver matters so that any who cause others to stu@@ m@@ ble are re@@ moved from among Jehovah’s people .
How are spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c prayers rel@@ ated to help@@ ing others ?
On De@@ c@@ ember 17 , 200@@ 1 , the case was brought before the E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an C@@ our@@ t of H@@ u@@ man R@@ igh@@ ts .
God - Gi@@ ven C@@ oura@@ ge
Many po@@ or people feel qu@@ ite satis@@ fied because they have cultiv@@ ated a good relationship with God and have a happy family life ​ — things that cannot be pur@@ cha@@ sed with money .
Pro@@ ble@@ ms can ar@@ ise when we are quic@@ k to ju@@ dge others ​ — even those we have known for years .
They found that the al@@ ta@@ r was not for making il@@ leg@@ al bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffer@@ ings or sacrific@@ es .
How important , then , that we re@@ ject anything ​ — mo@@ vi@@ es , boo@@ ks , vi@@ de@@ o g@@ ames , and so on — ​ that may eng@@ end@@ er within us tra@@ its that are de@@ t@@ es@@ table to God , such as pri@@ de and the love of viol@@ ence !
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants , the Israelites , became num@@ er@@ ous and were ev@@ en@@ tually organiz@@ ed into a nation with a law co@@ de and a land .
Of course , more than “ time and ch@@ ance ” are involved when “ bad times come su@@ d@@ den@@ ly . ”
A few days later , with the help of some friends , O@@ s@@ man lo@@ c@@ ated the Kingdom H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses and attend@@ ed a meeting for the first time .
For what other reas@@ ons does our God place such import@@ ance on our regul@@ arly ga@@ ther@@ ing together ?
What is involved in having Christ Jesus ’ men@@ tal attitude ?
Many of the ch@@ eri@@ shed valu@@ es of past gener@@ ations are no longer res@@ pe@@ cted .
Why do we per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in making re@@ pe@@ ated vis@@ its to people in their ho@@ m@@ es ?
TH@@ R@@ O@@ U@@ G@@ H@@ O@@ U@@ T his 4@@ 3 years of mission@@ ary service in the F@@ ar E@@ ast , D@@ on was known for the war@@ m@@ th he felt for those he served .
So out of hear@@ t@@ felt concer@@ n for the well - being of Jehovah’s sheep , for@@ ward - loo@@ king elders share in a tim@@ ely fa@@ shi@@ on with you@@ ng@@ er brothers the experience they have ac@@ qui@@ red during their years of faithful service . ​ — Read Psalm 7@@ 1 : 17 , 18 .
Jehovah , the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh , kno@@ ws what is taking place and will soon deli@@ ver lo@@ v@@ ers of righteousness .
R@@ es@@ ist S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al D@@ ro@@ w@@ sin@@ ess
After I had sp@@ ent al@@ most three years in the Ser@@ vice De@@ par@@ t@@ ment , Ma@@ x L@@ ar@@ son , the fac@@ t@@ ory overse@@ er , told me that Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r would like to see me .
In the book God ​ — A B@@ ri@@ ef H@@ ist@@ ory , au@@ th@@ or John B@@ ow@@ k@@ er ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ There has never been any human soci@@ ety in which God has not been a part , u@@ su@@ ally a contro@@ l@@ ling and cre@@ ative part .
The comfort God gives does not end with the one recei@@ ving it .
The woman ho@@ ped that she could es@@ cap@@ e no@@ tice , but Jesus asked : “ Who t@@ ou@@ ched me ? ”
Such individuals may say , “ I am inter@@ ested in spiritual matters , but I do not get involved in organiz@@ ed religion . ”
I became a viol@@ ent a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the apostle Paul wrote : “ He hum@@ b@@ led himself and became obedi@@ ent as far as death , y@@ es , death on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake .
How vi@@ vi@@ dly the hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al account of Jo@@ shua illustr@@ ates this !
• Why do we need to be ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous about simply let@@ ting our conscience be our gu@@ i@@ de ?
They spo@@ t@@ ted the word “ can@@ c@@ er , ” and both began to c@@ ry as they real@@ ized the full imp@@ ort of that word .
Hence , Jesus gave them de@@ ta@@ iled instru@@ ctions before sen@@ ding them out .
20 Re@@ ject Wor@@ l@@ dly Th@@ in@@ king
As I go to s@@ le@@ ep at night , I feel as if I were in Par@@ adise !
There was no need for anything more .
Thus , in l@@ ine with medi@@ cal fac@@ ts , Witnesses refu@@ se trans@@ fu@@ sions of whole blood or of any of its four pri@@ m@@ ary com@@ pon@@ ents .
F@@ in@@ ding An@@ s@@ wers
My face has a happy g@@ low because of the up@@ building associ@@ ation made a@@ vail@@ able at the Kingdom H@@ all .
“ I@@ t’s ref@@ re@@ shing to see how the Bible and many of our public@@ ations con@@ tain information that benef@@ its me person@@ ally , even though the writ@@ ers have never me@@ t me . ”
Some hel@@ me@@ ts had a h@@ and@@ le so that a sol@@ di@@ er could car@@ ry it in his hand .
But this thought does se@@ em to be in har@@ mony with what Jehovah says about Go@@ g : “ You will come from your place , from the re@@ mo@@ t@@ est par@@ ts of the nor@@ th , you and many pe@@ op@@ les with you , all of them ri@@ ding on hor@@ ses , a great ass@@ em@@ bly , a va@@ st ar@@ my . ” ​ — E@@ z@@ ek .
De@@ ath does not need to be an en@@ i@@ g@@ ma .
Many who ch@@ am@@ pi@@ on it dec@@ l@@ are that life came about without any in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent direction .
Some 1@@ ,000 years later , E@@ z@@ r@@ a was inspired to wr@@ ite : “ It was Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has the son of E@@ lea@@ z@@ ar that happened to be lead@@ er over them in the past .
Some time later , a number of angels came to earth and took on human form .
Thus , even though Christians are not b@@ ound by a de@@ ta@@ iled l@@ ist of la@@ ws , they do not act according to their own ide@@ as of right and wrong .
Be@@ fore long , the family expres@@ sed a desire to preach to their fellow coun@@ tr@@ y@@ men and to dedic@@ ate their lives to Jehovah .
He conclu@@ ded that he had mis@@ sed a vital part of God’s purpose toward mankind as indic@@ ated in the Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ic covenant ​ — that ‘ all the famili@@ es of the earth would bl@@ ess themselves because Abraham listen@@ ed to God’s vo@@ ice . ’ ​ — Genesis 22 : 18 ; Acts 3 : 25 .
It is true that we no longer have to ob@@ serve a stri@@ ct S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h rest or make regul@@ ar tri@@ ps to fes@@ tiv@@ als in Jerusalem .
Then they must deci@@ de if they will make the needed chang@@ es .
Are You Like a L@@ ag@@ an@@ i A@@ un@@ a T@@ ree ?
We witness in mar@@ ke@@ t@@ plac@@ es , on st@@ re@@ et cor@@ n@@ ers , and in other public are@@ as .
For , look ! he is pra@@ ying . ” ​ — Acts 9 : 11 .
On a personal le@@ v@@ el , they end@@ e@@ av@@ or to “ keep con@@ qu@@ ering the evil with the good . ” ​ — Romans 12 : 21 ; Matthew 5 : 4@@ 4 .
The C@@ o@@ st of P@@ ur@@ su@@ ing H@@ igh@@ er E@@ duc@@ ation
Indeed , “ his loving - kindness is to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 00 : 5 .
Be a dis@@ cer@@ ning listen@@ er .
I invit@@ ed them in and bom@@ ba@@ r@@ ded them with questions and received satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers from the Bible .
Is our spiritual food in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate because we do not have acc@@ ess to that letter ?
Be@@ fore consider@@ ing this article , you would benefit from reading Psalm 8@@ 3 in order to famili@@ ar@@ ize yourself with its con@@ ten@@ ts .
Can the wicked es@@ cap@@ e Jehovah’s judgment ?
We must remain al@@ er@@ t to anything that can end@@ anger our spiritu@@ ality . The d@@ ang@@ ers are real !
If they had gr@@ as@@ ped the great@@ ness of power that Jesus had been given , they would not have been so am@@ a@@ zed when he mirac@@ ul@@ ously wal@@ ked on water .
I showed them i@@ ma@@ ges of st@@ ars and g@@ al@@ a@@ xi@@ es on my com@@ pu@@ ter . The children were s@@ mil@@ ing , and their parents were happy .
The g@@ lam@@ our of materi@@ al@@ ism , the se@@ du@@ ction of im@@ mor@@ ality , the at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess of prom@@ in@@ ence , the f@@ l@@ at@@ ter@@ ing appe@@ al of “ me first , ” and the mag@@ ne@@ tism of n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ism ​ — these are all tra@@ ps of Satan and must be id@@ enti@@ fied as such .
The Watchtower of Au@@ gu@@ st 15 , 19@@ 34 , page 2@@ 4@@ 9 , stated : “ Those of the J@@ on@@ a@@ da@@ b class must go along with those who are of the an@@ t@@ it@@ y@@ pi@@ cal Je@@ h@@ u compan@@ y , that is , the anointed , and ann@@ oun@@ ce the message of the kingdom , even though they are not the anointed wit@@ nesses of Jehovah . ”
Consider the example of F@@ ran@@ c@@ is@@ c@@ o , who ser@@ ves as an el@@ der in S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a .
The children enjo@@ yed the occasi@@ ons when we stu@@ died The Watchtower in the fore@@ st .
Why should we ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly end@@ e@@ av@@ or to prom@@ o@@ te un@@ ity ?
Jewish law stated that the body of a cri@@ min@@ al h@@ un@@ g on a st@@ ake after ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion “ should not remain all night on the st@@ ake . ”
Who would offer Paul ​ — and all others who ye@@ ar@@ n for it — ​ res@@ cu@@ e from en@@ sla@@ v@@ ement to sin and death ?
Bi@@ r@@ th and Ch@@ il@@ d - N@@ am@@ ing C@@ er@@ em@@ on@@ ies
TH@@ E apostle Peter spoke of C@@ ap@@ pa@@ do@@ ci@@ a .
P@@ ra@@ ising God also n@@ ur@@ tures a heal@@ thy and mo@@ des@@ t es@@ tim@@ ation of our own ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements and ca@@ uses us to at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te our succ@@ ess@@ es to Jehovah .
What am@@ a@@ z@@ ing , thr@@ ill@@ ing events are im@@ medi@@ ately a@@ head of us ! ​ — Proverbs 2 : 21 , 22 .
For one thing , we can obey this comm@@ and : “ P@@ ur@@ sue righteousness , godly devo@@ tion , faith , love , end@@ ur@@ ance , [ and ] mil@@ dness of temp@@ er . ”
We had the same a@@ im@@ s in life ​ — to ad@@ v@@ ance God’s Kingdom inter@@ ests .
To the Israelites of Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah’s day , Sh@@ in@@ ar would be a f@@ it@@ ting place for W@@ ic@@ ke@@ dness to be con@@ f@@ ined .
Mo@@ der@@ n - day soci@@ ety has its share of i@@ do@@ ls .
With all these fac@@ t@@ ors in mind , we can understand why Jesus emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed the ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y of the situation .
On one occasi@@ on , a certain Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an woman told Jesus : “ I know that Messi@@ ah is coming , who is called Christ . ”
• What chall@@ enge should we accept as we pres@@ s on to matu@@ r@@ ity ?
This is because Jehovah does not co@@ er@@ ce anyone into serving him .
“ It also pre@@ su@@ p@@ pos@@ es that the pet@@ iti@@ on@@ er knew something about the bi@@ bli@@ cal law co@@ de , especially the in@@ j@@ un@@ ctions in L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us and De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y against har@@ s@@ h tre@@ at@@ ment of the po@@ or . ”
Our P@@ l@@ an@@ et ​ — What Is I@@ ts F@@ utu@@ re ?
Do you appreci@@ ate these tim@@ ely remin@@ ders ?
Paul set a fine example of hum@@ ility and hard work for elders today .
And because they do not understand Jesus ’ message , they do not understand why they should preach .
As we wa@@ it for God’s Kingdom to take control of every af@@ fa@@ ir under the su@@ n , may we seek his help in cle@@ ans@@ ing our heart .
“ We o@@ we our present c@@ li@@ mate sta@@ bility to an exc@@ ep@@ tional ev@@ ent : the pres@@ ence of the Mo@@ on , ” conclu@@ des a@@ str@@ on@@ om@@ er Jac@@ qu@@ es L@@ as@@ ka@@ r .
What kind of human wisdom can er@@ o@@ de our confidence in the Bible ?
Why not exam@@ ine what the next article says on this sub@@ ject ?
When enc@@ oun@@ ter@@ ing fin@@ an@@ cial dist@@ ress , we can also show our trust in Jehovah by loo@@ king to the public@@ ations of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” for help .
Jehovah is always ready to st@@ ep in and ‘ ra@@ ise up the me@@ ek . ’
“ I am Jesus , whom you are persecu@@ ting , ” he told him .
“ The discipl@@ ine of Jehovah , O my son , do not re@@ ject , ” wrote wise King Solomon .
The next mor@@ ning , just 15 days after our we@@ d@@ ding , we found ourselves vis@@ iting the small group in H@@ or@@ ne@@ pa@@ y@@ ne , as I rel@@ ated ear@@ li@@ er .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , though , you may also feel a little anxi@@ ous .
For any who have st@@ ra@@ yed from God’s flo@@ ck but who want to ple@@ ase Jehovah , “ it is high time to a@@ wa@@ ke ” and return to the fo@@ ld . ​ — R@@ om .
• How can we imitate E@@ no@@ ch ?
One speak@@ er pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to bl@@ ame God for this young man@@ ’s un@@ tim@@ ely death by saying , ‘ God wanted him in heaven , so he took him . ’
And the prophet J@@ on@@ ah said : “ O Jehovah , take away , ple@@ ase , my soul from me , for my d@@ ying is better than my being ali@@ ve . ”
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , the less@@ on Paul dre@@ w is powerful : “ In faith all these [ including Abraham and his family ] died , al@@ though they did not get the fulfill@@ ment of the promises , but they saw them a@@ far off and wel@@ com@@ ed them and public@@ ly declar@@ ed that they were str@@ ang@@ ers and temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents in the land . ”
Our brothers were the t@@ ar@@ get of much persecu@@ tion by the P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese se@@ cre@@ t po@@ li@@ ce ( P@@ I@@ D@@ E ) .
“ Be O@@ be@@ di@@ ent . . . Be Su@@ b@@ mis@@ sive ”
They sto@@ od at the fr@@ on@@ t do@@ or and tal@@ ked to the two vis@@ it@@ ors for what seem@@ ed like h@@ our@@ s .
C@@ u@@ ri@@ os@@ ity has long been a human tra@@ it .
It is especially in large c@@ ities that the new@@ ly arri@@ ved se@@ cur@@ ity se@@ ek@@ ers f@@ all pre@@ y to the un@@ sc@@ ru@@ pul@@ ous .
H@@ ere , though , is the good news : Such indi@@ gn@@ ities , though com@@ mon@@ place on earth , are n@@ on@@ ex@@ ist@@ ent in heaven .
My go@@ al is to help them appreci@@ ate the physical , men@@ tal , and emo@@ tional benef@@ its of living by God’s standards regarding se@@ x .
Many brothers have found life st@@ ori@@ es in our ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly help@@ ful .
Rather , they were understanding and provided Scriptural encourag@@ ement . ”
So it was at Ex@@ et@@ er that I was ev@@ en@@ tually sum@@ mon@@ ed to appe@@ ar before the local cour@@ t .
Such a person is a lo@@ ver of discipl@@ ine and is fir@@ m@@ ly ro@@ o@@ ted in the faith .
And we know that our teaching can even make a life - or - death differ@@ ence to those whom we teach !
They have this as@@ sur@@ ance : “ Jehovah will not for@@ s@@ ake his people , nor will he leave his own in@@ her@@ it@@ ance . ” ​ — Psalm 9@@ 4 : 14 .
C@@ es@@ are B@@ or@@ gi@@ a was ambi@@ ti@@ ous and cor@@ ru@@ pt
Un@@ til the coming of the Messi@@ ah , the Jews were to remain as a nation with its own land , a temple , a pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od , and a gover@@ nor .
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ar prayer can help c@@ ement our relationship with God and e@@ qui@@ p us to face se@@ v@@ ere tri@@ als .
N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h was the cap@@ it@@ al of the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
T@@ ear@@ s come to my eyes when I think of the a@@ w@@ es@@ ome privilege of having been used by Jehovah for more than 70 years in his service .
Yes , Jesus Christ lea@@ ds his followers today through the holy spirit , “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” and the congregation elders .
W@@ ere the people so@@ f@@ ten@@ ed by the har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps they experienced in ex@@ ile , when they were se@@ par@@ ated from their God and far away from their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and ?
• How is it possible to reg@@ a@@ in integrity ?
This became evid@@ ent to a small group of Bible stud@@ ents in Al@@ le@@ gh@@ en@@ y , Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , in the l@@ at@@ ter half of the 19@@ th century .
All the same , we are con@@ stan@@ tly on gu@@ ard because we know that our real enem@@ y is the Devil , and he does not give up eas@@ ily .
2 AN@@ AL@@ Y@@ Z@@ E TH@@ E S@@ C@@ EN@@ E . ​ — R@@ E@@ A@@ D G@@ EN@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ S 27 : 1 - 10 , 30 - 38 .
TH@@ E disciples of the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er were pu@@ z@@ z@@ led .
▪ An@@ dre@@ w , who lives in Eng@@ land . “ Although I had strong op@@ in@@ i@@ ons and a ke@@ en interest in s@@ ci@@ ence , I believ@@ ed the the@@ ory of ev@@ olu@@ tion mer@@ ely because other people said it was proved .
• As we appro@@ ach Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , of what are you confid@@ ent ?
N@@ E@@ P@@ A@@ L
You can also learn much from Eli@@ j@@ ah’s faith when deal@@ ing with in@@ justice .
How can Hebrews 4 : 12 be an encourag@@ ement to faithful older members of the “ great crow@@ d ” ?
The writ@@ ing of it began over 35 cen@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o , yet the Bible is in@@ t@@ act .
The life of every true worshipp@@ er of Jehovah is very valu@@ able to him .
We r@@ ar@@ ely had time to “ rest up a bi@@ t . ”
At the same time , we stri@@ ve to ‘ remain in Jesus ’ word ’ and to ‘ have love among ourselves . ’
O@@ thers came to st@@ ress human tra@@ dition over God’s Word .
In his go@@ o@@ dness , Jehovah is willing to teach imper@@ fect humans .
S@@ on@@ ia rel@@ ates : “ The ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al st@@ af@@ f did their best , but they were few in number .
One dic@@ tion@@ ary de@@ fin@@ es the word as “ to foc@@ us one@@ ’s thoughts on : refle@@ ct on or pon@@ der over . ”
Bro@@ ther N@@ som@@ ba and his wife , L@@ id@@ as@@ i , in fr@@ on@@ t of a Kingdom H@@ all , 200@@ 4
What happened when Samuel challeng@@ ed Saul in this reg@@ ard ?
How did the early Christians bapti@@ ze people ?
Bo@@ th loved Jac@@ o@@ b and wi@@ shed to be@@ ar his children .
Davi@@ d’s fear of Jehovah did more than just rest@@ ra@@ in him from doing wrong .
What have been some difficul@@ ties while transl@@ ating the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation into other langu@@ ages ?
R@@ ess@@ l@@ er said that the k@@ ill@@ ers he inter@@ vie@@ wed in the 19@@ 70 ’ s were inf@@ lam@@ ed by so@@ ft - cor@@ e material that “ p@@ al@@ es by to@@ da@@ y’s standards . ”
What are world lead@@ ers hel@@ pl@@ ess to pre@@ v@@ ent ?
; R@@ o@@ dr@@ í@@ gu@@ e@@ z , C .
By coun@@ ting their blessings , the great@@ est of which is having a close personal relationship with Jehovah , these faithful Christians were able to “ continue to rejo@@ ice . ”
( b ) Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 ref@@ ers to God’s Kingdom as destro@@ ying which k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s ?
For example , in the Cor@@ dil@@ l@@ er@@ a C@@ en@@ tr@@ al m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of nor@@ ther@@ n Lu@@ z@@ on , there are over 6@@ ,000 publi@@ sh@@ ers of the good news .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 35 , 6@@ 2
The Christian congregation off@@ ers the de@@ a@@ f the opportunity to praise Jehovah .
You can do the same if you “ keep ho@@ l@@ ding the pat@@ ter@@ n of heal@@ th@@ ful words ” ​ — if you fe@@ ed yourself well spiritually .
“ Will You Be B@@ ack So@@ on , M@@ om@@ my ? ”
Let us consider what it has to say on this sub@@ ject of one true ch@@ urch . [ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ine on page 2 ]
Con@@ cer@@ ned over the ap@@ par@@ ent f@@ ate of Israel at the hands of S@@ y@@ ri@@ a , Jeho@@ as@@ h came we@@ ep@@ ing to El@@ isha .
At only 24 years of age and relati@@ vely new in the truth , I felt very in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate , especially com@@ pared with the matu@@ re Witnesses I was to serve .
It is by being invit@@ ed to draw close to God and his Son .
But inf@@ ant baptism and for@@ ced bap@@ t@@ is@@ ms of ad@@ ul@@ ts have no f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation in the Bible .
The Bible tel@@ ls us that people turned out in great num@@ bers just to hear him speak .
When Jesus said , “ I am the do@@ or ” and , “ I am the true v@@ ine , ” no one thought that he was a liter@@ al do@@ or or a liter@@ al v@@ ine .
Fa@@ ith that he respon@@ ds to such supp@@ lic@@ ation through his Son , Jesus Christ , will inc@@ re@@ ase as we gro@@ w spiritually and dis@@ cer@@ n how God helps us . ​ — John 14 : 6 , 14 ; 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 1 : 3 .
The account about the re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble c@@ atch of f@@ ish also shows the import@@ ance of having the prop@@ er mo@@ tive for obe@@ ying Christ ​ — love .
“ Jehovah’s day will come as a th@@ i@@ ef , ” says Peter . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 10 .
A@@ no@@ ther faithful serv@@ ant asked Jehovah to re@@ move “ a thor@@ n in the flesh , ” a n@@ ag@@ g@@ ing proble@@ m .
One day , the king ob@@ served from his ro@@ of@@ to@@ p a beau@@ ti@@ ful woman ba@@ thing her@@ self .
E@@ ven@@ tually , the followers of W@@ al@@ do , Peter of B@@ ru@@ ys , and H@@ en@@ ry of La@@ us@@ an@@ ne as well as other dis@@ s@@ ent@@ ers could be found in many par@@ ts of E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
As you exam@@ ine what re@@ sear@@ ch indic@@ ates about Luke , however , you are likely to share Paul’s appreciation for this faithful Christian .
We may also ask him to help us exerc@@ ise pati@@ ence and end@@ ur@@ ance so as to put up with the ill@@ ness .
If C@@ ar@@ in had sent away one or both of her children to be ra@@ ised by others , the out@@ come could have been very different .
In ad@@ dition to descri@@ b@@ ing his lo@@ f@@ ty position , the Scriptures show that Jesus , like Jehovah , ca@@ res deep@@ ly for humans .
In fact , worl@@ d@@ wide , an a@@ ver@@ age of over 5@@ ,000 people become gen@@ u@@ ine disciples of Christ each we@@ ek of the year !
Com@@ pared to the lasting joy that comes from help@@ ing people to benefit from God’s wisdom so that they can gain everlasting life , a se@@ cul@@ ar care@@ er can provide only li@@ mit@@ ed satis@@ fac@@ tion .
Why was Pet@@ er@@ ’s second letter a tim@@ ely ex@@ hor@@ tation to Christians in his day ?
We deci@@ ded to sel@@ l the house .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the psalmist E@@ than wrote : “ H@@ app@@ y are the people who know the jo@@ y@@ ful sh@@ ou@@ ting .
Let us take a look at two examples .
Abraham had wa@@ ited many years for a son , Isa@@ a@@ c , whom he de@@ arly loved .
What will we enc@@ oun@@ ter as we s@@ ow see@@ ds of Kingdom truth , and why should we ne@@ ver@@ th@@ eless maintain a positi@@ ve attitude ?
Re@@ g@@ arding Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s faith , God’s Word states : “ [ Abraham ] put faith in Jehovah ; and he pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to coun@@ t it to him as righteousness . ”
N@@ E@@ W B@@ R@@ I@@ T@@ A@@ I@@ N
He does not hand us a ser@@ p@@ ent@@ like tri@@ al or a s@@ cor@@ pi@@ on@@ like t@@ est .
( a ) Wh@@ ere is God’s place of d@@ wel@@ ling ?
16 : 12 , 13 .
A man who truly ch@@ eri@@ sh@@ es his wife , show@@ ing this in word and deed , will be a s@@ ource of gen@@ u@@ ine ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment to her .
C@@ learly , making a v@@ ow to God is a serious matter .
Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an sa@@ dd@@ le qu@@ er@@ n
Wh@@ ere was the P@@ o@@ ol of S@@ il@@ o@@ am ?
Al@@ ong the ro@@ ad , Na@@ om@@ i ur@@ ged Ru@@ th to return to her own people , but the Mo@@ a@@ bit@@ ess rep@@ lied : “ Do not ple@@ ad with me to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on you , to turn back from accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing you . . .
W@@ es@@ sel had a tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous th@@ ir@@ st for knowledge .
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : I@@ ’@@ m so s@@ or@@ ry to hear that .
When others help us , we don@@ ’t feel so al@@ one . ”
J@@ anu@@ ary ​ — F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary
Such con@@ temp@@ l@@ ation can help you to come to know Jehovah in@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely ​ — and thus to love him .
The ex@@ act purpose of this e@@ di@@ fice rema@@ ins un@@ known .
Th@@ an@@ ks to the s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists who in@@ ven@@ ted it , the G@@ P@@ S makes it e@@ asi@@ er to get to where you want to go .
L@@ et@@ ting human tra@@ dition take the place of God’s Word is spiritually le@@ th@@ al .
If so , you need to imp@@ ro@@ ve your commun@@ ic@@ ation s@@ k@@ ill@@ s .
For example , we read : “ [ God ] de@@ f@@ ends the righ@@ ts of or@@ ph@@ ans and wi@@ do@@ ws . He ca@@ res for fore@@ ign@@ ers and gives them food and clo@@ thing . ”
Ther@@ efore , ask yourself : ‘ What do my children see in my life ?
The ju@@ dge then descri@@ bed the pro@@ secu@@ tion@@ ’s actions as “ persecu@@ tion by means of a cri@@ min@@ al case . ”
It is , he says , “ for one to know wisdom and discipl@@ ine , to dis@@ cer@@ n the sa@@ y@@ ings of understanding , to receive the discipl@@ ine that gives in@@ sight , righteousness and judgment and u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness , to give to the in@@ experienced ones sh@@ re@@ w@@ dness , to a young man knowledge and thinking ability . ”
( Read 1 K@@ ings 4 : 20 , 21 , 25 . )
Thus it is with us , ​ — at vari@@ ous st@@ ep@@ s in the j@@ our@@ ne@@ y of life the Lord br@@ ings us to the place where he t@@ ests our faith .
However , the pre@@ vail@@ ing bad moral c@@ li@@ mate ob@@ li@@ ged him to counsel his brothers to “ put up a hard fi@@ ght for the faith . ”
I@@ magine the effect on the Israelites .
Our origin@@ al parents as@@ sum@@ ed the right to deter@@ mine for themselves what was good and what was bad .
The repor@@ ts she had heard about Jehovah were en@@ ough to teach her at le@@ ast this much : Israel@@ ’s God was wor@@ thy of her trust .
F@@ ear@@ ing that he might ru@@ in his own in@@ her@@ it@@ ance , the next of k@@ in for@@ fe@@ its his right of re@@ pur@@ cha@@ se saying : “ I am not able to do the re@@ pur@@ cha@@ sing . ” ​ — Ru@@ th 4 : 5 , 6 .
What future events did John see in vision ?
The one that without fai@@ l go@@ es for@@ th , even we@@ ep@@ ing , car@@ r@@ ying along a ba@@ g@@ ful of se@@ ed , will without fai@@ l come in with a jo@@ y@@ ful c@@ ry , car@@ r@@ ying along his she@@ a@@ ves . ”
I loved to hear the crow@@ ds ch@@ ant my name !
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely , one may devel@@ op a dep@@ end@@ enc@@ y on al@@ co@@ ho@@ l and become “ en@@ sla@@ ved to a lo@@ t of w@@ ine . ”
What will tri@@ gg@@ er the att@@ ack by the “ w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast ” ?
God’s Word , the Bible , promises that Jehovah “ will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more . ”
A T@@ ree With a D@@ ou@@ ble H@@ ar@@ v@@ est
His un@@ c@@ le Al@@ f@@ onso de B@@ or@@ gi@@ a , bi@@ sh@@ op of V@@ al@@ en@@ ci@@ a , gu@@ i@@ ded his ne@@ p@@ he@@ w@@ ’s educ@@ ation and saw to it that while still in his te@@ ens , R@@ o@@ d@@ ri@@ go was end@@ ow@@ ed with e@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ as@@ tic@@ al bene@@ fic@@ es ( e@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ as@@ tic@@ al of@@ fic@@ es with re@@ ven@@ ue att@@ ached ) .
I was then assign@@ ed to the cir@@ cu@@ it work , vis@@ iting a different congregation each we@@ ek to provide spiritual encourag@@ ement .
What , though , could ha@@ p@@ pen if the all - powerful One per@@ form@@ s won@@ dr@@ ous works by using such for@@ ces in a contro@@ l@@ led , direc@@ ted way ?
Par@@ ents also provide for their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s spiritual needs when pra@@ ying .
In the case of the P@@ all@@ as , an er@@ ro@@ r led to the disa@@ ster .
As the st@@ ory beg@@ ins , David and his followers are enc@@ am@@ ped near Na@@ bal@@ ’s flo@@ c@@ ks , which they prote@@ ct free of char@@ ge day and night out of kindness to their Israel@@ ite brother Na@@ ba@@ l .
I quic@@ k@@ ly read the cap@@ tion with the pi@@ c@@ ture : “ 194@@ 1 ​ — In S@@ t .
So if you would like to live forever or just want to see if it is reason@@ able to believe that you could , what should you do ?
What is one way to prac@@ tice the k@@ ingly law of love within the Christian congregation ?
At the other ex@@ tre@@ me , ob@@ s@@ essi@@ ve di@@ et@@ ing can also be har@@ m@@ ful and can o@@ pen the do@@ or to such life - th@@ reat@@ ening e@@ ating dis@@ or@@ ders as ano@@ re@@ xi@@ a n@@ er@@ vo@@ sa .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H G@@ O@@ D has a purpose for mankind and the earth .
These inclu@@ ded com@@ ments made by M@@ ad@@ ge D@@ un@@ ham . She once told me : “ El@@ va , in your life of service to Jehovah , you will face many tri@@ als , but the har@@ des@@ t t@@ ests may come from those close to you .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 17 , 8@@ 9
I@@ ’@@ m con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that he , as the Creator , will not allow ani@@ mal@@ s and humans to be mis@@ tre@@ ated forever , nor will he allow our beau@@ ti@@ ful earth to be destro@@ yed .
Jesus knew that v@@ enge@@ ance bel@@ ong@@ s to Jehovah .
That continued when we moved to Bethel in 19@@ 7@@ 7 .
R@@ al@@ ph used to go in the public ministry with his father every we@@ ek .
Ha@@ ve we been h@@ ur@@ t by the words or actions of someone ?
What they learned in their stu@@ dies inter@@ ested them very much .
But she did not invit@@ e S@@ y@@ nt@@ y@@ c@@ he .
A V@@ I@@ O@@ L@@ EN@@ T mo@@ b is ready to be@@ at to death an obedi@@ ent serv@@ ant of God .
Since there were no other Witnesses in the are@@ a , we had no cho@@ ice but to go to a ho@@ te@@ l , where we sta@@ yed for al@@ most two months .
Ka@@ re@@ n rec@@ alls : “ Just to get to the new congregation from B@@ ag@@ ga@@ o , we wal@@ ked for three days , going up and down m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s and cro@@ s@@ sing ri@@ v@@ ers over 30 times . ”
Yes , the Lord Jesus provided the power Paul needed .
It is u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness according to Jehovah’s standards .
Why and in what respect is it that ‘ everything we do succ@@ e@@ e@@ ds ’ ?
I think I could use that !
He ad@@ mit@@ ted : “ When I wish to do what is right , what is bad is present with me . ”
See Isa@@ i@@ ah’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy ​ — Li@@ ght for All M@@ an@@ kind I@@ I , page 3@@ 20 .
Re@@ ally , does God ex@@ pect us to give until it h@@ ur@@ ts , as some would say ? ’ [ F@@ o@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ]
F@@ R@@ E@@ Q@@ U@@ EN@@ T@@ L@@ Y A@@ S@@ K@@ E@@ D Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S A@@ B@@ O@@ U@@ T J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S W@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ S ​ — Do You S@@ hu@@ n F@@ or@@ m@@ er M@@ em@@ bers of Your R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on ?
( Read Isaiah 11 : 4 ; Matthew 16 : 27 . )
In heaven , “ they are to rule as k@@ ings over the earth ” along with Christ . ​ — Revelation 5 : 10 ; 11 : 15 .
( Read 1 John 4 : 7 , 8 . )
As you ob@@ serve their be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or , try to rec@@ all the Scriptural me@@ ta@@ p@@ hor@@ s that speak of them .
It may also o@@ pen opportun@@ ities for them to ex@@ p@@ and their ministry .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a doubt , many o@@ we a de@@ b@@ t of gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to early Bible transl@@ at@@ ors like Al@@ me@@ i@@ da .
He is ne@@ i@@ ther de@@ vi@@ ous nor man@@ ip@@ ul@@ ative .
It is no@@ ne other than Satan the Devil , “ the rul@@ er of the world . ” ​ — John 14 : 30 ; 2 C@@ or .
When Bar@@ u@@ ch began “ see@@ king great things ” for himself , Jehovah remin@@ ded him that soon Jerusalem would be destro@@ yed .
Paul used his a@@ bil@@ ities to fur@@ ther divine inter@@ ests , not his own . ​ — Acts 20 : 24 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 3 : 8 .
Jehovah’s people are not con@@ fu@@ sed or bl@@ in@@ ded by the great De@@ c@@ ei@@ ver .
R@@ ab@@ bin@@ ic tra@@ dition indic@@ ates that gre@@ ed , ne@@ po@@ tism , op@@ pres@@ sion , and viol@@ ence char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized the le@@ ading Jewish ar@@ is@@ to@@ cr@@ ati@@ c famili@@ es .
Be@@ ing perfect , he could dis@@ cer@@ n the un@@ spo@@ ken indi@@ gn@@ ation of a P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e , the s@@ inc@@ ere rep@@ ent@@ ance of a sin@@ ful woman , and the self - sacrific@@ ing attitude of a wi@@ do@@ w .
E@@ ven@@ tually , an inform@@ er gave us away , and I was put in sol@@ it@@ ary con@@ fin@@ ement .
E@@ ri@@ c and his wife , Kat@@ y , serve as pione@@ ers in s@@ par@@ sel@@ y po@@ pul@@ ated nor@@ ther@@ n B@@ en@@ in .
How are the words of H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 2 : 7 being ful@@ filled today ?
We can rejo@@ ice in the blessings that Jehovah is p@@ our@@ ing out on his people as a whole , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of how much we person@@ ally may be able to do .
Moses must have felt in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate and in@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble .
E@@ rich F@@ ro@@ st sp@@ ent about ei@@ ght years in cap@@ tiv@@ ity .
[ Bo@@ x / ​ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 13 ]
Jehovah’s Witnesses war@@ m@@ ly invit@@ e you to experience the com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , loving , car@@ ing at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere that per@@ me@@ ates their Christian commun@@ ity .
Th@@ ings have not chang@@ ed for the better in the early years of the present century .
Jesus began by making an ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement : “ All authority has been given me . ”
Yet , I know that Bible truth has m@@ el@@ ted the hearts of har@@ der men .
Let us remember , too , that Jehovah pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced this s@@ ent@@ ence “ on the bas@@ is of hope . ”
A@@ bo@@ ve all , however , the ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal fin@@ ds at U@@ gar@@ it el@@ o@@ qu@@ ently high@@ light the contr@@ ast between the de@@ gra@@ ding devo@@ tion to Ba@@ al and the pu@@ re worship of Jehovah .
And when they hear one another talk about the truth and see that all in the family love Jehovah and want to ple@@ ase him , they draw even clo@@ s@@ er together .
A W@@ ho@@ le World Des@@ tro@@ yed !
Jehovah does , however , ex@@ pect something of you .
Because they were the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of Jac@@ ob@@ ’s brother .
* Do@@ ct@@ ors gave him only a few months to live .
A young woman su@@ d@@ den@@ ly appro@@ ached them and exc@@ it@@ e@@ dly said : “ I@@ ’@@ ve been pra@@ ying to me@@ et someone like you . ”
F@@ il@@ led with won@@ der at how God ‘ has st@@ re@@ t@@ ched out the heavens like a t@@ ent clo@@ th , ’ the psalmist re@@ pres@@ ented Jehovah as clo@@ th@@ ed in di@@ gn@@ ity because of His ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent cre@@ ative s@@ k@@ ill .
Our regul@@ ar vis@@ its pla@@ yed some part , but the prog@@ ress was also du@@ e to medi@@ cal advan@@ ces and the fine resul@@ ts ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed in b@@ loo@@ d@@ less sur@@ g@@ er@@ y .
Of course , I know I am not al@@ one in this stru@@ gg@@ le .
The vi@@ ct@@ ors ’ re@@ tur@@ ns were c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated with tri@@ u@@ mp@@ ha@@ l pro@@ c@@ essi@@ ons .
Thus , on F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 1 , 194@@ 3 , a mission@@ ary school was started at the large f@@ ar@@ m where my brother W@@ a@@ y@@ ne was then serving .
The sur@@ ve@@ y also found that parents today believe that it is far more important to teach children such matters as good man@@ n@@ ers , in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence , and responsi@@ bility .
Th@@ ough po@@ pul@@ ar among many , g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing is a form of gre@@ ed , since it is an at@@ temp@@ t to make money through the lo@@ s@@ ses of others .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , some of us need more time to make chang@@ es and ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments so as to “ be found fin@@ ally by him spo@@ t@@ less and un@@ ble@@ mi@@ shed and in peace . ”
At the same time , my d@@ ent@@ ist , who was a Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ist , offered me a book that had been given to him .
S@@ te@@ ph@@ ani@@ e@@ ’s bo@@ ld witness led to many fine discus@@ sions with her cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es on vari@@ ous sub@@ je@@ cts .
I@@ magine the whole earth po@@ pul@@ ated by s@@ inc@@ ere people un@@ ited in the worship of Jehovah , the only true God !
On one occasi@@ on , Ban@@ c@@ he@@ t@@ t@@ i was discus@@ sing Rus@@ sel@@ l@@ ’s writ@@ ings with a man nam@@ ed J . C@@ am@@ p@@ b@@ ell W@@ all .
He wants to bu@@ y an ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment for each of his daugh@@ ters , and he wants to star@@ t a small bu@@ sin@@ ess for his son .
Why can we look to Moses as a good example of mil@@ dness ?
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the Scriptures , the expres@@ sion “ the day of Jehovah ” ref@@ ers to special times when Jehovah ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted judgment on his enem@@ ies and gl@@ ori@@ fied his great name .
This is important , for the spe@@ e@@ ch and conduct of a man@@ ’s family have a be@@ aring on how he is vie@@ wed in the congregation .
L@@ ater , I went back to M@@ ad@@ ri@@ d for work and then got married .
A@@ no@@ ther blessing is that my older brother , who kin@@ dly al@@ lo@@ ws us to live on his pro@@ per@@ ty , accepted Bible truth and was baptized !
Christians today pro@@ cla@@ im to the world that human rule over mankind is ne@@ aring its end .
Jesus had com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned them to make disciples in all nations , which would inclu@@ de Ju@@ de@@ a .
The elders need dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment in making such judg@@ ments .
No@@ ah’s r@@ out@@ ine no doubt foc@@ used still more on spiritual matters .
5 , 6 . ( a ) Our associ@@ ates can have what effect on us ?
N@@ ever may that ha@@ p@@ pen to us , for the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences can be tra@@ gi@@ c !
In our own M@@ il@@ k@@ y W@@ a@@ y g@@ al@@ a@@ x@@ y , one of those st@@ ars is our su@@ n , without which the mul@@ titu@@ de of life form@@ s on earth would not ex@@ ist .
Bro@@ ther N@@ ou@@ ma@@ ir then encoura@@ ged the gra@@ du@@ ating class to view their assign@@ ments as a sac@@ red trust from God and to a@@ do@@ pt God’s thinking in car@@ r@@ ying out their assign@@ ments .
15 : 5 , 6 .
For others it is a life of po@@ ver@@ ty .
7@@ 5@@ ,@@ 6@@ 2@@ 7@@ ,@@ 3@@ 8@@ 4
He fore@@ saw Satan’s ev@@ ic@@ tion from heaven and his “ great anger ” against those “ who ob@@ serve the comman@@ d@@ ments of God and have the work of be@@ aring witness to Jesus . ”
When M@@ other was pre@@ gn@@ ant with me ​ — her first child — ​ she pray@@ ed that if I was a bo@@ y , I might become a mission@@ ary .
The T@@ om@@ b W@@ as F@@ ound E@@ mp@@ ty
What , though , if a cou@@ ple should cho@@ ose to have se@@ cul@@ ar mu@@ si@@ c and d@@ an@@ c@@ ing at their we@@ d@@ ding ?
; F@@ u@@ ji@@ i , K .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ating Lo@@ ve for Jehovah
What power God’s word , or message , has !
Ther@@ efore , the ex@@ ist@@ ence of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” is yet another pro@@ of that Jehovah ca@@ res for us .
When personal desi@@ res and inter@@ ests become par@@ am@@ ount in life , however , tr@@ ou@@ ble resul@@ ts .
Rather , the Bible emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es the ransom that Christ provided by his death and resurrection to heaven .
They became friends with a pioneer cou@@ ple who helped them to see the joy that resul@@ ts from le@@ ading a simp@@ le life and pione@@ ering .
And God showed his appreciation by pre@@ serving a rec@@ ord of their mer@@ ci@@ ful gener@@ os@@ ity in the Bible for all future gener@@ ations to read . ​ — Proverbs 19 : 17 ; Hebrews 6 : 10 .
A@@ no@@ ther pri@@ est se@@ x@@ u@@ ally a@@ bu@@ sed pu@@ p@@ il@@ s while re@@ vie@@ wing their ho@@ me@@ work with them .
But Jehovah did not let the k@@ ing@@ ’s sin@@ s pas@@ s un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed .
Indeed , Paul had the prop@@ er view of authority in the Christian congregation .
Be@@ fore long , a s@@ war@@ m of work@@ ers had ga@@ ther@@ ed near the sto@@ p .
“ G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S fellow work@@ ers . ” That is how the apostle Paul descri@@ bed the privilege all of us can enjoy .
In the af@@ ter@@ mat@@ h of each of the two world w@@ ars , the nations c@@ lam@@ ored for peace .
In fact , they are known the world over for their fine conduct .
“ A Wh@@ ite R@@ o@@ be W@@ as Gi@@ ven to E@@ ach of The@@ m ”
To learn about our beli@@ ef@@ s , including why we do not c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate the ho@@ li@@ days or accept blood trans@@ fu@@ sions , go to w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g , and look under A@@ B@@ O@@ U@@ T U@@ S > F@@ R@@ E@@ Q@@ U@@ EN@@ T@@ L@@ Y A@@ S@@ K@@ E@@ D Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S .
In contr@@ ast with the people around him , the prophet Mi@@ ca@@ h declar@@ ed : “ I will show a wa@@ iting attitude for the God of my sal@@ vation . ” ​ — Mi@@ ca@@ h 7 : 7 ; L@@ am@@ ent@@ ations 3 : 26 .
It might be possible to simp@@ li@@ fy one@@ ’s life by mo@@ ving to a s@@ mal@@ l@@ er d@@ wel@@ ling or by eli@@ min@@ ating un@@ necess@@ ary material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
Now look at chap@@ ter 17 of Revelation .
What hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing promises !
When you get baptized , you show others that you have already made a dedic@@ ation to Jehovah .
The rec@@ ord says : “ I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately in the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es he began to preach Jesus , that this One is the Son of God . ” ​ — Acts 9 : 20 .
This is a conclu@@ sion about mankind ​ — man as the human r@@ ace , not man as com@@ pared with woman .
For example , A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o , a husband in I@@ tal@@ y , says : “ My father har@@ dly ever con@@ sul@@ ted my mother about family decisions .
Be@@ fore long , K@@ nu@@ t and L@@ is@@ be@@ th felt ready to make the move , and a bi@@ g one at that ​ — to U@@ g@@ anda .
Re@@ ally , the human heart could no more pro@@ du@@ ce God’s Kingdom than a th@@ ist@@ le could pro@@ du@@ ce fi@@ g@@ s . ​ — Matthew 7 : 16 .
See N@@ um@@ bers 14 : 34 ; E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 4 : 6 .
You made those decisions on the bas@@ is of your deep love for Jehovah and an ear@@ n@@ est desire to help others who wanted to serve him .
T@@ w@@ o Bible ver@@ ses especially helped me : Psalm 11 : 5 , which shows that Jehovah h@@ ates viol@@ ence , and 1 Peter 3 : 7 , which taught me that if I want Jehovah to hear my prayers , I must tre@@ at my wife with honor .
For instance , a pioneer sister in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates wr@@ ites let@@ ters to comfort those who have lost loved ones in death .
Do we doubt that a “ faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” has been appointed to give Jehovah’s people “ their food at the prop@@ er time ” ?
Mu@@ si@@ c was “ a prom@@ in@@ ent ar@@ t in ancient Bi@@ bli@@ cal times , ” com@@ ments U@@ ng@@ er@@ ’s Bible Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary .
24 T@@ each Your Ch@@ il@@ dren ​ — A Kingdom That Will Ch@@ ange the W@@ ho@@ le E@@ ar@@ th
In fulfill@@ ment of Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy , they in@@ form their neigh@@ b@@ ors that now is “ the year of go@@ o@@ d@@ will on the part of Jehovah ” when mankind can still respon@@ d to the good news .
Yet , this situation helped us to draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah and trust in him more fully .
S@@ ome@@ where bey@@ ond those h@@ ill@@ s , at no great dist@@ ance , la@@ y his home in He@@ br@@ on .
W@@ ould prayer help , as it did in Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has ’ day ?
The se@@ ed is the Kingdom message that is pre@@ ached to hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones .
P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la , along with her husband , A@@ qu@@ ila , also served al@@ ong@@ side Paul .
Fa@@ shi@@ on@@ ing the shi@@ r@@ t in this way ca@@ used even greater dis@@ comfort to the we@@ are@@ r .
We cannot ign@@ ore the effect they can have on us , especially on our de@@ ar young ones in the congregation .
He received much from his Father , and he truly valu@@ ed it .
Be as@@ sur@@ ed that Jehovah deep@@ ly appreci@@ ates your willing spirit , and he will not for@@ get it . ​ — He@@ b .
The b@@ ru@@ ising of the ser@@ p@@ ent in the head invol@@ ves keep@@ ing Satan ab@@ y@@ s@@ sed during Christ’s Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn .
Yet , this too would fai@@ l to ad@@ d@@ ress Satan’s cla@@ im that humans would be better off rul@@ ing themselves .
T@@ wel@@ ve of us lived in that home .
What two fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al st@@ ep@@ s does the first bap@@ t@@ is@@ ma@@ l question emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze ?
Jehovah will do the same for us and will bl@@ ess our good de@@ e@@ ds and words as we comfort m@@ our@@ ning ones .
“ I felt wonder@@ fully free and over@@ jo@@ yed , ” he later said .
Yes , he prom@@ o@@ ted true worship . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on . 14 : 4 .
You will ag@@ ree that no matter how much you enjoy s@@ we@@ et d@@ ess@@ er@@ ts , you would soon ti@@ re of them if you ate nothing el@@ se , and they would not provide much su@@ st@@ en@@ ance .
You are not left on your own to buil@@ d true faith .
Many had ga@@ ined Bible knowledge by means of a seri@@ es of boo@@ ks ent@@ it@@ led M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al Da@@ wn ( later also called S@@ tudi@@ es in the Scriptures ) .
It has been the privilege of this de@@ ar brother to car@@ ry the message of the truth to P@@ un@@ ta Ar@@ en@@ as , in the S@@ tra@@ its of M@@ ag@@ el@@ l@@ an . ”
Instead , Job in@@ sis@@ ted : “ Un@@ til I ex@@ pi@@ re I shall not take away my integrity from my@@ self ! ”
He wr@@ ites about the wonderful privilege we have of fre@@ ely appro@@ aching God for help in time of tri@@ al .
Father used to say that we should pl@@ an a@@ head as if Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on would not come in our li@@ fe@@ time but lead our life as if it would come t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w ​ — preci@@ ous ad@@ vice that I have always tri@@ ed to apply .
But she was ba@@ r@@ re@@ n , and this dist@@ ressed her .
When Ser@@ ap@@ him@@ ’s ver@@ sion re@@ ached Gre@@ e@@ ce , it pro@@ vo@@ ked the anger of the religious esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment .
After his resurrection , he com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned his disciples to be wit@@ nesses of him “ to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ”
During their early years in F@@ i@@ ji , Tho@@ ma@@ s and M@@ ary end@@ ur@@ ed se@@ v@@ ere har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps .
For that reason , it was truly beau@@ ti@@ ful in Jehovah’s eyes and its very ex@@ ist@@ ence gl@@ ori@@ fied the place for Jehovah’s fe@@ et .
Y@@ oung or old , each one of us needs to cultiv@@ ate a deep appreciation for the truth that Jehovah has reve@@ aled .
As we have seen , Paul ar@@ gu@@ es that making different cho@@ ic@@ es need not be a th@@ re@@ at to un@@ ity as long as no clear viol@@ ation of Christian principles is involved .
This new course br@@ ings many re@@ war@@ ds .
If we are to benefit from the Bible , like M@@ ary we must place loy@@ al@@ ty to God before loy@@ al@@ ty to anyone el@@ se .
5 : 14 - 16 ; P@@ hi@@ l .
But the gu@@ ard saw it , and we both received two we@@ ek@@ s ’ sol@@ it@@ ary con@@ fin@@ ement .
( b ) What question ar@@ ises about the other sheep ?
Th@@ ink about this : All of us in@@ her@@ ited sin from Adam , and the p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment for sin is death .
( Read S@@ ong of Solomon 5 : 12 . ) The dar@@ k ir@@ is sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by wh@@ ite appe@@ ared as beau@@ ti@@ ful to her as a do@@ ve ba@@ thing in mil@@ k .
What a blessing it will be when we can righ@@ tly ask : “ De@@ ath , where is your vi@@ ct@@ ory ?
You can be spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c in your prayers .
What if your circumstances do not allow you to study in ad@@ v@@ ance everything that will be consider@@ ed at the congregation meetings ?
H@@ old to “ the P@@ at@@ ter@@ n of He@@ al@@ th@@ ful Wor@@ ds ”
28 “ B@@ ring a S@@ m@@ ile to Jehovah’s F@@ ace ”
; B@@ er@@ ta@@ u@@ d , A .
How does Jehovah tre@@ at the re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous Israelites ?
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 5@@ 6 , 2@@ 15
By tur@@ ning to God , such new disciples became members of spiritual Israel .
By as@@ king a seri@@ es of questions , Jesus gu@@ i@@ ded Pet@@ er@@ ’s reason@@ ing : As the Son of God , Jesus was ta@@ x - ex@@ emp@@ t .
In the power of Jehovah’s spirit , we have the strength to be@@ ar up under even the most difficult tri@@ als , all to his glory and praise . ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 7 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 3 : 16 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 13 .
Thus , wh@@ ite ha@@ ir and the t@@ it@@ le “ An@@ cient of Da@@ ys ” call attention to God’s great age and wisdom , both of which mer@@ it our deep@@ est respect .
To answer those questions , we need to go back to the l@@ ate 1@@ 7@@ th and early 18@@ th cen@@ tu@@ ries in Eng@@ land and I@@ rel@@ and .
He told me about the ma@@ j@@ or chang@@ es he had made in his life in order to become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and he made me promise to speak to the Witnesses when I arri@@ ved in Eng@@ land .
In that way , we imitate the example set by Jesus and by Jehovah himself . ​ — Psalm 4@@ 8 : 14 ; Revelation 7 : 17 .
S@@ et@@ ting up al@@ t@@ ars to Ba@@ al , “ he did on a gr@@ and sc@@ ale what was bad in the eyes of Jehovah . ”
With Jehovah’s blessing , the re@@ ign of Solomon resul@@ ted in the most re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble peri@@ od of peace and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity ever real@@ ized under any govern@@ ment on earth .
How can young ones go on “ prog@@ res@@ sing in wisdom ” ?
( b ) How did Jeho@@ i@@ a@@ da use his influ@@ ence to prom@@ o@@ te true worship ?
The apostle Peter wrote : “ Jehovah kno@@ ws how to deli@@ ver people of godly devo@@ tion out of tri@@ al , but to re@@ serve un@@ righteous people for the day of judgment to be cu@@ t off . ”
To help them , Jesus refer@@ red to one Bible text after another and explained “ the meaning of the Scriptures . ”
Today , the divine name is wi@@ d@@ ely known and accepted in many Af@@ ri@@ can langu@@ ages , such as Z@@ ulu ( u@@ Jeho@@ va ) , Yor@@ u@@ ba ( Jeho@@ fa@@ h ) , X@@ ho@@ sa ( u@@ Yeho@@ va ) and S@@ wa@@ h@@ il@@ i ( Yeho@@ va ) .
They may ex@@ pect this system to f@@ all ap@@ ar@@ t one day or may believe that som@@ eho@@ w human efforts will ac@@ hi@@ eve “ peace and se@@ cur@@ ity . ”
Indeed , many children clo@@ sel@@ y res@@ em@@ ble their parents .
Per@@ secu@@ tion Be@@ g@@ ins
For the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound of those events , read Ne@@ h@@ emiah 1 : 1 - 4 ; 2 : 1 - 6 , 9 - 20 ; 4 : 1 - 23 ; 6 : 1 - 15 .
( b ) What is a succ@@ ess@@ ful marriage ?
A rec@@ ent study es@@ tim@@ ated that 1 in 1@@ 2@@ 5@@ ,000 people in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in su@@ ff@@ ers from this sy@@ nd@@ r@@ ome , though many more may have a mil@@ d form of it .
This beau@@ ti@@ ful land in S@@ ou@@ the@@ ast A@@ sia ex@@ posed us to ex@@ o@@ tic si@@ gh@@ ts , s@@ oun@@ ds , and ar@@ om@@ as that were different from anything we had ever experienced .
She enjo@@ ys listen@@ ing to mu@@ si@@ c and help@@ ing others .
U@@ p@@ on hear@@ ing that Bar@@ ak had as@@ c@@ ended M@@ ount T@@ ab@@ or , S@@ is@@ er@@ a at once sum@@ mon@@ ed all his ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts and tro@@ op@@ s to the t@@ or@@ r@@ ent v@@ al@@ le@@ y of K@@ ish@@ on .
Some 15 min@@ ut@@ es went by , and then a n@@ ur@@ se called out to me , “ Jo@@ el is rec@@ over@@ ing ! ”
A ty@@ pi@@ cal contr@@ act r@@ an from one an@@ nu@@ al sh@@ ear@@ ing to the next .
R@@ em@@ ember that he has been mis@@ re@@ pres@@ ented by those who have taught lies about him .
W@@ ould you not take good care of them and fe@@ ed them ?
Lo@@ y@@ al to Christ and His Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful S@@ la@@ ve , 4 / 1
They also no@@ te the inc@@ reas@@ ed tend@@ enc@@ y of people in a@@ ff@@ lu@@ ent soci@@ e@@ ties to con@@ sul@@ t ther@@ ap@@ ists or to seek meaning and in@@ ner har@@ mony from g@@ ur@@ us , cul@@ ts , and qu@@ as@@ i - ther@@ a@@ pe@@ u@@ tic grou@@ ps .
To ass@@ ist individuals desi@@ ring to benefit the worl@@ d@@ wide work of Jehovah’s Witnesses through some form of char@@ it@@ able giving , a bro@@ ch@@ ure ent@@ it@@ led Ch@@ ar@@ it@@ able P@@ l@@ an@@ ning to B@@ ene@@ f@@ it Kingdom Ser@@ vice Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide has been pre@@ pared in Eng@@ l@@ ish and S@@ pan@@ ish .
The half of my bel@@ ong@@ ings , Lord , I am giving to the po@@ or , and wh@@ atever I ex@@ t@@ or@@ ted from anyone by false acc@@ us@@ ation I am rest@@ or@@ ing f@@ our@@ fo@@ ld . ” ​ — Luke 19 : 8 .
“ The T@@ ents of Juda@@ h ” Sa@@ ved
One go@@ al could be to pray each day .
Witnesses from ac@@ ro@@ ss In@@ dia travel@@ ed th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of mil@@ es to atten@@ d that ass@@ em@@ bly , many sp@@ en@@ ding their enti@@ re sa@@ v@@ ings to do so .
They can ask God that the one a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted by dem@@ ons might gain the spiritual strength to res@@ ist demon@@ ic as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ts .
That love moved him to ga@@ ther and tra@@ in disciples , sen@@ ding them out in preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ s .
My par@@ t@@ ner , A@@ gn@@ es , had married , and I was al@@ one ; so I was thr@@ il@@ led when it was ann@@ oun@@ ced that those loo@@ king for a pioneer par@@ t@@ ner should repor@@ t to a certain lo@@ c@@ ation .
It does mean that one is prote@@ cted in a spiritual way so as to be able to maintain a fine standing before God .
By their being sent into cap@@ tiv@@ ity , their bal@@ dness is to be bro@@ ad@@ ened out “ like that of the e@@ ag@@ le ” ​ — ap@@ par@@ ently a ty@@ pe of vu@@ l@@ ture that has only a few so@@ ft ha@@ ir@@ s on its head .
A true ge@@ m among them is the Greek ver@@ sion of the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures , rel@@ eas@@ ed in 199@@ 7 for the benefit of the 16 milli@@ on people worl@@ d@@ wide who speak the Greek language .
Pro@@ te@@ cted S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually
The pre@@ si@@ ding overse@@ er of the congregation , a man with bu@@ sin@@ ess and family ob@@ lig@@ ations as well as num@@ er@@ ous responsi@@ bil@@ ities in the congregation , en@@ tered the Kingdom H@@ all that ev@@ ening and went st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght to R@@ a@@ y and asked , “ How was your first day of pioneer service ? ”
P@@ O@@ R@@ T@@ E@@ R
I was able to see fir@@ s@@ th@@ and their love and devo@@ tion , and I learned about their r@@ out@@ ine and the living con@@ di@@ tions in their assign@@ ed coun@@ tri@@ es .
We than@@ k Jehovah and you for giving attention to our needs by building more Kingdom H@@ alls .
70 ⇩
“ The In@@ sight of a M@@ an C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly S@@ lo@@ ws D@@ own His Ang@@ er ” 12
M@@ O@@ R@@ E MI@@ S@@ S@@ I@@ ON@@ A@@ R@@ I@@ E@@ S A@@ R@@ R@@ I@@ V@@ E
There are others .
Paul expla@@ ins : “ St@@ and fir@@ m , therefore , with your lo@@ ins gi@@ r@@ ded about with truth , and having on the bre@@ ast@@ pl@@ ate of righteousness . ”
By means of the Kingdom , God’s name will be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied . It will be c@@ lear@@ ed of all the di@@ sh@@ on@@ or that has been he@@ ap@@ ed upon it as a result of the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on of Satan and man .
H@@ er words off@@ ended David , but they also dis@@ pleas@@ ed God .
So I started par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in h@@ ate cri@@ m@@ es .
A@@ n el@@ der no@@ tic@@ ed my l@@ ack of en@@ er@@ gy and appro@@ ached me .
P@@ u@@ t off by the he@@ at , no@@ ise , and so@@ o@@ t , the gu@@ ar@@ ds gave the ca@@ r a cur@@ s@@ ory in@@ spe@@ ction and sent me off .
The E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an ar@@ my was al@@ most t@@ wi@@ ce as large as A@@ sa@@ ’s ar@@ my .
To help us remain like so@@ ft cla@@ y , God has given us his Word , the Christian congregation , and the ministry .
In Greek my@@ th@@ olo@@ gy , however , D@@ ike was the name of the go@@ dd@@ ess of justice .
Thus far , we have seen that the new bir@@ th is of great import@@ ance , is in@@ iti@@ ated by God , and is pre@@ par@@ ing a group of humans for rul@@ er@@ ship in heaven .
That Jehovah’s Witnesses hold to God’s standards ​ — in star@@ k contr@@ ast with the per@@ mis@@ si@@ ven@@ ess comm@@ on in many ch@@ ur@@ ches — ​ has in it@@ self con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed many that this is a people who prac@@ tice the truth .
She a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ zed for not keep@@ ing the ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment and explained that she had been in the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
9 : 5 - 7 .
For the life st@@ ory of John E . Bar@@ r , see The Watchtower of Ju@@ ly 1 , 198@@ 7 , pages 26 to 31 .
E@@ i@@ ght brothers from the Watchtower he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters were sent to pris@@ on in Ju@@ ne 19@@ 18
No@@ ah’s cur@@ se on his gr@@ and@@ son Cana@@ an comes true when the Gi@@ be@@ on@@ ites become la@@ bor@@ ers .
Ha@@ ve you thought of ad@@ ju@@ sting your circumstances to en@@ ter or re@@ en@@ ter the pioneer service ?
They are imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al in working “ what is good toward all . ”
He was told : “ Fir@@ st , you have to be baptized .
H@@ ad it not been for his enc@@ oun@@ ter with Jesus , P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate might be just another name in the hist@@ ory boo@@ ks .
Because of his loving and gener@@ ous spirit , he has filled the earth with in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res with whom you can devel@@ op fri@@ end@@ ship .
The Israelites used the same gar@@ ments and fo@@ o@@ t@@ we@@ ar they started out with , likely pas@@ sing them on to others as children gre@@ w up and ad@@ ul@@ ts died .
Can young people today be confid@@ ent that Jehovah shows gen@@ u@@ ine interest in them ?
The sons married two Mo@@ a@@ bi@@ te women , Ru@@ th and O@@ r@@ pa@@ h .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing M@@ y@@ self Bu@@ s@@ y in Jehovah’s O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation
( b ) What are some examples of coun@@ ter@@ fe@@ it love ?
In the first century , Jehovah bless@@ ed his people with gro@@ w@@ th des@@ pite problems in@@ side and out@@ side the congregation .
It was the family head , u@@ su@@ ally the father .
From a very young age , he was pro@@ ne to anger and viol@@ ence .
They became seri@@ ously de@@ fe@@ ctive ​ — imper@@ fect .
Ther@@ efore , those who lo@@ se faith in the coming of God’s day of judgment com@@ mit a gra@@ ve er@@ ro@@ r .
I am at far left
G@@ et@@ ting to know Jehovah star@@ ts by taking a care@@ ful look at the Bible , which tel@@ ls us about him and about what he requi@@ res of us .
Ha@@ il@@ st@@ ones kil@@ led more of the enem@@ y than did Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s tro@@ op@@ s .
J@@ as@@ on , C@@ es@@ ar , and W@@ il@@ li@@ am
May we prove to be s@@ wi@@ ft about hear@@ ing God’s message and then obedi@@ ently he@@ ed it . ​ — James 1 : 19 , 22 - 25 .
How did God as@@ sure Eli@@ j@@ ah that He still valu@@ ed him ?
This is not to say , of course , that the lo@@ ad of Christian disci@@ ple@@ ship is we@@ igh@@ t@@ less .
We will consider the examples of Jac@@ o@@ b , M@@ ary , and Jesus .
She says : “ My dre@@ am has come true , and I can regul@@ ar pioneer again ! ”
In contr@@ ast , a gener@@ ation of Israel “ who had not pre@@ pared their heart ” is descri@@ bed as “ stu@@ b@@ born and re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous . ”
All these p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ ms had to find some@@ where to stay .
Instead , they str@@ ong@@ ly op@@ pose him .
“ E@@ very man must be s@@ wi@@ ft about hear@@ ing , s@@ low about speaking , ” says the disci@@ ple James .
Not far away sto@@ od the wal@@ led city of Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o .
I remember the instru@@ ct@@ or@@ ’s com@@ ment as if it were y@@ es@@ ter@@ day , “ Your g@@ es@@ tures and your en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m are exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent , but your Eng@@ l@@ ish is to@@ t@@ ally in@@ com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible ! ”
Still , that should not pre@@ v@@ ent a Christian from cultiv@@ ating a mil@@ d spirit .
Par@@ ents today can set such an example for their children .
E@@ ve knew that law .
W@@ ise King Solomon said to God in prayer : “ You yourself al@@ one well know the heart of the sons of mankind . ”
Does being reason@@ able mean ho@@ l@@ ding back from serving God ?
God’s promised new world is near , and our sal@@ vation is ne@@ are@@ r than we may think .
Jehovah al@@ lo@@ ws all of us the fre@@ e@@ dom to deci@@ de whether we will be gover@@ ned by his principles or not .
Jehovah has provided shepher@@ ds who show s@@ inc@@ ere interest in the flo@@ ck ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 19 )
Mo@@ st people ign@@ ore them , but the cou@@ ple remain in their spo@@ t , s@@ mil@@ ing at those who look at them .
Ju@@ d@@ as heard the wonderful teachings of Jesus and saw the mirac@@ les he per@@ form@@ ed with the help of God’s holy spirit .
How did God cre@@ ate man ?
• Re@@ g@@ arding the congregation , what did David , Jesus , and first - century Christians want to do , and how should this af@@ fect us ?
Just in the past 1@@ 00 years , over 1@@ 00 milli@@ on people have been kil@@ led in the w@@ ars of the nations . Today , world con@@ di@@ tions keep get@@ ting wor@@ se .
O@@ thers , such as the “ Acts of P@@ il@@ ate , ” a part of the “ Go@@ spe@@ l of N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s , ” foc@@ us on people con@@ ne@@ cted with those events .
The expres@@ sion “ until I come ” remin@@ ds us of Jesus ’ refer@@ ence to “ the Son of man coming in his kingdom . ”
Par@@ ents should set a good example for their children .
Why should Christians not cour@@ t someone who does not serve Jehovah ?
This is follow@@ ed by food , dr@@ in@@ ks , mu@@ si@@ c , and d@@ an@@ c@@ ing .
Fir@@ st , he saw the Witnesses care for a spiritual brother who was seri@@ ously si@@ ck .
“ Let Your Kingdom C@@ ome ”
In their eyes , he “ sur@@ pas@@ sed all mun@@ d@@ ane cre@@ atu@@ res in wisdom and power , ” states the book When Egy@@ pt R@@ ul@@ ed the E@@ ast .
I was able to find vari@@ ous jo@@ bs , each lasting for only a sh@@ ort peri@@ od of time .
For example , the Bible speak@@ s of a sou@@ l@@ ’s doing work .
O@@ ther@@ wise the cha@@ in will s@@ na@@ p .
Because of all that has been done ​ — su@@ p@@ po@@ se@@ dly in the name of the God of the Bible — ​ many s@@ inc@@ ere people have become dis@@ il@@ lu@@ si@@ oned or have comple@@ t@@ ely lost their faith in God and in the Bible .
Mo@@ st bal@@ an@@ ced people recogn@@ ize that per@@ fe@@ c@@ tion@@ ism in the sense of ex@@ tre@@ me and un@@ reason@@ able dem@@ ands in all matters of life is not truly desi@@ ra@@ ble .
En@@ tru@@ sted with Bible truth , Christians ze@@ al@@ ously share it with others
Like - min@@ ded people working clo@@ sel@@ y as a group can accom@@ pl@@ ish a t@@ ask far more effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely than individuals working in@@ dep@@ end@@ ently of one another .
Abraham demonstr@@ ated faith in Jehovah’s promises , so God vie@@ wed him as special ; he really knew Abraham .
When they took the time to get to know Jehovah acc@@ ur@@ ately , their efforts pa@@ id off .
Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s cl@@ er@@ gy are la@@ w@@ less in that they have mis@@ led milli@@ ons by prom@@ o@@ ting teachings , ho@@ li@@ days , and be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or contr@@ ary to the Bible .
5@@ 2 : 5 , 6 .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years ag@@ o , the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job , who had just lost all his children and who was in the thro@@ es of a ter@@ ri@@ ble di@@ se@@ ase , asked : “ Why does [ God ] give light to one having tr@@ ou@@ ble , and life to those bit@@ ter of soul ? ”
The Bible ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ ts us with God like no other book of religion .
In the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , we learned that a mission@@ ary is one who is sent as an ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er ​ — one who br@@ ings good news to others .
R@@ em@@ e@@ dy for De@@ ath , 3 / 15
W@@ ho@@ m in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar should we not re@@ pa@@ y with evil ?
Can God’s Word really help us to satis@@ fy our spiritual need ?
De@@ bi@@ r
When was the last time you had a sing@@ le - par@@ ent family over for a me@@ al ?
Indeed , Jehovah God gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ously ans@@ wers prayers and “ be@@ comes the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ”
It was a we@@ d@@ ding gift to her from my father .
Ang@@ ela Rom@@ an@@ o was one of the young sisters who came to help with the can@@ ning .
( b ) Why is it important to ask ourselves , ‘ W@@ ho@@ se disci@@ ple have I become ? ’
D@@ on@@ ’t look at me with an a@@ ir of p@@ ity .
‘ Like a P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous R@@ ed - C@@ ol@@ ored S@@ to@@ ne ’
We mer@@ ely wish to be able to ap@@ pre@@ h@@ end His pl@@ ans and pur@@ pos@@ es . ”
Because Bar@@ u@@ ch began to ru@@ e his lo@@ t in life and to desire something better than his special privilege of service to God .
TH@@ E hope of being sa@@ ved can help a person to hold on even in the di@@ rest of circumstances .
After his de@@ ar wife R@@ ac@@ he@@ l died , Jac@@ o@@ b did not soon for@@ get her .
Who would “ shin@@ e ” with spiritual in@@ sight during the time of the end ?
Although spirit - anointed Christians real@@ ize that life in the earthly Par@@ adise would be wonderful , this is not their hope .
For the Israelites , however , the p@@ il@@ la@@ r mirac@@ ul@@ ously li@@ t up the night .
Ab@@ out this time , I found a cou@@ p@@ on for the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
Ther@@ e@@ after , how will Jehovah use these high@@ ly privile@@ ged associ@@ ates of Christ ?
That comm@@ and was not to be taken ligh@@ tly .
For that reason we should have the attitude of David , who pray@@ ed : “ M@@ ake me know your own ways , O Jehovah ; teach me your own pa@@ ths .
The el@@ der@@ ’s words made a hu@@ ge differ@@ ence . ” ​ — Matthew 10 : 31 .
He will feel a strong inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation to accept spiritual help and put it into prac@@ tice . ​ — Pro@@ v .
That was the case with the apostles and many other early Christians .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in three months all was set st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght .
Jesus Christ and his disciples did so to preach the good news thr@@ ough@@ out Ju@@ de@@ a and Gal@@ ile@@ e .
In each case , what the Bible teach@@ es is clear and st@@ ra@@ igh@@ t@@ for@@ ward .
How inter@@ es@@ ting , then , that the Bible does provide g@@ li@@ mp@@ ses of the inv@@ isi@@ ble part of Jehovah’s organization !
Then she had written out her ans@@ wers to each question .
How can regul@@ ar prayer cause our love for God to gro@@ w ?
3 : 5 ​ — How are anointed Christians ‘ sa@@ ved through a bat@@ h ’ and ‘ made new by holy spirit ’ ?
If s@@ crip@@ tures are read , tre@@ at these as expres@@ sions of God that strengthen the hearts of both of you .
Do Not Be V@@ indic@@ tive or H@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical
* As his son gre@@ w older , F@@ eli@@ x cho@@ se other Bible - based public@@ ations that were appro@@ pri@@ ate for his s@@ on@@ ’s age .
We needed to make good use of our time .
Does my mate res@@ ent me for being si@@ ck ?
Daniel knew that this was true . Mi@@ ri@@ am had already be@@ gu@@ n pione@@ ering and was experi@@ enc@@ ing jo@@ y@@ ful blessings .
What can be done to help re@@ pa@@ ir the dam@@ age ca@@ used by se@@ par@@ ation ?
Their ba@@ r@@ ba@@ ri@@ c re@@ v@@ enge served Sam@@ s@@ on@@ ’s purpose .
But the apostles did not understand what he me@@ ant .
O@@ ver 60 years ag@@ o , this j@@ our@@ n@@ al n@@ ic@@ ely explained : “ A sin of trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion against God’s law pu@@ ts us in de@@ b@@ t to him . . . .
Job , a man who fe@@ ared God , ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged some 3@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 years ag@@ o that Jehovah saw his ways and coun@@ ted all his st@@ ep@@ s .
He accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed me in the ministry and to the meetings as long as he could , al@@ though many days the effort left me in te@@ ars .
What if you have been sh@@ aring in some prac@@ tice of spi@@ rit@@ ism and now want to bre@@ ak free ?
Be@@ ing help@@ ful , therefore , means being dis@@ cer@@ ning and str@@ ik@@ ing a bal@@ ance between res@@ pe@@ cting ano@@ ther’s priv@@ ac@@ y and being a@@ vail@@ able to help when needed .
12 : 20 , 21 .
The Kingdom message became especially “ good ” in 1914 .
The elders care@@ fully avoid doing anything that might com@@ promise their standing with God . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
After the ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion had been sh@@ own in their are@@ a , one congregation repor@@ ted a 30 - per@@ c@@ ent inc@@ re@@ ase in home Bible stu@@ dies !
D@@ ra@@ w strength from prayer and the Christian congregation
Paul , Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s , and Mark tra@@ ver@@ sed C@@ y@@ pr@@ us , preaching as they went ; then they he@@ ad@@ ed for A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or .
If this is true in your case , pray for God’s help to over@@ come these tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es and to exerc@@ ise self - control so that you can avoid let@@ ting your anger er@@ up@@ t .
However , sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness is one of the great@@ est ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les to obe@@ ying the law of the Christ and ‘ loving Jehovah our God with our whole heart , soul , and mind and loving our neigh@@ b@@ ors as ourselves . ’
The only ho@@ pe@@ ful pro@@ spe@@ ct they see is that things might be better for them if they could es@@ cap@@ e to another land .
Jo@@ y is a st@@ ate of great happiness .
Mo@@ ving F@@ or@@ ward With Con@@ fid@@ ence
It was “ in the pris@@ on ho@@ le ” that “ with f@@ et@@ ters they a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted his fe@@ et , into ir@@ ons his soul came . ” ​ — Genesis 40 : 15 ; Psalm 10@@ 5 : 18 .
“ It is all so very inter@@ es@@ ting and en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ing , ” wr@@ ites Ma@@ sha , “ but most important , it makes you look at the world differ@@ ently .
Th@@ ink about how many h@@ our@@ s are sp@@ ent keep@@ ing in cont@@ act through so@@ cial ne@@ t@@ works , reading and ans@@ wer@@ ing ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic mes@@ sa@@ ges , a@@ vi@@ dly pur@@ su@@ ing ho@@ b@@ bi@@ es , or con@@ stan@@ tly keep@@ ing ab@@ re@@ ast of s@@ por@@ ts events .
• Why should no one pres@@ sure another to get married ?
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing My H@@ us@@ band
How do we know that God’s concer@@ n ex@@ tend@@ s to individuals ?
Consider what Jesus said to the crow@@ ds in his day who were lik@@ e@@ wise be@@ at@@ en down by the pres@@ sures of life : “ C@@ ome to me , all you who are to@@ il@@ ing and lo@@ ad@@ ed down , and I will ref@@ res@@ h you . ”
Those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs will soon hear Christ’s vo@@ ice and come out .
He explained how God’s prote@@ ction and support of his faithful servants are illustr@@ ated Bi@@ bli@@ c@@ ally by the w@@ ings of the e@@ ag@@ le .
Their pri@@ m@@ ary go@@ als are spiritual , not material .
What ty@@ pe of bur@@ den did David need to thro@@ w upon Jehovah ?
The ph@@ ra@@ se “ be@@ mo@@ an@@ ing himself ” can mean “ a sh@@ ak@@ ing or ro@@ c@@ king mo@@ tion , ” says one scho@@ la@@ r .
When res@@ cu@@ e op@@ er@@ ations were of@@ fi@@ cially st@@ op@@ ped , Greek res@@ cu@@ e te@@ am@@ s refu@@ sed to give up the sear@@ ch for sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors .
That ze@@ al for declar@@ ing God’s glory was seen again and again .
Lo@@ cal re@@ si@@ d@@ ents deci@@ ded to col@@ le@@ ct money to re@@ place the pl@@ an@@ ks , but who could be tru@@ sted to man@@ age the fun@@ ds ?
What can we learn from Jesus about illustr@@ ations ?
H@@ ann@@ el@@ ore expla@@ ins : “ S@@ ome@@ times we received ta@@ pe recor@@ ding@@ s of ass@@ em@@ bly pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s .
For what reas@@ ons should U@@ z@@ z@@ ah have been a@@ ware of the regul@@ ations regarding the Ar@@ k ?
You could have the con@@ vers@@ ation on the first day of each mon@@ th or each we@@ ek on a set day .
We must h@@ and@@ le our responsi@@ bil@@ ities as instru@@ cted .
To@@ gether , in a spirit of te@@ am@@ work , b@@ ra@@ inst@@ or@@ m ways that you can ad@@ d@@ ress each o@@ ther’s concer@@ ns .
As a result , this faithful prophet experienced the fulfill@@ ment of Jehovah’s own words recorded at Jeremiah 17 : 7 , 8 : “ B@@ less@@ ed is the able - bo@@ died man who pu@@ ts his trust in Jehovah , and who@@ se confidence Jehovah has become .
It makes the marriage un@@ bre@@ aka@@ ble in the face of ir@@ rit@@ ating person@@ ality f@@ la@@ ws , da@@ un@@ ting health challeng@@ es , dist@@ res@@ sing fin@@ an@@ cial c@@ ris@@ es , and challeng@@ ing in - law is@@ su@@ es .
“ A Y@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ G M@@ A@@ N E@@ Q@@ U@@ AT@@ E@@ S B@@ E@@ A@@ U@@ T@@ Y W@@ I@@ T@@ H V@@ I@@ R@@ T@@ U@@ E , ” O@@ B@@ S@@ E@@ R@@ V@@ E@@ D A F@@ A@@ I@@ TH@@ F@@ U@@ L EL@@ D@@ E@@ R@@ L@@ Y C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ A@@ N .
“ I@@ N TH@@ E mor@@ ning cause me to hear your loving - kindness , ” pray@@ ed the psalmist David to Jehovah .
But let me tell you how I came to serve Jehovah during this time of tur@@ mo@@ il .
Like Z@@ acc@@ ha@@ e@@ us , we can he@@ ed Jesus ’ words ​ — recorded in the Bible — ​ and devel@@ op our sense of right and wrong .
Yet , their parents pl@@ an@@ ned fre@@ qu@@ ent tri@@ ps to t@@ our its fac@@ il@@ ities , especially while their daugh@@ ters were gro@@ wing up .
If you dis@@ cer@@ n that a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar contr@@ ast br@@ ings to the fore an are@@ a you need to work on , try to do that .
What is the congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s responsi@@ bility if a Christian d@@ ri@@ ving an a@@ ut@@ om@@ o@@ bi@@ le has an ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent that resul@@ ts in the death of others ?
No won@@ der Chris@@ tend@@ om will soon come to her end along with the rest of “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , ” the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion !
C@@ ha@@ d@@ wi@@ ck ad@@ ds : “ C@@ le@@ ment of A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a is the ear@@ li@@ est Christian writ@@ er to discus@@ s what kind of mu@@ si@@ c is appro@@ pri@@ ate for Christian use .
U@@ p to 1@@ ,000 people would p@@ ack the c@@ lu@@ b , so I was kept bus@@ y .
Per@@ haps you are op@@ posed or persecu@@ ted by scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es , fellow emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es , family members , or others who do not share your faith .
Such an appro@@ ach is sure to bring Jehovah’s appro@@ val and blessing , just as it did in the case of Joseph .
On@@ ly a fo@@ ol ​ — perhaps this one — ​ would believe her . ”
Do not leave it , and it will keep you .
( a ) How did Ca@@ in turn out to be a disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment ?
▪ L@@ ess@@ ons From a W@@ ell - P@@ re@@ pared P@@ ra@@ y@@ er
Still , des@@ per@@ ately nee@@ ding comfort , they asked the el@@ der who was with them to accom@@ pan@@ y them to the Kingdom H@@ all .
All the vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of the er@@ up@@ tion of M@@ ount F@@ u@@ g@@ en cro@@ s@@ sed the sa@@ f@@ ety l@@ ine and went into the d@@ anger z@@ one .
The apostle Paul war@@ ned Christians : “ Do not become un@@ ev@@ en@@ ly yo@@ ked with un@@ believers . ”
And the psalmist says : “ Just a little while longer , and the wicked one will be no more . . .
The On@@ ly R@@ eli@@ able S@@ ource of D@@ eli@@ ver@@ ance
[ The Devil ] cannot in@@ ha@@ bi@@ t a uni@@ verse where there is no God . ”
Yet , some have a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly difficult time keep@@ ing se@@ x in its prop@@ er place , in har@@ mony with God’s standards .
It inclu@@ des Mar@@ y’s being vis@@ ited by the ang@@ el G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el , her vis@@ it to her relati@@ ve Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th , and Mar@@ y’s expres@@ sion of praise to Jehovah .
For four years , E@@ vi@@ ja and I had the privilege of serving as full - time min@@ isters at the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ri@@ ga .
A@@ no@@ ther Lo@@ ok at the D@@ r@@ ama
Paul was pre@@ pared to “ be comple@@ t@@ ely sp@@ ent , ” or to “ be ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted and wor@@ n out , ” if that was what it would take to fulf@@ ill his Christian ministry .
What a jo@@ y@@ ful occasi@@ on that marriage will be !
We should not p@@ our out everything we know to a person all at once , just as a f@@ ar@@ m@@ er does not p@@ our out all his see@@ ds in one lo@@ c@@ ation .
God cannot and does not cause wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
A full - gro@@ wn Christian is also loyal .
In the very beg@@ in@@ ning , he used that t@@ ac@@ tic with E@@ ve , as@@ king : “ Is it really so that God said you must not e@@ at from every t@@ ree of the gar@@ den ? ”
17 , 18 . ( a ) Why is it important for Jehovah’s servants to follow Jesus ’ pat@@ ter@@ n of hum@@ ility ?
B@@ E@@ C@@ A@@ U@@ S@@ E we live in a tr@@ oub@@ led world , we must work hard to gain peace .
And the apostle Paul was told : “ You are in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ing some things that are str@@ ange to our ear@@ s . ” ​ — Job 16 : 17 ; Pro@@ v .
13 : 13 - 18 ; 14 : 11 , 12 ; 32 : 9 - 23 .
Jesus ate that me@@ al with his apostles , and then he in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al .
6 : 11 .
Thus , we may come to feel as he feel@@ s , h@@ ating what he h@@ ates .
L@@ ou@@ ise said , “ I stru@@ gg@@ led great@@ ly , but I really dre@@ w close to Jehovah . ”
• What does Davi@@ d’s example teach us about rep@@ ent@@ ance ?
C@@ H@@ A@@ R@@ I@@ T@@ A@@ B@@ L@@ E P@@ L@@ AN@@ N@@ IN@@ G
One day it became so bad that I thought I would have to see a do@@ ct@@ or .
Hence , G@@ ina , qu@@ o@@ ted in the op@@ ening article , says , “ I think that if I want God to view me as a friend , I must exam@@ ine his ‘ letter ’ to us ​ — the Bible . ”
Na@@ than K@@ nor@@ r from Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n Bethel ad@@ d@@ ressed the group and sp@@ el@@ led out the ur@@ g@@ ent need to car@@ ry the good news to every cor@@ ner of the earth .
H@@ ere , I have had up to four stud@@ ents at a time star@@ ting out in field service ! ”
The war not only up@@ set the world sc@@ ene but also ended my chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od ab@@ ru@@ p@@ tly .
The time for “ the end ” will have come !
It sol@@ ved the Da@@ wn deli@@ very di@@ le@@ m@@ ma
If people learn that you have dec@@ ei@@ ved them even once , you will lo@@ se their trust , and that is not eas@@ ily reg@@ a@@ ined .
Di@@ d people back then live that long ?
A person who is acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to l@@ ying , perhaps having started when he was a child , may find it hard to star@@ t speaking truth .
When we me@@ et someone who shows interest in the Kingdom message , do we prom@@ p@@ tly follow up on the interest ?
Matthe@@ w@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l qu@@ o@@ tes Jesus as saying : “ S@@ to@@ p judg@@ ing that you may not be jud@@ ged . ”
Fir@@ st , pray to Jehovah for the needed self - discipl@@ ine to study his Word .
He is “ mis@@ le@@ ading the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth ” and ca@@ using many of the tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es that b@@ es@@ et mankind .
What is especially encourag@@ ing about God’s words recorded at Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 2 : 2 , 3 ?
The differ@@ ence seem@@ s to be in the way the de@@ pu@@ ties are cl@@ as@@ si@@ fied .
To do so , a young person must be helped to cultiv@@ ate a ta@@ st@@ e for the Word of God .
Do not be judg@@ men@@ tal .
He refu@@ sed to t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate the il@@ lic@@ it com@@ mer@@ cial practic@@ es of the religious lead@@ ers of his day .
Jesus ’ view of truth was not ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ cal .
U@@ su@@ ally , there is a lo@@ t of con@@ fes@@ sion , rep@@ ent@@ ance , and even te@@ ars .
A brother kin@@ dly accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ated all of us , together with P@@ r@@ y@@ ce H@@ ugh@@ es , then the branch serv@@ ant in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in .
( b ) When it comes to teaching , what uni@@ que responsi@@ bility do true Christians have ?
How do we know that we are to be@@ ar thor@@ ough witness ?
Jesus gave an illustr@@ ation of a s@@ ow@@ er who s@@ ow@@ s se@@ ed , and it is recorded in the Go@@ sp@@ els of Matthew , Mark , and Luke .
C@@ r@@ iti@@ c@@ s once claim@@ ed that E@@ la@@ m had never had such an influ@@ ence in Sh@@ in@@ ar and that the account of C@@ he@@ d@@ or@@ la@@ om@@ er@@ ’s att@@ ack was a f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c@@ ation .
Ex@@ pla@@ in the trans@@ form@@ ing power of God’s Word .
The prophet Jeremiah was another L@@ ev@@ ite who recogn@@ ized Jehovah as his share .
If we are willing to put God’s pur@@ pos@@ es a@@ head of sel@@ f@@ ish inter@@ ests , we will imitate S@@ ar@@ ah’s faith .
The gift of joy .
Per@@ haps the et@@ er@@ n@@ ity they i@@ magine is an end@@ less ex@@ ten@@ sion of present li@@ fes@@ ty@@ les and con@@ di@@ tions that to many would se@@ em to be bor@@ ing and mean@@ ing@@ less .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are that Jehovah has tra@@ ined men who deep@@ ly care for each member of the Christian congregation !
I@@ ts t@@ it@@ le , “ Wh@@ ere Are the De@@ ad ? , ” appe@@ aled to him .
Yes , when a person cho@@ o@@ ses to leave Jehovah and the way of life set out in the Scriptures , faithful family members ty@@ pi@@ c@@ ally experience deep angu@@ ish .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , Peter hum@@ bly accepted Paul’s cor@@ rec@@ tive counsel .
Yet , all too often they pa@@ y a ter@@ ri@@ ble spiritual pri@@ ce .
B@@ ack in Fa@@ ther’s v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , pres@@ sures continued .
When Z@@ ano@@ ah re@@ turned at mi@@ d@@ day to make me something to dr@@ ink , an en@@ vel@@ op@@ e a@@ wa@@ ited him .
Consider S@@ har@@ on , a mar@@ iti@@ me pla@@ in between the h@@ ill@@ s of Sam@@ ari@@ a and the Gre@@ at Se@@ a , or the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an .
Yet , we can be confid@@ ent that God will give wisdom to men en@@ tru@@ sted with congregation responsi@@ bil@@ ities so that they can care for his sheep pro@@ per@@ ly . ​ — Pro@@ v .
Ex@@ c@@ ep@@ t for a few sh@@ ort inter@@ v@@ als , the ca@@ ges have been there for ne@@ arly 5@@ 00 years .
When does Jesus ju@@ dge people as sheep or go@@ ats ?
He might have en@@ ab@@ led you to conduct a new Bible study or helped you to receive “ the peace of God that exc@@ els all thought . ”
Our re@@ pu@@ tation for hon@@ es@@ ty re@@ comm@@ ends us as tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy min@@ isters .
Those words can strengthen us too so that we can make it through the great tri@@ bul@@ ation and contribu@@ te to the Par@@ adise to come .
O@@ r he may have ar@@ gu@@ ed that Moses practic@@ ed ne@@ po@@ tism ​ — giving privile@@ ges to his relati@@ ves .
With reg@@ ard to Satan’s t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s , we have an understanding that Job did not have .
Yes , “ the joy of Jehovah is [ our ] str@@ ong@@ hold . ”
T@@ w@@ o M@@ on@@ ths of S@@ ow@@ ing
We may become up@@ set and deci@@ de never to speak to that cou@@ ple again .
Se@@ cond , simp@@ li@@ fy .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , Paul ur@@ ged Christians in Eph@@ esus : “ Ke@@ ep stri@@ ct w@@ atch that how you walk is not as un@@ wise but as wise pers@@ ons , bu@@ ying out the oppor@@ tu@@ ne time for y@@ ourselves , because the days are wicked .
The you@@ th became a man , and a “ well - buil@@ t and h@@ and@@ some ” one at that .
W@@ as it really just a c@@ olo@@ s@@ s@@ al ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent ?
This refle@@ cts “ the spirit of the world , ” or “ the spirit that now op@@ er@@ ates in the sons of dis@@ obedi@@ ence . ”
O@@ u@@ t of des@@ per@@ ation , S@@ and@@ r@@ a turned to d@@ ru@@ g@@ s .
Because we love the La@@ w@@ mak@@ er . ​ — Is@@ a . 33 : 22 ; read Luke 10 : 27 .
3 : 8 - 10 ; 4 : 23 , 24 ; 6 : 15 , 16 ​ — How many years did it take to re@@ buil@@ d the temple ?
So , what moved L@@ ef@@ è@@ v@@ re to transl@@ ate the Bible into Fr@@ en@@ ch ?
Mo@@ st of them were not only religious but also very su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ous .
I have always believ@@ ed in a high@@ er power , but as a you@@ th , I was di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted by many other inter@@ ests .
A@@ n un@@ nam@@ ed ob@@ ser@@ ver com@@ men@@ ted regarding an e@@ pi@@ gra@@ m pra@@ ising the temple as a won@@ der of the ancient world : “ It is now a most des@@ ol@@ ate and w@@ re@@ t@@ ched place . ”
Even in the first century , Paul found it necess@@ ary to ur@@ ge fellow believers to avoid “ the spirit that is now at work in the sons of dis@@ obedi@@ ence ” and in which they “ at one time wal@@ ked . ”
We are pleas@@ ed to head home but also very sa@@ d to leave be@@ h@@ ind so many who have now heard the Kingdom message .
As@@ k a lear@@ ner , ‘ What are your spiritual go@@ als ? ’
S@@ ad@@ ly , a re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous spirit per@@ me@@ ates the world today .
If you attend@@ ed one of the conven@@ tions , why not re@@ view your no@@ tes as you read this article ?
What are ways in which a Christian might simp@@ li@@ fy his life ?
Some au@@ th@@ ors have claim@@ ed that the can@@ on of the Christian Greek Scriptures was cho@@ s@@ en cen@@ tu@@ ries after the fact by a ch@@ urch that was an esta@@ bli@@ shed power under the direction of the E@@ mp@@ er@@ or Con@@ stan@@ t@@ ine .
Do they live in har@@ mony with Bible standards ?
As a result , we enjoy un@@ ity , love , and se@@ cur@@ ity .
I@@ magine being vie@@ wed by Jehovah as desi@@ ra@@ ble .
Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty also moved my parents to make ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing to others about what I had learned was exc@@ iting and re@@ war@@ ding , especially since many at that time respon@@ ded to the Kingdom message and sh@@ ared in pro@@ claim@@ ing it .
“ They felt deep@@ ly cu@@ t and were w@@ an@@ ting to do away with [ the apostles ] . ”
I was 19 years old , and at the same time , I fac@@ ed my first real t@@ est .
As we have seen , we can maintain our joy even when we are b@@ es@@ et by serious problems .
The fi@@ f@@ th po@@ em por@@ tra@@ ys the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Jerusalem as speaking .
How did things turn out for the two Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an pris@@ on@@ ers who rel@@ ated a pu@@ z@@ z@@ ling dre@@ am to Joseph ?
So God has allow@@ ed Satan to rule this world for a time .
For good reason , people vie@@ wed her as “ an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent woman . ” ​ — 4 / 15 , pages 23 - 6 .
In this article , we will learn how these principles apply to the 20@@ 13 re@@ vision of the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation and to its transl@@ ation into other langu@@ ages as well .
After descri@@ b@@ ing that sh@@ am@@ e@@ ful and tra@@ gi@@ c ev@@ ent , God’s Word ca@@ u@@ tions : “ Let the one who thin@@ ks he is standing be@@ ware that he does not f@@ all . ”
You may won@@ der , ‘ How much peace has there been in the world ? ’
Yes , Christ’s brothers were to keep in mind their hope of recei@@ ving the inc@@ or@@ ru@@ p@@ ti@@ ble in@@ her@@ it@@ ance that was ‘ re@@ served for them in the heavens . ’ ​ — C@@ ol .
Se@@ cond , divine justice is sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to the needs of the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted .
When appro@@ pri@@ ate , expla@@ in the reas@@ ons be@@ h@@ ind a rule or a decision you make .
“ Jehovah has been very good to me , allow@@ ing me to get to know him , ” said the 10@@ 7 - year - old An@@ a .
We discus@@ sed this and deci@@ ded that we would all get up at the same time , have bre@@ ak@@ f@@ ast at 6 : 30 a@@ .@@ m . , and consider the da@@ ily text together .
The govern@@ ment vie@@ ws such cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary marriage as v@@ al@@ id , leg@@ al , and bin@@ ding .
How , though , does Jehovah receive power from his worshipp@@ ers ?
As a s@@ ource of bal@@ sa@@ m , the vers@@ at@@ ile “ te@@ ars ” of the “ we@@ ep@@ ing ” mas@@ tic t@@ ree have so@@ o@@ th@@ ed and heal@@ ed for cen@@ tu@@ ries .
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : M@@ ake a l@@ ist of ways that your mat@@ e@@ ’s vie@@ w@@ point or way of h@@ and@@ ling things is su@@ peri@@ or to your@@ s . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 3 .
They are going out from “ before the Lord of the whole earth ” with a special mis@@ sion to fulf@@ ill .
“ G@@ o to the cor@@ ner of the pl@@ at@@ form and tell me all about it , ” he said .
H@@ ard - and - f@@ ast rul@@ es , then , cannot really ad@@ d@@ ress the matter .
What can help us to keep our sen@@ ses comple@@ t@@ ely ?
9 : 1 - 6 Th@@ ough Jesus had the power to he@@ al the si@@ ck , what did he put before that ?
Be H@@ on@@ est at the Wor@@ k@@ place
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : And he@@ ’s not just va@@ gu@@ ely a@@ ware of what happ@@ ens .
What makes life really wor@@ th@@ while ?
F@@ o@@ c@@ using on our wor@@ ries will not ex@@ ten@@ d our life by even a fr@@ action of a second , let al@@ one imp@@ ro@@ ve it .
Gi@@ ven the st@@ atu@@ s of these two , it is un@@ likely that they would have moved the body themselves .
O@@ r can you inc@@ re@@ ase the share you are having in the Kingdom - preaching work , perhaps even making ro@@ om in your life for pioneer service ?
We find the ans@@ wers to these questions in two of Jesus ’ illustr@@ ations .
His f@@ light in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness on account of King Sa@@ ul@@ ’s ho@@ st@@ ility toward him ?
“ When we were most des@@ per@@ ate , our brothers were there , ” says Mal@@ y@@ or@@ i , who@@ se home was ra@@ zed by an av@@ al@@ an@@ c@@ he in V@@ ene@@ zu@@ ela .
With Jehovah God’s help , fulfill@@ ing that com@@ mis@@ sion is possible .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory , wit@@ ches have been h@@ ated , persecu@@ ted , t@@ or@@ tur@@ ed , even sla@@ in .
( b ) How can we benefit from Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s example of coura@@ ge@@ ous obedi@@ ence ?
We truly have had a wonderful time serving Jehovah together for all these de@@ ca@@ des .
She asked a vis@@ iting su@@ per@@ vis@@ or of the Lu@@ ther@@ an Ch@@ urch where she could find Bible support for this teaching .
O@@ ver@@ coming Des@@ tru@@ ctive F@@ e@@ el@@ ings
If we even beg@@ in to ign@@ ore the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel , we might devel@@ op tra@@ its that could lead to sin@@ ning against the spirit and we might experience disa@@ str@@ ous con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
F@@ ol@@ low Lu@@ ke@@ ’s example , avo@@ i@@ ding the d@@ ang@@ ers that have proved to be a s@@ n@@ are to many you@@ ths .
H@@ ere the apostle Paul ex@@ hor@@ ts fellow believers not to “ s@@ le@@ ep on as the rest do . ”
When L@@ é@@ na , a full - time minis@@ ter in the local congregation , called , a long con@@ vers@@ ation en@@ su@@ ed , and An@@ na - Pa@@ ula accepted the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe .
I pray@@ ed s@@ il@@ ently and re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed the Bible counsel : “ A@@ n answer , when mil@@ d , tur@@ ns away ra@@ ge . ”
So@@ on he was con@@ duc@@ ting Bible stu@@ dies with four of them .
If you do not have a personal cop@@ y of the Bible , Jehovah’s Witnesses will be happy to supp@@ ly you with one .
During that war , God’s people declar@@ ed that according to the prophecy in Revelation , the i@@ ma@@ ge of the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast would as@@ c@@ end again .
When writ@@ ing to the Christians in Corin@@ th , Paul descri@@ bed the str@@ ate@@ gy that he used to re@@ prove himself .
We are simply on the same wa@@ vel@@ eng@@ th . ”
He reas@@ oned , “ If the meetings are good for me , they are good for my children . ”
While the one under dem@@ on att@@ ack should pray fer@@ v@@ ently for reli@@ ef , other true Christians may also pray in be@@ half of the individu@@ al who deep@@ ly desi@@ res to serve Jehovah and who is ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly tr@@ ying to res@@ ist wicked for@@ ces .
Let us never lo@@ se sight of the fact that no other people in the world today dec@@ la@@ res Jehovah’s name .
A second way to find in@@ ner peace is by reading and medit@@ ating on Bible ver@@ ses .
Jehovah also made it clear that his purpose never chang@@ es when he ad@@ ded : “ I am always the same One . ”
At such m@@ om@@ ents , I am inc@@ l@@ ined to is@@ ol@@ ate my@@ self and give way to we@@ ep@@ ing and feelings of self - p@@ ity . ”
In ad@@ dition to Jesus , it was to number 14@@ 4@@ ,000 . ​ — Re@@ v .
Hence , Jehovah supp@@ or@@ ted the faithful ones , and concer@@ ning their st@@ ate at the end of Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s life , the Bible rec@@ ord says : “ Jehovah gave them rest all around , according to everything that he had s@@ wor@@ n to their fore@@ fa@@ thers . . .
He ‘ pu@@ m@@ m@@ el@@ ed his body , ’ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ously sub@@ du@@ ing fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res and tra@@ its . ​ — Romans 7 : 21 - 25 .
“ To him there were given rul@@ er@@ ship and di@@ gn@@ ity and kingdom , that the pe@@ op@@ les , n@@ ational grou@@ ps and langu@@ ages should all serve even him . ” ​ — D@@ AN@@ I@@ E@@ L 7 : 14 .
Un@@ der the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , the L@@ ev@@ ites did not receive an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance as the other tri@@ bes did .
O@@ TH@@ E@@ R BI@@ B@@ L@@ E Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S AN@@ S@@ W@@ E@@ R@@ E@@ D ​ — Is the Bible From God ?
And you can have confidence that it does make sense to believe in a par@@ adise earth .
Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide , branch of@@ fic@@ es of Jehovah’s Witnesses use many of these ser@@ vi@@ ces to sa@@ ve time , person@@ ne@@ l , and fun@@ ds .
I had rec@@ ently been ev@@ ic@@ ted from the con@@ d@@ om@@ in@@ i@@ u@@ m where my parents had allow@@ ed me to live .
A few months after M@@ ary al@@ le@@ ge@@ dly appe@@ ared to them ​ — accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by angels and a do@@ ve — ​ the Ger@@ man new@@ s@@ pa@@ per W@@ est@@ fal@@ en@@ po@@ st repor@@ ted : “ U@@ p until now about 5@@ 0@@ ,000 p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ ms , people in sear@@ ch of heal@@ ing , as well as the cu@@ ri@@ ous have clo@@ sel@@ y follow@@ ed the v@@ isions seen by the women . ”
Then in the first century , Paul exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ Is there in@@ justice with God ?
The com@@ mis@@ sion given to Adam will have been accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed without him .
“ But we also try to make new friends as a cou@@ ple , ” he ad@@ ds , “ and that helps us too . ”
Since I had left the Un@@ ited Ch@@ urch at the age of 13 , I had no other religious a@@ ff@@ ili@@ ation ; so I sign@@ ed the marriage reg@@ is@@ ter as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , though I was not yet a Witness .
The pro@@ secu@@ t@@ or stated that there was no need for her to provide evidence to prove that the Witnesses were gu@@ il@@ ty of wr@@ ong@@ doing .
F@@ i@@ ve of her daugh@@ ters became Witnesses , and S@@ an@@ t@@ ina has also helped many others to accept Bible truth .
What out@@ standing ev@@ ent took place in 195@@ 8 , and what dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c change has taken place since ?
The apostle Paul gave an example of this when he wrote : “ The things which the nations sacrifice they sacrifice to dem@@ ons , and not to God . ”
They are pan@@ ting for the du@@ st of the earth on the head of low@@ ly pers@@ ons ; and the way of me@@ ek people they turn asi@@ de . ’ ”
As a par@@ ent , make sure that you do all you can to bring up your children “ in the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah . ”
So about 5@@ 5 C.E . , when he is in Eph@@ esus during the course of his th@@ ir@@ d mission@@ ary j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , Paul wr@@ ites the first of his two let@@ ters to the Corinthians .
When on occasi@@ on the imper@@ fe@@ ctions of others proved challeng@@ ing , Bro@@ ther W@@ o@@ o@@ d@@ wor@@ th would say , “ It sure is mar@@ vel@@ ous what the Lord has done with what he has to work with . ”
A proble@@ m that cannot be res@@ ol@@ ved may have to be end@@ ur@@ ed , at le@@ ast for the time being .
It takes time to medit@@ ate on what we learn and to refle@@ ct on how preci@@ ous the truth is .
How can we be sure that we will remain in God’s love ?
Jehovah ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely re@@ je@@ cted Saul for his dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
That ev@@ ent occ@@ ur@@ red because the people of Juda@@ h had also turned apost@@ ate .
We hi@@ d our su@@ it@@ c@@ as@@ es there and re@@ sum@@ ed wit@@ ness@@ ing .
Yes , medit@@ ating on the blessings in st@@ ore if we are faithful streng@@ th@@ ens us to end@@ ure , just as keep@@ ing in mind “ the joy that was set before him ” helped Jesus to end@@ ure . ​ — Hebrews 12 : 1 , 2 .
Di@@ o@@ gen@@ es was born in 4@@ 12 B.C.E . in Sin@@ op@@ e , a city on the B@@ l@@ ack Se@@ a .
It would be possible to c@@ ite other par@@ all@@ els between their beli@@ ef@@ s and those of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
In effect , Jehovah was saying that he would take on any ro@@ le necess@@ ary to free his people .
And appe@@ ared to Abraham / to Isa@@ a@@ c and to Jac@@ o@@ b / as an om@@ ni - su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient God : but by my name J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H I did not become known to them . ”
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : T@@ ra@@ in your child to respon@@ d fir@@ m@@ ly if anyone at@@ temp@@ ts to pla@@ y with his or her se@@ x or@@ g@@ ans .
“ Lord , T@@ each U@@ s How to P@@ ra@@ y ” ( Mo@@ de@@ l P@@ ra@@ y@@ er ) , 2 / 1
Those who take themselves too seri@@ ously may become b@@ ra@@ gg@@ ar@@ ts , per@@ pe@@ tually bo@@ a@@ sting about their su@@ p@@ po@@ se@@ dly great tal@@ ents , de@@ e@@ ds , or pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
What helped Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah to cop@@ e with a hard life ?
This change in person@@ ality in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ed me , so I listen@@ ed to him when he tal@@ ked to me about God’s promise of a par@@ adise earth .
Jehovah re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly reas@@ sur@@ ed him with the words : “ I am with you , to sa@@ ve you and to deli@@ ver you . ” ​ — J@@ er .
8 : 5 - 18 .
What did Paul mean by that ph@@ ra@@ se “ trans@@ fer@@ red so as not to see death ” ?
H@@ um@@ bly ad@@ ju@@ sting our attitude lea@@ ds to God’s blessing ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 8 - 10 )
The v@@ il@@ la@@ g@@ ers receive us ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ab@@ ly , ei@@ ther under the sh@@ a@@ de of a t@@ ree or in@@ side a house buil@@ t of bam@@ bo@@ o and th@@ atch@@ ed with p@@ al@@ m lea@@ ves .
If you find yourself making decisions or ac@@ ting in ways that are ques@@ tion@@ able in the eyes of bal@@ an@@ ced , experienced fellow believers , you might ask yourself , ‘ C@@ ould it be that my conscience has not been pro@@ per@@ ly tra@@ ined or that my heart is dec@@ ei@@ ving me ? ’
As the d@@ el@@ a@@ y in publi@@ shing the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls from Ca@@ ve 4 ex@@ tend@@ ed from years to de@@ ca@@ des , an out@@ c@@ ry was heard from a number of scho@@ l@@ ars .
In cultiv@@ ating the ha@@ bi@@ t of eng@@ ag@@ ing in up@@ building con@@ vers@@ ations , we must first recogn@@ ize that our spe@@ e@@ ch refle@@ cts what is in our heart .
Consider how that is true of two cho@@ ic@@ es you have to make .
5 : 18 , 25 .
That coun@@ ci@@ l mar@@ ked the beg@@ in@@ ning of an er@@ a during which gener@@ al ch@@ urch coun@@ c@@ il@@ s s@@ ought to de@@ fine do@@ g@@ ma ever more pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely .
These acc@@ oun@@ ts help us to id@@ enti@@ fy matters we might take to Jehovah in prayer .
Al@@ le@@ n s@@ ought help for his al@@ co@@ ho@@ l proble@@ m .
By ap@@ pl@@ ying divine principles , many enjoy happiness in the home .
He@@ al@@ th and e@@ con@@ om@@ ic problems would remain .
Al@@ so , if he has com@@ mit@@ ted sin@@ s , it will be for@@ given him . ”
The Bible states : “ For the joy that was set before [ Jesus ] he end@@ ur@@ ed a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake , des@@ p@@ ising sh@@ ame , and has s@@ at down at the right hand of the thro@@ ne of God . ”
As we keep on the w@@ atch , what can we ex@@ pect ?
Jehovah has beau@@ ti@@ fied his people in another way .
You too can look for@@ ward to living in a world in which “ righteousness is to d@@ well . ” ​ — 2 P@@ E@@ T@@ E@@ R 3 : 13
In this con@@ text , a@@ ·@@ ga@@ ʹ@@ pe is love that is gover@@ ned , or gu@@ i@@ ded , by princi@@ ple , but it is often accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by strong emo@@ tion .
The answer go@@ es back to the da@@ wn of human hist@@ ory , when our first parents re@@ bel@@ led against God as R@@ ul@@ er .
They cla@@ im that if you think that your prayer is ans@@ wer@@ ed , it is mer@@ ely because you put your thoughts into words , id@@ enti@@ fied your proble@@ m , and set your mind on fin@@ ding a so@@ lu@@ tion .
I left his of@@ fice , deep@@ ly gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah , who had taught me yet another less@@ on in trust .
These words show that we can righ@@ tly pray for God to bl@@ ess our efforts in his service .
You may enc@@ oun@@ ter more than questions about your position and beli@@ ef@@ s .
E@@ ven@@ tually , his conscience be@@ comes tr@@ oub@@ led because of ign@@ or@@ ing Bible counsel pres@@ ented in public@@ ations of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
Fir@@ st - century Christians were ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed : ‘ O@@ pen wide your heart ’ !
The Greek word rend@@ ered “ acc@@ used ” at Luke 16 : 1 al@@ lo@@ ws for the ide@@ a that the ste@@ ward was s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ed .
Jesus ’ promise to in@@ fu@@ se his disciples with “ power ” and “ holy spirit ” in order to car@@ ry out their God - assign@@ ed work still app@@ lies today .
By dr@@ in@@ king the w@@ ine that sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ es the “ blood of the covenant , ” the anointed indic@@ ate that they have been taken into the new covenant and are recei@@ ving the benef@@ its of it .
It is a free gift .
May we therefore have the spirit of the psalmist who san@@ g : “ The righteousness of your remin@@ ders is to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite .
1 , 2 . ( a ) How did Jehovah show his love for human@@ kind ?
I e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly read boo@@ ks by Ger@@ man ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ ers , especially those deal@@ ing with the meaning of human ex@@ ist@@ ence .
S@@ hor@@ tly after the star@@ t of the L@@ or@@ d’s day , the se@@ ven@@ th head la@@ un@@ ched an att@@ ack on God’s people ​ — the rema@@ ining ones of Christ’s brothers on earth .
Mo@@ re@@ over , they know the benef@@ its of qui@@ et@@ ly refle@@ cting on the sh@@ ort@@ ness of life and the hope of the resurrection .
A mission@@ ary inter@@ pre@@ ting a talk given by a local special pioneer
Jesus W@@ as G@@ u@@ i@@ ded by God’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
For instance , a “ day of Jehovah ” came upon Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s re@@ si@@ d@@ ents at Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an hands in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
Jehovah did not always commun@@ ic@@ ate with humans in Hebrew .
James was a@@ ware of this vital truth : A@@ n un@@ ru@@ ly t@@ ong@@ ue is des@@ tru@@ ctive .
How long would that peri@@ od be ?
Their daugh@@ ter is a Witness too .
En@@ du@@ r@@ ance , though , c@@ alls for ear@@ n@@ est prayers said in faith . ​ — James 5 : 15 .
• How can ze@@ al move us to obey divine instru@@ ctions ?
Re@@ ac@@ ting to such st@@ ress , some try to es@@ cap@@ e by chang@@ ing jo@@ bs or en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
One J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese sister lived in an are@@ a that was seri@@ ously dam@@ ag@@ ed by the earth@@ qu@@ ake and t@@ su@@ n@@ ami of 20@@ 11 .
For example , a woman nam@@ ed N@@ an@@ cy rel@@ ates : “ Since I began reading and medit@@ ating on the Bible early each mor@@ ning , I feel ready to face wh@@ atever the day may bring .
On the very day of his resurrection , he made at le@@ ast fi@@ ve appe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces to different disciples . ​ — Mat@@ t .
E@@ ar@@ n@@ est actions to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on a sin@@ ful course show Jehovah that we are not com@@ plac@@ ent , that we have not pre@@ sum@@ ed on his mer@@ cy .
• What is involved in being a good listen@@ er ?
1@@ 14 : 3 - 7 .
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , we Witnesses were able to di@@ vi@@ de ourselves into small grou@@ ps to consider a s@@ crip@@ ture each day , which different ones would su@@ gg@@ est .
In view of all that had happened to her , however , she thought that Jehovah was against her .
But , in truth , Jehovah has always wanted to prote@@ ct people from har@@ m .
And when our love for God gro@@ ws , his love for us in@@ ten@@ si@@ fi@@ es , thus streng@@ th@@ ening our b@@ ond with him . ​ — Read 1 Corinthians 8 : 3 .
Par@@ ents need to help their children to recogn@@ ize that dist@@ inc@@ tion . ​ — J@@ er .
The second article shows how we can imitate his courage and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment .
That act co@@ st him his life .
But the very first com@@ mis@@ sion we received was that of declar@@ ing the good news of his Kingdom .
Yes , Jehovah can help you to res@@ ist pres@@ sure from your pe@@ ers !
For example , in par@@ ts of Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a and A@@ sia and thr@@ ough@@ out the P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c re@@ gi@@ ons of P@@ ol@@ y@@ n@@ es@@ ia , M@@ el@@ an@@ es@@ ia , and M@@ ic@@ r@@ on@@ es@@ ia , many believe that a spirit ​ — not a soul — ​ is im@@ mor@@ tal .
Today , the world is a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous place for Christians .
The s@@ crip@@ ture also al@@ lu@@ des to the thor@@ ough@@ ness with which they com@@ p@@ lied .
Let your brother have his say , and listen care@@ fully .
S@@ is@@ er@@ a and his ar@@ my and S@@ en@@ n@@ ach@@ eri@@ b and his As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an tro@@ op@@ s were no mat@@ ch for the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh .
Ma@@ in@@ tain Fa@@ ith in God’s Word
He evid@@ ently was brought up in hum@@ ble sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s , and thr@@ ough@@ out his life he had few of this worl@@ d’s go@@ o@@ ds .
( Read Psalm 1@@ 22 : 3 , 4 . )
Why could Jesus call his apostles his friends ?
How do you re@@ act to this fore@@ knowledge ?
There , something wonderful happened .
S@@ A@@ N F@@ R@@ AN@@ C@@ I@@ S@@ C@@ O , C@@ A ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , C@@ ow P@@ al@@ ace , 2@@ 6@@ 00 Gen@@ ev@@ a A@@ ve .
No@@ tice that Christians obe@@ yed the comm@@ and in Romans chap@@ ter 13 not mer@@ ely because they wanted to avoid p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment but also “ on account of [ their ] conscience . ”
Jehovah was the one in authority ; yet , he kin@@ dly listen@@ ed as Lo@@ t expres@@ sed his feelings .
For instance , in one country a news repor@@ t fal@@ sel@@ y stated that the Witnesses supp@@ or@@ ted H@@ it@@ l@@ er@@ ’s re@@ gi@@ me during World W@@ ar I@@ I .
Instead of hu@@ ng@@ r@@ ily se@@ iz@@ ing the assignment as an opportunity to make himself a n@@ ational her@@ o , G@@ ide@@ on rep@@ lied : “ Ex@@ c@@ use me , Jehovah . With what shall I sa@@ ve Israel ?
Do not for@@ get that by keep@@ ing integrity , you are up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ arding your preci@@ ous hope for the future .
However , the time is ra@@ pi@@ dly appro@@ aching when we will see those blessings with our own eyes , y@@ es , and enjoy them forever .
The spiritual par@@ adise that we enjoy stan@@ ds in star@@ k contr@@ ast with the de@@ pl@@ or@@ able con@@ di@@ tions in the world today .
( b ) What example shows the wisdom of following the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel recorded at 1 Corinthians 7 : 36 ?
But the first man , Adam , did not cho@@ ose his wife .
Christians , both young and old , are gr@@ ate@@ ful for such tim@@ ely remin@@ ders . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 14 , 24 , 9@@ 9 , 1@@ 19 , 1@@ 29 , 14@@ 6 .
Some years after those Christians in Eph@@ esus had destro@@ yed their boo@@ ks on ma@@ gi@@ c , the apostle Paul wrote : “ We have a w@@ rest@@ ling . . . against the wicked spirit for@@ ces . ”
P@@ over@@ ty is not new .
7 : 4 ​ — Why does Solomon lik@@ en the ne@@ ck of the Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite ma@@ id@@ en to “ an i@@ v@@ ory tower ” ?
A small v@@ ac@@ ant school became home for our group .
Jesus then ad@@ ded : “ So the pres@@ ence of the Son of man will be . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 37 - 39 .
M@@ en have become lo@@ v@@ ers of money rather than lo@@ v@@ ers of God , ob@@ s@@ ess@@ ed with ple@@ asure .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of how you have been tre@@ ated by humans , you are loved by your heavenly Father !
“ He that exerc@@ ises faith in the Son has everlasting life , ” says the Bible . “ He that dis@@ obe@@ ys the Son will not see life . ”
7 , 8 . ( a ) What is the pri@@ m@@ ary purpose of our congregation meetings ?
It st@@ re@@ t@@ ches more than two mil@@ es [ 3 k@@ m ] from side to side .
( a ) What is Jehovah deli@@ gh@@ ted to see with reg@@ ard to older ones ?
At that time , they had to work very hard , re@@ pa@@ i@@ ring some water pi@@ p@@ es .
“ E@@ ar@@ th@@ qu@@ ak@@ es have claim@@ ed h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of lives in the last 1@@ 00 years , ” states another s@@ ource .
So@@ on after these willing work@@ ers arri@@ ve in their new assignment , they see fir@@ s@@ th@@ and that “ the har@@ v@@ est is great , but the work@@ ers are few . ”
Our Father will ce@@ ase to apply to us the value of his S@@ on@@ ’s sacrifice if we displa@@ y an un@@ for@@ giving spirit .
C@@ ould you learn some si@@ gn language in order to commun@@ ic@@ ate with them ?
Such un@@ certain@@ ty would su@@ gg@@ est that our loy@@ al@@ ty to God dep@@ ends on what might ha@@ p@@ pen to us during the course of our life .
B@@ ap@@ tism is a strong mo@@ tiv@@ ation for righteousness . ”
Why is com@@ pas@@ sion an appro@@ pri@@ ate part of our public ministry ?
One or two wit@@ nesses might be eas@@ y to dis@@ mis@@ s , but who could refu@@ te the t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony of 5@@ 00 e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses ?
In@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Juda@@ h sacrific@@ ed children to Mo@@ le@@ ch
No blood was e@@ at@@ en under the law , because it pointed out the blood that was to be shed for the sin of the world ; and under the Go@@ spe@@ l it should not be e@@ at@@ en , because it should ever be consider@@ ed as re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting the blood which has been shed for the re@@ mis@@ sion of sin@@ s . ”
For many , their interest was prom@@ p@@ ted by the men@@ tion in the Bible of “ a gar@@ den in E@@ den , toward the e@@ ast . ”
Today , he is spe@@ e@@ ding up the fin@@ al spiritual har@@ v@@ est .
Your good conduct and example as a Christian you@@ th , along with the coura@@ ge@@ ous stand you took regarding ho@@ li@@ days , did not go un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed .
In a sense , then , R@@ ac@@ he@@ l could be spo@@ ken of as a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of all the mo@@ thers of Israel , of the nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom and the sou@@ ther@@ n one .
Bo@@ t@@ to@@ m : H@@ ar@@ b@@ or w@@ all of S@@ ele@@ u@@ ci@@ a
When O@@ ld On@@ es Will Be Y@@ oung A@@ gain
I must have in@@ her@@ ited some sal@@ tw@@ ater in my blood from Father , for I too went to se@@ a .
demonstr@@ ating hum@@ ility as a par@@ ent ?
They me@@ t God by experi@@ enc@@ ing his ad@@ verse judgment when As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a con@@ qu@@ ered them .
Rather , he bo@@ ast@@ ed : “ S@@ ou@@ l , you have many good things la@@ id up for many years ; take your e@@ ase , e@@ at , dr@@ ink , enjoy yourself . ”
Jesus , however , pati@@ ently tri@@ ed to cor@@ rec@@ t the thinking of his friends and did not eas@@ ily become ex@@ as@@ per@@ ated with them . ​ — Mat@@ t .
God will use Jesus to un@@ do the evil that Satan has done . ​ — Read 1 John 3 : 8 .
I had seen the suffering of others and had su@@ ffered my@@ self when friends and relati@@ ves died .
( Isaiah 40 : 1 – 5@@ 9 : 21 )
He later “ came to have se@@ ven more sons and three more daugh@@ ters . ”
Our love for Jehovah and our de@@ ar Christian brothers has been deep@@ ened ! ”
For example , as we exam@@ ine Jesus ’ ministry , we are imp@@ ressed by his b@@ ol@@ dness when he was temp@@ ted by Satan and when he fac@@ ed the determined op@@ position of the Jewish lead@@ ers .
H@@ O@@ W I H@@ A@@ V@@ E B@@ EN@@ E@@ F@@ I@@ T@@ E@@ D : My four children have benef@@ ited by being brought up to live by Jehovah’s standards .
Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ ing Jehovah , the Devil said : “ T@@ ou@@ ch as far as his b@@ one and his flesh and see whether he will not cur@@ se you to your very face . ”
Although Jehovah is refer@@ red to as “ the first and the last ” at Revelation 22 : 13 , in that there is no@@ ne before or after him , the con@@ text in the first chap@@ ter of Revelation shows that the t@@ it@@ le “ the Fir@@ st and the L@@ ast ” there app@@ lies to Jesus Christ .
“ How do you know all of this ? ” asked J@@ an@@ ina .
“ What if the ra@@ in continu@@ es during the conven@@ tion ? ” ever@@ yone wonder@@ ed .
He never al@@ lo@@ ws his earthly children to be rul@@ ed by pre@@ des@@ t@@ in@@ ation .
His earthly life was succ@@ ess@@ ful because it ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed its purpose .
See their help as an expres@@ sion of God’s love for you .
“ P@@ le@@ as@@ an@@ t@@ ness of Jehovah ” ( P@@ s 27 : 4 ) , 2 / 15
• How does Jehovah prove to be the Gre@@ at D@@ eli@@ ver@@ er ?
I was am@@ a@@ zed at the way he could o@@ pen the Bible and show people ans@@ wers to their questions .
This was certainly true of S@@ is@@ ter N@@ an@@ cy Yu@@ en and Bro@@ ther H@@ ar@@ old King , both of whom end@@ ur@@ ed years of imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment for their faith .
In rend@@ ering these words of Jesus , a number of care@@ ful Bible transl@@ ations use wor@@ ding similar to that found in the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation .
Some take Sa@@ ul@@ ’s rep@@ ly to mean that he ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged the ris@@ k .
That will be the sub@@ ject of the following article .
Yes , the pur@@ su@@ it of godly devo@@ tion requi@@ res that we take God’s righteous standards into consider@@ ation in our da@@ ily lives .
What if your next - do@@ or neigh@@ b@@ ors are pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ced against you because of your r@@ ace , n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality , or religion ?
Indeed , Jesus ’ comm@@ and to “ make disciples of people of all the nations ” is being car@@ ri@@ ed out !
We must be fully con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that he really kno@@ ws what is in our best inter@@ ests .
King David once wrote : “ The heavens are declar@@ ing the glory of God ; the s@@ ki@@ es a@@ bo@@ ve pro@@ cla@@ im the work of his hands . ”
He respon@@ ded im@@ medi@@ ately : “ With that P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h called Abra@@ m and said : ‘ What is this you have done to me ?
However , many today have had to end@@ ure ex@@ tre@@ me re@@ je@@ ction by their family .
• What does the expres@@ sion “ the min@@ ding of the spirit ” mean ? ​ — Romans 8 : 6 .
He has lo@@ v@@ ingly made arrang@@ ements for faithful des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Adam and E@@ ve to see the end of fu@@ t@@ ility and to deli@@ ght in “ the gl@@ ori@@ ous fre@@ e@@ dom of the children of God . ”
From God’s Word , they learn to respect members of all e@@ th@@ ni@@ c grou@@ ps .
The small group of Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents has gro@@ wn to some 8@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 Witnesses of Jehovah today .
He told the illustr@@ ation of a Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an who came ac@@ ro@@ ss a man who had been be@@ at@@ en and ro@@ b@@ bed .
At that time , the enti@@ re li@@ br@@ ary bu@@ d@@ get was no more than 10@@ ,000 ru@@ bl@@ es a year !
In com@@ par@@ is@@ on with our liter@@ al heart , what three things can fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly imp@@ act our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart ?
How did the first - century gover@@ ning body encoura@@ ge Ph@@ ili@@ p ?
It was not the st@@ ones and mor@@ ta@@ r that imp@@ ressed them most but what the city and that place of worship re@@ pres@@ ented .
7 : 4 ​ — How would an an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ation of the Jews bring “ dam@@ age to the king ” ?
May your heart not turn asi@@ de to her ways . Do not w@@ an@@ der into her ro@@ ad@@ ways .
And he helped Job to see that there were greater is@@ su@@ es with which to be concer@@ ned .
On the other hand , many emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es cla@@ im to be working when they are ac@@ tually atten@@ ding to personal matters , though that is contr@@ ary to compan@@ y rul@@ es .
S@@ ur@@ pris@@ ingly , our gr@@ and@@ father accepted this invit@@ ation .
If you are cur@@ r@@ ently stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses , sh@@ aring in preaching the good news , and atten@@ ding Christian meetings , you are to be comm@@ ended .
( 7 ) H@@ i@@ f@@ ing@@ er , K .
The cou@@ ple deci@@ ded that they would free up time and en@@ er@@ gy for greater privile@@ ges of service .
What helped H@@ er@@ ber@@ t and others to over@@ come their fear ?
It also helps us to maintain the qualities we need in order to prote@@ ct ourselves from Satan and his world . ​ — Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 14 - 17 .
“ There have been times when fin@@ an@@ ces , hous@@ ing , health , and just gro@@ wing older have made us anxi@@ ous , ” he says .
C@@ learly , des@@ pite living in a ho@@ st@@ ile world , we can have in@@ ner peace that contribu@@ tes to har@@ mony within our famili@@ es and with fellow Christians .
13 : 1 ; Acts 13 : 21 .
Jesus ’ experience while on the earth made him more understanding and com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate .
Ha@@ ve you seen pi@@ c@@ tures or displa@@ ys show@@ ing three “ wise men ” vis@@ iting the ba@@ by Jesus along with the shepher@@ ds ? — At Chris@@ t@@ mas@@ time such s@@ cen@@ es are comm@@ on .
A@@ vo@@ id se@@ c@@ lu@@ ded plac@@ es .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous power and en@@ er@@ gy were requi@@ red to cre@@ ate not just the su@@ n but also all the other bil@@ li@@ ons of st@@ ars .
He vo@@ ic@@ ed his indi@@ gn@@ ation by ar@@ gu@@ ing : “ Why was it this per@@ fu@@ m@@ ed o@@ il was not so@@ ld for three h@@ un@@ d@@ red den@@ ari@@ i and given to the po@@ or people ? ”
S@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ s also question the boo@@ k@@ ’s n@@ arr@@ ati@@ ves .
Jo@@ b@@ ’s three compan@@ i@@ ons arri@@ ve to “ sy@@ mp@@ a@@ th@@ ize with him . ”
If so , how ?
“ [ God ] res@@ cu@@ ed righteous Lo@@ t , who was great@@ ly dist@@ ressed by the b@@ ra@@ z@@ en conduct of the la@@ w@@ less people . ” ​ — 2 Peter 2 : 7
3 : 12 ​ — What is the “ new name ” of Jesus ?
During the 20@@ th century , they saw the fulfill@@ ment of Isa@@ i@@ ah’s words : “ The little one himself will become a th@@ ous@@ and , and the small one a mi@@ gh@@ ty nation .
They are our spiritual family .
However , the A@@ mor@@ ite K@@ ings Si@@ ho@@ n and O@@ g had no such claim@@ s to the land under their control .
• How do faith and hope rel@@ ate to each other ?
The h@@ our appro@@ ached when he would die as a ransom sacrifice and prove the Devil a li@@ ar .
Jehovah , after all , can bl@@ ess any Scriptural decision and make it work , which has been true since Moses ’ day . ​ — Nu@@ m .
We were sent to the co@@ ast@@ al to@@ w@@ ns of Bro@@ ad@@ sta@@ ir@@ s and R@@ am@@ s@@ g@@ ate in the coun@@ ty of K@@ ent , where we r@@ ented a ro@@ om .
Do Not F@@ ol@@ low “ Un@@ real@@ ities ”
T@@ ra@@ v@@ el was h@@ am@@ per@@ ed by to@@ wer@@ ing m@@ oun@@ tain r@@ ang@@ es , den@@ se ju@@ ng@@ les , and va@@ st di@@ stances .
How com@@ for@@ ting it is to know that Jehovah’s people will never per@@ ish from the earth !
W@@ ell , G@@ a@@ za is on the co@@ ast at about se@@ a le@@ v@@ el . [ g@@ l 15 ] However , He@@ br@@ on is to the e@@ ast at an al@@ titu@@ de of 3@@ ,000 fe@@ et [ 9@@ 00 m ] ​ — a real c@@ li@@ m@@ b !
I@@ t’s good to see you again .
Si@@ x months later , Jehovah’s Witnesses called at our do@@ or .
“ He that appro@@ ach@@ es God must believe that he is and that he be@@ comes the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B@@ R@@ E@@ W@@ S 11 : 6
When David later received acc@@ ur@@ ate information , he am@@ ended his decision .
Al@@ ways do things his way , and ‘ the joy of Jehovah will be your str@@ ong@@ hold , ’ even in to@@ da@@ y’s tr@@ oub@@ led world . ​ — Ne@@ h .
For instance , when de@@ va@@ st@@ ating earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es h@@ it E@@ l S@@ al@@ va@@ d@@ or in J@@ anu@@ ary and F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 200@@ 1 , reli@@ ef activities were organiz@@ ed in all par@@ ts of the country , and grou@@ ps of Jehovah’s Witnesses from Cana@@ da , G@@ u@@ at@@ em@@ ala , and the Un@@ ited St@@ ates provided help .
They fal@@ sel@@ y bran@@ ded Jehovah’s people se@@ di@@ ti@@ ous , and they stru@@ ck at the very heart of God’s v@@ isi@@ ble organization .
There are Bi@@ bli@@ cal acc@@ oun@@ ts rel@@ ating that the bo@@ dies or b@@ ones of dead people were bur@@ ned .
On@@ ly if we truly “ ab@@ ho@@ r what is wicked [ and ] cl@@ ing to what is good ” will we be “ well f@@ it@@ ted for the kingdom of God . ”
But what if they dis@@ obey Jehovah ?
Since the Law given by Jehovah was righteous in every way , by obe@@ ying it the Israelites could have ga@@ ined a righteous standing before God .
Sa@@ il@@ ing between B@@ at@@ a@@ vi@@ a and Mal@@ acc@@ a ( now M@@ el@@ aka ) , in w@@ es@@ ter@@ n Mal@@ a@@ ysi@@ a , he ch@@ an@@ ced upon a Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant pam@@ ph@@ let in S@@ pan@@ ish ent@@ it@@ led Di@@ fer@@ en@@ ci@@ as de la C@@ ris@@ ti@@ an@@ da@@ d ( The Di@@ ffer@@ ences in Chris@@ tend@@ om ) .
D@@ en@@ n@@ is repor@@ ts : “ U@@ sing the s@@ k@@ ill@@ s that we develop@@ ed in building Kingdom H@@ alls to help our brothers has brought us great joy .
Thus , for good reason the apostle Paul’s let@@ ters to Timothy and Ti@@ tu@@ s also inclu@@ de counsel regarding the sub@@ ject of seri@@ ousness .
One day , both would serve as pri@@ ests and k@@ ings in God’s heavenly Kingdom ! ​ — Revelation 5 : 10 .
“ Let us consider one another . . . , encourag@@ ing one another , and all the more so as you see the day dra@@ wing near . ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B .
God said about the inc@@ re@@ ase among his people : “ I my@@ self , Jehovah , will spe@@ ed it up in its own time . ”
In O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 19@@ 7@@ 2 , I married my bel@@ o@@ ved wife , V@@ er@@ on@@ ic@@ a .
Da@@ y Th@@ ree ​ — Be Do@@ ers of Jehovah’s Word
How can those who are married strengthen their loy@@ al@@ ty to their mat@@ es ?
The sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent actions of Jesus ’ enem@@ ies prove that it was in@@ deed La@@ z@@ ar@@ us who had come back to life . ​ — John 11 : 4@@ 3 , 4@@ 4 ; 12 : 1 , 9 - 11 .
Ab@@ out a year after I started stud@@ ying the Bible , my parents and I vis@@ ited my older brother who was a vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er at the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ger@@ many .
Now contr@@ ast that with your view of life , in the light of what we have consider@@ ed .
Be@@ ing imper@@ fect humans , all of us have experienced ill@@ ness , some even gra@@ ve ill@@ ness .
He also wrote : “ The cul@@ ture is be@@ coming an ever - wi@@ der se@@ wer .
My wife said that she was thinking about the same thing . ”
I was on the ver@@ ge of tur@@ ning around and going back home .
The “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer ” lo@@ v@@ ingly listen@@ s to our appe@@ als for help .
Be@@ fore you answer that question , consider these examples : For sever@@ al years , brothers and sisters kin@@ dly encoura@@ ged a sister nam@@ ed T@@ a@@ yl@@ ene .
To that end , we can pro@@ per@@ ly ask him for holy spirit , for more faith , for strength to res@@ ist temp@@ tation , and for ability to ‘ h@@ and@@ le the word of the truth ari@@ ght . ’
W@@ H@@ A@@ T TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E S@@ A@@ Y@@ S : “ Jehovah de@@ t@@ ests a de@@ vi@@ ous person , but His close fri@@ end@@ ship is with the u@@ pri@@ ght . ”
7 , 8 . ( a ) What will help us to maintain our ze@@ al for God’s service ?
TH@@ E Bible teach@@ es us to obey human govern@@ ments , but it also tel@@ ls us that we must always obey God .
When and how was the san@@ ct@@ ity of blood brought to the fore ?
Jesus ’ ur@@ g@@ ent mis@@ sion was to preach “ the good news of the kingdom ” to his con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries and to gro@@ om his disciples for the same work on a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l sc@@ ale .
The love of the greater number will co@@ ol off . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 10 , 12 .
As you consider the following fi@@ ve id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying mar@@ ks of true Christi@@ an@@ ity , ask yourself : ‘ Do my conduct and teachings c@@ learly har@@ mon@@ ize with God’s Word ?
Pe@@ ople were d@@ ying in the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts from hu@@ ng@@ er .
M@@ ore than si@@ x milli@@ on Witnesses of Jehovah are now bus@@ y in over 2@@ 30 lands .
When fac@@ ed with tr@@ ying situ@@ ations , do we pet@@ iti@@ on him for help ?
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the war , I learned that about a year after I left home for the Ne@@ ther@@ lands , Father was imp@@ ris@@ oned .
“ One of Gre@@ at@@ est Eng@@ in@@ e@@ ering Wor@@ ks ” ( M@@ ol@@ ten Se@@ a ) , 1 / 15
Today , milli@@ ons of people from vari@@ ous ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds have learned from the Bible the truth about Jehovah .
These requi@@ re@@ ments should be of great interest to us today .
The Bible taught me that if I want Jehovah to hear my prayers , I must tre@@ at my wife with honor
We were mil@@ es from the to@@ wn where we could c@@ atch a bu@@ s . E@@ ven@@ tually , we arri@@ ved in the dar@@ k .
37 : 3 .
And because Jehovah for@@ gives our sin@@ s , we can also receive many other wonderful blessings .
There is no place in the spiritual par@@ adise for gre@@ ed , im@@ mor@@ ality , and sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness .
M@@ or@@ al bre@@ ak@@ down and inc@@ re@@ ase in cri@@ me and viol@@ ence are evid@@ ent .
Re@@ fle@@ cting this prog@@ ress , he makes chang@@ es in his life according to what he has learned .
Jesus Christ ex@@ is@@ ted in heaven , in the spirit real@@ m , before he came to the earth .
From No@@ v@@ ember 5 to 8 , 19@@ 0@@ 1 , at the in@@ s@@ ti@@ g@@ ation of ul@@ tr@@ ac@@ on@@ serv@@ ative el@@ ements of the Greek O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch , stud@@ ents ri@@ o@@ ted in A@@ th@@ ens .
The Bible states : “ Wh@@ atever things are true , wh@@ atever things are of serious concer@@ n , wh@@ atever things are righteous , wh@@ atever things are cha@@ st@@ e , wh@@ atever things are lo@@ va@@ ble , wh@@ atever things are well spo@@ ken of , wh@@ atever vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e there is and wh@@ atever pra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy thing there is , continue consider@@ ing these things . . . , and the God of peace will be with you . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 8 , 9 .
Bro@@ ther S@@ ch@@ ro@@ e@@ der@@ ’s life st@@ ory was publi@@ shed in The Watchtower of Mar@@ ch 1 , 198@@ 8 .
No doubt , he ch@@ eri@@ shed what he had heard about God’s deal@@ ings with Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , and Jac@@ o@@ b , who were his dist@@ ant relati@@ ves .
Who could pa@@ y the ransom to free us from death ?
Isaiah received this com@@ mis@@ sion in the last year of King U@@ z@@ z@@ i@@ ah’s re@@ ign , or about 7@@ 7@@ 8 B.C.E .
How would the apostles have under@@ sto@@ od the meaning of the em@@ ble@@ ms ?
Cor@@ rection or discipl@@ ine often comes in the form of cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism .
Because of imper@@ fe@@ ction , men are no longer ca@@ pa@@ ble of being perfect he@@ a@@ ds , nor are women able to demonstr@@ ate perfect sub@@ je@@ ction .
Of humans living at that time , the Bible says : “ They will certainly buil@@ d hous@@ es and have occ@@ u@@ pan@@ cy ; and they will certainly pl@@ ant v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds and e@@ at their fru@@ it@@ age .
We believe that the Bible comm@@ and ‘ ab@@ sta@@ in from blood ’ rul@@ es out trans@@ fu@@ sions of whole blood or its pri@@ m@@ ary com@@ pon@@ ents ( pl@@ as@@ ma , red c@@ el@@ ls , wh@@ ite c@@ el@@ ls , and pl@@ at@@ ele@@ ts ) .
Jesus went on to expla@@ in it , as recorded at Mark 4 : 14 - 20 : “ The s@@ ow@@ er s@@ ow@@ s the word .
As we make decisions in life and act on them , we take into account “ real@@ ities we do not see . ”
What matter is wor@@ th our consider@@ ation ?
Y@@ oung ones today would do well to follow Jesus ’ example by reading God’s Word da@@ ily and by regul@@ arly atten@@ ding meetings where the Bible is read and stu@@ died .
They often found themselves hi@@ ding from the po@@ li@@ ce and s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing in the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts .
The fi@@ gu@@ res of spe@@ e@@ ch used here are eas@@ ily under@@ sto@@ od by those who hear Mi@@ ca@@ h .
6 / 1 S@@ y@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es , 4 / 1
After some de@@ ca@@ des , though , the Un@@ ity of B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n fa@@ iled to live up to its name .
With Jehovah’s ba@@ c@@ king , we may also help to sa@@ ve those who listen to us .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to other sin@@ ful conduct , Jehovah said : “ On gar@@ ments se@@ ized as a ple@@ dge they st@@ re@@ t@@ ch themselves out b@@ es@@ i@@ de every al@@ ta@@ r ; and the w@@ ine of those who have been f@@ ined they dr@@ ink at the house of their go@@ ds . ”
( b ) Why and how should we view past decisions ?
As no@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , Jesus Christ associ@@ ated happiness with a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of our spiritual need .
I was confid@@ ent that loy@@ ally s@@ tic@@ king to Bible truth would bring spiritual benef@@ its .
Such examples re@@ mind us why it is vital to listen to what the spirit of God says .
When God’s own Son , Jesus , was on earth , Satan wanted him to “ f@@ all down and do an act of worship ” to him .
Why can Satan righ@@ tly be called a str@@ anger and a th@@ i@@ ef ?
In l@@ ate 194@@ 3 , I arri@@ ved at I@@ r@@ á@@ k@@ li@@ on har@@ b@@ or , C@@ re@@ te , but did not leave for A@@ th@@ ens .
You will be stru@@ ck by pas@@ sa@@ ges that pre@@ vi@@ ously did not say as much to you .
One writ@@ er es@@ ti@@ mat@@ es that “ each fru@@ it - be@@ aring [ p@@ al@@ m ] t@@ ree will have yi@@ el@@ ded two or three t@@ ons of d@@ ates as tri@@ bu@@ te to its ow@@ n@@ ers in the course of its li@@ fe@@ time . ”
On the other hand , how encourag@@ ing it is when com@@ ments contribu@@ te to fur@@ ther discus@@ sion of a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant point .
One of my daugh@@ ters , M@@ el@@ a@@ ine , is cur@@ r@@ ently accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing her husband in his travel@@ ing ministry as a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the attend@@ ance at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Jesus Christ’s death last year indic@@ ates that some ten milli@@ on people who are not Witnesses of Jehovah were su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ ently inter@@ ested in the good news to atten@@ d this important com@@ mem@@ or@@ ation .
The Bible ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es us : “ Be obedi@@ ent to those who are taking the lead among you and be sub@@ mis@@ sive , for they are keep@@ ing w@@ atch over your sou@@ ls as those who will rend@@ er an account ; that they may do this with joy and not with si@@ gh@@ ing , for this would be dam@@ ag@@ ing to you . ”
• A real person who lives in@@ side Christ’s disciples .
However , they are often un@@ a@@ ware that it off@@ ers spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c information that poin@@ ts to bi@@ g chang@@ es soon to take place .
At the san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary , A@@ sa@@ ph began to view things from God’s per@@ spe@@ ctive .
He war@@ ned that a person@@ ’s interest in spiritual matters can be cho@@ ked by such things as “ the dec@@ ep@@ tive power of ri@@ ches . ”
But that could change .
For instance , Timothy was to avoid the pur@@ su@@ it of ri@@ ches .
Why does sh@@ aring in the Kingdom - preaching work requi@@ re b@@ ol@@ dness ?
The group wanted the mission@@ ary to answer some questions and led him to a ba@@ ck@@ y@@ ard , where he was invit@@ ed to si@@ t on a small sto@@ ol .
In L@@ ak@@ sel@@ v , An@@ dre@@ as , one of the two local elders , showed the vis@@ it@@ ors the are@@ a and the Kingdom H@@ all .
As you can see from H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 2 : 18 , work on the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation re@@ sum@@ ed in ear@@ n@@ est in the n@@ in@@ th mon@@ th .
Per@@ haps it was on that occasi@@ on that he gave the comm@@ and to take the Kingdom message to “ people of all the nations ” ​ — a da@@ un@@ ting t@@ ask back then !
She asked me what had happened .
M@@ ent@@ ally ask yourself such questions as these : ‘ How can I apply this information in my life ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , he indic@@ ated to Paul that he would not inter@@ v@@ ene by means of a mirac@@ ul@@ ous so@@ lu@@ tion .
Yet , he did .
If so , then like Moses and Paul , you will rest your hope , “ not on un@@ certain ri@@ ches , but on God , who fur@@ ni@@ sh@@ es us all things ri@@ ch@@ ly for our enjo@@ y@@ ment . ”
“ H@@ app@@ y Is the M@@ an That Is L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing to M@@ e ”
Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide , there are still individuals with “ a fine and good heart ” who upon hear@@ ing the word of God will “ re@@ tain it and be@@ ar fru@@ it with end@@ ur@@ ance . ”
How can we displa@@ y sh@@ re@@ w@@ dness in our day - to - day life ?
This pro@@ ver@@ b br@@ ings to our attention a str@@ ik@@ ing contr@@ ast between the counsel of a wise person and that of a fo@@ ol@@ ish one .
There was no one to whom I could turn for ad@@ vice , as all the Witnesses had g@@ one to one of their dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tions at I@@ le@@ sha .
A Christian has a Scriptural ob@@ lig@@ ation to care for his family , and that inclu@@ des provi@@ ding for their material needs .
19 , 20 . ( a ) How did Jesus con@@ ve@@ y the ex@@ t@@ ent of Jehovah’s kindness ?
Solomon even said that a person recei@@ ving loving cor@@ rection may have his very soul deli@@ vered from death it@@ self .
De@@ par@@ ting from S@@ al@@ am@@ is , the mission@@ aries had a cho@@ ice of three ma@@ in r@@ out@@ es : one to the nor@@ th co@@ ast , tra@@ ver@@ sing the K@@ y@@ r@@ en@@ ia m@@ oun@@ tain r@@ ange ; another w@@ es@@ tw@@ ard ac@@ ro@@ ss the pla@@ in of M@@ es@@ a@@ ori@@ a through the ma@@ in body of the is@@ land ; and a th@@ ir@@ d following the sou@@ ther@@ n co@@ ast .
She should not give the imp@@ res@@ sion of feel@@ ing self - righteous or su@@ peri@@ or .
Yes , Paul was willing to sub@@ mit himself “ to a death like his . ”
Why So Mu@@ ch De@@ c@@ ep@@ tion Today ?
A read@@ er could o@@ pen a co@@ de@@ x and eas@@ ily lo@@ c@@ ate a pas@@ sage of Scrip@@ ture .
Des@@ pite hu@@ ng@@ er and other har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps , we were e@@ ag@@ er to share our hope with them .
This will strengthen your trust in him and make your relationship with him ever more real .
That is why he told them that he was “ j@@ our@@ ne@@ ying there to a@@ wak@@ en [ La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ] from s@@ le@@ ep . ”
6 : 19 - 21 ; 1 Ti@@ m .
We were un@@ a@@ ware of the order , as was the of@@ fic@@ er who per@@ mit@@ ted us to leave the ship .
In time , both my wife and I were baptized as Jehovah’s Witnesses .
If we are bus@@ y in Jehovah’s service , he will support us .
Their mo@@ ti@@ ves and thinking were dis@@ pleas@@ ing to him .
; P@@ i@@ f@@ er , S .
And fi@@ ght he did ! “ It came about on that night that the ang@@ el of Jehovah pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to go out and str@@ ike down a h@@ un@@ d@@ red and ei@@ gh@@ ty - fi@@ ve th@@ ous@@ and in the cam@@ p of the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans . ”
No matter how s@@ mo@@ o@@ th the vo@@ ice of str@@ ang@@ ers may se@@ em , we fle@@ e from all that would sub@@ ver@@ t our faith . ​ — Psalm 26 : 5 ; Proverbs 7 : 5 , 21 ; Revelation 18 : 2 , 4 .
It takes a lo@@ t of time and effort to pre@@ pare for all the meetings .
Yet , main@@ tain@@ ing a strong sense of our id@@ ent@@ ity as Christians in these “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with ” is a chall@@ enge .
The gro@@ w@@ th we have wit@@ ness@@ ed br@@ ings us great joy .
T@@ ak@@ en to F@@ ar@@ away P@@ ris@@ ons
35 : 21 - 24 , 27 - 29 ; 36 : 7 .
What kind of tra@@ ining did Jesus receive before being sent to earth ?
The second was : “ Lo@@ ve your neigh@@ b@@ or as yourself . ”
The apostle Paul expla@@ ins why in his letter to Eph@@ es@@ i@@ an Christians : “ You at one time wal@@ ked according to the system of things of this world , according to the rul@@ er of the authority of the a@@ ir , the spirit that now op@@ er@@ ates in the sons of dis@@ obedi@@ ence . ”
Yet , an important question rema@@ ined to be ans@@ wer@@ ed .
17 : 24 .
David mer@@ ely consi@@ gn@@ ed the A@@ m@@ mon@@ ite cap@@ ti@@ ves to for@@ ced la@@ b@@ or .
Do@@ ing that will f@@ ill our hands with godly work and our heart with true happiness . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
For a person to be b@@ ound or con@@ f@@ ined was vie@@ wed as de@@ gra@@ ding .
She st@@ ep@@ ped out of the public e@@ ye but em@@ ba@@ r@@ ked on a truly satis@@ f@@ ying life , for she served as a full - time pre@@ ach@@ er of the good news of God’s Kingdom , tr@@ ying to help others to gain a good relationship with God .
4@@ 2 : 1 .
F@@ eli@@ pe and I were deli@@ gh@@ ted to have a child .
Jesus lik@@ ened himself to a v@@ ine , or st@@ em , and his followers to bran@@ ches .
T@@ ak@@ ing d@@ ru@@ g@@ s is against God’s law .
Some days later , I heard a str@@ anger tal@@ king to my c@@ ous@@ in .
Di@@ v@@ in@@ ation , ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ gy , and ma@@ gi@@ c were wi@@ d@@ ely practic@@ ed in U@@ gar@@ it .
The pri@@ m@@ ary cause of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , though , is Satan the Devil .
In time , she was re@@ inst@@ ated in the congregation .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , an Eng@@ l@@ ish - speaking woman called at my do@@ or .
On@@ ce there , the prophet would have to preach to the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans , who were no@@ ted for their c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty .
Although the king sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ently married B@@ ath - she@@ ba , “ the thing that David had done appe@@ ared bad in the eyes of Jehovah . ”
P@@ ris@@ on@@ ers talk to fellow in@@ mat@@ es about the Bible educ@@ ation work of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Ther@@ efore , “ happy is the man that keep@@ s on end@@ uring . ” ​ — James 1 : 12 .
By age 20 , he had become a regul@@ ar pioneer and was a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant in the congregation .
Yes , Jehovah God is activ@@ ely involved in our work as teach@@ ers of his Word .
Ke@@ ep this in mind : There is only one person in the uni@@ verse who can take away your integrity .
Ka@@ re@@ n : Many religi@@ ons teach that Jesus is God .
She was some 35 years you@@ ng@@ er than he was and had a son whom N@@ or@@ ber@@ to a@@ do@@ p@@ ted .
For one who kno@@ ws Jehovah , of course , the great@@ est con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence of all would be a dam@@ ag@@ ed relationship with Jehovah .
He wants us to walk in wisdom , to trust in him as our wise G@@ u@@ i@@ de and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or .
While the Bible is de@@ fin@@ ite about God’s disa@@ p@@ pro@@ val of that li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le , we also know that “ God loved the world so much that he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , in order that ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might not be destro@@ yed but have everlasting life . ” ​ — John 3 : 16 .
“ It cre@@ ates a good at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere and men@@ t@@ ally pre@@ pa@@ res us for the material at hand , ” says Ju@@ an in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
Just as he did in the past , today God is certainly able to deli@@ ver his servants from d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous situ@@ ations , and those who feel that they have benef@@ ited from his prote@@ ction are not to be cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed .
Matthew go@@ es on to tell about Jose@@ p@@ h’s dre@@ am in which an ang@@ el ur@@ ged him to fle@@ e to Egy@@ pt , his f@@ light with his family , his dre@@ am in which an ang@@ el told him to return to the land of Israel , his return , and his decision to set@@ tle his family in Na@@ z@@ are@@ th .
They deli@@ ber@@ ately s@@ pre@@ ad lies and dec@@ ep@@ tions with the in@@ t@@ ent of con@@ fu@@ sing the id@@ ent@@ ity of the Father , Jehovah God , and of His Son , Jesus Christ .
C@@ all@@ ing on Jehovah , Sam@@ son said : “ It was you that gave this great sal@@ vation into the hand of your serv@@ ant , and now shall I die of th@@ ir@@ st and must I f@@ all into the hand of the un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised ? ”
No won@@ der God has dec@@ re@@ ed that Juda@@ h’s cap@@ it@@ al , Jerusalem , “ will become m@@ ere he@@ ap@@ s of ru@@ ins ” !
Ha@@ ve you accepted Jehovah’s gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous invit@@ ation to be a part of that happy group ?
How com@@ for@@ ting it is to know that Jehovah l@@ ends an e@@ ar to his servants who bring these matters to him !
Many people today are so concer@@ ned about their personal righ@@ ts that they dem@@ and them even if doing so means inf@@ r@@ ing@@ ing on the righ@@ ts of others .
Christ’s Tru@@ e F@@ ol@@ low@@ ers Ex@@ pect O@@ p@@ position
Yet , from the first , Jehovah remin@@ ded Samuel : “ Do not look at his appe@@ ar@@ ance and at the he@@ i@@ ght of his st@@ ature . . .
We have been sa@@ ving from our allow@@ ance for three months to help our brothers in [ a war - t@@ or@@ n are@@ a ] .
At the same time , like all of us , she was not perfect .
Your wife will be like a fru@@ it - be@@ aring v@@ ine in the in@@ n@@ er@@ most par@@ ts of your house . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 28 : 1 , 3 .
What can help parents to fe@@ ed their children spiritually ?
This is the “ good news of the Kingdom ” that we preach “ in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations . ”
They may even have a c@@ he@@ ck@@ l@@ ist of it@@ em@@ s that the ba@@ by will need .
Some older ones and their famili@@ es wis@@ ely col@@ le@@ ct information a@@ head of time about care op@@ tions ​ — such as the practic@@ ality of a par@@ ent living with a son or a daugh@@ ter , making use of ass@@ is@@ ted living fac@@ il@@ ities , or taking advan@@ ta@@ ge of other pos@@ si@@ bil@@ ities a@@ vail@@ able lo@@ c@@ ally .
They ought to dis@@ cer@@ n that we have become more mil@@ d - temp@@ ered and low@@ ly in heart .
Hence , we too could g@@ ri@@ eve the spirit .
She had dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as her husband , Na@@ ba@@ l , was har@@ s@@ h , wor@@ th@@ less , and sen@@ sel@@ ess .
O@@ thers have felt as if they needed to be spiritually res@@ cu@@ ed .
F@@ am@@ ily study s@@ essi@@ ons are ide@@ al occasi@@ ons for such teaching .
But we do know that the God who helped his servants in am@@ a@@ z@@ ing ways is our God , Jehovah .
A@@ vo@@ id com@@ par@@ ing your new congregation with your pre@@ vi@@ ous one .
No@@ tice that in ver@@ ses 1 through 4 , we are re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly ur@@ ged to put for@@ th effort not only to “ receive ” and “ tre@@ asure up ” but also to “ keep see@@ king ” and “ keep sear@@ ch@@ ing . ”
The Greek word that Paul used for “ tend@@ er affe@@ ction ” is made up of two par@@ ts , one meaning fri@@ end@@ ship and the other , n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction .
He provided the ransom sacrifice that all mankind needed .
But so have bil@@ li@@ ons of other people who have lived on earth .
When Paul was first imp@@ ris@@ oned in R@@ ome , he had the tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy em@@ is@@ s@@ ary T@@ y@@ c@@ hi@@ c@@ us car@@ ry let@@ ters to fellow believers in Eph@@ esus and C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e .
New Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ines on page 32 ]
This “ E@@ u@@ re@@ ka ” te@@ am used a “ D@@ r@@ ama wa@@ g@@ on ” for their e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment , ba@@ gg@@ age , and cam@@ p@@ ing and co@@ o@@ king ge@@ ar .
J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah tri@@ es to ne@@ go@@ ti@@ ate with the A@@ m@@ mon@@ ites .
There an el@@ der@@ ly man repor@@ ted : “ When it was over , Ge@@ or@@ ge Y@@ oung invit@@ ed a ro@@ w of cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men to the pl@@ at@@ form to discus@@ s the sub@@ ject with him , but no@@ ne of them moved .
We cannot be sure , but one pos@@ si@@ bility is that they were no@@ table women that Solomon enc@@ oun@@ tered at his ro@@ y@@ al cour@@ t .
A di@@ lig@@ ent effort to learn all we can about Jehovah God and Jesus Christ resul@@ ts in ‘ knowledge that means everlasting life . ’
So we must be ready at all times .
We will discus@@ s what questions rel@@ ated to the disci@@ ple - making work ?
After c@@ iting sever@@ al rel@@ ev@@ ant s@@ crip@@ tures , The Watchtower explained why an un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant s@@ mo@@ k@@ er should be dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed .
I also r@@ ene@@ wed my ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ ance with St@@ anka , whom I me@@ t before I went to pris@@ on .
Even though most of us today enjoy relati@@ ve fre@@ e@@ dom to preach and to me@@ et together pe@@ ace@@ fully , we must take to heart the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s remin@@ der that “ the sc@@ ene of this world is chang@@ ing . ”
At her fa@@ ther’s bi@@ d@@ ding , Le@@ ah , likely heav@@ ily ve@@ iled , had la@@ in down the night before in the bri@@ d@@ al bed made for Jac@@ o@@ b and R@@ ac@@ he@@ l .
“ As for me , the dra@@ wing near to God is good for me , ” san@@ g the psalmist A@@ sa@@ ph .
Be@@ fore I tell about our n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w es@@ cap@@ e , let me expla@@ in what led up to our being in that pl@@ ane over Pa@@ pua New G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a , one of the re@@ mo@@ t@@ est par@@ ts of the earth .
We plac@@ ed more liter@@ ature this way than was possible from house to house . ”
Is what the Bible says about man@@ ’s origin@@ al con@@ dition com@@ pati@@ ble with ev@@ olu@@ tion ?
Fir@@ st , think of a young Christian brother who@@ se personal reading pro@@ gra@@ m has taken him to the prophecy of Ho@@ se@@ a .
Pe@@ ople before the F@@ lood were clo@@ s@@ er to per@@ fe@@ ction than we are , and that is why they lived longer ​ — much longer — ​ than we do at present .
As the pro@@ gra@@ m began , a large family with sever@@ al children h@@ ur@@ ri@@ ed into the crow@@ ded col@@ is@@ e@@ u@@ m .
What a s@@ pl@@ en@@ did example !
Psal@@ ms 1@@ 20 to 1@@ 34 give a clear answer to this question .
Cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion has gro@@ wn so wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad and s@@ op@@ h@@ is@@ tic@@ ated that it th@@ reat@@ ens to under@@ mine the very f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c of soci@@ ety .
The last por@@ tion of the pro@@ gra@@ m was a sy@@ mp@@ o@@ si@@ u@@ m by three members of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der V@@ I ​ — A P@@ op@@ e That R@@ ome Does Not F@@ or@@ get
And what a blessing it is now to have de@@ ar friends all over the world !
What emo@@ tion do you sense in E@@ sa@@ u@@ ’s vo@@ ice when he real@@ ized that his brother had received the blessing of fir@@ st@@ born ?
C@@ ON@@ F@@ L@@ I@@ C@@ T with in - la@@ ws may be g@@ ris@@ t for the m@@ ill for com@@ e@@ di@@ ans , but in real life it is no la@@ ugh@@ ing matter .
For a time , I even wor@@ ked for the new ow@@ n@@ ers of the ra@@ di@@ o st@@ ation , which used the call let@@ ters W@@ P@@ O@@ W .
Your in@@ iti@@ al go@@ al to that end might be to read the four Go@@ sp@@ els , follow@@ ed by an inter@@ medi@@ ate go@@ al , such as then reading the rest of the Christian Greek Scriptures .
This knowledge con@@ v@@ inc@@ es us that even when others do not se@@ em to no@@ tice , understand , or care about our p@@ light , Jehovah God does .
Hence , young Israelites who listen@@ ed to their parents and other God - fe@@ aring older ones ga@@ ined not only knowledge but also wisdom , in@@ sight , understanding , and thinking ability ​ — r@@ are tra@@ its that divine educ@@ ation can provide .
Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l was determined to s@@ pre@@ ad Ba@@ al worship in the land of Israel and er@@ adi@@ c@@ ate the worship of Jehovah .
Mo@@ st of the dead will be resur@@ rec@@ ted to life on earth
The Go@@ od Ne@@ ws Ch@@ ang@@ es Pe@@ ople
What self - exam@@ in@@ ation should we peri@@ o@@ dic@@ ally make ?
If we con@@ ten@@ d according to the rul@@ es , if we put off every we@@ i@@ ght , and if we ru@@ n with end@@ ur@@ ance , we can be confid@@ ent of vi@@ ct@@ ory .
This is not the place for those pro@@ ne to mo@@ tion si@@ ck@@ ness !
He comman@@ ded “ his servants , the physi@@ ci@@ ans , to em@@ bal@@ m his father . ”
When I ans@@ wer@@ ed y@@ es , she said : “ L@@ et@@ ’s go to any other ch@@ urch but Jehovah’s Witnesses . ”
( Read H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 2 : 7 . )
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , after lea@@ ving Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , Paul was concer@@ ned about the fle@@ d@@ gl@@ ing congregation .
Satan , who pre@@ tend@@ s to be “ an ang@@ el of light , ” has made cle@@ ver use of false religion in mis@@ le@@ ading people .
But his pati@@ ence re@@ ached a li@@ mit , and the F@@ lood came .
“ Are you sure you ha@@ ven@@ ’t got anything el@@ se in the gar@@ age ? ” he asked .
A close , war@@ m fri@@ end@@ ship cannot be cultiv@@ ated over@@ night .
( b ) What is involved in sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ arding our t@@ ong@@ ue ?
We should be as pati@@ ent and kind with a Bible stud@@ ent as Jehovah is with us . ​ — P@@ s .
There are are@@ as where most people se@@ em ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely a@@ pa@@ the@@ tic , even ho@@ st@@ ile .
O@@ f@@ ten , there is good reason to keep s@@ il@@ ent , for the Bible states : “ In the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of words there does not fai@@ l to be trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion , but the one keep@@ ing his li@@ ps in c@@ he@@ ck is ac@@ ting dis@@ cre@@ et@@ ly . ” ​ — Proverbs 10 : 19 .
It af@@ for@@ ds opportunity to strengthen our relationship with Jehovah by expres@@ sing our hear@@ t@@ felt devo@@ tion to him .
As in the case of Job , what might cause us to ju@@ dge God ?
A@@ no@@ ther prophecy indic@@ ated that the Jews would still be worshipp@@ ing at the temple in Jerusalem when the promised Messi@@ ah , or A@@ no@@ inted One , arri@@ ved .
As to Le@@ ah’s death , we know nothing exc@@ ep@@ t that Jac@@ o@@ b bu@@ ri@@ ed her in the ca@@ ve where he too wanted to be bu@@ ri@@ ed . ​ — Genesis 4@@ 9 : 29 - 32 .
What is the meaning of the ph@@ ra@@ se “ do not become un@@ ev@@ en@@ ly yo@@ ked ” ?
When asked which was the great@@ est comman@@ d@@ ment in the Law , Jesus stated : “ ‘ You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind . ’
How desi@@ ra@@ ble all such ones are in Jehovah’s eyes ! ​ — H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 2 : 7 .
O@@ be@@ di@@ ence each day in “ what is le@@ ast ” is important for two reas@@ ons .
The Greek word used here could ref@@ er to ques@@ tion@@ ing as used in j@@ udi@@ cial exam@@ in@@ ation and thus could invol@@ ve coun@@ ter@@ ques@@ tion@@ ing .
My wife and I have each sp@@ ent ne@@ arly 30 years as full - time min@@ isters of the good news .
18 , 19 . ( a ) What do we need in order to sur@@ vi@@ ve into God’s new world ?
We must con@@ stan@@ tly be on gu@@ ard so as not to be cho@@ ked , or as@@ ph@@ y@@ xi@@ ated , and thus fai@@ l to fin@@ ish the r@@ ace .
Their future loo@@ ked g@@ ri@@ m .
He has also given us his own Bo@@ ok , the Bible .
G@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing parents need to know that Jehovah will su@@ sta@@ in them through in@@ ten@@ se sa@@ dness , just as he did David .
Our Creator , Jehovah God , under@@ stan@@ ds us better than we understand ourselves .
He care@@ fully pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ces each word , not mis@@ sing a sy@@ l@@ la@@ ble .
Acc@@ ording to the s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c j@@ our@@ n@@ al N@@ ature , without the mo@@ on , the inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of earth@@ ’s a@@ x@@ is would w@@ ob@@ ble over long peri@@ o@@ ds of time from “ ne@@ arly 0 [ de@@ gre@@ es ] to 8@@ 5 [ de@@ gre@@ es ] . ”
It can eas@@ ily get out of control and cause disa@@ ster .
But a pr@@ u@@ d@@ ent individu@@ al pra@@ ys for God’s spirit so as to exerc@@ ise self - control .
Jehovah fore@@ told this and allow@@ ed it to ha@@ p@@ pen , so it can be said that he had ‘ tro@@ d@@ den the w@@ in@@ e@@ pres@@ s . ’
Indeed , we ought to move as far away from wr@@ ong@@ doing as possible and not see how close we can get to it without being over@@ come by sin .
“ You must not mu@@ r@@ der , ” states one of the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments given to Israel .
As@@ soci@@ ating Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on with that vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity is thus appro@@ pri@@ ate , since it was the s@@ ite of num@@ er@@ ous dec@@ isi@@ ve bat@@ t@@ les .
Jehovah God is “ from time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ”
But by the same word the heavens and the earth that are now are st@@ ored up for fi@@ re and are being re@@ served to the day of judgment and of des@@ tru@@ ction of the ung@@ o@@ dly men . ” — 2 Peter 3 : 3 - 7 .
Thus , the Ch@@ ar@@ les B .
W@@ rit@@ er and Mis@@ sion@@ ary
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually , they were far from well .
Jesus Christ consi@@ ders the loyal support given to his brothers as being given to him .
What a blessing such hum@@ ble sisters are to the congregation !
“ E@@ very man must be s@@ wi@@ ft about hear@@ ing , s@@ low about speaking , s@@ low about wr@@ ath . ” ​ — J@@ A@@ S .
F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 2 - 8 , 200@@ 9
Lo@@ o@@ king back on my life from before I got baptized in that w@@ at@@ ering tr@@ ough until now , I than@@ k Jehovah for the wise ones who ass@@ is@@ ted me in the way of the truth .
O@@ u@@ t of po@@ lit@@ en@@ ess , perhaps we might bri@@ ef@@ ly con@@ verse with him , but then we would likely indic@@ ate that we pre@@ f@@ er to end the con@@ vers@@ ation .
Now ask yourself , ‘ How is it that even many children s@@ pon@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ously show that they have a sense of fai@@ r@@ ness ? ’
Although we may not be able to atten@@ d all of these scho@@ ol@@ s , we can benefit from one or more of them .
T@@ w@@ o years later , another sur@@ pris@@ e a@@ wa@@ ited me ​ — I was appointed a dist@@ ri@@ ct overse@@ er .
The time was about 6@@ 24 B.C.E . , in the fi@@ f@@ th year of King Jeho@@ i@@ ak@@ im .
Wh@@ atever your experience in life , be determined to put full trust in Jehovah and to make good use of all the pro@@ v@@ isions that he makes for streng@@ th@@ ening your hands .
S@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists have used many of the things they have learned about the uni@@ verse and our earth to make our lives better .
But these hum@@ ble people were ca@@ ught in a wh@@ ir@@ l@@ w@@ ind of religious change .
O@@ thers stri@@ ve to have at le@@ ast one me@@ al together each day .
H@@ on@@ es@@ ty B@@ r@@ ings B@@ less@@ ings
TH@@ E imp@@ lic@@ ation is that most people who prof@@ ess religious faith give little thought to why they believe what they do or to whether there is a reason@@ able bas@@ is for their faith .
Consider Joseph , who was so@@ ld into sla@@ very in Egy@@ pt by his je@@ al@@ ous brothers .
If you cho@@ ose to dr@@ ink al@@ co@@ ho@@ l , how much is too much ?
( b ) How are you involved in the is@@ sue of so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ?
How can we put nee@@ d@@ less fe@@ ars asi@@ de ?
Some stud@@ ents try to study a new language s@@ il@@ ently by themselves .
“ Some people cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed me for stud@@ ying the Bible .
Christians de@@ al with moral , so@@ cial , fin@@ an@@ cial , and religious pres@@ sures that could cause them to de@@ vi@@ ate from Jehovah’s righteous ways .
He was relati@@ vely young , and the off@@ en@@ ding Israel@@ ite was a c@@ hi@@ ef@@ tain who took the lead in worship among the people . ​ — Nu@@ m .
They lost their house , but they did not lo@@ se their joy .
God’s spirit streng@@ th@@ ens us , and it op@@ pos@@ es those who persecu@@ te us .
He kno@@ ws that the challeng@@ es fac@@ ing Christians who are in@@ vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily sing@@ le are at times di@@ sh@@ ear@@ ten@@ ing , and he tre@@ a@@ sures their loy@@ al@@ ty .
Why do we need to be “ jo@@ ined together ” in un@@ ity ?
The apostle Paul , an a@@ vi@@ d stud@@ ent of the Scriptures , real@@ ized this .
“ M@@ ake sure of the more important things , ” ur@@ ged Paul .
You might gain the im@@ medi@@ ate appro@@ val of some pe@@ ers , but how would you feel later on when you are with your parents or fellow Christians at the Kingdom H@@ all ?
I often pray@@ ed about the matter .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch , the prac@@ tice of l@@ ying is also a tra@@ it of the old person@@ ality .
Ho@@ ly spirit pla@@ yed a vital ro@@ le , but so did Pet@@ er@@ ’s certain@@ ty that Jesus had been resur@@ rec@@ ted .
The Bible in a S@@ ing@@ le V@@ olu@@ me
At the same time , another dre@@ am had come true .
He wants his written Word to be re@@ adi@@ ly a@@ vail@@ able to all mankind .
How can each of us contribu@@ te to un@@ ity in the congregation ?
By en@@ tru@@ sting work to others , elders can devel@@ op a war@@ m relationship with them .
If you view se@@ cul@@ ar work as a means to an end ​ — to support yourself and your family in Jehovah’s service — ​ Jehovah will bl@@ ess your efforts .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , they would receive no fin@@ al se@@ al@@ ing pri@@ or to the star@@ t of the tri@@ bul@@ ation .
You would do well to ask , “ How could God’s law be a s@@ ource of sol@@ ace and comfort to the psalmist ? ”
Pro@@ ba@@ bly , he also heard about what life had been like in the gar@@ den in E@@ den ​ — which was perhaps still in ex@@ ist@@ ence , al@@ though ba@@ r@@ red to humans .
I found lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing in the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge and pur@@ su@@ ed stu@@ dies in another prof@@ es@@ sion .
He takes time to medit@@ ate on the ad@@ vice of God’s Word and appreci@@ ati@@ vely pon@@ ders Jesus ’ words : “ W@@ ho@@ ever sla@@ ps you on your right c@@ he@@ ek , turn the other also to him . ”
If we c@@ atch ourselves eng@@ ag@@ ing in f@@ li@@ r@@ t@@ ati@@ ous conduct or en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ing any wrong se@@ x@@ u@@ al desire , this question should ring like an al@@ ar@@ m b@@ ell in our mind .
We must not let a day pas@@ s by without consider@@ ing spiritual matters . ​ — Matthew 4 : 4 .
So when the ter@@ m “ gener@@ ation ” is used with refer@@ ence to people living at a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar time , the ex@@ act l@@ eng@@ th of that time cannot be stated exc@@ ep@@ t that it does have an end and would not be exc@@ essi@@ vely long .
He was sever@@ ely be@@ at@@ en while being held in a mil@@ it@@ ary pris@@ on in N@@ or@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
In 200@@ 6 the World He@@ al@@ th O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation descri@@ bed to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o use as “ the second ma@@ j@@ or cause of death in the world . ”
Se@@ als were used to witness or si@@ gn do@@ cum@@ ents and were made of preci@@ ous st@@ ones , me@@ tal , i@@ v@@ ory , or gl@@ ass .
9 / 1 All R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ons Le@@ ad to God ? 6 / 1
He called it “ a thor@@ n in the flesh . ”
Even though the body of the dec@@ eas@@ ed is not present , such an arrang@@ ement would be di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied and enti@@ r@@ ely accep@@ table .
The M@@ es@@ sage Mu@@ st G@@ et Th@@ r@@ ough
What examples from the Hebrew Scriptures show that many of God’s people follow@@ ed an un@@ po@@ pul@@ ar course ?
E@@ ach assignment brought with it a uni@@ que experience .
He will be provided for if he pu@@ ts God first in his life .
Juda@@ h went on to imp@@ l@@ ore Joseph not to en@@ slave B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in .
A po@@ pul@@ ar man@@ tr@@ a said that the Greek O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch is the best religion .
I@@ mit@@ ate Abraham , and be among those who “ through faith and pati@@ ence in@@ her@@ it the promises . ” ​ — Hebrews 6 : 12 .
S@@ ear@@ ch@@ ing for Des@@ er@@ ving On@@ es in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a@@ ’s O@@ ut@@ back
( Read Mark 12 : 30 . )
Jehovah could ju@@ st@@ ly accept the sacrifice of that one perfect man , Jesus , as a ransom , or pur@@ cha@@ se pri@@ ce , to bu@@ y back Ad@@ am@@ ’s family and give them the life pro@@ spe@@ cts that Adam had for@@ fe@@ ited .
Still , Jesus ’ mirac@@ les of heal@@ ing have an important message for us today .
When we left C@@ le@@ vel@@ and for his next assignment , all of our bel@@ ong@@ ings f@@ it@@ ted into my 19@@ 6@@ 1 V@@ ol@@ k@@ s@@ wa@@ g@@ en Bu@@ g .
“ Bo@@ th my husband and I had the go@@ al of serving as mission@@ aries in a fore@@ ign field , ” says Mari@@ a .
D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to God ​ — Does Jehovah Re@@ ally C@@ are Ab@@ out You ?
But then , Saul again “ s@@ ought to p@@ in David to the w@@ all with the spe@@ ar . ”
“ A@@ vo@@ id them , ” says God’s Word .
Di@@ d Adam understand that pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion ?
M@@ our@@ n@@ ers d@@ ressed in special bl@@ ack gar@@ ments wa@@ il , f@@ ran@@ tic@@ ally thro@@ wing themselves to the gr@@ ound in s@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
When King Jeho@@ i@@ ak@@ im heard what Bar@@ u@@ ch had written at Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s di@@ ct@@ ation , he ang@@ r@@ ily t@@ ore up the ro@@ l@@ l , pit@@ ched it into the fi@@ re , and comman@@ ded his men to ar@@ rest Jeremiah and Bar@@ u@@ ch .
That gave her the opportunity to expla@@ in why she would not eng@@ age in se@@ x .
We can learn a lo@@ t from our de@@ a@@ f brothers and sisters . ”
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons keep up a he@@ c@@ tic p@@ ace in their f@@ ran@@ tic efforts to get rich .
Can you be an influ@@ ence for good on the young ?
N@@ ei@@ gh@@ bor@@ ly love ​ — what a wor@@ thy reason , in@@ deed , to continue in our ministry !
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jesus spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally comman@@ ded his followers to com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate that day in re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of him .
Just before the Israelites were to en@@ ter the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , fi@@ ve un@@ married fle@@ sh@@ ly sisters fac@@ ed a di@@ le@@ m@@ ma .
He had to work for his pro@@ spe@@ ctive father - in - law for se@@ ven years before he was allow@@ ed to mar@@ ry R@@ ac@@ he@@ l .
L@@ ou@@ is P@@ i@@ é@@ cho@@ ta@@ ’s life st@@ ory , “ I S@@ ur@@ vi@@ ved the ‘ De@@ ath Mar@@ ch , ’ ” was publi@@ shed in The Watchtower of Au@@ gu@@ st 15 , 198@@ 0 .
G@@ ra@@ f@@ man
The Witnesses had con@@ stru@@ cted a bap@@ t@@ is@@ ma@@ l po@@ ol just out@@ side the conven@@ tion s@@ ite .
So , then , what do parents o@@ we their children ?
Many of God’s servants in mo@@ der@@ n times have been willing to leave their ho@@ m@@ es and move to serve where there is a greater need for ze@@ al@@ ous Witnesses .
He confid@@ ently pray@@ ed : “ O Jehovah the God of our fore@@ fa@@ thers , are you not God in the heavens , and are you not d@@ om@@ in@@ ating over all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the nations , and are there not in your hand power and mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness , with no one to hold his gr@@ ound against you ? ”
We can no@@ te the Bible - based thinking and re@@ actions of fellow Christians , including their re@@ adi@@ ness to listen as their conscience e@@ cho@@ es God’s out@@ look and ways .
May we always cho@@ ose to consider things that will draw us clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah .
Will it ever be possible for those who use their a@@ bil@@ ities in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ently and wis@@ ely to re@@ a@@ p a just re@@ ward for all their hard work ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , this group was present at the time when John wrote his letter , in “ the last h@@ our , ” pre@@ su@@ ma@@ bly the end of the time of the apostles .
Di@@ d Jesus re@@ pri@@ m@@ and the rep@@ ent@@ ant Peter for his l@@ ack of faith ?
After two we@@ ek@@ s , the pris@@ on of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als real@@ ized that we were pe@@ ace@@ ful people and allow@@ ed us to use the out@@ do@@ or pris@@ on exerc@@ ise y@@ ard .
Wh@@ atever tri@@ als or difficul@@ ties we may have in life , Jehovah will always give us ex@@ ac@@ tly what we need to over@@ come them
Of course , su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ons are pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent among both educ@@ ated and un@@ educ@@ ated people .
For example , when Ru@@ b@@ é@@ n and his family heard that the first Eng@@ l@@ ish - language congregation had been form@@ ed in S@@ an Mi@@ gu@@ el de Al@@ l@@ ende and that all of M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o was that congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s ter@@ rit@@ ory , they im@@ medi@@ ately deci@@ ded to ass@@ ist .
“ God is a S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t , ” said Jesus Christ .
“ Still , I could not turn my con@@ dition around , ” she says .
S@@ ur@@ ely we want to make his heart g@@ la@@ d ! ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 .
Mo@@ re@@ over , with on@@ l@@ ine d@@ ating , a strong att@@ ach@@ ment can devel@@ op quic@@ k@@ ly , and that can dist@@ ort one@@ ’s judgment .
This made a deep imp@@ res@@ sion on them , help@@ ing them to res@@ ol@@ ve to remain ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast and coura@@ ge@@ ous for the truth .
Such be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or d@@ ri@@ ven by sel@@ f@@ ish desi@@ res has contribu@@ ted to an un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted wa@@ ve of div@@ or@@ ces and family bre@@ aku@@ ps , resul@@ ting in suffering for coun@@ t@@ less individuals ​ — ad@@ ul@@ ts and children al@@ ike .
The up@@ coming great tri@@ bul@@ ation will sp@@ ell the end of Satan’s enti@@ re wicked system .
In the coming new world , people will be sa@@ fe , secu@@ re , able to enjoy life .
Jesus id@@ enti@@ fied that help@@ er and explained how it would ass@@ ist his disciples .
Jesus ‘ loved his disciples to the end . ’
We can listen to our tra@@ ined conscience and do what is right . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 16 .
Bu@@ il@@ d a R@@ el@@ ati@@ on@@ ship With God
38 : 18 , 22 , 23 .
What , then , may we ex@@ pect when the Ma@@ ster , the gl@@ ori@@ fied Jesus , comes for judgment in the future ?
Mis@@ le@@ ading st@@ at@@ ements and ou@@ tri@@ ght lies about Jehovah’s servants and their beli@@ ef@@ s are some@@ times fe@@ atu@@ red in the me@@ dia .
( b ) What loving pro@@ vision has been a great help for congregations that l@@ ac@@ ked the fin@@ an@@ cial res@@ our@@ ces to buil@@ d a Kingdom H@@ all ?
To them , the preaching of the good news is a wa@@ st@@ e of time and a s@@ ource of ir@@ rit@@ ation .
• What fac@@ t@@ ors help sta@@ bi@@ li@@ ze a marriage ?
What will life be like when dist@@ res@@ sing con@@ di@@ tions are g@@ one ?
For about 2@@ 00 years from the time of Jesus , however , the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an world was com@@ par@@ ati@@ vely free of stri@@ fe .
Some may even offer sacrific@@ es and per@@ form ri@@ tu@@ als in ho@@ p@@ es of appe@@ as@@ ing their dead an@@ c@@ est@@ ors .
8 : 13 - 18 .
G@@ om@@ er@@ ’s ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ous conduct illustr@@ ated what ?
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ar prayer for Jehovah’s direction is ess@@ enti@@ al if we are to exerc@@ ise good judgment and act wis@@ ely .
For example , consider the case of Mi@@ gu@@ el , F@@ ro@@ yl@@ á@@ n , and Al@@ ma Ru@@ th , three members of the same L@@ at@@ in - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can family .
We must rec@@ all what his Word , the Bible , says .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , he should pur@@ sue a course that lea@@ ves him with a good conscience , that br@@ ings no re@@ pro@@ ach on Jehovah’s name , and that does not stu@@ m@@ ble others . ​ — Matthew 6 : 9 ; 1 Corinthians 10 : 31 - 33 ; 2 Corinthians 6 : 3 ; 1 Timothy 1 : 5 .
They need to be cultiv@@ ated to pro@@ du@@ ce the best resul@@ ts .
[ Ch@@ ar@@ t / ​ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 27 - 29 ]
Paul wrote : “ She is free to be married to whom she wants , only in the Lord . ”
Hence , later gener@@ ations of the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans did not accept many of O@@ ri@@ gen@@ ’s spe@@ cul@@ ative and some@@ times imp@@ rec@@ ise ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ cal vie@@ ws .
Many beg@@ ged us to return to teach them fur@@ ther .
The C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l of N@@ i@@ ca@@ e@@ a ( 3@@ 25 C.E . ) , with its at@@ temp@@ t to expla@@ in and esta@@ bl@@ ish the “ div@@ in@@ ity ” of Christ , was the mil@@ es@@ to@@ ne that gave new imp@@ e@@ tu@@ s to inter@@ pre@@ tation of “ Christian ” do@@ g@@ ma .
“ H@@ A@@ P@@ P@@ Y are you when people re@@ pro@@ ach you and persecu@@ te you and l@@ y@@ ingly say every s@@ ort of wicked thing against you for my s@@ ake , ” Jesus Christ told his disciples .
Yes , they were re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing their G@@ r@@ and Creator in their you@@ th .
When that happ@@ ens , we are no longer like so@@ ft cla@@ y .
Ru@@ b@@ é@@ n rel@@ ates : “ We had the joy of wit@@ ness@@ ing to fore@@ ign@@ ers who have lived for years in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o but who heard the message of the good news in their own language for the first time .
That righteous man was “ great@@ ly dist@@ ressed ” by the b@@ ra@@ z@@ en conduct of the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h .
In this way , you too will see that joy and happiness can be your@@ s even during difficult times . ​ — Psalm 34 : 8 .
During my early 20 ’ s , my situation wor@@ sen@@ ed .
At meetings in the Kingdom H@@ all , even very young children beg@@ in to take in the information pres@@ ented and to become famili@@ ar with the Kingdom song@@ s .
Our cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er told me , “ N@@ ever say , ‘ This is the way we did it back home . ’ ”
Indeed , he provided a perfect example for them to imitate .
( 4 ) O@@ f@@ ten the ma@@ ps are col@@ ored to indic@@ ate the gener@@ al el@@ ev@@ ations [ g@@ l 12 ] .
What important part of us does our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative hel@@ me@@ t prote@@ ct , and why is such prote@@ ction vital ?
En@@ du@@ r@@ ance and godly devo@@ tion work together in help@@ ing to make our sal@@ vation sure .
Still , we would be mis@@ taken if we thought that Jesus pro@@ claim@@ ed the Kingdom message out of m@@ ere du@@ ty , as if he per@@ fun@@ ct@@ or@@ ily went through the mo@@ tions of the preaching work that he had to do .
For an ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation of whether Christ died on a st@@ ake or on a cro@@ ss , see pages 8@@ 9 - 9@@ 0 of the book Re@@ as@@ on@@ ing From the Scriptures , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
A R@@ em@@ ar@@ ka@@ ble Re@@ qu@@ est
This was in star@@ k contr@@ ast with the bur@@ den@@ some rul@@ es that the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es imp@@ o@@ sed on the people . ​ — Read Matthew 23 : 4 , 23 , 24 .
Yet , Jesus pointed to something positi@@ ve for hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people today : “ When you see these things occ@@ ur@@ ring , know that the kingdom of God is near . ”
Sh@@ ould Ch@@ il@@ dren L@@ ear@@ n Ab@@ out God ?
The simp@@ li@@ fied e@@ dition was first made a@@ vail@@ able in the Eng@@ l@@ ish language in Ju@@ ly 20@@ 11 .
This t@@ ested Jesus ’ love and loy@@ al@@ ty to the li@@ mit .
It was Jehovah’s purpose that the des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Adam and E@@ ve f@@ ill the earth .
▪ The p@@ ace and di@@ str@@ actions of mo@@ der@@ n - day life are not condu@@ ci@@ ve to medit@@ ation .
In Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s day , Jehovah said of them : “ They did not listen , ne@@ i@@ ther did they inc@@ l@@ ine their e@@ ar , but they went wal@@ king in the coun@@ sel@@ s in the stu@@ b@@ bor@@ n@@ ness of their bad heart , so that they became ba@@ ck@@ ward in direction and not for@@ ward . ”
“ M@@ or@@ al standards have been lost through gre@@ ed , ” he said .
Jehovah now offered to the nation the opportunity of pro@@ duc@@ ing “ a kingdom of pri@@ ests . ”
; Tu@@ y@@ n@@ man , A .
F@@ o@@ re@@ ign po@@ wers came and went in this little cor@@ ner of E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe until Al@@ ban@@ ia became an in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent st@@ ate in 19@@ 12 .
That ev@@ ening when all the work@@ ers were se@@ ated around the din@@ ner table , the man@@ ag@@ er said , “ By the way , M@@ r . and M@@ r@@ s . Da@@ vis@@ on , it is the po@@ li@@ cy of this compan@@ y that all emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es st@@ ate their religion . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , ne@@ g@@ le@@ cting to make our pet@@ iti@@ ons known in prayer would show a l@@ ack of appreciation for what Jehovah provi@@ des .
Jehovah wanted them to return to him , to re@@ su@@ me their fe@@ ar@@ less , who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted worship of him .
A@@ gain , the con@@ text provi@@ des the answer .
Yes , God’s will inclu@@ des the earth and human@@ kind .
The ab@@ s@@ ence of le@@ av@@ en during sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent P@@ as@@ so@@ ver ob@@ serv@@ an@@ ces would serve to re@@ mind future gener@@ ations of this important fact .
God’s mem@@ ory of that one does not fa@@ de even after th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years .
Why , then , are con@@ di@@ tions so different now ?
11 , 12 . ( a ) How did Moses set a fine example of courage ?
It has st@@ ep@@ s , which en@@ ab@@ led people to des@@ c@@ end to the bo@@ t@@ to@@ m in order to draw up water .
I was the re@@ gi@@ onal direc@@ t@@ or of a mul@@ t@@ in@@ ational compan@@ y .
Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k is as@@ sur@@ ed that the righteous one will keep living , but the enem@@ y will not es@@ cap@@ e p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment .
She end@@ ur@@ ed and was ev@@ en@@ tually assign@@ ed to serve as a special pioneer in a congregation where the un@@ ity t@@ ou@@ ched her heart .
From personal experience , many of our fellow believers have found that our heavenly Father supp@@ lies the things they need .
However , one of the stud@@ ents , a 16 - year - old Witness of Jehovah nam@@ ed An@@ dre@@ y , po@@ lit@@ ely asked to be exc@@ used from taking the t@@ est because his conscience did not allow him to study this ty@@ pe of liter@@ ature .
On@@ ly your best be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or is good en@@ ough for da@@ ily living in the mission@@ ary home .
S@@ up@@ pose that we at times feel pas@@ sed over by other people .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , he wa@@ ited to “ see what would become of the city . ”
Fir@@ st , Jehovah is fulfill@@ ing his promise to make “ the small one a mi@@ gh@@ ty nation . ”
As@@ k them to pray for you .
; P@@ i@@ er@@ ce , S .
He found that the Bible con@@ tain@@ s po@@ t@@ ent me@@ dic@@ ine for the heart .
This is a mar@@ k of “ wise pers@@ ons , ” as the s@@ crip@@ ture shows .
What does the book of Job teach us about giving encourag@@ ement ?
What el@@ se did J@@ on@@ ah do ?
Un@@ der his direction , “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” has appointed men as shepher@@ ds in the congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide .
This made her feel un@@ wor@@ thy of Jehovah’s love , and she con@@ temp@@ l@@ ated lea@@ ving the truth .
S@@ ic@@ k@@ ness and Par@@ ting En@@ coura@@ g@@ ement
And his disciples asked him : ‘ R@@ ab@@ bi , who sin@@ ned , this man or his parents , so that he was born bl@@ ind ? ’ ”
Des@@ pite the d@@ ang@@ ers , we never consider@@ ed st@@ op@@ p@@ ing the work in order to have a cal@@ m@@ er life . ”
L@@ ater , he travel@@ ed with Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s , and later still , we find him serving with Peter in Babyl@@ on .
Jesus told Mar@@ th@@ a : “ M@@ ary cho@@ se the good por@@ tion , and it will not be taken away from her . ”
Th@@ ough Jesus ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that humans are ca@@ pa@@ ble of wicked ac@@ ts , he pointed to the very s@@ ource of evil ​ — Satan the Devil .
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s first refer@@ ence to heavenly life after death was also by Jesus .
The hist@@ ory of the first - century Christians is a t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony to the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of those words .
Do@@ ing so pa@@ ves the way for tend@@ er affe@@ ction to gro@@ w .
Why must we re@@ mind ourselves of the import@@ ance of the v@@ indic@@ ation of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ?
The supp@@ le@@ men@@ t@@ ary meetings were held in L@@ ong Be@@ ach , C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a ; P@@ on@@ ti@@ a@@ c , M@@ ic@@ hi@@ g@@ an ; Un@@ i@@ ond@@ ale , New Yor@@ k ; and H@@ am@@ il@@ t@@ on , O@@ nt@@ ari@@ o .
At Pet@@ er@@ ’s ur@@ g@@ ing , they rep@@ ented and were baptized .
A re@@ ward promised to a small group in one set@@ ting may ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely be sh@@ ared by others .
15 , 16 . ( a ) How do we person@@ ally benefit from pon@@ der@@ ing over spiritual matters ?
No more war .
He had much work to do , and he fac@@ ed a hum@@ ili@@ ating tri@@ al and a c@@ ru@@ el death .
It teach@@ es us how to enjoy a better way of life and also how to gain God’s fav@@ or and et@@ er@@ n@@ al life . ​ — Read John 17 : 3 ; Acts 3 : 19 .
U@@ m@@ mi also ag@@ re@@ ed to discus@@ s the more rec@@ ent book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
The sh@@ eke@@ l we@@ i@@ ght system went out of use with the f@@ all of the kingdom of Juda@@ h and its cap@@ it@@ al , Jerusalem , in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
The re@@ tur@@ ne@@ es had to have strong faith in Jehovah , ze@@ al for true worship , and courage to make the move .
On@@ ce the d@@ ri@@ ver star@@ ts up , we hold on for de@@ ar life .
Now we are un@@ it@@ e@@ dly pur@@ su@@ ing the same go@@ al . ”
The pro@@ spe@@ ct of living forever and pra@@ ising Jehovah for all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity will sur@@ ely make the M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al educ@@ ation pro@@ gra@@ m a real deli@@ ght .
Com@@ par@@ is@@ ons are most often made between people who res@@ em@@ ble one another ​ — who are of the same se@@ x , of a similar age , and at a similar so@@ cial le@@ v@@ el and who know one another .
1 : 4@@ 9 - 5@@ 3 ; 2 : 13 - 25 ​ — Why did Solomon put Ad@@ on@@ ij@@ ah to death after gr@@ an@@ ting him a par@@ d@@ on ?
In his case , these times me@@ ant se@@ ven years of 3@@ 60 days each , or 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 20 days .
U@@ se Go@@ d@@ ʼ@@ s pro@@ v@@ isions to help you remain like so@@ ft cla@@ y ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 10 - 13 )
H@@ app@@ y are those ob@@ serving his remin@@ ders ; with all the heart they keep sear@@ ch@@ ing for him . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 1 , 2 .
The pro@@ secu@@ t@@ or of the N@@ or@@ ther@@ n Ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ative C@@ ir@@ cu@@ it of Mo@@ sc@@ ow ag@@ re@@ ed and fil@@ ed a ci@@ vi@@ l com@@ pla@@ in@@ t .
Although I now have a jo@@ b , we keep our li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le simp@@ le in l@@ ine with Jesus ’ ad@@ vice at Matthew 6 : 20 - 22 .
Paul descri@@ bed how anointed ones feel .
He did so by as@@ king E@@ ve : “ Is it really so that God said you must not e@@ at from every t@@ ree of the gar@@ den ? ”
• false brothers
* Why wa@@ st@@ e your you@@ th on such an inf@@ eri@@ or way of life ?
• When we enc@@ oun@@ ter a@@ pa@@ thy or ho@@ st@@ ility in our ministry , what should mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere ?
Consider the following :
Jehovah God is willing to over@@ look past wr@@ ong@@ s that were com@@ mit@@ ted in ign@@ or@@ ance .
Our Kingdom H@@ all was far from the are@@ a where she was living , but I lik@@ ed the s@@ ound of her vo@@ ice , so I gave her direc@@ tions to our h@@ all and encoura@@ ged her to come that S@@ un@@ day ​ — the day I was to deli@@ ver the public talk .
The over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of Jehovah’s people are s@@ inc@@ ere in their devo@@ tion .
“ I make a re@@ tr@@ action , ” he said , “ and I do rep@@ ent in du@@ st and a@@ sh@@ es . ”
Such un@@ ity in car@@ r@@ ying out these pro@@ je@@ cts is not new .
Many bir@@ ds inst@@ inc@@ tiv@@ ely know when to beg@@ in their mi@@ gr@@ ation .
Sh@@ ould we not gu@@ ard against such an inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation ?
How thr@@ ill@@ ing it is to “ honor Jehovah with [ our ] valu@@ able things ” and to see how such res@@ our@@ ces are used faith@@ fully and dis@@ cre@@ et@@ ly to do the great@@ est work in human hist@@ ory ! ​ — Pro@@ v .
K@@ no@@ wing Jehovah has given me a purpose in life ”
Jesus had what pre@@ par@@ ations made for the last P@@ as@@ so@@ ver with the apostles ?
C@@ y@@ pr@@ us Un@@ der the Romans
Jehovah has made Jesus ’ prophe@@ tic words about “ works greater than these ” a re@@ ality .
I have stu@@ died with 5@@ 2 pers@@ ons who have dedic@@ ated their lives to Jehovah God and Mari@@ on with 4@@ 8 .
The Witnesses not only taught the Bible but also obe@@ yed its teachings .
What did Jesus enc@@ oun@@ ter when he in@@ spe@@ cted the “ slave ” ?
For cen@@ tu@@ ries , most people in Chris@@ tend@@ om believ@@ ed that God requi@@ res obedi@@ ence .
Jehovah has ca@@ used his pur@@ pos@@ es to be reve@@ aled to those with s@@ inc@@ ere and hum@@ ble hearts .
M@@ ore than just tal@@ king to them , it inclu@@ des as@@ king questions and pati@@ ently listen@@ ing to their ans@@ wers .
Al@@ so , I learned that God car@@ ed about me person@@ ally .
The Bible re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es the value of taking a reason@@ able , real@@ is@@ tic view of matters .
L@@ ik@@ ely , the woman was a pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te .
Why , God kno@@ ws that in the very day of your e@@ ating from the t@@ ree your eyes are b@@ ound to be op@@ ened and you are b@@ ound to be like God , know@@ ing good and bad ! ’
S@@ us@@ an , who over@@ came her ad@@ di@@ ction to por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , dec@@ la@@ res : “ Jehovah is the only one who can help you get back on tr@@ ack .
These inclu@@ de other spirit cre@@ atu@@ res , the uni@@ verse , the pro@@ duc@@ tive earth , and all form@@ s of physical life on our g@@ lo@@ be .
That exc@@ lam@@ ation is com@@ mon@@ ly heard in Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s ch@@ ur@@ ches .
We would lo@@ ad food on a hor@@ se - dra@@ wn wa@@ g@@ on and head w@@ est .
For the next si@@ x months , I was much in dem@@ and and had many opportun@@ ities to preach inform@@ ally .
And just as sur@@ ely as his ancient people in@@ her@@ ited the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , so all Christians who end@@ ure as faithful worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah will in@@ her@@ it life in God’s righteous new world .
What a change from being in comm@@ and of the angels in heaven ! On earth , Jesus used at le@@ ast one of “ the t@@ ong@@ u@@ es of men . ”
Our heavenly Father provi@@ des the care and prote@@ ction we need as a people c@@ all@@ ing on his name in faith .
As a woman who@@ se father was a n@@ on - L@@ ev@@ ite “ of A@@ sh@@ er@@ ’s tri@@ be , ” An@@ na could not liter@@ ally live at the temple .
( a ) What was one less@@ on in hum@@ ility that Jesus taught his disciples ?
When we feel up@@ set or ang@@ ry , we may say or do something that we later reg@@ re@@ t .
As a you@@ th , he was “ instru@@ cted in all the wisdom of the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans . ”
1 : 2 ; 2 : 6 .
Such a v@@ es@@ sel would have had a cap@@ ac@@ ity similar to that of vari@@ ous present - day car@@ go v@@ ess@@ els .
I@@ d@@ enti@@ fied by Lo@@ ve
Not one word of them has fa@@ iled . ” Jehovah deli@@ v@@ ers , prote@@ cts , and su@@ sta@@ ins his servants .
The Bible ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es us : “ Do not be loving ei@@ ther the world or the things in the world .
My care@@ er in Jehovah’s service fin@@ ally started when I made time to read this Bible - based public@@ ation .
Since the Bible men@@ tions no husband , she was likely un@@ married at the time .
Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a - C@@ hi@@ ri@@ gu@@ an@@ o 5 ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆
On@@ ly one si@@ x@@ th of this are@@ a has been ex@@ ca@@ v@@ ated .
See “ Jo@@ y@@ ous and Th@@ an@@ k@@ ful Des@@ pite H@@ ear@@ t@@ bre@@ ak@@ ing Lo@@ ss , ” publi@@ shed in The Watchtower of Ju@@ ne 1 , 200@@ 1 , pages 23 - 7 .
Un@@ deter@@ red , he som@@ eho@@ w lo@@ c@@ ated a cop@@ y ​ — perhaps an early dra@@ ft — ​ and the following year comple@@ ted a re@@ v@@ ised ver@@ sion of the Go@@ sp@@ els and the book of Acts .
What should help us to make wise cho@@ ic@@ es ?
W@@ a@@ ys to C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate Re@@ as@@ on@@ able Ex@@ pe@@ ct@@ ations
His ob@@ je@@ ctive was to de@@ f@@ end his right to preach about Jesus .
How did Jehovah bl@@ ess the efforts of the disciples ?
If we exam@@ ine God’s Word , the Bible , we will find s@@ ound counsel and guid@@ ance on how to cop@@ e with the un@@ certain@@ ties of life .
In contr@@ ast , both Jehovah and Jesus have no such li@@ mit@@ ations . ​ — Pro@@ v .
The spirit of the world is strong , and we cannot avoid it al@@ together .
E@@ P@@ A@@ P@@ H@@ R@@ A@@ S was a first - century Christian who had travel@@ ed to R@@ ome .
In fulfill@@ ment of that prophecy , Jesus Christ , the promised Se@@ ed , now rul@@ es from heaven .
S@@ hor@@ tly after my baptism , my family deci@@ ded to im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ate to Par@@ ag@@ u@@ a@@ y , S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , and M@@ other beg@@ ged me to go .
The Witnesses provided loving ass@@ ist@@ ance to the gi@@ r@@ l , taking her to a ne@@ ar@@ by v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
While se@@ x@@ u@@ ality is a gift from God , it is not to be expres@@ sed without rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t .
Yes , ‘ live or die , we bel@@ ong to Jehovah . ’
He found comfort in know@@ ing that Jehovah would always be there to su@@ sta@@ in His people through tri@@ als .
We Ne@@ ed to Be “ in Pe@@ ace ”
O@@ ther Mo@@ ving F@@ e@@ atu@@ res of the Pro@@ gra@@ m
A go@@ o@@ dly number of those now associ@@ ating with Jehovah’s Witnesses have come into God’s family of true worshi@@ p@@ ers in the last fi@@ ve years .
Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , and Jac@@ o@@ b could have vis@@ u@@ al@@ ized a gr@@ and future because God had promised that by means of their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , all nations of the earth would ob@@ tain a blessing .
If that is the case , do so in a spirit of respect and mil@@ dness . ​ — Proverbs 15 : 1 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 2 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 12 .
May you always hold f@@ ast to your integrity !
I find it difficult to hold the pen fir@@ m@@ ly with my hand , which is we@@ ak@@ ened by mus@@ c@@ le at@@ ro@@ ph@@ y .
Satan ex@@ ists , but he has little interest in humans .
Th@@ r@@ ough Jesus ’ sacri@@ fi@@ cial death , God makes it possible for us to have for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s , a clean conscience , and the hope of et@@ er@@ n@@ al life in a pe@@ ace@@ ful new world .
In that case our love would be in@@ complete and de@@ fe@@ ctive .
That gives us a gener@@ al indic@@ ation of the tim@@ ing of the heavenly resurrection .
We can use the l@@ ist of qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations for Christian elders to help Bible stud@@ ents and other inter@@ ested ones to understand how the elders are different from the religious cl@@ er@@ gy .
W@@ ould you like to learn more about those efforts ?
Al@@ an’s mother says : “ We used some of the study time to have prac@@ tice s@@ essi@@ ons . These s@@ essi@@ ons helped our children to learn how to de@@ f@@ end their faith and to prove that what they believe is true .
How did God’s name come to be dis@@ associ@@ ated from the Jewish nation ?
He wrote : “ The form of worship that is clean and un@@ de@@ fil@@ ed from the stan@@ d@@ point of our God and Father is this : to look after or@@ ph@@ ans and wi@@ do@@ ws in their tri@@ bul@@ ation , and to keep on@@ es@@ el@@ f without spo@@ t from the world . ”
Rather than tel@@ ling me not to sal@@ u@@ te H@@ it@@ l@@ er , my parents helped me tra@@ in my conscience .
What spiritual go@@ als might you set and re@@ ach ?
In his day , Jewish religious lead@@ ers pray@@ ed “ on the cor@@ n@@ ers of the bro@@ ad ways . ”
Jehovah’s Witnesses today are not living under the Law .
The point of that pro@@ ver@@ b is that el@@ der@@ ly parents should ref@@ ra@@ in from exc@@ e@@ e@@ ding their par@@ ent@@ al authority and should take no@@ tice of what their gro@@ wn children say .
4 : 17 , 18 .
Many of God’s la@@ ws taught the Israelites to be kind to im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants .
The case is heard again at Ca@@ es@@ are@@ a , and to pre@@ v@@ ent a trans@@ f@@ er of the tri@@ al to Jerusalem , Paul states : “ I am standing before the judgment se@@ at of Ca@@ es@@ ar . . .
N@@ an@@ ci@@ ’s mother died in 200@@ 2 after a long ill@@ ness .
As we loy@@ ally eng@@ age in the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work , we at times enc@@ oun@@ ter an un@@ fri@@ end@@ ly , or even a ho@@ st@@ ile , respon@@ se .
12 : 2 . Many of your spiritual brothers will tell you that they felt el@@ ated , close to Jehovah , and gr@@ ate@@ ful that he had dra@@ wn them .
How , though , did the Jews come to worship in sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es ?
O@@ ther regul@@ ations deal@@ t with un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness from dead bo@@ dies , the pu@@ ri@@ fic@@ ation of women upon giving bir@@ th , pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res invol@@ ving le@@ pro@@ s@@ y , and un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness resul@@ ting from m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale se@@ x@@ u@@ al dis@@ char@@ ges .
Since work@@ ers eng@@ ag@@ ed in the spiritual har@@ v@@ est were then few , we felt just as our Lord , Jesus Christ , did when he said : “ Yes , the har@@ v@@ est is great , but the work@@ ers are few .
But today it is la@@ w@@ ful to speak of the blessings that now ex@@ ist among God’s people !
Rather , it rel@@ ates to “ s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls ” that are to be op@@ ened .
At the end of the th@@ ous@@ and years , only true worshipp@@ ers of God will be left on the cle@@ ans@@ ed earth .
At the end of those “ appointed times , ” God’s heavenly Kingdom would come to power , with Jesus as its righ@@ t@@ ful R@@ ul@@ er .
32 : 11 - 14 .
After the death of the apostles , a fore@@ told apost@@ as@@ y made its way into true Christi@@ an@@ ity .
Ser@@ v@@ ants of Jehovah no longer need to ti@@ the .
Still , the n@@ ature of light and how it “ dist@@ ribu@@ tes it@@ self ” is far from fully under@@ sto@@ od .
H@@ u@@ man hist@@ ory has proved that mankind cannot bring about Par@@ adise on earth .
How often brothers and sisters arri@@ ve at meetings feel@@ ing we@@ ary , but when the time comes to go home , it is as if their en@@ er@@ gy has been r@@ ene@@ wed , their spiritual bat@@ ter@@ ies re@@ char@@ ged !
Jehovah is such a wonderful God .
Although there are milli@@ ons of spirit cre@@ atu@@ res in heaven , the Bible reve@@ als the n@@ ames of only M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el and G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el .
N@@ ever under@@ es@@ tim@@ ate the good that this can accom@@ pl@@ ish .
If no satis@@ fac@@ t@@ ory answer is a@@ vail@@ able , the suffering pers@@ ists and the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m may become em@@ bit@@ tered .
( Read 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 6 : 29 - 31 . )
E@@ ven@@ tually , however , she was able to gain an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the Bible .
Luke , a physi@@ ci@@ an , descri@@ bed what happened next : “ With that [ Jesus ] appro@@ ached and t@@ ou@@ ched the bi@@ er , and the be@@ ar@@ ers sto@@ od still , and he said : ‘ Y@@ oung man , I say to you , G@@ et up ! ’
It is the evidence , as if displa@@ yed on their un@@ co@@ vered fore@@ he@@ a@@ ds , that such sheep are dedic@@ ated , baptized disciples of Jesus Christ and that they have put on the Chris@@ t@@ like new person@@ ality .
What do you need to consider with reg@@ ard to how much time you sp@@ end in le@@ is@@ ure activities ?
That is not to say that David always contro@@ l@@ led himself , as we know from his sin with B@@ ath - she@@ ba and his in@@ iti@@ al re@@ action to Na@@ bal@@ ’s gre@@ ed .
Why do sheep follow their shepher@@ d ?
How are we to understand these words ?
S@@ ome@@ time later , I became ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with El@@ en@@ i , a lo@@ vely , ze@@ al@@ ous young Christian woman in the city of P@@ at@@ ra@@ s .
God’s righteousness , then , is l@@ in@@ ked with his will and purpose .
Bo@@ th then began working toward the go@@ al of Bethel service .
As we do so , look for the ans@@ wers to these questions : How did faith mo@@ tiv@@ ate Moses to re@@ ject fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res ?
And ti@@ mi@@ d Al@@ ber@@ ta C@@ ro@@ s@@ by stated , “ I am lear@@ ning to love the C@@ ol@@ por@@ te@@ ur work more each day . ”
C@@ oun@@ sel given with emp@@ a@@ thy and sy@@ mp@@ a@@ thy will t@@ ou@@ ch the hearts of those nee@@ ding help . ​ — Proverbs 17 : 17 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 2 , 3 ; 1 Peter 3 : 8 .
C@@ ould this really be the man who has asked for a Bible study ?
Like stu@@ n@@ ning deter@@ r@@ ents , many sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic “ s@@ l@@ ing@@ st@@ ones ” of op@@ position have been h@@ ur@@ led against God’s people .
But for us person@@ ally to draw close to God , we must take certain st@@ ep@@ s .
Jehovah’s servants are the most loving , un@@ ited , pe@@ ace@@ ful , law - a@@ bi@@ ding people on earth .
Jesus stated : “ The person faithful in what is le@@ ast is faithful also in much , and the person un@@ righteous in what is le@@ ast is un@@ righteous also in much . ”
Wh@@ atever the local attitude or situation , our Kingdom H@@ all should be ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary when it comes to being well - kept , since it be@@ ars the name of Jehovah and is a place of pu@@ re worship . ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
Th@@ ro@@ wing out ch@@ eri@@ shed but un@@ needed it@@ em@@ s can be pa@@ in@@ ful ​ — al@@ most like lo@@ sing a good friend .
After about two and a half years , we were reas@@ sign@@ ed to B@@ om@@ ba@@ y .
Al@@ most 1@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 I@@ tal@@ i@@ an im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants set@@ t@@ led in S@@ ã@@ o Paulo between 18@@ 70 and 19@@ 20 .
But because of in@@ her@@ ited sin , we all stu@@ m@@ ble .
Are You “ K@@ ic@@ king A@@ ga@@ inst the Go@@ a@@ ds ” ?
He ex@@ t@@ ol@@ led the Creator , under who@@ se direction our g@@ lo@@ be h@@ ang@@ s on nothing v@@ isi@@ ble in sp@@ ace and water - la@@ den cl@@ ou@@ ds are su@@ sp@@ ended a@@ bo@@ ve the earth .
O@@ ver the years , the number of st@@ ars that we can see has inc@@ reas@@ ed tre@@ m@@ end@@ ously .
And what good things he did for people !
Jehovah desi@@ res that his servants both fear him and love him .
Why did Joseph reason as he did ? ​ — Genesis 39 : 1 - 9 .
This re@@ qu@@ est was follow@@ ed by Paul’s counsel to “ be pe@@ ace@@ able with one another . ”
Are you tr@@ ying your best to be on hand for every s@@ es@@ sion of our ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es and conven@@ tions ?
When asked to make a cop@@ y of his transl@@ ation for the Re@@ form@@ ed congregation in C@@ ey@@ l@@ on ( now S@@ r@@ i L@@ anka ) in 1@@ 6@@ 5@@ 1 , Al@@ me@@ i@@ da dis@@ co@@ vered that the origin@@ al had v@@ ani@@ shed from the ch@@ urch ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves .
When parents fai@@ l to make ho@@ m@@ eli@@ fe war@@ m and invit@@ ing or do not sp@@ end en@@ ough time with their children ​ — both of which are comm@@ on situ@@ ations in to@@ da@@ y’s bus@@ y world — ​ they are , in effect , op@@ ening the do@@ or for pe@@ er influ@@ ence to pla@@ y ha@@ vo@@ c with their children .
she asked her Ang@@ li@@ can minis@@ ter . “ No one really kno@@ ws , ” he rep@@ lied .
They took wi@@ ves , who gave bir@@ th to h@@ y@@ bri@@ d off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing called N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m .
Yet , having no di@@ ag@@ no@@ s@@ is of a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c di@@ se@@ ase , he might have i@@ mag@@ ined that he was ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally in good health .
When C@@ ar@@ ol was ten years old , her family was sh@@ at@@ tered by div@@ or@@ ce , and she ended up living with her mother , who re@@ je@@ cted the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s moral standards .
El@@ ders can use questions to help fellow believers to draw comfort from God’s Word
The Bible rec@@ ord tur@@ ns away from Samuel at this point and fol@@ lo@@ ws the sac@@ red Ar@@ k , show@@ ing us how the Phil@@ ist@@ ines su@@ ffered for taking it and were for@@ ced to return it .
He became a ze@@ al@@ ous ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er , and until his death in 199@@ 8 , he served Jehovah faith@@ fully .
How did Jesus expla@@ in why he used illustr@@ ations ?
However , he wis@@ ely cho@@ se a way that remin@@ ds us of the trust that he origin@@ ally plac@@ ed in humans to take care of all the living things on this earth .
After a cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary marriage , Christians may wish to have a talk at the Kingdom H@@ all
So , what do you pl@@ an to do with your life ?
“ This time I was with fellow believers , and the associ@@ ation was a great help . ”
( a ) How does someone become a disci@@ ple of Jesus Christ ?
The Bible is a do@@ or to knowledge about God .
Jehovah will also make our min@@ ds and bo@@ dies perfect .
Some people believe . . . that the last days will end with the des@@ tru@@ ction of the earth and ever@@ yone on it , while others hope that con@@ di@@ tions will imp@@ ro@@ ve .
10@@ 2 : 10 .
7 : 33 , 34 ​ — What is me@@ ant by “ the things of the world ” for which a married man or woman is anxi@@ ous ?
For example , think of C@@ y@@ n@@ th@@ ia , qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , who@@ se husband a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned her and her two daugh@@ ters .
In a spiritual sense , Jehovah’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous people in Israel needed to do something similar .
He never le@@ ts me down . ”
God’s Word ans@@ wers : “ In everything by prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation along with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving let your pet@@ iti@@ ons be made known to God . ”
In 1914 , very few people worshipp@@ ed Jehovah .
But all during this time , he may need help .
As allow@@ ed and regul@@ ated by the Law , he had another wife ​ — Pen@@ in@@ n@@ ah .
Al@@ so , not all Christians are anointed at the time they are baptized .
K@@ en rel@@ ates , “ It took time to get used to living in a lo@@ c@@ ation where you may not have acc@@ ess to war@@ m water , ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city , or tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne service for days . ”
In his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , he declar@@ ed : “ You heard that it was said : ‘ You must love your neigh@@ b@@ or and h@@ ate your enem@@ y . ’
4 : 3 - 16 .
Jesus ’ sacrifice , on the other hand , off@@ ers just such a pri@@ ze to those who exerc@@ ise faith in him .
That Jesus Christ was not e@@ qu@@ al to God the Father . ”
While it is true that some individuals have her@@ o@@ ic@@ ally op@@ posed op@@ pres@@ sion , religion as a whole has all too fre@@ qu@@ ently si@@ ded with the op@@ pres@@ s@@ ors .
In 19@@ 35 they were or@@ der@@ ed to leave S@@ pain .
What is the most uni@@ f@@ ying ev@@ ent of 20@@ 18 , and why ?
Jesus must be se@@ par@@ ate from Jehovah .
It was not too long , then , before Joseph was fin@@ ally re@@ un@@ ited with his bel@@ o@@ ved father .
Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s enem@@ ies were b@@ ent on st@@ op@@ p@@ ing Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s building pl@@ ans , even res@@ or@@ ting to evil s@@ ch@@ em@@ es .
He is the most sel@@ f@@ ish and c@@ ru@@ el person in the uni@@ verse .
How does Jehovah’s atten@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess af@@ fect you ?
His rul@@ er@@ ship was mar@@ ked by un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted peace and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity .
The be@@ am@@ s , as well as the si@@ des of the ch@@ am@@ bers , may have been g@@ il@@ ded , or even pl@@ ated , with go@@ ld and s@@ il@@ ver ; and the ra@@ rest w@@ o@@ o@@ ds , in which the ce@@ da@@ r was con@@ spi@@ cu@@ ous , were used for the w@@ o@@ o@@ d@@ work . ”
Why is such an em@@ in@@ ent des@@ crip@@ tion given to the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an d@@ y@@ na@@ st@@ y ?
For wh@@ atever reason , people reg@@ ar@@ ded him as “ a c@@ hi@@ ef@@ tain of God . ” ​ — Genesis 13 : 2 ; 14 : 14 ; 23 : 6 .
B@@ ap@@ tism op@@ ens the do@@ or to many blessings ; it also invol@@ ves responsi@@ bility .
It is like a ro@@ ad le@@ ading to life .
TH@@ E B@@ O@@ T@@ T@@ O@@ M L@@ IN@@ E : P@@ or@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y dam@@ ages a person@@ ’s fri@@ end@@ ship with God . ​ — Romans 1 : 24 .
O@@ ther stud@@ ents in her d@@ ri@@ ving the@@ ory class started tal@@ king about se@@ x before marriage .
He wrote : “ For the L@@ or@@ d’s s@@ ake sub@@ ject y@@ ourselves to every human cre@@ ation : whether to a king as being su@@ peri@@ or or to govern@@ ors . ”
Is@@ a 6@@ 6 V@@ er@@ se 24 fore@@ tel@@ ls that “ the car@@ c@@ as@@ ses of the men that were trans@@ g@@ res@@ sing against ” Jehovah will be pro@@ of of his judgment .
If he is con@@ fu@@ sed or has a spe@@ e@@ ch imp@@ e@@ di@@ ment and is difficult to understand , we could try to gr@@ as@@ p what he means by pa@@ ying close attention to the to@@ ne of his vo@@ ice .
In@@ justice invol@@ ves being un@@ fa@@ ir , pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ced , bad , inf@@ lic@@ ting un@@ deser@@ ved har@@ m on others .
El@@ is@@ a@@ be@@ th K@@ ü@@ bl@@ er - R@@ os@@ s , who stu@@ died ter@@ min@@ ally ill individuals , refer@@ red to another comm@@ on per@@ c@@ ep@@ tion among religious people .
The work of desi@@ gn@@ ing , building , and re@@ mo@@ d@@ el@@ ing them is h@@ and@@ led by un@@ pa@@ id vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers .
Indeed , Jesus wanted them to be ar@@ d@@ ent disci@@ ple - mak@@ ers !
And their words can be so h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful .
. . and supp@@ or@@ ts us in the worl@@ d@@ wide preaching work
2 : 4@@ 5 .
How can we make sure that we understand the meaning of Jesus ’ illustr@@ ations ?
There we received a p@@ lo@@ t number and a st@@ re@@ et number .
Greek soci@@ ety plac@@ ed a high value on educ@@ ation .
It prote@@ cted the s@@ k@@ in against the su@@ n , and it provided the Israelites with so@@ a@@ p for wa@@ shing .
This allow@@ ed him en@@ ough time to devel@@ op qualities he needed to lead a s@@ ti@@ f@@ f - ne@@ cked and re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous people . ​ — Acts 7 : 22 - 25 , 30 - 34 .
The four mission@@ ary brothers and the sister who vis@@ ited us at S@@ is@@ ter K@@ o@@ da@@ ’s house back in 194@@ 9 , as well as S@@ is@@ ter M@@ au@@ d K@@ o@@ da , have all faith@@ fully fin@@ i@@ shed their life course .
17 : 4@@ 7 - 50 .
They also con@@ fir@@ m that following the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to do good toward all is ref@@ re@@ shing in@@ deed . ​ — Proverbs 11 : 25 .
You can do the following : Read with an o@@ pen mind , see@@ king less@@ ons that you can apply ; ask yourself such questions as ‘ How can I use this to help others ? ’
I was se@@ ven years old when my ar@@ ms had to be am@@ pu@@ t@@ ated to sa@@ ve my life .
Do not ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct the pro@@ v@@ isions that imp@@ ar@@ t wisdom
It took about a we@@ ek each way .
On what bas@@ is can Jehovah become our F@@ ri@@ end ?
Your daugh@@ ters com@@ mit for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation and your own daugh@@ ters - in - law com@@ mit ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y . . . .
If this is the case , those desi@@ ring to be only res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful ob@@ serv@@ ers would remain qui@@ et@@ ly se@@ ated .
In the study artic@@ les appe@@ aring in this is@@ sue , we will discus@@ s some of the effe@@ ctive me@@ tho@@ ds he used and how we can imitate them .
W@@ ho@@ se Si@@ de Will You T@@ ake ?
We cannot keep doing such things and at the same time ex@@ pect God to show us his un@@ deser@@ ved kindness and for@@ give us .
And The New Jerusalem Bible rend@@ ers this pas@@ sage : “ What are people up to who have themselves bap@@ t@@ ised on be@@ half of the dead ?
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , “ through one man sin en@@ tered into the world and death through sin , and thus death s@@ pre@@ ad to all men because they had all sin@@ ned . ” ​ — Romans 5 : 12 .
Acc@@ ording to hist@@ ori@@ an Di@@ o@@ d@@ or@@ us , this “ both in@@ un@@ d@@ ated a por@@ tion of the city and bro@@ ke down the w@@ alls for a dist@@ ance . ”
The e@@ ye must be rest@@ ra@@ ined from con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ating on imp@@ ro@@ per si@@ gh@@ ts .
Le@@ g@@ al decisions have for@@ ced recogn@@ iti@@ on of the land righ@@ ts of certain indi@@ gen@@ ous people , and an@@ ti@@ dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ation la@@ ws have provided reli@@ ef for some disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ged cl@@ as@@ ses .
Let us consider three of those illustr@@ ations and see what less@@ ons we can learn .
He now real@@ iz@@ es that he could have avo@@ i@@ ded un@@ necess@@ ary problems if he had ‘ consider@@ ed his st@@ ep@@ s ’ before cho@@ o@@ sing the desi@@ gn for his home .
How el@@ se could mankind know what God appro@@ ves of in the way of do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine , worship , and conduct ?
It brought about an age of to@@ tal war , s@@ par@@ king re@@ vo@@ lu@@ tions and mis@@ trust of human lead@@ ers .
For example , F@@ ran@@ z and Mar@@ g@@ it , who are now serving at another branch , were in 198@@ 2 serving at the branch of@@ fice in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
Lo@@ ok up the Bible te@@ x@@ ts that are c@@ ited , and pon@@ der over the ans@@ wers .
“ Ti@@ me and un@@ fore@@ seen occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence ” can ad@@ ver@@ sel@@ y af@@ fect the out@@ come of even the best - in@@ ten@@ tioned decisions .
They did not char@@ ge the Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ ers with any form of f@@ ra@@ u@@ d .
This Bible study a@@ id is desi@@ gn@@ ed to help you fulf@@ ill Jesus ’ comm@@ and : “ G@@ o therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations , . . . teaching them to ob@@ serve all the things I have comman@@ ded you . ” ​ — Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 .
We need to be ready when Jesus comes to destro@@ y Satan’s world .
( a ) How have Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s com@@ men@@ t@@ at@@ ors tri@@ ed to expla@@ in Jesus ’ st@@ at@@ ements about the “ slave ” ?
However , it is fine to see how these matters have been h@@ and@@ led through the Le@@ g@@ al De@@ par@@ t@@ ment at our branch of@@ fice , so that we now me@@ et with relati@@ vely little inter@@ fer@@ ence in the preaching work .
What may mo@@ tiv@@ ate you to take on the t@@ ask of lear@@ ning a fore@@ ign language ?
In Ju@@ ne 199@@ 8 , three wh@@ ite men in r@@ ur@@ al T@@ ex@@ as in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates att@@ ac@@ ked James B@@ y@@ r@@ d , J@@ r . , a bl@@ ack man .
He has given parents much guid@@ ance .
On@@ ce the tri@@ als began , that was no longer possible .
I k@@ n@@ el@@ t and than@@ ked Jehovah for once again car@@ ing for our needs .
Since Su@@ ra@@ an@@ g refu@@ sed to allow this act of i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry to be per@@ form@@ ed for her and her par@@ ty , the v@@ il@@ la@@ g@@ ers wa@@ ited for her to be str@@ ang@@ led by the off@@ ended spirit .
“ The is@@ sue is between you and Jehovah . ”
Are we like J@@ on@@ a@@ than ?
U@@ pri@@ ght Job never rejo@@ ic@@ ed if cal@@ am@@ ity be@@ f@@ ell someone h@@ ating him .
Thus , tri@@ als are likely to a@@ ff@@ li@@ ct ever@@ yone on earth , especially Jehovah’s faithful servants , who are see@@ king to do his will .
A@@ le@@ x saw many of his compan@@ i@@ ons kil@@ led , but he sur@@ vi@@ ved .
They wr@@ ite let@@ ters , and we vis@@ it one another .
How does the spirit of the world man@@ i@@ f@@ est it@@ self ?
For he has said : “ I will never leave you , and I will never a@@ ban@@ d@@ on you . ”
On the e@@ ast side of the city lived a re@@ ti@@ red ar@@ my ma@@ j@@ or who har@@ bor@@ ed a gener@@ al dis@@ like for Jehovah’s Witnesses , al@@ though , much to his dis@@ may , his own son was a Witness .
He had c@@ un@@ n@@ ingly man@@ e@@ u@@ vered matters to make the Witnesses appe@@ ar to be the persecu@@ t@@ ors !
He showed mer@@ cy toward his ancient people .
It is truly a la@@ b@@ or of love . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 13 .
The s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls will help us to learn more about Jehovah’s way of thinking .
They have simply obe@@ yed the comm@@ and of Jesus : “ As you go , preach . ”
Pe@@ ople follow them , r@@ un@@ ning along the sh@@ or@@ el@@ ine , and soon c@@ atch up with them .
Paul made use of his Rom@@ an c@@ iti@@ z@@ en@@ ship on sever@@ al occasi@@ ons .
Will Jehovah for@@ give the self - mu@@ r@@ der com@@ mit@@ ted by people in such a men@@ tal st@@ ate ?
In fact , a consider@@ able number of j@@ udi@@ cial actions and dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ings that take place each year are the result of se@@ x@@ u@@ al mis@@ conduct .
Rather , he encoura@@ ged David .
The Israelites could not ga@@ ze at Moses ’ face
( b ) What gr@@ and pro@@ spe@@ ct a@@ wa@@ its us ?
Instead , in words that would be under@@ sto@@ od in God’s du@@ e time , he simply stated how the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on would be c@@ ru@@ shed : “ I shall put en@@ m@@ ity between you [ Satan ] and the woman and between your se@@ ed and her se@@ ed .
19@@ 27 : P@@ r@@ inter@@ y moved to a new building er@@ e@@ cted at 1@@ 17 Ad@@ am@@ s S@@ tre@@ et .
The E@@ d@@ om@@ ites serve as a war@@ ning example to those who g@@ lo@@ at over the difficul@@ ties that God’s servants may enc@@ oun@@ ter .
There are also vari@@ ous ide@@ as about what happ@@ ens to the soul when a person dies .
The ani@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es under the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law ty@@ pi@@ fied a greater sacrifice that Jehovah God would provide in be@@ half of mankind ​ — that of his Son , Jesus Christ .
What star@@ ts out as a so - called wonderful bu@@ sin@@ ess opportunity may end up in fa@@ il@@ ure because of an e@@ con@@ om@@ ic do@@ w@@ n@@ turn or un@@ fore@@ seen occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ences .
The number may have been determined by me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing rather than by coun@@ ting .
The Lord said to them : “ My Father has kept working until now , and I keep working . ”
This requi@@ res that a person exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus ’ sacrifice and become a dedic@@ ated and baptized serv@@ ant of Jehovah .
He was in pris@@ on in R@@ ome ! ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 12 - 14 .
Jehovah promised him a son , but years pas@@ sed during which he and S@@ ar@@ ah had no children .
The worshipp@@ er would be happy to give Jehovah his very best .
V@@ enge@@ ance B@@ el@@ ong@@ s to Jehovah
He will soon take dec@@ isi@@ ve action , and m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous events will again ro@@ ck mankind .
How ? ​ — Genesis 3 : 1 - 6 ; Romans 5 : 12 ; Revelation 12 : 9 .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Jehovah will bl@@ ess us and help us in our pur@@ su@@ it of other important Christian qualities . “ P@@ ur@@ sue . . .
( b ) As dedic@@ ated Christians , what is our privilege ?
15 : 15 ; 18 : 14 .
Yes , those ex@@ il@@ es we@@ pt when they re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed Z@@ ion , and they did not for@@ get Jehovah .
O@@ thers set asi@@ de money and gave regul@@ ar don@@ ations to support the work .
They soon at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted the attention of an influ@@ enti@@ al local Ca@@ tho@@ lic .
The word “ can@@ on ” ref@@ ers to the col@@ le@@ ction of Bible boo@@ ks that give con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing pro@@ of of being inspired of God .
H@@ app@@ ily married cou@@ ples also pray together .
Jehovah re@@ war@@ ds faithful ones who wa@@ ge spiritual war@@ f@@ are
There were then only about 7@@ 5 of such Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers in all the plac@@ es we vis@@ ited .
The sh@@ af@@ t of his spe@@ ar was like a w@@ o@@ o@@ den be@@ am , and its ir@@ on b@@ la@@ de we@@ igh@@ ed 15 p@@ oun@@ ds [ 7 k@@ g ] .
El@@ ders can imitate Paul by taking qu@@ ali@@ fied minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants with them on some of their shepher@@ ding c@@ alls .
The Bible teach@@ es : “ Do not be mis@@ led : God is not one to be mo@@ cked . For wh@@ atever a man is s@@ ow@@ ing , this he will also re@@ a@@ p . . .
We too have cho@@ ic@@ es and decisions to make .
To such ones the apostle Paul said : “ God . . . pu@@ ts his holy spirit in you . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 4 : 7 , 8 ; 1 Corinthians 6 : 9 - 11 .
He had no hope ​ — until he began to study the Bible , which gave him a new out@@ look on life and helped him to con@@ qu@@ er his bad ha@@ bi@@ ts .
What is happ@@ ening then ?
TH@@ E th@@ re@@ shing flo@@ or near Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m is ali@@ ve with s@@ pr@@ ing@@ time activ@@ ity .
These beau@@ ti@@ ful qualities origin@@ ate from the most powerful Per@@ son in the uni@@ verse .
One cou@@ ple from I@@ tal@@ y wrote : “ This was the most wonderful mon@@ th in our life ! ”
By way of contr@@ ast , some Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ ers felt that light em@@ an@@ ated from the human e@@ ye .
This resurrection un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly brought great joy to both the mother and her son .
H@@ er deter@@ i@@ or@@ ating con@@ dition necess@@ it@@ ated dr@@ as@@ tic chang@@ es in our every@@ day r@@ out@@ ine .
Jesus also said : “ The h@@ our is coming in which all those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs will hear [ the Son of man@@ ’s ] vo@@ ice and come out , those who did good things to a resurrection of life , those who practic@@ ed v@@ ile things to a resurrection of judgment . ”
You , however , can draw clo@@ s@@ er to God than that .
Jesus war@@ ned his followers : “ Pe@@ ople will deli@@ ver you up to tri@@ bul@@ ation and will k@@ ill you , and you will be ob@@ je@@ cts of h@@ at@@ red by all the nations on account of my name . ”
Yes , faithful older Christians can be certain of God’s interest in them .
21 : 5 , 6 .
Yes , when shepher@@ ds tra@@ in others , when they allow themselves to be tra@@ ined by God’s Word , and when they apply the tra@@ ining provided by the slave class , they prom@@ o@@ te un@@ ity among the flo@@ ck .
Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es to Our Wor@@ ship Today
This e@@ th@@ ic@@ al ma@@ x@@ im is at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted to the r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned Ch@@ in@@ ese teach@@ er and ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her Con@@ fu@@ ci@@ us .
E@@ ri@@ c : You too .
After their death and resurrection , they would serve with Christ in heaven as both k@@ ings and pri@@ ests , fully car@@ r@@ ying out the fun@@ ctions of both of@@ fic@@ es .
We should not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to take a fir@@ m stand against the Devil and for Jehovah .
They ven@@ ture along le@@ d@@ ges that are so n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w as to appe@@ ar imp@@ as@@ sa@@ ble .
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ le 4 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 16 - 20
Their fac@@ es ag@@ low with e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness , they ri@@ de w@@ es@@ tw@@ ard toward Juda@@ h and Jerusalem , mo@@ ving as ra@@ pi@@ dly as the e@@ ast w@@ ind .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 10 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 19 , 8@@ 0
They were part of a group of 12 men who went into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and to sp@@ y it out .
Al@@ ong with a young sister who was to be my par@@ t@@ ner , I went st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght from New Yor@@ k to my new assignment .
Now , let us see how the other three hor@@ s@@ em@@ en help to con@@ fir@@ m that we are , in fact , living during the tr@@ oub@@ led “ last days . ”
Fa@@ ith is not something you in@@ her@@ it .
We will discus@@ s that in the following article .
It all started with the apostle Paul’s second vis@@ it to the are@@ a .
S@@ ur@@ ely that makes sense .
R@@ ab@@ sh@@ ak@@ e@@ h tri@@ ed to in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ate the Jews .
Those who loy@@ ally remain in his love can be confid@@ ent of recei@@ ving from God an everlasting future , something that the world cannot give us .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jehovah is using such men as shepher@@ ds of his flo@@ ck .
We have often read the encourag@@ ement found at Hebrews 10 : 24 , 25 .
The pri@@ m@@ ary purpose of this new book is to help us and our Bible stud@@ ents to buil@@ d a clo@@ s@@ er and str@@ ong@@ er relationship with Jehovah God .
the man who had a con@@ vers@@ ation with Jehovah * in fr@@ on@@ t of a bur@@ ning bus@@ h ?
A@@ br@@ am@@ ’s large hous@@ eho@@ ld would har@@ dly go un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed in Egy@@ pt .
T@@ re@@ asure El@@ der@@ ly , 9 / 1 “ You Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ved F@@ ree , Gi@@ ve F@@ ree , ” 8 / 1
The n@@ un@@ s let me out of the c@@ ell , but when they real@@ ized that I still wanted to leave the con@@ v@@ ent , they lo@@ cked me in the c@@ ell again .
With the help of holy spirit , they gr@@ as@@ ped Scriptural tru@@ ths .
T@@ on@@ y expla@@ ins : “ For about two h@@ our@@ s , I study sub@@ je@@ cts that strengthen my relationship with Jehovah .
Instead of one g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l v@@ il@@ la@@ ge there are v@@ il@@ la@@ ges around the g@@ lo@@ be more a@@ ware of each other .
How will fre@@ e@@ dom inc@@ re@@ ase for obedi@@ ent mankind , and what fre@@ e@@ dom will they fin@@ ally enjoy ?
The apostle Peter wrote to hus@@ ban@@ ds : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e d@@ wel@@ ling in like man@@ ner with [ your wi@@ ves ] according to knowledge , assign@@ ing them honor as to a we@@ ak@@ er v@@ es@@ sel , the f@@ em@@ in@@ ine one , since you are also he@@ ir@@ s with them of the un@@ deser@@ ved fav@@ or of life , in order for your prayers not to be h@@ in@@ der@@ ed . ”
What took place in con@@ ne@@ ction with the daugh@@ ter of J@@ a@@ ir@@ us ?
• What does it mean to walk with God ?
Hence , one ra@@ b@@ bi , when he saw a le@@ per within a city , would thro@@ w st@@ ones at him and say : “ G@@ o to your place , and do not de@@ file other people . ”
We thought that this was the beg@@ in@@ ning of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T L@@ A@@ S@@ T@@ IN@@ G E@@ F@@ F@@ E@@ C@@ T W@@ I@@ L@@ L TH@@ I@@ S C@@ ON@@ F@@ R@@ ON@@ T@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N H@@ A@@ V@@ E ?
Ch@@ il@@ dren who are taught to love Jehovah will be for@@ ti@@ fied against im@@ mor@@ ality
The close co@@ op@@ er@@ ation between local Witnesses and their gu@@ ests showed that an inter@@ n@@ ational bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od is a re@@ ality .
Ch@@ er@@ ish your spiritual her@@ it@@ age .
Yes , Lu@@ c@@ í@@ a@@ ’s sh@@ ort life has left a lasting leg@@ ac@@ y .
At God’s direction , Job pray@@ ed in be@@ half of his three compan@@ i@@ ons , who had ca@@ used him so much g@@ ri@@ ef .
So , then , only those who will be k@@ ings and pri@@ ests in heaven with Jesus Christ should dr@@ ink from the “ c@@ up ” that re@@ pres@@ ents the new covenant .
When the ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city came back on , A@@ my pi@@ cked up a Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine with an article on a G@@ ile@@ ad gra@@ du@@ ation pro@@ gra@@ m that discus@@ sed all the things she was stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing with : new cul@@ ture , ho@@ mes@@ ic@@ k@@ ness , new people to get along with .
In@@ c@@ lu@@ ded ther@@ e@@ in were No@@ ah’s building of the ar@@ k and his preaching work , right up until the time that the F@@ lood fin@@ ally arri@@ ved .
Mo@@ re@@ over , he ter@@ min@@ ated his eng@@ in@@ e@@ ering stu@@ dies and cho@@ se the care@@ er of sh@@ aring in the full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work .
( b ) What sear@@ ch@@ ing questions regarding prayer would we do well to ask ourselves ?
How did the writ@@ er of Psalm 1@@ 19 expres@@ s his f@@ on@@ dness for Jehovah’s word ?
Timothy , 4 / 1 T@@ ri@@ bes of Israel 12 or 13 ? 7 / 1
While some are able to move where the need for Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers is greater , many of us support true worship close to our home .
“ When you people re@@ a@@ p the har@@ v@@ est of your land , ” God instru@@ cted , “ you must not re@@ a@@ p the e@@ dge of your field comple@@ t@@ ely , and the g@@ le@@ an@@ ing of your har@@ v@@ est you must not pi@@ ck up .
How deli@@ gh@@ ted we are to have in our congregations people from a wide vari@@ ety of ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds !
The prayer of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s serv@@ ant was ans@@ wer@@ ed when Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h w@@ at@@ ered his cam@@ els .
After Di@@ v@@ or@@ ce , 10 / 1
( b ) How does Jesus ’ attitude toward the preaching work af@@ fect you person@@ ally ?
L@@ ater , Peter wrote : “ You were once not a people , but now you are God’s people . ”
I@@ mp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment and B@@ an
One reason is that it can af@@ fect individuals who@@ se conscience di@@ ff@@ ers from our@@ s .
This mission@@ ary was par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly happy when four members of the class asked if they could share in the public preaching work because , as they put it , they were “ not af@@ ra@@ id any@@ more . ”
Con@@ ven@@ tions had always been a high@@ light for me , so it was deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful to help organiz@@ e these events .
How may this be done ?
What “ th@@ under@@ ous st@@ or@@ m ” came upon the ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel ?
For that matter , when we see heal@@ thy , vi@@ br@@ ant people be@@ coming si@@ ck and f@@ ra@@ il , it is hard not to wor@@ ry that the same thing will ha@@ p@@ pen to us or to our loved ones .
In this reg@@ ard , consider the example of Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary , Bar@@ u@@ ch , who lived during Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s difficult last days le@@ ading up to the c@@ it@@ y’s des@@ tru@@ ction in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
( b ) Ex@@ pla@@ in how the man nam@@ ed S@@ pr@@ out is prophe@@ tic of Jesus Christ .
F@@ in@@ ally , if Christians went into cap@@ tiv@@ ity to false religion after the apostles died , when did they get free ?
How than@@ k@@ ful we are that Jehovah has provided a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly for the instru@@ ction and spiritual develop@@ ment of famili@@ es !
For example , Ca@@ in mu@@ r@@ ders his righteous brother A@@ be@@ l .
How could that show concer@@ n for people in gener@@ al ?
C@@ over@@ ing knowledge does not mean that one does not displa@@ y it at all .
As C@@ ha@@ d’s experience shows , dis@@ cer@@ ning shepher@@ ds star@@ t tra@@ ining pro@@ spe@@ ctive minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants and elders long before these have prog@@ ressed en@@ ough to qu@@ ali@@ fy for such privile@@ ges .
L@@ ater , I learned that they had come to the congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses that I was vis@@ iting to serve as regul@@ ar pione@@ ers , or full - time min@@ isters .
• Why is go@@ o@@ dness called a ‘ fru@@ it of the spirit ’ ?
How jo@@ y@@ ful and how than@@ k@@ ful to Jehovah we are for the opportunity we had to share in preaching the good news in that country !
Because we regul@@ arly study God’s Word , we can see that prophecy is being ful@@ filled right now .
L@@ ess than 24 h@@ our@@ s after Jesus said these words , he gave his own life , not for just one person , but for mankind .
If the com@@ par@@ is@@ on is st@@ ra@@ ined , the illustr@@ ation may only di@@ str@@ act our listen@@ ers .
We must take in so@@ li@@ d spiritual food regul@@ arly .
Mat@@ eri@@ al things acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ated for use by the children should not take pri@@ or@@ ity over spiritual matters .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , first - century Christians st@@ ro@@ ve to speak with all people , not just personal ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ an@@ ces or individuals without a religion .
As@@ k of me , that I may give nations as your in@@ her@@ it@@ ance and the ends of the earth as your own pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion . ’ ” ​ — Psalm 2 : 7 , 8 .
M@@ an@@ ol@@ is , a father who moved from sou@@ ther@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , poin@@ ts to one reason : “ Par@@ ents who su@@ ffered the ra@@ va@@ ges of World W@@ ar I@@ I , fam@@ ine and po@@ ver@@ ty , are determined to imp@@ ro@@ ve their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s lo@@ t . ”
C@@ re@@ ation gives us strong reason for tru@@ sting in Jehovah
“ And then you came to the do@@ or , ” she said .
Does it se@@ em f@@ ar@@ f@@ et@@ ched that God would take such an interest in low@@ ly humans ?
What are the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of following a course that Jehovah lo@@ ves as com@@ pared with following one that he h@@ ates ?
What mo@@ ves elders to serve their brothers will@@ ingly ?
The words of Jeremiah 1 : 19 came to mind : “ They will be certain to fi@@ ght against you , but they will not pre@@ va@@ il against you , for ‘ I am with you , ’ is the ut@@ ter@@ ance of Jehovah , ‘ to deli@@ ver you . ’ ”
And the mother ?
After associ@@ ating with them for a year , I began to think of my@@ self as a ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ al .
M@@ ak@@ ing a com@@ ment early in the meeting can be help@@ ful .
Jehovah , of course , was a@@ ware of all that had happened .
He will bring g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l peace , not through the efforts of this worl@@ d’s pol@@ itical or religious lead@@ ers , but by means of God’s Kingdom .
He is willing to listen end@@ less@@ ly to those who do his will .
How did A@@ mo@@ s re@@ act to A@@ ma@@ z@@ i@@ ah’s op@@ position ?
“ Q@@ u@@ it sh@@ aring with them in the un@@ fru@@ it@@ ful works that bel@@ ong to the dar@@ k@@ ness . ” ​ — 5 : 11 .
“ You K@@ now N@@ ei@@ ther the Da@@ y N@@ or the H@@ our ”
7 : 35 .
They may have been stud@@ ying together , but they were not cultiv@@ ating spiritu@@ ality as a cou@@ ple .
Indeed , without an illustr@@ ation he would not speak to them ; that there might be ful@@ filled what was spo@@ ken through the prophet who said : ‘ I will o@@ pen my m@@ ou@@ th with illustr@@ ations . ’ ”
H@@ er sister Le@@ ah , Jac@@ ob@@ ’s first wife , is bless@@ ed with four sons while R@@ ac@@ he@@ l rema@@ ins ba@@ r@@ re@@ n .
An@@ ts P@@ rep@@ are F@@ o@@ od in S@@ um@@ m@@ er ? 7 / 1
1 , 2 . ( a ) What was the situation of the L@@ ev@@ ites as to a land in@@ her@@ it@@ ance ?
The world in gener@@ al has what view of in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence ?
But Job ac@@ tually pas@@ sed the t@@ est succ@@ ess@@ fully , as imp@@ lied by his words recorded in Job chap@@ ter 31 .
How can we apply the counsel con@@ ta@@ ined in these mean@@ ing@@ ful words ?
Do I tre@@ asure the truth in a similar way ?
For what other reason should we keep our way far off from that of a wa@@ y@@ ward person ?
This helped them learn to be organiz@@ ed and to devel@@ op in@@ iti@@ ative .
Still , within two years of the arri@@ val of the first mission@@ aries , the first Christian Bible tr@@ act was publi@@ shed in that t@@ ong@@ ue .
M@@ ature Christians should therefore stri@@ ve to be a for@@ ce for sta@@ bility .
So when others make mis@@ takes , may we be mer@@ ci@@ ful with them just as our Father , Jehovah , is mer@@ ci@@ ful with us . ​ — Read Psalm 10@@ 3 : 12 - 14 .
He never yi@@ el@@ ded to the worl@@ d’s influ@@ ence .
We can do so by ap@@ pl@@ ying the apostle Paul’s counsel : “ As long as we have time fav@@ or@@ able for it , let us work what is good toward all , but especially toward those rel@@ ated to us in the faith . ”
( a ) What has Jehovah provided to strengthen our confidence in his promises of reli@@ ef ?
It takes effort to find the right words to say .
Ther@@ efore my heart does rejo@@ ice , and my glory is inc@@ l@@ ined to be jo@@ y@@ ful .
In ancient times , it was not un@@ u@@ su@@ al for ch@@ am@@ pi@@ ons to re@@ present their ar@@ mi@@ es in man - to - man com@@ ba@@ t .
I never thought I would live to see a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er again .
Ex@@ pla@@ in why human rule is b@@ ound to fai@@ l .
At that time , Peter fore@@ told , Jehovah would “ s@@ end for@@ th ” his Son in the sense that He would allow Jesus to car@@ ry out his ro@@ le as the cen@@ tr@@ al fi@@ gu@@ re in God’s pur@@ pos@@ es .
All this ru@@ g@@ ged t@@ ree dem@@ ands is ro@@ om to gro@@ w and a@@ er@@ ated so@@ il so that it can bre@@ a@@ the , free from we@@ e@@ ds or other ve@@ get@@ ation that might har@@ b@@ or har@@ m@@ ful p@@ ests .
Jesus ’ love for Jehovah can be de@@ duc@@ ed from all the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts of his life , but only John recor@@ ds that Jesus ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it@@ ly stated : “ I love the Father . ”
To many , this ar@@ ous@@ es im@@ medi@@ ate feelings of pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion , ca@@ using them to wa@@ ve asi@@ de any thought of re@@ tur@@ ning it .
What a thr@@ ill it will be to wel@@ come back not only faithful ones of old but also your own father , mother , son , daugh@@ ter , or other de@@ ar ones taken from you by the enem@@ y death !
Do we need to wor@@ ry about this ?
In the new world , we will receive s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls with new direc@@ tions for life in Par@@ adise ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 19 , 20 )
The great@@ est evidence of Jehovah’s wisdom can be found in his Word , the Bible .
I find that I must strengthen my personal con@@ vi@@ ctions before I can a@@ de@@ qu@@ ately teach someone el@@ se . ”
A@@ B@@ R@@ A@@ H@@ A@@ M was in a gu@@ er@@ r@@ il@@ la ar@@ my for 20 years .
His death can mean life for all obedi@@ ent humans .
This must have been the most difficult time in his life !
“ May the God who supp@@ lies end@@ ur@@ ance and comfort gr@@ ant you to have among y@@ ourselves the same men@@ tal attitude that Christ Jesus had . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M@@ AN@@ S 15 : 5 .
During the pat@@ ri@@ o@@ tic h@@ y@@ st@@ eri@@ a sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding World W@@ ar I , these ei@@ ght Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents ​ — including Joseph F .
For that reason some people have develop@@ ed a close relationship with others through regul@@ ar cor@@ respon@@ d@@ ence ​ — their let@@ ters hon@@ es@@ tly con@@ ve@@ ying lik@@ es , dis@@ lik@@ es , go@@ als , principles , sense of hum@@ or , and other person@@ ality tra@@ its or inter@@ ests .
“ I my@@ self have put [ blood ] upon the al@@ ta@@ r for you to make at@@ on@@ ement for your sou@@ ls . ”
We are now living deep in the last days of this system .
On the other hand , if a certain le@@ is@@ ure activ@@ ity is made up of “ ing@@ re@@ di@@ ents ” that are who@@ les@@ ome in Jehovah’s eyes , then such rec@@ re@@ ation may well be bene@@ fi@@ cial and ref@@ re@@ shing to you . ​ — G@@ al . 5 : 22 , 23 ; read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 8 .
However , by a seri@@ es of prog@@ res@@ sive actions , God ca@@ used his promise to come true , ther@@ e@@ by pro@@ ving himself wor@@ thy of the uni@@ que and il@@ lu@@ stri@@ ous name Jehovah .
What qualities can help us be better pre@@ pared to cop@@ e with such challeng@@ es ?
L@@ I@@ F@@ E was pe@@ ace@@ ful and simp@@ le in D@@ r@@ ama , nor@@ ther@@ n Gre@@ e@@ ce , where I was born in 19@@ 32 .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the Bible men@@ tions occasi@@ ons when Jehovah even gave his servants an opportunity to expres@@ s themselves regarding certain matters .
“ Sh@@ re@@ w@@ d is the one that has seen the cal@@ am@@ ity and pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ds to conc@@ e@@ al himself , but the in@@ experienced have pas@@ sed along and must su@@ ff@@ er the p@@ en@@ al@@ ty , ” war@@ ns Proverbs 22 : 3 .
He is giving people the opportunity to accept Jesus as R@@ ul@@ er .
S@@ ome@@ thing similar happened to the early Jewish hope of everlasting life on earth .
Some may not be able to do as much as they once did in God’s service , but they can still show courage and go to work .
( Read Matthew 5 : 27 - 30 . )
The Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law was to be a temp@@ or@@ ary arrang@@ ement .
What is baptism for the dead ?
But more was to come .
The prophet pra@@ ys , and the k@@ ing@@ ’s hand is heal@@ ed . ​ — 1 K@@ i .
However , he c@@ learly wanted the earth to be po@@ pul@@ ated by humans who would appreci@@ ate their her@@ it@@ age .
The medi@@ cal article continued : “ Witnesses ’ religious understanding does not ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ t the use of [ fr@@ actions ] such as al@@ bum@@ in , i@@ mmu@@ ne g@@ lo@@ bul@@ ins , and h@@ em@@ op@@ h@@ ili@@ a@@ c pre@@ par@@ ations ; each Witness must deci@@ de individu@@ ally if he can accept these . ”
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ les 1 , 2 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 8 - 16
Mo@@ st people think seri@@ ously about the future .
Do concer@@ ns over bu@@ sin@@ ess pro@@ spe@@ cts , inv@@ est@@ ments , or re@@ aching out for a more com@@ for@@ table li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le occ@@ up@@ y large b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks of my time ?
After atten@@ ding a conven@@ tion at which I heard a dis@@ course that st@@ ressed the jo@@ ys many experience in the full - time Christian ministry , I thought to my@@ self , ‘ Why , I could do that ! ’
• How can we avoid saying h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful things ?
The apostle Peter war@@ ned fellow believers : “ B@@ el@@ o@@ ved ones , . . . you know this first , that in the last days there will come ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ers with their ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le , pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ding according to their own desi@@ res and saying : ‘ Wh@@ ere is this promised pres@@ ence of his ?
He also stated that if I did deci@@ de to return to Cana@@ da , I might never be invit@@ ed to G@@ ile@@ ad again and that in time , I would pro@@ ba@@ bly be assign@@ ed back to the field in Cana@@ da .
( b ) How did Jehovah complete “ the full number ” of those who were to become Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed ?
1@@ 19 : 9@@ 6 ​ — What is me@@ ant by ‘ an end to all per@@ fe@@ ction ’ ?
We want the meetings at our Kingdom H@@ alls to be war@@ m and invit@@ ing but not to the point of res@@ em@@ bl@@ ing a neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od so@@ cial c@@ lu@@ b .
In ad@@ dition , our Christian public@@ ations may shed light on a proble@@ m with which we may have been stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing and show us how we can over@@ come it .
Today , many fle@@ sh@@ ly and spiritual des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of the ze@@ al@@ ous col@@ por@@ te@@ ur@@ s are still ho@@ l@@ ding true to their spiritual her@@ it@@ age .
Jehovah ‘ took them away ’ when the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans car@@ ri@@ ed the Israelites into cap@@ tiv@@ ity in 7@@ 40 B.C.E .
For example , reli@@ ance on Jehovah com@@ bin@@ ed with personal effort en@@ ab@@ led David to end@@ ure his ad@@ vers@@ ity .
In ad@@ dition , the pur@@ su@@ it of we@@ al@@ th at all co@@ st@@ s ​ — so comm@@ on in to@@ da@@ y’s materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic world — ​ was acc@@ ur@@ ately descri@@ bed by one of the ri@@ ch@@ est men in hist@@ ory , King Solomon .
The mis@@ tre@@ at@@ ment of women certainly does not ple@@ ase God .
How should we re@@ act when our understanding of Bible truth is cl@@ ari@@ fied ?
This can best be ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed by use of what the apostle Paul descri@@ bed as “ the s@@ word of the spirit , ” God’s Word , the Bible . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 17 .
Jesus s@@ pared no effort and pas@@ sed up no opportunity to be@@ ar witness to the Kingdom .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the apostle Paul , who wrote 14 boo@@ ks of the Christian Greek Scriptures , used questions per@@ su@@ asi@@ vely . For instance , his letter to the Romans con@@ tain@@ s a mul@@ titu@@ de of questions .
They H@@ ad a S@@ tr@@ ong S@@ en@@ se of I@@ d@@ ent@@ ity
Some believe that 6@@ 6@@ 6 is the mar@@ k of the Bi@@ bli@@ cal an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t .
Why is it important to cultiv@@ ate Chris@@ t@@ like love today ?
F@@ R@@ I@@ D@@ A@@ Y@@ ’@@ S TH@@ E@@ M@@ E
Instead of rel@@ ying heav@@ ily on the ra@@ di@@ o in order to witness , the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents in Cana@@ da began to foc@@ us on personal vis@@ its at the ho@@ m@@ es of people .
The three faithful pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s were dead , but God’s purpose to resur@@ rec@@ t them was so sure to be ful@@ filled that to him they were as good as ali@@ ve .
We , therefore , should take our prayers and our relationship with God seri@@ ously .
The O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or of this message , Jehovah God , certainly wants you you@@ ths to be happy .
L@@ ater , King Saul tri@@ ed to pi@@ er@@ ce David with a spe@@ ar , but each time Jehovah deli@@ vered him .
Per@@ haps you remember the ransom sacrifice that Jesus un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly gave in be@@ half of sin@@ ful mankind .
Even before they deci@@ de to have children , married cou@@ ples must seri@@ ously consider this important responsi@@ bility .
When ad@@ vers@@ ities str@@ ike , what might come to our mind ?
I@@ ts ad@@ vice helps a person to avoid mis@@ takes that can make life un@@ necess@@ ar@@ ily difficult .
I have der@@ i@@ ved im@@ men@@ se joy from help@@ ing a number of individuals to dedic@@ ation and baptism .
B@@ ack in Eng@@ land , his wife and young children helped in pres@@ en@@ ting the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama of C@@ re@@ ation , ” pla@@ ying the recor@@ ding@@ s of Rus@@ sel@@ l@@ ’s com@@ men@@ t@@ ary as the s@@ li@@ des were sh@@ own .
Yet , how much could David know about the gl@@ ori@@ ous s@@ pl@@ end@@ or of Jehovah , since “ God is a S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ” and is therefore inv@@ isi@@ ble to human eyes ? ​ — John 1 : 18 ; 4 : 24 .
But how wise would it be to inv@@ est a lo@@ t of time and en@@ er@@ gy in pur@@ su@@ its that are not of lasting value ?
Let the power of his ide@@ as influ@@ ence your thinking and attitude .
H@@ ere I wor@@ ked bri@@ ef@@ ly in the Ser@@ vice De@@ par@@ t@@ ment and then for a time sh@@ ared in teaching branch person@@ ne@@ l and travel@@ ing overse@@ ers .
This does not mean that we simply hand our problems over to Jehovah without doing what we can about them and ex@@ pect him to act in our be@@ half .
Yet , as children of im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants as@@ simil@@ ate the local cul@@ ture and language , some of them may lo@@ se much of their desire and even their ability to commun@@ ic@@ ate in their parents ’ mother t@@ ong@@ ue .
H@@ app@@ y to Be Per@@ secu@@ ted Like the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts
I married E@@ r@@ ika U@@ l@@ l@@ man@@ n , a faithful and ac@@ tive young Christian woman whom I had known from the time I began to atten@@ d meetings in the Ch@@ em@@ n@@ it@@ z C@@ ongreg@@ ation .
Jesus ’ ro@@ y@@ al authority is also evid@@ ent in that he has pre@@ served the Christian congregation so that it can fulf@@ ill its com@@ mis@@ sion to preach the Kingdom message worl@@ d@@ wide .
If you do not have cu@@ sto@@ dy of your children , perhaps you can use p@@ ho@@ ne c@@ alls , let@@ ters , text mes@@ sa@@ ges , or e - ma@@ il to maintain regul@@ ar cont@@ act .
In that day , God will re@@ move all ung@@ o@@ dly , wicked people .
We are not born with faith .
M@@ AN@@ Y long@@ time disciples of Christ prove year after year that they are “ fir@@ m@@ ly set in the truth . ”
Many cen@@ tu@@ ries later , King H@@ er@@ od was ag@@ it@@ ated when ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers inform@@ ed him that a “ king of the Jews ” had been born in his real@@ m .
Consider some Bible examples that show the ex@@ t@@ ent to which ag@@ ed ones have been a real blessing to you@@ ng@@ er ones .
Ke@@ ep “ Se@@ e@@ king Fir@@ st the Kingdom ”
A chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od dre@@ am was now a re@@ ality .
Those would be reason@@ able questions from a fle@@ sh@@ ly point of view .
When he rep@@ lied that he wanted to serve God , I said : “ You have pi@@ c@@ tures here of a re@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion@@ ary lead@@ er .
Abraham appe@@ aled : “ Do not let any qu@@ ar@@ rel@@ ing continue . ”
No , being loyal to God was the most important thing in J@@ on@@ a@@ th@@ an’s life .
Why does Jehovah not t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate re@@ bel@@ li@@ on ?
P@@ r@@ ou@@ d people mas@@ qu@@ er@@ a@@ de with mo@@ ck hum@@ ility while ye@@ ar@@ ning to hear the ap@@ pla@@ use of men .
How may ze@@ al be descri@@ bed ?
P@@ O@@ P@@ U@@ L@@ A@@ R fil@@ ms and tel@@ ev@@ ision shows have often por@@ tra@@ yed g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing ​ — especially at c@@ as@@ in@@ o@@ s — ​ as the pas@@ time of the beau@@ ti@@ ful , we@@ al@@ thy , and s@@ op@@ h@@ is@@ tic@@ ated .
R@@ em@@ ember , though , that we are working to remain in God’s love .
I qu@@ it my jo@@ b and became a regul@@ ar pioneer in Ju@@ ly 194@@ 1 , and I have been in the full - time service ever since .
W@@ as it ever u@@ se@@ ful to him ?
What el@@ se does Isaiah pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y about the “ for@@ ti@@ fied to@@ wn ” ?
The close ties that l@@ ink members of a family together provide another are@@ a in which we can look for the good in others .
Consider Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy concer@@ ning the new covenant , made with anointed Christians , which makes true for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess possible for those who exerc@@ ise faith in the ransom .
Cor@@ ali@@ e was pre@@ gn@@ ant .
A person should not be encoura@@ ged to get married just because he or she has the strong se@@ x@@ u@@ al desi@@ res that many experience during their you@@ th .
Ther@@ efore have no fear : you are wor@@ th more than many s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Bible - B@@ as@@ ed H@@ op@@ e Com@@ forts
That prophecy is being ful@@ filled today .
How to pre@@ pare for serving in a fore@@ ign country
S@@ om@@ eho@@ w he has already heard about our discus@@ sion with the young people down the st@@ re@@ et .
I@@ MI@@ T@@ AT@@ E TH@@ E@@ I@@ R F@@ A@@ I@@ T@@ H | N@@ O@@ A@@ H
Some were Jews who learned the truth during the three months that the apostle Paul spoke in their sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e .
What if an inc@@ or@@ rec@@ t answer is given ?
How do mil@@ dness and long - suffering contribu@@ te to peace in the congregation ?
Sa@@ ys the En@@ ci@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia C@@ at@@ to@@ lic@@ a ( Ca@@ tho@@ lic En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia ) : “ In 1@@ 2@@ 29 , the C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l of T@@ ou@@ l@@ ouse pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted la@@ y@@ men from using them [ ver@@ n@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar Bi@@ bl@@ es ] in view of the fi@@ ght against the Al@@ bi@@ gen@@ ses and the W@@ al@@ den@@ ses . . .
My father re@@ pa@@ i@@ red gu@@ ar@@ ach@@ es ( r@@ us@@ tic san@@ d@@ als ) to support the family .
This would ha@@ st@@ en their death so that they would not be left on the st@@ ak@@ es into N@@ is@@ an 15 , a d@@ ou@@ ble S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h .
How were they ex@@ posed to Christi@@ an@@ ity ?
I re@@ mind my@@ self that Jehovah never promised us that life in this old system would be a bed of ro@@ ses .
King David of ancient Israel w@@ rest@@ ed the str@@ ong@@ hold of the earthly M@@ ount Z@@ ion from the Je@@ bus@@ ites and made it his cap@@ it@@ al .
You might won@@ der , ‘ How could anyone see Jesus ’ mirac@@ ul@@ ous works and not respon@@ d to the tru@@ ths he taught ? ’
Since I was not sel@@ ling sto@@ le@@ n go@@ o@@ ds , I was never sent to j@@ a@@ il .
Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ation is more than just talk .
( b ) What chang@@ ed the T@@ y@@ ri@@ ans ’ attitude toward Israel ?
She too became a beli@@ ever .
At Genesis chap@@ ter 37 , ver@@ ses 3 and 4 , the Bible indic@@ ates that Jac@@ o@@ b especially loved Joseph .
The tri@@ bes of Re@@ u@@ b@@ en and G@@ ad and the half tri@@ be of M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h buil@@ t an al@@ ta@@ r near the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver .
I told him that I would do this but on one con@@ dition : “ When I make a mis@@ take , ple@@ ase cor@@ rec@@ t me .
Some of these out@@ lived Joseph .
Jehovah can help us to devel@@ op that ability .
What M@@ ak@@ es a Christian M@@ an@@ ly ?
Today , though , M@@ ary is we@@ ep@@ ing , over@@ come by g@@ ri@@ ef because she saw Jesus die , and now even his body has disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared !
Some of your loved ones may become ang@@ ry with you because you study the Bible . This may ha@@ p@@ pen because they do not know the wonderful tru@@ ths found in it .
Because it was not that way in the first - century Christian congregation .
Yes , what he taught was from Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God .
Why are simp@@ li@@ city and good pre@@ par@@ ation important when we make disciples ?
How did that result come about ?
Rather , such differ@@ ences result in a deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful vari@@ ety .
The Israelites of Moses ’ day knew that Jehovah was their Li@@ fe - Gi@@ ver and their R@@ es@@ cu@@ er .
W@@ ho@@ se P@@ r@@ om@@ ises Can You Tru@@ st ?
This spiritual tra@@ ining pro@@ gra@@ m streng@@ th@@ ened our chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s faith and served to pre@@ pare them for the persecu@@ tion we were about to face .
Di@@ pl@@ om@@ ati@@ c st@@ af@@ f members st@@ er@@ n@@ ly war@@ ned me that if anything went wrong , I could not ex@@ pect any help from the out@@ side world .
Par@@ t of the co@@ st was co@@ vered by the So@@ ci@@ ety for Pro@@ pa@@ g@@ ating the Go@@ spe@@ l in F@@ o@@ re@@ ign Par@@ ts .
Be@@ ing young , however , I rema@@ ined op@@ ti@@ mis@@ tic that with ther@@ ap@@ y or an op@@ er@@ ation , I would be able to walk again and pos@@ si@@ bly even return to per@@ form@@ ing with the cir@@ c@@ us .
“ I can@@ ’t go , Pe@@ dr@@ o , ” I said .
19 : 12 , 13 .
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and have jo@@ ined the bri@@ de in saying “ C@@ ome ! ” to earth@@ ’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants . ​ — John 10 : 16 .
I try to be kind to my husband and to yi@@ eld to his wi@@ sh@@ es when they do not con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with Bible principles .
What is me@@ ant by Jesus ’ words recorded at Mark 14 : 25 ?
This shows that rather than be materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic , we should be cont@@ ent with our ba@@ si@@ c da@@ ily needs .
You might also pur@@ sue go@@ als that would not put you in the li@@ m@@ eli@@ ght .
How true that was of Jesus Christ !
The word “ conscience ” is not used in that account ; yet that is what David felt ​ — the re@@ action of his conscience .
Let us consider some Bible principles that can help us deter@@ mine “ the good and accep@@ table and perfect will of God ” when we are deci@@ ding what to we@@ ar . ​ — Romans 12 : 1 , 2 .
R@@ ep@@ or@@ te@@ dly , Matthew origin@@ ally wrote his Go@@ spe@@ l in Hebrew and may person@@ ally have transl@@ ated it into Greek .
The word origin@@ ally refer@@ red to t@@ ou@@ ch . Just as sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve f@@ ing@@ ers can per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve if something is s@@ tic@@ k@@ y , so@@ ft , po@@ li@@ shed , ho@@ t , or ha@@ i@@ ry , so a t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful person can sense the feelings of other people and can dis@@ cer@@ n how his words or actions af@@ fect them .
The va@@ st ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of moral problems that tr@@ ou@@ ble us cannot be er@@ adi@@ c@@ ated by law . ”
You may set go@@ als like the following : ‘ I want to learn more about God himself . ’
David and 4@@ 00 of his men gi@@ r@@ ded on their s@@ words and set out to teach Na@@ ba@@ l a less@@ on .
In the 19@@ 40 ’ s , the Na@@ z@@ is had sent him to a con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p , and a few years later , Com@@ mun@@ ists in the U@@ S@@ S@@ R had sent E@@ du@@ ard into ex@@ ile .
Pe@@ ople will become fa@@ in@@ t out of fear and expe@@ ct@@ ation of the things coming upon the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth , for the po@@ wers of the heavens will be sh@@ ak@@ en .
When we con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate Jehovah’s cre@@ ation , we r@@ ene@@ w our appreciation for his love , wisdom , and power .
T@@ ur@@ ning now to Jehovah’s kin@@ dly deal@@ ings with those who walk in the light , Isaiah says to Jehovah : “ You have become a str@@ ong@@ hold to the low@@ ly one , a str@@ ong@@ hold to the po@@ or one in the dist@@ ress that he has , a refu@@ ge from the ra@@ inst@@ or@@ m , a sh@@ a@@ de from the he@@ at , when the bl@@ ast of the ty@@ ran@@ n@@ ic@@ al ones is like a ra@@ inst@@ or@@ m against a w@@ all .
Why does making spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement bring joy ?
What can we learn from these bri@@ ef illustr@@ ations ?
K@@ or@@ ah was privile@@ ged to be among those who were mirac@@ ul@@ ously deli@@ vered through the R@@ ed Se@@ a , and he likely sh@@ ared in ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ting Jehovah’s judgment against the cal@@ f - worshi@@ p@@ ing Israelites at M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i .
But such fre@@ e@@ dom requi@@ res a sense of responsi@@ bility as we fulf@@ ill our Christian ob@@ lig@@ ations .
Des@@ pite their si@@ ze and number , ri@@ v@@ ers car@@ ry very little of the worl@@ d’s f@@ res@@ h water .
Joh@@ ann@@ es F@@ is@@ ch@@ er kept the king of S@@ we@@ den inform@@ ed of how the transl@@ ation work was prog@@ res@@ sing , and their cor@@ respon@@ d@@ ence reve@@ als that by 1@@ 6@@ 8@@ 3 , G@@ l@@ ü@@ ck had transl@@ ated the Christian Greek Scriptures .
Ser@@ ving in this ter@@ rit@@ ory requi@@ res pu@@ t@@ ting for@@ th effort to understand the cul@@ ture of the de@@ a@@ f .
“ F@@ ran@@ k@@ ly , the preaching work is a personal stru@@ gg@@ le for me .
I@@ ts si@@ x vo@@ lum@@ es con@@ ta@@ ined the Bible text in four langu@@ ages : Hebrew , Greek , Ar@@ am@@ a@@ ic , and L@@ at@@ in .
S@@ and@@ r@@ a , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , says : “ I had what I needed in my dist@@ ress ​ — very de@@ ar and loving friends who flo@@ cked around me . ”
We might put it this way : They had kno@@ cked on the do@@ or le@@ ading to A@@ sia ​ — but in va@@ in .
What will she do ?
After being in pris@@ on three times , T@@ on@@ y felt com@@ p@@ el@@ led to exam@@ ine the direction his life was taking .
I was often with an in@@ mate from C@@ ze@@ cho@@ s@@ lo@@ v@@ ak@@ ia , so I tal@@ ked a lo@@ t to her about Jehovah and about my faith .
The prophet Samuel told King Saul that the time had come for Jehovah to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment on the A@@ mal@@ ek@@ ites .
As Jehovah himself mer@@ its our respect , so do his ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces .
What if you should face a temp@@ tation to com@@ mit se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality or con@@ fr@@ on@@ t some other po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al d@@ anger ?
So@@ on J@@ im could see that his li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le h@@ in@@ der@@ ed him from le@@ ading a pur@@ po@@ se@@ ful life as a Christian .
Jewish An@@ ti@@ qu@@ ities , Bo@@ ok 18 , chap@@ ter 3 , par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 5 .
( b ) What did one full - time serv@@ ant do in order to care for his ag@@ ing parents ?
His future coming , however , was fore@@ told to be with power and great authority . ​ — Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 ; 7 : 13 , 14 .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of our age or li@@ mit@@ ations , all of us pla@@ y an important part in help@@ ing new ones as their love of Bible truth deep@@ ens and they prog@@ ress toward baptism .
And there will occ@@ ur a time of dist@@ ress [ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ] such as has not occ@@ ur@@ red since there came to be a nation until that time . And during that time your people will es@@ cap@@ e , ever@@ yone who is found written down in the book . ”
A complete par@@ d@@ on for our sin@@ s and er@@ r@@ ors , provided that we man@@ i@@ f@@ est a gr@@ ate@@ ful and rep@@ ent@@ ant attitude .
At the appro@@ pri@@ ate time , Jehovah inform@@ ed Noah of this decision and assign@@ ed him to buil@@ d an ar@@ k .
E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 1
So when Bro@@ ther F@@ ro@@ st th@@ under@@ ed out , “ V@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ O@@ T@@ E@@ N ! ”
( a ) Ex@@ pla@@ in the differ@@ ence between holy spirit and power . ( b ) What can power from Jehovah help us to do ?
The writ@@ er Cor@@ lis@@ s L@@ am@@ on@@ t as@@ ks : “ How can we at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te e@@ th@@ ic@@ al responsi@@ bility to men , and p@@ un@@ ish them for wr@@ ong@@ doing , if we accept . . . that their cho@@ ic@@ es and actions are pre@@ determined ? ”
What illustr@@ ation did one mother use ?
G@@ ran@@ ted , at times it is challeng@@ ing , but life as a need - greater is very re@@ war@@ ding .
Although they pro@@ cla@@ im a pe@@ ace@@ ful message , how have true Christians been tre@@ ated ?
In Juda@@ h , Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at@@ ’s son Jeho@@ ra@@ m be@@ comes king , and he is succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded by his son A@@ ha@@ z@@ iah . ​ — See the bo@@ x “ K@@ ings of Juda@@ h and of Israel . ”
It has now been al@@ most 2@@ ,000 years since that Se@@ ed ​ — Jesus Christ — ​ appe@@ ared , provided the ransom , and op@@ ened the way for us , as well as for such faithful ancient wit@@ nesses as E@@ no@@ ch , to in@@ her@@ it everlasting life .
Mark N@@ ou@@ ma@@ ir , a G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ or and a gra@@ du@@ ate of the 7@@ 7@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad , conclu@@ ded this seri@@ es of tal@@ ks , speaking on the the@@ me “ H@@ ere We Are in Your H@@ and . ”
V@@ er@@ ses 6 to 8 descri@@ be what happened . “ [ Jesus ] said to the par@@ al@@ y@@ tic : ‘ G@@ et up , pi@@ ck up your bed , and go to your home . ’
Re@@ fer@@ ring to this wonderful expres@@ sion of God’s love , the apostle Paul wrote : “ Christ died for ung@@ o@@ dly men at the appointed time .
That , in turn , helps us to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in the preaching work , come what may .
That truth is reve@@ aled in the div@@ in@@ ely inspired Scriptures , the Bible .
He is tra@@ ining us to f@@ it into his et@@ er@@ n@@ al purpose .
A loving par@@ ent does not over@@ look his chil@@ d’s fa@@ ul@@ ts
We can learn the right attitude from Jehovah .
But we can do so in a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative sense .
Because of this , the Witnesses vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily take positi@@ ve action to help others to learn about the hope and the practic@@ al direction found in the Bible .
17 “ P@@ ra@@ ise J@@ ah ! ” ​ — Why ?
Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty is a vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e more often pra@@ ised than practic@@ ed
What would you do if you had a friend who made a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant mis@@ take or com@@ mit@@ ted a serious sin ?
What a mem@@ or@@ able occasi@@ on !
But respon@@ ding in kind to dis@@ par@@ ag@@ ing com@@ ments does not pro@@ du@@ ce good resul@@ ts .
It co@@ v@@ ers a c@@ ru@@ cial peri@@ od of over 12 years , from 4@@ 5@@ 6 B.C.E . to some time after 4@@ 4@@ 3 B.C.E .
Although n@@ ames and plac@@ es v@@ ary , Jo@@ su@@ é@@ ’s sa@@ d st@@ ory is one that is told and re@@ told .
At the time of his death , however , Jesus confid@@ ently left his spirit in his Fa@@ ther’s hands , fully tru@@ sting in Jehovah’s ability to bring him back to life .
When we do our best in his service , he op@@ ens to us “ the f@@ loo@@ d@@ g@@ ates of the heavens ” and p@@ our@@ s out upon us “ a blessing until there is no more want . ”
“ I enjoy making shepher@@ ding vis@@ its , ” says one el@@ der .
E@@ very year for the first se@@ ven years of Jo@@ el@@ ’s life , we deal@@ t with the same se@@ qu@@ ence of events .
Then “ other sheep ” began to be ga@@ ther@@ ed , and the two grou@@ ps became “ one flo@@ ck , one shepher@@ d . ”
As the Israelites made their Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us from Egy@@ pt , a p@@ il@@ la@@ r of cl@@ ou@@ d ho@@ vered near them and sta@@ yed with them day in and day out .
Can You Ex@@ pla@@ in ?
Me@@ an@@ while , Da@@ ve , who had been my mission@@ ary par@@ t@@ ner for sever@@ al years , found it necess@@ ary to leave S@@ ing@@ ap@@ ore because of ill health .
The imp@@ aled Lord Jesus Christ ​ — con@@ dem@@ ned by the high@@ est Jewish authority and ‘ des@@ p@@ ised and avo@@ i@@ ded by men ’ — ​ was ali@@ ve .
Our most preci@@ ous pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion is our personal relationship with Jehovah .
But in re@@ ality they were deal@@ ing with the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn , Jehovah , who is far , far greater than any human gover@@ nor .
In time , however , he dis@@ co@@ vered that the s@@ por@@ t was viol@@ ent , even d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous .
I can now rejo@@ ice , as the Bible psalmist did : “ God , you have taught me from my you@@ th on , and until now I keep tel@@ ling about your wonderful works .
• How can Jehovah provide es@@ cap@@ e for those who@@ se life has been cu@@ t sh@@ ort ?
; Ri@@ v@@ ard , Y .
In fact , my da@@ d became my best friend , and I felt free to talk to him about even deli@@ c@@ ate matters . ”
Yes , like Jesus , his disciples are h@@ ated and persecu@@ ted .
In v@@ ili@@ f@@ ying Jehovah as an op@@ pres@@ s@@ or , a li@@ ar , and a fa@@ il@@ ure , Satan se@@ ek@@ s to esta@@ bl@@ ish himself as a ri@@ val so@@ ver@@ ei@@ gn .
Jehovah next as@@ ks Job about ra@@ in , de@@ w , f@@ ro@@ st , and ice .
So the govern@@ ment deci@@ ded to den@@ y re@@ en@@ try per@@ m@@ its to mission@@ aries who left the country for any reason .
In the case of E@@ ve , Satan appe@@ aled to this desire , saying : “ Your eyes are b@@ ound to be op@@ ened . ”
The answer is an emp@@ h@@ ati@@ c y@@ es !
Do not lo@@ se your way now .
For example , when cho@@ o@@ sing the mu@@ si@@ c you listen to , the mo@@ vi@@ es you w@@ atch , or the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t s@@ ites that you vis@@ it , here is what will help you cho@@ ose what is right and avoid what is wrong .
What qu@@ ality did Jesus emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze sh@@ ort@@ ly before his death ?
With prayer , s@@ inc@@ ere effort , and Jehovah God’s blessing , we can be mil@@ d - temp@@ ered , mer@@ ci@@ ful , and pe@@ ace@@ able .
• What prophe@@ ci@@ es were ful@@ filled in con@@ ne@@ ction with Jesus ’ bir@@ th ?
Jesus kept his foc@@ us on his relationship with Jehovah and rep@@ lied in har@@ mony with his purpose in life ​ — that of doing God’s will .
With sen@@ sel@@ ess viol@@ ence so pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent , do you think that Jehovah will take less no@@ tice today than he did in No@@ ah’s day ?
Jehovah will look kin@@ dly upon a hum@@ ble , hon@@ est one and upon his hear@@ t@@ felt rep@@ ent@@ ance .
We need to follow the example of Jesus ’ hum@@ ble disciples .
We recogn@@ ize matu@@ r@@ ity in a person when we see dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment , in@@ sight , wisdom , and so on .
Jehovah expe@@ cts what of those taking the lead among his people ?
This ty@@ pe of b@@ ol@@ dness does not come from within or from self - reli@@ ance .
Paul wrote : “ The ob@@ je@@ ctive of this instru@@ ction is love out of a clean heart and out of a good conscience and out of faith without h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y . ”
• How do you feel about the wonderful works of God , mo@@ ving you to do what ?
For over 15 cen@@ tu@@ ries , he vie@@ wed the nation of Israel , which des@@ c@@ ended from Abraham , as his cho@@ s@@ en people , his “ special pro@@ per@@ ty . ”
Many Bible stu@@ dies resul@@ ted from each show@@ ing .
Jeremiah knew that false shepher@@ ds were ca@@ using much of the tr@@ ou@@ ble the people fac@@ ed .
“ TH@@ E desi@@ ra@@ ble thing in earth@@ ling man is his loving - kindness , ” states the Bible .
That is not something they pos@@ s@@ ess from bir@@ th , as if a so - called im@@ mor@@ tal soul were bre@@ a@@ th@@ ed into them .
For example , consider our understanding of those who make up “ this gener@@ ation ” mentioned by Jesus .
God then said : ‘ This is so that they may believe that Jehovah . . . has appe@@ ared to you . ’ ”
When I refu@@ sed , they be@@ at me with their f@@ ists and a w@@ o@@ o@@ den bat@@ on .
Instead , the people ac@@ ted “ at the order of Jehovah by means of Moses . ”
( b ) What are the pro@@ spe@@ cts for those in S@@ he@@ ol and for those in Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na ?
Consider the case of the apostle Paul .
He tri@@ ed to coun@@ ter@@ act the im@@ bal@@ ance between the se@@ x@@ es ​ — the city had many more women than men — ​ by encourag@@ ing the men to take as many wi@@ ves as they saw f@@ it .
All that was to be lost was the life of one ap@@ par@@ ently in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant Je@@ w ; it would be fo@@ ol@@ ish to let tr@@ ou@@ ble devel@@ op over him . ”
En@@ em@@ y ar@@ ch@@ ers h@@ it their mar@@ k , and he tel@@ ls his servants : “ T@@ ake me down , for I have been very sever@@ ely w@@ oun@@ ded . ”
( b ) What go@@ al can you set regarding personal study , and with what pro@@ ba@@ ble result ?
This was true of a N@@ or@@ we@@ gi@@ an man who was told that God bur@@ ns the wicked in a fi@@ er@@ y hel@@ l .
23 : 11 , 12 ; Luke 9 : 26 .
Yes , des@@ pite the re@@ pro@@ ach that has been he@@ ap@@ ed on him , Jehovah rema@@ ins “ the happy God . ” ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
In the mor@@ ning , with ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ tes stu@@ ff@@ ed in the many po@@ c@@ ke@@ ts of her s@@ ki@@ r@@ t , she loo@@ ked f@@ at .
If you were to ask them , “ How does Jesus sa@@ ve us ? ”
Is Your Li@@ fe To@@ o St@@ res@@ s@@ ful ?
These were b@@ ought from among mankind as fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its to God and to the L@@ am@@ b . ” ​ — Revelation 14 : 4 .
Today , many people go through life without ever develop@@ ing a close fri@@ end@@ ship with anyone .
For this is the message which you have heard from the beg@@ in@@ ning , that we should have love for one another ; not like Ca@@ in , who origin@@ ated with the wicked one and sla@@ ugh@@ tered his brother . ” ​ — 1 John 3 : 10 - 12 .
L@@ ear@@ ning the ar@@ t of t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful spe@@ e@@ ch will help you to enjoy happy rel@@ ations with others , even when someone has mis@@ under@@ sto@@ od your mo@@ ti@@ ves and is bit@@ ter and res@@ ent@@ ful .
And the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s must m@@ el@@ t under him , and the low pla@@ ins themselves will sp@@ li@@ t ap@@ ar@@ t , like wa@@ x because of the fi@@ re , like w@@ at@@ ers being p@@ our@@ ed down a ste@@ ep place . ”
When J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah re@@ tur@@ ns from bat@@ tle , who me@@ e@@ ts him but his bel@@ o@@ ved daugh@@ ter , his only child !
Is An@@ yone to Be Tru@@ sted ?
He enjo@@ yed life , taking ple@@ asure in happy times with his friends .
In descri@@ b@@ ing Jesus ’ powerful works , the Go@@ sp@@ els reve@@ al a man of deep feelings and un@@ ri@@ v@@ aled com@@ pas@@ sion , with a ke@@ en interest in the wel@@ f@@ are of fellow humans .
The ei@@ ght Bible stud@@ ents who were wr@@ ong@@ ly imp@@ ris@@ oned in 19@@ 18 ( G@@ r@@ and@@ pa standing at far right )
How has the love of God brought you happiness ?
H@@ er questions and reason@@ ing pi@@ qu@@ ed Mo@@ ther’s cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity .
Bu@@ il@@ d your faith by stud@@ ying his Word .
The ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of those who are resur@@ rec@@ ted will come back to an earth made pe@@ ace@@ ful under God’s Kingdom .
In fact , the Bible rec@@ ord shows that Satan , the origin@@ al enem@@ y of divine so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , offered in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence to the first humans .
P@@ over@@ ty , di@@ se@@ ase , and death will be things of the past .
V@@ er@@ y soon now , what Jesus called the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” will occ@@ ur .
In the r@@ us@@ h of life , it is eas@@ y to lo@@ se sight of what is important .
We person@@ ally do not ex@@ pect to receive wisdom mirac@@ ul@@ ously .
In the end , the writ@@ ings of M@@ eli@@ to were al@@ most comple@@ t@@ ely lost .
By his deal@@ ings with Israel , how did Jehovah continue to ad@@ d meaning to his name , and with what resul@@ ts ?
How may we stri@@ ve to be hum@@ ble des@@ pite the challeng@@ es we may enc@@ oun@@ ter ?
P@@ i@@ one@@ ering in W@@ ar@@ time
What is your hope about the resurrection ?
We got married in May 195@@ 5 , as we felt that we could serve Jehovah better as a cou@@ ple . ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
Let us find out as we fur@@ ther exam@@ ine the meaning of Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah chap@@ ter 12 .
( Read Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 1 : 14 - 18 . )
En@@ courage H@@ on@@ est Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ation
O@@ thers , who@@ se circumstances do not allow them to share in the full - time ministry , cultiv@@ ate the pioneer spirit and support the Kingdom - preaching work to the best of their ability .
W@@ ould you a@@ wak@@ en a do@@ ct@@ or to ask him for help ?
The viol@@ ent char@@ ac@@ ters in many vi@@ de@@ o g@@ ames and s@@ ci@@ ence - fi@@ ction mo@@ vi@@ es often refle@@ ct these bad , viol@@ ent char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s more in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y .
Just move your li@@ ps and pre@@ ten@@ d . ”
How did women contribu@@ te to the advan@@ c@@ ement of the good news in the first century , and how was this fore@@ told ?
Rather , cho@@ ose a time when you are both likely to be less st@@ ressed .
As the righteous “ Ju@@ dge of all the earth , ” he had read every heart and knew well how deep@@ ly en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched their wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and de@@ pra@@ v@@ ity were .
P@@ os@@ si@@ bly you are experi@@ enc@@ ing har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps and temp@@ t@@ ations in the work@@ place .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of Genesis ​ — I@@ I
To this day , we are close friends .
With his words recorded at 1 Corinthians 7 : 31 , Paul was evid@@ ently al@@ lu@@ ding to what ?
The rec@@ ord says : “ Jehovah pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to answer Job out of the w@@ in@@ d@@ st@@ or@@ m . ”
We have a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant pro@@ v@@ isions to help all to learn more about the hist@@ ory and op@@ er@@ ation of Jehovah’s organization .
By imit@@ ating the faith of men like Paul , G@@ ide@@ on , and ​ — a@@ bo@@ ve ever@@ yone el@@ se — ​ Jesus Christ , we will person@@ ally come to experience the truth of the words : “ W@@ is@@ dom is with the mo@@ des@@ t ones . ” ​ — Proverbs 11 : 2 .
King David , a man who truly loved Jehovah and was “ ag@@ re@@ e@@ able to [ Jehovah’s ] heart , ” said : “ I have re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed days of long ag@@ o ; I have medit@@ ated on all your activ@@ ity ; I will@@ ingly kept my@@ self concer@@ ned with the work of your own hands . ” ​ — Acts 13 : 22 ; Psalm 14@@ 3 : 5 .
The only Bi@@ bl@@ es that cir@@ cul@@ ated on the I@@ tal@@ i@@ an p@@ en@@ in@@ su@@ la ​ — in se@@ cre@@ t , for fear of con@@ f@@ is@@ c@@ ation — ​ were those transl@@ ated by Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant scho@@ l@@ ars .
Bi@@ bl@@ es : N@@ ational Li@@ br@@ ary of Gre@@ e@@ ce ; Q@@ u@@ e@@ en O@@ l@@ ga : C@@ ul@@ ver P@@ ic@@ tures
They desire to help people of all different ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds , rac@@ es , and religi@@ ons to come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of Bible truth .
“ I no longer li@@ e a@@ wa@@ ke at night wor@@ r@@ ying about the future or death ”
After Jehovah ques@@ tioned him , Job af@@ fir@@ m@@ ed : “ In hear@@ say I have heard about you , but now my own e@@ ye does see you . ”
It is difficult to mis@@ s the point of such a simp@@ le illustr@@ ation .
Our co@@ ok was H@@ ar@@ ry Pet@@ er@@ son ; it was e@@ asi@@ er for us to use that last name than his real one , Pa@@ par@@ gy@@ ro@@ p@@ ou@@ lo@@ s .
The next talk , “ Be@@ come R@@ adi@@ ant O@@ ver the Go@@ o@@ dness of Jehovah , ” emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed that , as “ imit@@ at@@ ors of God , ” Christians want to pro@@ du@@ ce “ every s@@ ort of go@@ o@@ dness ” in their lives .
And Jehovah’s Witnesses fir@@ m@@ ly believe that .
How does the Bible war@@ n against a com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve spirit ?
Today , he gives me full support in my spiritual activities .
The Bible expla@@ ins that “ the fear of Jehovah means the h@@ ating of bad . ”
Yet , Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah’s prophecy does hold out the hope of deli@@ ver@@ ance .
P@@ ra@@ y about dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed ? , 12 / 1
( b ) How did Christ “ bring for@@ th justice ” while on earth , and when is it that he “ se@@ ts justice in the earth ” ?
Mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring is not just a com@@ pla@@ in@@ t about some wr@@ ong@@ doing .
The apostle Peter explained : ‘ You are being sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ded by God’s power . ’
How was one brother a fine example of Christian dedic@@ ation ?
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , God’s Word does con@@ tain principles that be@@ ar on the question and that may offer a me@@ asure of comfort .
E@@ ver@@ yone was pati@@ ent , and the at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere was pe@@ ace@@ ful .
F@@ am@@ ily study can also inclu@@ de prac@@ tice s@@ essi@@ ons to help young people to learn how to de@@ f@@ end their faith and to prove that what they have been taught is true .
Christian elders re@@ ques@@ ted guid@@ ance in sel@@ e@@ cting men for organiz@@ ational responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
Mi@@ gu@@ el wor@@ ked hard to have the mu@@ r@@ der@@ er pro@@ secu@@ ted and j@@ a@@ iled .
But he explained : “ Those who bel@@ ong to Christ Jesus imp@@ aled the flesh together with its pas@@ sions and desi@@ res .
The leg@@ al stru@@ gg@@ le that took place during the last de@@ ca@@ de and a half offered our brothers the opportunity to make Jehovah’s name known as never before in Mo@@ sc@@ ow and bey@@ ond .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful Christian you@@ ths sur@@ ely want to ple@@ ase Jehovah with their conduct and spe@@ e@@ ch .
When cl@@ ass@@ mate S@@ hu@@ xi@@ a was pre@@ par@@ ing a repor@@ t on family viol@@ ence , H@@ u@@ ip@@ ing gave her the No@@ v@@ ember 8 , 200@@ 1 , A@@ wa@@ ke !
These were loyal individuals who would never have thought of bre@@ ak@@ ing a v@@ ow that was made to the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh God ​ — no matter what it co@@ st them person@@ ally . ​ — Read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 23 : 21 , 23 ; Psalm 15 : 4 .
Since the Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ er Matthew was there , let him tell us .
( a ) What happened during another ga@@ ther@@ ing in heaven ?
He never called un@@ du@@ e attention to himself .
But how did marriage beg@@ in , and what is its purpose ?
Job main@@ ta@@ ined his fear of God even when con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with three false friends
When pro@@ per@@ ly contro@@ l@@ led , they ad@@ d spi@@ ce to life .
K@@ im had no such st@@ ori@@ es to tell .
6 Ch@@ il@@ dren Ne@@ ed to Be Pro@@ te@@ cted
We should not for@@ get the po@@ or among us . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 2 : 10 .
in the family ?
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H O@@ R@@ G@@ AN@@ I@@ Z@@ E@@ S A TH@@ E@@ O@@ C@@ R@@ AT@@ I@@ C N@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N
He saw the need for tra@@ ining and pre@@ par@@ ing those of a you@@ ng@@ er gener@@ ation , such as Timothy and Ti@@ tu@@ s , to become effe@@ ctive min@@ isters .
They will not to@@ il for nothing , nor will they bring to bir@@ th for dis@@ tur@@ ban@@ ce ; because they are the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing made up of the bless@@ ed ones of Jehovah , and their des@@ c@@ end@@ ants with them . ” ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 21 - 23 .
After bre@@ ak@@ f@@ ast we heard the ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement on the ra@@ di@@ o : “ Jehovah’s Witnesses are il@@ leg@@ al , and their work is ban@@ ned . ”
( Read Matthew 13 : 5@@ 2 . )
So without d@@ el@@ a@@ y , she lea@@ ves her family to mar@@ ry a man she has never me@@ t .
The spirit of the world advan@@ ces the works of the flesh .
The op@@ ening words of the chap@@ ter leave no doubt as to the id@@ ent@@ ity of the writ@@ er of the next se@@ ction of the book of Proverbs .
Fa@@ ith is re@@ in@@ for@@ ced by hope .
B@@ ri@@ an : When it comes to things such as having a bal@@ an@@ ced view of money or a happy family life or being a good friend , Bible principles can gu@@ i@@ de us .
To be filled with God’s spirit , ever@@ yone who wi@@ sh@@ es to ple@@ ase Jehovah must avoid conduct even bor@@ der@@ ing on c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty .
W@@ ell , after a whe@@ at st@@ al@@ k s@@ pr@@ ou@@ ts and matu@@ res , it pro@@ du@@ ces as fru@@ it , not little whe@@ at st@@ al@@ ks , but new se@@ ed .
The is@@ sue affe@@ cted all cre@@ atu@@ res having free will .
Wor@@ l@@ dly ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y , including se@@ cul@@ ar human@@ ism and the the@@ ory of ev@@ olu@@ tion , shap@@ es pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s thinking , mor@@ als , go@@ als , and li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
“ Des@@ pite pres@@ sure from my family to seek fin@@ an@@ cial succ@@ ess , I end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to put God’s purpose first , ” she says .
Like Jesus , keep foc@@ used on the pro@@ spe@@ cts of a li@@ fe@@ time of jo@@ y@@ ful service and obedi@@ ence to Jehovah . ​ — He@@ b .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , righteousness in humans is very much rel@@ ated to what is in one@@ ’s heart ​ — one@@ ’s faith in and appreciation and love for Jehovah and his promises — ​ and not just to one@@ ’s doing what God requi@@ res .
He does much the same for us today .
( Read 1 John 5 : 3 . )
What attitu@@ des do we want to avoid , and how can we do so ?
He stated that Christians should be care@@ ful not to “ be@@ g off , ” or exc@@ use themselves , from following God’s comman@@ d@@ ments . ​ — He@@ b .
We have been cre@@ ated in such a way that we find happiness in doing so .
Pro@@ vi@@ ding materi@@ ally and spiritually can be an expres@@ sion of par@@ ent@@ al love , especially when parents do so in a way that con@@ ve@@ ys that love is the pri@@ m@@ ary mo@@ tiv@@ ation .
Why can all of us have a fru@@ it@@ ful ministry ?
Al@@ so , after World W@@ ar I@@ I , U@@ .@@ S . sol@@ di@@ ers dist@@ ribu@@ ted gi@@ f@@ ts and a@@ id at local ch@@ ur@@ ches . ​ — 12 / 15 , pages 4 , 5 .
It would be the same as not let@@ ting in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence be tri@@ ed at all .
May 1 , 20@@ 11
E@@ ach year she would bring me a new pa@@ ir of boo@@ ts .
No won@@ der a young Christian nam@@ ed Kat@@ ar@@ z@@ y@@ na fac@@ ed a difficult situation .
For example , we might ask ourselves what small part we hope to pla@@ y in the doing of Jehovah’s will here on earth .
No@@ te that al@@ though he had pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ cha@@ l authority , he did not a@@ bu@@ se his position but eli@@ c@@ ited her co@@ op@@ er@@ ation and support .
Th@@ ough I was not allow@@ ed to have a Bible , I was able to ob@@ tain a few pages of the book of Psal@@ ms .
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , many s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists say that the uni@@ verse had a su@@ d@@ den beg@@ in@@ ning .
But Paul ne@@ i@@ ther so@@ lic@@ ited the praise of the Corinthians nor ex@@ p@@ lo@@ ited their ad@@ mi@@ r@@ ation .
But the clear Bi@@ bli@@ cal counsel of the elders and the support of fellow believers helped her out of a po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally har@@ m@@ ful situation .
Juda@@ h’s sin@@ ful pri@@ ests , pr@@ inc@@ es , and people were war@@ ned that ‘ the great day of Jehovah was near . ’
10 , 11 . ( a ) Who are the 24 elders , and what does one of them reve@@ al to John ?
Tru@@ e Christians , on the other hand , are ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed to ear@@ n money by hon@@ est work .
The O@@ st@@ er@@ ste@@ in Ca@@ st@@ le , in Z@@ wi@@ c@@ ka@@ u
I listen@@ ed to him res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully , but I never really took an interest in what he said .
Indeed , God’s loyal ones “ make known to the sons of men his mi@@ gh@@ ty ac@@ ts and the glory of the s@@ pl@@ end@@ or of his k@@ ing@@ ship . ”
We also stu@@ died the Bible with our sister L@@ in@@ ne@@ a , who was already married .
B@@ as@@ ed on N@@ A@@ S@@ A / ​ V@@ isi@@ ble E@@ ar@@ th i@@ mag@@ er@@ y
4@@ 4 : 25 , 26 ; Is@@ a . 4@@ 1 : 10 , 13 .
Ju@@ ly ​ — Au@@ gu@@ st
I@@ ts ca@@ v@@ al@@ ry is fi@@ er@@ c@@ er than hu@@ ng@@ ry w@@ ol@@ ves h@@ un@@ ting by night .
Since Jehovah is our Creator , loy@@ al@@ ty to him righ@@ tly takes pre@@ ce@@ d@@ ence over all other claim@@ s to our loy@@ al@@ ty .
These guid@@ es provided such information as di@@ stances between the vari@@ ous st@@ op@@ p@@ ing plac@@ es and des@@ crip@@ tions of ser@@ vi@@ ces that were a@@ vail@@ able at such lo@@ c@@ ations .
Be@@ fore I continue with the st@@ ory , let me tell you a little about my ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
Because Jesus is able to read hearts , and he will use that ability to ju@@ dge between the righteous and the wicked .
As the cou@@ ple gre@@ w older , they felt ign@@ ored by others in the ch@@ urch , even though V@@ ir@@ g@@ in@@ ia had taught S@@ un@@ day school for a number of years .
The nation of Israel was no longer di@@ vi@@ ded .
“ To complete my scho@@ ol@@ ing as an ele@@ c@@ tri@@ ci@@ an , I still needed to work as an ap@@ pr@@ enti@@ ce .
C@@ l@@ er@@ gy@@ men s@@ cor@@ ned the col@@ por@@ te@@ ur@@ s , c@@ all@@ ing them m@@ ere book pe@@ dd@@ l@@ ers .
As a Christian par@@ ent , you want your child to know the holy writ@@ ings , which today inclu@@ de the Hebrew Scriptures as well as the Christian Greek Scriptures .
TH@@ E E@@ A@@ R@@ T@@ H I@@ S B@@ E@@ IN@@ G R@@ U@@ IN@@ E@@ D The Bible states that God will “ bring to ru@@ in those ru@@ ining the earth . ”
What a wel@@ l@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of matu@@ re counsel and wisdom ag@@ ed Moses must have been to Jo@@ shua !
Th@@ ings were not eas@@ y , but M@@ other and Father found ways to pa@@ y st@@ re@@ et@@ ca@@ r fa@@ res and school tu@@ iti@@ on .
At times , though , we may ob@@ serve the op@@ pos@@ ite .
I needed to make it a refle@@ x to associ@@ ate those di@@ r@@ ty i@@ ma@@ ges with their des@@ pi@@ ca@@ ble s@@ ource .
It is not sur@@ pris@@ ing , then , to find in the Bible time - t@@ ested guid@@ el@@ ines for sel@@ e@@ cting a marriage mate .
Since A@@ nt@@ ô@@ ni@@ o enjo@@ yed reading , he occasi@@ on@@ ally gl@@ an@@ ced through the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines when his wife was not there .
When Jo@@ si@@ ah rul@@ ed as king , he too arrang@@ ed for the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver to be c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated , making ex@@ ten@@ sive pre@@ par@@ ations for it .
All the ple@@ asure - se@@ ek@@ ers were ur@@ ged to “ consider ! ”
On the last night of his life on earth , Jesus made a promise to his 11 faithful apostles .
From this in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , we see that Jesus ’ parents must have taught him well , br@@ ing@@ ing him up to be a spiritually - min@@ ded bo@@ y .
I@@ mp@@ er@@ fect humans often find it e@@ asi@@ er to ju@@ dge mis@@ takes than to understand feelings .
How can you find the prop@@ er bal@@ ance and maintain “ the joy of Jehovah ” ? ​ — Ne@@ h .
TH@@ E D@@ ut@@ ch is@@ land of S@@ aba once served as a str@@ ong@@ hold for bu@@ cc@@ an@@ e@@ ers who sa@@ iled the w@@ at@@ ers of the C@@ ari@@ b@@ be@@ an Se@@ a in sear@@ ch of p@@ lun@@ der .
Rather , as one Go@@ spe@@ l com@@ men@@ t@@ ary no@@ tes , this par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar my@@ th is the pro@@ du@@ ct of “ an ei@@ gh@@ th - century hist@@ ori@@ an with a vi@@ vi@@ d i@@ mag@@ in@@ ation . ”
The result was a Bible that was under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble to or@@ din@@ ary people .
We have faith in the as@@ sur@@ ance that he gave to his first - century anointed followers : “ I am with you all the days until the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
Today , what a reli@@ ef it is to know that God is not respon@@ sible for wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness !
Why had I been left an or@@ p@@ ha@@ n ?
V@@ al@@ le@@ y of E@@ la@@ h
S@@ ur@@ ely they should obey their parents and be inter@@ ested in lear@@ ning about spiritual things . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 5 : 16 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 1 - 3 .
However , Jesus never desi@@ red such a future because it was not Jehovah’s will for him .
Un@@ der the direction of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” God’s people around the world are like an inter@@ n@@ ational family .
El@@ ders appointed to serve in these congregations par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated with their brothers and sisters in the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work and ex@@ tend@@ ed the preaching activ@@ ity far and wide .
By the time she was two years old , she was confid@@ ently o@@ ffering tr@@ ac@@ ts to those we me@@ t in the field service . ”
The high cour@@ t con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed that the worship practic@@ ed by Jehovah’s Witnesses is enti@@ r@@ ely in har@@ mony with Fr@@ en@@ ch law and that their Kingdom H@@ alls are ent@@ it@@ led to the same f@@ is@@ cal ex@@ emp@@ tions acc@@ or@@ ded to other religi@@ ons .
He was descri@@ bed in cour@@ t as “ a very dec@@ ent man , ” and sever@@ al let@@ ters were sub@@ mit@@ ted from “ g@@ ent@@ le@@ men st@@ ating that they believ@@ ed he was s@@ inc@@ ere in his ob@@ je@@ ction to take up ar@@ ms , ” repor@@ ted the local new@@ s@@ pa@@ per .
Al@@ ber@@ t E@@ in@@ ste@@ in , who@@ se work benef@@ ited others , said : “ The value of a man . . . should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive . ”
Paul said : “ In every way we re@@ com@@ men@@ d ourselves as God’s min@@ isters , . . . by tru@@ th@@ ful spe@@ e@@ ch . ”
Then , in an at@@ temp@@ t to co@@ ver up their wr@@ ong@@ doing , they dec@@ ei@@ ved their father into thinking that Joseph had been kil@@ led by a w@@ il@@ d ani@@ ma@@ l .
The ter@@ m “ integrity ” car@@ ries the thought of being u@@ pri@@ ght , b@@ lam@@ eless , righteous , and fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less .
What can help us to coun@@ ter@@ act dec@@ ep@@ tion ?
Rather , their God was Jehovah . ​ — Genesis 24 : 50 .
By the time we were home again , ne@@ arly 24 h@@ our@@ s had pas@@ sed .
These two artic@@ les are based on Paul’s inspired counsel to the Christians in C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e .
God’s Word helps us to avoid par@@ ti@@ ality in our deal@@ ings with our friends .
She did so and fin@@ ally deci@@ ded to try making a call .
( Read Matthew 4 : 5 - 7 . )
Rather than taking their wi@@ ves for gr@@ anted , hus@@ ban@@ ds are ur@@ ged to d@@ well with them “ according to knowledge , assign@@ ing them honor as to a we@@ ak@@ er v@@ es@@ sel , the f@@ em@@ in@@ ine one . ”
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , the loyal disciples did not fully understand what Jesus had said .
Since the God of peace h@@ ates viol@@ ence , we can understand why he has in@@ iti@@ ated st@@ ep@@ s to destro@@ y its ro@@ o@@ t cause , Satan the Devil .
( b ) What may we need to do ?
the verse , 13
Sa@@ ys The World Bo@@ ok En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia : “ In gener@@ al , people for@@ get more and more as time pas@@ ses . . . .
Per@@ haps the old man had at one time been a faithful prophet of Jehovah .
F@@ am@@ ili@@ es are s@@ cen@@ es of sp@@ ous@@ al viol@@ ence , parents a@@ bu@@ se or ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct their children , and children re@@ be@@ l , get involved in d@@ ru@@ g a@@ bu@@ se and im@@ mor@@ ality , or ru@@ n away from home .
It is mean@@ ing@@ ful and satis@@ f@@ ying , and it deep@@ ens our love for Jehovah each day .
He may have been instru@@ cted in Jehovah’s ways by No@@ ah’s son S@@ he@@ m , who was an e@@ ye@@ witness of God’s sa@@ ving ac@@ ts .
26 Our Re@@ ad@@ ers As@@ k
J@@ on@@ a@@ th@@ an’s fri@@ end@@ ship with David was re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble .
God’s spirit also pro@@ du@@ ces in us its fru@@ it@@ age ​ — love , joy , peace , long - suffering , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , faith , mil@@ dness , and self - control .
Yes , it has been gr@@ anted to her to be ar@@ ra@@ yed in b@@ right , clean , fine l@@ in@@ en , for the fine l@@ in@@ en stan@@ ds for the righteous ac@@ ts of the holy ones , ” states Revelation 19 : 7 , 8 .
Abraham in@@ qui@@ red of Jehovah ei@@ ght times res@@ pe@@ cting His judgment .
By those words , Jesus was poin@@ ting out that a truly mean@@ ing@@ ful and satis@@ f@@ ying life does not result from or dep@@ end on material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , no matter how a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant .
Such a man is faithful even in little things . ​ — Luke 12 : 4@@ 8 ; 16 : 10 .
Wh@@ ere do these “ k@@ ings ” fi@@ ght ?
Un@@ ited in the Pe@@ ace of the Christ
We take comfort in the knowledge that dist@@ res@@ sing events point to the ne@@ ar@@ ness of our deli@@ ver@@ ance .
He wants you to walk with him forever !
R@@ ose Mari@@ e and I were , as the Bible says , “ one flesh . ”
“ Many things you yourself have done , O Jehovah my God , ” san@@ g King David , “ even your wonderful works and your thoughts toward us ; there is no@@ ne to be com@@ pared to you .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the 200@@ 4 t@@ su@@ n@@ ami , a war@@ ning system was inst@@ al@@ led in the affe@@ cted re@@ gi@@ on in an effort to pre@@ v@@ ent similar lo@@ ss of life from occ@@ ur@@ ring in the future .
Many s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists in@@ s@@ ist that there is no God .
That refle@@ cted “ at le@@ ast in part the fact that no one knew for sure when Jesus was born . ”
However , you might ask , ‘ Why should I be inter@@ ested in understanding the Bible ? ’
What is the less@@ on ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Jesus ’ rul@@ er@@ ship would be su@@ sta@@ ined “ by means of justice and by means of righteousness . ” ​ — Isaiah 9 : 7 .
One C@@ ity , Many H@@ ist@@ ori@@ es
How than@@ k@@ ful we can be , therefore , that Jehovah had his Word written in a way we humans can understand !
• “ They will not do any har@@ m or cause any ru@@ in in all my holy m@@ oun@@ tain ; because the earth will certainly be filled with the knowledge of Jehovah as the w@@ at@@ ers are co@@ ver@@ ing the very se@@ a . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A@@ I@@ A@@ H 11 : 9 .
G@@ ide@@ on is told to have them go down to the water .
Yet , Jeremiah was well - a@@ ware of the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty@@ ’s will@@ ing@@ ness to bo@@ w low over the people , that is , to come down to their le@@ v@@ el in order to encoura@@ ge them .
These expres@@ sions sp@@ an a peri@@ od of some one th@@ ous@@ and years ​ — from the days of the prophet Moses to post@@ ex@@ ili@@ c times .
Thus , it is help@@ ful when going through some angu@@ ish that we be@@ ar in mind Paul’s experience and encourag@@ ing words : “ We are pres@@ sed in every way , but not cr@@ am@@ ped bey@@ ond mo@@ v@@ ement ; we are per@@ ple@@ x@@ ed , but not ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely with no way out ; we are persecu@@ ted , but not left in the lu@@ r@@ ch ; we are thro@@ wn down , but not destro@@ yed . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
However , the tu@@ t@@ ors cho@@ se S@@ atur@@ day mor@@ n@@ ings for the s@@ essi@@ ons .
How is a king to rend@@ er s@@ ound and clear - he@@ ad@@ ed judgment and not “ for@@ get what is dec@@ re@@ ed and per@@ ver@@ t the cause of any of the sons of a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction ” if he is con@@ stan@@ tly in@@ to@@ x@@ ic@@ ated ? ​ — Proverbs 31 : 4 - 7 .
What can help you to dis@@ cer@@ n whether you have a proble@@ m with al@@ co@@ ho@@ l a@@ bu@@ se ?
Jehovah wants us to be happy .
Lo@@ op 1@@ 21 Eng@@ l@@ ish Ju@@ ly 13 - 15 , Au@@ gu@@ st 3 - 5 , Au@@ gu@@ st 10 - 12
So should we ex@@ pect self - control to be any e@@ asi@@ er ?
If we do not want to lo@@ se “ un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , mer@@ cy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ , ” as well as the loving associ@@ ation of fellow believers , we should “ look out ” for ourselves spiritually and re@@ ject those who do “ not remain in the teaching of the Christ . ” ​ — 2 John 3 .
Dis@@ appointed , J@@ on@@ ah wa@@ ited to see what would ha@@ p@@ pen to N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h
Their love will be am@@ p@@ ly t@@ ested as they pati@@ ently give the child “ the instru@@ ction , and the cor@@ rection , which bel@@ ong to a Christian up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing . ”
F@@ le@@ e From F@@ or@@ n@@ ic@@ ation
He had written about the “ rest@@ or@@ ation of all things of which God spoke through the m@@ ou@@ th of his holy prophe@@ ts of old time . ”
In N@@ ep@@ al , such re@@ sting - plac@@ es are called cha@@ ut@@ ar@@ a .
Li@@ ving by Bible principles such as these has helped me to take an interest in others no matter what col@@ or s@@ k@@ in they have .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants can be of greater benefit to the congregation , and we can all remain so@@ li@@ d in the faith . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 16 , 17 ; Matthew 7 : 24 - 27 .
In time , J@@ im became an el@@ der again .
We can learn more about show@@ ing gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de by consider@@ ing the way Jehovah deal@@ t with Israel of old .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s would f@@ ill the earth and make the whole g@@ lo@@ be a par@@ adise .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , many children will t@@ est whether they can es@@ cap@@ e without p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment after mis@@ be@@ having .
They were sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors of the B@@ at@@ tle of D@@ un@@ ki@@ r@@ k .
Some might reason that not everything in the world is wrong .
S@@ ad@@ ly , 3@@ 00 others in that v@@ il@@ la@@ ge peri@@ shed .
“ How often I wanted to ga@@ ther your children together the way a h@@ en ga@@ thers her c@@ hi@@ c@@ ks under her w@@ ings !
They learned “ the el@@ em@@ ent@@ ary things of the sac@@ red pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ements of God , ” such as “ the pri@@ m@@ ary do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine about the Christ . ”
In@@ c@@ reas@@ ed emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is is now being plac@@ ed on public wit@@ ness@@ ing : at bu@@ s st@@ op@@ s , tra@@ in st@@ ations , par@@ king lo@@ ts , in public s@@ qu@@ a@@ res , and mar@@ ke@@ ts .
This re@@ action is imp@@ ul@@ sive , based stri@@ c@@ tly on the sen@@ ses .
Why should you continue to work to understand and apply what the Bible tel@@ ls us about show@@ ing honor ?
Yet , as he tri@@ es his best to be g@@ ent@@ le toward all , should he not be comm@@ ended for his effort to be a good shepher@@ d under Christ ?
That would have been a mean@@ ing@@ less acc@@ us@@ ation if the w@@ ine were m@@ ere gra@@ pe ju@@ ice .
Many you@@ ths are fin@@ ding the great@@ est happiness by serving Jehovah with fellow Christians
Rather , the ph@@ ra@@ se is rend@@ ered in the form of a st@@ at@@ ement .
“ The righteous themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will re@@ side forever upon it . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 29
These acc@@ oun@@ ts help us to see that the dead are power@@ less .
( b ) How does Jehovah re@@ ward ac@@ ts of service rend@@ ered in support of his Kingdom ?
Our j@@ our@@ n@@ al A@@ wa@@ ke !
How do love and un@@ ity id@@ enti@@ fy Jehovah’s organization ?
Fir@@ st , Bro@@ ther S@@ te@@ ph@@ en L@@ et@@ t spoke on the sub@@ ject “ S@@ ta@@ y A@@ wa@@ ke at This L@@ ate H@@ our . ”
After all , Jehovah had it pre@@ served “ for our instru@@ ction , so that through our end@@ ur@@ ance and through the comfort from the Scriptures we might have hope . ” What is the less@@ on for us ?
“ All those who were righ@@ tly dis@@ posed for everlasting life became believers . ” ​ — A@@ C@@ T@@ S 13 : 4@@ 8 .
E@@ spe@@ cially re@@ war@@ ding is the privilege of see@@ ing pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s eyes light up when they hear and understand the truth of God’s Word . ”
A tra@@ in r@@ an over him and cu@@ t off both of his leg@@ s at the th@@ i@@ gh .
The Ri@@ der of the ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t , who re@@ pres@@ ents Jehovah , is in@@ descri@@ ba@@ bly gl@@ ori@@ ous .
; Si@@ mo@@ z@@ ra@@ g , D .
Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al In@@ form@@ ation Ser@@ vi@@ ces gave us full support 24 h@@ our@@ s a day .
• To what does “ bal@@ sa@@ m in G@@ ile@@ ad ” ref@@ er ?
He also believ@@ ed that “ the Scriptures ought to be re@@ stri@@ cted to the three ancient langu@@ ages that God per@@ mit@@ ted on the in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion written a@@ bo@@ ve the head of his c@@ ru@@ ci@@ fied Son . ”
But as Jesus ’ listen@@ ers knew , God’s prophe@@ ts had long fore@@ told that the Messi@@ ah , a Sa@@ vi@@ or cho@@ s@@ en by God , would rule a Kingdom that would change the world .
Why is it important to remain spiritually al@@ er@@ t , and what will help us to do so ?
How do they feel about it ?
In ei@@ ther case the bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om is respon@@ sible for what he al@@ lo@@ ws to take place at his we@@ d@@ ding .
What H@@ el@@ ped The@@ m Bu@@ il@@ d Fa@@ ith in a Creator ?
23 : 19 ; 34 : 26 ​ — What was the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of the comm@@ and not to bo@@ il a k@@ id in its mo@@ ther’s mil@@ k ?
Lo@@ ve of God and a desire to be obedi@@ ent mar@@ ked Job as “ b@@ lam@@ eless , ” Lo@@ t as “ righteous , ” and David as “ doing only what was right ” in God’s eyes .
When the fi@@ re is started , it may come ro@@ aring to life in an in@@ ten@@ se b@@ la@@ ze .
Ke@@ ep the hope ali@@ ve in your family
Such s@@ crip@@ tures as E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 1 and Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 deep@@ ly imp@@ ressed me , and I wanted to become a pioneer , or full - time minis@@ ter .
D@@ ra@@ wing close to Jehovah has helped me to cop@@ e with feelings of a@@ ban@@ don@@ ment .
Jehovah is his name . . . .
What , though , if a friend in@@ side the congregation deci@@ des to turn his or her back on Jehovah , perhaps nee@@ ding to be dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed ?
What can Christian elders learn from Jesus ’ exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent example in speaking truth ?
If we have such mo@@ ti@@ ves , we will not enjoy a close relationship with God or the et@@ er@@ n@@ al blessings of Kingdom rule .
The qu@@ ality of teaching at congregation meetings great@@ ly imp@@ ro@@ ved in an Af@@ ri@@ can country after the M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol was condu@@ cted there and gra@@ du@@ ates were assign@@ ed to the field .
The power of God’s Word is also illustr@@ ated in the case of Paul@@ ina , a woman in G@@ h@@ ana .
F@@ R@@ O@@ M T@@ or@@ on@@ to to To@@ k@@ yo , from Mo@@ sc@@ ow to M@@ on@@ te@@ vi@@ de@@ o ​ — sever@@ al times each we@@ ek , milli@@ ons of Jehovah’s Witnesses and their friends st@@ re@@ am to their plac@@ es of worship .
My own servants will c@@ ry out jo@@ y@@ fully because of the good con@@ dition of the heart , but you y@@ ourselves will make out@@ cri@@ es because of the pain of heart and you will how@@ l because of she@@ er bre@@ ak@@ down of spirit . ’ ” ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 13 , 14 .
Is it su@@ gg@@ es@@ ting that you should live only for today and ign@@ ore t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w ?
As parents , we recogn@@ ized the import@@ ance of ra@@ ising our sons in a spiritually bene@@ fi@@ cial en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , so we made our home a@@ vail@@ able for regul@@ ar Bible study arrang@@ ements and often ho@@ sted full - time min@@ isters .
A@@ p@@ pro@@ ach your Bible reading s@@ es@@ sion in a pray@@ er@@ ful and foc@@ used fr@@ ame of mind .
Re@@ ci@@ pe for a L@@ ong and H@@ app@@ y Li@@ fe
If Christian elders are to be a blessing to the flo@@ ck , they must be mo@@ tiv@@ ated by more than a sense of du@@ ty .
What should be our pri@@ or@@ ity when help@@ ing those who face har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps ?
We are wise to exam@@ ine how en@@ v@@ y can ar@@ ise in us and what its con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences are .
The Hebrew word rend@@ ered “ make ” in G@@ e 1 verse 16 is not the same as the word for “ cre@@ ate ” used in Genesis 1 : 1 , 21 , 27 chap@@ ter 1 , ver@@ ses 1 , 21 , and 27 .
What could Jehovah do to re@@ move his con@@ dem@@ n@@ at@@ ory judgment without inv@@ al@@ id@@ ating his own standards ?
• What is Christian sac@@ red service , and where is it per@@ form@@ ed ?
In a similar way , our love for Jehovah mo@@ ves us to dedic@@ ate our lives to him and then to live up to our dedic@@ ation .
See also Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 ; Matthew 6 : 9 , 10 .
Such sub@@ je@@ cts as s@@ ci@@ ence , ma@@ them@@ ati@@ c@@ s , and hist@@ ory are not deal@@ t with in these liter@@ ac@@ y cl@@ as@@ ses .
S@@ ur@@ ely we are willing to sacrifice some of our righ@@ ts if that will en@@ able “ those not strong ” to gl@@ ori@@ fy God in un@@ ity with us .
We are not al@@ one in serving God , and we need the help , support , and encourag@@ ement of “ the whole associ@@ ation of brothers . ”
A@@ gain , Jehovah se@@ ts the example .
Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 6 : 12 , 13 fore@@ told Jesus ’ com@@ par@@ able ro@@ le in br@@ ing@@ ing true worship to its per@@ fe@@ cted st@@ ate : “ This is what Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es has said : ‘ H@@ ere is the man who@@ se name is S@@ pr@@ out .
The Jews in E@@ z@@ ra@@ ’s day needed to strengthen their hands in order to complete the re@@ con@@ stru@@ ction of Jehovah’s temple in Jerusalem .
The other two will be discus@@ sed in the following artic@@ les .
F@@ ac@@ ed with such a man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of strength and support , li@@ ons r@@ ar@@ ely att@@ ack even young el@@ ep@@ h@@ ants .
▪ S@@ ta@@ y in Jehovah’s V@@ al@@ le@@ y of Pro@@ te@@ ction
How L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us Af@@ fe@@ cts Our Wor@@ ship
But in time that Bible writ@@ er came to real@@ ize that such a ne@@ g@@ ative vie@@ w@@ point was wrong .
As a result , sever@@ al people heard the good news and respon@@ ded fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly .
The next ev@@ ening when M@@ ary min@@ isters to him using preci@@ ous per@@ fu@@ m@@ ed o@@ il , the disciples ob@@ ject .
( b ) How can we follow Davi@@ d’s example ?
As already mentioned , the inc@@ en@@ se offered by Israel@@ ite pri@@ ests re@@ pres@@ ents the accep@@ table prayers of God’s faithful servants .
; W@@ in@@ n , J .
In Mar@@ ch 200@@ 5 , the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death was attend@@ ed by 10@@ ,@@ 14@@ 4 .
This was an ass@@ em@@ bly of d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates from M@@ ace@@ don@@ i@@ an c@@ ities . These d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates conven@@ ed regul@@ arly in B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a to discus@@ s city and pro@@ v@@ in@@ cial matters and to h@@ and@@ le them under Rom@@ an su@@ per@@ vision .
What is the fore@@ most reason for our preaching activ@@ ity ?
In ancient Israel contribu@@ tions were used not only to beau@@ ti@@ fy the temple but also to keep all as@@ pe@@ cts of Jehovah’s worship there in da@@ ily op@@ er@@ ation .
He might even be kil@@ led .
We are deep@@ ly gr@@ ate@@ ful for the the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c arrang@@ ements in place among us .
The temp@@ or@@ ary peri@@ o@@ ds of ‘ un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness ’ associ@@ ated with chil@@ d@@ bir@@ th , as well as other matters , such as men@@ stru@@ ation and s@@ em@@ in@@ al em@@ is@@ sions , called this her@@ e@@ dit@@ ary sin@@ ful@@ ness to mind .
When both husband and wife are deep@@ ly concer@@ ned with the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of Jehovah’s name , they are b@@ on@@ ded to each other and b@@ on@@ ded to God .
P@@ r@@ om@@ in@@ ent men in R@@ ome told the apostle Paul : “ As reg@@ ar@@ ds this se@@ ct it is known to us that every@@ where it is spo@@ ken against . ”
This is d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous because it can lead to our ign@@ or@@ ing God’s will al@@ together . ​ — Psalm 8@@ 1 : 12 ; E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 11 : 9 .
W@@ ere you not thr@@ il@@ led to find that out ?
For example , consider God’s thinking about viol@@ ence , refle@@ cted in the words : “ Do not become en@@ vi@@ ous of the man of viol@@ ence , nor cho@@ ose any of his ways . ”
Psalm 7@@ 2 fur@@ ther says in P@@ s 7@@ 2 ver@@ ses 12 through 14 : “ He will deli@@ ver the po@@ or one cr@@ ying for help , also the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted one and who@@ ever has no help@@ er .
“ TH@@ E F@@ L@@ A@@ M@@ E O@@ F J@@ A@@ H ”
In s@@ pite of se@@ v@@ ere persecu@@ tion from her family , E@@ nt@@ el@@ li@@ a had dedic@@ ated her@@ self to Jehovah .
A tr@@ ac@@ t@@ or ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ ally col@@ la@@ p@@ sed the ro@@ of of an ancient bu@@ ri@@ al ca@@ ve .
C@@ la@@ u@@ dia , a sing@@ le Christian who has moved to serve in plac@@ es where ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers are needed , says : “ I enjoy my service to God .
The apostle Paul told his fellow Christians : “ If anyone lo@@ ves God , this one is known by him . ”
Since the red book had been “ ban@@ ned ” by the pri@@ ests , we pre@@ pared a pres@@ ent@@ ation for the b@@ lu@@ e book ( “ New He@@ av@@ ens and a New E@@ ar@@ th ” ) .
Moses and A@@ ar@@ on appe@@ ar before P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h , as@@ king that the Israelites be per@@ mit@@ ted to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate a fes@@ ti@@ val to Jehovah in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
Of course , we do not know the pre@@ c@@ ise day and h@@ our when Jehovah will take this action .
Some author@@ ities think that half of all se@@ par@@ ations and div@@ or@@ ces are the result of this dec@@ l@@ ine .
As she gave her pres@@ ent@@ ation , I was thinking , ‘ What is this c@@ ra@@ z@@ y A@@ mer@@ i@@ can doing here in my neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od ? ’
S@@ ad@@ ly , many people mis@@ use their free will and prac@@ tice in@@ justice .
Paul wrote : “ What shall we say , then ?
Do you remember how you felt when you first heard about God’s promise of an earthly par@@ adise ?
No other work is e@@ qu@@ al in import@@ ance to the li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving work of Kingdom preaching and disci@@ ple making .
( b ) What should we have in mind when making pl@@ ans ?
He pointed out that in con@@ ne@@ ction with his mission@@ ary work in Corin@@ th , the apostle Paul had “ deci@@ ded not to know anything . . . exc@@ ep@@ t Jesus Christ , and him imp@@ aled . ”
We knew that it would not always be eas@@ y to keep that promise .
Just before en@@ ter@@ ing the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Israelites were se@@ duc@@ ed by Mo@@ a@@ bi@@ te women , with whom they com@@ mit@@ ted se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
“ The l@@ eng@@ th of our days is se@@ v@@ ent@@ y years ​ — or ei@@ gh@@ ty , if we have the strength ; yet their sp@@ an is but tr@@ ou@@ ble and s@@ or@@ ro@@ w . ” ​ — Psalm 9@@ 0 : 10 , New In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational V@@ er@@ sion .
This showed respect , and by his wise cho@@ ice of words , Paul acc@@ or@@ ded A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa honor .
A person@@ ’s de@@ e@@ ds per@@ form@@ ed after he lear@@ ns the con@@ ten@@ ts of the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls will fur@@ n@@ ish the bas@@ is for determin@@ ing whether his name is written in “ the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l of life . ”
“ S@@ L@@ A@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ Y was pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent and wi@@ d@@ ely accepted in the ancient world , ” states the H@@ ol@@ man I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ated Bible Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary .
As a result , your heart will be full of f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating Bible tru@@ ths that will move you to feel joy , a@@ we , and love for Jehovah .
Do you hope to live in the earthly Par@@ adise ?
James 4 : 8 tel@@ ls you how you can do that : “ D@@ ra@@ w close to God , and he will draw close to you . ”
( a ) What develop@@ ment regarding langu@@ ages has taken place among God’s mo@@ der@@ n - day people ?
We would not want to be like Di@@ o@@ tre@@ ph@@ es , who had no respect for the brothers taking the lead .
In the wa@@ ke of World W@@ ar I@@ I , during which it had become stan@@ d@@ ard prac@@ tice to tre@@ at w@@ oun@@ ded sol@@ di@@ ers with blood trans@@ fu@@ sions , there was inc@@ reas@@ ed light on the san@@ ct@@ ity of blood .
“ P@@ ol@@ itical Christi@@ an@@ ity , ” he wr@@ ites , “ is al@@ most always also mil@@ it@@ ar@@ ist Christi@@ an@@ ity and when st@@ at@@ es@@ men and e@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ as@@ tic@@ s come to ter@@ ms it always happ@@ ens that , in return for certain privile@@ ges , the Ch@@ urch gives its blessing to the mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ces of the st@@ ate . ”
On our arri@@ val , all in the branch of@@ fice came out to gre@@ et us with war@@ m hu@@ g@@ s .
Their l@@ on@@ ely lo@@ c@@ ation , where ve@@ get@@ ation is s@@ par@@ se , prote@@ cts them against fore@@ st fi@@ res , one of the bi@@ gg@@ est th@@ reat@@ s to matu@@ re tre@@ es .
He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah “ re@@ moved the high plac@@ es , s@@ ma@@ shed the sac@@ red p@@ ill@@ ars , and cu@@ t down the sac@@ red po@@ le .
We need to be shin@@ ing examples of godly conduct .
He cannot give you anything good if you follow him .
W@@ ould you not take greater care ?
• How can being tru@@ th@@ ful bring glory to God ?
We know that Satan is still “ like a ro@@ aring li@@ on , see@@ king to de@@ v@@ our someone . ”
Christian dedic@@ ation is a serious matter .
So in 19@@ 7@@ 4 , after ei@@ ght years in U@@ g@@ anda , it was our turn to wa@@ ve a sa@@ d good - b@@ ye to our brothers .
Ther@@ efore , a Christian will avoid loo@@ king at por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y or listen@@ ing to mu@@ si@@ c with im@@ moral l@@ y@@ ri@@ c@@ s .
Lo@@ ve for Jehovah .
How happy Jehovah must be as he da@@ ily ob@@ ser@@ ves this fam@@ il@@ y’s efforts to maintain integrity !
( b ) How would Christians in R@@ ome be able to serve Jehovah “ with one m@@ ou@@ th ” ?
In plac@@ es like these , you can often star@@ t a con@@ vers@@ ation by saying : “ I am concer@@ ned that there are so many religi@@ ons .
A large family with whom we stu@@ died the Bible ne@@ arly st@@ op@@ ped stud@@ ying because they could not fi@@ gu@@ re out what we were saying .
For example , an ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent or a n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ ster may result in har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps .
I will never for@@ get our vis@@ its to the group of publi@@ sh@@ ers in A@@ ran@@ h@@ a , M@@ in@@ as Ger@@ a@@ is St@@ ate .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing Jesus did while on earth is ex@@ ac@@ tly what Jehovah expe@@ cted him to do .
I especially enjo@@ yed atten@@ ding the ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es and conven@@ tions .
After Z@@ e@@ de@@ ki@@ ah turned him over to be put to death , Jeremiah still ple@@ ad@@ ed with him to obey the vo@@ ice of Jehovah .
Jehovah’s ang@@ el had instru@@ cted Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us to s@@ end servants to lo@@ c@@ ate Peter in the house of S@@ im@@ on the t@@ an@@ ner .
27 : 10 ; Is@@ a .
These re@@ bel@@ s , however , are not just a mo@@ b of tr@@ ou@@ ble@@ mak@@ ers .
As the f@@ loo@@ d@@ w@@ at@@ ers rec@@ e@@ ded , Noah on three occasi@@ ons sent out a do@@ ve ​ — a we@@ ek ap@@ ar@@ t .
But you also know that it is more important to be loyal to Jehovah .
“ Jehovah is my S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d , ” he said with complete confidence . “ I shall l@@ ack nothing . ”
These three loyal sub@@ je@@ cts showed that they under@@ sto@@ od his di@@ re situation when they said of David and his men : “ The people are hu@@ ng@@ ry and ti@@ red and th@@ ir@@ st@@ y in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness . ”
As you have likely seen in the world around you , all such tre@@ a@@ sures are peri@@ sh@@ able and can be eas@@ ily lost . Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or F .
O@@ ver a mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m after that psal@@ m was written and we@@ ek@@ s after Jesus died and was ra@@ ised , Peter spoke to th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Jews and pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes about Psalm 16 : 10 .
His re@@ action just did not f@@ it the pi@@ c@@ ture .
These were per@@ form@@ ed by Witnesses who were leg@@ ally recogn@@ ized as religious min@@ isters , which was un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble in the country years ag@@ o .
Do you share with others what you learn , as Jesus did ?
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently he left some with his friend C@@ ar@@ p@@ us in T@@ ro@@ as .
I thor@@ ough@@ ly enjo@@ yed being able to help in the pro@@ du@@ ction of Bi@@ bl@@ es and Bible - based liter@@ ature that benefit milli@@ ons around the earth , and I continue to enjoy help@@ ing others learn about God .
E@@ f@@ forts to A@@ t@@ ten@@ d
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Christians today must con@@ stan@@ tly sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ ize their own mo@@ ti@@ ves for serving God .
Yes , Moses allow@@ ed his knowledge of the future , though such knowledge was then li@@ mit@@ ed , to shap@@ e his out@@ look .
Some time after that meeting , Peter went to live in Babyl@@ on , doub@@ t@@ less to preach to the large po@@ pul@@ ation of Jews in that are@@ a .
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36 : 9 .
Because the Cana@@ an@@ ites had been given 4@@ 00 years to cor@@ rec@@ t their wicked ways .
The sister , however , was pers@@ ist@@ ent and made sure that sh@@ ort@@ ly af@@ ter@@ ward R@@ en@@ ata received a vis@@ it .
The first cou@@ ple@@ ’s life was comple@@ t@@ ely free from wor@@ ries about food , work , si@@ ck@@ ness , and death .
Although Jehovah is pati@@ ent , however , his go@@ o@@ dness some@@ times mo@@ ves him to expres@@ s his anger , as he did when the Israelites worshi@@ ped the g@@ ol@@ den cal@@ f at M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i .
But you can be succ@@ ess@@ ful if you con@@ stan@@ tly ‘ keep on gu@@ ard according to God’s word . ’
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a few months , Peter ad@@ mit@@ ted that living with M@@ on@@ ika was “ not qu@@ ite so eas@@ y as I i@@ mag@@ ined it would be . ”
* By means of them , I began to com@@ pre@@ h@@ end better the n@@ ature of this ill@@ ness and to learn more effe@@ ctive te@@ ch@@ ni@@ qu@@ es for cop@@ ing with it .
My parents were pro@@ ba@@ bly fru@@ str@@ ated that I was not loo@@ king at the s@@ cen@@ er@@ y .
I@@ magine my sh@@ o@@ ck when he op@@ en@@ ly declar@@ ed that he was se@@ x@@ u@@ ally at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to me !
7 , 8 . ( a ) How might we have respon@@ ded under such circumstances as those repor@@ ted at Luke 7 : 36 - 38 ?
Ser@@ ving at Bethel yi@@ el@@ ds rich spiritual blessings , and only spiritual men and women appreci@@ ate such re@@ war@@ ds . ​ — 1 Corinthians 2 : 6 - 16 .
And by all means , let us make g@@ la@@ d the heart of our heavenly Father , Jehovah .
As if that were not en@@ ough , Be@@ d@@ ell found himself in the mi@@ dd@@ le of a b@@ loo@@ dy and bit@@ ter an@@ t@@ i - Eng@@ l@@ ish re@@ bel@@ li@@ on , which bro@@ ke out in 1@@ 6@@ 4@@ 1 .
Jehovah’s com@@ pas@@ sion .
Yes , God kno@@ ws the heart and is for@@ giving .
Do you be@@ ar in mind the import@@ ance of baptism , con@@ ve@@ ying that to your stud@@ ent ?
“ E@@ very Go@@ od Wor@@ k ”
He lik@@ ened it to the s@@ ow@@ ing and w@@ at@@ ering of se@@ ed .
Thus , we are able to make matu@@ re decisions as to whether we will par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in ex@@ tr@@ ac@@ ur@@ ri@@ cul@@ ar activities at school , such as s@@ por@@ ts events and d@@ an@@ ces , and atten@@ d par@@ ties and din@@ n@@ ers arrang@@ ed for fellow emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es .
E@@ mp@@ ow@@ ered to O@@ ver@@ come An@@ y T@@ ri@@ al
In@@ qui@@ re about their family .
Does the Bible Dis@@ courage F@@ e@@ a@@ sting and the Gi@@ ving of Gi@@ f@@ ts ?
For cen@@ tu@@ ries , many have s@@ ought happiness through we@@ al@@ th , power , or educ@@ ation .
The Bible inform@@ s us that the end will invol@@ ve des@@ tru@@ ction : “ There will be great tri@@ bul@@ ation such as has not occ@@ ur@@ red since the worl@@ d’s beg@@ in@@ ning until now . . .
I im@@ medi@@ ately respon@@ ded , “ Yes ! ”
He also ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged Jehovah’s power .
We should not as@@ su@@ me that only those who have very com@@ for@@ table ho@@ m@@ es are in a position to help ; they may already have done so many times .
( Read Proverbs 15 : 8 . )
I was over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by ne@@ g@@ ative thoughts . ”
For example , a wi@@ do@@ w will likely appreci@@ ate the attention of family and friends .
“ What ba@@ gg@@ age ? ” he rep@@ lied .
However , many find that ho@@ l@@ ding on to happiness is like ho@@ l@@ ding on to gra@@ ins of s@@ and ​ — both s@@ li@@ p away eas@@ ily .
When I saw the man who had taught me the Bible when I was little , I asked him to study with me again .
If that is possible , he would likely want to do so along with a we@@ d@@ ding talk at the Kingdom H@@ all .
For Our In@@ stru@@ ction and Com@@ fort
The st@@ atu@@ e of A@@ th@@ ena disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared from the Par@@ th@@ en@@ on in the fi@@ f@@ th century C.E . , and only the rema@@ ins of a few of her temp@@ les still ex@@ ist .
This “ spirit of the truth , ” or holy spirit , is not a person but a for@@ ce ​ — Jehovah’s own ac@@ tive for@@ ce .
Will you a@@ ban@@ d@@ on the pre@@ par@@ ations ?
Jehovah God takes no deli@@ ght in p@@ un@@ ish@@ ing those who become un@@ faithful to him .
They also claim@@ ed that Paul was “ s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring up se@@ di@@ tions among all the Jews thr@@ ough@@ out the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ”
The prophecy concer@@ ning the 70 we@@ ek@@ s of years fore@@ told this develop@@ ment . ​ — D@@ an .
By deep@@ ening our love for God .
O@@ cc@@ asi@@ on@@ ally , he used pi@@ er@@ c@@ ing questions to ex@@ pose the mo@@ ti@@ ves of his op@@ pos@@ ers , ther@@ e@@ by s@@ il@@ enc@@ ing them .
* Of them , 3@@ 60 milli@@ on use the C@@ y@@ r@@ il@@ lic al@@ p@@ ha@@ be@@ t .
The Bible c@@ alls this emp@@ i@@ re “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , the mother . . . of the dis@@ gu@@ sting things of the earth , ” and it is pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed as a pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te who ri@@ des on the back of a be@@ ast@@ like pol@@ itical system .
C@@ ir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers and their wi@@ ves deep@@ ly appreci@@ ate the personal interest their brothers and sisters show .
There are no sh@@ ort@@ cu@@ ts when it comes to lear@@ ning to love righteousness with all our heart !
Is it real@@ is@@ tic to share their op@@ ti@@ mis@@ m ?
“ We found this to be good ad@@ vice , ” J@@ ef@@ f says .
Proverbs 14 : 29 states : “ He that is s@@ low to anger is a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment , but one that is imp@@ ati@@ ent is ex@@ al@@ ting fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness . ”
1 : 5 , 7 .
And may Jehovah , who has clo@@ th@@ ed himself with di@@ gn@@ ity and s@@ pl@@ end@@ or , be pleas@@ ed with our di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied man@@ ner of rend@@ ering worship to him .
That ast@@ on@@ i@@ shed me .
But the resul@@ ts inclu@@ de im@@ me@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble happiness .
C@@ learly , he had deep love for the Corinth@@ i@@ an Christians .
During con@@ stru@@ ction , local Witnesses learn building and main@@ ten@@ ance s@@ k@@ ill@@ s , and the Kingdom H@@ all F@@ un@@ d makes it possible to pur@@ cha@@ se needed e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment and materi@@ als .
( Read Revelation 2 : 8 - 11 . ) S@@ my@@ r@@ na ( now I@@ z@@ mi@@ r , T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y ) was buil@@ t on the w@@ est co@@ ast of A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or .
L@@ ysi@@ as had to find out what Paul had done .
Some may ask : ‘ If God is the good and loving Creator , how could he cre@@ ate a wicked spirit cre@@ ature like Satan ? ’
The local congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses is not col@@ la@@ bor@@ ating with another religious group to buil@@ d a place of worship to be used by both par@@ ties .
We avoid things that God con@@ dem@@ ns , such as se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality , por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , the@@ ft , spi@@ rit@@ ism , viol@@ ence , dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness , and d@@ ru@@ g a@@ bu@@ se .
However , he is su@@ sta@@ ined by the hope that Christ will pur@@ ge the earth of all wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and that the righteous rule that fol@@ lo@@ ws will bring blessings to mankind .
• What pro@@ of is there that faith en@@ ab@@ les us to end@@ ure ad@@ vers@@ ity ?
I@@ magine how David must have felt upon real@@ iz@@ ing that the Creator of the uni@@ verse had pa@@ id attention to his priv@@ ate medit@@ ations , the mus@@ ings of a shepher@@ d bo@@ y !
S@@ el@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness may be com@@ pared to ru@@ st that develop@@ s on ir@@ on .
On the back of the boo@@ k@@ le@@ ts was information about the rec@@ ently rel@@ eas@@ ed book En@@ em@@ ies , a fi@@ er@@ y ex@@ pos@@ é of false religion .
L@@ ater , when she was pra@@ ying at the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est El@@ i mis@@ tak@@ en@@ ly acc@@ used her of being dr@@ un@@ k .
They do not go to war ; they do nothing to har@@ m anyone .
Me@@ an@@ while , we should cultiv@@ ate a prop@@ er attitude toward what Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy ref@@ ers to as our “ inter@@ i@@ or ro@@ om@@ s . ”
C@@ r@@ iti@@ c@@ s question the ver@@ ac@@ ity of these appe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces .
T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ing overse@@ ers , called p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ ms , and other Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents often sta@@ yed with us .
What has been done to pre@@ v@@ ent such a disa@@ ster ?
Those ver@@ ses fore@@ tell an end to war , fam@@ ine , si@@ ck@@ ness , and death .
The Scriptures con@@ tain no rec@@ ord of the use of the U@@ ri@@ m and the Th@@ um@@ mi@@ m then or ther@@ e@@ after .
Thus , if we do not have the real is@@ sue c@@ learly in mind at all times , as Jesus did , there is always the d@@ anger of com@@ promise or fa@@ il@@ ure .
How we can best use this gift from God will be discus@@ sed in the next article .
That service had already taken me to three cont@@ in@@ ents , and the shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ k was just one in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent in an ev@@ ent@@ ful life .
It may go like this : S@@ prin@@ k@@ le ir@@ on fil@@ ings on a she@@ et of pa@@ per .
He mirac@@ ul@@ ously provided food for the woman , her son , and Eli@@ j@@ ah during the dr@@ ought .
the mu@@ st@@ ard gra@@ in ?
As por@@ tra@@ yed by the hist@@ ori@@ an H@@ er@@ o@@ do@@ tu@@ s , the S@@ c@@ y@@ th@@ ians were given to s@@ adi@@ s@@ tic cu@@ st@@ om@@ s , which inclu@@ ded using the s@@ kul@@ ls of their vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s as dr@@ in@@ king cu@@ ps .
The apostle Peter lik@@ ened Satan to “ a ro@@ aring li@@ on . ”
King Saul jus@@ ti@@ fied his dis@@ obedi@@ ent course by saying : “ The people had com@@ pas@@ sion upon the best of the flo@@ ck and of the her@@ d , for the purpose of sacrific@@ ing to Jehovah your God . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 15 : 1 - 15 .
Jo@@ an wrote : “ Our associ@@ ation did not end there ; rather , it develop@@ ed into a fri@@ end@@ ship that has la@@ sted for about 35 years now .
In S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 195@@ 4 , I received another call - up .
Since Christians today come from a vari@@ ety of ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds and cul@@ tures , stud@@ ying Paul’s inspired counsel on how to h@@ and@@ le differ@@ ences can help them to speak “ with one m@@ ou@@ th . ”
In ad@@ dition to my concer@@ n for ani@@ mal@@ s , I was tr@@ oub@@ led by other problems around the world .
An@@ th@@ on@@ y : Th@@ an@@ k you .
The way in which the Bible uses the word “ re@@ tur@@ ns ” does not requi@@ re an ac@@ tu@@ al mo@@ v@@ ement from one place to another .
( a ) What is the l@@ ink between the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit and Kingdom fru@@ it@@ age ?
In develop@@ ed coun@@ tri@@ es , the app@@ all@@ ing situation of the child sol@@ di@@ er may se@@ em a world away .
Rather , listen , listen , listen . ”
• Why should we be “ faithful in what is le@@ ast ” ?
This one will be called W@@ om@@ an , because from man this one was taken . ”
“ Now I can die happy because Jehovah has gr@@ anted me to hear the dr@@ ama in my own language , ” declar@@ ed another .
I told him that al@@ though it had been my go@@ al since I was 14 years old , I had not had the opportunity to vis@@ it our world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k .
T@@ w@@ o of the disciples were wal@@ king to a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge about se@@ ven mil@@ es ( 1@@ 1@@ .@@ 2 k@@ m ) from Jerusalem .
( Read Psalm 34 : 18 ; 5@@ 6 : 8 . )
Their pri@@ ests tell them that they can get to heaven only through the pri@@ ests ’ inter@@ c@@ essi@@ ons .
( b ) Why are the words at Psalm 32 : 8 reas@@ sur@@ ing to those who may l@@ ack self - confidence or s@@ k@@ ill@@ s ?
But for 5@@ 8 years Jehovah God has kept the school op@@ er@@ ating .
He man@@ ag@@ ed to c@@ li@@ m@@ b up to a me@@ dic@@ ine c@@ ab@@ in@@ et that his parents believ@@ ed was bey@@ ond his re@@ ach .
En@@ during in the ministry des@@ pite vari@@ ous ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les can help you to cultiv@@ ate the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit even more a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly .
Jesus conclu@@ ded this par@@ able by saying that anyone desi@@ ring God’s fav@@ or should do lik@@ e@@ wise . ​ — Luke 10 : 30 - 37 .
However , the scho@@ l@@ ars sur@@ mis@@ ed that the C@@ op@@ tic text of the “ Go@@ spe@@ l of Ju@@ d@@ as ” had been transl@@ ated from its origin@@ al Greek at a much ear@@ li@@ er peri@@ od .
Jesus ’ pres@@ ent@@ ation of himself also inclu@@ ded his will@@ ing@@ ness to end@@ ure persecu@@ tion and a c@@ ru@@ el death in support of Jehovah God’s righteous so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
The ke@@ y to exerc@@ ising he@@ ad@@ ship pro@@ per@@ ly is to imitate Jesus Christ in the way you tre@@ at your wife . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
What ro@@ le does Christ pla@@ y , and how does his attitude toward us refle@@ ct that of his Father ?
Why can human govern@@ ments not bring about the chang@@ es mankind needs most ?
To clo@@ the Adam and E@@ ve , for instance , Jehovah provided “ long gar@@ ments of s@@ k@@ in . ” — Genesis 3 : 21 .
Re@@ in@@ for@@ c@@ ing Your V@@ i@@ e@@ w of Par@@ adise
I got to see how it can help me as a person .
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel was clear : I had to take dr@@ as@@ tic me@@ a@@ sures to bre@@ ak away from the things that were making me stu@@ m@@ ble . ​ — Matthew 5 : 30 .
They need clear valu@@ es and standards , and the wisdom that I share from the Bible is inv@@ alu@@ able to them .
C@@ ar@@ lo@@ s , who has been serving Jehovah for more than 50 years , has come to real@@ ize the import@@ ance of set@@ ting asi@@ de time for medit@@ ation to make his study more pro@@ duc@@ tive .
( 2 ) Jehovah is the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty , the Creator of heaven and earth .
He exer@@ ted himself , wal@@ king h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of mil@@ es thr@@ ough@@ out the land of Israel in order to teach people about God’s Kingdom .
The king later sever@@ ely p@@ uni@@ shed this same man when he refu@@ sed to can@@ c@@ el the in@@ com@@ par@@ ab@@ ly s@@ mal@@ l@@ er de@@ b@@ t of a fellow slave .
B@@ ack in 18@@ 50 , Par@@ is was a city of 6@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants .
But the Witness with whom I was stud@@ ying helped me a lo@@ t .
Se@@ e@@ ing this mirac@@ le , many who were there to comfort La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ’ sisters , M@@ ary and Mar@@ th@@ a , put faith in Jesus .
Jehovah’s Law prote@@ cted and gu@@ i@@ ded the Israelites in every fac@@ et of life .
Because we love the Bible , we also love our public@@ ations , which are based on God’s Word .
Still , as you young ones gro@@ w older , Jehovah wants you to “ prove to y@@ ourselves the good and accep@@ table and perfect will of God , ” just as Timothy did .
I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t want to be sing@@ le .
The way in which Jehovah car@@ ed for a po@@ or wi@@ do@@ w in the time of the prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah shows that he deep@@ ly appreci@@ ates those who support true worship by giving of themselves and of their res@@ our@@ ces .
“ God lo@@ ves a c@@ he@@ er@@ ful gi@@ ver . ”
Psalm 1@@ 19 : 9@@ 7 says : “ How I do love your law !
I was fre@@ qu@@ ently in tr@@ ou@@ ble with the po@@ li@@ ce .
However , Jesus Christ can do more than help individuals .
Be@@ fore long , I me@@ t W@@ al@@ ter B@@ right , a mission@@ ary who had gra@@ du@@ ated from the 3@@ 0@@ th class .
He lived with his a@@ un@@ t , one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , who encoura@@ ged him to study the Bible .
C@@ learly , God’s people were to be not just scho@@ l@@ ars of the Law but do@@ ers of the Law .
( a ) What did Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah next see ha@@ p@@ pen to the ep@@ ha@@ h con@@ tain@@ er ?
He said that Jehovah had made known to them “ the sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ t of his will , ” that they were “ assign@@ ed as he@@ ir@@ s ” with Christ , and that they were “ fore@@ or@@ da@@ ined according to the purpose of him who op@@ er@@ ates all things according to the way his will coun@@ sel@@ s . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the apostle Paul direc@@ ted : “ Let every soul be in sub@@ je@@ ction to the su@@ peri@@ or author@@ ities , for there is no authority exc@@ ep@@ t by God ; the ex@@ is@@ ting author@@ ities stand plac@@ ed in their relati@@ ve positi@@ ons by God . ” ​ — Romans 13 : 1 ; Ti@@ tu@@ s 3 : 1 .
I quic@@ k@@ ly accepted the truth , and we became li@@ fel@@ ong friends .
Al@@ ong its ban@@ ks are “ tre@@ es of life . . . , and the lea@@ ves of the tre@@ es were for the c@@ uring of the nations . ”
T@@ ake , for example , the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , recorded at Matthew 5 : 3 – 7 : 27 .
C@@ learly , it can be said that Paul’s la@@ b@@ ors exc@@ e@@ e@@ ded those of all the other apostles . ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 10 .
De@@ ath and imper@@ fe@@ ction are du@@ e to sin in@@ her@@ ited from Adam .
O@@ ver@@ coming P@@ re@@ j@@ udi@@ ce
F@@ in@@ ding Jo@@ y Des@@ pite My Dis@@ a@@ bil@@ ities
In fact , two such preci@@ ous S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts were found .
“ They could have made a lo@@ t of money , ” said To@@ m .
This is because they obey Jesus , who said : “ Just let your word Yes mean Yes . ”
M@@ ike and L@@ y@@ dia also em@@ ba@@ r@@ ked on the way of Bible truth .
Con@@ fid@@ ent of divine ba@@ c@@ king , the Jews quic@@ k@@ ly s@@ wing into action , re@@ sum@@ ing their building work des@@ pite the ba@@ n .
“ The peace of God that exc@@ els all thought will gu@@ ard [ our ] hearts and [ our ] men@@ tal po@@ wers by means of Christ Jesus . ”
So@@ li@@ d S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Pro@@ gra@@ m
the way he discipl@@ ines you ?
These to@@ ol@@ s can help you de@@ f@@ end your faith
S@@ inc@@ la@@ ir ) , S@@ ep@@ t .
P@@ o@@ in@@ ting to the seri@@ ousness of ha@@ bitu@@ ally ign@@ or@@ ing Bible - based counsel , the Bible war@@ ns : “ A man re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly re@@ proved but making his ne@@ ck hard will su@@ d@@ den@@ ly be bro@@ ken , and that without heal@@ ing . ”
M@@ ak@@ ing Y@@ ou@@ th a Su@@ cc@@ ess , 8 / 15
It may re@@ present a sacrifice for some to ref@@ ra@@ in from using per@@ fu@@ me or c@@ olo@@ g@@ ne in order to make it e@@ asi@@ er for a brother or a sister to atten@@ d Christian meetings .
As re@@ ality se@@ ts in , however , we may reg@@ re@@ t that we did not he@@ ed the wise counsel offered for our good .
E@@ ach of those vie@@ ws has its supp@@ ort@@ ers , perhaps milli@@ ons of them .
However , another imp@@ e@@ di@@ ment came on Mar@@ ch 1 , 18@@ 35 , when Q@@ u@@ e@@ en R@@ an@@ av@@ al@@ ona I declar@@ ed Christi@@ an@@ ity il@@ leg@@ al and or@@ der@@ ed that all Christian boo@@ ks be turned in to the author@@ ities .
25 : 23 - 4@@ 1 .
Wh@@ atever the case , Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s al@@ la@@ yed su@@ spi@@ ci@@ ons about Saul .
We can learn the meaning of expres@@ sions we do not understand .
One of our gan@@ g took a dis@@ like to me , and I found my@@ self out of fav@@ or .
What educ@@ ation did Moses high@@ ly es@@ te@@ em , and how do we know ?
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying what Bible counsel can bring us real benefit ?
* O@@ r they might consider how each relati@@ ve@@ ’s streng@@ ths can be used to care for the responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
In fact , one refer@@ ence work po@@ ign@@ an@@ tly descri@@ bes a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ence as “ one long go@@ o@@ d@@ b@@ ye . ”
His gre@@ e@@ din@@ ess re@@ ached a c@@ li@@ ma@@ x when he p@@ lo@@ t@@ ted with the h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests to be@@ tra@@ y Jesus for 30 pi@@ e@@ ces of s@@ il@@ ver .
They often res@@ ort to dist@@ or@@ tions , half - tru@@ ths , and ou@@ tri@@ ght fal@@ s@@ eho@@ o@@ ds .
O@@ be@@ ying Jehovah B@@ r@@ ought Many B@@ less@@ ings ( E .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , for our conscience to work , we need to fe@@ ed it with good spiritual food .
Their ran@@ ks inclu@@ de ser@@ ap@@ h@@ s and ch@@ er@@ u@@ bs .
If we respon@@ d to his discipl@@ ine and rep@@ ent , he will for@@ give us “ in a large way . ”
I was am@@ a@@ zed how many there were !
For this reason and because of their “ sub@@ je@@ ction to the su@@ peri@@ or author@@ ities , ” Christians en@@ ter@@ ing into marriage a@@ bi@@ de by the local marriage la@@ ws .
Y@@ oung people sear@@ ch in va@@ in for emp@@ loy@@ ment .
The Bible ans@@ wers : “ Do not for@@ get to do good and to share what you have with others , for God is well - pleas@@ ed with such sacrific@@ es . ”
At first , you may want to read the answer or a s@@ crip@@ ture .
( a ) Dani@@ el@@ ’s godly devo@@ tion as a you@@ th reve@@ als what about his up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing ?
However , C@@ lo@@ v@@ is ’ marriage to a Bu@@ r@@ g@@ un@@ di@@ an pr@@ inc@@ ess , C@@ lo@@ t@@ il@@ da , had a pro@@ found influ@@ ence on his life .
My de@@ ar friend Al@@ bi@@ n had died at Re@@ gen@@ s@@ bur@@ g , in Ger@@ many .
In God’s new world , the ach@@ es and pa@@ ins of old age will be part of a b@@ y@@ g@@ one er@@ a .
See the 200@@ 4 C@@ al@@ end@@ ar of Jehovah’s Witnesses , Mar@@ ch / A@@ pri@@ l .
Even when it seem@@ s that both si@@ des of a dis@@ pu@@ te have come to light , it is important to real@@ ize that “ if anyone thin@@ ks he has ac@@ qui@@ red knowledge of something , he does not yet know it just as he ought to know it . ”
Re@@ g@@ arding the S@@ ource of physical and spiritual light , Paul wr@@ ites : “ God is he who said : ‘ Let the light shin@@ e out of dar@@ k@@ ness , ’ and he has sh@@ one on our hearts to il@@ lu@@ min@@ ate them with the gl@@ ori@@ ous knowledge of God by the face of Christ . ”
Thus , two un@@ married pers@@ ons who li@@ mit@@ ed their se@@ x@@ u@@ al activ@@ ity to each other did not sin .
They were sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by enem@@ ies .
Rather than making a life of e@@ ase your go@@ al , cultiv@@ ate a self - sacrific@@ ing spirit .
Indeed , they do cap@@ ture your attention because Jehovah is speaking from his holy temple and is ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing not only Israel and Juda@@ h but people every@@ where .
C@@ learly , all our efforts were wor@@ th@@ while . ”
Le@@ a@@ ving our r@@ ented ro@@ om that mor@@ ning , we did not know where to beg@@ in loo@@ king for him , so we simply stru@@ ck out in a ran@@ dom direction .
Bible knowledge helped a woman in the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines to avoid contribu@@ ting to that st@@ atis@@ tic .
The text does not st@@ ate that the ban@@ qu@@ et la@@ sted that long but that the king showed the of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als the ri@@ ches and the beau@@ ty of his gl@@ ori@@ ous kingdom for 18@@ 0 days .
We are wise not to lo@@ se our sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y as we a@@ wa@@ it the end of the wicked world .
On@@ ce possible d@@ ang@@ ers are id@@ enti@@ fied , he works out how he can avoid them , taking into account the effect of his en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment and associ@@ ations .
When I was 15 years old , I became the wife of E@@ m@@ ma@@ s M@@ z@@ anga .
The psalmist also no@@ tes that to God a th@@ ous@@ and years is like a sen@@ tr@@ y’s four - h@@ our w@@ atch at an enc@@ am@@ p@@ ment during the night .
As family head , Noah sta@@ yed al@@ er@@ t spiritually and avo@@ i@@ ded the cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion of that ancient world .
It happened after David had con@@ qu@@ ered Jerusalem and made it his cap@@ it@@ al city .
You now enjoy peace with God .
These ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines [ discus@@ s ] all as@@ pe@@ cts of life . ”
Al@@ so , my older brother , his wife , and their children are now Jehovah’s Witnesses .
24 Jehovah Re@@ war@@ ds Those Who E@@ ar@@ n@@ es@@ tly Se@@ ek H@@ im
His wife , Ke@@ tr@@ a , told of how she learned about loy@@ al@@ ty when serving as a pioneer in a congregation that was a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted with apost@@ as@@ y and other problems .
It was not eas@@ y for them to get used to the fre@@ qu@@ ent tri@@ ps in a c@@ ano@@ e in order to preach to the hum@@ ble people along the A@@ t@@ l@@ an@@ tic C@@ o@@ ast .
With Ge@@ or@@ ge in fr@@ on@@ t of the mission@@ ary home in N@@ as@@ sa@@ u , Ba@@ h@@ am@@ as , in 195@@ 5
Jehovah’s Witnesses take seri@@ ously the ob@@ lig@@ ation to preach .
Of course , God will not per@@ form a mirac@@ le and do everything for us .
And every day in the temple and from house to house they continued without le@@ tu@@ p teaching and declar@@ ing the good news about the Christ , Jesus . ”
Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine should in all c@@ as@@ es be given with love .
Of course , Bethel is pri@@ mar@@ ily a place where matu@@ re Christians rend@@ er sac@@ red service to Jehovah and work in be@@ half of fellow believers thr@@ ough@@ out the world .
Of course , no@@ body el@@ se can exerc@@ ise faith for us or make us loyal integrity keep@@ ers .
S@@ ome@@ times that l@@ ine pas@@ sed to and through the fir@@ st@@ born son ​ — but not always .
He did not com@@ pre@@ h@@ end this divine teaching about being in the Kingdom of God .
May 11 - 17 , 200@@ 9
Why should the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans say , “ With evil in@@ t@@ ent he brought them out in order to k@@ ill them among the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s and to ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ate them from the sur@@ face of the gr@@ ound ” ?
Fa@@ sting D@@ ra@@ w You C@@ lo@@ s@@ er ? 4 / 1 Father of Fa@@ ther@@ less Bo@@ ys , 4 / 1
A@@ t@@ temp@@ ting to expla@@ in Dani@@ el@@ ’s ab@@ s@@ ence , others have said that he might have been away on an of@@ fi@@ cial assignment or that he was si@@ ck and thus un@@ able to atten@@ d .
What a blessing it is to be ac@@ tive in Jehovah’s service .
So how would Abra@@ m h@@ and@@ le this situation ?
But how can you be sure that the Bible is really “ the word of God ” and not just a col@@ le@@ ction of my@@ ths and leg@@ ends ?
It can be a chall@@ enge to keep our bal@@ ance when we are emo@@ tion@@ ally pa@@ ined by the death of someone close to us .
The ke@@ y here is to accept your situation and make the best of it .
The speak@@ er then said : “ If you really want to help people , you will find a way to do it . ”
You will experience con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment .
Di@@ d this mean fre@@ e@@ dom for every liter@@ al slave ?
Rather than see@@ ing how close we can get to sin , we keep far away from it and “ fle@@ e from for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation . ”
In the sp@@ ace of just a few days , they left 18@@ ,000 co@@ pi@@ es of the bro@@ ch@@ ure A Bo@@ ok for All Pe@@ ople with you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers from all par@@ ts of the g@@ lo@@ be .
Then he ad@@ ded : “ When you take the is@@ sue of our long@@ ing and need for heal@@ ing today and read the Bible in that light , ast@@ on@@ ish@@ ing resul@@ ts follow . ”
S@@ W@@ O@@ R@@ D@@ S , N@@ ational S@@ how C@@ en@@ tre , C@@ lo@@ gh@@ r@@ an , D@@ u@@ bl@@ in .
How should we be affe@@ cted by the knowledge that Jehovah is mer@@ ci@@ ful and gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous ?
What me@@ tho@@ ds of tra@@ ining are succ@@ ess@@ ful ?
Many would consider dist@@ a@@ ste@@ ful the ide@@ a of sub@@ mit@@ ting to the will of another person .
B@@ ac@@ k@@ gr@@ ound : Ch@@ ar@@ t de@@ pi@@ cting C@@ op@@ er@@ n@@ ic@@ us ’ conc@@ ep@@ t of the sol@@ ar system
K@@ no@@ wing in ad@@ v@@ ance about this att@@ ack on God’s people does not make us over@@ ly anxi@@ ous .
When he was sh@@ own the public@@ ations My Bo@@ ok of Bible St@@ ori@@ es and K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe , * he asked if there was any liter@@ ature a@@ vail@@ able in the K@@ ri@@ ol language .
“ Just as no sheep or other gra@@ z@@ ing be@@ ast ought to ex@@ ist without a her@@ d@@ s@@ man , so children cannot live without a tu@@ t@@ or , nor sla@@ ves without a ma@@ ster , ” he wrote .
Jesus died and was resur@@ rec@@ ted in 33 C.E .
What av@@ en@@ u@@ es of preaching are o@@ pen to us that we may need to ex@@ pl@@ ore fur@@ ther ?
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t F@@ un@@ k , the f@@ oun@@ der of the Jesus S@@ em@@ in@@ ar , says : “ Matthew , Mark , Luke and John ‘ mar@@ ke@@ ted the Messi@@ ah ’ to make him con@@ form to Christian do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine that ev@@ ol@@ ved after the death of Jesus . ”
But our meetings encoura@@ ge us and give us the strength to keep serving Jehovah .
In a case where an im@@ moral husband se@@ ek@@ s a div@@ or@@ ce , the wife still may be willing to for@@ give , ho@@ p@@ ing to have him back .
I inc@@ reas@@ ed my efforts in the preaching work , but the si@@ ck@@ ening feel@@ ing rema@@ ined . ”
Di@@ d Jesus Me@@ an H@@ el@@ l@@ fi@@ re ?
Jo@@ a@@ b ac@@ ted to eli@@ min@@ ate a ri@@ val , A@@ ma@@ sa
T@@ y@@ ri@@ an pur@@ ple was the most preci@@ ous d@@ ye of its time , in large part because of the la@@ b@@ or requi@@ red to pro@@ du@@ ce it .
E@@ ach less@@ on con@@ tain@@ s num@@ er@@ ous s@@ crip@@ tures .
Some wi@@ ves feel as did R@@ o@@ sa , who lam@@ ented : “ I was nothing more than my hus@@ ban@@ d’s ma@@ id@@ serv@@ ant . ”
Like Joseph , though , she ne@@ i@@ ther stu@@ mb@@ led spiritually nor wa@@ vered in her integrity .
Who will be sa@@ ved in “ the great and fear - inspi@@ ring day of Jehovah ” ?
Such a man really ex@@ is@@ ted ​ — some three th@@ ous@@ and years ag@@ o .
Ad@@ ds O@@ l@@ in@@ da with a sm@@ ile : “ The bu@@ s d@@ ri@@ v@@ ers wa@@ ved to us and some sh@@ ou@@ ted from their d@@ ri@@ ver@@ ’s se@@ at , ‘ Go@@ od jo@@ b ! ’
( Read Psalm 37 : 5 . )
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , all in the congregation can benefit from associ@@ ating with older Christians .
What , though , if we pray to find reli@@ ef from an ong@@ o@@ ing proble@@ m ?
Go@@ dly fear will also move us to keep clean ​ — spiritually , mor@@ ally , and physi@@ c@@ ally .
Although we look for@@ ward to sur@@ vi@@ ving the end of this system , we serve Jehovah because we love him , not mer@@ ely to get life .
( b ) What are the benef@@ its of being “ s@@ wi@@ ft about hear@@ ing , s@@ low about speaking , s@@ low about wr@@ ath ” ?
This al@@ one I have found : The true God made mankind u@@ pri@@ ght , but they have s@@ ought out many s@@ ch@@ em@@ es . ”
When we walk in love , we will also give prop@@ er discipl@@ ine when needed .
Thus , they do not par@@ take , though they do atten@@ d the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al as res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful ob@@ serv@@ ers .
O@@ cc@@ asi@@ on@@ ally , some re@@ qu@@ est more Bible liter@@ ature .
( 3 ) We can be streng@@ th@@ ened to de@@ al with situ@@ ations if we draw close to God by ga@@ ining acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge from his Word .
“ In the book study group I atten@@ d , ” says a congregation el@@ der , “ one sister su@@ ff@@ ers from di@@ a@@ bet@@ es and k@@ id@@ ne@@ y fa@@ il@@ ure , one has can@@ c@@ er , two have se@@ v@@ ere ar@@ thr@@ it@@ is , and one has both lu@@ p@@ us and fi@@ br@@ om@@ y@@ al@@ gi@@ a .
Adam and E@@ ve were will@@ fully dis@@ obedi@@ ent and were therefore sen@@ ten@@ ced to death .
He is simply ev@@ alu@@ ating himself .
Th@@ ough ris@@ ing only some 5@@ ,@@ 2@@ 50 fe@@ et ( 1@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 m ) , the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s have been called the ar@@ c@@ tic is@@ land in the mi@@ dd@@ le of E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
These two artic@@ les will exam@@ ine the prophe@@ ci@@ es of the im@@ men@@ se i@@ ma@@ ge in Daniel chap@@ ter 2 and the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast and its i@@ ma@@ ge in Revelation chap@@ ters 13 and 17 .
Tru@@ ly , the Christian ministry is an expres@@ sion of Jehovah’s mer@@ cy .
W@@ ould I have ri@@ gi@@ dly held to tra@@ di@@ tional vie@@ ws ?
F@@ in@@ ally , after 4@@ 7 days at se@@ a , we re@@ ached M@@ an@@ ila on No@@ v@@ ember 19 , 195@@ 4 .
Lo@@ ok clo@@ sel@@ y at the account of Jesus ’ bir@@ th by Bible writ@@ er Luke , and you will find that it says : “ There were . . . shepher@@ ds living out of do@@ ors and keep@@ ing w@@ atch@@ es in the night over their flo@@ c@@ ks .
Jehovah ur@@ ges all of us to obey him .
A man nam@@ ed Christian said : “ I occasi@@ on@@ ally da@@ b@@ b@@ led in spi@@ rit@@ ism , but religion was not important to me .
“ But Jehovah bless@@ es those who le@@ an on him . ”
S@@ ome@@ times we went to bi@@ g ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es .
R@@ es@@ is@@ ting it succ@@ ess@@ fully star@@ ts with develop@@ ing confidence in what you believe .
It might be said that the ep@@ il@@ o@@ gu@@ e to the account about Ju@@ cal was “ written ” in Jerusalem as rec@@ ently as the year 200@@ 5 .
• Why should young Christians not r@@ us@@ h into marriage ?
Rather than see@@ king to set matters st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght , “ Ca@@ in gre@@ w ho@@ t with great anger , and his coun@@ ten@@ ance began to f@@ all . ”
P@@ ur@@ pose : To tra@@ in publi@@ sh@@ ers to be effe@@ ctive pre@@ ach@@ ers and teach@@ ers of the good news .
9 S@@ et Your H@@ ear@@ t on S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al T@@ re@@ a@@ sures
2 , 3 . ( a ) Le@@ ad@@ ers of Israel should displa@@ y what qu@@ ality , but what are they ac@@ tually doing ?
He no@@ d@@ ded and pointed to the Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k book .
Why is it ur@@ g@@ ent to “ keep on the w@@ atch , ” and what does this invol@@ ve ?
R@@ a@@ fa@@ ł too has been inspired by Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s example .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , we have no right to take that gift away from anyone or to show dis@@ respect for life , including , of course , our own . ​ — Genesis 9 : 5 , 6 .
Why is it un@@ s@@ ound thinking to r@@ ely on on@@ es@@ el@@ f when determin@@ ing right and wrong ?
His fo@@ es would do well to consider what happened to such ancient enem@@ ies of his people as the Phil@@ ist@@ ines .
Jo@@ shua wrote : “ Jehovah gave Israel all the land that he had s@@ wor@@ n to give to their fore@@ fa@@ thers . . .
He later wrote that what he heard that night “ was su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient , under God , to re - esta@@ bl@@ ish [ his ] wa@@ ver@@ ing faith in the divine inspi@@ r@@ ation of the Bible . ”
He says : “ When I am satis@@ fied with the ba@@ si@@ c@@ s and at the same time give of my@@ self spiritually , I have peace of mind and a cal@@ m heart . ” ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
Th@@ r@@ ough that spirit , we receive continu@@ ous help not to ti@@ re out in these last days . ​ — Is@@ a .
In ad@@ dition , while many in the commun@@ ity view the nam@@ ing cer@@ em@@ on@@ y as an important r@@ ite of pas@@ sage , Christians should be sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to the consci@@ ences of others and consider the imp@@ res@@ sion that is given to un@@ believers .
With Al@@ l@@ an in 20@@ 00
The ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine C@@ an@@ adi@@ an Ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c also made a help@@ ful point that can ass@@ ist neigh@@ b@@ ors in develop@@ ing a heal@@ thy attitude toward one another .
This is the L@@ or@@ d’s work and the only position you get in the L@@ or@@ d’s organization is what the Lord se@@ es f@@ it to give you ; and I am sure I@@ ’@@ m not the man for the jo@@ b . ”
In this pris@@ on , in@@ mat@@ es wor@@ ked at vari@@ ous t@@ as@@ ks and tra@@ des .
We bo@@ ar@@ ded the Mar@@ ine Ad@@ der , a form@@ er tro@@ op@@ ship , sa@@ il@@ ing from S@@ an F@@ ran@@ c@@ is@@ c@@ o , C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a .
In fact , we can even avoid them .
Now i@@ magine yourself in a fore@@ ign country in a s@@ oun@@ d@@ pro@@ of ro@@ om made of gl@@ ass .
Moses displa@@ yed so much l@@ ack of confidence in his ability to speak that even when as@@ sur@@ ed of divine ba@@ c@@ king , he beg@@ ged God to s@@ end someone el@@ se to speak to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h .
As to what the Bible teach@@ es about the con@@ dition of the dead and the hope for those who have died , see chap@@ ters 6 and 7 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
However , the co@@ ld fac@@ ts are that the sons of te@@ en mo@@ thers are more likely to end up in pris@@ on and that the daugh@@ ters are more likely to become te@@ en mo@@ thers themselves .
Th@@ r@@ ough their public@@ ations and their Bible educ@@ ational work , Jehovah’s Witnesses are help@@ ing people worl@@ d@@ wide to learn the Bible message that in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ed C@@ ap@@ tain S@@ m@@ ith .
This bir@@ d has re@@ ached a spe@@ ed of 2@@ 17 mil@@ es per h@@ our [ 3@@ 4@@ 9 k@@ m / h@@ r ] at a 4@@ 5 - de@@ gre@@ e ang@@ le of des@@ c@@ ent !
With the benefit of h@@ in@@ d@@ sight , what ad@@ vice does the family have ?
By 19@@ 19 , it became evid@@ ent that Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at had fal@@ le@@ n .
To honor a person me@@ ant to ac@@ knowledge public@@ ly that he be@@ ha@@ ved in a way expe@@ cted of him .
What can an anxi@@ ous person never do ?
And the satis@@ fac@@ tion we have of br@@ ing@@ ing glory to our loving heavenly Father more than makes up for any sacrific@@ es that we may make to d@@ ress so as to gl@@ ori@@ fy him .
So@@ cial ne@@ t@@ working and text mes@@ sa@@ g@@ ing are very po@@ pul@@ ar in this age of In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t and t@@ ele@@ commun@@ ic@@ ations te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy .
However , if they keep up their meeting attend@@ ance , in time they may come to love the meetings .
We will displa@@ y godly qualities in our ministry , in the congregation , at home , and el@@ se@@ where .
How P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous Is the Tru@@ th to You ? 3 / 1
How far - re@@ aching would Jehovah’s exam@@ in@@ ation of his prof@@ ess@@ ed worshi@@ p@@ ers be ?
It was hear@@ t@@ bre@@ ak@@ ing ! ”
The family was on the ver@@ ge of a bre@@ aku@@ p .
M@@ ary : I never thought about that .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , that was the case with the psalmist who said to God : “ How I do love your law !
Un@@ known to me , this young man too had a ke@@ en interest in God’s Word .
* Mo@@ st st@@ ep@@ parents must de@@ al with the chil@@ d’s other par@@ ent when it comes to such is@@ su@@ es as vis@@ it@@ ation , discipl@@ ine , and fin@@ an@@ cial support .
Does God really take no@@ te of our efforts to gain his fav@@ or ?
So@@ cial s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists are tr@@ ying hard to find out how you or others would answer , but their t@@ ask is not an eas@@ y one .
Jesus had fore@@ told that the days of that tri@@ bul@@ ation would be “ cu@@ t sh@@ ort . ”
But F@@ er@@ din@@ and vie@@ wed such re@@ mar@@ ks as an opportunity to star@@ t a con@@ vers@@ ation with them .
Me@@ dit@@ ate on ver@@ ses that will help you to remain neu@@ tr@@ al .
The col@@ or of each hor@@ se can ev@@ oke an emo@@ tional respon@@ se within us that mat@@ ches the sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ ism of the hor@@ se .
“ All those listen@@ ing to him were in con@@ st@@ ant am@@ a@@ z@@ ement at his understanding and his ans@@ wers . ”
Thus , this ver@@ sion proved to be influ@@ enti@@ al in s@@ pre@@ ading the good news in the first century .
Your doing so may la@@ y the gr@@ oun@@ d@@ work for st@@ res@@ sing both the seri@@ ousness and the blessings of being dedic@@ ated to Jehovah and of being a baptized Christian .
4 : 7 ; 5 : 8 , 9 .
Their encourag@@ ing words made him feel that he really was part of the Bethel family .
E@@ f@@ forts to transl@@ ate the Bible into Mal@@ ag@@ as@@ y origin@@ ally began on the ne@@ ar@@ by is@@ land of Ma@@ ur@@ iti@@ us .
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : Yes , I learned that st@@ ory in S@@ un@@ day school .
We o@@ we him love , expres@@ sed in obedi@@ ence ; and when we sin we fai@@ l in pa@@ ying our de@@ b@@ t of love to him , for sin is un@@ loving toward God . ” ​ — 1 John 5 : 3 .
We do not want to be influ@@ enced by the world , so we must avoid bad associ@@ ations .
When we exerc@@ ise faith in Jehovah and obedi@@ ently follow his Son rather than pur@@ sue sel@@ f@@ ish inter@@ ests , we enjoy ref@@ re@@ shing and rest@@ ful blessings every day . ​ — Mat@@ t .
; I@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ a , J .
One purpose of the Law was to prote@@ ct the people of Israel by giving them who@@ les@@ ome st@@ atu@@ tes regul@@ ating se@@ x@@ u@@ al conduct , bu@@ sin@@ ess deal@@ ings , child care , prop@@ er tre@@ at@@ ment of fellow humans , and so for@@ th .
No@@ thing or no@@ body can pre@@ v@@ ent God from br@@ ing@@ ing his pur@@ pos@@ es to fru@@ iti@@ on , however f@@ ar@@ f@@ et@@ ched s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ s may consider them to be .
Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an t@@ as@@ k@@ ma@@ st@@ ers ob@@ li@@ ged the Israelites to slave for them in making bri@@ c@@ ks .
We honor our Father and show that we really mean it when we pray : “ Let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied .
It is their purpose that is emp@@ ty ; it is fu@@ t@@ ile and do@@ om@@ ed to fa@@ il@@ ure .
* S@@ ever@@ al scho@@ l@@ ars thus conclu@@ de that C@@ el@@ l@@ ari@@ us must have re@@ je@@ cted the Tr@@ in@@ ity .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jehovah does not want people to serve him simply because they are in a@@ we of him .
W@@ rit@@ ten in a for@@ ce@@ ful st@@ y@@ le by Mal@@ ach@@ i , the last book of the Hebrew Scriptures con@@ tain@@ s div@@ in@@ ely inspired prophecy .
We can now gr@@ as@@ p the meaning of prophe@@ ci@@ es that rema@@ ined a “ se@@ cre@@ t ” for ages but are now being ful@@ filled in this time of the end .
You may have had a similar experience .
S@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists have ex@@ pl@@ ored sp@@ ace and have dis@@ co@@ vered many pl@@ an@@ e@@ ts , but they still cannot find another pl@@ an@@ et that has everything humans need to sur@@ vi@@ ve .
We have consider@@ ed just a few of the many Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es that point to the wonderful time to come .
We sta@@ yed in a bo@@ ar@@ ding@@ house while a@@ wa@@ iting re@@ si@@ d@@ ence author@@ iz@@ ation .
A@@ n un@@ spe@@ ci@@ fied proble@@ m ex@@ is@@ ting between two Christian sisters , E@@ u@@ o@@ dia and S@@ y@@ nt@@ y@@ c@@ he , evid@@ ently th@@ reat@@ ened the peace of an enti@@ re congregation .
In the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , it is es@@ tim@@ ated that marriage mat@@ es sp@@ end only si@@ x min@@ ut@@ es a day con@@ ver@@ sing with each other in a mean@@ ing@@ ful way .
At his in@@ s@@ ti@@ g@@ ation , the po@@ li@@ ce regul@@ arly dra@@ g@@ ged the Witnesses to j@@ a@@ il and before the cour@@ ts on a vari@@ ety of false al@@ leg@@ ations .
Psalm 19 : 1 ans@@ wers by saying : “ The heavens are declar@@ ing the glory of God ; and of the work of his hands the ex@@ pan@@ se is tel@@ ling . ”
T@@ al@@ k about it .
Since “ wisdom it@@ self pre@@ ser@@ ves ali@@ ve its ow@@ n@@ ers , ” you parents need to in@@ still the truth in the hearts of your children .
However , when the war ended , they were rel@@ eas@@ ed and the char@@ ges against them were d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed .
V@@ ic@@ k@@ y has seen that the only succ@@ ess@@ ful course is to put Jehovah and his principles a@@ head of fin@@ an@@ cial go@@ als and family expe@@ ct@@ ations .
P@@ re@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ously , he at@@ temp@@ ted to per@@ form pri@@ es@@ tly du@@ ties that were out@@ side the sc@@ op@@ e of his authority .
How did it come about that Ho@@ se@@ a r@@ ene@@ wed mar@@ it@@ al rel@@ ations with G@@ om@@ er ?
H@@ ard work can lead to advan@@ c@@ ement and fin@@ an@@ cial in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence , la@@ z@@ iness to for@@ ced la@@ b@@ or and ser@@ vi@@ tu@@ de .
He re@@ moved the cur@@ r@@ ent pa@@ st@@ or , tel@@ ling him : “ I don@@ ’t want you to teach God’s Word here again , for you were put in pris@@ on because you sto@@ le from your ch@@ urch ! ”
Ha@@ ving in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ence without hum@@ ility and loy@@ al@@ ty can be a s@@ n@@ are .
Even now we find an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace in the spiritual par@@ adise associ@@ ated with the true Christian congregation .
1 : 2 ; 1@@ 19 : 9@@ 7 .
J@@ a@@ ir@@ o was tra@@ pp@@ ed in a f@@ ra@@ il body that j@@ er@@ ked continu@@ ally , but he could have a b@@ right , so@@ li@@ d hope for the future .
He took pri@@ de in his faith and worship .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , the apostle Paul stated : “ By faith A@@ be@@ l offered God a sacrifice of greater wor@@ th than Ca@@ in , through which faith he had witness bor@@ ne to him that he was righteous , God be@@ aring witness res@@ pe@@ cting his gi@@ f@@ ts . ”
After pu@@ t@@ ting faith in the good news , though , they began to “ live ” spiritually .
We will consider this vital question in the next article .
Let us consider how this might be the case .
They wal@@ ked in the p@@ ath their Ma@@ ster had tro@@ d .
He was so inter@@ ested that when we left his v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , he accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed us to ask fur@@ ther questions along the way .
Se@@ e@@ ing the great need for Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers mo@@ ves him to serve as an au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer during each school v@@ ac@@ ation .
“ Are there others who believe like you ? ” the of@@ fic@@ er dem@@ an@@ ded to know .
Is it true that each Bible book has but one ke@@ y point or is in@@ tend@@ ed for one a@@ udi@@ ence exc@@ lu@@ si@@ vely ?
And what was that ?
( Read Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 16 . )
Then my wife deci@@ ded to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Si@@ mil@@ ar to Peter , if we foc@@ us on the wrong things , our faith could quic@@ k@@ ly become we@@ ak .
Thus , they look to God’s Word , the Bible , for guid@@ ance in re@@ aring them .
However , Proverbs 18 : 1 ca@@ u@@ tions : “ One is@@ ol@@ ating himself will seek his own sel@@ f@@ ish long@@ ing ; against all practic@@ al wisdom he will bre@@ ak for@@ th . ”
Do we not appreci@@ ate working with ze@@ al@@ ous Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers ?
Our own Kingdom H@@ all may be in fine con@@ dition , but we know that th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of fellow Christians in other coun@@ tri@@ es l@@ ack a su@@ it@@ able place in which to me@@ et .
Does what happened to them teach us anything ?
When God appointed Jo@@ shua as lead@@ er of the nation of Israel , he was told : “ You must in an under@@ to@@ ne read in [ God’s Word ] day and night . ”
In his book The P@@ r@@ in@@ ting of Greek in the F@@ i@@ f@@ te@@ en@@ th C@@ en@@ tury , R . Pro@@ ct@@ or states : “ To S@@ pain bel@@ ong@@ s the hon@@ our of having pro@@ duc@@ ed as her first Greek ty@@ pe , what is un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly the fin@@ est Greek f@@ ount ever cu@@ t . ”
“ I spoke to ad@@ ul@@ ts who were ra@@ ised according to Bible standards , and I asked them how they felt as te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers and how their parents helped them .
For instance , the Law requi@@ red that an Israel@@ ite could serve as a slave for no more than si@@ x years .
How Is the Wor@@ k F@@ in@@ an@@ ced ?
1 , 2 . ( a ) How can fear prote@@ ct us physi@@ c@@ ally ?
This th@@ under , then , must have been un@@ like anything they knew .
Jehovah re@@ war@@ ded S@@ ar@@ ah for her preci@@ ous faith
C@@ er@@ tain first - century Jews might s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely have believ@@ ed in their way of worshi@@ p@@ ing God , but their ze@@ al was “ not according to acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge . ”
The educ@@ ational system of Egy@@ pt and the material s@@ pl@@ end@@ or of the ro@@ y@@ al house did not cause Moses to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on true worship .
Jehovah now said to Moses : ‘ Re@@ ach out your hand and se@@ ize it by the ta@@ il . ’ So he re@@ ached out and se@@ ized it , and it became a ro@@ d in his hand .
The disci@@ ple James said : “ Consider it all joy , my brothers , when you me@@ et with vari@@ ous tri@@ als , know@@ ing as you do that this t@@ ested qu@@ ality of your faith works out end@@ ur@@ ance . ”
Jo@@ si@@ ah kno@@ ws that A@@ m@@ on ac@@ ted wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dly by worshi@@ p@@ ing false de@@ ities .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , she was care@@ ful to cultiv@@ ate fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps only with those who deep@@ ly respect Scriptural principles .
One m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous day , the ar@@ k g@@ ently came to rest on “ the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of Ar@@ ar@@ at , ” lo@@ c@@ ated in mo@@ der@@ n - day T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y .
C@@ er@@ tain ones were prom@@ o@@ ting do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines that were not in har@@ mony with Christian truth .
Even though har@@ d@@ ship may be@@ f@@ all us before and during Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , we can be confid@@ ent that Jehovah will supp@@ ly us with “ vital en@@ er@@ gy ” as we jo@@ y@@ fully continue serving him .
Lo@@ ve for In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als
I thought I had a good knowledge of the Scriptures .
It is not hard to see why El@@ isha loved the older prophet as a friend ​ — even as a spiritual father .
In the next article , we will discus@@ s how these women brought joy to Jehovah’s heart , and we will consider the example of mo@@ der@@ n - day women who serve Jehovah who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly , even in difficult circumstances .
In fact , the op@@ pos@@ ite is true .
2 : 3 , 4 .
I@@ d@@ enti@@ fy your ac@@ tu@@ al needs , and eli@@ min@@ ate un@@ necess@@ ary ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses .
Why was Jesus able to end@@ ure ex@@ tre@@ me t@@ ests , and how can you imitate him ?
The other is happy to si@@ t back and w@@ atch , rather than work .
There are many other reas@@ ons why milli@@ ons of people feel to@@ t@@ ally wor@@ th@@ less and des@@ per@@ ate ​ — that no one really ca@@ res whether they live or die .
You may find these to be very streng@@ th@@ ening .
He told me that he had received a re@@ qu@@ est for an eng@@ in@@ e@@ er and had taken the li@@ ber@@ ty to answer the t@@ ele@@ gra@@ m and say that I would accept the position .
God ev@@ ic@@ ted them from Par@@ adise and told Adam : “ C@@ ur@@ sed is the gr@@ ound on your account . In pain you will e@@ at its pro@@ du@@ ce all the days of your life . In the s@@ we@@ at of your face you will e@@ at bre@@ ad until you return to the gr@@ ound . ”
What is the ke@@ y to a happy family life ?
The apostle Paul was inspired to ad@@ mon@@ ish the Christians in Corin@@ th : “ F@@ le@@ e from for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation . ”
Mu@@ ch to his sur@@ pris@@ e , he was able to complete the assignment succ@@ ess@@ fully .
Rather , Jesus accepted a death that he did not deser@@ ve in order that he might car@@ ry out his Fa@@ ther’s will to res@@ cu@@ e mankind from sin and death .
A regul@@ ation he has given , and it will not pas@@ s away . ”
Con@@ cer@@ ning those who refu@@ sed to si@@ gn the st@@ at@@ ement , she wr@@ ites : “ They pre@@ fer@@ red to go on suffering and pati@@ ently wa@@ iting for the day of li@@ ber@@ ation . ”
Then he said : “ You vis@@ it the people on that side of the st@@ re@@ et , and I@@ ’@@ l@@ l take this side . ”
At the time , H@@ ung@@ ary was under Com@@ mun@@ ist rule .
What we need most , money cannot bu@@ y ​ — the love of one true human friend , peace of mind , a cr@@ um@@ b of hear@@ t@@ felt sol@@ ace in the h@@ our of death .
And you may won@@ der if it is wor@@ th it .
‘ Why am I here ? ’
The No@@ v@@ ember 8 , 20@@ 00 , is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke !
These inclu@@ de physical well - being ; good work ; a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate food , sh@@ el@@ ter , and clo@@ thing ; fulfill@@ ment of cre@@ ative desi@@ res ; and true friends .
In the Scriptures , Abraham is called “ a father of many nations . ”
In many lands , men of wicked in@@ t@@ ent have s@@ ought to h@@ in@@ der ​ — y@@ es , s@@ il@@ ence — ​ the pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation of the good news of God’s Kingdom .
But the heart is tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous , and we may not even real@@ ize how deep@@ ly “ the things in the world ” are affe@@ cting us .
He is far different from some humans who ex@@ p@@ lo@@ de with fu@@ ry when others do not me@@ et their expe@@ ct@@ ations .
13 , 14 . ( a ) Ex@@ pla@@ in how Paul was affe@@ cted by “ the love the Christ has . ” ( b ) How should “ the love the Christ has ” af@@ fect us ?
Not Un@@ der Com@@ pul@@ sion but W@@ ill@@ ingly
O@@ be@@ di@@ ence in the F@@ ace of Go@@ g@@ ’s A@@ t@@ t@@ ack
Noah had the responsi@@ bility of help@@ ing his family to sur@@ vi@@ ve the F@@ lood .
The apostle Paul remin@@ ds us : “ Let us not give up in doing what is fine , for in du@@ e se@@ as@@ on we shall re@@ a@@ p if we do not ti@@ re out . ” ​ — G@@ al .
As Solomon , the writ@@ er of the Bible book of E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es , p@@ en@@ ned his so@@ ber@@ ing ex@@ pos@@ é on the fu@@ t@@ ility of life , he ob@@ vi@@ ously had strong feelings about his sub@@ ject .
P@@ ale “ te@@ ars ” of res@@ in star@@ t to o@@ o@@ ze out .
Yes , they b@@ lam@@ ed Jehovah for their problems .
After his death and resurrection , Jesus en@@ tered the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly of the spiritual temple and pres@@ ented the value of his sacrifice “ before the person of God . ” ​ — He@@ b .
K@@ ou@@ ri@@ on
How can they make sure that the ev@@ ent will turn out to be a happy occasi@@ on that be@@ f@@ its worshi@@ p@@ ers of God ?
I ag@@ re@@ ed to do so .
2 : 22 - 24 ; De@@ u@@ t .
These examples refle@@ ct a worl@@ d@@ wide tr@@ end .
Then came the fin@@ al p@@ ha@@ se of Jo@@ b@@ ’s tri@@ als , the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of which f@@ ill many chap@@ ters of the book .
So@@ on ther@@ e@@ after , Mar@@ c and Pa@@ ula received an assignment to serve as special pione@@ ers in a small congregation in an is@@ ol@@ ated part of Cana@@ da .
“ While still at home , I stu@@ died the Bible care@@ fully and got a s@@ ound understanding of Jehovah’s pur@@ pos@@ es . ”
And car@@ ing for Bible stud@@ ents helped to keep my mind on the more important things . ”
The brothers at the B@@ ra@@ z@@ il branch of@@ fice were very supp@@ or@@ tive and assign@@ ed us to serve in the Q@@ u@@ i@@ ri@@ ri@@ m C@@ ongreg@@ ation in T@@ au@@ bat@@ é , S@@ ã@@ o Paulo St@@ ate .
At times , mirac@@ ul@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts were trans@@ mit@@ ted by the la@@ ying on of hands .
Why can we be sure that reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of where we preach , we can have a fru@@ it@@ ful ministry ?
Can You S@@ te@@ p O@@ ver In@@ to M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia ?
How was Jo@@ si@@ ah a good example for Christian you@@ ths today ?
To@@ p , whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir : U@@ N / ​ D@@ P@@ I P@@ ho@@ to 18@@ 6@@ 4@@ 10@@ C by P@@ .@@ S .
Jesus c@@ learly said : “ Not ever@@ yone saying to me , ‘ Lord , Lord , ’ will en@@ ter into the kingdom of the heavens , but the one doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens will . ”
O@@ thers descri@@ bed her as “ an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent woman . ” ​ — Ru@@ th 3 : 11 ; 4 : 15 .
A@@ no@@ ther great expres@@ sion of cre@@ ation is the way that God made us .
What can be done today when a situation th@@ reat@@ ens to dis@@ tur@@ b the peace of the congregation ?
The congregation wants you to succ@@ e@@ ed !
In what ways can you reve@@ al the Father to others ?
Many who look for@@ ward to the religious as@@ pect no@@ tice that both Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s and New Ye@@ ar@@ ’s are often c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated with anything but the spirit of Christ .
A@@ bi@@ j@@ ah next wrote about two months of ten@@ ding v@@ ines .
T@@ ake , for example , a small is@@ ol@@ ated group of 25 publi@@ sh@@ ers in one are@@ a .
1 : 1 ; 22 : 1 , 2 , 17 .
To that end , the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity of R@@ ak@@ ó@@ w was f@@ oun@@ ded in 1@@ 6@@ 0@@ 2 .
A@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ence was a t@@ ough time for me .
“ After pra@@ ying to God , I feel his spirit giving me strength . ” ​ — Lu@@ is
Some , however , fa@@ iled that in@@ spe@@ ction and con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently lost their privilege to continue in the K@@ ing@@ ’s “ bu@@ sin@@ ess . ”
Yet , up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding the dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing decision may at times se@@ em very difficult , even imp@@ os@@ sible .
What does being reason@@ able inclu@@ de ?
The deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful mil@@ dness displa@@ yed by Jehovah and Jesus helps us draw close to them .
As Jesus ’ disciples ob@@ serve these events , they rec@@ all the words p@@ en@@ ned cen@@ tu@@ ries ear@@ li@@ er by the psalmist David : “ The ze@@ al for your house will e@@ at me up . ” ​ — John 2 : 16 , 17 ; P@@ s .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , such a th@@ re@@ at must be taken seri@@ ously .
E@@ s@@ sen@@ ti@@ al to the decision - making pro@@ c@@ ess is our in@@ her@@ ited fac@@ ul@@ ty of conscience .
As you can i@@ magine , the mis@@ plac@@ ed pri@@ or@@ ities of the Jews affe@@ cted them person@@ ally .
The world seem@@ ed to have something valu@@ able to offer that the dedic@@ ated Christian way of life did not .
Indeed , he wa@@ ges war on anointed Christians and their compan@@ i@@ ons .
How should we feel about Satan’s world ?
Since the money has come eas@@ ily , he may have very little appreciation for its value .
Such a person could help you re@@ ach your des@@ t@@ in@@ ation .
Some fi@@ ve months later , exc@@ it@@ ement was r@@ un@@ ning high when it was ann@@ oun@@ ced that Bro@@ ther Na@@ than K@@ nor@@ r from world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters was coming to speak to the stud@@ ents .
S@@ ur@@ ya M@@ aya is now a full - time minis@@ ter , a regul@@ ar pioneer , jo@@ y@@ fully help@@ ing others to un@@ lo@@ ad their heav@@ y bur@@ den@@ s at the real re@@ sting - place that only Jehovah can provide .
That ph@@ ra@@ se had special sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance for the congregation in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i .
They were the first in my family to have cont@@ act with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons Ke@@ ep on the W@@ atch
“ I wanted to be al@@ one in the world ; I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t want my parents loo@@ king for me , ” he explained to the po@@ li@@ ce .
We need to be faithful in atten@@ ding meetings .
If so , keep doing all you can to be with your brothers at the meetings , even when it is difficult .
A@@ ver@@ age age : 3@@ 2@@ .@@ 5
His father , Tho@@ ma@@ s Wh@@ it@@ t@@ on , supp@@ or@@ ted Ar@@ th@@ ur@@ ’s associ@@ ation with the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents but died soon af@@ ter@@ ward .
In this respect , faith is truly of much greater value than go@@ ld .
As in the time of ancient Israel , much can be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed because s@@ inc@@ ere Christians ‘ honor Jehovah with their valu@@ able things . ’
O@@ ther@@ wise a Christi@@ an’s hope of keep@@ ing his soul ali@@ ve could be seri@@ ously end@@ ang@@ ered .
Ha@@ ve we seen a fulfill@@ ment of this important de@@ ta@@ il of the prophecy ?
But Paul had to preach to other commun@@ ities too .
F@@ o@@ c@@ us on Jesus ’ words : “ Your heavenly Father kno@@ ws you need all these things . ”
R@@ y@@ s@@ z@@ ard and Mari@@ o@@ la app@@ lied this counsel in cop@@ ing with their emo@@ tions .
Jehovah Is an A@@ p@@ preci@@ ative God , 2 / 1
Yes , Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah deli@@ vered Jehovah’s mes@@ sa@@ ges of do@@ om .
Many main@@ st@@ re@@ am ch@@ ur@@ ches of Chris@@ tend@@ om still bapti@@ ze new@@ born ba@@ bi@@ es .
It is so eas@@ y to be di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted !
To illustr@@ ate : The Bible coun@@ sel@@ s us to be hon@@ est , ca@@ pa@@ ble , har@@ d@@ working individuals .
What does the ter@@ m “ Eph@@ ra@@ im ” mean ?
As part of his ministry , Daniel condu@@ cted fi@@ ve Bible stu@@ dies with young men ​ — three of whom got baptized .
1 : 25 ; Re@@ v . 1 : 3 .
* Tru@@ ly , only God can sa@@ ve the earth .
When the time came to ex@@ p@@ and the work of Kingdom preaching among the n@@ on - Jewish nations , heaven direc@@ ted Paul on mission@@ ary j@@ our@@ ne@@ ys in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or and on into E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , Bar@@ ak felt in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate to go up against S@@ is@@ er@@ a@@ ’s ar@@ my by himself .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , then , some of Christ’s “ cho@@ s@@ en ones ” will still be on earth when the great tri@@ bul@@ ation beg@@ ins .
David comm@@ its a serious sin by or@@ der@@ ing an il@@ leg@@ al cen@@ su@@ s .
How may S@@ ar@@ ah’s view of the future have benef@@ ited her ?
Today it has h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of milli@@ ons of ad@@ her@@ ents .
And we would re@@ adi@@ ly ad@@ mit that we are ob@@ li@@ ged to preach the good news and to make disciples .
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , therefore , many found him to be ref@@ re@@ shing . ​ — Matthew 11 : 28 - 30 .
Rather than r@@ ely on ourselves , we must r@@ ely on Jehovah .
H@@ our@@ s later my hands still sh@@ ake . ” ​ — Al@@ ona , Israel .
It was imper@@ ative that first - century Christians keep their sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y .
A two - st@@ ory w@@ o@@ o@@ den house served as the J@@ ap@@ an branch of@@ fice .
He would give his life for the sin@@ s of many , and he would be bu@@ ri@@ ed with the rich .
J@@ on@@ a@@ than me@@ t David se@@ cre@@ tly to give him the news .
After they stu@@ died the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses for three months , they both began to apply its wise counsel on marriage .
K@@ ish@@ on Ri@@ ver
At Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , the apostles began to take the lead in the Christian congregation .
There , John Mark made a decision that disa@@ p@@ pointed Paul .
He would have had sh@@ ort ha@@ ir and have been clean - sh@@ av@@ en .
‘ I shall fin@@ ish off earth@@ ling man and be@@ ast .
In the account , Moses did not answer the com@@ pla@@ in@@ ts himself .
God would not accept ble@@ mi@@ shed sacrific@@ es . Acc@@ ording to the first - century C.E .
Instead , they assign@@ ed her the work of gu@@ arding the v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds .
The organization may occasi@@ on@@ ally make ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments to ad@@ d@@ ress the needs of our activ@@ ity as Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers .
How have ad@@ ul@@ t children who live far away from their parents continued to honor and care for them ?
We therefore need to study the Scriptures care@@ fully .
So he offered up a sacrifice to God , which he was not author@@ ized to do .
L@@ ong before World W@@ ar I , God’s anointed servants were ac@@ tually se@@ par@@ ating themselves from false religion .
What have many world rul@@ ers had in comm@@ on ?
In 19@@ 7@@ 4 , I got involved in the “ Tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es ” that then ex@@ is@@ ted in N@@ or@@ ther@@ n I@@ rel@@ and .
A Bible similar to the first one I received
The il@@ leg@@ al organization is a chall@@ enge to the so@@ ver@@ ei@@ gn rul@@ er@@ ship and t@@ ests the loy@@ al@@ ty of all c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens to their govern@@ ment .
He offered such ones a kind invit@@ ation , saying : “ C@@ ome to me , all you who are to@@ il@@ ing and lo@@ ad@@ ed down , and I will ref@@ res@@ h you . ”
* Such st@@ ori@@ es only “ fur@@ n@@ ish questions for re@@ sear@@ ch ” ​ — that is , ra@@ ise fri@@ v@@ ol@@ ous questions that lead to poin@@ t@@ less re@@ sear@@ ch .
Then you will draw ever clo@@ s@@ er to your heavenly Father .
“ There is . . . a time to keep qui@@ et and a time to speak . ” ​ — E@@ C@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ A@@ S@@ T@@ E@@ S 3 : 1 , 7 .
For the word “ prayer , ” there were more than 70 ter@@ ms in T@@ ah@@ iti@@ an .
Still , our love is not li@@ mit@@ ed to our own congregation .
Yes , God’s ac@@ tive for@@ ce ac@@ ts as a help@@ er , or com@@ for@@ ter , to his people . ​ — John 14 : 16 .
What princi@@ ple do we find at Ho@@ se@@ a 8 : 7 , and how did that princi@@ ple work out for the Israelites ?
G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el respon@@ ded that the child would be conc@@ ei@@ ved by means of God’s holy spirit .
Do you accept Scriptural counsel not to yo@@ ke yourself with an un@@ beli@@ ever ?
His hon@@ es@@ ty and spiritu@@ ality un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly mo@@ tiv@@ ated many to follow his example .
What el@@ se can we learn from it concer@@ ning the rend@@ ering of holy service to Jehovah ?
Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h continu@@ es : “ For your cam@@ els too I shall draw water until they are done dr@@ in@@ king . ”
In what way was Psalm 7@@ 8 : 2 ful@@ filled by Jesus ?
Se@@ cur@@ ity is per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved differ@@ ently by different people .
Not at all , as we shall see .
F@@ it@@ t@@ ingly , Solomon ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es us : “ R@@ emo@@ ve from yourself the cro@@ o@@ ke@@ dness of spe@@ e@@ ch ; and the de@@ vi@@ ousness of li@@ ps put far away from yourself .
On the contr@@ ary , we are determined to ex@@ pose the religious lies that bl@@ ind people to the truth .
Ther@@ efore , let us make sure that the so@@ il of our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart never be@@ comes hard , shal@@ low , or over@@ gro@@ wn but rema@@ ins so@@ ft and deep .
If so , you are wit@@ ness@@ ing one of the most f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating st@@ ages of your chil@@ d’s gro@@ w@@ th .
Consi@@ der@@ ation for S@@ ing@@ le Par@@ ents , 12 / 1
At times , we need to make a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c re@@ qu@@ est for the wisdom and strength needed to cop@@ e with a tri@@ al .
Although the bran@@ ches in this illustr@@ ation ref@@ er to those who are in l@@ ine to receive heavenly life , the illustr@@ ation con@@ tain@@ s less@@ ons that benefit all of God’s servants .
We too are m@@ ere ‘ sons of earth@@ ling man . ’
At the Nu@@ re@@ m@@ ber@@ g tri@@ als , held in Ger@@ many after World W@@ ar I@@ I , many who were con@@ vi@@ cted of mas@@ s mu@@ r@@ der tri@@ ed to exc@@ use the cri@@ m@@ es they com@@ mit@@ ted by ar@@ gu@@ ing that they were simply obe@@ ying or@@ ders .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , our heart needs con@@ st@@ ant attention and ref@@ in@@ ement .
Can you i@@ magine that your brothers in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a would have been cont@@ ent to preach and teach in a per@@ fun@@ ct@@ ory man@@ ner , as if it were a m@@ ere du@@ ty to be per@@ form@@ ed l@@ ist@@ less@@ ly ?
I@@ magine their joy when Peter came and ra@@ ised D@@ or@@ c@@ as from the dead ​ — the first recorded resurrection by an apostle !
9 , 10 . ( a ) Why does Jehovah tell us about himself ?
In the end , Ph@@ ili@@ p got only the first she@@ et off the pres@@ s and pos@@ si@@ bly some of the early pages .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , we can be confid@@ ent that Jehovah is always a@@ ware of our circumstances and will help us to remain faithful to him .
F@@ in@@ ally , help your children see the practic@@ al benef@@ its of study .
T@@ w@@ o questions n@@ atur@@ ally ar@@ ise : Why is dec@@ ep@@ tion so pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent today , and how can we gu@@ ard against being dec@@ ei@@ ved ?
In An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch , however , some disciples from C@@ y@@ pr@@ us and C@@ y@@ r@@ ene spoke to “ Greek - speaking people . ”
V@@ inc@@ ent , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , rec@@ alls how his parents helped him to devel@@ op a personal relationship with Jehovah .
In the end , though , Ab@@ sal@@ om@@ ’s ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ance led to his own do@@ w@@ n@@ f@@ all .
When we look at Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts of servants of God in ancient times , we find situ@@ ations in which they took Jehovah’s thinking into consider@@ ation even when they were not under a direc@@ t order .
How we appreci@@ ate the efforts of others to al@@ le@@ vi@@ ate our suffering !
So wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t it right for Jesus to think that God’s temple would be the first place they would look for him ? — L@@ ater , M@@ ary kept thinking about what Jesus had said .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing this divine counsel can result in a succ@@ ess@@ ful family life .
I listen@@ ed to her , and my vis@@ its became more encourag@@ ing .
U@@ se the to@@ ol@@ s provided to pre@@ pare your heart for the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 9 )
Jehovah has given men the responsi@@ bility to teach God’s Word to the congregation .
In 195@@ 9 we were trans@@ fer@@ red to Mo@@ g@@ adi@@ sh@@ u , S@@ om@@ ali@@ a , with two other mission@@ aries , Ar@@ tur@@ o L@@ ever@@ is and my brother Ang@@ elo .
A ke@@ y is refle@@ cting on how Bible writ@@ ers were gu@@ i@@ ded to wr@@ ite the Scriptures .
Our l@@ ack of fre@@ e@@ dom did not mean l@@ ack of spiritual food .
As the talk began , did anyone no@@ tice the large clo@@ th ro@@ l@@ l ne@@ at@@ ly ti@@ ed and h@@ un@@ g high over@@ head ?
( Read Revelation 12 : 7 - 12 . )
E@@ arly in human hist@@ ory , a re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous ang@@ el challeng@@ ed Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
She was mo@@ cked and ta@@ un@@ ted on account of her ba@@ r@@ r@@ en@@ ness .
In this article , we will think of that in ter@@ ms of provi@@ ding for the family .
Rather than being quic@@ k to jus@@ ti@@ fy yourself , try to control your emo@@ tions and ab@@ s@@ or@@ b what your parents have to say .
A Christian man may have been brought up in an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment where the use of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l was f@@ ro@@ w@@ ned upon .
* Why was she so dist@@ ressed ?
In some c@@ as@@ es , it can even lead to tri@@ als ​ — persecu@@ tion and suffering .
He also had another preci@@ ous pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion ​ — a perfect human body that could be sacrific@@ ed in be@@ half of mankind .
If you recogn@@ ize the holy spi@@ rit@@ ’s ro@@ le in accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing Jehovah’s will today and appreci@@ ate its op@@ er@@ ation , then take the st@@ ep@@ s you have learned to be right .
Pe@@ ka@@ hi@@ ah / Pe@@ ka@@ h
Even so , he himself needs to be con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed .
This may well invol@@ ve wa@@ iting to talk problems out .
Is that not pro@@ of of Jehovah’s blessing on the arrang@@ ement by means of which his Son f@@ ed the congregations ?
What can others do to help fellow believers who live in religi@@ ously di@@ vi@@ ded hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds ?
How is this he@@ ad@@ ship to be exerc@@ ised ?
11 R@@ ul@@ er@@ ship for Some , B@@ ene@@ f@@ its for Many
22 How We P@@ u@@ t On and Ke@@ ep On the New Per@@ s@@ on@@ ality
What a mean@@ ing@@ ful life he lived , and how ri@@ ch@@ ly he was bless@@ ed !
My wife op@@ ened the do@@ or and spoke to him .
It is a work of par@@ am@@ ount import@@ ance .
The disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar@@ ance of these pe@@ op@@ les as dist@@ in@@ ct n@@ ational grou@@ ps t@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es to the acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y of God’s prophe@@ tic Word .
It is true that some r@@ ur@@ al commun@@ ities still enjoy a feel@@ ing of gen@@ u@@ ine neigh@@ bor@@ l@@ iness and that some ur@@ ba@@ n commun@@ ities are working toward greater concer@@ n for neigh@@ b@@ or .
This fi@@ gu@@ re is expe@@ cted to ris@@ e to about 10 milli@@ on over the next 20 to 30 years .
He emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es that they would have to be loyal and give full support to Jesus ’ anointed brothers on earth .
Jesus reas@@ oned : “ If you , al@@ though being wicked , know how to give good gi@@ f@@ ts to your children , how much more so will the Father in heaven give holy spirit to those as@@ king him ! ” ​ — Luke 11 : 13 .
In any ev@@ ent , the Hebrew Christians had a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate examples of faithful servants of God who had su@@ ffered persecu@@ tion and b@@ ru@@ tal a@@ bu@@ se , even to the point of death , “ as far as blood . ”
In the new world , life will be better than we can ever i@@ magine .
God’s V@@ i@@ e@@ w of C@@ ir@@ cum@@ c@@ ision
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , because life on earth is f@@ ra@@ ught with evil and suffering , heaven is still vie@@ wed by many as the only place to find true peace and happiness .
By vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of his having been given power and authority to gr@@ ant obedi@@ ent mankind everlasting life on earth , Jesus be@@ comes their “ E@@ ter@@ n@@ al Father . ”
H@@ i@@ gh school stud@@ ents today are under tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous pres@@ sure from teach@@ ers , coun@@ sel@@ ors , and fellow stud@@ ents to a@@ im for en@@ ro@@ l@@ l@@ ment in the best uni@@ vers@@ ities , where they will ho@@ pe@@ fully ear@@ n the de@@ gre@@ es that can o@@ pen for them do@@ ors to prom@@ ising and well - pa@@ ying jo@@ bs .
As for@@ er@@ un@@ ner of the A@@ no@@ inted One , John was fulfill@@ ing Bible prophecy .
“ You went for@@ th for the sal@@ vation of your people , to sa@@ ve your anointed one , ” says Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 3 : 13 .
All in R@@ a@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s house were sa@@ ved .
The Ch@@ all@@ enge of Re@@ aching Bo@@ th M@@ ind and H@@ ear@@ t
The old Jo@@ e is back . ”
The psalmist David knew this and wrote under divine inspi@@ r@@ ation : “ O Jehovah , you have sear@@ ched through me , and you know me .
That might be said about keep@@ ing our integrity when under pres@@ sure at school or on our jo@@ b , up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding God’s stan@@ d@@ ard on blood , main@@ tain@@ ing Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality , and ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles regarding d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing .
If he had used angels to wr@@ ite the inspired Word , would the Bible have the same appe@@ al ?
Does that make us ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive ?
For many publi@@ sh@@ ers , the most difficult part of the house - to - house ministry is the in@@ iti@@ al ex@@ change with the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der .
Jehovah wants to help us , not to con@@ dem@@ n us .
He knew that the whole to@@ wn was against his decision .
Now , though , Jehovah had deci@@ ded that it was Jo@@ shua , not Moses , who would lead the nation ac@@ ro@@ ss the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 31 : 3 .
Why do so many still prof@@ ess beli@@ ef in God when a@@ pa@@ thy and indi@@ ffer@@ ence to religion se@@ em to be s@@ we@@ ep@@ ing the earth ?
As we ri@@ de through the crow@@ ded st@@ re@@ e@@ ts , Ka@@ re@@ n tel@@ ls us that she cont@@ ac@@ ted the woman one day while they both were ri@@ ding in a ta@@ x@@ i with sever@@ al other pas@@ s@@ eng@@ ers .
“ C@@ ur@@ sed be the day on which I was born ! ” he exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed .
34 : 7 ​ — How was Job like a man “ who dr@@ in@@ ks up der@@ ision like water ” ?
Jehovah told his friend Abraham : “ I am a shi@@ eld for you . ”
However , Th@@ é@@ o , a Fr@@ en@@ ch dic@@ tion@@ ary of Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ ism , ad@@ m@@ its that “ many Christians today refu@@ se to at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te evil in the world to the de@@ vi@@ l . ”
“ But I soon real@@ ized that my father had made a good decision , ” he says .
Be@@ fore Mo@@ der@@ n - Da@@ y Pro@@ v@@ isions
Yet , that is not how Jesus vie@@ wed it .
How can you make your advan@@ c@@ ement man@@ i@@ f@@ est in the ministry ?
Do we not see similar con@@ di@@ tions ?
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 20 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 38 Jehovah Is Your N@@ ame ( new s@@ ong ) , 8@@ 9
Of what did Jesus as@@ sure his followers , and how did they respon@@ d to the work given to them ?
A mas@@ s se@@ x cri@@ me com@@ mit@@ ted by some men of the B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ ite city of Gi@@ be@@ ah lea@@ ds to the near an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ation of the enti@@ re tri@@ be of B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in ​ — only 6@@ 00 men sur@@ vi@@ ve .
Jesus never fa@@ iled to consider the wel@@ f@@ are of his disciples ​ — part of his fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative bri@@ de — ​ and he made a way out for them .
The apostle Paul said : “ Ke@@ ep this men@@ tal attitude in you that was also in Christ Jesus . ”
Rev@@ ol@@ t !
But can a person be truly happy if he has only en@@ ough for his ba@@ si@@ c needs ?
What a fine re@@ ward that would be !
Indeed , “ her clo@@ thing is ad@@ or@@ ned with go@@ ld , ” and “ she will be brought to the king in ri@@ ch@@ ly w@@ o@@ ven gar@@ ments . ”
A Ch@@ il@@ d H@@ as Be@@ en B@@ or@@ n to U@@ s
Pe@@ ople r@@ an to the li@@ fe@@ bo@@ ats on each side of the de@@ ck .
“ Ha@@ ving no n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction . ”
* During his rule over the earth , the heavenly Jesus will bring back to life those humans who are as@@ le@@ ep in man@@ kin@@ d’s comm@@ on gra@@ ve .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing through a ser@@ p@@ ent , Satan dec@@ ei@@ ved E@@ ve , tel@@ ling her that she would be better off without God’s guid@@ ance .
Then she exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ I know now that what my fellow pa@@ st@@ ors said about you is not true !
Se@@ cul@@ ar soci@@ ety off@@ ers only a li@@ mit@@ ed am@@ ount of se@@ cur@@ ity ​ — whether physical or emo@@ tional .
nor the mas@@ sac@@ re of in@@ no@@ c@@ ents by H@@ er@@ od
Ex@@ pla@@ in . ( b ) What questions will we consider ?
The next we@@ ek , the teach@@ er asked Sa@@ ul@@ o , “ What are you going to teach me ? ”
How was what Jehovah did “ contr@@ ary to n@@ ature ” ?
How did Jehovah make ro@@ om for long - suffering even when he was ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ting judgment ?
An@@ xi@@ e@@ ties Are E@@ ver@@ y@@ where !
The Greek word ( d@@ y@@ ʹ@@ na@@ ·@@ m@@ is ) some@@ times transl@@ ated “ mirac@@ le ” liter@@ ally means “ power . ”
Ar@@ k of covenant con@@ ten@@ ts , 1 / 15 Au@@ to ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent ca@@ using death , 9 / 15
Yet , the real beau@@ ty of this W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ can country lies in its in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants , who@@ se love and kindness make even fore@@ ign@@ ers feel at home .
Per@@ haps you think of war@@ f@@ are , pol@@ lu@@ tion , cri@@ me , or cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion .
12 , 13 . ( a ) What confidence did David expres@@ s ?
The Word of Jehovah N@@ ever Fa@@ il@@ s , 11 / 1
A Per@@ s@@ ist@@ ent F@@ el@@ low
How may Satan temp@@ t us , and what could be the result ?
This sub@@ ject may give ris@@ e to an al@@ most end@@ less vari@@ ety of questions .
Re@@ g@@ arding the anointed , the In@@ for@@ man@@ t com@@ men@@ ted : “ Their joy can be complete only by sh@@ aring in the Kingdom witness . ”
I W@@ A@@ S a full - time pioneer minis@@ ter of Jehovah’s Witnesses , which should have me@@ ant ex@@ emp@@ tion from mil@@ it@@ ary service , but B@@ rit@@ ish law did not accept our st@@ atu@@ s .
So he exer@@ ted himself in vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous w@@ rest@@ ling and ob@@ ta@@ ined a blessing .
If cur@@ r@@ ent circumstances in life li@@ mit the time that you have a@@ vail@@ able to sp@@ end in the ministry , you could still try to inc@@ re@@ ase your share in the har@@ v@@ est work by making your ministry more pro@@ duc@@ tive .
How , though , were Christ’s disciples to act ?
Our world is lik@@ e@@ wise po@@ is@@ oned by viol@@ ence and re@@ bel@@ li@@ ousness .
Be@@ fore Jesus came to earth , the prophe@@ ts and other faithful servants set an example of how even imper@@ fect humans can end@@ ure pati@@ ently .
There is no doubt that Jesus lived and died , but what evidence is there that he was ra@@ ised from the dead ?
The apostle Paul expla@@ ins that this li@@ mit@@ ed number was “ called according to his [ Jehovah’s ] purpose , ” “ according to the good ple@@ asure of his will . ” ​ — Romans 8 : 17 , 28 - 30 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 5 , 11 ; 2 Timothy 1 : 9 .
Just as we need to take in physical food to keep on going , we must fe@@ ed regul@@ arly on spiritual food to keep sh@@ aring in the preaching work .
When they are resur@@ rec@@ ted , they receive an assignment of work in the heavens .
How did Jesus help them to prog@@ ress des@@ pite in@@ ten@@ se pres@@ sure from their pe@@ ers ?
Yes , This Is the S@@ tu@@ dy E@@ dition !
No@@ tice that the text says that Jesus saw and practic@@ ed what his Father was “ doing . ”
[ Ma@@ p on page 26 ]
Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a : You ra@@ ise an inter@@ es@@ ting point .
T@@ w@@ o years later , a Witness cou@@ ple nam@@ ed Ju@@ an and Ma@@ ite kno@@ cked at my do@@ or .
How did Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am become dis@@ loyal ?
The Romans also er@@ e@@ cted al@@ t@@ ars to un@@ nam@@ ed de@@ ities .
To whom does the counsel found at Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 23 , 24 apply ?
G@@ O@@ D AL@@ ON@@ E D@@ E@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ MI@@ N@@ E@@ D W@@ H@@ E@@ N S@@ U@@ C@@ H W@@ A@@ R@@ F@@ A@@ R@@ E W@@ O@@ U@@ L@@ D T@@ A@@ K@@ E P@@ L@@ A@@ C@@ E .
How does God show his confidence in us ?
The ang@@ el said : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id to take M@@ ary your wife home , for that which has been be@@ go@@ t@@ ten in her is by holy spirit .
Instead , while still young and in@@ experienced , he had pray@@ ed for an obedi@@ ent heart ​ — a re@@ qu@@ est that Jehovah gr@@ anted by blessing him with wisdom and understanding .
Ka@@ th@@ ar@@ ina was good at man@@ ag@@ ing hous@@ eho@@ ld af@@ fai@@ r@@ s and was e@@ qu@@ al to the dem@@ ands of her hus@@ ban@@ d’s gener@@ os@@ ity .
“ The P@@ ath of Li@@ fe Is U@@ p@@ ward ”
The New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures is publi@@ shed in many more langu@@ ages .
She was tr@@ ying to teach her son the ar@@ t of ac@@ ting t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully and show@@ ing consider@@ ation for the feelings of others .
On the other hand , a l@@ ack of appro@@ val by the po@@ pul@@ ace sp@@ el@@ ls dis@@ gr@@ ace for a high of@@ fi@@ cial .
She began to study the Bible with one of the mission@@ aries , and my you@@ ng@@ er sister who lived with them jo@@ ined her in her study .
This inf@@ lam@@ ed the man with je@@ al@@ ous ra@@ ge . ​ — See the article “ Our Re@@ ad@@ ers As@@ k . . . Who S@@ ent the ‘ S@@ ta@@ r ’ ? ”
It is God’s love for mankind that makes it possible for us to draw close to him and to have a personal relationship with him .
We quic@@ k@@ ly put cha@@ ir@@ s in fr@@ on@@ t of our do@@ or and started p@@ ac@@ king our su@@ it@@ c@@ as@@ es .
M@@ on@@ t@@ an@@ o had a gift for language , and he wor@@ ked for 11 h@@ our@@ s a day .
They nam@@ ed the al@@ ta@@ r Witness , likely because it served as a witness that to them Jehovah was the true God . ​ — Jo@@ shua 22 : 34 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
Re@@ fle@@ cting on their love should move us to love them in return .
What can be done about such feelings ?
In A@@ ch@@ an’s case , gre@@ ed was a ma@@ j@@ or fac@@ t@@ or , and it contribu@@ ted to his be@@ coming dec@@ e@@ it@@ ful .
Per@@ si@@ an King C@@ y@@ r@@ us I@@ I is@@ su@@ ed a dec@@ ree for the Jews to return and re@@ buil@@ d Jehovah’s temple in Jerusalem . ​ — E@@ z@@ r@@ a 1 : 1 - 4 .
However , at age 29 , I su@@ ffered a serious in@@ j@@ ur@@ y while tr@@ ying to c@@ atch a bal@@ l during a g@@ ame .
Rather , listen to those who truly love you .
Jehovah is gu@@ arding all those loving him . ”
Do we know when this att@@ ack on God’s people will come ?
What Jehovah Ex@@ pe@@ cts of His Pe@@ ople
There at the temple in the C@@ our@@ t of the G@@ ent@@ il@@ es , Jesus dis@@ co@@ v@@ ers “ those sel@@ ling c@@ at@@ tle and sheep and do@@ ves and the money bro@@ k@@ ers in their se@@ ats . ”
Th@@ ink of what God did for Lo@@ t .
Wor@@ ship at Sh@@ r@@ ines ?
After all , the cou@@ ple was sure that the wife was inf@@ er@@ t@@ ile .
David rel@@ eas@@ ed his st@@ one .
But his ma@@ in work was that of preaching the good news and teaching those who had listen@@ ing ear@@ s .
M@@ il@@ k , bu@@ t@@ ter , and su@@ g@@ ar disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared .
Why is self - sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ y ess@@ enti@@ al for those who cu@@ st@@ om@@ ar@@ ily par@@ take of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms ?
The Bible ​ — God’s Word or M@@ an’s ? ​ — This small , care@@ fully re@@ sear@@ ched book exam@@ ines the evidence for the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s cla@@ im that it is the inspired Word of God
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C@@ la@@ u@@ de@@ te was among those who experienced such a lo@@ ss .
In the mean@@ time , however , there in I@@ o@@ wa , M@@ other me@@ t a Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ent , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then called .
Although not necess@@ ar@@ ily sp@@ en@@ ding the whole night in prayer , those who are spiritually - min@@ ded follow Jesus ’ example .
So Isaiah 6@@ 6 : 23 poin@@ ts to regul@@ ar , ong@@ o@@ ing worship of God , we@@ ek after we@@ ek and mon@@ th after mon@@ th .
“ He that does not love has not come to know God , ” says the Bible , “ because God is love . ” ​ — 1 John 4 : 8 .
We are able to show un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish love because God cre@@ ated us in his i@@ ma@@ ge .
So he was cons@@ ist@@ ent in emp@@ lo@@ ying the p@@ lu@@ r@@ al in 2@@ P@@ e 3 verse 13 .
D@@ ef@@ ining I@@ mp@@ os@@ si@@ bility
I had a li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le that I@@ ’@@ m not pr@@ ou@@ d of .
As a full - gro@@ wn man , Jesus was to be the ex@@ act e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent of the once perfect Adam .
“ This pan@@ dem@@ ic was one of the wor@@ st disa@@ st@@ ers in hist@@ ory , ” no@@ tes the book M@@ an and M@@ ic@@ ro@@ bes .
For example , mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring can dis@@ ru@@ pt a congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s peace and un@@ ity .
Then , when the bo@@ y is of leg@@ al age , he beg@@ ins to d@@ ri@@ ve the ca@@ r as his father gives him fur@@ ther instru@@ ction .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , on one occasi@@ on Jesus told his disciples : “ Tru@@ ly I say to you , Un@@ less you turn around and become as young children , you will by no means en@@ ter into the kingdom of the heavens . ”
What a gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e !
The apostle wrote : “ To him be the glory by means of the congregation . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
B@@ ack then , the Watchtower study artic@@ les did not inclu@@ de questions for the congregation discus@@ sion .
Thus , Jesus ’ sacrifice is app@@ lied first to his hous@@ eho@@ ld of under@@ pri@@ ests , those who will serve with him in heaven .
He got so fu@@ ri@@ ous that he b@@ ru@@ t@@ ally k@@ ic@@ ked me from be@@ h@@ ind without war@@ ning , ca@@ using serious in@@ j@@ ur@@ y .
J@@ an@@ et kno@@ ws that God does not t@@ est us “ with evil things . ”
( b ) When would it be especially challeng@@ ing to follow Jesus ?
G@@ o in peace , and be heal@@ ed from your g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous si@@ ck@@ ness . ”
Su@@ ffering ab@@ oun@@ ds because many cho@@ ose to do bad things to others .
It is us@@ eless . A working man may or may not have en@@ ough to e@@ at , but at le@@ ast he can get a good ni@@ gh@@ t’s s@@ le@@ ep .
He would also have heard about the f@@ ate of U@@ ri@@ j@@ ah , who had pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed “ in acc@@ ord with all the words of Jeremiah ” but who was kil@@ led by King Jeho@@ i@@ ak@@ im .
The Bible does say that his eyes “ are every@@ where . ”
One individu@@ al whom Paul sing@@ led out for special encourag@@ ement was a first - century Christian nam@@ ed Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ pp@@ us .
A Christian also shows his matu@@ r@@ ity in the way he uses his conscience .
In a sense , there is no such thing as a se@@ cre@@ t sin . “ All things are n@@ ak@@ ed and op@@ en@@ ly ex@@ posed to the eyes of him with whom we have an acc@@ oun@@ ting . ”
Today , there is a new “ nation ” that has Jehovah as its inv@@ isi@@ ble Ju@@ dge , its St@@ atu@@ te - gi@@ ver , and its King .
What action did Satan take that brought the is@@ sue of so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y to the fore ?
I did not ag@@ ree with what she was saying .
“ There is no spe@@ e@@ ch , and there are no words ; no vo@@ ice on their part is being heard . ”
36 : 17 , 22 , 23 .
He became li@@ br@@ ari@@ an of Ha@@ gi@@ a S@@ op@@ hi@@ a , the most prom@@ in@@ ent ch@@ urch building in the E@@ ast , and later became a prof@@ ess@@ or of ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y .
The uni@@ que fr@@ ing@@ e of the Israelites ’ d@@ ress was in@@ tend@@ ed to re@@ mind them that they were a people set ap@@ ar@@ t to worship God and to obey his comman@@ d@@ ments .
“ F@@ O@@ R everything there is an appointed time , even a time for every af@@ fa@@ ir under the heavens . ”
Moses sp@@ ent his early years in the care of his mother , who care@@ fully taught him about the true God , Jehovah .
Those with the earthly hope who supp@@ or@@ ted Christ’s brothers in the preaching work will have been jud@@ ged as sheep and will be gr@@ anted the privilege of living in the earthly real@@ m of the Kingdom . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Why is it wise to col@@ le@@ ct information a@@ head of time about care op@@ tions for the el@@ der@@ ly ?
He set out to provide his stud@@ ents with satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers to their ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ cal questions .
That other for@@ ce is what the Scriptures ter@@ m “ the flesh , ” which ref@@ ers to the sin@@ ful inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations of our fal@@ le@@ n flesh , the leg@@ ac@@ y of imper@@ fe@@ ction we have received as des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Adam .
In the Bible , God has many t@@ it@@ les , such as God Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty , S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord , and Creator , but he also has a personal name . ​ — Read Isaiah 4@@ 2 : 8 .
14 , 15 . ( a ) What can ha@@ p@@ pen to us if we do not li@@ mit our com@@ mer@@ cial inter@@ ests ?
Ch@@ eri@@ shing the mem@@ ory of a loved one and provi@@ ding a res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful bu@@ ri@@ al are f@@ it@@ ting and appro@@ pri@@ ate expres@@ sions of our love .
Some time later , S@@ us@@ s@@ an found out that her mother believ@@ ed in the Tr@@ in@@ ity do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine and that I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t .
Thus , living according to God’s purpose means loving others un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly as God does .
A T@@ re@@ asure to Be Ch@@ eri@@ shed
No Jewish or Israel@@ i scho@@ l@@ ars were inclu@@ ded in this te@@ am .
As spiritual people , we will enjoy a more satis@@ f@@ ying life now and “ the real life ” to come . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
25 : 7 - 13 .
Does sub@@ mis@@ sion to a hus@@ ban@@ d’s he@@ ad@@ ship mean that women are s@@ il@@ ent par@@ t@@ n@@ ers in marriage , having no vo@@ ice in family matters or other sub@@ je@@ cts ?
To help his children make good friends , he wis@@ ely asked such questions as : Who is your clo@@ s@@ est friend ?
As a result , I re@@ direc@@ ted my foc@@ us to serving Jehovah . ”
Ha@@ ving over@@ heard par@@ ts of this con@@ vers@@ ation , a man standing ne@@ ar@@ by was prom@@ p@@ ted to appro@@ ach them .
Rather , it is the arrang@@ ement for us to appro@@ ach him in worship on the bas@@ is of Christ’s ransom sacrifice .
C@@ L@@ E@@ AN@@ L@@ IN@@ E@@ S@@ S means different things to different people .
The ol@@ des@@ t known Christian co@@ di@@ ces , which were pre@@ served in the d@@ ry c@@ li@@ mate of certain are@@ as of Egy@@ pt , are pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ i .
Jesus ’ lo@@ ad is in@@ deed ref@@ re@@ shing , especially when com@@ pared with the spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness of those who remain under the yo@@ ke of false religion .
Jehovah provi@@ des us with help to res@@ ol@@ ve con@@ f@@ li@@ cts and rest@@ ore fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps .
Go@@ od Ex@@ am@@ ples ​ — Are You B@@ ene@@ f@@ iting From The@@ m ?
Why should we be inter@@ ested in understanding the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law ?
What do I care about inc@@ en@@ se from S@@ he@@ ba ? . . .
The of@@ fic@@ ers asked us , “ Will you continue to be Jehovah’s Witnesses ? ”
Since Jesus had family members who were un@@ believers , those who today have un@@ believers in their hous@@ eho@@ ld can rest as@@ sur@@ ed that Jesus under@@ stan@@ ds how they feel when relati@@ ves mo@@ ck them for their faith .
What is requi@@ red in order to worship God “ with spirit and truth ” ?
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , we would not want to think too high@@ ly of ourselves to the point of be@@ coming conc@@ e@@ ited ; nor would we want to go to the other ex@@ tre@@ me and think nothing of ourselves .
Re@@ al benef@@ its come from know@@ ing and believ@@ ing that Jehovah , through Jesus , will help us .
If you were to ask someone from a H@@ in@@ du or Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ist ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound the question posed on the co@@ ver of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , you would likely hear this answer : “ B@@ ad things ha@@ p@@ pen to good people because of the law of K@@ ar@@ ma . They are re@@ ap@@ ing the fru@@ it@@ age of what they did in their pre@@ vi@@ ous lives . ”
And as mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , such study should strengthen our faith in God’s promise to he@@ al obedi@@ ent humans .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the Scriptural message regarding the coming des@@ tru@@ ction of Chris@@ tend@@ om is a bur@@ den to Chris@@ tend@@ om , and the people who give no he@@ ed are we@@ ar@@ is@@ ome to God .
My eyes filled with te@@ ars , and I called out , “ Ti@@ bi@@ ke ! ”
W@@ ell it wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t so bad .
But of the faith@@ less gener@@ ation that came out of Egy@@ pt , reg@@ is@@ tered ones from 20 years old and up@@ ward died within 40 years .
What chang@@ es there will be as our you@@ th@@ ful vi@@ g@@ or is rest@@ ored !
What are some ba@@ si@@ c cr@@ it@@ eri@@ a for determin@@ ing the form of worship that was taught by Jesus , and who me@@ et these cr@@ it@@ eri@@ a ?
He may even consider help@@ ing the cou@@ ple by sen@@ ding a gift to ad@@ d to the happiness of their we@@ d@@ ding day . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 7 : 9 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 28 .
There is no doubt that Jehovah is ro@@ c@@ king the nations by means of the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l witness being given , and the desi@@ ra@@ ble things ​ — people — ​ are coming in .
When they are follow@@ ed , mis@@ tri@@ als and mis@@ car@@ ri@@ ages of justice can be avo@@ i@@ ded .
It is one thing to feel com@@ pas@@ sion but qu@@ ite another to act on it for the benefit of the disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ged .
How has Jehovah provided es@@ cap@@ e for his servants in mo@@ der@@ n times ?
In fact , since its first is@@ sue ( Ju@@ ly 18@@ 7@@ 9 ) , the t@@ it@@ le of this j@@ our@@ n@@ al has inclu@@ ded the words “ H@@ er@@ al@@ d of Christ’s P@@ res@@ ence , ” “ H@@ er@@ al@@ d of Christ’s Kingdom , ” or “ An@@ n@@ oun@@ c@@ ing Jehovah’s Kingdom . ”
* In ad@@ dition to the ac@@ tu@@ al words and let@@ ters of God’s Law , the s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es vie@@ wed each “ st@@ ro@@ ke of a letter ” as high@@ ly sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant .
If you stru@@ gg@@ le to be mo@@ der@@ ate in your use of al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ ages , are you willing to ste@@ er clear of situ@@ ations that might temp@@ t you to over@@ dr@@ ink ?
The apostle Paul later explained Jesus ’ ro@@ le : “ The sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ t of this godly devo@@ tion is ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly great : ‘ He was made man@@ i@@ f@@ est in flesh , was declar@@ ed righteous in spirit , appe@@ ared to angels , was pre@@ ached about among nations , was believ@@ ed upon in the world , was received up in glory . ’ ”
When E@@ dom f@@ alls , though , her tre@@ a@@ sures will be thor@@ ough@@ ly sear@@ ched out and she will be comple@@ t@@ ely p@@ lun@@ der@@ ed by “ the very men in covenant with [ her ] ” ​ — her al@@ lies , the Babyl@@ on@@ ians . ​ — Jeremiah 4@@ 9 : 9 , 10 .
Jehovah consi@@ ders such occasi@@ ons for worship and mutu@@ al encourag@@ ement so important that he inspired the apostle Paul to ur@@ ge us not to for@@ s@@ ake our meeting together .
I@@ F Y@@ O@@ U are faithful to God , will he bl@@ ess you with ri@@ ches ?
The C@@ ro@@ ati@@ an te@@ am was to take the lead .
As imper@@ fect humans , we need God’s mer@@ cy . After all , we sin many times .
What does the account in Mark chap@@ ter 6 show about Jesus ’ feelings for people ?
Ha@@ ving a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned Jehovah , how did Jeho@@ as@@ h and his wicked pr@@ inc@@ ely associ@@ ates f@@ are ?
In that country , such an offer is vie@@ wed as a way to a secu@@ re future .
E@@ ven@@ tu@@ al re@@ baptism under certain circumstances ( such as a l@@ ack of su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient Bible understanding when one was baptized ) is a personal matter .
L@@ ess@@ ons From a W@@ ell - P@@ re@@ pared P@@ ra@@ y@@ er , 10 / 15
Bet@@ ter T@@ ha@@ n Go@@ ld ( divine wisdom ) , Au@@ g .
In all s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity , do you take Jehovah’s side by cho@@ o@@ sing to obey his la@@ ws and standards in@@ stead of doing things your own way ?
( Read Matthew 13 : 11 , 12 . )
A@@ n ice - s@@ k@@ ating cou@@ ple g@@ li@@ de s@@ mo@@ o@@ th@@ ly together in a r@@ ink .
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing that this system of things has nothing of qu@@ ality to offer , young ones among Jehovah’s Witnesses stri@@ ve to avoid fri@@ end@@ ship with this world .
So because of cu@@ t@@ ting themselves off from Jehovah , the first human cou@@ ple became imper@@ fect and ev@@ en@@ tually died .
In her book Be@@ y@@ ond the Bi@@ g T@@ al@@ k , health educ@@ at@@ or De@@ br@@ a W . Ha@@ ff@@ ner says : “ Many parents have told me that they b@@ ought their child a book on se@@ x@@ u@@ ality or pu@@ ber@@ ty , left it in the pre@@ te@@ en@@ ’s ro@@ om , and never discus@@ sed it again . ”
Dis@@ pla@@ ying Mo@@ des@@ ty and Dis@@ cre@@ tion
I knew that he would strengthen me to stand fir@@ m for the truth .
The S@@ ource of Christ’s power is Jehovah himself , so we have reason to believe that Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God is fully ca@@ pa@@ ble of contro@@ l@@ ling the for@@ ces of n@@ ature .
H@@ O@@ W pleas@@ ant it is to hear good news !
Do not give up hope .
‘ What s@@ ort of pers@@ ons ought we to be ’ to gain God’s appro@@ val ?
Ser@@ ving the true God provi@@ des opportun@@ ities to re@@ ach out for sh@@ ort - r@@ ange as well as long - r@@ ange go@@ als .
Mat@@ eri@@ al@@ ism is a s@@ n@@ are to many .
Jehovah God used questions to ad@@ just the thinking of his serv@@ ant Job .
But it is also instru@@ ctive to no@@ tice what she did not say .
How P@@ ra@@ y@@ er Can H@@ el@@ p
So Jeho@@ as@@ h set his heart on re@@ building and rest@@ or@@ ing the temple .
Like faithful and obedi@@ ent C@@ al@@ e@@ b , we will have divine support if we ‘ follow Jehovah fully . ’
That invol@@ ves c@@ all@@ ing to mind some of the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant evidence of its inspi@@ r@@ ation .
O@@ r you may find that all they need is a sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to c@@ ry on . ”
The com@@ mit@@ te@@ es would end@@ e@@ av@@ or to lo@@ c@@ ate do@@ ct@@ ors willing to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with us regarding the Christian stand on blood .
For the first time , I came to appreci@@ ate that Jehovah is a God of love , who wants me to be happy .
In P@@ an@@ ama , many famili@@ es with hear@@ ing - imp@@ a@@ i@@ red members ten@@ d to feel a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed .
You will not need to fi@@ ght in this instance . T@@ ake your position , stand still and see the sal@@ vation of Jehovah in your be@@ half . O Juda@@ h and Jerusalem , do not be af@@ ra@@ id or be ter@@ ri@@ fied .
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : Yes .
We are wise to turn away from even the thought of giving a listen@@ ing e@@ ar to apost@@ ates .
4 : 9 - 11 ​ — How do we “ en@@ ter into [ God’s ] rest ” ?
How did the course of two perfect men lead to different resul@@ ts ?
N@@ ational Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves p@@ ho@@ to ; con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p : O@@ ś@@ wi@@ ę@@ ci@@ m Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m ; child : U@@ N P@@ H@@ O@@ T@@ O 18@@ 6@@ 1@@ 5@@ 6 / ​ J .
See The Se@@ cre@@ t of F@@ am@@ ily H@@ app@@ iness , chap@@ ter 2 , par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 16 - 19 .
Even if the pol@@ itical system does not se@@ em to be according to God’s will , ‘ we need to get involved so that we can bring justice to the po@@ or . ’ ” ​ — Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ne@@ ws .
But would we really have been able to id@@ enti@@ fy with the per@@ spe@@ ctive of perfect spirit cre@@ atu@@ res , who@@ se knowledge , experience , and strength are far su@@ peri@@ or to our own ? ​ — Hebrews 2 : 6 , 7 .
Yet , he accepted it , rep@@ ented , and a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned his wrong course .
Jesus sp@@ ent time with children and was inter@@ ested in their thoughts and feelings .
What as@@ sur@@ an@@ ces does the Bible give el@@ der@@ ly Christians ?
Does not the Bible as@@ sure us that he ‘ ca@@ res for us ’ ?
Like many other W@@ es@@ ter@@ n@@ ers , we thought that reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of their country of orig@@ in , all people in the O@@ ri@@ ent look al@@ ike and act al@@ ike .
A pr@@ ou@@ d person lik@@ es to consider himself su@@ peri@@ or and u@@ su@@ ally ge@@ ts sel@@ f@@ ish ple@@ asure from bo@@ a@@ sting .
Because of what Jehovah has promised to do with Z@@ ion , or Jerusalem .
One teach@@ er began pla@@ ying on my feelings .
He conclu@@ des : “ [ One ] lear@@ ns that fa@@ il@@ ure is not f@@ at@@ al , nor de@@ fe@@ at et@@ er@@ n@@ al .
He as@@ ks : “ Indeed , is it possible to believe in a God who stan@@ ds by hel@@ pl@@ ess@@ ly while milli@@ ons of in@@ no@@ c@@ ent people die and whole po@@ pul@@ ations in the world are mas@@ sac@@ red and who does nothing to pre@@ v@@ ent it ? ”
Ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses m@@ oun@@ ted quic@@ k@@ ly .
Why can we say that some un@@ righteous ones go to S@@ he@@ ol , or H@@ ad@@ es , at their death ?
After de@@ v@@ our@@ ing just a few pages , D@@ ad exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed , “ This is the great@@ est thing I have ever read ! ”
They have an ong@@ o@@ ing pro@@ gra@@ m of personal study and Bible reading .
Sha@@ ke - U@@ p in M@@ or@@ al V@@ alu@@ es
The king of Israel go@@ es on to say : “ My son , to my words do pa@@ y attention .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T Y@@ O@@ U C@@ A@@ N D@@ O N@@ O@@ W
Christians are encoura@@ ged to love , not only “ in word nor with the t@@ ong@@ ue , but in deed and truth . ” ​ — 1 John 3 : 18 .
Even if we ourselves should face death because of our fir@@ m stand as Christians , Jehovah can and will help us to maintain our integrity to him .
Even the pl@@ as@@ ma ​ — which is 9@@ 0 per@@ c@@ ent water — ​ car@@ ries s@@ co@@ res of hor@@ mon@@ es , in@@ or@@ g@@ ani@@ c sal@@ ts , enz@@ y@@ m@@ es , and nu@@ tri@@ ents , including min@@ er@@ als and su@@ g@@ ar .
Do we have other responsi@@ bil@@ ities toward those who are not fellow believers ?
Ex@@ am@@ ining these poin@@ ts can help us to see how we can “ stand fir@@ m in the faith . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 16 : 13 .
We do not have the complete l@@ ist of his writ@@ ings , yet some t@@ it@@ les reve@@ al the interest he showed in Bi@@ bli@@ cal to@@ pi@@ c@@ s .
L@@ loy@@ d com@@ ments : “ Some may have vie@@ wed our we@@ d@@ ding as a rather simp@@ le ev@@ ent , but A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ r@@ a and I were very pleas@@ ed .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , do@@ ct@@ ors are used to tal@@ king to people in whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir@@ s , and some@@ times they se@@ em to listen with greater respect when they ob@@ serve the effort I make to vis@@ it them .
So , what did he do ?
At the C@@ o@@ lum@@ bu@@ s , O@@ hi@@ o , conven@@ tion in 19@@ 31 , f@@ it@@ ting app@@ lic@@ ation was made of Isaiah 4@@ 3 : 10 - 12 .
They su@@ gg@@ est fi@@ ve cr@@ it@@ eri@@ a for set@@ ting go@@ als : spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c , me@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble , ac@@ hi@@ e@@ va@@ ble , real@@ is@@ tic , and tim@@ ed .
How are such fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps form@@ ed ?
• How was King Jeho@@ as@@ h affe@@ cted by his associ@@ ations , both early in his life and later ?
Are we not moved to show our love for him in return ?
However , Christians do so , not to call un@@ du@@ e attention to themselves , but to benefit fully from the activ@@ ity and perhaps to benefit others as well .
How do you feel as you see all of this happ@@ ening ?
Mu@@ ch effort was requi@@ red to atten@@ d Christian meetings .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , we have the complete Bible , and if we read it and medit@@ ate on its con@@ ten@@ ts , we pre@@ pare ourselves for t@@ ests of faith .
A@@ no@@ ther way to qu@@ ali@@ fy for congregation responsi@@ bil@@ ities is to “ be made mi@@ gh@@ ty in the man you are in@@ side with power through [ God’s ] spirit . ”
Our ho@@ st called out again , “ The cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er has arri@@ ved ! ”
If a Christi@@ an’s love for the truth has w@@ an@@ ed , what may be the cause , and what counsel did Jesus give ?
P@@ ra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy means “ comm@@ end@@ able . ”
Gre@@ en Ba@@ y , W@@ I
An@@ i@@ mal@@ s : Par@@ que de la N@@ atur@@ al@@ e@@ za de C@@ ab@@ á@@ r@@ cen@@ o
This made them ang@@ ry , even to the point of mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring against the ma@@ ster , the one to whom they would origin@@ ally have been so than@@ k@@ ful because he had hi@@ red them .
Consider the case of the D@@ an@@ ite nam@@ ed M@@ ano@@ ah , who lived in the to@@ wn of Z@@ or@@ ah in ancient Israel .
Th@@ ough Christians are no part of the world , they are in the world .
You can benefit from the ans@@ wers .
What do most of the worl@@ d’s religi@@ ons teach about what happ@@ ens to us when we die ?
If the s@@ qu@@ ab@@ bl@@ ing continued , a per@@ man@@ ent bre@@ ach might result .
The early Christians took Jesus at his word , and under@@ sto@@ od his inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ations of g@@ ent@@ l@@ en@@ ess and n@@ on - res@@ ist@@ ance in their liter@@ al sense .
Christians in R@@ ome had been fre@@ ed from sin and were now ow@@ ned by God .
Jesus once said to op@@ pos@@ ers who challeng@@ ed his authority : “ In your own Law it is written , ‘ The witness of two men is true . ’
A K@@ ey Q@@ u@@ ality ​ — Lo@@ ve
In provi@@ ding the ransom , God was ‘ ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ ting his own righteousness . ’
So in ans@@ wer@@ ing that question , what did his apostles say about his id@@ ent@@ ity ?
How did the apostle Paul illustr@@ ate a Christi@@ an’s need to remain neu@@ tr@@ al in this worl@@ d’s dis@@ pu@@ tes ?
This al@@ lo@@ ws se@@ a@@ going v@@ ess@@ els from around the world to cro@@ ss in a matter of h@@ our@@ s what would o@@ ther@@ wise requi@@ re a j@@ our@@ ne@@ y by se@@ a of some days or we@@ ek@@ s .
Wh@@ atever was not used for the building work was put into the temple tre@@ a@@ sur@@ y . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 7 : 5@@ 1 .
How sur@@ pris@@ ed and happy that man must have been !
Instead , we must do our part .
How can our family give our life greater meaning ?
We also tri@@ ed to help them understand that it is best not to mar@@ ry too young .
They will be g@@ la@@ d to share that truth with you .
As in the case of vis@@ iting a fore@@ ign land , would you not appreci@@ ate get@@ ting help from someone who could expla@@ in things to you ?
Hence , Jo@@ b@@ ’s suffering and its res@@ olu@@ tion may have occ@@ ur@@ red within a few months , perhaps less than a year .
David gr@@ ate@@ fully accepted this offer .
He kno@@ cked on the do@@ or of an ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment , and a young woman appe@@ ared .
This cu@@ sto@@ m can lead to problems .
Because through the pages of the Bible , Jehovah teach@@ es us how to live .
To live hon@@ es@@ tly is to lead a better life .
H@@ er husband , L@@ ar@@ ry , expla@@ ins : “ Our el@@ der daugh@@ ter was strong - w@@ il@@ led and seem@@ ed to respon@@ d only to st@@ er@@ n discipl@@ ine .
( a ) Why is it important that the stud@@ ent devel@@ op the right mo@@ tive for serving Jehovah ?
Do you know how to ‘ put meaning into ’ God’s Word ?
( b ) We face which “ day of Jehovah ” ?
What an example David set in keep@@ ing Jehovah’s worship fore@@ most in his life !
By his men@@ tal or physical a@@ bil@@ ities ?
In fact , when speaking about a person who pa@@ ys attention to what God says , the Bible makes the bo@@ ld st@@ at@@ ement : “ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing he does will succ@@ e@@ ed . ” ​ — Psalm 1 : 3 .
And how important it is to take in acc@@ ur@@ ate Scriptural knowledge , apply it , and make spiritual prog@@ ress ​ — especially now that the great tri@@ bul@@ ation is dra@@ wing so close !
Today , for example , members of the N@@ ative A@@ mer@@ i@@ can Ch@@ urch descri@@ be pe@@ yo@@ te ​ — a c@@ ac@@ tu@@ s that con@@ tain@@ s a hal@@ lu@@ c@@ in@@ o@@ gen@@ ic sub@@ st@@ ance — ​ as a “ reve@@ al@@ er of hi@@ d@@ den knowledge . ”
How will Jehovah soon expres@@ s his righ@@ t@@ ful so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y over the earth ?
Since a crow@@ d had once ri@@ o@@ ted when the fil@@ m was inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted , I deci@@ ded to continue the show but to spe@@ ed it up .
Do you know whom all young ones should obey ? — Yes , our father and mother .
So@@ on after his resurrection , she was among the faithful disciples who me@@ t for prayer along with the apostles .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of E@@ z@@ r@@ a
In com@@ bat@@ ing their evil influ@@ ence , we do well to follow Paul’s counsel : “ A slave of the Lord does not need to fi@@ ght , but needs to be g@@ ent@@ le toward all . ”
That was sur@@ ely the case with the Na@@ z@@ i persecu@@ t@@ ors during World W@@ ar I@@ I .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s come and go like gre@@ en gr@@ ass , like a pas@@ sing sh@@ a@@ do@@ w , like an ex@@ hal@@ ation .
Jesus indic@@ ated that those who place pri@@ m@@ ary emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on ‘ st@@ or@@ ing up tre@@ a@@ sures on the earth ’ put themselves in gra@@ ve spiritual d@@ anger . ​ — Mat@@ t .
L@@ ater , the apostle Paul dre@@ w on the same so@@ li@@ d reason@@ ing when speaking to Jews in the city of An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch in P@@ isi@@ dia .
So@@ on a b@@ ond form@@ s , and the new relationship be@@ comes al@@ most ir@@ res@@ is@@ ti@@ bly al@@ lu@@ ring .
Acts 14 : 19 , 20 repor@@ ts : “ Jews arri@@ ved from An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch and I@@ con@@ i@@ u@@ m and per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed the crow@@ ds , and they st@@ oned Paul and dra@@ g@@ ged him out@@ side the city [ of L@@ y@@ str@@ a ] , i@@ mag@@ ining he was dead .
You will find this to be true if you draw close to Jehovah .
Jesus was simply st@@ ating a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al truth .
It is not wise to is@@ ol@@ ate ourselves .
Par@@ t of the bl@@ ame must be plac@@ ed on humans .
They showed faith and ba@@ cked this up with fine works .
“ Al@@ low pati@@ ents to talk about their ill@@ ness when they want to and at their own p@@ ace , ” says An@@ a Kat@@ ali@@ f@@ ó@@ s , a cl@@ in@@ ic@@ al p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ g@@ ist .
In this verse , David descri@@ bes his S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d as a gener@@ ous ho@@ st who provi@@ des food and dr@@ ink in a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance .
My first years of life co@@ in@@ ci@@ ded with a sa@@ va@@ ge peri@@ od of G@@ u@@ at@@ em@@ al@@ a@@ ’s 36 - year - long ci@@ vi@@ l war .
Consider the pione@@ ers living in G@@ l@@ end@@ ale , C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
As bad as things may have loo@@ ked , Jehovah had not a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned Abra@@ m .
Ex@@ pla@@ in how Satan’s rule resul@@ ts in Jehovah’s glory .
No@@ te that Jehovah re@@ war@@ ds those “ ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ”
He asked : “ Who really is the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ? ”
“ P@@ E@@ O@@ P@@ L@@ E brought him [ Jesus Christ ] many dem@@ on - pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed pers@@ ons ; and he ex@@ p@@ el@@ led the spi@@ r@@ its with a word , and he cur@@ ed all who were f@@ aring ba@@ dly . ”
A desire not to stu@@ m@@ ble others might help deter@@ mine many of the decisions we make .
“ I used to work as a h@@ ou@@ se@@ ma@@ id in L@@ a Pa@@ z , ” she says .
Read James 3 : 17 .
However , the publi@@ sh@@ ers of the work cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted his transl@@ ation of the Greek Scriptures .
This is not just a va@@ gu@@ e hope that everything will turn out all right in the end .
Paul later appe@@ ared before Go@@ ver@@ nor F@@ eli@@ x .
One prom@@ in@@ ent U@@ .@@ S . cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man gave a le@@ c@@ ture ent@@ it@@ led “ Do You K@@ now God ? ”
What st@@ ep@@ s can we take to strengthen godly pati@@ ence ?
But as World W@@ ar I@@ I was ra@@ g@@ ing in 194@@ 2 , Na@@ than K@@ nor@@ r , who was then taking the lead among Jehovah’s Witnesses , deli@@ vered the conven@@ tion dis@@ course “ Pe@@ ace ​ — Can It L@@ ast ? ”
The Israelites ass@@ em@@ b@@ led regul@@ arly to worship Jehovah and to listen to the reading of his Law .
B@@ or@@ ro@@ w ga@@ ined or@@ al per@@ mis@@ sion to prin@@ t E@@ l Nu@@ ev@@ o T@@ es@@ tam@@ en@@ to , a S@@ pan@@ ish New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent , without its Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ al no@@ tes .
The bas@@ is for such un@@ ity is God’s Word , the Bible .
Jesus ’ mind is foc@@ used on his relationship with God .
But then a proble@@ m ar@@ ose because they had four children who had not been reg@@ is@@ tered ei@@ ther , and this was a leg@@ al requi@@ re@@ ment .
From my you@@ th on , I have loved people .
“ S@@ E@@ T Y@@ O@@ U@@ R H@@ E@@ A@@ R@@ T U@@ P@@ O@@ N AL@@ L TH@@ A@@ T I A@@ M SH@@ O@@ W@@ IN@@ G Y@@ O@@ U ”
For example , when the transl@@ ation of the first Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine into T@@ ong@@ an was being organiz@@ ed , I me@@ t with all the elders in T@@ onga and asked who could be tra@@ ined as a transl@@ at@@ or .
He ev@@ en@@ tually began to study the Bible and got baptized .
What are the “ san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary ” and the “ place of [ Jehovah’s ] fe@@ et ” mentioned at Isaiah 60 : 13 ?
He is a str@@ anger , but he as@@ ks a question about the ty@@ p@@ es of food we pre@@ f@@ er .
S@@ ome@@ times people would respon@@ d with a letter of appreciation , which made him very happy .
His fellow elders as@@ sur@@ ed him that his experience and judgment were inv@@ alu@@ able .
I@@ S@@ O@@ L@@ AT@@ E TH@@ E@@ S@@ E M@@ A@@ I@@ N P@@ O@@ IN@@ T@@ S :
Let us exam@@ ine some ways we can do this .
I seri@@ ously thought about taking the jo@@ b and tur@@ ning down the invit@@ ation to the school .
Yes , we desire to help as many as possible to share in the spiritual pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity that we now enjoy .
What a contr@@ ast to the co@@ ar@@ se , h@@ ate@@ ful , and con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ous people under Satan’s control !
By so doing , Jesus put Jehovah’s will first , and this resul@@ ted in his being ex@@ al@@ ted to a su@@ peri@@ or position .
But the fam@@ il@@ y’s com@@ pas@@ sion did not sto@@ p there .
Jesus ’ tend@@ er heart moved him to speak tend@@ er@@ ly to others , especially to the do@@ w@@ nt@@ ro@@ d@@ den .
She ap@@ par@@ ently offered her home in Jerusalem as a meeting place for the early disciples .
TH@@ A@@ T was the sub@@ ject of a seri@@ es of three - day dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tions , organiz@@ ed by Jehovah’s Witnesses , that began in May 200@@ 6 .
“ The word of God is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power . . . and is able to dis@@ cer@@ n thoughts and in@@ ten@@ tions of the heart . ”
A@@ c@@ hi@@ ev@@ ing un@@ ity in this va@@ st country of great di@@ vers@@ ity in cul@@ ture , language , religion , e@@ th@@ ni@@ c ro@@ o@@ ts , d@@ ress , and food is no small t@@ ask .
I am the living bre@@ ad that came down from heaven .
The result can be like op@@ ening the cur@@ tain@@ s to let the su@@ n@@ shin@@ e into a dar@@ k ro@@ om .
He recogn@@ iz@@ es the need to seek guid@@ ance from Jehovah and re@@ adi@@ ly accep@@ ts God’s comman@@ d@@ ments .
Then I b@@ lu@@ r@@ ted out : “ I have been to a conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
12 : 2 , 9 .
In 19@@ 22 , what encourag@@ ement was given to witness from house to house , but how did some respon@@ d ?
S@@ tu@@ dy the Bible , and follow its ad@@ vice .
Today , fi@@ ve gener@@ ations later , 18 family members bus@@ ily share the good news with others , gr@@ ate@@ ful for what was served at the cap@@ tain@@ ’s table .
They are to pre@@ side over their hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds and children in “ a fine man@@ ner . ”
T@@ ak@@ ing the gi@@ r@@ l by the hand , he said : “ G@@ ir@@ l , get up ! ”
E@@ ach member of the family should be ready to study at the desi@@ gn@@ ated time .
In later years when at@@ temp@@ ts were made to k@@ ill Jeremiah , Jehovah continued with him , and like Bar@@ u@@ ch , Jeremiah sur@@ vi@@ ved the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem as a free man , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as his persecu@@ t@@ ors and those who ign@@ ored his war@@ n@@ ings ei@@ ther peri@@ shed or were dra@@ g@@ ged off to Babyl@@ on .
O@@ b@@ serve how pati@@ ent and mer@@ ci@@ ful he was with the Israelites .
Re@@ ading this in his own Bible s@@ par@@ ked his interest .
E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 8 : 11 poin@@ ts out : “ Because s@@ ent@@ ence against a bad work has not been ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted spe@@ e@@ di@@ ly , that is why the heart of the sons of men has become fully set in them to do bad . ”
R@@ ac@@ he@@ l we@@ ep@@ ing over sons ? ( J@@ er 31 : 15 ) , 12 / 15
They dem@@ and an answer .
A B@@ as@@ is for H@@ app@@ iness
• In pro@@ duc@@ ing Christian fru@@ it@@ age , what go@@ als can you set ?
Tru@@ e friends will make themselves a@@ vail@@ able and provide ong@@ o@@ ing support
When you read the Ye@@ ar@@ book , you may find it help@@ ful to pa@@ use before mo@@ ving from one experience to another .
A ke@@ y question now is , Will you show appreciation for what you have received ?
They needed my support .
The or@@ ders from Jehovah are u@@ pri@@ ght , ca@@ using the heart to rejo@@ ice ; the comman@@ d@@ ment of Jehovah is clean , making the eyes shin@@ e . ” ​ — Psalm 19 : 7 , 8 .
In ad@@ dition to a@@ we and re@@ ver@@ ence , however , fear of God must inclu@@ de a who@@ les@@ ome dre@@ ad of dis@@ pleas@@ ing him or being dis@@ obedi@@ ent to him .
The pro@@ gra@@ m for@@ ti@@ fied us for the tri@@ als a@@ head .
Tru@@ e , the Bible is a book written down by humans , but they claim@@ ed to have expres@@ sed the thoughts of God , not their own .
Y@@ ou@@ ths Who Lo@@ ve the Tru@@ th , 10 / 1
At other times , un@@ wise govern@@ ment po@@ li@@ ci@@ es and gre@@ ed and di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty by those in power have com@@ bin@@ ed to wi@@ pe out sa@@ v@@ ings and have for@@ ced people to for@@ fe@@ it their pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
V@@ ine fur@@ ther no@@ tes that both the n@@ ou@@ n “ cro@@ ss ” and the ver@@ b “ c@@ ru@@ ci@@ fy ” ref@@ er to “ a st@@ ake or p@@ ale . . . dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed from the e@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ as@@ tic@@ al form of a two be@@ am@@ ed cro@@ ss . ”
[ It ] ca@@ uses human be@@ ings to be n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w , su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ous , full of h@@ at@@ red and fear . ”
I also st@@ op@@ ped f@@ et@@ ch@@ ing and he@@ ating water for his bat@@ h ​ — a t@@ ask that according to our cu@@ st@@ om@@ s is consider@@ ed a wi@@ fe@@ ’s du@@ ty .
Although for a while I felt “ thro@@ wn down , ” I was “ not destro@@ yed . ”
De@@ dic@@ ated Christians live for God’s will , not Satan’s .
Then , to my sur@@ pris@@ e , I received an invit@@ ation to atten@@ d the 4@@ 0@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad , which would star@@ t in 19@@ 6@@ 5 .
“ It is true she was out loo@@ king for someone , ” says one Bible scho@@ la@@ r , “ but did she really come loo@@ king just for this one special fellow ?
The worl@@ d@@ wide work of wit@@ ness@@ ing could not be done without the help of the holy spirit
Jesus pre@@ pared his followers for mi@@ x@@ ed re@@ actions to the good news .
( 3 ) A@@ sh@@ for@@ d , J .
E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us had stu@@ died the Scriptures di@@ lig@@ ently and had been a de@@ f@@ end@@ er of Christian mon@@ o@@ the@@ ism .
Jesus also resur@@ rec@@ ted his friend La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , who had been dead for four days .
Wh@@ atever the case , how appro@@ pri@@ ate that we refle@@ ct on the matter , hum@@ bly ad@@ mit our sh@@ ort@@ coming , and be@@ g Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , see@@ king his help in over@@ coming the we@@ ak@@ ness !
8@@ 3 : 1 - 3 , 5 .
Moses is another ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary serv@@ ant of Jehovah among the “ cl@@ ou@@ d of wit@@ nesses . ”
Why did Jesus experience such ag@@ on@@ y ?
At times , two elders may me@@ et with a Christian woman who is in need of Scriptural help and encourag@@ ement .
For de@@ ta@@ iled acc@@ oun@@ ts of these wa@@ ves of persecu@@ tion , see the Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses for 198@@ 3 ( Ang@@ o@@ la ) , 19@@ 7@@ 2 ( C@@ ze@@ cho@@ s@@ lo@@ v@@ ak@@ ia ) , 20@@ 00 ( C@@ ze@@ ch Re@@ public ) , 199@@ 2 ( E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pia ) , 19@@ 7@@ 4 and 199@@ 9 ( Ger@@ many ) , 198@@ 2 ( I@@ tal@@ y ) , 199@@ 9 ( Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i ) , 200@@ 4 ( M@@ ol@@ do@@ va ) , 199@@ 6 ( Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que ) , 199@@ 4 ( P@@ ol@@ and ) , 198@@ 3 ( P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al ) , 19@@ 7@@ 8 ( S@@ pain ) , 200@@ 2 ( U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine ) , and 200@@ 6 ( Z@@ am@@ bia ) .
When pre@@ par@@ ing for the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy or the C@@ ongreg@@ ation Bible S@@ tu@@ dy , we ought to be@@ ar in mind the need to medit@@ ate on the information pres@@ ented .
Indeed , b@@ ol@@ dness c@@ alls for qualities that requi@@ re much effort to cultiv@@ ate .
3 : 2 - 4 , 13 .
Adam and E@@ ve were never given the op@@ tion of going to heaven .
Why did A@@ ar@@ on and his compan@@ i@@ ons under@@ take such a str@@ en@@ u@@ ous mis@@ sion ?
2 : 12 ​ — What “ perfect wa@@ ge ” did Ru@@ th receive from Jehovah ?
O@@ c@@ é@@ ane became the “ her@@ o ” of the neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od .
SH@@ E pa@@ used and said : “ A letter was read ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ing new ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments , and your name was mentioned .
U@@ se questions to help the stud@@ ent understand ke@@ y Bible te@@ x@@ ts and apply them person@@ ally .
Adam and E@@ ve no doubt felt the same .
As time went on , Jesus pati@@ ently taught his disciples many less@@ ons , including the par@@ able of the pe@@ ar@@ l of high value consider@@ ed in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , poin@@ ting out to them the import@@ ance of exer@@ ting themselves in the pur@@ su@@ it of the heavenly Kingdom .
I@@ t’s good that you are going st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght to the s@@ ource .
In the days of Noah , some angels were also influ@@ enced by what they saw .
What is inclu@@ ded in exerc@@ ising “ self - control in all things ” ?
Then he deci@@ ded to use the Bible and In@@ sight on the Scriptures to study the life of David .
Indeed , it is vital that any who desire life keep on wal@@ king with God .
He knew that he himself as King of that Kingdom , along with his resur@@ rec@@ ted spirit - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten brothers , would de@@ al with the ro@@ o@@ t ca@@ uses of man@@ kin@@ d’s w@@ o@@ es ​ — sin and the Devil .
And by saying that the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s were “ born ” and the earth was brought for@@ th as with “ la@@ b@@ or pa@@ ins , ” the psalmist is show@@ ing great respect for the am@@ ount of work involved when Jehovah cre@@ ated these things .
The world , however , will experience much more than sur@@ pris@@ e .
“ N@@ ation will not li@@ ft up s@@ word against nation , nor will they learn war any@@ more . ” ​ — Isaiah 2 : 4 .
Even when he was 12 years old , he used the Scriptures when tal@@ king to teach@@ ers at the temple .
But if that were the meaning , when would the me@@ al have been e@@ at@@ en ?
As we “ put for@@ th all ear@@ n@@ est effort ” to devel@@ op such qualities as self - control , end@@ ur@@ ance , and bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction , we will be helped to continue to move a@@ head as spiritually - min@@ ded individuals .
For a n@@ on - Christian to hope as we do is an imp@@ os@@ si@@ bility . ”
Moses follow@@ ed a pl@@ an that helped the Israelites w@@ in the bat@@ tle against the A@@ mal@@ ek@@ ites .
In doing so , he man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess , hum@@ ility , and com@@ pas@@ sion .
Why is it important for elders to be appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble ?
“ By faith Moses , when gro@@ wn up , refu@@ sed to be called the son of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s daugh@@ ter . ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B .
8 , 9 . ( a ) What does personal study requi@@ re of us ?
At other times , a sing@@ le question from Jehovah was en@@ ough to mo@@ tiv@@ ate a person to take positi@@ ve action .
He was so imp@@ ressed with what he read in those Christian public@@ ations that he ag@@ re@@ ed to study the Bible with the Witnesses .
A@@ gain , try to view the matter as Jehovah did .
How can we make this sh@@ ar@@ p and powerful message come to life for us ?
Their p@@ lu@@ ma@@ ge takes on a me@@ tal@@ lic appe@@ ar@@ ance in the g@@ ol@@ den su@@ n@@ light .
All se@@ ven jus@@ tic@@ es of the cour@@ t rul@@ ed in fav@@ or of the Witnesses .
( John 11 : 5@@ 5 – 21 : 25 )
You will prove to be fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed in righteousness it@@ self . ” ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 4 : 13 , 14 .
This knowledge also makes it e@@ asi@@ er to be@@ ar the pain that we experience when lo@@ sing a close friend or a relati@@ ve in death .
After they were married , my parents moved to C@@ le@@ vel@@ and , O@@ hi@@ o , and became close friends with E@@ d and M@@ ary Ho@@ op@@ er .
It is not difficult to love our neigh@@ b@@ ors col@@ le@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely , as a group .
When the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates arri@@ ved , they were gre@@ et@@ ed by a lo@@ vely sight .
What lies a@@ head , according to Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah chap@@ ter 14 ?
This shows that the best way to con@@ qu@@ er Satan and the evil influ@@ ence he is exerc@@ ising over the present system of things is to do good by our work of wit@@ ness@@ ing , preaching the good news of the Kingdom .
4 : 4 - 7 .
A powerful ally of love is example .
It makes its own inf@@ le@@ xi@@ ble la@@ ws .
S@@ hor@@ tly before her death in 200@@ 3 at the age of 9@@ 1 , she loo@@ ked back on her life and explained : “ These and later experi@@ ences taught me that des@@ pite mis@@ takes made by individuals , Jehovah direc@@ ts his great work , in which he uses us imper@@ fect humans . ”
Me@@ g@@ an : Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ re not al@@ one , S@@ hi@@ r@@ le@@ y .
He then ad@@ ds : “ In prop@@ or@@ tion as each one has received a gift , use it in minis@@ ter@@ ing to one another . ”
• Who is God’s “ woman , ” and who re@@ present her on earth ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , Paul associ@@ ated Jesus ’ death with another an@@ nu@@ al Jewish fe@@ ast , the Da@@ y of A@@ t@@ on@@ ement .
Ser@@ ving Jehovah is a course to li@@ fel@@ ong succ@@ ess .
He kno@@ ws that God provided marriage as a gift to fur@@ ther His purpose .
At times , of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als have ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that they have no v@@ al@@ id reason for being concer@@ ned about Jehovah’s Witnesses .
It will remain .
Se@@ cond , Satan imp@@ lied that humans would serve God only out of self - interest .
El@@ isha ac@@ ted as Eli@@ j@@ ah’s attend@@ ant , evid@@ ently o@@ ffering practic@@ al ass@@ ist@@ ance to an older man .
“ C@@ oun@@ sel of the W@@ ic@@ ked On@@ es ”
‘ Is God’s promise perhaps about life in heaven ? ’
Go@@ od spiritual health and life it@@ self dep@@ end on what ?
S@@ hi@@ ver@@ ing , I got a fi@@ re going in the fi@@ re@@ place , and I was able to war@@ m my@@ self and d@@ ry my clo@@ thing .
Can there be a good reason for allow@@ ing suffering temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily ?
H@@ ann@@ ah
O@@ r will you real@@ ize that Jehovah is mer@@ ci@@ ful and that he may be wa@@ iting for a person to rep@@ ent ?
That is why , if I come , I will call to re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance his works which he go@@ es on doing , ch@@ at@@ ter@@ ing about us with wicked words . ”
C@@ lo@@ se to 20@@ ,000 Bethel work@@ ers ​ — men and women of many different so@@ cial and cul@@ tural ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds — ​ sel@@ f@@ less@@ ly serve Jehovah and their spiritual brothers and sisters full - time .
Yes , if a faithful Christian has come to have gra@@ y or wh@@ ite ha@@ ir , such a matu@@ re appe@@ ar@@ ance is beau@@ ti@@ ful in God’s sight .
[ Bo@@ x on page 8 ]
All these faithful servants had to con@@ ten@@ d with their own fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative thor@@ ns .
World W@@ ar I@@ I had be@@ gu@@ n , and Gre@@ e@@ ce was under Na@@ z@@ i occ@@ up@@ ation .
Su@@ b@@ je@@ cts rec@@ ently consider@@ ed inclu@@ de : “ Par@@ ents ​ — T@@ ra@@ in Your Ch@@ il@@ dren With Lo@@ ve , ” “ Re@@ turn E@@ vi@@ l for E@@ vi@@ l to No One , ” and “ Why All Su@@ ffering Is So@@ on to En@@ d . ”
They believe as did the wise man of long ag@@ o : “ As for the one listen@@ ing to [ godly wisdom ] , he will re@@ side in se@@ cur@@ ity and be un@@ dis@@ tur@@ bed from dre@@ ad of cal@@ am@@ ity . ” ​ — Proverbs 1 : 33 .
We were privile@@ ged to me@@ et some very loyal brothers and sisters who were ready to ris@@ k their jo@@ bs , their fre@@ e@@ dom , and even their lives for Jehovah .
At times , she sen@@ sed that someone was there , but no one ans@@ wer@@ ed .
But what appe@@ ars to be tri@@ vi@@ al to you may be very important to your child .
No imper@@ fect human off@@ ers an ide@@ al mo@@ de@@ l .
May the way you live your life each day refle@@ ct your hear@@ t@@ felt desire to draw ever clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah .
To an@@ al@@ y@@ ze our view of money , we might hon@@ es@@ tly consider how we would answer these questions : ‘ Do I really believe and live in har@@ mony with what the Bible says about money ?
What will we gain by fe@@ aring the true God ?
The Gre@@ at W@@ ar , as it was then called , started in Chris@@ tend@@ om , where the cl@@ er@@ gy on both si@@ des fu@@ el@@ ed the con@@ f@@ la@@ gr@@ ation by preaching the cre@@ am of their you@@ th into the tr@@ en@@ ches .
What are some are@@ as of life in which kindness is needed ?
Un@@ like us , Jehovah does not sin .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T Y@@ O@@ U M@@ A@@ Y H@@ E@@ A@@ R : “ The des@@ tru@@ ction of the Cana@@ an@@ ites was a c@@ ru@@ el war cri@@ me com@@ par@@ able to mo@@ der@@ n - day gen@@ o@@ ci@@ des . ”
“ Even from time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite you are God , ” san@@ g the psalmist .
If we keep the expres@@ sion “ from a@@ bo@@ ve ” in mind , it is not hard to understand why an individu@@ al cannot cause his own new bir@@ th .
What did Isa@@ a@@ c tell Jac@@ o@@ b to do , and how may Jac@@ o@@ b have felt ?
Jesus was well into his public ministry , and his most rec@@ ent are@@ a of activ@@ ity was Gal@@ ile@@ e .
( b ) How can we find joy while wa@@ iting for Jehovah’s pur@@ pos@@ es to be ful@@ filled ?
It inclu@@ des ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , pro@@ s@@ titu@@ tion , and se@@ x rel@@ ations between un@@ married individuals as well as or@@ al and an@@ al se@@ x and the se@@ x@@ u@@ al man@@ ip@@ ul@@ ation of the gen@@ it@@ als of an individu@@ al to whom one is not married .
Our c@@ el@@ ls were over@@ crow@@ ded and dar@@ k .
If we work di@@ lig@@ ently to make disciples , we st@@ ore up for ourselves “ tre@@ a@@ sures in heaven , ” in har@@ mony with what Jesus said .
With so many meeting for this ob@@ serv@@ ance on the same night , just one c@@ up cannot pos@@ si@@ bly be used for all .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , there is a v@@ isi@@ ble group of men , “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” who take the lead among God’s people today .
Thus , we never went home even for a vis@@ it during those years .
That will be in the future , during the great tri@@ bul@@ ation when the faithful slave recei@@ ves the heavenly re@@ ward . ​ — 7 / 15 , page 25 .
It is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy that in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation , the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave recei@@ ves two dist@@ in@@ ct ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments .
One mor@@ ning , Bro@@ ther L@@ loy@@ d Bar@@ ry came to our house to take me out in the ministry .
F@@ ran@@ c@@ is@@ c@@ o , a Christian overse@@ er in S@@ pain , lost his two children in a tra@@ gi@@ c bu@@ s ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
One person who was stud@@ ying the Bible l@@ ent us money to r@@ ent a home su@@ it@@ able for ho@@ l@@ ding meetings .
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ant as the we@@ d@@ ding day is , they know that it is just the beg@@ in@@ ning of the married life of two Christians who have everlasting life a@@ head of them .
21 : 13 - 15 .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the con@@ fu@@ sed religious c@@ li@@ mate of the th@@ ir@@ d century prof@@ oun@@ dly affe@@ cted O@@ ri@@ gen@@ ’s appro@@ ach to teaching the Scriptures .
So my early mem@@ ori@@ es are of making long tri@@ ps to atten@@ d those ga@@ ther@@ ings .
Those prophe@@ ts did not consider that sear@@ ch to be just one ze@@ al@@ ous bur@@ st of study for a few months or a year .
M@@ other set a fine example of ze@@ al for the preaching work .
What su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions can help us to teach with simp@@ li@@ city when we give tal@@ ks in the congregation ?
This is one reason why Ar@@ men@@ ians associ@@ ate their country with M@@ ount Ar@@ ar@@ at .
No other sing@@ le ev@@ ent in con@@ ne@@ ction with the activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses in S@@ we@@ den has had such ex@@ ten@@ sive public co@@ ver@@ age and received as much fav@@ or@@ able publi@@ city .
What did Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at do when con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with a situation that he did not know how to h@@ and@@ le ?
He did not tell us to ‘ keep on see@@ king only the kingdom . ’
On what bas@@ is may we draw that conclu@@ sion ?
Ex@@ peri@@ enced min@@ isters can some@@ times teach this ar@@ t to ne@@ wer ones in the Christian ministry .
Why is it important to give attention to all as@@ pe@@ cts of “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit ” ?
If possible , return what is bor@@ ro@@ wed to the l@@ end@@ er person@@ ally so that you can than@@ k him yourself .
To P@@ il@@ ate , Jesus said : “ For this I have been born , and for this I have come into the world , that I should be@@ ar witness to the truth .
C@@ Y@@ P@@ R@@ U@@ S is an is@@ land in the nor@@ the@@ ast cor@@ ner of the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an Se@@ a .
From such examples , we can see the need for tr@@ ying to help people of all ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds . ​ — 4 / 1 , pages 21 - 4 .
O@@ r an in@@ no@@ cu@@ ous - loo@@ king e - ma@@ il , once op@@ ened , may ex@@ p@@ lo@@ de into a por@@ no@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c pi@@ c@@ ture desi@@ gn@@ ed in such a way as to make ex@@ iting from it difficult .
E@@ m@@ ma mentioned that she had a sister who was a de@@ v@@ out Bible read@@ er .
The h@@ ou@@ se@@ wife would mi@@ x the f@@ l@@ our with water , k@@ ne@@ ad the d@@ ough , and then ba@@ ke the bre@@ ad .
For the most part , shepher@@ ding was a tr@@ an@@ qu@@ il and sol@@ it@@ ary occ@@ up@@ ation .
Abraham s@@ ends his ol@@ des@@ t serv@@ ant , likely Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er , to dist@@ ant M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia to take a bri@@ de for Isa@@ a@@ c from among Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s relati@@ ves , fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah .
What Is the Christian M@@ in@@ is@@ try ?
This is not cre@@ d@@ ul@@ ity ; it is trust . It refle@@ cts hear@@ t@@ felt confidence that Jehovah kno@@ ws what is good for us .
To the psalmist the law was a gift from God .
Of course , our ga@@ ining God’s fav@@ or may en@@ ta@@ il a@@ ban@@ don@@ ing pre@@ vi@@ ously held vie@@ ws .
We also need to be care@@ ful to maintain a serious view of our God - given ro@@ les in the family .
When the earth re@@ ach@@ es the end of the th@@ ous@@ and years of rest@@ or@@ ation , “ every bre@@ a@@ thing thing ” will praise Jehovah , and they will do so thr@@ ough@@ out all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity .
“ But we me@@ t young people who were working hard for Jehovah and enjo@@ ying it !
Even so , he concer@@ ns himself with the s@@ il@@ ent thoughts of each individu@@ al worshipp@@ er .
This should at once imp@@ ress on us the direction a husband should give and the love and care he needs to exerc@@ ise ​ — as well as the sub@@ je@@ ction the wife should man@@ i@@ f@@ est — ​ within the mar@@ it@@ al uni@@ on .
It would be ni@@ ce to have another a@@ id ​ — perhaps a gu@@ i@@ de do@@ g .
How does a spirit of self - sacrifice honor Jehovah ?
In contr@@ ast , the same pro@@ ver@@ b says that “ the t@@ ong@@ ue of the wise ones is a heal@@ ing . ”
When he wanted to qu@@ it , he pray@@ ed , and Jehovah was with him .
They might say that many people used that tre@@ at@@ ment and got better .
• How can you show that you appreci@@ ate the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of get@@ ting baptized in the name of the Father and the Son ?
My mother and I both deci@@ ded to sub@@ mit a letter of re@@ sign@@ ation to our ch@@ urch .
Jesus served his disciples by hum@@ bly set@@ ting the pat@@ ter@@ n for them .
Jehovah has given us free will .
With no in@@ come and deep@@ ly in de@@ b@@ t , he turned to Jehovah .
E@@ con@@ om@@ ic gro@@ w@@ th in many coun@@ tri@@ es moved a@@ head at a p@@ ace that appe@@ ared to be le@@ ading to g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity .
The mo@@ des@@ ty and hum@@ ility that Saul had when he first became king sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ded him from ac@@ ting ra@@ sh@@ ly when some “ good - for - nothing men ” did not accept his k@@ ing@@ ship .
; Bro@@ om@@ er , A .
Now consider the rul@@ er@@ ship of King Solomon of ancient Israel .
That kind of love “ never fa@@ il@@ s . ”
A married el@@ der must be “ free from acc@@ us@@ ation , a husband of one wife , having believ@@ ing children that [ are ] not under a char@@ ge of de@@ ba@@ u@@ ch@@ er@@ y nor un@@ ru@@ ly . ”
L@@ at@@ vi@@ a R@@ es@@ pon@@ ds to the Go@@ od Ne@@ ws
Are you end@@ uring tri@@ als ?
E@@ nt@@ it@@ led “ Ke@@ ep H@@ ol@@ ding the P@@ at@@ ter@@ n of He@@ al@@ th@@ ful Wor@@ ds , ” the next talk st@@ ressed the import@@ ance of being thor@@ ough@@ ly famili@@ ar with the Scriptural “ pat@@ ter@@ n , ” or fr@@ am@@ e@@ work , of truth .
( E@@ as@@ ily L@@ ed ​ — A H@@ ist@@ ory of Pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda ) The As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans , for example , d@@ om@@ in@@ ated their enem@@ ies with “ a po@@ li@@ cy of ter@@ ro@@ r cou@@ pl@@ ed with one of pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda , ” wrote B@@ rit@@ ish Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or Ph@@ ili@@ p M . T@@ a@@ yl@@ or .
A ma@@ j@@ or fac@@ t@@ or that contribu@@ ted to Paul’s happiness and satis@@ fac@@ tion was his sense of self - su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y .
After pati@@ ently ans@@ wer@@ ing her questions about C@@ an@@ adi@@ ans , Ad@@ ri@@ en@@ ne said : “ But there is a really important reason why I came here from Cana@@ da ​ — to help people learn about the Bible .
A matu@@ re Christian is hum@@ ble , so he believ@@ es that Jehovah’s direction and standards are always better than his own .
W@@ ere M@@ er@@ ch@@ ants Who S@@ old An@@ i@@ mal@@ s in T@@ emp@@ le “ R@@ ob@@ bers ” ?
( b ) Why was He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah s@@ pared from God’s indi@@ gn@@ ation ?
Is it even real@@ is@@ tic to talk of everlasting life ?
He had just arri@@ ved home , and when he re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed that no one was there , he began to c@@ ry un@@ contro@@ l@@ la@@ bly .
In 199@@ 8 , he was baptized and was later over@@ jo@@ yed when his wife ag@@ re@@ ed to study the Bible .
And right action means doing the will of God da@@ ily ! ​ — 1 John 2 : 17 .
“ TH@@ I@@ S class of G@@ ile@@ ad ser@@ ves as a hist@@ ori@@ c mil@@ es@@ to@@ ne , ” declar@@ ed Ge@@ off@@ re@@ y Jac@@ k@@ son of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
They moved to C@@ le@@ vel@@ and , T@@ en@@ n@@ es@@ see , with two other sisters to serve where the need for publi@@ sh@@ ers was greater .
Can such a study really make a differ@@ ence in the way family members tre@@ at one another ?
The origin@@ al Greek word that is transl@@ ated “ pre@@ vail@@ ing ” con@@ ve@@ ys the ide@@ a of “ exer@@ ting strength . ”
This “ truth of the good news ” foc@@ uses on Jesus Christ and the v@@ indic@@ ation of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y by means of the Kingdom .
W@@ O@@ R@@ K
Be en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic , and they will be too .
Con@@ duc@@ ting the cho@@ r@@ us was another Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy member , David S@@ pl@@ ane , who bri@@ ef@@ ly discus@@ sed the import@@ ance mu@@ si@@ c has in pu@@ re worship .
Paul wrote : “ A@@ ris@@ t@@ ar@@ ch@@ us my fellow cap@@ tive s@@ ends you his gre@@ et@@ ings , and so does Mark the c@@ ous@@ in of Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s , ( concer@@ ning whom you received comman@@ ds to wel@@ come him if ever he comes to you , ) and Jesus who is called J@@ us@@ tu@@ s , these being of those circum@@ c@@ ised .
Si@@ mil@@ arly in our time , let no one think that the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of Jehovah’s judgment upon the wicked will occ@@ ur in the dist@@ ant future .
T@@ al@@ mudi@@ c te@@ x@@ ts st@@ ate that ba@@ thers were expe@@ cted to im@@ mer@@ se themselves comple@@ t@@ ely .
How will people in the commun@@ ity view our use of the fac@@ ility ?
Christ has been inst@@ al@@ led as King on heavenly M@@ ount Z@@ ion
“ E@@ M@@ P@@ A@@ TH@@ Y is your pain in my heart . ” That is how an el@@ der@@ ly mission@@ ary of Jehovah’s Witnesses once de@@ f@@ ined this preci@@ ous qu@@ ality .
How were many Corinth@@ i@@ an Christians con@@ duc@@ ting themselves at ob@@ serv@@ an@@ ces of the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al ?
When he comes to take the last of his anointed bri@@ de class to their heavenly home .
These pers@@ is@@ ted , so she went back to the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al for fur@@ ther t@@ ests .
( a ) What makes Jehovah’s Witnesses different in their beli@@ ef about Jesus ?
Jesus pla@@ ys a vital part in the out@@ working of God’s purpose .
We have to res@@ ist this powerful enem@@ y and “ fi@@ ght the fine fi@@ ght of the faith . ”
What can we learn from the prophe@@ ci@@ es of Isaiah that rel@@ ate to God’s Son ?
( 2 K@@ ings 1 : 1 – 8 : 29 )
The law received from God through Moses was now ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ated , even inv@@ al@@ id@@ ated , by man - made beli@@ ef@@ s and tra@@ di@@ tions .
“ Of the inc@@ re@@ ase of his govern@@ ment and of peace there will be no end , . . . to up@@ hold it with justice and with righteousness . ”
If you are a young person , you too may be able to help s@@ inc@@ ere people come to appreci@@ ate s@@ ound spiritual valu@@ es .
Will you ris@@ e up and take matters into your own hands or will you “ si@@ t still , ” tru@@ sting in God’s direction , confid@@ ent that , in time , he will cause only good to result ? ’
That was the experience of the Israelites who follow@@ ed Jo@@ shua into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
• What Scriptural expres@@ sion high@@ ligh@@ ts the go@@ o@@ dness of God ?
What an important and far - re@@ aching assignment ! ​ — G@@ en .
Those who he@@ e@@ ded divine war@@ n@@ ings were s@@ pared .
Acc@@ ording to Is@@ lam@@ ic beli@@ ef , Al@@ la@@ h will then ass@@ ess each person@@ ’s life course and consi@@ gn him ei@@ ther to par@@ adise or to hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re .
The ev@@ ent is descri@@ bed in ter@@ ms of the power of God in action . ”
“ The most important thing for our family , ” says N@@ at@@ ali@@ a , a mother of two “ is vari@@ ety , vari@@ ety , vari@@ ety . ”
If the congregation elders respon@@ sible for the Kingdom H@@ all give per@@ mis@@ sion for the we@@ d@@ ding to be held there , the cou@@ ple should ad@@ v@@ ise them in ad@@ v@@ ance of pre@@ par@@ ations that are being consider@@ ed .
We thus gain God’s appro@@ val , and we benefit ourselves , his direction always working for our good . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 .
What do we preach ?
( b ) What should a par@@ tak@@ er who has com@@ mit@@ ted a serious sin do ?
If you are inter@@ ested in any of these char@@ it@@ able pl@@ an@@ ning arrang@@ ements , you should cont@@ act the Ch@@ ar@@ it@@ able P@@ l@@ an@@ ning O@@ f@@ fice , ei@@ ther in writ@@ ing or by tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne , at the ad@@ d@@ ress lis@@ ted bel@@ ow or at the of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses that ser@@ ves your country .
“ Jehovah , I have loved the d@@ wel@@ ling of your house , ” said the psalmist .
On one occasi@@ on , a wi@@ do@@ wer was feel@@ ing al@@ one and very de@@ pres@@ sed .
The cu@@ st@@ om@@ s of E@@ ast@@ er invol@@ ving bun@@ ni@@ es , col@@ ored e@@ gg@@ s , c@@ and@@ les , and l@@ ili@@ es were all a@@ da@@ p@@ ted from pa@@ g@@ an religi@@ ons , as was the name E@@ ast@@ er it@@ self .
The W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er repor@@ ted : “ These [ inter@@ ested ones ] were ga@@ ther@@ ed to a little meeting in one of their ho@@ m@@ es .
They could har@@ dly serve the world as a ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od in such a con@@ dition .
They were ‘ res@@ ol@@ ved in their heart ’ to give gener@@ ously . ​ — 2 Corinthians 9 : 2 , 7 .
I was deep@@ ly imp@@ ressed when I learned of Jehovah’s love and his long - suffering . ​ — Psalm 10@@ 3 : 8 - 14 .
• What examples show that Jesus taught with simp@@ li@@ city and c@@ lar@@ ity ?
S@@ imp@@ ly put , we h@@ ate c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty because we have a sense of right and wrong .
“ Be L@@ ow@@ ly in S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ”
How can the other sheep keep their min@@ ds fi@@ x@@ ed on the things a@@ bo@@ ve ?
Jehovah says : “ I shall for@@ give their er@@ ro@@ r , and their sin I shall remember no more . ”
Ther@@ e@@ after , human@@ kind will no longer have to stru@@ gg@@ le with we@@ ak@@ nesses and sin@@ ful tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es , making perfect obedi@@ ence to God both possible and deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful , as it was in the case of the perfect man Jesus .
E@@ hu@@ d was not refer@@ ring to a ver@@ ba@@ l message from God .
Par@@ ents used to wor@@ ry ​ — and righ@@ tly so — ​ about whether their children were s@@ mo@@ king to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o , dr@@ in@@ king al@@ co@@ ho@@ l , or d@@ an@@ c@@ ing su@@ gg@@ es@@ tiv@@ ely .
I had li@@ mit@@ ed for@@ ma@@ l scho@@ ol@@ ing and pi@@ cked up the little Eng@@ l@@ ish I knew from E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ ans for whom I wor@@ ked .
As to se@@ cur@@ ity , we point out that our trust is in Jehovah , who ca@@ res for the wel@@ f@@ are of all those who remain faithful and loyal to him .
Des@@ pite that coming disa@@ ster , Christians can have confidence in the future , just as Mi@@ ca@@ h did .
N@@ ex@@ t , read page 6 , and ask the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der , “ Of the si@@ x questions mentioned at the bo@@ t@@ to@@ m of this page , which one would you like to have ans@@ wer@@ ed ? ”
Acc@@ ording to the book T@@ e@@ aching the Re@@ form@@ ation , C@@ el@@ l@@ ari@@ us believ@@ ed that true understanding resul@@ ts “ from the as@@ si@@ du@@ ous reading of Scrip@@ ture , from fre@@ qu@@ ent com@@ par@@ is@@ on of Scrip@@ ture with it@@ self , and from prayer jo@@ ined with rep@@ ent@@ ance . ”
A sc@@ ene on a fi@@ f@@ th century B.C.E . c@@ up show@@ ing a tu@@ t@@ or ( with st@@ af@@ f ) loo@@ king on while his char@@ ge recei@@ ves instru@@ ction in po@@ e@@ try and mu@@ si@@ c
Be@@ fore the F@@ lood , people had to work ex@@ tr@@ a hard to gro@@ w food , and Noah was sur@@ ely no exc@@ ep@@ tion .
But it did put him in a good mo@@ od . ”
It was held in the fin@@ est a@@ ir - con@@ di@@ tioned a@@ udi@@ t@@ ori@@ u@@ m in the country .
A@@ m@@ ong God’s people , we are at home , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of where we ha@@ p@@ pen to be at the m@@ om@@ ent .
What a war@@ ning this is to God’s servants today as they appro@@ ach a va@@ st@@ ly su@@ peri@@ or in@@ her@@ it@@ ance !
A@@ N E@@ V@@ AN@@ G@@ EL@@ I@@ Z@@ E@@ R is someone who tel@@ ls good news .
What is this help ?
For example , we need to be occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed in personal Bible study and thus show the same ke@@ en interest in spiritual things that the faithful prophe@@ ts and even the angels showed .
In our deal@@ ings with them , we can act in the spirit of the words : “ S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then the we@@ ak hands , you people , and make the k@@ ne@@ es that are w@@ ob@@ bl@@ ing fir@@ m . ”
But some have cho@@ s@@ en to do o@@ ther@@ wise .
A@@ no@@ ther letter said : “ The time once sp@@ ent loo@@ king up words and expla@@ ining expres@@ sions is now sp@@ ent ga@@ ining an understanding of the c@@ ited s@@ crip@@ tures and how they ti@@ e into the less@@ on . ”
The bo@@ ys were D@@ on , Jo@@ el , and K@@ ar@@ l .
The Watchtower of Ju@@ ly 1 , 195@@ 1 , ans@@ wer@@ ed ke@@ y questions about this sub@@ ject , show@@ ing why trans@@ fu@@ sions of don@@ ated blood are not appro@@ pri@@ ate .
They cla@@ im that such neu@@ tr@@ ality pre@@ v@@ ents Christians from activ@@ ely show@@ ing love for others .
One sister who did that was L@@ ily .
The following day we went preaching with them , al@@ though I was still we@@ ak with f@@ ever .
Of course , we cannot answer all of li@@ fe@@ ’s n@@ ag@@ g@@ ing questions mer@@ ely by loo@@ king at God’s cre@@ ative works .
If anyone had ever proved that this resurrection was a f@@ ra@@ u@@ d ​ — perhaps by get@@ ting one of the disciples to ad@@ mit that it was or by show@@ ing that Jesus ’ body rema@@ ined in the t@@ om@@ b — ​ Christi@@ an@@ ity would have fa@@ iled at the star@@ t .
A@@ m@@ ong the s@@ inc@@ ere people to whom we wit@@ ness@@ ed were lum@@ ber@@ j@@ ac@@ ks who had come to lo@@ gg@@ ing cam@@ ps in L@@ ap@@ land .
Still others are stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to provide , not lu@@ x@@ ur@@ y it@@ em@@ s , but just the ba@@ si@@ c necess@@ ities for their famili@@ es .
The L@@ ond@@ on P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t ( 1@@ 6@@ 5@@ 5 - 5@@ 7 ) , e@@ di@@ ted by B@@ ri@@ an W@@ al@@ t@@ on , was also based on the A@@ nt@@ wer@@ p P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t .
What work always br@@ ings gen@@ u@@ ine satis@@ fac@@ tion ?
F@@ ur@@ ther years of ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct and imp@@ ro@@ per st@@ or@@ age led to acc@@ el@@ er@@ ated deter@@ i@@ or@@ ation of the co@@ de@@ x .
In all your ways take no@@ tice of him , and he himself will make your pa@@ ths st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght . ” ​ — Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 .
E@@ ck ad@@ ded a mar@@ g@@ in@@ al com@@ ment to the verse : “ The name Ad@@ on@@ a@@ i Je@@ h@@ ou@@ a . ”
The Israelites were comman@@ ded : “ You must not make cu@@ ts in your flesh for a dec@@ eas@@ ed soul . ”
5 : 22 , 23 . Se@@ cond , angels ass@@ is@@ ted the gover@@ ning body .
Consider the challeng@@ es fac@@ ing the In@@ c@@ as , who had a va@@ st emp@@ i@@ re in S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a .
J@@ á@@ n Ž@@ ond@@ or
You can be sure that serving ab@@ ro@@ ad lea@@ ds to a happy life . ” ​ — Mar@@ ga@@ re@@ t
But there is good reason to trust that every de@@ ta@@ il will be ful@@ filled and that these events will take place in the near future .
H@@ ere is another example of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy wisdom : “ An@@ yone in@@ experienced pu@@ ts faith in every word , but the sh@@ re@@ w@@ d one consi@@ ders his st@@ ep@@ s . ”
We led a simp@@ le life in r@@ ur@@ al are@@ as ​ — doing without ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city , s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing on mat@@ s , and travel@@ ing by hor@@ se and bu@@ gg@@ y .
As part of his covenant with Abraham , Jehovah had promised : “ By means of your se@@ ed all nations of the earth will certainly bl@@ ess themselves . ”
B@@ en Mi@@ es@@ z@@ kal@@ s@@ ki , a young pioneer brother , condu@@ cted .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er@@ fully exam@@ ine the qu@@ ality and the dep@@ th of your relationship with him .
His ex@@ p@@ lo@@ its began while he was yet a ba@@ be in the c@@ ra@@ d@@ le .
In such situ@@ ations , pray to God , just as A@@ sa did .
Even the most simp@@ le and com@@ mon@@ place circum@@ st@@ ance was thought to conc@@ e@@ al within it@@ self the most re@@ con@@ di@@ te [ hi@@ d@@ den ] truth . . . , even in the number of f@@ ish ca@@ ught by the disciples on the night the ris@@ en Sa@@ vi@@ our appe@@ ared to them ​ — how much some have tri@@ ed to make of that number , 1@@ 5@@ 3 ! ”
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the L@@ et@@ ters of James and of Peter
See the 199@@ 2 Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses , pages 9@@ 5 - 18@@ 4 .
What will help us to remain faithful even if we have un@@ ans@@ wer@@ ed questions about the resurrection ?
the gu@@ ard asked ab@@ ru@@ p@@ tly . Be@@ fore I could think of an answer , an in@@ spe@@ ct@@ or standing ne@@ ar@@ by respon@@ ded : “ O@@ h !
Instead , if we experience in@@ justice at the hands of a fellow worshipp@@ er , let us be like Joseph and draw even clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah , stri@@ ving to have his view of matters .
Yes , gen@@ u@@ ine Christians were wi@@ d@@ ely op@@ posed .
He did not res@@ ort to su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ on or the use of reli@@ c@@ s .
What anxi@@ e@@ ties about ex@@ ten@@ ding ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality might some have ?
He expla@@ ins the bas@@ is for this arrang@@ ement by show@@ ing that while Adam was not dec@@ ei@@ ved by Satan , E@@ ve “ was thor@@ ough@@ ly dec@@ ei@@ ved and came to be in trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion . ”
When persecu@@ tion for@@ ced many Christians to fle@@ e from Jerusalem , “ those who had been sc@@ at@@ tered went through the land declar@@ ing the good news of the word . ”
S@@ tr@@ ong faith imp@@ els gra@@ du@@ ates to go for@@ th , ze@@ al@@ ously pro@@ claim@@ ing the truth .
In@@ f@@ ra@@ stru@@ c@@ tures will col@@ la@@ p@@ se , and people will fear for their very lives .
Per@@ haps John himself had experienced such feelings .
2 : 21 - 23 ​ — What was fore@@ told by Jehovah’s words : “ I shall certainly s@@ ow [ Je@@ z@@ re@@ el ] like se@@ ed for me in the earth , and I will show mer@@ cy to her ” ?
Paul says : “ These things became our examples , for us not to be pers@@ ons desi@@ ring in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ous things , even as they desi@@ red them . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 6 .
The char@@ ge of dec@@ ep@@ tion is some@@ times h@@ ur@@ led at Jesus himself .
That ministry la@@ sted three and a half years .
At first , I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t see the need to change much in my life .
They are also bus@@ y ra@@ ising two God - fe@@ aring children .
Con@@ fin@@ ing him may only make him want to es@@ cap@@ e ; con@@ stan@@ tly cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ z@@ ing his friends might only inc@@ re@@ ase their appe@@ al ; e@@ av@@ es@@ d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ing could com@@ pe@@ l him to find ways to commun@@ ic@@ ate with his friends be@@ h@@ ind your back .
No@@ te the word “ vari@@ ous ” ( Greek po@@ i@@ ·@@ ki@@ ʹ@@ lo@@ s ) .
What is our fore@@ most reason for preaching public@@ ly and from house to house ?
When it comes to car@@ ing for sing@@ le parents , no one has done this more lo@@ v@@ ingly and effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely than Jehovah God .
Di@@ d Z@@ acc@@ ha@@ e@@ us ’ conscience tr@@ ou@@ ble him over his un@@ righteous actions ?
In rec@@ ent years , another ty@@ pe of s@@ ite has become very po@@ pul@@ ar ​ — one that can be u@@ se@@ ful if used with great ca@@ u@@ tion .
Bro@@ ther Na@@ than H . K@@ nor@@ r declar@@ ed that the princi@@ p@@ al work of all Christian overse@@ ers should be to help every Witness to be a regul@@ ar house - to - house minis@@ ter .
The moral standards it ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ates are un@@ sur@@ pas@@ sed .
What a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous situation to be in as the day of Jehovah ne@@ ars !
O@@ u@@ t of all the pl@@ an@@ e@@ ts that he cre@@ ated , the earth seem@@ s to be uni@@ que .
You too may find that in respon@@ se to your pers@@ ist@@ ent prayers , “ the God of all comfort ” will give you the courage and the strength to cop@@ e . ​ — 2 Corinthians 1 : 3 , 4 ; Romans 12 : 12 .
They do not m@@ our@@ n in the sense of com@@ pla@@ ining about their lo@@ t in life .
That is what we should remember about Jesus , and we need to tell it to others .
The pres@@ sure ca@@ used by family difficul@@ ties should not pu@@ s@@ h the two ap@@ ar@@ t .
In the case of Solomon , however , we can get an ide@@ a of God’s judgment by com@@ par@@ ing what happened to him at death with what happened to certain faithful ones when they died .
However , the fine example of Jac@@ o@@ b off@@ ers strong inc@@ en@@ tive for us to hold on to the hope of the re@@ ward that Jehovah se@@ ts before us .
Not in the sense that she was “ beau@@ ti@@ ful , eng@@ ag@@ ing , at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive , ” su@@ gg@@ ests M@@ c@@ C@@ l@@ in@@ to@@ ck and S@@ tr@@ ong@@ ’s C@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia , “ but right relati@@ ve to an end , purpose , or ob@@ ject . ”
Let us i@@ magine that a Witness nam@@ ed An@@ th@@ on@@ y has come to the home of a man nam@@ ed Ti@@ m .
He could not have i@@ mag@@ ined the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of his dis@@ co@@ very .
S@@ how Lo@@ ve for God’s Son
We real@@ ize that we need to be determined never to take our Christian responsi@@ bil@@ ities ligh@@ tly or to allow our ze@@ al for God’s service to di@@ min@@ ish .
Yet , both Ph@@ ili@@ p and David were still loved and appreci@@ ated by Jehovah and are res@@ pe@@ cted to this day .
From then on , he n@@ ur@@ tur@@ ed ill will toward David .
It provi@@ des three s@@ crip@@ tures you can use when expla@@ ining your con@@ vi@@ ction ​ — Hebrews 3 : 4 , Romans 1 : 20 , and Psalm 1@@ 39 : 14 .
Why was she destro@@ yed ?
9 : 1 - 5 , 9 ; 10 : 1 .
What comes to your mind when you think of J@@ on@@ ah ?
Un@@ like Satan , who s@@ l@@ and@@ ers Jehovah and his way of rul@@ ing , Jehovah’s loyal ones continue to dec@@ l@@ are public@@ ly : “ Jehovah is righteous in all his ways . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 5 : 17 .
On@@ ce , he sp@@ ent an enti@@ re night in prayer to God , evid@@ ently see@@ king guid@@ ance on a most important decision . ​ — Luke 6 : 12 , 13 .
The Law comman@@ ded : “ You must not op@@ pres@@ s an ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ent , as you y@@ ourselves have known the soul of the ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ent , because you became ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ents in the land of Egy@@ pt . ”
“ I am much ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er now that I have st@@ op@@ ped ste@@ al@@ ing .
How can we say that we know God if we do not try to be like him ?
Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy as@@ sur@@ ed God’s ancient people : “ The m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s will shi@@ ft and the h@@ ill@@ s be un@@ set@@ t@@ led , but my fri@@ end@@ ship will never shi@@ ft away from you nor my covenant of peace be un@@ set@@ t@@ led , says your tend@@ er prote@@ ct@@ or Jehovah . ”
This way , the po@@ or , whether fore@@ ign@@ ers , or@@ ph@@ ans , or wi@@ do@@ ws , could g@@ le@@ an food to e@@ at
That very day , right after lun@@ ch , we vis@@ ited a Bible stud@@ ent who was soon to become our spiritual sister and part of God’s spiritual par@@ adise .
Satan ca@@ uses har@@ m pri@@ mar@@ ily by mis@@ le@@ ading people , tri@@ c@@ king or temp@@ ting them into ac@@ ting in a way that off@@ ends God .
A shi@@ eld he is to all those taking refu@@ ge in him . ”
Jesus ful@@ filled Davi@@ d’s prophe@@ tic words : “ To do your will , O my God , I have deli@@ gh@@ ted . ” ​ — Psalm 40 : 8 .
Ther@@ efore , rather than fear our op@@ pos@@ ers , we fear God and look to him to deli@@ ver us .
The sh@@ ar@@ ds of a 3@@ ,000 - year - old cer@@ am@@ ic j@@ ar un@@ earth@@ ed in 20@@ 12 rec@@ ently s@@ ti@@ r@@ red the interest of re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers .
S@@ te@@ p back from the v@@ ol@@ at@@ ile situation .
It even direc@@ ted that water be used for cer@@ em@@ on@@ i@@ al cle@@ ans@@ ing in such c@@ as@@ es .
At times , I have jo@@ ked with my good friend Jo@@ s@@ é Mar@@ í@@ a ​ — who su@@ ff@@ ers from po@@ li@@ o — ​ about r@@ un@@ ning a mar@@ a@@ th@@ on together . “ Who would w@@ in ? ” I ask him .
And when counsel is necess@@ ary , they give it in a spirit of love .
Sh@@ are in reli@@ ef work .
But the one who sear@@ ches the hearts kno@@ ws what the meaning of the spirit is , because it is ple@@ ading in har@@ mony with God for the holy ones . ”
• What are three ca@@ uses of human suffering today , and why is it good to re@@ view them from time to time ?
• What fine examples do we have of those who hon@@ ored the ones given authority ?
As the letter was being read , the la@@ dy started to c@@ ry .
So let us continue to strengthen our faith and do everything we can to serve Jehovah . We have the confidence that Jehovah will re@@ ward us ! ​ — Read C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 23 , 24 .
Just wr@@ ite to us and tell us where you are , and we@@ ’@@ l@@ l as@@ si@@ gn you . ”
It was ad@@ ded to make trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions man@@ i@@ f@@ est , until the se@@ ed should arri@@ ve to whom the promise had been made . . .
H@@ au@@ gh@@ t@@ iness along with other wicked tra@@ its can ru@@ in a good relationship with Jehovah .
Many lands during the last service year were stru@@ ck by disa@@ st@@ ers , and fre@@ qu@@ ently the first on the sc@@ ene to rend@@ er a@@ id were Jehovah’s Witnesses .
A few years later , though , it was found to be wor@@ th ne@@ arly a milli@@ on do@@ l@@ l@@ ars !
He found ways to talk to people in vari@@ ous set@@ t@@ ings . ​ — Matthew 9 : 9 ; Luke 19 : 1 - 10 ; John 4 : 6 - 15 .
As a result , we f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h and pro@@ du@@ ce godly fru@@ it@@ age .
A Re@@ pur@@ cha@@ s@@ er Re@@ tr@@ ac@@ ts
We might some@@ times find ourselves pra@@ ying in the same fa@@ shi@@ on .
When we keep bu@@ ying things that we do not need , we com@@ p@@ lic@@ ate our life .
Jehovah bless@@ es his faithful servants , a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly satis@@ f@@ ying their spiritual need .
Com@@ men@@ ting on this , the bu@@ sin@@ ess j@@ our@@ n@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining & D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ment ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ At a time when te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy will d@@ ri@@ ve every other as@@ pect of our lives , we are sear@@ ch@@ ing for deep@@ er meaning , for purpose , and for greater personal satis@@ fac@@ tion . ”
The Israelites knew that Jehovah their God is “ one Jehovah . ”
Yet , medit@@ ating on this in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent in the life of Jac@@ o@@ b may help us to gr@@ as@@ p , to some ex@@ t@@ ent , how God must have felt when his bel@@ o@@ ved Son was mis@@ tre@@ ated and c@@ ru@@ el@@ ly put to death as a man on earth .
Yet , marriage had a wonderful beg@@ in@@ ning .
Jesus offered comm@@ end@@ ation .
In order for us to understand this cor@@ rec@@ tly , it is help@@ ful to consider the con@@ text of Paul’s counsel .
The new din@@ ing ro@@ om allow@@ ed all of us to be se@@ ated together for our me@@ als .
Mo@@ st have ac@@ ted wis@@ ely and made Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice .
That is what Jo@@ shua was told to do when he became Moses ’ succ@@ ess@@ or : “ Be coura@@ ge@@ ous and very strong to take care to do according to all the law that Moses my serv@@ ant comman@@ ded you . . . .
And do not for@@ get the import@@ ance of prayer .
Wor@@ king in@@ dep@@ end@@ ently , De@@ Con@@ ic@@ k and P@@ ear@@ son both conclu@@ ded that some of the ke@@ y se@@ ctions of the f@@ ra@@ g@@ men@@ t@@ ary co@@ de@@ x had been mis@@ transl@@ ated by the pre@@ vi@@ ous scho@@ l@@ ars .
E@@ ri@@ c : W@@ ell , y@@ es , I have to ag@@ ree with you there .
F@@ ac@@ ing Mo@@ b V@@ i@@ ol@@ ence
We can only i@@ magine how moved Peter was to see his bel@@ o@@ ved Lord ali@@ ve again and to have an opportunity to expres@@ s his s@@ or@@ ro@@ w and rep@@ ent@@ ance .
Some may even reason , “ Ma@@ y@@ be one day I will do something bad and be dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed from the congregation . ”
After that , we pre@@ ached to the people ne@@ ar@@ by .
But we will foc@@ us on a very special we@@ d@@ ding ​ — a ro@@ y@@ al one at that .
It was said of He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah : “ In Jehovah the God of Israel he tru@@ sted ; and after him there proved to be no one like him among all the k@@ ings of Juda@@ h , even those who had happened to be pri@@ or to him . And he kept s@@ tic@@ king to Jehovah .
Th@@ r@@ ough the blood of Jesus , many lives could be sa@@ ved
He asked her questions that helped her to foc@@ us on her faith and on her beli@@ ef@@ s about the resurrection .
As a slave in P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s hous@@ eho@@ ld , Joseph da@@ ily found himself fac@@ ed with pres@@ sure to com@@ mit ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y .
Our personal appe@@ ar@@ ance should always refle@@ ct a re@@ ver@@ ent , hon@@ or@@ able attitude because we are Christians and min@@ isters 24 h@@ our@@ s a day .
Jo@@ shua , Moses ’ succ@@ ess@@ or , was to lead God’s people ac@@ ro@@ ss another body of water and into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
Thus , des@@ pite wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad op@@ position in the past , the Witnesses for@@ ged a@@ head , confid@@ ent that a conven@@ tion s@@ ite would be found in the cap@@ it@@ al city .
H@@ er g@@ ri@@ ef was so in@@ ten@@ se that not long after her hus@@ ban@@ d’s death , she experienced temp@@ or@@ ary bl@@ in@@ dness .
As inter@@ medi@@ ary between them and the Jews , Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has was pro@@ ba@@ bly the one who pres@@ ented the case to P@@ il@@ ate .
Does that mean that Christians could en@@ ter into God’s rest ?
There he said to them : “ If you will stri@@ c@@ tly obey my vo@@ ice and will in@@ deed keep my covenant , then you will certainly become my special pro@@ per@@ ty out of all other pe@@ op@@ les , because the whole earth bel@@ ong@@ s to me .
P@@ u@@ t yourself in A@@ sa@@ ’s situation .
On the other hand , consider@@ ing the e@@ con@@ om@@ ic and emp@@ loy@@ ment situation in the world today , they feel that it is important for young ones to get a good educ@@ ation first so that they will have the necess@@ ary qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations for a desi@@ ra@@ ble jo@@ b or at le@@ ast have something to f@@ all back on if needed .
How will prayer strengthen our faith and help us to receive justice ?
At the conclu@@ sion , many questions were ra@@ ised , but the stud@@ ents involved could not de@@ f@@ end their faith .
O@@ ther conven@@ tion ven@@ u@@ es would be ti@@ ed in through t@@ ele@@ commun@@ ic@@ ation .
But one of the brothers was off@@ ended by the way she gre@@ et@@ ed him .
What Does It Me@@ an to W@@ al@@ k With God ?
If they are to see the fulfill@@ ment of that promise and of others that Jehovah has made , they need to be ra@@ ised from the dead .
I used to car@@ ry an ex@@ tr@@ a supp@@ ly of tr@@ ac@@ ts in a ba@@ g that I h@@ un@@ g around my ne@@ ck under my co@@ at .
He did just so . ” Today , too , Jehovah fully e@@ qu@@ ip@@ s his servants to do his will .
L@@ ater , Jesus fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly den@@ oun@@ ced the religious lead@@ ers ​ — their mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous attitude showed that their real father was the Devil .
F@@ ol@@ low that up with an offer to expla@@ in more about Jehovah God .
The ability “ to live pe@@ ace@@ ab@@ ly ” is an important part of being a good mission@@ ary . ​ — 2 Corinthians 13 : 11 .
Let us have the same attitude as the apostle Paul , who said : “ We do not give up . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 1 , 16 .
H@@ el@@ p@@ ing W@@ i@@ do@@ ws Th@@ r@@ ough Their T@@ ri@@ als
Their “ prayer of faith , ” wrote James , “ will make the in@@ dis@@ posed one well , and Jehovah will ra@@ ise him up .
N@@ atur@@ ally , a res@@ pe@@ cted el@@ der also does his own share , like Ne@@ h@@ emiah , who got person@@ ally involved in re@@ building Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s w@@ alls .
P@@ re@@ ach to M@@ ake Dis@@ ci@@ ples , 11 / 15
“ All Scrip@@ ture is inspired of God and bene@@ fi@@ cial for teaching , for re@@ pro@@ ving , for set@@ ting things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght , for discipl@@ ining in righteousness , that the man of God may be fully com@@ pet@@ ent , comple@@ t@@ ely e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed for every good work . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 16 , 17 .
I showed them how even a simp@@ le no@@ te remin@@ ds us of the inter@@ ested person and where he lives ; it also ser@@ ves as an inc@@ en@@ tive for us to make the return vis@@ it .
In what way did Moses give evidence that he had spiritual go@@ als ?
The words are very similar .
S@@ ac@@ red Th@@ ings in Our Christian Li@@ ves
He certainly ful@@ filled that prophecy .
So@@ on af@@ ter@@ ward he accepted an invit@@ ation to serve at Bethel , the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k .
In his hands were the pro@@ of@@ s of a do@@ cum@@ ent of his , ready for public@@ ation .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 8@@ 0 , 7@@ 7
( b ) Why should family he@@ a@@ ds take an interest in the personal appe@@ ar@@ ance of family members ?
She was a wi@@ do@@ w who ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ab@@ ly received God’s prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah and gave him food even during a time of ex@@ tre@@ me fam@@ ine .
He ad@@ ds : “ Be@@ ing acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to tal@@ king with my parents at me@@ al@@ times also helped me to feel com@@ for@@ table tal@@ king with them when I needed help with more serious matters . ”
When you stand out@@ side on a b@@ right sum@@ m@@ er day , what do you feel on your s@@ k@@ in ?
At the age of 17 , he found himself a slave bel@@ ong@@ ing to P@@ o@@ ti@@ p@@ ha@@ r , c@@ hi@@ ef of the bo@@ d@@ y@@ gu@@ ard of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h of Egy@@ pt .
By the end of the first century C.E . , they cons@@ is@@ ted of a col@@ le@@ ction of 6@@ 6 se@@ par@@ ate boo@@ ks !
* At only 23 years of age , I felt like a na@@ i@@ ve f@@ ar@@ m bo@@ y .
O@@ u@@ t of concer@@ n for our sa@@ f@@ ety , the E@@ duc@@ ation De@@ par@@ t@@ ment moved us into the cap@@ it@@ al city , K@@ am@@ p@@ ala .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , God made arrang@@ ements to en@@ sure the accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment of his purpose .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , he is not saying that each individu@@ al jud@@ ged to be a sheep must liter@@ ally fe@@ ed , clo@@ the , n@@ ur@@ se , or vis@@ it one of his brothers in pris@@ on .
W@@ as God not with Sh@@ am@@ g@@ ar , en@@ ab@@ ling him to str@@ ike down 6@@ 00 Phil@@ ist@@ ines with a c@@ at@@ tle go@@ ad ?
If , however , his life course gives pro@@ of of disci@@ ple@@ ship and he has in@@ deed dedic@@ ated his life to God , you may feel that you can allow him to get baptized .
In 194@@ 2 when I was a pioneer
In times past , a d@@ y@@ na@@ st@@ y might rule for de@@ ca@@ des ​ — even cen@@ tu@@ ries — ​ and chang@@ es were s@@ low .
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iti@@ on of our own sin@@ ful st@@ ate is ess@@ enti@@ al if we wish to appro@@ ach God .
Th@@ ings were happ@@ ening f@@ ast .
If we are un@@ married Christians , godly devo@@ tion will help us to devel@@ op qualities that will en@@ able us to me@@ et the Scriptural requi@@ re@@ ments of marriage .
Jesus rep@@ lied : “ I say to you , not , U@@ p to se@@ ven times , but , U@@ p to se@@ v@@ ent@@ y - se@@ ven times . ”
It was during that assignment that I began to think about N@@ or@@ a , who had started pione@@ ering back in Bul@@ ac@@ an .
Since my imp@@ e@@ tu@@ ous n@@ ature often led me to speak before thinking , my wife at times would use those cal@@ m m@@ om@@ ents to men@@ tion t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful ways that I could better expres@@ s my@@ self to the brothers we vis@@ ited .
She had ag@@ re@@ ed with her husband to tell the li@@ e .
How did Jesus ’ disciples benefit from the Pa@@ x Rom@@ ana , or Rom@@ an Pe@@ ace ?
If we are to continue wal@@ king with God , we must exerc@@ ise “ the wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve ” and always act in har@@ mony with his u@@ pri@@ ght ways .
In H@@ in@@ du World , au@@ th@@ or B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in W@@ al@@ k@@ er says of yo@@ ga : “ It may have been an early system of ma@@ gi@@ cal ri@@ tu@@ al@@ ism , and yo@@ ga still re@@ tain@@ s in its meaning an over@@ to@@ ne of occ@@ ul@@ tism and s@@ or@@ cer@@ y . ”
For a de@@ ta@@ iled discus@@ sion of these illustr@@ ations , see The Watchtower , Ju@@ ly 15 , 200@@ 8 , pages 12 - 21 .
O@@ r what of the Israel@@ ite gi@@ r@@ l who , while ma@@ y@@ be not ris@@ king her life , showed kind concer@@ n for the wel@@ f@@ are of one of her S@@ y@@ ri@@ an cap@@ t@@ ors ?
What is more , a un@@ an@@ im@@ ous decision was re@@ ached .
So we see E@@ no@@ ch as a family man when he was about 6@@ 5 years old .
En@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic pione@@ ers ze@@ al@@ ously foc@@ used on the field ministry
Indeed , children who act fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ly bring g@@ ri@@ ef to their parents .
We should never take for gr@@ anted our relationship with him .
B@@ less@@ ings From a Li@@ fe of Ser@@ ving in ‘ Jehovah’s S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th ’
To per@@ form the t@@ est , we have a perfect stan@@ d@@ ard .
She could see that his kind eyes were w@@ atch@@ ing her atten@@ tiv@@ ely , and she wanted to be as gener@@ ous as she could .
Fir@@ st , you may un@@ p@@ ack only the most necess@@ ary it@@ em@@ s .
• M@@ ake boo@@ ks a@@ vail@@ able
A Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man gu@@ il@@ ty of de@@ f@@ ra@@ u@@ ding his ch@@ urch members of a large su@@ m of money said that he had now found the truth and that after serving his s@@ ent@@ ence , he would help members of his ch@@ urch to become Jehovah’s Witnesses .
They said that he never com@@ pla@@ ined and never lost his sense of hum@@ or ​ — even when he was about to die .
Th@@ r@@ ough dec@@ ep@@ tion , Satan keep@@ s people from be@@ coming “ consci@@ ous of their spiritual need . ”
I learned that Jehovah God desi@@ res married cou@@ ples to stay together , not to se@@ par@@ ate .
This en@@ ab@@ led us to per@@ su@@ a@@ de one of the comman@@ ders to allow a tru@@ ck with liter@@ ature and other supp@@ lies to be d@@ ri@@ ven to a small group of brothers cu@@ t off be@@ h@@ ind the op@@ pos@@ ing ar@@ my@@ ’s l@@ ines .
He com@@ pared the bad influ@@ ence of such ones to that of le@@ av@@ en that ca@@ uses a whole lum@@ p of d@@ ough to ris@@ e .
They recogn@@ ize and obey his vo@@ ice .
She told her friends to call her , not Na@@ om@@ i , but Mar@@ a , a name that refle@@ cted the bit@@ ter@@ ness of her experi@@ ences .
If you are among them , keep your mo@@ tive pu@@ re and your attitude positi@@ ve .
“ Why is it that you have come to me now just when you are in dist@@ ress ? ”
L@@ ei@@ da started pione@@ ering in 19@@ 50 and came to Bethel in 195@@ 3 .
By d@@ ele@@ g@@ ating some of the work assign@@ ed to him , an el@@ der can share with others the joy of teaching and shepher@@ ding .
In his first letter to the Christians there , the apostle lis@@ ted the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences if the resurrection were not a re@@ ality .
W@@ he@@ ther young or old , a person who gives evidence of true disci@@ ple@@ ship should get baptized .
All public@@ ations refer@@ red to in this article are publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
S@@ ome@@ one would ra@@ ise a question ; then the group would an@@ al@@ y@@ ze all rel@@ ated Scrip@@ ture te@@ x@@ ts .
I was sent back to sol@@ it@@ ary con@@ fin@@ ement .
Per@@ haps at one point you lost sight of your spiritual privile@@ ges to some ex@@ t@@ ent and began to foc@@ us on what you were l@@ ac@@ king in a material way .
When the Scriptures ref@@ er to w@@ ine , the un@@ fer@@ men@@ ted ju@@ ice of the gra@@ pe is not what is me@@ ant .
Now that I have served Jehovah full - time for some 25 years , I can say that day after day I have experienced the blessing of know@@ ing that I have cho@@ s@@ en the best way of life ​ — serving Jehovah full - time . ”
Jehovah’s Witnesses made up the vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers descri@@ bed in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article who helped to@@ tal str@@ ang@@ ers .
While there , they may have me@@ t Paul or heard him witness .
Why is the Bible far su@@ peri@@ or to all other writ@@ ings ?
Since a cen@@ su@@ s showed that the fir@@ st@@ born sons of Israel exc@@ e@@ e@@ ded the L@@ ev@@ ites in number , a ransom pri@@ ce was pa@@ id to make up the differ@@ ence .
A Go@@ dly V@@ i@@ e@@ w of M@@ or@@ al C@@ le@@ an@@ ness
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , my father and I began atten@@ ding Christian meetings .
However , many men hold back and fai@@ l to prog@@ ress spiritually .
So@@ on you will real@@ ize that those Bible writ@@ ers lived at different peri@@ o@@ ds of time but that each wrote something that made the prophecy cle@@ are@@ r and cle@@ are@@ r .
M@@ ore than 3@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 child sol@@ di@@ ers ​ — both bo@@ ys and gi@@ r@@ ls — ​ are still fi@@ gh@@ ting and d@@ ying in the end@@ less ci@@ vi@@ l con@@ f@@ li@@ cts that pla@@ gu@@ e our pl@@ an@@ et .
Some of them will come to be among those appointed as “ pr@@ inc@@ es in all the earth . ”
She was w@@ atch@@ ing T@@ V when she heard the news about the pl@@ ane cr@@ as@@ h .
To medit@@ ate pray@@ er@@ fully on a por@@ tion of the Bible that you have read , you could , for instance , ask yourself : ‘ Does it reve@@ al one or more of Jehovah’s qualities ?
on pages 20 - 22 .
So , too , faith by it@@ self , without works , is dead . ”
But do material things make them happy ?
Af@@ ter@@ ward he became an instru@@ ct@@ or at G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol .
If the sin@@ ner is un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant or re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous , God al@@ lo@@ ws justice to take its course without un@@ war@@ ran@@ ted mer@@ cy .
The ch@@ urch service r@@ an over@@ time , but after the ch@@ urch members fil@@ ed out , the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al went a@@ head .
And she has se@@ ated her@@ self at the en@@ tr@@ ance of her house , upon a se@@ at , in the high plac@@ es of the to@@ wn , to call out to those pas@@ sing along the way , those who are going st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght a@@ head on their pa@@ ths : ‘ W@@ ho@@ ever is in@@ experienced , let him turn asi@@ de here . ’ ” ​ — Proverbs 9 : 13 - 1@@ 6@@ a .
Pen@@ in@@ n@@ ah also public@@ ly v@@ ex@@ ed her — no doubt before relati@@ ves and friends — while the family attend@@ ed the fes@@ ti@@ val at Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h .
Mar@@ t@@ in@@ ’s mother has than@@ ked the brothers many times for all they have done to help her son .
What have ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists ’ efforts reve@@ aled ?
V@@ ir@@ tu@@ e is not a pas@@ sive avo@@ id@@ ance of what is bad .
Because of our experience with ra@@ ising a family , we were able to show par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar understanding to parents and their children .
She her@@ self , though , was from the tri@@ be of D@@ an .
A@@ mi@@ d such wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , let us ‘ bu@@ y out the time ’ for activities that can keep us spiritually a@@ wa@@ ke .
Per@@ haps he wonder@@ ed : ‘ How long will I be away ?
A me@@ ek person was needed for Moses ’ ro@@ le as lead@@ er of the nation and medi@@ at@@ or .
His purpose is for all people to be sa@@ ved .
( b ) How did Jehovah vo@@ ice con@@ temp@@ t for the pri@@ ests ?
Jesus explained : “ The help@@ er , the holy spirit , which the Father will s@@ end in my name , that one will teach you all things . ”
Our first ma@@ j@@ or chall@@ enge was that of lear@@ ning the language .
This l@@ at@@ ter expres@@ sion may have been ful@@ filled during the M@@ ac@@ ca@@ be@@ an peri@@ od when the Jews under the family of the M@@ ac@@ ca@@ be@@ es ex@@ p@@ el@@ led their enem@@ ies from the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and and re@@ dedic@@ ated the temple , which had been de@@ fil@@ ed .
Jesus ’ teachings did not come from him ; they came from the Father .
Th@@ ink of the fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps you will be able to cultiv@@ ate . Those loving relation@@ shi@@ ps will continue to gro@@ w in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely .
Who would recogn@@ ize the si@@ gn of Christ’s pres@@ ence and understand its meaning ?
How does it man@@ age when the su@@ n shi@@ f@@ ts ac@@ ro@@ ss the s@@ k@@ y ?
V@@ er@@ y often the s@@ cri@@ be ad@@ ded : “ Acc@@ ording to its origin@@ al , it was written and c@@ he@@ cked . ”
They were both very satis@@ fied with the Scriptural ans@@ wers I provided and ag@@ re@@ ed to study .
It was only a few years after World W@@ ar I@@ I , and I had never heard such things in the Chris@@ ta@@ d@@ el@@ p@@ hi@@ an religion that had been part of my family for sever@@ al gener@@ ations .
“ I will ex@@ al@@ t you , O my God the King , ” he san@@ g , “ and I will bl@@ ess your name to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , even forever .
Thus , we cannot find im@@ medi@@ ate ans@@ wers to every question that ar@@ ises .
Those en@@ tru@@ sted with the responsi@@ bility to counsel others in the Christian congregation must especially take this to heart .
In his strength , may we continue to me@@ et the challeng@@ es of the house - to - house ministry .
I just needed to know that someone car@@ ed about how I felt .
But for those of us who desi@@ red to get married one day , he su@@ gg@@ ested that we make a l@@ ist of our personal requi@@ re@@ ments for a su@@ it@@ able marriage mate .
Des@@ pite the prog@@ ress of s@@ ci@@ ence in some fi@@ el@@ ds , the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ass@@ ess@@ ment of human wisdom rema@@ ins true : “ The wisdom of this world is fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness with God . ”
Since Jehovah is hum@@ ble , it is no won@@ der that he h@@ ates the “ lo@@ f@@ ty eyes ” of pr@@ ou@@ d people .
Even so , she found it a chall@@ enge to accept Jehovah’s love for her .
When the water is high , the brother s@@ wi@@ ms ac@@ ro@@ ss first , to@@ wing a large co@@ o@@ king po@@ t con@@ tain@@ ing their ba@@ g@@ s , boo@@ ks , and meeting clo@@ th@@ es .
Indeed , keep@@ ing ti@@ ght control over our m@@ ou@@ th will sa@@ ve us from ru@@ in .
By means of his holy spirit , Jehovah a@@ do@@ p@@ ts them as sons , c@@ all@@ ing them to be “ jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s with Christ . ”
For example , Jac@@ o@@ b had a beau@@ ti@@ ful stri@@ ped co@@ at made for Joseph .
The account tel@@ ls us that once Noah brought his family and the ani@@ mal@@ s in@@ side the ar@@ k , “ Jehovah shu@@ t the do@@ or be@@ h@@ ind him . ”
O@@ r it may be that because of our ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , we have an in@@ or@@ din@@ ate tend@@ enc@@ y to think ne@@ g@@ ati@@ vely of ourselves , as if nothing we do could be accep@@ table to Jehovah .
( b ) What will “ the si@@ gn of the Son of man ” mean for Jehovah’s people ?
What a str@@ ange name for a religion ! ’ ” ​ — Z@@ en@@ on , O@@ nt@@ ari@@ o , Cana@@ da .
Ex@@ pla@@ in how love mo@@ tiv@@ ated Jeremiah to preach des@@ pite difficult circumstances .
Many of our neigh@@ b@@ ors and friends here in G@@ oma lost everything .
I felt that I had made a v@@ al@@ id dedic@@ ation to God to do his will , so I was per@@ mit@@ ted to be baptized that day in a cre@@ ek near a large ap@@ ple or@@ ch@@ ard .
Be@@ ing pe@@ ace@@ able can be a chall@@ enge when we feel that we have been un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly tre@@ ated by a fellow beli@@ ever .
That act of dis@@ obedi@@ ence was not to be taken ligh@@ tly .
As its name su@@ gg@@ ests , this pi@@ c@@ tu@@ res@@ que v@@ il@@ la@@ ge is lo@@ c@@ ated on the w@@ in@@ d@@ ward side of the is@@ land , situ@@ ated some 1@@ ,@@ 3@@ 00 fe@@ et [ 4@@ 00 m ] a@@ bo@@ ve se@@ a le@@ v@@ el .
Jesus pa@@ id his life as the ransom pri@@ ce for mankind .
This su@@ gg@@ ests that he vie@@ wed Solomon as a ri@@ val .
That was the way of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es .
And cl@@ er@@ ic@@ s f@@ an@@ ned rather than qu@@ en@@ ched the f@@ lam@@ es of h@@ at@@ red .
And you will thro@@ w into the dep@@ ths of the se@@ a all their sin@@ s . ”
Di@@ d persecu@@ tion put a sto@@ p to Christian wit@@ ness@@ ing ?
O@@ N A very pleas@@ ant ev@@ ening in Mar@@ ch 198@@ 5 , men and women in the W@@ rit@@ ing De@@ par@@ t@@ ment at the he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses in New Yor@@ k , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , took no@@ te of a mil@@ es@@ to@@ ne .
He rel@@ ates : “ I st@@ ro@@ ve to fin@@ ish my se@@ con@@ d@@ ary scho@@ ol@@ ing ear@@ li@@ er and promised Jehovah , ‘ If I pas@@ s my fin@@ al ex@@ am , I will star@@ t pione@@ ering . ’ ”
With reg@@ ard to these matters , David said of a gu@@ est in Jehovah’s t@@ ent : “ He does not s@@ l@@ an@@ der with his t@@ ong@@ ue . . .
In her day ​ — before an@@ t@@ is@@ ep@@ tic@@ s and an@@ ti@@ bi@@ o@@ tic@@ s — ​ ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al care was not what we have come to ex@@ pect today .
They are tr@@ ying to be good neigh@@ b@@ ors .
In the beg@@ in@@ ning I found it eas@@ y , but then I got to par@@ ts that I found difficult , and I st@@ op@@ ped reading it . ”
“ Jehovah himself exam@@ ines the righteous one as well as the wicked one , ” said the psalmist , “ and anyone loving viol@@ ence His soul certainly h@@ ates . ” ​ — Psalm 11 : 5 .
Although the sla@@ ves did not know the h@@ our when their ma@@ ster would arri@@ ve , ap@@ par@@ ently they knew the night .
Mi@@ x@@ ing el@@ ements of my@@ s@@ tic@@ ism , pa@@ gan@@ ism , Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y , Juda@@ ism , and Christi@@ an@@ ity , the mo@@ v@@ ement was a con@@ tam@@ in@@ ating influ@@ ence on some prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians . ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 20 , 21 .
They started to no@@ tice that their son , who was 17 years old , did not enjoy the ministry or the meetings .
But now I am determined not to allow anything to de@@ pri@@ ve me of the blessings that I enjoy among fellow believers .
* Our loved ones may have strong op@@ in@@ i@@ ons on these is@@ su@@ es .
Thus , those in the new covenant with Jehovah God are also in the Kingdom covenant with Jesus Christ .
Their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing would also be perfect , so that in time , this earth would be a gl@@ ori@@ ous par@@ adise in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted by perfect , happy people . ​ — Genesis 1 : 28 .
When we found someone with a c@@ ow to sel@@ l , we would men@@ tion to that person how am@@ a@@ z@@ ingly desi@@ gn@@ ed c@@ ow@@ s are .
A Kingdom H@@ all is a building dedic@@ ated to Jehovah .
When I pers@@ is@@ ten@@ tly tri@@ ed to get him to s@@ low down , he te@@ as@@ ingly called me his bal@@ l and cha@@ in ​ — u@@ su@@ ally accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by an appreci@@ ative hu@@ g .
My hand I have put over my m@@ ou@@ th . ”
How can the new person@@ ality strengthen a marriage ?
For much of his life , Eli@@ j@@ ah had hel@@ pl@@ ess@@ ly w@@ atch@@ ed as the best thing about his ho@@ m@@ el@@ and and his people was pu@@ shed asi@@ de and tr@@ am@@ pl@@ ed under@@ fo@@ o@@ t .
“ In the city where I live , there are th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of fore@@ ign@@ ers , ” no@@ tes An@@ a , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons have found this knowledge in God’s Word , the Bible .
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 16 - 18 )
As we respect and show honor to those who are in positi@@ ons of se@@ cul@@ ar authority , it is more likely that they will de@@ f@@ end our right to preach without inter@@ fer@@ ence .
• Con@@ cer@@ ning p@@ re - Christian wit@@ nesses , Paul said that they would “ not be made perfect ap@@ ar@@ t from us . ”
Au@@ gu@@ st@@ ine
For a wrong purpose , “ the [ heavenly ] sons of the true God began to no@@ tice the daugh@@ ters of men , that they were good - loo@@ king , ” states the Bible , “ and they went taking wi@@ ves for themselves , nam@@ ely , all whom they cho@@ se . ”
They cla@@ im that there is no Creator .
M@@ other cro@@ c@@ he@@ ted a pur@@ se about the si@@ ze of a Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
The spirit of self - sacrifice they displa@@ y is truly comm@@ end@@ able .
Who was “ this man ” ?
In time , John re@@ ti@@ red and took on some gar@@ d@@ ening work .
It was not seen as a no@@ ble mar@@ ty@@ r@@ dom of any s@@ ort . ”
It would also be help@@ ful to medit@@ ate on and com@@ mit to mem@@ ory such s@@ crip@@ tures as Psalm 9@@ 7 : 10 ; Matthew 5 : 28 ; 1 Corinthians 9 : 27 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 3 , 12 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 5 ; and 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 4 : 4 , 5 .
The king of Israel says : “ By me your days will become many , and to you years of life will be ad@@ ded . ”
O@@ r he may feel that he l@@ ac@@ ks su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient wisdom to h@@ and@@ le responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
B@@ ap@@ tism sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ es dedic@@ ation to God and mar@@ ks one@@ ’s or@@ din@@ ation as a minis@@ ter
No teach@@ er on earth has ever been more s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful at using illustr@@ ations than was Jesus Christ .
When we took the children to Gre@@ e@@ ce to see their relati@@ ves , they were also able to me@@ et many faithful Witnesses who had been in pris@@ on for their faith .
The second reason concer@@ ns the so@@ il it@@ self .
Is it not com@@ for@@ ting to know that Jehovah is ever ready to help us ?
“ A great crow@@ d ” who come out of “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” will also have new and personal reas@@ ons to gl@@ ori@@ fy Jehovah . ​ — Revelation 7 : 9 , 14 .
During the fi@@ ve - mon@@ th course , one stud@@ ent was able to share with his own fle@@ sh@@ ly brother what he had been lear@@ ning .
Why is it so ess@@ enti@@ al that Jesus said that it , a@@ bo@@ ve all el@@ se , char@@ ac@@ ter@@ iz@@ es his disciples ?
In the case of other nations , the only likely ad@@ ul@@ t sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors were cap@@ tur@@ ed vi@@ r@@ g@@ in women .
Satan , or Go@@ g , will turn his for@@ ces against God’s people .
This har@@ lo@@ t f@@ it@@ t@@ ingly stan@@ ds for all false religion , fore@@ most of which are the ch@@ ur@@ ches of Chris@@ tend@@ om .
Jehovah’s spirit can help us to com@@ pre@@ h@@ end even difficult sub@@ je@@ cts .
S@@ tri@@ ve to stay out of de@@ b@@ t .
He wal@@ ked up to me , took me by the hand , led me to the mi@@ dd@@ le of the Kingdom H@@ all , and called out at the to@@ p of his vo@@ ice , “ May I in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce I@@ r@@ ene to you ​ — she is de@@ a@@ f ! ”
I asked her to tell my family what had happened if she sur@@ vi@@ ved .
Jehovah deli@@ vered , prote@@ cted , and su@@ sta@@ ined his people , just as he had promised them .
Solom@@ on@@ ’s st@@ at@@ ement resul@@ ted from divine wisdom and inspi@@ r@@ ation .
On a da@@ ily bas@@ is , we should ent@@ re@@ at Jehovah to gu@@ i@@ de our thinking , spe@@ e@@ ch , and actions by means of his spirit .
What a joy when in 200@@ 4 , the three of us attend@@ ed the P@@ i@@ one@@ er Ser@@ vice S@@ cho@@ ol together !
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 20
We have seen that ac@@ tu@@ al events in the past prove that a resurrection is possible ​ — the dead can be brought back to life .
Paul lis@@ ts the “ prac@@ tice of spi@@ rit@@ ism ” among “ the works of the flesh . ”
F@@ ine conduct is also requi@@ red of us .
I was told to repor@@ t to F@@ ort Ha@@ y@@ es again .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing their sub@@ ju@@ g@@ ation by the Romans in 3@@ 5@@ 8 C.E . , this Ger@@ man@@ ic tri@@ be was allow@@ ed to set@@ tle in what is now B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m on the con@@ dition that they de@@ f@@ end the bor@@ der and supp@@ ly sol@@ di@@ ers for the Rom@@ an ar@@ my .
God deser@@ ves our exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion ; we should be faithful to our mate ; and Jehovah is the Li@@ fe - Gi@@ ver .
Still another claim@@ s , “ They really ar@@ en@@ ’t Christians , because they don@@ ’t c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s . ”
We have acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of his Word and a clear understanding of the truth about him and his pur@@ pos@@ es .
M@@ en and women sh@@ aring in il@@ leg@@ al i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry were not ob@@ serving the leg@@ al rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t of human n@@ ature .
And how can we stand fir@@ m against them ?
Samuel had told Saul to me@@ et him at G@@ il@@ g@@ al , where the prophet would offer sacrific@@ es .
They end@@ e@@ av@@ or to be good c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens .
He also tri@@ ed to expla@@ in to his emp@@ loy@@ er why he could not follow his instru@@ ctions ​ — but to no a@@ va@@ il .
The Rom@@ an See inter@@ ven@@ ed in the matter for the first time in 1@@ 5@@ 5@@ 9 , when Paul I@@ V@@ ’s In@@ de@@ x for@@ ba@@ de the prin@@ ting and pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of ver@@ n@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar B [ i@@ bl@@ es ] without the per@@ mis@@ sion of the Ho@@ ly O@@ f@@ fice . ”
A ma@@ j@@ or part of succ@@ ess@@ ful commun@@ ic@@ ation , as the a@@ bo@@ ve s@@ crip@@ ture shows , is the ar@@ t of listen@@ ing .
When the local pri@@ est in@@ sis@@ ted that the contr@@ act be can@@ c@@ el@@ ed , the pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent me@@ t with c@@ lu@@ b members and told them : “ If you can@@ c@@ el , I re@@ si@@ gn ! ”
M@@ ou@@ l@@ t@@ on ) ; “ dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish@@ ing between what is mor@@ ally good and bad . ” ​ — Greek - Eng@@ l@@ ish L@@ ex@@ ic@@ on , by J .
This qu@@ an@@ t@@ ity of information has some@@ times been lik@@ ened to a se@@ a , being of such prop@@ or@@ tions that we must learn to s@@ wi@@ m in it , as it were , but try not to dr@@ ink it all in .
How will you respon@@ d ?
makes us God’s fellow work@@ ers .
Let us not mis@@ s the point .
Ne@@ h@@ emiah C@@ op@@ ed With His T@@ ri@@ als
I might come down with a serious ill@@ ness and mis@@ s my ch@@ ance to pioneer overse@@ as .
S@@ is@@ er@@ a , the great op@@ pres@@ s@@ or of God’s people , f@@ led the bat@@ t@@ le@@ field on fo@@ o@@ t .
One such example involved Lo@@ t .
To him , religion was the ul@@ tim@@ ate form of h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y .
Un@@ like the fine so@@ il , this so@@ il be@@ comes over@@ gro@@ wn with thor@@ ns .
In time , all in that family dedic@@ ated themselves to Jehovah God and were baptized .
“ To@@ m and I wor@@ ked in the same compan@@ y .
We were con@@ duc@@ ting a number of Bible stu@@ dies when the So@@ ci@@ ety reas@@ sign@@ ed us to the city of H@@ am@@ il@@ t@@ on .
Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the neigh@@ bor@@ ly Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an provi@@ des a fine example of an individu@@ al who “ ac@@ ted mer@@ ci@@ fully ” toward a person in need . ​ — Luke 10 : 29 - 37 .
A H@@ ar@@ d@@ working Com@@ pan@@ ion
Ke@@ ep On Dis@@ pla@@ ying Go@@ dly Di@@ gn@@ ity
However , King Saul was dis@@ obedi@@ ent when he showed what he may have felt was com@@ pas@@ sion .
I wor@@ ked with him for se@@ ven years in the 19@@ 60 ’ s and 19@@ 70 ’ s .
6 , 7 . ( a ) In what other ter@@ ms did Jesus speak of his faithful “ slave ” ?
“ As for that on the fine so@@ il , these are the ones that , after hear@@ ing the word with a fine and good heart , re@@ tain it and be@@ ar fru@@ it with end@@ ur@@ ance . ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 8 : 15 .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jesus ’ disciples ze@@ al@@ ously pre@@ ached the good news wh@@ er@@ ever people happened to be .
In ad@@ dition to S@@ pan@@ ish , Jehovah’s Witnesses in G@@ u@@ at@@ em@@ ala preach the good news in 11 indi@@ gen@@ ous langu@@ ages
Mo@@ re@@ over , we can look for@@ ward to the day when all mankind will displa@@ y ze@@ al for true worship in honor of our Creator , Jehovah .
Isa@@ a@@ c and Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h were ob@@ served “ having a good time ” together , and it was evid@@ ent to on@@ loo@@ k@@ ers that they were not mer@@ ely brother and sister .
It S@@ oun@@ ded Like Be@@ au@@ ti@@ ful Mu@@ si@@ c
Indeed , he invit@@ es us to ‘ thro@@ w our bur@@ den@@ s upon him , ’ and many can t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to the wonderful way he has supp@@ or@@ ted them in the most difficult situ@@ ations .
The dead have no a@@ war@@ en@@ ess , no feelings , no thoughts .
Wh@@ ich p@@ ath will you cho@@ ose ?
However , there is more to Jesus ’ st@@ at@@ ement .
Th@@ ough they are not author@@ ized to ju@@ dge humans , angels are not m@@ ere b@@ y@@ stan@@ ders .
However , her tr@@ ack sh@@ o@@ es never cro@@ s@@ sed the fin@@ ish l@@ ine .
The King was rul@@ ing in heaven , and he had ga@@ ther@@ ed a small group of cle@@ ans@@ ed earthly sub@@ je@@ cts .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , the st@@ ill@@ ness is bro@@ ken by the sh@@ at@@ ter@@ ing of 3@@ 00 j@@ ars , the bl@@ are of 3@@ 00 hor@@ ns , and the sh@@ ou@@ ts of 3@@ 00 men .
Will you say , “ If I were you , I would . . . ” ?
▪ An@@ s@@ wer : P@@ ho@@ ne se@@ x invol@@ ves tal@@ king in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ately about se@@ x or listen@@ ing to ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it er@@ o@@ tic mes@@ sa@@ ges on the p@@ ho@@ ne . “ S@@ ex@@ ting ” is a ter@@ m that ref@@ ers to using c@@ ell ph@@ ones to s@@ end er@@ o@@ tic i@@ ma@@ ges and se@@ x@@ u@@ ally ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it text mes@@ sa@@ ges to others .
Let us not become si@@ de@@ tr@@ ac@@ ked as the four le@@ p@@ ers were at first .
He stated : “ All things , therefore , that you want men to do to you , you also must do to them . ”
Indeed , the Israelites ’ faith in Jehovah was streng@@ th@@ ened because they tru@@ sted in his direc@@ tions .
At one house a man offered us accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations in a small two - ro@@ om house at the back of his pro@@ per@@ ty !
So@@ on ther@@ e@@ after , she received a jo@@ b offer that would pa@@ y her 3@@ ,000 e@@ u@@ ro@@ s a mon@@ th ​ — a high am@@ ount in com@@ par@@ is@@ on with the a@@ ver@@ age wa@@ ges in her country .
Mo@@ ving A@@ head With O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ational Re@@ fin@@ ements
Y@@ oung brothers and sisters , why not see whether you can use what you learned in school to ex@@ p@@ and your ministry as H@@ ann@@ ah did ?
M@@ other no@@ tic@@ ed that I did not even f@@ l@@ in@@ ch .
W@@ ine is descri@@ bed as making “ the heart of mor@@ tal man rejo@@ ice . ”
Not only does the Bible give reas@@ ons to look for@@ ward to the end but it also ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges the fru@@ str@@ ation that can set in if the end seem@@ s to be over@@ du@@ e .
The mission@@ aries continued to make the long we@@ ek@@ ly d@@ ri@@ ve to conduct the Bible study .
Noah was my cho@@ ice because his life was so exc@@ iting and different from mine . ”
O@@ ther@@ wise , he may be per@@ mit@@ ted to give an af@@ fir@@ m@@ ation that he is not l@@ ying . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 1 : 20 .
Yes , at times we might c@@ ry out : “ How long , O Jehovah ? ”
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , they should take such a st@@ ep when they are matu@@ re en@@ ough to make that decision and have a gen@@ u@@ ine desire to serve Jehovah .
And what less@@ ons can Jehovah’s people today der@@ i@@ ve from Paul’s inspired counsel ?
Let us see what the resul@@ ts were in the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines .
It u@@ su@@ ally as@@ ks that the nation experience material pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity and long du@@ r@@ ation .
E@@ v@@ ans@@ v@@ il@@ le , I@@ N
In all three in@@ stances , Jehovah’s Witnesses quic@@ k@@ ly arri@@ ved on the sc@@ ene with supp@@ lies of food , water , me@@ dic@@ ine , clo@@ thing , ten@@ ts , and co@@ o@@ king e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment for vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s .
* E@@ la@@ ine says : “ I real@@ ized that I had not believ@@ ed that Jehovah could fully for@@ give me , and I thought that I would car@@ ry this bur@@ den for the rest of my life .
What a privilege it is to be taught by God !
If a person was in an un@@ clean st@@ ate , he would have to make a sin o@@ ffering or a gu@@ il@@ t o@@ ffering to rest@@ ore his standing with Jehovah before making a vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary o@@ ffering .
“ S@@ har@@ ing in reli@@ ef work dre@@ w me clo@@ s@@ er to God , ” says R@@ y@@ an , age 29 .
Ad@@ ul@@ ts may have to deci@@ de whether to move to another lo@@ c@@ ation or to take an ad@@ di@@ tional jo@@ b .
In 20@@ 11 , for instance , Israel@@ i scho@@ l@@ ars publi@@ shed information regarding a find that does so .
When a dem@@ on prin@@ ce tri@@ ed to pre@@ v@@ ent an ang@@ el from deli@@ ver@@ ing an important message to the prophet Daniel , the ar@@ chang@@ el M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el came to that ang@@ el@@ ’s ass@@ ist@@ ance . ​ — D@@ an .
How can in@@ sight help a married cou@@ ple to understand each other more fully ?
What would you like to do for Jehovah during your you@@ th ?
( b ) Why do many Christian parents deser@@ ve comm@@ end@@ ation ?
God’s Law to the Israelites direc@@ ted that emp@@ loy@@ ers provide prom@@ pt and fa@@ ir pa@@ y@@ ment to their work@@ ers .
Con@@ cer@@ ning our past mis@@ takes , what would the Devil like us to conclu@@ de ?
But the Hebrews knew that this would be against God’s law .
( See char@@ t . )
I was appointed as the leg@@ al re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative of Jehovah’s Witnesses , since we had to go to cour@@ t three times to esta@@ bl@@ ish our leg@@ al righ@@ ts to the land we had pur@@ cha@@ sed .
He was no longer dead , as his enem@@ ies believ@@ ed .
Now they can look at the pi@@ c@@ tures as remin@@ ders of the chang@@ es some have made . ” ​ — S@@ te@@ ven , Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
Ke@@ ep stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing .
Th@@ ree of us from F@@ in@@ land were to atten@@ d a special ten - mon@@ th course for tra@@ ining in branch op@@ er@@ ation .
G@@ u@@ id@@ ance From Our Con@@ s@@ ci@@ ence
But by being hon@@ est , I have peace of mind .
Since they do not want the Bible to lo@@ se its rel@@ ev@@ ance , they put the Word of God into prac@@ tice . ”
In the end , the book was full , and this en@@ ab@@ led me to stay foc@@ used on the truth and remain spiritually strong .
Even when people pur@@ po@@ sel@@ y be@@ have in dis@@ ru@@ p@@ tive ways , as@@ sure your child that a pe@@ ace@@ ful respon@@ se can be powerful , for “ when Jehovah takes ple@@ asure in the ways of a man he ca@@ uses even his enem@@ ies themselves to be at peace with him . ” ​ — Proverbs 16 : 7 .
My te@@ ars are prom@@ p@@ ted not only by the s@@ or@@ ro@@ w I feel at the lo@@ ss of their compan@@ y but also by the joy I@@ ’@@ ve experienced while teaching them about Jehovah . ”
Z@@ ano@@ ah s@@ at on the bed , took my hand in his , and read Psalm 37 : 25 to me : “ A young man I used to be , I have also gro@@ wn old , and yet I have not seen anyone righteous left enti@@ r@@ ely , nor his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing loo@@ king for bre@@ ad . ”
We@@ al@@ th and pres@@ ti@@ ge be@@ c@@ kon@@ ed .
A@@ m@@ ong these , 2@@ 8@@ 8 were “ tra@@ ined in s@@ ong to Jehovah , all ex@@ per@@ ts . ” ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on .
One day , a neigh@@ b@@ or who often spoke kin@@ dly to me asked me to accom@@ pan@@ y her sons to their ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ ’s S@@ un@@ day school .
This inclu@@ des br@@ ing@@ ing children up “ in the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah . ”
Jesus also spoke of a man who was working in a field and found “ hi@@ d@@ den ” tre@@ asure .
We can learn much about God by listen@@ ing to what this Son had to say .
He rec@@ al@@ led that during World W@@ ar I , “ Christian ” sol@@ di@@ ers on each side wi@@ shed those on the other side “ M@@ er@@ ry Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s ” on De@@ c@@ ember 25 , only to re@@ su@@ me k@@ ill@@ ing one another the next day .
Some Christians have cho@@ s@@ en to leave the full - time ministry and get se@@ cul@@ ar jo@@ bs in order to co@@ ver the ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses of an el@@ ab@@ or@@ ate we@@ d@@ ding .
W@@ ear@@ m@@ ou@@ th
With my bri@@ de , E@@ vel@@ y@@ n , I st@@ ep@@ ped off the tra@@ in at H@@ or@@ ne@@ pa@@ y@@ ne in the bus@@ h country of nor@@ ther@@ n O@@ nt@@ ari@@ o , Cana@@ da .
The de@@ f@@ en@@ se that Jesus gives in his own be@@ half pres@@ ents three powerful l@@ ines of reason@@ ing that would con@@ v@@ in@@ ce any hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted Je@@ w of Jesus ’ true id@@ ent@@ ity .
Li@@ ves were at st@@ ake .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : On the ver@@ anda of a home in C@@ am@@ p Per@@ r@@ in , a re@@ ti@@ red cou@@ ple conduct a Bible study .
The apostle John wrote : “ The whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one . ” ​ — 1 John 5 : 19 .
However , Christians who have truly received this ano@@ in@@ ting do not dem@@ and special attention .
For example , persecu@@ t@@ ors may sub@@ ject us to physical a@@ bu@@ se in an effort to make us r@@ en@@ oun@@ ce our faith .
18 , 19 . ( a ) What public st@@ at@@ ement do we make by means of our baptism ?
Some g@@ al@@ a@@ xi@@ es con@@ tain a bil@@ li@@ on st@@ ars .
9@@ 37 ․ ․ ․ ․ ․ ․
( b ) What will help us to be kind ?
* Ex@@ ac@@ tly on time , in the f@@ all of 29 C.E . , Jesus was baptized by John .
How do those lea@@ ving the ro@@ ad to life view re@@ pro@@ of , and what a@@ wa@@ its them ?
Na@@ om@@ i could not promise Ru@@ th any of those things in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m .
The Christian congregation must be se@@ par@@ ate from the world .
The Re@@ fu@@ ge@@ e Com@@ mun@@ ity Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e in one of the cam@@ ps expres@@ sed appreciation in these words : “ In be@@ half of our whole commun@@ ity , we have the honor to ad@@ d@@ ress you to than@@ k you for your human@@ it@@ ari@@ an g@@ es@@ ture that your organization has rend@@ ered three times . . .
One of her great@@ est concer@@ ns was that she was some@@ times un@@ able to foc@@ us her mind on her study of the Bible and spiritual matters .
Some people have made g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous mis@@ takes in their lives , even com@@ mit@@ ting serious sin@@ s .
The Scriptures pla@@ in@@ ly st@@ ate that we need prote@@ ction from wicked spi@@ r@@ its .
One way that we can he@@ ed Paul’s inspired ad@@ vice is by making a serious self - exam@@ in@@ ation .
Yet , like Paul , they sto@@ od fir@@ m and continued preaching .
“ Be trans@@ form@@ ed by making your mind over , that you may prove to y@@ ourselves the good and accep@@ table and perfect will of God . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M@@ AN@@ S 12 : 2 .
God gives the famili@@ es of older ones the pri@@ m@@ ary responsi@@ bility to provide for them .
That prophecy helped me to see what la@@ y a@@ head .
TH@@ E P@@ R@@ O@@ B@@ L@@ E@@ M : H@@ u@@ man govern@@ ments are fun@@ ded by their c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens , most often through ta@@ x@@ es and du@@ ties .
S@@ inc@@ ere people who are sear@@ ch@@ ing for the truth do well to consider care@@ fully what they hear from different religi@@ ons .
Even when prin@@ ting consider@@ ab@@ ly re@@ duc@@ ed the co@@ st of boo@@ ks , Bi@@ bl@@ es , according to hist@@ ori@@ an Gi@@ g@@ li@@ o@@ la F@@ ra@@ gn@@ i@@ to , were “ acc@@ es@@ sible to few . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , they would in time face the “ great anger ” of Satan the Devil .
They also needed to avoid pur@@ su@@ ing their own works of self - jus@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation .
By so doing , they beg@@ in to “ walk in [ God’s ] pa@@ ths ” and enjoy his fav@@ or and prote@@ ctive care .
We know that he was not over@@ ly serious or st@@ er@@ n .
“ And it up@@ li@@ f@@ ts me to know that all over the world , I have fellow work@@ ers . ”
One Bible scho@@ la@@ r states : “ S@@ alu@@ t@@ ations among the O@@ ri@@ ent@@ als did not cons@@ ist , as among us , of a s@@ light bo@@ w , or ex@@ ten@@ sion of the hand , but [ were ] per@@ form@@ ed by many em@@ br@@ ac@@ es , and inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations , and even pro@@ str@@ ations of the body on the gr@@ ound .
The wicked are like a man who stu@@ m@@ bl@@ es in the dar@@ k without know@@ ing what stu@@ mb@@ led him . Even when the ung@@ o@@ dly se@@ em to pro@@ sp@@ er because of their un@@ righteousness , their ap@@ par@@ ent succ@@ ess is only temp@@ or@@ ary .
To illustr@@ ate : A te@@ am of ar@@ t rest@@ or@@ ers may work to re@@ pa@@ ir a pri@@ c@@ eless ma@@ st@@ er@@ pi@@ e@@ ce .
M@@ em@@ bers of the other sheep support the faithful slave class by their ze@@ al@@ ous preaching
The Witnesses offered to let the ch@@ urch hold a half - h@@ our service , after which the brothers would pro@@ ce@@ ed with the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al .
Some have fal@@ le@@ n so hard that they had to be helped to get up and re@@ su@@ me the r@@ ace toward the fin@@ ish l@@ ine .
One of the writ@@ ers of the book of Psal@@ ms no@@ ted about Jehovah : “ You al@@ one are the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh over all the earth . ”
David well knew that Jehovah is more mer@@ ci@@ ful than humans are .
In 19@@ 18 , Jehovah’s people fac@@ ed a wa@@ ve of cl@@ er@@ gy - inspired persecu@@ tion a@@ im@@ ed at s@@ il@@ enc@@ ing their preaching work .
Like a str@@ ate@@ g@@ ist organiz@@ ing a bat@@ tle , we do well to an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al d@@ ang@@ ers to our spiritu@@ ality .
The whole family was very happy to see him and the local brothers .
They foc@@ us attention on the reason why they came .
[ Bo@@ x / ​ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 26 ]
On the other hand , if you have been in the truth for some time , will you accept the chall@@ enge to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der the responsi@@ bility of car@@ ing for the spiritual wel@@ f@@ are of new ones ?
Your giving a listen@@ ing e@@ ar under prop@@ er circumstances can do much to help that one cop@@ e with the challeng@@ es of sing@@ le par@@ en@@ tho@@ od .
Matthew pointed out that after c@@ uring Pet@@ er@@ ’s mother - in - law , Jesus heal@@ ed others so that “ there might be ful@@ filled what was spo@@ ken through Isaiah the prophet , saying : ‘ He himself took our si@@ ck@@ nesses and car@@ ri@@ ed our di@@ se@@ as@@ es . ’ ”
We found ways to get pa@@ per , ink , fil@@ m , prin@@ ting pl@@ ates , and ch@@ em@@ ic@@ als from out@@ side the country to prin@@ t our public@@ ations in K@@ in@@ sh@@ asa .
( Read Isaiah 5@@ 4 : 14 , 17 . )
She later ad@@ mit@@ ted : “ I inc@@ reas@@ ed my field ministry , thinking that this would som@@ eho@@ w co@@ ver up the wrong . ”
Jesus explained : “ T@@ w@@ o men will be in the field : one will be taken along and the other be a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned ; two women will be gr@@ in@@ ding at the hand m@@ ill : one will be taken along and the other be a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned . ”
However , it later became evid@@ ent that Jehovah desi@@ res his people to get bus@@ y in a vari@@ ety of form@@ s of preaching , including the house - to - house work .
The only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son has known the Father longer than anyone el@@ se , likely for many bil@@ li@@ ons of years .
W@@ ould he ever wel@@ come them back home ?
Christian meetings and the preaching work rema@@ ined an important part of our we@@ ek@@ ly r@@ out@@ ine , al@@ though it was a stru@@ gg@@ le to man@@ age with four ba@@ bi@@ es .
Per@@ haps you were a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant or an el@@ der .
L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing to the slave class means giving our full co@@ op@@ er@@ ation to its Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
Jehovah’s Witnesses di@@ gn@@ i@@ fy others by sh@@ aring with them “ good news of something better ”
What are some of the direc@@ tions we find in the Bible ?
How Israel@@ ’s spirit had chang@@ ed !
( 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 10 : 1 – 29 : 30 )
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 3 , 4 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 20 - 28
Fir@@ st rel@@ eas@@ ed in Eng@@ l@@ ish , the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation is now a@@ vail@@ able in whole or in part in 4@@ 1 ad@@ di@@ tional langu@@ ages
To learn about the time when true justice will f@@ ill the earth , see chap@@ ter 3 of this book , What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ? , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses
God’s mo@@ der@@ n - day servants also live up to their dedic@@ ation to him .
Jerusalem destro@@ yed ․ ․ ․ ․ ․ ․
What ref@@ in@@ ements in understanding made a re@@ vision of the song@@ book ad@@ vis@@ able ?
Ex@@ am@@ ining Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es teach@@ es us something inter@@ es@@ ting about God’s person@@ ality .
And then in comm@@ end@@ ation , he said : “ If there are any words to say , make rep@@ ly to me ; speak , for I have taken deli@@ ght in your righteousness . ” ​ — Job 33 : 1 , 6 , 32 .
The peace of God “ exc@@ els all thought . ”
Abraham made sure that his son Isa@@ a@@ c married a woman who worshipp@@ ed Jehovah .
“ The pl@@ ans of the di@@ lig@@ ent one sur@@ ely make for advan@@ ta@@ ge , ” states Proverbs 21 : 5 .
As a result , three of my form@@ er col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es now serve Jehovah along with my husband and me .
Then star@@ t making the necess@@ ary chang@@ es .
Yet , that contribu@@ tion , given with hear@@ t@@ felt love for Jehovah , me@@ ant more to him than the large don@@ ations given by the we@@ al@@ thy out of their sur@@ p@@ lu@@ s .
El@@ ders who take a long - r@@ ange view and inv@@ est their time in tra@@ ining less experienced brothers are wise ste@@ war@@ ds and a true blessing to the enti@@ re congregation .
My husband wor@@ ked in the Ser@@ vice and Su@@ b@@ s@@ crip@@ tion de@@ par@@ t@@ ments , and later he served for a time on the B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e .
He is the God of the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c organization .
A str@@ anger appro@@ ach@@ es him and as@@ ks : “ Do you ac@@ tually know what you are reading ? ”
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently let him that thin@@ ks he is standing be@@ ware that he does not f@@ all . ”
Thus , all men are , in effect , brothers .
My de@@ ar wife died on Ju@@ ne 17 , 199@@ 4 , just se@@ ven days after our 5@@ 9@@ th we@@ d@@ ding an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary .
How does Jehovah show his love for us in the way he ca@@ res for our needs and teach@@ es us the truth ?
However , when I arri@@ ved , what a sur@@ pris@@ e !
To Be R@@ ich T@@ ow@@ ard God
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful ad@@ her@@ ence to God’s la@@ ws would demonstr@@ ate bey@@ ond doubt that Adam could have made the same cho@@ ice .
L@@ ear@@ n Watch@@ ful@@ ness From Jesus ’ A@@ post@@ les , 1 / 15
Thus , mirac@@ les are no longer necess@@ ary to att@@ est to Jesus Christ as God’s appointed D@@ eli@@ ver@@ er or to provide pro@@ of that Jehovah is ba@@ c@@ king his servants .
M@@ an@@ kind is gro@@ an@@ ing , full of pain , and d@@ ying .
T@@ ow@@ ard the end of his life , Moses rec@@ al@@ led the in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent of the g@@ ol@@ den cal@@ f along with other in@@ stances of Israel@@ ite dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
( Read Matthew 6 : 19 - 21 , 24 - 26 , 31 - 34 . )
The local congregation contribu@@ ted fun@@ ds and fur@@ ni@@ ture .
While eng@@ ag@@ ing in the ministry , why should we be care@@ ful about our con@@ vers@@ ation ?
“ I tell ever@@ yone there among you not to think more of himself than it is necess@@ ary to think . ” — Romans 12 : 3 .
U@@ su@@ ally , they are pa@@ inted on por@@ table w@@ o@@ o@@ den bo@@ ar@@ ds .
Why and how should we work to over@@ come differ@@ ences ?
Un@@ til then , the anointed will take the lead in something that is well - do@@ cum@@ ented by our an@@ nu@@ al service repor@@ t ​ — the great@@ est preaching and teaching work in human hist@@ ory .
Let us see how Jesus used a few to fe@@ ed his many first - century anointed followers .
In time , Jehovah fur@@ ther reve@@ aled what pleas@@ es him and what dis@@ pleas@@ es him , and he had this recorded for us in the Bible .
God’s Word men@@ tions vari@@ ous ways in which first - century Christians minis@@ tered to one another .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , parents can rejo@@ ice to have fru@@ it - be@@ aring children serving Jehovah al@@ ong@@ side them . ​ — 5 / 15 , page 27 .
For their prayers to be heard , what requi@@ re@@ ment must Christians me@@ et ?
In@@ s@@ titu@@ tions that prom@@ o@@ te w@@ ars and ur@@ ge people to fi@@ ght in them will be re@@ moved .
Per@@ haps the most pu@@ z@@ z@@ ling part of the par@@ able comes near the end , in the ver@@ ba@@ l ex@@ change between the fo@@ ol@@ ish and the dis@@ cre@@ et vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins .
“ P@@ ur@@ ity of H@@ ear@@ t ” When Un@@ der T@@ ri@@ al
For this reason , when we study a Bible verse , it is always wise to look at the con@@ text and see the verse in its set@@ ting in order to understand better what the writ@@ er was tal@@ king about .
“ Who of you by being anxi@@ ous can ad@@ d one cu@@ bi@@ t to his life sp@@ an ? ” asked Jesus .
For example , water has the cap@@ ac@@ ity to st@@ ore he@@ at .
But according to one Ger@@ man mo@@ tiv@@ ational tra@@ in@@ er , when emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es make this com@@ pla@@ in@@ t , what bo@@ thers them is not so much the l@@ ack of comm@@ end@@ ation as the l@@ ack of personal interest on the part of their bo@@ ss .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons today offer wor@@ dy , re@@ pet@@ iti@@ ous prayers , thinking in va@@ in that they “ will get a hear@@ ing . ”
But just as E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 7 : 8 says , “ better is the end of a matter than its beg@@ in@@ ning . ” ​ — F@@ el@@ is@@ a .
10@@ 4 : 30 .
In every cor@@ ner of the earth , under di@@ ct@@ at@@ ori@@ al re@@ gi@@ m@@ es and in dem@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c lands , Jehovah’s Witnesses have at one time or another su@@ ffered persecu@@ tion , both individu@@ ally and col@@ le@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
It was l@@ ate in the af@@ ter@@ no@@ on , so I asked the ow@@ ner of a small ba@@ r to look after my lu@@ gg@@ age , and I set off on fo@@ o@@ t with just my bri@@ ef@@ case .
H@@ O@@ W T@@ O B@@ E W@@ AT@@ C@@ H@@ F@@ U@@ L I@@ N T@@ I@@ M@@ E@@ S O@@ F T@@ R@@ I@@ A@@ L
E@@ ach mon@@ th congregations for@@ ward these am@@ oun@@ ts ei@@ ther to the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k , or to the local branch of@@ fice .
By the mi@@ dd@@ le of 200@@ 3 , re@@ bel@@ s had bat@@ t@@ led their way into the cap@@ it@@ al city , M@@ on@@ ro@@ vi@@ a .
An@@ n@@ as no doubt wanted to be sure that his future son - in - law would be a reli@@ able pol@@ itical ally .
We encoura@@ ged young ones to gro@@ w spiritually and re@@ ach out to serve as congregation overse@@ ers , travel@@ ing min@@ isters , or Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites .
It for@@ ti@@ fi@@ es our res@@ ol@@ ve to remain spiritually , mor@@ ally , men@@ t@@ ally , and physi@@ c@@ ally clean .
He is always faithful , cons@@ ist@@ ent , loyal , and true
However , the th@@ ir@@ d call was is@@ su@@ ed to the people from the ro@@ a@@ ds out@@ side the city , that is , to the un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised G@@ ent@@ il@@ es , beg@@ in@@ ning in 36 C.E . with the con@@ ver@@ sion of the Rom@@ an ar@@ my of@@ fic@@ er Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us and continu@@ ing into our day .
* F@@ i@@ ve years later , L@@ am@@ e@@ ch@@ ’s father , No@@ ah’s gr@@ and@@ father Me@@ th@@ us@@ el@@ ah , died at the age of 9@@ 6@@ 9 ​ — en@@ ding the long@@ est human life in the Bible rec@@ ord .
In the 1@@ 1@@ th century B.C.E . , King David told his son Solomon : “ Be coura@@ ge@@ ous and strong and act . Do not be af@@ ra@@ id nor be ter@@ ri@@ fied , for Jehovah God , my God , is with you . He will not deser@@ t you or leave you until all the work of the service of Jehovah’s house is fin@@ i@@ shed . ”
T@@ ow@@ ard the end of his life , this high@@ ly res@@ pe@@ cted man , Jo@@ shua , gave a mo@@ ving fa@@ re@@ well spe@@ e@@ ch to the older men of Israel .
“ Let who@@ ever can , sta@@ b , str@@ ike , k@@ ill , ” he said .
Do Christian you@@ ths themselves feel like “ de@@ w@@ d@@ ro@@ ps ” ?
16 : 2 ​ — W@@ as it prop@@ er for S@@ ar@@ a@@ i to offer her ma@@ id@@ serv@@ ant H@@ ag@@ ar as a wife to Abra@@ m ?
To this end , ever@@ yone had regul@@ ar cho@@ res .
And to the ast@@ on@@ ish@@ ment of the on@@ loo@@ k@@ ers , the dead man em@@ er@@ ged .
Many a husband has felt left out because his wife is occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with her du@@ ties toward their ba@@ by .
Because of his faith , Abra@@ m once again got to experience Jehovah’s deli@@ ver@@ ance .
Do you let older ones know that you ch@@ er@@ ish them as Jehovah ch@@ eri@@ sh@@ es them ?
In ad@@ dition , the book rec@@ oun@@ ts the activities of si@@ x prophe@@ ts , including Eli@@ j@@ ah .
The talk “ Re@@ jo@@ ice in Com@@ ing To@@ gether as Kingdom Pro@@ claim@@ ers ” war@@ m@@ ly invit@@ ed those present to share in the joy that has always char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized conven@@ tions of God’s people .
T@@ im@@ es of T@@ es@@ ting
The differ@@ ence between nor@@ ma@@ l desire and gre@@ ed might be lik@@ ened to the differ@@ ence between the small cam@@ p@@ fi@@ re that co@@ o@@ ks food and the b@@ la@@ z@@ ing inf@@ er@@ no that con@@ sum@@ es a fore@@ st .
Can present suffering pro@@ du@@ ce anything good in those who hope to live forever on a par@@ adise earth free from si@@ ck@@ ness , s@@ or@@ ro@@ w , and death ?
It encoura@@ ges us to pur@@ sue a life of self - sacrifice and helps us to r@@ ely more fully on God and his Word .
D@@ on Q@@ u@@ i@@ x@@ o@@ te , of course , is only make - believe , but being dec@@ ei@@ ved is sel@@ dom a la@@ ugh@@ ing matter .
Jesus put this tra@@ ining to work as he com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ately deal@@ t with his disciples .
Re@@ war@@ ded by Jehovah
I had been working in the R@@ o@@ y@@ al Do@@ ck@@ y@@ ard in C@@ ha@@ th@@ am , lear@@ ning how to buil@@ d shi@@ ps .
This has had good resul@@ ts in the preaching work .
One we@@ ek when I went to see him , his emp@@ loy@@ er told me that he had left for a new jo@@ b in L@@ ima .
He refle@@ cted on the re@@ ality that he would not have such a sc@@ he@@ du@@ le if he took the new jo@@ b ​ — at le@@ ast not for some time .
• How does Jehovah ‘ satis@@ fy the desire of every living thing ’ ?
May all of us stand fir@@ m today and real@@ ize the blessings Jehovah ho@@ l@@ ds out for t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
A learned man of the first century wrote about him : “ C@@ are@@ fully conc@@ e@@ aled in him are all the tre@@ a@@ sures of wisdom and of knowledge . ”
If we are living by spirit , let us go on wal@@ king or@@ der@@ ly also by spirit . ”
Th@@ ough the parents may not ex@@ pect this , they may accept these gi@@ f@@ ts because it is a way for the child to show appreciation for all that they do for him .
24 : 30 ; Re@@ v .
In view of these positi@@ ve actions , Jehovah jo@@ y@@ fully loo@@ ks for@@ ward to the v@@ indic@@ ation of his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and to the resul@@ ting blessings for his loyal worshipp@@ ers .
In fact , Jesus re@@ comm@@ ended a more positi@@ ve way of h@@ and@@ ling difficult situ@@ ations .
He also qu@@ o@@ ted from a letter sent by A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa I , gr@@ and@@ son of H@@ er@@ od the Gre@@ at , to the Rom@@ an E@@ mp@@ er@@ or C@@ ali@@ gu@@ la .
How pr@@ ou@@ d they make us as they refu@@ se to ‘ follow their hearts and their eyes , ’ cho@@ o@@ sing in@@ stead to ple@@ ase Jehovah in all that they do ​ — even in the way they d@@ ress !
Jesus pa@@ id the pri@@ ce when he died for us . ​ — Read John 3 : 16 .
The same can be the case when a spiritually a@@ il@@ ing sheep is given personal attention .
( a ) What char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized the first conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s people that we have on rec@@ ord ?
This took place in 2@@ 35 lands , in which Jehovah’s Witnesses are con@@ duc@@ ting 6@@ ,@@ 0@@ 8@@ 5@@ ,@@ 3@@ 8@@ 7 home Bible stu@@ dies we@@ ek@@ ly in order to help people from all wal@@ ks of life and out of many nations , tri@@ bes , and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es to take in the life - giving truth from God’s Word . ​ — Revelation 7 : 9 .
O@@ cc@@ asi@@ on@@ ally , however , there are you@@ ths who do not se@@ em to have an answer .
The answer to those questions is all about loy@@ al@@ ty and love of God .
A@@ c@@ qu@@ it@@ tal B@@ as@@ ed on the R@@ an@@ som
A care@@ ful exam@@ in@@ ation of the Bible provi@@ des true and satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers to our questions .
It was a ple@@ asure to be with the Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n Bethel family again and to benefit from the experience of those who had been working for many years taking care of he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters op@@ er@@ ations .
How do we know that faithful men and women in the Bible were able to i@@ magine their re@@ ward ?
Yet , our life was hard .
Th@@ ough this requi@@ res a great de@@ al of thought and effort , Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers around the world are e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly doing so .
God never br@@ ings about the evil and suffering we see in the world .
Our God is the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn , and he will help us to maintain our integrity .
After all , he had enjo@@ yed in@@ tim@@ ate associ@@ ation with Jehovah for un@@ known a@@ e@@ ons and had been God’s “ ma@@ ster work@@ er ” during cre@@ ation .
“ O Jehovah , . . . you are our P@@ o@@ t@@ ter ; we are all the work of your hand . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A@@ I@@ A@@ H 6@@ 4 : 8 .
As a des@@ tru@@ ctive cr@@ iti@@ c or as a con@@ stru@@ ctive coun@@ sel@@ or ?
O@@ ther@@ wise , we could bring re@@ pro@@ ach on Jehovah’s holy name .
We will come to love Jehovah’s remin@@ ders exc@@ e@@ e@@ ding@@ ly if we view and accept them as the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on of a Father who really ca@@ res about us .
Gi@@ ve me just what I need . ”
16 : 14 ​ — What bad spirit ter@@ r@@ or@@ ized Saul ?
On No@@ v@@ ember 22 , 20@@ 10 , a fi@@ ve - ju@@ dge pan@@ el of the G@@ r@@ and Ch@@ am@@ ber of the E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an C@@ our@@ t of H@@ u@@ man R@@ igh@@ ts re@@ je@@ cted Rus@@ si@@ a@@ ’s pet@@ iti@@ on re@@ ques@@ ting that the case be refer@@ red to the C@@ our@@ t’s G@@ r@@ and Ch@@ am@@ ber .
Jesus was the Messi@@ ah .
The pro@@ found sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of sacrifice was made dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c@@ ally clear when Jehovah comman@@ ded Abraham to offer up his son Isa@@ a@@ c as a bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering .
In ad@@ dition , all of us can help our family members and our spiritual brothers and sisters .
I@@ magine my joy when years later a sister appro@@ ached me at a conven@@ tion and id@@ enti@@ fied her@@ self as B@@ ever@@ ly !
Wh@@ ere God’s Law was de@@ fin@@ ite , it me@@ ant what it said .
David had been through many dar@@ k v@@ al@@ le@@ ys ​ — times when his very life was in d@@ anger .
Does a man of integrity always do what is right in God’s eyes ?
He began to atten@@ d all the meetings , cu@@ t ties with his form@@ er religion , and became a Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ er .
On@@ ly about half a bil@@ li@@ on@@ th of the su@@ n@@ ’s en@@ er@@ gy re@@ ach@@ es our pl@@ an@@ et , but that is en@@ ough to su@@ sta@@ in life .
As servants of Jehovah , we are very happy that each year about 2@@ 5@@ 0@@ ,000 people get baptized .
• What spiritual ar@@ m@@ or en@@ ab@@ les us to op@@ pose the Devil ?
Mo@@ des@@ ty inclu@@ des an a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of one@@ ’s li@@ mit@@ ations .
Because of the tra@@ ining that he received from his real parents early in life , Moses likely knew what Jehovah had promised his an@@ c@@ est@@ ors Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , and Jac@@ o@@ b .
He never at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted evil to Jehovah , and at no time did he allow suffering to sh@@ ake his confidence in God .
Yes , we can draw comfort and encourag@@ ement from know@@ ing that we can be sa@@ ved , not by works al@@ one , but by Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness !
Then he cri@@ ed out : “ La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , come on out ! ”
Jehovah gave them new or ex@@ pan@@ ded instru@@ ctions on how to live and worship him .
10 Bet@@ ter T@@ im@@ es Just A@@ head !
For example , when one of the Witnesses lost her pur@@ se , I as@@ sum@@ ed that she would never see it again .
What va@@ st and reli@@ able wisdom is found in the pages of the Bible ?
As a result , Noah did more than believe in God ; he develop@@ ed strong faith in him .
For example , ancient Israel@@ ’s tur@@ ning to i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry made it difficult even for the faithful Israelites of later times to ad@@ here to the course of righteousness . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 20 : 5 .
Because no one could answer his question , he too became an a@@ the@@ ist .
In what way are Christians “ ali@@ ens and temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents , ” and as such , from what should they ab@@ sta@@ in ?
Rather than loo@@ king out@@ side the marriage to satis@@ fy their desi@@ res ​ — whether for affe@@ ction , for fri@@ end@@ ship , or for support during a challeng@@ ing or@@ de@@ al — ​ hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves should work to so@@ li@@ dif@@ y a loving relationship with their mate .
In fact , like many P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c is@@ lands , it is made up of just the ti@@ ps of en@@ or@@ m@@ ous under@@ water m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s .
My desire is to help many brothers and sisters around the world to preach the good news .
The Au@@ str@@ o - H@@ ung@@ ari@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re had been over@@ thro@@ wn , and we became c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens of the Re@@ public of C@@ ze@@ cho@@ s@@ lo@@ v@@ ak@@ ia .
These are just some of the many ways we show Jehovah that we value his end@@ uring love for us .
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : Th@@ at@@ ’s right , we do .
S@@ um@@ m@@ ing up the gr@@ and hope for those who want to live forever on earth , Jesus said : “ H@@ app@@ y are the mil@@ d - temp@@ ered ones , since they will in@@ her@@ it the earth . ”
An@@ y po@@ pul@@ ar mo@@ v@@ ement that the Romans might inter@@ pre@@ t as se@@ di@@ ti@@ ous could pro@@ vo@@ ke their inter@@ ven@@ tion in Jewish af@@ fai@@ r@@ s ​ — something that the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in wanted to avoid at all co@@ st@@ s .
The “ enem@@ ies ” inclu@@ de the c@@ hi@@ ef cul@@ pri@@ t , Satan , and all those making up his “ se@@ ed . ”
* “ I wanted to ligh@@ ten his lo@@ ad and to help bu@@ y our son , J@@ im@@ my , some of the ni@@ ce things his scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es enjo@@ yed . ”
Jesus spoke of his disciples ’ angels loo@@ king upon the face of God .
On what do those de@@ f@@ en@@ ses dep@@ end ?
By 18@@ 22 they had fin@@ an@@ ced an e@@ dition of 5@@ 50 co@@ pi@@ es of Matthe@@ w@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l , transl@@ ated by S@@ te@@ p@@ an V .
But not Moses .
( a ) What benef@@ its do we der@@ i@@ ve from medit@@ ating on Jehovah’s power ?
Wor@@ k@@ mat@@ es may pe@@ pp@@ er their con@@ vers@@ ations with le@@ w@@ d jo@@ k@@ es and se@@ x@@ u@@ al in@@ nu@@ end@@ o@@ s .
And by exerc@@ ising faith in the ransom , we can be deli@@ vered from fear regarding our standing before God . ​ — 3 / 15 , page 8 .
L@@ ik@@ ely they too sh@@ ared this mis@@ taken op@@ in@@ ion .
Ad@@ van@@ c@@ ement B@@ r@@ ings Re@@ al Sat@@ is@@ fac@@ tion
L@@ ater , other ang@@ eli@@ c sons “ for@@ so@@ ok their own prop@@ er d@@ wel@@ ling place ” and re@@ bel@@ led against God . ​ — Ju@@ de 6 .
They commun@@ ic@@ ated with g@@ es@@ tures , speaking “ with hands and fe@@ et , ” as they rec@@ al@@ led .
Jesus Christ st@@ ressed the value that God plac@@ es on humans by saying : “ F@@ i@@ ve s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws sel@@ l for two co@@ ins of small value , do they not ?
I@@ au he ho@@ ki ma@@ i e R@@ apa Nu@@ i e@@ e , ” which means : “ Go@@ od - b@@ ye !
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ating that Jehovah is the God of “ times and se@@ as@@ ons ” mo@@ ves us to do what ?
You cannot return home , even for a m@@ om@@ ent .
Th@@ ough I had to ad@@ just to my new circumstances , I still had a bur@@ ning desire to serve Jehovah full - time .
Yes , Adam had a mar@@ vel@@ ous home .
For instance , what can we do if we are t@@ or@@ men@@ ted by rec@@ ol@@ le@@ ctions of some form@@ er de@@ pra@@ ved prac@@ tice ?
We want a better life .
Even though the va@@ st ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity are in fav@@ or of mar@@ it@@ al fid@@ el@@ ity , only 36 per@@ c@@ ent con@@ dem@@ n ex@@ tr@@ am@@ ar@@ it@@ al af@@ fai@@ r@@ s as never jus@@ ti@@ fi@@ able . ​ — Romans 1 : 26 , 27 ; 1 Corinthians 6 : 9 , 10 ; Hebrews 13 : 4 .
D@@ O@@ R@@ O@@ T@@ A , a full - time minis@@ ter of Jehovah’s Witnesses in P@@ ol@@ and , accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed her 14 - year - old son on a r@@ out@@ ine vis@@ it to the scho@@ ol@@ ’s cl@@ in@@ ic .
Let us re@@ view the important ro@@ les that these heavenly servants of God pla@@ y in the s@@ ow@@ ing of Kingdom truth , and let us see how their example encoura@@ ges us to fulf@@ ill our ro@@ le .
We know the truth about “ the Son of [ God’s ] love , by means of whom we have our rel@@ e@@ ase by ransom , the for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of our sin@@ s . ” ​ — C@@ ol .
W@@ rit@@ ing about spiritual gi@@ f@@ ts , Paul told fellow believers in Corin@@ th : “ I would have you [ form@@ er i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ers ] know that no@@ body when speaking by God’s spirit says : ‘ Jesus is acc@@ ur@@ sed ! ’
In that way we maintain cha@@ st@@ ity .
C@@ am@@ p of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als often made s@@ ne@@ ering re@@ mar@@ ks at him about his pur@@ ple tri@@ ang@@ le , the in@@ sign@@ ia that id@@ enti@@ fied a pris@@ on@@ er as a Witness .
The St@@ as@@ i gu@@ ar@@ ds tre@@ ated M@@ other and my brothers as d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous cri@@ min@@ als , even taking away their sh@@ o@@ el@@ ac@@ es .
L@@ ö@@ s@@ ch , T .
Wor@@ ks of the F@@ lesh or F@@ ru@@ it@@ age of the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ?
D@@ ra@@ w strength from the Scriptures , as Paul did
Ther@@ efore , tr@@ ying to gain God’s blessing while wal@@ king along the worl@@ d’s p@@ ath to succ@@ ess is like tr@@ ying to walk on two different ro@@ a@@ ds at the same time .
The Genesis account tel@@ ls us that Abraham heard that an ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent had taken place between his her@@ ders and those of his ne@@ p@@ he@@ w Lo@@ t .
“ Ther@@ efore , ” says Jehovah , “ you men will have night , so that there will be no vision ; and dar@@ k@@ ness you will have , so as not to prac@@ tice div@@ in@@ ation . And the su@@ n will certainly set upon the prophe@@ ts , and the day must get dar@@ k upon them .
The cre@@ ak@@ ing of the bo@@ at , the la@@ pp@@ ing of the wa@@ ves , the feel of the co@@ ar@@ se ne@@ ts in his hands must all have seem@@ ed com@@ for@@ t@@ ingly famili@@ ar .
Today there are some 2@@ 50 congregations and well over 20@@ ,000 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers .
6 : 1 - 3 .
“ The nations are like a d@@ ro@@ p from a bu@@ c@@ ke@@ t . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A@@ I@@ A@@ H 40 : 15
When it comes to rend@@ ering an account for ourselves to God , he takes into consider@@ ation the mer@@ cy we have sh@@ own toward others and for@@ gives us on the bas@@ is of the ransom sacrifice of his Son .
What he taught about that Kingdom will be discus@@ sed later .
I en@@ tered the house and explained why I was there .
How can older ones find satis@@ fac@@ tion in h@@ an@@ ding over responsi@@ bil@@ ities ?
As a S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ e , Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has did not believe in the resurrection ! ​ — Acts 23 : 8 .
He that exerc@@ ises faith in me , even though he dies , will come to life . ”
There are , however , those who feel that accep@@ ting the position that there is evidence of a Creator would “ s@@ ti@@ f@@ le re@@ sear@@ ch . ”
Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation : 14 langu@@ ages
Still , Moses knew that Jo@@ shua fac@@ ed en@@ or@@ m@@ ous challeng@@ es .
One of his leg@@ s had to be am@@ pu@@ t@@ ated , and he under@@ went sever@@ al ma@@ j@@ or sur@@ g@@ eri@@ es on his sp@@ ine .
R@@ on@@ al@@ d’s mother care@@ fully ban@@ da@@ ged the t@@ ree , and it ev@@ en@@ tually bor@@ e ap@@ ples of exc@@ ep@@ tional s@@ we@@ et@@ ness .
A sing@@ le pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous act co@@ st the un@@ nam@@ ed prophet from Juda@@ h his life and his good standing with God .
We are wise , then , to “ pur@@ sue the things making for peace and the things that are up@@ building to one another . ” ​ — Romans 14 : 19 .
The R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous One F@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ es
“ You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
When Jehovah in his Word ex@@ hor@@ ts you to be no part of the world , he is not tr@@ ying to s@@ ti@@ f@@ le your enjo@@ y@@ ment of life or re@@ stri@@ ct your fre@@ e@@ dom .
• What shows that the law of loving - kindness is upon our t@@ ong@@ ue in our deal@@ ings with fellow believers ?
The ev@@ ent , s@@ pon@@ s@@ ored by the C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l of E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , was a high@@ ly important one in the 50 - year hist@@ ory of the mo@@ der@@ n st@@ ate of Ger@@ many .
We must also cho@@ ose “ the way of faith@@ ful@@ ness . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 26 , 30 .
But they were able to vis@@ it this to@@ wn 25 years later .
In the Bible , Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s wife , S@@ ar@@ ah , is held up as an example of a sub@@ mis@@ sive wife .
However , in fulfill@@ ment of prophecy , that thr@@ ong s@@ pon@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ously cri@@ ed out with b@@ oun@@ d@@ less joy .
Let us continue to live each day for the glory of God .
This involved bal@@ an@@ c@@ ing our clo@@ th@@ es and sh@@ o@@ es on our he@@ a@@ ds , na@@ vi@@ g@@ ating the ri@@ ver , and then get@@ ting d@@ ressed again on the other side .
D@@ ef@@ en@@ sel@@ ess and tra@@ pp@@ ed , Jac@@ o@@ b could do little but accept those ter@@ ms if he wanted R@@ ac@@ he@@ l .
Then , to our sur@@ pris@@ e , in De@@ c@@ ember 195@@ 5 we received a letter from Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r that stated : “ Be per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly f@@ ran@@ k in expres@@ sing yourself , and be hon@@ est with me now .
In fact , some believe that parents should not have the right to teach their children about God .
“ What shall I re@@ pa@@ y to Jehovah for all his benef@@ its to me ? ” the psalmist asked .
After the form@@ er sla@@ ves were deli@@ vered as a group from Egy@@ pt , they were given God’s Law at M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i and form@@ ed into the nation of Israel . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 19 : 1 - 6 .
No@@ wa@@ days , The Watchtower can be do@@ w@@ n@@ lo@@ ad@@ ed from the j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g we@@ b@@ s@@ ite or vie@@ wed on the J@@ W Li@@ br@@ ary ap@@ p in many langu@@ ages .
A mission@@ ary who was assign@@ ed to a congregation with over a h@@ un@@ d@@ red Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers no@@ tic@@ ed that at the we@@ ek@@ ly Bible study using The Watchtower , few had their own cop@@ y of the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine and even fe@@ wer com@@ men@@ ted .
I took d@@ ru@@ g@@ s .
What is involved in the kind of sla@@ very mentioned at Romans 12 : 11 ?
We can be than@@ k@@ ful that Jehovah gave humans a conscience !
M@@ ake a l@@ ist of the things you need
○ Re@@ ading each is@@ sue of The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
In Au@@ gu@@ st 194@@ 1 , an a@@ udi@@ ence of 1@@ 1@@ 5@@ ,000 ass@@ em@@ b@@ led in S@@ t . L@@ ou@@ is , Mis@@ s@@ our@@ i , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , for the lar@@ g@@ est conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses held up to that time .
Jesus Christ war@@ ned his disciples about the need to stay al@@ er@@ t and be pre@@ pared for “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
If so , it was only some fi@@ ve years later that Jerusalem was sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by the enc@@ am@@ ped ar@@ mi@@ es of C@@ es@@ ti@@ us Gal@@ lu@@ s .
This article will help us to devel@@ op the needed pati@@ ence .
If God takes no ple@@ asure in the death of the wicked , how could he for all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity deli@@ ght in w@@ atch@@ ing these ones being t@@ or@@ men@@ ted ?
He is our mil@@ k@@ man . ”
How can we use the knowledge Jehovah gives us to show our love for him ?
7 , 8 . ( a ) When someone sin@@ s against you , how can you imitate Jehovah ?
‘ S@@ T@@ AN@@ D S@@ O@@ L@@ I@@ D I@@ N TH@@ E F@@ A@@ I@@ T@@ H ’
Re@@ co@@ ver@@ ing from the sh@@ o@@ ck , he stru@@ gg@@ led to his fe@@ et , but he could never c@@ li@@ m@@ b out on his own .
As King of that heavenly Kingdom , Jesus Christ will li@@ ber@@ ate obedi@@ ent humans from every form of b@@ onda@@ ge , including the vis@@ el@@ ike g@@ ri@@ p of Ad@@ am@@ ic sin and its leg@@ ac@@ y of si@@ ck@@ ness and death .
* The te@@ as@@ ing st@@ op@@ ped when World W@@ ar I bro@@ ke out .
M@@ ake li@@ ber@@ al use of the Scriptures
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Ma@@ in@@ tain Pe@@ ace in the H@@ ar@@ v@@ est Wor@@ k
When we ob@@ serve the comple@@ x problems pla@@ gu@@ ing this wicked system , how than@@ k@@ ful we are to be no part of Satan’s organization !
Ch@@ il@@ dren also pos@@ s@@ ess a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble cap@@ ac@@ ity to for@@ give .
This is what one Witness in E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pia did when he real@@ ized that he would be 4@@ 5 min@@ ut@@ es l@@ ate for congregation meetings because of shi@@ ft chang@@ es .
For another discus@@ sion of Jesus ’ par@@ able , see Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide Se@@ cur@@ ity Un@@ der the “ P@@ r@@ in@@ ce of Pe@@ ace , ” publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses , chap@@ ters 5 and 6 .
The organiz@@ ed preaching work vi@@ r@@ tually c@@ eas@@ ed .
• What was Jesus ’ attitude toward the people he pre@@ ached to ?
That Bible chap@@ ter also ref@@ ers to Jesus as God’s “ ma@@ ster work@@ er . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
Are any ?
W@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ E vis@@ iting relati@@ ves in G@@ l@@ as@@ go@@ w , S@@ co@@ t@@ land , in 19@@ 11 , my gr@@ and@@ mother M@@ ary El@@ le@@ n Tho@@ mp@@ son attend@@ ed a le@@ c@@ ture by Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l , a prom@@ in@@ ent member of the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , later known as Jehovah’s Witnesses .
If I ever see her again , it will be too soon . ”
Many of Jehovah’s cre@@ atu@@ res are “ inst@@ inc@@ tiv@@ ely wise ” in the way they care for the needs of their young . ​ — Proverbs 30 : 24 .
Paul’s appro@@ ach was good , and it brought fine resul@@ ts .
We too should make pray@@ er@@ ful medit@@ ation an in@@ tegr@@ al part of our study of the Bible and Bible - based public@@ ations .
B@@ Y G@@ I@@ V@@ IN@@ G U@@ S W@@ I@@ S@@ D@@ O@@ M :
7@@ 7@@ 7 / 7@@ 6@@ 2 ․ ․ ․ ․
When contro@@ l@@ ling your spe@@ e@@ ch is especially hard , pray as did King David of Israel : “ Do set a gu@@ ard , O Jehovah , for my m@@ ou@@ th ; do set a w@@ atch over the do@@ or of my li@@ ps . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 1 : 3 .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the v@@ il@@ la@@ ges on many of the is@@ lands are is@@ ol@@ ated and hard to re@@ ach because the du@@ st@@ y , un@@ pa@@ ved ro@@ a@@ ds are often ba@@ r@@ ely pas@@ sa@@ ble .
( a ) When Israel was faithful to Jehovah , what effect did this have on sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding nations ?
L@@ ou@@ is , Mis@@ s@@ our@@ i .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 27 , 2@@ 13
What Is the K@@ ey to Su@@ cc@@ ess ?
Sh@@ ould a sister who is a si@@ gn - language inter@@ pre@@ ter on such occasi@@ ons also we@@ ar a head co@@ ver@@ ing ?
Although S@@ ek@@ lu@@ c@@ j@@ an co@@ or@@ din@@ ated this pro@@ ject , evidence indic@@ ates that he was not the transl@@ at@@ or .
Although we did not speak the same language , when the family pul@@ led out a cal@@ end@@ ar and a ra@@ il@@ way sc@@ he@@ du@@ le and started dra@@ wing a ma@@ p , I under@@ sto@@ od that an ass@@ em@@ bly was going to be held in the ne@@ ar@@ by to@@ wn of Ha@@ ar@@ le@@ m .
Let us , then , consider three ways in which Jehovah exerc@@ ises his justice .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , during these “ last days , ” the family un@@ it is under att@@ ack because , as the Bible fore@@ told , people are pre@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with money , ple@@ a@@ sures , and self .
Tru@@ ly , never before in human hist@@ ory has “ this good news of the kingdom ” been pre@@ ached on the sc@@ ale that we see today . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
The early Christians had the same as@@ sur@@ ance , and so do God’s people today . ​ — Read 2 Corinthians 1 : 3 , 4 .
Mo@@ st of us have experienced being in a ca@@ r with a d@@ ri@@ ver who is con@@ stan@@ tly tr@@ ying to pas@@ s the ve@@ hi@@ c@@ le a@@ head of him .
1 : 7 ​ — When was the house of Juda@@ h sh@@ own mer@@ cy and sa@@ ved ?
That was similar to what the wa@@ y@@ ward Israelites tri@@ ed to do .
( a ) What should be consider@@ ed when making decisions ?
Many today have cultiv@@ ated a similar fine attitude .
One of them , Ha@@ muny@@ ari@@ ’s brother - in - law , was a lead@@ er of a ch@@ urch in the are@@ a .
A few years later , Je@@ an told me that she had asked Jehovah’s Witnesses to call on me because she knew I was inter@@ ested in the Bible and went to ch@@ urch .
No@@ tice that Joseph descri@@ bed himself as having been “ k@@ id@@ n@@ app@@ ed . ”
Yet , this same king had the apostle James put to death , and God did not inter@@ v@@ ene to pre@@ v@@ ent this cri@@ me .
God’s qualities make it certain that he will take action against the wicked .
What is the cor@@ rec@@ t view of marriage ?
K@@ en and E@@ le@@ an@@ or , who@@ se ad@@ ul@@ t children left the congregation , arrang@@ ed their circumstances to move to an are@@ a where there is a greater need for Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers and to pur@@ sue the full - time ministry .
As a spiritual woman , she sur@@ ely took the kin@@ dly remin@@ der to heart .
Con@@ fr@@ on@@ ting the pri@@ est , he said : “ These women were invit@@ ed into my home and kno@@ cked before they en@@ tered .
A@@ S TH@@ E Na@@ z@@ i re@@ gi@@ me col@@ la@@ p@@ sed at the end of World W@@ ar I@@ I , an order was given to eli@@ min@@ ate th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds who rema@@ ined in con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps .
When we married , Je@@ an@@ et@@ te already had a son and a daugh@@ ter .
Then you will know the truth , and the truth will set you free . ” ​ — John 8 : 31 , 32 , The Ho@@ ly Bible — ​ New In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational V@@ er@@ sion .
R@@ el@@ ati@@ on@@ ship With God C@@ ame Fir@@ st
Will you put for@@ th the effort to see the bi@@ gg@@ er pi@@ c@@ ture , perhaps refle@@ cting on the bro@@ ther’s many years of faithful service ?
Jehovah wants us to use his name .
Lo@@ ve for our brothers will move us to “ sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard [ our ] t@@ ong@@ ue against what is bad , and [ our ] li@@ ps against speaking dec@@ ep@@ tion . ”
To stand fir@@ m against Satan , we are wise to imitate the pray@@ er@@ ful attitude of Jesus , which refle@@ cted his deep desire to maintain a complete heart toward Jehovah .
The W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er called the time of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death “ a very preci@@ ous se@@ as@@ on ” and ur@@ ged read@@ ers to com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate it ei@@ ther in P@@ it@@ t@@ s@@ bur@@ gh or el@@ se@@ where in priv@@ ate grou@@ ps .
If I become involved with the wrong crow@@ d , I will want to ple@@ ase my friends , and that could lead to tr@@ ou@@ ble . ”
To that end , Mal@@ ach@@ i has fur@@ ther counsel that can be of great benefit .
Z@@ u@@ rich
At the time when the Sam@@ ari@@ a o@@ str@@ ac@@ a were written , the Israelites associ@@ ated the worship of Jehovah with that of the Cana@@ an@@ ite go@@ d Ba@@ al .
Acc@@ ording to him , the large ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity were “ bur@@ ning with ze@@ al to be in the fr@@ on@@ t ran@@ ks of bat@@ tle . ”
This is off@@ en@@ sive to God , and the elders may be sh@@ o@@ cked that a fellow beli@@ ever has done this .
“ You have heard of the end@@ ur@@ ance of Job and have seen the out@@ come Jehovah gave , ” says James 5 : 11 .
In the An@@ c@@ ó@@ n C@@ ongreg@@ ation ​ — one of the 5@@ 4@@ 4 congregations in E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or — ​ the brothers showed their love in a practic@@ al way .
Wh@@ atever their n@@ ature , how we de@@ al with our differ@@ ences imp@@ ac@@ ts on us men@@ t@@ ally , emo@@ tion@@ ally , and spiritually .
So can we just ‘ let our conscience be our gu@@ i@@ de ’ ?
A@@ nt@@ is@@ e@@ g@@ reg@@ ation la@@ ws were pas@@ sed in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
“ W@@ i@@ th@@ out an I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ation He W@@ ould Not S@@ pe@@ ak to The@@ m ”
Mar@@ ku@@ s : When I came back from G@@ ile@@ ad in De@@ c@@ ember 19@@ 6@@ 4 , we were assign@@ ed to serve at Bethel .
A@@ be@@ l showed love for God by un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly o@@ ffering the best of what he had .
In its ba@@ si@@ c form , the teaching of ev@@ olu@@ tion as@@ ser@@ ts that all life came into ex@@ ist@@ ence s@@ pon@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ously ; it thus imp@@ lies that human life has no purpose .
From him all the body , by being har@@ mon@@ i@@ ously jo@@ ined together and being made to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate through every jo@@ in@@ t that gives what is needed , according to the fun@@ c@@ tion@@ ing of each res@@ pe@@ ctive member in du@@ e me@@ asure , makes for the gro@@ w@@ th of the body for the building up of it@@ self in love . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
What is often the ro@@ o@@ t cause of young ones ’ going ast@@ ra@@ y ?
It is an account of appreciation for Jehovah God and trust in his arrang@@ ement .
On@@ ce this is done , “ Jehovah himself does the direc@@ ting of his st@@ ep@@ s . ”
E@@ very we@@ ek@@ end during the course , the stud@@ ents sh@@ ared in the field ministry .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a sh@@ ort time , my mother became a baptized Witness of Jehovah , and a few years later , my father follow@@ ed her example .
This would have fav@@ ored ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements in ar@@ ts and s@@ ci@@ ences that requi@@ re the col@@ le@@ ctive effort of many people with di@@ verse s@@ k@@ ill@@ s .
The husband of one woman with whom we stu@@ died ph@@ oned his pri@@ est to come and set his wife st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght .
She had just started to become a@@ ware of the world around her , and now she could die .
Rather , he end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to use P@@ ol@@ ish words that were “ very close to every@@ day spe@@ e@@ ch . ”
“ Jehovah kno@@ ws how to deli@@ ver people of godly devo@@ tion out of tri@@ al ”
What s@@ ort of go@@ als do they put before their children , ei@@ ther by word or by personal example ?
In what ways does an understanding of Jesus ’ par@@ able of the whe@@ at and the we@@ e@@ ds benefit us person@@ ally ?
The Bible says that in the future “ when all things have been plac@@ ed under Christ’s rule , then he himself , the Son , will place himself under God , who plac@@ ed all things under him ; and God will rule comple@@ t@@ ely over all . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 28 , T@@ E@@ V .
H@@ um@@ bly , the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges his need for help and ent@@ reat@@ s the str@@ anger , the Christian ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er Ph@@ ili@@ p , to get into the ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , God is see@@ king people who have this qu@@ ality of who@@ l@@ en@@ ess , or comple@@ ten@@ ess . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
P@@ le@@ ase help them . ”
During the ev@@ ening , M@@ ary , the sister of La@@ z@@ ar@@ us and Mar@@ th@@ a , “ took a p@@ ound of per@@ fu@@ m@@ ed o@@ il , gen@@ u@@ ine n@@ ard , very co@@ st@@ ly ” ( wor@@ th about a ye@@ ar@@ ’s wa@@ ges ) , and p@@ our@@ ed it on@@ to Jesus ’ head and fe@@ et .
A L@@ et@@ ter From A@@ lej@@ and@@ r@@ a
I im@@ medi@@ ately se@@ ized the opportunity to continue in the full - time ministry .
The con@@ vi@@ ct may su@@ ff@@ er consider@@ ab@@ ly while he ser@@ ves out his s@@ ent@@ ence , but can he righ@@ tly bl@@ ame the ju@@ dge for being the cause of his suffering ?
14 , 15 . ( a ) What ro@@ le does Jehovah’s organization pla@@ y in our spiritual gro@@ w@@ th ?
Ther@@ efore , when a human dies , a soul dies . ​ — Genesis 19 : 19 .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What shows that the first - century congregation in C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e was under att@@ ack ?
E@@ con@@ om@@ ic Pro@@ ble@@ ms
“ I have deci@@ ded . ”
So they get into a bo@@ at and tra@@ v@@ el to a qui@@ et place .
The B@@ ene@@ f@@ its of H@@ um@@ ility
( Lo@@ ok under P@@ U@@ B@@ L@@ I@@ C@@ AT@@ I@@ ON@@ S > V@@ I@@ D@@ E@@ O@@ S )
P@@ ra@@ y Re@@ g@@ ul@@ arly
They must have felt as the apostle Peter did when he stated ear@@ li@@ er : “ We must obey God as rul@@ er rather than men . ”
18 , 19 . ( a ) With what vi@@ vi@@ d word pi@@ c@@ tures did Jesus descri@@ be his Father ?
I remember the conven@@ tion there in the city of H@@ il@@ o in 195@@ 7 .
How does God’s spirit sear@@ ch “ into all things , even the deep things of God ” ?
• What confidence can we have regarding Jehovah’s future actions ?
The n@@ on - Christian Gre@@ ek@@ s in Eph@@ esus did not believe that time moved in a st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght l@@ ine .
Lo@@ ve mo@@ ves us to put others ’ inter@@ ests a@@ head of our own , even when that means pu@@ t@@ ting asi@@ de what we may feel is a leg@@ al right . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
This moved the apostles and older men to re@@ exam@@ ine the enti@@ re is@@ sue of circum@@ c@@ ision .
If he was in er@@ ro@@ r , could it be that Jehovah is allow@@ ing events to un@@ fo@@ ld because he feel@@ s that the individu@@ al will imp@@ ro@@ ve and that dr@@ as@@ tic cor@@ rec@@ tive me@@ a@@ sures will be un@@ necess@@ ary ? ’
But since “ God is a S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t , ” the res@@ em@@ bl@@ ance could not be physical .
F@@ in@@ ally , Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b said with great emo@@ tion : “ The land that we pas@@ sed through to sp@@ y it out is a very , very good land .
By the end of the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn , the earth will be brought into a par@@ adi@@ sa@@ ic con@@ dition , and mankind upon it will have been brought to human per@@ fe@@ ction .
It is instru@@ ctive to consider the words of faithful men and women who@@ se prayers have been recorded in the Bible .
12 , 13 . ( a ) What was a matter of concer@@ n to the young rul@@ er who asked for Jesus ’ ad@@ vice ?
That ha@@ st@@ y de@@ par@@ ture may have been a prote@@ ction for the Christian congregation .
However , we can also be remin@@ ded of the faithful stand of many of the L@@ or@@ d’s “ other sheep . ”
Wh@@ ere Ha@@ ve All the N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ ors Go@@ ne ?
E@@ nt@@ it@@ led “ H@@ igh@@ ly E@@ ste@@ em Your P@@ ri@@ v@@ ile@@ ge as a Do@@ er of God’s Word , ” this s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring dis@@ course st@@ ressed that it is an honor to be do@@ ers of God’s word .
Re@@ g@@ is@@ tr@@ ation can offer prote@@ ction for the cou@@ ple or for the wife if she be@@ comes a wi@@ do@@ w and for any future children .
R@@ em@@ ember , if we were to leave Jehovah , we would still have problems .
He may simply have qu@@ o@@ ted a comm@@ on s@@ ource , a reli@@ able tra@@ dition h@@ an@@ ded down from re@@ mo@@ te an@@ ti@@ qu@@ ity .
( 2 ) V@@ an D@@ us@@ en , L .
Con@@ cer@@ ning Jehovah’s pati@@ ence , the apostle Peter wrote : “ Let this one fact not be es@@ cap@@ ing your no@@ tice , bel@@ o@@ ved ones , that one day is with Jehovah as a th@@ ous@@ and years and a th@@ ous@@ and years as one day .
29 Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers
If so , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing those events and how they made you feel can s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ate in your heart the same feelings of love for Jehovah that you felt back then .
How can we pre@@ serve our joy in the ministry even if our ter@@ rit@@ ory is not at present pro@@ duc@@ tive ?
“ But I was un@@ happy . ”
James and his family kept their min@@ ds foc@@ used , not on what they had lost , but on what yet rema@@ ined .
H@@ E DI@@ D not look like a king .
When the Witnesses called at their ho@@ m@@ es , most W@@ a@@ yu@@ u respon@@ ded in their own language , not in S@@ pan@@ ish .
S@@ up@@ pose a light comes on war@@ ning us that the o@@ il pres@@ sure is low .
It was in@@ deed “ inter@@ ven@@ tion on be@@ half of someone suffering mis@@ for@@ tu@@ ne or dist@@ ress . ”
In some 2@@ 36 lands , more than se@@ ven milli@@ on Witnesses are tel@@ ling people what the Kingdom will do , and they are help@@ ing them to con@@ form to the righteous requi@@ re@@ ments of God , who@@ se will it is to end suffering and pain .
• How could the first - century disciples find the Messi@@ ah ?
‘ W@@ ould it not have been e@@ asi@@ er if God had ca@@ used Jac@@ o@@ b to be born first ? ’
I am very happy that not one meeting go@@ es by without his com@@ men@@ ting or ra@@ ising his hand .
“ As for Jehovah , He Se@@ es What the H@@ ear@@ t Is ” ​ — 1 S@@ A@@ MU@@ E@@ L 16 : 7 .
Bo@@ a@@ z , a we@@ al@@ thy l@@ an@@ do@@ w@@ ner , e@@ ats and dr@@ in@@ ks his f@@ ill and rel@@ a@@ x@@ es by a large he@@ a@@ p of gra@@ in .
This allow@@ ed the Israelites to en@@ ter Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o and con@@ qu@@ er it .
It has also become a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant through the pr@@ inted word .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 5 ]
• What will help us to pur@@ sue faith and end@@ ur@@ ance ?
W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er artic@@ les in 19@@ 25 , however , began giving more prom@@ in@@ ence to such s@@ crip@@ tures as Mark 13 : 10 : “ In all the nations the good news has to be pre@@ ached first . ”
Paul also remin@@ ds us : “ E@@ ach one will car@@ ry his own lo@@ ad . ”
As we look a@@ head to the fulfill@@ ment of “ something good ” concer@@ ning the Messi@@ ani@@ c King , are we not moved to ‘ make his name known ’ ?
This pres@@ ence of people from other lands in many congregation ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es op@@ ens “ a large do@@ or ” le@@ ading to new opportun@@ ities to share the good news with people of all nations . ​ — 1 Corinthians 16 : 9 .
And it was done by 6@@ ,@@ 1@@ 1@@ 7@@ ,@@ 6@@ 6@@ 6 ac@@ tive Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers .
( Read Romans 8 : 11 , 15 . )
Indeed , it is through this work that “ desi@@ ra@@ ble things ” are being dra@@ wn by Jehovah into his house .
So the sub@@ je@@ cts that you can study in order to take in spiritual food are ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely vari@@ ed .
Jesus knew that they likely ac@@ qui@@ red this attitude from the soci@@ ety in which they had gro@@ wn up .
Now I can no longer move about fre@@ ely .
Be@@ fore Eli@@ j@@ ah’s prayer , the crow@@ ds there might have wonder@@ ed if Jehovah would turn out to be an emp@@ ty li@@ e as Ba@@ al was .
If we r@@ an sh@@ ort in one are@@ a , we bor@@ ro@@ wed from another but always made sure that we pa@@ id the money back into that en@@ vel@@ op@@ e as soon as we could . ”
Why do we say that the brothers were very ze@@ al@@ ous during World W@@ ar I ?
It no@@ ted : “ There is no rec@@ ord of of@@ fi@@ cial ob@@ serv@@ ance of Christ’s bir@@ th until the f@@ our@@ th century , when Con@@ stan@@ t@@ ine . . . was emp@@ er@@ or of R@@ ome . ”
W@@ E@@ S@@ T P@@ AL@@ M B@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H , F@@ L ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , Christian Con@@ ven@@ tion C@@ en@@ ter of Jehovah’s Witnesses , 1@@ 6@@ 10 P@@ al@@ m Be@@ ach L@@ ak@@ es B@@ l@@ v@@ d . J@@ U@@ L@@ Y 6 - 8
Lo@@ cal author@@ ities were wa@@ iting for us .
The D@@ eli@@ ver@@ ance A@@ head
The pro@@ li@@ fer@@ ation of d@@ ating c@@ lu@@ bs and com@@ pu@@ ter ch@@ at ro@@ om@@ s and the pro@@ fu@@ sion of new@@ s@@ pa@@ per ad@@ ver@@ t@@ is@@ ements by those see@@ king compan@@ i@@ ons indic@@ ate that people c@@ ra@@ ve human cont@@ act .
What , though , is the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound of the cu@@ sto@@ m of to@@ a@@ sting ?
But when he refu@@ sed to per@@ form mil@@ it@@ ary service , he was sen@@ ten@@ ced to one and a half years be@@ h@@ ind ba@@ r@@ s and was held in n@@ ine different pris@@ ons .
Indeed , Jesus is the fin@@ est example of one who proved true to what he promised his Father .
When the cu@@ st@@ om@@ er lea@@ ves , they re@@ su@@ me the study .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons find true happiness as followers of Jesus Christ
But they also had sever@@ al challeng@@ es .
• When Jesus was acc@@ used of bre@@ ak@@ ing the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h and of bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ y , what evidence did he give to show that he was the Messi@@ ah ?
In that instance , R@@ ac@@ hel@@ ’s husband , Jac@@ o@@ b , was un@@ a@@ ware of what his wife had done . ​ — Genesis 31 : 14 - 34 .
M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h was one of the wi@@ c@@ ke@@ des@@ t k@@ ings ever to rule Juda@@ h .
In ad@@ dition to what the angels ann@@ oun@@ ced to the ast@@ on@@ i@@ shed shepher@@ ds , heavenly m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers had made div@@ in@@ ely inspired declar@@ ations about the new@@ born Jesus to M@@ ary and her husband , Joseph .
When he turned his attention to the beau@@ ty and import@@ ance of his message , his joy was re@@ kin@@ d@@ led . ​ — J@@ er .
We learned to r@@ ely on our heavenly Father , Jehovah .
We told him of our concer@@ ns and fe@@ ars , but we also expres@@ sed to him our desire to serve where the need for Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers was greater .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , God’s servants see marriage as an opportunity to bring glory to Jehovah .
So he told an experienced el@@ der about the gi@@ r@@ l .
When giving the si@@ gn of his pres@@ ence , Jesus said that he would use “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” to give “ food at the prop@@ er time ” to his d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s .
He thus ful@@ filled his promise : “ I my@@ self shall fe@@ ed my sheep , and I my@@ self shall make them li@@ e down . . .
In Bible times , E@@ no@@ ch and Noah ‘ wal@@ ked with God . ’
The Bible teach@@ es that love is an important qu@@ ality .
S@@ ome@@ times famili@@ es would get together and study a Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine until mi@@ d@@ night , loo@@ king up the c@@ ited Bible te@@ x@@ ts .
How did the view and attitude of those in S@@ ar@@ di@@ s and La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ a com@@ pare with Jesus ’ view of their spiritual con@@ dition ?
M@@ A@@ R@@ R@@ I@@ A@@ G@@ E is un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly one of God’s most preci@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts to mankind .
Luke is expe@@ cting us .
Is that not com@@ for@@ ting ?
What will help us to do that ?
L@@ ater , the Israelites put Cana@@ an@@ ite in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and to sla@@ v@@ ish la@@ b@@ or , and similar practic@@ es were continued by David and Solomon . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 1 : 13 , 14 ; 2 Samuel 12 : 31 ; 1 K@@ ings 9 : 20 , 21 .
H@@ ist@@ ori@@ ans believe that he died in about 1@@ 5@@ 7@@ 5 .
When Jesus resur@@ rec@@ ted the only son of the wi@@ do@@ w of Na@@ in , what joy she must have experienced !
Why is associ@@ ation with fellow Christians vital for spiritual gro@@ w@@ th ?
A va@@ se de@@ pi@@ cting a C@@ y@@ pri@@ o@@ t ship
Consider what the Bible states on this sub@@ ject .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E 1 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 3 - 7
Consider Jesus ’ example .
David rul@@ ed over Juda@@ h from He@@ br@@ on for se@@ ven and a half years .
A day you@@ ’@@ l@@ l always pri@@ ze ; and may succ@@ ess and g@@ la@@ dness too be your@@ s to real@@ ize . ”
The illustr@@ ation of the woman and the lost co@@ in gives us guid@@ ance .
Rather than taking the Ho@@ ly Scriptures for gr@@ anted , though , we need to keep in mind what a powerful s@@ ource of help they are .
For example , the H@@ ex@@ ap@@ la re@@ ta@@ ined God’s name in its origin@@ al four - letter Hebrew form , called the T@@ et@@ ra@@ gr@@ am@@ mat@@ on .
The re@@ pe@@ ated use of the expres@@ sion “ im@@ medi@@ ately ” l@@ ends a sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y to the account . ​ — Mark 1 : 10 , 12 .
Be@@ fore such a thing happ@@ ens , you need to be pre@@ pared to give a good answer .
What Jesus taught his followers refle@@ cted his deep in@@ sight into his Fa@@ ther’s thoughts , feelings , and ways .
However , they died in a spiritual sense .
Our Un@@ i@@ que M@@ ind
What a contr@@ ast to those in La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ a , who bo@@ ast@@ ed of worl@@ dly we@@ al@@ th but who were ac@@ tually imp@@ over@@ i@@ shed !
She was in@@ deed dead , but Jesus was about to show that people can be ra@@ ised to life just as they can be a@@ wak@@ ened from a deep s@@ le@@ ep .
For example , in In@@ dia a family may even go hu@@ ng@@ ry in order to fe@@ ed an un@@ expe@@ cted gu@@ est .
Like N@@ ic@@ k , he may wor@@ ry that he does not have the needed s@@ k@@ ill@@ s to be an effe@@ ctive shepher@@ d .
If we g@@ es@@ tur@@ ed in class , we ris@@ ked having our k@@ nu@@ ck@@ les ra@@ pp@@ ed or our ha@@ ir pul@@ led .
As we , like Paul , bus@@ y ourselves in the preaching work , we trust that Jehovah will see to it that all other necess@@ ary things “ will be ad@@ ded ” to us .
An@@ n@@ oun@@ c@@ ing the K@@ ing@@ ’s coming “ with power and great glory ” to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment , the book of Revelation states : “ I saw heaven op@@ ened , and look !
R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ing what happened at that time can help us to pre@@ pare .
Thus , they were sc@@ at@@ tered over all the sur@@ face of the earth . ​ — Read Genesis 11 : 4 - 8 .
And we want to serve Jehovah forever .
The apostle Paul stated that ‘ all Israel would be sa@@ ved . ’ ( R@@ om .
Many of the P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese - speaking commun@@ ities where Al@@ me@@ i@@ da pre@@ ached have d@@ w@@ in@@ d@@ led and disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared , yet his Bible has sur@@ vi@@ ved .
What if this is true of you ?
We pray that if any are op@@ pos@@ ing God out of ign@@ or@@ ance , as Saul of T@@ ar@@ su@@ s was , Jehovah will gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ously o@@ pen their eyes to the truth .
E@@ ach year , the K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge book is being used effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely to help th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds to become Jehovah’s dedic@@ ated servants , and this inclu@@ des many who have no Bible ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
( c ) I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how Psalm 1@@ 19 : 1@@ 21 - 1@@ 28 might ti@@ e in with our ‘ un@@ ut@@ tered gro@@ an@@ ings ’ in prayer .
Does it mean to prom@@ o@@ te ourselves or to call un@@ du@@ e attention to ourselves and our a@@ bil@@ ities ?
Today , faith like that of Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b has resul@@ ted in the preaching of the good news of the Kingdom worl@@ d@@ wide by over si@@ x milli@@ on Witnesses of Jehovah , young and old , strong and f@@ ra@@ il .
On arri@@ ving in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , I quic@@ k@@ ly saw the need for building up the spiritu@@ ality of our M@@ ex@@ i@@ can brothers and sisters .
However , “ in faith all these died , al@@ though they did not get the fulfill@@ ment of the promises . ”
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently some months before Jesus was ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted , his close friend La@@ z@@ ar@@ us died .
Ju@@ d@@ ges are on hand to en@@ for@@ ce the rul@@ es .
In what ways can we show love for fellow believers ?
The ex@@ t@@ ent of cont@@ act that you will then have with him dep@@ ends on his age and other circumstances .
St@@ yl@@ ish clo@@ th@@ es and a fine a@@ ut@@ om@@ o@@ bi@@ le can bring us the ad@@ mi@@ r@@ ation of others .
C@@ ongreg@@ ation P@@ ri@@ v@@ ile@@ ges
F@@ in@@ ally , she lost cu@@ sto@@ dy of her children .
The apostle Paul used the i@@ ma@@ ge of a man who prote@@ cted children to illustr@@ ate an as@@ pect of the develop@@ ing relationship between Jehovah God and his people .
In respon@@ se to their prayers , the ang@@ el h@@ ur@@ led to the earth a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic fi@@ re that set the anointed Christians a@@ fi@@ re spiritually .
U@@ se t@@ act to try to help him rest@@ ore his faith .
I used to think that Bible principles are too re@@ stri@@ ctive , but I now reg@@ ard them as an inv@@ alu@@ able prote@@ ction .
Instead , we will put for@@ th effort to become “ tend@@ er@@ ly com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
All of Jehovah’s promises are d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic , not st@@ ati@@ c , because he is con@@ stan@@ tly working toward their fulfill@@ ment .
He was appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble and kind .
How did God come to have a gr@@ and temple ?
F@@ e@@ el@@ ing that he had fa@@ iled in his mis@@ sion , E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ro@@ ditu@@ s got de@@ pres@@ sed . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
Even before and after the conven@@ tion pro@@ gra@@ m and when we are c@@ he@@ c@@ king in or out of a ho@@ te@@ l , we should make sure that our clo@@ thing is not over@@ ly ca@@ su@@ al or s@@ lo@@ pp@@ y .
Christians who con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate marriage should be able to as@@ su@@ me this responsi@@ bility .
De@@ al@@ ers like Joh@@ an@@ n T@@ et@@ z@@ el , who ac@@ ted as ag@@ ent for Ar@@ ch@@ bi@@ sh@@ op Al@@ ber@@ t of Ma@@ in@@ z , car@@ ri@@ ed on a bo@@ om@@ ing tra@@ de sel@@ ling in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ences to the comm@@ on people .
How can we imitate Paul’s example ?
Do you ‘ ra@@ ise your par@@ t@@ ner up ’ with expres@@ sions of appreciation ?
Th@@ an@@ ks to the power of God’s Word , Ad@@ ri@@ an’s person@@ ality became qu@@ ite different . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
“ All day long they keep h@@ ur@@ ting my personal af@@ fai@@ r@@ s , ” he said .
▪ “ Your D@@ eli@@ ver@@ ance Is G@@ et@@ ting Ne@@ ar ” !
C@@ le@@ ar I@@ d@@ ent@@ ity , T@@ ang@@ i@@ ble B@@ less@@ ings
They had already given evidence that they fe@@ ared God ; they had a heal@@ thy re@@ ver@@ ence for the Creator and fe@@ ared to dis@@ ple@@ ase him .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing the pu@@ re language invol@@ ves not only believ@@ ing the truth and teaching it to others but also har@@ mon@@ iz@@ ing one@@ ’s conduct with God’s la@@ ws and principles .
Now these keep tel@@ ling others about that mirac@@ le .
The apostle Paul spoke of “ people of the nations ” who do not know God but “ do by n@@ ature the things of the law . ”
For example , when we walk in love for God and neigh@@ b@@ or , we will be moved to share the “ good news of the Kingdom ” with them .
C@@ ould he have thought that di@@ pl@@ om@@ ac@@ y or mil@@ it@@ ar@@ is@@ tic man@@ e@@ u@@ ver@@ ing would deli@@ ver a more fav@@ or@@ able out@@ come than would tur@@ ning to God for help ?
One te@@ en@@ age Christian rel@@ ates : “ My sister and I wal@@ ked out of a mo@@ vi@@ e that con@@ ta@@ ined a lo@@ t of s@@ we@@ aring .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing are some su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions .
The A@@ pri@@ l 22 , 200@@ 3 , is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke ! con@@ ta@@ ined the article “ How an In@@ j@@ ur@@ y Ch@@ ang@@ ed My Li@@ fe . ”
We read : “ Then I shall give to pe@@ op@@ les the change to a pu@@ re language , in order for them all to call upon the name of Jehovah , in order to serve him sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der . ” ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h .
Ke@@ ep on declar@@ ing the good news without le@@ tu@@ p !
As God’s first cre@@ ation and only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , Jesus became our “ eyes ” for pe@@ ering into the heavens .
How did Jehovah deli@@ ver , gu@@ i@@ de , and prote@@ ct his people of ancient times ?
However , Luke evid@@ ently tr@@ ac@@ es Mar@@ y’s an@@ c@@ es@@ try and shows that Jesus was the n@@ atur@@ al he@@ ir , “ according to the flesh , ” to Davi@@ d’s k@@ ing@@ ship .
He was baptized on Ju@@ ly 22 , 195@@ 5 , and his wife , Paul@@ ina , soon ther@@ e@@ after .
Des@@ pite this in@@ a@@ us@@ pi@@ ci@@ ous in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction to the B@@ ra@@ z@@ ili@@ an field , how jo@@ y@@ ful we were !
After preaching for years in that same ter@@ rit@@ ory , Ka@@ ther@@ ine began thinking about mo@@ ving to an are@@ a where people would be more responsi@@ ve to the Kingdom message .
Des@@ cri@@ be the wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness that ex@@ is@@ ted in ancient Cana@@ an .
What do our commun@@ ic@@ ations with God reve@@ al about our heart ?
L@@ ater , after we had been back in G@@ h@@ ana for ne@@ arly four years , we learned that Mo@@ ther’s health had become very po@@ or .
These inclu@@ de Samuel , David , Sam@@ son , R@@ a@@ ha@@ b , Moses , Abraham , S@@ ar@@ ah , Noah , and A@@ be@@ l .
Jesus , John the B@@ ap@@ t@@ ist , Peter , Paul , Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s , and the disciples who were ga@@ ther@@ ed together on the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . are all descri@@ bed as being full of , or filled with , holy spirit . ​ — Luke 1 : 15 ; 4 : 1 ; Acts 4 : 8 ; 9 : 17 ; 11 : 22 , 24 ; 13 : 9 .
A@@ m@@ ong the less@@ ons he taught was the one mentioned a@@ bo@@ ve .
Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , 4 / 1
( b ) How would you prove that the Kingdom was esta@@ bli@@ shed in 1914 ?
34 : 5 , 6 ; Luke 24 : 1 - 3 ; Acts 2 : 31 ; 1 C@@ or .
S@@ ever@@ al return vis@@ its on the tra@@ in led to a home Bible study .
That appreciation for what he had been taught is evid@@ ent in his words : “ Just as the Father taught me , I speak these things . ”
She too had lost her marriage mate to Ho@@ d@@ g@@ kin@@ ’s di@@ se@@ ase .
I have enjo@@ yed working at Bethel because it al@@ lo@@ ws me to use my en@@ er@@ gy in Jehovah’s service .
No won@@ der an inc@@ reas@@ ing number of people feel that they can be happy without religion !
To that end , we need to maintain a positi@@ ve attitude toward the people in our ter@@ rit@@ ory .
We Mu@@ st Lo@@ ve What We T@@ each
O@@ b@@ serv@@ ers can also show du@@ e respect by listen@@ ing care@@ fully to the baptism dis@@ course and by ob@@ serving the ev@@ ent in an or@@ der@@ ly man@@ ner . ​ — 1 Corinthians 14 : 40 .
While continu@@ ing my stu@@ dies at the school , I had many questions .
10@@ 3 : 10 - 14 ; Mat@@ t .
Because we pa@@ y attention to Jehovah’s remin@@ ders , we feel free to call upon him with our whole heart , and we can ex@@ pect to be heard .
In ad@@ dition to pres@@ sures from the world , our sons or daugh@@ ters may also have to fi@@ ght against their own desire to be like their pe@@ ers .
Many of our brothers and sisters have been in situ@@ ations in which they had to cho@@ ose between ac@@ ting ei@@ ther like E@@ sa@@ u or like Joseph .
“ If we were out pla@@ ying bal@@ l in the y@@ ard when we were called for the family study , we in@@ stan@@ tly put our bal@@ l away and r@@ an in for the study .
So , then , when it comes to rec@@ re@@ ation , let us stri@@ ve to do the right thing at the right time and with the right people .
What did Jesus promise to s@@ end to the disciples after his going away ?
Does the con@@ dition of that house re@@ mind you of your marriage ?
Like a d@@ ri@@ ver who obe@@ ys ro@@ ad sign@@ s , let us accept the counsel , apply it , and move for@@ ward . ​ — Pro@@ v . 4 : 26 , 27 ; read Hebrews 12 : 12 , 13 .
They are bene@@ fi@@ ci@@ aries of the new covenant .
Instead , the wise individu@@ al is discipl@@ ined in spe@@ e@@ ch .
Bar@@ le@@ y had a very important place in the every@@ day life of most Israelites .
I wanted to use my you@@ th to serve Jehovah to the full . ”
On@@ ly after I cal@@ m@@ ed down did I real@@ ize that what Ti@@ b@@ or offered me was more than a kind g@@ es@@ ture , and I felt that I wanted to live with this man who gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely loved me .
▪ D@@ ev@@ el@@ op a greater long@@ ing for God’s word .
With reg@@ ard to h@@ at@@ red for la@@ w@@ less@@ ness , what are@@ as of life will this article consider ?
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s many examples of those who displa@@ yed courage and faith in the face of op@@ position .
How have we benef@@ ited from this consider@@ ation of Mi@@ ca@@ h’s prophecy ?
Th@@ r@@ ough his prophet Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah , Jehovah said : “ I shall give to pe@@ op@@ les the change to a pu@@ re language . ”
What did Mi@@ ri@@ am experience because of her mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring ?
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , the Law made the Israelites a@@ ware of their sin@@ ful st@@ ate and of their need for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess and sal@@ vation .
W@@ ould my Bible - tra@@ ined conscience be tr@@ oub@@ led if during a di@@ ag@@ no@@ s@@ tic or ther@@ a@@ pe@@ u@@ tic pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re some of my own blood was with@@ dra@@ wn , mo@@ di@@ fied , and direc@@ ted back into ( or on@@ to ) my body ?
In mo@@ der@@ n times , a m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er was sent in ad@@ v@@ ance to pre@@ pare the way for Jehovah’s coming to his spiritual temple .
But which as@@ pect of cre@@ ation do you think means the most to them ​ — things or people ?
All these benef@@ its will f@@ low to mankind because of God’s pro@@ vision of the ransom sacrifice .
For example , two Christian sisters in the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines were dist@@ ribu@@ ting Bible liter@@ ature in a re@@ mo@@ te are@@ a of the country .
“ Le@@ a@@ ving family and friends was very hard , ” R@@ o@@ g@@ eli@@ o says .
You may ask , ‘ What “ day ” is the prophet Mal@@ ach@@ i fore@@ tel@@ ling ? ’
S@@ tu@@ dy “ the Ho@@ ly W@@ rit@@ ings ”
‘ Are there chang@@ es that I can make to imitate Jesus more clo@@ sel@@ y ? ’
When Moses expres@@ sed his fear that his words would not be taken seri@@ ously , God pre@@ pared him to de@@ al with what la@@ y a@@ head .
There , 70 years later , God’s people wit@@ ness@@ ed the fulfill@@ ment of an am@@ a@@ z@@ ing prophecy : “ This is what Jehovah says , your Re@@ pur@@ cha@@ s@@ er , the Ho@@ ly One of Israel : ‘ For your s@@ ak@@ es I will s@@ end to Babyl@@ on and bring down all the ba@@ r@@ s of the g@@ ates . ’ ” ​ — Is@@ a .
How did ‘ God pro@@ ce@@ ed to come from T@@ e@@ man , ’ and what does this indic@@ ate regarding Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on ?
“ Let me see your I@@ D . ”
Jesus said : “ All ten were cle@@ ans@@ ed , were they not ?
“ M@@ id@@ day ” may den@@ o@@ te the so - called en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment of the world .
The wise counsel found in its pages truly shows us the best way to live .
In a sh@@ ort time , Job lost his servants , his means of li@@ v@@ eli@@ ho@@ od , and his ten bel@@ o@@ ved children .
Rather than c@@ all@@ ing out again to Jehovah for help , he s@@ ought an al@@ li@@ ance with pa@@ g@@ ans .
They ch@@ er@@ ish their invit@@ ation to fe@@ ed at Jehovah’s table , and they want to d@@ ress appro@@ pri@@ ately .
6 : 12 ; Ju@@ de 3 .
Fir@@ st of all , he displa@@ yed un@@ com@@ prom@@ ising reli@@ ance on Jehovah , regul@@ arly tur@@ ning to him in prayer .
They say that the writ@@ ers f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c@@ ated the acc@@ oun@@ ts , or they c@@ ite seem@@ ing dis@@ cre@@ pan@@ ci@@ es in them .
That stru@@ gg@@ le would go through four dra@@ wn - out st@@ ages before it would fin@@ ally be res@@ ol@@ ved .
For si@@ x years I have been happ@@ ily married to my God - fe@@ aring husband , J@@ on@@ a@@ than .
As stated , the v@@ indic@@ ation of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y is a vital is@@ sue invol@@ ving mankind .
This pro@@ c@@ ess br@@ ings many benef@@ its , including a heal@@ ing of the w@@ oun@@ ds of war . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 16 .
Can you i@@ magine what it means to have the Creator w@@ atch@@ ing out for us in order to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard us from d@@ ang@@ ers ?
“ Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch , therefore , because you know ne@@ i@@ ther the day nor the h@@ our . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
As we learn , then , let us always use our knowledge as a bas@@ is for dra@@ wing close to Jehovah and for help@@ ing others to do so ​ — never as a means to ex@@ al@@ t ourselves over others . ​ — Matthew 23 : 12 ; Luke 9 : 4@@ 8 .
One of the most out@@ standing mirac@@ les that Jesus per@@ form@@ s is the resurrection of La@@ z@@ ar@@ us .
How , then , can we benefit from the events and examples found in the Scriptures ?
As children gro@@ w a little older , however , they may be less inc@@ l@@ ined to jo@@ in in sing@@ ing Kingdom song@@ s .
Wh@@ atever ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments the arri@@ val of a ba@@ by may cause in the lives of a Christian cou@@ ple , they should do their ut@@ most to de@@ al with these in a respon@@ sible way .
Who , would you say , is the real mak@@ er of the ba@@ by ?
God origin@@ ally cre@@ ated man without any sel@@ f@@ ish tend@@ enc@@ y .
L@@ ater , they car@@ ri@@ ed plac@@ ar@@ ds with such s@@ lo@@ g@@ ans as “ R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on is a s@@ n@@ are and a rac@@ ke@@ t ” and “ Ser@@ ve God and Christ the King . ”
E@@ A@@ R@@ L@@ Y C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ AN@@ I@@ T@@ Y I@@ N BI@@ TH@@ Y@@ N@@ I@@ A AN@@ D P@@ ON@@ T@@ U@@ S
However , we can be certain that divine rul@@ er@@ ship accepted by all mankind would have been mar@@ ked by love and imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , I went a@@ head as instru@@ cted .
C@@ ongreg@@ ation meetings truly are a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement , but that is not sur@@ pris@@ ing .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 18@@ 7 , 15
They will have been fully t@@ ested .
Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment may be cl@@ ou@@ ded when one is under great emo@@ tional st@@ ress .
C@@ ould not the One who cre@@ ated the uni@@ verse , the earth , and all the living things on it keep that v@@ es@@ sel in@@ t@@ act ?
Do we tre@@ asure our el@@ der@@ ly Christian brothers and sisters ?
U@@ p@@ on the return of the spi@@ es , Jo@@ shua and the people are ready to make their move and cro@@ ss the J@@ or@@ d@@ an .
By 19@@ 40 there were 50 Witnesses in Al@@ ban@@ ia .
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s great - gr@@ and@@ son Joseph loo@@ ked after the hous@@ eho@@ ld of P@@ o@@ ti@@ p@@ ha@@ r .
He great@@ ly appreci@@ ated God’s kindness in gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ously for@@ giving his past er@@ r@@ ors and supp@@ or@@ ting his hard fi@@ ght to over@@ come rec@@ ur@@ ring we@@ ak@@ nesses .
What is re@@ pres@@ ented by the bre@@ ad and by the w@@ ine at the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al ?
It would be poin@@ t@@ less ​ — even d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous — ​ to foc@@ us all your attention on fe@@ e@@ ding the congregation while your mate is “ star@@ ving ” at home .
( c ) How can we succ@@ e@@ ed in fle@@ e@@ ing from for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation ?
Who Ma@@ de God ?
Will You Tru@@ st God ?
The same is true with the do@@ or of commun@@ ic@@ ation .
O@@ r think of the apostle Paul , who op@@ en@@ ly con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed : “ For the good that I wish I do not do , but the bad that I do not wish is what I prac@@ tice . ”
The S@@ wis@@ s con@@ su@@ l ad@@ v@@ ised Mar@@ g@@ ari@@ th@@ a to return to S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land , but she loy@@ ally refu@@ sed to leave without me .
Although he was a king , he felt the need “ to res@@ ort to div@@ in@@ ation , ” con@@ sul@@ t the spi@@ r@@ its .
Many have allow@@ ed the pur@@ su@@ it of material things to di@@ str@@ act them from keep@@ ing their eyes on the pri@@ ze .
Although cho@@ s@@ en by the true God , Saul ev@@ en@@ tually became dis@@ obedi@@ ent .
Christians are not under the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , but what Jehovah told Moses em@@ bo@@ dies many ba@@ si@@ c principles that have not chang@@ ed and that continue to apply to all who worship Jehovah .
( b ) What reas@@ ons does the Bible give for having trust in Jehovah ?
1@@ 12 : 5 ; Pro@@ v .
A@@ cting without knowledge or out@@ side our authority is pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous and is b@@ ound to cause fri@@ ction .
The Bible ur@@ ges Christians to be hon@@ est and di@@ lig@@ ent .
Jehovah rejo@@ ic@@ es when we do things that ple@@ ase him .
• How can we learn to love Jehovah ?
Still another reason why certain prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians were e@@ ag@@ er to ob@@ serve the Law was out@@ l@@ ined by Paul in his letter to the Gal@@ ati@@ ans .
6 : 9 - 13 .
In the 19@@ 30 ’ s , it became evid@@ ent that the “ other sheep ” were being ga@@ ther@@ ed in .
This was especially important when ‘ the work@@ ers were few . ’
He thus made a gener@@ al st@@ at@@ ement based on his own experience .
A Mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous Con@@ spi@@ rac@@ y
33 : 2 - 9 , 12 , 13 , 15 , 16 .
Job Se@@ cur@@ ity and Sat@@ is@@ fac@@ tion Un@@ der Si@@ e@@ ge
King Solomon of ancient Israel stated : “ I said , even I , in my heart : ‘ Do come now , let me try you out with rejo@@ ic@@ ing . Al@@ so , see good . ’
Re@@ fer@@ ring to the time when all the anointed are in heaven , Revelation 17 : 14 tel@@ ls us this about the enem@@ ies of God’s people : “ These will bat@@ tle with the L@@ am@@ b , but because he is Lord of l@@ or@@ ds and King of k@@ ings , the L@@ am@@ b will con@@ qu@@ er them .
The many fac@@ e@@ ts of fear that af@@ fect every as@@ pect of life today are a clear indic@@ ation that divine inter@@ ven@@ tion is needed .
He sel@@ e@@ cts them wis@@ ely , end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to avoid d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous cont@@ ac@@ ts .
May we “ hum@@ ble ourselves before our God ” as we try to ac@@ qui@@ re a heart ag@@ re@@ e@@ able to Jehovah . ​ — E@@ z@@ r@@ a 8 : 21 .
Re@@ call the account of the nee@@ dy wi@@ do@@ w whom Jesus ob@@ served at the temple in Jerusalem .
5 The En@@ d of E@@ vi@@ l De@@ e@@ ds Is As@@ sur@@ ed !
The first of these two artic@@ les consi@@ ders three me@@ tho@@ ds we can use to give per@@ su@@ asi@@ ve ans@@ wers .
She pione@@ ered in M@@ ad@@ ri@@ d , then Bil@@ ba@@ o , and later S@@ an Se@@ bas@@ ti@@ á@@ n , where cl@@ er@@ gy - f@@ om@@ ented persecu@@ tion l@@ an@@ ded her and her pioneer par@@ t@@ ner in pris@@ on .
H@@ u@@ dd@@ led like mu@@ te s@@ ent@@ in@@ els among the C@@ ap@@ pa@@ do@@ ci@@ an v@@ al@@ le@@ ys are str@@ ange “ st@@ atu@@ es ” of st@@ one .
8 : 1 - 4 .
As a result , hal@@ f@@ way through the fes@@ ti@@ val , “ many of the crow@@ d put faith in him . ”
B@@ r@@ ing@@ ing U@@ p Our Ch@@ il@@ dren to Lo@@ ve Jehovah
Mo@@ ving A@@ head With F@@ el@@ low Wor@@ shi@@ p@@ ers
( b ) What counsel did Paul give Rom@@ an Christians regarding their dis@@ pu@@ te ?
No strong rul@@ es .
E@@ ach mon@@ th , congregations for@@ ward these contribu@@ tions to the of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses that ser@@ ves their country .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ C@@ lo@@ the y@@ ourselves with love , for it is a perfect b@@ ond of uni@@ on . ”
We do not give up . ”
There was no wa@@ sted en@@ er@@ gy resul@@ ting from un@@ necess@@ ary we@@ i@@ ght .
Can you do the same now ?
13 A P@@ O@@ W@@ E@@ R@@ F@@ U@@ L R@@ E@@ A@@ S@@ S@@ U@@ R@@ AN@@ C@@ E F@@ R@@ O@@ M H@@ E@@ B@@ R@@ E@@ W@@ ’@@ S S@@ M@@ AL@@ L@@ E@@ S@@ T L@@ E@@ T@@ T@@ E@@ R
I@@ mit@@ ate such ones by following the princi@@ ple at 1 Corinthians 16 : 1 , 2 , regul@@ arly ‘ set@@ ting something asi@@ de ’ to contribu@@ te to the congregation and to the worl@@ d@@ wide work of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
W@@ ho@@ m does the man , or the ma@@ ster , pi@@ c@@ ture , and what is a liter@@ al tal@@ ent wor@@ th ?
Let us now go back in time and ob@@ serve what these men were doing .
B@@ less@@ ings of F@@ ul@@ l - Ti@@ me Ser@@ vice
The remin@@ der of Jehovah is tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy , making the in@@ experienced one wise . ”
He is the best Father we could have .
Thus , if a person has em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed God’s Word hear@@ t@@ ily , believ@@ es what it says , and has brought his life in l@@ ine with God’s standards , what pre@@ v@@ ents him from being baptized in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of his dedic@@ ation ?
They “ went off to the things be@@ h@@ ind . ”
We o@@ we them our life !
Se@@ a of J@@ ap@@ an
Paul ur@@ ges Christians to ab@@ sta@@ in from for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation and to exerc@@ ise self - control so that “ no one go to the point of har@@ m@@ ing and enc@@ ro@@ ach upon the righ@@ ts of his brother . ”
Jehovah’s Witnesses happ@@ ily and en@@ er@@ ge@@ tic@@ ally share “ this good news of the kingdom ” with their neigh@@ b@@ ors , invit@@ ing them to become its sub@@ je@@ cts .
Indeed , the great Ad@@ vers@@ ary , Satan , is b@@ ent on destro@@ ying Jehovah’s servants by wh@@ atever means may prove succ@@ ess@@ ful . ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 8 .
A@@ part from love of God , what other love mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to give a thor@@ ough witness ?
How , then , do we teach someone to ob@@ serve , or obey , the things that Christ comman@@ ded ?
He rest@@ ored people to life right here on earth .
If we maintain an un@@ com@@ prom@@ ising stand for righteousness , others may look down on us .
The Bible expla@@ ins : “ God set [ Jesus Christ ] for@@ th as an o@@ ffering for prop@@ iti@@ ation through faith in his blood .
The Scriptures and the valu@@ es they prom@@ o@@ te have moved people to r@@ en@@ oun@@ ce all kin@@ ds of viol@@ ence and vice and to become better people .
L@@ ater , one of these new@@ ly baptized Christians got married and , together with her husband , continued sear@@ ch@@ ing for others who needed spiritual res@@ cu@@ e .
We no@@ te that , al@@ though the home is mo@@ des@@ t , the mission@@ aries co@@ op@@ er@@ ate to keep it sc@@ ru@@ pul@@ ously clean .
He might even become a pra@@ is@@ er of Jehovah . ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 12 .
Q@@ u@@ e@@ en E@@ s@@ ther , for example , wanted her husband , King A@@ ha@@ su@@ er@@ us , to cor@@ rec@@ t an in@@ justice .
As heavenly King , Jesus will un@@ do the dam@@ age ​ — including si@@ ck@@ ness , ag@@ ing , and death — ​ that resul@@ ted when humans re@@ bel@@ led against Jehovah , “ the s@@ ource of life . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jesus as@@ sur@@ ed them that understanding God’s Word was within their re@@ ach .
Why was what Jesus did on the night of N@@ is@@ an 14 , 33 C.E . , sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant ?
We live in a world filled with people who are lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves , ha@@ ugh@@ ty , dis@@ obedi@@ ent to parents , un@@ than@@ k@@ ful , dis@@ loyal , fi@@ er@@ ce , pu@@ ff@@ ed up with pri@@ de , lo@@ v@@ ers of ple@@ a@@ sures rather than lo@@ v@@ ers of God ​ — to name some of the char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s lis@@ ted by Paul .
Gi@@ ving thought to this matter in ad@@ v@@ ance will help us to “ become kind . ”
He who has learned this less@@ on will be happy serving Jehovah any@@ where and in wh@@ atever assignment he is given .
God’s great@@ est act of hum@@ ility and love was that of sen@@ ding his bel@@ o@@ ved fir@@ st@@ born Son to be born on earth and ra@@ ised as a human for the sal@@ vation of mankind .
C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ T@@ R@@ Y O@@ F O@@ R@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ N : G@@ U@@ AT@@ E@@ M@@ AL@@ A
Yes , God can bring a person back to life .
Ju@@ li@@ an lo@@ a@@ th@@ ed Christi@@ an@@ ity .
“ D@@ ue to the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic en@@ er@@ gy , he also being vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous in power , not one of them is mis@@ sing . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A@@ I@@ A@@ H 40 : 26 .
Many individuals have taken to heart the apostle Paul’s counsel to ‘ put away the old person@@ ality which con@@ form@@ ed to their form@@ er course of conduct and put on the new person@@ ality cre@@ ated according to God’s will . ’
This is the only men@@ tion in the Bible of “ the so@@ li@@ d f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of God . ”
Y@@ oung David was not the first son that his father , J@@ es@@ se , pres@@ ented to Samuel to be anointed ; ne@@ i@@ ther was he the second or th@@ ir@@ d .
As the “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer , ” Jehovah gives “ holy spirit to those as@@ king him . ”
Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or Mar@@ t@@ in Re@@ es , A@@ str@@ on@@ om@@ er R@@ o@@ y@@ al of Gre@@ at B@@ r@@ ita@@ in , wrote : “ There may be things that humans will never understand . ”
N@@ ever allow yourself to become “ like a hor@@ se or mu@@ le without understanding . ”
By pres@@ en@@ ting ancient man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts ow@@ ned by K@@ ar@@ a@@ ites , they ho@@ ped to prove that they had des@@ c@@ ended from Jews who had im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ated to the C@@ ri@@ me@@ a after the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an ex@@ ile .
However , if we make the ga@@ ining of money our c@@ hi@@ ef go@@ al in life , we might su@@ ff@@ er “ un@@ told ag@@ on@@ ies of mind . ”
Le@@ a@@ ving New Yor@@ k in May 19@@ 0@@ 9 on the M@@ au@@ re@@ t@@ ani@@ a for his f@@ our@@ th vis@@ it , Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l took along a st@@ en@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ her , Bro@@ ther H@@ un@@ t@@ sing@@ er , so that the time travel@@ ing ac@@ ro@@ ss the o@@ ce@@ an could be used to di@@ ct@@ ate W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er artic@@ les .
Because a cou@@ ple sub@@ mit@@ ted to I@@ V@@ F to ac@@ hi@@ eve pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy and ho@@ pe@@ fully have a ba@@ by , they might cho@@ ose to be@@ ar the co@@ st of keep@@ ing their re@@ serve em@@ br@@ yo@@ s f@@ ro@@ z@@ en or they might cho@@ ose to use them in a future I@@ V@@ F at@@ temp@@ t to have a child .
L@@ ater , L@@ es@@ ter and Jo@@ ani@@ e enjo@@ yed a pro@@ duc@@ tive ministry .
Jehovah , the fore@@ most example of emp@@ a@@ thy , as@@ sur@@ ed his people : “ I my@@ self am the One com@@ for@@ ting you . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
These individuals may not be in the li@@ m@@ eli@@ ght .
It cannot be enjo@@ yed by someone who is un@@ loving , jo@@ y@@ less , imp@@ ati@@ ent , un@@ kind , evil , un@@ faithful , fi@@ er@@ ce , or without self - control .
Why should we pre@@ pare now for life in the new world ?
Indeed , many of the religious lead@@ ers in Chris@@ tend@@ om will “ instru@@ ct just for a pri@@ ce . ”
How can we cultiv@@ ate the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit ?
They bro@@ ke into our house but dis@@ co@@ vered that E@@ m@@ ma@@ s was g@@ one .
( b ) What does it mean to walk by sight ?
In an inc@@ reas@@ ingly wicked world , their uni@@ qu@@ en@@ ess in displa@@ ying such spiritual qualities makes these followers eas@@ y to id@@ enti@@ fy .
Many have been inspired by her faithful service over the de@@ ca@@ des , and they simply could not i@@ magine ign@@ or@@ ing her needs . ”
What a fine example Jesus set for our young ones !
He was using these to emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the imp@@ os@@ si@@ bility of something .
D@@ oub@@ t@@ less , that spe@@ e@@ ch for@@ ti@@ fied the faith of those who listen@@ ed to him .
The R@@ ule That Di@@ gn@@ i@@ fi@@ es
In many ways he or she needs you more than ever .
“ Do not mar@@ v@@ el at this , ” Jesus said to the crow@@ ds to whom he pre@@ ached , “ because the h@@ our is coming in which all those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs will hear his vo@@ ice and come out . ”
• How did David show that he had made Jehovah his confidence ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , hus@@ ban@@ ds should tre@@ at their wi@@ ves in a kind , loving man@@ ner , using well - cho@@ s@@ en words .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : Ne@@ ar the M@@ bo@@ lo@@ l@@ o h@@ ill@@ s in sou@@ the@@ ast K@@ en@@ ya , two sisters witness to pas@@ ser@@ s@@ by on the ma@@ in ro@@ ad through the to@@ w@@ n@@ ship of T@@ a@@ us@@ a , T@@ a@@ ita D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct
K@@ ang@@ ar@@ o@@ o and l@@ y@@ re@@ bir@@ d : L@@ y@@ de@@ k@@ k@@ er ; ko@@ ala : M@@ ey@@ ers
The World Bo@@ ok En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia c@@ alls a mirac@@ le “ an ev@@ ent that cannot be explained through the known la@@ ws of n@@ ature . ”
Is it practic@@ al today ?
M@@ il@@ an did not know whether to la@@ u@@ gh or to c@@ ry at this su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion .
R@@ em@@ ember , some@@ day the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al we ob@@ serve will be the fin@@ al one .
Such ad@@ vice is sa@@ dly mis@@ gu@@ i@@ ded .
Let God’s Word Li@@ ght Your R@@ o@@ ad@@ way
They no@@ ted some of the vie@@ ws pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent among the people : “ Some say John the B@@ ap@@ t@@ ist , others Eli@@ j@@ ah , still others Jeremiah or one of the prophe@@ ts . ”
● God’s own t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony .
Those words must have t@@ ou@@ ched Joseph , for he was the older son of Jac@@ ob@@ ’s bel@@ o@@ ved wife R@@ ac@@ he@@ l , who had died while giving bir@@ th to B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in .
The L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al is an an@@ nu@@ al ob@@ serv@@ ance on N@@ is@@ an 14 .
So , then , a Christian makes sacrific@@ es for Jehovah , ei@@ ther by o@@ ffering up certain things to him or by giving up certain things for him .
Su@@ cc@@ ess@@ fully cop@@ ing with day - to - day problems requi@@ res wisdom , the ability to apply Scriptural knowledge .
So@@ on he became the first worshipp@@ er of Jehovah in our v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
“ Th@@ ough I was atten@@ ding Christian meetings , ” ad@@ mit@@ ted one such you@@ th , “ I had no clear spiritual go@@ als and , f@@ ran@@ k@@ ly , no cr@@ y@@ st@@ al@@ li@@ zed desire to serve Jehovah . ”
Consider some st@@ atis@@ tic@@ s .
[ Bo@@ x / ​ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 25 ]
If you feel that you are ready to pur@@ sue a cour@@ tshi@@ p , always remember to be “ an example . . . in cha@@ st@@ en@@ ess . ” ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
If our heart ge@@ ts en@@ tic@@ ed , it may , in effect , wa@@ ve sin en@@ tic@@ ingly before us , making it appe@@ ar at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive and har@@ m@@ less .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T | I@@ S TH@@ E EN@@ D N@@ E@@ A@@ R ?
( b ) What ne@@ g@@ ative feelings might the wi@@ do@@ w have had ?
would likely be consider@@ ed dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful , even in@@ sul@@ ting .
If we re@@ pe@@ ated the same words to some friend or relati@@ ve every time we spoke to him , would he find that pleas@@ ant ?
B@@ es@@ id@@ es faith , there is another qu@@ ality that contribu@@ tes to courage , nam@@ ely the re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al fear of God .
I saw happy , young people eng@@ ag@@ ing in encourag@@ ing con@@ vers@@ ations .
Some people were ou@@ tri@@ ght ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive and th@@ reat@@ ened to be@@ at me up .
S@@ pe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally , though , how can we displa@@ y trust in Jehovah when fac@@ ed with the problems that ar@@ ise in to@@ da@@ y’s world ?
While their pe@@ ers pla@@ y and have fu@@ n , young a@@ th@@ let@@ es who as@@ pi@@ re to re@@ present their country in the O@@ l@@ y@@ mp@@ ic@@ s sp@@ end sever@@ al h@@ our@@ s every day str@@ en@@ u@@ ously practic@@ ing and tra@@ ining .
Because of his love for spiritual things , “ Jesus went on prog@@ res@@ sing in wisdom . ”
Since the Romans also used pe@@ b@@ bl@@ es to gain en@@ try to important events , the “ wh@@ ite pe@@ b@@ ble ” may den@@ o@@ te the anointed one@@ ’s being ad@@ mit@@ ted to a place in heaven at the marriage of the L@@ am@@ b .
The m@@ oun@@ tain that the woman refer@@ red to was M@@ ount Ger@@ iz@@ im , lo@@ c@@ ated about 30 mil@@ es ( 50 k@@ m ) nor@@ th of Jerusalem .
Fir@@ st he sent in my app@@ lic@@ ation for pione@@ ering .
Consider the example of T@@ er@@ es@@ a , who made tel@@ ev@@ ision hist@@ ory in her country when she became the first Af@@ ri@@ can - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can ac@@ t@@ ress to st@@ ar in her own one - h@@ our dr@@ ama seri@@ es .
He who lo@@ ves his wife lo@@ ves himself , for no man ever h@@ ated his own flesh ; but he fe@@ e@@ ds and ch@@ eri@@ sh@@ es it , as the Christ also does the congregation . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 25 , 28 , 29 .
C@@ ur@@ t says , “ When you have experi@@ ences like this time and again , it is eas@@ y to see the hand of Jehovah . ”
A second e@@ dition con@@ ta@@ ined the L@@ at@@ in V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate , which Jer@@ ome comple@@ ted about the beg@@ in@@ ning of the fi@@ f@@ th century .
Then they devel@@ op into pl@@ ants that s@@ pr@@ out he@@ a@@ ds of gra@@ in .
Wh@@ er@@ ever they go , the stud@@ ents can maintain real happiness by keep@@ ing their eyes happy .
; Gal@@ an@@ o , L .
In such set@@ t@@ ings , Christians have to tra@@ in their mind and conscience to respon@@ d appro@@ pri@@ ately when neu@@ tr@@ ality - rel@@ ated is@@ su@@ es ar@@ ise .
When young people look with dis@@ may or al@@ ar@@ m at soci@@ ety , they are ag@@ re@@ e@@ ing ​ — know@@ ingly or un@@ know@@ ingly — ​ with the Bible .
N@@ ei@@ ther marriage nor chil@@ d@@ be@@ aring gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es fre@@ e@@ dom from ca@@ res , yet an un@@ ful@@ filled desire for children is in its own way a ‘ tri@@ bul@@ ation in the flesh . ’
Des@@ cri@@ b@@ ing Jehovah’s deal@@ ings with his cho@@ s@@ en people , Israel , Moses wrote : “ He came to find him in a w@@ il@@ der@@ ness land , and in an emp@@ ty , how@@ ling deser@@ t .
All these ad@@ ded needs have been supp@@ lied with the help of vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary contribu@@ tions from Jehovah’s people .
P@@ r@@ in@@ ting , however , prog@@ ressed only as far as hal@@ f@@ way through the Go@@ spe@@ l of Luke .
Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ving ‘ F@@ o@@ od at Pro@@ per Ti@@ me , ’ 8 / 15
F@@ O@@ R the most part , people value something based on how it f@@ ill@@ s their needs or satis@@ fi@@ es their personal desi@@ res .
And the woman felt the lo@@ ss of her co@@ in as if she had no other co@@ ins .
6 : 29 , 30 .
Yes , our ministry helps others , but it also helps us to imp@@ ro@@ ve our person@@ ality .
For them , in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar , Bible reading is “ prof@@ it@@ able for teaching , for re@@ pro@@ of , for cor@@ rection , and for tra@@ ining in righteousness . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 16 , Rev@@ ised St@@ and@@ ard V@@ er@@ sion .
My brother was baptized in 19@@ 40 .
I received temp@@ ting off@@ ers for advan@@ c@@ ement and began to ex@@ p@@ end my en@@ er@@ gy on c@@ li@@ mb@@ ing the cor@@ por@@ ate la@@ d@@ der .
Jesus is doing the will of God and has e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly done so for un@@ told mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ um@@ s .
L@@ ast year the number of Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers worl@@ d@@ wide ro@@ se by 2@@ .@@ 3 per@@ c@@ ent .
L@@ ater he got baptized and then became a full - time serv@@ ant .
You have made some chang@@ es in your life so that you can sp@@ end more time in the ministry .
After reason@@ ing with me for a while , Bro@@ ther Ad@@ am@@ s said : “ Let your conscience be your gu@@ i@@ de . ”
He was stru@@ ck dead on the spo@@ t .
As you read the psal@@ m , though , you may no@@ tice something un@@ u@@ su@@ al .
In a similar way , we are living in the last days of this world .
But if we were to become ha@@ bitu@@ al mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r@@ ers , we would be pu@@ t@@ ting at ris@@ k our relationship with Jehovah God .
A@@ pp@@ al@@ led by a L@@ ack of E@@ duc@@ ation
Th@@ ough@@ ts for Me@@ dit@@ ation
A@@ m I quic@@ k to accept and support the direc@@ tions received ? ’ ​ — w@@ 1@@ 6@@ .@@ 11 , p .
( b ) R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ing what can help you@@ ths to me@@ et t@@ ests ?
Such love , though , was ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally l@@ ac@@ king in Israel .
El@@ ders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants have du@@ ties in the congregation .
There he in@@ her@@ ited all the righ@@ ts of the Davi@@ di@@ c Kingdom .
No@@ te what some branch of@@ fic@@ es wrote about those from ab@@ ro@@ ad who serve where the need is greater in the branch ter@@ rit@@ ory .
O@@ ver 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years ag@@ o , the prophet Jeremiah said of human efforts : “ I well know , O Jehovah , that to earth@@ ling man his way does not bel@@ ong . It does not bel@@ ong to man who is wal@@ king even to direc@@ t his st@@ ep . ”
“ TH@@ O@@ U@@ G@@ H I was atten@@ ding Christian meetings , I had no strong desire to serve Jehovah , ” says H@@ ide@@ o as he loo@@ ks back on his j@@ uni@@ or - high - school days .
On a rec@@ ent tri@@ p , she told her compan@@ i@@ ons , “ I don@@ ’t want to see any more ca@@ st@@ les ; I want to go out in the field ministry ! ”
Even though we are pati@@ ent , the word does not be@@ ar fru@@ it in most people with whom we star@@ t to study the Bible .
Rather , anointed Christians are serving in the cour@@ ty@@ ard and in the Ho@@ ly of the spiritual temple , da@@ ily o@@ ffering to God “ a sacrifice of praise . ” ​ — He@@ b .
By stud@@ ying his Word and by experi@@ enc@@ ing his blessing in our lives . ​ — Pro@@ v .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying this counsel would have prote@@ cted those brothers in Corin@@ th from being un@@ certain about the way in which to walk .
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing that it was his Father , Jehovah , who had heal@@ ed the woman , Jesus tre@@ ated her kin@@ dly , saying : “ Da@@ ugh@@ ter , your faith has made you well .
Although others can help and support him , the pri@@ m@@ ary responsi@@ bility for re@@ aching out rest@@ s with the man himself .
Mu@@ ch the same might be said of people in your are@@ a .
They should remember that all humans , including jud@@ ges , are acc@@ oun@@ table to Jehovah God and Jesus Christ .
The language of the Scriptures indic@@ ates that the great spiritual temple is the arrang@@ ement by which humans can appro@@ ach Jehovah on the bas@@ is of Jesus Christ’s prop@@ iti@@ at@@ ory sacrifice . ​ — Hebrews 9 : 2 - 10 , 23 - 28 .
Ther@@ efore ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ise , ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ise , ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ise , the King and his kingdom . ”
On the night before he died , Jesus wa@@ shed their fe@@ et , ther@@ e@@ by teaching them a less@@ on in being “ low@@ ly in heart ” that they would never for@@ get .
T@@ ow@@ ering to over 20@@ ,000 fe@@ et [ 6@@ ,000 m ] are the dist@@ ant s@@ no@@ w@@ c@@ app@@ ed pe@@ ak@@ s of Ne@@ va@@ do A@@ mp@@ at@@ o and Ne@@ va@@ do Cor@@ op@@ un@@ a .
; W@@ ess@@ els , E .
For example , just pri@@ or to the st@@ at@@ ement found at 2 Timothy 2 : 19 , the apostle Paul mentioned H@@ y@@ men@@ a@@ e@@ us and Ph@@ ile@@ tu@@ s .
Father and M@@ other refu@@ sed , and our cap@@ t@@ ors said , “ You will never return home . ”
All were thr@@ il@@ led to see the beau@@ ti@@ ful new buil@@ ding@@ s .
8@@ 4@@ 4 ․ ․ ․ ․ ․ ․
Jesus descri@@ bed his ro@@ le in res@@ cu@@ ing human@@ kind from de@@ ad@@ ly en@@ sla@@ v@@ ement to sin .
A re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble fe@@ at of eng@@ in@@ e@@ ering , the can@@ al ex@@ tend@@ s ac@@ ro@@ ss the country , un@@ iting the A@@ t@@ l@@ an@@ tic and the P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c o@@ ce@@ ans .
If I always in@@ s@@ ist on doing things my way , what problems might I cre@@ ate ?
They came to sy@@ mp@@ a@@ th@@ ize with him and to comfort him .
Su@@ cc@@ ess@@ ful pione@@ ers stri@@ ve to keep their life simp@@ le .
So@@ on af@@ ter@@ ward , Ger@@ man tro@@ op@@ s in@@ va@@ ded the country .
And he had likely heard of how A@@ bim@@ ele@@ ch felt on lear@@ ning that Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h was married ​ — that to take her would be wrong , br@@ ing@@ ing gu@@ il@@ t on his people .
A@@ m@@ ong Jehovah’s Witnesses , many parents have found that keep@@ ing up a good spiritual r@@ out@@ ine , which inclu@@ des having a regul@@ ar family Bible study and atten@@ ding Christian meetings , can have a sta@@ bi@@ li@@ z@@ ing and streng@@ th@@ ening effect on the family . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 4 - 9 ; Hebrews 10 : 24 , 25 .
‘ What if they think that my religion is str@@ ange ? ’
They simply do not know Jehovah .
There may be much that you would like to say , but dis@@ cre@@ tion is important .
In T@@ or@@ on@@ to , Cana@@ da , the number is 1@@ 25 ; and in L@@ ond@@ on , Eng@@ land , more than 3@@ 00 fore@@ ign langu@@ ages are spo@@ ken !
With him is “ the s@@ ource of life , ” and to him “ bel@@ ong the ways out from death . ”
We have good reason to u@@ pro@@ o@@ t any tr@@ ace of ambi@@ tion we might see in ourselves .
At Matthew 19 : 28 and Luke 22 : 30 , we are told that they will ju@@ dge “ the tw@@ el@@ ve tri@@ bes of Israel . ”
Your ready accep@@ t@@ ance of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel and your loyal support for “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” and the congregation will have a streng@@ th@@ ening effect on the Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
Some told the minis@@ ter that if he did not believe the Bible , they would not come and listen to his ser@@ m@@ ons any@@ more .
Since bir@@ th , she has su@@ ffered from the effe@@ cts of cer@@ e@@ br@@ al a@@ po@@ ple@@ x@@ y .
C@@ ould a Christi@@ an’s prac@@ tice of vie@@ wing por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y become so bad that it resul@@ ts in his being ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from the Christian congregation ?
J@@ on : That was in 1914 , the same year that you@@ ’@@ re saying Jesus began rul@@ ing !
The Bible states : “ They pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to take their daugh@@ ters as wi@@ ves for themselves , and their own daugh@@ ters they gave to their sons , and they took up serving their go@@ ds .
Indeed , many who cla@@ im to be followers of Christ have no inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation to “ give free . ”
What can help us to know what to say ?
G@@ r@@ in@@ ding cer@@ e@@ als was so ess@@ enti@@ al to a fam@@ il@@ y’s well - being that a Bi@@ bli@@ cal law for@@ ba@@ de se@@ i@@ zu@@ re of a mil@@ l@@ st@@ one as a ple@@ dge .
In Gre@@ e@@ ce , a se@@ ven - year - old bo@@ y f@@ ell from the ro@@ of of his school and died .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 50 , 1@@ 24
You may won@@ der how humans can bl@@ ess God .
But after Jesus was ar@@ rest@@ ed , all the apostles , including Peter , a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned him .
The wicked one may cause much fri@@ ght to others .
When you come to respect a friend , you likely try to learn from his example and good qualities .
During Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment Da@@ y , they will be thr@@ il@@ led to support who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly God’s arrang@@ ements as Jesus guid@@ es them to f@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of w@@ at@@ ers of life .
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , sh@@ aring in the preaching activ@@ ity pres@@ ents a real chall@@ enge .
So even a child can understand what it means to do what is right and to be dedic@@ ated to his Creator .
TH@@ E orig@@ in of evil has in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ed thin@@ k@@ ers from ear@@ li@@ est times .
Ha@@ ving as@@ cer@@ ta@@ ined the gro@@ om@@ ’s wi@@ sh@@ es and ta@@ st@@ es , the direc@@ t@@ or of the fe@@ ast can follow through on de@@ ta@@ il@@ s both before and during the ga@@ ther@@ ing .
Indeed , a wife can have consider@@ able influ@@ ence within the family , for good or for bad .
Th@@ ink about this : If two sheep are on a h@@ ill , two other sheep are in a v@@ al@@ le@@ y , and one sheep is some@@ where el@@ se , are those fi@@ ve sheep a flo@@ ck ?
9 , 10 . ( a ) How would you sum@@ mar@@ ize Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the sla@@ ves who wa@@ ited for their ma@@ ster to return from his marriage ? ( b ) Why might wa@@ iting for their ma@@ ster have been difficult for the sla@@ ves ?
Like a@@ th@@ let@@ es of old , we need to cultiv@@ ate self - discipl@@ ine , self - control , and sing@@ le - min@@ de@@ dness in our fi@@ ght for the faith .
But what a deli@@ ght it was to look out over an a@@ udi@@ ence of 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 !
Just as our view of an are@@ a is imp@@ ro@@ ved if we c@@ li@@ m@@ b to high@@ er gr@@ ound , we can more re@@ adi@@ ly ad@@ just our thinking to mat@@ ch God’s by refle@@ cting on how much high@@ er his vie@@ w@@ point is than our@@ s .
Ex@@ pla@@ in what Jesus said , as recorded at Matthew 19 : 9 .
Some may think that the men who wor@@ ked all day deser@@ ved more money than the others .
Th@@ ough 8@@ 0 years of age at the time , she g@@ la@@ dly accepted the invit@@ ation .
M@@ ore rec@@ ently I have done this work in W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a and the C@@ ari@@ b@@ be@@ an .
At the time , you pro@@ ba@@ bly felt pr@@ ou@@ d of being a father .
In ad@@ dition to the 12 apostles , Jesus “ desi@@ gn@@ ated se@@ v@@ ent@@ y others and sent them for@@ th by tw@@ o@@ s in ad@@ v@@ ance of him into every city and place to which he himself was going to come . ”
Such a change will necess@@ ar@@ ily af@@ fect our valu@@ es , our cho@@ ic@@ es , and everything we do .
Why can re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers find no physi@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal reason why we die ?
Sa@@ id Jesus : “ Just as the days of Noah were , so the pres@@ ence of the Son of man will be .
This question ref@@ ers to a rather rec@@ ent pro@@ pos@@ al that the apostle Paul was shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ ked , not on the is@@ land of Mal@@ ta , but on C@@ ep@@ hal@@ on@@ ia ( or , K@@ ef@@ all@@ in@@ í@@ a ) near Cor@@ fu in the I@@ on@@ i@@ an Se@@ a , off w@@ es@@ ter@@ n Gre@@ e@@ ce .
Adam and E@@ ve were cre@@ ated perfect .
Your loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah may inc@@ re@@ ase the lik@@ eli@@ ho@@ od that the discipl@@ ined one will rep@@ ent and return to Jehovah .
While David and his men were on their way to att@@ ack Na@@ ba@@ l and his hous@@ eho@@ ld , a young man inform@@ ed A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il , Na@@ bal@@ ’s dis@@ cre@@ et wife , of what had happened and ur@@ ged her to act .
It takes much time , effort , and loving attention for husband and wife to provide spiritual , emo@@ tional , and material support for their family .
H@@ ate What Jehovah H@@ ates
Yet , I experience the truth of the words found at Psalm 18 : 29 : ‘ By my God I can c@@ li@@ m@@ b a w@@ all . ’ ” ​ — Ger@@ ard , age 7@@ 9 ; baptized 195@@ 5 .
U@@ sing w@@ ine and un@@ le@@ av@@ ened bre@@ ad as sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s , Jesus comman@@ ded : “ Ke@@ ep doing this in re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of me . ” ​ — Luke 22 : 19 .
Ti@@ pp@@ ing practic@@ es and the gener@@ al attitude toward them v@@ ary from one place to another .
What wonderful news it was for A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ r@@ a to hear one year later that the wi@@ do@@ w had become a baptized Christian Witness of Jehovah , with the hope of see@@ ing her husband resur@@ rec@@ ted ! ​ — John 5 : 28 , 29 .
For instance , associ@@ ation with those who do not ad@@ here to God’s la@@ ws ​ — whether at school or at work or through some form of ung@@ o@@ dly en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment — ​ might af@@ fect our determin@@ ation to do what is right . Do not let that ha@@ p@@ pen to you !
I was soon assign@@ ed to work on a m@@ oun@@ tain f@@ ar@@ m .
And what of their en@@ try into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and ?
Peter is also re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed for his very human we@@ ak@@ nesses .
No doubt you like to be tre@@ ated with di@@ gn@@ ity and respect .
Since the dead “ are consci@@ ous of nothing at all , ” they cannot hear , see , speak , feel , or think .
All who cho@@ ose to serve God will have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living forever in complete health and happiness
“ I live every day as if the great day of Jehovah will come t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w , ” said one experienced el@@ der . ​ — Jo@@ el 1 : 15 .
To keep free from any tain@@ t of false religion , they have based their beli@@ ef@@ s and actions sol@@ ely on God’s inspired Word , the Bible .
This inclu@@ des sear@@ ch@@ ing the Scriptures , with the help of the holy spirit , in order to provide direction on the practic@@ al app@@ lic@@ ation of Bible principles that have a be@@ aring on the way the worl@@ d@@ wide congregation is organiz@@ ed .
How did Jehovah show long - suffering before the F@@ lood , and why was the des@@ tru@@ ction of the p@@ re - F@@ lood gener@@ ation jus@@ ti@@ fied ?
V@@ er@@ y soon now , he will man@@ i@@ f@@ est his rul@@ er@@ ship over our tr@@ oub@@ led earth .
Since I was brought up according to the Greek Ca@@ tho@@ lic faith , what I in@@ iti@@ ally heard s@@ oun@@ ded str@@ ange .
And ev@@ en@@ tually , all of faithful mankind who do not have a heavenly hope will enjoy “ the gl@@ ori@@ ous fre@@ e@@ dom of the children of God . ”
20@@ 18 B.C.E . Abraham
S@@ har@@ on is still serving God faith@@ fully as she a@@ wa@@ its Jehovah’s great day .
Such “ s@@ oun@@ dness of mind ” can help us to we@@ i@@ gh our op@@ tions care@@ fully and to make an inform@@ ed decision . ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 12 .
We can be “ like a lu@@ x@@ u@@ ri@@ ant o@@ live t@@ ree in God’s house ” ​ — close to Jehovah and pro@@ duc@@ tive in his service — ​ by obe@@ ying him and by will@@ ingly accep@@ ting his discipl@@ ine . ​ — Hebrews 12 : 5 , 6 .
Ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive or ex@@ o@@ tic je@@ wel@@ ry ?
Jo@@ b@@ ’s thinking was also cor@@ rec@@ ted .
F@@ ac@@ ed with cho@@ ic@@ es that can deep@@ ly af@@ fect their enti@@ re life course , young people may find all of this very en@@ tic@@ ing .
The con@@ text of the illustr@@ ation of the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave shows that it began to be ful@@ filled , not at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , but in this time of the end .
Mar@@ th@@ a likely kept doing just that .
How will reli@@ ef be provided ?
But if we are going to ple@@ ase Jehovah God as Jesus did , we need to avoid any act of sub@@ mis@@ sion to Satan or his dem@@ ons .
In 6@@ 5 B.C.E . , Ju@@ li@@ us Ca@@ es@@ ar sent 3@@ 20 pa@@ ir@@ s into the ar@@ ena .
In 19@@ 7@@ 5 , Chris@@ t@@ ine under@@ went sur@@ g@@ er@@ y .
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However , God’s work did not end with the cre@@ ation of the physical heavens and earth and the first human pa@@ ir .
Rather , with his va@@ st@@ ly su@@ peri@@ or per@@ spe@@ ctive , our car@@ ing Creator no doubt ev@@ alu@@ ates our pet@@ iti@@ ons in the light of what he kno@@ ws is best for us .
As full - time min@@ isters , we special pione@@ ers expe@@ cted to receive the same ex@@ emp@@ tion as other religious min@@ isters .
Today , many simply do not want to hear what the Bible says .
God’s Word encoura@@ ges all in the congregation to honor and love one another .
But he [ Jesus ] was in the st@@ er@@ n , s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing upon [ the ] p@@ il@@ low . ”
What indic@@ ates that the members of No@@ ah’s family practic@@ ed godly devo@@ tion ?
What ang@@ el would have been prom@@ p@@ ted to ut@@ ter such words ?
The Se@@ cond W@@ o@@ e
A person must hum@@ bly pa@@ y attention to God’s prophe@@ tic word now , before it is too l@@ ate .
God’s organization makes use of the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t and accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ es much good with it .
This verse dra@@ ws a contr@@ ast between the end@@ uring glory that a woman of char@@ m , “ a gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous woman , ” may ob@@ tain and the trans@@ it@@ ory ri@@ ches that a ty@@ r@@ ant ac@@ qui@@ res . ​ — A@@ n A@@ mer@@ i@@ can Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation .
Are those still vital is@@ su@@ es for us ?
Do not inc@@ l@@ ine to the right hand or to the left . R@@ emo@@ ve your fo@@ o@@ t from what is bad . ” ​ — Proverbs 4 : 24 - 27 .
He ad@@ ded : “ C@@ lo@@ the y@@ ourselves with the tend@@ er affe@@ ctions of com@@ pas@@ sion , kindness , low@@ l@@ iness of mind , mil@@ dness , and long - suffering . . . .
They were not disa@@ p@@ pointed , for our God “ gives power to the ti@@ red one . ”
The slave class has kept on the w@@ atch and proved it@@ self ready .
He said : “ T@@ ake courage !
What s@@ wor@@ n promise did God make to King David , and how does it rel@@ ate to the promised Se@@ ed ?
We try to con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on them .
Tru@@ e , he later re@@ pe@@ ated this prayer for the benefit of another a@@ udi@@ ence .
“ The one in the whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir , ” she rep@@ lied .
Abraham was born in the year 20@@ 18 B.C.E . , 3@@ 5@@ 2 years after the great F@@ lood .
The do@@ or to my ro@@ om at Bethel still rema@@ ins o@@ pen , and I have vis@@ it@@ ors most days .
Paul descri@@ bed how people living in the last days would rel@@ ate to one another .
Since we had been away from the congregation for over ei@@ ght days by this time , we did not yet have the l@@ at@@ est ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines .
The city was not prote@@ cted , and the Jews were disc@@ oura@@ ged .
The exerc@@ ises held at sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es appe@@ ar to have cons@@ is@@ ted of prayer and reading the Scriptures , as well as ex@@ position and ex@@ hor@@ tation .
Consider just one example of someone who made dr@@ as@@ tic chang@@ es in order to ple@@ ase God .
When chang@@ ing circumstances per@@ mit@@ ted O@@ t@@ to to work fe@@ wer h@@ our@@ s at school , he used the ex@@ tr@@ a time to pioneer .
By preaching the good news , then , we truly are show@@ ing neigh@@ b@@ or love in a vit@@ ally important way .
He was already jo@@ ining the Witnesses in their public preaching work .
Their experi@@ ences demonstr@@ ated that when we study and medit@@ ate on God’s Word , the good things concer@@ ning Jehovah God and his Kingdom will f@@ ill our heart and will be found on our li@@ ps .
But since the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in was consider@@ ed su@@ pre@@ me in inter@@ pre@@ tation of the Law , it exer@@ ted moral authority in Jewish commun@@ ities worl@@ d@@ wide .
A person who is stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses and who is making fine spiritual prog@@ ress is to be comm@@ ended .
he won@@ ders . How does the Bible answer ?
‘ Wh@@ ere is he ? ’ I wonder@@ ed .
E@@ du@@ ar@@ do knew that by rejo@@ ining his family , he pleas@@ ed Jehovah .
He brought wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness into the world .
She left the comfort and se@@ cur@@ ity of her n@@ ative land and rema@@ ined loyal to Jehovah .
Job believ@@ ed that he should serve God in good times and in bad . ​ — Job 1 : 21 ; 2 : 10 .
In the resurrection , Jehovah will remember and re@@ ward all his faithful servants who have died . ​ — Matthew 24 : 13 ; Hebrews 6 : 10 .
How important it is that marriage mat@@ es expres@@ s their affe@@ ction for each other often !
On@@ ly when my brothers were on their way back early in the mor@@ ning did I enc@@ oun@@ ter them . ”
‘ Our Lo@@ ve De@@ ep@@ ened ’ ( J@@ ap@@ an v@@ ol@@ can@@ o ) , 3 / 1
He and his wife began pas@@ sing time by qu@@ iz@@ z@@ ing each other on Bible sub@@ je@@ cts .
His sister , I@@ l@@ ana , has jo@@ ined him in the full - time ministry .
How are rep@@ ent@@ ance and tur@@ ning around an ong@@ o@@ ing pro@@ c@@ ess ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses were all s@@ it@@ ting together and not in certain c@@ li@@ qu@@ es . ”
Today , in many lands , scho@@ ol@@ ing is man@@ d@@ at@@ ory up to a certain age .
“ Th@@ in@@ king back , ” says Mark , “ it was lar@@ g@@ ely because my wife app@@ lied the good ad@@ vice found in the Bible .
Paul spoke with “ per@@ su@@ asi@@ on , ” and so should we .
See V@@ olu@@ me 1 , pages 14@@ 4 - 6 , of In@@ sight on the Scriptures , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
( b ) In the Bible , what does le@@ av@@ en often re@@ present , and what question about Jesus ’ refer@@ ence to le@@ av@@ en will we consider ?
Wh@@ ere did Jesus ’ qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations come from ?
Mi@@ gu@@ el com@@ ments : “ I went through peri@@ o@@ ds of c@@ ris@@ is , but when I began to associ@@ ate with Jehovah’s people , my life chang@@ ed .
Then , with those reas@@ ons in mind , we will exam@@ ine two Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts that some may find difficult to understand .
B@@ ack in the first century , Christians lik@@ e@@ wise f@@ ought hard against the spirit of this world , and that made them very different from those out@@ side the Christian congregation .
Un@@ c@@ le Ju@@ li@@ us , who was 60 years old , became my pioneer par@@ t@@ ner .
Jehovah tre@@ ated these women , who were in a vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able position , with di@@ gn@@ ity , as he did Israelites who had more fav@@ or@@ able circumstances .
Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents from sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding are@@ as came for the tal@@ ks and question - and - answer s@@ essi@@ ons .
I had often pon@@ der@@ ed that ex@@ act question .
Con@@ ver@@ sel@@ y , God’s ac@@ ts of p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment are not always a@@ im@@ ed at cor@@ rec@@ ting or educ@@ ating the re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ent .
Our move also brought about the end of my for@@ ma@@ l educ@@ ation .
16 , 17 . ( a ) How powerful is the op@@ position con@@ fr@@ on@@ ting us ?
God promises a world free of suffering
* At death , those who will be fav@@ ored with a resurrection go to the comm@@ on gra@@ ve of mankind ​ — S@@ he@@ ol , or H@@ ad@@ es .
Ju@@ ne 28 , 20@@ 10 – Ju@@ ly 4 , 20@@ 10
No ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les proved too great for Jehovah’s spirit to over@@ come in br@@ ing@@ ing the work of re@@ building the temple to a succ@@ ess@@ ful fin@@ ish .
Do you long for “ the gl@@ ori@@ ous fre@@ e@@ dom of the children of God ” ?
Jehovah says through Ho@@ se@@ a : “ What shall I do to you , O Eph@@ ra@@ im ?
( 2 Samuel 1 : 1 – 10 : 19 )
Such an attitude can be con@@ ta@@ gi@@ ous , lu@@ l@@ ling us into a st@@ ate of spiritual le@@ th@@ ar@@ gy .
What future a@@ wa@@ its those who trust in the present world ?
It is a fact that everything takes time .
D@@ O Y@@ O@@ U enc@@ oun@@ ter op@@ position to your faith ​ — perhaps at work , at school , in the family , or because of re@@ stri@@ ctions imp@@ o@@ sed by the St@@ ate ?
But the Son wants to tell others about the Father , so that they can know him too . ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 10 : 22 , C@@ ON@@ T@@ E@@ M@@ P@@ O@@ R@@ A@@ R@@ Y EN@@ G@@ L@@ I@@ S@@ H V@@ E@@ R@@ S@@ I@@ O@@ N .
The Bible account pres@@ ents Adam as a hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al person .
S@@ pan@@ ish Ju@@ ne 29 – Ju@@ ly 1 , Ju@@ ly 6 - 8 , Ju@@ ly 27 - 29
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine at Mo@@ ther’s house .
U@@ P@@ O@@ N see@@ ing the spiritual need of the crow@@ ds , Jesus told his disciples : “ The har@@ v@@ est is great , but the work@@ ers are few .
“ No re@@ si@@ d@@ ent [ of his cle@@ ans@@ ed earth ] will say : ‘ I am si@@ ck , ’ ” he promises .
The word “ complete ” imp@@ lies that no hal@@ f@@ hear@@ ted appro@@ ach would be su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient to res@@ ist demon@@ ic att@@ ac@@ ks .
10 : 23 .
H@@ ann@@ ah “ pray@@ ed ex@@ tend@@ e@@ dly before Jehovah ”
He b@@ es@@ et Egy@@ pt with a seri@@ es of de@@ va@@ st@@ ating pla@@ gu@@ es , and then he destro@@ yed Egy@@ p@@ t’s king and his ar@@ my in the R@@ ed Se@@ a .
Samuel , a son of El@@ kan@@ ah and H@@ ann@@ ah , was very young when he minis@@ tered to Jehovah at the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le .
All who s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely s@@ ought out Jesus found that he “ received them kin@@ dly . ”
A spiritually inc@@ l@@ ined person ke@@ en@@ ly valu@@ es spiritual things .
In fact , all Christians must be on gu@@ ard against i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry and the in@@ fil@@ tr@@ ation of se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality into the congregation . ​ — Ju@@ de 3 , 4 .
All of this high@@ ligh@@ ts an ess@@ enti@@ al way that ag@@ ed ones can exer@@ t an influ@@ ence for good on fellow servants of Jehovah .
Phil@@ em@@ on is comm@@ ended for being an example in “ love and faith . ”
Dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment helps us to real@@ ize that un@@ contro@@ l@@ led anger has a dam@@ ag@@ ing effect on our spiritu@@ ality .
My go@@ al was to become an ass@@ as@@ sin .
“ P@@ u@@ t On the Lord Jesus Christ ”
They gr@@ anted her re@@ qu@@ est and pra@@ ised her for her in@@ iti@@ ative .
No won@@ der Peter refer@@ red to that da@@ z@@ z@@ ling vision and said : “ Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently we have the prophe@@ tic word made more sure . ” ​ — 2 Peter 1 : 16 - 19 .
At Christian meetings , for example , it is eas@@ y to allow our mind to w@@ an@@ der or to d@@ well on what we might do later .
He car@@ ed for their needs , provi@@ ding food and water in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
Con@@ ni@@ e , a mi@@ dd@@ le - ag@@ ed Christian woman who sp@@ ends more than 70 h@@ our@@ s a mon@@ th in the preaching work , states : “ After eng@@ ag@@ ing in the ministry , I have a feel@@ ing of satis@@ fac@@ tion and a sense of well - being , even if I am ti@@ red at the end of the day . ”
S@@ tri@@ c@@ tly speaking , no .
Many A@@ mis@@ h make it a point to read the Bible da@@ ily , and they value and appreci@@ ate Bible discus@@ sions .
However , Ke@@ ik@@ o ad@@ m@@ its : “ The bi@@ gg@@ est ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le for me was s@@ mo@@ king .
It br@@ ings us much joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion to real@@ ize that by le@@ ading a truly Christian life , we can be accep@@ table to God .
P@@ re@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ousness is a char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic of the heart that pos@@ es a serious th@@ re@@ at to all .
Al@@ so , take time to apply the ver@@ ses in a way that helps the a@@ udi@@ ence draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah .
Why can we be sure of that ?
The Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ine Is@@ lands are lo@@ c@@ ated at a point where two te@@ ct@@ on@@ ic pl@@ ates col@@ li@@ de .
Such o@@ pen commun@@ ic@@ ation dra@@ ws young ones close to the congregation and en@@ ab@@ les them to feel a part of it .
Those who accepted Christi@@ an@@ ity did so as the result of a reas@@ oned , consci@@ enti@@ ous decision .
To the best of my knowledge , I was the only one who was not ca@@ ught , and that was because I had been hon@@ est and had received that special assignment .
could be used in teaching s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c sub@@ je@@ cts . The Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses has a small world ma@@ p and tel@@ ls about life and preaching activities in vari@@ ous lands .
De@@ ath is an ad@@ vers@@ ary of such power that no human can res@@ ist it , and every loved one who dies is just another of de@@ a@@ th@@ ’s un@@ coun@@ table vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s .
To an@@ al@@ y@@ ze how well we are doing in show@@ ing love for others , we might ask ourselves : ‘ A@@ m I re@@ aching out to help others in my family , in my congregation , and in my ministry ?
No longer perfect , man could not refle@@ ct God’s qualities per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly .
I@@ ts emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on having a good time can be a th@@ re@@ at to our spiritu@@ ality .
Consider the experience of W@@ ill@@ i Di@@ e@@ h@@ l .
Jesus Christ will not bring about a par@@ ti@@ al , temp@@ or@@ ary change .
He will feel s@@ or@@ ry for the low@@ ly one and the po@@ or one , and the sou@@ ls of the po@@ or ones he will sa@@ ve . ”
M@@ ake Go@@ od U@@ se of Your C@@ u@@ ri@@ os@@ ity
B@@ as@@ e@@ bal@@ l was always part of my life .
We can never know who is thus righ@@ tly dis@@ posed until we have offered a witness ​ — perhaps many times .
Consider the occasi@@ on when David con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted the Phil@@ ist@@ ine ch@@ am@@ pi@@ on Go@@ li@@ ath .
From then on , the call went out to righ@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones : “ G@@ et out of her , my people , if you do not want to share with her in her sin@@ s , and if you do not want to receive part of her pla@@ gu@@ es . For her sin@@ s have mas@@ sed together clear up to heaven , and God has called her ac@@ ts of in@@ justice to mind . ”
Not wa@@ iting for an answer , Peter cu@@ t off one man@@ ’s e@@ ar with a s@@ word ( though it may be that Peter in@@ tend@@ ed to inf@@ li@@ ct more serious har@@ m ) .
F@@ our H@@ or@@ s@@ em@@ en , No .
• How wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad is our work of com@@ for@@ ting m@@ our@@ ning ones ?
I felt that a very bi@@ g part of me was mis@@ sing .
Such liter@@ ature de@@ als with family life , cu@@ st@@ om@@ s , religion , s@@ ci@@ ence , and many other sub@@ je@@ cts .
Why should we take Paul’s ad@@ vice to heart ?
He may not person@@ ally know the one who com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned the work .
We might be em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed , fe@@ aring that the elders will think less of us .
Their privilege of serving God is of pri@@ m@@ ary import@@ ance to them .
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For example , the apostle Paul wrote : “ The time left is re@@ duc@@ ed .
I wanted to feel secu@@ re and happy . ” ​ — R@@ ac@@ he@@ l , a daugh@@ ter of em@@ i@@ gr@@ ant work@@ ers .
In the mean@@ time , the earth@@ ’s po@@ pul@@ ation has ne@@ arly tri@@ pl@@ ed .
R@@ es@@ ist the F@@ o@@ re@@ most A@@ post@@ ate
As told by B@@ ei@@ sh@@ en@@ ba@@ i B@@ er@@ di@@ ba@@ e@@ v
So he th@@ re@@ w it on the gr@@ ound , and it became a ser@@ p@@ ent ; and Moses f@@ led from it .
See The Watchtower , Au@@ gu@@ st 1 , 199@@ 9 , page 9 ; A@@ wa@@ ke ! , A@@ pri@@ l 22 , 199@@ 9 , pages 21 - 2 ; 199@@ 9 Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses , pages 2@@ 50 - 2 .
The three st@@ ep@@ s that Jesus out@@ l@@ ined , as recorded in that s@@ crip@@ ture , are to be taken by believers .
They cannot pos@@ si@@ bly sur@@ vi@@ ve when s@@ now or ha@@ il is used to car@@ ry out his will .
T@@ en de@@ va@@ st@@ ating pla@@ gu@@ es had reve@@ aled the strong hand of Jehovah and the imp@@ o@@ t@@ ence of Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an go@@ ds .
For example , on one occasi@@ on Jesus helped Peter to become a@@ ware of a we@@ ak@@ ness that later did become a stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ ck .
Of course , the s@@ our@@ ces of such don@@ ations vari@@ ed .
In that case , ver@@ ses 3 and 5 could ref@@ er to the 7 - day ban@@ qu@@ et that took place at the end of the 18@@ 0 - day ga@@ ther@@ ing .
Bo@@ th Ca@@ tho@@ lic and Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant cl@@ er@@ gy op@@ posed us ad@@ am@@ an@@ tly and made s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ous acc@@ us@@ ations against us for our preaching work .
Will we view it as an opportunity to imp@@ ro@@ ve ?
For example , the Bible book of Revelation fore@@ tel@@ ls our cur@@ r@@ ent human experience , including war , fam@@ ine , and un@@ n@@ atur@@ al death from food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ge and pla@@ gu@@ e .
He became dis@@ il@@ lu@@ si@@ oned with his im@@ moral way of life .
“ I@@ ’@@ M L@@ E@@ A@@ V@@ IN@@ G the truth ! ”
How do you think you would have felt toward M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h if his in@@ no@@ c@@ ent vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s had inclu@@ ded one of your relati@@ ves ?
A brother in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a wrote : “ H@@ el@@ p@@ ing to buil@@ d faith in your chil@@ d’s heart is pro@@ ba@@ bly the great@@ est chall@@ enge you will ever face . ”
Are all the important things off li@@ m@@ its until you are older ?
We will also exam@@ ine some form@@ s of full - time service in mo@@ der@@ n times and see how we can remember the de@@ ar ones who have offered themselves to serve in special ways .
One day that mon@@ th , a p@@ ale - loo@@ king man appe@@ ared at our house and pati@@ ently sto@@ od at the fr@@ on@@ t do@@ or .
What wise cho@@ ice are young ones encoura@@ ged to make ?
E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el also recei@@ ves a vision of tri@@ ba@@ l assign@@ ments of land ​ — each al@@ lo@@ t@@ ment r@@ un@@ ning e@@ ast to w@@ est with an ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ative stri@@ p between the al@@ lo@@ t@@ ments of Juda@@ h and B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in .
Ther@@ efore , let us exam@@ ine some of Paul’s loving war@@ n@@ ings found in his letter to the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans .
No@@ te , in contr@@ ast , the way of those l@@ ac@@ king in@@ sight : “ The house of the self - ex@@ al@@ ted ones Jehovah will te@@ ar down , but he will fi@@ x the b@@ oun@@ d@@ ary of the wi@@ do@@ w .
Lo@@ o@@ king back , I real@@ ize that three conven@@ tions especially shap@@ ed the course of my life .
By faith we can also end@@ ure ad@@ vers@@ ity .
Now when I go there I often share my faith with others .
Al@@ t@@ ars and temp@@ les were er@@ e@@ cted , and sacrific@@ es to him were offered .
Mari@@ a , the 8@@ 4 - year - old woman mentioned in the first article in this seri@@ es , rejo@@ ic@@ es in the pro@@ spe@@ ct of see@@ ing those words come true .
These were to avoid ha@@ st@@ y em@@ end@@ ation of pre@@ sum@@ ed s@@ cri@@ ba@@ l er@@ r@@ ors .
Why , as he person@@ ally experi@@ ences Jehovah’s blessing on his efforts , his faith will gro@@ w str@@ ong@@ er !
Sa@@ ys El@@ ż@@ bi@@ eta , “ Wor@@ king with different publi@@ sh@@ ers provi@@ des me with opportun@@ ities to show love both to my fellow believers and to the people we me@@ et . ”
C@@ O@@ R@@ A@@ O@@ P@@ O@@ L@@ I@@ S , P@@ A ( Greek only ) , As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses , 1@@ 6@@ 30 S@@ pr@@ ing Ru@@ n R@@ d . E@@ xt . D@@ A@@ Y@@ T@@ O@@ N , O@@ H , E@@ r@@ v@@ in J .
What mat@@ tered most to Saul was the preaching com@@ mis@@ sion he had received . ​ — Acts 22 : 14 , 15 .
The un@@ ity and bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted by the Witnesses at their conven@@ tions is c@@ learly evid@@ ent to fa@@ ir - min@@ ded ob@@ serv@@ ers .
( a ) How was the apostles ’ re@@ qu@@ est for faith ans@@ wer@@ ed ?
By the age of 20 , I had no clear reas@@ ons to remain a nu@@ n .
The answer sur@@ ely is mind - bo@@ g@@ gl@@ ing .
How can we over@@ come the fear of using our vo@@ ice to sing pra@@ ises to Jehovah ?
Then , “ the me@@ ek ones themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth . ”
T@@ O S@@ O@@ M@@ E people the ide@@ a of medit@@ ating may be in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ating .
How did the father re@@ act to com@@ pla@@ in@@ ts from the older son who had never left his family ?
The next article will ad@@ d@@ ress that sub@@ ject .
Thus , conc@@ e@@ ited ones often ali@@ en@@ ate themselves from others . ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 4 .
Jehovah en@@ tru@@ st@@ s parents with the pri@@ m@@ ary responsi@@ bility to teach their children .
Ther@@ efore , what is stated at Revelation 14 : 6 , 7 has been a con@@ st@@ ant s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement to them .
Israel@@ ’s op@@ pon@@ ents refu@@ sed to ac@@ knowledge that God was fi@@ gh@@ ting for Israel , and that led to their de@@ fe@@ at .
In the following article , we will consider what fur@@ ther help we have a@@ vail@@ able .
How Some Ha@@ ve C@@ op@@ ed
See V@@ olu@@ me 1 , page 8@@ 5@@ 3 , of In@@ sight on the Scriptures , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
D@@ EL@@ E@@ G@@ AT@@ IN@@ G I@@ S
Jehovah wants to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard marri@@ ages and famili@@ es . ​ — Matthew 19 : 4 - 6 .
We want God’s spirit , not the spirit of the world , to influ@@ ence the way we think
When will he be “ h@@ ur@@ led into the l@@ ake of fi@@ re ” ?
This is because some transl@@ ations a@@ do@@ pt “ the Jewish prac@@ tice of rec@@ kon@@ ing the su@@ pers@@ crip@@ tion as the first verse , ” says M@@ c@@ C@@ l@@ in@@ to@@ ck and S@@ tr@@ ong@@ ’s C@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia , but others do not .
F@@ i@@ ght those desi@@ res .
But where do the refu@@ ge@@ es get money to bu@@ y anything ?
The af@@ ter@@ effe@@ cts of im@@ mor@@ ality are as bit@@ ter as wor@@ m@@ w@@ o@@ od
Our Wor@@ k Ban@@ ned !
This is not requi@@ red because elders are lead@@ ers .
The S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a branch sent ad@@ di@@ tional Bible liter@@ ature .
We might ask ourselves questions like these : How do I use my time , my en@@ er@@ gy , my a@@ bil@@ ities , and my res@@ our@@ ces ?
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying about God’s Kingdom , the ransom , the disci@@ ple - making work , and such qualities as love and faith is a regul@@ ar part of our spiritual di@@ et .
We conclu@@ ded that it was Jehovah who had brought us here .
O@@ ver@@ coming the B@@ arri@@ er of De@@ af@@ ness
G@@ ran@@ ted , some individuals have man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted a spirit similar to that of the evil slave descri@@ bed by Jesus .
Hence , when Jesus said that “ the ma@@ ster of those sla@@ ves came and set@@ t@@ led acc@@ oun@@ ts , ” he was evid@@ ently refer@@ ring to the time when he will come to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment at the end of this system .
Un@@ til then , M@@ er@@ ce@@ des had not proved rec@@ ep@@ tive , more because of fear of man than a rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ance to accept Bible teachings .
“ S@@ ur@@ ely it is in va@@ in that I have cle@@ ans@@ ed my heart and that I wa@@ s@@ h my hands in in@@ no@@ c@@ ence it@@ self , ” A@@ sa@@ ph thought .
It was d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous to cro@@ ss from one are@@ a in the city to another .
Jehovah g@@ ently at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ts , or tu@@ g@@ s at , the heart of an individu@@ al who is “ righ@@ tly dis@@ posed . ”
What resul@@ ts from this change of language ?
If he did cho@@ ose such a de@@ fe@@ ctive cre@@ ature , it would show that he des@@ p@@ ised Jehovah’s sacri@@ fi@@ cial arrang@@ ement , for a man who had a d@@ ro@@ ve of ani@@ mal@@ s could sur@@ ely find one that did not have such de@@ fe@@ cts !
They came from ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds as vari@@ ed as those of shepher@@ ds , mil@@ it@@ ary men , fi@@ sh@@ er@@ men , ci@@ vi@@ l servants , physi@@ ci@@ ans , pri@@ ests , and k@@ ings .
As World W@@ ar I@@ I dre@@ w to a close , the Witnesses from W@@ is@@ ł@@ a were still strong in faith and ready to re@@ su@@ me their preaching activ@@ ity with ze@@ al and determin@@ ation .
In a religi@@ ously di@@ vi@@ ded hous@@ eho@@ ld , the husband is still the head .
Jehovah’s Word gives the sure hope of the resurrection , of being ra@@ ised to life once again .
King Solomon rul@@ ed from Jerusalem , the name of which means “ P@@ os@@ s@@ es@@ sion of T@@ w@@ o@@ fo@@ ld Pe@@ ace . ”
A@@ part from the opportunity to de@@ f@@ end himself with we@@ ap@@ ons , Jesus had another means of de@@ f@@ en@@ se .
The fil@@ m allow@@ ed me to im@@ mer@@ se my@@ self in the lives of those ex@@ iled Witnesses .
Th@@ ree years later he deci@@ ded to devo@@ te the rest of his life to the study of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures .
He needs to reason on the Scriptures so that his daugh@@ ter develop@@ s con@@ vi@@ ction about what she lear@@ ns .
If he does not keep a good relationship with Jehovah and is un@@ faithful to him , then when that person e@@ ats the bre@@ ad and dr@@ in@@ ks the w@@ ine , he is being dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful .
This expres@@ sion of kindness by the brothers mo@@ tiv@@ ated the sister and her son to associ@@ ate once again with the Christian congregation , and they are now atten@@ ding all the meetings .
If there were no large n@@ atur@@ al s@@ at@@ el@@ l@@ ite to sta@@ bi@@ li@@ ze our pl@@ an@@ et@@ ’s a@@ xi@@ al t@@ il@@ t , temp@@ er@@ atu@@ res would so@@ ar and would likely make life on earth imp@@ os@@ sible .
I will never for@@ get see@@ ing h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds l@@ ine up , wa@@ iting their turn to gre@@ et me .
As@@ k yourself : ‘ Do I know Jehovah well en@@ ough to have ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te trust in him ?
Some want to make people believe that Jehovah’s Witnesses are d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous and should be re@@ stri@@ cted or ban@@ ned .
At the time , our Christian brothers were being imp@@ ris@@ oned because of their neu@@ tr@@ ality .
“ But that is the way life is , ” some say when speaking about in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es .
Consi@@ der@@ ing all that Noah had to do ​ — building the ar@@ k , ga@@ ther@@ ing the ani@@ mal@@ s , sto@@ c@@ king the ar@@ k with food for humans and ani@@ mal@@ s , preaching a war@@ ning message , and keep@@ ing his family spiritually strong — ​ it was no small t@@ ask to do “ just so . ”
They prove to be very help@@ ful , especially because there are so many new ones to care for .
A@@ n inspired psalmist declar@@ ed : “ R@@ em@@ ember the word to your serv@@ ant , for which you [ Jehovah ] have made me wa@@ it .
The man@@ ’s family then se@@ ts about as@@ certain@@ ing the wom@@ an’s re@@ pu@@ tation in the neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od .
Di@@ d he succ@@ um@@ b to the ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations of those enem@@ ies ?
‘ A th@@ ous@@ and th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds minis@@ ter to him , and ten th@@ ous@@ and times ten th@@ ous@@ and keep standing before him . ’
What prophe@@ ci@@ es will we now consider ?
But when the Bible was written , it con@@ ta@@ ined God’s name some 7@@ ,000 times .
‘ You don@@ ’t think about doing something contr@@ ary to Jehovah’s law , ’ he said .
They were like ten@@ ants ob@@ li@@ ged to respect the O@@ w@@ n@@ er@@ ’s wi@@ sh@@ es .
Th@@ ink , for a m@@ om@@ ent , about his early life .
The Bible gives the reason for this : “ In order that he may learn to fear Jehovah his God so as to keep all the words of this law and these regul@@ ations by doing them ; that his heart may not ex@@ al@@ t it@@ self a@@ bo@@ ve his brothers and that he may not turn asi@@ de from the comman@@ d@@ ment to the right or to the left . ”
He needed someone to work in his of@@ fice temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily and wanted to see if I could h@@ and@@ le the assignment .
Ha@@ ve you ever doub@@ ted whether you will en@@ ter the new world ?
1 / 1 “ Wor@@ k@@ ers at H@@ ome ” , 2 / 1
However , he was sure that he could w@@ in the bat@@ tle if he pray@@ ed to Jehovah , reli@@ ed on him for help , and showed faith in Jesus ’ sacrifice .
L@@ ess than three months later , Jehovah made a covenant with the Israelites at M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i and gave them this hist@@ ori@@ c promise : “ If you will stri@@ c@@ tly obey my vo@@ ice and keep my covenant , you will certainly become my special pro@@ per@@ ty out of all pe@@ op@@ les , . . . a holy nation . ” ​ — E@@ x .
He@@ ed Jesus ’ W@@ ar@@ ning Ab@@ out I@@ m@@ mor@@ ality
This is in har@@ mony with the fact that he is the very person@@ i@@ fic@@ ation of love .
21 : 9 ; John 14 : 2 , 3 .
At times , wa@@ ves of l@@ on@@ el@@ iness came over me , and I would so@@ b like a mo@@ ther@@ less child .
As I was wal@@ king to the bu@@ s ter@@ min@@ al , I was att@@ ac@@ ked by th@@ u@@ g@@ s , who cho@@ ked and ro@@ b@@ bed me .
Our courage and faith are streng@@ th@@ ened when we see that God is with those who put his inter@@ ests and the wel@@ f@@ are of fellow believers a@@ head of their own concer@@ ns .
Do@@ ing so will pre@@ v@@ ent us , as Peter explained , from be@@ coming “ ei@@ ther in@@ ac@@ tive or un@@ fru@@ it@@ ful ” in our service to God .
The Bible reas@@ ons this way : “ Of course , every house is con@@ stru@@ cted by someone , but he that con@@ stru@@ cted all things is God . ”
The expres@@ sion “ pa@@ ins ” is here used fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely to den@@ o@@ te re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al fear of and high reg@@ ard for Jehovah .
With the full might of your hand you har@@ b@@ or ani@@ mo@@ s@@ ity toward me . ”
E@@ i@@ ght years have pas@@ sed , and si@@ x members of her family , including her husband and three children , have become Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The following year , I re@@ turned to Eng@@ land on v@@ ac@@ ation , sta@@ ying with my sister and her husband .
This provi@@ des important evidence that early Christians knew and used the personal name of God ​ — Jehovah .
They were evid@@ ently using God’s sac@@ red name in a bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ous , dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful way . ​ — Genesis 4 : 8 , 23 - 26 .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , there was a l@@ ou@@ d kno@@ ck on the do@@ or .
We must for@@ give others if we are to be for@@ given
These artic@@ les exam@@ ine how we can end@@ e@@ av@@ or to at@@ tain in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with Jehovah by lear@@ ning from Jesus ’ activities .
And when it comes to religion in gener@@ al , such dis@@ interest is to be expe@@ cted .
Th@@ ough for@@ ced by bit@@ ter persecu@@ tion to fle@@ e , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of faithful Mal@@ a@@ wi@@ an Witnesses car@@ ri@@ ed on Kingdom service jo@@ y@@ fully
For this reason , the tru@@ ths themselves must therefore be c@@ learly dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed from their liter@@ ary gar@@ b . ”
The congregation has also written Paul , in@@ qui@@ ring about certain matters .
A@@ sa@@ ph ans@@ wers : “ I became en@@ vi@@ ous of the bo@@ ast@@ ers , when I would see the very peace of wicked people . ”
What did the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Juda@@ h deser@@ ve , and why ?
One mun@@ i@@ ci@@ p@@ al coun@@ sel@@ or wrote : “ Jehovah’s Witnesses have done well to dist@@ ribu@@ te this tr@@ act .
But we need not try too hard to er@@ ase all sign@@ s of ag@@ ing .
“ Fa@@ thers , do not em@@ bit@@ ter your children , or they will become disc@@ oura@@ ged . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 21 , The Ho@@ ly Bible — ​ New In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational V@@ er@@ sion .
Consider Israel@@ ’s King David , who com@@ posed Psalm 32 .
G@@ ran@@ ted , following Jesus is not always eas@@ y , and true to Jesus ’ war@@ ning , it has co@@ st some their lives in this system of things .
However , it soon became evid@@ ent that I had no gr@@ oun@@ ds for ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion .
Indeed , Israel c@@ li@@ ma@@ x@@ ed a long hist@@ ory of re@@ bel@@ li@@ on by re@@ je@@ cting Jesus , at which point Jehovah re@@ je@@ cted them . ​ — Matthew 21 : 4@@ 2 , 4@@ 3 .
But what can we do when we are over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by anxi@@ ety ?
How can we ‘ consider our st@@ ep@@ s ’ when ev@@ alu@@ ating a bu@@ sin@@ ess pro@@ pos@@ al ?
That means tur@@ ning to Jehovah in prayer and through personal study .
Let us reason on this matter so that we do not draw the wrong conclu@@ sion .
11 P@@ ra@@ y@@ er ​ — Will God He@@ ar and An@@ s@@ wer ?
There may be fe@@ wer a@@ vail@@ able men than women in a certain lo@@ c@@ ality , or there may be no one de@@ em@@ ed su@@ it@@ able in the are@@ a .
Jo@@ y , qu@@ o@@ ted at the out@@ set , has seen chang@@ es in her husband since he began stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Ye@@ ars ag@@ o I would g@@ la@@ dly have kil@@ led him .
T@@ or@@ u : “ When I arri@@ ved at my of@@ fice , I was having second thoughts about div@@ or@@ ce , so I h@@ ur@@ ri@@ ed back home .
“ Like the co@@ br@@ a that st@@ op@@ s up its e@@ ar , ” the wicked do not listen to direction or cor@@ rection .
When we take the in@@ iti@@ ative to speak to new ones who vis@@ it the Kingdom H@@ all , any in@@ iti@@ al n@@ er@@ v@@ ousness and self - consci@@ ousness on their part may well disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar .
14@@ 4 : 15 .
The Bi@@ bli@@ cal message they heard was powerful .
That person@@ ’s ha@@ bi@@ t can cause serious har@@ m to others , so he beli@@ es any cla@@ im he makes to love his neigh@@ b@@ or .
Some 15 people attend@@ ed .
A@@ N IN@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ N@@ AT@@ I@@ ON@@ A@@ L B@@ R@@ O@@ TH@@ E@@ R@@ H@@ O@@ O@@ D : Because of our love for one another , we know that no matter what congregation we may vis@@ it thr@@ ough@@ out the earth , the brothers and sisters will war@@ m@@ ly wel@@ come us .
Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or Yo@@ se@@ f G@@ ar@@ fin@@ ke@@ l , who par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated in the ex@@ ca@@ vation , ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ It is inter@@ es@@ ting to no@@ te that the name E@@ sh@@ ba@@ ’@@ al appe@@ ars in the Bible , and now also in the ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal rec@@ ord , only during the re@@ ign of King David . ”
They also need “ to stand fir@@ m against the ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations of the Devil ” by pu@@ t@@ ting on the complete su@@ it of spiritual ar@@ m@@ or . ​ — E@@ ph .
H@@ ann@@ ah , one of the L@@ ev@@ ite El@@ kan@@ ah’s two wi@@ ves , pray@@ ed and ac@@ ted in faith .
Jehovah has taught us to be un@@ ited in all things . ”
I also vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to tu@@ t@@ or stud@@ ents who were lear@@ ning Eng@@ l@@ ish as a second language ​ — a cho@@ ice that great@@ ly benef@@ ited me later .
This is well illustr@@ ated in the wi@@ d@@ ely known A@@ es@@ op fa@@ ble about the t@@ or@@ to@@ ise and the h@@ are .
What does one even look like ?
Consi@@ der@@ ing such be@@ fore@@ hand can help to en@@ sure that what you and your gu@@ ests do will man@@ i@@ f@@ est your faith in action . ​ — Romans 12 : 2 .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we love Jehovah’s “ righteous nation ” ​ — “ the Israel of God . ”
This can be illustr@@ ated with a p@@ il@@ o@@ t f@@ l@@ ying an a@@ ir@@ pl@@ ane .
This is not because he is pr@@ u@@ dis@@ h about se@@ x .
For this reason , God told parents that they should tra@@ in their children at home , on the ro@@ ad , when get@@ ting up , and when l@@ ying down . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 4 - 7 .
“ Who H@@ as C@@ ome to K@@ now the M@@ ind of Jehovah ? ”
A ke@@ y to avo@@ i@@ ding the d@@ ang@@ ers of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l a@@ bu@@ se is know@@ ing where to draw the l@@ ine , not between over@@ in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence and dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness , but between mo@@ der@@ ation and over@@ in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence .
Jesus well knew the Bible st@@ at@@ ement : “ Ti@@ me and un@@ fore@@ seen occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence be@@ f@@ all them all . ”
The tri@@ al began as these four e@@ ast@@ er@@ n k@@ ings and their ar@@ mi@@ es made their de@@ va@@ st@@ ating in@@ va@@ sion of Cana@@ an .
One day , some months later , Bro@@ ther Con@@ c@@ ei@@ ç@@ ã@@ o asked me to remain be@@ h@@ ind at mi@@ d@@ day , as he wanted to speak to me .
C@@ O@@ U@@ L@@ D it be that you are mis@@ sing out on something important in life ?
10 , 11 . ( a ) Why did Abra@@ m likely remain in H@@ ar@@ an for a time ?
Some must end@@ ure “ a thor@@ n in the flesh ” in the form of a serious disa@@ bility or a@@ il@@ ment .
The first illustr@@ ation foc@@ uses on the one who pra@@ ys .
Lo@@ o@@ king back , we see that Mi@@ ca@@ h next deli@@ v@@ ers a thr@@ ill@@ ing message of hope .
You can appreci@@ ate , though , that it is fu@@ t@@ ile to try to e@@ va@@ de the question of the desi@@ gn@@ er .
To per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve Jehovah’s will : To find out , or understand , what Jehovah thin@@ ks and what pleas@@ es him .
It also app@@ lies to un@@ clean activities practic@@ ed by an individu@@ al in priv@@ ate , such as reading se@@ x@@ u@@ ally s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ating boo@@ ks or vie@@ wing por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , which may lead to the un@@ clean ha@@ bi@@ t of mas@@ tur@@ b@@ ation . ​ — C@@ ol .
God’s Word says : “ God loved the world so much that he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , in order that ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might not be destro@@ yed but have everlasting life . ”
F@@ re@@ e@@ dom from false religion was get@@ ting clo@@ s@@ er .
D@@ anu@@ be Ri@@ ver
Jehovah and Jesus are su@@ per@@ vis@@ ing the educ@@ ational pro@@ gra@@ m that is being car@@ ri@@ ed out worl@@ d@@ wide today .
F@@ ran@@ k@@ inc@@ en@@ se was one of the ing@@ re@@ di@@ ents of the holy inc@@ en@@ se bur@@ ned on the inc@@ en@@ se al@@ ta@@ r in the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le and temple .
This wisdom and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment pro@@ du@@ ce good fru@@ it@@ age as Bible - based counsel is app@@ lied .
N@@ O N@@ O@@ R@@ M@@ A@@ L person wants to su@@ ff@@ er ; ne@@ i@@ ther does our Creator , Jehovah God , want humans to su@@ ff@@ er .
You were not keep@@ ing my ways . ”
On May 5 , 194@@ 5 , I was a@@ wak@@ ened by a l@@ ou@@ d no@@ ise .
Jehovah f@@ ed his fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative sheep , made them li@@ e down in se@@ cur@@ ity , and sear@@ ched for the lost ones .
“ Mo@@ ved with p@@ ity ” for the woman , Jesus appro@@ ached her and said : “ S@@ to@@ p we@@ ep@@ ing . ”
El@@ se@@ where in his writ@@ ings , Paul l@@ in@@ ked conduct that has God’s appro@@ val with our e@@ ag@@ er ac@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ on of knowledge .
The M@@ em@@ ori@@ al speak@@ er@@ ’s situation was no less challeng@@ ing .
However , one day the tra@@ in eng@@ in@@ e@@ ers were on str@@ ike , and El@@ ise could not get home .
; Bu@@ r@@ r@@ ell , D .
Ther@@ efore , we need to be vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant to id@@ enti@@ fy and ro@@ o@@ t out materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic desi@@ res in our heart .
E@@ ach se@@ ction op@@ ens with an over@@ view of the qu@@ ality .
They were pe@@ as@@ ants , no@@ bl@@ es , uni@@ vers@@ ity stud@@ ents , rich and po@@ or , men and women , wi@@ do@@ ws and or@@ ph@@ ans , who all had a comm@@ on desire .
I@@ T W@@ A@@ S the death of Jesus Christ .
7 : 8 - 11 ​ — How did ‘ sin receive in@@ duc@@ ement through the comman@@ d@@ ment ’ ?
That was dar@@ k@@ ness in@@ deed ! ​ — 2 K@@ ings 15 : 32 - 34 ; 16 : 2 - 4 .
At his baptism , Jesus became God’s spiritual Son , and “ the Jerusalem a@@ bo@@ ve ” was his mother .
N@@ E@@ G@@ E@@ B
“ The c@@ ru@@ shing anxi@@ ety of all the new responsi@@ bil@@ ities that I now had to h@@ and@@ le al@@ one was over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing , ” she rec@@ alls .
With whom ?
What is pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed about a city , and likely , what city was it ?
You young brothers can make y@@ ourselves a@@ vail@@ able to older ones in the congregation , o@@ ffering to ass@@ ist them in any way possible .
Instead of gr@@ an@@ ting their re@@ qu@@ est , R@@ eho@@ bo@@ am th@@ reat@@ ens to place an even he@@ a@@ vi@@ er lo@@ ad on them .
Ab@@ out two we@@ ek@@ s ear@@ li@@ er , she had lost her ba@@ by in death .
Of course , Christian parents tell their children that un@@ clean en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment is wrong .
E@@ spe@@ cially does it rel@@ ate to the v@@ indic@@ ation of Jehovah God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
M@@ ore important , though , is that Jehovah no@@ tic@@ ed Timothy .
The Bible was written for our benefit .
He ev@@ en@@ tually comes to ab@@ ho@@ r the de@@ ba@@ u@@ ched life he has been le@@ ading .
After all , Jesus had war@@ ned his disciples that they would be brought before the cour@@ ts and that they should be ready to su@@ ff@@ er and even die for their faith . ​ — Matthew 10 : 17 - 22 .
The Law also inc@@ ited the Jews to love one another .
This slave showed a bad spirit , for he deli@@ ber@@ ately wor@@ ked against the ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s inter@@ ests .
A@@ m@@ ong other things , she said : “ My soul ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fi@@ es Jehovah . . . because he has loo@@ ked upon the low position of his slave gi@@ r@@ l . ”
When did Jesus become the promised Se@@ ed ?
Hence , in this illustr@@ ation , the fru@@ it@@ age that each Christian must be@@ ar cannot ref@@ er to new disciples whom we may be privile@@ ged to make .
These are just some of the many Scriptural examples of women who made Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice .
Rus@@ sel@@ l and a few other truth - se@@ ek@@ ers form@@ ed a Bible study class in P@@ it@@ t@@ s@@ bur@@ gh , Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
The first ty@@ pe of so@@ il that the se@@ ed f@@ alls on is “ al@@ ong@@ side the ro@@ ad , ” where the se@@ ed is “ tr@@ am@@ pl@@ ed down . ”
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately , Witnesses from neigh@@ bor@@ ing congregations pit@@ ched in to help .
My husband in his of@@ fice at the branch
P@@ artic@@ ul@@ arly hor@@ ri@@ f@@ ying are acc@@ oun@@ ts of young bo@@ ys who are tra@@ ined as sol@@ di@@ ers .
P@@ ut@@ ting asi@@ de one@@ ’s sel@@ f@@ ish or mun@@ d@@ ane pur@@ su@@ its in order to do God’s will is in@@ deed ref@@ re@@ shing and rest@@ ful .
John wrote : “ With that I heard a l@@ ou@@ d vo@@ ice from the thro@@ ne say : ‘ Lo@@ ok !
Then you w@@ atch my ro@@ ad@@ way . ”
“ With a man there is nothing better than that he should . . . see good because of his hard work . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 2 : 24 .
When consider@@ ing the orig@@ in of the uni@@ verse and mankind , why would it be sh@@ ort@@ si@@ gh@@ ted to rule out an in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent Creator ?
“ In fact , if they had given me a leave of ab@@ s@@ ence as a fav@@ or , they might have expe@@ cted me to stay with the compan@@ y per@@ man@@ ently out of loy@@ al@@ ty .
And until they talk to Jehovah’s Witnesses , many people do not know what sin is , how it affe@@ cts us , and what we need to do to be fre@@ ed from sla@@ very to sin .
The to@@ wn cons@@ is@@ ted mo@@ st@@ ly of da@@ i@@ ry f@@ ar@@ ms .
We can draw strength from Paul’s words found at Romans 7 : 21 , 25 and 8 : 11 .
Consider S@@ on@@ ia , a mission@@ ary in S@@ ene@@ g@@ al .
It was not based on personal ability ; A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s ap@@ par@@ ently was more el@@ o@@ qu@@ ent than Paul .
What , though , about our time , “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ” ?
Can God , who “ is spirit , ” be re@@ pres@@ ented by a material i@@ ma@@ ge ?
At Gal@@ ati@@ ans 4 : 1 , 2 , we read : “ As long as the he@@ ir is a ba@@ be he does not di@@ ff@@ er at all from a slave , l@@ ord of all things though he is , but he is under men in char@@ ge and under ste@@ war@@ ds until the day his father appointed be@@ fore@@ hand . ”
Acc@@ ording to Ha@@ b 3 verse 1 , it is expres@@ sed in di@@ r@@ ges , song@@ s of g@@ ri@@ ef or lam@@ ent@@ ation .
These teachings are not cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct@@ ory . In fact , one supp@@ or@@ ts the other .
Why do God’s people have un@@ ity among themselves ?
Why should we seek Jehovah’s direction before making decisions , and how can we do so ?
L@@ angu@@ age differ@@ ences are not all that se@@ par@@ ate people . C@@ ul@@ tural , rac@@ i@@ al , and n@@ ational differ@@ ences often di@@ vi@@ de mankind even fur@@ ther .
M@@ ad@@ el@@ ine , who pione@@ ers along with her husband , expla@@ ins : “ My husband and I are able to sp@@ end time tal@@ king about our day in the ministry or something in our Bible reading that can be app@@ lied in our ministry .
A Christi@@ an’s day - to - day activities are not part of his sac@@ red service .
Some Christian parents have been wr@@ ong@@ ly la@@ bel@@ ed as “ ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct@@ ful ” or “ a@@ bu@@ sive ” because they s@@ ought n@@ on@@ blood medi@@ cal tre@@ at@@ ment for their children .
“ I@@ ’@@ ve L@@ ear@@ ned to Con@@ tro@@ l My Ang@@ er . ” ​ — M@@ A@@ R@@ T@@ IN@@ O P@@ E@@ D@@ R@@ E@@ T@@ T@@ I
Saul , who came to be known by his Rom@@ an name Paul , was ang@@ ry .
Joseph S@@ tal@@ in , lead@@ er of the So@@ vi@@ et Un@@ ion , had died the pre@@ ce@@ ding year .
That is why we need to read God’s Word every day and medit@@ ate on what Jehovah tel@@ ls us .
In this article , we will consider some of them .
“ From our study of the Bible , we came to appreci@@ ate that Jehovah is the pri@@ m@@ ary one to whom we should be loyal and that he wants us to love our neigh@@ b@@ or no matter which religion or r@@ ace he bel@@ ong@@ s to .
By doing so , these respon@@ sible brothers set a fine example for all in the local congregations . ​ — E@@ ph .
A th@@ ir@@ d way in which Jehovah’s organization has moved a@@ head has to do with organiz@@ ational ref@@ in@@ ements .
I@@ ts reli@@ ability is att@@ ested to by the fact that Ju@@ de wrote under divine inspi@@ r@@ ation .
Jesus and his apostles have c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver , com@@ mem@@ or@@ ating Israel@@ ’s deli@@ ver@@ ance from Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an b@@ onda@@ ge 15 cen@@ tu@@ ries ear@@ li@@ er .
Yet , there are reas@@ ons to believe that God is person@@ ally inter@@ ested in or@@ din@@ ary people .
You do not necess@@ ar@@ ily have to con@@ sul@@ t your mate before sp@@ en@@ ding every c@@ ent .
A few min@@ ut@@ es later , the man came r@@ un@@ ning after me with the Kingdom Ne@@ ws in his hand .
In order to have more pre@@ ach@@ ers to care for these Ch@@ in@@ ese - speaking people , a three - mon@@ th course was esta@@ bli@@ shed to teach M@@ ex@@ i@@ can Witnesses simp@@ le pres@@ ent@@ ations in M@@ and@@ ar@@ in Ch@@ in@@ ese .
At the end of the cre@@ ative peri@@ od invol@@ ving our g@@ lo@@ be , everything was “ very good . ”
In contr@@ ast , Isaiah 6@@ 6 : 12 ref@@ ers to God as show@@ ing his love for his people through expres@@ sions of par@@ ent@@ al love .
Our first cir@@ cu@@ it was along Eng@@ l@@ an@@ d’s sou@@ th co@@ ast , in S@@ us@@ se@@ x and H@@ am@@ p@@ shi@@ re .
That would be a mis@@ take . Christians should not “ be ba@@ bes , to@@ s@@ sed about as by wa@@ ves . ”
For instance , what if someone we me@@ et in the ministry says that he does not believe in God ?
“ G@@ o On W@@ al@@ king in W@@ is@@ dom ”
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out these “ last days , ” Jehovah has th@@ war@@ ted all efforts to eli@@ min@@ ate his people .
However , while parents are en@@ tru@@ sted with the responsi@@ bility of “ br@@ ing@@ ing [ children ] up in the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah , ” there is no gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e of succ@@ ess .
To whom will you listen ?
Such a conscience would no longer war@@ n us to stay away from apost@@ ates and from situ@@ ations that could cause us to f@@ all away from the faith .
Just as Ru@@ th had c@@ lu@@ ng to Na@@ om@@ i , so El@@ isha stu@@ ck with Eli@@ j@@ ah .
Mo@@ re@@ over , pre@@ vi@@ ous dis@@ pu@@ tes with the Jews had t@@ ar@@ ni@@ shed P@@ il@@ ate@@ ’s re@@ pu@@ tation with Ti@@ b@@ eri@@ us , who was no@@ t@@ ori@@ ous for deal@@ ing sever@@ ely with bad govern@@ ors .
They needed help now ​ — not later .
12 , 13 . ( a ) What did Jehovah reve@@ al about the de@@ fe@@ at of Babyl@@ on ?
Dis@@ obedi@@ ent Ang@@ els
Bro@@ ther M@@ or@@ r@@ is pointed out the fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te on this verse in the Re@@ fer@@ ence Bible , which states : “ I@@ mit@@ ate the man@@ n@@ ers of the Lord . ”
But we must also keep in mind the second part of this expres@@ sion , nam@@ ely , “ and his righteousness . ”
The viol@@ ent dis@@ in@@ tegr@@ ation of Yu@@ go@@ sla@@ vi@@ a , the cla@@ sh@@ es between C@@ he@@ ch@@ n@@ ya and Rus@@ sia , the war in I@@ ra@@ q , and the continued car@@ n@@ age in the M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast ​ — all of this has been evidence of ever greater di@@ su@@ n@@ ity .
W@@ ell , the brothers had given us preci@@ ous ti@@ ps on how to pro@@ ce@@ ed , and Jehovah’s mi@@ gh@@ ty prote@@ ctive hand was over us .
Can the O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent benefit you today ?
This is a mar@@ k of a true lead@@ er .
I am now 9@@ 3 years old , and as I look back , I have no reg@@ re@@ ts about serving God .
Of course , ne@@ i@@ ther imper@@ fe@@ ction nor de@@ fi@@ cient up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing provi@@ des an exc@@ use for har@@ m@@ ful spe@@ e@@ ch .
So we need to be ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous .
Yet if the govern@@ ment tel@@ ls us to do something that God does not want us to do , we refu@@ se to do so , but always in a res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful way .
Per@@ haps we have been the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of his or her un@@ contro@@ l@@ led spe@@ e@@ ch .
For this to be true , man must have a soul that lives on after death .
A new ter@@ rit@@ ory po@@ li@@ cy me@@ ant that pione@@ ers no longer wor@@ ked se@@ par@@ ately from the congregations but along with them , supp@@ or@@ ting and building them up .
Ri@@ ght now , why not t@@ est your own understanding of a few of the vital tru@@ ths found in the Bible ?
Christian s@@ ong should be pra@@ ises to Jehovah and Christ .
“ Jehovah is very tend@@ er in affe@@ ction and mer@@ ci@@ ful , ” says James 5 : 11 .
E@@ duc@@ ation or at le@@ ast the ability to read and wr@@ ite may be of some help in these res@@ pe@@ cts .
“ Ther@@ e@@ ’s nothing more satis@@ f@@ ying than to see how Bible stud@@ ents change their life as they come to know Jehovah .
What is one s@@ ource of har@@ m@@ ful ide@@ as , and who is be@@ h@@ ind it ?
That is why a study of the Bible is so important .
A St@@ as@@ i of@@ fic@@ er tri@@ ed to per@@ su@@ a@@ de me to become an inform@@ er .
So how can you help them ?
A Tr@@ ying Ti@@ me
In des@@ per@@ ation he cri@@ ed out to God to help him find the truth .
May we never fai@@ l to man@@ i@@ f@@ est go@@ o@@ dness in this vital way .
That , though , is a privilege that we must never take for gr@@ anted .
However , our you@@ ng@@ er daugh@@ ter was very responsi@@ ve to fir@@ m words and even a disa@@ p@@ pro@@ ving look . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , baptism is an important st@@ ep for those who want to be sa@@ ved .
O@@ f@@ ten using illustr@@ ations , Jesus reve@@ aled his Father with vi@@ vi@@ d word pi@@ c@@ tures that could not be eas@@ ily for@@ go@@ t@@ ten .
Of the more than 1@@ 5@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 who attend@@ ed the c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation of the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al in 200@@ 2 , only 8@@ ,@@ 7@@ 60 expres@@ sed their hope of having been cho@@ s@@ en for this heavenly assignment .
For himself , he makes a hum@@ ble re@@ qu@@ est : “ Do remember me , O my God , for good . ” ​ — Ne@@ h@@ emiah 13 : 31 .
What does the bul@@ l sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze in the Scriptures , and why ?
Re@@ call that the apostle Paul descri@@ bed matu@@ re people as “ those who through use have their per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers tra@@ ined to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish both right and wrong . ”
The ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising in@@ du@@ str@@ y and the me@@ dia make people feel that they cannot be happy un@@ less they have the l@@ at@@ est and the f@@ an@@ ci@@ est pro@@ du@@ cts and g@@ ad@@ ge@@ ts ​ — and have them right away .
Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th showed comm@@ end@@ able loy@@ al@@ ty in yet another way .
E@@ sa@@ u clo@@ sed his eyes to God’s preci@@ ous promises , vie@@ wing them as of little value .
In 7@@ 40 B.C.E . , de@@ ca@@ des before Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s day , Jehovah per@@ mit@@ ted the ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel to be taken cap@@ tive by the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans .
This is a hu@@ ge am@@ ount of work !
20 D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to God ​ — “ Your Kingdom Will C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly Be S@@ te@@ ad@@ f@@ ast ”
Yes , as we vi@@ g@@ or@@ ously exer@@ t ourselves in following the Christ , we enjoy such rich and lasting blessings as peace of mind , satis@@ fac@@ tion , con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment , God’s appro@@ val , and the pro@@ spe@@ ct of everlasting life . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Just as a letter from a loved one gives us much ple@@ asure , so the Bible br@@ ings us deli@@ ght as we see new as@@ pe@@ cts of Jehovah’s person@@ ality reve@@ aled .
Per@@ haps you have had to rel@@ in@@ qu@@ ish a privilege of service and are em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed , or you have had a differ@@ ence of op@@ in@@ ion with a brother or sister .
Because of in@@ her@@ ited sin and imper@@ fe@@ ction , main@@ tain@@ ing moral cle@@ an@@ ness requi@@ res effort .
Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah’s prophecy stated : “ Be very jo@@ y@@ ful , O daugh@@ ter of Z@@ ion . Sh@@ out in tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h , O daugh@@ ter of Jerusalem . Lo@@ ok !
* N@@ ei@@ ther of them had the courage to read the resul@@ ts of Mari@@ a@@ ’s l@@ at@@ est medi@@ cal exam@@ in@@ ations .
As we do our ut@@ most now to show by our conduct and our ministry that we are for Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , we can look for@@ ward to the time when Jesus Christ “ hands over the kingdom to his God and Father . ”
On one occasi@@ on , preaching from house to house in P@@ or@@ to , we me@@ t a man who in@@ sis@@ ted on invit@@ ing us in .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , Jehovah did not want to give Satan un@@ du@@ e prom@@ in@@ ence by devo@@ ting large por@@ tions of the Hebrew Scriptures to discus@@ sing him and his activ@@ ity .
F@@ in@@ ally , P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h and his ar@@ mi@@ es were tra@@ pp@@ ed in the R@@ ed Se@@ a .
Mar@@ ri@@ age and New R@@ es@@ pon@@ si@@ bil@@ ities
V@@ alu@@ e of “ O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent , ” 9 / 1
The wit@@ ness@@ ing done in the first century was but a fore@@ ta@@ st@@ e of a greater work to be done in our day .
Yes , Jehovah’s Witnesses in Fr@@ ance are pr@@ ou@@ d to make known Jehovah’s name and to de@@ f@@ end Kingdom inter@@ ests .
So in the early 19@@ 30 ’ s , he again became a sa@@ il@@ or .
They are no longer gu@@ i@@ ded by godly principles and are un@@ able to make prop@@ er decisions .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we need to pre@@ pare for pres@@ sure before we face a t@@ est .
Acc@@ ording to Revelation 14 : 6 , 7 , the work of speaking about God has ang@@ eli@@ c support .
Proverbs 16 : 6 states : “ By loving - kindness and tru@@ en@@ ess er@@ ro@@ r is at@@ oned for , and in the fear of Jehovah one tur@@ ns away from bad . ”
In any case , the Bible rec@@ ord states : “ Eli@@ j@@ ah went over to him and th@@ re@@ w his of@@ fi@@ cial gar@@ ment on him . ”
Satan will be g@@ one forever .
“ P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h , king of Egy@@ pt , ” is called “ the great se@@ a mon@@ ster l@@ ying st@@ re@@ t@@ ched out in the mi@@ d@@ st of his N@@ ile can@@ als . ”
H@@ el@@ k@@ ath
Wor@@ king together with others in the ministry provi@@ des us with a wonderful opportunity to ob@@ serve effe@@ ctive me@@ tho@@ ds that may be new to us .
Samuel did not praise Sa@@ ul@@ ’s in@@ iti@@ ative .
The fact that T@@ hi@@ r@@ d John was pre@@ served in the Bible can@@ on and was pas@@ sed on to encoura@@ ge others to “ imitate what is good ” su@@ gg@@ ests that it did .
In C@@ am@@ er@@ o@@ on , a group of ei@@ ght men working at a jo@@ b s@@ ite called out to a brother who was o@@ ffering Bible liter@@ ature to pas@@ ser@@ s@@ by .
Who is the s@@ ource of our tri@@ bul@@ ations ?
Par@@ ents give their children a fine gift when they teach them to pray and help them to view Jehovah as a car@@ ing heavenly Father .
What can elders do to make sure that older ones receive practic@@ al help ?
In what way did Jesus speak tend@@ er@@ ly to others ?
Many positi@@ ve com@@ ments have also been made about the neu@@ tr@@ al stand taken by Jehovah’s Witnesses before and during World W@@ ar I@@ I when they bor@@ e up under the Na@@ z@@ i on@@ sla@@ ught .
He knew that his family problems resul@@ ted from his sin with B@@ ath - she@@ ba .
To him , we are all e@@ qu@@ al .
S@@ ome@@ times all it takes to buil@@ d them up is a few min@@ ut@@ es before or after the meeting to offer them words of encourag@@ ement .
Paul lik@@ ened it to being con@@ stan@@ tly sla@@ pp@@ ed .
In answer the one nam@@ ed C@@ le@@ op@@ as said to him : ‘ Are you d@@ wel@@ ling as an ali@@ en by yourself in Jerusalem and so do not know the things that have occ@@ ur@@ red in her in these days ? ’
“ The s@@ cri@@ bes and the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es . . . say but do not per@@ form , ” said Jesus .
We@@ ek@@ s ear@@ li@@ er , Jews and pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes from at le@@ ast 15 re@@ gi@@ ons of the far - f@@ lu@@ ng Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re and bey@@ ond had p@@ ac@@ ked Jerusalem to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
However , most do not understand the sign@@ ’s real sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance .
Jerusalem is called “ the per@@ fe@@ ction of pre@@ t@@ t@@ iness . ” Do you know why ?
How S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t C@@ re@@ atu@@ res Af@@ fect U@@ s
I had been loo@@ king for God since chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od , and now , at last , I had found him !
Jehovah provi@@ des something far better , something that the we@@ al@@ th@@ i@@ est among mankind r@@ ar@@ ely find .
Un@@ lo@@ ading a liter@@ ature shi@@ p@@ ment at the Ger@@ many branch under con@@ stru@@ ction in 194@@ 9
10 / 1 Pro@@ te@@ ction A@@ ga@@ inst W@@ ic@@ ked S@@ pi@@ r@@ its , 5 / 1 R@@ a@@ ha@@ b , 8 / 1 R@@ a@@ in , 1 / 1
I did so in L@@ ak@@ sel@@ v .
The words of the apostle Paul are certainly as tim@@ ely today as ever : “ E@@ ach one of you should know how to get pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of his own v@@ es@@ sel in san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation and honor , not in co@@ v@@ et@@ ous se@@ x@@ u@@ al ap@@ pet@@ ite such as also those nations have which do not know God . ”
The pul@@ se of life quic@@ k@@ ens , and or@@ gan@@ is@@ ms continue their life c@@ y@@ c@@ les of bir@@ th , re@@ bir@@ th , and gro@@ w@@ th .
Jehovah gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son for us and off@@ ers us the best possible future .
Paul , however , cou@@ pl@@ ed “ ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y ” with “ emp@@ ty dec@@ ep@@ tion . ”
Although I was still a@@ da@@ p@@ ting to the re@@ stri@@ ctions brought about by my ill@@ ness , we enjo@@ yed our privile@@ ges right up to 195@@ 7 .
Does it not str@@ ike you as o@@ d@@ d that the person who does ex@@ ten@@ sive re@@ sear@@ ch just to bu@@ y a ca@@ r ​ — which one day will end up on the sc@@ ra@@ p he@@ a@@ p — ​ would say regarding his religion , ‘ If it was good en@@ ough for my parents , it@@ ’s good en@@ ough for me ’ ?
14 : 18 .
In time , it will o@@ pen your mind to gr@@ as@@ p “ even the deep things of God . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 2 : 10 .
Your house is a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned to you . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jesus ’ teachings prove the re@@ ality of his ex@@ ist@@ ence .
Those pri@@ ests showed that they des@@ p@@ ised Jehovah’s table each time they pres@@ ented a de@@ fe@@ ctive sacrifice , saying : “ It is nothing bad . ”
An@@ xi@@ e@@ ties of life ro@@ b many of peace
B@@ ru@@ tal tre@@ at@@ ment has led many sla@@ ves to fi@@ ght for fre@@ e@@ dom .
I@@ l@@ l@@ ness H@@ as Not S@@ to@@ pp@@ ed The@@ m
A@@ B@@ R@@ A@@ H@@ A@@ M was a man of un@@ comm@@ on faith .
God did not fi@@ ght bat@@ t@@ les for first - century Christians , nor did he author@@ ize them to eng@@ age in se@@ cul@@ ar war@@ f@@ are .
I pre@@ ached in what was then the e@@ con@@ om@@ ic@@ ally de@@ pres@@ sed R@@ os@@ s@@ end@@ ale V@@ al@@ le@@ y for about n@@ ine months before I was ha@@ ul@@ ed off to pris@@ on for refu@@ sing mil@@ it@@ ary service .
In a vision , he is brought to the land of Israel .
E@@ s@@ s@@ ly To experience real and lasting joy .
After hear@@ ing him teach in their sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e , those in his home ter@@ rit@@ ory were ast@@ oun@@ ded and said : “ Wh@@ ere did this man get this wisdom and these powerful works ? ”
The people have a n@@ atur@@ al love for the Bible , and discus@@ sing religious sub@@ je@@ cts is as comm@@ on as tal@@ king about s@@ por@@ ts or the we@@ ather in other cul@@ tures .
As he exam@@ ined it , he could see under the Hebrew text some par@@ ti@@ ally er@@ as@@ ed writ@@ ing in Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an char@@ ac@@ ters .
E@@ le@@ c@@ tri@@ city was er@@ r@@ ati@@ c .
Acc@@ ording to V@@ in@@ e@@ ’s Ex@@ pos@@ it@@ ory Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of O@@ ld and New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent Wor@@ ds , the word used by John in the origin@@ al language sign@@ i@@ fi@@ es “ reli@@ ance upon , not m@@ ere cre@@ d@@ ence . ”
A@@ m@@ ong them is young Daniel , pro@@ ba@@ bly only in his te@@ ens .
Jo@@ y@@ ce Bro@@ thers , her@@ self a wi@@ do@@ w , lik@@ ens te@@ ars to emo@@ tional first a@@ id .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T I@@ S F@@ O@@ R@@ G@@ I@@ V@@ EN@@ E@@ S@@ S ?
L@@ ear@@ n how he was tra@@ ined , how he taught , and what end@@ ear@@ ed him to people .
No , those respon@@ ding to Pet@@ er@@ ’s ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation could see now more than ever that Jehovah was a ben@@ ev@@ ol@@ ent Father .
Des@@ pite all their dist@@ res@@ sing t@@ ests , they over@@ came Satan in the strength that Jehovah provided them .
“ As soon as they return home , they beg@@ in sa@@ ving for it . ”
For instance , Jesus taught his followers : “ If you ask the Father for anything he will give it to you in my name . ”
That prophecy was ful@@ filled when God li@@ f@@ ted his cur@@ se that was on the gr@@ ound . ​ — Genesis 5 : 29 ; 8 : 21 .
I still remember that Bro@@ ther J@@ ack Na@@ than , who gave the baptism talk , ur@@ ged us never to let a mon@@ th go by without speaking about Jehovah .
For example , consider Psalm 1@@ 19 : 1@@ 21 - 1@@ 28 .
While God does not mirac@@ ul@@ ously cu@@ re anyone today , he does gr@@ ant the su@@ ffer@@ er the wisdom and for@@ titu@@ de needed to de@@ al with his con@@ dition .
K@@ no@@ wing the dam@@ age the person has already ca@@ used , they may be temp@@ ted to expres@@ s their own feelings about the individu@@ al@@ ’s actions and attitude .
But how would just a few accom@@ pl@@ ish so much work ?
P@@ u@@ bli@@ sh@@ ers and pione@@ ers al@@ ike respon@@ ded to the call , re@@ aching the go@@ al of one milli@@ on h@@ our@@ s in 19@@ 38 .
He had not the s@@ ligh@@ t@@ est ide@@ a how such a thing could be done , but in faith he wrote : “ Yet too many , if they cannot see just how a thing is to be done re@@ ject it , as if it were imp@@ os@@ sible for God to do it because they cannot see the pro@@ c@@ ess . ”
Jesus ur@@ ged his followers : “ P@@ rac@@ tice giving , and people will give to you .
What good reas@@ ons we have , therefore , to use our gift “ in minis@@ ter@@ ing to one another as fine ste@@ war@@ ds of God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness ” !
Like that little gi@@ r@@ l , may all of us have a ze@@ al@@ ous share in prom@@ o@@ ting Kingdom inter@@ ests , both lo@@ c@@ ally and g@@ lo@@ bal@@ ly !
It is no longer necess@@ ary to ob@@ tain a per@@ mit to en@@ ter bl@@ ack commun@@ ities .
At times , you may have ac@@ ted re@@ bel@@ li@@ ously , and your parents found themselves pra@@ ying more , reading more , and thinking more about how to help you to continue worshipp@@ ing your heavenly Father , Jehovah .
E@@ t@@ ta had ass@@ is@@ ted her when she came into the truth .
M@@ em@@ bers of the congregation came from a vari@@ ety of educ@@ ational and so@@ cial ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds .
And the c@@ ris@@ is will , in@@ deed , be brought about by ex@@ tr@@ at@@ er@@ re@@ stri@@ al for@@ ces .
E@@ ven@@ tually , God ca@@ used the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans and later the Babyl@@ on@@ ians to con@@ qu@@ er Israel@@ ite ter@@ rit@@ ory .
Let us exam@@ ine four questions that will help to reve@@ al whether we are being influ@@ enced by God’s spirit or by that of the world .
When we hear of an ap@@ par@@ ent in@@ justice in the congregation , what should we first consider ?
( E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 1 : 1 – 19 : 14 )
Yes , Jehovah desi@@ res that you@@ ths enjoy to the full the preci@@ ous gift of life .
What should we do if we come ac@@ ro@@ ss a pas@@ sage of Scrip@@ ture that is difficult for us to understand ?
There , her sen@@ ses b@@ es@@ et by the spi@@ ce - la@@ den a@@ ir , ra@@ u@@ c@@ ous c@@ alls of ani@@ mal@@ s , and sh@@ ou@@ ts of sh@@ op@@ p@@ ers ha@@ g@@ gl@@ ing over pri@@ ces , she would bu@@ y supp@@ lies for the day ( 8 ) .
How can we find such preci@@ ous tre@@ a@@ sures ?
These qualities prom@@ o@@ te happy and mean@@ ing@@ ful relation@@ shi@@ ps with others , including family members .
How did King A@@ sa sear@@ ch for Jehovah ?
This is just what a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er who ser@@ ves fi@@ ve Na@@ hu@@ at@@ l - speaking congregations in nor@@ ther@@ n P@@ u@@ e@@ b@@ la is doing .
One of them in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed himself as Al@@ ber@@ t S@@ ch@@ ro@@ e@@ der .
“ L@@ et@@ ’s face it , ” says H@@ ar@@ ry , “ any t@@ ask in life be@@ comes more difficult with age . ”
Our spiritual peace , which resul@@ ts from Jehovah’s sa@@ ving power , is “ the her@@ e@@ dit@@ ary pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the servants of Jehovah . ”
For example , a world - fam@@ ous physi@@ c@@ ist claim@@ ed that “ the ab@@ s@@ ence of evidence for any God who pla@@ ys an important ro@@ le in the uni@@ verse pro@@ ves bey@@ ond a reason@@ able doubt that such a go@@ d does not ex@@ ist . ”
Why were the faithful ones we have discus@@ sed able to end@@ ure vari@@ ous thor@@ ns in the flesh ?
Ha@@ ving a life together out@@ side the ill@@ ness will strengthen your “ one flesh ” b@@ ond ​ — and inc@@ re@@ ase your happiness .
The religious lead@@ ers of Israel con@@ spi@@ red with R@@ ome against Jesus , and the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of the nation also re@@ je@@ cted him .
Why is show@@ ing love so important for Christians ?
Al@@ so , I was invit@@ ed by a sing@@ le sister who had served as a mission@@ ary in J@@ ap@@ an for over 30 years to go on a wit@@ ness@@ ing tri@@ p to J@@ ap@@ an for three months .
Do I show by the way I live my life and car@@ ry out my ministry that up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y is my fore@@ most concer@@ n ? ’ ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 17 .
Let me expla@@ in how I came to be in this pre@@ dic@@ am@@ ent .
* Do not re@@ ject people whom God is willing to accept . ​ — John 3 : 16 .
In per@@ form@@ ing his powerful works , Jesus never dre@@ w attention to himself .
H@@ ist@@ or@@ ic@@ al , religious , leg@@ al , scho@@ l@@ arly , and liter@@ ary te@@ x@@ ts were being pro@@ duc@@ ed in M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia four th@@ ous@@ and years ag@@ o .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 21 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 25 , 5@@ 3
How Will God Un@@ do the D@@ am@@ age ?
Jehovah God showed his accep@@ t@@ ance of Christ’s ransom by assign@@ ing Jesus to p@@ our out holy spirit upon his disciples who were ga@@ ther@@ ed together in Jerusalem on the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . ​ — Acts 2 : 33 .
S@@ O@@ L@@ O@@ M@@ O@@ N was instru@@ cted to over@@ see one of the most important con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ je@@ cts of all time ​ — that of the temple in Jerusalem .
Jehovah did that for A@@ sa , and He can do it for us .
Today , in the travel@@ ing work , O@@ t@@ to uses his ability as a teach@@ er to strengthen congregations spiritually .
H@@ el@@ p@@ ing other people to get to know Jehovah gives our lives meaning and br@@ ings us happiness . ​ — Acts 20 : 35 .
Because having a fle@@ sh@@ ly dis@@ position like that of E@@ sa@@ u makes it more likely that a person will give up sac@@ red things for il@@ lic@@ it ple@@ a@@ sures , such as for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation .
C@@ ould anyone in the uni@@ verse ad@@ d@@ ress the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on with greater wisdom than Jehovah ?
What can we do to pur@@ sue peace when we have off@@ ended someone ?
The com@@ mit@@ te@@ e was sur@@ pris@@ ed , therefore , when the ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation of the T@@ bil@@ is@@ i Phil@@ har@@ mon@@ ic ag@@ re@@ ed to r@@ ent their fac@@ ility to Jehovah’s Witnesses .
It was repor@@ ted that certain “ wi@@ do@@ ws were being over@@ loo@@ ked in the da@@ ily dist@@ ribu@@ tion ” of food .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , the be@@ ast@@ ’s number - name enc@@ o@@ des its char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s .
20 : 5 ​ — How is it that Jehovah br@@ ings “ p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment for the er@@ ro@@ r of fa@@ thers ” upon future gener@@ ations ?
We know that Jehovah’s purpose keep@@ s mo@@ ving for@@ ward toward its complete fulfill@@ ment .
All those b@@ ound by “ the law of the Christ ” must preach .
As no@@ ted at the out@@ set , they have been mal@@ ign@@ ed through l@@ ying pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda .
A mo@@ der@@ n - day au@@ th@@ or lis@@ ts be@@ tra@@ y@@ al among to@@ da@@ y’s most comm@@ on vi@@ ces .
Now that the con@@ stan@@ cy of the Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ mit@@ e@@ ’s love has been t@@ ested and proved , she says : “ I am a w@@ all , and my bre@@ ast@@ s are like to@@ wers .
We can all feel the joy that comes from worshipp@@ ing Jehovah with our whole heart .
S@@ el@@ f - sacrific@@ ing love ​ — John 13 : 1 ; 15 : 12 - 15 .
on pages 29 - 31 .
Not all sh@@ r@@ ines are in@@ tend@@ ed to be plac@@ es for religious worship .
The same thing was re@@ pe@@ ated with si@@ x more of J@@ es@@ se@@ ’s sons .
Just as s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c knowledge of the heavens was li@@ mit@@ ed in 19@@ 0@@ 5 , so was knowledge of the earth .
They can lo@@ se the ability to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish truth from fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od , good from bad .
Instead , she cho@@ o@@ ses a different course .
Many enjoy heal@@ thy activities that do not invol@@ ve ex@@ po@@ sure to spi@@ rit@@ ism
Christian elders lik@@ e@@ wise have the benefit of being gu@@ i@@ ded by God’s holy spirit .
1@@ 10 : 3 .
Daniel 9 : 24 - 27 is a prophecy concer@@ ning the appe@@ ar@@ ance of “ Messi@@ ah the Le@@ ad@@ er ” ​ — the Christ .
She says : “ Even though I live in po@@ ver@@ ty , the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message has given real meaning to my life .
When those having spiritual qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations read@@ just a fellow beli@@ ever “ in a spirit of mil@@ dness , ” they try to be g@@ ent@@ le , gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous . — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 1 .
3 : 10 - 15 ; 4 : 17 .
All have proved their love in more ways than we could ever rec@@ ount . ​ — John 13 : 34 , 35 .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , Ho@@ se@@ a fir@@ m@@ ly ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed his wife : “ For many days you will d@@ well as mine .
We understand that by wit@@ ness@@ ing ze@@ al@@ ously , we demonstr@@ ate our devo@@ tion to Jehovah and our love for our neigh@@ b@@ or .
But when Father was not at home , M@@ other stu@@ died the Bible with us .
I exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed . “ Ar@@ t , th@@ at@@ ’s not for us ! ”
It gives me great joy to know that when the resurrection occ@@ ur@@ s , we will be able to me@@ et our dead loved ones .
But how have they been ful@@ filled ?
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er and study of God’s Word are ess@@ enti@@ al
In later years , their assign@@ ments led them to different plac@@ es ​ — c@@ hi@@ ef@@ ly in Ger@@ many , Au@@ stri@@ a , Lu@@ x@@ em@@ b@@ our@@ g , Cana@@ da , and the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
We have been plac@@ ed in char@@ ge of something valu@@ able bel@@ ong@@ ing to Jehovah , and we are respon@@ sible for dist@@ ribu@@ ting it to others .
Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s C@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ s ​ — Are They Christian ?
Des@@ pite po@@ or health , I still have many reas@@ ons to rejo@@ ice .
A strong reason why all should ac@@ knowledge God and act acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly is their in@@ ner sense of right and wrong .
After all , Jesus himself was not an as@@ ce@@ tic .
The De@@ ad Se@@ a S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls ​ — Why Sh@@ ould They In@@ ter@@ est You ?
The apostle John , who also was there , expla@@ ins : “ [ Jesus ] was saying this to t@@ est him , for he himself knew what he was about to do . ”
When the fes@@ ti@@ val was in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted , Moses instru@@ cted the people : “ In case your son should in@@ qui@@ re of you later on , saying , ‘ What does this mean ? ’
Consider this example : A little bo@@ y nam@@ ed Joh@@ n@@ n@@ y is thro@@ wing a bal@@ l in the house .
May Jehovah be with each of you wh@@ er@@ ever you serve him as mission@@ aries . ”
The people enjo@@ yed the fes@@ ti@@ val so much that it was ex@@ tend@@ ed for se@@ ven days more .
I@@ N No@@ v@@ ember 199@@ 0 , men working on a par@@ k and a ro@@ ad less than a m@@ ile [ about a kil@@ om@@ et@@ er ] sou@@ th of Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s O@@ ld C@@ ity made a f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating dis@@ co@@ very .
Just as it takes pre@@ par@@ ation to complete a building pro@@ ject , young ones must pre@@ pare before they get baptized so that they can serve Jehovah faith@@ fully “ to the end . ”
There by the body at the house in Sh@@ un@@ em , El@@ isha pray@@ ed .
When I gave my su@@ per@@ vis@@ or my reason for not ap@@ pl@@ ying for the position , she comm@@ ended me for my faith . ”
Ban@@ k and e@@ con@@ om@@ ic col@@ la@@ p@@ ses that have occ@@ ur@@ red in these last days are in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant when com@@ pared with what will ha@@ p@@ pen on a world sc@@ ale in the near future .
E@@ spe@@ cially is this so if he is someone you know and trust .
That j@@ a@@ il@@ er and all his hous@@ eho@@ ld rejo@@ ic@@ ed great@@ ly and found new meaning in life . ​ — Acts 16 : 27 - 34 .
Re@@ g@@ arding his disciples , Jesus said : “ They are no part of the world , just as I am no part of the world . ”
Com@@ ple@@ ted 199@@ 6
However , the her@@ al@@ ding of the Kingdom as man@@ kin@@ d’s only hope has become “ a bur@@ den@@ some st@@ one ” to the nations .
“ The spirit of our God , ” says 1 Corinthians 6 : 11 .
R@@ ele@@ ase from de@@ tri@@ men@@ tal ha@@ bi@@ ts and practic@@ es .
“ H@@ one@@ y and mil@@ k are under [ her ] t@@ ong@@ ue , ” meaning that like h@@ one@@ y and mil@@ k , her spe@@ e@@ ch is pleas@@ ant and good .
You are wel@@ come to cont@@ act Jehovah’s Witnesses in your commun@@ ity or to wr@@ ite to the ad@@ d@@ ress on page 2 of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine for a free home Bible study of these and other sub@@ je@@ cts .
▪ The Me@@ di@@ at@@ or of the New C@@ o@@ ven@@ ant .
Ex@@ am@@ ined Th@@ r@@ ough the E@@ y@@ es of Lo@@ ve
From the hist@@ ory of King David , we can see how Jehovah vie@@ ws those who look down on God - given authority .
After w@@ atch@@ ing the ef@@ fi@@ cient way they had deal@@ t with the situation , a govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ cial said : “ If I had this group , I would do mar@@ vel@@ s !
F@@ ur@@ ther , he is still the S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d of his sheep .
For example , if we or someone in our family experi@@ ences a serious si@@ ck@@ ness or in@@ justice , how will we re@@ act ?
Re@@ ally , how could we know in ad@@ v@@ ance ?
It says ‘ rather than God . ’
When he allow@@ ed his enem@@ ies to ar@@ rest him in the gar@@ den of Ge@@ th@@ s@@ em@@ ane , it was not because he could not de@@ f@@ end himself .
As told by Ma@@ at@@ je de J@@ ong@@ e - v@@ an den He@@ u@@ v@@ el
Although some preaching was done among the de@@ a@@ f in the 19@@ 60 ’ s , it was not until the 19@@ 70 ’ s that a few of them began atten@@ ding meetings of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Se@@ ou@@ l , the cap@@ it@@ al city of K@@ o@@ re@@ a .
Yes , he had done much good and had long enjo@@ yed divine blessings .
For a discus@@ sion of Isaiah 1 : 1 – 35 : 10 , see “ Jehovah’s Word Is A@@ live ​ — H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of Isaiah — ​ I ” in the De@@ c@@ ember 1 , 200@@ 6 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
During most of that peri@@ od , if not all of it , the anointed will be serving God in the spiritual temp@@ le@@ ’s Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly , “ heaven it@@ self . ”
God’s P@@ ur@@ pose A@@ c@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed W@@ i@@ th@@ out Fa@@ il
As a gi@@ r@@ l , M@@ au@@ de Ab@@ bo@@ t@@ t attend@@ ed a mor@@ ning talk , after which all ga@@ ther@@ ed around a long table in the y@@ ard .
Tru@@ e , “ for everything there is an appointed time , ” including ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble rel@@ a@@ x@@ ation and se@@ cul@@ ar emp@@ loy@@ ment to en@@ able us to fulf@@ ill our Christian ob@@ lig@@ ations .
As lo@@ v@@ ers of princi@@ ple , they are not lu@@ red away from cha@@ st@@ ity , perhaps thinking that as long as they do not bre@@ ak the letter of the law , their conduct has Jehovah’s appro@@ val .
Ther@@ efore , let us res@@ ol@@ ve problems or simply “ pas@@ s over ” trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion and move a@@ head together .
A husband must provide both materi@@ ally and spiritually for his family
Jesus learned obedi@@ ence and benef@@ ited .
What a wonderful as@@ sur@@ ance that is for us who are living during the last days of this be@@ dar@@ k@@ ened world !
Christian hus@@ ban@@ ds , imitate Christ’s love .
During the 19@@ th century , the B@@ rit@@ ish and F@@ o@@ re@@ ign Bible So@@ ci@@ ety and the A@@ mer@@ i@@ can Bible So@@ ci@@ ety dist@@ ribu@@ ted th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of co@@ pi@@ es of the Al@@ me@@ i@@ da ver@@ sion in P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al and in the co@@ ast@@ al c@@ ities of B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
Like Mar@@ ina , N@@ ic@@ ho@@ l@@ as , and V@@ inc@@ ent , you can gain the satis@@ fac@@ tion that comes from lear@@ ning about Jehovah and his pur@@ pos@@ es for mankind in gener@@ al and for you as an individu@@ al .
S@@ how@@ ing R@@ es@@ pect for Our S@@ ac@@ red G@@ a@@ ther@@ ings
Di@@ d the apostles obey this direc@@ tive ?
B@@ r@@ ing@@ ing Com@@ fort to O@@ thers
R@@ em@@ ember , we do not want to ar@@ gu@@ e with people .
We are tr@@ ying to serve God by following the example of Jesus Christ .
When she became disc@@ oura@@ ged , H@@ i@@ ro@@ ko reas@@ oned : “ If others can do it , so can I . ”
© Timothy O@@ ’@@ Ke@@ e@@ fe / ​ In@@ de@@ x S@@ to@@ ck I@@ mag@@ er@@ y
Those who wish “ to walk wor@@ th@@ ily of Jehovah ” and to be “ made powerful , ” Paul said , should “ go on be@@ aring fru@@ it in every good work . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 10 , 11 .
Jeremiah felt disc@@ oura@@ ged .
During the first century of our Com@@ m@@ on E@@ r@@ a , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of people from different nations em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed the truth and gave public evidence of their devo@@ tion to God by being baptized .
The tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of some of Jesus ’ st@@ at@@ ements needs little ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation .
That will be discus@@ sed in the following article .
I was deep@@ ly imp@@ ressed by their s@@ inc@@ ere love for one another and their un@@ ity .
As already no@@ ted , Jesus ’ mirac@@ les were per@@ form@@ ed in public , before many e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses .
The Witnesses explained that the spi@@ r@@ its would likely not be happy about that .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T desi@@ ra@@ ble things f@@ ill your house ?
7 , 8 . Wh@@ en@@ ever you learn something about Jehovah , what can you do ?
W@@ ould some of the sla@@ ves have become disc@@ oura@@ ged , even dis@@ gr@@ un@@ t@@ led at their ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s seem@@ ing d@@ el@@ a@@ y ?
He lis@@ ted “ the st@@ ory of Adam and E@@ ve , of Ca@@ in and A@@ be@@ l , of David and Go@@ li@@ ath , of the bir@@ th of Jesus , of the ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ or Z@@ acc@@ ha@@ e@@ us , the par@@ able of the pro@@ di@@ g@@ al son , of the neigh@@ bor@@ ly Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an . ”
Why can we be sure that Jehovah’s light will never ce@@ ase to shin@@ e upon his people ?
From time to time , I still face difficul@@ ties , many of which only Jehovah kno@@ ws about .
* For many , that knowledge provided the inc@@ en@@ tive they needed to res@@ ist or qu@@ it the ha@@ bi@@ t .
After t@@ our@@ ing one of our prin@@ ting fac@@ il@@ ities , an ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tive from a large compan@@ y was am@@ a@@ zed that all the work was accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed by vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers , with vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary don@@ ations , and without any sal@@ es or fun@@ d d@@ ri@@ ves .
W@@ ould you like to make this hope your own ?
There were no pro@@ v@@ isions for wi@@ ves to accom@@ pan@@ y their hus@@ ban@@ ds .
9 What Will G@@ o When God’s Kingdom Com@@ es ?
Their in@@ iti@@ al tend@@ enc@@ y might be to cha@@ st@@ ise their children im@@ medi@@ ately for expres@@ sing such thoughts .
In the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines , E@@ u@@ f@@ ro@@ s@@ ina , a sing@@ le par@@ ent with three children , has had the chall@@ enge of ear@@ ning a living and following a stri@@ ct bu@@ d@@ get since her husband left her some years ag@@ o .
What is involved in d@@ ele@@ g@@ ating ?
Wh@@ ich of these two Christian activities is more important ?
We love God for gr@@ an@@ ting us this opportunity to support his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and to bring true hope to people in this tr@@ oub@@ led world .
Ch@@ ang@@ ed C@@ ir@@ cum@@ stances Do Not Af@@ fect God’s Lo@@ ve
How did Jesus demonstr@@ ate trust in Jehovah , and why is it important to trust in Jehovah today ?
J@@ O@@ S@@ E@@ P@@ H ​ — P@@ A@@ R@@ T 1
Rather than going out and making their own disciples , apost@@ ates seek to take Christ’s disciples with them .
But because of ign@@ or@@ ing God’s will , a cur@@ se , a mal@@ e@@ di@@ ction , would come in@@ stead .
As sla@@ ves of God , we must not become sla@@ ves of men .
I attend@@ ed the se@@ ven@@ th World S@@ c@@ out J@@ am@@ bo@@ ree in B@@ ad Is@@ ch@@ l , Au@@ stri@@ a , in Au@@ gu@@ st 195@@ 1 , and the n@@ in@@ th World S@@ c@@ out J@@ am@@ bo@@ ree in S@@ ut@@ t@@ on Par@@ k , near Bi@@ r@@ m@@ ing@@ ham , Eng@@ land , in Au@@ gu@@ st 195@@ 7 .
Th@@ ough I may have experienced more tra@@ gi@@ c events in my life than many people have , I view these tri@@ als as opportun@@ ities to prove my faith and loy@@ al@@ ty before Jehovah .
What a powerful imp@@ res@@ sion he made in get@@ ting this ac@@ ro@@ ss to us !
Do@@ ing so will no doubt strengthen your ze@@ al for the ministry .
Paul respon@@ ded with an inspired letter that coun@@ tered some of the vie@@ ws that false teach@@ ers were s@@ pre@@ ading .
The first two did so into Eng@@ l@@ ish , M@@ or@@ ris@@ on into Ch@@ in@@ ese , and Ju@@ d@@ son into Bu@@ r@@ m@@ ese ( M@@ y@@ an@@ ma@@ r ) . ​ — 6 / 1 , pages 8 - 11 .
Al@@ ong with the rest of the si@@ ck , I was taken to a ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
“ Jehovah’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t Is U@@ p@@ on M@@ e ”
• Why should we be f@@ ond of God’s word ?
If the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l was long , it would have ro@@ ds at both ends , which the read@@ er would use to un@@ ro@@ l@@ l the text with one hand and ro@@ l@@ l it up with the other , until the desi@@ red place was found .
They get more involved in stud@@ ying word orig@@ ins and c@@ iting Hebrew and Greek mean@@ ings than in the imp@@ ort of God’s message .
There were mer@@ ely a few th@@ ous@@ and of them lo@@ c@@ ated in just a few coun@@ tri@@ es .
What I was lear@@ ning from the Bible pro@@ ba@@ bly sa@@ ved my life .
H@@ ere and there , the few who may be dis@@ gr@@ un@@ t@@ led and dis@@ satis@@ fied , who find fa@@ ul@@ t and speak bit@@ ter@@ ly about the way things are done , are like a “ po@@ is@@ on@@ ous ro@@ o@@ t ” that can s@@ pre@@ ad and po@@ is@@ on others who in@@ iti@@ ally were un@@ affe@@ cted .
* No won@@ der the Ma@@ ster instru@@ cts them to wa@@ it !
W@@ o@@ e is certain upon the one who is gre@@ e@@ dy of di@@ sh@@ on@@ est gain , loving viol@@ ence , practic@@ ing im@@ mor@@ ality , or eng@@ ag@@ ing in i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
Why could the judgment of people as sheep or go@@ ats not have started in 1914 ?
At that time , Christian parents were given no special encourag@@ ement to study the Bible with their children .
• Who are the best examples of hum@@ ility ?
Let anyone th@@ ir@@ sting come ; let anyone that wi@@ sh@@ es take li@@ fe@@ ’s water free . ” ​ — R@@ E@@ V .
R@@ el@@ ati@@ on@@ shi@@ ps also su@@ ff@@ er when material go@@ als d@@ om@@ in@@ ate our life .
K@@ in@@ dness and go@@ o@@ dness prom@@ o@@ te family happiness .
Since his as@@ cen@@ sion to the inv@@ isi@@ ble heavens , no man on earth “ can see ” him with liter@@ al eyes .
In the first half of the 19@@ th century when the mission@@ aries of the L@@ ond@@ on Mis@@ sion@@ ary So@@ ci@@ ety arri@@ ved in T@@ ah@@ it@@ i , P@@ ol@@ y@@ n@@ es@@ i@@ an people worshipp@@ ed sever@@ al go@@ ds .
They may not know his name or its sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance , and they likely know little or nothing of his qualities or of his rec@@ ord in keep@@ ing his promises .
Sa@@ ul@@ ’s respon@@ se to op@@ position is ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary .
H@@ ere , I have 15 Bible stu@@ dies !
Those ob@@ serving such chang@@ es may conclu@@ de that the trans@@ g@@ res@@ s@@ or did not com@@ mit a sin that inc@@ ur@@ s death .
How ter@@ ri@@ f@@ ying !
Adam also com@@ posed po@@ e@@ try to expres@@ s his feelings for his wife , and she c@@ learly descri@@ bed what God had comman@@ ded and the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of dis@@ obe@@ ying H@@ im .
It is evid@@ ent that Moses was pa@@ in@@ fully a@@ ware of the trans@@ it@@ ory n@@ ature of imper@@ fect human life .
F@@ ur@@ ther , author@@ ities have at times made it difficult for our brothers who are refu@@ ge@@ es to cont@@ act the congregation .
Jehovah would make sure that Babyl@@ on would not en@@ slave his people again .
When Eli@@ p@@ ha@@ z the T@@ em@@ an@@ ite first posed them to Job , Eli@@ p@@ ha@@ z no doubt believ@@ ed that the answer was no .
The trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation vision was a br@@ il@@ li@@ ant fo@@ reg@@ le@@ am of Christ in Kingdom glory .
The effect of such chang@@ es can be far more dam@@ ag@@ ing .
When we person@@ ally experience Jehovah’s blessing as a result of our faithful course , our faith is streng@@ th@@ ened and deep@@ ened .
This man was well - known in the city as a bl@@ ind beg@@ g@@ ar .
We will avoid anything that might ar@@ ouse in us se@@ x@@ u@@ al desire for someone other than our mate .
I shall show a f@@ on@@ dness for your comman@@ d@@ ments that I have loved .
Instead , she f@@ ran@@ k@@ ly but res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully set out the fac@@ ts for him .
We live in a world that is rul@@ ed by Jehovah’s ar@@ ch@@ enem@@ y , Satan the Devil .
He g@@ la@@ dly gave up his ill - go@@ t@@ ten ri@@ ches and a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned his gre@@ ed for material things .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , congregation overse@@ ers today will@@ ingly co@@ or@@ din@@ ate practic@@ al ass@@ ist@@ ance for el@@ der@@ ly Christians when this is necess@@ ary .
The time was ap@@ par@@ ently not right .
A few years ag@@ o , in Ger@@ many , a prof@@ ess@@ or of cri@@ min@@ olo@@ gy condu@@ cted an experi@@ ment that involved 5@@ 00 law stud@@ ents .
Their bal@@ an@@ ced help would be especially f@@ it@@ ting if you need ad@@ vice about a personal proble@@ m or decision , for they know you and are close to you and your situation .
3 , 4 . ( a ) When or@@ der@@ ed to sto@@ p preaching , how did Peter and John respon@@ d ?
What can we learn from Paul’s example ?
What special as@@ pect of love does Jehovah show for those who are in a dedic@@ ated relationship with him ?
O@@ thers may have lost their parents in death , perhaps because of si@@ ck@@ ness , an ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , or some other tra@@ ge@@ dy .
C@@ un@@ ei@@ form scho@@ l@@ ars worl@@ d@@ wide have the mas@@ sive t@@ ask of transl@@ ation .
It is also inter@@ es@@ ting that the K@@ or@@ an , in verse 10@@ 5 of sur@@ a 21 , A@@ l - An@@ bi@@ ya ’ [ The Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts ] , dec@@ la@@ res : “ The righteous among My servants shall in@@ her@@ it the earth . ”
When I was 18 , I su@@ ffered a se@@ v@@ ere rel@@ ap@@ se , and even atten@@ ding Christian meetings left me ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted .
Although from different ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds , these fi@@ ve individuals had something in comm@@ on . They loved truth and s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely s@@ ought tru@@ th@@ ful ans@@ wers to their questions .
With 12 co@@ hor@@ ts * of P@@ ra@@ et@@ ori@@ ans and sever@@ al ur@@ ba@@ n co@@ hor@@ ts st@@ ati@@ oned there , the for@@ t@@ ress could house sever@@ al th@@ ous@@ and sol@@ di@@ ers , including ca@@ v@@ al@@ ry .
C@@ learly , our faith and our worship of Jehovah should not be based mer@@ ely on emo@@ tion .
Isaiah 25 : 6 says : “ Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es will certainly make for all the pe@@ op@@ les , in this m@@ oun@@ tain , a ban@@ qu@@ et of well - o@@ iled di@@ sh@@ es , a ban@@ qu@@ et of w@@ ine kept on the d@@ reg@@ s , of well - o@@ iled di@@ sh@@ es filled with mar@@ ro@@ w , of w@@ ine kept on the d@@ reg@@ s , fil@@ tered . ”
In many res@@ pe@@ cts , if we let others make our decisions , we are ess@@ enti@@ ally deci@@ ding to “ follow them . ”
As that time dre@@ w clo@@ s@@ er , the angels who had come to Lo@@ t ur@@ ged him to take his family and quic@@ k@@ ly leave the city .
But Mo@@ m and D@@ ad did not want me to leave home .
Although loy@@ al@@ ty , or faith@@ ful@@ ness , is wi@@ d@@ ely pra@@ ised , things are different when it comes to ac@@ tually being loyal , or being faithful .
The Bible descri@@ bes him as “ a man@@ sla@@ y@@ er ” and says that he “ is mis@@ le@@ ading the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ”
* Paul@@ ina was involved in a pol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ ous marriage and saw the need to make chang@@ es , but her husband and all her relati@@ ves viol@@ ently op@@ posed her .
How can we help Bible stud@@ ents to buil@@ d trust in Jehovah’s ability to provide for his people ?
Ch@@ ang@@ es Li@@ ves , 8 / 1
M@@ er@@ cy T@@ ow@@ ard Tr@@ ans@@ g@@ res@@ s@@ ors
She knew that under the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , her con@@ dition made her and anyone who t@@ ou@@ ched her cer@@ em@@ on@@ i@@ ally un@@ clean .
How has Jehovah’s name been pre@@ served for the use of his people ?
Just as blood pl@@ as@@ ma can be a s@@ ource of vari@@ ous fr@@ actions , the other pri@@ m@@ ary com@@ pon@@ ents ( red c@@ el@@ ls , wh@@ ite c@@ el@@ ls , pl@@ at@@ ele@@ ts ) can be pro@@ cess@@ ed to is@@ ol@@ ate s@@ mal@@ l@@ er par@@ ts .
And they have not said , ‘ Wh@@ ere is Jehovah ? ’ ” ​ — J@@ E@@ R@@ E@@ MI@@ A@@ H 2 : 5 , 6 .
What Jo@@ shua re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed was doub@@ t@@ less an inv@@ alu@@ able a@@ id to him back then , and it can be for Christians today .
God declar@@ ed his cre@@ ation to be “ very good . ”
C@@ all upon his name . M@@ ake known among the pe@@ op@@ les his deal@@ ings . M@@ ake men@@ tion that his name is put on high .
Le@@ on@@ ar@@ do a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ zed that he had un@@ wit@@ t@@ ingly h@@ ur@@ t his fri@@ end@@ ’s feelings and than@@ ked him for br@@ ing@@ ing the matter to his attention .
You would pro@@ ba@@ bly ag@@ ree that it is e@@ asi@@ er to make time for doing things that you enjoy .
And al@@ though Greek and L@@ at@@ in were spo@@ ken in Jesus ’ time , the Bible does not say whether Jesus also spoke those langu@@ ages .
Ab@@ out this time , the o@@ lives were ne@@ arly ready for A@@ bi@@ j@@ ah’s family to har@@ v@@ est them by be@@ ating the t@@ ree bran@@ ches , a jo@@ b that may have been too hard for young A@@ bi@@ j@@ ah but fu@@ n to w@@ atch .
At le@@ ast two ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ ors ​ — Matthew and Z@@ acc@@ ha@@ e@@ us — ​ became his followers .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries ear@@ li@@ er , Jac@@ ob@@ ’s bel@@ o@@ ved wife R@@ ac@@ he@@ l died while Jac@@ o@@ b and his family were on a j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
Consider one instance .
The sting pro@@ duc@@ ing death is sin , and sin@@ ’s strength was the Law , which con@@ dem@@ ned sin@@ n@@ ers to death .
L@@ ear@@ n the ans@@ wers by being present at this important Bible talk to be deli@@ vered in ten@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of lo@@ c@@ ations .
E@@ m@@ br@@ ace God - Gi@@ ven R@@ es@@ pon@@ si@@ bil@@ ities
Those who respon@@ d pro@@ per@@ ly are fa@@ shi@@ oned in a bene@@ fi@@ cial way .
And think of the sa@@ d resul@@ ts re@@ ap@@ ed by others who since then have fa@@ iled to exerc@@ ise this important qu@@ ality .
Ther@@ efore , if food makes my brother stu@@ m@@ ble , I will never again e@@ at flesh at all , that I may not make my brother stu@@ m@@ ble . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 8 : 12 , 13 .
One way the bri@@ de and gro@@ om can show du@@ e respect for those invit@@ ed to the we@@ d@@ ding is by being fir@@ m@@ ly res@@ ol@@ ved to arri@@ ve at the sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ed time for the we@@ d@@ ding .
Sh@@ ould Christian parents know@@ ingly ex@@ pose their children to that kind of en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment for four or perhaps more years ?
No@@ thing seem@@ s to work .
( a ) The Greek word transl@@ ated “ ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality ” is made up of what words ?
F@@ in@@ ally , the do@@ ct@@ or promised to respect my wi@@ sh@@ es .
Do not let emo@@ tion rule .
What brought about this sa@@ d situation ?
For those who faith@@ fully end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to ob@@ serve it , the Law had the effect of pre@@ serving pu@@ re worship .
W@@ he@@ ther vie@@ wed from a@@ far or exam@@ ined close up , they are stu@@ n@@ n@@ ingly beau@@ ti@@ ful and are a fav@@ or@@ ite sub@@ ject of p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ ers and ar@@ t@@ ists .
W@@ ho@@ m does God fav@@ or ?
M@@ er@@ ci@@ fully , God has arrang@@ ed to bring the c@@ ru@@ el rule of Satan to an end ​ — soon !
Jesus fore@@ war@@ ned his followers : “ If the world h@@ ates you , you know that it has h@@ ated me before it h@@ ated you . . . .
Just as an un@@ contro@@ l@@ led fi@@ re can bur@@ n down a house , the f@@ l@@ are of anger may destro@@ y our re@@ pu@@ tation and our relation@@ shi@@ ps with others , even with God .
14 : 5 - 7 .
P@@ res@@ sure to Con@@ form
In what sense are women ‘ we@@ ak@@ er v@@ ess@@ els ’ ?
S@@ oun@@ dness of mind and prayer are what helped C@@ ar@@ ol .
We learned that the G@@ u@@ le@@ w@@ am@@ kulu had done the same ter@@ ri@@ ble thing to fi@@ ve other famili@@ es of Jehovah’s Witnesses in our are@@ a .
In effect , as we walk through life , we take that j@@ our@@ ne@@ y in close compan@@ y with Jehovah .
Jesus ’ words “ there is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving ” are especially true when the giving is an act of love .
By the end of 1@@ ,000 years of bene@@ fi@@ cial service , the ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od will have el@@ ev@@ ated its earthly sub@@ je@@ cts to human per@@ fe@@ ction .
Sh@@ ould a pr@@ u@@ d@@ ent person res@@ ent any help@@ ful ad@@ vice he recei@@ ves ?
On vari@@ ous occasi@@ ons , he refer@@ red to himself as “ the Son of God . ”
• How do we view Christian meetings ?
How did Satan fin@@ ally succ@@ e@@ ed in b@@ ru@@ ising the he@@ el of the “ se@@ ed ” of God’s woman ?
The Eng@@ l@@ ish word “ c@@ em@@ et@@ er@@ y ” comes from a Greek word meaning “ s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing place . ”
God even invit@@ es his servants : “ P@@ ra@@ y inc@@ ess@@ an@@ tly . ”
How can we devel@@ op our teaching s@@ k@@ ill@@ s ?
( See the bo@@ x “ Why Some Pe@@ ople Do Not D@@ ele@@ g@@ ate . ” )
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jesus said : “ E@@ very un@@ prof@@ it@@ able saying that men speak , they will rend@@ er an account concer@@ ning it on Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment Da@@ y ; for by your words you will be declar@@ ed righteous , and by your words you will be con@@ dem@@ ned . ”
18 5@@ 00 Ye@@ ars of C@@ al@@ v@@ in@@ ism ​ — What H@@ as It A@@ c@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed ?
The Ch@@ al@@ de@@ an ar@@ my je@@ ers at k@@ ings and der@@ id@@ es high of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als , all of whom are power@@ less to sto@@ p its rel@@ ent@@ less ad@@ v@@ ance .
At the op@@ ening of a similar pres@@ ent@@ ation at the no@@ t@@ ori@@ ous con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p in B@@ er@@ g@@ en - B@@ el@@ s@@ en on A@@ pri@@ l 18 , 199@@ 8 , the direc@@ t@@ or of the C@@ en@@ ter for P@@ ol@@ itical E@@ duc@@ ation in L@@ ow@@ er Sa@@ x@@ on@@ y , D@@ r . W@@ ol@@ f@@ gan@@ g S@@ c@@ he@@ el , ad@@ mit@@ ted : “ One of the em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sing tru@@ ths of hist@@ ory is that Jehovah’s Witnesses re@@ je@@ cted N@@ ational So@@ ci@@ al@@ ism with far greater determin@@ ation than did the Christian ch@@ ur@@ ches . . . .
Chris@@ tend@@ om also prom@@ o@@ tes ho@@ li@@ days , such as Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s and E@@ ast@@ er , who@@ se seem@@ ingly in@@ no@@ c@@ ent cu@@ st@@ om@@ s are ac@@ tually ro@@ o@@ ted in my@@ th@@ olo@@ gy and pa@@ gan@@ ism .
P@@ os@@ si@@ bly , Timothy had to over@@ come such op@@ position .
Jehovah wants people to live , not die .
I dre@@ ad@@ ed it , expe@@ cting to be ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed and ber@@ ated .
Isaiah fore@@ told the Ser@@ van@@ t’s su@@ ffer@@ ings and provided spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about Christ’s death and about the blessings his death would result in for his anointed brothers and his “ other sheep . ” ​ — John 10 : 16 .
Even now , in fulfill@@ ment of Bible prophecy , a great crow@@ d am@@ oun@@ ting to milli@@ ons “ out of all nations and tri@@ bes and pe@@ op@@ les and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es ” are being un@@ ited in true worship .
Not only is personal study a must but so are regul@@ ar meeting attend@@ ance and prayer .
And what an expres@@ sion of Jehovah’s fa@@ ther@@ ly love !
7 : 4 , 9 ; 8 : 18 ; 9 : 5 , 10 .
“ Fa@@ ith fol@@ lo@@ ws the thing heard , ” says the Bible .
At times , the Bible uses the ter@@ m “ congregation ” in a more li@@ mit@@ ed or de@@ f@@ ined sense , not ap@@ pl@@ ying it to the enti@@ re group of 14@@ 4@@ ,000 anointed ones making up “ the congregation of God . ”
In so doing , we will bring glory to our heavenly Father and to his people .
M@@ ore than a th@@ ous@@ and years ear@@ li@@ er , God’s la@@ ws that were given to Israel through Moses said that the pri@@ ests had the du@@ ty “ to teach the sons of Israel all the regul@@ ations that Jehovah [ had ] spo@@ ken . ”
Our heavenly Father ca@@ res about us as individuals .
But money will prote@@ ct your marriage and family only if you learn not just how to control it but also how to talk to your sp@@ ouse about it .
How should we make good use of God’s Word in our ministry ?
Ar@@ ta@@ x@@ er@@ x@@ es is a name or t@@ it@@ le app@@ lied to two Per@@ si@@ an k@@ ings .
Un@@ like the desire for se@@ x and food , the man@@ ia for money can be con@@ st@@ ant and un@@ en@@ ding .
The Greek pre@@ fi@@ x transl@@ ated “ gar@@ den ” at Romans 11 : 24 comes from a word meaning “ good , exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent ” or “ well a@@ da@@ p@@ ted to its ends . ”
I mis@@ s T@@ ina ter@@ ri@@ bly .
He made ma@@ j@@ or chang@@ es in his life : he with@@ dre@@ w from his pre@@ vi@@ ous viol@@ ent associ@@ ates , st@@ op@@ ped his pet@@ ty cri@@ min@@ al activities , and gave up s@@ mo@@ king mar@@ i@@ ju@@ ana .
However , Jehovah gives his children the best guid@@ ance because he is “ the God of truth . ”
I cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t get him to sto@@ p dr@@ in@@ king .
W@@ ater may be st@@ ored temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily in the gr@@ ound ; in o@@ ce@@ ans , l@@ ak@@ es , and ri@@ v@@ ers ; and in ice cap@@ s and gl@@ ac@@ i@@ ers .
Bo@@ th the apostle Peter and the apostle Paul had a ro@@ le in br@@ ing@@ ing the good news to n@@ on - Jews .
There , he was b@@ ru@@ t@@ ally tre@@ ated .
But it was not to be .
In light of the con@@ text , what is the ba@@ si@@ c message of the par@@ able ?
We would like ever@@ yone to benefit from them .
God made that hear@@ t@@ felt appe@@ al to the Israelites because they were being mis@@ led by religious lies .
Jehovah’s in@@ str@@ um@@ ent for san@@ c@@ ti@@ f@@ ying his holy name is the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom , his heavenly govern@@ ment , of which his Son , Jesus Christ , is the du@@ ly appointed King .
What de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about the future has Jehovah reve@@ aled to us ?
He did not let his sons ’ faith@@ less ways al@@ ter his own course one bi@@ t .
But I have no@@ tic@@ ed that sta@@ ying bus@@ y in spiritual matters has been of much help .
God’s Word as@@ sures them : “ Jehovah is near to those that are bro@@ ken at heart ; and those who are c@@ ru@@ shed in spirit he sa@@ ves . ”
He c@@ learly told his faithful disciples that he was about to pre@@ pare a place for them so that they might rule with him in glory .
Although some may appreci@@ ate N@@ el@@ s@@ on@@ ’s ef@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y , his per@@ fe@@ c@@ tion@@ ism ca@@ uses him physical problems , such as he@@ ad@@ ach@@ es and st@@ ress .
What is the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule , and how is it of practic@@ al value in a marriage ?
( a ) What should be our attitude toward the people we teach in our ministry ?
My ro@@ om is often a hu@@ b of activ@@ ity , with friends coming to see me from near and far .
L@@ ik@@ ely , there had been under@@ l@@ ying res@@ ent@@ ment and res@@ ist@@ ance to the po@@ li@@ ci@@ es of the rul@@ ing house and to Je@@ ze@@ bel@@ ’s influ@@ ence .
The cr@@ itical to@@ ne of the words that follow@@ ed shows that the spirit certainly was not one of God’s righteous angels .
It may not always be necess@@ ary or even desi@@ ra@@ ble to use a question - and - answer me@@ th@@ od , as is done at for@@ ma@@ l meetings .
A@@ ge , health , and other fac@@ t@@ ors also influ@@ ence what we are able to do in Jehovah’s service .
Such a develop@@ ment would be a b@@ lo@@ t on Jehovah’s position as Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn .
In K@@ o@@ re@@ a , 40 per@@ c@@ ent of Jehovah’s Witnesses are in full - time service .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : C@@ our@@ t@@ es@@ y of R@@ O@@ E / Ang@@ l@@ o - Au@@ str@@ ali@@ an O@@ b@@ serv@@ at@@ ory , p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph by David Mal@@ in
; B@@ ell , D .
What a tra@@ ge@@ dy that would be ! ​ — Luke 21 : 34 - 36 .
Some So@@ c@@ in@@ ians set@@ t@@ led in the Ne@@ ther@@ lands , where they continued their prin@@ ting activ@@ ity .
Of course , every imper@@ fect human is a sin@@ ner , but the Scriptures u@@ su@@ ally use this ter@@ m to descri@@ be a person who@@ se sin@@ s are no@@ t@@ ori@@ ous or who has a re@@ pu@@ tation for sin@@ ning .
God’s first cre@@ ations were spirit cre@@ atu@@ res , “ angels of his , mi@@ gh@@ ty in power , car@@ r@@ ying out his word . ”
You may even be able to en@@ ter Bethel service or become a mission@@ ary .
However , Daniel and his friends were determined in their hearts not to pol@@ lu@@ te themselves by e@@ ating food for@@ bi@@ d@@ den in God’s Law to Israel .
The apostle Paul gave inspired counsel to his fellow work@@ er Timothy for imp@@ ro@@ ving his ministry .
In 1914 the nations became em@@ bro@@ iled in a world war
( b ) If you are willing to serve others , what will your children learn ?
As we have seen , it is mar@@ ked by de@@ ba@@ u@@ ched be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
• How can Christian min@@ isters “ be ag@@ low with the spirit ” ?
What can we say about the brothers mentioned at C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 10 , 11 ?
Ther@@ efore , be@@ g the Ma@@ ster of the har@@ v@@ est [ Jehovah God ] to s@@ end out work@@ ers into his har@@ v@@ est . ”
His Son , the “ ma@@ ster work@@ er , ” was the ag@@ ent through whom Jehovah made all other things .
Hence , when the call came to give for@@ th light , they were ready . ​ — 2 Timothy 4 : 2 ; Hebrews 10 : 24 , 25 .
Although the second Go@@ spe@@ l no@@ where n@@ ames its au@@ th@@ or , the ear@@ li@@ est tra@@ di@@ tions as@@ cri@@ be it to Mark and hold that his s@@ ource was Peter .
No , their gover@@ nor would not take ple@@ asure in such a gift .
To be sure , Moses coun@@ ted it a privilege to lead the Israelites in worship .
Th@@ ink of the hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he and suffering that could be avo@@ i@@ ded if the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s practic@@ al counsel regarding se@@ x were follow@@ ed !
She un@@ co@@ v@@ ers his fe@@ et and wa@@ its for him to wa@@ ke up . ​ — Ru@@ th 3 : 1 - 7 .
* ​ — 1 C@@ or .
This promise mo@@ ves us , along with those of mankind who are gr@@ anted heavenly im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity , to dec@@ l@@ are : “ Gre@@ at and wonderful are your works , Jehovah God , the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty .
In prayer , Jesus said : “ I public@@ ly praise you , Father , . . . because you have hi@@ d@@ den these things from the wise and in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al ones and have reve@@ aled them to ba@@ bes . ”
For we are God’s fellow work@@ ers . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 3 : 6 , 9 .
By his d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic teachings and by the way he lived , Jesus has power@@ fully affe@@ cted the lives of bil@@ li@@ ons of people for ne@@ arly two th@@ ous@@ and years .
Just as the f@@ ar@@ m@@ er first pre@@ pa@@ res the so@@ il by using a p@@ low before s@@ ow@@ ing se@@ ed , E@@ z@@ r@@ a pray@@ er@@ fully pre@@ pared his heart to receive the word of God .
Then he c@@ li@@ m@@ bed into their ca@@ r , and they d@@ ro@@ ve away !
However , he may have appe@@ ared to some to be bo@@ ast@@ ful and un@@ reason@@ able because of what he was com@@ p@@ el@@ led to say in de@@ f@@ en@@ se of his apost@@ le@@ ship .
Can you i@@ magine how recei@@ ving that assignment must have made Timothy feel ?
A fin@@ al but no less important matter to take into consider@@ ation is how the commun@@ ity vie@@ ws one@@ ’s cho@@ ic@@ es .
The wi@@ do@@ w kept appro@@ aching the ju@@ dge even though no one gave her any encourag@@ ement to do so , but God’s Word gives us much encourag@@ ement to “ per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in prayer . ”
Jehovah thus helped you to be a@@ ware of just how much he lo@@ ves mankind .
Because God’s Word c@@ learly comman@@ ds : “ F@@ le@@ e from i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , ” and “ G@@ u@@ ard y@@ ourselves from i@@ do@@ ls . ”
As they pre@@ ached , the Ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s earthly bel@@ ong@@ ings inc@@ reas@@ ed , ad@@ ding to the responsi@@ bil@@ ities of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
W@@ as there really an old S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c ver@@ sion ?
If you or your mate f@@ all into that c@@ ate@@ g@@ ory , you need to id@@ enti@@ fy the under@@ l@@ ying is@@ su@@ es and de@@ al with them .
Th@@ ough David made serious mis@@ takes , he is re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed as one of many wit@@ nesses of God who displa@@ yed out@@ standing faith . ​ — Hebrews 11 : 32 .
What if you stru@@ gg@@ le with feelings of in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ac@@ y ?
But we can be sure that our heavenly Father valu@@ es our hon@@ es@@ ty and other good qualities more , much more , than any preci@@ ous g@@ em@@ s !
Mar@@ th@@ a had certainly learned of that re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble ev@@ ent .
“ Our appreciation for Jesus ’ he@@ ad@@ ship over the organization was en@@ h@@ an@@ ced .
6@@ 6@@ 6 ​ — Not Just a P@@ u@@ z@@ z@@ le
And self - sacrifice is their h@@ all@@ mar@@ k .
On the other hand , the apostle Paul was sent by the holy spirit to preach to the people of the nations of the G@@ rec@@ o - Rom@@ an world , who worshipp@@ ed many go@@ ds . ​ — G@@ al .
6 : 4 , 5 .
The P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es present would have accepted no com@@ promise or mis@@ re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ation .
Indeed , those who have sp@@ ent their lives on pur@@ su@@ ing material things or gr@@ ati@@ f@@ ying se@@ x@@ u@@ al desi@@ res have ended up disa@@ p@@ pointed and deep@@ ly h@@ ur@@ t . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
What will help us to “ ob@@ serve the on@@ en@@ ess of the spirit ” ?
Since they imitate Christ Jesus , their faith be@@ comes wor@@ thy of imit@@ ation .
This is am@@ a@@ z@@ ing , for no other religious group pu@@ ts more emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on imit@@ ating Jesus than do Jehovah’s Witnesses !
What about Satan , the one who in@@ iti@@ ally ca@@ used all the mis@@ er@@ y that mankind has experienced ?
However , only 5@@ 9 per@@ c@@ ent said that they turn to the Bible for ad@@ vice .
Consider how the first cop@@ y of the Law was made .
On the earth .
And the re@@ pro@@ ach of his people he will take away from all the earth , for Jehovah himself has spo@@ ken it . ”
No , Jehovah would never ask them to do something that is bey@@ ond their ca@@ pa@@ bil@@ ities .
W@@ rit@@ ers of the Christian Greek Scriptures did not discus@@ s Psalm 9@@ 1 from the stan@@ d@@ point of Messi@@ ani@@ c prophecy .
Rather , we show gen@@ u@@ ine ze@@ al in pur@@ su@@ ing him . ​ — Acts 15 : 17 .
I started to pioneer during my last year of high school .
Jo@@ shua needed to be encoura@@ ged , because later the nation would fi@@ ght many bat@@ t@@ les and even lo@@ se at le@@ ast one .
What is the ear@@ n@@ est desire of Jehovah’s true worshipp@@ ers ?
Jesus con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed the seri@@ ousness of making v@@ ow@@ s when he stated : “ It was said to those of ancient times : ‘ You must not s@@ we@@ ar without per@@ form@@ ing , but you must pa@@ y your v@@ ow@@ s to Jehovah . ’ ” ​ — Mat@@ t . 5 : 33 .
C@@ ir@@ cu@@ it work allow@@ ed me to enjoy some wonderful field service experi@@ ences .
After the war sub@@ si@@ ded , a small band of them re@@ turned to K@@ o@@ so@@ v@@ o , ready for work .
The w@@ es@@ ter@@ n b@@ oun@@ d@@ ary took me ac@@ ro@@ ss the ho@@ t san@@ ds of the Kal@@ a@@ har@@ i Des@@ er@@ t and up to the s@@ ource of the N@@ ile Ri@@ ver at L@@ ake V@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ a .
On@@ ly about 1 per@@ c@@ ent are ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted at any one time .
On one occasi@@ on , a need ar@@ ose for spiritually qu@@ ali@@ fied men to care for an important assignment .
Z@@ ong@@ e@@ z@@ ile explained that he was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
In contr@@ ast , the world in gener@@ al is “ l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one . ”
In the first century B.C.E . , the gl@@ adi@@ at@@ or S@@ par@@ t@@ ac@@ us and some 10@@ 0@@ ,000 sla@@ ves st@@ ag@@ ed an un@@ succ@@ ess@@ ful re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against R@@ ome .
“ I used to bl@@ ame my wife for the l@@ ack of commun@@ ic@@ ation , ” says F@@ re@@ der@@ ic@@ k .
An@@ ne real@@ ized that she needed help and went to the elders for ass@@ ist@@ ance .
However , when he received no answer , he con@@ sul@@ ted a spirit medi@@ u@@ m , though he knew that this was con@@ dem@@ ned by Jehovah .
O@@ ver the years , I have had to learn that kindness is more important than ef@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y and that people are more important than pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res .
Proverbs 13 : 20 states : “ He that is wal@@ king with wise pers@@ ons will become wise , but he that is having deal@@ ings with the stu@@ pi@@ d ones will f@@ are ba@@ dly . ”
Why was God’s gift of the ransom both kind and un@@ deser@@ ved ?
P@@ har@@ ma@@ ce@@ u@@ tic@@ al fir@@ ms have develop@@ ed re@@ com@@ bin@@ ant pro@@ du@@ cts that are not taken from blood and that may be pres@@ cri@@ bed in place of some blood fr@@ actions used in the past .
This wom@@ an’s man@@ ner of d@@ ress speak@@ s vo@@ lum@@ es about her .
They cannot know anything .
Indeed , as the apostle Paul says , “ the word of God is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power . ” ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
In sh@@ ort , a g@@ am@@ bl@@ er se@@ ek@@ s to get something for nothing .
If baptism was d@@ el@@ a@@ yed until ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od ​ — thus allow@@ ing a person to make a decision based on faith — ​ some might not get baptized at all .
Like him , they b@@ ol@@ dly dec@@ l@@ are God’s prophe@@ tic word .
The point is clear .
“ Th@@ ough I was never very religious , I always believ@@ ed in God , ” he says .
Jehovah wants all of his worshipp@@ ers , including children , to continue living ​ — to enjoy a long and satis@@ f@@ ying life .
Un@@ like them , he could point to pro@@ of of his apost@@ le@@ ship ​ — to imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment , be@@ at@@ ings , per@@ il@@ ous j@@ our@@ ne@@ ys , other d@@ ang@@ ers , hu@@ ng@@ er , th@@ ir@@ st , and s@@ le@@ e@@ pl@@ ess ni@@ gh@@ ts , as well as deep concer@@ n for fellow believers .
W@@ ell , do not pas@@ s over them too quic@@ k@@ ly .
How to F@@ i@@ ght Dis@@ coura@@ g@@ ement
The cha@@ ir@@ man read t@@ ele@@ gr@@ am@@ s and gre@@ et@@ ings from well - wi@@ sh@@ ers around the g@@ lo@@ be .
Be@@ fore the F@@ lood , people took no no@@ te of the war@@ ning Noah gave .
Today , people in gener@@ al are lik@@ e@@ wise so ca@@ ught up in da@@ ily af@@ fai@@ r@@ s that they fai@@ l to see the evidence that the end of this ung@@ o@@ dly world is near . ​ — Luke 17 : 30 .
Gi@@ ve an example to show how Christian elders can use questions to help a fellow beli@@ ever to draw comfort from God’s Word .
Des@@ pite their bus@@ y life , my parents began atten@@ ding meetings arrang@@ ed by the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents .
One congregation wanted to ann@@ oun@@ ce in the local new@@ s@@ pa@@ per an o@@ pen house on the occasi@@ on of the dedic@@ ation of their Kingdom H@@ all .
In this way , we honor God and prom@@ o@@ te un@@ ity in the congregation .
By all means , then , pray for it !
( See char@@ t on pages 27 - 30 . )
Be@@ th@@ u@@ el , Joseph , and Ru@@ th showed loving - kindness will@@ ingly ; they were moved to do so from within .
O@@ ther@@ wise , there is a real d@@ anger that we may rend@@ er only hal@@ f@@ hear@@ ted , rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant service .
L@@ ess@@ on : If God accep@@ ts people from all ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds , we should not dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ate against others just because their s@@ k@@ in col@@ or or their fac@@ i@@ al fe@@ atu@@ res di@@ ff@@ er from our@@ s .
L@@ ater , Rus@@ sel@@ l wrote : “ U@@ p to that time we had fa@@ iled to see c@@ learly the great dist@@ inc@@ tion between the re@@ ward of the ch@@ urch now on tri@@ al and the re@@ ward of the faithful of the world . ”
In a number of lands where Jehovah’s Witnesses were once vi@@ ci@@ ously persecu@@ ted , there are now ten@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds , even h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds , of happy pra@@ is@@ ers of Jehovah .
In about 1@@ 6@@ 9@@ 3 , a ye@@ ar@@ ning for knowledge took Ser@@ ap@@ him to Con@@ stan@@ t@@ in@@ ople ( now I@@ stan@@ bu@@ l , T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y ) .
This article exam@@ ines some spiritual high@@ ligh@@ ts of such in Bi@@ bli@@ cal and mo@@ der@@ n times and foc@@ uses on the benef@@ its we receive from atten@@ ding conven@@ tions .
Our family also had prom@@ in@@ ent religious and so@@ cial con@@ ne@@ ctions .
“ [ God ] will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more .
Still , at times they may simply be un@@ able to me@@ et all your needs .
I par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly lik@@ ed the way you pres@@ ented each person as an individu@@ al .
Adam and E@@ ve enjo@@ yed close commun@@ ion with Jehovah , even as the perfect man Jesus Christ enjo@@ yed an in@@ tim@@ ate relationship with his heavenly Father . ​ — Matthew 3 : 17 .
Jesus is ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary in this reg@@ ard , for concer@@ ning him , the Scriptures say : “ You loved righteousness , and you h@@ ated la@@ w@@ less@@ ness . ” ​ — Hebrews 1 : 9 .
T@@ I@@ M@@ EL@@ E@@ S@@ S P@@ R@@ IN@@ C@@ I@@ P@@ L@@ E@@ S
Mo@@ re@@ over , life in this system is sh@@ ort and un@@ certain .
What promise of Jehovah do we read at De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 28 : 2 , and what does it mean for us ?
During that time , they have had many challeng@@ es .
Why did he provide this information ?
To fulf@@ ill that desire to live forever , however , the first human pa@@ ir had to accept God’s authority to deci@@ de what is right and what is wrong .
Jehovah ex@@ hor@@ ts his re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous people to pa@@ use , exam@@ ine themselves , and find their way back to “ the ro@@ ad@@ ways ” of their faithful an@@ c@@ est@@ ors .
3 The M@@ an Who Ch@@ ang@@ ed the World
• How can we seek first God’s righteousness ?
That spirit will be the for@@ ce be@@ h@@ ind the new s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls that will be op@@ ened at that time .
F@@ e@@ w people in L@@ om@@ é had ever seen such a bi@@ g do@@ g , since most do@@ g@@ s in To@@ go are small .
“ I don@@ ’t mis@@ s my old life .
The nation to which the Kingdom was given is “ the Israel of God , ” spiritual Israel , made up of 14@@ 4@@ ,000 spirit - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten followers of Jesus Christ .
It was not long before re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against Jehovah’s ben@@ ev@@ ol@@ ent rule again f@@ lar@@ ed up .
Such de@@ ta@@ il@@ s regarding the fa@@ ther’s respon@@ se were ess@@ enti@@ al to the point Jesus was making , that Jehovah for@@ gives “ in a large way . ” ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 7 ; Luke 15 : 11 - 32 .
But there may be times when someone who is gu@@ il@@ ty of serious sin@@ s does not feel s@@ or@@ ry about what he has done .
The book of Proverbs por@@ tra@@ ys God’s fir@@ st@@ born Son as wisdom person@@ i@@ fied .
What is more , the as@@ ser@@ tion that Christ had “ died for our sin@@ s ” would also be un@@ true ​ — for if the Sa@@ vi@@ or himself had not been sa@@ ved from death , he could not sa@@ ve others .
One day our se@@ cul@@ ar jo@@ b seem@@ s st@@ able , the next day we are un@@ emp@@ lo@@ yed .
How can you receive such blessings ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ in the congregation , Jehovah has n@@ ur@@ tur@@ ed your heart by fe@@ e@@ ding you spiritually , set@@ ting you free from religious fal@@ s@@ eho@@ o@@ ds and su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ons , and by teaching you how to devel@@ op the Chris@@ t@@ like person@@ ality .
The artic@@ les that follow out@@ l@@ ine three su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions that can help you to understand the Bible .
We should no@@ te that God’s Word ne@@ i@@ ther jus@@ ti@@ fi@@ es nor con@@ dem@@ ns what Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h and Jac@@ o@@ b did , esta@@ bli@@ shing no pre@@ ce@@ d@@ ent for lies and dec@@ ep@@ tion .
M@@ ore important , when we obey Jehovah’s comman@@ ds , including the comm@@ and to preach , he is pleas@@ ed with us and he bless@@ es us .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing his Fa@@ ther’s example , Jesus also assign@@ ed important work to his disciples .
Th@@ ough he is a@@ ware of our mis@@ takes , the Bible says of him : “ If er@@ r@@ ors were what you w@@ atch , O J@@ ah , O Jehovah , who could stand ? ”
This group of scho@@ l@@ ars has ans@@ wer@@ ed such questions in an un@@ u@@ su@@ al way .
Satan would like to re@@ el in your children as a man re@@ els in f@@ ish .
Jehovah’s emp@@ a@@ thy mo@@ ves him to ‘ remember that we are du@@ st , ’ so should not our emp@@ a@@ thy mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to make allow@@ an@@ ces for the imper@@ fe@@ ctions of others and to ‘ for@@ give them fre@@ ely ’ ? ​ — Psalm 10@@ 3 : 14 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 13 .
The ransom has op@@ ened the way to everlasting life for all who exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus . ​ — John 3 : 16 .
7@@ 5 : 4 , 5 , 10 ​ — What is sign@@ i@@ fied by the ter@@ m “ hor@@ n ” ?
All had been b@@ ru@@ t@@ ally st@@ ab@@ bed and sh@@ o@@ t .
C@@ learly , Na@@ both had Jehovah’s view of matters .
Many Jewish scho@@ l@@ ars of the past associ@@ ated those words with the Messi@@ ah .
What can man do to me ? ”
Jehovah can take care of them far better than you can . ”
We can be confid@@ ent that Jehovah will help us to end@@ ure .
After a long day of wal@@ king , the three men re@@ ached I@@ con@@ i@@ u@@ m .
A life based on obe@@ ying God’s Word is a happy life
The “ physical man ” is descri@@ bed as not accep@@ ting “ the things of the spirit of God , for they are fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness to him ; and he cannot get to know them . ”
They have also imp@@ ressed upon her the need to ‘ honor Jehovah with her valu@@ able things . ’
E@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ Y person has the right to have a name .
How can we cop@@ e with ber@@ e@@ av@@ ement ?
Re@@ g@@ arding your study peri@@ o@@ ds , follow the example of E@@ z@@ r@@ a , the ancient serv@@ ant of God who “ pre@@ pared his heart to con@@ sul@@ t the law of Jehovah . ”
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , i@@ do@@ ls are often descri@@ bed in the Scriptures as “ du@@ ng@@ y . ”
We can stri@@ ve to put the past be@@ h@@ ind us , serve God to the best of our ability now , and look a@@ head to the gl@@ ori@@ ous future !
He was also c@@ ru@@ el@@ ly be@@ at@@ en with c@@ lu@@ bs , a s@@ pa@@ de , and the bu@@ t@@ t of a ri@@ f@@ le .
K@@ no@@ wing and ap@@ pl@@ ying principles also prote@@ cts us from the s@@ n@@ are of emp@@ ty , for@@ ma@@ l worship .
What may mo@@ tiv@@ ate a stud@@ ent to act on what he is lear@@ ning ?
When night f@@ alls , the w@@ atch@@ man listen@@ s in@@ ten@@ tly for any no@@ ise that might be@@ tra@@ y the pres@@ ence of the bur@@ g@@ la@@ r .
Yet , the very next chap@@ ter of Revelation provi@@ des an answer .
He explained :
“ Pa@@ y con@@ st@@ ant attention to yourself and to your teaching ” by e@@ ag@@ er and con@@ st@@ ant study of the Bible , which is now a@@ vail@@ able to more people than ever in form@@ s more conven@@ i@@ ent than the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
By deli@@ ver@@ ing his worshipp@@ ers through the coming “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
In what sense can we give something to Jehovah ?
His vis@@ it op@@ ened the way for me to be dra@@ wn to Bible truth .
As a con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence of Satan’s activities , the con@@ dition fore@@ told by the prophet Isaiah now app@@ lies to all mankind exc@@ ep@@ t for those who serve Jehovah : “ Lo@@ ok !
We face a similar chall@@ enge when we turn to the Bible .
David dre@@ w strength from his mem@@ ori@@ es of Jehovah’s ac@@ ts of deli@@ ver@@ ance
How can they do this succ@@ ess@@ fully ?
Let us consider a few principles found in God’s Word that if app@@ lied will contribu@@ te to our happiness .
In the l@@ ate 18@@ 00 ’ s , a number of s@@ inc@@ ere individuals were sear@@ ch@@ ing for an understanding of “ the pat@@ ter@@ n of heal@@ th@@ ful words . ”
H@@ u@@ man@@ s al@@ one cannot come up with true prophecy , but we can have full faith in all of God’s prophe@@ ci@@ es .
O@@ f@@ ten the friends d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed by on M@@ on@@ days , the day we moved on to another congregation , to w@@ atch us lo@@ ad .
Our understanding of the meaning of Christ’s pres@@ ence helps to in@@ ten@@ si@@ fy our feelings of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y .
There are children who are “ dis@@ obedi@@ ent to parents ” and ad@@ ul@@ ts who have “ no n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction ” or are “ without self - control . ”
Jesus also pra@@ ys about what we as sin@@ n@@ ers must do to qu@@ ali@@ fy for the un@@ deser@@ ved gift of everlasting life .
▪ “ He is an in@@ de@@ fin@@ able in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ence , an ab@@ str@@ act for@@ ce . ”
But the prophet was also inspired to inclu@@ de a wonderful message of hope ​ — one that would be very com@@ for@@ ting to those who continued to be faithful to Jehovah .
Tru@@ ly , Ka@@ th@@ y’s prayers helped her to make her relationship with Jehovah real .
At bir@@ th , a human star@@ ts out like a bl@@ an@@ k she@@ et of pa@@ per , as it were .
All religi@@ ons teach that something in@@ side us is im@@ mor@@ tal .
( P@@ le@@ ase , do not bu@@ ry me in Egy@@ pt . ) And I must li@@ e with my fa@@ thers , and you must car@@ ry me out of Egy@@ pt and bu@@ ry me in their gra@@ ve . ’ ”
Thus , the prayer star@@ ts with this mo@@ des@@ t appe@@ al res@@ pe@@ cting God’s people : “ Let them bl@@ ess your gl@@ ori@@ ous name , which is ex@@ al@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve all blessing and praise . ” ​ — Ne@@ h .
God’s Word war@@ ns us : “ Do not be mis@@ led : God is not one to be mo@@ cked . For wh@@ atever a man is s@@ ow@@ ing , this he will also re@@ a@@ p . ”
Instead , a mo@@ des@@ t person shows wisdom , making the best of a situation .
His example of loy@@ al@@ ty ​ — along with Mo@@ ther’s who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted co@@ op@@ er@@ ation — ​ has helped me to this day .
It is by far the great@@ est gift ever given .
I was assign@@ ed to commun@@ ic@@ ate with the news me@@ dia .
To help us to continue prog@@ res@@ sing , we will answer three ke@@ y questions in this article : ( 1 ) What will help us to an@@ al@@ y@@ ze the true st@@ ate of our spiritu@@ ality ?
Ju@@ d@@ as , however , was the ma@@ in in@@ s@@ ti@@ g@@ at@@ or of the com@@ pla@@ in@@ t .
One com@@ p@@ lic@@ ation is that some with whom you once associ@@ ated may be pu@@ z@@ z@@ led at your new way of life and may ‘ speak a@@ bu@@ si@@ vely of you . ’
S@@ how@@ ing us how to avoid a comm@@ on pit@@ f@@ all , the king of Israel says : “ The heart of the righteous one medit@@ ates so as to answer , but the m@@ ou@@ th of the wicked ones bu@@ b@@ bl@@ es for@@ th with bad things . ”
Although work kept me bus@@ y during the we@@ ek , I was soon atten@@ ding S@@ un@@ day meetings with A@@ ile@@ en .
Instead of is@@ su@@ ing rul@@ es gover@@ ning every activ@@ ity or situation , the Bible ur@@ ges us to “ go on per@@ c@@ ei@@ ving what the will of Jehovah is . ”
• What do we learn from Jehovah and his Son about displa@@ ying good man@@ n@@ ers ?
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , all cre@@ atu@@ res in heaven and on earth have fre@@ e@@ dom in only a relati@@ ve sense .
Hence , according to one study , “ each person in a ne@@ t@@ work can influ@@ ence do@@ z@@ ens or even h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of people , some of whom he or she does not know and has not me@@ t . ”
Consider the are@@ a of rec@@ re@@ ation .
For example , Con@@ stan@@ t@@ ine held a meeting with religious lead@@ ers , which became known as the C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l of N@@ i@@ ca@@ e@@ a .
How did Jo@@ shua att@@ est to God’s tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thin@@ ess ?
N@@ ei@@ ther Satan nor his dem@@ on hor@@ des will be allow@@ ed to inter@@ f@@ ere with the fulfill@@ ment of God’s purpose to trans@@ form the earth into a par@@ adise and rest@@ ore mankind to per@@ fe@@ ction during the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn of Christ .
G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a , 10 / 15 Ha@@ it@@ i , 12 / 15
“ The Bible is the most wi@@ d@@ ely read book in hist@@ ory , ” says The World Bo@@ ok En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia .
Jehovah’s Witnesses are f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing in 2@@ 36 lands ​ — com@@ p@@ el@@ ling evidence , in@@ deed , that Jehovah is with us to prote@@ ct us from those who wish to cr@@ us@@ h or s@@ il@@ ence us .
Some scho@@ l@@ ars the@@ or@@ ize that mo@@ der@@ n langu@@ ages st@@ em from one origin@@ al language ​ — the so - called mother t@@ ong@@ ue that they thought humans spoke ne@@ arly 10@@ 0@@ ,000 years ag@@ o .
Do we really believe that Jehovah is le@@ ading his congreg@@ ated people and that if ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments need to be made , he will take action in his du@@ e time ? ​ — Read Romans 14 : 1 - 4 .
Who Gi@@ ves U@@ s F@@ re@@ e@@ dom ?
In time , le@@ av@@ en often came to be vie@@ wed as a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of sin or cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion .
Bo@@ th qu@@ o@@ ted from the Hebrew Scriptures ​ — but with a comple@@ t@@ ely different spirit .
“ I just see the people there , ” says S@@ co@@ t@@ t M@@ il@@ es , a des@@ c@@ end@@ ant of one of the fil@@ m@@ mak@@ ers , “ and they don@@ ’t know wh@@ at@@ ’s about to h@@ it them .
Th@@ ough ev@@ olu@@ tion is u@@ su@@ ally pres@@ ented in s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c language , it has become al@@ most a se@@ cul@@ ar religion , affe@@ cting how people view God and others .
De@@ c@@ ember 15 , 20@@ 11
The simp@@ l@@ est one could be that the ac@@ tu@@ al number is some@@ where between 2@@ 3@@ ,000 and 2@@ 4@@ ,000 , thus allow@@ ing it to be r@@ oun@@ ded off in ei@@ ther direction .
T@@ w@@ o Witness famili@@ es stu@@ died with us , and 11 of us children gre@@ w up to be Jehovah’s Witnesses .
When we arri@@ ved in M@@ be@@ ya in Mar@@ ch 194@@ 8 , there was much to do to help the brothers make ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments to con@@ form more fully to Bible teachings .
The following article shows how you can enjoy “ the very knowledge of God . ” ​ — Proverbs 2 : 1 - 5 .
Since Jehovah is the Creator of all things , including humans , he well kno@@ ws what happ@@ ens to us when we die .
We lived in a t@@ in@@ y ro@@ om in Sa@@ in@@ t - Ger@@ ma@@ in - des - P@@ r@@ è@@ s in the heart of the city .
On De@@ c@@ ember 12 , 198@@ 5 , I sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed my dedic@@ ation to Jehovah by water baptism , jo@@ ining my sister Mari@@ e - C@@ la@@ i@@ re , who had already taken this st@@ ep .
A family head states : “ F@@ am@@ ily worship helps us tre@@ m@@ end@@ ously .
As we face new challeng@@ es , then , let us seek light from the Scriptures , pray for Jehovah’s holy spirit , and do our very best to car@@ ry out his good and perfect will .
Tru@@ e , our fellow beli@@ ever will need to strengthen his own faith through personal study , prayer , and other Christian activities .
At first , J@@ on@@ ah took to f@@ light without fulfill@@ ing the assignment .
He dis@@ co@@ vered that her husband , U@@ ri@@ ah , was eng@@ ag@@ ed in the si@@ e@@ ge of R@@ ab@@ ba@@ h , an A@@ m@@ mon@@ ite city .
Because we love Jehovah , we are happy to use those things in his service and thus respon@@ d to the inspired ex@@ hor@@ tation : “ H@@ on@@ or Jehovah with your valu@@ able things . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
We have appreci@@ ated their qualities , such as ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah , gener@@ os@@ ity , love for their brothers , and a spirit of a@@ da@@ p@@ ta@@ bility and self - sacrifice .
This expres@@ sion helps us to understand the cen@@ tr@@ al ro@@ le Jesus has in con@@ ve@@ ying Jehovah’s truth to mankind .
A brother from that congregation no@@ tic@@ ed two de@@ a@@ f pers@@ ons sign@@ ing to each other and appro@@ ached them .
Ye@@ ars later the apostle Paul said about Jesus : “ For the joy that was set before him he end@@ ur@@ ed a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake , des@@ p@@ ising sh@@ ame , and has s@@ at down at the right hand of the thro@@ ne of God . ” ​ — Hebrews 12 : 2 .
Fir@@ st , these faithful men refu@@ sed to become tra@@ pp@@ ed in a we@@ b of bit@@ ter@@ ness and res@@ ent@@ ment .
If you are married , mission@@ ary service might be a way to show your ear@@ n@@ est desire to serve Jehovah more .
Acc@@ ording to su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ous tri@@ ba@@ l cu@@ st@@ om@@ s , a woman who had just given bir@@ th to a son would have to stay in a spe@@ cially buil@@ t hu@@ t for n@@ ine days .
G@@ r@@ ate@@ ful for Jehovah’s G@@ u@@ id@@ ance
Even when you su@@ ff@@ er deep anxi@@ ety , Jehovah can help you to feel cal@@ m .
But now I have been here for al@@ most ten years , and I am con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah ans@@ wer@@ ed my prayers .
5@@ 0@@ 2 years ⇩
L@@ yo@@ va Mar@@ gar@@ y@@ an at his tri@@ al
Even local new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers have com@@ men@@ ted on the a@@ id rend@@ ered .
In the long ru@@ n , he does not devel@@ op the spiritual matu@@ r@@ ity needed to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der his ba@@ si@@ c spiritual responsi@@ bil@@ ities in the Christian congregation and ministry .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of Fir@@ st Samuel
The apostle Peter ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed Christians : “ Ke@@ ep your sen@@ ses , be w@@ atch@@ ful . Your ad@@ vers@@ ary , the Devil , wal@@ ks about like a ro@@ aring li@@ on , see@@ king to de@@ v@@ our someone . ”
In princi@@ ple , each individu@@ al Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er does not know how this may take place .
He knew what he wanted to do or what he should do , but at times something pre@@ ven@@ ted him from car@@ r@@ ying it out .
The com@@ bin@@ ed attend@@ ance of these conven@@ tions exc@@ e@@ e@@ ded 3@@ 1@@ 3@@ ,000 .
He said : “ From every t@@ ree of the gar@@ den you may e@@ at to satis@@ fac@@ tion . But as for the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad , you must not e@@ at from it , for in the day you e@@ at from it you will certainly die . ”
V@@ i@@ ol@@ ence has been called a “ gro@@ wing public health proble@@ m ac@@ ro@@ ss the world . ”
5 : 1 .
A real s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement in those early years were regul@@ ar vis@@ its by Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r .
Those words gave me hope that I too would be able to make the necess@@ ary chang@@ es in my life to ple@@ ase God .
At this , the f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed and tre@@ m@@ bl@@ ing woman f@@ ell down before Jesus “ and told him the whole truth . ” ​ — Mark 5 : 33 .
The Bible id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es four as@@ pe@@ cts of cle@@ an@@ ness that worshi@@ p@@ ers of God should stri@@ ve for .
His second and th@@ ir@@ d let@@ ters com@@ men@@ d Christians who continue “ wal@@ king in the truth . ” ​ — 2 John 4 ; 3 John 3 , 4 .
That re@@ ward was no m@@ ere il@@ lu@@ sion .
• How does being dedic@@ ated to God benefit us ?
Jesus is speaking about those who were once spiritually dead but who upon hear@@ ing his words put faith in him and dis@@ continue wal@@ king in their sin@@ ful course .
They regul@@ arly me@@ t together in sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es or at o@@ pen - a@@ ir meeting plac@@ es .
How gener@@ ous Jehovah has been in provi@@ ding us with a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant spiritual food and a loving bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od ​ — a spiritual par@@ adise in@@ deed !
It can give us the strength to end@@ ure difficult times .
In other words , being s@@ inc@@ ere and of hon@@ est heart , Paul rep@@ ented . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 1 : 13 - 16 .
Paul explained that the Jews were “ gu@@ ar@@ ded under law . ”
How can we show that we value them ?
Bro@@ ther Mar@@ a@@ is , the overse@@ er of Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation Ser@@ vi@@ ces , explained that the brothers were pre@@ par@@ ing a course that would help transl@@ at@@ ors around the world to understand the Eng@@ l@@ ish text better .
So with only a h@@ and@@ ful of mission@@ aries to fin@@ ish the jo@@ b , work went on day and night until fin@@ ally , in Ju@@ ne 18@@ 35 , the enti@@ re Bible was rel@@ eas@@ ed .
So Jesus ’ disciples pres@@ s him : “ T@@ ell us , When will these things be , and what will be the si@@ gn when all these things are des@@ t@@ ined to come to a conclu@@ sion ? ” ​ — Mark 13 : 3 , 4 .
King Solomon of ancient Israel received a challeng@@ ing assignment to do something that he had never done before ​ — buil@@ d a temple in Jerusalem .
God saw a deep@@ ly de@@ pres@@ sed man who never turned his back on H@@ im , even though Satan , in effect , th@@ re@@ w Job to the gr@@ ound and then ver@@ bal@@ ly k@@ ic@@ ked him with l@@ ying in@@ sul@@ ts .
One el@@ der@@ ly brother especially lik@@ ed to talk about G@@ ide@@ on@@ ’s ar@@ my .
But what a@@ wa@@ its Jesus cannot be avo@@ i@@ ded .
A few months later , the Ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ative C@@ en@@ ter of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Rus@@ sia received a bo@@ x and the following letter from a Witness family in Q@@ u@@ e@@ en@@ s@@ land , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , who had seen the repor@@ t of the C@@ our@@ t’s decision : “ De@@ ar Bro@@ thers , Our children , C@@ o@@ dy and L@@ ar@@ is@@ sa , were very t@@ ou@@ ched by the faith and tri@@ als of the friends in Rus@@ sia .
But now that they have the opportunity to me@@ et with us , we should help them so that they will not feel like str@@ ang@@ ers .
The Solomon Is@@ lands are known as the H@@ app@@ y Is@@ les , and our service here over the past de@@ ca@@ de has in@@ deed been a happy time .
The apostle Paul wrote to first - century Christians : “ We received , not the spirit of the world , but the spirit which is from God . ”
E@@ ve saw that the t@@ ree “ was something to be long@@ ed for to the eyes . ”
In con@@ j@@ un@@ ction with all the sacrific@@ es that Abraham was willing to make for true worship , he was f@@ it@@ t@@ ingly called “ the father of all those having faith . ”
TH@@ E year is 14@@ 7@@ 3 B.C.E .
The spi@@ es instru@@ cted R@@ a@@ ha@@ b to congreg@@ ate her family in@@ side her house , situ@@ ated on the city w@@ all .
E@@ A@@ C@@ H year , mar@@ a@@ th@@ ons are held in many plac@@ es .
H@@ ik@@ ers deli@@ ght in the spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar vie@@ ws that high country af@@ for@@ ds .
The elders take to heart Jesus ’ words : “ You know that the rul@@ ers of the nations l@@ ord it over them and the great men wi@@ eld authority over them .
P@@ os@@ si@@ bly mo@@ tiv@@ ated by the desire to es@@ cap@@ e this re@@ pres@@ sive at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere , Al@@ me@@ i@@ da moved to the Ne@@ ther@@ lands while in his early te@@ ens .
For Adam and E@@ ve to continue living in the gar@@ den of E@@ den , they must obey that simp@@ le and c@@ learly stated comm@@ and .
In his letter to the Hebrews , the apostle Paul ad@@ d@@ ressed his fellow believers as “ holy brothers , par@@ tak@@ ers of the heavenly c@@ all@@ ing . ”
His ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on must have moved certain ones to refle@@ ct on how they were using their thinking ability and likely helped them to make spiritual prog@@ ress .
To answer this chall@@ enge , God allow@@ ed Satan to put Job to the t@@ est , saying : “ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing that he has is in your hand . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , when Jehovah was about to destro@@ y wicked So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h , he sent two angels to es@@ c@@ ort Lo@@ t and his family sa@@ f@@ ely out of the are@@ a .
The Scriptures tell us : “ The whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one . ”
Now , though , she was fin@@ ally ready to become a serv@@ ant of Jehovah God .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , the C@@ our@@ t of the G@@ ent@@ il@@ es was buil@@ t by the E@@ d@@ om@@ ite King H@@ er@@ od to gl@@ ori@@ fy himself and to cur@@ ry fav@@ or with R@@ ome .
B@@ R@@ O@@ TH@@ E@@ R@@ S R@@ E@@ C@@ O@@ MM@@ EN@@ D@@ E@@ D :
In 198@@ 9 , one U@@ .@@ S . ev@@ ang@@ el@@ ist was sen@@ ten@@ ced to a j@@ a@@ il ter@@ m of 4@@ 5 years .
The psalmist san@@ g : “ Ke@@ ep s@@ il@@ ent before Jehovah and wa@@ it long@@ ingly for him .
To whom was “ the law of the Christ ” first given , and who later em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed it ?
We set@@ t@@ led in Go@@ l@@ d@@ s@@ bor@@ o , N@@ or@@ th C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ina , because it was about hal@@ f@@ way between my family in T@@ en@@ n@@ es@@ see and Ger@@ ri@@ ’s in Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a .
O@@ ut@@ l@@ ining one as@@ pect of he@@ ad@@ ship , the Scriptures say : “ If anyone does not provide for those who are his own , and especially for those who are members of his hous@@ eho@@ ld , he has dis@@ ow@@ ned the faith and is wor@@ se than a person without faith . ”
One Bible refer@@ ence work says that this “ is liter@@ ally ‘ and my no@@ se will become ho@@ t , ’ which is an idi@@ om for in@@ ten@@ se anger . ”
The p@@ en@@ al@@ ty for sin is death .
One S@@ un@@ day in ch@@ urch , the pri@@ est ang@@ r@@ ily sh@@ ou@@ ted , “ Lo@@ ok at this book ! ”
It is really worshipp@@ ing M@@ am@@ m@@ on [ ri@@ ches ] . ”
14 , 15 . ( a ) What arrang@@ ements are in place for supp@@ or@@ ting the preaching work earth wide ?
At other times , he also showed the same will@@ ing@@ ness to ad@@ just .
The Par@@ a@@ do@@ x of T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an
How can the Devil har@@ m us ?
Instead of re@@ ac@@ ting imp@@ ul@@ si@@ vely , though , Mark allow@@ ed some time to pas@@ s .
Paul coun@@ sel@@ ed : “ In bro@@ ther@@ ly love have tend@@ er affe@@ ction for one another . In show@@ ing honor to one another take the lead . ”
( b ) Why is the expres@@ sion “ mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs ” of interest ?
H@@ u@@ man@@ s cannot take cre@@ di@@ t for the earth@@ ’s ro@@ tation , al@@ lu@@ ded to at Job 38 : 12 - 14 .
The L@@ ev@@ ites as a tri@@ be were to have Jehovah as their share .
T@@ ak@@ ing that fac@@ t@@ or into consider@@ ation , the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation re@@ a@@ ds : “ The spirit and the bri@@ de keep on saying : ‘ C@@ ome ! ’ ”
For example , Jeremiah was evid@@ ently not out@@ spo@@ ken by n@@ ature .
Jesus became fam@@ ous as a teach@@ er of God’s Word .
Thus , we could be em@@ b@@ ol@@ d@@ ened to take imp@@ ro@@ per advan@@ ta@@ ge of the trust sh@@ own by fellow believers .
5 : 11 ; 35 : 27 .
“ I wonder@@ ed , ‘ Why did she leave Jehovah ? ’
Will we ever see our loved ones again ?
For what did Solomon pray ?
Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar has another sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant dre@@ am .
As part of his answer , Jesus said : “ This good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations ; and then the end will come . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 3 , 14 .
( b ) What questions do we need to ask , and why ?
Al@@ ong the L@@ i Ri@@ ver , ro@@ w upon ro@@ w of ju@@ t@@ ting li@@ mes@@ to@@ ne p@@ in@@ n@@ ac@@ les imp@@ ress vis@@ it@@ ors with their beau@@ ty .
Let us look at other loving counsel that Jesus offered .
In the mean@@ time , my sister and her husband no@@ tic@@ ed that I did not make the si@@ gn of the cro@@ ss at me@@ al@@ times , nor did I pray before religious i@@ con@@ s .
But one of Paul’s let@@ ters reve@@ als that Mark was Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s ’ c@@ ous@@ in .
To exam@@ ine yourself to see if you might serve in a fore@@ ign field , consider the following questions and hon@@ es@@ tly and pray@@ er@@ fully ev@@ alu@@ ate real@@ is@@ tic@@ ally whether such a move is for you .
Ang@@ ela , * a sing@@ le sister in her 30 ’ s , is a bi@@ t n@@ er@@ v@@ ous .
Jehovah is a@@ ware of the difficul@@ ties we may enc@@ oun@@ ter in life , and he respon@@ ds to our ent@@ re@@ ati@@ es .
Li@@ ving in Par@@ adise on earth seem@@ ed much more practic@@ al and reason@@ able than going to a f@@ ar@@ away place for et@@ er@@ n@@ ity .
Tr@@ ying to study with the ra@@ di@@ o , T@@ V , or children com@@ pe@@ ting for your attention will not give the best resul@@ ts .
They were wa@@ shed a@@ sh@@ ore on the is@@ land of Mal@@ ta .
R@@ ising A@@ bo@@ ve N@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ism
How satis@@ f@@ ying it must have been for Jehovah to see “ everything he had made ” and dec@@ l@@ are it “ very good ” ! ​ — Genesis 1 : 31 .
“ All men ” inclu@@ de family members and others who may not share our beli@@ ef@@ s .
Th@@ ough@@ ts lead to actions , and de@@ e@@ ds to con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
As we de@@ al with problems at the end of this wicked system of things , we should not become do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted .
It was a fine star@@ t , but how could this small group re@@ ach J@@ ap@@ an’s 60 milli@@ on people who needed to see the light of Bible truth ?
The apostle Paul wis@@ ely coun@@ sel@@ ed Christians , including married cou@@ ples : “ [ You should be ] doing nothing out of con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ousness or out of e@@ go@@ tism , but with low@@ l@@ iness of mind consider@@ ing that the others are su@@ peri@@ or to you , keep@@ ing an e@@ ye , not in personal interest upon just your own matters , but also in personal interest upon those of the others . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 3 , 4 .
Satan is sel@@ f@@ ish and does not care about you
3 , 4 . ( a ) How would you descri@@ be someone who is appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble ?
If the “ strong e@@ ast w@@ ind ” mentioned at Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 14 : 21 had been co@@ ld en@@ ough to fre@@ e@@ ze the w@@ at@@ ers , doub@@ t@@ less some refer@@ ence would have been made to the ex@@ tre@@ me co@@ ld .
6 : 9 ; Re@@ v .
Des@@ pite the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in E@@ den , Jehovah continued to commun@@ ic@@ ate with his human cre@@ ation .
As a result , David was anxi@@ ous to ob@@ serve not only the letter but also the spirit of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
But there is something that will ple@@ ase him .
In De@@ c@@ ember 199@@ 6 , upon lear@@ ning that a world - fam@@ ous cir@@ c@@ us was coming to to@@ wn , Witnesses in one fore@@ ign - language congregation deci@@ ded to try to cont@@ act the per@@ form@@ ers .
It is therefore vit@@ ally important that we exam@@ ine the bas@@ is on which trust in Jehovah is buil@@ t and that we do everything we can to strengthen and maintain that trust .
He will gu@@ i@@ de them and care for them spiritually .
The now en@@ thr@@ oned King , Jesus Christ , has nothing to do with false religion .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 19 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 9@@ 1 , 11
Like “ the st@@ ab@@ s of a s@@ word , ” sh@@ ar@@ p cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism often ca@@ uses much pain and sel@@ dom br@@ ings any benef@@ its . ​ — Pro@@ v .
What was the purpose be@@ h@@ ind such ex@@ ten@@ sive pre@@ par@@ ation ?
Jesus ’ st@@ at@@ ement helps to cor@@ rec@@ t the wrong ide@@ a con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed in the way some Bible ver@@ sions mis@@ transl@@ ate the word “ pres@@ ence . ”
“ I believe that whether I get married or not , if I put Kingdom inter@@ ests first , Jehovah will not hold back anything good from me , ” ad@@ ds C@@ ar@@ men .
Per@@ haps you feel that you do not yet know him well en@@ ough to trust him .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Christians have learned another language in order to re@@ ach certain e@@ th@@ ni@@ c grou@@ ps in their are@@ a .
It does not say how far Jesus was from Jerusalem or how long he was temp@@ ted by Satan .
D@@ r@@ in@@ king water f@@ low@@ ed through pi@@ p@@ es , and the city was e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed with a sub@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an dra@@ in@@ age system .
Lo@@ ok ! Now is the day of sal@@ vation . ” — 2 Corinthians 6 : 1 , 2 .
L@@ it@@ tle did I know that my world was soon to col@@ la@@ p@@ se around me .
And if I give all my bel@@ ong@@ ings to fe@@ ed others , and if I hand over my body , that I may bo@@ ast , but do not have love , I am not prof@@ ited at all . ”
You can gain sever@@ al benef@@ its by following the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s teaching regarding the pa@@ ying of ta@@ x@@ es .
To them , fear is a ne@@ g@@ ative , even par@@ al@@ y@@ z@@ ing , emo@@ tion .
In his deal@@ ings with others , he had their best inter@@ ests at heart .
What should we think of when we look at it thr@@ ough@@ out the year ?
We should give pri@@ or@@ ity to spiritual pur@@ su@@ its and rend@@ er God whole - sou@@ led service , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that whether we have little or much in a material way , ‘ the blessing of Jehovah is what makes rich . ’ ​ — Proverbs 10 : 22 .
We thus have no way of know@@ ing the ex@@ act number of anointed ones on earth ; nor do we need to know .
Thus , the c@@ up was evid@@ ently all part of the str@@ at@@ ag@@ em .
For instance , one night An@@ dre@@ w and I w@@ oke up because we felt un@@ com@@ for@@ table .
The Greek word , such as that found at Matthew 20 : 28 , was used par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly to ref@@ er to the pri@@ ce pa@@ id to ransom pris@@ on@@ ers of war or to rel@@ e@@ ase sla@@ ves .
Then in 1@@ 6@@ 32 he publi@@ shed another work in support of C@@ op@@ er@@ n@@ ic@@ us .
We all su@@ ff@@ er from in@@ her@@ ited sin , and when our actions do not refle@@ ct our ke@@ en desire to ple@@ ase Jehovah , we may feel mis@@ er@@ able .
“ ‘ Com@@ fort , comfort my people , ’ says your God . ” ​ — Isaiah 40 : 1 .
( b ) How does the Bible show that Satan continu@@ es to acc@@ use Jehovah’s servants on earth ?
How did Jesus tre@@ at Peter ther@@ e@@ after ?
Ther@@ efore , some scho@@ l@@ ars believe that this Jesus must have been some@@ body important , ca@@ using them to think that he was Jesus Christ , the f@@ oun@@ der of Christi@@ an@@ ity .
The apostle Paul ur@@ ged fellow believers always to have “ pl@@ ent@@ y to do in the work of the Lord . ”
Their loy@@ al@@ ty to God remin@@ ds us of what the rep@@ ent@@ ant Israelites said : “ O Jehovah , you are our Father .
One Bible scho@@ la@@ r ap@@ tly descri@@ bed mil@@ dness this way : “ Be@@ h@@ ind the g@@ ent@@ l@@ en@@ ess there is the strength of ste@@ el . ”
At a certain point , J@@ on@@ a@@ than had deal@@ ings with two men who were close to him .
To his Ma@@ ster Wor@@ k@@ er , his fir@@ st@@ born Son , Jehovah stated his spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c purpose : “ Let us make man in our i@@ ma@@ ge , according to our lik@@ en@@ ess , and let them have in sub@@ je@@ ction the f@@ ish of the se@@ a and the f@@ l@@ ying cre@@ atu@@ res of the heavens and the d@@ om@@ es@@ tic ani@@ mal@@ s and all the earth and every mo@@ ving ani@@ ma@@ l that is mo@@ ving upon the earth . ”
No so@@ on@@ er did I star@@ t to rec@@ over from the j@@ our@@ ne@@ y than an e@@ pi@@ dem@@ ic of d@@ y@@ sen@@ ter@@ y bro@@ ke out in the cam@@ p , and some of the brothers , including me , got si@@ ck .
How can they avoid this ?
• What attitu@@ des prom@@ o@@ te un@@ ity among Christians ?
But with that fre@@ e@@ dom comes a so@@ ber@@ ing responsi@@ bility .
“ You , Solomon my son , know the God of your father and serve him with a complete heart . ”
P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers of that kind say much about us and how we view our brothers and sisters in the faith .
The account says : “ To J@@ on@@ ah , though , it was high@@ ly dis@@ pleas@@ ing , and he got to be ho@@ t with anger . ”
This certainly c@@ alls for us to speak and act in ways that take the feelings of others into consider@@ ation .
Jo@@ el@@ ’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Pro@@ g@@ ress
Ke@@ ep in mind , too , that Satan will do anything to lu@@ re Jehovah’s servants off the cr@@ am@@ ped ro@@ ad le@@ ading to life .
One person who was qu@@ o@@ ted in a sur@@ ve@@ y about tel@@ ev@@ ision news in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates no doubt e@@ cho@@ ed the feelings of milli@@ ons when he said : ‘ After I w@@ atch the news , I@@ ’@@ m thor@@ ough@@ ly de@@ pres@@ sed .
He said : “ F@@ o@@ x@@ es have den@@ s and bir@@ ds of heaven have ro@@ o@@ st@@ s , but the Son of man has no@@ where to la@@ y down his head . ”
Ser@@ ve God With a W@@ ill@@ ing S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
A@@ n ang@@ el sto@@ od there , evid@@ ently un@@ seen by the gu@@ ar@@ ds , and ur@@ g@@ ently w@@ oke Peter up .
Is that really possible ?
She is now con@@ duc@@ ting three Bible stu@@ dies with individuals whom she cont@@ ac@@ ted in this way .
As@@ sur@@ ance of divine help streng@@ th@@ ened the faith of Bar@@ ak , De@@ bor@@ ah , and G@@ ide@@ on
Although she could not understand what was going on , I believe that this early ex@@ po@@ sure had a bene@@ fi@@ cial effect on her .
The gu@@ ests came from a number of cul@@ tural ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds , but they were all un@@ ited by the same faith . ”
It may take a great de@@ al of effort to un@@ do an over@@ ly ne@@ g@@ ative view of ourselves that we may have develop@@ ed over many years .
Acc@@ ording to a repor@@ t in Ne@@ w@@ s@@ we@@ ek ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , the ar@@ ch@@ bi@@ sh@@ op of C@@ olo@@ g@@ ne , Ger@@ many , rec@@ ently declar@@ ed that “ in our soci@@ ety , God is no longer a to@@ pi@@ c . ”
And what meaning does this have for us , since we live on God’s “ fo@@ o@@ t@@ sto@@ ol ” ?
Why would God invit@@ e them at all if he had already deci@@ ded that they would not be cho@@ s@@ en ?
Jehovah does not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on those who remain loyal to him .
What sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant appe@@ al did David make to Jehovah ?
What would you have done ?
Lo@@ o@@ king at that displa@@ y prom@@ p@@ ted a f@@ lood of mem@@ ori@@ es ​ — events that shap@@ ed my life and led to our being at the lo@@ vely P@@ at@@ ter@@ son fac@@ ility .
G@@ r@@ ate@@ ful for this , David declar@@ ed the fir@@ m@@ ness , the im@@ mo@@ va@@ bl@@ en@@ ess , of his love for his D@@ eli@@ ver@@ er .
When Saul dis@@ obedi@@ ently s@@ pared the life of A@@ mal@@ ek@@ ite King A@@ ga@@ g , Samuel told him : “ Jehovah has ri@@ pp@@ ed away the ro@@ y@@ al rule of Israel from off you today , and he will certainly give it to a fel@@ low@@ man of your@@ s who is better than you . ”
• U@@ sing what me@@ tho@@ ds can make our teaching more effe@@ ctive ?
A@@ vo@@ id Be@@ ing W@@ ei@@ gh@@ ed D@@ own by the An@@ xi@@ e@@ ties of Li@@ fe
“ E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s , who is from among you , . . . s@@ ends you his gre@@ et@@ ings , always exer@@ ting himself in your be@@ half in his prayers . ”
What opportun@@ ities to ex@@ ten@@ d Jehovah’s invit@@ ation should we not mis@@ s ?
What can you do to provide comfort to others ?
O@@ r will the local c@@ li@@ mate su@@ gg@@ est a f@@ l@@ at ro@@ of ​ — like one of those in the M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast — ​ a ro@@ of where you can ga@@ ther with your family for deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful me@@ als and con@@ vers@@ ation ? ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 22 : 8 ; Ne@@ h@@ emiah 8 : 16 .
A@@ li@@ en@@ ation bre@@ e@@ ds mis@@ trust , especially when viol@@ ence and cri@@ me st@@ al@@ k the neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od .
There is no doubt that Jehovah appreci@@ ates what you have accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed in the past , but it is em@@ in@@ ently clear that he also appreci@@ ates what you are doing right now for his name .
Mat@@ eri@@ al pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons do not bring lasting happiness
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , the last recorded appe@@ ar@@ ance of the cl@@ ou@@ d con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed Jehovah’s ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment of Jo@@ shua as Moses ’ succ@@ ess@@ or .
Acc@@ ording to the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , both David and B@@ ath - she@@ ba should have been put to death .
So we can understand why Jesus said that the most important comman@@ d@@ ment is : “ You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind and with your whole strength . ”
( Read Luke 7 : 20 - 22 . )
If we are to refle@@ ct Jehovah’s glory , we must “ become imit@@ at@@ ors of God . ”
Jesus ’ tend@@ er feelings were especially evid@@ ent in the way he vie@@ wed and tre@@ ated others .
A@@ ar@@ on was not in hear@@ t@@ felt sy@@ mp@@ a@@ thy with the i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
( a ) What has Jehovah done that dra@@ ws us to him ?
I had some reg@@ re@@ ts about making that promise , but I felt that I could not back out .
In@@ to the 19@@ 30 ’ s , the “ C@@ re@@ ation D@@ r@@ ama ” pla@@ yed to p@@ ac@@ ked h@@ alls , and Jehovah’s Witnesses were the talk of the to@@ wn .
Do ch@@ ur@@ ches of Chris@@ tend@@ om preach the good news as Jesus did ?
U@@ se God’s Word S@@ k@@ ill@@ fully
Isaiah pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed : “ He was hard pres@@ sed , and he was let@@ ting himself be a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted ; yet he would not o@@ pen his m@@ ou@@ th . He was being brought just like a sheep to the sla@@ ugh@@ ter@@ ing ; and like a e@@ we that before her sh@@ ear@@ ers has become mu@@ te , he also would not o@@ pen his m@@ ou@@ th . ”
We are at the th@@ re@@ sh@@ old of the righteous new earth .
However , Jehovah’s anger can be turned back by our he@@ e@@ ding the divine war@@ ning and ‘ tur@@ ning back from bad ways . ’
E@@ l Al@@ am@@ e@@ in
David appro@@ ached , took Go@@ li@@ a@@ th@@ ’s own s@@ word , and cu@@ t off the gi@@ an@@ t’s head with it . ​ — 1 Samuel 17 : 4@@ 8 - 5@@ 1 .
Jehovah also provi@@ des matu@@ re ones in the congregation with whom we can discus@@ s our decisions .
It will be help@@ ful to refle@@ ct on what Jehovah is accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing by means of the preaching work .
As the Creator , Jehovah is the ul@@ tim@@ ate , righ@@ t@@ ful La@@ w@@ gi@@ ver in the uni@@ verse .
These ver@@ ses associ@@ ate i@@ do@@ l worship with sacrific@@ es to dem@@ ons .
This plac@@ es a heav@@ y responsi@@ bility on all of Jehovah’s dedic@@ ated servants . ​ — Read E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 3 : 17 - 19 .
The par@@ ties to the new covenant are God and anointed ones .
Even where high@@ er educ@@ ation is free , there may be str@@ ings att@@ ached .
Yes , a well - arrang@@ ed we@@ d@@ ding can be f@@ on@@ dly re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed .
En@@ ter@@ ing the F@@ ul@@ l - Ti@@ me Ser@@ vice
The love between the op@@ pos@@ ite se@@ x@@ es has other char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s b@@ es@@ id@@ es its po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for being con@@ st@@ ant and end@@ uring .
The n@@ atur@@ al inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of an inf@@ ant is to satis@@ fy its own wants and needs , ob@@ li@@ vi@@ ous of the inter@@ ests of even its care@@ gi@@ v@@ ers .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , the 2 attend@@ ed the dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion along with 20 of their de@@ a@@ f friends .
This sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic ri@@ ver is Jehovah’s means to un@@ do all the har@@ m brought upon mankind by Ad@@ am@@ ’s dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
Does God Re@@ ally C@@ are Ab@@ out You ?
Yet , s@@ ci@@ ence cannot tell us why we are here and where we are going .
The ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ent . . . should become to you like a n@@ ative of your@@ s ; and you must love him as yourself . ” ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 19 : 15 , 34 .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , a L@@ ev@@ ite also , when he got down to the place and saw him , went by on the op@@ pos@@ ite side .
“ A w@@ atch@@ man is what I have made you to the house of Israel , ” Jehovah tel@@ ls him , “ and you must hear from my m@@ ou@@ th spe@@ e@@ ch and you must war@@ n them from me . ”
Ther@@ efore , let us , young and old , apply ourselves di@@ lig@@ ently in stud@@ ying God’s Word , medit@@ ating on what we learn , and dra@@ wing close to Jehovah in regul@@ ar and hear@@ t@@ felt prayers .
That is why God , your God , anointed you with the o@@ il of ex@@ ul@@ tation more than your par@@ t@@ n@@ ers . ”
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , however , I deci@@ ded to go back to the bus@@ h .
The same is true of gen@@ u@@ ine Christians today .
On ga@@ ther@@ ing together all the c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests and s@@ cri@@ bes of the people , he in@@ qui@@ red of them where the Christ was to be born . ”
M@@ an@@ kind as a whole was destro@@ yed .
Per@@ haps Psalm 9@@ 1 was su@@ ng an@@ ti@@ ph@@ on@@ ic@@ ally ; that is , one person may have su@@ ng first , with a cho@@ ir respon@@ ding .
Even though the cl@@ er@@ gy had war@@ ned people not to read the Bible and few could af@@ for@@ d to own a cop@@ y , many were hu@@ ng@@ ry for the truth .
A@@ n I@@ tal@@ i@@ an sister wanted to jo@@ in the cam@@ pa@@ ign , but having just started a new jo@@ b , she did not have any v@@ ac@@ ation days .
Yet , his s@@ il@@ ence regarding certain matters tel@@ ls us much about him .
Ha@@ ving been cre@@ ated in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge , we pos@@ s@@ ess what ability ?
The book of Job ad@@ ds to our knowledge of Satan’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous course .
L@@ ong before the ex@@ ile , the prophet A@@ mo@@ s had re@@ bu@@ ked we@@ al@@ thy ones in Israel for their “ hous@@ es of i@@ v@@ ory ” and for their “ l@@ ying down on cou@@ ches of i@@ v@@ ory . ”
When he left the house , I was op@@ posed , and now I was bu@@ b@@ bl@@ ing over with the wonderful Bible tru@@ ths I had learned !
One important reason Ma@@ x@@ ’s mother takes such care is that she wants to ple@@ ase God .
So talk with your brother .
A@@ no@@ ther pro@@ ver@@ b says : “ Jehovah is far away from the wicked ones , but the prayer of the righteous ones he he@@ ars . ”
What effect should the a@@ bo@@ ve fac@@ ts have on the ever - inc@@ reas@@ ing great crow@@ d who hope to live forever on earth ?
Then , in Mar@@ ch 200@@ 4 , Al@@ l@@ an died in his s@@ le@@ ep .
This led to the apostle Paul’s effe@@ ctive dis@@ course on the A@@ re@@ o@@ pa@@ g@@ us in that city .
With reg@@ ard to our personal sal@@ vation , why is it not en@@ ough just to know Jehovah’s name ?
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 23
Such persecu@@ t@@ ors do not “ accept the love of the truth that they might be sa@@ ved . ”
S@@ tri@@ ve to M@@ ake Pe@@ ace
Why did Jesus in@@ s@@ titu@@ te the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al ?
The Bible fur@@ ther states : “ Lo@@ ok !
Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S T@@ O A@@ S@@ K Y@@ O@@ U@@ R@@ S@@ EL@@ F
What example did Jesus set for parents ?
He said : “ In my case , the most important fac@@ t@@ or in cop@@ ing with the disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment was that I continued to do what I had been doing before to strengthen my spiritu@@ ality .
No@@ te what the apostle Paul was inspired to wr@@ ite some 2@@ ,000 years later .
On@@ ly three very old Al@@ ban@@ ians were on the same pl@@ ane ; they had been in Gre@@ e@@ ce for medi@@ cal reas@@ ons .
A Christian sister nam@@ ed P@@ am@@ ela wants to move where the need for Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers is greater , but should she ?
The ability to listen with love does not come n@@ atur@@ ally .
In effect , as in the case of the ancient Israelites , Jehovah gr@@ as@@ ps their right hand and says : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id . I will help you . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
By using questions and making st@@ at@@ ements , Jesus did more than imp@@ ar@@ t fac@@ ts . He t@@ ou@@ ched hearts , mo@@ tiv@@ ating people to act in har@@ mony with the good news .
In 19@@ 60 we had to leave Egy@@ pt with just one su@@ it@@ case each .
The pres@@ sure of having cont@@ act with people who are ru@@ de and who sh@@ out and cur@@ se at one another often ca@@ uses much dis@@ may .
No longer af@@ ra@@ id , Eli@@ j@@ ah re@@ turned to his assignment .
They could now satis@@ fy their spiritual need as they read God’s Word in their mother t@@ ong@@ ue . ​ — Matthew 5 : 3 , 6 .
Jesus has deep affe@@ ction for his heavenly Father .
In Na@@ i@@ ro@@ bi , K@@ en@@ ya , two Christian women in field service had fin@@ i@@ shed working the hous@@ es assign@@ ed to them .
Why could Jesus tell a woman who was known to be a sin@@ ner that her sin@@ s were for@@ given ? ​ — Luke 7 : 37 , 4@@ 8 .
You can also boo@@ st your s@@ on@@ ’s self - confidence by help@@ ing him re@@ ach lar@@ g@@ er go@@ als in life .
When he is s@@ ligh@@ ted , a fo@@ ol@@ ish person gives an ang@@ ry respon@@ se quic@@ k@@ ly ​ — “ in the same day . ”
E@@ ven@@ tually , he got her to foc@@ us on the t@@ ree and its fru@@ it rather than on her relationship with the One who had given her everything .
Si@@ mil@@ ar leg@@ ends are found among indi@@ gen@@ ous pe@@ op@@ les of Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , E@@ ast A@@ sia , M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , and el@@ se@@ where .
So let us a@@ do@@ pt Jehovah’s view of our brothers .
To Rus@@ sia
B@@ ene@@ f@@ iting From F@@ ine Ex@@ am@@ ples
So let us shi@@ ft to wonderful things that de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely are rel@@ ated to and of value to you .
With my first Bible stud@@ ent in J@@ ap@@ an , Mi@@ yo T@@ aka@@ g@@ i , in the early 19@@ 50 ’ s and in 199@@ 9
The Tru@@ th That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ter@@ n@@ al Li@@ fe
When asked if div@@ or@@ ce was per@@ mis@@ sible , Jesus said : “ Di@@ d you not read that he who cre@@ ated them from the beg@@ in@@ ning made them m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale and said , ‘ For this reason a man will leave his father and his mother and will s@@ tic@@ k to his wife , and the two will be one flesh ’ ?
For ei@@ ght days we end@@ ur@@ ed ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely ho@@ t and cr@@ am@@ ped con@@ di@@ tions until we arri@@ ved at Sol@@ ik@@ am@@ s@@ k P@@ ris@@ on , in the Per@@ m@@ s@@ ka@@ ya D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct .
Yes , Jehovah is the best Father i@@ mag@@ in@@ able .
How do you me@@ asure up in this reg@@ ard ?
So ask yourself : ‘ Do I keep my hope b@@ right by being a good stud@@ ent of the Bible , reading it da@@ ily ?
His war@@ ped ide@@ a of great@@ ness was expres@@ sed in these words : “ Is not this Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , that I my@@ self have buil@@ t for the ro@@ y@@ al house with the strength of my might and for the di@@ gn@@ ity of my ma@@ j@@ es@@ ty ? ”
We could even beg@@ in to feel as though we are let@@ ting others down .
H@@ er own head ones ju@@ dge mer@@ ely for a bri@@ be , and her own pri@@ ests instru@@ ct just for a pri@@ ce , and her own prophe@@ ts prac@@ tice div@@ in@@ ation simply for money . . .
Do you know the pri@@ m@@ ary reason why He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah pray@@ ed to be sa@@ ved from the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans ?
( a ) G@@ r@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for the ransom should move us to do what ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , the young man did not share my faith .
In fact , as in Timo@@ th@@ y’s case , even Christians who have special positi@@ ons of responsi@@ bility are expe@@ cted to make their spiritual qualities man@@ i@@ f@@ est to all .
By the 1@@ 3@@ th century , about three h@@ un@@ d@@ red ch@@ ur@@ ches had been car@@ ved out of the ro@@ ck .
Rather , we will make Bible reading a da@@ ily ha@@ bi@@ t .
How can we help family members of min@@ ors who have been dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed ?
What an experience !
What is the foc@@ us of his organization , and how can know@@ ing this mo@@ tiv@@ ate us and our famili@@ es ?
How does Jehovah help us as individuals ?
In the fin@@ al an@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is , the faithful Christian must we@@ i@@ gh the fac@@ ts and then deci@@ de what to do .
However , in@@ stead of following what is po@@ pul@@ ar , Christians he@@ ed the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ Q@@ u@@ it being fa@@ shi@@ oned after this system of things , but be trans@@ form@@ ed by making your mind over , that you may prove to y@@ ourselves the good and accep@@ table and perfect will of God . ”
L@@ it@@ er@@ al cam@@ el and nee@@ d@@ le ? , 5 / 15 Paul shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ ked on Mal@@ ta ?
Ther@@ e@@ after , Jesus ’ mother and her other children appe@@ ar but not Joseph .
I have said these things to you that by means of me you may have peace .
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , the Com@@ p@@ lu@@ ten@@ si@@ an P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t has been acc@@ la@@ im@@ ed as a “ mon@@ um@@ ent to ty@@ po@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ cal ar@@ t and to Scriptural s@@ ci@@ ence . ”
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a few we@@ ek@@ s of his den@@ ying Christ , Peter , im@@ bu@@ ed with holy spirit , b@@ ol@@ dly pre@@ ached to a mul@@ titu@@ de of Jews at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st .
As we no@@ ted in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , Jehovah proved to be “ the Pro@@ vi@@ der of es@@ cap@@ e ” in Bible times .
Cor@@ ra@@ do and his wife have develop@@ ed a bal@@ an@@ ced appro@@ ach to d@@ om@@ es@@ tic cho@@ res , following a mo@@ der@@ ately rel@@ a@@ x@@ ed sc@@ he@@ du@@ le to avoid feel@@ ing comple@@ t@@ ely dra@@ ined of en@@ er@@ gy at the end of the day .
The hist@@ ory of the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s , jud@@ ges , and k@@ ings among the ancient Hebrews provi@@ des am@@ ple evidence that Jehovah gives direction through human re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves .
In A@@ pri@@ l 18@@ 8@@ 1 , less than two years after the first is@@ sue of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er was publi@@ shed , this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine put out a call for 1@@ ,000 pre@@ ach@@ ers .
“ You must not put Jehovah your God to the t@@ est , ” Jesus said . ​ — Matthew 4 : 5 - 7 ; Luke 4 : 9 - 12 .
▪ El@@ ders , How Do You F@@ e@@ el Ab@@ out T@@ ra@@ ining O@@ thers ?
Yes , Peter knew that his death was near , but he desi@@ red that his tim@@ ely remin@@ ders would live on .
( a ) What is illustr@@ ated by the events taking place in the f@@ ar@@ mer@@ ’s field ?
“ Be@@ fore the F@@ oun@@ ding of the World ”
That is true of many who do not worship Jehovah , but among his name worshipp@@ ers , peace and un@@ ity should pre@@ va@@ il .
Still , there were num@@ er@@ ous religious grou@@ ps who claim@@ ed to be Christ’s followers .
To sur@@ vi@@ ve the coming tri@@ bul@@ ation , you too need to fle@@ e to high@@ er gr@@ ound , so to speak , before it is too l@@ ate .
To enjoy divine fav@@ or and blessing , we must walk in Jehovah’s name .
In this article and in the next , we will exam@@ ine se@@ ven are@@ as of life in which we should let nothing dist@@ ance us from Jehovah .
In May 194@@ 5 the Ger@@ man ar@@ my was de@@ fe@@ ated , and my life on the ru@@ n fin@@ ally came to an end .
“ When our family makes a don@@ ation at the Kingdom H@@ all , we let our children put the money in the contribu@@ tion bo@@ x , ” says their father , J@@ as@@ on .
I listen@@ ed in@@ ten@@ tly , ca@@ ught up in his ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations .
Jac@@ o@@ b could not arr@@ ange for a pa@@ y@@ ment .
It pu@@ ts before us the pro@@ spe@@ ct of being “ set free from en@@ sla@@ v@@ ement to cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion ” and ev@@ en@@ tually ga@@ ining “ the gl@@ ori@@ ous fre@@ e@@ dom of the children of God . ”
S@@ pur@@ red on by the ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y of the times and concer@@ n for his loved ones , however , he went home .
( b ) What en@@ ab@@ led Joseph to respon@@ d as he did when P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife tri@@ ed to se@@ du@@ ce him ?
When he attend@@ ed a we@@ d@@ ding fe@@ ast ​ — ty@@ pi@@ c@@ ally an ev@@ ent mar@@ ked by mu@@ si@@ c , sing@@ ing , and rejo@@ ic@@ ing — ​ it is clear that he was not there to c@@ ast a p@@ all over the occasi@@ on .
“ Christi@@ an@@ ity may have made hel@@ l a hous@@ eho@@ ld word , ” says U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ Ne@@ ws & World R@@ ep@@ ort , “ but it do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t hold a mon@@ o@@ po@@ ly on the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine .
In imit@@ ation of the ang@@ el who came to Daniel , we should encoura@@ ge and strengthen one another with help@@ ing hands and cons@@ ol@@ ing words .
Yet , E@@ mili@@ a@@ ’s se@@ cul@@ ar jo@@ b took too much time , and this ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le was ro@@ b@@ b@@ ing her of joy .
Fir@@ st , why would Jesus ref@@ er to the heavenly resurrection when ans@@ wer@@ ing the S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es , who pro@@ ba@@ bly had in mind an earthly resurrection ?
I also wor@@ ked hard at my care@@ er , making a name for my@@ self in the com@@ pu@@ ter in@@ du@@ str@@ y . As a result , I was fin@@ an@@ cially com@@ for@@ table , and many people consider@@ ed me succ@@ ess@@ ful .
For th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years , mankind in gener@@ al has tri@@ ed to na@@ vi@@ g@@ ate its way through life without divine help .
On S@@ un@@ day mor@@ ning , I was the cha@@ ir@@ man , and Gi@@ u@@ se@@ pp@@ e Rom@@ an@@ o gave the public talk .
At first , he felt un@@ wor@@ thy of be@@ coming a Witness .
Re@@ fle@@ ct on the apostle Paul’s exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent example .
Jehovah ap@@ par@@ ently cho@@ se not to fore@@ see what Adam ​ — and E@@ ve — ​ would do , even though He has the ability to know everything in ad@@ v@@ ance .
If we are hum@@ ble , we will appreci@@ ate and accept counsel , real@@ iz@@ ing that “ the re@@ pro@@ of@@ s of discipl@@ ine are the way of life . ”
O@@ ri@@ g@@ en inc@@ ur@@ red the wr@@ ath of many n@@ on - Christians , who held him respon@@ sible for the con@@ ver@@ sion and death of their friends .
This fe@@ ar@@ less stand for true worship ap@@ par@@ ently made E@@ no@@ ch many enem@@ ies , pu@@ t@@ ting his life in d@@ anger .
“ I enjoy what I have , and I don@@ ’t dre@@ am about what I don@@ ’t have . ” ​ — C@@ ar@@ men
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , the mother h@@ en gives a tre@@ mul@@ ous , high - pit@@ ched war@@ ning call and s@@ pre@@ a@@ ds her w@@ ings .
7 : 4 ​ — In what way were ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ous Israelites like “ a fur@@ n@@ ace set bur@@ ning ” ?
A group of men arri@@ ved , ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers from the E@@ ast , likely from f@@ ar@@ away Babyl@@ on .
A tro@@ pi@@ cal be@@ ach was the set@@ ting for the baptism of 20 dedic@@ ated pers@@ ons .
I was able to bre@@ ak free from all my un@@ clean practic@@ es .
At the end of two years , al@@ most ever@@ yone in to@@ wn was re@@ tur@@ ning the fam@@ il@@ y’s gre@@ et@@ ings .
And he pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed other tra@@ its that qu@@ ali@@ fied him for lead@@ er@@ ship .
Tru@@ e Christians , though , often have to take a stand for what they know to be right .
The sister might be bat@@ t@@ ling feelings of l@@ on@@ el@@ iness .
F@@ ol@@ low Jesus ’ Ex@@ am@@ ple
C@@ is@@ n@@ er@@ o@@ s in@@ tend@@ ed this work “ to re@@ vi@@ ve the hi@@ ther@@ to d@@ or@@ man@@ t study of the s@@ crip@@ tures , ” yet he had no desire to make the Bible a@@ vail@@ able to the public at large .
I@@ magine that you are one of Jesus ’ first - century disciples .
From chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od on , Jesus had the cu@@ sto@@ m of listen@@ ing to people and encourag@@ ing them to expres@@ s their vie@@ ws .
V@@ i@@ g@@ or@@ ous exer@@ tion and hard work , al@@ though physi@@ c@@ ally ti@@ ring , can be satis@@ f@@ ying and ref@@ re@@ shing when it is done for a good cause .
The of@@ fi@@ cial , having read the Bible pas@@ sage that we now find at Isaiah 5@@ 3 : 7 , 8 , asked Ph@@ ili@@ p : “ I be@@ g you , Ab@@ out whom does the prophet say this ?
• In what two s@@ ph@@ er@@ es of activ@@ ity is it appro@@ pri@@ ate for a Christian woman to we@@ ar a head co@@ ver@@ ing ?
Why does this make Jehovah happy ?
To what time peri@@ od did Jesus ’ counsel apply ?
The prophet Daniel wrote that during the time of the end , “ those having in@@ sight , ” that is , the anointed , would bring “ many to righteousness . ”
From a small beg@@ in@@ ning when the first baptism of a local re@@ si@@ d@@ ent as a dedic@@ ated Witness of Jehovah took place in L@@ ake V@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ a in 195@@ 5 , “ the little one ” did fin@@ ally become a th@@ ous@@ and in 199@@ 2 .
S@@ AN@@ D@@ R@@ A is a wi@@ do@@ w who lives in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
T@@ on@@ y re@@ je@@ cted the ass@@ ist@@ ance offered by car@@ ing family and friends .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , they have rema@@ ined a po@@ t@@ ent for@@ ce in human af@@ fai@@ r@@ s .
Why , then , do we continue to high@@ light the ne@@ ar@@ ness of the end ?
Paul conclu@@ des his des@@ crip@@ tion of the su@@ it of spiritual ar@@ m@@ or with the counsel : “ Acc@@ ep@@ t the hel@@ me@@ t of sal@@ vation , and the s@@ word of the spirit , that is , God’s word . ”
O@@ ver@@ night , our life may change comple@@ t@@ ely .
God’s own Son , Jesus , ad@@ v@@ ised his followers : “ Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch , therefore , because you do not know on what day your Lord is coming . ”
What did God’s servants in the past have faith in ?
God’s respon@@ se to the sin of Adam and E@@ ve is reve@@ al@@ ing .
As a bo@@ y , I was se@@ x@@ u@@ ally a@@ bu@@ sed on sever@@ al occasi@@ ons .
By our spe@@ e@@ ch and actions , may we really be ref@@ re@@ shing to others .
I needed some time to reg@@ a@@ in my strength , but once I did , we again took up the full - time service .
How does a par@@ ent@@ ’s ab@@ s@@ ence af@@ fect the children ?
Jesus ’ disciples knew that thr@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory , angels rend@@ ered personal ass@@ ist@@ ance to God’s people .
Paul encoura@@ ges the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans to “ go on wal@@ king in uni@@ on with [ Christ ] , ro@@ o@@ ted and being buil@@ t up in him and being sta@@ bi@@ li@@ zed in the faith . ”
I than@@ k him from the bo@@ t@@ to@@ m of my heart for giving me such loving brothers and sisters . ”
Un@@ sure of what to do , I s@@ ought direction from the brothers , who pointed out that there was no ba@@ n against speaking to people about the Bible .
V@@ alu@@ able too are the remin@@ ders and counsel we receive by means of Christian public@@ ations and our meetings !
Consider the example of ancient Israel .
For example , a young Christian woman nam@@ ed F@@ ran@@ ces rel@@ ates : “ By the time I re@@ ached the age of 23 , it seem@@ ed that all my friends had got married , and I was left al@@ one . ”
The integrity - keep@@ ing course of God’s faithful anointed Witnesses s@@ pur@@ s on God’s servants today to end@@ ure wh@@ atever tri@@ als come their way , including op@@ position from un@@ believ@@ ing relati@@ ves , work@@ mat@@ es , or scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es who ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le them for their faith .
in Jesus ’ vo@@ ice ?
S@@ our@@ ces : Ma@@ yo C@@ l@@ in@@ ic and Joh@@ ns H@@ op@@ kin@@ s Me@@ dic@@ ine we@@ b@@ s@@ ites and the j@@ our@@ n@@ al So@@ cial P@@ sy@@ c@@ hi@@ at@@ ry and P@@ sy@@ c@@ hi@@ at@@ ri@@ c E@@ pi@@ dem@@ i@@ olo@@ gy .
O@@ thers see little practic@@ al value in religious teachings or , at any r@@ ate , fai@@ l to prac@@ tice what their ch@@ urch pre@@ ach@@ es .
Then in about O@@ c@@ to@@ ber of 29 C.E . , Jesus of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th came to John to be baptized .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , Peter reli@@ ed on holy spirit to help him per@@ form mi@@ gh@@ ty de@@ e@@ ds .
But what did that mean for H@@ ann@@ ah ?
He s@@ ought sol@@ ace in d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , and he also ob@@ ta@@ ined prof@@ essi@@ onal help .
When a young disci@@ ple of Christ takes the important st@@ ep of baptism , both he and his parents have re@@ ached a mil@@ es@@ to@@ ne .
As he got we@@ ak@@ er and we@@ ak@@ er , G@@ ab@@ ri@@ ele n@@ ur@@ sed him until he died .
El@@ va@@ ’s brother , F@@ ran@@ k L@@ am@@ ber@@ t , became a ze@@ al@@ ous pioneer in the Au@@ str@@ ali@@ an out@@ back .
Yet others do not in@@ qui@@ re at all because they re@@ ject the very ide@@ a that God ex@@ ists . ​ — Psalm 10 : 4 .
The mar@@ k@@ s@@ men of that tri@@ be could s@@ ling st@@ ones “ to a ha@@ ir@@ bre@@ ad@@ th and would not mis@@ s . ”
They “ will all be chang@@ ed , in a m@@ om@@ ent , in the bl@@ ink of an e@@ ye , during the last tru@@ mp@@ et . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Now des@@ tru@@ ction was upon them .
With David was started a d@@ y@@ na@@ st@@ y of k@@ ings who were anointed with holy o@@ il by the high pri@@ est .
No matter where we live , who we are , or how old we are , all of us will at times face st@@ res@@ ses in life .
A he@@ ated dis@@ pu@@ te between Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s became public knowledge and resul@@ ted in their going se@@ par@@ ate ways for a while .
They could see “ the ch@@ er@@ u@@ bs and the f@@ lam@@ ing b@@ la@@ de of a s@@ word that was tur@@ ning it@@ self continu@@ ally to gu@@ ard the way to the t@@ ree of life . ”
It also al@@ er@@ ts us to the fact that soon he will come to destro@@ y his enem@@ ies “ at an h@@ our that [ we ] do not think likely . ” ​ — Luke 12 : 40 .
Rom@@ an hist@@ ori@@ ans Su@@ et@@ on@@ i@@ us and C@@ as@@ si@@ us Di@@ o cla@@ im that Bu@@ r@@ r@@ us was po@@ is@@ oned by N@@ er@@ o in 6@@ 2 C.E .
Some accept as fact the Bible repor@@ ts about the mirac@@ les per@@ form@@ ed by Jesus Christ or by servants of God in p@@ re - Christian times .
“ The Lord was ra@@ ised up and he appe@@ ared to S@@ im@@ on [ Peter ] . ”
( Read 1 John 5 : 3 , 4 . )
They have invit@@ ed us to be part of this truly un@@ ited nation .
The ancient tra@@ in@@ ers “ could dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish ex@@ ha@@ us@@ tion or we@@ ak@@ ness that der@@ i@@ ved not from the exerc@@ ises but from other , p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal ca@@ uses , bad hum@@ our , de@@ pres@@ sion and so on . . . .
While the concer@@ n of others is certainly appreci@@ ated , the responsi@@ bility to take care of our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart fin@@ ally rest@@ s with each one of us person@@ ally .
When the mar@@ it@@ al situ@@ ations of Jehovah’s people were fin@@ ally in har@@ mony with the teachings of God’s Word , fine spiritual blessings were enjo@@ yed within the congregations . ​ — 1 Corinthians 6 : 9 - 11 .
What would the Israelites do ?
They thus refu@@ sed to “ allow place for the Devil . ”
The p@@ al@@ m - be@@ aring mul@@ titu@@ de , which come out of this great tri@@ bul@@ ation , cannot be in@@ num@@ er@@ able out of all nations , un@@ less they be made so by the preaching of the Go@@ spe@@ l before it comes . ” ​ — D@@ an .
We can refle@@ ct on the fact that we at one time were s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing in dar@@ k@@ ness , as it were .
( Read Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 21 - 25 . )
• The account of An@@ ani@@ as and S@@ app@@ hi@@ r@@ a teach@@ es us what ?
In fact , when the Witnesses in Mo@@ sc@@ ow share in the preaching work today , many hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders re@@ act , saying , “ But did they not ba@@ n you people ? ”
Do@@ ing so will help you experience the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of the pro@@ ver@@ b that says : “ An@@ xi@@ ous care in the heart of a man is what will cause it to bo@@ w down , but the good word is what makes it rejo@@ ice . ” ​ — Proverbs 12 : 25 .
On dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ing that the go@@ at of the sin o@@ ffering had been bur@@ ned , he indi@@ gn@@ an@@ tly asked E@@ lea@@ z@@ ar and I@@ th@@ am@@ ar why they had not e@@ at@@ en it as direc@@ ted , because its blood had not been pres@@ ented before Jehovah in the Ho@@ ly P@@ l@@ ace . ​ — Le@@ v .
It is such a joy to preach in this responsi@@ ve ter@@ rit@@ ory . ”
The thought of giving bir@@ th at her age stru@@ ck her as being so bi@@ z@@ ar@@ re that she could not hold back ​ — she la@@ ugh@@ ed to her@@ self , saying : “ After I am wor@@ n out and my l@@ ord is old , will I really have this ple@@ asure ? ”
The fir@@ st@@ born inclu@@ ded only mal@@ es .
What hope , then , does the Bible hold out for those who died without having an opportunity to learn about God ?
No won@@ der the lo@@ c@@ ation of that tower came to be called “ Con@@ fu@@ sion , ” or Ba@@ be@@ l !
And since all , we@@ al@@ thy and po@@ or al@@ ike , d@@ wel@@ led in boo@@ ths that were similar , the Israelites were remin@@ ded that in rel@@ ation to the fes@@ ti@@ val , they were all e@@ qu@@ al . ​ — Ne@@ h@@ emiah 8 : 14 - 16 .
If your mate feel@@ s the need to talk about life with his or her first sp@@ ouse , listen sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic@@ ally and com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ately .
Can we be happy when we are not at peace in@@ side ?
We must cultiv@@ ate such an attitude toward all of God’s comman@@ ds .
What did Timothy do when he was invit@@ ed to tra@@ v@@ el with Paul and S@@ il@@ as ?
Paul wrote : “ When in@@ sul@@ ted , we bl@@ ess ; when persecu@@ ted , we pati@@ ently end@@ ure ; when s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ed , we answer mil@@ dly . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
There they were “ appointed a da@@ ily allow@@ ance from the deli@@ c@@ ac@@ ies of the king and from his dr@@ in@@ king w@@ ine , even to n@@ ou@@ ris@@ h them for three years , that at the end of these they might stand before the king . ” ​ — Daniel 1 : 3 - 5 .
R@@ em@@ ember your ob@@ je@@ ctive ​ — not to acc@@ use your sp@@ ouse but to in@@ form him or her of your expe@@ ct@@ ations and feelings . ​ — Proverbs 15 : 1 .
This temple of gi@@ gan@@ tic prop@@ or@@ tions seen by E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el in vision was ac@@ tually never buil@@ t .
We do this by pu@@ t@@ ting for@@ th effort to get better ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with God’s Word and by lear@@ ning obedi@@ ence .
Then he took in his hands the fi@@ re and the k@@ ni@@ fe , and the two of them wal@@ ked on together . ”
For instance , why not pray by name for the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er vis@@ iting your congregation or the con@@ duc@@ t@@ or of your C@@ ongreg@@ ation Bo@@ ok S@@ tu@@ dy ?
1@@ 00 Watchtower D@@ ri@@ ve ,
F@@ in@@ ally in 195@@ 7 , I arri@@ ved there .
Acts 13 : 14 An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch in P@@ isi@@ dia — “ going into the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e ”
With our heavenly Fa@@ ther’s help , anxi@@ e@@ ties and temp@@ t@@ ations will not gro@@ w to the point of being out of control .
For example , Jeremiah expe@@ cted that the Babyl@@ on@@ ians would destro@@ y Juda@@ h , and that is what happened in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
Because of his faith , Abraham was called Jehovah’s friend .
21 , 22 . ( a ) What resul@@ ts when those in the congregation apply the counsel found at Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 4 ?
H@@ u@@ man@@ s su@@ ff@@ er priv@@ ation , si@@ ck@@ ness , and lo@@ ss .
As a par@@ ent , you pro@@ ba@@ bly wish that a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ence were like a r@@ un@@ way down which your child could s@@ wi@@ f@@ tly and ef@@ fi@@ ci@@ ently pi@@ ck up spe@@ ed and take off into ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od .
Let us he@@ ed this war@@ ning example and always tre@@ asure our gift of free will by continu@@ ing to s@@ tic@@ k close to Jehovah and obe@@ ying his righteous requi@@ re@@ ments . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
As we sc@@ ur@@ ri@@ ed toward the wa@@ iting hel@@ ic@@ op@@ ter that S@@ un@@ day mor@@ ning , my fellow mission@@ aries and I for@@ ced ourselves to remain cal@@ m .
As Christians , we follow Jesus ’ example by being kind and help@@ ful .
No more will people be th@@ reat@@ ened by war , cri@@ me , hu@@ ng@@ er , or even pre@@ d@@ at@@ ory ani@@ mal@@ s .
So my mother allow@@ ed me to leave the school within a year .
Our go@@ al is to re@@ ach hearts and at@@ tr@@ act people to the tru@@ ths we so love .
When David had the ar@@ k of the covenant brought to Jerusalem , his wife M@@ ic@@ ha@@ l “ got to see King David le@@ ap@@ ing and d@@ an@@ c@@ ing around before Jehovah ; and she began to des@@ p@@ ise him in her heart . ”
E@@ ach tr@@ act prom@@ p@@ ts us to read a Bible text and present the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der with a question .
Rus@@ sia had ex@@ tend@@ ed its bor@@ ders to en@@ com@@ pas@@ s ter@@ rit@@ ory pre@@ vi@@ ously held by other states .
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you ever heard anyone com@@ pla@@ in that his emp@@ loy@@ er gives him too little comm@@ end@@ ation ?
He told the congregation in La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ a : “ All those for whom I have affe@@ ction , I re@@ prove and discipl@@ ine .
A@@ bel@@ ’s o@@ ffering was accepted , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as Ca@@ in@@ ’s was not .
When the Witnesses came to vis@@ it my wife , I asked them , “ Can God for@@ give me for all my sin@@ s ? ”
The longer we put off deal@@ ing with the situation , the har@@ der it will be for us to make peace with our brother .
On the th@@ ir@@ d S@@ un@@ day , I accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed them , car@@ r@@ ying a small Bible .
We know from the Scriptures that we are not living at a time when we can look to God for mirac@@ ul@@ ous heal@@ ings or an ex@@ ten@@ sion of our life .
It is inter@@ ven@@ tion on be@@ half of someone suffering mis@@ for@@ tu@@ ne or dist@@ ress .
What heavenly ar@@ mi@@ es does Jehovah comm@@ and , and what indic@@ ation do we have of their power ?
What did Solomon ask for , and what did God give him ?
After our children took up the full - time ministry , E@@ kat@@ er@@ in@@ i and I started thinking seri@@ ously about what we could do to ex@@ p@@ and our share in this li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving work .
To Na@@ than , David expres@@ sed his desire to buil@@ d a temple for Jehovah to con@@ tain the ar@@ k of the covenant , which was then in Jerusalem “ d@@ wel@@ ling in the mi@@ dd@@ le of t@@ ent clo@@ ths . ”
To take refu@@ ge in Jehovah , then , exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus ’ sacrifice .
With these s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring words , God’s ancient people were ass@@ em@@ b@@ led to un@@ ite in a prayer that is one of the long@@ est in the Bible rec@@ ord .
V@@ is@@ u@@ al@@ ize the sc@@ ene : Jesus made a wh@@ i@@ p of ro@@ p@@ es , and he d@@ ro@@ ve out those sel@@ ling c@@ at@@ tle and sheep .
And wh@@ atever s@@ k@@ ill@@ s Be@@ z@@ al@@ el and O@@ ho@@ li@@ a@@ b may already have had were certainly en@@ h@@ an@@ ced or fur@@ ther develop@@ ed by God’s spirit so that those men could succ@@ ess@@ fully share in and over@@ see the con@@ stru@@ ction of the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le and rel@@ ated work . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 31 : 1 - 11 .
This is our God . We have ho@@ ped in him , and he will sa@@ ve us . This is Jehovah .
However , for us to be spiritually matu@@ re does not mean to be perfect .
Consider what happened in No@@ ah’s day .
We were also bran@@ ded as spi@@ es and were care@@ fully w@@ atch@@ ed to see if we taught anyone the Bible .
S@@ and@@ r@@ a learned valu@@ able less@@ ons from the example of the apostle Paul .
Some consider this to be “ the ol@@ des@@ t ex@@ tra@@ bi@@ bli@@ cal ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal evidence ” of Jesus ’ ex@@ ist@@ ence . ​ — 6 / 15 , page 3 - 4 .
Why is discipl@@ ine important , and what bal@@ ance do Christian parents stri@@ ve to find ?
Can you i@@ magine going to these sto@@ re@@ hous@@ es to inv@@ ent@@ ory s@@ no@@ w@@ f@@ l@@ ak@@ es in their in@@ fin@@ ite vari@@ ety and to study how they came to be ?
P@@ ur@@ su@@ ing the S@@ ur@@ pas@@ sing W@@ a@@ y of Lo@@ ve
“ T@@ ast@@ e and See That Jehovah Is Go@@ od ”
As we ga@@ ther together for the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , may our hearts be filled with gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to Jehovah and to his faithful Ser@@ v@@ ant .
The tru@@ ths he taught were eas@@ y to gr@@ as@@ p yet truly pro@@ found .
However , the Bo@@ ok of M@@ or@@ m@@ on , at Al@@ ma 4@@ 2 : 9 , states : “ The soul could never die . ”
We know this because in the Bible , God comman@@ ds his people to “ get out of ” the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion .
We show our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for the ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er life that we enjoy by refle@@ cting Jehovah’s light — sh@@ aring what we have learned from the Bible with our family members , friends , and neigh@@ b@@ ors .
W@@ r@@ ite about or draw what you will do in Par@@ adise .
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel regarding how to de@@ al with them is clear .
“ C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , this up@@ d@@ ated public@@ ation filled a real need of the people , ” no@@ tes scho@@ la@@ r Ge@@ or@@ ge M@@ et@@ all@@ in@@ o@@ s .
Yes , we can ac@@ qui@@ re life - giving knowledge of Jesus and of his Father .
Con@@ fid@@ enti@@ al talk ev@@ en@@ tually helped An@@ dre@@ w and R@@ ile@@ y to trust each other .
M@@ ary wanted us to have a child of our own .
To many , death is therefore an important st@@ ep in the c@@ y@@ c@@ le of life , and d@@ ying appe@@ ars to them to be part of God’s will .
And how can we cultiv@@ ate this desi@@ ra@@ ble qu@@ ality , so that we remain mo@@ des@@ t even under pres@@ sure ?
H@@ er teach@@ er exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed , “ That is the best repor@@ t I have ever heard from you ! ”
The wi@@ do@@ w then told Eli@@ j@@ ah : “ Now I know that you truly are a man of God and that Jehovah’s word in your m@@ ou@@ th is truth . ” ​ — 1 K@@ i .
I@@ magine the sur@@ pris@@ e of the women who came to the t@@ om@@ b where Jesus ’ body had been la@@ id .
Su@@ cc@@ e@@ e@@ ding gener@@ ations may n@@ ur@@ se a deep - se@@ ated bit@@ ter@@ ness toward one another .
They foc@@ used on main@@ tain@@ ing their own spiritual bal@@ ance .
I@@ mit@@ ating Jesus can have what effect on your efforts to make disciples ?
But what was to ha@@ p@@ pen at the end of 70 years ?
Are there to@@ ys in the y@@ ard , indic@@ ating that there are children in the home ?
What challeng@@ es do parents face ?
No human s@@ ch@@ eme or effort can th@@ war@@ t Jehovah’s purpose .
Is not his view more important than that of any human ​ — even our own ?
The One who would be the He@@ ad of that “ congregation of God ” indic@@ ated that his apostles and others who had learned from him would have spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c responsi@@ bil@@ ities toward the rest .
What took place in one to@@ wn , and what can we learn from it ?
How valu@@ able the book of E@@ z@@ r@@ a is to us !
However , James and his compan@@ i@@ ons ur@@ ged Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s to “ keep the po@@ or in mind . ”
“ As reg@@ ar@@ ds the wicked , ” states Proverbs 2 : 22 , “ they will be cu@@ t off from the very earth ; and as for the tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous , they will be t@@ or@@ n away from it . ”
This gave them the confidence they needed to h@@ and@@ le the challeng@@ es that came their way . ”
We will be e@@ ag@@ er to ba@@ se our decisions on God’s thinking on matters as indic@@ ated by the Scriptures .
How this spirit helps the anointed and the other sheep to remain in Jehovah’s love will be exam@@ ined in the following article .
How can we talk to others about cre@@ ation or the Bible ?
No ex@@ t@@ ant law inform@@ s us just how far a c@@ iti@@ z@@ en could be com@@ p@@ el@@ led to car@@ ry a lo@@ ad .
In this way I am over@@ coming the feel@@ ing of in@@ se@@ cur@@ ity and l@@ on@@ el@@ iness . ”
A real effort is made to see that every matter that is h@@ and@@ led and every decision that is made is in har@@ mony with God’s Word the Bible . ”
“ When pra@@ ying , ” said Jesus , “ do not say the same things over and over again , just as the people of the nations do , for they [ wr@@ ong@@ ly ] i@@ magine they will get a hear@@ ing for their use of many words . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
They also showed us how to work at things that we as f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers had never done before .
What had A@@ ha@@ b done ?
We are not told whether E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ro@@ ditu@@ s was an el@@ der or a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant .
A result of this was that M@@ ic@@ ha@@ l never pro@@ duc@@ ed children . ​ — 2 Samuel 6 : 14 - 23 .
In 60 - 6@@ 1 C.E . , Paul was able to speak of the “ good news ” that was “ be@@ aring fru@@ it and inc@@ reas@@ ing in all the world ” and that had been “ pre@@ ached in all cre@@ ation that is under heaven . ”
A h@@ all@@ mar@@ k of a good teach@@ er is that he lo@@ ves what he teach@@ es .
The cl@@ an@@ des@@ t@@ ine bre@@ ad is given the appe@@ ar@@ ance of being more deli@@ ci@@ ous than the bre@@ ad and me@@ at of wisdom stri@@ c@@ tly because it is ga@@ ined by un@@ just means .
In what other ways do physical and spiritual individuals di@@ ff@@ er ?
The se@@ ed that had been s@@ own years or even de@@ ca@@ des ear@@ li@@ er had pro@@ duc@@ ed fru@@ it ! ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Why is it imp@@ os@@ sible for Jehovah to act un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly ?
How did the ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers find Jesus ? — They were led by a “ st@@ ar , ” not to Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m , but first to King H@@ er@@ od in Jerusalem .
Ab@@ out a year and a half after meeting Na@@ th@@ ana@@ el ( also called Bar@@ th@@ ol@@ ome@@ w ) , Jesus sel@@ e@@ cted him as an apostle , and Na@@ th@@ ana@@ el proved to be a ze@@ al@@ ous Christian .
TH@@ E l@@ ist of those char@@ ged with being the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t is a long one .
• when fac@@ ing health problems ?
A Y@@ ou@@ ng@@ er Gen@@ er@@ ation A@@ ris@@ es
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the year 200@@ 3 , while we keep in mind James 4 : 8 as the ye@@ ar@@ text , let us continue to exam@@ ine ourselves as to whether we are in@@ deed dra@@ wing close to Jehovah .
Mo@@ der@@ n Greek is qu@@ ite different from the Greek of the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t transl@@ ation of the Hebrew Scriptures and from that of the Christian Greek Scriptures .
Jehovah will see your will@@ ing@@ ness to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate and will provide his holy spirit , which will help you to get even more out of the meetings you atten@@ d .
F@@ e@@ e@@ ding Many Th@@ r@@ ough the H@@ ands of a F@@ e@@ w , 7 / 15
Rather , they are e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly loo@@ king for indic@@ ations that the dr@@ ama is re@@ aching its c@@ li@@ ma@@ x ​ — a c@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ p@@ hi@@ c fin@@ ish — ​ for they know that this system must end before Jehovah u@@ sh@@ ers in the long - a@@ wa@@ ited new world of righteousness .
The li@@ cen@@ se u@@ su@@ ally says that the ow@@ ner cannot give to others co@@ pi@@ es of the pro@@ gra@@ m ; in fact , inter@@ n@@ ational cop@@ y@@ right law makes it il@@ leg@@ al to do so . . . .
T@@ au@@ ght by Jehovah From My Y@@ ou@@ th
Se@@ cond , in str@@ ong@@ ly re@@ pro@@ ving S@@ he@@ b@@ na , Jehovah may have been show@@ ing that he did not consider S@@ he@@ b@@ na bey@@ ond reco@@ very .
G@@ o home .
16 : 1 - 3 ; 2 C@@ or .
Today , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of individuals thr@@ ough@@ out the world have made a similar cho@@ ice .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Israel@@ ’s standards were not vie@@ wed as sac@@ red , nor were any cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies associ@@ ated with their use .
Yet , we sel@@ dom mis@@ sed a S@@ atur@@ day .
C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ine com@@ for@@ ted her by show@@ ing her s@@ crip@@ tures descri@@ b@@ ing death as a deep s@@ le@@ ep from which one could ris@@ e in the resurrection .
But the best att@@ or@@ ne@@ ys could do nothing for the other ​ — he had already been ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted .
The holy spirit , sent in Jesus ’ name , guid@@ es and streng@@ th@@ ens us today .
What are some of them ?
She enjo@@ yed doing this work because she thought of all those people lear@@ ning about Jehovah .
Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers 30
S@@ up@@ pose that A@@ le@@ x , a young brother , learned that S@@ te@@ ve , his friend in the congregation , was in the ha@@ bi@@ t of vie@@ wing por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
Because of this , Paul and his associ@@ ates came to be a po@@ t@@ ent influ@@ ence in the lives of the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians , mo@@ ving them to accept the truth “ under much tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
E@@ ver@@ yone has needs .
Jehovah’s spirit op@@ er@@ ated on Sam@@ son in a uni@@ que way because of un@@ u@@ su@@ al circumstances .
In 19@@ 7@@ 6 , Na@@ than f@@ ell ill with can@@ c@@ er , and I , along with the Bethel st@@ af@@ f , helped him cop@@ e .
How than@@ k@@ ful we can be for the pro@@ v@@ isions that are made for us to enjoy who@@ les@@ ome teaching at our meetings every we@@ ek of the year !
“ It was not that he did not love Jehovah or the brothers , ” expla@@ ins A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o , “ but the ill@@ ness had affe@@ cted his emo@@ tions to such an ex@@ t@@ ent that he felt us@@ eless . ”
Th@@ ough my parents ’ health was po@@ or , they did not hold back from the preaching work .
Per@@ haps he ge@@ ts so emo@@ tion@@ ally att@@ ached to his beli@@ ef that he simply shu@@ ts his eyes and clo@@ ses his ear@@ s to any evidence that might chall@@ enge it .
T@@ w@@ o years later , I married my de@@ ar wife , A@@ ar@@ h@@ onda .
Af@@ ter@@ ward K@@ y@@ ri@@ ac@@ o@@ s ’ op@@ position less@@ ened , and he gra@@ du@@ ally made ma@@ j@@ or chang@@ es .
After re@@ vie@@ wing a few of the teaching me@@ tho@@ ds of Jesus , we can eas@@ ily conclu@@ de that those of@@ fic@@ ers who fa@@ iled to se@@ ize him were by no means ex@@ ag@@ g@@ er@@ ating when they said : “ N@@ ever has another man spo@@ ken like this . ”
They are making ti@@ rel@@ ess efforts to “ put on the new person@@ ality that was cre@@ ated according to God’s will in true righteousness and loy@@ al@@ ty . ”
Per@@ sis@@ ten@@ tly do what pleas@@ es Jehovah .
However , ‘ exer@@ ting ourselves vi@@ g@@ or@@ ously ’ and “ always having pl@@ ent@@ y to do in the work of the Lord ” will sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our heart . ​ — Luke 13 : 24 ; 1 C@@ or .
• Why does Jehovah deser@@ ve our hear@@ t@@ felt worship ?
E@@ s@@ ti@@ mat@@ es of the number of spe@@ ci@@ es on earth v@@ ary from 2 milli@@ on to 1@@ 00 milli@@ on .
They do , however , have something in comm@@ on .
Some who had problems with al@@ co@@ ho@@ l before be@@ coming Witnesses have made the personal cho@@ ice to ab@@ sta@@ in from al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ ages al@@ together .
He end@@ ur@@ ed and kept true to his dedic@@ ated st@@ atu@@ s as a Christian for about 60 years .
He often su@@ sta@@ ins us through the support of loving compan@@ i@@ ons .
After the fin@@ al t@@ est , all re@@ bel@@ s , including Satan and his dem@@ ons , will be “ h@@ ur@@ led into the l@@ ake of fi@@ re , ” the c@@ ru@@ shing death b@@ low to the head of the “ ser@@ p@@ ent . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
What I was lear@@ ning from the Bible thr@@ il@@ led me , and I sh@@ ared it with my husband , Ka@@ zu@@ h@@ ik@@ o .
Rom@@ an@@ us I ( on left )
As the Creator of Jesus , then , God may righ@@ tly be called his Father .
During the se@@ ven days , these min@@ isters wit@@ ness@@ ed in ten v@@ il@@ la@@ ges , plac@@ ing 60 boo@@ ks , 18@@ 6 ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , 50 bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res , and many tr@@ ac@@ ts .
( a ) What should we ask ourselves about prayer , and why ?
De@@ pres@@ sed sou@@ ls might feel that they are un@@ able to cop@@ e with problems in their own strength .
This indic@@ ates that Jehovah commun@@ ic@@ ated with Abraham in H@@ ar@@ an .
To this day , many in the world dedic@@ ate their lives to the pur@@ su@@ it of power , we@@ al@@ th , and position .
The one baptized sister on the is@@ land is el@@ der@@ ly and cannot walk far .
This gift is a divine means to have an appro@@ ved and righteous standing with God and the pro@@ spe@@ ct of sal@@ vation and everlasting life .
But we need to do this in a way that shows respect for others and for their s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely held beli@@ ef@@ s .
“ The B@@ est Con@@ c@@ lu@@ sion I C@@ ould I@@ magine ”
Tru@@ e Christians , on the other hand , appreci@@ ate help@@ ful ad@@ vice , especially when it is based on God’s Word .
S@@ ome@@ times you may feel h@@ ur@@ t because a friend or a family member said something disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ing .
As time go@@ es by , your life will be chang@@ ed for the better by what you learn , and ev@@ en@@ tually you will want to talk to others about it .
Go@@ dly mil@@ dness is part of the fru@@ it@@ age of the holy spirit .
If possible , as far as it dep@@ ends upon you , be pe@@ ace@@ able with all men .
Since then , the name has been publi@@ shed in coun@@ t@@ less t@@ ong@@ u@@ es , and soon , in fulfill@@ ment of Psalm 8@@ 3 : 18 , all will know that the one who@@ se name is Jehovah is the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh over all the earth .
He would read to them the S@@ pan@@ ish ver@@ sion and then ask them to transl@@ ate it for him .
In Mar@@ ch 19@@ 39 , I sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed my dedic@@ ation to Jehovah by being baptized in the ba@@ th@@ tu@@ b of our next - do@@ or neigh@@ b@@ or , D@@ or@@ o@@ thy H@@ ut@@ ch@@ ings .
What does the peace we can enjoy make possible , and what will be discus@@ sed in this article ?
In ad@@ dition , the apostle John saw in vision “ a great crow@@ d , which no man was able to number , . . . standing before the thro@@ ne and before the L@@ am@@ b , . . . saying : ‘ S@@ al@@ vation we o@@ we to our God , who is se@@ ated on the thro@@ ne , and to the L@@ am@@ b . ’ ”
For a de@@ ta@@ iled discus@@ sion of these coven@@ ants involved in the out@@ working of God’s purpose , see The Watchtower of F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 1 , 198@@ 9 , pages 10 - 15 .
The ba@@ dge is a v@@ isi@@ ble si@@ gn that le@@ ts people know that we are willing to share our beli@@ ef@@ s .
O@@ thers provide health care or do of@@ fice work .
Al@@ so , you can offer to do things in the congregation , such as help@@ ing to clean and maintain the Kingdom H@@ all .
If you were asked , ‘ What blessings from Jehovah are you gr@@ ate@@ ful for ? ’ how would you answer ?
The Hebrew expres@@ sion for “ me@@ ek@@ ness ” den@@ o@@ tes a dis@@ position that en@@ ab@@ les a person to end@@ ure in@@ j@@ ur@@ y pati@@ ently , without ir@@ rit@@ ation and without re@@ tal@@ i@@ ation .
When the time comes to atten@@ d a meeting , we can be sure that it is there that ‘ Jehovah comman@@ ds the blessing to be . ’
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y R@@ O@@ D@@ O@@ L@@ F@@ O L@@ O@@ Z@@ AN@@ O
“ The S@@ in That E@@ as@@ ily E@@ nt@@ ang@@ les U@@ s ”
Still , my doub@@ ts l@@ ing@@ ered .
At the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , H@@ ann@@ ah v@@ ow@@ ed that if she bor@@ e a son , she would give him to Jehovah .
Timothy learned well and had w@@ on Paul’s affe@@ ction , and Paul was confid@@ ent that Timothy could care for the spiritual needs of those in Corin@@ th .
They have a “ fin@@ ders keep@@ ers ” ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y .
So@@ on ther@@ e@@ after , we were stud@@ ying the public@@ ations of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Se@@ e@@ ing that , Saul “ went o@@ ffering up the bur@@ n@@ t sacrifice . ”
18 , 19 . ( a ) How are certain ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments trans@@ mit@@ ted ?
R@@ es@@ pect Des@@ pite I@@ mp@@ er@@ fe@@ ction
In rec@@ ent years , members of Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al Li@@ a@@ is@@ on Com@@ mit@@ te@@ es have also made vis@@ its on jud@@ ges .
Some is@@ lands are far ap@@ ar@@ t .
We will draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah , and our desire to serve him will also gro@@ w .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , to ru@@ n in the r@@ ace for life , we must me@@ et Jehovah’s requi@@ re@@ ments , com@@ pl@@ ying with his lo@@ f@@ ty moral standards as they are set out in the Bible .
How may Christian cou@@ ples “ fle@@ e from for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation ” during cour@@ tshi@@ p ?
We have good reason to look into this fur@@ ther , for Jesus makes this wonderful promise : “ I give [ my sheep ] everlasting life , and they will by no means ever be destro@@ yed , and no one will s@@ n@@ atch them out of my hand . ” ​ — John 10 : 28 .
A mil@@ d temp@@ er can de@@ fu@@ se ten@@ sion .
When the apostle Paul wanted Christians in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i to gro@@ w in their love for Jehovah , he wrote : “ This is what I continue pra@@ ying , that your love may ab@@ ound yet more and more with acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge and full dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment . ”
As this system ne@@ ars its end , we can ex@@ pect the pres@@ sures of life to inc@@ re@@ ase .
The great@@ est “ good ” we can do is to share with others the gl@@ ori@@ ous good news of God’s Kingdom .
These “ vi@@ r@@ g@@ in compan@@ i@@ ons ” of the bri@@ de have dedic@@ ated themselves to Jehovah and have proved themselves to be faithful sub@@ je@@ cts of the B@@ ri@@ de@@ gro@@ om - King .
She took them into her home , and even if she had su@@ spi@@ ci@@ ons about who they were and why they were there , she let the men stay .
He found A@@ ha@@ b for what he was ​ — a th@@ i@@ ef , a mu@@ r@@ der@@ er , and a re@@ be@@ l against Jehovah God .
While on earth , Jesus himself valu@@ ed the support of his disciples .
In his origin@@ al chall@@ enge against God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , Satan imp@@ lied that God’s human cre@@ ation was f@@ la@@ wed ​ — that given en@@ ough pres@@ sure or inc@@ en@@ tive , they would all re@@ be@@ l against God’s rule .
I enjo@@ yed preaching to the Ab@@ orig@@ ines in the D@@ er@@ by are@@ a .
Ar@@ ac@@ el@@ i : Because I was tre@@ ated so ba@@ dly at the con@@ v@@ ent , I felt ang@@ ry and un@@ happy with my religion .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Romans 5 : 3 - 5 inform@@ s us : “ Let us ex@@ ul@@ t while in tri@@ bul@@ ations , since we know that tri@@ bul@@ ation pro@@ du@@ ces end@@ ur@@ ance ; end@@ ur@@ ance , in turn , an appro@@ ved con@@ dition ; the appro@@ ved con@@ dition , in turn , hope , and the hope does not lead to disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment . ”
G@@ ran@@ ted , with our imper@@ fect min@@ ds , it is difficult to i@@ magine just how wonderful that new world of righteousness will be .
“ The good news that we are ‘ Jehovah’s wit@@ nesses ’ has thr@@ il@@ led us , and filled us with r@@ ene@@ wed determin@@ ation to be wor@@ thy of the new name , ” wrote one congregation from Cana@@ da .
Is that how you feel about your Christian brothers and sisters ?
A N@@ E@@ W@@ L@@ Y pa@@ ved ro@@ ad appe@@ ars so@@ li@@ d , imper@@ vi@@ ous to dam@@ age .
Se@@ cond K@@ ings also rel@@ ates activities of the prophe@@ ts Eli@@ j@@ ah , El@@ isha , and Isaiah .
We found our joy as famili@@ es .
Moses invit@@ ed K@@ or@@ ah and his men to ga@@ ther the following mor@@ ning at the t@@ ent of meeting with fi@@ re ho@@ l@@ ders and inc@@ en@@ se .
By imit@@ ating Jesus , we can op@@ pose the Devil and res@@ ist temp@@ t@@ ations .
Even without the comman@@ ds of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , which had not yet been given , Joseph ans@@ wer@@ ed her by saying : “ How could I com@@ mit this great ba@@ dness and ac@@ tually sin against God ? ”
At that time , there was only one Witness , a sister , in that are@@ a .
What fac@@ t@@ ors are important when we consider a jo@@ b offer ?
What happened during the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem ?
Lo@@ ve even be@@ ars mis@@ tre@@ at@@ ment in the field ministry , at our place of emp@@ loy@@ ment , or at school .
As sh@@ own by the pi@@ c@@ ture on page 18 , how might we indic@@ ate our will@@ ing@@ ness to give some time to fellow believers ?
Moses ’ up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing was un@@ u@@ su@@ al .
In time , the Phil@@ ist@@ ines come up against Israel .
The three brothers rel@@ ated how they learned to act with confidence in Jehovah when experi@@ enc@@ ing har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps .
On the occasi@@ on repor@@ ted on in the Scriptures , though , Jesus got se@@ par@@ ated from the group .
Why We Sh@@ ould De@@ dic@@ ate O@@ ur@@ selves to God
The T@@ en P@@ la@@ gu@@ es demonstr@@ ated the Creat@@ or@@ ’s control over water , su@@ n@@ light , in@@ se@@ cts , ani@@ mal@@ s , and humans
W@@ he@@ ther our hope is heavenly or earthly , if we have dedic@@ ated ourselves to Jehovah , he is our O@@ w@@ ner .
The Bible tel@@ ls of a ro@@ y@@ al of@@ fi@@ cial from E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pia who was reading a por@@ tion of Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy .
One person wrote : “ C@@ ur@@ r@@ ent events are so g@@ ri@@ m that we often can@@ ’t deci@@ de whether or not we d@@ are w@@ atch the si@@ x o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck news . ”
When the Bible does not tell us ex@@ ac@@ tly what we should do , how can we make good decisions ?
Some feel un@@ wor@@ thy of serving Jehovah because they have com@@ mit@@ ted a serious sin .
Je@@ h@@ u was a high - ran@@ king of@@ fic@@ er , if not the comman@@ der of Israel@@ ’s ar@@ my .
I develop@@ ed in@@ fe@@ ctions in my f@@ ing@@ ers , and a do@@ ct@@ or re@@ moved sever@@ al of my f@@ ing@@ er@@ na@@ il@@ s without an@@ es@@ the@@ tic .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H is the Gre@@ at P@@ ur@@ pos@@ er .
She was very imp@@ ressed that we had done this using our new book . ”
We he@@ ed these words by keep@@ ing clear of false worship .
If the mother is one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , she has to respect the he@@ ad@@ ship princi@@ ple while being concer@@ ned about her chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s et@@ er@@ n@@ al wel@@ f@@ are .
Mo@@ re@@ over , keep in mind that Paul wrote those words to anointed Christians , all of whom had been a@@ do@@ p@@ ted as children by the same Father , Jehovah .
Who will remain in place of wicked people , and why is that good news ?
The Witness explained what the Bible teach@@ es about the wicked influ@@ ence be@@ h@@ ind human govern@@ ments .
( In@@ c@@ lu@@ de the bo@@ x “ Si@@ gn L@@ angu@@ age and Dis@@ ci@@ ple M@@ ak@@ ing . ” )
Because “ the world is pas@@ sing away and so is its desire . ” ​ — 1 John 2 : 17 .
In what sense will your standing complete with fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ction be no@@ tic@@ ed ?
From the day H@@ it@@ l@@ er@@ ’s tro@@ op@@ s set fo@@ o@@ t in Au@@ stri@@ a , the meetings and the preaching activ@@ ity of Jehovah’s Witnesses were for@@ ced under@@ gr@@ ound .
A form@@ er emp@@ loy@@ er offered me a good of@@ fice jo@@ b , but I pre@@ fer@@ red to do cle@@ an@@ ing work so that I could sp@@ end more time with Sa@@ ú@@ l and be with him when his school day ended .
Indeed , one of the ma@@ in reas@@ ons for Jesus ’ coming into the world was “ to sa@@ ve sin@@ n@@ ers . ” ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
“ But I doubt that it will do any good .
Chris@@ ty was encoura@@ ged to study the S@@ pan@@ ish language in high school , help@@ ing to pre@@ pare her to sp@@ end two years in E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or before get@@ ting married .
Ju@@ d@@ ges 14 : 6 states : “ Jehovah’s spirit became op@@ er@@ ative upon [ Sam@@ son ] , so that he t@@ ore it [ a man@@ ed young li@@ on ] in two , just as someone te@@ ars a m@@ ale k@@ id in two , and there was nothing at all in his hand . ”
In their efforts to prote@@ ct the Law , they form@@ ed in@@ num@@ er@@ able de@@ ta@@ iled regul@@ ations and re@@ stri@@ ctions that became a heav@@ y bur@@ den on the people .
In pra@@ ying to his heavenly Father ​ — the “ Lord of heaven and earth ” — ​ Jesus set a clear example for all to follow .
What about those faithful brothers who have been re@@ aching out for the of@@ fice of overse@@ er for many years but who have never been appointed ?
F@@ or@@ ti@@ fy Your Fa@@ ith Now
There was a la@@ ying of the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation ba@@ re , clear up to the ne@@ ck . ”
On the other hand , the coun@@ sel@@ ors of peace re@@ a@@ p con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment from doing what is right .
K@@ ou@@ ri@@ on was per@@ ched high a@@ bo@@ ve the se@@ a on c@@ li@@ ff@@ s that p@@ lu@@ ng@@ e al@@ most ver@@ tic@@ ally to the be@@ ach@@ es bel@@ ow .
The fi@@ sh@@ er@@ man re@@ tur@@ ns home in his pi@@ ro@@ gu@@ e and is me@@ t by a fore@@ ign ex@@ per@@ t serving in this develop@@ ing country .
But we know that today , op@@ pos@@ ers simil@@ arly ‘ sh@@ ar@@ pen their t@@ ong@@ ue , ’ using spe@@ e@@ ch as a we@@ ap@@ on of war .
B@@ ack in the first century C.E . , the apostle Paul was a fine example of long - suffering .
Se@@ cond , they were willing to buil@@ d on what they had already accepted in their hearts .
Yes , one pro@@ ver@@ b tel@@ ls us : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart and do not le@@ an upon your own understanding .
H@@ el@@ p Your Ch@@ il@@ d C@@ op@@ e With G@@ ri@@ ef
Bo@@ th of these fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps were a s@@ ource of ple@@ asure and of spiritual support for those concer@@ ned . ​ — Ru@@ th 1 : 16 ; 4 : 15 ; 1 Samuel 18 : 3 ; 2 Samuel 1 : 26 .
What special ro@@ le did Jesus fulf@@ ill ?
Then they heard of Jesus .
“ He is mo@@ tiv@@ ated , and that contribu@@ tes to his joy , ” ob@@ ser@@ ves the father .
When a person pro@@ ves faithful , he may be able to h@@ and@@ le more responsi@@ bility .
What did Satan want in return ?
If you deci@@ de to atten@@ d , will your relati@@ ves be off@@ ended if you do not fully par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in the we@@ d@@ ding fes@@ tiv@@ ities ?
But the crow@@ d , go@@ ad@@ ed on by the religious lead@@ ers , cri@@ ed for Jesus to be imp@@ aled , al@@ though he was in@@ no@@ c@@ ent .
Who can bl@@ ame them ?
Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ising faith in Jesus is vital to sal@@ vation
As we near the end of this system of things , we too are living in cr@@ itical times .
Since Jehovah for@@ bi@@ ds i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , why did he not p@@ un@@ ish A@@ ar@@ on for making the g@@ ol@@ den cal@@ f ?
9 : 22 - 24 , 27 .
When two people are en@@ am@@ ored with each other , there is a tend@@ enc@@ y to ign@@ ore each o@@ ther’s fa@@ ul@@ ts .
Hence , how g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed Jesus must have been to see an ambi@@ ti@@ ous attitude continue among the disciples he had tra@@ ined !
Jesus had war@@ ned his apostles of these things , but they had not under@@ sto@@ od what he was saying .
At the conclu@@ sion of the talk , the speak@@ er ann@@ oun@@ ced the rel@@ e@@ ase of the book Isa@@ i@@ ah’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy — Li@@ ght for All M@@ an@@ kind , V@@ olu@@ me T@@ w@@ o .
What question now mer@@ its consider@@ ation ?
“ Let the name of Jehovah continue to be bless@@ ed . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ B 1 : 21 .
In later life he f@@ ought bat@@ t@@ les , van@@ qui@@ shed mon@@ st@@ ers , and stru@@ gg@@ led with death to sa@@ ve a friend .
How a Se@@ ed of Tru@@ th W@@ as S@@ own
W@@ H@@ A@@ T I@@ S A C@@ O@@ MM@@ O@@ N O@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N ? H@@ u@@ man@@ s are res@@ our@@ ce@@ ful .
So@@ on after the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in E@@ den , Jehovah made a promise that a “ woman ” would pro@@ du@@ ce a “ se@@ ed . ”
Thus , human life has a high@@ er purpose than pl@@ ant or ani@@ ma@@ l life .
The prayer may even move him to do what he might not o@@ ther@@ wise have done .
In turn , using a clear , eas@@ y - to - read Bible helps us to car@@ ry out our preaching work .
They dep@@ ended on a back - and - for@@ th mo@@ v@@ ement that no ani@@ ma@@ l could be tra@@ ined to per@@ form .
22 , 23 . ( a ) How can all Christians benefit from Jesus ’ words to the se@@ ven congregations ?
S@@ ev@@ en@@ te@@ en of us were sing@@ le sisters .
In 194@@ 6 , he as@@ ser@@ ted : “ I fir@@ m@@ ly believe that the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of pe@@ op@@ les in the world would pre@@ f@@ er to live in peace and se@@ cur@@ ity . . .
We must be ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that God’s way of deal@@ ing with our problems is always best .
They were ready to go into action in case of an enem@@ y att@@ ack .
They are appointed after prayer and under the guid@@ ance of the holy spirit , so they too can be reg@@ ar@@ ded as under Christ’s direction , or gu@@ i@@ ding hand .
In 199@@ 0 a jo@@ in@@ t pro@@ ject of ex@@ ca@@ v@@ ating the s@@ ite of Je@@ z@@ re@@ el began .
So i@@ magine how he felt when he found out that one of them was living a se@@ x@@ u@@ ally im@@ moral life and that the brothers had allow@@ ed this person to stay in the congregation !
In the O@@ l@@ y@@ mpi@@ an G@@ ames they got crow@@ ns of w@@ il@@ d o@@ live lea@@ ves , while in the Is@@ th@@ mi@@ an G@@ ames they were given crow@@ ns made of p@@ ine .
If few or even no@@ ne par@@ take of the em@@ ble@@ ms , why is it still important to be present ?
On May 16 the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in the pris@@ on cam@@ p began .
Let us consider other ways that we can contribu@@ te to the spiritual well - being of our family .
The Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts por@@ tra@@ y Jesus as a man of action as well as a person having tend@@ er feelings .
10 : 24 , 25 .
The cl@@ ass@@ mate will likely answer y@@ es .
10 , 11 . ( a ) What ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation was pre@@ vi@@ ously given concer@@ ning the “ gener@@ ation ” mentioned at Matthew 24 : 34 ?
Are you al@@ er@@ t to opportun@@ ities that may un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly ar@@ ise in your congregation ter@@ rit@@ ory ?
It is ca@@ pa@@ ble of living in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely .
Be@@ ing close together , these two could eas@@ ily eng@@ age in con@@ vers@@ ation .
O@@ r ask any of Jehovah’s Witnesses for fur@@ ther information .
Job stated : “ [ God ] is not a man like me that I should answer him , that we should come together in judgment . ”
20 En@@ courage One A@@ no@@ ther “ All the M@@ ore So ”
So they wrote let@@ ters to people in@@ stead .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out divine help , we could never become gen@@ u@@ ine followers of Jesus and devo@@ ted worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah .
( b ) What direction does De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 5 - 7 give to parents ?
If no Bible princi@@ ple is viol@@ ated , there is u@@ su@@ ally ro@@ om for vari@@ ed poin@@ ts of view .
“ It occ@@ ur@@ red to me that we could use those lo@@ g@@ s to buil@@ d ra@@ di@@ o to@@ wers , ” Bro@@ ther Na@@ ish later rel@@ ated , “ and thus the ide@@ a for a the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c ra@@ di@@ o st@@ ation was born . ”
Those who vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to do this showed a self - sacrific@@ ing spirit .
Th@@ r@@ ough his prophet E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el , Jehovah fore@@ told that his people would return to the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and and that they would be un@@ ited as one nation again .
Ha@@ ve Jehovah’s Witnesses been able to let their “ light shin@@ e ” in other ways ? ​ — Matthew 5 : 16 .
God used the prophe@@ t@@ ess De@@ bor@@ ah to con@@ ve@@ y his judg@@ ments and his instru@@ ction .
Un@@ like the dead writ@@ ers of human works , the Au@@ th@@ or of the Bible , Jehovah God , is ali@@ ve .
They are neu@@ tr@@ al in mil@@ it@@ ary and pol@@ itical matters , and they ob@@ serve Bible principles , res@@ pe@@ cting the san@@ ct@@ ity of life and keep@@ ing to a high moral co@@ de .
( b ) What prophe@@ tic message did E@@ no@@ ch preach , and what respon@@ se did he sur@@ ely me@@ et up with ?
One of the problems to be deal@@ t with was that a few in respon@@ sible positi@@ ons fa@@ iled to accept direction from he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n .
Why T@@ ests Are Like Tho@@ r@@ ns
There are many ways that we can apply this rule of conduct with happy resul@@ ts .
The Greek word rend@@ ered “ n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction ” can inclu@@ de the love that nor@@ m@@ ally ex@@ ists within famili@@ es .
Many were saying in their heart : “ Jehovah will not do good , and he will not do bad . ” ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 1 : 3 – 2 : 3 ; 3 : 1 - 5 .
How can those who teach from the pl@@ at@@ form make the Scriptures the foc@@ us of their teaching ?
Jehovah ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged him as “ my Son , the bel@@ o@@ ved , ” ano@@ in@@ ting him , not with o@@ il , but with holy spirit .
How did he descri@@ be the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t ?
know the holy writ@@ ings ?
Who has taken the prop@@ or@@ tions of the spirit of Jehovah , and who as his man of counsel can make him know anything ?
I real@@ ized that Jehovah had not for@@ go@@ t@@ ten me , and I re@@ sum@@ ed my study .
I was dra@@ f@@ ted by the Ger@@ man mil@@ it@@ ary .
Ri@@ ght after his baptism , he “ went off into A@@ ra@@ bia ” ​ — ei@@ ther the S@@ y@@ ri@@ an Des@@ er@@ t or pos@@ si@@ bly some qui@@ et place on the A@@ ra@@ bi@@ an Pen@@ in@@ su@@ la that was condu@@ ci@@ ve to medit@@ ation .
Jehovah tru@@ sted G@@ ide@@ on to deli@@ ver Israel because He had ob@@ served his s@@ k@@ ill@@ s .
But never mind that now .
Li@@ ving a life of st@@ re@@ et cri@@ me , Ad@@ ri@@ an became in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ating and ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely viol@@ ent .
Mo@@ re@@ over , those who help should avoid any conduct that could be mis@@ inter@@ pre@@ ted by some in@@ side or out@@ side the congregation as mor@@ ally ques@@ tion@@ able .
How true this has been of many people in Z@@ im@@ ba@@ b@@ we !
However , Jehovah ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed them : “ These words that I am comman@@ ding you today must prove to be on your heart ; and you must inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate them in your son and speak of them when you si@@ t in your house and when you walk on the ro@@ ad and when you li@@ e down and when you get up . ”
What should you do if this star@@ ts happ@@ ening to you ?
“ Ke@@ ep This M@@ ent@@ al A@@ t@@ titu@@ de in You ”
It was another mil@@ es@@ to@@ ne in the hist@@ ory of prin@@ ting and , more important , in the pre@@ par@@ ation of ref@@ ined ma@@ ster te@@ x@@ ts of the Bible .
Jesus did say : “ You must acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly be perfect , as your heavenly Father is perfect . ”
After some months , and while still in R@@ ome , C@@ y@@ ri@@ l became seri@@ ously ill .
C@@ are@@ ful reading of the Bible gives you what prote@@ ction ?
His time for listen@@ ing to mu@@ si@@ c is li@@ mit@@ ed .
The E@@ ar@@ th W@@ as Ma@@ de to Be En@@ jo@@ yed
The book of Job reve@@ als that Satan acc@@ used Jehovah’s faithful serv@@ ant Job of serving H@@ im out of self - interest , saying : “ Is it for nothing that Job has fe@@ ared God ? ”
Un@@ like Satan , who stri@@ ps humans of their di@@ gn@@ ity , Jehovah vie@@ ws all of his servants , including those who se@@ em to be we@@ ak@@ er , as “ necess@@ ary . ”
What should gu@@ i@@ de elders in h@@ and@@ ling j@@ udi@@ cial matters ?
G@@ no@@ s@@ tic@@ s advan@@ ced inter@@ pre@@ t@@ ations based on their own writ@@ ings , which pro@@ li@@ fer@@ ated during the second century C.E .
One wife and mother said that Bible reading has always been difficult for her .
S@@ ad@@ ly , justice often pro@@ ves to be elu@@ sive in to@@ da@@ y’s world .
( 7 ) Be@@ c@@ ke@@ t@@ t , M .
Jo@@ y@@ ful We@@ d@@ ding@@ s That H@@ on@@ or Jehovah
• What are three ad@@ di@@ tional ways that the Bible uses the ter@@ m “ congregation ” ?
The only way I could for@@ ge that relationship was by be@@ coming a spiritual person .
In Bible times , he demonstr@@ ated in mirac@@ ul@@ ous ways that he is able “ to deli@@ ver people of godly devo@@ tion out of tri@@ al . ”
In turn , this can he@@ igh@@ ten our appreciation for the need to preach the good news .
As we stri@@ ve to be hum@@ ble Christians , we can look for@@ ward to sur@@ vi@@ ving God’s great day , when ha@@ ugh@@ ty ones and their fru@@ it@@ age will be re@@ moved from the earth .
H@@ ear@@ ing how others prog@@ ressed often buo@@ yed me up just when I needed it .
Par@@ ents , Christian shepher@@ ds , and others who have the Scriptural authority to ad@@ minis@@ ter discipl@@ ine should take such a responsi@@ bility seri@@ ously .
Who is really un@@ for@@ gi@@ va@@ ble ?
But fre@@ e@@ dom from what ?
The Scriptural ad@@ vice is direc@@ t : Ha@@ ve nothing to do with spi@@ rit@@ ism .
Yet , the Bible speak@@ s appro@@ v@@ ingly of those who provide an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance when it says : “ One who is good will leave an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance to sons of sons . ”
The members of the Christian congregation should be in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y inter@@ ested in one another . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 4 .
( a ) What ur@@ g@@ ent message does Jesus receive while preaching in Per@@ e@@ a ?
This cou@@ ple had been sa@@ il@@ ing from place to place for se@@ ven years .
The wicked one ac@@ ts sh@@ am@@ e@@ fully ei@@ ther by l@@ ying or in some other way , and thus he ca@@ uses dis@@ gr@@ ace for himself .
Dis@@ coura@@ g@@ ement t@@ ests the dep@@ th of our love of Jehovah .
Are we not g@@ la@@ d that our God is with us ?
In Jehovah’s eyes , how did Israel become ‘ a de@@ gener@@ ate fore@@ ign v@@ ine ’ ?
It will also move us to be self - sacrific@@ ing and will buil@@ d up our faith in the Kingdom hope .
9 - 11 . ( a ) What can help us to end@@ ure s@@ or@@ ro@@ w when a loved one dies ?
Pro@@ ble@@ ms es@@ cal@@ ated , and o@@ pen war bro@@ ke out .
The ministry of the re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation that Christ has given the anointed is the preaching work .
That is a question you can ask them , and you will likely find yourself re@@ war@@ ded for doing so .
However , the pol@@ itical situation chang@@ ed , and we had to rel@@ o@@ c@@ ate to S@@ ou@@ th V@@ i@@ et@@ na@@ m .
If you are willing to show that love by serving again , this will allow Jehovah to make use of the experience you have had both before and after the lo@@ ss of your privilege .
David , a Christian el@@ der in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , desi@@ red to jo@@ in his wife and children in the full - time service .
I@@ t’s great to know she@@ ’s there and is willing to listen , ” expla@@ ins Bi@@ r@@ g@@ it .
Th@@ r@@ ough prayer , we can stay in close commun@@ ic@@ ation with Jehovah and succ@@ ess@@ fully follow a course in life that br@@ ings honor to him .
A@@ my ad@@ ds : “ To make matters wor@@ se , I la@@ shed out at one of the sisters working with us .
Do the te@@ ch@@ ni@@ qu@@ es of pro@@ pa@@ gan@@ dist@@ s work ?
Some people are sear@@ ch@@ ing for it and have g@@ one to great l@@ eng@@ ths to find it .
S@@ te@@ ad@@ f@@ ast worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah in W@@ is@@ ł@@ a sp@@ ed up their activ@@ ity , as refle@@ cted in the number of pione@@ ers , or full - time min@@ isters .
Just as one bo@@ x@@ er fi@@ gh@@ ts another bo@@ x@@ er , we need to fi@@ ght against our enem@@ ies .
R@@ a@@ ha@@ b h@@ ur@@ ri@@ ed back to her ro@@ of and told the two spi@@ es what she had done .
The Son “ came to be the one [ God ] was spe@@ cially f@@ ond of day by day . ”
We will exam@@ ine this responsi@@ bility in the following article .
( b ) Why should we show respect for Jehovah’s arrang@@ ements for authority and he@@ ad@@ ship ?
Dis@@ respect Le@@ a@@ ds to Dis@@ appro@@ val
Be mo@@ des@@ t in your expe@@ ct@@ ations . ​ — Mi@@ c . 6 : 8 .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T | EN@@ L@@ I@@ G@@ H@@ T@@ EN@@ IN@@ G V@@ I@@ S@@ I@@ ON@@ S O@@ F TH@@ E S@@ P@@ I@@ R@@ I@@ T R@@ E@@ AL@@ M
He had to rel@@ e@@ ase the emo@@ tion that was p@@ ent up within him .
He le@@ ts himself be found by some who form@@ er@@ ly showed no interest in him but who now hum@@ bly seek his direction .
A few we@@ ek@@ s before their vis@@ it , he had lost in death his wife of 4@@ 5 years .
For us young ones , Bro@@ ther H@@ en@@ s@@ ch@@ el@@ ’s talk was especially exc@@ iting , since he was our age and had cho@@ s@@ en as his the@@ me : “ R@@ em@@ ember also thy Creator in the days of thy you@@ th . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 1 , A@@ mer@@ i@@ can St@@ and@@ ard V@@ er@@ sion .
But now you have the as@@ sur@@ ance that I leave this world in happiness and peace . ”
Are you benef@@ iting fully from it ?
By our s@@ inc@@ ere interest , may we show that we appreci@@ ate these loyal ones as Jehovah does . ​ — Psalm 37 : 28 .
What purpose did the Law covenant serve ?
Yes , she has Jehovah as her share , and she is enjo@@ ying her privilege of serving him .
Our com@@ plac@@ enc@@ y can be just the s@@ ort of op@@ ening that he is loo@@ king for . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 11 , 12 ; 1 Peter 5 : 8 .
S@@ har@@ ing real love br@@ ings deep satis@@ fac@@ tion that does not fa@@ de with the pas@@ sing of time .
He believ@@ ed that Juda@@ ism was the true religion .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y M@@ A@@ R@@ I@@ A K@@ E@@ R@@ A@@ S@@ IN@@ I@@ S
Bro@@ thers from other congregations who were bri@@ ck@@ la@@ y@@ ers came to help .
The cam@@ pa@@ ign did in@@ deed result in a wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad witness .
Are we devo@@ ting su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient time to Bible study and medit@@ ation on the Word of God ?
For “ God pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to bl@@ ess the se@@ ven@@ th day and make it sac@@ red . ”
The word “ da@@ y@@ st@@ ar ” occ@@ ur@@ s just once in the Bible , and it is similar in meaning to “ mor@@ ning st@@ ar . ”
What reas@@ ons do we have to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in prayer and keep our faith in the certain coming of Jehovah’s day of judgment ?
What God has already done for his cho@@ s@@ en people gives us reason for confidence .
W@@ as It a Pro@@ ble@@ m With a T@@ e@@ aching ?
By arrang@@ ing to share in the ministry with those who are experienced in this work , you will be able to learn from their teaching me@@ tho@@ ds , as Timothy learned from working with Paul .
God’s spirit also mo@@ ves the Witness famili@@ es in the is@@ lands to provide food and accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations , which , for some , is qu@@ ite a sacrifice .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T do D@@ el@@ il@@ ah , Ab@@ sal@@ om , and Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t have in comm@@ on ?
After some op@@ ening com@@ ments , he in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed the first speak@@ er , G@@ ary B@@ re@@ au@@ x of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e .
Jesus ​ — A Go@@ od Wor@@ k@@ er
T@@ ak@@ ing tur@@ ns each S@@ un@@ day , one of us sta@@ yed home with the children while the other vis@@ ited a pro@@ spe@@ ctive ch@@ urch .
If a cap@@ tain is in@@ atten@@ tive to w@@ ind and cur@@ r@@ ent , his ship might eas@@ ily d@@ ri@@ ft past a sa@@ fe har@@ b@@ or and ru@@ n ag@@ r@@ ound on a ro@@ ck@@ y sh@@ ore .
What was it that moved Jesus to exer@@ t himself ze@@ al@@ ously ?
The 20 - min@@ u@@ te discus@@ sion that S@@ us@@ ana had origin@@ ally pre@@ pared la@@ sted for three h@@ our@@ s .
P@@ or@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y refle@@ cts the de@@ based men@@ tal@@ ity of the dem@@ ons who prom@@ o@@ te it ​ — re@@ bel@@ s who@@ se imp@@ ro@@ per se@@ x@@ u@@ al desi@@ res d@@ ate back to the p@@ re - F@@ lood world of No@@ ah’s day .
Now all in the family serve Jehovah un@@ it@@ e@@ dly .
Yes , advan@@ c@@ ement and prog@@ ress were expe@@ cted , and Paul’s words showed that there was a direc@@ t relationship between pon@@ der@@ ing over spiritual matters and making advan@@ c@@ ement .
This por@@ tion lar@@ g@@ ely con@@ tain@@ s co@@ pi@@ es of let@@ ters from govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als to k@@ ings and their rep@@ lies .
How can parents imitate Jehovah , the Su@@ pre@@ me S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d ?
An@@ y suffering we now end@@ ure will be done away with in the new system of things . ​ — Re@@ v .
H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est El@@ i had two wicked sons , H@@ op@@ h@@ ni and Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has , who had mar@@ ched out of Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h with the sac@@ red ar@@ k of the covenant .
For the other sheep , the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn of Christ will prove to be a time of rest@@ or@@ ation and li@@ ber@@ ation .
Although we do not have v@@ isions , we can have God - given tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ill@@ ity when persecu@@ ted .
Yet , Jehovah s@@ pared one family from the first city that Israel att@@ ac@@ ked .
It is as Jehovah said , “ until your ha@@ ir is gra@@ y . . . , I will car@@ ry you and be@@ ar you and res@@ cu@@ e you . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
And at Ho@@ se@@ a 9 : 17 , we read : “ My God will re@@ ject them , for they have not listen@@ ed to him , and they will become fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ves among the nations . ”
Although she had needed cor@@ rection at other times , on this par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar day , she was especially well be@@ ha@@ ved .
It is vital that we use the me@@ tho@@ ds of the Ma@@ ster , Jesus , in teaching and tra@@ ining disciples .
He war@@ ned : “ Ke@@ ep your eyes o@@ pen and gu@@ ard against every s@@ ort of co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness , because even when a person has an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance his life does not result from the things he pos@@ s@@ ess@@ es . ”
The fear of Jehovah ​ — that is wisdom , and to turn away from bad is understanding . ” ​ — Job 28 : 28 .
One gi@@ r@@ l ra@@ ised her hand and mentioned Jehovah’s Witnesses . ”
* After that , we will witness Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , the c@@ li@@ ma@@ x of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , which par@@ all@@ els Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s des@@ tru@@ ction in 70 C.E .
But it@@ ’s a fore@@ ign book and not rel@@ ev@@ ant to the Ch@@ in@@ ese . ” ​ — L@@ I@@ N , C@@ H@@ IN@@ A .
Ad@@ ds R@@ ac@@ qu@@ el : “ We learned much from living there and from serving al@@ ong@@ side our brothers and sisters in that indi@@ gen@@ ous commun@@ ity . ”
The Bible expla@@ ins : “ God re@@ comm@@ ends his own love to us in that , while we were yet sin@@ n@@ ers , Christ died for us . ”
“ Ang@@ er ” is a ter@@ m used to descri@@ be a strong emo@@ tion or re@@ action of dis@@ ple@@ asure . “ R@@ age ” is de@@ f@@ ined as “ a feel@@ ing of ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely strong anger that is very difficult to control . ”
My father was a me@@ tal@@ work@@ er , and my mother wor@@ ked in the fi@@ el@@ ds .
As we do , take no@@ te of what some young ones have to say about the challeng@@ es and the benef@@ its of we@@ aring each pi@@ e@@ ce of spiritual ar@@ m@@ or .
At that time , n@@ ine dedic@@ ated brothers were known to be in all of Al@@ ban@@ ia .
Christ’s self - sacrific@@ ing love is fur@@ ther evid@@ ent in the man@@ ner of death to which he sub@@ mit@@ ted himself .
B@@ ad Th@@ ings H@@ appe@@ n to Go@@ od Pe@@ ople ​ — Why ?
This , along with prayer , buil@@ t him up and streng@@ th@@ ened him spiritually .
We Can Con@@ qu@@ er the World
This would , in turn , no doubt have pre@@ pared Jesus to cop@@ e with the difficul@@ ties that he himself later enc@@ oun@@ tered in his ministry on earth . ​ — John 5 : 19 .
W@@ ell , apost@@ ates are “ men@@ t@@ ally di@@ se@@ as@@ ed , ” and they seek to in@@ fect others with their dis@@ loyal teachings .
Not know@@ ing the ex@@ act day of the end of this old system gives us the opportunity to demonstr@@ ate that we serve God out of a pu@@ re mo@@ tive .
The wicked do not have the same desire to get up .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , J@@ on@@ ah had become pre@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with his own feelings , thinking that he had lost face in the commun@@ ity .
He mentioned certain women who had become “ go@@ s@@ si@@ p@@ ers and me@@ dd@@ l@@ ers in other pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s af@@ fai@@ r@@ s , tal@@ king of things they ought not . ”
Th@@ r@@ ough the prophet Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah , Jehovah ans@@ wers : “ That day is a day of fu@@ ry , a day of dist@@ ress and of angu@@ ish , a day of st@@ or@@ m and of des@@ ol@@ ation , a day of dar@@ k@@ ness and of g@@ lo@@ om@@ iness , a day of cl@@ ou@@ ds and of th@@ ic@@ k g@@ loo@@ m . ”
Today , h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful , vu@@ l@@ g@@ ar spe@@ e@@ ch has become very comm@@ on , even in the home .
Jesus gave the par@@ able of the tal@@ ents as part of the answer to his disciples ’ question about “ the si@@ gn of [ his ] pres@@ ence and of the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
Let us who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly love our brothers , and may we always deli@@ ght in the love that we receive from them .
Rather than op@@ ting for personal conven@@ i@@ ence or pre@@ fer@@ ence when not under spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c divine comm@@ and , they imit@@ ated the love of Jehovah and his Son by consider@@ ing how their personal decisions might af@@ fect others spiritually .
Who can benefit from her example ?
U@@ su@@ ally , only the rich pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls or boo@@ ks of any s@@ ort .
W@@ H@@ I@@ C@@ H B@@ L@@ O@@ O@@ D S@@ A@@ V@@ E@@ S L@@ I@@ V@@ E@@ S ?
“ A Word at I@@ ts Ri@@ ght Ti@@ me ”
The Witness ans@@ wer@@ ed all their questions from the Bible that the gan@@ g lead@@ er l@@ ent him .
Jesus did not say that the whe@@ at would become we@@ e@@ ds but that we@@ e@@ ds were s@@ own among the whe@@ at .
By per@@ form@@ ing righteous de@@ e@@ ds , we let our light shin@@ e and thus bring glory to Jehovah’s name .
Ca@@ per@@ na@@ u@@ m was consider@@ ed to be Jesus ’ home city in the dist@@ ri@@ ct of Gal@@ ile@@ e . ​ — Mark 2 : 1 .
What if you have a de@@ gre@@ e of authority in the Christian congregation ?
Per@@ haps you im@@ medi@@ ately id@@ enti@@ fy with the work@@ ers who wor@@ ked all day in the ho@@ t su@@ n .
E@@ very preci@@ ous st@@ one was your co@@ ver@@ ing . . . You are the anointed ch@@ er@@ u@@ b that is co@@ ver@@ ing . . .
The first - century slave class proved faithful to its com@@ mis@@ sion .
A@@ S TH@@ E day prog@@ res@@ ses , have you ever no@@ tic@@ ed what happ@@ ens to a sh@@ a@@ do@@ w that a t@@ ree ca@@ st@@ s on the gr@@ ound ?
• How did en@@ v@@ y cause K@@ or@@ ah to act pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ously ?
Of course , the pain from the be@@ ating gave Paul and S@@ il@@ as no joy , but that is not what the two mission@@ aries foc@@ used on .
What a cle@@ ver str@@ ate@@ gy !
What might Paul say that would help his Christian brothers to keep spiritually al@@ er@@ t and end@@ ure in the r@@ ace ?
Then Jesus came near and , t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing them , said : ‘ G@@ et up and have no fear . ’ ”
In Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a With O@@ c@@ é@@ ane
D@@ ele@@ g@@ ates were e@@ ag@@ er to me@@ et their brothers and sisters from other lands .
Instead of being told what was good and bad , she would deci@@ de this for her@@ self .
What “ tri@@ bul@@ ation in their flesh ” could Christian parents experience ?
Yes , comm@@ end@@ ation can encoura@@ ge those recei@@ ving it .
N@@ or@@ m@@ ally , a new@@ ly inter@@ ested person who is stud@@ ying the Re@@ qui@@ re bro@@ ch@@ ure would move on to the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe , both publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Instead , states the es@@ say , “ the viol@@ ence was simply pres@@ ented as jus@@ ti@@ fi@@ able , n@@ atur@@ al and in@@ ev@@ it@@ able ​ — the most ob@@ vi@@ ous way to sol@@ ve the proble@@ m . ”
P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers cannot do any real good un@@ less they are heard .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of people have died in ign@@ or@@ ance of the Bible .
One such in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent occ@@ ur@@ red in L@@ y@@ str@@ a .
In the ver@@ ses in - between , David makes fi@@ ve pet@@ iti@@ ons , each beg@@ in@@ ning with “ may ” and expres@@ sing a desire , or wish .
• How can we show that we are happy to wa@@ it for Jehovah ?
How did Jeho@@ i@@ a@@ da and Jeho@@ she@@ ba man@@ i@@ f@@ est courage , and what did this accom@@ pl@@ ish ?
These cul@@ tur@@ ally di@@ verse congregations in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or needed encourag@@ ement and guid@@ ance .
B@@ as@@ ed on the future sacrifice of Jesus Christ , God could par@@ d@@ on the sin@@ s of the rep@@ ent@@ ant David and yet maintain His own justice and righteousness .
R@@ al@@ ph rec@@ oun@@ ts : “ Be@@ fore we left the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , some well - meaning brothers and sisters told us : ‘ Mo@@ ving ab@@ ro@@ ad is too d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous ! ’
It is used to descri@@ be su@@ spe@@ cted her@@ e@@ tic@@ s or Devil worshi@@ p@@ ers .
One of my fellow stud@@ ents , L@@ loy@@ d Bar@@ ry ; one of the instru@@ ct@@ ors , Al@@ ber@@ t S@@ ch@@ ro@@ e@@ der ; and John Bo@@ o@@ th , overse@@ er of Kingdom F@@ ar@@ m ( where G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol was lo@@ c@@ ated ) later became members of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
When did the Ang@@ l@@ o - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can World P@@ ow@@ er become the se@@ ven@@ th world power of Bible prophecy ?
• Why can you be sure that Jehovah valu@@ es your service ?
Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h showed a hum@@ ility that is r@@ are and preci@@ ous
The Greek word that is transl@@ ated “ mil@@ dness ” in G@@ a 5 verse 23 in the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation is often rend@@ ered “ me@@ ek@@ ness ” or “ g@@ ent@@ l@@ en@@ ess ” in other ver@@ sions of the Bible .
The divine guid@@ ance we receive from God’s Word can help us to char@@ t a sure course and enjoy a mean@@ ing@@ ful life .
Do not let Satan use fear it@@ self to we@@ ak@@ en your mor@@ ale or bre@@ ak your integrity .
Com@@ pas@@ sion for his neigh@@ b@@ ors ca@@ used him to offer more than a to@@ ken witness .
She could have accepted a scho@@ lar@@ ship to study law at a uni@@ vers@@ ity , but she cho@@ se in@@ stead to work in a ban@@ k .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , “ Noah pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to do according to all that God had comman@@ ded him . ”
I am the v@@ ine , you are the bran@@ ches . . . .
“ Do you , however , the one teaching someone el@@ se , not teach yourself ? ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M@@ AN@@ S 2 : 21 .
But at the same time , they knew that Jehovah would never for@@ s@@ ake his loyal ones . ​ — P@@ s .
In rep@@ ly , he s@@ cre@@ am@@ ed : “ Do you really know what you are doing ?
Some had been in pris@@ ons and con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps for ei@@ ght to ten years or more !
“ Are these really the last days ?
The resur@@ rec@@ ted Abraham will find great comfort in experi@@ enc@@ ing the re@@ ality of life under the rule of that “ city ” to which he loo@@ ked for@@ ward .
For instance , he explained how to res@@ ist im@@ moral desi@@ res , h@@ and@@ le problems with fellow believers , and de@@ al with family difficul@@ ties .
And even one instance of over@@ dr@@ in@@ king or bing@@ e@@ ing can result in com@@ a or in death .
So I pa@@ id an emp@@ loy@@ ment ag@@ enc@@ y in L@@ ond@@ on to make out a r@@ é@@ sum@@ é based on my work as a minis@@ ter of religion in a fore@@ ign land , and they sent it to many mul@@ t@@ in@@ ational compan@@ ies op@@ er@@ ating in S@@ ing@@ ap@@ ore .
Israel needed to hear the good news as much as any other nation .
34 : 15 , 18 ; Is@@ a .
Pe@@ ace will be a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant .
I@@ T I@@ S a preci@@ ous privilege to serve as a congregation el@@ der .
This may indic@@ ate that the are@@ a was known for pro@@ duc@@ ing good cro@@ ps of early fi@@ g@@ s .
Fir@@ st , trust that nothing can sto@@ p Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God from accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing his will .
( b ) What gift has Jesus given to his congregation ?
I@@ ’@@ m g@@ la@@ d I did !
O@@ thers were mas@@ sive ga@@ ther@@ ings in some of the worl@@ d’s lar@@ g@@ est st@@ adi@@ um@@ s .
On the use of ca@@ f@@ fe@@ ine , a new@@ s@@ ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine repor@@ ted : “ The ke@@ y ​ — no sur@@ pris@@ e — ​ is mo@@ der@@ ation . ”
The d@@ anger of dis@@ regarding this counsel is illustr@@ ated in Proverbs chap@@ ter 7 , where we read about a young man who go@@ es for a st@@ ro@@ l@@ l near the house of an im@@ moral woman .
G@@ ran@@ ted , living by that stan@@ d@@ ard is not always eas@@ y .
But of what benefit is it to pre@@ serve such material and d@@ el@@ ve into our past ?
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory , govern@@ ments have fa@@ iled in many ways to care for their sub@@ je@@ cts , especially the po@@ or .
Of what can you as@@ sure those who return to Jehovah ?
She is w@@ atch@@ ing over the go@@ ings - on of her hous@@ eho@@ ld , and the bre@@ ad of la@@ z@@ iness she does not e@@ at .
Paul ex@@ hor@@ ted Christians in the city of Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i : “ Do not be anxi@@ ous over anything , but in everything by prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation along with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving let your pet@@ iti@@ ons be made known to God . ”
Job had out@@ standing in@@ sight into godly principles .
The spirit of such gener@@ ous giving was evid@@ ent among many people mentioned in the Bible .
To make sure that false teachings do not th@@ reat@@ en the spiritu@@ ality of the congregation , an overse@@ er must com@@ p@@ ly with Paul’s counsel : “ Be so@@ ber in every respect , . . . do your service thor@@ ough@@ ly . ”
Those st@@ ep@@ s , like a spiritual c@@ he@@ ck@@ l@@ ist , are set out in the bo@@ x “ S@@ te@@ ps That Le@@ ad to B@@ ap@@ tism and Con@@ t@@ inu@@ ed G@@ ro@@ w@@ th . ”
“ Since ca@@ su@@ al la@@ bor@@ ers received between one - half and one sh@@ eke@@ l a mon@@ th in old Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an times ” ( from 4@@ 2 to 8@@ 4 sh@@ ek@@ els in se@@ ven full years ) , continu@@ es W@@ en@@ ham , “ Jac@@ o@@ b was o@@ ffering La@@ ba@@ n a very h@@ and@@ some marriage gift in ex@@ change for R@@ ac@@ hel@@ ’s hand . ”
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , we want to mo@@ de@@ l our lives on Jesus ’ example and teachings .
How can you tra@@ in yourself to be loyal to Jehovah and to his Kingdom ?
With his bel@@ t fa@@ st@@ ened ti@@ gh@@ tly , a sol@@ di@@ er could confid@@ ently stand fir@@ m in bat@@ tle .
And like Jesus , we must ‘ end@@ ure for the joy that is set before us . ’ ​ — Hebrews 12 : 2 .
Genesis 7 : 7 - 10 ; 8 : 15 - 17
At once the serv@@ ant r@@ an to me@@ et her and said : ‘ Gi@@ ve me , ple@@ ase , a little si@@ p of water from your j@@ ar . ’
R@@ o@@ y and Pet@@ ina , who still have a daugh@@ ter at home , were able to cu@@ t back their se@@ cul@@ ar work so as to share in the ministry full - time .
Bible prophecy showed that the Messi@@ ah would experience what ?
When a le@@ per told him : “ If you just want to , you can make me clean , ” Jesus said : “ I want to . Be made clean . ”
As evidence of that , are you he@@ e@@ ding the counsel of his Word and his organization to be regul@@ ar in attend@@ ance at all meetings of the Christian congregation ?
Un@@ der the influ@@ ence of the spirit , he can man@@ i@@ f@@ est mil@@ dness and long - suffering .
A head co@@ ver@@ ing is a si@@ gn of respect for he@@ ad@@ ship
In that way , I could avoid the problems that my husband mentioned .
On S@@ un@@ day of that we@@ ek , ten publi@@ sh@@ ers ga@@ ther@@ ed near the bu@@ s sto@@ p at se@@ ven o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck in the mor@@ ning .
Can You Tru@@ st the Bible ?
N@@ ei@@ ther the conduct of se@@ cul@@ ar author@@ ities nor the way the ta@@ x@@ es are put to use can@@ c@@ els this ob@@ lig@@ ation . ​ — Romans 13 : 4 - 7 .
Rather , keep your foc@@ us on spiritual blessings and go@@ als . ​ — Proverbs 23 : 17 .
Abraham and his hous@@ eho@@ ld had left be@@ h@@ ind their home and relati@@ ves in U@@ r , a pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous city in M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia .
Jesus said : “ E@@ ver@@ yone to whom much was given , much will be dem@@ an@@ ded of him ; and the one whom people put in char@@ ge of much , they will dem@@ and more than u@@ su@@ al of him . ” ​ — Luke 12 : 4@@ 8 .
During the re@@ ign of King Solomon , the nation of Israel enjo@@ yed a time of peace and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity .
D@@ own to this day , every ra@@ in@@ bo@@ w we see off@@ ers a com@@ for@@ ting remin@@ der of Jehovah’s loving promise . ​ — Genesis 9 : 1 - 17 .
Mu@@ si@@ c has been descri@@ bed as “ the ol@@ des@@ t and most n@@ atur@@ al of all the fine ar@@ ts . ”
Lu@@ ke@@ ’s account tel@@ ls us that when Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah , the father of John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er , was o@@ ffering inc@@ en@@ se in the san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary , a mul@@ titu@@ de of n@@ on@@ pri@@ es@@ tly worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah were “ pra@@ ying out@@ side . ”
( a ) What does making spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement not imp@@ ly ?
W@@ ould you be able to cop@@ e with such un@@ fav@@ or@@ able circumstances ?
Bo@@ ys in sing@@ le - mother famili@@ es se@@ em to be especially at ris@@ k of educ@@ ational disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ge , su@@ i@@ ci@@ de , and ju@@ ven@@ ile cri@@ me .
G@@ a@@ ining the V@@ ic@@ t@@ ory O@@ ver H@@ u@@ man We@@ ak@@ ness , 3 / 15
L@@ ef@@ t to right : M@@ e , M@@ ary An@@ i@@ ol , S@@ op@@ hi@@ a So@@ vi@@ ak , and E@@ di@@ th M@@ or@@ g@@ an as mission@@ aries in the D@@ om@@ in@@ i@@ can Re@@ public
To illustr@@ ate this , consider an ev@@ ent in the life of King Saul .
In the past , our public@@ ations said that Satan may not have physi@@ c@@ ally taken Jesus to the temple when he tri@@ ed to temp@@ t him .
F@@ or@@ s@@ ak@@ ing their God - given st@@ ation in heaven , they came to earth , as@@ sum@@ ed human form , and took beau@@ ti@@ ful women as their wi@@ ves .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous Per@@ secu@@ tion ​ — Why ?
Of course , marriage mat@@ es may need to give each other a little time to co@@ ol down .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the fact that the earth has not been used in har@@ mony with its in@@ tend@@ ed purpose does not mean that it did not have a Creator .
Thus , we need to he@@ ed the counsel : “ Do not love . . . the things in the world . ”
Jehovah does not just pos@@ s@@ ess love ​ — he is the person@@ i@@ fic@@ ation of it .
* When they were first told about the good news of the Kingdom , the B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ ans accepted what they heard , but not simply because they wanted it to be true .
K@@ or@@ ah had his own fine responsi@@ bility in Israel , but it was not en@@ ough for him .
; V@@ an H@@ out , D .
The fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al spiritual food given in the first century pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded direc@@ tly from the p@@ ens of the apostles and other disciples who were taking the lead .
And he is gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah for help@@ ing him to cultiv@@ ate a mil@@ d temp@@ er .
Jehovah’s W@@ a@@ y of R@@ ul@@ ing V@@ indic@@ ated !
He ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es all in the congregations in C@@ re@@ te “ to re@@ pu@@ di@@ ate ung@@ o@@ d@@ l@@ iness . . . and to live with s@@ oun@@ dness of mind . ” ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 1 : 5 , 10 - 13 ; 2 : 12 .
They did not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to pres@@ s men or ani@@ mal@@ s into service or to comman@@ de@@ er anything el@@ se they consider@@ ed necess@@ ary in order to expe@@ di@@ te of@@ fi@@ cial bu@@ sin@@ ess .
Today , the tri@@ als that you face may be over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing and pa@@ in@@ ful , but remember that they are only temp@@ or@@ ary .
Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es that Noah fac@@ ed .
N@@ ever h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to accept any help the congregation can offer when you stru@@ gg@@ le to cop@@ e with the pres@@ sures this system br@@ ings .
Ye@@ ars before this ep@@ is@@ o@@ de , fam@@ ine stru@@ ck Juda@@ h .
The ans@@ wers came from the Bible and were very satis@@ f@@ ying .
G@@ r@@ ate@@ ful for the Gi@@ ft of Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
Di@@ d David , a man ag@@ re@@ e@@ able to God’s own heart , tre@@ at his cap@@ ti@@ ves sa@@ va@@ g@@ ely , as some conclu@@ de from 2 Samuel 12 : 31 and 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 20 : 3 ?
When the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of fellow Israelites doub@@ ted Jehovah’s ability to fulf@@ ill His promises , C@@ al@@ e@@ b sta@@ un@@ ch@@ ly refu@@ sed to go along with the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity .
The ba@@ dge that id@@ enti@@ fied him as a conven@@ tion d@@ ele@@ g@@ ate !
H@@ um@@ ility has been de@@ f@@ ined as “ the attitude op@@ pos@@ ite of pri@@ de and ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ance . ”
Some 3@@ 50 years after the F@@ lood , a man who pro@@ ves to be very special to God is born in the l@@ ine of des@@ c@@ ent of No@@ ah’s son S@@ he@@ m .
As individu@@ al Christians , how do we view the tim@@ ely spiritual food that the faithful slave dis@@ p@@ en@@ ses by means of Bible - based public@@ ations and through Christian ga@@ ther@@ ings ?
I pray that this will be my home for years to come ! ”
R@@ ip@@ s and his fellow re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers say that they made their sear@@ ch with the “ stan@@ d@@ ard , gener@@ ally accepted text of Genesis . ”
For example , a young person may ca@@ ve in to pres@@ sure from scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es and s@@ mo@@ ke a ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ te .
• What did Jesus mean when he said that John would remain until he came ?
A@@ no@@ ther Christian may be str@@ ong@@ ly temp@@ ted to view en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment that c@@ learly viol@@ ates Bible principles .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ines on page 8 ]
Rather than to benefit the dec@@ eas@@ ed , the ma@@ in purpose of having a mem@@ ori@@ al service is to comfort the ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved and to give a witness concer@@ ning the con@@ dition of the dead to those who atten@@ d .
Rather , he sc@@ at@@ tered a few see@@ ds at a time over the enti@@ re field .
Although Paul loved Jehovah , there were times when he found it a stru@@ gg@@ le to do what was right .
Sat@@ is@@ f@@ ying Li@@ fe Des@@ pite H@@ ear@@ t@@ ach@@ es ( A .
The fact that we tre@@ asure our relationship with God and are gr@@ ate@@ ful for his gift of marriage ought to rest@@ ra@@ in us from making ha@@ st@@ y decisions regarding div@@ or@@ ce .
Since our heavenly Father is ‘ a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in truth , ’ we seek to ‘ re@@ com@@ men@@ d ourselves as his min@@ isters by tru@@ th@@ ful spe@@ e@@ ch . ’
But should true Christians consider what the Bible says about Satan as m@@ ere “ pi@@ c@@ ture thinking ” ?
Why is wisdom much better than go@@ ld ?
He later encoura@@ ged R@@ ad@@ ama I , king of Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r , to invit@@ e teach@@ ers from the L@@ ond@@ on Mis@@ sion@@ ary So@@ ci@@ ety ( L@@ M@@ S ) to the Bi@@ g R@@ ed Is@@ land , as Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r is often called .
Because of its strength , the bul@@ l is used in the Bible to sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze Jehovah’s power .
I@@ magine that ! H@@ er@@ od had Peter cha@@ ined between 2 gu@@ ar@@ ds , with 16 gu@@ ar@@ ds working in shi@@ f@@ ts day and night to make sure that this apostle did not es@@ cap@@ e .
How can the holy spirit help us today ?
P . M@@ ei@@ er , The Ca@@ tho@@ lic Bi@@ bli@@ cal Q@@ u@@ ar@@ ter@@ ly , J@@ anu@@ ary 199@@ 2 , page 21 .
7 : 2 , 3 ; 1 C@@ or .
At that time , he would s@@ end in his angels to se@@ par@@ ate the whe@@ at from the we@@ e@@ ds . ​ — Mat@@ t .
God’s Word c@@ alls such op@@ pos@@ ers str@@ ang@@ ers and war@@ ns us to be@@ ware of “ the vo@@ ice of str@@ ang@@ ers . ”
Their good ad@@ vice helped me to st@@ re@@ t@@ ch my sa@@ v@@ ings . ”
17 , 18 . ( a ) How did the seri@@ es that Paul pres@@ ented to the Romans lead up to hope ?
Do you want to strengthen your faith in God’s promises for the future ?
As Christ himself said , un@@ less one is born again of water and the Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t , one cannot en@@ ter the Kingdom of God . ”
We do not have to gu@@ ess how G@@ ide@@ on felt .
On the other hand , a mil@@ d rep@@ ly often has a cal@@ m@@ ing effect .
A@@ m@@ ong them was an ass@@ ort@@ ment of crow@@ ns , sc@@ ep@@ ters , to@@ ol@@ s , ma@@ ces , and other we@@ ap@@ ons .
Because de@@ fi@@ ant P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h of Egy@@ pt refu@@ sed to rel@@ e@@ ase Jehovah’s people , God sent the T@@ en P@@ la@@ gu@@ es upon the land .
6 , 7 . ( a ) What are some mean@@ ings of the word “ flesh ” in the Bible ?
She also helps me get d@@ ressed and often car@@ ries my ba@@ g to the Christian meetings and in the ministry . ”
In time , I was also able to qu@@ it s@@ mo@@ king to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o . ​ — 2 Corinthians 7 : 1 .
He told me that he was g@@ la@@ d I had got away sa@@ f@@ ely and that he had come to help me es@@ cap@@ e to S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land .
A wife may be able to w@@ in her husband over to true worship by being in sub@@ je@@ ction and show@@ ing deep respect for him , even if he tre@@ ats her har@@ sh@@ ly .
O@@ b@@ st@@ ac@@ les to Ha@@ ving the Ri@@ ght A@@ t@@ titu@@ de
On one occasi@@ on , he said : “ W@@ o@@ e to you , s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites !
During his earthly ministry , how did Jesus la@@ y the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble congregation ?
A@@ F@@ T@@ E@@ R a tum@@ or was found near her sp@@ ine , K@@ im , a Witness , was di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with can@@ c@@ er .
In one of her let@@ ters to us , she wrote : “ How than@@ k@@ ful I am every sing@@ le day to Jehovah for the s@@ pl@@ en@@ did privilege of working here !
B@@ ri@@ an : A lo@@ t of people would ag@@ ree with that st@@ at@@ ement .
C@@ l@@ as@@ si@@ cal hist@@ ori@@ ans give mi@@ x@@ ed , con@@ f@@ lic@@ ting de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an k@@ ings and their re@@ ign@@ s .
Re@@ jo@@ ice and lea@@ p for joy , since your re@@ ward is great in the heavens . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
“ As I came to understand Jehovah’s purpose , I felt that I knew him as a real person , someone I could fre@@ ely speak to in prayer ”
Do@@ ing so is an ong@@ o@@ ing stru@@ gg@@ le .
One person in@@ sul@@ ted her sever@@ al times , but she refu@@ sed to be in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated .
He told the first li@@ e and dec@@ ei@@ ved E@@ ve so that she dis@@ obe@@ yed Jehovah .
B@@ est of all , they had God’s love , prote@@ ction , and blessing !
While stud@@ ying the Bible with one large family , I was imp@@ ressed with the power of God’s Word .
The Jews recogn@@ ized this and accepted it , as when they ad@@ mit@@ ted that the Christ was to des@@ c@@ end through David , J@@ es@@ se@@ ’s last son . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Be determined to up@@ hold Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y
S@@ ONG@@ S : 14@@ 1 , 1@@ 34
Tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness means more than mer@@ ely tel@@ ling the truth .
However , the time for a change is near .
His only answer was : ‘ Do not wor@@ ry about me .
We will never allow the Devil to destro@@ y our Christian un@@ ity
C@@ op@@ ing With Joh@@ n@@ ’s I@@ l@@ l@@ ness
“ E@@ spe@@ cially on important poin@@ ts , ” says Tho@@ ma@@ s , “ my wife and I want to know if our daugh@@ ter really believ@@ es what she is lear@@ ning and if it makes sense to her .
19 : 7 .
During this time , I learned to be a bak@@ er , which later proved very u@@ se@@ ful .
C@@ ON@@ S@@ I@@ D@@ E@@ R two s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o@@ s : A Christian woman no@@ tic@@ es that a you@@ ng@@ er sister seem@@ s pre@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed .
What the B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n of the M@@ in@@ or Par@@ ty B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ed
On the other hand , Lu@@ ke@@ ’s account says : “ Joseph , son of H@@ el@@ i . ”
T@@ O@@ D@@ A@@ Y , the more than 4@@ 35 milli@@ on people who speak langu@@ ages of the S@@ la@@ vi@@ c family have acc@@ ess to a transl@@ ation of the Bible in their n@@ ative t@@ ong@@ ue .
Our su@@ n , of course , does more than mer@@ ely deli@@ ght our sen@@ ses .
We know from the Scriptures that the soul dies and that the dead are un@@ consci@@ ous .
I have con@@ qu@@ ered the world . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ H@@ N 16 : 33 .
Many are of little lasting con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence .
The Kingdom of the An@@ a@@ bap@@ t@@ ists , publi@@ shed by the C@@ ity Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m of M@@ ü@@ n@@ ster , men@@ tions “ in@@ ner pol@@ itical dis@@ pu@@ tes between the C@@ it@@ y’s Al@@ der@@ men and the G@@ u@@ il@@ ds . ”
What did the early Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents deci@@ de to do even before World W@@ ar I ?
F@@ ur@@ ther , Satan has some@@ times ca@@ used death by pla@@ ying on human we@@ ak@@ nesses .
D@@ et@@ er@@ min@@ ed to Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e Ser@@ ving My Creator
Thus , the Bible encoura@@ ges us to ass@@ ess care@@ fully what we have been taught . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 21 .
How can you commun@@ ic@@ ate with God ?
Yes , elders take the lead in the congregation , help@@ ing all to be in sub@@ je@@ ction to Jehovah . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
He l@@ in@@ ked such show@@ iness , not with Christians who man@@ i@@ f@@ est their faith in actions , but with ‘ the world that is pas@@ sing away . ’
A@@ m@@ ong A@@ mer@@ ic@@ ans born a half century later , 6 per@@ c@@ ent become de@@ pres@@ sed by age 24 ! ”
Because of my f@@ ra@@ u@@ d@@ ul@@ ent activities , I was often ques@@ tioned by the po@@ li@@ ce .
The apostle Paul comm@@ ended the brothers in Corin@@ th for the res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful obedi@@ ence they showed toward the direction that was given by the vis@@ iting el@@ der , Ti@@ tu@@ s .
Is it wrong to ask questions such as , ‘ Why do I believe what the Bible says ? ’ Not at all .
M@@ om@@ ent@@ ar@@ ily st@@ ep away from the situation until the d@@ anger pas@@ ses .
F@@ ish@@ er@@ men go fi@@ shing when they can c@@ atch f@@ ish .
These m@@ om@@ ents can be ref@@ re@@ shing and re@@ in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ating .
[ Ch@@ ar@@ t on page 14 ]
When giving ad@@ vice , what principles should we keep in mind ?
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing of his followers , he said : “ I have given your word to them , but the world has h@@ ated them , because they are no part of the world , just as I am no part of the world .
Since “ God is a S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t , ” we cannot see him with our physical eyes .
When fac@@ ed with problems , let us not r@@ ely on human so@@ lu@@ tions .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons have jo@@ ined together to f@@ ill the earth with the preaching of the good news of the Kingdom .
What , though , about all those ad@@ her@@ ents of the ch@@ ur@@ ches of Chris@@ tend@@ om ?
As we study God’s Word , we come to say , as did the psalmist : “ I have tru@@ sted in your word . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 4@@ 2 ; Isaiah 40 : 8 .
“ What shall I do Lord ? , ” asked Saul .
Is the earth any less viol@@ ent than it was then ?
M@@ em@@ bers of the religion that God appro@@ ves form a worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od . ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 17 .
M@@ ary , who is some@@ times thought of as the more sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve and con@@ temp@@ l@@ ative of the two , sur@@ ely helped her sister out at first .
In Jehovah’s eyes , life ​ — especially human life — ​ is sac@@ red .
The Bible recor@@ ds sever@@ al resur@@ rec@@ tions , thus giving us a so@@ li@@ d bas@@ is for believ@@ ing that the dead will be ra@@ ised up . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 17 : 17 - 24 ; Luke 7 : 11 - 17 ; John 11 : 39 - 4@@ 4 .
Our first son was born three years later , and in less than four years , we had two more sons and a daugh@@ ter .
The very fact that Jehovah’s Witnesses are now well - known for their ministry from house to house and on the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts t@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es to our di@@ lig@@ ence in see@@ king out all who are deser@@ ving of the Kingdom message .
“ H@@ and@@ ling the word of the truth ari@@ ght ” invol@@ ves more than expla@@ ining Scriptural tru@@ ths acc@@ ur@@ ately .
They may even continue for some time .
This will not continue in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely .
In 19@@ 39 , at the age of 16 , I jo@@ ined them as a baptized serv@@ ant of Jehovah .
The following year , I was assign@@ ed to work on the Bethel f@@ ar@@ m , some 25 mil@@ es [ 40 k@@ m ] nor@@ th of the branch of@@ fice .
R@@ al@@ ph expla@@ ins : “ We pray@@ ed for more work@@ ers .
“ If you keep see@@ king for it . . . , you will find the very knowledge of God . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ S 2 : 4 , 5 .
However , what about true Christians ?
At its end it bit@@ es just like a ser@@ p@@ ent , and it se@@ cre@@ tes po@@ is@@ on just like a vi@@ per .
We tre@@ at each hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der as an individu@@ al .
Indeed , we continu@@ ally need to be@@ g Jehovah to help us keep on the w@@ atch . ​ — Romans 12 : 12 ; 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 17 .
By let@@ ting God’s spirit gu@@ i@@ de our lives , we can think as Christ does and imitate his example . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
W@@ ould you be willing to cur@@ ta@@ il your enjo@@ y@@ ment so that your neigh@@ b@@ or could have some peace ?
( b ) How did one family experience the wisdom of following Jehovah’s guid@@ ance ?
The Jews of A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a had pro@@ ba@@ bly still less knowledge of Hebrew ; their famili@@ ar language was A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ an Greek . ”
Lo@@ o@@ king down from a w@@ in@@ do@@ w , the heav@@ ily made - up Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l gre@@ et@@ ed Je@@ h@@ u with a challeng@@ ing th@@ re@@ at .
P@@ ri@@ or to making this re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble st@@ at@@ ement , Jesus said : “ Mo@@ st truly I say to you , He that he@@ ars my word and believ@@ es him that sent me has everlasting life . . .
The conduct of a fellow Christian might disa@@ p@@ point us .
How does Jehovah feel about those who leave their mat@@ es without a Scriptural reason ?
Th@@ ough exerc@@ ising faith in the ransom can free us from the law of sin and of death , we are still imper@@ fect and sin@@ ful .
A mil@@ d spirit is what Jehovah will bl@@ ess , not con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ousness . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Jehovah always helps his servants to do his will .
They hu@@ g@@ ged one another .
J . , you made one mis@@ take . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , on the night of N@@ is@@ an 14 , 33 C.E . , they fa@@ iled to stay a@@ wa@@ ke .
The exc@@ iting account of E@@ s@@ ther is of par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar encourag@@ ement to us living in “ the time of the end . ”
What contr@@ ast is there between Jehovah and human rul@@ ers ?
When we pray , it is good to remember : “ No matter what it is that we ask according to [ God’s ] will , he he@@ ars us . ”
In the mean@@ time , I asked the Witnesses to vis@@ it my mother .
“ I could not have used my life in a better way , ” stated Mari@@ a at the age of 7@@ 3 .
What , though , is gen@@ u@@ ine rep@@ ent@@ ance ?
He had long main@@ ta@@ ined that since Jehovah was be@@ h@@ ind the fam@@ il@@ y’s move to Egy@@ pt , his brothers should sto@@ p feel@@ ing bad about what happened .
Such elders do not hold back from tra@@ ining others for fear of having to rel@@ in@@ qu@@ ish certain congregation privile@@ ges to the lear@@ n@@ ers .
Why may it be difficult for parents to imitate Jehovah’s love ?
At the end of that verse , we read : “ May [ your light and truth ] bring me to your holy m@@ oun@@ tain and to your gr@@ and ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le . ”
The apostle Paul wrote : “ Be w@@ ra@@ th@@ ful , and yet do not sin ; let the su@@ n not set with you in a pro@@ vo@@ ked st@@ ate , ne@@ i@@ ther allow place for the Devil . ”
However , rec@@ re@@ ation should not become the pri@@ m@@ ary purpose of our life .
Your head ach@@ es and your body is rac@@ ked with pain .
Because of her activities as a Witness , she had been given an 11 - year s@@ ent@@ ence by the I@@ tal@@ i@@ an F@@ as@@ c@@ ist author@@ ities .
Hence , he comman@@ ded his followers to pro@@ cla@@ im that Kingdom until the end of the present system of things .
From this it is ob@@ vi@@ ous that taking one or more ad@@ di@@ tional wi@@ ves is also ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y .
G@@ a@@ ining acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of what Jehovah and Jesus are now doing to eli@@ min@@ ate evil may pre@@ v@@ ent a s@@ inc@@ ere person from un@@ wit@@ t@@ ingly con@@ don@@ ing evil ac@@ ts , or wor@@ se , be@@ coming a fi@@ gh@@ ter “ ac@@ tually against God . ”
Such self - sacrific@@ ing sisters are of great help .
Why does Jehovah want us to view him as the Re@@ war@@ der ?
But what of the out@@ standing prophe@@ ci@@ es regarding the Ser@@ v@@ ant recorded in Isaiah chap@@ ters 4@@ 2 , 4@@ 9 , 50 , 5@@ 2 , and 5@@ 3 ?
They look for@@ ward to see@@ ing h@@ at@@ red re@@ plac@@ ed by love in a worl@@ d@@ wide soci@@ ety that will soon fulf@@ ill Jehovah’s purpose expres@@ sed to Abraham : “ All the famili@@ es of the earth will be bless@@ ed . ” ​ — Acts 3 : 25 . [ F@@ o@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ]
The 9@@ 0@@ th Psalm , where we find that ple@@ a , certainly mer@@ its our care@@ ful consider@@ ation .
A God S@@ low to Ang@@ er
Still , Jesus expe@@ cted such mis@@ tre@@ at@@ ment and will@@ ingly sub@@ mit@@ ted to it . ​ — Matthew 20 : 17 - 19 ; 1 Peter 2 : 21 - 23 .
Many feel that it is important to be in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent and that there is no need to obey God .
As a car@@ p@@ en@@ ter , Jesus may have made yo@@ k@@ es , and he would have known how to shap@@ e one that was “ kin@@ dly . ”
The gl@@ ori@@ fied anointed ones are the se@@ con@@ d@@ ary part of the “ se@@ ed . ”
In the Bible , “ h@@ ate ” can ref@@ er to loving a person or an ob@@ ject to a less@@ er de@@ gre@@ e than another .
If you have ad@@ v@@ ance knowledge of an appro@@ aching h@@ ur@@ ri@@ c@@ ane , you can take li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving action .
One refer@@ ence work ans@@ wers : “ In the Scriptures the word ‘ h@@ ate ’ has sever@@ al sh@@ ad@@ es of meaning .
However , would such a who@@ les@@ ale re@@ je@@ ction of religious thinking bring its own problems ?
In the first half of the 20@@ th century , what was done to publi@@ ci@@ ze our li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving message , and with what resul@@ ts ?
Jo@@ sua coura@@ ge@@ ously af@@ fir@@ m@@ ed that he and his family had made their cho@@ ice and were determined to worship Jehovah God “ with spirit and truth . ”
The time is at hand when suffering will be no more ; even the dead will live again
He does not exerc@@ ise his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ gn authority in a way that n@@ ul@@ li@@ fi@@ es his gift .
T@@ w@@ o days after Ti@@ b@@ or left for the meeting in De@@ b@@ rec@@ en , I was up before si@@ x , ir@@ on@@ ing our clo@@ th@@ es .
I long@@ ed to have my family jo@@ in me in worshipp@@ ing the true God .
A l@@ ist of some such artic@@ les appe@@ ars in the bo@@ x on page 17 of The Watchtower of S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 1 , 200@@ 3 .
The am@@ ount was $ 1@@ 00 !
Tru@@ e in@@ deed are the words found at Proverbs 10 : 22 : “ The blessing of Jehovah ​ — that is what makes rich , and he ad@@ ds no pain with it . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the rest of “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , ” the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion , will be destro@@ yed .
He thro@@ ws the cam@@ p of the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans into con@@ fu@@ sion , and then he tel@@ ls Moses : “ S@@ tre@@ t@@ ch your hand out over the se@@ a , that the w@@ at@@ ers may come back over the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans , their war ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts and their ca@@ v@@ al@@ r@@ y@@ men . ”
The dec@@ ree direc@@ ted that all of Jehovah’s Witnesses were to be dis@@ mis@@ sed from their plac@@ es of emp@@ loy@@ ment and that all Witnesses living in v@@ il@@ la@@ ges were to be cha@@ sed away from their ho@@ m@@ es .
What body is re@@ pres@@ ented by the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al bre@@ ad ?
The f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers then make inc@@ isions in the ba@@ r@@ k , ca@@ using the tre@@ es to “ we@@ ep . ”
“ Un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly , the others were thr@@ il@@ led to be clean .
But if he da@@ w@@ d@@ led , then st@@ ory - time would be cu@@ t sh@@ ort . ”
En@@ coura@@ g@@ ement when prayers are ans@@ wer@@ ed “ Jehovah said to him [ Solomon ] : ‘ I have heard your prayer and your re@@ qu@@ est for fav@@ or that you made before me . ’ ” ​ — 1 K@@ ings 9 : 3 .
( 2 ) When deal@@ ing with those inc@@ l@@ ined to qu@@ ar@@ re@@ l , displa@@ ying mo@@ des@@ ty is the course of wisdom .
Un@@ til the judgment is pas@@ sed , we view each individu@@ al as having the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al to become a serv@@ ant of Jehovah . ​ — Matthew 19 : 24 - 26 ; 25 : 31 - 33 ; Acts 17 : 31 .
However , with respect to the se@@ ven@@ th day , the Bible states : “ God pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to bl@@ ess the se@@ ven@@ th day and make it sac@@ red , because on it he has been re@@ sting from all his work that God has cre@@ ated . ” ​ — G@@ en .
I then real@@ ized that I had to ac@@ knowledge and satis@@ fy my spiritual need if I was to gain con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment and tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ill@@ ity , since the p@@ ace of life and the dem@@ and of car@@ ing for pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s concer@@ ns can become over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing for someone in my prof@@ es@@ sion .
Jehovah is also fully a@@ ware of the joy possible within the b@@ on@@ ds of mat@@ ri@@ mony . ​ — Read Proverbs 5 : 15 - 18 .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ines on page 3 ]
So they cannot be doing the work that Jesus started .
A man who was ar@@ rest@@ ed for ar@@ m@@ ed ro@@ b@@ ber@@ y said that he wanted to change , and he asked that someone be sent to study the Bible with his wife .
Th@@ r@@ ough their ab@@ st@@ en@@ tion from much of the commun@@ ity life ​ — the pa@@ g@@ an fes@@ tiv@@ als , the public a@@ mus@@ ements which to Christians were sh@@ o@@ t through and through with pa@@ g@@ an beli@@ ef@@ s , practic@@ es , and im@@ mor@@ alities — ​ they were der@@ i@@ ded as h@@ at@@ ers of the human r@@ ace . ”
The prophet Mi@@ ca@@ h said : “ As for me , it is for Jehovah that I shall keep on the loo@@ k@@ out . I will show a wa@@ iting attitude for the God of my sal@@ vation . ”
God H@@ as Be@@ en M@@ er@@ ci@@ ful to M@@ e P@@ A@@ G@@ E 26
David and J@@ on@@ a@@ than were true friends .
Jesus offered the value of his blood in be@@ half of all mankind
An@@ xi@@ ety Ab@@ out F@@ am@@ ily 6
He remin@@ ded the stud@@ ents that Jehovah mirac@@ ul@@ ously gu@@ i@@ ded and prote@@ cted the Israelites through the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
But that do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t keep him from reading the Bible , does it ? ”
on page 18 .
In No@@ v@@ ember 19@@ 31 , I was 22 years old and living in K@@ it@@ we , lo@@ c@@ ated in the C@@ op@@ per@@ bel@@ t re@@ gi@@ on of N@@ or@@ ther@@ n R@@ ho@@ desi@@ a ( now Z@@ am@@ bia ) .
The spirit of compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship that un@@ ites those who work together in God’s service is far str@@ ong@@ er than the spirit that un@@ ites others in the world who mer@@ ely soci@@ al@@ ize together .
He was comple@@ t@@ ely sub@@ mis@@ sive to the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn , Jehovah , and he fully supp@@ or@@ ted David as the anointed of God .
H@@ as death taken someone de@@ ar to you ?
Those encourag@@ ing words indic@@ ate that Jehovah is deep@@ ly inter@@ ested in each of his servants .
While at@@ tain@@ ing “ the on@@ en@@ ess in the faith and in the acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge ” is important , it is e@@ qu@@ ally important for us to man@@ i@@ f@@ est the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s spirit in every as@@ pect of our life .
Mo@@ re@@ over , there is a great need for those who qu@@ ali@@ fy to take up fore@@ ign assign@@ ments .
C@@ learly , someone “ la@@ id its cor@@ n@@ er@@ st@@ one ” in the right place .
He explained : “ M@@ ore fre@@ qu@@ ent vis@@ its by Watchtower re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves may help the pris@@ on@@ ers to devel@@ op soci@@ ally desi@@ ra@@ ble qualities , su@@ p@@ pres@@ sing ag@@ g@@ res@@ sion among them . ”
Those mis@@ gi@@ v@@ ings were re@@ in@@ for@@ ced in 19@@ 7@@ 1 when some young members of our group bur@@ ned down the S@@ pan@@ ish Con@@ sul@@ ate in F@@ ran@@ k@@ fur@@ t .
E@@ f@@ forts were made to rend@@ er these with origin@@ ality .
I par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly remember one place we sta@@ yed ​ — it was in an or@@ ch@@ ard by a st@@ re@@ am .
• What st@@ ep@@ s must we take in order to “ cho@@ ose life ” ?
He kept his own life simp@@ le so that he could accom@@ pl@@ ish his ministry without di@@ str@@ action .
Can we show the no@@ ble qu@@ ality of gener@@ os@@ ity by invit@@ ing others to our home to share a me@@ al and a spiritual fe@@ ast ?
When a you@@ th star@@ ts to d@@ ri@@ ft away , he may try to is@@ ol@@ ate himself and res@@ ist any effort by his parents to have a spiritual discus@@ sion with him .
6@@ 9 : 4 .
It sur@@ ges a@@ head , ‘ s@@ wal@@ low@@ ing up the gr@@ ound . ’
To keep your ca@@ r on the ro@@ ad , you have no cho@@ ice but to ad@@ just your ste@@ ering .
Let us be determined never to take what we have for gr@@ anted .
‘ In@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ing in com@@ pla@@ in@@ ts ’ when suffering for our sin@@ s is not wise .
The Bible ur@@ ges you to “ fle@@ e from for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation . ”
Par@@ ents were to teach their children about Jehovah at every opportunity so that young ones too would worship only Jehovah . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 6 - 9 .
So the el@@ der@@ ly among us can pray as did the ag@@ ing psalmist who san@@ g : “ You are my hope , O S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah . . .
These and many other poin@@ ts have been discus@@ sed at the 199@@ 9 / 20@@ 00 “ God’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ tic Word ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tions of Jehovah’s Witnesses held around the world .
The apostle Paul , who end@@ ur@@ ed many st@@ res@@ s@@ ful situ@@ ations , confid@@ ently said : “ For all things I have the strength by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of him who imp@@ ar@@ ts power to me . ”
So let us be determined to com@@ p@@ ly with Jesus ’ counsel .
Their en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m gre@@ w even greater when they learned the name of the true God , Jehovah , and were fre@@ ed from the con@@ fu@@ sing Tr@@ in@@ ity do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine .
There is nothing that re@@ mo@@ t@@ ely res@@ em@@ bl@@ es it in the world today .
Yet , they jo@@ y@@ fully made these sacrific@@ es .
On@@ ce Christ Jesus takes full control over the earth , there will be no need to emp@@ ow@@ er someone el@@ se , nor will there ever be a need for change in lead@@ er@@ ship .
Let us exam@@ ine these words in some de@@ ta@@ il and see how they o@@ pen the way to reli@@ ef from op@@ pres@@ sive st@@ ress .
The fear of God ent@@ ers into our heart when we devel@@ op re@@ ver@@ ence and respect for God’s a@@ w@@ es@@ ome power .
P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c O@@ ce@@ an
R@@ es@@ ist W@@ r@@ ong Th@@ in@@ king !
Par@@ ents can do much to help their children see God as a real Per@@ son by dra@@ wing attention to God’s cre@@ ative works and then help@@ ing their children dis@@ cer@@ n what qualities of God those cre@@ ations reve@@ al .
Ne@@ ws That E@@ ver@@ yone Ne@@ e@@ ds to He@@ ar
28 : 20 ; E@@ cc@@ l .
Yes , Jehovah is respon@@ sible for the over@@ sight of his people .
Some 15 years after that in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s life was in d@@ anger .
There , between s@@ essi@@ ons on M@@ on@@ day the 20@@ th , M@@ il@@ t@@ on H@@ en@@ sc@@ he@@ l per@@ form@@ ed our we@@ d@@ ding .
Such spe@@ e@@ ch be@@ tra@@ ys a l@@ ack of gen@@ u@@ ine love and can be very an@@ no@@ ying .
God’s holy spirit e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed Be@@ z@@ al@@ el and O@@ ho@@ li@@ a@@ b to exc@@ el
“ I thought she was the most beau@@ ti@@ ful child I had ever seen . ”
R@@ eli@@ able ans@@ wers to these and other per@@ ple@@ x@@ ing questions can be found in God’s Word , the Bible , and they would be “ ri@@ ch@@ ness , ” in@@ deed , not only for Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s or Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ants but also for Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ists , H@@ in@@ d@@ us , Mus@@ li@@ ms , Sh@@ in@@ to@@ ists , even a@@ the@@ ists and ag@@ no@@ s@@ tic@@ s .
P@@ ris@@ on w@@ all , L@@ ’@@ vi@@ v , U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine
Of course , it is not eas@@ y to wa@@ it .
What have th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years of human rule proved bey@@ ond doubt ?
“ However , ” the Bible states , “ as soon as he was strong , his heart became ha@@ ugh@@ ty to his own ru@@ in , and he ac@@ ted un@@ faith@@ fully against Jehovah his God by en@@ ter@@ ing the temple of Jehovah to bur@@ n inc@@ en@@ se on the al@@ ta@@ r of inc@@ en@@ se . ”
What com@@ for@@ ting thought is pres@@ ented at Romans 14 : 8 ?
On@@ ce the fru@@ it@@ less bran@@ ches are re@@ moved , the v@@ in@@ e@@ d@@ res@@ s@@ er care@@ fully exam@@ ines each branch be@@ aring fru@@ it .
“ The buil@@ ders , ” the Jewish lead@@ ers , re@@ je@@ cted the Messi@@ ah .
To encoura@@ ge Christians to be pati@@ ent , the Bible writ@@ er James offered an illustr@@ ation .
One Ca@@ tho@@ lic la@@ dy told the Witnesses : “ A@@ h !
Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 2 : 13 states : “ Lo@@ ok !
So how have you been chang@@ ed toward me into the de@@ gener@@ ate sh@@ o@@ o@@ ts of a fore@@ ign v@@ ine ? ”
Wh@@ ere can we find such a preci@@ ous gift ?
The Hebrew prophet Mal@@ ach@@ i recorded God’s own declar@@ ation : “ I am Jehovah ; I have not chang@@ ed . ”
IN@@ D@@ E@@ E@@ D , we should care about the feelings of others .
So why have you spo@@ ken to me a thing like this ? ” ​ — 1 Samuel 9 : 21 .
This un@@ par@@ all@@ el@@ ed tri@@ bul@@ ation will star@@ t when Jehovah br@@ ings des@@ tru@@ ction on “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , ” the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion , by using the pol@@ itical po@@ wers .
The first ri@@ der continued the j@@ our@@ ne@@ y on fo@@ o@@ t .
He ad@@ v@@ ised the minis@@ ter to have it c@@ he@@ cked im@@ medi@@ ately .
Many are imp@@ ressed when they see how often God’s name appe@@ ars in old man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts
E@@ ver pati@@ ent , he asked Peter three questions : “ The c@@ up that the Father has given me , should I not by all means dr@@ ink it ? ”
As@@ k them what work is practic@@ al for pione@@ ers .
These words c@@ learly show that Jehovah’s exerc@@ ise of mer@@ cy is always in har@@ mony with his other at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes , including justice .
Di@@ d A@@ sa@@ ’s t@@ ac@@ tic succ@@ e@@ ed ?
But if we have learned to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate , we will be happy to do Jehovah’s will wh@@ er@@ ever we live .
( b ) What is the cor@@ rec@@ t ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation of the “ al@@ ta@@ r ” and the “ p@@ il@@ la@@ r ” in “ Egy@@ pt ” ?
A child who has a very loving and close relationship with his father may even find it e@@ asi@@ er to devel@@ op a close and in@@ tim@@ ate relationship with God .
S@@ tu@@ dy it , for it will help you to better your understanding of God’s Word .
• What are some ways to displa@@ y the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s spirit ?
Sa@@ ys the prophecy : “ As reg@@ ar@@ ds G@@ a@@ za , an a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned city is what she will become ; and A@@ sh@@ k@@ el@@ on is to be a des@@ ol@@ ate wa@@ st@@ e .
R@@ ome expe@@ cted the Jewish hi@@ er@@ ar@@ ch@@ y to maintain order and de@@ f@@ end her inter@@ ests .
In the cor@@ ner is a large ir@@ on sto@@ ve .
W@@ ould he have the courage to accept Christian truth and con@@ form to the Scriptural requi@@ re@@ ment to be the husband of only one wife ?
26 L@@ ear@@ n From God’s Word ​ — Why Does God Ha@@ ve an O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation ?
When would Jesus and the apostles have had the last P@@ as@@ so@@ ver me@@ al , and what happened later that day ?
Rather than ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ting the re@@ bel@@ s right then and there , the wise Creator respon@@ ded with a pro@@ found prophecy ​ — the E@@ den@@ ic promise — ​ to en@@ sure that every de@@ ta@@ il of his word would come true . ​ — Read Genesis 3 : 15 .
Consider the case of Israel@@ ’s King David .
H@@ op@@ e : Ha@@ ving God as our F@@ ri@@ end also gives us hope for the future .
But is it tal@@ ent al@@ one that coun@@ ts with God ?
Because he had made a fir@@ m res@@ ol@@ ve not to ga@@ ze lu@@ st@@ fully at women .
At this time par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly , your child needs to view you as someone in whom he can con@@ fi@@ de .
And is a H@@ er@@ e@@ after to be only in some heavenly real@@ m ?
We later received a new assignment to Pa@@ is@@ le@@ y , S@@ co@@ t@@ land .
In@@ do - E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ ans are des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of J@@ ap@@ he@@ th .
Per@@ haps you can rec@@ all news events during your own li@@ fe@@ time that be@@ ar the st@@ am@@ p of Satan’s viol@@ ent spirit .
God’s Kingdom is a real govern@@ ment that rul@@ es from heaven
In the Go@@ spe@@ l of Mark , we find an account in which Jesus cur@@ ed many ill people , doing so l@@ ate into the night .
A po@@ li@@ ce of@@ fic@@ er st@@ op@@ s him and star@@ ts writ@@ ing him a tic@@ ke@@ t .
How can one draw on God’s strength when feel@@ ing disc@@ oura@@ ged or l@@ on@@ ely ?
( b ) How can we strengthen others ?
The In@@ f@@ lu@@ ence of Jesus and His T@@ e@@ ach@@ ings
E@@ very S@@ un@@ day , Jo@@ y and I co@@ o@@ ked a hu@@ ge ro@@ ast din@@ ner for the I@@ r@@ ons family and about a do@@ z@@ en of their bo@@ ar@@ ders ​ — all hu@@ ng@@ ry m@@ ale ra@@ il@@ way la@@ bor@@ ers .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the ch@@ urch was in the thro@@ es of two pa@@ p@@ al s@@ ch@@ is@@ ms , with pri@@ ests from op@@ pos@@ ing fac@@ tions k@@ ill@@ ing one another in R@@ ome .
At first , we may feel that the decision to dis@@ fel@@ low@@ ship the wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er is dr@@ as@@ tic or even un@@ kind , especially if we have close ties to that person .
M@@ ü@@ n@@ ster em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed the Re@@ form@@ ation and in 1@@ 5@@ 33 chang@@ ed from a Ca@@ tho@@ lic to a Lu@@ ther@@ an city .
Gen@@ u@@ ine con@@ fes@@ sion br@@ ings reli@@ ef , so that a person no longer needs to be pla@@ gu@@ ed by his conscience over past wr@@ ong@@ s .
Jehovah provided more de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about life and blood when he gave Israel the Law co@@ de .
How have some Christians been re@@ war@@ ded for their pati@@ ent efforts in con@@ ne@@ ction with marriage ?
( b ) I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how the experience ga@@ ined in one assignment can be u@@ se@@ ful in others .
That is why people ten@@ d to i@@ do@@ li@@ ze certain men or women rather than just show them appro@@ pri@@ ate honor and respect .
S@@ hor@@ tly after her baptism , Le@@ ti@@ ci@@ a accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed an experienced pioneer sister to an is@@ ol@@ ated to@@ wn , where they pre@@ ached for a mon@@ th .
Consider the account recorded in John chap@@ ter 11 .
It can ref@@ er to strong counsel but does not indic@@ ate ho@@ st@@ ility .
Why is displa@@ ying a cr@@ itical attitude toward others not help@@ ful ?
In this article , we have learned that true Christians came into Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an cap@@ tiv@@ ity soon after the last of the apostles died .
Su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient for each day is its own ba@@ dness . ”
A v@@ in@@ e@@ d@@ res@@ s@@ er may pr@@ u@@ ne the v@@ ine t@@ wi@@ ce each year in order to ob@@ tain the ma@@ xi@@ mu@@ m fru@@ it@@ age .
Jesus knew well that taking a ne@@ g@@ ative , cr@@ itical view of others would only serve to disc@@ oura@@ ge them .
Jesus war@@ ned his disciples : “ Be on the w@@ atch for the false prophe@@ ts that come to you in she@@ ep@@ ’s co@@ ver@@ ing , but in@@ side they are ra@@ ven@@ ous w@@ ol@@ ves . ”
But L@@ es@@ li@@ e came along in 195@@ 6 , and E@@ ver@@ et@@ t follow@@ ed in 195@@ 8 .
O@@ ver@@ se@@ ers and M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al Ser@@ v@@ ants The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c@@ ally A@@ p@@ pointed , 1 / 15
A@@ n enti@@ re chap@@ ter in the Bible book of John rel@@ ates the account of another hon@@ est man who was bless@@ ed by Jesus .
Be@@ ing sy@@ n@@ on@@ y@@ m@@ ous with loving - kindness , loy@@ al@@ ty also car@@ ries a strong sense of mutu@@ ality .
1 : 26 , 27 ; E@@ ph .
“ How preci@@ ous your thoughts are !
How have you benef@@ ited from Mi@@ ca@@ h’s prophecy ?
Some who doubt or den@@ y that God ex@@ ists do so pri@@ mar@@ ily because the religi@@ ons that they are famili@@ ar with have fa@@ iled to me@@ et their spiritual need .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on spiritual things will help a person gro@@ w to Christian matu@@ r@@ ity .
We feel that it is important to make known God’s personal name and help others call on that name .
As a father , David was in@@ t@@ ent on pas@@ sing on to his children a preci@@ ous her@@ it@@ age ​ — the gen@@ u@@ ine , bal@@ an@@ ced , who@@ les@@ ome fear of Jehovah .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e in the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Par@@ adise
But Jesus wanted to help her .
The Bible com@@ pa@@ res the holy spirit to water .
We must do God’s will .
Those wal@@ king in acc@@ ord with the example they had in Paul and other faithful ones were able to recogn@@ ize and re@@ ject anything that did not con@@ form to the pat@@ ter@@ n of truth they had been taught .
We know that Jac@@ o@@ b me@@ t his relati@@ ve R@@ ac@@ he@@ l .
D@@ on@@ ations of c@@ as@@ h with the con@@ dition that it can be re@@ turned if needed by the don@@ or .
I found part - time work transl@@ ating and teaching Eng@@ l@@ ish to support me in my ministry .
Why did God provide the gift of marriage ?
It gives you a great de@@ al of enjo@@ y@@ ment and ple@@ asure .
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , she develop@@ ed an in@@ tim@@ ate relationship with God .
Re@@ call what the prophet El@@ isha told King Jeho@@ as@@ h , who had come to El@@ isha for help to fi@@ ght against S@@ y@@ ri@@ an in@@ va@@ ders .
One brother made str@@ en@@ u@@ ous efforts to bre@@ ak his ha@@ bi@@ t of vis@@ iting por@@ no@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c s@@ ites on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t .
Yet , we never want to be ex@@ tre@@ mis@@ ts , displa@@ ying a self - righteous or as@@ ce@@ tic spirit .
The Bible says that what David did “ was very dis@@ pleas@@ ing to Jehovah . ” ​ — 2 Samuel 11 : 27 .
The Bible states emp@@ h@@ ati@@ c@@ ally at Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 : “ The God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be brought to ru@@ in .
How can we act in har@@ mony with Jesus ’ words recorded at Luke 11 : 9 - 13 ?
And Jehovah God pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to take the man and set@@ tle him in the gar@@ den of E@@ den to cultiv@@ ate it and to take care of it . ”
Des@@ pite our tri@@ als , we are as@@ sur@@ ed of what at 1 Peter 5 : 6 , 7 ?
In this article , we will exam@@ ine what we can do to pre@@ v@@ ent such thinking from cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting our mind .
Many no longer take their marriage v@@ ow@@ s seri@@ ously .
The sin@@ s of the people of Juda@@ h made their sacrific@@ es dis@@ pleas@@ ing to Jehovah .
Sh@@ am@@ ing an individu@@ al by making un@@ fa@@ ir com@@ par@@ is@@ ons with others , cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ z@@ ing him by set@@ ting up ri@@ gi@@ d standards , or making him feel gu@@ il@@ ty about not doing more may mo@@ tiv@@ ate him to a s@@ pur@@ t of activ@@ ity , but the resul@@ ts are only temp@@ or@@ ary .
Acc@@ oun@@ ta@@ bility to Jehovah is not f@@ oun@@ ded on the act of get@@ ting baptized .
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing the Messi@@ ah’s id@@ ent@@ ity , Saul could apply many conc@@ ep@@ ts and prophe@@ ci@@ es of the Hebrew Scriptures to Jesus .
Mo@@ vi@@ es , ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic g@@ ames , and other me@@ dia make spi@@ rit@@ ism se@@ em exc@@ iting .
What might help certain ones who have not yet been baptized ?
Di@@ d you no@@ tice the se@@ cre@@ t to end@@ ur@@ ance ?
It was 19@@ 7@@ 2 .
W@@ he@@ ther perfect obedi@@ ence to Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y is possible for humans or not was a se@@ cre@@ t for ages .
W@@ ell , if we are to fulf@@ ill a desire for happy we@@ d@@ lo@@ ck , we must follow the instru@@ ctions provided by Jehovah , the M@@ ak@@ er of marriage .
H@@ on@@ or Jehovah by Dis@@ pla@@ ying Di@@ gn@@ ity
Bro@@ ther Jac@@ k@@ son had to stand and gre@@ et the brothers and sisters for h@@ our@@ s before , during , and after the conven@@ tion , but he was happy to com@@ p@@ ly .
What can we learn from the account of the g@@ ol@@ den cal@@ f ?
In turn , local Witnesses are benef@@ iting from the tra@@ ining they receive .
After a w@@ in@@ ter do@@ w@@ n@@ p@@ our , the ri@@ ver f@@ loo@@ ds the pla@@ in .
S@@ tu@@ dy as an A@@ ct of Wor@@ ship
1 : 13 , 14 .
Ab@@ out 20 are from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , while the rest come from the Ba@@ h@@ am@@ as , Cana@@ da , I@@ tal@@ y , New Z@@ e@@ al@@ and , and S@@ pain .
In his pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence , he ob@@ served his heavenly Father for a@@ e@@ ons of time and ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed his ways .
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It was sign@@ ed by Na@@ than H . K@@ nor@@ r , who wrote : “ Your app@@ lic@@ ation for Bethel service is at hand .
A@@ ris@@ to@@ tle
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing the pu@@ re language invol@@ ves what ?
When An@@ dre@@ w left that jo@@ b , he had two children , no in@@ come , and en@@ ough money to last just a few months .
I tri@@ ed to re@@ si@@ gn my@@ self to the ide@@ a that I would never see my family again .
I began s@@ mo@@ king to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o , and I quic@@ k@@ ly became ad@@ di@@ cted .
They now enjoy a spiritual par@@ adise wh@@ er@@ ever they may live .
What will help you in this reg@@ ard ?
* They feel , as the apostle Paul did , that “ [ God’s ] inv@@ isi@@ ble qualities are c@@ learly seen from the worl@@ d’s cre@@ ation on@@ ward , because they are per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved by the things made , even his et@@ er@@ n@@ al power and Go@@ d@@ ship . ” ​ — Romans 1 : 20 ; Psalm 10@@ 4 : 24 .
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing the spirit in which such discipl@@ ine is ad@@ minis@@ tered will help us to accept it will@@ ingly .
Des@@ pite the n@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s wa@@ y@@ war@@ dness , over and over Jehovah proved to be “ a God mer@@ ci@@ ful ” and “ s@@ low to anger . ”
Wh@@ atever the s@@ ource of that persecu@@ tion ​ — family , neigh@@ b@@ ors , or govern@@ men@@ tal author@@ ities — ​ it may par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly af@@ fect one who “ has no ro@@ o@@ t in himself , ” who l@@ ac@@ ks spiritual dep@@ th .
This is not a pas@@ sive a@@ war@@ en@@ ess .
Jesus was about 30 years of age when John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er di@@ pp@@ ed him under the water of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver .
S@@ ur@@ ely they would want to imitate his giving spirit .
Jehovah even ple@@ ad@@ ed with the Israelites : “ C@@ ome , now , you people , and let us set matters st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght between us . . .
However , a re@@ view of Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts shows that a man did not need to be a fir@@ st@@ born son to be an an@@ c@@ est@@ or of the Messi@@ ah .
How did Satan’s se@@ ed man@@ i@@ f@@ est it@@ self after the F@@ lood ?
This appro@@ ach encoura@@ ged a cr@@ itical and con@@ temp@@ tu@@ ous attitude toward others .
Let us return to Jesus ’ com@@ ment : “ W@@ ho@@ ever div@@ or@@ ces his wife , exc@@ ep@@ t on the gr@@ ound of for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , and marri@@ es another comm@@ its ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y . ”
J@@ on@@ ah simply had to learn that the way Jehovah deci@@ ded was in har@@ mony with perfect justice .
This com@@ bin@@ ation may su@@ gg@@ est that pur@@ po@@ se@@ ful refle@@ ction is the means by which one comes to take deli@@ ght in the word of Y@@ ah@@ we@@ h . . . .
Because of age , experience , or n@@ atur@@ al a@@ bil@@ ities , some elders may be more ef@@ fi@@ cient than others , or they may be end@@ ow@@ ed with greater in@@ sight .
Is there someone tr@@ ying to make people act ba@@ dly ? ​ — Read 1 John 5 : 19 .
In that way he develop@@ ed a hear@@ t@@ felt appreciation for the privilege of having God’s name called on him .
They may feel a need for reli@@ ef , but you might point out that is@@ ol@@ ation is not the answer .
The M@@ ag@@ de@@ bur@@ g of@@ fice
They want to learn !
For example , dedic@@ ation to Jehovah is a personal v@@ ow .
( a ) How have God’s devo@@ ted people today been re@@ war@@ ded for their ze@@ al ?
We have already seen that the early Christians were persecu@@ ted because they refu@@ sed to sto@@ p preaching in the name of Jesus .
I@@ magine how Timothy was affe@@ cted by Paul’s vis@@ it .
W@@ he@@ ther a Christian will we@@ ar a ring with a certain g@@ em@@ st@@ one is a matter for personal decision .
Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 4 says : “ Let each one prove what his own work is , and then he will have cause for ex@@ ul@@ tation in reg@@ ard to himself al@@ one . ”
It matters to Jehovah what happ@@ ens to us .
( a ) What do we demonstr@@ ate when we put Kingdom inter@@ ests first ?
I loved it , but it was so spi@@ cy ho@@ t that it gave me hi@@ cc@@ up@@ s !
What does it mean to read the Bible “ in an under@@ to@@ ne ” ?
Hence , he made their future life pro@@ spe@@ cts con@@ di@@ tional .
As was the case in the first century , some may look down on our ministry .
G@@ la@@ d@@ ys , now in her 9@@ 0 ’ s , still ser@@ ves faith@@ fully at the J@@ ap@@ an branch .
Di@@ d they hold f@@ ast to the Bible in their teaching ?
( a ) What events will take place after the in@@ iti@@ al part of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation has pas@@ sed ?
Ha@@ ve a Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous Sh@@ are in Dis@@ ci@@ ple M@@ ak@@ ing
Do you walk in acc@@ ord with the flesh or in acc@@ ord with the spirit ?
H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds : When you up@@ set your wife by the way you exerc@@ ise or fai@@ l to exerc@@ ise your he@@ ad@@ ship , ask her how you can imp@@ ro@@ ve , and then wr@@ ite the su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion down .
How can we make our study peri@@ o@@ ds more pro@@ duc@@ tive ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ out fai@@ l it will b@@ lo@@ s@@ som , and it will really be jo@@ y@@ ful with jo@@ y@@ ousness and with g@@ la@@ d cr@@ ying out . . . .
To my am@@ a@@ z@@ ement , Jo@@ el took his first st@@ ep@@ s !
P@@ ra@@ x@@ e@@ as at@@ temp@@ ted to sol@@ ve their di@@ le@@ m@@ ma by teaching that Jesus was just a different mo@@ de of the Father and there was no differ@@ ence between the Father and the Son .
Jehovah will not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on those who remain loyal to him .
A@@ p@@ pro@@ ach God in full confidence that the ransom gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es an et@@ er@@ n@@ al future of peace , se@@ cur@@ ity , and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity for all who exerc@@ ise faith in it ! ​ — Hebrews 11 : 1 .
She was over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed . Now she could ad@@ d@@ ress God by name in her prayers !
And I saw how he ans@@ wer@@ ed my prayers ’
What fa@@ il@@ ing of No@@ ah’s con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries did Jesus high@@ light ?
Still , his trust in Jehovah was not in va@@ in .
In his letter to the disci@@ ple Ti@@ tu@@ s , Paul also expres@@ sed this thought when he wrote that God “ cannot li@@ e . ” ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 1 : 2 .
So in the fulfill@@ ment of Revelation chap@@ ter 11 , the anointed brothers who took the lead at the time of the esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment of God’s Kingdom in heaven in 1914 pre@@ ached “ in sac@@ k@@ clo@@ th ” for three and a half years .
How does Jesus lead us by means of the holy spirit ?
B@@ es@@ id@@ es the elders , each faithful Christian wants to apply the inspired comm@@ and to keep “ an e@@ ye , not in personal interest upon just [ his ] own matters , but also in personal interest upon those of the others . ”
The expres@@ sion is here used fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely and den@@ o@@ tes the best of the flo@@ ck .
G@@ ran@@ ted , God has always listen@@ ed to the prayers of his faithful servants .
Although the conduct and attitude of his disciples some@@ times left much to be desi@@ red , Jesus knew that at heart they really wanted to do God’s will , and he loved them on that account .
In the boo@@ ks of Fir@@ st and Se@@ cond Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians , we find tim@@ ely war@@ n@@ ings for us .
God is a@@ ware of their actions ​ — and these will not go un@@ p@@ uni@@ shed .
S@@ um@@ m@@ ing up the reason for his counsel , Solomon says : “ For the de@@ vi@@ ous person is a de@@ t@@ es@@ table thing to Jehovah , but His in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy is with the u@@ pri@@ ght ones .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 2 , 3 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 10 - 19
That would not be eas@@ y .
It will re@@ place all human govern@@ ments .
How privile@@ ged we are in these last days to be pre@@ par@@ ing for that mar@@ vel@@ ous time when the knowledge of Jehovah will truly f@@ ill the earth !
( a ) How do “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men ” help to maintain our un@@ ity ?
One opportunity that is o@@ pen to all is that of o@@ ffering com@@ ments in respon@@ se to questions posed to the a@@ udi@@ ence at congregation meetings .
V@@ O@@ L@@ U@@ M@@ E 1
We arri@@ ved in the cap@@ it@@ al city , C@@ ol@@ om@@ bo , in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 195@@ 1 .
After I was rel@@ eas@@ ed from pris@@ on , I re@@ sum@@ ed my Bible study with the Witnesses , began associ@@ ating with them at their meetings , and started ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles in my life .
Paul knew that the great@@ est for@@ ce in the uni@@ verse , the holy spirit , ba@@ c@@ ks the message refle@@ cted thr@@ ough@@ out the enti@@ re Bible : the v@@ indic@@ ation of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y by means of the promised Se@@ ed .
Then , the need to make a we@@ igh@@ ty decision pres@@ ented it@@ self again when I was invit@@ ed to teach the Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol at Bethel .
How true Jehovah’s words to Israel : “ If you will not listen to the vo@@ ice of Jehovah your God by taking care to do all his comman@@ d@@ ments and his st@@ atu@@ tes . . . , mal@@ e@@ dic@@ tions must also come upon you and over@@ take you ” ! ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 28 : 15 .
Why has Jehovah not ac@@ ted ha@@ st@@ ily ?
R@@ em@@ ember , as a Christian you@@ th , you have something that your pe@@ ers s@@ or@@ ely need ​ — the best way of life now and the promise of everlasting life for the future .
El@@ ders today also see the import@@ ance of pu@@ t@@ ting their feelings of appreciation for their brothers into words .
It was likely in 4@@ 7 C.E . , during the apostle Paul’s first vis@@ it to L@@ y@@ str@@ a , that Timothy was in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed to Christi@@ an@@ ity .
However , they were imp@@ ressed by the or@@ der@@ ly conduct and pleas@@ ant con@@ vers@@ ation of these n@@ ic@@ ely d@@ ressed young people .
As Rus@@ si@@ a@@ ’s first public li@@ br@@ ary , it had made a we@@ al@@ th of pr@@ inted information acc@@ es@@ sible to milli@@ ons .
It is not the way you have to act , but the way you want to act . ”
Today , he ser@@ ves happ@@ ily at a branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The la@@ dy began to we@@ ep .
In other words , a sing@@ le act of gener@@ os@@ ity can star@@ t a ri@@ pp@@ le effect that go@@ es from person to person thr@@ ough@@ out a commun@@ ity . W@@ ould you not like to live in a place like that ?
The medi@@ u@@ m sum@@ mon@@ ed an ap@@ par@@ iti@@ on .
P@@ r@@ om@@ p@@ tly accept assign@@ ments , including hum@@ ble t@@ as@@ ks .
No , for there is really nothing in@@ her@@ ently wrong with our pl@@ an@@ et .
N@@ ever for a m@@ om@@ ent have we reg@@ re@@ t@@ ted living a simp@@ le life . ”
From the 1@@ 6@@ th century to the 19@@ th century , the slave tra@@ de between Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a and the A@@ mer@@ ic@@ as was one of the most lu@@ cr@@ ative bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ es on earth .
• “ My mate and I are gro@@ wing ap@@ ar@@ t ”
Con@@ stan@@ t@@ in@@ ople
A husband may at first exerc@@ ise his he@@ ad@@ ship c@@ lum@@ s@@ ily , or a wife may be un@@ acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to making t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions .
Today , we too are wa@@ iting for prophe@@ ci@@ es about Jehovah’s Kingdom to be ful@@ filled .
How happy and than@@ k@@ ful we were when the brothers in neigh@@ bor@@ ing congregations came to our res@@ cu@@ e !
T@@ a@@ yl@@ or . In pur@@ su@@ it of pres@@ ti@@ ge and glory , mil@@ it@@ ary lead@@ ers used sol@@ di@@ ers as if they were wor@@ th@@ less and to@@ t@@ ally ex@@ p@@ end@@ able .
God was in effect giving Satan and those who have taken his side the opportunity to demonstr@@ ate whether humans can live well without God .
His ma@@ in op@@ pon@@ ent was Le@@ ó@@ n de Ca@@ str@@ o , a S@@ pan@@ ish the@@ olo@@ gi@@ an who consider@@ ed the L@@ at@@ in V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate to be the ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te authority .
Jehovah promises that the one who gives gener@@ ously will pro@@ sp@@ er .
For a l@@ ist of some Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es about the Messi@@ ah and how they came true , see page 2@@ 00 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
What makes the call to re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation all the more re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble is that even though the bre@@ ach was sol@@ ely one - si@@ ded ​ — ca@@ used by man@@ ’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in E@@ den — ​ God himself took the in@@ iti@@ ative to men@@ d the bre@@ ach .
* ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
I have found it truly com@@ for@@ ting to know that Jehovah is wa@@ iting pati@@ ently to re@@ me@@ dy matters and to give us exc@@ iting assign@@ ments in his new world .
This was in order to ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t his own righteousness , because he was for@@ giving the sin@@ s that occ@@ ur@@ red in the past while God was exerc@@ ising for@@ be@@ ar@@ ance ; so as to ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t his own righteousness in this present se@@ as@@ on , that he might be righteous even when declar@@ ing righteous the man that has faith in Jesus . ”
Their va@@ in re@@ qu@@ est remin@@ ds us that no one can be faithful for us , can stay in the truth for us , or can keep on the w@@ atch for us .
During those years , our son began school and made good prog@@ ress .
It is es@@ tim@@ ated that in one E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an land , one th@@ ir@@ d of the emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es who re@@ qu@@ est a do@@ ct@@ or@@ ’s letter author@@ iz@@ ing si@@ ck leave do so f@@ ra@@ u@@ d@@ ul@@ ently .
Con@@ cer@@ ning the sla@@ bs that form@@ ed its sur@@ face , he wrote : “ Des@@ pite the great am@@ ount of time that has el@@ ap@@ sed and the many car@@ ri@@ ages that have pas@@ sed over them day after day , their com@@ po@@ sure has not in any way been dis@@ tur@@ bed , nor have they lost their s@@ mo@@ o@@ th fin@@ ish . ”
By means of his death as a perfect human , Jesus also ‘ gave his soul a ransom in ex@@ change for many . ’
The se@@ duc@@ tive women of Mo@@ a@@ b were used to enti@@ ce them , and this time the Devil had a me@@ asure of succ@@ ess .
Bible truth gave him what he had been sear@@ ch@@ ing for all his life ​ — the so@@ lu@@ tion to the in@@ justice and cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion that per@@ me@@ ate soci@@ ety and a hope for the future .
“ I am am@@ a@@ zed that you h@@ and@@ le everything having to do with humans , the pl@@ an@@ et , and the Creator .
But over the years , her op@@ position eas@@ ed and she came to see that the Witnesses are teaching the truth .
In what are@@ as is it necess@@ ary to go on per@@ c@@ ei@@ ving what “ the will of Jehovah ” is ?
We ga@@ ther in small grou@@ ps at the C@@ ongreg@@ ation Bo@@ ok S@@ tu@@ dy to enjoy an in - dep@@ th Bible study by means of a te@@ x@@ t@@ book made a@@ vail@@ able through Jehovah’s organization .
The artic@@ les that follow will fur@@ ther ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t you with Jesus Christ , the man who pre@@ ached a message that could change your life forever .
All men are sin@@ ful , and sin is an ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le to appro@@ aching God .
H@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ ic religion and ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y had f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed in An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch .
The S@@ pan@@ ish congregation here has been taking good care of me ever since , for which I am most gr@@ ate@@ ful .
Since people said that everything that happ@@ ens is God’s will , I wonder@@ ed , ‘ Is God just a pu@@ p@@ pete@@ er who enjo@@ ys w@@ atch@@ ing people su@@ ff@@ er ? ’
H@@ ol@@ ding to the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s high co@@ de of conduct has resul@@ ted in a clean Christian congregation that inspi@@ res confidence and trust .
Our heavenly Father gives “ good things to those as@@ king him . ”
Let them prove to be for you al@@ one , and not for str@@ ang@@ ers with you . ” ​ — Proverbs 5 : 15 - 17 .
What a fine pat@@ ter@@ n this se@@ ts for Christian parents today , who must lik@@ e@@ wise tra@@ in their children in the ways of ho@@ l@@ iness , ther@@ e@@ by help@@ ing them to bring honor to God’s gl@@ ori@@ ous name ! ​ — Read Proverbs 1 : 8 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 4 .
• What de@@ f@@ en@@ se do we have against Satan and his dem@@ ons ?
In what way is tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness more than mer@@ ely tel@@ ling the truth ?
Consider what happened just before his ar@@ rest , tri@@ al , and ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion .
We need not be un@@ du@@ ly concer@@ ned if for a time op@@ pos@@ ers se@@ em to be succ@@ e@@ e@@ ding in h@@ in@@ der@@ ing the advan@@ c@@ ement of the good news .
• Des@@ cri@@ be the men@@ tal attitude of Jesus Christ .
He showed his imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality by speaking to a Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an woman .
David may have wanted him at the ro@@ y@@ al cour@@ t because of that ag@@ ed man@@ ’s ad@@ mi@@ ra@@ ble qualities .
Scriptural counsel , such as that found at Matthew 6 : 25 - 33 , Luke 12 : 13 - 21 , and 1 Timothy 6 : 6 - 12 , provi@@ des the bas@@ is for a bal@@ an@@ ced view of material needs and pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , one that secu@@ res Jehovah’s continued blessing . ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 10 .
E@@ ven@@ tually , though , God re@@ moved su@@ per@@ n@@ atur@@ al prote@@ ction from Jesus .
Paul refer@@ red to Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s faith three times in his lis@@ ting of faithful men and women recorded in the 1@@ 1@@ th chap@@ ter of Hebrews .
Bro@@ ther M@@ or@@ r@@ is ur@@ ged the stud@@ ents : “ As you continue doing your personal study , refle@@ ct on how you can imitate the loving com@@ pas@@ sion of Christ and really ‘ put on the Lord Jesus Christ . ’ ”
4 : 13 - 16 .
W@@ is@@ dom requi@@ res knowledge , and no human is the re@@ pos@@ it@@ ory of all knowledge .
At that time , he must still have had a strong att@@ ach@@ ment to his position as a member of the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in .
To Lo@@ ve God Is to F@@ e@@ ar H@@ im
The teaching is not of human orig@@ in .
We want to he@@ ed Paul’s clear instru@@ ction to Christians in his day : “ You must put them all away from you . ”
They thought they knew better than Paul , and he s@@ ar@@ c@@ as@@ tic@@ ally called them su@@ per@@ fine apostles . ​ — 2 Corinthians 11 : 3 - 5 ; 1 Timothy 6 : 3 - 5 .
How All Can C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate Lo@@ ve
“ Sh@@ all I go out yet again to bat@@ tle against the sons of B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in my brother or shall I ce@@ ase to ? ”
For them to do so , however , they need to understand the differ@@ ence between an individu@@ al who is born again and someone who is not .
One of them , Daniel , began atten@@ ding the meetings and even destro@@ yed all of his pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons rel@@ ating to spi@@ rit@@ ism .
As a man on earth , Jesus was inter@@ ested in help@@ ing people .
We also went h@@ ik@@ ing together , some@@ times sing@@ ing song@@ s to the accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ment of my har@@ mon@@ ic@@ a as we wal@@ ked through the w@@ o@@ o@@ ds .
29 : 10 ; fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
Since the mi@@ d - 19@@ 30 ’ s in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar , mul@@ titu@@ des ho@@ p@@ ing to sur@@ vi@@ ve “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” and live on earth forever have jo@@ ined the ran@@ ks of Jesus ’ “ other sheep . ”
Yes , hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves have the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for enjo@@ ying happy times as well as for supp@@ or@@ ting each other through difficult times . ​ — Pro@@ v .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in h@@ our@@ s of the earth@@ qu@@ ake , reli@@ ef go@@ o@@ ds were made a@@ vail@@ able .
We need to be a@@ ware that every time we sin , we are sin@@ ning against Jehovah .
Some mo@@ der@@ n cr@@ iti@@ c@@ s dec@@ ry the conclu@@ sion to this t@@ est on M@@ ount C@@ ar@@ me@@ l .
Pe@@ ople will not get si@@ ck or die because of in@@ her@@ ited sin and imper@@ fe@@ ction .
On the other hand , building appreciation for all that Jehovah has done for us will de@@ ter us from be@@ having without understanding and lea@@ ving him .
A@@ m@@ ber deci@@ ded to bring the vi@@ de@@ o P@@ ur@@ ple T@@ ri@@ ang@@ les to her teach@@ er .
May we always act with in@@ sight as we work hard to contribu@@ te to the beau@@ ty of the spiritual par@@ adise !
“ The gover@@ nor now regul@@ arly recei@@ ves the Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
They re@@ ta@@ ined their joy because they kept hold of their most valu@@ able pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion , their “ better and . . . a@@ bi@@ ding pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion . ”
* “ As I came to real@@ ize how little a do@@ ct@@ or can really do to help , I became dis@@ il@@ lu@@ si@@ oned .
Their efforts may be s@@ inc@@ ere and well - mo@@ tiv@@ ated .
He is not , though , the only one promised to be resur@@ rec@@ ted to heaven as a spirit cre@@ ature .
However , after consider@@ ing the matter ob@@ je@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely , K@@ ar@@ la and I had to ad@@ mit that the children had a point .
Let us too be al@@ er@@ t to opportun@@ ities to speak about the Kingdom . ​ — John 2 : 23 ; 3 : 1 - 22 ; 4 : 1 - 4@@ 2 ; Mark 1 : 14 .
You may also be anxi@@ ous about the future and won@@ der , ‘ Will I have en@@ ough in@@ come after I re@@ ti@@ re ? ’
Jesus , however , saw the bl@@ ind man as an individu@@ al who needed help .
The same word could be used to descri@@ be p@@ low@@ ing a st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght fur@@ ro@@ w ac@@ ro@@ ss a field .
On the bas@@ is of the ransom , rep@@ ent@@ ant human sin@@ n@@ ers can enjoy a close relationship with God .
When I left the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al , Jo@@ el needed to stay be@@ h@@ ind to gain more we@@ i@@ ght .
What a powerful reason to be coura@@ ge@@ ous !
It is also an exc@@ iting account of the bir@@ th of a nation .
Some of them wal@@ ked in fr@@ on@@ t and th@@ re@@ w their h@@ ats into the a@@ ir when they su@@ spe@@ cted any d@@ anger .
M@@ ore than that , wis@@ ely taking advan@@ ta@@ ge of a Christian up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing gives you the opportunity to “ make God’s own heart with g@@ la@@ dness to g@@ low . ”
Th@@ r@@ ough his Word , Jehovah reve@@ als his person@@ ality .
Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s , under the direction of holy spirit , were sent out as mission@@ aries by the An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch congregation .
As Par@@ ro@@ t com@@ men@@ ted , the ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves “ reve@@ al sur@@ pris@@ ing simil@@ ar@@ ities between the pe@@ op@@ les that they men@@ tion and what the O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent tel@@ ls us of the peri@@ od of the P@@ at@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s . ”
I app@@ lied for emp@@ loy@@ ment in a number of coun@@ tri@@ es , and ev@@ en@@ tually , in May 19@@ 6@@ 6 , a letter arri@@ ved from the M@@ in@@ is@@ try of E@@ duc@@ ation in U@@ g@@ anda con@@ fir@@ m@@ ing that I had a position .
No in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ant of Par@@ adise will say , “ I am si@@ ck . ”
It is possible to rep@@ ent and be s@@ n@@ atch@@ ed out of the fi@@ re , as it were . ​ — Ju@@ de 22 , 23 .
They are the ones to whom Jehovah has given the pu@@ re language .
S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y
Why is it fo@@ ol@@ ish to think that God cannot control his ability to know the future ?
M@@ ak@@ ing Pro@@ v@@ isions for the F@@ utu@@ re
We read : “ At that time you will see and certainly become ra@@ di@@ ant , and your heart will ac@@ tually qui@@ ver and ex@@ p@@ and , because to you the we@@ al@@ thin@@ ess of the se@@ a will direc@@ t it@@ self ; the very res@@ our@@ ces of the nations will come to you . ”
You cannot speak , and I cannot read . ”
P@@ ack ani@@ mal@@ s or o@@ x@@ en could be comman@@ de@@ ered .
How can we demonstr@@ ate hum@@ ility and mil@@ dness ?
In that Bible pas@@ sage , ko@@ ʹ@@ s@@ mo@@ s ref@@ ers to the world system in which we live ​ — human soci@@ ety as a whole — ​ and it inclu@@ des the mun@@ d@@ ane things that are part of da@@ ily life , such as hous@@ ing , food , and clo@@ thing .
The En@@ d of a J@@ udi@@ cial O@@ d@@ y@@ s@@ se@@ y
A@@ da@@ p@@ ting the In@@ form@@ ation to E@@ ach Ch@@ il@@ d
For Di@@ di@@ er and N@@ adi@@ ne , lear@@ ning the Mal@@ ag@@ as@@ y language was a chall@@ enge .
Mo@@ re@@ over , how can we make sure that we are ready for its arri@@ val ?
Are you giving your children these things ?
In a long r@@ ace , such as a mar@@ a@@ th@@ on , the fin@@ ish l@@ ine is not in sight at first .
But Jesus promised to give them a family who would love them and look after them .
It would not rule through human pol@@ itical syst@@ em@@ s .
The Bible ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges that at times people feel d@@ ri@@ ven by for@@ ce of circum@@ st@@ ance to do what they o@@ ther@@ wise would not do .
Yes , those who “ ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy [ Jehovah ] with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving ” will “ pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will re@@ side forever upon it . ”
Jehovah’s Witnesses will be happy to help you to do this .
The faithful on earth pray for the fulfill@@ ment of that will .
With true hum@@ ility , David said : “ Who am I and who are my kin@@ s@@ fol@@ k , my fa@@ ther’s family , in Israel , so that I should become son - in - law to the king ? ”
This me@@ th@@ od of preaching rest@@ ored her mo@@ tiv@@ ation for the ministry .
19 , 20 . ( a ) What blessings result from accep@@ ting God’s discipl@@ ine ?
* Sa@@ ys one wife : “ It wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t until we st@@ op@@ ped consider@@ ing div@@ or@@ ce as an op@@ tion that things began to imp@@ ro@@ ve . ”
Consi@@ der@@ ing everything el@@ se that Je@@ h@@ u did ear@@ li@@ er , you might find this sur@@ pris@@ ing and sa@@ d .
We can take heart from the fact that when David rep@@ ented , his sin@@ s were for@@ given .
Paul was speaking to an el@@ der , one with the responsi@@ bility to ‘ re@@ prove , set things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght , discipl@@ ine in righteousness , ’ within the congregation .
After serving Jehovah for more than 50 years , I am con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that wh@@ atever tri@@ als we may face , Jehovah always ca@@ res for us .
O@@ N A war@@ m F@@ ri@@ day ev@@ ening in T@@ el A@@ vi@@ v , Israel , a young man jo@@ ined a group of you@@ ths wa@@ iting out@@ side a ni@@ gh@@ t@@ c@@ lu@@ b .
“ Juda@@ h and Israel were many , ” ans@@ wers the Bible , “ like the gra@@ ins of s@@ and that are by the se@@ a for mul@@ titu@@ de , e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king and rejo@@ ic@@ ing . ”
A@@ m@@ ong those to benefit were the Jews .
However , being assign@@ ed to serve as special pione@@ ers in 19@@ 7@@ 2 proved bene@@ fi@@ cial for us .
What helped K@@ y@@ ri@@ ac@@ o@@ s ?
The anointed are also remin@@ ded of something el@@ se .
As God Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty , he has the enti@@ re uni@@ verse under his authority .
The cap@@ tion to the pi@@ c@@ ture re@@ a@@ ds : “ Who can see everything we do ? ”
* Still , David found great deli@@ ght in the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le with its al@@ ta@@ r , which was the cen@@ ter of pu@@ re worship in Israel . ​ — Psalm 26 : 8 .
He f@@ ell into wr@@ ong@@ doing because of po@@ or judgment regarding bu@@ sin@@ ess matters , and he was priv@@ ately re@@ proved .
A rec@@ ent Ch@@ urch of Christ sur@@ ve@@ y in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates claim@@ ed that 8@@ 7 per@@ c@@ ent of respon@@ d@@ ents believe that they are likely to go to heaven after they die .
The wise one is wise to his own benefit , and the ri@@ di@@ cul@@ er al@@ one is to bl@@ ame for his own suffering .
What shows that James and John had a wrong view of great@@ ness ?
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately following their mirac@@ ul@@ ous deli@@ ver@@ ance from Egy@@ pt , the Israelites san@@ g a vi@@ ct@@ ory s@@ ong of praise to Jehovah .
Does the hope of living forever in a perfect par@@ adise appe@@ al to you ?
What questions will we consider ?
Why do we keep re@@ tur@@ ning to vis@@ it people ?
H@@ O@@ W TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E C@@ H@@ AN@@ G@@ E@@ D M@@ Y L@@ I@@ F@@ E : One day , I read Proverbs 27 : 11 , which says : “ Be wise , my son , and make my heart rejo@@ ice . ”
If young children feel involved , their g@@ ames will likely refle@@ ct it .
The Scriptures encoura@@ ge the believ@@ ing wife to displa@@ y Christian qualities at all times , however difficult this may be .
What are some form@@ s of prayer ?
We were bless@@ ed with four children .
The next article will offer some practic@@ al help .
I know in@@ deed how to be low on pro@@ v@@ isions , I know in@@ deed how to have an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 11 , 12 .
While those n@@ ames may s@@ ound similar to the n@@ ames of the Bible boo@@ ks we know as 1 K@@ ings and 2 K@@ ings , the four boo@@ ks were not inspired , nor do those boo@@ ks find a place in the Bible can@@ on .
In time , some to@@ w@@ ns@@ people accepted a Bible study .
At that time in the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines , public tal@@ ks were ac@@ tually given in public plac@@ es !
In@@ g - Mar@@ i rel@@ ates : “ At first our par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation was li@@ mit@@ ed , since we always accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed local Witnesses and , out of em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass@@ ment , often let them do the tal@@ king .
So it@@ ’s the death of Jesus that op@@ ens the way for us to es@@ cap@@ e from sin and death .
Like their an@@ c@@ est@@ ors , first - century Jews no doubt pray@@ ed re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly to God for reli@@ ef , this time from the op@@ pres@@ sive yo@@ ke of the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
S@@ tu@@ dy God’s Word , and allow its principles to mo@@ ld your mind and heart .
Yes , Jehovah will answer the s@@ inc@@ ere prayers of elders who r@@ ely on him .
At a public ass@@ em@@ bly in the days of E@@ z@@ r@@ a and Ne@@ h@@ emiah , the L@@ ev@@ ites “ were expla@@ ining the law to the people . ”
By way of an illustr@@ ation , he rel@@ ated that God no@@ tic@@ es when a s@@ par@@ ro@@ w f@@ alls to the gr@@ ound ​ — something that most humans would consider of little import@@ ance .
A@@ da@@ p@@ ting to A@@ no@@ ther C@@ ul@@ ture
One of them became an overse@@ er in the congregation with which I was associ@@ ated .
In early 199@@ 2 , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy arrang@@ ed for M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el and L@@ in@@ da Di@@ G@@ reg@@ ori@@ o , a mission@@ ary cou@@ ple with an Al@@ ban@@ i@@ an ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , to trans@@ f@@ er to Al@@ ban@@ ia .
We@@ d@@ ding Gi@@ f@@ ts
To rep@@ ent means that we change our attitude toward past or in@@ tend@@ ed wr@@ ong@@ doing .
Per@@ haps they s@@ pre@@ ad har@@ m@@ ful go@@ s@@ si@@ p about the off@@ end@@ er or find ways to pre@@ v@@ ent him from succ@@ e@@ e@@ ding .
So when B@@ en asked me to jo@@ in him in field service , I g@@ la@@ dly accepted .
When the t@@ it@@ le is plac@@ ed a@@ head of the name , as in “ Christ Jesus , ” the emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is shi@@ f@@ ts from the person to the position , or of@@ fice , held by him .
There are many ways to show Jehovah that we love him .
Rather , we he@@ ed James ’ ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ Let end@@ ur@@ ance have its work complete , that you may be complete and s@@ ound in all res@@ pe@@ cts , not l@@ ac@@ king in anything . ” ​ — James 1 : 2 - 4 .
Ha@@ ving the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures ​ — an acc@@ ur@@ ate , eas@@ y - to - read transl@@ ation of the Bible — ​ a@@ vail@@ able in more and more langu@@ ages has made it conven@@ i@@ ent and possible to do so .
L@@ ess@@ on 3 in the Re@@ qui@@ re bro@@ ch@@ ure is ent@@ it@@ led “ Who Is Jesus Christ ? ”
In 200@@ 5 we pas@@ sed the 5@@ 0@@ ,000 publi@@ sh@@ er mar@@ k , and fur@@ ther branch ex@@ pan@@ sion was necess@@ ary .
But of what use would that be to him if he did not understand the meaning of the words being spo@@ ken ?
A 14 - year - old gi@@ r@@ l nam@@ ed S@@ and@@ r@@ a fac@@ ed serious problems but over@@ came them with Jehovah’s help .
C@@ occ@@ us s@@ car@@ let , also known as k@@ er@@ m@@ es , was a d@@ ye that yi@@ el@@ ded a br@@ il@@ li@@ ant - red , or s@@ car@@ let , col@@ or .
( a ) What indic@@ ates that Jesus did not mean for us to re@@ pe@@ at the mo@@ de@@ l prayer word for word ?
Like El@@ isha , let us trust in Jehovah God .
What did Jesus mean when he said that his faithful slave would be “ dis@@ cre@@ et ” ?
If the resurrection hope is real to us , it can shap@@ e our attitude about life .
El@@ en@@ i never com@@ pla@@ ined or became dem@@ an@@ ding , even when my inc@@ reas@@ ed responsi@@ bil@@ ities in Jehovah’s service occasi@@ on@@ ally made things in@@ conven@@ i@@ ent for her .
How can shepher@@ ds “ work what is good ” toward the sheep ?
Jehovah bless@@ es Joseph
But some of his er@@ r@@ ors have been id@@ enti@@ fied by com@@ par@@ ing it with the same text inclu@@ ded in four 1@@ 1@@ th - and 1@@ 2@@ th - century man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts .
A child can be taught by means of p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment ​ — perhaps sen@@ ding him to his ro@@ om or den@@ ying him a fav@@ or@@ ite activ@@ ity .
When I look back over our 6@@ 9 years together as husband and wife , I think of Proverbs 18 : 22 , which states : “ H@@ as one found a good wife ? One has found a good thing . ”
E@@ mp@@ ow@@ ered by God’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
But can we be sure that it will come , and what imp@@ act could that pro@@ spe@@ ct have on us right now ?
We are ra@@ pi@@ dly appro@@ aching the fore@@ told “ day of judgment and of des@@ tru@@ ction of the ung@@ o@@ dly men . ”
In the fi@@ f@@ th century B.C.E . , Greek s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists su@@ gg@@ ested that it was a s@@ ph@@ ere .
By refer@@ ring to those events of Moses ’ day , Paul was remin@@ ding Timothy of the need to take dec@@ isi@@ ve action in order to prote@@ ct his preci@@ ous relationship with Jehovah .
Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d , then pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety .
Paul was soon fre@@ ed and again took up his mission@@ ary work .
In 19@@ 35 , the id@@ ent@@ ity of the “ great crow@@ d ” mentioned at Revelation 7 : 9 - 17 was made clear .
Per@@ haps he began to n@@ ur@@ ture personal ambi@@ tions or a desire for material pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity .
Job showed loving concer@@ n for or@@ ph@@ ans , wi@@ do@@ ws , and others
How hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing it is to hear today not only such n@@ ames as M@@ ary , John , S@@ te@@ ph@@ en , and To@@ m but also such n@@ ames as M@@ am@@ a@@ do@@ u , Je@@ g@@ an , Re@@ za , and C@@ ha@@ n !
Why must Christians remain vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant and hold f@@ ast to the truth ?
In the 7@@ th chap@@ ter of Romans , Paul ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged the power of sin on the imper@@ fect flesh .
This re@@ qu@@ est for our da@@ ily needs may re@@ mind us that God comman@@ ded the Israelites to ga@@ ther man@@ na “ each his am@@ ount day for day . ” ​ — E@@ x .
When Je@@ hu@@ ’s fellow of@@ fic@@ ers asked about the purpose of this vis@@ it , Je@@ h@@ u was rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to say .
Jehovah ​ — The U@@ l@@ tim@@ ate S@@ ource of S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th
What remin@@ ders should we take to heart so as not to su@@ ff@@ er a lo@@ ss of faith ?
However , the more com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive rend@@ ering “ loving - kindness ” is “ not far from the ful@@ ness of meaning of the word , ” no@@ tes the The@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal Wor@@ d@@ book of the O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent .
B@@ less@@ ing * arri@@ ved in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe with the promise of get@@ ting work as a ha@@ ir@@ d@@ res@@ s@@ er .
S@@ ome@@ one had put the so@@ da in an emp@@ ty bak@@ ing - po@@ w@@ der can .
The Bible it@@ self says : “ The gre@@ en gr@@ ass d@@ ries up , the b@@ lo@@ s@@ som wi@@ thers , but the word of our God end@@ u@@ res forever . ” ​ — Isaiah 40 : 8 .
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Timothy learned many things from Paul , who was an el@@ der and apostle , such as how to imp@@ ro@@ ve his preaching and how to help others in the congregation . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 10 - 12 .
“ I@@ t’s like coming in the truth all over again .
With the spiritual ass@@ ist@@ ance of such respon@@ sible men , the flo@@ ck benef@@ its great@@ ly and continu@@ es to f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h .
At Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , 50 days after Jesus ’ resurrection , holy spirit was p@@ our@@ ed out upon about 1@@ 20 of his disciples in an u@@ pp@@ er ro@@ om in Jerusalem .
• What is inclu@@ ded in the her@@ it@@ age of Christ’s anointed followers ?
For Our Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople
Th@@ ough wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers will not es@@ cap@@ e “ in the day of Jehovah’s fu@@ ry , ” what hope does Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah’s prophecy hold out ?
He gives us acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of his will and purpose , a mean@@ ing@@ ful ministry , counsel on the se@@ cre@@ t to family happiness , and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment to know what to do in ad@@ vers@@ ity .
5 , 6 . What did Abraham and his family look for@@ ward to ?
You are not likely ever to find yourself in that un@@ u@@ su@@ al position .
Ch@@ il@@ dren are e@@ ag@@ er to learn .
12 : 8 - 13 , 29 - 32 .
S@@ imp@@ ly this : Jehovah’s a@@ w@@ es@@ ome power !
What less@@ ons can young and old draw from being “ wonder@@ fully made ” ?
In 1@@ 6@@ 0@@ 2 , Lu@@ car@@ is went to A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a , where he succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded his relati@@ ve , P@@ at@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch M@@ ele@@ ti@@ o@@ s , in that see .
W@@ at@@ ering Se@@ e@@ ds of Tru@@ th in Ch@@ ile
1 : 1 – 6 : 24 )
O@@ thers may pre@@ f@@ er a here - today - and - g@@ one - t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w kind of life that does not dem@@ and loy@@ al@@ ty .
When those having authority show justice , sta@@ bility is buil@@ t and per@@ man@@ ent resul@@ ts are pro@@ duc@@ ed .
Instead of fin@@ ding a har@@ b@@ or , many v@@ ess@@ els were mis@@ led and were w@@ rec@@ ked on the ro@@ ck@@ y sh@@ or@@ el@@ ine , where their car@@ go@@ es were sto@@ le@@ n .
Yes , those gre@@ e@@ dy pri@@ ests even dem@@ an@@ ded a fe@@ e for the simp@@ l@@ est of temple ser@@ vi@@ ces , requi@@ ring pa@@ y@@ ment for shu@@ t@@ ting do@@ ors and ligh@@ ting al@@ ta@@ r fi@@ res !
For this reason , “ God le@@ ts an op@@ er@@ ation of er@@ ro@@ r go to them , that they may get to believ@@ ing the li@@ e , in order that they all may be jud@@ ged because they did not believe the truth but took ple@@ asure in un@@ righteousness . ” — 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 10 - 12 .
Even though I was often too ti@@ red to read or study , it was a privilege to care for him to the end .
The Bible war@@ ns us : “ F@@ o@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness is ti@@ ed up with the heart of a bo@@ y . ”
( 3 John 1 - 14 )
• On who@@ se strength must we dep@@ end , and why ?
No C@@ over - up , No H@@ id@@ den S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls
G@@ ran@@ ted , he was deal@@ ing with ob@@ lig@@ ations to govern@@ ments , to which Christians were later told to be in sub@@ mis@@ sion .
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s both ty@@ p@@ es of examples .
Let the ste@@ al@@ er ste@@ al no more , but rather let him do hard work , doing with his hands what is good work , that he may have something to dist@@ ribu@@ te to someone in need . ”
The Law stated : “ Now in case you should sacrifice a commun@@ ion sacrifice to Jehovah , you should sacrifice it to gain appro@@ val for y@@ ourselves . ”
‘ F@@ ol@@ low Jehovah fully , ’ as did C@@ al@@ e@@ b of ancient Israel .
Yet , David knew that Jehovah would e@@ qui@@ p Solomon to h@@ and@@ le the work given to him .
He promises : “ I will really keep f@@ ast hold of you with my right hand of righteousness . ”
For one thing , marriage between humans had been taking place for some 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years and war@@ ran@@ ted no special men@@ tion .
Jesus read from the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l of Isaiah at the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e in Na@@ z@@ are@@ th .
“ They will bo@@ w down before you , O Jehovah , and will give glory to your name . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 8@@ 6 : 9 .
In what ways can we “ follow the course of ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality ” ?
We see imp@@ res@@ sive s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c and te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal advan@@ ces accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by a dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c dec@@ l@@ ine in moral valu@@ es .
How was Solom@@ on@@ ’s re@@ ign descri@@ bed by a con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary rul@@ er ?
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s God’s thoughts , so as you medit@@ ate on what it says , you can make God’s thinking your thinking .
W@@ ould he listen to my mu@@ si@@ c ?
Why T@@ each Y@@ our@@ self ?
For example , a clean hand den@@ o@@ tes in@@ no@@ c@@ ence .
Paul knew that Christian un@@ ity is vital , and he gave fine counsel to help Christians put up with one another in love .
In that sense , Jehovah did prote@@ ct Ther@@ es@@ a ; she was serving him faith@@ fully at the time of her death .
We pr@@ ou@@ dly be@@ ar and use his name , know@@ ing that loving him is far more re@@ war@@ ding than loving money or things . ​ — Is@@ a .
Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ger@@ many su@@ ffered b@@ ru@@ tal and pro@@ long@@ ed persecu@@ tion under both of the 20@@ th - century to@@ tal@@ it@@ ari@@ an re@@ gi@@ m@@ es
The word “ law ” as used by the psalmist is transl@@ ated from the Hebrew word to@@ h@@ ·@@ ra@@ h@@ ʹ .
Mi@@ c C@@ ha@@ p@@ ter 3 repor@@ ts Jehovah’s pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ements against the n@@ ational lead@@ ers and the d@@ el@@ in@@ qu@@ ent prophe@@ ts .
The Bible says : “ Although [ Jesus ] was a Son , he learned obedi@@ ence from the things he su@@ ffered . ”
They b@@ ought gi@@ f@@ ts for each other .
What blessings can be our@@ s if we find deli@@ ght in God’s righteousness ?
Let us , then , first consider how we can ab@@ ound in de@@ e@@ ds of mer@@ cy toward those rel@@ ated to us in the faith .
Hence , if we put our trust in God , pray for his help , and draw close to him , we will experience his loving care and guid@@ ance .
Consider the relationship between Jehovah and Jesus .
I Lo@@ ved B@@ as@@ e@@ bal@@ l M@@ ore T@@ ha@@ n A@@ ny@@ thing !
That led to my baptism on Ju@@ ne 22 , 19@@ 40 , and I began serving at the branch in that lo@@ vely en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment with fine fellow work@@ ers .
This small form@@ at ​ — which co@@ st half the pri@@ ce of a stan@@ d@@ ard e@@ dition — ​ made it e@@ asi@@ er for people with little means to ob@@ tain a cop@@ y of the Bible .
The apostle Paul may have had in mind an ear@@ li@@ er example of gener@@ ous giving , one that took place in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness more than 15 cen@@ tu@@ ries before his time .
This Son came to know and refle@@ ct his Fa@@ ther’s thoughts , feelings , and ways as no one el@@ se could . ​ — Matthew 11 : 27 .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ God is not un@@ righteous so as to for@@ get your work and the love you showed for his name . ” ​ — Hebrews 6 : 10 .
How did David rec@@ over spiritually ?
He op@@ posed Peter and John and then S@@ te@@ ph@@ en .
I now have s@@ co@@ res of fle@@ sh@@ ly relati@@ ves who are Witnesses , many of whom serve as elders , minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants , and pione@@ ers .
Se@@ ek out others who@@ se hearts move them to serve Jehovah .
Ex@@ ac@@ tly who was he ?
The other expres@@ sion , transl@@ ated “ tend@@ er affe@@ ction , ” occ@@ ur@@ s only once in the Bible and ref@@ ers to being close in war@@ m in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy , as in a family . *
What really makes a meeting a succ@@ ess ?
Consider the way he appe@@ aled to the brothers in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a : “ We have confidence in the Lord regarding you , that you are doing and will go on doing the things we order . ”
Do you see the point of that pas@@ sage ?
In rec@@ ent years , Jehovah’s Witnesses have provided Bible liter@@ ature for over 3@@ 0@@ ,000 individuals de@@ ta@@ ined in some 4@@ ,000 pris@@ ons in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates al@@ one .
16 , 17 . ( a ) How did fre@@ e@@ dom of cho@@ ice become an is@@ sue in Corin@@ th ?
Why , then , does Genesis 11 : 31 st@@ ate that “ T@@ er@@ ah took Abra@@ m his son ” and others of his family and went out of U@@ r ?
As a result , U@@ gar@@ it it@@ self was de@@ f@@ en@@ sel@@ ess and was comple@@ t@@ ely destro@@ yed in about 1@@ 2@@ 00 B.C.E .
We can do so by rejo@@ ic@@ ing in mean@@ ing@@ ful personal Bible study , by ex@@ al@@ ting Jehovah’s name in the ministry , and by avo@@ i@@ ding bad associ@@ ations .
A@@ men . ​ — 2 Corinthians 1 : 19 , 20 ; Revelation 3 : 14 .
When the nation fa@@ iled to turn around , God allow@@ ed fore@@ ign po@@ wers to destro@@ y Israel@@ ’s religious cen@@ ter ​ — Jerusalem and its temple — ​ first by the Babyl@@ on@@ ians in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . and ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely by the Rom@@ an ar@@ mi@@ es in 70 C.E .
And we read at J@@ on@@ ah 1 : 4 : “ Jehovah h@@ ur@@ led a strong w@@ ind at the se@@ a , and there was such a viol@@ ent st@@ or@@ m on the se@@ a that the ship was about to be w@@ rec@@ ked . ”
Some 4@@ 9 years have pas@@ sed since we first arri@@ ved in this country , now called N@@ am@@ i@@ bia .
And we great@@ ly appreci@@ ate the hard but satis@@ f@@ ying work done by the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c@@ ally appointed overse@@ ers and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants .
After our two el@@ des@@ t daugh@@ ters , G@@ il@@ ly and D@@ en@@ ise , got married , we clo@@ sed the d@@ ance stu@@ di@@ o .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the earth , Jehovah’s Witnesses are truly giving glory to God
She became pre@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with her health to the point of be@@ coming spiritually we@@ ak .
We had to get up at fi@@ ve o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck in the mor@@ ning , and sh@@ ort@@ ly ther@@ e@@ after the ro@@ l@@ l call began .
But we cannot even i@@ magine the contr@@ ast between Jesus ’ circumstances on earth and those in heaven , where he lived with his Father among ang@@ eli@@ c cre@@ atu@@ res who served Jehovah with pu@@ re mo@@ ti@@ ves .
( Read Proverbs 8 : 22 , 23 , 30 . )
Ha@@ ving tend@@ er affe@@ ction for the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ i@@ an brothers , Paul and his compan@@ i@@ ons were well - pleas@@ ed to imp@@ ar@@ t to them ‘ not only the good news of God but also their own sou@@ ls . ’
15 - 17 . ( a ) How did one Christian cop@@ e with the difficul@@ ties that resul@@ ted from ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents ?
R@@ el@@ ati@@ on@@ shi@@ ps with those out@@ side your hous@@ eho@@ ld can chall@@ enge your st@@ ep@@ family .
This shows that da@@ ily reading of the Bible prom@@ o@@ tes strong faith in Jehovah .
Then he declar@@ ed : “ Because I have ob@@ ta@@ ined the help that is from God I continue to this day be@@ aring witness to both small and great , but saying nothing exc@@ ep@@ t things the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts as well as Moses stated were going to take place , that the Christ was to su@@ ff@@ er and , as the first to be resur@@ rec@@ ted from the dead , he was going to pu@@ bl@@ ish light both to this people and to the nations . ”
Who was E@@ sa@@ u , and what in@@ her@@ it@@ ance a@@ wa@@ ited him ?
7 , 8 . ( a ) What chall@@ enge do some young ones face ?
In rec@@ ent times , certain se@@ g@@ ments of the po@@ pul@@ ation in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar have been enjo@@ ying consider@@ able gro@@ w@@ th .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine that discus@@ sed the sub@@ ject of p@@ ho@@ bi@@ as .
This high@@ ligh@@ ts a very important point .
Di@@ d you no@@ tice the expres@@ sion “ the kingdom of mankind ” ?
and pre@@ pared a talk on the sub@@ ject of cre@@ ation .
Our assignment there was a wonderful experience for us , a blessing from Jehovah .
When Father expres@@ sed sur@@ pris@@ e that the Witnesses eng@@ ag@@ ed in s@@ por@@ ts , she read Matthew 13 : 38 to him : “ The field is the world . ”
Now she is able to have a simp@@ le con@@ vers@@ ation in that language .
It is a privilege that can benefit us forever .
( a ) Acc@@ ording to John 3 : 16 , what pro@@ vision did God make to rest@@ ore mankind ?
The ro@@ t@@ ating earth thus began to have al@@ ter@@ n@@ ating day and night .
Rather than being a privilege we are in@@ n@@ ately ent@@ it@@ led to , fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch st@@ em@@ s from our relationship with Jehovah God based on faith in Jesus Christ .
Jac@@ o@@ b refu@@ sed to do the work because his conscience would not allow him to support the war effort .
Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on will sign@@ al a happy beg@@ in@@ ning
in The Watchtower of Mar@@ ch 15 , 198@@ 6 .
C@@ ould you perhaps have even greater joy ?
W@@ ould you like to know more about the re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble gift of ra@@ in ?
Al@@ ready , under Jesus ’ direction , milli@@ ons worl@@ d@@ wide are using God’s Word , the Bible , to teach people how to be at peace with others .
W@@ ell , after 50 years in full - time service , I cannot think of anything la@@ st@@ ingly un@@ pleas@@ ant that has come from being at Jehovah’s right hand .
• Why should we not ign@@ ore the di@@ ct@@ ates of a Bible - tra@@ ined conscience ?
How will having Jehovah’s view of others help you ?
She wor@@ ked as a bu@@ s d@@ ri@@ ver in Fr@@ ance ; however , in 200@@ 6 she took a ye@@ ar@@ ’s leave to pioneer in N@@ i@@ g@@ er .
E@@ ven@@ tually Mi@@ gu@@ el , his wife , and two of his daugh@@ ters em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed Bible truth .
Is it not sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant , too , that even children felt at e@@ ase with him ?
Since Jesus ’ sacrifice re@@ plac@@ ed the an@@ nu@@ al A@@ t@@ on@@ ement Da@@ y sacrifice , the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of his death is pro@@ per@@ ly ob@@ served an@@ nu@@ ally .
Why are you wor@@ th more ?
For I could wish that I my@@ self were se@@ par@@ ated as the cur@@ sed one from the Christ in be@@ half of my brothers [ the Jews ] , my relati@@ ves according to the flesh . ”
Today , Pa@@ pi@@ am@@ en@@ to is one of the 1@@ 33 langu@@ ages in which The Watchtower is publi@@ shed si@@ mul@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ously with Eng@@ l@@ ish .
The “ great crow@@ d , ” who also listen to what the spirit says , will enjoy an earthly par@@ adise where they will dr@@ ink from “ a ri@@ ver of water of life ” and will find heal@@ ing from “ the lea@@ ves of the tre@@ es ” al@@ ong@@ side it . ​ — Revelation 7 : 9 ; 22 : 1 , 2 ; Luke 23 : 4@@ 3 .
Read Romans 12 : 3 , 16 .
How did Jesus illustr@@ ate the relationship between ma@@ ster and slave ?
Many today would re@@ adi@@ ly ag@@ ree with that st@@ at@@ ement .
As we refle@@ ct on these ‘ good gi@@ f@@ ts , ’ may our appreciation gro@@ w even deep@@ er . ​ — James 1 : 17 .
Yes , it turned out to be a r@@ are ma@@ st@@ er@@ pi@@ e@@ ce .
On one occasi@@ on , he lik@@ ened his disciples to do@@ or@@ keep@@ ers and encoura@@ ged them to keep on the w@@ atch with respect to the conclu@@ sion of the Jewish system of things .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e D@@ wel@@ ling With The@@ m
P@@ res@@ sing on to matu@@ r@@ ity c@@ alls for our pu@@ t@@ ting for@@ th effort in at le@@ ast two are@@ as .
This la@@ ys a f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for a un@@ ited marriage , which can bring praise and honor to God as both sp@@ ous@@ es serve him as ‘ gen@@ u@@ ine yo@@ ke@@ fel@@ lo@@ ws ’ in a special sense . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 3 .
A kind man@@ ner on the part of the shepher@@ ds may make it e@@ asi@@ er for a st@@ ra@@ ying sheep ev@@ en@@ tually to return to the fo@@ ld . ​ — Luke 15 : 11 - 24 .
If God reve@@ als how the inv@@ isi@@ ble part of his organization fun@@ ctions , would he not want us to understand how “ each part does its work ” on earth ?
2 : 14 - 17 ; 1 John 3 : 8 .
3 , 4 . ( a ) Who are fi@@ ve of Paul’s friends , and what did they become to him ?
David im@@ medi@@ ately con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed and beg@@ ged Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
“ O God , you have taught me from my you@@ th on , and until now I keep tel@@ ling about your wonderful works . ”
Some were having difficul@@ ty in ad@@ ju@@ sting .
In imit@@ ation of Jesus , we wel@@ come the opportunity to give others a clear ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation of our hear@@ t@@ felt con@@ vi@@ ctions .
Then I should certainly do justice to him . ”
He likely helped Paul and others when they got si@@ ck on their mission@@ ary j@@ our@@ ne@@ ys .
How can we avoid the attitude of the s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es and imitate Jehovah ?
H@@ er@@ od was known to be car@@ r@@ ying on an inc@@ es@@ tu@@ ous relationship with his sister B@@ er@@ ni@@ ce , something c@@ learly con@@ dem@@ ned by God’s Word .
One day , Mar@@ th@@ a saw C@@ am@@ il@@ le we@@ ep@@ ing because of dist@@ ress over some personal problems .
We sm@@ ile at our fellow pas@@ s@@ eng@@ ers , and they sm@@ ile back .
So@@ on the earth will be filled with u@@ pri@@ ght people , and no one will make them tre@@ m@@ ble in fear .
With his blessing , the Israel of God has “ a strong city , ” a c@@ it@@ y@@ like organization that supp@@ or@@ ts and prote@@ cts it .
On occasi@@ on , it has also been my privilege to share in teaching the Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol , which provi@@ des tra@@ ining for Christian overse@@ ers of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
In the congregation , who may be able to give comfort ?
Di@@ d Jesus mean that his a@@ udi@@ ence could es@@ cap@@ e anxi@@ ety comple@@ t@@ ely ?
A@@ ga@@ inst what d@@ anger do we need to gu@@ ard our heart ?
What war@@ ning did the apostle Paul give to God’s people in the first century ?
In some ways , our situation is like that of a person who pu@@ ts his life into the hands of a s@@ kil@@ led sur@@ ge@@ on who can set him free from a life - th@@ reat@@ ening con@@ dition .
During his stay in that land , he could have heard of the tri@@ als of Job , who was living ne@@ ar@@ by in the land of U@@ z .
Why can we say that the “ gener@@ ation ” that Jesus refer@@ red to must have been his disciples ?
R@@ em@@ ember , the message of the par@@ able is simp@@ le : “ Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch . ”
Moses turned his back on the tre@@ a@@ sures of Egy@@ pt , “ cho@@ o@@ sing to be mis@@ tre@@ ated with the people of God rather than to have the temp@@ or@@ ary enjo@@ y@@ ment of sin . ”
Wh@@ atever n@@ atur@@ al ap@@ titu@@ de Be@@ z@@ al@@ el may have had was en@@ h@@ an@@ ced by holy spirit .
After their we@@ d@@ ding , as they star@@ t their life together , they will need to make chang@@ es in order to remain un@@ ited .
After the F@@ lood , there was a saying : “ Just like N@@ im@@ ro@@ d a mi@@ gh@@ ty h@@ un@@ ter in op@@ position to Jehovah . ”
What blessings result when hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves for@@ ti@@ fy their moral de@@ f@@ en@@ ses by clo@@ thing themselves “ with the tend@@ er affe@@ ctions of com@@ pas@@ sion , kindness , hum@@ ility , mil@@ dness , and pati@@ ence ” !
They prog@@ ressed spiritually and were baptized in 200@@ 3 .
To my sur@@ pris@@ e , one day my teach@@ er tri@@ ed to sh@@ ame me by saying that I was a c@@ ow@@ ard .
A@@ bun@@ d@@ ant blessings are in st@@ ore for all who ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t mil@@ dness .
18 : 19 ​ — How is ‘ a brother who is trans@@ g@@ ressed against more than a strong to@@ wn ’ ?
C@@ oun@@ ting the C@@ o@@ st
What situation may have t@@ ested Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah and Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th , and how was their loy@@ al@@ ty re@@ war@@ ded ?
“ I str@@ ong@@ ly believe that the more you do in Jehovah’s service , the e@@ asi@@ er it is to make close friends and feel loved , ” says L@@ idi@@ ana , a sing@@ le sister in her mi@@ d - 30 ’ s who has served where the need is greater in other lands .
The sou@@ ther@@ n part of I@@ l@@ l@@ y@@ ri@@ cu@@ m cor@@ respon@@ ds to mo@@ der@@ n - day cen@@ tr@@ al and nor@@ ther@@ n Al@@ ban@@ ia .
‘ Do I dis@@ cer@@ n the message be@@ h@@ ind the words ? ’
Do not allow op@@ position or persecu@@ tion to cause you to deser@@ t Jehovah and Jesus , but be res@@ ol@@ ved to trust and obey them .
They have long@@ ingly wa@@ ited for Jehovah .
They are ste@@ ad@@ fa@@ st@@ ly pu@@ t@@ ting God’s Kingdom and pu@@ re worship first in life , even a@@ head of material concer@@ ns .
He spoke of the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Abraham in that way .
Our Ho@@ ly , F@@ e@@ ar - In@@ spi@@ ring Re@@ de@@ em@@ er
If she already knew that Jehovah was a far better God than her own , might this be her opportunity to take a stand on Jehovah’s side ?
After the ass@@ em@@ bly , he wrote to me every day during my stay in Cana@@ da and thr@@ ough@@ out the G@@ ile@@ ad course .
Job never gra@@ b@@ bed the land of others , and he did not ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it work@@ ers .
W@@ es@@ sel stu@@ died Hebrew and Greek and ac@@ qui@@ red ex@@ ten@@ sive knowledge of the writ@@ ings of the early Ch@@ urch Fa@@ thers .
The apostle Paul wrote that “ God lo@@ ves a c@@ he@@ er@@ ful gi@@ ver . ”
In the early 19@@ 70 ’ s , my health had imp@@ ro@@ ved and we re@@ sum@@ ed the cir@@ cu@@ it work .
S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 15 - 21 , 200@@ 8
Jehovah can , in@@ deed , cle@@ an@@ se rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers from the sta@@ in of even serious sin@@ s . ​ — Is@@ a .
The apostle Paul also war@@ ned against “ the tri@@ ck@@ er@@ y of men . ”
I@@ magine how clo@@ sel@@ y Jehovah must have listen@@ ed to his S@@ on@@ ’s hear@@ t@@ felt expres@@ sions !
Jehovah gave comfort not only to the nation of Israel as a whole but also to each individu@@ al .
G@@ l@@ ori@@ f@@ ying God as Kingdom P@@ re@@ ach@@ ers
What se@@ ts humans ap@@ ar@@ t from earth@@ ’s other cre@@ atu@@ res , and what pos@@ si@@ bility does this o@@ pen up ?
Why did Phil@@ o , a Je@@ w with knowledge of these Bible te@@ x@@ ts , teach that God was nam@@ eless ?
I came to see him as a real Per@@ son and to devel@@ op a fri@@ end@@ ship with him . ”
‘ I@@ ts own justice go@@ es for@@ th from it@@ self . ’
N@@ ever should we devel@@ op a c@@ all@@ ous attitude toward the people around us .
But he was never har@@ s@@ h .
What are some of the things that occ@@ ur during Jesus ’ pres@@ ence ?
W@@ rit@@ ten by people who never knew Jesus or his apostles , they reve@@ al no hi@@ d@@ den tru@@ ths about Jesus and Christi@@ an@@ ity .
And you young people , are you doing this on your own ?
E@@ spe@@ cially no@@ table at the 194@@ 6 “ G@@ la@@ d N@@ ations ” The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c As@@ s@@ em@@ bly in C@@ le@@ vel@@ and , O@@ hi@@ o , was Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r@@ ’s dis@@ course “ The Pro@@ ble@@ ms of Re@@ con@@ stru@@ ction and Ex@@ pan@@ sion . ”
This made the local brothers very happy , and it taught me to be willing to a@@ da@@ pt to people .
A@@ m@@ ong the Scriptural refer@@ ences that helped them pre@@ v@@ ent h@@ ate from develop@@ ing in their hearts was Romans 12 : 17 - 19 .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in months , we all moved into a home only a few st@@ re@@ e@@ ts away from where Ar@@ ne and I had been living .
The Bible shows that all of us can have that privilege .
One of her sons had a d@@ ru@@ g proble@@ m and often became un@@ contro@@ l@@ la@@ ble and th@@ reat@@ ened her and her daugh@@ ter .
A Christian or a H@@ er@@ e@@ tic ?
H@@ er two sons are now elders , and one is a special pioneer ; her daugh@@ ter ser@@ ves as a pioneer .
For de@@ ca@@ des , our Ye@@ ar@@ boo@@ ks have con@@ ta@@ ined thr@@ ill@@ ing acc@@ oun@@ ts of our activities in lands around the g@@ lo@@ be .
On O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 5 , 200@@ 2 , her es@@ say received a pri@@ ze in a n@@ ational com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on for re@@ sear@@ ch on s@@ ci@@ ence and the human@@ ities .
When it comes to cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies invol@@ ving n@@ ational f@@ la@@ g@@ s , however , we are mo@@ tiv@@ ated by Jehovah God’s in@@ s@@ ist@@ ence on exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion and the counsel of his Word to “ fle@@ e from i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry ” and “ gu@@ ard [ ourselves ] from i@@ do@@ ls . ”
C@@ learly , Jehovah had just reas@@ ons for sub@@ je@@ cting mankind to fu@@ t@@ ility .
In@@ sight , however , will help you to see that your husband may not be tal@@ king about do@@ l@@ l@@ ars and c@@ ents .
But no@@ ne of these thor@@ ns made him qu@@ it .
In the Bible , he is called “ the origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent , the one called Devil and Satan , who is mis@@ le@@ ading the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ”
Of the ten vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins , fi@@ ve did not have en@@ ough o@@ il when the bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om arri@@ ved , and they mis@@ sed out on the marriage fe@@ ast .
Are You a ‘ S@@ te@@ ward of God’s Un@@ deser@@ ved K@@ in@@ dness ’ ?
25 : 4@@ 1 .
Ye@@ ars later , both the prophet Moses and the P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h of Egy@@ pt used the word “ Israel ” when refer@@ ring to these des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Jac@@ o@@ b .
This was the c@@ li@@ ma@@ x of many years of hard work on the part of num@@ er@@ ous vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers .
Jesus Christ is the pri@@ m@@ ary fi@@ gu@@ re in the out@@ working of God’s purpose .
Then she asked D@@ or@@ o@@ ta how the Bible helped her in br@@ ing@@ ing up and teaching her children .
While we wa@@ it for that Kingdom to act , each one of us can ‘ s@@ ow se@@ ed in righteousness ’ by refu@@ sing to con@@ done or prac@@ tice cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion .
What will it be like after the end ?
Jesus based his teaching on God’s Word and spoke with en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m , war@@ m@@ th , and authority .
This truth is dis@@ cer@@ ned by consider@@ ing how certain Bible words rel@@ ated to our worship are used in the Scriptures .
But when the an@@ t@@ i - God for@@ ces la@@ un@@ ch their att@@ ack , Jehovah will make them turn their we@@ ap@@ ons against themselves .
What examples of courage have imp@@ ressed you ?
In fact , because of the many wicked practic@@ es of the Cana@@ an@@ ites , Jehovah said : “ The land is un@@ clean , and I shall bring p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment for its er@@ ro@@ r upon it , and the land will v@@ om@@ it its in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants out . ”
In other plac@@ es , people may be at home , but we cannot get to their do@@ ors , perhaps because we cannot en@@ ter the building they are living in .
Jehovah has given us “ a future and a hope . ”
Re@@ g@@ arding God’s love for human@@ kind , Jesus said : “ God loved the world [ of re@@ de@@ e@@ ma@@ ble mankind ] so much that he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , so that ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might not be destro@@ yed but have everlasting life . ”
For a re@@ view of this to@@ pi@@ c , see “ H@@ el@@ p@@ ing Those With M@@ C@@ S , ” in A@@ wa@@ ke !
Thus , God still ‘ crow@@ ns ’ humans with di@@ gn@@ ity .
The meeting was very succ@@ ess@@ ful , and the fellow emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ e was imp@@ ressed that K@@ y@@ le had taken that st@@ ep .
If the dead were ali@@ ve some@@ where and they could come to the a@@ id of their friends and family , would our loving Creator for@@ bi@@ d such cont@@ act and ref@@ er to it as “ de@@ t@@ es@@ table ” ?
One day I jo@@ ined in a discus@@ sion with them .
One day , she so@@ iled her clo@@ th@@ es .
( Read Psalm 10@@ 4 : 24 . )
No won@@ der that my pro@@ spe@@ ctive bri@@ de was told , “ If you mar@@ ry him , you are b@@ ound to go to j@@ a@@ il ” !
Tru@@ e Christians today have the same attitude .
What challeng@@ es do some face , and how have they at@@ temp@@ ted to over@@ come them ?
In ad@@ dition , Jesus gave his disciples “ in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al cap@@ ac@@ ity that [ they might ] gain the knowledge of the true one , ” Jehovah God .
To answer that question , we must first id@@ enti@@ fy some of the fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al ca@@ uses of cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion .
C@@ learly , now it was our turn .
Will his power ever be c@@ he@@ cked ?
Since many religi@@ ons ar@@ ose from a desire for pol@@ itical power , pres@@ ti@@ ge , and po@@ pul@@ ar accep@@ t@@ ance rather than a desire to ple@@ ase God , it is no sur@@ pris@@ e that religion is involved in such ba@@ dness as child a@@ bu@@ se , f@@ ra@@ u@@ d , war , or ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism .
An@@ y a@@ ver@@ ag@@ ing out of the num@@ bers of de@@ a@@ ths is ar@@ ti@@ fi@@ cial , since about two - th@@ ir@@ ds ( 5@@ 8 milli@@ on ) were kil@@ led in the two world w@@ ars .
Ther@@ efore , he could say : “ If against me my own gr@@ ound would c@@ ry for a@@ id , and together its fur@@ ro@@ ws themselves would we@@ ep ; if its fru@@ it@@ age I have e@@ at@@ en without money , and the soul of its ow@@ n@@ ers I have ca@@ used to p@@ ant , in@@ stead of whe@@ at let the thor@@ n@@ y we@@ ed go for@@ th , and in@@ stead of ba@@ r@@ le@@ y st@@ in@@ king we@@ e@@ ds . ”
The dem@@ ons believe that God ex@@ ists , but they do not have faith in Jehovah .
How can al@@ co@@ ho@@ l af@@ fect our mind , and why is that d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous ?
Why is it a chall@@ enge to id@@ enti@@ fy the speak@@ ers in the dr@@ ama ?
Even now in the Christian congregation , we have pe@@ ace@@ ful con@@ di@@ tions . Indeed , we are enjo@@ ying a true spiritual par@@ adise .
We exerc@@ ise our thinking ability “ through use ”
The law of loving - kindness should also gover@@ n the t@@ ong@@ ue of the wife .
God gave his people vi@@ ct@@ ory , and the spo@@ il@@ s were di@@ vi@@ ded between the 1@@ 2@@ ,000 sol@@ di@@ ers and the rest of Israel .
Even more ess@@ enti@@ al than provi@@ ding materi@@ ally is provi@@ ding spiritually .
He su@@ ffered tra@@ ge@@ dy and div@@ ision within his family .
Mis@@ takes and pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous ac@@ ts are sin@@ s to gu@@ ard against .
As@@ k yourself , ‘ Ha@@ ve the thinking and “ spirit of the world ” wor@@ ked their way into my thinking ? ’
Such war@@ n@@ ings shed light on writ@@ ings that began to cro@@ p up after the death of the apostles , writ@@ ings that cont@@ ra@@ di@@ cted Jesus ’ teachings .
How , though , did Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah’s message af@@ fect the Jews in his day ?
The king who would have Jehovah’s appro@@ val needed to pur@@ sue such study to devel@@ op and re@@ tain the right heart attitude .
Mo@@ st Christians have to face gra@@ ve problems during these last days .
He accepted their offer of a home Bible study .
and “ Moses gave you the Law , did he not ? ”
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately , Jehovah began to reve@@ al information about this enem@@ y who had cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted Adam and E@@ ve , prom@@ ising that this wicked one would ev@@ en@@ tually be destro@@ yed .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es , most people in Jo@@ di@@ e@@ ’s commun@@ ity would think him fo@@ ol@@ ish if he gave the c@@ as@@ h to his c@@ li@@ ent .
How do we know that Jehovah really ca@@ res about us ?
Christians ‘ have a w@@ rest@@ ling against wicked spirit for@@ ces ’
“ I de@@ f@@ ended my faith , ” she says , “ which I@@ ’@@ m sure sur@@ pris@@ ed ever@@ yone , since I@@ ’@@ m u@@ su@@ ally so qui@@ et in school . ”
A@@ n In@@ her@@ it@@ ance and a Re@@ ward
• How can we make good friends ?
And what power and influ@@ ence he has !
Yet , many th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds have me@@ t this chall@@ enge , including a number of those with whom I have stu@@ died the Bible .
Bible prophecy tel@@ ls us : “ Lo@@ ok ! A cal@@ am@@ ity is going for@@ th from nation to nation , and a great temp@@ est it@@ self will be r@@ ous@@ ed up from the re@@ mo@@ t@@ est par@@ ts of the earth .
• How can you avoid the d@@ ang@@ ers of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l a@@ bu@@ se ?
You might be wonder@@ ing just what all of this has to do with you .
I also attend@@ ed a cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly in a to@@ wn where I had pione@@ ered .
We may have to stru@@ gg@@ le to remain loyal .
The assignment was not always eas@@ y , and I doub@@ t@@ less made many mis@@ takes , but I learned a lo@@ t about human rel@@ ations .
My wife sa@@ ved me and our fi@@ ve - year - old daugh@@ ter from the f@@ lam@@ es .
R@@ el@@ ati@@ vely few individuals are ra@@ ised to life in heaven .
If another el@@ der will accom@@ pan@@ y you on the call , why not together consider your bro@@ ther’s situation ?
And i@@ magine what a lo@@ ss it would be not to share in the war@@ m Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od ! ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 1 : 6 ; 5 : 7 , 13 , 22 - 24 .
The thro@@ ne often had to de@@ al with such men , who were s@@ kil@@ led pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ ans , ca@@ pa@@ ble of de@@ f@@ ying both emp@@ er@@ or and ar@@ my .
In his own du@@ e time and through his cho@@ s@@ en ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l of commun@@ ic@@ ation , Jehovah has reve@@ aled to hum@@ ble ones de@@ ta@@ il@@ s regarding the out@@ working of his purpose .
E@@ spe@@ cially because wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness is so pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent in this “ time of the end , ” faith in the One who is inv@@ isi@@ ble is vital .
Now , though , I tra@@ v@@ el to conven@@ tions without an es@@ c@@ ort .
He kno@@ ws our li@@ mit@@ ations and lo@@ ves us when we serve him ze@@ al@@ ously in s@@ pite of them .
Lo@@ ve of God also invol@@ ves love of neigh@@ b@@ or , which we will discus@@ s in the next article .
Let us therefore make good use of our God - given ability to i@@ magine the hope a@@ head and imitate Jehovah’s love , kindness , wisdom , and happiness . ​ — R@@ om .
What is especially effe@@ ctive when cop@@ ing with emo@@ tional difficul@@ ties ?
Then he ad@@ ded , “ If you really love me , you will ! ”
H@@ er r@@ use wor@@ ked !
S@@ ing@@ l@@ en@@ ess in Y@@ ou@@ th
Consider the inc@@ re@@ ase in num@@ bers and the su@@ peri@@ or way of life that God’s people enjoy today .
If Jesus were to ask you the same question today , what would your answer be ?
During a conven@@ tion that year , a talk high@@ ligh@@ ted that help was needed in the congregations in E@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
40 : 3 – 4@@ 7 : 12 ​ — What is re@@ pres@@ ented by the v@@ isi@@ on@@ ary temple ?
F@@ in@@ ding Jo@@ y Des@@ pite O@@ b@@ st@@ ac@@ les
By ev@@ ening , she loo@@ ked as s@@ kin@@ n@@ y as a be@@ an@@ po@@ le .
When God p@@ our@@ s out his spirit upon his servants , they become “ full of holy spirit , ” or “ filled with holy spirit . ”
( See also bo@@ x on pages 18 - 19 . )
“ He that says he rema@@ ins in uni@@ on with [ God ] is under ob@@ lig@@ ation himself also to go on wal@@ king just as that one [ Jesus ] wal@@ ked . ” ​ — 1 J@@ O@@ H@@ N 2 : 6 .
• B@@ low@@ ing out all the c@@ and@@ les on a bir@@ th@@ day c@@ ake on the first try gr@@ ants a wish
F@@ al@@ se prophe@@ ts have cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted Christi@@ an@@ ity and have used it to fur@@ ther their own inter@@ ests .
18 , 19 . ( a ) Why are we willing to make sacrific@@ es to car@@ ry out the preaching work ?
Lo@@ ve for Our Christian Bro@@ thers
Tru@@ ly , ac@@ ts of hon@@ es@@ ty and go@@ o@@ dness can cause others to gl@@ ori@@ fy Jehovah . — Hebrews 13 : 18 .
Since “ God is not par@@ ti@@ al , ” Bi@@ bl@@ es and Bible liter@@ ature must be transl@@ ated .
Ke@@ ep loo@@ king to Jehovah for strength .
If God is not real to us , wrong conduct will be just a sh@@ ort st@@ ep away .
“ In the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah I have plac@@ ed my refu@@ ge . ” ​ — P@@ S .
F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship , 3 / 15 ‘ F@@ o@@ od Is to Do God’s Will , ’ 5 / 15
These questions were ans@@ wer@@ ed at the an@@ nu@@ al meeting held on O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 1 , 19@@ 7@@ 1 .
P@@ ri@@ de is d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous , for it ali@@ en@@ ates humans from God .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , actions based on what is indic@@ ated by the Scriptures contribu@@ te to spiritual and often physical health .
How wrong it is , then , to think of Jehovah as a c@@ el@@ es@@ ti@@ al po@@ li@@ ce@@ man who pe@@ ers down from a@@ bo@@ ve in order to c@@ atch us in the act of sin@@ ning !
Christian Gi@@ ving
The fact that something is a matter of conscience does not mean that it is in@@ con@@ se@@ qu@@ enti@@ al .
Jesus had given his followers a com@@ mis@@ sion : “ You will be wit@@ nesses of me in Jerusalem , in all Ju@@ de@@ a and Sam@@ ari@@ a , and to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ”
In view of this , is there any hope for those experi@@ enc@@ ing tri@@ bul@@ ation ?
Let us see how God’s Word can help us to res@@ ol@@ ve such difficult is@@ su@@ es .
There are many reas@@ ons why the slave class deser@@ ves our trust .
If a person lo@@ ses his spiritu@@ ality , he cre@@ ates a moral v@@ ac@@ u@@ u@@ m and the pol@@ lu@@ ted “ a@@ ir ” of this world will r@@ us@@ h in .
Then she began to regul@@ ar pioneer , sp@@ en@@ ding more than 70 h@@ our@@ s a mon@@ th in service .
If we have sin@@ ned , we can ple@@ ad for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess on the bas@@ is of Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice , Jehovah’s mer@@ cy , our in@@ her@@ ited imper@@ fe@@ ction , and our rec@@ ord of faithful service .
The children learned that he is not some va@@ gu@@ e , ab@@ str@@ act de@@ ity .
Lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally , then , God’s Kingdom would ref@@ er to a rul@@ er@@ ship , or govern@@ ment , by God , with a king of his cho@@ o@@ sing .
T@@ w@@ ent@@ y years after she became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , he did too .
Le@@ ad@@ ers and people in gener@@ al in Chris@@ tend@@ om pre@@ f@@ er their own religious cre@@ e@@ ds over the tru@@ ths of God that Jesus taught .
That same mon@@ th , O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 194@@ 4 , the po@@ li@@ ce went after E@@ ver@@ t’s brother - in - law , B@@ er@@ n@@ ard Lu@@ im@@ es .
For there is no par@@ ti@@ ality with God . ”
Jesus was no doubt e@@ ag@@ er to do wh@@ atever his Father asked of him ; still , he was willing to wa@@ it for God’s time .
I si@@ t down and listen to what they have to say .
What he read gave him the desire to know more about God’s Kingdom and Jehovah’s wonderful purpose for the earth .
We had a lo@@ t of vari@@ ety in our field service .
But members of such famili@@ es have the as@@ sur@@ ance that Jehovah will cro@@ wn their building efforts with succ@@ ess .
And another thing ​ — when I co@@ ok , she be@@ comes so cr@@ itical , especially of the way I clean my hands on the di@@ sh@@ clo@@ th . ”
What can be done if someone for a time did not keep his integrity ?
If we had not found the truth , we would now have only mem@@ ori@@ es , old p@@ ho@@ to@@ s , and the@@ ater pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s from our form@@ er care@@ er .
So Job could have taken a second wife had he wanted to .
What was the purpose and benefit of meetings held by the early Christians ?
In to@@ tal , we have had the joy of see@@ ing about 50 of the people with whom we condu@@ cted Bible stu@@ dies dedic@@ ate their life to Jehovah and get baptized .
5 : 23 - 25 .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , we need to turn to the divine S@@ ource of our spiritual n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment .
Tru@@ e to his words , the gi@@ r@@ l ro@@ se from the dead !
That has happened to some of our brothers and sisters .
The teaching of the resurrection is com@@ for@@ ting to those who have lost loved ones in death .
W@@ ar H@@ as Ch@@ ang@@ ed I@@ ts F@@ ace
• What situation fac@@ ed Israel when Psalm 8@@ 3 was written ?
E@@ m@@ eli@@ a : “ Be@@ fore know@@ ing the truth , . . . I felt a great emp@@ t@@ iness ”
In a way , the qu@@ ad@@ ru@@ ple@@ ts were “ congregation ba@@ bi@@ es . ”
At that time , many were f@@ all@@ ing vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m to the the@@ ory of ev@@ olu@@ tion , an ide@@ a that con@@ f@@ li@@ cts with the fact that man has fal@@ le@@ n from a perfect st@@ ate .
Do you some@@ times feel ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted or we@@ ak because of the un@@ rel@@ en@@ ting pres@@ sures and temp@@ t@@ ations of this world ?
I also continued pla@@ ying and rec@@ ording with heav@@ y - me@@ tal and death - me@@ tal ban@@ ds .
That seem@@ ed to ag@@ ree with what we read at Hebrews 12 : 16 .
I could not support the the@@ ory of ev@@ olu@@ tion .
The pres@@ ence of these pre@@ ach@@ ers and ac@@ ad@@ em@@ ic@@ s in B@@ er@@ le@@ bur@@ g led to a new transl@@ ation of the Bible , known today as the B@@ er@@ le@@ bur@@ g Bible .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the word “ comm@@ on ” may indic@@ ate “ a l@@ ack of privilege or special st@@ atu@@ s , ” “ f@@ all@@ ing bel@@ ow or@@ din@@ ary standards , ” or even “ second - r@@ ate . ”
W@@ ould you be ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er if you had ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence and everlasting life ?
As the “ only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten son ” of the holy God , Jehovah , Jesus was cre@@ ated holy .
What can you do to contribu@@ te to the congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s peace ?
This and similar promises gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e the sa@@ f@@ ety of God’s people as a whole .
P@@ re@@ aching the Kingdom on the Al@@ ti@@ pl@@ an@@ o in Per@@ u
The faithful ones refer@@ red to in Hebrews chap@@ ter 11 , then , are in S@@ he@@ ol , or H@@ ad@@ es , a@@ wa@@ iting the resurrection .
B@@ or@@ n without the sta@@ in of in@@ her@@ ited sin , Jesus was perfect , just as Adam had been .
It sur@@ vi@@ ved ( 1 ) the th@@ re@@ at of de@@ ca@@ y of the materi@@ als used to wr@@ ite on , such as pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us and par@@ ch@@ ment ; ( 2 ) op@@ position by pol@@ itical and religious lead@@ ers who tri@@ ed to destro@@ y it ; and ( 3 ) at@@ temp@@ ts by some to al@@ ter its message . ​ — w@@ p@@ 1@@ 6@@ .@@ 4 , p@@ p .
The complete t@@ it@@ le of the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine is The Watchtower An@@ n@@ oun@@ c@@ ing Jehovah’s Kingdom .
What a contr@@ ast to H@@ er@@ od A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa I , who became king , or lead@@ er , of Ju@@ de@@ a about ei@@ ght years later !
However , the second at@@ temp@@ t succ@@ e@@ e@@ ds , and David d@@ an@@ ces for joy .
But we should not be sur@@ pris@@ ed at their a@@ pa@@ thy .
The same can be said of associ@@ ating in In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t ch@@ at ro@@ om@@ s “ with those who hi@@ de what they are . ” ​ — Psalm 26 : 4 .
( Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 17 - 19 . )
They had tend@@ er affe@@ ction for one another .
Jehovah has bless@@ ed me with a faithful and wonderful wife .
At a time when the world had su@@ n@@ k into viol@@ ence and de@@ pra@@ v@@ ity , Noah was moved “ to do according to all that God had comman@@ ded him . He did just so . ”
R@@ est as@@ sur@@ ed that Jehovah does not ex@@ pect us to be perfect in the ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te sense .
In 19@@ 37 , at the age of 26 , Bro@@ ther S@@ ch@@ ro@@ e@@ der was appointed to su@@ per@@ v@@ ise the work of Jehovah’s Witnesses in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in .
And when we exam@@ ine his qualities as a lead@@ er , we re@@ adi@@ ly dis@@ cer@@ n that his lead@@ er@@ ship great@@ ly exc@@ e@@ e@@ ds the mo@@ der@@ n - day requi@@ re@@ ments of an ide@@ al lead@@ er .
The Ho@@ ly Scriptures have what effect upon true Christians ?
When Jehovah in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted the mar@@ it@@ al arrang@@ ement , he in@@ tend@@ ed it to be a bin@@ ding ti@@ e .
God’s spirit op@@ er@@ ates on min@@ ds and hearts to move and gu@@ i@@ de them
• What can young ones do to cop@@ e with and benefit from par@@ ent@@ al rul@@ es and cor@@ rection ?
Can pre@@ ach@@ ers of Christi@@ an@@ ity clean up pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s ?
F@@ ur@@ ther , Jehovah fore@@ told that Egy@@ pt would be over@@ thro@@ wn as a world power but that “ af@@ ter@@ ward she [ would ] be re@@ si@@ ded in as in the days of old . ”
H@@ en@@ ry Gre@@ w ( 1@@ 7@@ 8@@ 1 - 18@@ 6@@ 2 ) not only used God’s name but also recogn@@ ized that it had been re@@ pro@@ ached and must be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied .
Why do people some@@ times op@@ pose a family member who beg@@ ins to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
Hence , R@@ iz@@ pa@@ h may have kept up the vi@@ gi@@ l for as long as fi@@ ve or si@@ x months .
Paul wrote : “ God saw good for all ful@@ l@@ ness to d@@ well in him [ Christ ] , and through him to re@@ conc@@ ile again to himself all other things by making peace through the blood he shed on the t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake , no matter whether they are the things upon the earth or the things in the heavens . ” ​ — C@@ ol .
This c@@ alls for ad@@ ding per@@ su@@ asi@@ ven@@ ess to our li@@ ps .
E@@ arly in his letter , Paul provided in@@ sight into a form of help that we might over@@ look .
S@@ E@@ R@@ A@@ P@@ H@@ I@@ M lived at the time when Gre@@ e@@ ce was part of the O@@ t@@ t@@ om@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
In what sense were all things cre@@ ated “ for ” God’s Son , Jesus ?
How can we deter@@ mine whether our rec@@ re@@ ation me@@ e@@ ts God’s standards ?
Like A@@ sa@@ ph , we can cop@@ e with wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness by “ dra@@ wing near to God ”
Our Re@@ ad@@ ers As@@ k . . . Why Are Some Bible Ch@@ ar@@ ac@@ ters L@@ ef@@ t Un@@ nam@@ ed ?
Mo@@ der@@ n Par@@ all@@ els to No@@ ah’s Da@@ y
La@@ sting rul@@ er@@ ship over “ the pe@@ op@@ les , n@@ ational grou@@ ps and langu@@ ages ” was then v@@ ested in “ someone like a son of man . ”
Jehovah does not pi@@ ck and cho@@ ose the tri@@ als we face .
Does our attitude toward these under@@ shepher@@ ds have a be@@ aring on our loy@@ al@@ ty to Christ and his faithful slave ?
God’s ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation is fun@@ c@@ tion@@ ing today .
To this day , I won@@ der if any of those see@@ ds that were pl@@ anted ever s@@ pr@@ ou@@ ted . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
How did Jesus emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the need for us to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our clear id@@ enti@@ fic@@ ation as Christians ?
No@@ é rec@@ alls : “ I have never felt al@@ one , as Jehovah has always been very close to me .
The man@@ ag@@ er was present and w@@ atch@@ ed with ke@@ en interest as I appro@@ ached the reg@@ is@@ tr@@ ation table .
When he did , she s@@ pr@@ un@@ g her tra@@ p .
“ Some began to believe the things said ; others would not believe . ”
T@@ ra@@ gi@@ c@@ ally , Adam and his wife , E@@ ve , dis@@ obe@@ yed .
• What are some ways married people can let spiritu@@ ality gu@@ i@@ de them ?
Ti@@ m : W@@ ell , if you ever want to know , I@@ ’@@ d be happy to tell you .
My mother and others in the congregation showed the same loving attitude .
Their spirit is one of ing@@ r@@ ati@@ tu@@ de , sel@@ f@@ ish in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence , even re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
In their da@@ ily activities , the de@@ a@@ f face difficul@@ ties that are lar@@ g@@ ely un@@ known to others .
“ Some of them [ Jews ] became believers , ” as did “ a great mul@@ titu@@ de of the Gre@@ ek@@ s . ” ​ — Acts 17 : 1 - 4 .
How can we benefit from wa@@ iting for him ?
A Christian must deci@@ de for himself how his own blood will be h@@ and@@ led in the course of a sur@@ gi@@ cal pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re , medi@@ cal t@@ est , or cur@@ r@@ ent ther@@ ap@@ y .
Yet , it wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t always eas@@ y for Jesus to obey ​ — even his heavenly Father .
Of course , giving our best in any prop@@ er under@@ taking is comm@@ end@@ able .
In 19@@ 50 the mother t@@ ong@@ ue of about 3 out of every 5 Witnesses of Jehovah worl@@ d@@ wide was Eng@@ l@@ ish . By 198@@ 0 that r@@ ati@@ o had chang@@ ed to about 2 out of 5 , and today the n@@ ative language of only 1 out of every 5 Witnesses is Eng@@ l@@ ish .
As a result of Paul’s ministry in Eph@@ esus , “ the word of Jehovah kept gro@@ wing and pre@@ vail@@ ing . ” ​ — Acts 19 : 8 , 9 , 20 .
In this reg@@ ard , Jesus set an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent example .
Mo@@ re@@ over , they have served faith@@ fully on earth , fac@@ ing practic@@ ally every proble@@ m experienced by humans .
She knew that he would not be pleas@@ ed if she took such a course .
We should not feel that when a person appe@@ ars to be well - off , he ow@@ es it to us to help us fin@@ an@@ cially .
But such ans@@ wers were har@@ dly the nor@@ m , even in Bible times .
A travel@@ ing overse@@ er may give us some help@@ ful Scriptural counsel on a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar as@@ pect of Christian living .
He did so to strengthen our hope that soon his Kingdom will cr@@ us@@ h all human govern@@ ments . ​ — D@@ an .
This si@@ gn is com@@ posed of sever@@ al fac@@ e@@ ts that make up a com@@ pos@@ ite id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying mar@@ k , or sign@@ al .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , many have learned to cop@@ e , and that has en@@ ab@@ led them to lead pro@@ duc@@ tive lives .
While Daniel was pra@@ ying , a dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed vis@@ it@@ or arri@@ ved su@@ d@@ den@@ ly .
The Y@@ am@@ ad@@ as en@@ tered the col@@ por@@ te@@ ur work , and their daugh@@ ter , Yu@@ k@@ ik@@ o , went to serve at Bethel in To@@ k@@ yo .
The need for such water of life ar@@ ose when the first man , Adam , jo@@ ined his wife , E@@ ve , in dis@@ obe@@ ying the very one who cre@@ ated them ​ — Jehovah God .
• What are some important ways to help children gro@@ w spiritually ?
• Who recogn@@ ize the si@@ gn of Jesus ’ pres@@ ence and understand what it means ?
But , he ad@@ mit@@ ted , had the family associ@@ ated with him even a little , that small do@@ se would have satis@@ fied him .
Un@@ like most a@@ th@@ le@@ tic cont@@ ests , this r@@ ace al@@ lo@@ ws for all who en@@ ter and who end@@ ure to the end to w@@ in the pri@@ ze .
One day Ch@@ ar@@ les , who was cr@@ ying , said to me : “ C@@ am@@ il@@ le was as much my daugh@@ ter as she was your@@ s .
After all , how can one know what is in another person@@ ’s heart ?
Fir@@ st , what makes this hope so certain ?
( b ) How have the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant set things af@@ l@@ ame in a spiritual way , and with what resul@@ ts ?
J@@ O@@ S@@ E@@ P@@ H sto@@ od in his gar@@ den as d@@ us@@ k f@@ ell .
F@@ in@@ ally , on Mar@@ ch 7 , 200@@ 2 , the app@@ el@@ l@@ ate cour@@ t up@@ held the ver@@ di@@ ct of the tri@@ al cour@@ t .
13 : 10 ; E@@ ph .
The Na@@ z@@ is cr@@ am@@ m@@ ed from 1@@ 00 to 1@@ 50 of us pris@@ on@@ ers into emp@@ ty co@@ al car@@ ri@@ ages , without food or water , and we travel@@ ed through f@@ ro@@ st and fre@@ e@@ z@@ ing ra@@ in .
T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ing to the city of R@@ o@@ an@@ oke , I found M@@ ary in the home of E@@ d@@ na F@@ ow@@ l@@ k@@ es .
L@@ it@@ tle won@@ der that many believe that God is not inter@@ ested in the way they live .
• How can we displa@@ y trust in God when we are dist@@ ressed by health problems ?
The two vie@@ w@@ poin@@ ts pers@@ is@@ ted for about 13 years .
Will bel@@ ong@@ ing to Jehovah ro@@ b us of fre@@ e@@ dom ?
He will@@ ingly sub@@ mit@@ ted to the k@@ ing@@ ’s decision about Z@@ i@@ ba .
A@@ n el@@ em@@ ent@@ ary - school teach@@ er in C@@ as@@ san@@ o Mu@@ r@@ ge , I@@ tal@@ y , sent s@@ tic@@ k@@ ers home with some of his pu@@ p@@ il@@ s .
She says : “ S@@ ome@@ times in an article there is just a par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph or a s@@ ent@@ ence ​ — just a mor@@ sel — ​ that t@@ ou@@ ches me .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , he was over@@ come with reg@@ re@@ t for what he had done and pray@@ ed to God for help .
D@@ A@@ V@@ I@@ D B@@ E@@ C@@ O@@ M@@ E@@ S “ G@@ R@@ E@@ AT@@ E@@ R AN@@ D G@@ R@@ E@@ AT@@ E@@ R ”
Consider Jeremiah again .
When God cre@@ ated humans , he in@@ tend@@ ed for them to live forever on earth without ever suffering si@@ ck@@ ness or death .
I was taken to cour@@ t a to@@ tal of 17 times .
W@@ ho@@ m would the Ma@@ ster use to do the har@@ v@@ es@@ ting ?
Eli@@ j@@ ah pet@@ iti@@ oned Jehovah to rest@@ ore a bo@@ y’s life
A@@ ver@@ age years in truth : 18@@ .@@ 3
H@@ el@@ en and I served in w@@ es@@ ter@@ n K@@ en@@ tu@@ ck@@ y for three years , and that sister and her husband made their home our home .
That started a ter@@ ri@@ ble cha@@ in of events that ev@@ en@@ tually co@@ st Saul his k@@ ing@@ ship and , more important , Jehovah’s appro@@ val .
He accepted at le@@ ast one invit@@ ation to a we@@ d@@ ding and even contribu@@ ted to the joy of the occasi@@ on by mirac@@ ul@@ ously tur@@ ning water into w@@ ine .
Sh@@ ould Jesus ’ death be com@@ mem@@ or@@ ated we@@ ek@@ ly or perhaps even da@@ ily ?
• How do we learn obedi@@ ence ?
Why is my heart not heal@@ thy ?
If we maintain our regul@@ ar Bible study ha@@ bi@@ ts , we will have not only the so@@ li@@ d de@@ f@@ en@@ se provided by our acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s Word but also the effe@@ ctive off@@ en@@ se by means of “ the s@@ word of the spirit , that is , God’s word . ”
Da@@ y by day , they make ro@@ om in their lives for “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit , ” nam@@ ely “ love , joy , peace , long - suffering , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , faith , mil@@ dness , self - control . ” — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 22 , 23 .
She should have been deep@@ ly gr@@ ate@@ ful for her hon@@ ored st@@ atu@@ s .
During that time the encourag@@ ement not to ti@@ re out but to continue to re@@ ach out great@@ ly helped me . ”
F@@ or@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess also refle@@ cts understanding .
I@@ ts transl@@ at@@ ors felt that it was “ enti@@ r@@ ely in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate ” to use God’s name .
However , in 19@@ 7@@ 1 , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy was dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed from the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety ​ — a leg@@ al in@@ str@@ um@@ ent rather than a Scriptural ent@@ ity — ​ and its direc@@ t@@ ors .
On@@ ly at the end of those times would Jehovah give the power to rule to the one “ who has the leg@@ al right ” ​ — Jesus Christ .
On A@@ pri@@ l 23 of that year , Bro@@ ther M@@ il@@ t@@ on H@@ en@@ sc@@ he@@ l pre@@ si@@ ded at the dedic@@ ation of the new fac@@ il@@ ities in the pres@@ ence of an en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic a@@ udi@@ ence of 4@@ 5@@ ,@@ 5@@ 22 .
Then they inform@@ ed the congregations in writ@@ ing about that decision . ​ — Read Acts 15 : 25 - 30 ; 16 : 4 , 5 ; E@@ ph .
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 6 , 7 )
But Jesus pres@@ ented the Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an as having a different view of str@@ ang@@ ers .
I feel deep satis@@ fac@@ tion when I show them how to get to know Jehovah .
On another occasi@@ on , Jesus spoke to a Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an woman at a well .
Re@@ as@@ on@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess and Mo@@ des@@ ty E@@ s@@ sen@@ ti@@ al
Now I live in the city of B@@ el@@ g@@ or@@ od , and the brothers here are a hu@@ ge support to me .
( 2 Corinthians 6 : 11 - 13 )
Un@@ like his false compan@@ i@@ ons , who never mentioned the resurrection , Job dre@@ w comfort from this hope and asked : “ If an able - bo@@ died man dies can he live again ? ”
* For this , they gra@@ du@@ ate from col@@ le@@ ges or s@@ em@@ in@@ aries and are or@@ da@@ ined .
To be rich spiritually , we need to bu@@ y from Jesus “ go@@ ld ref@@ ined by fi@@ re . ”
For example , the ransom , the “ sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ t , ” and the vari@@ ous coven@@ ants that Jehovah has used to bl@@ ess his people and fulf@@ ill his pur@@ pos@@ es ​ — these sub@@ je@@ cts and many like them are deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful and re@@ war@@ ding fi@@ el@@ ds for personal re@@ sear@@ ch and study . ​ — 1 Corinthians 2 : 7 .
Jehovah has your best inter@@ ests at heart , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as Satan’s go@@ al is to de@@ v@@ our you
They learned to become work@@ ers at home , at school , and in the congregation . ”
Their des@@ tru@@ ction ser@@ ves as a war@@ ning example to the nations today .
“ I am standing before the judgment se@@ at of Ca@@ es@@ ar , where I ought to be jud@@ ged , ” said Paul . “ I have done no wrong to the Jews . . . No man can hand me over to them as a fav@@ or .
L@@ ater , John married Ka@@ y , and they served as pione@@ ers not far from our home .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er the prophe@@ t@@ ess De@@ bor@@ ah had told him : “ The beau@@ ti@@ f@@ ying thing will not become your@@ s on the way that you are going , for it will be into the hand of a woman that Jehovah will sel@@ l S@@ is@@ er@@ a . ” ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 4 : 9 , 22 .
Com@@ par@@ ing sin and death to a “ w@@ o@@ ven work , ” or an “ en@@ vel@@ op@@ ment , ” Isaiah says : “ In this m@@ oun@@ tain [ Jehovah ] will certainly s@@ wal@@ low up the face of the en@@ vel@@ op@@ ment that is en@@ vel@@ op@@ ing over all the pe@@ op@@ les , and the w@@ o@@ ven work that is inter@@ w@@ o@@ ven upon all the nations . ”
Ther@@ efore , we should use our gi@@ f@@ ts to honor Jehovah and to help others .
David was mo@@ des@@ t .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , children will not be pre@@ pared to face the real@@ ities of living away from home without prop@@ er par@@ ent@@ al guid@@ ance . ​ — Proverbs 22 : 6 .
Di@@ v@@ ine discipl@@ ine invol@@ ves much more .
We than@@ k Jehovah that we can serve him as pione@@ ers here .
W@@ H@@ O has never been disa@@ p@@ pointed ?
On@@ ly God Can Sa@@ ve the E@@ ar@@ th
It will also encoura@@ ge each of us to be a loyal sub@@ ject of the Kingdom , and it will s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ate medit@@ ation on the full meaning of our ye@@ ar@@ text for 20@@ 14 .
What does your life reve@@ al about the value you place on your soul ?
S@@ O@@ M@@ E people say : “ You don@@ ’t need an organization to direc@@ t you .
; Ba@@ ile@@ y , P .
Th@@ under@@ ous ap@@ pla@@ use bro@@ ke out after the a@@ udi@@ ence heard the l@@ ou@@ d si@@ mul@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ous : “ V@@ a ! , ” “ D@@ a ! , ” and “ P@@ o ! ”
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of other vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers around the world are building Kingdom H@@ alls and branch of@@ fic@@ es .
In many situ@@ ations , it ca@@ uses us to ign@@ ore the personal life of an of@@ fice col@@ le@@ ag@@ ue , a neigh@@ b@@ or , or the c@@ he@@ ck@@ out cl@@ er@@ k who works at the neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od su@@ per@@ mar@@ ke@@ t . ”
Des@@ per@@ ate , she once sp@@ ent h@@ our@@ s in prayer .
How can “ Ri@@ ches ” become like a go@@ d ?
If we pray@@ ed only when we needed something , however , what would that reve@@ al about our mo@@ ti@@ ves ?
To what ex@@ t@@ ent did Jesus ’ disciples witness , and how was this possible ?
With ke@@ en an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation , they loo@@ ked for@@ ward to the coming of a prophet greater than Moses .
After David s@@ le@@ w Go@@ li@@ ath , Jehovah gave him more vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ es .
In times of c@@ ris@@ is , their false go@@ ds proved to be truly valu@@ eless , power@@ less to sa@@ ve themselves let al@@ one their worshipp@@ ers . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ g .
My age - rel@@ ated problems , such as po@@ or health and anxi@@ e@@ ties about da@@ ily life , can temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily dam@@ pen my ze@@ al . ”
G@@ ro@@ wn children may move far away from home .
In some par@@ ts of the world , wit@@ ness@@ ing wh@@ er@@ ever people can be found is an important me@@ th@@ od of disci@@ ple making .
Jo@@ shua led the Israelites ac@@ ro@@ ss the J@@ or@@ d@@ an into a fru@@ it@@ ful , satis@@ f@@ ying land .
In the light of the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of two of his sons , A@@ ar@@ on may have wonder@@ ed whether any of the pri@@ ests could in good conscience e@@ at of the sin o@@ ffering on that day .
How did H@@ ann@@ ah find reli@@ ef from dist@@ ress ?
S@@ hi@@ r@@ le@@ y : Yes , it has .
Today , the elders may deci@@ de that someone has to be dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed because he has sin@@ ned seri@@ ously and has not rep@@ ented .
They were A@@ sa , Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at , He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah , and Jo@@ si@@ ah .
By using it in har@@ mony with the will of its Gi@@ ver , we will draw clo@@ s@@ er to our Creator .
It was also claim@@ ed that the Witnesses are f@@ an@@ ati@@ c@@ s who would rather die than accept medi@@ cal care .
The ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of the people in No@@ ah’s day did not show interest in God , let al@@ one end@@ e@@ av@@ or to ple@@ ase him .
When would prayer have benef@@ ited him the most ?
Al@@ is@@ a
So if all humans loved and obe@@ yed God and loved one another , would not the earth be a truly deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful , happy a@@ bo@@ de ? The Bible ans@@ wers y@@ es !
Of course , Jesus was not saying that everlasting life can be ear@@ ned .
As told by G@@ as@@ pa@@ r Mar@@ t@@ í@@ ne@@ z
The mon@@ ar@@ ch bu@@ t@@ ter@@ f@@ ly , for example , has a b@@ ra@@ in that is only about the si@@ ze of the ti@@ p of a bal@@ l@@ point pen .
Jesus ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that not ever@@ yone would listen to the Kingdom message .
I don@@ ’t know how I would have cop@@ ed with the situation without the love and support of my de@@ ar older friends in the Bethel family .
When he is fin@@ i@@ shed , you are thr@@ il@@ led ; the lik@@ en@@ ess is perfect .
To do so , try to i@@ magine what things you would appreci@@ ate if you were a new arri@@ val , and then do those things .
The God that made the world and all the things in it . . . gives to all pers@@ ons life and bre@@ ath and all things .
O@@ ur@@ s can be too .
A@@ m@@ ong boo@@ ks of the Hebrew Scriptures in the Greek S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t ver@@ sion are two co@@ pi@@ es of Genesis .
As you learned Bible truth , what hope did you gain ?
The ch@@ ur@@ ches for the most part have fa@@ iled to con@@ ve@@ y these requi@@ re@@ ments acc@@ ur@@ ately .
E@@ v@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing B@@ ene@@ f@@ its U@@ s Per@@ s@@ on@@ ally
This imp@@ ressed me great@@ ly . ”
That ancient cont@@ est between Jehovah and Ba@@ al can help us make a wise cho@@ ice as to whom we will serve .
What effect should Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah’s v@@ isions have on us today ?
Rather than ho@@ l@@ ding g@@ ru@@ d@@ ges against our brothers and sisters , may we he@@ ed the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ Be@@ come kind to one another , tend@@ er@@ ly com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , fre@@ ely for@@ giving one another just as God also by Christ fre@@ ely for@@ gave you . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
What kind of love do we need to devel@@ op now , and why ?
But how com@@ for@@ ting it is to know that Jehovah will always love “ those who bel@@ ong to him ” and who ad@@ here to his righteous ways . ​ — 2 Ti@@ m . 2 : 19 ; read 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 16 : 9@@ a .
When you walk , your p@@ ace will not be cr@@ am@@ ped ; and if you ru@@ n , you will not stu@@ m@@ ble .
But a Christian cannot allow h@@ ur@@ t feelings to cause him to give up !
S@@ adi@@ e Gre@@ en was one of them .
( c ) H@@ ad you been there when the woman appro@@ ached Jesus , how would you have re@@ ac@@ ted ?
Do you know the sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of Jehovah’s ancient temple ?
16 , 17 . ( a ) What does it mean to “ he@@ a@@ p fi@@ er@@ y co@@ als ” upon some@@ one@@ ’s head ?
In many c@@ as@@ es , it is possible to say , “ I was ho@@ p@@ ing to read just this one bri@@ ef text from the Bible . ”
Then we need to ‘ continue min@@ d@@ ful of how we received and heard ’ the Kingdom message , and we should re@@ vit@@ al@@ ize our efforts in sac@@ red service .
* “ My assignment was to ex@@ t@@ ort prote@@ ction money from we@@ al@@ thy bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ men , ” he expla@@ ins .
He wal@@ ked around the al@@ ta@@ r in the sense of cen@@ ter@@ ing his life on pu@@ re worship .
They were hum@@ ble people who s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely desi@@ red to do God’s will .
W@@ ell , Paul wrote : “ Do not be g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing God’s holy spirit , with which you have been se@@ aled for a day of rel@@ eas@@ ing by ransom . ”
The fav@@ ored con@@ dition of Z@@ ion , as re@@ pres@@ ented by her earthly children , will last “ for gener@@ ation after gener@@ ation . ”
We must avoid gro@@ ss sin@@ s and must be filled with holy spirit , allow@@ ing ourselves to be gu@@ i@@ ded by it .
Jesus did that with his disciples .
He also accepted invit@@ ations to ev@@ ening me@@ als with close friends and po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al disciples .
B@@ att@@ les w@@ on by Ju@@ d@@ ges O@@ th@@ ni@@ el , E@@ hu@@ d , Bar@@ ak , and G@@ ide@@ on brought peace .
• How can we cultiv@@ ate the love of God ?
How did the first world war af@@ fect soci@@ ety ?
However , Jehovah God has pre@@ served all the writ@@ ings con@@ tain@@ ing “ the word of our God , ” and these “ will last to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ”
Th@@ ree of these sisters made it clear that they would like to continue to care for the tend@@ er “ see@@ d@@ l@@ ings ” that were gro@@ wing so well .
O@@ f@@ ten , it is the husband who is not a beli@@ ever .
We give attention to both the message we preach and the me@@ tho@@ ds we use .
One of his first artic@@ les on Scriptural them@@ es was publi@@ shed in 18@@ 7@@ 6 in the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine Bible Ex@@ am@@ in@@ er , e@@ di@@ ted by St@@ or@@ r@@ s .
W@@ on@@ der@@ ful events a@@ wa@@ it the un@@ num@@ ber@@ ed “ great crow@@ d ” ​ — sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors of “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , ” which will bring a to@@ tal end to the present wicked system of things . ​ — Re@@ v .
The writ@@ er of the Bible book of E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es was King Solomon .
14 , 15 . ( a ) How do we benefit from being spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c in our prayers ?
For acc@@ oun@@ ts of those who valu@@ ed the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c educ@@ ation more than uni@@ vers@@ ity educ@@ ation , see The Watchtower , May 1 , 198@@ 2 , pages 3 - 6 ; A@@ pri@@ l 15 , 19@@ 7@@ 9 , pages 5 - 10 ; A@@ wa@@ ke !
Bro@@ ther Be@@ h@@ un@@ ic@@ k had been ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from P@@ ol@@ and because of his preaching activ@@ ity and was reas@@ sign@@ ed to Fr@@ ance .
W@@ id@@ en out in your affe@@ ctions .
Pe@@ ople do not serve the true God accep@@ ta@@ bly .
S@@ ome@@ times it is app@@ lied to the whole nation of Israel , or Jac@@ o@@ b .
That is the way J@@ on@@ a@@ than was .
O@@ ver 9@@ 0 congregations and grou@@ ps continue “ to be made fir@@ m in the faith and to inc@@ re@@ ase in number from day to day ” thr@@ ough@@ out the country .
It is not the in@@ ten@@ tion of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy to esta@@ bl@@ ish one form@@ at for all famili@@ es .
In pre@@ par@@ ation for the D@@ elu@@ ge , Noah , his wife , and their three sons and their wi@@ ves sp@@ ent 50 or 60 years building an ar@@ k ​ — a hu@@ ge v@@ es@@ sel with a vo@@ lu@@ me of about 1@@ ,@@ 4@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 cu@@ bi@@ c fe@@ et [ 4@@ 0@@ ,000 c@@ u m ] .
This article will discus@@ s high@@ ligh@@ ts from Isaiah 1 : 1 – 35 : 10 .
Today , Jehovah through Jesus Christ has appointed qu@@ ali@@ fied men to serve as spiritual shepher@@ ds to lead His sheep through the most cr@@ itical times in human hist@@ ory .
1 : 8 ​ — In what way was there ‘ no one com@@ p@@ el@@ ling as reg@@ ar@@ ds the time of dr@@ in@@ king according to the law ’ ?
Does life of some kind , in some form , continue after death ?
With a good attitude , one can be happy even in qu@@ ite difficult situ@@ ations .
But in other c@@ as@@ es , men who were brought up by a ri@@ gi@@ d , au@@ st@@ ere father may ten@@ d to tre@@ at their children the same way .
He thought about his lo@@ t and real@@ ized that Jehovah would take hold of his right hand and lead him .
Jehovah’s friends have what opportunity ?
* In s@@ pite of his sin@@ s and er@@ r@@ ors , David found fav@@ or with Jehovah because of his loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
The Greek word transl@@ ated “ b@@ ol@@ dness ” means “ out@@ spo@@ k@@ en@@ ness , f@@ ran@@ k@@ ness , pla@@ in@@ ness . ”
G@@ ran@@ ted , the value of such vi@@ r@@ tu@@ es as love , com@@ pas@@ sion , and for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess cannot be over@@ emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed .
In l@@ ine with that , one refer@@ ence work de@@ fin@@ es “ sacrifice ” as “ a religious r@@ ite in which an ob@@ ject is offered to a div@@ in@@ ity in order to esta@@ bl@@ ish , maintain , or rest@@ ore a right relationship of man to the sac@@ red order . ”
I would k@@ ne@@ el at my fa@@ ther’s gra@@ ve and pray : “ P@@ le@@ ase , God , I want to know where my da@@ d is . ”
It was so good to see you at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of the death of Jesus Christ last we@@ ek .
We can sh@@ ar@@ pen our sen@@ s@@ iti@@ v@@ ity in this reg@@ ard by listen@@ ing , ob@@ serving , and i@@ mag@@ ining . ​ — 4 / 15 , pages 24 - 6 .
P@@ ra@@ ising Jehovah Today
Mis@@ sion@@ ary Ser@@ vice
There was no tr@@ ace of the h@@ at@@ red and religious persecu@@ tion that E@@ no@@ ch knew only too well .
Thus , different person@@ alities need not pro@@ du@@ ce con@@ f@@ li@@ ct ​ — not then , not today .
G@@ ide@@ on used dis@@ cre@@ tion in car@@ r@@ ying out God’s will
Some Christian wi@@ ves might be able to do so with a good conscience , simply consider@@ ing it as a nor@@ ma@@ l t@@ ask of pre@@ par@@ ing the da@@ ily me@@ al .
Since we cannot ask the angels , whom can we ask ?
Still , he stated ad@@ di@@ tional reas@@ ons to do so .
• What is the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of good teaching , as ex@@ emp@@ li@@ fied by whom ?
Are not our spiritual fa@@ thers , mo@@ thers , brothers , sisters , and children much more valu@@ able than anything we have r@@ en@@ oun@@ ced for the s@@ ake of the Kingdom ?
( b ) With the support of the “ other sheep , ” how has the ga@@ ther@@ ing work prog@@ ressed so far ?
( Read Psalm 1@@ 33 : 1 . )
How You Can Af@@ fect Your F@@ utu@@ re
P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife took no@@ te of loyal young Joseph
Do you feel at a lo@@ ss , un@@ able to cop@@ e with it ?
( Read 2 Peter 3 : 13 . )
Even so , a way was found to get spiritual food to him so that he could be streng@@ th@@ ened and com@@ for@@ ted .
19@@ 60 - 6@@ 9 6 5
En@@ ro@@ l@@ l@@ ment : A meeting is held at the cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly to provide information for those inter@@ ested .
In 195@@ 5 , I was deli@@ gh@@ ted to receive an invit@@ ation to atten@@ d the 2@@ 6@@ th class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad .
When we medit@@ ate on the special care and concer@@ n he has sh@@ own for those who love him , how our hearts s@@ well with gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de and joy !
helped me to cop@@ e , ” says J@@ ane .
They would die viol@@ ently .
Although he cannot always do as she as@@ ks , he often arri@@ ves at a more bal@@ an@@ ced decision by con@@ sul@@ ting her .
He con@@ sul@@ ted the Law of Jehovah
Because Jehovah exam@@ ines the heart , he has sh@@ own consider@@ ation even toward un@@ believers .
An@@ y succ@@ ess that the wicked may se@@ em to ac@@ hi@@ eve is temp@@ or@@ ary .
What st@@ ep@@ s should an individu@@ al take to pre@@ v@@ ent his heart con@@ dition from be@@ coming like shal@@ low so@@ il ?
Of course , Paul was not perfect , and at times , he had strong feelings about certain things .
You will person@@ ally be over my house , and all my people will obey you imp@@ lic@@ it@@ ly .
• What is accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed by a Christi@@ an’s good conduct ?
But most important , we have come to know Jehovah and now feel his fa@@ ther@@ ly love . ​ — James 4 : 8 .
Mo@@ re@@ over , to face li@@ fe@@ ’s real@@ ities while main@@ tain@@ ing mar@@ it@@ al peace and spiritual un@@ ity c@@ alls for faith in and devo@@ tion to God ​ — desi@@ ra@@ ble qualities to look for in a pro@@ spe@@ ctive marriage mate .
What qualities does God’s spirit pro@@ du@@ ce in those who put on “ the new person@@ ality ” ?
S@@ ad@@ ly , however , on Ju@@ ly 22 , 20@@ 11 , Ban@@ o was one of the 7@@ 7 vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s who@@ se lives were cu@@ t sh@@ ort by an ex@@ tre@@ mis@@ t , who bo@@ ast@@ ed : “ I wish to a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze . . . that I wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t able to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te more . ”
The Ar@@ k was plac@@ ed on a wa@@ g@@ on , which was led by U@@ z@@ z@@ ah and his brother .
Some 2@@ ,000 imp@@ ris@@ oned Witnesses had died , over 2@@ 50 by ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion .
You will demonstr@@ ate that you really do for@@ give fre@@ ely . ​ — Pro@@ v .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y R@@ O@@ B@@ E@@ R@@ T N@@ I@@ S@@ B@@ E@@ T
The al@@ kal@@ ine w@@ at@@ ers help support the few people who live along its sh@@ ore .
Rather , “ the more [ the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans ] would op@@ pres@@ s them , the more they would mul@@ ti@@ p@@ ly . . . , so that they felt a si@@ ck@@ ening dre@@ ad as a result of the sons of Israel . ”
The disci@@ ple James wrote : “ Bro@@ thers , take as a pat@@ ter@@ n of the suffering of evil and the exerc@@ ising of pati@@ ence the prophe@@ ts , who spoke in the name of Jehovah . ”
It was not un@@ u@@ su@@ al to tra@@ v@@ el by bu@@ s for 15 h@@ our@@ s over di@@ r@@ t ro@@ a@@ ds to re@@ ach our next des@@ t@@ in@@ ation .
The apostle Peter as@@ sures us : “ Jehovah’s day will come as a th@@ i@@ ef , in which the heavens will pas@@ s away with a h@@ is@@ sing no@@ ise , but the el@@ ements being in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y ho@@ t will be dis@@ sol@@ ved , and earth and the works in it will be dis@@ co@@ vered . ”
After c@@ li@@ mb@@ ing the cor@@ por@@ ate la@@ d@@ der for years , she was fin@@ ally offered the opportunity to be the first f@@ em@@ ale vice pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent in the com@@ p@@ any@@ ’s hist@@ ory .
There is , however , another kind of gro@@ w@@ th that is be@@ coming more and more evid@@ ent in T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n ​ — spiritual gro@@ w@@ th .
So he “ la@@ bor@@ ed in exc@@ ess ” of all the other apostles .
Jesus ’ death and resurrection provided the loving arrang@@ ement of the ransom , wh@@ er@@ e@@ by in@@ her@@ ited sin and all of Satan’s efforts are to be brought to nothing . ​ — Matthew 20 : 28 ; Hebrews 2 : 14 ; 1 John 3 : 8 .
The first si@@ x - mon@@ th pro@@ gra@@ m of tre@@ at@@ ment led to a re@@ mis@@ sion that la@@ sted about 18 months .
M@@ er@@ ci@@ fully , Jehovah takes into account our in@@ her@@ ited sin@@ ful con@@ dition .
Com@@ ple@@ ted by the pri@@ est E@@ z@@ r@@ a in 4@@ 60 B.C.E . , the book co@@ v@@ ers 5@@ 00 years ​ — from 10@@ 37 B.C.E . to 5@@ 37 B.C.E .
My mother helped me get my tic@@ ke@@ t .
Mat@@ sue I@@ shi@@ i , one of the first col@@ por@@ te@@ ur@@ s in J@@ ap@@ an , and her husband , J@@ iz@@ o , co@@ vered three f@@ our@@ ths of the country , from S@@ ap@@ por@@ o in the far nor@@ th to S@@ end@@ a@@ i , To@@ k@@ yo , Yo@@ ko@@ h@@ ama , Na@@ go@@ ya , O@@ saka , K@@ yo@@ to , O@@ kay@@ ama , and To@@ ku@@ shima .
Jehovah consi@@ ders ac@@ ts of loyal love expres@@ sed toward his servants as being rend@@ ered to him person@@ ally .
Dis@@ eas@@ es that would have ended a person@@ ’s life quic@@ k@@ ly in times past may now st@@ re@@ t@@ ch out over many years .
* It was pr@@ inted and b@@ ound in se@@ ctions , not as one book .
At that time , the stan@@ d@@ ard for marriage re@@ turned to what it was at the beg@@ in@@ ning of God’s cre@@ ation of man and woman : one husband , one wife .
S@@ ur@@ ely to do so would be fu@@ t@@ ile .
( b ) What have some n@@ on - Witnesses no@@ ted ?
Be@@ fore he died , Joh@@ an@@ n told his wife and children : “ You must always read The Watchtower .
After a little more than two years of imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment , M@@ other was rel@@ eas@@ ed .
Jesus ’ Com@@ pas@@ sion for W@@ om@@ en
In their fi@@ ght to sur@@ vi@@ ve , however , the W@@ al@@ den@@ ses tri@@ ed to conc@@ e@@ al their vie@@ ws .
“ The su@@ n of righteousness ” is Jesus Christ .
Jehovah D@@ eli@@ v@@ ers the A@@ ff@@ li@@ cted One
Re@@ ally , parents face a cho@@ ice ; ei@@ ther f@@ ill that “ bu@@ c@@ ke@@ t ” at home with the moral principles and beli@@ ef@@ s that they feel are appro@@ pri@@ ate or allow the ra@@ inst@@ or@@ m of ide@@ as out@@ side the home to f@@ ill the chil@@ d’s mind and heart .
Un@@ der the Law arrang@@ ement , Jehovah provided loving ass@@ ist@@ ance for “ the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted one , ” such as the or@@ p@@ ha@@ n , the wi@@ do@@ w , and the ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ent .
It ex@@ tend@@ ed from 1914 to the early part of 19@@ 19 .
Even so , the assignment was ar@@ du@@ ous , and he wor@@ ked up to 13 h@@ our@@ s a day help@@ ing to com@@ pose the ty@@ pe for The New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent , which was ev@@ en@@ tually descri@@ bed as “ a beau@@ ti@@ ful e@@ dition of an ori@@ ent@@ al work . ”
It must have h@@ ur@@ t her to see her husband suffering a pa@@ in@@ ful di@@ se@@ ase .
“ Re@@ fine My K@@ id@@ ne@@ ys and My H@@ ear@@ t ”
How did Jehovah id@@ enti@@ fy himself to Moses , and how did the Israelites come to know God more in@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely ?
S@@ hor@@ tly after the Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us , the A@@ mal@@ ek@@ ites la@@ un@@ ched an un@@ pro@@ vo@@ ked att@@ ack on God’s people .
At the time of writ@@ ing that , Paul had left Eph@@ esus and was travel@@ ing through M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia on his way to Corin@@ th .
Th@@ ough there is still much work to be done in the ministry , he does not keep “ a ti@@ ght g@@ ri@@ p on the word of life , ” and his share in the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c activities su@@ ff@@ ers .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on this future mirac@@ le should comfort all who have lost de@@ ar ones in death .
Paul indic@@ ated that since un@@ faithful Jewish “ bran@@ ches ” of the o@@ live t@@ ree had been lo@@ pp@@ ed off , the same could ha@@ p@@ pen to anyone el@@ se who through pri@@ de and dis@@ obedi@@ ence did not remain in Jehovah’s fav@@ or .
D@@ em@@ et@@ ri@@ us himself may well have deli@@ vered the letter to G@@ a@@ i@@ us .
Paul wrote : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e pu@@ t@@ ting up with one another and for@@ giving one another fre@@ ely if anyone has a cause for com@@ pla@@ in@@ t against another . Even as Jehovah fre@@ ely for@@ gave you , so do you also .
The Ca@@ pi@@ to home in S@@ tr@@ as@@ b@@ our@@ g became a place where religious dis@@ s@@ ent@@ ers me@@ t and no doubt discus@@ sed many religious matters and Bible teachings .
They therefore in@@ s@@ ist on al@@ ter@@ n@@ ative tre@@ at@@ ments .
To illustr@@ ate , ask yourself such questions as : How can I avoid associ@@ ating with individuals “ who hi@@ de what they are ” ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , you can no@@ te certain comm@@ on principles or as@@ pe@@ cts that are important to God’s servants .
Why might the words of Hebrews 5 : 12 n@@ atur@@ ally cause a Christian to feel some me@@ asure of concer@@ n ?
It su@@ gg@@ ests that all matter , whether heavenly or earthly , tend@@ s to de@@ ca@@ y .
Why not consider some s@@ crip@@ tures that show the power and sc@@ op@@ e of this no@@ ble form of love ?
I never thought that it would be possible to bre@@ ak these ha@@ bi@@ ts . ”
Satan is le@@ ading men ast@@ ra@@ y “ with every powerful work and l@@ ying sign@@ s and por@@ ten@@ ts and with every un@@ righteous dec@@ ep@@ tion for those who are peri@@ shing . ”
When the sol@@ di@@ ers came to Jesus , he was already dead .
Be@@ fore let@@ ting ne@@ g@@ ative feelings control his respon@@ se , the father does well to ask himself , ‘ Is what I@@ ’@@ m thinking really true or acc@@ ur@@ ate ? ’
Su@@ cc@@ ess Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of U@@ p@@ br@@ ing@@ ing , 4 / 15
The Bible c@@ learly expla@@ ins that man was cre@@ ated in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge ​ — not God in man@@ ’s i@@ ma@@ ge .
• Why do we become sla@@ ves of God ?
All of this also high@@ ligh@@ ts Jehovah’s a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant go@@ o@@ dness and un@@ deser@@ ved kindness in making pro@@ vision for man@@ kin@@ d’s sal@@ vation .
U@@ p@@ on what is our hope f@@ oun@@ ded , and when will Christ be reve@@ aled ?
One day in No@@ v@@ ember 200@@ 3 , the M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in S@@ ko@@ p@@ je received an un@@ expe@@ cted p@@ ho@@ ne call .
I understand that you would like to study the Bible . ”
Although no@@ ne of Jesus ’ apostles were c@@ ow@@ ar@@ ds , they all stru@@ gg@@ led with fear of man .
After Noah , other faithful men buil@@ t al@@ t@@ ars to use in their worship of the true God , Jehovah .
H@@ as it been a@@ do@@ p@@ ted by members of a st@@ re@@ et gan@@ g or by a group that prom@@ o@@ tes an in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent , re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous spirit ? ’
Jehovah , in fact , ur@@ ges us to do just that , as the a@@ bo@@ ve s@@ crip@@ ture shows .
He still in@@ sis@@ ted : “ Let the name of Jehovah continue to be bless@@ ed . ”
If so , now is the time to appro@@ ach your congregation elders .
God Ex@@ am@@ ines Israel
Because Timothy app@@ lied what he learned , he qu@@ ali@@ fied for greater responsi@@ bility . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Ha@@ ving cur@@ ed all the a@@ il@@ ing ones , Jesus gave attention to the more important spiritual needs .
Because God took a ri@@ b from Adam to cre@@ ate the first woman , the cou@@ ple must have real@@ ized that they bel@@ ong@@ ed together .
Dis@@ tur@@ bed by the cur@@ r@@ ent tr@@ end , many wish that the ho@@ li@@ day se@@ as@@ on could be a time for deep religious refle@@ ction and who@@ les@@ ome family associ@@ ation .
This can help you to cre@@ ate in your mind a pi@@ c@@ ture of the char@@ ac@@ ters and events involved .
Re@@ fle@@ ct , for example , on what Jesus fore@@ told about “ p@@ est@@ il@@ ences and food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges . ”
It is es@@ tim@@ ated that there are now about 1@@ ,@@ 3@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 M@@ en@@ n@@ on@@ ites living in 6@@ 5 coun@@ tri@@ es .
As a result , my mat@@ er@@ n@@ al gr@@ and@@ mother began pu@@ shing M@@ other to get a div@@ or@@ ce .
O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ ally , it was pro@@ ba@@ bly br@@ ed for its mil@@ k , ha@@ ir , le@@ ather , and me@@ at , but it cannot have been long before its u@@ se@@ ful@@ ness as a be@@ ast of bur@@ den became ap@@ par@@ ent . ”
How and Why W@@ al@@ k With God ?
He became g@@ ent@@ le and showed tend@@ er affe@@ ction for those who would have been vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of his ani@@ mo@@ s@@ ity .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , in writ@@ ing to the Corinthians , Paul used the words “ we@@ ak ” and “ we@@ ak@@ ness ” in refer@@ ence to the way un@@ believers per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved first - century Christians and also to the way he felt about himself .
No@@ body can help me more than he can .
Un@@ til then we believ@@ ed that those of the great mul@@ titu@@ de were members of a heavenly class less faithful than the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 .
Fa@@ us@@ to , who comes from G@@ u@@ at@@ em@@ ala , said : “ When I witness to others , I think about how great it would be if the person to whom I am speaking were to become a spiritual brother or sister .
She had a child , but her husband was much older than she was .
What information did Jehovah make a@@ vail@@ able in Isa@@ i@@ ah’s day ?
“ I did think it over , very seri@@ ously , and pray@@ ed about it for some time before I fin@@ ally told him I would be happy to do all that I could do to ass@@ ist him . ”
L@@ it@@ tle did we know that we were being w@@ atch@@ ed !
Some problems fac@@ ed in the congregation pers@@ ist des@@ pite the elders ’ di@@ lig@@ ent efforts and prayers for God’s help .
Be@@ fore st@@ ating the princi@@ ple that one who is faithful in seem@@ ingly small things is also faithful in important matters , Jesus ad@@ v@@ ised his listen@@ ers : “ M@@ ake friends for y@@ ourselves by means of the un@@ righteous ri@@ ches , so that , when such fai@@ l , they may receive you into the everlasting d@@ wel@@ ling plac@@ es . ”
Paul wrote : “ St@@ and fir@@ m . . . with your lo@@ ins gi@@ r@@ ded about with truth , and having on the bre@@ ast@@ pl@@ ate of righteousness , and with your fe@@ et sh@@ od with the e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment of the good news of peace .
To keep that b@@ ond strong , good commun@@ ic@@ ation is vital .
No@@ te that he went fur@@ ther than simply saying , “ A@@ vo@@ id for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation . ”
If we have sin@@ ned , we can appe@@ al to Jehovah for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess on account of our in@@ her@@ ited sin@@ ful@@ ness .
He had been in heaven as a mi@@ gh@@ ty spirit person .
Why did Joseph for@@ give his brothers ?
If Jehovah al@@ lo@@ ws our tri@@ al to continue as a t@@ est of our integrity , we pray for his help to end@@ ure .
N@@ ex@@ t , the vis@@ iting brother could read Matthew chap@@ ter 26 , ver@@ ses 27 and 28 , with the w@@ ine then being pres@@ ented after another prayer .
If we have sp@@ ent time in the w@@ o@@ o@@ ds , sur@@ ely we ag@@ ree with the psalmis@@ t’s words : “ The tre@@ es of Jehovah are satis@@ fied , the ce@@ d@@ ars of Le@@ ban@@ on that he pl@@ anted , where the bir@@ ds themselves make n@@ ests . ” ​ — Psalm 10@@ 4 : 16 , 17 .
In effect , Jehovah is tel@@ ling us to walk be@@ h@@ ind Jesus and mat@@ ch our st@@ ep@@ s to his .
The godly qu@@ ality of righteousness .
While “ the pati@@ ence of God was wa@@ iting in No@@ ah’s days , ” Jehovah made pre@@ par@@ ations to sa@@ ve Noah and his family .
How Jehovah re@@ war@@ ds those who faith@@ fully and coura@@ ge@@ ously serve him ! ​ — Jo@@ shua 14 : 6 , 9 - 14 ; 19 : 4@@ 9 , 50 ; 24 : 29 .
B@@ less@@ ings for All N@@ ations
What happ@@ ens when a person first comes to Bethel ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we are fully a@@ ware of the benef@@ its of co@@ op@@ er@@ ating with Jehovah in any ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments that he se@@ es f@@ it to make .
28 : 1 , 2 , 6 , 11 , 12 ; 29 : 1 .
See these as God’s promises , not just to people in gener@@ al , but to you person@@ ally .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jehovah’s Witnesses should not be acc@@ used of man@@ ip@@ ul@@ ating the min@@ ds of their children when they ra@@ ise them to a@@ do@@ pt Jehovah’s thinking on ba@@ si@@ c tru@@ ths and moral principles .
His Li@@ fe as a M@@ an
On at le@@ ast one occasi@@ on , Jesus ’ inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation on how to de@@ al with a situation was different from what his Father wanted .
A@@ p@@ pointed men should have great satis@@ fac@@ tion when the you@@ ng@@ er ones whom they have tra@@ ined become qu@@ ali@@ fied to take on the work .
In ad@@ dition , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy organiz@@ es scho@@ ol@@ s to tra@@ in B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e members , travel@@ ing overse@@ ers , elders , and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants in how best to care for the sheep .
My wife and I then pione@@ ered in T@@ al@@ la@@ ha@@ s@@ see , F@@ l@@ ori@@ da , but after si@@ x months we moved to L@@ ou@@ is@@ v@@ il@@ le , K@@ en@@ tu@@ ck@@ y , where a Witness had offered me a jo@@ b .
She we@@ pt over her vi@@ r@@ g@@ in@@ ity because every Israel@@ ite desi@@ red to have children in order to pre@@ serve the family name and in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
Jesus later reve@@ aled that a great crow@@ d would sur@@ vi@@ ve this “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
Jehovah saw the whole pi@@ c@@ ture ​ — wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness was s@@ pre@@ ading out from the family of A@@ ha@@ b and in@@ fe@@ cting the people .
Some Christians may real@@ ize that they have little in comm@@ on with their mate .
Ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ go@@ ers have even g@@ one to war against fellow believers of another nation .
All too many famili@@ es do not make pl@@ ans , and then they are for@@ ced to make difficult decisions h@@ ur@@ ri@@ e@@ dly when a c@@ ris@@ is occ@@ ur@@ s .
The Bible teach@@ es us that through Jesus we can have “ fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch and an appro@@ ach with confidence ” in prayer to God .
Hence , Jesus told them : “ I know your de@@ e@@ ds , and your la@@ b@@ or and end@@ ur@@ ance , and that you cannot be@@ ar bad men , and that you put those to the t@@ est who say they are apostles , but they are not , and you found them li@@ ars .
M@@ ore rec@@ ently , a de@@ va@@ st@@ ating earth@@ qu@@ ake stru@@ ck Ha@@ it@@ i in J@@ anu@@ ary 20@@ 10 ; the Ha@@ iti@@ an govern@@ ment says that over 3@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 lives were lost .
What a str@@ ong@@ hold Jehovah pro@@ ves to be for his people !
F@@ ri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps did not ex@@ ist ​ — only rul@@ es , prayers , and au@@ st@@ er@@ ity . E@@ arly in the mor@@ ning , we ga@@ ther@@ ed in the cha@@ pe@@ l to medit@@ ate , al@@ though my mind often went bl@@ an@@ k .
19 , 20 . ( a ) Des@@ cri@@ be the ancient th@@ re@@ shing and w@@ in@@ no@@ wing pro@@ c@@ ess . ( b ) Why are the wicked lik@@ ened to cha@@ f@@ f ?
B@@ ran@@ ch of@@ fic@@ es regul@@ arly receive let@@ ters from brothers and sisters as@@ king about different tre@@ at@@ ments .
R@@ a@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s case is a com@@ for@@ ting remin@@ der that no@@ ne of us are inv@@ isi@@ ble to God .
On the other hand , you may be deal@@ ing with a de@@ bil@@ it@@ ating ill@@ ness that dra@@ ins your en@@ er@@ gy and z@@ est for life .
• What kind of worship does God requi@@ re ?
They asked R@@ on if he had ever been to Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
What ser@@ vi@@ ces do those in the Bethel family and at As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ alls provide , and how can we be of support ?
Mar@@ ri@@ ed at 21 , she had two children .
So@@ on , through the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom , complete reli@@ ef from problems will come
14 , 15 . ( a ) What personal blessing does Jehovah b@@ es@@ to@@ w upon those who are close to him ?
Satan’s C@@ ra@@ f@@ ty T@@ ac@@ tic@@ s
The Ch@@ es@@ ter Be@@ at@@ ty Bi@@ bli@@ cal pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ i show that Christians began to use the co@@ de@@ x , or lea@@ f - book , in place of the un@@ wi@@ el@@ dy s@@ cro@@ l@@ l at a very early d@@ ate , likely before the end of the first century C.E .
What will help us to continue to me@@ et this requi@@ re@@ ment ?
Peter states that this “ new bir@@ th ” op@@ ens up to them “ a living hope , ” which he c@@ alls “ an inc@@ or@@ ru@@ p@@ ti@@ ble and un@@ de@@ fil@@ ed and un@@ f@@ ading in@@ her@@ it@@ ance ” re@@ served for them “ in the heavens . ”
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 9 ) ( a ) What did Paul tell Timothy to medit@@ ate on ?
Thus , if a fellow Christian , especially one with privile@@ ges in the congregation , is though@@ t@@ less or ac@@ ts in an un@@ ch@@ ris@@ ti@@ an way , it can h@@ ur@@ t us or make us ang@@ ry .
* “ It provi@@ des an or@@ der@@ ly spiritual r@@ out@@ ine that has given stru@@ c@@ ture and sta@@ bility to my life . ”
With a desire to ple@@ ase Jehovah , most sing@@ le Christians cho@@ ose dedic@@ ated fellow believers as marriage mat@@ es .
What ro@@ le did a gi@@ r@@ d@@ le pla@@ y in a sol@@ di@@ er@@ ’s ar@@ m@@ or , and what does it illustr@@ ate ?
Yes , “ the eyes of Jehovah are upon the righteous ones , and his ear@@ s are toward their supp@@ lic@@ ation . ”
A@@ ver@@ age years in truth : 1@@ 6@@ .@@ 4
All too often com@@ ments such as “ I have no one to turn to , ” “ I cannot trust any@@ body , ” or “ My do@@ g is my best friend ” are heard from very l@@ on@@ ely people gro@@ p@@ ing for fri@@ end@@ ship .
The me@@ ek and spiritually hu@@ ng@@ ry were also dra@@ wn to him .
Con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that this was the truth , I made my dedic@@ ation to Jehovah and was baptized in 194@@ 2 in W@@ in@@ ni@@ pe@@ g .
The me@@ dia .
Do good to others , ass@@ ist the we@@ ak , share good experi@@ ences .
Bo@@ th young and old appreci@@ ate the liter@@ ac@@ y cl@@ as@@ ses
O@@ ver the years , many deep sub@@ je@@ cts have been discus@@ sed in The Watchtower .
Because al@@ co@@ ho@@ l ad@@ di@@ ction inclu@@ des physical and p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal dep@@ end@@ ence on a po@@ t@@ ent sub@@ st@@ ance , such people may need more than will@@ power and spiritual help to bre@@ ak free from al@@ co@@ ho@@ l@@ ism .
They real@@ ized that the Ser@@ vice Me@@ et@@ ing , sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ed for that ev@@ ening , was al@@ most over .
The l@@ and@@ s@@ cap@@ e is do@@ t@@ ted with w@@ o@@ o@@ den hous@@ es sta@@ ined bro@@ wn - bl@@ ack and pa@@ inted with b@@ lu@@ e tri@@ m .
How can a man be born a second time ? ’
I was born on A@@ pri@@ l 24 , 19@@ 31 , the second of their four children .
God’s Kingdom Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ment ​ — A Re@@ ality Today
Christians too may ti@@ re physi@@ c@@ ally , but is it not vital that we keep up in doing God’s will ? ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 1 , 16 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 9 .
However , before d@@ ri@@ ving off , the po@@ li@@ ce also found me and put me into the ca@@ r with An@@ ne .
Bo@@ th cl@@ as@@ ses co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with the same holy spirit in accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing this work .
When she began to serve Jehovah God , her family disa@@ p@@ proved and she had to move out of the house .
In fact , if the Israelites re@@ turned to the cu@@ sto@@ dy of their pa@@ g@@ an cap@@ t@@ ors , they would never be able to follow the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law and benefit from Jehovah’s arrang@@ ement for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of their sin@@ s .
The conven@@ tion it@@ self was a blessing never to be for@@ go@@ t@@ ten .
Let us see how we can avoid i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry today .
This inclu@@ des loo@@ king after sing@@ le parents .
* Some have even pro@@ posed that each of the so - called wise men re@@ pres@@ ented a different r@@ ace of mankind .
El@@ ders appreci@@ ate that each sheep is uni@@ que .
What gave this young man the strength to over@@ come his fle@@ sh@@ ly we@@ ak@@ nesses ?
P@@ A@@ R@@ EN@@ T@@ S may at times feel over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by the responsi@@ bility of tra@@ ining their children .
The Hebrew and Greek words for “ soul ” were also difficult to transl@@ ate into some langu@@ ages .
Com@@ m@@ end@@ ation , 9 / 1
In 6@@ 6 C.E . , C@@ es@@ ti@@ us Gal@@ lu@@ s led Rom@@ an tro@@ op@@ s in a ne@@ arly succ@@ ess@@ ful att@@ ack on Jerusalem .
He said : “ Let him that thin@@ ks he is standing be@@ ware that he does not f@@ all .
The apostle Paul descri@@ bes Jehovah * as “ the God of all comfort , who com@@ forts us in all our tri@@ als . ”
In 199@@ 7 , S@@ r@@ i L@@ anka held its first tr@@ il@@ ing@@ u@@ al dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion in a large st@@ adi@@ u@@ m .
Jehovah God in@@ tend@@ ed for humans to enjoy life .
There “ righteousness is to d@@ well ” and h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y will be no more . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
Con@@ fid@@ ently , then , we can face the future , know@@ ing that God ca@@ res for us and has lo@@ v@@ ingly made pro@@ vision for our lasting benefit .
This was when a r@@ ene@@ ga@@ de spirit son of God , Satan , succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in influ@@ enc@@ ing Adam and E@@ ve to re@@ be@@ l against Jehovah’s rul@@ er@@ ship .
It pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed God’s spiritual temple ​ — his temp@@ l@@ el@@ ike arrang@@ ement for pu@@ re worship in our day .
The book of Ju@@ d@@ ges tel@@ ls of Israel@@ ’s re@@ pe@@ ated a@@ ban@@ don@@ ment of pu@@ re worship and the disa@@ str@@ ous con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of such actions .
By then I was 18 years old and fac@@ ing the question of mil@@ it@@ ary service .
It we@@ igh@@ ed over 30 t@@ ons and held some 1@@ 1@@ ,000 g@@ all@@ ons [ 4@@ 0@@ ,000 L ] of water .
Genesis 1 : 1 , however , simply says : “ In the beg@@ in@@ ning God cre@@ ated the heavens and the earth . ”
W@@ ell , Jesus Christ said : “ The person faithful in what is le@@ ast is faithful also in much , and the person un@@ righteous in what is le@@ ast is un@@ righteous also in much . ”
Because the go@@ al of those s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely inter@@ ested in serving as elders should be to do “ a fine work ” rather than to at@@ tain a position .
Hence , in Hebrews 2 : 14 , Paul does not imp@@ ly that Satan has the ul@@ tim@@ ate power over death .
L@@ ik@@ ening the har@@ lo@@ t to a “ great city , ” the sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent vision ann@@ oun@@ ces her f@@ all and is@@ su@@ es an ur@@ g@@ ent call to God’s people to “ get out of her . ”
W@@ ould that not , in effect , am@@ ount to following after the crow@@ d ?
Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites , as those in Bethel service are known , work together as a te@@ am to support the ministry of Jehovah’s Witnesses . ​ — C@@ ol .
The Bible ans@@ wers such questions as these : What is God’s name ?
It also tel@@ ls of “ young men ” and “ vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins ” pra@@ ising the name of Jehovah . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 10 : 3 ; 14@@ 8 : 12 , 13 .
In 200@@ 4 the new congregation was deli@@ gh@@ ted when a to@@ tal of 4@@ 5@@ 8 attend@@ ed the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death .
Read it I did , and I have never reg@@ re@@ t@@ ted doing so .
But others have a@@ da@@ p@@ ted , and the new mission@@ aries can too .
5 , 6 . ( a ) The educ@@ ation Moses received was likely me@@ ant to pre@@ pare him for what ?
It may also lead to ver@@ ba@@ l a@@ bu@@ se , dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness , viol@@ ence , div@@ or@@ ce , nee@@ d@@ less de@@ b@@ t , ad@@ di@@ ction , imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment , emo@@ tional tra@@ uma , se@@ x@@ u@@ ally trans@@ mit@@ ted di@@ se@@ ase , and un@@ wanted pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy , to name a few . ​ — P@@ s .
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , Jehovah has gr@@ anted the ability to exam@@ ine hearts to his Son , Jesus .
K@@ or@@ ah may have enjo@@ yed what privile@@ ges , evid@@ ently indic@@ ating what about his attitude toward God ?
Mari@@ ana , now in her l@@ ate 20 ’ s , found her@@ self in a situation similar to B@@ r@@ un@@ o@@ ’s .
Of course , I was thr@@ il@@ led , but my deli@@ ght was temp@@ ered by the fact that E@@ vel@@ y@@ n was not inclu@@ ded in the invit@@ ation .
Ke@@ ep my comman@@ d@@ ments and continue living . A@@ c@@ qui@@ re wisdom , ac@@ qui@@ re understanding .
In the mean@@ time , he had much to do .
Why is it a prote@@ ction to have a fir@@ m gr@@ as@@ p of ba@@ si@@ c Bible principles ?
This was Bro@@ ther An@@ dr@@ á@@ s P@@ ill@@ ing , who had also come to the meeting .
9 : 36 , 37 ; 10 : 17 ; 13 : 18 , 19 , 25 ; 14 : 25 ; 19 : 20 , 32 - 36 ; 20 : 16 , 17 ; 24 : 13 .
A New , P@@ ure L@@ angu@@ age
What resul@@ ts can we ex@@ pect from h@@ and@@ ling God’s Word ari@@ ght ?
And have I ac@@ tually made an un@@ re@@ served dedic@@ ation to Jehovah in prayer ? ’
In the 5@@ th chap@@ ter of the Bible book of Proverbs 5 , King Solomon of ancient Israel provi@@ des ans@@ wers .
What example of sub@@ je@@ ction has Jesus provided for children ?
Lo@@ ok to the P@@ ast , Bu@@ il@@ d for the F@@ utu@@ re
However , what about you person@@ ally ?
What a joy and great privilege it is to serve him !
We called it Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th , a Bible name meaning “ God of P@@ l@@ ent@@ y . ”
Jehovah wants the wicked to be war@@ ned about the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of their course . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek .
M@@ ary was no qu@@ it@@ ter , though .
How true are the words of Proverbs 18 : 24 : “ There ex@@ ists a friend s@@ tic@@ king clo@@ s@@ er than a brother ” !
Are you in l@@ ine for a real in@@ her@@ it@@ ance ?
We need to return to our form@@ er spiritual st@@ ate .
Father quic@@ k@@ ly hi@@ d them in the po@@ c@@ ke@@ t of a j@@ ac@@ ke@@ t h@@ ang@@ ing in the cor@@ ri@@ d@@ or .
S@@ et A@@ side Ti@@ me for Bible S@@ tu@@ dy , 10 / 15
We read : “ Th@@ r@@ ough one t@@ res@@ pas@@ s the result to men of all s@@ or@@ ts was con@@ dem@@ nation . ”
Jehovah was pleas@@ ed with A@@ bel@@ ’s o@@ ffering because he was a righteous man of faith .
For example , after giving a talk , an el@@ der was appro@@ ached by a sister who in the we@@ ek@@ s pri@@ or to the talk had been the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of a gro@@ ss in@@ justice .
S@@ ur@@ ely , if we love our brothers and sisters , we would not do anything like this .
When tri@@ als ar@@ ise in our life , what will help us to end@@ ure ?
6 , 7 . ( a ) Jehovah per@@ form@@ ed what wonderful works in the days of Moses and Jo@@ shua ?
The war had only rec@@ ently ended , and most I@@ tal@@ ians were po@@ or .
Even some who practic@@ ed bad things because they did not know Jehovah will be resur@@ rec@@ ted . ​ — Read Luke 23 : 4@@ 3 ; Acts 24 : 15 .
Still , the temp@@ or@@ ary per@@ mis@@ sion of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness has also resul@@ ted in benef@@ its for these faithful worshipp@@ ers .
You are atten@@ ding , not a mo@@ der@@ n s@@ por@@ ting ev@@ ent , but one held some 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o on the Is@@ th@@ mu@@ s of Corin@@ th .
That would be the case if at the time of baptism , an individu@@ al had se@@ cre@@ tly been living in a situation or practic@@ ing something that could have resul@@ ted in his being dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed if he had already been v@@ al@@ id@@ ly baptized . ​ — 2 / 15 , page 22 .
When Samuel told Saul that Jehovah would take the kingdom away , he did not say that J@@ on@@ a@@ than would take over as king .
A@@ cting on his direction c@@ alls on us to be ze@@ al@@ ous in the preaching work .
S@@ ex@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality , gre@@ ed , and re@@ bel@@ li@@ on are often prom@@ o@@ ted through po@@ pul@@ ar mu@@ si@@ c and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
They may also ar@@ ise if a married cou@@ ple allow problems to under@@ mine their un@@ ity .
24 : 12 .
Paul mentioned what two ty@@ p@@ es of people ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , that great act is a gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e that the resurrection of others is possible .
Since 200@@ 4 the number of regul@@ ar pione@@ ers in T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y has inc@@ reas@@ ed by 1@@ 6@@ 5 %
Lo@@ v@@ ingly and mil@@ dly , Jesus re@@ proved them at a su@@ it@@ able time and place . ​ — Mark 9 : 33 - 37 .
; C@@ ru@@ z , E .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing prophe@@ tic@@ ally of that time , Isaiah 26 : 21 re@@ a@@ ds : “ Jehovah is coming for@@ th from his place to call to account the er@@ ro@@ r of the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ant of the land against him , and the land will certainly ex@@ pose her b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed and will no longer co@@ ver over her kil@@ led ones . ”
• Why is living a life of self - sacrifice wor@@ th@@ while ?
To “ the En@@ ds of the E@@ ar@@ th ”
‘ S@@ te@@ p O@@ ver and H@@ el@@ p ’ ( Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a ) , 6 / 1
What de@@ ta@@ il@@ s does Jehovah reve@@ al about the ancient Greek E@@ mpi@@ re ?
So did Jesus ’ early followers .
Thus , while the Eng@@ l@@ ish transl@@ at@@ ors of the King James V@@ er@@ sion transl@@ ated S@@ he@@ ol 31 times as “ hel@@ l , ” they also rend@@ ered it 31 times as “ gra@@ ve ” and 3 times as “ pi@@ t , ” ther@@ e@@ by show@@ ing that these ter@@ ms mean ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally the same thing .
Yes , the preaching of the good news is not only a public service to those who hear it but also an act of worship to Jehovah God .
Re@@ as@@ sur@@ ed , An@@ ani@@ as went to the ad@@ d@@ ress Jesus had given him .
“ N@@ one that rest@@ s his faith on him will be disa@@ p@@ pointed ”
To my sur@@ pris@@ e , at that very m@@ om@@ ent , they all had thro@@ wn back their he@@ a@@ ds in la@@ ugh@@ ter !
Re@@ g@@ arding personal h@@ y@@ gi@@ ene , he ad@@ ds : “ I show@@ er and sh@@ a@@ ve da@@ ily . ”
Jehovah’s ev@@ alu@@ ation of Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s situation as expres@@ sed in the book of L@@ am@@ ent@@ ations teach@@ es us two vital less@@ ons .
Then he chang@@ ed his clo@@ thing and was physi@@ c@@ ally im@@ mer@@ sed in water .
But after Jesus op@@ posed the Devil , using God’s Word as a prote@@ ction , Jehovah sent angels to strengthen him .
We can be if , like the psalmist , we are cont@@ ent to wa@@ it on Jehovah , making him our refu@@ ge and strength .
Thus they leave the way o@@ pen for future “ mirac@@ les . ”
They are refer@@ red to as “ the things in the heavens ” because they have a heavenly hope and “ are to rule as k@@ ings over the earth ” and serve as pri@@ ests to God .
In ancient times , God t@@ ol@@ er@@ ated pol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ y , but he no longer does .
D@@ or@@ c@@ as car@@ ed for nee@@ dy wi@@ do@@ ws . ​ — Acts 9 : 36 - 39
They have now been married for 4@@ 5 years and know that per@@ sever@@ ance pa@@ ys off .
What about the future of those who “ hope in Jehovah and keep his way ” ?
T@@ im@@ es of D@@ ar@@ k@@ ness Today
Jesus now lea@@ ves the temple .
In the case of John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er , Jehovah’s ang@@ el said : “ He must dr@@ ink no w@@ ine and strong dr@@ ink at all . ”
I was imp@@ ressed to think that a m@@ ere mor@@ tal could make the Creator of the uni@@ verse rejo@@ ice .
F@@ ur@@ ther , we are moved to imitate Jehovah by show@@ ing godly pati@@ ence in our deal@@ ings with our brothers and with those to whom we preach .
Thus , Jehovah lea@@ ves no doubt about the work he has for his people .
Al@@ an , from N@@ el@@ son , New Z@@ e@@ al@@ and , ad@@ ded : “ With what it co@@ st me to go to Tu@@ v@@ alu , I could have g@@ one to E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe and had money left over .
Jehovah has never lied , and he never will .
When F@@ e@@ ar of God L@@ ap@@ sed
* O@@ f@@ ten , though , the most help@@ ful thing you can do is to “ we@@ ep with those who we@@ ep . ”
Since God had cho@@ s@@ en Israel for a special ro@@ le , some religious lead@@ ers thought that God would never a@@ ban@@ d@@ on them ​ — no matter what they did .
19 : 8 ​ — W@@ as it not wrong for Lo@@ t to offer his daugh@@ ters to the So@@ d@@ om@@ ites ?
H@@ app@@ y are his sons after him . ” ​ — Proverbs 20 : 7 ; 23 : 24 , 25 ; Luke 15 : 11 - 24 .
Tru@@ e , he knew that he must offer his life as a leg@@ al requi@@ re@@ ment to satis@@ fy his Fa@@ ther’s stan@@ d@@ ard of justice .
‘ M@@ ake A@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments , as I G@@ a@@ ve You O@@ r@@ ders ’
A Son L@@ ent to Jehovah
Di@@ ffer@@ ent individuals might therefore give different times for the imp@@ al@@ ement , dep@@ en@@ ding on the st@@ age of the over@@ all pro@@ c@@ ess during which they person@@ ally took no@@ te of the time .
The En@@ ci@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia C@@ at@@ to@@ lic@@ a states that Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ ism “ has in@@ her@@ ited the use of the al@@ ta@@ r from Juda@@ ism and in part from pa@@ gan@@ ism . ”
( b ) Does having bad associ@@ ation ref@@ er only to direc@@ t fel@@ low@@ ship with un@@ princi@@ pl@@ ed people ?
If we are to keep everlasting life in view , however , Jehovah must be our refu@@ ge .
Even though their suffering was often a result of their own stu@@ b@@ bor@@ n@@ ness , Isaiah wrote concer@@ ning Jehovah : “ During all their dist@@ ress it was dist@@ res@@ sing to him . ”
Why will the anointed and their compan@@ i@@ ons never reg@@ re@@ t having lived as temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents in this wicked world ?
Wh@@ ere to G@@ et H@@ el@@ p
At Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , the apostle Peter ur@@ ged his listen@@ ers : “ R@@ ep@@ ent , and let each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of your sin@@ s . ”
How did Paul help the Christians in Corin@@ th to gain God’s view of the matter ?
T@@ er@@ es@@ a , a full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er , no@@ tic@@ ed that some Witnesses were ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive about preaching in that v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
Per@@ haps we are pres@@ ently con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with problems ca@@ used by old age , po@@ or health , or e@@ con@@ om@@ ic pres@@ sures .
U@@ se the time well to re@@ ach others with the good news of the Kingdom , ” ur@@ ged Bro@@ ther P@@ i@@ er@@ ce .
One of the women asked M@@ other if she re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed that she once promised that some@@ day she would accept a Bible study .
( b ) What sa@@ d situation may ar@@ ise in ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od , and how can this be avo@@ i@@ ded ?
These study a@@ i@@ ds are publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses and are a@@ vail@@ able in many langu@@ ages .
So@@ on , Bible truth began to trans@@ form our lives .
When I was 16 , I heard about a C@@ am@@ bo@@ di@@ an group in L@@ ong Be@@ ach , C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
Jesus said : “ Wh@@ ere there are two or three ga@@ ther@@ ed together in my name , there I am in their mi@@ d@@ st . ”
E@@ ver@@ y@@ where he went , the po@@ li@@ ce follow@@ ed him and ar@@ rest@@ ed the brothers he vis@@ ited .
If you are now dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed , however , why not take st@@ ep@@ s toward re@@ inst@@ at@@ ement ?
The flo@@ or of the n@@ est is made of t@@ in@@ y mu@@ d p@@ el@@ le@@ ts stu@@ ck together in the shap@@ e of a c@@ up .
That af@@ ter@@ no@@ on , I gave my first public talk as a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er .
In an effort to help people devel@@ op a sense of a@@ we when they think about what our G@@ r@@ and Creator has accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed , we can use the two bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res W@@ as Li@@ fe C@@ re@@ ated ?
“ E@@ u@@ re@@ ka ” a@@ udi@@ ences r@@ ang@@ ed from a h@@ and@@ ful to h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds .
“ I am not going to make men@@ tion of [ Jehovah ] , and I shall speak no more in his name , ” he said .
But who is our “ neigh@@ b@@ or ” ?
Wh@@ en@@ ever possible , elders make sure that practic@@ al arrang@@ ements are imp@@ le@@ men@@ ted in order to me@@ et the needs of older ones in the congregation .
In 194@@ 3 the Witnesses put on san@@ d@@ wi@@ ch sign@@ s to ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ise the “ F@@ ree N@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s ” The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c As@@ s@@ em@@ bly held in 12 M@@ ex@@ i@@ can c@@ ities .
W@@ ould I like to be in a family in which ever@@ yone showed concer@@ n for the feelings and wel@@ f@@ are of others ? ’
Con@@ ve@@ y the information simply , c@@ learly , and acc@@ ur@@ ately .
If you have already fin@@ i@@ shed stud@@ ying that book , can you move on to other study materi@@ als that can help you to sta@@ bi@@ li@@ ze your faith ?
This al@@ lo@@ ws me to fin@@ ish my h@@ ou@@ se@@ work and get my@@ self ready to leave for the meetings at a set time . ”
What does it mean to ‘ walk with God , ’ and what Bible examples shed light on this matter ?
It encoura@@ ges us to have “ acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ . ”
We are wise to pa@@ y close attention to meeting par@@ ts , including those that de@@ al spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally with our preaching work .
In this way , the arrang@@ ement is clo@@ s@@ er to the first - century pat@@ ter@@ n .
Is there anything to which you give more import@@ ance than your relationship with Jehovah ?
At our meetings , we learn about him and encoura@@ ge one another .
Indeed , religion has influ@@ enced the lives of milli@@ ons of people .
We tri@@ ed to inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate in our sons and daugh@@ ters a love for Jehovah and a desire to serve him .
On this account , many h@@ es@@ it@@ ated to take a stand for true worship .
Á@@ d@@ á@@ m still lives in his ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn of P@@ ak@@ s , serving God loy@@ ally .
What does the n@@ arr@@ ative part of the book of Daniel show about our God ?
Who is be@@ h@@ ind the wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and suffering in this world ?
The gener@@ als promised a quic@@ k and eas@@ y vi@@ ct@@ ory , but it was not to be .
A@@ m@@ ong these is Jehovah’s great love for people .
There will be pl@@ ent@@ y of such work to do with any child , for “ fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness is ti@@ ed up with the heart of a bo@@ y . ”
What , though , about the bil@@ li@@ ons of others who have died thr@@ ough@@ out human hist@@ ory ?
E@@ very member of the nation of Israel from 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E . , when the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law was given , down to Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . was part of this serv@@ ant class .
Li@@ po@@ f@@ t@@ so@@ f@@ f . He was a member of the Rus@@ si@@ an F@@ o@@ re@@ ign O@@ f@@ fice who had lived in Ch@@ ina for 20 years .
Be@@ fore the Israelites en@@ tered the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , Moses ex@@ hor@@ ted them : “ See , I have taught you regul@@ ations and j@@ udi@@ cial decisions , just as Jehovah my God has comman@@ ded me , for you to do that way in the mi@@ d@@ st of the land to which you are going to take pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of it .
In@@ tegrity is de@@ f@@ ined as moral s@@ oun@@ dness or comple@@ ten@@ ess and invol@@ ves being b@@ lam@@ eless and fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less in the sight of God .
Y@@ O@@ U may have read Romans 8 : 15 - 17 during the time of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Jesus ’ death .
We offer these to people free of char@@ ge .
Jesus went on to say to this woman : “ Tru@@ e worshi@@ p@@ ers will worship the Father with spirit and truth , for , in@@ deed , the Father is loo@@ king for su@@ ch@@ like ones to worship him . ”
What kind of fear does God requi@@ re ?
If we are fac@@ ed with a disa@@ ster , however , is it en@@ ough just to hear the war@@ ning ?
You must learn to use “ the s@@ word of the spirit ” effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely
When an al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ age is offered or is set before you , the first question to ask is : ‘ Sh@@ ould I dr@@ ink at all ? ’
The Kingdom will cr@@ us@@ h all man - made rul@@ er@@ shi@@ ps and become earth@@ ’s so@@ le govern@@ ment .
On what should our faith be based ?
To make a real succ@@ ess of their family life , Christians need to exerc@@ ise the kind of love that Jehovah and Jesus have . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 21 - 27 .
En@@ during to the end means doing what ?
11 : 5 ) How ?
The apostle Paul said : “ Bo@@ th if we live , we live to Jehovah , and if we die , we die to Jehovah . Ther@@ efore both if we live and if we die , we bel@@ ong to Jehovah . ”
How did the ze@@ al of the disciples show that they were certain that Jesus had been resur@@ rec@@ ted ?
If you are an el@@ der , then , how can you me@@ et the chall@@ enge of dis@@ cer@@ ning hear@@ t@@ felt rep@@ ent@@ ance ?
Mo@@ st of us would .
What , then , if a Christian in cour@@ t is asked to s@@ we@@ ar that his t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony is tru@@ th@@ ful ?
We need to take into account the consci@@ ences and sen@@ s@@ iti@@ v@@ ities of those around us , pu@@ t@@ ting their peace of mind and wel@@ f@@ are a@@ head of our own pre@@ fer@@ ences .
• Why should we keep on listen@@ ing to Jehovah’s vo@@ ice ?
N@@ early ever@@ yone in the world has acc@@ ess to at le@@ ast par@@ ts of it .
Why not allow the Bible to work a mirac@@ le in your life ?
In what way can stud@@ ying the Bible have a strong influ@@ ence on people ?
O@@ ther acc@@ oun@@ ts call attention to the kind of conduct that God h@@ ates .
Still , I wanted to serve God , but I did not know what to do .
Sa@@ ys M@@ ic@@ he@@ l : “ Some com@@ pared our move to a ti@@ gh@@ tro@@ pe wal@@ k@@ er pu@@ shing a whe@@ el@@ ba@@ r@@ ro@@ w ​ — and we were s@@ it@@ ting in the whe@@ el@@ ba@@ r@@ ro@@ w !
All Christians , whether anointed or of the other sheep , work hard at preaching the good news and making disciples under the direction of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
( b ) In what ways should our dedic@@ ation v@@ ow af@@ fect our da@@ ily lives ?
Then he said : “ I appreci@@ ate your work as mission@@ aries , and I will tre@@ at your wife without co@@ st and without a blood trans@@ fu@@ sion . ”
Lo@@ ve is Jehovah’s ma@@ in qu@@ ality .
F@@ ur@@ ther , had he not dis@@ obe@@ yed his king by refu@@ sing to go to his wife ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , God gave the ancient Israelites instru@@ ctions on cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness while they were travel@@ ing through the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness ​ — some of the most difficult circumstances i@@ mag@@ in@@ able for practic@@ ing good h@@ y@@ gi@@ ene !
The other person may need time to s@@ ort out his feelings .
S@@ cen@@ es like that occ@@ ur@@ red in Ger@@ many during the 19@@ 30 ’ s .
We will also exam@@ ine what those who have been in the truth for many years can do to keep off the old person@@ ality .
The ser@@ en@@ ity of our lives was sh@@ at@@ tered that same year by the out@@ bre@@ ak of the Gre@@ at W@@ ar ​ — World W@@ ar I , as we call it now .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 23 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 31 , 9@@ 2
S@@ al@@ es@@ men car@@ r@@ ying large ba@@ g@@ s of Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s k@@ n@@ ic@@ k@@ k@@ n@@ ac@@ ks p@@ ly their wa@@ res on com@@ mu@@ ter tra@@ ins and other public trans@@ por@@ tation .
But not ever@@ yone held O@@ ri@@ g@@ en in such high es@@ te@@ em .
Paul was st@@ res@@ sing that under the influ@@ ence of Jehovah’s holy spirit , or ac@@ tive for@@ ce , even such individuals could put on a godly person@@ ality . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 9 , 10 .
We also find ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment in taking on the “ yo@@ ke ” of disci@@ ple@@ ship .
The people of the land , though , stru@@ ck down the con@@ spi@@ r@@ at@@ ors against A@@ m@@ on and made his son , Jo@@ si@@ ah , king . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 33 : 24 , 25 .
S@@ tu@@ dy God’s Word da@@ ily .
Jehovah did not spe@@ ci@@ fy what these “ great things ” were , but Bar@@ u@@ ch must have known whether they were sel@@ f@@ ish ambi@@ tions , prom@@ in@@ ence , or material pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity .
Al@@ le@@ n , mentioned in the pre@@ vi@@ ous artic@@ les , in@@ iti@@ ally den@@ i@@ ed that he had a proble@@ m with al@@ co@@ ho@@ l .
“ A very great v@@ al@@ le@@ y ” comes into ex@@ ist@@ ence bene@@ ath Jehovah’s fe@@ et .
2 : 16 , 19 , 21 - 23 ; 3 : 1 - 4 .
A Bible study was arrang@@ ed so that B@@ ill could ad@@ d@@ ress this sub@@ ject as well as others .
In the first century , h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds travel@@ ed to Jerusalem for such occasi@@ ons from all over Israel and from every other land where Jews lived .
With Jehovah’s help , many of those now in@@ ac@@ tive will be able to do the same things .
The most important benefit of giving prop@@ er honor to those to whom it is du@@ e is that we ther@@ e@@ by ple@@ ase God .
Jesus ’ half brothers James and Ju@@ de encoura@@ ged fellow Christians
So keep on tru@@ sting in the guid@@ ance that he provi@@ des through his organization , and continue to give support to the congregation and the elders .
In the 1@@ 5@@ 00 ’ s , the up@@ sur@@ ge in Bible transl@@ ation and prin@@ ting in the comm@@ on langu@@ ages of E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe s@@ par@@ ked r@@ ene@@ wed interest in Bible study there .
Those who believe that life is the result of min@@ d@@ less ev@@ olu@@ tion gro@@ pe in va@@ in for the answer .
They hear it , but they fai@@ l to medit@@ ate on it .
It is J@@ anu@@ ary of the year 1914 .
For example , he gave Adam authority over other living cre@@ atu@@ res , even assign@@ ing him the enjo@@ y@@ able and challeng@@ ing t@@ ask of nam@@ ing the ani@@ mal@@ s .
These are the n@@ ames of some of the 20 si@@ x - or se@@ ven - year - ol@@ ds among the 26 vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s g@@ un@@ ned down at a school in Con@@ ne@@ c@@ tic@@ u@@ t , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , on De@@ c@@ ember 14 , 20@@ 12 .
This may be so in the sense that by s@@ we@@ et talk the wicked co@@ ver up their mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous in@@ t@@ ent to har@@ m others .
Who have the fac@@ ul@@ ty of conscience , with what effect ?
Why should most of mankind dre@@ ad the f@@ ast - appro@@ aching day of Jehovah ?
How do some people re@@ act to such an un@@ who@@ les@@ ome attitude ?
From a practic@@ al stan@@ d@@ point , a gift - reg@@ is@@ try l@@ ist fre@@ es the gi@@ ver from sp@@ en@@ ding h@@ our@@ s bro@@ w@@ sing for a gift , while the re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ents are s@@ pared the in@@ conven@@ i@@ ence of re@@ tur@@ ning un@@ wanted gi@@ f@@ ts to the st@@ ore .
But how does a person know that he or she has been invit@@ ed to go to heaven ?
So@@ on ther@@ e@@ after , Ab@@ sal@@ om@@ ’s re@@ be@@ l for@@ ces enc@@ oun@@ tered Davi@@ d’s men .
TH@@ E tim@@ ing and the set@@ ting could not have been better .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 30 , 31 ]
He is discus@@ sing the si@@ gn of his pres@@ ence and the conclu@@ sion of the system of things .
The name that God cho@@ se for the bo@@ y , Isa@@ a@@ c , means “ L@@ au@@ gh@@ ter . ”
Can you believe everything the Bible says ?
What a contr@@ ast , therefore , was Jesus !
He has he@@ ad@@ ed a worl@@ d@@ wide preaching work that has resul@@ ted in the ing@@ a@@ ther@@ ing of “ the rema@@ ining ones ” of his spiritual brothers and then of milli@@ ons of “ other sheep , ” the loyal compan@@ i@@ ons of the “ little flo@@ ck . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
To what ty@@ pe of water are all humans invit@@ ed to “ come ” ?
Indeed , some nations view it as high@@ ly un@@ fa@@ ir that they should be for@@ bi@@ d@@ den to devel@@ op we@@ ap@@ ons that in their op@@ in@@ ion would en@@ able them to prote@@ ct themselves .
Just as t@@ it@@ le de@@ e@@ ds and written t@@ es@@ tam@@ ents deter@@ mine in@@ her@@ it@@ ance righ@@ ts today , so did ter@@ ap@@ him i@@ ma@@ ges long ag@@ o .
With an a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent , you would do well to think more in ter@@ ms of con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences . ​ — Proverbs 6 : 27 .
With that truth in mind , how might you “ prac@@ tice giving ” and experience happiness as a result ? ​ — Luke 6 : 38 .
At the beg@@ in@@ ning of each cre@@ ative time peri@@ od , he well knew his go@@ al , or ob@@ je@@ ctive , for that day .
In Jesus ’ day , many Jews ho@@ ped for everlasting life , but they refu@@ sed to accept Jesus as the ke@@ y to real@@ iz@@ ing their hope .
Si@@ mil@@ ar qualities must lik@@ e@@ wise become a part of the person@@ ality of a good teach@@ er and shepher@@ d , part of his every@@ day self .
“ Your Father kno@@ ws what you need . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
T@@ ry to share in the ministry with different publi@@ sh@@ ers . It will make your ministry inter@@ es@@ ting .
At Revelation 4 : 11 , Christ’s 14@@ 4@@ ,000 heavenly cor@@ ul@@ ers are de@@ pi@@ cted in a vision , saying : “ You are wor@@ thy , Jehovah our God , to receive the glory and the honor and the power , because you cre@@ ated all things , and because of your will they came into ex@@ ist@@ ence and were cre@@ ated . ”
Not the prophet O@@ badi@@ ah .
13 , 14 . ( a ) What service did E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ro@@ ditu@@ s and the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ an congregation per@@ form for Paul , and how did the apostle feel about it ?
When we show “ fellow feel@@ ing , ” others are more likely to tre@@ at us in a kind way . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 8 ; Luke 6 : 38 .
What fac@@ t@@ ors determined the life course of Noah , Moses , Jeremiah , and Paul ?
“ Let us not give up in doing what is fine , ” for if we per@@ se@@ v@@ ere , we shall re@@ a@@ p the b@@ oun@@ te@@ ous blessings of divine appro@@ val . ​ — 2 Ti@@ m . 4 : 2 ; read Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 9 .
That jo@@ b was not one of my fav@@ or@@ ites , but W@@ il@@ li@@ am Pet@@ er@@ son , who had char@@ ge of the ma@@ ch@@ ines , was so ni@@ ce to me that I enjo@@ yed my time there any@@ way .
At such times , we may have to be fir@@ m with ourselves , ‘ pu@@ m@@ m@@ el@@ ing our body , ’ as it were , so that we will obey the comm@@ and to ga@@ ther with fellow Christians . ​ — 1 Corinthians 9 : 26 , 27 ; Hebrews 10 : 23 - 25 .
How about sta@@ ff@@ s ?
T@@ ake , for example , the brother serving as the co@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ or of the body of elders .
The cause could be a small is@@ sue , such as dis@@ cont@@ ent with some@@ one@@ ’s we@@ ak@@ nesses , a@@ bil@@ ities , or privile@@ ges of service .
All three coun@@ tri@@ es have rec@@ ently had large inc@@ reas@@ es in the number of publi@@ sh@@ ers .
But she lo@@ cked me in a c@@ ell .
It means “ do@@ g@@ like . ”
Yet no matter what happ@@ ens , you can find comfort in the example of Job .
What future do you have in mind for your children ?
H@@ u@@ man@@ s are ca@@ pa@@ ble of show@@ ing one another love , kindness , and com@@ pas@@ sion .
The study of God’s Word at our meetings and the kind and loving support that we give one another help us to keep our eyes foc@@ used on the pri@@ ze .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses , which inclu@@ ded some artic@@ les on the M@@ or@@ m@@ on faith .
27 : 5@@ 7 - 60 .
4 : 4 ; John 5 : 22 , 23 ; 15 : 10 .
In 19@@ 7@@ 1 in the city of T@@ a@@ e@@ j@@ on , one Witness who had a de@@ a@@ f son began teaching him and his de@@ a@@ f friends the Kingdom message .
If the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of coun@@ tri@@ es are rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to contribu@@ te , it is because the fun@@ ds r@@ ar@@ ely re@@ ach the people for whom they are in@@ tend@@ ed . ”
He continu@@ ally s@@ ought Jehovah’s direction by con@@ sul@@ ting God’s Law .
I have always valu@@ ed fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps .
( b ) What had those who ac@@ ted c@@ un@@ n@@ ingly not taken into account ?
We should an@@ al@@ y@@ ze and imp@@ ro@@ ve our ability to teach and make disciples .
It is also the s@@ ource of true happiness .
In Matthew chap@@ ters 24 and 25 , Jesus is said to “ come ” in different sen@@ ses .
The very ide@@ a is en@@ ough to per@@ su@@ a@@ de Isa@@ a@@ c to order Jac@@ o@@ b to avoid such a marriage and to s@@ end him to Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h’s family to find a God - fe@@ aring wife .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , any pain , suffering , or hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he we may end@@ ure during the end of this system of things will be wi@@ ped away and for@@ go@@ t@@ ten in God’s new world .
By that prophe@@ tic st@@ at@@ ement , a ra@@ y of hope bur@@ st for@@ th for all who would put faith in that promise .
S@@ in appe@@ ared in the spirit real@@ m because of the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on by an ang@@ el , who came to be called Satan ( R@@ es@@ is@@ ter ) and Devil ( S@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ er ) .
They are Jehovah’s Witnesses , who have dedic@@ ated themselves to God , doing his will and teaching people every@@ where his purpose .
To illustr@@ ate : S@@ up@@ pose that a govern@@ ment deci@@ des to set up a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar ag@@ enc@@ y .
He ev@@ en@@ tually lost everything he had to g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing .
Gre@@ e@@ ce
“ Do you think that was the best way to talk to your brother ? ”
The holy spirit pro@@ du@@ ces within us a re@@ ver@@ ent attitude that keep@@ s Jehovah before us con@@ stan@@ tly .
How do we know that Jehovah wants us to have a close relationship with him ?
How did Jo@@ shua prove to be a for@@ ce for good to the nation of Israel for as long as he lived ?
The Israelites used to tra@@ v@@ el to Jerusalem for worship at three fes@@ tiv@@ als each year .
; K@@ o@@ ó@@ s , G .
E@@ ach time Bro@@ ther and S@@ is@@ ter W@@ ill@@ is de@@ par@@ ted , I felt a great vo@@ id in my life .
Even if we occasi@@ on@@ ally cha@@ fe at some counsel we receive , we need not des@@ pa@@ ir .
And when he ge@@ ts home he c@@ alls his friends and his neigh@@ b@@ ors together , saying to them , ‘ Re@@ jo@@ ice with me , because I have found my sheep that was lost . ’
Like a heal@@ thy t@@ ree , the faith of the righteous one is fir@@ m@@ ly ro@@ o@@ ted
One ev@@ ening while we were vis@@ iting with some respon@@ sible brothers from the branch of@@ fice , one of them asked us if we would like to go into the cir@@ cu@@ it work .
He was one of a few young people who were care@@ fully cho@@ s@@ en to serve the king .
And com@@ pared to the rest of the gl@@ ori@@ ous Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re , what was the nation of Israel ?
When death str@@ ik@@ es , a happy family may be over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed with sa@@ dness .
Like first - century Christians , we need to “ pa@@ y more than the u@@ su@@ al attention ” to the tru@@ ths of God’s Word .
W@@ as he too in S@@ he@@ ol ?
; B@@ eng@@ t@@ s@@ son , C .
One day a man , who seem@@ ed fri@@ end@@ ly , appro@@ ached me .
I do not know how to go out and how to come in . ”
One way they car@@ ry out this work is by dist@@ ribu@@ ting Bi@@ bl@@ es and Bible study a@@ i@@ ds , which c@@ alls for organization .
We can only i@@ magine Davi@@ d’s fer@@ v@@ ent prayers as he sto@@ op@@ ed in the d@@ ry ri@@ ver@@ bed on the v@@ al@@ le@@ y flo@@ or and col@@ le@@ cted fi@@ ve small , s@@ mo@@ o@@ th st@@ ones .
Mis@@ led by her per@@ su@@ asi@@ ven@@ ess and se@@ duc@@ ed by the s@@ mo@@ o@@ th@@ ness of her li@@ ps , he go@@ es after her , like a bul@@ l that comes to the sla@@ ugh@@ ter .
In these pages , we gain in@@ sight into God’s purpose for pu@@ t@@ ting man on the earth .
We can be succ@@ ess@@ ful in our spiritual war@@ f@@ are against the Devil and the wicked spirit for@@ ces under his direction .
There is no cause more wor@@ th@@ while than serving the One who gave us the s@@ k@@ ill@@ s and a@@ bil@@ ities to do mean@@ ing@@ ful work .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , we should not re@@ act im@@ medi@@ ately to an un@@ kind re@@ mar@@ k or action .
Di@@ d he ac@@ tually say : “ I am the way and the truth and the life ” ? ​ — John 14 : 6 .
God’s love for humans , however , end@@ u@@ res .
We had to follow a stri@@ ct bu@@ d@@ get in order to care for our ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , being well - ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with Jehovah mo@@ ves us to devel@@ op a different attitude on the most vital is@@ su@@ es that face people all over the world today .
Jehovah spoke those words from heaven at the time of Jesus ’ baptism .
Then I was sent back to E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe to continue my ministry there .
I@@ m@@ mer@@ se yourself in the study of God’s Word .
Pro@@ p@@ he@@ tic@@ ally , Psalm 2 : 10 says : “ Now , O k@@ ings , exerc@@ ise in@@ sight ; let y@@ ourselves be cor@@ rec@@ ted , O jud@@ ges of the earth . ”
How pleas@@ ed Jehovah must be !
Such sacrific@@ es inclu@@ ded bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffer@@ ings , gra@@ in o@@ ffer@@ ings , and commun@@ ion o@@ ffer@@ ings that were vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary ​ — gi@@ f@@ ts pres@@ ented to Jehovah to gain his fav@@ or and expres@@ s than@@ k@@ s@@ giving . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 7 : 11 - 13 .
Be@@ ing imper@@ fect , however , “ we all stu@@ m@@ ble many times ” in our use of the t@@ ong@@ ue .
In what way has the pro@@ duc@@ tive land been filled with “ pro@@ du@@ ce ” ?
“ The faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” whom Jesus Christ direc@@ tly su@@ per@@ vis@@ es , di@@ lig@@ ently provi@@ des tim@@ ely spiritual food for all .
‘ The wicked one is making false wa@@ ges , the righteous one true ear@@ n@@ ings ’
God’s Law s@@ ti@@ pul@@ ated that a m@@ ale child should be circum@@ c@@ ised on the ei@@ gh@@ th day of life .
In star@@ k contr@@ ast stan@@ ds the tru@@ ism : “ As a city bro@@ ken through , without a w@@ all , is the man that has no rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t for his spirit . ”
( b ) What can for@@ ti@@ fy us for what lies a@@ head ?
On the contr@@ ary , the shepher@@ d pers@@ ists “ until he fin@@ ds it . ” ​ — Luke 15 : 4 .
It is a simp@@ le fact that little children view ad@@ ul@@ ts as being su@@ peri@@ or .
He tel@@ ls them that the Israelites did not m@@ ol@@ est A@@ m@@ m@@ on , Mo@@ a@@ b , or E@@ dom when they left Egy@@ pt ; nor did A@@ m@@ m@@ on pos@@ s@@ ess the dis@@ pu@@ ted land at the time of Israel@@ ’s Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us .
• How can parents help their children to benefit more from Christian meetings ?
She taught Eng@@ l@@ ish at com@@ mer@@ cial scho@@ ol@@ s .
If , though , we exam@@ ine with an o@@ pen mind what God says regarding a wom@@ an’s ro@@ le in marriage , we will see how wise and practic@@ al God’s Word is .
P@@ ic@@ ture the young man speaking those words with ear@@ n@@ est in@@ ten@@ s@@ ity .
Because we may well do in@@ j@@ ur@@ y to the very things that are respon@@ sible for our great@@ est happiness : our relationship with family and friends , our spiritu@@ ality , our health , and even our long@@ ev@@ ity .
In time , he was able to walk again and to re@@ su@@ me his activ@@ ity as a congregation el@@ der .
The Bible also fore@@ tel@@ ls a “ day of Jehovah ” when he will ‘ war against all the nations . ’
( a ) What did Jesus go through on the day of P@@ as@@ so@@ ver 33 C.E . ?
As the worl@@ d’s end dra@@ ws near , it is ur@@ g@@ ent that we “ hope in Jehovah and follow his way . ” ​ — P@@ s . 37 : 34 .
You could use the time on that day for inc@@ reas@@ ed Bible study .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T I@@ S A C@@ O@@ MM@@ O@@ N O@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N ? We are not experi@@ enc@@ ing more earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es ; because of mo@@ der@@ n te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy , we are just more a@@ ware of them than people were in the past .
The Bible shows where you can find the evidence .
“ Do Not F@@ or@@ get to E@@ at ! ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the resul@@ ts of such pers@@ ist@@ ent efforts have been out@@ standing .
He kno@@ ws all that there is to know about the uni@@ verse , including its com@@ position and its hist@@ ory .
As the ar@@ k d@@ ri@@ f@@ ted on that sur@@ g@@ ing o@@ ce@@ an , those within sur@@ ely heard a sy@@ mp@@ hon@@ y of s@@ qu@@ e@@ ak@@ s and gro@@ ans from the mas@@ sive tim@@ bers .
At 7 : 20 p@@ .@@ m . , re@@ gi@@ onal T@@ V news in L@@ y@@ ons com@@ ments on the dist@@ ribu@@ tion , saying : “ This mor@@ ning it was e@@ asi@@ er to do@@ dge between the ra@@ in@@ d@@ ro@@ ps than to avoid the tr@@ ac@@ ts of Jehovah’s Witnesses . ”
What arrang@@ ement is in place for Christians to appro@@ ach Jehovah ?
After s@@ il@@ ently pra@@ ying to Jehovah , the two Christians coura@@ ge@@ ously explained that they had come to teach the family the Bible .
How does each of our we@@ ek@@ ly meetings benefit us ?
For the answer , consider the example set by Jehovah in deal@@ ing with disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
He said to anointed Christians : “ For as often as you e@@ at this lo@@ a@@ f and dr@@ ink this c@@ up , you keep pro@@ claim@@ ing the death of the Lord , until he arri@@ ves . ”
Of course , people who have s@@ qu@@ an@@ der@@ ed their lives in self - cen@@ tered pur@@ su@@ its that ign@@ ore God’s ways u@@ su@@ ally have little of value to show as they get older .
What fine information Jehovah reve@@ als through Mi@@ ca@@ h !
C@@ op@@ ying the way the ha@@ bi@@ t was por@@ tra@@ yed in the me@@ dia made her feel s@@ op@@ h@@ is@@ tic@@ ated .
The cl@@ er@@ gy are especially at fa@@ ul@@ t .
What experi@@ ences can you rel@@ ate to show the benefit of being al@@ er@@ t to different ways to star@@ t Bible stu@@ dies ?
Some may even be em@@ b@@ ol@@ d@@ ened to com@@ mit ac@@ ts of gro@@ ss in@@ justice .
L@@ E@@ T U@@ S I@@ MI@@ T@@ AT@@ E G@@ O@@ D
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 23 , 1@@ 29
As we have learned , wisdom is in@@ deed with the mo@@ des@@ t ones .
E@@ v@@ ents invol@@ ving first - century Christians illustr@@ ate what el@@ se may be requi@@ red .
We should not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to ask the st@@ af@@ f for su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions on how we can ass@@ ist .
What about Jesus ’ words “ this c@@ up means the new covenant by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of my blood ” ?
For instance , when children are young , parents can use such public@@ ations as L@@ ear@@ n From the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er .
Our regul@@ ar attend@@ ance at and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in the meetings of our local congregation is a ke@@ y way for us to be buil@@ t up , streng@@ th@@ ened in our relationship with God , and pre@@ pared to do his will .
• What is the str@@ ong@@ est inc@@ en@@ tive for main@@ tain@@ ing mar@@ it@@ al fid@@ el@@ ity ?
Per@@ haps people in your country feel much the same way .
But what will those de@@ ar parents do ?
We know the rest of what happened . ​ — Acts 9 : 3 - 22 .
( Read 1 Corinthians 11 : 1 ; Hebrews 13 : 7 . )
For example , M@@ on@@ day night became “ c@@ ry night ” for M@@ ary .
It is ur@@ g@@ ent that people learn about Jehovah’s everlasting k@@ ing@@ ship and take their stand as its supp@@ ort@@ ers .
When the S@@ pan@@ ish con@@ qu@@ ered the In@@ c@@ as , the qu@@ ip@@ u became ob@@ so@@ le@@ te and the co@@ des were for@@ go@@ t@@ ten .
Adam and E@@ ve did not die physi@@ c@@ ally during that 24 - h@@ our day .
Th@@ r@@ ough Jesus , Davi@@ d’s k@@ ing@@ ship “ will be fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed forever . ”
The D@@ elu@@ ge began “ in the si@@ x h@@ un@@ dre@@ d@@ th year of No@@ ah’s life . ” ​ — Genesis 7 : 11 .
My sister C@@ ar@@ m@@ ela was a pioneer in Gen@@ ev@@ a , New Yor@@ k , with F@@ er@@ n , her bu@@ b@@ bly par@@ t@@ ner .
The sh@@ a@@ do@@ ws I used to see at the w@@ in@@ do@@ w of my ro@@ om never appe@@ ared again .
Re@@ ading ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines ?
After lear@@ ning what the Scriptures teach about spi@@ rit@@ ism , some in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of ancient Eph@@ esus saw the need to destro@@ y their boo@@ ks on ma@@ gi@@ cal ar@@ ts , co@@ st@@ ly though they were .
Such a conclu@@ sion makes sense when we recogn@@ ize that “ the sons of the true God ” mentioned at Genesis 6 : 2 , 4 were angels who materi@@ al@@ ized bo@@ dies and com@@ mit@@ ted im@@ mor@@ ality with women .
Bo@@ th men and women could en@@ ter the C@@ our@@ t of the W@@ om@@ en , but only men were allow@@ ed into the C@@ our@@ t of Israel .
On their preaching expe@@ dition in the Au@@ str@@ ali@@ an out@@ back , Ar@@ th@@ ur W@@ ill@@ is and B@@ ill Ne@@ w@@ lands , mentioned in the in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction , once la@@ bor@@ ed for two we@@ ek@@ s to tra@@ v@@ el 20 mil@@ es ( 32 k@@ m ) because heav@@ y ra@@ ins had turned the deser@@ t into a se@@ a of mu@@ d .
P@@ ic@@ tures of gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c se@@ x are also eas@@ ily acc@@ es@@ sible on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t .
G@@ l@@ ori@@ a and I love Bethel life .
In@@ c@@ reas@@ ing from a few th@@ ous@@ and after World W@@ ar I , the worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah now number about si@@ x milli@@ on , ga@@ ther@@ ed in some 9@@ 1@@ ,000 congregations in 2@@ 35 lands .
In these “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with , ” faithful Christians are cop@@ ing with bit@@ ter op@@ position , family problems , si@@ ck@@ ness , fin@@ an@@ cial anxi@@ e@@ ties , emo@@ tional dist@@ res@@ ses , the lo@@ ss of loved ones in death , and other challeng@@ es .
In all his deal@@ ings , he ad@@ her@@ es to God’s righteous standards .
T@@ w@@ o years later , in 200@@ 7 , I vis@@ ited M@@ ong@@ o@@ li@@ a .
O@@ ver a peri@@ od of many years , Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l had written the first si@@ x vo@@ lum@@ es of S@@ tudi@@ es in the Scriptures , but he died before he could wr@@ ite the se@@ ven@@ th .
Mo@@ st who d@@ ri@@ ft away from the congregation are not ex@@ ac@@ tly like the pro@@ di@@ g@@ al son .
They thus demonstr@@ ate that they “ hope in Jehovah ” and are confid@@ ent that he will ev@@ en@@ tually gr@@ ant his loyal ones all the righteous desi@@ res of their heart .
I@@ ts ways are ways of pleas@@ an@@ t@@ ness , and all its ro@@ ad@@ ways are peace .
For 40 years , Moses led the nation of Israel in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
* On the other hand , do not ign@@ ore such sign@@ s or dis@@ mis@@ s your te@@ en@@ ag@@ er@@ ’s is@@ ol@@ ation as a m@@ ere p@@ ha@@ se .
What has given true meaning to the lives of many ?
If you come to be one of those coun@@ ted wor@@ thy to live at that time , you will have reason for confidence that your loving heavenly Father will take an interest in you and your family .
In the Bible , we read the po@@ ign@@ ant words of God’s servants as they beg@@ ged for divine help .
Mo@@ re@@ over , she is c@@ un@@ ning of heart ​ — her mind is “ tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous , ” her in@@ t@@ ent “ c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty . ”
T@@ a@@ x@@ es ​ — Mu@@ st You Pa@@ y The@@ m ?
In T@@ all@@ in@@ n , contr@@ ary to the do@@ ct@@ ors ’ pre@@ di@@ ction , Mari@@ a gave bir@@ th to a heal@@ thy son , V@@ it@@ al@@ y .
We need to be care@@ ful that we do not off@@ end the conscience of others .
Who is the King ?
W@@ al@@ k With God in These T@@ ur@@ bul@@ ent T@@ im@@ es , 9 / 1
In our home congregation of To@@ k@@ mo@@ k , new av@@ en@@ u@@ es of service op@@ ened up .
D@@ ale says : “ S@@ imp@@ li@@ fy , simp@@ li@@ fy , and then simp@@ li@@ fy some more .
How can older sisters show courage ?
S@@ ei@@ z@@ ing ei@@ ther of these would de@@ pri@@ ve the enti@@ re family of its da@@ ily supp@@ ly of bre@@ ad .
He “ rema@@ ined two days in the place where he was , ” and then he left for Be@@ th@@ any .
Christ Jesus proved himself faithful even to death .
He might also influ@@ ence well - meaning family members to disc@@ oura@@ ge us from atten@@ ding meetings .
“ W@@ ater and S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ” ​ — What Are They ?
Our hearts and men@@ tal po@@ wers will be more fully prote@@ cted from the influ@@ ence of our sin@@ ful con@@ dition .
What Di@@ d You L@@ ear@@ n ?
Because the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah will re@@ act prom@@ p@@ tly in order to deli@@ ver his servants . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek .
“ C@@ he@@ er U@@ p , De@@ ar ”
Because she was ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able to God’s prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah , her f@@ l@@ our and o@@ il were mirac@@ ul@@ ously su@@ sta@@ ined during a fam@@ ine that would have claim@@ ed her life and that of her son .
They made w@@ alls from the red earth mo@@ is@@ ten@@ ed with water and p@@ ac@@ ked ti@@ gh@@ tly between u@@ pri@@ ght po@@ les .
He descri@@ bes the sheep as “ righteous ” because they recogn@@ ize that Christ has a group of anointed brothers still on earth , and the sheep loy@@ ally support the anointed during these cr@@ itical last days . ​ — Mat@@ t .
For example , the apostle Paul sent a powerful message to Jews and G@@ ent@@ il@@ es living in R@@ ome .
But how can you deter@@ mine what a sa@@ fe li@@ mit is for you ?
I was cop@@ ing well with my par@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is , so Jo@@ y@@ ce and I g@@ la@@ dly accepted the call .
The s@@ no@@ w@@ s@@ li@@ des , s@@ li@@ p@@ per@@ y m@@ oun@@ tain s@@ lo@@ p@@ es , and po@@ or v@@ isi@@ bility resul@@ ting from the b@@ low@@ ing s@@ now were a real chall@@ enge .
Will faithful men of old with lead@@ er@@ ship a@@ bil@@ ities come back early to help organiz@@ e God’s people in the new world ?
Al@@ so , at me@@ al@@ times , when the children sh@@ ared things that they had learned at the meetings , their parents ’ cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity was ar@@ ous@@ ed .
R@@ E@@ A@@ DI@@ N@@ G wor@@ th@@ while material is a bene@@ fi@@ cial pur@@ su@@ it .
* Se@@ e@@ ing them , Jesus said : “ C@@ ome after me , and I will make you fi@@ sh@@ ers of men . ”
A@@ m@@ ong them are R@@ apa Nu@@ i n@@ ati@@ ves , as well as those who set@@ t@@ led on the is@@ land or moved there to serve where the need for Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers was greater .
However , Jesus direc@@ ted that man to sel@@ l what he had and give to the po@@ or .
It is also true that our gen@@ es may influ@@ ence us in one way or another .
In what en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment did Ne@@ h@@ emiah live , and what fe@@ at did he accom@@ pl@@ ish ?
The only spiritual cont@@ act some people had in their chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od was a dist@@ ant relati@@ ve , an ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ ance , or a neigh@@ b@@ or .
In Christian marri@@ ages , that does not need to be dec@@ re@@ ed by any human king ; wi@@ ves want to honor their hus@@ ban@@ ds .
It is true that the Israelites , as des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Abraham , enjo@@ yed a special relationship with God and were used as the ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l for divine re@@ vel@@ ations .
After sever@@ al months , I was sent back to Z@@ we@@ i@@ br@@ ü@@ ck@@ en , this time to work in the fi@@ el@@ ds .
What a truly stu@@ n@@ ning prophecy !
The Bible also gives us guid@@ ance as to what is right and wrong , and it provi@@ des a so@@ li@@ d hope .
How , though , can you sur@@ vi@@ ve the great tri@@ bul@@ ation and enjoy the promised blessings ?
How do we ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy Jehovah ?
They sear@@ ch for the meaning of life .
Per@@ e@@ z
This he did by sen@@ ding his bel@@ o@@ ved Son from heaven to be born as a perfect human , who could give his life as a ransom for us .
Because the new person@@ ality is “ cre@@ ated according to God’s will in true righteousness and loy@@ al@@ ty , ” it is a vital part of a married cou@@ ple@@ ’s spiritual for@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation .
No@@ tice that Ri@@ be@@ ir@@ o had to do more than simply study the Bible to succ@@ e@@ ed in his stru@@ gg@@ le .
R@@ em@@ ember , though , that those two disciples reg@@ a@@ ined their joy after Jesus helped them to foc@@ us on the fulfill@@ ment of prophe@@ ci@@ es that had already taken place ​ — even during their own li@@ fe@@ time .
He continu@@ es : “ Ther@@ efore I desire the you@@ ng@@ er wi@@ do@@ ws to mar@@ ry , to be@@ ar children , to man@@ age a hous@@ eho@@ ld , to give no in@@ duc@@ ement to the op@@ pos@@ er to re@@ v@@ ile . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 5 : 13 , 14 .
Q@@ u@@ ali@@ fied older men , or overse@@ ers , were appointed in these local congregations .
Since the right hand often den@@ o@@ tes the position of fav@@ or , a person@@ ’s heart being at his right hand means that his heart mo@@ tiv@@ ates him to do good .
He first made an inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ation .
Such was the case with R@@ ob@@ er@@ to , who says : “ Th@@ an@@ ks to the counsel of the Bible , I did not have to lo@@ se my wife .
He was the One who saw the good in you and wanted you to know him .
We gain in@@ sight , being able to use dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment and make sen@@ sible decisions . ​ — P@@ s .
“ Ma@@ in@@ tain Your Con@@ du@@ ct F@@ ine A@@ m@@ ong the N@@ ations , ” 11 / 1
The time had come for the Israelites to re@@ pe@@ l the th@@ re@@ at .
; V@@ an C@@ am@@ pen , D .
He still works hard .
We can be coura@@ ge@@ ous , know@@ ing that our deli@@ ver@@ ance is near
Jesus ur@@ ged his followers to have the kind of faith that would move them to action : “ My Father is gl@@ ori@@ fied in this , that you keep be@@ aring much fru@@ it and prove y@@ ourselves my disciples . ”
S@@ p@@ en@@ ding time with them , keep@@ ing o@@ pen the l@@ ines of commun@@ ic@@ ation , and giving them spiritual instru@@ ction may be dem@@ an@@ ding .
If you are such a young person , you will be inter@@ ested in reading the following article .
“ In the Bible , it den@@ o@@ tes this , and also the st@@ ate or rel@@ ation of peace with God , pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity , joy , and happiness , ” says the book S@@ tudi@@ es in the Mo@@ sa@@ ic In@@ s@@ titu@@ tions .
In rec@@ ent years , we have sh@@ ared in a some@@ what similar effort .
Our love ex@@ tend@@ s bey@@ ond the bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od , though .
While de@@ ta@@ il@@ s may v@@ ary from country to country , gener@@ ally I@@ V@@ F invol@@ ves the following : The wife is given po@@ t@@ ent fer@@ t@@ ility d@@ ru@@ g@@ s for we@@ ek@@ s to s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ate her o@@ vari@@ es to pro@@ du@@ ce num@@ er@@ ous e@@ gg@@ s .
Like these Bible writ@@ ers , we too need to medit@@ ate appreci@@ ati@@ vely and pray@@ er@@ fully on God’s Word and his activ@@ ity .
He promised Jehovah that if He gave him the vi@@ ct@@ ory , he would offer as “ a bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering ” to H@@ im the first person who came out of his house when he re@@ turned from the bat@@ tle .
The early Christians did not par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in ac@@ ts of worship of the St@@ ate .
[ Di@@ ag@@ ra@@ m / ​ M@@ ap@@ s on page 16 ]
1@@ ,@@ 0@@ 31 since 199@@ 8
So I wrote and asked for a special pioneer par@@ t@@ ner , and in 194@@ 4 , I was bless@@ ed with a wonderful one ​ — E@@ di@@ th W@@ al@@ k@@ er !
( Read Matthew 24 : 33 - 35 . )
From there , it is just a small st@@ ep to cri@@ me or im@@ mor@@ ality .
Why was time needed to set@@ tle the is@@ sue ra@@ ised in E@@ den ?
24 : 13 , 4@@ 2 .
For those in M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia and A@@ cha@@ ia have been pleas@@ ed to share up their things by a contribu@@ tion to the po@@ or of the holy ones in Jerusalem . ”
The pe@@ ace@@ ful family un@@ it is where ad@@ ul@@ ts and children have the best opportunity to feel emo@@ tion@@ ally secu@@ re .
He is leg@@ ally a@@ do@@ p@@ ted by a father of an indi@@ gen@@ ous family .
When you read that psal@@ m , do you feel as than@@ k@@ ful as the psalmist was ?
The c@@ ities were given “ a sac@@ red st@@ atu@@ s . ”
They should perfect , or bring to full me@@ asure , their love by including even their enem@@ ies .
“ Do not be mis@@ led , ” war@@ ned the apostle Paul .
B . Phil@@ li@@ ps transl@@ ation , Paul wrote : “ I leave the past be@@ h@@ ind and with hands out@@ st@@ re@@ t@@ ched to wh@@ atever lies a@@ head I go st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght for the go@@ al . ”
Con@@ cer@@ ning it , Eng@@ l@@ ish ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ist Au@@ st@@ en La@@ y@@ ard wrote : “ The w@@ il@@ d bul@@ l , from its fre@@ qu@@ ent re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ation in the ba@@ s - reli@@ ef@@ s , appe@@ ars to have been consider@@ ed s@@ car@@ c@@ ely less for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble and no@@ ble g@@ ame than the li@@ on .
We can receive everlasting life !
Many of us are not hum@@ ble by n@@ ature , but tri@@ als can help us to devel@@ op that necess@@ ary qu@@ ality .
As Jesus had fore@@ told , the privilege of being a part of the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom was taken from them and given to the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 members of spiritual Israel . ​ — Revelation 7 : 4 - 8 .
• Why did some anointed Christians devel@@ op the spirit of “ that evil slave ” ?
Y@@ oung Christians who bel@@ ong to God - fe@@ aring famili@@ es must real@@ ize that they cannot live off the faith of their parents .
In contr@@ ast , the Bible states : “ You must not follow after the crow@@ d for evil ends . ”
M@@ ature shepher@@ ds discus@@ s with those brothers the jo@@ ys to be der@@ i@@ ved from serving others and the satis@@ fac@@ tion they themselves receive from set@@ ting and at@@ tain@@ ing spiritual go@@ als .
S@@ how K@@ in@@ dness in an Un@@ kind World
At James 4 : 8 , the Bible ur@@ ges us : “ D@@ ra@@ w close to God , and he will draw close to you . ”
After all , the way a father speak@@ s to his children reve@@ als much about the kind of par@@ ent that he is .
Let us consider these as@@ pe@@ cts of the spi@@ rit@@ ’s fru@@ it@@ age .
Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am and the people come to King R@@ eho@@ bo@@ am and ask him to ligh@@ ten the bur@@ den imp@@ o@@ sed by his father , Solomon .
of O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 200@@ 7 , pages 3 - 11 .
The En@@ d of the Jewish S@@ y@@ st@@ em of Th@@ ings
12 : 17 .
He remin@@ ded the stud@@ ents that those who ‘ jud@@ ged from the ou@@ tw@@ ard appe@@ ar@@ ance ’ did not accept Jesus as the Messi@@ ah .
When that happ@@ ens , imitate Jesus .
Indeed , apply Paul’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to put away “ wr@@ ath , anger , ba@@ dness , a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch , and ob@@ sc@@ ene talk out of your m@@ ou@@ th . . . . S@@ tri@@ p off the old person@@ ality with its practic@@ es , and clo@@ the y@@ ourselves with the new person@@ ality . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 8 - 10 .
In the face of wor@@ sen@@ ing world con@@ di@@ tions , only God’s perfect rul@@ er@@ ship will comple@@ t@@ ely satis@@ fy man@@ kin@@ d’s needs .
E@@ C@@ ON@@ O@@ MI@@ S@@ T Adam S@@ m@@ ith made that st@@ at@@ ement back in the 18@@ th century .
Our will@@ ing@@ ness to simp@@ li@@ fy our li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le and make sacrific@@ es pro@@ ves the strength of our determin@@ ation to serve Jehovah . ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 6 - 8 .
A c@@ ru@@ el person is one who enjo@@ ys see@@ ing others su@@ ff@@ er or who is indi@@ ffer@@ ent to their dist@@ ress .
By being obedi@@ ent and loyal to the direction received from the earthly part of God’s organization , you show that you are keep@@ ing p@@ ace with Jehovah’s c@@ el@@ es@@ ti@@ al ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t and are working in har@@ mony with his holy spirit . ​ — He@@ b .
But if it [ the body ] were to die , then our soul would live according to its prop@@ er life , being rel@@ eas@@ ed from the evil and dead body to which it is b@@ ound . ”
“ K@@ E@@ E@@ P O@@ N , then , see@@ king first the kingdom . ”
As Jehovah’s Witnesses , we do not pre@@ ten@@ d to be brothers and sisters . We are brothers and sisters
Solomon to be resur@@ rec@@ ted ? 7 / 15 S@@ te@@ ph@@ en pray to Jesus ? 1 / 1 Ti@@ p govern@@ ment emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ e ? 4 / 1
Sh@@ ould Christians Be Je@@ al@@ ous ?
Jesus fore@@ told , not an activ@@ ity cur@@ r@@ ently taking place on earth , but a future ev@@ ent occ@@ ur@@ ring in heaven .
Indeed , we should never ce@@ ase to than@@ k Jehovah for this great gift .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , eng@@ ag@@ ing in fri@@ end@@ ly con@@ vers@@ ation even when we are not inc@@ l@@ ined to do so is evidence of love that “ does not look for its own inter@@ ests . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Bible truth , al@@ though ro@@ o@@ ted in my heart , had yet to mo@@ tiv@@ ate me .
Rather , the Father expe@@ cts us to imitate his Son to the best of our ability as imper@@ fect humans .
Lo@@ ve is important for a th@@ ir@@ d reason : It helps us to bal@@ ance different as@@ pe@@ cts of our lives and ad@@ ds good mo@@ tive to what we do .
Today , they are preaching in “ all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth , ” from tro@@ pi@@ cal ju@@ ng@@ les to fri@@ gi@@ d tu@@ nd@@ r@@ a , in m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , in deser@@ ts , in c@@ ities , and in the most re@@ mo@@ te coun@@ tr@@ y@@ side .
Jehovah has pre@@ served the truth by means of the Bible and has made it a@@ vail@@ able to people every@@ where .
Today , we lik@@ e@@ wise must gl@@ ori@@ fy Jehovah God “ with one m@@ ou@@ th ” as a un@@ ited group of his people .
“ He that does the will of God rema@@ ins forever , ” wrote the apostle John .
From the book The St@@ ory of Li@@ ber@@ ty , 18@@ 7@@ 8
Does this mean that Jehovah made their decisions for them ?
One of the fore@@ most re@@ for@@ mis@@ t pre@@ ach@@ ers in M@@ ü@@ n@@ ster was B@@ er@@ n@@ hard R@@ o@@ th@@ man@@ n , a rather imp@@ e@@ tu@@ ous individu@@ al .
N@@ ational la@@ ws are not nor@@ m@@ ally v@@ al@@ id out@@ side a coun@@ tr@@ y’s bor@@ ders .
To Israel , God said : “ Can a wife for@@ get her su@@ ck@@ ling so that she should not p@@ ity the son of her bel@@ ly ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , no matter how loving the congregation is , imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement is always possible .
It was the appro@@ pri@@ ate time to reve@@ al something new .
Jehovah appreci@@ ates those min@@ ut@@ es as the Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ er@@ ’s best o@@ ffering and as an expres@@ sion of love for H@@ im and appreciation for the in@@ es@@ ti@@ ma@@ ble privilege of serving as one of His Witnesses .
Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l , the first pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety , gave the baptism dis@@ course .
He and Mu@@ m were already dis@@ satis@@ fied with the local cl@@ er@@ gy , who refer@@ red to por@@ tions of the Bible as f@@ ab@@ les .
Paul ex@@ hor@@ ted the Christians : “ Now I ur@@ ge you , brothers , through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ , that you should all speak in ag@@ re@@ ement and that there should be no div@@ isions among you , but that you may be comple@@ t@@ ely un@@ ited in the same mind and in the same l@@ ine of thought . ”
After all , does not Jehovah’s spirit give direction through the congregation ? ​ — Read Revelation 3 : 6 .
We can be confid@@ ent of the thor@@ ough@@ ness of the fin@@ al t@@ est because Jehovah kno@@ ws how to exam@@ ine people in@@ side and out .
Isaiah fore@@ told : “ W@@ i@@ th@@ out fai@@ l it will b@@ lo@@ s@@ som , and it will really be jo@@ y@@ ful with jo@@ y@@ ousness and with g@@ la@@ d cr@@ ying out .
Hence , let no one end@@ anger the wel@@ f@@ are of the Christian congregation !
Are you ever temp@@ ted to follow the crow@@ d ?
To benefit from God’s promises , though , we must understand the ro@@ le Jesus Christ pla@@ ys in our sal@@ vation and exerc@@ ise faith in him .
He ri@@ des “ in the cause of truth and hum@@ ility and righteousness . ”
So@@ on ther@@ e@@ after , J@@ on@@ a@@ than and Saul died in a bat@@ tle against the Phil@@ ist@@ ines . ​ — 1 Samuel 31 : 1 - 4 .
Today , we are in the r@@ ace for life , and we have enem@@ ies who want to di@@ str@@ act us and cause us to lo@@ se our joy now and our re@@ war@@ ds in the future .
Jesus felt tend@@ er com@@ pas@@ sion for others .
• What will result from our being obedi@@ ent and show@@ ing Chris@@ t@@ like courage ?
No longer a m@@ ere human m@@ oun@@ ted on the col@@ t of an ass , Jesus is now a powerful King .
Can you i@@ magine how mo@@ ving it was for Mari@@ a and Lu@@ cy to w@@ atch their parents being baptized by H@@ u@@ go at one of the dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tions in Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a in 199@@ 9 ?
By means of angels , for instance , God gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ously streng@@ th@@ ened the ag@@ ed prophet Daniel and inform@@ ed the vi@@ r@@ g@@ in gi@@ r@@ l M@@ ary of the privilege she was to have of giving bir@@ th to Jesus .
These ad@@ vers@@ ities , though , provided opportun@@ ities for Witnesses to show bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction for one another . ​ — 1 Peter 1 : 22 .
W@@ ould his ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary strength sa@@ ve him ?
A@@ no@@ ther woman , nam@@ ed Per@@ s@@ is , is said to have “ per@@ form@@ ed many la@@ b@@ ors in the Lord . ” ​ — Romans 16 : 12 .
But to der@@ i@@ ve the great@@ est benefit from the repor@@ t , we need a cor@@ rec@@ t understanding of the ent@@ ries as well as a bal@@ an@@ ced view of the fi@@ gu@@ res .
Eli@@ j@@ ah knew that El@@ isha had asked for something that was not his but only God’s to give .
Ch@@ il@@ dren also deser@@ ve comm@@ end@@ ation .
What does a f@@ our@@ th prophecy men@@ tion@@ ing “ new heavens and a new earth ” fore@@ tell ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , things de@@ t@@ es@@ table to Jehovah inclu@@ de “ a false witness that la@@ un@@ ches for@@ th lies . ”
So@@ on af@@ ter@@ ward , I was appointed as Bible study serv@@ ant in our congregation .
Why not cho@@ ose the ty@@ pe of rel@@ a@@ x@@ ation that you will be able to enjoy thr@@ ough@@ out et@@ er@@ n@@ ity ?
The bo@@ y cri@@ ed out that he had a he@@ ad@@ ac@@ he .
In view of the gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e we have , what should we ask ourselves ?
When the first Jewish Christians me@@ t together in priv@@ ate ho@@ m@@ es , they un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly follow@@ ed a similar pat@@ ter@@ n , making their meetings Scrip@@ tur@@ ally instru@@ ctive and spiritually up@@ building .
And half of those [ div@@ or@@ ces ] will ha@@ p@@ pen within the first 7@@ .@@ 8 years of marriage . . .
“ S@@ ome@@ thing good ” that t@@ ou@@ ches the heart of the psalmist and ca@@ uses it to be “ s@@ ti@@ r@@ red ” concer@@ ns a king .
One work , in fact , has ten ent@@ ries under the word “ Christian , ” r@@ ang@@ ing from “ believ@@ ing in or bel@@ ong@@ ing to the religion of Jesus Christ ” to “ a dec@@ ent or pres@@ en@@ table person . ”
You live in a uni@@ que peri@@ od in human hist@@ ory .
The Go@@ spe@@ l of Matthew recor@@ ds the apostle Pet@@ er@@ ’s answer : “ You are the Christ , the Son of the living God . ”
S@@ ing@@ ing pra@@ ises to Jehovah
F@@ ear@@ ing a bur@@ ge@@ on@@ ing Hebrew po@@ pul@@ ation , P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h or@@ der@@ ed the two mi@@ d@@ wi@@ ves to make sure that every new@@ born Hebrew m@@ ale was kil@@ led .
The same is true of matu@@ re Christians .
“ The t@@ ask involved the deli@@ ver@@ ing of ne@@ arly 6@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 lun@@ ches each day .
Wh@@ en@@ ever they are called upon to give counsel , they be@@ ar in mind their li@@ mit@@ ations and do not pre@@ su@@ me to offer counsel sol@@ ely from their own personal st@@ ore of knowledge .
He was am@@ a@@ zed because he had never before doub@@ ted the teaching of the im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the soul .
The Hebrew and Greek words for ra@@ in appe@@ ar in the Bible more than one h@@ un@@ d@@ red times .
As the following article shows , the Bible provi@@ des satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers to these per@@ ple@@ x@@ ing questions .
Be@@ fore 1914 they had not en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally sh@@ ared their hope with others , and they did not want to star@@ t in 19@@ 19 .
The apostle Paul gave this ad@@ vice : “ If you are ang@@ ry , do not let anger lead you into sin ; do not let su@@ n@@ set find you still n@@ ur@@ sing it ; leave no loo@@ p - ho@@ le for the de@@ vi@@ l . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 26 , 27 , The New Eng@@ l@@ ish Bible .
Per@@ haps you ag@@ ree .
Many are the advan@@ ta@@ ges of having money .
Many of us think of love , justice , wisdom , and power .
This des@@ crip@@ tion of what God’s Word can accom@@ pl@@ ish sur@@ ely st@@ am@@ ps the Bible as more than just a good book .
He said : “ Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first the kingdom and his [ God’s ] righteousness . ”
W@@ i@@ th@@ out end@@ ur@@ ance , we will not gain everlasting life . ​ — Romans 2 : 6 , 7 ; Hebrews 10 : 36 .
W@@ ould the ty@@ pe of ha@@ ir@@ st@@ y@@ le that his pe@@ ers are f@@ ond of make him se@@ em to be a friend of God or a friend of the world ?
“ D@@ on@@ ’t bu@@ y that , ” the speak@@ er ur@@ ged .
P@@ le@@ ase tell me ! ”
After those events , my ho@@ st@@ ility toward Jehovah’s Witnesses became even more in@@ ten@@ se .
We want our young ones to be like the Christians in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i , whom Paul comm@@ ended for their willing obedi@@ ence to Jehovah .
O@@ f@@ ten , a first st@@ ep in that direction is taken when marriage mat@@ es become emo@@ tion@@ ally dist@@ ant from each other .
We can also benefit from our Christian meetings when we listen care@@ fully and com@@ ment and when we medit@@ ate on what is being taught .
Is that not hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing ?
God ‘ ba@@ th@@ es , ’ or cle@@ ans@@ es , anointed Christians in Jesus ’ blood , ap@@ pl@@ ying the mer@@ it of Christ’s ransom sacrifice in their be@@ half .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 27 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 8@@ 9 , 1@@ 35
It would be very un@@ u@@ su@@ al for one of Jehovah’s Witnesses to jo@@ in a false religion .
4 : 18 , 19 .
Re@@ al Pe@@ ace and Se@@ cur@@ ity ​ — When ?
How will Christ’s to@@ tal vi@@ ct@@ ory af@@ fect his loyal disciples , and what should they stri@@ ve to do now ?
“ F@@ ul@@ l - G@@ ro@@ wn in P@@ ow@@ ers of Un@@ der@@ standing ”
We should take some time to an@@ al@@ y@@ ze our pri@@ or@@ ities in life .
It expla@@ ins his purpose for mankind and for the earth .
Be@@ ware of “ the V@@ o@@ ice of S@@ tr@@ ang@@ ers ”
How can comfort appro@@ pri@@ ately be given to people who have su@@ ffered viol@@ ence ?
John qui@@ et@@ ly rep@@ lied : “ No man has the right to rule over other men .
As already mentioned , he invit@@ ed the young Christian Timothy to be his travel@@ ing compan@@ ion .
O@@ f@@ ten , people are not at home when a publi@@ sh@@ er kno@@ c@@ ks on their do@@ or , while those who are at home might be a@@ pa@@ the@@ tic about religion . They may have been ra@@ ised in a n@@ on@@ religious hous@@ eho@@ ld or may be rep@@ ul@@ sed by the h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y evid@@ ent in false religion .
“ E@@ y@@ es@@ al@@ ve to Ru@@ b in Your E@@ y@@ es ”
Luke wrote the most com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive account of Jesus ’ life and ministry
F@@ e@@ ar of man can af@@ fect people of all ages , but young people may find it especially difficult to go against the f@@ low , so to speak .
A father nam@@ ed D@@ on * said : “ Our bo@@ ys sp@@ ent consider@@ able time with friends of their own age - group , but most of that time was sp@@ ent in our home , in our pres@@ ence .
“ On@@ ce upon a time all the people lived in one large v@@ il@@ la@@ ge and spoke one t@@ ong@@ ue , ” according to a st@@ ory told by a h@@ ill tri@@ be in M@@ y@@ an@@ ma@@ r .
How can our resurrection hope be kept ali@@ ve ?
6 : 33 ; Luke 6 : 38 .
H@@ ad he been free , he could have sear@@ ched for it .
Tru@@ e en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment had yet to beg@@ in for those see@@ king Bible knowledge .
P@@ ri@@ de mo@@ ves some people to ju@@ dge those who di@@ ff@@ er with them as un@@ deser@@ ving of attention , let al@@ one a s@@ inc@@ ere a@@ po@@ lo@@ gy .
I was so exc@@ ited that I started to preach to ever@@ yone . ”
“ The s@@ and of the se@@ a ” can also stand for an un@@ known number , without su@@ gg@@ es@@ ting its being im@@ men@@ se .
However , there are those who dre@@ ad having to make decisions bey@@ ond the r@@ out@@ ine things in life .
“ It is righteous on God’s part ” to re@@ pa@@ y those who deser@@ ve ad@@ verse judgment for br@@ ing@@ ing tri@@ bul@@ ation upon his anointed ones .
That would buil@@ d up their ability to end@@ ure wh@@ atever might come , even if that inclu@@ ded physical a@@ bu@@ se to the point of she@@ d@@ ding their li@@ fe@@ blood . — Hebrews 6 : 1 ; 12 : 7 - 11 .
• How does Jehovah sa@@ ve “ the ten@@ ts of Juda@@ h ” ?
W@@ ould Be@@ th@@ u@@ el be willing to do the same by allow@@ ing Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h to go with Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s serv@@ ant ?
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T war@@ ned any who might stu@@ m@@ ble his followers : “ See to it that you men do not des@@ p@@ ise one of these little ones ; for I tell you that their angels in heaven always b@@ eho@@ ld the face of my Father who is in heaven . ”
What will help us to follow the Christ continu@@ ally ?
Mo@@ st ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ go@@ ers are taught that their ul@@ tim@@ ate des@@ t@@ in@@ y is heaven , not life in an earthly par@@ adise .
Even when they were ba@@ bi@@ es , as soon as they saw their bo@@ t@@ tle , they bo@@ wed their little he@@ a@@ ds and fol@@ ded their t@@ in@@ y hands .
The hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al rec@@ ord states : “ [ U@@ z@@ z@@ iah ] continu@@ ally tend@@ ed to sear@@ ch for God in the days of Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah , the instru@@ ct@@ or in the fear of the true God ; and , in the days of his sear@@ ch@@ ing for Jehovah , the true God made him pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous . ” ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 26 : 1 , 4 , 5 .
But Ho@@ se@@ a@@ ’s prophecy also con@@ tain@@ s a hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing message .
Still , as shepher@@ ds of the flo@@ ck , they sur@@ ely need to take the lead in hon@@ or@@ ing fellow believers ​ — including fellow elders .
Y@@ oung people pit@@ ched in too .
How can a par@@ ent@@ ’s attitude toward Bible study influ@@ ence a chil@@ d’s relationship with God ?
Let us read Acts 5 : 17 , 18 and Acts 7 : 5@@ 4 - 5@@ 9 and see what je@@ al@@ ous@@ y ca@@ used people to do to Jesus ’ disciples . — After reading this , can you see why we must be care@@ ful about be@@ coming je@@ al@@ ous ? —
It also said that when they find people who are hu@@ ng@@ ry , l@@ on@@ ely , and si@@ ck , they try to help , but they never for@@ get that their ma@@ in go@@ al is to preach about the end of this world and to teach people about sal@@ vation .
He re@@ ached the ran@@ k of ar@@ cho@@ n ( gover@@ nor ) in a fr@@ on@@ ti@@ er B@@ y@@ z@@ an@@ t@@ ine dist@@ ri@@ ct where many S@@ la@@ v@@ s lived .
The Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts do not support this conclu@@ sion .
Hence , we need to “ per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in prayer . ” ​ — Romans 12 : 12 .
Per@@ haps a wi@@ do@@ w or a wi@@ do@@ wer may par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly need compan@@ y on an@@ ni@@ vers@@ aries , such as a we@@ d@@ ding an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary or the d@@ ate of a mat@@ e@@ ’s death .
Israelites “ in S@@ ore S@@ tra@@ its ”
If ever you find yourself there , im@@ medi@@ ately head back to ‘ sa@@ fe water . ’
However , since blood can be pro@@ cess@@ ed bey@@ ond those pri@@ m@@ ary com@@ pon@@ ents , questions ar@@ ise about fr@@ actions der@@ i@@ ved from the pri@@ m@@ ary blood com@@ pon@@ ents .
Jesus practic@@ ed what he taught .
( Read John 4 : 35 , 36 . )
Ma@@ in@@ tain C@@ ha@@ st@@ ity by Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ arding Your H@@ ear@@ t , 2 / 15
O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 1 , 200@@ 9
He got baptized at age 12 .
Joseph made clear his position , expla@@ ining that to cons@@ ent would be not only a be@@ tra@@ y@@ al of his ma@@ ster but also a “ sin against God . ”
A few days later , the ch@@ urch elders came to the home of Joh@@ ann@@ ’s family with an ul@@ ti@@ matu@@ m for the inter@@ ested ones : “ We heard that Jehovah’s Witnesses vis@@ ited you .
Although the dem@@ ons are not mentioned , it stan@@ ds to reason that when the ang@@ el with the ke@@ y to the ab@@ y@@ ss ​ — the gl@@ ori@@ fied Jesus Christ — ​ se@@ iz@@ es and ab@@ y@@ s@@ ses the Devil , he will do the same with the dem@@ ons . ​ — Revelation 9 : 11 .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , whether con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with age - rel@@ ated problems or not , most people wish to be able to age gr@@ ace@@ fully .
You Can Re@@ ma@@ in C@@ ha@@ st@@ e in an I@@ m@@ moral World
Be as@@ sur@@ ed that you can find heal@@ thy form@@ s of rec@@ re@@ ation and good en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
In contr@@ ast , Jesus inclu@@ ded in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount principles in fi@@ ve are@@ as of mor@@ ality : anger , marriage and div@@ or@@ ce , promises , re@@ v@@ enge , and love and h@@ ate .
“ T@@ ake your position , stand still and see the sal@@ vation of Jehovah in your be@@ half . ” ​ — 2 C@@ H@@ R@@ ON@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 20 : 17 .
He war@@ ns of some you@@ ng@@ er wi@@ do@@ ws who were “ un@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed , g@@ ad@@ ding about to the hous@@ es ; y@@ es , not only un@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed , but also go@@ s@@ si@@ p@@ ers and me@@ dd@@ l@@ ers in other pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s af@@ fai@@ r@@ s , tal@@ king of things they ought not . ”
Un@@ just ac@@ ts dis@@ tur@@ b the sta@@ bility of human soci@@ ety .
• I@@ mit@@ ating Jesus ’ faithful anointed brothers , in what way can we keep ‘ doing bu@@ sin@@ ess ’ ?
Jesus ’ illustr@@ ations , then , reve@@ aled truth to those who@@ se hearts hu@@ ng@@ ered for it ; at the same time , his illustr@@ ations conc@@ e@@ aled truth from those with pr@@ ou@@ d hearts .
The account of Job gives us confidence that we can end@@ ure .
Some scho@@ l@@ ars hold that the Hebrew ter@@ m for “ bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering ” means “ an o@@ ffering of as@@ c@@ ent ” or “ an as@@ cen@@ ding o@@ ffering . ”
“ I don@@ ’t know why we com@@ pla@@ in about our ch@@ urch elders , ” he said .
El@@ la and her daugh@@ ter , E@@ ina
Con@@ ver@@ sel@@ y , a pri@@ est also re@@ pres@@ ents Jehovah before people , instru@@ cting them in divine law .
Timothy was pro@@ ba@@ bly still in Eph@@ esus when he received Paul’s re@@ qu@@ est .
Pe@@ ople thought that some of these i@@ ma@@ ges were not made by hands but had fal@@ le@@ n from heaven .
Do we not , then , feel imp@@ el@@ led to share in the field ministry so as to in@@ form people of the id@@ ent@@ ity of the c@@ hi@@ ef tr@@ ou@@ ble@@ mak@@ er ?
Our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart ​ — the person we are on the in@@ side — ​ needs special prote@@ ction because it is inc@@ l@@ ined toward what is wrong .
As a result , congregations have been form@@ ed in P@@ an@@ ama in si@@ x different langu@@ ages ​ — S@@ pan@@ ish , C@@ an@@ t@@ on@@ ese , P@@ an@@ am@@ ani@@ an Si@@ gn L@@ angu@@ age , Eng@@ l@@ ish , and two of the indi@@ gen@@ ous langu@@ ages , nam@@ ely K@@ un@@ a and N@@ go@@ b@@ ere ( G@@ u@@ a@@ y@@ m@@ í ) .
( b ) Why will obe@@ ying Jehovah’s comman@@ ds not always be eas@@ y ?
Wh@@ ere can we find the needed courage and strength to do so ?
Hence , before eng@@ ag@@ ing in a form of rec@@ re@@ ation , we need to put it to the t@@ est .
Noah and his family were therefore pre@@ served through the D@@ elu@@ ge .
My loving parents encoura@@ ged me to live a good life , do well in school , and pur@@ sue a pres@@ ti@@ gi@@ ous care@@ er .
I@@ N O@@ V@@ E@@ R 9@@ 8@@ ,000 congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses in more than 2@@ 00 lands , people from all wal@@ ks of life are being taught by God .
If we stand up for him , he will re@@ ward us . ”
C@@ ould a child conc@@ ei@@ ved in this way by an imper@@ fect woman be perfect and free from sin in his physical or@@ gan@@ ism ?
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ation Ab@@ out “ L@@ it@@ tle Do@@ g@@ s ” In@@ sul@@ ting ?
Tru@@ sting in Jehovah’s Lo@@ ving C@@ are
How are ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses co@@ vered ?
After Paul and S@@ il@@ as were thro@@ wn into pris@@ on , they began “ pra@@ ying and pra@@ ising God with s@@ ong , ” al@@ though they had no song@@ book to follow .
What a wonderful prophecy rel@@ ating to the en@@ thr@@ on@@ ement of “ the Son of man , ” Jesus Christ , in the heavens in the year 1914 ! ​ — Matthew 16 : 13 .
John M@@ il@@ t@@ on@@ ’s Lo@@ st T@@ reat@@ ise
She rel@@ ates : “ On@@ ce , a co@@ work@@ er sent an e - ma@@ il to my col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es with ne@@ g@@ ative com@@ ments about me and the work I was doing .
Consider , for example , the world of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , with its T@@ V shows , mo@@ vi@@ es , mu@@ si@@ c , and pr@@ inted page .
On the other hand , wh@@ en@@ ever one sin@@ ner rep@@ ents and tur@@ ns to Jehovah , “ joy ar@@ ises among the angels . ”
The events in my life that led up to this c@@ ru@@ el tre@@ at@@ ment began about fi@@ ve years ear@@ li@@ er when I was emp@@ lo@@ yed in a co@@ al mine .
“ The le@@ ading com@@ mission@@ er in the house of Jehovah ” str@@ ik@@ es Jeremiah and pu@@ ts him in sto@@ c@@ ks over@@ night . ​ — Jeremiah 20 : 1 - 3 .
Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k therefore has some thought - pro@@ vo@@ king questions in mind .
What knowledge is needed by bap@@ t@@ is@@ ma@@ l can@@ di@@ d@@ ates ?
Jesus said : “ Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first the Kingdom and his righteousness , and all these other things [ ba@@ si@@ c material needs ] will be ad@@ ded to you . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , know@@ ing the benef@@ its that his S@@ on@@ ’s death would bring to rep@@ ent@@ ant humans brought Jehovah great joy . ​ — Luke 15 : 7 .
The many righteous spirit cre@@ atu@@ res serving in heaven have a close relationship with God .
Since Jehovah had no beg@@ in@@ ning , the Wor@@ d’s being with God from “ the beg@@ in@@ ning ” must ref@@ er to the star@@ t of God’s cre@@ ative works .
In fact , during the M@@ id@@ d@@ le A@@ ges , most in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Chris@@ tend@@ om did not even pray to Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God .
Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah knew that the Jews who moved to Jerusalem were men and women of faith .
J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s daugh@@ ter showed out@@ standing respect for her father by com@@ pl@@ ying with his v@@ ow in a very tri@@ al@@ some situation . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ g .
; Mal@@ ag@@ ó@@ n , I .
On one occasi@@ on , Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r spoke to me about the need for car@@ ing for what might be called small matters .
14 : 25 ​ — What did Jesus mean when he said to his faithful apostles : “ I shall by no means dr@@ ink any@@ more of the pro@@ du@@ ct of the v@@ ine until that day when I dr@@ ink it new in the kingdom of God ” ?
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s examples of pr@@ ou@@ d people as well as of hum@@ ble people .
B@@ ack in E@@ den , Satan , con@@ sum@@ ed by feelings of self - import@@ ance , ca@@ used humans to re@@ ject Jehovah’s way of gover@@ ning .
Pet@@ er@@ ’s rel@@ e@@ ase from pris@@ on occ@@ ur@@ red about ten years after Jesus was kil@@ led at P@@ as@@ so@@ ver 33 C.E . ​ — Acts 12 : 1 - 5 , 11 - 17 .
If we are “ thro@@ wn down ” and become con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah does not care about us , we may be temp@@ ted to give up .
Because of my f@@ ar@@ m@@ ing experience , I was asked to help at the Bethel f@@ ar@@ m that was op@@ er@@ ating at the time .
If we are to be a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement to others , we must take to heart the ex@@ hor@@ tation that the apostle Paul gave to the Hebrew Christians .
The Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ic covenant provi@@ des the fr@@ am@@ e@@ work for all of this .
Des@@ pite these pres@@ sures , the congregations and Kingdom inter@@ ests continued to be well car@@ ed for .
How may not know@@ ing the day or the h@@ our help reve@@ al what is in our heart ?
In this article , learn how to avoid attitu@@ des and actions that are dam@@ ag@@ ing to the congregation and how to cultiv@@ ate the spirit that prom@@ o@@ tes good rel@@ ations with others .
So he gave them very fine ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on .
A@@ n In@@ j@@ ur@@ y Ch@@ ang@@ ed His Li@@ fe
After a sto@@ p there and after sel@@ ling some bel@@ ong@@ ings , the four of us p@@ iled on@@ to B@@ ob@@ ’s mo@@ t@@ or@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le and si@@ de@@ ca@@ r and went in sear@@ ch of an a@@ ut@@ om@@ o@@ bi@@ le .
Th@@ ink of those whom Paul nam@@ ed at Phil@@ em@@ on 1 - 3 , including all who were part of the congregation in C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e .
Jehovah does not want any hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people to be destro@@ yed .
To refu@@ se to live by what our Creator requi@@ res of us is to know less than a bul@@ l or an ass .
When it comes to giving , mo@@ tive matters .
For example , the pre@@ face of a book that att@@ ac@@ ks the Bible states : “ There is nothing ‘ holy ’ about the Bible , nor is it ‘ the word of God . ’
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jesus said : ‘ The spirit is e@@ ag@@ er , but the flesh is we@@ ak . ’
N@@ um@@ er@@ ous end@@ uring fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps have been form@@ ed between stud@@ ents and their teach@@ ers .
29 : 25 .
* He uses every dec@@ ep@@ tive me@@ th@@ od in his ar@@ sen@@ al ​ — including tri@@ ck@@ er@@ y and tre@@ ach@@ er@@ y — ​ to bl@@ ind the min@@ ds of un@@ believers and keep them away from God .
We need not i@@ magine po@@ or Noah tr@@ ying to cor@@ r@@ al , wr@@ ang@@ le , or som@@ eho@@ w ca@@ jo@@ le all those w@@ il@@ d ani@@ mal@@ s into en@@ ter@@ ing the con@@ f@@ ined sp@@ ace of the ar@@ k .
Of those in the first century C.E . who heard Paul preach and teach , “ some began to believe the things said ; others would not believe . ”
W@@ ould you not enjoy that ?
Do@@ ing so will buil@@ d our appreciation for his ro@@ le in God’s purpose .
Saul ​ — A@@ n I@@ mp@@ ati@@ ent King
As a result , Eph@@ esus is one of the most po@@ pul@@ ar t@@ ou@@ ris@@ t at@@ tr@@ actions in T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y .
You could move away from the hu@@ st@@ le and bu@@ st@@ le of it all to some re@@ mo@@ te v@@ il@@ la@@ ge . ”
In the congregation , are we known as pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers or as pe@@ ace@@ bre@@ ak@@ ers ?
That took courage ! ​ — 1 Samuel 3 : 10 - 18 .
See The Watchtower , Ju@@ ly 15 , 20@@ 13 , pages 13 - 14 .
After a do@@ cum@@ ent con@@ tain@@ ing the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law was found , Jo@@ si@@ ah’s se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary began to read it to him .
Jehovah’s Witnesses con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on giving a thor@@ ough witness
13 , 14 . ( a ) What displa@@ y of God’s power in con@@ ne@@ ction with Babyl@@ on might the psalmist have had in mind ?
One enc@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia says about this : “ The c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation was not ob@@ served in the first cen@@ tu@@ ries of the Christian ch@@ urch , since the Christian u@@ sage in gener@@ al was to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate the death of re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble pers@@ ons rather than their bir@@ th . ”
It also means ob@@ serving God’s instru@@ ctions , which help us to live in har@@ mony with his loving purpose . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 13 ; 1 John 5 : 3 .
Jesus said to his faithful apostles : “ I am going my way to pre@@ pare a place for you . Al@@ so , . . .
And again and again they would put God to the t@@ est , and they pa@@ ined even the Ho@@ ly One of Israel .
He used the am@@ a@@ z@@ ing gro@@ w@@ th of a mu@@ st@@ ard gra@@ in to illustr@@ ate the power of God’s Kingdom arrang@@ ement to ex@@ p@@ and , prote@@ ct , and con@@ qu@@ er all ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les .
Then the believ@@ ing family may deci@@ de to with@@ draw from the fun@@ er@@ al .
W@@ ould you not ag@@ ree that for a govern@@ ment to be able to bring h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of e@@ th@@ ni@@ c grou@@ ps together in peace and har@@ mony , it must be effe@@ ctive and st@@ able ​ — and real ?
“ E@@ z@@ r@@ a himself had [ 1 ] pre@@ pared his heart [ 2 ] to con@@ sul@@ t the law of Jehovah and [ 3 ] to do it and [ 4 ] to teach in Israel regul@@ ation and justice . ”
In some congregations , a few you@@ ths may ga@@ ther together in@@ side or out@@ side the Kingdom H@@ all at the end of a meeting , sh@@ ying away from associ@@ ation with older ones .
For example , R@@ ob@@ er@@ t wr@@ ites : “ My wife and I were in our mi@@ d - 50 ’ s when we real@@ ized what opportun@@ ities la@@ y before us .
14 : 1 - 5 .
What Is the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ?
With the sacrific@@ es and o@@ ffer@@ ings of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , Jehovah set down prophe@@ tic pat@@ ter@@ ns to teach his cho@@ s@@ en people what they must do to receive for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess for their sin@@ s and to so@@ li@@ dif@@ y their hope for sal@@ vation .
Mo@@ des@@ ty on our part will help us to avoid the temp@@ tation to pres@@ sure or for@@ ce a stud@@ ent to get baptized .
Indeed , reas@@ ons for than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness were provided in fi@@ ve repor@@ ts from around the world .
While it is important that you da@@ ily read a por@@ tion of the Bible , you also want to gain understanding and in@@ sight .
How does keep@@ ing the personal matters of others confid@@ enti@@ al help to pre@@ serve a good spirit in the congregation ?
O@@ r what of develop@@ ing a r@@ om@@ an@@ tic relationship with an un@@ beli@@ ever ?
David wa@@ ited on Jehovah for the so@@ lu@@ tion to his problems
He was speaking of Christians who made gener@@ ous don@@ ations to help reli@@ eve the har@@ d@@ ship of fellow believers .
A@@ no@@ ther fac@@ t@@ or in effe@@ ctive study is that we should not cho@@ ose to si@@ t in the most com@@ for@@ table cha@@ ir or so@@ f@@ a .
How does Jehovah feel about work , ca@@ using him to do what ?
A@@ ar@@ on and H@@ ur ac@@ ted quic@@ k@@ ly to help Moses .
K@@ or@@ ah’s pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ousness led to the ul@@ tim@@ ate di@@ sh@@ on@@ or ​ — God’s disa@@ p@@ pro@@ val !
So Moses ur@@ ged his succ@@ ess@@ or to be “ coura@@ ge@@ ous and strong , ” for Jehovah would continue with him . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 31 : 7 , 8 .
However , I felt that it was our way of show@@ ing loy@@ al@@ ty to God’s Kingdom .
When we make Jehovah our confidence and trust in him imp@@ lic@@ it@@ ly , we can experience the psalmis@@ t’s fur@@ ther words : “ He will certainly bring for@@ th your righteousness as the light it@@ self , and your justice as the mi@@ d@@ day . ”
Those E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an tro@@ op@@ s must number one milli@@ on ​ — liter@@ ally .
Some people in ancient times , such as the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans , practic@@ ed circum@@ c@@ ision , that is , the cu@@ t@@ ting away of the fo@@ res@@ k@@ in of the m@@ ale se@@ x or@@ g@@ an .
For example , according to B@@ ag@@ st@@ er@@ ’s ver@@ sion of the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t , E@@ s@@ ther 8 : 17 re@@ a@@ ds : “ Many of the G@@ ent@@ il@@ es were circum@@ c@@ ised , and became Jews . ”
Satan thus became “ the go@@ d of this system of things . ”
Some ex@@ pat@@ ri@@ ate women even offered to set me up in my own d@@ res@@ s@@ making sh@@ op .
Paul mentioned two vital as@@ pe@@ cts of our worship ​ — faith and joy .
Acc@@ ording to tra@@ dition , he began by transl@@ ating from Greek into S@@ la@@ v@@ on@@ ic the first ph@@ ra@@ se of the Go@@ spe@@ l of John , using the new@@ ly develop@@ ed al@@ p@@ ha@@ be@@ t : “ In the beg@@ in@@ ning the Word was . . . ”
Yet , even f@@ li@@ r@@ ting , which may invol@@ ve ac@@ ting as though you are se@@ x@@ u@@ ally at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to someone you have no in@@ ten@@ tion of mar@@ r@@ ying , can move you away from Jehovah and the congregation .
This does not make such spe@@ e@@ ch accep@@ table for us as Christians , but it does help us to understand why other people use it .
However , one year later most had become disc@@ oura@@ ged and left .
The Bible says : “ M@@ ore than all el@@ se that is to be gu@@ ar@@ ded , sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard your heart , for out of it are the s@@ our@@ ces of life . ”
It su@@ gg@@ ested keep@@ ing Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 8 in mind .
Per@@ haps cam@@ els were not wi@@ d@@ ely used in the ancient Ne@@ ar E@@ ast at the beg@@ in@@ ning of the second mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m B.C.E . , but evidence seem@@ s to con@@ fir@@ m that they were not comple@@ t@@ ely un@@ known .
As those who have been bless@@ ed with Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , we should be moved to do our best “ to be@@ ar thor@@ ough witness to the good news of the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness of God . ”
“ Instead of devo@@ ting all my en@@ er@@ gi@@ es to me@@ dic@@ ine , ar@@ t , or se@@ cul@@ ar teaching , I res@@ ol@@ ved to use my life in l@@ ine with my dedic@@ ation to God , ” he expla@@ ins .
Yes , my next work assignment was at Mo@@ g@@ adi@@ sh@@ u In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational A@@ ir@@ por@@ t , in S@@ om@@ ali@@ a .
A physical , or fle@@ sh@@ ly - min@@ ded , person is often exc@@ essi@@ vely concer@@ ned about pres@@ ti@@ ge and material pur@@ su@@ its or about de@@ f@@ en@@ ding what he feel@@ s are his righ@@ ts .
In other words , it can help us with our next st@@ ep when we face the tri@@ al@@ some problems of life .
N@@ ever should we under@@ es@@ tim@@ ate the value of demonstr@@ ations , perhaps allow@@ ing ourselves to become di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted .
H@@ ere on earth , the ‘ coming ’ of God’s Kingdom will result in a comple@@ t@@ ely new system of things .
This one was no exc@@ ep@@ tion .
Tru@@ e , dep@@ en@@ ding on the needs , the rul@@ es may v@@ ary from one family to another .
Th@@ an@@ k you for imit@@ ating Christ’s example by fe@@ atu@@ ring the life st@@ ori@@ es appe@@ aring in our 200@@ 3 cal@@ end@@ ar .
C@@ en@@ tr@@ al to that bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od is “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” with its re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , which is@@ su@@ es a con@@ st@@ ant supp@@ ly of spiritual food in the form of pr@@ inted material and pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s for meetings and ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es .
“ The law of Jehovah ” is found in God’s written Word , the Bible .
Do@@ ing so would mean lo@@ sing his position and his pres@@ ti@@ ge .
S@@ hor@@ tly before his death , Jesus b@@ ol@@ dly stated before P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate : “ For this I have come into the world , that I should be@@ ar witness to the truth . ”
In a number of re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble ways , the water of the o@@ ce@@ ans was desi@@ gn@@ ed to su@@ sta@@ in life .
Wh@@ atever the case may be in your neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od , you will no doubt ag@@ ree that good neigh@@ b@@ ors are as@@ se@@ ts to a commun@@ ity .
If someone appro@@ ach@@ es you to speak about God’s Kingdom , to which religion does he likely bel@@ ong ? ​ — Read Matthew 10 : 7 ; 24 : 14 .
S@@ ad@@ ly , in a number of nations , many do not take advan@@ ta@@ ge of their privilege to read the Bible regul@@ arly .
This op@@ position will soon re@@ ach its c@@ li@@ ma@@ x when the Devil la@@ un@@ ches a bit@@ ter att@@ ack against all those who support God’s esta@@ bli@@ shed Kingdom and who place their trust in it .
W@@ a@@ y@@ ne used his s@@ k@@ ill@@ s and experience in Jehovah’s service until his death in 198@@ 8 .
We still try to bo@@ il the water before we dr@@ ink it to avoid be@@ coming ill .
Rus@@ sel@@ l is over 9@@ 0 and is serving faith@@ fully at Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n Bethel .
S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ened by Our F@@ i@@ eld M@@ in@@ is@@ try
This article remin@@ ds us of the exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent examples that J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah and H@@ ann@@ ah set for us as we faith@@ fully stri@@ ve to fulf@@ ill our v@@ ow@@ s to God .
I started many Bible stu@@ dies , and I am still benef@@ iting from this experience .
As time went by , the value of the man@@ na did not change , but their appreciation for it disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared .
1 : 17 .
G@@ r@@ ate@@ ful praise and than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness can be expres@@ sed when we are moved by God’s way of deal@@ ing with his people or when we are thr@@ il@@ led by a certain as@@ pect of his mar@@ vel@@ ous cre@@ ation .
I did as he said .
Job was ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able .
Mo@@ st people live in spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness .
I got a jo@@ b and sta@@ yed in S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y for a year .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 10 , he expla@@ ins : “ ‘ Wh@@ atever your hand fin@@ ds to do , do with all your might . ’
De@@ ath by as@@ ph@@ y@@ xi@@ ation ​ — if not from sh@@ o@@ ck — ​ would quic@@ k@@ ly en@@ sue .
E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us and other ch@@ urch lead@@ ers believ@@ ed that Phil@@ o had con@@ ver@@ ted to Christi@@ an@@ ity .
See the artic@@ les “ F@@ or@@ give From Your H@@ ear@@ t ” and “ You May G@@ a@@ in Your Bro@@ ther , ” in The Watchtower of O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 15 , 199@@ 9 .
W@@ as it fa@@ ir that those with the res@@ our@@ ces sp@@ ent fi@@ ve times as much money fi@@ gh@@ ting a war in one country as they sp@@ ent on al@@ le@@ vi@@ ating the pain and suffering ca@@ used by fam@@ ine on a whole cont@@ in@@ ent ?
So he left the pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous city of M@@ on@@ ter@@ re@@ y , where he wor@@ ked in a ban@@ k and enjo@@ yed a com@@ for@@ table li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le , and he moved to a small to@@ wn .
Be on hand for this hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing ob@@ serv@@ ance that hon@@ ors and pleas@@ es our heavenly Father , Jehovah God .
Why , do you think , was Moses rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to appro@@ ach P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h ?
So what did J@@ en@@ ni@@ f@@ er do ?
T@@ ak@@ ing the bri@@ ef@@ case in@@ side the house , he and his wife care@@ fully op@@ ened it .
“ So we pati@@ ently reas@@ oned with her on the mer@@ its and dem@@ er@@ its of each re@@ qu@@ est .
[ Bo@@ x on page 28 - 30 ]
If un@@ emp@@ lo@@ yed , could you man@@ age to get back on your fe@@ et ?
He had promised to turn Jac@@ ob@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing into a mi@@ gh@@ ty nation .
□ In R@@ o@@ t@@ ter@@ dam , one of the worl@@ d’s lar@@ g@@ est shi@@ pp@@ ing por@@ ts , a group of pione@@ ers have become pro@@ fi@@ cient in preaching to vari@@ ous language grou@@ ps that put to sh@@ ore da@@ ily .
The apostle Paul coun@@ sel@@ ed Christians in R@@ ome “ not to be pleas@@ ing ” themselves and remin@@ ded them that “ even the Christ did not ple@@ ase himself . ”
There are more than 7@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 Witnesses of Jehovah preaching thr@@ ough@@ out the earth , organiz@@ ed into more than 10@@ 0@@ ,000 congregations .
Jesus has set before his followers “ a large do@@ or ” that lea@@ ds to Kingdom privile@@ ges
E@@ ri@@ c : How is that an example of acc@@ ur@@ ate hist@@ ory ?
Instead , every day we try to be a@@ ware of the circumstances of others and re@@ adi@@ ly respon@@ d to a need , even when doing so may be in@@ conven@@ i@@ ent for us .
for this day is holy . ’ ”
Mo@@ st of us did not have to leave all “ our own things ” be@@ h@@ ind so as to follow Jesus .
Yet , Solomon d@@ ri@@ f@@ ted into apost@@ as@@ y .
The bur@@ ning of two el@@ der@@ ly W@@ al@@ den@@ si@@ an women
The S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t , however , com@@ bin@@ es Psal@@ ms 9 and 10 into one and Psal@@ ms 1@@ 14 and 1@@ 15 into one .
In the past , we might have been acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to speaking har@@ sh@@ ly and ac@@ ting un@@ kin@@ dly .
“ What I did when this country along with H@@ it@@ l@@ er att@@ ac@@ ked the U@@ S@@ S@@ R .
Instead of d@@ wel@@ ling on ne@@ g@@ ative events , do what is practic@@ al to cop@@ e with each proble@@ m and foc@@ us on the positi@@ ve as@@ pe@@ cts of your life . ​ — Pro@@ v .
The a@@ udi@@ ence was remin@@ ded that our privilege as do@@ ers of God’s word is uni@@ que , and the longer we exerc@@ ise it , the more high@@ ly we will es@@ te@@ em it .
‘ T@@ each The@@ m to O@@ b@@ serve All the Th@@ ings I Ha@@ ve Com@@ man@@ ded You ’
If you feel that pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce is deep@@ ly ro@@ o@@ ted in you , get ri@@ d of it with love .
Yes , work is so important that the l@@ ack of it u@@ su@@ ally invit@@ es serious so@@ cial problems .
David knew that Jehovah had for@@ given his sin , and he reli@@ ed on God for help during his si@@ ck@@ ness .
The examples of my brothers and sisters from around the world make me strong .
After conclu@@ ding our Bible discus@@ sion , we invit@@ e the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der to atten@@ d the public Bible talk held on S@@ un@@ day at the Kingdom H@@ all .
What comfort did God provide them ?
Bo@@ b accepted the truth and was later baptized .
After bre@@ ak@@ f@@ ast , we will sp@@ end the day with a mission@@ ary cou@@ ple , whom we will call B@@ en and Ka@@ re@@ n .
She gra@@ bs hold of him and gives him a k@@ is@@ s .
With a bi@@ gg@@ er bo@@ at , you would ear@@ n still more and soon be able to buil@@ d up a fle@@ et of tra@@ w@@ l@@ ers . ”
When I rec@@ over@@ ed su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ ently , I real@@ ized that I was par@@ al@@ y@@ zed from the wa@@ ist down .
If so , you know that all true Christians must be Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers .
Re@@ pe@@ ated ex@@ po@@ sure over time , however , often ca@@ uses con@@ sum@@ ers to view a pro@@ du@@ ct fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly .
As the si@@ ck and ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted pris@@ on@@ ers f@@ ell to the flo@@ or and died , the car@@ ri@@ ages became less crow@@ ded .
So@@ on , though , these spe@@ cially cho@@ s@@ en sons of God will follow Jesus Christ into action , and all obedi@@ ent humans “ will be set free from en@@ sla@@ v@@ ement to cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and have the gl@@ ori@@ ous fre@@ e@@ dom of the children of God ” once again . ​ — Romans 8 : 18 - 22 .
When re@@ tur@@ ning from their mission@@ ary t@@ our , Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s repor@@ ted wonderful succ@@ ess@@ es .
7 , 8 . ( a ) Why do we have reason for confidence ?
What will help us to stay spiritually strong ?
The Israelites were not to m@@ ol@@ est or war against the Mo@@ a@@ bit@@ es and the A@@ m@@ mon@@ ites , for they were des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s ne@@ p@@ he@@ w Lo@@ t .
Jehovah made a covenant with David , saying : “ Your house and your kingdom will certainly be ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite before you ; your very thro@@ ne will become one fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ” ​ — 2 Sa@@ m .
The la@@ d@@ y’s husband pers@@ is@@ ten@@ tly asked who had sent the sisters to their house .
Lo@@ o@@ king back over more than 50 years of full - time service , M@@ el@@ o@@ dy and I feel ri@@ ch@@ ly bless@@ ed .
Who , then , is Go@@ g of Ma@@ go@@ g ?
E@@ ven@@ tually , T@@ aku@@ ya st@@ op@@ ped his bad ha@@ bi@@ ts , became a regul@@ ar pioneer , and is now serving at a branch of@@ fice .
Yes , we have ang@@ eli@@ c support in our ministry ​ — our har@@ v@@ est work ! ​ — Hebrews 1 : 13 , 14 .
“ E@@ ver@@ yone who@@ se heart imp@@ el@@ led him ” and “ ever@@ yone who@@ se spirit inc@@ ited him ” made a vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary o@@ ffering , “ each with a willing heart . ”
An@@ cient King David , who had been deli@@ vered from many g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous tri@@ als , expres@@ sed these words in s@@ ong : “ T@@ ast@@ e and see that Jehovah is good ; happy is the man who takes refu@@ ge in him . ”
See Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — Pro@@ claim@@ ers of God’s Kingdom , pages 5@@ 4@@ 9 - 5@@ 5@@ 1 .
P@@ ur@@ pose : To help elders care for their responsi@@ bil@@ ities in the congregation and to de@@ e@@ pen their spiritu@@ ality .
One my@@ ri@@ ad times one my@@ ri@@ ad is 1@@ 00 milli@@ on . Yet , Revelation speak@@ s of “ my@@ ri@@ a@@ ds of my@@ ri@@ a@@ ds ” of angels . That is h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of milli@@ ons , perhaps bil@@ li@@ ons , of spirit cre@@ atu@@ res !
By continu@@ ing to mind the spirit , we maintain a vital l@@ ink with Jehovah , the s@@ ource of both life and holy spirit .
Rather than res@@ en@@ ting such loving counsel , you should hum@@ bly “ listen to discipl@@ ine and become wise . ”
You will find succ@@ ess if you per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in lear@@ ning about God and his will
Still others feel a strong ur@@ ge to g@@ am@@ ble .
For many , sta@@ ying free from por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y is an ong@@ o@@ ing bat@@ tle .
Because he truly vie@@ wed himself as a ‘ fellow work@@ er ’ of his brothers , not as a ‘ ma@@ ster of their faith . ’
I was encoura@@ ged to remain un@@ married , as were most of the brothers in respon@@ sible positi@@ ons of over@@ sight at that time .
This was d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous , as ar@@ m@@ ed Yu@@ go@@ sla@@ v bor@@ der pat@@ ro@@ ls were determined to pre@@ v@@ ent anyone from cro@@ s@@ sing .
After Jehovah has al@@ la@@ yed G@@ ide@@ on@@ ’s fri@@ ght , G@@ ide@@ on buil@@ ds an al@@ ta@@ r at that lo@@ c@@ ation . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 6 : 12 - 24 .
But Jesus tre@@ ated women with respect .
One of these servants , T@@ ed K@@ le@@ in , vis@@ ited our congregation and accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed B@@ en@@ ne@@ t@@ t and me in the do@@ or - to - do@@ or preaching work , often taking both of us with him at once .
This does not mean that they did not have ne@@ g@@ ative emo@@ tions about their p@@ light .
How did some early Christians maintain their joy ?
* What do they want ?
If someone said or did something that I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t like , I would s@@ well with anger , often sh@@ ou@@ ting at people and h@@ it@@ ting them .
With such as@@ sur@@ ance , we can truly face the future with confidence .
And when we see those with whom we study the Bible make prog@@ ress and beg@@ in to act on what they are lear@@ ning , our own sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y is he@@ igh@@ ten@@ ed .
As a matter of fact , pl@@ an@@ et E@@ ar@@ th will sur@@ vi@@ ve not only that year but also every year ther@@ e@@ after .
When that marriage was no longer pol@@ iti@@ c@@ ally expe@@ di@@ ent , a pre@@ text was found to ann@@ ul it , and Lu@@ cre@@ z@@ ia was wed to a member of a ri@@ val d@@ y@@ na@@ st@@ y , Al@@ f@@ onso of A@@ ra@@ g@@ on .
But the inc@@ re@@ di@@ ble inter@@ n@@ ational at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere , the wonderful spirit , and the uni@@ que ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality made up for all of that .
I now have that peace which the world cannot give and which I would not part with for all its ri@@ ches . ”
All of us must cultiv@@ ate chil@@ d@@ like hum@@ ility if we are to in@@ her@@ it God’s Kingdom .
But if the worshi@@ per of God wi@@ sh@@ es to ple@@ ase H@@ im , he will exerc@@ ise ca@@ u@@ tion and sel@@ e@@ ct wis@@ ely to avoid vo@@ cal and in@@ str@@ um@@ ent@@ al mu@@ si@@ c that is inspired by false religious beli@@ ef@@ s or that foc@@ uses on im@@ mor@@ ality and demon@@ ism .
I have a positi@@ ve out@@ look on life .
A sing@@ le sister might see that her un@@ believ@@ ing co@@ work@@ ers are always tr@@ ying to in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce her to some po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al mate .
The problems of old age now make life difficult , but my loving spiritual brothers and sisters — my large spiritual family — as well as the family of my ni@@ e@@ ce , have proved to be a real support .
Who Are Gi@@ ving God G@@ l@@ ory Today ?
In these two artic@@ les , we will consider Moses , David , and Solomon and see how the acc@@ oun@@ ts of their lives de@@ e@@ pen our appreciation for Jesus ’ ro@@ le in God’s purpose .
9 : 22 , 23 .
From now on you will be c@@ atch@@ ing men ali@@ ve . ” ​ — Luke 5 : 4 - 10 .
To my great joy , all my brothers and sisters and most of our family members continue serving our wonderful God , Jehovah .
So before you get baptized , you need to understand what it means to be dedic@@ ated to God .
F@@ e@@ w who vis@@ it C@@ ap@@ pa@@ do@@ ci@@ a fai@@ l to mar@@ v@@ el at how its ing@@ en@@ i@@ ous in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants con@@ ver@@ ted n@@ atur@@ al form@@ ations into practic@@ al ho@@ m@@ es .
P@@ re@@ aching the good news of God’s Kingdom was fore@@ most in Jesus ’ mind ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 17 )
It bor@@ e the number 3@@ 8@@ 2 , refer@@ ring to the number of Witnesses and their children who were de@@ por@@ ted in 195@@ 1 to la@@ b@@ or cam@@ ps deep in@@ side Rus@@ sia . ​ — 12 / 1 , pages 27 - 28 .
Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality is some@@ times expres@@ sed by invit@@ ing someone for a me@@ al , and when this is done in love , it is comm@@ end@@ able .
As the bran@@ ches of a liter@@ al v@@ ine der@@ i@@ ve their strength from the ma@@ in tr@@ un@@ k , so Christ’s disciples must remain in uni@@ on with him .
Gi@@ ve an example of how he tri@@ ed to do this .
Abraham himself had to cop@@ e with ten@@ sions that had develop@@ ed between his her@@ d@@ s@@ men and those of his ne@@ p@@ he@@ w Lo@@ t .
What can wi@@ ves learn from the example of such Bible char@@ ac@@ ters as A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il ?
• A col@@ l@@ ision of a c@@ el@@ es@@ ti@@ al body with the earth
Such ones fa@@ iled to real@@ ize that Jesus ’ illustr@@ ations t@@ ested their re@@ adi@@ ness to change their thinking and actions .
J@@ U@@ N@@ E 23 - 25
How can we pre@@ pare now for this occasi@@ on , how will we benefit from atten@@ ding it , and how does that an@@ nu@@ al ev@@ ent contribu@@ te to the un@@ ity of God’s people every@@ where ?
At God’s appointed time , his own Son , Jesus Christ , la@@ id down his perfect human life in be@@ half of the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of Adam .
H@@ us@@ band and wife may have tri@@ ed to expres@@ s their feelings but were un@@ able to keep the con@@ vers@@ ation on a positi@@ ve no@@ te .
Th@@ an@@ k you , than@@ k you so much ! ” ​ — Bethel .
As we have already seen , ang@@ ry or imp@@ ul@@ sive respon@@ ses only s@@ ti@@ r up con@@ ten@@ tion . ​ — Proverbs 29 : 22 .
The next year , I was born .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out good spiritual care and lead@@ er@@ ship , people su@@ ff@@ er .
Why would they ris@@ k so much to support a m@@ ere li@@ e ?
Of course , our qu@@ est for spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement is not mer@@ ely an effort to look cultiv@@ ated or to put on a@@ ir@@ s .
We are also remin@@ ded : “ Do not for@@ get ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality , ” or “ kindness to str@@ ang@@ ers . ” ​ — Hebrews 13 : 2 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
We too mar@@ v@@ el at the evidence of Jehovah’s “ et@@ er@@ n@@ al power and Go@@ d@@ ship . ”
They learned to control their anger and to turn to God for help when things seem@@ ed to be get@@ ting out of control .
It would be d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous to let our gu@@ ard down , perhaps thinking that the fin@@ al att@@ ack is still far in the future .
Rather , we will show our appreciation by working hard to stay clean in God’s sight .
The 200@@ 4 service year , which r@@ an from S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 200@@ 3 to Au@@ gu@@ st 200@@ 4 , was no exc@@ ep@@ tion .
As hist@@ ory has re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly sh@@ own , human ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es , even those of to@@ wer@@ ing in@@ tel@@ le@@ cts , come and go , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as “ the saying of Jehovah end@@ u@@ res forever . ” ​ — 1 Peter 1 : 25 .
His disciples were vie@@ wed as “ un@@ educ@@ ated and or@@ din@@ ary . ”
I am very sh@@ y when it comes to preaching inform@@ ally .
Be@@ ing a good father is important not only for the physical and emo@@ tional wel@@ f@@ are of your children but also for their spiritual well - being .
Tru@@ ly , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike ones have been dra@@ wn to Jehovah , just as I was .
It seem@@ s that resur@@ rec@@ ted ones of the 24 - elders group may be involved in the commun@@ ic@@ ating of divine tru@@ ths today .
Yes , “ the t@@ ent of the u@@ pri@@ ght ones ” can f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h even now .
A@@ no@@ inted ones are spo@@ ken of as con@@ qu@@ ering Satan , and their compan@@ i@@ ons , the “ other sheep , ” also succ@@ ess@@ fully op@@ pose him .
Jo@@ si@@ ah’s ac@@ ts in prom@@ o@@ ting pu@@ re worship have divine ba@@ c@@ king .
There is another important fac@@ t@@ or .
How did Jesus man@@ i@@ f@@ est pati@@ ence , and why should we do the same ?
Mo@@ st important , you can rest as@@ sur@@ ed that you will experience the peace of mind with which Jehovah bless@@ es those who honor their parents . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
The fre@@ e@@ z@@ ing temp@@ er@@ atu@@ res and s@@ no@@ w@@ y con@@ di@@ tions taught us to d@@ ress war@@ m@@ ly .
But Satan was still not s@@ il@@ enced .
They turn on the ra@@ di@@ o and hear f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ing repor@@ ts about de@@ ad@@ ly di@@ se@@ as@@ es st@@ al@@ king the earth .
The Bible provi@@ des num@@ er@@ ous fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al principles that can car@@ ry us through difficult times with a positi@@ ve effect on our spiritual and emo@@ tional well - being .
No won@@ der that many people ask : ‘ Does God care ?
N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s later spoke up in be@@ half of Jesus when a fav@@ or@@ able repor@@ t about Jesus was bel@@ it@@ t@@ led by other P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es . ​ — John 7 : 4@@ 6 - 5@@ 1 .
How can we imitate Jesus ’ mo@@ des@@ ty in ( a ) the way we view ourselves , and ( b ) the way we tre@@ at others ?
My God is my ro@@ ck . I shall take refu@@ ge in him . ” ​ — P@@ s .
Why were they in such a sa@@ d con@@ dition ?
God’s Word states : “ There is nothing better for a man than to e@@ at and dr@@ ink and find enjo@@ y@@ ment in his hard work . ”
L@@ ater , when I read what mul@@ ti@@ ple s@@ cl@@ er@@ os@@ is can do to a person , I was f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed .
In har@@ mony with Psalm 37 : 7 , for what is it now the time , and why ?
Jehovah bless@@ ed Jac@@ o@@ b for his per@@ sever@@ ance and gave him the name Israel , which means “ Con@@ tend@@ er , or Per@@ sever@@ er , With God . ”
David was a real person , as con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed by an ancient in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion that men@@ tions the house of David and by what Jesus said .
Jesus ’ faith@@ ful@@ ness also ex@@ posed the wicked ang@@ el , Satan , as a li@@ ar .
We may ask ourselves : ‘ Do I feel for people who have been dec@@ ei@@ ved by the cle@@ ver lies and dec@@ ep@@ tions of this worl@@ d’s religious , pol@@ itical , and com@@ mer@@ cial el@@ ements ?
• In what ways was the good news “ ve@@ iled ” in the first century ? in our day ?
So ze@@ al@@ ous were those first - century Christian pre@@ ach@@ ers that their enem@@ ies claim@@ ed that they had “ over@@ turned the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ” ​ — Acts 17 : 6 ; 28 : 22 .
What have you ob@@ served about people who faith@@ fully serve Jehovah ?
God has good news of something better for mankind .
A M@@ ore Re@@ c@@ ent S@@ hi@@ ft
Their very person@@ alities are made new as they cultiv@@ ate such qualities as righteousness and loy@@ al@@ ty . — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 24 .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , Jesus pre@@ ached the good news to the people , just as love mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to pro@@ cla@@ im the Kingdom message to our neigh@@ b@@ ors .
M@@ ore branch ex@@ pan@@ sion took place in 199@@ 4 , d@@ ou@@ bl@@ ing the si@@ ze of the fac@@ il@@ ities .
O@@ r are there times when that may be appro@@ pri@@ ate ?
U@@ l@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , he coura@@ ge@@ ously sub@@ mit@@ ted to a b@@ ru@@ tal death to accom@@ pl@@ ish his Fa@@ ther’s will and give his sub@@ je@@ cts everlasting life .
And I will bl@@ ess those who bl@@ ess you , and him that c@@ alls down evil upon you I shall cur@@ se , and all the famili@@ es of the gr@@ ound will certainly bl@@ ess themselves by means of you . ” ​ — Genesis 12 : 1 - 3 ; Acts 7 : 2 , 3 .
Consi@@ der@@ ing these qualities may help each of us to be more determined to go on pur@@ su@@ ing them “ more fully . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess .
We too need to study di@@ lig@@ ently and be o@@ pen - min@@ ded when there are ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in the understanding of God’s Word or in our preaching work .
May 12 - 18 , 200@@ 8
Par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 7 : From 19@@ 10 to 1914 , the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents dist@@ ribu@@ ted ne@@ arly 4@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 boo@@ ks and over 200@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 tr@@ ac@@ ts and pam@@ ph@@ le@@ ts .
F@@ ru@@ it@@ age of the Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try
Th@@ r@@ ough my study of the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses , I learned , among other things , what God’s name is , what happ@@ ens at death , and what Jesus ’ ro@@ le is in fulfill@@ ing God’s purpose .
O@@ TH@@ E@@ R BI@@ B@@ L@@ E Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S AN@@ S@@ W@@ E@@ R@@ E@@ D ​ — Is God to B@@ l@@ ame for Our Su@@ ffering ?
Jehovah’s name was involved in this con@@ f@@ li@@ ct , and A@@ sa therefore appe@@ aled to God on that bas@@ is .
No doubt her faith was buil@@ t up as she ob@@ served her fa@@ ther’s ze@@ al and godly devo@@ tion .
( 2 ) Why does God become involved ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , we can be sure that in the near future , God will bl@@ ess obedi@@ ent mankind with peace as never before .
In the beg@@ in@@ ning , each of us was assign@@ ed to give sh@@ ort tal@@ ks about Bible char@@ ac@@ ters .
On the other hand , God would respon@@ d to the prayers of Christ’s true followers , as sh@@ own by Jesus ’ fur@@ ther st@@ at@@ ement on this sub@@ ject .
It is no longer God’s will that those practic@@ ing the true religion have mirac@@ ul@@ ous po@@ wers , such as the ability to he@@ al and speak in t@@ ong@@ u@@ es .
To what is the mirac@@ le of the resurrection of La@@ z@@ ar@@ us a pr@@ elu@@ de ?
Then he will bl@@ ess our hum@@ ble efforts to tell others about his k@@ ing@@ ship and his wonderful works .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t - anointed Christians cho@@ s@@ en to rule as k@@ ings in heavenly glory receive the same kind of resurrection that Jesus did .
Jehovah can e@@ qui@@ p us to pro@@ cla@@ im his message ​ — even in challeng@@ ing ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es .
At the end of the three - we@@ ek stay , one of the ac@@ ro@@ bat@@ s asked : “ How can I become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses ? ”
• Sh@@ are the resul@@ ts of re@@ sear@@ ch on poin@@ ts from Bible reading .
S@@ ome@@ times we find that one member of a hous@@ eho@@ ld will give us a hear@@ ing e@@ ar , while another from within the home c@@ alls out , “ We are not inter@@ ested , ” and the vis@@ it ends .
C@@ ould you make some ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments so that you will have time and en@@ er@@ gy to accept or offer ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality ?
( b ) What good resul@@ ted when an Au@@ stri@@ an Witness showed a pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ an honor ?
3 , 4 . ( a ) What personal stru@@ gg@@ le did Paul wr@@ ite about ?
“ D@@ on@@ ’t for@@ get the r@@ ation car@@ ds , ” says Mari@@ on .
Who can be consider@@ ed good associ@@ ation ?
What privile@@ ges was el@@ der@@ ly An@@ na not likely able to enjoy , but what could she do to worship God ?
Me@@ et@@ ings , prayer , and good study ha@@ bi@@ ts help us to keep on the w@@ atch
How did Jehovah re@@ ward Jo@@ b@@ ’s end@@ ur@@ ance ?
Psalm 7@@ 8 : 40 , 4@@ 1
But I had rec@@ ently been baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and I had received another offer ​ — a pioneer invit@@ ed me to preach with him in a small to@@ wn .
The disci@@ ple - making work has sp@@ ed up in these last days and is now being done in over 2@@ 30 lands .
But to maintain such exc@@ it@@ ement requi@@ res inc@@ reas@@ ing le@@ vel@@ s of ris@@ k .
It provi@@ des de@@ fin@@ iti@@ ve information on the orig@@ in of death , the con@@ dition of the dead , and the hope for the dead .
Do not hi@@ de your face from me . ”
E@@ s@@ ther
As one of Jehovah’s servants , you sur@@ ely view it as an honor to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in the disci@@ ple - making activ@@ ity .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly Samuel took the hor@@ n of o@@ il and anointed him in the mi@@ d@@ st of his brothers . And the spirit of Jehovah began to be op@@ er@@ ative upon David from that day for@@ ward . ” ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
In that way too , Christians follow the pat@@ ter@@ n that Jesus set , and the following article will discus@@ s how .
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als cle@@ an@@ ed up their lives , put on the new person@@ ality , and became re@@ conc@@ iled to God .
Some time later , however , James became inc@@ reas@@ ingly un@@ co@@ op@@ er@@ ative when his mother tri@@ ed to get him ready to atten@@ d congregation meetings , cho@@ o@@ sing to remain at home with his father in@@ stead .
Jesus al@@ lu@@ ded to himself as the S@@ ow@@ er of Kingdom truth .
So@@ on , though , Jehovah will use Jesus to cr@@ us@@ h Satan’s head .
Re@@ ally , ever@@ yone , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of his or her age , will enc@@ oun@@ ter situ@@ ations that requi@@ re faith@@ ful@@ ness to Jehovah . ​ — J@@ as .
Ex@@ pres@@ sing his ab@@ hor@@ r@@ ence of this prac@@ tice , Jehovah said through his prophet Jeremiah regarding the sons of Juda@@ h : “ They have set their dis@@ gu@@ sting things in the house upon which my name has been called , in order to de@@ file it .
What did the apostles have to do to remain his friends ?
W@@ ill@@ ing obedi@@ ence to Jehovah’s comman@@ ds shows imp@@ lic@@ it trust that he will care for us .
The present system of things ​ — based on gre@@ ed , h@@ at@@ red , and wicked de@@ e@@ ds — ​ will then be g@@ one .
As stated in the f@@ our@@ th message , Jehovah shall “ an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ate the strength of the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the nations ” and set Go@@ ver@@ nor Z@@ er@@ u@@ b@@ ba@@ be@@ l as “ a se@@ al ring . ” ​ — H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 2 : 14 , 19 , 22 , 23 .
What a t@@ est of faith !
A@@ ga@@ inst all o@@ d@@ ds , I la@@ sted through that first day .
Lo@@ ve never fa@@ il@@ s . ’ ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 4 - 8 .
Christians were t@@ or@@ tur@@ ed , bur@@ ned ali@@ ve , and thro@@ wn to w@@ il@@ d ani@@ mal@@ s .
Wh@@ ere possible , con@@ sul@@ t with matu@@ re fellow Christians .
We want to avoid conduct and li@@ fes@@ ty@@ les that are con@@ dem@@ ned in God’s Word .
And why did so much of the preaching re@@ v@@ ol@@ ve around money ?
But after the public wh@@ i@@ pp@@ ing , many members of the commun@@ ity appro@@ ached the Witnesses and re@@ ques@@ ted home Bible stu@@ dies !
M@@ A@@ X@@ I@@ M M@@ A@@ R@@ MU@@ R / A@@ F@@ P / G@@ et@@ ty I@@ ma@@ ges
For example , a ze@@ al@@ ous pioneer whom we will call De@@ bor@@ ah says : “ O@@ ver and over again , I think about a mis@@ take I@@ ’@@ ve made , feel@@ ing wor@@ se about it each time .
This is often refle@@ cted in their way of life .
God used his “ great power ” and “ mi@@ gh@@ ty hand ” to strengthen the Jews .
Consider the st@@ ars of heaven .
In 19@@ 35 this group of “ other sheep ” were dis@@ cer@@ ned to be the “ great crow@@ d . . . out of all nations ” seen in vision by the apostle John .
For instance , in the year 1914 , he inst@@ al@@ led his Son , Jesus Christ , as heavenly King .
Jehovah re@@ je@@ cted such sacrific@@ es and ev@@ en@@ tually the people who offered them . ​ — Ho@@ se@@ a 4 : 6 ; Matthew 21 : 4@@ 3 .
Some ten years ag@@ o , their h@@ at@@ red would have been hard to control .
Some re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers even repor@@ t that co@@ f@@ fe@@ e is heal@@ th@@ ful .
Is@@ la@@ m did not re@@ stri@@ ct it@@ self to uni@@ f@@ ying A@@ ra@@ b tri@@ bes under its ban@@ ner .
Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or of So@@ ci@@ olo@@ gy G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el@@ la T@@ ur@@ n@@ atur@@ i expla@@ ins that al@@ ter@@ n@@ ating “ between being fully present in a relationship and not being fully present is where be@@ tra@@ y@@ al fin@@ ds its n@@ ic@@ he . ”
That great cl@@ ou@@ d of loyal ones be@@ ck@@ ons us to jo@@ in them on the vi@@ ct@@ ory stand re@@ served for those who by their faith con@@ qu@@ er the world . ​ — 1 John 5 : 4 .
In her old age , her sons a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned her , giving ne@@ i@@ ther material support nor medi@@ cal attention .
Mo@@ re@@ over , there are all the G@@ it@@ t@@ ites ​ — I@@ t@@ ta@@ i and his 6@@ 00 war@@ ri@@ ors . ​ — 2 Sa@@ m .
Still , the matter of who says what can be determined by what is being said by them or to them . *
Gi@@ ving thus fo@@ st@@ ers co@@ op@@ er@@ ation and fri@@ end@@ ship .
What Bible tru@@ ths did their sear@@ ch un@@ co@@ ver ?
Like Paul , how can we be rich toward God ?
For the next three and a half years , Jesus p@@ our@@ ed himself out in teaching people about his Father and the righteousness of God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Mo@@ st of the artic@@ les and vi@@ de@@ o@@ s on our we@@ b@@ s@@ ite are pre@@ pared spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally for people who are not Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Per@@ s@@ onal S@@ tu@@ dy Can Be En@@ jo@@ y@@ able
Our life be@@ comes more mean@@ ing@@ ful and satis@@ f@@ ying because we are foc@@ used on doing God’s will rather than our own .
He knew each sheep by the name he had given it .
A wa@@ iting attitude also helps us to avoid pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ousness .
12 : 31 , 32 ; Luke 12 : 10 ; He@@ b .
I real@@ ized that if I lived clo@@ s@@ er to them , I would be able to re@@ pa@@ y in some me@@ asure all that they had so lo@@ v@@ ingly done for me .
With his help , I succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in giving up s@@ mo@@ king and the a@@ bu@@ se of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l .
The Scriptures war@@ n us : “ O@@ u@@ t of the heart come wicked reason@@ ings , mu@@ r@@ ders , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ies , for@@ n@@ ic@@ ations , th@@ i@@ ever@@ ies , false t@@ es@@ ti@@ mon@@ ies , bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ies . ”
In these ways , a div@@ in@@ ely appointed pri@@ est works to re@@ conc@@ ile people to God .
It also ca@@ used them to draw clo@@ s@@ er to each other .
In a sense , we might say that this was the present worl@@ d@@ wide Bible educ@@ ation work in its inf@@ an@@ cy .
For example , how do we respon@@ d when a privilege of service is ex@@ tend@@ ed to us ?
“ W@@ id@@ en O@@ u@@ t ”
We will look for them as soon as we get there . ”
If we are inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ated by se@@ cul@@ ar author@@ ities , Jehovah’s spirit will en@@ able us to be@@ ar witness res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully with faith and courage . ​ — Read Luke 12 : 11 , 12 .
For example , after the earth had been in@@ un@@ d@@ ated by the f@@ loo@@ d@@ w@@ at@@ ers for 1@@ 50 days , “ God re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed Noah . . . , and God ca@@ used a w@@ ind to pas@@ s over the earth , and the w@@ at@@ ers began to sub@@ side . ”
That only streng@@ th@@ ened his res@@ ol@@ ve to serve Jehovah , and after his rel@@ e@@ ase he was even more ze@@ al@@ ous in the ministry .
Is it lo@@ gi@@ cal to believe that it is im@@ material to Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God how we worship him ?
Let us first consider A@@ sa and see how God’s Word can influ@@ ence our life .
A Se@@ ed of D@@ et@@ er@@ min@@ ation Is P@@ l@@ anted
In the 7@@ th chap@@ ter of the Bible book of Proverbs 7 , Solomon gives us some inv@@ alu@@ able ad@@ vice .
As expe@@ cted , the first slave pro@@ duc@@ ed sign@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly more than the second slave .
Not so those who accept the well - esta@@ bli@@ shed truth that Jehovah God is the S@@ ource of life .
The com@@ ments of the com@@ mit@@ te@@ e members reve@@ aled how much effort is put into car@@ ing for the needs of the mission@@ aries , including provi@@ ding them with a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate hous@@ ing and health care .
Just over a year later , we were asked to go to N@@ or@@ ther@@ n I@@ rel@@ and , first to Ar@@ ma@@ gh and then to Ne@@ wr@@ y , both mo@@ st@@ ly Ca@@ tho@@ lic to@@ w@@ ns .
Re@@ call the sing@@ le mother mentioned in the in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction to the pre@@ ce@@ ding article .
We need God - given courage and strength to cop@@ e with de@@ pres@@ sing problems .
In har@@ mony with Paul’s counsel , we must not allow the cul@@ tural or se@@ cul@@ ar standards of this system to shap@@ e our thinking .
When ever@@ yone in the class ag@@ re@@ ed with this vie@@ w@@ point , S@@ te@@ ph@@ ani@@ e felt com@@ p@@ el@@ led to de@@ f@@ end her Bible - based position .
As one scho@@ la@@ r no@@ ted , this allow@@ ed O@@ ri@@ g@@ en “ the means of reading into the Bible wh@@ atever n@@ on - bi@@ bli@@ cal ide@@ as were c@@ ong@@ en@@ i@@ al to his own the@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal system , while prof@@ ess@@ ing ( and no doubt s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely i@@ mag@@ ining himself ) to be a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic and faithful inter@@ pre@@ ter of the thought of the Bible . ”
In other words , respect ref@@ ers pri@@ mar@@ ily to how we view our brother while honor ref@@ ers to how we tre@@ at our brother .
G@@ r@@ as@@ p@@ ing this pat@@ ter@@ n is the ke@@ y not only to having godly devo@@ tion but also to id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying that which does not har@@ mon@@ ize with truth .
The bo@@ y thin@@ ks about this for a few m@@ om@@ ents and then as@@ ks , “ D@@ ad@@ dy , who made God ? ”
How vital it is that you allow the Bible to help you foc@@ us on the re@@ ality of life !
The hear@@ t@@ felt desire of these anointed brothers is to fulf@@ ill their responsi@@ bility loy@@ ally so that they might hear a “ well done ” from the Ma@@ ster when he fin@@ ally arri@@ ves .
How can you prote@@ ct your children from un@@ clean en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment ?
Con@@ cer@@ n for people mo@@ ves us to consider vari@@ ous times and ways to preach the good news
How can you be a friend to your child while still main@@ tain@@ ing your par@@ ent@@ al authority ?
Then your peace would become just like a ri@@ ver , and your righteousness like the wa@@ ves of the se@@ a . ”
S@@ har@@ ing a message of real comfort in times of dist@@ ress
The r@@ am@@ p@@ ant wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and gro@@ ss im@@ mor@@ ality that pla@@ gu@@ e our pl@@ an@@ et are evidence of their v@@ enge@@ ful and des@@ tru@@ ctive influ@@ ence . ​ — Revelation 12 : 9 - 12 .
C@@ er@@ tain mil@@ est@@ ones in our chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s lives were recogn@@ ized .
The Bible states : “ God saw good for all ful@@ l@@ ness to d@@ well in [ Christ ] . ”
He therefore sent a more experienced minis@@ ter to speak to me .
So I inter@@ pre@@ ted , which helped them gr@@ as@@ p the truth more re@@ adi@@ ly .
“ Ke@@ ep ready , because at an h@@ our that you do not think likely the Son of man is coming . ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 12 : 40 .
Jehovah prote@@ cted and deli@@ vered Abraham and his hous@@ eho@@ ld from P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h and from A@@ bim@@ ele@@ ch .
• What was the result of Israel@@ ’s re@@ pe@@ ated dis@@ obedi@@ ence ?
Instead of following God’s direction , J@@ on@@ ah r@@ an away !
“ The S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah himself has spo@@ ken ! Who will not pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y ? ” ​ — A@@ mo@@ s 3 : 7 , 8 .
C@@ he@@ c@@ king those refer@@ ences and reading the material together will help you to get an ob@@ je@@ ctive view of your proble@@ m .
These long con@@ vers@@ ations en@@ ab@@ led me to shap@@ e their ide@@ as and help them to consider other ways of loo@@ king at matters . ”
Since 199@@ 0 , the Witnesses have s@@ ought to at@@ tain leg@@ al recogn@@ iti@@ on as a cor@@ por@@ ation of public law .
When she is resur@@ rec@@ ted , Ru@@ th will learn that her son was part of the l@@ ine that led to the Messi@@ ah .
However , “ God took him ” some 6@@ 9 years before Noah was born . ​ — G@@ en .
; C@@ e@@ ans@@ u , S .
J@@ AN@@ U@@ A@@ R@@ Y 21 - 27 , 20@@ 13
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the apostle Paul ur@@ ged the Hebrew Christians : “ Let us always offer to God a sacrifice of praise , that is , the fru@@ it of li@@ ps which make public declar@@ ation to his name . ”
TH@@ O@@ U@@ G@@ H not a medi@@ cal man@@ u@@ al , the Bible does com@@ ment on the effect that emo@@ tions ​ — positi@@ ve or ne@@ g@@ ative — ​ can have on a person@@ ’s men@@ tal and physical health .
In contr@@ ast , Jesus desi@@ red that his followers remain per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly un@@ ited so that they could work har@@ mon@@ i@@ ously together to bring glory to God’s name .
“ God is love . ” ​ — 1 J@@ O@@ H@@ N 4 : 8 , 16 .
They learn fir@@ s@@ th@@ and that ze@@ al@@ ously see@@ king first the Kingdom br@@ ings true happiness and great satis@@ fac@@ tion .
Ex@@ pres@@ sing our love in this way will help us draw close to Jehovah .
That spirit can also help us to be s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful min@@ isters .
Do not under@@ es@@ tim@@ ate the ability of you@@ ths to understand deep things .
The pro@@ vision of holy spirit was not li@@ mit@@ ed to the first century .
And what about now ?
“ We just had to enjoy ourselves and rejo@@ ice , ” he continued , “ because this your brother was dead and came to life , and he was lost and was found . ”
Since 199@@ 6 , Mar@@ j@@ ori@@ e and I have been serving at the Watchtower E@@ duc@@ ational C@@ en@@ ter in P@@ at@@ ter@@ son , New Yor@@ k , lo@@ c@@ ated about 70 mil@@ es ( 1@@ 10 k@@ m ) nor@@ th of Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n .
T@@ ak@@ ing what me@@ a@@ sures will help us to make wise cho@@ ic@@ es regarding our in@@ her@@ it@@ ance ?
Why is there a need to strengthen our faith before se@@ v@@ ere tri@@ als ar@@ ise , and how can we do so ?
Fa@@ ith to O@@ ver@@ come H@@ an@@ dic@@ ap@@ s
But it is good to remember that while Timothy no doubt exer@@ ted a who@@ les@@ ome influ@@ ence on other young people in L@@ y@@ str@@ a and I@@ con@@ i@@ u@@ m , the elders there did not hold him back from serving with Paul .
In 1@@ 5@@ 4@@ 2 the Ho@@ ly Rom@@ an E@@ mp@@ er@@ or Ch@@ ar@@ les V himself promised 1@@ 00 gu@@ il@@ ders as a re@@ ward for M@@ en@@ no@@ ’s ar@@ rest .
His li@@ mit@@ ed time is now ra@@ pi@@ dly r@@ un@@ ning out .
For God sent for@@ th his Son [ Jesus ] into the world , not for him to ju@@ dge the world , but for the world to be sa@@ ved through him . ”
And let us consider one another to inc@@ ite to love and fine works , not for@@ s@@ ak@@ ing the ga@@ ther@@ ing of ourselves together , as some have the cu@@ sto@@ m , but encourag@@ ing one another , and all the more so as you b@@ eho@@ ld the day dra@@ wing near . ” ​ — Hebrews 10 : 23 - 25 .
13 : 1 - 4 , 18 .
Is there a s@@ ource of such bene@@ fi@@ cial counsel , one that has proved to be tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy ?
The inspired Bible writ@@ er James ur@@ ged fellow believers to an@@ al@@ y@@ ze themselves hon@@ es@@ tly in the light of God’s Word .
O our God , we are than@@ king you and pra@@ ising your beau@@ te@@ ous name . ” ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on .
In view of what you have seen and experienced , you have very likely asked , ‘ Why does God per@@ mit wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness ? ’
R@@ el@@ ated to that , we have all ob@@ served parents so pre@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with their own care@@ ers , activities , or ple@@ a@@ sures that they sp@@ end little time with their children .
Ex@@ am@@ ining Our A@@ t@@ titu@@ de
The Bible ca@@ u@@ tions us not to be d@@ elu@@ ded by such thinking .
The apostle Paul wrote to fellow believers : “ At present we see in ha@@ z@@ y out@@ l@@ ine by means of a me@@ tal mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r . ”
When our spiritual need is pro@@ per@@ ly satis@@ fied , our love for Jehovah gro@@ ws and we have a s@@ ound bas@@ is for happiness .
How can you avoid f@@ all@@ ing into the tra@@ p of di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty ?
It re@@ pres@@ ents succ@@ essi@@ ve world po@@ wers that have had a ma@@ j@@ or influ@@ ence on God’s people , past and present .
M@@ in@@ ding the spirit and su@@ p@@ pres@@ sing worl@@ dly desi@@ res certainly is the course of wisdom in these “ last days . ”
“ For people to sear@@ ch out their own glory , is it glory ? ” — Proverbs 25 : 27 .
• How can our fer@@ v@@ ent prayers prove streng@@ th@@ ening when we face tri@@ als ?
We are happy when we have something ni@@ ce to we@@ ar , especially when we go out in the ministry or to our meetings and ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es .
Although there was a wa@@ ve of persecu@@ tion , Jesus ’ apostles and other disciples kept on preaching the good news with b@@ ol@@ dness . ​ — Acts 4 : 29 - 31 .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 20 , 6@@ 4
But it would have been like de@@ pos@@ iting money in a ban@@ k that is about to go ban@@ k@@ ru@@ pt . ”
Mo@@ st of what the Bible de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about Moses invol@@ ves the last 40 years of his life , co@@ ver@@ ing the peri@@ od from Israel@@ ’s rel@@ e@@ ase from sla@@ very to Moses ’ death at the age of 1@@ 20 .
They are to “ love one another in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y from the heart . ”
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing to the Jewish religious lead@@ ers of his day , Jesus said that their worship was ‘ in va@@ in because they taught comman@@ ds of men as do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines . ’
( 1 ) F@@ o@@ x , Y .
( a ) I@@ sh@@ bi - ben@@ o@@ b ex@@ p@@ lo@@ ited what con@@ dition of David ?
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 10 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 9@@ 9 , 10@@ 8
We can only i@@ magine how Abraham , then Abra@@ m , felt when Jehovah told him : “ G@@ o your way out of your country and from your relati@@ ves . . . to the country that I shall show you . ”
“ Jehovah exam@@ ines the righteous one as well as the wicked one ; he h@@ ates anyone who lo@@ ves viol@@ ence . ” ​ — Psalm 11 : 5 .
1 , 2 . ( a ) In what way might this system of things be com@@ pared to a con@@ dem@@ ned cri@@ min@@ al ?
We too should think about the cul@@ ture and beli@@ ef@@ s of people in our ter@@ rit@@ ory so that we can find the right time to speak to them .
So much of what the world off@@ ers r@@ un@@ s coun@@ ter to Bible standards . ”
James wrote very f@@ ran@@ k@@ ly about char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s that are in direc@@ t con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with godly wisdom .
Christian parents can expres@@ s similar gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de when they see their children “ go on wal@@ king in the truth . ”
He respon@@ ded in a she@@ ep@@ ish wh@@ is@@ per : “ God took him .
A@@ n el@@ der should listen kin@@ dly , but he needs to be care@@ ful not to take si@@ des with the one repor@@ ting the off@@ en@@ se .
God per@@ mit@@ ted these t@@ ests of faith , and Jesus main@@ ta@@ ined his integrity as a perfect man who always tru@@ sted in Jehovah and up@@ held His so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
I@@ ts teachings are already heal@@ ing the w@@ oun@@ ds of war .
To@@ shi@@ o pray@@ ed to Jehovah for help and was thr@@ il@@ led to see the whole class pa@@ y close attention to his talk ent@@ it@@ led “ My Go@@ al of M@@ ak@@ ing P@@ i@@ one@@ ering a C@@ are@@ er . ”
under A@@ B@@ O@@ U@@ T U@@ S > F@@ R@@ E@@ Q@@ U@@ EN@@ T@@ L@@ Y A@@ S@@ K@@ E@@ D Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S .
If so , M@@ ary was no str@@ anger to lo@@ ss .
Just when things seem@@ ed dar@@ k@@ est , there was a call to get ac@@ tive !
There is a second reason why we know that it will not be long before God’s Kingdom takes ac@@ tive control of earth@@ ’s af@@ fai@@ r@@ s : W@@ ic@@ ke@@ dness in human soci@@ ety is going from bad to wor@@ se .
2 : 21 - 24 .
He explained : “ The stan@@ d@@ ard in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction was , ‘ W@@ ould you ple@@ ase read this c@@ ard ? ’
A ni@@ ce home in a desi@@ ra@@ ble neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od may give us a feel@@ ing of accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment .
Can you pi@@ c@@ ture the des@@ pa@@ ir in the si@@ ck man@@ ’s eyes when Jesus in@@ qui@@ red if he wanted to get well ?
When app@@ lied , its practic@@ al counsel always works , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of a person@@ ’s e@@ th@@ ni@@ c , cul@@ tural , or educ@@ ational ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
What would the vis@@ it@@ ors do ?
E@@ spe@@ cially when you feel under att@@ ack , the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s wise ad@@ vice app@@ lies : “ An@@ yone ho@@ l@@ ding back his sa@@ y@@ ings is pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed of knowledge . ”
Because the qu@@ ality of our rec@@ re@@ ation is great@@ ly influ@@ enced by the qu@@ ality of our compan@@ i@@ ons .
C@@ ro@@ w@@ ds would sh@@ out : “ Why does he me@@ et the s@@ word in so c@@ ow@@ ar@@ dly a way ?
Now , in No@@ ah’s day , the moral c@@ li@@ mate was far wor@@ se .
When we have done all that we Scrip@@ tur@@ ally can to re@@ me@@ dy the situation , we need to leave the matter in Jehovah’s hands , confid@@ ent that he will cor@@ rec@@ t it in his own time and way .
As@@ soci@@ ate with godly people .
But in his time , the comm@@ on people in Eng@@ land had vi@@ r@@ tually no acc@@ ess to the Bible .
“ B@@ r@@ ace up your min@@ ds for activ@@ ity , ” ur@@ ged the apostle Peter .
As told by Joseph H@@ isi@@ g@@ er
Indeed , he was likely in his l@@ ate 9@@ 0 ’ s when God’s ang@@ el war@@ m@@ ly said to him : “ O Daniel , you very preci@@ ous man . ” ​ — D@@ an .
G@@ ile@@ ad
It appe@@ ars that Christians used main@@ ly the ro@@ l@@ l , or s@@ cro@@ l@@ l , at le@@ ast until about the end of the first century C.E .
H@@ op@@ e is an ess@@ enti@@ al el@@ ement of faith .
In the mo@@ der@@ n fulfill@@ ment , the great crow@@ d has supp@@ or@@ ted the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant in building up true worship .
However , his bo@@ ld stand against ch@@ urch do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines made him po@@ pul@@ ar with those who had pol@@ itical mo@@ ti@@ ves for re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
L@@ ater ref@@ in@@ ements to mil@@ ling de@@ vi@@ ces inclu@@ ded gro@@ o@@ ving on both st@@ ones to imp@@ ro@@ ve ef@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y .
“ On the sa@@ b@@ bat@@ h day , ” he wr@@ ites , “ we went for@@ th out@@ side the g@@ ate b@@ es@@ i@@ de a ri@@ ver , where we were thinking there was a place of prayer ; and we s@@ at down and began speaking to the women that had ass@@ em@@ b@@ led . ”
As heavenly King , he is in full control of all the develop@@ ments that will lead to the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of judgment against Satan’s world .
In what am@@ oun@@ ted to an effort to prote@@ ct himself , Peter dis@@ ow@@ ned Jesus three times . ​ — Mat@@ t .
I had also just given my first talk at a dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion .
What comfort do you draw from Jehovah’s promise found at 1 Corinthians 10 : 13 ?
Like the Israelites , Witnesses of Jehovah today have been san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied by God in a gener@@ al sense .
That was true of Ju@@ dge G@@ ide@@ on , one of those “ who through faith de@@ fe@@ ated k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s in con@@ f@@ li@@ ct . ”
Mar@@ ri@@ age and Con@@ t@@ inu@@ ed Ser@@ vice
Be@@ ar in mind , however , that you do not have to ma@@ ster it before you move on .
How thr@@ il@@ led the members of the follow - up expe@@ dition must have been when they ca@@ ught a g@@ li@@ mp@@ se of an are@@ a a@@ head with h@@ ill@@ s , v@@ al@@ le@@ ys , and s@@ no@@ w@@ c@@ app@@ ed pe@@ ak@@ s !
What about “ the end of the world ” descri@@ bed in the Bible ?
“ I had time to talk to my children and to help my husband in many practic@@ al ways .
Fir@@ st of all , Jehovah be@@ comes our Father and our F@@ ri@@ end .
‘ L@@ et@@ ting our light shin@@ e before men ’ in this way ‘ br@@ ings glory to our Father , who is in the heavens . ’ ​ — Mat@@ t .
Rather , we should be inter@@ ested in taking advan@@ ta@@ ge of all of Jehovah’s pro@@ v@@ isions through his organization to di@@ g deep@@ ly into his Word .
G@@ l@@ ori@@ a accepted a Bible study and prog@@ ressed very quic@@ k@@ ly to baptism , in s@@ pite of family op@@ position .
How does the work of Jehovah’s Witnesses imp@@ ro@@ ve individuals ?
Pa@@ gan@@ ism in a vari@@ ety of form@@ s was pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent in local cul@@ ts .
( a ) How can we live in har@@ mony with our re@@ qu@@ est to be deli@@ vered from the wicked one ?
There are other beau@@ ti@@ ful and r@@ are qualities associ@@ ated with Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h’s faith .
They say that Jesus ’ teachings are “ the pu@@ rest expres@@ sion of divine law . ”
4 : 18 - 22 .
In these “ last days , ” more and more people are “ fi@@ er@@ ce , without love of go@@ o@@ dness . ”
Who will make them a@@ ware of their true con@@ dition and try to re@@ vi@@ ve them spiritually ?
If our d@@ ress always refle@@ cts our beli@@ ef in God , we will never feel ob@@ lig@@ ated to hold back from wit@@ ness@@ ing inform@@ ally because of em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass@@ ment over our appe@@ ar@@ ance . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 15 .
You may have heard about ban@@ di@@ ts who wa@@ ved g@@ un@@ s in their vi@@ c@@ tim@@ ’s face , dem@@ an@@ ding : “ Your money or your life ! ”
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , love for the world affe@@ cted some first - century Christians .
Daniel saw “ someone like a son of man ” recei@@ ving “ an in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely lasting rul@@ er@@ ship ” from “ the An@@ cient of Da@@ ys , ” Jehovah God .
What could those things be ?
Jesus used that comm@@ on idi@@ om to turn down Mar@@ y’s sub@@ tle su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion , and his ad@@ ded words , “ My h@@ our has not yet come , ” help us to see the reason for his doing so .
Com@@ mon@@ ly transl@@ ated “ Jehovah , ” the divine name comes from a Hebrew ver@@ b that can descri@@ be action and can be transl@@ ated “ to become . ”
After all , some today live in their own home , a few even in a man@@ sion or on a gr@@ and est@@ ate .
O@@ ver and over , David must have heard them n@@ er@@ v@@ ously re@@ pe@@ ating one word .
And in only a few months ’ time , over 7@@ ,000 of our public@@ ations in P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese had been h@@ an@@ ded out !
A Christian el@@ der nam@@ ed David says , “ Be@@ ing appreci@@ ative of what others do will help us to com@@ men@@ d others more often . ”
Tru@@ e , such ones u@@ su@@ ally do not im@@ medi@@ ately lo@@ se their lives .
Des@@ pite having come from ri@@ val nations , these worshipp@@ ers have be@@ at@@ en “ their s@@ words into p@@ low@@ sh@@ a@@ res , ” and they refu@@ se to “ learn war any@@ more . ”
On the contr@@ ary , he is happy to wel@@ come them home . ​ — Luke 15 : 22 - 24 .
Acc@@ ording to the su@@ pers@@ crip@@ tion , David com@@ posed this psal@@ m after he had com@@ mit@@ ted serious sin .
In U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine , many walk to the meetings , so they have time to talk and encoura@@ ge one another .
On one occasi@@ on , he had even ass@@ em@@ b@@ led his personal bo@@ d@@ y@@ gu@@ ard of 1@@ 00 war@@ ri@@ ors to hear the recorded Kingdom message .
Mo@@ ve the la@@ d@@ der as often as necess@@ ary to keep it close to your work .
Do not let your ad@@ or@@ n@@ ment be ex@@ ter@@ n@@ al ​ — the b@@ ra@@ i@@ ding of ha@@ ir and the we@@ aring of go@@ ld or@@ nam@@ ents or fine clo@@ thing — ​ but let it be the se@@ cre@@ t person of the heart in the inc@@ or@@ ru@@ p@@ ti@@ ble ad@@ or@@ n@@ ment of the qui@@ et and mil@@ d spirit , which is of great value in the eyes of God . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
After a long j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , the sons of Jac@@ o@@ b re@@ ached Egy@@ pt .
Th@@ ink how happy you would be if Jesus said of you what he said of Na@@ th@@ ana@@ el : “ See , [ a man ] in whom there is no dec@@ e@@ it . ”
La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ a seem@@ s to have had a consider@@ able number of Jews , some of whom ap@@ par@@ ently were qu@@ ite we@@ al@@ thy .
Jesus stated what many consider to be the most fam@@ ous instru@@ ction ever given regarding human rel@@ ations : “ All things , therefore , that you want men to do to you , you also must lik@@ e@@ wise do to them . ”
It was made possible by Jehovah’s blessing , the arrang@@ ements made by his organization , and the support of our de@@ ar brothers .
A princi@@ ple that helped her is refle@@ cted at 2 Timothy 2 : 15 , which says : “ Do your ut@@ most to present yourself appro@@ ved to God , a work@@ man with nothing to be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of . ”
Is this the right person for me ?
God will do the same for the new mission@@ aries .
To Job , “ hel@@ l ” was simply the gra@@ ve , where his suffering would end .
His pol@@ itical man@@ e@@ u@@ v@@ ers and al@@ li@@ an@@ ces , made and bro@@ ken , were desi@@ gn@@ ed to ma@@ xi@@ mi@@ ze his power , ad@@ v@@ ance his chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s care@@ ers , and ra@@ ise the B@@ or@@ gi@@ a family a@@ bo@@ ve all others .
He said : “ I shall certainly de@@ f@@ end this city to sa@@ ve it for my own s@@ ake and for the s@@ ake of David my serv@@ ant . ”
Let the Bible answer .
Consider first the matter of the s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws .
( Read Psalm 1@@ 19 : 27 , 34 . )
Their war@@ m expres@@ sions have been pre@@ served to give us confidence that we too can draw close to Jehovah . ​ — Psal@@ ms 23 , 34 , 1@@ 39 ; John 16 : 27 ; Romans 15 : 4 .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , what Jeremiah recorded 1@@ ,000 years after R@@ ac@@ hel@@ ’s death might se@@ em to be in@@ acc@@ ur@@ ate .
What re@@ war@@ ds do the pr@@ u@@ d@@ ent re@@ a@@ p ?
For example , the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol has for over si@@ x de@@ ca@@ des helped stud@@ ents to be effe@@ ctive teach@@ ers of God’s Word .
We are very happy with the ways we have been bless@@ ed by allow@@ ing Jehovah to direc@@ t us through his organization .
Jehovah , however , does not for@@ ce us to obey him .
To help over@@ come these problems , a wise cap@@ tain may eng@@ age the ser@@ vi@@ ces of a p@@ il@@ o@@ t who kno@@ ws the local w@@ at@@ ers in@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely .
Yes , happiness and satis@@ fac@@ tion come from ex@@ p@@ en@@ ding what we have to help others and to be a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement to them . ​ — Acts 20 : 35 .
In many c@@ as@@ es , the Bible will be in our hand , ready for use .
No doubt , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of people with whom you study the Bible will quic@@ k@@ ly be able to answer the pr@@ inted questions , using the information in the cor@@ respon@@ ding par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s .
He consider@@ ed his bel@@ o@@ ved brothers and sisters in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i to be his “ joy and cro@@ wn ” and ex@@ hor@@ ted them to “ stand fir@@ m in this way in the Lord . ”
This pro@@ ves that Jehovah is true to his word .
They deci@@ ded to atten@@ d the ass@@ em@@ bly first in order to receive spiritual food and enjoy Christian associ@@ ation .
So@@ on , that would change .
When we arri@@ ved , the family in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed me to a man I did not know , He@@ in@@ rich R@@ ei@@ f@@ f .
Yet , the illustr@@ ation was most f@@ it@@ ting .
11 : 7 , 8 ​ — What is the meaning of the st@@ at@@ ement : “ The light is also s@@ we@@ et , and it is good for the eyes to see the su@@ n . ”
“ How did we cop@@ e ?
H@@ app@@ ily , I was not har@@ m@@ ed , but that was the day my family dis@@ co@@ vered that I was de@@ a@@ f .
N@@ ever again will there be the need for a pro@@ long@@ ed contro@@ vers@@ y over the righ@@ t@@ ful@@ ness of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 33 : 33 ; 36 : 23 .
“ F@@ in@@ ally , I p@@ lu@@ cked up the courage and cont@@ ac@@ ted a relati@@ ve who is one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Ye@@ ars later , the Babyl@@ on@@ ians de@@ fe@@ ated the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans .
In ad@@ dition , when we see a bad situation develop@@ ing , we do well to do what we can to de@@ fu@@ se it .
14 : 17 ​ — In what way is ‘ the man of thinking a@@ bil@@ ities h@@ ated ’ ?
How can we use questions to ‘ draw up ’ the thoughts and feelings of a Bible stud@@ ent@@ ’s heart , but what should we keep in mind ?
He also wrote : “ I will praise Jehovah , who has given me ad@@ vice .
But the cha@@ f@@ f was g@@ one .
“ I never lik@@ ed stud@@ ying in school , but this study was fu@@ n .
How can we benefit from our ability to vis@@ u@@ al@@ ize things we have not seen ?
Th@@ r@@ ough his prophet Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k , Jehovah pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ds to ann@@ oun@@ ce a seri@@ es of fi@@ ve w@@ o@@ es , judg@@ ments that must be car@@ ri@@ ed out in pre@@ par@@ ing the earth for ha@@ bit@@ ation by God’s faithful worshi@@ p@@ ers .
Because of sh@@ ame , some who have sin@@ ned hold back from pra@@ ying .
R@@ es@@ pect your fri@@ end@@ ’s priv@@ ac@@ y .
To@@ gether they form God’s Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom .
“ T@@ E@@ R@@ R@@ O@@ R I@@ N S@@ Ã@@ O P@@ A@@ U@@ L@@ O . ”
Kingdom Ne@@ ws No . 1 was rel@@ eas@@ ed in 19@@ 18 .
The Scriptures say : “ God is in the heavens ; he does wh@@ atever he pleas@@ es . ”
So gu@@ ar@@ ds , don@@ ’t tr@@ ou@@ ble them by as@@ king them for a ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ te and don@@ ’t s@@ end them to col@@ le@@ ct a bur@@ ning pi@@ e@@ ce of char@@ co@@ al to light your ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ te .
Indeed , even now , our fir@@ m stand for God’s la@@ ws , such as those concer@@ ning marriage and se@@ x@@ u@@ al mor@@ ality , has led to ne@@ g@@ ative publi@@ city in some lands .
Why do Christians have par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar reg@@ ard for the el@@ der@@ ly ?
It is fine to arri@@ ve well before the op@@ ening s@@ ong and prayer so that we can wel@@ come vis@@ it@@ ors and then take in the whole pro@@ gra@@ m .
G@@ ro@@ wing dar@@ k@@ ness and d@@ ri@@ ving s@@ now were making it more and more difficult for the cre@@ w to lo@@ c@@ ate the be@@ ac@@ ons they needed to gu@@ i@@ de their ship to sa@@ f@@ ety .
Jehovah is your sh@@ a@@ de on your right hand .
And they are confid@@ ent that many more will yet become “ the s@@ ort that have faith to the pre@@ serving ali@@ ve of the soul . ”
Consider Ar@@ th@@ ur@@ ’s experience .
How did the need for the water of life ar@@ ise , and what is re@@ pres@@ ented by that water ?
▪ Gi@@ ve Th@@ an@@ ks to Jehovah and Be B@@ less@@ ed
Dis@@ respect cre@@ ates ten@@ sion in the home and lea@@ ds to bit@@ ter con@@ f@@ li@@ ct .
Some of those faithful ones were A@@ be@@ l , E@@ no@@ ch , and Noah and his family .
W@@ ater is taken up through the tre@@ e@@ ’s ro@@ o@@ ts and trans@@ por@@ ted to the lea@@ ves by a s@@ op@@ h@@ is@@ tic@@ ated “ p@@ lum@@ b@@ ing system . ”
Ger@@ har@@ d@@ t , an el@@ der , expla@@ ins that he and his wife inc@@ reas@@ ed their contribu@@ tions sign@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly after vis@@ iting an ass@@ em@@ bly in E@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
It seem@@ ed to enjoy le@@ ap@@ ing out of the water to c@@ atch in@@ se@@ cts .
Some of them were inst@@ inc@@ tive , but they were li@@ m@@ its n@@ one@@ th@@ eless .
It was again ful@@ filled when the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant were deli@@ vered from “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at ” in 19@@ 19 by the Gre@@ ater C@@ y@@ r@@ us , Jesus Christ .
An@@ i@@ ma@@ l flesh was not a part of man@@ ’s di@@ et pri@@ or to the F@@ lood .
To teach indi@@ gen@@ ous pe@@ op@@ les to read and wr@@ ite in their own language , a bro@@ ch@@ ure ent@@ it@@ led A@@ pp@@ ly Y@@ our@@ self to Re@@ ading and W@@ rit@@ ing is being a@@ da@@ p@@ ted for local use .
Hence , they experience no t@@ or@@ ment or pa@@ in@@ ful hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re .
Our Watch@@ ful@@ ness T@@ ak@@ es On Gre@@ ater U@@ r@@ g@@ enc@@ y
Paul com@@ pared the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al to a commun@@ ion me@@ al in ancient Israel .
Al@@ so , because of their dis@@ obedi@@ ence , the enti@@ re human family was on a p@@ ath le@@ ading to death .
* Still , he does ex@@ pect us to keep integrity .
( a ) What pro@@ vision may help us maintain a coura@@ ge@@ ous out@@ look ?
F@@ o@@ c@@ us on the re@@ war@@ ds .
What resul@@ ted from Solom@@ on@@ ’s el@@ ev@@ ating of true worship ?
Jehovah and His Son ​ — Ex@@ am@@ ples of Go@@ od M@@ ann@@ ers
One cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er ob@@ served that the gra@@ du@@ ates give “ exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent tal@@ ks and apply the material by using good reason@@ ing . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 13 .
A@@ no@@ ther time , a sister and I were out in service and no@@ tic@@ ed an o@@ d@@ d - loo@@ king l@@ eng@@ th of pi@@ pe on a w@@ in@@ do@@ w@@ s@@ ill .
Re@@ g@@ arding pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ ans who do not a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze for their er@@ r@@ ors , one ob@@ ser@@ ver said : “ Un@@ for@@ tun@@ ately they se@@ em to think that such an ad@@ mis@@ sion is a si@@ gn of we@@ ak@@ ness .
The value of the Com@@ p@@ lu@@ ten@@ si@@ an P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t does not dep@@ end mer@@ ely on the fact that it con@@ ta@@ ined the first pr@@ inted e@@ dition of the complete Greek Scriptures with that of the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t .
There , he was assign@@ ed to wa@@ s@@ h the bo@@ dies of dead sol@@ di@@ ers in pre@@ par@@ ation for their shi@@ p@@ ment to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the anointed are pri@@ mar@@ ily spo@@ ken of as “ the congregation . ”
Hence , in verse 15 we read that Jehovah himself said : “ This is my name to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , and this is the mem@@ ori@@ al of me to gener@@ ation after gener@@ ation . ”
( b ) How do you know that Satan is real ?
F@@ in@@ ally , in the s@@ pr@@ ing of 33 C.E . , the time had come for the Son of man to be deli@@ vered into the hands of the Ad@@ vers@@ ary to be b@@ ru@@ ised in the he@@ el by him .
What a man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation it was of this for@@ ward mo@@ v@@ ement when , in 195@@ 8 , New Yor@@ k C@@ ity saw the lar@@ g@@ est conven@@ tion that Jehovah’s Witnesses had ever had , the Di@@ v@@ ine Will In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational As@@ s@@ em@@ bly , with a pe@@ ak attend@@ ance of 2@@ 5@@ 3@@ ,@@ 9@@ 22 .
S@@ ur@@ pris@@ ingly , G@@ ide@@ on was se@@ cre@@ tly th@@ re@@ shing whe@@ at in a w@@ in@@ e@@ pres@@ s in order to conc@@ e@@ al his me@@ ag@@ er har@@ v@@ est from the M@@ idi@@ an@@ ites .
Yes , Jehovah is “ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous in power , ” and he is the S@@ ource of the “ d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic en@@ er@@ gy ” used to bring the enti@@ re uni@@ verse into ex@@ ist@@ ence .
“ S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah , ” pray@@ ed Sam@@ son , “ remember me , ple@@ ase , and strengthen me , ple@@ ase , just this once , O you the true God , and let me av@@ enge my@@ self upon the Phil@@ ist@@ ines with v@@ enge@@ ance for one of my two eyes . ”
He pro@@ posed that the c@@ z@@ ar support “ one of the great@@ est under@@ tak@@ ings in cr@@ itical and Bi@@ bli@@ cal study ” ​ — a publi@@ shed e@@ dition of the new@@ ly found man@@ us@@ crip@@ t , which was later plac@@ ed in The I@@ mp@@ eri@@ al Li@@ br@@ ary .
G@@ em@@ ari@@ ah and Mi@@ ca@@ iah
For instance , in case parents deci@@ de to imp@@ ose a cur@@ few , they could cho@@ ose a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c h@@ our that the children are requi@@ red to be at home .
When we ab@@ ound in good de@@ e@@ ds “ toward those rel@@ ated to us in the faith ” and are ready to share our time and res@@ our@@ ces with them , we not only de@@ e@@ pen our love for them but also help to buil@@ d a war@@ m and positi@@ ve spirit in the congregation . ​ — G@@ al .
Many people come to appreci@@ ate the fine conduct of Jehovah’s Witnesses , who imitate Jesus in this reg@@ ard .
The apostle Paul was one who su@@ ffered under cor@@ ru@@ pt Rom@@ an of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als .
M@@ in@@ or cr@@ ac@@ ks in the pa@@ v@@ ement can often be re@@ pa@@ i@@ red by co@@ ver@@ ing over the dam@@ ag@@ ed are@@ a .
On@@ ly Jehovah can make an acc@@ ur@@ ate “ es@@ tim@@ ate of hearts . ”
He died as an up@@ ho@@ l@@ der of his heavenly Fa@@ ther’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
That ev@@ ent led Jesus to say something un@@ expe@@ cted : “ It will be a difficult thing for a rich man to get into the kingdom of the heavens . . . .
Yes , beli@@ ef , or faith , is ess@@ enti@@ al .
The order “ to preach to the people and to give a thor@@ ough witness ” came to inclu@@ de others b@@ es@@ id@@ es the apostles .
No one did ; one ow@@ ner even told us : “ Ch@@ in@@ ese do not sel@@ l .
The Tru@@ th ​ — A B@@ in@@ ding Ti@@ e
C@@ op@@ ing With S@@ et@@ ba@@ c@@ ks
The ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved famili@@ es were in@@ cons@@ ol@@ able .
Even so , Adam made a consci@@ ous cho@@ ice to turn his back on his loving heavenly Father and jo@@ in this str@@ anger in res@@ is@@ ting God’s will .
Do Not Let F@@ le@@ sh@@ ly Des@@ i@@ re Be@@ come a God
Jesus had fore@@ told that the good news of the Kingdom would be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth .
( a ) Why do we call “ mul@@ ti@@ ple times ” at ho@@ m@@ es in our ter@@ rit@@ ory ?
Even our con@@ vers@@ ation should refle@@ ct such a foc@@ us .
I@@ magine that a w@@ atch@@ man su@@ spe@@ cts that a th@@ i@@ ef is pl@@ an@@ ning to bur@@ g@@ le the pre@@ mis@@ es he is gu@@ arding .
So it is eas@@ y to see who proved to be the real neigh@@ b@@ or of the w@@ oun@@ ded man .
Jehovah’s purpose for mankind was made evid@@ ent at the very beg@@ in@@ ning of human hist@@ ory .
6 ) What a mar@@ vel@@ ous pro@@ vision Jehovah has made for us through the ransom sacrifice of his de@@ ar Son ! ​ — Is@@ a .
But how does the great tri@@ bul@@ ation beg@@ in ?
If Davi@@ d’s ab@@ s@@ ence from the k@@ ing@@ ’s table was no@@ tic@@ ed , J@@ on@@ a@@ than was to tell his father that David had asked to be exc@@ used to take part in a family sacrifice .
N@@ early 3@@ 00 years ear@@ li@@ er , Jehovah had comman@@ ded the Israelites to k@@ ill all false worshipp@@ ers in the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , but they did not obey .
Why should Christians want to cultiv@@ ate self - control ?
Lo@@ o@@ king back over more than 50 years in special full - time service , I can only expres@@ s my deep appreciation and joy for Jehovah’s blessing upon our worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
We must not love the world , for its way of life appe@@ als to the sin@@ ful flesh and is di@@ am@@ et@@ ri@@ c@@ ally op@@ posed to Jehovah God’s standards .
In the mean@@ time , love helps us to keep on serving un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly because “ love . . . does not look for its own inter@@ ests . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 4 , 5 .
The Bible com@@ pa@@ res Christ’s relationship with the congregation to that of a husband with his wife .
That is one reason why we hum@@ bly sub@@ mit to the direction of appointed elders , giving them “ more than ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary consider@@ ation . ”
In fact , before at@@ tain@@ ing f@@ ame as a po@@ et , John M@@ il@@ t@@ on was already well - known for his tr@@ ac@@ ts on pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s and mor@@ als .
We should also stri@@ ve to help others spiritually .
We must put a fil@@ ter on our mind , stri@@ ving to b@@ lo@@ ck out the worl@@ d’s pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda to the ex@@ t@@ ent possible .
Your s@@ inc@@ ere concer@@ n will re@@ ach the heart and help you to ass@@ ist them .
J@@ U@@ N@@ E 6 - 8
The el@@ ements of fer@@ men@@ tation were already present in the gra@@ p@@ es .
These men loved the ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es of A@@ ris@@ to@@ tle and P@@ l@@ at@@ o and started teaching their ide@@ as in@@ stead of the truth from God’s Word .
Satan used the same t@@ ac@@ tic when he tri@@ ed to temp@@ t Jesus in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
I@@ magine my fam@@ il@@ y’s joy when I was sel@@ e@@ cted , along with two others from our to@@ wn , to atten@@ d a s@@ em@@ in@@ ary in S@@ t . M@@ ic@@ he@@ l de l@@ ’@@ A@@ tal@@ aye , Ha@@ it@@ i .
The fine out@@ come of Jo@@ si@@ ah’s re@@ form was that during “ all his days they did not turn asi@@ de from following Jehovah . ” ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 34 : 33 .
An@@ th@@ on@@ y : It is a fam@@ ous verse .
( Read Isaiah 5@@ 8 : 6 , 7 . )
Di@@ d you find practic@@ al ans@@ wers that really wor@@ ked ?
As might have been expe@@ cted , his O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x op@@ pon@@ ents had him ar@@ rest@@ ed in Rus@@ sia and ex@@ iled to Si@@ b@@ eri@@ a , where he died in 1@@ 7@@ 35 .
Do Not Se@@ ek “ Gre@@ at Th@@ ings ”
How vital that we find satis@@ fac@@ tion and ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment in what Jehovah provi@@ des in a spiritual way !
Hence , from a human point of view , their ch@@ an@@ ces of being vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous would se@@ em re@@ mo@@ te .
“ O@@ p@@ pose the Devil , and he will fle@@ e from you , ” promises James 4 : 7 .
Jehovah instru@@ cted A@@ ar@@ on and his faithful sons : “ Do not let your he@@ a@@ ds go ung@@ ro@@ om@@ ed , and you must not te@@ ar your gar@@ ments [ in m@@ our@@ ning ] , that you may not die and that [ Jehovah ] may not become indi@@ gn@@ ant against all the ass@@ em@@ bly . ”
His taking and e@@ ating the fru@@ it from the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad was an in@@ ten@@ tional act of dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
19 : 29 .
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents and teach@@ ers v@@ ary in their pre@@ fer@@ ences . For most stud@@ ents , though , atten@@ ding a few cl@@ as@@ ses taught by a qu@@ ali@@ fied teach@@ er makes lear@@ ning fa@@ ster and e@@ asi@@ er .
Even in a hous@@ eho@@ ld where the husband is an ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary serv@@ ant of God , a Christian wife real@@ iz@@ es that she needs to continue to work hard to buil@@ d up and maintain her own spiritu@@ ality .
But because of their bad cho@@ ice , humans ali@@ en@@ ated themselves from Jehovah , be@@ coming imper@@ fect , de@@ gener@@ ating , and d@@ ying .
A remin@@ der from someone in authority may be accepted gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ously , while counsel from a pe@@ er or a sub@@ or@@ din@@ ate may be re@@ je@@ cted ou@@ tri@@ ght .
His long - suffering before the F@@ lood allow@@ ed time for du@@ e war@@ ning to be given and a means of sal@@ vation to be buil@@ t .
On one occasi@@ on , they be@@ at my brother until they thought he was dead .
No@@ te what one experienced teach@@ er wrote in a book on the sub@@ ject : “ Go@@ od teaching is not a matter of spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c te@@ ch@@ ni@@ qu@@ es or st@@ y@@ les , pl@@ ans or actions . . . .
In the Scriptures , le@@ av@@ en at times den@@ o@@ tes cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion or sin .
Satan and his dem@@ ons thus prom@@ o@@ te and ag@@ gra@@ v@@ ate the evil per@@ pe@@ tr@@ ated by humans .
By this time , my bo@@ y@@ friend and I were married .
In contr@@ ast to the a@@ bo@@ ve Bi@@ bli@@ cal examples , consider the positi@@ ve attitude that the apostle Paul had : “ I am pur@@ su@@ ing down toward the go@@ al for the pri@@ ze of the up@@ ward call of God by means of Christ Jesus . ”
Ri@@ ch@@ ard continu@@ es : “ After we got to that f@@ ar@@ m , we lo@@ ad@@ ed our ba@@ ck@@ p@@ ac@@ ks , especially desi@@ gn@@ ed for car@@ r@@ ying the heav@@ y lo@@ a@@ ds .
So by the time he me@@ t Daniel , a form@@ er enem@@ y , G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el felt no h@@ at@@ red any more .
Not only will this bring us happiness but it will also make us re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ents of Jehovah’s mer@@ cy . ​ — Acts 20 : 35 ; James 2 : 13 .
That was a comm@@ on saying among ancient Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans .
A serv@@ ant se@@ es ang@@ eli@@ c ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 6 : 15 - 17
He is a God of great wisdom and loving care . ​ — Psalm 10@@ 4 : 13 - 15 , 24 , 25 ; Proverbs 3 : 19 , 20 .
While car@@ ing for necess@@ ary family matters may requi@@ re some cont@@ act with the dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed person , a Christian par@@ ent should stri@@ ve to avoid nee@@ d@@ less associ@@ ation .
H@@ um@@ ility is a ke@@ y .
It ad@@ ded : “ One can lo@@ c@@ ate some 30 or 40 spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar sal@@ es of ch@@ ur@@ ches in Ger@@ many within the last few years . ”
1@@ 19 : 27 .
His hard work and respect for authority were also well - known .
Then we sent the ro@@ l@@ ls in small am@@ oun@@ ts to imp@@ ris@@ oned fellow believers . ”
C@@ learly , then , God would not use Satan to p@@ un@@ ish the very same people who have been influ@@ enced by the Devil himself to do bad things !
He once began a dis@@ course by saying : “ M@@ en of A@@ th@@ ens , I b@@ eho@@ ld that in all things you se@@ em to be more given to the fear of the de@@ ities than others are .
On one occasi@@ on , we were invit@@ ed to the we@@ d@@ ding of one of my wi@@ fe@@ ’s relati@@ ves , who were not Witnesses .
Then , along with other Witnesses , we were for@@ ced to return to Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i and to the persecu@@ t@@ ors we had left be@@ h@@ ind .
He su@@ ffered some mem@@ ory lo@@ ss and was now pro@@ ne to viol@@ ence and mo@@ od s@@ w@@ ings .
He gave encourag@@ ement to his har@@ d@@ working apostles .
Mo@@ st of the men in to@@ wn wor@@ ked in a fac@@ t@@ ory that made we@@ ap@@ ons for the mil@@ it@@ ary .
Be sure to men@@ tion not only the challeng@@ es you fac@@ ed but also the things you enjo@@ yed .
Ma@@ in@@ tain hope .
A vi@@ r@@ tu@@ ous person has go@@ o@@ dness .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the expres@@ sion “ use it . . . as fine ste@@ war@@ ds ” is a comm@@ and .
Such devo@@ tion to the Word of God continued to live in the hearts of many p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ ms who sa@@ iled to col@@ on@@ ize N@@ or@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a .
These religious f@@ ra@@ u@@ ds are also descri@@ bed as “ false apostles , dec@@ e@@ it@@ ful work@@ ers , trans@@ form@@ ing themselves into apostles of Christ . ”
The deli@@ ci@@ ous s@@ n@@ ack gave them f@@ res@@ h en@@ er@@ gy to continue their t@@ our .
The Bible says of Jehovah : “ Per@@ fect is his activ@@ ity , for all his ways are justice .
Those who prac@@ tice mo@@ des@@ ty are re@@ war@@ ded with in@@ ner peace .
ON@@ C@@ E , I was so wor@@ n out from hi@@ ding and r@@ un@@ ning that I told my wife that it might even be a reli@@ ef to be ca@@ ught by the ar@@ my .
Why should parents have regul@@ ar family Bible discus@@ sions ?
A ca@@ su@@ al look into a mon@@ ast@@ er@@ y wa@@ ste@@ bas@@ ke@@ t reve@@ aled an ancient cop@@ y of the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t , or Greek transl@@ ation of the Hebrew Scriptures ​ — the ol@@ des@@ t one that had ever been dis@@ co@@ vered !
We did this by means of sign@@ als and written no@@ tes because of the con@@ st@@ ant th@@ re@@ at of e@@ av@@ es@@ d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ing by the St@@ as@@ i . ”
As a result , Greek educ@@ ation was some@@ what st@@ ag@@ n@@ ant . ”
* The courage that J@@ on@@ a@@ than displa@@ yed at Mi@@ ch@@ mas@@ h was evid@@ ent also in David .
C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ A@@ N L@@ I@@ F@@ E AN@@ D Q@@ U@@ AL@@ I@@ T@@ I@@ E@@ S B@@ as@@ is for T@@ ak@@ ing O@@ ff@@ en@@ se ?
When I was si@@ x months old , my father died , which left my mother with all the hous@@ eho@@ ld responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
“ My fav@@ or@@ ite s@@ crip@@ ture , ” she says , “ is Revelation 21 : 3 , 4 . ”
What did the physi@@ ci@@ an Luke repor@@ t happened to a young man , and how did that af@@ fect others ?
In dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish@@ ing the God of the Bible from others , those mission@@ aries did not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to make wide use of the divine name , trans@@ liter@@ ated I@@ eho@@ va in T@@ ah@@ iti@@ an .
When Jesus was before P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate , he said : “ For this I have been born , and for this I have come into the world , that I should be@@ ar witness to the truth . ”
AN@@ C@@ I@@ EN@@ T S@@ O@@ U@@ R@@ C@@ E@@ S have been inter@@ pre@@ ted as prophe@@ ci@@ es .
Wh@@ ere would the man be ?
How has the “ new heavens ” been esta@@ bli@@ shed , and in what sense is the “ new earth ” being pre@@ pared today ?
Of greater import@@ ance than giving materi@@ ally is giving spiritually to ass@@ ist members of the ex@@ pan@@ ding Christian congregation .
O@@ W@@ E@@ N , a two - and - a - half - year - old bo@@ y , was pla@@ ying in the ba@@ thro@@ om of his home .
The apostle John beg@@ ins with the thr@@ ill@@ ing words : “ I saw a new heaven and a new earth ; for the form@@ er heaven and the form@@ er earth had pas@@ sed away , and the se@@ a is no more . ”
As@@ k of me , that I may give nations as your in@@ her@@ it@@ ance . ’ ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 2 : 7 , 8 .
And others will receive the re@@ ward of everlasting life on a par@@ adise earth .
If he was about the same age as Jesus or perhaps some@@ what older , he would have been about 50 years old when he me@@ t with the other apostles in Jerusalem in the year 4@@ 9 C.E .
When the day arri@@ ved , the first to speak was 15 - year - old Mal@@ w@@ ina .
So it is important to be sel@@ e@@ ctive .
Because of the simil@@ ar@@ ities between our work and that of A@@ mo@@ s , we will benefit great@@ ly from consider@@ ing his example .
One refer@@ ence work says that this ex@@ hor@@ tation “ is not an appe@@ al for attention only ; it is a dem@@ and for a certain attitude : an e@@ ag@@ er rec@@ ep@@ tiv@@ ity toward the teachings . ”
If Ca@@ in sh@@ ared this beli@@ ef , he was to@@ t@@ ally wrong .
They even asked for our ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines . ”
On the return vis@@ it , O@@ po@@ ku asked the pioneer : “ Do you know me ?
The Jews per@@ form@@ ed cle@@ ans@@ ing r@@ ites upon themselves .
Yet , with confidence he said to his Father : “ Let , not my will , but your@@ s take place . ”
For this reason , he appreci@@ ates the value of a se@@ a an@@ cho@@ r .
God “ does not desire any to be destro@@ yed but desi@@ res all to at@@ tain to rep@@ ent@@ ance . ”
Because Noah was obedi@@ ent .
Such st@@ atu@@ tes pre@@ served the spiritual pur@@ ity of God’s people and pre@@ pared them to be able to recogn@@ ize the Messi@@ ah .
However , no Bible transl@@ ation was yet a@@ vail@@ able in P@@ ol@@ ish .
Isaiah also said : “ The p@@ ath of the righteous one is u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness . ”
Jehovah V@@ alu@@ es Your O@@ be@@ di@@ ence
We are living in times that are be@@ coming more difficult for Christians .
O@@ u@@ t of gen@@ u@@ ine concer@@ n , Jehovah is always w@@ atch@@ ing over us , ever ready to ex@@ ten@@ d help wh@@ en@@ ever we ask for it .
( L@@ ef@@ t ) My mother and father
( New In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational V@@ er@@ sion ) Scrip@@ tur@@ ally , death is a st@@ ate of n@@ on@@ ex@@ ist@@ ence .
We do know , though , that their com@@ pos@@ er was an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent mu@@ si@@ ci@@ an .
5 : 2 , 3 .
However , we know from other s@@ crip@@ tures that such is not his will .
Like other s@@ inc@@ ere Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ists , he was taught deep respect for the wisdom of the y@@ el@@ low - ro@@ bed mon@@ ks who came to the house each da@@ wn for al@@ ms .
She also sent her a sh@@ ort message vi@@ a c@@ el@@ lu@@ la@@ r p@@ ho@@ ne : “ Th@@ an@@ ks so much for our study today !
He cho@@ se to en@@ ter a different r@@ ace ​ — the r@@ ace for life , as a Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er .
W@@ ould she be thinking about how little she was going to contribu@@ te com@@ pared with what she may have been able to give when her husband was ali@@ ve ?
What is the real reason that the s@@ pr@@ out wi@@ thers in the second ty@@ pe of so@@ il mentioned in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation ?
To beg@@ in with , the Bible states that only a li@@ mit@@ ed number of faithful Christians ​ — nam@@ ely , 14@@ 4@@ ,000 of them — ​ are ra@@ ised as spirit cre@@ atu@@ res to live in heaven .
Many others , however , view things differ@@ ently .
I spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally remember one group ​ — Jehovah’s Witnesses — ​ being mentioned , since they su@@ p@@ po@@ se@@ dly re@@ pres@@ ented the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t .
O@@ f@@ ten , we discus@@ s how prophe@@ ci@@ es in the Bible have come true .
With those words the apostle Paul high@@ ligh@@ ted the power of God’s word to t@@ ou@@ ch hearts and to trans@@ form lives .
Th@@ ink of the kindness and com@@ pas@@ sion he displa@@ yed as “ he took the children into his ar@@ ms and began blessing them . ”
; J@@ am@@ is@@ on , R .
Does anyone really care ?
O@@ r will he har@@ b@@ or res@@ ent@@ ment and je@@ al@@ ous@@ y over no longer having the privilege that he once had ?
When speaking to Mar@@ th@@ a about the resurrection of the dead , he said : “ He that exerc@@ ises faith in me , even though he dies , will come to life ; and ever@@ yone that is living and exerc@@ ises faith in me will never die at all . ”
“ He that is wal@@ king in integrity will walk in se@@ cur@@ ity , but he that is making his ways cro@@ o@@ ked will make himself known .
U@@ se@@ ful acc@@ oun@@ ts she@@ d@@ ding light on important mo@@ v@@ ements sur@@ face in his writ@@ ings al@@ one . They are from s@@ our@@ ces of knowledge no longer acc@@ es@@ sible .
With such s@@ we@@ ep@@ ing po@@ wers being at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted to wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft , it is not sur@@ pris@@ ing that it has become so po@@ pul@@ ar .
Does it not make us happy to see that Jehovah makes his teachings clear to us ?
( Read E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 7 : 2 , 4 . )
To benefit from God’s mer@@ cy , rep@@ ent@@ ant wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers today must lik@@ e@@ wise take action .
So how would Be@@ z@@ al@@ el fulf@@ ill his com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated t@@ ask ?
As a con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence , a per@@ ver@@ ted , coun@@ ter@@ fe@@ it Christi@@ an@@ ity appe@@ ared on the world st@@ age .
In many ways Fa@@ ther’s life remin@@ ds me of that of the apostle Paul .
By giving pri@@ or@@ ity to spiritual matters , we can “ be@@ ar fru@@ it with end@@ ur@@ ance ”
The col@@ on@@ el ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ Not long ag@@ o I b@@ ought a Bible , and I am now reading it . ”
He lived by the words of Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart and do not le@@ an upon your own understanding .
The work of the w@@ atch@@ man class is not yet over .
He ac@@ qui@@ red these on be@@ half of The John R@@ yl@@ ands Li@@ br@@ ary in M@@ an@@ ch@@ es@@ ter , Eng@@ land .
( b ) Why is making decisions on this matter so serious ?
Al@@ so , some had married “ A@@ sh@@ do@@ di@@ te , A@@ m@@ mon@@ ite and Mo@@ a@@ bi@@ te wi@@ ves . ”
They may feel the same way about you .
The of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als told me that I would be tri@@ ed again in si@@ x months and that it would be better for me to leave the dist@@ ri@@ ct enti@@ r@@ ely .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , the elders and others in the congregation pla@@ y a very important ro@@ le .
So we spoke to the P@@ u@@ er@@ to R@@ ic@@ o B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e about our mo@@ ving here .
The matter of d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing is another are@@ a in which we need to cultiv@@ ate vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e .
In that same year , God’s people were rel@@ eas@@ ed from sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic cap@@ tiv@@ ity to Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at .
There was a bi@@ g fi@@ ght , and she left .
Y@@ ou@@ ths , though , do not always wel@@ come such cor@@ rection .
R@@ ati@@ on@@ ing water and Kaku@@ ma Re@@ fu@@ ge@@ e C@@ am@@ p : C@@ our@@ t@@ es@@ y Re@@ fu@@ ge@@ es In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational
These are not is@@ ol@@ ated c@@ as@@ es .
In rec@@ ent years the branch has been working very hard to pro@@ du@@ ce sever@@ al public@@ ations in F@@ S@@ L on D@@ V@@ D .
If so , why does the Bible descri@@ be Satan as speaking with Jesus Christ and with Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God himself ?
In his letter to the congregation in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i , Paul wrote regarding Timothy : “ I have no one el@@ se of a dis@@ position like his who will gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely care for the things per@@ tain@@ ing to you . ”
O@@ ver what is@@ sue do they bat@@ tle , and with whom ?
F@@ e@@ b .
A Bal@@ an@@ ced A@@ t@@ titu@@ de T@@ ow@@ ard Wor@@ k
We got married in De@@ c@@ ember 19@@ 7@@ 1 , and I am gr@@ ate@@ ful that ever since , she has sta@@ yed by my side and supp@@ or@@ ted me .
I soon learned that I was not in@@ dis@@ p@@ en@@ sa@@ ble , nor was my proble@@ m uni@@ que .
When death se@@ par@@ ates family members , such great lo@@ ss can result in deep s@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
Jesus follow@@ ed this pat@@ ter@@ n .
Some brothers and sisters have become so eng@@ ro@@ s@@ sed in worl@@ dly pur@@ su@@ its that they no longer have time for personal study , meetings , or the ministry .
Jehovah wants us to imitate his gener@@ os@@ ity .
There have been difficul@@ ties while transl@@ ating the Eng@@ l@@ ish New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation into other langu@@ ages .
On the contr@@ ary , his purpose was that men and women enjoy perfect health in Par@@ adise .
No , it is not ow@@ ing to works , in order that no man should have gr@@ ound for bo@@ a@@ sting . ”
We S@@ to@@ od Fir@@ m for the Kingdom
The school princi@@ p@@ al appro@@ ved , and that arrang@@ ement la@@ sted until my sister gra@@ du@@ ated .
Ser@@ ving Al@@ ong@@ side Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful F@@ el@@ low B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ers
In a wonderful way , Jehovah’s Witnesses today are un@@ ited in true worship .
A hum@@ ble person who pu@@ ts for@@ th this kind of effort will in@@ deed be able to get to know God .
All of this led me to a life of pro@@ s@@ titu@@ tion .
Do we not appreci@@ ate such st@@ er@@ ling examples of loy@@ al@@ ty ?
Why did Paul experience such feelings ?
However , V@@ ic@@ t@@ or@@ ine is not temp@@ ted to ste@@ al .
Jesus Christ , though , is le@@ ading me@@ ek ones into a pe@@ ace@@ ful new world , where obedi@@ ent mankind will be un@@ ited in the worship of Jehovah God and will pres@@ s for@@ ward toward per@@ fe@@ ction .
We should also show respect to those who@@ se religious beli@@ ef@@ s di@@ ff@@ er from our@@ s .
Be@@ fore lea@@ ving , the young man offered to study the Bible with me , using the Tru@@ th book .
Because of the circumstances he was in , Paul was under pres@@ sure from the two pos@@ si@@ bil@@ ities o@@ pen to him : life or death .
19 , 20 . ( a ) Why may a Christi@@ an’s fine conduct bring glory to God ?
In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tions were held there in 198@@ 5 .
Ex@@ pla@@ in . ( b ) What will we now consider ?
Because we did not have a place of our own to go to between congregations , we sta@@ yed through M@@ on@@ day , travel@@ ing to the next congregation on Tu@@ es@@ day mor@@ ning .
Since he was dead , the P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h got no use at all out of those ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive ob@@ je@@ cts .
• What can individu@@ al Christians do to show their gen@@ u@@ ine interest in the el@@ der@@ ly ?
What a fine example for ad@@ ul@@ ts to imitate ! ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 13 .
( a ) How were H@@ ann@@ ah , Eli@@ j@@ ah , and Paul re@@ war@@ ded ?
J@@ a@@ el had to think f@@ ast .
Many mission@@ aries dedic@@ ate 1@@ 30 h@@ our@@ s a mon@@ th to the field ministry .
In his de@@ ta@@ iled prophecy about the conclu@@ sion of this system of things , Jesus said : “ This gener@@ ation will by no means pas@@ s away until all these things ha@@ p@@ pen . ”
Do you ze@@ al@@ ously preach the good news ?
By then Jerusalem , their great@@ est reason to rejo@@ ice in Jehovah , had been des@@ ol@@ ated .
St@@ ore U@@ p He@@ av@@ en@@ ly T@@ re@@ a@@ sures
“ When our congregation was di@@ vi@@ ded into two congregations , I was given many ad@@ di@@ tional responsi@@ bil@@ ities as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant , ” says C@@ ho@@ ong Ke@@ on .
I have been t@@ ested , but with Jehovah’s help I am able to cop@@ e . ”
M@@ an@@ au@@ re
When of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als of the rul@@ ing par@@ ty learned of our neu@@ tr@@ al stand on pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s , they tri@@ ed to for@@ ce us to bu@@ y par@@ ty mem@@ ber@@ ship car@@ ds .
And the fri@@ end@@ ship can last forever !
So@@ on , God’s love for mankind will move him to ju@@ dge all religious h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites by means of Jesus .
When you are b@@ es@@ et by challeng@@ ing circumstances , be as@@ sur@@ ed that Jehovah ca@@ res for you and will su@@ sta@@ in you .
They can cause a we@@ ak@@ ening of our faith or even the lo@@ ss of it . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , then , true happiness does not dep@@ end upon we@@ al@@ th , f@@ ame , ar@@ t@@ is@@ tic accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments , or ph@@ il@@ an@@ thro@@ pi@@ c pur@@ su@@ its .
If you remain faithful and obedi@@ ent to Jehovah , your parents will rejo@@ ice .
Then , while I was in N@@ ic@@ o@@ ya in 19@@ 7@@ 1 , I re@@ turned to vis@@ it my family .
Jehovah himself has been pati@@ ent .
( a ) What purpose have organiz@@ ational ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments served ?
When I re@@ turned to S@@ we@@ den , I learned about a new work com@@ men@@ c@@ ing in many coun@@ tri@@ es thr@@ ough@@ out the world ​ — the dist@@ ri@@ ct work .
The sur@@ ge of strong emo@@ tions within him was evid@@ ent as his eyes bri@@ m@@ m@@ ed with te@@ ars .
Yes , we may know what is right , but at times , the chall@@ enge is to do it !
And what can help us to cultiv@@ ate this godly tra@@ it ?
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : In I@@ stan@@ bu@@ l a brother wit@@ nesses inform@@ ally to his ba@@ r@@ ber , o@@ ffering him the Go@@ od Ne@@ ws bro@@ ch@@ ure
For over a century , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of our fellow believers thr@@ ough@@ out the world have been persecu@@ ted and imp@@ ris@@ oned just because they served Jehovah .
As we have no@@ ted in the two pre@@ ce@@ ding artic@@ les , con@@ di@@ tions were very bad in the land of Juda@@ h in Ha@@ bak@@ kuk@@ ’s day .
If all the sheep were to lo@@ se their first love , the “ lam@@ p@@ stand , ” or congregation , would no longer ex@@ ist .
The re@@ ality that langu@@ ages change over time also app@@ lies to the langu@@ ages into which the Bible has been transl@@ ated .
That spirit is the most powerful for@@ ce in the uni@@ verse , so it can certainly e@@ qui@@ p us to face succ@@ ess@@ fully any tri@@ al or temp@@ tation that may come our way .
How so@@ ber@@ ing and thr@@ ill@@ ing to know that we are not working al@@ one as s@@ ow@@ ers of Kingdom truth !
God’s angels support and prote@@ ct his servants What less@@ on can we learn from the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s ?
• What fe@@ atu@@ res of the A@@ t@@ on@@ ement Da@@ y pointed to the way that Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice is app@@ lied ?
It takes time to learn a language , especially when we are sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by di@@ str@@ actions .
With good in@@ ten@@ tions , we may respon@@ d quic@@ k@@ ly .
Yes , in many ways Jehovah’s Witnesses are s@@ pre@@ ading the Kingdom good news in col@@ or@@ ful Ha@@ it@@ i , just as they are doing in 2@@ 34 other lands around the g@@ lo@@ be .
After my vis@@ it to Bethel , I pray@@ ed for Jehovah’s help and began teaching my children the Bible with r@@ ene@@ wed determin@@ ation . ”
Abraham “ saw ” himself living in a per@@ man@@ ent place gover@@ ned by Jehovah .
When he real@@ ized that he had bless@@ ed Jac@@ o@@ b , Isa@@ a@@ c did not seek to change that .
Tru@@ e Christians look after or@@ ph@@ ans and wi@@ do@@ ws materi@@ ally , spiritually , and emo@@ tion@@ ally
A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der F@@ le@@ m@@ ing In 19@@ 28 , this S@@ co@@ t@@ t@@ ish re@@ sear@@ ch@@ er dis@@ co@@ vered an an@@ ti@@ bi@@ o@@ tic sub@@ st@@ ance he nam@@ ed p@@ en@@ ic@@ ill@@ in .
How would R@@ a@@ ha@@ b and her hous@@ eho@@ ld be deli@@ vered ?
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , for us “ to walk wor@@ th@@ ily of Jehovah , ” we must be “ filled with the acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion . ”
In 1@@ 5@@ 4@@ 4 the du@@ ke also dec@@ re@@ ed that the P@@ ol@@ ish people of his lands should hear por@@ tions of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures read to them in their language .
19 : 1 - 3 .
There is no indic@@ ation that they deli@@ ber@@ ately tri@@ ed to avoid work .
• How can parents set a good example with reg@@ ard to prayer and Bible study ?
G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S D@@ W@@ EL@@ L@@ IN@@ G : The Bible teach@@ es that there are two “ real@@ ms ” ​ — a spirit real@@ m where spirit cre@@ atu@@ res with spirit bo@@ dies ex@@ ist and a physical real@@ m cons@@ is@@ ting of our earth and the uni@@ verse .
One of the Eng@@ l@@ ish - speaking worl@@ d’s fam@@ ous po@@ e@@ ts , John M@@ il@@ t@@ on ( 1@@ 6@@ 0@@ 8 - 1@@ 6@@ 7@@ 4 ) , wrote Par@@ adise Lo@@ st and its se@@ qu@@ el Par@@ adise Re@@ ga@@ ined .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful I am that I stu@@ ck it out , for qu@@ it@@ ting would have chang@@ ed my life forever ! ​ — Isaiah 26 : 3 , 4 .
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They at first thought that someone had left a k@@ it@@ ten there .
And the circum@@ c@@ ised believers who had come with Peter were am@@ a@@ zed , because the free gift of the holy spirit was being p@@ our@@ ed out also on people of the nations . ”
In fact , contro@@ l@@ ling our body in order to do good is one of the best ways to avoid doing bad .
1 , 2 . ( a ) Why are some pu@@ z@@ z@@ led when Christians are spo@@ ken against , but why should such spe@@ e@@ ch not sur@@ pris@@ e us ?
On the other hand , the expres@@ sion “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit ” imp@@ lies that the qualities lis@@ ted are , not the resul@@ ts of efforts in so - called char@@ ac@@ ter develop@@ ment or person@@ ality en@@ h@@ an@@ c@@ ement , but the resul@@ ts of the op@@ er@@ ation of God’s spirit on a person .
Y@@ oung Ri@@ ch@@ ard was one of those Witnesses .
God p@@ uni@@ shed them by pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ting them from again materi@@ al@@ iz@@ ing human bo@@ dies .
F@@ i@@ g@@ s were of great import@@ ance in the Israel@@ ite di@@ et .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the world is pas@@ sing away and so is its desire , but he that does the will of God rema@@ ins forever . ” ​ — 1 John 2 : 16 , 17 .
F@@ R@@ I@@ EN@@ D@@ S F@@ O@@ R@@ E@@ V@@ E@@ R
While we are not bl@@ ind to the sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings of our brothers , we do not foc@@ us on these .
They make up the Kingdom govern@@ ment , which will rule for a th@@ ous@@ and years .
The fes@@ ti@@ val gave them am@@ ple opportunity to refle@@ ct on Jehovah’s fa@@ ther@@ ly care .
A car@@ ing n@@ ur@@ se may w@@ ra@@ p a ban@@ da@@ ge or a com@@ pres@@ s around a vi@@ c@@ tim@@ ’s in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed body part to give it support .
In his clo@@ sing prayer before lea@@ ving that u@@ pp@@ er ro@@ om in Jerusalem , Jesus said to his Father : “ I have given your word to them , but the world has h@@ ated them , because they are no part of the world , just as I am no part of the world .
In ad@@ dition to do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ al dis@@ cre@@ pan@@ ci@@ es , I was tr@@ oub@@ led by the n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ is@@ tic ide@@ as taught by the M@@ or@@ m@@ ons .
All who would have divine blessings must stri@@ ve to be godly , truly appreci@@ ating spiritual things .
Satan had special reason to foc@@ us his attention on ancient Israel .
To remain Kingdom c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens , we need not only to know God’s standards but also to love them .
For instance , some famili@@ es may enjoy ho@@ l@@ ding prac@@ tice s@@ essi@@ ons when consider@@ ing the “ Pe@@ er - P@@ res@@ sure P@@ l@@ an@@ ner ” on pages 1@@ 32 and 1@@ 33 .
Hence , their sa@@ dness . ​ — Luke 24 : 15 - 21 ; Acts 1 : 6 .
Many Israelites think that Jehovah will not deli@@ ver David from cal@@ am@@ ity at the hands of Ab@@ sal@@ om and his co@@ hor@@ ts .
When a bro@@ ther’s faith fal@@ ters , as did Pet@@ er@@ ’s , will we ex@@ ten@@ d a help@@ ing hand ?
E@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ Y@@ ON@@ E enjo@@ ys a fine me@@ al .
We can emp@@ h@@ ati@@ c@@ ally and hon@@ es@@ tly say that each true Christian should be making his or her own exam@@ in@@ ation of the Bible .
That helped him to end@@ ure se@@ v@@ ere op@@ position .
W@@ H@@ I@@ T@@ E is often associ@@ ated with light , sa@@ f@@ ety , and cle@@ an@@ ness .
In the Christian congregation , Jehovah does not requi@@ re us to offer such for@@ ma@@ l , material sacrific@@ es .
For example , G@@ l@@ ori@@ a , who is serving where the need is great in the Eng@@ l@@ ish field in O@@ a@@ x@@ ac@@ a , fin@@ ds it especially eas@@ y to star@@ t con@@ vers@@ ations that way .
( Na@@ hu@@ m 1 : 1 – 3 : 19 )
Un@@ able to get out , this ba@@ by was cont@@ ent to co@@ o and g@@ ur@@ g@@ le happ@@ ily while the gro@@ wn - up@@ s were tal@@ king .
O@@ u@@ t of respect for the princi@@ ple of he@@ ad@@ ship , E@@ ve should have s@@ ought ad@@ vice before making any decision .
See The Watchtower , J@@ anu@@ ary 1 , 199@@ 8 , for Bro@@ ther V@@ an der Bi@@ j@@ l@@ ’s life st@@ ory , “ There Is No@@ thing Bet@@ ter T@@ ha@@ n the Tru@@ th . ”
Mo@@ a@@ bi@@ te and M@@ idi@@ an@@ ite women are then used to lu@@ re Israel@@ ite men into im@@ mor@@ ality and i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , con@@ di@@ tions for Jehovah’s Witnesses rema@@ ined difficult .
What as@@ pe@@ cts of the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c conven@@ tions mer@@ it our attention ?
The Bible ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges , though , that “ m@@ ere op@@ pres@@ sion may make a wise one act c@@ ra@@ z@@ y . ”
“ Jehovah became the clo@@ s@@ est person to me , and he is still my clo@@ s@@ est friend . ”
It was a real joy to be back where I had started my special full - time service over 40 years ear@@ li@@ er .
C@@ ould pla@@ ying viol@@ ent com@@ pu@@ ter g@@ ames af@@ fect one@@ ’s relationship with Jehovah ?
In S@@ wa@@ h@@ il@@ i , the m@@ oun@@ tain is refer@@ red to as Mu@@ li@@ ma ya Mo@@ to ​ — M@@ oun@@ tain of F@@ i@@ re .
Con@@ di@@ tions deter@@ i@@ or@@ ate as dis@@ obedi@@ ent ang@@ eli@@ c sons of God take women as wi@@ ves and pro@@ du@@ ce viol@@ ent gi@@ ants called N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m .
E@@ ven@@ tually , on Ju@@ ne 8 , 19@@ 7@@ 7 , Na@@ than pas@@ sed off the earthly sc@@ ene .
As a perfect man , Jesus had pro@@ spe@@ cts similar to those of Adam before he sin@@ ned .
While gre@@ ed may be eas@@ y to de@@ te@@ ct in others , it is not so eas@@ y to de@@ te@@ ct in ourselves .
Satan uses everything in his power ​ — from temp@@ t@@ ations to ou@@ tri@@ ght persecu@@ tion — ​ to try to keep humans under his control .
Peter ex@@ hor@@ ted : “ H@@ old a good conscience , so that in the par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar in which you are spo@@ ken against they may get a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed who are speaking s@@ ligh@@ t@@ ingly of your good conduct in con@@ ne@@ ction with Christ . ”
How fo@@ ol@@ ish to be di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted by or long@@ ingly look back at what we have left be@@ h@@ ind in the world !
Pe@@ ople even dec@@ ei@@ ve themselves .
C@@ learly , faith and love are powerful qualities .
The cl@@ er@@ gy consider@@ ed the W@@ al@@ den@@ ses ign@@ or@@ ant and ill@@ it@@ er@@ ate , but in 1@@ 1@@ 7@@ 9 , V@@ au@@ d@@ è@@ s s@@ ought of@@ fi@@ cial author@@ iz@@ ation for his preaching from P@@ op@@ e A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der I@@ I@@ I .
No@@ tice that the cu@@ re for He@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ ah’s ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness was hum@@ ility .
Di@@ d the Jewish religious lead@@ ers di@@ gn@@ i@@ fy others in that way ?
After her death , I was deep@@ ly h@@ ur@@ t when un@@ believ@@ ing in - la@@ ws acc@@ used me of ca@@ using her death by emp@@ lo@@ ying wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft .
It is truly ast@@ on@@ ish@@ ing : every@@ where on earth we find st@@ ori@@ es of a great pri@@ me@@ val f@@ lood . ”
I know that it will take time , but I am star@@ ting to feel that I really can draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah , and I feel that a we@@ i@@ ght has been li@@ f@@ ted off me . ”
They , in turn , can make sure that the you@@ ng@@ er ones take the matter seri@@ ously .
They may even ac@@ knowledge that this could be good for the family .
And your name ?
Since 19@@ 19 he has set before “ the faithful ste@@ ward ” “ a large do@@ or ” that lea@@ ds to Kingdom preaching that no op@@ pos@@ er can shu@@ t .
( 3 ) The apostle Peter dra@@ ws heav@@ ily on the F@@ lood account in writ@@ ing to fellow Christians . ​ — 2 Peter 2 : 5 ; 3 : 5 , 6 .
Be@@ ing sla@@ ves of God is not op@@ pres@@ sive .
They pray@@ ed for Jehovah’s help before fi@@ gh@@ ting , but they were de@@ fe@@ ated t@@ wi@@ ce , with sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant lo@@ s@@ ses .
Consider first the Hebrew Scriptures .
I don@@ ’t think I want to see you . ” “ But M@@ r@@ s .
O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ al prin@@ ting pres@@ ses in A@@ nt@@ wer@@ p , B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m
You pro@@ ba@@ bly di@@ ff@@ er as much as the Hebrew you@@ ths in ancient Egy@@ pt differ@@ ed from young Moses .
Th@@ an@@ ks to that bro@@ ch@@ ure , my teach@@ er n@@ om@@ in@@ ated me ‘ stud@@ ent of the we@@ ek . ’ ”
In what ways does Jehovah reve@@ al a prop@@ er men@@ tal attitude to us ?
□ Who is Jesus Christ ?
• What fac@@ t@@ ors can help us to understand why Jehovah stru@@ ck U@@ z@@ z@@ ah dead ?
When faith in God mo@@ ves a person to preach the good news , how does Jehovah receive that one@@ ’s praise ?
The brother as@@ sur@@ ed me that my feelings were under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble , for he himself had experienced similar feelings .
I was able to pul@@ l her out of that m@@ ess , but her sh@@ o@@ es rema@@ ined stu@@ ck in the mu@@ d .
The qu@@ ality of love should also stand out in our ministry .
W@@ ould you teach him that it is en@@ ough to feel gr@@ ate@@ ful ?
Jehovah can become wh@@ atever is necess@@ ary to fulf@@ ill his purpose . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 3 : 14 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
How should the older men view the flo@@ ck ?
Jesus spoke of an un@@ u@@ su@@ al develop@@ ment that would sign@@ al that the end was im@@ min@@ ent .
But it was not because of his old age .
Even though their prayer was well - pre@@ pared , those L@@ ev@@ ites were hum@@ ble and felt that the qu@@ ality of their words could not fully expres@@ s the praise Jehovah really deser@@ ves .
The boo@@ ks of the Christian Greek Scriptures have such dist@@ inc@@ tive mar@@ ks .
The car@@ t bel@@ ong@@ ing to the col@@ on@@ y c@@ he@@ ese fac@@ t@@ ory pas@@ sed by the home of one family without col@@ le@@ cting their mil@@ k , den@@ ying them their only s@@ ource of in@@ come .
A@@ P@@ P@@ R@@ E@@ C@@ I@@ AT@@ E P@@ U@@ R@@ E W@@ O@@ R@@ SHI@@ P
After I had been through ten months of “ re@@ ha@@ bil@@ it@@ ation , ” my cap@@ t@@ ors deci@@ ded that it was time I put on a mil@@ it@@ ary uni@@ form .
What does the future hold ?
Gen@@ er@@ ally , the se@@ ab@@ or@@ ne pre@@ ach@@ ers were me@@ t with a com@@ bin@@ ation of cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity , war@@ m@@ th , and tra@@ di@@ tional is@@ land ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality .
As for James and John , we read : “ At once lea@@ ving the bo@@ at and their father , they follow@@ ed him . ”
How did Satan show himself to be an opportun@@ ist ?
We gain that knowledge by exam@@ ining the Go@@ sp@@ els .
You would find commun@@ ic@@ ation ne@@ arly imp@@ os@@ sible in this situation .
We can also have the satis@@ fac@@ tion that comes from know@@ ing that we are imit@@ ating the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , Jesus Christ .
One way is by means of our preaching activ@@ ity .
194@@ 3 V@@ al@@ id@@ ating of the Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ic covenant
What can help us not to be anxi@@ ous over anything and to experience “ the peace of God ” ?
There will be no stay of ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion , and there will be no l@@ ing@@ ering doub@@ ts about the justice of the s@@ ent@@ ence .
Scrip@@ tur@@ ally , wh@@ atever happiness ple@@ asure off@@ ers is at best temp@@ or@@ ary .
He thus expres@@ sed his confidence that Jehovah would not for@@ get his g@@ ri@@ ef but would lo@@ v@@ ingly care for him and prote@@ ct him .
The f@@ at c@@ ow@@ s and the heal@@ thy ear@@ s of gra@@ in re@@ pres@@ ented se@@ ven years of pl@@ ent@@ y in Egy@@ pt , while the le@@ an c@@ ow@@ s and the si@@ ck@@ ly ear@@ s of gra@@ in pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed se@@ ven years of fam@@ ine that would follow the years of pl@@ ent@@ y .
He was about to pro@@ du@@ ce his high@@ est earthly cre@@ ation .
The chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s good conduct might help to draw the un@@ believ@@ ing par@@ ent to true worship .
And at 1 Peter 3 : 20 , we read : “ In No@@ ah’s days , . . . a few people , that is , ei@@ ght sou@@ ls , were car@@ ri@@ ed sa@@ f@@ ely through the water . ”
The inspired words of the prophet Isaiah prove true : “ The gre@@ en gr@@ ass has d@@ ri@@ ed up , the b@@ lo@@ s@@ som has wi@@ ther@@ ed ; but as for the word of our God , it will last to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ” ​ — Isaiah 40 : 8 .
Bro@@ ther L@@ et@@ t out@@ l@@ ined three spiritual “ p@@ ill@@ s ” : ( 1 ) Ha@@ ve pl@@ ent@@ y to do in the work of the Lord .
He felt that he was on the ro@@ ad to life .
Can our children witness effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely even without any public@@ ations ?
Who kno@@ ws , you may be atten@@ ding your next inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion in P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al ! ”
How would you respon@@ d ?
Jesus ’ refu@@ s@@ al to be di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted was demonstr@@ ated when he began to tell his disciples about his coming death .
So there would be an inter@@ val between the two ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , Jesus ’ apostles and other early Christians often taught in Jewish sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es .
On the contr@@ ary , he dem@@ an@@ ded that Job be put to another se@@ v@@ ere t@@ est .
This article has high@@ ligh@@ ted one way to make that possible .
What evidence is there that Jesus comple@@ t@@ ely tru@@ st@@ s his spirit - anointed followers ?
Then , too , he is a@@ ware that a large por@@ tion of the ar@@ t@@ ist@@ ’s recor@@ ding@@ s are ang@@ ry and ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive in spirit .
Just one year later ​ — in 19@@ 24 — ​ C@@ H@@ U@@ C went on the a@@ ir .
“ The cul@@ tural differ@@ ences were hu@@ ge , ” says Phil@@ li@@ p .
“ Those sla@@ in by Jehovah will certainly come to be in that day from one end of the earth clear to the other end . ” ​ — J@@ er .
Paul’s integrity am@@ oun@@ ted to a sla@@ p in the face of that s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ er !
Can this ty@@ pe of op@@ pres@@ sion be over@@ come , or is cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion in@@ es@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble ?
He pre@@ fac@@ ed that by saying : “ S@@ to@@ p st@@ or@@ ing up for y@@ ourselves tre@@ a@@ sures on the earth , where mo@@ th and ru@@ st con@@ su@@ me and where th@@ i@@ ev@@ es bre@@ ak in and ste@@ al .
In fact , ‘ their de@@ e@@ ds of l@@ ate were more than those form@@ er@@ ly . ’
He@@ av@@ y ra@@ ins con@@ tam@@ in@@ ated much of the dr@@ in@@ king water and left us without a dec@@ ent ca@@ f@@ et@@ eri@@ a are@@ a for the conven@@ tion .
Ha@@ ving re@@ vie@@ wed his cre@@ ative works , Jehovah God ann@@ oun@@ ced the beg@@ in@@ ning of a se@@ ven@@ th day ​ — not a 24 - h@@ our day , but a long peri@@ od of time during which he has rest@@ ed from fur@@ ther works of earthly cre@@ ation .
How vital that we “ be s@@ wi@@ ft about hear@@ ing , s@@ low about speaking ” ! ​ — James 1 : 19 .
As a young man with a fi@@ er@@ y temp@@ er@@ am@@ ent , John was on occasi@@ on cor@@ rec@@ ted by Jesus Christ for being too se@@ v@@ ere in deal@@ ing with others .
The Bible says that husband and wife should love and respect each other .
Do we think first of the prom@@ in@@ ence or pres@@ ti@@ ge that will result ?
Not only did Jo@@ shua exerc@@ ise faith but he also displa@@ yed moral courage .
As you do that , remember that study of the Bible is not a m@@ ere ac@@ ad@@ em@@ ic exerc@@ ise .
Mo@@ st of the brothers and sisters were not allow@@ ed to me@@ et me .
O@@ thers quic@@ k@@ ly brought up similar com@@ pla@@ in@@ ts . ​ — John 12 : 1 - 6 ; Mark 14 : 3 - 5 .
C@@ ould Solom@@ on@@ ’s appro@@ ach to discus@@ sing an emo@@ tion@@ ally char@@ ged to@@ pi@@ c help us to commun@@ ic@@ ate better with our loved ones ?
It may den@@ o@@ te in@@ ten@@ se ho@@ st@@ ility , su@@ sta@@ ined ill will often accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by mal@@ ice .
Be@@ fore the days of E@@ no@@ s@@ h , Jehovah spoke with Adam .
On@@ ce more , stud@@ ying the Bible and Christian public@@ ations was a great help .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , “ the p@@ ath of the righteous ones is like the b@@ right light that is get@@ ting ligh@@ ter and ligh@@ ter until the day is fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed . ”
So even if we feel that what we have done is very bad , we must never sto@@ p pra@@ ying to Jehovah for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
By Jehovah’s loving - kindness , the whole family came into the truth .
In l@@ ine with that prophecy , a world - sh@@ ak@@ ing ev@@ ent happened one night early in O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 5@@ 39 B.C.E .
With each pas@@ sing year , the ho@@ li@@ day has become more com@@ mer@@ ci@@ al@@ ized .
Th@@ ough li@@ mit@@ ed in what they can say with their m@@ ou@@ th , in their heart they are saying to Jehovah : “ How I do love your law !
* E@@ ver@@ yone left with the imp@@ res@@ sion that this had in@@ deed been a hist@@ ori@@ c day .
By the end of his life , Moses was so con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that God e@@ qu@@ ip@@ s His servants to fulf@@ ill any assignment He gives them that he could confid@@ ently tell his succ@@ ess@@ or , Jo@@ shua : “ Jehovah is the one mar@@ ch@@ ing before you , and he will continue with you .
We too should seek Jehovah’s guid@@ ance before making decisions that af@@ fect our spiritu@@ ality .
Au@@ gu@@ st 18 - 24 , 200@@ 8
However , it did continue thr@@ ough@@ out the succ@@ e@@ e@@ ding cen@@ tu@@ ries into mo@@ der@@ n times .
12 : 25 , 26 .
We should do all we can within Scriptural b@@ oun@@ ds to make the good news accep@@ table to others . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Jesus im@@ medi@@ ately refu@@ sed the offer .
What t@@ ests did Jeremiah face , and how did he at times feel ?
We were sa@@ d to leave New Yor@@ k , but we were over@@ jo@@ yed when we arri@@ ved at the a@@ ir@@ por@@ t in Na@@ i@@ ro@@ bi and saw that our brothers were there to me@@ et us !
There may be are@@ as in your own country where the need is greater .
However , than@@ ks to my rec@@ ord of preaching activ@@ ity , I received a cl@@ as@@ si@@ fic@@ ation from the dra@@ ft bo@@ ard that per@@ mit@@ ted me to continue in the full - time ministry .
O@@ l@@ der men in the congregation are not perfect , just as they were not perfect in Moses ’ day and in the apostle Joh@@ n@@ ’s time .
He said : “ This good news of the Kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations , and then the end will come . ”
As you can i@@ magine , it took cons@@ is@@ ten@@ cy ​ — and some@@ times fir@@ m@@ ness — ​ to help I@@ l@@ ari@@ a stay on the Christian p@@ ath .
How does Satan use not only govern@@ ments but also false religion and the com@@ mer@@ cial system ?
Such elders , or overse@@ ers , feel a responsi@@ bility to live up to the trust con@@ fer@@ red upon them by reason of their ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
The is@@ land of C@@ re@@ te
So Christian min@@ isters must be al@@ er@@ t ob@@ serv@@ ers .
Will they obey Jehovah’s clear direction ?
Consider the experience of C@@ y@@ ri@@ l , who was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in 195@@ 5 .
And Jehovah’s fore@@ most Witness , the resur@@ rec@@ ted Christ Jesus , as@@ sur@@ ed his disciples that he would back them up in this important work : “ G@@ o therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations . . . I am with you all the days until the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
( b ) What ref@@ re@@ shing good news was pro@@ claim@@ ed by Jesus ?
No won@@ der it is full of har@@ sh@@ ness and c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty !
Paul also knew that the most practic@@ al thing anyone can do is trust in God .
When hard times come , will we not dep@@ end on one another ?
Bu@@ d@@ n@@ y set to work on the pro@@ ject about 1@@ 5@@ 6@@ 7 .
The account at Luke 8 : 12 - 15 shows that in all four in@@ stances , people ‘ hear the word . ’
We ro@@ de a t@@ an@@ de@@ m bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le into the r@@ ur@@ als , me@@ t some ni@@ ce people , and had long tal@@ ks with them .
In fact , Jesus declar@@ ed “ good news to the po@@ or . ”
Re@@ in@@ for@@ c@@ ing this point , Jesus ’ prayer on the last night of his earthly life shows that Jehovah is in@@ deed a “ tend@@ er prote@@ ct@@ or . ”
What is pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda ?
God’s Word gives us s@@ ound reason for believ@@ ing that “ all those . . . righ@@ tly dis@@ posed for everlasting life ” will accept the good news .
In fact , “ many , in@@ deed , were giving false witness against him , but their t@@ es@@ ti@@ mon@@ ies were not in ag@@ re@@ ement . ”
De@@ ath Does Not En@@ d It All !
E@@ s@@ s@@ ly took some ad@@ di@@ tional school cour@@ ses that en@@ ab@@ led her to find work to support her@@ self fin@@ an@@ cially while pione@@ ering , and then she moved to an are@@ a where Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers are ur@@ g@@ ently needed .
1 : 5 ; 19 : 20 .
Re@@ ading the Bible da@@ ily , regul@@ arly medit@@ ating on what it says , and pu@@ t@@ ting into prac@@ tice what we learn are ess@@ enti@@ al for succ@@ ess in spiritual end@@ e@@ av@@ ors .
To qu@@ ali@@ fy for privile@@ ges in the Christian congregation , a man must not be “ a s@@ mit@@ er ” ​ — that is , one who str@@ ik@@ es others physi@@ c@@ ally or bro@@ w@@ be@@ ats them ver@@ bal@@ ly .
Abraham P@@ u@@ t “ Fa@@ ith in Jehovah ”
When God’s rul@@ er@@ ship re@@ plac@@ es man@@ ’s rule , who will sur@@ vi@@ ve and who will not ?
That faithful slave class not only supp@@ lies an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of spiritual food in the form of Bible study a@@ i@@ ds but also encoura@@ ges us to do da@@ ily Bible reading .
• What is the ye@@ ar@@ text for 200@@ 9 , and why do you feel that it is f@@ it@@ ting ?
The Scriptures also teach us what pleas@@ es him and what dis@@ pleas@@ es him , and they show how we can draw close to him .
S@@ ad to say , fam@@ ine in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a has become al@@ most com@@ mon@@ place during rec@@ ent de@@ ca@@ des .
( Bo@@ th were pro@@ duc@@ ed by those now known as Jehovah’s Witnesses . )
B@@ less@@ ed be Jehovah God , Israel@@ ’s God , who al@@ one is doing wonderful works .
Just as the woman in the illustr@@ ation uses help@@ ful to@@ ol@@ s to accom@@ pl@@ ish her t@@ ask , so today we have to@@ ol@@ s that help us to accom@@ pl@@ ish our God - given responsi@@ bility to ass@@ ist those who are we@@ ak .
It also brought about a dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c change in Paul’s life course , as indic@@ ated by his for@@ ce@@ ful st@@ at@@ ement no@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve .
Paul was received ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ab@@ ly by J@@ as@@ on in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , by Ph@@ ili@@ p in Ca@@ es@@ are@@ a , and by M@@ n@@ as@@ on on the ro@@ ad from Ca@@ es@@ are@@ a to Jerusalem .
How was T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an able to de@@ v@@ ise the the@@ ory of “ one sub@@ st@@ ance in three pers@@ ons ” ?
These men were ‘ tur@@ ning the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness of God into an exc@@ use for lo@@ ose conduct . ’
U@@ sing re@@ sear@@ ch materi@@ als at your dis@@ pos@@ al , find out something about ( 1 ) the appe@@ ar@@ ance and char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s of a bo@@ t@@ tle - g@@ our@@ d pl@@ ant , and ( 2 ) the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of the king of N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h’s co@@ ver@@ ing himself with sac@@ k@@ clo@@ th and s@@ it@@ ting down in a@@ sh@@ es .
Acc@@ ording to G@@ reg@@ g E@@ ast@@ er@@ bro@@ ok , “ in the soci@@ olo@@ gy of the ancient M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast , t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony by women was consider@@ ed in@@ her@@ ently un@@ reli@@ able : for instance , two m@@ ale wit@@ nesses were su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient to con@@ vi@@ ct a woman of ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , while no wom@@ an’s t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony could con@@ vi@@ ct a man . ”
Yet , many ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ go@@ ers give the expres@@ sion a different meaning .
7 : 8 .
But Jesus , who could read hearts , dis@@ cer@@ ned that the people were more inter@@ ested in physical food than in what he taught .
For a f@@ ar@@ m@@ er , gra@@ f@@ ting a w@@ il@@ d o@@ live branch on@@ to a gar@@ den o@@ live t@@ ree would be un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble and “ contr@@ ary to n@@ ature . ”
He had the opportunity to live a com@@ for@@ table life am@@ id the lu@@ x@@ u@@ ries of Egy@@ pt , but he gave up that opportunity , “ cho@@ o@@ sing to be ill - tre@@ ated with the people of God rather than to have the temp@@ or@@ ary enjo@@ y@@ ment of sin . ”
By this prayer we also man@@ i@@ f@@ est our will@@ ing@@ ness to con@@ form our lives to Jehovah’s will .
And what is needed for you to make yourself a@@ vail@@ able ?
A d@@ ance that invol@@ ves im@@ mo@@ des@@ t be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or , emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ ing er@@ o@@ tic mo@@ v@@ ements of the hi@@ ps and bre@@ ast@@ s , would ob@@ vi@@ ously not be prop@@ er for a Christian . ​ — 1 Timothy 2 : 8 - 10 .
S@@ ever@@ al of Jesus ’ relati@@ ves expres@@ sed faith in him during his public ministry .
She said that she had been loo@@ king for Jehovah’s Witnesses and had pray@@ ed for help to find them .
And when she has found it she c@@ alls the women who are her friends and neigh@@ b@@ ors together , saying , ‘ Re@@ jo@@ ice with me , because I have found the dr@@ ach@@ ma co@@ in that I lost . ’
The Bible says that love “ ho@@ p@@ es all things . ”
He was a Jewish hist@@ ori@@ an ; h@@ ence , much of the contro@@ vers@@ y c@@ ent@@ ers on the desi@@ gn@@ ation of Jesus as being “ the Christ . ”
W@@ al@@ king in Jehovah’s Pa@@ ths B@@ r@@ ings R@@ ich Re@@ war@@ ds
The one assign@@ ed should be e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed with fun@@ ds , to@@ ol@@ s , and help as needed .
I felt ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er and clo@@ s@@ er to my Christian friends .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 8@@ 4 , 25
If while building a shed , for instance , you wanted to fa@@ st@@ en two bo@@ ar@@ ds together , you would need more than a h@@ am@@ m@@ er and na@@ il@@ s .
Many took advan@@ ta@@ ge of this to en@@ ter the ran@@ ks of regul@@ ar or au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pione@@ ers .
When he is still far off , his father se@@ es him , r@@ un@@ s and f@@ alls upon his s@@ on@@ ’s ne@@ ck , tend@@ er@@ ly k@@ is@@ ses him , and is filled with joy .
Does this mean that Jesus ’ words about the faithful slave would also have two fulfill@@ ments ?
Si@@ mil@@ ar words may b@@ ol@@ ster our own courage and that of other Christians when we are being h@@ oun@@ ded by persecu@@ t@@ ors .
“ Those people don@@ ’t even believe in Jesus ! ”
This last question deser@@ ves serious thought .
Des@@ pite their sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings , he let them know that he believ@@ ed in them .
God did not desi@@ gn humans to live in@@ dep@@ end@@ ently of him ; they have a need to commun@@ ic@@ ate with their M@@ ak@@ er .
“ I re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed the example of Joseph , ” David said .
Le@@ ad your family in spiritual activities and in family worship .
In 19@@ 00 , 8@@ 0 per@@ c@@ ent of those who claim@@ ed to be Christians were ei@@ ther E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ ans or N@@ or@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ ans .
What a wonderful privilege it is to be part of this am@@ a@@ z@@ ing ex@@ pan@@ sion of the Kingdom work !
Of the more than 6@@ 00 la@@ ws that made up the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , which was the most important ?
I was encoura@@ ged by her respon@@ se : “ If you want to pioneer , don@@ ’t hold back on my account .
B@@ att@@ ling against whom ?
▪ “ Yes , Jesus is God Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty . ”
• What can we do to help those who have gro@@ wn spiritually we@@ ak ?
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , Christian shepher@@ ds also need to care for other du@@ ties .
What a mar@@ vel@@ ous pro@@ spe@@ ct lies before N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s !
The C@@ ol@@ por@@ te@@ ur tal@@ ked over with them the Di@@ v@@ ine P@@ l@@ an of the A@@ ges for a whole S@@ un@@ day , and on the following S@@ un@@ day he ur@@ ged that they have regul@@ ar meetings . ”
C@@ ity d@@ wel@@ l@@ ers c@@ ry out for help , but human govern@@ ments are un@@ able to sol@@ ve the gro@@ wing proble@@ m of po@@ ver@@ ty .
It is such in@@ fin@@ ite deli@@ ght to know that we still have the best things to do . ” ​ — Ka@@ ther@@ ine M@@ ans@@ field , au@@ th@@ or ( 18@@ 8@@ 8 - 19@@ 23 ) .
Yes , even “ a little fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness , ” such as in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate j@@ es@@ ting or f@@ li@@ r@@ t@@ ati@@ ous be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or with the op@@ pos@@ ite se@@ x , could ru@@ in the re@@ pu@@ tation of one “ preci@@ ous for wisdom . ”
It also shows that the true God bless@@ es our pray@@ er@@ ful efforts to make peace .
The true God res@@ cu@@ es the three , and Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar is for@@ ced to recogn@@ ize that “ there does not ex@@ ist another go@@ d that is able to deli@@ ver like this one . ” ​ — Daniel 3 : 29 .
How did Ne@@ h@@ emiah feel ?
El@@ isha set a fine example for us .
Com@@ pan@@ ies may also la@@ y off experienced emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es so as to cu@@ t co@@ st@@ s .
At their death , A@@ hi@@ th@@ op@@ he@@ l and his compan@@ i@@ ons went to S@@ he@@ ol .
At times , there were hon@@ est differ@@ ences of op@@ in@@ ion .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently al@@ lu@@ ding to the da@@ ily bur@@ ning of inc@@ en@@ se under the Law covenant , the psalmist David san@@ g : “ May my prayer be as inc@@ en@@ se pre@@ pared before you [ Jehovah ] , my up@@ li@@ f@@ ted hands like the ev@@ ening gra@@ in o@@ ffering . ”
Jesus high@@ ligh@@ ted the close b@@ ond between the other sheep and the little flo@@ ck in his par@@ able of the sheep and the go@@ ats , inclu@@ ded in his prophecy on “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
It means see@@ ing the needs of the sheep and being quic@@ k to respon@@ d .
The fin@@ al chap@@ ter of the book of Proverbs , chap@@ ter 31 , is an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent s@@ ource of such counsel . ​ — 2 / 1 , pages 30 , 31 .
What can help a provi@@ der to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in the face of such challeng@@ es ?
C@@ learly , a good shepher@@ d needed a bl@@ end of strong and tend@@ er qualities .
Our second and most important dedic@@ ation ​ — to Jehovah — ​ has brought us great joy and is everlasting .
But as sh@@ own by cor@@ respon@@ d@@ ence found in St@@ ate ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves , high - ran@@ king individuals in the V@@ ati@@ can hi@@ er@@ ar@@ ch@@ y asked the govern@@ ment to expe@@ l the mission@@ aries .
Job needed to learn this less@@ on .
When S@@ ak@@ ina and I were little gi@@ r@@ ls , we were neigh@@ b@@ ors .
If he was ac@@ tually ra@@ ised to life by God , that is the most am@@ a@@ z@@ ing news the world has ever heard .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries ear@@ li@@ er , Jewish cop@@ y@@ ists , for example , had di@@ vi@@ ded the whole Hebrew Bible , or the part of the Bible com@@ mon@@ ly called the O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent , into ver@@ ses but not into chap@@ ters .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er is real and vital commun@@ ic@@ ation with the One who kno@@ ws us better than we know ourselves .
The pr@@ inter@@ y overse@@ er at the time , R@@ ob@@ er@@ t J . Mar@@ t@@ in , ob@@ served : “ That s@@ oun@@ ded lo@@ gi@@ cal en@@ ough , but it left out the Lord ; and he has always been with us . . . .
How long will it take to learn to op@@ er@@ ate it pro@@ per@@ ly ? ’
We were standing before a li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck w@@ at@@ ering tr@@ ough that was par@@ ti@@ ally filled with co@@ ld water !
There I found work in a food st@@ ore .
E@@ i@@ ther way he is di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted from what he should be doing , and his work may be affe@@ cted ne@@ g@@ ati@@ vely .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ Do not av@@ enge y@@ ourselves , bel@@ o@@ ved , but yi@@ eld place to the wr@@ ath ; for it is written : ‘ V@@ enge@@ ance is mine ; I will re@@ pa@@ y , says Jehovah . ’ ” ​ — Romans 12 : 19 .
How good it is for young ones to follow that example by regul@@ arly atten@@ ding Christian meetings , where the Bible is read and stu@@ died !
The brothers told me later that they were deep@@ ly imp@@ ressed with her positi@@ ve attitude .
I@@ T I@@ S a@@ we - inspi@@ ring to con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate that we are part of a va@@ st uni@@ vers@@ al organization .
When we think about how Jehovah helped and prote@@ cted his faithful servants in the past , our faith and trust in him are streng@@ th@@ ened .
O@@ r do you just s@@ ki@@ m the sur@@ face of the material that has been care@@ fully pre@@ pared for us , e@@ ating on the ru@@ n , so to speak , or even s@@ ki@@ pp@@ ing some me@@ als al@@ together ?
Bo@@ th are used with refer@@ ence to people .
‘ That which was Israel in a fle@@ sh@@ ly way ’ could no longer cla@@ im to be a nation dedic@@ ated to God . ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 18 ; Matthew 21 : 4@@ 3 .
It is the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st , and these vis@@ it@@ ors have come to Jerusalem from as far away as R@@ ome to the w@@ est and Par@@ th@@ ia to the e@@ ast .
They had gro@@ wn spiritually , even though the mission@@ ary had no ide@@ a of the change that had taken place .
We are deli@@ gh@@ ted to see evidence that the spiritual light is still inc@@ reas@@ ing .
We will first no@@ te two ways in which he was a good example . “ The W@@ is@@ dom of Solomon ”
Many of the next gener@@ ation of ad@@ ul@@ ts already have problems with cri@@ me , viol@@ ence , and d@@ ru@@ g a@@ bu@@ se .
M@@ an@@ kin@@ d’s pro@@ spe@@ ct for et@@ er@@ n@@ al happiness in per@@ fe@@ ction was th@@ reat@@ ened when Adam sin@@ ned and refu@@ sed to ac@@ knowledge God’s right to set standards of go@@ o@@ dness .
With the help of Jehovah’s spirit , your children can have strong faith .
In answer to the man@@ ’s question , Jesus simply remin@@ ded him that he should obey God’s comman@@ d@@ ments .
D@@ own to today , having the Bible in this form has made it e@@ asi@@ er for people to con@@ sul@@ t it and ther@@ e@@ by to benefit from its power in their lives . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
W@@ r@@ ong@@ doing would ad@@ ver@@ sel@@ y af@@ fect ever@@ yone involved and stu@@ m@@ ble others ! ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 6 : 3 .
Many , it seem@@ s , turned to i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry as a result .
S@@ kil@@ led op@@ er@@ at@@ ors pla@@ yed the vo@@ ice and mu@@ si@@ c recor@@ ding@@ s on ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ s , sy@@ n@@ ch@@ r@@ on@@ iz@@ ing the s@@ ound with col@@ or s@@ li@@ des and fil@@ m re@@ en@@ ac@@ t@@ ments of fam@@ ous Bible st@@ ori@@ es .
Do we have acc@@ ess to his wise sa@@ y@@ ings ?
Even though I cho@@ se not to mar@@ ry and have a family so that I could serve more fully in the ministry “ without di@@ str@@ action , ” I have many spiritual children .
Su@@ pp@@ ort From the F@@ am@@ ily
But i@@ magine for a m@@ om@@ ent that some work@@ mat@@ es offer you a tic@@ ke@@ t to accom@@ pan@@ y them to a s@@ por@@ ting ev@@ ent . They enjoy your compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship at work and would like to soci@@ al@@ ize with you out@@ side the work en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
He offered to pa@@ y all the men an am@@ ount of money that was fa@@ ir .
T@@ each Your Ch@@ il@@ dren ​ — What Can We L@@ ear@@ n From a C@@ ri@@ min@@ al ?
Jesus thus b@@ ought back what Adam had for@@ fe@@ ited .
I asked him what he thought about my pl@@ ans .
For al@@ most 20 years , he was cha@@ ir@@ man of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates F@@ e@@ der@@ al R@@ es@@ er@@ ve Bo@@ ard , which overse@@ es that n@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s enti@@ re cen@@ tr@@ al ban@@ king system .
When Jehovah fin@@ ally allow@@ ed the Israelites to en@@ ter the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , they were able to con@@ qu@@ er k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s on the e@@ ast and w@@ est si@@ des of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver .
We have the same service sc@@ he@@ du@@ le , so we are very involved in each o@@ ther’s return vis@@ its and Bible stu@@ dies , which helps us to keep the same p@@ ace emo@@ tion@@ ally and spiritually . ”
4@@ 8 : 15 - 19 , 30 - 35 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ​ — What does the city in E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s vision re@@ present ?
Lo@@ ve and long - suffering still contribu@@ te great@@ ly to the peace of the Christian congregation .
To his origin@@ al name , Ho@@ she@@ a , meaning “ S@@ al@@ vation , ” Moses ad@@ ded the sy@@ l@@ la@@ ble den@@ o@@ ting the divine name and called him Jeho@@ shua , or Jo@@ shua ​ — “ Jehovah Is S@@ al@@ vation . ”
19@@ 70 1@@ 6@@ 5 *
F@@ ur@@ ther , he con@@ dem@@ ned se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations out@@ side of marriage . ​ — Genesis 1 : 27 , 28 ; 2 : 24 ; Matthew 5 : 27 - 30 ; 19 : 5 .
Be@@ ing sing@@ le and having you@@ th@@ ful vi@@ g@@ or , he moved to that country and wor@@ ked for ei@@ ght months as the so@@ le full - time work@@ er on the pro@@ ject .
“ In 1@@ 6@@ 5@@ 4 all ch@@ ur@@ ches were taken away from the Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ants , their ser@@ vi@@ ces were ban@@ ned , and Bi@@ bl@@ es and other religious boo@@ ks were con@@ f@@ is@@ c@@ ated , ” O@@ t@@ c@@ z@@ y@@ k continu@@ es .
H@@ el@@ p@@ ful information about Hebrew and Greek words is plac@@ ed in fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ tes of the re@@ v@@ ised e@@ dition so that the Bible text is eas@@ y to read and understand .
Some have fal@@ le@@ n into this tra@@ p through the a@@ bu@@ se of the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t .
On the other hand , the prophet A@@ hi@@ j@@ ah , who was sent to ano@@ in@@ t Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am as king , rema@@ ined faithful well into his old age .
The Re@@ form@@ ation of the 1@@ 6@@ th century fa@@ iled to re@@ form the teaching about in@@ her@@ ent im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity , and main@@ st@@ re@@ am Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant ch@@ ur@@ ches continued to teach Au@@ gu@@ st@@ in@@ e@@ ’s ide@@ a that the M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m was past , not future .
Jesus ’ prayers differ@@ ed great@@ ly from the san@@ c@@ ti@@ mon@@ i@@ ous prayers of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es
Mo@@ st problems between two Christians can and should be sol@@ ved priv@@ ately .
Mi@@ ght Paul have been refer@@ ring to just such an ev@@ ent ?
If we cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly follow this ad@@ vice , s@@ ound judgment and pr@@ u@@ d@@ ent be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or will result .
We di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t always get our first cho@@ ice .
Ne@@ e@@ d@@ less to say , we were sa@@ dd@@ ened to leave our de@@ ar friends in S@@ ing@@ ap@@ ore , whom we had come to love very much .
Those who em@@ br@@ ace the Kingdom message become re@@ conc@@ iled to God through Jesus Christ .
E@@ i@@ ther we can give in to our sin@@ ful thoughts and desi@@ res or we can control them .
I than@@ k Jehovah con@@ stan@@ tly for the loyal support that I have received , first from Ju@@ dy and now from M@@ ary .
Ar@@ th@@ ur W@@ ill@@ is and B@@ ill Ne@@ w@@ lands were just two of the ze@@ al@@ ous pione@@ ers determined to take the good news of God’s Kingdom to the va@@ st Au@@ str@@ ali@@ an out@@ back .
And men and women who served God an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated that a resurrection would occ@@ ur some@@ time in the future .
We have consider@@ ed a number of bad practic@@ es that Christians must stri@@ p off and keep off .
She sp@@ ent h@@ our@@ s listen@@ ing to me , reason@@ ing with me , and help@@ ing me to see the need to post@@ po@@ ne such relation@@ shi@@ ps until I was more matu@@ re . ”
What for@@ ces will Jehovah , through his now - re@@ ign@@ ing Son , mar@@ sh@@ al to con@@ fr@@ on@@ t the fear - inspi@@ ring fo@@ e ?
B@@ ear@@ ing these st@@ ep@@ s in mind will help us to remain foc@@ used on the need for continu@@ ous effort to live up to our dedic@@ ation and keep on serving Jehovah with a ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast heart .
This will help us to strengthen our desire to ple@@ ase him and to remain loyal to our mate . ​ — Read Matthew 5 : 27 , 28 ; Hebrews 4 : 13 .
May that never ha@@ p@@ pen to us !
H@@ u@@ man@@ s were cre@@ ated with the cap@@ ac@@ ity to imitate God’s qualities .
God told Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah to leave their home in U@@ r and move to a fore@@ ign country .
• What “ tri@@ bul@@ ation ” may Christian parents experience ?
An@@ dre@@ w is an example .
One way is to use the re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble ability you have to consider the possible long - ter@@ m con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of decisions you make now .
What did J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah v@@ ow , and what was the result ?
Proverbs 6 : 30 states : “ Pe@@ ople do not des@@ p@@ ise a th@@ i@@ ef just because he comm@@ its th@@ i@@ every to f@@ ill his soul when he is hu@@ ng@@ ry . ”
How are we doing in this respect ?
Ther@@ efore , Jesus taught his disciples to pray : “ Let your kingdom come .
S@@ pre@@ ad out in the s@@ k@@ el@@ et@@ on@@ ’s la@@ p was a tel@@ ev@@ ision pro@@ gra@@ m lis@@ ting d@@ ated De@@ c@@ ember 5 , 199@@ 3 .
• The man who s@@ ow@@ ed the se@@ ed
The year is 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E .
Indeed , the cre@@ ation is “ declar@@ ing the glory of God , ” and we too should praise him ! ​ — Psalm 19 : 1 ; 14@@ 8 : 1 .
The prophet Mal@@ ach@@ i descri@@ bes how Jehovah pa@@ ys attention and listen@@ s to those who use and be@@ ar his name , and he inclu@@ des their n@@ ames in his book of re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance .
How did Bo@@ a@@ z show that he kept listen@@ ing to Jehovah ?
As I see F@@ re@@ der@@ ic@@ k making an effort to imp@@ ro@@ ve in show@@ ing Christian qualities , it makes it e@@ asi@@ er for me to love him . ”
God’s Kingdom will do away with every last v@@ es@@ ti@@ ge of sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness and wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness on earth and re@@ place the present system of cor@@ ru@@ pt man - made rule with a new system of God’s making .
When you invit@@ e a person to the Kingdom H@@ all and he comes , you are exc@@ ited .
And as long as Jehovah’s year of go@@ o@@ d@@ will continu@@ es , may we continue to comfort “ the bro@@ k@@ en@@ hear@@ ted . ”
And let us take time to medit@@ ate on the blessings we enjoy because Jehovah truly is our Father , our God , and our F@@ ri@@ end .
On one occasi@@ on , C@@ ris@@ t@@ ina was sh@@ aring a me@@ al with a cou@@ ple who have the privilege of serving in the travel@@ ing work .
When P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h refu@@ sed to let Israel leave Egy@@ pt , Moses inform@@ ed him that God would turn the w@@ at@@ ers of the N@@ ile into blood .
God reve@@ aled not only the circumstances sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding Babyl@@ on@@ ’s over@@ thro@@ w but also the name of the con@@ qu@@ ering lead@@ er .
N@@ ex@@ t , the w@@ all is in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ated with such spirit that “ the rejo@@ ic@@ ing of Jerusalem [ can ] be heard far away . ”
What the apostle Paul had fore@@ seen cen@@ tu@@ ries before in a vision began to be ful@@ filled in a li@@ mit@@ ed way .
Our knowledge of situ@@ ations and our sense of justice are imper@@ fect .
From their Ma@@ ster , Jesus ’ disciples learned the se@@ cre@@ t of gen@@ u@@ ine happiness .
Ri@@ ght from the star@@ t , I real@@ ized that it would be difficult for me to learn Eng@@ l@@ ish .
Their experi@@ ences high@@ light the sa@@ d con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of pol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ y and illustr@@ ate why Jehovah esta@@ bli@@ shed that a man should have one wife .
and what if ?
We may feel so hel@@ pl@@ ess and ho@@ p@@ eless that we won@@ der where we can turn for comfort .
In fact , obedi@@ ent humans will live forever in happiness on a par@@ adise earth .
For ide@@ as on what to study and how to make F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ en@@ ings practic@@ al and enjo@@ y@@ able , see the O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 15 , 200@@ 9 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower , pages 29 - 31 .
In these times of e@@ c@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal c@@ ris@@ is , they rel@@ ish the certain pro@@ spe@@ ct of see@@ ing Par@@ adise esta@@ bli@@ shed on earth .
In ad@@ dition , Joseph must have been a good a@@ do@@ p@@ tive father to Jesus .
The P@@ ol@@ ish B@@ re@@ thr@@ en@@ ’s publi@@ shing work began to gain m@@ om@@ en@@ tu@@ m about 1@@ 6@@ 00 when a prin@@ ting pres@@ s was set up in R@@ ak@@ ó@@ w .
So if we cannot find a mate even though we want to mar@@ ry , it is best for us to stay sing@@ le for the time being . ”
That a@@ war@@ en@@ ess is help@@ ful every day .
It seem@@ s that the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e who ques@@ tioned Jesus was ne@@ i@@ ther sh@@ o@@ cked nor sur@@ pris@@ ed by the answer he received .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful Abraham had a high reg@@ ard for marriage .
Many people cre@@ di@@ t the desi@@ gn of living things to a Creator . ​ — Read Psalm 1@@ 39 : 13 - 17 ; Hebrews 3 : 4 .
“ I think old friends some@@ times find it very pa@@ in@@ ful and a@@ w@@ k@@ ward to associ@@ ate with someone who is just one half of the cou@@ ple they have known , ” says I@@ an , qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er .
R@@ ich blessings a@@ wa@@ it all you@@ ths , including you , who cho@@ ose to serve Jehovah .
On one occasi@@ on , an of@@ fic@@ er asked him : “ Di@@ d you see how your brother was sh@@ o@@ t ?
In some situ@@ ations , we may be able to take practic@@ al me@@ a@@ sures .
They love and respect him for his experience and example of faith .
G@@ r@@ ass does not remember the name of the Witness , whom he du@@ b@@ bed We - don@@ ’t - do - such - things .
As Jehovah’s servants , we also get ti@@ red , for our life of godly devo@@ tion c@@ alls for vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous exer@@ tion .
“ Christ su@@ ffered for you , lea@@ ving you a mo@@ de@@ l for you to follow his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y . ” ​ — 1 P@@ E@@ T .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 12 , 1@@ 50
Does your gener@@ al health , including your heart , su@@ gg@@ est that you are get@@ ting su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient nu@@ tri@@ ents ?
What would be their re@@ ward ?
In the mi@@ d@@ st of this viol@@ ent world , we will “ d@@ well in se@@ cur@@ ity , ” experi@@ enc@@ ing the peace that comes from know@@ ing that we have God’s appro@@ val . ​ — Psalm 4 : 8 ; 29 : 11 .
The time had not yet come for the we@@ e@@ d@@ like imit@@ ation Christians to be se@@ par@@ ated from the true Christian whe@@ at .
I was with her at the most important m@@ om@@ ent of her life .
Yes , your conduct can be a very powerful way to praise Jehovah !
H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers cle@@ an@@ ed the mu@@ d - so@@ ak@@ ed hous@@ es .
The inspired rec@@ ord descri@@ bes Jo@@ b@@ ’s re@@ action to his mis@@ for@@ tu@@ ne : “ Jehovah himself has given , and Jehovah himself has taken away . Let the name of Jehovah continue to be bless@@ ed . ” ​ — Job 1 : 21 .
That means he would be one who is able , hon@@ est , tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy , and God - fe@@ aring .
Today , Jehovah’s people face many powerful op@@ pon@@ ents .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out Davi@@ d’s life , Jehovah re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly ac@@ ted to pre@@ serve and prom@@ o@@ te life .
( Read Matthew 5 : 4@@ 3 - 4@@ 5 . )
When con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating a bu@@ sin@@ ess opportunity , a Christian should consider , ‘ Is it really necess@@ ary to get involved ? ’
What invit@@ ation is being ex@@ tend@@ ed to people of all nations ?
However , the king soon re@@ ver@@ ted to mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous s@@ ch@@ em@@ ing and made fur@@ ther at@@ temp@@ ts on Davi@@ d’s life , for@@ c@@ ing him to fle@@ e . ​ — 1 Samuel 19 : 1 - 18 .
That happened to many of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Na@@ z@@ i con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps during World W@@ ar I@@ I .
When they do , what will ha@@ p@@ pen first ?
Ser@@ ving God as a follow@@ er of Jesus is ref@@ re@@ shing rather than over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing because such a life course benef@@ its others and makes Jehovah’s heart g@@ la@@ d .
But what does it mean to walk with God ?
P@@ re@@ aching streng@@ th@@ ens our faith because it remin@@ ds us of God’s promises and loving standards .
Many em@@ i@@ gr@@ ants return with even greater de@@ b@@ t .
Even if what you say seem@@ s to f@@ all on de@@ a@@ f ear@@ s , your te@@ en@@ ag@@ er will pro@@ ba@@ bly take away more from the discus@@ sion than you ex@@ pect ​ — or than he will ad@@ mit .
Jesus provided the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s that were needed to teach that love of neigh@@ b@@ or should ex@@ ten@@ d to people other than those of our own r@@ ace or n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality . ​ — Luke 10 : 29 , 33 - 37 .
• Why should we coun@@ ter@@ act our sel@@ f@@ ish tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es ?
In order to move , they made arrang@@ ements with a sister in the congregation to care for their home and asked their family to help look after K@@ en@@ ’s ag@@ ed father .
In re@@ ality , though , they am@@ oun@@ ted to a comm@@ and for the G@@ adi@@ tes to str@@ ike back .
The group inclu@@ ded teach@@ ers , p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ g@@ ists , child - wel@@ f@@ are in@@ spe@@ ct@@ ors , and others . ”
“ I felt that I was show@@ ered with affe@@ ction , ” said a v@@ isi@@ bly moved C@@ o@@ stan@@ t@@ in@@ o after the ev@@ ent .
W@@ as each individu@@ al simply following his own p@@ ath to sal@@ vation ?
During the 16 years I have been in C@@ am@@ bo@@ dia , that little ga@@ ther@@ ing of 13 servants of Jehovah has gro@@ wn into 12 congregations and 4 is@@ ol@@ ated grou@@ ps ! ​ — As told by J@@ as@@ on B@@ l@@ ac@@ k@@ well .
Jesus will , for example , “ deli@@ ver the po@@ or one cr@@ ying for help , also the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted one and who@@ ever has no help@@ er . . . .
How did Jesus refle@@ ct his Fa@@ ther’s attitude toward people who had done bad things ?
My Des@@ i@@ re ​ — Bethel Ser@@ vice
There was a seri@@ es of de@@ bat@@ es or spe@@ e@@ ches by those su@@ p@@ posed com@@ for@@ ters , and Job often respon@@ ded .
Pro@@ ba@@ bly they were never tre@@ ated as human be@@ ings . . . .
Yes , Jehovah has put in our hand his living written Word with which we can prove that our message is cre@@ di@@ ble and is from him .
H@@ app@@ iness is dep@@ end@@ ent on our recogn@@ iz@@ ing Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y in our personal life .
On the other hand , the pro@@ ver@@ b is not a gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e that good tra@@ ining will pro@@ du@@ ce children who are faithful to God .
• How does a human learn to love ?
Why is it ess@@ enti@@ al that you hold to Christian mor@@ ality ?
We see , too , that Timothy would have to prote@@ ct the flo@@ ck by ‘ re@@ pro@@ ving , re@@ pri@@ man@@ ding , ex@@ hor@@ ting ’ with long - suffering , exerc@@ ising fine teaching ability .
Per@@ s@@ onal Bible study pro@@ je@@ cts can be f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating and faith streng@@ th@@ ening , but be care@@ ful not to allow them to over@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ w your pre@@ par@@ ation for congregation meetings .
Ther@@ efore , doing what is right in Jehovah’s eyes is of no con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence to a man without faith .
Be@@ y@@ ond being person@@ ally a@@ ware that your conduct refle@@ cts on God , as you teach others , help them to see that how they apply the moral standards that they are lear@@ ning will refle@@ ct on Jehovah .
For example , he did not b@@ ra@@ g about the way he dec@@ ei@@ ved the king of G@@ ath .
This se@@ con@@ d@@ ary rul@@ er@@ ship is the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom in the hands of Jesus Christ .
What was Paul’s mo@@ tive ?
Instead of cop@@ ing with bad situ@@ ations , we could devel@@ op a com@@ pla@@ ining attitude .
Si@@ mil@@ ar@@ ities Bet@@ ween Jesus and Moses
After La@@ z@@ ar@@ us died , Jesus said to her : “ Your brother will ris@@ e . ”
“ K@@ ic@@ k@@ bo@@ x@@ ing was my ad@@ di@@ ction , ” he expla@@ ins .
K@@ en@@ ne@@ th L@@ it@@ tle no@@ ted that Cana@@ da will soon beg@@ in prin@@ ting most of the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines for the Un@@ ited St@@ ates and Cana@@ da , resul@@ ting in a ten@@ fo@@ ld inc@@ re@@ ase in pro@@ du@@ ction for that branch .
For example , while preaching in a r@@ ur@@ al are@@ a , one el@@ der would regul@@ arly vis@@ it the brothers who lived there to see how they were doing .
But some Jewish Christians were s@@ low to gr@@ as@@ p this vital truth .
And it is desi@@ gn@@ ed to help individuals in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates who are pl@@ an@@ ning to make a special gift to the So@@ ci@@ ety now or to leave a be@@ qu@@ est at death to sel@@ e@@ ct the most advan@@ ta@@ ge@@ ous and ef@@ fi@@ cient me@@ th@@ od in the light of their family and personal circumstances .
E@@ V@@ I@@ D@@ EN@@ C@@ E TH@@ A@@ T H@@ A@@ S C@@ ON@@ V@@ IN@@ C@@ E@@ D M@@ AN@@ Y
I would like to me@@ et you here again and get your op@@ in@@ ion on the sub@@ he@@ ading “ F@@ our S@@ te@@ ps to Sol@@ ving Pro@@ ble@@ ms ” that appe@@ ars in this same article on our We@@ b s@@ ite .
The origin@@ al - language word for “ look in@@ ten@@ tly , ” as used in the Christian Greek Scriptures , means “ to direc@@ t one@@ ’s attention without di@@ str@@ action , ” “ to look away from one thing so as to see another , ” “ to con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate the ga@@ ze upon . ”
On@@ ce again we were without accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations !
Wh@@ atever Jehovah has spo@@ ken through his prophe@@ ts will without fai@@ l take place .
The rend@@ ering “ the blood of that one ” should con@@ ve@@ y what to our mind ?
One day while ri@@ ding in a Mo@@ de@@ l A F@@ ord , S@@ hi@@ eld T@@ out@@ ji@@ an ab@@ ru@@ p@@ tly cri@@ ed out , “ S@@ to@@ p ! ”
Of course , there are many ways to star@@ t a con@@ vers@@ ation .
“ It was p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally difficult for me to accept men@@ i@@ al jo@@ bs , having been used to man@@ ag@@ eri@@ al positi@@ ons in a large fir@@ m , ” says Au@@ st@@ in .
The attitude of the Witnesses affe@@ cted by the c@@ y@@ clo@@ ne was truly out@@ standing .
This they did , help@@ ing On@@ es@@ mu@@ s to au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer .
I was asked to work the bu@@ sin@@ ess ter@@ rit@@ ory in the cen@@ ter of the city , which I did for fi@@ ve years , with Jehovah’s help .
14 , 15 . ( a ) How can we show faith in our da@@ ily lives ?
For example , the go@@ ld r@@ us@@ h of the 19@@ th century in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , Cana@@ da , and the Un@@ ited St@@ ates at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted people from far away who were willing to leave home and loved ones to seek for@@ tun@@ es in str@@ ange , some@@ times ho@@ st@@ ile , lands .
It is not eas@@ y to re@@ con@@ stru@@ ct Paul’s travel@@ s in C@@ y@@ pr@@ us .
From B@@ ang@@ la@@ des@@ h to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , no matter how well - off some may be , there are those who stru@@ gg@@ le to have en@@ ough to e@@ at or to have a ro@@ of over their head .
Con@@ cer@@ ning him , it was fore@@ told : “ He will feel s@@ or@@ ry for the low@@ ly one and the po@@ or one , and the sou@@ ls of the po@@ or ones he will sa@@ ve .
What an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent example for Christian you@@ ths to think about !
Se@@ e@@ ing the spiritual prog@@ ress of our children has been a blessing . ”
And he knew of God’s purpose that Ad@@ am@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing would f@@ ill the earth and make the whole pl@@ an@@ et like that origin@@ al Par@@ adise .
* “ For two years we had to sur@@ vi@@ ve on family h@@ and@@ ou@@ ts and a few o@@ d@@ d jo@@ bs .
I learned to be more pati@@ ent and not to in@@ d@@ ul@@ ge in f@@ its of anger .
In the Bible , mankind in gener@@ al ​ — the mas@@ ses ali@@ en@@ ated from God — ​ are lik@@ ened to “ the se@@ a that is being to@@ s@@ sed , when it is un@@ able to cal@@ m down , the w@@ at@@ ers of which keep to@@ s@@ sing up se@@ a@@ we@@ ed and mi@@ re . ”
The elders were kind and very help@@ ful .
Why don@@ ’t you help me ? ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , un@@ ity in faith h@@ ing@@ es on beli@@ ef@@ s based so@@ li@@ dly on God’s Word , the Bible .
The bap@@ t@@ is@@ ms per@@ form@@ ed by John differ@@ ed in purpose from im@@ mer@@ sions car@@ ri@@ ed out by Jesus ’ followers .
To answer that question , consider an in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent invol@@ ving Jesus and some le@@ p@@ ers .
In Jesus ’ day , what held certain ones back from be@@ coming Jesus ’ followers ?
Even though Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or Ri@@ vo@@ i@@ re never became a Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ent , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then called , he showed much interest in s@@ pre@@ ading the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message as explained in the public@@ ations of the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents .
“ He gave fi@@ ve tal@@ ents to one , two to another , and one to still another . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
O@@ ver the years , I have continued to receive let@@ ters expres@@ sing appreciation for such vis@@ its .
A@@ t@@ tend@@ e@@ es at the Mun@@ ich conven@@ tion put it this way : “ Di@@ vi@@ ded by language but un@@ ited by love . ”
Instead of be@@ coming bit@@ ter over the privile@@ ges you do not have , take full advan@@ ta@@ ge of the privilege you do have ​ — the privilege of help@@ ing others to come to know Jehovah .
A Pe@@ ople for God’s N@@ ame
He would do a work like that done by Israel@@ ’s high pri@@ est in be@@ half of God’s worshi@@ p@@ ers in ancient times .
“ I can tell her anything that I can tell friends my age . And she ca@@ res about me so much . ”
3 Noah and the F@@ lood ​ — F@@ act , Not F@@ ic@@ tion
In its pres@@ s rel@@ e@@ ase of S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 18 , 200@@ 1 , the O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation for Se@@ cur@@ ity and C@@ o@@ op@@ er@@ ation in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe ( O@@ S@@ C@@ E ) stated : “ Although wel@@ coming the ver@@ di@@ ct , the O@@ S@@ C@@ E O@@ f@@ fice continu@@ es to reg@@ re@@ t that the pro@@ secu@@ tion was la@@ un@@ ched in the first place . ”
He that fol@@ lo@@ ws me will by no means walk in dar@@ k@@ ness , but will pos@@ s@@ ess the light of life . ”
W@@ i@@ th@@ out the th@@ um@@ bs , how could a sol@@ di@@ er h@@ and@@ le a s@@ word or a spe@@ ar ?
On@@ ly after we gain a clear pi@@ c@@ ture of their spiritual con@@ dition can we ass@@ ist them .
W@@ ould you be inter@@ ested in that ? ”
The S@@ hi@@ eld , the H@@ el@@ me@@ t , and the S@@ word
On the sur@@ face , the law of “ e@@ ye for e@@ ye ” may appe@@ ar to prom@@ o@@ te re@@ v@@ enge .
Daniel came into associ@@ ation with the Christian congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses and became part of a spiritual family , where he experienced the feel@@ ing of accep@@ t@@ ance and of being loved by others .
He said : “ The way they tre@@ ated the jo@@ b of cle@@ an@@ ing the Kingdom H@@ all or a conven@@ tion cen@@ ter told me that they consider@@ ed it to be important .
The apostles present with Jesus that night were not the only ones to benefit from the Kingdom .
The wi@@ do@@ ws and or@@ ph@@ ans spo@@ ken of in the Bible appro@@ pri@@ ately re@@ pres@@ ented the po@@ o@@ re@@ r people , since upon the death of the husband and father or of both parents , the sur@@ vi@@ ving family members might be left al@@ one and des@@ titu@@ te .
▪ F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill Your R@@ o@@ le as an E@@ v@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er
What a joy it is for such willing work@@ ers to pla@@ y a part in the ong@@ o@@ ing hist@@ ory of Jehovah’s people !
D@@ eli@@ ver Y@@ our@@ self From F@@ o@@ ol@@ ish P@@ le@@ d@@ ges
I@@ ’@@ m going to tell on you ! ”
N@@ atur@@ ally , P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in was rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to wa@@ it until the she@@ et had g@@ one from A@@ nt@@ wer@@ p to S@@ pain , had been read and cor@@ rec@@ ted by the mon@@ ar@@ ch , and then re@@ turned .
“ All those taking refu@@ ge in [ Jehovah ] will rejo@@ ice ; to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite they will c@@ ry out jo@@ y@@ fully . ” ​ — P@@ S .
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ar pione@@ ers u@@ su@@ ally dedic@@ ate 70 h@@ our@@ s a mon@@ th to the field ministry , serving in their home congregation or in lo@@ cal@@ ities where the need is greater .
Why , though , did G@@ u@@ st@@ av@@ o feel that he had found a spiritual par@@ adise in associ@@ ation with Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
The B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n ab@@ sta@@ ined from pol@@ itical of@@ fice , took no o@@ a@@ ths , did not invol@@ ve themselves in mil@@ it@@ ary activ@@ ity , and did not car@@ ry we@@ ap@@ ons .
“ S@@ ome@@ times a little fru@@ str@@ ated that I don@@ ’t have more time to prac@@ tice , ” she ad@@ m@@ its , “ but I still pla@@ y my in@@ str@@ um@@ ents and enjoy mu@@ si@@ c .
They imitate Jesus by let@@ ting their “ light shin@@ e , ” doing good to their neigh@@ b@@ ors .
( b ) What should we cultiv@@ ate , and why ?
‘ Let U@@ s P@@ res@@ ent Jehovah’s O@@ ffering ’ 20
A@@ post@@ ates can present yet another th@@ re@@ at to our spiritu@@ ality .
Bro@@ ther L@@ et@@ t no@@ ted a number of exc@@ iting develop@@ ments in the v@@ isi@@ ble part of God’s organization in rec@@ ent years .
These years in full - time service have proved to be the ha@@ p@@ pi@@ est in our life .
A@@ n el@@ der@@ ly Christian woman spoke to R@@ en@@ ata on a tra@@ in travel@@ ing from Par@@ is to Li@@ mo@@ ges , in the cen@@ ter of Fr@@ ance .
As soon as they dis@@ cer@@ ned the fulfill@@ ment of Bible prophecy , they b@@ ol@@ dly declar@@ ed to others that God’s rule had be@@ gu@@ n .
Like the la@@ gan@@ i a@@ un@@ a , we can dr@@ ink in and st@@ ore up the life - giving water of God’s Word .
Par@@ ent@@ al teaching may also inclu@@ de other regul@@ ations ​ — family rul@@ es .
P@@ ort@@ land , M@@ E
While V@@ ani@@ a was still young , her mother died , and V@@ ani@@ a became respon@@ sible for the home , including the care of her si@@ ck sister .
14 T@@ each Your Ch@@ il@@ dren ​ — Why D@@ or@@ c@@ as W@@ as Lo@@ ved 16 L@@ ear@@ n From God’s Word ​ — How Can You Re@@ co@@ gn@@ ize Tru@@ e Wor@@ ship ?
F@@ in@@ ally , and most important , when we walk with God , we show where we stand on the great is@@ sue that was ra@@ ised back in the gar@@ den of E@@ den ​ — the is@@ sue of so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
When C@@ re@@ ated ? 3 / 1
God has given man fre@@ e@@ dom of cho@@ ice , which pre@@ c@@ lu@@ des pre@@ des@@ t@@ in@@ ation .
Even new Bible stud@@ ents can show dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment in this reg@@ ard .
We desire to do all we can to find those who are “ righ@@ tly dis@@ posed for everlasting life . ”
After all , they have sh@@ own us more love than we can ever beg@@ in to re@@ pa@@ y .
Be as@@ sur@@ ed , therefore , that the angels are person@@ ally inter@@ ested in you .
Com@@ pas@@ sion ​ — S@@ y@@ mp@@ a@@ thy in A@@ ction
Rather than be@@ coming ‘ si@@ ck at heart , ’ we are filled with joy .
Jesus ’ religion was different from h@@ ers .
After a few months , we received our invit@@ ation to atten@@ d the 1@@ 1@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad .
Jesus was a man of deep feelings
“ U@@ p@@ on him the spirit of Jehovah must set@@ tle down . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A .
This example should encoura@@ ge a r@@ ene@@ wed sear@@ ch for God by any who have d@@ ri@@ f@@ ted away from the Christian congregation .
( S . v@@ an der M@@ onde ) , 11 / 15
Many are left wonder@@ ing : ‘ Why does world un@@ ity remain so elu@@ sive ?
B@@ er@@ til expla@@ ins what imp@@ ressed him , bey@@ ond ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents in fav@@ or of the ex@@ ist@@ ence of a Creator : “ I ad@@ mi@@ red his pati@@ ence with my stu@@ b@@ bor@@ n@@ ness . . . .
So we can be thor@@ ough@@ ly confid@@ ent that if we man@@ i@@ f@@ est true faith , he will in our case prove to be a Re@@ war@@ der .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er sta@@ bi@@ li@@ z@@ es and bal@@ an@@ ces our thinking .
What instru@@ ctions did Jesus give , and what might his followers have wonder@@ ed ?
We do well to ask ourselves , ‘ Are my feelings of fri@@ end@@ ship bal@@ an@@ ced with Bible principles ? ’
Jehovah’s B@@ less@@ ing M@@ ak@@ es U@@ s R@@ ich
But these s@@ ites , known as so@@ cial ne@@ t@@ working We@@ b s@@ ites , also have the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for being des@@ tru@@ ctive .
For W@@ es@@ sel , the inter@@ pre@@ tation of Bible ver@@ ses had to be in har@@ mony with the con@@ text and could not be tw@@ is@@ ted .
A full - time minis@@ ter in To@@ k@@ yo me@@ t a re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ant man@@ ag@@ er who had tal@@ ked with a Witness some 30 years ag@@ o as a scho@@ ol@@ bo@@ y .
; Mat@@ lo@@ ck , D .
You can also be a coura@@ ge@@ ous , yet t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful , teach@@ er of truth and a prom@@ o@@ ter of pu@@ re worship .
I ad@@ ju@@ sted my thinking and made peace with my fa@@ ther’s family .
That can best be done by regul@@ ar study of the Bible and Bible - based public@@ ations .
B@@ r@@ uni@@ ’s pain and suffering continued for sever@@ al years .
Jesus died while he h@@ un@@ g on the t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake .
All who wish to prog@@ ress spiritually must man@@ i@@ f@@ est a hum@@ ble spirit as Paul did .
P@@ le@@ ase say you are my sister , in order that it may go well with me on your account , and my soul will be certain to live du@@ e to you . ’ ”
A F@@ E@@ W years ag@@ o , C@@ es@@ ar and his wife , R@@ o@@ ci@@ o , were living a com@@ for@@ table life in C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a , where C@@ es@@ ar was working full - time in the field of he@@ ating , v@@ ent@@ il@@ ation , and a@@ ir - con@@ di@@ tion@@ ing and R@@ o@@ ci@@ o wor@@ ked part - time at a do@@ ct@@ or@@ ’s of@@ fice .
“ Like a ro@@ aring li@@ on , ” the Bible expla@@ ins , Satan is “ see@@ king to de@@ v@@ our someone . ”
D@@ own through the ages , tal@@ ented s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists have in@@ deed made sur@@ pris@@ ing bre@@ ak@@ thr@@ ough@@ s in their sear@@ ch for ans@@ wers to pu@@ z@@ z@@ ling questions about n@@ ature .
We can be confid@@ ent that ‘ the word that go@@ es for@@ th from Jehovah’s m@@ ou@@ th always has certain succ@@ ess . ’ ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 10 , 11 .
But he does not have to try to for@@ ce his mate to stay .
Di@@ gg@@ ing De@@ ep@@ er In@@ to God’s Word
What can we do to me@@ et them ?
Many times in his writ@@ ings , John used the Greek ver@@ b that is some@@ times transl@@ ated “ exerc@@ ise faith ” in Eng@@ l@@ ish .
Why are we a jo@@ y@@ ful people ?
It was a chall@@ enge to co@@ ver it all .
V@@ ari@@ ed Re@@ actions
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , Jo@@ si@@ ah succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in doing what was right in God’s eyes .
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ le 3 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 15 - 19
Tru@@ e , Bible reading and medit@@ ation may not change our ac@@ tu@@ al situation .
How do the we@@ e@@ d@@ like ones we@@ ep and gn@@ as@@ h their te@@ et@@ h ?
Although Bro@@ ther S@@ y@@ d@@ li@@ k is great@@ ly mis@@ sed by the Bethel family , his example as one who truly loved life and people will live on .
20 : 7 - 10 ; Mat@@ t .
How does a person learn attitu@@ des ?
Paul remin@@ ded fellow Christians that if their course of action was to be “ accep@@ table in God’s sight , ” they must care fin@@ an@@ cially for their own ag@@ ed parents and gr@@ and@@ parents .
But the meetings are like an o@@ as@@ is in the deser@@ t , where I am ref@@ re@@ shed to make it through the next school day . ”
What happiness there is in making such self - sacrific@@ ing cho@@ ic@@ es !
When the special we@@ ek was over , R@@ o@@ al@@ d and his family re@@ turned to B@@ er@@ g@@ en , but they could not sto@@ p thinking about their Christian brothers and sisters in L@@ ak@@ sel@@ v , some 1@@ ,@@ 3@@ 00 mil@@ es ( 2@@ ,@@ 1@@ 00 k@@ m ) away .
1 : 1 ; 2 : 1 ​ — Is “ the tw@@ enti@@ et@@ h year ” mentioned in these two ver@@ ses coun@@ ted from the same refer@@ ence point ?
A repor@@ t says : “ H@@ al@@ f of all U@@ .@@ S . marri@@ ages today are expe@@ cted to end in div@@ or@@ ce .
Tru@@ e , Jesus is pres@@ ented in the Bible as an example for all his followers , as we read : “ Christ su@@ ffered for you , lea@@ ving you a mo@@ de@@ l for you to follow his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y . ”
For this reason , Paul instru@@ cted Christians in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i to “ make sure of the more important things . ”
; L@@ as@@ ch@@ in@@ s@@ ki , H .
Wh@@ en@@ ever possible , she is by my side whether I am in the field ministry or I am cle@@ an@@ ing the st@@ adi@@ u@@ m before conven@@ tions , and she accom@@ pan@@ ies me when I deli@@ ver public tal@@ ks in other congregations .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out high school , I stu@@ died ancient hist@@ ory , and my father and I had long con@@ vers@@ ations about the orig@@ in of religion and what we consider@@ ed to be the my@@ ths and leg@@ ends con@@ ta@@ ined in the Bible .
How Can We Ma@@ in@@ tain “ a W@@ a@@ iting A@@ t@@ titu@@ de ” ?
Jehovah fore@@ told the de@@ va@@ st@@ ation of Jerusalem and the de@@ por@@ tation of the Jews from the land of Juda@@ h to Babyl@@ on .
Let wi@@ ves be in sub@@ je@@ ction to their hus@@ ban@@ ds as to the Lord , because a husband is head of his wife as the Christ also is head of the congregation , he being a sa@@ vi@@ or of this body .
For example , the marriage of 35 - year - old Jer@@ ry to L@@ ana , the mother of a te@@ en@@ age daugh@@ ter , brought on a chall@@ enge that ne@@ i@@ ther of them had i@@ mag@@ ined .
The Bible tel@@ ls us that he lo@@ ves his people , rejo@@ ic@@ es in his works , h@@ ates i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , and feel@@ s h@@ ur@@ t over wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
For , look !
Jesus , know@@ ing the reason@@ ing of their hearts , took a young child , set it b@@ es@@ i@@ de him and said to them : ‘ W@@ ho@@ ever recei@@ ves this young child on the bas@@ is of my name recei@@ ves me too , and who@@ ever recei@@ ves me recei@@ ves him also that sent me for@@ th .
At first , I wor@@ ked as a hi@@ red hand on my f@@ ar@@ m@@ er fri@@ end@@ ’s m@@ oun@@ tain f@@ ar@@ m .
In tra@@ ining others , how can elders imitate Samu@@ el@@ ’s example ?
However , Jehovah was not ri@@ gi@@ d in the app@@ lic@@ ation of that law .
Z@@ er@@ o@@ ing in on the imper@@ fe@@ ctions of others may only con@@ fu@@ se us as to who the real enem@@ y is .
That repor@@ t will demonstr@@ ate Jehovah’s rich blessing on the preaching work .
We did not will ourselves into ex@@ ist@@ ence .
E@@ at well , exerc@@ ise , and get su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient s@@ le@@ ep . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 29 .
“ All things ” certainly inclu@@ de all matters that invol@@ ve the h@@ and@@ ling of fin@@ an@@ ces .
They feel about their children as did the ag@@ ed apostle John regarding his spiritual children : “ No greater cause for than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness do I have than these things , that I should be hear@@ ing that my children go on wal@@ king in the truth . ” ​ — 3 John 4 .
On@@ ly the God of justice can re@@ move it .
Jesus , respon@@ ding to a temp@@ tation from Satan , refer@@ red to De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 13 and said : “ You must worship the Lord your God , and serve him al@@ one . ”
Jesus Christ said : “ If you remain in uni@@ on with me and my sa@@ y@@ ings remain in you , ask wh@@ atever you wish and it will take place for you . ” ​ — John 15 : 7 .
No@@ te the gener@@ os@@ ity of De@@ bor@@ ah’s spirit .
He wanted people to keep listen@@ ing to him , so he had to continue to imp@@ ro@@ ve and change the way he taught them .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ ing in the things learned from his preci@@ ous holy writ@@ ings not only ‘ makes us wise for sal@@ vation ’ and ‘ e@@ qu@@ ip@@ s us for every good work ’ but also en@@ ab@@ les us to do what is good in his eyes .
The Di@@ c@@ tion@@ na@@ i@@ re de Th@@ é@@ olo@@ gi@@ e Ca@@ tho@@ li@@ que makes this clear under the en@@ try “ En@@ d of the World ” : “ The Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch believ@@ es and teach@@ es that the present world , as God cre@@ ated it and as it ex@@ ists , will not last et@@ er@@ n@@ ally . ”
Some who have become Christians have had the faith , courage , and moral strength to make similar chang@@ es to ple@@ ase God .
A@@ m@@ ong many other things , they taught her that God has a personal name , Jehovah .
P@@ ati@@ ently but fir@@ m@@ ly , Jesus helped the apostles to see the need for hum@@ ility .
The apostle Paul re@@ comm@@ ended similar sen@@ ti@@ ments when he ex@@ hor@@ ted fellow Christians to “ rejo@@ ice with people who rejo@@ ice ; we@@ ep with people who we@@ ep . ”
But a@@ bo@@ ve all , S@@ ar@@ ah tru@@ sted in Jehovah .
Let us always show respect for the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der@@ ’s pro@@ per@@ ty and priv@@ ac@@ y ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 10 )
Yet , how happy we were to see the fru@@ it@@ age of that hard work !
In the 6@@ th chap@@ ter of the Bible book of Proverbs 6 , King Solomon of ancient Israel provi@@ des a war@@ ning against attitu@@ des and actions that can spo@@ il our re@@ pu@@ tation as well as dam@@ age our relationship with Jehovah God .
The dr@@ ama was follow@@ ed by the talk “ Be Like Jeremiah ​ — F@@ ear@@ less@@ ly Pro@@ cla@@ im the Word of God . ”
What was A@@ br@@ am@@ ’s relationship with the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Cana@@ an ?
Me@@ dit@@ ating on Bible ver@@ ses we in@@ ten@@ d to use that day and the public@@ ations we pl@@ an to offer will help us car@@ ry out our privilege of service .
If we hear har@@ m@@ ful go@@ s@@ si@@ p about a friend , are we quic@@ k to believe it ?
How many may have been present when the com@@ mis@@ sion at Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 was given , and why can we draw that conclu@@ sion ?
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , a young person with a new d@@ ri@@ ver@@ ’s li@@ cen@@ se may have some fear of having a tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent ​ — especially if he is a@@ ware of st@@ atis@@ tic@@ s that show young d@@ ri@@ v@@ ers to be prop@@ or@@ tion@@ ately more ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent - pro@@ ne than older ones .
At that very m@@ om@@ ent , in the home of that Bible stud@@ ent , I felt a deep desire to help the people in her small to@@ wn .
If our efforts to help others are to have succ@@ ess , though , we have to set a good example ourselves .
What two less@@ ons do we learn from the par@@ able of the tal@@ ents ?
1 : 28 ; 2 : 24 .
The Bible does not spe@@ ci@@ fy the year in which Jehovah inform@@ ed Noah that the F@@ lood would occ@@ ur .
To learn about the orig@@ in of what is called the law of K@@ ar@@ ma , see pages 8 - 12 of the bro@@ ch@@ ure What H@@ app@@ ens to U@@ s When We Di@@ e ? publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Many things a ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved marriage mate does al@@ one for the first time ​ — such as atten@@ ding an ass@@ em@@ bly or the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al — ​ can be par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly pa@@ in@@ ful .
The Bible states : “ As for us , we love , because he first loved us . ”
T@@ w@@ o family members pre@@ pared for each congregation meeting with me , so I never mis@@ sed out on vital spiritual food .
S@@ ar@@ ah’s different s@@ k@@ in col@@ or and e@@ th@@ n@@ ic@@ ity were not mentioned .
F@@ in@@ ally , H@@ ar@@ old wrote a letter reli@@ ev@@ ing the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al of any responsi@@ bility should I die , and the do@@ ct@@ ors ag@@ re@@ ed to per@@ form the necess@@ ary sur@@ g@@ er@@ y .
Such por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y might fe@@ ature gan@@ g ra@@ pe , b@@ onda@@ ge , s@@ adi@@ s@@ tic t@@ or@@ ture , the b@@ ru@@ tal@@ iz@@ ing of women , or even child por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
2 , 3 . ( a ) Why did Jehovah provide us with a written por@@ tra@@ it of his Son , and what does Jehovah ex@@ pect us to do ?
For example , take the vie@@ ws of Ger@@ man scho@@ la@@ r Ger@@ d L@@ ü@@ dem@@ an@@ n , prof@@ ess@@ or of New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent and au@@ th@@ or of the book What Re@@ ally H@@ app@@ ened to Jesus ​ — A H@@ ist@@ or@@ ic@@ al A@@ p@@ pro@@ ach to the R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection .
Se@@ e@@ king direction , I pray@@ ed in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y to Jehovah .
When spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ s were rel@@ ev@@ ant to a st@@ ory or necess@@ ary for emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is , he took great care to provide them .
; Al@@ l@@ an , J .
Let us consider these questions .
“ I expe@@ cted to c@@ atch him pla@@ ying an ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic g@@ ame , but he was reading the Bible !
“ Yes , my sear@@ ch for the truth was satis@@ fied .
Un@@ du@@ e wor@@ ry about material things can con@@ su@@ me your time , sa@@ p your en@@ er@@ gy , and leave you with little or no mo@@ tiv@@ ation to pur@@ sue Kingdom inter@@ ests .
4 , 5 . ( a ) In what way is dedic@@ ation a personal responsi@@ bility ?
1 : 18 - 21 : P@@ r@@ om@@ ises the end of ‘ four hor@@ ns that dis@@ pers@@ ed Juda@@ h , ’ that is , all govern@@ ments that op@@ posed Jehovah’s worship .
We find such an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment among our spiritual brothers and sisters , than@@ ks to the promise we make at the time of our dedic@@ ation to God to live in har@@ mony with the guid@@ el@@ ines found in his Word .
O@@ f@@ ten , a few practic@@ al ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments will reli@@ eve us of heav@@ y bur@@ den@@ s .
S@@ il@@ vi@@ a is now 26 years old and ser@@ ves in the place that remin@@ ded her of par@@ adise , the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in D@@ en@@ mar@@ k .
Now let me return to the important meeting I mentioned in the beg@@ in@@ ning .
To my sur@@ pris@@ e , the you@@ th came right up to me and said : “ F@@ or@@ give me for what happened last night .
“ A B@@ L@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ IN@@ G U@@ N@@ T@@ I@@ L TH@@ E@@ R@@ E I@@ S N@@ O M@@ O@@ R@@ E W@@ AN@@ T ”
F@@ or@@ giving From the H@@ ear@@ t
3 : 27 ; 10 : 22 ; G@@ al .
The neu@@ tr@@ al position of Jehovah’s Witnesses was discus@@ sed at a meeting of the re@@ be@@ l com@@ mit@@ te@@ e .
Do@@ ing so helps you to understand “ the deep things of God . ”
What have we learned so far ?
He lo@@ v@@ ingly made possible our “ rel@@ e@@ ase by ransom . ” We o@@ we him not only the life we have now but also any pro@@ spe@@ ct we have of enjo@@ ying everlasting life .
Se@@ e@@ ing Scriptural truth exer@@ t such power at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted this form@@ er ag@@ no@@ s@@ tic to the message of the Bible , and she accepted it as inspired of God .
Yet , there are fur@@ ther concer@@ ns .
Can Ch@@ ur@@ ches Be Sa@@ ved ? 3 / 1
F@@ in@@ ally , Jesus ref@@ ers to the cle@@ an@@ ing pro@@ c@@ ess . “ E@@ very one be@@ aring fru@@ it he cle@@ ans , that it may be@@ ar more fru@@ it , ” he expla@@ ins .
Then when your eyes o@@ pen and you see wel@@ coming fac@@ es e@@ ag@@ er to share with you their joy at your resurrection , you will not fai@@ l to than@@ k God for his loving - kindness .
Christians should we@@ i@@ gh the place that se@@ cul@@ ar work has in their heart . ​ — w@@ 1@@ 7@@ .@@ 0@@ 5 , p@@ p .
What el@@ se can we do to allow holy spirit to op@@ er@@ ate in our lives ?
On the other hand , a person who makes an un@@ wise decision when cho@@ o@@ sing a husband or a wife may experience dis@@ satis@@ fac@@ tion and g@@ ri@@ ef .
But on what do we le@@ an , or dep@@ end ?
In fact , many of Davi@@ d’s psal@@ ms ​ — including Psalm 1@@ 39 — ​ are ess@@ enti@@ ally prayers set to mu@@ si@@ c .
The is@@ sue is by no means a new one .
Why We Sh@@ ould Tru@@ st Jehovah I@@ mp@@ lic@@ it@@ ly
It may truly be said that no sing@@ le religious group in the world displa@@ yed more ze@@ al and pers@@ ist@@ ence in the at@@ temp@@ t to s@@ pre@@ ad the good news of the Kingdom than Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Jesus also explained that there were some things ne@@ i@@ ther he nor the angels knew but that were known only by his Father . ​ — Mark 13 : 32 .
Do we not rejo@@ ice over our understanding of Jehovah’s will and purpose ?
Are we stri@@ ving to ac@@ qui@@ re such things , ho@@ p@@ ing that they will fulf@@ ill our go@@ als and as@@ pi@@ r@@ ations for the future ?
One of the most wicked fe@@ atu@@ res of the second world war was the Na@@ z@@ i H@@ olo@@ ca@@ u@@ st , which eng@@ ul@@ f@@ ed milli@@ ons of Jews and other in@@ no@@ c@@ ents in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
I under@@ sto@@ od why Jehovah temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily per@@ m@@ its wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , but I had a hard time see@@ ing him as a truly loving Father .
I@@ magine ​ — the Israelites were so close to the real@@ iz@@ ation of their long - a@@ wa@@ ited in@@ her@@ it@@ ance , yet they lost out on wonderful blessings because of succ@@ um@@ b@@ ing to temp@@ tation . ​ — Nu@@ m .
When I refu@@ sed , the comman@@ ding of@@ fic@@ er or@@ der@@ ed me into ex@@ ile on the dre@@ ad@@ ed p@@ en@@ al is@@ le of M@@ ak@@ r@@ ó@@ n@@ is@@ o@@ s ( M@@ ak@@ r@@ on@@ is@@ i ) .
F@@ or@@ tun@@ ately , before he could sel@@ l his home , Gen@@ i@@ val was vis@@ ited by Mari@@ a , a full - time minis@@ ter of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
S@@ he@@ m
The ma@@ in reason for this mo@@ c@@ king of El@@ isha appe@@ ars to be that a bal@@ d man was we@@ aring Eli@@ j@@ ah’s of@@ fi@@ cial gar@@ ment .
We can also feel disa@@ p@@ pointed with ourselves when someone we love fal@@ ters .
Many believe that i@@ con@@ s are im@@ bu@@ ed with divine gr@@ ace and mirac@@ ul@@ ous po@@ wers .
The Bible fur@@ ther inform@@ s us : “ God bless@@ ed them and God said to them : ‘ Be fru@@ it@@ ful and become many and f@@ ill the earth and sub@@ du@@ e it . ’ ”
L@@ ear@@ ning that his father , Na@@ bo@@ pol@@ as@@ sa@@ r , had died , this young man nam@@ ed Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar took the thro@@ ne in 6@@ 24 B.C.E .
Jehovah cre@@ ated us in a way that we can enjoy rec@@ re@@ ation and benefit from it .
So as we cop@@ y Jehovah’s way of doing things , out@@ si@@ ders will see that there is something different about us .
They do not seek the help of God’s holy spirit and his people , or they refu@@ se such help when offered to them .
The branch of@@ fice invit@@ es travel@@ ing overse@@ ers .
We too need to be a@@ ware of our acc@@ oun@@ ta@@ bility to Jehovah .
While in high school during the l@@ ate 19@@ 60 ’ s , I was influ@@ enced by the B@@ l@@ ack P@@ an@@ thers , a pol@@ itical group known for their mil@@ it@@ ant appro@@ ach to ci@@ vi@@ l righ@@ ts is@@ su@@ es .
On the other hand , the human tend@@ enc@@ y is un@@ den@@ i@@ ab@@ ly to want to imp@@ ro@@ ve things and to cor@@ rec@@ t imper@@ fe@@ ctions .
But this decision was sh@@ ort - lived .
His associ@@ ate , Bil@@ da@@ d the S@@ hu@@ h@@ ite , even ar@@ gu@@ ed that a righteous standing before God is not possible for humans . ​ — Read Job 25 : 4 .
5 : 13 .
T@@ a@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ ors were h@@ ated out@@ ca@@ st@@ s in Jewish soci@@ ety .
And , of course , the h@@ an@@ di@@ work of our Creator is truly pra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy .
Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i has taken money and clo@@ th@@ es that do not bel@@ ong to him .
And for this to ha@@ p@@ pen , you need to do more than mer@@ ely seek information from the Bible . C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate the prac@@ tice of medit@@ ating on what you learn .
Ma@@ y@@ be you l@@ ac@@ ked confidence during your form@@ ative years .
But tru@@ sting in Jehovah for guid@@ ance and prote@@ ction , we were able to help a number of inter@@ ested people to em@@ br@@ ace the truth .
This vi@@ ct@@ ory gave him control of all the ter@@ rit@@ ory between the ri@@ ver S@@ om@@ me , in the nor@@ th , and the ri@@ ver Lo@@ i@@ re , in cen@@ tr@@ al and w@@ es@@ ter@@ n G@@ a@@ ul .
O@@ thers pre@@ f@@ er to tra@@ v@@ el by bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le to get exerc@@ ise and to have a more le@@ is@@ ur@@ ely view .
What hu@@ ge in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es have a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted the human family in mo@@ der@@ n times ?
As sh@@ own in Genesis chap@@ ter 3 , that perfect man ​ — Adam — ​ cho@@ se to pur@@ sue a course of dis@@ obedi@@ ence to Jehovah God .
TH@@ E best way a father can teach his children is by his own example .
This is especially vital when appointed men me@@ et to consider congregation matters .
Jehovah said that the gr@@ ound would be cur@@ sed .
He rel@@ ates : “ Because of the influ@@ ence of scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es and teach@@ ers , I wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t sure about the ex@@ ist@@ ence of God and the au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ity of the Bible .
“ W@@ ould you be inter@@ ested in lear@@ ning more about the Bible ? ”
When M@@ ary brought her fir@@ st@@ born son to Jerusalem in order to present him to Jehovah as the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law requi@@ red , the prophe@@ t@@ ess An@@ na “ began giving than@@ ks to God and speaking about the child to all who were wa@@ iting for Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s deli@@ ver@@ ance . ”
Since Jehovah is ready to support his servants when others deser@@ t them , would he not also su@@ sta@@ in them during any other s@@ ort of tri@@ bul@@ ation ?
She would s@@ li@@ de the liter@@ ature into an op@@ ening on one side of the pur@@ se and then cro@@ c@@ he@@ t the p@@ ou@@ ch shu@@ t .
What was requi@@ red in order for the Jews to walk on “ the W@@ a@@ y of H@@ ol@@ iness ” ?
Th@@ ough the ‘ city buil@@ t by God ’ would not become a re@@ ality until cen@@ tu@@ ries had pas@@ sed , these men continued to displa@@ y faith and pati@@ ence thr@@ ough@@ out their lives .
M@@ y@@ kola
▪ F@@ ol@@ low the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule in Your M@@ in@@ is@@ try
It is the ol@@ des@@ t complete sing@@ le - vo@@ lu@@ me L@@ at@@ in Bible still in ex@@ ist@@ ence .
There are certain ba@@ si@@ c con@@ di@@ tions that each individu@@ al must me@@ et to qu@@ ali@@ fy for that gift .
They will not see a way out .
▪ “ He is every@@ where , in everything .
The Bible expla@@ ins that Jesus gave everything , including his life , to help others .
That is what people said to the woman I was pl@@ an@@ ning to mar@@ ry .
For example , su@@ p@@ pose you see a group of your scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es up a@@ head and they are s@@ mo@@ king .
Me@@ di@@ cal re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers and s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists say that positi@@ ve emo@@ tions such as joy , hope , gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de , and a will@@ ing@@ ness to for@@ give have some bene@@ fi@@ cial effe@@ cts on health .
Per@@ sever@@ ance B@@ r@@ ings B@@ less@@ ings in O@@ ther Par@@ ts of T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n
Mo@@ re@@ over , the people pro@@ ce@@ ed to form marriage al@@ li@@ an@@ ces with the Cana@@ an@@ ites and to serve their go@@ ds .
At one time or another , we all s@@ or@@ ely need comfort and encourag@@ ement .
During the 19@@ 70 ’ s , ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments were made to put the responsi@@ bility for over@@ sight on grou@@ ps of elders rather than on individuals .
W@@ ar is only one of many s@@ our@@ ces of d@@ anger .
How ur@@ g@@ ent it is that we cultiv@@ ate h@@ at@@ red for what is bad and stay clear of circumstances that could lead to im@@ mor@@ ality ! ​ — Psalm 9@@ 7 : 10 ; 1 Corinthians 6 : 18 .
Gen@@ er@@ ous giving even imp@@ ro@@ ves the health of some who su@@ ff@@ er from ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic health problems , such as mul@@ ti@@ ple s@@ cl@@ er@@ os@@ is or H@@ I@@ V .
To rec@@ ti@@ fy the situation , Al@@ bre@@ ch@@ t began sear@@ ch@@ ing for someone ca@@ pa@@ ble of pro@@ duc@@ ing a P@@ ol@@ ish transl@@ ation of the Christian Greek Scriptures .
Even when under great pres@@ sure , Jesus was pati@@ ent with his disciples
In fact , it is imp@@ os@@ sible to draw close to Jehovah without first dra@@ wing close to Christ .
Their actions prove that they are “ a@@ wa@@ iting and keep@@ ing close in mind the pres@@ ence of the day of Jehovah . ”
Sh@@ ould You In@@ s@@ ist on Your Per@@ s@@ onal P@@ refer@@ ences ?
Jesus as@@ sur@@ ed her : “ Your brother will ris@@ e . ”
Why do we need to discus@@ s how to provide cons@@ ol@@ ation for the ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved ?
When he saw M@@ an@@ f@@ red , he asked : “ Why are you not in class today ?
“ Ru@@ n in Such a W@@ a@@ y That You May A@@ t@@ tain It ”
Paulo is con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that his prayers made a differ@@ ence .
This inspired psalmist was moved to say of Jehovah : “ O God , . . . you are my help and the Pro@@ vi@@ der of es@@ cap@@ e for me . ”
In those days the travel@@ ing work in the inter@@ i@@ or of B@@ ra@@ z@@ il was something of an ad@@ ven@@ ture .
Yes , cal@@ m discus@@ sion be@@ fore@@ hand might lead to a pe@@ ace@@ ful so@@ lu@@ tion . ​ — Proverbs 22 : 3 .
Acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge must re@@ ach our hearts to af@@ fect our lives for the good .
Pro@@ ba@@ bly , ow@@ n@@ er@@ ship of such L@@ ev@@ ite pro@@ per@@ ty was pas@@ sed on through family in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
For example , we are sure that wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness will end and that there will be a new world .
M@@ ake Jehovah Your Con@@ fid@@ ence , 9 / 1
Are you not pr@@ ou@@ d to be serving Jehovah under such a mi@@ gh@@ ty , God - appointed King ?
Bible instru@@ ct@@ ors were there “ reading al@@ ou@@ d from the [ same sac@@ red ] book . ”
However , in our time , this can be determined on the bas@@ is of such inspired words as these : “ All who are led by God’s spirit , these are God’s sons .
What does Jesus do ?
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us
In O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 18@@ 20 , J@@ ones re@@ turned to Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r .
M@@ ore public@@ ations follow@@ ed , including a regul@@ ar e@@ dition of Our Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try in M@@ aya .
Jehovah’s Witnesses will be happy to help you in that end@@ e@@ av@@ or .
And those practic@@ ing true religion “ shall walk in the name of Jehovah [ their ] God to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , even forever . ”
What an out@@ standing example of mil@@ dness and pati@@ ence under pa@@ in@@ ful and st@@ res@@ s@@ ful circumstances ! ​ — Read 1 Peter 2 : 21 - 23 .
“ It is w@@ ind that they keep s@@ ow@@ ing , and a st@@ or@@ m w@@ ind is what they will re@@ a@@ p . ” ​ — H@@ O@@ S@@ E@@ A 8 : 7 .
By the “ power of God , ” the Bible says .
No human can cause God to put a li@@ mit on His mer@@ cy .
But we know the truth !
Mi@@ ght we also beg@@ in to reason that we in some way are better than our fellow believers or are su@@ peri@@ or to people in gener@@ al ?
If temp@@ ted to eng@@ age in im@@ moral conduct , we must not sto@@ p thinking about Jehovah .
“ The Kingdom of the He@@ av@@ ens H@@ as D@@ ra@@ wn Ne@@ ar ”
From the Scriptures the Witnesses showed us con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing pro@@ of that i@@ do@@ l worship is for@@ bi@@ d@@ den for true Christians and that prayers should be direc@@ ted exc@@ lu@@ si@@ vely to God .
Even though other travel@@ ers had pas@@ sed by the w@@ oun@@ ded man , the Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an “ was moved with p@@ ity ” and provided ex@@ ten@@ sive help .
But what is the d@@ anger ?
For some the her@@ it@@ age may inclu@@ de a materi@@ ally com@@ for@@ table way of life .
How did Jesus respon@@ d to the con@@ dition of the crow@@ ds who follow@@ ed him ?
E@@ s@@ sen@@ ti@@ al to not being dra@@ wn into a materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic way of life is cultiv@@ ating the ability to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish between right and wrong when making decisions .
C@@ ould you imp@@ ro@@ ve the qu@@ ality or regul@@ ar@@ ity of your personal Bible reading and Bible study ?
Wor@@ k with it during that day .
Consider these fi@@ ve ways : 1 .
The fi@@ ve sisters appro@@ ached Moses and asked him : “ Why should the name of our father be taken away from the mi@@ d@@ st of his family because he had no son ? ”
He mentioned a number of develop@@ ments that together would show when this change was about to ha@@ p@@ pen .
If those of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy allow God’s Word rather than po@@ pul@@ ar op@@ in@@ ion to gu@@ i@@ de their decisions , who is really le@@ ading God’s people today ?
A few days later , that son too was dead . ”
For Christians , com@@ p@@ act te@@ x@@ ts ​ — or simply a h@@ an@@ dy l@@ ist of Bible qu@@ o@@ t@@ ations — ​ were ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely u@@ se@@ ful for the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work .
Ex@@ pla@@ ining the meaning of the illustr@@ ation , he says : “ L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise with anyone having rel@@ ations with the wife of his fel@@ low@@ man , no one t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing her will remain un@@ p@@ un@@ ish@@ able . ”
It also states that “ the head of a woman is the man . ”
This means pre@@ par@@ ing sever@@ al ans@@ wers , since the more often you ra@@ ise your hand , the greater the lik@@ eli@@ ho@@ od that the brother pre@@ si@@ ding will call on you .
They have come to feel that the Bible is like that mon@@ um@@ ent descri@@ bed at the out@@ set .
A@@ t@@ t@@ ack can come from any qu@@ ar@@ ter , and the enem@@ y tri@@ es to c@@ atch you un@@ a@@ wa@@ res .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , then , our advan@@ c@@ ement will be c@@ learly man@@ i@@ f@@ est .
It is when you are rel@@ a@@ x@@ ing and your gu@@ ard is down that you become most vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able to an att@@ ack on your moral standards .
“ With un@@ h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction , ” we should “ love one another in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y from the heart . ” ​ — 1 Peter 1 : 22 .
How can you help the stud@@ ent to become a teach@@ er ?
“ Ru@@ n With En@@ du@@ r@@ ance ”
By being with him , the apostles could ab@@ s@@ or@@ b some of the mind of Christ .
“ Do Not B@@ low a Tru@@ mp@@ et A@@ head of You ”
Yet , des@@ pite being sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by “ physical ” men , Jac@@ o@@ b was a spiritual man .
It is de@@ f@@ ined rather by d@@ om@@ in@@ ant i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ries than by ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ cal or temp@@ or@@ al b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries . ” ( V@@ ol . 1 , p .
There was no s@@ il@@ ver or br@@ on@@ ze , no second or th@@ ir@@ d place .
• What can an ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary wife do to be supp@@ or@@ tive of her husband ?
What , then , should his in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res be moved to do ?
How can that fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al truth serve as a shi@@ eld to God’s people today ?
Some like the Go@@ sp@@ els because they show Jehovah’s beau@@ ti@@ ful person@@ ality through Jesus .
How can you help the congregation to stay un@@ ited ?
Pe@@ ople in the world have to de@@ al with seem@@ ingly in@@ sur@@ m@@ oun@@ table problems .
But So - and - so is in for a sur@@ pris@@ e !
Jeremiah ‘ kept a@@ wa@@ ke , ’ and so can we .
Be@@ ing rec@@ ep@@ tive to divine counsel can pre@@ v@@ ent us from making a mis@@ take in the first place .
• How may we imitate the confidence that Jesus expres@@ sed in his apostles ?
A wonderful future is in st@@ ore
If we have experienced disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments , it may be eas@@ y to allow ourselves to be influ@@ enced by c@@ y@@ n@@ ic@@ ism .
He wel@@ com@@ ed my help , since he had many responsi@@ bil@@ ities in the congregation .
“ The understanding heart is one that sear@@ ches for knowledge , ” says Solomon , “ but the m@@ ou@@ th of stu@@ pi@@ d people is one that as@@ pi@@ res to fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness . ”
For instance , we could make cle@@ an@@ ing the Kingdom H@@ all a family pro@@ ject or use lun@@ ch@@ time at work or at school to give a witness to col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es or fellow stud@@ ents .
O@@ ver the years , I have seen that pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce is not really about a person@@ ’s s@@ k@@ in ; it is about sin ​ — the Ad@@ am@@ ic sin that in@@ fe@@ cts us all .
Ti@@ sh@@ r@@ i 15 - 21
Some time after making his origin@@ al pl@@ ans , Paul received dis@@ tur@@ b@@ ing news that di@@ su@@ n@@ ity and im@@ mor@@ ality were being t@@ ol@@ er@@ ated in Corin@@ th .
M@@ ore important , it c@@ alls for com@@ pas@@ sion and concer@@ n for others and a hear@@ t@@ felt desire to share the light of truth with them for their et@@ er@@ n@@ al benefit . — Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 .
Jehovah fore@@ told that in the last days , he would have a clean and pe@@ ace@@ able people from all nations , who would preach the good news of the Kingdom to the ends of the earth des@@ pite h@@ at@@ red and op@@ position .
It is our prayer that the heart of many of these inter@@ ested ones will soon be moved to re@@ ach out for the privilege of being publi@@ sh@@ ers of the good news .
How do the Scriptures show the import@@ ance of love ?
Some may work to gain a me@@ asure of fin@@ an@@ cial in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence or to pa@@ y for lu@@ x@@ u@@ ries .
They dem@@ and the enti@@ re person . ” ​ — D@@ r .
H@@ A@@ V@@ IN@@ G a s@@ li@@ m and heal@@ thy body is very much on pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s min@@ ds today .
An@@ y heav@@ y do@@ w@@ n@@ p@@ our of ra@@ in would have been very un@@ likely before the comple@@ tion of the har@@ v@@ est se@@ as@@ on in O@@ c@@ to@@ ber .
We ur@@ g@@ ently need to cultiv@@ ate self - control .
For example , it seem@@ s possible that the apostles James and John were c@@ ous@@ ins of Jesus and that their mother , S@@ al@@ ome , was his a@@ un@@ t .
Rather than feel@@ ing com@@ plac@@ ent , we take to heart Paul’s next words : “ We also ent@@ re@@ at you not to accept the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness of God and mis@@ s its purpose . ”
How can le@@ is@@ ure reading bring us much ple@@ asure ?
The s@@ cour@@ g@@ ing is pre@@ ven@@ ted , however , when Paul makes it known that he is a Rom@@ an c@@ iti@@ z@@ en .
I believe that if you accept an assignment even when you don@@ ’t really feel like doing it , you will always be bless@@ ed by Jehovah .
( 1 ) Ye@@ om@@ ans , C .
A@@ S Jehovah’s people , we have no doubt that God’s word , his message to humans , “ is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power . ”
“ Let the hands of you people be strong , you who are hear@@ ing in these days these words from the m@@ ou@@ th of the prophe@@ ts . ” ​ — Z@@ E@@ C@@ H@@ A@@ R@@ I@@ A@@ H 8 : 9 .
How did Ne@@ h@@ emiah re@@ act ?
A Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of the Bible , by James Ha@@ st@@ ings , states : “ At the da@@ wn of human consci@@ ousness man found himself con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted by for@@ ces which he was un@@ able to control , and which exerc@@ ised a bale@@ ful or des@@ tru@@ ctive influ@@ ence . ”
The Scriptures cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to Jehovah’s tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness .
Romans 7 : 2 states that a married woman comes under “ the law of her husband . ”
She heard reli@@ able repor@@ ts about the power and the justice of Jehovah God , so she put her faith and trust in him .
C@@ ongreg@@ ation elders are appointed by holy spirit , yet they are still imper@@ fect and make mis@@ takes .
We may feel that we could never mat@@ ch the ex@@ p@@ lo@@ its of such spiritual individuals as Moses , G@@ ide@@ on , and David , but we can imitate their faith .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 20 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 6@@ 6 , 10@@ 3
Th@@ r@@ ough Adam , death came upon all his des@@ c@@ end@@ ants ​ — the world of human@@ kind .
The In@@ spe@@ ction Con@@ t@@ inu@@ es
When one has had things from chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od , there is a tend@@ enc@@ y not to appreci@@ ate them fully .
“ P@@ re@@ ach the word , be at it ur@@ g@@ ently . ” ​ — 2 T@@ I@@ M .
His word is truth ; he cannot li@@ e , and he con@@ dem@@ ns l@@ ying and li@@ ars . ​ — Psalm 31 : 5 ; John 17 : 17 ; Ti@@ tu@@ s 1 : 2 .
W@@ r@@ ong@@ doing means viol@@ ating his la@@ ws and ign@@ or@@ ing his principles .
Even young ones benefit from having a fav@@ or@@ ite s@@ crip@@ ture .
However , Jesus also coun@@ sel@@ ed us to keep on “ see@@ king first . . . [ God’s ] righteousness . ”
In the gar@@ den of E@@ den , they were sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by v@@ isi@@ ble cre@@ ations that gave evidence of God’s kindness toward humans , who could enjoy them .
On the other hand , you may de@@ te@@ ct a me@@ asure of s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity in someone who is pu@@ z@@ z@@ led by your course ​ — regarding , say se@@ x@@ u@@ al mor@@ ality — ​ even if that one in@@ iti@@ ally spoke a@@ bu@@ si@@ vely of you .
These ra@@ in@@ bo@@ ws some@@ times last for h@@ our@@ s , f@@ ading in and out as the su@@ n shin@@ es through the ra@@ in cl@@ ou@@ ds . ​ — Job 37 : 14 .
All too often , some are con@@ fu@@ sed about why bad things ha@@ p@@ pen .
“ The C@@ our@@ t fin@@ ds that the d@@ om@@ es@@ tic cour@@ ts fa@@ iled in their du@@ ty . . . to demonstr@@ ate that the par@@ ties had been heard in a fa@@ ir and e@@ qu@@ it@@ able man@@ ner .
The th@@ ir@@ d chap@@ ter of the Bible book of Proverbs 3 provi@@ des ans@@ wers .
So Jehovah gave them very strong counsel about this .
Thus al@@ leg@@ ory su@@ p@@ pl@@ ants ge@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
“ It is used of s@@ il@@ ent refle@@ ction on God’s works . . . and God’s word . ”
Then , this un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish prayer conclu@@ des with a so@@ le@@ m@@ n promise that the nation will h@@ enc@@ e@@ for@@ th obey God’s Law .
The first brother I accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed in the house - to - house ministry was the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er who later vis@@ ited us .
Ha@@ ving the full - time service as a care@@ er has helped young and old al@@ ike to be succ@@ ess@@ ful .
Rather , Paul’s words were direc@@ ted to the enti@@ re “ congregation of the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians . ”
For some , their marriage is not what they ho@@ ped for and they feel disa@@ p@@ pointed or ang@@ ry .
Yet , within the sa@@ f@@ ety of Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s w@@ alls , relati@@ ve peace pre@@ vail@@ s .
See the book O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ed to Do Jehovah’s Will , pages 14@@ 4 - 1@@ 50 .
Indeed , some of it is even un@@ desi@@ ra@@ ble , not wor@@ th know@@ ing .
We could become fru@@ str@@ ated or get into fin@@ an@@ cial difficul@@ ties .
What we ho@@ ped for when we were children is not our desire today .
Ca@@ in had cho@@ s@@ en the moral in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence offered by Satan ; thus he “ origin@@ ated with the wicked one . ”
Ke@@ ep A@@ ctive in Jehovah’s Ser@@ vice
When we study the Scriptures and our Bible - based public@@ ations , it is important to remember that “ the heart of the righteous one medit@@ ates so as to answer . ”
One sister told me that my example in coming all the way to her country to serve as a pioneer had moved her also to take up full - time service . ”
When the f@@ light attend@@ ant saw the ba@@ dge with the words “ Let God’s Kingdom C@@ ome ! ”
But sh@@ aring my feelings f@@ ran@@ k@@ ly with Jehovah helps en@@ or@@ m@@ ously .
But he proved himself faithful , and Jehovah was with him , so that he ev@@ en@@ tually was en@@ tru@@ sted with pris@@ on af@@ fai@@ r@@ s . ​ — G@@ en .
There is much we can learn from Solom@@ on@@ ’s experience .
* Those claim@@ ing to re@@ present God and his true worship on earth were du@@ ly exam@@ ined .
Their “ fellow sla@@ ves , ” anointed Christians still on earth , have yet to prove their integrity under tri@@ al .
As a perfect man , Jesus did not face in@@ her@@ ited death as we all do .
Jeremiah had told the wa@@ y@@ ward nation to return to their heavenly Father , but their ba@@ dness had re@@ ached the point where God had to let Jerusalem and Juda@@ h be destro@@ yed .
We live at a time when the world field of human@@ ity is “ wh@@ ite for har@@ v@@ es@@ ting . ”
If you are not yet taking part , why not set it as a go@@ al ?
U@@ p until then I had never even given a talk to a congregation !
Se@@ cul@@ ar emp@@ loy@@ ment : Ha@@ ve you become so ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in your work that spiritual inter@@ ests are being pu@@ shed asi@@ de ?
We must gu@@ ard against be@@ coming so pre@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with physical health that our more important spiritual needs get pu@@ shed asi@@ de . ​ — Matthew 5 : 3 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 10 .
The faithful re@@ m@@ n@@ ant says , “ C@@ ome ! ”
A@@ no@@ ther po@@ pul@@ ar teaching is that God is not inter@@ ested in us ; thus , we do not need to be inter@@ ested in him .
His pain did not just disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar over@@ night , but ne@@ i@@ ther did it con@@ su@@ me him .
Thus , the Bible pro@@ ver@@ b speak@@ s of “ a son in whom [ his father ] fin@@ ds ple@@ asure . ”
In the Bible , the origin@@ al - language words transl@@ ated “ spi@@ ce ” or “ spi@@ ces ” ref@@ er main@@ ly to ar@@ om@@ ati@@ c , or f@@ ra@@ gr@@ ant , pl@@ ant pro@@ du@@ cts and not to food se@@ as@@ on@@ ings .
A@@ c@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing the R@@ o@@ le of Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
When she fin@@ ds him , however , he is “ as dr@@ un@@ k as could be . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther , the child should be taught that God lo@@ ves him and has made pro@@ vision through the sacrifice of His Son to give him et@@ er@@ n@@ al life and that he can make God happy by obe@@ ying what He says .
What he learned eas@@ ed his anxi@@ ety and bit@@ ter@@ ness .
Th@@ r@@ ough what means can we ob@@ tain holy spirit ?
St@@ atis@@ tic@@ s show that the out@@ look is simil@@ arly hear@@ t@@ bre@@ ak@@ ing for many you@@ ths in other par@@ ts of the world .
J@@ on@@ a@@ than deci@@ ded to att@@ ack with his ar@@ m@@ or - be@@ are@@ r al@@ one and told him : “ Per@@ haps Jehovah will work for us , for there is no h@@ in@@ dr@@ ance to Jehovah to sa@@ ve by many or by few . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 14 : 6 , 13 .
The re@@ gi@@ on pro@@ duc@@ ed cer@@ e@@ als , o@@ live o@@ il , w@@ ine , and tim@@ ber ​ — a pro@@ du@@ ct s@@ or@@ ely l@@ ac@@ king in M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia and Egy@@ pt .
For evidence that Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es have come true , see chap@@ ter 2 and chap@@ ter 9 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
So , then , while ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing J@@ on@@ ah’s we@@ ak@@ nesses , let us not over@@ look his qualities of faith@@ ful@@ ness and end@@ ur@@ ance as he pre@@ ached to the faith@@ less Israelites .
She says : “ W@@ i@@ th@@ out the support of Jehovah’s holy spirit , we could not have g@@ one through what we have experienced and rema@@ ined strong .
And the apostle Paul must have felt the full bur@@ den of his imper@@ fe@@ ction when he ad@@ mit@@ ted : “ When I wish to do what is right , what is bad is present with me . ”
There are two seem@@ ingly cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct@@ ory as@@ pe@@ cts of dra@@ wing close to God .
No direc@@ t answer is given .
A ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on@@ tal h@@ and@@ le , or le@@ ver , pi@@ vo@@ ted at one end , was att@@ ached to the u@@ pp@@ er st@@ one .
God’s Kingdom will put an end to all human govern@@ ments .
“ W@@ ho@@ se Si@@ de Is God On ? ”
22 : 26 .
In some par@@ ts of Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , for example , a new@@ born child is kept in@@ do@@ ors and is not given a name until a peri@@ od of time has pas@@ sed .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing our hand to the p@@ low , so to speak , and avo@@ i@@ ding di@@ str@@ actions has led to a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant joy in our Ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s service . ​ — Luke 9 : 6@@ 2 .
[ Bo@@ x / P@@ ic@@ ture on page 5 ]
It is especially f@@ it@@ ting to displa@@ y kindness toward those experi@@ enc@@ ing tri@@ als .
At Matthew 6 : 34 ( read ) , we find Jesus ’ wise ad@@ vice : “ N@@ ever be anxi@@ ous . ”
Moses said : “ Sat@@ is@@ fy us with your loyal love in the mor@@ ning , so that we may sh@@ out jo@@ y@@ fully and rejo@@ ice during all our days . ”
P@@ E@@ G@@ G@@ Y no@@ tic@@ ed her son speaking c@@ ru@@ el@@ ly to his you@@ ng@@ er brother .
24 : 33 .
He faith@@ fully deli@@ vered divine mes@@ sa@@ ges , know@@ ing that those who were wise and dis@@ cre@@ et would understand such words .
20 “ We W@@ ant to G@@ o With You ”
A brother in In@@ dia who has a co@@ con@@ u@@ t f@@ ar@@ m contribu@@ ted a large number of co@@ con@@ u@@ ts to the Mal@@ a@@ y@@ al@@ am re@@ mo@@ te transl@@ ation of@@ fice , reason@@ ing that since the of@@ fice needs to bu@@ y co@@ con@@ u@@ ts , his su@@ p@@ pl@@ ying them direc@@ tly will help his contribu@@ tion to go fur@@ ther than it would if he gave c@@ as@@ h .
“ Let each one of you individu@@ ally so love his wife as he does himself . ” — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 33 .
4 , 5 . ( a ) Des@@ cri@@ be some par@@ all@@ els between David and Jesus . ( b ) Why can Jesus be called the Gre@@ ater David ?
How can we help these brothers and sisters to “ serve Jehovah with rejo@@ ic@@ ing ” des@@ pite their tri@@ als ?
And since Jehovah’s ba@@ si@@ c requi@@ re@@ ments for his servants never change , we will also see that God’s la@@ ws to the Israelites regarding sacrific@@ es and o@@ ffer@@ ings can help us to an@@ al@@ y@@ ze the qu@@ ality of our sac@@ red service . ​ — M@@ al .
C@@ ongreg@@ ations P@@ ra@@ ise Jehovah
Why is it important to know the ans@@ wers to those personal questions ?
How fo@@ ol@@ ish !
However , ar@@ m@@ ed emp@@ loy@@ ment ex@@ pos@@ es one to the pos@@ si@@ bility of be@@ coming b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ ty if called upon to use one@@ ’s we@@ ap@@ on .
Now consider the effect on the Devil , who claim@@ s that men serve God only when life is com@@ for@@ table and un@@ com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated .
No@@ ah’s sons evid@@ ently appreci@@ ated the need to do Jehovah’s will .
They will become his sons when he resur@@ rec@@ ts them from the dead during his Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn .
For example , we can prote@@ ct ourselves and our loved ones from many hear@@ t@@ bre@@ ak@@ ing problems if we avoid d@@ ru@@ g and al@@ co@@ ho@@ l a@@ bu@@ se , se@@ x@@ u@@ al prom@@ is@@ cu@@ ity , and a viol@@ ent life - st@@ y@@ le .
S@@ tudi@@ es show that from 60 to 8@@ 0 per@@ c@@ ent of stud@@ ents eng@@ age in this kind of activ@@ ity .
A s@@ car@@ red conscience i@@ g@@ no@@ res Bible standards of right and wrong and thus is a bad conscience .
And in P@@ o@@ z@@ n@@ an , they were P@@ ol@@ ish and F@@ in@@ n@@ ish .
For he will turn your son from following me , and they will certainly serve other go@@ ds ; and Jehovah’s anger will in@@ deed b@@ la@@ ze against you , and he will certainly an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ate you in a h@@ ur@@ ry . ”
We are res@@ ol@@ ved to follow his ways and seek his guid@@ ance .
The members of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy also serve on vari@@ ous com@@ mit@@ te@@ es .
In God’s new world , people will be able to live without get@@ ting si@@ ck again or d@@ ying .
The gra@@ du@@ ates need to have a bal@@ an@@ ced , real@@ is@@ tic view of themselves and others .
Satan would like to lu@@ l@@ l us into believ@@ ing that he can offer us a better way of life .
Mo@@ st of us will ag@@ ree that it is not too hard to do these things .
We are fru@@ it@@ ful in God’s service and also man@@ i@@ f@@ est the fru@@ it@@ age of his spirit . ​ — Jeremiah 17 : 7 , 8 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 22 , 23 .
“ By faith he re@@ si@@ ded as an ali@@ en in the land of the promise as in a fore@@ ign land , and d@@ wel@@ t in ten@@ ts with Isa@@ a@@ c and Jac@@ o@@ b , the he@@ ir@@ s with him of the very same promise . For he was a@@ wa@@ iting the city having real f@@ oun@@ d@@ ations , the buil@@ der and mak@@ er of which city is God . ”
To high@@ light such spiritual prote@@ ction , rec@@ all the parents mentioned at the out@@ set of the pre@@ ce@@ ding article .
We have also had the privilege of working as a family on con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ je@@ cts , even ab@@ ro@@ ad . ”
What has Satan tri@@ ed to do to God’s people , and what can help us to stand fir@@ m against his ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations ?
This shows that we must devel@@ op not only a love of righteousness but also a h@@ at@@ red of sin , or la@@ w@@ less@@ ness .
On the contr@@ ary , he kin@@ dly and pati@@ ently taught others Jehovah’s ways .
Because of the w@@ ind and the wa@@ ves .
However , succ@@ ess in deal@@ ing with bi@@ g t@@ ests is not the so@@ le fac@@ t@@ or that determin@@ es our faith@@ ful@@ ness .
“ J@@ on@@ ah started to en@@ ter into the city the wal@@ king dist@@ ance of one day , and he kept pro@@ claim@@ ing and saying : ‘ On@@ ly for@@ ty days more , and N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h will be over@@ thro@@ wn . ’ ”
On refle@@ ction , many come to the real@@ iz@@ ation that much of what they did turned out to be “ van@@ ity and a stri@@ ving after w@@ ind . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 2 : 22 , 26 .
But it takes time to devel@@ op the spiritual matu@@ r@@ ity needed to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der such responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
Ser@@ ving the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c inter@@ ests dep@@ ends more on spiritual health than on n@@ atur@@ al ability .
David , the you@@ ng@@ est son , was left to ten@@ d the sheep .
C@@ ite the benef@@ its you can gain from regul@@ ar Bible study .
Are you matu@@ re en@@ ough to consider this st@@ ep seri@@ ously ?
The psalmist re@@ pres@@ ented Jehovah as saying : “ I shall make you have in@@ sight and instru@@ ct you in the way you should go . I will give ad@@ vice with my e@@ ye upon you . ”
The Bible off@@ ers a simp@@ le an@@ ti@@ do@@ te to the ur@@ ge to bor@@ ro@@ w money .
T@@ ake as an example the so - called long conclu@@ sion of the Go@@ spe@@ l of Mark , which in some Bi@@ bl@@ es fol@@ lo@@ ws Mark 16 : 8 .
Con@@ ven@@ tion C@@ en@@ ter Ar@@ ena , 2@@ 9@@ th S@@ t .
“ The k@@ ings of the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth , ” under the guid@@ ance of Satan , “ will bat@@ tle with the L@@ am@@ b , but , because he is Lord of l@@ or@@ ds and King of k@@ ings , the L@@ am@@ b will con@@ qu@@ er them . ”
I am sure that their fine example was what led to my being invit@@ ed .
By the re@@ ign of Au@@ g@@ us@@ tu@@ s ( 27 B.C.E . to 14 C.E . ) , the mun@@ er@@ a had become la@@ v@@ ish gi@@ f@@ ts ​ — for the en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment of the mas@@ ses — ​ that we@@ al@@ thy of@@ fic@@ ers of st@@ ate offered to fur@@ ther their pol@@ itical care@@ ers .
This was not the first time that Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at had sear@@ ched for Jehovah .
I no longer dr@@ ink , s@@ mo@@ ke , or take d@@ ru@@ g@@ s .
Ke@@ ep On Ser@@ ving Sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to Sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der
The brothers , however , were ke@@ en@@ ly a@@ ware that Jesus ’ followers were to be@@ ar witness about him “ to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth , ” including the re@@ mo@@ te Au@@ str@@ ali@@ an out@@ back .
The ancient for@@ t@@ ress city of L@@ ach@@ ish was lo@@ c@@ ated 27 mil@@ es [ 4@@ 3 k@@ m ] sou@@ th@@ w@@ est of Jerusalem .
The Devil is wa@@ g@@ ing a bat@@ tle for the heart of young ones .
Ne@@ h@@ emiah and his fellow work@@ ers re@@ buil@@ t the w@@ all of Jerusalem des@@ pite fi@@ er@@ ce op@@ position
How will he do this ?
Is hum@@ ility a si@@ gn of we@@ ak@@ ness ?
• How do we know when God is in a marriage ?
4 , 5 . ( a ) How do some people feel about cho@@ o@@ sing a religion ?
She kept that attitude until the day that the can@@ c@@ er took her life .
The stud@@ ent and her teach@@ er re@@ vie@@ wed per@@ t@@ in@@ ent s@@ crip@@ tures from the Bible .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , does God use the enem@@ y death to car@@ ry off our loved ones to heaven ?
Par@@ ents can make it more enjo@@ y@@ able by tra@@ ining their children to be effe@@ ctive in the ministry .
Des@@ cri@@ b@@ ing the ref@@ re@@ shing effect that Christian meetings had on her and her young ones , she said : “ It was a comfort to go to the Kingdom H@@ all because fellow believers always showed their love and concer@@ n with a hu@@ g , a Scriptural thought , or a s@@ qu@@ e@@ e@@ ze of the hand .
Some Hebrew brothers did not tre@@ at the Greek wi@@ do@@ ws fai@@ r@@ ly .
Un@@ der Jesus ’ Kingdom rule , there will be “ a resurrection of both the righteous and the un@@ righteous . ”
In this way the special need of the you@@ ng@@ er gener@@ ation ​ — to understand soci@@ ety and to know what the future will bring — ​ is ad@@ d@@ ressed in the Bible .
* Mi@@ ght S@@ ar@@ ah have felt that in this way God’s purpose to pro@@ du@@ ce a nation of des@@ c@@ end@@ ants through Abraham would be real@@ ized ?
Those taking the lead among God’s people should re@@ ject apost@@ as@@ y to@@ t@@ ally .
You too will enjoy reading The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
He en@@ vi@@ ed the wicked who were le@@ ading a pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous life and went to the point of saying : “ S@@ ur@@ ely it is in va@@ in that I have cle@@ ans@@ ed my heart and that I wa@@ s@@ h my hands in in@@ no@@ c@@ ence it@@ self . ”
Be@@ fore going fur@@ ther with the contr@@ ast between the wicked and the righteous , the wise king pres@@ ents a conc@@ ise but important war@@ ning .
This spirit is refle@@ cted in a to@@ ne of vo@@ ice and a man@@ ner that are be@@ coming rather than challeng@@ ing or dem@@ an@@ ding .
C@@ o@@ st@@ ly gi@@ f@@ ts are not needed , nor should they be expe@@ cted .
She ad@@ ded : “ How loving of that el@@ der to take no@@ te of my we@@ ak con@@ dition and to give me help ! ”
And , as fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed by Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s will@@ ing@@ ness to offer up his son , Jehovah end@@ ur@@ ed his S@@ on@@ ’s being ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted as a cri@@ min@@ al . ​ — 9 / 15 , pages 28 - 29 .
Because they lived in an ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ tural soci@@ ety that dep@@ ended much on its men@@ fol@@ k , their situation was in@@ deed tra@@ gi@@ c . ​ — Ru@@ th 1 : 1 - 5 , 20 , 21 .
In our congregations , we have am@@ ple evidence that Jehovah is a reli@@ able support .
Do not s@@ wi@@ m into deep water , where you may find yourself spiritually is@@ ol@@ ated and in peri@@ l .
As@@ su@@ n@@ ta said to the nu@@ n : “ Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ re suffering , too , ar@@ en@@ ’t you ?
O@@ r@@ din@@ ation as a M@@ in@@ is@@ ter ​ — When ?
Thus it was through Adam that sin , imper@@ fe@@ ction , and death were pas@@ sed on to human@@ kind . ​ — R@@ om . 5 : 12 .
The Bible shows that those who put faith in Jehovah’s pro@@ vision for life and con@@ form their lives to God’s standards will have his appro@@ val .
Jo@@ y@@ ful Ser@@ vice as a C@@ ou@@ ple
A few in our bu@@ s group got baptized there .
If you are young , you pro@@ ba@@ bly get exc@@ ited when you are involved in s@@ por@@ ts or a ho@@ b@@ by .
“ At one point , ” he says , “ I was re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing a pleas@@ ant time that my wife and I had sp@@ ent together , and I than@@ ked Jehovah in prayer for that mem@@ ory .
This may requi@@ re cu@@ t@@ ting down on time - wa@@ sting ha@@ bi@@ ts and set@@ ting go@@ als to inc@@ re@@ ase the time sp@@ ent in the service of God .
G@@ ran@@ ted , it is not eas@@ y to remain cha@@ st@@ e in to@@ da@@ y’s im@@ moral world .
Because Jesus ’ followers today have the same mo@@ tiv@@ ation , they are di@@ lig@@ ent as they share in the ministry .
Then let us pray fer@@ v@@ ently , study God’s Word , and seek the help of the elders .
What work did He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah in@@ iti@@ ate at the beg@@ in@@ ning of his re@@ ign ?
Se@@ cond , an illustr@@ ation should reason@@ ab@@ ly par@@ al@@ le@@ l the point that is being made .
The Witnesses g@@ la@@ dly accepted the offer .
Fir@@ st , of course , it is wise to “ si@@ t down and cal@@ cul@@ ate the ex@@ p@@ en@@ se . ”
Ne@@ h@@ emiah tru@@ sted in Jehovah’s as@@ sur@@ ance : “ V@@ enge@@ ance is mine , and re@@ tri@@ bu@@ tion . ”
There they would “ serve the king of Babyl@@ on se@@ v@@ ent@@ y years . ”
All of this , of course , off@@ ers sc@@ ant comfort to those who sense that their in@@ ten@@ tions have been mis@@ con@@ stru@@ ed .
“ That is tri@@ ck@@ y , ” says the E@@ con@@ om@@ ist ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
Con@@ di@@ tions t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of the words of one prophet who lived some 2@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 years ag@@ o . He said : “ To earth@@ ling man his way does not bel@@ ong .
Like the first - century B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ ans , she “ received the word [ from her parents and other teach@@ ers ] with the great@@ est e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness of mind . ”
The men were not ex@@ pl@@ or@@ ers or ad@@ ven@@ tur@@ ers .
They must love God with their whole heart , soul , mind , and strength and love their neigh@@ b@@ or as themselves .
What is the pat@@ ter@@ n of heal@@ th@@ ful words that first - century Christians learned from Paul ?
Be Bu@@ il@@ t U@@ p by Lo@@ ve , 1 / 1
One way to keep a ste@@ ad@@ y p@@ ace in our r@@ ace for life is to have much to do in the Kingdom - preaching work .
Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s ​ — Go@@ ing Wh@@ ich W@@ a@@ y ?
Acc@@ ording to 1 Timothy 5 : 1 , 2 , how may we show seri@@ ousness in our view of others ?
He knew that Timothy still had a me@@ asure of sh@@ y@@ ness to over@@ come , but he was pleas@@ ed to see the young man@@ ’s en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m .
“ I love my sister very much , ” says I@@ r@@ ene .
This was an act of mer@@ cy .
S@@ po@@ ken words are the fru@@ it@@ age of the m@@ ou@@ th .
This can also contribu@@ te to our having good neigh@@ b@@ ors .
Their col@@ le@@ ctive effort has resul@@ ted in h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of new disciples being ad@@ ded to the ran@@ ks of Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers each year , making the preaching and teaching work an out@@ standing fe@@ ature of the si@@ gn of Jesus ’ pres@@ ence in Kingdom power .
To re@@ ach congregations and is@@ ol@@ ated grou@@ ps , we travel@@ ed on fo@@ o@@ t , some@@ times up to 9@@ 0 mil@@ es ( 14@@ 5 k@@ m ) through den@@ sel@@ y fore@@ sted m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s .
That encourag@@ ing conven@@ tion served as a streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id for us to face the coming tri@@ als .
The disciples p@@ our@@ ed their hearts and sou@@ ls into s@@ pre@@ ading the Kingdom message .
Peter next said : “ In every nation the man that fe@@ ars him and works righteousness is accep@@ table to him . ”
S@@ ei@@ zu@@ re of liter@@ ature house to house .
Yes , when she was born in the s@@ pr@@ ing of 199@@ 3 , our happiness knew no b@@ oun@@ ds .
The go@@ al is to help the young learn to make decisions in har@@ mony with Bible principles .
David wrote : “ To do your will , O my God , I have deli@@ gh@@ ted . ”
So I v@@ ow@@ ed that I would have nothing to do with anyone who spoke the E@@ s@@ an language and that I would never mar@@ ry anyone from E@@ do St@@ ate .
It is in va@@ in that they keep worshi@@ p@@ ing me , because they teach comman@@ ds of men as do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines . ’ ” ​ — Matthew 15 : 7 - 9 .
Can a Ju@@ dge Be Cor@@ rec@@ ted ?
From our buil@@ ding@@ s , we had a spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar view of M@@ ount F@@ u@@ ji .
We should desire to draw ever clo@@ s@@ er to our Father and thus ab@@ s@@ or@@ b his vie@@ ws and standards .
At that time , I was allow@@ ed to receive one letter a mon@@ th and one 15 - min@@ u@@ te vis@@ it a mon@@ th .
Like the shi@@ p@@ ’s p@@ il@@ o@@ t , they speak from experience .
We pray that these gra@@ du@@ ates will ad@@ just to their new ho@@ m@@ es and make fine contribu@@ tions to the prog@@ ress of the worl@@ d@@ wide preaching work , just as those who went out before them have done for some 60 years .
When we return , we may show them that we have been thinking about re@@ mar@@ ks they made on a pre@@ vi@@ ous vis@@ it .
Consider what makes it possible for the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave to provide tim@@ ely , nu@@ tr@@ iti@@ ous spiritual food .
Yes , thr@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory Jehovah has commun@@ ic@@ ated his will and purpose to people on earth .
Jehovah said that he would bring a great f@@ lood to the earth to destro@@ y all the wicked people .
Yet , once Saul ga@@ ined acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the Bible , he did what many of his pe@@ ers vie@@ wed as un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble .
H@@ A@@ S someone ever dra@@ wn the wrong conclu@@ sion about you , perhaps ques@@ tion@@ ing your actions or mo@@ ti@@ ves , without having all the fac@@ ts ?
Jesus did not say that the temple would never be re@@ buil@@ t but that it would be destro@@ yed , which it was in 70 C.E .
There is the d@@ anger of be@@ coming con@@ sum@@ ed with what am@@ oun@@ ts to tri@@ vi@@ a .
The Bible war@@ ns us : “ One is@@ ol@@ ating himself will seek his own sel@@ f@@ ish long@@ ing ; against all practic@@ al wisdom he will bre@@ ak for@@ th . ”
But the Bible does more than just tell us to work . It also shows us how to enjoy our work .
The first group of fore@@ ign pione@@ ers atten@@ ding a language course
What do we learn from the li@@ mit@@ ations that Jehovah taught Israel regarding the ways of people of other nations ?
• Why will we never reg@@ re@@ t having lived as temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents in this wicked world ?
In vi@@ vi@@ d fi@@ gu@@ res of spe@@ e@@ ch , the prophet Mi@@ ca@@ h wrote : “ The m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s must m@@ el@@ t . . . , and the low pla@@ ins themselves will sp@@ li@@ t ap@@ ar@@ t , like wa@@ x because of the fi@@ re , like w@@ at@@ ers being p@@ our@@ ed down a ste@@ ep place . ”
As told by Lo@@ is Di@@ du@@ r
This en@@ ab@@ les them to make respon@@ sible decisions in life and to see that their happiness and sense of se@@ cur@@ ity are not b@@ ound up with their jo@@ b or in the often fic@@ k@@ le jo@@ b mar@@ ke@@ t .
Although we re@@ ject wicked practic@@ es , we do give a t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful witness to others , even as the apostle Paul spoke to Rom@@ an Go@@ ver@@ nor F@@ eli@@ x “ about righteousness and self - control and the judgment to come . ”
Is there a language as wi@@ d@@ ely spo@@ ken today ?
D@@ em@@ ons ​ — How Can We R@@ es@@ ist The@@ m ?
From then on , wh@@ en@@ ever anyone ra@@ ised an ob@@ je@@ ction , I showed them the pri@@ es@@ t’s sign@@ ature , and no more questions were asked .
[ Di@@ ag@@ ra@@ m / ​ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 16 , 17 ]
They were so over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by God’s spirit that they comple@@ t@@ ely for@@ got the purpose of their mis@@ sion .
We are wise to shu@@ n lo@@ ose conduct and cultiv@@ ate affe@@ ction for wisdom as for a de@@ arly loved sister . ​ — Proverbs 7 : 4 .
We need to do everything we can now to pre@@ pare for life in the new world .
• Why is it important that we become ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with “ the mind of Christ ” ?
What will result from your ‘ pa@@ ying attention to yourself and to your teaching ’ ?
Those pro@@ ving faithful will be a@@ do@@ p@@ ted as earthly “ children of God . ” ​ — R@@ om .
T@@ E@@ R@@ R@@ O@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ M has been descri@@ bed by some as an att@@ ack on the world commun@@ ity , even on ci@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ation it@@ self .
However , the in@@ complete repor@@ t for 194@@ 5 , the year the war ended , reve@@ aled that 1@@ 5@@ 6@@ ,@@ 2@@ 9@@ 9 ac@@ tive Witnesses were s@@ pre@@ ading the good news .
With ke@@ en interest , then , let us turn to what is recorded there .
S@@ ing@@ ing pra@@ ises to God is one very good reason to arri@@ ve early at our meetings and to be present to the end , thus sh@@ aring with fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers in pra@@ ising Jehovah with s@@ ong and prayer .
They sh@@ un@@ ned young ones who said anything to the contr@@ ary , c@@ all@@ ing them holy ones . ”
As the years pas@@ sed , health problems for both of us began to make our mission@@ ary service inc@@ reas@@ ingly difficult , and ev@@ en@@ tually it was necess@@ ary for us to leave J@@ ap@@ an and set@@ tle in Je@@ an’s home country , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
18 , 19 . ( a ) What do the coven@@ ants we have discus@@ sed so far show about the Kingdom ?
( Read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 28 : 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 7 . )
This decision ob@@ lig@@ ates Ar@@ men@@ ia and such coun@@ tri@@ es as A@@ z@@ er@@ ba@@ ij@@ an and T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y to recogn@@ ize the same right .
Thus , it was right that God would have his co@@ work@@ er , Jesus , der@@ i@@ ve ple@@ asure from his accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments .
To whom , then , would the Messi@@ ah come ?
Mu@@ ch of this has been done with the fin@@ an@@ cial ass@@ ist@@ ance of fellow believers in other coun@@ tri@@ es .
It also moved him to speak about Jehovah and to help others to know and love God .
W@@ in@@ n@@ ers were ther@@ e@@ after acc@@ or@@ ded the first plac@@ es at public cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies and received p@@ en@@ sions at public ex@@ p@@ en@@ se .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , the de@@ v@@ out E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an e@@ un@@ u@@ ch was baptized in “ a body of water . ”
Hence , now is the time for people to make a decision .
During another tra@@ di@@ tional me@@ al , on J@@ anu@@ ary 6 , the family e@@ ats a ro@@ sc@@ ó@@ n de re@@ y@@ es , a ring - shap@@ ed c@@ ake of “ the K@@ ings ” that has a s@@ or@@ pres@@ a ( small fi@@ gu@@ re ) hi@@ d@@ den in@@ side .
All had w@@ atch@@ ed T@@ V or vi@@ de@@ o@@ s for an ex@@ tend@@ ed peri@@ od of time .
Still , when human rul@@ ers for@@ ba@@ de them to do God’s will , they could only say , ‘ We must obey God , not man . ’
The apostle Peter was among those present for that an@@ nu@@ al fes@@ ti@@ val .
W@@ E W@@ E@@ R@@ E born into a f@@ ar@@ m family of ten children in N@@ or@@ ther@@ n O@@ st@@ ro@@ bo@@ th@@ ni@@ a , F@@ in@@ land .
The other elders no@@ d@@ ded in ag@@ re@@ ement .
Some might be pu@@ z@@ z@@ led , however , by one pas@@ sage that could be inter@@ pre@@ ted as though Jesus were disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ing the study of the Bible .
On a vis@@ it to the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in W@@ i@@ es@@ ba@@ den , I me@@ t Au@@ gu@@ st Pet@@ ers .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T : SH@@ O@@ U@@ L@@ D Y@@ O@@ U F@@ E@@ A@@ R TH@@ E EN@@ D O@@ F TH@@ E W@@ O@@ R@@ L@@ D ?
▪ Ru@@ ining of the earth . ​ — Revelation 11 : 18 .
We m@@ oun@@ ted the e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment on a 19@@ 31 F@@ ord a@@ ut@@ om@@ o@@ bi@@ le and travel@@ ed thr@@ ough@@ out Le@@ ban@@ on and S@@ y@@ ri@@ a , car@@ r@@ ying the Kingdom message to re@@ mo@@ te are@@ as .
S@@ ome@@ thing similar can ha@@ p@@ pen to those who are “ e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly wa@@ iting for the re@@ vel@@ ation of our Lord Jesus Christ . ”
Because our li@@ mit@@ ed life sp@@ an gives us a comple@@ t@@ ely different conc@@ ep@@ t of time from that of Jehovah .
In 198@@ 9 that go@@ al came clo@@ s@@ er with the set@@ ting up of Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation Ser@@ vi@@ ces at the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Ne@@ h@@ emiah quic@@ k@@ ly ut@@ tered a s@@ il@@ ent prayer before making a pet@@ iti@@ on to the king of Per@@ sia .
The o@@ live t@@ ree well sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ es the faithful Christian , who may be un@@ known to the world but is recogn@@ ized by God .
Ha@@ ’@@ a@@ pa@@ i cons@@ ists main@@ ly of low - l@@ ying , p@@ al@@ m - co@@ vered is@@ lands with long , wh@@ ite san@@ dy be@@ ach@@ es .
The book B@@ y@@ z@@ an@@ ti@@ u@@ m ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ M@@ ore and more in the course of B@@ y@@ z@@ an@@ t@@ ine hist@@ ory high@@ er author@@ ities and even the direc@@ t influ@@ ence of the E@@ mp@@ er@@ or [ came ] to pla@@ y a pre@@ pon@@ der@@ ant part in the cho@@ ice of bi@@ sh@@ op@@ s . ”
“ They were one and all filled with the holy spirit and were speaking the word of God with b@@ ol@@ dness . ” ​ — Acts 4 : 24 - 31 .
This can eas@@ ily be seen in a fam@@ ous dis@@ course given by Jesus Christ , the F@@ oun@@ der of Christi@@ an@@ ity .
TH@@ E present wicked system of things is f@@ oun@@ ded on the fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al li@@ e that man can succ@@ ess@@ fully rule the earth in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent of Jehovah .
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ant in@@ deed is the attitude man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted by Jehovah’s people when they are fac@@ ed with persecu@@ tion .
He p@@ uni@@ shed n@@ on@@ pri@@ ests who pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ously offered it as if they were pri@@ ests .
E@@ igh@@ te@@ en - year - old A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il says : “ S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing the truth may not always se@@ em wor@@ th it , especially when tel@@ ling a li@@ e can get you out of a difficult situation . ”
C@@ op@@ ing With C@@ ul@@ tural Di@@ ffer@@ ences
A positi@@ ve attitude helps us to gain knowledge and make spiritual prog@@ ress .
Jehovah provi@@ des food for “ every living thing ”
Since this arrang@@ ement was comple@@ t@@ ely new , my instru@@ ctions were me@@ ag@@ er .
In con@@ text , the C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l can only be the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in , the Jewish high cour@@ t and su@@ pre@@ me ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ative body .
Why can you , like Paul , “ take ple@@ asure in we@@ ak@@ nesses ” ?
( R@@ om . 8 : 6 )
Today , people man@@ i@@ f@@ est pri@@ de in a number of des@@ tru@@ ctive ways .
The D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s ob@@ je@@ ctive is to cor@@ ru@@ pt our hearts .
V@@ ic@@ t@@ ory O@@ ver De@@ ath !
They may ad@@ mit that the world has chang@@ ed great@@ ly since 1914 , but they do not see the real sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of these events .
Jehovah’s blessing on these efforts is evid@@ ent .
“ F@@ in@@ ders Ke@@ ep@@ ers ”
The Bible tel@@ ls a husband to tre@@ at his wife with honor , or respect .
In some c@@ as@@ es they have had to ac@@ hi@@ eve bal@@ ance by rel@@ in@@ qui@@ shing at le@@ ast some of their responsi@@ bil@@ ities in their local congregation .
7@@ 8 : 2 .
A good family life la@@ ys the gr@@ oun@@ d@@ work for a heal@@ thy view of authority , appreciation of prop@@ er valu@@ es , and happy rel@@ ations with others .
If we are person@@ ally tr@@ oub@@ led in this way , very likely we will benefit from consider@@ ing what the Scriptures say about those who@@ se sin@@ s were for@@ given .
Still , doing your best to emp@@ a@@ th@@ ize with their circumstances will put you in a better position to ‘ act with consider@@ ation ’ toward sing@@ le parents .
However , true happiness is not found in a st@@ ore , a bo@@ t@@ tle , a p@@ ill , a sy@@ r@@ ing@@ e , or a ban@@ k account .
Yes , Jehovah as@@ sures his people : “ My word . . . will not return to me without resul@@ ts , but it will certainly do that in which I have deli@@ gh@@ ted , and it will have certain succ@@ ess in that for which I have sent it . ”
So@@ on , however , I was dis@@ gu@@ sted by the h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y among fellow ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ go@@ ers .
God gave Job d@@ ou@@ ble what he had lost , and he lived a long , happy life .
She wanted to be her own ma@@ ster .
What have I done to deser@@ ve this ? ’
In the mi@@ d - 19@@ 40 ’ s , I left school to help my mother , who was ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ ally ill .
And you may have no@@ tic@@ ed that child re@@ aring and marriage are not the only fi@@ el@@ ds fac@@ ing difficul@@ ties in to@@ da@@ y’s world .
Why do people su@@ ff@@ er and die ?
In the en@@ su@@ ing bat@@ tle , the Eph@@ ra@@ im@@ ites are r@@ ou@@ ted .
If we deli@@ ber@@ ately f@@ li@@ r@@ t with someone , we pro@@ ba@@ bly do not know just how that person is affe@@ cted .
The bap@@ t@@ is@@ ma@@ l can@@ di@@ d@@ ates , d@@ ressed in mo@@ des@@ t clo@@ th@@ es , l@@ ined up for the baptism .
Some of these are cont@@ ent with simply having some form of religion .
By dis@@ obe@@ ying God , Adam sin@@ ned .
Of course , a Christian should always be@@ ar in mind that anyone who wants to be “ a gu@@ est in [ Jehovah’s ] t@@ ent ” must shu@@ n bri@@ ber@@ y . ​ — Psalm 15 : 1 , 5 ; Proverbs 17 : 23 .
In 195@@ 6 , however , Be@@ at@@ ty dis@@ co@@ vered Eph@@ ra@@ em@@ ’s com@@ men@@ t@@ ary on T@@ ati@@ an’s Di@@ at@@ ess@@ ar@@ on ​ — a dis@@ co@@ very that ad@@ ded to the ex@@ is@@ ting evidence of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ity and tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness .
They often gain in a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance what no am@@ ount of money can bu@@ y ​ — love , respect , and gen@@ u@@ ine friends , who give gener@@ ously in return ! ​ — Luke 6 : 38 .
For over half of his life , he and his family w@@ an@@ der@@ ed from place to place .
Our N@@ ame Not M@@ er@@ ely a La@@ be@@ l
‘ The heavens were op@@ ened up to him , ’ evid@@ ently indic@@ ating that he could now rec@@ all his pre@@ human life in heaven , including the thoughts and feelings that went with it .
M@@ ake S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Mat@@ ters Our P@@ ri@@ m@@ ary Con@@ cer@@ n
L@@ ater , Jehovah gave similar evidence of his ba@@ c@@ king when he started to bring “ people of the nations ” into the Christian congregation . ​ — Read Acts 10 : 4@@ 4 , 4@@ 5 .
Jesus is descri@@ b@@ ing one individu@@ al as being older and as having more authority than the other .
They were also ex@@ posed to apost@@ ate influ@@ ences while they car@@ ri@@ ed out challeng@@ ing assign@@ ments .
It cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted him .
S@@ tu@@ dy is a part of our worship and is done to imp@@ ro@@ ve our worship .
Tru@@ e Christians are not sur@@ pris@@ ed by this .
K@@ no@@ wing that he vie@@ ws those who love him as desi@@ ra@@ ble and that he has confidence in them ​ — even though they may view themselves as un@@ wor@@ thy — ​ can do much to en@@ h@@ ance a person@@ ’s happiness . ​ — 1 John 3 : 19 , 20 .
Even though I was stud@@ ying the Bible , I was still involved with my old associ@@ ates .
Paul became “ an apostle to the nations , ” but it was not because of his n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality , educ@@ ation , age , or long rec@@ ord of fine works .
Do You T@@ ake the Le@@ ad in H@@ on@@ or@@ ing F@@ el@@ low B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ers ?
God’s Word as@@ sures us that “ those who are pl@@ anted in the house of Jehovah . . . will still keep on th@@ ri@@ ving during gra@@ y - he@@ a@@ de@@ dness . ”
( b ) When did whe@@ at@@ like Christians become dis@@ cer@@ ni@@ ble ?
A Re@@ war@@ ding Li@@ fe
W@@ ould you like to know more about “ the real life ” ​ — the one to come under God’s Kingdom ?
In making such decisions , “ each one will car@@ ry his own lo@@ ad ” of responsi@@ bility .
Our loving Father , Jehovah , gave his Son as a ransom to res@@ cu@@ e us from sin and death .
It means that God ex@@ ists . Mo@@ re@@ over , it means that Jesus is ali@@ ve right now .
Jesus used his t@@ ong@@ ue to buil@@ d people up .
Phil@@ om@@ ena , a ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al work@@ er , was the first person I helped to prog@@ ress to dedic@@ ation and baptism .
This taught us the import@@ ance of di@@ lig@@ ent Bible study and medit@@ ation while we have the fre@@ e@@ dom and opportunity to do so .
In O@@ t@@ ta@@ wa , he spoke on the sub@@ ject “ To H@@ ell and B@@ ack . ”
Consider some in@@ ven@@ tions of the past 2@@ 00 years that God’s people have used in preaching the good news .
He ‘ t@@ ests the inspired expres@@ sions to see whether they origin@@ ate with God . ’ ​ — 1 John 4 : 1 .
The rule of God through his Kingdom will have been sh@@ own to be comple@@ t@@ ely su@@ peri@@ or in every respect .
What ro@@ le does knowledge pla@@ y in our wal@@ king with God ?
8@@ 6 : 12 .
He never b@@ lam@@ ed Jehovah for his situation .
Paul called this ess@@ enti@@ al Christian activ@@ ity “ a sacrifice of praise , that is , the fru@@ it of li@@ ps which make public declar@@ ation to [ God’s ] name . ”
They cho@@ se to support the Greek - speaking congregation .
After di@@ gg@@ ing deep into vari@@ ous refer@@ ence works , she was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that the ro@@ o@@ ts of those ob@@ je@@ cts were not Christian .
How can Jesus ’ ro@@ le as R@@ an@@ som@@ er and H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est strengthen your confidence in God’s mer@@ cy ?
Still , wh@@ atever their personal situation , all of Christ’s anointed disciples ​ — men and women — ​ were assign@@ ed to eng@@ age in bu@@ sin@@ ess , making good use of their opportun@@ ities and circumstances in the Christian ministry .
‘ D@@ O N@@ O@@ T be dec@@ ei@@ ved .
Some Christian parents serving in a fore@@ ign - language congregation have no@@ tic@@ ed that their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s relationship with Jehovah has become we@@ ak .
Acc@@ ording to Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 3 : 14 , 15 , the prophet speak@@ s to God , saying : “ With his own ro@@ ds you pi@@ er@@ ced the head of his war@@ ri@@ ors when they moved temp@@ es@@ tu@@ ously to sc@@ at@@ ter me .
The do@@ ct@@ or said that I had to si@@ t in the su@@ n@@ shin@@ e , and thus I was able to have discus@@ sions with many of the pris@@ on@@ ers in the cour@@ ty@@ ard .
Rather , mo@@ tiv@@ ation , will@@ ing@@ ness to share , and heart dis@@ position were important .
H@@ y@@ r@@ can@@ us was thus “ able to rec@@ over in full Ju@@ de@@ a@@ ’s pol@@ itical in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence and to beg@@ in ex@@ pan@@ ding in vari@@ ous direc@@ tions . ”
At an im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ant sh@@ el@@ ter in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity , she me@@ t a S@@ we@@ dis@@ h sa@@ il@@ or .
To stay al@@ er@@ t in this time of the end , we too must pray to Jehovah con@@ stan@@ tly . ​ — 1 Peter 4 : 7 .
Jehovah comman@@ ded Jo@@ shua : “ Be coura@@ ge@@ ous and strong ”
At times , only a person@@ ’s own heart gr@@ as@@ ps the full dep@@ th of the emo@@ tional pain , and it may be difficult for him to vo@@ ice his in@@ n@@ er@@ most feelings .
Is there anything in this prophecy that s@@ oun@@ ds famili@@ ar ?
But he showed that for us to live and enjoy the blessings to pre@@ va@@ il under God’s Kingdom , we must recogn@@ ize ( 1 ) our situation as sin@@ n@@ ers in God’s sight and ( 2 ) why we need to exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus Christ to have our sin@@ s for@@ given .
It is a great comfort to Jehovah’s wit@@ nesses to now know that they are per@@ mit@@ ted to car@@ ry the w@@ at@@ ers of life to a class of people that may be taken through Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on and given everlasting life on the earth . ”
The spirit of jo@@ y@@ ful co@@ op@@ er@@ ation was a witness to all in the commun@@ ity .
When the man real@@ iz@@ es that we are Jehovah’s Witnesses , he s@@ pr@@ ings to his fe@@ et .
Those prophe@@ ci@@ es were being ful@@ filled in fr@@ on@@ t of my eyes .
S@@ wal@@ low
No@@ thing out there in the world is wor@@ th a@@ ban@@ don@@ ing our spiritual par@@ adise for . ”
How did the first human ba@@ by come to be born ?
King Ar@@ ta@@ x@@ er@@ x@@ es was told that the Jews were re@@ building Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s w@@ alls and were about to re@@ be@@ l against the Per@@ si@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
S@@ up@@ pose a di@@ a@@ be@@ tic fa@@ iled to s@@ tic@@ k to the heal@@ thy di@@ et that had been pres@@ cri@@ bed for his good and kept e@@ ating what was bad for him .
If you have school - age children , try ac@@ ting out these con@@ vers@@ ations with them .
The apostle Paul ans@@ wers : “ Th@@ r@@ ough the dis@@ obedi@@ ence of the one man many were made sin@@ n@@ ers . ”
As his appreciation for the Scriptures gre@@ w , however , he dis@@ continued his se@@ cul@@ ar stu@@ dies to take up the full - time Kingdom - preaching work .
The year is 6@@ 17 B.C.E .
David said that Jehovah “ certainly h@@ ates ” him .
So at first , I rul@@ ed my family as if I were a mon@@ ar@@ ch . ”
How can these young Christians or others for@@ ced into such a situation succ@@ ess@@ fully cop@@ e with the pres@@ sures and dem@@ ands they face as they stri@@ ve to “ go on wal@@ king wor@@ th@@ ily of God ? ”
How do they feel about the “ sac@@ red service ” they per@@ form ?
However , they cho@@ se to act ru@@ in@@ ously , viol@@ ating God’s reason@@ able direc@@ tive , thus re@@ je@@ cting him as La@@ w@@ gi@@ ver and S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn . ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
However , God knew that if Paul continued preaching des@@ pite this n@@ ag@@ g@@ ing “ thor@@ n in the flesh , ” it would c@@ learly demonstr@@ ate God’s power and Paul’s imp@@ lic@@ it trust in H@@ im .
Jesus ’ mother , M@@ ary , is also there .
Even if these problems are very difficult , we can be strong with Jehovah’s help .
Mi@@ ca@@ h dec@@ la@@ res : “ The rema@@ ining ones of Jac@@ o@@ b must become in the mi@@ d@@ st of many pe@@ op@@ les like de@@ w from Jehovah , like co@@ pi@@ ous show@@ ers upon ve@@ get@@ ation . ”
We had wal@@ ked over se@@ ven mil@@ es ( 11 k@@ m ) to that house .
( a ) How did Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at and Juda@@ h receive direction ?
• Why does a yi@@ el@@ ding spirit have a place in family life ?
I was su@@ sta@@ ined by medit@@ ating on Jehovah and the example of his Son , Jesus Christ .
Un@@ der certain circumstances , a baptized person may want to give thought to the v@@ al@@ idi@@ ty of his baptism and may consider re@@ baptism .
Why is E@@ ve@@ ’s example one to be avo@@ i@@ ded ?
Hence , Ph@@ ili@@ p was able to hear that he was reading from the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l of Isaiah .
Even so , the ter@@ m was r@@ ar@@ ely app@@ lied as an of@@ fi@@ cial t@@ it@@ le until the l@@ ate 1@@ 1@@ th century .
You may be able to expla@@ in to them how you feel .
Thus Bible te@@ x@@ ts were emp@@ lo@@ yed for ma@@ gi@@ cal pur@@ pos@@ es .
Mar@@ t@@ in Go@@ o@@ d@@ man , a prof@@ ess@@ or at O@@ x@@ for@@ d Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity , says that the “ sense of mis@@ sion set Christians ap@@ ar@@ t from other religious grou@@ ps , including Jews , in the early Rom@@ an emp@@ i@@ re . ”
The faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave is thus char@@ ged with the responsi@@ bility to man@@ age the hous@@ eho@@ ld of faith .
We have the Scriptural as@@ sur@@ ance that Jehovah wants people to rep@@ ent and live .
After his baptism in 29 C.E . , Jesus “ com@@ men@@ ced preaching and saying : ‘ R@@ ep@@ ent , you people , for the kingdom of the heavens has dra@@ wn near . ’ ”
What st@@ ep@@ s must be taken in the pur@@ su@@ it of righteousness ?
One day , a Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ent nam@@ ed L@@ or@@ a O@@ a@@ th@@ out came by tra@@ in from Si@@ ou@@ x F@@ alls , S@@ ou@@ th D@@ ak@@ o@@ ta , to preach in J@@ as@@ per .
How would our brothers respon@@ d ?
W@@ H@@ Y do you enjoy wal@@ king in a par@@ k or st@@ ro@@ l@@ ling through a field of s@@ we@@ et - sm@@ el@@ ling f@@ low@@ ers ?
I think the eng@@ ine was just too powerful for the rest of the ca@@ r .
F@@ in@@ ally all the flo@@ ck form@@ ed a cir@@ c@@ le , g@@ am@@ b@@ ol@@ ling r@@ ound him . ”
“ What I have always tri@@ ed to get ac@@ ro@@ ss to my te@@ ens , ” says a mother in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o nam@@ ed Na@@ dia , “ is that se@@ x is beau@@ ti@@ ful and n@@ atur@@ al and that Jehovah God gave it to humans for them to enjoy .
It was E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s ’ ear@@ n@@ est prayer that his brothers and sisters in C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e remain t@@ ou@@ ched by and con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of what la@@ y before them , having “ fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ction in all the will of God . ”
As we “ put off every we@@ i@@ ght ” and “ ru@@ n with end@@ ur@@ ance the r@@ ace that is set before us , ” let us “ look in@@ ten@@ tly at the C@@ hi@@ ef A@@ g@@ ent and Per@@ fe@@ c@@ ter of our faith , Jesus . ”
We “ speak ” the pu@@ re language when our conduct is in acc@@ ord with God’s la@@ ws and principles .
Paul out@@ l@@ ined the matter , star@@ ting with this point : “ Th@@ r@@ ough one man sin en@@ tered into the world and death through sin , and thus death s@@ pre@@ ad to all men because they had all sin@@ ned . ”
Ch@@ il@@ dren for R@@ ac@@ he@@ l ?
So@@ on , two Witnesses vis@@ ited her , and she began to study the Bible with them .
Be@@ fore that , however , J@@ on@@ a@@ than , our son , was born in 194@@ 1 , Ru@@ th in 194@@ 3 , and E@@ s@@ ther in 194@@ 5 .
The Bible id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es him as Satan .
How does love af@@ fect our relationship with others ?
In A@@ pri@@ l 19@@ 6@@ 5 , I accepted a jo@@ b as cr@@ as@@ h fi@@ re and res@@ cu@@ e su@@ per@@ vis@@ or at V@@ i@@ enti@@ ane In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational A@@ ir@@ por@@ t , in La@@ o@@ s , and we moved there .
What acc@@ oun@@ ts for such ra@@ pi@@ d gro@@ w@@ th ?
W@@ ould it not be a kindness for an el@@ der to speak with the minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant , c@@ learly out@@ l@@ ining the proble@@ m , giving spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c examples , and making practic@@ al su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions for imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement ?
Even so , does that de@@ gre@@ e transl@@ ate into a good jo@@ b ?
One 15 - year - old gi@@ r@@ l said : “ Our problems are wor@@ sen@@ ing .
Wh@@ ere there is a con@@ f@@ li@@ ct between God’s law and man@@ ’s law , however , they must obey God as rul@@ er .
A@@ no@@ ther example of one who obe@@ yed Jehovah’s comman@@ ds is King Jo@@ si@@ ah .
Do you have the courage to ac@@ knowledge Jesus as your King ?
Juda@@ h M@@ ac@@ ca@@ be@@ e s@@ ought Jewish in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence
Paul wrote : “ Do not be anxi@@ ous over anything , but in everything by prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation along with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving let your pet@@ iti@@ ons be made known to God ; and the peace of God that exc@@ els all thought will gu@@ ard your hearts and your men@@ tal po@@ wers by means of Christ Jesus . ”
What a mar@@ vel@@ ous pri@@ ze !
C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 13 tel@@ ls us : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e pu@@ t@@ ting up with one another and for@@ giving one another fre@@ ely even if anyone has a cause for com@@ pla@@ in@@ t against another .
S@@ ad@@ ly , W@@ al@@ ter died of b@@ ra@@ in can@@ c@@ er in 20@@ 15 .
Be@@ h@@ ind the s@@ cen@@ es , these se@@ x per@@ ver@@ ts der@@ i@@ ve ple@@ asure from the evil and de@@ based actions of those whom they can cor@@ ru@@ pt on the earth . ​ — E@@ ph .
In@@ dic@@ ative of the Phil@@ ist@@ in@@ e@@ ’s si@@ ze and strength was his cop@@ per co@@ at of ma@@ il .
E@@ s@@ ti@@ mat@@ es v@@ ary from 40 milli@@ on to 60 milli@@ on worl@@ d@@ wide every year !
I continued to preach dis@@ cre@@ et@@ ly , and when I found some who were spiritually inc@@ l@@ ined , I was able to study the Bible with four of them .
In ad@@ dition , parents w@@ rest@@ le with their own in@@ her@@ ited tend@@ enc@@ y to lo@@ se self - control , to say things they do not mean , and to use po@@ or judgment in other ways . ​ — Romans 3 : 23 ; James 3 : 2 , 8 , 9 .
BU@@ T there is a need for ca@@ u@@ tion .
In ad@@ dition , I served as a travel@@ ing overse@@ er in the ne@@ ar@@ by I@@ v@@ ory C@@ o@@ ast , now known as C@@ ô@@ te d@@ ’@@ I@@ vo@@ i@@ re .
What a ple@@ asure it is to be led by such an understanding S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d !
A@@ ha@@ b saw all of this ha@@ p@@ pen but still refu@@ sed to ac@@ knowledge that it was a mi@@ gh@@ ty displa@@ y of God’s power .
The nations also have a purpose .
And if they cause us to be pr@@ ou@@ d , they dam@@ age our relationship with him .
As is the n@@ ature of life , the n@@ ature of death is out@@ side the real@@ m of man@@ ’s ability to expla@@ in and com@@ pre@@ h@@ end .
Do you find it difficult to stand up for what you believe ?
Ch@@ il@@ dren also need the se@@ cur@@ ity of cons@@ ist@@ ent discipl@@ ine .
Do we da@@ ily appro@@ ach our loving heavenly Father in prayer , than@@ king him for br@@ ing@@ ing us under his rul@@ er@@ ship and for loving us ?
M@@ ore than that , “ he hum@@ b@@ led himself and became obedi@@ ent as far as death , y@@ es , death on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake . ”
We will also consider what we can learn from Jesus ’ example about recei@@ ving God’s spirit .
On the fi@@ f@@ th day of the conven@@ tion , the J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates , mo@@ st@@ ly mission@@ aries , were to we@@ ar k@@ im@@ on@@ o@@ s .
God asked Job : “ Does there ex@@ ist a father for the ra@@ in , or who gave bir@@ th to the de@@ w@@ d@@ ro@@ ps ? ”
H@@ ar@@ old and I started off in the mission@@ ary home at the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and then we served in assign@@ ments in vari@@ ous par@@ ts of the ter@@ rit@@ ory .
In it , he shows us what we need to do to be happy .
( Lo@@ ok under A@@ B@@ O@@ U@@ T U@@ S > C@@ ON@@ V@@ EN@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S )
In a sh@@ ort time , he is able to str@@ ing words together and form sen@@ ten@@ ces .
Your Father K@@ no@@ ws What You Ne@@ ed
On@@ ce , he asked the cha@@ pla@@ in : “ You come on@@ to the ship and pray for the tro@@ op@@ s and for vi@@ ct@@ ory . Do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t the enem@@ y have the same arrang@@ ement ? ”
That might mean ass@@ is@@ ting the el@@ der@@ ly or disa@@ b@@ led , serving as fi@@ re@@ fi@@ gh@@ ters , cle@@ an@@ ing be@@ ach@@ es , working in par@@ ks , fore@@ st@@ s , or li@@ br@@ aries , and so on .
Some may feel w@@ ist@@ ful about those jo@@ y@@ ful days of working in the ca@@ f@@ et@@ eri@@ a .
The psalmist David wrote : “ The true God is for us a God of sa@@ ving ac@@ ts . ”
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 22 , 1@@ 29
• What does it mean to maintain our integrity to God ?
Yet , Jesus said that she did more than all the others .
• Why is it possible for us to maintain our integrity to God ?
Even those who have died and are in God’s mem@@ ory will be brought back to life , so that they too will have the opportunity to live forever on a par@@ adise earth .
It was hum@@ bl@@ ing to si@@ t among many who had g@@ one through tri@@ als , ban@@ s , and imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ments .
How Will Jehovah R@@ em@@ ember You ?
K@@ in@@ dness M@@ el@@ ts B@@ it@@ ter@@ ness
Jehovah , who “ appointed a m@@ ou@@ th for man , ” is pleas@@ ed to listen as we use our vo@@ ic@@ es to sing his pra@@ ises . ​ — E@@ x .
These are not emp@@ ty words .
In fact , by sh@@ aring in this work of spiritual giving , we can become more than fellow work@@ ers with God ​ — we can come into an everlasting fri@@ end@@ ship with him .
During those times , E@@ m@@ l@@ y@@ n was care@@ fully stud@@ ying the Bible .
God’s name liter@@ ally means “ He Ca@@ uses to Be@@ come . ”
S@@ ONG@@ S : 17 , 10@@ 9
This will help you to avoid pit@@ f@@ alls , to de@@ al appro@@ pri@@ ately with fellow believers , and to a@@ id others in coming to know and love our ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent God .
Re@@ fle@@ ct on how much clo@@ s@@ er you will feel to Jehovah as you prog@@ ress to per@@ fe@@ ction .
No matter what our hope is , why is it important to be present at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al ?
The w@@ in@@ do@@ w also displa@@ yed a si@@ gn that offered 1@@ 00 p@@ oun@@ ds to anyone who could prove the Tr@@ in@@ ity ​ — an un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine that Ar@@ th@@ ur fir@@ m@@ ly re@@ je@@ cted .
Let us continue to do so ! ​ — 1 Corinthians 2 : 9 .
After I got out of pris@@ on , I jo@@ ined Le@@ on@@ ard S@@ m@@ ith , * and we pre@@ ached in many different to@@ w@@ ns in the coun@@ ty of K@@ ent , where we were from .
[ Bo@@ x / P@@ ic@@ tures on page 10 , 11 ]
In respon@@ se , the people made an o@@ ath to serve God . ​ — Jo@@ s@@ h .
( b ) If we want Jehovah’s prote@@ ction , what must we do ?
Th@@ r@@ ough Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice , God will re@@ move human imper@@ fe@@ ction and death and will b@@ es@@ to@@ w upon obedi@@ ent mankind the gift of everlasting life .
The ide@@ as and pl@@ ans of humans change , but Jehovah never chang@@ es .
To illustr@@ ate : When a certain bl@@ ind man who was heal@@ ed by Christ declar@@ ed that Jesus must have come from God , the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es re@@ t@@ or@@ ted : “ You were al@@ together born in sin@@ s , and yet are you teaching us ? ”
Who of us is not moved by a spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar su@@ n@@ ris@@ e or su@@ n@@ set ?
What did F@@ ran@@ z B@@ r@@ and , the young man mentioned at the out@@ set , have to do with all of this ?
Ser@@ ving Jehovah who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly has also streng@@ th@@ ened our marriage .
; Con@@ n@@ ell , L .
After that , my desire to become a mission@@ ary influ@@ enced all my decisions .
With his Kingdom rule in mind , Jesus told his disciples : “ There are some of those standing here that will not ta@@ st@@ e death at all until first they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom . ”
How are we prog@@ res@@ sing in this reg@@ ard ?
No doubt such vis@@ it@@ ors will have inter@@ es@@ ting experi@@ ences to rel@@ ate .
However , in obedi@@ ence to God’s comm@@ and to all Christians , they cannot and will not sto@@ p speaking about the things they have heard .
See Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — Pro@@ claim@@ ers of God’s Kingdom , pages 19@@ 1 - 19@@ 8 , 4@@ 4@@ 8 - 4@@ 5@@ 4 .
O@@ thers stru@@ gg@@ le against seem@@ ingly in@@ sur@@ m@@ oun@@ table o@@ d@@ ds to have a ro@@ of over their he@@ a@@ ds and en@@ ough food for their famili@@ es .
V@@ ari@@ ed
At night he brought the flo@@ ck home to the fo@@ ld , coun@@ ting them as they pas@@ sed under the ro@@ d at the do@@ or to as@@ sure himself that no@@ ne were mis@@ sing . . . .
Jesus ’ earthly mother , M@@ ary , pro@@ claim@@ ed : “ My soul ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fi@@ es Jehovah . . . the powerful One has done great de@@ e@@ ds for me , and holy is his name . ”
“ T@@ re@@ asure the De@@ ep Th@@ ings of God ” was the the@@ me of W@@ all@@ ace Li@@ ver@@ ance , the reg@@ ist@@ ra@@ r of G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol .
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s gr@@ and@@ son Jac@@ o@@ b also lived there for a number of years . ​ — G@@ en .
I@@ ts la@@ ws are in@@ s@@ cri@@ bed by God on human hearts .
L@@ ear@@ ning a new language is another chall@@ enge that requi@@ res effort and hum@@ ility .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing this ad@@ vice may at times present a chall@@ enge .
We re@@ turned 12 times without fin@@ ding her .
Of all of God’s cre@@ atu@@ res , sheep seem@@ ed the most hel@@ pl@@ ess , as if they were desi@@ gn@@ ed to need man to gu@@ i@@ de and prote@@ ct them .
In any case , no Christian wants in@@ ad@@ ver@@ ten@@ tly to di@@ sh@@ ear@@ ten another who is stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to remain cha@@ st@@ e .
Satan challeng@@ ed the way Jehovah exerc@@ ises his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
En@@ during persecu@@ tion or op@@ position as a Christian is a reason to rejo@@ ice .
; Ge@@ is@@ s@@ l@@ er , S .
In the mean@@ time , I was deep@@ ly sa@@ dd@@ ened by the su@@ d@@ den death of my father , as well as other family tra@@ ge@@ dies .
What do we know about Luke , and how might he have helped Paul ?
So@@ on af@@ ter@@ ward , we went to T@@ en@@ n@@ es@@ see and then to the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of T@@ am@@ pa , F@@ l@@ ori@@ da .
For many months , there had been an ex@@ tre@@ me dr@@ ought in the whole country .
This Bible dis@@ course will be given worl@@ d@@ wide in over 2@@ 30 coun@@ tri@@ es .
M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 24 : 9 ; L@@ U@@ K@@ E 21 : 12
As f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers , our family had always been po@@ or , but my father allow@@ ed me to pur@@ sue educ@@ ation as long as no ex@@ p@@ en@@ se was involved .
The Messi@@ ah and His F@@ or@@ er@@ un@@ ner
At the end of the si@@ x@@ th cre@@ ative day , he declar@@ ed that everything was “ very good . ”
Why Ke@@ ep Your In@@ tegrity ?
Des@@ pite his disa@@ bility , however , Le@@ on@@ ar@@ do was working hard at a con@@ stru@@ ction s@@ ite in A@@ ca@@ ju@@ t@@ la , E@@ l S@@ al@@ va@@ d@@ or , as you can see in the pi@@ c@@ ture .
How can you imitate El@@ isha today ?
Is there in@@ justice with God ?
( b ) How did David desire to use his we@@ al@@ th ?
In effect , Jehovah was saying to po@@ o@@ re@@ r Israelites : ‘ I real@@ ize that you cannot offer as much as others can , but I also know that what you are giving me is your best . ’
We me@@ t many times with govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als and explained our neu@@ tr@@ al position as followers of Christ .
( a ) Why did Jesus war@@ n his disciples that the world would h@@ ate them ?
How do the gi@@ f@@ ts young ones pos@@ s@@ ess l@@ end themselves to pra@@ ising God ?
How has the information in this article helped you ?
Ex@@ pan@@ sion and Ch@@ ang@@ es
Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a : What do you mean ?
Paul wrote : “ God re@@ comm@@ ends his own love to us in that , while we were yet sin@@ n@@ ers , Christ died for us . ”
As Christians , we take a position different from that of the world .
We may shed te@@ ars when under tri@@ al or when we or our fellow believers are suffering for righteousness ’ s@@ ake .
After the death of their father , Jac@@ o@@ b , Jose@@ p@@ h’s brothers thought that Joseph might take v@@ enge@@ ance on them .
Why should we let anything or anyone control in our hearts ?
Christians are also comman@@ ded to show love for their enem@@ ies by doing good to them .
Jesus Christ and the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 , who will rule with him in his Kingdom , cons@@ titu@@ te the “ se@@ ed . ”
Jehovah is the righ@@ t@@ ful S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of the uni@@ verse because he is the al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God and Creator .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , their sur@@ vi@@ val con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed the prophe@@ t’s words .
After the su@@ d@@ den death of her husband , she felt that her life no longer had any meaning .
They were faithful , even when it was not so eas@@ y for them .
Of course , for you to have confidence in the Bible as a tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy gu@@ i@@ ding light , it is reason@@ able that you c@@ he@@ ck its cre@@ d@@ enti@@ als .
A family study is most effe@@ ctive when it is regul@@ ar .
M@@ ore important , Jehovah vie@@ ws what you do to prom@@ o@@ te the wel@@ f@@ are of fellow Christians as a pleas@@ ing sacrifice of praise to him . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 17 .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly ‘ much is dem@@ an@@ ded ’ of those who have been bless@@ ed with the preci@@ ous knowledge of God .
When Jehovah ra@@ ised up prophe@@ ts to war@@ n against un@@ faith@@ ful@@ ness , the people u@@ su@@ ally pre@@ fer@@ red to listen to cor@@ ru@@ pt pri@@ ests and false prophe@@ ts .
He ref@@ ers to “ your par@@ t@@ ner and the wife of your covenant . ”
Such un@@ certain@@ ty can inter@@ f@@ ere with our ability to make decisions , ca@@ using us to be un@@ sure of the way in which to walk .
Jesus always did the things pleas@@ ing to his Father .
We obey the elders not only because we are direc@@ ted to do so in God’s Word but also because we are per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed that they have Kingdom inter@@ ests and our best inter@@ ests at heart .
I@@ mit@@ ate Jesus ​ — P@@ re@@ ach With B@@ ol@@ dness
A@@ m@@ ong other things , the Law made it clear that the Israelites were to be just , were not to show par@@ ti@@ ality , and were to do good to the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted and to ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ents in the land . ​ — Le@@ v .
On S@@ atur@@ day ni@@ gh@@ ts , my sister R@@ ose and I accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed a group of pione@@ ers and did st@@ re@@ et wit@@ ness@@ ing out@@ side S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y T@@ own H@@ all .
Wor@@ ry less
Jehovah has never left us , and we want to continue serving him who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly .
The apostle Joh@@ n@@ ’s first letter was already al@@ lu@@ ded to , along with his Go@@ spe@@ l .
I rec@@ all that a ban@@ k cl@@ er@@ k once asked my father , “ Why do you pa@@ y so much tu@@ iti@@ on for your chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s educ@@ ation ? ”
Those early disciples bel@@ ong@@ ed to “ The W@@ a@@ y . ”
‘ A M@@ an of In@@ tegrity Will W@@ al@@ k in Se@@ cur@@ ity ’
F@@ A@@ O p@@ ho@@ to / M .
* She says : “ The remin@@ der that has had the bi@@ gg@@ est effect on my life is the one about regul@@ ar Bible reading .
He explained : “ I am Jewish , and some of my Christian friends have told me that I will bur@@ n in hel@@ l because the Jews re@@ je@@ cted Jesus .
I came to see those from other coun@@ tri@@ es not as ‘ fore@@ ign@@ ers , ’ but as fellow c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens of the pl@@ an@@ et .
6 , 7 . ( a ) What cla@@ im may apost@@ ates make ?
The Witness to whom she spoke rep@@ lied : “ We worship Jehovah as a worl@@ d@@ wide family .
During school v@@ ac@@ ations , I helped with the har@@ v@@ est , some@@ times d@@ ri@@ ving our tr@@ ac@@ t@@ ors .
They were born as members of God’s dedic@@ ated people .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Job showed love for others , real@@ iz@@ ing that anyone with@@ ho@@ l@@ ding loyal love from fellow humans will a@@ ban@@ d@@ on the re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al fear of the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty .
We must never “ return evil for evil , ” in word or in deed . ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 17 ; read 1 Peter 3 : 16 .
On the one hand , we should not turn down a service privilege or avoid re@@ aching out for it because we want a qui@@ et life or feel in@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble of sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der@@ ing responsi@@ bility .
Jehovah declar@@ ed : “ This is my Son . . . listen to him ”
With shi@@ f@@ ting so@@ cial pat@@ ter@@ ns , many sp@@ end less time cle@@ an@@ ing their home than used to be comm@@ on .
With the help of his parents , E@@ ri@@ c is now serving God faith@@ fully .
The psalmist san@@ g : “ Jehovah is giving support to all who are f@@ all@@ ing , and is ra@@ ising up all who are bo@@ wed down . ”
The G@@ esta@@ p@@ o had the co@@ op@@ er@@ ation of the D@@ ut@@ ch po@@ li@@ ce in lo@@ c@@ ating and ar@@ re@@ sting the Witnesses .
“ I have consider@@ ed all or@@ ders regarding all things to be right . ” ​ — P@@ S .
Like a mother who makes sure that her child is well - f@@ ed and car@@ ed for , “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” provi@@ des an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of tim@@ ely spiritual food for our spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement . ​ — Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 7 ; 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 7 , 8 .
As we no@@ ted , E@@ in@@ ste@@ in@@ ’s great the@@ ori@@ es prove his ex@@ ist@@ ence .
Paul encoura@@ ges us to imitate these as@@ pe@@ cts of Jesus ’ attitude when he says : “ Ke@@ ep this men@@ tal attitude in you that was also in Christ Jesus , who , al@@ though he was ex@@ is@@ ting in God’s form , gave no consider@@ ation to a se@@ i@@ zu@@ re , nam@@ ely , that he should be e@@ qu@@ al to God .
Our foc@@ us must be on r@@ un@@ ning to w@@ in .
What Are the Ca@@ uses ?
In this , they were seri@@ ously mis@@ taken .
Thus , Jesus could confid@@ ently point the way to true worship .
P@@ ra@@ y , and then you will receive the peace of God .
( Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 27 . )
I@@ m@@ mo@@ bi@@ li@@ zed , I needed more than ever to be su@@ sta@@ ined by Jehovah .
In De@@ c@@ ember of 199@@ 9 , t@@ or@@ r@@ enti@@ al ra@@ ins ca@@ used mu@@ d s@@ li@@ des that kil@@ led an es@@ tim@@ ated 5@@ 0@@ ,000 people , including a number of Witnesses .
In po@@ e@@ tic language , the psalmist pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ies that the K@@ ing@@ ’s ‘ ar@@ ro@@ ws are sh@@ ar@@ p , pi@@ er@@ c@@ ing the hearts of his enem@@ ies ’ and ‘ making pe@@ op@@ les f@@ all before him . ’
M@@ ore than all el@@ se that is to be gu@@ ar@@ ded , sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard your heart , for out of it are the s@@ our@@ ces of life . ” ​ — Proverbs 4 : 20 - 23 .
In order to res@@ ist Satan’s ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations , we need to take full advan@@ ta@@ ge of the spiritual pro@@ v@@ isions that Jehovah makes for his hous@@ eho@@ ld of faith , for those who make him their d@@ wel@@ ling .
2 , 3 . ( a ) What position do willing sla@@ ves , or servants , of Christ enjoy ?
S@@ ur@@ pris@@ ingly , the of@@ fic@@ er did not tell his su@@ peri@@ or what we were car@@ r@@ ying but simply said , “ These men have something to dec@@ l@@ are . ”
What were some chang@@ es Jesus fac@@ ed upon being sent to earth ?
Se@@ e@@ ing the positi@@ ve effect of Bible truth made me won@@ der why I had ever re@@ je@@ cted it ! ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 , 18 .
What happened on the th@@ ir@@ d day after Jesus ’ death ?
But now I know that it is possible .
Jesus had to ad@@ mon@@ ish his disciples to be@@ have as less@@ er ones because some of them were influ@@ enced by the pre@@ vail@@ ing spirit of the day .
He does not respon@@ d even to a re@@ bu@@ ke ​ — a str@@ ong@@ er form of discipl@@ ine .
You too may find that a really positi@@ ve st@@ ep toward over@@ coming disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement is to avoid di@@ str@@ actions and em@@ br@@ ace the peace of mind that comes from godly con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 . W@@ i@@ do@@ wed Na@@ om@@ i did not allow dist@@ ress to im@@ mo@@ bi@@ li@@ ze her in Mo@@ a@@ b when her husband and two sons died .
F@@ or@@ ty years later , just before the Israelites en@@ tered the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , Moses ’ succ@@ ess@@ or , Jo@@ shua , sent two men to sp@@ y out the land .
In 19@@ 20 a special e@@ dition of The F@@ in@@ i@@ shed M@@ y@@ st@@ er@@ y , called the Z@@ G , was pre@@ pared in ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine form .
And we can be thr@@ il@@ led that we car@@ ry Jehovah’s name when we go to share those words with others .
Jesus made ‘ a covenant with them for a kingdom , ’ and they were to be ‘ a kingdom and pri@@ ests to God . ’
God’s ang@@ el coun@@ sel@@ ed H@@ ag@@ ar : “ Re@@ turn to your mis@@ t@@ ress and hum@@ ble yourself under her hand . ”
Noah and his wife had to prote@@ ct their children from bad influ@@ ences
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately after the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in E@@ den , he gave Ad@@ am@@ ’s future des@@ c@@ end@@ ants reason to take courage .
This inter@@ n@@ ational ex@@ pan@@ sion was fore@@ told cen@@ tu@@ ries ear@@ li@@ er .
Many s@@ co@@ f@@ f at such Bi@@ bli@@ cal st@@ at@@ ements and at war@@ n@@ ings about the judgment act that will show such st@@ at@@ ements to be true .
( a ) What need is there for brothers to re@@ ach out for responsi@@ bil@@ ities in the organization ?
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , Jesus encoura@@ ged those in S@@ ar@@ di@@ s ​ — and by ex@@ ten@@ sion all who would later read his words — ​ to prove their first love for Christian truth and to be a@@ wa@@ ke spiritually .
Why should children be s@@ low about speaking ?
P@@ ow@@ er .
So the sons of Israel did what was bad in Jehovah’s eyes , and they were for@@ get@@ ful of Jehovah their God and went serving the Ba@@ als and the sac@@ red po@@ les . ”
In the Christian congregation , such faithful older ones are res@@ pe@@ cted examples of godly devo@@ tion .
Jose@@ p@@ h’s faith and his determin@@ ation to stay close to his God only gre@@ w str@@ ong@@ er through such har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps .
We know that Jehovah is our Father and that he lo@@ ves us .
Who W@@ as the Re@@ al C@@ lo@@ v@@ is ?
To go up against them would be to destro@@ y any pos@@ si@@ bility of ever re@@ tur@@ ning home .
David needed and received strong discipl@@ ine .
The l@@ ack of a ro@@ ad system made tra@@ v@@ el ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely difficult .
Are they now up@@ set because the G@@ ile@@ adi@@ tes did not con@@ sul@@ t them when sel@@ e@@ cting J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah as comman@@ der ?
He has a very st@@ res@@ s@@ ful jo@@ b as a scho@@ ol@@ teach@@ er and stud@@ ent ad@@ vis@@ er , and he also has a medi@@ cal con@@ dition that ca@@ uses anxi@@ ety .
It is nor@@ ma@@ l and prop@@ er to be concer@@ ned about our material needs and the wel@@ f@@ are of our loved ones .
After an Israel@@ ite vi@@ ct@@ ory over the A@@ m@@ mon@@ ites , he ga@@ ther@@ ed the people at G@@ il@@ g@@ al to con@@ fir@@ m Sa@@ ul@@ ’s k@@ ing@@ ship .
Samuel read an article for young people publi@@ shed on the we@@ b@@ s@@ ite j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
Thus , they cho@@ se to live in an in@@ ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive home so that in@@ stead of both working se@@ cul@@ arly , they could sp@@ end more time in spiritual pur@@ su@@ its with their two daugh@@ ters .
Then in Ju@@ ne 20@@ 10 , the E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an C@@ our@@ t of H@@ u@@ man R@@ igh@@ ts in S@@ tr@@ as@@ b@@ our@@ g , Fr@@ ance , rul@@ ed : “ The C@@ our@@ t fin@@ ds that [ Mo@@ sc@@ ow@@ ’s ] inter@@ fer@@ ence with the app@@ lic@@ ants ’ right to fre@@ e@@ dom of religion and associ@@ ation was not jus@@ ti@@ fied .
And at one time , those who are now older used the en@@ er@@ gy of their you@@ th to accom@@ pl@@ ish heav@@ y work .
• How can we avoid d@@ ri@@ f@@ ting away from Jehovah ?
I came home from school one day to find my mother tal@@ king to a man at the fr@@ on@@ t do@@ or .
L@@ on S@@ chil@@ ling , a member of the Bethel O@@ per@@ ations Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e , spoke on the sub@@ ject “ Will You P@@ ass the T@@ est of Re@@ as@@ on@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess ? ”
M@@ il@@ d T@@ emp@@ er ​ — W@@ a@@ y of W@@ is@@ dom , De@@ c .
With h@@ y@@ per@@ bo@@ le , Jesus cre@@ ated men@@ tal pi@@ c@@ tures that were hard to for@@ get .
It is especially prop@@ er that a Christian give thought to what his appe@@ ar@@ ance will cause others to think of the Bible message that he car@@ ries .
Yes , you can walk in wisdom and es@@ cap@@ e disa@@ ster if you use God’s Word to gu@@ i@@ de you , much as you would con@@ sul@@ t a ro@@ ad ma@@ p before beg@@ in@@ ning a tri@@ p . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 10@@ 5 .
“ You will know the truth , and the truth will set you free . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ H@@ N 8 : 32 .
What fac@@ ts indic@@ ate the cur@@ r@@ ent appro@@ pri@@ at@@ en@@ ess of the war@@ ning about certain T@@ V pro@@ gr@@ am@@ m@@ ing ?
Jehovah’s day of judgment is near , and he will soon ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te v@@ enge@@ ance on his enem@@ ies .
On our we@@ d@@ ding day in J@@ anu@@ ary 194@@ 8
Fir@@ st , trust in God .
The c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests may have inclu@@ ded the he@@ a@@ ds of the 24 div@@ isions of the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od ; prom@@ in@@ ent members of high - pri@@ es@@ tly famili@@ es ; and form@@ er high pri@@ ests who had been de@@ posed , such as An@@ n@@ as . ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 24 : 1 - 19 ; Matthew 2 : 4 ; Mark 8 : 31 ; Acts 4 : 6 .
S@@ in o@@ ffer@@ ings and gu@@ il@@ t o@@ ffer@@ ings were com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory .
Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at should have bor@@ ne in mind that Jehovah’s eyes look for those who@@ se heart is complete toward him .
His du@@ ties inclu@@ ded tra@@ ining and discipl@@ ining his men , in@@ spe@@ cting their clo@@ th@@ es and e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment , and comman@@ ding them during dep@@ loy@@ ments .
7 , 8 . ( a ) In what way did Solomon wa@@ st@@ e his spiritual her@@ it@@ age ?
She qu@@ o@@ tes s@@ crip@@ tures in her let@@ ters and encoura@@ ges us to keep serving Jehovah faith@@ fully .
‘ He Yet S@@ pe@@ ak@@ s ’ ( A@@ be@@ l ) , 1 / 1
She says , “ I have often felt that Jehovah is@@ n@@ ’t close to me and that he do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t want to be my F@@ ri@@ end . ”
How did apost@@ ate Christi@@ an@@ ity become di@@ su@@ n@@ ited ?
How may we imitate him in this reg@@ ard ?
How very happy every@@ body was !
Mo@@ des@@ ty : The Bible says : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart and do not le@@ an upon your own understanding .
In this reg@@ ard , the most important are@@ as to consider are your spiritu@@ ality and your relationship with Jehovah .
At this point , it may be help@@ ful to consider what might be vie@@ wed as a Bible par@@ al@@ le@@ l .
On the other hand , Jose@@ ph@@ us told of a sc@@ and@@ al in R@@ ome ca@@ used by four Jews , the lead@@ er being a teach@@ er of Law .
In an effort to set@@ tle these dis@@ pu@@ tes and pre@@ serve its un@@ ity , the ch@@ urch form@@ ally con@@ vi@@ cted O@@ ri@@ g@@ en of her@@ es@@ y .
D@@ ra@@ wing a less@@ on from the st@@ ory , Jesus said : “ In like man@@ ner my heavenly Father will also de@@ al with you if you do not for@@ give each one his brother from your hearts . ” ​ — Matthew 18 : 23 - 35 .
However , is it a Christian c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation ?
4 : Di@@ v@@ ine war@@ ning given
“ I under@@ sto@@ od that my son was now fully acc@@ oun@@ table to Jehovah . ”
A person who is loyal has a similar qu@@ ality .
It would end@@ ure forever . ​ — 2 Samuel 7 : 12 - 14 .
For instance , their s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful teaching at home Bible stu@@ dies is le@@ ading many to accept true teachings that ple@@ ase God .
God ca@@ res for him and fulfill@@ s his righteous expe@@ ct@@ ations .
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S loved to talk about God’s Kingdom .
The Bible is just such a book .
Yes , Jehovah’s as@@ sur@@ ance of support found in Psalm 10@@ 2 is even more so@@ li@@ d than the earth we stand on .
B@@ E@@ IN@@ G imper@@ fect , we are pro@@ ne to make mis@@ takes .
That fore@@ knowledge can help us to act wis@@ ely now .
Thus , he was able to give them encourag@@ ement and inc@@ en@@ tive to worship Jehovah .
From stud@@ ying the Bible , I began to real@@ ize that I needed to change my thinking .
The anointed are sure of their hope .
The Ne@@ ed for Su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient Ti@@ me
There were only two appointed elders in the enti@@ re country !
My Christian H@@ er@@ it@@ age
Th@@ ink how much courage A@@ sa had to mu@@ ster to stand up to Ma@@ ac@@ ah , who was “ qu@@ e@@ en mother ” in the land !
Wor@@ ds cannot expres@@ s the pain Jehovah must have su@@ ffered . ​ — John 5 : 20 ; 10 : 17 .
The compan@@ y arrang@@ ed for him to work for many months in another country at their ex@@ p@@ en@@ se until the situation cal@@ m@@ ed down .
The result is in@@ ev@@ it@@ able .
In Bible times , conven@@ tion@@ ers had to make sacrific@@ es to atten@@ d .
On@@ ly a few we@@ ek@@ s later , on J@@ anu@@ ary 30 , 200@@ 5 , I su@@ ffered the most c@@ ru@@ shing b@@ low of my whole life . My de@@ are@@ st R@@ ose Mari@@ e died .
Con@@ cer@@ ning death , however , human wisdom has no advan@@ ta@@ ge .
It is large - hear@@ ted and coura@@ ge@@ ous people who are not di@@ min@@ i@@ shed by saying , ‘ I made a mis@@ take . ’ ”
Our Mar@@ vel@@ ous Ph@@ ysi@@ cal D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ment
The Bible acc@@ ur@@ ately fore@@ told this st@@ ate of af@@ fai@@ r@@ s .
What a fine des@@ crip@@ tion of the spiritual par@@ adise !
What a powerful less@@ on for us !
Yes , we are “ wonder@@ fully made ” and have such preci@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts as sight , hear@@ ing , and thinking ability .
they will buil@@ d hous@@ es
P@@ U@@ R@@ P@@ O@@ S@@ E : It provi@@ des a leg@@ al bas@@ is for 14@@ 4@@ ,000 Christians to be a@@ do@@ p@@ ted as sons of God and to form the se@@ con@@ d@@ ary part of the “ off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing ”
4@@ 30 years 4@@ 30 - year peri@@ od when the sons of Israel
“ The T@@ re@@ es of Jehovah Are Sat@@ is@@ fied ”
Their des@@ c@@ end@@ ants in@@ her@@ ited sin and its con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence , death . ​ — Romans 5 : 12 .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in three months , the Rom@@ an gover@@ nor of S@@ y@@ ri@@ a , C@@ es@@ ti@@ us Gal@@ lu@@ s , mar@@ ches sou@@ th with 3@@ 0@@ ,000 tro@@ op@@ s to su@@ p@@ pres@@ s the Jewish re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
“ Let a ro@@ t@@ ten saying not pro@@ ce@@ ed out of your m@@ ou@@ th . . .
So they reason that at some point God’s view of war chang@@ ed and that today he disa@@ p@@ pro@@ ves of war .
( Read 1 Corinthians 9 : 19 - 23 . )
In a nation where Ch@@ urch and St@@ ate have been of@@ fi@@ cially se@@ par@@ ated since 19@@ 0@@ 5 , many cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed the St@@ ate@@ ’s par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in what they vie@@ wed as a religious com@@ mem@@ or@@ ation .
His spo@@ k@@ es@@ man , who@@ se of@@ fi@@ cial t@@ it@@ le was R@@ ab@@ sh@@ ak@@ e@@ h , used a vari@@ ety of t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s .
But then when the su@@ n ris@@ es , the s@@ pr@@ out is s@@ cor@@ ched by the he@@ at of the su@@ n and wi@@ thers .
H@@ enc@@ e@@ for@@ th , then , Jesus ’ followers would h@@ and@@ le h@@ at@@ red and persecu@@ tion the way Jesus did ​ — fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly but pe@@ ace@@ ab@@ ly .
What is godly devo@@ tion , and what does it imp@@ el us to do ?
How does Jehovah provide us with da@@ ily spiritual food ?
Jesus ’ second question : “ What , really , would a man give in ex@@ change for his soul ? ”
Jehovah even explained what Ca@@ in could do to gain “ an ex@@ al@@ tation . ”
2 : 4@@ 4 ; Re@@ v .
Wh@@ atever you needed spiritually in your pre@@ vi@@ ous lo@@ c@@ ation , you will need in your new one too .
W@@ ould he have the courage to take on the t@@ ask of building the temple ?
Even though the Jews in the first century C.E . thought that they , as Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s liter@@ al off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , or des@@ c@@ end@@ ants , would be the fav@@ ored people , they loo@@ ked for one person to come as the Messi@@ ah , or Christ . ​ — John 1 : 25 ; 7 : 4@@ 1 , 4@@ 2 ; 8 : 39 - 4@@ 1 .
Yet , the T@@ hi@@ r@@ ty Ye@@ ars ’ W@@ ar and the C@@ oun@@ ter - Re@@ form@@ ation that follow@@ ed dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c@@ ally chang@@ ed the situation .
Not even Me@@ th@@ us@@ el@@ ah lived that long ! ​ — Genesis 5 : 27 .
Ha@@ ve you ever pray@@ ed in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y for help and received an answer in the form of an encourag@@ ing vis@@ it from a spiritually matu@@ re Christian ?
Of course , it is far better to think care@@ fully before making promises that we are un@@ able to fulf@@ ill . ​ — Read E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 5 : 2 .
The E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an rep@@ lied : “ Re@@ ally , how could I ever do so , un@@ less someone gu@@ i@@ ded me ? ”
It must be re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed , though , that the su@@ per@@ l@@ ative example for us to imitate was set by Jesus Christ .
In@@ iti@@ ally , it re@@ du@@ ces a person@@ ’s per@@ ip@@ her@@ al vision .
Acc@@ ording to this teaching , “ the Father is God , the Son is God , and the Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t is God , and yet there are not three Go@@ ds but one God . ”
If all humans sin , then the lo@@ gi@@ cal conclu@@ sion is that all sou@@ ls die .
See In@@ sight on the Scriptures , V@@ olu@@ me 2 , page 1@@ 19 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
He is determined to let the divine will gover@@ n his actions down to his sacri@@ fi@@ cial death .
When A@@ sa became king in 9@@ 7@@ 7 B.C.E . , even the ro@@ y@@ al cour@@ t was tain@@ ted by the worship of Cana@@ an@@ ite fer@@ t@@ ility go@@ ds .
S@@ pan@@ ish transl@@ ations from this peri@@ od inclu@@ de the so - called P@@ re - Al@@ f@@ on@@ s@@ ine Bible and the Al@@ f@@ on@@ s@@ ine Bible that appe@@ ared sh@@ ort@@ ly ther@@ e@@ after , which was the lar@@ g@@ est transl@@ ation into S@@ pan@@ ish of its time .
O@@ ver the years , though , I have learned the value of ap@@ pl@@ ying the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ vice about show@@ ing respect .
M@@ en of F@@ ame Today
Moses told Israel : “ W@@ atch out for yourself and take good care of your soul , that you may not for@@ get the things that your eyes have seen and that they may not de@@ part from your heart all the days of your life . ”
Consider the experience of Ka@@ thy .
1 : 15 - 21 .
So@@ on arrang@@ ements were made for Lu@@ c to study the Bible with him .
I@@ magine that ​ — sel@@ ling God’s people into sla@@ very !
In respon@@ se , God gave Moses greater knowledge of His ways ​ — a necess@@ ity if he was to take the lead among Jehovah’s people .
He that is from God listen@@ s to the sa@@ y@@ ings of God . This is why you do not listen , because you are not from God . ” ​ — John 8 : 4@@ 6 , 4@@ 7 .
No matter how long we have been serving Jehovah , all of us need to fi@@ ght against things that make it difficult to serve God , the one who re@@ war@@ ds the faithful .
They are full of d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous mi@@ cro@@ bes .
“ H@@ op@@ e res@@ pe@@ cting the future was not a char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic of the pa@@ g@@ an world , ” the world sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding the first - century Christians , states The In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational St@@ and@@ ard Bible En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia .
Such true - life experi@@ ences illustr@@ ate that Bible educ@@ ation in@@ deed prom@@ o@@ tes peace .
He continued his prophe@@ tic service for some 4@@ 6 years until after 7@@ 32 B.C.E . , well into the re@@ ign of King He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah . That was 1@@ 25 years before Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s des@@ tru@@ ction in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
In the sa@@ fe ha@@ ven of our congregations , we find needed guid@@ ance and prote@@ ction , for it is there that faithful men who serve as elders provide Scriptural help and counsel .
Just indic@@ at@@ ors and s@@ cal@@ es are provided by Jehovah .
The apostle Paul lik@@ ened the congregation of anointed ones to a human body and emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed the important plac@@ es occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed by all members as well as their inter@@ dep@@ end@@ enc@@ y , love , and co@@ op@@ er@@ ation in doing God - given work .
Jo@@ shua f@@ ought with s@@ words and spe@@ ars .
One of Juda@@ h’s no@@ bl@@ es , or pr@@ inc@@ es , who likely me@@ t death at Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an hands was Ju@@ cal , the son of S@@ hel@@ emiah .
That knowledge gu@@ ar@@ ds us from be@@ coming over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by anxi@@ ety or disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement .
In ad@@ dition to the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule , Jesus gave other direction that will help you make wise cho@@ ic@@ es .
L@@ ong after Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , and Jac@@ o@@ b had died , Jesus mentioned them and said : “ He [ Jehovah ] is a God , not of the dead , but of the living , for they are all living to him . ”
W@@ ere they bless@@ ed ?
In 194@@ 7 , after World W@@ ar I@@ I , he re@@ turned home with a bro@@ ken back .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries ear@@ li@@ er , the psalmist David , who as a shepher@@ d must fre@@ qu@@ ently have loo@@ ked up at the night s@@ k@@ y , per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved the gr@@ an@@ de@@ ur of the uni@@ verse and the might of its M@@ ak@@ er .
This was qu@@ ite a chall@@ enge , since we had no ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city .
This did not ple@@ ase ever@@ yone .
They expe@@ cted me to jo@@ in in , but I refu@@ sed , st@@ ating that hon@@ es@@ ty is my way of life .
All of this has resul@@ ted in a more un@@ ited family and , a@@ bo@@ ve all , a clo@@ sen@@ ess to Jehovah that I had never before experienced . ”
It does not se@@ em that the king mer@@ ely wanted to return the fav@@ or by provi@@ ding material necess@@ ities .
H@@ ere was Paul , Satan’s form@@ er ally in his fi@@ ght against God , an in@@ sol@@ ent persecu@@ t@@ or of Christians , a ze@@ al@@ ous P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e who , no doubt , once enjo@@ yed many com@@ forts of life because he was born into a privile@@ ged class .
E@@ ach of us will answer to the righteous Ju@@ dge whom Jehovah has appointed .
They simp@@ li@@ fied their lives and en@@ tered the full - time pioneer ministry .
When Paul spoke of those who were “ strong , ” he did not in@@ ten@@ d to make some Christians feel su@@ peri@@ or .
H@@ ist@@ ori@@ an G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el A@@ udi@@ si@@ o expla@@ ins that their in@@ s@@ ist@@ ence on public preaching became the dec@@ isi@@ ve is@@ sue in the ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ ’s attitude toward the W@@ al@@ den@@ ses .
O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Christians , for example , often den@@ y that they ac@@ tually worship the i@@ con@@ s before which they bo@@ w , k@@ ne@@ el , and pray .
Rather than ac@@ knowledge the fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al chang@@ es during the last days , they would s@@ co@@ f@@ f : “ From the day our fore@@ fa@@ thers f@@ ell as@@ le@@ ep in death , all things are continu@@ ing ex@@ ac@@ tly as from cre@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s beg@@ in@@ ning . ”
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , in the Christian ministry , ear@@ n@@ est effort is necess@@ ary to find spiritual ri@@ ches .
Many people who ne@@ i@@ ther know nor care about godly principles view a we@@ d@@ ding as an occasi@@ on for ex@@ tre@@ m@@ es , or perhaps one where ex@@ tre@@ m@@ es are exc@@ used .
In these and many other ways , dis@@ s@@ em@@ in@@ ation of information is inc@@ reas@@ ing fa@@ ster than anyone can as@@ simil@@ ate it .
The talk “ God’s Word H@@ as L@@ ed U@@ s ” explained that Jehovah’s people are like a man who star@@ ts out on a j@@ our@@ ne@@ y in the dar@@ k@@ ness of night .
P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ y was a comm@@ on prac@@ tice in those days , so S@@ ar@@ ah may well have wonder@@ ed about that .
That spirit cre@@ ature elu@@ ded se@@ cur@@ ity me@@ a@@ sures , un@@ lo@@ cked the do@@ ors , let out the apostles , and then lo@@ cked the do@@ ors be@@ h@@ ind them ​ — all of that while gu@@ ar@@ ds were st@@ ati@@ oned ne@@ ar@@ by ! ​ — Acts 5 : 18 - 23 .
In effect , he kept as@@ king himself : ‘ Is what I am pl@@ an@@ ning to say really true or acc@@ ur@@ ate ?
He ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed that by pro@@ ving faithful until his death at the age of 10@@ 1 on S@@ un@@ day , A@@ pri@@ l 8 , 200@@ 7 . ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 5@@ 7 .
Why did he ra@@ ise such a question ? ​ — Luke 18 : 1 , 8 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
This is in ag@@ re@@ ement with these words of our Lord Jesus Christ : “ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ”
No@@ tes another sister : “ I@@ ’@@ ve served Jehovah for 25 years .
“ But the one pur@@ su@@ ing valu@@ eless things is in want of heart . ”
The c@@ hi@@ ef of the gu@@ ard en@@ tru@@ sted Joseph with the care of those two form@@ er@@ ly prom@@ in@@ ent men .
When was the Kingdom to beg@@ in rul@@ ing ?
E@@ G@@ Y@@ P@@ T ← IN@@ V@@ A@@ S@@ I@@ O@@ N R@@ O@@ U@@ T@@ E@@ S
E@@ f@@ fort is needed to ac@@ qui@@ re fur@@ ther knowledge of the Scriptures .
Hence , like form@@ er k@@ ings of Israel , he at@@ temp@@ ted to keep them se@@ par@@ ate by per@@ pe@@ tu@@ ating cal@@ f worship .
Be@@ fore long , I me@@ t El@@ si@@ e No@@ ble .
How is the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy organiz@@ ed , and how does it provide spiritual food ?
We pl@@ an@@ ned to live in it and keep ex@@ pl@@ or@@ ing this beau@@ ti@@ ful pl@@ an@@ et .
Even so , their shepher@@ ding work and other ac@@ ts of loving - kindness in be@@ half of the congregation are car@@ ri@@ ed out , “ not under com@@ pul@@ sion , but will@@ ingly . ”
One in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent at that conven@@ tion , I will never for@@ get .
We follow the di@@ r@@ t p@@ ath le@@ ading away from the com@@ mo@@ tion of to@@ wn and arri@@ ve at a wor@@ n - out building displa@@ ying a fa@@ ded si@@ gn : “ L@@ ong J@@ our@@ ne@@ y S@@ po@@ t . ”
God promises to van@@ qu@@ ish them all , fin@@ ally pas@@ sing s@@ ent@@ ence on man@@ kin@@ d’s great@@ est fo@@ e .
The re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble gro@@ w@@ th that we see today is the result of our faith in God and full accep@@ t@@ ance of the Bible ​ — Jehovah’s mirac@@ ul@@ ously inspired Word .
On that same un@@ for@@ get@@ table day , Jehovah ca@@ used ra@@ in to f@@ all upon the land for the first time in three and a half years !
How did they show that they were not par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in this religious cer@@ em@@ on@@ y ?
While ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing that G@@ ent@@ il@@ es could become Jesus ’ followers , “ the supp@@ ort@@ ers of circum@@ c@@ ision ” in@@ sis@@ ted that these people of the n@@ on - Jewish nations must ob@@ serve the Law in order to be sa@@ ved .
W@@ il@@ li@@ e respon@@ ded , “ Your father is in hel@@ l ! ”
If the expres@@ sion “ the man of thinking a@@ bil@@ ities ” ref@@ ers to a mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous s@@ ch@@ em@@ er , it is not difficult to see why such a person is h@@ ated .
I wanted to san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy Jehovah’s name , and I wanted my son to see his father again in Par@@ adise . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
Rather , be gener@@ ous with praise .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently from the first day he arri@@ ved , he got bus@@ y vis@@ iting people from house to house with the good news .
Be@@ fore Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on bre@@ ak@@ s out , anointed ones will be taken to heaven .
This was a very u@@ se@@ ful ad@@ dition , since the S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c was one of the ol@@ des@@ t transl@@ ations of the Christian Greek Scriptures .
The New En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a repor@@ ts : “ The ga@@ ins and lo@@ s@@ ses of the Ger@@ man pr@@ inc@@ es were determined by the conven@@ i@@ ence of the princi@@ p@@ al po@@ wers : Fr@@ ance , S@@ we@@ den , and Au@@ stri@@ a . ”
Why do we need holy spirit in order to imitate Jesus ’ example ?
On@@ loo@@ k@@ ers cannot understand how it is possible for us to do all this work using only vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary don@@ ations .
T@@ ri@@ als are part of our da@@ ily life , and op@@ position to the Christian way of life is comm@@ on .
The sla@@ ugh@@ tered ani@@ mal@@ s may not have been b@@ led pro@@ per@@ ly , and par@@ taking of such me@@ at would have viol@@ ated God’s Law .
“ But keep get@@ ting filled with spirit . ” ​ — 5 : 18 .
One day he asked me , “ Sat@@ o , do you know what this book is ? ”
And , un@@ like material ri@@ ches , the more we share these preci@@ ous things , the more our we@@ al@@ th inc@@ reas@@ es .
Daniel does spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally men@@ tion that the to@@ es would be made of ir@@ on and cla@@ y .
He needs to take into account under@@ water cur@@ r@@ ents while ste@@ ering clear of other shi@@ ps .
‘ Lo@@ ve is pati@@ ent and kind .
( The New Eng@@ l@@ ish Bible ) The u@@ pri@@ ght person is willing to make allow@@ an@@ ces for the sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings of others .
8 , 9 . ( a ) What did Paul have in mind when he spoke fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly of sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess ?
31 : 24 .
There , they be@@ at a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er to death because he would not give up his le@@ ather j@@ ac@@ ke@@ t .
The spirit - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten apostle Paul therefore wrote : “ All of us , while we with un@@ ve@@ iled fac@@ es refle@@ ct like mi@@ r@@ r@@ ors the glory of Jehovah , are trans@@ form@@ ed into the same i@@ ma@@ ge from glory to glory . ”
• Who is “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” and who are the d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s ?
Because we trust in Jehovah , we are confid@@ ent of his help as we end@@ e@@ av@@ or to speak with in@@ sight and per@@ su@@ asi@@ ven@@ ess in our ministry .
Why did Di@@ o@@ tre@@ ph@@ es deser@@ ve to be called to account for s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ing ?
R@@ ich in practic@@ al ad@@ vice are the words recorded in Matthew chap@@ ters 5 through 7 .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we can learn valu@@ able less@@ ons from David .
“ From the things he su@@ ffered . ”
W@@ ould this re@@ gi@@ men help him if he follow@@ ed it only when he felt a sh@@ ar@@ p pain in his ch@@ est ?
Consider also this po@@ e@@ tic des@@ crip@@ tion of the earth@@ ’s water c@@ y@@ c@@ le , recorded some 3@@ ,000 years ag@@ o : “ All st@@ re@@ am@@ s f@@ low into the se@@ a , yet the se@@ a is never full . To the place the st@@ re@@ am@@ s come from , there they return again . ”
In the early part of the 20@@ th century , Bro@@ ther E@@ v@@ ans had made tri@@ ps back to W@@ al@@ es to in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce Bible truth to the are@@ a around S@@ w@@ an@@ se@@ a .
For a discus@@ sion of this sub@@ ject , see the in@@ ser@@ t “ How Do I V@@ i@@ e@@ w B@@ lood F@@ rac@@ tions and Me@@ di@@ cal Pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res In@@ v@@ ol@@ ving My O@@ wn B@@ lood ? ” publi@@ shed in Our Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try of No@@ v@@ ember 200@@ 6 , pages 3 - 6 .
He is not up@@ set at this because he is happy that he can help others to receive a rel@@ e@@ ase from spiritual cap@@ tiv@@ ity . ​ — Acts 20 : 35 .
Thus , Jehovah inspired Paul to speak of “ godly devo@@ tion ” in descri@@ b@@ ing Jesus ’ ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary life course . ​ — Read 1 Timothy 3 : 16 .
I was soon to learn that Jehovah’s hand is never sh@@ ort .
How deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful it was to get to know their future mate !
L@@ ater , while I was on ho@@ li@@ day , someone gave me the book The Bible ​ — God’s Word or M@@ an’s ?
Then you find that he ra@@ ises the same question again later !
E@@ ven@@ tually , Fa@@ ther’s inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation toward spiritual matters led him to deci@@ de to become a P@@ res@@ b@@ y@@ ter@@ i@@ an minis@@ ter .
How was Jehovah’s glory reve@@ aled to hum@@ ble shepher@@ ds in the first century ?
It invol@@ ves two people with differ@@ ing person@@ alities lear@@ ning to devel@@ op comm@@ on inter@@ ests and working together toward comm@@ on go@@ als .
There is no sa@@ f@@ er place to be !
It was consider@@ ed one of the se@@ ven won@@ ders of the world .
• I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how spiritual light is reve@@ aled in God’s du@@ e time .
A supp@@ or@@ tive wife is pri@@ c@@ eless to a spiritual man
A@@ id for Those in Ne@@ ed
For example , the shepher@@ d pra@@ ises the ma@@ id@@ en@@ ’s so@@ ft and g@@ ent@@ le eyes by com@@ par@@ ing them to “ those of do@@ ves . ”
What ty@@ p@@ es of rec@@ re@@ ation can members of a family enjoy together ?
• C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 13 ?
Ke@@ ep in mind that this was at a time when God t@@ ol@@ er@@ ated pol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ y .
He wrote : “ Do you not know that the r@@ un@@ n@@ ers in a r@@ ace all ru@@ n , but only one recei@@ ves the pri@@ ze ?
R@@ em@@ ember , the st@@ or@@ m cl@@ ou@@ ds of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on are s@@ wi@@ f@@ tly appro@@ aching .
How does Ho@@ se@@ a 11 : 1 - 4 apply to Israel ?
In certain cul@@ tures , for example , go@@ ds have been id@@ enti@@ fied with the for@@ ces of n@@ ature .
In Eng@@ land , it is refer@@ red to as a we@@ d@@ ding l@@ ist .
The se@@ ven@@ th man is told to “ pas@@ s through the mi@@ d@@ st of the city ” and “ put a mar@@ k on the fore@@ he@@ a@@ ds of the men that are si@@ gh@@ ing and gro@@ an@@ ing over all the de@@ t@@ es@@ table things that are being done in the mi@@ d@@ st of it . ”
1 , 2 . ( a ) Why did 2@@ 4@@ ,000 Israelites lo@@ se out on wonderful blessings ?
In coun@@ tri@@ es where qu@@ ality medi@@ cal care is a@@ vail@@ able , hope is often clo@@ sel@@ y associ@@ ated with fin@@ ding an effe@@ ctive tre@@ at@@ ment .
As a result , all Go@@ th@@ ic te@@ x@@ ts disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared from S@@ pain .
H@@ igh@@ light the value of study .
The Bible reve@@ als that God gave his people s@@ co@@ res of help@@ ful remin@@ ders .
When you look at it again and real@@ ize that a year and a half has pas@@ sed by and you have not used it , par@@ ting with that it@@ em may be e@@ asi@@ er .
They as@@ sur@@ ed the class that the tra@@ ining they had received from Jehovah’s organization had pre@@ pared them well for their mission@@ ary assign@@ ments .
From K@@ y@@ r@@ gy@@ z@@ st@@ an comes the following experience .
Why Be B@@ ap@@ ti@@ zed ?
So God’s qualities and ways , as reve@@ aled in the Bible , are a vital field of study . ”
C@@ learly , true Christians even consider@@ ing I@@ V@@ F should ev@@ alu@@ ate all the serious imp@@ lic@@ ations of this te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy .
How well does Jehovah provide for the needs of “ every living thing ” ?
V@@ er@@ y soon , you would feel disc@@ oura@@ ged , and you would pro@@ ba@@ bly qu@@ it .
What does the Davi@@ di@@ c covenant gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e regarding the Messi@@ ah’s rule ?
And when you do , keep in mind the good example of an E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an of@@ fi@@ cial who lived 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o .
Then di@@ sh@@ on@@ or will come ; but wisdom is with the mo@@ des@@ t ones . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ S 11 : 2 .
It is not our desire to off@@ end people .
As we went from house to house , we u@@ su@@ ally had an ent@@ oura@@ ge of little children .
A second way that Satan tri@@ es to sto@@ p all Christians from refle@@ cting God’s glory is by ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le .
How has the move affe@@ cted their marriage ?
[ Bo@@ x / P@@ ic@@ tures on page 28 ]
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , it requi@@ red advan@@ ced con@@ stru@@ ction te@@ ch@@ ni@@ qu@@ es .
An@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating challeng@@ es , he spoke at l@@ eng@@ th to his compan@@ i@@ ons about the ro@@ le of we@@ al@@ th in a godly soci@@ ety .
“ W@@ o@@ e for the earth , ” fore@@ told the Bible , “ because the Devil has come down to you , having great anger , know@@ ing he has a sh@@ ort peri@@ od of time . ” ​ — Revelation 12 : 12 .
For example , we can righ@@ tly say that Na@@ bo@@ th@@ ’s integrity in the face of persecu@@ tion and death remin@@ ds us of the integrity of Christ and his anointed .
He taught about the Kingdom of God and even per@@ form@@ ed mirac@@ les , giving them a pre@@ view of what that Kingdom would accom@@ pl@@ ish .
The Bible provi@@ des a per@@ su@@ asi@@ ve ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation .
Yes , we want our children and other Bible stud@@ ents to prog@@ ress to the point of baptism !
K@@ or@@ ah was not willing to sub@@ mit hum@@ bly to direction
In the ear@@ li@@ er part of his letter , Paul c@@ learly demonstr@@ ated that anointed Christians , whether Jewish or G@@ ent@@ ile , were declar@@ ed righteous before God by faith , not by works .
Yet , you can coun@@ t on him to give you the wisdom and strength needed to cop@@ e with each ad@@ vers@@ ity .
By wa@@ iting bri@@ ef@@ ly , he will give someone who has not already com@@ men@@ ted the ch@@ ance to do so .
Dis@@ ori@@ ent@@ ation .
You can use your sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess to cultiv@@ ate spiritual dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment , gener@@ os@@ ity , in@@ du@@ stri@@ ousness , pleas@@ an@@ t@@ ness , godly devo@@ tion , and a good re@@ pu@@ tation ​ — inv@@ alu@@ able for a happy family life .
What does the account at Mark 10 : 13 - 16 tell us about the kind of person Jesus was ?
By means of the Bible , Jesus Christ is gu@@ i@@ ding people to the way of pu@@ re worship and the peace descri@@ bed at Isaiah 32 : 18 .
What other reason do we have to keep expe@@ cting Jehovah’s day ?
Will we be among those who will enjoy these and other Kingdom blessings ?
W@@ as Paul as@@ king his fellow Christians to inter@@ ce@@ de for him before God ?
No P@@ l@@ ace for Par@@ ti@@ ality
However , the effort is wor@@ th@@ while .
He said to call the work@@ ers and first pa@@ y those who had been hi@@ red last .
Still , he re@@ ta@@ ined his faith in God .
Jesus illustr@@ ated this situation when he spoke of two sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic ro@@ a@@ ds .
( b ) How did the mo@@ ther’s spiritual out@@ look af@@ fect her children ?
As God’s only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , he himself has provided a st@@ er@@ ling example of hum@@ ility and loyal sub@@ je@@ ction to his Fa@@ ther’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
R@@ em@@ ember , the elders love us and want us to gro@@ w spiritually .
When we preach , we work together with our brothers and sisters .
Thus , when Eli@@ j@@ ah ann@@ oun@@ ced the end of the dr@@ ought “ in the th@@ ir@@ d year ” from his pre@@ vi@@ ous ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement , the dr@@ ought had already la@@ sted ne@@ arly three and a half years .
That is his cho@@ ice .
G@@ a@@ il : C@@ la@@ i@@ re , why don@@ ’t you sal@@ u@@ te the f@@ la@@ g ?
L@@ ater , when a Bible study group was form@@ ed in H@@ ar@@ th@@ au , where we lived , my family started atten@@ ding regul@@ arly .
As we got close to the do@@ c@@ ks , we saw h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of bl@@ ack - ha@@ i@@ red people .
Then the speak@@ er consider@@ ed how the stud@@ ents had ac@@ qui@@ red much knowledge in their G@@ ile@@ ad cour@@ ses “ in order . . . to gr@@ as@@ p men@@ t@@ ally . . . the bre@@ ad@@ th and l@@ eng@@ th and he@@ i@@ ght and dep@@ th ” of the truth , as Eph@@ es@@ ians 3 : 18 says .
A you@@ th might reason , ‘ Jehovah dre@@ w my parents , and I mer@@ ely follow@@ ed . ’
Jesus spoke the truth about God , even when it was un@@ po@@ pul@@ ar to do so .
Ther@@ e@@ ’s nothing more that we can do for him . ” Then he ad@@ ded : “ At this point , only Jehovah can help him . ”
Many have made such chang@@ es , and they consider others when making decisions , whether ma@@ j@@ or or tri@@ vi@@ al .
The ste@@ ad@@ y inc@@ re@@ ase in the number of Jehovah’s worshi@@ p@@ ers in vari@@ ous coun@@ tri@@ es requi@@ res that many new Kingdom H@@ alls be buil@@ t in the future .
A Christian should have a re@@ pu@@ tation for being a di@@ lig@@ ent work@@ er .
Do you have the courage needed to dec@@ l@@ are God’s judg@@ ments ?
Ex@@ pla@@ in why a fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve could feel sa@@ fe , secu@@ re , and happy within the city of refu@@ ge .
Fir@@ st , think about what you have read and learned about God as a person , let@@ ting the poin@@ ts re@@ ach your heart .
How can we prote@@ ct ourselves against the en@@ tic@@ ement of im@@ moral desi@@ res ?
On this occasi@@ on , we were ar@@ rest@@ ed and inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ated for two h@@ our@@ s , during which time an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent witness was given .
Yet , they do not succ@@ e@@ ed because ‘ his h@@ our has not yet come . ’
W@@ i@@ th@@ in min@@ ut@@ es , the po@@ li@@ ce arri@@ ved .
• How can all in the congregation share in the joy of giving ?
We find it dist@@ res@@ sing when work@@ mat@@ es , scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es , and neigh@@ b@@ ors show a self - cen@@ tered attitude .
Will my decisions help me to gro@@ w spiritually ?
They are coun@@ sel@@ ed : “ S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d the flo@@ ck of God in your care , not under com@@ pul@@ sion , but will@@ ingly ; ne@@ i@@ ther for love of di@@ sh@@ on@@ est gain , but e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly . ”
This was used for the ve@@ hi@@ c@@ les at the branch because com@@ mer@@ cial g@@ as@@ ol@@ ine was in sh@@ ort supp@@ ly on account of the war .
From his personal for@@ tu@@ ne , he contribu@@ ted 3@@ ,000 tal@@ ents of go@@ ld and 7@@ ,000 tal@@ ents of s@@ il@@ ver .
The S@@ y@@ ri@@ an king evid@@ ently was old and we@@ ak and had to le@@ an upon Na@@ am@@ an for support .
As a con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence , new ro@@ a@@ ds , har@@ b@@ ors , and la@@ v@@ ish public buil@@ ding@@ s were con@@ stru@@ cted .
The situation in Isa@@ i@@ ah’s day was very similar to con@@ di@@ tions today .
Are You Re@@ ad@@ y ?
She says : “ We sta@@ yed in a small ho@@ te@@ l , and every day we wal@@ ked through f@@ loo@@ ded st@@ re@@ e@@ ts to the work s@@ ite . ”
O@@ ver the next three years , he moved his parents to a more su@@ it@@ able home and with the help of local fellow Christians a@@ da@@ p@@ ted the d@@ wel@@ ling to accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ate his fa@@ ther’s special needs .
Na@@ than and Mar@@ í@@ a Jo@@ s@@ é both had a bat@@ tle with their hearts when their parents did not allow them to do things their pe@@ ers su@@ gg@@ ested .
For example , one Christian sister wrote : “ In the 28 years that I have been reading the Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
T@@ or@@ u : “ I became fru@@ str@@ ated and asked a sen@@ i@@ or col@@ le@@ ag@@ ue for ad@@ vice on how to de@@ al with my wife .
( a ) How does 2 Timothy 3 : 14 - 17 apply to many you@@ ths today ?
E@@ ver@@ yone will have his own home and enjoy his work .
How will the experience on earth of the future k@@ ings and pri@@ ests benefit them as rul@@ ers ?
Acc@@ ording to the Greek text , the word Jesus here used ‘ den@@ o@@ tes mutu@@ al conc@@ es@@ sion after mutu@@ al ho@@ st@@ ility . ’
“ P@@ u@@ t on the new person@@ ality which was cre@@ ated according to God’s will in true righteousness and loy@@ al@@ ty . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 24 .
No@@ te that matu@@ re people have their per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers tra@@ ined through use , or experience in ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles .
One of the har@@ des@@ t chang@@ es , though , was to learn to control my ex@@ p@@ lo@@ sive temp@@ er .
Now I find great ple@@ asure in associ@@ ating with people from all coun@@ tri@@ es and ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds .
“ This is a cle@@ ver pla@@ y on words on the part of Je@@ h@@ u , ” says one scho@@ la@@ r .
But as indic@@ ated in that illustr@@ ation of the v@@ in@@ e@@ d@@ res@@ s@@ er , Jesus used the sh@@ ort time rema@@ ining ​ — about si@@ x months — ​ to in@@ ten@@ si@@ fy his preaching activ@@ ity in Ju@@ de@@ a and Per@@ e@@ a .
To find so@@ lu@@ tions to li@@ fe@@ ’s problems , it also re@@ comm@@ ends inc@@ en@@ se - bur@@ ning ri@@ tu@@ als that invol@@ ve cont@@ act with “ su@@ per@@ n@@ atur@@ al be@@ ings . ”
But when I started to sp@@ end time with them , as the Bible teach@@ es hus@@ ban@@ ds to do , we became clo@@ s@@ er .
( b ) Why can we be encoura@@ ged by the examples of faithful servants in the past ?
King A@@ ha@@ b had come too , ri@@ ding in his ro@@ y@@ al ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t .
He showed mer@@ cy and p@@ ity in th@@ war@@ ting the enem@@ ies ’ pl@@ ans and deli@@ ver@@ ing David .
Dis@@ c@@ us@@ s the sub@@ ject with the elders in the congregation , with the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er , or with those who have had the privilege of serving in a land where help is needed .
That first came true many years after Jesus ’ earthly ministry . ​ — Read Isaiah 13 : 19 , 20 ; 2 Peter 1 : 20 , 21 .
This occ@@ ur@@ s as an in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction to Jesus ’ mirac@@ le - working power , giving a si@@ gn that God’s spirit is upon him .
G@@ ran@@ ted , that may invol@@ ve some com@@ par@@ is@@ ons .
The De@@ ad Se@@ a S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls inclu@@ de por@@ tions of the Bible text co@@ pi@@ ed over 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o .
Many young people in the world of today must deci@@ de what go@@ als to pur@@ sue .
Rev@@ i@@ e@@ w the decision and make ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments if needed .
* Is it not ap@@ par@@ ent that Jesus was al@@ lu@@ ding to the text in Isaiah chap@@ ter 6@@ 6 ?
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful angels are ke@@ en@@ ly inter@@ ested in human af@@ fai@@ r@@ s and are activ@@ ely involved in car@@ r@@ ying out Jehovah’s will .
O@@ r does the pro@@ spe@@ ct of a new day make you a@@ pa@@ the@@ tic or even ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive ?
Di@@ vers@@ ity and a@@ da@@ p@@ tation are evidence of vari@@ ety within an ing@@ en@@ i@@ ous desi@@ gn
J@@ a@@ ir@@ o always got exc@@ ited during the talk that was ad@@ d@@ ressed to baptism can@@ di@@ d@@ ates .
You can cho@@ ose God’s rul@@ er@@ ship by stud@@ ying the Bible and ap@@ pl@@ ying in your life what it says
W@@ ould you like to learn more about Jehovah God ?
L@@ ik@@ ely , it was a long , ele@@ g@@ ant ro@@ be , perhaps re@@ aching to the ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ities of the ar@@ ms and leg@@ s .
As a result , “ the earth had become ru@@ ined in the sight of the true God , and the earth was filled with viol@@ ence . ”
The enti@@ re kingdom benef@@ ited from his building works .
Ab@@ out 18@@ 35 , Gre@@ w p@@ en@@ ned an important pam@@ ph@@ let that ex@@ posed the teachings of the im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the soul and hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re as un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural .
Why is obedi@@ ence e@@ asi@@ er for someone perfect , yet why would he need to learn about it ?
The de@@ ta@@ il@@ s may di@@ ff@@ er from religion to religion , but the hope is ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally the same ​ — to live happ@@ ily in ide@@ al con@@ di@@ tions without the th@@ re@@ at of death .
Rather , making a disci@@ ple invol@@ ves at le@@ ast a three - way par@@ t@@ n@@ er@@ ship .
For us to find joy in stud@@ ying God’s Word , we must be willing to receive Jehovah’s sa@@ y@@ ings and tre@@ at them like a tre@@ asure that we do not wish to lo@@ se .
Mo@@ ved by a feel@@ ing of p@@ ity , or com@@ pas@@ sion , the Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an ac@@ ted in a way that brought reli@@ ef to the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m .
Se@@ e@@ ing this , the neigh@@ b@@ ors in that is@@ ol@@ ated and very con@@ serv@@ ative are@@ a began to ign@@ ore the mother wh@@ en@@ ever they saw her .
I kept get@@ ting rep@@ lies , “ We reg@@ re@@ t that we are un@@ able to find a position for anyone with your qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations . ”
Although its counsel can a@@ id those in dist@@ ress , the Bible does more than that .
However , when I app@@ lied to pioneer ( eng@@ age in the full - time preaching work ) , I was asked if I would like to serve at Bethel .
It was not until 199@@ 1 that the Fr@@ en@@ ch govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ cially author@@ ized the use of si@@ gn language in educ@@ ating de@@ a@@ f children .
When you are spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c in your prayers , you become more ke@@ en@@ ly a@@ ware of Jehovah’s ans@@ wers , even though they may be sub@@ tle .
De@@ ath , where is your sting ? ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 5@@ 5 .
W@@ ho@@ m does that inclu@@ de ?
“ Bet@@ ter is a little in the fear of Jehovah than an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant supp@@ ly and con@@ fu@@ sion along with it , ” says King Solomon of ancient Israel .
What a joy to see that many are sta@@ ying very close to Jehovah’s organization , atten@@ ding the meetings regul@@ arly , and stud@@ ying the Bible di@@ lig@@ ently .
J@@ U@@ L@@ Y 15 - 17
C@@ l@@ ou@@ ds of W@@ ar on the H@@ or@@ iz@@ on
Fir@@ st on our c@@ he@@ ck@@ l@@ ist is the need to take in knowledge .
‘ They ac@@ ted ru@@ in@@ ously on their own part , did not remain his children , and the de@@ fect was their own . ’ ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 32 : 5 .
While no@@ ne of us can ex@@ pect to pla@@ y as cen@@ tr@@ al a ro@@ le as Joseph did , the inspired account shows that Jehovah’s hand is involved in privile@@ ges that His servants receive .
F@@ ur@@ ther qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations are found in such s@@ crip@@ tures as Ti@@ tu@@ s 1 : 5 - 9 and James 3 : 17 , 18 .
and ‘ Why must we accept everything that the ch@@ ur@@ ches teach when many of the teachings are con@@ fu@@ sing and cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct@@ ory ? ’
It is true that the ch@@ ur@@ ches of Chris@@ tend@@ om s@@ pon@@ s@@ or form@@ s of ev@@ ang@@ el@@ ism .
The parents ’ jo@@ b , of course , will be a lo@@ t e@@ asi@@ er if they make an early star@@ t .
When Jo@@ shua was en@@ tru@@ sted with the responsi@@ bility of le@@ ading Israel , he was told : “ This book of the law [ which had been recorded by Moses ] should not de@@ part from your m@@ ou@@ th , and you must in an under@@ to@@ ne read in it day and night , in order that you may take care to do according to all that is written in it ; for then you will make your way succ@@ ess@@ ful and then you will act wis@@ ely . ”
She was refer@@ ring to her emo@@ tional st@@ ate , ca@@ used by the lo@@ ss of her mate of 25 years .
Why not take the time to learn more about these teachings ?
In@@ jus@@ tic@@ es ​ — real or perhaps per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved — ​ may d@@ om@@ in@@ ate our thinking .
God’s ang@@ el appe@@ ared to them and told them to go to Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m , where they would find the new@@ born Messi@@ ah “ l@@ ying in a m@@ anger . ”
res@@ ist se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality ?
They also take to heart this ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ Do not let yourself be con@@ qu@@ ered by the evil , but keep con@@ qu@@ ering the evil with the good . ”
S@@ ever@@ al others accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed him .
The Jewish World in the Fir@@ st C@@ en@@ tury
Paul emp@@ h@@ ati@@ c@@ ally refu@@ ted the acc@@ us@@ ation , writ@@ ing : “ But God can be reli@@ ed on that what we say to you is not ‘ y@@ es ’ and yet ‘ no . ’ ”
In 19@@ 16 he f@@ oun@@ ded the W@@ ol@@ f C@@ u@@ bs ( or C@@ u@@ b S@@ cou@@ ts ) for you@@ ng@@ er bo@@ ys in my age group .
Th@@ ough perfect , Jesus was human , sub@@ ject to f@@ ati@@ gu@@ e and hu@@ ng@@ er .
I@@ N 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E . , Jehovah brought his servants on earth into a new relationship with him .
There , home life became difficult .
( b ) R@@ el@@ ate an example of such a prayer .
When the nations fai@@ l to wa@@ it for God to act and in@@ stead res@@ ort to war@@ f@@ are , he vie@@ ws such w@@ ars as pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous ac@@ ts of ag@@ g@@ res@@ sion that bring his dis@@ ple@@ asure .
If you sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ ized your heart , would you find an imp@@ ro@@ per feel@@ ing toward someone of the op@@ pos@@ ite se@@ x , se@@ cre@@ t long@@ ings that God would not con@@ done and that need to be re@@ moved ?
If you are “ re@@ aching out to be an overse@@ er , ” you should try to me@@ et these qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations to the best of your ability .
( Read Psalm 37 : 3 . )
Sa@@ ves Ti@@ me or T@@ ak@@ es Ti@@ me ?
Th@@ r@@ ough Moses , Jehovah conclu@@ ded a uni@@ que n@@ ational covenant with them by giving them the Law , and the nation of Israel ag@@ re@@ ed to the ter@@ ms of that covenant .
I used to s@@ ne@@ ak out at night and s@@ ne@@ ak back in again just before the mor@@ ning light .
She says : “ If Jehovah di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t love me , his counsel would not have been so pers@@ ist@@ ent . ”
And why can we share that con@@ vi@@ ction ?
E@@ mp@@ er@@ or C@@ la@@ udi@@ us had rec@@ ently den@@ oun@@ ced A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ an Jews for “ s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring up a uni@@ vers@@ al pla@@ gu@@ e thr@@ ough@@ out the world . ”
Re@@ g@@ arding those who follow@@ ed these cu@@ st@@ om@@ s , the Bible says : “ E@@ ver@@ y@@ body doing these things is something de@@ t@@ es@@ table to Jehovah . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 18 : 10 - 12 .
A@@ lo@@ es , c@@ as@@ sia , and c@@ in@@ nam@@ on were found in what is today Ch@@ ina , In@@ dia , and S@@ r@@ i L@@ anka .
They are ref@@ re@@ shing , b@@ right , and vi@@ r@@ tually bey@@ ond coun@@ ting for mul@@ titu@@ de .
No@@ thing in the Bible su@@ gg@@ ests that after they are resur@@ rec@@ ted on earth , such God - fe@@ aring people as Noah , Abraham , S@@ ar@@ ah , Isa@@ a@@ c , Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h , Joseph , Moses , and David will ever par@@ take of these em@@ ble@@ ms .
A@@ n In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational E@@ f@@ fort to Pro@@ vi@@ de S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al F@@ o@@ od
If we f@@ all sh@@ ort of up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , what should we do ?
What O@@ thers Ha@@ ve Sa@@ id
( b ) What did E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el see in vision ?
1 : 12 - 15 .
And rather than reg@@ ale his listen@@ ers with personal st@@ ori@@ es about life in heaven or the cre@@ ation of the uni@@ verse , “ he op@@ ened up their min@@ ds fully to gr@@ as@@ p the meaning of the Scriptures . ”
Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s re@@ pu@@ tation for b@@ ol@@ dness and courage was such that during Jesus ’ earthly ministry , some took Jesus to be Jeremiah re@@ turned to life ! ​ — Mat@@ t .
Is Jehovah as real to you as he was to David ?
Yes , “ man has d@@ om@@ in@@ ated man to his in@@ j@@ ur@@ y . ”
He sub@@ je@@ cts his personal will and desi@@ res to those of God .
He was ra@@ ised in a family of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and he thor@@ ough@@ ly enjo@@ ys pu@@ t@@ ting his whole heart into his faith .
Abraham imp@@ l@@ ored Jehovah : “ Will you really s@@ we@@ ep away the righteous with the wicked ?
Rather than just tel@@ ling your children that certain mu@@ si@@ c is bad , for example , why not show them how to make wise decisions , how Bible principles are involved ?
He has d@@ ele@@ g@@ ated some authority to a faithful slave class , made up of faithful spirit - anointed Christians .
He learned the truth in 194@@ 4 , when there were only about 3@@ 00 Witnesses in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , and he attend@@ ed the 2@@ 2@@ n@@ d class of G@@ ile@@ ad .
But this s@@ li@@ p on the part of Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s and Peter sur@@ ely did not put them in the same c@@ ate@@ g@@ ory as the s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es or Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t .
What a blessing this righteous standing with God is !
No p@@ un@@ c@@ tu@@ ation .
H@@ er bo@@ ld de@@ f@@ en@@ se led not only to the re@@ mo@@ ving of un@@ f@@ oun@@ ded pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ces but also to a home Bible study with the woman .
22 Our Re@@ ad@@ ers As@@ k 23 T@@ el A@@ ra@@ d B@@ ear@@ s S@@ il@@ ent Witness
T@@ ri@@ als may come from s@@ our@@ ces that can s@@ or@@ ely t@@ est us .
Paul remin@@ ds us that God is “ the one who can , according to his power that is op@@ er@@ ating in us , do more than su@@ per@@ a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly bey@@ ond all the things we ask or conc@@ ei@@ ve . ”
L@@ ater , when I was in the th@@ ir@@ d gra@@ de , all stud@@ ents were requi@@ red to jo@@ in a Com@@ mun@@ ist you@@ th organization called the Y@@ oung P@@ i@@ one@@ ers .
They ob@@ serve it even under difficult circumstances .
What questions do parents do well to ask themselves , and why ?
In the se@@ ven@@ th mon@@ th of 5@@ 37 B.C.E .
That gift en@@ ab@@ les us to cultiv@@ ate such godly qualities as love , go@@ o@@ dness , and mil@@ dness .
The ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine The E@@ con@@ om@@ ist stated : “ A@@ mer@@ i@@ ca@@ ’s mil@@ it@@ ary is rel@@ ying more heav@@ ily on com@@ pu@@ ter g@@ ames as tra@@ ining to@@ ol@@ s .
Rather , Jesus said : “ God so loved the world that he gave his only Son , so that ever@@ yone who believ@@ es in him might not per@@ ish but might have et@@ er@@ n@@ al life . ”
They ac@@ ted in much the same way that many people do today .
That “ un@@ iting b@@ ond of peace ” is pri@@ c@@ eless .
9 : 1 , 2 , 21 .
What must we do to “ cho@@ ose life ” ?
My life now has the direction and purpose that I had ye@@ ar@@ ned for since I was a you@@ th .
God S@@ ho@@ ws His Pe@@ ople Lo@@ y@@ al Lo@@ ve
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , we@@ ep@@ ing and gn@@ a@@ shing .
It is , therefore , up to us to put for@@ th the effort to take in that spiritual n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment .
Consider the experience of the three individuals mentioned at the out@@ set .
Consider this : When you are in the compan@@ y of those who love Jehovah with all their heart , do you feel af@@ ra@@ id ?
Hence , Timothy became well - known to many Christians for his spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement .
Paul fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly re@@ bu@@ ked the “ su@@ per@@ fine apostles , ” who s@@ ought to cor@@ ru@@ pt the congregation in Corin@@ th .
It is the gift of God . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 3 : 12 , 13 .
Jesus was a ma@@ ster at using illustr@@ ations that rel@@ ated to the lives of people .
On this day , Jesus imp@@ ar@@ ted an important teaching to the crow@@ ds that had ga@@ ther@@ ed there and to his disciples .
It is a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative “ day of st@@ or@@ m . ”
Revelation 21 : 1 - 4 ans@@ wers , saying : “ Lo@@ ok !
Mo@@ st important , Christian we@@ d@@ ding@@ s that are jo@@ y@@ ful and di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied honor the O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or of marriage , Jehovah God .
“ You are wor@@ th more than many s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws ”
The exc@@ ess@@ es of the B@@ or@@ gi@@ as made enem@@ ies and dre@@ w cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism .
L@@ ik@@ ely , you know from the Bible that time and again Jesus Christ heal@@ ed all kin@@ ds of ill@@ nesses , br@@ ing@@ ing reli@@ ef to many a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted ones .
Pe@@ gg@@ y’s son , mentioned at the out@@ set , no@@ tic@@ ed his you@@ ng@@ er bro@@ ther’s f@@ lu@@ shed face , p@@ ou@@ ting li@@ ps , and te@@ ar@@ ful eyes , and he recogn@@ ized the pain his brother was experi@@ enc@@ ing .
Jeremiah repor@@ ts something el@@ se that helped him to be coura@@ ge@@ ous .
What was the result of such un@@ f@@ la@@ gg@@ ing ze@@ al ?
Our d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing can refle@@ ct ei@@ ther well or ba@@ dly on our heavenly Father .
Their example of self - sacrific@@ ing service may great@@ ly help your children to make wise decisions , set pra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy go@@ als , and get the appro@@ pri@@ ate scho@@ ol@@ ing to be able to support themselves in the full - time service .
Di@@ d any har@@ m come to Je@@ an’s family ?
The Greek expres@@ sion rend@@ ered “ bor@@ ne along ” has the sense “ to be@@ ar or car@@ ry from one place to another , ” and it “ can be vari@@ ously rend@@ ered : be moved , be d@@ ri@@ ven , let on@@ es@@ el@@ f be moved . ”
They c@@ he@@ at on their less@@ ons , use fil@@ thy language , and are f@@ ond of fa@@ d@@ dis@@ h d@@ ress and w@@ il@@ d , im@@ moral mu@@ si@@ c .
Is there a people for God’s name today ?
T@@ re@@ ating others cour@@ te@@ ously and res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully is , in a sense , a way of com@@ men@@ ding them .
Why is our need for “ acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge ” so great ?
Those Eph@@ es@@ ians ‘ put to the t@@ est ’ individuals who were in ac@@ tu@@ ality false apostles , in fact , li@@ ars .
Lu@@ ke@@ ’s account says : “ Com@@ men@@ c@@ ing at Moses and all the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts he inter@@ pre@@ ted to them things per@@ tain@@ ing to himself in all the Scriptures . ”
On the other hand , Matthew and John were among the 12 apostles ; Mark and Luke were close associ@@ ates of the apostles Peter and Paul , res@@ pe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
1 , 2 . ( a ) Why should we displa@@ y loving - kindness ?
What did Jesus say about the s@@ we@@ aring of o@@ a@@ ths , and why ?
Let h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful com@@ ments pas@@ s .
He took advan@@ ta@@ ge of the privile@@ ges that were a@@ vail@@ able to him .
In many c@@ as@@ es , fin@@ an@@ cial support or “ com@@ p@@ en@@ s@@ ation ” may be un@@ necess@@ ary .
What did David and Jesus do in the congregation ?
Does it inclu@@ de tr@@ ying to change govern@@ ment po@@ li@@ cy for the benefit of the po@@ or and the op@@ pres@@ sed ?
“ Let your loving - kindness and your tru@@ en@@ ess themselves con@@ stan@@ tly sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard me . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 40 : 11 .
Yes , young Jesus could not only ask thought - pro@@ vo@@ king , spiritually ori@@ ented questions but also give in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent ans@@ wers that am@@ a@@ zed others .
Our faith is r@@ ene@@ wed , and our hope con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 3 : 16 - 19 .
As pione@@ ers we had very little materi@@ ally , yet we had everything that we needed to do Jehovah’s will .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 19 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 8@@ 1 , 1@@ 34
Our tend@@ er actions .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the death of Saul and J@@ on@@ a@@ than , the faithful man David wrote a deep@@ ly m@@ our@@ n@@ ful s@@ ong in which he p@@ our@@ ed out his s@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
And this is not li@@ mit@@ ed to the local Kingdom H@@ all .
With their tra@@ de th@@ reat@@ ened , a certain D@@ em@@ et@@ ri@@ us inc@@ ited the s@@ il@@ vers@@ mi@@ ths to ri@@ o@@ t . ​ — Acts 19 : 23 - 32 .
You are just a child . ”
E@@ s@@ ther and I were married , and she jo@@ ined me in serving at the branch of@@ fice in S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land .
How can we prote@@ ct ourselves ?
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence for one such reg@@ is@@ tr@@ ation is provided by an e@@ di@@ ct of the Rom@@ an gover@@ nor of Egy@@ pt in 10@@ 4 C.E .
In ad@@ dition to ca@@ using the lo@@ ss of Jo@@ b@@ ’s li@@ v@@ eli@@ ho@@ od , his children , and his health , Satan made Job appe@@ ar to be a sin@@ ner who was being p@@ uni@@ shed by God .
And what is that will ? It is for us to imitate God’s way to the ex@@ t@@ ent possible .
have car@@ ri@@ ed the fe@@ ature “ W@@ as It Des@@ ign@@ ed ? ”
However , the Scriptures also st@@ ate : “ There is nothing better than that . . . man should rejo@@ ice in his works . ”
4 What Is the Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ?
Of course , all l@@ ying is wrong , but not every case of un@@ tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness requi@@ res j@@ udi@@ cial action .
S@@ y@@ m@@ bo@@ lic@@ ally , the other sheep today walk be@@ h@@ ind the anointed slave class and its Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , following their lead@@ er@@ ship .
If so , we might well wr@@ ite them let@@ ters that show our appreciation for their work .
If we were ever to succ@@ um@@ b to tel@@ ling a li@@ e , it would be good to an@@ al@@ y@@ ze the cause .
Such tra@@ ining prote@@ cts them from conduct that could ro@@ b them of happiness .
Ar@@ ound the g@@ lo@@ be , milli@@ ons who have stu@@ died the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses have put c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty be@@ h@@ ind them .
When two H@@ utu Witnesses who had sh@@ el@@ tered their Tu@@ t@@ s@@ i brothers were ca@@ ught , the H@@ utu In@@ ter@@ ah@@ am@@ we mil@@ iti@@ a said , “ You must die because you helped the Tu@@ t@@ s@@ i to es@@ cap@@ e . ”
Will we ever see them again ? How can we be sure ? ’
My heart went out to Ch@@ er@@ i when I learned that she had lost her fi@@ an@@ c@@ é to a su@@ d@@ den heart att@@ ack .
That last st@@ at@@ ement cu@@ t me to the quic@@ k .
( The@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal Wor@@ d@@ book of the O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent ) The n@@ ou@@ n form “ concer@@ n ” ref@@ ers to “ the psalmis@@ t’s medit@@ ation , ” “ his loving study ” of God’s law , as “ an act of worship . ”
If someone today al@@ lo@@ ws that ty@@ pe of men@@ tal@@ ity to devel@@ op , it could lead to serious sin , such as for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation . ​ — 5 / 1 , pages 10 - 11 .
As his re@@ plac@@ ement , the minis@@ ter pro@@ cur@@ ed the ele@@ ction of P@@ ho@@ ti@@ us , a la@@ y@@ man who within si@@ x days c@@ li@@ m@@ bed the la@@ d@@ der of all e@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ as@@ tic@@ al or@@ ders , ev@@ en@@ tually re@@ aching the ran@@ k of pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch .
“ The great@@ est ma@@ ster of the Ch@@ urch after the A@@ post@@ les . ”
To be effe@@ ctive and happy in this Christian work assignment , we need su@@ it@@ able to@@ ol@@ s and knowledge of how to h@@ and@@ le them pro@@ per@@ ly .
For example , we might tell ourselves , ‘ Jehovah’s day is un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly coming ​ — but not im@@ medi@@ ately . ’
Un@@ der the re@@ ign of King David of ancient Israel , people did not si@@ gh .
R@@ eli@@ ve in your mind the s@@ oun@@ ds and i@@ ma@@ ges of a rec@@ ent conven@@ tion .
( b ) What is our ye@@ ar@@ text for 20@@ 14 , and why is this f@@ it@@ ting ?
O@@ r su@@ p@@ pose you are working on a pro@@ ject with a fellow beli@@ ever .
Joh@@ n@@ ’s words show that there was a l@@ ack of respect not only for the individu@@ al overse@@ ers but also for their teaching and direction .
On@@ ly then will we be sa@@ fe from being to@@ s@@ sed about like spiritual ba@@ bes by false ide@@ as and teachings .
With those words to his disciples , Jesus high@@ ligh@@ ted his ro@@ le as a teach@@ er .
Let us deli@@ ght in o@@ ffering spiritual sacrific@@ es to God , never consider@@ ing this a ti@@ re@@ some bur@@ den .
Now more than ever , we need to keep on the w@@ atch .
David sent Israel@@ ’s ar@@ my to b@@ es@@ i@@ e@@ ge the A@@ m@@ mon@@ ite cap@@ it@@ al , R@@ ab@@ ba@@ h .
The go@@ s@@ si@@ p she could re@@ pe@@ at is not up@@ building .
For example , he pre@@ ven@@ ted P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h of Egy@@ pt and King A@@ bim@@ ele@@ ch of Ger@@ ar from viol@@ ating S@@ ar@@ ah and doing away with Abraham .
At night he transl@@ ated the Bible .
Sh@@ ould this dis@@ tur@@ b us or cause us to won@@ der whether Jehovah p@@ uni@@ shed A@@ z@@ ari@@ ah without du@@ e cause ?
Be@@ ing fle@@ xi@@ ble and understanding is wise for any of us who are deal@@ ing with un@@ believ@@ ing relati@@ ves .
The Wor@@ l@@ d’s A@@ t@@ titu@@ de to the Tru@@ th
P@@ ur@@ su@@ ing the “ P@@ ear@@ l of H@@ i@@ gh V@@ alu@@ e ” Today
14 , 15 . ( a ) In s@@ pite of po@@ pul@@ ar op@@ in@@ ion , what Bible counsel app@@ lies today ?
Who kno@@ ws all their la@@ ws , or st@@ atu@@ tes ?
Instead , we see the fulfill@@ ment of what is written at Hebrews 8 : 10 : “ ‘ This is the covenant that I shall covenant with the house of Israel after those days , ’ says Jehovah .
However , study is not the same as reading something su@@ per@@ fi@@ cially .
But what spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally will he do to benefit mankind ?
We too must “ go on car@@ r@@ ying the bur@@ den@@ s of one another , and thus fulf@@ ill the law of the Christ . ”
Mar@@ il@@ y@@ n dre@@ ad@@ ed lea@@ ving her preci@@ ous family and their st@@ able spiritual r@@ out@@ ine .
For he will be like the fi@@ re of a ref@@ in@@ er and like the l@@ ye of la@@ un@@ dr@@ y@@ men .
[ We should ] . . . stay and listen , not thinking we know it all , and not re@@ je@@ cting what is offered for our exam@@ in@@ ation .
Jehovah accepted this chall@@ enge , and without d@@ el@@ a@@ y Satan brought cal@@ am@@ ity upon Job .
So they must be e@@ ag@@ er to learn about Jesus and imitate his love .
These co@@ pi@@ es were made as early as 2@@ 00 years before Christ and as l@@ ate as 1@@ 00 years after Christ .
The same Hebrew word is also often transl@@ ated in the Scriptures as “ glory , ” which fur@@ ther indic@@ ates the high reg@@ ard sh@@ own to the one being hon@@ ored .
In the B@@ at@@ tle of Wh@@ ite M@@ oun@@ tain , the Le@@ ag@@ ue inf@@ li@@ cted a c@@ ru@@ shing de@@ fe@@ at on the Un@@ ion , which dis@@ in@@ tegr@@ ated .
Ad@@ or@@ n@@ ment just does not be@@ f@@ it that one , whether f@@ em@@ ale or m@@ ale .
S@@ un@@ day was “ Ch@@ il@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s Da@@ y , ” and those between 5 and 18 years of age were se@@ ated right in fr@@ on@@ t of the st@@ age .
Tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ ing Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions That Ne@@ e@@ ded An@@ s@@ wers
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently with a do@@ ct@@ or@@ ’s interest , Luke recor@@ ds Jesus ’ des@@ crip@@ tion of the a@@ id ad@@ minis@@ tered , including w@@ ine as an an@@ t@@ is@@ ep@@ tic , o@@ il for its so@@ o@@ thing qualities , and ban@@ da@@ g@@ ing . ​ — Luke 10 : 30 - 37 .
How did Jesus illustr@@ ate this need ?
No@@ ta@@ bly , in his second letter , Peter ref@@ ers to Paul as “ our bel@@ o@@ ved brother . ”
Ex@@ pos@@ ing the wor@@ th@@ less@@ ness of the in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ences they were pur@@ cha@@ sing , he would , for example , reason : “ Is it possible that God , who is good , would san@@ ction the s@@ ale of sin ? ”
No , but as long as we look to him as our H@@ el@@ per , he will sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard us against all things that could bring us spiritual har@@ m .
We ended up in E@@ r@@ ik@@ st@@ ad , a little v@@ il@@ la@@ ge near a ra@@ il@@ way st@@ ation , in the D@@ al@@ s@@ land re@@ gi@@ on .
No@@ tice what helped Jeremiah to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere .
Like Jesus ’ first - century disciples , we dec@@ l@@ are the good news ​ — a hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing message of hope — ​ to those “ s@@ kin@@ ned and thro@@ wn about like sheep without a shepher@@ d ” and to those bl@@ in@@ ded and con@@ fu@@ sed by “ teachings of dem@@ ons . ”
T@@ al@@ es about li@@ a@@ is@@ ons between go@@ ds and humans ​ — and the “ her@@ o@@ es ” or “ dem@@ i@@ go@@ ds ” born from these uni@@ ons — ​ were comm@@ on to Greek , Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an , U@@ gar@@ iti@@ c , H@@ ur@@ ri@@ an , and M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ i@@ an the@@ olo@@ gy .
Gre@@ ed is desire out of control and is des@@ tru@@ ctive .
With the high co@@ st of living and ris@@ ing un@@ emp@@ loy@@ ment r@@ ates , you may find it difficult to make ends me@@ et .
El@@ ders prom@@ o@@ te peace with members of the flo@@ ck by supp@@ or@@ ting them and by not being un@@ du@@ ly cr@@ itical of their efforts .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , through the cen@@ tu@@ ries , Jehovah’s name has been re@@ pro@@ ached by the sh@@ am@@ e@@ ful ac@@ ts and teachings of those claim@@ ing to re@@ present him .
Many of those likely rema@@ ined att@@ ached to false go@@ ds , and Solomon was not i@@ mmu@@ ne .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , I took advan@@ ta@@ ge of all my “ sp@@ are time ” at home to study the Bible care@@ fully .
But greater sur@@ pris@@ es were in st@@ ore for us . ”
Christians could not allow other pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s standards to di@@ ct@@ ate their conduct .
The el@@ der may also re@@ view Scriptural st@@ ep@@ s that the off@@ ended one can take to pur@@ sue peace .
Be@@ fore the arri@@ val of their ba@@ by , the parents will no doubt pre@@ pare care@@ fully .
As a result , they were not simply en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ed but deep@@ ly moved .
However , cur@@ r@@ ent world events show that many people have no desire to maintain their beau@@ ti@@ ful earthly home .
F@@ er@@ v@@ ent prayer is an ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ment that we need help ​ — it is a mar@@ k of mo@@ des@@ ty and hum@@ ility .
Jesus also kno@@ ws our needs , as does his Father , Jehovah .
Com@@ pare our situation to that of a person who is bl@@ ind from bir@@ th .
She ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely sa@@ ved my pione@@ ering . ”
Why have past and present servants of Jehovah avo@@ i@@ ded E@@ ast@@ er c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations ?
( a ) How does the f@@ our@@ th ty@@ pe of so@@ il in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation di@@ ff@@ er from the other three ty@@ p@@ es , and what does that mean ?
She likely benef@@ ited from Jehovah’s loving pro@@ v@@ isions for wi@@ do@@ ws as mentioned in the Law .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 8@@ 8 , 1@@ 15
Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard Your H@@ ear@@ t
( b ) How did Jesus show himself coura@@ ge@@ ous ?
N@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ MB@@ E@@ R 19 - 25 , 20@@ 12
If we trust fully in Jehovah , he will always be there to support us .
To beg@@ in with , an acc@@ ur@@ ate understanding of our position in rel@@ ation to Jehovah , the Creator of the uni@@ verse , will help us .
Th@@ an@@ k@@ fully , I@@ ng@@ er has rec@@ over@@ ed , and once again we are able to atten@@ d Christian meetings at the Kingdom H@@ all . ”
In the se@@ ven@@ th year , he was to “ go out as one set free without char@@ ge . ”
Yes , in a relati@@ ve sense .
Paul’s use of such ph@@ r@@ as@@ es as “ fi@@ ght the fine fi@@ ght ” and “ get a fir@@ m hold ” makes it clear that we must activ@@ ely and determin@@ e@@ dly res@@ ist spiritually har@@ m@@ ful influ@@ ences .
For a de@@ ta@@ iled discus@@ sion of the “ se@@ v@@ ent@@ y we@@ ek@@ s , ” see chap@@ ter 11 of the book Pa@@ y A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion to Dani@@ el@@ ’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy !
The brother read to him Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 3 , 4 : “ They will ac@@ tually si@@ t , each one under his v@@ ine and under his fi@@ g t@@ ree , and there will be no one making them tre@@ m@@ ble . ”
Our re@@ action is tw@@ o@@ fo@@ ld .
All that we have comes from Jehovah .
An@@ s@@ wer@@ ing such questions would requi@@ re time but would show all in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ ation that Jehovah exerc@@ ises his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y in a bene@@ fi@@ cial way .
Jesus was remin@@ ding his mother that she really did not have a say in the way he direc@@ ted his ministry ; that was re@@ served for his Father , Jehovah .
He was taught that suffering resul@@ ts from ac@@ ts com@@ mit@@ ted in pre@@ vi@@ ous lives and that fre@@ e@@ dom from it can be at@@ ta@@ ined by ri@@ d@@ ding on@@ es@@ el@@ f of all desi@@ res .
Consider the days of Noah .
If your heart is ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast , it will be reli@@ ant upon God , and with his help you will be able to fulf@@ ill your dedic@@ ation .
Ha@@ ve you ob@@ served , though , that today many of those t@@ ou@@ ched by Jesus ’ love and com@@ pas@@ sion over@@ look a ke@@ y fe@@ ature of the mind of Christ ?
As she gre@@ w older , we pray@@ ed about relationship is@@ su@@ es and other matters that affe@@ cted her .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , “ those practic@@ ing spi@@ rit@@ ism ” will have no part in Jehovah’s new system of things .
If our first parents , Adam and E@@ ve , had not pur@@ su@@ ed a course of sin , they would have had a close relationship with Jehovah God et@@ er@@ n@@ ally on a par@@ adise earth .
The mem@@ ory of a sc@@ ene from my chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od has rema@@ ined with me for over 70 years .
Paul expres@@ sed similar sen@@ ti@@ ments to other congregations .
I remember feel@@ ing an in@@ descri@@ ba@@ ble joy and a great in@@ ner strength .
F@@ ar from being proved ob@@ so@@ le@@ te in the face of new knowledge , the Bible says much that shows am@@ a@@ z@@ ing fore@@ sight . ​ — See the bo@@ x “ O@@ ut@@ d@@ ated or A@@ head of I@@ ts Ti@@ me ? ”
Although Jehovah expres@@ sed what he was inc@@ l@@ ined to do , this was not his fin@@ al judgment .
That certainly helps us to see that there are far more important fac@@ t@@ ors to consider than our own pre@@ fer@@ ences when it comes to exerc@@ ising personal fre@@ e@@ dom in all as@@ pe@@ cts of our life .
P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife wanted re@@ v@@ enge .
Wh@@ er@@ e@@ as pri@@ de fo@@ st@@ ers div@@ ision and con@@ ten@@ tion , for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess prom@@ o@@ tes peace within the congregation .
What other vie@@ w@@ point could we take with reg@@ ard to Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the work@@ ers in the v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard ?
With a view to imit@@ ating him , let us care@@ fully exam@@ ine his example of hum@@ ility .
For nation will ris@@ e against nation and kingdom against kingdom . . .
With dist@@ or@@ ted thinking , they may have been ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ating regul@@ ations from the Law about fo@@ o@@ ds and ri@@ tu@@ al cle@@ an@@ ness .
The ca@@ ve con@@ ta@@ ined 12 os@@ su@@ aries , or b@@ one bo@@ x@@ es , into which the b@@ ones of the dead had been plac@@ ed after they had la@@ in in t@@ om@@ bs for about a year and their flesh had de@@ com@@ posed .
Pe@@ ople were e@@ ag@@ er to listen to us .
This s@@ pr@@ out wi@@ thers , expla@@ ins Jesus , “ because of not having dep@@ th of so@@ il ” and “ not having mo@@ is@@ ture . ”
The pres@@ ent@@ ation was in Q@@ u@@ e@@ ch@@ ua .
From the time the sac@@ red writ@@ ings were first p@@ en@@ ned in the 1@@ 6@@ th century B.C.E . , help has been provided for people to understand the text .
And righ@@ tly so , for cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness is a qu@@ ality that bel@@ ong@@ s to and origin@@ ated with the holy and clean God , Jehovah .
The book of Psal@@ ms makes a f@@ it@@ ting ob@@ serv@@ ation about the qu@@ ality of life faithful older ones can ex@@ pect to have .
This fil@@ m ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted people with the sc@@ op@@ e and activ@@ ity of Jehovah’s earthly organization .
“ I A@@ ro@@ se as a M@@ other in Israel ” 12
May it be our determin@@ ation to keep on gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying Jehovah , come what may .
I was great@@ ly imp@@ ressed by the inter@@ n@@ ational bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od of Jehovah’s people .
T@@ w@@ o new pres@@ ses had been or@@ der@@ ed , with a deli@@ very d@@ ate of F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 200@@ 4 .
A wi@@ do@@ w recei@@ ves e@@ di@@ ble o@@ il . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 4 : 1 - 7
• What evidence is there that Jehovah tru@@ st@@ s the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ?
The p@@ al@@ m t@@ ree is no@@ ted for its pro@@ duc@@ tiv@@ ity .
The Christian el@@ der James , Jesus ’ half brother but not an apostle , pre@@ si@@ ded when “ the apostles and the older men ga@@ ther@@ ed together to see about this af@@ fa@@ ir . ”
However , if such matters have become all - important in our life and spiritual inter@@ ests have been pu@@ shed asi@@ de , are we person@@ ally ready for the fear - inspi@@ ring day of Jehovah ?
Still , false al@@ ar@@ ms about the day of Jehovah did not make those early followers of Jesus a@@ ban@@ d@@ on the p@@ ath le@@ ading off into life . ​ — Matthew 7 : 13 .
Of course , such things should not take place in the Christian congregation .
While in the gar@@ den of Ge@@ th@@ s@@ em@@ ane , Jesus was “ deep@@ ly g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed ” and got “ into an ag@@ on@@ y . ”
Yes , he as@@ sur@@ ed them that al@@ though they would a@@ ban@@ d@@ on him , he would not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on them .
I@@ ’@@ l@@ l take care of them . ”
The first st@@ age of that uni@@ fic@@ ation began at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . when Jehovah started to ga@@ ther those who would rule with Christ in heaven .
Then you will find satis@@ fac@@ tion in know@@ ing that you have up@@ held the truth of God’s Word .
How will we re@@ act when a we@@ ak@@ er Christian arri@@ ves at the Kingdom H@@ all ?
In a sh@@ ort time , the apostles learned from Jesus how to teach people the truth .
A@@ c@@ tually , Jesus had much more in mind than his listen@@ ers ’ physical and emo@@ tional well - being .
By the l@@ ate sum@@ m@@ er of 195@@ 1 , I set@@ t@@ led into a little congregation in C@@ o@@ le@@ man , Al@@ ber@@ ta .
It was at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . when God p@@ our@@ ed out holy spirit on the disciples ass@@ em@@ b@@ led in Jerusalem .
For your life to be succ@@ ess@@ ful , though , you also need to know where you are he@@ ad@@ ed .
• How should a Christian view h@@ un@@ ting and fi@@ shing ?
Hence , true worshipp@@ ers do not take un@@ wise and car@@ eless ris@@ ks , pre@@ sum@@ ing that God’s angels will prote@@ ct them .
And they often wor@@ ry about what they do have .
Many were sing@@ le or married without children , but not a few famili@@ es jo@@ ined the ran@@ ks .
A@@ no@@ ther blessing that comes to us as ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers is that we become more sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 9@@ 9 , 1@@ 25
Their comm@@ on desire is to help Tho@@ ma@@ s then , as they today help others , to get to know Jehovah and to rejo@@ ice in the hope the Bible gives .
For a de@@ ta@@ iled discus@@ sion of this sub@@ ject , see the S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 15 , 198@@ 1 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower , pages 26 - 31 .
After they gre@@ w up and moved away from home , three of our four sur@@ vi@@ ving children left the way of the truth .
“ In bro@@ ther@@ ly love have tend@@ er affe@@ ction for one another , ” wrote the apostle Paul . “ In show@@ ing honor to one another take the lead . ”
Consi@@ der@@ ing that God’s name was long known , what was the point of Moses ’ question ?
“ I found your money , ” N@@ ana said .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , each one of us is person@@ ally involved in the is@@ sue of integrity .
It was fore@@ told that these “ vi@@ r@@ g@@ in compan@@ i@@ ons ” would be “ brought with rejo@@ ic@@ ing and joy . ”
That com@@ bin@@ ed with “ time and ch@@ ance , ” they say , will af@@ fect us as long as the human family ex@@ ists .
It has fre@@ ed hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted local people from su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ons , cu@@ st@@ om@@ s , and ide@@ as that made them fear the dead , the wicked spi@@ r@@ its , and the for@@ ces of n@@ ature .
• How can we make effe@@ ctive use of questions when preaching from house to house ?
I also made many j@@ our@@ ne@@ ys to J@@ or@@ d@@ an and the W@@ est Ban@@ k .
Just before rel@@ ating that prayer , Jesus said : “ When pra@@ ying , do not say the same things over and over again . ”
Does Jehovah provide a way of es@@ cap@@ e for them even then ?
A@@ ged but Not C@@ ag@@ ed
Paul , for example , gave direction to his brothers .
David c@@ alls out with confidence that God will answer him .
Jehovah is not a hear@@ t@@ less ju@@ dge who is e@@ ag@@ er to p@@ un@@ ish his servants .
* S@@ ad@@ ly , after we had served there for just four years , Eli@@ as pas@@ sed away .
W@@ ould you inclu@@ de your preci@@ ous relationship with Jehovah ?
We need to consider , though , how can we show that we tre@@ asure our fre@@ e@@ dom ?
Those who respon@@ d fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly to the good news can sur@@ vi@@ ve Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on and live forever in per@@ fe@@ ction on a par@@ adise earth .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out his ministry , Jesus often used h@@ y@@ per@@ bo@@ le .
The physical earth and heavens are peri@@ sh@@ able .
If a di@@ str@@ action is tu@@ gg@@ ing at you to dis@@ reg@@ ard the si@@ gn Jesus gave us , take serious st@@ ep@@ s , as A@@ ri@@ el@@ le did .
By means of what does Jesus over@@ see the Christian congregation ?
I went to repor@@ t and to expla@@ in my consci@@ enti@@ ous refu@@ s@@ al to serve .
• How does following our God - appointed Le@@ ad@@ er benefit us ?
That is using the spirit of a s@@ ound mind ​ — imit@@ ating Jehovah’s mind .
That fact imp@@ res@@ ses upon those taking the lead among Christians that , al@@ though they are not rul@@ ers like those ancient k@@ ings , they must always set a good example of faith . ​ — He@@ b .
By means of the con@@ st@@ ant f@@ low of the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c liter@@ ature , the vi@@ de@@ o@@ s of ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es and conven@@ tions that are sent to them from the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s Ch@@ ile branch three times a year , and the ye@@ arly vis@@ it of the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er , they maintain close cont@@ act with Jehovah’s organization .
He will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more . ” ​ — Revelation 21 : 3 , 4 .
For example , when 70 of his disciples re@@ turned with joy from their preaching , Jesus became “ over@@ jo@@ yed . ”
The fil@@ m has streng@@ th@@ ened my relationship with God and helped pre@@ pare me to end@@ ure all future difficul@@ ties . ” ​ — V@@ l@@ adi@@ mi@@ r K@@ o@@ va@@ s@@ h , I@@ r@@ kut@@ s@@ k .
“ Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h ” is a Hebrew ter@@ m meaning “ He W@@ ho@@ se It Is , ” or “ He to W@@ ho@@ m It B@@ el@@ ong@@ s . ”
Jesus did not always answer his op@@ pos@@ ers in acc@@ ord with what they were thinking .
Y@@ E@@ A@@ R B@@ O@@ R@@ N : 19@@ 7@@ 8
The Scriptures ur@@ ge all who would have Jehovah’s blessing : “ Su@@ b@@ ject y@@ ourselves . . . to God ; but op@@ pose the Devil , and he will fle@@ e from you .
‘ Sa@@ ve Y@@ our@@ self and Those Who L@@ isten to You ’
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence of holy spirit .
Satan’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ on ra@@ ised a question regarding the righ@@ t@@ ness of God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
P@@ re@@ aching in S@@ co@@ res of L@@ angu@@ ages
Paul told the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ an brothers to continue making prog@@ ress .
The au@@ th@@ or of one of the L@@ ach@@ ish L@@ et@@ ters seem@@ s to descri@@ be the same events .
In as@@ sum@@ ing responsi@@ bility for Na@@ om@@ i , Ru@@ th must have felt the happiness that resul@@ ts from giving . ​ — Acts 20 : 35 ; 1 Timothy 5 : 4 , 8 .
How might a Christi@@ an’s faith be t@@ ested ?
What was “ the a@@ ir ho@@ le ” through which E@@ hu@@ d left ?
Un@@ til the 1@@ 7@@ th century , B@@ r@@ ita@@ in was a relati@@ vely in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant power .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing I learned was new to me .
He took his teaching responsi@@ bil@@ ities seri@@ ously and tri@@ ed to ass@@ ist those in his care to live in har@@ mony with the Scriptures .
Jehovah respon@@ ded !
“ Be a H@@ app@@ y Mis@@ sion@@ ary ”
To appreci@@ ate what it means to serve God with a complete heart , let us consider the life of A@@ sa as well as that of some other k@@ ings of Juda@@ h who served God with hear@@ t@@ felt devo@@ tion ​ — Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at , He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah , and Jo@@ si@@ ah .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 26
Since those early days , a few other anointed individuals have sh@@ own a similar bad spirit , id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying themselves with the “ evil slave . ”
Satan uses death and the fear it may pro@@ vo@@ ke to keep many people in sla@@ very and without hope .
9 : 1 ; 11 : 9 .
M@@ ore and more , people are be@@ coming “ lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves , . . . having no n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction , . . . without love of go@@ o@@ dness , . . . lo@@ v@@ ers of ple@@ a@@ sures rather than lo@@ v@@ ers of God , ” as the Bible fore@@ told some two th@@ ous@@ and years ag@@ o . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 4 .
2 : 26 , 27 , 35 .
A@@ m@@ ong those atten@@ ding was a Ch@@ in@@ ese do@@ ct@@ or , who had received the Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
In the early years of my marriage , I imit@@ ated my mother .
In contr@@ ast , a man nam@@ ed K@@ we@@ ku , who has a good marriage , says : “ I often ask my wife how I can share the lo@@ ad .
But there was more to Satan’s chall@@ enge .
These words t@@ ou@@ ched the heart of the young man@@ ’s father .
“ We all stu@@ m@@ ble many times , ” wrote the disci@@ ple James .
This dra@@ ws the mo@@ des@@ t one clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah , “ the God of peace . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 9 .
It was important that they not become eng@@ ro@@ s@@ sed in the every@@ day af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of life .
The effect of the preaching work is often seen years after the in@@ iti@@ al work has been done .
This is also true of famili@@ es .
“ Be@@ fore lo@@ sing my jo@@ b , ” he says , “ we were used to pu@@ shing car@@ t@@ lo@@ a@@ ds of mo@@ st@@ ly n@@ on@@ ess@@ enti@@ al go@@ o@@ ds out of the su@@ per@@ mar@@ ke@@ t .
By medit@@ ating on these matters , let us ref@@ res@@ h our understanding of them from time to time .
This makes it possible for us to enjoy fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch with God and a clean conscience .
The apostle Peter explained that we should have a long@@ ing for Bible knowledge , and he recogn@@ ized that such a desire may have to be develop@@ ed .
Ri@@ ght away , I felt the Christian love that my wife had always spo@@ ken about . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , at times , mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s may lead to some ten@@ sion among members of the congregation .
Des@@ pite all of this , has the Un@@ ited N@@ ations organization , esta@@ bli@@ shed in 194@@ 5 , proved to be a govern@@ ment that is able to bring gen@@ u@@ ine and lasting world peace ?
Our Creator cre@@ ated Adam and then made E@@ ve to be his par@@ t@@ ner .
• How do you account for differ@@ ences in the ways Peter and “ supp@@ ort@@ ers of circum@@ c@@ ision ” respon@@ ded to ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in understanding of the truth ?
“ The Bible , ” he said , ad@@ ding , “ I@@ ’@@ l@@ l s@@ wa@@ p it for your we@@ ek@@ ’s r@@ ation of bre@@ ad . ”
S@@ ing@@ ing has pla@@ yed what ro@@ le at Christian meetings ?
“ You are doing well in pa@@ ying attention to [ the prophe@@ tic word ] as to a lam@@ p shin@@ ing in a dar@@ k place . ” ​ — 2 P@@ E@@ T@@ E@@ R 1 : 19 .
As we saw in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , however , the proble@@ m with most religi@@ ons is not that they are organiz@@ ed but that they are not organiz@@ ed in the right way and for the right reas@@ ons .
No won@@ der he felt un@@ f@@ it to become the li@@ ber@@ at@@ or of God’s en@@ sla@@ ved people !
Su@@ cc@@ ess is possible , as sh@@ own by the many sing@@ le parents who have tru@@ sted in God , have obedi@@ ently app@@ lied his counsel , and have ra@@ ised fine , spiritually strong children .
Indeed , this ev@@ ent mar@@ ked the beg@@ in@@ ning of a sacri@@ fi@@ cial life course for Jesus that la@@ sted for three and a half years .
Hence , what began when E@@ no@@ s@@ h was ali@@ ve evid@@ ently was not a c@@ all@@ ing on Jehovah in faith and pu@@ re worship .
I hope you are sa@@ fe .
In the pages of the Bible , you can find all you need to com@@ ba@@ t Satan’s pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda . ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
In 199@@ 8 , I was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
And what will help us to pres@@ s on to the fin@@ ish l@@ ine ?
Why did Jehovah h@@ ate E@@ sa@@ u ?
Because we live at the end of “ the last days , ” we experience “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with . ”
On@@ ly after they had a fine me@@ al , a pleas@@ ant st@@ ro@@ l@@ l , a long talk , and a good rest did the prophet feel that the right m@@ om@@ ent had arri@@ ved to ano@@ in@@ t Saul .
20@@ 00 B.C.E .
However , the op@@ pos@@ ite is also true .
Thus , the inspired words will be true for you : “ The blessing of Jehovah ​ — that is what makes rich , and he ad@@ ds no pain with it . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
An@@ yone at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to such s@@ por@@ ts does well to remember the words of Psalm 11 : 5 : “ Jehovah himself exam@@ ines the righteous one as well as the wicked one , and anyone loving viol@@ ence His soul certainly h@@ ates . ”
Our ob@@ je@@ ctive was to re@@ ach v@@ il@@ la@@ ges high in the Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ an An@@ des .
Be@@ fore prog@@ res@@ sing to baptism , she left the are@@ a .
For the next two and a half years , we pione@@ ered in L@@ ond@@ on , O@@ nt@@ ari@@ o , and after that on C@@ ap@@ e B@@ re@@ t@@ on Is@@ land , where we helped to form a congregation .
Mo@@ st of all , these years have streng@@ th@@ ened my faith . ”
And what en@@ ab@@ led a viol@@ ent young man who col@@ le@@ cted money for d@@ ru@@ g deal@@ ers to change his li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le ?
The answer is y@@ es ​ — for the benefit of all of us .
So as “ to gu@@ ard [ ourselves ] against the woman str@@ anger , against the fore@@ ign@@ er who has made her own sa@@ y@@ ings s@@ mo@@ o@@ th . ”
If you let the principles of God’s Word help you to set your personal li@@ m@@ its rather than allow your associ@@ ates or “ this system of things ” to do so , you will enjoy a way of life that will be accep@@ table to God .
( Com@@ pare De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 32 : 5 . )
Because he fe@@ ared Jehovah more than he fe@@ ared Saul .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , among them there was also Luke , who may have re@@ pres@@ ented the Christians in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i .
1@@ 19 : 5@@ 2 ; J@@ as .
Bo@@ th he and Paul were spiritual men , and there was no lasting ill will between them .
Con@@ cer@@ ning his heavenly Father , Jesus Christ said : “ He makes his su@@ n ris@@ e upon wicked people and good and makes it ra@@ in upon righteous people and un@@ righteous . ”
No@@ ah’s con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries did not take Noah seri@@ ously
While Y@@ ou@@ th Le@@ ag@@ ue members cho@@ pp@@ ed down the ma@@ ize , they were sing@@ ing : “ Of all who refu@@ se to bu@@ y Ka@@ mu@@ zu@@ ’s [ P@@ re@@ si@@ d@@ ent Ban@@ da@@ ’s ] c@@ ard , ter@@ mit@@ es will e@@ at their gre@@ en ma@@ ize and these people will c@@ ry for it . ”
When Jesus Christ sent out the 12 apostles to preach , were they told to car@@ ry sta@@ ff@@ s and we@@ ar san@@ d@@ als ?
And as the “ head over all , ” Jehovah of course has the right to deter@@ mine how his v@@ isi@@ ble organization will op@@ er@@ ate . ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 29 : 11 ; Psalm 9@@ 7 : 9 .
Un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness ( Greek , a@@ ·@@ ka@@ ·@@ th@@ ar@@ ·@@ si@@ ʹ@@ a ) is the bro@@ ad@@ est of the three ter@@ ms rend@@ ered “ for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , ” “ un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , ” and “ lo@@ ose conduct . ”
It is ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant , therefore , to dis@@ mis@@ s faith in God as un@@ s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c .
Many today do not see sin and death in such di@@ re ter@@ ms .
Un@@ less Jehovah buil@@ ds the house , it is in va@@ in that its buil@@ ders have wor@@ ked hard on it .
And the man is coun@@ sel@@ ed to father children at home with his wife rather than sc@@ at@@ ter his se@@ ed in public s@@ qu@@ a@@ res , that is , among other women .
But before I do , I@@ ’@@ m going to let you wr@@ ite a fa@@ re@@ well c@@ ard to your parents . ”
In order for Christians living in the cor@@ ru@@ pt city of Corin@@ th not to be “ over@@ re@@ ached by Satan , ” the apostle Paul gave them strong counsel .
They consider@@ ed Sam@@ s@@ on@@ ’s wife and her father respon@@ sible and bur@@ ned them .
Jesus Christ was himself under in@@ ten@@ se pres@@ sure as the end of his earthly life dre@@ w near .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Li@@ ght Sh@@ ines in the M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast
From then until the time 1@@ 30 - year - old Jac@@ o@@ b en@@ tered Egy@@ pt was 2@@ 15 years .
Ex@@ peri@@ ence has proved that a pri@@ me way to keep al@@ er@@ t and avoid being sh@@ ak@@ en from one@@ ’s reason is to be regul@@ arly involved in preaching the Kingdom good news .
Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l devo@@ ted his time , en@@ er@@ gy , and money un@@ s@@ par@@ ingly to share these tru@@ ths with others .
E@@ ag@@ er to Ser@@ ve Jehovah ​ — No Mat@@ ter Wh@@ ere ( M . and J . H@@ ar@@ t@@ li@@ ef ) , 7 / 15
( Read Luke 3 : 15 . )
W@@ as Paul di@@ sh@@ ear@@ ten@@ ed because not ever@@ yone accepted the good news ?
He end@@ ur@@ ed seri@@ al persecu@@ tion under three re@@ gi@@ m@@ es ​ — F@@ as@@ c@@ ists in pre@@ war H@@ ung@@ ary , Ger@@ man N@@ ational So@@ ci@@ al@@ ists in Ser@@ bia , and Com@@ mun@@ ists in co@@ ld - war H@@ ung@@ ary .
His baptism , held within pris@@ on w@@ alls , imp@@ ressed many .
W@@ he@@ ther the cro@@ wn was liter@@ al or was sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic of ad@@ ded glory because of Davi@@ d’s many vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ es is not stated .
Fa@@ ith , obedi@@ ence , and loy@@ al@@ ty tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h every time our integrity is t@@ ested and we cho@@ ose to obey God rather than men .
On@@ ce again we set off on fo@@ o@@ t and fin@@ ally arri@@ ved at a small v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , where some special pione@@ ers were living .
; Pe@@ dd@@ le , J .
Yes , im@@ mor@@ ality h@@ ur@@ ts .
( b ) What questions might help us to think deep@@ ly about each of Jehovah’s qualities ?
G@@ u@@ ard against har@@ m@@ ful go@@ s@@ si@@ p
Although these promises and others found in the Bible provide us with an inc@@ en@@ tive to pur@@ sue a course that pleas@@ es God , they do not cons@@ titu@@ te the fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al reason for doing so .
If the si@@ gn in it@@ self was to be so evid@@ ent , why this ex@@ tr@@ a ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on ?
Do not min@@ i@@ mi@@ ze the good effect of your being regul@@ ar in the field service , in atten@@ ding meetings , and in con@@ duc@@ ting family worship .
The emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is at Bethel is still on ac@@ qui@@ ring Bible knowledge and develop@@ ing effe@@ ctive teaching me@@ tho@@ ds .
Jehovah is ra@@ ising up the Ch@@ al@@ de@@ ans , the sa@@ va@@ ge nation of Babyl@@ on .
S@@ how Lo@@ ving In@@ ter@@ est
I was sub@@ je@@ cted to mer@@ c@@ il@@ ess inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ation .
The resul@@ ts may sur@@ pris@@ e you .
Jesus was without sin , so he did not need to rep@@ ent .
Are you on occasi@@ on able to provide them with some up@@ building associ@@ ation ?
Then Jesus said to them pla@@ in@@ ly : ‘ La@@ z@@ ar@@ us has died . ’ ”
When marriage problems ar@@ ise , we do not look for an eas@@ y way out but ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly stri@@ ve to displa@@ y godly qualities to make our family life happy .
No@@ te how Revelation 21 : 5 continu@@ es .
Jehovah bless@@ ed their efforts .
This text does not say that money it@@ self is evil ​ — nor does any other s@@ crip@@ ture .
Are you a@@ ware of the power that your associ@@ ates can have on you ?
T@@ ou@@ ched to the heart by Paul’s teaching about the Christ , they were moved to destro@@ y their spi@@ rit@@ is@@ tic boo@@ ks .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Moses could per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve only in a li@@ mit@@ ed way the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ence of Jehovah’s purpose , cen@@ tered on the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom and the earthly Par@@ adise it will bring .
Tru@@ e Christians do not tw@@ ist or mis@@ re@@ present the fac@@ ts so as to mis@@ lead others .
If we have truly ta@@ sted , by personal experience , that “ the Lord is kind , ” we will devel@@ op a c@@ ra@@ ving for Bible reading .
Although no@@ ne of us would deli@@ ber@@ ately want to ju@@ dge God , our imper@@ fect n@@ ature can lead us down this p@@ ath .
He refle@@ cts on the ver@@ ses and thin@@ ks : ‘ Jehovah se@@ es the bad things people do even in priv@@ ate .
Although the apostles Peter and John were the ones who “ ra@@ ised him up ” so that “ the sol@@ es of his fe@@ et . . . were made fir@@ m , ” they did not take cre@@ di@@ t for the heal@@ ing .
He is even consider@@ ing re@@ tur@@ ning to a fore@@ ign - language group ! ”
Will the day come when all knowledge will cons@@ ist of what we ex@@ pect ​ — the truth ?
We were also acc@@ used of pl@@ an@@ ting cor@@ n in co@@ de that could be read from the a@@ ir !
After re@@ aching an age of responsi@@ bility , each individu@@ al is jud@@ ged on the bas@@ is of his own conduct and attitude .
6 : 19 - 22 .
This is the knowledge that Jesus ac@@ qui@@ red by coming to earth , be@@ coming a man , and suffering un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly as far as death .
H@@ er husband took the lead in building a mo@@ des@@ t Kingdom H@@ all , which continu@@ es to serve the small group on the is@@ land .
Not by me@@ tho@@ ds like those emp@@ lo@@ yed in Chris@@ tend@@ om .
If we were like a w@@ ind - d@@ ri@@ ven wa@@ ve of the se@@ a , we could not ex@@ pect to receive anything from God .
( See the bo@@ x “ F@@ i@@ el@@ ds of F@@ ul@@ l - Ti@@ me Ser@@ vice . ” )
This heavenly govern@@ ment in the hands of Jesus Christ will rule the enti@@ re earth and fulf@@ ill all the Bi@@ bli@@ cal promises concer@@ ning the complete and lasting re@@ ha@@ bil@@ it@@ ation of righteous humans and their earthly home .
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , the pe@@ as@@ ants consider@@ ed him a tra@@ it@@ or .
When Jesus in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , he refer@@ red to the c@@ up of w@@ ine and told his faithful apostles : “ I shall by no means dr@@ ink any@@ more of the pro@@ du@@ ct of the v@@ ine until that day when I dr@@ ink it new in the kingdom of God . ”
As the example of Paul shows , succ@@ ess@@ ful Christian end@@ ur@@ ance does not dep@@ end on fav@@ or@@ able circumstances .
A car@@ ing husband recogn@@ iz@@ es and res@@ pe@@ cts person@@ ality differ@@ ences between him and his wife .
; Ru@@ i@@ z , J .
Al@@ so important are human relation@@ shi@@ ps and fre@@ e@@ dom from the con@@ f@@ li@@ cts or con@@ stri@@ ctions that could pre@@ v@@ ent us from enjo@@ ying what we have .
F@@ in@@ ally , Paul knew where to preach .
* ​ — Genesis 3 : 1 - 7 ; De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 32 : 4 , 5 ; E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 7 : 29 ; 2 Peter 3 : 8 , 9 .
‘ The Word of God Ex@@ er@@ ts P@@ ow@@ er ’
1@@ 19 : 1@@ 33 .
Per@@ haps an even more imp@@ res@@ sive example is that of the faithful angels .
In a sense , therefore , they were Israel@@ ’s brothers .
“ By means of [ Jesus ] we have the rel@@ e@@ ase by ransom through the blood of that one , y@@ es , the for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of our t@@ res@@ pas@@ ses . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
And he cri@@ ed out with a strong vo@@ ice , saying : ‘ She has fal@@ le@@ n ! Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at has fal@@ le@@ n ! ’ ” ​ — R@@ E@@ V@@ EL@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N 18 : 1 , 2 .
For instance , ‘ he felt tend@@ er affe@@ ction for the people because they were s@@ kin@@ ned and kno@@ cked about like sheep without a shepher@@ d . ’
This change made him a better person .
H@@ er@@ o@@ ic fi@@ gu@@ res ex@@ ist among other religi@@ ons .
Their son , Di@@ et@@ ma@@ r , su@@ ffered all his life from mus@@ cul@@ ar d@@ y@@ st@@ ro@@ ph@@ y .
Then , in the letter , she explained in a kind way that her mother was the one who left the family when she sin@@ ned and refu@@ sed to rep@@ ent .
Some hus@@ ban@@ ds have com@@ pla@@ ined that their wi@@ ves se@@ em to want to commun@@ ic@@ ate at the most in@@ conven@@ i@@ ent times .
Why did Paul l@@ ist “ hope ” so far along in the seri@@ es ?
I was told that those ba@@ g@@ s con@@ ta@@ ined the body par@@ ts of sol@@ di@@ ers who had been b@@ low@@ n ap@@ ar@@ t in bat@@ tle .
H@@ ad it not been for Rom@@ an inter@@ ven@@ tion , the apostle Paul may well have been kil@@ led under similar circumstances .
“ You O@@ ught to Be T@@ e@@ ach@@ ers ”
“ Un@@ til the c@@ ities cr@@ as@@ h in ru@@ ins without an in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ant and the hous@@ es are without people and the land is ru@@ ined and des@@ ol@@ ate . ” ​ — Read Isaiah 6 : 8 - 11 .
F@@ in@@ ally , the day came that we descri@@ bed at the out@@ set of this article .
How ex@@ ten@@ sive is the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work today ?
J@@ U@@ L@@ Y 11 - 13
We can feel like David , who said : “ My God is my ro@@ ck .
▪ “ Jesus was the man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of God in the flesh . ”
The apostle Paul said : “ It was with working night and day , so as not to put an ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive bur@@ den upon any one of you , that we pre@@ ached the good news . ”
We can also find many Bi@@ bli@@ cal examples of humans who main@@ ta@@ ined joy in the face of tr@@ ying circumstances .
“ I had to change my way of thinking , ” says J@@ aku@@ b .
Psal@@ ms 1@@ 38 to 14@@ 5 are of David .
Me@@ di@@ cal s@@ ci@@ ence today is more advan@@ ced than ever before .
To accom@@ pl@@ ish this , Jehovah would allow his inspired Word to be transl@@ ated into the vari@@ ous langu@@ ages read by people worl@@ d@@ wide .
Do those words descri@@ be you ?
Their believ@@ ing parents are a God - or@@ da@@ ined authority to whom they are always encoura@@ ged to look for guid@@ ance . ​ — E@@ ph .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the wise man wrote : “ Bu@@ y truth it@@ self and do not sel@@ l it . ”
Per@@ haps you pi@@ c@@ ture his fe@@ atu@@ res li@@ t up by a bro@@ ad sm@@ ile , his eyes tw@@ in@@ k@@ ling with ple@@ asure .
If you had lived in Eli@@ ’s time and had known that he let his sons do ter@@ ri@@ ble things , would you have been stu@@ mb@@ led ?
The same prophet fore@@ saw a time when people of all nations would st@@ re@@ am to the pu@@ re worship of Jehovah God to learn of his ways .
Satan pl@@ anted a se@@ ed of doubt and wa@@ ited for it to g@@ er@@ min@@ ate . ​ — Genesis 3 : 5 .
10 : 37 .
Your example of faith helps us to real@@ ize that if we have a close relationship with our God , he will give us the strength to de@@ al with all kin@@ ds of t@@ ests . ” ​ — Paulo , B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
What el@@ se has Jehovah provided that gives us reason for joy ?
Ar@@ men@@ i@@ an Ju@@ ly 20 - 22
The con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of this apost@@ as@@ y are evid@@ ent in Chris@@ tend@@ om today .
El@@ ders who are self - sacrific@@ ing , hum@@ ble , and loving provide the kind of example that you@@ ng@@ er men need .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From Psal@@ ms , Bo@@ ok T@@ w@@ o , 6 / 1
My pris@@ on experience was not the last one in my family .
Jesus rep@@ lied : “ Not , U@@ p to se@@ ven times , but , U@@ p to se@@ v@@ ent@@ y - se@@ ven times . ” ​ — Matthew 18 : 21 , 22 .
What M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el learned from the Bible chang@@ ed how he en@@ v@@ isi@@ oned his future .
Jac@@ qu@@ el@@ ine , who is in her mi@@ d - 8@@ 0 ’ s and su@@ ff@@ ers from o@@ ste@@ o@@ ar@@ thr@@ it@@ is , listen@@ s to the meetings by tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne .
He said : “ Do not give what is holy to do@@ g@@ s , ne@@ i@@ ther thro@@ w your pe@@ ar@@ ls before s@@ w@@ ine . ”
Hence , Paul experienced that through Christ , God’s powerful prote@@ ction was s@@ pre@@ ad over him like a t@@ ent .
Our service to God must also be spi@@ r@@ ited , or ze@@ al@@ ous , mo@@ tiv@@ ated by a heart full of love and faith .
12 , 13 . ( a ) What has helped God’s servants to end@@ ure the effe@@ cts of disa@@ st@@ ers ?
G@@ lo@@ be : B@@ as@@ ed on N@@ A@@ S@@ A / ​ V@@ isi@@ ble E@@ ar@@ th i@@ mag@@ er@@ y
What , though , if we apply the princi@@ ple of the pro@@ ver@@ b to our worship ?
Jehovah sent “ fi@@ re into [ Juda@@ h’s ] c@@ ities ” in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . by the hand of the Babyl@@ on@@ ians , br@@ ing@@ ing fore@@ told des@@ ol@@ ation to Jerusalem and the land of Juda@@ h .
How does s@@ oun@@ dness of mind help us to devel@@ op spiritual strength ?
Peter clo@@ ses his letter with s@@ ound ad@@ vice to those ‘ a@@ wa@@ iting and keep@@ ing close in mind the pres@@ ence of that day . ’ ​ — 2 P@@ et .
13 : 11 , King James V@@ er@@ sion .
Jesus was to rule from the heavens , not from a thro@@ ne in Juda@@ h .
Although we have the fre@@ e@@ dom to cho@@ ose what to we@@ ar , we also have the responsi@@ bility to we@@ ar clo@@ th@@ es that make it e@@ asi@@ er for others to keep their thoughts , words , and conduct clean in God’s eyes .
At the first cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly we attend@@ ed while there , 13 pers@@ ons from our group were baptized .
Paul appreci@@ ated the need for strong spiritual ro@@ o@@ ts .
Mo@@ re@@ over , “ death is to be brought to nothing . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 26 .
3 : 4 , 5 ; 16 : 15 .
10 , 11 . ( a ) What must we do to seek Jehovah ?
And most important , what are the young ones lear@@ ning about things that should come first in their life ?
As I s@@ at there , I was f@@ loo@@ ded with emo@@ tion .
Jehovah “ trans@@ mit@@ ted through angels ” the Law , which Moses used to instru@@ ct the Israelites .
• What mo@@ ves elders to shepher@@ d the flo@@ ck of God in their care ?
And he se@@ ized the dra@@ g@@ on , the origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent , who is the Devil and Satan , and b@@ ound him for a th@@ ous@@ and years . And he h@@ ur@@ led him into the ab@@ y@@ ss and shu@@ t it and se@@ aled it over him , that he might not mis@@ lead the nations any@@ more until the th@@ ous@@ and years were ended .
What will help you to do so ? Lo@@ ok to the future .
The l@@ ist could go on and on .
We should not allow emo@@ tional st@@ ra@@ in to we@@ ak@@ en our trust in God .
That fact is con@@ ne@@ cted to something el@@ se that Paul mentioned when writ@@ ing about E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s ’ prayers concer@@ ning the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans , that they might “ stand complete and with fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ction in all the will of God . ”
“ What re@@ sear@@ ch have you already done ? ”
In time , he was again able to de@@ al with re@@ ality .
Many who are not ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with Jehovah can , to some ex@@ t@@ ent , bring their thoughts and actions into har@@ mony with godly principles of right and wrong .
This called for a change in li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le ​ — from car@@ r@@ ying on what was bad to doing what brought God’s blessing .
To support Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , we must maintain our integrity to him .
A Scriptural example can help us .
On occasi@@ on , we enjo@@ yed a little lu@@ x@@ ur@@ y .
When a young man appro@@ ached Jesus for counsel , how did Jesus reve@@ al what the young man loved most ?
When he ca@@ ught sight of his son re@@ tur@@ ning , even though “ he was still a long way off , ” the father ac@@ ted quic@@ k@@ ly to wel@@ come him back .
21 , 22 . ( a ) What is requi@@ red of us if we are to give comfort ?
If we put spiritual matters first in our lives , Jehovah as@@ sures us that we will not l@@ ack the necess@@ ities of life . ​ — Matthew 6 : 24 - 33 . How can we benefit from dedic@@ ating time to spiritual matters ?
R@@ es@@ pon@@ ding in kind might cause one or both of you to say something that will make the situation wor@@ se .
By pur@@ su@@ ing spiritual go@@ als , you too will re@@ a@@ p pri@@ c@@ eless spiritual blessings .
N@@ or@@ m@@ ally , this privilege would go to the tri@@ be of Re@@ u@@ b@@ en , Jac@@ ob@@ ’s fir@@ st@@ born .
Why is it not always eas@@ y to dis@@ cer@@ n and apply Bible principles ?
The au@@ th@@ or also mentioned Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 12 : 4@@ 2 .
H@@ as their end@@ ur@@ ance been in va@@ in ?
In any case , this preci@@ ous li@@ qu@@ id provided more than food .
Why were such con@@ f@@ li@@ cts mentioned in the Bible ?
This would invol@@ ve Jesus ’ v@@ al@@ id@@ ating the new covenant by appe@@ aring before God and pres@@ en@@ ting to H@@ im the value of his blood .
Yes , being a book “ inspired of God , ” the Bible al@@ lo@@ ws no ro@@ om for fi@@ ction . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 16 .
When we learned that there would be more tr@@ ou@@ ble the following we@@ ek , we asked the po@@ li@@ ce to accom@@ pan@@ y us .
In the next two artic@@ les , let us therefore give care@@ ful consider@@ ation to other por@@ tions of the book of Mal@@ ach@@ i .
What does “ Messi@@ ah ” mean , and how can he be id@@ enti@@ fied ?
T@@ U@@ C@@ S@@ O@@ N , A@@ Z ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , Con@@ ven@@ tion C@@ en@@ ter , 2@@ 60 S . Ch@@ urch S@@ t .
In fact , worl@@ d@@ wide such love moved 8@@ 0@@ 5@@ ,@@ 20@@ 5 to share in different fe@@ atu@@ res of the pioneer ministry during the 20@@ 00 service year .
M@@ ani@@ f@@ est De@@ ep Lo@@ ve for God
F@@ in@@ ally , by Ju@@ ne 195@@ 2 , my brothers and sisters had become fin@@ an@@ cially in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent , and I was assign@@ ed to serve as a pioneer in a small congregation in I@@ l@@ h@@ é@@ us , 1@@ 30 mil@@ es [ 2@@ 10 k@@ m ] down the co@@ ast from S@@ al@@ va@@ d@@ or .
I@@ N TH@@ E l@@ ate ev@@ ening , a re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ant ow@@ ner pre@@ pa@@ res to close up sh@@ op and go home .
Many s@@ cor@@ n God’s gift of marriage , consider@@ ing it to be out - of - d@@ ate , a s@@ ource of fru@@ str@@ ation or con@@ f@@ li@@ ct .
We will wel@@ come back those who are resur@@ rec@@ ted and teach them about Jehovah .
His three older brothers ​ — A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der , John , and Mal@@ col@@ m — ​ were born in S@@ co@@ t@@ land a few years ear@@ li@@ er .
How and when will this peace and se@@ cur@@ ity become a re@@ ality ?
She prog@@ ressed well in Bible knowledge and was baptized in 19@@ 6@@ 6 .
The words of the next happiness that Jesus mentioned se@@ em cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct@@ ory .
For example , on De@@ c@@ ember 4 , 200@@ 1 , according to me@@ dia repor@@ ts , “ fore@@ ign min@@ isters from 5@@ 5 E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an , N@@ or@@ th A@@ mer@@ i@@ can and C@@ en@@ tr@@ al A@@ si@@ an coun@@ tri@@ es un@@ an@@ im@@ ously a@@ do@@ p@@ ted a pl@@ an ” desi@@ gn@@ ed to co@@ or@@ din@@ ate their efforts .
B@@ ack in A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a and Con@@ stan@@ t@@ in@@ ople , he was al@@ ar@@ m@@ ed to find that even the pul@@ pit@@ s ​ — where the reading of the Scriptures was done — ​ had been re@@ moved from some ch@@ ur@@ ches !
It may be very difficult for some of Jehovah’s servants to ear@@ n en@@ ough money for their ba@@ si@@ c needs .
U@@ sing the following simp@@ le yet beau@@ ti@@ ful words , the Bible expres@@ ses what Jehovah wants for those see@@ king him : “ May you enjoy life forever . ” ​ — Psalm 22 : 26 .
Lo@@ cal Witnesses have end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to learn Ch@@ in@@ ese , Rus@@ si@@ an , and other langu@@ ages in order to preach the good news to the new@@ com@@ ers .
Thus , the psalmist David stated : “ [ Jehovah ] he@@ ars my vo@@ ice . ”
What H@@ app@@ ens After De@@ ath ?
( Read Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 1 . )
Do not be too cho@@ os@@ y , even if you have to do something men@@ i@@ al or something that does not fulf@@ ill your ambi@@ tions . ”
We can do so by be@@ coming more effe@@ ctive min@@ isters as we ze@@ al@@ ously share in the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Our work n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ es us spiritually and br@@ ings us deli@@ ght as well .
The great@@ est blessing , however , is having come to know Jehovah God .
We are also vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of our own imper@@ fe@@ ction .
8 : 28 ; 9 : 1 - 10 .
* Consider the case of an el@@ der@@ ly man in Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ a . He attend@@ ed a meeting of Jehovah’s Witnesses and was given a cop@@ y of the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation .
The W@@ a@@ yu@@ u are known for their s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity and ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality .
Some of my other si@@ bl@@ ings have also jo@@ ined us in serving Jehovah .
What are his cre@@ d@@ enti@@ als as a lead@@ er ?
Why , though , did Jesus in his con@@ vers@@ ation with N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s use the expres@@ sion “ born from water and spirit ” ?
He pointed to the s@@ ource of his strength when he said : “ Jehovah is my S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d . I shall l@@ ack nothing . ”
This shows that even dem@@ ons cannot turn asi@@ de Jehovah’s ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tional ag@@ ents from accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing his purpose .
Yet , in speaking up , she follow@@ ed the fine example of an un@@ nam@@ ed little Israel@@ ite gi@@ r@@ l who was taken cap@@ tive by the S@@ y@@ ri@@ ans .
The imp@@ res@@ sion re@@ a@@ ds : “ B@@ el@@ ong@@ ing to Ye@@ hu@@ cha@@ l son of S@@ hel@@ em@@ i@@ y@@ ah@@ u son of S@@ ho@@ v@@ i . ”
In fact , for a spirit cre@@ ature to have the au@@ d@@ ac@@ ity to chall@@ enge Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and set himself up as a ri@@ val go@@ d is the ep@@ it@@ ome of pri@@ de and pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ousness .
For with the heart they have un@@ it@@ e@@ dly ex@@ chang@@ ed counsel ; against you they pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to conclu@@ de even a covenant . ” ​ — P@@ s .
So@@ cial occasi@@ ons may be the only times others ask to hear about our experi@@ ences .
After consider@@ ing the evidence , many people have conclu@@ ded that Satan is a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous spirit person , one who is activ@@ ely influ@@ enc@@ ing the world around us .
After ex@@ pos@@ ing the “ w@@ ars ” and “ fi@@ gh@@ ts ” that some Christians wa@@ ge among themselves , he go@@ es on to say : “ God op@@ pos@@ es the ha@@ ugh@@ ty ones , but he gives un@@ deser@@ ved kindness to the hum@@ ble ones . ”
In what ways did the holy spirit help Jehovah’s people ?
During your study , avoid the appro@@ ach comm@@ on to many so - called Bible scho@@ l@@ ars .
12 : 22 , 23 .
What questions about personal study now requi@@ re an answer ?
R@@ es@@ pon@@ sible men are needed to help these new@@ ly baptized ones to prog@@ ress to Christian matu@@ r@@ ity . — Hebrews 6 : 1 .
Because they kept s@@ ow@@ ing what was bad , they would re@@ a@@ p what was bad . In other words , ad@@ verse judgment was coming .
However , as@@ pi@@ ring always to be pra@@ ised as number one can be d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous .
3 - 5 . ( a ) Th@@ ough A@@ sa@@ ’s heart was complete toward Jehovah , what proble@@ m did he face ?
He also fin@@ ds it difficult to walk from house to house in the ministry .
G@@ ide@@ on said in respon@@ se : “ What now have I done in com@@ par@@ is@@ on with you ?
How might you discipl@@ ine yourself when it comes to sp@@ en@@ ding money ?
The very next day , Jehovah’s Witnesses called on him and were able to answer many of his questions .
B@@ ri@@ an Mu@@ ir@@ head , an an@@ es@@ th@@ es@@ i@@ olo@@ g@@ ist at W@@ in@@ ni@@ pe@@ g@@ ’s He@@ al@@ th S@@ ci@@ ences C@@ en@@ tre , is one of them .
Yet , they always had time to talk to us .
No one around her seem@@ ed to be loo@@ king for the case .
What she learned he@@ igh@@ ten@@ ed her sense of ob@@ lig@@ ation to care for me .
( 6 ) F@@ o@@ ster , B .
Why do so many expe@@ ct@@ ant mo@@ thers have ab@@ or@@ tions ?
Gi@@ ve the sub@@ st@@ ance of Jesus ’ words recorded at Matthew 5 : 29 , 30 .
Then I said , ‘ Lo@@ ok ! I am come ( in the ro@@ l@@ l of the book it is written about me ) to do your will , O God . ’ ” ​ — Hebrews 10 : 5 - 7 .
You might be am@@ a@@ zed to learn that many r@@ ites , cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies , v@@ est@@ ments , and other it@@ em@@ s used in worship by vari@@ ous ch@@ ur@@ ches follow , not the Christian teachings of the Go@@ sp@@ els , but the cu@@ st@@ om@@ s and r@@ ites of Jews and pa@@ g@@ ans .
Yes , all of us are sin@@ ful and have in@@ her@@ ited imper@@ fe@@ ction from our first earthly father .
The tim@@ ber , he was told , had been used to buil@@ d sign@@ al to@@ wers during World W@@ ar I .
But as many Jews became Greek - speaking , understanding the Hebrew Scriptures became more difficult for most .
In faith , Abraham left his home , his friends , and his pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons to go to a dist@@ ant land .
During this peri@@ od of bl@@ in@@ dness , I made God a promise that if I could ever see again , I would read the Bible from co@@ ver to co@@ ver .
Consider : Our origin@@ al parents , Adam and E@@ ve , were plac@@ ed in a par@@ adise gar@@ den .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , they were willing to use what they had heard and under@@ sto@@ od , not only in their personal lives but also in their efforts to help others . ​ — Mat@@ t .
As discus@@ sed in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , do your ut@@ most to walk in the way of integrity .
A@@ no@@ ther requi@@ re@@ ment is that they con@@ form to God’s moral standards and man@@ i@@ f@@ est such qualities as hon@@ es@@ ty , integrity , and com@@ pas@@ sion .
To what ex@@ t@@ ent Joseph under@@ sto@@ od how the child would “ sa@@ ve his people from their sin@@ s , ” the Bible does not say .
Like Moses and Jesus , God’s present - day Witnesses on earth are e@@ ag@@ er to con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate Jehovah’s glory .
For example , on one occasi@@ on when he was att@@ ac@@ ked in a hum@@ ili@@ ating and un@@ just way , he la@@ shed out against a Je@@ w nam@@ ed An@@ ani@@ as .
God may give us the wisdom and in@@ ner strength needed to cop@@ e with “ a thor@@ n in the flesh ” that a@@ ff@@ li@@ cts us as if we were being sla@@ pp@@ ed by “ an ang@@ el of Satan . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
“ The acc@@ us@@ er of our brothers has been h@@ ur@@ led down . . .
Why do we need to gu@@ ard against gre@@ ed ?
Paul ur@@ ged his co@@ work@@ er Timothy : “ Ke@@ ep ho@@ l@@ ding the pat@@ ter@@ n of heal@@ th@@ ful words that you heard from me with the faith and love that are in con@@ ne@@ ction with Christ Jesus . ”
They are har@@ d@@ working and appreci@@ ate the Bible truth they are lear@@ ning .
Mo@@ der@@ n te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy , which is su@@ p@@ posed to make life e@@ asi@@ er and work more ef@@ fi@@ cient , may have ad@@ ded to the pres@@ sures in the work@@ place .
Mo@@ st people desire the benef@@ its of fri@@ end@@ ship .
Yes , David needed a real friend .
* Par@@ ents must give serious and pray@@ er@@ ful consider@@ ation to these questions , as well as to the d@@ anger of sen@@ ding their children away to school in another city or another country .
These pione@@ ers vis@@ ited many plac@@ es that had never before received a witness .
Consider the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Abraham .
After such practic@@ al counsel from those dis@@ cour@@ ses , the stud@@ ents rec@@ oun@@ ted some experi@@ ences they had enjo@@ yed while eng@@ ag@@ ing in the public ministry during their fi@@ ve - mon@@ th course .
How M@@ ary must have been encoura@@ ged and streng@@ th@@ ened by these words that as@@ sur@@ ed her of divine fav@@ or !
A@@ no@@ ther way that you can help people understand the import@@ ance of these cr@@ itical times and the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of the decisions they make is by imp@@ ro@@ ving your teaching ability .
If that is your situation , continue to r@@ ely heav@@ ily on Jehovah , who will gr@@ ant you end@@ ur@@ ance as you “ make public declar@@ ation to his name . ” ​ — He@@ b .
That will invol@@ ve much more than lear@@ ning from ani@@ ma@@ l cre@@ ation .
Yet , we will be able to be@@ ar them more re@@ adi@@ ly .
Al@@ so , friends from home sent us e - ma@@ il@@ s and let@@ ters to encoura@@ ge us not to give up . ” ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
• How will some benefit from “ a better resurrection ” ?
Many of God’s servants have seen evidence of his help when they bro@@ ke free from such ad@@ dic@@ tive ha@@ bi@@ ts as s@@ mo@@ king , d@@ ru@@ g a@@ bu@@ se , or the vie@@ wing of por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
E@@ ve had been inform@@ ed of this , but through a ser@@ p@@ ent , the Devil told her : “ You positi@@ vely will not die . For God kno@@ ws that in the very day of your e@@ ating from it your eyes are b@@ ound to be op@@ ened and you are b@@ ound to be like God , know@@ ing good and bad . ”
• What char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s are seen in those who do not displa@@ y “ the wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve ” ?
He ob@@ served the fav@@ or@@ able effect the teaching of the good news of the Kingdom has had on the re@@ si@@ d@@ ents .
It can lead us to feel that God requi@@ res too much of us .
Some believe that our will@@ power is very much like a mus@@ c@@ le .
A local pri@@ est tri@@ ed to pre@@ v@@ ent me from re@@ aching the people in one par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar commun@@ ity , but he was trans@@ fer@@ red .
For that , it is necess@@ ary to know ‘ the bre@@ ad@@ th and dep@@ th ’ of Bible truth .
How do we know that Joseph res@@ is@@ ted such des@@ tru@@ ctive thinking ?
Such lead@@ ers cla@@ im to serve God , but in truth most of them prom@@ o@@ te the go@@ ds of this world ​ — n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ism , mil@@ it@@ ar@@ ism , we@@ al@@ th , and prom@@ in@@ ent individuals — ​ to say nothing of teaching pa@@ g@@ an do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines .
He is “ the father of the li@@ e , ” and those who , like him , try to mis@@ lead God’s servants are his children .
He or she will be willing to talk kin@@ dly but op@@ en@@ ly when needed .
N@@ one other than Jehovah God .
They said : “ A@@ ir@@ pl@@ an@@ es look just like bir@@ ds .
S@@ pe@@ cial pioneer min@@ isters who had learned si@@ gn language were assign@@ ed by the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses to work with the congregations .
Jesus comm@@ ended the congregation in S@@ my@@ r@@ na ; yet , to many in the congregation in S@@ ar@@ di@@ s , he said : “ I know your de@@ e@@ ds , that you have the name that you are ali@@ ve , but you are dead . ” ​ — Revelation 2 : 8 - 11 ; 3 : 1 .
When Davi@@ d’s men res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully asked for some pro@@ v@@ isions , Na@@ ba@@ l refu@@ sed .
R@@ es@@ pon@@ ding to false char@@ ges that Christians con@@ sum@@ ed blood , T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an mentioned tri@@ bes that se@@ aled tre@@ ati@@ es by ta@@ sting blood .
In the 1@@ 2@@ th century , the Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an po@@ et S@@ ho@@ ta Ru@@ st@@ av@@ el@@ i wrote V@@ ep@@ k@@ his - t@@ q@@ a@@ o@@ san@@ i ( K@@ night in the P@@ an@@ ther S@@ k@@ in ) , a work so influ@@ enti@@ al over the cen@@ tu@@ ries that it has been called the Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ ans ’ second Bible .
One way to do so is to make it eas@@ y for others to seek your for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
The pro@@ vision of prayer is a powerful evidence that God ca@@ res .
Tru@@ e , we should be thor@@ ough in our preaching work .
Isaiah s@@ ought Jehovah “ in the night ”
Jehovah reve@@ aled through King David that He would make a personal covenant with Jesus with a tw@@ o@@ fo@@ ld ob@@ je@@ ctive : to have him “ si@@ t at [ God’s ] right hand ” until he sub@@ du@@ es his enem@@ ies and to be “ a pri@@ est forever in the man@@ ner of M@@ el@@ c@@ hi@@ ze@@ de@@ k . ”
Jesus re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly spoke to his disciples about the need to cultiv@@ ate hum@@ ility .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 4@@ 9 , 7@@ 4
These and many other blessings are all resul@@ ts of Jesus ’ su@@ pre@@ me act of self - sacrifice .
When one is making a fil@@ m about re@@ pres@@ sion , it is always very difficult to devel@@ op the st@@ ory in a lo@@ gi@@ cal way .
3 Bible Re@@ ading ​ — My Li@@ fel@@ ong S@@ ource of S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th
Jehovah , “ the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh over all the earth , ” is so ex@@ al@@ ted that he con@@ des@@ c@@ ends in order “ to look on heaven and earth . ”
Even though I did not activ@@ ely par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in the viol@@ ence , on one occasi@@ on I was kno@@ cked un@@ consci@@ ous .
To our deli@@ ght , our gi@@ r@@ l would often si@@ t in the living ro@@ om and r@@ um@@ ma@@ ge through her ‘ Bible st@@ ory ba@@ g . ’
2 : 3 , 4 ; 1 John 5 : 3 .
We don@@ ’t want to be any@@ where el@@ se .
How should Christians view inc@@ en@@ se - bur@@ ning ?
We have to put for@@ th effort to find it .
As we a@@ wa@@ it the m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous events that li@@ e a@@ head , may we continue ze@@ al@@ ously declar@@ ing the good news of the Kingdom .
Saul would have many things to ask of Peter and James , and they would have questions for Saul regarding his vision and his com@@ mis@@ sion .
M .
Me@@ an@@ while , the branch overse@@ er eng@@ ag@@ ed in un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural conduct and had to be re@@ plac@@ ed .
The second reason is that “ the dra@@ g@@ on [ Satan ] gave to the be@@ ast its power and its thro@@ ne and great authority . ”
Yes , commun@@ ic@@ ating with Jehovah really works to help us cultiv@@ ate reason@@ able expe@@ ct@@ ations of ourselves and of others .
On the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st , Peter b@@ ol@@ dly told the Jews that they must accept Jesus , the man they had “ fa@@ st@@ ened to a st@@ ake , ” because “ God made him both Lord and Christ . ”
Th@@ ough Sa@@ ul@@ ’s teach@@ er G@@ am@@ ali@@ el was evid@@ ently some@@ what bro@@ ad - min@@ ded , high pri@@ est Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has , with whom Saul came to be associ@@ ated , proved to be f@@ an@@ ati@@ c .
• Our study has s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ated you to have what go@@ al during the coming year ?
IN@@ DI@@ V@@ I@@ D@@ U@@ A@@ L P@@ R@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ S T@@ O G@@ U@@ I@@ D@@ E U@@ S
F@@ I@@ V@@ E S@@ T@@ E@@ P@@ S T@@ O S@@ U@@ C@@ C@@ E@@ S@@ S
However , Jeremiah tru@@ sted in Jehovah God , who streng@@ th@@ ened him so that he proved to be a truly dedic@@ ated serv@@ ant of God . ​ — Jeremiah 1 : 18 , 19 .
Eng@@ ag@@ ing in b@@ ra@@ z@@ en conduct demonstr@@ ates to@@ tal dis@@ reg@@ ard for God’s righteous la@@ ws .
For example , a woman in C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , rec@@ alls : “ My father served as a full - time minis@@ ter for ten years before he began ra@@ ising a family .
L@@ E@@ T N@@ O ON@@ E P@@ U@@ T TH@@ E@@ M A@@ P@@ A@@ R@@ T
In effect , Eli@@ h@@ u said that Job was giving exc@@ essi@@ ve attention to himself and to those around him .
This fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al truth about Jehovah is truly a s@@ ource of comfort and strength for us , especially when we face difficult tri@@ als and challeng@@ es .
I have h@@ ated the congregation of ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers , and with the wicked ones I do not si@@ t . ”
En@@ jo@@ ying this world to the full will h@@ in@@ der you@@ ths from get@@ ting “ a fir@@ m hold on the real life ” ​ — everlasting life in God’s new world .
C@@ ould Jehovah have been refer@@ ring to Satan the Devil , who had come to deci@@ de “ good and bad ” on his own and who had influ@@ enced the first humans to do the same ?
N@@ ei@@ ther Adam nor Satan could offer such a hope .
In his teaching , Jesus reve@@ aled that he is the one cho@@ s@@ en by God to be King .
Jesus said that in order for us to receive God’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , we must for@@ give others .
Jesus rep@@ lied that God had allow@@ ed the Israelites to get div@@ or@@ ced under the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law even though this was not what He wanted from the beg@@ in@@ ning .
Is It Ne@@ cess@@ ary to B@@ el@@ ong to an O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ed R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on ?
How does our attitude toward the field ministry af@@ fect the spirit of the congregation ?
It seem@@ s that every@@ where we turn , we see evidence of man@@ ’s in@@ human@@ ity to man .
By his sacri@@ fi@@ cial death , he demonstr@@ ated his deep love for God and for mankind .
Hence , no@@ ne of us should ever feel that the tri@@ als we may be fac@@ ing must be an expres@@ sion of God’s dis@@ ple@@ asure with us .
He can then make an hon@@ est ev@@ alu@@ ation of his circumstances .
That made my chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od very pleas@@ ant .
That ad@@ vice has been help@@ ful to me in deal@@ ing with many assign@@ ments since then .
When I am thinking , ‘ What can I do to help this person ? ’
With their ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound of acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ated Bible knowledge , do they still need to pa@@ y attention to their personal study of Jehovah’s Word ?
What if one makes a v@@ ow that he later real@@ iz@@ es was made ra@@ sh@@ ly ?
If that happ@@ ens to us , how will we re@@ act ?
Even so , l@@ an@@ ces and shi@@ el@@ ds would be a deci@@ de@@ dly un@@ even mat@@ ch against war ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts with ir@@ on sc@@ y@@ th@@ es .
Li@@ fe is not the re@@ ward for f@@ ame or prom@@ in@@ ence . A s@@ cul@@ p@@ t@@ or nam@@ ed C@@ elo came to appreci@@ ate something far more valu@@ able than f@@ ame .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to those who had become his disciples , Jesus Christ pray@@ ed to Jehovah : “ S@@ an@@ c@@ ti@@ fy them by means of the truth ; your word is truth . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , everything that invol@@ ves your relationship with God will succ@@ e@@ ed . ​ — P@@ s .
Rather , because of Adam and E@@ ve@@ ’s un@@ faith@@ ful@@ ness , ex@@ ten@@ sion of the E@@ den@@ ic Par@@ adise would not ha@@ p@@ pen then and there .
In 200@@ 4 there was a pe@@ ak of 2@@ 3@@ 3@@ ,@@ 5@@ 27 publi@@ sh@@ ers of the good news , 1 for every 2@@ 4@@ 8 in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants , and 4@@ 3@@ 3@@ ,@@ 2@@ 4@@ 2 attend@@ ed the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death .
“ The Jews were tr@@ ying to in@@ du@@ ce the gover@@ nor to con@@ stru@@ e the preaching of Paul as t@@ antam@@ ount to ca@@ using ci@@ vi@@ l dis@@ tur@@ ban@@ ces thr@@ ough@@ out the Jewish po@@ pul@@ ation of the E@@ mpi@@ re .
And su@@ d@@ den@@ ly Jehovah’s ang@@ el sto@@ od by them , and Jehovah’s glory g@@ le@@ am@@ ed around them , and they became very fe@@ ar@@ ful .
In@@ d@@ ul@@ ge them !
Thus we come to appreci@@ ate that “ in the fear of Jehovah there is strong confidence . ” ​ — Proverbs 14 : 26 .
E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s mu@@ ten@@ ess imp@@ lied that he was spe@@ e@@ ch@@ less as far as ut@@ ter@@ ing words of prophe@@ tic sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance to the Israelites was concer@@ ned .
As what should par@@ en@@ tho@@ od be vie@@ wed , and why ?
After a bri@@ ef stay , Bil@@ li@@ e and I , along with two other mission@@ aries , were off to Ba@@ ur@@ u , S@@ ã@@ o Paulo , to o@@ pen up a new mission@@ ary home .
Do we see our Christian meetings as a pro@@ vision to help us end@@ ure until Jehovah ac@@ ts against this wicked system of things ?
Re@@ ading the Bible and Bible - based public@@ ations in your new language and listen@@ ing to wh@@ atever recor@@ ding@@ s are a@@ vail@@ able will help you to buil@@ d your vo@@ ca@@ bul@@ ary and ex@@ p@@ and your knowledge of the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c expres@@ sions .
E@@ ven@@ tually , S@@ ar@@ ah found the strength to change her li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
The P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es deci@@ ded to put the contro@@ ver@@ si@@ al question to Jesus .
One way is by taking action in be@@ half of those who are fac@@ ing difficult circumstances .
Ha@@ ve you ever found yourself see@@ thing with en@@ v@@ y when someone received attention or honor that you wanted ?
For instance , we understand the rel@@ ated is@@ su@@ es of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and human integrity .
Will God let humans continue to d@@ om@@ in@@ ate one another and th@@ reat@@ en the future of mankind ?
Jehovah’s comman@@ d@@ ments given through Moses c@@ learly high@@ ligh@@ ted God’s ho@@ l@@ iness , his love of justice , his will@@ ing@@ ness to for@@ give , and his pati@@ ence .
How happy that thought makes me !
In the l@@ ate 1@@ 5@@ th and early 1@@ 6@@ th cen@@ tu@@ ries , cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism of the Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch and the cl@@ er@@ gy gre@@ w .
Des@@ ign@@ ed to be read in 1@@ 00 min@@ ut@@ es , the new ver@@ sion con@@ den@@ ses the Hebrew Scriptures into 17 one - page se@@ ctions and the Greek Scriptures into 33 , thus lea@@ ving out , as one re@@ vie@@ wer pu@@ ts it , all those “ bor@@ ing bi@@ ts . ”
In the end , however , S@@ te@@ ph@@ en@@ ’s enem@@ ies mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed this faithful witness . ​ — Acts 7 : 5@@ 9 , 60 .
So@@ on C@@ le@@ vel@@ and learned that the im@@ moral relation@@ shi@@ ps he was having with two different women were dis@@ pleas@@ ing to God .
Because his heart was too large , it pres@@ sed against his lu@@ ng@@ s and made him pro@@ ne to in@@ fe@@ ctions .
H@@ O@@ W TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E S@@ U@@ R@@ V@@ I@@ V@@ E@@ D : Fir@@ st , al@@ though some Bible cop@@ y@@ ists were car@@ eless or even dec@@ e@@ it@@ ful , many others were high@@ ly s@@ kil@@ led and me@@ tic@@ ul@@ ous .
How Does Tru@@ e Wor@@ ship Un@@ ite Pe@@ ople ?
As the th@@ ir@@ d talk in this sy@@ mp@@ o@@ si@@ u@@ m pointed out , Satan’s a@@ im is , not necess@@ ar@@ ily to k@@ ill us , but to pres@@ sure us into be@@ coming un@@ faithful .
“ A great cal@@ m set in . ”
The number of Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide has inc@@ reas@@ ed to over si@@ x milli@@ on des@@ pite the ter@@ ri@@ ble persecu@@ tion and op@@ position they experienced during the 20@@ th century .
He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah , who may have written Psalm 1@@ 19 , cho@@ se “ the way of faith@@ ful@@ ness . ”
He end@@ ur@@ ed the sever@@ est of t@@ ests “ for the joy that was set before him . ”
• What ro@@ le does hum@@ ility pla@@ y in making peace ?
The long and mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous occ@@ up@@ ation has fin@@ ally come to an end . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 7 : 19 - 25 ; 8 : 10 - 12 , 28 .
Th@@ r@@ ough Noah , how did God emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze His view of the value of life ? God continued : “ Your blood of your sou@@ ls shall I ask back .
Jesus invit@@ es us to see Jehovah as a car@@ ing Father who is e@@ ag@@ er to respon@@ d to the needs of his children .
It is reason@@ able to believe that the ang@@ el who had ‘ Jehovah’s name within him ’ was God’s fir@@ st@@ born Son , who later became Jesus . ​ — 9 / 15 , page 21 .
F@@ ac@@ ing O@@ p@@ position as A@@ mo@@ s Di@@ d
Des@@ cri@@ b@@ ing the teachings of O@@ ri@@ g@@ en , A@@ m@@ bro@@ se , and Jer@@ ome , The In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational St@@ and@@ ard Bible En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pa@@ e@@ dia expla@@ ins : “ They s@@ ought for ty@@ p@@ es , and of course found them , in every in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent and ev@@ ent , however tri@@ vi@@ al , recorded in Scrip@@ ture .
The answer has to do with his li@@ fe@@ ’s work .
Still , he obedi@@ ently went a@@ head in faith .
How fine it is if our attitude refle@@ cts that of the psalmist who wrote : “ I have taken your remin@@ ders as a pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , for they are the ex@@ ul@@ tation of my heart ” !
What God fore@@ or@@ da@@ ined was a group , or class of people , not individuals .
R@@ em@@ ember that your life does not result from what you pos@@ s@@ ess . ​ — Luke 12 : 16 - 21 .
Yet , the Bible also tel@@ ls us that his time is r@@ un@@ ning out .
The fact is that what we get out of our reading material dep@@ ends to a large de@@ gre@@ e on how much time and effort we put into stud@@ ying it .
Such mo@@ des@@ ty prom@@ o@@ tes joy and peace and se@@ ts a fine example for the sheep in how to walk with God .
Let us therefore be determined to work together har@@ mon@@ i@@ ously , like the members of the human body .
How did a “ great day of Jehovah ” str@@ ike Jerusalem in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . ?
Jehovah T@@ ra@@ ins His Ser@@ v@@ ant
The new disciples they made would learn to ob@@ serve all the things Jesus ’ comman@@ ded , including the comm@@ and to go for@@ th and make disciples .
[ Bo@@ x on page 24 ]
On@@ ly his faithful anointed disciples would dis@@ cer@@ n his ro@@ y@@ al pres@@ ence .
Mo@@ re@@ over , be a@@ ware that fre@@ qu@@ ently sp@@ en@@ ding time away from your mate for n@@ on@@ ess@@ enti@@ al activities may indic@@ ate a we@@ ak@@ ness in your marriage and can lead to temp@@ tation and pos@@ si@@ bly to serious sin .
W@@ rit@@ ing later about this meeting with the brothers , Father no@@ ted : “ P@@ o@@ or bre@@ th@@ re@@ n , their few boo@@ ks se@@ ized and the author@@ ities un@@ fri@@ end@@ ly , yet they are happy . ”
You too can benefit from this pro@@ gra@@ m .
What faithful Christian and stud@@ ent of the Bible would i@@ magine himself or her@@ self ac@@ ting with ro@@ y@@ al authority , like good K@@ ings David , Jo@@ si@@ ah , He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah , or Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at ?
N@@ ever put pro@@ du@@ ction , fin@@ an@@ ces , or sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ es a@@ head of sa@@ f@@ ety and health .
In Jesus ’ st@@ at@@ ement , being rich toward God is set in contr@@ ast with la@@ ying up material tre@@ a@@ sures for on@@ es@@ el@@ f , or en@@ ri@@ ch@@ ing on@@ es@@ el@@ f materi@@ ally .
R@@ em@@ ember , his pro@@ v@@ isions for our spiritual well - being are evidence that he is close to us and has plac@@ ed us under his prote@@ ctive care .
All E@@ arly Christians E@@ v@@ ang@@ eli@@ zed
This psal@@ m ref@@ ers to God’s word , law , remin@@ ders , ways , or@@ ders , regul@@ ations , comman@@ d@@ ments , j@@ udi@@ cial decisions , sa@@ y@@ ings , and st@@ atu@@ tes .
in A@@ wa@@ ke !
M@@ ary , of course , thought no such thing , but she went with her sons , perhaps in the hope that they would learn something that would help them to gro@@ w in faith .
Ser@@ ving Jehovah with a complete heart invol@@ ves what ?
See “ The Com@@ p@@ lu@@ ten@@ si@@ an P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t ​ — A H@@ ist@@ ori@@ c Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation To@@ ol , ” in The Watchtower of A@@ pri@@ l 15 , 200@@ 4 , pages 28 - 31 .
Job confid@@ ently ho@@ p@@ es that his stay in S@@ he@@ ol will be temp@@ or@@ ary and that Jehovah will not for@@ get him .
May the Kingdom hope en@@ er@@ gi@@ ze you , and may it b@@ righ@@ ten your days as it is refle@@ cted in your thoughts , feelings , decisions , and activities . ​ — Proverbs 15 : 15 ; Romans 12 : 12 .
Jesus thus fore@@ told the future time when , under the rule of his Kingdom , the G@@ ra@@ ve would be emp@@ ti@@ ed .
Some ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists believe that the name A@@ sh@@ k@@ en@@ a@@ z found at Jeremiah 5@@ 1 : 27 is the e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent of the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an A@@ sh@@ gu@@ z@@ a@@ i , a ter@@ m that was app@@ lied to the S@@ c@@ y@@ th@@ ians .
That fact is high@@ ligh@@ ted in chap@@ ter 7 , where we enc@@ oun@@ ter the pri@@ est mentioned at the beg@@ in@@ ning of our discus@@ sion .
What reas@@ ons do people have for dis@@ regarding the si@@ gn descri@@ bed by Jesus ?
Rather , he foc@@ used on using every opportunity to do his Fa@@ ther’s will and to show love to his fellow humans .
“ TH@@ E new person@@ ality . ” That expres@@ sion occ@@ ur@@ s t@@ wi@@ ce in the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures .
What if you in the past have found no satis@@ fac@@ t@@ ory ans@@ wers to the questions : ‘ Why am I here ?
After school , I would enjoy fe@@ e@@ ding the c@@ hi@@ ck@@ ens and col@@ le@@ cting their e@@ gg@@ s as well as car@@ ing for the be@@ ef c@@ at@@ tle and the sheep .
The Devil has ob@@ served humans since the cre@@ ation of mankind .
Like him , we enjoy God’s loving - kindness as we eng@@ age in “ holy ac@@ ts of conduct and de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion . ” ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 11 , 12 .
“ I felt imp@@ ati@@ ent with my@@ self for not being able to accom@@ pl@@ ish things that were so eas@@ y and n@@ atur@@ al before I got si@@ ck , ” ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th .
“ It is as difficult to re@@ pa@@ ir the dam@@ age done by your words as it is to rec@@ over the fe@@ a@@ thers . ” The less@@ on is clear .
Those brothers were con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah had ans@@ wer@@ ed their prayer in a most inter@@ es@@ ting way .
So he deci@@ ded to qu@@ it .
Des@@ pite fi@@ er@@ ce op@@ position , Paul and his associ@@ ates con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ated on help@@ ing me@@ ek ones to em@@ br@@ ace Christi@@ an@@ ity .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , having the ability to know the future does not com@@ pe@@ l God to fore@@ know or fore@@ or@@ da@@ in everything .
“ Su@@ n and Mo@@ on ” Re@@ act
Because “ their blood [ or , their life ] will be preci@@ ous in his eyes . ” ​ — Psalm 7@@ 2 : 12 - 14 .
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t E . P@@ ear@@ y
• Why did Christians in the first century need to act with a sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y ?
Jesus said : “ G@@ o away , Satan ! For it is written , ‘ It is Jehovah your God you must worship . ’ ”
After we had been married for ten years , G@@ l@@ en@@ n died .
Even there , they stri@@ ve to give a good witness , such as by writ@@ ing let@@ ters
And we feel certain that you gra@@ du@@ ates of the 10@@ 8@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad will follow their good example .
199@@ 0 | 4@@ ,@@ 0@@ 1@@ 7@@ ,@@ 2@@ 13
He still vie@@ ws war as a leg@@ iti@@ mate means of br@@ ing@@ ing an end to op@@ pres@@ sion and wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
They would say : “ He will instru@@ ct us about his ways , and we will walk in his pa@@ ths . ”
E@@ ach member has his own lik@@ es and dis@@ lik@@ es , ho@@ p@@ es and fe@@ ars , and u@@ su@@ ally each one has a personal bur@@ den to car@@ ry ​ — perhaps ill health or fin@@ an@@ cial in@@ se@@ cur@@ ity .
He knew that it would be too l@@ ate to pre@@ pare at the m@@ om@@ ent of att@@ ack .
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S ’ resurrection is not mer@@ ely an is@@ ol@@ ated , ancient occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence that has little meaning for us today .
“ Su@@ re thing ! ”
I@@ ts liter@@ al meaning is “ yi@@ el@@ ding . ”
In respon@@ se to Solom@@ on@@ ’s re@@ qu@@ est , Jehovah fre@@ ely gave him wisdom and knowledge to ju@@ dge Israel , and to that He ad@@ ded ri@@ ches and honor .
The following article will help us do so .
The ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary loy@@ al@@ ty and ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality of these three men must have t@@ ou@@ ched Davi@@ d’s heart .
Job pray@@ ed for prote@@ ction in hel@@ l
L@@ ater that year , Ger@@ many began bom@@ b@@ ing B@@ r@@ ita@@ in .
7@@ 7 : 6 .
No@@ thing in the Scriptures indic@@ ates that the c@@ up or gl@@ ass it@@ self should be of some spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c desi@@ gn .
“ If you love me , you will ob@@ serve my comman@@ d@@ ments , ” Jesus said .
Jesus said that his heavenly Father is kind not only to those who love H@@ im but also “ toward the un@@ than@@ k@@ ful . ”
If “ all the famili@@ es ” were to be bless@@ ed , would not all have to hear the good news ?
The teach@@ er explained that she was using a public@@ ation ent@@ it@@ led My Bo@@ ok of Bible St@@ ori@@ es .
But such f@@ ran@@ k tal@@ ks offer a uni@@ que opportunity to expres@@ s your deep@@ est feelings s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely .
He was only 16 years of age .
Li@@ fe can be like that j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
See also Psalm 37 : 29 ; 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
And , in@@ deed , this has happened to some Christians .
Do not look down on those in your assignment because their cul@@ ture is different , ” Bro@@ ther P@@ i@@ er@@ ce ex@@ hor@@ ted .
We too face circumstances that requi@@ re courage .
The example of a small group of Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents who pri@@ or to 1914 set out to preach the good news illustr@@ ates what it means to have a sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y .
Our Su@@ pp@@ ort Is I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant
A l@@ ack of hum@@ ility is dis@@ clo@@ sed when praise fo@@ st@@ ers a feel@@ ing of su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity .
“ P@@ ol@@ iti@@ c@@ s cannot beg@@ in to put the con@@ ne@@ cting t@@ is@@ sue back in soci@@ ety .
10 : 16 .
With the help of God’s spirit , they dis@@ cer@@ ned that “ the appointed times of the nations ” began with the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . and that those “ times ” were 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 20 years in l@@ eng@@ th .
Some 20 years later , in the year 2@@ 4@@ 70 B.C.E . , No@@ ah’s sons began to be born .
The father , Jo@@ e M@@ c@@ G@@ r@@ ath , stu@@ died the Bible with us together with his three daugh@@ ters .
If we are consider@@ ing such tre@@ at@@ ment , we can find help@@ ful information in the A@@ pri@@ l 15 , 198@@ 7 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower , pages 26 - 9 .
Some congregations would have no elders at all if a M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol gra@@ du@@ ate had not been sent to them .
F@@ in@@ ally , it was leg@@ ally esta@@ bli@@ shed that our brothers were in@@ no@@ c@@ ent of all acc@@ us@@ ations le@@ vel@@ ed against them !
Many Jews re@@ je@@ cted Jesus and his teachings because they do@@ g@@ ge@@ dly c@@ lu@@ ng to the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law . There were , of course , exc@@ ep@@ tions .
Ke@@ ep first things first .
Do we pray@@ er@@ fully seek his guid@@ ance before making important decisions ?
W@@ H@@ A@@ T comes to mind when you think about the Bible char@@ ac@@ ter Mar@@ th@@ a ?
Ne@@ ge@@ b
She repor@@ ts : “ L@@ ater , we were sur@@ pris@@ ed to find that the day after the earth@@ qu@@ ake , the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er and another brother had come loo@@ king for us . ”
He does so main@@ ly through his Word , the Bible , and through the gift of prayer .
It invol@@ ves care@@ fully exam@@ ining information to see how it f@@ its the pat@@ ter@@ n of what we already know .
R@@ es@@ ist the P@@ res@@ sure of P@@ u@@ bli@@ c O@@ p@@ in@@ ion
It cont@@ ra@@ st@@ s tru@@ sting in Jehovah with le@@ an@@ ing on our own understanding , su@@ gg@@ es@@ ting that we cannot do both .
How O@@ ld ?
This is clear from a prophecy that is being ful@@ filled in our day .
( a ) Why is it d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous to make too much use of the world ?
“ I don@@ ’t believe I have seen the wh@@ ite c@@ li@@ ff@@ s of D@@ over for the last time , ” H@@ ar@@ old said .
The On@@ ly W@@ a@@ y to E@@ ra@@ dic@@ ate H@@ ate
S@@ tic@@ k to your res@@ ol@@ ve .
These artic@@ les exam@@ ine Psal@@ ms 1@@ 11 and 1@@ 12 , which comple@@ ment each other .
T@@ ra@@ ge@@ dies S@@ tr@@ ike Our F@@ am@@ ily
Moses refer@@ red to the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and as ‘ a land of o@@ lives ’ likely because the o@@ live was the most com@@ mon@@ ly cultiv@@ ated t@@ ree in the are@@ a .
Peter was a spiritual man .
She rel@@ ates : “ I had great difficul@@ ty ho@@ l@@ ding my head up and car@@ r@@ ying anything we@@ igh@@ ing over fi@@ ve p@@ oun@@ ds [ 2 k@@ g ] .
What con@@ di@@ tions will accom@@ pan@@ y the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” ?
How does God face dist@@ res@@ sing situ@@ ations ?
Bal@@ t@@ as@@ ar Per@@ la , J@@ r .
He sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed his dedic@@ ation to Jehovah by water im@@ mer@@ sion at a conven@@ tion in Ju@@ ly 200@@ 4 .
But than@@ ks to the special cam@@ pa@@ ign , the example of the local brothers , and many prayers , I was able to do what I cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t do before .
Will you be coura@@ ge@@ ous and t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully expla@@ in the reason for your decision ?
The apostle Paul said that we are God’s “ fellow work@@ ers , ” and the fri@@ end@@ ship that may gro@@ w between fellow work@@ ers is very special .
They n@@ atur@@ ally wonder@@ ed : ‘ If the ch@@ ur@@ ches doubt the power of God to cre@@ ate and the wisdom of God to make la@@ ws , how does going to ch@@ urch benefit me ?
We buil@@ d and op@@ er@@ ate branch of@@ fic@@ es and pr@@ inter@@ ies around the world .
Jac@@ o@@ b was made a@@ ware that angels can minis@@ ter to those having God’s appro@@ val , and he was as@@ sur@@ ed of divine prote@@ ction .
H@@ ere we find por@@ tra@@ yed the gro@@ w@@ th of “ the kingdom of God ” as evid@@ enced by the s@@ pre@@ ad of the Kingdom message and the gro@@ w@@ th of the Christian congregation from Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . on@@ ward .
Of course , some cont@@ act with un@@ believers may be necess@@ ary at our place of emp@@ loy@@ ment , at school , or perhaps even at home .
Mo@@ st of those who have succ@@ ess@@ fully end@@ ur@@ ed persecu@@ tion have done so by medit@@ ating on the faithful course of integrity keep@@ ers , as recorded in the Scriptures , as well as on the teachings and example of Jesus .
* Thus , the un@@ born child in the wom@@ b is ali@@ ve and is a living soul .
There will be no more war , ill@@ ness , or hu@@ ng@@ er , and the earth will be trans@@ form@@ ed into a par@@ adise .
Are you determined to be self - sacrific@@ ing ?
Moses , when encourag@@ ing the Israelites to make material contribu@@ tions as a way of than@@ king Jehovah for their blessings , said : “ The gift of each one@@ ’s hand should be in prop@@ or@@ tion to the blessing of Jehovah your God that he has given you . ”
So we need to be care@@ ful about tre@@ at@@ ments that cla@@ im to cu@@ re an ill@@ ness but that have no pro@@ of of succ@@ ess .
He tri@@ es to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce us that material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons bring happiness and satis@@ fac@@ tion , yet the op@@ pos@@ ite often pro@@ ves true .
A@@ m I sp@@ en@@ ding an appro@@ pri@@ ate am@@ ount of time stud@@ ying God’s prophe@@ tic Word , making it my concer@@ n , and con@@ ver@@ sing about it with fellow Christians as well as with others whom I me@@ et ? ’
The Jewish nation was b@@ ound to Jehovah by the Law covenant in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ated at M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i .
Is there any hope , then , for those who have died ?
• What can you do to show your appreciation for Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness ?
How might pre@@ par@@ ation for the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al af@@ fect our ministry ?
14 : 28 - 30 ; Jo@@ s@@ h .
In Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que , Ca@@ str@@ o was just ten years old when his mother died .
We@@ b@@ ster did so because he knew that in the Scriptures this expres@@ sion did not mean “ an ap@@ par@@ iti@@ on . ” *
Some of these d@@ ate back to the early 19@@ 00 ’ s .
What Con@@ tro@@ ls Your F@@ utu@@ re ?
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , though , I dis@@ co@@ vered that all of this was not as at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive as I had i@@ mag@@ ined .
We found an old Bible that had bel@@ ong@@ ed to Father and started stud@@ ying it , often by c@@ and@@ l@@ eli@@ ght around the fi@@ re@@ place .
Ge@@ or@@ ge G@@ ang@@ as said , “ That conven@@ tion gener@@ ated in me the desire never to mis@@ s one . ”
But let us never per@@ mit their un@@ fri@@ end@@ ly attitude to af@@ fect our positi@@ ve one .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 9@@ 4 , 1@@ 34
( b ) How is the sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic whe@@ at being brought into Jehovah’s sto@@ re@@ house ?
But David ans@@ wer@@ ed him : “ What have I done now ?
F@@ ur@@ ther , A@@ ha@@ b had rec@@ ently dis@@ obe@@ yed a comm@@ and from Jehovah to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te the wicked S@@ y@@ ri@@ an King B@@ en - ha@@ da@@ d .
Be@@ ware of I@@ nt@@ en@@ tions of H@@ ear@@ t , 2 / 15
In this text Paul used a word meaning “ every time that , ” or “ wh@@ en@@ ever . ”
My family were Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ists , like most people in J@@ ap@@ an .
Joseph of A@@ ri@@ ma@@ the@@ a , another member of the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in , coura@@ ge@@ ously asked P@@ il@@ ate for Jesus ’ body and la@@ id it in his own new t@@ om@@ b .
All the bad influ@@ ences discus@@ sed in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article origin@@ ate with him and are a@@ im@@ ed at ca@@ using us to ve@@ er off the ro@@ ad that lea@@ ds to et@@ er@@ n@@ al life .
Then , you will w@@ in the bat@@ tle for your mind !
While on earth , he used effe@@ ctive teaching te@@ ch@@ ni@@ qu@@ es , such as p@@ ene@@ tr@@ ating questions and simp@@ le but vi@@ vi@@ d illustr@@ ations .
I now have new go@@ als in life . ” ​ — R@@ a@@ qu@@ el
How is it possible for us to comfort others ?
When he did , he bur@@ st into te@@ ars and said , “ I will never s@@ mo@@ ke again ! ”
In his Word , the Bible , we find the following hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing as@@ sur@@ ance : “ The righteous himself will b@@ lo@@ s@@ som for@@ th as a p@@ al@@ m t@@ ree does ; as a ce@@ da@@ r in Le@@ ban@@ on does , he will gro@@ w bi@@ g .
T@@ a@@ yl@@ ene , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , says , “ You can say anything and everything to him . ”
What will mar@@ k the star@@ t of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , and how will this ha@@ p@@ pen ?
How thr@@ ill@@ ing it has been to witness this uni@@ f@@ ying of two grou@@ ps in our time !
B@@ es@@ id@@ es provi@@ ding humans with everything they needed to live a pur@@ po@@ se@@ ful and satis@@ f@@ ying life , Jehovah gr@@ anted them d@@ om@@ in@@ ion over the low@@ er cre@@ atu@@ res of the earth ​ — a d@@ ele@@ g@@ ation of authority .
T@@ w@@ o months later , No@@ t@@ t he@@ ad@@ ed back to the S@@ ou@@ th P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c with 27 cr@@ ates con@@ tain@@ ing the first 3@@ ,000 co@@ pi@@ es of the complete Bible in T@@ ah@@ iti@@ an .
M@@ an@@ ni@@ x , “ al@@ though an al@@ ta@@ r with a fi@@ re bur@@ ning on it was gener@@ ally kept in the ar@@ ena for their conven@@ i@@ ence .
After the b@@ low@@ ing of the se@@ ven@@ th tru@@ mp@@ et , l@@ ou@@ d vo@@ ic@@ es ann@@ oun@@ ce : “ The kingdom of the world did become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
Are there a number of lo@@ c@@ ks on the fr@@ on@@ t do@@ or , or is there a se@@ cur@@ ity system ?
This may present a chall@@ enge because what they want us to do may at times con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with Bible principles .
In the op@@ ening words of the book of Proverbs , the inspired writ@@ er expla@@ ins the purpose of that Bible book .
In his second letter , the apostle Peter consider@@ ed Jehovah’s ti@@ me@@ table for esta@@ bli@@ shing a “ new heavens and a new earth . ”
When she re@@ op@@ ened her st@@ ore after a few h@@ our@@ s , cu@@ st@@ om@@ ers flo@@ cked in to bu@@ y .
His life was not about himself but about his heavenly Father .
So pro@@ vision was made for them to be ass@@ is@@ ted by other members of the tri@@ be of L@@ ev@@ i .
This requi@@ res that Christians pray for divine guid@@ ance and do all they can to prote@@ ct one ano@@ ther’s physical and moral wel@@ f@@ are as well as the good name of Jehovah .
We vis@@ ited the congregations on our bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ les and sta@@ yed in the ho@@ m@@ es of the brothers and sisters .
I@@ mp@@ l@@ ying such a thing can be des@@ tru@@ ctive to a marriage .
H@@ um@@ ility is reve@@ aled if the praise mo@@ ves us to ac@@ knowledge our in@@ de@@ b@@ te@@ dness to Jehovah and encoura@@ ges us to continue to serve him .
Jehovah could have had the angels do the writ@@ ing of the Scriptures .
Like ung@@ r@@ ate@@ ful E@@ sa@@ u , the re@@ bel@@ s were ready to for@@ fe@@ it a preci@@ ous spiritual her@@ it@@ age in ex@@ change for a ta@@ st@@ y me@@ al . ​ — G@@ en .
But provi@@ ding needed help may call for the exerc@@ ise of vari@@ ous godly qualities .
Jesus used this te@@ ch@@ ni@@ que when teaching his disciples .
There were good reas@@ ons for joy in the har@@ v@@ est during Jesus ’ ministry and sh@@ ort@@ ly ther@@ e@@ after .
14 : 1 , 2 ​ — How did Jehovah’s people become “ the cap@@ t@@ ors of those ho@@ l@@ ding them cap@@ tive ” and “ have in sub@@ je@@ ction those who were d@@ ri@@ ving them to work ” ?
But our assignment from Jehovah is here in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
At that time , there was just one congregation of 13 publi@@ sh@@ ers in the whole country .
For instance , a congregation in I@@ rel@@ and was in des@@ per@@ ate need of a Kingdom H@@ all but did not have the fav@@ or of the local pl@@ an@@ ning of@@ fic@@ er .
“ The earth will not be destro@@ yed .
He knew that true “ ri@@ ches and glory and life ” are “ the result of hum@@ ility and the fear of Jehovah . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
How deli@@ gh@@ ted we were to dis@@ co@@ ver God’s purpose for the earth , what happ@@ ens when we die , and what the future ho@@ l@@ ds for our dead loved ones !
The “ great crow@@ d ” is un@@ num@@ ber@@ ed
If an Israel@@ ite was too po@@ or to offer a lam@@ b or a go@@ at as a sacrifice , he could offer in@@ stead two tur@@ t@@ le@@ do@@ ves or two pi@@ ge@@ ons .
As a vice pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of one of the bi@@ gg@@ est fil@@ m compan@@ ies in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , he m@@ ing@@ led with c@@ ele@@ br@@ ities and lived in an exc@@ lu@@ sive re@@ si@@ d@@ enti@@ al are@@ a .
Jesus ’ followers also show their loy@@ al@@ ty to him by refle@@ cting his qualities in the family .
They were in op@@ er@@ ation until mil@@ ls d@@ ri@@ ven by ste@@ am and other s@@ our@@ ces of en@@ er@@ gy gra@@ du@@ ally made all other power s@@ our@@ ces ob@@ so@@ le@@ te .
Some may in@@ s@@ ist that f@@ li@@ r@@ ting is in@@ no@@ c@@ ent , har@@ m@@ less fu@@ n between members of the op@@ pos@@ ite se@@ x .
The rest of the sol@@ di@@ er@@ ’s u@@ pp@@ er body was co@@ vered in more stri@@ ps of ir@@ on fa@@ st@@ ened to le@@ ather .
W@@ he@@ ther you are working to r@@ en@@ o@@ v@@ ate a local Kingdom H@@ all or to buil@@ d our world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters at W@@ ar@@ wi@@ ck , New Yor@@ k , ch@@ er@@ ish your privilege to serve in this way .
A@@ n am@@ bas@@ sa@@ d@@ or or an en@@ vo@@ y speak@@ s b@@ ol@@ dly and with di@@ gn@@ ity on be@@ half of his govern@@ ment .
How has the world today become “ filled with viol@@ ence ” ?
Mo@@ st com@@ pu@@ ter pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s ( including g@@ ames ) are co@@ vered by a li@@ cen@@ se , the ow@@ ner / ​ us@@ er being requi@@ red to com@@ p@@ ly with its spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c pro@@ v@@ isions and li@@ mit@@ ations .
He no@@ ted that because of the is@@ su@@ es ra@@ ised in E@@ den , all those who have desi@@ red to give Jehovah exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion have been fac@@ ed with difficul@@ ties and , at times , fi@@ er@@ y tri@@ als .
There are many ways to show that we care
What was Eli@@ j@@ ah doing ?
After the death of a loved one , it may be wise to cont@@ act a close friend who has pre@@ vi@@ ously ag@@ re@@ ed to help .
Those who were part and par@@ c@@ el of the system seem@@ ed to enjoy many benef@@ its and advan@@ ta@@ ges , and the cho@@ ic@@ es they made appe@@ ared to be s@@ ound .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , consider some of our rec@@ ent ref@@ in@@ ements in understanding .
Be Th@@ an@@ k@@ ful
Indeed , this is the only ev@@ ent he comman@@ ded his disciples to ob@@ serve .
Mo@@ st of Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a@@ ’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants live ei@@ ther in c@@ ities and min@@ ing to@@ w@@ ns at bre@@ a@@ th@@ taking al@@ titu@@ des or in the ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ tural c@@ ent@@ ers of the v@@ al@@ le@@ ys .
The un@@ rel@@ en@@ ting w@@ ind th@@ reat@@ ens the ex@@ ist@@ ence of the al@@ p@@ ine pl@@ ants by low@@ ering their temp@@ er@@ ature , dr@@ ying the a@@ ir and the so@@ il , and pul@@ ling at their ro@@ o@@ ts .
In those days , we used a ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph to pla@@ y ser@@ m@@ ons for hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders on their do@@ or@@ st@@ ep@@ s , and then we would offer them Bible liter@@ ature about God’s Kingdom .
A man who sh@@ ared God’s view of life kept his to@@ ol@@ s in good re@@ pa@@ ir and used them sa@@ f@@ ely . ​ — Nu@@ m .
Jehovah’s long - suffering in deal@@ ing with the faith@@ less nation of Israel provi@@ des fur@@ ther in@@ sight into how he loo@@ ks for the good in his people .
What important work did Jesus star@@ t when he was on the earth , and until when would it continue ?
That , however , was al@@ most 1@@ 50 years ag@@ o .
In ad@@ dition , God gave Adam and E@@ ve an un@@ ambi@@ gu@@ ous comm@@ and to “ be fru@@ it@@ ful and become many and f@@ ill the earth . ”
The city was com@@ p@@ act and therefore eas@@ y to de@@ f@@ end .
M@@ ake the needed cor@@ rec@@ tions . ’
Sh@@ ould not that love be expres@@ sed for baptized Christians who may have become in@@ ac@@ tive ?
In fact , you should want to do so because the Bible ur@@ ges us : “ M@@ ake sure of all things ; hold f@@ ast to what is fine . ”
After 14 days at se@@ a , we do@@ cked at the I@@ tal@@ i@@ an por@@ t of Gen@@ o@@ a .
Let us consider these and some rel@@ ated questions .
Why should we set asi@@ de time for Bible study and a we@@ ek@@ ly F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening ?
( b ) W@@ ho@@ m could David turn to for help ?
Do you he@@ ed Bible - based war@@ n@@ ings about the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t ?
Christ has activ@@ ely been rul@@ ing as King of God’s heavenly Kingdom , al@@ though “ in the mi@@ d@@ st of [ his ] enem@@ ies . ”
Since I was only 18 , I sh@@ ared Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s feelings : “ Al@@ as , . . . Jehovah !
This article will foc@@ us on the qu@@ ality of com@@ pas@@ sion , a sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of ano@@ ther’s suffering or ad@@ vers@@ ity cou@@ pl@@ ed with a desire to less@@ en it .
Do@@ ing so is ref@@ re@@ shing .
Yet , this situation can often be avo@@ i@@ ded if parents allow Bible principles to gover@@ n their family life . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 .
* ​ — Proverbs 18 : 24 .
“ We wal@@ ked for we@@ ek@@ s , pas@@ sing h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of dead bo@@ dies , ” rec@@ alls G@@ ad , Li@@ je@@ ’s you@@ ng@@ er brother .
M@@ ak@@ ing vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary contribu@@ tions to support the worl@@ d@@ wide Kingdom - preaching work also demonstr@@ ates our than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness .
At Psalm 9@@ 0 : 2 and el@@ se@@ where in the Hebrew Scriptures , though , “ time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite ” means “ et@@ er@@ n@@ al . ”
U@@ p@@ on ob@@ serving the peace of wicked people , at first the psalmist felt bit@@ ter at heart .
The Bible says that matu@@ re people have tra@@ ined their “ po@@ wers of dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment ” to know the differ@@ ence between right and wrong .
Those who want to follow the Bible are vie@@ wed by others as op@@ pres@@ sed people who@@ se lives are bur@@ d@@ ened with pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tions and comman@@ d@@ ments .
▪ The R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection of Jesus ​ — I@@ ts Me@@ an@@ ing for U@@ s
What kind of spirit did some Israelites in Moses ’ day devel@@ op , and what effect did this have on them ?
Some contribu@@ ted fun@@ ds , others their la@@ b@@ or .
With faith in Jehovah , both J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah and his un@@ married daugh@@ ter ful@@ filled his v@@ ow .
Fir@@ st and fore@@ most , I no@@ tic@@ ed that our Christian brothers and sisters in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a put Kingdom inter@@ ests first in their lives .
The C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans were spirit - anointed Christians .
To help you , “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” has provided a number of to@@ ol@@ s .
What is this coming “ day of Jehovah , ” and how will its arri@@ val af@@ fect mankind ?
We enjo@@ yed sp@@ en@@ ding time with the famili@@ es who ho@@ sted us .
They stri@@ ve to displa@@ y Chris@@ t@@ like qualities .
What study pro@@ je@@ cts can be enjo@@ y@@ able , and how can they have lasting benefit ?
How do we know that many first - century Jews had the hope of everlasting life on earth ?
The associ@@ ation with his people ; the prote@@ ction from the ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers of Satan’s world ; the pro@@ spe@@ ct of vi@@ ct@@ ory with the L@@ am@@ b , Jesus Christ ; and the evidence of Jehovah’s love com@@ bin@@ e to bring about that s@@ we@@ et peace and in@@ ner satis@@ fac@@ tion that gu@@ ard the heart and give sure hope of the fin@@ al tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h . ”
“ E@@ no@@ ch was trans@@ fer@@ red so as not to see death . ”
A@@ do@@ l@@ f@@ o told me about wonderful Bible tru@@ ths , promises of peace and of ‘ life in a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance . ’
Re@@ g@@ arding the artic@@ les on the book of Proverbs in rec@@ ent is@@ su@@ es of The Watchtower , one Christian woman said : “ I find these artic@@ les very practic@@ al .
Of course , a man@@ ’s hard work in car@@ ing for his family should not be li@@ mit@@ ed to physical matters .
That app@@ lies also to what he deci@@ des to fore@@ see .
Ke@@ ys to F@@ am@@ ily H@@ app@@ iness ​ — De@@ al@@ ing With Those O@@ ut@@ side Your S@@ te@@ p@@ family 10
He str@@ ong@@ ly believ@@ ed that ever@@ yone should be able to benefit from God’s Word .
The Witnesses cor@@ di@@ ally invit@@ e you to the an@@ nu@@ al ob@@ serv@@ ance of Christ’s death , which will take place after su@@ n@@ down on S@@ un@@ day , A@@ pri@@ l 8 , 200@@ 1 .
Joseph was soon clo@@ th@@ ed in fine l@@ in@@ en .
When Jesus Christ was on earth , “ he hum@@ b@@ led himself and became obedi@@ ent as far as death , y@@ es , death on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake . ”
Do we dis@@ cer@@ n the less@@ on ?
However , the Eng@@ l@@ ish use of the L@@ at@@ in al@@ p@@ ha@@ be@@ t did not mat@@ ch the T@@ ah@@ iti@@ an s@@ oun@@ ds .
So@@ on after that , my mother , E@@ st@@ el@@ le , started stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
By the ei@@ gh@@ th century , another language began to take ro@@ o@@ t in S@@ pain as a result of the Is@@ lam@@ ic in@@ va@@ sion of the p@@ en@@ in@@ su@@ la .
Mari@@ us@@ z , who ser@@ ves as an overse@@ er in a congregation in P@@ ol@@ and , says : “ El@@ ders should commun@@ ic@@ ate , commun@@ ic@@ ate , commun@@ ic@@ ate with the young ones .
The Christian apostle Paul gave inspired direction to wi@@ do@@ ws that if they cho@@ se to re@@ mar@@ ry , they should do so “ only in the Lord . ”
If you can find happiness and con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment now des@@ pite all the tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es in this world , you will sur@@ ely be able to enjoy et@@ er@@ n@@ al life on a par@@ adise earth .
Now she re@@ members her father with affe@@ ction for provi@@ ding her with loving discipl@@ ine that m@@ ol@@ ded her life in a fine way .
So@@ on , all four became pione@@ ers .
Jesus himself said : “ I am the resurrection and the life . ”
I wonder@@ ed how the country of my bir@@ th ​ — or any other country — ​ would f@@ it into this pi@@ c@@ ture .
While Jehovah’s spirit is inv@@ isi@@ ble , what it pro@@ du@@ ces in those upon whom it op@@ er@@ ates is not .
C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ous men who are willing to take on more responsi@@ bility are a blessing to a congregation .
Yet , we do not allow our less - than - perfect spe@@ e@@ ch to pre@@ v@@ ent us from pra@@ ising Jehovah from house to house .
You can w@@ in the fi@@ ght against Satan , his wicked world , and any wrong desi@@ res !
H@@ ere the flesh is not necess@@ ar@@ ily the physical body .
When “ the H@@ ear@@ t May Be in Pa@@ in ”
• Why can we say that Jehovah is always ready to help us ?
“ Lo@@ ve . . . does not look for its own inter@@ ests , ” says the Bible .
We per@@ form@@ ed in New Yor@@ k and Lo@@ s Ang@@ el@@ es a few times and esta@@ bli@@ shed some cont@@ ac@@ ts with mu@@ si@@ c - in@@ du@@ str@@ y prof@@ es@@ sion@@ als before re@@ tur@@ ning to F@@ in@@ land .
They st@@ op@@ ped c@@ ars and bu@@ ses b@@ ound for the conven@@ tion in Mar@@ ne@@ ul@@ i , dra@@ g@@ ged sever@@ al d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates from the ve@@ hi@@ c@@ les , and be@@ at them mer@@ c@@ il@@ ess@@ ly , while other pas@@ s@@ eng@@ ers were ro@@ b@@ bed of their bel@@ ong@@ ings , including their Bi@@ bl@@ es and Bible liter@@ ature .
The go@@ al of regul@@ arly reading the Bible together as a family provi@@ des an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent opportunity for children to imp@@ ro@@ ve their reading s@@ k@@ ill@@ s as well as their com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message .
Jesus Christ st@@ ressed that “ the good news has to be pre@@ ached first . ”
Acc@@ ording to the L@@ ex@@ ik@@ on f@@ ü@@ r The@@ olo@@ gi@@ e un@@ d K@@ ir@@ c@@ he , Lu@@ ther’s works reve@@ al the “ exc@@ essi@@ ven@@ ess of his anger ” and a “ l@@ ack of hum@@ ility and love , ” as well as a “ high@@ ly develop@@ ed sense of mis@@ sion . ”
Li@@ am@@ ’s go@@ al is to become a mission@@ ary .
She has come out of her house spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally to look for him .
On the other hand , what about the inter@@ n@@ ational bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od of Jehovah’s servants ?
C@@ y@@ pr@@ us
It will give us the courage to take a fir@@ m stand for pu@@ re worship , not succ@@ um@@ b@@ ing to the fear of man . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
With my fa@@ ther’s th@@ re@@ at r@@ ing@@ ing in my ear@@ s , I deci@@ ded to leave .
“ Your govern@@ ment has plac@@ ed a ba@@ n on the leg@@ al cor@@ por@@ ation of the associ@@ ation of Jehovah’s Witnesses of Z@@ a@@ i@@ re and not on the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible & Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
A materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic life - st@@ y@@ le can bl@@ ind us , lea@@ ving little or no time for spiritual pur@@ su@@ its .
Ru@@ ki@@ a is an Al@@ ban@@ i@@ an woman in her 60 ’ s .
However , this time it will not invol@@ ve an ac@@ tu@@ al f@@ light to a sing@@ le ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c spo@@ t , for true Christians are lo@@ c@@ ated all around the g@@ lo@@ be .
How , then , should true Christians respon@@ d if they su@@ ff@@ er an in@@ justice ?
How do long@@ time servants of Jehovah feel about their many years of dedic@@ ated service ?
They occ@@ up@@ y this el@@ ev@@ ated spiritual position because they have been “ se@@ aled with the promised holy spirit , which is a to@@ ken in ad@@ v@@ ance of [ their ] in@@ her@@ it@@ ance ” re@@ served for them in the heavens .
10 , 11 . ( a ) How was A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s helped to imp@@ ro@@ ve as a minis@@ ter of the good news ?
How did their beli@@ ef@@ s di@@ ff@@ er from those accepted in that er@@ a , and what can we learn from them ?
As told by Chris@@ t@@ of Ba@@ u@@ er
They “ will not stand up in the judgment . ”
That inv@@ alu@@ able book proved to be like an an@@ cho@@ r to keep us fir@@ m as we fac@@ ed our un@@ certain and da@@ un@@ ting future .
Acc@@ ep@@ t each other as you are , and respect what is different about your mate .
Jehovah will comple@@ t@@ ely re@@ me@@ dy the dam@@ age ca@@ used by Satan , de@@ fe@@ ating his c@@ ru@@ el we@@ ap@@ on of death .
‘ You Are M@@ ore Ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic T@@ ha@@ n the M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s ’
They had to “ go and keep be@@ aring fru@@ it . ”
Even if it appe@@ ars that the Kingdom message we preach is not re@@ aching the hearts of people , we should not under@@ es@@ tim@@ ate the imp@@ act of our s@@ ow@@ ing work .
That Law co@@ de , called the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , or simply “ the Law , ” was “ holy and righteous and good . ”
After I had sp@@ ent 4@@ 3 days in the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al , the do@@ ct@@ ors conclu@@ ded that I would be bl@@ ind for the rest of my life !
I knew that we are an inter@@ n@@ ational bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od ; I had read it many times in our liter@@ ature .
( a ) Psalm 70 con@@ tain@@ s what ur@@ g@@ ent c@@ ry for help ?
I have learned to recogn@@ ize and respect my li@@ m@@ its . ”
As a young la@@ d , I often wonder@@ ed , ‘ Who is God ? ’
In doing so , we are , in effect , using a cam@@ er@@ a with a l@@ ens that foc@@ uses on only a small are@@ a .
P@@ re@@ served for cen@@ tu@@ ries in the d@@ ry Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an c@@ li@@ mate , the le@@ ather - b@@ ound co@@ de@@ x was in a f@@ ra@@ g@@ ile and ra@@ pi@@ dly deter@@ i@@ or@@ ating st@@ ate .
As they helped God’s faithful serv@@ ant Daniel in the past , today angels help people to benefit from the good news
He was determined to make an effort to rest@@ ore peace .
I no longer feel that I have to change the world .
I@@ N 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E . , the nation of Israel came into ex@@ ist@@ ence .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , they were not as@@ king about such ba@@ si@@ c@@ s as we have just discus@@ sed .
Jehovah comman@@ ded his people to congreg@@ ate regul@@ arly to learn more about him and to encoura@@ ge one another .
To what ex@@ t@@ ent need a faithful Christian wife res@@ ist a div@@ or@@ ce action brought by her mate ?
L@@ ater , on the ev@@ ening before his death , Jesus conclu@@ ded ‘ a covenant for a kingdom ’ with his followers .
The group how@@ led in pro@@ t@@ est : “ You can@@ ’t do that !
W@@ rote the psalmist : “ There [ am@@ id a people un@@ ited in love ] Jehovah comman@@ ded the blessing to be , even life to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 33 : 1 - 3 .
Dis@@ cer@@ ning Christians who care@@ fully stu@@ died the div@@ in@@ ely inspired writ@@ ings of Paul and others dre@@ w acc@@ ur@@ ate conclu@@ sions concer@@ ning the Law .
Yet , at the same time , I sen@@ sed that Jehovah was ho@@ l@@ ding me by the hand and streng@@ th@@ ening me .
Are these brothers and sisters over@@ ly anxi@@ ous about where they will go or what they will do ?
On the way to his house , we take the cr@@ am@@ ped and crow@@ ded ro@@ ad through the mar@@ ke@@ t .
I do not want to be dead when the new system comes . ”
Those who enjoy reason@@ ab@@ ly good health can eas@@ ily take their situation for gr@@ anted .
Of that once ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent me@@ tro@@ pol@@ is , only one small set@@ t@@ le@@ ment nam@@ ed A@@ ya So@@ lu@@ k ( now S@@ el@@ ç@@ u@@ k ) rema@@ ined .
L@@ ear@@ ning from our mis@@ takes , however , c@@ alls for hum@@ ility and me@@ ek@@ ness .
Consider also the apostle Paul’s words to his fellow believers .
N@@ atur@@ ally , to understand those tra@@ its , we need to id@@ enti@@ fy the be@@ ast it@@ self and learn about its activities .
That year I en@@ ro@@ l@@ led as a col@@ por@@ te@@ ur .
We enjo@@ yed discus@@ sing the Bible with them , and they influ@@ enced my life very much .
For example , on one occasi@@ on an ang@@ el of Jehovah stru@@ ck down 18@@ 5@@ ,000 enem@@ y As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers ​ — a fe@@ at that would have been imp@@ os@@ sible for one human and difficult even for an enti@@ re ar@@ my .
He pati@@ ently listen@@ ed as I p@@ our@@ ed out my heart .
Is it really wor@@ th it to eng@@ age in se@@ x@@ u@@ al mis@@ conduct ? ’
As “ the father of the li@@ e , ” this “ great dra@@ g@@ on . . . , the origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent , ” has been “ mis@@ le@@ ading the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ”
S@@ ONG@@ S : 9@@ 0 , 1@@ 11
N@@ um@@ ber of coun@@ tri@@ es assign@@ ed to : 19
Do you seek to buil@@ d others up by sh@@ aring with them your experience rel@@ ating to Jehovah’s u@@ pri@@ ght deal@@ ings ?
And he will certainly rend@@ er judgment among the nations and set matters st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght res@@ pe@@ cting many pe@@ op@@ les . And they will have to be@@ at their s@@ words into p@@ low@@ sh@@ a@@ res and their spe@@ ars into pr@@ un@@ ing sh@@ ear@@ s .
• What is needed in order for us to en@@ ter into God’s rest today ?
L@@ et@@ ’s see how Jeremiah was prote@@ cted because he did not qu@@ it .
Ch@@ ang@@ es and Re@@ fle@@ ctions
Yet , “ a mil@@ d t@@ ong@@ ue it@@ self can bre@@ ak a b@@ one , ” ob@@ served wise King Solomon .
So@@ on , she was con@@ duc@@ ting a Bible study three times a we@@ ek with a to@@ tal of 26 re@@ si@@ d@@ ents , one of whom is able to atten@@ d our meetings regul@@ arly .
Me@@ an@@ while , we must be on gu@@ ard against wrong thinking .
Not to ber@@ ate her for viol@@ ating the Law or the rul@@ es of the s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , as she might have fe@@ ared .
The expres@@ sions of ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ment of sin recorded ther@@ e@@ in make it clear that from Jehovah’s stan@@ d@@ point , the reason for the cal@@ am@@ ity was the er@@ ro@@ r of the people .
He will ‘ o@@ pen the f@@ loo@@ d@@ g@@ ates of the heavens and ac@@ tually emp@@ ty out upon us a blessing until there is no more want . ’
K@@ im continued to make prog@@ ress and was fin@@ ally baptized in A@@ pri@@ l 199@@ 8 .
© i@@ ma@@ ge@@ bro@@ k@@ er / ​ Al@@ am@@ y
S@@ ar@@ ah un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly vie@@ wed Abraham as her head .
D@@ ess@@ er@@ t cons@@ is@@ ted of f@@ res@@ h , d@@ ri@@ ed , or cr@@ y@@ st@@ al@@ li@@ zed fru@@ it and c@@ ak@@ es bak@@ ed in in@@ tri@@ c@@ ate m@@ ol@@ ds .
After only a mon@@ th , they began living together in the home of his mother , who da@@ b@@ b@@ led in spi@@ rit@@ ism and was an al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic .
25 : 6 - 8 , 14 , 15 ; 2 K@@ i .
Rather , we pray in the name of Jesus , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that Jesus is the reason that we are able to appro@@ ach our perfect and holy Father .
He later became ac@@ tive , however , and has been in the full - time service for over 30 years .
As a result , three of the men accepted Bible stu@@ dies .
The co@@ in@@ ci@@ d@@ ence is so re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble , that it seem@@ s har@@ dly possible to believe that the land , to which the sa@@ il@@ ors on the f@@ our@@ te@@ en@@ th night [ appro@@ ached ] could be any other place than Mal@@ ta .
Why So Many ? No .
However , the Witnesses listen@@ ed to her res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully .
In rec@@ ent years , Jehovah has provided a lo@@ t of information for young people .
T . Fr@@ ance expla@@ ins that in the origin@@ al Greek , the word here transl@@ ated “ be obedi@@ ent ” is not “ the nor@@ ma@@ l ter@@ m for obedi@@ ence , but liter@@ ally ‘ be per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed , ’ imp@@ l@@ ying a willing accep@@ t@@ ance of their lead@@ er@@ ship . ”
Be@@ fore long , H@@ ar@@ an was far be@@ h@@ ind them .
• What prophe@@ tic words of Isaiah chap@@ ter 5@@ 3 found fulfill@@ ment in Jesus ?
Sh@@ ould we not imitate Jehovah by listen@@ ing when others speak to us ?
T@@ on@@ y , a sing@@ le brother in his mi@@ d - 20 ’ s , se@@ ts asi@@ de Tu@@ es@@ day ev@@ ening as his personal study night .
“ Pe@@ ace and se@@ cur@@ ity ! ” will be pro@@ claim@@ ed .
So ligh@@ t@@ ning is displa@@ yed en@@ er@@ gy , but it also br@@ ings real benef@@ its . ​ — Psalm 10@@ 4 : 14 , 15 .
Like the father in Jesus ’ par@@ able of the pro@@ di@@ g@@ al son , Jehovah “ was moved with p@@ ity ” and e@@ ag@@ er to wel@@ come his children back home . ​ — Luke 15 : 20 .
It is good for young ones to get involved in congregation activities . O@@ ther@@ wise , they might foc@@ us on pur@@ su@@ ing worl@@ dly go@@ als .
L@@ ater , I get together with my friends for some mu@@ si@@ c , and so on . ”
▪ ‘ Do This in R@@ em@@ em@@ br@@ ance of M@@ e ’
God made it clear that ani@@ mal@@ s could be pro@@ per@@ ly used and kil@@ led by man .
We sum@@ mar@@ ized the ass@@ em@@ bly pro@@ gra@@ m with the par@@ ti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts on hand .
When we first hear of him , he “ was appro@@ ving of the mu@@ r@@ der of ” S@@ te@@ ph@@ en and deal@@ ing “ ou@@ tra@@ ge@@ ously with the congregation . ”
F@@ i@@ ght doub@@ ts vi@@ g@@ or@@ ously .
They were in te@@ ars .
How might we respon@@ d when someone says that he does not believe in a God he cannot see ?
Christ’s Lo@@ ve Mo@@ ves U@@ s to Lo@@ ve
( K@@ J ) When the whole Bible was put into per@@ spe@@ ctive , the beau@@ ty of the truth sto@@ od out .
The Bible shows that y@@ es , the prayers of faithful servants of God really do benefit them .
C@@ ould we place ourselves in the hands of anyone el@@ se who could care for us more lo@@ v@@ ingly ?
A@@ no@@ ther chall@@ enge for Noah was that of provi@@ ding materi@@ ally for his wife and children .
We took up service at Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n Bethel in Ju@@ ly 199@@ 0 .
It was the high@@ est pa@@ ying se@@ cre@@ t@@ ari@@ al jo@@ b in the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al , but I stu@@ ck to my decision to re@@ si@@ gn .
That con@@ vi@@ ction was f@@ oun@@ ded on an ev@@ ent of im@@ men@@ se import@@ ance , the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of which he consider@@ ed to be un@@ as@@ sa@@ il@@ able ​ — the resurrection * of Christ Jesus .
It will re@@ ach its c@@ li@@ ma@@ x in the bat@@ tle of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
A@@ no@@ ther Greek word having to do with our worship is la@@ ·@@ tre@@ i@@ ʹ@@ a , transl@@ ated “ sac@@ red service ” in the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation .
We can bu@@ y this thing that you like , or we can bu@@ y a little me@@ at or ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les to go along with our ri@@ ce for this we@@ ek .
P@@ ra@@ ying for all our Christian associ@@ ates helps us to devel@@ op a Chris@@ t@@ like spirit .
Lo@@ o@@ king on the positi@@ ve side , you may now see the opportunity to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in activities for which you form@@ er@@ ly had little time , such as ho@@ b@@ bi@@ es or tri@@ ps .
D@@ O Y@@ O@@ U enjoy travel@@ ing the coun@@ tr@@ y@@ side , ma@@ y@@ be taking a we@@ ek@@ end a@@ ut@@ om@@ o@@ bi@@ le tri@@ p ?
9 : 24 , 25 ; Luke 3 : 1 , 2 , 21 , 22 .
( b ) What powerful answer did this sister give to Satan ?
For example , if sa@@ ving face is par@@ am@@ ount to us , we would likely view being di@@ sh@@ on@@ est as just another to@@ ol used to accom@@ pl@@ ish the t@@ ask .
A person who uses to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o viol@@ ates the principles that under@@ p@@ in those la@@ ws .
Of course , you should take care to sel@@ e@@ ct the prop@@ er time .
How can holy spirit help us ?
El@@ ders sent out from the school rend@@ er ass@@ ist@@ ance in ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing , shepher@@ ding , and teaching , ther@@ e@@ by building up the congregations spiritually . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 8 , 11 , 12 .
Timothy had much to learn from his older compan@@ ion .
She took us to the meetings of the M@@ é@@ ri@@ gn@@ a@@ c C@@ ongreg@@ ation of Jehovah’s Witnesses , near B@@ or@@ de@@ au@@ x .
Although a new cons@@ titu@@ tion became op@@ er@@ ative in 194@@ 8 , it was not until 195@@ 6 that the F@@ as@@ c@@ ist la@@ ws pre@@ ven@@ ting Witnesses from preaching fre@@ ely were re@@ pe@@ aled .
At times , they have tri@@ ed to make the Bible con@@ form to their do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines rather than con@@ form their do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines to the Bible .
The vis@@ it left a deep imp@@ res@@ sion on him ; in fact , he was moved to re@@ exam@@ ine his own ministry .
Do you see his Kingdom as the only answer to man@@ kin@@ d’s w@@ o@@ es ?
Why is it difficult for some to understand that Jehovah lo@@ ves them ?
One of the best ways to avoid har@@ m@@ ful spe@@ e@@ ch is to devel@@ op the ha@@ bi@@ t of eng@@ ag@@ ing in spiritual con@@ vers@@ ations .
What questions are we going to consider ?
In what gener@@ al order will future events un@@ fo@@ ld , le@@ ading to what out@@ come ?
What did Jehovah fore@@ tell through Jeremiah concer@@ ning a new covenant ?
In these artic@@ les , we will discus@@ s principles that can gu@@ i@@ de young Christians to serve God fully , as well as opportun@@ ities that older Christians have to ex@@ p@@ and their ministry .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : A Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ er wit@@ ness@@ ing to a shepher@@ d in the B@@ af@@ at@@ á re@@ gi@@ on of G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a - B@@ is@@ sa@@ u
But , b@@ es@@ id@@ es all these things , clo@@ the y@@ ourselves with love , for it is a perfect b@@ ond of uni@@ on . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 9 - 14 .
• E@@ st@@ ab@@ l@@ ish strong personal study ha@@ bi@@ ts
For the peri@@ od in which it was pro@@ duc@@ ed , it is consider@@ ed an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent I@@ tal@@ i@@ an transl@@ ation .
Jehovah’s spirit will help us to rec@@ all help@@ ful Scriptural principles that we have read in the Bible it@@ self or in Bible - based public@@ ations . ​ — Read Psalm 25 : 4 , 5 .
8@@ 9 : 15 , 16 .
After reve@@ al@@ ing to E@@ no@@ ch “ that he had pleas@@ ed God well , ” Jehovah “ trans@@ fer@@ red ” him from life to death , perhaps during a prophe@@ tic tr@@ ance . ​ — Hebrews 11 : 5 , 13 ; Genesis 5 : 24 .
Do not je@@ al@@ ously for@@ bi@@ d all men@@ tion of a first marriage .
As you exerc@@ ise faith in Christ’s ransom sacrifice , you become re@@ conc@@ iled to God and enjoy a pe@@ ace@@ ful and fru@@ it@@ ful relationship with your heavenly Father .
The second ?
At that point , the mo@@ on is not v@@ isi@@ ble from the earth nor will it be until 18 to 30 h@@ our@@ s later .
• How can young ones help keep their famili@@ es spiritually a@@ wa@@ ke ?
We lo@@ ad the tru@@ ck with Bible liter@@ ature in Fr@@ en@@ ch , K@@ is@@ wa@@ h@@ il@@ i , and K@@ in@@ y@@ ar@@ w@@ anda .
“ The body keep@@ s on c@@ lam@@ or@@ ing for the d@@ ru@@ g day after day . ”
T@@ ri@@ als help to devel@@ op in us yet another vital qu@@ ality ​ — end@@ ur@@ ance .
Our love and appreciation for God and Christ is expres@@ sed through our obedi@@ ence and by our desire to preach and make disciples . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Some may have left God’s flo@@ ck because they did not ag@@ ree with some Scriptural teaching .
I read my no@@ tes and ad@@ ded more to my book as I re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed more .
To him be the glory forever .
A study was started , but the mother did not si@@ t in on the discus@@ sion .
F@@ o@@ re@@ see the ha@@ z@@ ar@@ ds that a work cre@@ w will face , and pre@@ pare them to work sa@@ f@@ ely .
Our day has been mar@@ ked by dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c change .
Jehovah rejo@@ ic@@ es over a person who ac@@ qui@@ res and exerc@@ ises godly wisdom .
Y@@ oung ones , you prove y@@ ourselves coura@@ ge@@ ous when you re@@ adi@@ ly id@@ enti@@ fy y@@ ourselves as Witnesses of Jehovah , even if doing so means being te@@ as@@ ed by cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es or others .
“ Since death is through a man , ” said Paul , “ resurrection of the dead is also through a man . ”
Today , three members of this family are ze@@ al@@ ous , baptized Witnesses , and the mother ser@@ ves as an au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer wh@@ en@@ ever possible .
If your actions are holy , you are mor@@ ally clean .
( Luke 3 : 15 )
His sin with B@@ ath - she@@ ba and the difficul@@ ties he su@@ ffered as a result ?
Let us first consider how Jehovah as@@ sur@@ ed him of divine ba@@ c@@ king .
The effect was the op@@ pos@@ ite .
I re@@ turned to E@@ ast Ger@@ many in 195@@ 4 and got married the following year .
Mo@@ re@@ over , “ do not let yourself be con@@ qu@@ ered by the evil , but keep con@@ qu@@ ering the evil with the good . ” ​ — Romans 12 : 17 - 21 ; Psalm 37 : 1 - 4 ; Proverbs 20 : 22 .
We also read the enti@@ re Bible together in less than a year .
( The Pa@@ ganiz@@ ation of Fr@@ ance ? )
They succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded not simply because they knew that s@@ mo@@ king is har@@ m@@ ful but because they came to love Jehovah and desi@@ red to ple@@ ase him .
But our loving God is pre@@ pared to ‘ b@@ lo@@ t out , ’ or can@@ c@@ el , that de@@ b@@ t if we s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely rep@@ ent , “ turn around , ” and ask him for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess on the bas@@ is of faith in Christ’s ransom sacrifice . ​ — Acts 3 : 19 ; 10 : 4@@ 3 ; 1 Timothy 2 : 5 , 6 .
By the three ir@@ on ca@@ ges that h@@ an@@ g from the ch@@ urch tower .
Some of the assign@@ ments requi@@ re that they leave home and do work ​ — at Bethel , on con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ je@@ cts , and so for@@ th — ​ that many might consider men@@ i@@ al .
From that point on , Jesus was fully a@@ ware that he must end@@ e@@ av@@ or to fulf@@ ill Jehovah’s purpose regarding His so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and the Kingdom .
In Jehovah’s strength , he became a most powerful rul@@ er .
It se@@ par@@ ates close friends and br@@ ings in@@ se@@ cur@@ ity to close - k@@ n@@ it commun@@ ities .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on writ@@ er Ka@@ re@@ n Ar@@ m@@ strong remin@@ ds us : “ At the very le@@ ast , the H@@ olo@@ ca@@ u@@ st showed that a se@@ cul@@ ar@@ ist ide@@ olo@@ gy [ can ] be just as le@@ th@@ al as any religious c@@ ru@@ sa@@ de . ” ​ — The B@@ at@@ tle for God — ​ F@@ un@@ dam@@ ent@@ al@@ ism in Juda@@ ism , Christi@@ an@@ ity and Is@@ la@@ m .
W@@ as this also wor@@ thy of ap@@ pla@@ use ?
What , then , can we do when con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with pres@@ sures to con@@ form ?
But the ac@@ u@@ te pain you feel in the beg@@ in@@ ning will less@@ en in time , and life will gra@@ du@@ ally se@@ em less ble@@ ak and mean@@ ing@@ less .
U@@ se It With Per@@ su@@ asi@@ on
Although there were difficul@@ ties to over@@ come , Paul’s will@@ ing@@ ness to preach where he was direc@@ ted resul@@ ted in many jo@@ y@@ ful blessings .
Th@@ ink about this : A hi@@ d@@ den tre@@ asure will not j@@ um@@ p out of its hi@@ ding place and de@@ po@@ si@@ t it@@ self into id@@ le hands .
Their go@@ al is to turn us away from the only hope for mankind ​ — the Kingdom of God .
One reason was that he knew that the time had not yet arri@@ ved for his heavenly Father to end wr@@ ong@@ doing on earth .
However , my deep love for Jehovah and a ke@@ en desire to do his will fin@@ ally pre@@ va@@ iled . ​ — Matthew 7 : 21 .
Per@@ haps some s@@ inc@@ ere ob@@ serv@@ ers will see and appreci@@ ate your fine works and give glory to Jehovah as a result . ​ — Read Matthew 5 : 16 .
For example , David , mentioned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , was expe@@ cted to work ex@@ tr@@ a h@@ our@@ s and to make fre@@ qu@@ ent bu@@ sin@@ ess tri@@ ps .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H , the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ , is the true God .
Because of dis@@ obedi@@ ence , they did not me@@ asure up to this stan@@ d@@ ard and therefore lost per@@ fe@@ ction for themselves and their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
How might one d@@ ri@@ ft away from Jehovah ?
Yet , the mirac@@ les that Jesus per@@ form@@ ed while on earth were fo@@ reg@@ le@@ am@@ s of the lasting reli@@ ef human@@ kind will enjoy under his Messi@@ ani@@ c rule .
They u@@ su@@ ally go to the city to sel@@ l the beau@@ ti@@ ful pro@@ du@@ cts that they make .
I especially enjoy preaching every S@@ atur@@ day with my son , Is@@ ma@@ el , who whe@@ els me around so that I can talk to different hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders .
Yet , think of what the one who is o@@ ffering us counsel must consider .
You may rec@@ all that Jesus p@@ iti@@ ed the crow@@ ds because “ they were s@@ kin@@ ned and thro@@ wn about like sheep without a shepher@@ d . ”
He was right .
What had ca@@ used them such g@@ ri@@ ef ?
thought N@@ ana , a sing@@ le mother of three bo@@ ys living in K@@ as@@ pi in the Re@@ public of Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ a .
When the Israelites were on the ver@@ ge of en@@ ter@@ ing the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , which was occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed by the Cana@@ an@@ ites , Jehovah told the sons of Israel through Moses : “ You must not learn to do according to the de@@ t@@ es@@ table things of those nations . ”
Satan uses his position to mis@@ lead “ the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ”
Gre@@ w learned that the Tr@@ in@@ ity is un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural , as are the im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the soul and the hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines .
( Read 2 Timothy 3 : 12 . )
She says : “ It was then that I fin@@ ally real@@ ized that Jehovah is real and that he lo@@ ves me person@@ ally very , very much .
The is@@ sue before the wi@@ do@@ w was more cr@@ itical than deci@@ ding what to do with her last bi@@ t of food .
What resul@@ ts come from a love of God ?
▪ Do You “ Lo@@ ve Your N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ or as Y@@ our@@ self ” ?
21 : 9 , 10 ​ — For how long did R@@ iz@@ pa@@ h keep up a vi@@ gi@@ l for her two sons and the fi@@ ve gr@@ and@@ sons of Saul who were put to death by the Gi@@ be@@ on@@ ites ?
Pe@@ ople lied about him , and he was put in pris@@ on for something he had not done .
This ter@@ ri@@ fied them , as they thought I was a govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ cial .
“ As soon as the king heard the words of the law , ” wr@@ ites E@@ z@@ r@@ a , “ he im@@ medi@@ ately ri@@ pp@@ ed his gar@@ ments ap@@ ar@@ t . ”
For example , on the ro@@ ad to D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us , a Je@@ w nam@@ ed Saul received a mirac@@ ul@@ ous vision in order to sto@@ p him from persecu@@ ting Christ’s disciples .
On at le@@ ast three occasi@@ ons , he ‘ ent@@ re@@ ated the Lord that his thor@@ n in the flesh might de@@ part from him . ’
“ The W@@ oun@@ ds of a F@@ ri@@ end ”
The next part was ent@@ it@@ led “ What Does Our P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous H@@ er@@ it@@ age Me@@ an to You ? ”
Peter un@@ h@@ es@@ it@@ at@@ ingly ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ You are the Christ , the Son of the living God . ”
My in@@ iti@@ al re@@ action was : ‘ How will I man@@ age to live with this sister ?
To this bl@@ at@@ an@@ tly cor@@ ru@@ pt nation , Mal@@ ach@@ i ut@@ tered an ast@@ on@@ ish@@ ing prophecy .
At times , he tri@@ ed to invol@@ ve himself in their activities , but to their cre@@ di@@ t , each member of the family was ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast in not having any cont@@ act with him .
Now I was determined to learn more .
After per@@ mis@@ sion was received for A@@ bi@@ ga@@ y@@ l to speak with W@@ al@@ ter , her parents explained to him that their daugh@@ ter wanted to give him an invit@@ ation .
The way in which Jehovah supp@@ lied the man@@ na provided the Israelites not only with physical food but also with spiritual less@@ ons .
A@@ c@@ tually , no more so than when the Israelites in Egy@@ pt claim@@ ed to have God’s ba@@ c@@ king in s@@ pite of the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans ’ beli@@ ef , or when first - century Christians claim@@ ed to have God’s ba@@ c@@ king to the exc@@ lu@@ sion of Jewish religi@@ on@@ ists .
( b ) What is God’s will regarding his people ?
“ They did not do as the king of Egy@@ pt had spo@@ ken to them , but they would pre@@ serve the m@@ ale children ali@@ ve . ”
Satan will res@@ ort to any means to di@@ str@@ act us from true worship .
So I gre@@ w af@@ ra@@ id and went off and hi@@ d your tal@@ ent in the gr@@ ound .
The Bible gives us this ca@@ u@@ tion against ru@@ shing into action : “ E@@ ver@@ yone that is ha@@ st@@ y sur@@ ely he@@ a@@ ds for want . ”
I sh@@ y@@ ly exc@@ used my@@ self and went into the house .
May we always fe@@ ed at wis@@ d@@ om@@ ’s table and be among those who are on the ro@@ ad le@@ ading off into life .
This man had stu@@ died with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , a viol@@ ent gu@@ st of w@@ ind gra@@ b@@ bed the f@@ ra@@ g@@ ile ap@@ par@@ atu@@ s , wh@@ ir@@ led it into the a@@ ir , and with a si@@ ck@@ ening th@@ u@@ d brought it c@@ ra@@ shing down .
7 - 9 . ( a ) What reason did David have for plac@@ ing his trust in God’s sa@@ ving power ?
Will the In@@ ter@@ ested On@@ es C@@ ome ?
All flesh had ru@@ ined its way on the earth . ” ​ — Genesis 6 : 5 , 11 , 12 .
• Why should we avoid over@@ emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ ing self ?
I@@ magine imper@@ fect humans being able to find “ the very knowledge of God ” !
If we have dedic@@ ated ourselves to God , we must not be h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites .
In S@@ co@@ t@@ land some young lam@@ bs were gra@@ z@@ ing in a pas@@ ture when one of them st@@ ra@@ yed to the side of a h@@ il@@ lo@@ ck and tum@@ b@@ led on@@ to a le@@ dge bel@@ ow .
He says : “ I would just turn away and ign@@ ore them as if they did not ex@@ ist .
One of the ways Jehovah provi@@ des comfort is through the Christian congregation .
They will be able to li@@ ft their he@@ a@@ ds and rejo@@ ice , know@@ ing that their deli@@ ver@@ ance is near .
Joseph sur@@ ely sen@@ sed his brothers ’ ani@@ mo@@ s@@ ity .
Jehovah war@@ ned him that he was he@@ ading for tr@@ ou@@ ble and ad@@ v@@ ised him to “ turn to doing good . ”
Is it really possible for ad@@ ul@@ ts who have never even held a p@@ en@@ ci@@ l to become liter@@ ate ?
Although most religi@@ ons that cla@@ im to be Christian den@@ y the hope of everlasting life on earth , Satan did not always succ@@ e@@ ed in ob@@ sc@@ uring the truth .
The Hebrew ph@@ ra@@ se “ call on the name ” also means “ dec@@ l@@ are ( preach ) the name . ”
What K@@ ind of N@@ ame Are You M@@ ak@@ ing for Y@@ our@@ self ?
Af@@ ter@@ ward we the living who are sur@@ vi@@ ving will , together with them , be ca@@ ught away in cl@@ ou@@ ds to me@@ et the Lord in the a@@ ir ; and thus we shall always be with the Lord . ”
The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c con@@ stru@@ ction work is also educ@@ ational , as it teach@@ es you to be sa@@ f@@ ety consci@@ ous , to be a di@@ lig@@ ent work@@ er , and to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with those in over@@ sight .
S@@ ur@@ ely Jesus ’ ministry can be char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized by all these expres@@ sions .
Some of the fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its of their “ co@@ ar@@ se me@@ al as ring - shap@@ ed c@@ ak@@ es ” were to be pres@@ ented as “ a contribu@@ tion to Jehovah ” thr@@ ough@@ out their gener@@ ations .
For it is more bene@@ fi@@ cial to you for one of your members to be lost than for your whole body to land in Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Yet , we should not pre@@ su@@ me that we need no Scriptural counsel in@@ as@@ much as we have served God faith@@ fully for years .
They appreci@@ ate that a shepher@@ d’s assignment is to help the sheep gain “ the mind of Christ , ” not the mind of the elders .
Jesus com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned his followers to car@@ ry on the preaching and teaching work that he had started .
All were recogn@@ ized , even by their clo@@ s@@ est relati@@ ves .
11 : 27 .
Jehovah expe@@ cts us to respect such brothers and to obey them . ​ — Read Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 16 : 2 , 8 .
Do you even at times fear that your proble@@ m is uni@@ que and that there is no so@@ lu@@ tion to it ?
You may mar@@ v@@ el at the great love that Jehovah showed in provi@@ ding that sacrifice .
David refu@@ sed to har@@ m Saul .
W@@ ould anyone as@@ si@@ gn someone he did not trust to keep and use his valu@@ able things ?
Why need it not be dis@@ tur@@ b@@ ing that two Christians re@@ ach different conclu@@ sions ?
Let us therefore keep that love ali@@ ve by regul@@ arly reading and medit@@ ating on his Word . ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 6 , 15 ; Revelation 2 : 4 .
On Ju@@ ne 13 , 3@@ 23 B.C.E . , after living a m@@ ere 32 years and 8 months , he sur@@ rend@@ ered to the most for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble enem@@ y , death .
Rather , they are desi@@ gn@@ ed to help you use the Bible to medit@@ ate deep@@ ly on the sub@@ ject .
For he himself well kno@@ ws the form@@ ation of us , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that we are du@@ st . ” ​ — Psalm 10@@ 3 : 10 - 14 .
How S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t O@@ per@@ ates Today , 4 / 1
Go@@ ne too will be those who stu@@ b@@ bor@@ n@@ ly refu@@ se to leave their wicked ways .
Of these , about 7@@ 8@@ 0 milli@@ on su@@ ff@@ er ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic hu@@ ng@@ er .
I was assign@@ ed to work on vari@@ ous con@@ stru@@ ction s@@ ites , and I con@@ stan@@ tly loo@@ ked for opportun@@ ities to preach .
Per@@ s@@ onal we@@ ak@@ nesses may be lik@@ ened to lo@@ ose st@@ ones l@@ ying on a rac@@ e@@ tr@@ ack .
1 , 2 . ( a ) “ The Israel of God ” mentioned at Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 16 re@@ pres@@ ents whom ?
How can you gain their war@@ m fri@@ end@@ ship ?
“ Let a ro@@ t@@ ten saying not pro@@ ce@@ ed out of your m@@ ou@@ th . ” ​ — 4 : 29 .
I@@ T W@@ A@@ S Tu@@ es@@ day , N@@ is@@ an 11 .
M@@ ary is ti@@ mi@@ d , and she feel@@ s over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed at meeting so many new people .
He says : “ Such vis@@ its have been very u@@ se@@ ful in in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ing ourselves and the liter@@ ature .
This book also high@@ ligh@@ ts the faith of godly fore@@ ign@@ ers and the hum@@ ble attitude of rep@@ ent@@ ant wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers .
How appro@@ pri@@ ate , therefore , the Scriptural counsel : “ My little children , be on your gu@@ ard against i@@ do@@ ls ” ! ​ — 1 John 5 : 21 , N@@ A@@ B .
26 : 38 .
In that vision , E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el se@@ es si@@ x men with we@@ ap@@ ons in their hands as well as a se@@ ven@@ th man clo@@ th@@ ed in l@@ in@@ en with a se@@ cre@@ t@@ ar@@ y’s in@@ k@@ hor@@ n at his side .
18 , 19 . ( a ) How might Satan try to dec@@ ei@@ ve us with reg@@ ard to the way we think about ourselves ?
Thus , how important it is that we do not lo@@ se sight of the light that can lead to our sur@@ vi@@ val .
That is why he is “ the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ”
what to@@ ol@@ s have been used effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely to s@@ pre@@ ad the Kingdom message ?
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , may all sub@@ je@@ cts of the Kingdom be determined to continue loy@@ ally serving Christ the King .
He said to P@@ il@@ ate : “ For this I have been born , and for this I have come into the world , that I should be@@ ar witness to the truth . ”
He may prom@@ o@@ te persecu@@ tion or op@@ position in the family , at work , or at school .
C@@ learly , God sear@@ ched through the hearts of those people and saw the dep@@ th of their wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness . ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 28 : 9 .
E@@ arly in Ju@@ ly 19@@ 7@@ 4 , I was in N@@ ic@@ o@@ sia when a cou@@ p to de@@ pose P@@ re@@ si@@ d@@ ent M@@ aka@@ ri@@ o@@ s took place , and I saw his p@@ al@@ ace go up in f@@ lam@@ es .
What a blessing it has been for them to have “ Christian parents who love what is true . ”
Th@@ ough on the ru@@ n from King Saul , they did not feel a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed .
Th@@ ree ing@@ re@@ di@@ ents are necess@@ ary .
Some in to@@ da@@ y’s world have a@@ do@@ p@@ ted a false ide@@ a as to the meaning of “ for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation . ”
Su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ons v@@ ary im@@ men@@ sel@@ y thr@@ ough@@ out the world , and their pro@@ pa@@ g@@ ation dep@@ ends on local fol@@ k@@ l@@ ore , leg@@ ends , and circumstances .
His death was an im@@ men@@ se and g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous lo@@ ss for me .
The children respon@@ ded with a l@@ ou@@ d “ A@@ ye ! ”
At Luke 8 : 1 - 3 , for example , we are told that M@@ ary M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ene , Jo@@ an@@ na , S@@ us@@ an@@ na , and others used “ their bel@@ ong@@ ings ” in qui@@ et@@ ly minis@@ ter@@ ing to Jesus and his apostles .
If you are a young Christian m@@ ale , accept if possible Jehovah’s invit@@ ation to en@@ ter full - time service .
However , our love for Jehovah will help us recogn@@ ize his su@@ pre@@ me authority and give govern@@ men@@ tal author@@ ities the relati@@ ve sub@@ je@@ ction that they are du@@ e .
The t@@ ree stu@@ m@@ p of Daniel chap@@ ter 4 was un@@ ban@@ ded by the en@@ thr@@ on@@ ement of the Messi@@ ani@@ c King , Jesus Christ , in the year 1914 .
Instead of har@@ m@@ ing the tre@@ es or pl@@ ants , these lo@@ cu@@ st@@ s att@@ ac@@ ked those who did “ not have the se@@ al of God on their fore@@ he@@ a@@ ds . ”
Why did the Corinthians need to change the way they deal@@ t with a man in the congregation who had been im@@ moral ?
Gre@@ e@@ dy individuals li@@ e a@@ wa@@ ke at night s@@ ch@@ em@@ ing how to se@@ ize their neigh@@ b@@ ors ’ fi@@ el@@ ds and hous@@ es .
Because she su@@ ffered from a ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic heart con@@ dition , the do@@ ct@@ ors fe@@ ared for her life and tri@@ ed to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce her to have an ab@@ or@@ tion .
By all means , then , let us avoid bad associ@@ ations but bl@@ ess Jehovah among the congreg@@ ated thr@@ ong@@ s .
If we do so , we can trust in Jehovah to ‘ pre@@ serve us ali@@ ve ’ and provide everything we really need . ​ — Psalm 8@@ 4 : 11 ; 1@@ 19 : 37 .
We take inc@@ reas@@ ed ple@@ asure in help@@ ing others to draw close to Jehovah . ​ — Mat@@ t .
These are the “ nations ” mentioned in the prophecy .
A@@ m@@ m@@ on and Mo@@ a@@ b
; P@@ al@@ m@@ er , G .
T@@ ake no@@ te of fi@@ ve su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions that have wor@@ ked for many .
Christians do well to take into consider@@ ation so@@ cial nor@@ ms , local sen@@ ti@@ ments , and leg@@ al requi@@ re@@ ments regarding the dis@@ position of dead bo@@ dies .
What , though , about M@@ ary ?
What is@@ sue ?
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly !
Re@@ g@@ arding the be@@ ast of Revelation 13 : 1 , 2 , The In@@ ter@@ pre@@ ter@@ ’s Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of the Bible poin@@ ts out that it “ com@@ bin@@ es in it@@ self the jo@@ in@@ t char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s of the four be@@ ast@@ s of Dani@@ el@@ ’s vision . . .
The Bible teach@@ ers spoke mo@@ st@@ ly ex@@ temp@@ or@@ an@@ e@@ ously .
V@@ er@@ y soon this Kingdom will re@@ move all human govern@@ ments . ​ — Read Psalm 2 : 2 , 7 - 9 .
We remember his encourag@@ ement to ancient Israel : “ Your mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness will prove to be simply in keep@@ ing un@@ dis@@ tur@@ bed and in tru@@ st@@ ful@@ ness . ” ​ — Isaiah 30 : 15 .
They were sur@@ pris@@ ed to me@@ et people who had no ide@@ a who Jehovah is , people who beg@@ ged them to stay and teach them more from the Bible .
I am a Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ist , and it has not been important for me to know who God is . ”
He wrote that in the last days , children would be dis@@ obedi@@ ent to parents .
How can we prote@@ ct ourselves against har@@ m@@ ful influ@@ ences ?
It is not un@@ reason@@ able , then , to ask , “ Is Christ still in Christi@@ an@@ ity ? ”
He questions : ‘ When is the Da@@ y of R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection ? ’
B@@ ri@@ ef@@ ly stated , deci@@ de for life !
The im@@ medi@@ ate result was that Paul had to be res@@ cu@@ ed from a Jewish mo@@ b , and he sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ently sp@@ ent two years in pris@@ on .
Bo@@ th con@@ ta@@ ined four different spi@@ ces .
Ri@@ v@@ al@@ ry among emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es may lead to one@@ ’s jo@@ b being je@@ op@@ ar@@ di@@ zed by a fellow emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ e who ac@@ ts dec@@ e@@ it@@ fully or c@@ ra@@ f@@ t@@ ily , thus under@@ min@@ ing one@@ ’s re@@ pu@@ tation with the emp@@ loy@@ er .
4 : 3 , 4 ​ — What is the meaning of this comm@@ and ?
In l@@ ine with this , how hard Paul r@@ an !
V@@ er@@ se 5 says : “ My sin I fin@@ ally con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed to you , and my er@@ ro@@ r I did not co@@ ver .
( a ) How can we benefit from these two illustr@@ ations ?
• Who are some fine examples of courage ?
What responsi@@ bility do elders have toward the congregation ?
He then qu@@ o@@ ted the words of 18@@ th - century S@@ co@@ t@@ t@@ ish ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her David H@@ u@@ me , who wrote : “ A mirac@@ le is a viol@@ ation of the la@@ ws of n@@ ature . ”
But time and again after pra@@ ying to Jehovah , I have felt my strength r@@ ene@@ wed and my spi@@ r@@ its up@@ li@@ f@@ ted . ”
5 : 12 , 13 ; He@@ b .
Wh@@ ere can we find evidence that God ex@@ ists ?
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H lo@@ ves all his faithful servants , including those of advan@@ ced years .
He was high@@ ly cr@@ itical of apost@@ o@@ lic authority , evid@@ ently because he wanted to be in char@@ ge .
To what did Paul give emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is in his letter to the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans ?
Thus , there would be no in@@ duc@@ ement to devel@@ op in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate r@@ om@@ an@@ tic feelings .
What should be encourag@@ ing to any who are stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to exerc@@ ise self - control ?
With S@@ y@@ bi@@ l today
The Law also spe@@ ci@@ fied what should be done in situ@@ ations invol@@ ving un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness .
Since long - suffering is one of Jehovah’s at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes , this qu@@ ality origin@@ ates with him and is a fru@@ it of his spirit .
In one way or another , all of us can show that Kingdom inter@@ ests come first in our lives . ​ — Matthew 6 : 33 .
Com@@ men@@ d par@@ ti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts .
S@@ W@@ O@@ R@@ D@@ S , N@@ ational S@@ how C@@ en@@ tre , C@@ o . D@@ u@@ bl@@ in
Jehovah is a God of purpose .
Many of us love the work we do and would like to continue doing it in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely .
Of course , we do not li@@ mit our respect to those who are part of the Christian congregation .
In the Fir@@ st C@@ en@@ tury
And be@@ ware of o@@ pen ba@@ r@@ s serving un@@ li@@ mit@@ ed dr@@ in@@ ks at such events as we@@ d@@ ding rec@@ ep@@ tions .
He said : “ Just as J@@ on@@ ah was in the bel@@ ly of the hu@@ ge f@@ ish three days and three ni@@ gh@@ ts , so the Son of man will be in the heart of the earth three days and three ni@@ gh@@ ts . ”
One way to do so is to imitate faithful men like Eli@@ j@@ ah .
Acts 7 : 18 , 19 also illustr@@ ates the point : “ There ro@@ se a different king over Egy@@ pt , who did not know of Joseph .
I had with me the book You Can Li@@ ve F@@ o@@ re@@ ver in Par@@ adise on E@@ ar@@ th .
W@@ ho@@ m Do You O@@ be@@ y ​ — God or M@@ en ? 12 / 15
How did “ the Law ” show that we should tre@@ at others as we want them to tre@@ at us ?
Fir@@ st I@@ mp@@ res@@ sions , 3 / 1
They fa@@ iled to keep the v@@ ow that their fore@@ fa@@ thers had made to Jehovah .
Saul was still God’s anointed king .
When she re@@ turned home , the Witnesses called and made sure that she had food .
Their son A@@ be@@ l was .
What is one way in which the vo@@ ice of str@@ ang@@ ers is being heard ?
We will never know everything about the wisdom of God’s ways .
The pione@@ ers ’ efforts bor@@ e fru@@ it when they me@@ t a ho@@ tel@@ keep@@ er at W@@ il@@ li@@ am C@@ re@@ ek , a re@@ mo@@ te ra@@ il@@ way sto@@ p .
26 : 27 , 28 .
What will we exam@@ ine ( a ) in this article ?
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , God - fe@@ aring parents today recogn@@ ize the value of inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ating in their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s hearts a long@@ ing for Bible truth right from the star@@ t .
Jehovah will bl@@ ess you as you teach others the things that you have learned from reading God’s Word .
On the other hand , false friends will “ go on speaking a@@ bu@@ si@@ vely of you ” because you do not ru@@ n with them to “ the same low sin@@ k of de@@ ba@@ u@@ ch@@ er@@ y . ”
B@@ ac@@ k@@ gr@@ ound no@@ ise and other di@@ str@@ actions may make it hard for others to devo@@ te their full attention to us .
Our relati@@ ves were not pleas@@ ed with our change .
Some of the brothers were assign@@ ed to work in co@@ al min@@ es , where they me@@ t Witnesses from the out@@ side who gave them the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines .
When we imitate Jesus by using questions effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely , we do at le@@ ast three things .
F@@ re@@ qu@@ ently , though , pri@@ de refle@@ cts un@@ seem@@ ly self - es@@ te@@ em , a feel@@ ing of su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity because of one@@ ’s a@@ bil@@ ities , appe@@ ar@@ ance , we@@ al@@ th , or ran@@ k .
Be@@ au@@ ty R@@ est@@ ored
C@@ learly , Jesus ’ invit@@ ation to all who were “ to@@ il@@ ing and lo@@ ad@@ ed down ” would have been most appe@@ al@@ ing to many listen@@ ers back then .
• How are we to tre@@ at our enem@@ ies ?
“ M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ ing to one another ” benef@@ its not only those who receive God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness but also those who con@@ ve@@ y it .
W@@ O@@ U@@ L@@ D you like to learn the real meaning of life ?
Jesus was God’s first cre@@ ation , and he helped in the cre@@ ation of all other things .
Do you pray pers@@ is@@ ten@@ tly for God’s holy spirit ?
Since then , however , medi@@ cal s@@ ci@@ ence has come to recogn@@ ize that this law helped keep the water s@@ our@@ ces free from con@@ tam@@ in@@ ation and provided prote@@ ction from many ill@@ nesses car@@ ri@@ ed by in@@ se@@ cts .
A very gener@@ ous brother pres@@ ented me with a little ca@@ r ; I was appointed as dist@@ ri@@ ct serv@@ ant ; and I f@@ ell in love . ”
I want a Bible study . ”
The apostle Paul descri@@ bed this kind of love when he said : “ E@@ ach one of you must love his wife as he does himself ; on the other hand , the wife should have deep respect for her husband . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 33 .
One who has at@@ temp@@ ted to g@@ lu@@ e two things together kno@@ ws that both sur@@ fac@@ es must be clean before a prop@@ er b@@ ond can be for@@ ged .
The following questions will help us to exam@@ ine ourselves .
How can loy@@ al@@ ty to Christ be displa@@ yed in ( a ) the family and ( b ) the congregation ?
It was when Jesus was hu@@ ng@@ ry after fa@@ sting for many days .
God’s servants stay loyal to him because they have strong faith in the resurrection that God has promised
The Jews la@@ id the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of the temple in 5@@ 36 B.C.E .
E@@ very day , we face the pa@@ in@@ ful re@@ ality of our sin@@ ful n@@ ature and our imper@@ fe@@ ctions .
In many lands , efforts to preach the good news to people in their n@@ ative t@@ ong@@ ue are ga@@ ining m@@ om@@ en@@ tu@@ m .
My parents were religious , al@@ though they never attend@@ ed ch@@ urch ​ — main@@ ly because of the dist@@ ance from our f@@ ar@@ m to to@@ wn .
Jesus invit@@ ed all those “ to@@ il@@ ing and lo@@ ad@@ ed down ” to come to him .
S@@ low@@ ly , Bible truth began to t@@ ou@@ ch her heart , and she sh@@ ared the information with her husband .
In 18@@ 8@@ 6 , “ A Gen@@ er@@ al Me@@ et@@ ing ” took place for sever@@ al days during the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al se@@ as@@ on .
Rather than tal@@ king to others in the congregation , why not res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully appro@@ ach the elders for help ?
Eli@@ j@@ ah came to her a@@ id .
As sh@@ own in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , Jesus in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted this ob@@ serv@@ ance , also called the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al , after he and his apostles c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver on N@@ is@@ an 14 , 33 C.E .
Our love for them is also sh@@ own when we study the Bible with them and make them a@@ ware of the need to keep clear of false worship .
The Scriptures can strengthen our con@@ vi@@ ction that Jehovah always ac@@ ts at the appointed time . ​ — Ha@@ b .
A@@ no@@ ther fine example for wi@@ ves is that of a young Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite woman who rema@@ ined loyal to the hum@@ ble shepher@@ d to whom she was promised in marriage .
She also found among Jehovah’s Witnesses the s@@ ort of love that Jesus said would id@@ enti@@ fy his true followers . ​ — John 13 : 34 , 35 .
The expres@@ sion “ the c@@ hi@@ ef of the ma@@ gi@@ c - practic@@ ing pri@@ ests ” mer@@ ely ref@@ ers to Dani@@ el@@ ’s position as “ the c@@ hi@@ ef pre@@ fect over all the wise men of Babyl@@ on . ” ​ — Daniel 2 : 4@@ 8 .
This will not always be necess@@ ary , though , since most g@@ ri@@ ev@@ an@@ ces are min@@ or .
He “ loo@@ ked in@@ ten@@ tly toward the pa@@ y@@ ment of the re@@ ward . ”
In the first century and today , how have those taking the lead among God’s people been . . .
That question has ba@@ ff@@ led man for th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years , and it still does .
Li@@ fe may for@@ ce us into pro@@ x@@ im@@ ity with those who have no reg@@ ard for God’s moral la@@ ws , but that does not mean that we have to give in to wrong influ@@ ences .
We happ@@ ily do these necess@@ ary things without any feel@@ ing of con@@ st@@ ra@@ in@@ t or bur@@ den .
“ Lo@@ ok ! ” san@@ g David , “ God is my help@@ er . ” ​ — Psalm 5@@ 4 : 4 .
Those ver@@ ses say : “ Thus David the son of J@@ es@@ se re@@ ign@@ ed over all Israel , and the l@@ eng@@ th of his re@@ ign over Israel was 40 years .
Per@@ s@@ ist in doing this , and sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ ize yourself in the light of what you find in God’s word .
That will help pre@@ pare you for baptism .
But does such a course really work ?
King Solomon wrote : “ W@@ is@@ dom along with an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance is good and is advan@@ ta@@ ge@@ ous . . .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jehovah valu@@ es all members of the congregation even though some for a time may be more prom@@ in@@ ent than others .
The hor@@ ri@@ f@@ ying l@@ ist could be much longer .
“ I H@@ A@@ V@@ E a dre@@ am . ”
Witnesses of Jehovah hold the same vie@@ ws today .
On the day of the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of Jehovah’s judgment , Chris@@ tend@@ om and all the nations , which have op@@ pres@@ sed God’s people , will me@@ et the same end as did ancient Jerusalem and sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding nations .
O Juda@@ h , c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate your fes@@ tiv@@ als . ” ​ — Na@@ hu@@ m 1 : 15 .
What sh@@ o@@ c@@ king attitude was man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted by the Jewish religious lead@@ ers of Jesus ’ day ?
Is it a time to refle@@ ct on the bir@@ th of Jesus Christ or not to be concer@@ ned about Christian nor@@ ms ?
We do not ex@@ pect mirac@@ ul@@ ous prote@@ ction at this time .
he sh@@ ou@@ ted . “ Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ re always l@@ ate !
But in the second century B.C.E . , the H@@ as@@ mon@@ a@@ e@@ ans u@@ sur@@ ped the high pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od .
Such devo@@ ted servants of God as David and Peter experienced some hum@@ ili@@ ating fa@@ il@@ u@@ res .
Then Jehovah ful@@ filled the promise he made through Eli@@ j@@ ah .
In@@ ns had ter@@ ri@@ ble re@@ pu@@ t@@ ations , offered bad service , and were den@@ s of im@@ moral conduct .
It was a t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing m@@ om@@ ent for the gra@@ du@@ ating stud@@ ents as a class re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative next read a res@@ olu@@ tion that spoke of the gra@@ du@@ ates ’ determin@@ ation to allow what they have learned from God’s Word to imp@@ el them to greater ac@@ ts of sac@@ red service .
How often , then , should the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Jesus ’ death be com@@ mem@@ or@@ ated ?
E@@ ach of us wants to “ become wise . ”
Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty will help us to r@@ ely on Jehovah in@@ stead of ourselves .
What is your res@@ ol@@ ve when it comes to your use of free will ?
In 19@@ 19 they were li@@ ber@@ ated from the c@@ lu@@ t@@ ches of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at ​ — the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 22 , 10@@ 4
P@@ ra@@ ising Jehovah is a good reason for us to keep living , and having life is a good reason to praise him .
In 5@@ 39 B.C.E . , Babyl@@ on was over@@ thro@@ wn by the Me@@ des and the Per@@ si@@ ans under King C@@ y@@ r@@ us .
Some also car@@ ri@@ ed the fur@@ ni@@ ture and u@@ ten@@ s@@ il@@ s of the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le when these had to be trans@@ por@@ ted .
Wh@@ ere to T@@ ur@@ n for Go@@ od Ad@@ vice , 6 / 1
“ That loo@@ ks more like Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l than Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l himself ! ” ​ — V@@ i@@ e@@ wer of the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama ” in 1914 .
To help those who have experienced such tra@@ uma , brothers in lands recei@@ ving refu@@ ge@@ es need to have “ fellow feel@@ ing , bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction , tend@@ er com@@ pas@@ sion , and hum@@ ility . ”
For years I had pray@@ ed for the health and well - being of my family .
TH@@ E f@@ lu@@ ff@@ y , y@@ el@@ low h@@ atch@@ l@@ ings are bus@@ ily pe@@ c@@ king for food in the sh@@ ort gr@@ ass , to@@ t@@ ally un@@ a@@ ware of a ha@@ w@@ k ho@@ ver@@ ing high a@@ bo@@ ve .
The ra@@ di@@ ant s@@ pl@@ end@@ or of cre@@ ation ?
G@@ am@@ ali@@ el@@ ’s action put a sto@@ p to the religious lead@@ ers ’ pl@@ ans to do away with them , but that did not eli@@ min@@ ate persecu@@ tion al@@ together , for we read : “ At this they gave he@@ ed to him , and they sum@@ mon@@ ed the apostles , flo@@ g@@ ged them , and or@@ der@@ ed them to sto@@ p speaking upon the bas@@ is of Jesus ’ name , and let them go . ” ​ — Acts 5 : 40 .
How is it rel@@ ated to other godly qualities ?
So I pray@@ ed s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely to Jehovah about my feelings and un@@ certain@@ ties about the future .
The minis@@ ter was Ge@@ or@@ ge St@@ or@@ r@@ s .
What helped the prophet Daniel to cultiv@@ ate hum@@ ility , and what can help us do the same ?
L@@ ater , Eva came to the Go@@ ld C@@ o@@ ast to serve with me there .
5 : 4@@ 3 - 4@@ 5 .
How did Jesus fulf@@ ill Isaiah 5@@ 3 : 12 ?
Un@@ ity A@@ t@@ tr@@ ac@@ ts O@@ thers
7 : 26 ; 1 P@@ et .
James , an el@@ der in a Na@@ i@@ ro@@ bi congregation , was in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed to Bible truth in that man@@ ner .
The fin@@ al so@@ lu@@ tion to this proble@@ m will come when God ‘ makes all things new . ’
The st@@ ory is well - known .
Why does “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” deser@@ ve our loy@@ al@@ ty ?
Let us now consider high@@ ligh@@ ts of Revelation 1 : 1 – 12 : 17 , co@@ ver@@ ing the first se@@ ven v@@ isions received by John .
Does not the pres@@ ence of such devo@@ ted worshi@@ p@@ ers beau@@ ti@@ fy Jehovah’s house ?
Some scho@@ l@@ ars say that such i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ers some@@ times used al@@ t@@ ars with a se@@ cre@@ t ca@@ v@@ ity bene@@ ath so that a fi@@ re could appe@@ ar to be li@@ t su@@ per@@ n@@ atur@@ ally .
Th@@ ough the Ang@@ l@@ o - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can World P@@ ow@@ er is a mi@@ x@@ ture of ir@@ on and cla@@ y , the v@@ isions that Jesus gave to John show that this power would continue to pla@@ y a ke@@ y ro@@ le during the last days .
Yet , anger is dam@@ ag@@ ing and does not refle@@ ct “ the mind of Christ . ”
Jesus , who was “ mil@@ d - temp@@ ered and low@@ ly in heart , ” is the “ appointed he@@ ir of all things ” and is therefore the princi@@ p@@ al In@@ her@@ it@@ or of the earth .
A@@ be@@ l sur@@ ely took time to pon@@ der spiritual matters .
1 : 5 - 8 , 12 .
A@@ n indic@@ ation of whether God is in a marriage is the effort both husband and wife put for@@ th to me@@ asure up to His requi@@ re@@ ments .
A@@ no@@ ther example is that of a woman who gre@@ w up in a family in which educ@@ ation was high@@ ly valu@@ ed .
The godly principles in the Bible teach us to live in a way that br@@ ings physical benef@@ its .
But do you know what God’s Kingdom is and what it will do for mankind ?
C@@ ON@@ C@@ L@@ U@@ DI@@ N@@ G his Go@@ spe@@ l account , the apostle John wrote : “ There are , in fact , many other things also which Jesus did , which , if ever they were written in full de@@ ta@@ il , I su@@ p@@ pose , the world it@@ self could not con@@ tain the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls written . ”
How is wisdom “ proved righteous by its works ” ?
In accep@@ ting Jehovah’s authority , we need to gu@@ ard against an in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent spirit .
• What evidence is there that God’s spirit is upon us ?
There is another fac@@ t@@ or that makes some believe that the James in the in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion was Jesus Christ’s half brother .
We supp@@ ly them with 60 co@@ pi@@ es of each is@@ sue of The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke ! ”
He is di@@ lig@@ ent in his stu@@ dies and well be@@ ha@@ ved . ”
They were wa@@ iting for my husband and P@@ á@@ l N@@ ag@@ y@@ p@@ á@@ l , who were the last ones to come .
Pe@@ ople made fu@@ n of the Christians and persecu@@ ted them .
M@@ Y F@@ A@@ MI@@ L@@ Y bel@@ ong@@ ed to an e@@ th@@ ni@@ c min@@ or@@ ity living near Ka@@ y@@ ser@@ i , in C@@ ap@@ pa@@ do@@ ci@@ a , T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y .
Even children , their little ar@@ ms filled with p@@ ac@@ ke@@ ts of ro@@ ast@@ ed pe@@ anu@@ ts and bo@@ iled e@@ gg@@ s , walk the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts sel@@ ling their go@@ o@@ ds .
I did not return , conclu@@ ding that all religi@@ ons must be the same .
What had he ob@@ served that was so d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous ?
“ M@@ A@@ N , born of woman , is sh@@ ort - lived and g@@ lu@@ t@@ ted with ag@@ it@@ ation , ” says the Bible .
Many people stru@@ gg@@ le to believe that an al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God is inter@@ ested in them .
Today , know@@ ingly or not , most Par@@ isi@@ ans are more influ@@ enced by ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y d@@ ating back to that peri@@ od than by religion .
Se@@ cond , Jesus said : “ You must love your neigh@@ b@@ or as yourself . ”
Christian parents today need to provide their children with similar instru@@ ction if they are to help them to have a secu@@ re , happy future .
“ In@@ iti@@ ally , I just did not want to face any@@ body , ” ad@@ m@@ its Jo@@ y .
After that first uni@@ on , marriage arrang@@ ements were u@@ su@@ ally made by the parents of the bri@@ de and gro@@ om , some@@ times after ga@@ ining the cons@@ ent of those involved .
The fin@@ al day of the conven@@ tion started with a discus@@ sion of the da@@ y’s text .
L@@ ying on the right side was for Juda@@ h’s 40 years of sin , s@@ pan@@ ning the peri@@ od from Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment as a prophet in 6@@ 4@@ 7 B.C.E . to 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
Be@@ fore he arri@@ ved , however , Ti@@ b@@ eri@@ us died .
“ The worship of Jehovah was ban@@ ned in my own home .
When we ten@@ d to be un@@ du@@ ly concer@@ ned with our own re@@ pu@@ tation or righ@@ ts , godly je@@ al@@ ous@@ y tur@@ ns our attention to Jehovah .
F@@ ind out in this article .
What comm@@ and about marriage did God give the Israelites ?
Jehovah was w@@ atch@@ ing ; he inc@@ l@@ ined his e@@ ar to the fa@@ ther@@ less bo@@ ys , ever ready to respon@@ d to their cri@@ es for help . ​ — Psalm 10 : 14 ; Proverbs 23 : 10 , 11 .
He does not ex@@ pect us to speak a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c language in order to get to know him or his pur@@ pos@@ es .
S@@ ome@@ times they don@@ ’t say anything ​ — they are just with me . ”
So in@@ ten@@ se was their mutu@@ al con@@ temp@@ t that they s@@ nu@@ b@@ bed each other when they were in ch@@ urch for worship .
No , for resurrection to heaven is clo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated to an assignment given only to some humans .
Do you value their efforts , as Jesus appreci@@ ated those of his parents ?
What is imp@@ lic@@ it in the word “ H@@ all@@ elu@@ j@@ ah , ” and how is it u@@ su@@ ally rend@@ ered ?
11 , 12 . ( a ) What pro@@ vision char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized commun@@ ion sacrific@@ es ?
● De@@ ath is the n@@ atur@@ al end of Genesis 1 : 28 ; 2 : 17 ; Romans 5 : 12 life
In@@ si@@ di@@ ous pres@@ sures to com@@ promise our Christian principles may ar@@ ise at our work@@ place or in school .
I knew that if I died because of my faith in Jehovah , he would be able to bring me back to life . ”
God’s E@@ ter@@ n@@ al P@@ ur@@ pose for the E@@ ar@@ th
You may atten@@ d at a lo@@ c@@ ation ne@@ are@@ st to your home .
Si@@ gn language is a perfect ve@@ hi@@ c@@ le for de@@ a@@ f people .
C@@ l@@ er@@ ic@@ s say that the Father , the Son , and the holy spirit are one God .
The F@@ o@@ re@@ told Le@@ ad@@ er Com@@ es
This gives each verse in the Bible a uni@@ que “ ad@@ d@@ ress ” ​ — like a post@@ al co@@ de .
Yet , how can we receive that blessing ?
For instance , milli@@ ons believe that important st@@ ages in one@@ ’s life ​ — such as bir@@ th , pu@@ ber@@ ty , marriage , chil@@ d@@ be@@ aring , and death — ​ are par@@ ts of a pas@@ sage le@@ ading into the spirit real@@ m of the an@@ c@@ est@@ ors .
Jehovah’s Witnesses continue to look to Jehovah as their Su@@ pre@@ me R@@ ul@@ er .
W@@ ould such powerful works be imp@@ os@@ sible for Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God ​ — the One who is descri@@ bed as having an “ a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic en@@ er@@ gy ” ?
As we loo@@ ked around the su@@ n@@ li@@ t lo@@ b@@ by , I no@@ tic@@ ed a large displa@@ y cap@@ tioned “ C@@ ON@@ V@@ EN@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S . ”
How did the apostles encoura@@ ge their brothers ?
So , what is the so@@ lu@@ tion ?
But why should you foc@@ us on these ?
Our ministry will be fru@@ it@@ ful as we “ re@@ com@@ men@@ d ourselves as God’s min@@ isters . . . by kindness . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
Why do you not rather let y@@ ourselves be de@@ f@@ ra@@ u@@ ded ? ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
It is ess@@ enti@@ al , however , that we learn from Jehovah .
“ In fact , [ Moses ] was powerful in his words and de@@ e@@ ds . ”
Se@@ cond Timothy 3 : 4 ref@@ ers to a pur@@ su@@ it of ple@@ a@@ sures that exc@@ lu@@ des God .
Yet , they have ga@@ ined far more than they have lost . ​ — Read Mark 10 : 29 , 30 .
What can we conclu@@ de about the faith of the Israelites , and why is that something for us to think about ?
Some time before we arri@@ ved , this person had d@@ ro@@ w@@ ned num@@ er@@ ous Af@@ ri@@ c@@ ans , claim@@ ing to be bapti@@ z@@ ing them .
He care@@ fully exam@@ ines the pi@@ e@@ ce of ancient text again and again .
The kind of love that is needed is descri@@ bed at 1 Corinthians 13 : 4 - 8 : “ Lo@@ ve is long - suffering and kind . Lo@@ ve is not je@@ al@@ ous , it does not b@@ ra@@ g , does not get pu@@ ff@@ ed up , does not be@@ have in@@ dec@@ ently , does not look for its own inter@@ ests , does not become pro@@ vo@@ ked .
Ex@@ peri@@ ence has sh@@ own me that Jehovah does not for@@ get the sacrific@@ es you make to serve him full - time .
and The R@@ o@@ ad to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe ​ — Ha@@ ve You F@@ ound It ?
Com@@ pare this to a situation that could con@@ fr@@ on@@ t you as a Christian you@@ th .
It is also eas@@ y to dec@@ ei@@ ve ourselves .
What privile@@ ges and blessings does baptism bring ?
H@@ igh@@ er cr@@ iti@@ c@@ s s@@ ought to under@@ mine the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s authority .
While David was only a you@@ th , Jehovah told the prophet Samuel : “ G@@ et up , ano@@ in@@ t him , for this is he ! ”
P@@ op@@ ul@@ ar in the early cen@@ tu@@ ries C.E . were the cul@@ ts of the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an go@@ d Ser@@ ap@@ is and go@@ dd@@ ess Is@@ is , the S@@ y@@ ri@@ an f@@ ish - go@@ dd@@ ess A@@ t@@ ar@@ g@@ at@@ is , and the Per@@ si@@ an su@@ n - go@@ d Mi@@ thr@@ a .
But they make it e@@ asi@@ er for us to p@@ in@@ point qu@@ o@@ tes and to high@@ light or share individu@@ al ver@@ ses that may have special meaning for us ​ — just as we high@@ light expres@@ sions or ph@@ r@@ as@@ es that we spe@@ cially want to remember in a do@@ cum@@ ent or a book .
After they had e@@ at@@ en the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver me@@ al , tra@@ it@@ or@@ ous Ju@@ d@@ as left the ro@@ om to be@@ tra@@ y Jesus .
Jo@@ si@@ ah was about the same age as Jeremiah .
As he coun@@ ts down to the end of the present system of things , we can be sure that everything Jehovah has pur@@ posed will take place at his appointed time , to the very “ day and h@@ our . ” ​ — Mat@@ t . 24 : 36 ; read Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 2 : 3 .
[ Ma@@ p on page 32 ]
Jehovah gave un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant Israel up to des@@ tru@@ ction by the Romans in 70 C.E .
What can congregation members do to encoura@@ ge young people ?
When Paul “ was ca@@ ught away to the th@@ ir@@ d heaven , ” what “ par@@ adise ” did he see ?
But the chall@@ enge is to do it , to imitate Jesus ’ pat@@ ter@@ n .
So they say that Satan must have tri@@ ed to temp@@ t Jesus using a vision .
He did not ign@@ ore them , al@@ though they came to him without an ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
You are going to rend@@ er sac@@ red service to Jehovah , who al@@ one is wor@@ thy to receive it . ”
Although the word appe@@ ars only once in the Bible , the ter@@ m is re@@ pe@@ ated often by the news me@@ dia and by religious lead@@ ers .
U@@ sing O@@ ther O@@ pp@@ or@@ tun@@ ities
After pione@@ ering for ne@@ arly two years , D@@ on was invit@@ ed to continue his full - time ministry as part of the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters st@@ af@@ f of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k .
1 , 2 . ( a ) Ye@@ ars ag@@ o , how did one cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man descri@@ be the resurrection ?
S@@ ad@@ ly , not all of their children continued to serve Jehovah upon be@@ coming young ad@@ ul@@ ts .
His being a s@@ ource of ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment to fellow Christians has given Paul “ much joy and comfort . ” ​ — Phil@@ em .
God’s Word fore@@ told an un@@ par@@ all@@ el@@ ed worl@@ d@@ wide preaching work for our time
What Scriptural consider@@ ation can help us not to for@@ get Jehovah’s word ?
David proved vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous because he f@@ ought in Jehovah’s strength .
1 : 1 , 2 , 9 .
On what did O@@ ri@@ g@@ en ba@@ se his teaching ?
How can parents help children to feel that Jehovah is inter@@ ested in them as individuals ?
What about the faithful apostle John , who was ex@@ iled to the in@@ ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able is@@ land of P@@ at@@ mo@@ s in his old age for “ speaking about God and be@@ aring witness to Jesus ” ?
No , he was cont@@ ent to wa@@ it on the le@@ ading of Jehovah’s spirit to let him know when it was time to as@@ su@@ me greater responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
F@@ igh@@ ting Le@@ u@@ k@@ em@@ ia
“ I cannot believe that you are now teaching me , ” said the teach@@ er .
However , I also learned from stud@@ ying the Bible that Jehovah is mer@@ ci@@ ful and for@@ giving .
You too can ask God to give you holy spirit . ​ — Luke 11 : 13 .
Even under the sever@@ est st@@ ress , Jesus never fal@@ tered in his will@@ ing@@ ness to sub@@ mit to his Fa@@ ther’s will .
For good reason , then , God is descri@@ bed as “ the One who esta@@ bli@@ shed the pro@@ duc@@ tive land by his wisdom . ”
By 19@@ 60 , I had deci@@ ded to get married .
When I was you@@ ng@@ er , if I had follow@@ ed the course that my brothers did , I would not be here in pris@@ on . ”
“ The word of Jehovah ” to Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah star@@ ts with the war@@ ning c@@ ited ear@@ li@@ er .
L@@ isten to them often ; in that way you will soon learn the l@@ y@@ ri@@ c@@ s of at le@@ ast some of our new song@@ s .
Even though he was a fore@@ ign@@ er and an ex@@ ile from Phil@@ is@@ ti@@ a , I@@ t@@ ta@@ i recogn@@ ized Jehovah as the living God and David as Jehovah’s anointed one .
What was the com@@ position of the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in ?
Jesus always made time to pray , and so should we . ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 21 .
I was a bi@@ t sur@@ pris@@ ed and said , “ T@@ ell them that I am not here ! ”
No matter how old you are , you are encoura@@ ged to respon@@ d without d@@ el@@ a@@ y .
Some of those first - century Jews were un@@ willing to accept a truth that the Hebrew Scriptures reve@@ aled c@@ learly : the id@@ ent@@ ity of the Messi@@ ah .
I@@ ’@@ ve ‘ ta@@ sted and seen that Jehovah is good ’ ! ” ​ — P@@ s .
Yet , just as Jesus and the angels accom@@ pl@@ ish their part of the work , Jehovah expe@@ cts us to accom@@ pl@@ ish our ministry fully .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , love refu@@ ses to believe mal@@ ev@@ ol@@ ent in@@ sin@@ u@@ ations about Jehovah’s organization or lies about our brothers that are cir@@ cul@@ ated by people who are sla@@ ves to “ the father of the li@@ e , ” Satan the Devil .
This he did , and two months later he began to study the Bible regul@@ arly .
But Na@@ than ann@@ oun@@ ced that God was making a covenant with David to the effect that his thro@@ ne would become “ fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ” ​ — 2 Sa@@ m .
They are pleas@@ ed not only to have over@@ come ill@@ it@@ er@@ ac@@ y but , more important , to have come to know Jehovah .
With good reason , then , as Christian parents , do not “ give up ” or “ ti@@ re out ” in teaching your children to live pe@@ ace@@ ab@@ ly ​ — even if prog@@ ress at first seem@@ s to be s@@ low .
My father is get@@ ting baptized .
He rec@@ al@@ led that in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a some years before , he had read a tr@@ act given to him by a Witness .
Some faithful worshipp@@ ers have made great sacrific@@ es , end@@ uring po@@ ver@@ ty , op@@ pres@@ sion , pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce , even se@@ v@@ ere persecu@@ tion .
How did Jehovah’s Witnesses f@@ are in Na@@ z@@ i Ger@@ many ?
L@@ ear@@ ning From E@@ z@@ ra@@ ’s Ex@@ am@@ ple
In fact , the Bible indic@@ ates that Satan has inc@@ reas@@ ed his att@@ ac@@ ks on God’s people during these last days . ​ — Revelation 12 : 9 , 17 .
And because he was “ low@@ ly in heart , ” he was never bom@@ bas@@ tic or pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous .
2 : 14 , 15 .
The new person@@ ality refle@@ cts “ the i@@ ma@@ ge of the One who cre@@ ated it , ” Jehovah himself .
1@@ 19 : 1@@ 28 .
Why are you determined to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in fine works ?
C@@ ir@@ cum@@ stances did not per@@ mit all the Jews to make the long tri@@ p back to Jerusalem and Juda@@ h .
R@@ ep@@ or@@ ts of de@@ ad@@ ly f@@ lu vi@@ r@@ uses , can@@ c@@ ers , and in@@ fe@@ c@@ ti@@ ous di@@ se@@ as@@ es can make us af@@ ra@@ id of contr@@ ac@@ ting some new and str@@ ange si@@ ck@@ ness that could cri@@ pp@@ le or k@@ ill us and our family .
This is not to say that men do not su@@ ff@@ er too .
V@@ er@@ y I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant A@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment , 3 / 15
At the same time , Jehovah will honor his faithful servants by making it a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly clear that they were , in@@ deed , his re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves . ​ — Read E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 2 : 5 ; 33 : 33 .
M@@ E@@ G@@ I@@ D@@ D@@ O ​ — A F@@ I@@ T@@ T@@ IN@@ G S@@ Y@@ MB@@ O@@ L
We should ‘ keep an e@@ ye , not in personal interest upon just our own matters , but also in personal interest upon those of the others . ’ ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 4 .
If you hear a good talk or no@@ tice a faithful example in the congregation , speak about it ​ — both to the person involved and to others .
14 : 33 .
TH@@ E Bible is not pr@@ u@@ dis@@ h about se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations .
So ask yourself , ‘ A@@ m I stri@@ ving to buil@@ d up my faith through di@@ lig@@ ent Bible study , prayer , and medit@@ ation , as well as by regul@@ ar associ@@ ation with God’s people ? ’ ​ — Hebrews 10 : 24 , 25 ; 12 : 1 - 3 .
We o@@ we it to people to share the good news with them . ​ — Acts 20 : 26 , 27 ; R@@ om .
Th@@ an@@ k@@ fully , we have an inspired written por@@ tra@@ it of Jesus .
There he declar@@ ed the good news and was emp@@ ow@@ ered by holy spirit to c@@ ast out dem@@ ons and cu@@ re l@@ ame and par@@ al@@ y@@ zed individuals .
Jehovah th@@ war@@ ted that at@@ temp@@ t and li@@ ber@@ ated his people from en@@ sla@@ v@@ ement to Egy@@ pt .
Since mu@@ si@@ c has an hon@@ or@@ able place in our worship , we do well to ask ourselves : ‘ Do I show prop@@ er appreciation for it ?
How can the psalmis@@ t’s words help us to comfort a@@ il@@ ing fellow believers ?
Se@@ ek God’s help through prayer .
If Jehovah is real to us , then we will take his feelings into account when we make decisions .
We can be certain that he has been willing to reve@@ al his pur@@ pos@@ es to humans , for his prophet A@@ mo@@ s was inspired to wr@@ ite : “ The S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah will not do a thing un@@ less he has reve@@ aled his confid@@ enti@@ al matter to his servants the prophe@@ ts . ”
When we real@@ ized that our parents loved us , it re@@ in@@ for@@ ced our sense of se@@ cur@@ ity .
Is that not a good example for us ?
Al@@ so , we may learn new ways to expla@@ in our beli@@ ef@@ s in the ministry .
What loving ass@@ ist@@ ance do th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers offer , and with what result ?
Jesus then called the crow@@ d to him with his disciples and said : “ If anyone wants to come after me , let him dis@@ own himself and pi@@ ck up his t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake and follow me continu@@ ally . ” ​ — Mark 8 : 33 , 34 .
But our recogn@@ iz@@ ing the fac@@ t@@ ors may help us to understand why people some@@ times say and do things they should not and may move us to be for@@ giving .
Go@@ ds and go@@ dd@@ ess@@ es like A@@ th@@ ena ​ — who@@ se glory dep@@ ended on temp@@ les and st@@ atu@@ es — ​ have come and g@@ one .
* I prom@@ p@@ tly pu@@ shed the gi@@ r@@ l away , and she r@@ an out . ”
Because the Ma@@ ster had received an inc@@ re@@ ase in his bel@@ ong@@ ings .
But let us always praise God when any of his great de@@ e@@ ds are brought to our attention .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , if we are to help people accept the good news of the Kingdom , we must ma@@ ster the ar@@ t of as@@ king effe@@ ctive questions .
V@@ isions of Those in the In@@ v@@ isi@@ ble He@@ av@@ ens 4
( b ) What special relationship did Jesus enjoy with Jehovah thr@@ ough@@ out the course of his ministry on earth ?
In a letter d@@ ated 1@@ 7@@ 0@@ 2 , he wrote that he had started to re@@ v@@ ise the L@@ at@@ vi@@ an Bible .
; Ho@@ so@@ i , K .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 5@@ 9 , 3
The expres@@ sion “ po@@ is@@ on@@ ous ro@@ o@@ t ” ref@@ ers to those few in the Christian congregation who may find fa@@ ul@@ t with the way things are done .
O@@ ri@@ g@@ en ​ — How Di@@ d His T@@ e@@ aching Af@@ fect the Ch@@ urch ?
Un@@ for@@ tun@@ ately , some “ un@@ reason@@ able men ” in authority persecu@@ te us or op@@ pose us in other ways ​ — such as by prom@@ o@@ ting s@@ me@@ ar cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ s against us .
“ I some@@ times look at an at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive woman and com@@ pare her to a beau@@ ti@@ ful or@@ c@@ hi@@ d that people would love to have in their home .
Some eng@@ ag@@ ed in i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry and se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality . ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 14 : 27 ; 25 : 1 - 9 .
14 , 15 . ( a ) When under pres@@ sure , what should you@@ ths keep in mind ?
On its last day ​ — “ Ch@@ il@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s Da@@ y ” — ​ some 1@@ 5@@ ,000 children s@@ it@@ ting near the pl@@ at@@ form listen@@ ed in@@ ten@@ tly as Joseph F . Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d spoke on the sub@@ ject “ Ch@@ il@@ dren of the King . ”
And when I asked questions , she gave only y@@ es or no ans@@ wers .
As@@ k one of them if there are such things as ‘ right and wrong , ’ and su@@ d@@ den@@ ly you are con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with a con@@ fu@@ sed , t@@ ong@@ ue - ti@@ ed , n@@ er@@ v@@ ous , and in@@ secu@@ re individu@@ al . . . .
And she seem@@ s to be un@@ able to sa@@ ve !
To be succ@@ ess@@ ful , parents must love the truth themselves and apply what the Bible says in their own lives .
How does Jehovah demonstr@@ ate loy@@ al@@ ty ?
I became more and more con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that I had found something no ch@@ urch could offer .
I was moved to the point of deci@@ ding to leave the world of d@@ ru@@ g@@ s to get an hon@@ est jo@@ b .
Sa@@ ys C@@ ho@@ ong Ke@@ on : “ We made up our min@@ ds to sto@@ p ‘ w@@ atch@@ ing and loo@@ king ’ and to star@@ t ‘ s@@ ow@@ ing and re@@ ap@@ ing ’ in@@ stead . ”
As time went on , sla@@ very did not get kin@@ der .
What do we know about Timo@@ th@@ y’s early life and the change that occ@@ ur@@ red when he was about 20 years old ?
“ N@@ ic@@ o@@ le and I read chap@@ ter 14 of the book L@@ ear@@ n From the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , ” says Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le .
If a person can speak , read , and wr@@ ite the of@@ fi@@ cial language of the country in which he lives , deal@@ ing with medi@@ cal person@@ ne@@ l , ci@@ vi@@ l author@@ ities , or ban@@ k emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es be@@ comes e@@ asi@@ er , even r@@ out@@ ine , rather than f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ing .
We should always remember that they need us .
What thr@@ ill@@ ing , happy times they had !
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , not all kin@@ ds of rec@@ re@@ ation are who@@ les@@ ome .
Some have to cro@@ ss cro@@ co@@ dile - in@@ fes@@ ted ri@@ v@@ ers , while others have to put up with the n@@ er@@ ve - rac@@ king tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c of large c@@ ities .
Even when my sister and I would me@@ et up , we could mer@@ ely say , “ Ha@@ il pu@@ rest M@@ ary . ”
All of this re@@ in@@ for@@ ced my desire to be a mission@@ ary , even though it seem@@ ed a re@@ mo@@ te pos@@ si@@ bility .
What do ob@@ serv@@ ers have to say regarding world con@@ di@@ tions since 1914 ?
Be@@ fore long we were ar@@ rest@@ ed and taken to pris@@ on .
The man@@ ’s name was Job , and his har@@ ro@@ wing or@@ de@@ al is recorded in the Bible for our benefit . ​ — Job 30 : 20 , 21 , To@@ da@@ y’s Eng@@ l@@ ish V@@ er@@ sion .
In the first century , all the overse@@ ers were spirit - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten .
As we pur@@ sue an u@@ pri@@ ght course , Jehovah helps us to be@@ ar the pres@@ sure of tri@@ als and difficul@@ ties .
After fa@@ il@@ ing to have them cur@@ sed by the prophet Bal@@ a@@ am , Satan used a more sub@@ tle str@@ ate@@ gy ; he tri@@ ed to dis@@ qu@@ ali@@ fy them from being bless@@ ed by Jehovah .
The next article will discus@@ s some ways you can do this .
What are some ways that God’s people use the material things they have ?
Now they were free and had rich material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
We know that he was a ze@@ al@@ ous persecu@@ t@@ or of Christians .
Th@@ ink how God must feel when one of his servants f@@ alls into gro@@ ss sin .
It will never ce@@ ase .
Does the fact that human lead@@ ers have been un@@ able to satis@@ fy the needs of their sub@@ je@@ cts prove that we will never have good lead@@ er@@ ship ?
On@@ ly by exerc@@ ising faith in Jehovah and obe@@ ying divine instru@@ ctions did Bar@@ ak ‘ r@@ out the ar@@ mi@@ es of fore@@ ign@@ ers . ’ ​ — Hebrews 11 : 32 - 34 .
They kept bus@@ y doing things that pleas@@ ed God , and as a result , they sur@@ vi@@ ved the F@@ lood .
That mon@@ th I married E@@ vel@@ y@@ n , a gra@@ du@@ ate of the 14@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol .
The pres@@ ence of God’s re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative would en@@ sure divine guid@@ ance and f@@ ill him and his men with confidence .
L@@ ear@@ ning Bible principles and ap@@ pl@@ ying them can be lik@@ ened to lear@@ ning a language and using it .
In 19@@ 6@@ 4 , Ar@@ th@@ ur received a new assignment as branch serv@@ ant in the I@@ ris@@ h Re@@ public .
In fact , Jehovah declar@@ ed more than 60 times : “ You will have to know that I am Jehovah . ”
As Joseph said , his ma@@ ster tru@@ sted him .
M@@ ature Christians accept the princi@@ ple that it is “ not the one who re@@ comm@@ ends himself [ who ] is appro@@ ved , but the man whom Jehovah re@@ comm@@ ends . ” — 2 Corinthians 10 : 18 .
E@@ qu@@ ality Al@@ lo@@ ws for V@@ ari@@ ety
It is Jehovah’s purpose to have a perfect human family d@@ well on earth et@@ er@@ n@@ ally .
“ He@@ a@@ vi@@ er - than - a@@ ir f@@ l@@ ying ma@@ ch@@ ines are imp@@ os@@ sible , ” was the confid@@ ent as@@ ser@@ tion of B@@ rit@@ ish s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ist Lord K@@ el@@ v@@ in in 18@@ 9@@ 5 .
12 Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers
In our day , faith in the good news is mo@@ ving th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds to rep@@ ent of their sin@@ s , make a dedic@@ ation to God , and be baptized .
“ D@@ ra@@ w close to God , and he will draw close to you , ” wrote the disci@@ ple James .
What comes to your mind when you think of Jesus on the t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake suffering a s@@ low and ag@@ on@@ iz@@ ing death ?
In 19@@ 6@@ 5 we were assign@@ ed to a congregation of ei@@ ght publi@@ sh@@ ers in S@@ li@@ go , a por@@ t on the nor@@ th@@ w@@ es@@ ter@@ n co@@ ast .
A@@ my , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , cho@@ se a different course .
“ In bro@@ ther@@ ly love have tend@@ er affe@@ ction for one another , ” ur@@ ged Paul , ad@@ ding : “ In show@@ ing honor to one another take the lead . ”
“ I H@@ A@@ V@@ E known you since you were born , ” said an el@@ der to 12 - year - old Chris@@ to@@ p@@ her , “ and I@@ ’@@ m happy to hear that you want to get baptized .
Jesus ad@@ ded : “ The second , like it , is this : ‘ You must love your neigh@@ b@@ or as yourself . ’ ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
In par@@ ts of Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , co@@ ff@@ in@@ making is a ma@@ j@@ or means of emp@@ loy@@ ment .
Ti@@ m : W@@ ell , there you go . Ri@@ ght in your own ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine is pro@@ of that Jehovah’s Witnesses believe in Jesus .
S@@ ta@@ y con@@ ne@@ cted . ​ — 7 / 1 , pages 10 - 13 .
A@@ p@@ pe@@ aring before P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h , Moses and A@@ ar@@ on deli@@ vered their message in the name of Jehovah .
H@@ enc@@ e@@ for@@ th let those . . . who bu@@ y [ be ] as those not pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ing , and those making use of the world as those not using it to the full ; for the sc@@ ene of this world is chang@@ ing . ”
The apostle Paul put it this way : “ [ God ] gives to all people life and bre@@ ath and all things .
E@@ z@@ r@@ a the pri@@ est “ pre@@ pared his heart to con@@ sul@@ t the law of Jehovah and to do it . ”
Then re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing 1 Corinthians 15 : 5@@ 8 will give you strength .
The pl@@ at@@ form is then p@@ ac@@ ked with mu@@ d and re@@ in@@ for@@ ced with ad@@ di@@ tional cu@@ t re@@ e@@ ds .
While no one el@@ se ge@@ ts to know that name in the way that Jesus does , Jesus wr@@ ites it on his faithful brothers in the heavenly real@@ m , br@@ ing@@ ing them into a close relationship with him .
L@@ ear@@ n From His Ex@@ am@@ ple ​ — Go@@ od and B@@ ad
After all , he had been judg@@ ing those people on Jehovah’s be@@ half for de@@ ca@@ des .
Let us consider three as@@ pe@@ cts of Paul’s words .
Why was it sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant that Jesus was “ the prophet ” ?
A@@ N AT@@ T@@ A@@ C@@ K from another pl@@ an@@ et ?
Our ad@@ vers@@ ities may not be re@@ moved im@@ medi@@ ately .
They believe the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s promise that the same fac@@ t@@ ors that un@@ ite them in worship today will soon un@@ ite all obedi@@ ent mankind .
Like God , we desire that people of all s@@ or@@ ts at@@ tain to rep@@ ent@@ ance and sal@@ vation ; that is why we preach to them .
Then , Un@@ c@@ le B@@ en and his wife moved to Ma@@ ine , and M@@ other re@@ married and moved us to New Jer@@ se@@ y .
He said : “ How could I com@@ mit this great ba@@ dness and ac@@ tually sin against God ? ”
While most thin@@ k@@ ers pres@@ ented an ide@@ a and provided supp@@ or@@ ting ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents , So@@ cr@@ ates did the op@@ pos@@ ite .
3 , 4 . ( a ) What spirit is comm@@ on among many of to@@ da@@ y’s you@@ ths ?
I felt very n@@ er@@ v@@ ous as we appro@@ ached each home ste@@ al@@ th@@ ily and left a boo@@ k@@ let on the do@@ or@@ st@@ ep .
Now in the 9@@ 5@@ th year of my life , I look back with f@@ on@@ dness on my share in that work , which took me to fi@@ ve different cont@@ in@@ ents .
Why will people from earth be resur@@ rec@@ ted to life in heaven ?
This brought ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le from their ch@@ urch ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ an@@ ces .
I@@ magine that many men who had never commun@@ ic@@ ated with one another each brought a pi@@ e@@ ce of mar@@ ble into a ro@@ om .
As@@ k yourself , ‘ Why is that a wise comm@@ and ? ’
These acc@@ oun@@ ts will be consider@@ ed in the following article .
I@@ magine her sur@@ pris@@ e when she was direc@@ ted to a ten - year - old gi@@ r@@ l !
E@@ ven@@ tually we were fi@@ ve Witnesses in there together , and we were able to com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death in a pris@@ on c@@ ell .
• For you to benefit from Bible reading , why is medit@@ ation ess@@ enti@@ al ?
He is still faith@@ fully serving Jehovah .
He was baptized in Au@@ gu@@ st 19@@ 31 .
Thus , this tre@@ asure tro@@ ve of Bi@@ bli@@ cal s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls and f@@ ra@@ g@@ ments provi@@ des an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent bas@@ is for stud@@ ying the trans@@ mis@@ sion of the Hebrew Bible text .
N@@ ic@@ o@@ le too makes it a point to atten@@ d all fi@@ ve congregation meetings every we@@ ek .
Although Jehovah has the ability to know in ad@@ v@@ ance what will ha@@ p@@ pen , he does not pre@@ deter@@ mine our individu@@ al actions and des@@ t@@ in@@ y .
So if you see that your children are stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to control their imp@@ ul@@ ses , ask yourself whether you are set@@ ting a fine example .
When there is a fin@@ an@@ cial c@@ ris@@ is or when jo@@ bs are hard to find , many do not have a proble@@ m with ste@@ al@@ ing , c@@ he@@ ating , or doing other di@@ sh@@ on@@ est things .
This c@@ alls for self - exam@@ in@@ ation .
Does it se@@ em to you that those prophe@@ ci@@ es descri@@ be events happ@@ ening today ?
For example , Jesus fore@@ told that in the last days , his disciples would preach the good news of God’s Kingdom worl@@ d@@ wide .
In the we@@ ek@@ s pri@@ or to the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , he r@@ er@@ e@@ a@@ ds these artic@@ les and medit@@ ates on the import@@ ance of this ob@@ serv@@ ance .
“ But when I refle@@ cted on how Jehovah is pati@@ ent and reason@@ able with his servants , I thought that it would be better for me to give my daugh@@ ter a ch@@ ance to expres@@ s her feelings before I tri@@ ed to cor@@ rec@@ t her .
O@@ thers may take some time , and the ans@@ wers may be har@@ der to dis@@ cer@@ n .
Jose@@ ph@@ us states that An@@ an@@ us ( An@@ ani@@ as ) , the son of An@@ n@@ as , had “ servants who were ut@@ ter r@@ as@@ c@@ als and who [ would ] take by for@@ ce the ti@@ th@@ es of the pri@@ ests ; nor did they ref@@ ra@@ in from be@@ ating those who refu@@ sed to give . ”
Be regul@@ ar in atten@@ ding all congregation meetings , which ‘ inc@@ ite us to love and fine works . ’
Some co@@ di@@ ces that have sur@@ vi@@ ved were made of pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us .
Job refu@@ sed to den@@ y everything for which he had lived .
Hence , we are requi@@ red to pray in Jesus ’ name , recogn@@ iz@@ ing Jesus as the so@@ le ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l through which God’s blessings are ex@@ tend@@ ed to all mankind .
Paul dre@@ w the conclu@@ sion that he should change his r@@ ou@@ te in order to dec@@ l@@ are the good news in that Rom@@ an pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce . ​ — Acts 16 : 9 , 10 .
In the fin@@ al out@@ working of matters , this “ off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing ” of David appe@@ ared more than 1@@ ,000 years later .
Jesus ad@@ ded : “ What God has yo@@ ked together let no man put ap@@ ar@@ t . ”
I@@ ts first in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants , pro@@ ba@@ bly Ph@@ r@@ y@@ gi@@ an tri@@ bes , were d@@ ri@@ ven out by the M@@ ace@@ don@@ ians about the se@@ ven@@ th century B.C.E .
C@@ I@@ L@@ I@@ C@@ I@@ A
On@@ ce , we do@@ cked in Bu@@ en@@ o@@ s A@@ i@@ res , Ar@@ g@@ ent@@ ina , and there I found the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
He says : “ My word that go@@ es out of my m@@ ou@@ th . . . will not return to me without resul@@ ts , . . . and it will have sure succ@@ ess . ”
F@@ or@@ tun@@ ately for him , when a rich wi@@ do@@ w heard of young W@@ ess@@ el@@ ’s in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ence , she became his pat@@ r@@ on@@ ess and offered to pa@@ y his fe@@ es .
And M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i s@@ mo@@ ked all over , du@@ e to the fact that Jehovah came down upon it in fi@@ re ; and its s@@ mo@@ ke kept as@@ cen@@ ding like the s@@ mo@@ ke of a kil@@ n , and the whole m@@ oun@@ tain was tre@@ m@@ bl@@ ing very much . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 19 : 16 - 18 .
I have also matu@@ red spiritually .
Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m of I@@ stan@@ bu@@ l
But how can we tra@@ in our conscience ?
This has ca@@ used many to turn to gy@@ m@@ n@@ asi@@ um@@ s and health c@@ lu@@ bs for help .
O@@ ver a year later , the decision was rend@@ ered in their fav@@ or .
By faith , Moses saw far more than the physical world around him .
If you have been too dem@@ an@@ ding of yourself , why not turn to Jehovah in prayer ?
E@@ ven@@ tually , Mi@@ ch@@ ik@@ o married a fine brother , and she is happy that she wa@@ ited .
We need to be as res@@ olu@@ te as the com@@ pos@@ er of Psalm 1@@ 19 .
E@@ v@@ ang@@ el@@ ism Today
To show how using the Bible in our ministry is bene@@ fi@@ cial , rel@@ ate a personal experience or give the ess@@ ence of the one in this par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph .
For example , to the Christians in R@@ ome , he wrote : “ Now I ex@@ hor@@ t you , brothers , through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the spirit , that you exer@@ t y@@ ourselves with me in prayers to God for me . ”
It is more like the jo@@ y@@ ful wa@@ iting of parents as their child develop@@ s into a gro@@ wn - up they can be pr@@ ou@@ d of .
Jesus said : “ M@@ an must live , not on bre@@ ad al@@ one , but on every ut@@ ter@@ ance coming for@@ th through Jehovah’s m@@ ou@@ th . ”
What , though , are fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res ?
She must have ho@@ ped so . In any ev@@ ent , “ her face was no longer do@@ w@@ n@@ c@@ ast . ”
As we read at Acts 20 : 29 , 30 , Paul pointed out that from within the Christian congregations , “ men [ would ] ris@@ e and speak tw@@ is@@ ted things to draw away the disciples after themselves . ”
Their desire should be to have an un@@ tr@@ oub@@ led conscience , while not ign@@ or@@ ing the conscience of others . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
The “ E@@ u@@ re@@ ka D@@ r@@ ama ”
What meaning does the word “ honor ” car@@ ry in the origin@@ al Bible langu@@ ages ?
In faith , be@@ g Jehovah for his support .
En@@ jo@@ y@@ able Ex@@ peri@@ ences and In@@ form@@ ative In@@ ter@@ vie@@ ws
We shi@@ ft the bl@@ ame for our own sin@@ s and mis@@ takes .
By stud@@ ying the con@@ text of those words , we will better understand what fi@@ ght Paul had to wa@@ ge to control his sin@@ ful n@@ ature . ​ — Read Romans 7 : 21 - 25 .
J@@ en@@ ne@@ y , a mother in New Z@@ e@@ al@@ and , says , “ For a few years after my son was di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with sp@@ ina bi@@ fi@@ da , I would be ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted and we@@ ep@@ y if I tri@@ ed to do anything ex@@ tr@@ a around the home . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , we invit@@ e all ​ — the rul@@ ers and the rul@@ ed — ​ to sub@@ mit to his k@@ ing@@ ship .
I turned and saw her c@@ lu@@ t@@ ch@@ ing her head and cr@@ ying .
A Greek scho@@ la@@ r wr@@ ites : “ Un@@ der Rom@@ an law a woman had no righ@@ ts .
In 198@@ 4 they attend@@ ed the 7@@ 7@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad , the mission@@ ary school of Jehovah’s Witnesses , then lo@@ c@@ ated in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k .
In this reg@@ ard , Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or Ri@@ ch@@ ard E . Ru@@ ben@@ ste@@ in wrote res@@ pe@@ cting the C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l of N@@ i@@ ca@@ e@@ a : “ Con@@ stan@@ t@@ ine had fav@@ ored and en@@ ri@@ ched [ the bi@@ sh@@ op@@ s ] bey@@ ond their w@@ il@@ des@@ t dre@@ am@@ s .
And you wi@@ ves , imitate A@@ qu@@ il@@ a@@ ’s wife , P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la , who accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed and supp@@ or@@ ted A@@ qu@@ ila faith@@ fully as their circumstances chang@@ ed . ​ — Acts 18 : 2 .
It den@@ o@@ tes the st@@ ate of mind which can B@@ E@@ A@@ R L@@ ON@@ G when op@@ pres@@ sed , pro@@ vo@@ ked . ”
The fore@@ told “ se@@ ed ” would cr@@ us@@ h the ser@@ p@@ ent@@ ’s head , eli@@ min@@ ating the cause of re@@ bel@@ li@@ on , si@@ ck@@ ness , and death .
A special pioneer minis@@ ter called at an of@@ fice .
The ex@@ ist@@ ence of Scriptural te@@ x@@ ts on hum@@ ble s@@ l@@ ates shows that or@@ din@@ ary people both read and co@@ pi@@ ed the Word of God at that time .
T@@ re@@ v@@ or and E@@ mil@@ y , who served in Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i before being invit@@ ed to the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad , feel simil@@ arly .
No matter how el@@ o@@ qu@@ ent A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s was , he needed instru@@ ction .
What cho@@ ice did A@@ my make ?
She pre@@ ached by her@@ self , but I was never far away , u@@ su@@ ally just ac@@ ro@@ ss the st@@ re@@ et , being ready in the ev@@ ent that she needed some ass@@ ist@@ ance .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Solomon dis@@ co@@ vered that a life cen@@ tered on ple@@ asure was “ a stri@@ ving after w@@ ind . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
It has been a sacrifice for me and for my family , who have un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly encoura@@ ged me to remain in the mission@@ ary work .
( b ) As illustr@@ ated by Paul’s life , what change may occ@@ ur in some persecu@@ t@@ ors ?
Is the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh God willing to help us at such times ?
God cre@@ ated angels long before man@@ ’s appe@@ ar@@ ance .
To their cre@@ di@@ t , the Eph@@ es@@ ians h@@ ated “ the de@@ e@@ ds of the se@@ ct of N@@ ic@@ ol@@ a@@ us . ”
Is the coming Par@@ adise real to me ?
So@@ on I real@@ ized how religi@@ ously con@@ fu@@ sed I had been for de@@ ca@@ des .
What questions ar@@ ise about the comm@@ and to ‘ be at our preaching ur@@ g@@ ently ’ ?
These are not sub@@ je@@ cts of the Kingdom but , rather , “ sons , ” or he@@ ir@@ s , of the Kingdom . ​ — R@@ om . 8 : 14 - 17 ; read Gal@@ ati@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 .
“ To@@ o many people re@@ act to a fa@@ il@@ ure in a self - dam@@ ag@@ ing way , ” ob@@ ser@@ ves writ@@ er M@@ or@@ le@@ y C@@ al@@ la@@ g@@ ha@@ n .
Let us exam@@ ine these questions one at a time .
Like that ancient er@@ a , Christ’s pres@@ ence would be a peri@@ od of time during which people would be too ca@@ ught up in the day - to - day af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of life to take no@@ te of a war@@ ning being given .
I accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed her in field service during my school v@@ ac@@ ations .
S@@ up@@ pose we are being dra@@ wn to ung@@ o@@ dly ways or are be@@ coming la@@ x in meeting attend@@ ance or in our ministry .
M@@ an and W@@ om@@ an ​ — A Di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied R@@ o@@ le for E@@ ach
O@@ ver 70 per@@ c@@ ent repor@@ ted being person@@ ally appro@@ ached by Jehovah’s Witnesses , often mul@@ ti@@ ple times . ”
Des@@ pite Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s war@@ ning not to do so , those f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed people go to Egy@@ pt .
So I moved to B@@ ad H@@ of@@ ga@@ ste@@ in , a to@@ wn in a v@@ al@@ le@@ y in the Al@@ ps , where the school was lo@@ c@@ ated .
“ That might be true , ” rep@@ lied J@@ ens .
So even though Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at made a bad decision later , Jehovah did not for@@ get the good things he had done ear@@ li@@ er in life .
Father and I wal@@ ked for three days to me@@ et up with the family .
This woman continued her Bible discus@@ sions with the Witnesses and did not allow th@@ reat@@ s of re@@ mo@@ val as pa@@ st@@ or to sto@@ p her .
When their faith w@@ an@@ ed , they were often , to use the apostle Paul’s words , “ car@@ ri@@ ed hi@@ ther and th@@ i@@ ther by every w@@ ind of teaching . ”
As to the com@@ bin@@ ation ph@@ ra@@ se “ heaven and earth , ” the C@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia expla@@ ins that ‘ in prophe@@ tic language the ph@@ ra@@ se sign@@ i@@ fi@@ es the pol@@ itical con@@ dition of pers@@ ons of different ran@@ ks .
Ex@@ pla@@ in how a spirit cre@@ ature became Satan .
He rec@@ alls : “ Our bri@@ ef con@@ vers@@ ation was en@@ ough to give me r@@ ene@@ wed courage .
I even started to g@@ es@@ ture with my fe@@ et as I tal@@ ked to people .
How might you apply the princi@@ ple be@@ h@@ ind those words to your own work ?
In many c@@ as@@ es , their spiritual sisters on the out@@ side wa@@ shed their clo@@ th@@ es and co@@ o@@ ked for them .
He listen@@ ed to her ple@@ as and rel@@ ented .
However , this law on ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y was given by Jehovah to imper@@ fect jud@@ ges , who could not read hearts .
But to@@ tal@@ it@@ ari@@ an rul@@ ers have little respect for the Bi@@ bli@@ cal requi@@ re@@ ment that Christians should be no part of the world .
“ Indeed , what do you have that you did not receive ? ” wrote the apostle Paul .
The ri@@ ver will be f@@ low@@ ing with the most po@@ t@@ ent water of life during the M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m , and its w@@ at@@ ers will inclu@@ de fur@@ ther understanding ob@@ ta@@ ined from the “ s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls ” that will then be op@@ ened . ​ — Revelation 20 : 12 ; 22 : 1 , 2 .
F@@ ac@@ ed with this chall@@ enge , what would the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah do ?
D@@ et@@ er@@ min@@ ed to Be a Sol@@ di@@ er of Christ ( D .
What about spiritual light ?
M@@ an@@ kind F@@ ac@@ es a Di@@ f@@ ficul@@ t Pro@@ ble@@ m
Hence , out of consider@@ ation for the conscience of his Christian brothers , Paul wrote : “ Let each man be fully con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed in his own mind . ” ​ — Romans 14 : 5@@ b .
What temp@@ tation do some Christian you@@ ths face , but why would giving in to it be un@@ wise ?
When Jehovah began his cre@@ ative works , he lo@@ v@@ ingly cho@@ se to b@@ es@@ to@@ w free will on his in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res .
What can Jehovah and Jesus do , and what questions will we discus@@ s ?
Is it really possible for mankind to at@@ tain everlasting life ?
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , S@@ il@@ as too was a Rom@@ an c@@ iti@@ z@@ en . ​ — Acts 16 : 37 .
They may be wal@@ king wor@@ th@@ ily of Jehovah as to his moral standards , atten@@ ding Christian meetings , and sh@@ aring in the preaching work .
How is apost@@ as@@ y man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting it@@ self today ?
If you have sin@@ ned seri@@ ously , why can you have confidence in the elders ?
The account of Jac@@ o@@ b and E@@ sa@@ u shows that we should make ear@@ n@@ est and practic@@ al efforts to set@@ tle matters when problems ar@@ ise that may th@@ reat@@ en the peace we enjoy within the Christian congregation .
Since 194@@ 5 , w@@ ars have been more lo@@ cal@@ ized but just as b@@ ru@@ tal .
How much more so that is true of main@@ tain@@ ing our spiritual health and strength ! ​ — Hebrews 5 : 12 - 14 .
Since Jesus emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed that ‘ our Yes should mean Yes , our No , No , ’ it will be help@@ ful for all of us to re@@ view care@@ fully the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of these two bap@@ t@@ is@@ ma@@ l questions . ​ — Matthew 5 : 37 .
A@@ M@@ P@@ L@@ E F@@ O@@ O@@ D F@@ O@@ R AL@@ L : “ There will be an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of gra@@ in on the earth ; on the to@@ p of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s it will over@@ f@@ low . ” ​ — Psalm 7@@ 2 : 16 .
For instance , he inv@@ ested much time and en@@ er@@ gy in tra@@ ining Timothy to be “ a work@@ man ” in God’s service , “ with nothing to be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of . ”
Mo@@ st of the fi@@ gh@@ ting took place on imp@@ eri@@ al ter@@ rit@@ ory .
We might learn by heart such te@@ x@@ ts as Proverbs 12 : 18 and Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 29 .
A@@ gain , understanding the set@@ ting will help .
God next mentioned the w@@ il@@ d bul@@ l .
The Bible encoura@@ ges work@@ ers to be hon@@ est and di@@ lig@@ ent .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , you have no strength or vit@@ ality .
Indeed , we look for@@ ward to see@@ ing not only An@@ der@@ son but also a ‘ great cl@@ ou@@ d of wit@@ nesses ’ who will be resur@@ rec@@ ted . ” ​ — Hebrews 12 : 1 ; John 5 : 28 , 29 .
A better gr@@ as@@ p of his position will en@@ h@@ ance our understanding of the most important events ever to un@@ fo@@ ld on the earth .
Like Jesus ’ first - century disciples , we have some@@ times loo@@ ked for@@ ward to the fulfill@@ ment of prophecy a@@ head of God’s ti@@ me@@ table . We ag@@ ree with the sen@@ ti@@ ment of long@@ time Witness A .
Our su@@ n , by contr@@ ast , is in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent .
He still expe@@ cts us , however , to use our fin@@ an@@ ces to support the work of his organization today .
( a ) I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how we might maintain our en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m for the truth . ( b ) How has the ministry helped you not to ti@@ re out ?
8 , 9 . ( a ) What were the circumstances of the nee@@ dy wi@@ do@@ w ?
Luke repor@@ ts that Jesus “ went on to tell them an illustr@@ ation with reg@@ ard to the need for them always to pray and not to give up . ”
The Devil ro@@ ves about in the earth , see@@ king to acc@@ use and de@@ v@@ our someone .
A little later , I asked him whether I could work just 4@@ 8 h@@ our@@ s per we@@ ek .
Our who@@ les@@ ome spe@@ e@@ ch and u@@ pri@@ ght conduct ad@@ or@@ n the teaching of God , making the worship of Jehovah at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive to others .
Bible writ@@ ers , they say , refle@@ cted the ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es of the nations around them and did not acc@@ ur@@ ately con@@ ve@@ y the truth from God .
Some occasi@@ onal cont@@ act had pre@@ vi@@ ously been made , and people in Ha@@ ’@@ a@@ pa@@ i had received liter@@ ature publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses , even stud@@ ying the Bible with the Witnesses .
The fin@@ al speak@@ er develop@@ ed the the@@ me “ Mo@@ ving A@@ head Un@@ it@@ e@@ dly With Jehovah’s O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation . ”
Bro@@ ther M@@ or@@ r@@ is re@@ en@@ tered the full - time service in 19@@ 7@@ 9 as a regul@@ ar pioneer .
Do you have such an attitude ?
Many never expe@@ cted to gro@@ w old in this system of things .
All loyal Christians sh@@ ared in s@@ pre@@ ading the good news .
We me@@ t the brother , who was very happy to see us , and arrang@@ ements were made for meetings and field service .
You likely no@@ ted in this article many poin@@ ts about the leg@@ al de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of marriage .
If possible , try to do what the pati@@ ent wants .
He fore@@ told : “ All your sons will be pers@@ ons taught by Jehovah , and the peace of your sons will be a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant . ”
B@@ ri@@ dge any ga@@ p between what you know about Jehovah’s standards and what you ac@@ tually do to apply them .
The hor@@ ses pul@@ ling the ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts are of different col@@ ors .
How sur@@ pris@@ ed she was to learn that all those serving at Bethel are min@@ isters who vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er their time !
The world is in the des@@ per@@ ate st@@ ra@@ its fore@@ told at Isaiah 60 : 2 : “ Lo@@ ok ! dar@@ k@@ ness it@@ self will co@@ ver the earth , and th@@ ic@@ k g@@ loo@@ m the n@@ ational grou@@ ps . ”
Su@@ cc@@ o@@ th
At times , however , a proble@@ m seem@@ s to be so serious that we cannot simply dis@@ mis@@ s it .
That is all the more reason why we should stay very close to the rest of the flo@@ ck and to “ the shepher@@ d and overse@@ er of [ our ] sou@@ ls . ”
We may find ourselves in des@@ per@@ ate st@@ ra@@ its and may se@@ em to be ho@@ p@@ el@@ ess@@ ly out@@ num@@ ber@@ ed by our enem@@ ies .
( b ) What is one of the “ W@@ as It Des@@ ign@@ ed ? ”
The Scriptures do not reve@@ al why Jehovah sent A@@ sa this war@@ ning , but the king fa@@ iled to he@@ ed it .
B@@ ack in the 19@@ 60 ’ s , when the preaching work of Jehovah’s Witnesses was under ba@@ n in that country , Jo@@ s@@ é was married and had three young daugh@@ ters .
If Jehovah were willing to t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate sin et@@ er@@ n@@ ally , we would have no hope for the future .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of people , for example , work ti@@ rel@@ ess@@ ly to cultiv@@ ate the gr@@ ound to get food for their famili@@ es , only to find themselves tra@@ pp@@ ed in “ bad times ” when the ra@@ ins fai@@ l and dr@@ ought destro@@ ys their cro@@ ps .
He was not al@@ one .
It is qu@@ ite another to show it by our actions . For example , the ph@@ ra@@ se “ In God We Tru@@ st ” has long appe@@ ared on U@@ .@@ S . pa@@ per cur@@ r@@ enc@@ y and co@@ ins .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out par@@ ti@@ ality , Jehovah al@@ lo@@ ws people of all nations to “ gro@@ pe for him and really find him . ”
( Read Genesis 4 : 3 - 7 . )
To understand the direction that Jehovah provi@@ des , make it your res@@ ol@@ ve to read a por@@ tion of the Bible each day .
He said : “ S@@ to@@ p being anxi@@ ous about your sou@@ ls as to what you will e@@ at or what you will dr@@ ink , or about your bo@@ dies as to what you will we@@ ar .
Because of his love of justice , Jehovah ref@@ ra@@ ined from wi@@ p@@ ing out the re@@ bel@@ s in E@@ den .
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What th@@ reat@@ ens the health of fore@@ st@@ s in those nor@@ ther@@ n coun@@ tri@@ es of E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe and N@@ or@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a ?
To the ex@@ t@@ ent possible , without viol@@ ating Bible principles , we should end@@ e@@ av@@ or to live pe@@ ace@@ ab@@ ly with all men .
While I was serving in the mil@@ it@@ ary , we prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely con@@ ver@@ ted the h@@ ul@@ l into a small sa@@ il@@ ing v@@ es@@ sel .
; M@@ c@@ Be@@ ath , A .
You stru@@ gg@@ le to make sure that your children have clean clo@@ thing , su@@ it@@ able sh@@ el@@ ter , and an a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate educ@@ ation .
He mu@@ st@@ ered up the courage to follow Scriptural ad@@ vice , and he spoke with his friend Le@@ on@@ ar@@ do , as@@ king what he had done to up@@ set him .
Pe@@ ace With F@@ el@@ low H@@ u@@ man@@ s
Rather than experi@@ enc@@ ing t@@ or@@ ment in a hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re or being taken by God to become angels in heaven , the dead , including O@@ w@@ en , wa@@ it in the gra@@ ve until it is time to be a@@ wak@@ ened in the resurrection . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 5 , 10 ; E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 18 : 4 .
I@@ magine yourself s@@ it@@ ting with the d@@ ri@@ v@@ ers , and be pre@@ pared for an ad@@ ven@@ tu@@ re@@ some tri@@ p that will take ten or more days .
Jesus ’ par@@ able of the pro@@ di@@ g@@ al son off@@ ers yet more in@@ sight into how we can look for the good in con@@ ne@@ ction with our own family .
The wisdom of the world will ‘ prove con@@ fu@@ sed ’ when Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on str@@ ik@@ es .
Those ver@@ ses remin@@ ded her that making Jehovah happy is what is most important .
We will have a positi@@ ve attitude , confid@@ ent of deli@@ ver@@ ance !
P@@ ol@@ and , 10 / 1
On the contr@@ ary , Jesus said that everlasting life dep@@ ends upon our taking in knowledge of the only true God , be@@ coming ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with his mat@@ ch@@ less person@@ ality as well as with his pur@@ pos@@ es and deal@@ ings with humans .
At some poin@@ ts , this w@@ all sto@@ od 1@@ 6@@ 5 fe@@ et ( 50 m ) high .
“ Let Your Lo@@ ve Be W@@ i@@ th@@ out H@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y ”
The number of Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers keep@@ s inc@@ reas@@ ing .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y T@@ O@@ M C@@ O@@ O@@ K@@ E
They had not come at God’s direction ; nor had they come to benefit the human family .
He kept his life simp@@ le so that he could fre@@ ely minis@@ ter to others .
Mar@@ ri@@ ed people must di@@ vi@@ de their time and en@@ er@@ gy to ple@@ ase and care for their mate .
Jesus set a good example for his followers !
Do you desire the preci@@ ous gift of et@@ er@@ n@@ al life ?
That was a challeng@@ ing question .
So godly fear inclu@@ des an in@@ ner a@@ ver@@ sion or dis@@ gu@@ st toward all that is bad in Jehovah’s eyes .
Such chang@@ es cannot u@@ su@@ ally be made over@@ night , and stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing during your first at@@ temp@@ ts should not be reg@@ ar@@ ded as a fa@@ il@@ ure .
Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k will continue declar@@ ing God’s message ​ — even if doing so means death .
No@@ wa@@ days , though , we may not need to go ab@@ ro@@ ad to share the good news with people of all t@@ ong@@ u@@ es .
Wh@@ en@@ ever feelings of self - doubt sur@@ face , I try to f@@ ill my mind with positi@@ ve thoughts , the kind of spiritual things mentioned at Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 8 .
1 : 8 , 19 ; 15 : 20 .
Today , we should lik@@ e@@ wise ask ourselves , ‘ What kind of faith does “ the Son of man ” find in my heart ? ’
Mu@@ ch attention has been given to the spiritual and emo@@ tional well - being of those affe@@ cted .
How did Jehovah’s people become a holy nation ?
Today , we make mis@@ takes because we in@@ her@@ ited imper@@ fe@@ ction and sin from our an@@ c@@ est@@ or Adam .
One way we can draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah is by show@@ ing reg@@ ard for and pa@@ ying attention to his activities as recorded in his Word , the Bible .
What we learn makes us love Jehovah and helps us to have deep respect for him .
He who lo@@ ves his wife lo@@ ves himself , for no man ever h@@ ated his own flesh ; but he fe@@ e@@ ds and ch@@ eri@@ sh@@ es it , as the Christ also does the congregation . ”
Ke@@ ep on sear@@ ch@@ ing !
When M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el Ser@@ ve@@ tu@@ s demonstr@@ ated that the Tr@@ in@@ ity has no bas@@ is in Scrip@@ ture , C@@ al@@ v@@ in used his pol@@ itical influ@@ ence to support the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of Ser@@ ve@@ tu@@ s , who was bur@@ ned at the st@@ ake .
F@@ in@@ ding su@@ it@@ able living accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations and arrang@@ ements may pose a real chall@@ enge for those who wish to up@@ hold Jehovah’s righteous standards .
N@@ ex@@ t , we must deci@@ de how much of our time it is wor@@ th .
Corinthians “ C@@ r@@ am@@ ped for R@@ o@@ om ”
We do all within our power to honor our fin@@ an@@ cial com@@ mit@@ ments , let@@ ting our “ Yes mean Yes ” when it comes to pa@@ ying off de@@ b@@ ts .
Can you i@@ magine S@@ ar@@ ah’s angu@@ ish in as@@ king that of her husband ?
From the fi@@ f@@ th to the ei@@ gh@@ th century C.E . , the Bible in L@@ at@@ in and A@@ ra@@ bi@@ c en@@ ab@@ led the S@@ pan@@ ish people to read God’s Word
It is only a part of the w@@ all of the temple cour@@ ty@@ ard .
; C@@ lar@@ ke , D .
Wh@@ ere We Can F@@ ind Go@@ od F@@ ri@@ ends
God sent Na@@ than to con@@ fr@@ on@@ t David and give him an opportunity to change his attitude .
All i@@ ma@@ ges : S l@@ as@@ ka@@ v@@ ý@@ m s@@ v@@ ol@@ en@@ í@@ m k@@ ni@@ ho@@ v@@ n@@ y N@@ á@@ ro@@ d@@ n@@ í@@ h@@ o mu@@ ze@@ a v P@@ ra@@ ze , C@@ ̆@@ es@@ ko
No@@ body wants to make a po@@ or decision , one that ca@@ uses tr@@ ou@@ ble and pos@@ si@@ bly sh@@ ame .
En@@ coura@@ g@@ ing R@@ ep@@ or@@ ts and H@@ ear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing In@@ ter@@ vie@@ ws
In 1@@ 7@@ 5@@ 7 the K@@ ing@@ ’s R@@ o@@ y@@ al Li@@ br@@ ary was given to the B@@ rit@@ ish nation , and this fine co@@ de@@ x is now on displa@@ y in the John R@@ it@@ bl@@ at G@@ all@@ er@@ y in the new B@@ rit@@ ish Li@@ br@@ ary .
Today , many you@@ ths among Jehovah’s Witnesses take pri@@ de in their beli@@ ef@@ s and coura@@ ge@@ ously speak to others about them in scho@@ ol@@ s and el@@ se@@ where .
A Mo@@ de@@ l to F@@ ol@@ low
An@@ cient Christians found viol@@ ent en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment un@@ accep@@ table .
W@@ atch Your As@@ soci@@ ations in These L@@ ast Da@@ ys
Can you ‘ bu@@ y out ’ time from other things so as to sp@@ end more of it with your family ?
His loyal ones deli@@ ght to use his name in their prayers and in the com@@ ments they make at their meetings .
Some get involved in d@@ ru@@ g a@@ bu@@ se , as I did .
It was the har@@ des@@ t thing that I have ever had to do , but I got the help I needed . ” ​ — Yo@@ shi .
So parents must ‘ bu@@ y out the time ’ for the study .
▪ How Can We Ma@@ in@@ tain “ a W@@ a@@ iting A@@ t@@ titu@@ de ” ?
The first call to ga@@ ther the bri@@ de class went out when Jesus and his followers began preaching in 29 C.E . , and it continued t@@ ill 33 C.E .
John therefore told G@@ a@@ i@@ us and , by ex@@ ten@@ sion , each of us : “ Do not imitate what is bad . ” ​ — 3 John 11 .
Although ancient hist@@ ori@@ ans al@@ most always repor@@ ted only the succ@@ ess@@ es and vi@@ r@@ tu@@ es of rul@@ ers , the Bible writ@@ ers were hon@@ est , op@@ en@@ ly ad@@ mit@@ ting even their own mis@@ takes .
Still others h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to say that they are s@@ or@@ ry because of the possible con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
Consider two are@@ as of life : our conduct and our spe@@ e@@ ch .
See K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe , chap@@ ter 11 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Why did one family believe that Jehovah had exerc@@ ised com@@ pas@@ sion toward them ?
We should wel@@ come such t@@ ests because they give us an opportunity to demonstr@@ ate the dep@@ th of our loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah .
I promised M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el that if he did the jo@@ b quic@@ k@@ ly , I would read an ex@@ tr@@ a be@@ d@@ time st@@ ory to him .
( 2 ) In what ways does the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al influ@@ ence the un@@ ity of God’s people ?
In what ways have ancient fes@@ tiv@@ als and mo@@ der@@ n - day meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions been bene@@ fi@@ cial ?
The ro@@ c@@ king would ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely “ over@@ thro@@ w the thro@@ ne of k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s and an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ate the strength of the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the nations . ” ​ — H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 2 : 22 .
What a wonderful as@@ sur@@ ance that is for us as we live through the last days of this be@@ dar@@ k@@ ened world ! ”
Then her con@@ dition wor@@ sen@@ ed , and she died a few months later .
Bible educ@@ ation has helped me to value my mate , who has been by my side for so many years . ”
I knew that I had can@@ c@@ er , but I was wa@@ iting for the resul@@ ts of the bi@@ op@@ s@@ y .
* But as the su@@ n ro@@ se on this c@@ li@@ ma@@ c@@ tic day , the vis@@ ta was g@@ ri@@ m .
A@@ n as@@ sur@@ ance of God’s fav@@ or is wor@@ th far more than all the worl@@ d’s tre@@ a@@ sures .
C@@ learly , giving in to such imp@@ ul@@ ses would keep you from re@@ aching your go@@ al .
Consider A@@ le@@ x , * who has sp@@ ent the last 19 years in the B@@ ra@@ z@@ ili@@ an pris@@ on system for sever@@ al ac@@ ts of as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t .
“ It was the deep@@ est h@@ ur@@ t I had ever experienced , ” Jo@@ y says .
How do older Christians remain heal@@ thy in faith and re@@ tain their spiritual vi@@ g@@ or ?
Wh@@ atever the case , we can be sure of this : They l@@ ac@@ ked loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah and his appointed king .
So@@ on , Di@@ o@@ j@@ any was get@@ ting disc@@ oura@@ ged because she had not been able to find the Witnesses to re@@ su@@ me her Bible discus@@ sions .
The study guid@@ es will help you to think care@@ fully about vari@@ ous s@@ crip@@ tures and then encoura@@ ge you to wr@@ ite down the reas@@ ons for your beli@@ ef@@ s .
Consider the following in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
So while we keep our desire to serve in a fore@@ ign - language congregation strong , we also need to prote@@ ct our relationship with Jehovah . ​ — Matthew 4 : 4 .
He will always give us the support we need .
No@@ te@@ wor@@ thy , too , is Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 4 , where we are told : “ Lo@@ ok !
Our answer to the question what ?
Because Jehovah cre@@ ated humans in his i@@ ma@@ ge and thus made it possible for us to refle@@ ct his beau@@ ti@@ ful qualities . ​ — G@@ en .
The princi@@ p@@ al Hebrew word for “ honor ” liter@@ ally means “ heav@@ iness . ”
Des@@ pite such fe@@ ars , however , milli@@ ons have res@@ ol@@ ved to trust in God and to live according to God’s Word , in imit@@ ation of Jesus Christ .
What could the brothers do at this very l@@ ate d@@ ate ?
Our having a ze@@ al@@ ous share in the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work helps individuals from many nations to learn the ways of peace and to pur@@ sue peace with one another .
A good conscience , one that is Bible - tra@@ ined , can re@@ mind us of the way in which the spirit wants us to walk .
“ Ex@@ al@@ ts a N@@ ation ”
What attitude must we re@@ ject ?
Solomon in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ated the temple in 10@@ 26 B.C.E . , after a con@@ stru@@ ction peri@@ od lasting se@@ ven and a half years .
At what point did Jehovah beg@@ in to have a dist@@ in@@ ct people on earth ?
3 , 4 . ( a ) What was the set@@ ting of the account recorded at Mark 10 : 13 - 16 ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a doubt , their actions brought praise to Jehovah , and Jehovah’s blessing was upon those faithful brothers through that most difficult time .
No@@ te , too , that Jehovah’s re@@ qu@@ est to Abraham inclu@@ ded the word “ ple@@ ase . ”
No@@ te the expres@@ sion “ at the prop@@ er time . ”
Of all of Jehovah’s servants , Jesus , God’s bel@@ o@@ ved Son , was sur@@ ely the fore@@ most t@@ ar@@ get of Satan .
“ So as to keep us under their control , the pre@@ ach@@ ers don@@ ’t let us learn S@@ pan@@ ish , ” com@@ men@@ ted one col@@ on@@ y re@@ si@@ d@@ ent .
W@@ rit@@ ers and pre@@ ach@@ ers during that age ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed high standards of el@@ o@@ qu@@ ence .
There we read : “ Jehovah himself gives the saying ; the women tel@@ ling the good news are a large ar@@ my . ”
This helps us to preach the good news about God’s Kingdom .
These faithful men will direc@@ t God’s people .
Tru@@ e to those words , the place that had been recogn@@ ized for cen@@ tu@@ ries as the cen@@ ter of God’s worship was destro@@ yed in 70 C.E . by Rom@@ an tro@@ op@@ s who came to put down the re@@ v@@ ol@@ t of the Jews .
For example , we need time to medit@@ ate as we pre@@ pare to conduct a Bible study .
How has Satan “ bl@@ in@@ ded the min@@ ds of the un@@ believers ” ?
12 / 15 I@@ m@@ mor@@ tal S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ?
While his apostles were e@@ ating , Jesus got up from the me@@ al and wa@@ shed their fe@@ et ​ — an act that was u@@ su@@ ally per@@ form@@ ed by a serv@@ ant .
They er@@ o@@ de our relationship with God and thus put our Christian hope ( our “ soul , ” or life ) in je@@ op@@ ar@@ dy .
Is this text au@@ th@@ enti@@ c ?
Re@@ war@@ ded by P@@ rac@@ tic@@ ing Go@@ dly D@@ ev@@ o@@ tion
Instead of set@@ ting his si@@ gh@@ ts on what the world of his day had to offer , Jesus foc@@ used on the important things and re@@ je@@ cted the temp@@ tation of material self - interest .
Th@@ ree ver@@ ses later , at Hebrews 12 : 4 , Paul may have been shi@@ f@@ ting from the i@@ ma@@ ge of a fo@@ o@@ tr@@ ace to that of a bo@@ x@@ ing cont@@ est .
He explained how to id@@ enti@@ fy those travel@@ ing on each ro@@ ad , saying : “ By their fru@@ its you will recogn@@ ize them . ”
H@@ er faith in Jehovah and in his re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative is str@@ ong@@ er than ever .
7 , 8 . ( a ) How is love for people l@@ in@@ ked with love for God ?
C@@ ongreg@@ ation ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation was en@@ tru@@ sted to a compan@@ y serv@@ ant and other servants , all appointed under the over@@ sight of the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave .
He then started cor@@ respon@@ ding with vari@@ ous re@@ form - min@@ ded the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
Those words must have filled Job with hope .
You may won@@ der , though , about 2 Peter 3 : 7 .
W@@ he@@ ther O@@ r@@ pa@@ h’s father was ali@@ ve at the time is not stated .
Al@@ so rul@@ ed out would be fo@@ o@@ ds to which blood was ad@@ ded , such as blood sa@@ u@@ sage .
Are things very different today ?
That is also true today .
In other words , A@@ mo@@ s told his listen@@ ers : ‘ Just as you cannot help being af@@ ra@@ id when you hear the ro@@ ar of a li@@ on , so I cannot help preaching God’s word , since I have heard Jehovah’s comm@@ and to do so . ’
During World W@@ ar I , Satan tri@@ ed to destro@@ y the earthly part of Jehovah’s organization by fr@@ on@@ tal att@@ ack , but he fa@@ iled .
She never gave up hope .
( b ) In what ways can “ little ones ” among Jehovah’s people follow Jesus ’ example ?
Why must we res@@ ist let@@ ting others make us ang@@ ry ?
The Bible as@@ sures us that if we turn to God in prayer , “ the peace of God that sur@@ pas@@ ses all understanding will gu@@ ard [ our ] hearts and [ our ] men@@ tal po@@ wers . ”
S@@ im@@ on Peter said to him : “ Lord , not my fe@@ et only , but also my hands and my head . ”
Ye@@ ars later , in 19@@ 7@@ 2 , when Ma@@ x@@ ine and I were vis@@ iting Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , a sister who had just gra@@ du@@ ated from G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol came to talk to us .
Instead , he ques@@ tioned Jehovah’s right to rule .
Ti@@ ru@@ ch@@ c@@ hi@@ ra@@ pp@@ all@@ i
Such conduct some@@ times inc@@ ites je@@ al@@ ous@@ y and ani@@ mo@@ s@@ ity .
E@@ arly Christians were con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jesus was real
Many of these mirac@@ les served to id@@ enti@@ fy Jesus as the Messi@@ ah , and they proved that he had God’s ba@@ c@@ king .
How were the times of E@@ no@@ ch and Noah similar to our time ?
• Why is it important to make peace with an off@@ ended brother ?
Many M@@ ex@@ i@@ can Witnesses have sh@@ ared in special preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ s
Although he ad@@ mit@@ ted ne@@ arly tur@@ ning asi@@ de from righteousness , his vie@@ w@@ point chang@@ ed when he en@@ tered “ the gr@@ and san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary of God ” ​ — that is , when he associ@@ ated with spiritual people in God’s ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le or temple and refle@@ cted on God’s purpose .
Fa@@ ina asked many questions and care@@ fully consider@@ ed the ans@@ wers she was given .
Ther@@ efore , in@@ deed , the congregations continued to be made fir@@ m in the faith and to inc@@ re@@ ase in number from day to day . ”
( F@@ t@@ n . ) We should not give someone el@@ se the responsi@@ bility to make decisions for us .
C@@ H@@ A@@ R@@ L@@ E@@ S , M@@ O , The F@@ am@@ ily Ar@@ ena , 200@@ 2 Ar@@ ena P@@ k@@ w@@ y .
They asked the la@@ dy if she spoke Eng@@ l@@ ish .
To@@ da@@ y’s world is rul@@ ed by gre@@ ed and sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness .
If someone ang@@ ers you , get your own emo@@ tions under control and then take the st@@ ep@@ s needed to res@@ ol@@ ve the matter .
His Son , Jesus , pointed to this when he said : “ You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind . ”
Our all - loving heavenly Father also provi@@ des wise counsel that helps those who walk with him to make a succ@@ ess of life now , des@@ pite their being imper@@ fect and living in a world that is l@@ ying in Satan’s power .
While we are end@@ ow@@ ed with a cap@@ ac@@ ity for spiritu@@ ality , pres@@ sures from this wicked world or such tra@@ its as la@@ z@@ iness may d@@ ul@@ l our consci@@ ousness of our need .
The Israelites over@@ th@@ re@@ w Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o and A@@ i and were cam@@ ped ne@@ ar@@ by at G@@ il@@ g@@ al .
“ I was ready to dis@@ mis@@ s them po@@ lit@@ ely , but then I no@@ tic@@ ed a bro@@ ch@@ ure they were o@@ ffering .
Although such medi@@ cal ter@@ ms were not used in Bible times , the t@@ ar@@ get or@@ g@@ ans of certain se@@ x@@ u@@ ally trans@@ mit@@ ted di@@ se@@ as@@ es comm@@ on at the time were known .
For , in@@ deed , “ every good gift and every perfect present ” comes from the S@@ ource of the ra@@ in , Jehovah God . ​ — James 1 : 17 .
After religious fre@@ e@@ dom was rest@@ ored in Gre@@ e@@ ce , I had the privilege of serving as a temp@@ or@@ ary special pioneer on the is@@ land of R@@ ho@@ des .
Yes , Jehovah is a s@@ ource of b@@ oun@@ d@@ less support .
L@@ ater , back at the J@@ or@@ d@@ an , El@@ isha stru@@ ck the w@@ at@@ ers with Eli@@ j@@ ah’s gar@@ ment , c@@ all@@ ing out : “ Wh@@ ere is Jehovah , the God of Eli@@ j@@ ah ? ”
‘ TH@@ E@@ I@@ R B@@ AL@@ D@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S I@@ S T@@ O B@@ E B@@ R@@ O@@ A@@ D@@ EN@@ E@@ D O@@ U@@ T ’
The simil@@ ar@@ ities cannot pos@@ si@@ bly be co@@ in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ al .
Pe@@ er pres@@ sure can af@@ fect even those who s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely want to do what is right , including you .
Jehovah may allow his enem@@ ies to expres@@ s their ra@@ ge toward his servants ​ — but only to the ex@@ t@@ ent necess@@ ary to discipl@@ ine his people and thus tra@@ in them .
Joseph did not know it , but that con@@ vers@@ ation would lead to a tur@@ ning point in his life .
And they kept serving their i@@ do@@ ls , and these came to be a s@@ n@@ are to them .
T@@ ry to See O@@ thers as Jehovah Se@@ es The@@ m , 3 / 15
‘ Sh@@ re@@ w@@ d One Consi@@ ders S@@ te@@ ps ’ , 7 / 15
We will never be in need of a second op@@ in@@ ion .
Jehovah wants what is best for you , and he will re@@ ward those who do his will .
Bo@@ th the apostle Paul and the disci@@ ple Ju@@ de indic@@ ated that those who deci@@ de to honor God will have a fi@@ ght on their hands . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
It is not de@@ pi@@ cted as an ei@@ gh@@ th head on the origin@@ al w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast .
W@@ ould he reason that as lead@@ er of Israel , he was qu@@ ali@@ fied to make a decision in the matter ?
We need to know , for we want to work in har@@ mony with the spirit .
In his great prophecy about the si@@ gn of his pres@@ ence , Jesus gave yet another war@@ ning .
The tim@@ ely talk “ Ab@@ ho@@ r the Wor@@ l@@ dly P@@ la@@ gu@@ e of P@@ or@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y ” showed us how to cop@@ e with that de@@ bas@@ ing th@@ re@@ at to our spiritu@@ ality .
How can we prote@@ ct ourselves from Satan’s pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda ?
This was du@@ e to the inc@@ reas@@ ingly bo@@ ld activ@@ ity of the Ca@@ tho@@ lic cl@@ er@@ gy .
He me@@ ant that a person should keep his word .
Let your te@@ en@@ ag@@ er expla@@ in , for example , why he feel@@ s that his cur@@ few should be ad@@ ju@@ sted in a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar instance .
They made their marriage a succ@@ ess ​ — and you can be succ@@ ess@@ ful too !
Be@@ ing able to re@@ view with the stud@@ ents the re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble early events in the mo@@ der@@ n - day hist@@ ory of Jehovah’s organization ​ — many of which I could rel@@ ate from personal experience — ​ made me appreci@@ ate more fully my rich spiritual her@@ it@@ age .
He ap@@ poin@@ ts 30 - year - old E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el as prophet .
C@@ ha@@ p@@ ters 13 to 23 are pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ements against the nations .
And how encourag@@ ing it is to hear of the spiritual accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments of others !
We are as@@ sur@@ ed that Jehovah will help us “ get up ” so that we can continue giving him our ut@@ most devo@@ tion .
How is man@@ kin@@ d’s fre@@ e@@ dom rel@@ ated to “ the reve@@ al@@ ing of the sons of God ” ?
O@@ b@@ serving Jesus ’ comman@@ d@@ ments can in@@ deed help us come off vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous in our stru@@ gg@@ le against the wicked world and our sin@@ ful tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es .
P@@ ra@@ ying together helps married cou@@ ples face challeng@@ ing situ@@ ations
Do you really know who is giving you ad@@ vice on@@ l@@ ine ?
From su@@ peri@@ or in@@ tel@@ le@@ ct ?
How un@@ just that they should first re@@ ject J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah and then come to him for help ! ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 11 : 4 - 7 .
If we make the truth our own , we will seek to share it with others on every su@@ it@@ able occasi@@ on .
I re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed that one of my a@@ un@@ ts was a Witness .
R@@ a@@ ising Ch@@ il@@ dren in F@@ o@@ re@@ ign L@@ and , 10 / 15
It is good to pray for help to understand the Bible
This C@@ y@@ r@@ us would also free Jewish cap@@ ti@@ ves and support the re@@ con@@ stru@@ ction of their holy temple .
The flo@@ ors and w@@ alls of ba@@ th@@ hous@@ es were ri@@ ch@@ ly dec@@ or@@ ated with col@@ or@@ ful mo@@ sa@@ ic@@ s show@@ ing s@@ cen@@ es from pa@@ g@@ an my@@ th@@ olo@@ gy .
Job had three compan@@ i@@ ons who vis@@ ited him , as if to “ sy@@ mp@@ a@@ th@@ ize with him and comfort him . ”
Their hearts were bro@@ ken , and they needed comfort and cons@@ ol@@ ation .
At the same time , your child will ob@@ serve that you as a par@@ ent dep@@ end on God’s Word for direction on important matters in life . ​ — Proverbs 22 : 6 ; 2 Timothy 3 : 15 .
3 , 4 . ( a ) Why did S@@ hi@@ ph@@ ra@@ h and P@@ u@@ ah refu@@ se to obey P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h when he or@@ der@@ ed that every new@@ born Israel@@ ite m@@ ale be kil@@ led ?
He wrote : “ From what s@@ ource are there w@@ ars and from what s@@ ource are there fi@@ gh@@ ts among you ?
To fulf@@ ill his assign@@ ed ro@@ le on the earth , Jesus “ emp@@ ti@@ ed himself and took a sla@@ ve@@ ’s form , ” lea@@ ving be@@ h@@ ind his heavenly life and glory .
I find comfort when I hear news of those whom The@@ o@@ do@@ to@@ s and I were privile@@ ged to help .
By this time , he was well - known thr@@ ough@@ out the world , but it was his rec@@ ord of faithful the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c service that imp@@ ressed me .
This resul@@ ts in Jehovah’s rich blessing .
E@@ th@@ ni@@ c h@@ at@@ red in R@@ w@@ anda led to the de@@ a@@ ths of more than 8@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 men , women , and children .
As explained in the th@@ ir@@ d chap@@ ter of Genesis , Jehovah’s purpose enc@@ oun@@ tered a chall@@ enge .
On the other hand , a fa@@ il@@ ure to discipl@@ ine is an expres@@ sion of par@@ ent@@ al h@@ at@@ red !
The way of the tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous , on the other hand , is ru@@ g@@ ged , or “ hard . ”
Jesus , per@@ c@@ ei@@ ving their wrong mo@@ ti@@ ves , began to teach them spiritual tru@@ ths that could help ad@@ just their thinking .
What fru@@ its do they “ re@@ a@@ p b@@ oun@@ ti@@ fully ” in M@@ ic@@ r@@ on@@ es@@ ia ?
Christian meetings provide an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent opportunity for us to comfort and encoura@@ ge one another .
S@@ el@@ f - S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fice B@@ r@@ ings Jehovah’s B@@ less@@ ing
( b ) How succ@@ ess@@ ful were Jesus ’ efforts ?
There are s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c efforts toward the l@@ eng@@ th@@ ening of life , such as by at@@ temp@@ ting to over@@ come an ap@@ par@@ ent li@@ mit to the number of times that c@@ el@@ ls reg@@ en@@ er@@ ate or by ther@@ a@@ pe@@ u@@ tic cl@@ on@@ ing to provide pati@@ ents with new , com@@ pati@@ ble or@@ g@@ ans .
Of course , only after “ all those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs ” are ra@@ ised will we know for a certain@@ ty who has been fav@@ ored with a resurrection .
( b ) What can be the bene@@ fi@@ cial result when a par@@ ent ad@@ m@@ its to having made a mis@@ take ?
The cam@@ p do@@ ct@@ ors deli@@ ber@@ ately in@@ fe@@ cted human gu@@ in@@ e@@ a pi@@ g@@ s with tu@@ ber@@ cu@@ lo@@ s@@ is .
The second article exam@@ ines this vital question : Who are the few through whom Christ fe@@ e@@ ds us today ?
In what sense is Jehovah “ too pu@@ re in eyes to see what is bad ” ?
Jehovah’s prophet Daniel fore@@ told : “ The God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be brought to ru@@ in .
As a result , S@@ ar@@ ah “ began to hum@@ ili@@ ate her , ” and H@@ ag@@ ar r@@ an away .
The answer is , Of no benefit at all .
That ex@@ change ra@@ ises this question : “ When in the hist@@ ory of God’s people would faithful ones refu@@ se help to some who asked for it ? ”
We used to hold the meetings in a bro@@ ther’s st@@ ore , with an a@@ ver@@ age attend@@ ance of 30 .
Pet@@ er@@ ’s faith gave him the ability to walk on water , something that seem@@ ed imp@@ os@@ sible for a human .
Re@@ fle@@ cting the viol@@ ent spirit of his day , L@@ am@@ e@@ ch com@@ posed a po@@ em bo@@ a@@ sting about how he had kil@@ led a young man , al@@ le@@ ge@@ dly in self - de@@ f@@ en@@ se .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah at times ra@@ ised their hands and asked for a good out@@ come .
Timothy was born h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of mil@@ es away from Jerusalem , in L@@ y@@ str@@ a .
You may be deep@@ ly gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah for his go@@ o@@ dness to you .
They were “ willing - hear@@ ted . ”
Do you a@@ va@@ il yourself of every opportunity to speak about the good news of God’s Kingdom ?
After succ@@ ess@@ fully comple@@ ting their preaching activ@@ ity in C@@ y@@ pr@@ us , the mission@@ aries continued their work in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or .
On one occasi@@ on , even some disciples took off@@ en@@ se at a fi@@ gu@@ re of spe@@ e@@ ch that Jesus used .
Th@@ ree acc@@ oun@@ ts recorded in the inspired Scriptures may come to mind .
I have many wonderful mem@@ ori@@ es of out@@ standing elders with whom I served .
▪ Ma@@ in@@ tain Your Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty to God’s Kingdom
How has re@@ vie@@ wing the account of K@@ or@@ ah streng@@ th@@ ened your faith in Jehovah’s v@@ isi@@ ble organization ?
( b ) K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge of what ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound en@@ ab@@ les us to understand Romans 5 : 12 ?
The Bible does not tell us how Christi@@ an@@ ity s@@ pre@@ ad to these re@@ gi@@ ons , but it could have been through Jews or pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes who were present in Jerusalem at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . and who later re@@ turned home .
When someone was needed to organiz@@ e Christian conven@@ tions in the re@@ gi@@ on , Jo@@ s@@ é always made himself a@@ vail@@ able .
To war@@ n its in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants that their great city was going to be destro@@ yed .
Many children in coun@@ tri@@ es where ci@@ vi@@ l war has become a way of life are gro@@ wing up without ever having known peace .
He was determined to obey the God who@@ se instru@@ ctions had given him so many advan@@ ta@@ ges in living .
Ther@@ efore , we should be like the tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy prophet Daniel , in whom others could find nothing cor@@ ru@@ pt .
“ Yes !
Jesus had seen his apostles at their wor@@ st , yet he “ loved them to the end . ”
To this end , they develop@@ ed li@@ ber@@ ation the@@ olo@@ gy , in which Christ was inter@@ pre@@ ted no longer as a sa@@ vi@@ or in just the Bi@@ bli@@ cal sense but in a pol@@ itical and e@@ con@@ om@@ ic way as well .
Such a course is sure to bring us true happiness , for the Scriptures promise : “ He who pe@@ ers into the perfect law that bel@@ ong@@ s to fre@@ e@@ dom and who pers@@ ists in it , this man , because he has become , not a for@@ get@@ ful he@@ are@@ r , but a do@@ er of the work , will be happy in his doing it . ” ​ — James 1 : 25 .
Di@@ d Jehovah view the question as a chall@@ enge to his authority ?
It al@@ most seem@@ ed that the to@@ wn was a@@ wa@@ s@@ h in te@@ ars .
Are you truly benef@@ iting from them ?
He was inter@@ ested in ra@@ ising the stan@@ d@@ ard of educ@@ ation in the country and also in making money .
◆ De@@ bor@@ ah : Ju@@ d@@ ges 4 : 1 – 5 : 31 .
Satan’s system of things will soon come to its end , but God’s organization will sur@@ vi@@ ve the last days .
In the Hebrew Scriptures , the expres@@ sions “ the sons of the true God ” and “ the sons of God ” occ@@ ur at Genesis 6 : 2 , 4 ; Job 1 : 6 ; 2 : 1 ; 38 : 7 ; and Psalm 8@@ 9 : 6 .
A@@ m@@ ong others mentioned in the po@@ em are the gi@@ r@@ l@@ ’s mother and brothers , “ daugh@@ ters of Jerusalem [ cour@@ t l@@ adi@@ es ] , ” and “ daugh@@ ters of Z@@ ion [ women of Jerusalem ] . ”
This field sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ds us from the ra@@ di@@ ation em@@ an@@ ating from sol@@ ar f@@ la@@ res and ex@@ p@@ lo@@ sions in the ou@@ ter re@@ gi@@ ons of the su@@ n .
A@@ mi@@ d Tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es , P@@ r@@ om@@ ising G@@ ro@@ w@@ th
In@@ iti@@ ally , I wor@@ ked as a cle@@ an@@ er and as a cou@@ ri@@ er between of@@ fic@@ es .
So he said to Na@@ than the prophet : “ H@@ ere I am living in a house of ce@@ d@@ ars while the ar@@ k of the covenant of Jehovah is under t@@ ent clo@@ ths . ”
You know where you are he@@ ad@@ ed and what is right and what is wrong . ”
With reg@@ ard to his worshi@@ p@@ ers , our God will not “ set ” like the su@@ n or “ w@@ ane ” like the mo@@ on .
He conclu@@ ded one of his let@@ ters by gre@@ et@@ ing more than 25 brothers and sisters by name , including Per@@ s@@ is , a Christian sister about whom Paul said : “ Gre@@ et Per@@ s@@ is our bel@@ o@@ ved one . ” ​ — R@@ om . 16 : 3 - 15 .
No@@ tice that verse 23 really high@@ ligh@@ ts a number of reas@@ ons .
In 19@@ 6@@ 4 the Witnesses experienced se@@ v@@ ere t@@ es@@ ting because of their refu@@ s@@ al to take part in pol@@ itical activities .
D@@ ili@@ g@@ ent study of the Bible en@@ ab@@ led Ca@@ pi@@ to , C@@ el@@ l@@ ari@@ us , C@@ am@@ pan@@ us , and others to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish truth from er@@ ro@@ r .
“ S@@ T@@ E@@ P over into M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia and help us . ”
The j@@ our@@ ne@@ y started on a co@@ ld early mor@@ ning in the K@@ en@@ y@@ an w@@ es@@ ter@@ n high@@ lands .
When a man l@@ ame from bir@@ th asked for money , Peter rep@@ lied : “ S@@ il@@ ver and go@@ ld I do not pos@@ s@@ ess , but what I do have is what I give you : In the name of Jesus Christ the Na@@ z@@ ar@@ ene , walk ! ” ​ — Acts 3 : 6 .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , regul@@ ar spiritual activities can help reli@@ eve any feelings of emo@@ tional or spiritual ex@@ ha@@ us@@ tion .
Solomon expres@@ sed his confidence that God would not only hear their prayers but also act in their be@@ half .
N@@ early 40 Witnesses from our congregation travel@@ ed there by tra@@ in .
Al@@ so , I had to consider if it would be possible in practic@@ al ter@@ ms . How would we maintain ourselves ?
O@@ f@@ ten , they first saw Jehovah’s name when they read Psalm 8@@ 3 : 18 in the Bible . In the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation , that verse re@@ a@@ ds : “ That people may know that you , who@@ se name is Jehovah , you al@@ one are the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh over all the earth . ”
Pro@@ p@@ he@@ tic promises to such men of faith as Abraham and David gave fur@@ ther in@@ sight into what Jehovah would accom@@ pl@@ ish through that Se@@ ed . ​ — Genesis 22 : 15 - 18 ; 2 Samuel 7 : 12 .
In those days , Hebrew was re@@ stri@@ cted to the Jews , and it seem@@ s that W@@ es@@ sel learned ba@@ si@@ c Hebrew from con@@ ver@@ ted Jews .
You may know of other l@@ on@@ ely ones who@@ se lives ended tra@@ gi@@ c@@ ally .
W@@ ell , we might find ourselves suffering because of the in@@ justice of this system of things .
G@@ ide@@ on@@ ’s st@@ ory provi@@ des less@@ ons of both war@@ ning and encourag@@ ement .
In prayer to God , Jesus said of his followers : “ I have given your word to them , but the world has h@@ ated them , because they are no part of the world , just as I am no part of the world .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ [ Jesus ] gave himself for our sin@@ s that he might deli@@ ver us from the present wicked system of things according to the will of our God and Father . ”
Their id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying themselves with the great crow@@ d of other sheep indic@@ ated that by 19@@ 35 the c@@ all@@ ing of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 anointed Christians was vi@@ r@@ tually complete . ​ — Revelation 7 : 4 .
The pain that had filled God’s heart when mankind was f@@ ill@@ ing the world with viol@@ ence was re@@ plac@@ ed by the rest@@ ful , pleas@@ ant sen@@ s@@ ation of see@@ ing a family of faithful worshipp@@ ers on earth who were determined to car@@ ry out his will .
The last book of the Bible s@@ ti@@ r@@ s our hearts with its vision of mankind li@@ f@@ ted to per@@ fe@@ ction .
What should parents not for@@ get ?
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous thought in Babyl@@ on@@ ia provided pl@@ ent@@ y of ro@@ om for false do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines , de@@ ities , dem@@ ons , and spi@@ rit@@ ism .
3 : 5 , 6 ; 1 Ti@@ m .
W@@ he@@ ther Sam@@ ari@@ a was cap@@ tur@@ ed by S@@ hal@@ man@@ es@@ er V or by his succ@@ ess@@ or , S@@ ar@@ g@@ on I@@ I , rema@@ ins un@@ certain .
Se@@ cond , this would be follow@@ ed by the esta@@ bli@@ shing of a physical par@@ adise on earth .
P@@ ati@@ ent ob@@ serv@@ ation and pa@@ inst@@ ak@@ ing re@@ sear@@ ch over many cen@@ tu@@ ries have reve@@ aled that the cul@@ pr@@ its were often small cre@@ atu@@ res that live al@@ ong@@ side us .
To the ca@@ su@@ al ob@@ ser@@ ver , these apost@@ ates might not have been different from others in the congregation .
Some of them were Ba@@ al , Ha@@ da@@ d ( a name appe@@ aring as part of the n@@ ames of certain S@@ y@@ ri@@ an k@@ ings ) , and D@@ ag@@ an .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y AN@@ N@@ A M@@ A@@ TH@@ E@@ A@@ K@@ I@@ S
The Kingdom - preaching work was re@@ stri@@ cted in many coun@@ tri@@ es .
What is the meaning of the com@@ ment at Hebrews 12 : 4 : “ You have never yet res@@ is@@ ted as far as blood ” ?
As a ze@@ al@@ ous Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er , Paul ‘ gl@@ ori@@ fied his ministry . ’
Pe@@ ople went up to the ro@@ of@@ s of their hous@@ es to hear what they descri@@ bed as vo@@ ic@@ es coming from heaven .
However , he sen@@ sed a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar d@@ anger in that re@@ gi@@ on .
In A@@ pri@@ l 1@@ 5@@ 34 , when Christ’s second coming was su@@ p@@ posed to occ@@ ur , Ma@@ th@@ ys ro@@ de out of the city on a wh@@ ite hor@@ se , expe@@ cting divine prote@@ ction .
W@@ ould you like to know your future ?
The other three ​ — about the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , the ten vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins , and the sheep and the go@@ ats — ​ are also part of Jesus ’ answer to the question about the si@@ gn of his pres@@ ence .
All of this c@@ alls for a self - sacrific@@ ing spirit .
N@@ or@@ man , O@@ K
For example , just two years after the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Christian Greek Scriptures was rel@@ eas@@ ed , a re@@ vision of the A@@ mer@@ i@@ can St@@ and@@ ard V@@ er@@ sion was rel@@ eas@@ ed .
Not likely , for he had but one child .
As a result , he says , “ our son always felt that he could expres@@ s himself fre@@ ely . ”
R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ing and pon@@ der@@ ing the vari@@ ous man@@ i@@ fes@@ t@@ ations of Jehovah’s holy spirit and power .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing integrity , however , does not call for per@@ fe@@ ction .
Many wanted to cor@@ respon@@ d with the S@@ eli@@ g@@ ers .
At the time of baptism , we have the ba@@ si@@ c qualities requi@@ red to be a serv@@ ant of God .
To gro@@ w strong , you had to learn to enjoy such who@@ les@@ ome fo@@ o@@ ds .
Daniel rema@@ ined loyal to God not only when in public but also in priv@@ ate . ​ — Read Daniel 6 : 10 .
We were able to get a ri@@ de to W@@ i@@ ch@@ ita .
“ He that does not love , ” expla@@ ins the Bible , “ has not come to know God . ”
I even stu@@ died the Bible with a pre@@ vi@@ ous enem@@ y from high school !
The privilege we have of be@@ aring the name of the holy God , Jehovah , and of being his Witnesses is something el@@ se that we hold sac@@ red .
Then , at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , the c@@ li@@ ma@@ x of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , the go@@ at@@ like ones will be ‘ cu@@ t off ’ forever .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y N@@ A@@ J@@ I@@ B S@@ AL@@ E@@ M
We too are in a r@@ ace ​ — for everlasting life .
What challeng@@ es have Jehovah’s servants fac@@ ed ?
Des@@ pite Satan’s evil influ@@ ence , many govern@@ ments do a me@@ asure of good for their c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens .
And in@@ deed , they prog@@ ressed and are pro@@ ving to be effe@@ ctive pione@@ ers today .
Let us now consider four of the de@@ ad@@ ly tra@@ ps that are used by “ the bir@@ d@@ c@@ atch@@ er . ”
2 : 18 ; 7 : 11 ; 12 : 18 ; 13 : 3 .
He said that if Noah were living in E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s time , his children would not be deli@@ vered on the bas@@ is of their fa@@ ther’s righteousness .
Un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish , princi@@ pl@@ ed love for Jehovah helps all of us to hum@@ ble ourselves under his mi@@ gh@@ ty hand .
Of course , this inclu@@ des our brothers , for Jesus said : “ If . . . you are br@@ ing@@ ing your gift to the al@@ ta@@ r and there you remember that your brother has something against you , leave your gift there in fr@@ on@@ t of the al@@ ta@@ r , and go away .
Ex@@ po@@ sure to du@@ st , ch@@ em@@ ic@@ als , no@@ ise and ra@@ di@@ ation [ is ] ca@@ using can@@ c@@ er , heart di@@ se@@ ase and st@@ ro@@ k@@ es . ”
He had been a cho@@ ir@@ bo@@ y but in 199@@ 3 became a sol@@ di@@ er and got involved in d@@ ru@@ g a@@ bu@@ se , spi@@ rit@@ ism , and im@@ mor@@ ality .
Me@@ an@@ while , they tre@@ asure their personal fri@@ end@@ ship with God and s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely stri@@ ve to strengthen that relationship .
V@@ olu@@ n@@ te@@ ers associ@@ ated with Re@@ gi@@ onal Bu@@ il@@ ding Com@@ mit@@ te@@ es wor@@ ked n@@ on@@ sto@@ p to re@@ pa@@ ir brothers ’ ho@@ m@@ es .
Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide , about 30 per@@ c@@ ent of women repor@@ t having been as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ted by a m@@ ale par@@ t@@ ner .
Our loving God prote@@ cts us from spiritual har@@ m by e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ing us with what we need in order to end@@ ure tri@@ als and to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our relationship with him .
Although he pas@@ sed the t@@ est of integrity here on earth and pres@@ ented the value of his ransom sacrifice in 33 C.E . , he had to wa@@ it until 1914 before com@@ men@@ c@@ ing his rule .
Me@@ et@@ ings S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then Our Fa@@ ith
And now may Jehovah exerc@@ ise toward you loving - kindness and tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thin@@ ess . ”
S@@ ome@@ times the s@@ cour@@ g@@ ing was so ter@@ ri@@ ble that the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m died under it .
In the Bible , we find information a@@ vail@@ able no@@ where el@@ se .
We must keep free from all form@@ s of spi@@ rit@@ ism . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 18 : 10 - 12 .
A similar th@@ re@@ at soon lo@@ om@@ ed over Father because he was associ@@ ating with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
When con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with pres@@ sure to do wrong , a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er with a strong sense of id@@ ent@@ ity will do more than think about the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
Un@@ der ang@@ eli@@ c direction , Jehovah’s people are con@@ ve@@ ying an important message : “ F@@ e@@ ar God and give him glory , because the h@@ our of judgment by him has arri@@ ved , so worship the One who made the heaven and the earth and the se@@ a and the s@@ pr@@ ings of water . ”
W@@ il@@ ly was dist@@ ressed .
This was made clear at the an@@ nu@@ al meeting of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a , held at the Jer@@ se@@ y C@@ ity , New Jer@@ se@@ y , As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses on S@@ atur@@ day , O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 7 , 20@@ 00 .
Do you remember spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c times when you did not give in to temp@@ tation or pe@@ er pres@@ sure ?
Some time later , he challeng@@ ed that humans would serve God only as long as doing so was to their advan@@ ta@@ ge .
However , “ the world through its wisdom did not get to know God . ”
Who make up the se@@ ed of the ser@@ p@@ ent ?
It was a very good me@@ al .
Y@@ ou@@ ths , Are You Bu@@ il@@ ding for the F@@ utu@@ re ?
V@@ isions of S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t Re@@ al@@ m , No .
“ Our Father in the heavens , let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied . ”
Indeed , just months after that news it@@ em appe@@ ared , a g@@ un@@ man kil@@ led 16 inf@@ ants and their teach@@ er at a kin@@ der@@ gar@@ ten in D@@ un@@ bl@@ ane , S@@ co@@ t@@ land , before k@@ ill@@ ing himself .
* Their parents evid@@ ently made sure that their children received a ba@@ si@@ c educ@@ ation .
They have served together as mission@@ aries since then .
You may even i@@ magine yourself there , enjo@@ ying its many blessings , car@@ ing for the earth , and jo@@ y@@ fully wel@@ coming back the dead .
What Solomon wrote in the book of E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es shows that he was not mis@@ led into thinking that ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ement and joy are li@@ mit@@ ed to those having we@@ al@@ th or prom@@ in@@ ence .
But that ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent i@@ g@@ no@@ res the vital fact that the Bible went fur@@ ther .
And R@@ ome seem@@ s to have made the conc@@ es@@ sion of recogn@@ iz@@ ing the death s@@ ent@@ ence for this cri@@ me .
Thus , “ vari@@ ous tri@@ als ” are tri@@ als that come in many col@@ ors , so to speak .
“ I K@@ new That S@@ ome@@ thing W@@ as Mis@@ sing . ” ​ — L@@ Y@@ N@@ E@@ T@@ T@@ E H@@ O@@ U@@ G@@ H@@ T@@ IN@@ G
To prote@@ ct him from g@@ er@@ ms that would eas@@ ily make him ill , we put him in a special bu@@ gg@@ y that was enc@@ lo@@ sed with a trans@@ par@@ ent pl@@ as@@ tic co@@ ver .
What children need , especially from their parents , is what Jesus was willing to give them ​ — his time and attention .
The apostle John wrote : “ The world is pas@@ sing away and so is its desire , but he that does the will of God rema@@ ins forever . ”
The Scriptures did in@@ deed show that God - given power en@@ ab@@ led Jesus to per@@ form mirac@@ les .
If we have been preaching for de@@ ca@@ des that Jehovah’s day is close , could we star@@ t to become imp@@ ati@@ ent with Jehovah when others cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze us for pro@@ claim@@ ing what the Bible says ? ​ — 2 P@@ et .
N@@ ex@@ t , Satan makes a s@@ we@@ ep@@ ing cla@@ im that affe@@ cts all mankind .
When will I pur@@ sue it ?
The apostle Paul no@@ ted this d@@ anger when writ@@ ing to Hebrew Christians , some of whom ap@@ par@@ ently had fal@@ le@@ n into such a se@@ d@@ ent@@ ary spiritual life - st@@ y@@ le .
Jesus mo@@ des@@ tly gave Jehovah the cre@@ di@@ t for everything he did
A reason@@ able concer@@ n about fa@@ il@@ ure is involved in many human com@@ mit@@ ments .
M@@ ore important , Jehovah loo@@ ks after our spiritual needs .
Y@@ oung children n@@ atur@@ ally displa@@ y “ the tra@@ its of a ba@@ be , ” and they are often un@@ a@@ ware of the har@@ m that their words and actions can cause .
The same account indic@@ ates that the future Bible writ@@ ers Matthew , John , and Peter obe@@ yed this instru@@ ction and ga@@ ther@@ ed “ at the same place , ” with other disciples .
F@@ ur@@ ther , the apostle John wr@@ ites about “ the th@@ ous@@ and years ” of Christ’s re@@ ign .
Genesis 1 : 28 tel@@ ls us what that relationship is .
They are not m@@ ere leg@@ ends and tal@@ es .
Jo@@ ani@@ e wrote : “ When I think back to that year in S@@ ing@@ ap@@ ore , it really did change the direction of our life .
When it was found in B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in@@ ’s ba@@ g , all of them were brought back to Joseph .
Rather , imitate God’s respon@@ se to apost@@ ates .
J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese ( Se@@ asi@@ de B@@ all@@ ro@@ om ) Ju@@ ly 13 - 15
D@@ en@@ n@@ is ans@@ wer@@ ed the do@@ or and told them to wa@@ it until he called his wife .
• What is the ma@@ in message that we preach ?
I learned that “ God is not par@@ ti@@ al ” and that the heart is more important than the col@@ or of our s@@ k@@ in or the language we speak .
2 , 3 . ( a ) What will God’s people face during the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” ?
( Read Psalm 9@@ 1 : 1 . )
Jehovah T@@ ra@@ ins S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds for His F@@ lo@@ ck
R@@ em@@ ember , though , that one of the de@@ fin@@ iti@@ ons of succ@@ ess is ‘ the at@@ tain@@ ment of fav@@ or . ’
In our congregation or cir@@ cu@@ it , there are individuals from that other ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , so we are around them .
His actions should be in har@@ mony with God’s high standards . ​ — Ho@@ se@@ a 7 : 16 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
An@@ cient World Des@@ tro@@ yed ( F@@ lood ) , 3 / 1
Even so , by 11 o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck , my service ba@@ g was emp@@ ty .
V@@ ani@@ a attend@@ ed ch@@ urch but felt a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned by God .
• Why did Jesus teach with illustr@@ ations ?
They jo@@ ined the only Witness of Jehovah in that are@@ a in preaching and organiz@@ ing Christian meetings .
Do we imitate their faith ?
“ Ha@@ ving different friends d@@ ri@@ ve me to another to@@ wn da@@ ily for ra@@ di@@ ation was so rel@@ a@@ x@@ ing and com@@ for@@ ting !
However , H@@ el@@ ga spoke with matu@@ re friends in her congregation .
In the first century C.E . , the apostle Paul told the elders who served in the congregation in Eph@@ esus : “ Pa@@ y attention to y@@ ourselves and to all the flo@@ ck , among which the holy spirit has appointed you overse@@ ers , to shepher@@ d the congregation of God , which he pur@@ cha@@ sed with the blood of his own Son . ”
The resul@@ ts can turn out to be bene@@ fi@@ cial , as in the case of On@@ es@@ i@@ mu@@ s .
H@@ ere the Greek text indic@@ ates that the teachings of God’s Word were s@@ oun@@ ded down into the mind and heart of the one “ being or@@ ally taught . ”
It is qu@@ ite another matter , though , to soci@@ al@@ ize with them , even cultiv@@ ating close fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps with them .
Although most parents view such gi@@ f@@ ts as a leg@@ ac@@ y of love , making such pro@@ v@@ isions often pu@@ ts parents under great pres@@ sure to live up to the expe@@ ct@@ ations of relati@@ ves , friends , and the commun@@ ity in which they live .
E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe now ho@@ st@@ s over 20 milli@@ on im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants , the Un@@ ited St@@ ates is home to more than 26 milli@@ on fore@@ ign - born in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants , while more than 21 per@@ c@@ ent of Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a@@ ’s to@@ tal po@@ pul@@ ation was born overse@@ as .
It was a n@@ on@@ religious service , and those in attend@@ ance were allow@@ ed to say something about the dec@@ eas@@ ed .
I learned a lo@@ t from ob@@ serving the hum@@ ble and res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful way they deal@@ t with the brothers and sisters in the congregation .
9 Is there anything wrong with p@@ ho@@ ne se@@ x , “ se@@ x@@ ting , ” or c@@ y@@ ber@@ se@@ x ?
Yet , having the confidence that our heavenly Father , Jehovah , lo@@ ves us is far more cr@@ itical to our spiritual and emo@@ tional well - being .
This is not a re@@ qu@@ est for material we@@ al@@ th .
But that t@@ ac@@ tic has u@@ su@@ ally fa@@ iled .
Indeed , Paul had been great@@ ly bless@@ ed in many ways .
34 : 22 .
Con@@ ver@@ sel@@ y , when each mate se@@ ek@@ s , “ not his own advan@@ ta@@ ge , but that of the other person ” and rend@@ ers the marriage du@@ e as an expres@@ sion of love rather than as a du@@ ty , affe@@ c@@ tion@@ ate in@@ tim@@ ate rel@@ ations can strengthen the marriage b@@ ond . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
What will help us to end@@ ure ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the words recorded at 1 John 3 : 19 , 20 strengthen me : “ By this we shall know that we origin@@ ate with the truth , and we shall as@@ sure our hearts before him as reg@@ ar@@ ds wh@@ atever our hearts may con@@ dem@@ n us in , because God is greater than our hearts and kno@@ ws all things . ”
Jehovah deli@@ gh@@ ts in the prayers of those who love and serve him and who ac@@ knowledge Jesus Christ as His c@@ hi@@ ef re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative . ​ — Psalm 6@@ 5 : 2 ; John 14 : 6 , 14 .
In time , she began to enjoy what she was lear@@ ning about the Word of God .
The ma@@ in point of the par@@ able is the need to demonstr@@ ate who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted devo@@ tion to God and ze@@ al for the Kingdom .
The ru@@ ins of T@@ im@@ g@@ ad be@@ ar witness to the fact that the se@@ cre@@ t of a happy and mean@@ ing@@ ful life does not li@@ e in he@@ e@@ ding that in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion long - bu@@ ri@@ ed in the san@@ ds of N@@ or@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
What deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful resul@@ ts can be ob@@ ta@@ ined if each member of the congregation makes it his or her go@@ al to contribu@@ te to the who@@ les@@ ome spirit of the congregation !
How could the prophet say such a thing when there were no ra@@ in cl@@ ou@@ ds to be seen ?
So can you !
Then I did something I ha@@ d@@ n@@ ’t done for many years ​ — I pray@@ ed to God and asked for his help .
To enjoy gen@@ u@@ ine happiness , we need to have a prop@@ er relationship with God .
S@@ te@@ ph@@ en had a fine re@@ pu@@ tation among the brothers and was therefore cho@@ s@@ en to be one of se@@ ven cer@@ ti@@ fied men who would h@@ and@@ le this da@@ ily dist@@ ribu@@ tion of food .
One of Satan’s most succ@@ ess@@ ful temp@@ t@@ ations res@@ em@@ bl@@ es that ty@@ pe of tra@@ p .
As the Creator and Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn , Jehovah certainly deser@@ ves to be heard when he speak@@ s .
Af@@ ter@@ war@@ ds , they all were satis@@ fied and happy .
“ Y@@ O@@ U MU@@ S@@ T C@@ H@@ O@@ O@@ S@@ E L@@ I@@ F@@ E ”
If Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah left such a home with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of d@@ wel@@ ling in ten@@ ts , they made great sacrific@@ es to obey Jehovah .
What should we remember if we become disc@@ oura@@ ged because of our problems ?
Di@@ ffer@@ ent cho@@ res could be di@@ vi@@ ded among all in the family .
A@@ mi@@ d war h@@ y@@ st@@ eri@@ a , enem@@ ies of God’s Kingdom made use of a t@@ ac@@ tic that had been used against Jesus Christ .
Fir@@ st , al@@ though Jehovah did not allow le@@ av@@ en during the time of the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver fes@@ ti@@ val , at other times he did accept sacrific@@ es that con@@ ta@@ ined le@@ av@@ en .
; C@@ lar@@ ke , C .
The prophet Jeremiah ser@@ ves as a fine example for us .
Still , Jesus emp@@ a@@ th@@ ized with the si@@ ck even though he himself was never si@@ ck .
she as@@ ks . “ The wise ones of her no@@ ble l@@ adi@@ es ” end@@ e@@ av@@ or to al@@ la@@ y her fe@@ ars by su@@ gg@@ es@@ ting that he must sur@@ ely be di@@ vi@@ ding the spo@@ il@@ s of bat@@ tle ​ — beau@@ ti@@ fully em@@ bro@@ i@@ der@@ ed gar@@ ments and gi@@ r@@ ls for the men .
While some humans know@@ ingly and deli@@ ber@@ ately persecu@@ te us , many of those who op@@ pose God’s people do so out of ign@@ or@@ ance or are man@@ ip@@ ul@@ ated by others .
Let us ex@@ pl@@ ore two are@@ as of this com@@ p@@ el@@ ling st@@ ory ​ — the transl@@ ating and the prin@@ ting of the Bible .
For your heavenly Father kno@@ ws you need all these things .
The people of that time had no doubt that Jehovah was ca@@ using the pla@@ gu@@ es , and they were for@@ ced to recogn@@ ize his power .
Will you continue to trust in Jehovah , know@@ ing that he can deli@@ ver you from this wicked system of things and allow you to enjoy everlasting life under the rule of his Kingdom ?
He lost all his li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck .
A@@ no@@ ther reason for confidence comes from ob@@ serving how Jehovah su@@ sta@@ ins his faithful servants .
F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Un@@ fer@@ men@@ ted C@@ ak@@ es ( N@@ is@@ an 15 - 21 )
His foc@@ us was on be@@ aring witness to the truth .
When my turn came , he said , “ Bro@@ ther P@@ r@@ am@@ ber@@ g is going back to S@@ we@@ den to serve his brothers there . ”
is an ancient form of question that indic@@ ates an ob@@ je@@ ction to what is su@@ gg@@ ested or pro@@ posed .
We should be determined not to be influ@@ enced by the v@@ ine of the earth .
Indeed , the Bible is truly a book for young people today because it can help them to “ be fully com@@ pet@@ ent , comple@@ t@@ ely e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed for every good work . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 16 , 17 .
Our own relationship with Jehovah is streng@@ th@@ ened as we make greater use of the Scriptures in teaching others .
Mo@@ re@@ over , No@@ le@@ en and her mother had been pra@@ ying to God for help to understand the Bible .
I ag@@ re@@ ed to study the Bible with my older sister C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ine and her husband , A@@ k@@ if .
“ E@@ very day , people all around me speak , ” said one de@@ a@@ f brother .
A tra@@ ined conscience helps us to res@@ ol@@ ve emp@@ loy@@ ment questions
“ The inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of the heart of man is bad from his you@@ th up , ” says the Bible .
Be@@ fore long , I gave up pione@@ ering and serving as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , Jesus had per@@ form@@ ed two resur@@ rec@@ tions ​ — one right after the death of the person and the other likely some@@ time later on the day of death .
H@@ el@@ p I@@ l@@ l F@@ ri@@ end , 7 / 1
L@@ ik@@ ely , you feel as does S@@ ari@@ e in S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , who has been ac@@ tive in the wit@@ ness@@ ing work for more than 60 years .
The very action of pra@@ ying shows our trust in him .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 6
Some young men and women are heav@@ ily in de@@ b@@ t simply because they must have the l@@ at@@ est br@@ and - name clo@@ th@@ es and cu@@ t@@ ting - e@@ dge te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal g@@ ad@@ ge@@ ts .
The ma@@ ster hon@@ ored each of the faithful sla@@ ves with the words : “ W@@ ell done , good and faithful slave !
S@@ ome@@ times I travel@@ ed by tra@@ in from congregation to congregation , car@@ r@@ ying heav@@ y su@@ it@@ c@@ as@@ es .
With appreci@@ ative hearts , they are moved to give Jehovah glory and honor .
The angels ur@@ ged Lo@@ t and his family to fle@@ e from So@@ dom and not to look back .
What helps Christians today to be like Jeremiah ?
Then each day , we can use what we learn in order to make decisions that ple@@ ase Jehovah .
We also need to put on “ wh@@ ite ou@@ ter gar@@ ments , ” which pro@@ cla@@ im our id@@ ent@@ ity as followers of Christ , and use “ ey@@ es@@ al@@ ve , ” such as counsel publi@@ shed in the Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , to gain spiritual dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment . ​ — Re@@ v .
Satan , an enem@@ y of God who op@@ pos@@ es his rule , in@@ sul@@ ted Jehovah by saying that humans serve God only for sel@@ f@@ ish reas@@ ons .
I ended up in sol@@ it@@ ary con@@ fin@@ ement .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , cultiv@@ ate the spirit of self - sacrific@@ ing love , which is the id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying mar@@ k of true Christi@@ an@@ ity .
Per@@ haps we need to re@@ mind ourselves of how lar@@ ge@@ hear@@ ted Jehovah is .
It c@@ alls for the ability to organiz@@ e , remember , and make use of information .
They needed to accept God’s pro@@ vision for sal@@ vation and not try to work out their own future in their own way , as Adam and E@@ ve had .
I Di@@ d Not W@@ ant to Di@@ e !
Bible Tru@@ th E@@ nt@@ ers Our H@@ ome
For I am Jehovah your God , the Ho@@ ly One of Israel your Sa@@ vi@@ or . . . .
How is the respon@@ se in the ministry ?
That was a re@@ vel@@ ation !
Con@@ cer@@ ning a dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed anointed wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er in Corin@@ th , Paul wrote : “ This re@@ bu@@ ke given by the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity is su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient for such a man , so that , on the contr@@ ary now , you should kin@@ dly for@@ give and comfort him , that som@@ eho@@ w such a man may not be s@@ wal@@ low@@ ed up by his being over@@ ly sa@@ d . ”
Jesus Christ ​ — The P@@ ri@@ me Ex@@ am@@ ple
Why was the fri@@ end@@ ship between Ru@@ th and Na@@ om@@ i so end@@ uring ?
In contr@@ ast with fle@@ sh@@ ly - min@@ ded individuals , they try to bring all their ways into har@@ mony with Jehovah’s standards .
C@@ al@@ e@@ b was 7@@ 9 years old when he cro@@ s@@ sed the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
What can we learn from these two Bi@@ bli@@ cal examples ?
Your Lo@@ ve and Your Ex@@ am@@ ple
Just one c@@ lu@@ ster may con@@ tain well over 1@@ ,000 d@@ ates .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , Jehovah himself comman@@ ds these angels to p@@ our out “ the se@@ ven bo@@ w@@ ls of the anger of God ” on vari@@ ous fe@@ atu@@ res of Satan’s world .
No doubt with good mo@@ tive , the apostle Peter took him asi@@ de and said : “ Be kind to yourself , Lord ; you will not have this ha@@ p@@ pen to you at all . ”
But when that money r@@ an out , Jehovah did not for@@ s@@ ake us .
To en@@ ter into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , the Israelites had to sub@@ mit to Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s lead@@ er@@ ship .
Moses gre@@ w up as a member of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s hous@@ eho@@ ld .
I knew that what the brothers in pris@@ on needed most was spiritual food .
Com@@ par@@ ing the two travel@@ ers ’ imp@@ res@@ sions can lead to f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating in@@ si@@ gh@@ ts .
A Christian care@@ er s@@ pan@@ ning over ei@@ ght de@@ ca@@ des began with a pi@@ e@@ ce of pa@@ per on the st@@ re@@ et .
As a bri@@ be , each of the fi@@ ve a@@ x@@ is l@@ or@@ ds offered her “ one th@@ ous@@ and one h@@ un@@ d@@ red s@@ il@@ ver pi@@ e@@ ces . ” ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 16 : 4 , 5 .
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s use of col@@ or demonstr@@ ates God’s understanding of the human emo@@ tional respon@@ se to col@@ or .
He is not only our al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty Creator but also our loyal Father and F@@ ri@@ end .
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s heart was moved by what he learned about God , and that gave him deep respect for “ Jehovah the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh God , M@@ ak@@ er of heaven and earth . ”
In Bible times , a tru@@ sted slave , or ste@@ ward , was a house man@@ ag@@ er .
Since we love Jehovah with our whole heart , we are first of all min@@ isters of God .
Consider the following ob@@ serv@@ ations made by sever@@ al faithful Witnesses from different lands , and no@@ te how the c@@ ited s@@ crip@@ tures support their com@@ ments .
Still , there may be m@@ om@@ ents in our lives when our tri@@ als se@@ em un@@ en@@ ding and our suffering seem@@ s al@@ most un@@ be@@ ar@@ able .
When does Jesus make the second ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment ​ — “ over all his bel@@ ong@@ ings ” ?
The Israelites knew that Adam and E@@ ve ​ — after their sin — ​ could not bring for@@ th perfect children .
But in@@ ten@@ se love for truth has imp@@ el@@ led milli@@ ons of others , in all lands , to sear@@ ch for the true God .
The id@@ ent@@ ity of the true God be@@ comes even more sh@@ r@@ ou@@ ded in my@@ st@@ er@@ y .
There Jesus says to them : “ Ha@@ ve no fear , little flo@@ ck , because your Father has appro@@ ved of giving you the kingdom . ”
Sh@@ ould not appreciation for this move us to pray regul@@ arly to the One who is righ@@ tly called the “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer ” ? ​ — Psalm 6@@ 5 : 2 .
Thus Jesus showed that the Kingdom - preaching work it@@ self would be an important fe@@ ature of the si@@ gn .
Why is it good to yi@@ eld to my mat@@ e@@ ’s pre@@ fer@@ ence wh@@ en@@ ever Bible principles are not at is@@ sue ?
However , the sons of Israel fa@@ iled to obey God’s comman@@ ds fully .
How can we avoid being over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by li@@ fe@@ ’s ad@@ vers@@ ities ?
SH@@ A@@ D@@ E is at a pre@@ mi@@ u@@ m during the ho@@ t sum@@ m@@ ers in the lands of the M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast .
Jeho@@ a@@ ha@@ z / Jeho@@ as@@ h
This attitude affe@@ cts religious and n@@ on@@ religious people al@@ ike , at all le@@ vel@@ s of soci@@ ety .
These inspired words sur@@ ely indic@@ ate that Mar@@ th@@ a took to heart Jesus ’ loving cor@@ rection and that she st@@ ro@@ ve to serve Jehovah faith@@ fully for the rest of her life .
Our Creator made us in such a way that the desi@@ res and needs of fellow humans af@@ fect us .
As the G@@ adi@@ tes f@@ ought against mar@@ au@@ ding ban@@ ds , Christians must fi@@ ght against Satan’s att@@ ac@@ ks
C@@ ould you consider making such a move ?
Consider how one family in Ch@@ en@@ na@@ i in the sou@@ th of In@@ dia came to a knowledge of Bible truth .
In the Bible , however , the ide@@ a of being clean is den@@ o@@ ted by a number of Hebrew and Greek words that descri@@ be cle@@ an@@ ness not just in the physical sense but more often in the moral and spiritual sense .
But later that same we@@ ek , R@@ o@@ al@@ d began to feel un@@ eas@@ y .
As W@@ all@@ ace Li@@ ver@@ ance , the school reg@@ ist@@ ra@@ r , spoke with them on the pro@@ gra@@ m , it became evid@@ ent that they had been succ@@ ess@@ ful .
Will Jehovah’s B@@ less@@ ing O@@ ver@@ take You ?
When he cre@@ ated the first human , Jehovah inclu@@ ded his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son in the pro@@ ject as a “ ma@@ ster work@@ er . ”
A 15 - year - old brother in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a said : “ D@@ ad often tal@@ ks with me about my faith and helps me to reason .
8 , 9 . ( a ) How did Moses expres@@ s his feelings of self - doubt ?
Paul told Ti@@ tu@@ s , who served congregations in C@@ re@@ te and who appointed overse@@ ers , that each appointed el@@ der must be a “ man free from acc@@ us@@ ation . ”
How he could make Bible ver@@ ses live and apply them for us in a practic@@ al way !
Paul succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in re@@ aching different a@@ udi@@ ences by being a@@ da@@ p@@ table
Mo@@ re@@ over , we are as@@ sur@@ ed : “ It will turn out well with those fe@@ aring the true God . ”
4@@ 4 : 18 - 20 .
However , what conclu@@ sion do you draw from Jesus ’ cle@@ ans@@ ing of the temple ?
He rec@@ alls as@@ king himself : “ ‘ C@@ ould I have done anything different ?
The next day , the po@@ li@@ ce came to my fa@@ ther’s home to ar@@ rest me on the char@@ ge of deser@@ tion .
Of what do the words “ their sin I shall remember no more ” as@@ sure us ?
F@@ o@@ c@@ using on what ar@@ ous@@ ed Jesus ’ com@@ pas@@ sion and how He respon@@ ded , Mark wrote : “ He saw a great crow@@ d , but he was moved with p@@ ity for them , because they were as sheep without a shepher@@ d .
Ch@@ il@@ dren can be encoura@@ ged to take “ no@@ tes , ” such as by mar@@ king a pa@@ per each time famili@@ ar words or n@@ ames are used . ​ — 3 / 15 , pages 17 , 18 .
Mo@@ re@@ over , regarding “ anyone ac@@ ting with consider@@ ation toward the low@@ ly one , ” the psalmist san@@ g : “ Jehovah himself will su@@ sta@@ in him upon a div@@ an of ill@@ ness ; all his bed you will certainly change during his si@@ ck@@ ness . ”
Mo@@ des@@ tly rel@@ ying on Jehovah helps us to avoid making co@@ st@@ ly mis@@ takes .
He will work out matters in such a way that you really have nothing to fear .
What reas@@ sur@@ ance do you der@@ i@@ ve from Jesus ’ words recorded at Matthew 10 : 28 ?
A few days later as I was coming home from work , I saw the do@@ or o@@ pen hal@@ f@@ way .
You have likely heard a brother or a sister say : “ This article is just what I needed .
It may be help@@ ful to re@@ mind an in@@ ac@@ tive one that “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” is dis@@ p@@ en@@ sing exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent spiritual food .
So is present - day Christian baptism .
But to my great disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment , I could not find the c@@ up .
With a sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y , Solomon war@@ ns : “ In@@ to the p@@ ath of the wicked ones do not en@@ ter , and do not walk st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght on into the way of the bad ones .
Pe@@ ople living in po@@ ver@@ ty may be vi@@ r@@ tually hel@@ pl@@ ess in certain circumstances .
Let us exam@@ ine four of Jesus ’ mirac@@ les .
And just as the individu@@ al f@@ low@@ ers in a b@@ ou@@ qu@@ et di@@ ff@@ er in si@@ ze and col@@ or , so the com@@ ments given during the meeting v@@ ary in l@@ eng@@ th and man@@ ner of pres@@ ent@@ ation .
As the apostle Peter pointed out to that crow@@ d in Jerusalem , heaven ‘ held Jesus within it@@ self . ’
A@@ n ancient gn@@ ar@@ led tr@@ un@@ k found in J@@ á@@ ve@@ a , A@@ li@@ can@@ te Pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce , S@@ pain
Acc@@ ording to John 3 : 16 , 17 , Jesus Christ stated : “ God loved the world [ of mankind ] so much that he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , in order that ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might not be destro@@ yed but have everlasting life .
Des@@ pite their best efforts , though , they may not have been able to do so .
One way God helps us is by means of “ the comfort of the holy spirit . ”
We read : “ His brothers were . . . not exerc@@ ising faith in him . ”
Although it is not yet the time when Jehovah will “ wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar , ” he will help you to end@@ ure . ​ — Revelation 21 : 4 ; 1 Corinthians 10 : 13 .
I had re@@ ached the conclu@@ sion that Jehovah’s Witnesses taught the truth , and I wanted to serve Jehovah God .
The in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions that gover@@ n human soci@@ ety may pres@@ sure c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens to take si@@ des in con@@ f@@ li@@ cts that ar@@ ise .
As a family , we discus@@ sed how we could simp@@ li@@ fy our life so that we could all be in full - time service .
We try to have the same attitude .
In those circumstances , Moses and the older men ac@@ ted as be@@ ar@@ ers of Jehovah’s instru@@ ctions to his people .
A@@ vo@@ id being pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous .
Hence , in Jesus ’ day , if an imp@@ aled cri@@ min@@ al was still ali@@ ve l@@ ate in the day , it was cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary to bre@@ ak his leg@@ s , thus spe@@ e@@ ding up the d@@ ying pro@@ c@@ ess .
It became evid@@ ent at an early age that my real interest was in s@@ por@@ ts activities of all kin@@ ds but par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly gy@@ m@@ n@@ as@@ tic@@ s .
Jesus used a vi@@ vi@@ d word pi@@ c@@ ture to show how important it is to control such wrong desi@@ res at any co@@ st . ​ — Read Mark 9 : 4@@ 7 ; 1 John 2 : 16 .
After the in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent of Israel@@ ’s i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry with the g@@ ol@@ den cal@@ f , Jo@@ shua continued in attend@@ ance on Moses at the t@@ ent of meeting out@@ side the cam@@ p .
What a hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing promise !
He sp@@ ent time with them , took them into his confidence , and ‘ made known to them all the things he had heard from his Father . ’
Why should we strengthen our sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y ?
Some are already “ recei@@ ving in themselves the full re@@ com@@ p@@ en@@ se ” in the form of se@@ x@@ u@@ ally trans@@ mit@@ ted di@@ se@@ as@@ es , bre@@ ak@@ down of family life , and other so@@ cial ill@@ s . ​ — Romans 1 : 26 , 27 .
They faith@@ fully did so ​ — in pris@@ ons , in con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps , and in ex@@ ile .
They truly loved each other .
King Solomon of ancient Israel gives practic@@ al ans@@ wers to these questions , as we read at Proverbs 14 : 12 - 25 .
So what I read at John 14 : 6 gra@@ b@@ bed my attention : “ Jesus said to him [ the disci@@ ple Tho@@ ma@@ s ] : ‘ I am the way and the truth and the life .
Mo@@ des@@ ty will also move us to be reason@@ able in our expe@@ ct@@ ations of others and to be consider@@ ate of their needs .
What It Me@@ ans for U@@ s
I am making all things new . ” ​ — Revelation 21 : 4 , 5 .
Pe@@ ople who love themselves exc@@ essi@@ vely think more of themselves than it is necess@@ ary for them to think .
On one occasi@@ on , Jesus ca@@ u@@ tioned his disciples : “ Lo@@ ok out for the le@@ av@@ en of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es and the le@@ av@@ en of H@@ er@@ od , ” meaning their h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y and false teachings .
So God is the Au@@ th@@ or of the Bible . ​ — Read 2 Timothy 3 : 16 ; 2 Peter 1 : 21 .
The people of No@@ ah’s day went about their da@@ ily life in their u@@ su@@ al way and saw no need for prote@@ ction from imp@@ en@@ ding cal@@ am@@ ity .
V@@ ul@@ n@@ er@@ able te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers who avoid such ma@@ j@@ or pit@@ f@@ alls may still gro@@ w up with little sense of self - wor@@ th .
This is in har@@ mony with what the apostle Paul wrote to Christians in R@@ ome : “ Pro@@ ve to y@@ ourselves the good and accep@@ table and perfect will of God . ”
However , as I@@ gn@@ ac@@ i@@ o made spiritual prog@@ ress and app@@ lied what he was lear@@ ning , this once viol@@ ent bul@@ ly became a kind person .
* Jesus was evid@@ ently pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ing life as a j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
Ca@@ in@@ ’s com@@ pla@@ in@@ t at the sever@@ ity of his s@@ ent@@ ence expres@@ sed anxi@@ ety that his bro@@ ther’s mu@@ r@@ der would be av@@ eng@@ ed upon him , but he man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted no s@@ inc@@ ere rep@@ ent@@ ance .
Li@@ ght Sh@@ ines in M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast ( N .
As a people called by Jehovah’s name , the Israelites would serve as wit@@ nesses to his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y before the nations .
After reading the bro@@ ch@@ ure and con@@ fer@@ ring with their own leg@@ al or ta@@ x ad@@ vis@@ ers , many have been able to help support the religious and human@@ it@@ ari@@ an activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide and ma@@ xi@@ mi@@ ze their ta@@ x benef@@ its while doing so .
In ad@@ dition , at times the organization gives guid@@ ance direc@@ tly to congregation elders , ei@@ ther through let@@ ters or through instru@@ ctions deli@@ vered by travel@@ ing overse@@ ers .
1 : 9 ​ — What will “ an ou@@ tri@@ ght ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ation ” of N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h mean for Juda@@ h ?
And he will certainly rend@@ er judgment among many pe@@ op@@ les , and set matters st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght res@@ pe@@ cting mi@@ gh@@ ty nations far away .
And ex@@ p@@ and he did .
Do it will@@ ingly .
But see@@ ing the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus in vision , S@@ te@@ ph@@ en ap@@ par@@ ently felt free to appe@@ al to him direc@@ tly , saying : “ Lord Jesus , receive my spirit . ”
The apostle Paul war@@ ned the early Christians that some would use Christi@@ an@@ ity for evil ends .
They me@@ tic@@ ul@@ ously obe@@ yed some of its s@@ mal@@ l@@ est de@@ ta@@ il@@ s , for Jesus ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged : “ You give the ten@@ th of the min@@ t and the dil@@ l and the cum@@ in . ”
6 : 11 ; 7 : 5 - 7 .
Re@@ call that Jesus taught us to pray : “ Let your Kingdom come .
There , the en@@ ra@@ ged crow@@ d sh@@ ou@@ ted for two h@@ our@@ s : “ Gre@@ at is Ar@@ t@@ em@@ is of the Eph@@ es@@ ians ! ”
Who were the writ@@ ers of the Christian Greek Scriptures ?
S@@ ear@@ ch and see that no prophet is to be ra@@ ised up out of Gal@@ ile@@ e . ” — John 7 : 1 , 10 , 32 , 4@@ 5 - 5@@ 2 .
No@@ where do we find a better example of this than in Jesus Christ , who per@@ form@@ ed many mirac@@ les in “ Jehovah’s power . ”
She said : “ I just cannot understand the truth of your Scriptures .
“ S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d the F@@ lo@@ ck of God ”
“ This Bo@@ ok H@@ as Des@@ tro@@ yed You ! ”
Ri@@ ght in fr@@ on@@ t of him was a man with a f@@ righ@@ t@@ ful di@@ se@@ ase , le@@ pro@@ s@@ y .
His self - sacrific@@ ing spirit left him little time for himself , but he was happy to minis@@ ter to others .
“ Re@@ ma@@ in in My Lo@@ ve ”
Jehovah has many blessings in st@@ ore for all those who end@@ e@@ av@@ or to “ walk just as Jesus wal@@ ked . ”
Di@@ d this mean that God was going to ra@@ ise up a whole gener@@ ation of prophe@@ ts , both m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale , in the man@@ ner of David , Jo@@ el , and De@@ bor@@ ah , and use them to fore@@ tell future events ?
Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d . L@@ ater , Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d gre@@ et@@ ed Bro@@ ther K@@ le@@ in with a c@@ he@@ er@@ ful , “ H@@ el@@ l@@ o , K@@ ar@@ l ! ”
Y@@ O@@ U have many reas@@ ons for stud@@ ying God’s Word .
If we have real faith in Jehovah , we have no need for ambi@@ tion or self - prom@@ o@@ tion .
And because their desi@@ res do not exc@@ e@@ ed their means , they sp@@ are themselves nee@@ d@@ less anxi@@ ety and st@@ ress .
Scriptures to S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then Your Fa@@ ith in God’s Lo@@ ving C@@ are for You
While at war with the Phil@@ ist@@ ines , he with@@ dre@@ w to G@@ il@@ g@@ al , where he was expe@@ cted to wa@@ it for Samuel to come and make ent@@ reat@@ y to God with sacrific@@ es .
Jesus said to some Jews : “ When ev@@ ening f@@ alls you are acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to say , ‘ It will be fa@@ ir we@@ ather , for the s@@ k@@ y is fi@@ re - red ’ ; and at mor@@ ning , ‘ It will be w@@ in@@ try , ra@@ in@@ y we@@ ather today , for the s@@ k@@ y is fi@@ re - red , but g@@ lo@@ om@@ y - loo@@ king . ’
Sa@@ ys Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 3 : 19 : “ Jehovah the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord is my vital en@@ er@@ gy ; and he will make my fe@@ et like those of the h@@ in@@ ds , and upon my high plac@@ es he will cause me to tre@@ ad . ”
Still others seek ans@@ wers but have not thought about pres@@ en@@ ting their re@@ ques@@ ts in prayer to God .
Th@@ ree years later , El@@ en@@ i had a rel@@ ap@@ se , and the same do@@ ct@@ or had to per@@ form another op@@ er@@ ation .
How Some M@@ ake R@@ o@@ om for S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying
A@@ no@@ ther work@@ er pa@@ id for his tri@@ p by sel@@ ling his ca@@ r .
How has the Kingdom - preaching work prog@@ ressed during the last days ?
The anointed live a life of sacrifice .
The first man pas@@ sed on the in@@ her@@ it@@ ance of sin and death to all his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing . ​ — Romans 5 : 12 .
Do you set asi@@ de time each day to read the Bible ?
To whom did they preach first ?
This man was told to go through the city “ and put a mar@@ k on the fore@@ he@@ a@@ ds of the men who are si@@ gh@@ ing and gro@@ an@@ ing over all the de@@ t@@ es@@ table things that are being done in the city . ”
In 19@@ 6@@ 5 , we were reas@@ sign@@ ed to our cur@@ r@@ ent congregation in Ku@@ us@@ am@@ o , just bel@@ ow the Ar@@ c@@ tic C@@ ir@@ c@@ le .
So I wa@@ ited until I was 20 years old .
They man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted a mirac@@ ul@@ ous gift of the spirit .
We also have the joy of serving al@@ ong@@ side milli@@ ons of spiritual brothers and sisters , who pur@@ sue the same purpose in life .
A S@@ IN@@ G@@ U@@ L@@ A@@ R D@@ ON@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N
Such a course requi@@ res courage .
They said that it would be a sh@@ ame if they had no Witness children in their school .
You see , D@@ ad , a pris@@ on of@@ fic@@ er , was a Yor@@ k@@ shi@@ re@@ man of strong con@@ vi@@ ctions and principles .
Be@@ ware of D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ing a H@@ au@@ gh@@ ty H@@ ear@@ t
No@@ te Paul’s com@@ ment : “ These very ones have become a streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id to me . ”
“ Th@@ ro@@ w your bur@@ den upon Jehovah himself , and he himself will su@@ sta@@ in you . N@@ ever will he allow the righteous one to to@@ t@@ ter . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 5@@ 5 : 22
Gi@@ ving Jehovah’s view of Jesus Christ , the Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ er Matthew qu@@ o@@ tes these prophe@@ tic words : “ Lo@@ ok ! My serv@@ ant whom I cho@@ se , my bel@@ o@@ ved , whom my soul appro@@ ved ! I will put my spirit upon him , and what justice is he will make clear to the nations .
When Jehovah brought this perfect woman , E@@ ve , to Adam , the man said : “ This is at last b@@ one of my b@@ ones and flesh of my flesh .
“ A S@@ P@@ A@@ R@@ K@@ L@@ IN@@ G B@@ L@@ U@@ E AN@@ D W@@ H@@ I@@ T@@ E J@@ E@@ W@@ E@@ L . ”
It will be the end of all wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and suffering .
What can you@@ ths do to ru@@ n the r@@ ace for life succ@@ ess@@ fully ?
He made quic@@ k prog@@ ress , was baptized , and now enjo@@ ys preaching the good news of the Kingdom along with his wife , Jo@@ y@@ ce .
What would you do if your clo@@ thing became di@@ r@@ ty , perhaps even having a f@@ ou@@ l o@@ d@@ or ?
Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a
Although we had Kingdom H@@ alls , there were no ex@@ ter@@ i@@ or sign@@ s .
On@@ ce , I tri@@ ed to sh@@ o@@ o@@ t a man , but for@@ tun@@ ately the bul@@ let ri@@ co@@ c@@ he@@ ted off his bel@@ t bu@@ ck@@ le !
Is It W@@ r@@ ong to G@@ ri@@ eve ?
Many others stru@@ gg@@ le to pa@@ y their bil@@ ls , ra@@ ise their children , and do the my@@ ri@@ ad other things needed to keep going .
A@@ c@@ tually , Jehovah gives us just such a gift ​ — his holy spirit .
I@@ magine ​ — the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn is c@@ all@@ ing upon you to share in ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing the great@@ est is@@ sue of all time .
Why , his very name liter@@ ally means “ He Ca@@ uses to Be@@ come , ” which buil@@ ds confidence in his ability to fulf@@ ill what he has promised !
H@@ er husband ad@@ ds : “ Ti@@ me has sh@@ own that the matters we brought up in our prayers were not necess@@ ar@@ ily in l@@ ine with God’s will .
O@@ thers may be assign@@ ed to another country if they make themselves a@@ vail@@ able .
Still , it is possible to clo@@ the ourselves with hum@@ ility .
H@@ el@@ p to C@@ are for Your Ne@@ e@@ ds Jehovah shows his concer@@ n for his servants individu@@ ally as well as for his worl@@ d@@ wide congregation .
No , for the psalmist appe@@ als to them with these words : “ Now , O k@@ ings , exerc@@ ise in@@ sight ; let y@@ ourselves be cor@@ rec@@ ted , O jud@@ ges of the earth . ”
“ You are ‘ a cho@@ s@@ en r@@ ace , a ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od , a holy nation , ’ ” Peter tel@@ ls them .
M@@ AN@@ Y soci@@ olo@@ g@@ ists believe that h@@ ate is deep@@ ly ro@@ o@@ ted in the human un@@ consci@@ ous .
One reason is that there are ex@@ ter@@ n@@ al pres@@ sures .
( a ) How did Jesus teach his disciples to serve others hum@@ bly ?
In the light of a fi@@ re , the high pri@@ es@@ t’s serv@@ ant gi@@ r@@ l who let Peter in recogn@@ iz@@ es him .
As a perfect man with special God - given in@@ sight , he could read hearts .
After fi@@ ve years preaching on the is@@ lands , we sa@@ iled to P@@ u@@ er@@ to R@@ ic@@ o to get a new bo@@ at , one with eng@@ ines .
Just as I had ho@@ ped , his attention was cap@@ tur@@ ed , and I g@@ la@@ dly l@@ ent him my book .
Li@@ fe under the re@@ ign of the Messi@@ ani@@ c King will be full of blessings and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity , just as the re@@ ign of King Solomon was on a small sc@@ ale . ​ — Psalm 7@@ 2 : 1 - 17 .
Wh@@ ere can needed comfort be found ?
Paul gave them tim@@ ely ex@@ hor@@ tation , saying : “ Now that we have left the pri@@ m@@ ary do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine about the Christ , let us pres@@ s on to matu@@ r@@ ity . ” ​ — He@@ b .
Na@@ ba@@ l Di@@ d Not L@@ isten
If you do not feel the same love for God and the truth that you once felt , this is not because anything has chang@@ ed on his part .
When don@@ ating for the con@@ stru@@ ction of the temple , “ the people rejo@@ ic@@ ed over making these vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary o@@ ffer@@ ings , for they made the vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary o@@ ffer@@ ings to Jehovah with a complete heart . ”
One way to respon@@ d to that invit@@ ation is to atten@@ d meetings regul@@ arly .
How much land did Abraham in@@ her@@ it ?
Our family travel@@ ed to conven@@ tions in C@@ o@@ lum@@ bu@@ s , O@@ hi@@ o , in 19@@ 37 ; Se@@ at@@ tle , W@@ a@@ shin@@ g@@ t@@ on , in 19@@ 38 ; and New Yor@@ k C@@ ity in 19@@ 39 .
What must we do to be sure that we are keep@@ ing on the w@@ atch ?
A w@@ o@@ o@@ den si@@ gn on the is@@ land states in part : “ At this s@@ ite , day after day for more than four years , the S@@ co@@ t@@ t@@ ish sa@@ il@@ or A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der S@@ el@@ ki@@ r@@ k anxi@@ ously sear@@ ched the ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on for the res@@ cu@@ e bo@@ at that would free him from his is@@ ol@@ ation . ”
( b ) Why do we study the Bible ?
Ph@@ yl@@ l@@ is rec@@ alls : “ Although the person@@ ality of each child was uni@@ que , every one of them wanted to get his own way .
She said : “ They have a vari@@ ety of problems and gener@@ ally feel that they are not fully accepted , that they , in fact , are dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ated against .
This ga@@ ther@@ ing work does not ref@@ er to the in@@ iti@@ al ing@@ a@@ ther@@ ing of anointed ones ; nor does it ref@@ er to the fin@@ al se@@ al@@ ing of the rema@@ ining anointed ones .
O@@ ver the years , both of us have learned to be o@@ pen and hon@@ est with ourselves and others about my con@@ dition .
As they tra@@ v@@ el through the dist@@ ri@@ ct of Sam@@ ari@@ a , Jesus se@@ iz@@ es an opportunity to give a thor@@ ough witness to a Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an woman .
Why , the very ha@@ ir@@ s of our head are num@@ ber@@ ed !
Thus , a person can in@@ deed “ be of use to God . ”
As he la@@ y in a t@@ om@@ b , friends and neigh@@ b@@ ors vis@@ ited Mar@@ th@@ a and M@@ ary “ in order to con@@ so@@ le them . ”
If you wish to ple@@ ase Jehovah , then , you will ref@@ ra@@ in from any form of g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing , including lo@@ t@@ ter@@ ies , bing@@ o , and bet@@ ting on hor@@ se rac@@ es .
Of course , we real@@ ize that having a close relationship with Jehovah and recei@@ ving the support of his spirit are the most powerful s@@ our@@ ces of strength that we have as true Christians .
“ Is this one ne@@ wer than the others ? ”
Mark accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s on their first mission@@ ary t@@ our , but par@@ t@@ way through the j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , he a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned them and re@@ turned to Jerusalem .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 7 , 3
▪ A@@ vo@@ id Be@@ ing “ Q@@ u@@ ic@@ k@@ ly Sha@@ ken From Your Re@@ as@@ on ” !
• C@@ ould the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of the perfect man Jesus have become part of the ransom ?
One reason is that Jehovah gave us every good thing we have .
( Read Isaiah 11 : 9 . )
Si@@ mil@@ arly , in expla@@ ining the new relationship between God and his spirit - anointed “ sons , ” Paul used a leg@@ al conc@@ ep@@ t qu@@ ite famili@@ ar to his read@@ ers in the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
When Abraham was get@@ ting old and had not yet had a son , he spoke with his God about the matter .
By your doing so , you will be in an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent position to help others spiritually .
“ Lo@@ ve . . . does not b@@ ra@@ g , does not get pu@@ ff@@ ed up . ”
But , al@@ as , the ship had already de@@ par@@ ted !
The boo@@ ks are grou@@ ped into two se@@ ctions .
We learned that God’s name is Jehovah and that he is the S@@ ource of life .
Many in the Christian congregation may not have expe@@ cted their loved ones to die this side of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of whether our hope is to enjoy life in heaven or in Par@@ adise on earth , let us be determined to stay faithful to our God - given assignment to preach and make disciples .
Re@@ fle@@ cting on this illustr@@ ation may mo@@ tiv@@ ate one who has d@@ ri@@ f@@ ted away to return to the fo@@ ld .
We should imitate Jehovah God and be kind and com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate even to those who are hard to get along with or are spiritually we@@ ak .
He con@@ stan@@ tly direc@@ ted his hear@@ ers to the Scriptures .
Mo@@ re@@ over , it is the course of wisdom , help@@ ing us to avoid being stu@@ mb@@ led if some human to whom we showed honor disa@@ p@@ poin@@ ts us .
If this tr@@ act is a@@ vail@@ able in your language , why not famili@@ ar@@ ize yourself with its con@@ ten@@ ts ?
Mi@@ ght they have used their gift of pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ying for the benefit of fellow Christians in Ca@@ es@@ are@@ a ?
St@@ ars : C@@ our@@ t@@ es@@ y of Ang@@ l@@ o - Au@@ str@@ ali@@ an O@@ b@@ serv@@ at@@ ory , p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph by David Mal@@ in
20@@ 10 Ye@@ ar@@ text F@@ o@@ c@@ uses on Lo@@ ve
Mo@@ re@@ over , David himself was a mer@@ ci@@ ful person , and Jehovah shows mer@@ cy to the mer@@ ci@@ ful .
S@@ tun@@ ned , he listen@@ ed as Na@@ than rend@@ ered Jehovah’s in@@ es@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble judgment .
A Bible had also been s@@ mu@@ gg@@ led into the cam@@ p .
Some learned men spoke out against its er@@ r@@ one@@ ous do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine , while others succ@@ um@@ bed to its influ@@ ence .
‘ Does Jehovah not see ?
“ While to@@ da@@ y’s ty@@ pi@@ cal jo@@ b requi@@ res high@@ er s@@ k@@ ill@@ s than in the past . . . , the s@@ k@@ ill@@ s requi@@ red for these jo@@ bs are strong high school - le@@ v@@ el s@@ k@@ ill@@ s ​ — mat@@ h , reading , and writ@@ ing at a n@@ in@@ th - gra@@ de le@@ v@@ el . . . , not col@@ le@@ ge - le@@ v@@ el s@@ k@@ ill@@ s . . . .
Will being in their compan@@ y encoura@@ ge me to be a better Christian ? ’
On another occasi@@ on , Jesus gave an illustr@@ ation show@@ ing the need for us to be for@@ giving if we ex@@ pect Jehovah to for@@ give us .
Mis@@ sion@@ aries brought the truth to my family and me ! ’
That is an inter@@ es@@ ting pos@@ si@@ bility .
S@@ ever@@ al of us wal@@ ked about fi@@ ve mil@@ es ( 8 k@@ m ) to get to the meeting in the home of the C@@ ru@@ z family .
Le@@ o and E@@ un@@ ice died .
S@@ ur@@ ely Jesus was not just pre@@ ten@@ ding to talk to someone el@@ se !
If we do that , li@@ mit@@ ed rec@@ re@@ ation can be bene@@ fi@@ cial .
The account also states : “ Juda@@ h and Israel continued to d@@ well in se@@ cur@@ ity , ever@@ yone under his own v@@ ine and under his own fi@@ g t@@ ree , from D@@ an to Be@@ er - she@@ ba , all the days of Solomon . ”
D@@ AN@@ I@@ E@@ L S@@ Y@@ D@@ L@@ I@@ K , a long@@ time member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses , fin@@ i@@ shed his earthly course on Tu@@ es@@ day , A@@ pri@@ l 18 , 200@@ 6 .
There is a sin that does inc@@ ur death .
It is a chall@@ enge to cultiv@@ ate love in a world gover@@ ned by gre@@ ed
The message , or word , of God can af@@ fect us the way it affe@@ cted Jeremiah .
I de@@ va@@ stated their st@@ re@@ e@@ ts , so that there was no one pas@@ sing through .
The Jerusalem of the day did not hold out at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive material pro@@ spe@@ cts to the Jews who might have been pro@@ s@@ per@@ ing in Babyl@@ on .
One of those women was a po@@ or wi@@ do@@ w in the P@@ ho@@ en@@ i@@ ci@@ an to@@ wn of Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath .
God’s per@@ mis@@ sion of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness on earth af@@ for@@ ds us an opportunity to give a personal answer as to where we stand on the is@@ su@@ es of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and our integrity .
Why is the Bible book of Jeremiah of interest to us ?
F@@ al@@ se claim@@ s on ta@@ x re@@ tur@@ ns ro@@ b govern@@ ments of needed re@@ ven@@ u@@ es to provide public ser@@ vi@@ ces .
She will likely be moved to apply your counsel and avoid a disa@@ str@@ ous turn in her life .
You should also feel a sense of loy@@ al@@ ty to “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” and the ag@@ en@@ ci@@ es that are used to dis@@ s@@ em@@ in@@ ate spiritual “ food at the prop@@ er time . ”
It was an expres@@ sion of God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness . ”
When we seek to comfort others , words of sy@@ mp@@ a@@ thy are certainly in order .
On the other hand , many have respon@@ ded fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly to the har@@ v@@ est work and have sh@@ ared in declar@@ ing God’s mes@@ sa@@ ges .
They fa@@ iled to recogn@@ ize that the Law had served its purpose and that Jehovah was le@@ ading his people in a different direction .
A@@ mo@@ s war@@ ns that Jehovah will “ hold an acc@@ oun@@ ting against the al@@ t@@ ars of Bethel ” and “ will str@@ ike down the w@@ in@@ ter house in ad@@ dition to the sum@@ m@@ er house . ” ​ — A@@ mo@@ s 3 : 14 , 15 .
Yet , Jehovah gives a name or a desi@@ gn@@ ation to each st@@ ar .
Since then , bil@@ li@@ ons of their des@@ c@@ end@@ ants have re@@ je@@ cted Jehovah’s authority . ​ — R@@ om .
If we exam@@ ine the ol@@ des@@ t transl@@ ations , . . . we have the best pro@@ of of a high@@ ly develop@@ ed S@@ la@@ v@@ on@@ ic sense of language , which must be at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted to col@@ la@@ bor@@ at@@ ors who were themselves S@@ la@@ v@@ s . ”
As one cou@@ ple put it , “ some of the s@@ we@@ et@@ est m@@ om@@ ents of our life together have been during the most difficult days . ”
If they came with fi@@ re ho@@ l@@ ders and inc@@ en@@ se , this would c@@ learly indic@@ ate that these men still felt that they had a right to act as pri@@ ests ​ — even after having had an enti@@ re night to re@@ consider the matter .
15 : 9 ; 34 : 6 ​ — What was the standing of the tri@@ be of Si@@ me@@ on with respect to the div@@ ision of the kingdom of Israel ?
How can young or new@@ ly baptized brothers be helped to re@@ ach their full po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al ?
When we displa@@ y these qualities in our da@@ ily activities , our advan@@ c@@ ement will be made man@@ i@@ f@@ est to all .
Jesus id@@ enti@@ fied members of that congregation as “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” and as “ the faithful ste@@ ward , the dis@@ cre@@ et one . ”
W@@ he@@ ther he knew it or not , his work would re@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion@@ ize man@@ kin@@ d’s view of the uni@@ verse .
A positi@@ ve out@@ look makes it possible for us to enjoy “ a fe@@ ast con@@ stan@@ tly . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we can displa@@ y this qu@@ ality if we pray that God ‘ teach us go@@ o@@ dness . ’
As you read the Bible , you can learn how to make God rejo@@ ice
God does not des@@ p@@ ise “ a heart bro@@ ken and c@@ ru@@ shed , ” but he promises “ to re@@ vi@@ ve the spirit of the low@@ ly ones and to re@@ vi@@ ve the heart of the ones being c@@ ru@@ shed . ” ​ — Psalm 34 : 18 ; 5@@ 1 : 17 ; Isaiah 5@@ 7 : 15 .
Solomon was writ@@ ing about the import@@ ance of dis@@ cer@@ ning the time that is most fav@@ or@@ able for any wor@@ th@@ while end@@ e@@ av@@ or ​ — be it f@@ ar@@ m@@ ing , tra@@ v@@ el , bu@@ sin@@ ess , or commun@@ ic@@ ating with others .
How did the Babyl@@ on@@ ians try to for@@ ce Daniel to accept their cul@@ ture and religion ?
And I don@@ ’t think I@@ ’@@ ve seen 2@@ 5@@ ,000 people so well d@@ ressed and so well be@@ ha@@ ved all together in one place at the same time . ”
B@@ as@@ ic@@ ally , the st@@ atu@@ s of a religion “ is determined , not by its beli@@ ef@@ s , but by its be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or . ”
Rom@@ an@@ tic mo@@ vi@@ es and no@@ vel@@ s often trans@@ mit a similar message ​ — that marriage means happiness at last !
This brought upon them the wr@@ ath of govern@@ ments on both si@@ des of that si@@ x - year con@@ f@@ li@@ ct .
Why is that me@@ th@@ od of Satan so effe@@ ctive ?
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing a vis@@ it from Al@@ ber@@ t L@@ loy@@ d si@@ x months later , a congregation was esta@@ bli@@ shed , with J@@ ack C@@ ha@@ d@@ wi@@ ck as the pre@@ si@@ ding overse@@ er .
To be sure , in the present system of things , we may not be able to eli@@ min@@ ate all ne@@ g@@ ative feelings or disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement .
So all of us must look at the fac@@ ts , think about these care@@ fully , and deci@@ de what they really prove .
Com@@ pared to many other bir@@ ds , even a full - gro@@ wn s@@ par@@ ro@@ w is qu@@ ite small .
Even though the pioneer des@@ k at the conven@@ tion was not set up yet , Bro@@ ther S@@ ul@@ li@@ v@@ an on the spo@@ t sign@@ ed Mari@@ on up as a pioneer and asked us : “ Wh@@ ere are you going to pioneer after the conven@@ tion ? ”
Rom@@ an c@@ iti@@ z@@ en@@ ship ent@@ it@@ led a person to certain righ@@ ts and privile@@ ges wh@@ er@@ ever he went in the emp@@ i@@ re .
In like man@@ ner , Jesus en@@ tered heaven it@@ self with the value of his human blood and pres@@ ented it to Jehovah .
In par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar , we do well to refle@@ ct on Jesus ’ teachings and his wonderful example of hum@@ ble service .
Who can he@@ al the w@@ oun@@ ds of war ?
You may know some individuals who after dedic@@ ating themselves to Jehovah have been serving him faith@@ fully for de@@ ca@@ des .
He also told them about the tri@@ als and har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps a@@ head and instru@@ cted them to tell people : “ The kingdom of God has come near to you . ”
Juda@@ h’s pri@@ ests serving at the temple in Jerusalem during Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s time were not o@@ ffering Jehovah the best sacrific@@ es .
It re@@ a@@ ds : “ God himself will be with them .
What ne@@ g@@ ative influ@@ ence was exerc@@ ised by the emp@@ er@@ or ?
El@@ se@@ where , people view the bir@@ th of tw@@ ins as a cur@@ se , to the point that some parents will k@@ ill at le@@ ast one of them .
There were for@@ ged to@@ ol@@ s of ir@@ on and cop@@ per , and Noah may have used these in con@@ stru@@ cting the ar@@ k .
The H@@ um@@ ble One Is Bet@@ ter O@@ f@@ f
Go@@ o@@ dness , a part of the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit , is a positi@@ ve qu@@ ality .
They Li@@ ved as “ T@@ emp@@ or@@ ary R@@ es@@ id@@ ents ”
• With reg@@ ard to op@@ position , of what are we confid@@ ent ?
3 : 19 )
O@@ be@@ di@@ ence was the ke@@ y to having God’s appro@@ val , and it still is .
( a ) Who make up the mo@@ der@@ n - day “ gener@@ ation ” that Jesus refer@@ red to ?
A person who ac@@ ts with in@@ sight is on the p@@ ath that lea@@ ds away from S@@ he@@ ol , the comm@@ on gra@@ ve of mankind .
If we want Jehovah to answer our prayers , we must obey him . ​ — Proverbs 28 : 9 .
I learned that Jehovah God off@@ ers mankind the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living forever on a par@@ adise earth .
Pe@@ ople appro@@ ach us , some even as@@ king for par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar is@@ su@@ es of the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines . ”
M@@ il@@ dness will bring you cal@@ m@@ ness of heart , mind , and body .
“ S@@ hi@@ ps of K@@ it@@ ti@@ m , ” 10 / 15
The st@@ age was now set for the con@@ fr@@ on@@ tation between the ch@@ urch and Gal@@ ile@@ o .
I put those questions to some pri@@ ests I me@@ t .
Fir@@ st , what does “ h@@ ate ” mean as used in the Bible ?
7 , 8 . ( a ) What have some said about the F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening ?
Today , we should be al@@ er@@ t to help el@@ der@@ ly or in@@ fir@@ m Christians .
If so , it may se@@ em to you that very little has chang@@ ed since the time of the Rus@@ si@@ an C@@ z@@ ar Peter the Gre@@ at , descri@@ bed at the out@@ set .
Peter wrote : “ Ma@@ in@@ tain your conduct fine among the nations , that , in the thing in which they are speaking against you as ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers , they may as a result of your fine works of which they are e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses gl@@ ori@@ fy God in the day for his in@@ spe@@ ction . ” ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 12 .
“ W@@ ell , ” says the account , “ when they heard of a resurrection of the dead , some began to mo@@ ck . ”
Such principles have helped me to fulf@@ ill my ro@@ le as a wife and mother .
However , Jehovah’s holy spirit was used in trans@@ fer@@ ring the perfect life of God’s Son and ca@@ using the conc@@ ep@@ tion .
After his death and resurrection , Christ was no longer physi@@ c@@ ally present with his disciples .
Why do Christians not give in to des@@ pa@@ ir ?
We know that earth is at ex@@ ac@@ tly the right dist@@ ance from our su@@ n for us to live and th@@ ri@@ ve .
It ex@@ ists because they have re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al fear of God and ‘ take refu@@ ge in the sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of his w@@ ings . ’ ​ — Psalm 34 : 9 ; 36 : 7 .
M@@ ore than 25 people atten@@ d the public talk and Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy , and we had 39 in attend@@ ance at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al [ of Christ’s death ] .
It ad@@ ds : “ The e@@ con@@ om@@ y of Egy@@ pt , Gre@@ e@@ ce , and R@@ ome was based on slave la@@ b@@ or .
The ba@@ ths were used in con@@ ne@@ ction with Jewish ri@@ tu@@ al pur@@ ity .
He@@ e@@ ding his counsel is par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly important in ho@@ m@@ es that are religi@@ ously di@@ vi@@ ded .
Although the future may look g@@ ri@@ m , God’s Word provi@@ des hope .
Then , the gener@@ al resurrection can beg@@ in , and faithful humans can , on the bas@@ is of Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice , be ra@@ ised to per@@ fe@@ ction similar to that lost by Adam .
Yet , ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists did id@@ enti@@ fy one ob@@ ject found ​ — the 0@@ .@@ 4 - in@@ ch - wide [ 1 c@@ m ] cla@@ y se@@ al imp@@ res@@ sion sh@@ own on page 14 .
Re@@ g@@ arding speaking in a t@@ ong@@ ue , Paul said : “ I will sing praise with the gift of the spirit , but I will also sing praise with my mind . ”
In 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . , many who he@@ e@@ ded such valu@@ eless words me@@ t an un@@ tim@@ ely death at the hands of Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers .
I@@ v@@ an , a Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ an , even ass@@ is@@ ted L@@ ou@@ l@@ is , the Al@@ ban@@ i@@ an , to find accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations next to I@@ van@@ ’s house .
That l@@ ack may result in pro@@ c@@ ra@@ st@@ in@@ ation and under@@ per@@ for@@ man@@ ce in school or at work .
“ Li@@ ber@@ al Christian the@@ olo@@ gy , ” says the En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a , “ tend@@ s to tre@@ at the bi@@ bli@@ cal language about Satan as ‘ pi@@ c@@ ture thinking ’ not to be taken liter@@ ally ​ — as a my@@ th@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal at@@ temp@@ t to expres@@ s the re@@ ality and ex@@ t@@ ent of evil in the uni@@ verse . ”
What if you remember the ke@@ y words of a pas@@ sage but not the book , chap@@ ter , and verse ?
( Read 1 Corinthians 2 : 9 - 12 . )
Such l@@ en@@ i@@ enc@@ y might have me@@ ant that in Rom@@ an eyes , Paul was an in@@ no@@ c@@ ent man . ​ — Acts 28 : 17 - 31 .
“ I TH@@ AN@@ K you from the bo@@ t@@ to@@ m of my heart for the beau@@ ti@@ ful gift D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to Jehovah .
The par@@ a@@ pe@@ t was a necess@@ ary sa@@ f@@ ety me@@ asure , since Jewish famili@@ es in Bible times made good use of their ro@@ of@@ to@@ ps .
After three days on a tra@@ in , we arri@@ ved at K@@ o@@ ch@@ lo@@ wi@@ ce , a s@@ at@@ el@@ l@@ ite cam@@ p of the A@@ us@@ ch@@ wit@@ z comple@@ x in P@@ ol@@ and .
Of course , we need to avoid being over@@ ly t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant .
She may have had a ter@@ ap@@ him because her heart was not complete toward God .
“ P@@ re@@ si@@ ding O@@ ver You ”
The ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent was eas@@ y to follow , and it ap@@ par@@ ently “ rest@@ ra@@ ined the crow@@ ds from sacrific@@ ing ” to Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s .
Now in his 20 ’ s , Samuel has a strong temp@@ tation to go back to that ha@@ bi@@ t .
He served for a time at Kingdom F@@ ar@@ m , near I@@ th@@ ac@@ a , New Yor@@ k .
And now Israel was about to att@@ ack Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o !
Does he help his people in the same ways today ?
Ha@@ ve you ever used liter@@ ature displa@@ y car@@ ts ?
The following year , in acc@@ ord with Jehovah’s purpose , the people la@@ id the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ations for a new temple .
32 : 13 , 14 ​ — Since the Israelites were for@@ bi@@ d@@ den to e@@ at any f@@ at , what is me@@ ant by their e@@ ating “ the f@@ at of r@@ am@@ s ” ?
The faithful man Bo@@ a@@ z imit@@ ated Jehovah’s view of str@@ ang@@ ers .
Genesis 11 : 31 re@@ a@@ ds : “ T@@ er@@ ah took Abra@@ m his son and Lo@@ t , . . . and S@@ ar@@ a@@ i his daugh@@ ter - in - law , . . . and they went with him out of U@@ r of the Ch@@ al@@ de@@ ans to go to the land of Cana@@ an . In time they came to H@@ ar@@ an and took up d@@ wel@@ ling there . ”
( Read John 8 : 4@@ 3 - 4@@ 7 . )
How is D@@ N@@ A comm@@ on to all these things ?
Jehovah ra@@ ised Jesus from death , provi@@ ding a com@@ for@@ ting gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e that people in God’s mem@@ ory will be resur@@ rec@@ ted .
Jehovah’s people must not simply listen to him occasi@@ on@@ ally ; they must keep listen@@ ing as a way of life .
Daniel was a man of prayer .
What Our D@@ eli@@ ver@@ ance C@@ o@@ st Jesus
W@@ ho@@ m does God consider to be a friend , someone he would invit@@ e into his fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative t@@ ent ?
“ E@@ ven@@ tually , though , it stru@@ ck me that the more I h@@ un@@ g around with them , the more I was be@@ coming like them .
TH@@ E new congregation in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a has experienced op@@ position ever since it was form@@ ed when the apostle Paul vis@@ ited there .
Yes , the arrang@@ ement esta@@ bli@@ shed in ancient Israel of car@@ ing for or@@ ph@@ ans , wi@@ do@@ ws , and the des@@ titu@@ te was car@@ ri@@ ed over into the Christian congregation .
In what ways have we been benef@@ ited by coming to the light ?
The brothers seem@@ ed to like it .
There they will dr@@ ink from a life - su@@ sta@@ ining “ ri@@ ver of water of life ” and will find heal@@ ing from “ the lea@@ ves of the tre@@ es ” pl@@ anted al@@ ong@@ side it .
Th@@ an@@ k you , Jehovah ! ”
Their hearts hum@@ b@@ led , the people called out to God .
Jesus indic@@ ated the answer when he re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly asked Peter : “ Do you love me ? . . .
The we@@ e@@ ds over@@ gro@@ w the whe@@ at , but the f@@ ar@@ m@@ er or@@ ders his sla@@ ves to “ let both gro@@ w together until the har@@ v@@ est . ”
( Read Psalm 1@@ 10 : 1 , 2 , 4 . )
The Bible book of Genesis speak@@ s of se@@ ven men who lived more than 9@@ 00 years , all of them being born pri@@ or to the F@@ lood of No@@ ah’s day .
“ P@@ re@@ aching the good news is part of my life , ” explained S@@ on@@ ia .
O@@ ther@@ wise , I will just live my life according to my own desi@@ res . ”
Yet , we were hear@@ ten@@ ed to know that their faith had been buil@@ t on a so@@ li@@ d f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation with fi@@ re - res@@ ist@@ ant materi@@ als .
On@@ ce he himself became a Christian , Saul b@@ ol@@ dly declar@@ ed his faith in the resur@@ rec@@ ted Messi@@ ah .
But who in the congregation should do so ?
O@@ ver@@ all , conclu@@ ded Be@@ D@@ u@@ h@@ n , the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation “ is one of the most acc@@ ur@@ ate Eng@@ l@@ ish transl@@ ations of the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent cur@@ r@@ ently a@@ vail@@ able ” and “ the most acc@@ ur@@ ate of the transl@@ ations com@@ pared . ” ​ — Tru@@ th in Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation : Acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y and Bi@@ as in Eng@@ l@@ ish Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ations of the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent .
The teach@@ ers were am@@ a@@ zed at the understanding and ans@@ wers of 12 - year - old Jesus
That expla@@ ins why many have a ne@@ g@@ ative attitude toward discipl@@ ine .
She called back again and again .
The apostle Paul ad@@ ded to the pi@@ c@@ ture , saying that there would be a mar@@ ked differ@@ ence in the attitu@@ des of people toward one another .
What Jehovah H@@ as D@@ one
F@@ ear@@ ing no one , I even col@@ le@@ cted money for lo@@ an sh@@ ar@@ ks .
The small group of anointed ones associ@@ ated with the Kingdom work early in the 20@@ th century had no way of know@@ ing that by the year 200@@ 8 , about se@@ ven milli@@ on Witnesses would be eng@@ ag@@ ing in this work in over 2@@ 30 lands .
The er@@ r@@ ors of the people , on the other hand , ‘ cause div@@ ision between them and their God . ’ ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 9 : 2 .
In the vision , E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el saw many wicked things happ@@ ening there .
A simp@@ le e@@ ye is s@@ inc@@ ere , pu@@ re in mo@@ tive , and free from gre@@ ed and sel@@ f@@ ish ambi@@ tion .
The account says : “ He turned , loo@@ ked at his disciples and re@@ bu@@ ked Peter , and said : ‘ G@@ et be@@ h@@ ind me , Satan , because you think , not God’s thoughts , but those of men . ’ ”
Today , a dr@@ ama of ut@@ most import@@ ance is under way ​ — and it invol@@ ves you !
They do this by , among other things , atten@@ ding Christian meetings and eng@@ ag@@ ing in the public ministry .
These two artic@@ les will consider what true fre@@ e@@ dom is , how we can at@@ tain it , and how to use our relati@@ ve fre@@ e@@ dom now to benefit ourselves and others .
The rec@@ ord of his conduct shows that b@@ ones are not all we leave be@@ h@@ ind when we die .
Such G@@ no@@ s@@ tic go@@ sp@@ els often claim@@ ed that the prom@@ in@@ ent apostles of Jesus mis@@ under@@ sto@@ od his message and that there is a se@@ cre@@ t teaching that Jesus pas@@ sed on that was under@@ sto@@ od by only a sel@@ e@@ ct few .
O@@ f@@ ten , h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of people attend@@ ed these show@@ ings .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jehovah gave Bar@@ ak this clear comm@@ and through De@@ bor@@ ah the prophe@@ t@@ ess : “ G@@ o and mar@@ ch to M@@ ount T@@ ab@@ or , and take 10@@ ,000 men of N@@ ap@@ h@@ tal@@ i and Z@@ e@@ bulu@@ n with you .
R@@ ele@@ as@@ ed at the 200@@ 5 / 0@@ 6 “ Go@@ dly O@@ be@@ di@@ ence ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tions of Jehovah’s Witnesses , this book has vari@@ ous no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy fe@@ atu@@ res .
F@@ i@@ ve days before the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver of 33 C.E . , Jesus ent@@ ers Jerusalem ri@@ ding upon a col@@ t .
He in@@ qui@@ res as to whether there is ro@@ om at her fa@@ ther’s house for him and those with him to sp@@ end the night .
Jehovah deci@@ des when he will cho@@ ose anointed ones .
“ I eas@@ ily got de@@ pres@@ sed by my own li@@ mit@@ ations , ” rec@@ alls J@@ an@@ et , who now speak@@ s S@@ pan@@ ish f@@ lu@@ ently .
And they coura@@ ge@@ ously dec@@ l@@ are Jehovah’s name in their public ministry . ​ — Romans 10 : 10 , 13 - 15 .
This com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate man also said : “ All things , therefore , that you want men to do to you , you also must lik@@ e@@ wise do to them . ” ​ — Matthew 5 : 4@@ 6 , 4@@ 7 ; 7 : 12 .
What does it mean to make use of the world but not to the full ?
And what is involved in being a spiritual person ? ’
the man who led the Israelites in a gr@@ and ex@@ o@@ d@@ us from Egy@@ pt ?
O@@ ther believers are great@@ ly em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed by div@@ isions within many so - called Christian se@@ cts over such is@@ su@@ es as ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ ality and ab@@ or@@ tion .
10 : 15 ​ — How does ‘ the hard work of the stu@@ pi@@ d ones make them we@@ ary ’ ?
Rather than being mirac@@ ul@@ ously prote@@ cted , Jehovah’s servants are , in fact , the pri@@ me t@@ ar@@ get of Satan .
Th@@ ough angels do not speak to people today as they did on occasi@@ on in times past , they do help gu@@ i@@ de those preaching the good news to hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones .
He set the ul@@ tim@@ ate example in loving Jehovah with his whole mind , heart , soul , and strength .
O@@ thers at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te to God the suffering ca@@ used by n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers .
For Peter , though , the night was far from over . Wor@@ se la@@ y a@@ head .
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t Bu@@ t@@ l@@ er
S@@ ch@@ ro@@ e@@ der , the branch overse@@ er , I n@@ atur@@ ally wonder@@ ed what was in st@@ ore for me .
Jehovah provided a perfect so@@ lu@@ tion
He is s@@ low@@ ly tur@@ ning away , de@@ je@@ cted because he really wanted that pri@@ ze .
Since the o@@ live is qu@@ ite a har@@ dy t@@ ree , it might have rema@@ ined ali@@ ve under water for some months during the D@@ elu@@ ge .
Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h will@@ ingly accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s serv@@ ant , and she soon became Isa@@ ac@@ ’s bel@@ o@@ ved wife . ​ — G@@ e 24 V@@ er@@ ses 4@@ 9 , 5@@ 2 - 5@@ 8 , 6@@ 7 .
S@@ te@@ p 6 ​ — Me@@ dit@@ ate
B@@ ap@@ ti@@ zed young ones and those who are con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating baptism , how can you strengthen your relationship with Jehovah ?
He is help@@ ing a woman s@@ ort and sel@@ l her dec@@ eas@@ ed sis@@ ter@@ ’s hous@@ eho@@ ld it@@ em@@ s .
S@@ har@@ ing in spiritual activities ref@@ re@@ sh@@ es us .
They were not on the w@@ atch .
Rather , by reading the book of the Law in an under@@ to@@ ne day and night , Jo@@ shua would be able to make his way succ@@ ess@@ ful .
It did worshipp@@ ers of Ba@@ al no good to call upon the name of that false go@@ d “ from mor@@ ning t@@ ill no@@ on , saying : ‘ O Ba@@ al , answer us ! ’ ”
( b ) How should Jesus ’ resurrection af@@ fect our faith ?
L@@ ater , I was sen@@ ten@@ ced to a work cam@@ p .
Can You Tru@@ st It ?
C@@ op@@ ing With a S@@ p@@ ou@@ se@@ ’s Bet@@ ra@@ y@@ al
The true God resur@@ rec@@ ted his bel@@ o@@ ved Son , who af@@ ter@@ ward pres@@ ented to the Father the value of his shed blood , which would be a ransom to sa@@ ve rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers from et@@ er@@ n@@ al death . ​ — Read Hebrews 9 : 14 , 24 .
I@@ ma@@ ge on book co@@ ver : U@@ .@@ S .
Can we conclu@@ de , though , that every char@@ ac@@ ter , ev@@ ent , and ob@@ ject descri@@ bed in the Bible fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ ws someone or something ?
What benef@@ its come from being ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able ?
What do my study ha@@ bi@@ ts , d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing , or re@@ action to counsel reve@@ al about me ?
Then , whether the body of a dec@@ eas@@ ed person is to be cre@@ m@@ ated or not is a personal or family decision .
H@@ er wi@@ do@@ wed mother - in - law , Na@@ om@@ i , had lived in Mo@@ a@@ b but deci@@ ded to move back to the Israel@@ ite to@@ wn of Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m .
▪ F@@ o@@ od sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges . ​ — Matthew 24 : 7 .
Un@@ seen to many are the con@@ st@@ ant la@@ b@@ ors of pre@@ par@@ ing the spiritual food for our public@@ ations , meetings , and conven@@ tions .
R@@ em@@ ember that Jehovah is understanding .
David found out while away on a bu@@ sin@@ ess tri@@ p .
They are determined to be dis@@ cre@@ et , keep@@ ing an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant o@@ il supp@@ ly so that the light will shin@@ e b@@ righ@@ tly .
Still , Jehovah requi@@ res that parents set asi@@ de time to provide support for their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
He continued in the full - time ministry for ne@@ arly 50 years , d@@ ying su@@ d@@ den@@ ly of a heart att@@ ack in 199@@ 2 while faith@@ fully serving at the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k .
God’s exerc@@ ise of mer@@ cy en@@ ta@@ il@@ s the par@@ don@@ ing of er@@ ro@@ r .
* As a star@@ t , however , it has proved to be a comfort to some people just to see in the Bible a text such as the one found at Isaiah 6@@ 1 : 1 , 2 , since it expres@@ ses God’s desire for humans to receive comfort .
Does God pa@@ y attention to you ?
Mar@@ ri@@ age is a sac@@ red b@@ ond .
A M@@ A@@ N who desi@@ gn@@ s beau@@ ti@@ ful buil@@ ding@@ s makes a name for himself as an ex@@ per@@ t ar@@ ch@@ it@@ e@@ ct .
Do ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ement , recogn@@ iti@@ on , and we@@ al@@ th gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e a life filled with satis@@ fac@@ tion ?
James encoura@@ ged us to remember Jehovah when he ur@@ ged us : “ D@@ ra@@ w close to God , and he will draw close to you . ”
Re@@ fre@@ shed ​ — and better pre@@ pared to de@@ al with li@@ fe@@ ’s tri@@ als .
Why did he he@@ al the man gra@@ du@@ ally ?
Yes , sal@@ vation was possible .
We were able to sa@@ ve 20 do@@ l@@ l@@ ars that we are sen@@ ding now . ”
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er gave me strength and helped me not to become over@@ ly anxi@@ ous . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 .
“ The future of wicked people will be cu@@ t off . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 10 , 38 ; Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 .
How God In@@ ter@@ ven@@ es Today
Jehovah’s Witnesses are very much inter@@ ested in help@@ ing others to get to know the Bible better and to devel@@ op a love for its message .
How may God cho@@ ose to answer our prayers ?
A year later , the ow@@ ner received a s@@ ti@@ pul@@ ated min@@ i@@ mu@@ m of w@@ o@@ ol , da@@ i@@ ry pro@@ du@@ cts , young sto@@ ck , and so on .
Jesus said that our time is similar to the days of Noah .
When Jehovah ca@@ used A@@ mo@@ s to see “ a bas@@ ke@@ t of sum@@ m@@ er fru@@ it , ” it me@@ ant that the end was near for Israel .
R@@ ac@@ ing through earth@@ ’s at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere , the fi@@ er@@ y ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t evid@@ ently trans@@ fer@@ red Eli@@ j@@ ah to another part of the earth , where he continued living for a time .
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ arly read him a st@@ ory , and listen to him expres@@ s his jo@@ ys and concer@@ ns about the day .
Because of his love .
That ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on is as app@@ li@@ ca@@ ble to true Christians today as it was in the first century .
( a ) What good does mil@@ dness of temp@@ er accom@@ pl@@ ish ?
You will call , and I my@@ self shall answer you . For the work of your hands you will have a ye@@ ar@@ ning . ”
Ther@@ e@@ after , stud@@ ents may cho@@ ose to atten@@ d uni@@ vers@@ ity or col@@ le@@ ge for four or more years , le@@ ading to a ba@@ ch@@ el@@ or@@ ’s de@@ gre@@ e or to post@@ gra@@ du@@ ate stu@@ dies for care@@ ers in me@@ dic@@ ine , law , eng@@ in@@ e@@ ering , and so for@@ th .
I@@ nt@@ ro@@ du@@ ce the ess@@ enti@@ als of study .
But su@@ p@@ pose that long after a trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion was for@@ given , you still have pang@@ s of conscience over past mis@@ takes ?
One father says : “ From the time our daugh@@ ter was born , we pray@@ ed with her .
Some have ra@@ ised the pos@@ si@@ bility that God kept the ani@@ mal@@ s in a st@@ ate of relati@@ ve t@@ or@@ p@@ or , ak@@ in to hi@@ ber@@ nation , thus re@@ duc@@ ing their need for food .
( a ) Who make up “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” ?
E@@ ver@@ yone who makes a dedic@@ ation to Jehovah has first to “ prove ” to himself what is “ the good and accep@@ table and perfect will of God . ”
In the new world , they will see con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing evidence of the wisdom of living under Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Some hus@@ ban@@ ds may for@@ bi@@ d the Christian wife to teach the children from the Bible .
A by - pro@@ du@@ ct of this pro@@ c@@ ess is the rel@@ e@@ ase into the at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere of o@@ x@@ y@@ g@@ en ​ — vital to our ex@@ ist@@ ence .
In 194@@ 6 when I re@@ turned home for the sum@@ m@@ er , we attend@@ ed a conven@@ tion in C@@ le@@ vel@@ and , O@@ hi@@ o , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
Ba@@ thro@@ om@@ s were dis@@ co@@ vered that had ter@@ r@@ a - co@@ t@@ ta tu@@ bs and se@@ at@@ less to@@ ile@@ ts .
He said : “ This good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations ; and then the end [ of the present world , or system ] will come . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
Those who re@@ ach out for this privilege of service are to be comm@@ ended , for they are “ desi@@ r@@ ous of a fine work . ” ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Still , he was not happy .
Does this se@@ par@@ ating ref@@ er to the fin@@ al judgment of the sheep and the go@@ ats that Jesus said would occ@@ ur when he arri@@ ved in his glory ?
The well - known expres@@ sion of praise to Jehovah “ for he is good , for his loving - kindness is to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite ” high@@ ligh@@ ts this qu@@ ality .
Hence , Jesus de@@ par@@ ts and go@@ es to “ the country near the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , into a city called Eph@@ ra@@ im . ” ​ — John 11 : 5@@ 3 , 5@@ 4 .
Ge@@ or@@ ge , however , su@@ gg@@ ested to M@@ an@@ on that they return with a b@@ ou@@ qu@@ et of f@@ low@@ ers for the la@@ dy because she seem@@ ed so l@@ on@@ ely and bit@@ ter .
In the past , those la@@ bel@@ ed “ an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t ” inclu@@ ded Jews , the Ca@@ tho@@ lic pa@@ p@@ ac@@ y , and Rom@@ an emp@@ er@@ ors .
Indeed , a man@@ ’s enem@@ ies will be pers@@ ons of his own hous@@ eho@@ ld . ”
Fir@@ st , there is a pu@@ re - wh@@ ite hor@@ se , which sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ es the righteous war@@ f@@ are of Christ Jesus .
It must have been dist@@ res@@ sing , though , to see that her fellow Na@@ z@@ ar@@ en@@ es did not accept her son .
It is good to re@@ mind ourselves of the li@@ mit@@ ations of we@@ al@@ th .
Con@@ cer@@ ning Solom@@ on@@ ’s father , David , the Bible says : “ David la@@ y down with his fore@@ fa@@ thers and was bu@@ ri@@ ed in the C@@ ity of David . ”
3 : 10 , 11 .
Be@@ fore sen@@ ding his disciples out to preach , Jesus ga@@ ther@@ ed them and gave them de@@ ta@@ iled instru@@ ctions .
When asked about his name , Jehovah told Moses : “ I shall prove to be what I shall prove to be . ”
Then I recogn@@ ized a Kingdom s@@ ong being su@@ ng in one of the hous@@ es .
They did not try to work out a so@@ lu@@ tion that might inc@@ ur Jehovah’s dis@@ ple@@ asure .
While not par@@ ti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts in the new covenant , these are bene@@ fi@@ ci@@ aries of it .
Do@@ ing so will help us to re@@ ject sel@@ f@@ ish c@@ ra@@ v@@ ings that could cl@@ ou@@ d our spiritual vision .
We set up an ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment for Th@@ ur@@ s@@ day mor@@ ning to have our first Bible study .
“ G@@ o on wal@@ king in love , just as the Christ also loved you . ” ​ — E@@ P@@ H .
A human father , al@@ though com@@ par@@ ati@@ vely “ wicked ” because of in@@ her@@ ited sin , has n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction for his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
Jehovah prote@@ cts those who love and obey him .
This cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity led to a few more old - tim@@ ers accep@@ ting the truth .
S@@ C@@ Y@@ TH@@ I@@ A ← MI@@ G@@ R@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N R@@ O@@ U@@ T@@ E
Be@@ fore we left that assignment , there were two small congregations .
I wanted to ple@@ ase God because I great@@ ly fe@@ ared being jud@@ ged and bur@@ ning forever in hel@@ l .
“ In the keep@@ ing of [ Jehovah’s j@@ udi@@ cial decisions ] there is a large re@@ ward , ” said the psalmist .
For the “ great crow@@ d , ” who live now , it will be possible to sur@@ vi@@ ve into the promised new world with un@@ en@@ ding life in view .
Yet , as they ac@@ knowledge , a second marriage may bring challeng@@ es that never ex@@ is@@ ted in a first marriage .
As your mate and children ob@@ serve that you are cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly tr@@ ying to make things right , they will sense your s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity .
Is it possible to id@@ enti@@ fy that group today ? The B@@ ene@@ f@@ its of Ri@@ ght As@@ soci@@ ation
Indeed , ac@@ ting with gen@@ u@@ ine fear of God is always the course of wisdom .
To me@@ et this chall@@ enge , we need to pray fer@@ v@@ ently when wrong thoughts or temp@@ t@@ ations first come to mind and then act in har@@ mony with our prayers .
While on the way to deli@@ ver a le@@ ather case or@@ der@@ ed for the rul@@ er of the L@@ ow C@@ oun@@ tri@@ es , King Ph@@ ili@@ p I@@ I of S@@ pain , P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in was att@@ ac@@ ked on a st@@ re@@ et in A@@ nt@@ wer@@ p .
For example , in the wa@@ ke of last ye@@ ar@@ ’s ter@@ r@@ or@@ ist att@@ ack in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity , one Christian sister was sh@@ aring Psalm 4@@ 6 : 1 , 11 with the people she me@@ t in her ministry .
As the months went by , bit@@ ter@@ ness re@@ plac@@ ed the clo@@ sen@@ ess that this brother and sister once enjo@@ yed .
Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine ref@@ ined David and un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly made him a better shepher@@ d of God’s people .
What is the great@@ est truth that the W@@ arri@@ or - King Jesus Christ de@@ f@@ ends ?
A@@ bo@@ ve all , we can show hum@@ ility by our obedi@@ ence .
What an out@@ come of Pet@@ er@@ ’s be@@ aring thor@@ ough witness ! ​ — Acts 10 : 22 , 34 - 4@@ 8 .
In this way , they “ have their per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers tra@@ ined to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish both right and wrong . ” ​ — He@@ b .
Why did John ur@@ ge G@@ a@@ i@@ us to continue show@@ ing ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality when he was already doing so ?
B@@ E F@@ O@@ R@@ G@@ I@@ V@@ IN@@ G .
The sense of individu@@ al se@@ cur@@ ity that milli@@ ons take for gr@@ anted has been com@@ promised by a wa@@ ve of sen@@ sel@@ ess ac@@ ts of h@@ ate , each seem@@ ingly more hor@@ ri@@ fi@@ c than the pre@@ ce@@ ding one .
We vis@@ ited vari@@ ous congregations in the city , often sp@@ en@@ ding two or three we@@ ek@@ s in each one .
When the prophet E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el b@@ ol@@ dly declar@@ ed Jehovah’s mes@@ sa@@ ges to the “ re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous nations ” ​ — the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of Israel and Juda@@ h — ​ some individuals were pleas@@ ed to hear what he had to say .
The brothers in E@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe also pro@@ duc@@ ed liter@@ ature in their own coun@@ tri@@ es by using mi@@ me@@ o@@ gra@@ ph ma@@ ch@@ ines or by re@@ pro@@ duc@@ ing material from fil@@ m .
( a ) In what sense was Jesus offered up beg@@ in@@ ning in 29 C.E . ?
P@@ over@@ ty : Acc@@ ording to the World Ban@@ k , the number of those suffering ex@@ tre@@ me po@@ ver@@ ty in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a al@@ one has gro@@ wn from 2@@ 8@@ 0 milli@@ on in 199@@ 0 to 3@@ 30 milli@@ on in 20@@ 12 .
We must use good sense and be care@@ ful about what we believe
For the first time in my life , I feel true satis@@ fac@@ tion .
How do young people today demonstr@@ ate their desire to serve God ?
Be determined not to give up the fi@@ ght .
A@@ N EL@@ D@@ E@@ R@@ L@@ Y la@@ dy was par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly un@@ fri@@ end@@ ly when Ge@@ or@@ ge and M@@ an@@ on , two Witnesses in the Ne@@ ther@@ lands , appro@@ ached her with the good news of the Kingdom .
By 19@@ 24 , however , we had an a@@ ut@@ om@@ o@@ bi@@ le , and our whole family went to the conven@@ tion in C@@ o@@ lum@@ bu@@ s , O@@ hi@@ o .
He emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed that all dedic@@ ated Christians need to use their lives to the full in pro@@ claim@@ ing the good news of God’s esta@@ bli@@ shed Kingdom .
However , such individuals are “ on s@@ li@@ p@@ per@@ y gr@@ ound , ” for so@@ on@@ er or later their ung@@ o@@ dly conduct will c@@ atch up with them .
A seri@@ es of tal@@ ks follow@@ ed .
They , therefore , ought to receive encourag@@ ement .
Bet@@ ra@@ y@@ al ​ — A@@ n O@@ min@@ ous Si@@ gn of the T@@ im@@ es !
When they began the temple - building work , la@@ ying the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation in 5@@ 36 B.C.E . , they were not saying that “ the time has not come . ”
We soon sen@@ sed that it was imp@@ os@@ sible to du@@ p@@ lic@@ ate ex@@ ac@@ tly the s@@ oun@@ ds of K@@ o@@ re@@ an words using just Eng@@ l@@ ish s@@ oun@@ ds .
En@@ coura@@ g@@ ing Wor@@ ds for the S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents
The bre@@ ast@@ pl@@ ate of the sol@@ di@@ er prote@@ cted a vital or@@ g@@ an , the heart .
R@@ em@@ ember , a king , such as David , was to “ read in it all the days of his life . ”
It felt as if we were about to j@@ um@@ p into a po@@ ol at the deep end for the first time . ”
H@@ ere , Jesus was saying , in effect , ‘ I fully understand your problems ; I really know what you are going through . ’
For example , the A@@ wa@@ ke !
The first - century Christians under@@ sto@@ od that “ God is not par@@ ti@@ al , but in every nation the man that fe@@ ars him and works righteousness is accep@@ table to him . ”
The second letter from H@@ ar@@ old King was to me .
W@@ ould humans on earth see this m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous ev@@ ent ?
Mi@@ ght Jehovah be commun@@ ic@@ ating with the bo@@ y ? ​ — Genesis 37 : 6 , 8 , 10 , 11 .
N@@ um@@ ber of coun@@ tri@@ es assign@@ ed to : 26
Read what happened after they r@@ an out of money while serving as mission@@ aries in In@@ dia .
A ba@@ r@@ re@@ n , d@@ ry C@@ ar@@ me@@ l thus made an ide@@ al spo@@ t to ex@@ pose Ba@@ al@@ ism as a f@@ ra@@ u@@ d .
O@@ f@@ ten , though , the ro@@ a@@ ds had to follow the n@@ atur@@ al cont@@ our@@ s of the ter@@ ra@@ in .
And he made out of one man every nation of men , to d@@ well upon the enti@@ re sur@@ face of the earth . ” ​ — Acts 17 : 23 - 26 .
She set up a small ice - cre@@ am sh@@ op but gra@@ du@@ ally r@@ an out of money and had to close the bu@@ sin@@ ess .
12 , 13 . ( a ) What is our go@@ al as Christians ?
But after the esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment of the Kingdom in heaven , God’s will is to be done every@@ where .
You can too .
Their message is one of sal@@ vation .
Yes , because of the origin@@ al sin , children that were su@@ p@@ posed to be born perfect with end@@ less life a@@ head of them were brought for@@ th with si@@ ck@@ ness , old age , and death as their pro@@ spe@@ ct .
O@@ ver time , we devel@@ op what Jesus descri@@ bed as a “ tre@@ asure st@@ ore ” of old and new tru@@ ths .
Jo@@ si@@ ah also kept on ‘ see@@ king righteousness , ’ for we read : “ In the tw@@ el@@ f@@ th year [ when Jo@@ si@@ ah was about 20 years old ] he started to cle@@ an@@ se Juda@@ h and Jerusalem from the high plac@@ es and the sac@@ red po@@ les and the gra@@ ven i@@ ma@@ ges and the m@@ ol@@ ten st@@ atu@@ es .
If we face great ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les , we will be bless@@ ed as we ‘ follow Jehovah fully . ’
What kin@@ ds of pres@@ sures may be put on us , and how should we respon@@ d ?
It de@@ fin@@ es who we are .
D@@ ad had pas@@ sed away in 195@@ 7 , and my two sisters and I took tur@@ ns taking care of Mo@@ m until she died in 19@@ 7@@ 2 .
Many end@@ ur@@ ed tri@@ als and sta@@ yed loyal to God because they had strong faith in the resurrection that God had promised .
And such resur@@ rec@@ ted ones will need to be taught the pu@@ re language .
Today , a Christian who ser@@ ves only because he wants to live forever in Par@@ adise could also be serving with a sel@@ f@@ ish mo@@ tive .
3 , 4 . ( a ) What moved David to stand up to Go@@ li@@ ath ?
* We vis@@ ited the are@@ a in Rus@@ sia that the branch had su@@ gg@@ ested as a lo@@ c@@ ation for us to move to and loo@@ ked for hous@@ ing and emp@@ loy@@ ment . ”
In a rather com@@ par@@ able way , while our loving brothers are always happy to help us , we need to be bal@@ an@@ ced and reason@@ able in what we ex@@ pect them to give in the way of their time .
Many of the ba@@ bi@@ es who es@@ cap@@ e being ab@@ or@@ ted are born to un@@ wed mo@@ thers .
On the last day of the conven@@ tion , an ele@@ c@@ tri@@ fied thr@@ ong of 7@@ ,000 listen in@@ ten@@ tly as Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d encoura@@ ges each of the conven@@ tion@@ ers with the words : “ You are an am@@ bas@@ sa@@ d@@ or of the King of k@@ ings and Lord of l@@ or@@ ds , ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ing to the people . . . the gl@@ ori@@ ous kingdom of our Lord . ”
This in it@@ self is a good reason for us not to be judg@@ men@@ tal .
Jehovah Is the God of Lo@@ ve
Do God’s words have that effect on you ?
Paul used a word that liter@@ ally means “ hous@@ eho@@ ld man@@ ag@@ ement . ”
I wanted to bu@@ y the large - prin@@ t e@@ dition of The Jerusalem Bible , but I learned that Jehovah’s Witnesses had a less ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive Bible , which a young Witness offered to deli@@ ver to my home .
If you are young , ma@@ y@@ be in your te@@ ens or early 20 ’ s , what is important to you ?
By means of inter@@ vie@@ ws and vi@@ de@@ o pres@@ ent@@ ations , B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e members John L@@ ar@@ son and John K@@ ik@@ o@@ t re@@ vie@@ wed the hist@@ ory of both the con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ ject and the prin@@ ting op@@ er@@ ations in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
We can also ask for help from those who are strong in the faith , never doub@@ ting that Jehovah will give us the support we need .
The su@@ per@@ vis@@ or at the tre@@ at@@ ment pl@@ ant , a Witness , re@@ ta@@ ined his jo@@ b while others were fir@@ ed .
Some days later , Peter sto@@ od before the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in and again qu@@ o@@ ted from the Psal@@ ms .
Jehovah , the happy God , origin@@ ated marriage .
How did fear of God help one Christian to make good decisions ?
At that time , God did not sel@@ e@@ ct a powerful king , a learned pri@@ est , or a we@@ al@@ thy c@@ hi@@ ef@@ tain .
19 : 35 , 36 .
The book of Revelation , written by John in about the year 9@@ 6 C.E . , is an exc@@ iting account of these v@@ isions .
If you have problems that ro@@ b you of peace , pray in the way that King David pray@@ ed : “ D@@ ist@@ res@@ ses of my heart have mul@@ ti@@ p@@ lied ; from the st@@ res@@ ses upon me O bring me out .
O@@ f@@ ten , when Jehovah’s Witnesses have been fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ used in cour@@ t , jud@@ ges have up@@ held fre@@ e@@ dom of worship , and we appreci@@ ate that .
Of what must each of us be con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed ?
In a beau@@ ti@@ ful way , I learned that in re@@ mo@@ te plac@@ es , as much as any@@ where el@@ se , Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness is for all people and that God’s spirit mo@@ tiv@@ ates the min@@ ds and hearts of those righ@@ tly dis@@ posed for everlasting life .
So she might ask , “ Is it real@@ is@@ tic to think that I can find a su@@ it@@ able mate among fellow Christians ? ”
I thought at times that she was discus@@ sing a s@@ crip@@ ture with someone in her ro@@ om , only to find that she was tal@@ king to Jehovah .
What does it mean to be “ re@@ aching out ” in the congregation ?
Read Matthew 6 : 27 .
But their “ other sheep ” compan@@ i@@ ons , who@@ se hope is to live forever on earth , also have a preci@@ ous relationship with their “ one shepher@@ d , ” Jesus Christ , and with their God , Jehovah , provided they prove to be obedi@@ ent . — John 10 : 16 ; Psalm 15 : 1 - 5 ; 25 : 14 .
That is why we follow his guid@@ ance at home , in the congregation , at work , at school , or wh@@ er@@ ever we may be .
The Au@@ gu@@ st 1 , 19@@ 24 , W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er mentioned that 50 were baptized in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , mo@@ st@@ ly in Ri@@ o de J@@ an@@ ei@@ r@@ o .
This was a sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve is@@ sue , one that th@@ reat@@ ened to cause div@@ isions in the congregation .
At that un@@ for@@ get@@ table an@@ nu@@ al meeting in 19@@ 7@@ 1 , a dist@@ inc@@ tion was c@@ learly dra@@ wn between the spirit - anointed members of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy and the direc@@ t@@ ors of the Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a cor@@ por@@ ation .
They were on their way to a conven@@ tion at which M@@ il@@ an’s parents in@@ tend@@ ed to get baptized .
The we@@ al@@ thy father of that st@@ ory was so happy for the return of his rep@@ ent@@ ant son that he said : “ Let us e@@ at and enjoy ourselves . ”
H@@ ere again , what I read in the Bible helped me .
We thought , ‘ We are fin@@ i@@ shed . ’
What , though , if a young son in the family is a dedic@@ ated , baptized serv@@ ant of Jehovah God ?
What might dam@@ age our relationship with Jehovah ?
Do you know anyone who would know@@ ingly and will@@ ingly die for a li@@ e ?
R@@ ele@@ ase by R@@ an@@ som
With those few words , Jesus helped her to look a@@ head and kin@@ dly remin@@ ded her that there was hope .
Can you i@@ magine the joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion that Jesus must have felt upon his being resur@@ rec@@ ted ?
But he does ex@@ pect his servants to trust fully in him ​ — not in Satan’s d@@ ying world . ​ — He@@ b .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 3 , 4 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 15 - 24
Jehovah will bl@@ ess your s@@ inc@@ ere efforts .
One who ser@@ ves God might even l@@ ink succ@@ ess to a position of responsi@@ bility in the congregation or to ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements in the ministry .
W@@ il@@ d be@@ ast@@ s of all kin@@ ds might be for@@ ced into the ar@@ ena .
The Christian A@@ t@@ titu@@ de
What should you do if you have se@@ cre@@ tly been eng@@ ag@@ ing in wrong conduct , and why ?
N@@ or did [ Jesus ] say a word about the worship of his mother M@@ ary , in the gu@@ ise of Is@@ is , the Q@@ u@@ e@@ en of heaven .
R@@ em@@ ember David and his sin of ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with B@@ ath - she@@ ba .
And on the next day he left with Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s for D@@ er@@ be . ” ​ — Acts 14 : 6 , 19 , 20 .
• How did Solomon allow a bad pat@@ ter@@ n to devel@@ op in his life ?
The Witnesses ’ efforts to “ be pe@@ ace@@ able with all men ” had bor@@ ne good fru@@ it .
But is continu@@ ing in the wrong way the in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent course to take ?
He did not try to buil@@ d a future in that do@@ om@@ ed system .
A pioneer in her mi@@ d - 60 ’ s rel@@ ated : “ Some time ag@@ o , I did not feel well , and field service ti@@ red me out .
He also ex@@ hor@@ ted them to strengthen one another , saying : “ Ke@@ ep encourag@@ ing one another and building one another up . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess .
Some parents do not encoura@@ ge their children because their own parents never encoura@@ ged them .
Paul out@@ l@@ ined what seri@@ es that inclu@@ ded hope ?
Many have found it help@@ ful to study the bro@@ ch@@ ure The O@@ ri@@ g@@ in of Li@@ fe ​ — F@@ i@@ ve Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Wor@@ th As@@ king and the book Is There a Creator Who Ca@@ res Ab@@ out You ?
We understand from the fore@@ going that the dead are power@@ less to help the living .
When they do , Jehovah guid@@ es them , s@@ mo@@ o@@ thing their course .
God’s Word tel@@ ls us to honor whom ?
In part , because they have tra@@ ined members of the “ other sheep ” to ass@@ ist them in the preaching and teaching work .
However , he remin@@ ded the stud@@ ents that the t@@ ong@@ ue can also prom@@ o@@ te what is not up@@ building .
[ Bo@@ x / P@@ ic@@ ture on page 21 ]
In Bible times , brother - in - law , or le@@ vi@@ r@@ ate , marriage was a cu@@ sto@@ m wh@@ er@@ e@@ by a man would mar@@ ry his dec@@ eas@@ ed bro@@ ther’s s@@ on@@ less wi@@ do@@ w in order to pro@@ du@@ ce off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing to car@@ ry on his bro@@ ther’s family l@@ ine . ​ — G@@ en .
With the use of a special whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir , I even attend@@ ed some meetings of Jehovah’s Witnesses and sh@@ ared in their preaching activ@@ ity .
Di@@ f@@ ficul@@ t Ye@@ ars of the Gre@@ at W@@ ar
A similar war@@ ning is being s@@ oun@@ ded at this time .
The origin@@ al C@@ o@@ de@@ x G@@ ran@@ di@@ or com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned by C@@ as@@ si@@ o@@ d@@ or@@ us is now lost .
But they did ra@@ ise is@@ su@@ es that needed to be set@@ t@@ led : Can mankind “ be like God , know@@ ing good and bad , ” as Satan had claim@@ ed ?
In ancient Israel , the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od , the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , and its fur@@ ni@@ shin@@ g@@ s were to be held sac@@ red
For example , those show@@ ing human kindness often do so without having a deep and personal invol@@ v@@ ement , or relationship , with the individuals they tre@@ at kin@@ dly .
But he cho@@ se his close friends care@@ fully .
En@@ joy Re@@ cre@@ ation With Your Ch@@ il@@ dren
Like K@@ or@@ ah , we might en@@ v@@ y those who have privile@@ ges that we desire .
Because of your faith in Christ’s shed blood , you enjoy an appro@@ ved standing before Jehovah , and because of your rec@@ ord of end@@ ur@@ ance , your faith has ac@@ qui@@ red a “ t@@ ested qu@@ ality . ”
However , we are not born with a fully develop@@ ed love of Jehovah .
The ex@@ t@@ ent of the de@@ va@@ st@@ ation was vi@@ vi@@ dly fore@@ told in these words : “ Bo@@ th p@@ eli@@ can and por@@ cu@@ p@@ ine will sp@@ end the night right among her [ fal@@ le@@ n ] p@@ il@@ la@@ r cap@@ it@@ als . A vo@@ ice will keep sing@@ ing in the w@@ in@@ do@@ w .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er helped him to end@@ ure the wor@@ st of tri@@ als .
Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 26 .
What he taught was the truth , and the life they had ob@@ served em@@ bo@@ died in him was truly the life to as@@ pi@@ re to . ​ — John 14 : 6 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 20 , 21 .
This makes us uni@@ que among his earthly cre@@ ation .
I also wonder@@ ed , ‘ What mean@@ ing@@ ful thing am I su@@ p@@ posed to do with my life ? ’
When they ign@@ ored him , they su@@ ffered ter@@ ri@@ ble con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences . ​ — Read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 28 : 1 , 2 , 15 .
A@@ n O@@ b@@ st@@ ac@@ le to Fa@@ ith ?
7 : 12 - 17 .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , God is love , but “ those whom Jehovah lo@@ ves he discipl@@ ines . ”
Se@@ cond , the expres@@ sion “ the faith ” ref@@ ers , not to the con@@ vi@@ ction that each individu@@ al Christian prof@@ ess@@ es , but to the to@@ tal@@ ity of our beli@@ ef , “ the bre@@ ad@@ th and l@@ eng@@ th and he@@ i@@ ght and dep@@ th ” of it .
The New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Christian Greek Scriptures was a@@ vail@@ able in D@@ ut@@ ch , Fr@@ en@@ ch , Ger@@ man , I@@ tal@@ i@@ an , P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese , and S@@ pan@@ ish .
For instance , Jesus told N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s : “ Un@@ less anyone is born again , he cannot see the kingdom of God . ”
Since its ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment in 19@@ 19 , the faithful slave has pre@@ pared spiritual food for God’s people ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 10 , 11 )
Mo@@ st important , the Bible claim@@ s to be not just a book about God but also a book from God .
And what is involved in pro@@ ving what we ourselves are ?
Rather , they were war@@ ned of the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of wr@@ ong@@ doing .
Why , even A@@ br@@ am@@ ’s father , T@@ er@@ ah , ag@@ re@@ ed to leave with his son !
On@@ ce they had cro@@ s@@ sed the J@@ or@@ d@@ an , there were tri@@ als to be end@@ ur@@ ed , bat@@ t@@ les to be f@@ ought , and hard less@@ ons to be learned .
B@@ ri@@ ber@@ y r@@ un@@ s especially r@@ am@@ p@@ ant in the world of com@@ mer@@ ce .
C@@ learly , God’s people needed a Bible transl@@ ation that was acc@@ ur@@ ate and eas@@ y to understand .
Jehovah said to Satan : “ I shall put en@@ m@@ ity between you and the woman [ God’s heavenly organization ] and between your se@@ ed [ the world under Satan’s control ] and her se@@ ed [ Jesus Christ ] .
I@@ T H@@ A@@ S been refer@@ red to as “ the st@@ af@@ f of life , ” “ the c@@ hi@@ ef of all fo@@ o@@ ds , ” “ man@@ ’s con@@ st@@ ant main@@ stay and support from time im@@ mem@@ ori@@ al . ”
For example , if your sp@@ ouse is more dist@@ ra@@ ught over some is@@ sue than you are , you might ten@@ d to say , “ Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ re just over@@ re@@ ac@@ ting . ”
The new nation was gro@@ wing .
After Father died in 19@@ 7@@ 9 , I car@@ ed for M@@ other , who became prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely more f@@ ra@@ il and hel@@ pl@@ ess .
“ ‘ Ke@@ ep y@@ ourselves in expe@@ ct@@ ation of me , ’ is the ut@@ ter@@ ance of Jehovah , ‘ t@@ ill the day of my ris@@ ing up to the boo@@ ty , for my j@@ udi@@ cial decision is to ga@@ ther nations . . . in order to p@@ our out upon them my den@@ un@@ ci@@ ation . ’ ”
A@@ n In@@ her@@ it@@ ance P@@ as@@ sed On Th@@ r@@ ough Abraham
Tru@@ e to the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s des@@ crip@@ tion of our times , many today are so ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in themselves that there is a wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad l@@ ack of concer@@ n for others . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 , 2 .
Although Christi@@ an@@ ity had already been af@@ fir@@ m@@ ed in R@@ ome by an E@@ di@@ ct of Con@@ stan@@ t@@ ine , the my@@ th of . . . the Su@@ n go@@ d was still wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad , especially among sol@@ di@@ ers .
All true Christians recogn@@ ize the important princi@@ ple of he@@ ad@@ ship .
Such men “ prove to be like a hi@@ ding place from the w@@ ind and a place of conc@@ e@@ al@@ ment from the ra@@ inst@@ or@@ m , like st@@ re@@ am@@ s of water in a w@@ at@@ er@@ less country , like the sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of a heav@@ y c@@ ra@@ g in an ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted land . ”
Ru@@ th , Na@@ om@@ i , and Bo@@ a@@ z plac@@ ed their complete trust in Jehovah’s arrang@@ ement , and things wor@@ ked out well for them .
The Rus@@ si@@ an j@@ our@@ n@@ al V@@ o@@ k@@ ru@@ g S@@ v@@ eta ( Ar@@ ound the World ) expla@@ ins : “ It is possible to re@@ tr@@ ace the hist@@ ory of the esta@@ bli@@ shing of a Com@@ mun@@ ist soci@@ ety by the New Ye@@ ar@@ ’s t@@ ree dec@@ or@@ ations of vari@@ ous years of the So@@ vi@@ et er@@ a .
Acc@@ ording to Matthe@@ w@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l , M@@ t chap@@ ters 26 and 27 , Jesus was ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted on N@@ is@@ an 14 , l@@ ate in the day of the Jewish P@@ as@@ so@@ ver that had be@@ gu@@ n on Mar@@ ch 31 , 33 C.E .
Al@@ so , al@@ though a c@@ ell p@@ ho@@ ne may some@@ times help us to be effe@@ ctive in our ministry , we should take st@@ ep@@ s to be sure that a p@@ ho@@ ne call will not dis@@ ru@@ pt our con@@ vers@@ ation with a hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der .
Tru@@ e Christians do not mem@@ ori@@ al@@ ize the Jewish P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
Such a course means giving up some of our fre@@ e@@ dom , making sacrific@@ es .
S@@ har@@ ing the H@@ op@@ e of S@@ al@@ vation
Are You Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful in All Th@@ ings ? 7 / 15
H@@ an@@ na@@ h’s pray@@ er@@ ful attitude , her hum@@ ility , her appreciation for Jehovah’s kindness , and her lasting mo@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction are ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary for all God - fe@@ aring women .
Jesus ur@@ ged his followers to ‘ keep on see@@ king first the kingdom , ’ as@@ sur@@ ing them that if they did so , God would supp@@ ly what they needed .
To be no part of the world is to remain “ without spo@@ t from the world . ”
“ Li@@ fe was good .
For example , we “ keep in mind those in pris@@ on . ”
There a letter from the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses a@@ wa@@ ited me .
Why did Moses high@@ ly es@@ te@@ em his assignment ?
Hence , if you no@@ tice one of your brothers in such a st@@ ate , be his streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id .
Do we sto@@ p we@@ ek@@ ly and f@@ ill up or do we put only a little in our t@@ an@@ k ?
With the loving support of friends , we were able to h@@ and@@ le the situation , and a year later we could even accept an assignment to serve in the dist@@ ri@@ ct work .
What if a v@@ ow called on one to do something that was later learned to be out of har@@ mony with God’s will ?
Christian love , which is part of the mo@@ tiv@@ ation be@@ h@@ ind self - sacrifice , is the h@@ all@@ mar@@ k of true disciples of Jesus .
But where el@@ se can we look ?
( a ) With what does teaching children to love Jehovah star@@ t ?
‘ B@@ less@@ ings That M@@ ake U@@ s R@@ ich ’ Now
Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b , on the other hand , tru@@ sted in Jehovah .
Our family , for example , sh@@ ared a home with my gr@@ and@@ parents , un@@ c@@ les , a@@ un@@ ts , and a do@@ z@@ en c@@ ous@@ ins !
They sear@@ ched every@@ where , even in the c@@ ow@@ s ’ fe@@ ed .
He has made it possible for hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones to move out of the wicked world , fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely speaking , and into the spiritual par@@ adise that he has cre@@ ated .
As time pas@@ sed , though , P@@ ana@@ yi@@ o@@ ta became dis@@ il@@ lu@@ si@@ oned .
In the first we@@ ek of the cam@@ pa@@ ign , a Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ an - speaking special pioneer sister from S@@ pain pre@@ ached to K@@ ar@@ ina , a la@@ dy in S@@ il@@ is@@ tr@@ a who was sel@@ ling new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers on the st@@ re@@ et .
The perfect Son of God , Jesus Christ , fac@@ ed many tri@@ als while on earth and re@@ ap@@ ed great benef@@ its from end@@ uring them .
You may find it help@@ ful to talk to those who have already made a similar move .
6 , 7 . ( a ) How has Jehovah demonstr@@ ated that he ho@@ l@@ ds to his just and righteous standards even at great personal co@@ st ?
10 , 11 . ( a ) How may an el@@ der gra@@ du@@ ally help a brother who appe@@ ars to be dis@@ eng@@ ag@@ ed to change his mind - set ?
He for@@ got for a time that no ‘ great thing ’ in this world would bring him clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah or help him to sur@@ vi@@ ve the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem .
Tru@@ th - se@@ ek@@ ers need to learn what the Bible really teach@@ es .
But what of the many servants of Jehovah who can serve ne@@ i@@ ther as regul@@ ar nor as au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pione@@ ers ?
After the pas@@ sing of some years , I had acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ated a fol@@ der of more than a h@@ un@@ d@@ red pages — star@@ ting with the article “ Consi@@ der@@ ation for O@@ l@@ der Per@@ sons and A@@ ff@@ li@@ cted On@@ es , ” in the Ju@@ ly 15 , 19@@ 6@@ 2 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
This wit@@ ness@@ ing emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es the good news that very soon “ the end will come ” through the action of God’s Kingdom .
Is pro@@ ving Bible truth to ourselves op@@ tional ?
Be@@ ing worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah af@@ for@@ ds us prote@@ ction from un@@ s@@ ound and un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural reason@@ ing , im@@ moral practic@@ es , and the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of such .
For my yo@@ ke is kin@@ dly and my lo@@ ad is light . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
All three fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ines : P@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph taken by cour@@ t@@ es@@ y of the B@@ rit@@ ish Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m
Un@@ der@@ s@@ cor@@ ing the ma@@ in point of the sub@@ ject under consider@@ ation , Solomon inclu@@ des the ess@@ enti@@ al pr@@ er@@ e@@ qu@@ is@@ ite for wisdom .
And the apostle Peter war@@ ned that the Devil is “ see@@ king to de@@ v@@ our someone , ” and that “ someone ” could be any one of us .
And the great@@ est strength a cou@@ ple can ac@@ hi@@ eve comes from mutu@@ al devo@@ tion to the Creator and full accep@@ t@@ ance of his guid@@ ance .
Le@@ mu@@ el@@ ’s mother comes right to the point : “ Do not give your vital en@@ er@@ gy to women . ”
Since it took time to get our pa@@ p@@ ers ready to go to J@@ ap@@ an , L@@ loy@@ d was once again assign@@ ed as a travel@@ ing overse@@ er of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
1 , 2 . ( a ) Why do we experience anxi@@ ety ?
Abraham is one who end@@ ur@@ ed life - th@@ reat@@ ening situ@@ ations and difficul@@ ties ca@@ used by others .
While the future mission@@ aries were building up their faith during the school ter@@ m , they took advan@@ ta@@ ge of we@@ ek@@ ends to preach the good news to others .
Me@@ an@@ while , more Israelites jo@@ ined in pur@@ su@@ it of the enem@@ y .
A@@ G@@ E : 40
These two faith@@ s , which had hi@@ ther@@ to sto@@ od on op@@ pos@@ ite si@@ des of the Re@@ form@@ ation and would soon be at each o@@ ther’s thro@@ ats in the T@@ hi@@ r@@ ty Ye@@ ars ’ W@@ ar , jo@@ ined for@@ ces against the An@@ a@@ bap@@ t@@ ists .
Does Proverbs 22 : 6 gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e that if Christian children are pro@@ per@@ ly tra@@ ined , they will not de@@ part from the way of Jehovah ?
My wife , who sh@@ a@@ res my faith , was a tower of strength , and I had the support of some close friends who@@ se kindness and com@@ pas@@ sion proved inv@@ alu@@ able . ​ — Proverbs 17 : 17 .
However , in the beg@@ in@@ ning , the three of us were assign@@ ed to a congregation in Q@@ u@@ e@@ z@@ on C@@ ity , where many people spoke Eng@@ l@@ ish .
How is this done ? ​ — Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 7 ; Luke 12 : 4@@ 2 .
The cap@@ it@@ al of the Per@@ u@@ vi@@ an Al@@ ti@@ pl@@ an@@ o is P@@ un@@ o , situ@@ ated at the nor@@ th@@ w@@ est end of L@@ ake T@@ iti@@ c@@ ac@@ a , the worl@@ d’s high@@ est na@@ vi@@ g@@ able l@@ ake .
Bro@@ ther L@@ ö@@ s@@ ch conclu@@ ded by saying : “ In order to remain spiritually prote@@ cted , we must remain under the w@@ ings of Jehovah .
Like An@@ dre@@ w and Ph@@ ili@@ p , you no doubt have tal@@ ked to your relati@@ ves and friends about the Messi@@ ah .
It was the time for a l@@ ate s@@ ow@@ ing of leg@@ um@@ es , such as pe@@ as and c@@ hi@@ ck@@ pe@@ as , as well as other ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les .
I im@@ medi@@ ately started to atten@@ d meetings at the Kingdom H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Jehovah Re@@ war@@ ded Des@@ i@@ re to Be Mis@@ sion@@ ary ( S . W@@ in@@ field da Con@@ c@@ ei@@ ç@@ ã@@ o ) , 11 / 1
Mar@@ í@@ li@@ a conclu@@ des her letter : “ I con@@ f@@ ess that I my@@ self am not a Witness , but I found fri@@ end@@ ship , love , and attention among the Witnesses . ”
Just i@@ magine the an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation of these sla@@ ves .
When we first heard about him , we were at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to him by what we heard .
The psalmist used “ congregation ” regarding the angels in heaven , and it can be used about a group of evil men .
Ye@@ ars later , in fact , Eli@@ j@@ ah wrote a letter to Jeho@@ ra@@ m , the king of Juda@@ h . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 21 : 1 , 12 - 15 .
That str@@ ate@@ gy wor@@ ked in ancient Israel and led to the death of 2@@ 4@@ ,000 on the very por@@ tal@@ s of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
These may come from scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es , neigh@@ b@@ ors , or col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es who try to invol@@ ve us in im@@ moral , di@@ sh@@ on@@ est , or o@@ ther@@ wise ques@@ tion@@ able activities .
B@@ ear@@ ing Kingdom F@@ ru@@ it
M@@ A@@ R@@ K and L@@ ou@@ ise are Jehovah’s Witnesses .
He also said that these ones will “ go off to et@@ er@@ n@@ al p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 25 : 4@@ 1 , 4@@ 6 , The New A@@ mer@@ i@@ can Bible .
My assignment arri@@ ved in May 19@@ 39 ​ — B@@ ra@@ z@@ il !
We had every meeting , but for some time , only the two of us attend@@ ed .
Wor@@ king with a fellow Witness in S@@ it@@ í@@ a , C@@ re@@ te , where I served in my you@@ th
I@@ mp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al , 9 / 1 K@@ now God by N@@ ame ?
Tru@@ e , we in@@ es@@ ca@@ pa@@ bly me@@ et with some tri@@ als and feel the effe@@ cts of imper@@ fe@@ ction .
Because try as we may , no@@ ne of us can fully understand the gro@@ w@@ th pro@@ c@@ ess , let al@@ one control it .
May we all continue to contribu@@ te to the b@@ ond of love that uni@@ fi@@ es and id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es the true Christian congregation . ​ — John 13 : 35 .
May we never take for gr@@ anted this spiritual light !
Per@@ haps the physi@@ ci@@ an Luke was the first to re@@ ach E@@ ut@@ y@@ ch@@ us , and Luke made a medi@@ cal ass@@ ess@@ ment : E@@ ut@@ y@@ ch@@ us was not mer@@ ely in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed and un@@ consci@@ ous ​ — he was dead !
W@@ is@@ ely , you will not only teach your child the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of dis@@ obe@@ ying Jehovah but also expla@@ in how Jehovah is person@@ ally affe@@ cted by the way we live .
Now Joseph had a ch@@ ance to learn what kind of men his brothers were .
When the inf@@ ant congregation got on its fe@@ et , as it were , and became matu@@ re , the mirac@@ ul@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts were “ done away with . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 8 , 11 .
To beg@@ in with , famili@@ ar@@ ize yourself with what the Bible says about the to@@ pi@@ c under consider@@ ation .
T@@ ak@@ ing our brothers and sisters seri@@ ously would rule out f@@ li@@ r@@ ting with them or doing anything that would make a brother or a sister feel un@@ com@@ for@@ table around us .
( a ) Why should we care@@ fully cho@@ ose what we say ?
And ung@@ o@@ dly humans did per@@ ish in a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l d@@ elu@@ ge !
In the first century C.E . , Christ’s followers needed to put up a vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous fi@@ ght to keep true worship free of cor@@ ru@@ pt teachings and attitu@@ des .
I was t@@ ou@@ ched to learn how mer@@ ci@@ ful Jehovah truly is .
Yes , Jehovah continu@@ es to work by provi@@ ding for his cre@@ atu@@ res , su@@ sta@@ ining his cre@@ ation , and sa@@ ving his faithful worshi@@ p@@ ers .
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S has been speaking to Peter , An@@ dre@@ w , James , and John , his close compan@@ i@@ ons .
What ad@@ ds per@@ su@@ asi@@ ven@@ ess to your li@@ ps when you are in the ministry ?
This su@@ gg@@ ests that A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s two sons may have been under the influ@@ ence of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l on the occasi@@ on here under consider@@ ation .
All day long it is my concer@@ n . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 1@@ 19 : 9@@ 7 . 1 , 2 . ( a ) What situation did the inspired writ@@ er of Psalm 1@@ 19 face ?
But when we obey Jehovah , we show that we want him to be our R@@ ul@@ er .
They were enc@@ am@@ ped in the high@@ lands e@@ ast of Bethel , or Lu@@ z , as the Cana@@ an@@ ites called it .
However , when con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with his responsi@@ bility for her pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy , Juda@@ h hum@@ bly ad@@ mit@@ ted his er@@ ro@@ r .
Par@@ li@@ am@@ ent , led pri@@ mar@@ ily by O@@ li@@ ver C@@ r@@ om@@ well , appointed a cour@@ t that had King Ch@@ ar@@ les I ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted in 1@@ 6@@ 4@@ 9 .
“ I found that my bi@@ gg@@ est chall@@ enge was deal@@ ing with my own imper@@ fe@@ ctions , ” says one young brother .
Since get@@ ting to know Jehovah , I can tru@@ th@@ fully say : “ The blessing of Jehovah ​ — that is what makes rich , and he ad@@ ds no pain with it . ” ​ — Proverbs 10 : 22 .
What will help you to maintain a ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast heart and thus live up to your dedic@@ ation to God ?
Be@@ fore his baptism Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us was called “ a de@@ v@@ out man and one fe@@ aring God . ” ​ — Acts 10 : 2 .
By what means does Satan make our heart his t@@ ar@@ get ?
On@@ ly the wicked will be ever@@ la@@ st@@ ingly destro@@ yed . ​ — Re@@ v .
▪ Ser@@ ving Jehovah Be@@ fore the Da@@ ys of D@@ ist@@ ress C@@ ome
These inclu@@ de those of praise , than@@ k@@ s@@ giving , and supp@@ lic@@ ation .
The Bible does not spe@@ ci@@ fy what this spirit cre@@ atu@@ re@@ ’s name was or what ran@@ k he held in heaven before he re@@ bel@@ led .
T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ers and the S@@ pre@@ ad of I@@ de@@ as
T@@ ry to ac@@ knowledge a hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der@@ ’s reason for not listen@@ ing that day .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , “ the number of people di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed as de@@ pres@@ sed keep@@ s going up , ” says a repor@@ t in the Lo@@ s Ang@@ el@@ es T@@ im@@ es , “ and the age of on@@ set [ of de@@ pres@@ sion ] keep@@ s going down . . . .
Mo@@ st faithful Christians now ali@@ ve are not members of that faithful ste@@ ward class .
H@@ op@@ e in Jehovah , and Be C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ous
The Ch@@ all@@ enge ​ — Re@@ ma@@ ining “ P@@ ure in H@@ ear@@ t ”
P@@ ur@@ sue La@@ sting S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Ri@@ ches
Su@@ cc@@ ess ​ — How Do You Me@@ asure It ?
Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah’s prophecy concer@@ ning Jerusalem app@@ lies to “ heavenly Jerusalem , ” the heavenly Kingdom to which anointed Christians have been called .
To understand these inspired words cor@@ rec@@ tly , we must first appreci@@ ate how God vie@@ ws women .
• What tra@@ ining did Jesus receive before coming to earth ?
We have all experienced the dist@@ ress of a tr@@ oub@@ led conscience .
TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E@@ ’@@ S AN@@ S@@ W@@ E@@ R : “ When you see these things occ@@ ur@@ ring , know that the kingdom of God is near . ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 21 : 31 .
Jehovah’s “ Sa@@ ying ” Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard You , 9 / 1
Matthew 5 : 3
As a result , we experience “ close fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah . ” ​ — P@@ s .
If they have a com@@ pla@@ in@@ t , they should be here to make it . ’
Because he is the al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty Creator , Jehovah is not ob@@ lig@@ ated to tell us why he per@@ m@@ its suffering .
One of the la@@ ws in that covenant was : “ You must form no marriage al@@ li@@ ance with them . Your daugh@@ ter you must not give to his son , and his daugh@@ ter you must not take for your son . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 7 : 3 .
“ F@@ am@@ ily viol@@ ence is the d@@ om@@ in@@ ant fac@@ t@@ or in the every@@ day life of commun@@ ities around the world . ” ​ — J@@ our@@ n@@ al of the A@@ mer@@ i@@ can Me@@ di@@ cal As@@ soci@@ ation , ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
On the contr@@ ary , such h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y ang@@ ers him . ​ — Pro@@ v .
The other sons of Israel fa@@ ther@@ ed only one tri@@ be each .
But what others contribu@@ te to an el@@ der@@ ly person@@ ’s life is not all that coun@@ ts .
( b ) In l@@ ine with what E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s did , what res@@ ol@@ ve would you like to make ?
In view of my li@@ mit@@ ations , we accepted an assignment as special pione@@ ers in Bi@@ ri@@ g@@ ü@@ i , S@@ ã@@ o Paulo St@@ ate .
“ C@@ oun@@ sel in the heart of a man is as deep w@@ at@@ ers , but the man of dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment is one that will draw it up . ”
Yet , actions speak l@@ ou@@ der than words .
P@@ o@@ or health , advan@@ ced age , po@@ ver@@ ty , mar@@ it@@ al problems , or dist@@ res@@ sing world con@@ di@@ tions can give ris@@ e to a personal need for comfort .
His daugh@@ ter M@@ á@@ ri@@ a imp@@ ressed me with her re@@ adi@@ ness to give a witness to ever@@ yone , just like her father .
As@@ k yourself , ‘ Do my expe@@ ct@@ ations go hand in hand with God’s expe@@ ct@@ ations ? ’
In those days during World W@@ ar I@@ I , op@@ position to our preaching was great , but we kept in cont@@ act with all lo@@ v@@ ers of Bible truth in the M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast .
These are blessings that all people ye@@ ar@@ n for ​ — happiness , fre@@ e@@ dom from e@@ con@@ om@@ ic har@@ d@@ ship , good govern@@ ment , peace and se@@ cur@@ ity , and something el@@ se that most d@@ are not even consider — ​ everlasting life !
Thus , To@@ da@@ y’s Eng@@ l@@ ish V@@ er@@ sion poin@@ te@@ dly rend@@ ers this verse : “ D@@ on@@ ’t buil@@ d your house and esta@@ bl@@ ish a home until your fi@@ el@@ ds are ready , and you are sure that you can ear@@ n a living . ”
Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide , there are about 4@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 Ca@@ tho@@ lic pri@@ ests , but there are more than 8 milli@@ on of Jehovah’s Witnesses preaching the good news in 2@@ 40 lands .
• What does it mean to “ cl@@ ing ” to Jehovah , and how can we keep see@@ king him ?
‘ Pro@@ s@@ titu@@ tes always say their best c@@ li@@ ents are from the religious commun@@ ity , ’ she la@@ ugh@@ ed . ” ​ — N@@ ational Ca@@ tho@@ lic R@@ ep@@ or@@ ter , new@@ s@@ pa@@ per , Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
What in@@ iti@@ ative did A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il take ?
F@@ am@@ ili@@ es and friends ga@@ ther together ni@@ gh@@ tly to re@@ en@@ act the days pre@@ ce@@ ding the bir@@ th of Christ . ”
What future ev@@ ent will t@@ est our faith ?
; Bi@@ an@@ ch@@ i , S .
In many plac@@ es , people reli@@ ed on Ba@@ al for prote@@ ction .
17 F@@ ri@@ ends for 60 Ye@@ ars and On@@ ly G@@ et@@ ting St@@ ar@@ ted
Re@@ g@@ arding life in Israel , the Scriptures say : “ [ In those days ] pa@@ th@@ ways had no tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c , and the travel@@ ers of ro@@ ad@@ ways would tra@@ v@@ el by r@@ oun@@ da@@ b@@ out pa@@ th@@ ways .
He says : “ After we were married , S@@ ar@@ ah * and I lived with my family at my parents ’ house .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , avoid the tra@@ p of har@@ p@@ ing on the ne@@ g@@ ative tra@@ its of fellow ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers .
We enjoy get@@ ting better ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with those whom we love .
Like P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h of ancient Egy@@ pt , rul@@ ers of to@@ da@@ y’s world persecu@@ te Jehovah’s people .
Jesus some@@ times ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged the faith of those who benef@@ ited from his mirac@@ les .
The Greek word rend@@ ered “ par@@ ti@@ al ” liter@@ ally means “ tak@@ er of fac@@ es . ”
In such situ@@ ations , we should apply the counsel : “ Be ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able to one another without gr@@ um@@ bl@@ ing . ”
H@@ ad they re@@ turned to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and simply to fur@@ ther their own inter@@ ests ?
What wonderful gift has Jehovah given us ?
We have many exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent reas@@ ons for con@@ sul@@ ting God’s Word , but more important than any other is that it helps us to draw close to God .
D@@ eli@@ ght to Do God’s Will
In ad@@ j@@ ac@@ ent neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ o@@ ds in an E@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an city , for instance , a number of children have been born without one of their fore@@ ar@@ ms .
Y@@ oung people say : “ It has helped me to w@@ atch my associ@@ ation , to wi@@ den out in the congregation , and to make Jehovah my friend . ”
Do you know why we should pray ?
Our bur@@ ning desire to help people get to know God is a refle@@ ction of Jehovah’s ze@@ al .
For this reason , first - century Christians were well - known for re@@ adi@@ ly pa@@ ying ta@@ x@@ es , even though a sub@@ stan@@ ti@@ al am@@ ount went to the support of the mil@@ it@@ ary .
For example , in order to vis@@ it a small group of Witnesses who me@@ t on a f@@ ar@@ m in Mat@@ o G@@ ro@@ s@@ so St@@ ate , I had to cro@@ ss the A@@ ra@@ gu@@ a@@ ia Ri@@ ver by bo@@ at and ri@@ de about 15 mil@@ es [ 25 k@@ m ] through the fore@@ st .
No doubt , he wanted to ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it the powerful influ@@ ence of the e@@ ye .
The Scriptures say : “ In the ei@@ gh@@ th year of his re@@ ign@@ ing , while [ Jo@@ si@@ ah ] was still a bo@@ y [ about 16 years old ] , he started to sear@@ ch for [ or , “ to seek , ” New In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational V@@ er@@ sion ] the God of David his fore@@ father . ”
1@@ 12 : 10 .
He expla@@ ins : “ I was co@@ a@@ sting along in my congregation , sp@@ en@@ ding a few h@@ our@@ s each mon@@ th in the ministry .
“ Let the ste@@ al@@ er ste@@ al no more , ” says the Bible , “ but rather let him do hard work , doing with his hands what is good work , that he may have something to dist@@ ribu@@ te to someone in need . ”
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , Ad@@ ri@@ an real@@ ized that his “ friends ” associ@@ ated with him only for what they could get .
Mark ​ — ‘ U@@ se@@ ful for M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ ing ’ 6
How vi@@ vi@@ dly they pa@@ in@@ t Jehovah as the F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ er of his word ! ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 11 .
He had in mind the for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of our sin@@ s .
My wife , Ma@@ ir@@ ambu@@ bu , over@@ heard these words while travel@@ ing on a bu@@ s .
However , the par@@ able of the sheep and the go@@ ats descri@@ bes Jesus pri@@ mar@@ ily as Ju@@ dge .
What , then , should a po@@ or person do ?
So@@ cial s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists called fu@@ tu@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ists an@@ al@@ y@@ ze cur@@ r@@ ent tr@@ ends and make their fore@@ ca@@ st@@ s on the bas@@ is of these .
L@@ ef@@ t : Chris@@ to@@ p@@ he P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in and the t@@ it@@ le page of the A@@ nt@@ wer@@ p P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t
What is she up to ?
He loved to pla@@ y so@@ cc@@ er .
Jesus as@@ sur@@ ed his disciples that his Father would give holy spirit to those re@@ ques@@ ting it .
What is the meaning of the words “ as often as you e@@ at this lo@@ a@@ f and dr@@ ink this c@@ up ” ? ​ — 1 C@@ or .
“ T@@ re@@ es are vital to man@@ ’s ex@@ ist@@ ence both materi@@ ally and a@@ es@@ the@@ tic@@ ally , ” states the book The T@@ re@@ es Ar@@ ound U@@ s .
H@@ on@@ or Jehovah’s Gre@@ at N@@ ame
Paul in his letter to the Romans st@@ ressed the responsi@@ bility of Christians to gl@@ ori@@ fy God by sh@@ aring their faith with others .
We will dis@@ cer@@ n pit@@ f@@ alls to avoid as well as see the need to con@@ f@@ ess our sin@@ s in order to rest@@ ore our relationship with God .
Many you@@ ths among Jehovah’s Witnesses are bless@@ ed with joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion right now , and for good reason .
“ After I began stud@@ ying the Bible , I k@@ ic@@ ked my d@@ ru@@ g ha@@ bi@@ t , st@@ op@@ ped a@@ bu@@ sing al@@ co@@ ho@@ l , and learned to control my anger .
In quic@@ k succ@@ es@@ sion , he sh@@ o@@ t dead n@@ ine stud@@ ents and three teach@@ ers in three cl@@ ass@@ ro@@ om@@ s and the h@@ all@@ way , w@@ oun@@ ding sever@@ al more .
The fore@@ ign woman was also to atten@@ d to her na@@ il@@ s , perhaps ‘ par@@ ing her na@@ il@@ s close ’ so that even if they were col@@ ored , her hands would not look at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive .
Since then , many older ones have influ@@ enced me in a positi@@ ve way during vari@@ ous st@@ ages of my life .
( b ) How did this wom@@ an’s spiritual brothers and sisters support and encoura@@ ge her ?
“ We kept an o@@ pen house that was inv@@ ari@@ ab@@ ly full of young ones ”
We thought it best to leave to@@ wn for a time .
The P@@ o@@ sa@@ d@@ as , “ the Th@@ ree W@@ ise M@@ en , ” and the N@@ ac@@ i@@ mi@@ en@@ to
J@@ on@@ a@@ than was a truly spiritual man .
For some , the c@@ un@@ ei@@ form si@@ gn inter@@ pre@@ ted as ja indic@@ ates just one of the many de@@ ities in the E@@ b@@ la@@ ite pan@@ the@@ on , while a number of other spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ists expla@@ in it as no more than a gr@@ am@@ m@@ ati@@ cal si@@ gn .
A war@@ m at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere ​ — a feel@@ ing of kin@@ ship — ​ should per@@ me@@ ate the Christian congregation .
C@@ r@@ iti@@ c@@ s have long claim@@ ed that the Go@@ sp@@ els are full of cont@@ ra@@ dic@@ tions .
How important is it to do that ?
Con@@ ten@@ ding with this world can at times be like wal@@ king through a field s@@ own with land min@@ es .
In the keep@@ ing of them there is a large re@@ ward . ” ​ — Psalm 19 : 8 , 11 .
H@@ O@@ W T@@ O K@@ E@@ E@@ P Y@@ O@@ U@@ R@@ S@@ EL@@ F A@@ W@@ A@@ K@@ E
• What is fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al to our res@@ ol@@ ving a differ@@ ence with someone ?
However , even if we l@@ ack conven@@ i@@ ent means of tra@@ v@@ el and must walk great di@@ stances , we put for@@ th the effort needed to make disciples . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Per@@ haps his neigh@@ b@@ ors asked him why he was building the ar@@ k .
Why should we be inter@@ ested in Paul’s inspired ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation of this dr@@ ama ?
D@@ un@@ n also exam@@ ined a question that had pu@@ z@@ z@@ led many , Who will live forever on earth ?
M@@ en who co@@ pi@@ ed the Bible took pa@@ ins to do so acc@@ ur@@ ately .
J@@ us@@ tice ​ — especially when practic@@ ed from the high@@ est of@@ fi@@ cial down — ​ br@@ ings sta@@ bility , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion imp@@ over@@ ish@@ es a country .
David was “ bo@@ wed low to an ex@@ tre@@ me de@@ gre@@ e , ” and E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ro@@ ditu@@ s was dist@@ ressed because news of his si@@ ck@@ ness g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed his brothers . ​ — Psalm 38 : 6 ; 1 Samuel 1 : 7 , 10 ; Job 29 : 2 , 4 , 5 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 25 , 26 .
Un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly , Jehovah has stu@@ ck with his mo@@ der@@ n - day organization .
We co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with the holy spirit when we do our best to follow the re@@ comm@@ end@@ ations provided . ​ — Re@@ v .
How can we be certain that Jehovah valu@@ es our loyal support ?
When see@@ king counsel , do so from those who are experienced in life and have a good knowledge of the Scriptures and a re@@ ver@@ ent reg@@ ard for right principles .
How can we show that we are ze@@ al@@ ous for fine works ?
In this , Abra@@ m set a fine example for hus@@ ban@@ ds to exerc@@ ise loving he@@ ad@@ ship , and S@@ ar@@ a@@ i , by demonstr@@ ating her sub@@ je@@ ction , is an example for wi@@ ves today . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 23 - 28 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 6 .
S@@ el@@ f - S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ ing Ser@@ vice
Since the 19@@ 30 ’ s , milli@@ ons of “ other sheep ” have flo@@ cked to their side .
He deli@@ vered the ma@@ in talk of the pro@@ gra@@ m , ent@@ it@@ led “ G@@ o F@@ or@@ th as Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous H@@ ar@@ v@@ est Wor@@ k@@ ers ! ”
After Peter wi@@ el@@ ded one of the s@@ words against the high pri@@ es@@ t’s slave , Jesus comman@@ ded Peter : “ Re@@ turn your s@@ word to its place . ”
God’s Kingdom ​ — Me@@ an@@ ing for You ?
David un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly gre@@ w in appreciation for God’s di@@ gn@@ ity not only by reading the Scriptures but also by medit@@ ating on them .
The words “ continue pu@@ t@@ ting up with ” rend@@ er a Greek word that su@@ gg@@ ests being t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant or for@@ be@@ aring .
U@@ na@@ i@@ ded , he se@@ es little of the beau@@ ti@@ ful things bel@@ ow the sur@@ face .
Yes , to a certain de@@ gre@@ e . C@@ ould they do so per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly ?
Many n@@ on - Christian religi@@ ons lik@@ e@@ wise disc@@ oura@@ ge reason@@ ing and in@@ stead emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze ch@@ ants , ri@@ tu@@ al@@ is@@ tic prayers , and vari@@ ous form@@ s of medit@@ ation that invol@@ ve my@@ s@@ tic@@ ism , rather than lo@@ gi@@ cal , con@@ stru@@ ctive thinking .
After all , the Bible says that Christians should not be like young children who are “ to@@ s@@ sed about as by wa@@ ves and car@@ ri@@ ed hi@@ ther and th@@ i@@ ther by every w@@ ind of teaching . ”
In Mark chap@@ ter 13 , we find another account of Jesus ’ ex@@ hor@@ tation to his followers that they stay a@@ wa@@ ke .
D@@ A@@ V@@ I@@ D br@@ ac@@ ed himself against the r@@ us@@ h of sol@@ di@@ ers jo@@ st@@ ling past him .
God’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t and You
9 , 10 . ( a ) What example was set by the daugh@@ ters of Z@@ el@@ op@@ he@@ had ?
The prophet A@@ mo@@ s declar@@ ed : “ The S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah will not do a thing un@@ less he has reve@@ aled his confid@@ enti@@ al matter to his servants the prophe@@ ts . ” ​ — A@@ mo@@ s 3 : 7 .
Jehovah has promised to ri@@ d the earth of wicked people for all time .
Although he had op@@ posed some of the wr@@ ong@@ s in the ch@@ urch , he rema@@ ined a Ca@@ tho@@ lic .
Un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly , the name Jehovah ser@@ ves to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God from all other go@@ ds .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the op@@ ening tal@@ ks , G@@ ary B@@ re@@ au@@ x and W@@ il@@ li@@ am Y@@ oung , members of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates branch st@@ af@@ f , inter@@ vie@@ wed members of different branch com@@ mit@@ te@@ es in lands where mission@@ aries are cur@@ r@@ ently serving as well as a cou@@ ple who sp@@ ent 4@@ 1 years in the mission@@ ary service .
Al@@ ber@@ t found it much har@@ der to qu@@ it s@@ mo@@ king .
His vie@@ ws were perhaps shap@@ ed by false information about our in@@ ten@@ tions .
H@@ app@@ y Are Those H@@ ung@@ ering for R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness
Acts chap@@ ters 7 - 9 , 13 - 28
In order to share the good news of God’s Kingdom with the v@@ il@@ la@@ g@@ ers , the cou@@ ple have rec@@ ently taken up the La@@ h@@ u language .
R@@ es@@ pon@@ sible par@@ en@@ tho@@ od invol@@ ves much more than provi@@ ding the child with food , clo@@ thing , sh@@ el@@ ter , and health care .
I sto@@ od there d@@ um@@ b@@ f@@ oun@@ ded !
Lo@@ o@@ king back on her ne@@ arly ten years of service in N@@ ep@@ al , K@@ um@@ ik@@ o says : “ The problems I had wor@@ ri@@ ed about par@@ ted before me like the R@@ ed Se@@ a .
The man was only thinking about himself , how he would be able to take his e@@ ase and e@@ at , dr@@ ink , and enjoy himself .
Sh@@ ould we not take time to study di@@ lig@@ ently and medit@@ ate in order to understand deep spiritual tru@@ ths ?
By faith@@ fully keep@@ ing the Law , including all the requi@@ re@@ ments for rema@@ ining clean in Jehovah’s eyes , the Israelites would be f@@ it to serve their God and to receive his blessing .
At that time the l@@ ame will lea@@ p like the de@@ er , and the t@@ ong@@ ue of the spe@@ e@@ ch@@ less will sh@@ out for joy . ”
A@@ pol@@ on@@ ija cal@@ m@@ ly reas@@ sur@@ ed D@@ ali@@ a : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id .
The book P@@ l@@ ants of the Bible states : “ The Hebrew word for the d@@ ate p@@ al@@ m is ‘ t@@ à@@ m@@ â@@ r . ’ . . .
Ha@@ ving a full share in the preaching work also helps us to keep in st@@ ep with Jehovah’s organization .
He speak@@ s of ‘ hu@@ ng@@ er and th@@ ir@@ st , co@@ ld and n@@ ak@@ e@@ dness . ’
In his Word , the Bible , he ex@@ hor@@ ts true worshi@@ p@@ ers to seek righteousness . ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 2 : 3 .
The Bible ur@@ ges us : “ Th@@ ro@@ w your bur@@ den upon Jehovah himself , and he himself will su@@ sta@@ in you . ”
( a ) How does a Christian “ he@@ a@@ p fi@@ er@@ y co@@ als ” on his enem@@ y’s head ?
A@@ no@@ ther influ@@ enti@@ al group was the H@@ us@@ s@@ ites , followers of J@@ an H@@ us .
A few years later , a new do@@ or of opportunity op@@ ened .
The truth is that an i@@ do@@ l rema@@ ins li@@ fel@@ ess no matter how fer@@ v@@ ent the beli@@ ef of those tru@@ sting in it .
Still , all through the r@@ ace , a r@@ un@@ ner keep@@ s foc@@ used on the fin@@ ish .
F@@ in@@ ally , after his se@@ ven@@ th tri@@ p , the attend@@ ant repor@@ ted : “ Lo@@ ok ! There is a small cl@@ ou@@ d like a man@@ ’s p@@ al@@ m as@@ cen@@ ding out of the se@@ a . ”
Then , he saw “ sin@@ e@@ ws and flesh come on them . ”
Mi@@ ca@@ h 6 : 8 remin@@ ds us that Jehovah God wants us “ to love kindness . ”
( b ) What are some spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c st@@ ep@@ s we can take to receive God’s help ?
Why is the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel to avoid exc@@ essi@@ ve e@@ ating especially important today ?
They seek to k@@ ill Jesus , but he and his disciples leave Jerusalem for Gal@@ ile@@ e .
How much time will I sp@@ end on it ? ’
To answer these questions , we must first understand what the fear of God means and how this ty@@ pe of fear form@@ s a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al part of our relationship with Jehovah .
In@@ tegrity Ke@@ ep@@ ers
As mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , there is a s@@ ource of practic@@ al wisdom that can help people right now .
P@@ ol@@ itical develop@@ ments have affe@@ cted the comm@@ on language .
D@@ r@@ in@@ k@@ ers cro@@ ss a per@@ il@@ ous th@@ re@@ sh@@ old when they c@@ ra@@ ve an e@@ ye - op@@ en@@ er , a dr@@ ink in the mor@@ ning to rec@@ over from the pre@@ vi@@ ous ni@@ gh@@ t’s exc@@ ess@@ es .
The second article descri@@ bes how tra@@ its that char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ize people of the last days stand in sh@@ ar@@ p contr@@ ast with the qualities found among God’s people .
In his prophecy regarding the conclu@@ sion of the system of things , Jesus Christ said to his disciples : “ Pro@@ ve y@@ ourselves ready . ”
Yes , loy@@ al@@ ty is part of a strong f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for a succ@@ ess@@ ful marriage .
Pro@@ duc@@ ed by Jehovah’s Witnesses , this transl@@ ation rend@@ ers the Word of God in an eas@@ y - to - read , under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble way , faith@@ fully ad@@ her@@ ing to the origin@@ al text .
For B@@ er@@ na@@ de@@ t@@ te , who@@ se child was born disa@@ b@@ led and who doub@@ ted the ex@@ ist@@ ence of a Creator , that hope became like a com@@ for@@ ting d@@ res@@ sing on the w@@ oun@@ ds of her personal suffering .
How to Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to B@@ ring Jo@@ y to O@@ thers
Rather , they seek to en@@ s@@ n@@ are the un@@ w@@ ary with seem@@ ingly har@@ m@@ less means of di@@ ver@@ sion , such as cr@@ y@@ st@@ al bal@@ ls , te@@ a lea@@ ves , t@@ ar@@ o@@ t car@@ ds , p@@ end@@ ulu@@ ms , and ho@@ ro@@ sc@@ op@@ es .
“ My parents are wonderful , ” he says .
A N@@ or@@ th A@@ mer@@ i@@ can brother wr@@ ites : “ When my wife and I attend@@ ed an ass@@ em@@ bly in 200@@ 6 , we had been baptized for 30 years .
On@@ ce and for all time , this tra@@ gi@@ c experi@@ ment in in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence from God has demonstr@@ ated that rul@@ er@@ ship by humans ap@@ ar@@ t from him can never succ@@ e@@ ed .
The Scriptures ur@@ ge us : “ Let your way of life be free of the love of money , while you are cont@@ ent with the present things .
She was his comple@@ ment and help@@ er .
We may be able to accom@@ pl@@ ish much good even before or after a Christian meeting by saying something as simp@@ le as : “ How are you cop@@ ing ?
I was fru@@ str@@ ated .
What can we do to see God as Job did ?
What will inc@@ re@@ ase our appreciation for Jehovah’s di@@ gn@@ ity ?
Why , city ligh@@ ts make it al@@ most imp@@ os@@ sible for us to see the light em@@ an@@ ating from dist@@ ant st@@ ars !
The 19@@ 40 ’ s were challeng@@ ing years for us because of the n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ is@@ tic fer@@ v@@ or inc@@ ited by World W@@ ar I@@ I .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , he was a res@@ pe@@ cted c@@ hi@@ ef@@ tain in Israel .
The Bible says that H@@ er@@ od wanted to find Jesus to k@@ ill him .
Jesus did not mirac@@ ul@@ ously star@@ t to speak a human language ; he began to learn it as a ba@@ be .
He did not cop@@ y the s@@ adi@@ s@@ tic and b@@ ru@@ tal war cu@@ st@@ om@@ s of his day .
No@@ te that God hon@@ ored Abraham in three ways .
What can help you to for@@ give yourself ?
That question is of interest because Jesus said : “ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ”
5 The Tru@@ th Ab@@ out Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on
It is sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant that the Bible does not descri@@ be Jehovah pri@@ mar@@ ily as a p@@ un@@ ish@@ er .
What , then , did Jehovah do to fulf@@ ill his purpose ?
Th@@ ough few in number , they began a worl@@ d@@ wide preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign that made God’s Kingdom a bur@@ ning is@@ sue , thus ligh@@ ting a fi@@ re in Chris@@ tend@@ om .
It is ke@@ y that we apply God’s counsel .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we may well be in a position to take this message to people from all par@@ ts of the earth who live in our ter@@ rit@@ ory .
His pers@@ ist@@ ent attention and close pro@@ x@@ im@@ ity could move her to want clo@@ s@@ er associ@@ ation .
The origin@@ al - language word transl@@ ated “ cir@@ c@@ le ” at Isaiah 40 : 22 may also be rend@@ ered “ s@@ ph@@ ere . ”
Isaiah 32 : 1 , 17 ; 5@@ 4 : 13
May we show by the cho@@ ic@@ es we make that we tre@@ asure that fre@@ e@@ dom .
with one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
This time the pris@@ on@@ er I sh@@ ared a c@@ ell with was a Ger@@ man .
In the Hebrew Scriptures , g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gi@@ es were u@@ su@@ ally rec@@ kon@@ ed through the father .
Jehovah Al@@ ways Does What Is Ri@@ ght
This war@@ ning appe@@ ars at the beg@@ in@@ ning of some Bi@@ bl@@ es ow@@ ned by Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s .
Tru@@ e , Noah found sal@@ vation in the ar@@ k .
God will remember their name “ to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite ” so that they will not be cu@@ t off .
Consider also Sa@@ ul@@ ’s respon@@ se when Samuel made public Jehovah’s cho@@ ice of Israel@@ ’s king .
God’s will has not chang@@ ed .
If we do these things , we can sur@@ vi@@ ve the great tri@@ bul@@ ation and enjoy lear@@ ning about our wise and loving God , Jehovah , forever . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 3 : 11 ; Romans 11 : 33 .
The false witness , on the other hand , is full of dec@@ e@@ it and prom@@ o@@ tes the mis@@ car@@ ri@@ age of justice .
A Christian may have to work over@@ time on occasi@@ on , but never will he become like E@@ sa@@ u , who des@@ p@@ ised spiritual things , dis@@ mis@@ sing them as of no import@@ ance . ​ — Genesis 25 : 34 ; Hebrews 12 : 16 .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years ag@@ o , the Bible said something similar : “ He that is wal@@ king with wise pers@@ ons will become wise , but he that is having deal@@ ings with the stu@@ pi@@ d ones will f@@ are ba@@ dly . ” ​ — Proverbs 13 : 20 ; 1 Corinthians 15 : 33 .
He knew that his clo@@ s@@ est compan@@ i@@ ons would a@@ ban@@ d@@ on him in his m@@ om@@ ent of need .
They are happy to see that you are able to end@@ ure and remain loyal to Jehovah .
Jesus ‘ had become po@@ or for their s@@ ak@@ es , that they might become rich ’ spiritually .
It just cannot be done .
That was an am@@ a@@ z@@ ing fe@@ at , for during the con@@ stru@@ ction work , the Israelites fac@@ ed vari@@ ous form@@ s of op@@ position .
The stud@@ ents in our class came from 18 nations ​ — the first time the So@@ ci@@ ety had been able to en@@ ro@@ l@@ l so many min@@ isters from fore@@ ign lands — ​ and we all became close friends .
H . S@@ pl@@ ane ; and D . S@@ y@@ d@@ li@@ k . All members of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy are anointed Christians .
They are e@@ ag@@ er to prom@@ o@@ te the ide@@ a that what the Bible says is un@@ true .
In another instance , Jesus enc@@ oun@@ tered “ a man bl@@ ind from bir@@ th ” and heal@@ ed him .
However , in each case , Jehovah’s discipl@@ ine is mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love , and its go@@ al is to benefit the re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ent .
Ha@@ ving jo@@ y@@ fully served in the pioneer ministry for over 70 years , I can s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely say that Jehovah has helped me all along the way .
Tru@@ e , this is a personal decision , but a cou@@ ple should ask themselves , ‘ What will Jehovah think of our decision ? ’
On@@ ce , while we were preaching in a r@@ ur@@ al v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , the people turned their do@@ g@@ s lo@@ ose .
Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning in 19@@ 17 , he proved to be a light be@@ are@@ r of the Kingdom good news in many lands .
As the har@@ v@@ est se@@ as@@ on began , a vital question thus ar@@ ose : With many imit@@ ation Christians claim@@ ing to be Jesus ’ true followers , how could the whe@@ at ​ — anointed Christians — ​ be id@@ enti@@ fied ?
When he real@@ ized that he would not sur@@ vi@@ ve his fin@@ al bat@@ tle against the Phil@@ ist@@ ines , rather than let@@ ting his enem@@ y tre@@ at him a@@ bu@@ si@@ vely , “ Saul took the s@@ word and f@@ ell upon it . ”
Such mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring against respon@@ sible men in the congregation certainly did not have God’s appro@@ val .
What meaning , though , does the resurrection of Jesus hold for us ?
Then he cri@@ es out with a l@@ ou@@ d vo@@ ice : “ La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , come on out ! ”
Yet , the “ other sheep ” must also prove themselves to be Christ’s pro@@ duc@@ tive disciples .
At an appro@@ pri@@ ate time and in a kind man@@ ner , re@@ mind your child of those fac@@ ts .
Such young people enjoy the true satis@@ fac@@ tion that comes from pur@@ su@@ ing go@@ als that honor our heavenly Father , Jehovah .
These inclu@@ de fa@@ ther@@ ly guid@@ ance by means of the Bible , the help of the holy spirit , and the war@@ m support of the Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
Jehovah be@@ comes our share when we make his service our pri@@ m@@ ary concer@@ n
That happ@@ ens in 5@@ 37 B.C.E . , after Babyl@@ on f@@ alls and when a re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of Jews return to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and .
In Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy , Jehovah himself is descri@@ bed as we@@ aring “ righteousness as a co@@ at of ma@@ il . ”
The first st@@ ep is to make our go@@ al spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c ​ — to read the enti@@ re Bible .
Then the speak@@ er continued : “ What if you serve with a mission@@ ary who exc@@ els in many ways ?
But what were the Israelites to do before being set free ?
Bethel ho@@ m@@ es are not desi@@ gn@@ ed to be lu@@ x@@ u@@ ri@@ ous . However , they are practic@@ al .
S@@ C@@ H@@ O@@ O@@ L is over , and little Ma@@ x , * who lives in C@@ am@@ er@@ o@@ on , arri@@ ves back home .
Un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish love prom@@ p@@ ted God to act in be@@ half of we@@ ak , hel@@ pl@@ ess , sin@@ ful humans .
Dis@@ pla@@ ying vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e in to@@ da@@ y’s cul@@ tur@@ ally di@@ ver@@ g@@ ent and mor@@ ally cor@@ ru@@ pt world is in@@ deed a chall@@ enge .
In con@@ ne@@ ction with the resurrection , the Bible says : “ De@@ ath and hel@@ l deli@@ vered up the dead which were in them . ”
The me@@ ta@@ p@@ ho@@ r “ Jehovah is my light ” dra@@ ws attention to the fact that Jehovah fre@@ es us from ign@@ or@@ ance and spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness .
With pray@@ er@@ ful consider@@ ation , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy stri@@ ves to be faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et with reg@@ ard to how the organiz@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s fun@@ ds are used .
L@@ ear@@ ning from them can pre@@ v@@ ent us from taking a st@@ ep in the wrong direction .
Jesus asked the men : “ W@@ ho@@ m are you loo@@ king for ? ”
The care of you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers in our congregation was ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary .
1 : 7 , 10 , 11 ; 2 : 14 - 23 .
Ad@@ ul@@ t st@@ ep@@ children may fear lo@@ sing their par@@ ent@@ ’s affe@@ ction .
S@@ O@@ M@@ E 3@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years ag@@ o , Jehovah’s prophet Moses comman@@ ded the pri@@ ests and the older men of Israel : “ C@@ ongreg@@ ate the people , the men and the women and the little ones . . . , in order that they may listen and in order that they may learn , as they must fear Jehovah your God and take care to car@@ ry out all the words of this law . ”
One was his attitude toward the people he helped .
I have seen the expres@@ sion on a bro@@ ther’s face change from concer@@ n to ser@@ en@@ ity , just by our pres@@ ence at his side in the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
God expe@@ cts you to exerc@@ ise he@@ ad@@ ship lo@@ v@@ ingly , in imit@@ ation of Jesus .
Today , the resurrection hope streng@@ th@@ ens us too .
The trans@@ form@@ ation from being “ sla@@ ves of sin ” to serving God as “ sla@@ ves to righteousness ” is dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c in@@ deed .
Mo@@ re@@ over , C@@ o@@ let@@ te and H@@ er@@ mine made me feel that I could trust them .
“ I cannot than@@ k Jehovah en@@ ough for help@@ ing me es@@ cap@@ e from a course of self - des@@ tru@@ ction .
Tru@@ ly pur@@ su@@ ing righteousness invol@@ ves the heart ​ — the cor@@ rec@@ ting of wrong thoughts , attitu@@ des , mo@@ ti@@ ves , and desi@@ res .
Is there only one true ch@@ urch ?
M@@ AN@@ Y say that they believe only in things that they can see with their eyes .
May we never take for gr@@ anted what we have learned !
These wicked angels became dem@@ ons , enem@@ ies of God .
Does the city mentioned by Isaiah have a coun@@ ter@@ part today ?
Just as an an@@ cho@@ r keep@@ s a ship secu@@ re during a st@@ or@@ m , our strong hope can help us to remain st@@ able .
Ke@@ ep your e@@ ye on Kingdom service .
Some activities , such as working in a fac@@ t@@ ory , vis@@ iting a do@@ ct@@ or , or taking public trans@@ por@@ tation , requi@@ re that we respect a sc@@ he@@ du@@ le .
But why did she make such a decision ?
He expres@@ sed faith in the promised Se@@ ed and gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for God’s loving - kindness .
( Read Proverbs 2 : 1 - 5 . )
( Read Psalm 9@@ 1 : 9 , 14 . )
In J@@ anu@@ ary of 19@@ 34 , at T@@ ell H@@ ari@@ r@@ i , near the small to@@ wn of A@@ bu Ke@@ ma@@ l on the E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates in S@@ y@@ ri@@ a , Par@@ ro@@ t and his te@@ am had un@@ earth@@ ed a st@@ atu@@ e be@@ aring the in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion : “ L@@ am@@ g@@ i - Mar@@ i , king of Mar@@ i , high pri@@ est of En@@ li@@ l . ”
In the next article , we will see how that in@@ sight would have a pro@@ found effect on them , cul@@ min@@ ating in the ga@@ ther@@ ing of milli@@ ons who would become Jesus ’ earthly sub@@ je@@ cts . ​ — Revelation 7 : 9 , 14 .
I remember well the first time a hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der asked me a Bible question .
Jesus knew the truth of those words .
When Peter recogn@@ ized Jehovah’s hand in the matter , he could not hold back from speaking .
Paul wrote : “ C@@ lo@@ the y@@ ourselves with the tend@@ er affe@@ ctions of com@@ pas@@ sion , kindness , low@@ l@@ iness of mind , mil@@ dness , and long - suffering .
Lo@@ o@@ king back , I can see that things in my life have turned out very differ@@ ently from what I had dre@@ am@@ ed of in my you@@ th .
( b ) How does Jehovah help us to keep our sen@@ ses and to remain w@@ atch@@ ful ?
5 : 2 .
Although I felt a very strong ur@@ ge to re@@ tal@@ i@@ ate , I was able to get away in@@ stead .
So , what Genesis says of the N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m she@@ ds light on the possible or even pro@@ ba@@ ble orig@@ in of such my@@ ths .
In Fr@@ ance , for example , people are gener@@ ally reason@@ able and fa@@ ir - min@@ ded .
That is ex@@ ac@@ tly what is happ@@ ening today .
A@@ c@@ tually , there is clear direction in the Bible on how we should view claim@@ s that the dead can help the living .
Gen@@ er@@ ally , wicked ones dis@@ respect God .
“ No@@ body might be able to bu@@ y or sel@@ l exc@@ ep@@ t a person having the mar@@ k , the name of the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast or the number of its name .
Go@@ od Ne@@ ws C@@ en@@ tered on Jesus
Even news repor@@ ts on tel@@ ev@@ ision and in peri@@ o@@ dic@@ als high@@ light viol@@ ence and pan@@ der to a lu@@ ri@@ d interest in se@@ x .
Our next article will take up that sub@@ ject .
Jesus set the example for parents in that he practic@@ ed what he pre@@ ached .
Like the Christians who lived in the first century , many today set asi@@ de money for the worl@@ d@@ wide work and put it in the contribu@@ tion bo@@ x of their congregation .
This did not es@@ cap@@ e the attention of the Ger@@ man sol@@ di@@ ers , who began to question E@@ s@@ ther .
What illustr@@ ates that God’s organization is inter@@ ested in the spiritual needs of all people ?
At the age of 14 , Al@@ ha@@ ji became a de@@ com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned sol@@ di@@ er .
He even “ shu@@ t the do@@ or be@@ h@@ ind him . ” ​ — Genesis 19 : 6 .
Gre@@ ek@@ s set@@ t@@ led the city , but the L@@ y@@ di@@ ans destro@@ yed it in about 5@@ 8@@ 0 B.C.E .
( P@@ ic@@ ture 2 ) On O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 7 , 19@@ 34 , Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d’s letter was follow@@ ed by some 20@@ ,000 let@@ ters and t@@ ele@@ gr@@ am@@ s of pro@@ t@@ est sent to H@@ it@@ l@@ er by Jehovah’s Witnesses in 50 coun@@ tri@@ es , including Ger@@ many .
We will be helped to do so if we stri@@ ve to ( 1 ) cultiv@@ ate godly qualities , ( 2 ) remain mor@@ ally and spiritually spo@@ t@@ less and un@@ ble@@ mi@@ shed , and ( 3 ) have the right view of tri@@ als .
As Paul’s words indic@@ ate , children and ad@@ ul@@ ts think differ@@ ently .
( Read Matthew 4 : 10 . )
We were both minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants , and we enjo@@ yed working together .
A@@ no@@ ther fac@@ t@@ or be@@ h@@ ind l@@ ying is fear ​ — fear of the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences or of what others may think if the truth is told .
4 : 1 , 2 .
• What could make us for@@ get@@ ful hear@@ ers ?
He will not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on any of his faithful servants .
One of Jehovah’s Witnesses sent this message to the publi@@ sh@@ er of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine with a contribu@@ tion from her : “ All these years I have been un@@ able to give but small am@@ oun@@ ts of money at the Kingdom H@@ all . ”
Since then , many of us have proved for years that we are determined to keep our heart complete toward Jehovah .
And he , in turn , will draw ever clo@@ s@@ er to you , wal@@ king hand in hand with you , as it were .
Can we ex@@ pect n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers to r@@ ally people every@@ where to work for a better future ?
But having the fre@@ e@@ dom to cho@@ ose does not gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e that a person will make the right cho@@ ice .
W@@ ould you , though , be willing to learn with the help of ca@@ pa@@ ble instru@@ ct@@ ors , perhaps kind neigh@@ b@@ ors who happ@@ ily l@@ end you a hand ?
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally : “ No one shall re@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ on . . . bo@@ ats for his own use on any pre@@ text wh@@ at@@ so@@ ever . ”
However , Ru@@ th s@@ tic@@ ks with Na@@ om@@ i , saying : “ Wh@@ ere you go I shall go , and where you sp@@ end the night I shall sp@@ end the night . Your people will be my people , and your God my God . ” ​ — Ru@@ th 1 : 16 .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , our joy is f@@ oun@@ ded on our relationship with God .
O@@ thers use fun@@ er@@ als as an opportunity to make a “ show@@ y displa@@ y ” of their so@@ cial and e@@ con@@ om@@ ic st@@ atu@@ s .
Just a few days before H@@ ung@@ ari@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers mar@@ ched into our city in No@@ v@@ ember 19@@ 38 , our son , Ti@@ b@@ or , J@@ r . , was born .
When we thro@@ w our bur@@ den on Jehovah , we must allow him to take care of it .
If God ass@@ ess@@ es people by their righteous de@@ e@@ ds and godly fear , not by their n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality or r@@ ace , should we not view our fel@@ low@@ man with similar imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality ? ​ — Acts 17 : 26 , 27 ; 1 John 4 : 7 - 11 , 20 , 21 .
At Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y will be forever v@@ indic@@ ated .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , if the wrong kind of glory were too close to our hearts , it could pre@@ v@@ ent us from appreci@@ ating and see@@ king the end@@ uring glory that Jehovah is willing to b@@ es@@ to@@ w .
There were some 30 regul@@ ar publi@@ sh@@ ers in D@@ un@@ k@@ er@@ que when my assignment was chang@@ ed in 195@@ 2 .
In some in@@ stances , he even men@@ tions individuals , and in each case , he gives appro@@ pri@@ ate comm@@ end@@ ation or counsel .
On the contr@@ ary , no@@ tice what one of Jesus ’ early followers , the apostle Paul , wrote .
Un@@ rest and mi@@ gr@@ ation mar@@ ked E@@ ur@@ asi@@ a during the 1@@ 1@@ th century B.C.E .
Yes , “ they have become af@@ ra@@ id mer@@ ely at what is high , and there are ter@@ r@@ ors in the way . ”
A@@ p@@ pe@@ al@@ ing to “ the desire of the flesh , ” the Devil uses his world to prom@@ o@@ te im@@ mor@@ ality and over@@ in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence in e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king .
Thus , I had the joy and the privilege of serving on vari@@ ous conven@@ tion com@@ mit@@ te@@ es for many years .
“ H@@ app@@ y is the man that is feel@@ ing dre@@ ad con@@ stan@@ tly , but he that is har@@ d@@ ening his heart will f@@ all into cal@@ am@@ ity , ” ob@@ ser@@ ves Proverbs 28 : 14 .
W@@ ould V@@ an@@ ess@@ a find work in the re@@ gi@@ on ?
In a le@@ c@@ ture ent@@ it@@ led “ Can In@@ dia S@@ ur@@ vi@@ ve as One N@@ ation ? , ” au@@ th@@ or P@@ ran@@ a@@ y G@@ up@@ te no@@ ted : ‘ Some 70 per@@ c@@ ent of In@@ di@@ a@@ ’s large po@@ pul@@ ation is under the age of 30 , yet there are no lead@@ ers to provide them a ro@@ le mo@@ de@@ l . ’
Thus , we may succ@@ e@@ ed in es@@ cap@@ ing Jehovah’s judgment against those who deli@@ ber@@ ately viol@@ ate his law .
Ne@@ g@@ ative feelings may l@@ ing@@ er , h@@ in@@ der@@ ing you from re@@ aching out or even making it difficult for you to learn from the experience .
Lo@@ ok ! With er@@ ro@@ r I was brought for@@ th with bir@@ th pa@@ ins , and in sin my mother conc@@ ei@@ ved me . ”
How did W@@ ill@@ i feel about this ?
S@@ ome@@ thing similar can occ@@ ur when it comes to the Bible .
Are we ac@@ ting on that war@@ ning ? ​ — Luke 17 : 32 .
Why should we gu@@ ard against being over@@ ly pre@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with the future ?
What is involved in Jesus ’ ro@@ le as Me@@ di@@ at@@ or ?
C@@ ha@@ p@@ ter 2 op@@ ens with Jehovah’s cen@@ sure of the Jewish pri@@ ests for de@@ par@@ ting from his righteous ways .
5 : 18 , 19 .
Can you serve where there is a greater need for Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers ?
Hence , lo@@ ts were c@@ ast to en@@ sure a continu@@ ous supp@@ ly of w@@ o@@ od .
Pe@@ ople without real faith in God also have no fir@@ m hope for a better future .
In his book The D@@ re@@ am of E@@ ter@@ n@@ al Li@@ fe , Mark B@@ ene@@ c@@ ke no@@ tes : “ N@@ early all of the body is r@@ ene@@ wed sever@@ al times during the course of a life . . . .
At Ne@@ h@@ emiah 8 : 10 , the Jews were told to “ e@@ at the f@@ at@@ ty things , ” even though the Law at L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 3 : 17 said : “ You must not e@@ at any f@@ at . ”
And death and H@@ ad@@ es were h@@ ur@@ led into the l@@ ake of fi@@ re .
God’s qualities could be seen “ from the worl@@ d’s cre@@ ation on@@ ward , ” no@@ tes Paul .
However , the worl@@ d’s so - called in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ als offer no tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy guid@@ ance for fin@@ ding true meaning in life .
There are also co@@ lum@@ ns of a temple dedic@@ ated to A@@ th@@ ena , d@@ ating to the fi@@ f@@ th century B.C.E . , but it was inc@@ or@@ por@@ ated into the ca@@ the@@ dr@@ al .
• What me@@ tho@@ ds of wit@@ ness@@ ing at school have some found to be succ@@ ess@@ ful ?
He thin@@ ks before speaking and enjo@@ ys pe@@ ace@@ ful rel@@ ations with others because a “ m@@ ou@@ th of dis@@ cre@@ tion ” lea@@ ds him to cho@@ ose his words care@@ fully .
Do not as@@ su@@ me that he kno@@ ws how you feel .
For example , a group of hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans told the woman who had first listen@@ ed to Jesus : “ We do not believe any longer on account of your talk ; for we have heard for ourselves and we know that this man is for a certain@@ ty the sa@@ vi@@ or of the world . ”
From 19@@ 7@@ 9 to 200@@ 3 , they served as mission@@ aries in Tu@@ v@@ alu , Sam@@ o@@ a , and F@@ i@@ ji ​ — is@@ land nations in the S@@ ou@@ th P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c .
Ther@@ e@@ after , the prophet called the people together to make Jehovah’s cho@@ ice public .
Do you think it was wrong for Jesus to answer his mother that way ? — W@@ ell , his parents knew that he loved to worship at God’s house .
As such , he would be “ known in the g@@ ates , ” where the prom@@ in@@ ent men ga@@ ther@@ ed to conduct the af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of the city .
They live in an un@@ happy place , but they are happ@@ ily serving Jehovah .
We would not change it for anything .
How power@@ fully Davi@@ d’s example speak@@ s to us today !
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the ages , people in every soci@@ ety have pon@@ der@@ ed this sub@@ ject and have come up with vari@@ ous the@@ ori@@ es .
For one thing , Jesus was mil@@ d - temp@@ ered , and he was pati@@ ent with his disciples des@@ pite their fa@@ ul@@ ts .
A young man living in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a learned this fir@@ s@@ th@@ and .
If we are to view Jehovah as our Father , we need to become well - ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with him .
For example , F@@ ran@@ ce@@ ’s O@@ l@@ y@@ mp@@ ic s@@ ki@@ ing go@@ ld me@@ d@@ al@@ ist Je@@ an - C@@ la@@ u@@ de K@@ il@@ ly says this about what it takes to be a succ@@ ess@@ ful inter@@ n@@ ational s@@ por@@ ts com@@ pet@@ it@@ or : “ You have to star@@ t 10 years a@@ head of time and pl@@ an it for years and years and think about it every day . . .
C@@ aring for those different assign@@ ments helped her to appreci@@ ate that wh@@ atever we do or wh@@ er@@ ever we serve in Jehovah’s organization is a privilege and a blessing .
H@@ er father had much wisdom to share , but I was h@@ ur@@ t that she would go to him in@@ stead of to me ! ”
Satan’s cla@@ im was sh@@ own to be comple@@ t@@ ely false .
“ The Ch@@ urch took over some religious cu@@ st@@ om@@ s and form@@ s comm@@ on in p@@ re - Christian [ pa@@ g@@ an ] R@@ ome , ” says hist@@ ori@@ an Will D@@ ur@@ ant .
What can help us in that way ?
But even though they work hard , the resul@@ ts di@@ ff@@ er .
Th@@ ough materi@@ ally po@@ or , those who are like Christians in S@@ my@@ r@@ na are spiritually rich , and that is what really matters ! ​ — Proverbs 10 : 22 ; 3 John 2 .
On the other hand , accep@@ ting that an in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent Creator is be@@ h@@ ind what we see around us can lead us to inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ate the n@@ ature and app@@ lic@@ ation of his in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ence man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted in the physical uni@@ verse .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing his resurrection , Jesus as@@ c@@ ended to heaven and wa@@ ited at God’s right hand until 1914 to beg@@ in rul@@ ing as King .
Pro@@ te@@ ction When Un@@ der T@@ emp@@ tation
His change s@@ ti@@ ff@@ ened my fa@@ ther’s op@@ position .
K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge of God and Jesus Christ can lead to an in@@ tim@@ ate relationship with Jehovah God that will help us at@@ tain peace of mind .
That in@@ sight is especially tim@@ ely today , given the pro@@ li@@ fer@@ ation of the@@ ori@@ es about li@@ fe@@ ’s purpose and the way to happiness .
Consider : W@@ ould you pur@@ cha@@ se a house if you knew very little about it ?
“ For example , I cho@@ se to take a course in Eng@@ l@@ ish .
And it br@@ ings us ad@@ ded joy when we share that gift with others . ​ — Acts 20 : 35 .
Re@@ g@@ arding God’s words found at Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 3 : 14 , one Bible scho@@ la@@ r wrote : “ No@@ thing can h@@ in@@ der him from per@@ form@@ ing his will . . .
Those in attend@@ ance also received “ Pa@@ x ” p@@ ins with a pi@@ c@@ ture of the bo@@ y Jesus .
In times of dist@@ ress , we are wise to turn to Jehovah in prayer and place our full trust in him .
We do not ex@@ pect a s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing person to help us , do we ?
E@@ ver@@ yone is so supp@@ or@@ tive and loving !
These actions some@@ times lead to em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass@@ ment , bro@@ ken fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps , and h@@ ur@@ t feelings .
They were thus remin@@ ded that at one time they had d@@ wel@@ led in boo@@ ths in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
“ You were once not a people , but now you are God’s people . ” ​ — 1 P@@ E@@ T .
Gi@@ ve Jehovah Your B@@ est
He spoke en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally about the school and the appreci@@ ative respon@@ se from the elders who have attend@@ ed .
Re@@ ading the Bible streng@@ th@@ ens our effort to over@@ come spiritual f@@ la@@ ws
By tur@@ ning my back on a sel@@ f@@ ish , ple@@ asure - ori@@ ented life - st@@ y@@ le , I es@@ cap@@ ed the emp@@ t@@ iness and un@@ happiness I see among my family members .
What great joy there will be as resur@@ rec@@ ted ones are re@@ un@@ ited with their loved ones !
Then he app@@ lied the account to our circumstances .
W@@ ell , after the same thing happened the th@@ ir@@ d time , El@@ i told Samuel to say : “ S@@ pe@@ ak , Jehovah , for your serv@@ ant is listen@@ ing . ”
Yes , those Israelites received un@@ den@@ i@@ able evidence of Jehovah’s love for them .
What can we say about the star@@ t and ma@@ ke@@ up of the Rom@@ an congregation ?
2 : 5 - 11 .
M@@ ore important , in the Bible , God provi@@ des us with su@@ per@@ b la@@ ws and gu@@ i@@ ding principles that are un@@ e@@ qu@@ aled in reli@@ ability .
We are ex@@ hor@@ ted to “ become imit@@ at@@ ors of God ” and to “ work what is good toward all . ”
As the young king as@@ c@@ ended the thro@@ ne , what would his pri@@ or@@ ity be ?
How does the Bible descri@@ be the tra@@ its of sheep ?
Des@@ cri@@ b@@ ing people living in “ the last days , ” Paul wrote : “ M@@ en will become ut@@ ter@@ ly self - cen@@ tr@@ ed , gre@@ e@@ dy for money . . .
Indeed , the book of cre@@ ation reve@@ als much about our Creator .
( b ) What benef@@ its did Israel receive from the sacrific@@ es of the bul@@ l and the go@@ ats ?
What can we learn from the example of A@@ mo@@ s ?
M@@ an@@ ag@@ ement s@@ k@@ ill@@ s ? ef@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y ?
The blessings from being tru@@ th@@ ful are many .
Su@@ cc@@ ess@@ ful people understand that if they want something , they have to do all the necess@@ ary things to get it . ”
Who emp@@ ti@@ ed the t@@ om@@ b ?
N@@ ever may that be !
( b ) How does the disci@@ ple James illustr@@ ate one as@@ pect of pati@@ ence ?
A friend of God will see matters the way God se@@ es them and will work hard to strengthen his marriage , re@@ ject worl@@ dly thinking that bel@@ it@@ t@@ les the import@@ ance of the marriage b@@ ond , and “ fle@@ e from for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 6 : 18 .
How g@@ la@@ d we can be that God pu@@ ts no li@@ mit on how long or how often we may talk to him in prayer !
What does the Bible say about the mirac@@ les that Christians in the first century per@@ form@@ ed ?
Just as e@@ ating n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing food each day is necess@@ ary for us to keep ali@@ ve , so reading God’s Word regul@@ arly is necess@@ ary for us to benefit from God’s promise of everlasting life .
For example , the apostles Peter and John cur@@ ed a man l@@ ame from bir@@ th , and Paul rest@@ ored a dead man to life .
Ther@@ efore , we should not n@@ ur@@ ture wrong desi@@ res by d@@ wel@@ ling on them .
Of course , Jehovah kno@@ ws that it takes time and effort for us to cultiv@@ ate good qualities in our heart and thus to pro@@ du@@ ce the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 2@@ 24 , 2@@ 14
Com@@ position of the Wor@@ k
How does “ the peace of God ” prote@@ ct our hearts and our men@@ tal po@@ wers ?
Mar@@ ch 11 , 200@@ 9 , started as an or@@ din@@ ary mor@@ ning at the Al@@ ber@@ t@@ v@@ il@@ le Se@@ con@@ d@@ ary S@@ cho@@ ol .
What did Jesus teach people about the Law ?
Be@@ fore the bo@@ ys were born , Jehovah said that ‘ the older would serve the you@@ ng@@ er . ’
Go@@ od associ@@ ation , prayer , and good study ha@@ bi@@ ts can help us to remain spiritually strong .
We do not know ex@@ ac@@ tly what thoughts were going through Jesus ’ mind , but we do know what was in his heart .
If the I@@ du@@ ma@@ e@@ ans were to live under Jewish rul@@ er@@ ship , they would have to prac@@ tice the Jewish religion .
• What thr@@ ill@@ ing events li@@ e just a@@ head ?
The one s@@ it@@ ting still in this city will die by the s@@ word and by the fam@@ ine and by the p@@ est@@ il@@ ence ; but the one who is going out and who ac@@ tually f@@ alls away to the Ch@@ al@@ de@@ ans who are la@@ ying si@@ e@@ ge against you will keep living , and his soul will certainly come to be his as a spo@@ il . ”
A do@@ cum@@ ent publi@@ shed by the World C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l of Ch@@ ur@@ ches even speak@@ s of “ the sin of pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tism . ”
Jehovah’s Witnesses in Mo@@ sc@@ ow ​ — in fact , worl@@ d@@ wide — ​ fulf@@ ill a fur@@ ther requi@@ re@@ ment for Christians as out@@ l@@ ined by Peter .
It is difficult for us to fa@@ th@@ om .
They arrang@@ ed for me to live with his family .
A better understanding of what happened to the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents during that time helps us to understand certain events recorded in the Bible .
In M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , C@@ in@@ dy says : “ My husband always pray@@ ed with the children .
What chang@@ ed this bro@@ ther’s thinking ?
Mo@@ st pione@@ ers have a very full sc@@ he@@ du@@ le .
Lo@@ op 1@@ 21 B@@ R@@ ON@@ X , N@@ Y ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) ( T@@ EN@@ T@@ AT@@ I@@ V@@ E ) , Y@@ an@@ ke@@ e St@@ adi@@ u@@ m , 1@@ 5@@ 7@@ th S@@ t .
H@@ el@@ en , a 4@@ 9 - year - old wi@@ do@@ w , says : “ Many have good in@@ ten@@ tions , but they don@@ ’t take the in@@ iti@@ ative .
He ur@@ ged his followers to imitate his mo@@ ti@@ ves , pri@@ or@@ ities , and actions .
L@@ ater , when “ Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ism was trans@@ pl@@ anted to Ch@@ ina , its mission@@ aries often res@@ or@@ ted to the displa@@ y of mirac@@ ul@@ ous po@@ wers . ”
The B@@ est Is Yet to C@@ ome !
From the time of the apostle John until our day , Christians had been pu@@ z@@ z@@ led about the id@@ ent@@ ity of the “ great mul@@ titu@@ de . ”
They thought he was dead .
What the Bible says about conscience is help@@ ful when we make such decisions .
A L@@ et@@ ter That H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts Un@@ ity
Although Jehovah did not say when the end would come , he promised Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k : “ It will not be l@@ ate ! ”
The name S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es is likely con@@ ne@@ cted with the H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est Z@@ a@@ do@@ k , who@@ se des@@ c@@ end@@ ants had held the pri@@ es@@ tly of@@ fice since Solom@@ on@@ ’s time .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , a@@ udi@@ ences p@@ ac@@ ked out the@@ at@@ ers to view the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama ” free of char@@ ge .
We need to strengthen our hands and look to Jehovah for help . ​ — Isaiah 35 : 3 , 4 .
E@@ ach year , close to the s@@ pr@@ ing e@@ qu@@ in@@ o@@ x , A@@ bi@@ j@@ ah ob@@ served the gre@@ en ear@@ s of ba@@ r@@ le@@ y , the cro@@ p he mentioned next on his cal@@ end@@ ar .
Is that not the kind of God that you want to worship ?
We often view the matter of “ re@@ pro@@ ving ” as a t@@ ask to be car@@ ri@@ ed out by Christian elders .
Joseph encoura@@ ged his wife to for@@ give her brother .
We can do the same by pra@@ ying that Jehovah will make us want to do what pleas@@ es him .
Ma@@ in@@ tain In@@ tegrity at All T@@ im@@ es
The sol@@ di@@ ers began to pu@@ s@@ h people on@@ to the tru@@ c@@ ks and bu@@ ses , and pan@@ ic bro@@ ke out .
As a result , Bible bur@@ n@@ ings in ch@@ urch s@@ qu@@ a@@ res mul@@ ti@@ p@@ lied after the end of the 1@@ 6@@ th century .
However , they can r@@ ely on support from heaven as well as from Jehovah’s earthly organization . ​ — Psalm 34 : 7 ; Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 .
How do we demonstr@@ ate our support for the arrang@@ ements made by Jehovah’s organization ?
No@@ te the resul@@ ts : “ I was res@@ cu@@ ed from the li@@ on@@ ’s m@@ ou@@ th . ” ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
What decisions will best en@@ able you to fulf@@ ill your promise to do Jehovah’s will ?
Yes
P@@ rac@@ tic@@ al wisdom and thinking ability help us recogn@@ ize and satis@@ fy our individu@@ al needs and thus avoid spiritual ti@@ re@@ dness .
Some individuals work in medi@@ cal , so@@ cial , e@@ con@@ om@@ ic , or other fi@@ el@@ ds to imp@@ ro@@ ve the lo@@ t of fellow humans , and such efforts are comm@@ end@@ able .
Paul learned to control his temp@@ er , yet he at times must have stru@@ gg@@ led to control his feelings and his words .
When the apostles and older men in Juda@@ e@@ a dis@@ cer@@ ned that the good news was also to be taken to those of the nations ​ — n@@ on - Jews — ​ they gl@@ ori@@ fied God .
The P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es were rest@@ ored to positi@@ ons of authority , and the la@@ ws against their religious or@@ din@@ an@@ ces were re@@ vo@@ ked .
What can you do if you de@@ te@@ ct that you no longer pur@@ sue Kingdom inter@@ ests with the same en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m because of un@@ necess@@ ary di@@ str@@ actions ?
But this same verse shows that wisdom is even more valu@@ able than money .
Bro@@ ther M@@ or@@ r@@ is explained that it was desi@@ gn@@ ed “ to me@@ et the needs of the J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese field . ”
Because of our “ fine works , ” some “ give glory ” to God by be@@ coming his servants .
In some res@@ pe@@ cts , Satan’s course par@@ all@@ els that of the ancient king of T@@ y@@ re .
He cri@@ ed out to them , ple@@ ading , but they ign@@ ored him .
They were willing to su@@ ff@@ er for a cause they knew to be f@@ oun@@ ded on truth .
I felt un@@ wor@@ thy to talk to him , al@@ though I still consider@@ ed him to be my heavenly Father . ”
T@@ e@@ aching in S@@ pan@@ ish was a stru@@ gg@@ le for me .
All of them in wisdom you have made . The earth is full of your pro@@ duc@@ tions . ”
P@@ ri@@ mar@@ ily in what sense was Jesus a mar@@ ty@@ r ?
Phil@@ em@@ on made his home a@@ vail@@ able for Christian meetings .
They real@@ ize that their life ​ — though challeng@@ ing at times — ​ has real purpose and a real future .
A man who could hear the pro@@ gra@@ m in his home over the l@@ ou@@ d@@ speak@@ ers from the ass@@ em@@ bly s@@ ite wrote to the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses : “ I am very happy about the rel@@ e@@ ase of this Bible .
For example , does Jehovah get the le@@ f@@ to@@ v@@ ers of our time ?
Jehovah should be the most important Per@@ son in the life of his servants .
Why are faith and courage needed to keep a simp@@ le e@@ ye ? Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing a simp@@ le e@@ ye c@@ alls for faith and courage .
I am the living bre@@ ad that came down from heaven ; if anyone e@@ ats of this bre@@ ad he will live forever . ”
If there were , con@@ ver@@ sion would be mean@@ ing@@ less .
Ne@@ h@@ emiah 3 : 5 no@@ tes that some prom@@ in@@ ent Jews , “ ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic ones , ” refu@@ sed to share in the work , but they were the exc@@ ep@@ tion .
T@@ ake care@@ ful no@@ te of Jesus ’ counsel .
Do you appreci@@ ate your spiritual her@@ it@@ age ?
This pre@@ pa@@ res them for dedic@@ ation to Jehovah God and for baptism .
* This app@@ lies to such principles as the need to avoid off@@ en@@ ding the consci@@ ences of others .
“ Be@@ fore gra@@ y ha@@ ir you should ris@@ e up , and you must show honor to an older man , and you must be in fear of your God . I am Jehovah , ” says L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 19 : 32 .
G@@ R@@ E@@ E@@ N B@@ A@@ Y , W@@ I , R@@ es@@ ch C@@ en@@ ter , 19@@ 0@@ 1 S . O@@ ne@@ i@@ da S@@ t .
But it will prote@@ ct us from the s@@ ort of thinking and situ@@ ations that can lead to al@@ co@@ ho@@ l a@@ bu@@ se .
A@@ n illustr@@ ation may help a par@@ ent to see how il@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal it would be for God to have the Devil t@@ or@@ ment people in hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re .
Ti@@ ff@@ any was a little n@@ er@@ v@@ ous .
The special pioneer arrang@@ ed to return with a Bible and started a Bible study with her , held in a ne@@ ar@@ by par@@ k early in the mor@@ ning before work .
If they come from a r@@ ur@@ al are@@ a , they may be at a lo@@ ss about how to use mo@@ der@@ n hous@@ eho@@ ld app@@ li@@ an@@ ces .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , for th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years , hope in “ the sal@@ vation of Jehovah ” has su@@ sta@@ ined men and women of faith in times of tr@@ ou@@ ble , and this hope has never led to disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
17 , 18 . ( a ) In what ministry do Christians eng@@ age ?
How can you avoid be@@ coming a vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of mis@@ information ?
Are there ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments that we need to make as individuals or as famili@@ es so as to make sure of the more important things in our da@@ ily r@@ out@@ ine ?
W@@ as this co@@ de@@ x the very text that I@@ r@@ en@@ a@@ e@@ us had written about , which for cen@@ tu@@ ries was pre@@ sum@@ ed lost ?
Jehovah stated to his ancient people : “ O if only you would ac@@ tually pa@@ y attention to my comman@@ d@@ ments !
With v@@ or@@ ac@@ ity like that of Babyl@@ on of Ha@@ bak@@ kuk@@ ’s time , this com@@ pos@@ ite “ man , ” made up of pol@@ itical po@@ wers ​ — whether F@@ as@@ c@@ ist , Na@@ z@@ i , Com@@ mun@@ ist , or even so - called dem@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c — ​ fi@@ gh@@ ts w@@ ars in order to ex@@ p@@ and his lands .
Gen@@ er@@ ations of knowledge are in her con@@ co@@ ctions , spe@@ cially p@@ oun@@ ded and bre@@ wed and gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ ed to tre@@ at a@@ il@@ ments of every des@@ crip@@ tion .
3 S@@ et@@ tle Di@@ ffer@@ ences in a S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t of Lo@@ ve
I can as@@ sure any young person wonder@@ ing what to do with his life that there is much wisdom in he@@ e@@ ding the inspired words : ‘ R@@ em@@ ember your G@@ r@@ and Creator in the days of your young man@@ ho@@ od . ’
Does such in@@ ten@@ se g@@ ri@@ ef necess@@ ar@@ ily indic@@ ate a l@@ ack of faith in God ?
Our origin@@ al parents , Adam and E@@ ve , were gi@@ f@@ ted with an earth that was desi@@ gn@@ ed to be a perfect par@@ adise home for the whole human family ​ — a world that was “ very good . ”
He called them “ the people whom I form@@ ed for my@@ self so that they might dec@@ l@@ are my praise . ”
A Su@@ per@@ b T@@ ra@@ in@@ er
When you and your sp@@ ouse are ca@@ ught up in a disa@@ gre@@ ement , do your words h@@ ur@@ t or do they he@@ al ?
A@@ bo@@ ve all , though , he respon@@ ded to the le@@ ading of Jehovah’s spirit .
However , the Bible war@@ ns : “ There ex@@ ists a way that is u@@ pri@@ ght before a man , but the ways of death are the end of it af@@ ter@@ ward . ”
What is one way in which Jehovah pro@@ ves to be the Gi@@ ver of “ every good gift ” ?
This was certainly not the kind of tre@@ at@@ ment that he expe@@ cted from the sons of his father .
Con@@ cer@@ ning such cri@@ me , some years ag@@ o the Au@@ str@@ ali@@ an new@@ s@@ pa@@ per The S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y M@@ or@@ ning H@@ er@@ al@@ d qu@@ o@@ ted R@@ ob@@ er@@ t R@@ ess@@ l@@ er , co@@ in@@ er of the ter@@ m “ seri@@ al k@@ ill@@ er . ”
For instance , we can medit@@ ate on the loy@@ al@@ ty of Ru@@ th .
Our life has real meaning because we understand the is@@ sue of uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and remember that it is our privilege to maintain integrity to God .
W@@ as it “ the things of the flesh ” ?
It can p@@ ene@@ tr@@ ate any hi@@ ding place to un@@ co@@ ver wr@@ ong@@ doing among Jehovah’s people .
But here is a more important question : How would she respon@@ d when Jesus of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th became Jesus Christ , the long - promised Messi@@ ah ?
The word can mean justice in an ab@@ str@@ act sense .
We will a@@ da@@ pt it to f@@ it your sc@@ he@@ du@@ le .
But I will do so more out of du@@ ty , while my sister will care for them more out of love .
M@@ ake a de@@ f@@ en@@ se with mil@@ dness and deep respect
There , our sons Y@@ ar@@ o@@ sla@@ v and Pa@@ v@@ el were born .
Since I was e@@ ag@@ er to learn , we stu@@ died t@@ wi@@ ce a we@@ ek ​ — each study s@@ es@@ sion lasting for about four h@@ our@@ s !
This must have been on N@@ is@@ an 14 , 194@@ 3 B.C.E . ​ — 4@@ 30 years before Israel was deli@@ vered from Egy@@ pt .
Does it not ra@@ ise the pro@@ spe@@ ct of really new things , a time when humans will find greater enjo@@ y@@ ment in living than they do today ?
What Do@@ ing Now , 4 / 1
Al@@ most 4@@ 00 min@@ isters of Jehovah’s Witnesses have been author@@ ized by the St@@ ate to vis@@ it pris@@ on@@ ers in order to provide spiritual ass@@ ist@@ ance .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries after Isaiah , in the first century C.E . , Jesus Christ ful@@ filled this prophecy in an out@@ standing way by set@@ ting a ze@@ al@@ ous example in publi@@ shing news of something better ​ — the coming Kingdom of God .
But how can we be sure that true worship will pre@@ va@@ il in this world filled with ung@@ o@@ d@@ l@@ iness ?
T@@ ak@@ ing in spiritual food invol@@ ves personal study .
As this world sin@@ ks fur@@ ther into the qu@@ ag@@ mi@@ re of de@@ ba@@ u@@ ch@@ er@@ y and por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , Jehovah has provided ur@@ g@@ ent remin@@ ders and practic@@ al help to al@@ er@@ t us to moral d@@ ang@@ ers .
( b ) What is wor@@ th more to God than sacrific@@ es and o@@ ffer@@ ings ?
There the ste@@ ward found Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h among Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s relati@@ ves , the large family of Na@@ ho@@ r . ​ — Genesis 22 : 20 - 24 ; 24 : 15 , 24 , 29 ; 27 : 4@@ 2 , 4@@ 3 .
There is h@@ ate that bur@@ ns s@@ low@@ ly , and h@@ ate that fa@@ des .
His mo@@ der@@ n - day coun@@ ter@@ part is sent “ before the coming of the great and fear - inspi@@ ring day of Jehovah . ”
E@@ s@@ ther and M@@ or@@ de@@ ca@@ i were good examples of “ sub@@ je@@ ction to the su@@ peri@@ or author@@ ities . ” ​ — Romans 13 : 1 .
Such a we@@ b would be so strong that it could sto@@ p a pas@@ s@@ eng@@ er pl@@ ane in mi@@ d - f@@ light !
It is a blessing to have them with us . ”
What an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent example for us !
How did one body of elders show appreciation for an older fellow overse@@ er ?
On one of his vis@@ its , M@@ r . D@@ ob@@ son left with us the book The Di@@ v@@ ine P@@ l@@ an of the A@@ ges .
Since 199@@ 5 , special pione@@ ers ( full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers ) have been sent to some grou@@ ps to tra@@ in de@@ a@@ f Witnesses in the ministry and to organiz@@ e Christian meetings .
When o@@ ffering the book in the public ministry , make good use of the illustr@@ ations , s@@ crip@@ tures , and questions on pages 4 , 5 , and 6 .
Ri@@ ana ad@@ ds : “ I was assign@@ ed to give a public talk every other we@@ ek .
6 , 7 . ( a ) What does the Bible say about he@@ ad@@ ship ?
A@@ no@@ ther part of the Bible shows that it was really Satan the Devil who was speaking to her through the ser@@ p@@ ent .
Di@@ d Mar@@ th@@ a accept Jesus ’ g@@ ent@@ le re@@ pro@@ of and learn from it ?
All in all , he has under@@ taken three preaching t@@ our@@ s in Gal@@ ile@@ e : the first with 4 new disciples , the second with the 12 apostles , and an ex@@ pan@@ ded one with the tra@@ ined apostles also being sent out .
It was likely not a com@@ for@@ table tri@@ p .
I sp@@ ent all my sp@@ are time at the gy@@ m , so all my friends were s@@ por@@ t@@ s@@ men .
One of the fin@@ est com@@ p@@ li@@ ments we can pa@@ y a person is to imitate him .
These me@@ a@@ sures , they believe , fac@@ il@@ it@@ ate the ex@@ it of the spirit of the dec@@ eas@@ ed .
T@@ all and imp@@ res@@ sive in appe@@ ar@@ ance , he was coura@@ ge@@ ous and res@@ our@@ ce@@ ful yet in@@ iti@@ ally mo@@ des@@ t and un@@ as@@ sum@@ ing .
( N@@ um@@ bers 10 : 11 – 21 : 35 )
No vo@@ ice of dis@@ pu@@ te is to be heard any@@ more in heaven , only vo@@ ic@@ es jo@@ ined in acc@@ la@@ im to “ the L@@ am@@ b , ” Christ Jesus , and in sub@@ mis@@ sive praise to Jehovah .
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That tra@@ gi@@ c con@@ f@@ li@@ ct proved to be the pr@@ elu@@ de to the b@@ loo@@ di@@ est century mankind has ever known .
Does know@@ ing that move you to want to draw clo@@ s@@ er to him ?
H@@ el@@ p@@ ing All the Pe@@ op@@ les of the E@@ ar@@ th
C@@ ongreg@@ ations end@@ e@@ av@@ or to make ever@@ yone feel wel@@ come .
▪ How El@@ ders T@@ ra@@ in O@@ thers to Be@@ come Q@@ u@@ ali@@ fied
This occ@@ ur@@ red during the re@@ ign of good King Jo@@ si@@ ah of Juda@@ h .
A heart full of love for God will move you to share your faith .
It may be that I a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze more often than I have to because even if the other person was not off@@ ended , I feel better for it .
Abraham , another child sol@@ di@@ er , also learned to k@@ ill and was rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to turn over his we@@ ap@@ on .
May we imitate the faith and love of such coura@@ ge@@ ous brothers and sisters ! ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 1 : 6 .
Paul su@@ ffered b@@ ru@@ tal persecu@@ tion , and he was always wor@@ ri@@ ed about the brothers in the congregations .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to get to know Jehovah better , gro@@ wing to spiritual matu@@ r@@ ity .
The resurrection will bring lasting joy
We do not read that David received any ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation from Jehovah as to the reason for this ap@@ par@@ ent d@@ el@@ a@@ y .
How c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty !
R@@ es@@ pon@@ ding coura@@ ge@@ ously , Peter and the other apostles say : “ We must obey God as rul@@ er rather than men . ”
“ Do Not Re@@ prove a R@@ idi@@ cul@@ er ”
Be@@ fore set@@ ting out on his j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , Abra@@ m had much to do .
For instance , a number of bran@@ ches are being mer@@ ged and con@@ so@@ li@@ d@@ ated , which will allow many who were form@@ er@@ ly serving in Bethel ho@@ m@@ es in those coun@@ tri@@ es to foc@@ us on the preaching work .
The next time she saw me , she wanted to know why I had taken such an important st@@ ep without con@@ sul@@ ting her .
Se@@ e@@ ing God’s organization up close mo@@ tiv@@ ated M@@ an@@ dy and Be@@ th@@ any to star@@ t pione@@ ering , and they were even invit@@ ed to serve at Bethel as temp@@ or@@ ary vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers .
• Why should one dis@@ own on@@ es@@ el@@ f , and how is this done ?
P@@ le@@ as@@ ing God is not com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated .
R@@ a@@ ha@@ b exerc@@ ised faith , had re@@ ver@@ ence for Jehovah , and showed respect for his people .
When he was 12 years old , he and his parents , Joseph and M@@ ary , travel@@ ed from their ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th to Jerusalem to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
A@@ li@@ ce tra@@ ined me in the public ministry and encoura@@ ged me to re@@ ach out for baptism .
Un@@ der pres@@ sure from religious qu@@ ar@@ ters of Chris@@ tend@@ om , op@@ pos@@ ers look for a so - called leg@@ al way to jus@@ ti@@ fy their fi@@ ght against us .
They may ar@@ ise from within the congregation .
The trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation provided a v@@ isi@@ on@@ ary fore@@ view of Jesus ’ glory and Kingdom power , under@@ s@@ cor@@ ing the dep@@ end@@ ability of God’s prophe@@ tic word .
We then became Moses and A@@ ar@@ on .
C@@ aring for our personal h@@ y@@ gi@@ ene is a loving thing to do , as we want to avoid inf@@ lic@@ ting un@@ pleas@@ ant o@@ d@@ ors on those around us .
Re@@ g@@ arding the way people will live and work then , the prophecy continu@@ es : “ They will certainly buil@@ d hous@@ es and have occ@@ u@@ pan@@ cy ; and they will certainly pl@@ ant v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds and e@@ at their fru@@ it@@ age .
He and his followers soon came to be called M@@ en@@ n@@ on@@ ites .
What emo@@ tion do you sense in J@@ on@@ ah’s vo@@ ice as he pro@@ claim@@ ed Jehovah’s judgment ?
Because my life is now cen@@ tered on spiritual things , I have a me@@ asure of happiness and con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment that no am@@ ount of money or pres@@ ti@@ ge could give me . ”
When he bless@@ ed them with his peace , the nation showed no gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de .
You will never reg@@ re@@ t serving “ your Creator in the days of your you@@ th . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
Me@@ dit@@ ation inclu@@ des consider@@ ing the result of an action .
• Why is Jose@@ p@@ h’s life st@@ ory of par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar interest today ?
Many would rep@@ ly , ‘ I was imp@@ ressed by the fact that the Witness used the Bible to answer all my questions . ’
On Ju@@ ly 19 , 195@@ 3 , our gra@@ du@@ ation took place at Y@@ an@@ ke@@ e St@@ adi@@ u@@ m in New Yor@@ k , and I was assign@@ ed to Par@@ is along with I@@ da C@@ and@@ us@@ so ( later S@@ ei@@ g@@ no@@ bo@@ s ) .
At Proverbs 27 : 11 , we read : “ Be wise , my son , and make my heart rejo@@ ice , that I may make a rep@@ ly to him that is ta@@ un@@ ting me . ”
• Why does gre@@ et@@ ing people war@@ m@@ ly refle@@ ct well on us as Christians ?
For example , perhaps a car@@ ing friend did what he could to help us at just the right time .
T@@ ake into consider@@ ation fac@@ t@@ ors such as these : ‘ Will I have the time to use the it@@ em regul@@ arly and care for its up@@ keep ?
After being th@@ reat@@ ened and rel@@ eas@@ ed , Peter and John re@@ turned to their brothers , and all jo@@ ined in prayer to Jehovah .
At first , we may need to supp@@ le@@ ment our brothers ’ food , clo@@ thing , or other ba@@ si@@ c needs .
How can a tend@@ enc@@ y to com@@ pla@@ in be over@@ come ?
He also explained that this mon@@ um@@ ent@@ al t@@ ask is to be car@@ ri@@ ed out in s@@ pite of for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les and challeng@@ es , even persecu@@ tion .
The simp@@ le tru@@ ths Jesus had taught en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ed the hearts of hum@@ ble , righ@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people thr@@ ough@@ out the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 17 , 18 .
Jesus was in such ag@@ on@@ y on the night pre@@ ce@@ ding his death that “ his s@@ we@@ at became as d@@ ro@@ ps of blood f@@ all@@ ing to the gr@@ ound . ”
Al@@ ong the way , I have dra@@ wn guid@@ ance and comfort from sever@@ al s@@ our@@ ces .
In the fi@@ ght against fam@@ ine , for example , in one rec@@ ent year , “ the whole cont@@ in@@ ent [ of Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a ] received in a@@ id just one - fi@@ f@@ th of the money that was al@@ lo@@ c@@ ated to the G@@ ul@@ f war , ” according to one le@@ ading reli@@ ef ag@@ enc@@ y .
F@@ ru@@ str@@ ated with fa@@ iled efforts to change their ch@@ urch from within , the new mis@@ sion bro@@ ke with tra@@ dition and jo@@ ined A@@ si@@ an and Af@@ ri@@ can lead@@ ers to beg@@ in “ a mission@@ ary ou@@ tre@@ ach to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates . ”
A@@ no@@ ther one of Paul’s friends , E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ro@@ ditu@@ s , got si@@ ck and ne@@ arly died .
On@@ ce a read@@ er al@@ lo@@ ws himself to be gu@@ i@@ ded by the Bible , he takes on a new set of valu@@ es and standards
How can “ the s@@ word of the spirit ” help us in our spiritual fi@@ ght ?
In what way will faithful ones of old who will be resur@@ rec@@ ted on earth “ not be made perfect ap@@ ar@@ t from ” the anointed ?
* Thus , we do not now ob@@ serve in the true Christian congregation any God - or@@ da@@ ined heal@@ ings , prophe@@ tic mes@@ sa@@ ges , or the ex@@ or@@ c@@ ising of dem@@ ons .
How do we benefit from a consider@@ ation of the fes@@ tiv@@ als c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated in Israel ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , in mo@@ der@@ n times , Jehovah’s Witnesses sc@@ our the earth in sear@@ ch of those who ye@@ ar@@ n to know and serve God .
If we want to ac@@ qui@@ re such faith , we need to keep lear@@ ning about the God of the Bible .
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , imper@@ fect humans have an in@@ her@@ ent tend@@ enc@@ y to sin , and some may have a strong inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation to vo@@ ice un@@ war@@ ran@@ ted com@@ pla@@ in@@ ts .
How does Jesus ’ death make possible a soci@@ ety where people care for one another ?
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : An@@ al@@ y@@ ze what each of your children could reason@@ ab@@ ly be expe@@ cted to do that would contribu@@ te to the s@@ mo@@ o@@ th r@@ un@@ ning of your hous@@ eho@@ ld .
In Ju@@ ne 199@@ 0 , I once again needed to reg@@ is@@ ter at the en@@ l@@ ist@@ ment of@@ fice in order to ob@@ tain a re@@ si@@ d@@ enc@@ y per@@ mit in Ri@@ ga .
M@@ el@@ is@@ sa , who was married for 16 years , says , “ When I got div@@ or@@ ced , I thought , ‘ This is not how I wanted my life to turn out . ’ ”
Solomon id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es this tre@@ asure as “ the very knowledge of God ” ​ — that is , the truth about God and his pur@@ pos@@ es as reve@@ aled in the Bible .
David next under@@ s@@ co@@ res the necess@@ ity of faith and hope by saying : “ If I had not had faith in see@@ ing the go@@ o@@ dness of Jehovah in the land of those ali@@ ve — ! ”
By all means , let us show how than@@ k@@ ful we are that Jehovah has gu@@ i@@ ded and bless@@ ed our g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l teaching work !
3 The Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ​ — Why the Con@@ fu@@ sion ?
Even before I was born , M@@ other had sh@@ ared in the preaching work .
However , keep@@ ing in mind his own fa@@ il@@ ings as he ‘ ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es the dis@@ or@@ der@@ ly , ’ he is able to show long - suffering and kindness toward his brother .
Even so , for servants of God , these times are not imp@@ os@@ sible to de@@ al with .
The other two mi@@ gh@@ ty men were E@@ lea@@ z@@ ar and Sh@@ am@@ ma@@ h .
S@@ te@@ ph@@ ani@@ e Bro@@ wn , who condu@@ cted the study , expla@@ ins : “ These f@@ indi@@ ng@@ s su@@ gg@@ est that it is@@ n@@ ’t what we get from relation@@ shi@@ ps that makes cont@@ act with others so bene@@ fi@@ cial ; it@@ ’s what we give . ”
2 : 20 , 21 .
Such pro@@ v@@ isions helped Christians like Timothy to prog@@ ress spiritually . ​ — Acts 15 : 22 - 32 ; 1 Peter 1 : 1 .
The word “ loy@@ al@@ ty ” br@@ ings to mind vi@@ r@@ tu@@ es like tru@@ en@@ ess , al@@ le@@ gi@@ ance , and devo@@ tion .
Such un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish love gave meaning to his life .
Who can deter@@ mine where this l@@ ine is for you ?
Ha@@ ve I been over@@ loo@@ king or under@@ valu@@ ing these tra@@ its ?
Who in the first century sh@@ ared in the preaching work ?
God’s Lo@@ ve V@@ er@@ su@@ s His H@@ at@@ red
But what kind of ad@@ vice is being offered ?
O@@ r think of the wonder@@ ment and a@@ we expres@@ sed in the apostle Paul’s words : “ O the dep@@ th of God’s ri@@ ches and wisdom and knowledge ! ” ​ — Romans 11 : 33 .
During the meetings , he enjo@@ ys giving com@@ ments and sh@@ aring in demonstr@@ ations .
The opportunity that Sam@@ son had been wa@@ iting for now pres@@ ented it@@ self .
Mari@@ a and C@@ ar@@ lo@@ s have taken him into their home and are loo@@ king after his every need .
Their appe@@ ar@@ ance to humans was always as mal@@ es .
What he stated on that occasi@@ on teach@@ es us how to exam@@ ine po@@ pul@@ ar beli@@ ef@@ s about God today .
The de@@ b@@ ate pers@@ ists to this day . ”
N@@ ever res@@ ent being asked to do things that may appe@@ ar to be low@@ ly .
Mat@@ ters came to a head with the al@@ le@@ ged deli@@ ber@@ ate prof@@ an@@ ation of a cro@@ ss by a few stud@@ ents from R@@ ak@@ ó@@ w .
The minis@@ ter of our Re@@ form@@ ed ( C@@ al@@ v@@ in@@ ist ) Ch@@ urch even asked me to sub@@ s@@ titu@@ te for him and teach my scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es during his ab@@ s@@ ence .
“ I received from the Lord that which I also h@@ an@@ ded on to you . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 11 : 23 .
The world today is experi@@ enc@@ ing a lead@@ er@@ ship c@@ ris@@ is .
So why would Na@@ than get involved and ris@@ k spo@@ il@@ ing their long - standing fri@@ end@@ ship ?
( Read 1 Peter 1 : 3 , 4 . )
His mother died two years later , so he and his three si@@ bl@@ ings were ra@@ ised by their father , John W@@ il@@ li@@ am@@ s .
When elders do so , those in the flo@@ ck will re@@ adi@@ ly apply the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on of Hebrews 13 : 7 : “ R@@ em@@ ember those who are taking the lead among you , . . . and as you con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate how their conduct tur@@ ns out imitate their faith . ”
Bible writ@@ ers wrote down direc@@ t st@@ at@@ ements from Jehovah and the hist@@ ory of God’s relationship with his people
The invit@@ ation to come and “ take li@@ fe@@ ’s water free ” is@@ su@@ es from whom ?
Who Is My N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ or ?
The So@@ ci@@ ety was loo@@ king for someone who could d@@ ri@@ ve a ca@@ r and wanted to pioneer .
The gro@@ wing number of pro@@ spe@@ ctive sheep coun@@ t it a privilege to support Christ’s brothers not only in the preaching work but also in other practic@@ al ways .
He fre@@ ed people from every s@@ ort of physical a@@ il@@ ment and even brought the dead back to life .
In other words , being cont@@ ent with what one has is the best way to es@@ cap@@ e the sa@@ d con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of bor@@ ro@@ wing .
They say , “ To help hum@@ ble people learn about Jehovah is a joy bey@@ ond com@@ pare ! ”
Ar@@ ound us , we ob@@ serve a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant evidence of Jehovah’s h@@ an@@ di@@ work , such as the su@@ n , mo@@ on , and st@@ ars .
The Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans even or@@ der@@ ed all new@@ born bo@@ ys of the des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Jac@@ o@@ b to be kil@@ led . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 1 : 15 , 16 .
Th@@ ree events in his life high@@ light the need for elders today to face challeng@@ es with courage , in@@ sight , and reli@@ ance on Jehovah .
After I turned 7@@ 8 years of age , we were assign@@ ed as special pione@@ ers in the to@@ wn of Lo@@ k@@ er@@ en .
H@@ er@@ od A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa had an inc@@ es@@ tu@@ ous relationship with his sister , B@@ er@@ ni@@ ce .
He took away the tal@@ ent that he had given to the th@@ ir@@ d slave and ex@@ p@@ el@@ led that slave from his hous@@ eho@@ ld . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Why Saul , or Paul ?
Con@@ tr@@ ary to such a per@@ c@@ ep@@ tion , the Bible says : “ Lo@@ ve is from God . ”
He did so in order to provide “ a ransom in ex@@ change for many . ”
God’s spirit can help us to “ stri@@ p off the old person@@ ality with its practic@@ es ” and to clo@@ the ourselves with “ the new person@@ ality . ”
It is a da@@ ily and con@@ st@@ ant bat@@ tle . ”
Who do you think that you@@ th could have been ? — Yes , it was pro@@ ba@@ bly Mark !
W@@ ell , your sp@@ ouse may simply be loo@@ king at matters from a different point of view but would g@@ la@@ dly consider your needs if you explained them .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out h@@ es@@ it@@ ation , E@@ sa@@ u gave up his bir@@ th@@ right .
The country gi@@ r@@ l felt no r@@ om@@ an@@ tic at@@ tr@@ action to Solomon .
But false teach@@ ers l@@ in@@ ked with the congregation in Corin@@ th den@@ i@@ ed the resurrection .
In the last days of his evil rule , Satan is b@@ ent on wi@@ p@@ ing out the standards of res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful conduct that Jehovah has esta@@ bli@@ shed .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ ble Con@@ cer@@ n
In one Af@@ ri@@ can country , appro@@ xi@@ mat@@ ely 1 out of every 3 women has been se@@ x@@ u@@ ally a@@ bu@@ sed as a child .
The se@@ cre@@ t lies in fin@@ ding the answer to three questions : ( 1 ) What should children learn ?
Th@@ r@@ ough the cen@@ tu@@ ries , certain rul@@ ers have f@@ an@@ ned the f@@ lam@@ es of div@@ isi@@ ve inter@@ n@@ ational stri@@ fe .
R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch@@ ers have no@@ ted that an emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on materi@@ al@@ ism is , in fact , a h@@ in@@ dr@@ ance to happiness and satis@@ fac@@ tion .
Will you give pray@@ er@@ ful consider@@ ation to Bible - based counsel ?
“ Will not those de@@ vis@@ ing mis@@ c@@ hi@@ ef go w@@ an@@ der@@ ing about ? ”
His f@@ ili@@ al sub@@ mis@@ sion during his earthly ministry refle@@ cted the tra@@ ining he received at his Fa@@ ther’s side before coming to earth .
What Bible counsel can help a young person to deci@@ de what to do with his life ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Greek O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x pri@@ est D@@ em@@ et@@ ri@@ o@@ s Con@@ stan@@ tel@@ o@@ s says in his book Un@@ der@@ standing the Greek O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch : “ It is possible for a Christian to make an ic@@ on the ob@@ ject of worship . ”
Mis@@ taken kindness , on the other hand , is a we@@ ak@@ ness that ca@@ uses one to con@@ done wr@@ ong@@ doing .
Re@@ g@@ arding the use of God’s Word , what can we learn from Paul’s counsel to Timothy ?
The next day , Jesus en@@ tered the temple and coura@@ ge@@ ously th@@ re@@ w out the gre@@ e@@ dy bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ men who were using God’s house for ex@@ t@@ or@@ ting money from fellow Jews . ​ — Luke 19 : 4@@ 5 , 4@@ 6 .
Re@@ call Jesus ’ words : “ E@@ very kingdom di@@ vi@@ ded against it@@ self comes to ru@@ in . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
This heavenly govern@@ ment will accom@@ pl@@ ish God’s origin@@ al purpose for mankind .
Mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s may occ@@ ur because we do not always expres@@ s our thoughts or feelings as we wish we had , or our actions might be mis@@ inter@@ pre@@ ted .
A@@ n o@@ live t@@ ree is not par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly imp@@ res@@ sive at first sight .
Yet , the apostle Peter ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed his fellow Christians to be “ a@@ wa@@ iting and keep@@ ing close in mind the pres@@ ence of the day of Jehovah , through which the heavens being on fi@@ re will be dis@@ sol@@ ved and the el@@ ements being in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y ho@@ t will m@@ el@@ t !
Can you wa@@ s@@ h the di@@ r@@ ty di@@ sh@@ es that have acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ated ?
* Th@@ ough some 40 men were its writ@@ ers over a peri@@ od of 1@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 years , the Bible is a har@@ mon@@ i@@ ous body of writ@@ ings .
Par@@ ents should take heart from know@@ ing that their ear@@ n@@ est efforts to tra@@ in their children in the way of Jehovah will pro@@ du@@ ce good resul@@ ts .
Christ thus lea@@ ds the congregation by means of the spirit - anointed “ faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” and its Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
Moses recogn@@ ized that it was Jehovah’s work and that he was just a to@@ ol being used to get that work done .
If we allow ourselves to become pre@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with material things , our spiritu@@ ality can gra@@ du@@ ally be lost .
Ju@@ ana and her son are among those bo@@ arding the bo@@ at to go u@@ pri@@ ver .
“ The se@@ ed is the word of God , ” Jesus said .
What should el@@ der@@ ly servants of God appreci@@ ate , and what will we now consider ?
He read@@ ju@@ sted the thinking and conduct of first - century Christians by means of faithful under@@ shepher@@ ds , some of whom were inspired to wr@@ ite let@@ ters to the congregations .
Some ad@@ ul@@ ts lo@@ se their fear of d@@ anger when their work br@@ ings them into regul@@ ar cont@@ act with ha@@ z@@ ar@@ d@@ ous situ@@ ations .
Ne@@ h@@ emiah no@@ tes : “ They streng@@ th@@ ened their hands for the good work , ” but op@@ pos@@ ers “ began to der@@ i@@ de us and look on us des@@ p@@ is@@ ingly and say : ‘ What is this thing that you are doing ?
He was ho@@ t - temp@@ ered .
In this article , we will discus@@ s three out@@ standing Bible examples that show Jehovah’s desire and ability to strengthen his people to do his will des@@ pite se@@ v@@ ere difficul@@ ties .
It is possible that Lo@@ t had faith that his daugh@@ ters could be simil@@ arly prote@@ cted .
For instance , you may like s@@ por@@ ts , and that at@@ tr@@ action is eas@@ ily under@@ sto@@ od .
The four Hebrew you@@ ths who refu@@ sed to be as@@ simil@@ ated into Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an cour@@ t life received ‘ knowledge , in@@ sight , and wisdom . ’
“ I have learned to op@@ er@@ ate very s@@ op@@ h@@ is@@ tic@@ ated prin@@ ting pres@@ ses .
The C@@ our@@ t’s judg@@ ments are bin@@ ding . C@@ oun@@ tri@@ es that sign@@ ed the tre@@ at@@ y must com@@ p@@ ly with the judg@@ ments .
They wonder@@ ed how long they would be able to cop@@ e .
If for some reason fri@@ ction ar@@ ises in the relationship , loving - kindness mo@@ ves the husband to rest@@ ra@@ in his t@@ ong@@ ue from hum@@ ili@@ ating his wife .
These artic@@ les will expla@@ in .
She said : “ This health is@@ sue h@@ it me hard .
The Ba@@ al pri@@ ests were to set up an al@@ ta@@ r and la@@ y out a sacrifice on it ; then they were to pray to their go@@ d to light the fi@@ re .
I was also af@@ ra@@ id of going from house to house , preaching in the are@@ a where I lived .
Some years later , I was better pre@@ pared to h@@ and@@ le the responsi@@ bil@@ ities as well as the problems that ar@@ ise in marriage . ”
However , with the out@@ p@@ our@@ ing of the holy spirit at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . and the bir@@ th of a new nation , “ the Israel of God , ” the new covenant went into op@@ er@@ ation .
What helped I@@ r@@ ina to go on serving Jehovah faith@@ fully ?
Tru@@ e Christians do not inter@@ f@@ ere with such g@@ es@@ tures , but they do not person@@ ally par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate .
As Paul pointed out , however , it should not be i@@ mag@@ ined that the Creator of human@@ kind “ is like go@@ ld or s@@ il@@ ver or st@@ one , like something s@@ cul@@ p@@ tur@@ ed by . . . man . ” ​ — Acts 17 : 29 .
To the su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ous , however , it may be inter@@ pre@@ ted as a si@@ gn .
T@@ ow@@ ard the end of his life , Jo@@ shua told the older men of the nation of Israel : “ You well know with all your hearts and with all your sou@@ ls that not one word out of all the good words that Jehovah your God has spo@@ ken to you has fa@@ iled . They have all come true for you . Not one word of them has fa@@ iled . ”
Un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly , our heart over@@ flo@@ ws with love for Jehovah because he has made it possible for us to receive for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of our sin@@ s if we are rep@@ ent@@ ant and exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice . ​ — John 3 : 16 .
May he bl@@ ess it so that , in s@@ pite of its imper@@ fe@@ ctions , it may contribu@@ te to ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy his most holy name and encoura@@ ge his I@@ tal@@ i@@ an - speaking children to greater devo@@ tion .
That life will be fulfill@@ ing and satis@@ f@@ ying bey@@ ond our f@@ on@@ des@@ t dre@@ am@@ s .
Ru@@ th@@ ’s actions that night were ap@@ par@@ ently in l@@ ine with what was cu@@ st@@ om@@ ar@@ ily done by a woman see@@ king the right of brother - in - law marriage .
Th@@ ough taken a little by sur@@ pris@@ e , I man@@ ag@@ ed to say qu@@ ite fir@@ m@@ ly : “ Yes , I@@ ’@@ l@@ l go . ”
“ Ma@@ st@@ er@@ pi@@ e@@ ce of a Pro@@ ject ” ( P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama ) , 1 / 15
There my you@@ ng@@ er sister , E@@ s@@ ther , and I me@@ t Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l , who had over@@ sight of the worl@@ d@@ wide preaching activities of the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents .
When I learned that some of the gra@@ du@@ ates of that school would be invit@@ ed to serve ab@@ ro@@ ad , I thought to my@@ self , ‘ Th@@ at@@ ’s something for me ! ’
Per@@ haps like Saul you remember the time when you real@@ ized that to have God’s fav@@ or , you needed to mo@@ dif@@ y long - held religious vie@@ ws .
V@@ er@@ y likely , such a man will find himself in need .
The early Christian congregation set the pat@@ ter@@ n .
In the pris@@ on ba@@ r@@ rac@@ ks , we me@@ t together every day to consider the Bible .
A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der expla@@ ins :
When did Isaiah pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y , and how did his pre@@ dic@@ tions have an am@@ a@@ z@@ ing fulfill@@ ment ?
“ Jeremiah s@@ at down we@@ ep@@ ing and lam@@ ented with this lam@@ ent@@ ation over Jerusalem , ” says the Greek S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t in its in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction to the book of L@@ am@@ ent@@ ations .
Re@@ bel@@ s in He@@ av@@ en
As told by E@@ d@@ w@@ in R@@ id@@ g@@ well
E@@ d@@ na was a com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate anointed Witness ​ — a mo@@ der@@ n - day L@@ y@@ dia — ​ who had r@@ ented a large home and taken in , b@@ es@@ id@@ es A@@ un@@ t M@@ ary , the wife of E@@ d@@ na@@ ’s brother , as well as her two daugh@@ ters .
Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites who were asked to move to the branch of@@ fice in Ger@@ many from other E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an coun@@ tri@@ es lik@@ e@@ wise fac@@ ed challeng@@ es .
Just as a d@@ ru@@ g ad@@ di@@ ct develop@@ s a t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance for the d@@ ru@@ g on which he is ho@@ o@@ ked , many c@@ y@@ ber@@ se@@ x ad@@ di@@ cts seek an inc@@ reas@@ ed “ do@@ se ” of se@@ x@@ u@@ ality on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t to gr@@ ati@@ fy their c@@ ra@@ v@@ ings .
Yes , we have had “ pl@@ ent@@ y to do in the work of the Lord . ”
The first ma@@ j@@ or conven@@ tion that the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents held after World W@@ ar I was in 19@@ 19 in C@@ e@@ da@@ r P@@ o@@ in@@ t , O@@ hi@@ o , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
The an@@ al@@ o@@ gy also shows how fu@@ t@@ ile it was for Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h@@ s to we@@ ar a re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ation of the sac@@ red s@@ n@@ ake on their he@@ ad@@ d@@ ress for su@@ p@@ posed prote@@ ction by the ser@@ p@@ ent - go@@ dd@@ ess U@@ atch@@ it .
( a ) What is one way to reason with someone who believ@@ es that all good people go to heaven ?
Such qualities are as ess@@ enti@@ al to the lear@@ ner as nu@@ tri@@ ents are to the so@@ il .
D@@ em@@ on@@ str@@ ating his e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness to be baptized , that very mor@@ ning he had filled the po@@ ol with water , bu@@ c@@ ke@@ t by bu@@ c@@ ke@@ t , all by himself !
How their self - sacrific@@ ing spirit imp@@ res@@ ses us !
What is the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of this expres@@ sion regarding the mo@@ on ?
The R@@ yl@@ ands f@@ ra@@ g@@ ment thus shows that the Bible has not been al@@ tered des@@ pite being co@@ pi@@ ed and reco@@ pi@@ ed over time .
In what way might we be se@@ duc@@ ed by our physical sen@@ ses ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the ro@@ le Abraham pla@@ yed in this reg@@ ard helps us to see how difficult it must have been for Jehovah God to ‘ give his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , in order that ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might not be destro@@ yed but have everlasting life . ’ ​ — John 3 : 16 ; Matthew 20 : 28 .
Gen@@ er@@ ally , though , te@@ ars refle@@ ct the out@@ p@@ our@@ ing of an angu@@ i@@ shed heart .
The Bible coun@@ sel@@ s children to obey their parents ; then it states the reason : “ That it may go well with you and you may end@@ ure a long time on the earth . ”
A l@@ ack of concer@@ n for other pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s feelings may be another reason why some h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze .
John , who was already in@@ side , came and got the g@@ at@@ eke@@ ep@@ er to ad@@ mit Peter .
Do you simil@@ arly put for@@ th ear@@ n@@ est effort ?
The S@@ ac@@ red Se@@ cre@@ t of God’s P@@ ur@@ pose
In the si@@ x@@ th year of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s ex@@ ile in Babyl@@ on , or about 6@@ 12 B.C.E . , the prophet had a vision in which 70 men offered inc@@ en@@ se to i@@ do@@ ls at the temple in Jerusalem .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying that ad@@ vice , says W@@ il@@ li@@ am , helped him and his wife to be fle@@ xi@@ ble , to listen to the counsel of the respon@@ sible local brothers , and to ad@@ just their way of doing things so that they could make a succ@@ ess of their ministry in a new land .
( b ) Why might it be challeng@@ ing for elders today to imitate Paul ?
M@@ ore than d@@ ou@@ ble the number of ac@@ tive publi@@ sh@@ ers attend@@ ed the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al ob@@ serv@@ ance on A@@ pri@@ l 14 , 20@@ 14
While appreci@@ ating Jehovah’s loving - kindness and go@@ o@@ dness , a person who truly fe@@ ars Jehovah is ever a@@ ware that Jehovah has the power to inf@@ li@@ ct p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment , even death , upon those who dis@@ obey him .
His anger b@@ la@@ z@@ es against un@@ righteousness .
In this reg@@ ard , a B@@ ra@@ z@@ ili@@ an educ@@ at@@ or , T@@ ani@@ a Z@@ ag@@ ur@@ y , says : “ The tend@@ enc@@ y of every child is to seek ple@@ asure .
S@@ po@@ ken Wor@@ ds to S@@ ac@@ red T@@ ex@@ ts , 9 / 1
T@@ e@@ aching our children about Jehovah br@@ ings honor to his name ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 5 , 6 )
Fir@@ st , she ligh@@ ts a lam@@ p to b@@ righ@@ ten her dar@@ k house .
He served as ass@@ ist@@ ant congregation serv@@ ant and condu@@ cted many Bible stu@@ dies .
In 20@@ 14 , the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al f@@ alls on M@@ on@@ day , A@@ pri@@ l 14 , after su@@ n@@ down .
When based on God’s Word , your instru@@ ction can mo@@ ld your chil@@ d’s thinking in a positi@@ ve way . ​ — Read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 4 - 7 ; Proverbs 22 : 6 .
However , Jehovah does not for@@ ce anyone to change .
A@@ head of that sol@@ it@@ ary prophet la@@ y a day like no other in his life .
Yes , hope in Jehovah . ” If we want our heart to be strong , we must never let our hope become va@@ gu@@ e but always keep it c@@ learly in mind and close at heart .
Jehovah was deep@@ ly h@@ ur@@ t and said : “ How much longer will this people tre@@ at me without respect ? ”
Why are feelings of pri@@ de u@@ su@@ ally un@@ desi@@ ra@@ ble ?
How did in@@ justice on earth origin@@ ate ?
It is likely that the service overse@@ er could best deter@@ mine who might provide the needed ass@@ ist@@ ance .
T@@ ow@@ ard the end of his life , he said to his fellow Israelites : “ You well know with all your hearts and with all your sou@@ ls that not one word out of all the good words that Jehovah your God has spo@@ ken to you has fa@@ iled .
Do you not ye@@ ar@@ n to use your ful@@ l@@ est po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al while avo@@ i@@ ding per@@ fe@@ c@@ tion@@ ism ?
In time , they would take on a much lar@@ g@@ er building pro@@ ject .
M@@ er@@ it@@ ori@@ ous though Ru@@ th@@ ’s rec@@ ord of exc@@ el@@ l@@ ence was among her human associ@@ ates , of greater sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance was God’s positi@@ ve ap@@ pra@@ is@@ al of her qualities and his re@@ war@@ ding her with the privilege of be@@ coming an an@@ c@@ est@@ ress of Jesus Christ .
He made use of his righ@@ ts as a Rom@@ an c@@ iti@@ z@@ en on three recorded occasi@@ ons : ( 1 ) He inform@@ ed the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ an mag@@ is@@ tr@@ ates that they had inf@@ r@@ ing@@ ed upon his righ@@ ts by be@@ ating him .
Al@@ so , on the matter of clo@@ thing , why are you anxi@@ ous ?
• How can we show that we share Jehovah’s view of people who have not yet heard the good news ?
The rec@@ ord continu@@ es : “ Ther@@ efore Jesus said to the tw@@ el@@ ve : ‘ You do not want to go also , do you ? ’
Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h must be Jesus Christ , who was a des@@ c@@ end@@ ant of Juda@@ h and David . ​ — Mat@@ t .
During that time , I found in Jehovah’s Word everything I needed to deci@@ de what to do with my life .
The psal@@ m also provi@@ des encourag@@ ement for God’s servants today , who thr@@ ough@@ out their hist@@ ory have fac@@ ed one att@@ ack after another by enem@@ ies determined to destro@@ y them .
The of@@ fic@@ er re@@ t@@ or@@ ted : “ An@@ y cri@@ me other than being a Witness is better . ”
He continued to bre@@ a@@ the “ th@@ re@@ at and mu@@ r@@ der against the disciples of the Lord . ”
S@@ ad@@ ly , though , the worl@@ d’s news me@@ dia has lar@@ g@@ ely ign@@ ored or even dist@@ or@@ ted the most important fac@@ ts of human hist@@ ory .
Many or@@ nam@@ ents found in the ku@@ r@@ g@@ ans de@@ pi@@ ct every@@ day S@@ c@@ y@@ th@@ i@@ an life .
The concer@@ t h@@ all is lo@@ c@@ ated in the heart of the city , where many of the most pres@@ ti@@ gi@@ ous events are held .
If that is the case with you , it may be help@@ ful to remember that your situation is not un@@ u@@ su@@ al .
What sacrific@@ es did the apostle Paul make for the good news ?
God takes good care of the ani@@ mal@@ s , even as he makes pro@@ vision for mankind .
Who is the An@@ cient of Da@@ ys , and how was the prophecy recorded at Daniel 7 : 9 - 14 ful@@ filled ?
Jesus did this by his words and de@@ e@@ ds , his teachings and example .
; He@@ ik@@ kin@@ en , H .
How have people been bl@@ in@@ ded by tra@@ dition ?
What did Paul wr@@ ite about the import@@ ance of love ?
Pa@@ pp@@ as ) , 1 / 15
Al@@ so , use the re@@ sear@@ ch to@@ ol@@ s that you have in your language to help you understand what you read .
But to fin@@ ish a pro@@ ject , would you be willing to pu@@ s@@ h yourself more than you should ?
Instead , David evid@@ ently ‘ kept on loo@@ king ’ at her until pas@@ sion over@@ power@@ ed his fear of God .
But we can do practic@@ al things that are within our power , such as pre@@ par@@ ing a me@@ al , o@@ ffering accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations to vis@@ it@@ ors , doing the la@@ un@@ d@@ ry , min@@ ding young children , r@@ un@@ ning er@@ ran@@ ds , or provi@@ ding trans@@ por@@ tation .
What a re@@ ward for imit@@ ating the qualities and ways of his Son !
“ The ver@@ b ‘ walk ’ con@@ no@@ tes ‘ walk of life ’ or ‘ life - st@@ y@@ le , ’ ” says The New In@@ ter@@ pre@@ ter@@ ’s Bible .
On@@ ly “ the u@@ pri@@ ght shall d@@ well on earth and b@@ lam@@ eless men remain there . ”
The apostles Peter and John are standing before the cour@@ t for the second time .
C@@ learly , then , the esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment of Christ’s Kingdom in heaven is follow@@ ed by a peri@@ od of time that is mar@@ ked by inc@@ reas@@ ed “ w@@ o@@ e ” for the earth and its in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants .
Be@@ ing imper@@ fect , all of us make mis@@ takes .
At that time , God “ will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from [ pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s ] eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more . The form@@ er things [ will ] have pas@@ sed away . ” ​ — Revelation 21 : 4 , 5 .
For example , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds are baptized each year , so some still need to gro@@ w to matu@@ r@@ ity .
D@@ EL@@ E and F@@ o@@ la , * a married cou@@ ple , lived and wor@@ ked at the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s branch of@@ fice in N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ a .
15 , 16 . ( a ) What rest@@ or@@ ation and ref@@ ining work has been accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed in mo@@ der@@ n times , and by whom ?
In respon@@ se , Jesus inter@@ pre@@ ted the par@@ able , fore@@ tel@@ ling a great apost@@ as@@ y that would devel@@ op among his prof@@ ess@@ ed disciples .
Be@@ h@@ emo@@ th c@@ li@@ m@@ bs out of the ri@@ ver to fe@@ ast on “ gre@@ en gr@@ ass . ”
We may find that he still ho@@ l@@ ds un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural vie@@ ws .
( b ) Why do many not cho@@ ose the light ?
O@@ be@@ di@@ ently , however , Jesus left with his parents and re@@ turned home to Na@@ z@@ are@@ th .
God can read the human heart , as he later made clear : “ I , Jehovah , am sear@@ ch@@ ing the heart , exam@@ ining the k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys , even to give to each one according to his ways , according to the fru@@ it@@ age of his deal@@ ings . ”
We are imper@@ fect , so from the time we are born , we are enem@@ ies of God .
( Read Revelation 4 : 11 . )
4 , 5 . ( a ) Be@@ fore the Christian er@@ a , what guid@@ ance about blood did Jehovah give ?
Phil@@ ist@@ ine shepher@@ ds claim@@ ed that the water was the@@ ir@@ s .
Yet , nothing br@@ ings these d@@ ri@@ v@@ ers more satis@@ fac@@ tion than deli@@ ver@@ ing the Kingdom good news to re@@ mo@@ te par@@ ts of Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a and see@@ ing the effect it has on the lives of the people who receive it .
In the ei@@ gh@@ th chap@@ ter of Romans , Paul descri@@ bed two different kin@@ ds of people , those who live “ according to the flesh ” and those who live “ according to the spirit . ”
Still , we put our trust in Jehovah .
Christians today may thus be confid@@ ent that the Scriptures inclu@@ ded in the Bible were recogn@@ ized as inspired .
In 1@@ 5@@ 21 , P@@ op@@ e Le@@ o X ex@@ commun@@ ic@@ ated Lu@@ ther .
N@@ in@@ e@@ te@@ en@@ th - century au@@ th@@ or R@@ ob@@ er@@ t G .
It is not to be vie@@ wed as a spiritual li@@ cen@@ se or pas@@ s@@ por@@ t , determin@@ ing our eli@@ gi@@ bility for everlasting life .
Me@@ an@@ while , the form@@ er branch building in the heart of To@@ k@@ yo was r@@ en@@ o@@ v@@ ated .
And how can we make sure that we person@@ ally qu@@ ali@@ fy as disciples of Christ today ?
To be sure , a family of n@@ ine or more would have to be well - organiz@@ ed for such a long j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
Christian min@@ isters are willing to serve
If you asked your sp@@ ouse this , how would he or she answer ?
As pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed at Isaiah 2 : 2 - 4 , “ many pe@@ op@@ les , ” in fact over si@@ x milli@@ on individuals around the world , have been ‘ instru@@ cted in Jehovah’s ways and walk in his pa@@ ths . ’
( b ) How may sing@@ le parents act in har@@ mony with their prayers ?
Yes , we know that fi@@ gh@@ ters against God will not pre@@ va@@ il !
S@@ how@@ ing no respect for God’s Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ed by Jesus Christ , the Romans put him to death on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake in 33 C.E .
F@@ in@@ ally , and most important , we must never for@@ get the power that Jehovah gives .
32 : 2 ; Mat@@ t .
Since you@@ ths u@@ su@@ ally seek the appro@@ val of those in their own age - group , pe@@ er pres@@ sure can s@@ qu@@ e@@ e@@ ze them into the mo@@ ld that the world vie@@ ws as desi@@ ra@@ ble . ​ — Proverbs 29 : 25 .
Sh@@ ould not our sense of won@@ der over God’s gr@@ and works move us to speak of him , of what he has done , and of what he will yet do ?
How important that we keep f@@ ill@@ ing our mind with spiritual concer@@ ns !
5 : 6 , 11 - 13 .
Ne@@ ar the end of Paul’s long and ha@@ z@@ ar@@ d@@ ous j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to R@@ ome , he me@@ t up with some brothers in P@@ u@@ te@@ ol@@ i and later with others who had travel@@ ed to me@@ et him .
L@@ ef@@ t : While in cir@@ cu@@ it work in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a
What indic@@ ates that imper@@ fect humans are able to show un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish love ?
The first and second slave received fi@@ ve and two tal@@ ents res@@ pe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely ; the th@@ ir@@ d , one tal@@ ent .
M@@ AN@@ Y fac@@ t@@ ors com@@ bin@@ e to make our part of the uni@@ verse uni@@ que .
One ev@@ ening at the ac@@ ad@@ em@@ y , I s@@ at with a group of stud@@ ents discus@@ sing the future .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in the ministry .
That is why , through Isaiah , Jehovah told the nation of Israel : “ Of what benefit to me is the mul@@ titu@@ de of your sacrific@@ es ? . . .
H@@ er mother , Ru@@ th , a ze@@ al@@ ous Witness in W@@ el@@ l@@ ing@@ t@@ on , K@@ an@@ sa@@ s , continued pione@@ ering until her 9@@ 0 ’ s .
But Jesus later stated , according to Luke 12 : 6 , 7 , that if a person sp@@ ent two co@@ ins , he got , not four s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws , but fi@@ ve .
We must gu@@ ard against bo@@ a@@ sting , ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness , s@@ co@@ ff@@ ing , and de@@ f@@ ra@@ u@@ ding .
This seem@@ ed to pose an in@@ sur@@ m@@ oun@@ table proble@@ m for some congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses , for they l@@ ac@@ ked the fin@@ an@@ cial res@@ our@@ ces to con@@ stru@@ ct a su@@ it@@ able Kingdom H@@ all .
R@@ em@@ ember , too , that Job did not know why these ter@@ ri@@ ble things were happ@@ ening to him ; nor did he know that his own life was to be s@@ pared .
In Eph@@ esus , the city rec@@ order refer@@ red to the Rom@@ an leg@@ al system after he had cal@@ m@@ ed an ang@@ ry mo@@ b .
As such , he was to become an in@@ com@@ par@@ able Le@@ ad@@ er .
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S stated that not a st@@ one of Jehovah’s temple would be left standing upon a st@@ one ​ — a prophecy that was ful@@ filled when the Rom@@ an ar@@ my under Ti@@ tu@@ s destro@@ yed Jerusalem in 70 C.E .
Although W@@ es@@ sel dis@@ cer@@ ned some of the wr@@ ong@@ s and a@@ bu@@ ses of his day , he was un@@ able to reve@@ al the full light of Bible truth .
It was a good less@@ on in what God’s spirit can accom@@ pl@@ ish .
This One is trans@@ pl@@ anted upon “ a high and lo@@ f@@ ty m@@ oun@@ tain , ” upon heavenly M@@ ount Z@@ ion , where he will become “ a ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic ce@@ da@@ r , ” a s@@ ource of real blessings for the earth . ​ — Revelation 14 : 1 .
Mo@@ st truly I say to you , What we know we speak and what we have seen we be@@ ar witness of , but you people do not receive the witness we give .
To@@ m and C@@ ar@@ ol have w@@ on the confidence of many of their neigh@@ b@@ ors .
Di@@ d you atten@@ d one of these conven@@ tions ?
In 19@@ 27 he repor@@ ted that the good news “ has been publi@@ shed thr@@ ough@@ out every city and to@@ wn in S@@ pain . ”
Li@@ fe for many is also f@@ ra@@ ught with fin@@ an@@ cial un@@ certain@@ ties .
The righteous one is a blessing to those around him .
H@@ as not He , ( the same ) , the power to give life to the dead ? ” ​ — Su@@ ra@@ h 7@@ 5 : 1 - 6 , 40 .
To understand why , i@@ magine a res@@ pe@@ c@@ table father who shows kind interest in an or@@ ph@@ an@@ ed you@@ th and wi@@ sh@@ es to a@@ do@@ pt him as a member of his own family .
Un@@ der@@ standing what the be@@ ast is helps us so that we ne@@ i@@ ther follow it with ad@@ mi@@ r@@ ation nor worship it as mankind in gener@@ al does . ​ — John 12 : 31 ; 15 : 19 .
He hi@@ des the truth from “ wise and in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al ones ” ​ — worl@@ dly - wise and learned ones who in their pri@@ de and self - reli@@ ance feel no need for his help .
One Bible scho@@ la@@ r conclu@@ ded about Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah : “ He was well ver@@ sed in prophecy and . . . was an in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent , de@@ v@@ out , good man ; and , it seem@@ s , had great influ@@ ence with U@@ z@@ z@@ iah . ”
“ I was so fru@@ str@@ ated with my@@ self , ” Ke@@ ik@@ o rec@@ alls .
To illustr@@ ate : A@@ n exc@@ iting g@@ ame or s@@ por@@ t may be un@@ inter@@ es@@ ting to a person who does not know how to pla@@ y it .
Re@@ c@@ ently , an in@@ for@@ ma@@ l in@@ qui@@ ry among you@@ ng@@ er members of the Bethel family showed that 34 per@@ c@@ ent of them were pri@@ mar@@ ily ur@@ ged by Christian overse@@ ers to make Bethel service their go@@ al .
Me@@ an@@ while , meeting attend@@ ance ro@@ se from 4@@ 8 to a pe@@ ak of 1@@ 32 .
The mas@@ tic t@@ ree may have been one of the s@@ our@@ ces of the ‘ bal@@ sa@@ m of G@@ ile@@ ad , ’ no@@ ted in the Bible for its me@@ dic@@ in@@ al pro@@ per@@ ties and for its use in co@@ s@@ me@@ tic@@ s and em@@ bal@@ m@@ ing .
What illustr@@ ates the import@@ ance of using God’s name ?
Today , those who serve Jehovah number more than 6@@ ,@@ 7@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 .
12 , 13 . ( a ) How did Satan show his vi@@ ci@@ ous dis@@ position after the bir@@ th of Jesus ?
When Joseph and his wife had two sons , “ Joseph nam@@ ed the fir@@ st@@ born M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h , for he said , ‘ God has made me for@@ get all my tr@@ ou@@ ble and all the house of my father . ’
So we can be of good c@@ he@@ er , not lo@@ sing sight of how much Jehovah is blessing us even now .
Does Jehovah really listen to our prayers ?
Acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s Word will fu@@ el our love for Jehovah and our appreciation for his deal@@ ings .
; S@@ ey@@ fer@@ t , S .
20@@ 00 “ Do@@ ers of God’s Word ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tion Lo@@ c@@ ations M@@ A@@ Y 19 - 21
God can har@@ dly be expe@@ cted to respon@@ d to such con@@ f@@ lic@@ ting prayers .
In his first letter to Timothy , Paul explained that “ heal@@ th@@ ful words ” are ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally “ those of our Lord Jesus Christ . ”
Yes , loy@@ al@@ ty is vital .
That ev@@ ening I h@@ ur@@ ri@@ ed back to my c@@ ell , but the Bible was g@@ one .
A number of transl@@ ations rend@@ er her question to this effect : “ Lord , do you not care . . . ? ”
Since we do not know the pre@@ c@@ ise time , it is vital that we take to heart the words of our ye@@ ar@@ text for 200@@ 4 : “ Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch . . .
M@@ ore important , would he have en@@ ough physical and emo@@ tional strength left to car@@ ry out his du@@ ties in the family and to eng@@ age in spiritual activities ?
Di@@ d Jesus ’ apostles have a proble@@ m with self - ex@@ al@@ tation and pri@@ de ?
“ The whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one , ” Satan the Devil , reve@@ als the Bible .
I had ‘ thro@@ wn my bur@@ den upon Jehovah , ’ and though I was physi@@ c@@ ally we@@ ak , he had su@@ sta@@ ined me as I wal@@ ked through “ the v@@ al@@ le@@ y of deep sh@@ a@@ do@@ w . ” ​ — Psalm 23 : 4 .
Some find it best to use the com@@ pu@@ ter or w@@ atch tel@@ ev@@ ision only when others are present .
An@@ th@@ on@@ y : W@@ ell , ma@@ y@@ be we could look at another s@@ crip@@ ture that she@@ ds light on the matter .
How sa@@ d it would be if a we@@ d@@ ding were to become a s@@ ource of disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement !
If we love Jehovah and serve him because of his go@@ o@@ dness and because of his being the righ@@ t@@ ful S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of the uni@@ verse , then such a de@@ v@@ il@@ ish cla@@ im will be rep@@ ul@@ sive .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , Job had also received cor@@ rec@@ tive counsel from young Eli@@ h@@ u .
What confidence should all have as to Jehovah’s feelings ?
He ca@@ ves in under pres@@ sure .
In what sense can a marriage succ@@ e@@ ed even if husband and wife are of different religi@@ ons ?
Because of not having all the fac@@ ts , the Israelites in E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s day felt that Jehovah’s way was “ not ad@@ ju@@ sted right . ”
T@@ R@@ U@@ E servants of Jehovah God are pre@@ par@@ ing for his promised new world , in which mo@@ des@@ ty will be uni@@ vers@@ ally reg@@ ar@@ ded , not as a we@@ ak@@ ness , but as a strength and a vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e .
L@@ ater in life , though , A@@ sa fa@@ iled to he@@ ed that good counsel .
See The Watchtower of Mar@@ ch 1 , 200@@ 4 , pages 14 - 18 .
And what meaning does this have for us today when only about 1 in 6@@ 50 ac@@ tive Witnesses thr@@ ough@@ out the world la@@ ys cla@@ im to being an anointed cho@@ s@@ en one ?
David had person@@ ally experienced Jehovah’s prote@@ ction .
The advan@@ c@@ ement of that Kingdom was of pri@@ m@@ ary import@@ ance to them , and they made sacrific@@ es to have as full a share as possible in supp@@ or@@ ting the Kingdom .
( a ) In what way does God “ feel reg@@ re@@ t ” ?
( a ) What does it mean to ob@@ serve a comm@@ and ?
Jesus evid@@ ently me@@ ant the world of people who have the hope of being re@@ de@@ em@@ ed from sin .
Ba@@ al had been ex@@ posed as a f@@ ra@@ u@@ d .
With M@@ ary ( left ) at Y@@ an@@ ke@@ e St@@ adi@@ u@@ m , 195@@ 3
Be@@ fore that sum@@ m@@ er arri@@ ved , though , I was invit@@ ed to Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n .
Ch@@ ang@@ es Li@@ ves , 2 / 1 , 5 / 1 , 8 / 1 , 11 / 1
In an ear@@ li@@ er par@@ able , Jesus reve@@ als his purpose of travel@@ ing ab@@ ro@@ ad , nam@@ ely , “ to secu@@ re k@@ ingly power for himself . ”
R@@ eli@@ c@@ s of their d@@ ye pro@@ du@@ ction have been found around the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an Se@@ a and as far w@@ est as C@@ á@@ di@@ z , S@@ pain .
( b ) What is the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s ob@@ je@@ ctive in ca@@ using har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps for us ?
F@@ in@@ ally , the su@@ n shin@@ es b@@ righ@@ tly , and we see everything in clear de@@ ta@@ il .
Jesus said to his disciples : “ In the world you are having tri@@ bul@@ ation , but take courage ! I have con@@ qu@@ ered the world . ” ​ — John 16 : 33 .
These study artic@@ les were pre@@ pared especially for you@@ ths among Jehovah’s Witnesses .
If we pa@@ y attention to God’s remin@@ ders , we gain the in@@ sight needed to avoid being lu@@ red into the worl@@ d’s wicked ways .
What is the purpose of God’s ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation ?
We all must follow the divine for@@ mu@@ la for ac@@ qui@@ ring peace of mind : “ He that is co@@ ver@@ ing over his trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions will not succ@@ e@@ ed , but he that is con@@ f@@ ess@@ ing and lea@@ ving them will be sh@@ own mer@@ cy . ”
Bu@@ il@@ d res@@ ili@@ ence
He also out@@ l@@ ines the st@@ ep@@ s anyone spiritually si@@ ck should take in order to rec@@ over . ​ — J@@ as .
My assignment became my home .
The in@@ justice must have been g@@ all@@ ing , for he had done nothing bad against Saul .
What sa@@ ved Sha@@ ck@@ let@@ on@@ ’s men from complete des@@ pa@@ ir as they hu@@ dd@@ led and wa@@ ited on what was just “ a ble@@ ak and in@@ acc@@ es@@ sible pat@@ ch of ro@@ ck and ice tw@@ ent@@ y mil@@ es [ 30 k@@ m ] from end to end ” ?
R@@ est as@@ sur@@ ed that you can me@@ et this chall@@ enge .
• How does integrity rel@@ ate to the is@@ sue of uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ?
What are the resul@@ ts of this special effort ?
Ad@@ ju@@ sting our pri@@ or@@ ities will imp@@ ro@@ ve our con@@ vers@@ ations as well as our lives . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 10 .
( Read John 21 : 1 , 2 , 15 - 17 . )
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y D@@ AL@@ E I@@ R@@ W@@ I@@ N
Jehovah is the O@@ w@@ ner of the sheep , whom “ he pur@@ cha@@ sed with the blood of his own Son , ” and He ho@@ l@@ ds the appointed overse@@ ers acc@@ oun@@ table for the way they tre@@ at His flo@@ ck , which should be “ with tend@@ er@@ ness . ”
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , “ in the p@@ ath of righteousness there is life . ”
In the past , he may regul@@ arly have sp@@ ent time soci@@ al@@ iz@@ ing with them .
To such ones , the Scrip@@ ture says : “ Let y@@ ourselves be cor@@ rec@@ ted . ”
Instead of ex@@ p@@ en@@ ding our en@@ er@@ gy sol@@ ely on advan@@ c@@ ing our own inter@@ ests , we feel that Jehovah God is wor@@ thy of recei@@ ving all our power as we serve him . ​ — Mark 12 : 30 .
To arri@@ ve at the cor@@ rec@@ t conclu@@ sion , consider the ans@@ wers to four ke@@ y questions .
Be@@ fore his three compan@@ i@@ ons as well as the young man Eli@@ h@@ u , Job had spo@@ ken about the way he had lived .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines have discus@@ sed problems as comple@@ x as de@@ pres@@ sion and child a@@ bu@@ se .
Your C@@ ho@@ ice of P@@ r@@ in@@ ci@@ ples
An@@ th@@ on@@ y : For one thing , we believe that it is important to use God’s personal name , Jehovah ​ — just as his Son , Jesus , did .
N@@ ex@@ t to the chall@@ enge , wr@@ ite down what you could do to help your child me@@ et the chall@@ enge without “ res@@ cu@@ ing ” him or her .
F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ ing this com@@ mis@@ sion ser@@ ves two important pur@@ pos@@ es .
That very year , I dedic@@ ated my@@ self to Jehovah and was baptized in 19@@ 40 .
* To star@@ t our exam@@ in@@ ation , we could ask about the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound of the book .
A chall@@ enge is often e@@ asi@@ er to face when it is an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated .
There was a wonderful at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere .
Instead , they turned to Jehovah .
Con@@ cer@@ ning them , the apostle John wrote : “ If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching , never receive him into your ho@@ m@@ es or say a gre@@ et@@ ing to him . ” ​ — 2 John 10 ; 2 Corinthians 11 : 3 , 4 , 13 - 15 .
We should devel@@ op an affe@@ ction for wisdom and understanding .
While the wor@@ ding of Genesis 3 : 14 might lead some to think so , we need not necess@@ ar@@ ily conclu@@ de that pri@@ or to this cur@@ se , ser@@ p@@ ents had leg@@ s .
The Bible has prof@@ oun@@ dly affe@@ cted the lives of milli@@ ons of people .
Lo@@ c@@ ation : De@@ ci@@ ded by the branch of@@ fice ; u@@ su@@ ally at a Kingdom H@@ all .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on Jehovah’s past ac@@ ts of deli@@ ver@@ ance can for@@ ti@@ fy us for what lies a@@ head .
It will appe@@ ar peri@@ o@@ dic@@ ally in the study e@@ dition of The Watchtower .
The Com@@ mun@@ ist govern@@ ment , which re@@ plac@@ ed the Na@@ z@@ is , ban@@ ned the activ@@ ity of Jehovah’s Witnesses in P@@ ol@@ and in 19@@ 50 .
K@@ en@@ ne@@ th , mentioned in the op@@ ening article , is one who feel@@ s that way .
In the first fulfill@@ ment of these words back in the days of the return from Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an ex@@ ile , k@@ ings and others from the nations did ac@@ tually help in the re@@ building of the temple and the city of Jerusalem .
Yet , a prophet greater than Moses was to come ev@@ en@@ tually .
For most of the year , H@@ er@@ mon@@ ’s pe@@ ak is s@@ no@@ w@@ c@@ app@@ ed , and this ca@@ uses the war@@ m night va@@ por@@ s pas@@ sing over it to con@@ den@@ se and pro@@ du@@ ce de@@ w .
• How can the support of fellow believers strengthen us ?
Such n@@ ames as E@@ ast T@@ im@@ or , K@@ o@@ so@@ v@@ o , Li@@ b@@ eri@@ a , L@@ it@@ t@@ let@@ on , and S@@ ar@@ a@@ j@@ ev@@ o ​ — as well as ne@@ o - Na@@ z@@ i , s@@ kin@@ head , and wh@@ ite su@@ pre@@ ma@@ c@@ ist — ​ have been et@@ ched in our min@@ ds along with l@@ ing@@ ering i@@ ma@@ ges of char@@ red ru@@ ins , fre@@ sh@@ ly du@@ g mas@@ s gra@@ ves , and dead bo@@ dies .
“ F@@ in@@ ally , we arri@@ ved at the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of S@@ an Ju@@ an Ba@@ ut@@ is@@ ta ( S@@ t .
the present ‘ heavens and earth ’ ?
How does God act as our D@@ eli@@ ver@@ er , G@@ u@@ i@@ de , and Pro@@ te@@ ct@@ or today ?
In rep@@ ly , Jesus indic@@ ated that to gain life the man had to keep God’s comman@@ d@@ ments .
How happy we are to know that there is now a congregation in U@@ d@@ on Th@@ an@@ i !
Jesus said that one of the great@@ est comman@@ d@@ ments of God is to “ love your neigh@@ b@@ or as yourself . ”
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , the Re@@ form@@ ed Ch@@ urch in B@@ at@@ a@@ vi@@ a for@@ war@@ ded his man@@ us@@ crip@@ t to A@@ m@@ st@@ er@@ dam , but the el@@ der@@ ly minis@@ ter to whom it was en@@ tru@@ sted died , and Al@@ me@@ i@@ da@@ ’s work disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared .
While privile@@ ges of special service may bring some into the li@@ m@@ eli@@ ght , all will find deep joy in accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing “ low@@ ly things , ” hum@@ ble t@@ as@@ ks that often go un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed by men . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
We sur@@ vi@@ ved day by day , pra@@ ying to Jehovah and tru@@ sting in him , some@@ times e@@ ating only m@@ ang@@ o@@ es that were gro@@ wing along the way . ” ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
( b ) What s@@ crip@@ tures might we com@@ mit to mem@@ ory if we are fi@@ gh@@ ting to control a quic@@ k temp@@ er ?
Jesus said that the good news would be pre@@ ached until the end comes .
We next deci@@ ded to vis@@ it the is@@ land of Z@@ an@@ z@@ i@@ ba@@ r , some 20 mil@@ es [ 30 k@@ m ] off the e@@ ast@@ er@@ n co@@ ast .
Tru@@ e Christians had to imitate his example and preach “ the good news of the Kingdom of God ” every@@ where .
The book of Ru@@ th por@@ tra@@ ys Jehovah as a God of loving - kindness , who ac@@ ts in be@@ half of his loyal servants .
That s@@ crip@@ ture helped me from the beg@@ in@@ ning of my study not to feel un@@ wor@@ thy or to feel that there was no way back for me .
When fac@@ ed with decisions in life , they pur@@ su@@ ed their own ple@@ asure in@@ stead of as@@ king , “ Wh@@ ere is Jehovah ? ” ​ — Isaiah 5 : 11 , 12 .
He wrote : “ By these sacrific@@ es there is a remin@@ ding of sin@@ s from year to year , for it is not possible for the blood of bul@@ ls and of go@@ ats to take sin@@ s away . ”
How can we show our appreciation for Jehovah’s Word ?
P@@ ut@@ ting God’s la@@ ws and principles into prac@@ tice is not eas@@ y .
It is spiritual qualities that coun@@ t , not so@@ cial class .
The apostle Paul war@@ ned : “ K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge pu@@ ff@@ s up , but love buil@@ ds up . ”
It all dep@@ ends upon the ro@@ tation system for the cha@@ ir@@ man@@ ship in the gover@@ ning body . ”
Still , they work together in un@@ ity .
* Th@@ at@@ ’s how we arri@@ ve at 1914 as the year that the se@@ ven times ended , the star@@ t of Jesus ’ rule as King of God’s Kingdom .
( Read C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 15 , 16 . )
The second speak@@ er in this sy@@ mp@@ o@@ si@@ u@@ m ad@@ d@@ ressed questions rel@@ ating to neu@@ tr@@ ality .
Pe@@ ople can eas@@ ily hear that vo@@ ice and respon@@ d .
Although Abraham had pre@@ vi@@ ously proved himself to be one who fe@@ ared Jehovah , on that occasi@@ on he man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted his godly fear in an out@@ standing way .
Because of that , he lost his jo@@ b and had to serve sever@@ al pris@@ on ter@@ ms ​ — al@@ together fi@@ ve and a half years — ​ during which time he was se@@ par@@ ated from his wife and little daugh@@ ter .
The O@@ t@@ t@@ om@@ an govern@@ ment would re@@ adi@@ ly de@@ pose a pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch and ad@@ mit a new one for pa@@ y@@ ment of money .
Si@@ ght , of course , is not our only sense of commun@@ ic@@ ation with the out@@ side world . O@@ ther sen@@ ses , such as t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing and hear@@ ing , pla@@ y their part , and we need to take pre@@ ca@@ u@@ tion@@ ary me@@ a@@ sures with the cor@@ respon@@ ding body members as well .
( Read Luke 17 : 5 , 6 . )
In c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation of their vi@@ ct@@ ory , they led their cap@@ tive to the temple of D@@ ag@@ on .
Ex@@ pla@@ in how Jesus as King - Des@@ ign@@ ate was a con@@ qu@@ er@@ or .
However , in this article and the next , we will learn why it is necess@@ ary to ad@@ just our understanding . L@@ ong before World W@@ ar I , God’s anointed servants were se@@ par@@ ating themselves from false religion
There is nothing we can do .
M@@ E@@ X@@ I@@ C@@ O
Thus , the Bible it@@ self rema@@ ined in@@ t@@ act , though its message was per@@ ver@@ ted by many who prof@@ ess@@ ed to have the authority to teach it .
By this time , the Jews were re@@ set@@ t@@ led in the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and and had re@@ buil@@ t the temple in Jerusalem .
But your cur@@ r@@ ent mate likely exc@@ els in other are@@ as .
P@@ O@@ L@@ AN@@ D
S@@ ad@@ ly , most people today pre@@ f@@ er to trust their own judgment and gu@@ i@@ de their own st@@ ep@@ s .
By ass@@ is@@ ting Paul , A@@ ris@@ t@@ ar@@ ch@@ us proved to be a real friend in times of need .
You would conclu@@ de that the man@@ u@@ fac@@ tu@@ re@@ r made it “ perfect ” and that someone or something el@@ se ca@@ used the dam@@ age .
The apostle also war@@ ned Timothy to fle@@ e from an in@@ or@@ din@@ ate ye@@ ar@@ ning for material ri@@ ches , as well as “ from the desi@@ res in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ al to you@@ th . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 2 : 22 ; 1 Timothy 6 : 9 - 11 .
The Bible says : “ O@@ ff@@ er your very selves to him : a living sacrifice , dedic@@ ated and f@@ it for his accep@@ t@@ ance . ” ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 1 , The New Eng@@ l@@ ish Bible .
Bro@@ thers arri@@ ved in small num@@ bers and ass@@ em@@ b@@ led in the fore@@ st .
Our field ministry is a s@@ ource of joy .
All respon@@ d@@ ents received the same repor@@ t ​ — and the ch@@ ance of anyone in@@ her@@ iting anything was practic@@ ally n@@ il .
“ S@@ or@@ ry , Mu@@ m . I for@@ got , ” he mum@@ bl@@ es gu@@ il@@ t@@ ily .
But they needed something more .
Instead , he ad@@ ded , “ C@@ ome be my follow@@ er . ”
God here promises that death will be no more , which su@@ gg@@ ests that the children who might be born then will not have to face the pro@@ spe@@ ct of gro@@ wing up and then get@@ ting old ​ — en@@ ding in death .
E@@ ach st@@ ep taken makes it inc@@ reas@@ ingly difficult to turn back .
It was one of my best decisions , dra@@ wing me clo@@ s@@ er to God and even streng@@ th@@ ening me physi@@ c@@ ally .
Ha@@ ve I even consider@@ ed how Jehovah might feel about my cho@@ ice of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment ?
In such c@@ as@@ es , before cho@@ o@@ sing the en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , we should care@@ fully com@@ pare the activ@@ ity with Jehovah’s view of what is who@@ les@@ ome , as expres@@ sed in Bible principles .
( b ) What mo@@ tiv@@ ates you to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in fine works ?
While in A@@ t@@ l@@ an@@ tic C@@ ity , we qu@@ ali@@ fied to apply for G@@ ile@@ ad , having been married for two years .
He remin@@ ded me of my responsi@@ bility to care for my family .
Why , in just one si@@ x - mon@@ th peri@@ od , the number of home Bible stu@@ dies inc@@ reas@@ ed by an am@@ a@@ z@@ ing 33 per@@ c@@ ent in that country !
A@@ no@@ inted Christians are not the only ones who benefit from God’s s@@ wor@@ n o@@ ath to Abraham .
In fact , ever@@ yone in the home was able to hear our we@@ ek@@ ly study !
How the R@@ an@@ som Sa@@ ves U@@ s , 8 / 15
T@@ e@@ aching children God’s truth requi@@ res that parents sp@@ end time with them .
W@@ ho@@ le@@ hear@@ ted Ser@@ vice B@@ r@@ ings B@@ less@@ ings
She said , “ I am a fo@@ ol to stand before two people s@@ pre@@ ading God’s Word and at@@ temp@@ t to ste@@ er them away like that . ”
Lo@@ y@@ ally Su@@ b@@ mit to Go@@ dly Au@@ thor@@ ity , 8 / 1
At work a fore@@ man may com@@ pla@@ in , ‘ My men do not ad@@ mit their mis@@ takes , and they har@@ dly ever say that they are s@@ or@@ ry . ’
God also imp@@ ressed upon Moses the s@@ ort of person that He is , thus show@@ ing Moses how to conduct himself as Jehovah’s re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative .
I was ar@@ rest@@ ed by the po@@ li@@ ce sever@@ al times , but I always man@@ ag@@ ed to avoid serious tr@@ ou@@ ble with the law ​ — some@@ times by means of a bri@@ be .
This was no eas@@ y t@@ ask .
Then he b@@ ound me with ro@@ p@@ es and put me in a ro@@ om with pris@@ on@@ ers who had been ca@@ ught with sto@@ le@@ n go@@ o@@ ds in their pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion .
H@@ el@@ p O@@ thers Re@@ ach Their F@@ ul@@ l P@@ o@@ ten@@ ti@@ al , 6 / 15 H@@ on@@ or the A@@ ged A@@ m@@ ong You , 3 / 15
The message of des@@ ol@@ ation for Juda@@ h in chap@@ ters 24 to 27 is accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by the promise of rest@@ or@@ ation .
During these “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with , ” all of us must cop@@ e with vari@@ ous tri@@ als .
We need ans@@ wers from God’s stan@@ d@@ point so that we can be gu@@ i@@ ded acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly .
They were persecu@@ ted , be@@ at@@ en , and imp@@ ris@@ oned because they me@@ t together for Bible study , and there was no one to vis@@ it or encoura@@ ge them .
He r@@ an up a hu@@ ge de@@ b@@ t , e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent to fi@@ ve th@@ ous@@ and do@@ l@@ l@@ ars ( U@@ .@@ S . ) .
; Joh@@ ns@@ son , T .
Moses never reg@@ re@@ t@@ ted the cho@@ ic@@ es he made in faith .
Many 19@@ th - century scho@@ l@@ ars had ques@@ tioned the au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ity of the dec@@ ree qu@@ o@@ ted in the Bible .
If you have this new bro@@ ch@@ ure , sp@@ end some time to get famili@@ ar with dist@@ inc@@ tive fe@@ atu@@ res that can help you to inc@@ re@@ ase your knowledge and understanding of God’s Word .
It was a happy day when the p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ m came around !
And gra@@ du@@ ally they left the house of Jehovah the God of their fore@@ fa@@ thers and began serving the sac@@ red po@@ les and the i@@ do@@ ls , so that there came to be indi@@ gn@@ ation against Juda@@ h and Jerusalem because of this gu@@ il@@ t of the@@ ir@@ s . ”
Since other people cannot read our thoughts and in@@ ten@@ tions , so@@ on@@ er or later someone is going to mis@@ inter@@ pre@@ t our words or actions .
The well - known De@@ ad Se@@ a S@@ cro@@ l@@ l of Isaiah is al@@ most 24 fe@@ et ( 7@@ .@@ 3 m ) in l@@ eng@@ th .
So the apostles direc@@ ted the ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment of qu@@ ali@@ fied men who , in turn , made arrang@@ ements to en@@ sure that the wi@@ do@@ ws ’ needs were a@@ de@@ qu@@ ately and e@@ qu@@ it@@ ab@@ ly me@@ t .
Pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s problems and wor@@ ries move us to want to help them spiritually .
A practic@@ al example .
We should also remember the war@@ ning example of R@@ eho@@ bo@@ am .
We Can Re@@ ma@@ in C@@ ha@@ st@@ e
P@@ r@@ in@@ ting is done in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , N@@ or@@ th , C@@ en@@ tr@@ al , and S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , A@@ sia , E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , and is@@ land nations of the P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c ​ — a to@@ tal of 19 coun@@ tri@@ es .
Still , many would not listen , and the account repor@@ ts : “ O@@ wing to this many of his disciples went off to the things be@@ h@@ ind and would no longer walk with him . ” ​ — John 6 : 60 , 6@@ 3 , 6@@ 6 .
1 : 11 ; P@@ s .
En@@ de@@ av@@ or to find out how he feel@@ s about things , and try to understand his problems , which may well be much more difficult than the problems you fac@@ ed at school .
So down the great dra@@ g@@ on was h@@ ur@@ led , the origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent , the one called Devil and Satan , who is mis@@ le@@ ading the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth ; he was h@@ ur@@ led down to the earth , and his angels were h@@ ur@@ led down with him . ” ​ — Revelation 12 : 7 - 9 .
What can we learn from Jesus ’ example ?
Th@@ in@@ king about our ans@@ wers to these questions can help us me@@ asure our spiritual prog@@ ress .
( b ) Why were many in the crow@@ d moved to get baptized ?
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , he end@@ ow@@ ed the first humans with godly qualities that would en@@ able them to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with each other and to dep@@ end on each other .
• Why does Jehovah go on the mar@@ ch ?
The Israelites , in turn , became his fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative wife , his name people .
In J@@ anu@@ ary 19@@ 7@@ 4 , I was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The apostle Paul no@@ tic@@ ed this in the congregation at Corin@@ th , so he wrote : “ Wh@@ er@@ e@@ as there are je@@ al@@ ous@@ y and stri@@ fe among you , are you not fle@@ sh@@ ly and are you not wal@@ king as men do ? ”
Today as in Jesus ’ day , the good news gives hope and comfort .
That prophecy reve@@ aled that Satan would be c@@ ru@@ shed by the “ off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing ” of “ the woman . ”
On another occasi@@ on , Jesus resur@@ rec@@ ted a 12 - year - old gi@@ r@@ l .
Bro@@ ther En@@ er@@ o@@ th and I s@@ at down and put together a pro@@ gra@@ m in the best way we could .
In respon@@ se , “ we love , because he first loved us . ” ​ — 1 John 4 : 19 .
A hear@@ ten@@ ing part of our ever - inc@@ reas@@ ing spiritual her@@ it@@ age is this promise : “ ‘ An@@ y we@@ ap@@ on wh@@ atever that will be form@@ ed against you will have no succ@@ ess , and any t@@ ong@@ ue at all that will ris@@ e up against you in the judgment you will con@@ dem@@ n .
Re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly during the years that follow@@ ed , David in@@ qui@@ red of Jehovah when con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with decisions . He continued to pray : “ M@@ ake me know your own ways , O Jehovah ; teach me your own pa@@ ths .
• How can we recogn@@ ize the vo@@ ice of str@@ ang@@ ers ?
The sh@@ af@@ t , perhaps made of a ligh@@ t@@ we@@ i@@ ght w@@ o@@ od , had to be car@@ ved by hand and made as st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght as possible .
No won@@ der the Scriptures often men@@ tion fi@@ g@@ s and fi@@ g tre@@ es !
And Jews from this re@@ gi@@ on were present in Jerusalem in the year 33 C.E .
Mo@@ des@@ ty is the op@@ pos@@ ite of pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ousness .
He was allow@@ ed to see what no human had ever seen ​ — the glory of Jehovah .
I tre@@ mb@@ led in the face of the assignment and appro@@ ached Jehovah many , many times in prayer .
The apostle John emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed the import@@ ance of Jesus ’ sacrifice when he said : “ I am writ@@ ing you [ fellow anointed ones ] these things that you may not com@@ mit a sin .
Hence , it comes as no sur@@ pris@@ e that the Kingdom was the foc@@ us of Jesus ’ teaching .
Fir@@ st of all , he has given you in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al cap@@ ac@@ ity so that you can dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish truth from fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od .
I@@ magine how reli@@ ev@@ ed the apostles must have been when Jesus took that in@@ iti@@ ative !
What helped Jesus ’ early followers to devel@@ op Chris@@ t@@ like love ?
T@@ w@@ o serve as jud@@ ges , two as k@@ ings ; two are obedi@@ ent to Jehovah , two are not .
In the f@@ our@@ th century , it became the stan@@ d@@ ard text for refer@@ enc@@ ing world ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gy .
Instead , we could eas@@ ily be “ car@@ ri@@ ed away by anxi@@ e@@ ties , ri@@ ches , and ple@@ a@@ sures of this life , . . . and bring nothing to matu@@ r@@ ity . ” ​ — Luke 8 : 14 , 15 .
‘ O@@ h , how I wish I could find such a God , ’ he gro@@ an@@ ed within himself .
A@@ no@@ ther small stru@@ c@@ ture ne@@ ar@@ by served as the meeting place .
Still , an ob@@ ject that fe@@ atu@@ res God’s name should not be consider@@ ed a tal@@ is@@ man or used as a char@@ m in every@@ day life as if it had some ma@@ gi@@ cal power of prote@@ ction .
When Jesus mirac@@ ul@@ ously mul@@ ti@@ p@@ lied bre@@ ad for th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds , it too was cr@@ ac@@ k@@ er@@ like , for he bro@@ ke it so that it could be dist@@ ribu@@ ted .
Christians today should lik@@ e@@ wise be willing to conduct themselves as ‘ less@@ er ones ’ and not dem@@ and the li@@ m@@ eli@@ ght .
T@@ w@@ o years later he became Paul’s travel@@ ing compan@@ ion .
Wh@@ ere can such truth be found ?
Jehovah’s loving concer@@ n is refle@@ cted in the Christian congregation .
They needed to keep “ a ti@@ ght g@@ ri@@ p on the word of life . ”
A re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al a@@ we of God is certainly ess@@ enti@@ al for sta@@ ying on a righteous course .
It ought , rather , to be consider@@ ed il@@ leg@@ al , even sub@@ ver@@ sive .
Do you not find it hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing that God mentioned these end@@ ear@@ ing tra@@ its a@@ head of any others ?
O@@ r , as Satan imp@@ lied , will sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness always tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h in the end ?
10 : 1 - 32 .
M@@ y@@ r@@ a
( b ) By what s@@ ort of action might we show that we do not really accept the gift of the holy spirit ?
Consider our conduct within the family .
Mat@@ se@@ pan@@ g was thr@@ il@@ led to read these words of the psalmist David : “ Jehovah is near to those that are bro@@ ken at heart ; and those who are c@@ ru@@ shed in spirit he sa@@ ves . ”
We can be happy only if we feel loved and if we love others .
In this way , they main@@ ta@@ ined a good conscience as well as their preci@@ ous relationship with Jehovah . ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 1 , 2 .
The psalmist war@@ ns of the d@@ anger of wal@@ king in “ the counsel of the wicked ones . ”
Re@@ g@@ arding his Son , God’s inspired Word tel@@ ls us : “ He will deli@@ ver the po@@ or one cr@@ ying for help , also the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted one and who@@ ever has no help@@ er .
Re@@ g@@ arding the d@@ ate for Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations , the En@@ ci@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia de la R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ó@@ n C@@ at@@ ó@@ lic@@ a f@@ ran@@ k@@ ly states : “ The reason that the Rom@@ an Ch@@ urch deci@@ ded to as@@ si@@ gn this d@@ ate to the fes@@ ti@@ val seem@@ s to be its tend@@ enc@@ y to re@@ place pa@@ g@@ an fes@@ tiv@@ als with Christian ones . . . .
How can we cultiv@@ ate love ?
In such circumstances , we should stri@@ ve to support our brothers and sisters .
Some among the early Christians turned apost@@ ate and ga@@ ined followers .
The apostle was here prom@@ o@@ ting a who@@ les@@ ome end@@ e@@ av@@ or to spo@@ t any spiritual we@@ ak@@ nesses that may have develop@@ ed , with the ob@@ je@@ ctive of taking the necess@@ ary st@@ ep@@ s to rec@@ ti@@ fy them .
Ye@@ ars later , in hum@@ ble real@@ iz@@ ation of his human imper@@ fe@@ ction , the faithful prophet con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed his sin together with the sin of his people and beg@@ ged Jehovah for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
What She Mis@@ ses Ab@@ out New Yor@@ k C@@ ity
In contr@@ ast , the Israelites in the prophet H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i@@ ’s day said : “ The time has not come . ”
The at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere at home was war@@ m and loving , and my parents taught me s@@ ound moral valu@@ es .
Yet , Job rema@@ ined faithful , saying : “ Un@@ til I ex@@ pi@@ re I shall not take away my integrity from my@@ self ! ” ​ — Job 27 : 5 .
There is nothing that the Devil can do to pre@@ v@@ ent all who gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely rep@@ ent from ev@@ en@@ tually be@@ coming part of Jehovah’s family .
“ The appointed time ” for the ‘ judgment of the house of God ’ to beg@@ in evid@@ ently arri@@ ved in 19@@ 18 .
By means of this covenant , a certain group of individuals become his people and he be@@ comes their God .
When she ca@@ ught sight of her Ma@@ ster , she put into words the thought that had been t@@ or@@ men@@ ting her and M@@ ary for days : “ Lord , if you had been here my brother would not have died . ”
To that , we must ra@@ ise a coun@@ ter question .
Jehovah also knew that Jerusalem and Juda@@ h were in their last days , and he did not want Bar@@ u@@ ch to stu@@ m@@ ble at that cr@@ itical time .
And as for you , the pri@@ ests of Jehovah you will be called . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A .
Mar@@ ga@@ re@@ t , from Eng@@ land , now in her l@@ ate 70 ’ s , served as a mission@@ ary in La@@ o@@ s .
The less@@ ons from such examples apply to people of all ages , cul@@ tures , and circumstances .
Ke@@ ep Al@@ co@@ ho@@ l in I@@ ts P@@ l@@ ace
So the work of imper@@ fect transl@@ at@@ ors became part of the Bible we have today .
Ma@@ in@@ tain C@@ ha@@ st@@ ity by Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ arding Your H@@ ear@@ t
A@@ c@@ qui@@ re a H@@ ear@@ t A@@ gre@@ e@@ able to Jehovah , 10 / 15
R@@ em@@ ember , we were living under a F@@ as@@ c@@ ist , Ca@@ tho@@ lic di@@ ct@@ at@@ or@@ ship , and our preaching work was pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted .
As a result , Jesus knew what to do in each situation , and he did ex@@ ac@@ tly what his Father wanted him to do .
The artic@@ les I read about how the present pol@@ itical , e@@ con@@ om@@ ic , and religious system would end moved me to call my sister .
What a hor@@ rend@@ ous in@@ justice !
L@@ it@@ tle did I real@@ ize that the so - called fre@@ e@@ dom I desi@@ red would lead me into the c@@ lu@@ t@@ ches of ad@@ di@@ ction .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the pro@@ spe@@ ct of see@@ ing resur@@ rec@@ ted ones rest@@ ored to the days of their you@@ th continu@@ es to deli@@ ght faithful people .
What did Paul say about certain un@@ believ@@ ing Jews in his day , and why ?
They refu@@ se to accept that Jehovah teach@@ es his people through his faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class of anointed Christians .
Mo@@ st people are “ lo@@ v@@ ers of ple@@ a@@ sures rather than lo@@ v@@ ers of God . ”
The Bible study , however , gave her hope .
They may devel@@ op a po@@ or i@@ ma@@ ge of themselves , thinking that they are of little wor@@ th and not deser@@ ving of attention .
Do you pray with your children ?
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , Abraham became known as Jehovah’s friend . ​ — Genesis 22 : 13 - 18 ; James 2 : 21 - 23 .
Juda@@ ism , Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ism , and Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y all ex@@ p@@ oun@@ ded this e@@ th@@ ic@@ al ma@@ x@@ im in one form or another .
However , some sear@@ ch@@ ers for Bible truth real@@ ized that a person be@@ comes a member of the Christian congregation only by making an inform@@ ed decision before being baptized .
As reg@@ ar@@ ds the wicked , they will be cu@@ t off from the very earth ; and as for the tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous , they will be t@@ or@@ n away from it . ” ​ — Proverbs 2 : 21 , 22 .
Just before Eli@@ j@@ ah fin@@ i@@ shed his assignment as a prophet in Israel , the you@@ ng@@ er prophet El@@ isha re@@ ques@@ ted from him : “ P@@ le@@ ase , that two par@@ ts in your spirit may come to me . ”
When Ri@@ ch@@ ard and He@@ ike started stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses , Ri@@ ch@@ ard was over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by the thought of having to make seem@@ ingly imp@@ os@@ sible chang@@ es in order to con@@ form his life to the high standards set out in God’s Word .
For example , two Witnesses in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a tri@@ ed to preach to a woman at her home , but she got very ang@@ ry and was ru@@ de to them .
Like a li@@ on , Satan at times makes o@@ pen , fr@@ on@@ tal att@@ ac@@ ks by means of persecu@@ tion or leg@@ is@@ l@@ ative action against Jehovah’s people .
The a@@ bo@@ ve - mentioned Bible char@@ ac@@ ters were sing@@ le , but they enjo@@ yed Jehovah’s support and im@@ mer@@ sed themselves in his service .
For viol@@ ent people to change , such tra@@ its as pri@@ de , gre@@ ed , and sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness need to give way to love , respect , and concer@@ n for others .
V@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ a rep@@ lied : “ There are no con@@ di@@ tions .
Pe@@ ople can be filled with holy spirit and emp@@ ow@@ ered by it .
The well - known apostles Peter and Paul were eng@@ ag@@ ed in events descri@@ bed in Acts , but an un@@ known number of others were preaching el@@ se@@ where .
When she fin@@ i@@ shed , I found it e@@ asi@@ er to speak to her in a loving way .
• What t@@ ests did Job end@@ ure , and how did he re@@ act ?
However , it is u@@ se@@ ful to be a@@ ware of your own prog@@ ress .
Ther@@ e@@ after , my parents set@@ t@@ led in a P@@ ol@@ ish commun@@ ity in Lo@@ o@@ s - en - Go@@ hel@@ le , near L@@ ens in nor@@ ther@@ n Fr@@ ance .
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T once spoke of two ro@@ a@@ ds .
Because in is@@ ol@@ ated f@@ ar@@ m@@ ing col@@ on@@ ies within a 18@@ 0 - m@@ ile [ 3@@ 00 k@@ m ] ra@@ di@@ us of S@@ an@@ ta C@@ ru@@ z , Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a , Ger@@ man - speaking M@@ en@@ n@@ on@@ ites were show@@ ing ke@@ en interest in the Bible .
One way to show love is by gre@@ et@@ ing your fellow believers and new@@ com@@ ers at congregation meetings ​ — war@@ m@@ ly and en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally !
Then in the year 200@@ 3 , if it be Jehovah’s will , it may be possible to hold special inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tions in certain re@@ gi@@ ons of the world .
Be@@ fore the pro@@ gra@@ m started , Chris@@ t@@ ine went to that h@@ all and qui@@ et@@ ly direc@@ ted those who wanted to see the fil@@ m to the new lo@@ c@@ ation .
• Jo@@ shua saw the fulfill@@ ment of what as@@ sur@@ an@@ ces of Jehovah ?
To me@@ et the need for fur@@ ther pres@@ ent@@ ations of the D@@ r@@ ama , in the 19@@ 20 ’ s re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves of the Bethel family in M@@ ag@@ de@@ bur@@ g , Ger@@ many , b@@ ought fil@@ ms from a news ag@@ enc@@ y in Par@@ is , Fr@@ ance , and s@@ li@@ des from gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c@@ s compan@@ ies in L@@ ei@@ p@@ z@@ i@@ g and D@@ res@@ den .
Yet , we can be certain that Jehovah will give them many fur@@ ther privile@@ ges of service thr@@ ough@@ out his cre@@ ation .
That l@@ at@@ ter fact gives some Christians reason to pa@@ use and consider .
Mo@@ re@@ over , I ob@@ served that sever@@ al pri@@ ests were living a h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
H@@ U@@ M@@ AN@@ S have an im@@ men@@ se need to feel close to other people .
Those in the flo@@ ck of God l@@ ack nothing in a spiritual way , but that is not the happy lo@@ t of sheep who have st@@ ra@@ yed .
How do we benefit from Jehovah’s gift of holy spirit ?
A@@ m@@ ong these are the following :
Consider , too , man@@ ’s in@@ her@@ ited sin .
He s@@ mil@@ es bro@@ ad@@ ly every time he encoura@@ ges the members of the congregation in this way .
There my religious educ@@ ation chang@@ ed .
She too began to study the Bible .
12 : 7 - 9 .
That might call to your mind an ep@@ is@@ o@@ de that happened cen@@ tu@@ ries before A@@ bi@@ j@@ ah’s time on the e@@ ast side of the Ju@@ de@@ an h@@ ill@@ s .
D@@ own to these “ last days ” of this system of things , Jehovah’s people continue to be ob@@ je@@ cts of h@@ at@@ red and ho@@ st@@ ility .
Di@@ d her sacrifice go un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed ?
• In what way is God “ greater than our hearts ” ?
With hearts full of gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de , we stay close to “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave whom his ma@@ ster appointed over his d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s , to give them their food at the prop@@ er time . ”
Tru@@ e , those who pla@@ y viol@@ ent com@@ pu@@ ter g@@ ames are not doing har@@ m to real people .
In fact , it could well be that the num@@ er@@ ous form@@ s of viol@@ ent en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment po@@ pul@@ ar today are con@@ di@@ tion@@ ing the min@@ ds of many for the time when each man@@ ’s hand “ will ac@@ tually come up against the hand of his compan@@ ion . ”
However , re@@ pe@@ ated ac@@ ts of dis@@ obedi@@ ence led to the dis@@ gr@@ ace and ev@@ en@@ tu@@ al re@@ je@@ ction of Israel by Jehovah .
For his mo@@ der@@ n - day servants on earth , Jehovah op@@ ened “ the W@@ a@@ y of H@@ ol@@ iness ” le@@ ading away from Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion .
R@@ o@@ sa was the first local pioneer in S@@ an@@ ta An@@ a .
Jehovah spoke about the valu@@ able ro@@ le of a wife when he said : “ It is not good for the man to continue to be al@@ one . I am going to make a help@@ er for him , as a comple@@ ment of him . ”
King David of old was e@@ ag@@ er to “ praise the name of God ” and “ ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy him with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving . ”
For many , this seem@@ s a har@@ m@@ less cu@@ sto@@ m or so@@ cial gr@@ ace , but there are good reas@@ ons why Jehovah’s Witnesses do not share in to@@ a@@ sting .
S@@ T@@ E@@ P@@ H@@ E@@ N
( Read Isaiah 5@@ 7 : 15 ; 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
He did not reason that wh@@ atever he did now , Jehovah would bl@@ ess him .
To my great joy , I was en@@ ro@@ l@@ led in the 3@@ 3@@ r@@ d class of G@@ ile@@ ad , together with 8@@ 1 other pione@@ ers from 14 lands .
The cul@@ min@@ ating ev@@ ent in this simp@@ le des@@ crip@@ tion was the appe@@ ar@@ ance of humans .
Your neigh@@ b@@ ors love Jehovah , even as you do .
And they do not become involved in pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s . ​ — Psalm 14@@ 6 : 3 , 4 ; John 15 : 17 , 18 .
The faithful slave class share that joy by re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting the King and inc@@ reas@@ ing his inter@@ ests on earth .
A positi@@ ve attitude can help pre@@ serve our joy , but it is not the so@@ lu@@ tion to everything .
One reason was that M@@ on@@ t@@ an@@ o reg@@ ar@@ ded the origin@@ al Hebrew text as su@@ peri@@ or to the L@@ at@@ in V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate .
When the woman real@@ ized that she could pray to the true God , who@@ se name is Jehovah , she op@@ ened her heart to accept the good news .
Even if it should d@@ el@@ a@@ y , keep in expe@@ ct@@ ation of it ; for it will without fai@@ l come true . It will not be l@@ ate . ”
Because of Ad@@ am@@ ’s cho@@ ice , mankind was so@@ ld into sin , thus in@@ her@@ iting a tend@@ enc@@ y to be influ@@ enced by Satan’s spirit of dis@@ obedi@@ ence . ​ — Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 2 : 1 - 3 .
H@@ um@@ ble people do not ar@@ gu@@ e or con@@ ten@@ d with fellow believers in an effort to esta@@ bl@@ ish su@@ p@@ posed righ@@ ts .
But our bus@@ y sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ es make it difficult for my father and me to talk priv@@ ately .
I tri@@ ed ri@@ ding a bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le and found it to be e@@ asi@@ er than wal@@ king .
Why is it important for me to avoid being like that ?
What fac@@ ts under@@ l@@ ine the gra@@ v@@ ity of man@@ kin@@ d’s problems ?
The spirit , then , is the inv@@ isi@@ ble life - for@@ ce ​ — the s@@ par@@ k of life that keep@@ s the c@@ el@@ ls and the person ali@@ ve .
The 20@@ 13 Eng@@ l@@ ish e@@ dition of the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation will make the rend@@ ering of it into other langu@@ ages less challeng@@ ing .
Some Christians have become involved in the vie@@ wing of por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
( Read Matthew 10 : 8 . )
Do@@ ing so is as vital as ab@@ sta@@ ining from se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality and i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry . ​ — Acts 15 : 28 , 29 .
Indeed , obe@@ ying God’s comman@@ ds to preach the good news and to buil@@ d up fellow believers br@@ ings blessings to all .
What she was taught in medi@@ cal school ad@@ ded to her con@@ fu@@ sion : “ During less@@ ons on a@@ the@@ ism , we learned about the sur@@ vi@@ val of the f@@ it@@ t@@ est .
There I learned to be more pati@@ ent . ”
Why might it take time to re@@ ach a decision at an elders ’ meeting ?
To thinking people , this is one more evidence of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s divine inspi@@ r@@ ation .
“ I don@@ ’t have too much time to think about being l@@ on@@ ely , ” says one har@@ d@@ working pioneer sister .
I have ex@@ chang@@ ed an ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tiv@@ e@@ ’s cha@@ ir for a whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir , but my life is ac@@ tually better now because it is fully devo@@ ted to serving others .
An@@ y promise made by Jehovah God is a gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e .
“ Ke@@ ep peace between one another . ”
Mi@@ rac@@ ul@@ ously , in time Jehovah ri@@ ch@@ ly re@@ war@@ ded them with the bir@@ th of a son in their old age . ​ — Luke 1 : 8 - 14 .
How do many you@@ ths feel about standing out as different , and why ?
Just consider the so@@ li@@ d teachings of the first few chap@@ ters of Proverbs .
Pro@@ vi@@ de valu@@ able help
Ye@@ ars later , C@@ al@@ e@@ b told Jo@@ shua : “ Moses the serv@@ ant of Jehovah sent me out of K@@ ad@@ es@@ h - ba@@ r@@ ne@@ a to sp@@ y out the land , and I came br@@ ing@@ ing him back word just as it was in my heart .
Do@@ ing so will help us to be “ heal@@ thy in faith ” and free from anxi@@ ety over the pos@@ si@@ bility of having com@@ mit@@ ted the un@@ for@@ gi@@ va@@ ble sin . ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 2 .
( Read Revelation 12 : 12 , 17 . )
What we know is this : The matter rest@@ s with Jehovah God , who is a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in loving - kindness and mer@@ cy .
If we were to tri@@ vi@@ al@@ ize certain as@@ pe@@ cts of Jehovah’s requi@@ re@@ ments and comman@@ ds as if un@@ important , he would sur@@ ely take no@@ tice of such an attitude .
The Bible tel@@ ls us that such guid@@ ance is a@@ vail@@ able when , in pi@@ ct@@ ori@@ al language , it says : “ Your own ear@@ s will hear a word be@@ h@@ ind you saying : ‘ This is the way . W@@ al@@ k in it , you people , ’ in case you people should go to the right or in case you should go to the left . ”
The happiness that resul@@ ts from being a pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ er is wor@@ th all the effort needed to con@@ qu@@ er feelings of su@@ spi@@ ci@@ on , fru@@ str@@ ation , and ani@@ mo@@ s@@ ity .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , we want to ple@@ ase our parents , our marriage mate , and our bo@@ ss , but we prove our who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted love for Jehovah by see@@ king a@@ bo@@ ve all to ple@@ ase him .
Do bas@@ il@@ ic@@ as and or@@ n@@ ate ch@@ ur@@ ches have a pre@@ ce@@ d@@ ent in the Scriptures ?
Our will@@ ingly ap@@ pl@@ ying such counsel shows that we follow Jesus as our Le@@ ad@@ er .
We first ought to recogn@@ ize that we all are su@@ sc@@ ep@@ ti@@ ble to wrong thoughts and attitu@@ des .
The book of Isaiah descri@@ bes how a ty@@ pi@@ cal Israel@@ ite v@@ in@@ e@@ d@@ res@@ s@@ er would di@@ g up a h@@ ill@@ side p@@ lo@@ t of land and re@@ move any large st@@ ones before pl@@ an@@ ting his “ cho@@ ice red v@@ ine . ”
Ad@@ her@@ ing to God’s high standards resul@@ ted in Israel@@ ’s being ex@@ al@@ ted over the sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding nations .
I thought . The man had a ju@@ g of co@@ ol water and offered me a dr@@ ink .
Jehovah has not set us free spiritually so that we can pur@@ sue sel@@ f@@ ish go@@ als .
He wed P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s pa@@ g@@ an daugh@@ ter , he took many wi@@ ves , and he allow@@ ed pa@@ g@@ an women gra@@ du@@ ally to lead him into false worship .
Romans chap@@ ter 12 also gives us a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant counsel on how we should re@@ act to op@@ position .
Hence , the Christian ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work continu@@ es to bring blessings to many and gen@@ u@@ ine comfort to “ those in any s@@ ort of tri@@ bul@@ ation . ” — 2 Corinthians 1 : 3 , 4 .
( 19@@ 7@@ 6 E@@ dition , V@@ olu@@ me 12 , page 9@@ 9@@ 8 ) The book How the B@@ ra@@ in L@@ ear@@ ns , by David A .
Mo@@ re@@ over , “ he gives food to every living thing , for his loyal love end@@ u@@ res forever . ” ​ — P@@ s . 1@@ 36 : 25 .
Jehovah’s reg@@ ard for women is evid@@ ent from the fact that E@@ ve was cre@@ ated perfect and with char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s that made her , not a slave , but a wonderful comple@@ ment of Adam .
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ate m@@ om@@ ents for priv@@ ate prayer present themselves many times each day as we face problems , enc@@ oun@@ ter temp@@ t@@ ations , and make decisions .
Yet , she res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully ans@@ wers the high pri@@ est .
Ex@@ pla@@ in the Bi@@ bli@@ cal conc@@ ep@@ t of cle@@ an@@ ness .
She was re@@ war@@ ded for her faith@@ ful@@ ness by be@@ coming one of the an@@ c@@ est@@ res@@ ses of the promised Se@@ ed , Jesus Christ . ​ — He@@ b .
Even though those people were matu@@ re physi@@ c@@ ally , Jesus said that they ac@@ ted like “ young children ” ​ — anything but matu@@ re .
When we se@@ ize opportun@@ ities to give a witness , we can be confid@@ ent that reli@@ ance on Jehovah will help us to be out@@ spo@@ ken .
Acc@@ ording to Matthe@@ w@@ ’s account , Jesus said : “ It is e@@ asi@@ er for a cam@@ el to get through a nee@@ d@@ le@@ ’s e@@ ye than for a rich man to get into the kingdom of God . ”
“ God is love . ”
In the first century , something more preci@@ ous came out of Le@@ ban@@ on .
I feel secu@@ re within the Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od , and I know Jehovah as a loving Father whom we can trust . ”
Is there a sing@@ le par@@ ent stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to ra@@ ise her children in the way of the truth ?
How does Psalm 1@@ 18 be@@ ar out that a resurrection can occ@@ ur long after being fore@@ told ?
So a rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ance to think about the death of a loved one is under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble , even nor@@ ma@@ l .
This is a fi@@ ght that can be w@@ on .
In this case , God’s loving - kindness was expres@@ sed through deli@@ ver@@ ance and pre@@ serv@@ ation . ​ — 2 Peter 2 : 7 .
Indeed , cont@@ ra@@ sting the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus with earthly rul@@ ers , Paul descri@@ bes him as the only one among them having im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity .
W@@ ould He reve@@ al to wicked King H@@ er@@ od where His Son la@@ y as a de@@ f@@ en@@ sel@@ ess child ?
17 - 19 . ( a ) How can we appro@@ pri@@ ately show Jehovah our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice ?
All Christians need to keep foc@@ used on the appointed He@@ ad of the congregation , Jesus Christ , not on imper@@ fect humans .
Davi@@ d’s psal@@ m conclu@@ des with these reas@@ sur@@ ing words : “ Jehovah is re@@ de@@ em@@ ing the soul of his servants ; and no@@ ne of those taking refu@@ ge in him will be held gu@@ il@@ ty . ”
No , Jehovah did not cre@@ ate humans with the ability or the right to direc@@ t their af@@ fai@@ r@@ s in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent of him .
With the help of many experienced , co@@ op@@ er@@ ative work@@ ers , a beau@@ ti@@ ful branch was buil@@ t .
The S@@ pan@@ ish Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s
What blessings do we receive because of fre@@ ely for@@ giving one another ?
M@@ an needed “ a help@@ er . ”
In 1@@ 6@@ 8@@ 3 , G@@ l@@ ü@@ ck received a new ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment as pa@@ st@@ or to the large par@@ ish of Al@@ ū@@ k@@ s@@ ne , which became clo@@ sel@@ y con@@ ne@@ cted with his transl@@ ation .
Does that pro@@ spe@@ ct war@@ m your heart ?
How can we use this information to help ourselves as well as others ?
Lo@@ ve , com@@ pas@@ sion , justice , loy@@ al@@ ty , loving - kindness ​ — and many more .
In deal@@ ing with imper@@ fect humans , Jehovah and his Son have sh@@ own a dep@@ th of appreciation that is truly over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing .
He wal@@ ks away .
How will Jehovah’s purpose be ful@@ filled ?
Peter ad@@ ded : “ [ David ] saw be@@ fore@@ hand and spoke concer@@ ning the resurrection of the Christ , that ne@@ i@@ ther was he for@@ s@@ ak@@ en in H@@ ad@@ es nor did his flesh see cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion .
Do your cho@@ ic@@ es indic@@ ate that you are tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ing and see@@ king divine wisdom ?
From those words , we may conclu@@ de that an ess@@ enti@@ al ing@@ re@@ di@@ ent of a happy and con@@ ten@@ ted life is satis@@ f@@ ying our in@@ n@@ ate spiritual ap@@ pet@@ ite .
Of course , there are other char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s that id@@ enti@@ fy a truly spiritual person , but how do you me@@ asure up to those already consider@@ ed ?
Mar@@ th@@ a did not at first understand the meaning of Jesus ’ words .
Is it my cu@@ sto@@ m to read the Bible da@@ ily ?
What stan@@ d@@ ard do we have for t@@ es@@ ting whether we are in the faith , and why is that the ide@@ al stan@@ d@@ ard ?
What is ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness , and what did Jesus say about it ?
Instead of fre@@ e@@ ing Israel from the hands of the op@@ pres@@ s@@ ors , their son wanted to form a marriage al@@ li@@ ance with them .
You will not buil@@ d a house of your own .
John descri@@ bes this second group as “ a great crow@@ d , which no man was able to number , out of all nations and tri@@ bes and pe@@ op@@ les and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es . ”
During a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ence and the following early years of life , a young Christian often has to make we@@ igh@@ ty decisions .
It said : “ While these ver@@ ses are not stated in medi@@ cal ter@@ ms , Witnesses view them as rul@@ ing out trans@@ fu@@ sion of whole blood , p@@ ac@@ ked R@@ B@@ C@@ s [ red blood c@@ el@@ ls ] , and pl@@ as@@ ma , as well as W@@ B@@ C [ wh@@ ite blood c@@ ell ] and pl@@ at@@ el@@ et ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation . ”
S@@ ur@@ ely he does not change us physi@@ c@@ ally , perhaps to give us a more at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive appe@@ ar@@ ance or a more appe@@ al@@ ing physi@@ que .
Of course , it would be pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous to st@@ ate c@@ ate@@ g@@ or@@ ic@@ ally what Jehovah does or does not do for his servants .
Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople ​ — S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then Your Des@@ i@@ re to Ser@@ ve Jehovah
The most serious d@@ anger is that of f@@ all@@ ing in love with money and what it can pur@@ cha@@ se .
B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ing in a God We Mi@@ ght Not K@@ now
In 19@@ 19 , faithful anointed Christians made a fin@@ al bre@@ ak with Chris@@ tend@@ om and set out to pro@@ cla@@ im the good news of the Kingdom to all the nations .
H@@ O@@ W I H@@ A@@ V@@ E B@@ EN@@ E@@ F@@ I@@ T@@ E@@ D : I had lived a life of cri@@ me and ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism .
That is an important ke@@ y to ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ing a bal@@ an@@ ced relationship with the world .
R@@ em@@ ember , you are not al@@ one .
At Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st of the year 33 C.E . , appreci@@ ative Jews and pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes travel@@ ed to Jerusalem from such plac@@ es as I@@ tal@@ y , Li@@ b@@ ya , C@@ re@@ te , A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or , and M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia . ​ — Acts 2 : 5 - 11 ; 20 : 16 .
He ad@@ ds : “ To my dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment inc@@ l@@ ine your ear@@ s , so as to gu@@ ard thinking a@@ bil@@ ities ; and may your own li@@ ps sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard knowledge it@@ self . ” ​ — Proverbs 5 : 1 , 2 .
This moved her to dedic@@ ate her@@ self to Jehovah and get baptized .
R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ing Scriptural examples of faithful individuals who were loyal to God will help us to imitate them .
Why did Abraham , R@@ ob@@ er@@ t , G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el , and Daniel change so dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c@@ ally ?
In fact , their words su@@ gg@@ est that he per@@ form@@ ed even more su@@ per@@ n@@ atur@@ al fe@@ ats than those they repor@@ t .
In each case , some bel@@ ong@@ ing to the e@@ th@@ ni@@ c group that prom@@ o@@ ted in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance were deep@@ ly religious .
Let us pray with such confidence and always remember that faithful servants of God can be “ made mi@@ gh@@ ty ” with power through his spirit .
We do not know how long Jehovah’s loving invit@@ ation will continue to be ex@@ tend@@ ed , but our respon@@ ding to it by saying , “ C@@ ome ! ”
Mar@@ ri@@ age requi@@ res a com@@ mit@@ ment , and living up to such a responsi@@ bility c@@ alls for matu@@ r@@ ity .
( 2 ) Mo@@ st ma@@ ps inclu@@ de a sc@@ ale in mil@@ es and kil@@ om@@ et@@ ers that will en@@ able you to gr@@ as@@ p the si@@ ze or di@@ stances involved [ g@@ l 26 ] .
He foc@@ used on the positi@@ ve , rejo@@ ic@@ ing that Israel@@ ’s righ@@ t@@ ful king had re@@ turned sa@@ f@@ ely .
Some older Bi@@ bl@@ es , such as the King James V@@ er@@ sion , end the L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er with what is known as a do@@ x@@ olo@@ gy ( an expres@@ sion of praise to God ) : “ For th@@ ine is the kingdom , and the power , and the glory , for ever .
For the first few years of my life , my family lived near L@@ ei@@ p@@ z@@ i@@ g , E@@ ast Ger@@ many , not far from the C@@ ze@@ ch and P@@ ol@@ ish bor@@ ders .
The compan@@ i@@ ons of the anointed ones are not yet declar@@ ed righteous for life .
One regul@@ ation regarding mil@@ it@@ ary enc@@ am@@ p@@ ments requi@@ red that ex@@ cre@@ ment be bu@@ ri@@ ed out@@ side the cam@@ p .
These and other questions that concer@@ n many parents will be consider@@ ed in the following article .
Even pri@@ or to Jesus ’ day , humans were given fulfill@@ ing work to do .
He fa@@ iled to gr@@ as@@ p that they had made their personal decision to serve Jehovah .
For Paul , being a minis@@ ter took end@@ ur@@ ance .
An@@ y re@@ pro@@ ach was “ for the s@@ ake of the Son of man . ”
“ G@@ o On C@@ arr@@ ying the Bu@@ r@@ den@@ s of One A@@ no@@ ther ”
When it conclu@@ ded , many expres@@ sed deep appreciation for this un@@ expe@@ cted blessing .
In what sense did the congreg@@ at@@ or find only “ one man out of a th@@ ous@@ and ” but not “ a woman among all these ” ? ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 7 : 28 .
How , then , will all of these be deli@@ vered ?
We stay close to our brothers .
I was n@@ ine years old and attend@@ ed with my parents and with my two brothers , W@@ il@@ li@@ e and Ch@@ ar@@ les .
The de@@ pu@@ ty direc@@ t@@ or of op@@ er@@ ations for Cana@@ da@@ ’s to@@ p sp@@ y ag@@ enc@@ y said : “ We stay up at night wor@@ r@@ ying about the th@@ reat@@ s that we don@@ ’t know about . ”
When Eli@@ j@@ ah began to mo@@ ck them , they cu@@ t themselves until blood f@@ low@@ ed , and they sh@@ ou@@ ted at the to@@ p of their vo@@ ice .
But ne@@ i@@ ther liter@@ al ca@@ ves nor m@@ oun@@ tain@@ like pol@@ itical and com@@ mer@@ cial organiz@@ ations will af@@ for@@ d any prote@@ ction .
Who will not really fear you , Jehovah , and gl@@ ori@@ fy your name ? ”
However , I never b@@ lam@@ ed God for my con@@ dition .
As we gain knowledge and appreciation for Jehovah and his Son , we are moved to be like them .
Hence , anointed Christians in Paul’s day truly had a powerful reason for res@@ pe@@ cting one another .
Why can we have complete confidence in Jesus as our R@@ an@@ som@@ er ?
In Isa@@ i@@ ah’s day , the Israelites were going through the mo@@ tions of sacrific@@ ing to Jehovah .
B@@ ad associ@@ ations can ‘ h@@ in@@ der us from keep@@ ing on obe@@ ying the truth . ’
Ch@@ er@@ i told me how much she enjo@@ yed help@@ ing these people to understand the Bible .
Paul f@@ oun@@ ded the congregation in Corin@@ th during his vis@@ it there in 50 C.E .
Christians are not i@@ mmu@@ ne to the st@@ res@@ ses and st@@ ra@@ ins of these “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with , ” and it is not sur@@ pris@@ ing that faithful servants of Jehovah some@@ times become disc@@ oura@@ ged . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 .
Al@@ so , when we are at the be@@ ach or at a s@@ wi@@ m@@ m@@ ing po@@ ol , our s@@ wi@@ m@@ we@@ ar should be mo@@ des@@ t .
How can you buil@@ d such an et@@ er@@ n@@ al fri@@ end@@ ship with God ?
He gener@@ ously gives us his holy spirit , thus streng@@ th@@ ening our res@@ ol@@ ve to res@@ ist im@@ moral thoughts and remain cha@@ st@@ e .
We should no@@ te the two expres@@ sions “ the works of the flesh ” and “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit . ”
Al@@ so , Jesus was used by God to reve@@ al His will and purpose . ​ — John 8 : 12 , 32 , 4@@ 6 , 4@@ 7 ; 14 : 6 ; Acts 26 : 23 .
“ Go@@ dly devo@@ tion , ” not the am@@ as@@ sing of pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , is the ke@@ y to the great@@ est gain possible . ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 6 .
So we must keep expe@@ cting Jehovah’s day to come at any m@@ om@@ ent and do all we can to be ready for it .
Des@@ cri@@ bes H@@ im@@ self , 5 / 1
What happiness “ the very knowledge of God ” br@@ ings us !
C@@ learly , it was because of their f@@ la@@ gr@@ ant trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions of his Law .
The faithful pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch obe@@ yed , for we are told : “ By faith Abraham , when he was called , obe@@ yed in going out into a place he was des@@ t@@ ined to receive as an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance ; and he went out , al@@ though not know@@ ing where he was going . ”
Israel was under the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law for more than 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years .
▪ If you have a means of supp@@ or@@ ting yourself , do you really need to sp@@ end time , money , and effort on fur@@ ther educ@@ ation ?
Hence , “ need great@@ ers ” serving as elders have a com@@ p@@ el@@ ling mis@@ sion ​ — that of help@@ ing local brothers to become shepher@@ ds of the flo@@ ck .
This article provi@@ des ide@@ as to help you to pre@@ pare your young child to me@@ et challeng@@ es at school .
Although that A@@ th@@ en@@ i@@ an al@@ ta@@ r has never been found , similar al@@ t@@ ars ex@@ is@@ ted in other par@@ ts of Gre@@ e@@ ce .
Instead of spe@@ ci@@ f@@ ying an age to get baptized , God’s Word descri@@ bes the spiritual con@@ dition of those qu@@ ali@@ fied to take that st@@ ep .
What good news did Jesus ’ disciples preach ?
In this he has a col@@ la@@ bor@@ at@@ or .
What do we learn from Hebrews 2 : 14 , 15 ?
Fir@@ st , let us consider how God war@@ ns us when we are develop@@ ing bad inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations .
( b ) How did having a good conscience help Job ?
This happened in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . when the Babyl@@ on@@ ians destro@@ yed Jerusalem .
Re@@ turn evil for evil to no one . ”
It was un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly the great@@ est pain Jehovah had ever experienced or ever will experience .
Di@@ d she won@@ der if they could tell that her heart was rac@@ ing ?
Wh@@ ere can you find help and encourag@@ ement to do so ?
Jesus ’ clo@@ s@@ est followers once asked him : “ Lord , teach us how to pray . ”
You can recogn@@ ize this col@@ le@@ ctive slave by ob@@ serving its in@@ du@@ stri@@ ous teaching and tim@@ ely war@@ n@@ ings of enem@@ y t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s .
What does the Bible say about moral exc@@ el@@ l@@ ence in the bu@@ sin@@ ess ar@@ ena ?
However , the Go@@ sp@@ els provide other s@@ ound reas@@ ons why the people would have been “ in expe@@ ct@@ ation ” of the Messi@@ ah .
What blessings do we enjoy because of continu@@ ally see@@ king Jehovah’s guid@@ ance ?
After more than fi@@ ve years , El@@ la was inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ated again .
As a result , in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il al@@ one , 6@@ 3 de@@ a@@ f individuals were baptized in one rec@@ ent year and 35 de@@ a@@ f Witnesses there now serve as full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers .
M@@ other , who was still in bed , over@@ heard us tal@@ king .
; C@@ z@@ y@@ z@@ y@@ k , J .
Do the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s promises regarding the Kingdom appe@@ al to you ?
For what purpose have we been set free ?
How much s@@ or@@ ro@@ w I ca@@ used my mother when she found me like that and had to pi@@ ck me up and r@@ us@@ h me to the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al !
In a similar way , our relation@@ shi@@ ps with others may occasi@@ on@@ ally become st@@ ra@@ ined and may even cr@@ ack .
As the persecu@@ tion in@@ ten@@ si@@ fied in Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of us f@@ led the country .
No doubt you are determined not to ‘ de@@ vi@@ ate from the faith . ’
Yet , on their own they cannot me@@ et that requi@@ re@@ ment because the new bir@@ th dep@@ ends on God .
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : Be@@ fore I go , ther@@ e@@ ’s one other thought I would like to share with you .
Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es of O@@ ld A@@ ge
He saw that the fi@@ el@@ ds were wh@@ ite for har@@ v@@ es@@ ting and der@@ i@@ ved great joy from help@@ ing in that har@@ v@@ est .
His str@@ ate@@ gy rema@@ ins much the same .
1 - 3 . ( a ) How do people often show that they do not value their cha@@ st@@ ity ?
It deal@@ t with the field service experi@@ ences of the class during their tra@@ ining peri@@ od .
For himself and all his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , Adam thus for@@ fe@@ ited the gift of perfect human life . ​ — Romans 5 : 12 , 18 , 19 ; 7 : 14 .
After being cor@@ rec@@ ted , how did Peter re@@ act ?
No@@ thing is hi@@ d@@ den from Jehovah’s eyes .
This pres@@ ents a two - fo@@ ld chall@@ enge to God’s people .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , our per@@ sever@@ ance as Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers des@@ pite persecu@@ tion br@@ ings us to the worl@@ d’s attention and is of import@@ ance to the angels .
K@@ it@@ ty pray@@ ed for Chris@@ t@@ like courage , dis@@ cre@@ tion , and the right opportunity .
Then they will have the opportunity to live forever here on earth . ​ — Matthew 25 : 34 , 4@@ 6 .
If the first I@@ V@@ F at@@ temp@@ t fa@@ iled , some of those re@@ serve em@@ br@@ yo@@ s could be used in a sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent I@@ V@@ F c@@ y@@ c@@ le at a low@@ er co@@ st .
S@@ I@@ X S@@ T@@ E@@ P@@ S T@@ O A L@@ A@@ S@@ T@@ IN@@ G F@@ R@@ I@@ EN@@ D@@ SHI@@ P
In his teachings , Jesus lik@@ ened death to a deep s@@ le@@ ep .
And in these last days , the need for ma@@ gn@@ i@@ f@@ ying Jehovah is ur@@ g@@ ent because soon he will destro@@ y the wicked and pre@@ serve the righteous .
Yes , says the spirit , let them rest from their la@@ b@@ ors , for the things they did go right with them . ”
But , contr@@ ary to this teaching , the Bible c@@ learly states : “ As for the dead , they are consci@@ ous of nothing at all . ”
Be@@ fore mo@@ der@@ n ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic a@@ i@@ ds became a@@ vail@@ able , I used to sp@@ end many h@@ our@@ s reading to G@@ ary and L@@ ou@@ ise .
The differ@@ ence became ap@@ par@@ ent when the brothers pres@@ ented their o@@ ffer@@ ings .
Moses war@@ ned against “ anyone who emp@@ lo@@ ys div@@ in@@ ation , a practic@@ er of ma@@ gi@@ c or anyone who loo@@ ks for om@@ ens or a s@@ or@@ cer@@ er . ”
In doing so , they also give a fine witness to others .
There is no human who f@@ its this des@@ crip@@ tion , so it must be descri@@ b@@ ing our Creator .
Then two women and a child en@@ ter and order a me@@ al .
For one thing , lear@@ ning only from experience ​ — tri@@ al and er@@ ro@@ r — ​ can be both co@@ st@@ ly and pa@@ in@@ ful .
God’s Word as@@ sures us : “ The result of hum@@ ility and the fear of Jehovah is ri@@ ches and glory and life . ” ​ — Proverbs 22 : 4 .
Many op@@ in@@ i@@ ons were pres@@ ented by speak@@ ers re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting the Ch@@ urch of S@@ we@@ den , other den@@ om@@ in@@ ations of Chris@@ tend@@ om , Is@@ la@@ m , and the human@@ ist mo@@ v@@ ement .
But Jehovah was so real to him that it was as if he saw H@@ im .
The “ Go@@ spe@@ l of Tho@@ ma@@ s , ” the “ Go@@ spe@@ l of Ph@@ ili@@ p , ” and the “ Go@@ spe@@ l of Tru@@ th , ” found in the “ Na@@ g H@@ am@@ ma@@ di Li@@ br@@ ary , ” present vari@@ ous my@@ s@@ tic G@@ no@@ s@@ tic ide@@ as as if coming from Jesus .
How the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy Is O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ed
What do the whe@@ at and the we@@ e@@ ds re@@ present ?
Ne@@ g@@ ative repor@@ ts like these have righ@@ tly ca@@ used some don@@ ors to become more ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous about how much they contribu@@ te and to whom .
How can we benefit from Bi@@ bli@@ cal examples of faith@@ ful@@ ness ?
( a ) What was going to ha@@ p@@ pen to the apost@@ ate pri@@ ests of Jerusalem ?
Yet , was that all that Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy pointed to ?
Do you not ag@@ ree that a husband who app@@ lies this counsel will ear@@ n the love and respect of his wife ?
Ex@@ pres@@ sions of concer@@ n and love from com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate fellow believers can have a sta@@ bi@@ li@@ z@@ ing effect on a person during his time of dist@@ ress and g@@ ri@@ ef .
We have no rec@@ ord of the ex@@ act words M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h ut@@ tered in those prayers , but we can i@@ magine that they may in some ways have par@@ all@@ el@@ ed those of King David , as recorded in Psalm 5@@ 1 .
M@@ em@@ bers of the Bethel family sp@@ end most of their time and effort doing what they vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to do .
Bro@@ thers who continue to prog@@ ress to matu@@ r@@ ity are gra@@ du@@ ally able to take on more responsi@@ bility in the congregation .
Th@@ in@@ king about what will help me to keep bal@@ an@@ ced in this reg@@ ard ?
See their life st@@ ory in the No@@ v@@ ember 1 , 19@@ 7@@ 9 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
A@@ N O@@ P@@ E@@ N invit@@ ation to what ?
You can learn much from ob@@ serving how these public@@ ations emp@@ lo@@ y illustr@@ ations .
On the contr@@ ary , he ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es : “ F@@ e@@ ar Jehovah and turn away from bad .
B@@ el@@ z@@ i@@ g
An@@ th@@ on@@ y M@@ or@@ r@@ is of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy then inter@@ vie@@ wed three brothers who serve on the B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ es of C@@ ô@@ te d@@ ’@@ I@@ vo@@ i@@ re , the D@@ om@@ in@@ i@@ can Re@@ public , and E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or .
Bi@@ r@@ m@@ ing@@ ham , A@@ L
With similar r@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ iz@@ ing , one might share in ex@@ tr@@ ac@@ ur@@ ri@@ cul@@ ar s@@ por@@ ts or c@@ lu@@ bs at school , under@@ repor@@ t ta@@ x@@ able in@@ come , or tell un@@ tru@@ ths when asked to reve@@ al actions that could be em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sing .
Jesus also taught that there would be others who would rule with him in the Kingdom .
But now there were opportun@@ ities for wi@@ d@@ ening out .
We may re@@ adi@@ ly ac@@ knowledge this fact , but the chall@@ enge is when we are person@@ ally affe@@ cted by the imper@@ fe@@ ctions of a brother .
[ Ma@@ p ]
They are rep@@ ent@@ ant , and they have a@@ bi@@ ding faith in Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
Although the do@@ ct@@ or was about to go home , he let me into his of@@ fice , and we tal@@ ked for two h@@ our@@ s .
He never expe@@ cts more of us than we can do .
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t G . S@@ m@@ ith
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out my first talk , my hand ho@@ l@@ ding my no@@ tes was sh@@ ak@@ ing .
J@@ é@@ r@@ ô@@ me ( right ) helped R@@ y@@ an to qu@@ ali@@ fy as a mission@@ ary ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 17 )
Bro@@ ther Ge@@ or@@ ge G@@ ang@@ as , who was a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy for a number of years , wrote : “ When I am among [ God’s people ] I feel at home with my family , in a spiritual par@@ adise . ”
We feel sure that Jehovah listen@@ ed to our prayers . ”
When you face difficult decisions , how do you dis@@ cer@@ n right from wrong ?
He keep@@ s the flo@@ ck from sc@@ at@@ ter@@ ing , loo@@ ks for lost sheep , car@@ ries we@@ ary lam@@ bs in his bo@@ som , and ca@@ res for the si@@ ck and the in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed .
That relationship was affe@@ cted when D@@ el@@ il@@ ah had his ha@@ ir sh@@ a@@ ved off . ​ — 4 / 15 , page 9 .
What was in the off@@ ing for this temple ?
While we may occasi@@ on@@ ally have an un@@ who@@ les@@ ome thought or i@@ magine im@@ moral things , it is vital that we bring our mind under control and not allow our desi@@ res to es@@ cal@@ ate to the point that we com@@ mit a sin . ​ — Read James 1 : 14 , 15 .
14 : 8 , 9 .
Who will say to him , ‘ What are you doing ? ’ ”
So work hard to make your marriage mate feel secu@@ re .
The apostle Peter wrote : “ Jehovah kno@@ ws how to deli@@ ver people of godly devo@@ tion out of tri@@ al , but to re@@ serve un@@ righteous people for the day of judgment to be cu@@ t off . ” ​ — 2 Peter 2 : 9 .
In the sum@@ m@@ er of 19@@ 60 , I made a long tri@@ p by ca@@ r to the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses in New Yor@@ k to atten@@ d a ref@@ re@@ sh@@ er course for all travel@@ ing overse@@ ers in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates and Cana@@ da .
We wit@@ ness@@ ed to the ow@@ ner of the st@@ able , and he became one of many who accepted the truth .
M@@ other had good in@@ ten@@ tions , but the l@@ ack of comm@@ end@@ ation left me feel@@ ing inf@@ eri@@ or .
One e@@ dition of it is a 9@@ 6 - page boo@@ k@@ let that con@@ tain@@ s a bri@@ ef message in 9@@ 2 langu@@ ages , r@@ ang@@ ing from Af@@ ri@@ ka@@ ans to Z@@ ulu , and is desi@@ gn@@ ed to help s@@ pre@@ ad the Kingdom good news to as many people as possible .
He did not study the Bible as much as Mo@@ m did , but he who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly supp@@ or@@ ted the preaching work and op@@ ened our home to travel@@ ing min@@ isters , then known as p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ ms .
King Saul , under whom he served , became je@@ al@@ ous of Davi@@ d’s ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements and s@@ ought to k@@ ill him .
Mi@@ ri@@ am ac@@ ted against her brother out of sel@@ f@@ ish je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , while Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted justice based on godly je@@ al@@ ous@@ y .
This war@@ ning dra@@ ws attention to another good reason for pa@@ ying attention to the Scriptural counsel of the elders .
Read Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 12 : 5 , 6 .
“ They simply want to accept everything ‘ on faith , ’ ” he ad@@ ds .
To sc@@ at@@ ter d@@ un@@ g on the pri@@ ests ’ fac@@ es me@@ ant that Jehovah re@@ je@@ cted the sacrific@@ es and that those who offered them were con@@ temp@@ ti@@ ble to him .
As we a@@ wa@@ it Jehovah’s day , then , let us ze@@ al@@ ously share in the har@@ v@@ est work and view people as our loving God vie@@ ws them .
Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es c@@ learly reve@@ al that we are living deep in the time of the end .
The Bible says that “ Jesus had many times me@@ t there with his disciples . ” ​ — John 18 : 2 .
6 : 1 - 3 ​ — Who was saying : “ C@@ ome , you people , and do let us return to Jehovah ” ?
See the sal@@ vation of Jehovah : S@@ al@@ vation will be the re@@ ward for all those who hold to their position of Christian integrity and who trust in Jehovah for deli@@ ver@@ ance .
By le@@ an@@ ing on Jehovah for his help in over@@ coming ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les , we can be as mi@@ gh@@ ty spiritually as Sam@@ son was physi@@ c@@ ally .
What young people like Mar@@ c@@ o learn from the Bible helps them not only in you@@ th but for years into the future .
The respon@@ se ? He expla@@ ins : “ O@@ u@@ t of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of la@@ w@@ y@@ ers , only one never had a c@@ li@@ ent li@@ e to him . ”
28 D@@ ra@@ wing Ne@@ ar to God H@@ as Be@@ en Go@@ od for M@@ e
The woman ag@@ re@@ ed that it is important to have God in our life and in our family .
“ Ke@@ ep y@@ ourselves in God’s love , while you are wa@@ iting for the mer@@ cy of our Lord Jesus Christ with everlasting life in view . ” ​ — J@@ U@@ D@@ E 21 .
Th@@ r@@ ough his serv@@ ant Moses , Jehovah gave the people the cho@@ ice to accept or re@@ ject the privilege of be@@ coming His special pro@@ per@@ ty .
To star@@ t with , they s@@ ought out rema@@ ining ones of spiritual Israel .
Watch@@ ing tel@@ ev@@ ision , listen@@ ing to the ra@@ di@@ o , or reading during the me@@ al was not allow@@ ed .
One of them says : “ Our brothers are ze@@ al@@ ous in the ministry .
The op@@ pos@@ ite occ@@ ur@@ red .
E@@ spe@@ cially during this fin@@ al part of the last days , it is to be expe@@ cted that Satan and his dem@@ ons will s@@ atur@@ ate the world with har@@ m@@ ful information .
His wife ad@@ ds : “ There has always been so much to be gr@@ ate@@ ful for .
We can be sure that the Devil will never let his hands d@@ ro@@ p down .
For example , their prayers contribu@@ te to the succ@@ ess of the Christian congregation . ​ — Read Psalm 9@@ 2 : 13 , 14 .
You can also help the stud@@ ent to gro@@ w clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah by teaching him to pray from the heart .
They did not give in to men simply to cur@@ ry fav@@ or with them ; ne@@ i@@ ther should we .
This was true even of Jesus .
D@@ ou@@ gl@@ as .
F@@ ur@@ ther , the longer Jehovah exerc@@ ises pati@@ ence , the more time we have to “ keep working out [ our ] own sal@@ vation with fear and tre@@ m@@ bl@@ ing . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 12 ; 2 Peter 3 : 11 , 12 .
We therefore have reason to be confid@@ ent that the Ho@@ ly Scriptures have been acc@@ ur@@ ately trans@@ mit@@ ted from an@@ ti@@ qu@@ ity .
Jewish R@@ itu@@ al Ba@@ thing ​ — A F@@ or@@ er@@ un@@ ner of B@@ ap@@ tism ?
Jesus made a point similar to the one Solomon made in the book of E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es ​ — worl@@ dly tre@@ a@@ sures are not lasting .
Just then a sister who lived in the are@@ a invit@@ ed us into her house .
For us to enjoy et@@ er@@ n@@ al life , we need someone to pa@@ y a ransom for us .
For example , you may hold the beli@@ ef@@ s and op@@ in@@ i@@ ons of certain ones in high es@@ te@@ em .
Still , he was not i@@ mmu@@ ne to the effect of bad associ@@ ations .
I will really help you . ” N@@ ever allow an un@@ expe@@ cted in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , including jo@@ b lo@@ ss , to par@@ al@@ y@@ ze you .
They are spiritually dead , va@@ in , and fru@@ it@@ less .
“ W@@ ell , you will have t@@ wi@@ ce that many in New Yor@@ k next sum@@ m@@ er , ” he rep@@ lied .
Be@@ fore he gave a fin@@ al witness , all those in the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in “ saw that his face was as an ang@@ el@@ ’s face . ”
( Read Psalm 7@@ 2 : 12 - 14 . )
Because the proble@@ m continu@@ es to tr@@ ou@@ ble you , ad@@ d@@ ress it kin@@ dly at an oppor@@ tu@@ ne time .
N@@ adi@@ a@@ ’s mother , Mari@@ e - M@@ ad@@ ele@@ ine , who lived in Fr@@ ance , f@@ ell and bro@@ ke her ar@@ m and in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed her head .
Of course , he must have been very wor@@ ri@@ ed about his own personal sa@@ f@@ ety and that of his family .
A Bible study was started in the bro@@ ch@@ ure .
Be@@ fore rel@@ ating the account of the wa@@ shing of fe@@ et , John wrote : “ Jesus , having loved his own that were in the world , loved them to the end . ”
By cu@@ t@@ ting off associ@@ ation with Christ and his faithful followers , they lost their spiritu@@ ality and their joy .
In fact , the truth about Jesus ’ g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gy was so well - known that even the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es and S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es could not den@@ y it .
The par@@ able reve@@ als an important reason why Jehovah per@@ m@@ its wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
Your children will ten@@ d to refle@@ ct the same attitude toward their scho@@ ol@@ work and teach@@ ers that you displa@@ y .
Acc@@ ording to the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , to avoid in@@ fe@@ cting others , the le@@ per was requi@@ red to call out : “ Un@@ clean , un@@ clean ! ”
Jehovah ans@@ wer@@ ed by show@@ ing that his spirit was now on El@@ isha .
( a ) What is needed b@@ es@@ id@@ es sp@@ en@@ ding time with children ?
He also provi@@ des food and other things we need in order to su@@ sta@@ in our life .
With a few well - cho@@ s@@ en words , how beau@@ ti@@ fully Solomon shows the value of being te@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble !
Some of them are inspired by the h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of new boo@@ ks , s@@ em@@ in@@ ars , and We@@ b s@@ ites pro@@ duc@@ ed each year that promise to share the se@@ cre@@ t of how to get rich .
2 : 6 , 7 , 9 , 12 , 15 , 19 .
R@@ em@@ ember that the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s holy spirit inclu@@ des mil@@ dness and self - control .
May we too show courage in pro@@ claim@@ ing the Kingdom message , even when it invol@@ ves ex@@ pos@@ ing false religion .
Jo@@ an and I still conduct home Bible stu@@ dies , and over the years , we have been privile@@ ged to help some 40 individuals come to a knowledge of the truth , including one family of se@@ ven .
They man@@ i@@ f@@ est a will@@ ing@@ ness to work hard and to keep in st@@ ep with chang@@ ing circumstances .
A@@ t@@ ten@@ ding large conven@@ tions in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates contribu@@ ted im@@ me@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ bly to my spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement .
Be@@ fore consider@@ ing me@@ a@@ sures we can take to prote@@ ct ourselves in this reg@@ ard , let us see how the Devil succ@@ ess@@ fully used certain en@@ tic@@ ements with E@@ ve but un@@ succ@@ ess@@ fully with the Son of God .
Let us also support those taking the lead and live our lives in har@@ mony with the message we be@@ ar .
Because they would also have for@@ s@@ ak@@ en Jesus and thus would have needed help .
They took care of our Bible stu@@ dies and other responsi@@ bil@@ ities during our ab@@ s@@ ences .
What a blessing work will then be !
T@@ e@@ en su@@ i@@ ci@@ de has tri@@ pl@@ ed .
Jehovah used El@@ isha to do really wonderful things ​ — to per@@ form mirac@@ les !
I B@@ E@@ C@@ O@@ M@@ E A “ B@@ E@@ TH@@ E@@ L B@@ O@@ Y ”
Ke@@ ep@@ ing M@@ y@@ self Bu@@ s@@ y in Jehovah’s O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation 29
Gi@@ ve examples of how regul@@ ar prayer can help us to over@@ come spiritual we@@ ak@@ ness .
We are wise , then , to stay close to other matu@@ re Christians and to listen to bal@@ an@@ ced ad@@ vice .
Today , there are ei@@ ght congregations and about 7@@ 00 Witnesses in Je@@ qui@@ é .
“ Lo@@ ok ! Y@@ our@@ s is everything that bel@@ ong@@ s to M@@ ep@@ hi@@ bo@@ sh@@ et@@ h ” was Davi@@ d’s ha@@ st@@ y respon@@ se .
One might call st@@ or@@ ms fre@@ ak , un@@ direc@@ ted , un@@ contro@@ l@@ led occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ences .
The t@@ ent of God is with mankind . . . And he will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more .
What ca@@ uses two people who once v@@ ow@@ ed to love and ch@@ er@@ ish each other to become so dist@@ ant ?
Such s@@ cen@@ es high@@ light a fe@@ ature of the peace enjo@@ yed by God’s people today ​ — our g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l un@@ ity .
Jehovah pu@@ ts trust in his Son .
At the time , Jesus was a two - day j@@ our@@ ne@@ y or so from Be@@ th@@ any .
They can walk hand in hand as a happ@@ ily married cou@@ ple .
G@@ r@@ in@@ ding en@@ ough f@@ l@@ our for the family could take h@@ our@@ s , and “ the s@@ ound of the hand m@@ ill ” was comm@@ on in to@@ w@@ ns in Bible times .
She says : “ What has helped me to keep God’s Kingdom in mind is tal@@ king about it to others .
Just before that , my gr@@ and@@ mother had taken me into her country home for the du@@ r@@ ation of World W@@ ar I@@ I .
* John spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally id@@ enti@@ fied Jesus as the Son of God ​ — the promised Messi@@ ah .
N@@ ex@@ t mor@@ ning they were early in ris@@ ing and they made s@@ wor@@ n st@@ at@@ ements one to the other .
M@@ ary and Mar@@ th@@ a both said to Jesus : “ Lord , if you had been here , my brother would not have died . ”
Of course , there has never been a perfect marriage .
I ten@@ d to imitate those tra@@ its .
She showed me the book C@@ re@@ ation , in P@@ ol@@ ish .
Because “ the appointed time [ for the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of God’s judg@@ ments upon Satan’s world ] is near , ” there is an ur@@ g@@ ent need to understand the message of the book of Revelation and to act on it .
You will have an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of good things to imp@@ ar@@ t to your children . ​ — Luke 6 : 4@@ 5 .
I am now in my 8@@ 0 ’ s .
A@@ ha@@ b died in bat@@ tle , and Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at ba@@ r@@ ely sur@@ vi@@ ved .
During the course of his Gal@@ ile@@ an ministry , Jesus per@@ form@@ s mirac@@ les , gives minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al instru@@ ctions to the 12 apostles , den@@ oun@@ ces the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , and rel@@ ates Kingdom illustr@@ ations .
The apostle Paul encoura@@ ged Timothy to n@@ ou@@ ris@@ h himself “ with the words of the faith and of the fine teaching . ”
What Is Your An@@ s@@ wer ?
My full - time service has en@@ ri@@ ched my life more than any se@@ cre@@ t@@ ari@@ al jo@@ b ever could have .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T I@@ S I@@ T ?
Ch@@ il@@ dren will learn the meaning of love if , in an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment of war@@ m affe@@ ction , they see their parents fe@@ ed and prote@@ ct them , commun@@ ic@@ ate with them , and take a deep personal interest in them .
K@@ ar@@ ina , however , had never sh@@ ared in that fe@@ ature of the wit@@ ness@@ ing work .
So it is not sur@@ pris@@ ing that many believe that in@@ justice will always be with us .
The war@@ m@@ th of the su@@ n .
When David heard this , he got very ang@@ ry at what the rich man had done .
Your s@@ inc@@ ere , en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic rec@@ oun@@ ting of what you ga@@ ined or the as@@ pe@@ cts you found inter@@ es@@ ting will likely make such more imp@@ res@@ sive to others .
Rather than bring her body back to their family bu@@ ri@@ al place , Jac@@ o@@ b bu@@ ri@@ ed her in a gra@@ ve “ on the way to . . .
It is a qu@@ ality that mar@@ ks a disci@@ ple of Jesus Christ .
How can we maintain our peace when the re@@ action we enc@@ oun@@ ter is un@@ fav@@ or@@ able ?
Mo@@ ving A@@ head to F@@ in@@ al V@@ ic@@ t@@ ory ! “ Lo@@ ok !
I set up a fru@@ it stand in fr@@ on@@ t of our house and kept the displa@@ y ne@@ at .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , they are working hard to buil@@ d a good relationship with their God , Jehovah .
However , the more you get to know others , the more opportunity you have to star@@ t to understand their way of thinking .
One branch of@@ fice in the C@@ ari@@ b@@ be@@ an wrote : “ If the h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of fore@@ ign@@ ers who serve here were to leave , the sta@@ bility of the congregations would be affe@@ cted .
Bro@@ ther L@@ et@@ t then in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed some long@@ time servants of Jehovah who gave sh@@ ort but po@@ t@@ ent Scriptural tal@@ ks .
What qu@@ ality did that requi@@ re ?
“ H@@ app@@ y is the man in fear of Jehovah . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 1@@ 12 : 1 .
El@@ ke : “ In my home country of Au@@ stri@@ a , I often pray@@ ed to Jehovah for just one Bible study .
Hence , Bible study ought to be preci@@ ous , deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful , and ref@@ re@@ shing , even though it invol@@ ves men@@ tal discipl@@ ine and effort .
The Bible shows that Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar lost his san@@ ity , evid@@ ently for se@@ ven years .
It is our ar@@ ch@@ enem@@ y , Satan , who wants us to think that way .
The psalmist s@@ ings : “ An@@ yone d@@ wel@@ ling in the se@@ cre@@ t place of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh will pro@@ cu@@ re himself lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing under the very sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty One .
Lo@@ ve and Com@@ pan@@ i@@ on@@ ship Ch@@ ang@@ ed Their Li@@ ves
In the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines , ne@@ arly 3@@ ,000 brothers and sisters have moved to re@@ gi@@ ons where there is a great need for Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers .
However , stri@@ fe and div@@ ision within the family are comm@@ on in to@@ da@@ y’s world .
“ As reg@@ ar@@ ds Jehovah , his eyes are ro@@ ving about through all the earth to show his strength in be@@ half of those who@@ se heart is complete toward him . ”
Some se@@ ed “ f@@ ell upon the good so@@ il , and , after s@@ pr@@ ou@@ ting , it pro@@ duc@@ ed fru@@ it . ”
If you have ever asked yourself that question , you are not al@@ one .
Mo@@ der@@ n Hebrew and Greek are qu@@ ite different from those langu@@ ages back in Bible times .
What was the ob@@ je@@ ctive of the nations in con@@ spi@@ ring against Israel ?
But he does prote@@ ct his people as a group by war@@ ning them about the different ways Satan tri@@ es to tri@@ ck them .
He even ques@@ tioned whether those who keep integrity are of any value to God !
“ D@@ or@@ is was such a good stud@@ ent , and I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t want to m@@ ess that up , ” she rel@@ ates .
4 : 8 , 9 ​ — Di@@ d Daniel himself become a ma@@ gi@@ c - practic@@ ing pri@@ est ?
T@@ ake st@@ ep@@ s now to buil@@ d your love for God and his Word , the Bible .
Revelation 21 : 3 - 5
Indeed , “ the word of God is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power . ” ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
The vis@@ it to deli@@ ver the bro@@ ch@@ ure went well , and M@@ r@@ s . G — ( Bet@@ ty ) ag@@ re@@ ed to another call .
In contr@@ ast with to@@ da@@ y’s se@@ cul@@ ar world , some in Chris@@ tend@@ om have taught that se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations are sh@@ am@@ e@@ ful , sin@@ ful , and that the “ origin@@ al sin ” in the gar@@ den of E@@ den was the se@@ x@@ u@@ al se@@ du@@ ction of Adam by E@@ ve .
You ‘ understand . ’
Who will re@@ side in your holy m@@ oun@@ tain ?
On an@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is , Bar@@ de@@ t as@@ ser@@ ted that this t@@ it@@ le cor@@ respon@@ ds “ in every respect to the Greek u@@ sage of emp@@ lo@@ ying the [ de@@ fin@@ ite ] article for the n@@ ames of people . ”
As to the i@@ ma@@ ges of hel@@ l as a fi@@ er@@ y place , he said : “ They show the complete fru@@ str@@ ation and emp@@ t@@ iness of life without God . ”
I was so gr@@ ate@@ ful when an el@@ der helped G@@ ary cop@@ e with the physical chang@@ es he was experi@@ enc@@ ing during his te@@ en@@ age years .
Consider the experience of one Witness : “ I felt that one sister was tre@@ ating me as if I were a child .
The Jews ap@@ par@@ ently app@@ lied the same rule to those ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted on a st@@ ake by the Romans .
We become a disci@@ ple of Jesus when we learn and do the things that he comman@@ ded . ​ — Read Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 .
Ther@@ e@@ in , Jesus indic@@ ated both his a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of what was happ@@ ening in each congregation and the dep@@ th of his concer@@ n for his followers .
• In what ways might Satan use fr@@ on@@ tal att@@ ac@@ ks ?
If you had been an e@@ ye@@ witness of those events , ho@@ pe@@ fully you would never have for@@ go@@ t@@ ten the One respon@@ sible for them .
How would you expla@@ in to them what it means to be born again ?
20 : 20 , 21 .
This in it@@ self indic@@ ates that the prophecy has a bi@@ gg@@ er fulfill@@ ment than just the one invol@@ ving Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar .
At that time , Lo@@ t said : “ Your serv@@ ant has found fav@@ or in your eyes so that you are ma@@ gn@@ i@@ f@@ ying your loving - kindness , which you have exerc@@ ised with me to pre@@ serve my soul ali@@ ve . ”
Jesus set the example by teaching his hear@@ ers only “ as far as they were able to listen . ”
Jesus continu@@ es to demonstr@@ ate his love of righteousness and justice by over@@ see@@ ing the great@@ est preaching and teaching cam@@ pa@@ ign in the hist@@ ory of the world .
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Li@@ fe is so un@@ pre@@ dic@@ table that we often won@@ der if there is anything that we can be ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely certain about .
Why We Ne@@ ed God 4
His example taught me that when a person hum@@ bl@@ es himself before God by accep@@ ting discipl@@ ine , blessings just p@@ our out ! ”
W@@ a@@ it on Jehovah , as@@ king for his holy spirit to help you .
Ther@@ efore , we should pray@@ er@@ fully refle@@ ct on what our words and de@@ e@@ ds reve@@ al about us .
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s fi@@ ve refer@@ ences to the mi@@ gh@@ ty spirit cre@@ ature M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el .
John wor@@ e a gar@@ ment of cam@@ el ha@@ ir , with a le@@ ather gi@@ r@@ d@@ le around his lo@@ ins , in the man@@ ner of the prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah , who fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed him .
“ S@@ pe@@ ak tru@@ th@@ fully with one another . With truth and the judgment of peace do your judg@@ ing in your g@@ ates . ”
It would be wise to find a matu@@ re Christian ​ — perhaps an el@@ der — ​ with whom to share our concer@@ ns and upon whom we can call for help when temp@@ tation str@@ ik@@ es . ​ — Proverbs 22 : 17 .
Not once did I feel close to him . ”
And the child who pla@@ ys at being a minis@@ ter of God is taking the first st@@ ep on the ro@@ ad to be@@ coming one .
In m@@ om@@ ents of disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement , we talk to each other about Bible truth and how Jehovah is su@@ sta@@ ining us . ”
David knew that obe@@ ying and tru@@ sting in God would bring happiness and many blessings , while ign@@ or@@ ing God would ear@@ n him God’s dis@@ fav@@ or .
From in@@ side , from their heart .
Let us consider why .
Yet , both of them car@@ ri@@ ed out the spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c t@@ ask God gave them to do because they loved Jehovah and desi@@ red to do his will faith@@ fully .
Like Jehovah , we should be com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate and mer@@ ci@@ ful in our deal@@ ings with others .
Th@@ r@@ ough their mother , they made this re@@ qu@@ est to Jesus : ‘ Gi@@ ve the word that we may si@@ t at your right hand and at your left , in your kingdom . ’
All three i@@ ma@@ ges : © Bet@@ t@@ man@@ n / C@@ O@@ R@@ BI@@ S
What direc@@ tions to spiritual tre@@ a@@ sures do we have ?
Paul had an ear@@ n@@ est desire to rel@@ ate to “ as many people as possible ” in his ministry .
In re@@ tro@@ spe@@ ct , I can att@@ est that the dre@@ ad@@ ful experi@@ ences I was for@@ ced to end@@ ure did not em@@ bit@@ ter me .
If we fir@@ m@@ ly ad@@ here to his righteous standards and remain ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast , we can succ@@ ess@@ fully ru@@ n the r@@ ace for life et@@ er@@ n@@ al ! ​ — Proverbs 11 : 19 ; 1 Timothy 6 : 12 , 17 - 19 .
A ke@@ y to help@@ ing is your prayers . ​ — Psalm 18 : 2 ; 20 : 1 , 2 ; 34 : 15 ; 4@@ 6 : 1 ; 1@@ 21 : 1 - 3 .
As you do so , be as@@ sur@@ ed that “ the God of love and of peace will be with you . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 9 ; 2 Corinthians 13 : 11 .
At the next an@@ nu@@ al col@@ le@@ ction service , al@@ though he had the money in his po@@ c@@ ke@@ t , he could not for@@ get 1 Timothy 5 : 8 .
Be@@ ing “ dis@@ cre@@ et , ” the ste@@ ward class shows good judgment in direc@@ ting the all - important work of preaching the “ good news of the kingdom ” and making “ disciples of people of all the nations . ”
L@@ ar@@ g@@ er fac@@ il@@ ities r@@ ented for our conven@@ tions ​ — such as a@@ udi@@ t@@ ori@@ um@@ s , ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion h@@ alls , or s@@ por@@ ts st@@ adi@@ um@@ s — ​ become plac@@ es of worship while being used for our sac@@ red ga@@ ther@@ ings .
For example , was something wrong with the way God cre@@ ated man ?
• What is involved in tru@@ sting in Jehovah ?
How can we maintain our confidence in the hope a@@ head ?
G@@ w@@ en asked about the meaning of the L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er and ended up expla@@ ining it to him !
By this com@@ par@@ is@@ on of the first - century Christians with Jehovah’s Witnesses today , our con@@ vi@@ ction that ‘ God is really among us ’ was in@@ deed streng@@ th@@ ened . — 1 Corinthians 14 : 25 .
The other hope is for most Christians loy@@ ally serving God in our time .
I@@ magine , then , the angels sh@@ ou@@ ting the same message to you : “ Do not be fo@@ ol@@ ed by Satan’s lies ! ”
She wr@@ ites : “ I sp@@ ent al@@ most all of this time in prayer to Jehovah .
Mus@@ li@@ ms reg@@ ard him as one of their great@@ est prophe@@ ts .
Yes , the Law was “ a sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of the good things to come , but not the very sub@@ st@@ ance of the things . ”
In an effort to ex@@ p@@ and their ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on , mo@@ der@@ n s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists are sear@@ ch@@ ing deep into the n@@ atur@@ al world .
He was descri@@ bed as s@@ inc@@ ere , eas@@ y@@ going , and pleas@@ ant .
Of course , Jesus did not tell us that his faithful slave would pro@@ du@@ ce perfect spiritual food .
How did Jesus act in har@@ mony with his illustr@@ ation of the fi@@ g t@@ ree ?
What a privilege it was to support Christ’s brothers by working as a you@@ ng@@ ster under the spiritual over@@ sight of these “ p@@ ill@@ ars ” ! ​ — G@@ al .
Pro@@ fes@@ sion@@ als who try to pre@@ di@@ ct the future have me@@ t with some succ@@ ess@@ es but also many fa@@ il@@ u@@ res .
It would have been un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble on his part to prof@@ it from his God - appointed of@@ fice .
Why did God reve@@ al his name to us ?
Th@@ r@@ ough the Kingdom , Jehovah will take dr@@ as@@ tic , positi@@ ve action in be@@ half of the human family .
For obe@@ ying Jehovah , Jeremiah sur@@ vi@@ ved Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s des@@ tru@@ ction , but Ju@@ cal ap@@ par@@ ently died when the system in which he tru@@ sted was destro@@ yed .
Thus it was that I found my@@ self pres@@ en@@ ting her baptism talk .
Then they would be off to the ne@@ ar@@ by st@@ re@@ am to wa@@ s@@ h clo@@ th@@ es ( 11 ) .
In ad@@ dition to con@@ ve@@ ying it by word of m@@ ou@@ th , they plac@@ ed in the hands of the public more than 7@@ 00 milli@@ on pi@@ e@@ ces of pr@@ inted material to ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ise and expla@@ in it .
He has been rel@@ ent@@ less in his war@@ f@@ are against those who “ ob@@ serve the comman@@ d@@ ments of God , ” especially in these last days . ​ — John 8 : 4@@ 4 ; Revelation 12 : 9 , 17 .
How true that was of the 1@@ 2@@ 7@@ th an@@ nu@@ al meeting , held on S@@ atur@@ day , O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 1 , 20@@ 11 !
What is the op@@ ening pet@@ iti@@ on of the mo@@ de@@ l prayer , and why is this appro@@ pri@@ ate ?
Tru@@ ly , we never know how see@@ ds of truth will take ro@@ o@@ t and gro@@ w . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 11 : 6 .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out his earthly life and including his hum@@ ili@@ ating death , Jesus showed what it means to be ar@@ d@@ ently dedic@@ ated and fully loyal to the true God .
No won@@ der there is so much wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness !
O@@ be@@ y God’s Word and Be H@@ app@@ y
En@@ ro@@ l@@ l@@ ment : The Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy invit@@ es brothers and their wi@@ ves .
Yet , at that cr@@ itical point , they turned to serving the go@@ ds of the Mo@@ a@@ bit@@ es .
The ar@@ k of the covenant and vari@@ ous sac@@ red u@@ ten@@ s@@ il@@ s were to be kept there .
“ But when his relati@@ ves heard about it , they went out to se@@ ize him , for they were saying : ‘ He has g@@ one out of his mind . ’ ”
When Jehovah’s Witnesses first me@@ t Mari@@ a , a s@@ inc@@ ere Ca@@ tho@@ lic living in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , she allow@@ ed the Witnesses to show her God’s name in the Bible .
Jeremiah was put in sto@@ c@@ ks , imp@@ ris@@ oned in “ the house of f@@ et@@ ters , ” and thro@@ wn into a c@@ is@@ ter@@ n .
Even so , a person may ev@@ en@@ tually come to real@@ ize the import@@ ance of dra@@ wing close to God .
( b ) Of what can we be confid@@ ent ?
17 : 16 ; 18 : 9 , 10 ​ — Why do “ the k@@ ings of the earth ” g@@ ri@@ eve over the very ent@@ ity they themselves have de@@ va@@ stated ?
I had just fin@@ i@@ shed my shi@@ ft at the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
Jehovah war@@ ned of the d@@ ang@@ ers and con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of bad associ@@ ations .
Who would want Jesus to think of him as P@@ har@@ is@@ a@@ ic ? ​ — Matthew 23 : 1 - 4 , 16 , 17 , 23 .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , ar@@ m@@ ed men sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded them .
They find it hard to accept God’s vie@@ w@@ point on the matter .
A young gi@@ r@@ l tal@@ ks with her scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es about the good news and off@@ ers them a tr@@ act .
The Al@@ ti@@ pl@@ an@@ o is 60 mil@@ es [ 1@@ 00 k@@ m ] wide and over 6@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 1@@ ,000 k@@ m ] long , and its a@@ ver@@ age el@@ ev@@ ation is some 1@@ 2@@ ,000 fe@@ et [ 3@@ ,@@ 7@@ 00 m ] a@@ bo@@ ve se@@ a le@@ v@@ el .
Today , he lik@@ e@@ wise appro@@ ves of those , young or old , who ref@@ ra@@ in from d@@ el@@ ving into the “ deep things of Satan ” by means of the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t or viol@@ ent vi@@ de@@ o g@@ ames or by in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ing in per@@ mis@@ sive human reason@@ ings .
K@@ ar@@ l K@@ le@@ in , who ser@@ ves as a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and his wife , Mar@@ ga@@ re@@ t , vis@@ ited us while they were on v@@ ac@@ ation some years ag@@ o .
Some of my friends have died because of their w@@ il@@ d , f@@ ast lives on mo@@ t@@ or@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ les .
O@@ thers , such as W@@ ill@@ i , imitate Christ .
D@@ ra@@ wing on the example of Na@@ om@@ i and Ru@@ th , the speak@@ er encoura@@ ged the gra@@ du@@ ates to have full confidence in the arrang@@ ements that God’s earthly organization has put in place and to respect the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c authority .
By way of contr@@ ast , consider God’s deal@@ ings with his ang@@ eli@@ c sons .
Those new instru@@ ctions will be another way Jehovah will show his un@@ deser@@ ved kindness .
Do their dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ies con@@ fir@@ m any of the pro@@ posed the@@ ori@@ es ?
How can we gro@@ w spiritually ?
In 194@@ 1 my parents and I attend@@ ed the ass@@ em@@ bly in S@@ t . L@@ ou@@ is , Mis@@ s@@ our@@ i .
“ If you will go with me , ” said Bar@@ ak , “ I also shall certainly go ; but if you will not go with me , I shall not go . ”
Satan’s a@@ im is to s@@ il@@ ence the vo@@ ice of our faith ​ — to get us to sto@@ p preaching the good news .
What exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent examples these ancient ga@@ ther@@ ings provide for God’s people today !
M@@ ake God Re@@ jo@@ ice ? 5 / 15
T@@ w@@ o examples are , “ Ha@@ ve sal@@ t in y@@ ourselves ” and “ recei@@ ving in themselves the full re@@ com@@ p@@ en@@ se . ”
We wanted to imitate the good examples we had gro@@ wing up , so we deci@@ ded that we would accept any invit@@ ation from Jehovah’s organization .
This time , rel@@ e@@ ase was not con@@ di@@ tional on my ab@@ j@@ uring my faith .
Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning in 19@@ 31 , Bro@@ ther Di@@ e@@ h@@ l served faith@@ fully at the Bethel home in B@@ er@@ n , S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land .
They were spirit cre@@ atu@@ res , not humans .
Why does God want us to know the truth ?
After L@@ is@@ a fin@@ i@@ shed her scho@@ ol@@ ing , she said : “ W@@ ell , Mo@@ m and D@@ ad , since I took you out of the full - time service for a while , I will try to make up for it by be@@ coming a pioneer . ”
Let us “ h@@ ate what is bad , and love what is good ” and continue wal@@ king in the way of integrity . ​ — A@@ mo@@ s 5 : 15 .
A hum@@ ble mind - set resul@@ ts from a real@@ is@@ tic ass@@ ess@@ ment of ourselves ​ — our streng@@ ths and we@@ ak@@ nesses , our succ@@ ess@@ es and fa@@ il@@ u@@ res .
11 : 9 , 13 .
By the time that Jehovah used An@@ ani@@ as to rest@@ ore Sa@@ ul@@ ’s sight , Sa@@ ul@@ ’s attitude toward people had chang@@ ed forever .
Instead , let us displa@@ y confidence in God , for tru@@ sting in the power of men will in@@ ev@@ it@@ ab@@ ly lead to disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment . ​ — Psalm 14@@ 6 : 3 - 5 .
M@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ D B@@ Y A S@@ EN@@ S@@ E O@@ F U@@ R@@ G@@ EN@@ C@@ Y
Now I real@@ ize that if I had been more res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful of M@@ om@@ ’s feelings and beli@@ ef@@ s , things might have been cal@@ m@@ er .
In war@@ time , close b@@ on@@ ds of cam@@ ar@@ ad@@ eri@@ e are form@@ ed as fellow fi@@ gh@@ ters offer encourag@@ ement and mutu@@ al prote@@ ction , at times even sa@@ ving one another from death .
Christian meetings are also a great help .
Re@@ call Jesus ’ par@@ ab@@ les of the vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins and the tal@@ ents .
What encourag@@ ement do you find in the words at 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 3 : 1 - 5 ?
The Creator will re@@ ward those who truly love him , en@@ ab@@ ling them to have everlasting life .
37 : 11 .
For example , one religious minis@@ ter was moved to say , “ I am not a Witness , but I will say that you have an out@@ stan@@ ding@@ ly organiz@@ ed preaching work , and you have rac@@ i@@ al un@@ ity . ”
What does Jose@@ p@@ h’s example teach us ?
Me@@ an@@ while , I comple@@ ted my scho@@ ol@@ ing by stud@@ ying illustr@@ ation and gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c ar@@ ts .
Re@@ call Davi@@ d’s words recorded at Psalm 5@@ 5 : 22 : “ Th@@ ro@@ w your bur@@ den upon Jehovah himself , and he himself will su@@ sta@@ in you . N@@ ever will he allow the righteous one to to@@ t@@ ter . ”
Ch@@ il@@ dren , especially bo@@ ys , needed prote@@ ction from se@@ x@@ u@@ al m@@ ol@@ es@@ tation .
Of course , we do not use Bible counsel to pres@@ sure or con@@ dem@@ n others .
H@@ as not Jehovah bless@@ ed your decision ? ​ — Com@@ pare Hebrews 11 : 25 .
Many of R@@ ous@@ se@@ au@@ ’s con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries ve@@ h@@ em@@ ently disa@@ gre@@ ed with that kind of religious appro@@ ach .
At a ca@@ r deal@@ er@@ ship , the g@@ un@@ man kil@@ led a sal@@ es@@ man and a cu@@ st@@ om@@ er and seri@@ ously in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed two of the po@@ lic@@ em@@ en who were clo@@ sing in on him .
Consider the case of 4@@ 4 - year - old Ch@@ ar@@ l@@ ene , who had can@@ c@@ er and was told she had ten days to live .
As told by D@@ ou@@ gl@@ as G@@ u@@ est
in pre@@ par@@ ing for marriage ?
W@@ ould they wa@@ it in the comfort of their ho@@ m@@ es in the city until Paul arri@@ ved and then come to gre@@ et him ?
But by the th@@ ir@@ d century , certain influ@@ enti@@ al cl@@ er@@ ic@@ s , en@@ am@@ ored of the tr@@ in@@ it@@ ari@@ an teaching of pa@@ g@@ an Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her P@@ l@@ at@@ o , began re@@ ca@@ sting God to f@@ it the Tr@@ in@@ it@@ ari@@ an for@@ mu@@ la .
At that time , he began to study the Bible .
P@@ hon@@ o@@ gra@@ ph .
Jesus ’ c@@ hi@@ ef interest was in help@@ ing others spiritually .
The Watchtower article was about the att@@ ack by ‘ Go@@ g of Ma@@ go@@ g , ’ mentioned in the prophe@@ tic book of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el .
Why don@@ ’t you jo@@ in us next time ? ”
It was such a little thing , but it was u@@ se@@ ful to Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d .
18 , 19 . ( a ) When par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly must shepher@@ ds displa@@ y mil@@ dness and self - control ?
Why not read Matthew chap@@ ters 5 through 7 once again care@@ fully and pray@@ er@@ fully ?
By real@@ iz@@ ing that some@@ times there are sever@@ al cor@@ rec@@ t pa@@ ths to cho@@ ose from .
Some parents feel that their chil@@ d’s scho@@ ol@@ ing is the most important thing , so they give the child al@@ most un@@ li@@ mit@@ ed fre@@ e@@ dom as long as he ge@@ ts good gra@@ des in school and ge@@ ts into a pres@@ ti@@ gi@@ ous col@@ le@@ ge .
He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah went to the house of Jehovah and began pra@@ ying : “ O Jehovah our God , sa@@ ve us , ple@@ ase , out of his hand , that all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the earth may know that you , O Jehovah , are God al@@ one . ” ​ — 2 K@@ i .
I@@ mp@@ ro@@ ving your life now .
At 2 Corinthians 3 : 5 , 6 , what expres@@ sion is used three times , and what does it mean ?
Yet , just know@@ ing that something ter@@ ri@@ ble can ha@@ p@@ pen at any time is a dis@@ tur@@ b@@ ing and dist@@ res@@ sing feel@@ ing .
“ The people were wa@@ iting , and all were reason@@ ing in their hearts concer@@ ning John , whether he were not the Messi@@ ah . ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 3 : 15 , TH@@ E E@@ M@@ P@@ H@@ AT@@ I@@ C DI@@ A@@ G@@ L@@ O@@ T@@ T .
It is my beli@@ ef that this work will be written into the hist@@ ory of Tu@@ v@@ alu with reg@@ ard to the prin@@ ting of educ@@ ational boo@@ ks . . . .
Some Christians su@@ ff@@ er consider@@ able st@@ ress because of past experi@@ ences in life .
Because we recogn@@ ize Christ’s authority , we have a part in the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work .
Do you think that he came to reg@@ re@@ t the decision ?
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying may not be your fav@@ or@@ ite activ@@ ity , but remember that Timothy had to ‘ tra@@ in himself with godly devo@@ tion as his a@@ im . ’
At the C@@ e@@ da@@ r P@@ o@@ in@@ t , O@@ hi@@ o , conven@@ tion in 19@@ 19 , God’s Kingdom was high@@ ligh@@ ted .
Why , then , did Jo@@ si@@ ah go out to fi@@ ght ?
Thus beg@@ ins Samu@@ el@@ ’s li@@ fe@@ time of special service to God . ​ — 1 Samuel 1 : 25 - 28 ; 2 : 11 .
I@@ N A prayer to God , the psalmist as@@ ks : “ Will your loving - kindness be declar@@ ed in the bu@@ ri@@ al place it@@ self , your faith@@ ful@@ ness in the place of des@@ tru@@ ction ? ”
When com@@ mission@@ ing Moses to lead God’s people out of Egy@@ pt , Jehovah reve@@ aled an as@@ pect of his person@@ ality by using a rel@@ ated ver@@ b to descri@@ be his name , this time in the first person .
• As explained by Peter , why were early Christians persecu@@ ted ?
How can that be avo@@ i@@ ded ?
Jesus allow@@ ed God’s Word to gu@@ i@@ de not only his actions but also his teaching .
U@@ sing par@@ al@@ le@@ l co@@ lum@@ ns , E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us displa@@ yed the succ@@ es@@ sion of the ro@@ y@@ al@@ ty of different nations .
Paul ur@@ ged fellow believers : “ M@@ ake sure of all things ; hold f@@ ast to what is fine . ”
Do you long for comfort in the face of death ?
She and her husband felt that they could not af@@ for@@ d to have another child for e@@ con@@ om@@ ic reas@@ ons , so they were con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating an ab@@ or@@ tion .
The 14@@ 8@@ th Psalm also descri@@ bes in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ ation as pra@@ ising Jehovah .
What gl@@ ori@@ ous good news !
During such a man@@ e@@ u@@ ver , a mission@@ ary s@@ it@@ ting in the back se@@ at of a bu@@ s loo@@ ked out of the w@@ in@@ do@@ w and no@@ tic@@ ed that one of the re@@ ar whe@@ els was right on the e@@ dge of a preci@@ pi@@ ce of more than 6@@ 00 fe@@ et [ 19@@ 0 m ] !
Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es fore@@ told the coming of the Messi@@ ah , or Christ , meaning “ A@@ no@@ inted One . ”
Consider the ans@@ wers to those questions in the following st@@ ory of sur@@ vi@@ val .
A@@ n un@@ u@@ su@@ al de@@ ta@@ il on many hous@@ es in this v@@ al@@ le@@ y might c@@ atch your e@@ ye .
The lead@@ ers used public fun@@ ds to give the people bre@@ ad and cir@@ c@@ uses , keep@@ ing their st@@ om@@ ach@@ s full and their min@@ ds di@@ ver@@ ted .
Our present com@@ mis@@ sion must be ful@@ filled before the fin@@ al end comes .
When he became the king of Israel , it would have been wise for him to follow the counsel of the older men .
Au@@ bre@@ y and C@@ live he@@ ad@@ ed off in the bo@@ at with the s@@ ound e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment while I sta@@ yed at the h@@ all we had r@@ ented .
We try not to com@@ pare ourselves with those who se@@ em to have an end@@ less am@@ ount of en@@ er@@ gy . ”
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ing this , Jehovah’s Witnesses in J@@ ap@@ an rec@@ ently made a concer@@ ted effort to eng@@ age in this fe@@ ature of the ministry .
A Mar@@ vel@@ ous F@@ utu@@ re
He fore@@ told that Jesus Christ , the “ P@@ r@@ in@@ ce of Pe@@ ace , ” would rest@@ ore peace to the earth .
E@@ ver@@ yone on earth today has in@@ her@@ ited sin ​ — a ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic fa@@ il@@ ure to me@@ asure up per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly to God’s requi@@ re@@ ments .
The un@@ certain@@ ty of where his next me@@ al would come from or where he would live ap@@ par@@ ently did not si@@ t well with the s@@ cri@@ be , for there is no indic@@ ation that he became a follow@@ er of Christ . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Moses provi@@ des an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent example regarding how we should respon@@ d when others receive privile@@ ges in Jehovah’s service .
Per@@ haps the thought that this hope is gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ ed ca@@ ught their attention .
“ If You Ha@@ ve Lo@@ ve A@@ m@@ ong Y@@ ourselves ”
However , these situ@@ ations do not mean that your marriage is a fa@@ il@@ ure .
He will not end@@ less@@ ly t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , and we know that we are living in the last days .
W@@ as he dead ?
In fact , “ he who does not love his brother , whom he has seen , cannot be loving God , whom he has not seen . ”
It had also emp@@ ow@@ ered him to wr@@ ite some of the most beau@@ ti@@ ful psal@@ ms ever com@@ posed .
I enjoy supp@@ or@@ ting him as he helps to care for the congregation we atten@@ d .
B@@ ac@@ k@@ gr@@ ound ma@@ p : B@@ as@@ ed on ma@@ ps cop@@ y@@ righ@@ ted by P@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ al Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ve ( Ne@@ ar E@@ ast@@ er@@ n H@@ ist@@ ory ) E@@ st . and S@@ ur@@ ve@@ y of Israel
Let us see what his example can teach us about serving without reg@@ re@@ ts .
Paul’s me@@ ta@@ p@@ ho@@ r com@@ pa@@ res the Christian congregation to “ a large house ” and individu@@ al members of the congregation to “ u@@ ten@@ s@@ il@@ s , ” or hous@@ eho@@ ld imp@@ le@@ ments .
In har@@ mony with these words , Christians today are determined to prote@@ ct their faith and the body of truth with which they have been en@@ tru@@ sted .
With the esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment of the Christian congregation , mu@@ si@@ c continued to be a prom@@ in@@ ent fe@@ ature of true worship .
Like Jesus , his disciples loved and valu@@ ed the truth about Jehovah and Christ so much that op@@ pos@@ ers could not disc@@ oura@@ ge them from sh@@ aring it with others .
The special pioneer mon@@ th@@ ly allow@@ ance was 40 shil@@ l@@ ings ( then about $ 8 , U@@ .@@ S . ) .
Paul said that we should make our pet@@ iti@@ ons known to God “ along with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving . ”
A@@ no@@ ther effe@@ ctive ba@@ it that Satan uses is cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity about the occ@@ ul@@ t .
Why may God’s servants today be confid@@ ent of ang@@ eli@@ c support ?
F@@ re@@ ed From the C@@ lu@@ t@@ ches of Su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ on
For instance , our understanding of Bible truth is con@@ stan@@ tly be@@ coming cle@@ are@@ r .
What is the most important of human needs , and what must Christian parents do first in order to f@@ ill this need in their children ?
Ke@@ ep in mind , though , the need to be res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful , according the stud@@ ent di@@ gn@@ ity .
To fi@@ ght disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement , who@@ se compan@@ y should we avoid ?
They used com@@ ic@@ al l@@ ines to in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ate each other , but this helped them to devel@@ op a love for the preaching work .
Jesus called those who would make up the faithful slave class his brothers .
It is eas@@ y to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce ourselves that we can view see@@ dy en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment without any har@@ m .
Th@@ ink about this : If Jehovah ca@@ res for the bir@@ ds , how much more so does he care for you who love him and have given yourself to him ?
He taught us to use it to de@@ f@@ end our faith
Paul loved the brothers and sisters there .
L@@ ear@@ n why it can be said that Christ’s pres@@ ence co@@ v@@ ers an ex@@ tend@@ ed peri@@ od of time .
The answer to both par@@ ts of the question is no .
But their trust was sa@@ dly be@@ tra@@ yed .
What Sh@@ ould This Mo@@ ve You to Do ?
He and some others were even going to hi@@ j@@ ack an a@@ ir@@ pl@@ ane , al@@ though the pl@@ an did not materi@@ al@@ ize .
The one con@@ duc@@ ting should first listen to the com@@ ment and then deter@@ mine if an ad@@ di@@ tional com@@ ment is needed .
Jesus spoke to many who were des@@ per@@ ately tr@@ ying to do what was la@@ w@@ ful but who were “ lo@@ ad@@ ed down ” because the Jewish lead@@ ers made religion a bur@@ den@@ some thing .
The fact that some coun@@ tri@@ es for de@@ ca@@ des have been fi@@ gh@@ ting ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism in its many form@@ s with only li@@ mit@@ ed succ@@ ess gives cre@@ d@@ ence to such fear .
Some Jewish lead@@ ers min@@ i@@ mi@@ zed God’s standards , allow@@ ing hus@@ ban@@ ds to div@@ or@@ ce their wi@@ ves for such tri@@ vi@@ al matters as over@@ sal@@ ting food .
He ex@@ t@@ ol@@ led Jehovah , saying : “ As the heavens are high@@ er than the earth , his loving - kindness is su@@ peri@@ or toward those fe@@ aring him . ”
For examples , see the 199@@ 2 Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses , pages 18@@ 1 - 2 , and The Watchtower of S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 1 , 199@@ 3 , pages 27 - 31 .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly this is true of Lu@@ c@@ as , a man in his 40 ’ s .
How do the following s@@ crip@@ tures help us to dis@@ cer@@ n the tim@@ ing of “ the first resurrection ” ?
F@@ ur@@ ther Ex@@ pan@@ sion and O@@ p@@ pres@@ sion
( 4 ) A s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ating res@@ olu@@ tion was a@@ do@@ p@@ ted in Fr@@ ance and I@@ tal@@ y .
Hence , it is under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble that we may feel disc@@ oura@@ ged when many people re@@ ject the Kingdom message .
But then he learned that she was pre@@ gn@@ ant !
What an encourag@@ ing example for all ! ​ — Hebrews 10 : 24 , 25 .
W@@ al@@ ter J . Tho@@ r@@ n was a p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ m , affe@@ c@@ tion@@ ately known as Pa@@ pp@@ y because of his fa@@ ther@@ ly , Chris@@ t@@ like dis@@ position
S@@ ome@@ thing similar happened on an is@@ land off the co@@ ast of Yu@@ c@@ at@@ á@@ n .
We are sure to have God’s continued fav@@ or if we com@@ p@@ ly with his righteous remin@@ ders .
I@@ ts promises are pas@@ sed on to Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s true “ se@@ ed ” ​ — Christ Jesus , who is the pri@@ m@@ ary one , and those who “ bel@@ ong to Christ . ”
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a doubt , all of us would be deli@@ gh@@ ted by such promises .
The 2@@ 50 re@@ bel@@ s were ap@@ par@@ ently not willing to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with this ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment in pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re .
S@@ tr@@ ong emo@@ tions like anger or fear can make it difficult to think st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght .
And when some thought that a wom@@ an’s gift of appreciation was ex@@ tra@@ va@@ g@@ ant , Jesus was not c@@ y@@ n@@ ic@@ al about her mo@@ ti@@ ves but said : “ Wh@@ er@@ ever this good news is pre@@ ached in all the world , what this woman did shall also be told as a re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of her . ”
All of this takes a great de@@ al of their time and en@@ er@@ gy .
With God’s blessing , their man@@ t@@ les did not we@@ ar out , nor did their fe@@ et s@@ well up during the 40 years they sp@@ ent in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
But main@@ tain@@ ing that fri@@ end@@ ship and working out your own sal@@ vation will requi@@ re effort .
Because a person can be s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely wrong .
28 Be@@ ing a F@@ ri@@ end When F@@ ri@@ end@@ ship Is in D@@ anger
M@@ ike , ag@@ ed 60 , and his wife , A@@ li@@ ce , served in the P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c re@@ gi@@ on for over 20 years .
In the l@@ ate 19@@ 70 ’ s , the brothers in D@@ en@@ mar@@ k began loo@@ king for a lo@@ c@@ ation where a lar@@ g@@ er fac@@ ility could be buil@@ t for inc@@ reas@@ ing transl@@ ation and prin@@ ting activ@@ ity .
Thus beg@@ in the lam@@ ent@@ ations of the prophet Jeremiah regarding Jerusalem .
‘ Wh@@ ere is my wife now ?
Tru@@ e , the elders are imper@@ fect . However , we need to have a prop@@ er view of their sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings and we@@ ak@@ nesses .
For a discus@@ sion of vari@@ ous fe@@ atu@@ res of God’s spiritual temple , see pages 14 - 19 of The Watchtower of Ju@@ ly 1 , 199@@ 6 .
Paul found ple@@ asure in help@@ ing people spiritually , and he gave serious thought to how he would provide for the spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c needs of his listen@@ ers .
The apostle Peter was inspired to wr@@ ite : “ Since all these things are to be dis@@ sol@@ ved in this way , consider what s@@ ort of people you ought to be in holy ac@@ ts of conduct and de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion , as you a@@ wa@@ it and keep close in mind the pres@@ ence of the day of Jehovah . . .
Jehovah h@@ ates in@@ justice ; he lo@@ ves righteousness .
• How does Jehovah help us to end@@ ure ?
Jehovah does not la@@ y down a lo@@ t of ri@@ gi@@ d rul@@ es on how to pray .
That remin@@ der streng@@ th@@ ened the Israelites to end@@ ure difficul@@ ties when they en@@ tered and con@@ qu@@ ered the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
Still , they needed support from out@@ side their coun@@ tri@@ es .
The congregation thus lost a bel@@ o@@ ved apostle .
What in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar is now taking place on earth by means of Jehovah’s holy spirit ?
How was Jesus ’ prayer recorded in John chap@@ ter 17 ans@@ wer@@ ed in the first century ?
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , I started atten@@ ding the meetings of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Many Christians face bit@@ ter e@@ con@@ om@@ ic stru@@ gg@@ les .
Des@@ pite the si@@ ck@@ ening con@@ di@@ tions that pre@@ va@@ iled on earth during his li@@ fe@@ time , Noah proved himself ready to see the fulfill@@ ment of God’s promise .
We are wise to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our heart . ​ — Proverbs 4 : 23 .
At times , you may in@@ ten@@ d to do something , but then you re@@ ev@@ alu@@ ate the situation , and you change your mind .
The do@@ ors of the Kingdom H@@ alls are o@@ pen to all in your commun@@ ity !
I was very f@@ ond of Un@@ c@@ le B@@ en , but the rest of Mo@@ ther’s family , who were Me@@ tho@@ dist@@ s , thought he was str@@ ange .
How They Ha@@ ve Re@@ ma@@ ined He@@ al@@ thy in Fa@@ ith
Yet , we should real@@ ize that Jehovah God may not answer our prayers in a way that we would pre@@ f@@ er .
How did their dis@@ obedi@@ ence become evid@@ ent ?
It is like a man travel@@ ing ab@@ ro@@ ad that left his house and . . . comman@@ ded the do@@ or@@ keep@@ er to keep on the w@@ atch .
The R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection of La@@ z@@ ar@@ us
( In@@ c@@ lu@@ de bo@@ x on the next page . )
S@@ cho@@ l@@ ars believe that by the first century C.E . , the Jewish religious esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment had ex@@ tend@@ ed the requi@@ re@@ ments for pri@@ es@@ tly cle@@ ans@@ ing to n@@ on - L@@ ev@@ ites .
15 , 16 . ( a ) What attitude did the pri@@ ests have toward o@@ ffering sacrific@@ es ?
P@@ le@@ ase c@@ he@@ ck with Jehovah’s Witnesses lo@@ c@@ ally for the ex@@ act time and place of this special meeting .
These false acc@@ us@@ ations can some@@ times be coun@@ ter@@ ac@@ ted .
The building work will come to comple@@ tion , “ not by a mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ce , nor by power , but by [ Jehovah’s ] spirit . ”
Jehovah’s respon@@ se to Moses and the events that follow@@ ed can teach each one of us a powerful less@@ on .
Mu@@ ch of that we@@ al@@ th ended up in the hands of gra@@ ve ro@@ b@@ bers , and many ob@@ je@@ cts that es@@ cap@@ ed the ro@@ b@@ bers can today be seen in mu@@ se@@ um@@ s .
C@@ O@@ L@@ U@@ MB@@ I@@ A , S@@ C ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , The C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ina C@@ en@@ ter , As@@ s@@ em@@ bly & B@@ lo@@ s@@ som S@@ ts .
In De@@ c@@ ember 198@@ 7 , we filled out app@@ lic@@ ations to serve again at Bethel , the place we loved .
The Bible encoura@@ ges us to “ pray con@@ stan@@ tly ” at times like these and to let our “ pet@@ iti@@ ons be made known to God . ”
During the can@@ ning se@@ as@@ on , local sisters came to ass@@ ist , and E@@ t@@ ta would help organiz@@ e their work .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , Jehovah will bl@@ ess young ones who coura@@ ge@@ ously work at set@@ ting spiritual go@@ als and pu@@ t@@ ting Kingdom inter@@ ests first in their lives .
Do we par@@ d@@ on the er@@ r@@ ors that others may com@@ mit against us ?
Jesus often gave a bri@@ ef rep@@ ly when little good would have been accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed by saying more .
We must d@@ ri@@ ve and work sa@@ f@@ ely , even when we are building , main@@ tain@@ ing , or travel@@ ing to plac@@ es of worship .
“ Li@@ fe Re@@ ma@@ ins a P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous Gi@@ ft ”
However , Israel had become an un@@ pro@@ duc@@ tive “ de@@ gener@@ ating v@@ ine . ”
But the best time for him to pray would have been when he first had the ide@@ a of wal@@ king down that st@@ re@@ et .
● M@@ ake a self - exam@@ in@@ ation .
Still , when the Lord Jesus cor@@ rec@@ ted Paul , he made bi@@ g chang@@ es and even began to accept direction from those whom he form@@ er@@ ly persecu@@ ted . ​ — G@@ al .
The psalmist was inspired to e@@ qu@@ ate a th@@ ous@@ and years of human ex@@ ist@@ ence with a very sh@@ ort time in the experience of the et@@ er@@ n@@ al Creator .
Consider the case of S@@ el@@ ma .
“ If anything spiritual comes my way and I can be a part of it , I want to do so . ” That is the mo@@ t@@ to of Je@@ an , a Christian wi@@ do@@ w in her 8@@ 0 ’ s .
Ha@@ ve you enjo@@ yed using this bro@@ ch@@ ure when wit@@ ness@@ ing from house to house , public@@ ly , or in an in@@ for@@ ma@@ l set@@ ting ?
All was not lost for the human family .
Jesus will then deli@@ ght in making the second ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment ​ — over all his bel@@ ong@@ ings .
9 : 11 , 12 , 24 .
F@@ i@@ er@@ y Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na ​ — a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of et@@ er@@ n@@ al des@@ tru@@ ction
Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an overse@@ ers , ar@@ m@@ ed with bat@@ ons , s@@ at or st@@ ro@@ l@@ led as they kept vi@@ gi@@ l over the work .
However , some hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves sp@@ end long peri@@ o@@ ds of time ap@@ ar@@ t ​ — taking se@@ par@@ ate v@@ ac@@ ations or being away from each other because of se@@ cul@@ ar work , thus de@@ pri@@ ving each other of the “ du@@ e . ”
What affe@@ ction they felt for those whom they helped spiritually !
Some have served as elders , minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants , pione@@ ers , Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites , and travel@@ ing overse@@ ers .
There are many who were once as fi@@ er@@ ce as w@@ ol@@ ves but who now live in peace with others .
( Read 1 Corinthians 11 : 27 - 34 . )
She took the si@@ ck sister to the ne@@ are@@ st ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al in rec@@ ord time — only ten min@@ ut@@ es !
v@@ s 10 ​ — How was E@@ dom “ cu@@ t off to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite ” ?
As fore@@ told in E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el chap@@ ter 38 , Satan will soon complete his ro@@ le as “ Go@@ g of the land of Ma@@ go@@ g . ”
A@@ m@@ ong these thr@@ ong@@ s are th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of sing@@ le sisters .
Paul’s r@@ he@@ t@@ or@@ ic@@ al question “ do I purpose things in a fle@@ sh@@ ly way ? ”
We do well to he@@ ed the words of the apostle Peter , who ur@@ ged fellow believers : “ H@@ on@@ or men of all s@@ or@@ ts , have love for the whole associ@@ ation of brothers . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
Be@@ fore long , though , they fac@@ ed a disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
This inclu@@ des making sure that they and their children make God happy by their mo@@ des@@ t st@@ y@@ le of d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing .
Why is everlasting life so desi@@ ra@@ ble ?
How much do you appreci@@ ate the tru@@ ths you have learned from God’s Word ?
Moses wrote : “ O Jehovah , you yourself have proved to be a real d@@ wel@@ ling for us during gener@@ ation after gener@@ ation . ”
I high@@ ly value the privilege of wit@@ ness@@ ing about the only true God together with my family , all than@@ ks to what I learned from the Bible .
How great the co@@ st of sel@@ f@@ ish dis@@ obedi@@ ence !
Are we exerc@@ ising our thinking ability and ga@@ ining experience in making decisions according to Scriptural principles ?
What is the meaning of Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation about the s@@ ow@@ er who s@@ le@@ ep@@ s ?
For one thing , because we are imper@@ fect , we may stru@@ gg@@ le with certain wrong desi@@ res .
I received this number and a pur@@ ple tri@@ ang@@ le in the con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p
“ By keep@@ ing on gu@@ ard according to [ God’s ] word ” !
Yes , their prayers in be@@ half of their bel@@ o@@ ved brother were in@@ ten@@ se , hear@@ t@@ felt ple@@ as .
O@@ f@@ ten , however , local Witnesses l@@ ack the necess@@ ary building s@@ k@@ ill@@ s , and some re@@ gi@@ ons that are see@@ ing fine inc@@ reas@@ es su@@ ff@@ er from se@@ v@@ ere po@@ ver@@ ty .
Com@@ pas@@ sion den@@ o@@ tes a sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of ano@@ ther’s suffering or ad@@ vers@@ ity com@@ bin@@ ed with a desire to al@@ le@@ vi@@ ate it .
What is per@@ sever@@ ance ?
It con@@ tain@@ s God’s promises concer@@ ning the things that will occ@@ ur under the rule of his Kingdom .
( Read Psalm 1@@ 18 : 6 . )
“ Christian meetings were a li@@ fel@@ ine for me and my family , ” Chris@@ t@@ ine states .
“ Ke@@ ep On H@@ ol@@ ding F@@ ast What You Ha@@ ve ”
But what if some individuals who l@@ ack this call have been par@@ taking of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms ?
Such deli@@ gh@@ ts would be imp@@ os@@ sible were it not for the following : ( 1 ) earth@@ ’s a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant water , ( 2 ) the cor@@ rec@@ t am@@ ount of he@@ at and light from the su@@ n , ( 3 ) our at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere , with its right mi@@ x of g@@ as@@ es , and ( 4 ) fer@@ t@@ ile land .
When the older men of Israel asked Samuel to ap@@ point a king over them who could ju@@ dge them and lead them in bat@@ tle , Jehovah direc@@ ted the prophet to ano@@ in@@ t Saul as lead@@ er and said : “ He must sa@@ ve my people from the hand of the Phil@@ ist@@ ines . ” ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
If our in@@ iti@@ al at@@ temp@@ ts to make peace se@@ em un@@ fru@@ it@@ ful for some reason , we should not give up hope .
P@@ ele@@ g lived from 2@@ 2@@ 6@@ 9 to 20@@ 30 B.C.E .
( Kingdom In@@ ter@@ l@@ in@@ e@@ ar Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation ) A se@@ as@@ oned gy@@ m@@ n@@ ast on a cho@@ s@@ en ap@@ par@@ atu@@ s , such as r@@ ings or a bal@@ ance be@@ am , can per@@ form sp@@ li@@ t - second man@@ e@@ u@@ v@@ ers that se@@ em to de@@ fy gra@@ v@@ ity or other n@@ atur@@ al la@@ ws .
What do the Scriptures say about the relati@@ ve positi@@ ons of God and his fir@@ st@@ born Son ?
“ I@@ t’s e@@ asi@@ er to talk to a friend . ”
However , true to the words of the prophecy , at the end of the three and a half days , the two wit@@ nesses were brought back to life .
How may we accom@@ pl@@ ish that ?
A@@ no@@ ther brother told them : “ To avoid disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement , me@@ asure your prog@@ ress in lear@@ ning Ch@@ in@@ ese , not from day to day , but from ass@@ em@@ bly to ass@@ em@@ bly . ”
The B@@ as@@ is for S@@ al@@ vation ​ — The R@@ an@@ som
In ancient Gre@@ e@@ ce many va@@ ses bor@@ e the sign@@ atu@@ res of both the po@@ t@@ ter and the dec@@ or@@ at@@ or .
Of course , as a Witness , F@@ er@@ din@@ and was not allow@@ ed to have a Bible .
He pray@@ ed that a fle@@ e@@ ce left out over@@ night would become we@@ t with de@@ w but the gr@@ ound around it remain d@@ ry .
On another occasi@@ on , Jesus wa@@ shed the fe@@ et of his disciples , ther@@ e@@ by set@@ ting a pat@@ ter@@ n of hum@@ ility for his followers . ​ — John 13 : 1 - 15 .
Su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions for making shepher@@ ding c@@ alls can be found in The Watchtower of S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 15 , 199@@ 3 , pages 20 - 3 , and of Mar@@ ch 15 , 199@@ 6 , pages 24 - 7 .
Paul wrote to Timothy : “ Be@@ come an example to the faithful ones in speaking , in conduct , in love , in faith , in cha@@ st@@ en@@ ess . ”
In 1@@ 5@@ 17 , Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ ther public@@ ly called for re@@ form , and as others jo@@ ined the de@@ b@@ ate , the Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant Re@@ form@@ ation was soon under way .
Q@@ u@@ e@@ en Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l knew that God’s Law requi@@ red the t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony of two wit@@ nesses for a serious char@@ ge to be sub@@ stan@@ ti@@ ated .
All op@@ pos@@ ers will have been re@@ moved .
Con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment B@@ r@@ ings F@@ ur@@ ther B@@ less@@ ings
We were in the ha@@ y@@ lo@@ ft , and I asked her if God was br@@ ing@@ ing another F@@ lood .
Does my chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s con@@ vers@@ ation refle@@ ct the influ@@ ence of God’s spirit or that of the world ? ’
Can J@@ a@@ el@@ ’s action be called tre@@ ach@@ er@@ y ?
Paul’s r@@ ented accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations are large en@@ ough for him to receive “ the princi@@ p@@ al men of the Jews ” and to witness to them as well as to ‘ greater num@@ bers of others who came to him in his lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing place . ’
Acc@@ ording to hist@@ ori@@ an E@@ u@@ an C@@ am@@ er@@ on , it appe@@ ars that the W@@ al@@ den@@ si@@ an pre@@ ach@@ ers did not “ op@@ pose the Rom@@ an Ch@@ urch simply for the s@@ ake of it . ”
C@@ learly , any marriage of two imper@@ fect humans is going to have its problems , but we have help .
“ I read everything I could find in our public@@ ations on post@@ pon@@ ed expe@@ ct@@ ation , ” R@@ y@@ an rec@@ alls .
You can see how sa@@ d a develop@@ ment that would be .
As illustr@@ ated by Israel@@ ’s experi@@ ences in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , the “ temp@@ tation ” comes through circumstances that could in@@ du@@ ce us to bre@@ ak God’s law .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 17 , 13
Today , that prophecy is in the course of fulfill@@ ment on an un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted sc@@ ale .
Do@@ om@@ s@@ day prophet H@@ ar@@ old C@@ am@@ p@@ ing and his disciples wi@@ d@@ ely ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ised that the earth would be destro@@ yed in 20@@ 11 .
16 , 17 . ( a ) How do we know that Jehovah is not indi@@ ffer@@ ent to the problems his people face ?
It is Jehovah’s purpose to inclu@@ de people of all nations in his arrang@@ ement for worship .
Wh@@ ere did Jesus ex@@ pect his parents to look for him ?
A number of us in attend@@ ance wonder@@ ed if the school would requi@@ re a great de@@ al of educ@@ ation as a con@@ dition for en@@ ro@@ l@@ l@@ ment .
Then , wa@@ iting on Jehovah will never make you ‘ si@@ ck at heart . ’
He has full control of his body members at all times , and he sen@@ ses al@@ most inst@@ inc@@ tiv@@ ely what mo@@ ves he must make so that he can complete his r@@ out@@ ine succ@@ ess@@ fully .
• W@@ as H@@ ul@@ da@@ h’s prophecy , as recorded at 2 K@@ ings 22 : 20 , acc@@ ur@@ ate , that Jo@@ si@@ ah would die “ in peace , ” since he was mor@@ t@@ ally w@@ oun@@ ded in bat@@ tle ?
What , then , is the ke@@ y to happiness under such circumstances ?
You are wel@@ come to come along .
V@@ it@@ al or@@ g@@ ans beg@@ in to bre@@ ak down .
Thus , they lo@@ v@@ ingly care for their famili@@ es , show ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality , and vis@@ it the si@@ ck .
They really wanted to know about cont@@ ent ​ — in effect saying , ‘ What should we pray about ? ’
1 , 2 . ( a ) What war@@ ning did Jesus give to his followers ?
She will great@@ ly appreci@@ ate such help . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 25 , 28 , 29 .
It would not refle@@ ct well on her Christian sister ; nor would it ple@@ ase her Father .
Let us ‘ not thro@@ w away our fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch , which has a great re@@ ward to be pa@@ id it ’ ​ — the re@@ ward of everlasting life . ​ — Hebrews 10 : 35 .
To do@@ w@@ n@@ lo@@ ad and / ​ or prin@@ t out this article , go to w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g
Although there may be other hear@@ ing publi@@ sh@@ ers in your congregation , why not “ turn off ” your vo@@ ice ?
He gave the first humans the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living forever in a par@@ adise on earth .
And they would be happy to share with you the book that so imp@@ ressed the form@@ er pri@@ me minis@@ ter .
Jeremiah knew that God’s service was the s@@ ource of his joy .
We could be mo@@ ving toward some ex@@ tre@@ me without being a@@ ware of it .
But how do se@@ as@@ ons af@@ fect you ?
The Israelites showed a l@@ ack of gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for the man@@ na that kept them ali@@ ve , c@@ all@@ ing it “ the con@@ temp@@ ti@@ ble bre@@ ad . ”
This is not dem@@ e@@ an@@ ing at all .
C@@ all out for understanding it@@ self and give for@@ th your vo@@ ice for dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the ministry must sur@@ ely be your vo@@ c@@ ation .
“ Those who are dead in uni@@ on with Christ will ris@@ e first . ” ​ — 1 TH@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ AL@@ ON@@ I@@ AN@@ S 4 : 16 .
Re@@ call , however , Jehovah’s words through the prophet Isaiah : “ W@@ o@@ e to those who are saying that good is bad and bad is good ! ”
How did the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans re@@ act when fellow Christians needed material help ?
By as@@ king them whether the at@@ ti@@ re they have in mind would be mo@@ des@@ t en@@ ough to we@@ ar to a Christian meeting .
The only co@@ st is your time , and the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al benef@@ its are pri@@ c@@ eless .
U@@ l@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , making our advan@@ c@@ ement man@@ i@@ f@@ est br@@ ings glory and praise , not to us , but to our heavenly Father , Jehovah , who makes it possible for us to gain spiritual matu@@ r@@ ity .
Paul ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that certain fellow Christians proved to be “ a streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id ” to him during his imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment in R@@ ome .
What three qualities does Paul l@@ ink to keep@@ ing our sen@@ ses ?
In vision , the apostle John “ saw four angels standing on the four cor@@ n@@ ers of the earth , ho@@ l@@ ding ti@@ ght the four w@@ in@@ ds of the earth . ”
5 : 9 . How can we tra@@ in our conscience to have a godly sense of dec@@ enc@@ y ?
Why don@@ ’t we see this for ourselves by reading together and com@@ par@@ ing these Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts at Matthew 8 : 24 ; Mark 4 : 37 , 38 ; and Luke 8 : 23 ?
O@@ r are you kind , ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able , and consider@@ ate ?
The psalmist David confid@@ ently pray@@ ed : “ O He@@ are@@ r of prayer , even to you people of all flesh will come . ”
Jesus himself said : “ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ”
How can you use illustr@@ ations to teach your children that wh@@ atever the Bible says is cor@@ rec@@ t ?
Ther@@ e@@ ’s really no exc@@ use you can make that will appe@@ ase those who have been ign@@ ored .
Tr@@ ans@@ mis@@ sion of thought from one individu@@ al to another without the inter@@ ven@@ tion of the nor@@ ma@@ l commun@@ ic@@ ating me@@ ch@@ an@@ is@@ ms is qu@@ ite possible . . . .
O@@ per@@ ating with the pre@@ c@@ ision of a well - made w@@ atch , the pr@@ inter@@ y’s high - spe@@ ed , st@@ ate - of - the - ar@@ t ma@@ ch@@ in@@ er@@ y is a mar@@ v@@ el of mo@@ der@@ n te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy .
By all means , then , let us accept the loving and cons@@ ol@@ ing expres@@ sions of fellow Christians , apply the kind counsel and faith - streng@@ th@@ ening remin@@ ders heard at Christian meetings , and p@@ our out our heart to Jehovah in prayer .
How do we know that Jehovah valu@@ es mil@@ dness ?
M@@ Y P@@ A@@ S@@ T : I was born in a refu@@ ge@@ e cam@@ p in Z@@ am@@ bia .
Lo@@ y@@ al in F@@ ace of T@@ ests ( Peter ) , 1 / 1 Ma@@ in@@ tain “ P@@ ur@@ ity of H@@ ear@@ t , ” 3 / 15
F@@ our days later , on the ev@@ ening of the 14@@ th day of A@@ bi@@ b , they ob@@ serve the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver on the deser@@ t pla@@ ins of Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o .
C@@ learly , Jesus and his Father were pleas@@ ed with the praise of the young bo@@ ys .
C@@ er@@ tain days of their fes@@ tiv@@ als were called holy conven@@ tions or so@@ le@@ m@@ n ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , indic@@ ating the sac@@ red n@@ ature of these ga@@ ther@@ ings .
Although Na@@ bo@@ th@@ ’s family and friends were sa@@ dd@@ ened by A@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous actions , they no doubt found some me@@ asure of comfort in know@@ ing that Jehovah was a@@ ware of the in@@ justice and that he quic@@ k@@ ly ad@@ d@@ ressed the wr@@ ong@@ doing .
That spirit can be com@@ pared to the ele@@ c@@ tri@@ c cur@@ r@@ ent that activ@@ ates a ma@@ ch@@ ine or an app@@ li@@ ance and en@@ ab@@ les it to per@@ form its fun@@ ction .
For the life st@@ ory of Th@@ an@@ as D@@ ul@@ i , see The Watchtower , De@@ c@@ ember 1 , 19@@ 6@@ 8 .
How , then , can hus@@ ban@@ ds as@@ si@@ gn honor to their wi@@ ves ?
Their mo@@ tive was to look ho@@ li@@ er than their fellow men . ​ — Matthew 23 : 5 ; N@@ um@@ bers 15 : 38 - 40 .
Jehovah makes clear that you have a real chall@@ enge a@@ head of you .
However , Jesus set a perfect example in op@@ pos@@ ing Satan .
Q@@ u@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations : Mu@@ st have been a regul@@ ar pioneer for a year or longer .
Eli@@ j@@ ah’s ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement that ne@@ i@@ ther ra@@ in nor de@@ w would occ@@ ur until he said so must have been de@@ va@@ st@@ ating to those Ba@@ al worshipp@@ ers . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 17 : 1 .
The st@@ ory of how Jehovah’s Witnesses in Na@@ z@@ i Ger@@ many rema@@ ined true to their principles had t@@ ou@@ ched my heart .
Jesus comman@@ ded his followers to “ love one another . ”
But it seem@@ s that I am reading things I never saw before .
We should seek to ex@@ ten@@ d Jehovah’s invit@@ ation at every opportunity , not just at times that we have set asi@@ de for the public ministry .
In order to pioneer , some have given up opportun@@ ities to pur@@ sue lu@@ cr@@ ative care@@ ers .
( Read Matthew 25 : 8 , 9 . )
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ate Christ as a Pro@@ p@@ he@@ t
There he and M@@ ary ra@@ ised their family . ​ — Matthew 2 : 19 - 23 .
This pro@@ ves that the pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion about blood is serious .
Luke recor@@ ds an out@@ standing instance of Jesus ’ practic@@ al love .
However , W@@ es@@ sel used “ Jehovah ” on at le@@ ast two occasi@@ ons .
After a mission@@ ary cou@@ ple in their mi@@ d - 8@@ 0 ’ s were vis@@ ited by two elders , they wrote : “ We want to expres@@ s our appreciation for your very wel@@ come vis@@ it .
B@@ A@@ SH@@ A@@ N
When we medit@@ ate on how much Jehovah lo@@ ves us and how he shows his love for us , we draw clo@@ s@@ er to him and we love him even more .
In many coun@@ tri@@ es , more and more people ob@@ tain information on@@ l@@ ine and feel com@@ for@@ table with this appro@@ ach .
Mo@@ st important , our ministry and good conduct gl@@ ori@@ fy Jehovah , the very f@@ oun@@ tain@@ head of go@@ o@@ dness . — Matthew 19 : 16 , 17 .
What a less@@ on for any who read God’s Word but cho@@ ose for themselves what they want to obey !
They will not to@@ il for nothing , nor will they bring to bir@@ th for dis@@ tur@@ ban@@ ce . ”
The wisdom be@@ h@@ ind God’s ways is “ bey@@ ond tr@@ ac@@ ing out . ”
We need to do this “ all the more so as [ we ] b@@ eho@@ ld the day dra@@ wing near . ”
( Read Psalm 7@@ 8 : 40 , 4@@ 1 . )
On@@ ce again , however , end@@ ur@@ ance is ess@@ enti@@ al .
Let us exam@@ ine each of these fac@@ t@@ ors in more de@@ ta@@ il .
The Un@@ ited N@@ ations Ch@@ il@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s F@@ un@@ d has expres@@ sed confidence that “ the p@@ all that these a@@ bu@@ ses . . . have c@@ ast on lives around the g@@ lo@@ be can be li@@ f@@ ted . ”
Ti@@ red and rather disc@@ oura@@ ged , he was about to go home , but som@@ eho@@ w he felt imp@@ el@@ led to vis@@ it just one more house .
Such study and medit@@ ation lead to another of Jehovah’s spiritually streng@@ th@@ ening pro@@ v@@ isions ​ — prayer .
How do the angels set an example for us in pati@@ ence ?
D@@ wel@@ ling on the past can make your days g@@ lo@@ om@@ y and disc@@ oura@@ ge you from doing what you are still able to do .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out it we are left in the imp@@ os@@ sible situation of tr@@ ying to buil@@ d something so@@ li@@ d on the shi@@ f@@ ting san@@ ds of human the@@ ori@@ es and ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es . ​ — Matthew 7 : 24 - 27 .
What fine encourag@@ ement this is to put the Kingdom first in our own lives today ! ​ — Matthew 6 : 33 .
“ I N@@ E@@ V@@ E@@ R think of the future .
So , as a re@@ com@@ p@@ en@@ se in return ​ — I speak as to children — ​ you , too , wi@@ den out . ”
What work do God’s people have to do , and what is the only way they can do this ?
To find out , let us exam@@ ine the ro@@ le of ste@@ war@@ ds in ancient times .
“ The des@@ tru@@ ction that des@@ po@@ il@@ s at mi@@ d@@ day ” does not f@@ righ@@ ten us ei@@ ther .
* Let us consider what the Hebrew Scriptures and the Christian Greek Scriptures themselves tell us about the Au@@ th@@ or of the Bible .
What shows that anointed Christians have been ex@@ ten@@ ding Jehovah’s invit@@ ation from as far back as 19@@ 18 ?
Like the neigh@@ bor@@ ly Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation , we want to help suffering people , including those who are not Witnesses .
We also wis@@ ely ref@@ ra@@ in from sh@@ aring in so@@ cial fun@@ ctions and rec@@ re@@ ational activities s@@ pon@@ s@@ ored by any organization associ@@ ated with false religion .
On their return home , they took their new faith with them . ​ — Acts 2 : 5 - 11 , 4@@ 1 .
For the most part , we man@@ age to care for these things while giving a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate attention to the ministry .
De@@ ep study of God’s Word can be@@ ar “ fru@@ it in every good work . ”
Jehovah’s vision is va@@ st@@ ly su@@ peri@@ or to that of humans .
He pro@@ ba@@ bly felt as did Lo@@ t , another righteous man who lived after the F@@ lood .
My si@@ bl@@ ings and I were taught to work hard , respect and help our neigh@@ b@@ ors , and be than@@ k@@ ful for our blessings .
Is God any less sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to human suffering ?
During our more than 60 years of serving Jehovah together , we who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly ag@@ ree with the sen@@ ti@@ ments expres@@ sed by King David , who wrote : “ How a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant your go@@ o@@ dness is , which you have tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed up for those fe@@ aring you ! ” ​ — Psalm 31 : 19 .
In other words , we say no to our sel@@ f@@ ish , imper@@ fect inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations and y@@ es to God’s counsel and direction .
Then , rather than giving the food to the people direc@@ tly , Jesus dist@@ ribu@@ tes it “ to the disciples , the disciples in turn to the crow@@ ds . ”
Their song@@ s recogn@@ ize the jo@@ ys and responsi@@ bil@@ ities of Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od , Christian living , and Christian qualities .
His mother c@@ ra@@ d@@ led him in her la@@ p , but gra@@ du@@ ally the child died .
That had an imp@@ act on my rac@@ ing ​ — I no longer wanted to ris@@ k my life .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually W@@ ell F@@ ed
How do we view that responsi@@ bility ?
It tri@@ gg@@ ered an en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic respon@@ se .
Hence , what can you do to help your children to buil@@ d a bul@@ war@@ k against the pe@@ er pres@@ sure , temp@@ t@@ ations , and har@@ ass@@ ment they face from day to day ?
Of course , not ever@@ yone who simply re@@ a@@ ds the Bible recei@@ ves God’s spirit .
The G@@ ra@@ ve ga@@ thers up the vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s .
At the time he was likely in G@@ ad@@ ar@@ a , sou@@ the@@ ast of the Se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e , speaking to a man who wanted to become his follow@@ er .
That was when he and S@@ ar@@ ah along with their hous@@ eho@@ ld cro@@ s@@ sed the E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates Ri@@ ver and en@@ tered the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
In a sing@@ le night , just one of these angels s@@ le@@ w 18@@ 5@@ ,000 As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers who were th@@ reat@@ ening Jerusalem .
However , their re@@ bel@@ li@@ on had far more serious con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
What spiritual in@@ her@@ it@@ ance is set before Christians ?
If a Christian fol@@ lo@@ ws such a course , is he truly see@@ king to be known by Jehovah ?
N@@ ever To@@ o L@@ ate to Ser@@ ve God
They refu@@ sed to bur@@ n inc@@ en@@ se in honor of the Rom@@ an emp@@ er@@ or . ( See pi@@ c@@ ture . )
( b ) How should we view Jehovah’s ti@@ me@@ table ?
Jehovah God gave indic@@ ation through E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el of the ba@@ si@@ c cause of the de@@ fe@@ ction of both the T@@ y@@ ri@@ an d@@ y@@ na@@ st@@ y and Satan :
How could the young man have avo@@ i@@ ded this disa@@ str@@ ous mis@@ take ?
I too for@@ get my li@@ mit@@ ations some@@ times ​ — like when I try to wh@@ is@@ per something confid@@ enti@@ al in my hus@@ ban@@ d’s e@@ ar .
For her fav@@ ors , she sh@@ re@@ w@@ dly ob@@ ta@@ ined to@@ k@@ ens from him , and by these she later proved that she had become pre@@ gn@@ ant by him .
To learn more about the ran@@ som@@ ing value of Jesus ’ death , see chap@@ ter 5 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
Although we may feel that a Christian brother or sister has ac@@ ted imp@@ ro@@ per@@ ly , even un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly , how will we re@@ act ?
May we ze@@ al@@ ously continue to live up to our dedic@@ ation v@@ ow ​ — to Jehovah’s deli@@ ght .
So the father had them read Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 28 , which says : “ Let the ste@@ al@@ er ste@@ al no more , but rather let him do hard work . . . that he may have something to dist@@ ribu@@ te to someone in need . ”
When I rec@@ all the happy years that I have sp@@ ent in the full - time ministry , my heart over@@ flo@@ ws with gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to Jehovah .
Be@@ ing sel@@ e@@ ctive and pati@@ ent may help us to avoid bi@@ g disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments .
In some plac@@ es , fa@@ thers sp@@ end re@@ mar@@ ka@@ bly little time with their children .
On@@ ly if we do what is right in God’s eyes will we have his fav@@ or and blessing .
Rather , Jehovah w@@ atch@@ es us with the mer@@ ci@@ ful , kind eyes of a car@@ ing par@@ ent who wants to prote@@ ct his bel@@ o@@ ved children from har@@ m .
In the early 19@@ 20 ’ s , my parents moved into a house out@@ side J@@ as@@ per .
He consider@@ ed Matthew 10 : 28 , King James V@@ er@@ sion , which re@@ a@@ ds : “ F@@ e@@ ar him which is able to destro@@ y both soul and body in hel@@ l . ”
The brother rema@@ ined cal@@ m .
It did not ha@@ p@@ pen to Timothy , who was gu@@ i@@ ded by his de@@ v@@ out mother and gr@@ and@@ mother to believe in and love the true God .
Sh@@ ould it sur@@ pris@@ e us that all of Jehovah’s people face challeng@@ es that could dam@@ pen their ze@@ al for the preaching work ?
As they do , they come to know Jehovah as a God who is “ mer@@ ci@@ ful and gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous , s@@ low to anger and a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in loving - kindness and truth . ”
For instance , while teaching others Bible truth , you can imp@@ ar@@ t in@@ sight into 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 4 : 3 - 7 , inc@@ reas@@ ing their understanding and appreciation for Christian mor@@ ality .
Even spi@@ rit@@ is@@ tic it@@ em@@ s and practic@@ es that se@@ em in@@ no@@ c@@ ent may invit@@ e demon@@ ic influ@@ ence .
( b ) What is the best way to re@@ act to re@@ pro@@ of ?
In the Bible , the Hebrew word for “ red ” comes from a word meaning “ blood . ”
Such ones are apost@@ ates .
After all , they are cu@@ ri@@ ous and are tr@@ ying to ex@@ pl@@ ore the world around them .
This proved to be a t@@ est of our faith .
The Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts we have discus@@ sed also under@@ s@@ cor@@ e the fact that loving - kindness is to be sh@@ own to those who have a need that they themselves cannot f@@ ill .
No two sou@@ ls are ex@@ ac@@ tly al@@ ike .
The un@@ nam@@ ed com@@ pos@@ er of the first psal@@ m beg@@ ins his inspired s@@ ong with the words : “ H@@ app@@ y is the man that has not wal@@ ked in the counsel of the wicked ones . ”
M@@ ake sure that serving Jehovah is the most important thing in your life
A wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad witness was given .
Daniel would soon be going there .
“ As a go@@ ld no@@ se ring in the s@@ n@@ out of a pi@@ g , so is a woman that is pre@@ t@@ ty but that is tur@@ ning away from sen@@ si@@ bl@@ en@@ ess , ” continu@@ es Solomon .
“ Let anger al@@ one and leave ra@@ ge ; do not show yourself he@@ ated up only to do evil . ”
So@@ on Ar@@ ne en@@ lar@@ ged our home to accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ate my ag@@ ed parents .
Today , the bul@@ k of the work is accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed by this loyal group .
A@@ ma@@ zed by what he had read , he began to study the Bible with the Witnesses and later was baptized along with his wife .
Adam was so thr@@ il@@ led upon meeting this beau@@ ti@@ ful cre@@ ation of Jehovah that he declar@@ ed : “ This is at last b@@ one of my b@@ ones and flesh of my flesh . ”
Then the class received par@@ ting words of encourag@@ ement from two of the instru@@ ct@@ ors who had been teaching them on a da@@ ily bas@@ is .
* Al@@ so , think about this : Jehovah is a loving God who ca@@ res for us .
A Christian can work at imit@@ ating the B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ ans , even if in the past , he did not view study as ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble .
As Lu@@ ke@@ ’s account pu@@ ts matters , God “ is kind toward the un@@ than@@ k@@ ful and wicked . ” ​ — Luke 6 : 35 .
What kind of commun@@ ic@@ ation streng@@ th@@ ens a marriage ?
Why is there a need for older ones to tra@@ in you@@ ng@@ er ones ?
We draw ever clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah as we see m@@ oun@@ ting evidence that he is gu@@ i@@ ding our st@@ ep@@ s , prote@@ cting us , blessing our efforts in his service , and su@@ p@@ pl@@ ying the things we need .
But rather than expe@@ cting a mirac@@ ul@@ ous re@@ vel@@ ation from God , why not look at the matter ob@@ je@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely ?
Re@@ jo@@ ic@@ ing O@@ ver “ V@@ ic@@ t@@ ory With the L@@ am@@ b ” ( C . Bar@@ ber ) , 10 / 15
The apostle Paul wrote : “ Re@@ turn evil for evil to no one . . . .
The ten@@ sion in that city must have been al@@ most p@@ al@@ pa@@ ble .
What fine example did the Israelites set for us at their ga@@ ther@@ ing after the re@@ building of Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s w@@ alls ?
She was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Gen@@ u@@ ine fri@@ end@@ ship br@@ ings great benef@@ its , both emo@@ tion@@ ally and spiritually .
He says not to wor@@ ry ; there is still a g@@ all@@ on [ some four lit@@ ers ] in the t@@ an@@ k .
S@@ te@@ al@@ ing , that is , taking something that does not bel@@ ong to you , is another form of gre@@ ed .
Those pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed in this con@@ text by the 12 tri@@ bes of Israel are the ones who will gain spiritual benef@@ its from the pri@@ es@@ tly ser@@ vi@@ ces of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 .
Mo@@ st of us made important chang@@ es so that we could qu@@ ali@@ fy for Christian baptism , but we must continue to up@@ hold God’s righteous standards thr@@ ough@@ out our life .
They may learn , for example , that Jehovah wants us to speak to him fre@@ ely from the heart , appro@@ aching him with any concer@@ n that we might have .
He descri@@ bes his experience in these words : “ I feel ref@@ re@@ shed because I know how to de@@ al with the many problems young ones face today .
The year was 19@@ 13 .
We should not let this f@@ lood of fa@@ ul@@ ty thinking con@@ fu@@ se or in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ate us .
Ex@@ pla@@ in how the spiritual needs of the “ great crow@@ d ” have been car@@ ed for .
“ Th@@ ough having eyes , do you not see ; and though having ear@@ s , do you not hear ? ” . . .
Yes , as sla@@ ves of God and of Christ , we stand out as different .
To@@ gether , they wh@@ i@@ pp@@ ed up in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ able wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness on earth .
These are the very f@@ oun@@ d@@ ations on which human soci@@ ety rest@@ s ​ — law , order , and justice .
Jo@@ el pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed : “ The day of Jehovah is near ! ”
How were first - century Christians reas@@ sur@@ ed of God’s love ?
Since God’s great day is near , now is the time to prove yourself ready .
“ There ex@@ ists a way that is u@@ pri@@ ght before a man , ” says the Bible , “ but the ways of death are the end of it af@@ ter@@ ward . ” ​ — Proverbs 16 : 25 ; 17 : 20 .
We do so in at le@@ ast two ways . One , we let his Word gu@@ i@@ de us in every as@@ pect of life ; and two , we look to the gl@@ ori@@ ous pri@@ ze Jehovah has set before us .
S@@ us@@ an@@ ne , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , wanted to serve as a full - time minis@@ ter , a pioneer , but she had difficul@@ ty fin@@ ding a part - time jo@@ b .
My inter@@ pre@@ ter is a very exc@@ ep@@ tional man , a Je@@ w , but he believ@@ es in Christ and lo@@ ves the Bible .
Paul therefore made a powerful de@@ f@@ en@@ se of this Christian teaching in 1 Corinthians chap@@ ter 15 .
Fir@@ st , r@@ ene@@ w your appreciation , that is , ref@@ res@@ h your mind regul@@ arly as to why you value each truth that Jehovah has taught you , even those you learned many years ag@@ o .
Jesus said : “ Ke@@ ep a@@ wa@@ ke , then , all the time making supp@@ lic@@ ation that you may succ@@ e@@ ed in es@@ cap@@ ing all these things that are des@@ t@@ ined to occ@@ ur , and in standing before the Son of man . ” ​ — Luke 21 : 36 .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of L@@ am@@ ent@@ ations
Sh@@ ould we hold ourselves comple@@ t@@ ely al@@ o@@ of from those who do not share our faith ?
W@@ ould you have allow@@ ed the h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y of the s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es to turn you away from Jesus Christ and his disciples ?
Rather , it refle@@ cts the wise purpose of the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn .
The pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion on e@@ ating from that t@@ ree , he ar@@ gu@@ ed , was un@@ jus@@ ti@@ fied ; it was an a@@ bu@@ se of power .
M@@ O@@ S@@ T ad@@ ul@@ ts think of you@@ th as a wonderful time of life .
How is it that parents can ‘ ir@@ rit@@ ate their children ’ ?
Tru@@ e , fre@@ e@@ dom does bring many benef@@ its ; yet , we shu@@ d@@ der to i@@ magine what the world would be like if there were no rest@@ ra@@ in@@ ts at all .
In the case of Christians , they need to be fir@@ m@@ ly ro@@ o@@ ted in Jesus Christ in order to stand fir@@ m .
F@@ i@@ g tre@@ es are often pl@@ anted in v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds .
In fact , they may well res@@ ent it at times , for prote@@ cting your children will often mean tel@@ ling them no .
He was left in a ba@@ g under a ben@@ ch , ba@@ dly s@@ cr@@ atch@@ ed and b@@ ru@@ ised and with his um@@ bi@@ li@@ cal c@@ ord still att@@ ached .
Mo@@ ving On A@@ gain
One of the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments man@@ d@@ ated that no work at all was to be done on the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h .
“ Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine is bad to the one lea@@ ving the p@@ ath ; anyone h@@ ating re@@ pro@@ of will die . ”
In the ei@@ gh@@ th century B.C.E . , evil King S@@ en@@ n@@ ach@@ eri@@ b of As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a w@@ on a str@@ ing of vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ es over sever@@ al nations .
As we medit@@ ate on why we should show love for our neigh@@ b@@ or , it is good to refle@@ ct on Jesus ’ st@@ at@@ ement that his Father “ makes his su@@ n ris@@ e on both the wicked and the good and makes it ra@@ in on both the righteous and the un@@ righteous . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , God’s Kingdom is@@ su@@ es tim@@ ely war@@ n@@ ings about spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c moral and spiritual d@@ ang@@ ers .
Di@@ d you no@@ tice at Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 5 : 3 , 4 that “ the cur@@ se . . . [ would ] en@@ ter into the house of the th@@ i@@ ef . . . and it [ would ] remain in@@ side that house and con@@ su@@ me it ” ?
F@@ li@@ r@@ tation is de@@ f@@ ined as “ fri@@ v@@ ol@@ ously am@@ or@@ ous or se@@ x@@ u@@ ally en@@ tic@@ ing ” be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
He would pro@@ ba@@ bly not have another opportunity to get baptized for a long time .
Let us be care@@ ful to avoid stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing others . ​ — Read Romans 14 : 5 , 13 , 15 , 19 , 20 .
Jehovah commun@@ ic@@ ated his will to Moses , Noah , and Abraham
The same pat@@ ter@@ n is follow@@ ed within Jehovah’s organization today .
He says : “ The sacrifice of the wicked ones is something de@@ t@@ es@@ table to Jehovah , but the prayer of the u@@ pri@@ ght ones is a ple@@ asure to him .
Although we were allow@@ ed to live in our con@@ f@@ is@@ c@@ ated house , it was leg@@ ally re@@ turned to us only some 40 years later , after the f@@ all of Com@@ mun@@ ism .
In Hebrews chap@@ ter 11 , Paul s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully expla@@ ins what true faith in God is .
So all of us need to ask ourselves : ‘ Is my s@@ word tru@@ st@@ y , or is it ru@@ st@@ y ?
In other words , people do not keep pa@@ ying for their sin@@ s after death .
In fact , more often than not , bad govern@@ ment , or rul@@ er@@ ship , is the cause of suffering !
Why , Jehovah is deli@@ gh@@ ted when “ someone wicked tur@@ ns back from his way and ac@@ tually keep@@ s living ” ! ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 33 : 11 .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of faithful Jews quic@@ k@@ ly he@@ ad@@ ed for Jerusalem .
Yes , “ in her the heart of her ow@@ ner . . . put trust , and there [ was ] no gain l@@ ac@@ king . ” ​ — V@@ er@@ ses 11 , 16 , 20 .
For example , every mor@@ ning you pro@@ ba@@ bly have to deci@@ de what clo@@ th@@ es to we@@ ar .
He even sh@@ a@@ res his privile@@ ges with them .
As recorded at Mark 4 : 1 - 9 , Jesus descri@@ bes a s@@ ow@@ er who ca@@ st@@ s , or sc@@ at@@ ters , se@@ ed that happ@@ ens to land in different lo@@ c@@ ations : “ L@@ isten .
David saw that even a gi@@ ant is p@@ un@@ y when com@@ pared to Jehovah God
( b ) What can you do to re@@ du@@ ce anxi@@ ety ?
Instead , by de@@ fer@@ ring to the One with greater authority , Jesus set a beau@@ ti@@ ful example in mo@@ des@@ ty ​ — and he showed that he was not e@@ qu@@ al to God .
He wrote : “ This is what I continue pra@@ ying , that your love may ab@@ ound yet more and more with acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge and full dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment . ”
When re@@ bel@@ ling against Jehovah’s rule , the Devil influ@@ enced the first human pa@@ ir to do the same .
Because un@@ like humans , God is able to read hearts ​ — that is , what humans are on the in@@ side .
Those are the ing@@ re@@ di@@ ents of a truly loving relationship .
A young cou@@ ple , desi@@ ring to make a succ@@ ess of their marriage , deci@@ ded to make an in - dep@@ th study of the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit .
W@@ rit@@ ing about E@@ no@@ ch and other faithful men and women , the apostle Paul stated : “ In faith all of these died . ”
She says : “ I deli@@ ber@@ ately keep my life simp@@ le .
They believe that the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s view of se@@ x is ho@@ p@@ el@@ ess@@ ly out - of - d@@ ate .
In the Law , what li@@ mit@@ ation did Jehovah put on the use of blood ?
The psalmist wrote : “ [ God’s appointed heavenly King ] will deli@@ ver the po@@ or one cr@@ ying for help , also the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted one and who@@ ever has no help@@ er .
Mo@@ st of us would like to have more time to read the Bible and our public@@ ations .
With that sc@@ he@@ du@@ le , I started regul@@ ar pione@@ ering .
At pa@@ in@@ ful times in life , you may have felt that you were sur@@ vi@@ ving only because Jehovah’s holy spirit provided you with “ power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 7 - 9 ; Psalm 40 : 1 , 2 .
I@@ magine the r@@ ange of the vo@@ ca@@ bul@@ ary he could have had at his dis@@ pos@@ al .
They thus have an appro@@ ved standing before God and Christ Jesus .
A@@ no@@ ther Bi@@ t of E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence ( T@@ atten@@ a@@ i ex@@ is@@ ted ) , No .
Par@@ ents , do you encoura@@ ge your children and te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers to work c@@ he@@ er@@ fully at any assignment that they are given to do , whether at the Kingdom H@@ all , at an ass@@ em@@ bly , or at a conven@@ tion s@@ ite ?
But it was m@@ ere ou@@ tw@@ ard show .
Q@@ u@@ ir@@ in@@ i@@ us served as gover@@ nor of S@@ y@@ ri@@ a during both of these reg@@ is@@ tr@@ ations , evid@@ ently occ@@ up@@ ying that position t@@ wi@@ ce .
C@@ A@@ N you i@@ magine what your life would be like without the Bible ?
However , he knew how to pro@@ t@@ est : “ If I spoke wr@@ ong@@ ly , be@@ ar witness concer@@ ning the wrong ; but if righ@@ tly , why do you h@@ it me ? ”
P@@ s 1@@ 50 V@@ er@@ se 6 ex@@ hor@@ ts : “ E@@ very bre@@ a@@ thing thing ​ — let it praise J@@ ah .
They did not come to have the s@@ ort of faith that moved them to right action .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , Jesus encoura@@ ged us to “ keep on the w@@ atch . ”
Di@@ d Abraham su@@ ff@@ er per@@ man@@ ent lo@@ ss because of his gener@@ os@@ ity ?
For his part , David gave spiritual help to his followers so that they could be un@@ ited and enjoy God’s fav@@ or .
Jehovah respon@@ ds by blessing their efforts to provide for material needs , just as his Word promises . ​ — Mat@@ t .
I loved m@@ ing@@ ling with my friends , s@@ wi@@ m@@ m@@ ing , and pla@@ ying so@@ cc@@ er .
On the other hand , some men and women h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to expres@@ s themselves and feel un@@ com@@ for@@ table if their mate pres@@ sures them to talk about their feelings .
And they were in d@@ anger of pur@@ su@@ ing many other s@@ at@@ ani@@ c il@@ lu@@ sions .
So stri@@ ve to for@@ ti@@ fy yourself spiritually .
In at le@@ ast 40 other coun@@ tri@@ es , there are now about 1@@ 40 si@@ gn - language congregations .
Because of their love for God and their gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for the in@@ es@@ ti@@ ma@@ ble privilege of serving him , the early Christians g@@ la@@ dly accepted “ the ministry of the re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation . ”
H@@ ere is your cop@@ y . ”
In many ways . For one thing , we may feel that a brother in authority has ac@@ ted in er@@ ro@@ r and that an im@@ medi@@ ate cor@@ rection is needed .
Jesus gave the apostle John a vision of “ the bri@@ de , ” the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 anointed humans who will rule with Christ in heaven , invit@@ ing people to “ take li@@ fe@@ ’s water free . ”
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Such hum@@ ble sub@@ mis@@ sion ear@@ ns them respect and gives them fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch when tra@@ ining or cor@@ rec@@ ting others .
This n@@ atur@@ ally would have inclu@@ ded working hard to help support the family . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 15 .
His sisters , Mar@@ th@@ a and M@@ ary , dis@@ pat@@ ched m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers to their close friend Jesus .
However , V@@ er@@ n@@ er@@ ’s second wife , Mar@@ j@@ ori@@ e , and H@@ ar@@ ol@@ d’s wife , Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th , are also still ac@@ tive in Jehovah’s service .
What a vital point that cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man mis@@ sed when he qu@@ o@@ ted Jeremiah 31 : 33 , 34 : “ ‘ No more shall every man teach his neigh@@ b@@ or , and every man his brother , saying , “ K@@ now the Lord ” [ Hebrew , “ K@@ now Jehovah ” ] , for they all shall know M@@ e , from the le@@ ast of them to the great@@ est of them , ’ says the Lord [ Hebrew , Jehovah ] . ”
Rather than being quic@@ k to expres@@ s strong op@@ in@@ i@@ ons on the is@@ su@@ es or problems at hand , why not look at them from Jehovah’s vie@@ w@@ point ?
Why H@@ as P@@ over@@ ty Be@@ en Per@@ mit@@ ted ?
I knew then I had found the truth . ”
At a conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses in L@@ ond@@ on , a spo@@ k@@ es@@ man was asked by a T@@ V repor@@ ter whether Jehovah’s Witnesses are really Christians .
The pre@@ ce@@ ding article made refer@@ ence to “ the happy God , ” Jehovah .
L@@ O@@ C@@ AT@@ E@@ D some 2@@ 50 mil@@ es [ 4@@ 00 k@@ m ] off the sou@@ the@@ ast co@@ ast of Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r is the f@@ our@@ th - lar@@ g@@ est is@@ land on earth .
A few days later , we were no@@ ti@@ fied that we had 30 days to leave the country !
Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide , Jehovah is pre@@ par@@ ing milli@@ ons of people for life in a new system of things on earth .
A@@ ar@@ on was not a we@@ ak@@ ling .
In@@ f@@ lam@@ ed with ambi@@ tion , he was determined to u@@ sur@@ p the thro@@ ne of his father , King David .
The Hebrew gre@@ et@@ ing and the cor@@ respon@@ ding ter@@ m in Bi@@ bli@@ cal Greek both con@@ ve@@ y the thought ‘ May it go well with you . ’
As we ass@@ ist our children and other Bible stud@@ ents to take the ess@@ enti@@ al st@@ ep@@ s , we should be@@ ar in mind that gen@@ u@@ ine disci@@ ple@@ ship inclu@@ des baptism .
S@@ how@@ ing G@@ r@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to Jehovah
Re@@ ading such acc@@ oun@@ ts , medit@@ ating on them , and vis@@ u@@ al@@ iz@@ ing the events can make the resurrection hope more real to you .
The th@@ ir@@ d ?
The repor@@ t says that the ke@@ y to true for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess is “ let@@ ting go of anger and ne@@ g@@ ative feelings . ”
In the illustr@@ ation , both sla@@ ves doub@@ led what the ma@@ ster gave them , so both were e@@ qu@@ ally di@@ lig@@ ent .
( a ) What is@@ su@@ es did Satan ra@@ ise ?
This love does not look for its own inter@@ ests .
* B@@ ad things were taking place in the land , but the Israelites were to@@ t@@ ally indi@@ ffer@@ ent to them .
One ow@@ es loy@@ al@@ ty to and has responsi@@ bil@@ ities toward other family members , yet this verse showed me that loy@@ al@@ ty to my sp@@ ouse takes pre@@ ce@@ d@@ ence . ”
He does not say how much of your you@@ th you should devo@@ te to preaching about the Kingdom .
God even provided David with a bat@@ tle str@@ ate@@ gy that en@@ sur@@ ed vi@@ ct@@ ory . ​ — 2 Samuel 5 : 17 - 25 .
A Ch@@ in@@ ese language class in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o C@@ ity
L@@ ef@@ t , James O@@ s@@ su@@ ary : A@@ F@@ P P@@ H@@ O@@ T@@ O / J@@ .@@ P .
When a str@@ anger comes to the Kingdom H@@ all inform@@ ally d@@ ressed or someone re@@ tur@@ ns after a long ab@@ s@@ ence , give him a war@@ m wel@@ come rather than com@@ ment on his d@@ ress or ab@@ s@@ ence .
For example , when a young Jewish man in Israel attend@@ ed his first Christian meeting , he was am@@ a@@ zed to see Jewish and A@@ ra@@ b brothers worshipp@@ ing Jehovah side by side .
They are simply not inter@@ ested in lear@@ ning Bible truth .
Ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ised public tal@@ ks were also fe@@ atu@@ red during Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l@@ ’s si@@ x@@ th and se@@ ven@@ th tri@@ ps , in 19@@ 11 .
Ha@@ ve I consider@@ ed taking up full - time service as a care@@ er ? ’
F@@ R@@ O@@ M the early days of their mo@@ der@@ n - day hist@@ ory , Jehovah’s Witnesses have been in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y inter@@ ested in one of Jesus Christ’s prophe@@ ci@@ es : “ This good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations ; and then the end will come . ”
Tho@@ ma@@ s and D@@ or@@ is had been married for over 30 years when Tho@@ ma@@ s started to dr@@ ink heav@@ ily .
I now real@@ ize that those present wanted to help me but that they did not know how to de@@ al with my de@@ af@@ ness .
In lands around the g@@ lo@@ be , only Jehovah’s Witnesses have a@@ do@@ p@@ ted God’s way of thinking as a group .
Many scho@@ l@@ ars believe that Mar@@ k@@ ’s des@@ crip@@ tion me@@ ant that Jesus s@@ le@@ pt on a sac@@ k of bal@@ last s@@ and bene@@ ath the st@@ er@@ n de@@ ck , the most prote@@ cted part of the bo@@ at during a st@@ or@@ m .
“ I have to be pati@@ ent , ” she says , “ and wa@@ it for him to o@@ pen up . ”
M@@ ore than ei@@ ght cen@@ tu@@ ries after the D@@ elu@@ ge , God organiz@@ ed the Israelites into a nation .
What comm@@ and and promise did God give to Abra@@ m while he was still in U@@ r ?
And they may be more inter@@ ested in the God we worship , have more respect for our organization , and be more likely to listen to our li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving message .
Such a stand was in star@@ k contr@@ ast with the mor@@ als of the time .
Mo@@ ving to A@@ no@@ ther H@@ em@@ is@@ ph@@ ere
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Christians remain neu@@ tr@@ al in the pol@@ itical af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of the nations of the world .
He found bl@@ an@@ k form@@ s , which were used to f@@ ill out the congregation repor@@ t .
Be@@ ware of Satan’s ‘ C@@ ra@@ f@@ ty Acts ’
And if you apply its guid@@ ance in your life , it can help you to de@@ al with other personal problems .
Then , show@@ ing that res@@ cu@@ e was possible , he exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ Th@@ an@@ ks to God through Jesus Christ our Lord ! ”
Let us discus@@ s those questions .
“ We ar@@ gu@@ e al@@ most every day , ” he says .
The do@@ ors of the pris@@ on are thro@@ wn wide o@@ pen .
We lived on a h@@ ou@@ se@@ bo@@ at and pre@@ ached in two to@@ w@@ ns in D@@ r@@ en@@ the .
Who would not want to benefit from the gr@@ and arrang@@ ement of over@@ sight that our Le@@ ad@@ er has in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted in the Christian congregation ?
From personal experience , Jesus could say : “ P@@ rac@@ tice giving , and people will give to you . They will p@@ our into your la@@ ps a fine me@@ asure , pres@@ sed down , sh@@ ak@@ en together and over@@ f@@ low@@ ing .
Thus , the human family could never be succ@@ ess@@ ful in regul@@ ating it@@ self without God’s rul@@ er@@ ship .
Yet , they believ@@ ed that Jehovah was in@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble of over@@ thro@@ wing the pet@@ ty , di@@ vi@@ ded city - k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of Cana@@ an .
He had deep respect for Jehovah and the truth .
How can you dis@@ cer@@ n if you are develop@@ ing a wise and obedi@@ ent heart ?
Indeed , they were con@@ f@@ ined in a con@@ dition of spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness known as T@@ ar@@ t@@ ar@@ us .
Like them , all dedic@@ ated Christians have res@@ ol@@ ved to “ live no longer for themselves ” but to do all they can “ for the s@@ ake of the good news . ”
It also re@@ mo@@ ves the mis@@ understanding and mis@@ information that have con@@ fu@@ sed people about the con@@ dition of the dead .
In his discus@@ sion with his disciples on this occasi@@ on , Jesus com@@ pared death to a s@@ le@@ e@@ pl@@ ike st@@ ate .
The P@@ ent@@ ate@@ u@@ ch and H@@ af@@ t@@ or@@ ah@@ s poin@@ ts out that Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 12 : 6 says that the lam@@ b was to be sla@@ ugh@@ tered “ between the two ev@@ en@@ ings . ”
In contr@@ ast , all who want to fle@@ e God’s day of wr@@ ath must give him exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion and res@@ ist any such co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness .
Just pri@@ or to World W@@ ar I@@ I , the family moved to B@@ ang@@ or , N@@ or@@ th W@@ al@@ es , where I@@ r@@ ene was baptized in 19@@ 39 .
We might ask ourselves , ‘ A@@ m I , like the Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an , “ moved with p@@ ity ” to give a witness ? ’
But we need more .
Ab@@ out 3@@ 20 C.E . , A@@ ri@@ us , a pri@@ est in A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a , Egy@@ pt , began to s@@ pre@@ ad ra@@ di@@ cal ide@@ as concer@@ ning the Tr@@ in@@ ity .
What en@@ ab@@ led Paul to end@@ ure , and how can his example help us to end@@ ure ?
In turn , the one who was off@@ ended should re@@ adi@@ ly for@@ give the rep@@ ent@@ ant wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er .
D@@ O@@ W@@ N through hist@@ ory many individuals have man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted ad@@ mi@@ ra@@ ble qualities .
How important to think before we speak !
In@@ her@@ it@@ ance O@@ wed Ch@@ il@@ dren , 9 / 1
Although we were su@@ spi@@ ci@@ ous of any new promises , we were imp@@ ressed when we got to know some Witnesses who had been in con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps for refu@@ sing to support the war effort .
In practic@@ al ter@@ ms , sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ arding your heart from the s@@ n@@ are of por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y may mean chang@@ ing T@@ V ch@@ ann@@ els or tur@@ ning off the com@@ pu@@ ter should sal@@ ac@@ i@@ ous i@@ ma@@ ges appe@@ ar , and it is important to act s@@ wi@@ f@@ tly and dec@@ isi@@ vely !
W@@ ol@@ f@@ gan@@ g had been dead for fi@@ ve years .
( 3 ) En@@ joy serving God in your you@@ th . ​ — 1 / 15 , pages 19 - 20 .
If a Christian became eng@@ ro@@ s@@ sed in his se@@ cul@@ ar work , spiritual pur@@ su@@ its could eas@@ ily be pu@@ shed into second place .
Still , when they make a real effort to do so , they are , in effect , tel@@ ling their fellow believers , ‘ You are important to me . ’
Ne@@ ws of these events may have cir@@ cul@@ ated among the su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ous P@@ ra@@ et@@ ori@@ an G@@ u@@ ard . Paul has already seen brothers from R@@ ome who ‘ came to me@@ et him at the Mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place of A@@ p@@ pi@@ us and Th@@ ree T@@ a@@ ver@@ ns . ’
Proverbs 13 : 24 states : “ The one ho@@ l@@ ding back his ro@@ d is h@@ ating his son , but the one loving him is he that does look for him with discipl@@ ine . ”
He pre@@ fac@@ ed the comm@@ and by saying : “ All authority has been given me in heaven and on the earth . ” ​ — Matthew 28 : 18 - 20 .
You will see that the Word of God can make you “ fully com@@ pet@@ ent , comple@@ t@@ ely e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed for every good work . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 15 - 17 .
These children are d@@ ru@@ g@@ ged , b@@ ru@@ tal@@ ized , and for@@ ced to eng@@ age in de@@ human@@ iz@@ ing be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or against their relati@@ ves in order to en@@ sure that their so@@ le loy@@ al@@ ty is to the fac@@ tion for which they are fi@@ gh@@ ting .
That is what gover@@ ns their thoughts and actions .
T@@ w@@ o of those judg@@ ments have already been car@@ ri@@ ed out .
U@@ sing two r@@ he@@ t@@ or@@ ic@@ al questions , Solomon tri@@ es to a@@ wak@@ en a s@@ lo@@ th@@ ful one from his in@@ do@@ l@@ ence : “ How long , you la@@ z@@ y one , will you keep l@@ ying down ?
The war@@ ning example of the faith@@ less Israelites teach@@ es us that in order to benefit from Jehovah’s mer@@ cy , we must demonstr@@ ate hear@@ t@@ felt rep@@ ent@@ ance .
A@@ n In@@ cl@@ in@@ ation T@@ ow@@ ard B@@ ad@@ ness
27 , 28 . ( a ) What is true about the fulfill@@ ment of prophe@@ ci@@ es in the book of Daniel ?
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Mo@@ re@@ over , she felt self - consci@@ ous about preaching and was therefore af@@ ra@@ id to accept the responsi@@ bil@@ ities that would come with baptism .
They are acc@@ oun@@ ted righteous as Jehovah’s friends in l@@ ine for deli@@ ver@@ ance at the time of “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
Wh@@ en@@ ever I made material sacrific@@ es in order to pur@@ sue spiritual go@@ als , Jehovah always bless@@ ed me with more than what I had sacrific@@ ed .
They believe that he ex@@ ists but know little about him .
I was un@@ sure if anyone was listen@@ ing , but I must ad@@ mit that I did hope that someone was out there .
How did Jehovah’s Witnesses respon@@ d to the ex@@ tre@@ me pres@@ sures brought on during the second world war ?
Ke@@ ep in mind , too , the many blessings that result from ap@@ pl@@ ying what you learn from the Bible .
To beg@@ in with , by taking an interest in the brothers in the congregation ​ — regul@@ arly working with them in the field ministry and help@@ ing them imp@@ ro@@ ve their ability to h@@ and@@ le “ the word of the truth ari@@ ght . ”
In contr@@ ast with the c@@ ru@@ el con@@ di@@ tions we fac@@ ed in the cam@@ p , our ba@@ r@@ rac@@ ks was like a clean is@@ land sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by a fil@@ thy se@@ a .
“ This is one of the ha@@ p@@ pi@@ est experi@@ ences of my life , ” says Bar@@ ba@@ r@@ a , who with her husband moved to a S@@ pan@@ ish congregation .
Even so , cri@@ me is not as r@@ am@@ p@@ ant as in the c@@ ities .
This woman found a se@@ wing bo@@ x and took it home .
The sons and their wi@@ ves vis@@ ited the parents in the F@@ ar E@@ ast to see what help could best be provided and how .
One scho@@ la@@ r put the matter this way : “ While gra@@ v@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds may re@@ mind one of the bre@@ v@@ ity of life , the resurrection en@@ sures the bre@@ v@@ ity of death . ”
The good news had to be pre@@ ached worl@@ d@@ wide .
These three at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes work together with the f@@ our@@ th ​ — power , as sh@@ own by the bul@@ l@@ ’s face .
When Joseph found out that his fi@@ an@@ c@@ é@@ e was pre@@ gn@@ ant “ before they were un@@ ited , ” he must have been t@@ or@@ n between his love for M@@ ary and his a@@ ver@@ sion to even the appe@@ ar@@ ance of im@@ mor@@ ality .
He has always done that .
Such ways are likely to off@@ end .
The Bible , therefore , ur@@ ges Christians : “ Let us not become e@@ go@@ t@@ is@@ tic@@ al , s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring up com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on with one another , en@@ v@@ ying one another . ”
This time , they also car@@ ri@@ ed with them liter@@ ature in T@@ ag@@ al@@ o@@ g because they had found out that many of the fore@@ ign@@ ers were from the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines .
One rep@@ lied , “ You have no right to sear@@ ch around in the Scriptures because you are not born again . ”
Go@@ dly wisdom , though , comes from fe@@ aring Jehovah .
The pi@@ c@@ ture of Jesus Christ pa@@ inted in the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts lea@@ ves us with no doubt about his help@@ ful@@ ness and tend@@ er com@@ pas@@ sion .
But those in the full - time service find that reli@@ ance on Jehovah can help them to remain as pione@@ ers .
In what way did U@@ z@@ z@@ iah ru@@ in his good rec@@ ord ?
Peter s@@ wor@@ e : “ I do not know the man ! ”
They share the same valu@@ es and the same go@@ als .
Why should we view the Bible as having a message for all ?
Lu@@ st for power per@@ ver@@ ted the justice of the Jewish high cour@@ t .
The Kingdom H@@ op@@ e A@@ ban@@ d@@ oned
The first human death , in fact , came about through an act of op@@ pres@@ sion ​ — when Ca@@ in mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed his brother A@@ be@@ l . ​ — Genesis 2 : 16 , 17 ; 4 : 8 .
In h@@ in@@ d@@ sight , they feel that they should have done more to pre@@ v@@ ent the in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent from happ@@ ening .
( “ I like the way your mind works , even if I don@@ ’t ag@@ ree with all the conclu@@ sions you re@@ ach . ” )
I also learned to get along with people and to love them — the ke@@ y to succ@@ ess@@ ful mission@@ ary service .
Their qu@@ ar@@ rel@@ ing became public , and the congregation they served sp@@ li@@ t into fac@@ tions .
Jesus stated : “ Pa@@ y back Ca@@ es@@ ar@@ ’s things to Ca@@ es@@ ar , but God’s things to God . ”
Y@@ oung Witnesses in Ha@@ it@@ i have fine opportun@@ ities to help fellow stud@@ ents learn about the Bible .
In fact , the apostle Peter , himself a married man , later refer@@ red to her as a st@@ er@@ ling example of a wife who showed deep respect for her husband .
Our daugh@@ ter Mi@@ ri@@ am was first .
L@@ ear@@ n what loving - kindness is and how it can af@@ fect the t@@ ong@@ ue .
( Read Acts 19 : 8 , 9 ; 28 : 23 . )
Jesus is al@@ one with his 11 faithful apostles .
Because th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of people received a no@@ tice in the ma@@ il saying , ‘ A relati@@ ve of your@@ s has died and left you an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance . ’
G@@ am@@ bl@@ ing can inc@@ ite e@@ go@@ tism , a com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve spirit , and gre@@ ed , which the Bible con@@ dem@@ ns .
The book of Jeremiah has much to tell us about the heart .
“ E@@ d di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t have to do what he did to his best friend .
5 / 15 B@@ ap@@ tism for the dead , 10 / 1
Mat@@ eri@@ al@@ ism can make us for@@ get Jehovah .
The S@@ co@@ t@@ t@@ ish po@@ et R@@ ob@@ er@@ t Bu@@ r@@ ns ( 1@@ 7@@ 5@@ 9 - 9@@ 6 ) expres@@ sed the wish that some power would give us the gift to see ourselves as others see us .
Are their expres@@ sions hear@@ t@@ felt or per@@ fun@@ ct@@ ory ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a doubt , Jesus is with them , gu@@ i@@ ding their efforts . ​ — Mat@@ t .
King David , for example , was a wise and faithful man .
Even Jesus ’ enem@@ ies ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that he ‘ per@@ form@@ ed many sign@@ s . ’ ​ — John 11 : 4@@ 7 , 4@@ 8 .
La@@ yo@@ ff@@ s , pl@@ ant clo@@ sures , com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on in the work@@ place , and exc@@ essi@@ ve dem@@ ands by emp@@ loy@@ ers can cre@@ ate a c@@ li@@ mate of jo@@ b in@@ se@@ cur@@ ity .
The apostle Paul wrote to fellow believers : “ You y@@ ourselves know qu@@ ite well that Jehovah’s day is coming ex@@ ac@@ tly as a th@@ i@@ ef in the night . ”
Then they were or@@ der@@ ed to put on their boo@@ ts and stand up .
2 , 3 . ( a ) What was the imp@@ ort of John the B@@ ap@@ t@@ ist@@ ’s cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism of the religious lead@@ ers ?
L@@ ast year , for example , well over one bil@@ li@@ on h@@ our@@ s were devo@@ ted to preaching the good news of God’s Kingdom .
His transl@@ ation of the Bible rema@@ ins by far the most po@@ pul@@ ar in the Ger@@ man language .
The feel@@ ing is that un@@ less you have these things , you cannot be happy or succ@@ ess@@ ful .
As perfect mankind mul@@ ti@@ p@@ lied , why would God still have been able to commun@@ ic@@ ate with them ?
De@@ e@@ ds L@@ in@@ ked With God’s E@@ ter@@ n@@ al P@@ ur@@ pose
Our appreciation for God’s word mo@@ ves us to seek divine teaching and makes us the jo@@ y@@ ful ‘ par@@ t@@ n@@ ers of those fe@@ aring Jehovah ’ ​ — individuals having re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al a@@ we for God .
When Satan offered Jesus all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the world in ex@@ change for a sing@@ le act of worship , Jesus again op@@ posed him by qu@@ o@@ ting Scrip@@ ture , taking his stand fir@@ m@@ ly for the exc@@ lu@@ sive worship of his Father .
On@@ ce , while just wal@@ king down the st@@ re@@ et , I started to c@@ ry and cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t bre@@ a@@ the .
P@@ il@@ ate comman@@ ded fi@@ ve inf@@ an@@ try co@@ hor@@ ts of from 5@@ 00 to 1@@ ,000 men each as well as a ca@@ v@@ al@@ ry re@@ gi@@ ment likely cons@@ is@@ ting of 5@@ 00 .
3 : 14 - 16 .
Paul a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned his pur@@ su@@ its in Juda@@ ism and dedic@@ ated the rest of his days on earth to preaching the good news . ​ — Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 3 : 4 - 8 , 15 ; Acts 9 : 15 .
Con@@ cer@@ ning his ear@@ li@@ er ministry in Eph@@ esus , Paul wrote that ‘ a large do@@ or that led to activ@@ ity was op@@ ened to him . ’
Des@@ pite the fine tra@@ ining I received at home and at congregation meetings , I must ad@@ mit that there were as@@ pe@@ cts of being a Christian that I found challeng@@ ing .
The ter@@ m “ se@@ ven p@@ ill@@ ars , ” su@@ gg@@ ests one scho@@ la@@ r , is “ indic@@ ative of a man@@ sion buil@@ t around a cour@@ t - y@@ ard , the stru@@ c@@ ture being supp@@ or@@ ted by three p@@ ill@@ ars on each side and one in the cen@@ tre on the th@@ ir@@ d side fac@@ ing the o@@ pen sp@@ ace which was the en@@ tr@@ ance . ”
How can we follow that counsel ?
H@@ ere , such we@@ al@@ thy Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans as P@@ o@@ ti@@ p@@ ha@@ r lived in ele@@ g@@ ant , b@@ righ@@ tly pa@@ inted hous@@ es .
A St@@ ory That Mat@@ ters 3
P@@ re@@ vi@@ ously , we thought that Jesus ’ in@@ spe@@ ction took place in 19@@ 18 .
Yes , let us keep consider@@ ing “ wh@@ atever things are true , wh@@ atever things are of serious concer@@ n , wh@@ atever things are righteous , wh@@ atever things are cha@@ st@@ e , wh@@ atever things are lo@@ va@@ ble , wh@@ atever things are well spo@@ ken of , wh@@ atever vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e there is and wh@@ atever pra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy thing there is . ”
It must be re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed , however , that no one can en@@ rich Jehovah , the O@@ w@@ ner of all things .
Yet , not only have I been able to do that but I have seen h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds , if not th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds , of others do the same .
It took courage to eng@@ age in these fe@@ atu@@ res of the work , but they served the purpose of keep@@ ing Jehovah’s name and people before the e@@ ye of the public . ”
I@@ magine a world without war@@ f@@ are , si@@ ck@@ ness , or death !
We will never fi@@ ght again ! ”
What pro@@ gra@@ m can you follow to learn about Jesus ’ teachings , and how can you ass@@ ess your prog@@ ress ?
They were pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed by the pri@@ ests in ancient Israel , whom King David organiz@@ ed in 24 div@@ isions .
24 Jehovah G@@ u@@ id@@ es His Pe@@ ople in the W@@ a@@ y of Li@@ fe
Th@@ ink of the viol@@ ence that was f@@ om@@ ented as these gi@@ ants ca@@ used ha@@ vo@@ c wh@@ er@@ ever they went .
If that is done , the speak@@ er would ac@@ knowledge that the cou@@ ple were already married in har@@ mony with the la@@ ws of Ca@@ es@@ ar .
The Scriptures answer by saying that it ‘ will gu@@ ard our hearts and our men@@ tal po@@ wers by means of Christ Jesus . ’
It was simply a matter of his not being a@@ ware of the hist@@ ory of the early Christian congregation .
F@@ ace them , with the go@@ al of making peace .
We ple@@ ase God through wise use of our time
W@@ r@@ ong@@ do@@ ers are also in spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness , and such dar@@ k@@ ness can be over@@ power@@ ing .
Indeed , the “ C@@ re@@ ation D@@ r@@ ama ” gave a great witness to Jehovah’s praise sh@@ ort@@ ly before the H@@ it@@ l@@ er re@@ gi@@ me un@@ lea@@ shed fi@@ er@@ ce persecu@@ tion upon His people in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
Their number is much s@@ mal@@ l@@ er than the “ great crow@@ d , which no man was able to number , out of all nations and tri@@ bes and pe@@ op@@ les and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es ” who will sur@@ vi@@ ve this syst@@ em@@ ’s end .
In the par@@ able of the tal@@ ents , Jesus shows that the anointed would need to be di@@ lig@@ ent in car@@ r@@ ying out their Christian responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
The s@@ mo@@ ke eng@@ ul@@ f@@ ed us !
S@@ ur@@ ely little A@@ bi@@ ga@@ y@@ l remin@@ ds us of the Israel@@ ite gi@@ r@@ l who helped Na@@ am@@ an to come to know the true God , Jehovah . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 5 : 2 - 14 .
Th@@ r@@ ough the prophet Ho@@ se@@ a , Jehovah told the Israelites : “ I will eng@@ age you to me for time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , and I will eng@@ age you to me in righteousness and in justice and in loving - kindness and in mer@@ ci@@ es . ”
This is the perfect justice that all of us can ex@@ pect of God , who “ lo@@ ves righteousness and justice . ” ​ — Psalm 33 : 5 .
They would thus f@@ righ@@ ten ti@@ mi@@ d ones , but not ever@@ yone c@@ ow@@ ered before them .
“ Wh@@ ere the spirit of Jehovah is , there is fre@@ e@@ dom . ”
It was not their we@@ al@@ th that brought the La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ ans to such a p@@ iti@@ able spiritual situation .
Hence , when making an important decision , do not r@@ ely on your own wisdom .
Hence , if you believe that Jehovah’s standards are for your good , you o@@ we it to yourself to live by your con@@ vi@@ ctions .
The apostle Paul did just that in encourag@@ ing his fellow Christians .
As I read it , my faith in Jehovah was streng@@ th@@ ened .
How would you likely re@@ act to see@@ ing a loved one brought back to life ?
It is no sur@@ pris@@ e that Jehovah was going to bring cal@@ am@@ ity upon S@@ y@@ ri@@ a , Phil@@ is@@ ti@@ a , and T@@ y@@ re .
No@@ te the du@@ al as@@ pect in the accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing of God’s purpose ​ — a rest@@ ored earth under the direction of a heavenly Kingdom made up of Jesus Christ and his jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s .
Jehovah — The F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ er of His P@@ ur@@ pos@@ es
• What shows that Christ fol@@ lo@@ ws clo@@ sel@@ y the spiritual con@@ dition of each congregation ?
* To this day , that is my fav@@ or@@ ite Kingdom m@@ el@@ o@@ dy . ”
( a ) In the past , what has obedi@@ ence to Jehovah often involved ?
The present system of things based on gre@@ ed , h@@ at@@ red , and wicked de@@ e@@ ds will be bro@@ ken up .
O@@ r does your life give evidence that you are see@@ king the Kingdom first ?
What mirac@@ le did El@@ isha per@@ form in Sh@@ un@@ em ?
What will contribu@@ te to our happiness ?
We can become ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with our heavenly Father and his loving pur@@ pos@@ es for us by stud@@ ying his Word , the Bible .
B@@ E@@ W@@ A@@ R@@ E O@@ F L@@ O@@ S@@ IN@@ G Y@@ O@@ U@@ R S@@ EN@@ S@@ E O@@ F U@@ R@@ G@@ EN@@ C@@ Y
Fir@@ st , she took time to learn the needs and inter@@ ests of each person .
Still , they are streng@@ th@@ ened by Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy : “ To you the sons of those a@@ ff@@ lic@@ ting you must go , bo@@ wing down ; and all those tre@@ ating you dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully must b@@ end down at the very sol@@ es of your fe@@ et , and they will have to call you the city of Jehovah , Z@@ ion of the Ho@@ ly One of Israel . ”
F@@ ar from being pas@@ sive ch@@ urch members , the disciples were fully devo@@ ted to Jehovah and his Word , having some@@ times learned the truth from those who were vi@@ ci@@ ously persecu@@ ted .
How will Jehovah bring about the fin@@ al p@@ ha@@ se of the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” ?
Consider the Scriptural account of Israel@@ ’s en@@ try into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
The few individuals with whom God had deal@@ ings person@@ ally ​ — Noah , Moses , Jesus , and others — ​ were , in fact , used by H@@ im to commun@@ ic@@ ate with a clo@@ sel@@ y associ@@ ated group .
However , John repor@@ ts that they did not bre@@ ak Jesus ’ leg@@ s .
He displa@@ yed a thor@@ ough knowledge of the Scriptures and complete confidence in them .
It seem@@ s clear that at the time , G@@ ide@@ on felt anything but “ mi@@ gh@@ ty . ”
Jehovah does what he de@@ em@@ s necess@@ ary to do ​ — not everything he is ca@@ pa@@ ble of doing .
Some parents , however , are ambi@@ v@@ al@@ ent in this reg@@ ard .
A@@ gain , C@@ ho@@ ong Ke@@ on and Ju@@ li@@ e felt as if these words were direc@@ ted just to them .
You may also invit@@ e them to jo@@ in you in the field ministry or in pre@@ par@@ ing for a meeting .
David J@@ ones was the so@@ le sur@@ vi@@ v@@ or of the group .
Christian you@@ ths need to make prog@@ ress and make their advan@@ c@@ ement man@@ i@@ f@@ est to others .
The expres@@ sion “ rich toward God ” is also rend@@ ered “ rich in God’s sight ” ( To@@ da@@ y’s Eng@@ l@@ ish V@@ er@@ sion ) or “ rich in the eyes of God . ”
The less@@ on is that even a Christian who has sh@@ own a good heart in serving God can become ha@@ ugh@@ ty upon ga@@ ining we@@ al@@ th or authority .
He will not per@@ mit his servants as a group to be re@@ moved from the earth . ​ — 5 / 15 , page 22 .
“ They W@@ ere B@@ or@@ ne Al@@ ong by Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ”
Bi@@ r@@ th of Jesus Acc@@ ording to the Bible
S@@ al@@ vation Su@@ re for God’s Pe@@ ople !
( b ) What was Jesus ’ re@@ action to this temp@@ tation ?
And after his resurrection , he exerc@@ ised close over@@ sight of the s@@ pre@@ ading of the Kingdom good news .
He made sure that everything was “ very good . ”
My husband , who has u@@ su@@ ally been quic@@ k to find reas@@ ons to be anxi@@ ous , began to feel that a so@@ lu@@ tion would present it@@ self . ”
The family may deci@@ de to clean the house regul@@ arly each we@@ ek and to sc@@ he@@ du@@ le a thor@@ ough cle@@ an@@ ing once or t@@ wi@@ ce a year .
TH@@ E of@@ fic@@ ers fa@@ iled in their mis@@ sion .
( Com@@ pare E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 28 : 17 . )
The Father would give them a “ help@@ er , the holy spirit . ”
The shepher@@ ds can find this inf@@ ant l@@ ying in a m@@ anger in a ne@@ ar@@ by to@@ wn . Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , “ a mul@@ titu@@ de of the heavenly ar@@ my ” beg@@ in pra@@ ising Jehovah , saying : “ G@@ l@@ ory in the he@@ igh@@ ts a@@ bo@@ ve to God , and upon earth peace among men of go@@ o@@ d@@ will . ” ​ — Luke 2 : 8 - 14 .
To ac@@ hi@@ eve f@@ ame and po@@ pul@@ ar@@ ity , some ca@@ su@@ ally disc@@ ard esta@@ bli@@ shed valu@@ es and standards in pre@@ fer@@ ence to be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or that is bi@@ z@@ ar@@ re and sh@@ o@@ c@@ king .
L@@ ater , the mas@@ tic is fur@@ ther cle@@ an@@ ed and can then be put to many uses .
Do not f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c@@ ate against your fel@@ low@@ man anything bad , when he is d@@ wel@@ ling in a sense of se@@ cur@@ ity with you .
Then faith and godly wisdom will prote@@ ct us from Satan’s cle@@ ver desi@@ gn@@ s and from the worl@@ d’s evil spirit .
In respon@@ se to Solom@@ on@@ ’s prayer , what did God gr@@ ant him , and how should we feel about such blessings ?
DI@@ S@@ A@@ S@@ T@@ E@@ R R@@ EL@@ I@@ E@@ F
What can you do to prote@@ ct your relationship with Jehovah ?
I had no experience in the bu@@ sin@@ ess world , since I had en@@ tered the full - time ministry after lea@@ ving school some 23 years ear@@ li@@ er .
For most E@@ U member states , it is still un@@ accep@@ table for one of their pe@@ ers to gain greater influ@@ ence and take the lead . ”
Read Ne@@ h@@ emiah 13 : 4 - 9 .
Cor@@ respon@@ d@@ ence between Go@@ ver@@ nor P@@ l@@ in@@ y the Y@@ ou@@ ng@@ er of Bi@@ th@@ y@@ ni@@ a and E@@ mp@@ er@@ or T@@ ra@@ j@@ an shows that rul@@ ing cl@@ as@@ ses were gener@@ ally un@@ a@@ ware of the true n@@ ature of Christi@@ an@@ ity .
S@@ ome@@ times they go through peri@@ o@@ ds of de@@ pres@@ sion ; they feel l@@ on@@ ely .
What thought - pro@@ vo@@ king words of comm@@ end@@ ation and counsel the gl@@ ori@@ fied Jesus Christ spoke to the three of the se@@ ven congregations in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or that we have consider@@ ed !
While no other cre@@ ature ex@@ is@@ ted , the Son bas@@ ked in the war@@ m@@ th of his Fa@@ ther’s attention and learned about H@@ im and His qualities .
When that one arri@@ ves , the spirit of the truth , he will gu@@ i@@ de you into all the truth . ” — John 16 : 4 , 5 , 7 , 13 .
“ W@@ al@@ king by spirit ” lea@@ ds to God’s appro@@ val . ​ — G@@ al .
The Bible expla@@ ins : “ You , fa@@ thers , do not be ir@@ rit@@ ating your children , but go on br@@ ing@@ ing them up in the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah . ”
However , Jehovah was a@@ ware of our needs , and in du@@ e time he man@@ e@@ u@@ vered matters acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly .
• A@@ ga@@ inst what moral temp@@ t@@ ations must we be on gu@@ ard con@@ stan@@ tly ?
Hence , it is re@@ ques@@ ted that you do not wr@@ ite or make in@@ qui@@ ries about this matter at this time .
And such parents keep di@@ str@@ actions to a min@@ i@@ mu@@ m , encourag@@ ing their children to listen and to learn , in acc@@ or@@ d@@ ance with their age and ability . ​ — Proverbs 8 : 32 .
Do you ag@@ ree ?
Acc@@ ording to Daniel 4 : 17 , the prophecy was given “ so that people living may know that the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh is R@@ ul@@ er in the kingdom of mankind and that he gives it to who@@ m@@ ever he wants . ”
In ad@@ dition to prayer and up@@ building associ@@ ation , God’s written Word is a s@@ ource of comfort to those who m@@ our@@ n .
Then , in the year 36 , the ter@@ rit@@ ory ex@@ pan@@ ded even more to inclu@@ de un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised G@@ ent@@ il@@ es .
; P@@ ear@@ son , M .
Do your children regul@@ arly see you enjo@@ ying personal Bible reading or study ?
“ All those hear@@ ing the repor@@ t about [ her ] will certainly cla@@ p their hands ” and rejo@@ ice . ​ — Na@@ hu@@ m 3 : 1 , 19 .
• Why did Jesus listen to those whom he taught ?
For example , is it reason@@ able to ex@@ pect Jehovah’s blessing on a life - st@@ y@@ le that rel@@ e@@ g@@ ates spiritual matters to a se@@ con@@ d@@ ary place ?
Some ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ go@@ ers point out that Jesus liter@@ ally said : ‘ This is my body , ’ so they believe that the bre@@ ad mirac@@ ul@@ ously became his ac@@ tu@@ al flesh .
Ho@@ se@@ a declar@@ ed : “ Af@@ ter@@ war@@ ds the sons of Israel will come back and certainly look for Jehovah their God , and for David their king ; and they will certainly come qui@@ ver@@ ing to Jehovah and to his go@@ o@@ dness in the fin@@ al part of the days . ”
A Christian husband lo@@ ves and ca@@ res for his wife
This is par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly so if these individuals are in a position of influ@@ ence .
Isaiah , Peter , and John fore@@ told as@@ pe@@ cts of the “ new heavens and a new earth ”
The Bible reve@@ als how such teachings as ev@@ olu@@ tion become po@@ pul@@ ar .
We set@@ t@@ led in what was then W@@ est Ger@@ many .
Still , nations today , eng@@ ro@@ s@@ sed in self - interest , are c@@ lam@@ or@@ ing more and more for their own so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
( b ) If we imitate Jac@@ ob@@ ’s faith@@ ful@@ ness , what can we ex@@ pect ?
5 : 8 .
It was already past no@@ on .
But since truth is often the first ca@@ su@@ al@@ ty of war , you ​ — like any other sol@@ di@@ er in the he@@ at of bat@@ tle — ​ need a s@@ ource of tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy , reli@@ able information to pre@@ v@@ ent the enem@@ y from pla@@ ying tri@@ c@@ ks with your mind .
The ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er Ph@@ ili@@ p had four vi@@ r@@ g@@ in daugh@@ ters who sh@@ ared their fa@@ ther’s ze@@ al for ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing .
P@@ le@@ ase , se@@ par@@ ate from me . If you go to the left , then I will go to the right ; but if you go to the right , then I will go to the left . ’ ”
How do elders benefit from pa@@ ying attention to what Christ says to the congregations ?
His re@@ action might be ter@@ ri@@ ble ! ’
“ That sh@@ o@@ ok me up , ” says W@@ ik@@ t@@ or .
O@@ r is Su@@ z@@ i@@ e right ​ — that life is ess@@ enti@@ ally what each of us makes of it ?
“ O@@ u@@ t of the b@@ lu@@ e , ” rel@@ ates R@@ o@@ al@@ d , “ Mari@@ o , a pioneer serving in F@@ in@@ n@@ mar@@ k , asked us if we would be willing to move to a to@@ wn nam@@ ed L@@ ak@@ sel@@ v to help the congregation of 23 publi@@ sh@@ ers there . ”
During the day , I c@@ y@@ c@@ led out along du@@ st@@ y ro@@ a@@ ds , preaching in the small to@@ w@@ ns sc@@ at@@ tered ac@@ ro@@ ss the p@@ en@@ in@@ su@@ la .
What hope , then , is there for an end to viol@@ ence ?
Des@@ pite his high position as S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of the uni@@ verse , he tre@@ ats humans with great kindness and respect .
There we receive educ@@ ation and tra@@ ining so that we can praise God in other set@@ t@@ ings , when we are not physi@@ c@@ ally in the mi@@ d@@ st of our local congregation .
However , we are not al@@ one .
Because we truly love Jehovah , we find the great@@ est deli@@ ght in doing his will .
Like E@@ z@@ r@@ a , Jehovah’s people today want to do all that Jehovah as@@ ks of them while living in a world that is ho@@ st@@ ile to true worship .
1@@ 31 : 1 - 3 ​ — How did David ‘ so@@ o@@ the and qui@@ et his soul like a we@@ an@@ ling upon his mother ’ ?
“ Re@@ jo@@ ice with people who rejo@@ ice ; we@@ ep with people who we@@ ep . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M@@ AN@@ S 12 : 15 .
Bu@@ il@@ ding on this me@@ th@@ od , j@@ our@@ n@@ al@@ ist D@@ ro@@ s@@ n@@ in r@@ an his own t@@ ests , sear@@ ch@@ ing for hi@@ d@@ den information in the first fi@@ ve boo@@ ks of the Hebrew Bible .
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying the Bible is an important a@@ id in our doing just that . ​ — 7 / 1 , pages 4 - 5 .
The people in his ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn mar@@ vel@@ ed “ at the w@@ in@@ some words pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ding out of his m@@ ou@@ th . ”
Ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tions came next in the pro@@ gra@@ m .
A loyal person is not fic@@ k@@ le .
E@@ ver@@ yone who had provided accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations for the 3@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 inter@@ n@@ ational d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates received a letter of appreciation .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the temple in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent when 12 - year - old Jesus was left be@@ h@@ ind for three days , “ he went down with [ his parents ] and came to Na@@ z@@ are@@ th , and he continued sub@@ ject to them . ”
What poin@@ ts will we consider in this study ?
The gro@@ w@@ th of ve@@ get@@ ation , descri@@ bed at Genesis 1 : 11 , 12 , contribu@@ tes to the rich supp@@ ly of o@@ x@@ y@@ g@@ en a@@ vail@@ able .
However , I often look back on those times with gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de because I learned end@@ uring less@@ ons , such as to wa@@ it on Jehovah and to trust fully in his mi@@ gh@@ ty ar@@ m .
I@@ nt@@ en@@ se , pro@@ long@@ ed anxi@@ ety is , in fact , more likely to sh@@ or@@ ten your life .
H@@ en@@ sc@@ he@@ l , G .
Yes , the indi@@ gen@@ ous language field is truly “ wh@@ ite for har@@ v@@ es@@ ting , ” and all those who share in it feel great@@ ly encoura@@ ged .
In view of future ho@@ st@@ ility toward his followers and the ex@@ pan@@ sion of the preaching work into ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es out@@ side Israel , Jesus said : “ Let the one that has a pur@@ se take it up , lik@@ e@@ wise also a food p@@ ou@@ ch . ”
By now that number has gro@@ wn to hu@@ ge prop@@ or@@ tions .
O@@ r perhaps we might a@@ im@@ less@@ ly follow l@@ in@@ ks on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t or fre@@ qu@@ ent ch@@ at ro@@ om@@ s and s@@ ites that car@@ ry invit@@ ations to view por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y or offer other se@@ x@@ u@@ al ser@@ vi@@ ces .
It stan@@ ds to reason , therefore , that “ M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el and his angels ” would wa@@ st@@ e no time in taking action to re@@ move “ the dra@@ g@@ on and its angels ” from the heavenly sc@@ ene so that no har@@ m could come to the Kingdom .
3 : 5 , 6 , 21 , 22 .
Consider how he respon@@ ded through his ang@@ eli@@ c re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves when Abraham and Lo@@ t ques@@ tioned him .
As fore@@ told in Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s prophecy , what did Jehovah and Christ Jesus find when they came to the spiritual temple for in@@ spe@@ ction ?
These religious lead@@ ers at@@ temp@@ ted to de@@ v@@ ise a pre@@ c@@ ep@@ t to gover@@ n conduct in all is@@ su@@ es , even tri@@ vi@@ alities .
Re@@ al@@ is@@ tic@@ ally , the Scriptures do say : “ M@@ an , born of woman , is sh@@ ort - lived and g@@ lu@@ t@@ ted with ag@@ it@@ ation . ”
What less@@ ons can we learn from Samu@@ el@@ ’s writ@@ ings and his life ?
He saw the value of he@@ e@@ ding this inspired counsel : “ Do not become en@@ vi@@ ous of the man of viol@@ ence , nor cho@@ ose any of his ways .
In fact , the words “ honor ” and “ respect ” are often used together because they are clo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated .
He@@ e@@ ding this counsel means that you will face problems pray@@ er@@ fully and will r@@ ely on God - given strength .
A gu@@ ard se@@ cre@@ tly told us : “ The govern@@ ment do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t h@@ ate you .
We can be certain that he will do the same for us if circumstances should dem@@ and it .
All of this made her feel that she had nothing to live for , and she consider@@ ed su@@ i@@ ci@@ de on a number of occasi@@ ons .
Although I believ@@ ed what Mu@@ m had taught me from the Bible , I did not appreci@@ ate its value .
This attitude has sto@@ od us in good stead over the years and has made it e@@ asi@@ er for us to sub@@ mit to the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c direction . ”
Mo@@ st of us understand that the for@@ ce of gra@@ v@@ ity from the hu@@ ge mas@@ s of the su@@ n keep@@ s our earth in place , its so@@ c@@ ke@@ t pe@@ des@@ tal@@ s su@@ n@@ k down so to speak .
Mo@@ st scho@@ l@@ ars , however , point to H@@ ip@@ pol@@ y@@ tu@@ s , a pro@@ li@@ fi@@ c au@@ th@@ or who wrote in Greek and lived in R@@ ome during the peri@@ od in which the con@@ ten@@ ts of the Mu@@ r@@ at@@ ori@@ an F@@ ra@@ g@@ ment were likely com@@ posed .
Jesus was confid@@ ent that Jehovah could in@@ stan@@ tly un@@ do the in@@ justice of the il@@ leg@@ al ar@@ rest if that was His will .
Be willing to ex@@ p@@ and your vo@@ ca@@ bul@@ ary , as it were .
The teach@@ er was imp@@ ressed with the young gi@@ r@@ l@@ ’s Scriptural ans@@ wers to the questions .
The Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines that were dist@@ ribu@@ ted were th@@ in because they were pr@@ inted on Bible pa@@ per .
On@@ ly a F@@ e@@ w S@@ ur@@ vi@@ ve
What Bible counsel helps us not to prac@@ tice la@@ w@@ less@@ ness ?
“ If we prac@@ tice sin will@@ fully after having received the acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the truth , there is no longer any sacrifice for sin@@ s left , but there is a certain fe@@ ar@@ ful expe@@ ct@@ ation of judgment . ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B@@ R@@ E@@ W@@ S 10 : 26 , 27
Th@@ in@@ king that S@@ is@@ ter H@@ un@@ t@@ ing@@ for@@ d was a sal@@ es@@ woman and that Mo@@ m would bu@@ y something we di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t need , D@@ ad fin@@ ally went to the do@@ or to say that we were not inter@@ ested .
Since a person is a soul , to say that someone died is to say that his soul died .
After a re@@ vers@@ al of circumstances , a pe@@ ak of 4@@ 3@@ ,@@ 7@@ 6@@ 7 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers repor@@ ted in Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i in 199@@ 9 , and over 1@@ 20@@ ,000 attend@@ ed dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tions there .
You can read his t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing expres@@ sions to God at 1 K@@ ings 8 : 22 - 5@@ 3 and 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 6 : 12 - 4@@ 2 .
But what benefit would there be in doing that ?
After fi@@ ve years of serious study , St@@ or@@ r@@ s fin@@ ally deci@@ ded to publi@@ ci@@ ze his new@@ ly found ge@@ m of Scriptural truth .
There Lu@@ car@@ is st@@ res@@ ses first that the Scriptures should be read by every one of the faithful and that it is har@@ m@@ ful for a Christian to fai@@ l to read God’s Word .
What , though , if someone le@@ ts us down ?
Be determined not to ‘ s@@ ow with a view to the flesh . ’
Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s in@@ si@@ gh@@ t@@ ful ob@@ serv@@ ation app@@ lies to us today with ad@@ ded for@@ ce .
By the end of Christ’s Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn , the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom will have ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed its purpose .
R@@ ic@@ o thought that he would have to wa@@ it until he was of leg@@ al age to serve Jehovah fully .
“ E@@ ver@@ yone that is per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly instru@@ cted will be like his teach@@ er . ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 6 : 40 .
U@@ p@@ on arri@@ val we were taken to a number of refu@@ ge@@ e cam@@ ps .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing bus@@ y and pra@@ ying to God for end@@ ur@@ ance help the pro@@ c@@ ess of reco@@ very
After the conven@@ tion , a new@@ ly appointed branch overse@@ er organiz@@ ed the work , and ze@@ al@@ ous Witnesses went a@@ head with r@@ ene@@ wed strength and with Jehovah’s blessing .
If enem@@ ies of God’s people seek to know the wh@@ er@@ e@@ ab@@ ou@@ ts of our Christian brothers in order to bring them har@@ m , loyal love for our brothers di@@ ct@@ ates that we not provide the information . ​ — Pro@@ v .
Why M@@ ake De@@ c@@ isions at All ?
The p@@ light of your compan@@ ion , perhaps wor@@ sen@@ ed by ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive ther@@ a@@ pi@@ es and the af@@ ter@@ effe@@ cts of such tre@@ at@@ ments , can dis@@ tur@@ b you so much that you might for@@ get a ba@@ si@@ c need of the pati@@ ent .
T@@ w@@ o Witnesses were bus@@ y sh@@ aring some com@@ for@@ ting words with their neigh@@ b@@ ors .
How well are you commun@@ ic@@ ating with Jehovah ?
What me@@ a@@ sures can God - fe@@ aring parents take to en@@ sure that “ there will come to be a refu@@ ge ” for their children ?
• How can the book of Psal@@ ms en@@ rich our prayers ?
How do they feel about their cho@@ s@@ en care@@ er ?
The R@@ o@@ le of the C@@ ongreg@@ ation
The apostle Paul said : “ The love the Christ has com@@ p@@ els us . ”
What do you@@ ths and the rest of us need to appreci@@ ate ?
Then he ought to get help to end that v@@ ile prac@@ tice . ​ — J@@ as .
From his experience , Abraham knew that Jehovah would not destro@@ y the righteous together with the wicked .
The Bible tel@@ ls us about Joseph , a young man who had a strong sense of id@@ ent@@ ity .
He says : “ The kingdom of the heavens is like le@@ av@@ en , which a woman took and hi@@ d in three large me@@ a@@ sures of f@@ l@@ our , until the whole mas@@ s was fer@@ men@@ ted . ”
To be invit@@ ed to do the hard and d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous work of prin@@ ting , a person had to be loyal , al@@ er@@ t , self - sacrific@@ ing , and obedi@@ ent .
What example of war@@ m@@ th and fri@@ end@@ l@@ iness did Jesus set ?
With reg@@ ard to the expres@@ sion “ the One li@@ f@@ ting up my head , ” one refer@@ ence work says : “ When God li@@ f@@ ts up . . . one@@ ’s ‘ head , ’ He f@@ ill@@ s one with hope and confidence . ”
R@@ emo@@ te are@@ as thus need more attention .
Our M@@ es@@ sage ​ — The Go@@ od Ne@@ ws of God’s Kingdom
Then , preaching the good news would be in va@@ in , a c@@ olo@@ s@@ s@@ al ho@@ a@@ x .
Pro@@ f@@ it for You and O@@ thers
( 2 ) How have faithful anointed ones app@@ lied the par@@ ab@@ le@@ ’s counsel , and with what resul@@ ts ?
We do well to learn from it , especially since im@@ mor@@ ality has become wi@@ d@@ ely vie@@ wed as an accep@@ table li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
We@@ al@@ th and ri@@ ches are in his house , and his righteousness continu@@ es forever . ”
Me@@ an@@ while , he is teaching milli@@ ons of me@@ ek people to enjoy a better way of life , based on love .
You will ag@@ ree that it is am@@ a@@ z@@ ing that Jehovah has invit@@ ed imper@@ fect humans to have the honor of serving as his fellow work@@ ers .
Ne@@ e@@ d@@ less to say , it was a chall@@ enge to preach there .
The psalmist declar@@ ed : “ Those who are pl@@ anted in the house of Jehovah . . . will still keep on th@@ ri@@ ving during gra@@ y - he@@ a@@ de@@ dness , f@@ at and f@@ res@@ h they will continue to be . ”
When the R@@ id@@ ge@@ ways arri@@ ved in T@@ ur@@ in , we r@@ ented an ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment together .
This was a very respon@@ sible assignment , for the sa@@ f@@ ety of the city dep@@ ended on their c@@ all@@ ing out to war@@ n the people of any imp@@ en@@ ding d@@ anger .
However , Jesus is “ the way ” also in a fur@@ ther sense .
What K@@ ind of E@@ duc@@ ation Can M@@ ake Your Li@@ fe a Su@@ cc@@ ess ?
Un@@ der what circumstances was Isaiah 5@@ 3 : 8 ful@@ filled ?
Consider another example .
The str@@ ang@@ l@@ er fi@@ g@@ ’s mul@@ ti@@ ple ro@@ o@@ ts ev@@ en@@ tually ab@@ s@@ or@@ b most of the nu@@ tri@@ ents in the so@@ il at the ba@@ se of the t@@ ree , while its can@@ op@@ y de@@ pri@@ ves its ho@@ st of light .
It is qu@@ ite pro@@ ba@@ ble , then , that the long peri@@ od of ei@@ gh@@ te@@ en years of our L@@ or@@ d’s life , from the time of the in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent [ recorded at Luke 2 : 4@@ 1 - 4@@ 9 ] to the time of his baptism , was sp@@ ent in the per@@ for@@ man@@ ce of the or@@ din@@ ary du@@ ties of life . ”
This fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al Bible truth cl@@ ari@@ fi@@ es much about man and his life pro@@ spe@@ cts .
As was fore@@ told in Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy , Jesus was able to say : “ The One declar@@ ing me righteous is near .
Their thoughts were cen@@ tered on Jehovah and the ways in which he was blessing them .
What are some reas@@ ons why we may not c@@ learly see God’s hand in our af@@ fai@@ r@@ s ?
The Law covenant made with fle@@ sh@@ ly Israel dis@@ clo@@ sed Jehovah’s purpose to have “ a kingdom of pri@@ ests . ”
The M@@ or@@ c@@ ill@@ o family in 19@@ 7@@ 3
T@@ W@@ EL@@ V@@ E years have pas@@ sed since the clo@@ sing events recorded in the Bible book of E@@ z@@ r@@ a took place .
Ha@@ ve you rec@@ ently experienced the joy of con@@ duc@@ ting a Bible study with someone ?
Bet@@ ter still , I was sur@@ pris@@ ed to find that F@@ ro@@ sin@@ i@@ ’s ho@@ st@@ ility had di@@ min@@ i@@ shed .
Un@@ less we have Jehovah’s support and he himself is gu@@ arding us , all our work will be “ to no a@@ va@@ il . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 27 : 1 .
This was so true that after rec@@ oun@@ ting num@@ er@@ ous events of Jesus ’ life , one e@@ ye@@ witness said : “ There are , in fact , many other things also which Jesus did , which , if ever they were written in full de@@ ta@@ il , I su@@ p@@ pose , the world it@@ self could not con@@ tain the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls written . ”
As the fin@@ al of@@ fi@@ cial e@@ di@@ tions of the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls are being publi@@ shed , only now can full an@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is beg@@ in .
Re@@ g@@ arding the teaching of K@@ ar@@ ma , it is help@@ ful to no@@ te what the Bible says about death .
He is from E@@ do St@@ ate and speak@@ s the E@@ s@@ an language !
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel streng@@ th@@ ened their marriage and gave them time to s@@ ort things out .
The apostle Paul told Christians : “ You were taught to put away the old person@@ ality that con@@ form@@ s to your form@@ er course of conduct and that is being cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted according to its dec@@ ep@@ tive desi@@ res .
In turn , our own love for God can provide us with the great@@ est sense of id@@ ent@@ ity and the cle@@ are@@ st direction in our lives .
He wrote : “ As God’s cho@@ s@@ en ones , holy and loved , clo@@ the y@@ ourselves with the tend@@ er affe@@ ctions of com@@ pas@@ sion , kindness , low@@ l@@ iness of mind , mil@@ dness , and long - suffering .
May we never be like Paul’s cr@@ iti@@ c@@ s ; rather , let us show our deep respect for those appointed to take the lead among us .
So now I use about half of that time to d@@ well upon what I have just read . This has been truly re@@ war@@ ding . ”
Jesus Christ said : “ The h@@ our is coming in which all those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs will hear his [ Jesus ’ ] vo@@ ice and come out . ”
The mo@@ des@@ t person is wise because he fol@@ lo@@ ws a course that God appro@@ ves , and he avo@@ i@@ ds a pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous spirit that resul@@ ts in di@@ sh@@ on@@ or .
So as long as you maintain a complete heart toward Jehovah , he will never give up on you . ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on .
( Read Matthew 23 : 10 . )
The Ch@@ all@@ enge of R@@ a@@ ising Q@@ u@@ ad@@ ru@@ ple@@ ts
If we appreci@@ ati@@ vely con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate what we learn both from God’s Word and from the fine example of matu@@ re Christians , with effort we can ac@@ qui@@ re the new person@@ ality “ cre@@ ated according to God’s will . ”
Ba@@ h@@ ra@@ m is now a baptized Witness .
Christ Jesus ​ — The F@@ o@@ re@@ most Ex@@ emp@@ la@@ r
There is a s@@ ource of practic@@ al and tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy ad@@ vice on how to be a good father .
To re@@ ach Israel , many spi@@ ces had to be trans@@ por@@ ted ac@@ ro@@ ss A@@ ra@@ bia .
David S@@ pl@@ ane of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy next deli@@ vered an ear@@ n@@ est , thought - pro@@ vo@@ king discus@@ sion on the the@@ me “ Ha@@ ve You En@@ tered In@@ to God’s R@@ est ? ”
During that er@@ a , writ@@ ers and thin@@ k@@ ers who felt that it was imper@@ ative to inter@@ pre@@ t “ Christian ” teachings using ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ cal ter@@ ms began to f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h .
Samuel cannot for@@ get what happened that day .
What do some brothers say about their new Kingdom H@@ all , and how does this make you feel ?
Then it was C@@ la@@ i@@ re@@ ’s turn to speak .
No , for Satan knew that this new@@ born child would gro@@ w up to become the promised Messi@@ ah .
As a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , I learned to d@@ ri@@ ve a tr@@ ac@@ t@@ or and became famili@@ ar with other ba@@ si@@ c f@@ ar@@ m@@ ing s@@ k@@ ill@@ s .
( b ) What war@@ ning did Jesus give to the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ?
To W@@ in the P@@ ri@@ ze , Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ise S@@ el@@ f - Con@@ tro@@ l !
For example , you may str@@ ong@@ ly believe that for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation ​ — se@@ x between un@@ married individuals — ​ is wrong .
Paul coun@@ sel@@ ed Timothy to be@@ have like a res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful son and a car@@ ing brother
Then the inter@@ n@@ ational work@@ ers came in to er@@ e@@ ct , pa@@ in@@ t , and fur@@ n@@ ish the buil@@ ding@@ s .
What con@@ ne@@ ction is there between light and truth from Jehovah and our attend@@ ance at Christian meetings ?
How ir@@ on@@ ic that in see@@ king to esta@@ bl@@ ish their own righteousness , the s@@ cri@@ bes and the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es ended up viol@@ ating the very Law that they claim@@ ed to up@@ hold !
Jesus gives us instru@@ ctions for our spiritual war@@ f@@ are and provi@@ des a perfect example of how to we@@ ar spiritual ar@@ m@@ or .
The way you apply what he said will allow you opportun@@ ities to expres@@ s your love for God , your concer@@ n for your neigh@@ b@@ ors , and your appreciation for the hope of everlasting life .
O@@ ly car@@ ri@@ ed the s@@ li@@ de pro@@ je@@ ct@@ or , while I lu@@ g@@ ged a 12 - v@@ ol@@ t ca@@ r bat@@ ter@@ y .
The older children beg@@ ged him to sto@@ p .
S@@ al@@ am@@ is had a si@@ z@@ able Jewish commun@@ ity , and the mission@@ aries began “ publi@@ shing the word of God in the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es of the Jews . ” ​ — Acts 13 : 5 .
E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 8 : 9 ap@@ tly says : “ M@@ an has d@@ om@@ in@@ ated man to his in@@ j@@ ur@@ y . ”
Such ones can become like the An@@ as in this experience , for it is never too l@@ ate to beg@@ in to serve the true God , Jehovah .
O@@ cc@@ asi@@ on@@ ally , a do@@ ct@@ or will ur@@ ge a pati@@ ent to de@@ po@@ si@@ t his own blood we@@ ek@@ s before sur@@ g@@ er@@ y ( pre@@ op@@ er@@ ative au@@ to@@ lo@@ g@@ ous blood don@@ ation , or P@@ A@@ D ) so that if the need ar@@ ises , he could trans@@ fu@@ se the pati@@ ent with his own st@@ ored blood .
L@@ ess@@ ons in C@@ au@@ tion
Sa@@ ul@@ ’s exc@@ it@@ ement must have been m@@ oun@@ ting as he ne@@ ared his des@@ t@@ in@@ ation .
However , Jehovah also war@@ ned of the tra@@ gi@@ c con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences that would result from dis@@ obedi@@ ence . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 19 : 5 , 6 ; De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 28 : 1 - 6@@ 8 .
Jehovah wants us to be hon@@ est in our bu@@ sin@@ ess deal@@ ings .
Their je@@ al@@ ous@@ y led them to com@@ mit de@@ e@@ ds that they would come to reg@@ re@@ t deep@@ ly .
Because of the gro@@ w@@ th in the number of Jehovah’s Witnesses , ad@@ di@@ tional respon@@ sible men are needed to help new@@ ly baptized ones to prog@@ ress .
I made arrang@@ ements , and within a few days , she was at the meeting of a Ch@@ in@@ ese - language congregation in V@@ an@@ cou@@ ver .
For coun@@ t@@ less milli@@ ons more , it will mean benef@@ iting from Christ’s Kingdom rule in an earthly par@@ adise .
I wanted to know more about pri@@ ests and their ro@@ le in the ch@@ urch .
When reading such s@@ crip@@ tures as C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 5 - 10 , we could ask ourselves : ‘ A@@ m I working hard on de@@ ad@@ ening my sin@@ ful inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations or am I we@@ ak@@ ening mor@@ ally ?
The d@@ anger main@@ ly comes in two form@@ s .
* As we discus@@ sed , we find a ke@@ y pi@@ e@@ ce of evidence in a prophecy in chap@@ ter 4 of the Bible book of Daniel .
D@@ eli@@ ver@@ ance was possible for individu@@ al Israelites only because they were associ@@ ated with a div@@ in@@ ely esta@@ bli@@ shed group and follow@@ ed the direction of this grou@@ p@@ ’s appointed lead@@ ers .
Jesus said about tre@@ a@@ sures : “ S@@ to@@ p st@@ or@@ ing up for y@@ ourselves tre@@ a@@ sures upon the earth , where mo@@ th and ru@@ st con@@ su@@ me , and where th@@ i@@ ev@@ es bre@@ ak in and ste@@ al .
If a person shows a g@@ li@@ m@@ m@@ er of interest by ra@@ ising a s@@ inc@@ ere question or by accep@@ ting a Bible public@@ ation , we will be ready and pre@@ pared to share our hope .
Ther@@ efore , as you pre@@ pare to conduct a Bible study , pray for Jehovah’s help .
4 : 36 – 5 : 11 .
R@@ el@@ ati@@ ves and friends of the cou@@ ple are direc@@ ted to the appro@@ pri@@ ate st@@ ore to pur@@ cha@@ se an it@@ em from the cou@@ ple@@ ’s reg@@ is@@ try l@@ ist .
S@@ ear@@ ch@@ ing for Des@@ er@@ ving On@@ es in K@@ en@@ ya
But those ver@@ sed in the Law fa@@ iled to accept him .
( a ) What help is a@@ vail@@ able to married cou@@ ples ?
With mission@@ aries and pione@@ ers in Lu@@ x@@ em@@ b@@ our@@ g for a special preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign when I was 16
It is very important that we ask for God’s spirit so that we can fi@@ ght Satan and his wicked world
The mother of the young man along with his fi@@ an@@ c@@ é@@ e prom@@ p@@ tly got bus@@ y in the field service .
It is true that in many cul@@ tures and soci@@ e@@ ties , a wi@@ do@@ w who rema@@ ined un@@ married was vie@@ wed as especially vi@@ r@@ tu@@ ous .
A@@ no@@ ther av@@ en@@ ue that Jehovah uses to speak to us today is id@@ enti@@ fied by Jesus at Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 7 .
L@@ ater , however , she spoke to Jehovah’s Witnesses direc@@ tly and found satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers to her questions .
Is he still a d@@ anger to us ?
When they are resur@@ rec@@ ted to be with Christ in heaven , they serve in Jehovah’s pres@@ ence and ac@@ tually see H@@ im . ​ — 1 John 3 : 1 , 2 ; Revelation 4 : 9 - 11 .
( b ) How should Paul’s counsel help a person to have a bal@@ an@@ ced view of marriage ?
A brother re@@ comm@@ ends himself for privile@@ ges of service by being consider@@ ate of others
We should try to imitate Jehovah by not fi@@ x@@ ing our attention on human imper@@ fe@@ ctions , which will ev@@ en@@ tually disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar .
J@@ on@@ ah may have wonder@@ ed : ‘ How will I f@@ are among those people ?
I was only fi@@ ve years old and did not fully understand the occasi@@ on .
3 , 4 . ( a ) Of what might some of James ’ first - century read@@ ers have been remin@@ ded by the expres@@ sion “ draw close to God ” ?
“ Lo@@ ve is not je@@ al@@ ous , ” so true love will not allow us to co@@ v@@ et another person@@ ’s pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons or privile@@ ges in the congregation .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , the account about N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s , which appe@@ ars only in Joh@@ n@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l , lea@@ ves un@@ said whether he ever became Jesus ’ follow@@ er or not .
No other ancient text has so many man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts from so long ag@@ o .
The important thing is to get started .
When did true Christians come into Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an cap@@ tiv@@ ity ?
On@@ ly through worl@@ d@@ wide co@@ op@@ er@@ ation can we cop@@ e with the gro@@ wing d@@ ang@@ ers and challeng@@ es that mankind fac@@ es . ” ​ — G@@ h@@ ul@@ am U@@ ma@@ r , P@@ ak@@ ist@@ an@@ i pol@@ itical an@@ al@@ y@@ st .
What difficult question can we help people to answer , and why are we in a uni@@ que position to do so ?
Be@@ ware of De@@ co@@ y L@@ igh@@ ts !
To avoid the pi@@ t of ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , refle@@ ct on the meaning of mar@@ it@@ al com@@ mit@@ ment .
However , we may have to wa@@ it for the resurrection of our loved ones .
This is what the Law requi@@ red .
Indeed , “ ro@@ l@@ l your works upon Jehovah himself and your pl@@ ans will be fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed . ”
In the early part of the last days , the congregations of Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then known , dem@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c@@ ally ele@@ cted their elders and de@@ ac@@ ons .
In Gre@@ e@@ ce , Jehovah’s Witnesses were re@@ aching people in al@@ most 20 different langu@@ ages .
“ They are not your@@ s , ” we rep@@ lied . “ They bel@@ ong to God . ”
He was still sub@@ ject to human li@@ mit@@ ations , however , and some of his vie@@ ws may have been col@@ ored by bad experi@@ ences .
What is this all about ? ’
Lo@@ o@@ king at him now , it is hard to believe that this hum@@ ble minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant was once a mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous ar@@ m@@ ed ban@@ k ro@@ b@@ ber !
Indeed , all hus@@ ban@@ ds who were un@@ able to take their wi@@ ves along would ad@@ d a hear@@ ty “ A@@ men ” to that !
The prophe@@ ci@@ es that have already been ful@@ filled for@@ ti@@ fy our confidence that the ‘ word that go@@ es for@@ th from Jehovah’s m@@ ou@@ th will not return to him without resul@@ ts . ’ ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 11 .
Peter ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ Yes , Lord , you know I have affe@@ ction for you . ”
O@@ N May 22 , 200@@ 7 , a Hebrew s@@ cro@@ l@@ l f@@ ra@@ g@@ ment d@@ ating from the se@@ ven@@ th or ei@@ gh@@ th century C.E . went on displa@@ y at the Israel Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m in Jerusalem .
L@@ ater , the Ger@@ man ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her F@@ ri@@ e@@ d@@ rich N@@ i@@ et@@ z@@ sc@@ he fam@@ ously pro@@ claim@@ ed that God is dead , but he was af@@ ra@@ id of the moral v@@ ac@@ u@@ u@@ m and the possible har@@ m that might result from a@@ the@@ is@@ tic thinking .
These are the gro@@ wing number of the great crow@@ d from all nations who exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice , rend@@ er sac@@ red service in the earthly cour@@ ty@@ ard of God’s spiritual temple , and will sur@@ vi@@ ve “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” soon to come upon this un@@ righteous world . ​ — Revelation 7 : 9 , 14 , 15 .
In@@ tegrity of the Scriptures
O@@ ver@@ se@@ ers set the example in field service ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 14 )
Why the T@@ end@@ enc@@ y to Li@@ e ?
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing Bible principles , we will avoid tr@@ ying to live ( or dem@@ and others to live ) by an ex@@ ten@@ sive and ri@@ gi@@ d set of do@@ s and don@@ ’@@ ts that go bey@@ ond the teachings of the Bible .
P@@ le@@ ase care@@ fully read this article and the one that fol@@ lo@@ ws .
It can give us happiness or suffering , dep@@ en@@ ding on how we use it . ”
What can we learn from God’s past ac@@ ts of deli@@ ver@@ ance ?
And my brothers who went up with me ca@@ used the heart of the people to m@@ el@@ t ; but as for me , I follow@@ ed Jehovah my God fully . ”
At the bir@@ th of Bil@@ ha@@ h’s second son , N@@ ap@@ h@@ tal@@ i , meaning “ My W@@ rest@@ l@@ ings , ” R@@ ac@@ he@@ l said : “ With str@@ en@@ u@@ ous w@@ rest@@ l@@ ings I have w@@ rest@@ led with my sister . I have also come off w@@ in@@ ner ! ”
I@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry is r@@ am@@ p@@ ant .
Indeed , we are as@@ sur@@ ed : “ Jehovah is a lo@@ ver of justice , and he will not leave his loyal ones . ”
In fact , the h@@ our is coming when ever@@ yone that k@@ ill@@ s you will i@@ magine he has rend@@ ered a sac@@ red service to God .
Yes , in order to continue to qu@@ ali@@ fy for the privilege of being a har@@ v@@ est work@@ er , we must be ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary in up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding Jehovah’s high moral and spiritual standards .
“ He was still my son , ” expla@@ ins Ju@@ li@@ an , “ but his li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le had put up a ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er between us . ”
But pre@@ vi@@ ously , because of his sin , Moses was told that he would not en@@ ter that land .
W@@ ould not the princi@@ ple of this pro@@ ver@@ b also apply when we consider chang@@ ing emp@@ loy@@ ment , cho@@ o@@ sing a certain ty@@ pe of hous@@ ing , pur@@ cha@@ sing a ca@@ r , ac@@ qui@@ ring a house pe@@ t , and the like ?
However , E@@ s@@ ther was not taken to the house of con@@ cu@@ bin@@ es after see@@ ing the king .
Saul had a good star@@ t as Israel@@ ’s first king , but later he became dis@@ obedi@@ ent to Jehovah .
This is good news and is certainly wor@@ th preaching .
No doubt indi@@ gn@@ ant .
( Read Gal@@ ati@@ ans 2 : 8 , 9 . )
So they took a fir@@ m stand and obe@@ yed him des@@ pite the pres@@ sure and the ris@@ k . ​ — D@@ an .
What should we be willing to post@@ po@@ ne , and why ?
As the earth tur@@ ns , half of the pl@@ an@@ et be@@ comes sh@@ r@@ ou@@ ded in dar@@ k@@ ness .
Jesus ’ words bring to mind what King David of ancient Israel was inspired to wr@@ ite cen@@ tu@@ ries ear@@ li@@ er : “ The me@@ ek shall in@@ her@@ it the earth ; and shall deli@@ ght themselves in the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 11 , K@@ J .
Satan and his dem@@ ons will be ab@@ y@@ s@@ sed for a th@@ ous@@ and years .
Di@@ d this have any imp@@ lic@@ ations for those c@@ ele@@ br@@ ants of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st ?
King David wrote : “ Jehovah is a lo@@ ver of justice , and he will not leave his loyal ones .
The king himself says to the three so deli@@ vered : “ B@@ less@@ ed be [ your God ] , who sent his ang@@ el and res@@ cu@@ ed his servants that tru@@ sted in him . ”
27 W@@ in@@ ning the B@@ at@@ tle for Your M@@ ind
They are still serving God faith@@ fully .
When I was dis@@ obedi@@ ent , my mother would say , ‘ The Devil is coming to get you ! ’
F@@ in@@ ally , in the illustr@@ ation , the ow@@ ner sent his bel@@ o@@ ved son and he@@ ir .
The G@@ ile@@ ad cam@@ p@@ us was beau@@ ti@@ fully situ@@ ated at S@@ ou@@ th L@@ ans@@ ing in up@@ st@@ ate New Yor@@ k , and the tra@@ ining I received there me@@ ant much to me .
But to my sur@@ pris@@ e , they always gave me good ans@@ wers based on the Bible .
So did the prophet Daniel , for Jehovah’s ang@@ el gave him the com@@ for@@ ting as@@ sur@@ ance : “ As for you yourself , go toward the end ; and you will rest , but you will stand up for your lo@@ t at the end of the days . ”
• How can our ministry show that Christ’s lead@@ er@@ ship is real to us ?
In one of his illustr@@ ations , Jesus invit@@ es us to consider the case of a rich man who@@ se sto@@ re@@ hous@@ es were full .
V@@ er@@ y likely , he loo@@ ked for poin@@ ts of counsel in the Scriptures , supp@@ lic@@ ated Jehovah for help to apply them , and wor@@ ked hard to imp@@ ro@@ ve .
The same could be said of Satan .
P@@ A@@ M@@ P@@ H@@ Y@@ L@@ I@@ A
I was determined to pur@@ sue a high@@ er educ@@ ation and ac@@ qui@@ re something that no@@ body would ever be able to ste@@ al .
The fin@@ al study article con@@ tain@@ s a thought - pro@@ vo@@ king discus@@ sion of the book of E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es .
However , we never got this message .
What it ref@@ ers to as not d@@ ying is wor@@ ms ​ — not live humans or im@@ mor@@ tal sou@@ ls .
We are “ ob@@ je@@ cts of h@@ at@@ red ” today because “ the whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one , ” Satan the Devil , who is the c@@ hi@@ ef enem@@ y of God and His people .
The World Bo@@ ok En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia de@@ fin@@ es fre@@ e@@ dom as “ the ability to make cho@@ ic@@ es and to car@@ ry them out . ”
The mo@@ vi@@ e makes you think you@@ ’@@ re really mis@@ sing out on something . ”
As we consider what he said , think about what this can mean for Christians .
Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy meetings are held each we@@ ek , u@@ su@@ ally on We@@ d@@ n@@ es@@ day .
Their faith , their end@@ ur@@ ance , and their ze@@ al will never ce@@ ase to bring honor to God’s name .
That view i@@ g@@ no@@ res this fact : A chil@@ d’s mind is like an emp@@ ty bu@@ c@@ ke@@ t wa@@ iting to be filled .
Some people feel that they can do wh@@ atever they want to do .
• What responsi@@ bil@@ ities do Christians have within the family ?
They kept loo@@ king to see if they had been follow@@ ed .
Abraham then conclu@@ ded with the expres@@ sion “ for we men are brothers . ”
If powerful of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als try to re@@ stri@@ ct your fre@@ e@@ dom to worship God , it may se@@ em that your life , wel@@ f@@ are , and future are in human hands .
P@@ os@@ si@@ bly , Paul ( form@@ er@@ ly one of G@@ am@@ ali@@ el@@ ’s stud@@ ents ) inform@@ ed Luke about the cont@@ ent of G@@ am@@ ali@@ el@@ ’s spe@@ e@@ ch .
What is happ@@ ening today ?
Tru@@ e , Jehovah had plac@@ ed a cur@@ se upon the gr@@ ound , ca@@ using it to pro@@ du@@ ce thor@@ ns and th@@ ist@@ les that imp@@ e@@ ded ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ ture .
Mo@@ st do not prof@@ ess to be Christians .
O@@ thers who have rec@@ ently become Witnesses say : ‘ We cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t have i@@ mag@@ ined that we were living and working al@@ ong@@ side Christian brothers who had end@@ ur@@ ed so much ! ’
Wh@@ atever the cause of our dist@@ ress , understanding the import@@ ance of loy@@ al@@ ty to God will help us to maintain our spiritual bal@@ ance .
Tho@@ ma@@ s A@@ qu@@ in@@ as
What happened to Phil@@ is@@ ti@@ a , Mo@@ a@@ b , and A@@ m@@ m@@ on ?
17 : 9 ; M@@ al .
Jehovah is pra@@ ised as a gener@@ ous provi@@ der in Psalm 6@@ 5 , as a God of sa@@ ving ac@@ ts in Psal@@ ms 6@@ 7 and 6@@ 8 , and as the Pro@@ vi@@ der of es@@ cap@@ e in Psal@@ ms 70 and 7@@ 1 .
R@@ ul@@ er@@ ship for Some , B@@ ene@@ f@@ its for Many
Indeed , the Bible states : “ With someone loyal you [ Jehovah ] will act in loy@@ al@@ ty . ”
In Lu@@ ke@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l , this man is called “ most exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent The@@ op@@ h@@ il@@ us . ”
Bible stud@@ ents are s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ated spiritually when they hear the pro@@ gra@@ m in their own language .
They preach the same message as Jesus did , nam@@ ely , “ the kingdom of the heavens . ” ​ — Matthew 10 : 7 .
The food I p@@ ac@@ ked was often g@@ one long before lun@@ ch@@ time .
What de@@ ta@@ il@@ s does Ju@@ d@@ ges 5 : 20 , 21 provide regarding the bat@@ tle against S@@ is@@ er@@ a ?
R@@ em@@ ember , “ the eyes of Jehovah are upon the righteous ones , and his ear@@ s are toward their supp@@ lic@@ ation . ” ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 12 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 .
An@@ yone was allow@@ ed to say qu@@ ite op@@ en@@ ly wh@@ atever he or she felt .
Di@@ d the lead@@ ers of the B@@ y@@ z@@ an@@ t@@ ine Ch@@ urch w@@ in the fav@@ or of God and Jesus Christ ? — James 4 : 4 .
Jesus told his apostles : “ Pa@@ y attention to y@@ ourselves that your hearts never become we@@ igh@@ ed down with over@@ e@@ ating and heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ king and anxi@@ e@@ ties of life , and su@@ d@@ den@@ ly that day be in@@ stan@@ tly upon you as a s@@ n@@ are . For it will come in upon all those d@@ wel@@ ling upon the face of all the earth .
The apostle Peter wrote : “ The eyes of Jehovah are upon the righteous ones , and his ear@@ s are toward their supp@@ lic@@ ation ; but the face of Jehovah is against those doing bad things . ” ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 12 .
After Adam ob@@ served each ani@@ ma@@ l and assign@@ ed it a su@@ it@@ able name , Jehovah did not st@@ ep in and over@@ ri@@ de Ad@@ am@@ ’s cho@@ ic@@ es .
E@@ ach day , they found opportun@@ ities to pray and study with us .
Then be coura@@ ge@@ ous .
2 / 1 An@@ cient V@@ o@@ y@@ ages Be@@ y@@ ond Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an , 3 / 1
The account says that “ they went in . . . to Noah in@@ side the ar@@ k . ” ​ — Genesis 7 : 9 .
A@@ n ad@@ di@@ tional 10@@ ,000 were expe@@ cted to st@@ re@@ am into the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge to experience ad@@ di@@ tional appe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , we know that the uni@@ verse at one time did not ex@@ ist .
In the ne@@ arly two years since his death , I have thought about our preci@@ ous years together ​ — many in a fore@@ ign mission@@ ary assignment as well as at the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k .
What do we need to do when we receive an ad@@ ju@@ sted understanding of a truth ?
Ho@@ st@@ s u@@ su@@ ally wa@@ shed their gu@@ ests ’ fe@@ et and offered the vis@@ it@@ ors food and dr@@ ink , also provi@@ ding fo@@ d@@ der for their ani@@ mal@@ s .
F@@ al@@ se religion pla@@ ys a ma@@ j@@ or ro@@ le in many po@@ pul@@ ar ho@@ li@@ day c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations .
Gen@@ er@@ ations of K@@ ar@@ a@@ ites had lived and worshipp@@ ed in these small hous@@ es buil@@ t from the st@@ ones car@@ ved out of c@@ li@@ ff@@ s .
“ It has helped me to stand up to my pe@@ ers . ”
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ ing my scho@@ ol@@ ing by cor@@ respon@@ d@@ ence af@@ for@@ ded me a fle@@ xi@@ ble sc@@ he@@ du@@ le , and I sh@@ ared more fully in the preaching work .
This is in re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble fulfill@@ ment of what is imp@@ lied by Revelation 7 : 9 , 14 , and it indic@@ ates that God’s angels will soon rel@@ e@@ ase the “ w@@ in@@ ds ” that will destro@@ y the present wicked system of things .
Is that not true with most of us ?
De@@ c@@ lar@@ ing the Kingdom message is a vital way to let our light shin@@ e
A person might be gu@@ i@@ ded by personal op@@ in@@ ion rather than by pu@@ re ob@@ je@@ c@@ tiv@@ ity .
The law of the land may give her the right to do so .
Those against the pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion stated that their “ ad@@ vers@@ aries , ” the Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ants , would ar@@ gu@@ e that the ch@@ urch pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted the Bible in the ver@@ n@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar to hi@@ de “ f@@ ra@@ u@@ d and dec@@ e@@ it . ”
Their dec@@ isi@@ ve action me@@ ant their sur@@ vi@@ val .
What real@@ is@@ tic study go@@ als could you set ?
By Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s time , there had already been human at@@ temp@@ ts at rul@@ er@@ ship and d@@ om@@ in@@ ation .
We should not be sh@@ o@@ cked or even sur@@ pris@@ ed if we me@@ et up with it .
It is not kind to ann@@ oun@@ ce the name of the gi@@ ver of a present .
So even after a cou@@ ple mar@@ ry , they will likely sp@@ end some time with their parents and in - la@@ ws .
W@@ ell - meaning friends and relati@@ ves may say things that are pa@@ in@@ ful or even inc@@ or@@ rec@@ t in your case : ‘ She was no good for you any@@ way ’ or ‘ God h@@ ates div@@ or@@ ce . ’
Those see@@ king we@@ al@@ th all too often end up sacrific@@ ing their principles and some@@ times even their faith on the al@@ ta@@ r of M@@ am@@ m@@ on .
S@@ and@@ r@@ a was deep@@ ly moved when she learned that “ Jehovah is near to those that are bro@@ ken at heart . ” ​ — Psalm 34 : 18 .
They may cla@@ im that this is an example of rac@@ i@@ al su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity , but that is not so .
Yes , Jehovah re@@ war@@ ds those who@@ se faith mo@@ ves them to worship him with who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted love and ze@@ al . ​ — Matthew 22 : 37 .
Ha@@ ving a gr@@ ate@@ ful heart can help us to cop@@ e with g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous tri@@ als .
God himself told Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k : “ It will not be l@@ ate ” !
So David is sum@@ mon@@ ed from the fi@@ el@@ ds and comes before Samuel .
Dis@@ pla@@ ying sen@@ si@@ bl@@ en@@ ess , A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il helped to sa@@ ve lives and to prote@@ ct David from b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t .
How are many following the examples of Jesus and Paul in serving God without di@@ str@@ action ?
As sh@@ own by the poin@@ ts dra@@ wn from it in this seri@@ es of artic@@ les , we can benefit great@@ ly if we apply the counsel that this ser@@ m@@ on con@@ tain@@ s .
Mar@@ y’s being ‘ over@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed ’ by holy spirit gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ ed that what was to be born would “ be called holy , God’s Son . ” ​ — Luke 1 : 35 .
How did the vis@@ it turn out ?
When those in the Christian congregation apply that counsel , beau@@ ti@@ ful ac@@ ts of kindness result .
Th@@ ough many speak S@@ pan@@ ish , the language best under@@ sto@@ od is N@@ go@@ b@@ ere .
Jehovah E@@ mp@@ ow@@ ers the Ti@@ red One
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s family pre@@ pared and bak@@ ed their own bre@@ ad , as this account indic@@ ates .
They tell us that Jehovah’s pres@@ ence is one of a@@ we - inspi@@ ring beau@@ ty , pleas@@ an@@ t@@ ness , and ser@@ en@@ ity .
Bet@@ ter yet , why not try to re@@ place it with something more positi@@ ve and appro@@ pri@@ ate ?
See also Romans 10 : 13 ; 1 Timothy 1 : 17 .
The ne@@ g@@ ative repor@@ ts from those ten spi@@ es quic@@ k@@ ly s@@ pre@@ ad fear and pan@@ ic among the people .
Per@@ haps you ye@@ ar@@ n to conduct a Bible study but have not been able to do so .
In what way are Jehovah’s Witnesses today am@@ bas@@ sa@@ d@@ ors and en@@ vo@@ ys , and how does this af@@ fect their relationship with the nations ?
Some believe that the t@@ ree sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations , but that could not be .
How did Jesus man@@ i@@ f@@ est kindness ?
I mis@@ sed that class and was concer@@ ned about the ex@@ am , so I asked her to expla@@ in the sub@@ ject to me .
If so , how much longer must we wa@@ it ?
We must be “ the s@@ ort who have faith . ”
We are not the ones to deci@@ de the et@@ er@@ n@@ al des@@ t@@ in@@ y of our fellow humans .
( Read Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 3 : 11 ; 4 : 1 , 10 , 13 - 15 . )
Of course , we do not cultiv@@ ate fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps that “ spo@@ il u@@ se@@ ful ha@@ bi@@ ts . ”
Fir@@ st , E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el no@@ tic@@ ed that the b@@ ones of the dead people were “ very d@@ ry . ”
What we teach should be in har@@ mony with the Bible
4 : 26 , 27 .
David did not want anyone to know what he had done .
1 : 9 , 10 .
How will God ju@@ dge the wicked and the righteous ?
Not only must we keep our hope ali@@ ve but we must also live in har@@ mony with our hope .
Consider his let@@ ters to the se@@ ven congregations in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or , as p@@ en@@ ned by the apostle John .
Do not ha@@ st@@ ily conclu@@ de that these are sign@@ s of a d@@ ou@@ ble life invol@@ ving serious sin .
Jehovah does not want us to prac@@ tice se@@ v@@ ere self - den@@ i@@ al or to ab@@ sta@@ in from who@@ les@@ ome activities that bring enjo@@ y@@ ment .
When we go to the meetings , we help the congregation to stay close together .
D@@ en@@ n@@ is had to change his course , tur@@ ning away from the wrong that requi@@ red that he be cor@@ rec@@ ted .
K@@ y@@ le is a Christian who works as a rec@@ ep@@ tion@@ ist at a priv@@ ate school .
That discipl@@ ine had a good effect . The congregation was prote@@ cted from a cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting influ@@ ence , and the sin@@ ner was brought to his sen@@ ses and to s@@ inc@@ ere rep@@ ent@@ ance .
To ‘ become to Jehovah a kingdom of pri@@ ests . ’
I@@ T W@@ A@@ S the year 30 C.E .
In fact , to ever@@ yone he me@@ e@@ ts , Jo@@ el lik@@ es to say , “ The truth is my life ! ”
F@@ o@@ c@@ us on the cause , not the person .
Since we are stri@@ ving to keep our integrity , we do not look for lo@@ op@@ ho@@ les .
How could something so dis@@ lik@@ ed be at the same time so wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad ?
Let us be determined to follow Dani@@ el@@ ’s example .
For instance , a Christi@@ an’s pri@@ m@@ ary responsi@@ bility is preaching the good news of God’s Kingdom .
And we remember that An@@ ani@@ as and his wife died because they lied .
After vis@@ iting D@@ er@@ be , Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s “ re@@ turned to L@@ y@@ str@@ a , I@@ con@@ i@@ u@@ m , and An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch .
A@@ ra@@ bi@@ an mer@@ ch@@ ants contro@@ l@@ led most of the spi@@ ce tra@@ de for cen@@ tu@@ ries .
P@@ res@@ sures and problems are mul@@ ti@@ pl@@ ying in these “ last days , ” mar@@ ked by “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with . ”
L@@ loy@@ d made sure that I me@@ t his mu@@ m and da@@ d and sisters at the conven@@ tion in W@@ el@@ l@@ ing@@ t@@ on and later at their home in Chris@@ t@@ ch@@ urch .
How can you h@@ and@@ le your chil@@ d’s tur@@ mo@@ il ?
Although Paul’s words were ad@@ d@@ ressed to Christian women , the same principles apply to Christian men and young people .
How c@@ ru@@ el it would be to take in ani@@ mal@@ s as pe@@ ts and then cause them nee@@ d@@ less suffering by ne@@ g@@ le@@ cting or mis@@ tre@@ ating them !
Me@@ an@@ while , trans@@ por@@ t shi@@ ps brought more M@@ en@@ n@@ on@@ ite refu@@ ge@@ es from Ger@@ many .
11 / 15 “ W@@ is@@ dom Is With the Mo@@ des@@ t On@@ es , ” 8 / 1
What is involved in parents ’ being like shepher@@ ds ?
Thus , the famili@@ ar 2@@ 3@@ r@@ d Psalm 23 appe@@ ars as Psalm 22 in the D@@ ou@@ a@@ y V@@ er@@ sion , which fol@@ lo@@ ws the num@@ ber@@ ing of the L@@ at@@ in V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate , which , in turn , fol@@ lo@@ ws the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t .
“ A@@ ga@@ inst all practic@@ al wisdom he will bre@@ ak for@@ th . ” ​ — Proverbs 18 : 1 .
Mo@@ re@@ over , they did not love God .
Why C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate V@@ ir@@ tu@@ e ?
See the article “ The E@@ arly Christian C@@ o@@ de@@ x , ” in the Au@@ gu@@ st 15 , 19@@ 6@@ 2 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower , pages 5@@ 0@@ 1 - 5 .
A@@ R@@ E you a young person who would like to get baptized ?
“ Be@@ come imit@@ at@@ ors of God , as bel@@ o@@ ved children . ” ​ — E@@ P@@ H@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ AN@@ S 5 : 1 .
N@@ ex@@ t , Samuel H@@ er@@ d of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy ans@@ wer@@ ed the question “ Are You Re@@ ad@@ y ? ”
Some thought that he was hard on me , but I learned so much from him .
F@@ er@@ v@@ ent , spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c prayer is not , of course , the only way to help others , especially those near and de@@ ar to you .
I now understand why Jehovah h@@ ates the things I had loved for so long .
P@@ i@@ one@@ ers may be sent to ass@@ ist in your congregation .
G@@ r@@ ate@@ ful for S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al En@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment
A man who wants to mar@@ ry needs to pre@@ pare pro@@ per@@ ly for that responsi@@ bility .
While many transl@@ ations fai@@ l to use the divine name , Psalm 8@@ 3 : 18 c@@ learly states : “ You , who@@ se name is Jehovah , you al@@ one are the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh over all the earth . ”
6@@ 6@@ ,@@ 9@@ 6@@ 7
The next day , L@@ ysi@@ as takes Paul before the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in to learn why the Jews acc@@ use him . ​ — Acts 22 : 22 - 30 .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , Ne@@ w@@ s@@ we@@ ek pointed out : “ In a system where ever@@ yone wants a pi@@ e@@ ce of the cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion pi@@ e and kno@@ ws how to get it , e@@ con@@ om@@ ies can simply imp@@ lo@@ de . ”
“ L@@ ong - Su@@ ffering T@@ ow@@ ard All ”
L@@ ear@@ n from your mis@@ takes , deter@@ mine not to re@@ pe@@ at them , and pray to Jehovah for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
A l@@ ack of it indic@@ ates that we are still spiritual ba@@ bes .
When does the c@@ all@@ ing of Christians to a heavenly hope ce@@ ase ?
Bar@@ ber refle@@ cted on his first 50 years of service to the true God : “ The years in Jehovah’s service have been un@@ u@@ su@@ ally good .
I@@ magine how pleas@@ ed Satan would have been if she had s@@ ought to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on Abraham and become the wife of this P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h !
How did Jesus and Paul set the example in show@@ ing and accep@@ ting ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality ?
They are like the B@@ ra@@ z@@ ili@@ an you@@ th who said : “ Why be concer@@ ned about what is going to ha@@ p@@ pen ?
Re@@ ading a chap@@ ter of the Bible each day can be a reason@@ able go@@ al .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s earth wide will recogn@@ ize Jehovah as the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn , the only one to be worshipp@@ ed .
Consider what may have prom@@ p@@ ted him to be loyal to David .
“ H@@ er m@@ ou@@ th she has op@@ ened in wisdom , and the law of loving - kindness is upon her t@@ ong@@ ue . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V .
Ne@@ w@@ s@@ pa@@ per he@@ ad@@ l@@ ines , tel@@ ev@@ ision do@@ cum@@ ent@@ aries , and In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t We@@ b pages are used to pro@@ pa@@ g@@ ate un@@ tru@@ ths .
With fellow stud@@ ents of the 4@@ 8@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad
Acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s Word pla@@ ys an important ro@@ le .
What does Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k say about the she@@ d@@ ding of human blood , and why can we say that there is great b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t on earth today ?
May we , like Jo@@ b@@ ’s friend Eli@@ h@@ u , ac@@ knowledge : “ F@@ ar be it from the true God to act wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dly , and the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty to act un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly ! ”
Re@@ call the Bible account about the wi@@ do@@ w@@ ’s m@@ ite .
How can we benefit from the counsel to remain cha@@ st@@ e ?
It was in@@ deed challeng@@ ing to support a family and at the same time study at the uni@@ vers@@ ity .
These gra@@ p@@ es pro@@ duc@@ ed a s@@ we@@ et red w@@ ine .
( b ) How did Jeremiah re@@ act when called to be a prophet ?
With reg@@ ard to each one , David said that he “ gra@@ b@@ bed hold of its be@@ ard and stru@@ ck it down and put it to death . ” What b@@ ra@@ very !
Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at made the bad decision to jo@@ in King A@@ ha@@ b of Israel and fi@@ ght against the S@@ y@@ ri@@ ans at R@@ am@@ o@@ th - g@@ ile@@ ad .
And I appreci@@ ate Jesus ’ ro@@ le in provi@@ ding in@@ tim@@ ate knowledge of God that su@@ sta@@ ins me . ”
A ship that lis@@ ts is hard to man@@ e@@ u@@ ver , and if it lis@@ ts too much , it can eas@@ ily cap@@ si@@ ze .
Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch , therefore , for you do not know when the ma@@ ster of the house is coming , whether l@@ ate in the day or at mi@@ d@@ night or at da@@ wn or early in the mor@@ ning , in order that when he comes su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , he does not find you s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing .
Re@@ as@@ on@@ ing that not all the i@@ ma@@ ges could re@@ present the true God , the gi@@ r@@ l often pray@@ ed that she could get to know his real id@@ ent@@ ity .
19 : 35 .
Yet , the same powerful spirit can inc@@ re@@ ase our com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion of deep spiritual matters and make us mi@@ gh@@ ty according to the man we are in@@ side .
As Psalm 9@@ 1 conclu@@ des , Jehovah says of his faithful serv@@ ant : “ He will call upon me , and I shall answer him . I shall be with him in dist@@ ress . I shall res@@ cu@@ e him and gl@@ ori@@ fy him .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , “ this ” in A@@ c 4 verse 11 ref@@ ers to Jesus Christ the Na@@ z@@ ar@@ ene , who is the “ cor@@ n@@ er@@ st@@ one ” on which the Christian congregation is f@@ oun@@ ded . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 2 : 20 ; 1 Peter 2 : 4 - 8 .
Jesus therefore told them : “ The Kingdom of God will be taken from you and be given to a nation pro@@ duc@@ ing its fru@@ its . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
He himself stru@@ gg@@ led with “ a thor@@ n in the flesh , ” and he end@@ ur@@ ed bit@@ ter persecu@@ tion thr@@ ough@@ out his ministry .
Today , however , the question ar@@ ises : Is there any Scriptural reason why the direc@@ t@@ ors of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a must be members of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy ?
A truly wise person kno@@ ws that it is his ob@@ lig@@ ation to “ fear the true God and keep his comman@@ d@@ ments . ”
How did Jesus come to pos@@ s@@ ess the qualities he displa@@ yed during his life on earth ?
If we imitate Jehovah’s love and long - suffering , we will pati@@ ently continue preaching the good news of God’s Kingdom and teaching others to sub@@ mit to Christ’s Kingdom rule .
Jesus spoke of “ cop@@ per ” money for the pur@@ ses , and the apostle Paul mentioned “ A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der the cop@@ pers@@ m@@ ith . ” ​ — Matthew 10 : 9 ; 2 Timothy 4 : 14 .
Some neigh@@ b@@ ors cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed her for wa@@ sting money , but she ho@@ ped that the ca@@ r would help us in our the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c activities .
I than@@ k Jehovah for the wisdom he has provided to en@@ able me to pas@@ s on to my family the spiritual her@@ it@@ age that I received .
Thus , they will be jud@@ ged on the bas@@ is of what they do after their resurrection , not what they did in ign@@ or@@ ance before they died .
Tru@@ e to his word , Jesus died a sacri@@ fi@@ cial death in be@@ half of his sheep , but Jehovah “ ra@@ ised him up to be lead@@ er and Sa@@ vi@@ our . ” ​ — Acts 5 : 31 , New Jerusalem Bible ; He@@ b .
Of course , as imper@@ fect humans , we cannot walk pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely in the fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s of our perfect Ex@@ emp@@ la@@ r .
When Adam sin@@ ned and was sen@@ ten@@ ced to death , his as yet un@@ born off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing were still in his lo@@ ins and therefore died with him .
Are sacrific@@ es , inc@@ an@@ t@@ ations , or other spi@@ rit@@ is@@ tic ri@@ tu@@ als emp@@ lo@@ yed in the pre@@ par@@ ation or use of the me@@ dic@@ ine ?
( b ) What is the end for those who prove to be like the fo@@ ol@@ ish vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins ?
Many were persecu@@ ted , and some were even kil@@ led because of keep@@ ing their integrity to Jehovah and being willing to follow Jesus .
Mar@@ y’s res@@ ent@@ ment could buil@@ d , and with the pas@@ sage of time , she might think that her husband is to@@ t@@ ally c@@ all@@ ous to her feelings .
Lo@@ ve mo@@ ves us to be kind , com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , for@@ giving , long - suffering and not je@@ al@@ ous , bo@@ ast@@ ful , ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant , or sel@@ f@@ ish .
Pe@@ ople who are bl@@ ind often gr@@ as@@ p conc@@ ep@@ ts in ways that are different from those of people with sight .
Word s@@ pre@@ a@@ ds .
N@@ I@@ C@@ O@@ S@@ I@@ A ( Le@@ dr@@ a )
When Jesus ’ apostles were sent for@@ th as har@@ v@@ est work@@ ers , they he@@ e@@ ded his instru@@ ction to be “ ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous as ser@@ p@@ ents and yet in@@ no@@ c@@ ent as do@@ ves . ”
What , though , if you find that you have inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations toward im@@ mo@@ des@@ ty or pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ousness ?
Since these words are ad@@ d@@ ressed to anointed Christians , the par@@ adise here must ref@@ er to the par@@ adi@@ sa@@ ic heavenly real@@ m ​ — the very pres@@ ence of God himself .
He cho@@ se to bro@@ ach the sub@@ ject with an illustr@@ ation that could t@@ ou@@ ch the heart of the form@@ er shepher@@ d .
M@@ ak@@ ing and man@@ ag@@ ing money is an important part of life .
Rather than feel fru@@ str@@ ated or disc@@ oura@@ ged because Jehovah’s day seem@@ s to be d@@ el@@ a@@ yed , we should be g@@ la@@ d that there is still time for us to be ze@@ al@@ ous for true worship .
I am gr@@ ate@@ ful to have been in the full - time service for over 40 years , experi@@ enc@@ ing many jo@@ ys and re@@ war@@ ds .
We therefore ur@@ ge you to a@@ va@@ il yourself of the free Bible study pro@@ gra@@ m that Jehovah’s Witnesses offer in your commun@@ ity .
D@@ ili@@ g@@ ently stud@@ ying God’s Word , a pro@@ du@@ ct of holy spirit , is a pri@@ me way that we too can make the holy spirit our personal help@@ er .
Rus@@ sel@@ l , W@@ a@@ y@@ ne , C@@ lar@@ a , and Ar@@ di@@ s were born between 19@@ 13 and 19@@ 20 , and I came along the following year .
DI@@ G D@@ E@@ E@@ P@@ E@@ R . ​ — R@@ E@@ A@@ D G@@ EN@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ S 13 : 7 - 13 .
Jeremiah , as well as Bar@@ u@@ ch , E@@ bed - m@@ ele@@ ch , and others , sur@@ vi@@ ved that time of fam@@ ine , di@@ se@@ ase , and death . ​ — J@@ er .
Re@@ a@@ p the benef@@ its of arri@@ ving early at meetings
In J@@ anu@@ ary 200@@ 1 , only 9@@ 8 of the more than 8@@ 00 congregations in Z@@ im@@ ba@@ b@@ we had a house of worship ​ — a Kingdom H@@ all — ​ in which to me@@ et .
He also provi@@ des “ inter@@ i@@ or ro@@ om@@ s ” ​ — likely l@@ in@@ ked clo@@ sel@@ y with the congregations of his people — ​ as spiritual ha@@ ven@@ s , where loving shepher@@ ds contribu@@ te great@@ ly to our sense of se@@ cur@@ ity .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er is another a@@ id in building strong faith .
W@@ he@@ ther we think about the at@@ om or turn our attention to the va@@ st uni@@ verse , we are imp@@ ressed by Jehovah’s a@@ w@@ es@@ ome power .
Se@@ cond , we are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah and his angels will support us .
E@@ mili@@ a Pe@@ der@@ son
Bro@@ ther Al@@ ber@@ t S@@ ch@@ ro@@ e@@ der , one of their G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ ors and later a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , had taught them their first sen@@ ten@@ ces in Ger@@ man .
The invit@@ ation to say , “ C@@ ome ! ” is ex@@ tend@@ ed bey@@ ond the anointed
Re@@ ally , nothing could be more ref@@ re@@ shing than know@@ ing that soon this Bible promise will be ful@@ filled : “ God himself will be with [ his people ] .
A@@ c@@ tually , the ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal contro@@ vers@@ y has little direc@@ t be@@ aring on the Bible account .
( 1 ) Ex@@ am@@ ple .
Let us take Paul’s words to heart and car@@ ry on prayer , for this will help us to res@@ ist Satan and his dem@@ ons .
What can we learn from the par@@ able of the neigh@@ bor@@ ly Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an ?
Tho@@ ma@@ s , for instance , got very inter@@ ested in a 16 - year - old fellow Witness .
Our loving heavenly Father gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ously accepted Jesus ’ preci@@ ous o@@ ffering as “ a prop@@ iti@@ at@@ ory sacrifice for our sin@@ s . ”
No doubt the Greek thin@@ k@@ ers of the day were very cle@@ ver men .
How did Paul’s words to A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa demonstr@@ ate respect , and what benefit resul@@ ted ?
When making vital decisions in life , we should seek the ad@@ vice of wise and matu@@ re individuals who are knowle@@ d@@ ge@@ able in the Scriptures and have high reg@@ ard for godly principles .
( Read Psalm 14@@ 2 : 1 , 5 . )
However , after we moved back to Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a and I en@@ tered my te@@ en years , I began to question my religious con@@ vi@@ ctions .
R@@ o@@ sa could not pas@@ s up such an opportunity to give a witness .
Rather , we are determined to accept Jehovah’s authority over that of any human .
That out@@ p@@ our@@ ing of holy spirit was fore@@ told in the words : “ I [ Jehovah ] will p@@ our out my spirit on every s@@ ort of flesh , and your sons and your daugh@@ ters will pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y . . .
Jehovah direc@@ ted Jo@@ b@@ ’s attention to some of the ani@@ mal@@ s ​ — the li@@ on and the ra@@ ven , the m@@ oun@@ tain go@@ at and the ze@@ br@@ a , the w@@ il@@ d bul@@ l and the o@@ stri@@ ch , the mi@@ gh@@ ty hor@@ se and the e@@ ag@@ le .
F@@ or@@ mi@@ da@@ ble H@@ or@@ s@@ em@@ en
Yes , to be able to put two and two together and come up with the right conclu@@ sion , we need understanding . ​ — Daniel 9 : 22 , 23 .
In our day , too , such a need ar@@ ises .
So Paul op@@ en@@ ly coun@@ sel@@ ed them , ex@@ hor@@ ting them to ‘ work with qui@@ et@@ ness so that they could e@@ at food they themselves ear@@ ned . ’
The expres@@ sion “ the ten@@ ts of Juda@@ h ” indic@@ ates that the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant in our time are out in the o@@ pen field , so to speak , not in for@@ ti@@ fied c@@ ities .
( b ) Why must the apostles have been reli@@ ev@@ ed when “ Jesus appro@@ ached and spoke to them ” ?
He recogn@@ ized his brothers right away !
Th@@ ree ca@@ b d@@ ri@@ v@@ ers hi@@ red by the pres@@ s were on the sc@@ ene .
I was born and ra@@ ised in the su@@ bur@@ bs of R@@ ome , in an are@@ a made up of the po@@ or working class .
Some gra@@ du@@ ates appointed as special pione@@ ers ass@@ ist is@@ ol@@ ated grou@@ ps to become congregations .
21 : 28 , 29 .
Greek and Rom@@ an law pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted the in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction of fore@@ ign go@@ ds and new religious cu@@ st@@ om@@ s .
He kno@@ ws what is best for me .
He man@@ i@@ fes@@ ts qualities and feelings , lik@@ es and dis@@ lik@@ es .
He now condu@@ cts sever@@ al Bible stu@@ dies , sh@@ aring with others the comfort that Bible - based hope gives .
A supp@@ or@@ tive wife is not like that .
Your fru@@ str@@ ation might even make you doubt that serving Jehovah is the best way of life .
How did the out@@ put of the water m@@ ill com@@ pare with that of other mil@@ ls ?
Our n@@ ames were not used in any cor@@ respon@@ d@@ ence or recor@@ ds .
This st@@ at@@ ement in no way su@@ gg@@ ests an un@@ di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied position .
If we are not par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly f@@ ond of a person but we pray for him , how can we be un@@ loving toward that person ?
H@@ as any man been called in un@@ circum@@ c@@ ision ?
“ It was so eas@@ y to f@@ li@@ r@@ t , ” says a young man nam@@ ed Samuel .
If the D@@ elu@@ ge had not happened , then Jesus ’ st@@ at@@ ement about “ the days of the Son of man ” would be mean@@ ing@@ less .
On the other hand , Jesus said : “ God is a S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t , and those worshi@@ p@@ ing him must worship with spirit and truth . ”
Christians also found Greek to be ide@@ al for their writ@@ ings .
Even if you do have a me@@ asure of succ@@ ess , you may feel in@@ secu@@ re regarding your future .
• What ne@@ g@@ ative attitu@@ des toward the ministry should we avoid ?
After all , it is Jehovah who com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned you , and he will help you to succ@@ e@@ ed .
D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to God ​ — The Father of Fa@@ ther@@ less Bo@@ ys P@@ A@@ G@@ E 31
Consider what the shepher@@ d says about the young wom@@ an’s spe@@ e@@ ch .
For instance , during the th@@ ir@@ d we@@ ek from conc@@ ep@@ tion , you began to devel@@ op a s@@ k@@ el@@ et@@ al system .
Are we benef@@ iting from it ?
David ex@@ t@@ ol@@ s God’s loving - kindness , or loyal love .
He was not fic@@ k@@ le , one who made promises “ in a fle@@ sh@@ ly way . ”
O@@ cc@@ asi@@ onal vis@@ its to the 6@@ ,000 in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of P@@ r@@ í@@ n@@ ci@@ pe have been made in rec@@ ent years by the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er and pione@@ ers from S@@ ã@@ o T@@ om@@ é .
What re@@ action did Jeremiah me@@ et in his ter@@ rit@@ ory , and how did he respon@@ d ?
C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ous Th@@ r@@ ough Fa@@ ith and Go@@ dly F@@ e@@ ar , 10 / 1
Mar@@ ks of Au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ity
H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of years before the F@@ lood , E@@ no@@ ch pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed the des@@ tru@@ ction that must come in our day .
In 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E . , the sons of Israel , li@@ ber@@ ated from sla@@ very in Egy@@ pt , en@@ tered into a covenant relationship with God .
He told his disciples : “ By this all will know that you are my disciples , if you have love among y@@ ourselves . ”
While on earth , Jesus stated : “ No man can come to me un@@ less the Father , who sent me , dra@@ ws him . . .
After one brother lost his wife in death and end@@ ur@@ ed other pa@@ in@@ ful situ@@ ations , he said : “ I learned that we cannot cho@@ ose our t@@ ests , ne@@ i@@ ther their time nor their fre@@ qu@@ enc@@ y .
She says : “ In the mor@@ ning all of us were ru@@ shing out the do@@ or to get to work or school .
▪ C@@ re@@ ation Rev@@ e@@ als the Li@@ ving God
We Mu@@ st Lo@@ ve K@@ in@@ dness
They turned away from Jehovah and worshipp@@ ed false go@@ ds .
What can we conclu@@ de from the use of “ congregation ” in a few te@@ x@@ ts ?
A de@@ gre@@ e of ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct may be involved on the part of one or both of you .
“ E@@ ver@@ y@@ body Does It ”
However , the blessings that Solomon and his sub@@ je@@ cts enjo@@ yed were con@@ di@@ tional .
On@@ ce , we were in an up@@ sta@@ ir@@ s ro@@ om that had no he@@ at in the w@@ in@@ ter .
It says : “ Let wi@@ ves be in sub@@ je@@ ction to their hus@@ ban@@ ds as to the Lord , because a husband is head of his wife just as the Christ is head of the congregation , he being a sa@@ vi@@ or of this body . ”
I ple@@ ad@@ ed with them to let me live .
O@@ pen your heart to him in full faith , “ not doub@@ ting at all , ” and accept the guid@@ ance of his spirit and the counsel of his Word .
A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o , who lost his father in a ro@@ ad ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , expla@@ ins : “ It is like some@@ body se@@ al@@ ing up your house and taking away the ke@@ ys .
Jehovah has told us that most of us can hope to live on an earth trans@@ form@@ ed into a deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful par@@ adise .
It is true that we are imper@@ fect and make mis@@ takes .
To r@@ ene@@ w my res@@ ol@@ ve to serve him without di@@ str@@ action , I thought of J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s daugh@@ ter as well as Jesus ​ — both of whom rema@@ ined sing@@ le and were ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in doing the will of God . ​ — John 4 : 34 .
Con@@ ver@@ sion is a vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary act per@@ form@@ ed fre@@ ely by one who has made a who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted decision to follow Christ Jesus .
Y@@ oung people benefit by listen@@ ing to faithful older ones
T@@ w@@ o out@@ standing reas@@ ons are : ( 1 ) Jehovah tru@@ st@@ s the slave class .
Mo@@ ving A@@ head in Our M@@ in@@ is@@ try
W@@ i@@ th@@ in min@@ ut@@ es of their first enc@@ oun@@ ter , the three were tal@@ king about their famili@@ es .
I deci@@ ded to vis@@ it my family in S@@ pain .
SH@@ A@@ D@@ O@@ W@@ S cre@@ ated by the su@@ n do not remain still .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , those “ holy writ@@ ings ” were not one simp@@ le message from God .
What loving but serious comm@@ and did Jehovah give Adam ?
He too tri@@ ed to order Eli@@ j@@ ah to go with him .
It would have been un@@ a@@ ware that Satan was man@@ ip@@ ul@@ ating it , and it could not understand the judgment that God rend@@ ered against the dis@@ obedi@@ ent par@@ ties .
We felt that Jehovah was help@@ ing us to keep our life simp@@ le .
H@@ um@@ ility great@@ ly pleas@@ es Jehovah .
At Mi@@ ca@@ h 7 : 18 , 19 , the prophet high@@ ligh@@ ts Jehovah’s desire to for@@ give those who rep@@ ent .
A Witness new to P@@ ol@@ ish invit@@ ed the congregation to sing the do@@ g in@@ stead of the s@@ ong .
We quic@@ k@@ ened our p@@ ace in ho@@ p@@ es that other children would not be sum@@ mon@@ ed to bel@@ low out the same ref@@ ra@@ in .
Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a : I@@ ’@@ l@@ l have to think about that .
Mo@@ re@@ over , is not the promise in this verse ex@@ h@@ il@@ ar@@ ating ?
In what way only will our sac@@ red service be accep@@ table to Jehovah ?
If you are un@@ certain whether you could do so , speak with other members of the congregation .
14@@ 5 : 16 .
Rather , Paul was refer@@ ring to the teachings that he and others had received from Jesus as well as what God moved the apostle to trans@@ mit , much of which became part of the inspired Scriptures .
In Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the whe@@ at and the we@@ e@@ ds , what do these par@@ ts of the illustr@@ ation mean ?
Since Jehovah is holy , all principles and la@@ ws that origin@@ ate with him are holy .
The car@@ n@@ age ended when the g@@ un@@ man kil@@ led himself after he had taken the life of 32 in@@ no@@ c@@ ent vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s .
In fact , the Creator wants you to get to know him .
Jesus said : “ C@@ ome to me , all you who are to@@ il@@ ing and lo@@ ad@@ ed down , and I will ref@@ res@@ h you . ”
Bo@@ th Job and Jeremiah knew that God is righteous .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 30 ]
Jesus war@@ ned against un@@ clean thinking when he said : “ E@@ ver@@ yone that keep@@ s on loo@@ king at a woman so as to have a pas@@ sion for her has already com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with her in his heart . ”
P@@ r@@ om@@ p@@ ted by this un@@ just action , the brothers in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in ad@@ d@@ ressed to P@@ ri@@ me M@@ in@@ is@@ ter H@@ er@@ ber@@ t As@@ qu@@ ith a letter pro@@ t@@ es@@ ting the imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ments , along with a pet@@ iti@@ on be@@ aring 5@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 sign@@ atu@@ res .
• What kind of work will bring lasting satis@@ fac@@ tion ?
When Jehovah gave Moses the desi@@ gn for the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , a ke@@ y fe@@ ature was the ar@@ k of the covenant .
A good way to beg@@ in is to get to know the s@@ ource of the as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t and his t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s .
On the bas@@ is of that sacrifice , God could ex@@ ten@@ d mer@@ cy , and he could par@@ d@@ on the sin@@ s of those who exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus . ​ — John 3 : 16 ; R@@ om .
H@@ er home is a pleas@@ ant and com@@ for@@ table place for the enti@@ re family .
E@@ arly P@@ ri@@ v@@ ile@@ ges of Ser@@ vice
For example , when King He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah was d@@ ying , Jehovah heal@@ ed him .
Jewish ex@@ il@@ es in Babyl@@ on did not have the Ho@@ ly Scriptures in complete form , but they did have knowledge of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , with its T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments .
Fa@@ il@@ ure to do this in a mis@@ taken effort to maintain peace with the sin@@ ner makes one a par@@ ty to the wr@@ ong@@ doing . ​ — Le@@ v . 5 : 1 ; read Proverbs 29 : 24 .
But if we work hard to learn about him now , we will become wise and will be able to make good decisions .
We san@@ g Kingdom song@@ s .
* Re@@ ading that , I learned that God’s name is Jehovah .
But there was something el@@ se about Jehovah that Jesus was e@@ ag@@ er to share ​ — the means by which Jehovah will effect worl@@ d@@ wide chang@@ es to fulf@@ ill His purpose for this earth and humans upon it .
How can the Bible help us de@@ al with li@@ fe@@ ’s dist@@ res@@ ses ?
Now , before de@@ par@@ ting for assign@@ ments in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , E@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , C@@ en@@ tr@@ al and S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , and the F@@ ar E@@ ast , all the gra@@ du@@ ating stud@@ ents were encoura@@ ged to take God into account in all they do .
However , it was not up to the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m to take p@@ un@@ iti@@ ve action against the as@@ sa@@ il@@ ant or one of his family members .
It may also bring the un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant one to his sen@@ ses .
However , there is also “ a time to speak . ”
The of@@ fic@@ er real@@ ized that he could not in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ate me , so he deci@@ ded to get ri@@ d of me .
Jehovah’s Witnesses are being fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ used , even as the first - century Christians were .
Jesus could therefore say to others : “ C@@ ome to me , . . . for I am mil@@ d - temp@@ ered and low@@ ly in heart , and you will find ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment for your sou@@ ls . ”
For example , in chap@@ ters 13 and 14 of the book of L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us , de@@ ta@@ iled la@@ ws on h@@ y@@ gi@@ ene and qu@@ ar@@ an@@ t@@ ine were given to the Israelites , long before people knew anything about g@@ er@@ ms and con@@ ta@@ gi@@ on .
If God were to per@@ mit that , it would se@@ em that his enem@@ ies are more powerful than he is ​ — an imp@@ os@@ si@@ bility !
Such bo@@ dies of water were needed because the bap@@ t@@ is@@ ms of Jesus and his disciples involved to@@ tal im@@ mer@@ sion . ​ — Acts 8 : 36 .
We might ask , “ W@@ ould it have been fa@@ ir to tell Adam that he would go back to the gr@@ ound if he was really going to a fi@@ er@@ y hel@@ l ? ”
Un@@ da@@ un@@ ted , Ser@@ ap@@ him rec@@ ru@@ ited some we@@ al@@ thy s@@ pon@@ s@@ ors and man@@ ag@@ ed to pu@@ bl@@ ish his re@@ v@@ ised ver@@ sion in 1@@ 7@@ 0@@ 3 .
“ Some pa@@ id me in food or hous@@ eho@@ ld go@@ o@@ ds .
Are we doing all we can , perhaps even see@@ king ways to ex@@ p@@ and our share in the work ?
So I for@@ ce my eyes to look away , and I tell my@@ self : ‘ P@@ ra@@ y to Jehovah !
Jesus also stated : “ Wh@@ atever it is that you ask in my name , I will do this , in order that the Father may be gl@@ ori@@ fied in con@@ ne@@ ction with the Son .
At that time , the cu@@ sto@@ m of brother - in - law marriage was practic@@ ed .
“ The Son of God . . . loved me and h@@ an@@ ded himself over for me . ” ​ — G@@ AL@@ AT@@ I@@ AN@@ S 2 : 20
Jehovah ans@@ wer@@ ed his prayers and direc@@ ted matters in a way that benef@@ ited His people .
▪ “ S@@ la@@ ve for Jehovah ”
( b ) What will be the fin@@ al out@@ come for wicked people who refu@@ se to change ?
On@@ ly those standing in an appro@@ ved con@@ dition will have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of sur@@ vi@@ ving Jehovah’s day .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we can be for the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to put on the complete su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or from God !
“ Th@@ ro@@ w your bur@@ den upon Jehovah himself , and he himself will su@@ sta@@ in you , ” says the psalmist .
Then one of you can men@@ tion the first part of a contr@@ ast , allow@@ ing the others in the family to try to remember the point high@@ ligh@@ ted in the second part .
When might we need to end a fri@@ end@@ ship ?
Timothy was a young man who made good use of his sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess .
Many refu@@ se to believe that “ the wicked one , ” Satan , ex@@ ists at all .
God bless@@ ed the rep@@ ent@@ ant spirit of his anointed servants in 19@@ 19 and gave them inc@@ re@@ ase .
A@@ n el@@ der@@ ly man op@@ ened the do@@ or and asked , ‘ Are you pre@@ ach@@ ers ? ’
It was his purpose for Adam and E@@ ve to ex@@ ten@@ d the Par@@ adise of E@@ den earth wide and to po@@ pul@@ ate it with happy people under the prote@@ ction of his loving so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 5 : 18 .
How important , then , that we “ sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard [ our ] heart ” by exerc@@ ising godly wisdom in our cho@@ ice of associ@@ ates , reading matter , en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , and We@@ b s@@ ites that we may vis@@ it on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t !
To t@@ est how we are doing in this reg@@ ard , we might ask ourselves : ‘ Do others sense that I@@ ’@@ m willing to give of my@@ self and listen to their concer@@ ns ?
“ He W@@ as W@@ ell R@@ ep@@ or@@ ted On ”
Our stri@@ ving to cultiv@@ ate and show Chris@@ t@@ like kindness at all times and in every situation br@@ ings us rich re@@ war@@ ds .
These gi@@ r@@ ls ​ — G@@ la@@ d@@ ys and G@@ r@@ ace G@@ reg@@ ory — ​ later became mission@@ aries .
1 : 21 ; 2 : 1 - 3 .
In ess@@ ence , that is what your son or daugh@@ ter is doing during the te@@ en years ​ — she@@ d@@ ding the tra@@ its of chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od and lear@@ ning to become a respon@@ sible young ad@@ ul@@ t who is self - reli@@ ant and matu@@ re en@@ ough to leave home .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently the su@@ n@@ ’s ra@@ ys p@@ ene@@ tr@@ ated the at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere , and there came to be light v@@ isi@@ ble on earth for the first time .
Wh@@ er@@ ever the Jews went , they took their religion with them . ​ — Mat@@ t .
In the same way that it occ@@ ur@@ red in the case of Jesus ’ apostles and early disciples .
But , as Jesus imp@@ lied in his prayer , by living in this world , we are ex@@ posed to “ the wicked one . ”
We ‘ make Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice ’ in that he is able to make a rep@@ ly to the one who is ta@@ un@@ ting him .
An@@ y w@@ ine they could make would be li@@ mit@@ ed , not being en@@ ough to pro@@ du@@ ce in@@ to@@ x@@ ic@@ ation .
Even today , Satan still uses the fear of man as a we@@ ap@@ on to h@@ in@@ der many from be@@ coming Christ’s gen@@ u@@ ine followers .
K@@ in@@ dness can be sh@@ own even if we have jus@@ ti@@ fi@@ ab@@ ly become ang@@ ry because of some@@ one@@ ’s h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful words or in@@ consider@@ ate actions .
But I had my fellow believers , who were my spiritual brothers and sisters .
After a seri@@ es of t@@ ests , the do@@ ct@@ ors inform@@ ed me that Sa@@ ú@@ l had le@@ u@@ k@@ em@@ ia .
We too must be tra@@ ined like a gy@@ m@@ n@@ ast , spiritually speaking , if we want to be sure that the decisions and cho@@ ic@@ es we make are always s@@ ound .
V@@ i@@ g@@ il@@ ance is needed to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our physical heart , but it is even more important to remain on the al@@ er@@ t if we want to prote@@ ct our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart against di@@ se@@ as@@ es that can lead to spiritual death .
The apostle John saw in vision a city in which “ night will not ex@@ ist . ”
Indeed , all of Jehovah’s people are enjo@@ ying his rich blessing as they serve him sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der as Christian ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers . ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 3 : 9 .
Why were God’s judg@@ ments against the si@@ x nations near Israel in@@ es@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble ?
And Jehovah provi@@ des hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing acc@@ oun@@ ts in his Word , the Bible , that are especially streng@@ th@@ ening to those who are g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing the lo@@ ss of a child in death .
P@@ A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ E@@ S : Jehovah and spiritual Israel
A@@ m@@ ong other things , Jesus taught his followers to “ love one another ” and to remain “ no part of the world . ”
Like David , true Christians have not bu@@ d@@ ged from their devo@@ tion to God .
* The Jews , who had rec@@ ently arri@@ ved from Babyl@@ on , were in need of a sum@@ m@@ ary of their n@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s hist@@ ory .
In the Hebrew and Greek langu@@ ages , the words u@@ su@@ ally transl@@ ated “ Messi@@ ah ” and “ Christ ” mean “ A@@ no@@ inted One . ”
Th@@ ree times a small ar@@ my of people helped my children and me to move from one house to another .
Solomon stated : “ A stu@@ pi@@ d son is a v@@ ex@@ ation to his father and a bit@@ ter@@ ness to her that gave him bir@@ th . ”
From Jesus ’ words , it is clear that first and fore@@ most we should love Jehovah .
Mari@@ on has develop@@ ed a sh@@ ort but effe@@ ctive l@@ ist of su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions for succ@@ ess@@ ful pione@@ ering while ra@@ ising children : M@@ ake and keep a wor@@ ka@@ ble sc@@ he@@ du@@ le .
F@@ in@@ ally , we need to consider the question of comm@@ on sense .
So would it not be wise for him to honor his wife by s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely consider@@ ing her op@@ in@@ ion ?
Because he ca@@ res for us and wants us to benefit ourselves by following his guid@@ ance .
“ One al@@ one having im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity ” and “ not one of men has seen ” apply to Jesus ? , 9 / 1
For instance , through Moses he said to the nation of Israel as they were about to en@@ ter the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and : “ Be coura@@ ge@@ ous and strong . . . . Jehovah your God is the one mar@@ ch@@ ing with you . He will ne@@ i@@ ther deser@@ t you nor leave you enti@@ r@@ ely . ”
The con@@ text seem@@ s to indic@@ ate that Paul here ref@@ ers to “ a ministry ” car@@ ri@@ ed out within the congregation , or the “ one body . ”
After Moses ’ death , Jehovah reas@@ sur@@ ed Jo@@ shua of His ba@@ c@@ king , saying : “ G@@ et up , cro@@ ss this J@@ or@@ d@@ an , you and all this people , into the land that I am giving to them , to the sons of Israel .
The assignment to go to N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h involved an even more difficult chall@@ enge .
A@@ no@@ ther way we can pre@@ pare for life in the new world is by lear@@ ning to be for@@ giving .
M@@ eli@@ to re@@ it@@ er@@ ated that Jesus was sent to the earth and died on a st@@ ake to ransom believ@@ ing mankind from sin and death .
How did Satan bring re@@ pro@@ ach on Job , and with what effect ?
; W@@ ar@@ d@@ le , A .
In his second inspired letter to the Corinthians , Paul rest@@ ated the ob@@ je@@ ctive of the col@@ le@@ ction .
As I went to help An@@ ne and her compan@@ ion , the po@@ li@@ ce arri@@ ved on the sc@@ ene .
What less@@ ons do we learn from consider@@ ing what happened in the days of Noah ?
A sing@@ le person who wants to mar@@ ry ref@@ ra@@ ins from form@@ ing r@@ om@@ an@@ tic ties with un@@ believers and loo@@ ks for a mate only among loyal worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah .
What were some of the tri@@ als they end@@ ur@@ ed ?
J@@ U@@ N@@ E 24 - 26
And how can we remain mo@@ des@@ t des@@ pite challeng@@ ing situ@@ ations or pres@@ sure from others ?
Jehovah a@@ de@@ qu@@ ately qu@@ ali@@ fi@@ es us for the ministry , and it is because some men among us me@@ et spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c Scriptural requi@@ re@@ ments that they are privile@@ ged to serve as overse@@ ers . ​ — 2 Corinthians 3 : 5 , 6 ; 1 Timothy 3 : 1 - 7 .
Jehovah ans@@ wer@@ ed Davi@@ d’s prayers and streng@@ th@@ ened him to go a@@ head with his life and accom@@ pl@@ ish something wor@@ th@@ while .
What can we do to make sure that we continue to receive God’s holy spirit in a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses would be happy to help you to study the Bible in order for you to devel@@ op and maintain strong faith in the true God , Jehovah , and in his Son , Jesus Christ .
Paul told Timothy : “ Do the work of an ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er , fully accom@@ pl@@ ish your ministry . ”
After many years of leg@@ al bat@@ tle , Jehovah gave us two great vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ es before the Su@@ pre@@ me C@@ our@@ t of Cana@@ da .
How can God’s direction at Genesis 2 : 24 help married Christians to strengthen their marriage ?
The Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law for@@ ba@@ de lea@@ ving a cri@@ min@@ al to h@@ an@@ g all night on the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion st@@ ake .
He refer@@ red to Jesus ’ words recorded at Matthew 6 : 22 and encoura@@ ged the gra@@ du@@ ating stud@@ ents to keep their e@@ ye “ simp@@ le ” in order to “ refle@@ ct spiritual en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment that gl@@ ori@@ fi@@ es Jehovah and benef@@ its fellow humans . ”
Thus , when Jehovah was appro@@ ached in the prop@@ er man@@ ner , he was g@@ la@@ d to accept pet@@ iti@@ ons from those who re@@ pres@@ ented the nation as a whole and from individuals who s@@ ought to appro@@ ach him person@@ ally .
All of us desire to be made strong by Jehovah and to remain fir@@ m in our worship .
No doubt , they cu@@ st@@ om@@ ar@@ ily read from the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t .
( King James V@@ er@@ sion ) It was rend@@ ered : “ H@@ app@@ y are those consci@@ ous of their spiritual need . ”
Rather , it is a result of our get@@ ting to know God and rel@@ ying on him .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E 4 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 28 - 32
Ri@@ ght after my gra@@ du@@ ation , I en@@ tered the pioneer service , as Jehovah’s Witnesses call the full - time preaching work .
Mi@@ ght a Christian who se@@ ek@@ s to w@@ in what another person lo@@ ses be gu@@ il@@ ty of co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness ?
Jehovah gave Adam and E@@ ve a simp@@ le law that served to t@@ est whether they recogn@@ ized the li@@ m@@ its of their fre@@ e@@ dom .
If you are an im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ant par@@ ent , how can you give your children the best possible opportunity to become spiritual children who “ go on wal@@ king in the truth ” ?
• Why are Jehovah’s people secu@@ re and at peace ?
What a mar@@ vel@@ ous hope for the future ​ — see@@ ing our dead loved ones brought back from the gra@@ ve !
Such love go@@ es bey@@ ond just giving up something in a material way .
He has “ a sh@@ ar@@ p long s@@ word , that he may str@@ ike the nations with it . ”
The of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als held us in cu@@ sto@@ dy , and soon af@@ ter@@ ward a cour@@ t sen@@ ten@@ ced us to si@@ x months in pris@@ on .
The fin@@ al Bi@@ bli@@ cal ev@@ ent direc@@ tly rel@@ ated to Je@@ z@@ re@@ el fol@@ lo@@ ws the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of 70 of A@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s sons .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of lo@@ cu@@ st@@ s co@@ vered the land and the tra@@ in tr@@ ac@@ ks , making them too s@@ li@@ p@@ per@@ y for the lo@@ com@@ o@@ tiv@@ e@@ ’s whe@@ els to su@@ sta@@ in tr@@ action .
Tu@@ t@@ ors were wi@@ d@@ ely used in well - to - do Greek , Rom@@ an , and perhaps even Jewish hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds to su@@ per@@ v@@ ise the activities of children from inf@@ an@@ cy to pu@@ ber@@ ty .
H@@ ere I continue to serve in con@@ ne@@ ction with the fin@@ an@@ cial activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
In rep@@ ly , Jesus said : “ W@@ ho@@ ever has seen me has seen the Father also . ”
A first - person account by a sur@@ vi@@ v@@ or of the mar@@ ch can be found in the J@@ anu@@ ary 1 , 199@@ 8 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower , pages 25 - 9 .
But I loved Bethel so much that I did not want to put that privilege in je@@ op@@ ar@@ dy by get@@ ting married . ”
Of course , each child is uni@@ que ; not all children become matu@@ re at the same r@@ ate or at the same point in life .
N@@ um@@ er@@ ous pas@@ sa@@ ges in the Scriptures show that in Bible times , car@@ ing for vis@@ it@@ ors was a cu@@ sto@@ m that was taken seri@@ ously , especially by God’s servants .
Luke refer@@ red to N@@ eri@@ ’s son - in - law as N@@ eri@@ ’s son just as he did in the case of Joseph , c@@ all@@ ing him the son of Mar@@ y’s father , H@@ el@@ i . ​ — Luke 3 : 23 .
May we imitate his example and do all we can to be obedi@@ ent to Jehovah .
Moses sent 12 men to sp@@ y out the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
The apostle Paul lo@@ v@@ ingly tel@@ ls us : “ Do not be anxi@@ ous over anything , but in everything by prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation along with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving let your pet@@ iti@@ ons be made known to God . ”
How Satan must have re@@ vel@@ ed in the bo@@ a@@ sting of such men as N@@ im@@ ro@@ d , P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h , and Ab@@ sal@@ om ​ — all of whom f@@ ell vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m to imp@@ ro@@ per pri@@ de !
Yes , let us pray for holy spirit , for it can pro@@ du@@ ce in us the faith needed to do God’s will even under the most tr@@ ying circumstances . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 3 : 20 .
If we vis@@ u@@ al@@ ize what God has promised to do , we are thinking about something that will de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely ha@@ p@@ pen . ​ — 2 P@@ et .
Th@@ ink , too , of those Witnesses who are still children or te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers .
With time and effort , you too can “ at@@ tain to the on@@ en@@ ess in the faith and in the acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the Son of God , to a full - gro@@ wn man , to the me@@ asure of st@@ ature that bel@@ ong@@ s to the ful@@ l@@ ness of the Christ . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 13 .
The Bible says that the “ ten men ” would “ take fir@@ m hold of the ro@@ be of a Je@@ w , saying : ‘ We want to go with you , for we have heard that God is with you people . ’ ”
The apostles should have been pra@@ ying at that time as well . ​ — Mark 14 : 32 - 4@@ 1 .
‘ W@@ ell - O@@ f@@ f but Not H@@ app@@ y ’
How may we today set spiritual go@@ als ?
What en@@ ab@@ led them to make this change ?
The Bible gives us a pi@@ c@@ ture of what life on earth will be like when we are no longer a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted by ag@@ ing , di@@ se@@ ase , and death . ​ — Read Isaiah 25 : 8 ; 33 : 24 ; Revelation 21 : 4 , 5 .
Pen@@ ni was not sure how they would re@@ act to Scriptural tru@@ ths pres@@ ented in the Bible T@@ each book .
Jesus once ac@@ ted to prote@@ ct his disciples during a viol@@ ent st@@ or@@ m .
We might then be t@@ es@@ ting Jehovah .
Re@@ bel@@ li@@ on A@@ ga@@ inst Di@@ v@@ ine G@@ u@@ id@@ ance
• T@@ w@@ o special pione@@ ers assign@@ ed to a small congregation near the nor@@ the@@ ast@@ er@@ n bor@@ der of Z@@ im@@ ba@@ b@@ we and Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que did not go out in the do@@ or - to - do@@ or ministry for two we@@ ek@@ s .
As prog@@ ress is made , we be@@ ar in mind the apostle Paul’s words : “ P@@ on@@ der over these things ; be ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in them , that your advan@@ c@@ ement may be man@@ i@@ f@@ est to all pers@@ ons . ”
The apostle Peter went up to the ro@@ of@@ to@@ p at no@@ on@@ time to pray .
Even if affe@@ ction ex@@ ists , family members may sel@@ dom expres@@ s it toward one another .
The arrang@@ ement and inter@@ relationship of these heavenly bo@@ dies makes possible the beau@@ ti@@ ful and regul@@ ar change of se@@ as@@ ons .
Some may be ans@@ wer@@ ed quic@@ k@@ ly and ob@@ vi@@ ously .
F@@ i@@ f@@ ty years ag@@ o our liter@@ ature was publi@@ shed in 9@@ 0 langu@@ ages .
God’s Word con@@ tain@@ s an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of cons@@ ol@@ ing thoughts
A gen@@ u@@ ine a@@ po@@ lo@@ gy may help .
They should make their decision as a cou@@ ple inter@@ ested in pleas@@ ing God and main@@ tain@@ ing a clean conscience before him . ​ — Com@@ pare 1 Timothy 1 : 18 , 19 ; 2 Timothy 1 : 3 .
God’s Word , the Bible , fore@@ told that in our time people would be “ self - as@@ sum@@ ing , ha@@ ugh@@ ty . ”
How do the Go@@ sp@@ els por@@ tra@@ y Jesus as a man of tend@@ er war@@ m@@ th and deep feelings ?
But after many cen@@ tu@@ ries , that became tain@@ ted with pa@@ g@@ an ide@@ as .
He told them that his hand “ is not too sh@@ ort to sa@@ ve . ”
Un@@ der the Law that God gave to the nation of Israel , however , a trans@@ g@@ res@@ s@@ or could have his sin@@ s for@@ given by sacrific@@ ing an ani@@ ma@@ l to Jehovah .
If you let me do nothing , the message may be that I can do nothing .
In the l@@ at@@ ter case , A@@ sa reli@@ ed on his own wisdom and bri@@ bed King B@@ en - ha@@ da@@ d of S@@ y@@ ri@@ a to att@@ ack Ba@@ a@@ sha .
We also sent sub@@ s@@ crip@@ tions to different coun@@ tri@@ es that re@@ ques@@ ted them .
1@@ 38 : 6 ; R@@ om . 12 : 3 .
‘ I W@@ ant to H@@ el@@ p , but I Do Not K@@ now How ’
The Bible says : “ H@@ app@@ y is the man who fe@@ ars Jehovah , who takes great ple@@ asure in his comman@@ d@@ ments .
Although materi@@ ally po@@ or , Jesus op@@ ened the do@@ or for hum@@ ble individuals to enjoy everlasting life in per@@ fe@@ ction .
Ther@@ e@@ after , a Bible study was started with D@@ en@@ n@@ is , and he made fine prog@@ ress .
His mother , P@@ ho@@ ebe , and his sisters , V@@ i@@ o@@ let and M@@ ary , also became Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents .
The fact that many do not appreci@@ ate the love Jehovah shows does not sto@@ p him from doing good to them .
I say to you . ”
And how can we succ@@ ess@@ fully fulf@@ ill our ro@@ le as ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers ?
They will be taught the wonderful tru@@ ths regarding God’s rul@@ er@@ ship and be given the opportunity to live forever in Par@@ adise . ​ — John 5 : 28 , 29 .
S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ es Acc@@ ep@@ table to Jehovah
Such see@@ ing is based on acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge and is per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved spiritually with ‘ the eyes of the heart . ’
There is no question that Jehovah bless@@ es such efforts .
That is how one of Jehovah’s Witnesses felt about the new 3@@ 20 - page book rel@@ eas@@ ed at the “ Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous Kingdom Pro@@ claim@@ ers ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tions held during 200@@ 2 / 0@@ 3 .
When you face a possible stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing st@@ one , ask yourself : ‘ A@@ m I judg@@ ing others based on my own pre@@ fer@@ ences ?
This pr@@ inter@@ y , along with those in other re@@ gi@@ ons of the g@@ lo@@ be , will pla@@ y a ro@@ le in fulfill@@ ing that com@@ mis@@ sion .
Such thinking refle@@ cts the spirit of this world ​ — not the wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve .
These appointed men were thus privile@@ ged to contribu@@ te to the gro@@ w@@ th of the nation in a special way .
M@@ em@@ bers of the Christian congregation should set a fine example when it comes to man@@ n@@ ers .
That is why we enjoy doing things for our friends and family .
We took refu@@ ge in the to@@ wn of S@@ ch@@ la@@ d@@ m@@ ing .
I was sing@@ le and heal@@ thy , so I thought that I had no exc@@ use not to pioneer .
10 , 11 . ( a ) How are children brought up in the “ men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah ” ?
What fac@@ t@@ ors can help married Christians to avoid the pi@@ t of ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y ?
In like man@@ ner , pati@@ ence will help us to end@@ ure in our work of preaching the good news , even though many are un@@ rec@@ ep@@ tive .
As the head of the family , he is the one pri@@ mar@@ ily respon@@ sible for making the decision .
How many Jews were in the Di@@ as@@ por@@ a in the first century ?
4 : 4 ; 7 : 9 .
• Why is it important for us to pa@@ y attention to our d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing ?
How thr@@ il@@ led we were to learn that Per@@ u was our des@@ t@@ in@@ ation .
F@@ ul@@ l - time service at Jehovah’s house was an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent , satis@@ f@@ ying , and comm@@ end@@ able way for her to honor God .
Does reading the Bible and stud@@ ying the public@@ ations of the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class interest him ?
Because we are imper@@ fect , though , some of us may be stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to eli@@ min@@ ate div@@ isi@@ ve attitu@@ des char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic of our form@@ er way of thinking .
Be@@ g for holy spirit to give you the spiritual st@@ am@@ ina you need .
Da@@ ily life was r@@ ough for these fore@@ ign pione@@ ers .
How can respon@@ sible brothers man@@ i@@ f@@ est sel@@ f@@ less interest in help@@ ing fore@@ ign - speaking people ?
On a human pl@@ ane , cannot family members learn from that account less@@ ons about being yi@@ el@@ ding ?
The “ men of this system of things ” devo@@ te themselves to making a good living , ra@@ ising a family , and lea@@ ving be@@ h@@ ind an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
So let us inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ate .
Now , by means of the contribu@@ tions of many and “ an e@@ qu@@ al@@ iz@@ ing ” of fin@@ an@@ ces , Jehovah’s organization has s@@ pon@@ s@@ ored the transl@@ ation and dist@@ ribu@@ tion of Bi@@ bl@@ es to each member of the family as well as to spiritually hu@@ ng@@ ry Bible stud@@ ents .
He should also quic@@ k@@ ly gr@@ as@@ p the point that his dead loved ones can no longer hear , see , speak , feel , or think .
V@@ i@@ e@@ w of P@@ ol@@ iti@@ c@@ s , 5 / 1 When Be@@ come King ?
Then we went to some@@ one@@ ’s f@@ ar@@ m for an out@@ do@@ or Bible talk to which we had invit@@ ed all the neigh@@ b@@ ors .
May we take advan@@ ta@@ ge of every opportunity to draw close to Jehovah , appreci@@ ating his many pro@@ v@@ isions to come to know him more in@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely .
Li@@ ving F@@ o@@ re@@ ver on E@@ ar@@ th
Per@@ e@@ z is also lis@@ ted among the an@@ c@@ est@@ ors of Jesus Christ . ​ — Matthew 1 : 1 - 3 ; Luke 3 : 23 - 33 .
Then , in the pe@@ ace@@ ful new world of God’s making , bil@@ li@@ ons who are now as@@ le@@ ep in death will o@@ pen their eyes .
We are confid@@ ent that Bro@@ ther S@@ ch@@ ro@@ e@@ der has received his heavenly re@@ ward as an anointed Christian who truly did ‘ take deli@@ ght in the law of Jehovah . ’ ​ — Psalm 1 : 2 .
After A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der@@ ’s death , Juda@@ e@@ a came under two of the Greek k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of his d@@ om@@ a@@ in ​ — first the P@@ to@@ le@@ mi@@ es , then the S@@ ele@@ u@@ ci@@ ds .
On the contr@@ ary , the Scriptures as@@ sure us that “ God is not un@@ righteous so as to for@@ get your work and the love you showed for his name . ”
A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a
On another occasi@@ on , he expres@@ sed his concer@@ n over who would be sa@@ ved when God rend@@ ered judgment against the wicked in So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h .
That do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t se@@ em like it can be explained by a D@@ ar@@ w@@ in@@ i@@ an mo@@ de@@ l . ”
He was sur@@ pris@@ ed when he found out how difficult it was to learn to control his temp@@ er .
In time , he moved to the more fer@@ t@@ ile re@@ gi@@ on of Be@@ er - she@@ ba , where Jehovah bless@@ ed him and told him : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id , because I am with you , and I will bl@@ ess you and mul@@ ti@@ p@@ ly your se@@ ed on account of Abraham my serv@@ ant . ” ​ — G@@ en .
He told E@@ d@@ w@@ in that he had made this a matter of prayer while in pris@@ on , and he asked E@@ d@@ w@@ in if he knew of a Witness who would make a su@@ it@@ able wife .
You want to be pu@@ re in that sense , do you not ?
“ We received , not the spirit of the world , but the spirit which is from God . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R@@ IN@@ TH@@ I@@ AN@@ S 2 : 12 .
There , I thought : ‘ Who kno@@ ws what might ha@@ p@@ pen to me next ?
H@@ app@@ ily , love is also his d@@ om@@ in@@ ant qu@@ ality .
A@@ no@@ inted ones “ have been given a new bir@@ th , not by cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ti@@ ble , but by inc@@ or@@ ru@@ p@@ ti@@ ble re@@ pro@@ duc@@ tive se@@ ed , through the word of the living and end@@ uring God . ”
How does Jehovah God view such a re@@ action on the part of human rul@@ ers ?
I was offered emp@@ loy@@ ment as a night w@@ atch@@ man in a fac@@ t@@ ory and was thus able to continue pione@@ ering .
Yes , such atten@@ tive Christian elders truly are ‘ fellow work@@ ers for our joy . ’
TH@@ E@@ R@@ E is a way to dis@@ pe@@ l anxi@@ ety about sin@@ ning against Jehovah’s holy spirit .
Abraham was about 7@@ 5 years old when God said to him : “ G@@ o your way out of your country and from your relati@@ ves and from the house of your father to the country that I shall show you ; and I shall make a great nation out of you and I shall bl@@ ess you . ” ​ — Genesis 12 : 1 , 2 .
Let us , then , as many of us as are matu@@ re , be of this men@@ tal attitude . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 3 : 12 - 15 .
K@@ en@@ ne@@ th G@@ ar@@ re@@ t@@ t / ​ N@@ ational Ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c S@@ to@@ ck
The ans@@ wers to those questions may show how close your relationship with Jehovah is .
In contr@@ ast , the Bible says : “ God is not un@@ righteous so as to for@@ get your work and the love you showed for his name , in that you have minis@@ tered to the holy ones and continue minis@@ ter@@ ing . ”
So perhaps Jesus was ac@@ ting like a par@@ ent who in@@ tend@@ s to gr@@ ant a chil@@ d’s re@@ qu@@ est but with@@ ho@@ l@@ ds any ou@@ tw@@ ard si@@ gn of that in@@ t@@ ent in order to t@@ est out the chil@@ d’s seri@@ ousness .
In other s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls , fe@@ wer let@@ ters were used .
W@@ ould you for@@ get him , or would you not be ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely gr@@ ate@@ ful to him ?
The pri@@ ze can go only to those who fin@@ ish the r@@ ace succ@@ ess@@ fully .
So if you real@@ ize that you have up@@ set someone , follow the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ vice .
O@@ p@@ pose Satan , and He Will F@@ le@@ e !
To show the differ@@ ence between the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule and a ne@@ g@@ ative form of it , consider Jesus ’ par@@ able of the neigh@@ bor@@ ly Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an .
In ess@@ ence , Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s fes@@ tiv@@ ities have lar@@ g@@ ely re@@ ver@@ ted to what they origin@@ ally were in Rom@@ an times ​ — re@@ vel@@ ry , fe@@ a@@ sting , and the ex@@ chang@@ ing of pres@@ ents .
She s@@ co@@ op@@ s out a ho@@ l@@ low in the s@@ and and la@@ ys her e@@ gg@@ s there .
But such an out@@ come was imp@@ os@@ sible , for God’s un@@ seen spirit was at work .
But under the rule of Jesus Christ , this proble@@ m will van@@ ish .
The large shi@@ eld , which could co@@ ver the enti@@ re body , re@@ pres@@ ents the qu@@ ality of faith .
What Di@@ d We L@@ ear@@ n Ab@@ out R@@ ul@@ er@@ ship From Re@@ ading . . .
“ But , rather , even be re@@ pro@@ ving them . ” ​ — 5 : 11 .
Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions to As@@ k God , 5 / 1
A@@ post@@ ates fe@@ ign@@ ing love are as d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous to our faith as ro@@ c@@ ks hi@@ d@@ den bel@@ ow water are to shi@@ ps or s@@ wi@@ m@@ m@@ ers .
“ He continued ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast as see@@ ing the One who is inv@@ isi@@ ble . ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B .
For example , do@@ g@@ s are known to give un@@ qu@@ ali@@ fied obedi@@ ence and affe@@ ction to their ma@@ st@@ ers .
• How did Jesus me@@ asure great@@ ness ?
John W@@ in@@ thro@@ p , their lead@@ er and gover@@ nor , did his best to prom@@ o@@ te priv@@ ate we@@ al@@ th and public good in the new col@@ on@@ y .
Bo@@ th Mar@@ th@@ a and her sister , M@@ ary , were a@@ ware that Jesus could cu@@ re the si@@ ck .
You will be benef@@ ited when you imitate Daniel .
Acc@@ ording to 1 Timothy 5 : 8 , what does a man@@ ’s responsi@@ bility as the head of a hous@@ eho@@ ld inclu@@ de ?
• How should we view our service to God ?
However , Jehovah has su@@ sta@@ ined them during this time of Christ’s inv@@ isi@@ ble pres@@ ence . ​ — Matthew 24 : 3 ; Revelation 12 : 17 .
The apostle John said : “ W@@ ho@@ ever does ob@@ serve [ God’s ] word , tru@@ th@@ fully in this person the love of God has been made perfect .
At the pris@@ on@@ er@@ ’s ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion , some may pro@@ t@@ est the s@@ ent@@ ence , ques@@ tion@@ ing its justice or perhaps ho@@ p@@ ing for a last - min@@ u@@ te stay of ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion .
They ther@@ e@@ by “ keep con@@ qu@@ ering the evil with the good . ” ​ — Romans 6 : 13 ; 12 : 17 - 21 ; 13 : 12 ; 2 Corinthians 10 : 3 - 5 .
Is there a r@@ am@@ p for whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir acc@@ ess ?
“ Jehovah [ is ] a God . . . par@@ don@@ ing er@@ ro@@ r and trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion and sin . ”
S@@ ad@@ ly , not every father had a good example to help him .
W@@ ere he to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te them then and there , his purpose regarding Adam and E@@ ve and their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing would come to nothing .
W@@ ould he im@@ medi@@ ately destro@@ y the three re@@ bel@@ s ​ — Satan , Adam , and E@@ ve ?
But it does con@@ tain practic@@ al wisdom that can help a cou@@ ple to avoid money problems .
He is ever willing to st@@ ra@@ igh@@ ten the pa@@ ths of those who trust in him with all their heart . ​ — Psalm 6@@ 5 : 2 ; Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 .
C@@ learly , we cannot eli@@ min@@ ate all s@@ our@@ ces of anxi@@ ety in this system of things .
You have to ask for it in faith .
Instead , he ra@@ ised up Isaiah and other prophe@@ ts to provide spiritual light for any in the nation who still s@@ ought to serve Jehovah faith@@ fully .
For example , the Ju@@ ly 200@@ 9 A@@ wa@@ ke !
Re@@ g@@ arding the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of Jesus and two cri@@ min@@ als on t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ak@@ es , the Go@@ spe@@ l account re@@ a@@ ds : “ The Jews asked P@@ il@@ ate to have the leg@@ s bro@@ ken and the bo@@ dies taken away . ” ​ — John 19 : 31 .
Au@@ gu@@ st 1 , 20@@ 11
“ A Li@@ e and an E@@ r@@ ro@@ r ”
Jesus is “ the L@@ am@@ b of God . ”
Jehovah could read the hearts of David and B@@ ath - she@@ ba and see their gen@@ u@@ ine rep@@ ent@@ ance .
Such activities can be ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble but only when kept in bal@@ ance .
Instead , they “ for@@ so@@ ok their own prop@@ er d@@ wel@@ ling place ” in heaven to have se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations with the beau@@ ti@@ ful women on earth .
What does the com@@ par@@ is@@ on reve@@ al ?
E@@ ver@@ yone expe@@ cted the fin@@ al show@@ down between the ar@@ my and the pris@@ on@@ ers to come at any m@@ om@@ ent .
Yes , Jehovah saw his po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al and wor@@ ked with him .
You might well respon@@ d , “ That is really good news ! ”
And we will be in a better position to help others appreci@@ ate Jehovah , the God who “ has not sh@@ own par@@ ti@@ ality ” but who displa@@ ys loving interest in all , “ for all of them are the work of his hands . ” ​ — Job 34 : 19 .
All of that will be comple@@ t@@ ely off@@ set by the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent con@@ di@@ tions in the new world .
( 2 ) The re@@ me@@ dy the Bible provi@@ des .
Jesus ’ thro@@ ne , that is , his of@@ fice or authority , has its s@@ ource in Jehovah .
15 , 16 . ( a ) How does Jehovah feel if we keep on thinking about se@@ x@@ u@@ ally im@@ moral things ?
Hence , they did not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to s@@ tic@@ k to their con@@ vi@@ ctions and not par@@ take of un@@ clean food .
“ [ Lo@@ ve ] believ@@ es all things . ”
The I@@ de@@ al F@@ es@@ ti@@ val for M@@ er@@ r@@ y@@ making and Mar@@ ke@@ ting
Jehovah Se@@ ts Mat@@ ters S@@ tra@@ i@@ ght
That bo@@ x also helped Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h to pre@@ pare a respon@@ se in case anyone tri@@ ed to pres@@ sure her into pla@@ ying the g@@ ame .
Jesus said : “ W@@ ho@@ ever wants to become great among you must be your minis@@ ter , and who@@ ever wants to be first among you must be your slave . ”
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , early tra@@ ining by his parents allow@@ ed Moses to dis@@ cer@@ n the fol@@ ly of i@@ do@@ l worship practic@@ ed by the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans .
In his eyes , no other human relationship is more important than the one that ex@@ ists between husband and wife !
“ He s@@ ne@@ ered at him in con@@ temp@@ t , ” we read , “ because he was just a ru@@ d@@ dy and h@@ and@@ some bo@@ y . ”
The R@@ ed Se@@ a was no ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er to Israel when Jehovah ca@@ used that strong e@@ ast w@@ ind to b@@ low .
( a ) What sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance may there have been to A@@ br@@ am@@ ’s travel@@ s ?
Let us take a clo@@ s@@ er look at the experi@@ ences of people who have fac@@ ed the problems mentioned at the out@@ set .
How can we benefit from Solom@@ on@@ ’s good example and from his er@@ r@@ ors later in life ?
At times , it takes an ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary effort to re@@ ach those who are sel@@ dom at home .
With our daugh@@ ter , Ju@@ dy
You may know of some who were gra@@ du@@ ally di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted from Christian activities and from the congregation ; now they show no inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation to return to Jehovah’s service .
His attitude and life course show that he “ gave no consider@@ ation to a se@@ i@@ zu@@ re , nam@@ ely , that he should be e@@ qu@@ al to God . ”
• How does the holy spirit help us to end@@ ure tri@@ als ?
Today , in the fin@@ al fulfill@@ ment of this prophecy , not one par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar nation , but individuals of all nations are benef@@ iting from God’s imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al justice .
S@@ ar@@ ah J@@ a@@ y@@ ne became per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed in the same way .
We me@@ t in the small mission@@ ary home where V@@ er@@ nor and L@@ or@@ ra@@ ine Da@@ v@@ is lived .
The bat@@ tle against imper@@ fe@@ ction did not end with our baptism , however .
He lived during the re@@ ign of wicked King A@@ ha@@ z , a time when all s@@ or@@ ts of cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion pre@@ va@@ iled .
He had rec@@ ently sent out 70 of his disciples to preach the good news of God’s Kingdom .
25 : 3 , 14 - 19 , 23 - 25 , 38 - 4@@ 2 .
How can we make good use of the conscience ?
The name ho@@ l@@ d@@ all was ap@@ t , since travel@@ ers trans@@ por@@ ted all kin@@ ds of it@@ em@@ s in them .
Some have claim@@ ed that Paul was not shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ ked on the is@@ land of Mal@@ ta , sou@@ th of S@@ ic@@ ily , but on another is@@ land .
Mo@@ m stu@@ died the Bible liter@@ ature she received , and in 19@@ 15 , she began sh@@ aring Bible tru@@ ths with others , dist@@ ribu@@ ting the liter@@ ature that L@@ or@@ a provided .
Re@@ call that “ there is no man that does not sin . ”
W@@ rit@@ ing to anointed Christians , the apostle Peter declar@@ ed : “ You are ‘ a cho@@ s@@ en r@@ ace , a ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od , a holy nation , a people for special pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion , that you should dec@@ l@@ are ab@@ ro@@ ad the exc@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ ci@@ es ’ of the one that called you out of dar@@ k@@ ness into his wonderful light .
If it is taken sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic@@ ally , no number in the book can be taken liter@@ ally . ” ​ — Revelation : A@@ n Ex@@ e@@ ge@@ tic@@ al Com@@ men@@ t@@ ary , V@@ olu@@ me 1 , page 4@@ 7@@ 4 .
Be C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ous ​ — Jehovah Is With You !
A de@@ ad@@ ly pla@@ gu@@ e known as the S@@ pan@@ ish f@@ lu had in@@ va@@ ded the bat@@ t@@ le@@ fi@@ el@@ ds of Fr@@ ance in Ju@@ ne 19@@ 18 .
To succ@@ e@@ ed , people will do anything . ”
The bat@@ tle of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on is ac@@ tually one of the best things that could ha@@ p@@ pen to us ! ​ — Luke 18 : 7 , 8 ; 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
Sh@@ ould You Li@@ ve On@@ ly for Today ?
C@@ learly , Jehovah is gener@@ ous ! ”
“ The hor@@ r@@ ors that the tw@@ enti@@ et@@ h century has pro@@ duc@@ ed , ” says Rus@@ sel@@ l , provide one reason why “ beli@@ ef in the Devil , after a long la@@ p@@ se , is ra@@ pi@@ dly re@@ appe@@ aring . ”
With encourag@@ ement from De@@ bor@@ ah , who ser@@ ves as a prophe@@ t@@ ess , and with Jehovah’s ba@@ c@@ king , Bar@@ ak and his ligh@@ tly e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed ar@@ my of ten th@@ ous@@ and men r@@ out the powerful ar@@ my of S@@ is@@ er@@ a .
And al@@ though the ten tri@@ bes of Israel do not u@@ su@@ ally re@@ present those who will live forever on earth , the un@@ ity descri@@ bed in this prophecy remin@@ ds us of the un@@ ity that ex@@ ists between these ones and the anointed .
O@@ r if it happ@@ ens that you succ@@ um@@ b to si@@ ck@@ ness or advan@@ ced age before the end of Satan’s world , will you be among “ the righteous ” who will be resur@@ rec@@ ted ?
The psalmist wrote : “ If er@@ r@@ ors were what you w@@ atch , O J@@ ah , O Jehovah , who could stand ? ”
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful Israelites did not view the o@@ ffering of inc@@ en@@ se as an emp@@ ty ri@@ tu@@ al .
The Bible shows that even very wise people have wonder@@ ed about this . ​ — Read E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 2 : 11 .
I went to that meeting and have been atten@@ ding those meetings for more than 20 years now .
However , Bro@@ ther K@@ le@@ in , still st@@ ing@@ ing from the re@@ pro@@ of he had received , mut@@ tered only a hal@@ f@@ hear@@ ted gre@@ et@@ ing .
What if you were to ask some older de@@ a@@ f ones about their experience in coming to know God ?
Even many who cla@@ im to be religious feel that they are at li@@ ber@@ ty to do what they think is right , without any ob@@ lig@@ ation to obey God and his comman@@ d@@ ments .
During the second century C.E . , some started to change the time of the com@@ mem@@ or@@ ation and the man@@ ner in which it was held .
In 19@@ 36 we were married , and M@@ á@@ ri@@ a would be my faithful compan@@ ion for 50 years , until her death in 198@@ 6 .
Yes , “ no temp@@ tation has taken you exc@@ ep@@ t what is comm@@ on to men . ”
Indeed , Jehovah determined that he would a@@ do@@ pt some humans into his own perfect heavenly family .
The ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted mate might soon feel l@@ on@@ ely , un@@ happy , and un@@ loved .
He lived such a mo@@ des@@ t life that , as he ad@@ mit@@ ted , he did not even have a place “ to la@@ y down his head . ”
How did Jehovah cor@@ rec@@ t Jo@@ b@@ ’s thinking ?
R@@ em@@ ember , Jehovah did not cre@@ ate humans to be ro@@ bo@@ ts , in@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble of thinking and making cho@@ ic@@ es .
The Bible encoura@@ ges us to benefit from this we@@ al@@ th of experience . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 32 : 7 .
2 Ca@@ use of Su@@ ffering ? No .
Ser@@ v@@ ants of the holy God need to be holy as well . ​ — Read L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 11 : 4@@ 4 , 4@@ 5 .
Many have found that me@@ al@@ times af@@ for@@ d good opportun@@ ities for commun@@ ic@@ ation . ​ — 1 / 15 , pages 18 - 19 .
“ I shall make you have in@@ sight and instru@@ ct you in the way you should go , ” God says . “ I will give ad@@ vice with my e@@ ye upon you . ”
Moses too was mo@@ des@@ t and hum@@ ble .
But we recogn@@ ize that it sa@@ d@@ den@@ s him when we n@@ ur@@ ture wrong thoughts in@@ stead of doing all we can to re@@ ject them .
Our pa@@ ths cro@@ s@@ sed again after the war .
The resurrection of the dead . ​ — John 5 : 28 , 29 . If we do “ the will of God , ” what he as@@ ks of us , we need not fear the end of the world .
Q@@ u@@ ite c@@ learly , the Creat@@ or@@ ’s purpose is that the earth be in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted by a perfect r@@ ace of righteous humans who happ@@ ily sub@@ mit to Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and live forever in the Par@@ adise promised by Christ . ​ — Psalm 37 : 11 , 29 ; Luke 23 : 4@@ 3 .
G@@ ran@@ ted , such do@@ cum@@ ents may appe@@ ar old and ven@@ er@@ able to some scho@@ l@@ ars and hist@@ ori@@ ans .
When others speak of their sons , my thro@@ at ti@@ gh@@ ten@@ s up and I have to hold back te@@ ars . ”
“ To help the son of my Bible stud@@ ent appreci@@ ate what it was like to use a s@@ cro@@ l@@ l in Bible times , we pr@@ inted out the book of Isaiah after d@@ el@@ et@@ ing the chap@@ ter and verse num@@ bers .
Because the Israelites left Jehovah to serve other go@@ ds , Jehovah a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned them to their enem@@ ies .
In ch@@ ur@@ ches where women can be de@@ ac@@ ons , they might be called de@@ ac@@ on@@ ess@@ es .
A regul@@ ar study of God’s Word and regul@@ ar associ@@ ation with our brothers at the meetings will help us to follow Paul’s counsel and to keep our sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y . ​ — Matthew 16 : 1 - 3 .
To your head it will give a w@@ re@@ ath of char@@ m ; a cro@@ wn of beau@@ ty it will b@@ es@@ to@@ w upon you . ”
We should therefore make it an in@@ tegr@@ al part of our Christian person@@ ality .
Still , it is mer@@ ely a leg@@ al in@@ str@@ um@@ ent a@@ vail@@ able for use by ‘ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ’ when it is necess@@ ary . ”
10 : 16 ; E@@ ph .
Be as@@ sur@@ ed : “ God is not un@@ righteous so as to for@@ get your work and the love you showed for his name , in that you have minis@@ tered to the holy ones and continue minis@@ ter@@ ing . ” ​ — Hebrews 6 : 10 .
Read Mark 4 : 26 - 29 .
And he was making greater prog@@ ress in Juda@@ ism than were many of his con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries .
Why did J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s daugh@@ ter have a fine attitude , and how is this encourag@@ ing to parents ?
At first , E@@ ver@@ t was able to get away and go into hi@@ ding , but later he was ap@@ pre@@ h@@ ended and sever@@ ely be@@ at@@ en to make him give information about other Witnesses .
It is enti@@ r@@ ely reason@@ able that the g@@ ale - d@@ ri@@ ven ship would go f@@ ar@@ ther w@@ est and re@@ ach Mal@@ ta .
“ W@@ H@@ E@@ N we sur@@ ve@@ y our lives and end@@ e@@ av@@ ors , we soon ob@@ serve that al@@ most the whole of our actions and desi@@ res is b@@ ound up with the ex@@ ist@@ ence of other human be@@ ings , ” ob@@ served the well - known s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ist Al@@ ber@@ t E@@ in@@ ste@@ in .
If they have an opportunity to be help@@ ful in this reg@@ ard , what can they do ?
“ You can still serve Jehovah . ”
If he were indi@@ ffer@@ ent or un@@ concer@@ ned , he would never ur@@ ge us to “ per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in prayer ” or to thro@@ w our bur@@ den@@ s and anxi@@ e@@ ties on him .
With the pas@@ sing of the last member of the anointed from the earth , wh@@ en@@ ever that will ha@@ p@@ pen , God’s heavenly govern@@ ment will be complete .
A@@ n el@@ der@@ ly anointed Witness who was be@@ d@@ ri@@ d@@ den in an in@@ fir@@ m@@ ary once expres@@ sed such fru@@ str@@ ation : “ I can@@ ’t wa@@ it t@@ ill I die and return to work . ”
Be@@ he expla@@ ins : “ Many people , including many important and well - res@@ pe@@ cted s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists , just don@@ ’t want there to be anything bey@@ ond n@@ ature . ”
The v@@ isi@@ on@@ ary temple provided the Jewish ex@@ il@@ es with a promise that pu@@ re worship would be rest@@ ored and that each Jewish family would have an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance in the land .
D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to God ​ — “ Jehovah F@@ re@@ ely F@@ or@@ gave You ” 11
We can illustr@@ ate it this way : To ad@@ mi@@ re the beau@@ ty and desi@@ gn in n@@ ature and den@@ y the ex@@ ist@@ ence of a Gre@@ at Des@@ ign@@ er is as il@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal as ad@@ mi@@ ring a ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent pa@@ in@@ ting and at the same time den@@ ying the ex@@ ist@@ ence of the ar@@ t@@ ist who trans@@ form@@ ed a bl@@ an@@ k can@@ va@@ s into a ma@@ st@@ er@@ pi@@ e@@ ce .
By ap@@ pl@@ ying ourselves in the Kingdom - preaching work , we can help others to “ come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth , ” and that can mean sal@@ vation for them .
What a time that will be !
In Fr@@ ance , I im@@ medi@@ ately began pre@@ par@@ ing for my second tri@@ p to To@@ go .
When C@@ la@@ i@@ re deli@@ vered the boo@@ ks , the do@@ ct@@ or explained how imp@@ ressed she was by C@@ la@@ i@@ re@@ ’s faith .
Our Le@@ ad@@ er uses this Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy to ap@@ point qu@@ ali@@ fied men ​ — whether spirit - anointed or not — ​ as elders in the local congregations .
If they had follow@@ ed God’s direction , they would have enjo@@ yed per@@ man@@ ent happiness .
The Devil uses similar s@@ na@@ res to c@@ atch God’s servants ali@@ ve .
Some com@@ mit@@ ted sin@@ s for which there is no for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
S@@ el@@ f - S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fice , 11 / 15
It is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy that Jesus was pra@@ ying on that very important occasi@@ on . ​ — Luke 3 : 21 , 22 .
While se@@ cul@@ ar author@@ ities may be imp@@ ressed by our faith , they expres@@ s am@@ a@@ z@@ ement at the ab@@ s@@ ence of ill - will or ran@@ c@@ or on our part .
I ar@@ gu@@ ed with people con@@ stan@@ tly ​ — I was viol@@ ent and ang@@ ry with the whole world .
And what can help us sto@@ p wor@@ r@@ ying too much about get@@ ting what we need ?
We find an example in Jose@@ p@@ h’s refu@@ sing the im@@ moral advan@@ ces of P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife .
The apostle Paul always se@@ ized opportun@@ ities to strengthen others .
Jehovah also teach@@ es us what his purpose is .
Wor@@ king with Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r was truly a ple@@ asure .
The rend@@ ering at Luke 16 : 19 - 31 men@@ tions t@@ or@@ ment , but the enti@@ re account is sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic in meaning .
However , I did believe that there had to be a reason for my ex@@ ist@@ ence . I pray@@ ed to God , as@@ king him to give me just one year of peace and happiness .
Jehovah Pro@@ vi@@ ded “ P@@ ow@@ er Be@@ y@@ ond What Is N@@ or@@ ma@@ l ” ( H .
He likely worshi@@ ped the mo@@ on - go@@ d nam@@ ed S@@ in ​ — a po@@ pul@@ ar de@@ ity in U@@ r .
By his body language or his mo@@ o@@ ds , you may no@@ tice his dist@@ ress or con@@ fu@@ sion .
With his blessing , we use the greater fre@@ e@@ dom , not to imp@@ ro@@ ve our personal life - st@@ y@@ les , but to serve Jehovah op@@ en@@ ly and fully .
No one was su@@ p@@ posed to have a Bible .
Does something in@@ side us , like a soul or a spirit , sur@@ vi@@ ve the death of the body ?
They des@@ per@@ ately want children but remain chil@@ d@@ less .
F@@ e@@ el@@ ings of disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement can sa@@ p our en@@ er@@ gy , making us feel we@@ ak and vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able with no desire to change or to seek help .
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Such kin@@ dly tre@@ at@@ ment of a wife would have seem@@ ed no@@ v@@ el to many .
W@@ ould you like to inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate such valu@@ es in your children ?
Jehovah was no longer using the cen@@ tu@@ ries - old arrang@@ ement for worship that cen@@ tered on the temple in Jerusalem .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 40 , 8@@ 5
Re@@ fer@@ ring to that occasi@@ on , God said : “ In the day of my cho@@ o@@ sing Israel , . . .
Those who have come to know and serve Jehovah are not like those who have an appe@@ ar@@ ance of go@@ d@@ l@@ iness but prove false to its power , who be@@ have as if they worship God but beli@@ e that cla@@ im by their conduct .
“ Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful@@ ness and acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y of thought were lost in the qu@@ est for beau@@ ti@@ ful st@@ y@@ le , ” says one authority .
L@@ ater , Jesus showed that im@@ mor@@ ality is the only gr@@ ound for a div@@ or@@ ce that would free the in@@ no@@ c@@ ent mate to re@@ mar@@ ry . ​ — Matthew 19 : 9 .
At that , Bar@@ u@@ ch disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ars from the Bible account . ​ — Jeremiah 4@@ 3 : 5 - 7 .
As a div@@ in@@ ely inspired psalmist , he san@@ g : “ O He@@ are@@ r of prayer , even to you people of all flesh will come . ”
At about this time , H@@ ans W@@ er@@ ner gave me the Bible mentioned at the star@@ t of this article .
We can , of course , seek the help of matu@@ re Christians .
We do not have to look for such s@@ ites ​ — they look for us ! In what way ?
Fir@@ st , we must “ believe that he is , ” that is , we must believe that God ex@@ ists and that he is our Su@@ pre@@ me R@@ ul@@ er , deser@@ ving of our obedi@@ ence and worship .
They will be re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed forever . May we ch@@ er@@ ish our privilege of sh@@ aring in the hist@@ ory - making work of divine educ@@ ation .
While the resul@@ ting transl@@ ation might be po@@ or as to gr@@ am@@ ma@@ r and st@@ y@@ le , it is u@@ su@@ ally re@@ a@@ da@@ ble en@@ ough to con@@ ve@@ y the meaning and the important de@@ ta@@ il@@ s .
World W@@ ar I@@ I is a pro@@ of of that .
All in the congregation can contribu@@ te to that end by show@@ ing appro@@ pri@@ ate respect for our plac@@ es of worship , by making don@@ ations for new con@@ stru@@ ction , and by vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ering their time and en@@ er@@ gy to keep ex@@ is@@ ting Kingdom H@@ alls pro@@ per@@ ly cle@@ an@@ ed and main@@ ta@@ ined .
• Why is the comfort from God of great@@ est value ?
Con@@ stan@@ tly put into prac@@ tice what you are lear@@ ning from God’s Word .
14 , 15 . ( a ) How were sheep and other ani@@ mal@@ s fe@@ atu@@ red in true worship in Bible times ?
Those who die in faith remain in God’s mem@@ ory , and he will resur@@ rec@@ t them .
At other times , a child may fai@@ l to apply what you say .
The En@@ ti@@ re C@@ ongreg@@ ation Is In@@ v@@ ol@@ ved
But you may be wonder@@ ing how all this works in prac@@ tice .
We need to res@@ ist any at@@ tr@@ action to por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y or other kin@@ ds of imp@@ ro@@ per se@@ x@@ u@@ al inter@@ ests .
Many J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders are famili@@ ar with such expres@@ sions as “ the n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w g@@ ate , ” “ pe@@ ar@@ ls before s@@ w@@ ine , ” and “ never be anxi@@ ous about the next day . ”
( b ) What emo@@ tional and moral dam@@ age can se@@ par@@ ation cause ?
The H@@ app@@ iness of Those in the Li@@ ght
There , I pas@@ sed a w@@ o@@ o@@ den house in a y@@ ard of s@@ we@@ pt earth . The sc@@ ene loo@@ ked like a pi@@ c@@ ture out of an old book : A@@ n el@@ der@@ ly man s@@ at on a ben@@ ch , a do@@ g s@@ le@@ pt bene@@ ath a t@@ ree , and two yo@@ ked o@@ x@@ en sto@@ od h@@ it@@ ched to a car@@ t with w@@ o@@ o@@ den whe@@ els .
Their re@@ pu@@ tation for being clean and u@@ pri@@ ght people ear@@ ned them deep respect far and wide .
S@@ imp@@ le app@@ lic@@ ation of san@@ it@@ ation and cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness around the house will lead to better health as well as imp@@ ro@@ ve the over@@ all appe@@ ar@@ ance of the neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od .
They will not do any har@@ m or cause any ru@@ in in all my holy m@@ oun@@ tain ; because the earth will certainly be filled with the knowledge of Jehovah as the w@@ at@@ ers are co@@ ver@@ ing the very se@@ a . ” ​ — Isaiah 11 : 6 - 9 .
Ne@@ ar the end of his talk , 7@@ 1 - year - old Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d said in a fa@@ ther@@ ly to@@ ne :
But how does God do it ?
However , by medit@@ ating or thinking before we speak , we will be able to col@@ le@@ ct our thoughts , respon@@ d mil@@ dly , and encoura@@ ge a fav@@ or@@ able re@@ action .
See The Watchtower of F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 15 , 199@@ 9 , pages 4 - 8 .
If we are to benefit from these experi@@ ences , we must apply the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s less@@ ons to our life and allow ourselves to be led by God’s holy spirit . ​ — G@@ al .
The Jews are still see@@ king to k@@ ill him .
This was to be done thr@@ ough@@ out the day , y@@ es , from da@@ wn to d@@ us@@ k , “ in your house ” and “ on the ro@@ ad . ”
Jehovah’s Witnesses cor@@ di@@ ally invit@@ e you to vis@@ it a Kingdom H@@ all near you to see for yourself the re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble peace and un@@ ity that ex@@ ist among them . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 33 : 1 .
Yet , he did not wa@@ ver in his loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah .
F@@ la@@ vi@@ a accepted Bible truth and was baptized .
He told his apostles : “ I am giving you a new comman@@ d@@ ment , that you love one another . ”
Instead of as@@ king Jehovah what they should do next , they said : “ Let us take the ar@@ k of Jehovah’s covenant with us from Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h , so that it may be with us and sa@@ ve us from the hand of our enem@@ ies . ”
“ I could talk to him and ask him to help me with my problems .
As@@ king Jehovah to gu@@ i@@ de us or to gr@@ ant us the wisdom we need to make good decisions can help us to be gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely hum@@ ble .
On@@ ly people who are for@@ given for their sin@@ s will enjoy et@@ er@@ n@@ al life . ​ — Read Isaiah 33 : 24 ; 35 : 3 - 6 .
Tru@@ e , doing so is not always eas@@ y .
In 36 C.E . , the Christian apostle Peter had a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble vision .
So it is vital that we id@@ enti@@ fy those who are teaching all nations the truth by preaching the good news of the Kingdom .
What helped Jesus to remain faithful ?
However , the same am@@ ount of material is not a@@ vail@@ able in all langu@@ ages , and not all individuals have acc@@ ess to the ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic form@@ s of our public@@ ations .
The Bible is different .
Do we not look for@@ ward to that day with e@@ ag@@ er expe@@ ct@@ ation ? ​ — Read 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
On@@ ce , people brought him a bl@@ ind man and beg@@ ged Jesus to he@@ al him .
T@@ er@@ r@@ or@@ ism and we@@ ap@@ ons of mas@@ s an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ation th@@ reat@@ en peace and se@@ cur@@ ity .
2 : 15 - 17 .
What can you@@ ths do now to enjoy fine opportun@@ ities in Jehovah’s service later ?
( a ) When and why will imit@@ ation Christians ‘ gn@@ as@@ h their te@@ et@@ h ’ ?
In time , S@@ hu@@ xi@@ a became an un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ er .
Who of us does not need more faith of that kind ?
Ab@@ out 36 C.E . , however , Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has was de@@ posed by V@@ it@@ el@@ li@@ us , the Rom@@ an leg@@ ate of S@@ y@@ ri@@ a .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on how your faith has develop@@ ed over the course of time is just one st@@ ep that can help you to hold f@@ ast what you have .
Since the Bible was inspired by holy spirit , its message will become under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble to us with the help of that spirit .
We have no reason to doubt the Creat@@ or@@ ’s al@@ mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness and his li@@ mit@@ less wisdom .
It became a wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad contro@@ vers@@ y , and Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ ther su@@ d@@ den@@ ly became the most fam@@ ous man in Ger@@ many .
Of course , you need to be real@@ is@@ tic .
W@@ ere they made with some in@@ tr@@ in@@ si@@ c de@@ fect in the gen@@ es right from the star@@ t , a s@@ ort of desi@@ gn f@@ law that pre@@ dis@@ posed them to sin and dis@@ obedi@@ ence ?
H@@ O@@ W Y@@ O@@ U@@ R L@@ I@@ F@@ E I@@ S A@@ F@@ F@@ E@@ C@@ T@@ E@@ D
Le@@ ti@@ ci@@ a rel@@ ates : “ I avo@@ i@@ ded ty@@ p@@ es of se@@ cul@@ ar work that requi@@ red me to make a long - ter@@ m com@@ mit@@ ment to stay in one place .
Jesus allow@@ ed nothing to make him lo@@ se his foc@@ us ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 8 )
Why did God fi@@ ght for King He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah ?
Un@@ til then , how important it is that each of us maintain a positi@@ ve spirit !
In 19@@ 23 the gi@@ r@@ l , Mar@@ in@@ ka , became my mother ; I was her se@@ ven@@ th child .
It also requi@@ res serious effort on our part , using our “ power of reason . ” It means that we do our ut@@ most not to be “ fa@@ shi@@ oned after this system of things ” with its cor@@ ru@@ pt mor@@ als , de@@ based en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , and war@@ ped thinking . ​ — E@@ ph .
Jehovah really prote@@ cts us . ”
The Hebrew word den@@ o@@ tes “ a w@@ re@@ a@@ th@@ ed ani@@ ma@@ l ” ​ — ap@@ par@@ ently the cro@@ co@@ dile .
This pro@@ ves that its real Au@@ th@@ or is the al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God .
What can De@@ bor@@ ah and these coura@@ ge@@ ous fi@@ gh@@ ters teach us about faith ?
Thus , while man has d@@ om@@ in@@ ion over ani@@ mal@@ s , he should not a@@ bu@@ se that authority but use it in har@@ mony with the principles of God’s Word .
What reas@@ ons do you have for w@@ an@@ ting to study the Bible ?
What a joy it will be to wel@@ come back the dead and see them enjoy pro@@ duc@@ tive lives once again !
Tru@@ mp@@ et s@@ oun@@ ds were used in Israel to give sign@@ als .
A person@@ ’s ze@@ al for God’s work and end@@ uring loy@@ al@@ ty to the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c order will buil@@ d up a fine rec@@ ord with Jehovah and serve as a good example to his brothers .
Why does the fact that ‘ God makes it gro@@ w ’ help us to have a prop@@ er view of our ministry ?
With good reason , then , the Scriptures war@@ n : “ Ke@@ ep your sen@@ ses , be w@@ atch@@ ful . Your ad@@ vers@@ ary , the Devil , wal@@ ks about like a ro@@ aring li@@ on , see@@ king to de@@ v@@ our someone . ” ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 8 .
S@@ even years ear@@ li@@ er , R@@ ac@@ he@@ l had ru@@ n to tell her father that she had me@@ t a str@@ anger at the well who claim@@ ed to be a relati@@ ve .
Be@@ ing faithful c@@ alls for “ mo@@ des@@ ty and s@@ oun@@ dness of mind ” in the matter of d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing .
After being ar@@ rest@@ ed , he gives a fe@@ ar@@ less witness before the author@@ ities .
C@@ ongreg@@ ation members say that “ now the Bible really t@@ ou@@ ches their heart , not just their min@@ ds . ”
Do you see a pat@@ ter@@ n , a com@@ pos@@ ite si@@ gn of g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l import@@ ance ?
Di@@ f@@ ficul@@ t decisions may t@@ est our obedi@@ ence to God .
But when I saw how he was ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles , I became more supp@@ or@@ tive of him .
Wh@@ atever time it takes to rec@@ over from in@@ justice , we can be sure that Jehovah kno@@ ws how to help us rec@@ over .
Per@@ haps you find yourself ag@@ re@@ e@@ ing with a you@@ th nam@@ ed O@@ la@@ f who wrote to a E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an branch of Jehovah’s Witnesses : “ It is very hard to remain mor@@ ally u@@ pri@@ ght , especially for us young ones .
As a member of that congregation , how did C@@ y@@ ri@@ l feel ?
In about 6@@ 4 C.E . , as the end of his life was appro@@ aching , Peter encoura@@ ged his fellow believers : “ Do your ut@@ most to be found fin@@ ally by [ God ] spo@@ t@@ less and un@@ ble@@ mi@@ shed and in peace . ”
This time , he su@@ ffered se@@ v@@ ere head in@@ ju@@ ries .
In the first century , there was har@@ dly a reason to ask such a question .
“ H@@ ist@@ ory is a t@@ ale of efforts that fa@@ iled , of as@@ pi@@ r@@ ations that wer@@ en@@ ’t real@@ ized . . .
In Ju@@ ly 18@@ 7@@ 9 , the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents publi@@ shed the first is@@ sue of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , which bor@@ e the t@@ it@@ le Z@@ i@@ on@@ ’s W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er and H@@ er@@ al@@ d of Christ’s P@@ res@@ ence .
Those mem@@ ori@@ es filled him with confidence to face even the wor@@ st of ad@@ vers@@ ities .
I look for@@ ward to see@@ ing him again in r@@ ene@@ wed health when he is resur@@ rec@@ ted . ​ — Acts 24 : 15 .
Yet , that does not have to ha@@ p@@ pen !
“ I go on@@ l@@ ine only while others are around ”
( a ) How does the be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or of liter@@ al sheep illustr@@ ate the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of Jesus ’ words found at John 10 : 4 ?
A@@ n ess@@ enti@@ al el@@ ement of the apostle Paul’s illustr@@ ation , however , was the temp@@ or@@ ary n@@ ature of a tu@@ t@@ or@@ ’s authority .
Li@@ fe at home became inc@@ reas@@ ingly ten@@ se when my father real@@ ized that I was determined to pur@@ sue my new@@ found faith .
What concer@@ ns have some vo@@ ic@@ ed about the worl@@ d’s problems ?
A ba@@ by uses its vo@@ cal cor@@ ds to let us know when it needs comfort .
“ I was f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed about the future when our small family bu@@ sin@@ ess went ban@@ k@@ ru@@ pt , ” con@@ f@@ ess@@ es J@@ on@@ a@@ than .
The hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al rec@@ ord says : “ Those who em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed his word hear@@ t@@ ily were baptized , and on that day about three th@@ ous@@ and sou@@ ls were ad@@ ded . ”
Consider three comm@@ on challeng@@ es you might face and how the wisdom found in the Bible can help you .
“ It ” ref@@ ers to our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness .
It is also of s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c interest because re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers have found that giving is good for you .
To answer that question , let us see what Solom@@ on@@ ’s fellow coun@@ tr@@ y@@ men believ@@ ed about the water c@@ y@@ c@@ le .
We have clear pro@@ of that the end is coming soon .
( b ) What associ@@ ation did God’s fir@@ st@@ born Son have in the heavens before coming to earth , and what effect did this have on him ?
C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ A@@ N parents have few jo@@ ys like that of w@@ atch@@ ing their child get baptized .
What is the “ pu@@ re language , ” and what has it made possible ?
Witness vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers from sever@@ al coun@@ tri@@ es brought s@@ k@@ ill@@ s , to@@ ol@@ s , and building materi@@ als to the re@@ gi@@ on and were willing to do wh@@ atever work was needed .
But at that time , the wife began to study the Bible with one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Un@@ like the religious lead@@ ers of the day , the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents ( as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then known ) were determined to let the Ho@@ ly Scriptures , not tra@@ dition or man - made do@@ g@@ ma , be their gu@@ i@@ de .
We have every reason to be ze@@ al@@ ous for true worship , as Jesus was .
We were always remin@@ ded of the encourag@@ ing words of Psalm 37 : 3 - 5 : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah and do good ; . . .
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iti@@ on of that vital fact will make us more rec@@ ep@@ tive to what we read . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 16 .
A bre@@ ast@@ pl@@ ate prote@@ cts the physical heart .
My se@@ cul@@ ar emp@@ loy@@ ment requi@@ red that my wife and I live as n@@ om@@ a@@ ds for three de@@ ca@@ des .
S@@ ur@@ ely the de@@ gra@@ ded mor@@ als and the f@@ all@@ ing standards of the world cannot be the stan@@ d@@ ard of a good conscience .
Dis@@ il@@ lu@@ si@@ oned , Per@@ cy deci@@ ded to have nothing more to do with his ch@@ urch .
Because they re@@ je@@ cted Jesus as the Messi@@ ah , he fore@@ told that sh@@ ort@@ ly they themselves would be re@@ je@@ cted : “ Di@@ d you never read in the Scriptures , ‘ The st@@ one that the buil@@ ders re@@ je@@ cted is the one that has become the c@@ hi@@ ef cor@@ n@@ er@@ st@@ one .
The apostle John wrote : “ W@@ ar bro@@ ke out in heaven : M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el and his angels bat@@ t@@ led with the dra@@ g@@ on , and the dra@@ g@@ on and its angels bat@@ t@@ led but it did not pre@@ va@@ il , ne@@ i@@ ther was a place found for them any longer in heaven .
Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i was not able to bring the dead bo@@ y back to life .
At that time , it had no cap@@ it@@ al city , no ho@@ m@@ el@@ and , and no v@@ isi@@ ble king .
Is that the case ?
If we do so , we will be able to with@@ stand all att@@ ac@@ ks made on our faith ​ — including those that come in the form of “ per@@ su@@ asi@@ ve ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents ” based on the “ emp@@ ty dec@@ ep@@ tion ” of men . ​ — C@@ ol .
Bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ es shu@@ t down , and people d@@ an@@ ced in the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts .
World W@@ ar I@@ I ​ — A Ti@@ me of T@@ es@@ ting
In re@@ ality , this text app@@ lies to all of Jehovah’s servants , for to some ex@@ t@@ ent all have received the gift of acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge and all enjoy the privilege of sh@@ aring in the Christian ministry .
“ I three times ent@@ re@@ ated the Lord that it might de@@ part from me , ” he wrote .
They could not share a s@@ pon@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ous thought , gl@@ ance , or sm@@ ile , the g@@ ent@@ le t@@ ou@@ ch of a hand , a war@@ m em@@ br@@ ace , in@@ tim@@ ate “ expres@@ sions of affe@@ ction , ” or the mar@@ it@@ al “ du@@ e . ”
The great ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of Jehovah’s people are doing their best to care for the spiritual needs of their famili@@ es and have a full share in the ministry each we@@ ek .
In no way can the ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ er make res@@ titu@@ tion for his sin .
“ [ Jehovah’s ] be@@ am@@ ing eyes exam@@ ine the sons of men . ” ​ — P@@ S .
She said : “ Lo@@ ok ! Jehovah’s slave gi@@ r@@ l !
They also pas@@ sed through many mil@@ it@@ ary c@@ he@@ ck@@ poin@@ ts .
El@@ ders , therefore , must displa@@ y “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit , ” princi@@ p@@ ally Chris@@ t@@ like love , even under tr@@ ying circumstances .
33 : 1 - 3 .
No won@@ der that Satan rel@@ ent@@ less@@ ly att@@ ac@@ ks both the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant and the “ great crow@@ d ” by s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring up op@@ position ! ​ — Revelation 7 : 9 ; 12 : 17 .
For example , a govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ cial in the city of S@@ t . Pet@@ er@@ s@@ bur@@ g , Rus@@ sia , rec@@ al@@ led : “ Jehovah’s Witnesses were pres@@ ented to us as some kind of under@@ gr@@ ound se@@ ct s@@ it@@ ting in the dar@@ k@@ ness and sla@@ ugh@@ ter@@ ing children and k@@ ill@@ ing themselves . ”
I will te@@ ar down my sto@@ re@@ hous@@ es and buil@@ d bi@@ gg@@ er ones , and there I will ga@@ ther all my gra@@ in and all my good things ; and I will say to my soul : ‘ S@@ ou@@ l , you have many good things la@@ id up for many years ; take your e@@ ase , e@@ at , dr@@ ink , enjoy yourself . ’ ”
God’s love is expres@@ sed through the instru@@ ction and discipl@@ ine provided both in the Scriptures and in the spiritual food dis@@ p@@ en@@ sed by “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
Yet , after stud@@ ying the Bible , he chang@@ ed his mind .
How wi@@ d@@ ely read was the Bible in I@@ tal@@ y in cen@@ tu@@ ries past ?
Although ou@@ tw@@ ar@@ dly it all seem@@ ed very exc@@ iting and appe@@ al@@ ing , it was ac@@ tually si@@ ck@@ ening .
When we are under st@@ ress , we may c@@ ry out to Jehovah with te@@ ars .
I often asked them , “ What is your religion ? ”
She said : “ This man has some lo@@ vely boo@@ ks , and the@@ y@@ ’@@ re all about the Scriptures .
Mo@@ re@@ over , an hon@@ est person is someone with integrity who does not c@@ he@@ at his fel@@ low@@ man .
4 : 5 , 6 .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of what you face , God will never let you down . He will “ really help you . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
Even if you had been a f@@ la@@ w@@ less par@@ ent , your child might still have re@@ bel@@ led .
How We W@@ ere Per@@ mit@@ ted to S@@ ta@@ y
During the 15 cen@@ tu@@ ries following Satan’s dec@@ ep@@ tion of E@@ ve in E@@ den , God’s family of angels ob@@ served that Satan the Devil succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in tur@@ ning asi@@ de from God all humans exc@@ ep@@ t a few faithful ones , such as A@@ be@@ l , E@@ no@@ ch , and Noah .
How have Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers been able to end@@ ure in s@@ pite of op@@ position ?
You real@@ ize , of course , that they re@@ turned to a ho@@ m@@ el@@ and on the same pl@@ an@@ et , not some@@ where el@@ se in the uni@@ verse .
In what ways would you like to be like Jo@@ si@@ ah ?
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er , after all , is gener@@ ally seen as a way for people to re@@ ach out to the spirit real@@ m , to something they view as holy , or sac@@ red , and et@@ er@@ n@@ al .
To E@@ ve , there was ap@@ par@@ ently something at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive in the ide@@ a that Satan pres@@ ented to her .
Z@@ e@@ de@@ ki@@ ah is in the 1@@ 1@@ th year of his k@@ ing@@ ship .
Jehovah is a real Per@@ son who lives in a real place .
In the first se@@ ven ver@@ ses of the psal@@ m , David pra@@ ises God for deli@@ ver@@ ing him and invit@@ es his supp@@ ort@@ ers to jo@@ in him in ex@@ al@@ ting Jehovah as the Gre@@ at R@@ es@@ cu@@ er of His people . ​ — Psalm 34 : 3 , 4 , 7 .
Jesus lik@@ ened its preci@@ ousness to a “ pe@@ ar@@ l of high value . ”
I im@@ medi@@ ately saw and appreci@@ ated the Bible truth that the dead are not suffering some@@ where and that they will come back to life in a future resurrection .
Adam and E@@ ve , cre@@ ated in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge , enjo@@ yed perfect life in a par@@ adise .
It is n@@ atur@@ al for a young un@@ married man or woman to think about a marriage mate ​ — a par@@ t@@ ner in life .
“ After we moved to nor@@ ther@@ n Eng@@ land in sear@@ ch of work as mu@@ si@@ ci@@ ans , our son was born .
How do Jehovah’s servants demonstr@@ ate their appreciation for the privilege of serving God ?
One dic@@ tion@@ ary says that se@@ cur@@ ity is “ fre@@ e@@ dom from d@@ anger ” or “ fre@@ e@@ dom from fear or anxi@@ ety . ”
I@@ N AN@@ C@@ I@@ EN@@ T times , g@@ at@@ eke@@ ep@@ ers served at city and temple en@@ tr@@ an@@ ces and , in some in@@ stances , at the do@@ or@@ ways of priv@@ ate ho@@ m@@ es .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the elders end@@ e@@ av@@ or to refle@@ ct Jehovah’s own qualities in deal@@ ing with the flo@@ ck .
Le@@ a@@ ving his gift at the al@@ ta@@ r , he go@@ es to make peace with his brother
Do not think that their simply know@@ ing what is right and what is wrong is en@@ ough .
The city was declar@@ ed to be the New Jerusalem mentioned in the Bible , and the mo@@ od became a@@ po@@ cal@@ y@@ p@@ tic .
• What is imp@@ lied when we pray for God’s will to take place on earth as in heaven ?
Why should you be on gu@@ ard against “ the dec@@ ep@@ tive power of ri@@ ches ” ?
Un@@ kind attitu@@ des may disa@@ p@@ point us , but they should not sur@@ pris@@ e us .
After the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al in 19@@ 33 , the re@@ gi@@ onal overse@@ er , Paul G@@ ro@@ s@@ s@@ man@@ n , told us that the So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s work in Ger@@ many had been ban@@ ned .
Let us take a look at what you can do to inc@@ re@@ ase your interest and enjo@@ y@@ ment .
Un@@ der Jehovah’s sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ y , Z@@ er@@ u@@ b@@ ba@@ be@@ l and his people comple@@ ted the temple according to God’s high standards .
On the other hand , what if un@@ du@@ e anxi@@ ety over problems comm@@ on to life in this system now th@@ reat@@ ens to cho@@ ke out “ the word of God , ” just as thor@@ ns may pre@@ v@@ ent see@@ d@@ l@@ ings from re@@ aching fru@@ it@@ ful matu@@ r@@ ity ?
E@@ ach year ten@@ s of milli@@ ons of do@@ l@@ l@@ ars are sp@@ ent car@@ ing for the ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses of travel@@ ing overse@@ ers , special pione@@ ers , and mission@@ aries .
T@@ O@@ D@@ A@@ Y@@ ’@@ S r@@ am@@ p@@ ant mis@@ tre@@ at@@ ment of the el@@ der@@ ly is not sur@@ pris@@ ing .
It is also important to think about how our words will af@@ fect others .
Still , Jesus ’ disciples on earth , including his faithful apostles , rema@@ ined imper@@ fect .
Jehovah’s earthly family will enjoy the best that the earth has to offer .
Then , in all par@@ ts of this beau@@ ti@@ ful pl@@ an@@ et , all people will gl@@ ori@@ fy Jehovah God by com@@ pl@@ ying fully with his perfect standards of cle@@ an@@ ness . — Revelation 7 : 9 .
Why is God’s rule by means of Christ Jesus mar@@ ked by kindness , and what does this ob@@ lig@@ ate us to do ?
What did Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar do for Babyl@@ on , and what happened when he bo@@ ast@@ ed about its great@@ ness ?
“ The En@@ du@@ r@@ ance of Job ”
I simply had to stay . ”
Even after the Jews had kil@@ led his Son , how did Jehovah continue to show them long - suffering ?
For some Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers , a direc@@ t offer of a Bible study pro@@ du@@ ces good resul@@ ts .
O@@ s@@ su@@ ary , in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion , and ca@@ ve in ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound : C@@ our@@ t@@ es@@ y of Israel An@@ ti@@ qu@@ ities Au@@ thor@@ ity
( See p@@ ho@@ to on page 10 . )
What will you do ?
R@@ eli@@ able or@@ al tra@@ di@@ tions or written hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al do@@ cum@@ ents in their pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion would provide fine material for prof@@ it@@ able consider@@ ation during the D@@ elu@@ ge .
No won@@ der ever@@ yone was so exc@@ ited and tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne c@@ alls needed to be made that ev@@ ening !
Like ‘ a man@@ ed young li@@ on gro@@ w@@ ling over its pre@@ y , ’ Jehovah will gu@@ ard “ M@@ ount Z@@ ion . ”
But does this mean that there is no reason to be concer@@ ned about the prac@@ tice of wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft ?
In what sense , then , was E@@ no@@ ch “ trans@@ fer@@ red ” so that he did not “ see death ” ?
Those religious practic@@ es sur@@ ely had health benef@@ its as well . ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 19 : 11 , 19 .
3 : 2 - 4 , 12 .
But wh@@ en@@ ever people vis@@ ited him , he spoke to them about the Scriptures and streng@@ th@@ ened them in the faith . ​ — Acts 28 : 16 , 30 , 31 .
“ They would hi@@ de my sh@@ o@@ es and be@@ at me if I went to Christian meetings .
In@@ tegrity - keep@@ ers with an earthly hope will enjoy et@@ er@@ n@@ al blessings in the promised g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l Par@@ adise .
Mar@@ c@@ o , R@@ o@@ sa , and R@@ a@@ y@@ mon@@ de , all qu@@ o@@ ted in the first article of this seri@@ es , care@@ fully exam@@ ined their beli@@ ef@@ s by stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
But now that they are te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers , we have con@@ f@@ li@@ cts over everything .
De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 7 : 4 says : “ For he will turn your son from following me , and they will certainly serve other go@@ ds . ”
W@@ ould you like to help the pione@@ ers in the ministry ?
Let us acc@@ ru@@ e something positi@@ ve in a spiritual sense each day
The re@@ bel@@ s pan@@ ic@@ ked and f@@ led .
Mo@@ re@@ over , per@@ mit@@ ting the ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ation of his servants as a body would be contr@@ ary to God’s Word : “ Jehovah will not deser@@ t his people for the s@@ ake of his great name . ”
• How can sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess be a blessing in you@@ th ?
In 19@@ 7@@ 9 , I began to wr@@ ite down a l@@ ist of Tu@@ valu@@ an words and their mean@@ ings in my free time .
Many scho@@ l@@ ars in Chris@@ tend@@ om have pro@@ duc@@ ed ex@@ ten@@ sive com@@ men@@ t@@ aries on the Bible .
E@@ arly in the ev@@ ening , she would ho@@ ist a v@@ es@@ sel on@@ to her sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der and head off to the s@@ pr@@ ing . ​ — Genesis 24 : 11 , 15 , 16 .
The offer may s@@ ound temp@@ ting , but what are the ris@@ ks ?
When Jehovah’s Witnesses find hum@@ ble people who do not know about Jehovah and his Kingdom , should they with@@ hold the good news from such individuals because some religion claim@@ s authority over them ?
However , this was not just human op@@ in@@ ion .
We might ask , ‘ Di@@ d Jehovah fai@@ l to be “ the Pro@@ vi@@ der of es@@ cap@@ e ” for faithful ones who@@ se lives were cu@@ t sh@@ ort ? ’
Th@@ ough he was recei@@ ving a me@@ asure of praise , Saul consider@@ ed that com@@ par@@ is@@ on to be dem@@ e@@ an@@ ing , and en@@ v@@ y s@@ ti@@ r@@ red in his heart .
The sister told him that it was to id@@ enti@@ fy her as a d@@ ele@@ g@@ ate to the dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
His 40 - year re@@ ign was mar@@ ked by un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted peace in the nation of Israel .
Eng@@ age in vari@@ ous form@@ s of the ministry .
J@@ us@@ tice is requi@@ red not only of elders but also of other Christians in their deal@@ ings with one another and with un@@ believers , including in bu@@ sin@@ ess matters . ​ — Read Mi@@ ca@@ h 6 : 8 , 11 .
Why not ask one of the Witnesses for a free Bible study ?
Th@@ ink about the sc@@ ene mentioned at the beg@@ in@@ ning of this article .
TH@@ E L@@ A@@ W TH@@ A@@ T S@@ E@@ T@@ S F@@ R@@ E@@ E
Pe@@ ople Are Ch@@ ang@@ ing ​ — Even Now
Mo@@ der@@ n - Da@@ y Ex@@ am@@ ples
Yet , Ho@@ se@@ a took her back , just as Jehovah was willing to show mer@@ cy to rep@@ ent@@ ant Israelites . ​ — Ho@@ se@@ a 1 : 1 – 3 : 5 .
I thought , therefore , that I had already heard a lo@@ t about those times .
We were sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ed to vis@@ it a group at Be@@ an@@ k@@ à@@ na ( B@@ es@@ aka@@ y ) , about 1@@ 50 mil@@ es ( 2@@ 40 k@@ m ) from A@@ nt@@ an@@ an@@ ari@@ v@@ o .
She ended her relationship with the un@@ beli@@ ever and continued serving Jehovah .
Who could have done such a hor@@ ri@@ ble thing , and why ?
Mo@@ der@@ n - Da@@ y Mar@@ ty@@ r@@ s Be@@ ar Witness in S@@ we@@ den
Today , dis@@ loy@@ al@@ ty in marriage is un@@ accep@@ table among Jehovah’s people , and it r@@ ar@@ ely happ@@ ens .
M@@ O@@ D@@ E@@ R@@ N - D@@ A@@ Y dic@@ tion@@ aries de@@ fine “ vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e ” as “ moral exc@@ el@@ l@@ ence ; go@@ o@@ dness . ” It is “ right action and thinking ; go@@ o@@ dness of char@@ ac@@ ter . ”
He also in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed the prac@@ tice of including fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ tes and mar@@ g@@ in@@ al refer@@ ences in Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an transl@@ ations .
For others , ing@@ ra@@ ined ha@@ bi@@ ts or we@@ ak@@ nesses b@@ lo@@ ck their prog@@ ress .
( See the bo@@ x “ When Di@@ d Joseph Di@@ e ? ”
You may rec@@ all that at the end of our last vis@@ it , I left you with a question about why God has allow@@ ed suffering to continue if he has the power to end it .
One day Mas@@ ah@@ ik@@ o , my si@@ x - year - old son , was pla@@ ying out@@ side the house .
The re@@ v@@ ised wor@@ ding har@@ mon@@ iz@@ es with other Bible pas@@ sa@@ ges that promise divine blessings for God’s faithful people .
G@@ ide@@ on was told to dem@@ ol@@ ish his fa@@ ther’s al@@ ta@@ r to Ba@@ al and to cu@@ t down the sac@@ red po@@ le that sto@@ od al@@ ong@@ side it .
The point Jesus made is based , not on simil@@ ar@@ ity , but on contr@@ ast .
In those lands , the ste@@ ad@@ fa@@ st@@ ness and end@@ ur@@ ance of worshipp@@ ers of the one true God have served as a witness to righ@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones , and many have ‘ sear@@ ched for Jehovah’s name . ’
It is because the Hebrew and Greek words transl@@ ated “ je@@ al@@ ous@@ y ” in the Bible car@@ ry a wide r@@ ange of mean@@ ings .
Some become so des@@ pon@@ d@@ ent that they end their life ​ — and a number of them are you@@ ths .
O@@ thers kept saying : “ I think we have found the truth . ”
Davi@@ d’s men ur@@ ged him to str@@ ike Saul .
Ther@@ efore , we can appreci@@ ate why the apostle Peter qu@@ o@@ ted Jehovah as saying : “ You must be holy , because I am holy . ”
At this point , an out@@ standing de@@ ta@@ il of God’s Law became especially important : “ You must not show par@@ ti@@ ality to the po@@ or or show pre@@ fer@@ ence to the rich .
Z@@ bi@@ gn@@ i@@ e@@ w expla@@ ins : “ As the years go by , r@@ he@@ um@@ at@@ o@@ id ar@@ thr@@ it@@ is sa@@ ps my en@@ er@@ gy , dam@@ ag@@ ing one jo@@ in@@ t after another .
However , other resur@@ rec@@ tions were to take place before that happ@@ ens .
Di@@ d he simply appe@@ ar before crow@@ ds , pro@@ cla@@ im himself Christ , and then per@@ form spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar mirac@@ les to prove his point ?
Yet , Noah and his family never qu@@ it .
Na@@ am@@ an did go to Israel , and he was mirac@@ ul@@ ously heal@@ ed .
“ When I offered them a Bible study , ” expla@@ ins N@@ or@@ a , “ they were deli@@ gh@@ ted . ”
The head of Davi@@ d’s three most v@@ ali@@ ant men was J@@ a@@ sh@@ obe@@ am , or Jo@@ she@@ b - bas@@ sh@@ ebe@@ th .
However , there is another Greek word ( pa@@ ·@@ ra@@ ·@@ ka@@ ·@@ le@@ ’@@ o ) more com@@ mon@@ ly rend@@ ered “ comfort . ”
In the th@@ ir@@ d century B.C.E . , a Greek nam@@ ed A@@ ris@@ t@@ ar@@ ch@@ us of Sam@@ o@@ s put for@@ th the h@@ y@@ po@@ th@@ esis that the su@@ n is at the cen@@ ter of the co@@ s@@ mo@@ s , but his ide@@ as were dis@@ mis@@ sed in fav@@ or of A@@ ris@@ to@@ t@@ le@@ ’s .
Acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the Bible is the best prote@@ ction we can have .
They wel@@ com@@ ed me and em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed me so affe@@ c@@ tion@@ ately that I felt an over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing peace .
Re@@ g@@ arding “ those thinking upon his name , ” God promises : “ I will show com@@ pas@@ sion upon them , just as a man shows com@@ pas@@ sion upon his son who is serving him . ”
After four years of serving under the pres@@ sures of the ba@@ n on the work in Z@@ a@@ i@@ re , I develop@@ ed a ble@@ e@@ ding st@@ om@@ ach ul@@ c@@ er that was life th@@ reat@@ ening .
It is a joy to see that many are will@@ ingly making sacrific@@ es for Jehovah .
Yet , of all the people who have lived , who is the most out@@ standing example of a spiritual person ?
As Samuel he@@ a@@ ds for Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m , he may be wonder@@ ing , ‘ How will I know which one of J@@ es@@ se@@ ’s sons has been cho@@ s@@ en by Jehovah ? ’
N@@ ever before in human hist@@ ory have milli@@ ons from all nations been un@@ ited in worship of the only true God .
However , they kept their eyes of faith foc@@ used on the future “ fulfill@@ ment of [ God’s ] promises ” ; they were “ re@@ aching out for a better place . ”
( a ) How did the wi@@ do@@ w An@@ na cop@@ e with her chang@@ ed circumstances ?
8 , 9 . ( a ) What makes a God - fe@@ aring li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le so appe@@ al@@ ing ?
Thus , “ the san@@ ction pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced by the d@@ om@@ es@@ tic cour@@ ts was exc@@ essi@@ vely se@@ v@@ ere in view of the l@@ ack of fle@@ xi@@ bility in the d@@ om@@ es@@ tic law and dis@@ prop@@ or@@ tion@@ ate to wh@@ atever leg@@ iti@@ mate a@@ im was pur@@ su@@ ed . ”
We can do the same .
Per@@ s@@ on@@ ally take to heart what the Bible says about God’s love for us .
How was M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el able to over@@ come set@@ ba@@ c@@ ks and succ@@ ess@@ fully change his life course ?
Read Matthew 6 : 28 - 30 .
Proverbs 2 : 21 , 22 says : “ The u@@ pri@@ ght are the ones that will re@@ side in the earth , and the b@@ lam@@ eless are the ones that will be left over in it .
At 8@@ 4 years of age , she was “ never mis@@ sing from the temple , rend@@ ering sac@@ red service night and day with fa@@ st@@ ings and supp@@ lic@@ ations . ”
However , I cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t believe how well the Witnesses tre@@ ated me .
C@@ ould he re@@ move this stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ ck and become a Christian ?
De@@ ad@@ ly ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents and crip@@ pl@@ ing ill@@ nesses occ@@ ur ir@@ res@@ pe@@ ctive of a person@@ ’s age or st@@ atu@@ s in life .
So I gave up s@@ mo@@ king , b@@ ought my@@ self a bri@@ ef@@ case , and made my dedic@@ ation to the Gre@@ at God , Jehovah .
The expres@@ sion “ he t@@ ore it in two ” could have two mean@@ ings .
Of course , we may have other inter@@ ests in life , such as lear@@ ning a jo@@ b , r@@ un@@ ning a bu@@ sin@@ ess , or ra@@ ising a family .
The ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation T@@ ati@@ an gives of the soul is con@@ fu@@ sing .
While cultiv@@ ating hum@@ ility and respect for authority will help us , we need to be concer@@ ned about those with whom we associ@@ ate .
Ju@@ ana is a sing@@ le par@@ ent .
By all means , then , take to heart the apostle Paul’s ex@@ hor@@ tation ! Ke@@ ep on “ com@@ for@@ ting one another and building one another up , just as you are in fact doing . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess .
When it came to a part that mentioned the V@@ ati@@ can , the pri@@ est turned very red and st@@ or@@ m@@ ed out .
“ As you come to ter@@ ms with your wi@@ fe@@ ’s feelings , ha@@ bi@@ ts , and needs ​ — and she with your@@ s — ​ things can get a bi@@ t w@@ ob@@ bly !
If a woman se@@ es that her ha@@ ir is not ne@@ at , she can ad@@ just it .
They sp@@ ent much of their own lives ​ — as well as the lives of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of work@@ ers ​ — in an at@@ temp@@ t to con@@ qu@@ er death .
No one can be confid@@ ent of the answer . ”
See The Watchtower , May 15 , 200@@ 1 , page 27 .
Do@@ ing so will en@@ rich you spiritually , help you avoid the things that ro@@ b people of happiness , and buil@@ d up your sense of con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment .
A@@ cting contr@@ ary to this counsel could lead to the re@@ je@@ cting of “ all practic@@ al wisdom . ”
We had just given the last of our money to the pri@@ est .
In the same set@@ ting , members of the vari@@ ous tri@@ bes came to worship and offer sacrific@@ es .
These are fine privile@@ ges , to be sure !
Ke@@ ep On Sa@@ ying , “ C@@ ome ! ”
What a s@@ we@@ ep@@ ing cla@@ im that was !
• What does dedic@@ ating on@@ es@@ el@@ f to God mean ?
Does your heart go out in a similar way to people in your neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od ?
• Of what lasting value is God’s law on g@@ le@@ an@@ ing ?
Let us exam@@ ine for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess from a different per@@ spe@@ ctive .
Ma@@ in@@ tain a P@@ os@@ iti@@ ve V@@ i@@ e@@ w of the M@@ in@@ is@@ try
I too have not enti@@ r@@ ely es@@ cap@@ ed the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of my form@@ er life .
• when see@@ king a marriage mate ?
When a j@@ our@@ n@@ al@@ ist ob@@ served what was happ@@ ening , he asked , “ Who are these people who are working so ef@@ fi@@ ci@@ ently ? ”
The el@@ der pointed out that even if she ev@@ en@@ tually found another jo@@ b , she would still need to change the way she respon@@ ded to un@@ kindness .
Although s@@ il@@ ence car@@ ries no words , it can have a positi@@ ve effect .
A P@@ S@@ AL@@ MI@@ S@@ T exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ How many your works are , O Jehovah !
• What less@@ on can we learn from Jesus ’ sa@@ ving Peter as he was sin@@ king in the se@@ a ?
We must then draw close to God by appreci@@ ati@@ vely medit@@ ating on his inspired Word .
Fir@@ st , A P@@ reli@@ min@@ ary E@@ dition of the Un@@ publi@@ shed De@@ ad Se@@ a S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls was publi@@ shed .
Who Are God’s M@@ in@@ isters Today ?
R@@ em@@ ember , you will not be his teach@@ er forever .
The ve@@ hi@@ c@@ les also serve as liter@@ ature sto@@ re@@ hous@@ es and s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing qu@@ ar@@ ters when necess@@ ary .
For example , why not descri@@ be to your sp@@ ouse how you think you might have been affe@@ cted by your parents ’ attitude toward money ?
I do not know what I said , but I plac@@ ed a public@@ ation with her .
How can we show appreciation for God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness ?
A Ch@@ ange of H@@ ear@@ t
If there is a branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses near your home , make an effort to vis@@ it it .
Of course , this situation does not sur@@ pris@@ e us , since Jesus fore@@ told that such a con@@ dition would ex@@ ist .
B@@ ack then , there were 35 in attend@@ ance .
This su@@ gg@@ ests that the ro@@ d rema@@ ined there at le@@ ast for the du@@ r@@ ation of the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
Although the Israelites were in@@ iti@@ ally vie@@ wed as gu@@ ests in the land of Egy@@ pt , after Jose@@ p@@ h’s time the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans “ set over [ the Israelites ] c@@ hi@@ ef@@ s of for@@ ced la@@ b@@ or for the purpose of op@@ pres@@ sing them in their bur@@ den - be@@ aring . ”
O@@ r the im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ant who is ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed for certain “ fore@@ ign ” cu@@ st@@ om@@ s .
To be sure , this Con@@ fu@@ ci@@ an co@@ de of conduct has its mer@@ its .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has , this group inclu@@ ded form@@ er high pri@@ ests , such as An@@ n@@ as , who had been de@@ posed but continued to hold the t@@ it@@ le .
While ad@@ mit@@ ting that all peri@@ o@@ ds of human hist@@ ory have felt the we@@ i@@ ght of w@@ ars and viol@@ ence , he ad@@ ds : “ The tw@@ enti@@ et@@ h century did not di@@ ff@@ er in kind , it differ@@ ed in de@@ gre@@ e .
While Jesus is wal@@ king in the temple col@@ on@@ na@@ de , they en@@ cir@@ c@@ le him .
To ad@@ d@@ ress this need , E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an Witnesses living in other coun@@ tri@@ es were invit@@ ed to vis@@ it in order to preach in some re@@ mo@@ te par@@ ts of the country .
No doubt you want to be care@@ ful when it comes to matters affe@@ cting your family .
Even in the dar@@ k@@ est of times , no@@ tes M@@ el@@ v@@ y@@ n B@@ ra@@ g@@ g , “ many fine sou@@ ls did good when most around them were evil . ”
What indic@@ ates that Jehovah held as sac@@ red the place he cho@@ se for his worship , and how did Jesus show that he too did so ?
L@@ O@@ V@@ E is Jehovah God’s d@@ om@@ in@@ ant qu@@ ality .
N@@ ever did he ab@@ dic@@ ate his responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
K@@ in@@ dness , then , is part of every true Christi@@ an’s fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative at@@ ti@@ re .
As king , David was a res@@ olu@@ te war@@ ri@@ or who prote@@ cted the land of God’s people , and “ Jehovah kept sa@@ ving David wh@@ er@@ ever he went . ”
Luke tel@@ ls us about small Z@@ acc@@ ha@@ e@@ us , who c@@ li@@ m@@ bed a t@@ ree to get a view of Jesus , and no@@ tes the rep@@ ent@@ ant attitude of one ev@@ il@@ do@@ er imp@@ aled al@@ ong@@ side Christ . ​ — Luke 2 : 24 ; 7 : 11 - 17 , 36 - 50 ; 8 : 2 , 3 ; 10 : 38 - 4@@ 2 ; 13 : 10 - 17 ; 14 : 1 - 6 ; 17 : 11 - 19 ; 19 : 1 - 10 ; 23 : 39 - 4@@ 3 .
One way to bal@@ ance the two responsi@@ bil@@ ities is to invit@@ e others to their F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening on occasi@@ on .
Yet , we must “ not give up in doing what is fine . ”
Rather , they were happy to benefit from the hard work of m@@ ale members of the congregation and were gr@@ ate@@ ful for the privile@@ ges o@@ pen to women , including that of br@@ ing@@ ing g@@ la@@ d ti@@ ding@@ s to others .
at w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g
A@@ post@@ ates , cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men , and others cannot put up with our message from God’s Word .
1 Ch@@ il@@ dren Ne@@ ed Their Fa@@ ther’s Lo@@ ve
Because of Jehovah’s blessing and Jose@@ p@@ h’s di@@ lig@@ ence , “ the c@@ hi@@ ef of@@ fic@@ er of the pris@@ on house gave over into Jose@@ p@@ h’s hand all the pris@@ on@@ ers who were in the pris@@ on house ; and everything that they were doing there he proved to be the one having it done . ” ​ — Genesis 39 : 4 , 21 - 23 .
E@@ ach day , why not ask yourself , ‛ What can I work on today to prog@@ ress spiritually ? ’
The out@@ p@@ our@@ ing of holy spirit on the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . en@@ er@@ gi@@ zed Jesus ’ disciples to speak about “ the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent things of God . ”
How can we benefit from it ?
During one ra@@ inst@@ or@@ m Ma@@ x@@ well and E@@ m@@ my Le@@ w@@ is es@@ cap@@ ed from their tra@@ il@@ er just in time to see it cu@@ t in half by a f@@ all@@ ing t@@ ree .
* What must we do to benefit from God’s promise ?
The Ang@@ li@@ can ch@@ urch brought a char@@ ge against Jehovah’s Witnesses , claim@@ ing that our new As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all in H@@ on@@ i@@ ar@@ a enc@@ ro@@ ached on their land .
It would be good if he also made a fri@@ end@@ ly shepher@@ ding call on your family .
How can a wi@@ fe@@ ’s spe@@ e@@ ch show that the law of loving - kindness gover@@ ns her t@@ ong@@ ue ?
Those bri@@ ef m@@ om@@ ents of spiritual ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment streng@@ th@@ ened my res@@ ol@@ ve to continue in my assignment .
In the past , people of the nations had to come to Israel to serve Jehovah .
C@@ ir@@ cu@@ it Wor@@ k and A@@ no@@ ther I@@ mp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment
Mo@@ st important , they gu@@ i@@ de us in the work of declar@@ ing “ everlasting good news ” to all mankind , including in plac@@ es where the preaching work is car@@ ri@@ ed out under d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous circumstances .
For example , a bri@@ ck may bre@@ ak lo@@ ose from the to@@ p of a high building and str@@ ike a pe@@ des@@ tri@@ an .
Some go on sp@@ en@@ ding s@@ pre@@ es when they feel de@@ pres@@ sed .
We no@@ te his loving concer@@ n in his words to Moses : “ If only they [ the Israelites ] would devel@@ op this heart of the@@ ir@@ s to fear me and to keep all my comman@@ d@@ ments always , in order that it might go well with them and their sons to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite ! ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 5 : 29 .
His h@@ at@@ red for what is bad shi@@ el@@ ds him from the cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tive effect of power .
The Bible does men@@ tion that at one point they had “ a sh@@ ar@@ p bur@@ st of anger . ”
However , a st@@ ro@@ ke su@@ d@@ den@@ ly left her par@@ ti@@ ally par@@ al@@ y@@ zed .
Su@@ pp@@ ly to Your K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge S@@ el@@ f - Con@@ tro@@ l , 10 / 15
Solomon fur@@ ther st@@ res@@ ses the value of a g@@ ent@@ le t@@ ong@@ ue , saying : “ The cal@@ m@@ ness of the t@@ ong@@ ue is a t@@ ree of life , but dist@@ or@@ tion in it means a bre@@ ak@@ ing down in the spirit . ”
She sp@@ ent ei@@ ght years in vari@@ ous pris@@ ons and in the con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps at H@@ ambu@@ r@@ g - F@@ u@@ h@@ l@@ s@@ b@@ ü@@ t@@ te@@ l , M@@ or@@ ing@@ en , Li@@ ch@@ ten@@ bur@@ g , and R@@ av@@ en@@ s@@ br@@ ü@@ ck .
What a fine example of gen@@ u@@ ine respect for the anointed of Jehovah , even though David had been wr@@ ong@@ ed by Saul !
Th@@ ough the Hebrews to whom Paul wrote had not been t@@ ested to that point , they needed to prog@@ ress to matu@@ r@@ ity , building up their faith to end@@ ure wh@@ atever might come . ​ — 2 / 15 , page 29 .
O@@ ther@@ wise it is m@@ ere the@@ ory or gu@@ ess@@ work .
What would be the course of integrity ?
When “ the har@@ v@@ est of the earth , ” that is , the har@@ v@@ est of those who will be sa@@ ved , is comple@@ ted , it will be time for the ang@@ el to h@@ ur@@ l “ into the great w@@ in@@ e@@ pres@@ s of the anger of God ” the ga@@ ther@@ ing of “ the v@@ ine of the earth . ”
No@@ tice the powerful illustr@@ ation that A@@ mo@@ s next uses : “ There is a li@@ on that has ro@@ ared ! Who will not be af@@ ra@@ id ? ”
For many years after that , it was believ@@ ed that the call to the heavenly Kingdom had ended in 19@@ 31 and that those called to be jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s with Christ in 19@@ 30 and 19@@ 31 were “ the last ” called .
Why is the gro@@ wing ill will toward Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant ?
We show that we have learned from Jesus by gener@@ ously provi@@ ding material and spiritual things to others as we are able .
• Do I really listen when you expres@@ s yourself , or do I imp@@ ul@@ si@@ vely respon@@ d before you are fin@@ i@@ shed speaking ?
L@@ E@@ T@@ T@@ E@@ R W@@ R@@ I@@ T@@ IN@@ G has long proved to be an effe@@ ctive means of giving a witness .
After wa@@ iting a year for something to turn up , she ac@@ ted with trust in Jehovah .
What is the princi@@ ple ?
TH@@ E a@@ bo@@ ve question eli@@ c@@ its a great de@@ al of exc@@ it@@ ement and cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity .
I@@ magine how we will feel when Jehovah c@@ ru@@ sh@@ es all his enem@@ ies and wel@@ comes us into a new world of peace and righteousness .
• What blessings come to those who walk with God ?
His ways are cro@@ o@@ ked .
In some c@@ as@@ es , it might be ad@@ vis@@ able to call upon a matu@@ re Christian overse@@ er for help .
Our sister is now back in the r@@ ace .
What , then , can we learn from Jac@@ ob@@ ’s g@@ ri@@ ef ?
This great crow@@ d ref@@ ers to those who will sur@@ vi@@ ve the coming “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation , ” which will destro@@ y the present wicked world . ​ — Revelation 7 : 9 , 14 .
Does it not str@@ ike you as am@@ a@@ z@@ ing that the Bible makes such acc@@ ur@@ ate st@@ at@@ ements ​ — even in the face of the er@@ r@@ one@@ ous yet seem@@ ingly com@@ mon@@ sense per@@ c@@ ep@@ tions of the day ?
On@@ ce when Jesus con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted the dem@@ ons , they cri@@ ed out : “ Ar@@ t tho@@ u come hi@@ ther to t@@ or@@ ment us [ rest@@ ra@@ in us in the ab@@ y@@ ss ] before the time ? ”
No one should ha@@ st@@ ily give up service privile@@ ges , and it may not always be necess@@ ary .
O@@ r we may know of an integrity keep@@ er who has become a vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of an act of viol@@ ence or has died in a ter@@ ri@@ ble ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
I cu@@ t my long ha@@ ir , got ri@@ d of my ear@@ r@@ ings , and st@@ op@@ ped using bad language .
When rel@@ ating this par@@ able , he was in Ju@@ de@@ a , not far from Jerusalem ; so his listen@@ ers likely knew about the ro@@ ad in question .
He believ@@ ed that God would fulf@@ ill His promise to bl@@ ess all nations through his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing and that God could ra@@ ise Isa@@ a@@ c from the dead if necess@@ ary in order to fulf@@ ill that promise . ​ — Hebrews 11 : 17 - 19 .
As a result , she was ar@@ rest@@ ed and sen@@ ten@@ ced to ei@@ ght years in a cam@@ p .
But it is ‘ good for an able - bo@@ died man to car@@ ry the yo@@ ke during his you@@ th . ’
He explained to me the Bible - based message of a par@@ adise earth , where God - fe@@ aring humans would live forever . ​ — Psalm 37 : 29 .
S@@ ar@@ ah
His words are like “ ap@@ ples of go@@ ld in s@@ il@@ ver car@@ v@@ ings ” ​ — ar@@ t@@ ful and di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied at all times . ​ — Proverbs 25 : 11 .
If that is so in our case , how we de@@ al with the situation may be a me@@ asure of our faith .
He follow@@ ed God’s comm@@ and and did not seek to re@@ tal@@ i@@ ate .
There were pe@@ ace@@ ful sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s without the no@@ ise of children fi@@ gh@@ ting .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From Ru@@ th , 3 / 1
So@@ on , they cre@@ ate more and more opportun@@ ities to be together , and seem@@ ingly in@@ no@@ c@@ ent and o@@ st@@ en@@ si@@ bly ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ al enc@@ oun@@ ters become more fre@@ qu@@ ent .
( b ) Just m@@ om@@ ents before d@@ ying , why does Jesus c@@ ry out : “ It has been accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed ” ?
Be@@ ing imper@@ fect , we too may at times be inc@@ l@@ ined to make any one of the mis@@ takes com@@ mit@@ ted by the four k@@ ings discus@@ sed a@@ bo@@ ve .
In the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , two scho@@ l@@ ars jo@@ in@@ tly wrote : “ During the past 7@@ 5 years the Jehovah’s Witnesses have su@@ sta@@ ined an ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary r@@ ate of gro@@ w@@ th . . . and have done so on a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l sc@@ ale . ”
Some time after they set@@ tle in Mo@@ a@@ b , though , her husband , Eli@@ m@@ ele@@ ch , dies .
C@@ l@@ er@@ ic@@ al c@@ eli@@ ba@@ cy was en@@ for@@ ced during the L@@ at@@ er@@ an C@@ oun@@ c@@ il@@ s of 1@@ 1@@ 23 and 1@@ 1@@ 39 , which were held in R@@ ome , and it has rema@@ ined the of@@ fi@@ cial position of the Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch to the present day .
In fact , if you have rec@@ ently div@@ or@@ ced , you may find it to be one of the most st@@ res@@ s@@ ful events you will ever face .
An@@ nu@@ al Me@@ et@@ ing R@@ ep@@ ort
• why is it ess@@ enti@@ al to displa@@ y hum@@ ility ?
( b ) How have some sh@@ own “ love for the whole associ@@ ation of brothers ” ?
He said , “ I was able to place a lo@@ t of Bible liter@@ ature with my stud@@ ents . ”
In ex@@ hor@@ t@@ ations ad@@ d@@ ressed to Jesus ’ followers in ancient Corin@@ th but certainly app@@ li@@ ca@@ ble to present - day Christians , the apostle Paul said : “ S@@ ta@@ y a@@ wa@@ ke , stand fir@@ m in the faith , car@@ ry on as men , gro@@ w mi@@ gh@@ ty . ”
For no ap@@ par@@ ent reason , the po@@ lic@@ em@@ en left him .
All too often , however , what we desire to do is not what we do .
John was so sh@@ o@@ cked by the pri@@ es@@ t’s be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or that he told the pri@@ est , “ I will never set fo@@ o@@ t in a Ca@@ tho@@ lic ch@@ urch again . ”
P@@ refer@@ ring “ the temp@@ or@@ ary enjo@@ y@@ ment of sin ” to a personal relationship with Jehovah and with his godly parents , the young man is dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed . ​ — He@@ b .
N@@ ever sto@@ p going to Christian meetings or sp@@ en@@ ding time with the congregation .
From his pris@@ on , E@@ m@@ man@@ u@@ el was able to ask some brothers to vis@@ it me .
As a result , we will have the sure hope of life in God’s new system of things .
They have exerc@@ ised faith in Jesus and in Jehovah God’s pro@@ vision for sal@@ vation through Christ’s ransom sacrifice .
“ Ke@@ ep T@@ es@@ ting W@@ he@@ ther You Are in the Fa@@ ith ”
However , Mar@@ ne@@ ul@@ i is also the lo@@ c@@ ation where Jehovah’s Witnesses have su@@ ffered fi@@ er@@ ce mo@@ b att@@ ac@@ ks .
F@@ E@@ W people have to con@@ ten@@ d with more dem@@ ands on their time and en@@ er@@ gy than sing@@ le parents do .
So@@ on the po@@ li@@ ce arri@@ ved and took us down to the cour@@ th@@ ouse .
In what ways did the early Christians make good use of the relati@@ ve e@@ ase of tra@@ v@@ el and the wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad knowledge of Greek ?
As time pas@@ ses , emo@@ tional st@@ ress can cause your strength to we@@ ak@@ en and even cause you to lo@@ se your joy .
If God’s prophet has har@@ bor@@ ed any se@@ cre@@ t desire for material things , the k@@ ing@@ ’s offer is likely to be a hu@@ ge temp@@ tation .
How did “ things set for@@ th in the Law ” point to the resurrection of Jesus Christ ?
The spiritual un@@ ity that we will need to have among ourselves could be com@@ pared to the physical pro@@ x@@ im@@ ity of hous@@ es in ancient Jerusalem .
A few co@@ pi@@ es were dist@@ ribu@@ ted some ten years later , and transl@@ ations of the Go@@ sp@@ els of Matthew and Mark , with par@@ al@@ le@@ l co@@ lum@@ ns in M@@ an@@ ch@@ u and Ch@@ in@@ ese , appe@@ ared in 18@@ 5@@ 9 .
The Lord would appreci@@ ate ei@@ ther , he was told , but giving his time to the Lord direc@@ tly would bring him greater blessings .
The Tr@@ in@@ ity , then , is not a Scriptural teaching .
O@@ thers have the God - given gift of sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess , allow@@ ing them to devo@@ te themselves to Jehovah’s service without the di@@ str@@ actions of marriage .
Jehovah H@@ el@@ ped Me@@ et Li@@ fe@@ ’s Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es ( D .
How did Jesus re@@ act ?
Me@@ an@@ while , we face h@@ at@@ red , re@@ pro@@ ach , persecu@@ tion , and death for our faith .
This is in ag@@ re@@ ement with the Bible , which says : “ A jo@@ y@@ ful heart is good me@@ dic@@ ine . ”
Jehovah ​ — The Gre@@ at@@ est Gi@@ ver
The one feel@@ ing l@@ on@@ ely should understand , though , that it is an evidence of practic@@ al wisdom to avoid re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly see@@ king counsel or comfort from someone of the op@@ pos@@ ite se@@ x .
How do we show our sub@@ mis@@ sion to Christ ?
Un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly , we ought to ask for Jehovah’s help to the end that we individu@@ ally will “ fin@@ ally stand complete . ”
God has re@@ served that privilege for individuals he has anointed with holy spirit to be “ jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s with Christ . ”
I listen@@ ed , and then after I had spo@@ ken the words , ‘ Be tho@@ u faithful un@@ to death , ’ and a few other words of our Lord , it was all over . . . .
But after they learn the truth , each one makes a cho@@ ice as to whom he or she will serve .
Still , most cul@@ tures and soci@@ e@@ ties value hon@@ es@@ ty and view l@@ ying and dec@@ ep@@ tion as un@@ desi@@ ra@@ ble and re@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible .
What Jehovah fore@@ told about Israel and Juda@@ h was ful@@ filled .
In early 194@@ 5 , I ended up in O@@ hi@@ o@@ ’s Ch@@ il@@ li@@ co@@ the F@@ e@@ der@@ al P@@ ris@@ on because my Bible - tra@@ ined conscience moved me to act in har@@ mony with Isaiah 2 : 4 , which speak@@ s of be@@ ating s@@ words into p@@ low@@ sh@@ a@@ res .
But in my world of dar@@ k@@ ness , I continued de@@ pres@@ sed and ir@@ rit@@ able .
They were ali@@ ve but e@@ ma@@ ci@@ ated and tra@@ um@@ ati@@ zed .
John encoura@@ ged G@@ a@@ i@@ us to show ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality again , for the apostle asked him to “ s@@ end [ the travel@@ ers ] on their way in a man@@ ner wor@@ thy of God . ”
W@@ he@@ ther it was his an@@ ti@@ pa@@ p@@ al pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s or his preaching that ca@@ used his un@@ doing , S@@ av@@ on@@ ar@@ o@@ la was fin@@ ally ex@@ commun@@ ic@@ ated , ar@@ rest@@ ed , t@@ or@@ tur@@ ed into making a con@@ fes@@ sion , and then h@@ ang@@ ed and bur@@ ned .
11 : 33 , 34 .
The Bible is always right , and the only way anyone can direc@@ t attention to s@@ ound counsel on marriage is to s@@ tic@@ k to the standards set out in the Scriptures .
Is our lo@@ t in life bur@@ den@@ some and the circumstances we face har@@ s@@ h ?
By no means , then , would he take away from M@@ ary “ the good por@@ tion ” she had cho@@ s@@ en ​ — that of lear@@ ning from Jesus !
No@@ tice Phil@@ o@@ ’s ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation : “ When we are ali@@ ve , we are so though our soul is dead and bu@@ ri@@ ed in our body , as if in a t@@ om@@ b .
We can be sure that the preaching and teaching done by Jehovah’s obedi@@ ent servants in our time will continue with his ba@@ c@@ king .
10 , 11 . ( a ) Why is prayer a special gift from Jehovah ?
After a sacrifice is offered to Jehovah , H@@ ann@@ ah and her husband lead Samuel to El@@ i .
( a ) How do we know that the elders from Eph@@ esus appreci@@ ated the import@@ ance of prayer ?
At school a teach@@ er may repor@@ t , ‘ Ch@@ il@@ dren are not tra@@ ined to say exc@@ use me . ’
That was not the go@@ al of the brothers mentioned at C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 10 , 11 .
In C@@ hi@@ ap@@ as St@@ ate , M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , the author@@ ities in one commun@@ ity had taken over the f@@ ar@@ m@@ land bel@@ ong@@ ing to 5@@ 7 famili@@ es of Jehovah’s Witnesses because these Christians did not par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in certain religious fes@@ tiv@@ als .
C@@ learly , the “ se@@ ven times ” and “ the appointed times of the nations ” ref@@ er to the same time peri@@ od .
13 , 14 . ( a ) What serious action did the Corinth@@ i@@ an congregation take , and why ?
Isaiah 30 : 20 , 21 re@@ a@@ ds : “ Your G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or will no longer hi@@ de himself , and your eyes must become eyes see@@ ing your G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or .
Mo@@ st likely , all of us have our fav@@ or@@ ite par@@ ts of the Bible .
“ We are not ign@@ or@@ ant of his desi@@ gn@@ s . ”
Mo@@ m asked others to help her con@@ v@@ in@@ ce me .
Even if a husband does not accept Christian truth , he may still be fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly imp@@ ressed by the conduct of his wife , with good resul@@ ts for the marriage .
Why may un@@ believ@@ ing relati@@ ves op@@ pose us , but how can we show them emp@@ a@@ thy ?
For example , it is eas@@ y for us to b@@ low our har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps out of prop@@ or@@ tion and to star@@ t feel@@ ing s@@ or@@ ry for ourselves .
“ I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately the respon@@ se was wonderful , ” he repor@@ ts .
Par@@ ents u@@ su@@ ally work hard to make sure that their children are clean .
Gi@@ ven the spiritual and moral ban@@ k@@ ru@@ p@@ t@@ cy of the days pre@@ ce@@ ding the F@@ lood , it is not hard to i@@ magine how No@@ ah’s family became the la@@ ugh@@ ing@@ sto@@ ck of inc@@ re@@ d@@ ul@@ ous neigh@@ b@@ ors and the ob@@ ject of a@@ bu@@ se and ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le .
• Why are op@@ pos@@ ers un@@ able to sto@@ p our wit@@ ness@@ ing activ@@ ity ?
I wanted to get hold of more boo@@ ks publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
In ad@@ dition , con@@ st@@ ant prayer for strength en@@ ab@@ led me to avoid des@@ pa@@ ir .
How difficult it must be for a member of the high@@ est cour@@ t of the Jews to ac@@ knowledge a low@@ ly car@@ p@@ en@@ ter@@ ’s son as a man sent from God !
When he received it , he took his Bible , went to the v@@ il@@ la@@ g@@ ers , and read a s@@ crip@@ ture sh@@ own on the invit@@ ation , encourag@@ ing them to atten@@ d the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al .
He let them know that he had confidence in them .
How do you i@@ magine that J@@ on@@ ah felt as he en@@ tered the city of N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h ?
The su@@ pers@@ crip@@ tion to Psalm 7@@ 3 provi@@ des the name A@@ sa@@ ph , refer@@ ring ei@@ ther to a prom@@ in@@ ent L@@ ev@@ ite mu@@ si@@ ci@@ an during the re@@ ign of King David or to the mu@@ si@@ ci@@ ans of the house of which A@@ sa@@ ph was the pat@@ er@@ n@@ al head .
So@@ on , no one will be out of work .
We too can have confidence in divine support .
For instance , they held that all physical matter is evil , and for that reason , Jesus did not come in the flesh but only seem@@ ed to have a human body ​ — a beli@@ ef called Do@@ c@@ et@@ ism .
We do this by se@@ iz@@ ing every opportunity to preach the “ good news of the kingdom . ”
As told by An@@ th@@ on@@ y M@@ or@@ r@@ is I@@ I@@ I
She is to be comple@@ t@@ ely destro@@ yed by “ the ten hor@@ ns ” of the very be@@ ast that is car@@ r@@ ying her .
Per@@ haps we live in an are@@ a where there are few Witnesses or where we do not see a lo@@ t of im@@ medi@@ ate resul@@ ts in our preaching work .
How Di@@ d the Dis@@ ci@@ ples R@@ es@@ pon@@ d to Jesus ’ F@@ ri@@ end@@ ship ?
In mo@@ der@@ n times , though , God’s people have respon@@ ded differ@@ ently to such counsel .
The ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary servants we read about in the Bible were people “ with feelings like our@@ s . ”
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying Scriptural counsel resul@@ ts in ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er family rel@@ ations and fre@@ e@@ dom from many of the wor@@ ries and fe@@ ars that b@@ es@@ et this world .
J@@ on : Yes , I@@ ’@@ m wonder@@ ing about that .
Jesus showed in@@ sight and under@@ sto@@ od where his disciples needed help .
Ch@@ ang@@ ing C@@ ir@@ cum@@ stances
6 : 6 ​ — In what sense can it be said that Jehovah “ felt reg@@ re@@ ts ” that he had made man ?
Even though he knew that the high pri@@ est was loo@@ king for a pre@@ text to k@@ ill him , Jesus fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly af@@ fir@@ m@@ ed that He was both Christ and the Son of God .
Why can we conclu@@ de from the Scriptures that congregations are inter@@ ested in the care of el@@ der@@ ly members ?
A@@ no@@ ther set@@ back came in A@@ pri@@ l 198@@ 6 when bur@@ gl@@ ars bro@@ ke into my home and sto@@ le al@@ most everything .
W@@ ell , the early Christians were ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers .
Yet , he s@@ le@@ pt in peace , tru@@ sting in the s@@ k@@ ill@@ s of his disciples , some of whom were fi@@ sh@@ er@@ men . ​ — Matthew 4 : 18 , 19 .
On the other hand , God’s Word also promises : “ The righteous will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will live forever on it . ”
‘ Jehovah Will An@@ s@@ wer ! ’
H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah encoura@@ ged the Jews to work whole - sou@@ led and thus receive a blessing
At first , what relationship ex@@ is@@ ted between the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans and the des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Jac@@ o@@ b ?
G@@ ide@@ on and his men cha@@ sed the M@@ idi@@ an@@ ites and their al@@ lies all night long for about 32 kil@@ om@@ et@@ ers ( 20 mil@@ es ) !
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , some feel that what they may do in the ar@@ ts or in s@@ por@@ ts can always be imp@@ ro@@ ved .
I deci@@ ded to t@@ est her to see if she showed those qualities her@@ self .
of S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 22 , 199@@ 6 , pages 3 - 8 .
I put the Bible in the most prom@@ in@@ ent place on my boo@@ k@@ sh@@ el@@ f and took good care of it .
He pers@@ is@@ ted , however , because he real@@ ized that the ministry means life for him and for those respon@@ ding fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly .
“ Do Not F@@ or@@ get the Do@@ ing of Go@@ od ”
W@@ al@@ king by sight , on the other hand , means that we pur@@ sue a life course gover@@ ned sol@@ ely by what we per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve with our physical sen@@ ses .
They w@@ atch the news on tel@@ ev@@ ision and see ha@@ un@@ ting i@@ ma@@ ges of star@@ ving children cr@@ ying for help .
S@@ ome@@ times people would be fri@@ end@@ ly .
Jesus said that the whe@@ at would continue to gro@@ w .
L@@ A G@@ U@@ A@@ J@@ I@@ R@@ A
The th@@ ir@@ d reason for set@@ ting go@@ als early in life has to do with decision - making .
“ When I was just 12 years old , my parents em@@ i@@ gr@@ ated to another country and left me be@@ h@@ ind to care for my two you@@ ng@@ er sisters .
The ref@@ ining of them took place in 19@@ 18 when Jehovah s@@ at “ as a ref@@ in@@ er and cle@@ ans@@ er ” in his spiritual temple .
How might we respon@@ d if we do not know the answer to a Bible question ?
When he h@@ es@@ it@@ ated , one gi@@ r@@ l ta@@ un@@ ted him , “ Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ re just a c@@ hi@@ ck@@ en ! ”
( b ) How do we keep Jehovah at our “ right hand ” ? When a little bo@@ y wal@@ ks hand in hand with his father , he feel@@ s sa@@ fe and secu@@ re .
Yes , des@@ pite the d@@ anger of ar@@ rest , the Witnesses continued their work , plac@@ ing more than 3@@ 5@@ 0@@ ,000 pi@@ e@@ ces of liter@@ ature with the public in 194@@ 1 al@@ one !
R@@ end@@ er S@@ ac@@ red Ser@@ vice
Still , an el@@ der who ge@@ ts ang@@ ry when coun@@ sel@@ ing such an individu@@ al will not help him .
Like ste@@ war@@ ds of old , we are given much fre@@ e@@ dom ​ — but our fre@@ e@@ dom has li@@ m@@ its .
I have even had the privilege of giving Bible - based tal@@ ks at re@@ gi@@ onal conven@@ tions where th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of people are in attend@@ ance .
Will such en@@ tic@@ ements work on us ?
It is more likely that they would have used servants to do the ac@@ tu@@ al car@@ r@@ ying and bur@@ ying .
I was born on De@@ c@@ ember 4 , 19@@ 16 , when my parents already had four children .
Mari@@ a rel@@ ates : “ My relationship with the teach@@ er did not su@@ ff@@ er .
How should those be vie@@ wed ?
In a sense , the Father used the opportunity to tra@@ in his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son .
The se@@ as@@ onal attention to joy , peace , and go@@ o@@ d@@ will ​ — qualities mentioned in the ang@@ eli@@ c pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation — ​ is often refer@@ red to as the Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s spirit .
Ab@@ out this time , Father gave me a book in Fr@@ en@@ ch that descri@@ bed the su@@ ffer@@ ings of the Ger@@ man Witnesses for their refu@@ s@@ al to support the mil@@ it@@ ary cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ s of A@@ do@@ l@@ ph H@@ it@@ l@@ er .
‘ P@@ re@@ ached to S@@ pi@@ r@@ its in P@@ ris@@ on ’ ( 1@@ P@@ e 3 : 19 ) , 6 / 15
Psalm 7@@ 3 : 28 became my fav@@ or@@ ite s@@ crip@@ ture .
Since the true God , Jehovah , is our Creator , he “ well kno@@ ws the form@@ ation of us . ”
In this instance , though , S@@ te@@ ph@@ en had a vision of “ the Son of man standing at God’s right hand . ”
For instance , avoid such vi@@ ces as s@@ mo@@ king and g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing , which wa@@ st@@ e res@@ our@@ ces ; id@@ enti@@ fy the more important things in life , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly spiritual go@@ als ; where emp@@ loy@@ ment is li@@ mit@@ ed , try to provide a s@@ k@@ ill or service that others need .
As told by S@@ ar@@ a v@@ an der M@@ onde
On the contr@@ ary , he spoke high@@ ly of her for doing all that her circumstances allow@@ ed in support of true worship . ​ — Luke 21 : 1 - 4 .
What is the truth about angels ?
If we are suffering some form of in@@ justice ​ — even as the faithful man Job did — ​ we need to re@@ mind ourselves that Jehovah is not the cause of the un@@ fai@@ r@@ ness .
For example , some feel that their r@@ ace , e@@ th@@ ni@@ c group , or n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality is better than that of others .
I h@@ ur@@ ri@@ ed along with ro@@ c@@ ks wh@@ iz@@ z@@ ing by my ear@@ s , ho@@ p@@ ing the you@@ ths were not cha@@ sing me .
An@@ y who fear that they have sin@@ ned against the holy spirit might ask themselves : ‘ Ha@@ ve I bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ed against the holy spirit ?
We could then offer him ei@@ ther the bro@@ ch@@ ure W@@ as Li@@ fe C@@ re@@ ated ?
For an answer , consider Mi@@ ca@@ h’s ear@@ li@@ er words .
If he keep@@ s the c@@ as@@ h , he is ste@@ al@@ ing , but it is un@@ likely that he will be ca@@ ught .
Just think of it ! She died the same day as those per@@ ver@@ ted in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h .
Moses ’ concer@@ n was war@@ ran@@ ted , for the Israelites had been sla@@ ves for some time .
Per@@ haps without real@@ iz@@ ing it , do I des@@ p@@ ise sac@@ red things ? ’
Although some@@ what re@@ stri@@ cted by physical problems brought on by old age , S@@ is@@ ter O@@ l@@ son main@@ tain@@ s her en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m for preaching .
Yes , death in@@ her@@ ited from Adam will at last be done away with .
2 : 26 , 27 .
V@@ i@@ ol@@ ence between the dis@@ plac@@ ed commun@@ ities is comm@@ on .
“ When en@@ v@@ y takes control of your life , you become self - cen@@ tered and cannot think c@@ learly . ”
This would be similar to saying : “ I do not really need to pa@@ y much attention to my di@@ et now , for look at all the me@@ als I have e@@ at@@ en in the past . ”
Even if she had such feelings , she still did what she could in be@@ half of true worship .
He is like a mon@@ str@@ ous rep@@ t@@ ile ca@@ pa@@ ble of c@@ ru@@ shing and s@@ wal@@ low@@ ing its pre@@ y .
For Jesus ’ anointed followers to pas@@ s on acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge to others , their own understanding needed to be well - gr@@ oun@@ ded .
There people could appro@@ ach God in order to imp@@ l@@ ore his fav@@ or .
E@@ ver@@ yone then on earth will benefit from that heavenly marriage , for it gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es a perfect govern@@ ment for all .
Let us see what el@@ se we can learn from the examples of Jesus , Paul , and others who@@ se Yes me@@ ant Yes .
L@@ ate in the af@@ ter@@ no@@ on , Eli@@ j@@ ah’s turn came .
If you r@@ ar@@ ely pa@@ y your bil@@ ls with c@@ as@@ h , using ei@@ ther ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic ban@@ king or a cre@@ di@@ t c@@ ard , it is especially important that you have a pl@@ an and keep tr@@ ack of your ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses .
We can be dec@@ isi@@ ve des@@ pite past mis@@ takes if , like David , we remember that Jehovah will over@@ look our er@@ r@@ ors and for@@ give our sin@@ s .
( Read Isaiah 5@@ 3 : 8 . )
Instead , he was expe@@ cting God to help him in the same way that God would help “ anyone who shows consider@@ ation to the low@@ ly one . ”
Because Adam was al@@ one , this pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion could not have refer@@ red to se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 60 , 38
The su@@ per@@ l@@ ative man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of Jehovah as the one per@@ form@@ ing great de@@ e@@ ds in be@@ half of mankind took place when he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son ​ — the promised Se@@ ed , Jesus Christ — ​ as a ransom sacrifice .
Some Jews who became Christians were from these are@@ as .
So@@ on fam@@ ine lo@@ om@@ ed over all the neigh@@ bor@@ ing lands .
P@@ l@@ ant life is fe@@ atu@@ red prom@@ in@@ ently in the Scriptures .
R@@ em@@ ember that Jesus sent his disciples out “ by tw@@ o@@ s ” to preach .
The account continu@@ es : “ Jeremiah pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to call Bar@@ u@@ ch the son of N@@ er@@ iah that Bar@@ u@@ ch might wr@@ ite at the m@@ ou@@ th of Jeremiah all the words of Jehovah . ” ​ — Jeremiah 36 : 2 - 4 .
Consider the young brother refer@@ red to at the beg@@ in@@ ning of the pre@@ ce@@ ding article .
Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ ther , a pre@@ ach@@ er and a transl@@ at@@ or of the Bible , is fam@@ ous for his efforts to re@@ form the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch .
In the illustr@@ ation of the sheep and the go@@ ats , Jesus does not direc@@ tly men@@ tion the preaching work .
G@@ ran@@ ted , over@@ coming pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ces can be difficult .
While some older Jews foc@@ used on the past , over@@ all there was much “ sh@@ ou@@ ting for joy . ”
Why must we be willing to accept the need to wa@@ it for Jehovah to act ?
But she also learned of God’s promise that humans could live forever on an earth cle@@ ans@@ ed of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
Your house is on fi@@ re , and you have just min@@ ut@@ es to es@@ cap@@ e !
He knew that cl@@ ou@@ ds would form over the se@@ a to be b@@ low@@ n e@@ ast@@ ward by w@@ in@@ ds over the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
As you medit@@ ate in order to have the right fr@@ ame of mind , consider what stud@@ ying the Bible can do for you .
M@@ ak@@ ing return vis@@ its prom@@ p@@ tly ​ — even within a few days of the in@@ iti@@ al call — ​ can be qu@@ ite effe@@ ctive .
One Ca@@ tho@@ lic hist@@ ori@@ an ar@@ gu@@ es that the stan@@ d@@ ard that s@@ inc@@ ere Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s should have follow@@ ed in the case of A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der V@@ I is the counsel Jesus gave to his disciples regarding the s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es : ‘ Do as they say , but not as they do . ’
Jehovah’s Witnesses certainly think so .
Jehovah does so in two ways ​ — through the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message of good news , which re@@ ach@@ es us as individuals , and through his holy spirit .
We need rel@@ a@@ x@@ ation and who@@ les@@ ome en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
See Re@@ as@@ on@@ ing From the Scriptures , “ Why do Jehovah’s Witnesses say that God’s Kingdom was esta@@ bli@@ shed in 1914 ? ”
( a ) How did the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t and other early transl@@ ations af@@ fect read@@ ers of God’s Word ?
W@@ ar@@ f@@ are proved to be the e@@ asi@@ est way for nations to ac@@ qui@@ re sla@@ ves .
It op@@ ens the way to everlasting life , reve@@ als God’s purpose , and shows us how to come into a loving relationship with him .
That expres@@ sion remin@@ ds us of the liter@@ al shepher@@ d who for@@ go@@ es s@@ le@@ ep in order to prote@@ ct his flo@@ ck .
Like David , fe@@ ar@@ ers of Jehovah will soon be able to look back and rejo@@ ice at being re@@ de@@ em@@ ed from any gu@@ il@@ t because of sin and res@@ cu@@ ed from all their tri@@ als .
“ Abra@@ m made his way down toward Egy@@ pt to re@@ side there as an ali@@ en , because the fam@@ ine was se@@ v@@ ere in the land . ”
We too can s@@ ti@@ r people to action by declar@@ ing such “ ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent things ” as Scriptural teachings about the ransom , the resurrection , and the new covenant .
W@@ om@@ en , Why Su@@ b@@ mit to He@@ ad@@ ship ?
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , the Law prote@@ cted the family l@@ ine of the Messi@@ ah and helped the Israelites to id@@ enti@@ fy him when he appe@@ ared .
Although their com@@ pla@@ in@@ ts were direc@@ ted against Moses and A@@ ar@@ on , in Jehovah’s eyes the real t@@ ar@@ get of their dis@@ cont@@ ent was God himself .
Jehovah’s “ remin@@ ders ” are discus@@ sed at such meetings .
S@@ ur@@ ely the elders in our mi@@ d@@ st are doing a fine jo@@ b of teaching and prote@@ cting Jehovah’s sheep .
In what sense can Jehovah make you his share ?
Fir@@ st , we stri@@ ve to maintain a hear@@ t@@ felt desire to find any who might be “ righ@@ tly dis@@ posed for everlasting life . ”
Consider how this has proved to be of benefit in rec@@ ent times .
J@@ U@@ S@@ T R@@ I@@ G@@ H@@ T F@@ O@@ R A@@ S@@ T@@ R@@ ON@@ O@@ M@@ Y T@@ O@@ O
How does rema@@ ining in the love of the Father and of the Son help us in our bat@@ tle with sin@@ ful inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations within us and with the wicked world out@@ side ?
Of the 30 pers@@ ons present , only 3 cla@@ im to have faith . ” ​ — L@@ a C@@ ro@@ i@@ x , Fr@@ en@@ ch Ca@@ tho@@ lic da@@ ily .
T@@ ake time to devel@@ op a fri@@ end@@ ly relationship with the brother .
So much do we appreci@@ ate Jehovah’s j@@ udi@@ cial decisions that we praise him for them often ​ — “ se@@ ven times in the day . ”
O@@ ther famili@@ es have made bo@@ ard g@@ ames based on acc@@ oun@@ ts found in the book of Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us .
The book of Psal@@ ms , however , ap@@ par@@ ently had div@@ isions long before that , since it was a com@@ p@@ il@@ ation of individu@@ al psal@@ ms , or song@@ s , com@@ posed by a number of people .
No@@ thing .
W@@ ould his serv@@ ant Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er in@@ her@@ it all that he ow@@ ned ?
C@@ ra@@ d@@ led on the ris@@ ing w@@ at@@ ers , the ar@@ k was li@@ f@@ ted up , high@@ er and high@@ er , until “ it was flo@@ ating high a@@ bo@@ ve the earth . ”
W@@ as Ti@@ me Me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed Di@@ ffer@@ ently ?
In ad@@ dition , B@@ M@@ J ( The B@@ rit@@ ish Me@@ di@@ cal J@@ our@@ n@@ al ) repor@@ ts : “ Pe@@ ople who prof@@ ess str@@ ong@@ er spiritual beli@@ ef@@ s se@@ em to res@@ ol@@ ve their g@@ ri@@ ef more ra@@ pi@@ dly and comple@@ t@@ ely after the death of a close person than do people with no spiritual beli@@ ef@@ s . ”
When Jehovah gave the Law to Israel , he told the people that if they were obedi@@ ent , they would become “ a holy nation ” and that the nation could remain holy as long as they accepted Jehovah’s arrang@@ ement .
Satan is mer@@ c@@ il@@ ess and often str@@ ik@@ es us when we are we@@ ak .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H provi@@ des his people with remin@@ ders in order to help them de@@ al with the pres@@ sures of these difficult times .
He wrote to Christians in his day that they would experience an “ a@@ do@@ p@@ tion as sons ” and that God , therefore , could de@@ al with them “ as with sons . ”
( b ) Why can we say that Jehovah and his Son are un@@ ited by the str@@ ong@@ est b@@ ond of love ever for@@ ged ?
It chang@@ ed his life .
The works of T@@ ac@@ itu@@ s , Su@@ et@@ on@@ i@@ us , Jose@@ ph@@ us , P@@ l@@ in@@ y the Y@@ ou@@ ng@@ er , and a few other cl@@ as@@ si@@ cal writ@@ ers inclu@@ de num@@ er@@ ous refer@@ ences to Jesus .
If she made a prof@@ it , u@@ su@@ ally not more than about 15 c@@ ents ( U@@ .@@ S . ) , she b@@ ought fo@@ o@@ d@@ stu@@ ff@@ s for the family and re@@ turned the same day .
My hope is that he is in Jehovah’s mem@@ ory , and if so , at resurrection time he will be , not where he thought he would be , but here on the earth with the hope of living forever in the rest@@ ored Par@@ adise .
A@@ li@@ ce felt that her prayer was ans@@ wer@@ ed and deci@@ ded that she should associ@@ ate with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
If they ad@@ mit to making a mis@@ take , will it less@@ en a chil@@ d’s respect for them ?
So Many W@@ i@@ ves !
However , I was able to take cor@@ respon@@ d@@ ence cour@@ ses at home .
2 , 3 . ( a ) Who was Jehovah’s first cre@@ ation ?
Gi@@ ving personal help to a sheep mis@@ sing from the flo@@ ck can also inc@@ re@@ ase the joy of the com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate Christian shepher@@ d .
“ I was born in 195@@ 6 into a de@@ v@@ out Ca@@ tho@@ lic family in the little to@@ wn of S@@ t . Mar@@ c , Ha@@ it@@ i .
But if doing so might stu@@ m@@ ble his compan@@ ion , he will not in@@ s@@ ist on his righ@@ ts .
Jehovah com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned him to tell the N@@ in@@ ev@@ ites of the disa@@ ster lo@@ om@@ ing on the ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on .
M@@ ak@@ ing the Ri@@ ght C@@ ho@@ ice
It does not become pro@@ vo@@ ked .
when teaching from the pl@@ at@@ form ?
A Pe@@ ople S@@ hi@@ el@@ ded by Go@@ dly W@@ is@@ dom
30 : 12 .
When we work hard for Jehovah , it helps us to foc@@ us on our hope for the future .
On@@ ly rec@@ ently have I come to real@@ ize the import@@ ance of medit@@ ation .
3 They O@@ ffered Th@@ em@@ selves W@@ ill@@ ingly
Ha@@ ve you ever wanted to take back your words ?
S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ding some@@ times inclu@@ des vis@@ iting brothers in their ho@@ m@@ es .
And a con@@ serv@@ ative Ca@@ tho@@ lic j@@ our@@ n@@ al , publi@@ shed in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , ref@@ ers to “ the over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing gro@@ w@@ th of Jehovah’s Witnesses . ”
He no@@ ted that even sin@@ n@@ ers will follow a po@@ li@@ cy of like for like , tre@@ ating others as others tre@@ at them .
How did Peter stay in the r@@ ace des@@ pite stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing ?
It is Satan who will sto@@ p at nothing to pres@@ sure or enti@@ ce people into doing his will .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y F@@ L@@ O@@ R@@ EN@@ C@@ E C@@ L@@ A@@ R@@ K
4 : 10 - 13 .
The words in the Scriptures and in Bible - based public@@ ations are like o@@ x@@ go@@ a@@ ds that pro@@ d him to follow an u@@ pri@@ ght course .
These develop@@ ments call to mind Jehovah’s words found at Mal@@ ach@@ i 1 : 11 : “ From the su@@ n@@ ’s ris@@ ing even to its set@@ ting my name will be great among the nations . ”
Let us , therefore , make full use of God’s Word and Bible - based public@@ ations that can comfort us and benefit us in many ways .
E@@ very time I was able to share in the ministry , I felt that Jehovah ans@@ wer@@ ed my prayers .
The in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent recorded there took place on the sh@@ o@@ res of the Se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e , close to the time of the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver in 32 C.E .
There are some 1@@ ,@@ 7@@ 00 publi@@ sh@@ ers in Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ a , but they are not able to co@@ ver the enti@@ re ter@@ rit@@ ory .
I have read so much about them that they se@@ em al@@ most ali@@ ve to me .
It will never be re@@ pe@@ ated on this sc@@ ale or under these same con@@ di@@ tions , ” ad@@ ds An@@ dr@@ ze@@ j .
H@@ es@@ it@@ ation or too much self - concer@@ n , however , can be an imp@@ e@@ di@@ ment to our making prog@@ ress in our service to God .
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ation Da@@ y ​ — A Be@@ au@@ ti@@ ful Da@@ y
( b ) How may we be affe@@ cted by such attitu@@ des ?
The R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection of Jesus ​ — I@@ ts Me@@ an@@ ing for U@@ s
The first - century Christians had to de@@ al with the Jewish system of things ; we today have to ‘ con@@ ten@@ d ’ with a worl@@ d@@ wide system on the br@@ ink of des@@ tru@@ ction .
( b ) Acc@@ ording to the three Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts , what is re@@ pres@@ ented by the thor@@ ns ? ​ — See fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
Mu@@ ch evidence to that effect is found in the two war@@ m , personal let@@ ters Peter wrote that became valu@@ able boo@@ ks of the Bible .
The apostle Peter dre@@ w special attention to the import@@ ance of faith when he spoke of its “ t@@ ested qu@@ ality ” that “ may be found a cause for praise and glory and honor at the re@@ vel@@ ation of Jesus Christ . ”
Although the ever - gro@@ wing great crow@@ d do not have the heavenly hope , they are pr@@ ou@@ d to be associ@@ ated with those who do .
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ing that they have only par@@ ti@@ al knowledge of the s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c won@@ ders be@@ h@@ ind God’s cre@@ ations , some s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists ad@@ mit that they can no longer st@@ ate with certain@@ ty that something is imp@@ os@@ sible .
Let us consider some situ@@ ations invol@@ ving family op@@ position and see how we can succ@@ ess@@ fully face the challeng@@ es that these bring .
What s@@ ort of situ@@ ations are appro@@ pri@@ ate matters for us to inclu@@ de in personal prayers ?
Today , the few th@@ ous@@ and rema@@ ining ones of the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant are great@@ ly out@@ num@@ ber@@ ed by the “ nations , ” those with an earthly hope who come to Jehovah for instru@@ ction and invit@@ e others to do the same . ​ — Isaiah 2 : 3 .
While gen@@ es may pla@@ y a ro@@ le in shap@@ ing our person@@ alities , there c@@ learly are other influ@@ ences .
“ R@@ ich T@@ ow@@ ard God ” ?
One you@@ th said that he was gr@@ ate@@ ful for his family ‘ because they had car@@ ed for him . ’
How do you feel about it ?
In his Go@@ spe@@ l , Mark speak@@ s of a young man who f@@ led on the night of Jesus ’ ar@@ rest .
The apostle Paul ad@@ vis@@ es Christians not to leave a marriage par@@ t@@ ner just because that individu@@ al is an un@@ beli@@ ever .
En@@ during persecu@@ tion and ris@@ king death , they minis@@ tered to others and succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in preaching the good news .
How do you re@@ act ?
• Why is imit@@ ating Christ’s love especially important in this time of the end ?
That en@@ ab@@ led the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants to help and prote@@ ct one another .
▪ Ha@@ ve you become so ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in work that spiritual matters are being pu@@ shed asi@@ de ?
He st@@ res@@ ses the need to keep wal@@ king in the light and in love and by faith .
What a for@@ ce for good the matu@@ re sisters in the congregation can be !
He believ@@ ed in the resurrection !
Today , I know I am truly ha@@ p@@ pi@@ est when I am fully eng@@ ro@@ s@@ sed in Jehovah’s service .
Like their apost@@ o@@ lic for@@ er@@ un@@ n@@ ers , the Witnesses had un@@ h@@ es@@ it@@ at@@ ingly taken up “ the work of be@@ aring witness to Jesus . ”
IN@@ T@@ R@@ O@@ D@@ U@@ C@@ E@@ D IN@@ T@@ O “ C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ AN@@ I@@ T@@ Y ” : In the second century C.E . , the a@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l book A@@ po@@ cal@@ y@@ p@@ se of Peter said of the wicked : “ There is s@@ pre@@ ad out for them un@@ qu@@ enc@@ ha@@ ble fi@@ re . ”
Even though I was young , I pur@@ su@@ ed Bible study and associ@@ ation with the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents .
He was concer@@ ned because he was going to die out@@ side the land that God had promised to Abraham .
He said of them : “ Your Father has appro@@ ved of giving you the kingdom . ”
Even if an answer to prayer seem@@ s d@@ el@@ a@@ yed , overse@@ ers can be as@@ sur@@ ed that Jehovah will respon@@ d in his own du@@ e time .
C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ously , N@@ or@@ a called at that home again .
Mo@@ tiv@@ ated by Lo@@ ve
Although Jesus had already been obedi@@ ent in heaven , his obedi@@ ence was fur@@ ther t@@ ested on earth .
At times , we may even experience difficul@@ ties invol@@ ving fellow worshipp@@ ers .
[ Ch@@ ar@@ t on page 11 ]
Yes , Ju@@ d@@ as felt re@@ mor@@ se after the be@@ tra@@ y@@ al , but he never rep@@ ented of his deli@@ ber@@ ate sin .
Thus , one needs to be born again in order to en@@ ter into God’s Kingdom , not in order to receive sal@@ vation .
A@@ vo@@ id un@@ necess@@ ary de@@ ta@@ il@@ s .
E@@ z@@ r@@ a men@@ tions this only as a pos@@ si@@ bility .
He thus demonstr@@ ated what he will do as Messi@@ ani@@ c King in the new system of things when “ he se@@ ts justice in the earth . ”
This was off@@ en@@ sive to the Jews of ancient times .
For so doing , Abraham received the blessings that God promised him , and he became the person whom many religi@@ ons recogn@@ ize as the “ father of all who believe in God . ” ​ — Romans 4 : 11 , To@@ da@@ y’s Eng@@ l@@ ish V@@ er@@ sion .
Re@@ jo@@ ice and lea@@ p for joy , since your re@@ ward is great in the heavens . ” ​ — Matthew 5 : 10 - 12 .
How happy the believ@@ ing husband would be if his children were to take their stand for the truth !
; M@@ ad@@ el@@ in , K .
Is this what Jesus had in mind ?
Are you expe@@ cting more of your sp@@ ouse than is reason@@ able ? ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 4 ; 4 : 5 .
We see the answer in Paul’s men@@ tion of “ a declar@@ ing of [ men of all kin@@ ds ] righteous for life . ” ​ — R@@ om . 5 : 18 .
12 : 9 , 10 .
They will p@@ our into your la@@ ps a fine me@@ asure , pres@@ sed down , sh@@ ak@@ en together , and over@@ f@@ low@@ ing .
There is also a need to show courage in the congregation .
Do@@ ing so can mean et@@ er@@ n@@ al life under God’s Kingdom in the hands of his de@@ ar Son .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ where we look today , it seem@@ s that the ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive and the high - min@@ ded are ga@@ ining the u@@ pp@@ er hand and are taking what they want .
When Jesus was on earth , there were commun@@ ities of Jews in Egy@@ pt and other par@@ ts of N@@ or@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , as well as Gre@@ e@@ ce , A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or , and M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia .
Why must we keep on mo@@ ving a@@ head with Jehovah’s organization ?
But right up until his death , he encoura@@ ged me to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in the way of the truth so that we may me@@ et again in Par@@ adise .
We do not ex@@ pect mirac@@ les today , but we do dis@@ cer@@ n that Jehovah is prote@@ cting his people as a group .
Is Satan right ?
A@@ gain , self - discipl@@ ine and con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation are needed .
This acc@@ or@@ ds with the fact that one of the mirac@@ ul@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts of the spirit given in the early de@@ ca@@ des of the Christian congregation was “ dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment of inspired ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces . ” ​ — 4 / 1 , page 28 .
Those who loved Jehovah found great deli@@ ght in his righteous la@@ ws and dec@@ re@@ es .
Your tal@@ ks streng@@ th@@ ened them , your example encoura@@ ged them , and your shepher@@ ding vis@@ its helped them to end@@ ure their tri@@ als .
13 , 14 . ( a ) What is conscience , and how does it come into pla@@ y regarding blood ?
A my@@ th@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal U@@ gar@@ iti@@ c po@@ em may provide ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound on Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 23 : 19
21 , 22 . ( a ) What reas@@ ons do we@@ d@@ ded Christians have for being gr@@ ate@@ ful for God’s gift of marriage ?
He has also taken long - ter@@ m me@@ a@@ sures so that in the end his purpose will be ful@@ filled .
How encourag@@ ing it is to ob@@ serve that God’s servants ​ — young and old al@@ ike — ​ are ap@@ pl@@ ying that vital counsel !
L@@ ess@@ on : O@@ be@@ di@@ ent children prove not only that they love their parents but also that they want to ple@@ ase God .
The first members of God’s new nation were the apostles and over a h@@ un@@ d@@ red other disciples of Christ who had me@@ t together in an u@@ pp@@ er ro@@ om in Jerusalem .
World W@@ ar I@@ I was ra@@ g@@ ing .
She is another mission@@ ary who keep@@ s bus@@ y in the preaching work .
All of this har@@ mon@@ iz@@ es with Jesus ’ comm@@ and to ‘ make disciples , teaching them to ob@@ serve all the things he had comman@@ ded . ’
In their sear@@ ch for “ the hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al Jesus , ” vari@@ ous scho@@ l@@ ars ar@@ gu@@ e that the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts of the emp@@ ty t@@ om@@ b and Jesus ’ po@@ st - resurrection appe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces are pu@@ re fi@@ ction , de@@ v@@ ised long after his death in order to support claim@@ s of his heavenly power .
“ But whether he is one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , ” I ad@@ ded , “ you should ask him , not me . ”
If he is religi@@ ously inc@@ l@@ ined , you may be able to draw him out fur@@ ther by as@@ king , “ Do you think God listen@@ s to all prayers , or might there be some prayers he does not appro@@ ve of ? ”
What benef@@ its come from making this ex@@ tr@@ a effort ?
What bur@@ den@@ s can advan@@ ced age imp@@ ose on a person ?
W@@ rit@@ ten evidence also ex@@ ists .
With that question , Abraham expres@@ sed confidence that Jehovah would rend@@ er perfect justice in the case of So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h .
In the first of these two artic@@ les , we will see what spiritu@@ ality is and what we can learn from ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary spiritual people .
The Re@@ al Jesus and Your F@@ utu@@ re
The jud@@ ges of the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in were determined to have them put to death .
“ Do not put your trust in no@@ bl@@ es , nor in the son of earth@@ ling man , to whom no sal@@ vation bel@@ ong@@ s , ” wrote the psalmist .
Mi@@ ca@@ h’s con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries , though , have become so bad that “ their best one is like a bri@@ er , their most u@@ pri@@ ght one is wor@@ se than a thor@@ n he@@ dge , ” ca@@ using h@@ ur@@ t and pain to anyone coming near .
At Jehovah’s time you will be able to e@@ ch@@ o Jo@@ b@@ ’s words ad@@ d@@ ressed to the Creator : “ You will call , and I my@@ self shall answer you . ”
d@@ wel@@ t in the land of Egy@@ pt and in Cana@@ an
They are making spiritual prog@@ ress and are happy about serving Jehovah . ”
Di@@ d Jehovah bl@@ ess the arrang@@ ement by means of which his Son f@@ ed the first - century congregations ?
Gre@@ ed , then , am@@ oun@@ ts to a tur@@ ning away from God .
18 , 19 . ( a ) How does God reg@@ ard our ministry , and why should we cultiv@@ ate his vie@@ w@@ point ?
That was qu@@ ite a rec@@ ord for a mo@@ der@@ n - day mon@@ ar@@ ch . As imp@@ res@@ sive as the l@@ eng@@ th of King S@@ ob@@ hu@@ z@@ a@@ ’s rule may be , there is a king who@@ se re@@ ign is not li@@ mit@@ ed by the sh@@ ort life sp@@ an of humans .
Per@@ haps you are in your l@@ ate te@@ ens or early 20 ’ s .
A congregation of believers was esta@@ bli@@ shed .
Like Jesus Christ , the King of God’s Kingdom , we must love righteousness . ​ — He@@ b .
“ So how could I show my@@ self atten@@ tive to a vi@@ r@@ g@@ in ? ”
Ke@@ ep lear@@ ning about him through the pages of his Word , the Bible .
That fi@@ re con@@ sum@@ ed even the water in the tr@@ en@@ ch around the al@@ ta@@ r !
A W@@ ar@@ ning R@@ em@@ in@@ der
C@@ learly , it is important that we use our Bible - tra@@ ined conscience when cho@@ o@@ sing rec@@ re@@ ation .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , we are in a better position to cop@@ e if we can id@@ enti@@ fy the ca@@ uses of our problems or tri@@ bul@@ ations .
For my yo@@ ke is kin@@ dly and my lo@@ ad is light . ” ​ — Matthew 11 : 28 - 30 .
The disci@@ ple James tel@@ ls us why we should make mer@@ cy an ess@@ enti@@ al qu@@ ality in our lives .
Rather , it is based on Jehovah’s person@@ ality and his car@@ din@@ al at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te of justice together with his other car@@ din@@ al at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes of love , wisdom , and power .
I@@ mp@@ ressed with her integrity , the sol@@ di@@ er gave V@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ a a consider@@ able re@@ ward from the rec@@ over@@ ed fun@@ ds .
It is God’s will that his servants get along well , and he will answer such s@@ inc@@ ere prayers .
How can we cultiv@@ ate faith like that of Daniel ?
Still , they went back there to encoura@@ ge the new disciples and to help them stay faithful to Jehovah .
5 : 7 ​ — Does Jehovah hold people acc@@ oun@@ table for the er@@ r@@ ors of their fore@@ fa@@ thers ?
She said : “ I became comple@@ t@@ ely eng@@ ro@@ s@@ sed in a hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing con@@ vers@@ ation between two sisters who had come over from E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe by bo@@ at . ”
The need is different with each individu@@ al , but we may be able to provide spiritual encourag@@ ement and some other practic@@ al help . ​ — Read Romans 12 : 15 ; 1 Peter 3 : 8 .
What do you think is the right reason for believ@@ ing in God ?
As imper@@ fect humans , all of us have fa@@ ul@@ ts and sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings .
Christians recogn@@ ize that prop@@ er author@@ ities in the family , in the Christian congregation , and in the commun@@ ity are esta@@ bli@@ shed for their benefit
To continue benef@@ iting from our close relationship with Jehovah God , it is also vital that we keep on res@@ is@@ ting such spiritually de@@ tri@@ men@@ tal things as materi@@ al@@ ism , un@@ who@@ les@@ ome en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , an un@@ for@@ giving spirit , or indi@@ ffer@@ ence toward nee@@ dy ones .
But in 19@@ 18 , the fin@@ al year of the war , the organiz@@ ed preaching work vi@@ r@@ tually st@@ op@@ ped .
He post@@ pon@@ ed his re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment for sever@@ al we@@ ek@@ s so that he could be present for a dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
When you are suffering during a tri@@ al , try to i@@ magine this inv@@ isi@@ ble sc@@ ene .
Can you think of a pro@@ ject that will make your family worship even more enjo@@ y@@ able ?
No won@@ der servants of Jehovah avoid all cont@@ act with them ! ​ — 2 John 10 , 11 .
O@@ thers have wa@@ ited for many years to see the sal@@ vation of Jehovah .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 8@@ 1 , 1@@ 34
Like the sh@@ ell of an e@@ g@@ g , the bi@@ os@@ ph@@ ere is a very th@@ in la@@ y@@ er , or z@@ one , that en@@ com@@ pas@@ ses our pl@@ an@@ et .
Th@@ ough their hous@@ es are hum@@ ble and the people are of little means , they offer vis@@ it@@ ors what they have .
In this way , we received regul@@ ar spiritual food .
How can we devel@@ op deep respect and love for Jehovah’s law ?
• Why should we shu@@ n the worl@@ dly view of great@@ ness ?
The Bible says : “ [ God ] will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more .
P@@ ri@@ est blessing tro@@ op@@ s : U@@ .@@ S .
Instead of mo@@ des@@ tly accep@@ ting cor@@ rection , he r@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ized , exc@@ used himself , jus@@ ti@@ fied his actions , si@@ des@@ te@@ pp@@ ed the is@@ sue , and tri@@ ed to shi@@ ft the bl@@ ame to the people .
If the person refu@@ ses to change his be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or , the elders may deci@@ de to give a talk expla@@ ining how such be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or could cause others to speak ba@@ dly about the congregation .
“ A@@ p@@ par@@ ently someone made a mis@@ take , and because of red ta@@ pe , no one knew how to s@@ ort things out , ” com@@ men@@ ted the ju@@ dge who sen@@ ten@@ ced the govern@@ ment to receive the money and pa@@ y leg@@ al co@@ st@@ s .
The Israelites were war@@ ned : “ Ke@@ ep away from the thing devo@@ ted to des@@ tru@@ ction , for fear you may get a desire ” and take some it@@ em@@ s from the city .
It is eas@@ y to read those words and conclu@@ de that they mer@@ ely pa@@ in@@ t a pre@@ t@@ ty pi@@ c@@ ture of a pe@@ ace@@ ful set@@ ting ​ — a sh@@ a@@ de t@@ ree gro@@ wing by a ri@@ ver .
How may we listen to Jesus Christ ?
When he was temp@@ ted by Satan in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , Jesus effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely used the s@@ word of the spirit to f@@ end off false reason@@ ing and c@@ un@@ ning temp@@ t@@ ations .
In the par@@ able of the sheep and the go@@ ats , the Son of man arri@@ ves in his glory in the peri@@ od of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation and s@@ its in judgment .
The V@@ is@@ it That Ch@@ ang@@ ed My Li@@ fe
O@@ ther Eng@@ l@@ ish Bible transl@@ ations had similar problems .
When I was 12 years old , our family first came in cont@@ act with the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then known .
The Gre@@ at P@@ o@@ t@@ ter is our Father .
It began to stand still , but I did not recogn@@ ize its appe@@ ar@@ ance ; a form was in fr@@ on@@ t of my eyes ; there was a cal@@ m , and I now heard a vo@@ ice . ”
May each of us , then , put on “ as a hel@@ me@@ t the hope of sal@@ vation , ” thus re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that “ God assign@@ ed us , not to wr@@ ath , but to the ac@@ qui@@ ring of sal@@ vation through our Lord Jesus Christ . ”
What pro@@ of do we have that Jehovah supp@@ or@@ ts his people in “ de@@ f@@ en@@ ding and leg@@ ally esta@@ bli@@ shing ” the good news ?
She also said that she sh@@ a@@ res some of my beli@@ ef@@ s . ”
Then it ad@@ ds : “ Al@@ so , those called and cho@@ s@@ en and faithful with him will do so . ”
Jeremiah gives a de@@ ta@@ iled account of the f@@ all of Jerusalem .
En@@ du@@ r@@ ance Com@@ es From Jehovah
So to cop@@ e with the situation , be sure to maintain your own spiritu@@ ality .
De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 5 - 7 states : “ You must love Jehovah your God with all your heart and all your soul and all your vital for@@ ce .
Some people sh@@ y away from those questions , thinking that the ans@@ wers are bey@@ ond us .
The apostle Paul expres@@ sed his deep appreciation for this pro@@ vision . He exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ Mis@@ er@@ able man that I am !
A@@ m@@ ong the artic@@ les that will appe@@ ar only on@@ l@@ ine are the following : “ For Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople , ” which out@@ l@@ ines you@@ th - ori@@ ented Bible study pro@@ je@@ cts , and “ My Bible L@@ ess@@ ons , ” a seri@@ es desi@@ gn@@ ed for parents to use with children who are three years of age and under .
We must recogn@@ ize that it is imp@@ os@@ sible to ple@@ ase ever@@ yone .
I was born in Ri@@ ga , the cap@@ it@@ al of L@@ at@@ vi@@ a .
The two recor@@ ds are comple@@ men@@ t@@ ary , each su@@ p@@ pl@@ ying de@@ ta@@ il@@ s not mentioned in the other .
Many people today show no reg@@ ard for the needs of others
Con@@ s@@ ci@@ enti@@ ous Christians avoid ris@@ k@@ y s@@ por@@ ts out of respect for the gift of life and for its Gi@@ ver . ​ — Psalm 36 : 9 .
The gi@@ r@@ l was happy that she had obe@@ yed Jehovah’s comm@@ and to ‘ ab@@ sta@@ in from for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation . ’
She asked if I could come and help her with the hous@@ eho@@ ld cho@@ res , as she was to o@@ pen an Eng@@ l@@ ish school .
Many Ju@@ de@@ an and Gal@@ ile@@ an to@@ w@@ ns were lo@@ c@@ ated on m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s rather than in the v@@ al@@ le@@ ys bel@@ ow .
• Why did the Jews in Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s day have to bring w@@ o@@ od to the temple ?
But the disci@@ ple Luke repor@@ ts : “ There were some men of C@@ y@@ pr@@ us and C@@ y@@ r@@ ene that came to An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch and began tal@@ king to the Greek - speaking people , declar@@ ing the good news of the Lord Jesus . ” ​ — Acts 11 : 19 - 21 .
But you do not need to wor@@ ry about things that have not yet happened .
Indeed , if we are not care@@ ful , the every@@ day concer@@ ns of life could enti@@ ce our heart and cause us to s@@ low down spiritually .
[ B@@ lu@@ r@@ b on page 10 ]
; Nu@@ ñ@@ e@@ z , K .
C@@ learly , doing your “ ut@@ most ” invol@@ ves having good study ha@@ bi@@ ts .
13 : 5@@ 2 .
Why should we not let em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass@@ ment hold us back from as@@ king the elders for help to over@@ come our we@@ ak@@ ness ?
Why may Jehovah not have en@@ for@@ ced his law on ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y at the time of Davi@@ d’s sin with B@@ ath - she@@ ba ?
As that pro@@ ves to be so in your life , your advan@@ c@@ ement will be man@@ i@@ f@@ est to all .
Such a life will give mankind the opportunity to ac@@ qui@@ re knowledge of Jehovah’s cre@@ ations and to dedic@@ ate time to develop@@ ing any or all of the f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating s@@ k@@ ill@@ s , stu@@ dies , and occ@@ up@@ ations that we can now only dre@@ am about .
Satan’s W@@ a@@ y of R@@ ul@@ ing Su@@ re to Fa@@ il
E@@ ach year , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants need to become elders and th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of other brothers need to become minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants .
A@@ nt@@ ô@@ ni@@ o then sh@@ ared what he had learned from these boo@@ ks with other pati@@ ents .
Jesus said : “ Bu@@ y . . . ey@@ es@@ al@@ ve to ru@@ b in your eyes that you may see . ”
L@@ ater she became a special pioneer .
Like J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah , will you always obey Jehovah ?
If so , you are among the more than two bil@@ li@@ on people on earth ​ — al@@ most 1 in every 3 — ​ who prof@@ ess to be followers of Christ .
J@@ on : Yes , it does .
6 , 7 . ( a ) What har@@ m did Adam bring upon all his des@@ c@@ end@@ ants ?
Des@@ pite the pe@@ ace@@ ful set@@ ting , life was difficult .
If they rema@@ ined faithful , they would live in heaven and rule with Christ .
D@@ ra@@ wing on hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al and te@@ x@@ tu@@ al evidence , Bar@@ de@@ t conclu@@ ded that such an imit@@ ation would be al@@ most mirac@@ ul@@ ous .
Many , both young and old , ex@@ to@@ l the import@@ ance of an ac@@ ad@@ em@@ ic educ@@ ation .
And all of us will rend@@ er an account for the way we are using our God - given fre@@ e@@ dom . ​ — Romans 14 : 12 .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , Jesus encoura@@ ged his disciples to “ keep on as@@ king ” for Jehovah’s help because “ the Father in heaven ” will “ give holy spirit to those as@@ king him . ”
What will help us to be true to our word ?
“ To@@ ile@@ ts and ou@@ th@@ ous@@ es are often ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted and a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally become a ha@@ ven for ro@@ ach@@ es and f@@ lies . ”
This can be a chall@@ enge in some par@@ ts of the world .
9 : 23 , 24 ) V@@ a@@ in sen@@ ti@@ ments in our hearts will ev@@ en@@ tually show up in our actions .
What happened after the death of Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s gener@@ ation ?
We fin@@ ally cho@@ se the half h@@ our between si@@ x and si@@ x - th@@ ir@@ ty in the mor@@ ning .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , the writ@@ er of Psalm 1@@ 19 said : “ How I do love your law !
Mu@@ m asked the next Witness who called at our home .
© G@@ .@@ M@@ .@@ B .
However , the responsi@@ bility of making decisions is not so we@@ igh@@ ty as to be inclu@@ ded among “ the bur@@ den@@ s , ” or “ tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es@@ ome things , ” that those with “ spiritual qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations ” may car@@ ry for us .
In har@@ mony with 2 Peter 3 : 10 - 12 , what makes our hope secu@@ re ?
What is requi@@ red for life in the earthly Par@@ adise ?
We were able to encoura@@ ge young people to star@@ t in the full - time service .
1@@ 37 : 6 .
F@@ al@@ c@@ on : © Jo@@ e M@@ c@@ D@@ on@@ al@@ d / V@@ is@@ u@@ als Un@@ li@@ mit@@ ed
W@@ ere the L@@ ev@@ ites the only ones who had that privilege ?
Because of a mis@@ understanding , I thought that she me@@ ant that I could learn all she knew about the Bible in just one one - h@@ our s@@ es@@ sion .
( a ) What ability would be most desi@@ ra@@ ble ?
9 Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy 6 .
These teachings are false .
At age se@@ ven , I lost my hear@@ ing because of an ill@@ ness , and since then I have not been able to hear any of the s@@ oun@@ ds around me .
What if Jehovah’s day c@@ atch@@ es him in such a con@@ dition ?
F@@ ind Jo@@ y in As@@ sis@@ ting O@@ thers
Since the Bible ur@@ ges Christians “ to follow [ Jesus ’ ] st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y , ” Christians today have clear guid@@ ance when it comes to set@@ ting pri@@ or@@ ities in their efforts to help others .
As a result , both women were bless@@ ed by Jehovah .
The message is also about the rest@@ or@@ ation of a rep@@ ent@@ ant re@@ m@@ n@@ ant .
So the words at Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 20 : 5 were fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ ally direc@@ ted to the whole nation .
I have kept up - to - d@@ ate with me@@ dic@@ ine , and I have done re@@ sear@@ ch on blood ris@@ ks , al@@ ter@@ n@@ ative tre@@ at@@ ments , pati@@ ents ’ righ@@ ts , and bi@@ o@@ e@@ th@@ ic@@ s .
One of the poin@@ ts in the declar@@ ation stated : “ I as@@ sure by this never again to be ac@@ tive for the In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents So@@ ci@@ ety . ”
W@@ om@@ en are “ to ad@@ or@@ n themselves in well - arrang@@ ed d@@ ress , with mo@@ des@@ ty and s@@ oun@@ dness of mind . ”
Indeed , let us accept Jesus as the one whom God has provided for our sal@@ vation .
The long rec@@ ord of man@@ kin@@ d’s efforts over more than si@@ x mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ um@@ s demonstr@@ ates that humans re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly let one another down .
Re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment B@@ r@@ ings a Ch@@ ange
A man is fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ used of a cap@@ it@@ al off@@ en@@ se .
R@@ itu@@ al l@@ ac@@ er@@ ation was ap@@ par@@ ently a cu@@ sto@@ m among Ba@@ al worshi@@ p@@ ers . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 18 : 28 .
This was no m@@ ere st@@ ory of a mem@@ or@@ able r@@ om@@ ance .
The re@@ turned ex@@ il@@ es l@@ ack knowledge of their n@@ ational hist@@ ory .
Be@@ fore qu@@ ali@@ f@@ ying for baptism , what chang@@ es have many made ?
Many fac@@ t@@ ors can make us feel l@@ on@@ ely .
It im@@ medi@@ ately became a temp@@ or@@ ary reli@@ ef cen@@ ter .
If they gu@@ ess@@ ed the meaning of the ri@@ dd@@ le , Sam@@ son would give them 30 under@@ gar@@ ments and out@@ f@@ its of clo@@ th@@ es .
I often ob@@ served the tri@@ als , the la@@ w@@ y@@ ers ’ com@@ ments ​ — both positi@@ ve and ne@@ g@@ ative — ​ the me@@ tho@@ ds of leg@@ al de@@ f@@ en@@ se , and the t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony of acc@@ used fellow believers .
My mother , G@@ ri@@ g@@ ory , and I pre@@ ached in the set@@ t@@ le@@ ments around Tu@@ lu@@ n , but we had to be res@@ our@@ ce@@ ful .
The mo@@ on is a witness that remin@@ ds us of that Kingdom and the blessings it will b@@ es@@ to@@ w upon mankind .
Sh@@ ould a hi@@ d@@ den co@@ de be the bas@@ is for believ@@ ing that the Bible is inspired of God ?
Th@@ ough the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts may at first se@@ em to be cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct@@ ory , they were all co@@ ver@@ ing the same point .
Jesus stated : “ All authority has been given me in heaven and on the earth .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 9@@ 2 , 14@@ 8
M@@ ore often , it is a c@@ ry for help from those who feel that no one is listen@@ ing . ”
U@@ se the time to medit@@ ate , something that is inc@@ reas@@ ingly difficult in our f@@ ast - mo@@ ving world .
He descri@@ bed the events that would lead up to his coming as Ju@@ dge , and then he war@@ ned : “ Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch , therefore , because you do not know on what day your Lord is coming .
E@@ r@@ r@@ ors or f@@ ou@@ ls could pro@@ vo@@ ke ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents that made this po@@ pul@@ ar ev@@ ent even more spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar .
This streng@@ th@@ ens the hope we have in the prophe@@ tic pi@@ c@@ tures found in the Bible regarding the new world of his making . ” ​ — Ch@@ es@@ ter .
This poin@@ ts to the time of the end and to the en@@ thr@@ on@@ ement of the Son of man , Jesus Christ , in the year 1914 .
Let us exam@@ ine three as@@ pe@@ cts of love descri@@ bed by the apostle Paul in his first letter to the Corinthians and discus@@ s some spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c ways parents can put this qu@@ ality to work as they tra@@ in their children . ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 4 - 8 .
E@@ ven@@ tually , my turn came to give a talk .
“ But it dist@@ res@@ ses me that I will have to part from these f@@ low@@ ers . ”
“ The heavens [ that ] will pas@@ s away ” re@@ present human rule over ung@@ o@@ dly soci@@ ety .
It is now thought that the heavens con@@ tain over 1@@ 00 bil@@ li@@ on g@@ al@@ a@@ xi@@ es , some cons@@ is@@ ting of bil@@ li@@ ons of st@@ ars .
On@@ ce again , the n@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s ze@@ al for spiritual things was f@@ la@@ gg@@ ing .
No one can righ@@ tly disa@@ gre@@ e with the fact that the early Christian congregation bor@@ e no res@@ em@@ bl@@ ance to the in@@ s@@ titu@@ tion@@ al@@ ized ch@@ urch syst@@ em@@ s we see today .
Let us exam@@ ine some examples of you@@ ths who love God and who end@@ e@@ av@@ or to remain spiritually strong in a ple@@ asure - see@@ king and materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic world .
What comfort there is in know@@ ing that nothing can pre@@ v@@ ent Jehovah from deli@@ ver@@ ing his servants !
How have the cl@@ er@@ gy of Chris@@ tend@@ om w@@ at@@ ered down God’s Word ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , when the information dis@@ cre@@ di@@ ts others , think about who would benefit from such news being s@@ pre@@ ad and whether the s@@ ource has ul@@ ter@@ i@@ or mo@@ ti@@ ves in s@@ pre@@ ading it .
And God’s prophecy of the Se@@ ed was ful@@ filled in his Son , Jesus Christ .
Who up@@ hold Bible standards of conduct , at the ris@@ k of being consider@@ ed old - fa@@ shi@@ oned ?
See pages 2@@ 15 - 2@@ 18 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
How can we devel@@ op our per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers so as to know how to ple@@ ase Jehovah even when he has not given spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c direction in a matter ?
• What fi@@ ght do all Christians have ?
An@@ y who feel this way , however , can draw encourag@@ ement from the words found at Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 2 : 3 : “ The vision is yet for the appointed time , and it keep@@ s pan@@ ting on to the end , and it will not tell a li@@ e .
These can be ei@@ ther co@@ ld and san@@ c@@ ti@@ mon@@ i@@ ous or bo@@ is@@ ter@@ ous like ro@@ ck concer@@ ts .
In order to pre@@ serve his life , a person is likely to be willing to have a li@@ m@@ b sur@@ gi@@ c@@ ally am@@ pu@@ t@@ ated .
Hence , it refle@@ cts human fa@@ il@@ ings resul@@ ting from sin and imper@@ fe@@ ction .
You may have had to ad@@ just your p@@ ace .
However , when they deli@@ ver you up , do not become anxi@@ ous about how or what you are to speak ; for what you are to speak will be given you in that h@@ our ; for the ones speaking are not just you , but it is the spirit of your Father that speak@@ s by you . ”
When he c@@ atch@@ es up with Na@@ am@@ an , do you know what Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i tel@@ ls him ? — ‘ El@@ isha sent me to tell you that two vis@@ it@@ ors just came .
As a result , they are no longer over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed with feelings of des@@ pa@@ ir or anger over what they see happ@@ ening around them .
Is it not so@@ ber@@ ing to think that such desi@@ res am@@ ount to i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , worship of a false go@@ d ?
Now I have confidence I can answer during the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy . ”
Com@@ fort for the Bro@@ k@@ en@@ hear@@ ted
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of people around the world rest their hope on God’s Kingdom .
Why can we say that past servants of God appreci@@ ated his gift of marriage ?
While at the conven@@ tion , I attend@@ ed the meeting for those who were inter@@ ested in serving at Bethel .
The congregation in Th@@ y@@ ati@@ r@@ a was t@@ ol@@ er@@ ating i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , false teaching , and se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
What can a baptized brother do if anxi@@ ety , feelings of in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ac@@ y , or a l@@ ack of mo@@ tiv@@ ation ho@@ l@@ ds him back ?
Our we@@ d@@ ding day , De@@ c@@ ember 31 , 195@@ 7
When parents are loyal to each other , there is a good pos@@ si@@ bility that this qu@@ ality will ru@@ b off on their children .
These gave encourag@@ ing tal@@ ks , accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed us in the house - to - house ministry , and showed a kind interest in children .
No@@ thing el@@ se be@@ ars com@@ par@@ is@@ on .
The New Li@@ fe V@@ er@@ sion re@@ a@@ ds : “ What a help they have been to me ! ”
Sh@@ all we accept mer@@ ely what is good from the true God and not accept also what is bad ? ”
No less u@@ se@@ ful were certain de@@ x@@ ter@@ ous th@@ ru@@ st@@ s learned at the w@@ rest@@ ling - scho@@ ol@@ s , and quic@@ k@@ ness in ou@@ tw@@ it@@ ting an an@@ ta@@ g@@ on@@ ist . ”
Jehovah , through Isaiah , says : “ As for your people , all of them will be righteous . ”
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ arly reading and stud@@ ying the Bible will en@@ able us to ‘ h@@ and@@ le the word of the truth ari@@ ght ’
One way that God prote@@ cts us from Satan’s de@@ vi@@ ces today is by provi@@ ding tim@@ ely spiritual food through “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
By sear@@ ch@@ ing for “ deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful words ” of truth , he was able to keep his own feelings from cl@@ ou@@ ding his thoughts .
Still others invit@@ ed us to their ho@@ m@@ es for me@@ als , and they continue to do so . ”
In a di@@ vi@@ ded hous@@ eho@@ ld , the believ@@ ing husband or wife makes a special effort to follow Christian principles .
He re@@ ached out to the po@@ or and op@@ pres@@ sed , help@@ ing them to ‘ find ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment for their sou@@ ls . ’
N@@ O@@ R@@ C@@ O , C@@ A ( K@@ o@@ re@@ an only ) , As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses , 10@@ 0@@ 1 Par@@ k@@ ri@@ dge A@@ ve .
“ Even when a person has an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance his life does not result from the things he pos@@ s@@ ess@@ es . ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 12 : 15 .
Sh@@ ould you reg@@ re@@ t making it ?
This is to be expe@@ cted , for Jesus told his disciples : “ Pe@@ ople will hand you over to tri@@ bul@@ ation and will k@@ ill you , and you will be h@@ ated by all the nations on account of my name . ”
5 : 12 . Why is hon@@ or@@ ing Jehovah and Christ not op@@ tional ?
God fore@@ told through the prophet Mi@@ ca@@ h that the Messi@@ ah would be born in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m and through the prophet Daniel that he would later be kil@@ led .
Indeed , such love fo@@ st@@ ers a sel@@ f@@ ish world that is “ hard to de@@ al with . ”
In time , you likely fac@@ ed some op@@ position or persecu@@ tion .
Ther@@ efore , let us “ pray con@@ stan@@ tly . ”
Thus , the faithful ones in Juda@@ h he@@ e@@ ded Isa@@ i@@ ah’s ex@@ hor@@ tation : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah , you people , for all times , for in J@@ ah Jehovah is the R@@ o@@ ck of times in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ”
Of course , preaching will not sol@@ ve all the worl@@ d’s problems .
No , they ad@@ d to the beau@@ ty of Z@@ ion by coming to worship in associ@@ ation with their anointed brothers , be@@ coming “ one flo@@ ck ” with them under “ one shepher@@ d . ” ​ — John 10 : 16 .
Are you show@@ ing love and respect for God if you a@@ bu@@ se your God - given body by in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ing in a de@@ fil@@ ing ha@@ bi@@ t ?
It lies 35 mil@@ es [ 5@@ 5@@ k@@ m ] nor@@ th of Se@@ ou@@ l , cap@@ it@@ al of the Re@@ public of K@@ o@@ re@@ a .
May all who atten@@ d our meetings feel simil@@ arly encoura@@ ged and cons@@ ol@@ ed .
We may think of a coura@@ ge@@ ous person as one who is strong , v@@ ali@@ ant , even bo@@ ld .
Rather than simply doing the min@@ i@@ mu@@ m , look for ways to do more than is requi@@ red .
This should move a person to ask : ‘ What about me ?
How , then , does the Bible help young people to avoid you@@ th@@ ful fol@@ ly ?
E@@ ven@@ tually , recor@@ ding@@ s co@@ ver@@ ing 9@@ 2 different sub@@ je@@ cts were made a@@ vail@@ able .
The dec@@ eas@@ ed young man was the only son of a wi@@ do@@ w .
* My mother asked me to go along .
No , God deal@@ t with the wicked angels in heaven , and he will also de@@ al with the wicked people here on earth .
Jesus sa@@ ves because he died for us .
He will help you re@@ ach it . ”
And how do Christians respon@@ d to what the Scriptures say about their hope ?
Such public@@ ations as the “ Bible T@@ each ” book help us to maintain un@@ ity in our teaching
Of course , it is not always the parents who become in@@ fir@@ m first .
We have another way to “ see ” Jehovah’s organization , a way that was un@@ a@@ vail@@ able to ancient Israel .
( a ) To what did Paul com@@ pare the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , and what war@@ ning did he give par@@ tak@@ ers ?
A@@ bo@@ ve all , I experienced the gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ousness of Jehovah , the He@@ are@@ r of prayer .
Jeremiah continu@@ es : “ Bet@@ ter have those sla@@ in with the s@@ word proved to be than those sla@@ in by fam@@ ine , because these p@@ ine away , pi@@ er@@ ced through for l@@ ack of the pro@@ du@@ ce of the o@@ pen field . ” ​ — L@@ am@@ ent@@ ations 4 : 6 , 9 .
In fact , the number of regul@@ ar pione@@ ers in T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y inc@@ reas@@ ed by 24 per@@ c@@ ent during the 12 months following the cam@@ pa@@ ign .
What is the worl@@ d’s po@@ pul@@ ation , and how many are coun@@ ted as members of certain religi@@ ons ?
Bo@@ th transl@@ at@@ ors and scho@@ l@@ ars needed a Bible in the origin@@ al langu@@ ages , as well as an imp@@ ro@@ ved L@@ at@@ in transl@@ ation .
The next day , they beg@@ in to e@@ at some of the yi@@ eld of the land , and the pro@@ vision of the man@@ na c@@ eas@@ es .
H@@ er husband and a number of relati@@ ves are now stud@@ ying God’s Word .
For years , a@@ str@@ on@@ om@@ ers ob@@ served what was descri@@ bed as “ small lu@@ min@@ ous re@@ gi@@ ons with a ne@@ bul@@ ous , not res@@ ol@@ ved appe@@ ar@@ ance . ”
F@@ E@@ A@@ R has many fac@@ e@@ ts .
The gi@@ r@@ l well kno@@ ws that her strength is li@@ mit@@ ed , but she has confidence in her father .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the l@@ ou@@ d mu@@ si@@ c often at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ts tr@@ ou@@ ble@@ mak@@ ers , str@@ ang@@ ers who simply come un@@ invit@@ ed .
Yes , for the apostle Paul ur@@ ged fellow Christians : “ Be@@ come imit@@ at@@ ors of God , as bel@@ o@@ ved children . ”
That chall@@ enge needed to be me@@ t .
My chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od was not eas@@ y .
However , with prop@@ er reas@@ sur@@ ance and support , children can be helped to cop@@ e succ@@ ess@@ fully with the lo@@ ss of a loved one .
Des@@ pite the ter@@ ri@@ ble tra@@ ge@@ dy she was fac@@ ing , she was sure of the resurrection hope ​ — that she would see all her friends again .
Thus , their mer@@ ci@@ ful conduct tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ s over any ad@@ verse judgment they might have been li@@ able for . — Proverbs 14 : 21 ; Matthew 5 : 7 ; 6 : 12 ; 7 : 2 .
Why , ph@@ en@@ om@@ en@@ al inc@@ re@@ ase has taken place since then !
No , he tru@@ sted in Jehovah and obe@@ yed “ on that very day . ” ​ — Genesis 17 : 10 - 14 , 23 .
We were married in Ju@@ ne 19@@ 50 and sta@@ yed in New Yor@@ k .
Paul later wrote to Timothy : ‘ All those who desire to live a godly life will be persecu@@ ted . ’ ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 12 ; John 15 : 20 .
S@@ ome@@ one who had a heal@@ thy attitude about himself and who made a s@@ ound ap@@ pra@@ is@@ al of his own wor@@ th , was G@@ ide@@ on , a ju@@ dge among the ancient Hebrews .
Who Re@@ ally Are God’s M@@ in@@ isters ?
Sh@@ ould anything hold you back from accep@@ ting the offer ?
How did women feel in Jesus ’ pres@@ ence ?
Ch@@ ang@@ es in attitu@@ des and conduct often take time and are gra@@ du@@ al .
Many parents feel c@@ ru@@ shed when they learn that their child is ill .
What fac@@ t@@ ors will the family head take into consider@@ ation ?
The ju@@ dge sen@@ ten@@ ced us to three months in j@@ a@@ il at hard la@@ b@@ or .
The apostle John high@@ ligh@@ ted this vital as@@ pect of giving when he asked : “ W@@ ho@@ ever has this worl@@ d’s means for supp@@ or@@ ting life and b@@ eho@@ l@@ ds his brother having need and yet shu@@ ts the do@@ or of his tend@@ er com@@ pas@@ sions upon him , in what way does the love of God remain in him ? ”
No@@ ah’s family accepted his instru@@ ction , sh@@ ared his faith , and did not allow the influ@@ ence of others to h@@ in@@ der their God - given work .
When someone comm@@ ends me , I feel very good in@@ side . ”
A@@ n H@@ on@@ est Pe@@ ople B@@ r@@ ings P@@ ra@@ ise to Jehovah
Hence , this prophecy indic@@ ates that the se@@ al@@ ing of Christ’s brothers will have been comple@@ ted when the great tri@@ bul@@ ation bre@@ ak@@ s out .
“ ‘ La@@ z@@ ar@@ us our friend has fal@@ le@@ n as@@ le@@ ep , but I am travel@@ ing there to a@@ wak@@ en him . ’
A@@ le@@ x says : “ I@@ ’@@ ve dis@@ co@@ vered that ne@@ arly any mar@@ it@@ al difficul@@ ty can be res@@ ol@@ ved if a cou@@ ple app@@ lies Bible principles . ”
It was a ten@@ se m@@ om@@ ent , but I was determined to do what was right .
Jehovah has continued to care for all our material needs , and the brothers and sisters in our local congregation give us much love and support .
Des@@ pite this , Jehovah has bless@@ ed me with the en@@ er@@ gy to continue serving him as a special pioneer .
The c@@ ard was about three by fi@@ ve in@@ ches ( 7@@ .@@ 6 by 1@@ 2@@ .@@ 7 c@@ m ) in si@@ ze and con@@ ta@@ ined a bri@@ ef Bible message .
“ You are wor@@ thy , Jehovah our God , to receive the glory and the honor and the power , because you cre@@ ated all things . ” ​ — Revelation 4 : 11 .
He as@@ sures us : “ I shall make you have in@@ sight and instru@@ ct you in the way you should go . I will give ad@@ vice with my e@@ ye upon you . ”
From her who is l@@ ying in your bo@@ som gu@@ ard the op@@ en@@ ings of your m@@ ou@@ th . ” ​ — Mi@@ ca@@ h 7 : 5 .
So most people do not .
What makes the loving - kindness of Be@@ th@@ u@@ el , Joseph , and Ru@@ th especially mean@@ ing@@ ful , and what moved them to displa@@ y this qu@@ ality ?
They will be world con@@ qu@@ er@@ ors .
4 : 17 ; M@@ al .
Jesus thus indic@@ ated that by means of holy spirit , deep spiritual things would be prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely reve@@ aled .
We are very happy that the number of Witnesses keep@@ s inc@@ reas@@ ing
And he will certainly become like a t@@ ree pl@@ anted by st@@ re@@ am@@ s of water , that gives its own fru@@ it in its se@@ as@@ on and the fo@@ li@@ age of which does not wi@@ ther , and everything he does will succ@@ e@@ ed . ”
By arrang@@ ing Jesus ’ bu@@ ri@@ al , Joseph also ris@@ ked der@@ ision from his col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es .
The mo@@ od of some of the public quic@@ k@@ ly s@@ our@@ ed , however , when al@@ leg@@ ations sur@@ fac@@ ed that prom@@ in@@ ent char@@ ities were mis@@ appro@@ pri@@ ating fun@@ ds .
Jesus demonstr@@ ated per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly what it means to love God .
20 : 10 .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 6@@ 8 , 20@@ 9
P@@ ra@@ y for guid@@ ance .
That does not make them dis@@ loyal to the country in which they live , but it does make them spiritually se@@ par@@ ate from the world .
I@@ t’s very satis@@ f@@ ying ! ”
The Bible is not a fin@@ an@@ cial h@@ and@@ book .
Wh@@ en@@ ever you no@@ tice something comm@@ end@@ able , put your appreciation into words .
The Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful S@@ la@@ ve in Mo@@ der@@ n T@@ im@@ es
We arri@@ ved on the is@@ land of F@@ un@@ a@@ fu@@ t@@ i , in Tu@@ v@@ alu , in J@@ anu@@ ary 19@@ 7@@ 9 .
I@@ magine the life that Moses , a son of A@@ m@@ ra@@ m , could have had .
Why does he f@@ om@@ ent the persecu@@ tion of Christians ?
But there they might have to use h@@ and@@ held imp@@ le@@ ments .
S@@ ad@@ ly , “ the d@@ om@@ in@@ ant ide@@ olo@@ gy of the day ” still tend@@ s to w@@ in out .
As a young man , he had stu@@ died ancient hist@@ ory , liter@@ ature , s@@ ci@@ ence , and ge@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
If because of fear of man , servants of God jo@@ in others in doing what Jehovah for@@ bi@@ ds or ref@@ ra@@ in from doing what God’s Word comman@@ ds them to do , they have been en@@ s@@ n@@ ared by “ the bir@@ d@@ c@@ atch@@ er . ” ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 33 : 8 ; James 4 : 17 .
The Devil eas@@ ily ca@@ ught him ali@@ ve .
Satan’s enti@@ re world system ​ — a pro@@ du@@ ct of his way of gover@@ ning — ​ has re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly and cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly fa@@ iled over the cen@@ tu@@ ries .
Because of age or in@@ fir@@ m@@ ity , the am@@ ount of time that some are able to preach the good news is very li@@ mit@@ ed .
Jehovah is pleas@@ ed with all those “ see@@ king refu@@ ge in him ” ; h@@ ence , even after our coming to know God , we want to continue regul@@ arly associ@@ ating with the congregation of others who know him .
As we medit@@ ate on the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message , God’s spirit helps us to understand Jehovah’s thinking on many matters .
The husband rel@@ ates : “ E@@ very day they came to see how we were doing , and their encourag@@ ing com@@ ments made us feel at home . ”
Although Paul experienced shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ k sever@@ al times and there were d@@ ang@@ ers at se@@ a , the Scriptures do not spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally say that his vo@@ y@@ ages were tr@@ oub@@ led by pi@@ r@@ ates . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
However , He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah knew that Jehovah is not dec@@ ep@@ tive .
Just as a mag@@ ne@@ t dra@@ ws ir@@ on , so love dra@@ ws Jehovah’s servants together in un@@ ity and at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ts s@@ inc@@ ere ones to true worship .
6 , 7 . ( a ) What cam@@ pa@@ ign against Jehovah’s Witnesses was wa@@ ged in Na@@ z@@ i Ger@@ many , and with what out@@ come ?
The only accep@@ table way to “ remember ” Jehovah is to serve him fully .
Ad@@ ds No@@ em@@ i : “ It was wor@@ th the effort . ”
We have what they need : the life - sa@@ ving good news of God’s Kingdom now esta@@ bli@@ shed in heaven !
This important as@@ pect of the Kingdom good news is now being pre@@ ached thr@@ ough@@ out the earth . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
The next time you see God’s name , Jehovah , in the Christian Greek Scriptures or look at a fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te in the Re@@ fer@@ ence Bible , remember the work of Eli@@ as H@@ ut@@ ter and his re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble Hebrew Bi@@ bl@@ es .
Jesus explained why we can be sure of that promise .
We will rejo@@ ice with them when they receive privile@@ ges .
David ad@@ ded : “ I will make my@@ self even more ligh@@ tly es@@ te@@ em@@ ed than this , and I will become low in my eyes ; and with the slave gi@@ r@@ ls whom you mentioned , with them I am determined to gl@@ ori@@ fy my@@ self . ” ​ — 2 Samuel 6 : 21 , 22 .
It was not long before both of them became ac@@ tive Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then known .
It would go against Jehovah’s loving ways to dis@@ qu@@ ali@@ fy his servants for fa@@ il@@ ing to do something that is bey@@ ond their re@@ ach .
After all , following the F@@ lood of No@@ ah’s day , it soon sur@@ fac@@ ed again to such an ex@@ t@@ ent that God had to th@@ war@@ t man@@ kin@@ d’s wicked s@@ ch@@ em@@ es by con@@ fu@@ sing their language . ​ — Genesis 11 : 1 - 8 .
Our bo@@ ld wit@@ ness@@ ing on the world st@@ age helps us sear@@ ch out deser@@ ving ones .
F@@ ar from sol@@ ving the hu@@ ge problems now fac@@ ing mankind , these in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions have ad@@ ded to them .
His disciples were to low@@ er their ne@@ ts into the se@@ a of mankind and could ex@@ pect that their ‘ c@@ atch ’ would inclu@@ de many men .
B@@ ene@@ f@@ iting From the R@@ an@@ som
Be coura@@ ge@@ ous and strong . Do not su@@ ff@@ er sh@@ o@@ ck or be ter@@ ri@@ fied , for Jehovah your God is with you wh@@ er@@ ever you go . ” ​ — Jo@@ shua 1 : 7 - 9 .
Ke@@ ep con@@ ten@@ ding .
Can You M@@ ake the World a Bet@@ ter P@@ l@@ ace ?
Do you think that you have any al@@ ter@@ n@@ ative to be@@ having as they do ?
We read : “ Then God said to Abraham : ‘ Do not be dis@@ pleas@@ ed by what S@@ ar@@ ah is saying to you about the bo@@ y and about your slave gi@@ r@@ l . L@@ isten to her , for what will be called your off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing will be through Isa@@ a@@ c . ’ ”
“ The Bible is a preci@@ ous s@@ ource of such information , ” rep@@ lied D@@ or@@ o@@ ta .
Instead , they p@@ lo@@ t@@ ted to k@@ ill not only Jesus but also La@@ z@@ ar@@ us !
; A@@ ra@@ bi@@ an or@@ y@@ x : Ha@@ i - B@@ ar , Yo@@ t@@ v@@ ata , Israel ; f@@ ar@@ m@@ er p@@ low@@ ing : G@@ ar@@ o N@@ al@@ ban@@ di@@ an
We invit@@ e you to take advan@@ ta@@ ge of this opportunity to be inclu@@ ded in a soci@@ ety that will never experience po@@ ver@@ ty and in@@ justice .
I wanted to prog@@ ress .
The apostles were e@@ ag@@ er to know when Jesus would esta@@ bl@@ ish his Kingdom .
We read : “ Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s came to his a@@ id and led him to the apostles , and he told them in de@@ ta@@ il how on the ro@@ ad he had seen the Lord , . . . and how in D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us he had spo@@ ken b@@ ol@@ dly in the name of Jesus . ”
He expla@@ ins : “ K@@ no@@ wing Jehovah and his organization helped me to cop@@ e with my feelings of in@@ se@@ cur@@ ity and ti@@ mi@@ di@@ ty .
What was the gener@@ al re@@ action of the people to this and other eas@@ y - to - understand ver@@ sions of the Bible ?
In a letter to the congregations , the first - century gover@@ ning body conclu@@ ded with a word that can be rend@@ ered “ good health to you , ” “ keep well , ” or “ f@@ are well . ”
One sister wrote to a brother who had given a talk : “ Although we spoke for only a few min@@ ut@@ es , you saw my heav@@ y heart , and you com@@ for@@ ted and up@@ li@@ f@@ ted me .
Y@@ oung people , what pl@@ ans are you making for a re@@ war@@ ding Christian life ?
A righteous human soci@@ ety ​ — “ a new earth ” — ​ will then be a wonderful re@@ ality . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
; Joh@@ ns@@ son , K .
Why should we not sh@@ r@@ ink back from stud@@ ying the deep@@ er tru@@ ths of God’s Word ?
Ther@@ efore , we need to b@@ end down , so to speak , g@@ ently li@@ ft up the we@@ ak one , and car@@ ry him back .
Why not jo@@ y@@ fully re@@ vis@@ it their ho@@ m@@ es on another occasi@@ on ?
Indeed , “ all the s@@ kil@@ led women who@@ se hearts imp@@ el@@ led them s@@ pu@@ n the go@@ at ha@@ ir . ”
The Bible fore@@ told that Christi@@ an@@ ity would be hi@@ j@@ ac@@ ked and used for evil ends .
Ha@@ ving received comfort to cop@@ e with the lo@@ ss of a loved one , they find that they are able to give encourag@@ ement and comfort to others .
S@@ ad@@ ly , many people put little value on Bible truth .
Although Jo@@ si@@ ah , who was king when Jeremiah started his ministry , was faithful , all succ@@ e@@ e@@ ding k@@ ings were un@@ faithful , and most of those respon@@ sible to instru@@ ct the people ​ — the prophe@@ ts and the pri@@ ests — ​ were not on the side of truth .
Jehovah’s will is being done in heaven , and as@@ king that it take place on earth is a ple@@ a that God car@@ ry out his pur@@ pos@@ es toward our pl@@ an@@ et , including the re@@ mo@@ val of his op@@ pos@@ ers today as he did in ancient times . ​ — Read Psalm 8@@ 3 : 1 , 2 , 13 - 18 .
Do we demonstr@@ ate by our hear@@ t@@ felt obedi@@ ence that we respect and appreci@@ ate Christ’s example , or are we inc@@ l@@ ined to cho@@ ose from among Jesus ’ comman@@ ds only those that are eas@@ y or conven@@ i@@ ent to obey ?
“ Do not for@@ get the doing of good and the sh@@ aring of things with others , ” ex@@ hor@@ ted Paul , “ for with such sacrific@@ es God is well pleas@@ ed . ”
Tru@@ e worshi@@ p@@ ers ask the Ma@@ ster for more work@@ ers while exer@@ ting themselves vi@@ g@@ or@@ ously in the disci@@ ple - making work in har@@ mony with their prayers .
A dedic@@ ated person is one who is to@@ t@@ ally foc@@ used on an ob@@ je@@ ctive and is not eas@@ ily di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted or disc@@ oura@@ ged from pur@@ su@@ ing that ob@@ je@@ ctive .
F@@ O@@ R sever@@ al years now , Jehovah’s Witnesses in Fr@@ ance have been under att@@ ack by vari@@ ous pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ ans and an@@ t@@ is@@ e@@ ct grou@@ ps .
How appro@@ pri@@ ate that Jehovah’s mo@@ der@@ n - day worshipp@@ ers res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully listen to the instru@@ ctions they receive at Christian ga@@ ther@@ ings , including large conven@@ tions !
In such ways , he can person@@ ally apply Paul’s counsel to Timothy : “ Be tra@@ ining yourself with godly devo@@ tion as your a@@ im . ” ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory , there has been a succ@@ es@@ sion of wit@@ nesses of Jehovah .
Many are the cal@@ am@@ ities of the righteous one , but out of them all Jehovah deli@@ v@@ ers him . ”
In his letter to the Hebrew Christians in Jerusalem and Ju@@ de@@ a , Paul again made refer@@ ence to fe@@ atu@@ res of a@@ th@@ le@@ tic g@@ ames or rac@@ es .
D@@ oub@@ t@@ less , many pati@@ ents s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely believ@@ ed that this tre@@ at@@ ment would cu@@ re them .
So now Joseph , his heart still heav@@ y , h@@ ur@@ ri@@ ed back to the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion s@@ ite . ​ — Mark 15 : 4@@ 2 - 4@@ 5 .
Still , he did not con@@ dem@@ n them .
Th@@ in@@ king about these can help us to get Paul’s point and likely to understand more c@@ learly what we should do .
As faithful Christians , may we always be determined to pa@@ y attention when Christ speak@@ s and listen to what the spirit says .
The w@@ oun@@ ded were pre@@ pared and then ru@@ shed to the small a@@ ir - con@@ di@@ tioned me@@ tal con@@ tain@@ ers that served as op@@ er@@ ating ro@@ om@@ s .
We will find ourselves refle@@ cting on Jesus ’ words : “ You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind and with your whole strength . ”
In the case of this world , though , the s@@ ent@@ ence has been determined by the per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly just S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of the uni@@ verse .
Mo@@ st Bi@@ bl@@ es have one at the beg@@ in@@ ning , lis@@ ting the name of each book and the page number where it can be found .
With her help , my knowledge of Bible truth gre@@ w ra@@ pi@@ dly , and I dedic@@ ated my life to Jehovah God .
Peter Lo@@ d@@ ged With T@@ an@@ ner , 6 / 1
What does a Christian ac@@ tually do when he dedic@@ ates himself to God ?
All who are devo@@ ted to Jehovah and who are loyal to him experience persecu@@ tion of some s@@ ort .
Mark , who@@ se parents died in the pl@@ ane cr@@ as@@ h , was a@@ do@@ p@@ ted and ra@@ ised by Le@@ o@@ ’s sister , Ru@@ th L@@ a L@@ onde , and her husband , C@@ ur@@ t@@ is@@ s .
M@@ ake Ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments if Ne@@ e@@ ded
Jesus was not mis@@ led .
But we can be confid@@ ent that he did not com@@ promise his faith@@ ful@@ ness to Jehovah . ​ — 8 / 1 , page 31 .
Instead of br@@ ing@@ ing re@@ pro@@ ach upon Jehovah’s name , we stri@@ ve to gl@@ ori@@ fy it by our good conduct .
associ@@ ate with this person with a view to marriage ? ’
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H G@@ O@@ D is about to s@@ wing into action against the wicked .
The early Christians enc@@ oun@@ tered tri@@ als com@@ par@@ able to those experienced by James and his family .
I@@ magine how you would have felt if you had lived in Jerusalem at that time .
How did things turn out with Jo@@ si@@ ah’s sons and gr@@ and@@ son ?
His servants should stri@@ ve to imitate him by loo@@ king for the good in others .
No@@ where el@@ se in the physical uni@@ verse has life been found .
I felt a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned . ”
Paul ur@@ ged the Eph@@ es@@ ians to avoid not only the h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful words but also the feelings be@@ h@@ ind them .
Yet , in the ho@@ m@@ es along that r@@ ou@@ te , the N@@ ga@@ be famili@@ es received them ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ab@@ ly , especially after the cou@@ ple learned some expres@@ sions in the local language .
The d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s dep@@ end on all the spiritual pro@@ v@@ isions dis@@ p@@ en@@ sed by the com@@ pos@@ ite slave .
What decision fac@@ es ever@@ yone today ?
However , claim@@ s that God is som@@ eho@@ w an accom@@ p@@ li@@ ce to suffering , that he is un@@ able to pre@@ v@@ ent it , or that suffering is a m@@ ere fi@@ g@@ ment of our i@@ mag@@ in@@ ation offer sc@@ ant comfort to those who su@@ ff@@ er .
When we are reading the Bible , how can we imitate the fine examples of Jesus and his faithful followers ?
Christian overse@@ ers in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar need to be long - suffering .
What really was his thinking ?
How much longer was that day of rest to continue ?
“ Because on account of the L@@ or@@ d’s work he came qu@@ ite near to death , ex@@ pos@@ ing his soul to d@@ anger , that he might fully make up for your not being here to rend@@ er priv@@ ate service to me . ”
How can parents ra@@ ise happy children ?
How does life in this mo@@ der@@ n world com@@ pare with life in Bible times , and what question does this ra@@ ise ?
E@@ spe@@ cially in Timo@@ th@@ y’s deal@@ ings with women was his conduct to be a@@ bo@@ ve re@@ pro@@ ach .
We may also rec@@ all Jesus ’ war@@ ning : “ Ke@@ ep your eyes o@@ pen and gu@@ ard against every s@@ ort of co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness , because even when a person has an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance his life does not result from the things he pos@@ s@@ ess@@ es . ”
Still , Jesus would have to wa@@ it to take up full k@@ ingly power over the earth as the promised “ off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing . ”
Now if the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es were not to en@@ ter God’s Kingdom , could the Kingdom be in their hearts ?
12 : 21 - 23 ; 14 : 14 - 18 .
F@@ ran@@ c@@ is@@ c@@ o conclu@@ des : “ For more than 30 years , I have enjo@@ yed the privilege of serving as an el@@ der , in ad@@ dition to many other special assign@@ ments .
The O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 8 , 20@@ 00 , is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke ! , pages 25 to 27 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses , explained how inv@@ est@@ ment in the sto@@ ck mar@@ ke@@ t di@@ ff@@ ers from g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing .
“ This is my Son , the bel@@ o@@ ved , whom I have appro@@ ved ; listen to him . ”
In illustr@@ ations about s@@ ow@@ ing the se@@ ed of Kingdom truth , Jesus emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed the ro@@ le of a person@@ ’s heart con@@ dition in accep@@ ting the message , as well as the ro@@ le that Jehovah pla@@ ys in ca@@ using spiritual gro@@ w@@ th .
How com@@ for@@ ting it is to expla@@ in to our loving God the decision we have to make and the al@@ ter@@ n@@ ati@@ ves we are consider@@ ing !
Th@@ ink of the am@@ ount of time that di@@ str@@ actions can con@@ su@@ me .
Timothy was to preach “ the word , ” God’s message .
Gen@@ er@@ ations had su@@ ffered through bit@@ ter sla@@ very and de@@ priv@@ ation .
As fore@@ told , people in these last days have become inc@@ reas@@ ingly un@@ than@@ k@@ ful .
This relationship con@@ fer@@ red upon that new nation a special st@@ atu@@ s .
All of us have in@@ her@@ ited sin and death from our fore@@ father Adam .
What is me@@ ant by the words : “ F@@ or@@ give us our de@@ b@@ ts ” ?
Our Creator , however , loo@@ ks at what we are deep in@@ side , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of our ou@@ tw@@ ard appe@@ ar@@ ance .
Do you know of any faithful serv@@ ant of Jehovah who has been “ left enti@@ r@@ ely ” ? ​ — Psalm 37 : 25 .
“ Your remin@@ ders are what I am f@@ ond of . ”
Ke@@ ep@@ ing that truth in mind will move us to do our best to make mar@@ it@@ al decisions based on God’s Word .
W@@ is@@ dom is acc@@ es@@ sible only to those who seek it in ear@@ n@@ est .
Wh@@ ere , then , can you find reli@@ able information on the sub@@ ject of death ?
If we are hon@@ est with ourselves , we may real@@ ize that we are inc@@ l@@ ined to feel at le@@ ast a little su@@ peri@@ or , or perhaps inf@@ eri@@ or , to people of another r@@ ace .
R@@ em@@ ember , though , that Satan is a ma@@ ster of dec@@ ep@@ tion .
F@@ ran@@ z and Na@@ than H . K@@ nor@@ r in C@@ op@@ en@@ ha@@ g@@ en , D@@ en@@ mar@@ k , 19@@ 6@@ 1
God le@@ ts “ an op@@ er@@ ation of er@@ ro@@ r ” go to those pre@@ fer@@ ring fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od , but sal@@ vation dep@@ ends on having faith in the good news and wal@@ king in the truth . ​ — 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 9 - 12 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 13 , 14 .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What qu@@ ality are Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers encoura@@ ged to cultiv@@ ate ?
On@@ ly by wal@@ king with God can we hope to walk for as long as we were me@@ ant to walk ​ — forever .
Although we lived h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of mil@@ es from the fr@@ on@@ t l@@ ines , the hor@@ r@@ ors of the war left a deep imp@@ res@@ sion on us .
Thus our child or Bible stud@@ ent can be helped to understand and ‘ ob@@ serve all the things Jesus comman@@ ded us . ’
That ev@@ ent la@@ id the bas@@ is for Psalm 34 , as sh@@ own by the su@@ pers@@ crip@@ tion .
How did he feel as that day da@@ w@@ ned ?
• What less@@ on in cor@@ rec@@ ting children have you learned from Isaiah 28 : 24 - 29 ?
And they went with ha@@ st@@ e and found M@@ ary as well as Joseph , and the inf@@ ant l@@ ying in the m@@ anger . ” ​ — Luke 2 : 8 - 16 .
I can com@@ ment , offer prayers , present tal@@ ks , and even read the Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine when I am assign@@ ed to do so .
The day we left was a sa@@ d day for me , but in W@@ y@@ nd@@ ham , I was able to atten@@ d school full - time for the next four years , from 194@@ 9 to 195@@ 2 .
Who can den@@ y that Jesus has ac@@ ted in har@@ mony with his prayer ?
There is an important fe@@ ature , though , that is comm@@ on to all three col@@ le@@ ctions .
The course of wisdom and happiness is to s@@ tic@@ k clo@@ sel@@ y to the in@@ com@@ par@@ able la@@ ws that Jehovah has provided to help gu@@ i@@ de our lives .
He said : “ One man jud@@ ges one day as a@@ bo@@ ve another ; another jud@@ ges one day the same as all others ; let each one be fully con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed in his own mind . ”
And ris@@ e it did ​ — as the Un@@ ited N@@ ations . ​ — Re@@ v .
Par@@ ents ​ — H@@ el@@ p Your Ch@@ il@@ dren Be@@ come “ W@@ ise for S@@ al@@ vation , ” De@@ c .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are to sub@@ mit to his k@@ ing@@ ship , while others who cla@@ im to be Christians cho@@ ose to remain ign@@ or@@ ant of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s teachings concer@@ ning the Kingdom !
Indeed , what can be done to help them return to the flo@@ ck ?
If you find yourself in any of these situ@@ ations , be as@@ sur@@ ed that “ he that is hum@@ ble in spirit will take hold of glory . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
What an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent example for young Witnesses every@@ where !
Because only after you demonstr@@ ate that you are faithful and reli@@ able will the elders feel as@@ sur@@ ed that Jehovah wants you to be en@@ tru@@ sted with ad@@ ded responsi@@ bil@@ ities in the congregation . ​ — P@@ s . 10@@ 1 : 6 ; read 2 Timothy 2 : 2 .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , El@@ in se@@ iz@@ es every opportunity to speak to cle@@ an@@ ers , d@@ ent@@ ists , do@@ ct@@ ors , ha@@ ir@@ d@@ res@@ s@@ ers , n@@ ur@@ ses , and others she me@@ e@@ ts in the home , sh@@ aring with them the good news found in the Bible .
“ The be@@ aring witness to Jesus is what inspi@@ res pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ying . ” ​ — R@@ E@@ V@@ EL@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N 19 : 10 .
I@@ R@@ A@@ N
I also began to no@@ tice that some people made fu@@ n of me because of my de@@ af@@ ness , while others exc@@ lu@@ ded me from their compan@@ y .
What , though , of individuals who study the Bible and associ@@ ate with the Christian congregation ?
The man refu@@ ses to do so .
As true Christians , we appreci@@ ate the need for main@@ tain@@ ing Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality and are determined to do so .
How can we be integrity keep@@ ers ?
Ther@@ efore , she is under no ob@@ lig@@ ation to di@@ vu@@ l@@ ge the spi@@ es ’ wh@@ er@@ e@@ ab@@ ou@@ ts to men who are see@@ king to har@@ m God’s people .
He ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that he had in@@ deed “ des@@ p@@ ised ” Jehovah by his conduct in con@@ ne@@ ction with B@@ ath - she@@ ba , and he accepted the deser@@ ved re@@ pro@@ of . ​ — 2 Sa@@ m .
How should these anointed ones view themselves as they a@@ wa@@ it their heavenly re@@ ward ?
The result be@@ comes similar to how Jesus felt about being in sub@@ je@@ ction to his He@@ ad , Jehovah .
Do you see your ro@@ le in this vital is@@ sue ?
The comple@@ x@@ ity of r@@ ites and the use of al@@ t@@ ars on the part of many ch@@ ur@@ ches ign@@ ore what Jesus said about the way the true God is to be worshi@@ ped .
There Timothy imit@@ ated the examples he had ob@@ served so ke@@ en@@ ly , and he buil@@ t up the faithful Christians there . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 3 : 1 - 3 .
Jesus did not spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally say .
The im@@ medi@@ ate ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of the re@@ bel@@ s , while well - deser@@ ved , would not have provided such an answer .
Peter had strong faith .
( b ) What questions and which Bible chap@@ ter will we consider ?
And he is blessing the local congregations , where we praise our Creator by our actions and up@@ building spiritual com@@ ments .
“ H@@ app@@ y are the pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers , ” said Jesus .
Jehovah God is not di@@ vi@@ ded or un@@ pre@@ dic@@ table .
Let us enjoy what he as@@ ks us to do , because “ God lo@@ ves a c@@ he@@ er@@ ful gi@@ ver . ”
They im@@ medi@@ ately set out for Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m , and when they found Joseph and M@@ ary and the inf@@ ant Jesus , “ they made known the message that they had been told concer@@ ning this young child . ”
The early Christians baptized only inform@@ ed and rep@@ ent@@ ant individuals un@@ re@@ serv@@ e@@ dly dedic@@ ated to God to do his will .
Can you i@@ magine how difficult it would have been to up@@ hold pu@@ re worship in the nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom back then ?
( a ) How were Jesus ’ disciples like children ?
During the conven@@ tion , I wor@@ ked as a vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er along with many others , including Pa@@ olo P@@ ic@@ ci@@ ol@@ i , a young brother from F@@ l@@ or@@ ence .
The Israelites then c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated the se@@ ven - day F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Bo@@ o@@ ths with “ very great rejo@@ ic@@ ing . ”
How will the words of Psalm 14@@ 5 : 18 - 20 prove true in the near future ?
De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 22 : 1 - 3 shows that a fin@@ der was not simply to keep the it@@ em he fin@@ ds but rather to keep it “ until he [ the ow@@ ner ] claim@@ s it , and then give it back to him . ”
This streng@@ th@@ ened the desire of Th@@ el@@ ma and me to become pione@@ ers like them .
TH@@ E next mor@@ ning , we learned that re@@ bel@@ s bom@@ bed the ho@@ te@@ l where we had s@@ ought refu@@ ge the night before .
Let us , therefore , man@@ i@@ f@@ est a gen@@ u@@ ine love for Jehovah God’s u@@ pri@@ ght ways .
Because David had also experienced problems with some of God’s servants .
What chall@@ enge was fac@@ ed by the tri@@ be of G@@ ad ?
I remember some of the s@@ oun@@ ds of that tro@@ pi@@ cal is@@ land ​ — the ru@@ st@@ le of p@@ al@@ m tre@@ es in the w@@ ind , the g@@ ent@@ le mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r of a ne@@ ar@@ by ri@@ ver , the la@@ ugh@@ ter of children pla@@ ying around our house , as well as the s@@ ound of mu@@ si@@ c f@@ ill@@ ing our home .
As you under@@ take a study of the Bible , you need to real@@ ize that Satan may use op@@ position or persecu@@ tion to get you to sto@@ p lear@@ ning the truth from God’s Word .
For instance , in its “ M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m De@@ c@@ lar@@ ation ” of 20@@ 00 , the Un@@ ited N@@ ations Gen@@ er@@ al As@@ s@@ em@@ bly made this so@@ le@@ m@@ n res@@ ol@@ ve : “ We will sp@@ are no effort to free our pe@@ op@@ les from the s@@ cour@@ ge of war , whether within or between St@@ ates , which has claim@@ ed more than 5 milli@@ on lives in the past de@@ ca@@ de . ”
H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of h@@ alls have already been buil@@ t .
E@@ z@@ r@@ a does not rec@@ ord Solom@@ on@@ ’s de@@ vi@@ ation from true worship .
No , Jehovah is not to bl@@ ame for such suffering .
The Greek word for “ resurrection ” ( a@@ ·@@ na@@ ʹ@@ sta@@ ·@@ s@@ is ) liter@@ ally means “ standing up . ”
But now she would become a hum@@ ble serv@@ ant at the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le .
St@@ ress and ex@@ ha@@ us@@ tion make it difficult for some cou@@ ples to take the time they need in order to strengthen their marriage .
How did Christ direc@@ t matters with reg@@ ard to s@@ pre@@ ading the good news of the Kingdom ?
Bro@@ ther P@@ i@@ er@@ ce also ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed the class not to be do@@ g@@ m@@ ati@@ c in their vie@@ ws so that they would not h@@ in@@ der their “ power of reason . ”
As such children matu@@ re , they st@@ ore up pleas@@ ant mem@@ ori@@ es of such experi@@ ences .
6 : 3 .
Jesus states in his prophecy about the conclu@@ sion of this system of things : “ There will be sign@@ s in the su@@ n and mo@@ on and st@@ ars , and on the earth angu@@ ish of nations not know@@ ing the way out because of the ro@@ aring of the se@@ a and its ag@@ it@@ ation .
Your will@@ ing@@ ness to for@@ give may well refle@@ ct Jehovah’s view of justice . ​ — Read Matthew 6 : 14 , 15 .
All of this took place . ​ — Genesis 15 : 5 - 16 ; Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 3 : 6 - 8 .
On the contr@@ ary , it is to@@ t@@ ally reason@@ able to believe that it will ha@@ p@@ pen .
It was love for his brothers and sisters in Ju@@ de@@ a that moved Paul to organiz@@ e the col@@ le@@ ction for them among congregations in A@@ cha@@ ia , Gal@@ ati@@ a , M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia , and the dist@@ ri@@ ct of A@@ sia .
When such help is needed , we provide it for fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers .
He cre@@ ated our se@@ x@@ u@@ al po@@ wers and pur@@ posed that marriage mat@@ es use them for the s@@ ake of pleas@@ ing one another , dra@@ wing close emo@@ tion@@ ally , and sh@@ aring the won@@ der of br@@ ing@@ ing children into the world . ​ — James 1 : 17 .
When I first attend@@ ed one of their meetings , the at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere was war@@ m and invit@@ ing ​ — ever@@ yone was so fri@@ end@@ ly !
What s@@ wor@@ n o@@ ath did God make when Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants were in sla@@ very to the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans ?
H@@ um@@ bly Su@@ b@@ mit@@ ting to Lo@@ ving S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds
Why is man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting mil@@ dness in the field ministry vital ?
Why would you say that concer@@ n for a sheep who has st@@ ra@@ yed is not li@@ mit@@ ed to the elders ?
What reas@@ ons do you have to c@@ ry out “ H@@ all@@ elu@@ j@@ ah ! ”
This was the second time I was or@@ der@@ ed to jo@@ in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates Ar@@ my .
Some of the A@@ ra@@ d o@@ str@@ ac@@ a con@@ fir@@ m the Bi@@ bli@@ cal information about pri@@ es@@ tly famili@@ es .
Mar@@ ku@@ s , * a young man who has lived both with and without Bible standards , says of his own life : “ By living according to the Bible , I have been able to imp@@ ro@@ ve my self - respect . ”
N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h’s st@@ ately buil@@ ding@@ s would be f@@ it only as a d@@ wel@@ ling place for por@@ cu@@ p@@ ines and p@@ eli@@ c@@ ans . Go@@ ne from the city st@@ re@@ e@@ ts would be the s@@ oun@@ ds of com@@ mer@@ ce , the cri@@ es of war@@ ri@@ ors , the ch@@ ants of pri@@ ests .
In ei@@ ther case , how vital it is that we hold f@@ ast to discipl@@ ine and do not for@@ s@@ ake re@@ pro@@ of !
Can you do so ?
I never lost my beli@@ ef that God ex@@ is@@ ted , and I knew that my course of life had h@@ ur@@ t him .
H@@ ist@@ or@@ ic@@ al acc@@ oun@@ ts told of Jehovah’s deal@@ ings with nations and pe@@ op@@ les .
( Proverbs 15 : 15 ) As you age , you may experience ne@@ g@@ ative feelings when you remember your you@@ th@@ ful vi@@ g@@ or and the many things you were once able to do .
After all , the Bible says that all imper@@ fect human hearts are tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous .
S@@ ow “ Ch@@ ar@@ m , ” Re@@ a@@ p “ G@@ l@@ ory ”
E@@ spe@@ cially in time of need do we benefit from this preci@@ ous qu@@ ality of Jehovah .
The sin@@ ner had evid@@ ently rep@@ ented and cle@@ an@@ ed up his life .
Ab@@ out Peter and An@@ dre@@ w , Matthe@@ w@@ ’s account says : “ At once a@@ ban@@ don@@ ing the ne@@ ts , they follow@@ ed him . ”
‘ The hous@@ es were p@@ il@@ la@@ ged ’ in that in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es and b@@ ru@@ tal@@ ity were he@@ ap@@ ed upon these and other in@@ no@@ c@@ ent integrity keep@@ ers .
The early Christians were also no@@ ted for working together .
He sur@@ ely rejo@@ ic@@ es that so many loyal individuals are doing their very best to imitate him and refle@@ ct his glory .
He is person@@ ally cho@@ s@@ en by Jehovah God .
He “ felt h@@ ur@@ t at his heart ” when ba@@ dness filled the earth in the days of Noah .
Those taught by Jehovah form a true inter@@ n@@ ational bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od
* But after her husband died , she said : “ I never under@@ sto@@ od this experience before .
A@@ M@@ ON@@ G the many thought - pro@@ vo@@ king par@@ ab@@ les given by Jesus Christ , there is one about a we@@ al@@ thy l@@ an@@ do@@ w@@ ner .
Yes , serious - min@@ ded lo@@ v@@ ers of what is right , who are willing to accept divine guid@@ ance , can truly be called happy .
They are ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that we are living in the last days as fore@@ told in the Ho@@ ly Scriptures . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 5 ; Revelation 6 : 3 - 8 .
It proved to be a real bal@@ m for my w@@ oun@@ ds .
This po@@ is@@ on@@ ous a@@ ir is bre@@ a@@ th@@ ed by Satan’s enti@@ re wicked system of things . ​ — E@@ ph .
The tra@@ ining the stud@@ ents received en@@ ab@@ les them to be out@@ spo@@ ken .
“ Those loving me I my@@ self love , ” says wisdom , “ and those loo@@ king for me are the ones that find me . ”
After being anointed with holy spirit , they continued to sub@@ mit to Jesus ’ direction . ​ — Acts 16 : 7 - 10 .
“ It will give meaning to your life and help you in your work . ”
W@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ E imp@@ ris@@ oned on the is@@ land of P@@ at@@ mo@@ s , the ag@@ ed apostle John recei@@ ves a seri@@ es of 16 v@@ isions .
I determined that I would never allow my hus@@ ban@@ d’s mis@@ takes to se@@ par@@ ate me from Jehovah .
R@@ es@@ ist self - bl@@ ame .
One was about a shepher@@ d .
N@@ ever will we be wi@@ ped off the earth .
He was a good family head , and S@@ ar@@ ah set a good example as a sub@@ mis@@ sive wife .
C@@ ould you provide them with accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations when they return to their country of orig@@ in to work or to vis@@ it ? ​ — 3 John 5 - 8 .
We must apply its teachings and experience the benef@@ its that result .
H@@ app@@ ily , we all sur@@ vi@@ ved .
( a ) With what we@@ igh@@ ty responsi@@ bility was Timothy en@@ tru@@ sted ?
The ro@@ le that Jesus pla@@ ys in Jehovah’s purpose is also com@@ pared to a f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation .
Can vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e be taught in a cl@@ ass@@ ro@@ om ?
Their fri@@ end@@ ship with God was sh@@ at@@ tered .
17 : 20 .
What a great privilege it is to have received so much from God !
With confidence Job said : “ [ Jehovah ] will we@@ i@@ gh me in acc@@ ur@@ ate s@@ cal@@ es and God will get to know my integrity . ”
M@@ ature Christians of the past who@@ se love for God was in@@ dis@@ pu@@ table had to put for@@ th vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous effort to do God’s will .
H@@ as James had succ@@ ess with others ?
14@@ 3 : 4 - 7 .
‘ That all s@@ oun@@ ds fine in the@@ ory , ’ you might say , ‘ but it is e@@ asi@@ er said than done . ’ That is because re@@ actions to personal off@@ en@@ ses are often emo@@ tional .
They col@@ le@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely are “ the dec@@ ei@@ ver and the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t . ”
If we appreci@@ ate the Bible , “ not as the word of men , but , just as it tru@@ th@@ fully is , as the word of God , ” we will be dra@@ wn to it just as a ba@@ by c@@ ra@@ ves its mo@@ ther’s mil@@ k .
14 , 15 . ( a ) What did Peter do when he started to sin@@ k ?
Some 9@@ 0 mil@@ es [ 1@@ 50 k@@ m ] e@@ ast of Eph@@ esus and situ@@ ated at the j@@ un@@ ction of ma@@ j@@ or tra@@ de r@@ out@@ es in the fer@@ t@@ ile v@@ al@@ le@@ y of the L@@ y@@ c@@ us Ri@@ ver , La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ a was a very pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous man@@ u@@ fac@@ tur@@ ing city and ban@@ king cen@@ ter .
M@@ or@@ al V@@ alu@@ es in De@@ cl@@ ine
T@@ ens of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of happy pione@@ ers will tell you that full - time service is a re@@ war@@ ding way to remember your Creator during your you@@ th .
The first 39 boo@@ ks are called the Hebrew Scriptures , since they were written mo@@ st@@ ly in the Hebrew language .
His wife S@@ ar@@ ah and three other members of his family ​ — Isa@@ a@@ c , Jac@@ o@@ b , and Joseph — ​ are also comm@@ ended in the Bible for their out@@ standing faith . ​ — Hebrews 11 : 11 , 20 - 22 .
( a ) What jo@@ y@@ ful har@@ v@@ est is taking place today ?
In the W@@ es@@ ter@@ n world , the hi@@ p@@ pi@@ e mo@@ v@@ ement of the 19@@ 60 ’ s was a re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against tra@@ di@@ tional moral and so@@ cial valu@@ es .
But hist@@ ory shows that such worship of se@@ x@@ u@@ al love only brought de@@ gra@@ d@@ ation , de@@ ba@@ u@@ ch@@ er@@ y and dis@@ so@@ lu@@ tion .
On@@ ce all Israel was sa@@ f@@ ely a@@ sh@@ ore on the other side , Jehovah direc@@ ted Moses : “ S@@ tre@@ t@@ ch your hand out over the se@@ a , that the w@@ at@@ ers may come back over the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans , their war ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts and their ca@@ v@@ al@@ r@@ y@@ men . ”
The experience of the Israelites teach@@ es us what ?
Fa@@ ith in Jehovah’s promises will n@@ ur@@ ture your desire to share the good news ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 13 )
We are happy that they attend@@ ed that important ob@@ serv@@ ance , and we invit@@ e them to keep on mo@@ ving toward the light .
Why is it better to end@@ ure suffering than to re@@ tal@@ i@@ ate ?
Se@@ cond , during the 199@@ 0 ’ s , O@@ po@@ ku was a refu@@ ge@@ e in C@@ ô@@ te d@@ ’@@ I@@ vo@@ i@@ re .
While ‘ Jehovah will bring upon the head of the wicked their own way , ’ he promises to reg@@ ather the sc@@ at@@ tered ones of Israel . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 11 : 17 - 21 .
Then an ad@@ ded way that you can demonstr@@ ate courage and reli@@ ance on Jehovah is by help@@ ing your child to do the same . ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
Is it not best under such circumstances to end the marriage ?
Al@@ ta@@ r ​ — P@@ l@@ ace in Wor@@ ship , 2 / 15
( a ) How could the view of our fel@@ low@@ man af@@ fect us ?
The Bible repor@@ ts : “ Jehovah’s ang@@ el found her . ”
So how can you gu@@ ard against being dec@@ ei@@ ved by Satan ?
Peter , though , cor@@ rec@@ tly li@@ mit@@ ed the “ fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res ” of which he was speaking to those that “ car@@ ry on a con@@ f@@ li@@ ct against the soul . ”
Still , Na@@ om@@ i spoke of the mo@@ ther’s house , perhaps thinking that the refer@@ ence to their mo@@ thers would bring to their mind the comfort of mo@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction .
He can even share your g@@ ri@@ ef .
As we gro@@ w in knowledge of God , our hearts will be filled with love for him .
To do so , however , they must ag@@ ree with what was said .
This was true of R@@ é@@ g@@ is , mentioned at the out@@ set .
The love of the true Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od has no e@@ qu@@ al in human soci@@ ety .
8 How We Can H@@ el@@ p to Me@@ et the Ne@@ e@@ ds of O@@ thers
A mon@@ th before I was du@@ e to go on tri@@ al , a pro@@ secu@@ t@@ or came from P@@ ra@@ gu@@ e and inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ated each one of our group of 12 brothers .
BI@@ B@@ L@@ E S@@ T@@ U@@ DI@@ E@@ S
That often me@@ ant lea@@ ving fi@@ el@@ ds and sh@@ op@@ s be@@ h@@ ind and travel@@ ing for days on fo@@ o@@ t along du@@ st@@ y ro@@ a@@ ds .
25 : 4@@ 6 .
Jesus and his disciples were also invit@@ ed to the marriage fe@@ ast . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ H@@ N 2 : 1 , 2 .
Fir@@ st , the account makes clear that Jac@@ o@@ b was ent@@ it@@ led to his fa@@ ther’s blessing ; E@@ sa@@ u was not .
U@@ se this ma@@ p as a means to esta@@ bl@@ ish a ra@@ pp@@ ort with the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der .
Bro@@ ther Ma@@ the@@ ak@@ is helped me tre@@ m@@ end@@ ously to get gr@@ oun@@ ded in Bible knowledge and to make spiritual prog@@ ress .
We can imitate A@@ mo@@ s not only in what we preach but also in how we preach .
What did Jesus always do , and why should we imitate him ?
Jehovah will stay close to us if we stay close to him .
What challeng@@ es did Jeremiah face , and how was he able to me@@ et them ?
Although Luke is not nam@@ ed in Acts , certain pas@@ sa@@ ges use the pr@@ on@@ oun@@ s “ we , ” “ our , ” and “ us , ” indic@@ ating that he par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated in some of the events descri@@ bed in the book .
The Law was a good tu@@ t@@ or .
In their tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ ant s@@ ong , God’s deli@@ vered people san@@ g : “ Who among the go@@ ds is like you , O Jehovah ?
In the Bible , we read of faithful servants whom Jehovah tra@@ ined to become better people .
With Jehovah’s help , I got organiz@@ ed and began to witness from do@@ or to do@@ or .
King Solomon said : “ A true compan@@ ion is loving all the time , and is a brother that is born for when there is dist@@ ress . ”
These words were spo@@ ken by Jesus Christ .
In times past , fi@@ res were li@@ t on the ro@@ ck@@ y c@@ li@@ ff@@ s of Eng@@ land to indic@@ ate where refu@@ ge from st@@ or@@ ms could be found .
The book The Kingdom of God in 20@@ th - C@@ en@@ tury In@@ ter@@ pre@@ tation states : “ O@@ ri@@ g@@ en [ a th@@ ir@@ d - century the@@ olo@@ gi@@ an ] mar@@ ks the change in Christian u@@ sage of ‘ kingdom ’ to the inter@@ i@@ or meaning of the rule of God in the heart . ”
During his many years at Bethel , D@@ on has from time to time travel@@ ed to other lands to serve those working in the branch of@@ fic@@ es and in the mission@@ ary field .
Yes , Jehovah God has an interest in the human family . The apostle Peter reas@@ sur@@ ed first - century Christians : “ He [ God ] ca@@ res for you . ”
One way he accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed that was through a res@@ pl@@ end@@ ent cl@@ ou@@ d that was in@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely rel@@ ated to his place of worship .
• Jehovah is perfect , so how is it that he can feel reg@@ re@@ t ?
He was able to change by means of Jehovah’s help and the power of His Word , the Bible . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
Hence , hus@@ ban@@ ds , refle@@ ct on the orig@@ in of marriage .
What relationship will such ones have in the resurrection ?
Thus , when Christ Jesus , the He@@ ad of the congregation , comman@@ ded his followers to make disciples of people of all the nations , teaching them to ob@@ serve the things he had taught , he was giving ad@@ vice that would prote@@ ct his followers .
B@@ or@@ ro@@ w then op@@ ened a de@@ po@@ t in M@@ ad@@ ri@@ d to sel@@ l this S@@ pan@@ ish New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent , a st@@ ep that brought him into con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with both the religious lead@@ ers and the se@@ cul@@ ar author@@ ities .
Instead of thinking , “ If in doubt , s@@ end it out , ” it would be better to a@@ do@@ pt the mo@@ t@@ to , “ If in doubt , thro@@ w it out ! ”
And , after ro@@ l@@ ling a bi@@ g st@@ one to the do@@ or of the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ b , he left . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
This , however , does not mean that God’s Word for@@ bi@@ ds having a pre@@ fer@@ red lo@@ c@@ ation for prayer , study , or medit@@ ation .
The only to@@ ol@@ s that these mission@@ aries had in their pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion for get@@ ting ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the origin@@ al Bible langu@@ ages were a Greek - Eng@@ l@@ ish dic@@ tion@@ ary and a Bible with a Hebrew dic@@ tion@@ ary .
L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing to God’s vo@@ ice brought sal@@ vation to Noah and his family
They went from a lu@@ s@@ h est@@ ate with eas@@ y acc@@ ess to heal@@ th@@ ful ve@@ get@@ ation and fru@@ it to the difficult situation out@@ side the gar@@ den of E@@ den .
And we are e@@ ag@@ er to help others to get to know them .
A Witness deli@@ ver@@ ing new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers found the bri@@ ef@@ case .
However , what will ex@@ ist then ?
From the very small beg@@ in@@ n@@ ings of only one person , there are now two congregations in B@@ ang@@ la@@ des@@ h .
C@@ learly , Jehovah bless@@ ed Davi@@ d’s str@@ ate@@ gy .
At the en@@ l@@ ist@@ ment of@@ fice , I told the of@@ fic@@ er that I had pre@@ vi@@ ously refu@@ sed mil@@ it@@ ary service .
It is an account of four lead@@ ers of Israel .
One answer was a home on whe@@ els .
If a baptized f@@ em@@ ale Witness condu@@ cts such a study with a baptized m@@ ale Witness present , she would righ@@ tly we@@ ar a head co@@ ver@@ ing .
Mo@@ ved by his love for us , Jehovah will res@@ cu@@ e us from cal@@ am@@ ity . ​ — P@@ s .
When we me@@ et individuals who are ste@@ ep@@ ed in false religion or who follow un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural cu@@ st@@ om@@ s , we continue to man@@ i@@ f@@ est a fri@@ end@@ ly , pe@@ ace@@ ful attitude .
* H@@ an@@ na@@ h’s re@@ qu@@ est was gr@@ anted , and she gave bir@@ th to her fir@@ st@@ born ​ — a son .
I was res@@ cu@@ ed , but my compan@@ ion had already died .
Those who are doing God’s work and imp@@ ar@@ ting heavenly wisdom are dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed , not by their st@@ atu@@ s or so@@ cial standing , but by the “ fine fru@@ it ” they man@@ i@@ f@@ est ​ — their Bible - based faith and de@@ e@@ ds . ​ — Matthew 7 : 18 - 20 ; 11 : 19 .
It is not a heart that is perfect , but it is one that ye@@ ar@@ ns to serve God obedi@@ ently and is willing to be cor@@ rec@@ ted .
2 , 3 . ( a ) In what way can deep spiritual information be com@@ pared to so@@ li@@ d food ?
W@@ ell , consider first a bi@@ t of ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound about the do@@ cum@@ ent .
F@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ated by what he read , Ar@@ th@@ ur began sh@@ aring his new@@ found knowledge with others and ho@@ l@@ ding meetings for Bible study .
This was the case until 1914 , when Jesus took up his ro@@ y@@ al power and began rul@@ ing as God’s appointed King .
A@@ gain , An@@ n and I found ourselves am@@ id the tur@@ mo@@ il and viol@@ ence of a mil@@ it@@ ary cou@@ p .
What is involved in “ keep@@ ing close in mind the pres@@ ence of the day of Jehovah ” ?
However , we have li@@ mit@@ ations .
When a person fol@@ lo@@ ws this st@@ ra@@ igh@@ t@@ for@@ ward , sing@@ le - min@@ ded course , he will be happy and his ‘ advan@@ c@@ ement will be man@@ i@@ f@@ est to all pers@@ ons . ’ ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 15 .
Hence , Paul coun@@ sel@@ s : “ Let us keep our sen@@ ses and have on the bre@@ ast@@ pl@@ ate of faith and love and as a hel@@ me@@ t the hope of sal@@ vation . ”
What benef@@ its come to those who ad@@ here to the law of fre@@ e@@ dom ?
A Ch@@ ange of A@@ t@@ titu@@ de
Jehovah God wants you and your loved ones to live forever .
Why , their hearts are in spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness !
Since the Cana@@ an@@ ites were mor@@ ally per@@ verse , Abra@@ m would have to take pa@@ ins to prote@@ ct his family from their cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting influ@@ ence . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 34 : 11 - 16 .
Wh@@ ere did we come from ?
Yes , a Christi@@ an’s conscience ac@@ tually requi@@ res him to pa@@ y ta@@ x@@ es , even if these are used to support activities that he person@@ ally re@@ je@@ cts .
For example , an inc@@ reas@@ ing number of people are mo@@ tiv@@ ated by what , for the last de@@ ca@@ de or so , has been id@@ enti@@ fied as me - ism .
O@@ f@@ ten new sh@@ o@@ o@@ ts s@@ pr@@ out from the ba@@ se of the tr@@ un@@ k of an o@@ live t@@ ree .
“ Fa@@ ith W@@ i@@ th@@ out H@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y ”
Ther@@ efore , he righ@@ t@@ fully expe@@ cts his servants to tell the truth .
With John at a conven@@ tion in La@@ e , New G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a , 19@@ 7@@ 3
But as servants of God , they found true joy in keep@@ ing their integrity to him .
H@@ er support gave me the strength to continue tr@@ ying to ple@@ ase Jehovah , even though I often felt like a lost cause .
The rema@@ ining ca@@ su@@ al@@ ties must have come from other par@@ ts of the emp@@ i@@ re .
“ By him we have life and move and ex@@ ist , ” said Paul .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , we can de@@ al with others as we want them to de@@ al with us .
C@@ A@@ N you i@@ magine how much time people sp@@ end every year just wa@@ iting ?
Jesus promised his followers that he would be with them .
Tru@@ ly , gr@@ and pro@@ spe@@ cts li@@ e a@@ head of us .
At the time , they lived in Au@@ stri@@ a .
Mo@@ der@@ n - Da@@ y Mar@@ ty@@ r@@ s ( S@@ we@@ den ) , 2 / 1
“ Do not av@@ enge y@@ ourselves , bel@@ o@@ ved , but yi@@ eld place to the wr@@ ath ; for it is written : ‘ V@@ enge@@ ance is mine ; I will re@@ pa@@ y , says Jehovah . ’
Because of the Israelites ’ dis@@ obedi@@ ence , God allow@@ ed them to be con@@ qu@@ ered by the Babyl@@ on@@ ians in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
“ He was so ni@@ ce , so different from my husband , ” she says .
Dis@@ cer@@ ning and ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles is not as eas@@ y as following a set of la@@ ws .
Read Ne@@ h@@ emiah 13 : 15 - 21 .
A no@@ table fe@@ ature of Paul’s words to the Corinthians is his positi@@ ve view of sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess .
They will no longer exerc@@ ise their evil control over human af@@ fai@@ r@@ s .
( b ) Why is the to@@ pi@@ c of self - control rel@@ ev@@ ant today ?
Ad@@ j@@ ac@@ ent to this second re@@ si@@ d@@ ence la@@ y a v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard .
As we read in the Bible how Jehovah supp@@ or@@ ts and tra@@ ins his people , we feel that Jehovah truly lo@@ ves us . ​ — Read Proverbs 3 : 11 , 12 .
Jesus was especially qu@@ ali@@ fied to reve@@ al his Father .
To whom was Timothy to preach the word ?
I@@ mp@@ ressed by their love and un@@ ity , he could not believe that they got along so well , since most of them were str@@ ang@@ ers .
How does Satan try to make God’s la@@ ws appe@@ ar bur@@ den@@ some ?
What should be our res@@ ol@@ ve , and why ?
B@@ ack in 19@@ 40 when I started serving at the branch , there were only 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 Witnesses in S@@ we@@ den .
The ar@@ ro@@ ws used by ar@@ ch@@ ers in Bible times were pre@@ pared very care@@ fully .
Some of the att@@ ac@@ k@@ ers bran@@ di@@ shed sa@@ wed - off sh@@ o@@ t@@ g@@ un@@ s , which they fir@@ ed fu@@ ri@@ ously into the a@@ ir .
13 : 7 , 17 .
Ad@@ van@@ ces in com@@ pu@@ ter te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy , including the develop@@ ment of M@@ E@@ P@@ S ( Mul@@ t@@ il@@ angu@@ age E@@ le@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic P@@ u@@ bli@@ shing S@@ y@@ st@@ em ) , have ass@@ is@@ ted us in this va@@ st end@@ e@@ av@@ or .
He left the mil@@ it@@ ary and continued in his Bible educ@@ ation activities .
Fir@@ st came th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds , then h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds , and now milli@@ ons are taking a stand for pu@@ re worship !
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ing the p@@ light of David and his men , these three loyal sub@@ je@@ cts brought much needed supp@@ lies , including be@@ ds , whe@@ at , ba@@ r@@ le@@ y , ro@@ ast@@ ed gra@@ in , bro@@ ad be@@ ans , l@@ ent@@ il@@ s , h@@ one@@ y , bu@@ t@@ ter , and sheep .
• How may we use lo@@ gi@@ cal reason@@ ing to high@@ light Jehovah’s qualities and ways ?
Ad@@ ver@@ t@@ is@@ ements por@@ tra@@ ying a succ@@ ess@@ ful life in the bi@@ g city do not always origin@@ ate with mer@@ ch@@ ants .
T@@ w@@ o ba@@ si@@ c st@@ ep@@ s will help : P@@ rep@@ are well , and do not give up sh@@ aring what you know with others .
The first Bible rec@@ ord of o@@ ffer@@ ings being made to God is in con@@ ne@@ ction with Ca@@ in and A@@ be@@ l .
The apostle Paul ur@@ ged : “ Al@@ ways rejo@@ ice in the Lord . . . .
One night , in deep dist@@ ress , she pray@@ ed , saying , “ He@@ av@@ en@@ ly Father , ple@@ ase comfort me through your Word . ”
Jehovah’s Witnesses stru@@ gg@@ le with problems just as ever@@ yone el@@ se does .
Does R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on M@@ ake You D@@ oub@@ t ?
He now works for an emp@@ loy@@ er who appreci@@ ates his hon@@ es@@ ty .
For all our days have come to their dec@@ l@@ ine in your fu@@ ry ; we have fin@@ i@@ shed our years just like a wh@@ is@@ per . ” ​ — Psalm 9@@ 0 : 7 - 9 .
We are confid@@ ent that he has ‘ proved himself faithful even to death and has received the cro@@ wn of life . ’
He says , “ I real@@ ized that what was mis@@ sing in my life was the love and guid@@ ance of Jehovah and his organization . ”
My parents were f@@ ar@@ m@@ work@@ ers , and they wor@@ ked on the kol@@ k@@ ho@@ z from da@@ wn to d@@ us@@ k .
Now , 6@@ 3 years later , it still h@@ ur@@ ts . ”
7 - 9 . ( a ) What as@@ sur@@ ance did Jesus give to those who left all things and follow@@ ed him ?
P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers That G@@ o Un@@ ans@@ wer@@ ed , 1 / 1
After all , had not Jehovah’s organization sp@@ ent a lo@@ t of money tra@@ ining me ?
Jewish hist@@ ori@@ an Jose@@ ph@@ us repor@@ ts an earth@@ qu@@ ake in the Jerusalem are@@ a sh@@ ort@@ ly before the c@@ it@@ y’s des@@ tru@@ ction .
H@@ app@@ y bap@@ t@@ is@@ ma@@ l can@@ di@@ d@@ ates at the conven@@ tion
Un@@ like ani@@ mal@@ s , though , humans need ad@@ di@@ tional help , so Jehovah provided written guid@@ el@@ ines for them .
What has helped long@@ time Christians to remain heal@@ thy in faith and to maintain their spiritual vi@@ g@@ or ?
“ We have dra@@ wn so much clo@@ s@@ er as a cou@@ ple by doing things Jehovah’s way ”
He even hon@@ ored these women by having their n@@ ames and de@@ e@@ ds recorded in his inspired Word for future gener@@ ations to read , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as the name of the P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h has been lost in the san@@ ds of time . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 1 : 21 ; 1 Samuel 2 : 3@@ 0@@ b ; Proverbs 10 : 7 .
Can you ra@@ ise your vo@@ ice even to the cl@@ ou@@ d , so that a he@@ a@@ ving mas@@ s of water it@@ self may co@@ ver you ?
E@@ ven@@ tually she died , but with an out@@ standing re@@ pu@@ tation as a pr@@ u@@ d@@ ent woman . ​ — 1 Samuel 25 : 3 ; New In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational V@@ er@@ sion .
How can we imitate the loy@@ al@@ ty displa@@ yed by both J@@ on@@ a@@ than and Peter ?
I@@ N 18@@ 9@@ 1 , Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l , who did out@@ standing work among true Christian worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah , vis@@ ited E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe for the first time .
Some who at one time served as overse@@ ers have been re@@ moved , and that may have resul@@ ted in a feel@@ ing of fa@@ il@@ ure .
S@@ tic@@ king with good study ha@@ bi@@ ts takes effort , but the blessings are im@@ me@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble .
A s@@ mal@@ l@@ er group at the C@@ ongreg@@ ation Bo@@ ok S@@ tu@@ dy af@@ for@@ ds us greater opportunity to make expres@@ sions that often invol@@ ve God’s remin@@ ders .
Let us consider these poin@@ ts one at a time .
“ You see , ” he explained , “ in God’s new world , it will be sa@@ fe all the time . ”
I@@ z@@ ak Mar@@ a@@ is of the Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation Ser@@ vi@@ ces De@@ par@@ t@@ ment next inter@@ vie@@ wed some long@@ time mission@@ aries , who@@ se experi@@ ences gave the gra@@ du@@ ates a fore@@ ta@@ st@@ e of jo@@ ys to come .
They rest@@ ored the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od of all believers without the v@@ ow of c@@ eli@@ ba@@ cy .
When the Witnesses arri@@ ved in D@@ ur@@ ang@@ o ​ — where no@@ body el@@ se had pre@@ ached before — ​ they found 18 people e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly wa@@ iting for a Bible study .
In the last verse of Isaiah 60 , we read Jehovah’s fin@@ al promise in this chap@@ ter .
M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s / T@@ ab@@ l@@ el@@ ands E@@ ast of J@@ or@@ d@@ an
How does Jehovah demonstr@@ ate a bal@@ an@@ ced attitude toward our imper@@ fe@@ ctions ?
A Christian woman is con@@ ver@@ sing with a small group when the talk tur@@ ns ne@@ g@@ ative , be@@ coming h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful go@@ s@@ si@@ p about a sister in the congregation .
Jesus showed dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment in cho@@ o@@ sing the right course and then s@@ tic@@ king to it .
Consider three such prophe@@ ci@@ es you will see ful@@ filled .
By then , the cam@@ p was en@@ cir@@ c@@ led by mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ces ready to st@@ or@@ m it at the first comm@@ and .
The Scriptures make both liter@@ al and fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative refer@@ ences to the use of o@@ live o@@ il .
Per@@ haps going bey@@ ond what the article ac@@ tually said , some began to wr@@ ite that E@@ b@@ la had yi@@ el@@ ded ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal pro@@ of of the tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thin@@ ess of the Genesis account .
( Go@@ od Ne@@ ws Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation ) I also dis@@ cer@@ ned that God is not the cause of the worl@@ d’s problems .
Al@@ together , we are con@@ duc@@ ting 25 Bible stu@@ dies .
These sisters enjoy preaching early in the mor@@ ning near the D@@ anu@@ be Ri@@ ver in Bu@@ da@@ p@@ est , H@@ ung@@ ary .
“ They public@@ ly dec@@ l@@ are they know God , but they dis@@ own him by their works . ” ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 1 : 16
Some 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 came to one show@@ ing in a re@@ mo@@ te min@@ ing city in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
“ N@@ ation will ris@@ e against nation and kingdom against kingdom . ”
They lived up to their dedic@@ ation in pris@@ on , and most have continued to do so since their rel@@ e@@ ase .
Jehovah also used di@@ ct@@ ation when pre@@ c@@ ise wor@@ ding was c@@ ru@@ cial .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , in the same prophecy , Jesus said : “ Con@@ cer@@ ning that day and h@@ our no@@ body kno@@ ws , ne@@ i@@ ther the angels of the heavens nor the Son , but only the Father . ”
What can we learn from the expres@@ sion “ our Father ” ?
What care should an el@@ der exerc@@ ise if a Christian wants to talk to him about a dis@@ pu@@ te with a fellow beli@@ ever ?
After cro@@ s@@ sing the R@@ ed Se@@ a , the Israelites “ began to fear Jehovah and to put faith in Jehovah . ”
He kin@@ dly gave counsel to his disciples , even re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly when necess@@ ary .
Th@@ ink , too , of elders who car@@ ry we@@ igh@@ ty responsi@@ bil@@ ities with Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al Li@@ a@@ is@@ on Com@@ mit@@ te@@ es and conven@@ tion organization .
Christian women who are sing@@ le parents also face num@@ er@@ ous challeng@@ es .
I@@ magine how Z@@ acc@@ ha@@ e@@ us felt when Jesus told him : “ This day sal@@ vation has come to this house ! ” ​ — Luke 19 : 9 .
• The s@@ ound of bel@@ ls d@@ ri@@ ves away dem@@ ons
When we obey Jehovah’s righteous comman@@ ds and principles , we show that we trust in him and that we desire to have a pe@@ ace@@ ful relationship with him .
In a sh@@ ort time , many in that city put faith in the good news .
You have my support . ”
“ N@@ ever H@@ as A@@ no@@ ther M@@ an S@@ po@@ ken Like This ”
My family and the older men of the commun@@ ity sent a d@@ ele@@ g@@ ation to try to per@@ su@@ a@@ de me to r@@ en@@ oun@@ ce my faith .
What does this have to do with blood and life , and how is your life involved ?
“ For all things I have the strength by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of him who imp@@ ar@@ ts power to me . ” ​ — P@@ H@@ I@@ L .
But he also does not want us to think that we are better than others . ​ — Romans 10 : 12 .
H@@ app@@ ily , G@@ r@@ and@@ pa got baptized at the re@@ gi@@ onal conven@@ tion in M@@ ad@@ ri@@ d in Au@@ gu@@ st 20@@ 14 .
• What must we ac@@ qui@@ re if our sac@@ red service is to ple@@ ase God ?
If you are a Bible stud@@ ent who fac@@ es this chall@@ enge , remember that a true friend will be happy that you are tr@@ ying to imp@@ ro@@ ve your life .
In the mean@@ time , though , we received a letter from Bethel that re@@ comm@@ ended we continue our ministry with the local congregation .
Why is it important to have a for@@ giving spirit ?
I began to pray to Jehovah God and gave up s@@ mo@@ king ​ — al@@ though I had been a heav@@ y s@@ mo@@ k@@ er for more than a de@@ ca@@ de .
Because we love divine comman@@ d@@ ments “ more than go@@ ld , even ref@@ ined go@@ ld . ”
“ Our relati@@ ves still pres@@ sure us to have children , ” says D@@ ele .
Bar@@ u@@ ch should not have expe@@ cted anything more .
At 10 : 00 a@@ .@@ m . , the cha@@ ir@@ man of the pro@@ gra@@ m , An@@ th@@ on@@ y M@@ or@@ r@@ is of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , wel@@ com@@ ed the a@@ udi@@ ence .
Consi@@ der@@ ing our uni@@ que place in the st@@ re@@ am of time , what should we be determined to do ?
These sisters in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed us to the am@@ a@@ z@@ ing tru@@ ths about Jehovah and his purpose for mankind .
Why might we need to ad@@ just our view of our brothers ?
Consider Abraham .
The World of No@@ ah’s Da@@ y
When Jehovah saw that Ca@@ in was in d@@ anger of doing something very bad , he tri@@ ed to help Ca@@ in by as@@ king him : “ Why are you so ang@@ ry and de@@ je@@ cted ?
We first vis@@ ited prom@@ in@@ ent men of the to@@ wn , such as the ma@@ y@@ or , and after that we vis@@ ited ho@@ m@@ es to in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce our liter@@ ature .
If we have similar confidence in Jehovah , we will not let cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism or op@@ position we@@ ak@@ en our faith .
Jesus fully under@@ sto@@ od the p@@ light of the op@@ pres@@ sed .
Y@@ oung Jo@@ si@@ ah became king when he was only ei@@ ght years of age .
▪ S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds , I@@ mit@@ ate the Gre@@ at@@ est S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds
All of us can pray in be@@ half of our brothers ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 18 )
( b ) How would you de@@ fine faith ?
From then on , Jehovah loy@@ ally prote@@ cted and gu@@ i@@ ded David while he matu@@ red as the future king of all Israel .
Those resur@@ rec@@ ted to heaven will rule as king - pri@@ ests with Christ over the earth .
We tri@@ ed again a little later with the same resul@@ ts .
I lik@@ ed to talk with him because he was the only really dec@@ ent person there . ”
Thus , Jehovah’s fri@@ end@@ ship is being fre@@ ely ex@@ tend@@ ed to both the gi@@ v@@ ers and the recei@@ v@@ ers .
So that any fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve could find refu@@ ge quic@@ k@@ ly and conven@@ i@@ ently .
If we l@@ ing@@ er in our personal prayers to Jehovah , we will draw ever clo@@ s@@ er to him .
Even before they learn to read and wr@@ ite , some pres@@ cho@@ ol@@ ers are encoura@@ ged by their parents to take “ no@@ tes ” during meetings .
No one is more lo@@ v@@ ingly inter@@ ested in provi@@ ding bene@@ fi@@ cial guid@@ el@@ ines for human cre@@ ation than Jehovah is .
Bro@@ ther R@@ ob@@ er@@ t W . W@@ al@@ le@@ n spoke on the sub@@ ject “ A Pe@@ ople for His N@@ ame . ”
The present system of things is a@@ wa@@ s@@ h with it .
Jac@@ ob@@ ’s prophecy fore@@ told that Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h would comm@@ and “ the obedi@@ ence of the pe@@ op@@ les . ”
And the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s principles always work .
But he rep@@ lied , “ You know that I should not tell a li@@ e , Mu@@ m . ”
“ All the days of the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted one are bad ; but the one that is good at heart has a fe@@ ast con@@ stan@@ tly . ”
No won@@ der Jesus ’ resurrection has been declar@@ ed by his followers !
I would trust in Jehovah for help .
Instead , we should respect their vie@@ ws , emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze what we may hold in comm@@ on , and then foc@@ us on the positi@@ ve as@@ pe@@ cts of our message . ​ — Acts 22 : 1 - 3 ; 1 Corinthians 9 : 22 ; Revelation 21 : 4 .
The G@@ u@@ in@@ ness Bo@@ ok of Re@@ cor@@ ds 199@@ 7 c@@ ites this spe@@ ci@@ men as the ol@@ des@@ t living t@@ ree on the pl@@ an@@ et .
Com@@ men@@ ting on the st@@ ate of mankind today , The O@@ x@@ for@@ d H@@ ist@@ ory of the T@@ w@@ enti@@ et@@ h C@@ en@@ tury states that it is us@@ eless “ loo@@ king for a perfect world . ”
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines or other public@@ ations publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses have not pas@@ sed .
How did Jesus and his disciples do so ?
U@@ p@@ on the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s the fe@@ et of one br@@ ing@@ ing good news , one publi@@ shing peace .
As a family head , id@@ enti@@ fy are@@ as in which your family could gro@@ w spiritually .
See The Watchtower , Ju@@ ne 15 , 198@@ 3 , pages 27 - 30 , for the life st@@ ory of E@@ mi@@ l H . V@@ an Da@@ al@@ en .
Why do we give fre@@ ely of our time and en@@ er@@ gy while many are experi@@ enc@@ ing e@@ con@@ om@@ ic re@@ ver@@ sal@@ s ?
Does ad@@ her@@ ing to this princi@@ ple requi@@ re that you shu@@ n un@@ believers enti@@ r@@ ely ?
One such chall@@ enge ar@@ ose when each stud@@ ent was requi@@ red to we@@ ar a ba@@ dge id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying him as one of L@@ en@@ in@@ ’s O@@ c@@ to@@ ber Ch@@ il@@ dren .
Z@@ e@@ br@@ a
Mu@@ ch later , Jesus was brought before Jehovah God , “ the An@@ cient of Da@@ ys , ” who gr@@ anted Jesus power to rule over mankind .
God thus sent prophe@@ ts , such as H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Mal@@ ach@@ i , to s@@ ti@@ r up His people in this reg@@ ard .
“ I had not yet been baptized , but I knew of the reas@@ sur@@ ance given by Jesus , at Matthew 10 : 28 , 29 .
“ No one comes to the Father exc@@ ep@@ t through me . ”
What We L@@ ear@@ n From Jesus
Th@@ ough Jesus knew that he was going to resur@@ rec@@ t La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , he felt the pain that was evid@@ ent among La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ’ family and friends .
( b ) How did Jesus make it e@@ asi@@ er for his listen@@ ers and others to rec@@ all his illustr@@ ations ?
▪ J@@ an , who was brought up as a Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant in L@@ ond@@ on .
A@@ no@@ ther work@@ er follow@@ ed , and more appe@@ ared .
This shows that pe@@ er pres@@ sure is not li@@ mit@@ ed to you@@ ths .
“ Re@@ turn E@@ vi@@ l for E@@ vi@@ l to No One , ” 7 / 1
In most c@@ as@@ es , it will be given at the local Kingdom H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
In 70 C.E . , Rom@@ an ar@@ mi@@ es under Gen@@ er@@ al Ti@@ tu@@ s re@@ turned and de@@ va@@ stated Jerusalem .
( b ) What challeng@@ es do publi@@ sh@@ ers face in some other plac@@ es ?
J@@ anu@@ ary 1 , 200@@ 8
This brother took the lead in our meetings .
H@@ ut@@ ter also pr@@ inted what is com@@ mon@@ ly called the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent , with the text in 12 langu@@ ages .
The early followers of Christ experienced the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of those words .
Although J@@ on@@ a@@ than was much older and pro@@ ba@@ bly more experienced than David , he mo@@ des@@ tly and hum@@ bly com@@ p@@ lied with Jehovah’s arrang@@ ement and loy@@ ally supp@@ or@@ ted David .
What has Jehovah lo@@ v@@ ingly pre@@ served for the benefit of mankind ?
Does my conscience war@@ n me when I am temp@@ ted to view a fil@@ m that fe@@ atu@@ res por@@ no@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c s@@ cen@@ es or one that encoura@@ ges im@@ mor@@ ality , dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness , or spi@@ rit@@ ism ? ’
The apostle Paul and his compan@@ i@@ ons were “ for@@ bi@@ d@@ den by the holy spirit to speak the word in the dist@@ ri@@ ct of A@@ sia ” ; nor were they per@@ mit@@ ted to go into Bi@@ th@@ y@@ ni@@ a .
This spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar displa@@ y at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ts t@@ ou@@ ris@@ ts from all over the country .
In fact , she said that she her@@ self had a p@@ ho@@ bia .
Sa@@ ys Revelation 12 : 7 - 9 , 12 : “ W@@ ar bro@@ ke out in heaven : M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el and his angels bat@@ t@@ led with the dra@@ g@@ on , and the dra@@ g@@ on and its angels bat@@ t@@ led but it did not pre@@ va@@ il , ne@@ i@@ ther was a place found for them any longer in heaven .
Since no two situ@@ ations are ex@@ ac@@ tly al@@ ike , two people may not always make an id@@ en@@ tic@@ al decision when fac@@ ing similar problems .
For example , if we clo@@ sel@@ y associ@@ ate with people who are se@@ x@@ u@@ ally im@@ moral , we might become like them .
This Scriptural stand is often mis@@ under@@ sto@@ od .
While giving bir@@ th to her second son , B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in , R@@ ac@@ he@@ l died .
“ In Jehovah’s service , I have ga@@ ined benef@@ its un@@ at@@ tain@@ able at the uni@@ vers@@ ity .
Like the l@@ y@@ ri@@ c@@ s of a s@@ ong , the actions of every Christian ev@@ en@@ tually become known to others .
Who were given the responsi@@ bility of car@@ ing for du@@ ties invol@@ ving sacrific@@ es and o@@ ffer@@ ings ?
David cre@@ di@@ ted God with deli@@ ver@@ ing him , and based on this experience , he wrote Psalm 34 .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , after the apostles told the Jewish S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in that they must obey God as rul@@ er rather than men , they were flo@@ g@@ ged before being set free .
He spoke of a tu@@ mul@@ tu@@ ous peri@@ od of w@@ ars , fam@@ ines , earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es , and di@@ se@@ as@@ es .
W@@ ould he let them come home ?
Th@@ ough they went through the mo@@ tions of in@@ qui@@ ring of God , they did not pre@@ pare their hearts to sub@@ mit to his will .
We are simply told that Noah obe@@ yed God .
The Bible tel@@ ls us : “ D@@ ra@@ w close to God , and he will draw close to you . ”
Why can we be certain that Jehovah continu@@ es to be a secu@@ re d@@ wel@@ ling for his servants ?
So , what does Jehovah see that he truly valu@@ es ?
To accom@@ pl@@ ish this work , the organization has kept before us the import@@ ance of ex@@ pan@@ ding our ministry .
Some famili@@ es ag@@ ree to li@@ mit tel@@ ev@@ ision vie@@ wing or com@@ pu@@ ter use .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , when E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s prophecy began to be ful@@ filled in our time , it app@@ lied first to those who had the hope of living in heaven .
This , no doubt , streng@@ th@@ ened the cou@@ ple@@ ’s faith that all things were working out in the way that God had pur@@ posed .
What rich blessing do Jehovah’s Witnesses enjoy ?
Now consider some principles that the Bible teach@@ es .
W@@ ill@@ ful n@@ on@@ support : A husband comple@@ t@@ ely refu@@ ses to provide for the family materi@@ ally , to the point where they are left with no money or food
* Does such a pro@@ spe@@ ct not appe@@ al to you ?
W@@ ould you conclu@@ de that it is not wor@@ th@@ while to go on serving Jehovah ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , all baptized servants of Jehovah can enjoy the blessing of “ see@@ king first the kingdom and [ God’s ] righteousness ” as part of the g@@ lo@@ be - en@@ cir@@ cl@@ ing Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Acc@@ ording to a@@ vail@@ able evidence , the Go@@ sp@@ els were written between the years 4@@ 1 and 9@@ 8 C.E . Jesus died in the year 33 C.E .
Paul wrote : “ If the re@@ adi@@ ness is there first , it is especially accep@@ table according to what a person has , not according to what a person does not have . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 8 : 12 .
He then ur@@ ged Ru@@ th to keep on g@@ le@@ an@@ ing in his fi@@ el@@ ds .
Th@@ ough some study the Bible , they do not want to believe what it says .
How did Jehovah’s words “ tri@@ ck@@ le as the de@@ w ” ?
And when Paul fac@@ ed tri@@ al@@ some situ@@ ations , he was quic@@ k to than@@ k Jehovah for the tim@@ ely support that he received from his spiritual brothers .
A God - fe@@ aring woman nam@@ ed L@@ y@@ dia car@@ ed about others .
To co@@ ver dist@@ ant are@@ as , I occasi@@ on@@ ally sta@@ yed over@@ night at small ho@@ tel@@ s or gu@@ es@@ th@@ ous@@ es .
What prom@@ p@@ ted a matu@@ re Christian el@@ der to make such an er@@ ro@@ r in judgment ​ — one that could have di@@ vi@@ ded the congregation ?
Since the re@@ bel@@ s an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated a mil@@ it@@ ary att@@ ack , they made care@@ ful pre@@ par@@ ations to de@@ f@@ end themselves .
18 : 14 .
For cen@@ tu@@ ries , ex@@ pl@@ or@@ ers and travel@@ ers have used the com@@ pas@@ s to gu@@ i@@ de their way over land and se@@ a .
How will God rest@@ ore peace to the earth ?
What does it mean to seek first God’s righteousness ?
( b ) What is the n@@ ature of loving - kindness ?
Because of my old in@@ ju@@ ries , my body and fe@@ et some@@ times ac@@ he , especially after I share in the preaching work .
Christian parents who understand the purpose of discipl@@ ine will not act har@@ sh@@ ly .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What have you ob@@ served about pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s inter@@ ests and pur@@ su@@ its today ?
Some are com@@ for@@ ted when they read the Psal@@ ms , and others enjoy reading the help@@ ful ad@@ vice in the book of Proverbs .
K@@ no@@ wing that he could have complete confidence in Jehovah and that he could take refu@@ ge in H@@ im , David wrote : “ H@@ app@@ y is the able - bo@@ died man that has put Jehovah as his trust . ” ​ — Psalm 40 : 4 .
3 Be@@ ware of Su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ous U@@ se of the Bible
By keep@@ ing their life simp@@ le , An@@ dre@@ w and his wife have even had the privilege of being in full - time service .
Jehovah had fore@@ told a mar@@ vel@@ ous act of deli@@ ver@@ ance from cap@@ tiv@@ ity that the Israel@@ ite nation would witness .
By pu@@ t@@ ting their trust in Jehovah , God’s servants are bless@@ ed with peace of mind even under tr@@ ying circumstances .
“ W@@ i@@ th@@ out exc@@ ep@@ tion , ” she found , “ they were all people of prayer . ”
He cre@@ ated the first man , Adam , perfect and pur@@ posed that humans should live forever .
It was spo@@ ken in nor@@ ther@@ n M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia and around ancient An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch , where many became believers of the good news in the first century C.E .
Le@@ ading a S@@ imp@@ le Li@@ fe
Jehovah re@@ war@@ ded Mi@@ ca@@ h for his pati@@ ence .
For example , a brother nam@@ ed James , who regul@@ arly read and deep@@ ly appreci@@ ated Scriptural public@@ ations , accepted a jo@@ b where all his co@@ work@@ ers were women .
Ph@@ ysi@@ cal .
The Ch@@ urch says that God wants it so .
How did God respon@@ d to A@@ sa@@ ’s hear@@ t@@ felt ple@@ a ?
May our ze@@ al , lik@@ e@@ wise , continue strong !
In that case , you may have to for@@ go personal pre@@ fer@@ ences .
After all , rend@@ ering sac@@ red service is a matter of life and death . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Christian parents have the desire and responsi@@ bility to teach their children the “ pu@@ re language ” of Bible truth .
‘ All of Jehovah’s enem@@ ies will then per@@ ish , and his lo@@ v@@ ers will be as when the su@@ n go@@ es for@@ th in its mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness . ’
See The Watchtower of Au@@ gu@@ st 15 , 199@@ 3 , pages 13 - 14 .
Thus Jehovah’s Witnesses have helped responsi@@ ve ones to over@@ come dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness , d@@ ru@@ g ad@@ di@@ ction , im@@ mor@@ ality , and com@@ pul@@ sive g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing .
One of the Witnesses gave them a sh@@ ort talk , with help from a gi@@ r@@ l who inter@@ pre@@ ted it into si@@ gn language .
He offered in@@ stead to wr@@ ite an es@@ say that would expla@@ in how he vie@@ wed Jesus Christ .
12 , 13 . ( a ) What could not be the meaning of the next - to - last re@@ qu@@ est made in the mo@@ de@@ l prayer ?
The Bible says that he was “ bre@@ a@@ thing th@@ re@@ at and mu@@ r@@ der against the disciples of the Lord . ”
What to@@ ol@@ s could you use to teach yourself through personal study ?
Jac@@ k@@ son , M@@ S
One of these examples is the fam@@ ous s@@ pu@@ ri@@ ous text known as the com@@ ma Joh@@ an@@ neu@@ m .
Their gro@@ w@@ th also under@@ s@@ co@@ res the certain@@ ty that Jehovah’s promises for the future will be ful@@ filled .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently not , for the account go@@ es on to say about him : “ As soon as it ca@@ used him dist@@ ress , he so@@ f@@ ten@@ ed the face of Jehovah his God and kept hum@@ bl@@ ing himself great@@ ly because of the God of his fore@@ fa@@ thers .
But in that same letter , Paul wrote those com@@ for@@ ting words qu@@ o@@ ted in par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 2 of this article . ​ — 2 Corinthians 1 : 3 , 4 .
This could be consider@@ ed the most important cle@@ an@@ ness of all because it has to do with a person@@ ’s pro@@ spe@@ cts for everlasting life .
Do@@ ing so will result in rich blessings for you , now and in the future .
But then Job was b@@ es@@ et by a seri@@ es of cal@@ am@@ ities that to him , appe@@ ared to be un@@ fa@@ ir .
2 : 37 .
Un@@ der such di@@ re circumstances , what could Pet@@ er@@ ’s fellow Christians do ?
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al .
At first , you may find it hard to believe that someone you love could h@@ ur@@ t you so ba@@ dly .
The high pl@@ ate@@ au of Ba@@ sh@@ an , an are@@ a e@@ ast of the Se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e , was known for its exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent bre@@ e@@ ds of ani@@ mal@@ s , including c@@ ow@@ s .
Jehovah will use su@@ per@@ human spirit for@@ ces to complete the des@@ tru@@ ction of his fo@@ es .
And would you do this “ most g@@ la@@ dly ” ?
Many cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers have stated how encoura@@ ged they and their wi@@ ves felt after recei@@ ving even a sh@@ ort no@@ te of gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for their vis@@ it to a congregation .
O@@ thers , though , ref@@ er to this se@@ as@@ on as “ the Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s se@@ as@@ on , ” since they wish to honor Christ at this time of year .
When in R@@ ome , for whom was E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s pra@@ ying ?
15 , 16 . ( a ) How have our public@@ ations buil@@ t appreciation for Jehovah’s cre@@ ative ability ?
But they always be@@ ha@@ ved in a pe@@ ace@@ able , Christian man@@ ner .
So@@ on I was deep@@ ly involved in the bu@@ sin@@ ess and was just going through the r@@ out@@ ine of atten@@ ding meetings and preaching .
Why , do you think , did he do that ? — It was because Adam had come to love E@@ ve more than he loved Jehovah .
To@@ gether , these boo@@ ks present a com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive de@@ f@@ en@@ se of Christi@@ an@@ ity as under@@ sto@@ od by E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us .
Á@@ d@@ á@@ m@@ ’s s@@ ent@@ ence was ei@@ ght years in pris@@ on , later re@@ duc@@ ed to four years .
The teaching of the resurrection and the ide@@ a of the im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the human soul or spirit are , in fact , in@@ com@@ pati@@ ble .
O@@ h , how I wanted to be like her !
O@@ ver many years , I re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly vis@@ ited govern@@ ment of@@ fic@@ es and fac@@ ed a rather di@@ stru@@ st@@ ful attitude .
Yet , the Scriptures present him as a coura@@ ge@@ ous man who fre@@ ed Israel from the op@@ pres@@ sive d@@ om@@ in@@ ation of Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l and her family .
Fir@@ st , R@@ al@@ ph W@@ alls of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e spoke on the the@@ me “ Ke@@ ep Your E@@ y@@ es O@@ pen . ”
They said to Moses : “ Why have you brought us up out of Egy@@ pt to die in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness ?
God’s Word indic@@ ates that he said : “ Lo@@ ok ! I am come . . . to do your will , O God . ”
“ They Se@@ em to C@@ ome at Just the Ri@@ ght Ti@@ me ”
And overse@@ ers vis@@ ited them in order to buil@@ d them up .
Then he ad@@ ded : “ Now that the faith has arri@@ ved , we are no longer under a tu@@ t@@ or . ”
Why does a woman who had lost faith in religion now sp@@ end much of her time help@@ ing others to learn about God ?
See the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe , pages 6@@ 2 - 9 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
These two artic@@ les will help us to keep Jehovah’s day close in mind .
However , the end of war has elu@@ ded all human efforts .
C@@ ould some individuals really be s@@ pared in the day of Jehovah’s anger ?
( a ) What does the love between marriage mat@@ es en@@ ta@@ il ?
However , Ca@@ in re@@ je@@ cted God’s counsel , kil@@ led A@@ be@@ l , and ended up as an out@@ c@@ ast .
F .
The w@@ ine r@@ un@@ s sh@@ ort .
10 , 11 . ( a ) Who might be com@@ pared to the k@@ ings of T@@ y@@ re ?
That brought me joy , though I know that it is not us but Jehovah who dra@@ ws a person to him .
Ru@@ ins of t@@ om@@ bs on the V@@ ia A@@ p@@ pia out@@ side R@@ ome
15 : 21 - 28 .
“ De@@ pres@@ sed sou@@ ls ” are we@@ ak , in a sense , and so are disc@@ oura@@ ged ones .
We found a meeting place and got it ready .
( Read 1 Samuel 17 : 5@@ 7 ; 18 : 1 , 3 . )
Then , because of my tra@@ ining as a me@@ ch@@ ani@@ c , I was assign@@ ed to look after the prin@@ ting pres@@ ses and other ma@@ ch@@ ines at the branch .
18 : 8 .
As king , David led a very public life .
Ther@@ efore I tal@@ ked , but I was not understanding things too wonderful for me , which I do not know . ”
The ke@@ y thing for each Christian now is to do what God as@@ ks of us and thus ‘ be coun@@ ted wor@@ thy of ga@@ ining that system of things ’ along with those who will be resur@@ rec@@ ted . ​ — Luke 20 : 35 .
Per@@ sever@@ ance Re@@ war@@ ded , 1 / 1
In contr@@ ast , discipl@@ ine that is based on human thinking that is in con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with Jehovah’s lo@@ f@@ ty principles is often a@@ bu@@ sive and h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful .
Re@@ as@@ on@@ able concer@@ n about our health is n@@ atur@@ al .
How h@@ ur@@ t Mark must have been for ca@@ using the tr@@ ou@@ ble between Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s ! ​ — Acts 15 : 36 - 4@@ 1 .
His the@@ me was “ N@@ ever S@@ to@@ p L@@ ear@@ ning , N@@ ever S@@ to@@ p Ser@@ ving Jehovah . ”
“ The show@@ ing of par@@ ti@@ ality is not good , ” wrote wise King Solomon .
After tra@@ ding for three or four c@@ hi@@ ck@@ ens , he took them to mar@@ ke@@ t , so@@ ld them , and filled his g@@ as t@@ an@@ k .
Jesus was out@@ standing in his use of illustr@@ ations .
There are at le@@ ast three pos@@ si@@ bil@@ ities : ( 1 ) Paul , form@@ er@@ ly a stud@@ ent of G@@ am@@ ali@@ el , inform@@ ed Luke ; ( 2 ) Luke con@@ sul@@ ted a sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic member of the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in , such as N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s ; ( 3 ) Luke received this information through divine inspi@@ r@@ ation .
So they found comfort for death in mu@@ r@@ der .
( b ) What war@@ ning less@@ on can we learn from the example of King A@@ sa ?
G@@ ran@@ ted , his anointed disciples would b@@ eho@@ ld Jesus after their own death and sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent resurrection to heaven as spirit cre@@ atu@@ res .
Ther@@ efore , allow yourself to be gu@@ i@@ ded by God’s Word , and apply its ad@@ vice .
( b ) What benef@@ its will come from our being long - suffering ?
M@@ ary had been stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses but was not yet baptized .
Now more than ever , it is ur@@ g@@ ent that we help others obey what the Bible teach@@ es .
The par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar circumstances of that wi@@ do@@ w show us that we have ad@@ di@@ tional reas@@ ons for per@@ sever@@ ing in prayer .
Do not let the spirit of the world in@@ fect your heart ! ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 2 : 2 , 3 ; Proverbs 4 : 23 .
The rec@@ ord says : “ O@@ wing to this many of his disciples went off to the things be@@ h@@ ind and would no longer walk with him . ”
How can our con@@ vers@@ ations invol@@ ve things that are true ?
We Li@@ ved by Jehovah’s S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th
R@@ eho@@ both ?
Tru@@ st in Jehovah Com@@ ple@@ t@@ ely in T@@ im@@ es of D@@ ist@@ ress
The te@@ ch@@ ni@@ que for f@@ ish pre@@ serv@@ ation likely used in ancient Gal@@ ile@@ e is still used in some plac@@ es .
This com@@ pu@@ ter pro@@ gra@@ m on C@@ D - R@@ O@@ M ho@@ l@@ ds a large col@@ le@@ ction of public@@ ations in ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic form .
This article will discus@@ s why we do not take si@@ des in the worl@@ d’s con@@ f@@ li@@ cts and how we can tra@@ in ourselves to think the way Jehovah and Jesus do .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , Jehovah is ‘ pro@@ ving to be . ’
If you are an a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent , you are at a time of life in which your “ power of reason ” is develop@@ ing as never before .
P@@ ol@@ iti@@ c@@ s and gre@@ ed often pre@@ v@@ ent the fa@@ ir dist@@ ribu@@ tion of su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient food , so that mul@@ titu@@ des , especially children , die of star@@ vation .
We can and should com@@ men@@ d them for their hard work and stri@@ ve to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with direc@@ tions that they provide .
“ Al@@ as for the day , ” says Jo@@ el@@ ’s prophecy , “ because the day of Jehovah is near , and like a des@@ po@@ il@@ ing from the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty One it will come ! ”
I@@ ’@@ ve ga@@ ined peace of mind by lea@@ ving matters in Jehovah’s hands .
It seem@@ s very doub@@ t@@ ful .
By the end of the th@@ ous@@ and - year - long Da@@ y of Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment , Jehovah will have rest@@ ored obedi@@ ent mankind to its origin@@ al perfect con@@ dition .
The strength of the b@@ es@@ i@@ e@@ g@@ ing ar@@ my did not imp@@ ress those prote@@ cted within the c@@ it@@ y’s w@@ alls .
What is involved in this comm@@ on out@@ come ?
But when parents l@@ ack n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction , children will look el@@ se@@ where for emo@@ tional support ​ — gener@@ ally to their pe@@ ers , who@@ se valu@@ es and attitu@@ des they will pro@@ ba@@ bly a@@ do@@ pt .
They are no part of the world , just as I am no part of the world . ” ​ — John 17 : 14 - 16 .
Do you cho@@ ose friends who love Jehovah with their whole heart ?
Tru@@ e , Jesus had as@@ sur@@ ed them that they would soon receive holy spirit .
If they did not work for a day , they did not get pa@@ id .
What was El@@ se@@ be@@ th@@ ’s re@@ action to the invit@@ ation ?
The same proble@@ m is comm@@ on among young people in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , B@@ r@@ ita@@ in , Rus@@ sia , and el@@ se@@ where .
What is an especially vital way in which elders show personal interest in their brothers and ad@@ d to the congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s joy ?
In this reg@@ ard , a mar@@ vel@@ ous pro@@ vision is the Christian congregation , where spiritually matu@@ re men can offer support and ad@@ vice when needed . ​ — Isaiah 32 : 1 , 2 .
I was a cho@@ ir@@ bo@@ y , and my li@@ fe@@ ’s dre@@ am was to become a pri@@ est .
We see indic@@ ation of this in what happened in 6@@ 6 C.E . after a Rom@@ an ar@@ my under C@@ es@@ ti@@ us Gal@@ lu@@ s att@@ ac@@ ked Jerusalem .
The Babyl@@ on@@ ians ‘ bur@@ ned the house of Jehovah ’ as if it were a boo@@ th , or a m@@ ere hu@@ t , in a gar@@ den . ​ — Jeremiah 5@@ 2 : 12 , 13 .
Will we live to see it ? ’ ​ — A class of fi@@ f@@ th - gra@@ de scho@@ ol@@ children
Paulo , a study in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il shows that “ su@@ i@@ ci@@ de among you@@ ths has inc@@ reas@@ ed by 26 per@@ c@@ ent . ”
God’s “ loving - kindness is better than life ” because without it , life is mean@@ ing@@ less and pur@@ po@@ sel@@ ess .
But the he@@ ad@@ ship arrang@@ ement rema@@ ined in effect .
Today , among prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians ​ — even among those sh@@ aring the same pe@@ ws — ​ one can find a wide r@@ ange of vie@@ ws on such sub@@ je@@ cts as the divine inspi@@ r@@ ation of the Bible , the the@@ ory of ev@@ olu@@ tion , ch@@ urch invol@@ v@@ ement in pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s , and the sh@@ aring of one@@ ’s faith with others .
The psalmist san@@ g : “ The righteous himself will b@@ lo@@ s@@ som for@@ th as a p@@ al@@ m t@@ ree does ; as a ce@@ da@@ r in Le@@ ban@@ on does , he will gro@@ w bi@@ g .
No doubt you remember the words of Jesus as recorded by the Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ er Luke : “ When you see Jerusalem sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by enc@@ am@@ ped ar@@ mi@@ es , then know that the des@@ ol@@ ating of her has dra@@ wn near . ” However , you may won@@ der , ‘ How can I obey the instru@@ ctions given along with that war@@ ning ? ’
The Bible ref@@ ers to angels as “ spi@@ r@@ its for public service , sent for@@ th to minis@@ ter for those who are going to in@@ her@@ it sal@@ vation . ”
For these reas@@ ons , baptism can@@ di@@ d@@ ates are asked to con@@ fir@@ m that they have dedic@@ ated themselves to Jehovah to do his will .
What happened after Jesus mirac@@ ul@@ ously f@@ ed a crow@@ d ?
Ju@@ li@@ e has loy@@ ally supp@@ or@@ ted me in all our assign@@ ments , vie@@ wing this as part of her own dedic@@ ation to Jehovah .
Ex@@ pla@@ in to your child that when tal@@ king with a cl@@ ass@@ mate , your you@@ ng@@ ster could follow the pat@@ ter@@ n you have demonstr@@ ated .
When tel@@ ling hus@@ ban@@ ds to honor their wi@@ ves , Peter ad@@ ds a war@@ ning : “ In order for your prayers not to be h@@ in@@ der@@ ed . ”
Do not tra@@ de your preci@@ ous integrity for the sh@@ am@@ e@@ ful act of loo@@ king at or reading por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y !
12 : 16 .
We pray every day that Jehovah continu@@ es to give us the emo@@ tional and physical strength needed to car@@ ry out our ministry .
After fin@@ ding a jo@@ b with a su@@ it@@ able sc@@ he@@ du@@ le , David said : “ I@@ ’@@ m gr@@ ate@@ ful for my relationship with my wife and children as well as for the privilege of being able to serve Jehovah God as a congregation el@@ der . ”
Com@@ fort Pro@@ vi@@ ded Th@@ r@@ ough Christ
And the apostle Paul wrote : “ The love of money is a ro@@ o@@ t of all s@@ or@@ ts of in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ous things . ”
He buil@@ t his congregation on the “ ro@@ ck - mas@@ s . ”
Although not everything descri@@ bed in the v@@ isions is to be taken liter@@ ally , the v@@ isions can help you not only to vis@@ u@@ al@@ ize those who d@@ well in the spirit real@@ m but also to understand how they can af@@ fect you .
Con@@ cer@@ ning his Kingdom , Daniel 7 : 14 states : “ His rul@@ er@@ ship is an in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely lasting rul@@ er@@ ship that will not pas@@ s away , and his kingdom one that will not be brought to ru@@ in . ”
One father says , “ When I am pre@@ pared , ever@@ yone has a more mean@@ ing@@ ful study s@@ es@@ sion . ”
No won@@ der the Bible speak@@ s of Ca@@ in as one “ who origin@@ ated with the wicked one , ” Satan ! ​ — 1 John 3 : 12 .
It made a hist@@ ori@@ c bre@@ ak , se@@ par@@ ating the old from the new , ” states the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine G@@ E@@ O .
In turn , Jehovah “ may give them rep@@ ent@@ ance le@@ ading to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ” ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
What work are we tal@@ king about ?
S@@ ad@@ ly , he did not receive the counsel well and had to be d@@ el@@ et@@ ed as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant because he no longer me@@ t the Scriptural qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations .
As Christians who love our neigh@@ b@@ or , we cannot keep our preci@@ ous knowledge of the truth to ourselves .
P@@ rep@@ are in ad@@ v@@ ance .
He@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ ah’s ma@@ in concer@@ n was God’s name and re@@ pu@@ tation .
And Paul explained : “ All those desi@@ ring to live with godly devo@@ tion in associ@@ ation with Christ Jesus will also be persecu@@ ted . ”
I was born just the year before , so I do not remember the vis@@ it .
( b ) Why is a knowledge of ancient Bi@@ bli@@ cal langu@@ ages not ess@@ enti@@ al for Bible stud@@ ents ?
I told him that I would leave only when I had vis@@ ited the whole v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , and that was ex@@ ac@@ tly what I did .
Yet , the same mer@@ ch@@ ants ob@@ served “ the sa@@ b@@ bat@@ h . ”
( b ) What are you determined to do when it comes to pro@@ ving yourself holy ?
L@@ am@@ e@@ ch@@ ’s life over@@ la@@ pp@@ ed with that of his gr@@ and@@ father E@@ no@@ ch for over a century .
When Moses asked God his name , Jehovah el@@ ab@@ or@@ ated on its meaning in this way : “ I shall prove to be what I shall prove to be . ”
While stud@@ ying in col@@ le@@ ge , I jo@@ ined a fr@@ at@@ er@@ n@@ ity that got me involved in fi@@ gh@@ ting , g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing , s@@ mo@@ king , and other un@@ sa@@ v@@ ory activities .
C@@ ar@@ t@@ ons , su@@ it@@ c@@ as@@ es , and other preci@@ ous bel@@ ong@@ ings were per@@ ched pre@@ c@@ ari@@ ously on our bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le h@@ and@@ le@@ ba@@ r@@ s , we@@ d@@ ged between the cro@@ s@@ s@@ ba@@ r@@ s , and p@@ ac@@ ked into pan@@ ni@@ ers , but we made it !
( 1 ) Li@@ g@@ th@@ ar@@ t , M .
In view of the great dist@@ ance between the is@@ land and the cont@@ in@@ ent , three times a year the congregation would receive vi@@ de@@ o ta@@ p@@ es of the special ass@@ em@@ bly day , cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly , and dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s .
No@@ te , however , that Paul’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to “ speak cons@@ ol@@ ingly to the de@@ pres@@ sed sou@@ ls ” and to “ support the we@@ ak ” was not given to elders only .
Par@@ ents like you have succ@@ ess@@ fully deal@@ t with similar problems .
God’s prophet Jeremiah said : “ I well know , O Jehovah , that to earth@@ ling man his way does not bel@@ ong . It does not bel@@ ong to man who is wal@@ king even to direc@@ t his st@@ ep . ” ​ — Jeremiah 10 : 23 .
And there would be s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ers , people who vo@@ ice dam@@ ag@@ ing repor@@ ts me@@ ant to destro@@ y the good re@@ pu@@ tation of others .
“ Fir@@ st ” Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at f@@ ell , and “ then ” the sons of the Kingdom were ga@@ ther@@ ed together at the star@@ t of the har@@ v@@ est .
The most out@@ standing fe@@ ature of that si@@ gn is the work Jesus fore@@ told for all of God’s loyal ones when he said : “ This good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations ; and then the end will come . ”
‘ Be Per@@ fect as He@@ av@@ en@@ ly Father Is , ’ 11 / 15
When local brothers vis@@ ited him , he already consider@@ ed himself a Witness and was preaching in the pris@@ on .
Let us , then , use the present time to strengthen our relationship with God .
All the chang@@ es that took place in the appe@@ ar@@ ance of King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar requi@@ red that the “ se@@ ven times ” be of a far longer du@@ r@@ ation than se@@ ven liter@@ al days .
He told her of the dre@@ am in which an ang@@ el deli@@ vered this message from God : The king , H@@ er@@ od , wanted their little son dead !
Today , cou@@ ples can “ hear ” Jehovah’s word by reading God’s Word together .
“ The earth is full of [ God’s ] pro@@ duc@@ tions , ” states Psalm 10@@ 4 : 24 .
Thus began our mission@@ ary life , with nothing but what we had in our lu@@ gg@@ age .
D@@ ele and others like him confid@@ ently trust in Jehovah’s promise to his faithful servants : “ I will by no means leave you nor by any means for@@ s@@ ake you . ”
Un@@ like “ the one in want of heart , ” a man of dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment kno@@ ws when to keep s@@ il@@ ent .
We have Jehovah God’s as@@ sur@@ ance that wh@@ atever he pur@@ pos@@ es to do will be done without fai@@ l .
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , there was no si@@ gn of rep@@ ent@@ ance on the part of the re@@ bel@@ s .
Ex@@ am@@ ining these acc@@ oun@@ ts clo@@ sel@@ y will give us in@@ sight into Jehovah’s person@@ ality and show us how we may benefit from his m@@ ol@@ ding .
4 , 5 . ( a ) Why is it important to teach with love ?
But I have never refu@@ sed one yet , and I do not in@@ ten@@ d to star@@ t . ”
How , though , can we do so ?
After that , the ang@@ el was jo@@ ined by “ a mul@@ titu@@ de of the heavenly ar@@ my , pra@@ ising God and saying : * ‘ G@@ l@@ ory in the he@@ igh@@ ts a@@ bo@@ ve to God , and on earth peace among men of go@@ o@@ d@@ will . ’ ” ​ — Luke 2 : 13 , 14 .
Me@@ g@@ um@@ i now condu@@ cts 20 stu@@ dies ​ — 18 of them with her cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es .
In@@ sur@@ ance po@@ li@@ ci@@ es , while par@@ ti@@ ally re@@ plac@@ ing material lo@@ s@@ ses , do not make up for emo@@ tional lo@@ s@@ ses .
Saul may have had in mind ad@@ ding J@@ es@@ se or other members of his family to the ar@@ my . ​ — 8 / 1 , page 31 .
• How powerful is the Word of God ?
But what made Daniel come to E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe ?
; Per@@ e@@ z , M .
Me@@ et@@ ings to worship Jehovah are sac@@ red ga@@ ther@@ ings wh@@ er@@ ever they are held
Abraham went a@@ head and obe@@ yed .
May we be res@@ ol@@ ved to do so and thus remain se@@ cur@@ ely on the ro@@ ad to life .
It was reas@@ sur@@ ing for the stud@@ ents and for those of their famili@@ es and friends who were in the a@@ udi@@ ence to listen to these experienced mission@@ aries as they explained fir@@ s@@ th@@ and why mission@@ ary service is a satis@@ f@@ ying care@@ er .
Jeremiah su@@ ffered at the hands of the very people he wi@@ shed to help , yet he did not re@@ tal@@ i@@ ate or become bit@@ ter .
All of us ​ — young and old , m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale — ​ enc@@ oun@@ ter many temp@@ t@@ ations in school , at work , or el@@ se@@ where .
Un@@ der@@ standing the F@@ e@@ el@@ ings of O@@ thers
Still , some Christians may have felt that they would not go into the temple or go through such a pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re .
I qu@@ it s@@ mo@@ king and over@@ dr@@ in@@ king .
We are wise to learn from the mis@@ takes of others . ​ — Proverbs 22 : 3 .
What less@@ on does Jesus teach , and what invit@@ ation does he ex@@ ten@@ d to his listen@@ ers at the temple ?
Rom@@ an am@@ p@@ hi@@ the@@ ater .
So when you read the Bible and our public@@ ations , it is very important to sto@@ p and think about what is being said .
How did some very old man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts sur@@ vi@@ ve until today ?
The mirac@@ les of Jesus were inter@@ tw@@ ined with his message .
As a result , you might feel that you ne@@ i@@ ther have Jehovah’s appro@@ val nor mer@@ it his attention .
As a bo@@ y , David was not prom@@ in@@ ent even within his own family .
How , though , can we demonstr@@ ate that we have faith in the ransom sacrifice ?
They had to sur@@ vi@@ ve difficult e@@ con@@ om@@ ic times , often being without emp@@ loy@@ ment .
A@@ n article publi@@ shed that year reas@@ oned that those who want to ple@@ ase God must follow the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s comm@@ and to “ cle@@ an@@ se [ themselves ] of every de@@ fil@@ ement of flesh and spirit . ”
He did not under@@ pa@@ y anyone .
P@@ R@@ I@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ S “ H@@ A@@ V@@ E C@@ A@@ U@@ S@@ E@@ D M@@ AN@@ Y T@@ O S@@ T@@ U@@ MB@@ L@@ E ”
That prophecy ref@@ ers only to the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed by the vari@@ ous par@@ ts of the i@@ ma@@ ge .
That is so of those who received the heavenly c@@ all@@ ing .
Since false worship and moral cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h also in Israel , Mi@@ ca@@ h is inspired to war@@ n that God will make Sam@@ ari@@ a “ a he@@ a@@ p of ru@@ ins . ”
Let us bri@@ ef@@ ly re@@ view what happened after Jesus was inst@@ al@@ led as King in 1914 and see how some proved themselves ready while others did not .
In 198@@ 9 the I@@ r@@ on C@@ ur@@ tain was re@@ moved .
L@@ ear@@ n From the I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ation of the T@@ al@@ ents
And 12 bas@@ ke@@ ts were filled with the le@@ f@@ to@@ v@@ ers !
The very fe@@ atu@@ res that Chris@@ tend@@ om l@@ ac@@ ks ab@@ ound among Jehovah’s Witnesses !
She expres@@ sed her appreciation for being consider@@ ed but told them that she would rather vis@@ it Bethel , the cen@@ ter of the worl@@ d@@ wide activ@@ ity of Jehovah’s Witnesses in New Yor@@ k .
Con@@ fi@@ ding in a tru@@ sted friend can bring comfort
In his book A@@ nt@@ it@@ r@@ in@@ it@@ ari@@ an Bi@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ y ( 18@@ 50 ) , R@@ ob@@ er@@ t W@@ all@@ ace no@@ ted that C@@ el@@ l@@ ari@@ us ’ writ@@ ings did not follow the Tr@@ in@@ it@@ ari@@ an or@@ tho@@ do@@ x@@ y comm@@ on in the 1@@ 6@@ th century .
However , Paul told Timothy : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e in the things that you learned and were per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed to believe . ”
Gi@@ ve Bible examples of God’s servants who experienced deep dist@@ ress .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Isaiah learned righteousness from Jehovah’s judgment ac@@ ts .
▪ R@@ es@@ pon@@ sible and un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish . ​ — Matthew 4 : 5 - 7 ; Luke 6 : 19 .
What attitude should God’s servants have toward un@@ believers ?
• How may we imitate Christ Jesus in our ministry ?
Tru@@ e Christians today often make material contribu@@ tions to fellow Christians and even to neigh@@ b@@ ors who are in need .
“ The women pro@@ claim@@ ing the good news are a large ar@@ my . ” ​ — P@@ S .
A year later we moved to the city of G@@ r@@ on@@ ing@@ en , in the nor@@ th of the Ne@@ ther@@ lands , where we sh@@ ared a home with Ger@@ man pione@@ ers F@@ er@@ din@@ and and H@@ el@@ ga H@@ ol@@ t@@ or@@ f and their daugh@@ ter .
Th@@ ough people may be t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant , mis@@ takes or a heav@@ y acc@@ ent may di@@ str@@ act them from listen@@ ing to your message .
The pri@@ est explained that the beli@@ ef@@ s of Jehovah’s Witnesses were not com@@ pati@@ ble with those of the in@@ s@@ titu@@ te .
In 19@@ 0@@ 7 , for instance , one group of col@@ por@@ te@@ ur@@ s can@@ va@@ s@@ sed a certain city to find those who already had co@@ pi@@ es of M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al Da@@ wn ( also called S@@ tudi@@ es in the Scriptures ) .
He was now the f@@ ar@@ m serv@@ ant at Kingdom F@@ ar@@ m , where the school was lo@@ c@@ ated .
But our brothers and sisters will no@@ tice and appreci@@ ate our efforts to we@@ ar clo@@ thing that is at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive and appro@@ pri@@ ate .
God said : “ That is why I have said to the sons of Israel : ‘ No soul of you must e@@ at blood . ’ ”
What does it mean to walk in Jehovah’s name ?
Th@@ ough a sin@@ ful des@@ c@@ end@@ ant of Adam , she was the ide@@ al cho@@ ice as the earthly mother of God’s Son .
For more information , see the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 13 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 8 , 10@@ 9
However , my a@@ un@@ t M@@ ary , only three years older than me , accepted a Bible along with public@@ ations that helped to expla@@ in it .
A book has great value to them , so they wr@@ ite their name in it and then the d@@ ate and name of the person who gave it to them .
* If we do not li@@ mit the am@@ ount of time we sp@@ end on n@@ on@@ ess@@ enti@@ al things , we may find ourselves ne@@ g@@ le@@ cting the most important activ@@ ity of all ​ — our worship of Jehovah . ​ — Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 15 - 17 .
It should be ti@@ gh@@ tly w@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed around us , as it were , so that we live in har@@ mony with the truth and can de@@ f@@ end it on any occasi@@ on .
If you sub@@ ject yourself to Jehovah by obe@@ ying and serving him , you can be sure that Satan and the dem@@ ons can have no hold on you .
The preaching work al@@ er@@ ts people that this heavenly govern@@ ment is about to act , giving all an opportunity to es@@ cap@@ e the coming des@@ tru@@ ction and become sub@@ je@@ cts of that Kingdom .
Le@@ g@@ al requi@@ re@@ ments and ta@@ x la@@ ws are not the same every@@ where , so ask someone who kno@@ ws about the la@@ ws before making a don@@ ation .
Di@@ d you no@@ te that the first mirac@@ le per@@ form@@ ed by El@@ isha was an ex@@ act cop@@ y of the last mirac@@ le per@@ form@@ ed by Eli@@ j@@ ah ?
They take for gr@@ anted that war and its af@@ ter@@ mat@@ h are a part of life .
Ther@@ efore , when you are given a t@@ ask to do , deter@@ mine “ the oppor@@ tu@@ ne time ” for it and do it .
Their in@@ si@@ gh@@ t@@ ful words inspi@@ re and mo@@ tiv@@ ate others to end@@ ure .
P@@ ati@@ ence is another qu@@ ality that helps us to make disciples .
This re@@ v@@ ol@@ t de@@ thr@@ oned C@@ z@@ ar N@@ ic@@ ho@@ l@@ as I@@ I and led to Com@@ mun@@ ist rule .
If they do , Jehovah will “ show com@@ pas@@ sion upon his people ” and will put far away “ the nor@@ ther@@ ner ” ​ — the in@@ se@@ ct as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t .
He regul@@ arly sear@@ ches the Scriptures for deep tru@@ ths , because he kno@@ ws that “ so@@ li@@ d food bel@@ ong@@ s to matu@@ re people . ”
The family sta@@ yed until he died at 20@@ 5 years of age .
In some lands we are acc@@ used of pos@@ ing a th@@ re@@ at to the St@@ ate , just as Ne@@ h@@ emiah was acc@@ used of re@@ bel@@ ling against the king .
Yet , one ba@@ si@@ c ide@@ a is : S@@ ome@@ thing in@@ side a person is im@@ mor@@ tal and sur@@ vi@@ ves death .
Do we not also look to Jehovah and pray to him for a su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y of material food for each day ?
Some of those in@@ mat@@ es have , in turn , re@@ ques@@ ted a vis@@ it by a Witness minis@@ ter .
Then all those vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins ro@@ se and put their lam@@ ps in order . ”
In ad@@ dition , the account in Jeremiah chap@@ ter 36 , which we will consider in de@@ ta@@ il , con@@ ve@@ ys the imp@@ res@@ sion that Bar@@ u@@ ch had acc@@ ess to the k@@ ing@@ ’s coun@@ sel@@ ors and was allow@@ ed to use the din@@ ing ro@@ om , or the c@@ ab@@ in@@ et ro@@ om , of G@@ em@@ ari@@ ah , a prin@@ ce or an of@@ fi@@ cial .
One of many dist@@ inc@@ tions is that those who serve Jehovah do so with great joy .
In 194@@ 2 we moved three times .
Jehovah’s Witnesses have already been deli@@ vered from many of the pla@@ gu@@ es that a@@ ff@@ li@@ ct this world .
Di@@ d the Israelites also have qu@@ ali@@ fied cop@@ y@@ ists ?
In the first century , Ph@@ ili@@ p served as a mission@@ ary , but he later set@@ t@@ led in Ca@@ es@@ are@@ a , where he car@@ ed for his family .
12 , 13 . ( a ) S@@ hor@@ tly before Jesus ’ death , what ar@@ ous@@ ed the interest of some Greek pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes ?
▪ One H@@ un@@ d@@ red Ye@@ ars Un@@ der Kingdom R@@ ul@@ er@@ ship !
What can we learn from the cu@@ sto@@ m of el@@ der@@ ly An@@ na ?
Jesus could have been plac@@ ed on that ro@@ of .
I@@ m@@ mor@@ ality and materi@@ al@@ ism were r@@ am@@ p@@ ant , as w@@ all pa@@ in@@ t@@ ings and other rema@@ ins t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy .
Thus the brothers came to own their first Kingdom H@@ all on the is@@ land .
The Jewish hist@@ ori@@ an F@@ la@@ vi@@ us Jose@@ ph@@ us also men@@ tions Jesus .
I tal@@ ked to the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er , K@@ ur@@ t Ku@@ h@@ n , about what he thought of my working se@@ cul@@ arly for a few more months in order to be able to bu@@ y a ca@@ r , which would be u@@ se@@ ful for pione@@ ering .
He had kept the money for a we@@ ek , but he said , “ The joy I experienced from re@@ tur@@ ning the money was greater than that from keep@@ ing it . ”
In as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ting Juda@@ h and its cap@@ it@@ al city , Jerusalem , the Babyl@@ on@@ ians will act according to their own desi@@ res .
Our good conduct has what effect ?
( a ) What are some things cultiv@@ ated by a Christian ?
To say no to d@@ ru@@ g@@ s and other ad@@ dic@@ tive sub@@ stances , a person needs to cho@@ ose his associ@@ ates care@@ fully .
That account provi@@ des a serious war@@ ning for elders and others in the congregation today .
Pro@@ of of In@@ spi@@ r@@ ation ?
19 : 1 - 8 .
( b ) On what bas@@ is are the dead to be jud@@ ged ?
In this article , let us refle@@ ct on the arrang@@ ement that Jehovah has in place to fac@@ il@@ it@@ ate the fulfill@@ ment of Matthew 24 : 14 .
Do you see Jehovah as your loving Father and F@@ ri@@ end ?
17 , 18 . ( a ) We now have what opportunity invol@@ ving pati@@ ence ?
( 2 ) R@@ o@@ sa , M .
“ [ Jesus ] was ob@@ li@@ ged to become like his ‘ brothers ’ in all res@@ pe@@ cts , ” wrote the apostle Paul , “ that he might become a mer@@ ci@@ ful and faithful high pri@@ est . . .
M@@ eli@@ to was not af@@ ra@@ id to de@@ f@@ end Christi@@ an@@ ity and den@@ oun@@ ce wicked and gre@@ e@@ dy men .
12 : 17 ; John 10 : 16 ; Luke 12 : 32 .
S@@ tu@@ dy of God’s Word and attend@@ ance at Christian meetings should not be ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted .
“ There is no other comman@@ d@@ ment greater than these , ” said Jesus .
Ha@@ ving a good re@@ pu@@ tation in Jehovah’s eyes is for us far more valu@@ able than having ri@@ ches .
Acc@@ ording to Jose@@ ph@@ us , the S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es were the ar@@ is@@ to@@ cr@@ ats and we@@ al@@ thy men of the nation , and they did not have the support of the mas@@ ses .
“ M@@ é@@ lis@@ sa was three months old and su@@ ffered from the ter@@ ri@@ ble dis@@ order t@@ ris@@ om@@ y 18 .
Job had no “ valu@@ able things ” with which to honor Jehovah .
Ha@@ ve you ever been h@@ ur@@ t so ba@@ dly that you cri@@ ed ? — * All of us pro@@ ba@@ bly have .
E@@ ven@@ tually , he became Jehovah’s “ ma@@ ster work@@ er ” in the cre@@ ation of all things “ in the heavens and upon the earth , the things v@@ isi@@ ble and the things inv@@ isi@@ ble . ”
We know that if a cour@@ t of law were to put a son in pris@@ on because his father had sto@@ le@@ n a ca@@ r , the son could righ@@ tly com@@ pla@@ in : “ That is not just !
What should they and their parents be@@ ar in mind ?
Be@@ fore he came to the earth , God’s only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son was a@@ ware of what our deli@@ ver@@ ance would co@@ st him .
Ho@@ ly spirit lik@@ e@@ wise emp@@ ow@@ ered Jesus ’ apostles to obey God rather than those whom many es@@ te@@ em@@ ed as teach@@ ers of true religion .
( c ) What did Eli@@ j@@ ah do ?
I know Jehovah bless@@ ed my efforts . ”
2 : 7 ; Re@@ v .
John said : “ It was in be@@ half of his name that they went out . ”
E@@ ve cho@@ se to listen to Satan the Devil .
In the branch , there were only four members , including Bro@@ ther Bar@@ ry , the branch overse@@ er .
On Au@@ gu@@ st 1 , 194@@ 7 , we set out on a mem@@ or@@ able tri@@ p , taking us 4@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 7@@ ,@@ 2@@ 00 k@@ m ] through pra@@ i@@ ries , deser@@ ts , and ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic s@@ cen@@ er@@ y , including Yel@@ low@@ st@@ one and Yo@@ s@@ em@@ ite n@@ ational par@@ ks .
No@@ ah’s faith in that war@@ ning moved him to buil@@ d the ar@@ k , thus sa@@ ving his hous@@ eho@@ ld . ​ — He@@ b .
When Jesus resur@@ rec@@ ted him , La@@ z@@ ar@@ us came out from the t@@ om@@ b a living , bre@@ a@@ thing human .
For example , we are remin@@ ded about how to be@@ have with the op@@ pos@@ ite se@@ x , how to cho@@ ose our friends , and how to deci@@ de what we do for rest and rel@@ a@@ x@@ ation .
They began to devo@@ te more time and effort to the pur@@ su@@ it of spiritual valu@@ es and loo@@ ked for ways to draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah .
How happy I was to see them again !
This bo@@ ther@@ ed F@@ la@@ vi@@ a .
In time , many prog@@ ressed to take on new , respon@@ sible assign@@ ments within the organization .
May this re@@ view of how we can show ourselves than@@ k@@ ful prom@@ pt us to re@@ exam@@ ine the ways by which we show our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de .
We may gain or lo@@ se we@@ al@@ th , health , and loved ones .
The apostle Peter ex@@ hor@@ ted his listen@@ ers to rep@@ ent and be baptized in Jesus ’ name .
He also became a bo@@ ld “ pre@@ ach@@ er of righteousness , ” public@@ ly con@@ f@@ ess@@ ing his faith in Jehovah .
I@@ magine yourself living back at that time and being in Jesus ’ place .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we can make peace with our brother when that be@@ comes necess@@ ary .
Acc@@ ording to the Scriptures , the va@@ st ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of the dead will be brought back to life on earth .
Why do some stru@@ gg@@ le with a ne@@ g@@ ative vie@@ w@@ point ?
“ N@@ ever under@@ es@@ tim@@ ate its wor@@ th .
Jehovah’s Witnesses in your commun@@ ity will be happy to ass@@ ist you in stud@@ ying the Bible .
As if our earth were a building , God asked : “ Who la@@ id its cor@@ n@@ er@@ st@@ one ? ”
▪ Pe@@ ace of mind
But to be hon@@ est , I@@ ’@@ ve never really under@@ sto@@ od how that works .
We had no ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city , r@@ un@@ ning water , or conven@@ i@@ ences comm@@ on today , yet we were happy .
To@@ shi@@ o@@ ’s ear@@ n@@ est efforts in har@@ mony with his prayers were ri@@ ch@@ ly re@@ war@@ ded .
So let us look now at st@@ ep@@ s that led to our baptism to see how clo@@ sel@@ y we are con@@ form@@ ing to the pat@@ ter@@ n of truth .
Ri@@ ch@@ ard L@@ ev@@ ins , a dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed la@@ w@@ y@@ er , told E@@ m@@ l@@ y@@ n that he would be ru@@ n down “ like a w@@ ol@@ f , without law or g@@ ame . ”
He op@@ er@@ ated succ@@ ess@@ fully ​ — and without the use of any blood at all .
As a result , Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s faith was re@@ war@@ ded when the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh God appe@@ ared to him and said : “ ‘ Lo@@ ok up , ple@@ ase , to the heavens and coun@@ t the st@@ ars , if you are able to do so . ’
I felt s@@ or@@ ry for my@@ self , but that chang@@ ed when I was 14 years old .
A marriage mate need not feel gu@@ il@@ ty for repor@@ ting such un@@ ch@@ ris@@ ti@@ an conduct to the elders .
Then Jehovah bless@@ ed the children even more .
Ex@@ hal@@ ed s@@ mo@@ ke and s@@ mo@@ ke that comes from sm@@ ol@@ der@@ ing to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o are to@@ x@@ ic .
What a fine example !
Gre@@ at@@ ly encoura@@ ged , Jo@@ ha@@ n continu@@ es to serve as an el@@ der , to the blessing of the congregation .
T@@ e@@ aching his con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries about God and His pur@@ pos@@ es was more important than any other educ@@ ation Jesus could have given them . ​ — Romans 11 : 33 - 36 .
By lear@@ ning from God’s Word , then , we can have “ faith in the truth . ” ​ — 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 13 .
A@@ m@@ ong other things , acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s pur@@ pos@@ es .
“ My wi@@ fe@@ ’s en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m for discus@@ sing Bible to@@ pi@@ c@@ s can be a little over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing at times , ” says T@@ on@@ y , “ and in the past I was rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to discus@@ s spiritual sub@@ je@@ cts with her .
( Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 14 . )
I now have a feel@@ ing of fulfill@@ ment that I never experienced when I sp@@ ent most of my time working for the world . ”
If , now , God thus clo@@ th@@ es the ve@@ get@@ ation in the field that today ex@@ ists and t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w is c@@ ast into an o@@ ven , how much rather will he clo@@ the you , you with little faith ! ”
“ Jehovah is very tend@@ er in affe@@ ction and mer@@ ci@@ ful . ”
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , effort is needed , but consider the resul@@ ts .
Some of those cou@@ ples serve Jehovah and their brothers in the cir@@ cu@@ it and dist@@ ri@@ ct work or at Bethel .
P@@ res@@ en@@ ting yet another contr@@ ast , Solomon says : “ The li@@ ps of the wise ones keep sc@@ at@@ ter@@ ing knowledge about , but the heart of the stu@@ pi@@ d ones is not like that . ”
The dr@@ ama was pres@@ ented in the Mi@@ x@@ e language !
Some scho@@ l@@ ars continue to hold that the Jesus of hist@@ ory was an es@@ ch@@ at@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal Jewish prophet c@@ all@@ ing for rep@@ ent@@ ance .
A@@ no@@ ther important reason for having a fun@@ er@@ al is to help all in attend@@ ance to refle@@ ct on the trans@@ it@@ or@@ iness of life .
But if we did the same , we would dam@@ age our relationship with him .
A lis@@ ting of 20 s@@ our@@ ces can be found in In@@ sight on the Scriptures , V@@ olu@@ me 1 , pages 4@@ 4@@ 4 - 5 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
We can draw comfort from know@@ ing that in his reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess , Jehovah accep@@ ts our whole - sou@@ led service .
Israel would have been a mo@@ de@@ l kingdom for its neigh@@ b@@ ors , provi@@ ding con@@ cre@@ te pro@@ of that obedi@@ ence to the true God br@@ ings spiritual and material blessings .
“ We found that for cen@@ tu@@ ries , ” explained Rus@@ sel@@ l , “ vari@@ ous se@@ cts and par@@ ties had sp@@ li@@ t up the Bible do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines am@@ ong@@ st them , bl@@ en@@ ding them with more or less of human spe@@ cul@@ ation and er@@ ro@@ r . ”
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s num@@ er@@ ous hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing prayers of than@@ k@@ s@@ giving , including those offered by H@@ ann@@ ah and He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah .
John 17 : 3 : “ Christ is never said to be that one God or so God , as to be the only God . ”
However , the very soul of the di@@ lig@@ ent ones will be made f@@ at . ” “ The point [ of this pro@@ ver@@ b ] is that m@@ ere desire is ut@@ ter@@ ly fu@@ t@@ ile , ” states one refer@@ ence work , and “ in@@ du@@ str@@ y is what coun@@ ts .
Yet , no cha@@ in could s@@ il@@ ence the ze@@ al@@ ous apostle !
Th@@ ink of the trans@@ form@@ ation that occ@@ ur@@ red in the case of Paul .
W@@ ould he be pleas@@ ed when he saw her ?
She will pre@@ pare a dis@@ h her husband is f@@ ond of .
Yet , the su@@ per@@ fine apostles in Corin@@ th acc@@ used him of being con@@ temp@@ ti@@ ble in his spe@@ e@@ ch !
6 : 9 .
Our fin@@ al prote@@ ction against the influ@@ ence of Satan and his dem@@ ons is God’s word , or message , recorded in the Bible .
En@@ coura@@ g@@ ing godly gener@@ os@@ ity , Paul wrote : “ Do not for@@ get the doing of good and the sh@@ aring of things with others , for with such sacrific@@ es God is well pleas@@ ed . ”
Like Jesus , let us always ac@@ knowledge that Jehovah al@@ one has the right to set the stan@@ d@@ ard for what is righteous and good .
“ S@@ and@@ r@@ a took me along to vis@@ it a woman with whom she was stud@@ ying the Bible .
God’s spirit is simply God’s power . ”
What does it mean to “ inc@@ ite to love and fine works ” ?
They who are well to do , and willing , give what each thin@@ ks f@@ it . ” ​ — The Fir@@ st A@@ po@@ lo@@ gy , Ju@@ st@@ in Mar@@ ty@@ r , c . 1@@ 50 C.E .
Paul lik@@ ens God’s Word to a s@@ word that Jehovah has given us .
( a ) What responsi@@ bil@@ ities do hus@@ ban@@ ds have ?
Jehovah kno@@ ws our activities , our thoughts , and our words even before we speak them .
The s@@ car@@ city of scho@@ ol@@ s for@@ ced S@@ te@@ ph@@ ano@@ s to receive his el@@ em@@ ent@@ ary educ@@ ation at a local mon@@ ast@@ er@@ y .
An@@ cient C@@ i@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ations
You may have to go through very difficult times , and you may feel over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by your problems .
A fo@@ ol@@ ish woman likely s@@ qu@@ and@@ ers her fam@@ il@@ y’s hard - ear@@ ned res@@ our@@ ces .
He “ op@@ ened the eyes of one born bl@@ ind . ”
What Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ance for U@@ s ?
We do well to consider whether our pri@@ or@@ ities are ali@@ gn@@ ed with Jehovah’s pri@@ or@@ ities .
This article ra@@ ises questions you may have wonder@@ ed about and shows where you can read the ans@@ wers in your Bible .
It could also inclu@@ de the heavenly part of God’s organization cons@@ is@@ ting of mi@@ gh@@ ty spirit cre@@ atu@@ res .
A few months later , in Ju@@ ly 200@@ 3 , A@@ lej@@ and@@ r@@ a died , lea@@ ving her fellow believers a fine example of faith and courage .
God has en@@ tru@@ sted the care of his preci@@ ous sheep to “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
The very same su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ on accom@@ pan@@ ies the c@@ ele@@ br@@ ating of the new year for many of our com@@ pat@@ ri@@ o@@ ts . . .
As a bas@@ is for understanding that , rec@@ all what resur@@ rec@@ tions the Bible fore@@ tel@@ ls .
In his Go@@ spe@@ l , the apostle John wrote : “ An@@ dre@@ w the brother of S@@ im@@ on Peter was one of the two that heard what John said and follow@@ ed Jesus .
That death would be like the death that Adam and E@@ ve experienced , not the death that humans in@@ her@@ ited from Adam .
“ I am very happy to know that The Watchtower is publi@@ shed in 1@@ 39 [ now 14@@ 6 ] langu@@ ages , ” he continued .
In the inter@@ ests of or@@ der@@ l@@ iness , M@@ ary and I dre@@ w up a 24 - h@@ our sc@@ he@@ du@@ le .
Paul ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es us : “ N@@ ei@@ ther let us put Jehovah to the t@@ est , as some of [ the Israelites ] put him to the t@@ est , only to per@@ ish by the ser@@ p@@ ents .
‘ Ke@@ ep Y@@ our@@ self R@@ es@@ tra@@ ined Un@@ der E@@ vi@@ l ’
They know when it is time to speak and when it is time to wa@@ it s@@ il@@ ently for fur@@ ther cl@@ ari@@ fic@@ ation .
A@@ m I quic@@ k to respon@@ d , or do I h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to obey ? ’ ​ — J@@ as .
Let Jehovah Le@@ ad You to Tru@@ e F@@ re@@ e@@ dom
16 Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers
After the Jews re@@ turned from cap@@ tiv@@ ity in Babyl@@ on in 5@@ 37 B.C.E . , Go@@ ver@@ nor Z@@ er@@ u@@ b@@ ba@@ be@@ l and H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est Jo@@ shua ( or Je@@ shua ) su@@ per@@ v@@ ised the la@@ ying of the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of the new temple in 5@@ 36 B.C.E .
The prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah c@@ learly out@@ l@@ ined the cho@@ ic@@ es : Ser@@ ve Jehovah or serve the false go@@ d Ba@@ al . Eli@@ j@@ ah re@@ bu@@ ked the people for being in@@ dec@@ isi@@ ve .
That helped Jo@@ el to make Bible tru@@ ths his own .
J@@ ag@@ ged m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s to@@ wer@@ ed a@@ bo@@ ve the ro@@ ad .
Those ob@@ st@@ in@@ ate cal@@ f worshi@@ p@@ ers did not change .
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 7 , 8 )
Fir@@ st , you will make Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice .
During our first year of marriage , I was away from home for si@@ x months , serving our Christian brothers .
It is bene@@ fi@@ cial to make a sc@@ he@@ du@@ le and cho@@ ose a set@@ ting most condu@@ ci@@ ve to study .
Our desire is to help people to come to know Jehovah as the God he really is .
In the same way also the fine works are public@@ ly man@@ i@@ f@@ est and those that are o@@ ther@@ wise cannot be kept hi@@ d . ”
If so , perhaps it is time to consider how you can re@@ du@@ ce the c@@ lu@@ t@@ ter , spiritually speaking .
W@@ ould not the s@@ pre@@ ad of sin ​ — and all the mis@@ er@@ y we see in the world — ​ have been pre@@ ven@@ ted ? ’
All humans are rel@@ ated , and before God all are born e@@ qu@@ al .
Then will come “ the day of [ God’s ] war@@ ring ” against his enem@@ ies .
Th@@ ink , for a m@@ om@@ ent , about the question : “ Who really is the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ? ”
Christians are comman@@ ded to “ rend@@ er to all their du@@ es , . . . to him who c@@ alls for honor , such honor . ”
Be@@ ar in mind that full - time servants have sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant responsi@@ bil@@ ities in the most important work the world has ever known .
What Will You Gi@@ ve to Ke@@ ep Li@@ ving ?
Jehovah had the nation of Israel in mind when he told Moses over 3@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years ag@@ o : “ They must make a san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary for me . ”
The true God is the Creator of all things .
A ke@@ y to res@@ is@@ ting worl@@ dly pres@@ sures toward wr@@ ong@@ doing is to devel@@ op “ a different spirit , ” or men@@ tal attitude .
F@@ o@@ re@@ most on a Christi@@ an’s mind should be a desire to have God’s appro@@ val .
They develop@@ ed love for God and a strong faith in him .
When we serve him out of love ​ — not because of a d@@ ate or sol@@ ely because of a re@@ ward — ​ we contribu@@ te to Jehovah’s answer to the ba@@ sel@@ ess ta@@ un@@ ts of his ad@@ vers@@ ary , Satan .
They have the bless@@ ed opportunity to speak the “ pu@@ re language ” of Bible truth .
We see why many do not believe in the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s promises .
A year ear@@ li@@ er , Jehovah’s Witnesses had rel@@ eas@@ ed a book ent@@ it@@ led K@@ re@@ u@@ z@@ zu@@ g ge@@ g@@ en d@@ as Chris@@ ten@@ tu@@ m ( C@@ ru@@ sa@@ de A@@ ga@@ inst Christi@@ an@@ ity ) to draw public attention to the Witnesses ’ n@@ on@@ invol@@ v@@ ement with the Na@@ z@@ i re@@ gi@@ me .
What to@@ pi@@ c , i@@ ma@@ ge , and point of simil@@ ar@@ ity do we find at Psalm 9@@ 0 : 1 ?
Some might conclu@@ de , then , that the dr@@ ought ended during the course of its th@@ ir@@ d year and that it was therefore less than three years long .
What does her conscience say about atten@@ ding ?
What tend@@ enc@@ y should we avoid when feel@@ ing do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted ?
Many people hope to accom@@ pl@@ ish something of lasting sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance during their li@@ fe@@ time .
Un@@ der its ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation , the enti@@ re earth will be made a par@@ adise and mankind will gro@@ w to per@@ fe@@ ction to live forever in happiness .
What can help us to be faithful to God ?
After he fin@@ i@@ shed exam@@ ining Jo@@ el , the do@@ ct@@ or said : “ I@@ ’@@ m so s@@ or@@ ry . Jo@@ el seem@@ s to have all the problems his brothers do not have . ”
Si@@ x other conven@@ tion s@@ ites thr@@ ough@@ out P@@ ol@@ and and one in S@@ lo@@ v@@ ak@@ ia were ti@@ ed in ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic@@ ally for the inter@@ n@@ ational par@@ ts of the pro@@ gra@@ m .
What does it mean to love our neigh@@ b@@ or as ourselves ?
I W@@ A@@ S sh@@ o@@ cked bey@@ ond words .
The fe@@ ature “ Our Re@@ ad@@ ers As@@ k ” will discus@@ s the ans@@ wers to comm@@ on Bible questions .
The book ends with these words of Per@@ si@@ an King C@@ y@@ r@@ us to the ex@@ iled Jews in Babyl@@ on@@ ia : “ [ Jehovah ] himself has com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned me to buil@@ d him a house in Jerusalem , which is in Juda@@ h .
Why must a person rep@@ ent before pres@@ en@@ ting himself for baptism ?
E@@ d@@ w@@ in , a Christian el@@ der in N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ a , found this to be true .
Moses ’ face refle@@ cted glory
Lord . ​ — John 13 : 13 .
They were different from ani@@ mal@@ s because humans have a me@@ asure of God’s own qualities , including free will .
; To@@ ev@@ s , S .
17 : 4@@ 5 , 4@@ 9 , 50 .
“ The very hand of Jehovah proved to be upon Eli@@ j@@ ah , so that he gi@@ r@@ ded up his hi@@ ps and went r@@ un@@ ning a@@ head of A@@ ha@@ b all the way to Je@@ z@@ re@@ el . ”
The meeting is o@@ pen to the public .
* No@@ tice how this was true of two Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers who were helped to over@@ come anger and to cultiv@@ ate peace with others .
As you will@@ ingly and e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly la@@ b@@ or in be@@ half of your brothers , you end@@ e@@ ar yourself to them .
I also learned that he has demonstr@@ ated that love by giving us his Word , the Bible .
“ I have come down from heaven , ” he explained . ​ — John 6 : 38 .
Since God has given you in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al cap@@ ac@@ ity to inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ate the world around you and to ask questions concer@@ ning spiritual matters , does it not make sense that he would also provide the means to get acc@@ ur@@ ate ans@@ wers to your questions ?
As to people having a relationship with Jehovah , what change had occ@@ ur@@ red ?
To most J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese , the word “ Bible ” c@@ alls to mind Jesus Christ .
* ​ — Acts 10 : 39 - 4@@ 3 .
We too can cho@@ ose to worship Jehovah .
Christians should be@@ ar what in mind about is@@ su@@ es for personal decision ?
Like sol@@ di@@ ers in a ph@@ al@@ an@@ x who have thro@@ wn away their shi@@ el@@ ds , they ex@@ pose not just themselves to har@@ m but their compan@@ i@@ ons as well .
The Go@@ spe@@ l rec@@ ord shows that Jesus moved s@@ inc@@ ere men to change their occ@@ up@@ ation , a ma@@ j@@ or concer@@ n in the life of many .
If we do , we will continue to draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah .
But it did not mean good news for the bak@@ er .
We have en@@ ough money for only one thing .
He promises : “ The me@@ ek ones themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will in@@ deed find their ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 11 ; James 4 : 6 .
In a similar way , first - century Christians ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged the authority of the apostles .
A t@@ ree pl@@ anted by an un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing water s@@ ource does not d@@ ry up in ho@@ t we@@ ather or during a dr@@ ought .
24 : 4 , 7 , 8 .
J@@ ag@@ an@@ na@@ th@@ a R@@ a@@ o , Tru@@ ste@@ e , M@@ ad@@ ra@@ s S@@ n@@ ake Par@@ k Tru@@ st
Because Jehovah ch@@ eri@@ sh@@ es those who walk with him , he keep@@ s his fa@@ ther@@ ly e@@ ye upon them , car@@ ing for them , prote@@ cting them , and teaching them .
Wh@@ atever we are doing , then , let us “ work at it whole - sou@@ led as to Jehovah , and not to men . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 23 .
It is vital that we devel@@ op and maintain a who@@ les@@ ome attitude toward the congregation and be fir@@ m@@ ly res@@ ol@@ ved to stay in close associ@@ ation with it .
Ex@@ peri@@ ences of Jehovah’s Witnesses under tri@@ al on account of their faith well illustr@@ ate this point .
How can you help your brothers and sisters to keep their faith strong ?
From left to right : M@@ e , I@@ ng@@ er H@@ at@@ field , Do@@ re@@ en H@@ ines , and S@@ on@@ ia S@@ pr@@ ing@@ ate
For example , food pri@@ ces may ris@@ e consider@@ ab@@ ly because of inc@@ reas@@ ing dem@@ and , ex@@ tre@@ me we@@ ather , or e@@ con@@ om@@ ic in@@ sta@@ bility .
Lo@@ o@@ king back on J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s day , we see that many Israelites re@@ ject Jehovah’s direction .
There will be no place for cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion , a s@@ cour@@ ge that re@@ du@@ ces many po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally rich coun@@ tri@@ es to po@@ ver@@ ty .
You know how to inter@@ pre@@ t the appe@@ ar@@ ance of the s@@ k@@ y , but the sign@@ s of the times you cannot inter@@ pre@@ t . ’ ” ​ — Matthew 16 : 1 - 3 .
They pre@@ f@@ er to re@@ place it with such t@@ it@@ les as “ God , ” “ the Lord , ” or “ the E@@ ter@@ n@@ al One . ”
E@@ ach time you read through a Bible book , you certainly will g@@ le@@ an new information .
In 200@@ 1 , they were a@@ war@@ ded first pri@@ ze in the ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion .
7 , 8 . ( a ) Un@@ der what circumstances can we enjoy God’s loyal love ?
God’s name has been taken out of many Bi@@ bl@@ es and re@@ plac@@ ed with the t@@ it@@ les Lord or God .
This article discus@@ ses how our ye@@ ar@@ text for 20@@ 17 encoura@@ ges us to look to Jehovah for help when fac@@ ed with challeng@@ es .
Ti@@ m : Why do you talk about Jehovah so much ?
Paul had to con@@ ten@@ d with that proble@@ m person@@ ally .
Jesus said : “ W@@ ho@@ ever div@@ or@@ ces his wife , exc@@ ep@@ t on the gr@@ ound of for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , and marri@@ es another comm@@ its ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y . ”
Bu@@ d@@ ny@@ ’s transl@@ ation of the enti@@ re Bible was publi@@ shed in 1@@ 5@@ 7@@ 2 .
Of course , parents will try hard to st@@ ra@@ igh@@ ten the b@@ ent ar@@ ro@@ w , so to speak , by stri@@ ving to ad@@ just a chil@@ d’s wrong thinking .
Hence , many people are s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ al about everlasting life on earth .
The psalmist emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed the all - en@@ com@@ pas@@ sing cre@@ ative activ@@ ity of Jehovah : “ You are the s@@ ource of all life , and because of your light we see the light . ”
If you find yourself in a ten@@ se situation and you sense anger building in@@ side you , it may help to leave the sc@@ ene , thus giving your emo@@ tions time to set@@ tle .
The in@@ experienced one is inc@@ l@@ ined to go along with what is po@@ pul@@ ar or with what prom@@ in@@ ent people believe .
When such circumstances ex@@ ist under Kingdom rule , we will be un@@ af@@ ra@@ id and to@@ t@@ ally secu@@ re .
He kno@@ ws us so well that he is a@@ ware even of the “ inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of [ our ] thoughts . ”
We do not ac@@ hi@@ eve true happiness by giving in to temp@@ tation with someone who is not our sp@@ ouse , even if such a person might se@@ em char@@ m@@ ing .
“ No re@@ si@@ d@@ ent will say : ‘ I am si@@ ck . ’ ” ​ — Isaiah 33 : 24 .
Tru@@ e Christians are recogn@@ iz@@ able because they prac@@ tice love
She rec@@ oun@@ ted : “ My ma@@ in concer@@ n was to rest@@ ore my relationship with Jehovah .
For example , consider the heart .
Is it possible to pur@@ sue kindness in a ho@@ st@@ ile world ?
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 13
May we make full use of “ all Scrip@@ ture ” as we serve our all - wise and loving God , Jehovah .
Of course , our ad@@ her@@ ence to God’s Word dis@@ pleas@@ es Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s cl@@ er@@ gy and other lead@@ ers of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion .
Is@@ ma@@ il@@ idi@@ s ) , 8 / 1
Yet , M@@ ary rema@@ ined hum@@ ble .
A ma@@ j@@ or fac@@ t@@ or is reve@@ aled in the second half of the verse , where we read : “ For you [ Jehovah ] have done wonderful things , coun@@ sel@@ s from early times , in faith@@ ful@@ ness , in tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thin@@ ess . ” ​ — Isaiah 25 : 1 .
They tri@@ ed to for@@ ce me to give the H@@ it@@ l@@ er sal@@ u@@ te .
Can you id@@ enti@@ fy with the way C@@ r@@ y@@ st@@ al felt about the four hor@@ s@@ em@@ en of the A@@ po@@ cal@@ y@@ p@@ se ?
The Bible as@@ sures us : “ Jehovah is near to all those c@@ all@@ ing on him . ”
After two months , we still had all our sa@@ v@@ ings , so we app@@ lied to pioneer for another two months .
Paul did not encoura@@ ge giving that viol@@ ated this princi@@ ple .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , har@@ d@@ working wi@@ ves appreci@@ ate hear@@ ing up@@ building words from their hus@@ ban@@ ds .
“ H@@ all@@ elu@@ j@@ ah , ” expla@@ ins one Bible dic@@ tion@@ ary , is a “ word used by the writ@@ ers of vari@@ ous psal@@ ms to invit@@ e all to jo@@ in them in pra@@ ising Jehovah . ”
In 19@@ 7@@ 5 , after much pray@@ er@@ ful thought , I deci@@ ded to leave my mission@@ ary assignment and return to S@@ po@@ k@@ ane .
How did Paul’s preaching likely have an effect bey@@ ond those to whom he wit@@ ness@@ ed direc@@ tly ?
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : S@@ O@@ C@@ I@@ A@@ L A@@ C@@ T@@ I@@ V@@ I@@ S@@ T
Even emp@@ er@@ ors came to atten@@ d imp@@ eri@@ al cul@@ t fes@@ tiv@@ ities , which inclu@@ ded a@@ th@@ le@@ tic , ar@@ t@@ is@@ tic , and liter@@ ary cont@@ ests .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , his people will end@@ ure ; they will “ keep standing ” before him .
One reason why we know that Jesus was ra@@ ised from the dead is that his resurrection took place “ according to the Scriptures . ”
However , he ur@@ ged them : “ Do not become fe@@ ar@@ ful of those who k@@ ill the body but cannot k@@ ill the soul ; but rather be in fear of him that can destro@@ y both soul and body in Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na . ” ​ — Matthew 10 : 1 , 16 - 22 , 28 .
During this time , M@@ il@@ t@@ on wrote tr@@ ac@@ ts jus@@ ti@@ f@@ ying div@@ or@@ ce , not only on gr@@ oun@@ ds of mar@@ it@@ al in@@ fid@@ el@@ ity ​ — Jesus ’ so@@ le stan@@ d@@ ard — ​ but also in c@@ as@@ es of in@@ com@@ pati@@ bility .
“ Ab@@ out the time a fi@@ f@@ th Ch@@ in@@ ese re@@ sear@@ ch@@ er asked for a Bible study , I thought , ‘ Just because I am 6@@ 5 does not mean that I should re@@ ti@@ re from Jehovah’s service . ’
An@@ ani@@ as was ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive , but he spoke to Saul in a kind way .
One refer@@ ence work su@@ gg@@ ests : “ The Greek ter@@ m for law here means an in@@ ward princi@@ ple of action ​ — ei@@ ther good or evil — ​ op@@ er@@ ating with the regul@@ ar@@ ity of a law .
From a human vie@@ w@@ point , the future is g@@ lo@@ om@@ y .
Why should we not ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct our pro@@ gra@@ m of regul@@ ar Bible reading ?
He trans@@ fer@@ red the life of his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten heavenly Son to Mar@@ y’s wom@@ b to be born as a perfect human .
You are no doubt famili@@ ar with Paul’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to the Eph@@ es@@ ians : “ P@@ u@@ t on the complete su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or from God that you may be able to stand fir@@ m against the ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations [ “ c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty ac@@ ts , ” fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ] of the Devil . ”
F@@ ear@@ ful , perhaps pan@@ ic - stri@@ ck@@ en , he cri@@ ed out : “ Al@@ as , my ma@@ ster !
• What does it mean to dis@@ own ourselves , pi@@ ck up our t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake , and follow Jesus continu@@ ally ?
T@@ w@@ o years later , when Paul vis@@ ited a second time , Timothy was perhaps in his l@@ ate te@@ ens or early 20 ’ s .
He expla@@ ins : “ I was determined to maintain a good spiritual r@@ out@@ ine .
Let us now exam@@ ine some of the fac@@ t@@ ors that made his illustr@@ ations so effe@@ ctive .
G@@ et up , go to Pa@@ dd@@ an - ar@@ am to the house of Be@@ th@@ u@@ el the father of your mother and from there take yourself a wife from the daugh@@ ters of La@@ ba@@ n . ”
We had no cho@@ ice but to fle@@ e into Z@@ am@@ bia for a second time .
How does lear@@ ning about God’s person@@ ality help the Witnesses ?
O@@ f@@ ten , these individuals and their followers have no clear teachings of their own ; they are inter@@ ested only in destro@@ ying the faith of others .
In fact , all earth@@ ’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants who receive everlasting life will gain it because they exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice .
Even in the priv@@ ac@@ y of their home , marriage mat@@ es must continue to use their t@@ ong@@ u@@ es in a way that shows that they have respect for each other .
But today we are privile@@ ged to be ali@@ ve at a time when about ei@@ ght milli@@ on Witnesses not only are pra@@ ying for God’s will to take place on earth but also are stri@@ ving to live in har@@ mony with that prayer .
The building did , in fact , become known as Solom@@ on@@ ’s temple , not Davi@@ d’s .
Some 2@@ ,@@ 7@@ 00 years ag@@ o , the prophet Isaiah fore@@ told : “ All your sons will be pers@@ ons taught by Jehovah , and the peace of your sons will be a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant . ”
He gives us wisdom and strength so that we can cop@@ e with any tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es we may face . ​ — J@@ as .
“ If you ob@@ serve my comman@@ d@@ ments , ” said Jesus , “ you will remain in my love , just as I have ob@@ served the comman@@ d@@ ments of the Father and remain in his love . ”
The man respon@@ ded : “ I really appreci@@ ate your op@@ ening the Bible and show@@ ing me what the s@@ crip@@ ture said in@@ stead of just tel@@ ling me . ”
Al@@ low time for “ un@@ fore@@ seen occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence ”
We learn to put others first .
Consider what happened when H@@ ur@@ ri@@ c@@ ane S@@ an@@ dy stru@@ ck New Yor@@ k C@@ ity l@@ ate in O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 20@@ 12 .
W@@ is@@ dom is the ability to put God - given knowledge to prop@@ er use .
Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous A@@ c@@ tiv@@ ity Le@@ a@@ ds to T@@ ests of In@@ tegrity
Be@@ ing his followers , we should a@@ im to cultiv@@ ate and keep show@@ ing Chris@@ t@@ like love so that we will end@@ ure in ob@@ serving his comman@@ d@@ ment to witness about the Kingdom and make disciples . ​ — Mat@@ t .
To maintain that el@@ ev@@ ated position , though , we must individu@@ ally live a cha@@ st@@ e life .
The name of the son of J@@ es@@ se who died chil@@ d@@ less would be ir@@ rel@@ ev@@ ant .
At that time , mankind will be reli@@ ev@@ ed of problems that now we@@ i@@ gh so many down .
31 : 3 .
They have all come true for you . Not one word of them has fa@@ iled . ” ​ — Jo@@ shua 23 : 14 .
H@@ app@@ y F@@ am@@ ily Li@@ fe D@@ ra@@ ws O@@ thers to God
It was the same with James and John .
A th@@ ir@@ d app@@ lic@@ ation is to all Christians in a ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c are@@ a .
; R@@ ond@@ ó@@ n , P .
One way to enjoy Jehovah God’s guid@@ ance is by stud@@ ying his Word , the Bible , and ap@@ pl@@ ying its counsel in our life .
Such thinking fa@@ il@@ s to take some important fac@@ t@@ ors into account .
S@@ E@@ E P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 3 - 7 .
Jehovah’s loving - kindness can result in deli@@ ver@@ ance and pre@@ serv@@ ation .
Be min@@ ded the same way toward others as to y@@ ourselves . ”
You may have ob@@ served , though , that the d@@ ate of the Jewish P@@ as@@ so@@ ver sh@@ own on some mo@@ der@@ n cal@@ end@@ ars may di@@ ff@@ er one or more days from the d@@ ate when we com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate Christ’s death .
“ I don@@ ’t clean the show@@ er — I clean my@@ self , ” said one man .
In Bi@@ bl@@ es today , those words still appe@@ ar in the second psal@@ m , P@@ s 2 verse 7 .
No doubt Lo@@ t was a@@ ware of how Jehovah had prote@@ cted S@@ ar@@ ah , the wife of Abraham , Lo@@ t’s un@@ c@@ le .
A young person who uses his or her tal@@ ents and en@@ er@@ gy to serve Jehovah can ac@@ hi@@ eve spiritual go@@ als and gain true happiness .
They had rec@@ al@@ led how sa@@ d he had been on the pre@@ vi@@ ous vis@@ it and came to see how he was doing .
Yet , certain rich people did become Jesus ’ disciples .
Se@@ en here is some of the liter@@ ature that has helped h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of you@@ ths to “ stand complete and with fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ction . ”
B@@ y@@ r@@ on and Gre@@ g
Why is an ambi@@ ti@@ ous spirit d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous ?
Jehovah makes this promise to those who are loyal to him : “ Jehovah is a lo@@ ver of justice , and he will not leave his loyal ones .
G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ or La@@ wr@@ ence B@@ ow@@ en served as mo@@ der@@ at@@ or of a part having the the@@ me “ Jehovah B@@ less@@ es Those Who U@@ se the Li@@ ving Word . ”
EL@@ D@@ E@@ R@@ S who are succ@@ ess@@ ful in tra@@ ining others offer these su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions :
Paul truly did imitate Christ .
Satan has desi@@ gn@@ ed his world to at@@ tr@@ act and di@@ str@@ act us .
O@@ be@@ di@@ ence In@@ st@@ ill@@ s H@@ op@@ e
All this time , I was pla@@ gu@@ ed with feelings of emp@@ t@@ iness .
For the first time in my life , I was beg@@ in@@ ning to cultiv@@ ate true faith .
Jesus gave counsel about a par@@ al@@ le@@ l situation : “ Pa@@ y back , therefore , Ca@@ es@@ ar@@ ’s things to Ca@@ es@@ ar , but God’s things to God . ”
It was n@@ atur@@ al for David to ad@@ d@@ ress his men as “ sons ” because they loo@@ ked to him as their lead@@ er .
26 “ He Le@@ a@@ ds M@@ e in the T@@ rac@@ ks of R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness ”
It is the a@@ utu@@ m@@ n of 32 C.E . , and Jesus ’ “ h@@ our ” is yet future .
The Scriptures also counsel us : “ If anyone thin@@ ks he is something when he is nothing , he is dec@@ ei@@ ving his own mind . ”
Di@@ d this Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an woman imitate Ru@@ th by taking up true worship ?
A ke@@ y reason why we end@@ ure in the ministry is that we love Jehovah and deli@@ ght to refle@@ ct his glory .
Be@@ ing “ the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od of Jehovah ” was their in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
Ab@@ out that time , a woman inform@@ ed us that the Ca@@ tho@@ lic pri@@ ests of I@@ tu had for@@ bi@@ d@@ den their par@@ ishi@@ on@@ ers to accept co@@ pi@@ es of “ the red book about the Devil . ”
15 : 26 .
Jehovah also bless@@ es the slave class with his holy spirit .
What kind of people have Jehovah’s fav@@ or ?
That night , God instru@@ cted his prophet to take a different message to the king : David would not buil@@ d Jehovah’s temple .
The Bible also promises that the time will come when our problems will be res@@ ol@@ ved per@@ man@@ ently !
He refu@@ sed to p@@ un@@ ish Israelites who spoke out against his k@@ ing@@ ship , even though he could have felt jus@@ ti@@ fied in de@@ f@@ en@@ ding his God - given position .
You need to do all you can to bre@@ ak off the cont@@ act .
Our end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to tell others about the fine qualities and bene@@ fic@@ ent pur@@ pos@@ es of our bel@@ o@@ ved heavenly Father certainly br@@ ings us great joy . ​ — Psalm 7@@ 1 : 23 .
Instead , we pa@@ y back everything we o@@ we to Ca@@ es@@ ar , but we recogn@@ ize Jehovah’s su@@ pre@@ me authority .
You likely real@@ ize that one could become so ob@@ s@@ ess@@ ed with such activities that little time or en@@ er@@ gy would be left for main@@ tain@@ ing a relationship with God .
As Christians , we de@@ al hon@@ es@@ tly with our emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es and with all others .
At times , you may need to consider the counsel of Proverbs 17 : 14 : “ Be@@ fore the qu@@ ar@@ re@@ l has bur@@ st for@@ th , take your leave . ”
An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k !
Un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly , our great@@ est cause for joy is the knowledge that Jehovah will bl@@ ess us for wh@@ atever sacrifice we make for the s@@ ake of doing his will .
That should be the case .
Their assignment plac@@ ed them at op@@ pos@@ ite ends of the only l@@ ink between Bi@@ af@@ r@@ a and the out@@ side world .
How true those words proved to be !
As a result , the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation is now a@@ vail@@ able , in whole or in part , in more than 1@@ 30 langu@@ ages .
“ Your Le@@ ad@@ er Is One , the Christ , ” 9 / 15
I often rec@@ al@@ led the words of encourag@@ ement given to E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el : “ Lo@@ ok ! I have made your face ex@@ ac@@ tly as hard as their fac@@ es and your fore@@ head ex@@ ac@@ tly as hard as their fore@@ he@@ a@@ ds .
Even if there is little positi@@ ve respon@@ se , you are having great succ@@ ess .
Y@@ oung Timothy must have displa@@ yed a matu@@ r@@ ity bey@@ ond his years .
Jehovah will put the wicked “ on s@@ li@@ p@@ per@@ y gr@@ ound ” ; he will make them “ f@@ all to ru@@ ins . ”
Par@@ ents , you need not control your chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s every move , but you do need to mon@@ it@@ or their com@@ pu@@ ter use .
On occasi@@ on , my accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations were a st@@ able or a to@@ ol@@ shed .
We are so gr@@ ate@@ ful for God’s mer@@ cy that we want to praise him .
P@@ ic@@ n@@ ic@@ s , appro@@ pri@@ ate g@@ ames , cam@@ p@@ ing tri@@ ps , or h@@ ik@@ es can be arrang@@ ed .
In her n@@ ative P@@ ol@@ and , R@@ en@@ ata had stu@@ died the@@ olo@@ gy , Hebrew , and Greek for fi@@ ve years , but she had lost faith .
They were the su@@ per@@ her@@ o@@ es of their day ​ — fe@@ ared , res@@ pe@@ cted , and seem@@ ingly inv@@ in@@ ci@@ ble .
Peter , An@@ dre@@ w , James , and John quic@@ k@@ ly a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned their ne@@ ts when invit@@ ed to follow Jesus .
E@@ very question I had , the Witnesses were able to answer for me from the Bible .
After Job end@@ ur@@ ed his tri@@ als , he said : “ In hear@@ say I have heard about you [ Jehovah ] , but now my own e@@ ye does see you . ”
Re@@ call that when Jehovah for@@ gives , he for@@ ge@@ ts our sin@@ s in the sense that he does not ther@@ e@@ after hold them against us .
At times , certain t@@ ests of our faith may be em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sing .
Some men have sp@@ ent de@@ ca@@ des stud@@ ying and p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ ing s@@ no@@ w@@ f@@ l@@ ak@@ es .
To@@ gether , we travel@@ ed to the more re@@ mo@@ te par@@ ts of the K@@ im@@ ber@@ le@@ y P@@ l@@ ate@@ au , vis@@ iting c@@ at@@ tle st@@ ations ( ran@@ ches ) in these dist@@ ant are@@ as .
A@@ cting in har@@ mony with this prayer means pa@@ ying care@@ ful attention to any Bible - based direction that we receive through Jehovah’s organization and ap@@ pl@@ ying it at once .
I want to do this jo@@ b in the best possible way . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , our brother sto@@ od fir@@ m , and the enem@@ y ba@@ cked down .
Des@@ pite such re@@ mar@@ ks , Paul main@@ ta@@ ined his com@@ po@@ sure and respon@@ ded : “ M@@ en of A@@ th@@ ens , I b@@ eho@@ ld that in all things you se@@ em to be more given to the fear of the de@@ ities than others are . ”
It is when writ@@ ing about H@@ y@@ r@@ can@@ us ’ re@@ ign that Jose@@ ph@@ us first de@@ als with the inc@@ reas@@ ing influ@@ ence of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es and the S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es .
Con@@ ver@@ sel@@ y , an exc@@ essi@@ ve am@@ ount of rec@@ re@@ ation can have a ne@@ g@@ ative imp@@ act on the qu@@ ality of your work .
Fir@@ st , N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s showed hum@@ ility , in@@ sight , and a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of his own spiritual need , recogn@@ iz@@ ing a low@@ ly car@@ p@@ en@@ ter@@ ’s son as a teach@@ er sent by God .
So , what proble@@ m could there be ? ​ — Jo@@ shua 1 : 2 .
T@@ ak@@ ing the vis@@ iting pre@@ ach@@ er for mu@@ te , my mother rep@@ lied : “ P@@ o@@ or thing !
He received valu@@ able tra@@ ining from such old - tim@@ ers as Joseph F . Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d , who took the lead in the work of the Witnesses , and pr@@ inter@@ y man@@ ag@@ er R@@ ob@@ er@@ t J . Mar@@ t@@ in .
He told us to conduct all the meetings each we@@ ek even if no one el@@ se came .
Ad@@ van@@ c@@ ing age and health problems put li@@ mit@@ ations on us .
L@@ et@@ ting our life be gu@@ i@@ ded by Bible principles lea@@ ds to a su@@ peri@@ or way of life , which in it@@ self may at@@ tr@@ act others to the way of God .
The brother was To@@ m M@@ it@@ ch@@ ell , and his first few no@@ tes were beau@@ ti@@ ful .
Many transl@@ at@@ ors work at branch of@@ fic@@ es of Jehovah’s Witnesses , ei@@ ther full - time or part - time .
We should avoid following what example as to Bible study ?
God bless@@ ed and used King Solomon .
K@@ im , our daugh@@ ter , helped with co@@ o@@ king and set@@ ting the table . ”
No@@ thing that Satan’s world has to offer has per@@ man@@ ence .
The Kaku@@ ma refu@@ ge@@ e cam@@ p is now a mul@@ t@@ in@@ ational home for refu@@ ge@@ es from Su@@ d@@ an , S@@ om@@ ali@@ a , E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pia , and other coun@@ tri@@ es .
It is com@@ for@@ ting and encourag@@ ing to know that others have succ@@ ess@@ fully fac@@ ed what we have to face .
He wrote : “ If any man seem@@ s to himself to be a for@@ ma@@ l worshi@@ per and yet does not bri@@ d@@ le his t@@ ong@@ ue , but go@@ es on dec@@ ei@@ ving his own heart , this man@@ ’s form of worship is fu@@ t@@ ile . ” ​ — J@@ as .
How can we come up with f@@ it@@ ting illustr@@ ations ?
R@@ a@@ ising children is not eas@@ y , and it takes more than we@@ ek@@ ly s@@ essi@@ ons to in@@ still in them a desire to serve Jehovah .
With a se@@ ating cap@@ ac@@ ity of about 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 , it was likely used not only as a coun@@ ci@@ l ch@@ am@@ ber but also for public en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , however , it is not only when women mar@@ ry that they come under the he@@ ad@@ ship of men .
By that de@@ fin@@ iti@@ on , sp@@ ace tra@@ v@@ el , wi@@ rel@@ ess commun@@ ic@@ ation , and s@@ at@@ el@@ l@@ ite na@@ vi@@ g@@ ation would have seem@@ ed to most to be “ mirac@@ les ” just a century ag@@ o .
( b ) What happened in O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 1914 , and how has that become c@@ learly evid@@ ent ?
W@@ ell , what religious group have many govern@@ ments pra@@ ised for being pe@@ ace@@ ful , law - a@@ bi@@ ding c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens who pa@@ y their ta@@ x@@ es ?
Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning at the 18@@ 9@@ 3 C@@ hi@@ ca@@ go Con@@ ven@@ tion , the pro@@ gra@@ m inclu@@ ded special col@@ por@@ te@@ ur s@@ essi@@ ons .
Some individuals have become information ad@@ di@@ cts , always fe@@ e@@ ding an in@@ s@@ ati@@ able desire to be up - to - d@@ ate while ne@@ g@@ le@@ cting more important things .
When Solomon put them to the t@@ est by or@@ der@@ ing that the ba@@ by be cu@@ t in half , the real mo@@ ther’s com@@ pas@@ sion was s@@ ti@@ r@@ red .
The C@@ our@@ t or@@ der@@ ed him to keep s@@ il@@ ent .
Di@@ d You K@@ now ?
They ne@@ i@@ ther car@@ ed about Job nor wanted to understand his feelings .
Of course , Jesus ’ sacrifice will benefit all obedi@@ ent mankind , including those resur@@ rec@@ ted on the earth . ​ — 1 John 2 : 1 , 2 .
Ha@@ ving such a Su@@ pre@@ me S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d , David was determined to “ d@@ well in the house of Jehovah to the l@@ eng@@ th of days . ” ​ — Psalm 23 : 1 - 6 .
Ti@@ m : I thought you did , but when my co@@ work@@ er said that you don@@ ’t believe in Jesus , it made me cu@@ ri@@ ous .
He also kno@@ ws what food you will need .
To become God’s friend , we must come to know him well .
Th@@ r@@ ough the years , mission@@ aries and long@@ time servants of Jehovah have helped people ​ — young and old — ​ from all wal@@ ks of life and tri@@ ba@@ l orig@@ ins to em@@ br@@ ace the truth .
They do not want to give up work that they enjoy .
He later served at the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses in New Yor@@ k and in 198@@ 4 was invit@@ ed to atten@@ d the 7@@ 7@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad .
In anger you went th@@ re@@ shing the nations . ”
Th@@ ü@@ r@@ ing@@ er L@@ an@@ des@@ mu@@ se@@ u@@ m H@@ ei@@ dec@@ k@@ s@@ bur@@ g Ru@@ do@@ l@@ st@@ ad@@ t , W@@ a@@ ff@@ en@@ s@@ am@@ m@@ lu@@ ng “ S@@ ch@@ war@@ z@@ bur@@ g@@ er Z@@ e@@ u@@ g@@ ha@@ us ”
Re@@ c@@ ently , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — men , women , and children — ​ had to fle@@ e con@@ f@@ li@@ ct and persecu@@ tion in e@@ ast@@ er@@ n U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine .
What “ new earth ” already ex@@ ists ?
But he can also use it in be@@ half of his human cre@@ ation .
M@@ others Who Ma@@ de a Di@@ ffer@@ ence
The 60 years of Mi@@ ca@@ h’s prophe@@ tic activ@@ ity li@@ e between those of O@@ badi@@ ah and J@@ on@@ ah , st@@ re@@ t@@ ch@@ ing from 7@@ 7@@ 7 B.C.E . to 7@@ 17 B.C.E .
A positi@@ ve vie@@ w@@ point can help us to end@@ ure in our worship of Jehovah .
David S@@ inc@@ la@@ ir spoke of how the P@@ u@@ bli@@ shing Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e overse@@ es the pur@@ cha@@ sing of supp@@ lies and e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment for bran@@ ches .
There , in a dar@@ k clo@@ set , she found a S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c man@@ us@@ crip@@ t .
In fact , God cre@@ ated Jesus and then used him to make everything el@@ se , including the angels .
After having served 17 - and - a - half years of his s@@ ent@@ ence , H@@ ans was rel@@ eas@@ ed from pris@@ on as a baptized Christian .
Why , then , may some baptized brothers h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to re@@ ach out for this “ fine work ” ?
It will not be until the end of his Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn that all his enem@@ ies will be comple@@ t@@ ely destro@@ yed .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , they are sac@@ red and bin@@ ding in God’s eyes because they car@@ ry the for@@ ce of an o@@ ath ​ — a s@@ wor@@ n st@@ at@@ ement — ​ that promises that a person will or will not do a certain thing .
I@@ magine Isa@@ i@@ ah’s satis@@ fac@@ tion in respon@@ ding : “ H@@ ere I am ! S@@ end me . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
N@@ er@@ l@@ an@@ de fin@@ ds joy in doing what she can in the ministry
Do they appreci@@ ate such attention ?
If we s@@ ow what is bad , we will re@@ a@@ p what is bad .
And I saw another ang@@ el as@@ cen@@ ding from the su@@ n@@ ris@@ ing , having a se@@ al of the living God ; and he cri@@ ed with a l@@ ou@@ d vo@@ ice to the four angels . . .
It is simply g@@ one .
Be vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant with a view to prayers . ” ​ — 1 P@@ E@@ T .
“ Pa@@ y back Ca@@ es@@ ar@@ ’s things to Ca@@ es@@ ar , but God’s things to God . ”
* Then , when they en@@ ter a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ence , keep tal@@ king .
( b ) What will we consider next ?
Th@@ ink , though , of the example of Jesus .
Then , we will re@@ view some ad@@ di@@ tional Scriptural examples of how Jehovah did the un@@ expe@@ cted .
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t ob@@ ser@@ ves what one need might be , “ We should encoura@@ ge el@@ der@@ ly brothers and sisters to atten@@ d Christian meetings if they are able to do so . ”
T@@ ow@@ ard the end of his life , David com@@ posed the s@@ ong known today as Psalm 37 .
Paul’s words show that Christians should “ ad@@ or@@ n themselves in well - arrang@@ ed d@@ ress . ”
It would be pla@@ in , d@@ ry , and cr@@ ac@@ k@@ er@@ like , eas@@ y to bre@@ ak into pi@@ e@@ ces .
So before Kingdom truth can pro@@ du@@ ce any resul@@ ts in our stud@@ ents , it has to take ro@@ o@@ t in their fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart .
21 : 1 – 28 : 20 )
At times , a Christian with a well - tra@@ ined conscience might deci@@ de not to make a cho@@ ice that is o@@ pen to him .
F@@ in@@ ally , he travel@@ ed to E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe as a refu@@ ge@@ e .
In the following years , D@@ ad condu@@ cted the or@@ ch@@ es@@ tr@@ a at a number of other conven@@ tions of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
And how could they preach a rel@@ e@@ ase to the cap@@ ti@@ ves and reco@@ very of sight to the bl@@ ind ?
Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on ? 11 / 1
After he sp@@ ent three we@@ ek@@ s in the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al , I n@@ ur@@ sed him at home for fi@@ ve months until he rec@@ over@@ ed .
• P@@ rep@@ are pres@@ ent@@ ations for the field ministry .
If we want to consider the Rom@@ an con@@ stru@@ ctions that have la@@ sted the long@@ est or that have helped to shap@@ e hist@@ ory , we would have to think about the ro@@ a@@ ds .
The following article will discus@@ s these and other questions you may have .
To take advan@@ ta@@ ge of tra@@ ining provided by God , many have will@@ ingly sacrific@@ ed what they once valu@@ ed high@@ ly . ​ — Luke 5 : 28 .
Christian love is another bless@@ ed gift from Jehovah ​ — one that we righ@@ tly ch@@ er@@ ish .
For those who have “ the mind of Christ , ” there is no dis@@ gr@@ ace in such a bu@@ ri@@ al .
He is now using his people to make the true knowledge known thr@@ ough@@ out the earth .
Indeed , their hope was in l@@ ine with the public talk “ M@@ il@@ li@@ ons Now Li@@ ving Will N@@ ever Di@@ e , ” fe@@ atu@@ red by Jehovah’s people from 19@@ 18 to 19@@ 22 .
Jehovah com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned Jeremiah as his prophet to preach a message of judgment on apost@@ ate Jerusalem and Juda@@ h .
The H@@ id@@ den D@@ anger
; Lo@@ h@@ n , D .
Why did God re@@ ject Saul as king ?
He s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely felt that his ch@@ an@@ ces in the city were better than in his small v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
• What is a ke@@ y to avo@@ i@@ ding materi@@ al@@ ism ?
Let us not for@@ get that ad@@ ju@@ sting to the ri@@ g@@ ors of n@@ om@@ adi@@ c life could not have been eas@@ y for ei@@ ther Abra@@ m or S@@ ar@@ a@@ i .
They set out to bring their religion to the so - called he@@ a@@ th@@ ens in those lands .
Who set the best examples of gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous giving , and how can we imitate their example ?
To the ex@@ t@@ ent that we par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in this uni@@ que way of pra@@ ising Jehovah “ in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the congregation , ” to that ex@@ t@@ ent we are following Davi@@ d’s example and taking seri@@ ously Paul’s counsel .
Daniel descri@@ bes one as@@ pect of the fin@@ al bat@@ tle .
In ch@@ urch buil@@ ding@@ s , i@@ con@@ s of Jesus , M@@ ary , and many “ sa@@ in@@ ts ” occ@@ up@@ y a cen@@ tr@@ al place .
Jehovah has deci@@ ded ex@@ ac@@ tly when the great tri@@ bul@@ ation will beg@@ in , and each day it is get@@ ting clo@@ s@@ er and clo@@ s@@ er .
However , for the most part , Christians are invit@@ ed to eng@@ age in a spiritual building pro@@ gra@@ m .
Sa@@ ys M@@ ic@@ he@@ l : “ I have learned to ch@@ er@@ ish my de@@ ar wife even more .
Per@@ haps Joseph came to have even deep@@ er love for the gener@@ ous “ God . . . of the living . ”
The new@@ com@@ ers then told the parents to walk around the back of the bor@@ der po@@ st and me@@ et them on the other side .
When vital Bible tru@@ ths are being con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed from the pl@@ at@@ form , would it not show dis@@ respect for God’s Word and his organization if we un@@ necess@@ ar@@ ily con@@ ver@@ sed with one another ?
Since then , these wicked spi@@ r@@ its have f@@ om@@ ented un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted w@@ o@@ e for mankind , b@@ es@@ id@@ es fo@@ st@@ ering an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment that makes obedi@@ ence to Jehovah a chall@@ enge .
What a spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar answer to Jesus ’ prayer , “ that the world may have the knowledge that you [ Jehovah ] sent me for@@ th and that you loved them just as you loved me ” ! ​ — John 17 : 23 .
This preaching gives evidence that we are living in the last days .
And when f@@ lood vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s in Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que received the ke@@ ys to their new@@ ly buil@@ t ho@@ m@@ es , the enti@@ re group bur@@ st out sing@@ ing the Kingdom s@@ ong “ Jehovah Is Our Re@@ fu@@ ge . ”
L@@ ater , Jesus me@@ t a wi@@ do@@ w who@@ se only son had died . “ Mo@@ ved with p@@ ity , ” Jesus said , “ G@@ et up ! ” and her son did so .
Even so , it took me sever@@ al years to bre@@ ak free from my past .
Why Be In@@ ter@@ ested in God’s Kingdom ?
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing Jesus ’ example in cho@@ o@@ sing compan@@ i@@ ons will be very help@@ ful .
A@@ ma@@ z@@ ingly , an a@@ ver@@ age h@@ and@@ ful of fer@@ t@@ ile so@@ il may con@@ tain si@@ x bil@@ li@@ on mi@@ cro@@ or@@ gan@@ is@@ ms !
And does it really make sense to inf@@ er from the desi@@ gn that there is a desi@@ gn@@ er ?
By refer@@ ring to r@@ un@@ n@@ ers , w@@ rest@@ l@@ ers , and bo@@ x@@ ers , he ap@@ tly illustr@@ ated the re@@ war@@ ds of good tra@@ ining , well - direc@@ ted efforts , and end@@ ur@@ ance .
The “ su@@ per@@ fine apostles ” in the Corinth@@ i@@ an congregation had a dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful attitude toward Paul .
In the vision of the great crow@@ d , recorded in the book of Revelation , they are spo@@ ken of as having “ wa@@ shed their ro@@ bes and made them wh@@ ite in the blood of the L@@ am@@ b ” and as rend@@ ering Jehovah “ sac@@ red service day and night in his temple . ”
They become vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able and st@@ ra@@ y mor@@ ally ​ — just as the “ sheep that have no shepher@@ d ” sc@@ at@@ ter .
The Greek word for it ref@@ ers to imp@@ ur@@ ity or fil@@ th of any kind ​ — in conduct , in spe@@ e@@ ch , and in spiritual relation@@ shi@@ ps .
Thus , O@@ ri@@ g@@ en viol@@ ated this ba@@ si@@ c Scriptural princi@@ ple : “ Do not go bey@@ ond the things that are written . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 4 : 6 .
When you use God’s Word to t@@ est yourself to see “ whether you are in the faith , ” you will be see@@ ing yourself more as God se@@ es you .
My be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or refle@@ cted what I was pu@@ t@@ ting into my mind .
U@@ N@@ I@@ C@@ E@@ F conclu@@ des : “ The le@@ v@@ el of educ@@ ation is h@@ ence a determin@@ ing fac@@ t@@ or in the inf@@ ant mor@@ tal@@ ity r@@ ate in B@@ en@@ in , as it is all over the world . ”
C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ously , Samuel re@@ bu@@ ked the man and reve@@ aled Jehovah’s decision : The k@@ ing@@ ship would be ri@@ pp@@ ed away from Saul and given to another ​ — a better man . ​ — 1 Samuel 15 : 1 - 33 .
In consider@@ ing these Bible examples , we will learn that hum@@ ility is ess@@ enti@@ al if we are to demonstr@@ ate that we share Jehovah’s sense of justice .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E 1 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 9 - 13
When we look ho@@ pe@@ fully to God in prayer , we have fe@@ wer anxi@@ e@@ ties , know@@ ing that ‘ he ca@@ res for us . ’ ​ — 1 P@@ et .
God’s Word says that “ gra@@ y - he@@ a@@ de@@ dness is a cro@@ wn of beau@@ ty when it is found in the way of righteousness . ”
Ther@@ e@@ after , she did not allow Bro@@ ther Mar@@ gar@@ y@@ an to fin@@ ish ans@@ wer@@ ing even one question .
As with any well - written instru@@ ction man@@ u@@ al , the Bible al@@ er@@ ts read@@ ers to practic@@ es that may com@@ promise the sa@@ fe and reli@@ able op@@ er@@ ation of the “ pro@@ du@@ ct ” ​ — our life .
Be that as it may , Moses ob@@ vi@@ ously felt com@@ for@@ table expres@@ sing his op@@ in@@ ion fre@@ ely to Jehovah .
What of the F@@ utu@@ re ?
Because we exerc@@ ise faith in the shed blood of Jesus Christ , our sin@@ s are for@@ given .
Still , young or new@@ ly baptized brothers really need to sense that they are involved in the congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s activities .
In s@@ pite of the vari@@ ed re@@ actions it received , the pro@@ gra@@ m pro@@ duc@@ ed positi@@ ve resul@@ ts in un@@ expe@@ cted ways .
“ I am deep@@ ly moved by the rec@@ ord of your faith , end@@ ur@@ ance , and uny@@ i@@ el@@ ding love for Jehovah and his Kingdom .
He was instru@@ cted in his an@@ c@@ es@@ tr@@ al religion by the fam@@ ous Law teach@@ er G@@ am@@ ali@@ el .
However , their spiritual lead@@ ers fe@@ ared that if people were to understand the Bible , then the cl@@ er@@ gy would be ex@@ posed for their un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural beli@@ ef@@ s and de@@ e@@ ds .
A@@ no@@ ther important st@@ ep in the prog@@ ress toward baptism is that of sh@@ aring in preaching the Kingdom good news .
When God brought a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l d@@ elu@@ ge to s@@ we@@ ep the earth clean , they dem@@ at@@ eri@@ al@@ ized and re@@ turned to the spirit real@@ m .
“ By his m@@ ou@@ th the one who is an apost@@ ate br@@ ings his fel@@ low@@ man to ru@@ in , ” says the king of Israel , “ but by knowledge are the righteous res@@ cu@@ ed . ”
During the peri@@ od of seem@@ ing d@@ el@@ a@@ y , what would help Jesus ’ followers to keep on the w@@ atch ?
Th@@ r@@ ough Moses , God exerc@@ ised his a@@ w@@ es@@ ome power in deli@@ ver@@ ing Israel from Egy@@ pt and gu@@ i@@ ding them through the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
The illustr@@ ation of the sheep and the go@@ ats is explained in The Watchtower , O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 15 , 199@@ 5 , pages 23 - 28 , and in the article following this one in this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
We also pla@@ y a part in dra@@ wing people to Jehovah when we displa@@ y such qualities as long - suffering , love , and kindness .
H@@ ere in the pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of G@@ u@@ an@@ ac@@ ast@@ e , men y@@ ell or sh@@ out as they me@@ et and gre@@ et one another or just to make their pres@@ ence known .
For example , when cho@@ o@@ sing en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , we refu@@ se to let our min@@ ds be sul@@ lied by pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s that gl@@ ori@@ fy im@@ mor@@ ality or viol@@ ence .
C@@ op@@ ing
This por@@ tion of Scrip@@ ture is discus@@ sed in de@@ ta@@ il on pages 22 and 23 .
G@@ R@@ E@@ E@@ C@@ E
The in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ing talk ent@@ it@@ led “ What Is Tru@@ th ? ”
I felt ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely sa@@ d when my gr@@ and@@ mother died and when my brother died before he was even a year old .
You may won@@ der , ‘ If Jehovah’s Witnesses really do believe in Jesus , why do people say o@@ ther@@ wise ? ’
As a result , I am inspired to continue making chang@@ es in my own life .
They were part of God’s holy nation .
We will follow any direction we receive whether we stay in the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge or go some@@ where el@@ se . ”
Acc@@ ording to P@@ at@@ a@@ ñ@@ jal@@ i , yo@@ ga is “ a me@@ tho@@ di@@ cal effort to at@@ tain per@@ fe@@ ction , through the control of the different el@@ ements of human n@@ ature , physical and p@@ sy@@ c@@ hi@@ cal . ”
The dead cannot speak .
Bo@@ th then and now an ad@@ ded blessing is that the b@@ on@@ ds of love are streng@@ th@@ ened , and we are fir@@ m@@ ly res@@ ol@@ ved to serve Jehovah together loy@@ ally .
Rather than have the ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ers con@@ dem@@ ned to death by human jud@@ ges according to the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , Jehovah mer@@ ci@@ fully inter@@ ven@@ ed , deal@@ ing with David and B@@ ath - she@@ ba himself .
“ The h@@ our is l@@ ate for dist@@ ressed mankind .
• T@@ ra@@ in your children to . . .
For an in - dep@@ th discus@@ sion of God’s name , ple@@ ase see the bro@@ ch@@ ure The Di@@ v@@ ine N@@ ame That Will En@@ du@@ re F@@ o@@ re@@ ver , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
His ques@@ tion@@ ing may not have been mer@@ ely the ty@@ pe to satis@@ fy his cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity or simply to get information .
For instance , on one occasi@@ on when Jesus was great@@ ly dist@@ ressed , “ he b@@ ent his k@@ ne@@ es and began to pray . ”
And her past inter@@ actions with her husband on religious is@@ su@@ es may af@@ fect her conscience .
( c ) What is the purpose of this article ?
“ G@@ et Re@@ ad@@ y to Me@@ et Your God ”
Rather , Paul explained : “ All Scrip@@ ture is inspired of God and bene@@ fi@@ cial for teaching , for re@@ pro@@ ving , for set@@ ting things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght , for discipl@@ ining in righteousness , that the man of God may be fully com@@ pet@@ ent , comple@@ t@@ ely e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed for every good work . ”
After coming to a knowledge of the truth , he lear@@ ns the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s view that w@@ ine is a gift from God and may be used in mo@@ der@@ ation .
But that does not mean that he chang@@ ed his mind .
Bo@@ th he and the people benef@@ ited from Jehovah’s great mer@@ cy .
F . S@@ co@@ t@@ t pointed to one kind of good work , saying : “ Not only were Christians to obey authority , but they must be ready for any good work . . . .
Our conscience also reve@@ als what kind of person we really are .
R@@ em@@ ember , in his prophe@@ tic illustr@@ ation of the whe@@ at and the we@@ e@@ ds , Jesus war@@ ned that a new@@ ly pl@@ anted field of whe@@ at ( anointed Christians ) would be over@@ s@@ own with we@@ e@@ ds ( imit@@ ation Christians ) .
How did Jehovah demonstr@@ ate loy@@ al@@ ty in this special relationship ?
G@@ et@@ ting married ran@@ ks se@@ ven@@ th .
But a person who has wisdom is able to com@@ bin@@ e knowledge with understanding and use them well . ​ — w@@ 1@@ 6@@ .@@ 10 , p .
To that end , it would be good to consider these questions : Why do I need the ransom ?
When we sub@@ mit to the Bible - based instru@@ ction from Jehovah’s organization and follow the direction of the elders , we give pro@@ of that we are “ ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to ob@@ serve the on@@ en@@ ess of the spirit in the un@@ iting b@@ ond of peace . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
39 : 9 .
That is possible only if we learn the truth about him and apply it in our life . ​ — Psalm 14@@ 4 : 15 ; Matthew 5 : 3 .
Not Jo@@ shua .
O@@ badi@@ ah’s prophecy states : “ In M@@ ount Z@@ ion is where those es@@ cap@@ ing will prove to be , and it must become something holy . ” ​ — O@@ badi@@ ah 17 .
Let us , then , be fir@@ m in our determin@@ ation to “ fear the true God and keep his comman@@ d@@ ments . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 8 : 12 ; 12 : 13 .
Even if he re@@ comm@@ ended an op@@ er@@ ation , you would likely ag@@ ree to the tre@@ at@@ ment , believ@@ ing it to be for your benefit .
It also fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely ligh@@ ts up our ro@@ ad@@ way , since it fore@@ tel@@ ls God’s purpose for the future .
A sister nam@@ ed L@@ ei@@ gh found that consider@@ ing this question helped her to think before ac@@ ting .
The e@@ qu@@ ally ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent re@@ buil@@ t temple was an important s@@ ource of emp@@ loy@@ ment and a ma@@ j@@ or at@@ tr@@ action for p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ ms .
N@@ ex@@ t , Le@@ on@@ ard P@@ ear@@ son of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates Bethel family spoke with three B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e members , from the D@@ emo@@ cr@@ ati@@ c Re@@ public of the C@@ ongo , Pa@@ pua New G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a , and U@@ g@@ anda .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , sh@@ ort@@ ly before his rel@@ e@@ ase from pris@@ on in 6@@ 1 C.E . , Paul wrote a letter to Phil@@ em@@ on , a Christian brother living in C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e .
The el@@ der@@ ly often fear f@@ all@@ ing on a sta@@ ir@@ case or being as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ted on the st@@ re@@ et .
Wh@@ atever the situation , the Christian should make sure that the decision will not inter@@ f@@ ere with his pre@@ serving a good conscience before God and men .
( b ) Why was this an appro@@ pri@@ ate re@@ qu@@ est ?
Jesus ’ words were ad@@ d@@ ressed to the Jews , who as a nation were already in a dedic@@ ated relationship with Jehovah .
No@@ te that parents are told how they are to teach “ these words , ” or comman@@ d@@ ments , to their young ones : “ You must inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate them in your son . ”
How would you de@@ fine go@@ o@@ dness ?
We certainly displa@@ y love for our neigh@@ b@@ ors when we share with them the good news of the Kingdom .
This un@@ righteous world h@@ ates us because we keep se@@ par@@ ate from it and are ‘ pre@@ ach@@ ers of righteousness . ’
At that time , when or@@ der@@ ed to sto@@ p teaching about Jesus , the apostles Peter and John rep@@ lied : “ W@@ he@@ ther it is righteous in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God , ju@@ dge for y@@ ourselves .
How does Jehovah demonstr@@ ate that he is appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble ?
If the Corinthians refu@@ sed to for@@ give and re@@ inst@@ ate that man , the Devil would over@@ re@@ ach them in another way .
We can enjoy similar blessings if we make spiritual prog@@ ress our pri@@ or@@ ity .
If I did or said anything to make him su@@ spi@@ ci@@ ous , the result could be ex@@ pul@@ sion from the country for me and pris@@ on or la@@ b@@ or cam@@ p for the people wa@@ iting for me out@@ side .
Peter was writ@@ ing to anointed Christians of the first century .
5@@ 1 : 4 , 6 , 10 , 11 .
But consider a com@@ for@@ ting thought .
That ra@@ ises the question , If the teaching of the im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the soul is based on a li@@ e , then what really happ@@ ens at death ?
L@@ ater that day , Peter gave a ma@@ st@@ er@@ ful dis@@ course to a group of Jews and pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes .
Let us consider two ways in which the Bible gives us a practic@@ al hope for the future : 1 It helps us find purpose in life , and 2 it teach@@ es us how to buil@@ d an et@@ er@@ n@@ al fri@@ end@@ ship with our Creator .
Consider , too , how he ca@@ res for us and teach@@ es us the best way of life .
So wrote the apostle Paul .
The pri@@ est E@@ z@@ r@@ a is cre@@ di@@ ted with the writ@@ ing of this book in the year 4@@ 60 B.C.E .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ ty days later I was inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ated and rel@@ eas@@ ed .
There never is .
For Jehovah himself gives wisdom ; out of his m@@ ou@@ th there are knowledge and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
We may be asked to do something that viol@@ ates u@@ pri@@ ght principles .
Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or Na@@ h@@ man A@@ vi@@ g@@ ad , scho@@ la@@ r on Hebrew e@@ pi@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , the study of ancient in@@ s@@ crip@@ tions , no@@ ted : “ The se@@ al in@@ s@@ crip@@ tions are the only Hebrew e@@ pi@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c s@@ ource that men@@ tions pers@@ ons known from the Bible . ”
L@@ ik@@ ely the same as Paul received .
How can you res@@ ist the pres@@ sures of this materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic world ?
He will ear@@ n his wi@@ fe@@ ’s respect by exerc@@ ising his he@@ ad@@ ship in a com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate man@@ ner .
She refle@@ cts , “ I was moved to te@@ ars because the brothers gre@@ et@@ ed me so war@@ m@@ ly . ”
Th@@ an@@ ks , too , to both of you for all the loving tra@@ ining and the sacrific@@ es you made and continue to make for all of this to be possible . ”
He even com@@ posed song@@ s that were used in public worship .
A loving person shows by his words and actions how he feel@@ s about those de@@ ar to him , even when doing so requi@@ res personal sacrifice .
( 5 ) Do not bo@@ ast about any con@@ ne@@ ction you may have with ones prom@@ in@@ ent in the Christian congregation .
They saw this man do mar@@ vel@@ ous things , speak with courage and faith , and show in@@ ten@@ se love for God and his people .
We can cho@@ ose to worship and obey God with blessings in view , or we can cho@@ ose to dis@@ obey him and su@@ ff@@ er the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
But Jesus taught that Satan is real , even c@@ all@@ ing him “ the rul@@ er of this world . ”
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ing El@@ isha to be “ a holy man of God , ” a woman in Sh@@ un@@ em ex@@ tend@@ ed ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality to him .
This is what Jehovah’s Witnesses are doing in your lo@@ c@@ ality , and they invit@@ e you to jo@@ in in sing@@ ing this praise .
In order to cultiv@@ ate the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit , you need the w@@ at@@ ers of truth found in the Bible and a@@ vail@@ able through the Christian congregation today .
James knew that Jesus had said of his followers : “ They are no part of the world , just as I am no part of the world . ” ​ — John 17 : 14 .
How do we gain that privilege ?
Th@@ ough the religi@@ ons of Chris@@ tend@@ om do not pre@@ d@@ om@@ in@@ ate in the country , worship is important , and many pri@@ ze spiritual tre@@ a@@ sures .
L@@ ac@@ king Bi@@ bli@@ cal de@@ ta@@ il@@ s , we can take the st@@ at@@ ement as indic@@ ating some form of divine inter@@ ven@@ tion in be@@ half of Israel@@ ’s ar@@ my . ​ — 11 / 15 , page 30 .
N@@ ational Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m , A@@ th@@ ens
It con@@ fir@@ ms that those feelings are nor@@ ma@@ l .
But when he re@@ je@@ cted the advan@@ ces of his ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s wife , he found himself un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly acc@@ used of at@@ temp@@ ted ra@@ pe .
A tur@@ ning point came when we read the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s des@@ crip@@ tion of the marriage arrang@@ ement .
No@@ em@@ í expla@@ ins : “ Since a teach@@ er would over@@ see my work , I thought I could take advan@@ ta@@ ge of this opportunity to give him a witness .
For example , do you want to serve as a regul@@ ar pioneer ?
A@@ bo@@ ve all , let us continue to serve together un@@ it@@ e@@ dly to the honor , praise , and glory of Jehovah’s great and holy name .
Be@@ ware of the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s S@@ na@@ res , 8 / 15
Mar@@ th@@ a believ@@ ed that the dead would ris@@ e .
Our F@@ in@@ est Ex@@ am@@ ple
14 : 23 - 25 ; 15 : 9 .
Yes , to Jehovah , his loyal ones who have died faithful to him are as good as ali@@ ve ; their resurrection is a certain@@ ty . ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
O@@ r what of the exc@@ essi@@ ve use of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l in priv@@ ate ?
The cla@@ y was imp@@ ressed with a se@@ al that id@@ enti@@ fied the ow@@ ner or s@@ end@@ er .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , Jehovah did not take off@@ en@@ se at the f@@ ran@@ k words of the wi@@ do@@ w of Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath to the prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah .
What is the purpose of all this work ?
The Bible as@@ sures us : “ Jehovah is near to those that are bro@@ ken at heart . . .
19 , 20 . ( a ) At Psalm 23 : 6 , what confidence does David expres@@ s , and how may we share that confidence ?
N@@ ile
The thought of having to study , com@@ ment at Christian meetings , or share their faith with others may se@@ em over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing to them .
* He un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly saw the practic@@ ality of un@@ iting all the boo@@ ks of the Bible in one vo@@ lu@@ me , thus eli@@ min@@ ating the time - con@@ sum@@ ing pro@@ c@@ ess of con@@ sul@@ ting sever@@ al vo@@ lum@@ es .
How well Scriptural examples illustr@@ ate the truth of this pro@@ ver@@ b !
Yet , if Jesus was to receive a di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied bu@@ ri@@ al , someone would have to ask P@@ il@@ ate to rel@@ e@@ ase the body .
U@@ sing a co@@ de@@ x made it much e@@ asi@@ er to find a s@@ crip@@ ture ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 12 )
What c@@ he@@ ck@@ l@@ ist will we consider ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ out ad@@ ding godly devo@@ tion to our end@@ ur@@ ance , however , we cannot ple@@ ase Jehovah , and we will not gain everlasting life .
T@@ w@@ o th@@ ous@@ and years ag@@ o , Jesus vis@@ ited the temple in Jerusalem .
M@@ ake Go@@ od U@@ se of the Bible T@@ each Bo@@ ok
“ I W@@ O@@ U@@ L@@ D rather sp@@ end time with my wife than with anyone el@@ se , ” said a brother in Cana@@ da .
S@@ ad@@ ly , some take exc@@ ep@@ tion to such acc@@ oun@@ ts , even ques@@ tion@@ ing whether God is righteous and just .
En@@ courage your child to ask questions and talk about his concer@@ ns
Par@@ ents fre@@ qu@@ ently make the same com@@ pla@@ in@@ t about their children .
I refu@@ sed to jo@@ in the ar@@ my , so I was sent to pris@@ on .
Because of that , Jehovah did not see to their pre@@ serv@@ ation .
To that end , he turned to al@@ co@@ ho@@ l , d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , and im@@ mor@@ ality .
However , many of to@@ da@@ y’s educ@@ ational cour@@ ses allow little time for a serv@@ ant of Jehovah to medit@@ ate and to satis@@ fy his spiritual need .
No@@ te , however , that there is nothing in the Scriptures to indic@@ ate that Joseph ever told anyone ​ — not even P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h — ​ that his brothers were his k@@ id@@ n@@ app@@ ers .
They have been go@@ ad@@ ed on by our c@@ hi@@ ef Ad@@ vers@@ ary , the Devil , who “ wal@@ ks about like a ro@@ aring li@@ on , see@@ king to de@@ v@@ our someone . ”
“ Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful Un@@ der T@@ ri@@ als ” ( vi@@ de@@ o ) , 3 / 1 G@@ ile@@ ad G@@ ra@@ du@@ ation , 7 / 1
What exc@@ iting pro@@ spe@@ cts !
He continued to experience expres@@ sions of kindness , which helped him to make spiritual prog@@ ress .
Since 19@@ 19 , a small group of anointed brothers have loy@@ ally car@@ ri@@ ed out the we@@ igh@@ ty responsi@@ bility to fe@@ ed the “ d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s . ”
Such determin@@ ation to put Kingdom inter@@ ests first shows that we value God’s fri@@ end@@ ship and spiritual ri@@ ches far more than what to@@ da@@ y’s com@@ mer@@ cial world can offer .
Jesus knew that pro@@ long@@ ed disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement could tr@@ ou@@ ble the apostles
T@@ ra@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , we had been part of a mat@@ r@@ il@@ in@@ e@@ al system , in which children were consider@@ ed part of the mo@@ ther’s family .
Bar@@ ak wa@@ sted no time in following Jehovah’s instru@@ ctions .
S@@ pe@@ ak ! Some who are lear@@ ning a new language may h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to speak it because they are sh@@ y or af@@ ra@@ id to make mis@@ takes .
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how di@@ str@@ action can lead to disa@@ ster .
For th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years , God did not reve@@ al ex@@ ac@@ tly how he would accom@@ pl@@ ish his purpose for the earth .
“ It was this a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of God’s love that en@@ ab@@ led me to end@@ ure what certainly was the wor@@ st tri@@ al I had ever fac@@ ed . ”
If we do so , then all our da@@ ily necess@@ ities “ will be ad@@ ded ” to us by our heavenly Father .
Why are we confid@@ ent that we are living in the last days ?
30 Be W@@ ise ​ — Se@@ ek “ S@@ k@@ ill@@ ful Di@@ rection ”
Paul and his travel@@ ing compan@@ i@@ ons also wor@@ ked part - time to help co@@ ver their own ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses .
▪ S@@ et at@@ tain@@ able go@@ als for yourself .
It can be lik@@ ened to a mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r .
The Creator cho@@ se to view blood as having an el@@ ev@@ ated sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance , re@@ serving it for one special use that could sa@@ ve many lives .
As the lead sing@@ er of a po@@ pul@@ ar band , E@@ sa was well on his way toward be@@ coming a ro@@ ck st@@ ar .
Jesus Di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied O@@ thers
It was through Moses that Jehovah gave the co@@ de of la@@ ws known as the Law covenant , or the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
When parents encoura@@ ge their children to take up full - time service , they as well as their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing receive many blessings .
How has our understanding of Jesus ’ illustr@@ ations been ref@@ ined ?
“ Does it make any differ@@ ence what we believe about the orig@@ in of life ? ”
God’s promise ref@@ ers to te@@ ars ca@@ used by suffering and s@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
• D@@ ro@@ pp@@ ing an um@@ br@@ el@@ la on the flo@@ or means that there will be a mu@@ r@@ der in the house
Be@@ ing acc@@ oun@@ table , the elders fe@@ ed , prote@@ ct , and care for the flo@@ ck .
‘ Ri@@ v@@ ers C@@ la@@ p H@@ ands , ’ 5 / 15
S@@ ome@@ times this too is because of war and its af@@ ter@@ mat@@ h .
Fir@@ st , because we have in@@ her@@ ited sel@@ f@@ ish tra@@ its from Adam and E@@ ve ; second , because we live in a world that prom@@ o@@ tes sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness .
• For what reas@@ ons do we share in the ministry ?
E@@ ach day , we ru@@ b sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders with men , women , and young people who are anything but me@@ ek .
So I had to face three sa@@ d events , all in the sh@@ ort sp@@ an of ten days : the first at@@ om bom@@ b ex@@ p@@ lo@@ sion , Mo@@ ther’s death , and the hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al de@@ fe@@ at of J@@ ap@@ an .
In his Word , Jehovah provi@@ des direction to help people maintain strong , happy famili@@ es .
Be@@ fore we expla@@ in what will be different , let us men@@ tion what will remain the same .
* How , though , did Timo@@ th@@ y’s un@@ believ@@ ing father re@@ act to his s@@ on@@ ’s new c@@ all@@ ing to be a travel@@ ing Christian minis@@ ter ?
Yet , there are gen@@ u@@ ine lo@@ v@@ ers of truth in many faith@@ s , as the following experi@@ ences show .
By reading the Bible care@@ fully , we can take no@@ te of his counsel on this matter .
A@@ ri@@ el@@ le enjo@@ yed w@@ atch@@ ing wom@@ en@@ ’s h@@ and@@ bal@@ l on tel@@ ev@@ ision .
But what should be done if st@@ ra@@ ined rel@@ ations devel@@ op between fellow believers ?
Such pre@@ fe@@ cts were men of the so - called e@@ ques@@ tri@@ an order ​ — the low@@ er no@@ bility , as op@@ posed to ar@@ is@@ to@@ cr@@ ats of sen@@ at@@ ori@@ al st@@ atu@@ s .
There he had an a@@ udi@@ ence with P@@ op@@ e Si@@ x@@ tu@@ s I@@ V , the first of si@@ x po@@ p@@ es who@@ se gro@@ s@@ s@@ ly im@@ moral conduct fin@@ ally led to the Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant Re@@ form@@ ation .
( b ) What is “ the last enem@@ y , ” and how will it be brought to nothing ?
What has helped me to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere all these years ?
The following we@@ ek , we attend@@ ed again .
To buil@@ d real faith in the Creator , however , you need something el@@ se that he has provided .
“ This Is the W@@ a@@ y ”
How could she find support and encourag@@ ement ?
There can be no doubt that our Christian ministry is a work that requi@@ res a hum@@ ble attitude .
In what ways do wicked people af@@ fect us now ?
And if we loy@@ ally per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in that course , those blessings will be et@@ er@@ n@@ al .
( b ) Why can we be sure that Jesus will always be loyal to God ?
This brother had learned that Na@@ than K@@ nor@@ r , who became a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , re@@ adi@@ ly accepted poin@@ ts in the 19@@ 25 W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er article “ Bi@@ r@@ th of the N@@ ation , ” even though some others ques@@ tioned them .
Paul says : “ C@@ e@@ ase be@@ coming un@@ reason@@ able , but go on per@@ c@@ ei@@ ving what the will of Jehovah is . ”
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s ac@@ ts of kindness brought blessings not only for himself in that he had a son but also for us .
To see , let us first exam@@ ine uses of the ter@@ m “ congregation ” in God’s Word .
They pre@@ ached about the name to others and encoura@@ ged them to call upon it .
While I car@@ ed for the ba@@ by at home , my husband sp@@ ent a long day in the ministry .
25 , 26 .
O@@ b@@ serv@@ ers have no@@ tic@@ ed that the Witnesses care well for the spiritual needs of de@@ a@@ f people .
He used a t@@ ree ​ — perhaps an o@@ live t@@ ree — ​ to illustr@@ ate his confidence in God’s ability to resur@@ rec@@ t him .
His high stan@@ d@@ ard of justice made it imp@@ os@@ sible for imper@@ fect humans to re@@ de@@ em themselves .
The next day , their sin@@ less Le@@ ad@@ er will be put to death by his enem@@ ies .
For example , bap@@ t@@ is@@ ms in large ba@@ th@@ tu@@ bs have been help@@ ful to those of advan@@ ced age or those with especially f@@ ra@@ il health .
Mo@@ re@@ over , thr@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory , com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory baptism of con@@ qu@@ ered “ pa@@ g@@ ans ” was practic@@ ed by rul@@ ers and religious lead@@ ers of so - called Christian nations .
As a result , he acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ated great we@@ al@@ th .
We ho@@ ped that the c@@ li@@ mate there would help him rec@@ over .
God may use car@@ ing friends to help us at just the right time
R@@ em@@ ember the Israelites in the days of Moses .
Can you see yourself taking a similar st@@ ep if you were in circumstances like his ?
He cho@@ se not to follow his fa@@ ther’s bad example .
While at school , I came to appreci@@ ate how important it is to have a loving attitude toward people in order to be succ@@ ess@@ ful in the ministry .
For example , they pre@@ ached in the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts and at mar@@ ke@@ ts .
• Why should we as Christians show war@@ m consider@@ ation for one another ?
If a proble@@ m ar@@ ises , we ought to consider what Bible principles are involved and apply them in a bal@@ an@@ ced way .
H@@ inc@@ ma@@ r ther@@ e@@ by esta@@ bli@@ shed a l@@ ink between C@@ lo@@ v@@ is , Re@@ im@@ s , and the mon@@ ar@@ ch@@ y and gave cre@@ d@@ ence to the ide@@ a that C@@ lo@@ v@@ is was the L@@ or@@ d’s anointed .
On@@ ce resur@@ rec@@ ted to heavenly life , holy ones will share with Christ in blessing faithful ones on earth . ​ — 9 / 15 , pages 5 - 7 .
It is har@@ dly sur@@ pris@@ ing that after succ@@ e@@ e@@ ding his father , C@@ lo@@ v@@ is began see@@ king to ex@@ ten@@ d the fr@@ on@@ ti@@ ers of his kingdom .
The next day the Witnesses kno@@ cked on my do@@ or , and I accepted a Bible study . ” ​ — An@@ j@@ u , N@@ ep@@ al .
Not a sing@@ le ve@@ in , mus@@ c@@ le , or other body member is pur@@ po@@ sel@@ ess .
He was a car@@ p@@ en@@ ter , yet his greater love was for people .
One of them th@@ reat@@ ened me : ‘ Do you know what we can do to you ? ’
If a par@@ ent really is bus@@ y , the child should be told that the matter will be discus@@ sed later .
We are pre@@ pared to end@@ ure mo@@ ck@@ er@@ y or wor@@ se because we love him deep@@ ly . ​ — 1 John 2 : 5 ; 4 : 18 .
I had 13 ro@@ om@@ s to clean , with 26 be@@ ds to make each day , p@@ lu@@ s h@@ all@@ ways , sta@@ ir@@ s , and w@@ in@@ do@@ ws to clean .
Like liter@@ al bir@@ th pang@@ s , these “ pang@@ s of dist@@ ress ” will no doubt continue to in@@ ten@@ si@@ fy until Christ ‘ comple@@ tes his con@@ qu@@ est ’ by destro@@ ying every v@@ es@@ ti@@ ge of Satan’s v@@ isi@@ ble organization .
It will inclu@@ de his place in Jehovah’s purpose .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , Paul was a@@ ware that the brothers there might have been influ@@ enced by some among them who were prom@@ o@@ ting certain Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es or were ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ating a return to the ob@@ serv@@ ance of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
Are we , then , ze@@ al@@ ous Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers ?
If you answer y@@ es to one or more of these questions , you may need to take st@@ ep@@ s to control your dr@@ in@@ king .
How should you gre@@ et a person in m@@ our@@ ning ?
What confidence does Jehovah place in his loyal ones , as@@ sur@@ ing them of what ?
The wom@@ an’s name is H@@ ann@@ ah .
Jesus illustr@@ ated this point by saying that the land of a certain rich man pro@@ duc@@ ed so well that he pl@@ an@@ ned to te@@ ar down his sto@@ re@@ hous@@ es and buil@@ d bi@@ gg@@ er ones to hold all his good things .
( 6 ) On the two - page in@@ de@@ x of place n@@ ames [ g@@ l 34 - 5 ] , you can see the page number in bo@@ ld ty@@ pe , often follow@@ ed by the g@@ ri@@ d lo@@ c@@ ation , such as E@@ 2 .
Still , we do well to ac@@ knowledge the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for such fu@@ t@@ ile de@@ bat@@ es .
King Solomon said : “ In the mor@@ ning s@@ ow your se@@ ed and until the ev@@ ening do not let your hand rest ; for you are not know@@ ing where this will have succ@@ ess , ei@@ ther here or there , or whether both of them will al@@ ike be good . ”
At the c@@ li@@ ma@@ x of the ri@@ o@@ ts , ei@@ ght people were kil@@ led in cla@@ sh@@ es with the ar@@ my .
* Today , most who cho@@ ose to em@@ i@@ gr@@ ate do not leave their ho@@ m@@ es because they are star@@ ving .
Because he and his Witness friends were well - d@@ ressed and were we@@ aring conven@@ tion ba@@ d@@ ges , the cou@@ ple asked them if they had come from a gra@@ du@@ ation or another special occasi@@ on .
But tre@@ ating people ty@@ ran@@ n@@ ic@@ ally does not refle@@ ct the fear of God .
Instead of over@@ an@@ al@@ y@@ z@@ ing them , ask yourself , ‘ What is the simp@@ l@@ est , most ob@@ vi@@ ous way to imp@@ ro@@ ve the situation ? ’
In B@@ en@@ in , W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , many believe that the dead can return to k@@ ill other members of their own family .
You have so@@ li@@ dly fi@@ x@@ ed the earth , that it may keep standing . ”
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ise Your Per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive P@@ ow@@ ers
For example , soon after Israel left Egy@@ pt , Jehovah provided for their spiritual needs .
Because at the time , his disciples were “ not able to be@@ ar ” such knowledge .
But the challeng@@ es of ill@@ ness and old age can be da@@ un@@ ting , even for those who have car@@ ing and com@@ mit@@ ted family members to help them .
I had the privilege of person@@ ally wit@@ ness@@ ing to the minis@@ ter of fin@@ ance and the minis@@ ter of the ar@@ m@@ ed for@@ ces .
Why , though , can humans act with di@@ gn@@ ity ?
And what will he ac@@ qui@@ re ?
Will prayer really help ?
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 31 , 1@@ 18
Yet , remember that before as@@ cen@@ ding to heaven , Jesus author@@ ized his disciples to car@@ ry out a we@@ igh@@ ty assignment , all the while know@@ ing that they would accom@@ pl@@ ish works greater than his ! ​ — Mat@@ t .
After living such an ac@@ tive life , I thought that this ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment was imp@@ os@@ sible .
A@@ n example that many might c@@ ite is the use of sla@@ ves to buil@@ d the p@@ y@@ r@@ am@@ i@@ ds .
• by show@@ ing appreciation for spiritual food ?
The 11 faithful apostles had ‘ stu@@ ck with Jesus in his tri@@ als . ’
H@@ u@@ man@@ ly speaking , our fellow believers in those lands do not stand a ch@@ ance .
( a ) Why are decisions on sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess and marriage difficult to make ?
S@@ ur@@ ely the holy angels must have been app@@ al@@ led when they wit@@ ness@@ ed the beg@@ in@@ ning of re@@ v@@ ol@@ t in God’s hous@@ eho@@ ld .
Do you regul@@ arly read such thr@@ ill@@ ing acc@@ oun@@ ts publi@@ shed in The Watchtower and medit@@ ate on them ?
What does Jehovah promise with reg@@ ard to our personal li@@ mit@@ ations ?
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t ad@@ ds : “ Our whole life now re@@ v@@ ol@@ ves around congregation activities .
De@@ ath in tw@@ enti@@ et@@ h - century war has been on a sc@@ ale which is hard to gr@@ as@@ p .
“ I vie@@ wed this invit@@ ation as Jehovah’s answer to my prayer and felt that I had to re@@ ci@@ pro@@ c@@ ate . ”
Why is it right , loving , and mo@@ des@@ t not to re@@ tal@@ i@@ ate ?
But we still do not know the d@@ ate or time when the end will come .
Mi@@ mi@@ c@@ king him in spe@@ e@@ ch , the king ad@@ ds : “ A little more s@@ le@@ ep , a little more s@@ lum@@ ber@@ ing , a little more fol@@ ding of the hands in l@@ ying down , and your po@@ ver@@ ty will certainly come just like some ro@@ ver , and your want like an ar@@ m@@ ed man . ”
What do material things deli@@ ver , though , when health fa@@ il@@ s , when the e@@ con@@ om@@ y cr@@ um@@ bl@@ es , or when a n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ ster str@@ ik@@ es ?
Like Jesus , his disciples displa@@ yed deep love and affe@@ ction for those to whom they pre@@ ached .
N@@ ex@@ t , we need to see how that knowledge f@@ its in with what we already know , dis@@ cer@@ ning its benefit to us person@@ ally .
Dis@@ pla@@ ying love is an out@@ standing way for us to imitate our heavenly Father .
“ It k@@ ill@@ s our f@@ ish , destro@@ ys our s@@ k@@ in , spo@@ il@@ s our st@@ re@@ am@@ s , ” he says .
He “ form@@ ed it even to be in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted ” by human@@ kind .
Jesus ’ followers once ple@@ ad@@ ed with him : “ Gi@@ ve us more faith . ”
U@@ N@@ T@@ I@@ L about fi@@ ve years ag@@ o , C@@ ho@@ ong Ke@@ on and Ju@@ li@@ e , a married cou@@ ple now in their mi@@ d - 30 ’ s , served as regul@@ ar pione@@ ers in S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
[ B@@ lu@@ r@@ b on page 15 ]
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H wants you to be jo@@ y@@ ful .
How important is faith ?
Me@@ an@@ ing@@ ful personal study of the Scriptures and appreci@@ ative medit@@ ation are a must .
When she re@@ ached ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od , Kris@@ t@@ ina discus@@ sed the matter with her parents and deci@@ ded to move to a local - language congregation .
After ne@@ arly 60 years , has that no@@ ble ob@@ je@@ ctive been re@@ ached ?
The more you learn about God’s organization and how Jehovah supp@@ or@@ ts his people , the more real God’s Kingdom will be to you .
Those words were very tim@@ ely for Christians living under Rom@@ an rule .
But is his coming necess@@ ary ?
T@@ ake your stand against the Devil ​ — not against shepher@@ ds who act to prote@@ ct the congregation . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
“ I@@ t’s not eas@@ y to give the children all the attention they need . ”
“ The perfect law , ” therefore , en@@ com@@ pas@@ ses everything that Jehovah requi@@ res of us .
Today Jo@@ ac@@ him and Bar@@ ba@@ r@@ a are happy worshipp@@ ers of the true God , Jehovah .
In view of the wom@@ an’s rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ance to talk at the do@@ or , the pioneer deci@@ ded to wr@@ ite her a letter to expla@@ in the purpose of the vis@@ its and to offer a home Bible study .
“ His comman@@ d@@ ments do not we@@ i@@ gh us down ”
While na@@ iled to the st@@ ake , Jesus cri@@ ed out : “ Father , into your hands I en@@ trust my spirit . ”
As Eli@@ j@@ ah rac@@ ed along that we@@ t ro@@ ad , he sur@@ ely knew that he had the appro@@ val of his Father , the only true God , Jehovah !
At Bethel in 195@@ 1 .
12 - 14 . ( a ) What less@@ on can we learn from the in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent invol@@ ving the you@@ ng@@ er prophet ?
Ther@@ efore , it was at his baptism that he was or@@ da@@ ined .
In any case , we should be able to leave each do@@ or with peace in our hearts , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of how people tre@@ at us .
He said that they had only to c@@ ast themselves into the se@@ a , and it would part before them .
How can we show that we are deep@@ ly gr@@ ate@@ ful for being part of his arrang@@ ement for true worship , and what can we person@@ ally do to make this en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment of peace str@@ ong@@ er ?
In Bible times , sol@@ di@@ ers wor@@ e a wide le@@ ather bel@@ t , or gi@@ r@@ d@@ le , that was from two to si@@ x in@@ ches [ 5 - 15 c@@ m ] wide .
What can we learn from A@@ sa@@ ’s mis@@ take ?
How self - sacrific@@ ing he was !
As the cur@@ r@@ ent po@@ pe , John Paul I@@ I , has ad@@ mit@@ ted , Me@@ tho@@ di@@ us ’ life was sp@@ ent “ am@@ id@@ st j@@ our@@ ne@@ ys , priv@@ ations , su@@ ffer@@ ings , ho@@ st@@ ility and persecu@@ tion , . . . even a peri@@ od of c@@ ru@@ el imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment . ”
Some consider@@ ed this in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate , since the end of this system of things was consider@@ ed to be very near .
It took courage to end@@ ure such tri@@ als .
Su@@ pp@@ or@@ tive women , such as Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le and Ch@@ er@@ y@@ l , will@@ ingly make sacrific@@ es so that their hus@@ ban@@ ds can care for God’s sheep .
Our ze@@ al@@ ous activities as Jehovah’s people show that we have , in@@ deed , a deep desire to serve God with a complete heart .
F@@ am@@ ili@@ es benefit by consider@@ ing this material in their F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship s@@ essi@@ ons .
God will never a@@ ban@@ d@@ on those who fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly continue to speak his word . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
Just as a t@@ ree will be@@ ar fru@@ it when it is pro@@ per@@ ly tend@@ ed , so a person will man@@ i@@ f@@ est the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit when holy spirit flo@@ ws fre@@ ely in his life . ​ — Psalm 1 : 1 - 3 .
We know as much because we soon find him in associ@@ ation with his brothers again .
“ W@@ i@@ th@@ out faith it is imp@@ os@@ sible to ple@@ ase [ God ] well , ” wrote Paul .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , this wisdom is said to speak and act , re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting a person . ​ — Proverbs 8 : 1 .
T@@ ake Go@@ od C@@ are of Y@@ our@@ self
What help could he ex@@ pect from others in the congregation ?
However , Paul did not leave matters there .
In view of this , we can expla@@ in at a su@@ it@@ able time what God’s Kingdom is , and we can show from the Bible how it will sol@@ ve present problems .
Yet , this ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on must be bal@@ an@@ ced with the princi@@ ple recorded at E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 4 : “ A live do@@ g is better off than a dead li@@ on . ”
One ev@@ ening in 199@@ 9 , they read a s@@ crip@@ ture to K@@ sen@@ iya that t@@ ou@@ ched her heart .
What important less@@ ons can we learn from their examples ?
On@@ ce he accepted Jesus as the Messi@@ ah , Paul held no position of honor in the Jewish religion .
What helped her ?
While it is true that the Rom@@ an ar@@ my did not destro@@ y Jerusalem until 70 C.E . , the inter@@ ven@@ ing years were not tr@@ ou@@ ble free .
S@@ and@@ r@@ a has a serious ill@@ ness that has no cu@@ re .
And my k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys will ex@@ ul@@ t when your li@@ ps speak u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness . ”
To the D@@ ef@@ en@@ se of Christi@@ an@@ ity
Because of the time they sp@@ end in the ministry and in help@@ ing out in other ways , they sp@@ end little or no time doing se@@ cul@@ ar work .
Although this is by no means the only accepted de@@ fin@@ iti@@ on , many people today as@@ cri@@ be a simil@@ arly ne@@ g@@ ative con@@ no@@ tation to anything that has to do with discipl@@ ine .
Of course , we do not d@@ as@@ h about f@@ ran@@ tic@@ ally .
So about no@@ on , I got off the bu@@ s and asked direc@@ tions .
Yet it is possible for it not to die .
“ Jehovah is the one who helped me to feel secu@@ re when I was left all al@@ one without my parents , ” rec@@ alls R@@ ac@@ he@@ l .
Our close associ@@ ates can have an effect on us , influ@@ enc@@ ing our thoughts , feelings , and actions for good or for bad .
N@@ ever sto@@ p believ@@ ing that your child can become a fine serv@@ ant of Jehovah .
As@@ k her how a friend of h@@ ers feel@@ s about the to@@ pi@@ c .
Rather than loy@@ ally sub@@ mit@@ ting to godly authority , they became dis@@ satis@@ fied and gave in to pri@@ de , ambi@@ tion , and je@@ al@@ ous@@ y .
At H@@ ar@@ an , the family set@@ t@@ led for a time .
Jehovah expe@@ cts us to make a s@@ inc@@ ere effort to live up to our prayers and to act in har@@ mony with his will .
How should we re@@ act when we feel that something in the congregation is not h@@ and@@ led just right , or at le@@ ast so it seem@@ s ?
Some decisions are eas@@ ily made .
How were one brother and his family able to maintain their joy des@@ pite lo@@ sing everything they ow@@ ned ?
Jehovah Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ds U@@ s for S@@ al@@ vation
He became si@@ ck sh@@ ort@@ ly after the we@@ d@@ ding .
We were later assign@@ ed to the branch of@@ fice in S@@ al@@ is@@ bu@@ ry ( now H@@ ar@@ are ) , where it was a privilege to work al@@ ong@@ side other faithful servants of Jehovah , among them L@@ es@@ ter Da@@ ve@@ y and Ge@@ or@@ ge and Ru@@ by B@@ ra@@ d@@ le@@ y .
Ho@@ t with anger , David had been about to ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ate Na@@ ba@@ l and his men .
What of a family in di@@ re e@@ con@@ om@@ ic st@@ ra@@ its or living in a war z@@ one ?
; H@@ au@@ b , J .
Satan was the first to co@@ v@@ et something that bel@@ ong@@ ed to someone el@@ se ​ — the glory , honor , and authority that are Jehovah’s al@@ one .
A Christian spirit can and should be man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted all year r@@ ound
R@@ el@@ ying just on his own experience , an el@@ der could beg@@ in to care for congregation matters without first appro@@ aching Jehovah in prayer .
It was a “ day of small beg@@ in@@ n@@ ings ” when that group of 36 Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents in K@@ o@@ be held their first ass@@ em@@ bly .
Con@@ cer@@ ning certain individuals taught by Jesus at Be@@ th@@ any , we read : “ Jesus loved Mar@@ th@@ a and her sister and La@@ z@@ ar@@ us . ”
Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has was the son of E@@ lea@@ z@@ ar and the gr@@ and@@ son of A@@ ar@@ on and thus was in l@@ ine to become high pri@@ est .
H@@ O@@ W I H@@ A@@ V@@ E B@@ EN@@ E@@ F@@ I@@ T@@ E@@ D : I now have a real purpose in life .
• What cho@@ ice is plac@@ ed before all young ones ra@@ ised by dedic@@ ated parents ?
O@@ live gro@@ ves in G@@ ran@@ a@@ da Pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce , S@@ pain
When these respon@@ d , parents experience great joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion .
When a regul@@ ar pioneer in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates app@@ lied for a jo@@ b that would help him to keep his enti@@ re family in full - time service , his su@@ per@@ vis@@ or told him that he would never get that position without a col@@ le@@ ge de@@ gre@@ e .
Be@@ fore be@@ coming a Bible transl@@ at@@ or , L@@ ef@@ è@@ v@@ re had dedic@@ ated himself to rest@@ or@@ ing the origin@@ al meaning of cl@@ as@@ si@@ cal works of ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y and the@@ olo@@ gy .
With Gi@@ u@@ se@@ pp@@ e at G@@ ile@@ ad
What have some done to keep the mind ac@@ tive ?
The Bible says that “ the heart of the righteous one medit@@ ates before ans@@ wer@@ ing ” and that “ the heart of the wise one gives his m@@ ou@@ th in@@ sight and ad@@ ds per@@ su@@ asi@@ ven@@ ess to his spe@@ e@@ ch . ”
• What two qualities are high@@ ligh@@ ted at Isaiah 60 : 17 , 21 ?
How does Jehovah’s knowledge of us make him the best La@@ w@@ gi@@ ver ?
In what way does having godly fear benefit us ​ — individu@@ ally and as a group of true worshipp@@ ers ?
The cou@@ ple may en@@ ter marriage with ex@@ ag@@ g@@ er@@ ated expe@@ ct@@ ations , perhaps based on what they have read in r@@ om@@ ance no@@ vel@@ s or seen in mo@@ vi@@ es .
C@@ ould you re@@ hear@@ se with your little child such gre@@ et@@ ings as “ good mor@@ ning , ” “ good af@@ ter@@ no@@ on , ” “ good ev@@ ening , ” or wh@@ atever is cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary where you live ?
Phil@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ ers later ar@@ gu@@ ed that the sou@@ ls of the dead did not des@@ c@@ end into a dar@@ k under@@ world but ac@@ tually as@@ c@@ ended to a high@@ er spirit real@@ m .
I never felt that I had time to rest because there were always things that had to be done . ”
In Romans chap@@ ter 5 , the apostle Paul did not present these as@@ pe@@ cts as a d@@ ry , leg@@ al@@ is@@ tic tre@@ at@@ ise .
The S@@ ong of Solomon also provi@@ des less@@ ons for un@@ married Christians , especially for those loo@@ king for a mate .
6 I@@ de@@ as for F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship and Per@@ s@@ onal S@@ tu@@ dy
Can you i@@ magine how e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly they wa@@ it for the vis@@ it of fellow Christians ?
They stu@@ died the Bible and did all they could to tell people what they were lear@@ ning .
They let me go home .
She had come to the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le to find encourag@@ ement .
“ He is sen@@ ding his saying to the earth ; with spe@@ ed his word r@@ un@@ s . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 14@@ 7 : 15 .
No@@ te that Paul di@@ vi@@ des the o@@ ffer@@ ings made by the high pri@@ est of ancient Israel into two c@@ ate@@ g@@ ori@@ es , nam@@ ely , “ gi@@ f@@ ts ” and “ sacrific@@ es , ” or “ sacrific@@ es for sin@@ s . ”
We lik@@ e@@ wise seek to esta@@ bl@@ ish comm@@ on gr@@ ound by reason@@ ing on what we know that our listen@@ ers will accept .
H@@ er answer con@@ ta@@ ined an important less@@ on : Our heavenly Father takes care of his servants and streng@@ th@@ ens them .
What truly matters is that Jehovah gives us all the help we need in order for us to remain faithful .
AL@@ L of us are deep@@ ly influ@@ enced by our up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing and by our en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : This bus@@ y public s@@ qu@@ are ( M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el@@ er@@ pl@@ at@@ z ) in V@@ i@@ en@@ na is an ide@@ al place to share the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message with others .
Un@@ told milli@@ ons will be bless@@ ed with everlasting life on earth .
“ I , Jehovah , am your God , the One teaching you to benefit yourself , the One ca@@ using you to tre@@ ad in the way in which you should walk . ”
Jehovah for@@ gave David and ligh@@ ten@@ ed the p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment , but He did not shi@@ eld David from all the bad con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of his actions .
And they have one King , Jesus Christ .
In other lands many ex@@ p@@ end most of their en@@ er@@ gy cha@@ sing we@@ al@@ th and material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
They did not recogn@@ ize Jehovah’s dis@@ ple@@ asure with his people as the reason for Israel@@ ’s en@@ sla@@ v@@ ement .
MI@@ L@@ T@@ O@@ N G . H@@ EN@@ S@@ C@@ H@@ E@@ L , a long@@ time member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses , fin@@ i@@ shed his earthly course on S@@ atur@@ day , Mar@@ ch 22 , 200@@ 3 .
In the following year , another do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ al truth , that Christ died on a st@@ ake , not a cro@@ ss , was explained . ​ — Acts 10 : 39 .
( b ) Why did Paul wr@@ ite about the faithful ac@@ ts of ancient wit@@ nesses ?
The fac@@ ts show that , over@@ all , moral valu@@ es continue to dec@@ l@@ ine and the ga@@ p between rich and po@@ or continu@@ es to wi@@ den , including in those coun@@ tri@@ es where li@@ ber@@ ation the@@ olo@@ gy was prom@@ in@@ ent .
And while people may live longer , the el@@ der@@ ly have special is@@ su@@ es to con@@ ten@@ d with , des@@ pite advan@@ ces in me@@ dic@@ ine . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 1 .
I@@ magine the life Jesus could have had if he had accepted the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s offer !
Tru@@ e Wor@@ ship C@@ la@@ sh@@ es With Pa@@ gan@@ ism
In l@@ ine with these prophe@@ tic words , those who serve as Christian shepher@@ ds work hard to prom@@ o@@ te peace among themselves and among the flo@@ ck .
The artic@@ les also discus@@ s how we can have affe@@ ction for Christ rather than for the things of this world .
Mo@@ st of them lived on the small re@@ im@@ bur@@ s@@ ement they received for each W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er sub@@ s@@ crip@@ tion or book they plac@@ ed .
We will also see how the writ@@ ings of Daniel ad@@ ded de@@ ta@@ iled in@@ si@@ gh@@ ts into many of these k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s , some@@ times cen@@ tu@@ ries before they came into ex@@ ist@@ ence .
Paul , writ@@ ing to Timothy , said : “ God gave us not a spirit of c@@ ow@@ ar@@ di@@ ce , but that of power . . .
Because you are made “ in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge ” ​ — with the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for cultiv@@ ating and displa@@ ying moral , in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al , and spiritual qualities that refle@@ ct God’s own el@@ ev@@ ated qualities . ​ — Genesis 1 : 26 , 27 .
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : Cor@@ rec@@ t .
One way we do this is by fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly s@@ tic@@ king to our God - given work of preaching the good news of the Kingdom until it is done to Jehovah’s satis@@ fac@@ tion . ​ — Mark 13 : 10 .
How can we make sure that our sacrific@@ es are accep@@ table to Jehovah ?
As he learned the truth about ba@@ si@@ c Bible do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines , he sh@@ ared his new@@ ly ac@@ qui@@ red knowledge with his congregation .
After tre@@ k@@ king through the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness toward M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i , the nation arri@@ ved at R@@ ep@@ hi@@ di@@ m .
In fact , the princi@@ ple of this illustr@@ ation app@@ lies to both fa@@ thers and mo@@ thers ​ — and to sing@@ le parents as well .
Why could not each of them men@@ tion him by name in their priv@@ ate prayers from time to time ?
John 1 : 12 says : “ As many as did receive [ Jesus ] , to them he gave authority to become God’s children , because they were exerc@@ ising faith in his name . ”
Instead , we will look for the good in our brothers and sisters and com@@ men@@ d them for their positi@@ ve qualities , a@@ bil@@ ities , and accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments .
Let us learn some things about de@@ w and com@@ pare our ministry to it so that we can effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely help “ all s@@ or@@ ts of people . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 2 : 3 , 4 .
Although I did not feel that as@@ king questions was wrong , for si@@ x months I went to ch@@ urch every S@@ un@@ day in the mor@@ ning and attend@@ ed the meetings of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the af@@ ter@@ no@@ on .
25 Our Re@@ ad@@ ers As@@ k . . . Will the E@@ ar@@ th C@@ ome to an En@@ d ?
He was seen by some 5@@ 00 , perhaps when he comman@@ ded : ‘ G@@ o , make disciples . ’
• A hor@@ se@@ sh@@ o@@ e over the do@@ or@@ way br@@ ings good lu@@ ck
At Ju@@ d@@ ges 16 : 2 , you can read about Ju@@ dge Sam@@ s@@ on@@ ’s being in G@@ a@@ za .
He also travel@@ ed to R@@ ome and pos@@ si@@ bly even to S@@ pain .
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : P@@ ic@@ k a regul@@ ar time to talk about family fin@@ an@@ ces .
As one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , however , you likely think of the mission@@ aries sent out by the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy to preach the good news in vari@@ ous lands around the earth .
In case his family members might have done something dis@@ pleas@@ ing to God or “ have cur@@ sed God in their heart , ” he regul@@ arly offered sacrific@@ es .
No@@ tice , Jesus was not ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ating as@@ ce@@ tic@@ ism or ex@@ tre@@ me self - den@@ i@@ al .
Some who started out well in this respect have allow@@ ed themselves to be sul@@ lied by the world .
Yet he came to see that there was a better way to live : serving God and doing his best to imitate Jesus .
Hence , what will help us to be pre@@ pared for Satan’s s@@ ch@@ em@@ es and “ not be af@@ ra@@ id , ” as Jesus ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed ?
Rather than je@@ al@@ ously see@@ king glory for himself , Moses was happy when El@@ da@@ d and Me@@ da@@ d began ac@@ ting as prophe@@ ts .
Because he could not pa@@ y the fine , he sta@@ yed in pris@@ on for two years until a friend con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed author@@ ities to re@@ du@@ ce the am@@ ount .
Such a re@@ mar@@ k makes me feel that my sing@@ le st@@ ate is som@@ eho@@ w my fa@@ ul@@ t .
Why , it was as if she had over@@ heard his prayer !
That was also the experience of my son .
But doing that can be d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous .
The inspired words of the apostle Peter are also encourag@@ ing .
A@@ n ad@@ di@@ tional n@@ ine milli@@ on or so associ@@ ate with them , and many of these are taking dec@@ isi@@ ve st@@ ep@@ s to en@@ ter into a close personal relationship with God .
By men@@ tion@@ ing them , she may have been h@@ in@@ ting that she did not l@@ ack spiritu@@ ality and , at the same time , may have been let@@ ting him know that there were pl@@ ent@@ y of good things to e@@ at and dr@@ ink at her house .
When both show loving consider@@ ation , they are more likely to satis@@ fy each o@@ ther’s emo@@ tional and physical needs .
Ne@@ w@@ l@@ y@@ we@@ ds should work especially hard to speak kin@@ dly and res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully to each other , thus cre@@ ating an at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere of free and hon@@ est commun@@ ic@@ ation .
• Why should we always obey God as rul@@ er rather than men ?
At the beg@@ in@@ ning of human hist@@ ory , God reve@@ aled that man was made , not to live a few years and then die , but to live forever . ​ — G@@ en .
Fir@@ st , Paul remin@@ ded both si@@ des that food would not bring them ne@@ are@@ r to God .
Instead , we will keep stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to do what is pleas@@ ing to Jehovah .
Tru@@ sting in Jehovah Le@@ a@@ ds to H@@ app@@ iness
What has all of this me@@ ant for our work ?
S@@ har@@ ing in the preaching work and making vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary contribu@@ tions are two ways that we can give to Jehovah in return for the blessings he has given us .
In that ser@@ m@@ on , In princi@@ pi@@ o er@@ at ver@@ bu@@ m ( In the Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning W@@ as the Word ) , N@@ ic@@ ho@@ l@@ as of C@@ us@@ a used the L@@ at@@ in sp@@ el@@ ling I@@ e@@ h@@ ou@@ a for Jehovah .
In 19@@ 17 , under the direction of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety , Father began serving as a p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ m , as travel@@ ing re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves of Jehovah’s Witnesses were then called .
A C@@ ri@@ me - F@@ ree World A@@ head
When the Romans con@@ qu@@ ered Egy@@ pt in 30 B.C.E . , the cen@@ su@@ s was already a tri@@ ed and t@@ ested fe@@ ature of Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an bu@@ re@@ au@@ cr@@ ac@@ y .
Isaiah fore@@ told the coming of the Messi@@ ah , who would pla@@ y a similar ro@@ le and car@@ ry away “ si@@ ck@@ nesses , ” “ pa@@ ins , ” and “ the very sin of many people , ” thus op@@ ening the way to everlasting life . ​ — Read Isaiah 5@@ 3 : 4 - 6 , 12 .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , not only id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying our ne@@ g@@ ative tra@@ its but also is@@ ol@@ ating what has ca@@ used or contribu@@ ted to them can help us keep our we@@ ak@@ nesses under control .
Because P@@ il@@ ate succ@@ um@@ bed to pres@@ sure from the mo@@ b .
Why does it bo@@ ther you to see her su@@ ff@@ er ?
As no@@ ted at Revelation 12 : 9 , Satan is called Devil , meaning “ S@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ er . ”
When you w@@ atch a tel@@ ev@@ ision pro@@ gra@@ m , listen to mu@@ si@@ c , read a no@@ v@@ el , go to a mo@@ vi@@ e , or use certain res@@ our@@ ces on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t , you are having associ@@ ation .
( b ) What meaning did that ev@@ ent have for Jesus ?
One , we never a@@ i@@ red our differ@@ ences in fr@@ on@@ t of the children , and two , in har@@ mony with the Bible princi@@ ple recorded at Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 26 , we tal@@ ked until we s@@ or@@ ted matters out ​ — even if that took h@@ our@@ s !
As told by M@@ ina H@@ un@@ g Go@@ d@@ enz@@ i
J@@ on : I do .
Even Jesus recogn@@ ized that preaching in his “ home ter@@ rit@@ ory ” was a chall@@ enge ​ — a fact recorded by all four Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ ers . ​ — Mat@@ t .
J@@ ua kal@@ i ( S@@ wa@@ h@@ il@@ i for “ fi@@ er@@ ce su@@ n ” ) work@@ ers la@@ b@@ or in the o@@ pen su@@ n , making san@@ d@@ als from old ca@@ r ti@@ res or k@@ er@@ os@@ ene lam@@ ps from dis@@ car@@ ded t@@ ins .
De@@ al@@ ing with him f@@ ran@@ k@@ ly and kin@@ dly was the loving way to h@@ and@@ le this situation , and it led to a good result .
To W@@ ho@@ m W@@ as He S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing ?
O@@ r would fir@@ m , loving ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on from the Scriptures su@@ f@@ fice ?
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , a por@@ tion of the ta@@ x@@ es that first - century Christians were instru@@ cted to pa@@ y went to the mil@@ it@@ ary .
It was likely during D@@ om@@ iti@@ an’s re@@ ign that the apostle John was ex@@ iled on the is@@ le of P@@ at@@ mo@@ s for “ be@@ aring witness to Jesus . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
L@@ ik@@ ely , this appro@@ ach will work for most personal differ@@ ences , for the apostle Peter wrote that “ love co@@ v@@ ers a mul@@ titu@@ de of sin@@ s . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
On N@@ is@@ an 14 , 33 C.E . , during his last ev@@ ening with his 11 faithful apostles , Jesus said many things to strengthen them for what la@@ y a@@ head .
After the clo@@ sing s@@ es@@ sion on S@@ atur@@ day , we l@@ ing@@ ered l@@ ate into the ev@@ ening , tal@@ king and r@@ ene@@ wing fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps .
A husband and a wife often have different commun@@ ic@@ ation st@@ y@@ les .
A@@ S F@@ A@@ R A@@ S the e@@ ye can see , there are people .
G@@ a@@ z@@ ing at me he said : “ If something do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t ha@@ p@@ pen soon , we will be beg@@ g@@ ing , and I can@@ ’t see God let@@ ting that take place ! ”
In@@ or@@ din@@ ate love of money . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 2
I also cle@@ an@@ ed my@@ self up physi@@ c@@ ally .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , in Lo@@ t’s day , when fi@@ re ra@@ ined from heaven , the wicked peri@@ shed .
He always uses his power for good and in har@@ mony with his other qualities ​ — justice , wisdom , and love .
A s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic might even ask if you would use a man@@ u@@ al for an old de@@ fun@@ ct com@@ pu@@ ter to gu@@ i@@ de you in using a new up - to - d@@ ate com@@ pu@@ ter .
The a@@ do@@ p@@ tion has comple@@ t@@ ely chang@@ ed his pro@@ spe@@ cts .
As they rec@@ ount their a@@ ff@@ lic@@ tions , they pet@@ iti@@ on : “ O Jehovah , to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite you will si@@ t . Your thro@@ ne is for gener@@ ation after gener@@ ation .
Ha@@ ve you ever wa@@ sted valu@@ able en@@ er@@ gy and time on the wrong pur@@ su@@ its ?
Paul may have become ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with this family on his first vis@@ it to the are@@ a a cou@@ ple of years ear@@ li@@ er .
Jehovah God is ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary in this respect .
Jehovah gr@@ anted Joseph “ to find fav@@ or in the eyes of the c@@ hi@@ ef of@@ fic@@ er of the pris@@ on house . ”
4@@ 5 : 1 - 5 .
E@@ ag@@ le : © B@@ ri@@ an K .
22 : 9 .
Just as Jehovah helps parents to tra@@ in their young children succ@@ ess@@ fully , so he can help parents to tra@@ in their a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent children .
Be H@@ um@@ ble Be@@ fore God
And Noah died with the hope of being resur@@ rec@@ ted to the pro@@ spe@@ ct of et@@ er@@ n@@ al life on a par@@ adise earth .
Thus , when a sp@@ ouse has an ong@@ o@@ ing physical a@@ il@@ ment , it is cr@@ itical that both husband and wife work together to me@@ et the chall@@ enge .
This psal@@ m shows that Jehovah can sa@@ ve us when we are t@@ ested individu@@ ally and that he will sa@@ ve his people col@@ le@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely at the time of “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
He said : “ I am God’s Son . ”
O@@ ther people told her , “ Your gener@@ ation can sa@@ ve the pl@@ an@@ et from ru@@ in . ”
E@@ mp@@ a@@ thy H@@ el@@ ps in Christian A@@ c@@ tiv@@ ities
Ar@@ ti@@ fac@@ ts from ancient Egy@@ pt illustr@@ ate the pro@@ c@@ ess .
He cap@@ tur@@ ed his po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al ass@@ as@@ sin@@ s and took over the lead@@ er@@ ship and high pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od in place of his father .
R@@ o@@ al@@ d says : “ We sp@@ end much more time together as a family in this is@@ ol@@ ated are@@ a than we did in B@@ er@@ g@@ en .
“ I have no@@ tic@@ ed that inv@@ ari@@ ab@@ ly the first false st@@ ep taken by those who d@@ ri@@ ft away from Jehovah and his organization is that they sto@@ p pra@@ ying , ” ob@@ ser@@ ves K@@ la@@ us , an experienced travel@@ ing overse@@ er .
Today , members of the Christian congregation also have the honor of bel@@ ong@@ ing to Jehovah .
“ H@@ on@@ or M@@ en of All S@@ or@@ ts ”
Luke says that he “ tr@@ ac@@ ed all things from the star@@ t with acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y , ” but some scho@@ l@@ ars have ques@@ tioned his account of events .
The more we stri@@ ve to become like Jehovah , the more we can contribu@@ te to the spirit of love and un@@ ity in the congregation . ​ — E@@ ph .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es being a good listen@@ er , he was often a@@ ware of what people were thinking , and he knew ex@@ ac@@ tly what to say .
S@@ el@@ f - I@@ mp@@ o@@ sed T@@ ri@@ als
Ha@@ ving no marriage mate to con@@ fi@@ de in , sing@@ le Christians often learn to le@@ an more heav@@ ily on Jehovah .
( b ) What can help us to stay on course on our j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to sal@@ vation ?
They do not im@@ mo@@ des@@ tly ru@@ n a@@ head of Jehovah on an imp@@ ul@@ sive wh@@ im ; nor do they la@@ g be@@ h@@ ind when God’s direction in a matter is clear .
Then , one day at work , Ri@@ be@@ ir@@ o loo@@ ked at a p@@ ile of boo@@ ks that were to be rec@@ y@@ c@@ led , and he no@@ tic@@ ed a book with the t@@ it@@ le The Se@@ cre@@ t of F@@ am@@ ily H@@ app@@ iness .
Be@@ ar in mind that wh@@ atever the cur@@ r@@ ent respon@@ se , our preaching hon@@ ors Jehovah and pla@@ ys a ro@@ le in the out@@ working of his purpose .
But does it ?
H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of car@@ ds , let@@ ters , and tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne c@@ alls were received .
M@@ ake known to me the way in which I should walk . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 3 : 8 .
Wor@@ k in har@@ mony with your prayers by sear@@ ch@@ ing out the counsel found in God’s written Word , the Bible ​ — a pro@@ du@@ ct of holy spirit .
From you my praise will be in the large congregation . ”
Re@@ ally , all of us were once hel@@ pl@@ ess ba@@ bi@@ es .
The need for strong faith was another to@@ pi@@ c that Jesus often discus@@ sed with his disciples .
These artic@@ les discus@@ s pro@@ of from the Bible that the end is really near and show how we can be ready for it .
Yet , the Creator says : “ R@@ a@@ ise your eyes high up and see . Who has cre@@ ated these things ?
How does the prophecy of Isaiah 6@@ 1 : 5 , 6 fore@@ tell the relationship ex@@ is@@ ting between the other sheep and spiritual Israel ?
I began to view peace and res@@ ent@@ ment as nor@@ th and sou@@ th .
The cl@@ er@@ gy had or@@ der@@ ed their par@@ ishi@@ on@@ ers to can@@ c@@ el any arrang@@ ements they had made for having Witnesses stay in their ho@@ m@@ es .
Although Paul was inspired to offer such counsel to anointed Christians , it is vital that all servants of God understand what he wrote and end@@ e@@ av@@ or to benefit from it .
13 , 14 . ( a ) How can we demonstr@@ ate reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess in car@@ ing for our physical health ?
In D@@ ort@@ mun@@ d tal@@ ks were pres@@ ented in A@@ ra@@ bi@@ c , F@@ ar@@ s@@ i , P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese , S@@ pan@@ ish , and Rus@@ si@@ an ; at F@@ ran@@ k@@ fur@@ t in Eng@@ l@@ ish , Fr@@ en@@ ch , and Ser@@ bi@@ an / ​ C@@ ro@@ ati@@ an ; at H@@ ambu@@ r@@ g in D@@ an@@ ish , D@@ ut@@ ch , S@@ we@@ dis@@ h , and T@@ am@@ il ; at L@@ ei@@ p@@ z@@ i@@ g in Ch@@ in@@ ese , P@@ ol@@ ish , and T@@ ur@@ k@@ ish ; and at Mun@@ ich in Greek , I@@ tal@@ i@@ an , and Ger@@ man Si@@ gn L@@ angu@@ age . The P@@ ra@@ gu@@ e conven@@ tion had all the dis@@ cour@@ ses in C@@ ze@@ ch , Eng@@ l@@ ish , and Rus@@ si@@ an .
H@@ on@@ es@@ tly ad@@ mit that you have a proble@@ m with al@@ co@@ ho@@ l , a proble@@ m that is your own responsi@@ bility .
My fru@@ it@@ age is better than go@@ ld , even than ref@@ ined go@@ ld , and my pro@@ du@@ ce than cho@@ ice s@@ il@@ ver .
( b ) What can the husband do to help his wife remain spiritually strong ?
V@@ ou@@ ill@@ é
It is un@@ reason@@ able to ex@@ pect that relationship to result in a better marriage .
The inspired account states : “ After that God saw everything he had made and , look !
We read : “ The heavens and the earth that are now are st@@ ored up for fi@@ re and are being re@@ served to the day of judgment and of des@@ tru@@ ction of the ung@@ o@@ dly men . ”
If Jesus is God , how could he live on earth and be kil@@ led by humans ? ”
( Read Romans 8 : 5 . )
That was at the beg@@ in@@ ning of human hist@@ ory .
When his teach@@ er asked him about it , he descri@@ bed the conven@@ tion pro@@ gra@@ m to her .
It declar@@ ed Lu@@ ther an out@@ law and pro@@ s@@ cri@@ bed his writ@@ ings .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 3 , 4 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 22 - 31
Psalm 1@@ 27 : 4 , 5 says : “ Like ar@@ ro@@ ws in the hand of a mi@@ gh@@ ty man , so are the sons of you@@ th .
“ In like man@@ ner the spirit also jo@@ ins in with help for our we@@ ak@@ ness ; for the proble@@ m of what we should pray for as we need to we do not know , but the spirit it@@ self ple@@ a@@ ds for us with gro@@ an@@ ings un@@ ut@@ tered . ” ​ — Romans 8 : 26 .
13 : 15 , 16 .
G@@ U@@ IN@@ E@@ A
Ha@@ ving lost all hope , I f@@ ell into de@@ pres@@ sion .
I appro@@ ached Mar@@ v@@ in Ho@@ li@@ en , a long@@ time family friend who had experience in serving as a travel@@ ing overse@@ er , and I asked him : “ G@@ r@@ ace is young and l@@ ac@@ ks experience .
During the s@@ essi@@ ons , it is time to keep s@@ il@@ ent and listen .
How have some of them been re@@ ached , and what has been the respon@@ se ?
He also ur@@ ged them : “ B@@ el@@ o@@ ved ones , having this ad@@ v@@ ance knowledge , be on your gu@@ ard that you may not be led away [ by false teach@@ ers and ung@@ o@@ dly men ] and f@@ all from your own ste@@ ad@@ fa@@ st@@ ness . ”
To inc@@ re@@ ase their opportun@@ ities of fin@@ ding s@@ inc@@ ere ones , some Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers have chang@@ ed from full - time to part - time emp@@ loy@@ ment .
In what are@@ as of life should we imitate Jehovah , our imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al God ?
There is another important princi@@ ple that should af@@ fect our cho@@ ice of clo@@ thing .
Because Revelation is a book of prophecy , not hist@@ ory .
Today , me@@ ek ones of all nations are dra@@ wn to the inter@@ n@@ ational congregation of anointed Christians , of which Jesus is the He@@ ad .
This does not mean that you should stu@@ b@@ bor@@ n@@ ly s@@ tic@@ k to pre@@ conc@@ ei@@ ved ide@@ as .
I@@ mit@@ ating him , Christian overse@@ ers care for God’s flo@@ ck lo@@ v@@ ingly ​ — using , not a@@ bu@@ sing , their authority .
( b ) What shows that Lo@@ t did not act in a c@@ ow@@ ar@@ dly way ?
So little by little , we tri@@ ed to get to know the people , and after about two years , it was e@@ asi@@ er to star@@ t Bible stu@@ dies .
One way we did this was by mo@@ ving clo@@ s@@ er to the congregation , and thus we great@@ ly re@@ duc@@ ed our tra@@ v@@ el co@@ st@@ s .
How can men show that they are re@@ aching out ?
I thought , ‘ How am I going to cop@@ e if my husband dies ? ’
TH@@ E prophe@@ ci@@ es of H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah were written some 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years ag@@ o , yet they certainly are rel@@ ev@@ ant to your life .
How does Satan try to d@@ ro@@ wn out the vo@@ ice of Jehovah ?
Jesus gives the reason : “ This is the bas@@ is for judgment , that the light has come into the world but men have loved the dar@@ k@@ ness rather than the light , for their works were wicked .
As with the other “ works of the flesh , ” a Christian who is wi@@ d@@ ely known for his g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on@@ y and who stu@@ b@@ bor@@ n@@ ly refu@@ ses to change his gre@@ e@@ dy be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or ought to be re@@ moved from the congregation . ​ — 1 Corinthians 5 : 11 , 13 .
• In what tw@@ o@@ fo@@ ld way does the spirit help us to sear@@ ch into “ the deep things of God ” ?
L@@ ar@@ ge don@@ ations are , of course , very help@@ ful .
What earth@@ sh@@ ak@@ ing ev@@ ent will be tri@@ gg@@ ered by the att@@ ack on Jehovah’s servants ?
H@@ on@@ es@@ ty may not always result in recei@@ ving a re@@ ward , as Ha@@ y@@ kan@@ us@@ h did .
That even inclu@@ des a@@ the@@ ists .
But what can help us when we come face - to - face with such difficult circumstances ?
How much better it is to f@@ ill our heart with love rather than h@@ ate !
The book op@@ ens with the words : “ A pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ement : The word of Jehovah concer@@ ning Israel . ”
That st@@ ra@@ igh@@ t@@ for@@ ward com@@ ment made B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in think about his life .
( b ) How are many Christian parents show@@ ing a self - sacrific@@ ing spirit ?
Fir@@ st , esta@@ bl@@ ish pri@@ or@@ ities , giving attention to “ the more important things , ” including the teaching and tra@@ ining of your children .
It is expe@@ cted that the enti@@ re s@@ es@@ sion , including the for@@ ma@@ l bu@@ sin@@ ess meeting and repor@@ ts , will be conclu@@ ded by 1 : 00 p@@ .@@ m . or sh@@ ort@@ ly ther@@ e@@ after .
Why are Christians inter@@ ested in the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of the bre@@ ad and the w@@ ine ?
Jehovah himself exam@@ ines the righteous one as well as the wicked one , and anyone loving viol@@ ence His soul certainly h@@ ates .
No doubt you will ag@@ ree that there are some str@@ ik@@ ing simil@@ ar@@ ities between the time of A@@ mo@@ s and our own day .
For those who knew him , the name J@@ ack Bar@@ r will bring to mind a man who gave though@@ t@@ ful ad@@ vice ​ — always bal@@ an@@ ced , always kind , and ro@@ o@@ ted in Scrip@@ ture .
H@@ O@@ W TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E C@@ H@@ AN@@ G@@ E@@ D M@@ Y L@@ I@@ F@@ E : I had heard about Jehovah’s Witnesses when I was gro@@ wing up .
If it is not possible to fulf@@ ill the pati@@ ent@@ ’s re@@ qu@@ est , be hon@@ est . ”
“ Jehovah kno@@ ws what he is doing .
2 : 14 ​ — Why is the l@@ in@@ e@@ age of the c@@ ra@@ f@@ t@@ s@@ man descri@@ bed here different from the one found at 1 K@@ ings 7 : 14 ?
So@@ on I was taken to the G@@ ro@@ ss - R@@ os@@ en con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p in S@@ il@@ es@@ ia .
He told them : “ Ke@@ ep loo@@ king , keep a@@ wa@@ ke , for you do not know when the appointed time is . ”
It would be eas@@ y to conclu@@ de that the you@@ ng@@ er gener@@ ation is different and difficult .
Why Do They Ha@@ ve No Ch@@ il@@ dren ?
A ke@@ y ob@@ je@@ ctive of these mo@@ der@@ n - day dec@@ ei@@ v@@ ers is to mis@@ lead people in reg@@ ard to Jesus ’ ro@@ le as King of God’s Kingdom , a heavenly govern@@ ment that will soon rule over the enti@@ re earth . ​ — Daniel 7 : 13 , 14 ; Revelation 11 : 15 .
The apostle Paul himself experienced Jehovah’s streng@@ th@@ ening care in a wide vari@@ ety of circumstances .
All of us do well to rec@@ all how we were fre@@ ed from spiritual sla@@ very and became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
His v@@ ali@@ ant effort to prom@@ o@@ te the Bible contribu@@ ted to his dem@@ ise .
What are you determined to do in reg@@ ard to the Kingdom ?
The gi@@ ant ou@@ ter pl@@ an@@ e@@ ts ​ — Ju@@ pit@@ er , S@@ atur@@ n , U@@ ran@@ us , and N@@ ep@@ tu@@ ne — ​ are com@@ posed main@@ ly of g@@ as .
In a vit@@ ally important letter , the first - century gover@@ ning body instru@@ cted Christians to ab@@ sta@@ in from i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , blood , and for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation .
7 , 8 . ( a ) What problems did Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah face ?
In the Scriptures , mil@@ dness of temp@@ er has nothing to do with we@@ ak@@ ness .
Will it ever end ? ”
Gi@@ ve examples of how a fle@@ sh@@ ly spirit might be sh@@ own .
How important it is that we buil@@ d up our faith !
• How do true Christians li@@ mit their use of the world ?
Satan tri@@ es to dis@@ cre@@ di@@ t the Bible , the preci@@ ous book that teach@@ es us about our loving Creator .
These last ones made up a kind of f@@ l@@ ying s@@ qu@@ ad .
But plac@@ ing too high a value on our own vie@@ ws or position can dist@@ ance us from Jehovah . ​ — P@@ s .
C@@ l@@ ou@@ ds of I@@ nt@@ ol@@ er@@ ance G@@ ather
No@@ body is allow@@ ed to see the child .
They cons@@ titu@@ te “ the sons of dis@@ obedi@@ ence ” of Satan’s world .
How can we tell if we are star@@ ting to devel@@ op that kind of pri@@ de ?
It is reason@@ able to conclu@@ de that the vo@@ ice from be@@ h@@ ind is God’s vo@@ ice from the past , speaking through his written Word as it is made pla@@ in through his “ faithful ste@@ ward . ”
If so , learn more about God’s message for mankind as found in the Bible and how it can benefit you today and in the future .
H@@ el@@ p From Ang@@ els
We do not fully know how our food ac@@ qui@@ res its nu@@ tri@@ ents , nor can most of us expla@@ in how our bo@@ dies pro@@ du@@ ce en@@ er@@ gy from the food that we e@@ at .
He was a C@@ y@@ pri@@ o@@ t , like some of those who had be@@ gu@@ n preaching to n@@ on - Jews .
Some 5@@ 00 years before Paul’s time , a serv@@ ant of God living in Jerusalem demonstr@@ ated the truth of Paul’s words about the fi@@ ght against evil .
Christian men who desire to serve their fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers as elders or minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants have a fine go@@ al .
“ M@@ Y F@@ R@@ I@@ EN@@ D . ” That is how Jehovah , the Creator of heaven and earth , refer@@ red to the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Abraham .
Now , back in Israel at last , he could see chang@@ es in his ho@@ m@@ el@@ and .
It is comm@@ on for a pati@@ ent to ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t some or all of the following sy@@ mp@@ t@@ om@@ s during the fin@@ al we@@ ek@@ s of life * :
I@@ magine Jac@@ o@@ b g@@ ently wi@@ p@@ ing the te@@ ars from Jose@@ p@@ h’s eyes , com@@ for@@ ting him with the same hope that had once com@@ for@@ ted Jac@@ ob@@ ’s gr@@ and@@ father Abraham .
Re@@ call that the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus , in the pres@@ ence of some of the other apostles , said to Peter : “ S@@ im@@ on son of John , do you love me ? ”
R@@ am
On the second day , Ba@@ wa J@@ a@@ in , the se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary - gener@@ al of the sum@@ mit , conclu@@ ded his op@@ ening re@@ mar@@ ks by expla@@ ining that some years ear@@ li@@ er he had no@@ tic@@ ed a certain pa@@ in@@ ting at the Un@@ ited N@@ ations .
Ha@@ ving been involved in transl@@ ation work , I can better understand all that is done to provide spiritual help for the de@@ a@@ f .
Si@@ x@@ ty years later , on S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 18 , 199@@ 9 , Di@@ ck@@ man@@ n@@ ’s death was com@@ mem@@ or@@ ated by the B@@ r@@ and@@ en@@ bur@@ g M@@ em@@ ori@@ al F@@ oun@@ d@@ ation , and the mem@@ ori@@ al pla@@ que now remin@@ ds vis@@ it@@ ors of his courage and strong faith .
10 D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to God ​ — “ He Is Not F@@ ar O@@ f@@ f From E@@ ach One of U@@ s ”
A P@@ ol@@ ish Witness nam@@ ed Bo@@ g@@ d@@ an me@@ t an el@@ der@@ ly man who wanted to atten@@ d the conven@@ tion but who said that his small p@@ en@@ sion would not allow him to tra@@ v@@ el the 7@@ 5 mil@@ es [ 1@@ 20 k@@ m ] to C@@ hor@@ z@@ ow .
The Bible rend@@ ers this pos@@ si@@ bility un@@ likely .
And we can provide a living example that may mo@@ tiv@@ ate others to make a wise decision .
Not only is such a spirit pleas@@ ing to a husband but it is “ of great value in the eyes of God . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 12 .
Let us first consider the counsel that the Bible gives to hus@@ ban@@ ds .
That me@@ th@@ od ad@@ her@@ ed clo@@ sel@@ y to lear@@ ning by rote ​ — a mem@@ or@@ iz@@ ing pro@@ c@@ ess using r@@ out@@ ine or re@@ pet@@ iti@@ on .
In No@@ ah’s day as in E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s , true worshipp@@ ers were a small min@@ or@@ ity ​ — just ei@@ ght people proved faithful and sur@@ vi@@ ved the F@@ lood .
Yes , in the Christian r@@ ace , all who fin@@ ish w@@ in that pri@@ ze .
His heart is ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast , made reli@@ ant upon Jehovah . ” With faith in God and full reli@@ ance upon him , you can live up to your dedic@@ ation and keep on serving Jehovah with a ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast heart .
Is An@@ y R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on Des@@ er@@ ving of Tru@@ st ?
Re@@ comm@@ end@@ ations : With who@@ les@@ ome friends or family ; not with proble@@ m dr@@ in@@ k@@ ers .
E@@ ru@@ p@@ tion of M@@ ount U@@ su : A@@ P P@@ ho@@ to / K@@ o@@ ji S@@ as@@ a@@ har@@ a
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e help@@ ing as much as you can .
With a Witness bo@@ y before his b@@ loo@@ d@@ less heart sur@@ g@@ er@@ y
When Paul travel@@ ed w@@ es@@ tw@@ ard , however , he often went over@@ land , using the Rom@@ an ro@@ ad system .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , the woman began atten@@ ding meetings at the Kingdom H@@ all .
To be led by God’s spirit , we must res@@ ist the spirit of the world .
Your sing@@ ing vo@@ ice will become ful@@ l@@ er , and that is a good thing .
He too wanted to be a mission@@ ary .
A Bal@@ an@@ ced V@@ i@@ e@@ w of Peter
Then , on F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 24 , 19@@ 24 , the organiz@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s first ra@@ di@@ o st@@ ation , W@@ B@@ B@@ R , began bro@@ ad@@ ca@@ sting .
What helped many to be coura@@ ge@@ ous and stay loyal to God ?
However , tra@@ ining for that care@@ er might sever@@ ely li@@ mit the time you can sp@@ end serving Jehovah .
We also remember that God’s Word states that Satan is acc@@ using Christ’s brothers ​ — and , in fact , all of God’s servants on earth — ​ “ day and night . ”
The R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection of Jesus ​ — Di@@ d It Re@@ ally H@@ appe@@ n ?
Like the psalmist , we view God’s word as both a lam@@ p to our fo@@ o@@ t and a light to our ro@@ ad@@ way .
F@@ le@@ e@@ ing from temp@@ tation is one ba@@ si@@ c way to avoid sin
When brothers ask us how we me@@ t , we jo@@ k@@ ingly say , “ The branch of@@ fice arrang@@ ed for that . ”
“ E@@ v@@ il@@ do@@ ers themselves will be cu@@ t off , but those ho@@ p@@ ing in Jehovah are the ones that will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 9 .
We rejo@@ ic@@ ed that through the years , Jehovah allow@@ ed us to have a share in the fur@@ ther@@ ing of Kingdom inter@@ ests .
Per@@ haps P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h pl@@ an@@ ned to w@@ o@@ o her and imp@@ ress her with his we@@ al@@ th and then ne@@ go@@ ti@@ ate with her “ brother ” to ob@@ tain her as a wife . ​ — Genesis 12 : 14 - 16 .
Jesus can do “ only what he b@@ eho@@ l@@ ds the Father doing , ” says John 5 : 19 .
We take no deli@@ ght in suffering and der@@ i@@ ve no ple@@ asure from pain or hum@@ ili@@ ation .
G@@ r@@ en@@ a@@ da , 9 / 1 Ha@@ it@@ i , 12 / 1
* C@@ learly , spiritual d@@ ro@@ w@@ sin@@ ess is a very real d@@ anger .
Do@@ ing so will lead to better rel@@ ations with them .
John 5 : 26 : “ His Li@@ fe is given him of the Father . ”
This jo@@ b also requi@@ red a lo@@ t of end@@ ur@@ ance and per@@ sever@@ ance .
When would all of that ha@@ p@@ pen ?
With those words , Jehovah took it upon himself to become a secu@@ re d@@ wel@@ ling for Abraham and for his des@@ c@@ end@@ ants .
During this time , an el@@ der in the Ch@@ in@@ ese congregation , along with his wife , took an interest in us as a cou@@ ple .
10@@ 6 : 7 , 11 - 13 .
S@@ ome@@ times an ad@@ di@@ tional question or even a seri@@ es of questions might be needed to help your stud@@ ent arri@@ ve at the right understanding .
It was the first st@@ ep to our be@@ coming friends .
F@@ al@@ se Christi@@ an@@ ity develop@@ ed especially after Jesus ’ apostles died . ​ — Read Acts 20 : 29 , 30 .
11 : 35 - 40 .
Instead , ‘ the wicked sur@@ r@@ ound the righteous , ’ circum@@ ven@@ ting the leg@@ al me@@ a@@ sures in@@ tend@@ ed to prote@@ ct the in@@ no@@ c@@ ent .
And we were for@@ ced to leave the place we were living in .
He had all in the a@@ udi@@ ence turn to Proverbs 1 : 7 , which states : “ The fear of Jehovah is the beg@@ in@@ ning of knowledge . ”
What a tra@@ ge@@ dy that would be ! ​ — 2 Corinthians 13 : 5 .
Do we have such con@@ vi@@ ction ?
Why does it matter ?
The pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch was often in a position to de@@ fy the emp@@ er@@ or .
( 2 ) He reve@@ aled his st@@ atu@@ s to avoid a s@@ cour@@ g@@ ing in Jerusalem .
No longer can you hear the sing@@ ing of the bir@@ ds , only the s@@ ound of the children cr@@ ying for a lost mother or father , a brother or a sister . ”
“ I am con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed , ” she now says , “ that Jehovah will never leave me .
But doing so would not have ans@@ wer@@ ed the moral questions that had been ra@@ ised .
Do I stri@@ ve to see others as Jehovah se@@ es them ? ’
The Hebrew text used by the early Christians con@@ ta@@ ined the T@@ et@@ ra@@ gr@@ am@@ mat@@ on .
It is my ple@@ asure to share with others the vision of the resurrection day when people of all form@@ er nations will be wel@@ coming their loved ones back from the dead into a new world .
It is an ob@@ ject of worship .
David and his men found sa@@ f@@ ety in the ca@@ ve of Ad@@ ul@@ la@@ m in a m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous re@@ gi@@ on of Israel , about ten mil@@ es [ 15 k@@ m ] e@@ ast of G@@ ath .
Wh@@ ere you live , which religion prom@@ o@@ tes the use of God’s name ? ​ — Read John 17 : 26 ; Romans 10 : 13 , 14 .
Jehovah has not chang@@ ed .
Al@@ so , such ter@@ rit@@ ory can be very enjo@@ y@@ able to work .
C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ T@@ R@@ Y O@@ F O@@ R@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ N : U@@ N@@ I@@ T@@ E@@ D S@@ T@@ AT@@ E@@ S
A@@ be@@ l - m@@ eho@@ la@@ h
It can teach you how to
Ph@@ ili@@ p asked the man if he under@@ sto@@ od what he was reading .
Because God se@@ es what is in our heart .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , Jehovah end@@ ow@@ s you with “ power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l ” to accom@@ pl@@ ish your ministry .
Then the gu@@ ar@@ ds took me back to the inter@@ ro@@ g@@ at@@ or@@ ’s of@@ fice .
He repor@@ te@@ dly later said : “ O@@ h , my bel@@ o@@ ved is@@ land !
The ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine you are reading was written and publi@@ shed with the a@@ id of com@@ pu@@ ters .
At the time that my con@@ dition became ap@@ par@@ ent , my parents encoura@@ ged me to work hard so that I would not con@@ stan@@ tly think about my appe@@ ar@@ ance .
“ The faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” provi@@ des a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant tra@@ ining for elders
How does the Su@@ pre@@ me R@@ ul@@ er tre@@ at his human sub@@ je@@ cts ?
As with the trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation , there was no public displa@@ y ; the world in gener@@ al was not even a@@ ware of what had occ@@ ur@@ red .
Satan’s wicked system of things may se@@ em well en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched , but in Jehovah’s eyes “ the nations are as a d@@ ro@@ p from a bu@@ c@@ ke@@ t ; and as the fil@@ m of du@@ st on the s@@ cal@@ es they have been acc@@ oun@@ ted . ”
The apostles care@@ fully w@@ atch@@ ed over the congregations as long as they lived .
And at Jose@@ p@@ h’s comm@@ and , he or@@ ch@@ es@@ tr@@ ated matters concer@@ ning the “ sto@@ le@@ n ” s@@ il@@ ver c@@ up .
David real@@ ized the gra@@ v@@ ity of what he had done and contr@@ it@@ ely ad@@ mit@@ ted : “ I have sin@@ ned against Jehovah . ” ​ — 2 Sa@@ m .
F@@ o@@ c@@ using attention on the small fi@@ gu@@ re , he says : “ W@@ ho@@ ever will hum@@ ble himself [ or , “ who@@ ever makes himself small , ” B@@ y@@ ing@@ t@@ on ] like this young child is the one that is the great@@ est in the kingdom of the heavens . ”
A C@@ lo@@ s@@ er Lo@@ ok at Some M@@ y@@ ths Ab@@ out De@@ ath
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are for Jesus ’ mat@@ ch@@ less example !
At the same time , such parents work hard to remain loyal to Jehovah , ho@@ p@@ ing that their example will move their children to return to the fo@@ ld .
C@@ ars and ro@@ a@@ ds en@@ able many of us to take the good news to people who live in re@@ mo@@ te are@@ as .
He lik@@ ed what he heard , but soon af@@ ter@@ ward he started travel@@ ing .
24 : 4 .
The city ar@@ ose where ancient r@@ out@@ es con@@ ver@@ ged at the only ex@@ is@@ ting for@@ d of the low@@ er Ti@@ ber Ri@@ ver .
Hebrews 5 : 1 expla@@ ins : “ E@@ very high pri@@ est taken from among men is appointed in be@@ half of men over the things per@@ tain@@ ing to God , that he may offer gi@@ f@@ ts and sacrific@@ es for sin@@ s . ”
A truly wise woman contribu@@ tes to the pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity and sta@@ bility of her hous@@ eho@@ ld .
The transl@@ at@@ or s@@ cr@@ atch@@ ed his head and said that he could not rec@@ all the N@@ ama word for “ perfect . ”
Why do we need to “ keep on the w@@ atch ” ?
As Christians , we are certain that the ac@@ tive for@@ ce involved in cre@@ ation was holy spirit under the in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent direction of Jehovah .
A few might ask themselves : ‘ Do I want to be prom@@ in@@ ent ?
Re@@ tur@@ ning to Paul’s words to the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans , we no@@ te that after men@@ tion@@ ing his concer@@ n , he went on to point out two things that would help them to be com@@ for@@ ted and to be un@@ ited in love .
* Mi@@ ca@@ h’s prophecy states that they will “ shepher@@ d the land of As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a with the s@@ word . ”
Re@@ call C@@ lar@@ ke@@ ’s com@@ ment : “ Un@@ der the Go@@ spe@@ l it should not be e@@ at@@ en , because it should ever be consider@@ ed as re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting the blood which has been shed for the re@@ mis@@ sion of sin@@ s . ”
• What can we do to help one another ?
Ther@@ efore , the f@@ ame , the glory , and the thr@@ ill of mo@@ t@@ or@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le rac@@ ing were no longer important to me .
H@@ un@@ ted Like An@@ i@@ mal@@ s
Y@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ G Ka@@ z@@ un@@ a was stu@@ n@@ ned when her teach@@ er su@@ gg@@ ested that she en@@ ter an Eng@@ l@@ ish spe@@ e@@ ch cont@@ est .
When my educ@@ ation at the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a or@@ ph@@ an@@ age was comple@@ ted , I was 17 years old .
How do the elders help you to maintain a good relationship with Jehovah ?
So “ take ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in Jehovah . ”
As@@ s@@ ess@@ ments based on imp@@ res@@ sions can be far off the mar@@ k .
When a fi@@ re is about to die down , we may need to s@@ ti@@ r the co@@ als and f@@ an the f@@ lam@@ es .
[ B@@ lu@@ r@@ b on page 13 ]
He said that “ go@@ s@@ si@@ p@@ ers and me@@ dd@@ l@@ ers in other pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s af@@ fai@@ r@@ s ” are “ tal@@ king of things they ought not . ”
Jesus also showed that he was se@@ par@@ ate from God .
Ex@@ pla@@ in how our circumstances can af@@ fect the place we occ@@ up@@ y in the congregation .
“ It is because of bad lead@@ ers , ” he said .
The sur@@ face of some Rom@@ an ro@@ a@@ ds was no more than com@@ p@@ ac@@ ted gra@@ v@@ el .
Father was the pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the commun@@ ity and was well res@@ pe@@ cted .
On one occasi@@ on , I was told to get my to@@ ol@@ s and go to the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge c@@ lu@@ b .
I knew I wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t good en@@ ough for heaven or bad en@@ ough for hel@@ l .
Ka@@ re@@ n : Gre@@ at , I@@ ’@@ l@@ l see you then .
For the past 25 years , Jehovah’s Witnesses in many lands have enjo@@ yed using the song@@ book ent@@ it@@ led S@@ ing P@@ ra@@ ises to Jehovah .
Jesus also spoke of sin that “ will not be for@@ given , ” that is , sin against the holy spirit . ​ — Matthew 12 : 31 , 32 .
Why was this psalmist con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah would help him ?
Our knowledge of the resurrection hope and our appreciation for Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness strengthen our res@@ ol@@ ve to remain fir@@ m in the faith .
This inter@@ action , fre@@ qu@@ ently re@@ pe@@ ated , prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely streng@@ th@@ ens our relationship with Jehovah .
Si@@ mil@@ arly today , we can cho@@ ose .
In his letter to the Hebrews , Paul l@@ in@@ ks king - pri@@ est M@@ el@@ c@@ hi@@ ze@@ de@@ k to Jesus , high@@ ligh@@ ting spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c simil@@ ar@@ ities between the two .
• How can we imp@@ ro@@ ve in show@@ ing godly wisdom ?
F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 9 - 15 , 200@@ 9
Ne@@ w@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers ch@@ ur@@ n out a ste@@ ad@@ y st@@ re@@ am of st@@ ori@@ es about over@@ night succ@@ ess@@ es and wh@@ i@@ z - k@@ id ent@@ re@@ pr@@ ene@@ ur@@ s making milli@@ ons right out of school .
H@@ ort id@@ enti@@ fied the co@@ de@@ x in 18@@ 8@@ 7 .
Some of them were th@@ ir@@ sting for the ref@@ re@@ shing w@@ at@@ ers of truth found in the Ho@@ ly Scriptures .
“ We had a wonderful b@@ ond of commun@@ ic@@ ation , ” expla@@ ins Jo@@ an , who@@ se husband rec@@ ently su@@ ffered a st@@ ro@@ ke .
How Ju@@ de knew of E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s prophecy is not reve@@ aled in the Scriptures .
Fa@@ ith Like Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s Today
Because we cannot obey Jehovah per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly , we do not deser@@ ve to receive any kindness from God .
F@@ e@@ el@@ ings of than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness are like f@@ low@@ ers .
P@@ ra@@ y on E@@ very O@@ cc@@ asi@@ on
L@@ ater , I heard about a ra@@ di@@ o pro@@ gra@@ m that offered a Bible study course by cor@@ respon@@ d@@ ence .
I can associ@@ ate with many experienced brothers who have sp@@ ent most of their lives serving Jehovah .
A H@@ op@@ e O@@ b@@ sc@@ ur@@ ed
It is lo@@ c@@ ated at a str@@ ate@@ gi@@ c cro@@ s@@ s@@ ro@@ a@@ ds in the nor@@ th@@ w@@ est of the are@@ a in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted by the ancient nation of Israel .
De@@ ep@@ ly moved , I than@@ ked her , since her kindness made it possible for me to t@@ our all the branch fac@@ il@@ ities .
However , it is good to see that most Christian cou@@ ples are able to find so@@ lu@@ tions to their problems because they allow God to gu@@ i@@ de them .
And “ better is the see@@ ing by the eyes , ” or fac@@ ing real@@ ities , than “ the wal@@ king about of the soul [ “ sou@@ l@@ ful desire , ” fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ] , ” that is , stri@@ ving to gr@@ ati@@ fy desi@@ res that are imp@@ os@@ sible to satis@@ fy .
Th@@ ough the f@@ ra@@ g@@ ment con@@ tain@@ s just a few ver@@ ses from Joh@@ n@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l , its con@@ ten@@ ts ag@@ ree al@@ most ex@@ ac@@ tly with what we read today in our own co@@ pi@@ es of the Bible .
Un@@ til then , that man had been a de@@ v@@ out Ca@@ tho@@ lic , had da@@ b@@ b@@ led in spi@@ rit@@ ism , and was given to over@@ dr@@ in@@ king .
So we do not have to wor@@ ry too much about what might ha@@ p@@ pen in the future .
The King will resur@@ rec@@ t coun@@ t@@ less milli@@ ons who are s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing in the gra@@ ve and will organiz@@ e an ex@@ ten@@ sive educ@@ ational pro@@ gra@@ m to teach them about Jehovah .
• Why should we recogn@@ ize Jehovah as our S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , sub@@ je@@ cts of God’s Kingdom remain loyal to their inv@@ isi@@ ble King without dis@@ res@@ pe@@ cting human author@@ ities .
If you think of the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines as an is@@ land nation , you are right .
What actions of a rep@@ ent@@ ant Christian show that he has not taken God’s mer@@ cy for gr@@ anted ?
“ The congreg@@ at@@ or s@@ ought to find the deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful words and the writ@@ ing of cor@@ rec@@ t words of truth , ” states E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 10 .
In 14@@ 9@@ 4 the B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n sp@@ li@@ t into two grou@@ ps ​ — the Ma@@ j@@ or and the M@@ in@@ or par@@ ties .
How have Bethel service , inter@@ n@@ ational service , and the M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol brought blessings to many ?
( b ) When did God fin@@ ally tell Noah ex@@ ac@@ tly when the F@@ lood would beg@@ in ?
( b ) R@@ el@@ ate an experience that high@@ ligh@@ ts the differ@@ ence between material and spiritual tre@@ a@@ sures .
( Read John 14 : 9 - 11 . )
He thus bal@@ an@@ ces his power of fore@@ knowledge with his respect for our free will .
Jehovah , the ul@@ tim@@ ate Par@@ ent , is e@@ ag@@ er to teach us how to walk .
Still , no man kno@@ ws the ex@@ act time when the end will come .
Let her tell you a bi@@ t about her@@ self :
Paul said to his brothers : “ You y@@ ourselves know very well that Jehovah’s day is coming . ”
And what about l@@ en@@ ding an e@@ ar to those who s@@ pre@@ ad har@@ m@@ ful go@@ s@@ si@@ p ?
It gro@@ ws as we live the truth , “ ta@@ st@@ e ” the benef@@ its , “ see ” ans@@ wers to our prayers and , in other ways , sense Jehovah’s direction in our life .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , their Creator , who desi@@ gn@@ ed the tre@@ es that with@@ stand ad@@ vers@@ ity so well , as@@ sures his worshi@@ p@@ ers that he will support them .
“ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e pu@@ t@@ ting up with one another and for@@ giving one another fre@@ ely . ” ​ — C@@ O@@ L .
( Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 18 - 20 . )
And that is ex@@ ac@@ tly the sub@@ ject that Jesus ra@@ ised at the end of the illustr@@ ation about the wi@@ do@@ w and the ju@@ dge .
So , having su@@ st@@ en@@ ance and co@@ ver@@ ing , we shall be cont@@ ent with these things . ”
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ately , each of their plac@@ es of worship for some 9@@ 0@@ ,000 congregations worl@@ d@@ wide is called a Kingdom H@@ all .
My great@@ est joy is to see that all my children and gr@@ and@@ children have benef@@ ited since inf@@ an@@ cy from Bible tra@@ ining
And what about the sh@@ y bo@@ y ?
But the th@@ re@@ at posed by mar@@ au@@ ders in@@ t@@ ent on stri@@ pp@@ ing the land makes that far too con@@ spi@@ cu@@ ous .
Why can Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 17 be app@@ lied in princi@@ ple to the great crow@@ d ?
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons lost their jo@@ bs .
They wanted to study the same book .
This is better than to ‘ h@@ ur@@ ry and go out from before him , ’ that is , to re@@ si@@ gn ha@@ st@@ ily .
The older brothers were long - suffering and pati@@ ent .
What are some fac@@ t@@ ors that can under@@ mine a marriage ?
Jehovah and Jesus are perfect S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds .
Wh@@ atever you deci@@ de , therefore , remember that pre@@ serving a good conscience before Jehovah God is vital .
In a similar ve@@ in , another psal@@ m says : “ Who is like Jehovah our God , him who is making his d@@ wel@@ ling on high ?
For example , the Law covenant was put in writ@@ ing and was later public@@ ly read on a regul@@ ar bas@@ is before all men , women , and children .
As we were d@@ ri@@ ving to G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol , then in S@@ ou@@ th L@@ ans@@ ing , New Yor@@ k , Chris@@ t@@ ine was so n@@ er@@ v@@ ous that she kept tel@@ ling me , “ G@@ o s@@ low@@ er ! ”
Do you use them ?
I was over@@ jo@@ yed when a cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly was held right in the cen@@ ter of Tr@@ ê@@ s Ri@@ o@@ s in 195@@ 9 .
K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge and app@@ lic@@ ation of God’s standards can for@@ ti@@ fy a family to with@@ stand pres@@ sures .
Such g@@ or@@ ge@@ ous f@@ low@@ ers may bring to our mind a less@@ on taught by Jesus .
David again man@@ i@@ fes@@ ts complete trust in God and displa@@ ys confidence in the effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess of prayer .
“ No , Ru@@ th , ” he said .
M@@ other soon took seri@@ ously what she learned , and in 19@@ 40 she was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Your people will be my people , and your God my God . Wh@@ ere you die I shall die , and there is where I shall be bu@@ ri@@ ed . ”
He@@ idi cannot go from do@@ or to do@@ or as she used to .
Consider how man is made .
In 194@@ 9 , Bil@@ li@@ e re@@ turned from col@@ le@@ ge in Bo@@ st@@ on and started to study the Bible seri@@ ously .
We thus imitate Jesus in being fir@@ m and dec@@ isi@@ ve in our re@@ je@@ ction of Satan’s un@@ clean world .
This is necess@@ ary for at le@@ ast three reas@@ ons : ( 1 ) to keep Jehovah’s name free from re@@ pro@@ ach , ( 2 ) to prote@@ ct the congregation from con@@ tam@@ in@@ ation , and ( 3 ) to help the sin@@ ner come to rep@@ ent@@ ance if possible .
To whom will cre@@ di@@ t go for all these blessings ?
Why should the Bible be preci@@ ous to us ?
“ S@@ pe@@ ak cons@@ ol@@ ingly to those who are de@@ pres@@ sed , support the we@@ ak , be pati@@ ent toward all . ”
James 3 : 17 says that “ the wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve , ” from Jehovah God himself , is “ first of all cha@@ st@@ e . ”
The fa@@ ul@@ t is not so much in ‘ la@@ ying up tre@@ asure for on@@ es@@ el@@ f ’ as it is in fa@@ il@@ ing to be “ rich toward God . ”
( 6 ) T@@ ur@@ f@@ a , J .
By dra@@ wing close to Jehovah God , I@@ ’@@ ve also found the best Father i@@ mag@@ in@@ able .
M@@ ary stru@@ gg@@ les with num@@ er@@ ous health problems .
Jesus then pointed to his own example : “ Just as the Son of man came , not to be minis@@ tered to , but to minis@@ ter and to give his soul a ransom in ex@@ change for many . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
A L@@ ess@@ on for U@@ s
Ther@@ efore , the Bible is the pri@@ m@@ ary ing@@ re@@ di@@ ent in our spiritual food . ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
To ign@@ ore what appe@@ ars to be a tri@@ vi@@ al in@@ fe@@ ction , to do nothing about n@@ ag@@ g@@ ing doub@@ ts , may have disa@@ str@@ ous con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
A@@ n individu@@ al@@ ’s integrity , then , is a so@@ li@@ d bas@@ is on which he or she can be jud@@ ged .
How wise Paul was to com@@ men@@ d the A@@ th@@ en@@ ians for their s@@ inc@@ ere beli@@ ef@@ s ​ — even though false — ​ rather than con@@ dem@@ n them for their l@@ ack of acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge !
We were also able to ex@@ ten@@ d ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality to mission@@ aries en r@@ ou@@ te to their fore@@ ign assign@@ ments when their shi@@ ps do@@ cked for a sh@@ ort while in A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a .
Jehovah’s Re@@ as@@ on@@ able Ex@@ pe@@ ct@@ ations
Yes , the good news was and is a message for all pe@@ op@@ les , and the ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ cal gro@@ w@@ th of the word of God gave pe@@ op@@ les every@@ where an opportunity to respon@@ d to God’s love .
How Christians Re@@ fle@@ ct God’s G@@ l@@ ory
You might also won@@ der , ‘ Can Jehovah really be the share of any imper@@ fect Christian today ? ’
O@@ r if a mother is un@@ able to share in the house - to - house ministry because her child is un@@ well , she may find it practic@@ al to invit@@ e a Christian sister to her home to share with her in wit@@ ness@@ ing by tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne while the child is having a na@@ p .
He will@@ ingly per@@ form@@ ed the most men@@ i@@ al of t@@ as@@ ks .
When Jesus Christ was on the earth , he cur@@ ed le@@ p@@ ers and heal@@ ed the l@@ ame and the bl@@ ind .
Thus , Jehovah will “ k@@ ill the se@@ a mon@@ ster . ”
A@@ n exam@@ in@@ ation of the hist@@ ory of I@@ tal@@ i@@ an - language ver@@ sions of the Bible off@@ ers some ans@@ wers .
In this reg@@ ard , consider something fur@@ ther .
Yes , to the ex@@ t@@ ent that we serve God and others un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly , we will find joy and con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment .
Still , the so - called ex@@ per@@ ts continue to make pre@@ dic@@ tions . ”
H@@ am@@ an was an A@@ g@@ ag@@ ite , pro@@ ba@@ bly an A@@ mal@@ ek@@ ite , and Jehovah had mar@@ ked A@@ mal@@ ek for ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ation .
God’s covenant people su@@ ffered such disa@@ st@@ ers because Israel and Juda@@ h were dis@@ loyal to him .
The mother said : “ A bi@@ sh@@ op tal@@ ked about the su@@ ffer@@ ings of Job .
This was not a fes@@ ti@@ val day of fe@@ a@@ sting .
If so , be as@@ sur@@ ed that you , as a part of Jehovah’s worl@@ d@@ wide congregation , are really appreci@@ ated .
“ Lo@@ ve Is From God ”
And no@@ ne of you should go out of the en@@ tr@@ ance of his house until mor@@ ning . ”
Why not prac@@ tice some of these s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o@@ s during your F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ en@@ ings ?
Paul ur@@ ged his brothers in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a to “ stand fir@@ m ” and s@@ tic@@ k to what they had learned .
On No@@ v@@ ember 17 , 20@@ 00 , the C@@ er@@ ti@@ fic@@ ate of Ex@@ c@@ el@@ l@@ ence was pres@@ ented to Jehovah’s Witnesses for “ their contribu@@ tion to the develop@@ ment of the C@@ ong@@ ol@@ ese individu@@ al [ through ] the educ@@ ation and the teaching con@@ ta@@ ined in their public@@ ations . ”
In fact , she was there for the next study and re@@ ques@@ ted her own Bible study , even o@@ ffering to pa@@ y for it !
See how effe@@ ctive this can be .
W@@ al@@ king in God’s name invol@@ ves at le@@ ast three things .
J@@ on : But how do we know that ?
( Ru@@ th 3 : 1 – 4 : 22 )
E@@ very religious ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y has a different answer to the question of God’s id@@ ent@@ ity .
Al@@ so a@@ vail@@ able at w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
This ob@@ je@@ ction , though , came from an experienced public speak@@ er and Bible teach@@ er called a p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ m .
E@@ hu@@ d ( T@@ ri@@ be of Juda@@ h )
A@@ n of@@ fi@@ cial inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ation br@@ ings to light C@@ y@@ r@@ us ’ order “ concer@@ ning the house of God in Jerusalem . ”
His justice and his wisdom gu@@ i@@ de the way he ac@@ ts .
However , there is a clear differ@@ ence between being fri@@ end@@ ly toward a work@@ mate and being that one@@ ’s close compan@@ ion .
Thus Jehovah taught com@@ pas@@ sion and consider@@ ation for disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ged ones .
Now , it seem@@ s , women s@@ we@@ ar , dr@@ ink , s@@ mo@@ ke , and be@@ have im@@ mor@@ ally as much as men do .
R@@ ose learned that there is more than one way to study .
Like the prophe@@ t@@ ess An@@ na , this sister is “ never mis@@ sing ” from Jehovah’s place of worship . ​ — Luke 2 : 36 , 37 .
▪ Let No@@ thing H@@ in@@ der You From T@@ ak@@ ing H@@ old of G@@ l@@ ory
Since the M@@ in@@ or Par@@ ty c@@ lu@@ ng to the res@@ olu@@ tions in the A@@ c@@ ta , it consider@@ ed it@@ self to be the true he@@ ir of the origin@@ al Un@@ ity of B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n .
C@@ learly , we do not want to imitate those in the world who , using so@@ cial me@@ dia , tre@@ at humans as if they were i@@ do@@ ls .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S W@@ O@@ R@@ D T@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H@@ E@@ S : When we feel lost , Jehovah does not give up on us .
If you take an hon@@ est look at the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences , you will likely feel mo@@ tiv@@ ated to avoid a course that is po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally har@@ m@@ ful .
An@@ xi@@ e@@ ties of to@@ da@@ y’s bus@@ y life di@@ str@@ act many from divine law
Consi@@ der@@ ing what is stated there will give us “ in@@ sight for doing good . ”
When was Jesus or@@ da@@ ined , and by whom ?
P@@ on@@ der over these things ; be ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in them , that your advan@@ c@@ ement may be man@@ i@@ f@@ est to all pers@@ ons . ” ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
When you started to study the Bible , very likely the ba@@ si@@ c teachings about God , his promises , and his Son were among the first tru@@ ths you learned .
And you should continue to be made new in your d@@ om@@ in@@ ant men@@ tal attitude , and should put on the new person@@ ality that was cre@@ ated according to God’s will in true righteousness and loy@@ al@@ ty . ”
God called him home . ”
What gave her such expe@@ ct@@ ation ?
There were 5@@ 4 stud@@ ents from 21 coun@@ tri@@ es in the 4@@ 8@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad .
Of course , this psal@@ m does not fore@@ tell our individu@@ al experi@@ ences as Jehovah’s servants .
The first meeting most people atten@@ d is a Bible dis@@ course desi@@ gn@@ ed for the public , which is nor@@ m@@ ally held on the we@@ ek@@ end .
“ K@@ ic@@ king A@@ ga@@ inst the Go@@ a@@ ds ” , 8 / 1
A Christian might have to deci@@ de what to do about a loved one who is in a ter@@ min@@ al situation and who is being su@@ sta@@ ined by ar@@ ti@@ fi@@ cial life support , such as a v@@ ent@@ il@@ at@@ or to keep bre@@ a@@ thing .
By show@@ ing lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally how Jesus be@@ ars a res@@ em@@ bl@@ ance to Adam , Paul conc@@ is@@ ely expla@@ ins how one man can “ give his soul a ransom in ex@@ change for many . ”
You might offer to work with the person in the ministry and see what you can learn .
“ C@@ O@@ M@@ E to me , ” said Jesus Christ . “ L@@ ear@@ n from me , for I am mil@@ d - temp@@ ered and low@@ ly in heart , and you will find ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment for your sou@@ ls . ”
O@@ badi@@ ah car@@ ed for and prote@@ cted God’s prophe@@ ts
A@@ no@@ ther s@@ ource says that this word can mean “ to rend@@ er something gr@@ ati@@ f@@ ying , a fav@@ or , a benefit . ”
In contr@@ ast , the fo@@ ol@@ ish man buil@@ ds on s@@ and and lo@@ ses his house .
Ther@@ efore the question is : How do our deal@@ ings with others ​ — our con@@ vers@@ ation , our man@@ ner , our body language — ​ af@@ fect them ?
It could har@@ dly have been lost on the ancient Jews that many as@@ pe@@ cts of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed their sin@@ ful@@ ness .
O@@ pen - min@@ de@@ dness toward a di@@ vers@@ ity of accep@@ table ide@@ as en@@ ri@@ ches us and prote@@ cts our Christian un@@ ity .
• What app@@ lic@@ ation did Paul make of Psalm 19 : 4 ?
Ex@@ pla@@ ining this fur@@ ther , Paul says that Jehovah “ fore@@ or@@ da@@ ined us to the a@@ do@@ p@@ tion through Jesus Christ as sons to himself . ”
( Read Luke 22 : 28 - 30 . )
That pas@@ sage says : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart , and do not r@@ ely on your own understanding .
A dr@@ ought en@@ su@@ es , and human activities ce@@ ase .
That divine promise is better than any n@@ ational declar@@ ation of in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence , any present - day bil@@ l of righ@@ ts , or any human as@@ pi@@ r@@ ation for the future .
Because they support the pol@@ itical syst@@ em@@ s of the world , many religious lead@@ ers have op@@ posed , even persecu@@ ted , those who pro@@ cla@@ im the truth about God’s Kingdom .
O@@ ver the de@@ ca@@ des , Jehovah has ra@@ ised up qu@@ ali@@ fied men to care for the needs of his sheep , and we are confid@@ ent that he will continue to do so .
But the fil@@ m also remin@@ ds me that many Witnesses su@@ ffered more than I did .
The con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences were far - re@@ aching .
Jehovah wants his worshipp@@ ers to understand Scriptural prophe@@ ci@@ es and benefit from them .
After the angels bun@@ d@@ le the we@@ e@@ ds , what happ@@ ens ?
The verse I have in mind is Jeremiah 10 : 12 .
( a ) How does Jehovah mo@@ ld us today ?
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Bo@@ th c@@ alls were direc@@ ted only to the Jews , Jewish pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes , and Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans .
E@@ very one of them has value , as does each member , or part , of the human body .
How is God’s pati@@ ence seen in his deal@@ ings with the nation of Israel ?
In this set@@ ting , where the pri@@ es@@ tly tri@@ be pi@@ c@@ tures the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 , the rest of Israel pi@@ c@@ tures all those with an earthly hope .
The next mor@@ ning , as the pris@@ on@@ ers were taken to their work lo@@ c@@ ations , they sear@@ ched for those public@@ ations and then man@@ ag@@ ed to get them into the pris@@ on .
They too need to study God’s Word care@@ fully .
But they do ris@@ k lo@@ sing out on everlasting life , and in that way Satan ca@@ uses their death .
1@@ 10@@ th G@@ ra@@ du@@ ating C@@ l@@ ass of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad
We need to take quic@@ k action to ro@@ o@@ t out the desire , even if that action may se@@ em as dr@@ as@@ tic as , in effect , re@@ mo@@ ving a part of our body .
We would bring re@@ pro@@ ach on God’s holy name if we practic@@ ed im@@ mor@@ ality .
A@@ n E@@ pi@@ dem@@ ic of H@@ ate
A@@ cro@@ ss the E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates
Th@@ ink of the qu@@ e@@ en of S@@ he@@ ba , who was at first s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ al of repor@@ ts of Solom@@ on@@ ’s s@@ pl@@ en@@ did rule and great wisdom .
When C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ine re@@ turned , Bet@@ ty said that she had told the l@@ adi@@ es at her table that she was having discus@@ sions with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
How do we benefit from Jehovah’s instru@@ ction provided by means of “ the faithful ste@@ ward ” ?
3 : 10 .
Some have out@@ standing in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al a@@ bil@@ ities ; others are tal@@ ented in man@@ u@@ al activities .
The Bible as@@ sures us that a close relationship with God is within re@@ ach .
God’s reas@@ ons invol@@ ve two is@@ su@@ es : his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and the integrity of humans .
W@@ ell , remember that one meaning of the word “ soul ” is “ life . ”
The se@@ al sign@@ i@@ fi@@ es that they are God’s pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion and are in l@@ ine for heavenly life .
Isaiah 9 : 6 c@@ ites cre@@ d@@ enti@@ als that show Jesus to be a wor@@ thy R@@ ul@@ er who can reli@@ eve us of our fe@@ ars .
Paul explained that , in time , mirac@@ ul@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts would “ be done away with ”
How do we know that Jesus did not in@@ ten@@ d that the mo@@ de@@ l prayer be re@@ pe@@ ated word for word every time we pray ?
Those who s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely worship God have ad@@ di@@ tional reas@@ ons for re@@ je@@ cting cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion .
Although we are pati@@ ent , how can we use our time wis@@ ely as disci@@ ple mak@@ ers ?
Why can it be said that the Christian congregation of anointed ones is sac@@ red , and what effect does this have on the “ other sheep ” ?
Be care@@ ful not to tell him what to do . Instead , imitate Jesus ’ example .
* What point was Jesus making here ?
His mother was am@@ a@@ zed , lost faith in the medi@@ um@@ s , and never mentioned sacrific@@ es of that n@@ ature again .
You may want to study his example as discus@@ sed in chap@@ ter 8 of the book God’s Word for U@@ s Th@@ r@@ ough Jeremiah .
No@@ tice that Jesus did not say : “ Do not ju@@ dge ” ; he said : “ S@@ to@@ p judg@@ ing . ”
On A@@ t@@ on@@ ement Da@@ y , the high pri@@ est sla@@ ugh@@ tered a young bul@@ l , and in the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly , he s@@ pat@@ tered some of its blood se@@ ven times before the co@@ ver of the Ar@@ k , thus re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ vely o@@ ffering the blood before Jehovah .
The 12 apostles of Jesus are not on earth any@@ more , but many servants of Jehovah imitate their example in the ministry .
( c ) How can we benefit from consider@@ ing A@@ sa@@ ’s conduct ?
I deci@@ ded to pur@@ sue emp@@ loy@@ ment with a compan@@ y in Se@@ at@@ tle , W@@ a@@ shin@@ g@@ t@@ on .
B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ing the bad repor@@ t of ten of the spi@@ es , the people want to st@@ one Moses , A@@ ar@@ on , and the faithful spi@@ es Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b .
Their hearts over@@ f@@ low with praise as they learn ever more about God’s cre@@ ative works .
Me@@ an@@ while , he shows great love toward mankind .
In this reg@@ ard , Paul wrote : “ In a large house there are v@@ ess@@ els not only of go@@ ld and s@@ il@@ ver but also of w@@ o@@ od and earth@@ en@@ ware , and some for an hon@@ or@@ able purpose but others for a purpose l@@ ac@@ king honor .
If I had pur@@ su@@ ed that relationship , I would now be married to an un@@ beli@@ ever . ”
S@@ ad@@ ly , some Christians have held the mis@@ taken beli@@ ef that it is accep@@ table to cultiv@@ ate r@@ om@@ an@@ tic feelings for members of the op@@ pos@@ ite se@@ x other than their mate .
How is pe@@ ace@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess involved in the message we preach ?
Consider how Jesus deal@@ t with a w@@ in@@ d@@ st@@ or@@ m that appe@@ ared to th@@ reat@@ en the lives of his disciples .
As he gives you thor@@ ough direc@@ tions , he might say something like this : “ Be care@@ ful about that next turn .
But before then , God is giving all s@@ or@@ ts of people the opportunity to gain “ an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth , ” to act on that knowledge , and to be sa@@ ved . P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous lives are at st@@ ake .
When we understand how ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments are made , we appreci@@ ate more fully the ro@@ le of holy spirit in this pro@@ c@@ ess .
Jehovah is c@@ learly blessing the ze@@ al and love of the brothers in that land .
We car@@ ri@@ ed along a gener@@ at@@ or and a mo@@ vi@@ e pro@@ je@@ ct@@ or .
Some years ag@@ o , Bar@@ ba@@ r@@ a was di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with a prog@@ res@@ sive b@@ ra@@ in tum@@ or .
Fir@@ st make your peace with your brother . ”
He mirac@@ ul@@ ously f@@ ed those th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of hu@@ ng@@ ry people . ​ — John 6 : 10 - 13 .
I was sa@@ dd@@ ened by the death of my father in No@@ v@@ ember 199@@ 0 , but V@@ e@@ er@@ a@@ ’s imp@@ ro@@ ving health gave us hope of re@@ tur@@ ning to the mission@@ ary work .
Why W@@ as P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ y Al@@ low@@ ed ?
Par@@ ents may deci@@ de to have one par@@ ent study these boo@@ ks with a child ap@@ ar@@ t from the regul@@ ar F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship s@@ essi@@ ons .
S@@ tu@@ dy time has always been very preci@@ ous to me .
After all , the Bible says that “ no man has seen God at any time . ”
( Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 3 : 12 , 13 . )
Our very hope of living forever is cont@@ ing@@ ent on our gro@@ wing in knowledge of Jehovah and his Son , Jesus Christ .
14 : 25 .
F@@ in@@ ally , as if to re@@ move any l@@ ing@@ ering doubt about the sub@@ ject , Jesus stated : “ You people must be born again . ”
But when you make your wi@@ sh@@ es known to him , do so in a res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful man@@ ner .
You may already have taken those st@@ ep@@ s , or you may be regul@@ arly associ@@ ating with Jehovah’s Witnesses and be in the pro@@ c@@ ess of doing so .
Now , over 50 years later , there are more than 60 th@@ ri@@ ving congregations in that re@@ gi@@ on as well as a beau@@ ti@@ ful As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all in the ne@@ ar@@ by city of I@@ ta@@ j@@ a@@ í !
How was Abra@@ m to be bless@@ ed for his gener@@ os@@ ity ?
I@@ nt@@ ri@@ gu@@ ed , he ques@@ tioned the bo@@ y’s parents .
Bro@@ ther H@@ en@@ sc@@ he@@ l married Lu@@ c@@ il@@ le B@@ en@@ ne@@ t@@ t in 195@@ 6 , and together they sh@@ ared the jo@@ ys and challeng@@ es of life .
Even so , the dra@@ g@@ on@@ f@@ l@@ y’s t@@ in@@ y b@@ ra@@ in is able to deci@@ p@@ her the sign@@ als trans@@ mit@@ ted from all those l@@ en@@ ses and de@@ te@@ ct the s@@ ligh@@ t@@ est mo@@ v@@ ement in its en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
This can be so whether you are young or past the days of your you@@ th , whether you are m@@ ale or f@@ em@@ ale .
As a result , many put themselves first , even at the co@@ st of other pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s feelings or inter@@ ests .
The individu@@ al might go off on his own or be associ@@ ating with just a few others , but where is the arrang@@ ement for congregation elders and the pro@@ vision of minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants ?
Such determin@@ ation to atten@@ d the school might be sum@@ m@@ ed up in this way : Su@@ b@@ mit your re@@ qu@@ est , pray for Jehovah’s help , and let him do the rest . ​ — Psalm 37 : 5 .
That was my hum@@ ble a@@ bo@@ de for the next four years of pione@@ ering .
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ing Tru@@ e Christi@@ an@@ ity
Bible Ch@@ ang@@ es Li@@ ves , 8 / 1
H@@ on@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones living in the first century accept Jesus as the Messi@@ ah and put faith in him .
“ J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H is taking ple@@ asure in his people .
There are ac@@ tually a number of pas@@ sa@@ ges in God’s inspired Word that show that Jehovah’s loyal servants knew that a future time of resurrection was in st@@ ore .
By all means , let us apply their ad@@ vice and thus experience the happiness of “ the man in fear of Jehovah . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 12 : 1 .
They promised to help stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing mo@@ thers and fa@@ thers find their way .
However , humans were still imper@@ fect , and “ the inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of the heart of man ” continued to be “ bad from his you@@ th up . ”
Is atten@@ ding congregation meetings important to him ?
As direc@@ ted by the elders , we may be bless@@ ed with the privilege of help@@ ing certain new ones , even as A@@ qu@@ ila and P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la “ ex@@ p@@ oun@@ ded the way of God more cor@@ rec@@ tly ” to A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s . ​ — Acts 18 : 24 - 26 .
From the beg@@ in@@ ning of his earthly ministry to the end , Jesus pra@@ ised his Father and ze@@ al@@ ously made His name known .
On@@ ce , under the influ@@ ence of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l , I att@@ ac@@ ked a group of d@@ ru@@ g deal@@ ers who were bo@@ ther@@ ing my friends and me .
My di@@ se@@ ase advan@@ ces rel@@ ent@@ less@@ ly .
What will Jehovah do about wrong activities ?
• What qualities of Job especially appe@@ al to you ?
‘ Law has gro@@ wn num@@ b , ’ has become par@@ al@@ y@@ zed .
I@@ mit@@ ate the P@@ ati@@ ence of Jehovah
They have deep concer@@ n for the wel@@ f@@ are of those who desire to serve God , and Jehovah has re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly used them to strengthen and prote@@ ct his faithful servants on earth . ​ — Hebrews 1 : 14 .
They always told the truth and were not af@@ ra@@ id to do so .
“ Acc@@ ording to their wish , ” they ign@@ ore the re@@ ality and the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of the F@@ lood . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 5 , 13 .
( V@@ olu@@ nt@@ ary don@@ ations spe@@ ci@@ fied in the se@@ ctions bel@@ ow can also be sent to the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses that ser@@ ves your country . )
For example , it was through angels that God trans@@ mit@@ ted the Law to the Israelites .
Jehovah is the God of truth , and he sent his Son , Jesus , to teach mankind the truth .
The Bible says : “ Be imit@@ at@@ ors of those who through faith and pati@@ ence in@@ her@@ it the promises . ”
Fir@@ st , because of the be@@ ast@@ ly rec@@ ord of b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed that govern@@ ments have acc@@ ru@@ ed over the cen@@ tu@@ ries .
They had hous@@ es to rest@@ ore , fi@@ el@@ ds to pl@@ ant , and m@@ ou@@ ths to fe@@ ed .
The j@@ our@@ ne@@ y la@@ sted three days and ni@@ gh@@ ts , and there was standing ro@@ om only !
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the death of the apostles , fore@@ told apost@@ as@@ y from gen@@ u@@ ine Christi@@ an@@ ity develop@@ ed and s@@ pre@@ ad like fi@@ re .
Jehovah God felt g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed by the har@@ s@@ h tre@@ at@@ ment of Israel@@ ite sla@@ ves in Egy@@ pt ; he must feel the same way about similar in@@ justice today .
Of course , we need to dis@@ cer@@ n when “ to mind [ our ] own bu@@ sin@@ ess . ”
As des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Adam , we have in@@ her@@ ited an imper@@ fect body pro@@ ne to sin and ev@@ en@@ tu@@ al death .
God was not going to ign@@ ore the dis@@ gr@@ ace@@ ful conduct of the Israelites .
study guid@@ es are exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent to@@ ol@@ s to help both young ones and ad@@ ul@@ ts to understand and expla@@ in Bible tru@@ ths .
W@@ as Paul encourag@@ ing those believers to pray to him or in@@ vo@@ ke his name in appro@@ ach to God ?
The Rev@@ ised St@@ and@@ ard V@@ er@@ sion rend@@ ers this verse : “ If a man die , shall he live again ?
A n@@ in@@ th - century bi@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ her tel@@ ls us that the emp@@ er@@ or , in ur@@ g@@ ing them to go to M@@ or@@ a@@ vi@@ a , reas@@ oned : “ You are both n@@ ati@@ ves of Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , and all Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians speak pu@@ re S@@ la@@ v . ”
But this is no indic@@ ation of God’s dis@@ ple@@ asure .
Sa@@ ul@@ ’s re@@ action to preaching in Jerusalem illustr@@ ates another way that Christians can exerc@@ ise ca@@ u@@ tion .
( a ) What direction did Paul give about marriage ?
So@@ dom ?
How may c@@ learly id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying ourselves as Christians be a positi@@ ve for@@ ce in our life ?
The Bible does not con@@ dem@@ n the mo@@ der@@ ate use of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l , but it says : “ Do not be among those who dr@@ ink too much w@@ ine . ”
F@@ ol@@ low Our W@@ on@@ der@@ ful M@@ ak@@ er !
Their “ in@@ ward princi@@ ple of action ” and their ‘ stan@@ d@@ ard for life ’ are to@@ t@@ ally fle@@ sh@@ ly .
At E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 3 : 13 , the Bible c@@ alls work and its fru@@ it@@ age a gift from God . ​ — See the bo@@ x “ De@@ al@@ ing With Wor@@ k - R@@ el@@ ated St@@ ress . ”
( b ) Why did God provide a wife for Adam ?
Of course , things did not always go s@@ mo@@ o@@ th@@ ly .
The apostle Paul t@@ es@@ ti@@ fied to this fact , writ@@ ing : “ What more shall I say ?
They were ga@@ ther@@ ed for the 1@@ 2@@ 6@@ th an@@ nu@@ al meeting of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a , held on O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 2 , 20@@ 10 , at the As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Jer@@ se@@ y C@@ ity , New Jer@@ se@@ y , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
S@@ hor@@ tly af@@ ter@@ ward Father came in te@@ ars and tri@@ ed to change my mind .
We must take seri@@ ously the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to mar@@ ry “ only in the Lord . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 7 : 39 .
Be@@ fore long , pris@@ on@@ ers wal@@ ked around the cam@@ p sh@@ ou@@ ting , “ Jehovah’s Witnesses , get out ! ”
G@@ ide@@ on is an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent example of mo@@ des@@ ty in action .
Jehovah’s ang@@ el inform@@ ed M@@ ano@@ ah’s ba@@ r@@ re@@ n wife that she would give bir@@ th to a son .
My gr@@ and@@ parents took care of me in my early years because my parents were working day and night , ho@@ p@@ ing to sa@@ ve en@@ ough money to bu@@ y a dec@@ ent home .
* Many people in both ancient and mo@@ der@@ n times believe that the ma@@ gi@@ c practic@@ ed by wit@@ ches is per@@ form@@ ed to bring har@@ m to others .
However , much of that sur@@ ely la@@ y well bey@@ ond A@@ bel@@ ’s knowledge or understanding .
“ We are members bel@@ ong@@ ing to one another . ” ​ — E@@ P@@ H@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ AN@@ S 4 : 25 .
We started lear@@ ning Fr@@ en@@ ch , an of@@ fi@@ cial language of Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r .
We too need to take Paul’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to heart and end@@ e@@ av@@ or to show love for one another “ in ful@@ l@@ er me@@ asure . ”
There are now many opportun@@ ities for them to ex@@ p@@ and their ministry by pione@@ ering , mo@@ ving to where the need is greater , working with the Lo@@ cal Des@@ ign / ​ Con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ gra@@ m , and ap@@ pl@@ ying for the S@@ cho@@ ol for Kingdom E@@ v@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers .
E@@ d L@@ um@@ le@@ y Ar@@ ena , Cor@@ n@@ w@@ all C@@ i@@ vi@@ c Com@@ ple@@ x , 1@@ 00 W@@ ater S@@ t .
A@@ m@@ ong them is an un@@ u@@ su@@ al ma@@ p from a 1@@ 3@@ th - century cop@@ y of the Be@@ atu@@ s of Li@@ é@@ bana man@@ us@@ crip@@ t .
Will the Jo@@ in@@ t De@@ c@@ lar@@ ation be a dec@@ isi@@ ve st@@ ep in over@@ coming the div@@ ision of the ch@@ urch , as it is claim@@ ed ?
( 2 John 1 - 13 )
The brothers were never able to speak to the man .
We should dec@@ l@@ are “ sa@@ y@@ ings of truth and of s@@ oun@@ dness of mind ” even though they are fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness to “ a physical man . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
A@@ no@@ ther ancient cul@@ ture , the Babyl@@ on@@ ians , also to@@ yed with the ide@@ a of the im@@ mor@@ tal soul .
Ad@@ am@@ ’s early des@@ c@@ end@@ ants no doubt learned about man@@ ’s f@@ all from per@@ fe@@ ction , which was con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed by v@@ isi@@ ble evidence .
So I could not give up .
The Bible , however , shows that death a@@ ff@@ li@@ cts humans for a different reason .
It pleas@@ es us very much to see them serving in that wonderful country .
( a ) How does Hebrews 10 : 22 refle@@ ct what was done in a sacrifice ?
O@@ thers may not have said these ex@@ act words , but they still made a v@@ ow before God .
A husband says of his wife , a mother of fi@@ ve gro@@ wn gi@@ r@@ ls : “ Our home was always clean and ti@@ dy .
9 , 10 . ( a ) Jac@@ o@@ b asked his son Joseph to do what for him ?
7 : 21 , 22 .
No@@ te that Paul associ@@ ated self - su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y with godly devo@@ tion .
S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c , an Ar@@ am@@ a@@ ic di@@ al@@ e@@ ct , came into wide use in the second or th@@ ir@@ d century C.E .
Des@@ pite her li@@ mit@@ ations , she happ@@ ily attend@@ ed conven@@ tions in Au@@ stri@@ a , Ger@@ many , C@@ y@@ pr@@ us , and other coun@@ tri@@ es .
One congregation using that fac@@ ility had to hold the P@@ u@@ bli@@ c Me@@ et@@ ing at half past se@@ ven in the mor@@ ning .
My sister felt free to expres@@ s her@@ self to them , to hu@@ g them , and to enjoy a close relationship with them .
A@@ n et@@ er@@ n@@ ity of happiness lies before those who love Jehovah God .
The Devil ​ — M@@ ore T@@ ha@@ n Just Su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ on
Can we imitate our heavenly Father , Jehovah ?
( b ) With reg@@ ard to di@@ gn@@ ity , what should be our res@@ ol@@ ve ?
As recorded at Proverbs 13 : 15 - 25 , King Solomon of ancient Israel gave ad@@ vice that helps us act with knowledge so that we can enjoy a better and longer life .
Let us consider fi@@ ve are@@ as of activ@@ ity that can help us to remain ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast and to keep p@@ ace with Jehovah’s organization .
Jehovah’s spirit can help us to make the needed prog@@ ress .
Then Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 13 may become one of your fav@@ or@@ ite s@@ crip@@ tures .
Can you i@@ magine yourself living that long with strength and good health ?
; Di@@ c@@ ke@@ y , J .
But are my@@ ths such as S@@ an@@ ta C@@ la@@ us the only proble@@ m with Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s ?
Acc@@ ording to mo@@ le@@ cul@@ ar bi@@ olo@@ g@@ ist M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el J .
A similar thought is expres@@ sed at Proverbs 2 : 7 , 9 , which says that Jehovah “ tre@@ a@@ sures up practic@@ al wisdom for the u@@ pri@@ ght . ”
When cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men make such com@@ ments , they are ac@@ tually b@@ lam@@ ing God for the bad things that ha@@ p@@ pen .
By provi@@ ding regul@@ ar spiritual support and comfort in a t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful and dis@@ cer@@ ning way , elders can help them stay close to Jehovah des@@ pite their tri@@ als .
If your present mate was be@@ tra@@ yed in an ear@@ li@@ er marriage , take deli@@ ber@@ ate st@@ ep@@ s to ear@@ n your mat@@ e@@ ’s trust .
I am coming quic@@ k@@ ly . Ke@@ ep on ho@@ l@@ ding f@@ ast what you have , that no one may take your cro@@ wn . ”
Their un@@ wa@@ ver@@ ing loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah has proved Satan wrong on the is@@ sue of human integrity .
Since then , no longer is there any place for those re@@ bel@@ s in heaven .
God W@@ el@@ comes All the N@@ ations
A TH@@ O@@ R@@ N@@ Y I@@ S@@ S@@ U@@ E I@@ S S@@ E@@ T@@ T@@ L@@ E@@ D
I@@ d@@ enti@@ f@@ ying yet another reason for out@@ spo@@ k@@ en@@ ness , Paul associ@@ ated hope with “ great fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch . ”
The next three tal@@ ks were given by members of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
Are You Ke@@ ep@@ ing U@@ p With In@@ c@@ reas@@ ed Li@@ ght ?
( b ) With what dis@@ position did Samuel fulf@@ ill his assignment to ano@@ in@@ t Saul ?
As we use our Christian public@@ ations , we must be care@@ ful not to s@@ ki@@ p the Bible refer@@ ences .
When did the new covenant go into effect ?
The next article will discus@@ s how they should view their ro@@ le in Jehovah’s arrang@@ ement .
Per@@ haps Jesus had already seen the effect of his enc@@ oun@@ ter with the Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an woman , for many were pu@@ t@@ ting faith in him on account of her t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony .
Instead , they direc@@ ted people away from “ the C@@ hi@@ ef A@@ g@@ ent of life , ” Jesus , le@@ ading them toward a course that could end in et@@ er@@ n@@ al des@@ tru@@ ction .
What a contr@@ ast to the har@@ s@@ h and self - cen@@ tered lead@@ ers of other lands !
Th@@ r@@ ough artic@@ les like these , I can just feel Jehovah’s prote@@ ctive ar@@ ms em@@ br@@ ac@@ ing me . ”
That is n@@ atur@@ al , but it lea@@ ves you su@@ sc@@ ep@@ ti@@ ble to their consider@@ able influ@@ ence , which may be des@@ tru@@ ctive . ​ — Proverbs 1 : 10 - 16 .
They would be cho@@ s@@ en later , and the cho@@ ic@@ es they would make in life would have a be@@ aring on whether they were fin@@ ally appro@@ ved or not .
The sister who stu@@ died with her had pray@@ ed to Jehovah and had deci@@ ded to sto@@ p the study .
En@@ coura@@ g@@ ement From Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d
But by loo@@ king up the s@@ crip@@ tures in their own Bi@@ bl@@ es , they still man@@ ag@@ ed to learn the truth , and fi@@ ve of them became Witnesses .
When F@@ ac@@ ed With F@@ le@@ sh@@ ly Des@@ i@@ res
Go@@ dly fear should move us to be ze@@ al@@ ous pre@@ ach@@ ers of the Kingdom message .
If you read just one page of the Bible every day , that long@@ ing will soon come .
In fact , human ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements are possible only because of the mind and sen@@ ses with which mankind is end@@ ow@@ ed .
What pro@@ of of Christian matu@@ r@@ ity can we look for in ourselves ?
O@@ r was Jesus using the ter@@ m “ fi@@ re ” sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic@@ ally ?
He also has ma@@ st@@ er@@ y over si@@ ck@@ ness and di@@ se@@ ase .
Jesus knew that the col@@ d@@ hear@@ ted religious lead@@ ers , who were su@@ p@@ posed to be car@@ ing shepher@@ ds , ac@@ tually des@@ p@@ ised the comm@@ on people and ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted their spiritual needs .
When we end@@ ure faith@@ fully and thus real@@ ize that we have God’s appro@@ val , this has the pro@@ found effect of ad@@ ding to and streng@@ th@@ ening our in@@ iti@@ al hope .
What wonderful opportun@@ ities are many young Christians enjo@@ ying ?
As a result , she pre@@ served a fine relationship with Jehovah and with El@@ i .
However , ancient marriage contr@@ ac@@ ts dis@@ co@@ vered thr@@ ough@@ out the Ne@@ ar E@@ ast indic@@ ate that it was an accepted cu@@ sto@@ m for a ba@@ r@@ re@@ n wife to give her husband a serv@@ ant gi@@ r@@ l in order to pro@@ du@@ ce an he@@ ir .
▪ “ I don@@ ’t think that he is concer@@ ned about me . ”
An@@ y am@@ ount of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l that imp@@ a@@ ir@@ s your judgment and d@@ ul@@ ls your power of reason is too much for you .
The end of Satan’s rule will u@@ sh@@ er in a righteous new world , where te@@ ars , death , and pain “ will be no more . ”
What other fac@@ t@@ ors might cause ten@@ sion ?
was transl@@ ated into Ha@@ iti@@ an C@@ re@@ o@@ le , follow@@ ed by the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe and then the bro@@ ch@@ ure What Does God Re@@ qui@@ re of U@@ s ?
He ad@@ mit@@ ted that the trans@@ por@@ ting of the Ar@@ k had not been pro@@ per@@ ly arrang@@ ed , ad@@ ding that “ we did not sear@@ ch after [ Jehovah ] according to the cu@@ sto@@ m . ”
Be Jo@@ y@@ ful H@@ ar@@ v@@ est Wor@@ k@@ ers !
Because of their neu@@ tr@@ al stand as true Christians , our fellow believers there would not pur@@ cha@@ se pol@@ itical par@@ ty car@@ ds .
In the case of an ani@@ ma@@ l that is suffering great@@ ly from serious di@@ se@@ ase or in@@ j@@ ur@@ y , kindness may call for en@@ ding its life .
( a ) What is one of the fin@@ est ways you can show that your heart is complete toward Jehovah ? ( b ) Why might tal@@ king to others about your faith se@@ em difficult ?
Indeed , regarding all such loyal ones , it can righ@@ tly be said : “ The world was not wor@@ thy of them . ” ​ — Hebrews 11 : 16 , 38 .
I h@@ es@@ it@@ ated to pioneer right away .
During the 19@@ 30 ’ s and early 19@@ 40 ’ s , our brothers in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates fac@@ ed tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous op@@ position .
To a large ex@@ t@@ ent , religion ​ — de@@ f@@ ined as “ the service and worship of God or the su@@ per@@ n@@ atur@@ al ” — ​ has a sh@@ o@@ c@@ king rec@@ ord .
It can also be pa@@ in@@ ful when someone le@@ ts you down , as when a cour@@ tshi@@ p ends , a marriage fa@@ il@@ s , a child re@@ bel@@ s , a compan@@ ion is dis@@ loyal , or a friend is ung@@ r@@ ate@@ ful .
The change en@@ ab@@ led this Christian to en@@ ter the full - time ministry , and he is now serving at the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in his country .
On the way back , wh@@ en@@ ever we came near a c@@ lum@@ p of bu@@ sh@@ es or tre@@ es , he pul@@ led out his gu@@ n and ro@@ de a@@ head to in@@ spe@@ ct the are@@ a .
• How did the psalmist view Jehovah’s remin@@ ders ?
A@@ n O@@ pp@@ on@@ ent Be@@ comes a Pro@@ pon@@ ent
They f@@ ly to and fr@@ o inc@@ ess@@ an@@ tly in their sear@@ ch for food .
Indeed , members of the Christian congregation can provide practic@@ al support in many ways .
In a mis@@ gu@@ i@@ ded effort to sto@@ p h@@ ur@@ ting my family , I at@@ temp@@ ted su@@ i@@ ci@@ de .
A@@ pp@@ ly Bible P@@ r@@ in@@ ci@@ ples
Our hope can help to re@@ du@@ ce feelings of anxi@@ ety .
Paul descri@@ bed them in his letter to the Eph@@ es@@ ians as “ ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations , ” or “ c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty ac@@ ts . ”
The An@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t ‘ T@@ ic@@ k@@ les E@@ ars ’
The Greek word here rend@@ ered “ cho@@ ke ” means “ str@@ ang@@ le comple@@ t@@ ely . ”
She says , “ I felt that Jehovah bless@@ ed me des@@ pite the tr@@ ying experience and gave me en@@ ough strength to car@@ ry his name in a wor@@ th@@ while way . ” Indeed , she sta@@ yed foc@@ used on Jehovah’s purpose .
God is there .
It is n@@ atur@@ al to won@@ der about the fulfill@@ ment of Jehovah’s promises .
How do those who gener@@ ously used their v@@ ac@@ ation and travel@@ ed at their own ex@@ p@@ en@@ se to another country to preach the good news feel ?
For example , how do we re@@ act when a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er does not exerc@@ ise dis@@ cre@@ tion in his cho@@ ice of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment or when he displa@@ ys a car@@ eless attitude ?
One publi@@ sh@@ er , who had st@@ op@@ ped giving tal@@ ks on the school because of n@@ er@@ v@@ ousness , asked to be en@@ ro@@ l@@ led again .
When you see and hear about such things taking place day after day , how do you feel ?
To res@@ ist demon@@ ic for@@ ces , we need to be who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted in pu@@ t@@ ting on the su@@ it of spiritual ar@@ m@@ or from God .
God vie@@ wed a hand m@@ ill as vital because without it , a family could not make their da@@ ily bre@@ ad . ​ — See the bo@@ x “ Da@@ ily G@@ r@@ in@@ ding and Bak@@ ing in Bible T@@ im@@ es . ”
I A@@ m With You All the Da@@ ys , ” in this is@@ sue , page 11 , par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 6 .
Ab@@ out hal@@ f@@ way through the tri@@ al , the cha@@ ir@@ man of the three - ju@@ dge pan@@ el sur@@ pris@@ ed on@@ loo@@ k@@ ers by pres@@ en@@ ting a letter from the St@@ ate C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l for R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous Af@@ fai@@ r@@ s dem@@ an@@ ding that the pro@@ secu@@ t@@ or@@ ’s of@@ fice take me@@ a@@ sures against Bro@@ ther Mar@@ gar@@ y@@ an .
The words at Jeremiah 31 : 18 - 20 give us in@@ sight into Jehovah’s tend@@ er com@@ pas@@ sion and mer@@ cy .
19@@ 7@@ 3 : Su@@ b@@ si@@ di@@ ary pr@@ inter@@ y at W@@ all@@ k@@ ill buil@@ t , pri@@ mar@@ ily for ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine pro@@ du@@ ction .
The repor@@ t continu@@ es : “ It is in the ra@@ ising of their young that mam@@ mal@@ s reve@@ al their great@@ est at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te ​ — their tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous cap@@ ac@@ ity for war@@ m affe@@ ction . ”
E@@ ck@@ ’s transl@@ ation of Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 6 : 3 re@@ a@@ ds : “ I am the Lord , who appe@@ ared to Abra@@ am , Isa@@ a@@ c , and Jac@@ o@@ b in the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God : and my name Ad@@ on@@ a@@ i , I have not reve@@ aled to them . ”
the le@@ av@@ en ?
C@@ ol@@ in is im@@ mo@@ bi@@ li@@ zed as a result of a de@@ bil@@ it@@ ating ill@@ ness .
Be@@ ing baptized in the name of the Son will bring you in l@@ ine to receive gr@@ and blessings . ​ — Read John 10 : 9 - 11 .
Gi@@ ving Un@@ til It H@@ ur@@ ts
E@@ min@@ ent 19@@ th - century Bi@@ bli@@ c@@ ist F@@ ent@@ on J . A .
K@@ l@@ at@@ o@@ v@@ y
The hand of Jehovah has not become too sh@@ ort that it cannot sa@@ ve , nor has his e@@ ar become too heav@@ y that it cannot hear . ”
P@@ ra@@ ying together will help you keep a cal@@ m heart . ​ — Pro@@ v .
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s gr@@ and@@ son Jac@@ o@@ b , or Israel , had 12 sons .
When they die , their ill - go@@ t@@ ten ga@@ ins help them no more .
Hence , when we face difficult tri@@ als or feel in des@@ per@@ ate need of ass@@ ist@@ ance , we can righ@@ tly pray that Jehovah quic@@ k@@ ly come to our a@@ id .
What was the first thing that Saul ​ — later known as the apostle Paul — ​ did ?
The first was ent@@ it@@ led “ C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ously Tru@@ sting in Jehovah During These C@@ r@@ itical T@@ im@@ es . ”
Is the “ ro@@ ad ” to your for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess o@@ pen and in good re@@ pa@@ ir ?
Thus , Solomon went on to say : “ The one whom Jehovah lo@@ ves he re@@ pro@@ ves , even as a father does a son in whom he fin@@ ds ple@@ asure . ” ​ — Proverbs 3 : 12 .
Those worshi@@ p@@ ers of the true God came from nations in A@@ sia , E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , and Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
He accep@@ ts these inspired pet@@ iti@@ ons as re@@ ques@@ ts we would like to make and therefore fulfill@@ s them .
Let us consider the three examples c@@ ited in the op@@ ening par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph .
Jesus in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed this illustr@@ ation with a so@@ ber@@ ing war@@ ning .
To avoid w@@ an@@ der@@ ing a@@ im@@ less@@ ly , you would need a c@@ learly de@@ f@@ ined des@@ t@@ in@@ ation .
* In our family , pioneer service was always consider@@ ed the best care@@ er to follow .
Yes , an individu@@ al should person@@ ally con@@ f@@ ess his sin to Jehovah in prayer , but he can also ask the older men to pray in his be@@ half .
He says , “ I pray@@ ed to Jehovah to help me move to the T@@ and@@ ro@@ y - speaking re@@ gi@@ on . ”
How very true that Jehovah is , not a li@@ fel@@ ess i@@ do@@ l , but “ the living God ” !
( b ) How can we avoid being mis@@ led by Satan’s false st@@ ori@@ es ?
“ I@@ F AN@@ Y@@ ON@@ E wants to come after me , let him dis@@ own himself and pi@@ ck up his t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake day after day and follow me continu@@ ally . ”
Ke@@ ep@@ ing the Ri@@ ght F@@ o@@ c@@ us
On@@ ly on pl@@ an@@ et E@@ ar@@ th have just the right con@@ di@@ tions ex@@ is@@ ted .
We cannot ign@@ ore the effect they can have on our nor@@ ma@@ l se@@ x@@ u@@ al desi@@ res .
We experience what blessings as “ God’s fellow work@@ ers ” ?
A w@@ atch@@ man at Je@@ z@@ re@@ el recogn@@ ized the d@@ ri@@ ving of Je@@ h@@ u and repor@@ ted to King Jeho@@ ra@@ m , wh@@ er@@ e@@ upon Jeho@@ ra@@ m got into his ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t and went out to me@@ et his ar@@ my c@@ hi@@ ef .
What could el@@ der@@ ly Jeho@@ i@@ a@@ da do ?
Par@@ ents instru@@ ct , encoura@@ ge , support , and discipl@@ ine their children because they want them to be happy and to f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h .
If that is true of you , remember that Jehovah for@@ gave Peter and the other apostles for a@@ ban@@ don@@ ing His bel@@ o@@ ved Son in Jesus ’ great@@ est h@@ our of need .
E@@ le@@ ven - year - old J@@ as@@ on , for example , became fa@@ ther@@ less at the age of four .
How has K@@ y@@ un@@ g - so@@ ok benef@@ ited from these ni@@ gh@@ tly prayers ?
W@@ ould you not ag@@ ree that “ each day has en@@ ough of its own tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es ” ? ​ — Matthew 6 : 34 .
F@@ in@@ ally , the study e@@ dition and the public e@@ dition of The Watchtower are not two different ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines .
A s@@ mu@@ g confidence ex@@ u@@ ded from the op@@ pos@@ ing counsel as the case against us was pres@@ ented .
It may not be spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar , but it will always be what we need .
As the pl@@ an@@ et tur@@ ns on its a@@ x@@ is , milli@@ ons will ga@@ ther to ob@@ serve the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death .
Some have as@@ ser@@ ted that since God is all - powerful , he must ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely be respon@@ sible for suffering .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , while the nation of Israel was en r@@ ou@@ te to the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , K@@ or@@ ah per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved what he i@@ mag@@ ined to be problems in God’s arrang@@ ement .
the Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ic covenant and the Davi@@ di@@ c covenant .
Why should we exam@@ ine our personal circumstances ?
The ones that are whole , in@@ t@@ act .
An@@ cient to@@ w@@ ns , for@@ t@@ res@@ ses , and car@@ av@@ an st@@ op@@ s found in the Ne@@ ge@@ v of sou@@ ther@@ n Israel mar@@ k the r@@ out@@ es of spi@@ ce tra@@ ders .
Le@@ ading up to the illustr@@ ation , Jesus stated that the evidence of his pres@@ ence in Kingdom power would be as wi@@ d@@ ely dis@@ cer@@ ni@@ ble “ as the ligh@@ t@@ ning ” that “ shin@@ es from one part under heaven to another part under heaven . ”
Some members of the family at the inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion in B@@ er@@ l@@ in in 199@@ 8
I@@ magine how it li@@ f@@ ted the spi@@ r@@ its of those sol@@ di@@ ers to see that b@@ ra@@ ve woman jo@@ in them in their mar@@ ch toward M@@ ount T@@ ab@@ or , willing to ris@@ k her life at their side because of her faith in Jehovah God !
This “ mes@@ si@@ ah ” pro@@ posed that the cal@@ ip@@ h have him be@@ he@@ ad@@ ed .
The str@@ ong@@ est inc@@ en@@ tive for main@@ tain@@ ing moral pur@@ ity is the a@@ war@@ en@@ ess that Jehovah se@@ es our ways and ho@@ l@@ ds us acc@@ oun@@ table .
Hence , as in times past , Jehovah is s@@ low to “ c@@ ast them away from before his face . ” ​ — 2 K@@ ings 13 : 23 .
To dis@@ own ourselves means to sub@@ mit will@@ ingly to being ow@@ ned and direc@@ ted by Jehovah God and Jesus Christ .
Su@@ re en@@ ough , I look around and ob@@ serve that all the hous@@ es on S@@ aba are wh@@ ite with red ro@@ of@@ s .
Hence , they said : “ We must obey God as rul@@ er rather than men . ” ​ — Acts 4 : 19 , 20 ; 5 : 29 .
; S@@ m@@ ith , K .
However , Paul knew that such ob@@ serv@@ an@@ ces were not requi@@ red of Christians .
During the 20@@ 00 service year , this land saw a pe@@ ak of 1@@ 1@@ 2@@ ,@@ 7@@ 20 publi@@ sh@@ ers .
They serve as full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers in the same congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Fir@@ st , because Jesus comman@@ ded his followers to love one another .
Do you desire good health and a long life for yourself and your family ?
H@@ O@@ W can we exam@@ ine the mo@@ ti@@ ves and the inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations of our heart ?
Al@@ so , the Bible be@@ ars the un@@ mis@@ ta@@ ka@@ ble st@@ am@@ p of God’s loving person@@ ality .
You will find that Bible account qu@@ o@@ ted in full in the accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing bo@@ x .
Babyl@@ on is pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed both by the head of the i@@ ma@@ ge in the book of Daniel and by the th@@ ir@@ d head of the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast descri@@ bed in Revelation .
So let us consider the following questions : How does Jehovah feel about str@@ ang@@ ers ?
“ Not out of his own heart has [ God ] a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted or does he g@@ ri@@ eve the sons of men , ” says the Bible .
In one case , a Witness went to conduct a Bible study , but the stud@@ ent was not at home .
St@@ ars : P@@ ho@@ to by Mal@@ in , © I@@ A@@ C / ​ R@@ G@@ O 199@@ 1
22 , 23 . ( a ) Why should we put our trust in Jehovah when we are fac@@ ed with problems , and how may we do so ?
Yes , we must be ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous .
How did hum@@ ble people re@@ act ?
Consider some of Jesus ’ qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations .
The less@@ on ?
Those who accept it become part of a un@@ ited , worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od of Christians who do not allow n@@ ational , tri@@ ba@@ l , or e@@ con@@ om@@ ic differ@@ ences to di@@ vi@@ de them .
What is the result of all of this ?
( b ) How does Jesus ’ example show the import@@ ance of faith during times of tri@@ al ?
No house serv@@ ant can be a slave to two ma@@ st@@ ers ; for , ei@@ ther he will h@@ ate the one and love the other , or he will s@@ tic@@ k to the one and des@@ p@@ ise the other .
L@@ ow@@ er cour@@ ts tri@@ ed min@@ or cri@@ m@@ es and ci@@ vi@@ l c@@ as@@ es without Rom@@ an inter@@ fer@@ ence .
S@@ ever@@ al of the re@@ si@@ d@@ ents of the R@@ o@@ sa@@ s de@@ l C@@ am@@ in@@ o cen@@ ter are de@@ a@@ f .
Because we who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly serve Jehovah , he is ‘ our place of conc@@ e@@ al@@ ment ’ and will su@@ sta@@ in us .
“ It was a very sur@@ pris@@ ing result , ” says F@@ el@@ d@@ man .
What purpose did God’s ancient temple serve ?
Th@@ r@@ ough his con@@ ques@@ ts , however , Gre@@ e@@ ce had become a world power , as fore@@ told in Dani@@ el@@ ’s prophecy .
Those who imitate the B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ ans are not dec@@ ei@@ ved by the “ coun@@ ter@@ fe@@ it words ” of an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ ts .
What inter@@ es@@ ting question did Jesus ’ apostles ask him ?
W@@ ould we re@@ act as Job did if a fellow Christian kin@@ dly told us that we were giving evidence of a fa@@ ul@@ ty attitude ?
“ The living are consci@@ ous that they will die , ” wrote wise King Solomon of ancient Israel . “ As for the dead , they are consci@@ ous of nothing at all , ne@@ i@@ ther do they any@@ more have wa@@ ges , because the re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of them has been for@@ go@@ t@@ ten . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 5 .
I did not know what to do .
This will help the d@@ ri@@ ver to gu@@ ard against f@@ at@@ al ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents with the pos@@ si@@ bility of b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t .
This s@@ lo@@ g@@ an was po@@ pul@@ ar among some col@@ le@@ ge stud@@ ents during the 19@@ 60 ’ s .
If he had been succ@@ ess@@ ful , this would un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly have me@@ ant death for Solomon .
In many ways .
Yes , we fur@@ ther devel@@ op a loving relationship with our heavenly Father .
S@@ ar@@ a@@ i no doubt man@@ ag@@ ed the t@@ as@@ ks tra@@ di@@ tion@@ ally done by women of that cul@@ ture : k@@ ne@@ ading f@@ l@@ our , bak@@ ing bre@@ ad , sp@@ in@@ ning w@@ o@@ ol , se@@ wing gar@@ ments .
And we make Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice .
E@@ r@@ in , who lives in S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , ad@@ m@@ its : “ We children often wh@@ ined and com@@ pla@@ ined about Bible study , meetings , and field service .
Th@@ ough We@@ ak , I A@@ m P@@ ow@@ er@@ ful
The dis@@ cre@@ et woman A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il gave David 2@@ 00 c@@ ak@@ es of pres@@ sed fi@@ g@@ s , no doubt thinking that this would be an ide@@ al food for fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ves .
In the pro@@ c@@ ess , they de@@ pri@@ ve each other of the best f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for a good marriage ​ — a relationship based on un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish love , self - control , and obedi@@ ence to Jehovah God .
A first st@@ ep is to study God’s Word , the Ho@@ ly Bible .
No@@ te the tri@@ ple purpose of E@@ z@@ ra@@ ’s pre@@ par@@ ing his heart : to study , to make personal app@@ lic@@ ation , and to teach .
When Samuel said that , Jehovah spoke to him .
Sh@@ ould we not turn a de@@ a@@ f e@@ ar to their talk and stri@@ ve to be spiritual people who contribu@@ te to peace and un@@ ity in the congregation ?
I@@ do@@ l worshi@@ p@@ ers wr@@ ong@@ ly at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te su@@ per@@ human po@@ wers to their ob@@ je@@ cts of ven@@ er@@ ation .
Se@@ cond , how can you praise him effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely ?
In the first century , a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake re@@ pres@@ ented suffering , sh@@ ame , and death .
When An@@ dre@@ y fin@@ i@@ shed , his cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es asked him many questions about Jesus and Jehovah .
1 : 18 - 25 .
Although his bri@@ be to the S@@ y@@ ri@@ an King B@@ en - ha@@ da@@ d did result in re@@ mo@@ ving the th@@ re@@ at Israel posed to Juda@@ h , A@@ sa@@ ’s covenant with S@@ y@@ ri@@ a showed a l@@ ack of confidence in Jehovah .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 19 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 8@@ 8 , 3
They believ@@ ed that this sh@@ ort life is all we will ever have , so they prom@@ o@@ ted the ide@@ a that we should make the most of that life .
A ma@@ j@@ or chall@@ enge fac@@ ed by those preaching the good news is the ex@@ t@@ ent of the ter@@ rit@@ ory ​ — “ all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ”
Because we are imper@@ fect , all of us “ have sin@@ ned and f@@ all sh@@ ort of the glory of God . ” ​ — Romans 3 : 23 .
To be good teach@@ ers , we first have to be good stud@@ ents .
We would a@@ bu@@ se Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness if we com@@ mit@@ ted a sin and as@@ sum@@ ed that Jehovah would a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally for@@ give us
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing that she was uni@@ qu@@ ely a part of him , Adam exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ This is at last b@@ one of my b@@ ones and flesh of my flesh .
He said “ wh@@ en@@ ever , ” or “ when , ” su@@ gg@@ es@@ ting what fre@@ qu@@ ently occ@@ ur@@ s .
A Creator Wor@@ thy of Our P@@ ra@@ ise
At the appointed time , he would star@@ t wi@@ el@@ ding his power as King of God’s Kingdom .
P@@ i@@ one@@ ering with our marriage mate streng@@ th@@ ens the th@@ re@@ e@@ fo@@ ld mar@@ it@@ al c@@ ord .
If a person i@@ g@@ no@@ res the is@@ sue of stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing others , he might come to have a de@@ fil@@ ed conscience , as did some Christians on C@@ re@@ te .
In B@@ r@@ ita@@ in , the change from the imp@@ eri@@ al me@@ asure of we@@ i@@ ght ( p@@ oun@@ ds and oun@@ ces ) to the me@@ tri@@ c ( kil@@ o@@ gr@@ am@@ s and gr@@ am@@ s ) br@@ ed consider@@ able mis@@ trust ​ — and not without reason .
L@@ ater , at me@@ al@@ time , Bo@@ a@@ z c@@ alls Ru@@ th : ‘ A@@ p@@ pro@@ ach , e@@ at some of the bre@@ ad and di@@ p your pi@@ e@@ ce in the v@@ in@@ e@@ g@@ ar . ’
One time he invit@@ ed me to his home for a s@@ n@@ ack .
U@@ sing material as@@ se@@ ts to ad@@ v@@ ance Kingdom inter@@ ests shows “ practic@@ al wisdom ” in another way .
There was a lo@@ t of work , but I was happy to be able to help .
The R@@ ul@@ er of God’s Kingdom has demonstr@@ ated his wor@@ thin@@ ess before all mankind .
R@@ ac@@ he@@ l was ba@@ r@@ re@@ n for a long time , and when she fin@@ ally gave bir@@ th to Joseph , Jac@@ o@@ b tre@@ ated this son of his old age as special .
Abraham then took H@@ ag@@ ar as a se@@ con@@ d@@ ary wife , had rel@@ ations with her , and she became pre@@ gn@@ ant .
The apostle John was moved to wr@@ ite : “ God is love . ”
When that Jewish rul@@ er came to Jesus under the co@@ ver of dar@@ k@@ ness , Jesus told him : “ Mo@@ st truly I say to you , Un@@ less anyone is born again , he cannot see the kingdom of God . ”
Ther@@ efore , all children ​ — even older ones — ​ do well to consider the effect that their actions will have on their father and mother .
A clear example of how prayer helped a fe@@ ar@@ ful and doub@@ ting serv@@ ant of God is found at 2 K@@ ings 6 : 11 - 18 .
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ar p@@ ho@@ ne c@@ alls ​ — even da@@ ily if possible — ​ let@@ ters , or e - ma@@ il@@ s reas@@ sure parents that they are loved . ​ — Pro@@ v .
Do we regul@@ arly e@@ at who@@ les@@ ome me@@ als and get en@@ ough rest ?
I@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ IN@@ E h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of milli@@ ons , even bil@@ li@@ ons , of people , all as@@ king for the same thing . They are as@@ king the high@@ est authority in the uni@@ verse to fulf@@ ill a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c re@@ qu@@ est .
To answer those questions , we need to understand the answer to these two ba@@ si@@ c questions : Why do bad things ha@@ p@@ pen at all , and what will God do ?
The J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese occ@@ up@@ ation ended in 194@@ 5 .
No@@ ting the spiritual con@@ dition of the congregations there , he lea@@ ves Ti@@ tu@@ s be@@ h@@ ind to strengthen them .
G@@ ri@@ ef and fru@@ str@@ ation
Now I did not know what to think .
To get the ans@@ wers , let us take a clo@@ s@@ er look at the apost@@ le@@ ’s words .
And Paul war@@ ned : “ The min@@ ding of the flesh means death . ”
“ What is loo@@ ked for in ste@@ war@@ ds is for a man to be found faithful . ”
My first assignment was in the city of F@@ o@@ g@@ gi@@ a .
For that reason the earth is wor@@ th pre@@ serving as God’s cre@@ ation ; and God will pre@@ serve it for all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity . ”
Why should we show love for fellow worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah ?
Indeed , no one needs to per@@ ish at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
▪ How Jehovah D@@ ra@@ ws C@@ lo@@ se to U@@ s
When in difficul@@ ty , I some@@ times pray@@ ed for help , but I did not know whom I was speaking to .
It was written during a time when Christians were often vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ous mo@@ bs .
Acc@@ ording to We@@ b@@ st@@ er@@ ’s N@@ in@@ th New C@@ ol@@ le@@ gi@@ ate Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary , the dis@@ cre@@ et person is also “ ca@@ pa@@ ble of pre@@ serving pr@@ u@@ d@@ ent s@@ il@@ ence . ”
B@@ ri@@ ef@@ ly rel@@ ate Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation recorded at Luke 12 : 16 - 21 .
“ My in@@ iti@@ al re@@ action was one of dis@@ beli@@ ef .
A@@ spe@@ cts of this prophecy had a fulfill@@ ment when God allow@@ ed his anointed servants to go into spiritual cap@@ tiv@@ ity in 19@@ 18 and then li@@ ber@@ ated them in 19@@ 19 .
One brother who@@ se son com@@ mit@@ ted su@@ i@@ ci@@ de asked : ‘ Di@@ d Jehovah ass@@ ess in ad@@ v@@ ance that my wife and I would be ca@@ pa@@ ble of end@@ uring our s@@ on@@ ’s su@@ i@@ ci@@ de ?
The psalmist wrote : “ E@@ very bre@@ a@@ thing thing ​ — let it praise J@@ ah . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 50 : 6 .
200@@ 4 : All prin@@ ting , bin@@ ding , and shi@@ pp@@ ing op@@ er@@ ations in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates con@@ so@@ li@@ d@@ ated at W@@ all@@ k@@ ill .
I@@ magine how H@@ ann@@ ah feel@@ s when El@@ i re@@ pro@@ ach@@ es her , saying that she is dr@@ un@@ k !
7@@ 8 : 4@@ 9 - 5@@ 1 .
Lo@@ ve for God and neigh@@ b@@ or and the ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y of the Kingdom - preaching work move God’s people “ to come for@@ ward . . . with a gift in hand for Jehovah ” by making vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary don@@ ations .
Un@@ til his mal@@ ign influ@@ ence is re@@ moved , there will be vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of evil and in@@ justice .
One fine example is M@@ ary O@@ l@@ son , who gra@@ du@@ ated from G@@ ile@@ ad in 194@@ 4 .
M@@ an was desi@@ gn@@ ed to f@@ ill a wonderful ro@@ le on earth .
How has consider@@ ation of the trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation vision and rel@@ ated prophe@@ ci@@ es affe@@ cted you ?
It would have been car@@ ri@@ ed by K@@ o@@ ha@@ th@@ ite L@@ ev@@ ites on their sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders , as God had c@@ learly instru@@ cted .
That desi@@ gn@@ ation makes De@@ bor@@ ah un@@ u@@ su@@ al in the Bible rec@@ ord but har@@ dly uni@@ que .
Consider : If those around you at school , at the work@@ place , or in your commun@@ ity are d@@ res@@ sing more and more pro@@ vo@@ c@@ ati@@ vely , might you be affe@@ cted ?
The principles found in the Scriptures can help us to make wise decisions when it comes to medi@@ cal tre@@ at@@ ment .
The Ma@@ ster H@@ as a Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful S@@ la@@ ve
In time , he re@@ de@@ f@@ ined his pri@@ or@@ ities .
Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah has had ei@@ ght v@@ isions that he al@@ one ob@@ served .
Se@@ ek the help of loving Christian elders , know@@ ing that they ​ — in imit@@ ation of Jehovah — ​ will not tre@@ at ligh@@ tly your desire to experience the rest@@ or@@ ation of a good relationship with your heavenly Father .
This has cre@@ ated a need for more Kingdom H@@ alls .
V@@ er@@ y soon after the death of Jesus ’ apostles , individuals appe@@ ared who proved to be “ we@@ e@@ ds , ” fav@@ or@@ ing tw@@ is@@ ted human teachings over “ the very word of Jehovah . ”
Ha@@ ve you or a member of your family ever been a vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of viol@@ ence ?
“ After we fin@@ i@@ shed working the assign@@ ed ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es , we re@@ turned to vis@@ it the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge to strengthen the inter@@ ested ones and to see how the organiz@@ ed Bible study grou@@ ps were doing .
The account of the nee@@ dy wi@@ do@@ w shows that Jesus was imp@@ ressed , not by the large gi@@ f@@ ts of the rich , who gave “ out of their sur@@ p@@ lu@@ s , ” but by the po@@ or wi@@ do@@ w@@ ’s t@@ in@@ y contribu@@ tion .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the S@@ ong of Solomon
She wants to live , to fi@@ ght , and to keep on living .
( D .
When the gu@@ ar@@ ds later came to col@@ le@@ ct the pl@@ ates , the three men had no@@ ne to return .
( b ) What is involved in ‘ fe@@ aring God and giving him glory ’ ?
Gi@@ ve an example of how Jehovah bless@@ es those who are concer@@ ned about san@@ c@@ ti@@ f@@ ying his name .
Jesus Christ was the great@@ est Mis@@ sion@@ ary .
Then she makes the dis@@ h , dis@@ gu@@ ises Jac@@ o@@ b , and s@@ ends him to her husband . ​ — Genesis 27 : 1 - 17 .
He did so in two ba@@ si@@ c ways : through his teachings and through his conduct .
When she went to an ass@@ em@@ bly , she wor@@ ked hard to pre@@ pare my me@@ als a@@ head of time and to get the h@@ ou@@ se@@ work done .
He once told a man who was see@@ king to be a disci@@ ple : “ F@@ o@@ x@@ es have den@@ s and bir@@ ds of heaven have ro@@ o@@ st@@ s , but the Son of man has no@@ where to la@@ y down his head . ”
Be@@ ing or@@ din@@ ary may have the con@@ no@@ tation of being “ po@@ or , inf@@ eri@@ or . ”
F@@ o@@ re@@ most among the me@@ tho@@ ds used by anointed Christians and their “ other sheep ” compan@@ i@@ ons in fulfill@@ ing this prophe@@ tic pi@@ c@@ ture is the house - to - house ministry .
He ow@@ ed a great de@@ b@@ t of gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to his a@@ un@@ t and to Jeho@@ i@@ a@@ da , his un@@ c@@ le .
O@@ ther you@@ ths just “ d@@ ri@@ ft away ” without ac@@ tually declar@@ ing their in@@ ten@@ tions .
S@@ en@@ sel@@ ess and fo@@ ol@@ ish ans@@ wers that just bu@@ b@@ ble for@@ th from the m@@ ou@@ th sel@@ dom lead to anything good .
You can be sure that Jehovah accep@@ ts what s@@ ort of service ?
She told him that many famili@@ es had been helped by The Se@@ cre@@ t of F@@ am@@ ily H@@ app@@ iness , a book publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
“ A@@ S F@@ O@@ R me , the dra@@ wing near to God is good for me . In the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah I have plac@@ ed my refu@@ ge . ”
R@@ E@@ V@@ EL@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N 11 : 18
Since he believ@@ ed in a Creator , he accepted a Bible study , and his wife jo@@ ined in later .
You have a good relationship with Jehovah .
It often go@@ es un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed by us as we go about our nor@@ ma@@ l , da@@ ily activities .
During the g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing pro@@ c@@ ess , your child may experience physical sy@@ mp@@ t@@ om@@ s , perhaps ill@@ ness .
In a liter@@ al har@@ v@@ est , the time for har@@ v@@ es@@ ting a cro@@ p is li@@ mit@@ ed .
If their children are very young , the parents can expla@@ in the information in a simp@@ le way .
The Jo@@ y of Dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ing the Tru@@ th
As far as Jesus ’ followers were concer@@ ned , all of this may have resul@@ ted in what Paul called “ su@@ ffer@@ ings , ” “ tri@@ bul@@ ations , ” and “ the p@@ lun@@ der@@ ing of [ their ] bel@@ ong@@ ings . ” ​ — Hebrews 10 : 32 - 34 ; Acts 11 : 27 – 12 : 1 .
For instance , S@@ te@@ ph@@ en died with the con@@ vi@@ ction that there would be a resurrection of the dead . ​ — Acts 7 : 5@@ 5 - 60 .
Paul wrote to Timothy : “ C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly if anyone does not provide for those who are his own , and especially for those who are members of his hous@@ eho@@ ld , he has dis@@ ow@@ ned the faith and is wor@@ se than a person without faith . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 5 : 8 .
What do repor@@ ts show regarding al@@ co@@ ho@@ l a@@ bu@@ se and se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality among uni@@ vers@@ ity stud@@ ents ?
Un@@ i@@ que .
But how is it that the spirit “ go@@ es out ” from a person at the time of his death ?
W@@ is@@ dom will move us to pa@@ y no he@@ ed to them .
Is that how you feel ?
What about the ph@@ ra@@ se “ the one al@@ one having im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity ” ?
And who or@@ da@@ ins him ?
So it is not sur@@ pris@@ ing that u@@ pri@@ ght Joseph re@@ je@@ cted se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality so as not to “ sin against God . ”
The words “ with one another ” tell us that such t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance is to be mutu@@ al .
And Proverbs 22 : 3 states : “ Sh@@ re@@ w@@ d is the one that has seen the cal@@ am@@ ity and pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ds to conc@@ e@@ al himself . ”
Today , s@@ inc@@ ere people may have a better ch@@ ance of fin@@ ding and keep@@ ing their jo@@ bs .
Will he not act ? ’ ​ — P@@ s .
• Why is age not necess@@ ar@@ ily a li@@ mit@@ ing fac@@ t@@ or in what one can accom@@ pl@@ ish ?
What do you think Jesus says ? — He tel@@ ls them that they are wrong to say such a bad thing !
If we maintain our integrity , we can be certain that our relationship with Jehovah will remain in@@ t@@ act , no matter how much dam@@ age imper@@ fe@@ ction inf@@ li@@ cts on us in the form of age or ill@@ ness .
From 19@@ 34 to 19@@ 38 , persecu@@ tion was an in@@ se@@ par@@ able part of my da@@ ily life .
Instead of being in tu@@ mul@@ t , or dis@@ or@@ der@@ ly ag@@ it@@ ation of mind , they could rejo@@ ice at the pro@@ spe@@ cts that the Messi@@ ani@@ c King would set before them .
Today , what confidence can we have , what “ righteous nation ” do we love , and what “ strong city ” does that “ nation ” have ?
When the gu@@ sting w@@ in@@ ds of ad@@ vers@@ ity beg@@ in to how@@ l , and the mer@@ c@@ il@@ ess ra@@ in and ha@@ il of dist@@ ress keep p@@ oun@@ ding , God is ready to provide cons@@ ol@@ ing prote@@ ction .
Then he said : ‘ You should know that if you put me to death , you are k@@ ill@@ ing an in@@ no@@ c@@ ent man , for God sent me to speak to you . ’
How should we view se@@ cul@@ ar rul@@ ers in the world ?
The man , W@@ al@@ ter , lived only a b@@ lo@@ ck from the Kingdom H@@ all .
You are tre@@ ating me c@@ ru@@ el@@ ly ; you persecu@@ te me with all your power . ”
It was a life of sur@@ pris@@ es , ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments , challeng@@ es , and jo@@ ys , and one in which I received great affe@@ ction from de@@ ar brothers and sisters .
“ My wife comes from a family where money was man@@ ag@@ ed well , ” says Matthew , who has been married for ei@@ ght years .
While the Israelites were in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , Mi@@ ri@@ am became je@@ al@@ ous of her brother Moses .
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als from all ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of sur@@ vi@@ ving the coming “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” and dr@@ in@@ king from “ f@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of w@@ at@@ ers of life ” in the new world . ​ — Revelation 7 : 14 - 17 .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , he col@@ la@@ p@@ sed .
But are these the only times when we can supp@@ lic@@ ate Jehovah ?
On another occasi@@ on , “ Jesus ra@@ ised his eyes heaven@@ ward and said : ‘ Father , I than@@ k you that you have heard me . ’ ”
They li@@ t up the s@@ k@@ y in vari@@ ous c@@ ities . Ch@@ urch bel@@ ls ran@@ g , can@@ n@@ ons ro@@ ared in sal@@ u@@ te , and people san@@ g in the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts .
Instead , they will be wel@@ com@@ ed back , and the elders will give them the spiritual help they need .
Why can we say that Jehovah is our refu@@ ge ?
With what does the psalmist e@@ qu@@ ate a th@@ ous@@ and years of human ex@@ ist@@ ence ?
There , “ Eli@@ j@@ ah took his of@@ fi@@ cial gar@@ ment and ro@@ l@@ led it up and stru@@ ck the w@@ at@@ ers , and they were di@@ vi@@ ded . ”
St@@ an@@ ding before John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er was the one who@@ se he@@ el was to be b@@ ru@@ ised by Satan and who was to b@@ ru@@ ise the head of that ar@@ ch@@ enem@@ y of Jehovah and His so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
In view of the d@@ anger to the fe@@ tu@@ s , a pre@@ gn@@ ant woman may cho@@ ose not to dr@@ ink at all .
In turn , I travel@@ ed to Bro@@ ome once a mon@@ th .
By means of it , Jehovah’s Witnesses , like the ancient g@@ at@@ eke@@ ep@@ ers , are ur@@ g@@ ing people every@@ where to “ keep a@@ wa@@ ke ” spiritually because the Ma@@ ster , Jesus Christ , is about to return and ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment on this system of things . ​ — Mark 13 : 26 , 37 .
Not all the k@@ ings who rul@@ ed God’s ancient people follow@@ ed God’s instru@@ ctions .
Jesus direc@@ ts the fin@@ al illustr@@ ation , the par@@ able of the sheep and the go@@ ats , to those with an earthly hope .
Why is the Hebrew word transl@@ ated “ loving - kindness ” so hard to de@@ fine , and what is an appro@@ pri@@ ate al@@ ter@@ n@@ ate rend@@ ering of it ?
A seem@@ ingly in@@ no@@ c@@ ent di@@ ver@@ sion turned out to be something far more sin@@ is@@ ter in their case .
In the Bible , “ pu@@ re ” and “ clean ” can indic@@ ate what is clean in a physical sense .
17 , 18 . ( a ) Why might fri@@ ction devel@@ op between Christians ?
But what is it ?
“ The righteous himself will b@@ lo@@ s@@ som for@@ th as a p@@ al@@ m t@@ ree does , ” san@@ g the psalmist . ​ — Psalm 9@@ 2 : 12 .
That is why he al@@ one deser@@ ves our worship .
Many times , she and I would ra@@ ise our vo@@ ic@@ es and sh@@ out at each other . ” ​ — M@@ A@@ K@@ I , J@@ A@@ P@@ A@@ N .
In a B@@ B@@ C tel@@ ev@@ ision pro@@ gra@@ m , ann@@ oun@@ c@@ er Jo@@ an Bak@@ e@@ well explained that G@@ ou@@ l@@ der “ felt hel@@ pl@@ ess before the sc@@ ale of pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s g@@ ri@@ ef . ”
This govern@@ ment would di@@ ff@@ er from all others .
S@@ imp@@ ly put , it cont@@ ra@@ di@@ cts certain the@@ ori@@ es regarding the orig@@ in of language .
U@@ sing God’s Word to ‘ set things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght ’ br@@ ings great benef@@ its to Jehovah’s people .
There we found over@@ f@@ low@@ ing ba@@ z@@ a@@ ars , a bl@@ end of the worl@@ d’s fin@@ est cu@@ is@@ ines , inter@@ es@@ ting mu@@ se@@ um@@ s , char@@ m@@ ing neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ o@@ ds , and an always f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating w@@ at@@ er@@ fr@@ on@@ t .
We gre@@ et@@ ed one another with the words “ Al@@ ways P@@ re@@ pared . ”
These questions should not be ign@@ ored .
I@@ l@@ l@@ ness , fin@@ an@@ cial re@@ ver@@ ses , or other difficul@@ ties comm@@ on to life may cause disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement , with its we@@ ak@@ ening effect .
The word “ gener@@ ation ” u@@ su@@ ally ref@@ ers to people of vari@@ ous ages who@@ se lives over@@ la@@ p during a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar time peri@@ od or ev@@ ent .
Yet , more than a@@ we is necess@@ ary if we are to benefit person@@ ally from divine wisdom and knowledge .
We can be confid@@ ent that the righteous new world will become a re@@ ality at its right time . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
Consider the example of N@@ am@@ ang@@ ol@@ wa , who was ra@@ ised in a Christian family in Z@@ am@@ bia .
To know who are preaching the good news today , we need to answer these four questions :
My personal ministry , however , had be@@ gu@@ n with the dist@@ ribu@@ tion of tr@@ ac@@ ts and The Go@@ l@@ den A@@ ge sever@@ al years ear@@ li@@ er .
The ang@@ el G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el was sent to M@@ ary , a vi@@ r@@ g@@ in gi@@ r@@ l in Na@@ z@@ are@@ th , a city of Gal@@ ile@@ e in nor@@ ther@@ n P@@ al@@ est@@ ine . He declar@@ ed : “ Lo@@ ok !
Jesus ends his prophecy by saying : “ At that time the righteous ones will shin@@ e as b@@ righ@@ tly as the su@@ n in the kingdom of their Father . ”
Re@@ g@@ arding the id@@ ent@@ ity of those mentioned , Jesus is “ the Son of man , ” the King .
Q@@ u@@ alities like love and faith also mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to s@@ pre@@ ad the see@@ d@@ like Kingdom message found in God’s Word .
When we give back to God in such ways , it is important that we have the right mo@@ tive .
They did not give in to any desi@@ res for a life of e@@ ase , nor did they succ@@ um@@ b to the im@@ moral pres@@ sures around them , but they e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly loo@@ ked for@@ ward to “ the fulfill@@ ment of the promises . ” ​ — Hebrews 11 : 13 ; 12 : 1 .
E@@ ach time we par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in the preaching work and refu@@ se to be deter@@ red by op@@ position , we show the same faithful spirit that Ne@@ h@@ emiah did .
( b ) How did Jehovah reas@@ sure G@@ ide@@ on ?
Ban@@ k Acc@@ oun@@ ts : D@@ ep@@ en@@ ding on local ban@@ k requi@@ re@@ ments , a person can set up a ban@@ k account , cer@@ ti@@ fic@@ ate of de@@ po@@ si@@ t , or an individu@@ al re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment account as a trust .
For example , Re@@ u@@ b@@ en “ ri@@ pp@@ ed his gar@@ ments ap@@ ar@@ t ” when he found that his pl@@ an to deli@@ ver his brother Joseph was fo@@ iled because Joseph had been so@@ ld into sla@@ very .
After her husband died , He@@ idi was baptized , but soon her health fa@@ iled , and she was ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al@@ ized with A@@ I@@ D@@ S .
( a ) What questions could we consider when sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing for clo@@ thing or cho@@ o@@ sing a st@@ y@@ le ?
You can s@@ end the following don@@ ations :
At the end of the day , as the children would ready themselves for bed , a s@@ kin@@ ned k@@ ne@@ e might be da@@ u@@ bed with so@@ o@@ thing o@@ il .
“ The L@@ am@@ b . . . will shepher@@ d them , and will gu@@ i@@ de them to f@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of w@@ at@@ ers of life . ” ​ — R@@ E@@ V .
Con@@ cer@@ ning them , Hebrews 13 : 7 states : “ R@@ em@@ ember those who are taking the lead among you , who have spo@@ ken the word of God to you , and as you con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate how their conduct tur@@ ns out imitate their faith . ”
◆ W@@ om@@ an of Sh@@ un@@ em : 2 K@@ ings 4 : 8 - 37 .
We per@@ sever@@ ed in the truth and were always ze@@ al@@ ous pre@@ ach@@ ers of the good news .
From Jehovah this has come to be , and it is mar@@ vel@@ ous in our eyes ’ ?
The Bible account states : “ It became a cu@@ sto@@ m in Israel : From year to year , the young women of Israel would go to give comm@@ end@@ ation to the daugh@@ ter of J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah the G@@ ile@@ adi@@ te four days in the year . ”
Eli@@ hu@@ ’s words to Job provide hope that man will be set free from the pro@@ c@@ ess of ag@@ ing and death
No matter how un@@ pleas@@ ant the t@@ ask or how low@@ ly the re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ent , true hum@@ ility mo@@ ves us to minis@@ ter to others .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , they were viol@@ ent individuals who brought c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty and im@@ mor@@ ality that only a f@@ lood of divine orig@@ in could bring to an end .
Jehovah fore@@ told that a “ se@@ ed ” to be pro@@ duc@@ ed by a “ woman ” would b@@ ru@@ ise Satan in the head .
You are right , life is beau@@ ti@@ ful !
However , we are not expe@@ cting a mas@@ s con@@ ver@@ sion of people out@@ side the real@@ m of Chris@@ tend@@ om , who are refer@@ red to as “ the rest of the men . ”
We will be privile@@ ged to “ serve Jehovah with rejo@@ ic@@ ing , ” and we will work together har@@ mon@@ i@@ ously as we buil@@ d beau@@ ti@@ ful ho@@ m@@ es , t@@ ill the so@@ il and , ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , sub@@ du@@ e the whole earth .
1 : 26 - 31 ; 3 : 3 - 9 ; 4 : 7 .
The declar@@ ation that Moses heard on M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i op@@ ened with the expres@@ sion : “ Jehovah , Jehovah , a God mer@@ ci@@ ful and gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous . ”
( C@@ ha@@ p@@ ters 1 - 4 , 26 ) The n@@ arr@@ ative is di@@ vi@@ ded into three se@@ ctions .
C@@ re@@ ate circumstances that prom@@ o@@ te study .
S@@ il@@ ence can provide an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment for heal@@ thy self - exam@@ in@@ ation ​ — an ess@@ enti@@ al pr@@ er@@ e@@ qu@@ is@@ ite for self - imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement .
For example , obedi@@ ence in this matter helps to prote@@ ct us from se@@ x@@ u@@ ally trans@@ mit@@ ted di@@ se@@ as@@ es , some of which have no cu@@ re and can k@@ ill .
What coun@@ ts is not only what we do but also why we do it .
L@@ ater , the spirit pla@@ yed a ke@@ y ro@@ le in ap@@ poin@@ ting Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s and Saul ( the apostle Paul ) for mission@@ ary activ@@ ity and in direc@@ ting where they should and should not go .
( Read Proverbs 27 : 11 . )
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the are@@ a h@@ it by the c@@ y@@ clo@@ ne , 35 hous@@ es of the Witnesses were destro@@ yed , 1@@ 25 of their ho@@ m@@ es were par@@ ti@@ ally dam@@ ag@@ ed , and 8 Kingdom H@@ alls received min@@ or dam@@ age .
What Jehovah F@@ o@@ re@@ tel@@ ls Com@@ es to Be
Fir@@ st , th@@ ic@@ k s@@ mo@@ ke came out of the pi@@ t , and then a s@@ war@@ m of lo@@ cu@@ st@@ s fle@@ w out of the s@@ mo@@ ke .
They are likely moved by their concer@@ n and deep affe@@ ction for you .
How did you come to appreci@@ ate the ex@@ t@@ ent of God’s love ?
H@@ u@@ man@@ s are far from e@@ qu@@ al , and class dist@@ inc@@ tions are still a pre@@ d@@ om@@ in@@ ant fe@@ ature of soci@@ ety .
( a ) What is “ the se@@ cre@@ t place of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh ” ?
What could cause your parents to act this way ?
If there was a question about gr@@ am@@ ma@@ r , ancient Bible man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts were to be consider@@ ed more author@@ it@@ ative than accepted L@@ at@@ in u@@ sage .
How can we ‘ encoura@@ ge one another ’ ?
As h@@ one@@ y is s@@ we@@ et and provi@@ des quic@@ k ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment to a hu@@ ng@@ ry person , pleas@@ ant sa@@ y@@ ings are encourag@@ ing and ref@@ re@@ shing .
While such an ex@@ change is accep@@ table in a fri@@ end@@ ly con@@ vers@@ ation , we need to put personal inter@@ ests asi@@ de when someone is discus@@ sing a serious proble@@ m .
At that point , Pe@@ dr@@ o was not sure that God ex@@ is@@ ted , nor could he deci@@ de whether to have a Bible study or not .
Jesus Christ — The Gre@@ at@@ est Mis@@ sion@@ ary
A@@ vo@@ id con@@ fr@@ on@@ tation , be fle@@ xi@@ ble and positi@@ ve .
What important char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic of his followers did Jesus point to ?
Christ’s ransom sacrifice provided mankind with reli@@ ef from Ad@@ am@@ ic sin
You have nothing to fear . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
This does not mean that a husband is better than his wife .
By reading and medit@@ ating on the Bible boo@@ ks of Matthew , Mark , Luke , and John , we ex@@ pose our mind to Christ’s mind .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually en@@ ri@@ ch@@ ing study also requi@@ res good study me@@ tho@@ ds .
Although doing this might take a little time before I can star@@ t to medit@@ ate on spiritual sub@@ je@@ cts , I feel clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah .
That is how though@@ t@@ ful married elders feel .
Rather , let us always be gu@@ i@@ ded by God’s thoughts .
What in@@ com@@ par@@ able gift has Jehovah offered humans ?
Instead , she arrang@@ ed for me to go to a better ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al and receive the care of her do@@ ct@@ or .
Ha@@ ve a F@@ ul@@ l Sh@@ are in the Gre@@ at S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al H@@ ar@@ v@@ est
In the congregation , Jehovah en@@ tru@@ st@@ s the elders with the responsi@@ bility of tra@@ ining others .
These artic@@ les ex@@ pl@@ ore the meaning of what we read at 2 Timothy 2 : 19 , and they show how this text rel@@ ates to events in Moses ’ day .
When the f@@ l@@ ame is ex@@ t@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed , it does not go any@@ where .
For it is written , ‘ You must not speak in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ously of a rul@@ er of your people . ’ ” ​ — Acts 23 : 1 - 5 .
Instead of tel@@ ling people that demon@@ ism was wrong , we were tel@@ ling them that they should not use me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing s@@ cal@@ es and wal@@ king s@@ tic@@ ks !
Ho@@ ly spirit .
Le@@ a@@ p for Jo@@ y at the Re@@ ward
I W@@ ON@@ D@@ E@@ R@@ E@@ D about that question even more during and after World W@@ ar I@@ I , when I was in the U@@ .@@ S . N@@ av@@ y for over three years .
All e@@ cho@@ ed the inspired words : “ I la@@ u@@ d you , O Jehovah my God , with all my heart , and I will gl@@ ori@@ fy your name to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , for your loving - kindness is great toward me . ” ​ — Psalm 8@@ 6 : 12 , 13 .
( b ) How can we “ look in@@ ten@@ tly ” at Jesus ?
Some people i@@ magine that there is no God who will call them to account .
W@@ ould it not be e@@ asi@@ er for the wife to respect her husband when she se@@ es that he man@@ i@@ fes@@ ts hum@@ ility and gives s@@ inc@@ ere consider@@ ation to her lik@@ es and dis@@ lik@@ es rather than being concer@@ ned only about his own pre@@ fer@@ ences ?
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 3 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 6@@ 5 , 2
However , his rule came to an ab@@ ru@@ pt end when his son - in - law , P@@ to@@ le@@ my , ass@@ as@@ sin@@ ated him along with two of his sons while they were ban@@ qu@@ et@@ ing near Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o .
God’s spirit imp@@ els Jehovah’s Witnesses to support the Kingdom - preaching work in every way ​ — devo@@ ting their time , en@@ er@@ gy , personal la@@ b@@ or , and other res@@ our@@ ces to Christian activities .
Then , it must be spo@@ ken at the right time .
6@@ 9 : 20 .
A R@@ em@@ ar@@ ka@@ ble F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ ment
In what ways can you re@@ ach more people with the good news ?
( 8 ) Bu@@ r@@ do , C .
But now return the man@@ ’s wife , for he is a prophet , and he will make supp@@ lic@@ ation for you . So keep living . ” ​ — G@@ en .
P@@ il@@ ate had little knowledge about Christ .
As a nation , they had received the Law covenant through Moses about 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years ear@@ li@@ er .
O@@ thers me@@ asure the value of work by in@@ come or pres@@ ti@@ ge , while still others see work as no more than a time f@@ ill@@ er or even a time wa@@ ster .
Do they deser@@ ve et@@ er@@ n@@ al t@@ or@@ ment ?
The coming resurrection of faithful ones should o@@ pen up s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ating opportun@@ ities to learn from such men as Moses , A@@ ar@@ on , Be@@ z@@ al@@ el , and others who were person@@ ally ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the desi@@ gn and fun@@ ction of the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 36 : 1 .
Our re@@ ques@@ ts must be in har@@ mony with God’s will .
The Bible coun@@ sel@@ s us : “ Let each one prove what his own work is , and then he will have cause for ex@@ ul@@ tation in reg@@ ard to himself al@@ one , and not in com@@ par@@ is@@ on with the other person . ”
Consider the case of Tu@@ k@@ is@@ o , a man in L@@ es@@ o@@ th@@ o , sou@@ ther@@ n Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
Le@@ a@@ ving H@@ ar@@ an be@@ h@@ ind , his car@@ av@@ an he@@ ad@@ ed w@@ est , travel@@ ing some 5@@ 5 mil@@ es [ 9@@ 0 k@@ m ] .
Tru@@ e , the hard work@@ er may not always become we@@ al@@ thy .
The people were being op@@ pres@@ sed .
Lo@@ cal Witnesses set to work inst@@ all@@ ing ad@@ di@@ tional ligh@@ ting , ho@@ o@@ king up water pi@@ p@@ es , and c@@ em@@ en@@ ting flo@@ ors for the comfort of those who were to be accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ated there .
“ Let your ut@@ ter@@ ance be always with gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ousness , se@@ as@@ oned with sal@@ t . ” ​ — C@@ O@@ L@@ O@@ S@@ S@@ I@@ AN@@ S 4 : 6 .
In fact , the apostle Peter dre@@ w his s@@ word to de@@ f@@ end Jesus , but Jesus said to him : “ Re@@ turn your s@@ word to its place , for all those who take the s@@ word will per@@ ish by the s@@ word . ”
Although I could not understand what he was saying , I began thinking that I too wanted to become a mission@@ ary , learn another language , and be able to encoura@@ ge the brothers by giving a talk in their language .
D@@ O@@ E@@ S pra@@ ying do us any good ?
9 , 10 . ( a ) What will we now consider about the har@@ v@@ est se@@ as@@ on ?
As told by Ge@@ or@@ ge W@@ ari@@ en@@ ch@@ u@@ ck
We can see from Is@@ a 6@@ 6 verse 22 that Jehovah kno@@ ws that the new heavens and the new earth will not be temp@@ or@@ ary , of li@@ mit@@ ed du@@ r@@ ation .
He gave two reas@@ ons for re@@ ques@@ ting this new transl@@ ation .
Gre@@ ater tri@@ als were yet to come .
P@@ res@@ ently , we do what we can at Bethel and in the congregation . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 6 : 4 .
They live a simp@@ le life , mo@@ st@@ ly keep to themselves , and have their own language .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine con@@ tain@@ s many artic@@ les on a wide vari@@ ety of sub@@ je@@ cts .
Father travel@@ ed ex@@ ten@@ si@@ vely by ra@@ il@@ ro@@ ad thr@@ ough@@ out B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , and he man@@ ag@@ ed to lo@@ c@@ ate inter@@ ested ones .
They never h@@ es@@ it@@ ated to discipl@@ ine us .
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t expla@@ ins what happened next .
At God’s direction , Solomon buil@@ t a ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent temple for true worship and wrote three Bible boo@@ ks .
Today , not many years later , we cannot help but ask : ‘ What happened ?
In time , Paul began to stand out among his con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries , and had he continued in that course , he might have ris@@ en to prom@@ in@@ ence in Juda@@ ism .
A@@ n att@@ ack on the Go@@ sp@@ els appe@@ ared in 1@@ 7@@ 7@@ 4 when a 1@@ ,@@ 4@@ 00 - page man@@ us@@ crip@@ t by H@@ er@@ man@@ n Re@@ im@@ ar@@ us , a prof@@ ess@@ or of O@@ ri@@ ent@@ al langu@@ ages in H@@ ambu@@ r@@ g , Ger@@ many , was publi@@ shed pos@@ th@@ um@@ ously .
Th@@ ough the judg@@ ing and se@@ par@@ ating will be done “ when the Son of man arri@@ ves in his glory , ” the preaching work is provi@@ ding people today with the opportunity to recogn@@ ize Christ’s spiritual brothers and thus to work in support of them for their own et@@ er@@ n@@ al sal@@ vation . ​ — Matthew 25 : 31 - 4@@ 6 .
However , “ the land of Ma@@ go@@ g ” has a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance .
That we@@ ek@@ end both the vis@@ iting pione@@ ers and the inter@@ ested people en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally pit@@ ched in to pre@@ pare the y@@ ard so that it could be used for the meetings .
Even when Satan sub@@ je@@ cted Jesus to an ag@@ on@@ iz@@ ing death , Jesus rema@@ ined comple@@ t@@ ely loyal to his heavenly Father .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ate Jehovah’s Gen@@ er@@ os@@ ity and Re@@ as@@ on@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess , 6 / 15
As we look back , we rejo@@ ice that we have served Jehovah from you@@ th on and made the truth our way of life .
So the first st@@ ep is to exam@@ ine our own heart .
The prophet Ho@@ se@@ a later said that Jac@@ o@@ b “ we@@ pt , that he might imp@@ l@@ ore fav@@ or for himself . ”
As long as we have our relationship with Jehovah , nothing ​ — not even death — ​ can do us lasting har@@ m . ​ — Matthew 10 : 28 .
It ref@@ ers to spiritual gro@@ w@@ th , that is , having a clo@@ s@@ er relationship with Jehovah .
This served as an exc@@ use to pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ t the use of any mo@@ der@@ n Greek ver@@ sion of the Bible .
K@@ o@@ shin@@ o ) , 10 / 1
The apostle Paul expla@@ ins : “ Those who are determined to be rich f@@ all into temp@@ tation and a s@@ n@@ are and many sen@@ sel@@ ess and h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful desi@@ res , which p@@ lu@@ ng@@ e men into des@@ tru@@ ction and ru@@ in .
• What did Jesus mean when he told Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has : “ You yourself said it ” ? ​ — Mat@@ t .
When should we be s@@ il@@ ent ?
After our respon@@ ses to the false char@@ ges h@@ ur@@ led against us , a counsel sto@@ od up and said : “ I have been in this cour@@ tro@@ om many times .
What does the expres@@ sion “ th@@ re@@ e@@ fo@@ ld c@@ ord ” mean as reg@@ ar@@ ds marriage ?
M@@ ama asked the So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative there if I was old en@@ ough to be baptized .
They are practic@@ al and mo@@ des@@ t stru@@ c@@ tures that allow for congregations of 1@@ 00 to 2@@ 00 people to congreg@@ ate for we@@ ek@@ ly meetings in order to listen to and learn from God’s Word .
At that time , my v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , Z@@ á@@ lu@@ ž@@ ice , was sub@@ ject to the mon@@ ar@@ ch@@ y of the Au@@ str@@ o - H@@ ung@@ ari@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ W@@ he@@ ther you are e@@ ating or dr@@ in@@ king or doing anything el@@ se , do all things for God’s glory .
“ Pa@@ y attention to y@@ ourselves and to all the flo@@ ck , among which the holy spirit has appointed you overse@@ ers . ” ​ — A@@ C@@ T@@ S 20 : 28 .
In@@ v@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ate O@@ ther R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ons ?
▪ “ Do Not Ti@@ re O@@ u@@ t ”
B@@ ri@@ ef@@ ly , they allow@@ ed fear of man to over@@ wh@@ el@@ m their love for Christ .
As children gro@@ w up in a land fore@@ ign to their parents , language difficul@@ ties may cre@@ ate a commun@@ ic@@ ation ga@@ p that is not eas@@ ily bri@@ d@@ ged .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 50 , 32
This w@@ all would help prote@@ ct his v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard from being tr@@ am@@ pl@@ ed by c@@ at@@ tle as well as offer some prote@@ ction from fo@@ x@@ es , w@@ il@@ d bo@@ ars , and th@@ i@@ ev@@ es .
One pioneer ob@@ served : “ I have more joy if I am well pre@@ pared .
F@@ ur@@ ther , “ he took the children into his ar@@ ms and began blessing them , la@@ ying his hands upon them . ”
Proverbs 15 : 33 conclu@@ des : “ The fear of Jehovah is a discipl@@ ine toward wisdom , and before glory there is hum@@ ility . ”
Acc@@ ording to Jehovah God’s purpose , the earth@@ ’s vari@@ ous or@@ gan@@ is@@ ms therefore continue to per@@ form their fun@@ ctions in the comple@@ x we@@ b of life .
They a@@ da@@ pt .
Christian man@@ ag@@ ed to get to a ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al , but his le@@ g had to be am@@ pu@@ t@@ ated bel@@ ow the k@@ ne@@ e .
The B@@ est Re@@ ward
The young man follow@@ ed the re@@ comm@@ end@@ ations , and two years later he was invit@@ ed to serve at Bethel in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , where he has served for the past 20 years .
Ne@@ e@@ dy wi@@ do@@ ws had to me@@ et certain requi@@ re@@ ments in order to qu@@ ali@@ fy for ass@@ ist@@ ance .
We de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely do not want to ‘ mis@@ s the purpose ’ of Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness and lo@@ se out on the promise of everlasting life , be that in heaven or on earth .
We can seek God and really come to know him .
There was a continu@@ al do@@ w@@ n@@ ward spi@@ r@@ al as I end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to stru@@ gg@@ le on for the next cou@@ ple of years .
W@@ ell , what did we learn from the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er ?
It me@@ ant that God put into Ad@@ am@@ ’s li@@ fel@@ ess body the s@@ par@@ k of life ​ — “ the for@@ ce of life , ” which is ac@@ tive in all earthly cre@@ atu@@ res .
We have the responsi@@ bility to tell people that they can become friends of God
R@@ al@@ ph said , “ We will if we can get married . ”
As a child , I loved those ad@@ ven@@ tures .
And the child gre@@ w up . Then she brought him to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s daugh@@ ter , so that he became a son to her . ”
De@@ ca@@ des before 1914 , Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers declar@@ ed to the nations that the end of “ the appointed times of the nations ” would come in that year and that the world would en@@ ter into an un@@ e@@ qu@@ aled peri@@ od of tr@@ ou@@ ble .
How did Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at come to be ?
But that does not mean that Jehovah appro@@ ves of such be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or . ​ — Read Romans 1 : 28 - 32 .
But to all those to whom I shall s@@ end you , you should go ; and everything that I shall comm@@ and you , you should speak .
P@@ on@@ der@@ ing the ans@@ wers to such questions will help us to keep pro@@ ving what we ourselves are .
4 : 10 ; 15 : 18 ​ — In what sense did Jehovah dec@@ ei@@ ve his r@@ ene@@ ga@@ de people ?
20@@ 00 C.E .
Yet , such effort is wor@@ th@@ while , imp@@ ar@@ ting to us many benef@@ its , including a li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le that contribu@@ tes to good health , fine relation@@ shi@@ ps with others , and an appro@@ ved standing with God . ​ — Read Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 , 18 .
In 1914 , this sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant st@@ at@@ ement was publi@@ shed in The W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er : “ Are we not a bless@@ ed , happy people ?
“ For everything there is an appointed time , ” states the Bible .
A prop@@ er understanding of death brought him a peace of mind that cal@@ m@@ ed his spirit .
When she tri@@ ed to teach me about God , I respon@@ ded fu@@ ri@@ ously : “ I already know the God I am serving ! ”
; A@@ o@@ ki , J .
I know that his kin@@ d@@ nesses and blessings are end@@ less . ”
What ca@@ u@@ tion is ess@@ enti@@ al in the work@@ place ?
Some people respon@@ ded fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly .
After Jesus ’ en@@ thr@@ on@@ ement as King in 1914 , he cle@@ ans@@ ed the heavens of the con@@ tam@@ in@@ ating influ@@ ence of Satan and the dem@@ ons .
The divine name means “ He Ca@@ uses to Be@@ come . ”
How were they different from one another ?
David rest@@ ra@@ ined A@@ bi@@ sh@@ a@@ i , as@@ king : “ Who is it that has th@@ ru@@ st his hand out against the anointed of Jehovah and has rema@@ ined in@@ no@@ c@@ ent ? ” ​ — 1 Samuel 26 : 9 , 12 .
So when the A@@ mer@@ i@@ can N@@ ational C@@ ong@@ ress of M@@ others public@@ ly be@@ wa@@ iled “ the in@@ com@@ pe@@ ten@@ cy of parents ” in 18@@ 9@@ 9 , a par@@ a@@ de of “ s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c ex@@ per@@ ts ” quic@@ k@@ ly appe@@ ared on the sc@@ ene .
• Why can we say that God is hum@@ ble , and in what way does he displa@@ y this qu@@ ality ?
We could than@@ k them and say that we are pleas@@ ed that they invit@@ ed us to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in the we@@ d@@ ding .
Do we truly have a v@@ al@@ id reason not to put up with each other and go on serving Jehovah pe@@ ace@@ fully ? ’
We would be sent back to J@@ ap@@ an , and that would cre@@ ate problems for his compan@@ y .
We can strengthen our faith by stud@@ ying the Bible because true faith is based on the evidence and as@@ sur@@ an@@ ces found in God’s Word . ​ — Read Hebrews 11 : 1 , 6 .
What a joy to help someone ! ”
How will Jehovah respon@@ d to s@@ at@@ ani@@ c efforts to destro@@ y his servants ?
O@@ be@@ y the wise instru@@ ctions it off@@ ers , and then respon@@ d e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly to the le@@ ading of holy spirit .
▪ M@@ ak@@ ing W@@ ise C@@ ho@@ ic@@ es During Y@@ ou@@ th
They receive fur@@ ther discipl@@ ine , often in the form of se@@ v@@ ere cha@@ st@@ is@@ ement .
At times , this fear makes me un@@ reason@@ able with my wife about money matters . ”
My father was 5@@ 6 years old when I was born ; my mother was 35 .
This acc@@ or@@ ds with an ob@@ serv@@ ation Paul made when writ@@ ing from R@@ ome to the Hebrews : “ E@@ very house is con@@ stru@@ cted by someone , but he that con@@ stru@@ cted all things is God . ”
Re@@ al H@@ el@@ p for the P@@ o@@ or
TH@@ I@@ S writ@@ er then expres@@ sed the hope that one day his country as well as the rest of the world would a@@ wak@@ en to such a place .
“ The God of All Com@@ fort ”
In the book of Psal@@ ms , we learn that Joseph was sub@@ je@@ cted to fur@@ ther t@@ or@@ ment : “ With f@@ et@@ ters they b@@ ound his fe@@ et ; his ne@@ ck was put in ir@@ ons . ”
However , we should not as@@ su@@ me that we are too f@@ la@@ wed to maintain integrity .
I remember them f@@ on@@ dly ​ — especially my gr@@ and@@ mother El@@ is@@ a@@ be@@ th .
S@@ O@@ M@@ E P@@ E@@ O@@ P@@ L@@ E B@@ EL@@ I@@ E@@ V@@ E that they must always k@@ ne@@ el , bo@@ w their head , or place their hands together when pra@@ ying .
Those who served as jud@@ ges or as wit@@ nesses in j@@ udi@@ cial matters were war@@ ned of the d@@ anger of ‘ following after the crow@@ d . ’
When Jesus was about to c@@ ast a dem@@ on out of a young bo@@ y , the la@@ d’s father ple@@ ad@@ ed : “ I have faith ! H@@ el@@ p me out where I need faith ! ”
N@@ atur@@ ally , then , we may ask ourselves : ‘ A@@ m I really the teach@@ er I ought to be ?
God promises that you can find real happiness by reading , lear@@ ning from , and living by the things written in that prophe@@ tic book . ​ — Revelation 1 : 1 - 3 .
I loo@@ ked for dis@@ cre@@ pan@@ ci@@ es in the teachings of the Witnesses , fi@@ g@@ uring that I would sto@@ p my study if I found just one .
All I have to do is follow it . ”
They have stu@@ ck with their mat@@ es through th@@ ic@@ k and th@@ in . ​ — Genesis 2 : 24 .
One reason that Rom@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers were so effe@@ ctive is that they practic@@ ed with their we@@ ap@@ ons every day .
Hence , wal@@ king as Jesus wal@@ ked requi@@ res that we clo@@ sel@@ y ob@@ serve him as the C@@ hi@@ ef Le@@ ad@@ er and that we follow his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y .
Se@@ cul@@ ar hist@@ ori@@ ans , including Jose@@ ph@@ us and T@@ ac@@ itu@@ s of the first century , men@@ tion Jesus as a hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al fi@@ gu@@ re .
It is reason@@ able to believe that this ang@@ el , who had ‘ Jehovah’s name within him , ’ was God’s fir@@ st@@ born Son .
What situation provi@@ des a wife an opportunity to support her hus@@ ban@@ d’s he@@ ad@@ ship ?
How can a clear pi@@ c@@ ture of our un@@ seen re@@ ward help us today ?
So@@ on they em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed the Bible tru@@ ths they were lear@@ ning .
Just two years later , the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Christian Greek Scriptures was comple@@ ted in si@@ x ad@@ di@@ tional langu@@ ages .
13 , 14 . ( a ) Why did one im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ant cou@@ ple move their family to a local - language congregation ?
That is the kind of name the Bible encoura@@ ges us to make ​ — a fine re@@ pu@@ tation in the eyes of Jehovah , our Creator .
Is it possible to reg@@ a@@ in integrity once it is lost ?
They led a simp@@ le life ​ — but not an eas@@ y one .
W@@ ine had not been part of that first me@@ al in Egy@@ pt , yet Jesus did not ob@@ ject to its being part of the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
A@@ c@@ com@@ mo@@ d@@ ations were difficult to ob@@ tain , and some lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing plac@@ es we re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed for a long time .
( Read Psalm 10@@ 3 : 13 , 14 ; Romans 7 : 21 - 25 . )
Ca@@ pa@@ ble lead@@ ers have been cu@@ t down as they were doing their work .
K@@ no@@ wing your real po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al invol@@ ves being both real@@ is@@ tic and reason@@ able about what you want to do .
It was not eas@@ y to transl@@ ate into Tu@@ valu@@ an because we could not look up words in a dic@@ tion@@ ary or do re@@ sear@@ ch in Tu@@ valu@@ an boo@@ ks .
Tru@@ e Wor@@ ship Ad@@ van@@ ces
“ There is a time when we have to ‘ give up as lost . ’ . . .
He has sent experienced , Ger@@ man - speaking brothers and sisters to help us .
“ Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty is a fine qu@@ ality , ” ans@@ wer@@ ed K@@ ar@@ l .
The letter stated that his con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries consider@@ ed M@@ eli@@ to to be among the ‘ great lu@@ min@@ aries who have fal@@ le@@ n as@@ le@@ ep . ’
When we allow Bible truth to gu@@ i@@ de us , it can prote@@ ct us from fa@@ ul@@ ty reason@@ ing and en@@ able us to make wise decisions .
The in@@ no@@ c@@ ent mate may be un@@ able to e@@ at , may lo@@ se we@@ i@@ ght , and may become emo@@ tion@@ ally tr@@ oub@@ led .
In 19@@ 24 , it was dis@@ co@@ vered that the clo@@ s@@ est such ne@@ bula , An@@ dr@@ ome@@ da , was ac@@ tually a g@@ al@@ a@@ x@@ y it@@ self ​ — some two milli@@ on light years away !
“ God is the one that , for the s@@ ake of his good ple@@ asure , is ac@@ ting within you in order for you both to will and to act . ”
You made a mis@@ take .
Yet , it is used to ref@@ er to God .
Pe@@ ople today are already “ not o@@ pen to any ag@@ re@@ ement ” and “ he@@ ad@@ strong , ” and they will become even more di@@ vi@@ ded .
Why does Jehovah some@@ times hold off from res@@ cu@@ ing us from ad@@ vers@@ ities ?
So , because they were at disa@@ gre@@ ement with one another , they began to de@@ part . ”
When we put first “ the kingdom and his righteousness , ” Jehovah bless@@ es our bal@@ an@@ ced efforts to ob@@ tain li@@ fe@@ ’s necess@@ ities .
As@@ k yourself such questions as these : ‘ What qualities do I see in the person I am reading about ?
R@@ es@@ ur@@ rec@@ ted ones will be able to learn the truth about God and to exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus by obe@@ ying him .
Their associ@@ ation had a great imp@@ act on my future .
On occasi@@ on , though , you may dis@@ cer@@ n that you can say something bri@@ ef and mean@@ ing@@ ful .
He uses his organization to give us counsel at the right time .
Ju@@ ly 13 - 19 , 200@@ 9
As the time for ob@@ serving the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death appro@@ ach@@ es , true Christians should more than ever be consci@@ ous that Jehovah “ loved us and sent for@@ th his Son as a prop@@ iti@@ at@@ ory sacrifice for our sin@@ s . ” — 1 John 4 : 10 .
I also look for@@ ward to ob@@ serving from heaven the earthly resurrection and , at last , fin@@ ding my physical father .
Ph@@ ili@@ p explained the meaning of the pas@@ sage the man had been reading and went on to dec@@ l@@ are to him “ the good news about Jesus . ” ​ — Acts 8 : 30 - 35 .
P@@ ati@@ ence helps me to put up with the in@@ conven@@ i@@ ences and challeng@@ es of par@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is .
I@@ m@@ moral , di@@ sh@@ on@@ est , and b@@ ru@@ t@@ ally viol@@ ent de@@ e@@ ds se@@ em to s@@ atur@@ ate this system of things .
▪ W@@ i@@ th@@ out self - control . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 3 .
A group of in@@ to@@ x@@ ic@@ ated te@@ ens b@@ ru@@ t@@ ally mu@@ r@@ der a n@@ ine - year - old gi@@ r@@ l and be@@ at up her father and c@@ ous@@ in .
“ I will la@@ u@@ d you in the bi@@ g congregation ; among a num@@ er@@ ous people I shall praise you . ” “ I have told the good news of righteousness in the bi@@ g congregation .
S@@ ing@@ l@@ en@@ ess af@@ for@@ ds a special opportunity to “ wi@@ den out ” in love .
In other words , these faithful e@@ un@@ u@@ ch@@ s would have the sure hope of enjo@@ ying everlasting life under Jesus ’ Messi@@ ani@@ c rule .
A@@ n ele@@ ction cam@@ pa@@ ign work@@ er put it this way : “ When people c@@ ast a vo@@ te for pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent , they are ca@@ sting a vo@@ te for someone in whom they are en@@ tru@@ sting their lives , their future , their children . ”
The ass@@ em@@ bly is also given instru@@ ctions about set@@ ting up and bre@@ ak@@ ing cam@@ p .
Rather than preaching a feel - good message , we want people every@@ where to know what ?
C@@ ould this ha@@ p@@ pen to those of Jehovah’s Witnesses who have received a wonderful spiritual her@@ it@@ age from their parents or gr@@ and@@ parents ?
Bible dr@@ am@@ as are enjo@@ yed by young and old
What ass@@ ist@@ ance is now a@@ vail@@ able to parents to help them teach their children effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely ?
D@@ oub@@ t@@ less , life had been dist@@ res@@ sing for Le@@ ah and R@@ ac@@ he@@ l as well .
C@@ r@@ iti@@ c@@ ism of Pa@@ p@@ al Ex@@ c@@ ess
What have many you@@ ths appreci@@ ated about family worship ?
Although she had come to Mo@@ sc@@ ow as a refu@@ ge@@ e from the war - t@@ or@@ n Ab@@ k@@ ha@@ z Re@@ public , lo@@ c@@ ated between the B@@ l@@ ack Se@@ a and the C@@ au@@ ca@@ su@@ s , she was qu@@ ite satis@@ fied with her life , especially with what she called her in@@ her@@ ited faith .
He was mis@@ taken in su@@ gg@@ es@@ ting that there were at le@@ ast ten righteous people in So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h .
One Bible dic@@ tion@@ ary says of this ter@@ m : “ It is often used in con@@ ne@@ ction with the marriage rel@@ ation . . .
“ Do come , let us dr@@ ink our f@@ ill of love until the mor@@ ning , ” she continu@@ es , “ do let us enjoy each other with love expres@@ sions . ”
Indeed , there was no Ba@@ al .
L@@ ear@@ n how Jehovah’s pro@@ v@@ isions of the ransom and of his written Word prove that he has taken the in@@ iti@@ ative to draw us close to him .
But what is the true sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of these s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls ?
The pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job was very well - off , but when disa@@ ster stru@@ ck su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , his ri@@ ches could not help him ; they v@@ ani@@ shed over@@ night .
What knowledge mo@@ ves us to action ?
• Jehovah pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced what s@@ ent@@ ence upon human@@ kind , and why was it a just s@@ ent@@ ence ?
To which Jerusalem does this prophecy point ?
For some , tal@@ king to str@@ ang@@ ers about the good news is a chall@@ enge .
Even to this day , they view as family the many loving brothers and sisters who helped us out .
H@@ ar@@ s@@ h words that cause pain can make an un@@ pleas@@ ant situation wor@@ se .
E@@ ven@@ tually , though , a mu@@ st@@ ard pl@@ ant may at@@ tain a he@@ i@@ ght of from 10 to 15 fe@@ et [ 3 - 5 m ] and have s@@ tur@@ dy bran@@ ches , thus vi@@ r@@ tually be@@ coming a t@@ ree . ​ — Mat@@ t .
What is accep@@ table to God regarding true worship ?
He@@ br@@ on
“ Messi@@ ah ” ac@@ tually means “ A@@ no@@ inted One ” and is the e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent of the well - known ter@@ m “ Christ . ”
They were mar@@ ked by simp@@ li@@ city , with no special pro@@ ps .
May we experience the joy of pu@@ t@@ ting Jehovah’s worship first in our lives .
He was well - a@@ ware that sheep , if left to themselves , eas@@ ily get lost and become pre@@ y for ro@@ b@@ bers or w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast@@ s .
Pe@@ ople mo@@ ving in the op@@ pos@@ ite direction ​ — from city to v@@ il@@ la@@ ge — ​ is un@@ u@@ su@@ al .
Just a we@@ ek ear@@ li@@ er , the first ele@@ c@@ tri@@ c tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c ligh@@ ts had made an appe@@ ar@@ ance in this bu@@ st@@ ling city of over one milli@@ on in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants .
When ‘ E@@ very De@@ c@@ ision Is From Jehovah ’
T@@ ou@@ ris@@ ts vis@@ it the res@@ or@@ ts , uni@@ vers@@ ity stud@@ ents come and go , and fore@@ ign@@ ers who have re@@ ti@@ red in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o fre@@ qu@@ ent par@@ ks and re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ants .
It will con@@ tain the study artic@@ les and , as sp@@ ace al@@ lo@@ ws , sel@@ e@@ cted se@@ con@@ d@@ ary artic@@ les .
We can become more per@@ su@@ asi@@ ve by following Jesus ’ example .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t - anointed ones will be bless@@ ed with “ the cro@@ wn of life ” in the heavens .
F@@ ri@@ ends and family might be dist@@ ressed by the suffering of their loved one and with good in@@ ten@@ tions try to li@@ mit the du@@ r@@ ation of the g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing pro@@ c@@ ess .
A@@ udi@@ si@@ o expla@@ ins : “ Rather than going to seek new sheep . . . , they devo@@ ted themselves to loo@@ king after the con@@ ver@@ ted , main@@ tain@@ ing them in their faith in the face of out@@ side pres@@ sure and persecu@@ tion . ”
W@@ he@@ ther at work or in a priv@@ ate set@@ ting , Christians need to avoid pu@@ t@@ ting themselves in temp@@ ting situ@@ ations with someone other than their marriage mate .
A P@@ U@@ B@@ L@@ I@@ C@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N TH@@ A@@ T H@@ EL@@ P@@ S U@@ S T@@ O I@@ MI@@ T@@ AT@@ E C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T
So if at times we see something that we feel is un@@ fa@@ ir on Jehovah’s part ​ — whether we read it in a Bible account or experience it in our personal life — ​ let us never ju@@ dge God by our own standards of righteousness .
Because of Jehovah’s mil@@ dness , what pro@@ spe@@ ct do we have ?
Si@@ x months ear@@ li@@ er , Jesus began his earthly ministry .
And he ad@@ ded : ‘ His gener@@ ation is et@@ er@@ n@@ al and everlasting .
The psalmist likely had such events in mind when he was moved to say : “ [ Jehovah’s ] activ@@ ity is di@@ gn@@ ity and s@@ pl@@ end@@ or themselves , and his righteousness is standing forever .
The older sons had brought home Jose@@ p@@ h’s ele@@ g@@ ant co@@ at ​ — a mar@@ k of his fa@@ ther’s love and reg@@ ard — ​ all t@@ or@@ n and b@@ loo@@ died .
S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then One A@@ no@@ ther , 5 / 1
Many more su@@ ffered in other cam@@ ps .
“ What has truly helped buil@@ d my faith is see@@ ing Jehovah’s hand every st@@ ep of the way , ” says J@@ an@@ et .
▪ The means that the Romans used to p@@ un@@ ish sub@@ ver@@ si@@ ves , out@@ la@@ ws , and other re@@ bel@@ s was to fa@@ st@@ en them to an in@@ str@@ um@@ ent of t@@ or@@ ture and leave them there to die .
He appreci@@ ates each one@@ ’s la@@ b@@ or “ according to his own ability ” and circumstances .
H@@ ad this happened to you , would you have reg@@ re@@ t@@ ted pur@@ su@@ ing full - time service to the exc@@ lu@@ sion of see@@ king high@@ er educ@@ ation ?
At Ho@@ se@@ a 7 : 4 , the people are lik@@ ened to “ a fur@@ n@@ ace , ” or bak@@ er@@ ’s o@@ ven , evid@@ ently because evil desi@@ res were bur@@ ning within them .
He wrote : “ If , in@@ deed , there is no resurrection of the dead , ne@@ i@@ ther has Christ been ra@@ ised up .
After all , “ God . . . cannot li@@ e . ”
They were fine - tu@@ ned to make life on earth ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble .
Ba@@ bi@@ es dem@@ and inst@@ ant attention when they are hu@@ ng@@ ry or in dis@@ comfort .
Se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e
The S@@ ear@@ ch for Go@@ od Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ment
However , was he refer@@ ring to a bur@@ ning hel@@ l of everlasting t@@ or@@ ment ? ​ — Matthew 5 : 22 .
Does not the in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent desi@@ gn so ob@@ vi@@ ous in n@@ ature reve@@ al to us God’s wisdom ?
F@@ it@@ t@@ ingly , we have as the ye@@ ar@@ text for 20@@ 11 the wise ad@@ vice : “ T@@ ake refu@@ ge in the name of Jehovah . ”
On the other hand , if a sister is accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed on an esta@@ bli@@ shed Bible study by an un@@ baptized m@@ ale publi@@ sh@@ er who is not her husband , she would not Scrip@@ tur@@ ally be requi@@ red to we@@ ar a head co@@ ver@@ ing .
Indeed , human rel@@ ations is an are@@ a where young men and women ad@@ mit they often have problems .
Jo@@ ys in their assignment fully con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed them that Jehovah always kno@@ ws best Because his heart was set on mission@@ ary work , R@@ am@@ on had once turned down a ch@@ ance to go to Bethel in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
( b ) When it comes to the knowledge of Jehovah , why should we stri@@ ve to be hum@@ ble ?
C@@ e@@ ci@@ l John C@@ ad@@ ou@@ x , hist@@ ori@@ an of Christi@@ an@@ ity , no@@ ted that “ the gra@@ du@@ al and ste@@ ad@@ y gro@@ w@@ th thr@@ ough@@ out the Ch@@ urch of a certain moral la@@ x@@ ity ” had the “ attention of Christian lead@@ ers as early as . . . 1@@ 40 A@@ .@@ D . ”
S@@ ad@@ ly , Adam and E@@ ve fa@@ iled to appreci@@ ate their wonderful Li@@ fe - Gi@@ ver and the fre@@ e@@ dom that he had given them .
Do you think that would make to@@ da@@ y’s world a better place ?
A study of God’s way of h@@ and@@ ling things will con@@ v@@ in@@ ce you that Jehovah has never sh@@ own a l@@ ack of interest in others .
And he will sur@@ ely be happy to hear that I now serve as an el@@ der and that my wife and I are privile@@ ged to serve as pione@@ ers . ”
They pray@@ ed s@@ il@@ ently or al@@ ou@@ d as the circumstances di@@ ct@@ ated .
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s ad@@ vice that can help us avoid problems , and it can cor@@ rec@@ t us when we make mis@@ takes .
In his letter to the Gal@@ ati@@ ans , he wrote : “ The Law has become our tu@@ t@@ or le@@ ading to Christ , that we might be declar@@ ed righteous du@@ e to faith . ”
H@@ um@@ ility and self - sacrific@@ ing love are as@@ se@@ ts too when we lo@@ v@@ ingly care for the needs of si@@ ck and ag@@ ing parents . ​ — 1 Timothy 5 : 4 .
My en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m was for@@ ti@@ fied by being with such a high@@ ly mo@@ tiv@@ ated group .
N@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing spiritual food was made a@@ vail@@ able to pro@@ spe@@ ctive members of the slave class in many nations .
Who can understand “ the deep things of God ” ?
In a house , some u@@ ten@@ s@@ il@@ s may become con@@ tam@@ in@@ ated by d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous sub@@ stances or un@@ san@@ it@@ ary con@@ di@@ tions .
The desire to be@@ ar children is fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al and comm@@ on to all cul@@ tures and times .
I am not going to be taken in by his advan@@ ces . ”
Re@@ fle@@ cting on past develop@@ ments in this reg@@ ard , the Z@@ im@@ ba@@ b@@ we branch wrote : “ W@@ i@@ th@@ in one mon@@ th of building a new Kingdom H@@ all , attend@@ ance u@@ su@@ ally d@@ ou@@ bl@@ es . ” ​ — P@@ ic@@ tures 6 and 7 .
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : KU@@ N@@ G F@@ U E@@ X@@ P@@ E@@ R@@ T
Acc@@ ording to Jewish tra@@ dition , gu@@ ide@@ post@@ s were er@@ e@@ cted to direc@@ t fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ves to the c@@ ities .
Why can it be challeng@@ ing to maintain a strong sense of Christian id@@ ent@@ ity ?
In this reg@@ ard , Mi@@ ca@@ h wrote : “ All the pe@@ op@@ les , for their part , will walk each one in the name of its go@@ d ; but we , for our part , shall walk in the name of Jehovah our God to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , even forever . ”
He knew that the pri@@ de of er@@ ring ones could be w@@ oun@@ ded .
In ad@@ dition , God esta@@ bli@@ shed “ the st@@ atu@@ tes of the heavens , ” the physical la@@ ws that gover@@ n matter and en@@ er@@ gy , which la@@ ws s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists are still stud@@ ying .
It ad@@ m@@ its : “ B@@ as@@ ic@@ ally the two beli@@ ef@@ s of resurrection and the sou@@ l@@ ’s im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity are cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct@@ ory . ”
As a Christian , Paul continu@@ ally c@@ he@@ cked and cor@@ rec@@ ted his course of action to make sure that he com@@ mit@@ ted no off@@ en@@ se against God .
Ti@@ tu@@ s advan@@ ces on Jerusalem near P@@ as@@ so@@ ver 70 C.E . , tra@@ pp@@ ing the re@@ si@@ d@@ ents and p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ ms in@@ side the city .
But a married cou@@ ple can do much to less@@ en the tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es they experience and inc@@ re@@ ase the joy they bring to each other .
So@@ on after I was rel@@ eas@@ ed in 195@@ 2 , I me@@ t N@@ ela , a ze@@ al@@ ous pioneer sister .
Why are you stri@@ ving to serve Jehovah with your whole heart , soul , mind , and strength ?
This helped the Son to learn more about God’s qualities .
We had gro@@ wn up in the same to@@ wn , but wh@@ er@@ e@@ as K@@ ar@@ la was a Ca@@ tho@@ lic , religion had pla@@ yed no part in my up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing .
When she is resur@@ rec@@ ted , she will be so g@@ la@@ d to hear about the rel@@ e@@ ase of the Tu@@ valu@@ an Bible .
Even if a wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er is at the time un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant and he is ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from the congregation , his sin is not necess@@ ar@@ ily un@@ for@@ gi@@ va@@ ble .
But during that time , how will the su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity of Jehovah’s way of rul@@ ing be demonstr@@ ated ?
Such trust is vital for a Christian , as the following article will show .
God heard his re@@ qu@@ est for fav@@ or and rest@@ ored him to the k@@ ing@@ ship in Jerusalem .
He told them : “ G@@ o . . . and make disciples of people of all the nations , bapti@@ z@@ ing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit , teaching them to ob@@ serve all the things I have comman@@ ded you . ”
So the ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers were on a course that would have do@@ om@@ ed the young child had God not inter@@ ven@@ ed .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What is the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount ?
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , he started to transl@@ ate some par@@ ts of the Hebrew Scriptures into T@@ ah@@ iti@@ an .
T@@ w@@ o vi@@ vi@@ d illustr@@ ations given by Jesus provide the answer .
Rather , it means that human cre@@ atu@@ res were end@@ ow@@ ed with godly qualities and a sense of mor@@ ality , a conscience .
He will “ bring to ru@@ in those ru@@ ining the earth . ”
What a reli@@ ef it will be when Jehovah ans@@ wers this re@@ qu@@ est by re@@ mo@@ ving Satan and ca@@ using his wicked world to pas@@ s away !
What are some fac@@ t@@ ors that can lead to feelings of disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment ?
Consider how Jehovah fur@@ ther expres@@ sed his pati@@ ent com@@ pas@@ sion for human@@ kind .
We come back to the question ra@@ ised at the out@@ set : Do you want to know the truth about God ?
A@@ no@@ ther Christian man@@ d@@ ate is to give material ass@@ ist@@ ance to those in need .
It was Jesus ’ nor@@ ma@@ l , pol@@ ite way of ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing women . ”
Still , how would you respon@@ d if asked for evidence that resurrection promises are v@@ al@@ id many years or even cen@@ tu@@ ries after they were made ?
We are living in the last days , and the end of the present system of things is im@@ min@@ ent .
What , then , are some of the real@@ ities that may bring on the ‘ tri@@ bul@@ ation in the flesh ’ that Paul mentioned ?
• How can we help new ones to cop@@ e with pe@@ er pres@@ sure ?
During the coming time of tr@@ ou@@ ble for this system , we will have to be truly un@@ ited .
Rom@@ an law was in for@@ ce thr@@ ough@@ out the emp@@ i@@ re , and Rom@@ an c@@ iti@@ z@@ en@@ ship offered valu@@ able righ@@ ts and im@@ mun@@ ities .
He@@ idi , from Ger@@ many , now in her early 70 ’ s , has been serving as a mission@@ ary in I@@ v@@ ory C@@ o@@ ast ( now C@@ ô@@ te d@@ ’@@ I@@ vo@@ i@@ re ) since 19@@ 6@@ 8 . “ The great@@ est joy I have received , ” she states , “ is to see my spiritual children ‘ go on wal@@ king in the truth . ’
We will also consider three reas@@ ons why this qu@@ ality is so prof@@ oun@@ dly important .
Like them , we need food , a@@ ir , and water .
A@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ents often speak in ab@@ so@@ lu@@ tes .
“ For all the things that were written af@@ o@@ re@@ time were written for our instru@@ ction , that through our end@@ ur@@ ance and through the comfort from the Scriptures we might have hope . ”
Re@@ fer@@ ring to Luke 13 : 23 - 25 , he no@@ ted that we must exer@@ t ourselves “ to get in through the n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w do@@ or . ”
“ His mind was the c@@ ru@@ ci@@ ble in which the religion of the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent was most comple@@ t@@ ely fu@@ sed with the P@@ l@@ at@@ on@@ ic tra@@ dition of Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y , ” states The New En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a .
“ Ti@@ me and un@@ fore@@ seen occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence be@@ f@@ all them all , ” wrote King Solomon of old .
Be@@ fore long , however , I felt I could be valu@@ able in God’s eyes if I tri@@ ed to do what is right .
P@@ ur@@ su@@ ing peace in@@ side the congregation also helps us to see ways in which we can pur@@ sue peace with those to whom we preach “ the good news of peace . ”
O@@ ther qualities displa@@ yed by people in the last days provide ad@@ di@@ tional reas@@ ons for Christians to keep their dist@@ ance from such people .
In this mirac@@ le , we also see Jesus ’ com@@ pas@@ sion .
M@@ ore than 1@@ 00 years have el@@ ap@@ sed since the bir@@ th of God’s Kingdom .
How did Bro@@ ther Di@@ e@@ h@@ l h@@ and@@ le that situation ?
Our next mission@@ ary assignment was V@@ i@@ ñ@@ a de@@ l M@@ ar .
One of these famili@@ es took advan@@ ta@@ ge of this situation to in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce Bible truth to Pa@@ il@@ ing .
H@@ our after h@@ our , day after day , his sisters sta@@ yed by his side to care for him .
H@@ u@@ sh@@ a@@ i did not simply do so out of a sense of du@@ ty as a cour@@ t of@@ fi@@ cial .
Con@@ vi@@ ction does not come about over@@ night ; nor does it pas@@ s from you to your off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing simply because you have been per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed to believe .
Those who really know you well can give you ad@@ vice with dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment .
It also invol@@ ves associ@@ ating with other Christians and atten@@ ding congregation meetings .
Jehovah has especially con@@ fer@@ red a me@@ asure of di@@ gn@@ ity upon those who rend@@ er sac@@ red service to him .
God’s Kingdom will sur@@ ely come . ’
Let us , therefore , appro@@ ach with fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch to the thro@@ ne of un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , that we may ob@@ tain mer@@ cy and find un@@ deser@@ ved kindness for help at the right time . ” ​ — Hebrews 4 : 14 - 16 .
One Witness wrote : “ Our ad@@ vers@@ aries think that they are we@@ ak@@ ening us .
It also contribu@@ tes to our happiness .
Does most of my joy come from eng@@ ag@@ ing in mun@@ d@@ ane activities or in spiritual activities ? ’
If we were to ign@@ ore God’s remin@@ ders , however , we could be over@@ come by this worl@@ d’s spirit , prom@@ o@@ ted in much of its spe@@ e@@ ch , liter@@ ature , en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , and conduct .
( a ) How does Jehovah tre@@ at his people , especially those who are vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able ?
They over@@ st@@ ep@@ ped prop@@ er b@@ oun@@ ds and did not respect their fellow Christians ’ responsi@@ bility to make their own decisions .
Let us consider two of the sin@@ ful practic@@ es lis@@ ted by Paul ​ — se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality and un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness . ​ — Read C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 5 - 9 .
Th@@ ink of yourself as a sol@@ di@@ er tr@@ ying to ward off a mis@@ s@@ ile a@@ im@@ ed at your heart .
A 1@@ 6@@ th - century Per@@ si@@ an car@@ pe@@ t , in the Phil@@ ad@@ el@@ p@@ hi@@ a Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m of Ar@@ t , in Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , shows a wal@@ led gar@@ den with tre@@ es and f@@ low@@ ers w@@ o@@ ven into its desi@@ gn .
12 , 13 . ( a ) Why is it eas@@ y to become je@@ al@@ ous ?
Consider Joseph , the son of Jac@@ o@@ b .
By loving us first , Jehovah has taught us how to love him .
They ob@@ tain f@@ ra@@ u@@ d@@ ul@@ ent do@@ cum@@ ents , di@@ pl@@ om@@ as , and id@@ ent@@ ity pa@@ p@@ ers to en@@ ter a country il@@ leg@@ ally or to get a jo@@ b or a position for which they are not qu@@ ali@@ fied .
It sign@@ i@@ fied that the day of Jehovah was near .
Some people believe that “ something ” to be a spirit .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , the individu@@ al being re@@ comm@@ ended needs to displa@@ y the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s holy spirit in his own life .
Consider how Jehovah God made us .
He may become a close associ@@ ate of Jesus , able to witness fir@@ s@@ th@@ and vari@@ ous as@@ pe@@ cts of Jesus ’ life on earth .
This would be a ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent , per@@ man@@ ent stru@@ c@@ ture of st@@ ones and tim@@ bers .
But one day in the din@@ ing ro@@ om , these ho@@ p@@ es were ab@@ ru@@ p@@ tly sh@@ at@@ tered .
; D@@ ur@@ r@@ ant , M .
What did Matthew rel@@ ate right after the words qu@@ o@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve ?
Rather , it refle@@ cted their differ@@ ing op@@ in@@ i@@ ons of John Mar@@ k@@ ’s qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations for mission@@ ary service . ​ — Acts 15 : 36 - 40 .
It is possible , though , to remain mo@@ des@@ t under t@@ est .
As a group , Jehovah’s Witnesses are well - known for their preaching activities .
You may feel that your situation is too difficult and the lo@@ ad too heav@@ y for you to car@@ ry .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , a Christian may be consci@@ ous of the si@@ gn of the last days but still become involved in activities not cons@@ ist@@ ent with its imp@@ lic@@ ation .
I feel that I@@ ’@@ m wor@@ th@@ less . ”
( b ) What shows that the of@@ fic@@ ers were not the only ones who were imp@@ ressed with Jesus ’ teaching ?
What is one reason for the ze@@ al of Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
The apostle Paul wrote : “ Q@@ u@@ it being fa@@ shi@@ oned after this system of things . ”
For someone using the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t , end@@ less am@@ oun@@ ts of information are just a c@@ li@@ ck away .
T@@ e@@ aching resur@@ rec@@ ted ones the ways of peace will in@@ deed be a great privilege .
Some have given their lives , but that does not dis@@ may us .
H@@ ar@@ d@@ shi@@ ps and difficul@@ ties may disc@@ oura@@ ge us .
In 199@@ 5 the se@@ par@@ ating of “ the sheep ” from “ the go@@ ats ” was more c@@ learly under@@ sto@@ od .
The more we r@@ ely on Jehovah in our day - to - day lives and see the good resul@@ ts of this , the str@@ ong@@ er our trust in him will be .
No more will there be food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges as a result of fam@@ ine , l@@ ack of money , or fa@@ ul@@ ty ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation .
So we began vis@@ iting sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding lands .
C@@ learly , Jehovah lo@@ ves us and wants to prote@@ ct us .
“ The course was free ​ — it was am@@ a@@ z@@ ing ! ” ​ — A@@ im@@ é , B@@ en@@ in .
Then I bur@@ ned them all ​ — boo@@ ks , pi@@ c@@ tures , and even ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive mem@@ or@@ a@@ bi@@ li@@ a .
Why did he not men@@ tion that it would be de@@ ca@@ des before all four gener@@ als would esta@@ bl@@ ish themselves over different par@@ ts of A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der@@ ’s emp@@ i@@ re ?
In 199@@ 5 , I attend@@ ed a hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing re@@ uni@@ on .
Fir@@ st of all , the strength to end@@ ure came from Jehovah and his Word , the Bible .
Consider , too , Isaiah 11 : 1 , which re@@ a@@ ds : “ There must go for@@ th a t@@ wi@@ g out of the stu@@ m@@ p of J@@ es@@ se ; and out of his ro@@ o@@ ts a s@@ pr@@ out will be fru@@ it@@ ful . ”
Satan told E@@ ve that she could e@@ at of the fru@@ it of “ the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad ” without having to die , saying that on the day of her e@@ ating from it , she would be like God .
We should also talk to Jehovah in prayer , confid@@ ent that he will listen to us .
“ I hon@@ es@@ tly believe that the meaning of life is what you make it mean , ” she said .
So it is a privilege to atten@@ d such Christian ga@@ ther@@ ings , whether few are on hand or th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds are present .
But by ex@@ ten@@ sion , the holy spirit is a gift a@@ vail@@ able to all of us .
Moses explained : “ If it is according to the death of all mankind that these people will die and with the p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment of all mankind that p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment will be brought upon them , then it is not Jehovah that has sent me .
How happy we all can be that we have had the privilege of see@@ ing the resul@@ ts of this sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic ‘ col@@ le@@ cting out ’ of the we@@ e@@ ds in our time !
The wi@@ fe@@ ’s leg@@ al right to free prac@@ tice of religion inclu@@ des her right to atten@@ d Christian meetings .
How would the city be taken ?
Of course , that was th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years ag@@ o .
Thus , like the apostle , they can “ bo@@ ast in Jehovah . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Yes , a person should never be too pr@@ ou@@ d to s@@ wal@@ low his pri@@ de , a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze , and seek for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
Lo@@ o@@ king back , R@@ y@@ an real@@ iz@@ es that the most powerful human influ@@ ence in his life and that of his older si@@ bl@@ ings was from a par@@ ent who truly loved God and loved her children .
H@@ el@@ p your children to avoid be@@ coming ag@@ it@@ ated by mis@@ takes and mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s .
Even though most of them had to walk more than three h@@ our@@ s through the ju@@ ng@@ le to get to the ass@@ em@@ bly s@@ ite , ever@@ yone was in his se@@ at by 7 : 00 a@@ .@@ m .
But the Devil will fai@@ l to er@@ adi@@ c@@ ate the good man@@ n@@ ers of true Christians .
When he went to the meetings , he was un@@ pre@@ pared and his mind was at home long@@ ing to “ be able to lo@@ g on again . ”
These ear@@ n@@ est stud@@ ents of the Bible ye@@ ar@@ ned to know “ the truth . ” ​ — John 8 : 32 ; 16 : 13 .
Des@@ pite advan@@ ced age and health problems , I am happy that I can still have an ac@@ tive share in the activities of the congregation .
The mo@@ der@@ n - day j@@ ol@@ ly , wh@@ ite - be@@ ar@@ ded , ro@@ s@@ y - c@@ he@@ ek@@ ed , red - su@@ ited S@@ an@@ ta is known to have been a succ@@ ess@@ ful Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s ad@@ ver@@ t@@ is@@ ement cre@@ ated for a N@@ or@@ th A@@ mer@@ i@@ can be@@ ver@@ age compan@@ y in 19@@ 31 .
• Jeremiah 10 : 23 ?
For wisdom to be found on our li@@ ps , the knowledge of the Scriptures must also re@@ ach into our heart .
( b ) How were the Israelites called to ass@@ em@@ ble together ?
● T@@ e@@ am@@ work “ T@@ w@@ o are better than one . . .
“ I person@@ ally reg@@ re@@ t that blood is over@@ used in the medi@@ cal field , ” the do@@ ct@@ or ad@@ mit@@ ted .
S@@ la@@ ve for Jehovah . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M@@ AN@@ S 12 : 11 .
He em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed his stu@@ n@@ ned brothers and kin@@ dly ex@@ tend@@ ed for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess for all that they had done to him .
Per@@ haps they reas@@ oned , ‘ Why , over a h@@ un@@ d@@ red years ag@@ o , the prophet Isaiah s@@ oun@@ ded a similar war@@ ning , but nothing has yet happened ! ’
( P@@ ic@@ tures 1 and 2 ) In To@@ go vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers were able to buil@@ d a number of mo@@ des@@ t Kingdom H@@ alls in rec@@ ent months .
After 19@@ 35 the th@@ ru@@ st of the disci@@ ple - making work turned to the ga@@ ther@@ ing in of the great crow@@ d .
They had a the@@ me : the govern@@ ment by which God will succ@@ ess@@ fully rule our earth .
My father had also set a fine example of love for Jehovah .
20 : 5 , 7 - 10 .
A@@ T M@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ T S@@ IN@@ A@@ I
We Can Ha@@ ve “ the Pe@@ ace of God ”
Hence , he under@@ stan@@ ds every de@@ ta@@ il of the enti@@ re uni@@ verse , from su@@ bat@@ om@@ ic par@@ tic@@ les to the am@@ a@@ z@@ ing human b@@ ra@@ in .
“ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to love your enem@@ ies and to pray for those persecu@@ ting you . ”
How can we per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve our chil@@ d’s feelings ?
On more than one occasi@@ on , my father had to pi@@ ck me up at po@@ li@@ ce he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters and take me home .
Even though my di@@ se@@ ase was s@@ low@@ ly and in@@ ex@@ or@@ ab@@ ly crip@@ pl@@ ing me , my responsi@@ bil@@ ities as a member of a Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al Li@@ a@@ is@@ on Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e gre@@ w .
I later jo@@ ined my sister El@@ la , who was pione@@ ering in L@@ ond@@ on , O@@ nt@@ ari@@ o .
But things chang@@ ed when my husband and I started atten@@ ding meetings at the Kingdom H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Paul was just such an imit@@ at@@ or of God and his Son .
One Bible scho@@ la@@ r su@@ gg@@ ests : “ N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s came by night , not out of fear , but to avoid the crow@@ ds that would have inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted his inter@@ view with Jesus . ”
He called himself “ the le@@ ast of the apostles , ” ad@@ ding : “ I am not f@@ it to be called an apostle , because I persecu@@ ted the congregation of God . ”
S@@ ad@@ ly , most people today are wor@@ ri@@ ed about the future , and many wa@@ st@@ e their lives working for things that will not last .
My te@@ en@@ age heart was pre@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with other matters .
So from time to time , we might exam@@ ine our mo@@ ti@@ ves for serving Jehovah .
The Scriptural ans@@ wers to these questions are important because they af@@ fect us all .
However , it was here on earth that he “ learned obedi@@ ence . ”
E@@ ver@@ yone will enjoy perfect and vi@@ br@@ ant health .
If you do so , he will help you .
“ ON@@ E F@@ R@@ I@@ EN@@ D I@@ N A L@@ I@@ F@@ E@@ T@@ I@@ M@@ E I@@ S MU@@ C@@ H ; T@@ W@@ O A@@ R@@ E M@@ AN@@ Y ; TH@@ R@@ E@@ E A@@ R@@ E H@@ A@@ R@@ D@@ L@@ Y P@@ O@@ S@@ S@@ I@@ B@@ L@@ E . ” ​ — H@@ en@@ ry Bro@@ o@@ ks Ad@@ am@@ s .
O@@ thers simply desire to ra@@ ise their fam@@ il@@ y’s stan@@ d@@ ard of living .
He will rule out il@@ leg@@ al or un@@ ch@@ ris@@ ti@@ an practic@@ es and avoid be@@ coming a person known pri@@ mar@@ ily for a com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve , do@@ g - e@@ at - do@@ g attitude .
Bar@@ ba@@ r@@ a , who was ra@@ ised in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , did not person@@ ally experience the hor@@ r@@ ors of war .
C@@ oun@@ t@@ less young people today demonstr@@ ate similar ze@@ al in their Kingdom service .
When elders show a Chris@@ t@@ like attitude , they help to s@@ mo@@ o@@ th the way for the person to have a change of heart and ev@@ en@@ tually to return .
Many of the pione@@ ers present later op@@ ened up the Kingdom work in the S@@ ou@@ th P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c and other are@@ as .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on ​ — A F@@ or@@ ce for Go@@ od or for B@@ ad ?
In ad@@ dition , because the early Christians refu@@ sed to prac@@ tice emp@@ er@@ or worship , they were acc@@ used of being enem@@ ies of the St@@ ate .
That was some 50 mil@@ es [ 8@@ 0 k@@ m ] of pur@@ su@@ it and fi@@ gh@@ ting .
N@@ ever did we even dre@@ am that we would go so far .
Lu@@ i@@ g@@ i pray@@ ed , asked Jehovah to help him keep his com@@ po@@ sure , and tri@@ ed to cal@@ m the other d@@ ri@@ ver ​ — but to no a@@ va@@ il .
As a result , milli@@ ons have taken dec@@ isi@@ ve action to end their mem@@ ber@@ ship in false religion .
Because of the div@@ in@@ ely sent earth@@ qu@@ ake , tur@@ mo@@ il s@@ pre@@ ad among the Phil@@ ist@@ ines , so that “ the s@@ word of each one [ came ] to be against his fel@@ low@@ man . ”
O@@ thers s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely want to keep promises they make with the fin@@ est of in@@ ten@@ tions .
The teachings of Jesus Christ f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ated me , s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring in me the desire to live a mean@@ ing@@ ful life of godly devo@@ tion .
How tr@@ ying this must have been !
De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 24 : 14 , 15 states : “ You must not de@@ f@@ ra@@ u@@ d a hi@@ red work@@ er who is in need and po@@ or , whether one of your brothers or a fore@@ ign re@@ si@@ d@@ ent in your land . . .
28 “ G@@ a@@ ze U@@ p@@ on the P@@ le@@ as@@ an@@ t@@ ness of Jehovah ”
Like Na@@ om@@ i , we cannot be sure of how ne@@ g@@ ative situ@@ ations will turn out .
When necess@@ ary , the elders will@@ ingly co@@ or@@ din@@ ate practic@@ al ass@@ ist@@ ance for their brothers and sisters in local n@@ ur@@ sing ho@@ m@@ es .
However , rather than imp@@ l@@ ying that each person has a gu@@ ar@@ di@@ an ang@@ el , Jesus was simply saying that angels take an ac@@ tive interest in each of his disciples .
Jo@@ si@@ ah’s heart was hum@@ ble and rec@@ ep@@ tive .
Mo@@ re@@ over , his repor@@ t is now kept in the school li@@ br@@ ary .
Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide there are now an es@@ tim@@ ated 5@@ 00 milli@@ on small ar@@ ms and light we@@ ap@@ ons ​ — 1 for every 12 pers@@ ons ali@@ ve .
That ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation chang@@ ed A@@ g@@ bo@@ ol@@ a@@ ’s life .
You will pro@@ ba@@ bly find that study to be u@@ se@@ ful in your ministry .
Wh@@ ere does the money come from ?
As the Bible pu@@ ts it , “ faith fol@@ lo@@ ws the thing heard . ”
G@@ et away from me , you work@@ ers of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness . ”
An@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ ts Re@@ ject God’s Kingdom
Ke@@ ep in mind , though , that Satan’s pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda is not always sub@@ tle .
W@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ E giving the com@@ pos@@ ite si@@ gn of the last days , Jesus ra@@ ised this question : “ Who really is the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave whom his ma@@ ster appointed over his d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s , to give them their food at the prop@@ er time ? ”
Jesus , who@@ se eyes are “ as a fi@@ er@@ y f@@ l@@ ame , ” vie@@ ws everything in prop@@ er per@@ spe@@ ctive and thus se@@ es much more than we ever could .
P@@ A@@ M@@ EL@@ A and R@@ ob@@ er@@ t were moved to wr@@ ite these words of appreciation to the Christian elders in their res@@ pe@@ ctive congregations .
This bri@@ ef s@@ am@@ pl@@ ing of what is happ@@ ening around the world ca@@ uses us to ask : Why are so many older ones being ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted and mis@@ tre@@ ated ?
What they learn from your example will have a pro@@ found effect on them .
S@@ ur@@ ely it fol@@ lo@@ ws that one of the se@@ cre@@ ts of succ@@ ess in you@@ th is get@@ ting along with others .
L@@ ear@@ ning From Jesus ’ H@@ u@@ man F@@ am@@ ily
M@@ em@@ ori@@ al@@ iz@@ ing Jesus ’ death af@@ for@@ ded an opportunity for serious refle@@ ction .
Be@@ ing a@@ wak@@ ened to tim@@ ely counsel from the Word of God each mor@@ ning will not only help you to cop@@ e with your own problems but also e@@ qui@@ p you with ‘ the t@@ ong@@ ue of the taught ones ’ to help others . ”
If we f@@ ill our min@@ ds and hearts with such things , the God of peace will be with us . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 8 , 9 .
What as@@ sures you that Jehovah always does what is right ?
The fact is that to follow Christ’s example , one must con@@ qu@@ er the world .
But I knew I was not going ma@@ d . ​ — Acts 26 : 24 .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , the Bible ur@@ ges us to accept will@@ ingly the need to wa@@ it .
C@@ ould they have con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed with a human t@@ ou@@ ch such emo@@ tions as fear , s@@ or@@ ro@@ w , and disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment , so comm@@ on to mankind ?
This un@@ for@@ get@@ table conven@@ tion pre@@ pared Jehovah’s people for the tri@@ als a@@ head .
Pe@@ ople no longer mar@@ ry a par@@ t@@ ner for life . ”
With these words , Jehovah clo@@ th@@ ed his people with di@@ gn@@ ity and s@@ pl@@ end@@ or .
Ab@@ out the same time in New Yor@@ k , “ Chris@@ ta ” ​ — a c@@ ru@@ ci@@ fied f@@ em@@ ale “ Jesus ” — ​ was on displa@@ y .
( Read Revelation 12 : 17 . )
During the 19@@ 70 ’ s , Jehovah’s Witnesses publi@@ shed three more boo@@ ks that re@@ ached the hearts of h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of young people .
When giving instru@@ ctions for con@@ stru@@ cting the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , Jehovah said to Moses : “ You must place the co@@ ver a@@ bo@@ ve upon the Ar@@ k , and in the Ar@@ k you will place the t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony that I shall give you .
Can such examples mo@@ tiv@@ ate others ?
B@@ ack to I@@ rel@@ and
As sh@@ own by this an@@ al@@ o@@ gy , David knew that Jehovah was a@@ ware not only of his suffering but also of its emo@@ tional imp@@ act .
But a change for us was in the off@@ ing .
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : No , not really .
This ability to sense a proble@@ m in its early st@@ ages is vital for parents .
In that way , we do not let our op@@ pos@@ ers si@@ de@@ tr@@ ack us from the spiritual work that is to be car@@ ri@@ ed out today ​ — the preaching of the good news of God’s Kingdom and the making of disciples .
Jehovah’s people , however , will continue to enjoy the sa@@ f@@ ety of their “ real d@@ wel@@ ling , ” Jehovah God .
▪ How much time do these dem@@ and ?
C@@ are@@ fully re@@ sear@@ ched but written for enjo@@ y@@ ment by a@@ ver@@ age read@@ ers , all this material deep@@ ens our appreciation for spiritual things . ​ — Ha@@ b .
G@@ et there the best way you can . ’
To at@@ tr@@ act as many people as possible , large post@@ ers be@@ aring a pi@@ c@@ ture of the dec@@ eas@@ ed are plac@@ ed in different lo@@ c@@ ations , thus public@@ ly ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising the fun@@ er@@ al .
The fact that an un@@ in@@ ten@@ tional man@@ sla@@ y@@ er had to leave his home and fle@@ e to a city of refu@@ ge for a peri@@ od of time teach@@ es us that life is sac@@ red and that we must have respect for it .
( Read 2 Timothy 2 : 19 . )
As no@@ ted , public prayers at Christian meetings are often bro@@ ad@@ er , in view of the di@@ verse a@@ udi@@ ence .
S@@ ap@@ hi@@ r@@ a
Jehovah himself will gu@@ ard your going out and your coming in from now on and to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ”
5 , 6 . ( a ) How did Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s enem@@ ies re@@ act to the building work ?
Then there are cho@@ ic@@ es that are of even more serious concer@@ n .
Re@@ c@@ all@@ ing the instru@@ ctions , I turned right and took the dre@@ ad@@ ed 23 - m@@ ile [ 37 k@@ m ] tr@@ ack to W@@ am@@ bl@@ á@@ n .
How would I care for the needs of my family ?
He dis@@ cer@@ ned the need to tra@@ in others to car@@ ry on the work after his death .
She ad@@ ds : “ In your desire to help , don@@ ’t take over .
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ates have learned to be effe@@ ctive in ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es where they must tra@@ v@@ el long di@@ stances over m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous ter@@ ra@@ in to re@@ ach sc@@ at@@ tered h@@ am@@ le@@ ts .
Since the book does not con@@ tain par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph - by - par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph study questions , how can you use it ?
O@@ ther Israel@@ ite women comm@@ ended her ye@@ arly for her self - sacrific@@ ing spirit . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ g .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , each day you make e@@ th@@ ic@@ al decisions , both small and great .
• What can help a true Christian if a loved one lea@@ ves Jehovah ?
Like a loving par@@ ent who ho@@ l@@ ds and com@@ forts a child in dist@@ ress , Jehovah is near to his worshipp@@ ers who c@@ ry out to him for help .
S@@ O@@ M@@ E 3@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , two com@@ bat@@ ants fac@@ ed each other between two op@@ pos@@ ing ar@@ mi@@ es on the field of bat@@ tle .
We cannot help but won@@ der : ‘ Is “ par@@ adise ” nothing more than a pleas@@ ant f@@ an@@ t@@ as@@ y ?
• What ability is needed to make s@@ ound decisions ?
W@@ H@@ A@@ T S@@ C@@ R@@ I@@ P@@ T@@ U@@ R@@ A@@ L E@@ X@@ A@@ M@@ P@@ L@@ E@@ S T@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H U@@ S
As to Jesus ’ sisters ​ — of whom there were at le@@ ast two — ​ the Bible is s@@ il@@ ent .
These and the mission@@ aries who follow@@ ed them have wor@@ ked hard al@@ ong@@ side their ze@@ al@@ ous B@@ ra@@ z@@ ili@@ an brothers , and Jehovah has great@@ ly bless@@ ed their efforts .
We receive many blessings because of Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness .
He ev@@ en@@ tually stu@@ died with the man , who respon@@ ded well and came to love Jehovah .
When others dis@@ co@@ vered what he was doing , he got help from the elders .
Do not allow me@@ dia en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment to under@@ mine your efforts to teach your children to be pe@@ ace@@ able .
He knew that some@@ times bad things just ha@@ p@@ pen .
Lo@@ ok for ways to show real interest in others at the Kingdom H@@ all , in the ministry , during a me@@ al together , or when you talk on the tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne .
Read John 15 : 9 , 10 .
Why are people concer@@ ned about man@@ kin@@ d’s future ?
They were di@@ vi@@ ded according to the three famili@@ es ​ — the Ger@@ sh@@ on@@ ites , the K@@ o@@ ha@@ th@@ ites , and the M@@ er@@ ar@@ ites — ​ each with an assignment of work to do .
S@@ ome@@ times , under ex@@ tre@@ me pres@@ sure , he had the wrong per@@ spe@@ ctive .
At 20 , I moved to the cap@@ it@@ al , S@@ an@@ ti@@ ag@@ o , to fur@@ ther my stu@@ dies .
Instead of being “ in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant and div@@ isi@@ ve , ” true religion , based on the Bible , is “ bro@@ ad@@ ly inclu@@ sive . ”
4 Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N : What is the Kingdom of God ?
Many sisters who have served ab@@ ro@@ ad were in@@ iti@@ ally h@@ es@@ it@@ ant about mo@@ ving to a fore@@ ign land .
Because of such out@@ standing trust and obedi@@ ence , Abraham became known as Jehovah’s friend . ​ — Hebrews 11 : 8 - 10 , 17 - 19 ; James 2 : 23 .
From him you can learn about the purpose of life , and you can understand God’s promises and have a hope for the future .
Si@@ x@@ te@@ en - year - old A@@ sha comes from a de@@ v@@ out H@@ in@@ du family .
I have by now been inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ated four times .
A Mo@@ sc@@ ow - based group that is op@@ en@@ ly ali@@ gn@@ ed with the Rus@@ si@@ an O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch fil@@ ed a com@@ pla@@ in@@ t acc@@ using our brothers of eng@@ ag@@ ing in cri@@ min@@ al activities .
May we also work hard at pre@@ serving our preci@@ ous un@@ ity .
Indeed , for th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years , gener@@ ations have come and g@@ one , and yet the pl@@ an@@ et E@@ ar@@ th has proved to be re@@ mar@@ ka@@ bly res@@ ili@@ ent and st@@ able in its ability to ho@@ st life ​ — until now .
On this matter , each Christian cou@@ ple can ev@@ alu@@ ate the rel@@ ev@@ ant fac@@ ts and Bible principles .
The time of the ri@@ p@@ ening of ba@@ r@@ le@@ y may have pla@@ yed a ro@@ le in determin@@ ing the star@@ t of this mon@@ th .
O@@ r a congregation may have many fine publi@@ sh@@ ers , but it l@@ ac@@ ks en@@ ough elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants .
What attitude did Jesus maintain , and how did it help him ?
“ G@@ o away , Satan ! ” he comman@@ ded .
W@@ ould a do@@ ct@@ or simply ag@@ ree to di@@ ff@@ er if one of his col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es continued to believe he could go st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght from h@@ and@@ ling dead bo@@ dies in a mor@@ gu@@ e to exam@@ ining si@@ ck pati@@ ents in a ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al ward ?
How , then , can we receive God’s spirit and be direc@@ ted by it in our ministry ?
Thus , people of all wal@@ ks of life ​ — from the very we@@ al@@ thy to the very po@@ or — ​ had a share . ​ — Luke 21 : 1 - 4 .
In order to continue his family l@@ ine , Abraham needed Be@@ th@@ u@@ el@@ ’s co@@ op@@ er@@ ation .
A@@ post@@ as@@ y from true worship has now gro@@ wn and s@@ pre@@ ad .
Our M@@ ak@@ er , Jehovah , has given us his Word , the Bible , to teach us how to enjoy the very best way of life .
Then do all you can to be ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in your ministry .
If you read material that con@@ tain@@ s a great many difficult or out - of - d@@ ate words that you do not know , you are not likely to enjoy reading it .
R@@ ob@@ er@@ ta , who has a r@@ are g@@ ene@@ tic b@@ one di@@ se@@ ase , says : “ T@@ re@@ at me like a nor@@ ma@@ l person .
So@@ on , she was a happy baptized Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er .
In his second letter to his young compan@@ ion Timothy , Paul wrote : “ You have clo@@ sel@@ y follow@@ ed my teaching , my course of life , my purpose , my faith , my long - suffering , my love , my end@@ ur@@ ance , my persecu@@ tions , my su@@ ffer@@ ings . ”
During this fin@@ al part of the last days , it is to be expe@@ cted that Satan will continue to la@@ un@@ ch an av@@ al@@ an@@ c@@ he of lies and dec@@ ep@@ tions .
B@@ as@@ ing their beli@@ ef@@ s on the Bible , they do not de@@ po@@ si@@ t their own blood and later accept it as a trans@@ fu@@ sion .
E@@ ach cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er has the serious responsi@@ bility to consider care@@ fully and pray@@ er@@ fully the re@@ comm@@ end@@ ations made by the elders and then to ap@@ point the men who qu@@ ali@@ fy .
We will be able to help one another stay close to Jehovah if we follow Paul’s counsel : “ Ke@@ ep encourag@@ ing one another and building one another up , just as you are in fact doing . ”
That was so important that even in an em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y when Israel@@ ite sol@@ di@@ ers ate un@@ b@@ led me@@ at , they were gu@@ il@@ ty of a gra@@ ve wrong , or sin .
Many Jews tra@@ v@@ el great di@@ stances to pray at the W@@ es@@ ter@@ n W@@ all in Jerusalem , ho@@ p@@ ing for a rest@@ or@@ ation of the temple and a new age of pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity and peace .
I now pray regul@@ arly every day , and I look for@@ ward to these times . ”
The prophecy continu@@ es : “ I have heard the re@@ pro@@ ach by Mo@@ a@@ b and the a@@ bu@@ sive words of the sons of A@@ m@@ m@@ on , with which they have re@@ pro@@ ached my people and kept pu@@ t@@ ting on great a@@ ir@@ s against their ter@@ rit@@ ory . ”
W@@ he@@ ther sing@@ le or married , how can we follow the example Paul set as a disci@@ ple of Christ ?
Yet , this situation , while seem@@ ingly fru@@ str@@ ating , did not dis@@ tur@@ b him .
Go@@ od standards of d@@ ress are important to us as Jehovah’s people , and they are important to the God we worship .
Not if we have an in@@ tim@@ ate knowledge of Jehovah’s ways .
What is the result when we “ de@@ al with faith@@ ful@@ ness ” ?
See the “ I@@ mit@@ ate Their Fa@@ ith ” artic@@ les in the Au@@ gu@@ st 1 and No@@ v@@ ember 1 , 20@@ 14 , is@@ su@@ es of The Watchtower .
That is the case with the ho@@ st in the illustr@@ ation .
I@@ mp@@ l@@ an@@ ting Lo@@ ve for Jehovah in Our Ch@@ il@@ dren ( W .
H@@ ad they done so , Jehovah would have jud@@ ged them to be wor@@ thy of life “ to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite ” in the home that he had pre@@ pared for them , the gar@@ den of E@@ den . ​ — Genesis 2 : 8 ; 3 : 22 .
D@@ well on What Jehovah H@@ as D@@ one for You , 1 / 15
All their needs were filled , and they had the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living forever in peace .
Yet , Jehovah did not shi@@ eld “ his own Son but deli@@ vered him up for us all . ”
Although he found time to jo@@ ke , he was a serious man .
Yes , the lo@@ ad was heav@@ y , and the yo@@ ke imp@@ o@@ sed on the people was har@@ s@@ h .
He and his brother , A@@ ar@@ on , re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly appe@@ ared before ty@@ ran@@ n@@ ic@@ al P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h of Egy@@ pt and coura@@ ge@@ ously ann@@ oun@@ ced the T@@ en P@@ la@@ gu@@ es by which Jehovah dis@@ gr@@ ac@@ ed Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an go@@ ds and deli@@ vered His people .
Be@@ ing without sin , he needs no for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
This is also true of In@@ di@@ a@@ ’s w@@ il@@ d@@ life .
• What s@@ na@@ res of Satan did the early Christians have to avoid ?
Ne@@ ar the end of the day , a person mentioned that the minis@@ ter@@ ’s house next to the P@@ res@@ b@@ y@@ ter@@ i@@ an ch@@ urch was emp@@ ty and said that we should speak to the de@@ ac@@ on .
K@@ no@@ wing God’s name can be the first st@@ ep to having a fri@@ end@@ ship with him . ​ — James 4 : 8 .
Ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely no one is i@@ mmu@@ ne to Satan’s “ c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty ac@@ ts . ”
On the one hand , I really enjo@@ yed the work , as well as the en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
For example , Timothy of L@@ y@@ str@@ a evid@@ ently made wise cho@@ ic@@ es that led to his recei@@ ving a mission@@ ary assignment when he was perhaps in his l@@ ate te@@ ens or early 20 ’ s .
‘ This should not ha@@ p@@ pen in God’s organization ! ’ you exc@@ la@@ im .
Bar@@ ak and his men were to des@@ c@@ end from T@@ ab@@ or@@ ’s he@@ igh@@ ts into the v@@ al@@ le@@ y pla@@ ins , but there S@@ is@@ er@@ a@@ ’s ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts would have a str@@ ate@@ gi@@ c advan@@ ta@@ ge .
If the person yi@@ el@@ ds to its le@@ ading , it will help him to con@@ qu@@ er wrong “ pas@@ sions and desi@@ res . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 16 , 24 .
She would like to avoid giving any imp@@ res@@ sion that she is l@@ in@@ ked to the ho@@ li@@ day , just as the three Hebrews may likely have pre@@ fer@@ red that others not see them travel@@ ing to the pla@@ in of D@@ ur@@ a .
When you fin@@ ally did me@@ et that person , did your fri@@ end@@ ’s com@@ ments b@@ lu@@ r your ability to see the person@@ ’s tal@@ ents and good qualities ?
Thus , Christians are ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed to do their work as if God himself were re@@ vie@@ wing their per@@ for@@ man@@ ce : “ Wh@@ atever you are doing , work at it whole - sou@@ led as to Jehovah , and not to men . ”
After Gre@@ e@@ ce was p@@ il@@ la@@ ged during World W@@ ar I@@ I , a pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent mo@@ t@@ to among Gre@@ ek@@ s was : “ You can ste@@ al our pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , but you can never ste@@ al what is in our min@@ ds . ”
What com@@ mis@@ sion was given to J@@ on@@ ah , and how did he re@@ act ?
Why not set the go@@ al to con@@ verse with someone new before or after every meeting ?
E@@ ver@@ y@@ where that he deli@@ gh@@ ts to , he tur@@ ns it . ”
This f@@ its well with one of the de@@ fin@@ iti@@ ons of the word “ dedic@@ ated , ” which is “ who@@ l@@ ly com@@ mit@@ ted to a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar course of thought or action . ”
4@@ 1 : 4@@ 2 ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 13 )
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ar reading of God’s Word is one of the best helps to this end .
Be for@@ giving .
I@@ N A bus@@ y boo@@ k@@ st@@ ore , an ex@@ as@@ per@@ ated mother cri@@ ed out to a sal@@ es@@ person : “ You have a st@@ ore full of boo@@ ks but nothing to help my child ! ”
Even though his friends a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned him , he never s@@ wer@@ ved from his go@@ al . ​ — Matthew 26 : 5@@ 5 , 5@@ 6 ; John 18 : 3 - 9 .
What ro@@ le can parents pla@@ y in pre@@ par@@ ing their children for marriage ?
They explained that Satan the Devil is the real cause of such problems .
Eli@@ j@@ ah was confid@@ ent ​ — so much so that it was as if he could already hear the do@@ w@@ n@@ p@@ our .
Jehovah’s Witnesses respect each person@@ ’s right to make a decision on this matter .
Ha@@ ve they really follow@@ ed those teachings ?
After all , how mean@@ ing@@ ful can life be if all we know is that we will ev@@ en@@ tually gro@@ w old , get si@@ ck , and then die ?
In 6@@ 32 B.C.E . when the jo@@ in@@ t for@@ ces of the Babyl@@ on@@ ians and the Me@@ des came up against N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h , she did not feel par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly th@@ reat@@ ened .
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 11 )
What pro@@ ves that Jesus has deep love for humans ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the pri@@ m@@ ary appe@@ al is to the human vo@@ ice .
At the end of the day , the ma@@ ster or@@ der@@ ed his man in char@@ ge to pa@@ y out the wa@@ ges .
If so , you are truly privile@@ ged .
Rather than take things a bi@@ t e@@ asi@@ er now , they have moved to another country to ass@@ ist people there to learn about God’s purpose for the earth .
“ I was concer@@ ned about get@@ ting lu@@ ng can@@ c@@ er and wor@@ ri@@ ed about my chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s health , ” she ad@@ m@@ its , “ but I still cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t qu@@ it .
My first assignment was to Ex@@ et@@ er , in the coun@@ ty of D@@ ev@@ on .
“ Sa@@ iled A@@ way to C@@ y@@ pr@@ us , ” 7 / 1
Jo@@ a@@ b was A@@ bi@@ sh@@ a@@ i@@ ’s brother , so A@@ bi@@ sh@@ a@@ i may have heard about what David did , but he continued to respect David .
In the 1@@ 1@@ th century B.C.E . , King Solomon indic@@ ated that Jehovah had made Israel a se@@ par@@ ated nation .
Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah’s prophecy she@@ ds light on the reason why the nations take their stand against true Christians .
Why , the po@@ t@@ ter can make another ty@@ pe of v@@ es@@ sel out of it or simply disc@@ ard it !
In re@@ ality , though , I condu@@ cted my own case , which me@@ ant rel@@ ying heav@@ ily on Jehovah .
Jehovah God , the most loving Father i@@ mag@@ in@@ able , did in@@ deed prote@@ ct his bel@@ o@@ ved Son , Jesus , from all man@@ ner of har@@ m until the appointed time came for the Messi@@ ah to be put to death as fore@@ told .
The s@@ inc@@ ere E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an had already g@@ one to Jerusalem to worship , and he likely pray@@ ed for guid@@ ance .
It can also be one of the most n@@ er@@ ve - rac@@ king .
My first vis@@ it to Fa@@ ir@@ ban@@ ks was most encourag@@ ing .
We have much to learn from Joseph .
• What will help us to use God’s Word effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely in re@@ aching the heart ?
How can we ‘ h@@ and@@ le the word of the truth ari@@ ght ’ ?
Many Christians may be in acc@@ ord with what we have consider@@ ed up to this point about self - control , but they may feel that they person@@ ally have much ro@@ om for imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement .
Today , we are well along in “ the L@@ or@@ d’s day . ”
I will for@@ ti@@ fy you . I will really help you . I will really keep f@@ ast hold of you with my right hand of righteousness . ” ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 1 : 10 , 13 .
Such a good - for - nothing man is f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c@@ ating evil s@@ ch@@ em@@ es and is ca@@ using con@@ ten@@ tions all the time .
A bri@@ ef hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al re@@ view will high@@ light the contr@@ ast between those who truly respect God’s Word and those who do not .
The a@@ vail@@ able liter@@ ary and ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal s@@ our@@ ces gener@@ ally witness to di@@ la@@ pi@@ d@@ ated and un@@ clean fac@@ il@@ ities , vi@@ r@@ tually n@@ on - ex@@ ist@@ ent fur@@ ni@@ shin@@ g@@ s , bed - bu@@ g@@ s , po@@ or qu@@ ality food and dr@@ ink , un@@ tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy pro@@ pri@@ et@@ ors and st@@ af@@ f , sh@@ ad@@ y c@@ li@@ ent@@ ele , and gener@@ ally lo@@ ose mor@@ als . ”
Christian elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants have many responsi@@ bil@@ ities that invol@@ ve reading .
Mo@@ re@@ over , all who rend@@ er worship accep@@ table to God are descri@@ bed as being gu@@ i@@ ded to “ f@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of w@@ at@@ ers of life . ”
The a@@ bil@@ ities and circumstances of both stud@@ ent and teach@@ er will v@@ ary , but we should always be@@ ar in mind that our ob@@ je@@ ctive as teach@@ ers is to help our stud@@ ent buil@@ d so@@ li@@ d faith .
I app@@ lied the wisdom of Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 , which says : ‘ Do not be anxi@@ ous over anything , but . . . let your pet@@ iti@@ ons be made known to God . ’
They ate , d@@ ran@@ k , s@@ le@@ pt , and had se@@ x@@ u@@ al inter@@ course among themselves and with humans .
For example , the Israelites were comman@@ ded : “ You must not take v@@ enge@@ ance nor hold a g@@ ru@@ dge against the sons of your people , and you must love your fellow man as yourself . I am Jehovah . ” ​ — Le@@ v .
In many congregations , there would not be en@@ ough qu@@ ali@@ fied local brothers to care for all the congregation responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
See The Watchtower , O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 15 , 20@@ 13 , p@@ p . 17 - 20 .
H@@ app@@ ily , the earth@@ ’s reg@@ en@@ er@@ ative power is such that so far it has with@@ sto@@ od much of the fore@@ told dam@@ age .
Paul thus pu@@ ts “ un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness . . . with gre@@ e@@ din@@ ess ” in the same c@@ ate@@ g@@ ory as lo@@ ose conduct .
These wicked spi@@ r@@ its are still ac@@ tive today .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s simply do not have the ability to pre@@ di@@ ct acc@@ ur@@ ately what will occ@@ ur in the months or years to come .
Of course , those with strong faith give no consider@@ ation to “ s@@ l@@ ac@@ k@@ ening the course ” when difficul@@ ty ar@@ ises ​ — be it persecu@@ tion , ill health , or some other tri@@ al .
What do Jesus ’ words teach us ?
He is the princi@@ p@@ al prom@@ o@@ ter of false worship .
That good news cen@@ tered on Jesus ’ ro@@ le in the out@@ working of God’s purpose .
Des@@ pite persecu@@ tion experienced during World W@@ ar I@@ I , Jehovah’s Witnesses coura@@ ge@@ ously car@@ ri@@ ed on their ministry .
The beau@@ ti@@ ful gar@@ den of E@@ den was their home .
What did Jesus say was the great@@ est comman@@ d@@ ment ?
“ But thinking of qu@@ it@@ ting my jo@@ b gave me ni@@ gh@@ t@@ ma@@ res , ” says Si@@ me .
12 : 16 ; 17 : 14 ; 29 : 11 .
At that time , we will not need to fi@@ ght any we@@ ak@@ nesses , and it will be much e@@ asi@@ er for us to imitate Jehovah .
I i@@ magine my@@ self heal@@ thy , wal@@ king about and enjo@@ ying life to the full .
From their example , we can learn the import@@ ance of preaching in an organiz@@ ed way in order to have the support of Jehovah’s spirit .
Jesus ’ point is clear .
The n@@ un@@ s used to say that those with such doub@@ ts would end up in hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re !
Be@@ ing or@@ der@@ ed to leave a com@@ for@@ table life in U@@ r was just the beg@@ in@@ ning .
They consider@@ ed to@@ pi@@ c@@ s that were rel@@ ev@@ ant to what we were deal@@ ing with . ”
Christians who en@@ ter into cour@@ tshi@@ p with those who do not serve Jehovah are likely to face ter@@ ri@@ ble challeng@@ es .
He has also fore@@ told the out@@ come .
; W@@ il@@ li@@ am@@ s , N .
; B@@ ou@@ ch@@ er , T .
I refu@@ sed to say “ H@@ ei@@ l H@@ it@@ l@@ er ” in school .
The P@@ se@@ u@@ de@@ pi@@ gra@@ ph@@ a are often in the form of ex@@ pan@@ sions on Bi@@ bli@@ cal st@@ ori@@ es , written in the name of some fam@@ ous Bible char@@ ac@@ ter .
Ther@@ efore , how can we cultiv@@ ate a gr@@ ate@@ ful heart and maintain it ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses fir@@ m@@ ly believe that the death of Jesus Christ provided the ransom that op@@ ens the do@@ or to everlasting life for those who exerc@@ ise faith in him .
What should gu@@ i@@ de our decisions ?
While he was temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily living in N@@ or@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , Jehovah’s Witnesses came to his do@@ or .
‘ They T@@ al@@ k Ab@@ out Go@@ o@@ dness and Lo@@ ve ’
“ S@@ in ” ref@@ ers to a moral and spiritual de@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y that has been trans@@ mit@@ ted to us from our first parents , and it has physical con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
For example , take Mar@@ c@@ el@@ in@@ o , a man in C@@ am@@ er@@ o@@ on who lost his ey@@ es@@ i@@ ght at work .
Jac@@ o@@ b dem@@ an@@ ded : “ What is this you have done to me ?
When P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h heard the whole st@@ ory be@@ h@@ ind the com@@ mo@@ tion in Jose@@ p@@ h’s house , he invit@@ ed Joseph to move his ag@@ ed father to Egy@@ pt , along with the whole family .
The 3@@ ,@@ 5@@ 13 Witnesses in Al@@ ban@@ ia still have much work to do .
Se@@ al ‘ B@@ el@@ ong@@ ing to Ju@@ cal , ’ 9 / 15
Be@@ fore his as@@ cen@@ sion to heaven , Jesus appe@@ ared to them and said : “ You will receive power when the holy spirit arri@@ ves upon you , and you will be wit@@ nesses of me both in Jerusalem and in all Ju@@ de@@ a and Sam@@ ari@@ a and to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ”
Consider two ways in which God has done so .
Now he attend@@ s the meetings regul@@ arly , has a Bible study and , nee@@ d@@ less to say , no longer be@@ ats his wife .
• What are you determined to do in the future ?
With spo@@ ken langu@@ ages , the a@@ udi@@ ence can foc@@ us on the speak@@ er and still listen to the inter@@ pre@@ ter .
W@@ E A@@ R@@ E living in a time of inc@@ reas@@ ing gre@@ ed , la@@ w@@ less@@ ness , and viol@@ ence .
In@@ es@@ ca@@ pa@@ bly , that is , were it not for the leg@@ al re@@ me@@ dy that Jehovah provided in order to pur@@ cha@@ se the fre@@ e@@ dom of such sla@@ ves .
“ This we@@ ek@@ end we had the first meeting in our new Kingdom H@@ all .
So the Witness took the in@@ iti@@ ative to reason with the stud@@ ent on Matthew 6 : 33 , encourag@@ ing her to ad@@ just her pri@@ or@@ ities , put the Kingdom first , and trust in Jehovah to work matters out for the best .
60 : 22 ; Ha@@ g .
In 18@@ 70 a group of s@@ inc@@ ere Bible stud@@ ents began sear@@ ch@@ ing for the truth .
Ha@@ ving in mind these three reas@@ ons for show@@ ing consider@@ ation for sing@@ le parents , let us now see what you can do to help and how you can be sure that the ass@@ ist@@ ance you provide will be practic@@ al .
“ Jesus said to him : ‘ There is yet one thing l@@ ac@@ king about you : S@@ ell all the things you have and dist@@ ribu@@ te to po@@ or people , and you will have tre@@ asure in the heavens ; and come be my follow@@ er . ’
Tru@@ e , you may at times feel as did 18 - year - old B@@ ri@@ el@@ le , * who said of her parents : “ They have comple@@ t@@ ely for@@ go@@ t@@ ten what it@@ ’s like to be my age .
In what sense does the book of Daniel stand acc@@ used ?
; H@@ am@@ m@@ er , J .
Jesus ’ counsel here ref@@ ers to the st@@ ep to take when someone has com@@ mit@@ ted a serious sin against another .
He encoura@@ ges his worshipp@@ ers to ‘ thro@@ w all their anxi@@ ety upon him , ’ especially when they are in great dist@@ ress . ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 7 .
O if only you would ac@@ tually pa@@ y attention to my comman@@ d@@ ments ! Then your peace would become just like a ri@@ ver , and your righteousness like the wa@@ ves of the se@@ a . ” ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 , 18 In the Bible , we can find the direction and help that we need
In Bible times , S@@ c@@ y@@ th@@ ians were loo@@ ked down on as un@@ ci@@ v@@ il@@ ized people .
It is a qu@@ ality that mo@@ ves people to work for the good of others , some@@ times at great personal sacrifice .
Who , then , will lead Israel against the A@@ m@@ mon@@ ites ?
Today , there may be no known cu@@ re for some ill@@ nesses .
We mer@@ ely have to look at the a@@ w@@ ful hist@@ ory of this world with its human rul@@ er@@ shi@@ ps under its un@@ loving and w@@ ra@@ th@@ ful go@@ d , Satan the Devil .
Do you see in this something that you can apply in your life and thinking ?
By all means , let us continue to imitate Jesus Christ by building up our love for the tru@@ ths we teach and for the people we teach .
Yes , com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate Christian elders pla@@ y a vital ro@@ le in dis@@ p@@ el@@ ling dam@@ ag@@ ing emo@@ tions . ​ — Isaiah 32 : 1 , 2 ; 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 7 , 8 .
[ sign@@ ed : ] A@@ bi@@ j@@ ah *
P@@ la@@ in@@ ly , a serv@@ ant of God should cho@@ ose as a marriage mate one who is “ in the Lord , ” a dedic@@ ated , baptized fellow worshipp@@ er .
It ref@@ ers to “ Ma@@ ʹ@@ a@@ z@@ iah , ” which was the last of the 24 pri@@ es@@ tly div@@ isions , or cour@@ ses , serving in ro@@ tation at Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s temple .
The second w@@ o@@ e , recorded at Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 2 : 9 - 11 , f@@ alls on “ the one that is making evil gain for his house , in order to set his n@@ est on the he@@ i@@ ght , so as to be deli@@ vered from the gr@@ as@@ p of what is cal@@ am@@ it@@ ous ! ”
In your pre@@ vi@@ ous congregation , you had gro@@ wn “ ro@@ o@@ ts ” as you develop@@ ed ch@@ eri@@ shed fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps and set@@ t@@ led into a famili@@ ar spiritual r@@ out@@ ine .
During the first world war , an Al@@ lied b@@ lo@@ c@@ ka@@ de ca@@ used some 7@@ 5@@ 0@@ ,000 de@@ a@@ ths in Ger@@ many as a result of hu@@ ng@@ er .
For the past 15 years , they have helped Jo@@ s@@ é and R@@ ose , who are now about 8@@ 5 years old .
In May 200@@ 2 , friends at Bethel kin@@ dly c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated my 50 years of full - time service .
However , the Bible makes it clear that the pres@@ ence of “ bit@@ ter je@@ al@@ ous@@ y and con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ousness ” in the congregation can destro@@ y fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps and cre@@ ate tr@@ ou@@ ble .
* Some have found it ther@@ a@@ pe@@ u@@ tic to talk out their anxi@@ e@@ ties from time to time with a tru@@ sted friend of the same se@@ x .
Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l en@@ tered the du@@ st@@ y , ding@@ y h@@ all and found that religious ser@@ vi@@ ces were being held there .
P@@ ur@@ pose : To help pione@@ ers ‘ fully accom@@ pl@@ ish their ministry . ’ ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pa@@ e@@ dia Juda@@ ic@@ a ar@@ gu@@ es that their “ religious and se@@ cul@@ ar fun@@ ctions dem@@ an@@ ded that they be liter@@ ate . ”
What do Christians rend@@ er to ( a ) govern@@ men@@ tal author@@ ities ?
If the vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins or the sla@@ ves in those par@@ ab@@ les had known when the bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om or the ma@@ ster was arri@@ ving , they would not have needed to keep on the w@@ atch .
What for@@ ces will Jehovah use against his enem@@ ies ?
These are by no means is@@ ol@@ ated c@@ as@@ es .
“ Ke@@ ep wal@@ king by spirit and you will car@@ ry out no fle@@ sh@@ ly desire at all . ” ​ — G@@ AL@@ AT@@ I@@ AN@@ S 5 : 16 .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 6@@ 1 , 22
Yet , Jehovah said to Jo@@ shua : “ G@@ et up , cro@@ ss this J@@ or@@ d@@ an , you and all this people , into the land that I am giving to them , to the sons of Israel .
Our next por@@ t of call was B@@ at@@ a@@ vi@@ a ( now J@@ aka@@ r@@ ta ) in In@@ don@@ es@@ ia .
At Jehovah’s direction , “ the su@@ n sto@@ od still and the mo@@ on did not move until the nation could take v@@ enge@@ ance on its enem@@ ies . ”
I mean , how did he feel w@@ atch@@ ing from heaven as his de@@ ar Son was ar@@ rest@@ ed , ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed , and stru@@ ck with f@@ ists ?
On the in@@ side co@@ ver , I had written 3@@ 50 ​ — the number of Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il when I began to atten@@ d Christian meetings in 194@@ 3 .
On the other hand , he is pu@@ z@@ z@@ led about why some re@@ ject certain things that he fin@@ ds accep@@ table , such as certain tel@@ ev@@ ision pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s .
On B@@ l@@ ack Tu@@ es@@ day ​ — O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 29 , 19@@ 29 — ​ col@@ la@@ p@@ sing pri@@ ces on the New Yor@@ k S@@ to@@ ck Ex@@ change cre@@ ated sh@@ o@@ ck wa@@ ves that p@@ lu@@ ng@@ ed the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l e@@ con@@ om@@ ic system into the Gre@@ at De@@ pres@@ sion .
It turned out that a full - time minis@@ ter of Jehovah’s Witnesses had ri@@ d@@ den in the same ve@@ hi@@ c@@ le as Ch@@ ar@@ les and had found the p@@ ho@@ ne .
H@@ ere is your letter of ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
But Jesus said that upon see@@ ing “ all these things , ” we would know that the end is close at hand .
But then she under@@ took a study of Jesus ’ life and ministry , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly foc@@ using on his in@@ tim@@ ate relationship with his heavenly Father .
However , what Jesus direc@@ ted in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount requi@@ res positi@@ ve actions , and it t@@ ou@@ ches the life of people every@@ where and in every age . ​ — 12 / 1 , page 3 .
When under se@@ v@@ ere tri@@ al , Job became some@@ what un@@ bal@@ an@@ ced and had to have his thinking cor@@ rec@@ ted .
What are some reas@@ ons that elders make shepher@@ ding c@@ alls ?
To pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y the si@@ e@@ ge of Jerusalem and its effe@@ cts , E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el is comman@@ ded to act out two pan@@ t@@ om@@ im@@ es .
R@@ eli@@ ef From St@@ ress ​ — A P@@ rac@@ tic@@ al R@@ em@@ e@@ dy
meaning “ what is it ? ”
A man nam@@ ed R@@ on said : “ I could not control the thoughts and actions of others .
□ W@@ i@@ th@@ out ob@@ lig@@ ation , I re@@ qu@@ est a cop@@ y of the bro@@ ch@@ ure “ See the Go@@ od L@@ and . ”
Are you able to ad@@ just your circumstances and follow in the fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s of the ze@@ al@@ ous sisters inter@@ vie@@ wed for this article ?
La@@ ban@@ ’s respon@@ se ? “ It is not cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary . . . to give the you@@ ng@@ er woman before the fir@@ st@@ born . C@@ ele@@ br@@ ate to the full the we@@ ek of this woman .
3 : 19 - 24 .
David made Jehovah his confidence
There is a need to tra@@ in more brothers to become shepher@@ ds in the congregation .
When she did so and showed the teach@@ er the por@@ tion that expla@@ ins Dani@@ el@@ ’s prophecy , he re@@ adi@@ ly accepted the book and than@@ ked her for it .
Ch@@ il@@ dren too jo@@ ined the school , al@@ though it was not necess@@ ar@@ ily eas@@ y for some to present a talk to the congregation .
It was N@@ is@@ an 14 of the year 33 C.E . Jesus was sh@@ aring a c@@ up of w@@ ine and a lo@@ a@@ f of un@@ le@@ av@@ ened bre@@ ad with his apostles .
You can .
When cro@@ ps are ri@@ pe and ready for har@@ v@@ es@@ ting , work@@ ers must act with ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y .
You may need to put for@@ th ex@@ tr@@ a effort to do things together .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , An@@ dre@@ w , Ph@@ ili@@ p , and many others put faith in Jesus because of what he taught and did .
Witnesses in the C@@ en@@ tr@@ al Af@@ ri@@ can Re@@ public coun@@ ted it a privilege to organiz@@ e human@@ it@@ ari@@ an a@@ id .
They Su@@ cc@@ e@@ e@@ ded ​ — How ?
He wants to ‘ la@@ u@@ d Jehovah with all his heart . ’
ON@@ E dic@@ tion@@ ary de@@ fin@@ es succ@@ ess as “ the at@@ tain@@ ment of we@@ al@@ th , fav@@ or , or em@@ in@@ ence . ”
Some Christians who have com@@ mit@@ ted a serious sin try to co@@ ver it over in order to avoid em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sing themselves or disa@@ p@@ poin@@ ting others .
Instead of respon@@ ding ang@@ r@@ ily if we become vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of viol@@ ence or when our loved ones su@@ ff@@ er , we need to be res@@ ol@@ ved to trust comple@@ t@@ ely in Jehovah .
The apostle Peter righ@@ tly stated that we should “ consider the pati@@ ence of our Lord as sal@@ vation . ” ​ — 2 P@@ et .
R@@ udi had sent my new ad@@ d@@ ress to the branch of@@ fice in V@@ i@@ en@@ na , and the branch , in turn , for@@ war@@ ded it to two mission@@ ary sisters , I@@ l@@ se Un@@ ter@@ d@@ ö@@ r@@ f@@ er and El@@ fri@@ e@@ de L@@ ö@@ h@@ r .
He pre@@ ached a message of hope “ to bin@@ d up the bro@@ k@@ en@@ hear@@ ted . ”
No . H@@ ad he done so , he would not have “ refu@@ sed to be called the son of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s daugh@@ ter , cho@@ o@@ sing to be mis@@ tre@@ ated with the people of God rather than to have the temp@@ or@@ ary enjo@@ y@@ ment of sin . ”
Even if we re@@ stri@@ ct our attention to those prophe@@ ci@@ es that were ac@@ tually ful@@ filled in Jesus Christ , we enc@@ oun@@ ter difficul@@ ties ag@@ re@@ e@@ ing on an ex@@ act number .
Many people are given to ex@@ tre@@ m@@ es in e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king .
The T@@ ah@@ iti@@ an sy@@ n@@ ta@@ x , which is to@@ t@@ ally different from that of Eng@@ l@@ ish , was another chall@@ enge .
After sp@@ en@@ ding some time in S@@ y@@ ri@@ an An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch , Paul em@@ ba@@ r@@ ks upon his th@@ ir@@ d t@@ our , in 5@@ 2 C.E .
C@@ op@@ ing With T@@ ra@@ ge@@ dy
Ha@@ ve you at times ?
Th@@ r@@ ough J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah , Jehovah deli@@ v@@ ers Israel from the A@@ m@@ mon@@ ites .
( a ) How does Jehovah stand out in star@@ k contr@@ ast with Satan ?
In sen@@ ten@@ c@@ ing the re@@ bel@@ s , Jehovah , in effect , gave them what they asked for .
In direc@@ t contr@@ ast , dis@@ obedi@@ ence to parents eli@@ c@@ its divine disa@@ p@@ pro@@ val . ​ — Romans 1 : 30 , 32 .
Paul showed respect for fellow believers , and in turn he ear@@ ned their respect .
This ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ cal gro@@ w@@ th was an expres@@ sion of Jehovah’s deep love for re@@ de@@ e@@ ma@@ ble human@@ kind .
2 : 4@@ 1 - 50 .
Does a world without a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction s@@ ound al@@ most too good to be true ?
Me@@ an@@ while , parents might wor@@ ry that cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ z@@ ing their children will pu@@ s@@ h them away .
Since those artic@@ les were publi@@ shed , this ty@@ pe of heart - cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting pro@@ gr@@ am@@ m@@ ing has become inc@@ reas@@ ingly a@@ vail@@ able .
B@@ ri@@ ef com@@ ments could be made on the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of each em@@ ble@@ m , and a clo@@ sing prayer would be appro@@ pri@@ ate .
Ab@@ out one h@@ un@@ d@@ red years after Eli@@ j@@ ah’s prayer for ra@@ in , a hum@@ ble f@@ ar@@ m@@ er nam@@ ed A@@ mo@@ s emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed an important de@@ ta@@ il about the s@@ ource of the water c@@ y@@ c@@ le .
Since we have such a powerful fo@@ e to con@@ ten@@ d with , is it not reas@@ sur@@ ing to know that “ Jehovah is gu@@ arding all those loving him ” ?
“ The discipl@@ ine of Jehovah . . . do not re@@ ject . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ S 3 : 11 .
TH@@ E gift of language did not origin@@ ate with mankind but , rather , with man@@ ’s Creator , Jehovah God .
These could well be descri@@ bed as “ old , ” in that we have known and appreci@@ ated them from the beg@@ in@@ ning of our Christian course .
One man who did not speak M@@ ace@@ don@@ i@@ an asked for some liter@@ ature in Eng@@ l@@ ish .
But ga@@ ining a material re@@ ward was not Davi@@ d’s c@@ hi@@ ef concer@@ n .
14@@ 5 : 1 , 2 ; Is@@ a .
However , before I rel@@ ate how we f@@ ared as a family , let me tell you about my up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing .
A@@ vo@@ id si@@ gh@@ ing , d@@ ro@@ op@@ ing your sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders , or ro@@ l@@ ling your eyes .
• Jehovah ?
( b ) How does this understanding af@@ fect our view of our ministry ?
Of course , it is one thing to know what is right ; it is qu@@ ite another to have the moral strength to do what is right .
What if because of je@@ al@@ ous@@ y or con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ousness we were to bo@@ ast , li@@ e , or s@@ pre@@ ad har@@ m@@ ful go@@ s@@ si@@ p ?
After he left , though , I was fu@@ ri@@ ous with him and the woman he moved in with . ”
; B@@ en@@ et@@ at@@ o@@ s , C .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a de@@ ca@@ de , the number of publi@@ sh@@ ers worl@@ d@@ wide inc@@ reas@@ ed by 1@@ 00 per@@ c@@ ent , the number of return vis@@ its by 1@@ 26 per@@ c@@ ent , and the number of Bible stu@@ dies by 1@@ 50 per@@ c@@ ent .
Although it was not the Jewish cu@@ sto@@ m for men to con@@ verse with women , Jesus sp@@ ent time with M@@ ary and Mar@@ th@@ a .
The older gener@@ ation consider@@ ed that Ho@@ ly W@@ ri@@ t was d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous in the hands of the un@@ learned and should only be read by pri@@ ests . ”
In it there was a message for each of us .
Con@@ cer@@ ning him , the Bible says : “ There is no one like him in the earth , a man b@@ lam@@ eless and u@@ pri@@ ght , fe@@ aring God and tur@@ ning asi@@ de from bad . ”
F@@ ol@@ low the person@@ ’s respon@@ se with : “ Many men ear@@ n much more than that , but their famili@@ es are still not cont@@ ent .
While he some@@ times has per@@ mit@@ ted bit@@ ter persecu@@ tion for his own good purpose , Jehovah has lo@@ v@@ ingly streng@@ th@@ ened those who have bor@@ ne the br@@ un@@ t of that persecu@@ tion .
F@@ ol@@ low the S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d - King
N@@ ei@@ l , a W@@ a@@ yu@@ u In@@ di@@ an who lived in M@@ an@@ au@@ re , su@@ ffered from a c@@ ong@@ en@@ it@@ al de@@ fect .
16 , 17 . ( a ) Why are we not enti@@ r@@ ely free of anxi@@ ety ?
T@@ w@@ o Greek - speaking Witnesses set out to find us .
One brother who sh@@ a@@ res in building Kingdom H@@ alls and ass@@ is@@ ting those affe@@ cted by n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers states that it is hard to descri@@ be the satis@@ fac@@ tion he recei@@ ves from serving in these ways .
The a@@ vail@@ able information seem@@ s to indic@@ ate that Bar@@ u@@ ch and his brother Ser@@ a@@ iah were high of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als who supp@@ or@@ ted the faithful prophet Jeremiah in the ev@@ ent@@ ful years before the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem .
The w@@ in@@ ds of des@@ tru@@ ction have been held back to allow for the se@@ al@@ ing of the rema@@ ining ones of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 , who will rule with Christ in heaven .
The f@@ our@@ th hor@@ se is a si@@ ck@@ ly p@@ ale col@@ or , a har@@ bing@@ er of di@@ se@@ ase and other le@@ th@@ al th@@ reat@@ s , ri@@ d@@ den by De@@ ath it@@ self .
E@@ m@@ bal@@ m@@ ing would mer@@ ely d@@ el@@ a@@ y the in@@ ev@@ it@@ able , a body re@@ tur@@ ning to du@@ st .
In 199@@ 0 , my wife and I vis@@ ited a congregation in Con@@ ne@@ c@@ tic@@ u@@ t , and there we me@@ t someone very special .
Mar@@ ri@@ age , having children , and good health are all n@@ atur@@ al and appro@@ pri@@ ate desi@@ res .
To the Ang@@ el in S@@ my@@ r@@ na
B@@ less@@ ings of a Bal@@ an@@ ced V@@ i@@ e@@ w
Mo@@ des@@ ty helps us to keep our e@@ ye “ simp@@ le ” ​ — foc@@ used on God’s Kingdom , not on material things .
“ I@@ t’s a joy , ” she says .
Since then , the Greek O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch has su@@ ffered a complete de@@ fe@@ at in its efforts to keep the Bible from the people .
“ Th@@ r@@ ough use , ” we also “ have [ our ] per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers tra@@ ined to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish both right and wrong . ”
The elders set up a group of brothers and sisters who made themselves a@@ vail@@ able to look after the needs of the si@@ ck and the ag@@ ed in our congregation .
Jehovah has lived up to his promise to care for fa@@ ther@@ less children .
Are we individu@@ ally pu@@ t@@ ting for@@ th con@@ st@@ ant effort to gain a deep@@ er knowledge ? ​ — Pro@@ v .
How that man was bless@@ ed for tel@@ ling the truth !
These were we@@ igh@@ ty responsi@@ bil@@ ities , yet Jesus ful@@ filled them in every respect .
Consider how the congregation in ancient Corin@@ th got its star@@ t .
O@@ N De@@ c@@ ember 26 , 200@@ 4 , a 9@@ .@@ 1 - ma@@ gn@@ itu@@ de earth@@ qu@@ ake j@@ ol@@ ted Si@@ me@@ ulu@@ e , an is@@ land off the nor@@ th@@ w@@ est co@@ ast of S@@ um@@ at@@ r@@ a , In@@ don@@ es@@ ia .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 14 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 60 , 1@@ 00
• Why is it ess@@ enti@@ al that we love Jehovah ?
Satan has destro@@ yed coun@@ t@@ less who@@ les@@ ome , tru@@ sting relation@@ shi@@ ps through in@@ si@@ di@@ ous doub@@ ts pl@@ anted in that way . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 7 - 9 .
Of course , that is not the case .
The first day ended with the talk “ Ke@@ ep@@ ing in S@@ te@@ p With Jehovah’s O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation . ”
“ That work is for govern@@ ment m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers , ” I ans@@ wer@@ ed .
‘ S@@ ac@@ red W@@ rit@@ ings That Can Le@@ ad You to S@@ al@@ vation ’
The bo@@ ys im@@ medi@@ ately got the point and con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed .
He challeng@@ ed the righ@@ t@@ ful@@ ness and righteousness of God’s uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
He had the right attitude and was e@@ ag@@ er to car@@ ry out his ministry .
R@@ é@@ g@@ is says : “ This proved that Jehovah bless@@ ed those years of stru@@ gg@@ le , pati@@ ence , and end@@ ur@@ ance . ”
Dis@@ claim@@ ing honor for himself , Moses expres@@ sed his desire that the same spiritual gi@@ f@@ ts be sh@@ ared by all of Jehovah’s servants .
He obe@@ yed God comple@@ t@@ ely .
“ Some went without prop@@ er im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ation pa@@ p@@ ers and were un@@ able to find work .
However much he loved Jehovah , he loved his pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons more .
One time , I en@@ tered a st@@ ore to get an ice - cre@@ am c@@ one and was asked to leave .
For well over one h@@ un@@ d@@ red years , Jehovah’s Witnesses have s@@ oun@@ ded the war@@ ning that Jehovah will take dr@@ as@@ tic st@@ ep@@ s to fulf@@ ill his promise to esta@@ bl@@ ish a new world of righteousness .
Of course , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of those who were to become Christ’s anointed sla@@ ves during the time of the end were not yet serving Jehovah when Jesus began his in@@ spe@@ ction in 19@@ 18 .
W@@ he@@ ther rich or po@@ or , a righteous man@@ ’s course of life br@@ ings him happiness now and hope of everlasting life in the future .
Those pri@@ ests s@@ ni@@ ff@@ ed at , or s@@ cor@@ ned , God’s sac@@ red things .
All four Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ ers t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to Jehovah God’s clear expres@@ sion of appro@@ val as Jesus came up from the w@@ at@@ ers of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver .
Then tra@@ ge@@ dy stru@@ ck three times in quic@@ k succ@@ es@@ sion .
Gi@@ ve Th@@ ough@@ t@@ ful Consi@@ der@@ ation to These Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions :
Yes , s@@ inc@@ ere se@@ ek@@ ers of truth can “ understand righteousness and judgment and u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness , the enti@@ re course of what is good . ” ​ — Proverbs 2 : 6 - 9 .
Peter wor@@ ked kin@@ dly and pati@@ ently at shepher@@ ding and fe@@ e@@ ding Christ’s followers .
Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i
When we spo@@ t a proble@@ m , we sp@@ end more time ​ — and we do enc@@ oun@@ ter problems .
All parents make mis@@ takes and may reg@@ re@@ t the way that they h@@ and@@ led certain situ@@ ations .
The qu@@ e@@ en appe@@ ars before the king un@@ invit@@ ed and is fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly received each time .
You may then see that you have more things in comm@@ on than you thought .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 1 , 2 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 3 - 11
Their nor@@ ma@@ l work sc@@ he@@ du@@ le al@@ lo@@ ws them to atten@@ d congregation meetings and to have a share in the field service each we@@ ek .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ H@@ op@@ e that is seen is not hope , for when a man se@@ es a thing , does he hope for it ?
David S@@ cha@@ f@@ er
And to most educ@@ ated Gre@@ ek@@ s , with their beli@@ ef in the im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the soul , the very ide@@ a of a resurrection was re@@ pu@@ gn@@ ant . ​ — Acts 17 : 32 - 34 .
No human is in@@ dis@@ p@@ en@@ sa@@ ble in Jehovah’s organization , and the work of s@@ pre@@ ading Kingdom tru@@ ths continu@@ es .
• Why is it imp@@ ro@@ per to speak of Jehovah’s Witnesses as a Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant religion ?
A@@ bo@@ ve all , we would want to ask that Jehovah su@@ sta@@ in us , giving us the strength to keep faithful to him and not lo@@ se our bal@@ ance , no matter what may ha@@ p@@ pen .
The cu@@ st@@ om@@ s of@@ fic@@ er wa@@ ved us through , and we sa@@ f@@ ely made our deli@@ ver@@ ies .
“ We enjoy our time so much that our study u@@ su@@ ally la@@ st@@ s longer than an h@@ our , ” says one of them .
To get some ide@@ a of how is@@ ol@@ ated this va@@ st ter@@ rit@@ ory is , consider that the a@@ ver@@ age d@@ ri@@ ve@@ way in a c@@ at@@ tle st@@ ation ( ran@@ ch ) st@@ re@@ t@@ ches more than 20 mil@@ es [ 30 k@@ m ] from the fr@@ on@@ t g@@ ate to the house !
1 : 4 ; 3 : 1 ; 4 : 5 ; 5 : 6 ​ — What is indic@@ ated by the expres@@ sion “ the se@@ ven spi@@ r@@ its ” ?
At times , we simply fai@@ l to expres@@ s our thoughts with the desi@@ red c@@ lar@@ ity and pre@@ c@@ ision .
Such feelings may cause us to over@@ look the princi@@ p@@ al is@@ su@@ es and con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate enti@@ r@@ ely on personal circumstances .
F@@ in@@ ally , D@@ on read Matthew 9 : 36 and then asked Peter to read it for himself .
How , though , should we understand Jesus ’ as@@ sur@@ ance that Jehovah will cause justice to be done “ spe@@ e@@ di@@ ly ” ?
During that time , I got to know such p@@ ill@@ ars as M@@ il@@ t@@ on H@@ en@@ sc@@ he@@ l , K@@ ar@@ l K@@ le@@ in , Na@@ than K@@ nor@@ r , T .
Jesus did not im@@ medi@@ ately secu@@ re full Kingdom power when he got back to heaven .
Why , the very ide@@ a seem@@ s bey@@ ond com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion for imper@@ fect humans !
Does it be@@ ar little whe@@ at st@@ al@@ ks ?
• What fac@@ t@@ ors can af@@ fect our place in the congregation ?
When pres@@ sure came , he lied !
If Jehovah is the true God , go following him ; but if Ba@@ al is , go following him . ” ​ — 1 K@@ ings 18 : 21 .
O@@ b@@ tain@@ ing li@@ fe@@ ’s necess@@ ities requi@@ res that we make some pl@@ ans for the future .
MI@@ L@@ D@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S
* At the same time , the s@@ cri@@ bes and the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es ​ — lead@@ ers of the mas@@ ses who ba@@ cked the re@@ v@@ ol@@ t — ​ ga@@ ined power in st@@ ate ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation at the ex@@ p@@ en@@ se of the pri@@ es@@ tly class .
Can a person be good without being religious ?
( a ) What evidence should have con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed first - century Jews that Jesus was Jehovah’s re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative ?
Tru@@ e to those prophe@@ tic words , the main@@ land city of T@@ y@@ re was brought to ru@@ in by Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar .
Des@@ pite the fin@@ an@@ cial benef@@ its , I felt that I was stri@@ ving after w@@ ind .
Like David , Moses could see that life is filled with tr@@ ou@@ ble .
The prophecy fur@@ ther states that “ those imp@@ o@@ t@@ ent in death ” will live again .
Such efforts will bring lasting happiness . ​ — E@@ ph .
In order to at@@ tr@@ act a ca@@ pa@@ ble wife , Le@@ mu@@ el would need to fulf@@ ill the responsi@@ bil@@ ities of a ca@@ pa@@ ble husband .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , at Job 34 : 21 , we read : “ His eyes are upon the ways of man , and all his st@@ ep@@ s he se@@ es . ”
Be@@ fore the brother could say anything el@@ se , the man@@ ag@@ er said : “ I knew there was something different about you !
As the children gro@@ w older , they have to deci@@ de what stand they will take based on the information they have received from their parents .
Although hist@@ ory c@@ learly shows that coun@@ ter@@ fe@@ it Christians have often res@@ or@@ ted to “ the s@@ word , ” that is not true of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The more one re@@ a@@ ds and pon@@ ders over the Scriptures , the more one can gain ‘ in@@ sight into Jehovah’s tru@@ en@@ ess . ’
When she ge@@ ts home , she has the en@@ er@@ gy to sol@@ ve her chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s problems , cor@@ rec@@ t her hus@@ ban@@ d’s mis@@ takes , and h@@ and@@ le any d@@ om@@ es@@ tic c@@ ris@@ is .
It is vital that we dis@@ own ourselves , pi@@ ck up our t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake , and continu@@ ally follow our Ex@@ emp@@ la@@ r .
What about the Christian Greek Scriptures por@@ tion of The 1@@ 00 - M@@ inu@@ te Bible ?
R@@ es@@ ur@@ rec@@ tions During Jesus ’ M@@ in@@ is@@ try
Christ has fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely wel@@ com@@ ed us in that way , and we are ex@@ hor@@ ted to imitate him in wel@@ coming fellow worshipp@@ ers .
K@@ no@@ wing this , we can pre@@ pare for that ev@@ en@@ tu@@ ality and medit@@ ate on how we should re@@ act .
For example , hist@@ ory shows that the human rul@@ ers of Israel great@@ ly influ@@ enced their sub@@ je@@ cts , ei@@ ther for good or for bad .
S@@ m@@ all won@@ der that we find ourselves under pres@@ sure to cop@@ y the me - first appro@@ ach . — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 5 .
“ By wisdom a hous@@ eho@@ ld will be buil@@ t up , and by dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment it will prove fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V .
• What prophe@@ ci@@ es do Jehovah’s servants fulf@@ ill ?
H@@ el@@ p@@ ing Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople With T@@ im@@ ely In@@ stru@@ ction
But , she says , “ don@@ ’t dem@@ and as much from your child as you ex@@ pect of yourself . ”
How did some re@@ act to certain teachings of Jesus Christ ?
No@@ te , however , the contr@@ ast that John dra@@ ws between ver@@ ses 4 and 9 of Revelation chap@@ ter 7 .
For this reason , arrang@@ ements were made to hold a special ass@@ em@@ bly day in@@ side the cam@@ p .
Let us consider a few examples of such in@@ com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible things .
“ Se@@ e@@ ing the One Who Is In@@ v@@ isi@@ ble ”
For example , you may be consider@@ ing ad@@ ju@@ sting your life - st@@ y@@ le to make more time for spiritual things .
Our prayers draw us ever clo@@ s@@ er to the “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer . ”
W@@ all@@ ace Li@@ ver@@ ance , G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol reg@@ ist@@ ra@@ r , helped the gra@@ du@@ ates to appreci@@ ate that service privile@@ ges are expres@@ sions of God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , not something they were ent@@ it@@ led to or had ear@@ ned .
H@@ el@@ p those who have become in@@ ac@@ tive .
Jehovah God did not give this re@@ vel@@ ation direc@@ tly to John .
It is a t@@ ree of life to those taking hold of it , and those keep@@ ing f@@ ast hold of it are to be called happy . ” ​ — Proverbs 3 : 13 - 18 ; 22 : 15 .
H@@ er heart rejo@@ ic@@ ed in Jehovah . ​ — 1 Sa@@ m . 2 : 1 , 2 ; read Psalm 6@@ 1 : 1 , 5 , 8 .
Jesus also said : “ Ke@@ ep doing this in re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of me . ”
They also expres@@ sed their differ@@ ing vie@@ ws on the sub@@ ject .
Mar@@ ri@@ ed cou@@ ples are con@@ ten@@ ding with inc@@ reas@@ ing pres@@ sures and temp@@ t@@ ations .
Although C@@ lo@@ v@@ is ’ tro@@ op@@ s were on the ver@@ ge of de@@ fe@@ at , the A@@ le@@ man@@ ni king was kil@@ led and his ar@@ my sur@@ rend@@ ered .
If he were not je@@ al@@ ous in this good way , we would su@@ ff@@ er all kin@@ ds of har@@ m because of our in@@ experience .
They took out their Bi@@ bl@@ es , and we were able to give them a thor@@ ough witness about Jehovah’s pur@@ pos@@ es .
“ Di@@ rec@@ t@@ or of the F@@ e@@ ast ”
The Scriptures expla@@ in that Jehovah con@@ dem@@ ns for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation and ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y .
When the last person got out , Cor@@ ali@@ e would jo@@ k@@ ingly ask : “ How many more have you got under the se@@ at ? ”
Thus , knowledge of Jesus ’ life and teachings can help us to see , or per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve , some of God’s qualities .
How much more important that is during the conclu@@ sion of this system of things !
Then when she comple@@ ted her scho@@ ol@@ ing , we pione@@ ered as a family for four years in the New S@@ ou@@ th W@@ al@@ es to@@ wn of C@@ ess@@ no@@ ck before re@@ tur@@ ning to B@@ ris@@ ban@@ e to help Be@@ at@@ ri@@ ce@@ ’s a@@ il@@ ing mother .
They kin@@ dly gave me a place to stay .
Of course , we are not yet in the new world .
Still , do not for@@ get that free will is a responsi@@ bility as well as a gift .
E@@ f@@ fort is requi@@ red to obey God’s comman@@ d@@ ments , but this lo@@ ad is not too heav@@ y to be@@ ar .
In fact , our attitude toward Christ’s spiritual brothers is a ma@@ j@@ or fac@@ t@@ or that will deter@@ mine how we will be jud@@ ged during the coming great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
G@@ r@@ ate@@ ful at H@@ ear@@ t
This is pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely what Ne@@ h@@ emiah , cu@@ p@@ be@@ are@@ r to Per@@ si@@ an King Ar@@ ta@@ x@@ er@@ x@@ es , did when he fac@@ ed an un@@ expe@@ cted situation .
We can also praise him and than@@ k him for what he does .
However , we do not have to be cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted by it .
A@@ p@@ he@@ k
A gro@@ wing number of people are he@@ e@@ ding the si@@ gn of Jesus ’ pres@@ ence .
He did so even though he was sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by false worshi@@ p@@ ers and may have been ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed by members of the ro@@ y@@ al cour@@ t .
God’s Word is “ bene@@ fi@@ cial for teaching , for re@@ pro@@ ving , for set@@ ting things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght , for discipl@@ ining in righteousness . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 16 .
One who cho@@ o@@ ses to dr@@ ink should set de@@ fin@@ ite li@@ m@@ its , lear@@ ning to say no . ​ — 1 / 1 , pages 7 - 9 .
Those who accept God’s authority must res@@ ist the s@@ n@@ are of pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ousness , for doing o@@ ther@@ wise will lead to di@@ sh@@ on@@ or . ​ — Pro@@ v .
This may invol@@ ve a coura@@ ge@@ ous act of fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely s@@ n@@ atch@@ ing the sheep from the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s j@@ a@@ ws .
She provided a Bible , which M@@ other quic@@ k@@ ly read , along with co@@ pi@@ es of The Watchtower and other Bible public@@ ations in S@@ lo@@ ven@@ i@@ an .
W@@ ell , what if you fore@@ see the pos@@ si@@ bility of your f@@ all@@ ing in love with the work .
The Bible descri@@ bes par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in the r@@ ace for everlasting life as ac@@ tive , not pas@@ sive .
It is hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing , however , to see the efforts new ones make to over@@ come all ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les in order to serve Jehovah .
Because some in the first - century congregation were show@@ ing fav@@ or@@ it@@ ism toward we@@ al@@ thy individuals , the disci@@ ple James wrote : “ My brothers , you are not ho@@ l@@ ding the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ , our glory , with ac@@ ts of fav@@ or@@ it@@ ism , are you ?
However , John put that no@@ tion to rest with the words : “ The one coming after me is str@@ ong@@ er than I am , who@@ se san@@ d@@ als I am not wor@@ thy to take off .
22 : 37 - 40 .
The apostle Peter , under the inspi@@ r@@ ation of holy spirit , un@@ mas@@ ked their di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty and h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y , and Jehovah stru@@ ck them dead . ​ — Acts 5 : 1 - 10 .
In sh@@ ort , he tel@@ ls her : ‘ S@@ ta@@ y in my fi@@ el@@ ds ; there is no need for you to go to others .
Ha@@ ve faithful anointed ones lik@@ e@@ wise proved to be pre@@ pared ?
L@@ ik@@ ely , Moses also p@@ en@@ ned the book of Job as well as Psal@@ ms 9@@ 0 and 9@@ 1 .
Jehovah’s love for mankind is like that of a loving par@@ ent for his children .
Un@@ der inspi@@ r@@ ation , the apostle Paul associ@@ ated that day with Christ’s pres@@ ence , which began with Jesus ’ en@@ thr@@ on@@ ement as heavenly King in 1914 .
W@@ es@@ sel G@@ ans@@ fort ( 14@@ 19 - 14@@ 8@@ 9 ) and N@@ or@@ ther@@ n H@@ u@@ man@@ ism , pages 9 , 15 .
David was d@@ ri@@ ven from the city , having experienced another n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w es@@ cap@@ e from death . ​ — 1 Samuel 21 : 13 - 15 .
“ Li@@ ber@@ ty , bel@@ o@@ ved li@@ ber@@ ty , ” are words from “ L@@ a Mar@@ se@@ il@@ la@@ ise , ” F@@ ran@@ ce@@ ’s n@@ ational an@@ them .
Indeed , he turned out to be the great@@ est witness God has ever ra@@ ised up in be@@ half of His name .
The “ God of sight ” w@@ atch@@ es you too .
For th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years , humans have experi@@ men@@ ted with vari@@ ous ty@@ p@@ es of rul@@ er@@ ship .
As his health deter@@ i@@ or@@ ated , he lost his jo@@ b and all benef@@ its .
W@@ ere not milli@@ ons upon milli@@ ons already dead ?
The way we are made , for example , shows that God wants us to enjoy life .
I am than@@ k@@ ful to Jehovah for sen@@ ding this el@@ der to me . ”
On@@ ce when Bro@@ ther G@@ u@@ sta@@ ve Z@@ op@@ f@@ er , who at the time su@@ per@@ v@@ ised the work of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Fr@@ ance , vis@@ ited our congregation , Father organiz@@ ed a cho@@ ir and a co@@ stu@@ m@@ ed Bible dr@@ ama based on King B@@ el@@ sh@@ a@@ z@@ z@@ ar@@ ’s fe@@ ast and the h@@ and@@ writ@@ ing on the w@@ all .
It happened on the day of the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver , which was held on the 14@@ th of the Jewish mon@@ th N@@ is@@ an , in the s@@ pr@@ ing .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , Jehovah God deser@@ ves our love and obedi@@ ence .
( a ) What situation ar@@ ose in the apostle Paul’s day ?
Jesus then called a little child to his side .
Re@@ call the com@@ ment in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation : “ The se@@ ed s@@ pr@@ ou@@ ts and gro@@ ws t@@ all , just how [ the s@@ ow@@ er ] does not know .
It is true that all of us are imper@@ fect .
In@@ tegrity is proved by our being ‘ t@@ ested to the li@@ mit ’ in some way .
But what of As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a@@ ’s pl@@ ans ?
St@@ y@@ les of commun@@ ic@@ ation di@@ ff@@ er .
At De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 21 : 20 , we read about a “ stu@@ b@@ born and re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous ” individu@@ al , who deser@@ ved to be put to death under the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
How is Jehovah now using his spirit in support of his purpose ?
S@@ imp@@ ly put , to have a friend , you need to be one .
Jesus said : “ H@@ app@@ y is that slave if his ma@@ ster on arri@@ ving [ liter@@ ally , “ having come , ” f@@ t@@ n . ] fin@@ ds him doing so .
In 20@@ 11 , ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists found just such a ch@@ it , or to@@ ken , in the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of the temple ​ — a co@@ in - si@@ ze cla@@ y se@@ al d@@ ating from between the first century B.C.E . and 70 C.E .
Now in his advan@@ c@@ ing years , had he lost some of his reason@@ ing po@@ wers ?
Acc@@ ording to another r@@ en@@ dition , Jesus said : “ Do this as a mem@@ ori@@ al of me . ”
Jesus did many things when he was on earth .
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate . ( b ) Why is it important to exam@@ ine the value of cha@@ st@@ ity ?
All the wicked people peri@@ shed .
Why Do Pe@@ ople Sa@@ y That God Is C@@ ru@@ el ?
Th@@ ree days later , Jose@@ p@@ h’s words came true .
What bad things will no longer ex@@ ist under Kingdom rule ?
What mirac@@ ul@@ ous ev@@ ent occ@@ ur@@ red at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . ?
Al@@ ong the way , this ever - gro@@ wing new world soci@@ ety has ac@@ qui@@ red know - how that has proved inv@@ alu@@ able today and perhaps even will during po@@ st - Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on rest@@ or@@ ation work .
In this reg@@ ard , A@@ mo@@ s 2 : 6 , 7 re@@ a@@ ds : “ This is what Jehovah has said , ‘ On account of three re@@ v@@ ol@@ ts of Israel , and on account of four , I shall not turn it back , on account of their sel@@ ling someone righteous for m@@ ere s@@ il@@ ver , and someone po@@ or for the pri@@ ce of a pa@@ ir of san@@ d@@ als .
One day , you learn that a cu@@ re has been found !
The emp@@ a@@ thy and ac@@ tive ass@@ ist@@ ance sh@@ own by such loving brothers and sisters is a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant expres@@ sion , or “ col@@ or , ” of God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness . ​ — Proverbs 12 : 25 ; 17 : 17 .
7 : 9 - 11 .
This is a good remin@@ der for those who might get involved in a fin@@ an@@ cial dis@@ pu@@ te with a fellow beli@@ ever .
• working vi@@ a the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t
What does the S@@ ong of Solomon teach regarding cour@@ tshi@@ p ?
My wife and I were associ@@ ated with that congregation for 24 years , and we felt very com@@ for@@ table there . ”
What pre@@ v@@ ents you from get@@ ting baptized ?
But if they do , it is because they are fe@@ e@@ ding on the wor@@ th@@ less “ wisdom of the world , ” which inclu@@ des materi@@ al@@ ism , s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c spe@@ cul@@ ation , op@@ in@@ i@@ ons about mor@@ ality , and other such things .
In Au@@ gu@@ st 199@@ 4 , however , the j@@ our@@ n@@ al St@@ atis@@ tic@@ al S@@ ci@@ ence publi@@ shed an article in which Eli@@ y@@ ah@@ u R@@ ip@@ s of Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s Hebrew Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity and his fellow re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers made some star@@ t@@ ling claim@@ s .
All of us , therefore , need to make sure that nothing in Satan’s world , no matter how u@@ se@@ ful or pleas@@ ant it may se@@ em to be , ho@@ l@@ ds us back from being who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted in car@@ ing for Kingdom inter@@ ests . ​ — 2 C@@ or . 11 : 14 ; read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 3 : 13 , 14 .
Just think how disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ing it could have been to ex@@ pect the end and for it not to occ@@ ur !
In God’s eyes , all of Jesus ’ true disciples are e@@ qu@@ al in the faith .
On the other hand , what should you do if you do not yet feel inc@@ l@@ ined to serve Jehovah ?
Consider , for example , Yo@@ shi@@ ak@@ i and Ka@@ zu@@ ko .
In what ways does Satan wa@@ ge spiritual war@@ f@@ are against Jehovah’s servants , c@@ all@@ ing for what on their part ?
David must have real@@ ized that since God has and contro@@ ls tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous power , he can direc@@ t it against any who mer@@ it his dis@@ fav@@ or .
Pro@@ p@@ he@@ tic boo@@ ks fore@@ told the future out@@ working of Jehovah’s will .
One of the high@@ ligh@@ ts of the af@@ ter@@ no@@ on s@@ es@@ sion was the rel@@ ating of experi@@ ences about the uni@@ que situation of the refu@@ ge@@ e Witnesses .
5 : 19 ; Is@@ a .
How can Jesus ’ expres@@ sions of sy@@ mp@@ a@@ thy and cons@@ ol@@ ation help us today ?
The B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m and Si@@ er@@ r@@ a Le@@ one bran@@ ches fle@@ w in medi@@ cal supp@@ lies , and the B@@ r@@ ita@@ in and Fr@@ ance bran@@ ches supp@@ lied shi@@ p@@ ments of clo@@ thing .
The children went along .
Sh@@ ould your child go to school ?
In many are@@ as a gro@@ wing number of people live in high - se@@ cur@@ ity buil@@ ding@@ s .
No@@ v@@ ember 1 - 7 , 20@@ 10
Does this mean that it is wrong to offer our ob@@ serv@@ ation if we see something in the congregation that we feel needs ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment ?
And the apostle Peter ur@@ ges us to put for@@ th ‘ ear@@ n@@ est effort in su@@ p@@ pl@@ ying to our faith vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e . ’
What li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le could the Israelites have enjo@@ yed if they had been obedi@@ ent to God ?
They end@@ ur@@ ed so many things ​ — years of pris@@ ons , t@@ or@@ tures , op@@ pres@@ sion , and family se@@ par@@ ation .
What moved one psalmist to com@@ pose a hear@@ t@@ felt prayer ?
So@@ on it is the s@@ pr@@ ing of 30 C.E . , and Jesus and his compan@@ i@@ ons are on their way to Jerusalem to ob@@ serve the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
How could that be when those speaking were all Gal@@ ile@@ ans ? ​ — Acts 2 : 5 - 8 , 11 .
With a spirit like Pet@@ er@@ ’s , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy today ex@@ hor@@ ts congregation elders to stri@@ ve to fulf@@ ill the heav@@ y responsi@@ bility of shepher@@ ding God’s flo@@ ck .
In other c@@ as@@ es , the see@@ ds of truth may li@@ e d@@ or@@ man@@ t for a time but then take ro@@ o@@ t in the so@@ il of some@@ one@@ ’s heart and gro@@ w .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ting the need for love among Christians , Paul wrote : “ C@@ lo@@ the y@@ ourselves with the tend@@ er affe@@ ctions of com@@ pas@@ sion , kindness , hum@@ ility , mil@@ dness , and pati@@ ence .
G@@ l@@ ori@@ fy God “ With One M@@ ou@@ th ”
But will they on their own ever buil@@ d a soci@@ ety in which people really care for one another ?
• What do we learn from the pati@@ ence of the prophe@@ ts ?
In view of such a de@@ pl@@ or@@ able spiritual con@@ dition , did the people deser@@ ve mer@@ cy ?
( Mal@@ ach@@ i 1 : 1 – 2 : 17 )
When your te@@ en@@ ag@@ er he@@ ars you a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze for your mis@@ takes , his respect for you is likely inc@@ reas@@ ed .
Fir@@ st make your peace with your brother , and then come back and offer your gift . ”
For instance , when the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed his disciples for p@@ lu@@ c@@ king he@@ a@@ ds of gra@@ in on the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h , Jesus demonstr@@ ated from the account recorded at 1 Samuel 21 : 6 how the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h law should be app@@ lied .
Are there ways that you person@@ ally can ex@@ p@@ and your share in this li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving ministry ?
Jesus Christ taught his followers to pray to God in these words : “ Let your kingdom come .
S@@ ad@@ ly , contro@@ ver@@ si@@ es over the d@@ ate of Jesus ’ bir@@ th may over@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ w the more no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy events that took place about that time .
He buil@@ t an al@@ ta@@ r and used some of the ani@@ mal@@ s that God vie@@ wed as clean ​ — which they had brought a@@ bo@@ ard in “ se@@ ven@@ s ” — ​ and offered up a bur@@ n@@ t sacrifice to Jehovah .
Tru@@ e , most of us are not in a position to learn a fore@@ ign language .
Jesus T@@ e@@ ach@@ es K@@ in@@ dness
Jehovah God makes this possible by means of his Son , Jesus , who gave his life for the world of mankind .
• What does it mean to be baptized in the name of the Son ?
Some have i@@ mag@@ ined that the po@@ les t@@ ou@@ ched the cur@@ tain , pro@@ duc@@ ing v@@ isi@@ ble bu@@ mp@@ s .
Yes , the in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion on the os@@ su@@ ary f@@ its the des@@ crip@@ tion of Jesus the Na@@ z@@ ar@@ ene .
• Why can it be difficult to remain mor@@ ally clean ?
Job also ‘ made g@@ la@@ d the heart of the wi@@ do@@ w ’ and became ‘ eyes to the bl@@ ind and fe@@ et to the l@@ ame . ’ ​ — Job 29 : 12 - 15 .
O@@ f@@ ten it is just a matter of set@@ ting asi@@ de time to do them .
Acc@@ ording to Paul’s words at Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 31 , 32 , how should we act ?
At the end of World W@@ ar I , just sh@@ y of the age of 14 , I deci@@ ded that it was time to look for a jo@@ b in order to es@@ cap@@ e po@@ ver@@ ty .
Many Bible transl@@ ations fo@@ ster the ide@@ a that the apostle Pet@@ er@@ ’s words recorded at 2 Peter 1 : 19 ref@@ er to the physical human heart .
To@@ o bad for the king of Juda@@ h !
N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ ors and others could come to expres@@ s their g@@ ri@@ ef and con@@ so@@ le the family . ​ — Mark 5 : 38 , 39 .
At the dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion in Nu@@ ku@@ ’@@ al@@ of@@ a in 200@@ 3 , there was a pe@@ ak attend@@ ance of 4@@ 0@@ 7 , with 5 being baptized .
You might ask yourself :
The prophet Moses “ loo@@ ked in@@ ten@@ tly toward the pa@@ y@@ ment of the re@@ ward . ”
Jehovah’s prophe@@ tic word never fa@@ il@@ s .
Un@@ f@@ it to rule for se@@ ven years , he ate ve@@ get@@ ation , just as Daniel had fore@@ told .
Mis@@ sion@@ ary H@@ ar@@ ry Ar@@ no@@ t@@ t had brought a fine ta@@ pe rec@@ ording from N@@ or@@ ther@@ n R@@ ho@@ desi@@ a ( now Z@@ am@@ bia ) for our listen@@ ing ple@@ asure .
On the contr@@ ary , he fav@@ ors those whom the worl@@ dly - wise may look down on .
This is possible because , wh@@ er@@ ever we live on earth , we speak the one pu@@ re language to Jehovah’s praise .
In my te@@ en years , however , I began to re@@ be@@ l .
For a verse - by - verse consider@@ ation of the book of Revelation , see Revelation ​ — I@@ ts G@@ r@@ and C@@ li@@ ma@@ x At H@@ and !
Di@@ d he see in Jesus ’ ga@@ ze some h@@ in@@ t of disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment or re@@ pro@@ ach ?
When W@@ is@@ dom Bu@@ il@@ ds U@@ p a H@@ ous@@ eho@@ ld
When does the se@@ par@@ ating of “ the sheep from the go@@ ats ” descri@@ bed at Matthew 25 : 32 take place ? ​ — The Watchtower , O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 15 , 199@@ 5 , pages 21 - 23 .
Their confidence that their lead@@ er would keep his promise to res@@ cu@@ e them .
Jesus was not a liter@@ al par@@ ent .
When temp@@ tation is likely to str@@ ike .
This is@@ sue of The Watchtower expla@@ ins how the ri@@ de of the four hor@@ s@@ em@@ en can mean good news for us .
Even so , they learn from S@@ ar@@ ah’s re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble faith , love , and pati@@ ence .
A strong relationship with our heavenly Father is vital at this cr@@ itical time when God’s great day is appro@@ aching ra@@ pi@@ dly .
Consider the life course of Solomon .
O@@ thers , however , started out faithful but fa@@ iled to remain in a course of obedi@@ ence .
The father had taken his young daugh@@ ter to the st@@ ore with him .
What bas@@ is did faithful men of old have for believ@@ ing that God would rest@@ ore the blessings that Adam had lost ?
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ing this , cor@@ por@@ ations sp@@ end bil@@ li@@ ons of do@@ l@@ l@@ ars each year to ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ise their pro@@ du@@ cts .
Some local di@@ sh@@ es made us feel even ho@@ t@@ ter .
In ad@@ dition , a travel@@ ing overse@@ er who had become fe@@ ar@@ ful and had turned apost@@ ate provided the Na@@ z@@ is with information about his form@@ er fellow believers .
We have been willing to accept any assignment offered to us because we fir@@ m@@ ly believe that it is not important where we serve nor in what cap@@ ac@@ ity but , rather , whom we serve .
The apostle gave the Corinthians good reason to be gener@@ ous .
• S@@ ome@@ one suffering from a physical or an emo@@ tional ill@@ ness . ​ — Pro@@ v .
D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to God ​ — “ Lo@@ ok !
Pe@@ ople who speak langu@@ ages other than Eng@@ l@@ ish are also than@@ k@@ ful for the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation .
What do these am@@ a@@ z@@ ing examples show ?
Com@@ par@@ ab@@ ly , in@@ stead of ‘ see@@ king great things for ourselves , ’ we should seek Jehovah , which can lead to the sa@@ ving of our own lives .
Because Jesus truly loved his heavenly Father , he was deli@@ gh@@ ted to do God’s will and found it deep@@ ly satis@@ f@@ ying to present his body as a sacrifice .
Isaiah 33 : 24 states concer@@ ning the future health of God - fe@@ aring humans : “ No re@@ si@@ d@@ ent will say : ‘ I am si@@ ck . ’ ”
How Jesus ’ De@@ ath B@@ ene@@ f@@ its U@@ s , 3 / 1 How R@@ em@@ ember Jesus ’ De@@ ath ?
E@@ ven@@ tually , Christ’s heavenly “ bri@@ de ” will number 14@@ 4@@ ,000 . ​ — Revelation 14 : 1 ; 19 : 7 - 9 ; 21 : 9 ; 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 4 : 15 - 17 .
By obe@@ ying the Bible , we keep the congregation clean , pe@@ ace@@ ful , and un@@ ited .
They a@@ bu@@ sed the po@@ or , de@@ f@@ en@@ sel@@ ess people .
Just as re@@ plac@@ ing an inf@@ eri@@ or material with a su@@ peri@@ or one den@@ o@@ tes imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement , Jehovah’s Witnesses have experienced imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ements in their organiz@@ ational arrang@@ ements all through “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things , ” or “ the last days . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 3 ; 2 Timothy 3 : 1 .
D@@ ili@@ g@@ ent Bible study , regul@@ ar par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in Christian meetings , and ze@@ al@@ ous Kingdom - preaching activ@@ ity will help us to maintain our love for Jehovah , for his Son , and for the Scriptures .
Today , some M@@ en@@ n@@ on@@ ite grou@@ ps have a@@ do@@ p@@ ted mo@@ der@@ n ways to a greater or less@@ er ex@@ t@@ ent .
He explained that he received his ma@@ il by a@@ ir .
During a peri@@ od of m@@ our@@ ning , your child will look to you for direction , support , and ans@@ wers .
Even the mil@@ it@@ ants res@@ pe@@ cted the neu@@ tr@@ ality of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
They high@@ light d@@ ang@@ ers that could eas@@ ily en@@ s@@ n@@ are us , and they give us many reas@@ ons for loo@@ king to Jehovah for guid@@ ance in all things .
Joseph thought again of his home in the w@@ in@@ d@@ s@@ we@@ pt high@@ lands of He@@ br@@ on , h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of mil@@ es away ; he was in a different world now .
We learn at John 7 : 5 that Jesus ’ four brothers did not have their mo@@ ther’s faith .
; N@@ or@@ v@@ ell , G .
Why should we use gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous words with our brothers ?
Ha@@ ve you ob@@ served a ba@@ by c@@ ra@@ d@@ led lo@@ v@@ ingly in its mo@@ ther’s ar@@ ms ?
No more death !
Hence , many people recogn@@ ize the Kingdom message and want to learn more when Jehovah’s Witnesses call at their ho@@ m@@ es .
In the se@@ cul@@ ar real@@ m , some individuals serve in positi@@ ons of authority .
In some ways , Jehovah is like that friend .
18 : 1 .
No longer did his followers have to live as fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ves .
Kat@@ ina refu@@ ted all his al@@ leg@@ ations with well - pre@@ pared Bi@@ bli@@ cal ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents .
O@@ thers lik@@ ed the my@@ s@@ ti@@ que , the tra@@ dition , and the mu@@ si@@ c ; some even saw value in the th@@ re@@ at of et@@ er@@ n@@ al dam@@ nation in hel@@ l , which is a teaching not found in the Scriptures .
We were happy to see the good that can result when we try to “ keep con@@ qu@@ ering the evil with the good . ” ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 21 .
On the night of Jesus ’ ar@@ rest , did not Peter li@@ e three times and den@@ y know@@ ing Jesus ?
The psalmist pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced happy the man who@@ se “ deli@@ ght is in the law of Jehovah , and in his law he re@@ a@@ ds in an under@@ to@@ ne day and night . ”
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , A@@ nt@@ on@@ is again came to vis@@ it me at my place of work , and I felt that this was an answer to my prayer .
To illustr@@ ate : A young Witness who ser@@ ves as a full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er on one of the is@@ lands of Sam@@ o@@ a had to go to the local ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
( Mark 10 : 1 – 16 : 8 )
How is Jehovah’s wisdom far su@@ peri@@ or to that of the world under Satan’s d@@ om@@ in@@ ion ?
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ing such a new person@@ ality is within our re@@ ach .
Con@@ f@@ li@@ ct between God’s now rul@@ ing King and Satan’s wicked system has been ong@@ o@@ ing ever since God’s Kingdom was esta@@ bli@@ shed in the heavens in 1914 .
( b ) What will help an el@@ der to imp@@ ar@@ t a spiritual gift when making shepher@@ ding c@@ alls ?
When was a ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od first promised ?
I remember wal@@ king into a ch@@ urch , s@@ it@@ ting down , and cr@@ ying so hard that there were te@@ ars on the flo@@ or in fr@@ on@@ t of me .
F@@ ind Re@@ al Su@@ cc@@ ess in Li@@ fe
“ The cre@@ ation it@@ self also will be set free from en@@ sla@@ v@@ ement to cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and have the gl@@ ori@@ ous fre@@ e@@ dom of the children of God . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M@@ AN@@ S 8 : 21 .
Let us set asi@@ de am@@ ple time for regul@@ ar and ear@@ n@@ est prayer , personal Bible study , meeting attend@@ ance , family worship , and ze@@ al@@ ous Kingdom - preaching activ@@ ity .
And he was refer@@ ring to a love that is different from that which n@@ atur@@ ally ex@@ ists within famili@@ es or between a man and a woman .
How must Na@@ both have felt as he fac@@ ed serious in@@ justice ?
Those ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible counsel can enjoy a well - r@@ oun@@ ded life
Ju@@ d@@ ges in cour@@ t had to make sure that the char@@ ge in a cri@@ min@@ al case was “ con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed to be true ” before pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ding . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 13 : 14 ; 17 : 4 . He@@ ar the t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony of wit@@ nesses .
There are few Bible sub@@ je@@ cts that eli@@ c@@ it so much interest and cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity .
Their conduct disa@@ p@@ pointed Christ .
While re@@ vie@@ wing a fin@@ an@@ cial account with his su@@ peri@@ or , H@@ it@@ o@@ shi was told that he was expe@@ cted to make a fal@@ si@@ fied repor@@ t .
We do not appro@@ ve of “ hal@@ f@@ hear@@ ted ones , ” even as Jesus disa@@ p@@ pro@@ ves of lu@@ ke@@ war@@ m prof@@ ess@@ ing Christians today .
With M@@ other in 19@@ 40 , when I began pione@@ ering
( b ) Acc@@ ording to Daniel 12 : 4 , what would result from a care@@ ful study of the Scriptures ?
See the E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence of Di@@ v@@ ine G@@ u@@ id@@ ance Today
Let us see as we exam@@ ine the account recorded at 1 K@@ ings 18 : 4@@ 1 - 4@@ 6 .
On With the P@@ re@@ aching Wor@@ k !
However , the fact is that you might .
It is enti@@ r@@ ely f@@ it@@ ting , therefore , that Jehovah is descri@@ bed as “ a righteous God and a Sa@@ vi@@ or . ” ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 5 : 21 .
G@@ r@@ and T@@ et@@ on N@@ ational Par@@ k , W@@ y@@ om@@ ing , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
A@@ n el@@ der might high@@ light the Scriptural principles that a brother should consider when he is end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to make an important decision .
Ar@@ ound the world , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of or@@ din@@ ary people of different ages are taking up the chall@@ enge of lear@@ ning another language in order to ad@@ v@@ ance the good news .
We must be on gu@@ ard against being influ@@ enced by such an out@@ look .
( Read 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 20 : 3 - 6 . )
In mo@@ der@@ n times , how have apost@@ ate influ@@ ences t@@ ested God’s people ?
The more I w@@ atch@@ ed those mo@@ vi@@ es , the more I develop@@ ed a viol@@ ent n@@ ature .
Un@@ able to commun@@ ic@@ ate with one another , the three men pray@@ ed for wisdom .
L@@ ow P@@ la@@ in of Je@@ z@@ re@@ el
Joseph and David had this kind of end@@ ur@@ ance .
He pre@@ ached in many par@@ ts of sou@@ ther@@ n Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a for the next fi@@ ve years .
I@@ magine that you are travel@@ ing on a j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
Job , however , did make a serious mis@@ take .
The Bible shows that the problems of old age were not what God pur@@ posed for human@@ kind .
O@@ ver the years , I have spo@@ ken to many , and each one has imp@@ ar@@ ted some wisdom or en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment that has en@@ ri@@ ched my life . ”
Let us consider three ke@@ y fac@@ t@@ ors that will help us to do so .
S@@ ur@@ ely all things are possible with Jehovah !
In a Christian hous@@ eho@@ ld , what can help family members to tre@@ at one another with kindness and go@@ o@@ dness ?
Sh@@ ould you , then , trust them to gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e your@@ s ?
Why is it not sur@@ pris@@ ing that Jesus was a Ma@@ ster T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , and what did his teachings refle@@ ct ?
“ T@@ ake this ! ” he or@@ der@@ ed .
When in the do@@ or - to - do@@ or work , a brother read Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 to a Ca@@ tho@@ lic man and explained how God’s Kingdom will bring about true peace and se@@ cur@@ ity .
N@@ ex@@ t , God comman@@ ded : “ G@@ et up , go about in the land through its l@@ eng@@ th and through its bre@@ ad@@ th , because to you I am going to give it . ”
They pray@@ ed ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly for his blessing in their lives and took positi@@ ve action in har@@ mony with God’s will and their own pet@@ iti@@ ons .
Mo@@ st important , pa@@ using and medit@@ ating every now and then while reading Bible - based public@@ ations will give you the opportunity to ab@@ s@@ or@@ b the material and to say a prayer of than@@ ks to Jehovah for the good things you are lear@@ ning .
What action did Jesus take , le@@ ading to what out@@ come ?
In ancient times , the fin@@ est pe@@ ar@@ ls were har@@ v@@ ested main@@ ly from the R@@ ed Se@@ a , the Per@@ si@@ an G@@ ul@@ f , and the In@@ di@@ an O@@ ce@@ an ​ — far from the land of Israel .
They did not conclu@@ de that having Timothy accom@@ pan@@ y the apostle would result in too great a lo@@ ss to their congregation . ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 14 .
E@@ f@@ forts to pro@@ du@@ ce the Bible and Bible - based liter@@ ature in pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s mother t@@ ong@@ ue are a@@ im@@ ed at t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing their hearts , and that is ex@@ ac@@ tly what is happ@@ ening .
Some of the w@@ alls are over 30 fe@@ et [ 9 m ] high , gr@@ an@@ ite st@@ ones la@@ id upon one another without mor@@ ta@@ r .
How are show@@ ing honor and having respect rel@@ ated ?
He wants us to be wise and happy and to love him as our Father .
For example , i@@ magine yourself accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing Jesus during his earthly ministry or travel@@ ing along with the apostle Paul .
For this reason , all in the congregation view it as their sac@@ red du@@ ty to follow and up@@ hold the direction coming from the faithful slave and its Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
It seem@@ ed imp@@ ru@@ d@@ ent to in@@ s@@ ist on our righ@@ ts , so when the men ba@@ cked off , we left the are@@ a .
1@@ 13 : 3 ​ — In what way is Jehovah’s name to be pra@@ ised “ from the ris@@ ing of the su@@ n until its set@@ ting ” ?
Th@@ ough Moses was imper@@ fect , why is his example one to follow ?
They listen@@ ed care@@ fully to what I had to say , and they respon@@ ded im@@ medi@@ ately .
18 : 1 - 29 .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , the high pri@@ est la@@ id his hands on the head of the second go@@ at and con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed the er@@ r@@ ors of the sons of Israel .
God told them : “ Even though you make many prayers , I am not listen@@ ing ; with b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed your very hands have become filled .
The Bible says : “ The h@@ our is coming in which all those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs will hear [ Jesus ’ ] vo@@ ice and come out . ”
He has truly taken good care of me .
Such teaching ability invol@@ ves much more than help@@ ing someone to mem@@ or@@ ize fac@@ ts .
Yes , im@@ moral thoughts must be re@@ plac@@ ed by cha@@ st@@ e , up@@ building thoughts !
“ Now that I am baptized , ” A@@ do@@ l@@ f@@ o declar@@ ed , “ I can say with full con@@ vi@@ ction that I am one of Jehovah’s Witnesses ! ”
Wh@@ ere can you get educ@@ ation to pre@@ pare yourself to cop@@ e with li@@ fe@@ ’s problems ?
( a ) Why is it not wrong to enjoy some of the good things in life ?
Why can you be sure that Jehovah will give you courage to dec@@ l@@ are the good news ?
It also allow@@ ed Abraham to understand the dep@@ th of Jehovah’s com@@ pas@@ sion and justice .
What mat@@ tered most to her was , not her own pre@@ fer@@ ences , but those of her God , Jehovah .
O@@ ver the cen@@ tu@@ ries , the Israelites re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly viol@@ ated God’s la@@ ws .
Paul wrote to anointed Christians : “ We with un@@ ve@@ iled fac@@ es refle@@ ct like mi@@ r@@ r@@ ors the glory of Jehovah [ and ] are trans@@ form@@ ed into the same i@@ ma@@ ge from glory to glory . ”
When S@@ is@@ ter P@@ or@@ ter and other faithful servants look back , they do not for@@ get what Jehovah has done .
Wh@@ ich pol@@ itical world power did that prove to be , and how would it tre@@ at the se@@ ed of the woman ?
“ Do not say the same things over and over again , ” he coun@@ sel@@ ed .
Sh@@ ould we ex@@ pect them to act in our be@@ half ? ’
* In ancient Israel , H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est A@@ ar@@ on wor@@ e on his tur@@ ba@@ n “ the holy si@@ gn of dedic@@ ation , ” which was a shin@@ ing pl@@ ate of pu@@ re go@@ ld eng@@ ra@@ ved with the Hebrew words for “ H@@ ol@@ iness bel@@ ong@@ s to Jehovah . ”
What will help you to accom@@ pl@@ ish this ?
We need to deter@@ mine how much of our time a certain le@@ is@@ ure activ@@ ity will co@@ st .
Of course , each cou@@ ple may have a different way to ad@@ d@@ ress how much time they sp@@ end together and how pur@@ cha@@ sing decisions are made .
( b ) What privilege did she receive ?
The inter@@ i@@ or of S@@ y@@ ri@@ a was consider@@ ed ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally po@@ or .
With the help of God’s spirit , we can fully devel@@ op “ the new person@@ ality , ” which inclu@@ des joy .
In such a situation , Jesus says that you are to go and “ make your peace with your brother , ” whether you feel you have done him wrong or not .
But why did he ther@@ e@@ after call these cho@@ s@@ en ones “ ali@@ ens and temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents ” ?
The prophet Isaiah fore@@ told that the day will come when all will live in to@@ tal se@@ cur@@ ity .
But in most c@@ as@@ es our pri@@ m@@ ary ob@@ je@@ ctive is to preach the good news .
Au@@ gu@@ st@@ ine : © Su@@ per@@ S@@ to@@ ck / ​ age fo@@ to@@ sto@@ ck
To@@ da@@ y’s viol@@ ent world is fac@@ ing God’s “ day of judgment and of des@@ tru@@ ction of the ung@@ o@@ dly people . ”
From the book Ser@@ ve@@ tu@@ s and C@@ al@@ v@@ in , 18@@ 7@@ 7
After a while , we also had some bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res and even some boo@@ ks in Tu@@ valu@@ an .
( a ) In what ways do we san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy God’s name ?
Yet , we may have tal@@ ents and qualities that God can use in the future .
O@@ thers man@@ age to pioneer some months each year .
I still went to ch@@ urch regul@@ arly .
His daugh@@ ter ‘ we@@ pt over her vi@@ r@@ g@@ in@@ ity . ’
However , God’s name is now ess@@ enti@@ ally associ@@ ated with Jehovah’s Witnesses and their ze@@ al@@ ous preaching activ@@ ity , in which they make ex@@ ten@@ sive use of the T@@ ah@@ iti@@ an Bible transl@@ ated by No@@ t@@ t and his col@@ la@@ bor@@ at@@ ors .
It would also mar@@ k the beg@@ in@@ ning of the peri@@ od of time known in the Bible as “ the last days ” of the wicked system of things that now d@@ om@@ in@@ ates the earth . ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
Such fri@@ end@@ ship is based on God’s love for us and our faith in him and his Son .
“ I wanted to ple@@ ase Jehovah , just as the Bible says at Proverbs 27 : 11 . ”
Since Jehovah has feelings , the pain he must have su@@ ffered over the death of his Son is bey@@ ond the power of our words to expres@@ s .
We need the help of prayer and holy spirit to com@@ pre@@ h@@ end “ the deep things of God . ”
King Solomon of ancient Israel ans@@ wers : “ One that is good ge@@ ts appro@@ val from Jehovah , but the man of wicked ide@@ as he pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ces wicked . ” ​ — Proverbs 12 : 2 .
That ass@@ em@@ bly proved to be the tur@@ ning point for me .
Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s experience is not un@@ comm@@ on .
Jesus then used his k@@ ingly authority to ap@@ point a “ faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
P@@ u@@ bli@@ shed in 199@@ 5 ; now out of prin@@ t .
O@@ ther@@ wise , as Jesus Christ told the apostle John , you could “ receive part of [ their ] pla@@ gu@@ es ” when God ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tes his judgment on them in the near future .
Jo@@ shua said : “ S@@ an@@ c@@ ti@@ fy y@@ ourselves , for t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w Jehovah will do wonderful things in your mi@@ d@@ st . ”
That ha@@ bi@@ t seem@@ ed to foc@@ us my mind on what I had rather than on what I did not have .
The school had imp@@ ressed on her the need to keep on re@@ tur@@ ning until she found those who had origin@@ ally sh@@ own interest .
Do you inclu@@ de such matters in your pet@@ iti@@ ons to Jehovah ?
We went to the mil@@ it@@ ary ba@@ se as or@@ der@@ ed , but we res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully refu@@ sed to put on the uni@@ form .
Acc@@ ording to Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 3 : 6 , what is in st@@ ore for God’s enem@@ ies ?
That fact has served to strengthen worshipp@@ ers of God in their con@@ vi@@ ction that Jehovah’s way of gover@@ ning is in@@ deed best .
E@@ very day , we face decisions small and great .
The two Israelites s@@ ought a si@@ gn from Jehovah .
The hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der@@ ’s re@@ action will deter@@ mine how much more of the tr@@ act you might read and discus@@ s .
You may not face certain challeng@@ es we have consider@@ ed .
Although we had to stay 15 fe@@ et [ 5 m ] ap@@ ar@@ t and were not allow@@ ed to talk , we still found ways to pas@@ s the text on .
Rather , they speak up with b@@ ol@@ dness .
O@@ thers who left their mar@@ k on hist@@ ory were S@@ en@@ n@@ ach@@ eri@@ b of As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a , A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der the Gre@@ at of Gre@@ e@@ ce , and Ju@@ li@@ us Ca@@ es@@ ar of R@@ ome .
It was a da@@ un@@ ting assignment , however , since it me@@ ant speaking Greek most of the time .
you might ask . No@@ body can or should make such a decision for you .
They wor@@ ked side by side to fur@@ ther the Kingdom - preaching work wh@@ er@@ ever they served .
N@@ ei@@ l was only 14 years old .
On that day the a@@ udi@@ ence cons@@ is@@ ted of ne@@ arly 200@@ ,000 ga@@ ther@@ ed at New Yor@@ k C@@ it@@ y’s P@@ olo G@@ r@@ oun@@ ds and Y@@ an@@ ke@@ e St@@ adi@@ u@@ m .
How have God’s servants sh@@ own love ?
He wanted to en@@ able stud@@ ents to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish between the ro@@ o@@ t of Hebrew words in the Bible and any associ@@ ated pre@@ fi@@ x@@ es or su@@ f@@ fi@@ x@@ es .
Ch@@ ance or P@@ ur@@ pose ?
F@@ o@@ c@@ using sol@@ ely on today may se@@ em to bring im@@ medi@@ ate resul@@ ts , but at best those will be sh@@ ort - ter@@ m benef@@ its .
Jesus , the He@@ ad of the congregation , said : “ Wh@@ ere there are two or three ga@@ ther@@ ed together in my name , there I am in their mi@@ d@@ st . ”
“ The Father himself who sent me has given me a comman@@ d@@ ment as to what to tell and what to speak , ” Jesus told his disciples .
For a different , an@@ al@@ y@@ tic@@ al appro@@ ach , you can ref@@ er to In@@ sight , V@@ olu@@ me 2 , under the he@@ ading “ Jesus Christ . ”
And as the months that Mar@@ il@@ y@@ n had pl@@ an@@ ned to be away turned into years , she no@@ tic@@ ed dis@@ tur@@ b@@ ing chang@@ es in her family .
Th@@ r@@ il@@ led , I asked V@@ al@@ é@@ ri@@ e to read it to me .
The early Christians were encoura@@ ged to show consider@@ ation for the consci@@ ences of others so as not to stu@@ m@@ ble them .
Jewish hist@@ ori@@ an Jose@@ ph@@ us says that H@@ er@@ od even tra@@ ined Jewish pri@@ ests as st@@ one@@ mas@@ ons and car@@ p@@ ent@@ ers so that no un@@ author@@ ized work@@ er would en@@ ter the holy are@@ as .
; Mo@@ ore , J .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous Per@@ secu@@ tion Be@@ g@@ ins
May the enjo@@ y@@ ment of fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah and the app@@ lic@@ ation of godly wisdom move all of us to keep on making the kind of cho@@ ic@@ es that will g@@ la@@ d@@ den Jehovah’s heart and sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
Why did Paul refu@@ se to con@@ done cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion ?
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s seek fav@@ ors from M@@ ary by saying mem@@ or@@ ized prayers , perhaps with the a@@ id of ro@@ s@@ ary be@@ a@@ ds .
No matter what t@@ est may come upon us , however , we know that we su@@ ff@@ er because we put first Jehovah and his Kingdom , and we coun@@ t it a real privilege and joy to do so .
• in the field ministry ?
Joseph was sur@@ ely a spiritual man who appreci@@ ated the privilege of be@@ coming the a@@ do@@ p@@ tive father of the Messi@@ ah , des@@ pite the fact that Mar@@ y’s fir@@ st@@ born son would not be his own .
In@@ c@@ reas@@ ingly , the ma@@ in or ac@@ tive ing@@ re@@ di@@ ent in some in@@ je@@ ctions is a re@@ com@@ bin@@ ant pro@@ du@@ ct that is not from blood .
The apostle Paul under@@ l@@ ined the import@@ ance of this s@@ k@@ ill when writ@@ ing to his preaching compan@@ ion Timothy .
E@@ ven@@ tually , the A@@ ra@@ bi@@ ans ’ se@@ cre@@ t was un@@ co@@ vered and their mon@@ o@@ po@@ ly lost .
“ I am with you to deli@@ ver you . ”
This happ@@ ens in every@@ day life .
Fir@@ st , we must pro@@ cla@@ im that name to others , recogn@@ iz@@ ing that only those who ‘ call on the name of Jehovah will be sa@@ ved . ’
He di@@ pp@@ ed his ro@@ d into a hon@@ ey@@ com@@ b and ate some h@@ one@@ y .
When the nation of Israel was form@@ ed , Jehovah gave ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it instru@@ ctions about the way he wanted the Israelites to worship him , and this inclu@@ ded o@@ ffer@@ ings and sacrific@@ es .
They had all stu@@ ck with Jesus through his tri@@ als , and they had person@@ ally felt his love for them .
Just as the Father has loved me and I have loved you , remain in my love .
The Bible truth that I learned bur@@ ned like a fi@@ re within me .
The st@@ ory s@@ ti@@ r@@ red Davi@@ d’s sense of justice but a@@ wak@@ ened no su@@ spi@@ ci@@ on as to its hi@@ d@@ den meaning .
But they are “ e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed for every good work . ”
The bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ man may then pro@@ of@@ read the letter and have the se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary make any needed chang@@ es .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H G@@ O@@ D , the O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or of marriage , sur@@ ely deser@@ ves our respect .
I@@ l@@ l@@ ness , war , cri@@ me , in@@ justice , and op@@ pres@@ sion also ro@@ b people of peace .
7 , 8 . ( a ) What joy do many receive from making sacrific@@ es for the Kingdom ?
Tru@@ e , we do have a da@@ ily stru@@ gg@@ le against our own sin@@ ful inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations .
Of course , we remain neu@@ tr@@ al regarding the pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s of this world , including the situation on the K@@ o@@ re@@ an p@@ en@@ in@@ su@@ la .
Yes , Jehovah e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ates the time when faithful ones return to life in the resurrection .
Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality need not be el@@ ab@@ or@@ ate .
The Bible tel@@ ls us that we should not be pu@@ z@@ z@@ led over our tri@@ als .
The el@@ der , who knew the cou@@ ple well , su@@ gg@@ ested that they consider mo@@ ving clo@@ s@@ er to their place of emp@@ loy@@ ment , so that they would be able to re@@ du@@ ce the am@@ ount of time that they sp@@ ent travel@@ ing to and from work each day .
Many are famili@@ ar with the words : “ God loved the world so much that he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , in order that ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might not be destro@@ yed but have everlasting life . ”
It may be that we face ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le from those who do not know God , or perhaps we are stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing with po@@ or health or have experienced ber@@ e@@ av@@ ement .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a year of lea@@ ving home to work in the C@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ s and Ex@@ c@@ ise of@@ fice in L@@ ond@@ on , I felt that I could not fulf@@ ill my dedic@@ ation to God by continu@@ ing in the ci@@ vi@@ l service .
We may see that they need help to learn the language .
However , with the great@@ est R@@ ul@@ er of all , Jehovah God , the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of the uni@@ verse , the situation is different .
With that the ho@@ o@@ ded men let them go .
I want to tell all the young ones who are wi@@ shing they could ‘ ta@@ st@@ e ’ the world even for just a little while : ‘ D@@ on@@ ’t ! ’
In ancient war@@ f@@ are , the sol@@ di@@ er@@ ’s right hand was to some ex@@ t@@ ent un@@ prote@@ cted by the shi@@ eld , which was held in the left hand .
In a few simp@@ le and pro@@ found words , Jesus sum@@ mar@@ ized the answer .
We see Jehovah “ e@@ ye into e@@ ye , ” or have a close relationship with him .
So com@@ men@@ ted an experienced Ger@@ man writ@@ er and tel@@ ev@@ ision bro@@ ad@@ ca@@ ster .
C@@ learly , Satan has “ bl@@ in@@ ded the min@@ ds of the un@@ believers . ”
It will make it far e@@ asi@@ er for you and your mate to accept we@@ ak@@ nesses and mis@@ takes and to continue pu@@ t@@ ting up with each other and for@@ giving each other fre@@ ely .
Jesus did his Fa@@ ther’s will per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly , des@@ pite temp@@ t@@ ations , ex@@ tre@@ me ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le , and a@@ bu@@ se .
What care should we exerc@@ ise when expla@@ ining s@@ crip@@ tures ?
A@@ post@@ ate lead@@ ers were a tra@@ p and a ne@@ t for the Israelites , en@@ tic@@ ing them to prac@@ tice i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
It would be help@@ ful to beg@@ in with an over@@ view of these four chap@@ ters .
“ P@@ u@@ t them all away from you , ” wrote Paul , “ wr@@ ath , anger , ba@@ dness , a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch , and ob@@ sc@@ ene talk out of your m@@ ou@@ th . ”
A Gal@@ lu@@ p sur@@ ve@@ y reve@@ aled that more than half of K@@ o@@ re@@ a@@ ’s ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ go@@ ers are sear@@ ch@@ ing for peace of mind ; about a th@@ ir@@ d hope for et@@ er@@ n@@ al life after death ; and 1 in 10 look for health , ri@@ ches , and succ@@ ess .
E@@ ach account pro@@ je@@ cts a spirit of ze@@ al and joy that remin@@ ds us of that found in the Bible book of Acts .
Me@@ et@@ ings of Jehovah’s Witnesses provide s@@ pl@@ en@@ did opportun@@ ities for us to expres@@ s our faith al@@ ou@@ d .
Our spiritual brothers were most car@@ ing and gave my wife so many things that she was able to share some with others .
As we turned away , a man wal@@ ked up the ro@@ ad to me@@ et us .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 7@@ 2 , 1@@ 19
In our day , as in the first century , there has been no sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ge of ‘ fi@@ gh@@ ters against God . ’
Hence , “ G@@ l@@ ori@@ fy God ‘ With One M@@ ou@@ th ’ ” gave bene@@ fi@@ cial instru@@ ction on how we all can speak the one “ pu@@ re language ” and serve Jehovah “ sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der . ” ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 3 : 9 .
Yes , our pur@@ su@@ ing loving - kindness will end@@ e@@ ar us to God and will put us in l@@ ine for future blessings , including life everlasting .
He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah later became si@@ ck to the point of d@@ ying .
As told by E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ o M@@ or@@ c@@ ill@@ o
Paul made ma@@ j@@ or chang@@ es after his baptism , but no@@ t@@ ori@@ ety follow@@ ed him .
2 Corinthians 1 : 3 , 4
• What things should we hold sac@@ red in our lives ?
Jehovah must have known this , for he gave us an un@@ for@@ get@@ ta@@ bly pleas@@ ant mor@@ ning of service .
It is eas@@ y to reason : “ I do not need to study as seri@@ ously as the ne@@ wer ones .
So off I went , all by my@@ self .
“ The in@@ sight of a man certainly s@@ lo@@ ws down his anger . ”
Jehovah heard his ent@@ re@@ ati@@ es .
May we be determined to help one another along the p@@ ath that lea@@ ds to everlasting life .
He gave both men and women a very good star@@ t !
May that be our desire as well .
Some may feel that these words were not ful@@ filled because all of Jesus ’ disciples who were present when he said those words died before the esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment of God’s Kingdom in the heavens .
What blessings are op@@ ened up to members of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed ?
Le@@ ading s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists once felt str@@ ong@@ ly that the answer was no .
B@@ eli@@ ef in an origin@@ al par@@ adise that was lost because of sin was wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad among the ancient Babyl@@ on@@ ians , As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans , Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans , and others .
A physical person does not see the preci@@ ous value of serving Jehovah .
Then Mar@@ th@@ a and I received a letter from the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety that offered us an assignment in J@@ ap@@ an .
There are ru@@ ins of a temple dedic@@ ated to A@@ pol@@ l@@ o d@@ ating from 1@@ 00 C.E .
S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds often sta@@ yed together , allow@@ ing their flo@@ c@@ ks to m@@ ing@@ le .
You will not only ple@@ ase your parents and Jehovah but also enjoy a gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely happy life .
The ag@@ enc@@ y’s G@@ lo@@ ba@@ l S@@ cho@@ ol F@@ e@@ e@@ ding R@@ ep@@ ort said about Af@@ ri@@ can coun@@ tri@@ es where A@@ I@@ D@@ S is r@@ am@@ p@@ ant : “ A@@ n enti@@ re gener@@ ation of parents is being wi@@ ped out .
To all of Jehovah’s people , the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al is the most sac@@ red night of the year .
In Genesis chap@@ ter 19 , we find the account of what happened when God sent two materi@@ al@@ ized angels to So@@ dom .
F@@ in@@ ally , John W@@ is@@ ch@@ u@@ k descri@@ bed how the W@@ rit@@ ing Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e overse@@ es the care@@ ful pre@@ par@@ ation and pro@@ cess@@ ing of material for our public@@ ations .
Th@@ ough Je@@ hu@@ ’s rec@@ ord was not f@@ la@@ w@@ less , Jehovah showed appreciation for all that he did .
“ He Ca@@ uses to Be@@ come ” : Jehovah cre@@ ated all things and can become wh@@ atever is needed to accom@@ pl@@ ish his purpose .
He had a differ@@ ence of op@@ in@@ ion with his Christian emp@@ loy@@ er about wa@@ ges that were ow@@ ed him .
S@@ how@@ ing honor to family members go@@ es bey@@ ond di@@ gn@@ i@@ f@@ ying one@@ ’s wife and children .
The desire of his eyes led to his des@@ tru@@ ction , along with “ everything that was his . ”
And this was to be done worl@@ d@@ wide ! ​ — Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 .
That s@@ crip@@ ture says : “ The name of Jehovah is a strong tower . In@@ to it the righteous r@@ un@@ s and is given prote@@ ction . ”
I in@@ tend@@ ed to prove the Witnesses wrong .
“ We soon no@@ tic@@ ed a group of our Christian sisters and their children wa@@ iting for us on the do@@ ck .
One day when re@@ tur@@ ning from field service , I con@@ fi@@ ded to S@@ and@@ r@@ a that I was af@@ ra@@ id of re@@ tur@@ ning to Fr@@ ance .
He deser@@ ves exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion .
She and her sister , Mar@@ í@@ a , who is 24 years old and 34 in@@ ches [ 8@@ 6 c@@ m ] t@@ all , live in Q@@ u@@ i@@ to , E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or .
Be@@ g the Ma@@ ster of the har@@ v@@ est to s@@ end out work@@ ers into his har@@ v@@ est . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Di@@ d he cho@@ ose certain ones , or were they sh@@ o@@ t at ran@@ dom ?
Just as parents tre@@ at a small child differ@@ ently from an ad@@ ul@@ t son , so Jehovah’s way of deal@@ ing with the Christian congregation chang@@ ed when it was no longer “ a ba@@ be . ”
While we are kind and cour@@ te@@ ous to our neigh@@ b@@ ors and work associ@@ ates , we are care@@ ful not to get ent@@ ang@@ led in be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or that refle@@ cts the spirit of the world ali@@ en@@ ated from God . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 2 : 2 , 3 .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , we can emp@@ lo@@ y our t@@ ong@@ ue to share the powerful Kingdom message with all who will listen .
Why can it be said that true knowledge is a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant today ?
N@@ ever under@@ es@@ tim@@ ate how deep@@ ly a brother can be affe@@ cted by the reading of care@@ fully sel@@ e@@ cted Bible pas@@ sa@@ ges . ​ — Read Hebrews 4 : 12 .
David had that experience , but how good it was to get the reli@@ ef that came with con@@ fes@@ sion to Jehovah !
S@@ no@@ w@@ f@@ l@@ ake
No@@ thing should occ@@ up@@ y the place of Jehovah in our heart .
Par@@ en@@ ting in to@@ da@@ y’s d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous world can bring un@@ told “ men@@ tal dist@@ ress , ” but fa@@ thers and mo@@ thers can take comfort in know@@ ing that the Bible ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges the chall@@ enge they face .
In Ju@@ ne 195@@ 1 , both were baptized , and si@@ x months later , they began pione@@ ering .
The true God gave righteous Noah ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it instru@@ ctions on how to buil@@ d an ar@@ k for the pre@@ serv@@ ation of life through a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l f@@ lood .
To her a@@ po@@ lo@@ gy she ad@@ ded a gift of gener@@ ous pro@@ v@@ isions .
Be@@ fore the end comes , that worl@@ d@@ wide preaching work must be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing our S@@ un@@ day lun@@ ch , they explained to us how they under@@ sto@@ od the material .
Just fi@@ ve years later ​ — in 19@@ 32 — ​ 10@@ 3 col@@ por@@ te@@ ur@@ s and publi@@ sh@@ ers in J@@ ap@@ an repor@@ ted activ@@ ity , plac@@ ing more than 14@@ ,000 boo@@ ks .
It may not be possible for you to look for other emp@@ loy@@ ment .
The reason has to do with the question of who should rule mankind .
On the contr@@ ary , God ther@@ e@@ after promised Abraham and his se@@ ed all the land Abraham could see in every direction .
The preaching of the good news has not yet been done ( in 18@@ 7@@ 1 ) .
If we obey this law , Jehovah will bl@@ ess us with everlasting life
11 : 3 ​ — What f@@ oun@@ d@@ ations are t@@ or@@ n down ?
For instance , it may be that a pat@@ ter@@ n of un@@ kind spe@@ e@@ ch has cre@@ pt into their marriage and now char@@ ac@@ ter@@ iz@@ es it .
What an en@@ or@@ m@@ ous under@@ taking this would prove to be !
If we conclu@@ de that the thought is ne@@ g@@ ative or un@@ tim@@ ely , let us make a consci@@ enti@@ ous effort to dis@@ mis@@ s it .
In 195@@ 5 , I became ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with John C@@ o@@ oke .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , the de@@ b@@ ate continu@@ es .
Since life is not always eas@@ y for fore@@ ign@@ ers , Jehovah lo@@ v@@ ingly car@@ ed for them .
Na@@ than K@@ nor@@ r , who came to Bethel as a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er in 19@@ 23 , was the fac@@ t@@ ory overse@@ er in the 19@@ 30 ’ s .
Th@@ ough they had for@@ go@@ t@@ ten Jehovah’s sa@@ ving ac@@ ts , God still re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed his people .
In a sense , the a@@ vail@@ ability of the Bible t@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es to this truth .
V@@ er@@ y likely , some of these enem@@ ies feel as did the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es when they saw how the people flo@@ cked to Jesus .
Instead of ‘ li@@ mp@@ ing on two op@@ in@@ i@@ ons , ’ as it were , such ones should “ be ze@@ al@@ ous and rep@@ ent ” by taking dec@@ isi@@ ve action to car@@ ry out their dedic@@ ation to God . ​ — Revelation 3 : 15 - 19 .
It is comm@@ on knowledge that for children to devel@@ op pro@@ per@@ ly , they need pla@@ y and di@@ ver@@ sion .
A@@ n ar@@ ch@@ er can never rec@@ all an ar@@ ro@@ w once it lea@@ ves his bo@@ w .
“ Why con@@ dem@@ n se@@ x out@@ side marriage ? ”
A decision you make today may mean the differ@@ ence between succ@@ ess and fa@@ il@@ ure , even life and death in the future .
W@@ ar@@ m@@ ly wel@@ come fellow believers
In some are@@ as , gu@@ ests nor@@ m@@ ally bring something to contribu@@ te to the occasi@@ on ; in others , ho@@ st@@ s are ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er when their gu@@ ests feel no such ob@@ lig@@ ation .
During the first 17 cen@@ tu@@ ries of human ex@@ ist@@ ence , ever@@ yone spoke just one language , having “ one set of words . ”
A Christian minis@@ ter repor@@ ts :
However , a close study of the Go@@ sp@@ els shows that no such do@@ ct@@ or@@ ing took place .
“ The righteous themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will re@@ side forever upon it . ”
And human sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness pre@@ v@@ ents that proble@@ m from being sol@@ ved .
Let it be said about us what the apostle Paul wrote to the Christians in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a : “ The good news we preach did not turn up among you with spe@@ e@@ ch al@@ one but also with power and with holy spirit and strong con@@ vi@@ ction . ”
When Jewish ex@@ il@@ es re@@ turned to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and in 5@@ 37 B.C.E . , des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of those from the nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom of Israel were among the re@@ tur@@ ne@@ es . ​ — E@@ z@@ r@@ a 2 : 70 .
Be@@ coming ‘ s@@ our at heart ’ because of the seem@@ ing well - being of the wicked is lik@@ ened to re@@ ac@@ ting like un@@ reason@@ ing ani@@ mal@@ s .
Thus , the rul@@ er@@ ship re@@ pres@@ ented by the t@@ ree that was to be cho@@ pp@@ ed down and ban@@ ded ex@@ tend@@ ed “ to the ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ity of the earth , ” invol@@ ving the whole kingdom of mankind .
That is why the prophet Moses could say : “ I do take the heavens and the earth as wit@@ nesses against you today , that I have put life and death before you , the blessing and the mal@@ e@@ di@@ ction ; and you must cho@@ ose life in order that you may keep ali@@ ve , you and your off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , by loving Jehovah your God , by listen@@ ing to his vo@@ ice and by s@@ tic@@ king to him . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 30 : 19 , 20 .
and What Can the Bible T@@ each U@@ s ?
E@@ arly S@@ un@@ day mor@@ ning , I set out on my bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le for a small v@@ il@@ la@@ ge close to B@@ as@@ el , with 4 boo@@ ks , 28 ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , and 20 bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res in my service ba@@ g .
Be cr@@ itical and su@@ spi@@ ci@@ ous of the information .
Su@@ b@@ mit@@ ting to Jehovah Re@@ qui@@ res H@@ um@@ ility
They were like a wa@@ y@@ ward son ru@@ e@@ fully sh@@ ak@@ ing his head as he refle@@ cts on the har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps he has brought upon himself and long@@ s for the life he had back home .
L@@ ater , Ar@@ th@@ ur buil@@ t a Kingdom H@@ all , or meeting place , in to@@ wn ​ — one of the first in W@@ es@@ ter@@ n Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
A@@ th@@ ens
My relati@@ ves and form@@ er friends cannot believe how much I have chang@@ ed .
I dis@@ co@@ vered that he already had 5 ‘ wi@@ ves ’ and 25 children !
Such peace of mind is a r@@ are blessing in this hard world !
Let us now consider some of the d@@ ang@@ ers of dr@@ in@@ king too much al@@ co@@ ho@@ l .
If they have persecu@@ ted me , they will persecu@@ te you also . ”
O@@ r because we are not sure of what we should say , we may feel em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed and with@@ draw from some who are having a hard time .
The Ser@@ v@@ ant B@@ r@@ ings “ a R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous St@@ an@@ ding to Many ”
Such a mo@@ ld would be too n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w for anyone to pas@@ s through .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What did the apostle Paul wr@@ ite about Jehovah’s arrang@@ ement of he@@ ad@@ ship and sub@@ je@@ ction ?
When Daniel recei@@ ves his first dre@@ am vision in 5@@ 5@@ 3 B.C.E . , he is in his 70 ’ s .
The Hebrew word transl@@ ated “ bo@@ is@@ ter@@ ous ” means to “ make a l@@ ou@@ d no@@ ise . ”
In fact , this faithful cou@@ ple are bus@@ y preaching the Kingdom message there si@@ x mor@@ n@@ ings a we@@ ek , year - r@@ ound .
This real@@ iz@@ ation made me sa@@ d .
How can we benefit from what Jesus taught us in the illustr@@ ation of the le@@ av@@ en ?
Why did Jesus dec@@ l@@ ine to act as the man re@@ ques@@ ted ?
Yes , an individu@@ al can be ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from the congregation if he un@@ rep@@ ent@@ an@@ tly practic@@ es ei@@ ther for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , some form@@ s of un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , or lo@@ ose conduct .
God’s Word dec@@ la@@ res : “ This is the way . ”
Jesus once told Peter to be ready to for@@ give “ up to se@@ v@@ ent@@ y - se@@ ven times . ”
He had dis@@ em@@ ba@@ r@@ ked at M@@ ile@@ tu@@ s , a por@@ t on the A@@ e@@ ge@@ an Se@@ a , and had sent for the elders of the Eph@@ esus congregation .
But then , a th@@ ir@@ d c@@ hi@@ ef of 50 came to Eli@@ j@@ ah .
The more we conduct ourselves in har@@ mony with Jehovah’s person@@ ality , the more we will displa@@ y wisdom in our actions .
I sp@@ ent ten days with each congregation .
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als who were just tr@@ ying to lead a dec@@ ent life began to see religion as ir@@ rel@@ ev@@ ant .
The rep@@ ly con@@ tain@@ s a char@@ ge : When the Israelites came out of Egy@@ pt , they occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed A@@ m@@ mon@@ ite ter@@ rit@@ ory , and it should be re@@ turned . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 11 : 12 , 13 .
F@@ our times he res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully said “ ple@@ ase . ”
Some v@@ il@@ la@@ g@@ ers showed the pione@@ ers co@@ pi@@ es of public@@ ations of Jehovah’s Witnesses that they were still reading but that were long out of prin@@ t .
B@@ ri@@ ef@@ ly out@@ l@@ ine Timo@@ th@@ y’s Christian care@@ er .
Why is it important that we accept Jehovah’s help and guid@@ ance in life ?
The counsel we draw from it helps us to cor@@ rec@@ t bad ha@@ bi@@ ts and to control our sin@@ ful tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es .
That is why Jehovah speak@@ s of the two m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s that result from the s@@ pl@@ it@@ ting of “ the M@@ ount of O@@ lives ” as being “ my m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s . ”
But Jehovah has cho@@ s@@ en some to be k@@ ings and pri@@ ests in heaven .
However , the actions of some in the congregation had made him feel disa@@ p@@ pointed and some@@ what bit@@ ter .
( Read 2 Peter 2 : 18 , 19 . )
H@@ op@@ e in Jehovah Con@@ stan@@ tly
Such a situation can be a real t@@ est of our love of righteousness and of our loy@@ al@@ ty to God .
Com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate listen@@ ing can be the ke@@ y that un@@ lo@@ c@@ ks a hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der@@ ’s heart , as the following experience shows .
O@@ r perhaps a sal@@ es@@ cl@@ er@@ k seem@@ s un@@ pleas@@ ant , but ma@@ y@@ be she is not feel@@ ing well .
My joy in the preaching work inc@@ reas@@ ed , and my relationship with Jehovah became clo@@ s@@ er .
However , in 19@@ 19 , the imp@@ ris@@ oned members of the he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters st@@ af@@ f were rel@@ eas@@ ed and later ex@@ on@@ er@@ ated of all the false char@@ ges .
The Hebrew ter@@ m rend@@ ered “ me@@ asure off ” can mean to “ si@@ ft , ” or “ w@@ in@@ now , ” much the way a f@@ ar@@ m@@ er w@@ in@@ no@@ ws out the us@@ eless cha@@ f@@ f in his qu@@ est for the valu@@ able gra@@ in .
Thus , Christians re@@ ject ab@@ or@@ tion as a means of bir@@ th control .
Then , after a sh@@ ort stay in P@@ u@@ er@@ to R@@ ic@@ o , we re@@ turned to E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
How is hope like an an@@ cho@@ r ?
How can pione@@ ering strengthen your relationship with Jehovah ?
However , God will soon see to it that the u@@ pri@@ ght have “ the real life . ” That is “ everlasting life ” under perfect con@@ di@@ tions in Par@@ adise .
It tel@@ ls us about the purpose of life , the cause of human suffering , and the future of mankind .
What an imp@@ ru@@ d@@ ent inv@@ est@@ ment !
For example , the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in H@@ ung@@ ary repor@@ ts : “ The brothers show respect for the cu@@ st@@ om@@ s and li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le of people of other nations and do not ex@@ pect them to a@@ da@@ pt to local cu@@ st@@ om@@ s . ”
In rec@@ ent years , re@@ stri@@ ctions have been li@@ f@@ ted in E@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , par@@ ts of Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , and other lands , allow@@ ing the good news of God’s esta@@ bli@@ shed Kingdom to f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h in hi@@ ther@@ to un@@ t@@ ou@@ ched ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es .
We must exerc@@ ise self - control .
And the man of the true God gre@@ w indi@@ gn@@ ant at him ; h@@ ence he said : ‘ It was me@@ ant to str@@ ike fi@@ ve or si@@ x times ! In that case you would certainly be str@@ ik@@ ing down S@@ y@@ ri@@ a to the fin@@ ish@@ ing point , but now it is three times that you will str@@ ike down S@@ y@@ ri@@ a . ’ ”
Such feelings , for wh@@ atever reason , can mean that our service to God is at times mo@@ tiv@@ ated , not pri@@ mar@@ ily by love , but to a large ex@@ t@@ ent by gu@@ il@@ t or fear .
Al@@ so , we will have a positi@@ ve attitude about people in our ter@@ rit@@ ory , including our Bible stud@@ ents .
Like physical food , spiritual food is vital for our well - being
The cu@@ t@@ ting up of “ Un@@ ion ” me@@ ant bre@@ ak@@ ing up the the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c b@@ ond of bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od between Juda@@ h and Israel .
Still , he found fa@@ ul@@ t with Moses and A@@ ar@@ on , God’s anointed lead@@ ers of the Israelites .
( b ) Why can we be certain that Jehovah will hear our prayers and cause justice to be done ?
He says : “ I took advan@@ ta@@ ge of a re@@ organization at the of@@ fice and began working fe@@ wer h@@ our@@ s .
What is the S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c Pe@@ shi@@ t@@ ta ?
Jesus said : “ Not one of them [ not even the one ad@@ ded in ] go@@ es for@@ go@@ t@@ ten before God . ”
If an el@@ der does not do things as direc@@ ted , why would this not jus@@ ti@@ fy re@@ bel@@ li@@ on on our part ?
“ By pres@@ en@@ ting upon [ his ] al@@ ta@@ r pol@@ lu@@ ted bre@@ ad ” and by o@@ ffering “ a l@@ ame ani@@ ma@@ l or a si@@ ck one ” for sacrific@@ ing . ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 1 : 2 , 6 - 8 .
C@@ learly , it would be wrong to en@@ v@@ y those who have greater responsi@@ bil@@ ities , as if our value to God dep@@ ended upon our “ ran@@ k ” in his organization .
Ther@@ efore , wh@@ atever thor@@ n in our flesh is h@@ ur@@ ting us today , let us keep on cop@@ ing with it .
S@@ up@@ pose a bel@@ o@@ ved relati@@ ve is dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed .
We can only have one and a half bu@@ c@@ ke@@ ts of water a day . ”
B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ing Na@@ am@@ an , El@@ isha said to him : “ G@@ o in peace . ”
We show that we have such love by making our person@@ ality accep@@ table to him .
A loving husband tri@@ es to gain his wi@@ fe@@ ’s respect by ear@@ ning it rather than dem@@ an@@ ding it .
With the l@@ at@@ ter , a person may not even be a@@ ware of the d@@ anger until it is too l@@ ate .
H@@ as that decision h@@ in@@ der@@ ed the efforts of Jehovah’s Witnesses to s@@ pre@@ ad Bible truth ?
And do not fai@@ l to inclu@@ de the matter in your prayers .
He knew that love of God was an ess@@ enti@@ al as@@ pect of true worship , though many fa@@ iled to displa@@ y it .
They were fac@@ ed with a 20 - m@@ ile [ 30 k@@ m ] tre@@ k over un@@ char@@ ted , s@@ now - co@@ vered m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s to re@@ ach their fin@@ al des@@ t@@ in@@ ation .
A@@ k@@ ik@@ o , a full - time minis@@ ter of Jehovah’s Witnesses , was st@@ er@@ n@@ ly re@@ bu@@ ff@@ ed by a hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der who had mis@@ conc@@ ep@@ tions about God’s law on blood .
In har@@ mony with this princi@@ ple , a men@@ tal - health ex@@ per@@ t ob@@ served : “ One of the things I@@ ’@@ ve no@@ tic@@ ed about succ@@ ess@@ ful people is that they have a clear understanding of the relationship between cause and effect in their lives .
As we pray@@ er@@ fully r@@ ely on Jehovah , we can share in help@@ ing some to become disciples of Jesus Christ .
In 18@@ 7@@ 6 , an article written by Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l was publi@@ shed in the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine Bible Ex@@ am@@ in@@ er .
We were at a cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly , sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by a mo@@ b .
E@@ very day , we are bom@@ ba@@ r@@ ded with coun@@ t@@ less su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions and temp@@ t@@ ations to do wrong .
I would sh@@ a@@ ve and clean up at g@@ as - st@@ ation rest@@ ro@@ om@@ s .
Our having an Abra@@ h@@ am@@ like attitude toward people also be@@ comes evid@@ ent when we se@@ ize opportun@@ ities to witness inform@@ ally .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ating chil@@ d@@ like trust in God also gives us peace of mind .
To understand how this hear@@ ing resul@@ ted in a gr@@ and vi@@ ct@@ ory for true worship in that land , let us exam@@ ine the develop@@ ments that led up to it .
Me@@ an@@ while their parents , devo@@ ted to Ca@@ tho@@ lic tra@@ di@@ tions , showed little interest in the truth .
He fore@@ told that the l@@ ine of human k@@ ings who were said to si@@ t on “ Jehovah’s thro@@ ne ” in Jerusalem would be re@@ moved .
U@@ p@@ on dis@@ em@@ ba@@ r@@ king , the sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors offered a sacrifice .
The speak@@ er said : “ As we con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate God’s mar@@ vel@@ ous works of cre@@ ation along with all the wonderful things he is doing for us right now , hear@@ t@@ felt appreciation mo@@ ves us to praise him .
Su@@ b@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , Na@@ th@@ ana@@ el , who was likely also called Bar@@ th@@ ol@@ ome@@ w , was cho@@ s@@ en to be one of the 12 apostles .
After a first peri@@ od of influ@@ ence , it had been de@@ va@@ stated .
After the first psal@@ m dec@@ la@@ res happy the man who takes deli@@ ght in the law of Jehovah , the second lea@@ ds right into the Kingdom the@@ me .
The fer@@ t@@ ile land supp@@ or@@ ts cro@@ ps of p@@ in@@ e@@ ap@@ ples , cor@@ n , co@@ f@@ fe@@ e , ri@@ ce , and ban@@ an@@ as .
Since No@@ ah’s day many pe@@ op@@ les have buil@@ t al@@ t@@ ars to their de@@ ities .
May we ze@@ al@@ ously share that truth with others ! ​ — Mat@@ t .
So deci@@ de on matters of pri@@ m@@ ary import@@ ance first . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
Even so , what if you still l@@ ack a hear@@ t@@ felt desire to serve Jehovah ?
You may say , “ Wh@@ ere sing@@ ing is concer@@ ned , I most certainly would never have been coun@@ ted among the ex@@ per@@ ts who per@@ form@@ ed at the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le ! ”
A few days later , the rep@@ ly came : “ C@@ ome to L@@ ond@@ on for tra@@ ining ” !
O@@ thers i@@ magine that God is not inter@@ ested in us humans , so there is no point in our being inter@@ ested in him .
Joh@@ ann@@ es
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , she said : “ I still went through a s@@ ort of g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing pro@@ c@@ ess .
I always knew that God ex@@ is@@ ted , but now I could speak to him in prayer as my best F@@ ri@@ end .
In no way did those direc@@ ti@@ ves un@@ du@@ ly re@@ stri@@ ct man@@ ’s fre@@ e@@ dom . ​ — Read Genesis 2 : 15 - 17 .
As evidence of this , Jehovah used many prophe@@ ts in the days of A@@ ha@@ b and Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l to war@@ n His people of the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of Ba@@ al worship .
She then kept on pres@@ sur@@ ing him “ with her words all the time and kept ur@@ g@@ ing him . ”
In@@ dia - H@@ in@@ du 6 ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆
Since that war ended , milli@@ ons more have been kil@@ led in vari@@ ous con@@ f@@ li@@ cts , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity again being ci@@ v@@ ili@@ ans .
This may se@@ em to be s@@ ound ad@@ vice , but would you really be tra@@ ining yourself with godly devo@@ tion as your a@@ im if you were to follow it ?
If you coun@@ t yourself among his disciples , what do you think it means to be a disci@@ ple ?
When lear@@ ning of God’s personal name , how have some respon@@ ded ?
She was ev@@ en@@ tually baptized as a Witness .
Jesus was confid@@ ent that Jehovah would s@@ end ang@@ eli@@ c help wh@@ en@@ ever he needed it to accom@@ pl@@ ish God’s will . ​ — Mat@@ t . 26 : 5@@ 3 .
If we face such a tri@@ al , let us not ca@@ ve in to family pres@@ sure .
What can help us to reason effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely on the Scriptures ?
The Scriptures also fore@@ tell God’s purpose for the future , help@@ ing us to pur@@ sue a li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le that is cons@@ ist@@ ent with that purpose .
Psalm 40 : 8 expres@@ ses his feelings : “ To do your will , O my God , is my deli@@ ght . ”
Let us consider some of Satan’s “ dec@@ ep@@ tive t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s ” and how to gu@@ ard against them . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 11 , Jewish New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent .
Adam and E@@ ve succ@@ um@@ bed to im@@ mo@@ des@@ ty ​ — a tra@@ it they pas@@ sed on to their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
Today , some people who are si@@ ck might won@@ der if God will also do something to help them get better .
Com@@ posed before 6@@ 32 B.C.E . , the Bible book of Na@@ hu@@ m con@@ tain@@ s that message .
She and her two daugh@@ ters are still Witnesses of Jehovah .
If the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der was very op@@ posed , he might te@@ ar the c@@ ard to pi@@ e@@ ces .
They may feel that way because they are un@@ a@@ ware of any s@@ ource from which truth can be learned .
I plac@@ ed 13 Z@@ G@@ s that day , the first time that I gave a longer , for@@ ma@@ l pres@@ ent@@ ation from house to house .
I@@ mp@@ er@@ fect people need discipl@@ ine , and they need it from chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od on@@ ward .
I@@ t’s “ the stri@@ ving for [ money ] th@@ at@@ ’s l@@ in@@ ked to un@@ happiness , ” states an article in the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine M@@ on@@ it@@ or on P@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ gy .
So@@ on after I started eng@@ ag@@ ing fully in the Christian ministry , I vis@@ ited my parents ’ home .
This inclu@@ ded Jesus ’ sacrific@@ ing his perfect human life .
“ The S@@ pan@@ ish people knew the Bible much better than the people of Ger@@ many or Eng@@ land before the time of Lu@@ ther . ” ​ — H@@ ist@@ ori@@ an Ju@@ an O@@ r@@ ts G@@ on@@ z@@ á@@ le@@ z
So under the Law , the only God - author@@ ized use of blood was on the al@@ ta@@ r to make at@@ on@@ ement for the lives of the Israelites , who were see@@ king Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
Yes , God’s Word ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es us to honor ever@@ yone in the Christian congregation .
P@@ ic@@ ture this in your min@@ d’s e@@ ye : “ The w@@ il@@ der@@ ness and the w@@ at@@ er@@ less re@@ gi@@ on will ex@@ ul@@ t , and the deser@@ t pla@@ in will be jo@@ y@@ ful and b@@ lo@@ s@@ som as the sa@@ ff@@ r@@ on .
Because what Jesus did involved a great de@@ al of ris@@ k and d@@ anger .
These children are vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of the v@@ end@@ et@@ ta tra@@ dition , “ which has par@@ al@@ y@@ sed life for th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of famili@@ es . ”
In his Par@@ adise earth just a@@ head , there will be end@@ less occasi@@ ons to enjoy to the full Jehovah’s gener@@ os@@ ity , along with the who@@ les@@ ome fel@@ low@@ ship of all who me@@ et his righteous requi@@ re@@ ments . ​ — Psalm 14@@ 5 : 16 ; Isaiah 25 : 6 ; 2 Corinthians 7 : 1 .
5 : 16 - 26 ; E@@ ph .
A prophecy about this says : “ In the days of those k@@ ings [ human rul@@ er@@ shi@@ ps ] the God of heaven will set up a kingdom [ his heavenly govern@@ ment in the hands of Christ ] that will never be brought to ru@@ in . . . .
23 : 33 ​ — What is “ the bur@@ den of Jehovah ” ?
Mar@@ g@@ ari@@ th@@ a and I have been dedic@@ ated servants of Jehovah now for more than 60 years .
They let b@@ y@@ g@@ ones be b@@ y@@ g@@ ones and wor@@ ked together again .
They can help us to stay on the ro@@ ad to everlasting life . ​ — Matthew 7 : 13 , 14 .
F@@ in@@ ding the W@@ a@@ y in a V@@ ast O@@ ce@@ an
What should be our attitude toward our overse@@ ers ?
Even though Ad@@ am@@ ’s life did not end until cen@@ tu@@ ries later , he began to die from the day he dis@@ obe@@ yed God .
Why , Saul had ear@@ li@@ er taken the lead in ri@@ d@@ ding the land of spi@@ rit@@ is@@ tic practic@@ es ! ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 19 : 31 .
The ung@@ o@@ dly world in which we live is ob@@ s@@ ess@@ ed with se@@ x .
Will you keep making spiritual prog@@ ress ?
Ho@@ ly spirit can help you to cultiv@@ ate godly qualities .
T@@ ry this : When you are pla@@ gu@@ ed with im@@ moral thoughts , im@@ medi@@ ately sto@@ p and pray .
L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing to Jesus invol@@ ves ‘ loo@@ king in@@ ten@@ tly at him , consider@@ ing his example clo@@ sel@@ y . ’
12 , 13 . ( a ) What should be our go@@ al in “ set@@ ting things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght , ” and how can we follow Jesus ’ example in doing so ?
In this situation , is it really possible to bring up children succ@@ ess@@ fully ?
• What si@@ x l@@ ines of evidence prove that we are living in the last days ?
“ Lo@@ ve . . . in De@@ ed and Tru@@ th , ” O@@ ct . M@@ ake a Jo@@ y@@ ful S@@ ound !
The spirit , working through the anointed bri@@ de class , is ex@@ ten@@ ding this invit@@ ation regarding li@@ fe@@ ’s water .
Re@@ gre@@ t@@ ta@@ bly , some early Christians , while they were not th@@ i@@ ev@@ es like Ju@@ d@@ as , did f@@ all vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m to pri@@ de , be@@ coming self - as@@ sum@@ ing .
“ My parents had to expla@@ in that prophecy to me sever@@ al times before I under@@ sto@@ od it . ”
Some may have been der@@ i@@ ved from medi@@ e@@ val di@@ ac@@ r@@ iti@@ c@@ s , but most are origin@@ al and comple@@ x cre@@ ations .
Wh@@ ere is the promised world un@@ ity ? ’
For this reason , since the early 20@@ th century , the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant have been ze@@ al@@ ously ap@@ pl@@ ying themselves to the t@@ ask of “ the ministry of the re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation ” to the far cor@@ n@@ ers of the earth .
They attend@@ ed the 4@@ 1@@ st class of G@@ ile@@ ad and served for 15 years as mission@@ aries in N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ a .
“ Ha@@ ving Jehovah and his earthly organization in my life has been ‘ a heal@@ ing and a ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment ’ to me . ” ​ — Proverbs 3 : 8 .
What Scriptural principles can help us to make wise decisions when it comes to medi@@ cal tre@@ at@@ ment ?
During the peri@@ od that some hist@@ ori@@ ans have called the D@@ ar@@ k A@@ ges , for example , the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe d@@ om@@ in@@ ated vi@@ r@@ tually every as@@ pect of pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s life .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to pe@@ er into the perfect law , and work to maintain your spirit of self - sacrifice .
And do we ex@@ ten@@ d for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess to those around us as well ?
• Why is wal@@ king with God the best course ?
R@@ ich blessings will be your@@ s . ​ — Jeremiah 17 : 7 .
Jesus mirac@@ ul@@ ously provided a large am@@ ount of fine w@@ ine , en@@ ough for a si@@ z@@ able group .
( a ) What as@@ sur@@ ance is found at James 1 : 5 ?
However , after she began sh@@ aring in Kingdom H@@ all building pro@@ je@@ cts , she made many fine friends thr@@ ough@@ out the country .
Jehovah came with his holy my@@ ri@@ a@@ ds to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment against all , and to con@@ vi@@ ct all the ung@@ o@@ dly concer@@ ning all their ung@@ o@@ dly de@@ e@@ ds that they did in an ung@@ o@@ dly way , and concer@@ ning all the sh@@ o@@ c@@ king things that ung@@ o@@ dly sin@@ n@@ ers spoke against him . ”
Christian you@@ ths in school may face strong pres@@ sure from the crow@@ d to see and do what ever@@ yone el@@ se is see@@ ing and doing .
Yes , even in these tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es@@ ome times , we can be jo@@ y@@ ful in worshi@@ p@@ ing our happy God .
L@@ et@@ ’s see why God did not for@@ give An@@ ani@@ as and S@@ app@@ hi@@ r@@ a .
Fa@@ ther@@ ly W . J . Tho@@ r@@ n spoke “ like a pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch in times of old . ”
; An@@ d@@ ro@@ so@@ f@@ f , P .
S@@ ur@@ ely our pri@@ or@@ ity in life should be to use every opportunity to encoura@@ ge others to accept this “ good news ” before it is too l@@ ate . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
Paul sh@@ ared the good news with people every@@ where by being a@@ da@@ p@@ table
As for M@@ ary , she has proved to be an out@@ standing wife and mother who has sel@@ f@@ less@@ ly car@@ ed for her children .
She is now a happy gi@@ r@@ l without any sign@@ s of the mal@@ ad@@ y .
W@@ ar@@ m@@ th ? H@@ app@@ iness ?
Yes , each one of us pla@@ ys a vital ro@@ le !
In ad@@ dition , we follow@@ ed a di@@ lig@@ ent pro@@ gra@@ m every M@@ on@@ day night of stud@@ ying the less@@ on in the Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine and doing our Bible reading .
• How do you benefit from the elders ’ pre@@ si@@ ding over you ?
16 : 26 .
How did A@@ sa re@@ act to this c@@ ris@@ is ?
Why did most people have vi@@ r@@ tually no acc@@ ess to the Bible in John W@@ y@@ c@@ li@@ f@@ fe@@ ’s time ?
It was during this time that I learned a u@@ se@@ ful less@@ on in human rel@@ ations .
Des@@ cri@@ be the trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation vision .
With a repor@@ t of four new Bible stu@@ dies , he jo@@ y@@ fully ans@@ wers y@@ es !
It may con@@ tain acc@@ ur@@ ate hist@@ ory , but I don@@ ’t think it has any practic@@ al value .
P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h su@@ ff@@ ers de@@ fe@@ at at the R@@ ed Se@@ a
What qualities of God do I see expres@@ sed here ?
In har@@ mony with Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 7 , what have Jehovah’s people done about their right to preach ?
“ There Will Be Gre@@ at T@@ ri@@ bul@@ ation ”
Go@@ od neigh@@ b@@ ors can also be a blessing .
That congregation was , in effect , a new nation under Jehovah’s gover@@ ning authority .
We know that Jesus is the pri@@ m@@ ary part of the “ se@@ ed ” of God’s heavenly “ woman ” refer@@ red to at Genesis 3 : 15 .
Then there is the situation of a 22 - year - old man who is already div@@ or@@ ced and has a son but who is not willing to accept his responsi@@ bil@@ ities as a father .
M@@ em@@ ori@@ al st@@ one for St@@ an@@ is@@ ł@@ a@@ w Mu@@ r@@ z@@ y@@ no@@ w@@ s@@ ki , a transl@@ at@@ or of the “ New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent ” into P@@ ol@@ ish
Paul wrote to Timothy : “ Ke@@ ep ho@@ l@@ ding the pat@@ ter@@ n of heal@@ th@@ ful words that you heard from me with the faith and love that are in con@@ ne@@ ction with Christ Jesus . ”
The dis@@ co@@ very of Mar@@ i , therefore , has value in that it can help us to en@@ vis@@ age the world in which God’s faithful serv@@ ant Abraham lived .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : A special pioneer happ@@ ily speak@@ s about the good news to a mother and her children .
Rather , it shows that God’s for@@ be@@ ar@@ ance can go on for some time .
A@@ n ancient Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an w@@ all pa@@ in@@ ting show@@ ing a ba@@ r@@ ber at work
Jehovah too takes a ke@@ en interest in his earthly children .
“ This good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 24 : 14 .
She attend@@ ed uni@@ vers@@ ities in Fr@@ ance , M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , and S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land and was he@@ ad@@ ed for a prom@@ ising care@@ er .
However , these things became clear only when Jehovah began deal@@ ing with the congregation .
Gi@@ be@@ on
L@@ ater she served as the se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary for a pol@@ itical par@@ ty in the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge where she lived .
P@@ la@@ in of Phil@@ is@@ ti@@ a
No@@ te@@ wor@@ thy , then , is Paul’s wise ad@@ vice : “ Gi@@ ve or@@ ders to those who are rich in the present system of things not to be high - min@@ ded , and to rest their hope , not on un@@ certain ri@@ ches , but on God , who fur@@ ni@@ sh@@ es us all things ri@@ ch@@ ly for our enjo@@ y@@ ment . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 17 .
The person who condu@@ cts himself as a less@@ er one is “ great ” in that he be@@ comes more valu@@ able as a serv@@ ant of Jehovah .
The In@@ v@@ isi@@ ble One Di@@ rec@@ ts His Pe@@ ople
His instru@@ ction ? “ Ke@@ ep doing this in re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of me . ” ​ — Luke 22 : 19 .
Rather than imp@@ ati@@ ently res@@ or@@ ting to spe@@ cul@@ ations about their fulfill@@ ment , we need to wa@@ it for ‘ the light to become ligh@@ ter and ligh@@ ter . ’
M@@ Y P@@ A@@ S@@ T : I was born in S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , but when I was just two years old , my family moved to New G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a .
23 , 24 . ( a ) C@@ ite other examples show@@ ing how Bible study can en@@ rich your prayers . ( b ) What will you do to en@@ rich your prayers ?
Some , such as th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds who have gra@@ du@@ ated from G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol , have moved to f@@ ar@@ away coun@@ tri@@ es .
The question was a we@@ igh@@ ty one , as the decision would set a leg@@ al pre@@ ce@@ d@@ ent for gener@@ ations to come .
28 : 13 ; J@@ as .
It was felt that the word “ cul@@ t ” had an exc@@ essi@@ vely ne@@ g@@ ative con@@ no@@ tation .
When we help others learn about God , we know that we are pleas@@ ing Jehovah and that he valu@@ es our efforts to serve him .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in the C@@ ongreg@@ ation
Are you ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ing the in@@ tend@@ ed ob@@ je@@ c@@ ti@@ ves ?
* ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 34 : 1 - 8 .
Paul knew fir@@ s@@ th@@ and that Jesus had been ra@@ ised from the dead , for the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus himself spoke to Paul and st@@ op@@ ped him from persecu@@ ting the early Christians .
Now they were as@@ sur@@ ed that the sacrific@@ es they had made thus far had not been in va@@ in .
8 : 1 - 23 ​ — When are the ten pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ements mentioned in these ver@@ ses ful@@ filled ?
S@@ ur@@ ely God never in@@ tend@@ ed Christ’s bir@@ th to e@@ c@@ li@@ p@@ se his life as a matu@@ re man .
However , there was also an om@@ in@@ ous side to the words of the prophet A@@ z@@ ari@@ ah .
How will his mother discipl@@ ine him ?
We encoura@@ ge them to reason for themselves and make their own decisions .
How did Jesus show the l@@ ink between the preaching work and God’s spirit ?
How would you descri@@ be the coming of the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an for@@ ces against Juda@@ h ?
It also men@@ tions many others who pleas@@ ed Jehovah “ because of their faith . ”
I live a clean life and feel Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess and support .
John , however , den@@ i@@ ed that he was and in@@ stead direc@@ ted them to someone el@@ se , of whom he said : “ The l@@ ace of [ his ] san@@ d@@ als I am not f@@ it to un@@ ti@@ e . ”
To atten@@ d the S@@ un@@ day meeting in Mas@@ an C@@ ity , the de@@ a@@ f Bible stud@@ ent had to tra@@ v@@ el 10 mil@@ es [ 16 k@@ m ] by bo@@ at and then take a bu@@ s for another 40 mil@@ es [ 6@@ 5 k@@ m ] .
“ No discipl@@ ine seem@@ s for the present to be jo@@ y@@ ous , but g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous , ” wrote the apostle Paul , “ yet af@@ ter@@ ward to those who have been tra@@ ined by it it yi@@ el@@ ds pe@@ ace@@ able fru@@ it , nam@@ ely , righteousness . ”
Since im@@ mor@@ ality and other sin@@ s were r@@ am@@ p@@ ant in Israel , it was with good reason that the prophet A@@ mo@@ s war@@ ned the re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous nation : “ G@@ et ready to me@@ et your God . ”
We can learn valu@@ able less@@ ons in this reg@@ ard from the experience of a prophet from Juda@@ h who was sent by Jehovah to King Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am of Israel .
T@@ w@@ o Christians fac@@ ing a similar situation might make different decisions
Why such concer@@ n ?
He told them : “ You must not tre@@ at the low@@ ly with par@@ ti@@ ality , and you must not pre@@ f@@ er the person of a great one . . . .
Isaiah cont@@ ra@@ st@@ s them with those practic@@ ing false religion : “ This is what the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah has said : ‘ Lo@@ ok !
What are some of the things for which you are gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah ?
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ine on page 27 ]
She listen@@ ed to them and stu@@ died the Bible with them .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of the po@@ or wi@@ do@@ w@@ ’s age , Jesus did not over@@ look what she did .
Let us learn how we can show by our actions that we believe that “ Jehovah our God is one Jehovah . ”
14 : 10 - 15 .
This requi@@ res that we succ@@ ess@@ fully cultiv@@ ate love of God to the ful@@ l@@ est ex@@ t@@ ent possible .
L@@ ater , on his way home , a li@@ on came ac@@ ro@@ ss Jehovah’s prophet on the ro@@ ad and kil@@ led him . ​ — 1 K@@ i . 13 : 11 - 24 .
Ang@@ els ​ — How They Af@@ fect M@@ an@@ kind , 3 / 15
Some people in ancient Israel felt that way .
A we@@ ek@@ ly me@@ al may not se@@ em like much , but how than@@ k@@ ful those pione@@ ers were for the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality sh@@ own !
or how the human em@@ br@@ yo develop@@ s ?
But end@@ uring fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps are a pro@@ du@@ ct of hard work and self - sacrifice .
If you are an el@@ der , perhaps you could listen to a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant when he practic@@ es a talk and help him to imp@@ ro@@ ve . ​ — See end@@ no@@ te .
“ I am so gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah for his help and to my wife for her un@@ com@@ pla@@ ining support des@@ pite her po@@ or health . ”
Let us take a clo@@ s@@ er look at each of these col@@ le@@ ctions .
By all means !
After Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s enem@@ ies real@@ ized that their o@@ pen as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ts had fa@@ iled , they turned to more sub@@ tle form@@ s of op@@ position .
And true to his promise , he has ref@@ re@@ shed them and has used them to ref@@ res@@ h many others . — Revelation 22 : 17 .
So@@ on , though , I had to return to E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe for re@@ pa@@ ir@@ s to my mo@@ t@@ or@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le .
How is he d@@ ressed for the we@@ d@@ ding ?
How do God’s servants today face challeng@@ es res@@ em@@ bl@@ ing those of Jeremiah ?
Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 17 .
• Wh@@ ich happiness pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced by Jesus especially imp@@ res@@ ses you ?
No doubt , Ph@@ ili@@ p car@@ ri@@ ed this positi@@ ve message back to the in@@ qui@@ r@@ ers . ​ — John 12 : 20 - 26 .
( Read James 3 : 13 . )
At first , I could har@@ dly believe my ear@@ s .
The Bible can help us to cultiv@@ ate a bal@@ an@@ ced view of work .
Even in Bible times , angels only r@@ ar@@ ely inter@@ ven@@ ed in such a way .
Do you think that such re@@ ques@@ ts for a blessing are appro@@ pri@@ ate ?
What was their proble@@ m ?
See The Watchtower , S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 1 , 199@@ 0 , pages 10 - 14 , for the life st@@ ory of J@@ ack H@@ al@@ li@@ day Na@@ than .
This was not a pris@@ on of refu@@ ge .
Those ‘ s@@ pra@@ w@@ ling on their div@@ ans , e@@ ating the r@@ am@@ s out of a flo@@ ck , dr@@ in@@ king w@@ ine , and de@@ vis@@ ing in@@ str@@ um@@ ents for s@@ ong ’ were in for a sur@@ pris@@ e .
When Moses was in M@@ idi@@ an , Jehovah direc@@ ted him to return to Egy@@ pt and lead the Israelites out of sla@@ very .
Consider the Scriptural ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound of Paul’s words found at 2 Timothy 2 : 19 .
A@@ c@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing our sin@@ ful n@@ ature al@@ lo@@ ws us to tra@@ in our conscience so that it will move us to act pro@@ per@@ ly when an ur@@ ge to sin beg@@ ins to devel@@ op in our mind and heart .
C@@ learly , Paul did not feel in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated by the pro@@ spe@@ ct of persecu@@ tion .
Are you among those Witnesses who are serving with a fore@@ ign - language congregation ?
He bor@@ ro@@ wed from us children a to@@ y f@@ ro@@ g that made a c@@ lic@@ king s@@ ound .
( a ) What me@@ tho@@ ds does Satan use to mis@@ lead “ the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth ” ?
Ther@@ efore , before such s@@ crip@@ tures are read out l@@ ou@@ d , the one con@@ duc@@ ting the meeting should give all in attend@@ ance su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient time to look up these s@@ crip@@ tures and to follow along as the ver@@ ses are read .
B@@ er@@ tr@@ and Rus@@ sel@@ l claim@@ ed , for example , that “ C@@ op@@ er@@ n@@ ic@@ us , Ke@@ pl@@ er , and Gal@@ ile@@ o had to com@@ ba@@ t A@@ ris@@ to@@ tle as well as the Bible in esta@@ bli@@ shing the view that the earth is not the cen@@ tre of the uni@@ verse . ”
How did Jesus reve@@ al his Father to others ?
K@@ y@@ le invit@@ ed her co@@ work@@ er to stay after work to talk and clear the a@@ ir .
Those taking the lead in the preaching work were men who had been persecu@@ ted from the time H@@ it@@ l@@ er took power in 19@@ 33 .
F@@ o@@ c@@ us on his or her good qualities , and expres@@ s appreciation for your mate .
12 , 13 . ( a ) Why do differ@@ ences between Christians occ@@ ur ?
They may be too young and in@@ experienced .
That certainly will be “ a better resurrection ” than that of those in the past when “ women received their dead by resurrection ” only for them to die again some@@ time later . ​ — He@@ b .
What does ac@@ ting with ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y u@@ su@@ ally invol@@ ve ?
By means of the mar@@ vel@@ ous pro@@ c@@ ess of p@@ ho@@ to@@ sy@@ n@@ th@@ esis , lea@@ f c@@ el@@ ls con@@ ver@@ t car@@ b@@ on di@@ o@@ xi@@ de , water , min@@ er@@ als , and su@@ n@@ light into nu@@ tri@@ ents and o@@ x@@ y@@ g@@ en .
The ma@@ id@@ en is ap@@ par@@ ently refer@@ ring to the shepher@@ d’s f@@ ing@@ ers as go@@ ld c@@ yl@@ in@@ ders and to his na@@ il@@ s as ch@@ r@@ y@@ sol@@ ite .
When they become part of the congregation , however , they feel the war@@ m@@ th of a supp@@ or@@ tive , car@@ ing spiritual family ​ — fa@@ thers and mo@@ thers and brothers and sisters in the faith . ​ — Mark 10 : 29 , 30 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 10 .
This was fore@@ told at Isaiah 25 : 6 , where we read : “ Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es will certainly make for all the pe@@ op@@ les , in this m@@ oun@@ tain , a ban@@ qu@@ et of well - o@@ iled di@@ sh@@ es , a ban@@ qu@@ et of w@@ ine kept on the d@@ reg@@ s , of well - o@@ iled di@@ sh@@ es filled with mar@@ ro@@ w , of w@@ ine kept on the d@@ reg@@ s , fil@@ tered . ”
How , then , can you bre@@ ak the ice ?
What these ob@@ serv@@ ers over@@ look is that the Witnesses man@@ i@@ f@@ est such qualities as love , peace , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , mil@@ dness , and self - control because they are led by God’s holy spirit .
“ The people continued to serve Jehovah all the days of Jo@@ shua and all the days of the older men who ex@@ tend@@ ed their days after Jo@@ shua and who had seen all of Jehovah’s great work that he did for Israel . ”
Although they were at one time very ac@@ tive in the disci@@ ple - making work , they are now h@@ am@@ per@@ ed by ill health or the li@@ mit@@ ations of old age .
However , the truth is that in the time - con@@ sum@@ ing pur@@ su@@ it of ob@@ tain@@ ing advan@@ ced educ@@ ation , some have har@@ m@@ ed themselves spiritually .
Un@@ der what circumstances could it be said that God has called married Christians to peace ?
Thus , E@@ r@@ ika and I had to look at our situation care@@ fully and pray@@ er@@ fully , and we felt the need to move in order to live under more fav@@ or@@ able con@@ di@@ tions so as not to be con@@ sum@@ ed by wor@@ ry .
How vital that we make ro@@ om for a me@@ asure of so@@ li@@ tu@@ de in our lives !
This ty@@ pe of medit@@ ation is the so@@ il in which appreciation gro@@ ws .
I found that lear@@ ning to get along with others took all my physical , emo@@ tional , and men@@ tal strength .
But what pro@@ of is there that we are living in the last days ?
A@@ spe@@ cts of this conc@@ ep@@ t of the human body have been challeng@@ ed by some ev@@ olu@@ tion@@ ists .
How is it that Jehovah is “ a God , not of the dead , but of the living ” ?
11 , 12 . ( a ) Why should each of us exam@@ ine his own heart ?
It might also be com@@ pared to being al@@ one without hope and then be@@ coming a member of a family with a secu@@ re future . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 2 : 1 , 12 .
Since S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 200@@ 1 , Our Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try has provided su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions for pres@@ en@@ ting the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines in ad@@ dition to ide@@ as for o@@ ffering boo@@ ks and bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res to people of di@@ verse religious per@@ su@@ asi@@ ons .
He has in@@ deed been help@@ ing them and supp@@ or@@ ting them in their ministry as they ‘ let their light shin@@ e ’ in that way and through other “ fine works . ”
So a prop@@ er love of self is desi@@ ra@@ ble .
Although we had little in@@ come , we were determined to keep on pione@@ ering .
As true Christians , how do we give pro@@ of that we are not “ h@@ at@@ ers of the human r@@ ace ” ?
“ Wh@@ atever you are doing , work at it whole - sou@@ led as to Jehovah . ” ​ — C@@ O@@ L .
Th@@ ough their actions “ pa@@ ined even the Ho@@ ly One of Israel , ” Jehovah mer@@ ci@@ fully kept on provi@@ ding guid@@ ance by means of the p@@ il@@ la@@ r until Israel re@@ ached the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and . ​ — P@@ s .
“ Ca@@ in gre@@ w ho@@ t with great anger , and his coun@@ ten@@ ance began to f@@ all , ” says the Bible account .
Even in such prof@@ essi@@ ons as educ@@ ation and me@@ dic@@ ine ​ — su@@ p@@ po@@ se@@ dly gover@@ ned by com@@ pas@@ sion and concer@@ n for others — ​ some have be@@ tra@@ yed their trust and ex@@ p@@ lo@@ ited or even mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed those in their care .
Thus , Jesus war@@ ned his disciples : “ Pa@@ y attention to y@@ ourselves that your hearts never become we@@ igh@@ ed down with over@@ e@@ ating and heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ king and anxi@@ e@@ ties of life . ” ​ — Luke 21 : 34 .
But I fac@@ ed a bi@@ g proble@@ m ​ — rema@@ ining un@@ married was contr@@ ary to our cul@@ ture in In@@ dia at the time .
This we do by par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating ​ — with our hum@@ ble but best effort — ​ in sing@@ ing hear@@ t@@ ily , listen@@ ing atten@@ tiv@@ ely , and com@@ men@@ ting when possible .
C@@ all@@ ing attention to the fru@@ it@@ ful@@ ness of el@@ der@@ ly servants of Jehovah , the psalmist san@@ g : “ The righteous himself will b@@ lo@@ s@@ som for@@ th as a p@@ al@@ m t@@ ree does ; as a ce@@ da@@ r in Le@@ ban@@ on does , he will gro@@ w bi@@ g .
Like a sa@@ f@@ ety - min@@ ded p@@ il@@ o@@ t , you can use a ty@@ pe of c@@ he@@ ck@@ l@@ ist to make sure that your faith will not fal@@ ter when you need it most .
Des@@ cri@@ b@@ ing those years , he states : “ I cu@@ t my ha@@ ir in the tra@@ di@@ tional p@@ un@@ k way , su@@ per@@ g@@ lu@@ ed it , and some@@ times d@@ yed it red or another col@@ or . ”
So@@ on Rus@@ si@@ an war@@ pl@@ an@@ es were d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ing bom@@ bs on the city where we were , and my mother sent me to live with my gr@@ and@@ mother in sa@@ f@@ er sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s .
“ I was g@@ la@@ d that her suffering had ended , ” expla@@ ins R@@ ic@@ ar@@ do , “ but I mis@@ sed her so much that I found my@@ self wi@@ shing that my life would come to an end too .
That faithful man lived long before Jesus gave his life as a ransom .
“ He p@@ our@@ ed out his soul to the very death , ” pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed Isaiah .
How can we end@@ ure ?
13 , 14 . ( a ) How can we dis@@ cer@@ n what inter@@ ests a person ?
R@@ em@@ ar@@ ka@@ bly , she not only gives Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er a dr@@ ink but kin@@ dly off@@ ers to qu@@ en@@ ch the th@@ ir@@ st of all his cam@@ els .
What will Jehovah do with respect to war@@ m@@ ong@@ ering nations ?
The Law was no longer v@@ al@@ id , yet Paul ac@@ ted on the ad@@ vice of the older men in Jerusalem .
Su@@ d@@ den sh@@ ar@@ p s@@ oun@@ ds re@@ ver@@ ber@@ ated like ri@@ f@@ le sh@@ o@@ ts .
Some 70 t@@ ons of tr@@ as@@ h were ha@@ ul@@ ed away .
Why , then , was Jesus so qu@@ ali@@ fied to teach ?
Fir@@ st I had to qu@@ it my jo@@ b sing@@ ing Mas@@ s in the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch , which me@@ ant that I had to find another means of making a living .
But they knew that many of those people were Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ists and knew little about the Bible .
After ze@@ al@@ ously eng@@ ag@@ ing in his ministry for about two years , Jesus ex@@ pan@@ ded the preaching activ@@ ity by sen@@ ding out his 12 apostles to preach .
When we allow personal differ@@ ences to cause di@@ su@@ n@@ ity , we have provided “ the bir@@ d@@ c@@ atch@@ er ” a fo@@ o@@ th@@ old .
Still , the preaching work has continued , and the number of Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers keep@@ s gro@@ wing .
Those who accept this invit@@ ation can “ b@@ eho@@ ld the pleas@@ an@@ t@@ ness of Jehovah . ”
The exc@@ iting account of the ex@@ p@@ lo@@ its of the jud@@ ges beg@@ ins with O@@ th@@ ni@@ el@@ ’s br@@ ing@@ ing an end to Israel@@ ’s ei@@ ght - year sub@@ ju@@ g@@ ation to a M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ i@@ an king .
So@@ on he will bring complete reli@@ ef to those fe@@ aring God’s name .
A@@ mo@@ s has a message for the enem@@ y nations r@@ ound about Israel and for Juda@@ h and Israel .
The Pro@@ per U@@ se of P@@ ow@@ er
Will you for@@ give him or her ?
We find an im@@ men@@ se and high@@ ly or@@ der@@ ed system of g@@ al@@ a@@ xi@@ es , st@@ ars , and pl@@ an@@ e@@ ts , all mo@@ ving with great pre@@ c@@ ision .
Job was hon@@ est and fa@@ ir .
How do Jehovah God and Jesus Christ want us to feel about our sac@@ red service ?
Why did man@@ kin@@ d’s hope remain ob@@ s@@ cu@@ re for most people in the days of M@@ il@@ t@@ on and Ne@@ w@@ t@@ on ?
S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 12 - 18 , 20@@ 11
Ke@@ ep@@ ing in mind the purpose of shepher@@ ding , it is ob@@ vi@@ ous that making for@@ ma@@ l shepher@@ ding c@@ alls at brothers ’ ho@@ m@@ es , al@@ though important , is only part of what is involved .
Be care@@ ful , though , not to turn the family study into an inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ation s@@ es@@ sion .
In this way the w@@ oun@@ ds of one war can be the ro@@ o@@ t cause of the next .
C@@ aring for One A@@ no@@ ther
Yet , Mar@@ ku@@ s enjo@@ yed the tra@@ ining he was recei@@ ving at G@@ ile@@ ad , and I found real joy in my ministry .
Because of this , they do not use the cro@@ ss in worship .
The Bible says : “ E@@ v@@ il@@ do@@ ers themselves will be cu@@ t off . . .
P@@ ri@@ or to bur@@ ning the boo@@ ks , these individuals “ would come and con@@ f@@ ess and repor@@ t their practic@@ es op@@ en@@ ly . ”
11 , 12 . ( a ) What are some remin@@ ders about hon@@ es@@ ty ?
What “ ad@@ or@@ n@@ ment ” is re@@ comm@@ ended for Christian wi@@ ves ?
“ Now I ex@@ hor@@ t you , brothers , ” Paul wrote Christians in R@@ ome about 5@@ 6 C.E . , “ to keep your e@@ ye on those who cause div@@ isions and occasi@@ ons for stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing contr@@ ary to the teaching that you have learned , and avoid them . ”
Thus , close b@@ on@@ ds within the family can be the see@@ d@@ bed in which a chil@@ d’s fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah can gro@@ w .
How happy we are that milli@@ ons of faithful servants of Jehovah around the earth today prove by their prayers , pati@@ ence , and per@@ sever@@ ance that they do have this faith !
Why ? 9 / 15
What can man do to me ? ” ​ — Hebrews 13 : 5 , 6 .
O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ ally written in Hebrew and later transl@@ ated into Greek , the Go@@ spe@@ l of Matthew was comple@@ ted about 4@@ 1 C.E . and ser@@ ves as a bri@@ dge con@@ ne@@ cting the Hebrew Scriptures to the Christian Greek Scriptures .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d from to@@ p , mother and child : F@@ A@@ O p@@ ho@@ to / ​ B .
The following experi@@ ences illustr@@ ate the fine resul@@ ts that are being ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed by this me@@ th@@ od of wit@@ ness@@ ing .
P@@ A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ E@@ S : Jehovah and n@@ atur@@ al Israel
Ha@@ ving mentioned differ@@ ences , Paul ad@@ ded : “ So also is the resurrection of the dead . ”
What as@@ pe@@ cts of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message would appe@@ al to them ?
God Does An@@ s@@ wer P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers , 3 / 1
When Jehovah cre@@ ated the first humans , he told them : “ Be fru@@ it@@ ful and become many , f@@ ill the earth and sub@@ du@@ e it , and have in sub@@ je@@ ction the f@@ ish of the se@@ a and the f@@ l@@ ying cre@@ atu@@ res of the heavens and every living cre@@ ature that is mo@@ ving on the earth . ”
How much more real , then , is our God , Jehovah !
Since nothing can pre@@ v@@ ent Jehovah from accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing what he has pur@@ posed to do , as soon as the words recorded at Genesis 3 : 15 were spo@@ ken , the ransom was as good as pa@@ id from God’s vie@@ w@@ point .
U@@ z@@ z@@ ah evid@@ ently was a L@@ ev@@ ite ( though not a pri@@ est ) , so he should have been famili@@ ar with the Law .
W@@ as U@@ z@@ z@@ ah so faith@@ less as to think that Jehovah’s hand was too sh@@ ort to ste@@ ad@@ y the sac@@ red ch@@ est that sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed His pres@@ ence ?
BU@@ L@@ G@@ A@@ R@@ I@@ A
F@@ ul@@ l of ide@@ al@@ ism and dre@@ am@@ s of that co@@ t@@ ta@@ ge , I arri@@ ved in the dra@@ b , ra@@ in - so@@ ak@@ ed to@@ wn of B@@ ac@@ up .
The scho@@ ol@@ ’s reg@@ ist@@ ra@@ r , W@@ all@@ ace Li@@ ver@@ ance , brought the op@@ ening seri@@ es of tal@@ ks to a conclu@@ sion with the the@@ me “ S@@ pe@@ ak God’s W@@ is@@ dom in a S@@ ac@@ red Se@@ cre@@ t . ”
He ex@@ ists . ”
Matthew was later appointed an el@@ der and a special pioneer and now ser@@ ves at the branch of@@ fice near S@@ t . Pet@@ er@@ s@@ bur@@ g .
With good reason , the Bible ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es us : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart and do not le@@ an upon your own understanding .
Who el@@ se can la@@ y cla@@ im to having friends from to@@ t@@ ally different so@@ cial grou@@ ps and ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds and of the wi@@ des@@ t vari@@ ety of n@@ ati@@ on@@ alities ?
( Read Gal@@ ati@@ ans 3 : 19 - 25 . )
Eva lik@@ ed what she learned and began to atten@@ d the meetings regul@@ arly .
Un@@ be@@ know@@ n@@ st to the sister , a Bible stud@@ ent of h@@ ers happened to be on the same bu@@ s .
By help@@ ing the stud@@ ent to see how the information pres@@ ented during Bible study s@@ essi@@ ons app@@ lies to him person@@ ally , we can lo@@ v@@ ingly ass@@ ist him to become a gen@@ u@@ ine disci@@ ple of Christ .
He had w@@ atch@@ ed vi@@ de@@ o@@ s from mor@@ ning to ev@@ ening every day since he was a year old .
My fav@@ or@@ ite book was a po@@ c@@ ke@@ t - si@@ zed e@@ dition of the Christian Greek Scriptures .
Many Christian ho@@ st@@ s deci@@ de to serve al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic dr@@ in@@ ks only if they can person@@ ally over@@ see what their gu@@ ests are served or con@@ su@@ me .
At the end of verse 14 , Paul men@@ tions “ the man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of our Lord Jesus Christ . ”
On one occasi@@ on , Jesus said in prayer to God : “ Your word is truth . ”
And the brothers respon@@ ded , tal@@ king to people wh@@ er@@ ever they could be found .
“ L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing to experi@@ ences of those still faith@@ fully serving Jehovah after so many years r@@ ene@@ ws my determin@@ ation to remain loyal and faithful to him . ” ​ — Jo@@ an , baptized in 195@@ 4 .
Today , as in the first century , “ all those who [ are ] righ@@ tly dis@@ posed for everlasting life ” are respon@@ ding to the message of truth .
Jesus did this per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly .
The nations ten@@ ac@@ i@@ ously h@@ an@@ g on to their own per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved right to so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
So you are the only one I am invit@@ ing .
Si@@ x “ Christian ” grou@@ ps control par@@ ts of the Ch@@ urch of the Ho@@ ly S@@ ep@@ ul@@ ch@@ re in Jerusalem , su@@ p@@ po@@ se@@ dly buil@@ t where Jesus was put to death and bu@@ ri@@ ed .
No won@@ der ! The deli@@ very is of ban@@ ned Bible liter@@ ature !
After that year , the th@@ ru@@ st of the disci@@ ple - making work turned to the ga@@ ther@@ ing in of the great crow@@ d .
The “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama ” and the “ E@@ u@@ re@@ ka D@@ r@@ ama ” s@@ ought to buil@@ d faith in the Bible as “ the No@@ bl@@ est S@@ ci@@ ence and the B@@ est In@@ stru@@ ction . ”
Da@@ y - to - day problems dem@@ and our attention , and di@@ str@@ actions ​ — even temp@@ t@@ ations — ​ may li@@ e in our p@@ ath .
Thus far in this article , we have qu@@ o@@ ted or c@@ ited s@@ crip@@ tures from 14 different Bible boo@@ ks .
So I tal@@ ked to the mother su@@ peri@@ or about this and told her that I wanted to leave .
Jehovah direc@@ ted Job to pray in be@@ half of his form@@ er acc@@ us@@ ers .
Le@@ ad@@ er@@ ship of the C@@ ongreg@@ ations
Those gre@@ e@@ dy mer@@ ch@@ ants consider@@ ed their fellow Israelites to be of no more value than m@@ ere fo@@ o@@ t@@ we@@ ar !
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al assign@@ ments or privile@@ ges also id@@ enti@@ fy people .
Jesus , however , went on to com@@ pare it with comm@@ on ve@@ get@@ ation , saying : “ If , now , God thus clo@@ th@@ es the ve@@ get@@ ation of the field , which is here today and t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w is thro@@ wn into the o@@ ven , will he not much rather clo@@ the you , you with little faith ? ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 30 .
By str@@ ik@@ ing the enem@@ y with bl@@ in@@ dness , God mirac@@ ul@@ ously sa@@ ved El@@ isha and his serv@@ ant .
I feel part of a worl@@ d@@ wide family of fellow believers , one that enjo@@ ys real peace and un@@ ity .
If that occ@@ ur@@ red , he was deli@@ vered , even as Daniel was res@@ cu@@ ed from the li@@ ons .
Bo@@ ld A@@ ction ​ — Then Li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving T@@ e@@ ach@@ ings
Wh@@ en@@ ever he op@@ ened his t@@ at@@ tered cop@@ y of the Bible to read to us , it was as if he were op@@ ening a bo@@ x of je@@ w@@ els .
“ They also no@@ tice that even po@@ or Witnesses are always n@@ ic@@ ely d@@ ressed and appe@@ ar to be better off than others . ”
While the Bible does not st@@ ate her mo@@ tive , the wise men of the day thought that obedi@@ ence to the husband was de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely an is@@ sue and that V@@ a@@ sh@@ ti@@ ’s bad example would influ@@ ence all the wi@@ ves in the pro@@ v@@ inc@@ es of Per@@ sia .
• Why did Noah need to give pri@@ or@@ ity to his fam@@ il@@ y’s spiritual needs ?
• How can you pre@@ pare to face pe@@ er pres@@ sure ?
Christ is using imper@@ fect humans in the local congregation , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly the spiritually older men , the appointed elders .
Th@@ ink , too , of how our efforts in this God - assign@@ ed work are bless@@ ed .
No matter where you live , do you not ag@@ ree that the answer should be a res@@ oun@@ ding y@@ es ?
The ke@@ y to all of this is that God’s Son had to become a human and provide the ransom sacrifice .
For example , some you@@ ths with whom I associ@@ ated a lo@@ t made the decision to get baptized together .
He is making an es@@ tim@@ ate of spi@@ r@@ its .
This love has gener@@ ated in each one of them a gen@@ u@@ ine self - sacrific@@ ing spirit .
Jehovah has already brought n@@ ine b@@ lo@@ ws against the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans .
If we truly love God and do our best to obey his Word , he will bl@@ ess our efforts and will supp@@ ly us with the strength needed to follow his inspired direction .
A few months later , a man appro@@ ached the sister at a meeting and said , “ Do you know me ?
The wi@@ do@@ w of Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath , ap@@ par@@ ently recogn@@ iz@@ ing that Eli@@ j@@ ah was Jehovah’s prophet , “ did according to Eli@@ j@@ ah’s word . ”
What counsel did Jesus give on the pur@@ su@@ it of ri@@ ches ?
K@@ or@@ ah lost sight of that fact and con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently fa@@ iled to show loy@@ al@@ ty to those whom God was using .
( 19@@ 7@@ 1 ) .
Jehovah’s Witnesses help others to learn about Jehovah so that they can pro@@ per@@ ly as@@ cri@@ be glory to him .
Consider : Even before E@@ ve was cre@@ ated , God comman@@ ded Adam not to e@@ at the fru@@ it of “ the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad . ”
W@@ ould You Be A@@ ble to Mo@@ ve ?
What was accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed by godly women of the past ?
At such times , people often ask themselves , ‘ Why did I not see this coming ? ’
What evidence have you seen that Jehovah prote@@ cts his people ?
In one hand , they held up an in@@ de@@ x c@@ ard with a simp@@ le do@@ or - to - do@@ or pres@@ ent@@ ation written on it .
Our faith that God is real should move us to action , that is , to prove our faith by living in a way that is pleas@@ ing to him . ​ — James 2 : 20 , 26 .
F@@ in@@ ally , it should be re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed that Jehovah was both a@@ ware of and inter@@ ested in all that was happ@@ ening .
However , if we allow a love for money to su@@ p@@ pl@@ ant our love for God , Satan will have ga@@ ined a vi@@ ct@@ ory .
No@@ thing can al@@ ter that . ”
Yes , Jehovah’s works give evidence of his pe@@ er@@ less wisdom , his un@@ ri@@ v@@ aled power , and his deep love for us .
I believe without any doubt that by his strength I can end@@ ure any tri@@ als in this old system .
Many Christians who give a we@@ d@@ ding present would want to remain an@@ on@@ y@@ m@@ ous rather than at@@ tr@@ act un@@ du@@ e attention to themselves .
However , J@@ es@@ se@@ ’s son David was not a fir@@ st@@ born .
En@@ coura@@ g@@ ing us to take into consider@@ ation the effect that our actions have on others , the apostle Paul wrote : “ All things are la@@ w@@ ful ; but not all things are advan@@ ta@@ ge@@ ous .
In some plac@@ es today , if a man takes too much interest in God , the Bible , or religion , he may be har@@ as@@ sed by his work@@ mat@@ es , friends , or relati@@ ves .
Jehovah does not leave us de@@ f@@ en@@ sel@@ ess .
Lo@@ ok again at Romans 6 : 23 .
For more information on the K@@ ar@@ a@@ ites , see the article “ The K@@ ar@@ a@@ ites and Their Q@@ u@@ est for Tru@@ th , ” in the Ju@@ ly 15 , 199@@ 5 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
However , do you find in@@ s@@ ist@@ ent appe@@ als for money dis@@ tur@@ b@@ ing , perhaps even off@@ en@@ sive ?
Rather , he tre@@ a@@ sures our faithful efforts reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of the resul@@ ts . ​ — Read Luke 10 : 17 - 20 ; 1 Corinthians 3 : 8 .
Jesus ’ promise about the coming resurrection gives us the opportunity to trust in Jehovah , as Abraham did .
What really is hel@@ l ?
E@@ mo@@ tional and physical health . ​ — Psalm 37 : 8 ; Proverbs 17 : 22 .
Our relationship with God be@@ comes the most important thing in our life .
Now des@@ per@@ ate , David sent U@@ ri@@ ah back to the war with a letter to Jo@@ a@@ b , the mil@@ it@@ ary comman@@ der .
He expla@@ ins what chang@@ ed his view : “ My knowledge of the Bible and love for Jehovah helped me to qu@@ it s@@ mo@@ king and ad@@ mit that it was har@@ m@@ ful not only to me but also to those around me . ”
The do@@ ct@@ or quic@@ k@@ ly hi@@ d the book .
In contr@@ ast to humans , God kno@@ ws all the fac@@ ts .
For J@@ on@@ a@@ than , the in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent was a pa@@ in@@ ful remin@@ der that all his efforts to move and to bl@@ end in could not provide him with an es@@ cap@@ e from pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce .
Mar@@ ga@@ re@@ t , cir@@ c@@ a 19@@ 6@@ 8
Jehovah’s respon@@ se ?
For such individuals in the d@@ om@@ a@@ in of the ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel , however , con@@ di@@ tions could not have been wor@@ se .
The si@@ gn to id@@ enti@@ fy his inv@@ isi@@ ble pres@@ ence inclu@@ ded great w@@ ars , food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges , earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es , the appe@@ ar@@ ance of false prophe@@ ts , an inc@@ re@@ ase of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness , and se@@ v@@ ere p@@ est@@ il@@ ences .
( See op@@ ening i@@ ma@@ ge . ) ( b ) What acc@@ oun@@ ted for Pet@@ er@@ ’s courage on that occasi@@ on ?
The comm@@ and to make disciples gives us what opportunity ?
7 : 1 , 6 , 7 , 17 .
For a number of years , he was for@@ ced to live as a fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve , h@@ un@@ ted like an ani@@ ma@@ l by King Saul .
And , as the Bible says , “ com@@ mit to Jehovah wh@@ atever you do , and your pl@@ ans will succ@@ e@@ ed . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
At any r@@ ate , to the ex@@ t@@ ent we have made prog@@ ress , let us go on wal@@ king or@@ der@@ ly in this same course . ”
The study is not held in a cl@@ ass@@ ro@@ om set@@ ting ; it is a priv@@ ate arrang@@ ement ta@@ il@@ ored to your personal circumstances , including your ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound and educ@@ ation .
* For example , Jesus refer@@ red to Jehovah as “ my God ” and “ the only true God . ”
( 9 ) C@@ ru@@ z , P .
Why should we continue to wi@@ eld “ the s@@ word of the spirit ” s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully ?
Why have our public@@ ations said that Jesus was pro@@ ba@@ bly tal@@ king about the earthly resurrection ?
R@@ em@@ in@@ ding us of the displa@@ y of wisdom and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment in Jehovah’s mar@@ vel@@ ous works of cre@@ ation , the king states : “ Jehovah himself in wisdom f@@ oun@@ ded the earth .
In the con@@ text of Lu@@ ke@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l , Jesus had just refer@@ red to these ones .
“ Still , we can continue in the pioneer ministry and also take good care of our mother .
“ F@@ o@@ od sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges ” form part of the com@@ pos@@ ite si@@ gn mar@@ king the time of the conclu@@ sion of the system of things .
On the other hand , his being willing to be different from his pe@@ ers would allow him to tra@@ in more and to re@@ ach his go@@ al .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er the city rec@@ order of Eph@@ esus declar@@ ed that Paul’s compan@@ i@@ ons were not ‘ temple ro@@ b@@ bers , ’ which su@@ gg@@ ests that at le@@ ast some people thought that Jews were o@@ pen to that acc@@ us@@ ation .
By the end of A@@ pri@@ l 194@@ 1 , 1@@ 13 Witnesses were under ar@@ rest .
Christ has en@@ tru@@ sted his servants with the preci@@ ous responsi@@ bility of preaching ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 10 )
Are all these anointed ones thr@@ ough@@ out the earth part of a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l ne@@ t@@ work that is som@@ eho@@ w involved in reve@@ al@@ ing new spiritual tru@@ ths ?
* What about us today ?
U@@ p@@ on ga@@ ining an understanding of God’s Word , that man was baptized .
Jesus did not come to the earth to be wa@@ ited on but to serve others , c@@ uring “ vari@@ ous si@@ ck@@ nesses ” and fre@@ e@@ ing people from dem@@ on control .
* For good reason , the Bible says : “ F@@ le@@ e from for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 6 : 18 .
This is the first time the expres@@ sion “ loving - kindness ” appe@@ ars in the Bible .
I was only 12 at the time .
T@@ ow@@ ard the end of the n@@ in@@ th happiness , he stated : “ Re@@ jo@@ ice and lea@@ p for joy , since your re@@ ward is great in the heavens . ”
Then , at a conven@@ tion in 200@@ 9 , they heard a talk that t@@ ou@@ ched them deep@@ ly .
B@@ as@@ ic@@ ally , it invol@@ ves par@@ don@@ ing an off@@ end@@ er when there is a v@@ al@@ id bas@@ is for doing so .
The Scriptures ref@@ er to them as “ the Israel of God , ” that is , spiritual Israel .
Those mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r@@ ers did not have divine appro@@ val , and we wis@@ ely shu@@ n their wicked course .
In ei@@ ther case , the com@@ par@@ is@@ on dra@@ wn at Ju@@ d@@ ges 14 : 6 illustr@@ ates that with Jehovah’s help , a powerful li@@ on proved to be no more fer@@ o@@ ci@@ ous to Sam@@ son than a m@@ ale k@@ id would be to the a@@ ver@@ age person .
Com@@ men@@ ding the stud@@ ents , Bro@@ ther P@@ i@@ er@@ ce conclu@@ ded by saying : “ Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ ve been doing good .
By rel@@ ying on God’s spirit , we can receive “ power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l ” to de@@ al with any tr@@ ou@@ ble or dist@@ ress . ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 7 ; 1 Corinthians 10 : 13 .
When a marriage mate comm@@ its ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , he or she sin@@ s not only against the in@@ no@@ c@@ ent par@@ t@@ ner but also against Jehovah .
The import@@ ance of cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness cannot be over@@ emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed when it comes to our food — whether we bu@@ y it at a mar@@ ke@@ t , e@@ at it at a re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ant , or have a me@@ al at a fri@@ end@@ ’s home .
Jesus Christ and his apostles refle@@ cted Jehovah’s strong feelings about false religion .
Now re@@ plac@@ ed by the S@@ cho@@ ol for Kingdom E@@ v@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers .
Paul af@@ fir@@ ms Jesus ’ resurrection .
The apostle ur@@ ged us to keep t@@ es@@ ting ourselves to deter@@ mine whether we are ad@@ her@@ ing to the body of Christian beli@@ ef@@ s .
Des@@ pite being qu@@ ite fe@@ e@@ ble because of his age , he is a ze@@ al@@ ous minis@@ ter of the good news . ”
With no@@ where sa@@ fe to go , we f@@ led into Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que and sta@@ yed in the M@@ l@@ ang@@ en@@ i refu@@ ge@@ e cam@@ p for two and a half years .
What d@@ ang@@ ers th@@ reat@@ en our preci@@ ous relationship with God ?
For a de@@ ta@@ iled discus@@ sion , see In@@ sight on the Scriptures , V@@ olu@@ me 2 , pages 6@@ 7@@ 6 - 9 .
Some of our relati@@ ves might not be a positi@@ ve influ@@ ence in our lives .
( Read Gal@@ ati@@ ans 4 : 17 . )
“ S@@ la@@ ve for Jehovah , ” 10 / 15
In S@@ r@@ i L@@ anka , both Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ists and Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s leave their do@@ ors and w@@ in@@ do@@ ws wide o@@ pen when a death occ@@ ur@@ s in their hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds .
Jesus said : “ T@@ ake my yo@@ ke upon you and learn from me , for I am mil@@ d - temp@@ ered and low@@ ly in heart , and you will find ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment for your sou@@ ls . ”
It was c@@ learly evid@@ ent that Jehovah was taking care of us .
The brothers thought that it was a fine ide@@ a ​ — but not for their country .
• How are principles dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed from la@@ ws ?
E@@ con@@ om@@ ic pres@@ sures , though , p@@ aled into in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance as the ter@@ ro@@ r of World W@@ ar I@@ I g@@ ri@@ pp@@ ed the g@@ lo@@ be .
But i@@ magine the great joy Si@@ me@@ on experienced when he took into his ar@@ ms “ the Christ of Jehovah ” !
All things with God , and nothing without him . ”
16 : 23 - 29 .
It was clear to Jesus that any other way of life would be sel@@ f@@ ish and sh@@ ort@@ si@@ gh@@ ted .
In Jesus ’ Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , he explained that real happiness and se@@ cur@@ ity do not dep@@ end on material things , nor on our own efforts , but on our fri@@ end@@ ship with our heavenly Father .
It is as the psalmist put it : “ You , O Jehovah , are good and ready to for@@ give ; and the loving - kindness [ or , “ loyal love ” ] to all those c@@ all@@ ing upon you is a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant . ”
What good work did the apostle Paul have in mind when he wrote those words to his fellow believers ? Bible scho@@ la@@ r E .
2 : 8 - 11 .
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : E@@ X@@ T@@ R@@ E@@ M@@ EL@@ Y V@@ I@@ O@@ L@@ EN@@ T
3 : 15 ; He@@ b .
Me@@ an@@ while , I continued to vis@@ it the congregations ​ — al@@ though I cont@@ ac@@ ted only the congregations ’ respon@@ sible brothers .
Ma@@ in@@ tain a ci@@ vi@@ l relationship with your form@@ er sp@@ ouse .
H@@ igh@@ er educ@@ ation : Jesus war@@ ned against ‘ see@@ king your own glory . ’
Instead of sub@@ mit@@ ting to God’s clear instru@@ ction not to e@@ at or t@@ ou@@ ch the fru@@ it of the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and evil , Adam and E@@ ve took some and ate it .
A@@ no@@ ther ke@@ y to the succ@@ ess of the pro@@ gra@@ m is family support .
An@@ th@@ on@@ y H@@ ambu@@ ch wrote : “ F@@ ar@@ m@@ ers set up a small st@@ adi@@ u@@ m in their or@@ char@@ ds , made up of num@@ er@@ ous lo@@ g@@ s where the people could si@@ t down and enjoy the pro@@ gra@@ m . ”
He says f@@ ran@@ k@@ ly : “ Ser@@ ving Jehovah is the best way of life .
Per@@ haps you can show concer@@ n if the fellow emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ e is ill or has family members who are ill .
Like tru@@ sting children , we can hold on to his mi@@ gh@@ ty hand , confid@@ ent that he will lead us in the right direction and help us in our time of need . ​ — Psalm 6@@ 3 : 7 , 8 . Su@@ gg@@ ested Bible reading for J@@ anu@@ ary : ▪ Isaiah 24 - 4@@ 2
Still , there is an answer .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , God’s Kingdom has standards that all who would qu@@ ali@@ fy as its sub@@ je@@ cts must me@@ asure up to .
If the holy spirit is something sac@@ red to us , we will avoid doing anything that might g@@ ri@@ eve that spirit , or ob@@ stru@@ ct its action in our lives . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 30 .
The following F@@ ri@@ day , he invit@@ ed two pione@@ ers on@@ to the ship .
His wife has gr@@ oun@@ ds for div@@ or@@ ce .
What effect can kindness have on str@@ ang@@ ers ?
The Bible c@@ learly con@@ dem@@ ns the mis@@ use of blood .
We can , however , find great comfort in know@@ ing that Jehovah really does care about his worshipp@@ ers as individuals .
“ TH@@ E most difficult time of the night to stay a@@ wa@@ ke is just before the da@@ wn of a new day , ” says a form@@ er night work@@ er .
Some of us have gro@@ wn old and are not happy about that .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful servants in Bible times had complete confidence that Jehovah listen@@ s to prayer .
That qu@@ ality is part of the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s spirit .
T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an thus became the first to apply the L@@ at@@ in form of the word “ tr@@ in@@ ity ” to the Father , the Son , and the holy spirit .
Thus the am@@ ount of o@@ x@@ y@@ g@@ en in the at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere inc@@ reas@@ ed , which would make it possible for man and ani@@ mal@@ s to su@@ sta@@ in their lives by bre@@ a@@ thing . ​ — Genesis 1 : 11 , 12 .
I know I really wor@@ ked that day . ” ​ — N@@ ic@@ k .
In the end , the ju@@ dge who listen@@ ed to the case declar@@ ed : “ Although I cur@@ se the be@@ ard [ a fi@@ gu@@ re of spe@@ e@@ ch refer@@ ring to the bi@@ sh@@ op ] that has made char@@ ges against you , I have to than@@ k it for having given me this opportunity to me@@ et you and learn about your teachings . ”
Jehovah’s Witnesses also are a peace - loving inter@@ n@@ ational bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od ​ — truly a new world soci@@ ety .
At Psalm 6@@ 5 : 2 , we read : “ O He@@ are@@ r of prayer , even to you people of all flesh will come . ”
In some lands , c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens are expe@@ cted to re@@ v@@ ere n@@ ational sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s .
That question concer@@ ned E@@ ri@@ c and V@@ ic@@ k@@ y , who are full - time min@@ isters in S@@ an@@ ta R@@ o@@ sa , a three - h@@ our d@@ ri@@ ve f@@ ar@@ ther into the A@@ ma@@ z@@ on bas@@ in .
But every true Christian can have them in a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance .
To be sure , our Bible - based stand will not w@@ in us the worl@@ d’s fav@@ or , but it may ar@@ ouse the cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity of hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones .
What are these ro@@ les , and how can we fulf@@ ill them ?
With good pre@@ par@@ ation and Jehovah’s help , we will doub@@ t@@ less be able to a@@ da@@ pt our teaching me@@ tho@@ ds to f@@ it the spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c needs of the Bible stud@@ ent .
The attitu@@ des and actions evid@@ ent on that day can set a pat@@ ter@@ n for your married life for years to come .
It should en@@ ligh@@ ten and inspi@@ re us .
Even the faithful man Job made this mis@@ take .
Di@@ d true knowledge about the hope of mankind become pl@@ enti@@ ful ?
The 5@@ th chap@@ ter of Paul’s letter to the Romans beau@@ ti@@ fully descri@@ bes how sin@@ n@@ ers , once ali@@ en@@ ated from God , became ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with Jehovah’s love .
When she came up from the water , I h@@ ur@@ ri@@ ed to hu@@ g her and wh@@ is@@ per@@ ed into her e@@ ar : “ You remember how we f@@ ought ? ”
E@@ ach year , h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of ad@@ di@@ tional “ fore@@ ign@@ ers ” associ@@ ate with Jehovah’s organization , and the way will remain o@@ pen for many more to follow them .
“ Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h and I have some ni@@ ce spo@@ ts that we like to walk , bi@@ ke , or d@@ ri@@ ve to .
The Bible c@@ learly says : “ In everything by prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation along with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving , let your pet@@ iti@@ ons be made known to God . ”
That is how they understand God’s comm@@ and to ‘ ab@@ sta@@ in from blood . ’
“ Why was this happ@@ ening ? ”
Ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y is one of the most de@@ va@@ st@@ ating form@@ s of be@@ tra@@ y@@ al .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , as the end of the kingdom of Juda@@ h appro@@ ached , more prayers were offered and Jehovah’s prophe@@ ts were con@@ sul@@ ted .
Yet , the apostle Paul wrote these words to Hebrew Christians : “ [ You ] jo@@ y@@ fully took the p@@ lun@@ der@@ ing of your bel@@ ong@@ ings . ”
Hence , the trans@@ form@@ ation that a Christian must make is not simply the pu@@ t@@ ting away of har@@ m@@ ful ha@@ bi@@ ts , un@@ who@@ les@@ ome spe@@ e@@ ch , and im@@ moral conduct .
By fe@@ aring God , we take a stand on the side of the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty , to whom “ the nations are as a d@@ ro@@ p from a bu@@ c@@ ke@@ t . ”
in the J@@ anu@@ ary 8 , 199@@ 8 , is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke ! publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
How do you make we@@ igh@@ ty decisions in life ?
This c@@ learly indic@@ ates that efforts to re@@ ach vari@@ ous language grou@@ ps are contribu@@ ting to ra@@ pi@@ d spiritual gro@@ w@@ th .
A re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble fin@@ ding from s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c re@@ sear@@ ch is that “ there appe@@ ars to be a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al human d@@ ri@@ ve toward help@@ ing others . ”
St@@ ac@@ k@@ house turned me down .
St@@ and still : Jehovah’s servants will not try to sa@@ ve themselves but will place their imp@@ lic@@ it trust in Jehovah .
11 - 13 . ( a ) What does it mean to hu@@ ng@@ er and th@@ ir@@ st for righteousness ?
Wh@@ ere God’s people are , th@@ at@@ ’s where we want to be .
The re@@ war@@ ds can be inc@@ al@@ cul@@ able .
The Scriptures com@@ men@@ d the exerc@@ ising of rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t and dis@@ cre@@ tion , or good judgment , when we speak .
A we@@ ap@@ on spe@@ cially desi@@ gn@@ ed to att@@ ack , not your body , but your mind .
We can prove ourselves good listen@@ ers by as@@ king questions that invit@@ e the ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved to expres@@ s themselves fur@@ ther .
For some time , we vis@@ ited them on Th@@ ur@@ s@@ days to study the Bible , and their cl@@ eri@@ c friend vis@@ ited them on F@@ ri@@ days .
V@@ ic@@ t@@ ory , pur@@ su@@ ed with sing@@ le - min@@ ded determin@@ ation , me@@ ant no less than the b@@ es@@ to@@ wa@@ l of divine fav@@ or .
Such a city would soon become fil@@ thy and un@@ in@@ ha@@ bita@@ ble .
Be determined to res@@ ist the materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic spirit of this world .
23 : 19 .
“ [ There is ] hope of the everlasting life which God , who cannot li@@ e , promised before times long lasting . ” ​ — T@@ I@@ T@@ U@@ S 1 : 2 .
W@@ as the person ti@@ mi@@ d , s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ al , an@@ no@@ yed , or bus@@ y ?
So the Devil ur@@ ged him to mis@@ use his mirac@@ ul@@ ous po@@ wers to satis@@ fy his hu@@ ng@@ er .
She went to the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al where t@@ ests reve@@ aled a ble@@ e@@ ding in@@ t@@ est@@ in@@ al ul@@ c@@ er .
By ap@@ pl@@ ying the counsel of God’s Word , however , we can stand fir@@ m against the dem@@ ons .
If you were to sin seri@@ ously , how could you receive God’s mer@@ cy if you tri@@ ed to hi@@ de your sin ?
Rather , we end@@ e@@ av@@ or to walk with God even when no fellow human can see us .
Is the ob@@ je@@ ctive of our medit@@ ating on Jehovah’s wonderful works mer@@ ely that we be imp@@ ressed , as if a@@ wed or d@@ um@@ b@@ stru@@ ck by it all ?
It was the advan@@ c@@ ement of true worship .
• materi@@ ally ?
One par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar ant , the S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ i@@ can lea@@ f - cu@@ t@@ ting ant , could be called a s@@ op@@ h@@ is@@ tic@@ ated gar@@ den@@ er .
So help your children learn its ba@@ si@@ c teachings .
There must be no par@@ ti@@ ality among God’s people .
During World W@@ ar I , how did the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents view Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at ?
H@@ u@@ man pre@@ dic@@ tions are often based on such fac@@ t@@ ors as s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c re@@ sear@@ ch , an@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is of a@@ vail@@ able fac@@ ts and tr@@ ends , or even bo@@ g@@ us spiritual in@@ sight .
Des@@ pite the apost@@ as@@ y that led to the develop@@ ment of Chris@@ tend@@ om after the death of Jesus ’ apostles , Jehovah kept on per@@ form@@ ing wonderful works to en@@ sure the fulfill@@ ment of his purpose .
Be@@ fore long , I was ab@@ ru@@ p@@ tly a@@ wak@@ ened by in@@ ten@@ se pain .
Ha@@ ve anxi@@ e@@ ties of life , materi@@ al@@ ism , or persecu@@ tion affe@@ cted them ?
De@@ c@@ isi@@ ve action was requi@@ red to pre@@ serve the earth from ru@@ in .
Yes , if we imitate Jesus , we will always act with love .
They must therefore have been written ear@@ li@@ er .
Yes , if we trust in Jehovah , we act in his strength , not our own . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 3 : 14 - 18 .
In time , he was baptized and now ser@@ ves as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant .
How do we prove rec@@ ep@@ tive to what the spirit has to say through “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” ?
Our in@@ fir@@ m@@ ities were to be bor@@ ne by the Messi@@ ah .
Ye@@ ars later , when the children gre@@ w up and all left home , M@@ ary continued to serve Jehovah even though it was much har@@ der for her .
The sla@@ ves that faith@@ fully “ did bu@@ sin@@ ess ” with the ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s money received comm@@ end@@ ation and were ri@@ ch@@ ly bless@@ ed .
D@@ el@@ ph@@ ine did .
During that peri@@ od , Jehovah used G@@ ad the prophet and A@@ bi@@ a@@ th@@ ar the pri@@ est to con@@ ve@@ y direction to David , and He used J@@ on@@ a@@ than the son of Saul to strengthen the young man .
Jehovah refer@@ red to the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Abraham as “ my friend . ”
( a ) Why should Jehovah’s people today ex@@ pect tri@@ bul@@ ations ?
B@@ ö@@ r@@ je , 8@@ 5 , in S@@ we@@ den , says : “ I stri@@ ve to be around young people .
One com@@ men@@ ted : “ Pe@@ ople ob@@ serve everything you do as a mission@@ ary .
When being t@@ ested , Abraham “ as good as offered up Isa@@ a@@ c , . . . his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten son . ”
Wh@@ ich Jerusalem is sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed by the “ bur@@ den@@ some st@@ one ” mentioned at Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 12 : 3 , and who re@@ present it on earth ?
God’s Word thus says that our lives are as trans@@ it@@ ory as a se@@ as@@ on@@ ’s gro@@ w@@ th of gr@@ ass or as an ex@@ hal@@ ed bre@@ ath .
T@@ el@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne wit@@ ness@@ ing is one way to give Jehovah your best
; F@@ us@@ an@@ o , B .
They came some months later and vis@@ ited him as a ‘ child ’ in his ‘ house . ’ ”
Even if you are not able to learn a fore@@ ign language , you can make good use of the boo@@ k@@ let Go@@ od Ne@@ ws for Pe@@ ople of All N@@ ations when you me@@ et those who speak another language .
The article therefore gave this ad@@ vice : “ R@@ es@@ ist is@@ ol@@ ation . ”
Paul had been vis@@ iting the congregation lo@@ c@@ ated in the se@@ ap@@ ort city of T@@ ro@@ as .
He seem@@ ed happy , hon@@ est , and kind , so I deci@@ ded to o@@ pen my heart to him .
“ Th@@ ough this me@@ ant sp@@ en@@ ding time each day stud@@ ying the language , ” he continu@@ es , “ it resul@@ ted in many Bible stu@@ dies with Ch@@ in@@ ese people in our are@@ a . ”
We may need to ‘ hum@@ ble ourselves ’ by s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ z@@ ing to another person if we are un@@ able to honor an ag@@ re@@ ement because of circumstances bey@@ ond our control .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of mil@@ es from Eng@@ land , a young wife in the Ne@@ ar E@@ ast was about to become part of a very sa@@ d st@@ atis@@ tic .
It has also helped us read@@ just to the very different way of life in this country .
Paul continu@@ es : “ Ther@@ efore , also through him [ Jesus ] is the ‘ A@@ men ’ said to God , which br@@ ings him glory through us . ”
They say to these spiritual Israelites : “ We will go with you people , for we have heard that God is with you people . ”
“ V@@ alu@@ able Th@@ ings and Ri@@ ches Are in His H@@ ouse ”
On account of M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h’s b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t , Jehovah “ did not cons@@ ent to gr@@ ant for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess ” to Juda@@ h .
We are remin@@ ded of Isaiah 5@@ 2 : 7 , which says : “ How com@@ ely upon the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s are the fe@@ et of the one br@@ ing@@ ing good news . ”
When a S@@ c@@ y@@ th@@ i@@ an war@@ ri@@ or died , his hor@@ se was kil@@ led and given an hon@@ or@@ able bu@@ ri@@ al ​ — complete with har@@ ness and tra@@ pp@@ ings .
To illustr@@ ate , i@@ magine you are expe@@ cting gu@@ ests .
Dis@@ plac@@ ed by ci@@ vi@@ l w@@ ars , about 5@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 refu@@ ge@@ es from other Af@@ ri@@ can lands were being helped by the T@@ an@@ z@@ ani@@ an govern@@ ment in co@@ op@@ er@@ ation with the Un@@ ited N@@ ations H@@ i@@ gh Com@@ mission@@ er of Re@@ fu@@ ge@@ es ( U@@ N@@ H@@ C@@ R ) .
“ B@@ es@@ id@@ es eli@@ min@@ ating the need for trans@@ fu@@ sions in many c@@ as@@ es , b@@ loo@@ d@@ less sur@@ g@@ er@@ y re@@ du@@ ces the ris@@ k ​ — however s@@ light — ​ of in@@ fe@@ ction from tain@@ ted blood , ” says M@@ ac@@ le@@ an’s .
In what way , though , does it become known in the mi@@ d@@ st of fo@@ ol@@ s ?
Why should we be on gu@@ ard if someone beg@@ ins to spe@@ cul@@ ate or to speak cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ally ?
As Satan’s world be@@ comes ever more op@@ pres@@ sive , we need to make sure that our Christian ga@@ ther@@ ings are a sa@@ fe ha@@ ven ​ — a s@@ ource of comfort for all .
• What does it mean to exerc@@ ise “ self - control in all things ” ?
S@@ ome@@ times they pray@@ ed al@@ ou@@ d and some@@ times s@@ il@@ ently ; they pray@@ ed when in grou@@ ps and when al@@ one .
O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 6 - 12 , 200@@ 8
Jesus Christ promised : “ The h@@ our is coming in which all those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs will . . . come out . ”
W@@ is@@ dom con@@ ta@@ ined in God’s Word , including that in the book of Proverbs , is certainly a@@ vail@@ able to ne@@ arly ever@@ yone .
Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy said that it would .
T@@ ow@@ ard the end of his life of 9@@ 8 years , he don@@ ated most of his ar@@ t@@ work to a mu@@ se@@ u@@ m .
The godly woman H@@ ann@@ ah proved tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy .
What coun@@ ts is that we serve Jehovah faith@@ fully . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Yet , these are the real@@ ities of life in this world .
When does Jesus ju@@ dge “ the sheep ” and “ the go@@ ats ” ?
Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ise your God - given free will in a respon@@ sible way .
Even in@@ experienced ones are invit@@ ed to gain sh@@ re@@ w@@ dness , or pr@@ u@@ d@@ ence , and fo@@ ol@@ ish ones , understanding .
Mo@@ re@@ over , such feelings of appreciation are not li@@ mit@@ ed to God’s dedic@@ ated servants .
No doubt you found joy and deep satis@@ fac@@ tion in your assign@@ ments , but then for some reason you had to give them up .
The following article has some su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions that may prove help@@ ful .
Will You “ Ke@@ ep on the W@@ atch ” ?
Of course , baptized brothers must do their part and work hard to me@@ et the qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations requi@@ red of a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant or an el@@ der .
Thus , the ancient prophet Isaiah real@@ is@@ tic@@ ally states that war will ce@@ ase only when people ‘ do not learn war any@@ more . ’ ​ — Isaiah 2 : 4 .
Today , we do not have the en@@ er@@ gy to sp@@ end long days in the field service , but we still share in the ministry al@@ most every day .
M@@ AN@@ Y things in life ​ — suffering , disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment , l@@ on@@ el@@ iness — ​ can bring sa@@ dness , even des@@ pa@@ ir .
In fact , al@@ most every move a de@@ a@@ f person makes with his hands , body , and face while sign@@ ing has meaning .
Now is not the time to “ wa@@ ver in a l@@ ack of faith ” ; it is the time to become powerful by faith .
But on be@@ coming a Witness , he might offer a spo@@ on@@ ful of su@@ g@@ ar , which is of e@@ qu@@ al value in the is@@ ol@@ ated pro@@ v@@ inc@@ es .
He was an el@@ der@@ ly , S@@ pan@@ ish - speaking man nam@@ ed E@@ ste@@ ba@@ n Ri@@ ver@@ a .
Ad@@ ju@@ sting to Your New C@@ ongreg@@ ation , No@@ v .
8 : 1 , 2 ​ — What did “ a bas@@ ke@@ t of sum@@ m@@ er fru@@ it ” sign@@ i@@ fy ?
• If nor@@ ma@@ l pur@@ su@@ its of life have become our c@@ hi@@ ef concer@@ n , what should we do ?
Jesus pray@@ ed : “ I public@@ ly praise you , Father , . . . because you have hi@@ d@@ den these things from the wise and in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al ones and have reve@@ aled them to ba@@ bes . ”
11 Di@@ d You K@@ now ?
What Scriptural reas@@ ons do we have for show@@ ing prop@@ er respect for our meetings ?
S@@ hor@@ tly after his arri@@ val , he started to transl@@ ate the “ New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent ” into the S@@ pan@@ ish G@@ y@@ p@@ s@@ y t@@ ong@@ ue , G@@ it@@ an@@ o .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T D@@ O@@ E@@ S P@@ R@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H@@ IN@@ G W@@ I@@ T@@ H U@@ R@@ G@@ EN@@ C@@ Y M@@ E@@ A@@ N ?
How do you feel ?
2 : 18 .
L@@ ater , a brother explained : “ In order for you to help us , you must be able to speak Ger@@ man .
Eli@@ h@@ u was not cor@@ rec@@ ted by Jehovah for as@@ king : “ If you are righteous , what do you give him [ God ] ; what does he receive from you ? ”
Al@@ so , parents do well to com@@ men@@ d their children .
Do@@ ing so can help you to make certain that you are not ti@@ ed to this old world when it su@@ ff@@ ers its dem@@ ise .
In@@ tegrity keep@@ ers do not de@@ vi@@ ate from pu@@ re worship .
Messi@@ ah’s Com@@ ing , 2 / 15
He needs to stri@@ ve to bring “ every thought into cap@@ tiv@@ ity to make it obedi@@ ent to the Christ . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
“ The earth ” of Davi@@ d’s day was the ter@@ rit@@ ory Jehovah had given to Israel , the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
On the contr@@ ary , Jehovah promises to help us be@@ ar wh@@ atever bur@@ den f@@ alls upon us and to provide es@@ cap@@ e from any temp@@ tation that b@@ es@@ e@@ ts us .
These artic@@ les will give us the answer and will strengthen us in our determin@@ ation to remain such , un@@ it@@ e@@ dly preaching as part of an inter@@ n@@ ational bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
Jesus a@@ da@@ p@@ ted his respon@@ se to the two sisters ’ gre@@ et@@ ings .
The second speak@@ er al@@ er@@ ted us to the need for ho@@ l@@ ding f@@ ast to “ the pat@@ ter@@ n of heal@@ th@@ ful words . ”
Then they are on their own .
Sha@@ king his head in dis@@ beli@@ ef , another wal@@ ks away mut@@ ter@@ ing , “ If he had a little comm@@ on sense , he would never have done that . ”
What does sing@@ ing en@@ able us to do ?
Then one S@@ un@@ day mor@@ ning , James again refu@@ sed to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate as his mother tri@@ ed to get him ready for the meeting .
Israel@@ ite k@@ ings were comman@@ ded to make a personal cop@@ y of the Law and read it da@@ ily
But in the de@@ ca@@ des le@@ ading up to 1914 , anointed ones began to bre@@ ak free . ​ — w@@ 1@@ 6@@ .@@ 11 , p@@ p .
This des@@ c@@ end@@ ant of Juda@@ h is Jesus Christ , the one upon whom Jehovah has b@@ es@@ to@@ wed heavenly rul@@ er@@ ship .
They left be@@ h@@ ind the fi@@ shing bu@@ sin@@ ess and made the ministry their vo@@ c@@ ation .
Why does the Bible descri@@ be Jesus as “ the Ho@@ ly One ” ?
( a ) What has contribu@@ ted to the inc@@ re@@ ase in viol@@ ence in the last days ?
Why not seek clo@@ s@@ er cont@@ act with fellow believers of another n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality , cul@@ ture , or age - group ?
So when you parents seek to fulf@@ ill your family ro@@ les in the right way , you honor the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord of the uni@@ verse .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 9@@ 1 , 5@@ 9
S@@ ome@@ times a news st@@ ory is told in a way that str@@ ong@@ ly supp@@ or@@ ts one side of an is@@ sue .
What out@@ standing declar@@ ation did Moses hear at the bur@@ ning thor@@ n@@ bus@@ h , and who later rec@@ al@@ led those words ?
She also put the cour@@ t l@@ adi@@ es under o@@ ath not to try to ar@@ ouse in her love for anyone other than the shepher@@ d bo@@ y .
Jesus also spoke in a fri@@ end@@ ly way to Na@@ th@@ ana@@ el , even though Na@@ th@@ ana@@ el had said ne@@ g@@ ative things about people from Na@@ z@@ are@@ th .
It is instru@@ ctive to no@@ te the to@@ pi@@ c@@ s that Paul ad@@ d@@ ressed when he was first imp@@ ris@@ oned in R@@ ome .
He spoke on the sub@@ ject “ Be F@@ le@@ xi@@ ble , yet Fir@@ m . ”
The dar@@ k@@ ness ca@@ used on the day of Jesus ’ death was a mirac@@ le from God .
After some hard thinking , Cor@@ ali@@ e and her two sisters got baptized in 19@@ 40 and made pre@@ par@@ ations to en@@ ter the full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work .
The brother later rec@@ al@@ led : “ I felt an in@@ ner joy that I had never felt before .
Although we were both in the full - time pioneer service and had a li@@ mit@@ ed in@@ come , we never l@@ ac@@ ked for any of the ba@@ si@@ c@@ s .
Jesus showed respect and concer@@ n for this woman , wh@@ er@@ e@@ upon she told others about him , and “ many of the Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans out of that city put faith in him on account of the word of the woman . ” ​ — John 4 : 5 - 29 , 39 - 4@@ 2 .
Mar@@ th@@ a was sur@@ ely more and more pu@@ z@@ z@@ led as the time pas@@ sed .
Paul’s ability to a@@ da@@ pt was str@@ ong@@ ly t@@ ested when he pre@@ ached to the A@@ th@@ en@@ ians .
We need some time to rel@@ a@@ x and find ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment from our hard work and bus@@ y sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ es .
“ Let him that can make ro@@ om for it make ro@@ om for it . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
Is it r@@ om@@ an@@ tic love ?
Be@@ fore tru@@ sting it , ask : ( 1 ) Who publi@@ shed this material ?
S@@ ource of Tru@@ e H@@ op@@ e
Even though Christians are not b@@ ound by the Law , they must be@@ ar in mind that , as Paul explained , all the things set down in the Law “ are a sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of the things to come , but the re@@ ality bel@@ ong@@ s to the Christ . ”
P@@ ele@@ g
Many of these cou@@ ples have pla@@ yed a vital ro@@ le in fur@@ ther@@ ing Kingdom inter@@ ests in a large way .
I have had en@@ ough of whole bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffer@@ ings of r@@ am@@ s and the f@@ at of well - f@@ ed ani@@ mal@@ s ; and in the blood of young bul@@ ls and m@@ ale lam@@ bs and he - go@@ ats I have taken no deli@@ ght . ” ​ — Isaiah 1 : 11 .
And it must occ@@ ur that when they s@@ ound with the hor@@ n of the ra@@ m , . . . all the people should sh@@ out a great war c@@ ry ; and the w@@ all of the city must f@@ all down f@@ l@@ at . ”
If Jesus had satis@@ fied the pang@@ s of hu@@ ng@@ er without consider@@ ing the re@@ per@@ c@@ us@@ sions , Satan would have succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in get@@ ting Jesus to com@@ promise his integrity .
We should encoura@@ ge the stud@@ ent to read c@@ ited te@@ x@@ ts and help him to gr@@ as@@ p their meaning .
Do ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ement , recogn@@ iti@@ on , and we@@ al@@ th gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e lasting satis@@ fac@@ tion ?
Why may we conclu@@ de that Jeremiah main@@ ta@@ ined his joy , and what was a ke@@ y el@@ ement in his doing so ?
33 : 12 .
In fact , some Christians in the first century needed pointed counsel to “ sto@@ p see@@ king a rel@@ e@@ ase ” from their marriage .
At the same time , she real@@ iz@@ es that she should not cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze Christian women who@@ se conscience al@@ lo@@ ws them to make use of such things .
Paul wrote : “ I three times ent@@ re@@ ated the Lord that it might de@@ part from me . ”
( Read Acts 24 : 15 ) But why will he do so ?
But you will see that the we@@ al@@ th I acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ated was not ex@@ ac@@ tly what I had expe@@ cted .
David also pray@@ ed : “ M@@ ake me know your own ways , O Jehovah . ”
They will see that we worship a God who is holy and who will soon trans@@ form the earth into an un@@ con@@ tam@@ in@@ ated par@@ adise . ​ — Is@@ a .
Mo@@ st de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely !
And there was no cur@@ se on the ani@@ mal@@ s , including bir@@ ds and f@@ ish ; nor on the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , l@@ ak@@ es , ri@@ v@@ ers , and se@@ as ; nor on the s@@ ki@@ es , cl@@ ou@@ ds , su@@ n , mo@@ on , and st@@ ars .
The king evid@@ ently thought that the sin could be co@@ vered up .
We are un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly living in ‘ the last days . ’ ”
Jesus explained that those who refu@@ sed to listen to them were really re@@ je@@ cting Jehovah himself . ​ — Luke 10 : 4 - 7 , 16 .
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , I began to see Jehovah as a loving and appreci@@ ative God , not as a stri@@ ct and dem@@ an@@ ding one .
Does that s@@ ound like “ good news ” to you ?
; H@@ am@@ il@@ t@@ on , S .
A rec@@ ent hor@@ ro@@ r fil@@ m was ent@@ it@@ led An@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t .
Yet , it can change the way we view our situation .
Because “ the whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one . ”
Je@@ h@@ u Ch@@ am@@ pi@@ ons P@@ ure Wor@@ ship , 11 / 15
Since she re@@ a@@ ds the Bible or pre@@ pa@@ res for meetings during the lun@@ ch bre@@ ak , her cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es often ask her what she is doing .
Of course , they may have heard pas@@ sa@@ ges read when they went to ch@@ urch .
S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds would not have been out with their flo@@ c@@ ks in the co@@ ld of De@@ c@@ ember
What do we learn from Acts 6 : 1 - 3 ?
Paul’s positi@@ ve attitude about his ministry is an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent example for us .
Jesus Christ Will Pro@@ du@@ ce La@@ sting Ch@@ ange
Instead of doing so , the man “ went away g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed , for he was ho@@ l@@ ding many pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons . ”
They sacrifice that pro@@ spe@@ ct for the un@@ spe@@ aka@@ ble joy of being associ@@ ated with Jesus during Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment Da@@ y and rul@@ ing with him in the heavens . ​ — Read Romans 8 : 17 .
We might take no@@ te of their questions and concer@@ ns .
We may , at times , feel small in com@@ par@@ is@@ on to our problems , but our problems are small com@@ pared to Jehovah’s li@@ mit@@ less power .
Why have Jehovah’s servants been under att@@ ack ?
The Hebrew ter@@ m transl@@ ated “ felt reg@@ re@@ t ” ac@@ tually per@@ tain@@ s to a change of attitude or in@@ ten@@ tion .
What should you do if you want to teach others Bible truth ?
May we all “ keep ho@@ l@@ ding men of that s@@ ort de@@ ar . ” ​ — P@@ hi@@ l . 2 : 29 .
A@@ R@@ M@@ EN@@ I@@ A
Let us ad@@ d@@ ress those questions first so that we can see just how rel@@ ev@@ ant and ur@@ g@@ ent this sub@@ ject is .
He accep@@ ts that he needs to wa@@ it pati@@ ently for “ the preci@@ ous fru@@ it of the earth . ”
He spoke at le@@ ast two langu@@ ages and bel@@ ong@@ ed to a well - known Jewish religious group ​ — the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es .
She pres@@ ses the bu@@ t@@ t@@ ons with her t@@ ong@@ ue while the sisters help her keep a rec@@ ord of her c@@ alls .
And he hum@@ bly accepted that help ​ — another ke@@ y to his end@@ uring succ@@ ess@@ fully .
Indeed , the time did come when Babyl@@ on became a m@@ ere p@@ ile of st@@ ones .
To learn more about the differ@@ ence between im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity and everlasting life , see The Watchtower , A@@ pri@@ l 1 , 198@@ 4 , pages 30 - 31 .
Mu@@ tu@@ al B@@ ene@@ f@@ its
For ‘ who has come to know Jehovah’s mind , or who has become his coun@@ sel@@ or ? ’
Be W@@ ise ​ — F@@ e@@ ar God ! 8 / 1
C@@ oun@@ ting 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 20 years from 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . br@@ ings us to 1914 C.E .
Re@@ c@@ ently , a group of ze@@ al@@ ous brothers and sisters living in different par@@ ts of the world were invit@@ ed to respon@@ d to the question , “ What words and de@@ e@@ ds of an el@@ der have ad@@ ded to your joy ? ”
What , though , of those ​ — like parents — ​ who have heav@@ y responsi@@ bil@@ ities that cannot be d@@ ele@@ g@@ ated ?
When preaching , how can we show that we have a complete heart ?
Then there is G@@ ü@@ n@@ ther , who was a Ger@@ man sol@@ di@@ er st@@ ati@@ oned in Fr@@ ance during the second world war .
How can the app@@ lic@@ ation of Jesus ’ words ass@@ ist you in rema@@ ining in God’s love ?
1 , 2 . ( a ) What is happ@@ ening to the worl@@ d’s fre@@ e@@ d@@ om@@ s , and why ?
For this which is cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ti@@ ble must put on inc@@ or@@ ru@@ p@@ tion , and this which is mor@@ tal must put on im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity . ”
Thus , to in@@ her@@ it God’s Kingdom , we must take in and obey the Kingdom message .
She conclu@@ ded that the purpose of the fac@@ t@@ ory was to make cl@@ ou@@ ds .
F@@ our months later , I was appointed as a special pioneer and as the congregation serv@@ ant in a small congregation in the pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of C@@ ar@@ in@@ th@@ ia , in the to@@ wn of S@@ pit@@ tal an der D@@ ra@@ u .
A wi@@ do@@ w nam@@ ed N@@ ina said : “ My good friends often say the right words at the right time .
Let us consider two of the reas@@ ons why some think of God as c@@ ru@@ el ​ — the n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers we see today and the divine judg@@ ments we read about in the Bible .
L@@ ater I called at large v@@ ill@@ as on the out@@ s@@ ki@@ r@@ ts of B@@ el@@ f@@ ast , where I me@@ t a Rus@@ si@@ an woman who had lived in Li@@ th@@ u@@ ani@@ a .
Matthew 18 : 15 states : “ If your brother comm@@ its a sin , go la@@ y ba@@ re his fa@@ ul@@ t between you and him al@@ one . If he listen@@ s to you , you have ga@@ ined your brother . ”
I am one that be@@ ars witness about my@@ self , and the Father who sent me be@@ ars witness about me . ”
Indeed , the po@@ li@@ ce had to re@@ exam@@ ine more than 1@@ 30 other de@@ a@@ ths invol@@ ving the do@@ ct@@ or .
( a ) What are some help@@ ful guid@@ el@@ ines for making wise decisions ?
But most important , Jehovah’s Word coun@@ ts Sam@@ son among those strong in faith . ​ — Hebrews 11 : 32 - 34 .
He direc@@ ts that it should not be the kind associ@@ ated with er@@ o@@ tic d@@ ance mu@@ si@@ c . ”
C@@ er@@ tain A@@ si@@ an Jews pro@@ vo@@ ked the ri@@ o@@ t .
This in@@ fu@@ ri@@ ated the emp@@ loy@@ er because he was very much imp@@ ressed by Mar@@ c@@ el@@ o@@ ’s hon@@ es@@ ty .
Just like clo@@ thing you will re@@ place them , and they will fin@@ ish their turn . ”
We must love God’s standards and have faith that they are good for us .
In ad@@ dition , it poin@@ ts the way to a mean@@ ing@@ ful life that will never end .
Jo@@ e rec@@ alls wonder@@ ing soon ther@@ e@@ after , ‘ Wh@@ ere have all the f@@ ish g@@ one ? ’
The responsi@@ bility for the dis@@ position of ta@@ x@@ es rest@@ s with the su@@ peri@@ or author@@ ities , not with the ta@@ x@@ pa@@ y@@ er .
Indeed , may we continue to e@@ ch@@ o the prayer of the psalmist : “ M@@ ake my eyes pas@@ s on from see@@ ing what is wor@@ th@@ less . ”
James wrote : “ Eli@@ j@@ ah was a man with feelings like our@@ s . ”
Mul@@ titu@@ des E@@ m@@ br@@ ace Jehovah’s Wor@@ ship , 9 / 15
The u@@ pri@@ ght man Ne@@ h@@ emiah of the fi@@ f@@ th century B.C.E . pray@@ ed and ac@@ ted in faith .
What about the imp@@ res@@ sion a vis@@ it to Bethel may make on those who are not famili@@ ar with Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
There are examples of this in Revelation chap@@ ters 2 and 3 , where we find Jesus ’ powerful and loving mes@@ sa@@ ges direc@@ ted to se@@ ven congregations in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or .
In a s@@ ong su@@ ng when the Ar@@ k was succ@@ ess@@ fully moved , what remin@@ der was inclu@@ ded ?
( b ) What tra@@ ps of Satan will be discus@@ sed in this article ?
When he bl@@ in@@ ks at one of them , the buil@@ t - in so@@ f@@ tw@@ are con@@ ver@@ ts a written message into an ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic vo@@ ice .
As stated ear@@ li@@ er , keep in mind your des@@ t@@ in@@ ation .
O@@ r you may be g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing over the lo@@ ss of a child .
Peter sen@@ sed that his marriage had lost the s@@ par@@ k@@ le it once had .
How could a person become gu@@ il@@ ty of i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry without eng@@ ag@@ ing in the ven@@ er@@ ation of i@@ ma@@ ges ?
Fir@@ st , a co@@ de of be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or was la@@ id down to esta@@ bl@@ ish such matters as t@@ it@@ le and ran@@ k of the en@@ vo@@ ys , se@@ ating order , and pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res .
You have a cho@@ ice .
Yes , our words and actions may do much to re@@ kin@@ d@@ le or strengthen a congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s first love .
They ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed me in a l@@ ou@@ d and bo@@ is@@ ter@@ ous way , tr@@ ying to at@@ tr@@ act the attention of other sh@@ op@@ p@@ ers .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : A publi@@ sh@@ er preaching in P@@ ana@@ j@@ ac@@ he@@ l , a small to@@ wn by L@@ ake A@@ t@@ it@@ l@@ an .
The very first instru@@ ction Jesus gave to his disciples after in@@ s@@ titu@@ ting the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of his death was something new .
No doubt , though , you have seen evidence of Jehovah’s care for you .
What should be the mo@@ tive be@@ h@@ ind our personal study ?
These are fin@@ an@@ ced by don@@ ations made by individu@@ al Christians and by congregations .
There was another form of pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce , a re@@ gi@@ onal one , against those from the N@@ or@@ th .
How can we imitate Jehovah’s loy@@ al@@ ty ?
Hence , Jesus asked them : “ Why did you have to go loo@@ king for me ?
Like Noah , we need to end@@ ure in a course of faith .
Why did he need the information in the book ?
This has mo@@ tiv@@ ated many of them to change their way of life , to show faith , and to get baptized .
If we su@@ ff@@ er in some way des@@ pite having made a right decision , we can be confid@@ ent that Jehovah will help us to end@@ ure and will bl@@ ess us in the end . ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 7 .
B@@ ack in the days of sa@@ il@@ ing shi@@ ps , a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar d@@ anger was posed by wicked men who pre@@ fer@@ red mo@@ on@@ less ni@@ gh@@ ts when sa@@ il@@ ors found it difficult to see the sh@@ ore .
At that time , there was a ‘ fin@@ ish@@ ing off ’ of wicked ones in Juda@@ h .
He wanted to ple@@ ase the God of peace .
Now , at the age of 8@@ 3 , I e@@ ch@@ o with confidence the words of the psalmist : “ The man@@ ed young li@@ ons themselves have had little on hand and g@@ one hu@@ ng@@ ry ; but as for those see@@ king Jehovah , they will not l@@ ack anything good . ”
After an h@@ our , he called the brother again and su@@ gg@@ ested that they me@@ et .
R@@ a@@ ha@@ b was a Cana@@ an@@ ite pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te , but she became known for her faith as a worshi@@ per of Jehovah .
I was so happy and encoura@@ ged to experience Jehovah’s care and direction in this way !
What a bus@@ y time that was !
He will die “ as a m@@ ere bo@@ y ” com@@ pared to having end@@ less life . ​ — 1 Timothy 1 : 19 , 20 ; 2 Timothy 2 : 16 - 19 .
In any case , our sal@@ vation dep@@ ends , not on anything we might do , but on Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness through Christ Jesus , our Lord .
Is com@@ pas@@ sion a power for good ?
That beg@@ ins with lear@@ ning all we can about Jehovah God from his Word , the Bible .
Th@@ under@@ ous ap@@ pla@@ use did not allow the speak@@ er to fin@@ ish the ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement .
• Why can it be said that Jehovah’s sen@@ ding his Son to su@@ ff@@ er and die for us is the great@@ est act of love ever per@@ form@@ ed ?
E@@ r@@ na Lu@@ do@@ l@@ ph ( se@@ ated ) with members of the H@@ ol@@ t@@ z family
I was dra@@ f@@ ted for service on the fr@@ on@@ t l@@ ines .
One Rom@@ an writ@@ er in ancient times no@@ ted regarding the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of cri@@ min@@ als : “ The most crow@@ ded ro@@ a@@ ds are cho@@ s@@ en , where the most people can see and be moved by this fear . ”
Those who respon@@ ded came to know Jehovah God .
However , many would be very ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous about as@@ ser@@ ting that a certain ph@@ en@@ om@@ en@@ on is imp@@ os@@ sible .
Bo@@ th John and Mark were inspired by God .
• How does Jesus ’ example help us to de@@ al appro@@ pri@@ ately with all s@@ or@@ ts of people ?
And when the h@@ ik@@ er arri@@ ves at inter@@ medi@@ ate l@@ and@@ mar@@ ks , he can me@@ asure his prog@@ ress toward his ul@@ tim@@ ate go@@ al .
Tru@@ e Christians R@@ es@@ pect God’s Word , 1 / 15
Some scho@@ l@@ ars consider this a man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of S@@ ar@@ ah’s “ cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary , res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful attitude and be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or toward him , ” evidence of “ real ha@@ bi@@ ts of thought and feel@@ ing . ”
Jesus ex@@ tend@@ s the invit@@ ation : “ C@@ ome to me , all you who are to@@ il@@ ing and lo@@ ad@@ ed down , and I will ref@@ res@@ h you . ” ​ — Matthew 11 : 28 .
We also face problems similar to those fac@@ ed by Christians in the first century .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es re@@ je@@ cting Bible truth , many so - called Christians have r@@ en@@ oun@@ ced Bible standards of conduct in fav@@ or of po@@ pul@@ ar mor@@ ality .
It is a ter@@ m that is clo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated to love .
See A@@ wa@@ ke !
Ju@@ ly 26 , 20@@ 10 – Au@@ gu@@ st 1 , 20@@ 10
Thus , Jehovah’s questions also cor@@ rec@@ ted Jo@@ b@@ ’s understanding .
What words of Jesus indic@@ ated that “ the deep things of God ” would be reve@@ aled prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely ?
He was wisdom person@@ i@@ fied , “ a ma@@ ster work@@ er ” al@@ ong@@ side his Father .
We may want the compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship of a mate , but no matter how many times people in the world try to ‘ fi@@ x us up , ’ we@@ ’@@ re standing fir@@ m .
It is bad en@@ ough to live without the strength and support of a husband , but now she has lost her only child .
But this was not always the case .
8 , 9 . ( a ) What four ba@@ si@@ c fac@@ ts will help us understand the illustr@@ ation of the o@@ live t@@ ree ?
Does God want Christians to be associ@@ ated with an organization ?
Me@@ g@@ an : I see some to@@ ys here in the fr@@ on@@ t y@@ ard .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 36 , 5@@ 4
The best decisions are sel@@ dom the e@@ asi@@ est to imp@@ le@@ ment .
L@@ ater , the apostle Paul also emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed the import@@ ance of being teach@@ ers of God’s Word .
She now says : “ I found true meaning in life , not when I was going from house to house prom@@ o@@ ting the pol@@ itical par@@ ty , but when I began preaching about God’s Kingdom ​ — the only way we can have a just world . ”
My father - in - law re@@ ques@@ ted an inter@@ view with the in@@ ten@@ tion of giving the pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent a witness .
“ All flesh . . . ru@@ ined its way on the earth . ”
The example of N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s , a rul@@ er of the Jews , teach@@ es us two less@@ ons .
D@@ well in One P@@ l@@ ace ? 8 / 1
( b ) How were three other influ@@ enti@@ al individuals li@@ mit@@ ed in what they could do in be@@ half of Jesus ?
Who likely wrote the book of Job , and when ?
Yet , he has continued to be a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement to others .
What a tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h for Jehovah !
At times , I get de@@ pres@@ sed about my form@@ er li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le , but Bar@@ ba@@ r@@ a is an en@@ or@@ m@@ ous support to me .
A Bo@@ ok That Gi@@ ves P@@ ur@@ pose
“ The good land ” never c@@ eas@@ ed pro@@ duc@@ ing food .
That war@@ ning given by Jesus Christ ne@@ arly 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o is now more important than ever .
Ho@@ ly spirit is even str@@ ong@@ er , and it will help us !
Mat@@ eri@@ al@@ is@@ tic go@@ als now re@@ place spiritual pur@@ su@@ its , and we fin@@ ally become eas@@ y pre@@ y for Satan .
Be@@ ing imper@@ fect , we make the same mis@@ takes again and again .
Jac@@ o@@ b sur@@ ely me@@ ant well , and Joseph must have been t@@ ou@@ ched by this si@@ gn of his fa@@ ther’s reg@@ ard and affe@@ ction .
11 : 1 ; 1 P@@ et .
What is involved in truly “ know@@ ing ” God ?
He kno@@ ws their needs and has concer@@ n for their wel@@ f@@ are .
God’s loyal servants who have died , as well as others , are in Jehovah’s inf@@ al@@ li@@ ble mem@@ ory and will be resur@@ rec@@ ted .
Their purpose is to ref@@ res@@ h us for r@@ ene@@ wed spiritual activities .
Some years ag@@ o , The C@@ an@@ ber@@ r@@ a T@@ im@@ es repor@@ ted that al@@ though the 17 famili@@ es who sh@@ ared the same ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment building as W@@ ol@@ f@@ gan@@ g had no@@ tic@@ ed his ab@@ s@@ ence , “ no - one thought to ring his b@@ ell . ”
Some may won@@ der : ‘ Will I be able to do what Jehovah expe@@ cts of me ?
F@@ ur@@ ther , the apostle Paul wrote : “ With the heart one exerc@@ ises faith for righteousness , but with the m@@ ou@@ th one makes public declar@@ ation for sal@@ vation . ”
But no man on earth would see Jesus in his gl@@ ori@@ fied st@@ ate .
While such a fi@@ gu@@ re is difficult to con@@ fir@@ m , no one dis@@ pu@@ tes that bil@@ li@@ ons of people are des@@ per@@ ately po@@ or , while others have en@@ ough we@@ al@@ th to last for many li@@ fe@@ times .
For instance , even if some do not respon@@ d fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly to the Kingdom message , we show neigh@@ b@@ or love when they are in need .
He be@@ ars a heav@@ y responsi@@ bility for the dam@@ age that wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad l@@ ying has done to humans today . ​ — Revelation 12 : 9 .
N@@ ever allow the desire for material things to s@@ low you down in Jehovah’s service
2 / 1 “ He Will D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to You , ” 12 / 15
L@@ ear@@ ning to do without can strengthen our will@@ power .
R@@ ep@@ or@@ ting on the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch sy@@ no@@ d that was held in R@@ ome in O@@ c@@ to@@ ber of that same year , the Fr@@ en@@ ch new@@ s@@ pa@@ per L@@ e M@@ onde no@@ ted : “ The Ch@@ urch is fin@@ ding it har@@ der than ever to put over its message in a cul@@ ture that has become ‘ all@@ er@@ gi@@ c ’ to it . . . .
The 3@@ 00 stand still in their assign@@ ed positi@@ ons as God ca@@ uses the enem@@ ies to use their own s@@ words to sla@@ ugh@@ ter one another .
Rather , Jehovah was speaking of the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart .
As they wal@@ ked , they saw a beau@@ ti@@ ful t@@ ree .
So how can we follow Paul’s ex@@ hor@@ tation to “ continue rejo@@ ic@@ ing in the Lord ” with our brothers ? ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
Hence , Jesus declar@@ ed : “ W@@ ho@@ ever bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ es against the holy spirit has no for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess forever , but is gu@@ il@@ ty of everlasting sin . ” ​ — Mark 3 : 20 - 29 .
Jehovah used De@@ bor@@ ah to sum@@ m@@ on Bar@@ ak
H@@ er@@ ber@@ t Ab@@ bo@@ t@@ t car@@ ri@@ ed a por@@ table c@@ hi@@ ck@@ en co@@ op in his ca@@ r .
We also study the Bible and atten@@ d meetings regul@@ arly .
What was Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s view of associ@@ ations , and how can we imitate him ?
How can we support the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c arrang@@ ements ?
She had to make a very difficult decision .
St@@ ress buil@@ t up .
Then he was invit@@ ed to G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol and was assign@@ ed to Ch@@ ile , where he again served as a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er .
R@@ em@@ ember , at one point , Moses did not feel qu@@ ali@@ fied for an assignment .
The L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al is the only an@@ nu@@ al religious ob@@ serv@@ ance among Jehovah’s Witnesses .
O@@ ver the years , as many as 5@@ ,@@ 3@@ 6@@ 8 men from G@@ l@@ ou@@ c@@ es@@ ter , which now has a po@@ pul@@ ation of some 3@@ 0@@ ,000 , are known to have lost their lives while fi@@ shing at se@@ a .
What fac@@ t@@ ors af@@ fect the way we show mer@@ cy to others ?
B@@ es@@ id@@ es cho@@ o@@ sing to serve Jehovah , what other ke@@ y cho@@ ic@@ es in life will af@@ fect how you serve God ?
H@@ un@@ ters who want to c@@ atch a strong ani@@ ma@@ l may di@@ g a pi@@ t on a p@@ ath often travel@@ ed by the pre@@ y .
The world really did change then ! ​ — Genesis 6 : 13 , 17 ; 2 Peter 3 : 5 , 6 .
H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i@@ ’s fellow prophet , Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah , was moved to high@@ light the very means by which Jehovah mo@@ tiv@@ ated and bless@@ ed devo@@ ted ones back then .
For example , we read in Acts chap@@ ter 8 about Ph@@ ili@@ p , ap@@ par@@ ently a Greek - speaking ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er . Ph@@ ili@@ p pre@@ ached to the Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans .
It was not eas@@ y to learn the Tu@@ valu@@ an language .
Jehovah did not cre@@ ate the earth as a t@@ es@@ ting gr@@ ound to en@@ large his family of spirit sons in heaven , as taught by many ch@@ ur@@ ches of Chris@@ tend@@ om .
To illustr@@ ate why even a strong serv@@ ant of God may , at times , need help from a compan@@ ion , let us consider an ev@@ ent in King Davi@@ d’s life .
He den@@ oun@@ ced their h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y , saying : “ How will they teach [ the people ] to ob@@ serve all that Jesus Christ comman@@ ded , if they are qu@@ ite un@@ willing that the simp@@ le fol@@ k should see and read the Go@@ spe@@ l of God in their own language ? ” ​ — Romans 10 : 14 .
By cho@@ o@@ sing to do so , you will be ri@@ ch@@ ly re@@ war@@ ded .
Your child needs to understand that dep@@ en@@ ding on how he be@@ ha@@ ves , he can make Jehovah ei@@ ther sa@@ d or happy .
David descri@@ bes a practic@@ al appro@@ ach that he and his wife , Mari@@ an@@ n , find help@@ ful with their son and daugh@@ ter .
Because of being an un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ ner , King Saul did lo@@ se God’s spirit .
They knew that Jesus was not just an inter@@ es@@ ting st@@ or@@ y@@ tel@@ l@@ er .
* The following day , supp@@ le@@ men@@ t@@ ary meetings were held at four lo@@ c@@ ations , three in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates and one in Cana@@ da .
Th@@ ough he ‘ pla@@ yed the prin@@ ce over Israel three years , ’ he me@@ t an un@@ tim@@ ely death .
The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a , in discus@@ sing e@@ th@@ ic@@ s , ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ It does not se@@ em sur@@ pris@@ ing if people know what they ought mor@@ ally to do but then pro@@ ce@@ ed to do what is in their own inter@@ ests in@@ stead .
When we work hard to control our we@@ ak@@ nesses even though it is not eas@@ y to do so , we are loyal to Jehovah and show that we want him to be our R@@ ul@@ er .
L@@ an@@ i , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , expla@@ ins her view of Christian associ@@ ation : “ A@@ t@@ ten@@ ding meetings was not op@@ tional . I knew that I had to be there if I expe@@ cted Jehovah to help me cop@@ e . ”
“ Let us consider one another to inc@@ ite to love and fine works . ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B .
In part , doing so dep@@ ends on our attitude and our will@@ ing@@ ness and ability to a@@ da@@ pt to this new p@@ ha@@ se in life .
Our personal means were li@@ mit@@ ed , so how did we man@@ age ?
A follow@@ er of Christ must be pre@@ pared to “ dis@@ own himself , ” that is , to den@@ y himself and say no to sel@@ f@@ ish desi@@ res and ambi@@ tions .
The R@@ o@@ y@@ al Bible also exerc@@ ised a consider@@ able influ@@ ence on two important P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t Bi@@ bl@@ es publi@@ shed in the 1@@ 7@@ th century . ​ — See the bo@@ x “ The P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t Bi@@ bl@@ es . ”
Yet , he later wrote : “ I do in@@ deed also consider all things to be lo@@ ss on account of the exc@@ el@@ ling value of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord . ”
On J@@ anu@@ ary 30 , 19@@ 33 , A@@ do@@ l@@ f H@@ it@@ l@@ er became ch@@ an@@ c@@ el@@ l@@ or of Ger@@ many .
Who will come back to life ?
Thus , the ma@@ j@@ or part of the bl@@ ame for wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness has to be plac@@ ed s@@ qu@@ ar@@ ely on Satan the Devil .
Christians are not b@@ ound by that Law .
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying Jesus ’ life course on earth is one of the best ways to make Jehovah more real to us .
It is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy that Jehovah is called “ the God of all comfort , who com@@ forts us in all our tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
We can up@@ hold Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y by main@@ tain@@ ing our integrity and by serving God faith@@ fully .
How pleas@@ ed we are that the ‘ good news ’ is p@@ ene@@ tr@@ ating this is@@ ol@@ ated are@@ a ! ”
O@@ r are you perhaps thinking about doing so ?
My assignment in the home was to help with the la@@ un@@ d@@ ry and to ob@@ tain w@@ o@@ od for co@@ o@@ king me@@ als .
The prophet Daniel fore@@ told : “ In the days of those k@@ ings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be brought to ru@@ in .
( b ) What should we do if we become a@@ ware that someone is involved in a se@@ cre@@ t sin ?
“ In His Ser@@ v@@ ants He H@@ as No Fa@@ ith ”
Yes , ask Jehovah for wisdom ​ — the ability to put knowledge , understanding , and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment to good use — ​ so as to make s@@ ound decisions and right cho@@ ic@@ es .
“ Now that you have put away dec@@ e@@ it , each one of you speak truth with his neigh@@ b@@ or . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 25 .
When we give a talk at a Kingdom H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses , for example , it is u@@ su@@ ally not en@@ ough to read sel@@ e@@ cted ver@@ ses from the Bible .
The loyal angels re@@ side in the heavens and have direc@@ t acc@@ ess to God’s heavenly pres@@ ence . ​ — Luke 24 : 39 ; Matthew 18 : 10 ; John 4 : 24 .
In what ways are God’s people sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ded spiritually today ?
Why such po@@ pul@@ ar@@ ity ?
In the ten@@ th century B.C.E . , the coura@@ ge@@ ous words of an Israel@@ ite gi@@ r@@ l proved to be a blessing for a le@@ per .
* L@@ ater , while I was still serving as a mission@@ ary in T@@ ha@@ il@@ and , he asked me to mar@@ ry him , and I accepted his pro@@ pos@@ al .
11 , 12 . ( a ) What did Jesus say regarding the w@@ ine ?
( Read 1 Corinthians 12 : 12 , 18 , 21 - 23 . )
They foc@@ used on what they could get .
However , as was true in the case of Adam and E@@ ve , an exc@@ use may also be a pre@@ text , a false reason put for@@ th to clo@@ ak the real one .
I pla@@ yed a recorded Bible talk and then showed the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der the t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony c@@ ard , which invit@@ ed people to accept Bible liter@@ ature .
So when Jesus used the word “ spirit , ” N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s would have under@@ sto@@ od it to be the holy spirit , the ac@@ tive for@@ ce of God .
Be@@ fore we can tra@@ in our per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers , though , we must ac@@ qui@@ re knowledge .
You may be inter@@ ested to know that the most practic@@ al su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions are found , not in a rec@@ ent book by a marriage coun@@ sel@@ or , but in an ancient book that has been appreci@@ ated for cen@@ tu@@ ries ​ — the Bible .
Even more important , Jehovah’s Witnesses help people to enjoy an in@@ tim@@ ate relationship with God .
Not many members of the [ E@@ st@@ on@@ i@@ an Lu@@ ther@@ an ] Ch@@ urch had a faith similar to that of Jehovah’s Witnesses . ”
© A@@ F@@ P / C@@ O@@ R@@ BI@@ S
It takes effort to buil@@ d strong faith , but Jehovah will re@@ ward us when we make that effort .
But I went out to see who they were .
Why Still P@@ ra@@ y for the Kingdom to C@@ ome ?
How would Jehovah expres@@ s his loving - kindness ?
Si@@ x years later , my father died .
“ Ha@@ ving [ wisdom ] as gain is better than having s@@ il@@ ver as gain and having it as pro@@ du@@ ce than go@@ ld it@@ self . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
F@@ ur@@ ther , the un@@ married woman , and the vi@@ r@@ g@@ in , is anxi@@ ous for the things of the Lord , that she may be holy both in her body and in her spirit . However , the married woman is anxi@@ ous for the things of the world , how she may gain the appro@@ val of her husband . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 7 : 32 - 34 .
It was only after our origin@@ al parents , the first man and woman , re@@ bel@@ led against their Creator that the crip@@ pl@@ ing effe@@ cts of ag@@ ing became part of the human experience .
To ‘ t@@ est whether we are in the faith , ’ we have to me@@ asure our conduct in the light of what we learn from the Bible .
“ Pro@@ ve y@@ ourselves ready , because at an h@@ our that you do not think to be it , the Son of man is coming . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 24 : 4@@ 4 .
We will gro@@ w in com@@ pas@@ sion and fellow feel@@ ing when we regul@@ arly come in cont@@ act with s@@ inc@@ ere people who are si@@ gh@@ ing and gro@@ an@@ ing and who are without hope . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 9 : 4 ; Romans 8 : 22 .
She also proved to be a loving daugh@@ ter to her mother .
What things can st@@ ra@@ in relation@@ shi@@ ps among fellow Christians today ?
Their satis@@ f@@ ying Scriptural ans@@ wers gave me a sense of purpose for the first time in my life .
As Jehovah’s servants , we are e@@ ag@@ er to help nee@@ dy individuals in a material way .
Jehovah’s promises and Jesus ’ mirac@@ les have con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed me that soon I will be a complete man again .
To other ob@@ serv@@ ers her gift would have been in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant but not so to Jesus .
Be O@@ be@@ di@@ ent in All Th@@ ings
The re@@ bel@@ s would have am@@ ple opportunity to experience the effe@@ cts of in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence from God .
Why should you want to obey Jehovah even in priv@@ ate ?
He kno@@ ws the id@@ ent@@ ity and person@@ ality of all who are there and is able to resur@@ rec@@ t them .
With good pre@@ par@@ ation , you will “ know how you ought to give an answer . ” ​ — C@@ ol .
Yet , Jesus ur@@ ged them to give pri@@ or@@ ity , not to the ga@@ ining of material we@@ al@@ th , but to the st@@ or@@ ing up of something far more valu@@ able ​ — spiritual tre@@ asure .
Ab@@ out that time , he came in cont@@ act with Jo@@ shua , who was much you@@ ng@@ er .
This was spiritual fi@@ shing that would benefit not only the fi@@ sh@@ er@@ men but also the f@@ ish .
Then he said : “ For the reas@@ ons you pres@@ ented , I feel I must ag@@ ree with your re@@ qu@@ est .
The New S@@ tu@@ dy E@@ dition of The Watchtower
Because of the bad we@@ ather , many sta@@ yed over at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al ven@@ ue for the night , re@@ tur@@ ning to their ho@@ m@@ es the next day .
He was not a ty@@ r@@ ant .
What are some Bible tru@@ ths that cause new Bible stud@@ ents to be jo@@ y@@ ful ?
T@@ .@@ V . of Ar@@ n@@ on
Ther@@ efore , they man@@ i@@ f@@ est real concer@@ n for the material needs of de@@ pri@@ ved ones .
With Ju@@ dy and ba@@ by K@@ im when I was in the cir@@ cu@@ it work in Q@@ u@@ e@@ en@@ s@@ land
( b ) C@@ ite a life st@@ ory that you have found par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly encourag@@ ing .
Par@@ adise on earth will soon become a re@@ ality
How different it is with pione@@ ers today !
No@@ te Jehovah’s remin@@ der as stated at Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 : ‘ I , Jehovah , am your God , the One teaching you to benefit yourself , the One ca@@ using you to tre@@ ad in the way in which you should walk . ’
Jehovah’s people help one another and others when ad@@ vers@@ ity str@@ ik@@ es
“ M@@ ake Your W@@ a@@ y Su@@ cc@@ ess@@ ful ” ​ — How ?
In that article , he no@@ tic@@ ed that for some the bat@@ tle is con@@ st@@ ant , like “ a thor@@ n in the flesh . ”
When asked to close the ev@@ ening by saying something about his many years in Jehovah’s service , Bro@@ ther F@@ ran@@ z com@@ men@@ ted : “ My re@@ comm@@ end@@ ation is : S@@ ta@@ y with Jehovah’s v@@ isi@@ ble organization through th@@ ic@@ k and th@@ in .
Adam “ became father to sons and daugh@@ ters . ”
Par@@ ents pri@@ mar@@ ily need to teach young ones about Jehovah , expla@@ ining why he al@@ one is wor@@ thy of our whole - sou@@ led love and devo@@ tion .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Paul doub@@ t@@ less re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed the spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c instru@@ ction found in the Law of Moses : “ You must not be par@@ ti@@ al or accept a bri@@ be , for the bri@@ be bl@@ in@@ ds the eyes of wise ones and dist@@ or@@ ts the words of righteous ones . ”
C@@ are@@ gi@@ v@@ ers who find themselves in this situation need to be real@@ is@@ tic , pos@@ si@@ bly as@@ king for help .
In l@@ ine with the prayer , how f@@ it@@ ting it would be for each mate to make it a res@@ ol@@ ve to help the other and to “ continue pu@@ t@@ ting up with one another and for@@ giving one another fre@@ ely . ”
For example , Jesus Christ said : “ It is the spirit that is life - giving ; the flesh is of no use at all .
Instead , such women set an example in fine de@@ e@@ ds and service to God’s praise .
When P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es came to him and brought up the sub@@ ject of div@@ or@@ ce , Jesus made clear Jehovah’s stan@@ d@@ ard for marriage .
H@@ ad Moses not been me@@ ek , would he have accepted this change in Jehovah’s arrang@@ ement ?
That should be our attitude whether we are married or sing@@ le .
The second question as@@ ks the can@@ di@@ d@@ ate , first of all , if he under@@ stan@@ ds that his baptism ser@@ ves to id@@ enti@@ fy him as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
What can we learn from this vi@@ vi@@ d account ?
Be@@ th@@ u@@ el@@ ’s family bless@@ ed their bel@@ o@@ ved Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h .
In the face of inc@@ reas@@ ing wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , we need to be fully occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with help@@ ing others .
Jesus made a powerful point along those l@@ ines when he declar@@ ed : “ Ke@@ ep on as@@ king , and it will be given you ; keep on see@@ king , and you will find ; keep on kno@@ c@@ king , and it will be op@@ ened to you .
Ke@@ ep in mind that Jehovah is a@@ wa@@ ke and will u@@ sh@@ er in his righteous new world right on time .
Because of Jehovah’s love , we are confid@@ ent that he will provide for us as we keep Kingdom inter@@ ests first in our life .
At such m@@ om@@ ents , we need to remember the words : “ Do not show yourself he@@ ated up because of the ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers . ”
By doing so , we provide an answer to Satan’s cla@@ im that God’s servants would den@@ y H@@ im if they were put to the t@@ est . ​ — Job 2 : 4 .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es working with the local congregation , we may have opportun@@ ities to serve where there is a greater need , whether in another ter@@ rit@@ ory , language , or country .
Al@@ ong with the un@@ faithful Jews , who el@@ se had to su@@ ff@@ er , and why were they not able to do everything the Law requi@@ red ?
Many of the we@@ al@@ thy in Chris@@ tend@@ om have op@@ pres@@ sed the po@@ or .
The Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount is om@@ it@@ ted , as are many of Jesus ’ longer dis@@ cour@@ ses .
In@@ f@@ lu@@ enced by R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on
So began ei@@ ght years of enjo@@ y@@ able service in this re@@ gi@@ on of the P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c .
Sa@@ id Jesus : “ He that has end@@ ur@@ ed to the end is the one that will be sa@@ ved . ”
For instance , de Ca@@ str@@ o par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly no@@ ted that the S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c Pe@@ shi@@ t@@ ta om@@ it@@ ted from 1 John 5 : 7 the s@@ pu@@ ri@@ ous ad@@ dition , “ in heaven , the Father , the Word , and the Ho@@ ly G@@ ho@@ st : and these three are one . ”
How did the nations respon@@ d ?
When I saw how happy my brother was , I felt deep@@ ly moved .
As a result , we may conclu@@ de that we need to ad@@ just our go@@ als in order to use the rema@@ in@@ der of our lives wis@@ ely . ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
This tra@@ ining received by the Ser@@ v@@ ant and his f@@ on@@ dness for mankind sto@@ od him in good stead when he came to earth and fac@@ ed se@@ v@@ ere op@@ position .
When we are in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed to David , he is a young shepher@@ d bo@@ y with the responsi@@ bility of loo@@ king after his fa@@ ther’s sheep .
S@@ hor@@ tly after the inc@@ ep@@ tion of the Christian congregation , the apostles appointed “ se@@ ven cer@@ ti@@ fied men . . . full of spirit and wisdom ” to su@@ per@@ v@@ ise “ the da@@ ily dist@@ ribu@@ tion ” of food among nee@@ dy Christian wi@@ do@@ ws .
10 : 36 - 39 .
What effect did this have on the Witnesses rema@@ ining in W@@ is@@ ł@@ a ?
Of course , a Christian el@@ der would not be show@@ ing kindness if he fa@@ iled to give Scriptural counsel just to avoid h@@ ur@@ ting the feelings of someone c@@ learly in d@@ anger of a@@ ban@@ don@@ ing the course of “ go@@ o@@ dness and righteousness and truth . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 9 .
( Read Daniel 12 : 3 , 10 . )
An@@ th@@ on@@ y : May I show you some Bible ver@@ ses that high@@ light the import@@ ance of exerc@@ ising faith in Jesus ?
O@@ thers have fal@@ le@@ n vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m to n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers , w@@ ars , and ci@@ vi@@ l stri@@ fe .
Are You “ R@@ o@@ o@@ ted and E@@ st@@ ab@@ li@@ shed on the F@@ oun@@ d@@ ation ” ?
Since love is also a fac@@ t@@ or , displa@@ ying loving - kindness c@@ alls for taking an interest in the wel@@ f@@ are of others out of love for them .
Mo@@ des@@ ty helps us to enjoy giving others du@@ e honor and support . ​ — R@@ om .
Mi@@ ght we too enjoy a me@@ asure of succ@@ ess if we t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully witness to our relati@@ ves ?
Then God reas@@ sur@@ ed Abraham : “ So your se@@ ed will become . ”
Yet , he also made un@@ wise decisions .
Hence , with sin van@@ qui@@ shed , mankind will at last enjoy “ the gl@@ ori@@ ous fre@@ e@@ dom of the children of God , ” a fre@@ e@@ dom that inclu@@ des per@@ fe@@ ction of mind and body . ​ — Romans 8 : 21 .
After they pas@@ s the fin@@ al t@@ est at the end of the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn , “ the me@@ ek ones themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will in@@ deed find their ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace . ”
There , I was with other Witnesses , sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by the gr@@ an@@ de@@ ur of Jehovah’s cre@@ ation , the C@@ an@@ adi@@ an R@@ o@@ c@@ ki@@ es .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H wants us to enjoy the best way of life .
Rather than always tel@@ ling them what to do , why not show them how to find God’s vie@@ w@@ point on matters by encourag@@ ing them to do re@@ sear@@ ch on their own ?
In fulfill@@ ment of the prophecy recorded at Mi@@ ca@@ h 3 : 12 , Z@@ ion will be “ p@@ low@@ ed up as a m@@ ere field . ”
“ I used to be at all the par@@ ties , ” she says .
This is f@@ it@@ ting because Jesus comman@@ ded his followers : “ Ke@@ ep doing this in re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of me . ”
Some won@@ der if the Bible cont@@ ra@@ di@@ cts it@@ self regarding the l@@ eng@@ th of the dr@@ ought .
A par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar way in which God provi@@ des comfort is through his written Word , which con@@ tain@@ s a mar@@ vel@@ ous hope for the future .
Why , the si@@ x@@ th vo@@ lu@@ me al@@ one cons@@ is@@ ted of 7@@ 40 pages !
We ag@@ re@@ ed , al@@ though it was a difficult trans@@ iti@@ on , since we loved the travel@@ ing ministry .
In any case , there is no gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e that the ba@@ by will be nor@@ ma@@ l . ”
P@@ U@@ R@@ P@@ O@@ S@@ E I@@ N L@@ I@@ F@@ E
Acc@@ ording to that repor@@ t , there was only one ac@@ tive Witness on the is@@ land .
He d@@ ressed the man@@ ’s w@@ oun@@ ds and took him to an in@@ n .
A class develop@@ ed , known as the cl@@ er@@ gy , who re@@ served for themselves the privilege of preaching .
P@@ os@@ si@@ bly , as children we were taught to com@@ pete , ei@@ ther with our si@@ bl@@ ings at home or with our cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es at school .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of Fir@@ st Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les
It was the joy of see@@ ing what his ministry would accom@@ pl@@ ish ​ — including the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of Jehovah’s name , the v@@ indic@@ ation of God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , and the ran@@ som@@ ing of the human family from death .
Rather , he desi@@ res that we cho@@ ose to obey him because of our understanding of his will .
We show respect for the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der@@ ’s home and other pro@@ per@@ ty .
L@@ it@@ tle did I know then that over the years , I would give more than 5@@ ,000 tal@@ ks !
But did he really qu@@ it ?
A Li@@ ber@@ al@@ iz@@ ing Tr@@ end
If encoura@@ ged and n@@ ur@@ tur@@ ed by spiritually - min@@ ded compan@@ i@@ ons , these young people can re@@ ach out for and accept greater responsi@@ bil@@ ities among Jehovah’s people . Lo@@ ok around in your congregation !
He said to her : “ P@@ le@@ ase give me a little si@@ p of water from your j@@ ar . ”
They fi@@ ght to prote@@ ct their integrity in an at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere that prom@@ o@@ tes dis@@ respect for Jehovah’s standards .
Th@@ ink of what Jehovah wants in@@ stead of what is po@@ pul@@ ar in the world ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 15 )
God De@@ als With H@@ au@@ gh@@ ty On@@ es
I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant De@@ c@@ isions
in the A@@ pri@@ l 1 , 199@@ 5 , is@@ sue .
A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa , however , was an ex@@ per@@ t in such matters , so when he expres@@ sed an interest , he was at once asked to help dra@@ ft the letter .
She ad@@ ded : “ I will never for@@ give God . ”
It is not hard to see which one is more likely to set the congregation ab@@ la@@ ze through her spe@@ e@@ ch .
How is keep@@ ing bus@@ y in God’s service a prote@@ ction ?
Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er was so en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic about the succ@@ ess of his mis@@ sion that on the following mor@@ ning , he asked if he could return to Cana@@ an with Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h im@@ medi@@ ately .
Some of us at Bethel sh@@ ared in it on certain we@@ ek@@ ends , vis@@ iting congregations within 2@@ 50 mil@@ es [ 4@@ 00 k@@ m ] of New Yor@@ k C@@ ity .
F@@ i@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely , the k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys re@@ present one@@ ’s deep@@ est thoughts and emo@@ tions .
S@@ pe@@ ak Tru@@ th in F@@ am@@ ily Mat@@ ters
4 / 15 E@@ ar@@ th ​ — Just Ri@@ ght , 2 / 15 E@@ th@@ ni@@ c H@@ ar@@ mony , 7 / 1
E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el mu@@ te ? , 12 / 1
What do we learn from the account of Jac@@ o@@ b and E@@ sa@@ u ?
Their loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah resul@@ ted in their own lives being s@@ pared . ​ — Nu@@ m .
“ He@@ av@@ en and earth certainly will ro@@ ck , ” and the nations will experience Jehovah’s ad@@ verse judg@@ ments .
When Jesus arri@@ ves in Be@@ th@@ any , what is the situation there , and what happ@@ ens after his arri@@ val ?
In De@@ c@@ ember , F@@ er@@ din@@ and was su@@ d@@ den@@ ly rel@@ eas@@ ed , but his fre@@ e@@ dom was sh@@ ort - lived .
Des@@ pite the challeng@@ es , S@@ ar@@ ah was p@@ ac@@ ked and ready to go on the appointed day .
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t’s rep@@ ly was , “ It all bel@@ ong@@ s to another King . ”
In the Scriptures , Jehovah tel@@ ls us much more about the kind of God he is .
The af@@ ter@@ effe@@ cts of im@@ mor@@ ality are as bit@@ ter as wor@@ m@@ w@@ o@@ od and as sh@@ ar@@ p as a two - e@@ d@@ ged s@@ word ​ — pa@@ in@@ ful and death deal@@ ing .
Wh@@ ere would the ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od serve ?
Jesus had deep concer@@ n for people .
By not being ha@@ ugh@@ ty at heart and lo@@ f@@ ty in eyes and by not going after things that were too great for him .
Some ar@@ t@@ is@@ tic de@@ pi@@ ctions of this ep@@ is@@ o@@ de show Saul f@@ all@@ ing from a hor@@ se .
Because the Lord Jesus Christ was in attend@@ ance .
The first way in which you demonstr@@ ate that you want to de@@ e@@ pen your desire to serve Jehovah is by da@@ ily Bible reading .
Thus , in God’s eyes , circum@@ c@@ ision had nothing to do with man@@ ho@@ od .
R@@ as@@ z@@ ka im@@ medi@@ ately took out his Bible to ver@@ i@@ fy what was stated in the ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph dis@@ cour@@ ses .
No@@ v@@ ember 7 - 13 , 20@@ 11
Now , after j@@ our@@ ne@@ ying for we@@ ek@@ s , the tra@@ ders were likely gro@@ wing more and more ligh@@ the@@ ar@@ ted as they ne@@ ared the great me@@ tro@@ pol@@ is where they in@@ tend@@ ed to re@@ a@@ p prof@@ its by sel@@ ling Joseph as well as their preci@@ ous wa@@ res .
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S , his mother , and some of his disciples knew the joy that an hon@@ or@@ able we@@ d@@ ding among God’s people can bring .
The emp@@ i@@ re was made up of h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of est@@ ates of vari@@ ous si@@ z@@ es and co@@ vered an are@@ a now occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed by Au@@ stri@@ a , the C@@ ze@@ ch Re@@ public , e@@ ast@@ er@@ n Fr@@ ance , Ger@@ many , S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land , the L@@ ow C@@ oun@@ tri@@ es , and par@@ ts of I@@ tal@@ y .
For more information , see chap@@ ter 11 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
We can use them to gl@@ ori@@ fy him and to benefit others .
And Jesus did not offer an a@@ po@@ lo@@ gy when the high pri@@ est dem@@ an@@ ded : “ By the living God I put you under o@@ ath to tell us whether you are the Christ the Son of God ! ”
H@@ er faith moved her to action .
When the Phil@@ ist@@ ines per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed Sam@@ s@@ on@@ ’s fellow Israelites to cap@@ ture him , “ Jehovah’s spirit became op@@ er@@ ative upon him , and the ro@@ p@@ es that were upon his ar@@ ms came to be like l@@ in@@ en th@@ re@@ a@@ ds that have been s@@ cor@@ ched with fi@@ re , so that his f@@ et@@ ters m@@ el@@ ted off his hands . ”
And much may be learned from what is not said .
As well as loo@@ king after her husband and young daugh@@ ter , during the 17 years of my ab@@ s@@ ence , she had lo@@ v@@ ingly car@@ ed for our father and A@@ un@@ t M@@ il@@ li@@ e , who by this time were el@@ der@@ ly and not well .
Yet , those words indic@@ ate divine confidence that G@@ ide@@ on can be a v@@ ali@@ ant lead@@ er in Israel .
Paul cor@@ rec@@ ted his course of life , ‘ pu@@ m@@ m@@ el@@ ed his body and led it as a slave ’ in order to stay on the p@@ ath appro@@ ved by God .
“ O@@ u@@ t of the H@@ ear@@ t’s A@@ bun@@ d@@ ance ”
He encoura@@ ged stud@@ ents to use I@@ ris@@ h when he became pro@@ vo@@ st , or head , of Tr@@ in@@ ity C@@ ol@@ le@@ ge in D@@ u@@ bl@@ in and when he later became the bi@@ sh@@ op of K@@ il@@ more .
Even when said s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely , those words tell many ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved parents that you are too bus@@ y to help them .
The do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine develop@@ ed gra@@ du@@ ally over sever@@ al cen@@ tu@@ ries and through many contro@@ ver@@ si@@ es . ”
Today , Satan also uses humans to deli@@ ver his wicked counsel .
S@@ ad@@ ly , some did not appreci@@ ate their privile@@ ges .
Do not feel that this is the end of matters , that we do not have any de@@ ta@@ iled in@@ sight into the future .
This nu@@ cle@@ us will go through Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , . . . the first on the field of action in the ‘ new earth ’ . . . , organiz@@ ed the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c@@ ally , know@@ ing organization pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res . ”
A mother nam@@ ed Paul@@ ine coun@@ ter@@ ac@@ ted pe@@ er pres@@ sure in another way .
“ That is when I learned to make return vis@@ its and to conduct home Bible stu@@ dies . ”
Those words also had a fulfill@@ ment in the first century C.E .
As J@@ a@@ ir@@ us and his wife em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed their daugh@@ ter , they felt deep happiness .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , Jesus had told them that he would be kil@@ led .
Consider another Scriptural account that illustr@@ ates the ex@@ t@@ ent of Jehovah’s will@@ ing@@ ness to for@@ give .
Mu@@ ch human suffering comes about because of things that un@@ wise , in@@ experienced , or even wicked people do .
TH@@ O@@ S@@ E thoughts t@@ ou@@ ch on some ba@@ si@@ c tru@@ ths .
That very night , the Me@@ do - Per@@ si@@ an ar@@ my con@@ qu@@ ered Babyl@@ on , and B@@ el@@ sh@@ a@@ z@@ z@@ ar was kil@@ led . ​ — Daniel 5 : 30 , 31 .
Even though these sacrific@@ es were not eas@@ y to make , the cou@@ ple feel privile@@ ged to be involved in such a hist@@ ori@@ c pro@@ ject .
A@@ m@@ ong those atten@@ ding are many children .
3 : 11 ​ — What has God made “ pre@@ t@@ ty in its time ” ?
A P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous As@@ set Today
Why Al@@ lo@@ ws Su@@ ffering , 1 / 1
Y@@ E@@ A@@ R B@@ O@@ R@@ N : 194@@ 1
Some wish that they could go some@@ where and get a little ba@@ dly needed rest .
Let the fac@@ ts speak for themselves .
At times , while we ate a me@@ al , those brothers were the wa@@ it@@ ers .
B@@ ack in 31 - 32 C.E . , Jesus instru@@ cted his disciples : “ In@@ to wh@@ atever city or v@@ il@@ la@@ ge you en@@ ter , sear@@ ch out who in it is deser@@ ving . ”
Then use these principles when you make decisions .
My par@@ t@@ ner , David N@@ or@@ man , and I left C@@ ap@@ e T@@ own by ship for our first assignment , some 3@@ ,000 mil@@ es [ 5@@ ,000 k@@ m ] away in T@@ an@@ z@@ ani@@ a .
The first of these two artic@@ les will help you to an@@ al@@ y@@ ze the n@@ ature of your prayers to Jehovah .
How will God’s people f@@ are at that time ?
Re@@ ma@@ in loyal to God’s Word .
However , he expres@@ sed the la@@ u@@ da@@ ble desire to d@@ well per@@ man@@ ently near the al@@ ta@@ r .
He found that the group pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed nor@@ ma@@ l men@@ tal health , ad@@ ding that the members of the group had gro@@ wn more t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant of other religi@@ ons since they had become Witnesses .
You must have made Jehovah very happy !
How can we help those who gra@@ pp@@ le with feelings of we@@ ak@@ ness ? That is one as@@ pect tre@@ ated in these artic@@ les .
What will move us to imitate Jehovah ?
The Scriptures also tell us that our prayers and worship should be direc@@ ted to God al@@ one .
The show@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds are left cle@@ an@@ er than before .
How does Satan use this t@@ ac@@ tic today ?
It is of no@@ te that the promises that brought comfort to God’s people fre@@ qu@@ ently con@@ ta@@ ined information about the Messi@@ ah .
And it is similar with Jesus ’ br@@ ing@@ ing J@@ a@@ ir@@ us ’ daugh@@ ter back to life .
Mo@@ ve a@@ head , and put your pl@@ ans in action .
A@@ ver@@ age years in full - time ministry : 1@@ 2@@ .@@ 6
We should also be ready to ad@@ just our thinking in l@@ ine with any “ re@@ pro@@ of , ” or cor@@ rection , we may receive .
How will Jehovah respon@@ d to such supp@@ lic@@ ations and pet@@ iti@@ ons ?
What can it be ?
14 : 31 .
From time to time , we also receive counsel that de@@ als with spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c as@@ pe@@ cts of our conduct .
Some writ@@ ers doubt that this illustr@@ ation is based on a real ev@@ ent , but according to ancient Rom@@ an leg@@ al writ@@ ings , something like this could have happened .
What a fine , positi@@ ve spirit !
It says : “ H@@ er husband also pra@@ ises her . ”
When Jesus had need of support , Jehovah dis@@ pat@@ ched angels to strengthen him .
“ He H@@ ad P@@ le@@ as@@ ed God W@@ ell ”
The book of Ne@@ h@@ emiah is a hist@@ ory of God’s people invol@@ ving the re@@ building of Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s w@@ all .
We@@ ’@@ l@@ l follow you in our ca@@ r . ”
T@@ re@@ at congregation members with di@@ gn@@ ity
As our F@@ ri@@ end , Jehovah expe@@ cts us to trust in him and p@@ our out our heart to him in prayer , expres@@ sing to him our fe@@ ars , desi@@ res , and anxi@@ e@@ ties .
When we ad@@ d@@ ress con@@ f@@ li@@ cts or differ@@ ences with the go@@ al of making peace , we may be sur@@ pris@@ ed at the exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent resul@@ ts .
Su@@ cc@@ um@@ b@@ ing to such thoughts is self - des@@ tru@@ ctive .
It she@@ ds light on the is@@ su@@ es involved in this con@@ f@@ li@@ ct and provi@@ des the means of determin@@ ing who has really w@@ on .
To ple@@ ase her , Al@@ ber@@ t attend@@ ed a few meetings of the local congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Some , including the prophet Jeremiah , were s@@ pared , and others rema@@ ined faithful to Jehovah in cap@@ tiv@@ ity .
• Why do Christians need to devel@@ op the “ ar@@ t of teaching ” ?
But soon I too was ar@@ rest@@ ed and imp@@ ris@@ oned for the second time because of my neu@@ tr@@ al stand .
Even if we were to stu@@ m@@ ble by m@@ om@@ ent@@ ar@@ ily giving in to un@@ righteous fle@@ sh@@ ly thinking , we would get up again with Jehovah’s help . ​ — Read Proverbs 24 : 16 .
In ad@@ dition to gi@@ f@@ ts of money and valu@@ able personal pro@@ per@@ ty , there are other me@@ tho@@ ds of giving to benefit Kingdom service worl@@ d@@ wide .
A re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous ang@@ el , who became known as Satan the Devil , su@@ gg@@ ested that their Creator was too re@@ stri@@ ctive and that they would f@@ are better by deci@@ ding for themselves what was good and what was bad . ​ — Genesis 3 : 1 - 5 .
And bless@@ ed be your sen@@ si@@ bl@@ en@@ ess , and bless@@ ed be you who have rest@@ ra@@ ined me this day from en@@ ter@@ ing into b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t . ”
He had a special desire to help .
Even a hum@@ ble house might offer a so@@ li@@ d ro@@ of , w@@ alls , and a do@@ or that could be b@@ ol@@ ted shu@@ t .
Mo@@ re@@ over , “ if in this life only we have ho@@ ped in Christ , we are of all men most to be p@@ iti@@ ed . ”
But because of a family em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y , they had used the money in it .
He attend@@ ed all meetings .
And milli@@ ons believe that the earth is simply some kind of t@@ es@@ ting gr@@ ound on man@@ ’s j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to heaven .
Do we see the religious lead@@ ers , especially the cl@@ er@@ gy of Chris@@ tend@@ om , teaching people to know God by his name and to san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy , or honor , that name ?
He se@@ es everything , loo@@ ks deep@@ er than any human , and kno@@ ws the out@@ come of things from their beg@@ in@@ ning .
There were no s@@ ent@@ ries .
God’s spirit helps those who receive it to refle@@ ct Jehovah’s gener@@ ous person@@ ality .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , Jehovah real@@ iz@@ es that giving from our valu@@ able things is good for us .
This article will de@@ e@@ pen our appreciation for what the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom has accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed during its first 1@@ 00 years .
Is it not hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing to think of a time when all faithful humans will be brought to per@@ fe@@ ction ?
Yes , cho@@ o@@ sing to rend@@ er help , however small it may se@@ em , can af@@ fect others in a positi@@ ve way .
The next day I called her , and she said that she was not yet famili@@ ar with the bu@@ s system .
R@@ emo@@ ving it is all that is necess@@ ary to get the ca@@ r mo@@ ving .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 4 ]
It never pre@@ vail@@ s .
As a man who exerc@@ ised faith , E@@ no@@ ch could have form@@ ed a men@@ tal pi@@ c@@ ture of a world free of ung@@ o@@ d@@ l@@ iness . ​ — Read Hebrews 11 : 5 , 6 .
Do You Tru@@ st in a God Who Is Re@@ al ?
Par@@ tak@@ ers of the bre@@ ad and the w@@ ine were to “ keep doing this ” in re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of Jesus .
11 : 9 - 14 , 23 , 26 .
Our personal bat@@ t@@ les may inclu@@ de exer@@ tion to res@@ ist the per@@ va@@ ding spirit of moral la@@ x@@ ity , to fi@@ ght our own we@@ ak@@ nesses , or to prote@@ ct our family from de@@ fil@@ ing influ@@ ences .
“ God is not par@@ ti@@ al , but in every nation the man who fe@@ ars him and does what is right is accep@@ table to him . ” ​ — Acts 10 : 34 , 35 .
One st@@ ep in that direction is an el@@ der@@ ’s making un@@ necess@@ ary rul@@ es .
The great@@ est gift a father can give to his children is that of help@@ ing them to devel@@ op a so@@ li@@ d personal relationship with God .
By doing so , you will “ draw close to God , and he will draw close to you . ”
Christian parents real@@ ize that if their young ones follow in Christ’s fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s , be@@ coming rich toward God in the sense that Jesus was , they will re@@ a@@ p rich blessings now and enjoy uni@@ mag@@ in@@ able re@@ war@@ ds in the coming system of things .
Many who once lived in spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness are now respon@@ ding to the invit@@ ation to worship Jehovah .
1 : 1 – 20 : 34 )
Of course , we try to avoid off@@ en@@ ding them , but it is u@@ su@@ ally best to speak with them in a kind , though st@@ ra@@ igh@@ t@@ for@@ ward , way .
After his resurrection , Jesus appe@@ ared to h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of people living in the first century C.E .
After conclu@@ ding the prayer , he ad@@ ded : “ For if you for@@ give men their t@@ res@@ pas@@ ses , your heavenly Father will also for@@ give you ; wh@@ er@@ e@@ as if you do not for@@ give men their t@@ res@@ pas@@ ses , ne@@ i@@ ther will your Father for@@ give your t@@ res@@ pas@@ ses . ”
If h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful spe@@ e@@ ch has cre@@ pt into your marriage , you can change the situation for the better .
Na@@ than and G@@ ad are gener@@ ally cre@@ di@@ ted with writ@@ ing 1 Samuel chap@@ ters 25 to 31 as well as all of 2 Samuel 1 - 24 .
What if Jehovah were to with@@ draw his spirit from you , as he did in the case of King Saul ?
Are you wal@@ king by spirit and thus living up to your dedic@@ ation ?
What he requi@@ res are s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity of heart and obedi@@ ence based on faith , love , and a who@@ les@@ ome fear of dis@@ pleas@@ ing him .
Ther@@ efore , leave the sc@@ ene .
The In@@ c@@ as also con@@ stru@@ cted pa@@ ved , st@@ ep@@ ped ro@@ a@@ ds over high pas@@ ses , pon@@ to@@ on bri@@ d@@ ges over mar@@ sh@@ es , and d@@ aring su@@ sp@@ en@@ sion bri@@ d@@ ges over g@@ or@@ ges .
9 : 18 .
This is still what he wants for mankind .
At that point , my heart over@@ f@@ low@@ ed with love for Jehovah that t@@ ou@@ ched the deep@@ est part of my soul .
One Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant ch@@ urch tri@@ bun@@ al , for instance , rec@@ ently vo@@ ted to up@@ hold the right of a ch@@ urch “ to ele@@ ct an op@@ en@@ ly ga@@ y el@@ der to its gover@@ ning bo@@ ard , ” repor@@ ts the j@@ our@@ n@@ al Christian C@@ en@@ tury .
If we have sin@@ ned seri@@ ously but have taken the necess@@ ary st@@ ep@@ s to show that we have really rep@@ ented , we can draw comfort from the psalmis@@ t’s words : “ He [ Jehovah ] has not done to us even according to our sin@@ s ; nor according to our er@@ r@@ ors has he brought upon us what we deser@@ ve .
At first her family members were disa@@ p@@ pointed , but later they became very ang@@ ry with her .
“ It is the li@@ p of truth that will be fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed forever , but the t@@ ong@@ ue of fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od will be only as long as a m@@ om@@ ent , ” expla@@ ins Proverbs 12 : 19 .
In the Scriptures , the word “ h@@ ate ” has sever@@ al sh@@ ad@@ es of meaning .
How did he make that clear ?
Mark was ne@@ i@@ ther one of the 12 apostles nor a close compan@@ ion of Jesus .
Yet , Jesus knew that the spirit of the world prom@@ o@@ tes a l@@ ack of self - control in those are@@ as .
Bo@@ th J@@ on@@ ah and Peter had well - known fa@@ ul@@ ts in their thinking and in how they respon@@ ded to t@@ ests of faith and obedi@@ ence .
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s serv@@ ant pray@@ ed for God’s guid@@ ance .
So first of all , the new ones need to ac@@ qui@@ re an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the truth , which in turn would en@@ able them to devel@@ op faith in Jehovah and in his Word .
Corin@@ na can rel@@ ate to this .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What tra@@ it of the Devil is refle@@ cted in a declar@@ ation recorded in Isaiah chap@@ ter 14 ?
How may our spe@@ e@@ ch and conduct benefit others spiritually ?
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing this counsel has been my go@@ al ever since my baptism 60 years ag@@ o .
That was how the we@@ al@@ thy Israel@@ ite Bo@@ a@@ z ad@@ d@@ ressed the Mo@@ a@@ bit@@ ess Ru@@ th .
We should for@@ give others fre@@ ely . ​ — E@@ ph .
Mo@@ re@@ over , God’s Word states : “ R@@ ep@@ ent , therefore , and turn around so as to get your sin@@ s b@@ lo@@ t@@ ted out , that se@@ as@@ ons of ref@@ re@@ shing may come from the person of Jehovah . ”
So the apostles could understand that when Jesus said that his body and blood were ‘ to be given and to be p@@ our@@ ed out in their be@@ half , ’ he me@@ ant that he was to give his own perfect life as a sacrifice .
As a result , Jehovah said that he would “ without fai@@ l ri@@ p the kingdom away ” from Solomon . ​ — 1 K@@ i .
Consider this illustr@@ ation : T@@ w@@ o gar@@ den@@ ers jo@@ in@@ tly own a gar@@ den p@@ lo@@ t and want to gro@@ w ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les .
How does Jehovah demonstr@@ ate gener@@ os@@ ity ?
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , he is exerc@@ ising pati@@ ence and is having the good news declar@@ ed in all the earth so that people may have every opportunity to live .
“ Let Ba@@ al M@@ ake a Le@@ g@@ al D@@ ef@@ en@@ se ”
That occ@@ ur@@ red when God allow@@ ed Jerusalem , its temple , and the recor@@ ds per@@ tain@@ ing to its pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od to be destro@@ yed .
The won@@ ders about Jehovah’s organization , or “ Z@@ ion , ” and the truth about the spiritual par@@ adise must be jo@@ y@@ fully pas@@ sed on “ to future gener@@ ations . ” ​ — Read Psalm 4@@ 8 : 12 - 14 .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing that pat@@ ter@@ n , there will be another prayer and then ‘ cu@@ ps ’ of red w@@ ine will be pas@@ sed among all present .
This means that we have to stay away from anything that could lead us into such wr@@ ong@@ doing , including por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
Yet , most people today do not know that , consider@@ ing a we@@ d@@ ding ring a m@@ ere evidence that someone is married .
Adam and E@@ ve were cre@@ ated without sin .
To remain in a sa@@ ved con@@ dition , however , we need to maintain a good conscience .
The in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ation must have taken place in the se@@ ven@@ th mon@@ th of the year 10@@ 26 B.C.E .
M@@ id@@ d@@ le A@@ ges : Some Ca@@ tho@@ lic lead@@ ers , up@@ set that the la@@ ity were preaching what the Bible teach@@ es rather than Ca@@ tho@@ lic do@@ g@@ ma , bran@@ ded as her@@ e@@ tic@@ s any la@@ y@@ men who pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed Bible boo@@ ks other than the Psal@@ ms in L@@ at@@ in .
Why is end@@ ur@@ ance needed for us to stay close to Jehovah ?
Such scho@@ ol@@ ing can also help te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers to prog@@ ress spiritually .
He was deep@@ ly h@@ ur@@ t when his “ friends ” ​ — Eli@@ p@@ ha@@ z , Bil@@ da@@ d , and Z@@ op@@ ha@@ r — ​ h@@ ur@@ led ba@@ sel@@ ess acc@@ us@@ ations at him .
P@@ os@@ si@@ bly there is little or nothing you can do about them at this time .
Are your prayers ones that he will answer ?
Tru@@ e love for Jehovah will draw us ever clo@@ s@@ er to him .
O@@ u@@ t of love , God sent his Son to give his life for the sal@@ vation of the anointed ones and the world of obedi@@ ent mankind .
The Ne@@ ed for H@@ el@@ p
However , those who went a@@ head with their s@@ ow@@ ing and con@@ stru@@ ction activities enjo@@ yed fru@@ it@@ age and satis@@ fac@@ tion from their la@@ b@@ or .
Their actions reve@@ al that they , like the psalmist , have but one thing to ask of Jehovah .
“ I am with you to deli@@ ver you , ” Jehovah said . ​ — Jeremiah 1 : 4 - 8 .
A ke@@ y to spiritual prote@@ ction is con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment rather than the use of this world to the full and the en@@ ri@@ ch@@ ment of ourselves materi@@ ally .
Yes , there is “ a time to speak , ” and there is “ a time to keep qui@@ et , ” and the dis@@ cre@@ et person appreci@@ ates the differ@@ ence .
One ver@@ sion of the “ E@@ u@@ re@@ ka D@@ r@@ ama ” was descri@@ bed as giving “ the sisters an exc@@ ep@@ tional opportunity ” to preach .
When I lost my husband , my thought was , not to return to Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , but to stay at Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n Bethel , where Jehovah has assign@@ ed me .
That is si@@ x more than the pre@@ vi@@ ous e@@ dition .
[ Bo@@ x / P@@ ic@@ tures on page 12 ]
S@@ hor@@ tly after the war , sever@@ al local new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers repor@@ ted this ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion .
While there , he was mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed .
How sur@@ pris@@ ed Ger@@ r@@ i and I were to receive an assignment to the cir@@ cu@@ it work ​ — vis@@ iting bl@@ ack congregations in the sou@@ ther@@ n st@@ ate of A@@ la@@ b@@ ama !
22 : 9 , 10 .
Di@@ d you know that you can benefit person@@ ally by understanding this vision ?
Instead , it was to be bur@@ ned . ​ — Le@@ v .
Still , because they were rul@@ ed by a pa@@ g@@ an nation , it was imp@@ os@@ sible for faithful Jews to do everything the Law requi@@ red .
How was Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s situation similar to our@@ s ?
There is no work nor de@@ vis@@ ing nor knowledge nor wisdom in S@@ he@@ ol [ man@@ kin@@ d’s comm@@ on gra@@ ve ] . ”
E@@ ven@@ tually , the se@@ ven@@ th head would take the place of R@@ ome .
It con@@ tain@@ s in@@ ex@@ ha@@ us@@ ti@@ ble knowledge and wisdom of the Creator .
“ The Law has become our tu@@ t@@ or le@@ ading to Christ . ” ​ — G@@ AL@@ AT@@ I@@ AN@@ S 3 : 24 .
3 : 8 , 10 .
They offer free home Bible stu@@ dies , using the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
When and on what bas@@ is did Jehovah’s new dedic@@ ated nation come into being ?
If you foc@@ us on the person and not the ill@@ ness , you benefit both yourself and your loved one .
▪ The A@@ men .
And reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of what some of Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s cl@@ er@@ gy say , we do not need to learn ancient Bi@@ bli@@ cal langu@@ ages in order to become teach@@ ers of God’s Word .
In the in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction to his fam@@ ous Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus promised : “ H@@ app@@ y are the mil@@ d - temp@@ ered ones , since they will in@@ her@@ it the earth . ”
James 1 : 27 shows that it is our du@@ ty “ to look after or@@ ph@@ ans and wi@@ do@@ ws in their tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
What is a ke@@ y requi@@ re@@ ment in making wise decisions ?
Who op@@ ti@@ mis@@ tic@@ ally point to God’s Kingdom as the only so@@ lu@@ tion to all human problems ?
Th@@ r@@ ough Jehovah’s organization and its public@@ ations , we receive loving remin@@ ders for our prote@@ ction .
Par@@ ents should consider where the you@@ ths will best gr@@ as@@ p the truth and prog@@ ress spiritually , whether in associ@@ ation with a congregation that uses the local language or with one that uses the im@@ mi@@ gr@@ an@@ t’s language .
I cont@@ ac@@ ted a Witness who ow@@ ned a bu@@ sin@@ ess , and he lo@@ an@@ ed me the $ 1@@ 00 .
But those differ@@ ences do not make some su@@ peri@@ or or others inf@@ eri@@ or .
The ul@@ tim@@ ate s@@ ource of such fle@@ sh@@ ly thinking is Satan the Devil , who used the ser@@ p@@ ent to se@@ du@@ ce E@@ ve .
These are anointed Christians who are ali@@ ve during Christ’s pres@@ ence in Kingdom power .
G@@ a@@ il : Tru@@ e , I respect our teach@@ er , but I don@@ ’t sal@@ u@@ te her .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , in the priv@@ ac@@ y of our ho@@ m@@ es , it may become evid@@ ent which spirit ho@@ l@@ ds s@@ way .
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ately , the apostle Paul later wrote : “ Th@@ r@@ ough one man [ Adam ] sin en@@ tered into the world and death through sin , and thus death s@@ pre@@ ad to all men because they had all sin@@ ned . ”
David did not want to dis@@ ple@@ ase the One who is able to per@@ form these wonderful works .
If a person is being har@@ as@@ sed by the dem@@ ons , what can he do to get reli@@ ef ?
A@@ m@@ ong these are g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l w@@ ars and fam@@ ines .
‘ L@@ isten and Un@@ der@@ stand the Me@@ an@@ ing , ’ 12 / 15
Saul “ ro@@ se and was baptized , and he took food and ga@@ ined strength . ” ​ — Acts 9 : 17 - 19 ; 22 : 12 - 16 .
To a large ex@@ t@@ ent , succ@@ ess dep@@ ends on what you make the foc@@ us of your life .
But she was no we@@ ak@@ ling !
We do well , though , to remember what Jesus taught about pers@@ ist@@ ence in prayer .
In most c@@ as@@ es , it is wise to ‘ keep your li@@ ps in c@@ he@@ ck ’ until after you have com@@ p@@ lied with your parents ’ wi@@ sh@@ es .
( See bo@@ x on page 17 )
One gu@@ ide@@ book for as@@ pi@@ ring wit@@ ches states : “ When you@@ ’@@ re challeng@@ ed with seem@@ ingly cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct@@ ory information , exam@@ ine this information and make a decision as to which to follow .
He was ar@@ rest@@ ed and was sent to the N@@ ev@@ s@@ k@@ y mon@@ ast@@ er@@ y for inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ation .
He ob@@ served that the brothers there were over@@ ly occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with personal af@@ fai@@ r@@ s .
For the s@@ ake of remin@@ ding dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed ones of how they can return to Jehovah , elders may peri@@ o@@ dic@@ ally vis@@ it those who have given some evidence of chang@@ ing their ways .
Some of these com@@ pla@@ in@@ ts are pro@@ ba@@ bly leg@@ iti@@ mate .
She took care of them in ad@@ dition to preaching the good news .
* A@@ m@@ ong them is the eas@@ ily under@@ sto@@ od New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures , also a@@ vail@@ able in a number of other langu@@ ages .
The des@@ per@@ ate ca@@ f@@ et@@ eri@@ a man@@ ag@@ er asked if any young d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates could help , and many will@@ ingly respon@@ ded .
Then it is un@@ likely that you will have confidence in him .
Some of those who dra@@ g@@ ged out the cor@@ p@@ ses were d@@ ressed as the go@@ d of the under@@ world .
Yet , for 30 years , I have been the only Witness in the family . ”
With the p@@ re - F@@ lood world g@@ one , mankind ent@@ ers a new er@@ a .
Noah To@@ ok No@@ te
S@@ hi@@ el@@ ded A@@ ga@@ inst In@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ation
The sh@@ re@@ w@@ d one is not g@@ ul@@ li@@ ble .
Why can our ministry be com@@ pared with the cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ s of faithful k@@ ings of Juda@@ h ?
Paul and others travel@@ ed f@@ ar@@ ther a@@ field .
Since 1914 , however , the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom has been taking prog@@ res@@ sive st@@ ep@@ s to rest@@ ore that un@@ ity and har@@ mony .
U@@ p@@ on my return to pris@@ on , my Witness c@@ ell mat@@ es were e@@ ag@@ er to know what things had rec@@ ently been publi@@ shed .
The N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m and their fa@@ thers took wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness to new lo@@ ws .
C@@ ON@@ DI@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ A@@ L - D@@ ON@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N A@@ R@@ R@@ AN@@ G@@ E@@ M@@ EN@@ T
W@@ H@@ E@@ N reading your Bible , have you ever no@@ tic@@ ed refer@@ ences to Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n and some members of his influ@@ enti@@ al family ?
A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il was married to Na@@ ba@@ l , a we@@ al@@ thy man who pas@@ tur@@ ed his large flo@@ c@@ ks in the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous re@@ gi@@ on of sou@@ ther@@ n Juda@@ h .
It seem@@ s , for some at le@@ ast , that “ money is the answer for everything . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 10 : 19 , New In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational V@@ er@@ sion .
When th@@ reat@@ ened by Satan and his dem@@ ons , we simil@@ arly need to stay together , sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der with our brothers who are so@@ li@@ d in the faith .
They avo@@ i@@ ded “ bad associ@@ ations ” even within the Christian congregation in order to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard their spiritu@@ ality . ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 33 ; 2 Timothy 2 : 20 , 21 .
How kind of Jehovah to help us . ” ​ — M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el .
They would be his children , and Jehovah would be their Father .
It is very eas@@ y for bad char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s like these to ru@@ b off on us and anger us .
She was privile@@ ged to be on hand when Joseph and M@@ ary brought the inf@@ ant Jesus to the temple to be pres@@ ented to Jehovah according to the Law .
Li@@ fe was difficult for Mo@@ m , my two brothers , and my two sisters .
For instance , people from some lands have strong feelings about prop@@ er d@@ ress for women .
Many of them started Bible stu@@ dies .
If you and your mate are loyal to each other , you enjoy a sense of per@@ man@@ ence about your uni@@ on .
When Jehovah discipl@@ ines us , the experience may be pa@@ in@@ ful .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , may your vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er spirit move all those who benefit from it to “ praise Jehovah ! ” A sc@@ y@@ the is a sh@@ ar@@ p , long , and some@@ times cur@@ ved b@@ la@@ de .
But most important , their activ@@ ity in the ministry is a blessing in one place after another .
And where does the con@@ duc@@ t@@ or f@@ it in ?
As the angels e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly car@@ ry out their assign@@ ed du@@ ties , they have the opportunity to ob@@ serve us and our work .
M@@ ak@@ ing De@@ c@@ isions , 10 / 15
A@@ m@@ n@@ on
No more disa@@ bil@@ ities !
Paul under@@ sto@@ od how a n@@ ur@@ sing mother felt about her children .
O@@ ther scho@@ ol@@ s , such as the Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol , the P@@ i@@ one@@ er Ser@@ vice S@@ cho@@ ol , the S@@ cho@@ ol for Kingdom E@@ v@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers , the S@@ cho@@ ol for C@@ ir@@ cu@@ it O@@ ver@@ se@@ ers and Their W@@ i@@ ves , and the S@@ cho@@ ol for B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e M@@ em@@ bers and Their W@@ i@@ ves , have contribu@@ ted im@@ me@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ bly to inc@@ reas@@ ed spiritu@@ ality and the effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess of Jehovah’s people .
To this day , that is the me@@ th@@ od by which the land ge@@ ts its ra@@ in .
However , if we let our gu@@ ard down and sto@@ p fi@@ gh@@ ting , then Satan , his world , and our we@@ ak@@ nesses could over@@ power us .
They have been streng@@ th@@ ened spiritually .
Do@@ ing so will encoura@@ ge you too .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful the congregations were that this self - sacrific@@ ing cou@@ ple succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in vis@@ iting them !
But he showed great kindness by provi@@ ding a means to sa@@ ve us from sin and death .
Satan uses the spirit of the world to control people , but we can bre@@ ak free of its influ@@ ence
The psalmist stated : “ [ Jehovah ] is my ro@@ ck and my sal@@ vation , my secu@@ re he@@ i@@ ght . ”
And what govern@@ ment will bring it about ?
At that cr@@ itical time , as in other situ@@ ations , El@@ isha exerc@@ ised faith and put his complete trust in Jehovah .
Like P@@ u@@ m and his family , J@@ an made wise use of a change of circumstances .
He said that P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al , un@@ like B@@ r@@ ita@@ in , could not allow it@@ self the lu@@ x@@ ur@@ y of consci@@ enti@@ ous ob@@ je@@ ction .
I@@ N P@@ ol@@ and qu@@ ite a few people say to Jehovah’s Witnesses , “ I was born into my religion , and I will die in it . ”
This was not to Mo@@ ther’s lik@@ ing .
“ Se@@ ek Pe@@ ace and P@@ ur@@ sue It ”
She was or@@ der@@ ed to u@@ pro@@ o@@ t tre@@ es , even in fre@@ e@@ z@@ ing we@@ ather .
If so , you can find help and encourag@@ ement in the Bible .
I had bro@@ ken my ne@@ ck and was comple@@ t@@ ely par@@ al@@ y@@ zed , un@@ able even to bre@@ a@@ the on my own .
Why Does God Al@@ low the S@@ tr@@ ong to O@@ p@@ pres@@ s the We@@ ak ?
; Ri@@ e@@ de@@ l , A .
A R@@ o@@ y@@ al W@@ el@@ come to S@@ wa@@ z@@ il@@ and
Yes , a wise person does what is right in God’s eyes and has a good influ@@ ence on others .
The Scriptures ur@@ ge Christians to ex@@ ten@@ d ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality .
A reli@@ ef s@@ cul@@ p@@ ture show@@ ing As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an s@@ l@@ ing@@ ers att@@ ac@@ king a Jewish for@@ ti@@ fied to@@ wn
But even today , Da@@ d’s determin@@ ation and his ze@@ al for the ministry are still a con@@ st@@ ant remin@@ der of how our God , Jehovah , su@@ sta@@ ins his loyal ones .
“ We refu@@ sed well - pa@@ ying jo@@ bs that would inter@@ f@@ ere with our the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
What can you do if you preach in ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es where people are r@@ ar@@ ely at home ?
His parents had been ze@@ al@@ ous Witnesses since 19@@ 16 , and he too had cho@@ s@@ en the full - time ministry as his care@@ er .
Rather , it led them to King H@@ er@@ od in Jerusalem .
How is Matthew 9 : 37 , 38 under@@ going fulfill@@ ment , resul@@ ting in what need in the congregations ?
How is tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thin@@ ess l@@ in@@ ked with our dedic@@ ation to God ?
We need not be like a ship ad@@ ri@@ ft .
Even though I had given up on my@@ self , others had not .
The second d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous influ@@ ence we will discus@@ s is an inter@@ n@@ al one .
The question - and - answer discus@@ sion continued for 40 min@@ ut@@ es .
And prog@@ ress it did , des@@ pite our ob@@ vi@@ ous li@@ mit@@ ations .
So@@ on you will ac@@ qui@@ re a str@@ ing of spiritual pe@@ ar@@ ls of wisdom ​ — a deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion . ​ — P@@ s .
On another occasi@@ on , by means of the illustr@@ ation of the neigh@@ bor@@ ly Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an , he showed a religious Je@@ w that people other than the Jews were ca@@ pa@@ ble of show@@ ing love for neigh@@ b@@ or .
By contr@@ ast , Jehovah’s organization provi@@ des the high@@ est form of educ@@ ation in the pe@@ ace@@ ful set@@ ting of the Christian congregation .
In De@@ c@@ ember 19@@ 50 , we were c@@ lear@@ ed of the char@@ ge that our liter@@ ature was se@@ di@@ ti@@ ous , and in O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 195@@ 3 , our right to dist@@ ribu@@ te Bible liter@@ ature without a li@@ cen@@ se was up@@ held .
How thr@@ ill@@ ing to know that over ei@@ ght milli@@ on true Christians are today activ@@ ely gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying Jehovah !
How can God’s Word help you to make a good decision in this matter ?
Jewish R@@ itu@@ al Ba@@ thing , 10 / 15
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ing that human a@@ bil@@ ities are li@@ mit@@ ed , elders have even more reason to ask others to share in congregation responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
This knowledge , however , can be bene@@ fi@@ cial , mo@@ ving him to d@@ ri@@ ve with greater ca@@ u@@ tion .
For example , he gave humans the hope of everlasting life , but he never ex@@ tend@@ ed this hope to ani@@ mal@@ s .
So the Kingdom of God is a govern@@ ment set up by God .
G@@ no@@ s@@ tic@@ s believ@@ ed that spiritual things are good and that all matter is evil .
We must not succ@@ um@@ b to any temp@@ tation to ste@@ al or be di@@ sh@@ on@@ est .
God’s word can never fai@@ l . ​ — Jo@@ shua 23 : 14 .
O@@ N Ju@@ ly 6 , 1@@ 5@@ 25 , D@@ u@@ ke Al@@ bre@@ ch@@ t of Ho@@ h@@ enz@@ ol@@ l@@ er@@ n declar@@ ed Lu@@ ther@@ an@@ ism to be the St@@ ate religion .
This can ha@@ p@@ pen only if we expres@@ s our own feelings to God in@@ stead of rec@@ iting mem@@ or@@ ized prayers .
A sur@@ ve@@ y in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates reve@@ aled that ne@@ arly 70 per@@ c@@ ent of respon@@ d@@ ents thought that children and young people do not get as much par@@ ent@@ al direction as they need .
But why was I in d@@ anger of de@@ por@@ tation ?
He helped them to “ understand everything ” necess@@ ary to ple@@ ase him .
In those days each Witness had a t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony c@@ ard with a Scriptural message for hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders to read .
M@@ ake your cho@@ ice : your religion or your work . ”
We are wise when we gu@@ ard against develop@@ ing a pat@@ ter@@ n of mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring .
( b ) What are some “ things un@@ seen ” that you hope to see in the earthly Par@@ adise ?
W@@ ould you like to look at your life that way ?
She needed attention , and she got it from Dani@@ el@@ ’s Bible stud@@ ents .
TH@@ E@@ S@@ E individuals do not consider themselves to be special or ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary .
( b ) What ac@@ ts and de@@ e@@ ds must we go on per@@ form@@ ing as we prove ourselves ready for Jehovah’s day ?
However , we also need to gu@@ i@@ de the stud@@ ents as they end@@ e@@ av@@ or to apply Christ’s instru@@ ctions in their da@@ ily lives and in the ministry .
However , that does not concer@@ n those gre@@ e@@ dy individuals .
Hence , Solomon war@@ ned : “ Just like fi@@ sh@@ es that are being taken in an evil ne@@ t , and like bir@@ ds that are being taken in a tra@@ p , so the sons of men themselves are being en@@ s@@ n@@ ared at a cal@@ am@@ it@@ ous time , when it f@@ alls upon them su@@ d@@ den@@ ly . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 11 , 12 .
To@@ ba@@ cc@@ o con@@ tain@@ s one of the most ad@@ dic@@ tive d@@ ru@@ g@@ s known ​ — n@@ ic@@ o@@ t@@ ine .
Par@@ ent@@ al discipl@@ ine may be lik@@ ened to gar@@ d@@ ening .
To ac@@ hi@@ eve their ob@@ je@@ ctive of declar@@ ing the good news earth wide , these servants of Jehovah emp@@ lo@@ yed a me@@ th@@ od that was new , bo@@ ld , and vi@@ vi@@ d .
The work@@ she@@ et also has sp@@ ace for you to wr@@ ite down any go@@ als you would like to set for yourself regarding your prayers , personal study , and preaching .
In the new world , all will come under Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and learn his righteous ways .
In some of the neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ o@@ ds where my husband and I preach , we walk along a ri@@ p@@ pl@@ ed la@@ va - ro@@ ck sur@@ face , and I i@@ magine what wal@@ king on the mo@@ on might be like .
Read the following s@@ crip@@ tures , think about the principles they con@@ tain , and end@@ e@@ av@@ or to dis@@ cer@@ n Jehovah’s will in this matter .
No doubt .
What a mar@@ vel@@ ous future a@@ wa@@ its all of us who truly appreci@@ ate Jehovah’s love and obey him as our R@@ ul@@ er !
The K@@ ey to Fa@@ ith
Fir@@ st , only God could deter@@ mine whether El@@ isha would receive what he had re@@ ques@@ ted .
Be hon@@ est with yourself , and regul@@ arly use God’s Word to cor@@ rec@@ t your thinking .
That man was Jesus Christ .
How did Jesus demonstr@@ ate that trust ?
However , as in times past , Jehovah rema@@ ined in control .
E@@ ach of these men read , medit@@ ated on , and learned the truth from the Bible , which is “ ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power . ”
What sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic resurrection occ@@ ur@@ red in 19@@ 19 ?
“ All flesh will come in to bo@@ w down before ” Jehovah .
“ M@@ ore than all el@@ se that is to be gu@@ ar@@ ded , sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard your heart , for out of it are the s@@ our@@ ces of life . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ S 4 : 23 .
And parents always have the opportunity to make their own Father , Jehovah God , pr@@ ou@@ d ​ — as did Samuel .
However , even these anointed Christians , or “ sons of L@@ ev@@ i , ” needed to under@@ go cle@@ ans@@ ing .
So Jesus went out on a bo@@ at with Peter and taught the people from there .
J@@ us@@ tice from God will bring peace and se@@ cur@@ ity to the earth . ​ — Isaiah 32 : 16 - 18 .
What is one are@@ a in which Satan has s@@ ought to under@@ mine God’s authority ?
The apostle ad@@ ds that God “ made out of one man every nation of men to d@@ well on the enti@@ re sur@@ face of the earth , and he dec@@ re@@ ed the appointed times and the set li@@ m@@ its of where men would d@@ well , so that they would seek God , if they might gro@@ pe for him and really find him , al@@ though , in fact , he is not far off from each one of us . ”
He will@@ ingly and happ@@ ily wor@@ ked hard for the benefit of fellow Christians .
‘ Ke@@ ep F@@ ree From Mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r@@ ings ’
* He was , however , a gi@@ f@@ ted an@@ thro@@ po@@ lo@@ g@@ ist with ke@@ en po@@ wers of ob@@ serv@@ ation .
• Why are “ those consci@@ ous of their spiritual need ” happy ?
What can the ransom do for us ?
I was ru@@ shed to the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al , where I was found to have a bro@@ ken ar@@ m , sever@@ al bro@@ ken ri@@ bs , and a bro@@ ken sp@@ ine .
But my mind was made up .
The apostle Paul ap@@ tly wrote : “ We know that all cre@@ ation keep@@ s on gro@@ an@@ ing together and being in pain together until now . ”
A@@ no@@ ther S@@ wa@@ h@@ il@@ i saying ge@@ ts to the heart of the matter .
Why is it necess@@ ary to “ pur@@ sue the things making for peace ” ?
Acc@@ ording to this thinking , death is part of God’s purpose for mankind .
Jehovah Rev@@ e@@ als What “ Mu@@ st S@@ hor@@ tly T@@ ake P@@ l@@ ace ”
In health care , as in other matters , we should ‘ let our reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess become known to all men ’ by living in acc@@ ord with Bible principles .
; Be@@ ck@@ er , G .
N@@ i@@ ght was f@@ all@@ ing . In st@@ or@@ my se@@ as some@@ where off the sou@@ the@@ ast co@@ ast of S@@ co@@ t@@ land , the B@@ rit@@ ish N@@ av@@ y fri@@ g@@ ate H@@ M@@ S P@@ all@@ as had lost its be@@ ar@@ ings .
So we should love Jehovah with all we are and with all we have .
God’s Kingdom a Con@@ dition of H@@ ear@@ t ?
Yet , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of con@@ vi@@ cted cri@@ min@@ als went free when the w@@ alls of a pris@@ on col@@ la@@ p@@ sed in the qu@@ ake .
How good that Ka@@ th@@ ar@@ ina did not give up on her go@@ al to witness to her work@@ mat@@ es !
In ad@@ dition , w@@ o@@ ol was often d@@ yed .
With refer@@ ence to the Son , the Bible states : “ God is your thro@@ ne forever and ever , and the sc@@ ep@@ ter of your kingdom is the sc@@ ep@@ ter of u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness .
Acc@@ ording to V@@ in@@ e@@ ’s Ex@@ pos@@ it@@ ory Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of O@@ ld and New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent Wor@@ ds , the Greek ver@@ b transl@@ ated “ as@@ sure ” means “ to apply per@@ su@@ asi@@ on , to pre@@ va@@ il upon or w@@ in over , to per@@ su@@ a@@ de . ”
I also asked my sister F@@ el@@ is@@ a to for@@ give me for saying un@@ kind things to her .
1 , 2 . ( a ) How did Jesus , Paul , and others view sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess ?
Consider also the example of King David of ancient Israel , who san@@ g : “ [ Jehovah ] is for@@ giving all your er@@ ro@@ r , [ he ] is heal@@ ing all your mal@@ adi@@ es . ”
Let All De@@ cl@@ are the G@@ l@@ ory of Jehovah
The Witness helped her to real@@ ize that her an@@ c@@ est@@ ors are not being t@@ or@@ men@@ ted in hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re .
Ha@@ ve you done things that you now reg@@ re@@ t ?
S@@ ad@@ ly , after recei@@ ving discipl@@ ine , some fai@@ l to see past the pain and even draw away from God and his people .
Peter then not only cont@@ ra@@ di@@ cted Jesus but bo@@ ast@@ ed that he would prove more faithful than all the other apostles ! ​ — Matthew 26 : 31 - 35 ; Mark 14 : 27 - 31 ; Luke 22 : 24 - 28 .
He continued : “ All of a su@@ d@@ den , it k@@ ic@@ ked in . The Jehovah’s Witnesses were right .
( Read Matthew 6 : 14 , 15 . )
Per@@ haps you were not this bus@@ y when you dedic@@ ated your life to God , but now se@@ cul@@ ar and spiritual responsi@@ bil@@ ities may cause you to feel under pres@@ sure .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers That God H@@ ear@@ s , 2 / 1
It is possible , though , to go to ex@@ tre@@ m@@ es in show@@ ing that affe@@ ction .
( b ) In teaching , why are knowledge and s@@ k@@ ill also important ?
And no@@ ne had a greater a@@ udi@@ ence ​ — to@@ tal@@ ing some n@@ ine milli@@ on in N@@ or@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , and New Z@@ e@@ al@@ and during the first year al@@ one !
What does God desire for young people ?
40 : 5 - 13 .
They also served as ro@@ le mo@@ d@@ els for a you@@ ng@@ er gener@@ ation of ch@@ am@@ pi@@ ons .
Just as je@@ al@@ ous@@ y in husband or wife is the for@@ ce@@ ful as@@ ser@@ tion of an exc@@ lu@@ sive right , so God as@@ ser@@ ts His cla@@ im , and v@@ indic@@ ates it , on those who are His so@@ le pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion . ”
A repor@@ t in the J@@ our@@ n@@ al of the A@@ mer@@ i@@ can C@@ ol@@ le@@ ge of C@@ ar@@ di@@ olo@@ gy , by D@@ r . Yo@@ i@@ ch@@ i C@@ hi@@ da and Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or of P@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ gy An@@ dre@@ w S@@ te@@ p@@ to@@ e , conclu@@ ded : “ The cur@@ r@@ ent f@@ indi@@ ng@@ s su@@ gg@@ est a har@@ m@@ ful associ@@ ation between anger and ho@@ st@@ ility and C@@ H@@ D [ cor@@ on@@ ary heart di@@ se@@ ase ] . ”
That is why , on F@@ ri@@ day , No@@ v@@ ember 3 , 20@@ 00 , ten@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Jehovah’s Witnesses dist@@ ribu@@ ted a to@@ tal of 12 milli@@ on co@@ pi@@ es of a special tr@@ act ent@@ it@@ led “ What Is B@@ re@@ wing in Fr@@ ance ?
Th@@ ree months later , in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember , Noah deci@@ ded to re@@ move some part of the ar@@ k@@ ’s co@@ ver@@ ing , or ro@@ of .
Des@@ pite the re@@ stri@@ ctions , Jo@@ ã@@ o and I were determined to take advan@@ ta@@ ge of every opportunity to give a witness , since we knew that we might lo@@ se our fre@@ e@@ dom at any m@@ om@@ ent .
You may want to pose questions yourself and su@@ gg@@ est possible ans@@ wers .
Di@@ d this mean that Samuel knew very little about his God ?
To illustr@@ ate : If a stud@@ ent at school was asked to take a difficult exam@@ in@@ ation for which the teach@@ ers had provided no spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c tra@@ ining , would the stud@@ ent pas@@ s the t@@ est ?
* The disciples , however , try to sto@@ p the children from coming to Jesus .
As a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , she took a ke@@ en interest in pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s .
How clear that be@@ comes when we consider Jehovah’s words to his serv@@ ant Job !
In vision , the apostle John heard Jehovah’s servants in heaven say : “ You are wor@@ thy , Jehovah our God , to receive the glory and the honor and the power , because you cre@@ ated all things , and because of your will they came into ex@@ ist@@ ence and were cre@@ ated . ”
For example , a do@@ ct@@ or in P@@ ol@@ and ph@@ oned the ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ative of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses and said that she and her col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es at the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al had for sever@@ al h@@ our@@ s been de@@ bat@@ ing the sub@@ ject of blood trans@@ fu@@ sions .
Si@@ er@@ r@@ a Le@@ one@@ ans love to talk about their cu@@ st@@ om@@ s and cul@@ ture and par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly to ass@@ ist new@@ com@@ ers to ma@@ ster K@@ ri@@ o , the l@@ ing@@ ua f@@ ran@@ c@@ a of the country .
The fact that the wicked spi@@ r@@ its have sh@@ own great fear of the ab@@ y@@ ss indic@@ ates that they are a@@ ware of this for@@ th@@ coming rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t . ​ — Luke 8 : 31 .
For the first time in hist@@ ory , mankind appe@@ ars to have the ability to ex@@ t@@ ing@@ u@@ ish all human life .
20 : 10 - 13 .
David did not res@@ ent the re@@ pro@@ of .
▪ Be C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ous ​ — Jehovah Is With You !
David and R@@ ac@@ he@@ l are just two examples of the pe@@ ace@@ ful fru@@ it@@ age that resul@@ ts when we apply inspired Scriptural principles and r@@ ely on God’s spirit to help us .
( O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 1 , 20@@ 12 ) ; “ Does God C@@ are Ab@@ out Our Su@@ ffering ? ”
( 5 ) J@@ a@@ str@@ ze@@ b@@ s@@ ki , P .
12 , 13 . ( a ) Acc@@ ording to hist@@ ori@@ ans , what was no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy about the early Christian congregation ?
We made our home in a r@@ ented ro@@ om for which we pa@@ id 15 shil@@ l@@ ings ( $ 1@@ .@@ 10 , U@@ .@@ S . ) a we@@ ek .
T@@ w@@ o we@@ ek@@ s before his first Bible reading , I asked him whether he had been practic@@ ing .
It can complete a n@@ est in one day and may we@@ a@@ ve more than 30 in one se@@ as@@ on !
Jesus ’ disciples pray@@ ed : “ Jehovah , give attention to their th@@ reat@@ s , and gr@@ ant your sla@@ ves to keep speaking your word with all b@@ ol@@ dness . ”
Des@@ pite our sin@@ ful st@@ ate , Jehovah will help us if we are determined to walk in the way of integrity .
“ I A@@ p@@ pe@@ al to Ca@@ es@@ ar ! ”
I am determined to serve Jehovah and get baptized soon .
What did he do ?
On more than one occasi@@ on , Jesus used the ways of a th@@ i@@ ef as an illustr@@ ation .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons have succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in following Jesus Christ’s wise counsel : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to love your enem@@ ies and to pray for those persecu@@ ting you . ” ​ — Matthew 5 : 4@@ 4 .
When asked why he exer@@ ted himself in ass@@ is@@ ting others to buil@@ d Kingdom H@@ alls , B@@ ill com@@ men@@ ted : “ H@@ el@@ p@@ ing what are often s@@ mal@@ l@@ er congregations in this way gives me great personal satis@@ fac@@ tion .
In 199@@ 9 a li@@ fe@@ ’s dre@@ am came true when I vis@@ ited the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses in New Yor@@ k .
At age 18 , under the prote@@ ction of Al@@ f@@ onso , by now a car@@ din@@ al , R@@ o@@ d@@ ri@@ go moved to I@@ tal@@ y , where he stu@@ died law .
The prophecy go@@ es on to say : “ All the flo@@ c@@ ks of Ke@@ da@@ r ​ — they will be col@@ le@@ cted together to you . The r@@ am@@ s of Ne@@ ba@@ i@@ o@@ th ​ — they will minis@@ ter to you . ”
This was the case with R@@ al@@ ph , who ob@@ served and imit@@ ated the faith of his parents .
I@@ ts sub@@ je@@ cts were form@@ er sla@@ ves .
Tru@@ e , U@@ ri@@ j@@ ah did not maintain his trust in Jehovah , be@@ coming fe@@ ar@@ ful and fle@@ e@@ ing to Egy@@ pt .
Ex@@ er@@ ting ourselves inclu@@ des prote@@ cting our heart from being over@@ taken by wrong desi@@ res .
John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er stated that Jesus “ takes away the sin of the world . ”
John war@@ m@@ ly ad@@ d@@ ressed G@@ a@@ i@@ us as “ the bel@@ o@@ ved , whom I truly love . ”
As@@ k Jehovah for wisdom .
In@@ c@@ lu@@ ded are direc@@ tions on moral and spiritual matters and on the prop@@ er discipl@@ ining of children . ​ — Proverbs 4 : 1 - 4 .
• How do we today keep on con@@ qu@@ ering evil with good ?
In 198@@ 1 we again me@@ t some of the Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i Y@@ oung P@@ i@@ one@@ ers .
Still , we cannot ign@@ ore this har@@ s@@ h re@@ ality : H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of milli@@ ons still find their lives bli@@ gh@@ ted by war , cri@@ me , di@@ se@@ ase , fam@@ ine , and other cal@@ am@@ it@@ ous events .
in K@@ o@@ re@@ an .
Ne@@ ws of these de@@ va@@ st@@ ating events soon re@@ ached Abra@@ m : “ After that a man who had es@@ cap@@ ed came and told Abra@@ m the Hebrew . He was then ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ ling among the bi@@ g tre@@ es of M@@ am@@ re the A@@ mor@@ ite , the brother of E@@ sh@@ co@@ l and brother of An@@ er ; and they were con@@ fe@@ der@@ ates of Abra@@ m .
Di@@ d F@@ l@@ or@@ ence N@@ igh@@ t@@ ing@@ ale have any succ@@ ess in her efforts to change the world of n@@ ur@@ sing ?
We give to Jehovah because of our love and appreciation for him .
I also devo@@ ted much time to help@@ ing my you@@ ng@@ er brothers and sisters .
Their re@@ actions in vari@@ ous situ@@ ations provide examples for those Christians who today are fac@@ ed with tri@@ als and persecu@@ tion .
But when his long - suffering has ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed its purpose , God will take action against will@@ ful wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers , br@@ ing@@ ing the present wicked system to an end . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 7 .
That spirit is Jehovah’s ac@@ tive for@@ ce , and since it always ac@@ ts in har@@ mony with the will of the holy God , it is pro@@ per@@ ly called “ holy spirit , ” or “ the spirit of ho@@ l@@ iness . ”
We receive much joy and comfort by regul@@ arly ass@@ em@@ bl@@ ing with them at our meetings . ​ — Phil@@ em .
However , sever@@ al co@@ pi@@ es of the boo@@ k@@ let F@@ as@@ c@@ ism or F@@ re@@ e@@ dom were in a bu@@ f@@ fe@@ t dra@@ wer .
On the be@@ ach at L@@ as T@@ er@@ r@@ en@@ as , a special pioneer uses the Bible to share the good news with a man who has har@@ v@@ ested co@@ con@@ u@@ ts
This is seen in the example of King A@@ sa , a man who gener@@ ally tru@@ sted in Jehovah .
Th@@ ough this ransom was pa@@ id ne@@ arly 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , we should ch@@ er@@ ish it as if it were a gift given today .
it was very good . ” The angels “ began sh@@ ou@@ ting in ap@@ pla@@ use ” when they saw all that God had done .
When I refu@@ sed to per@@ form mil@@ it@@ ary dr@@ ill@@ s , I was imp@@ ris@@ oned for sh@@ ort peri@@ o@@ ds .
I might even have become part of some re@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion@@ ary group , with g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences . ”
In 194@@ 9 he so@@ ld his f@@ ar@@ m and the s@@ and and bal@@ last pi@@ t and began to pioneer , serving as a full - time minis@@ ter of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Acc@@ ording to d@@ ata provided by the World Ban@@ k in Ju@@ ne 200@@ 2 , “ it has been es@@ tim@@ ated that in 199@@ 8 1@@ .@@ 2 bil@@ li@@ on people world - wide had con@@ su@@ mp@@ tion le@@ vel@@ s bel@@ ow $ 1 a day . . . and 2@@ .@@ 8 bil@@ li@@ on lived on less than $ 2 a day . ”
But what is the work of the Lord ?
Is it not reas@@ sur@@ ing to know that our God loo@@ ks for the good in us even though we are imper@@ fect ?
Jehovah God said to him : “ Let us make man in our i@@ ma@@ ge , according to our lik@@ en@@ ess . ”
Read the Bible da@@ ily , and your love for its Au@@ th@@ or will gro@@ w
Jesus promised : “ You will know the truth , and the truth will set you free . ”
The apostle Peter shed ad@@ di@@ tional light on the con@@ ne@@ ction between re@@ pro@@ ach and happiness .
What about a stu@@ pi@@ d person ?
We r@@ ar@@ ely give them a second thought .
Many believe that it is a con@@ dition of consci@@ ous se@@ par@@ ation from God .
N@@ ei@@ ther he nor any of the others involved took pa@@ y@@ ment for their service . ​ — 2 Corinthians 8 : 20 , 21 .
How could Adam and E@@ ve be held acc@@ oun@@ table for their actions if God had pre@@ determined that they would fai@@ l even before they were cre@@ ated ?
Bo@@ o@@ ks about him have become best sel@@ l@@ ers .
“ I shall certainly let remain . . . a people hum@@ ble and low@@ ly , and they will ac@@ tually take refu@@ ge in the name of Jehovah . ” ​ — Z@@ E@@ P@@ H .
He told her : “ W@@ ho@@ ever dr@@ in@@ ks from the water that I will give him will never get th@@ ir@@ st@@ y at all , but the water that I will give him will become in him a f@@ oun@@ tain of water bu@@ b@@ bl@@ ing up to imp@@ ar@@ t everlasting life . ”
On one occasi@@ on , “ he op@@ ened up their min@@ ds fully to gr@@ as@@ p the meaning of the Scriptures . ”
11 - 13 .
We are jo@@ y@@ ful and fru@@ it@@ ful in God’s service .
Dani@@ ela continu@@ es to make good prog@@ ress , along with her mother and her you@@ ng@@ er sister .
W@@ ould he will@@ ingly give up material ri@@ ches and become a follow@@ er of Jesus , or would he hold on to what he had ?
A@@ m@@ ong other things , M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h set up al@@ t@@ ars to Ba@@ al , worshipp@@ ed “ all the ar@@ my of the heavens , ” made his sons pas@@ s through fi@@ re , and prom@@ o@@ ted spi@@ rit@@ is@@ tic practic@@ es .
( Read John 15 : 18 - 21 ; Isaiah 2 : 4 . )
Indeed , a good relationship with God is our most preci@@ ous pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion .
That was the har@@ des@@ t decision we ever had to make .
Y@@ E@@ S , you might well ask yourself , ‘ How happy am I ? ’
However , I no@@ tic@@ ed that his f@@ ing@@ ers did not move along the page as they would nor@@ m@@ ally do .
They are a part of the spiritual food provided by “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
I E@@ m@@ br@@ ac@@ ed Bible Tru@@ th
In all rac@@ es and cul@@ tures , people have been willing to help others , even when doing so involved d@@ anger to themselves .
Why C@@ al@@ led God’s Son ?
Jac@@ o@@ b re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed only too well the time when he sent his bel@@ o@@ ved Joseph al@@ one to vis@@ it his older brothers .
The cl@@ er@@ gy mis@@ lead the mas@@ ses by teaching false do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines , such as the im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the soul , hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re , and the Tr@@ in@@ ity . ​ — 2 Timothy 4 : 3 , 4 .
This hist@@ ori@@ c pro@@ to@@ ty@@ pe helps us to understand what Paul saw in vision .
Such was the experience of a beau@@ ti@@ ful young woman who , according to the In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational H@@ er@@ al@@ d T@@ ribu@@ ne , was ra@@ ised “ am@@ id stu@@ n@@ ning we@@ al@@ th and un@@ li@@ mit@@ ed privilege . ”
Who can den@@ y that godly wisdom recorded in the inspired Word of God , the Bible , is a@@ vail@@ able to ne@@ arly ever@@ yone on earth who desi@@ res to gain it ?
There are many things that may make it difficult for us to be at our meetings regul@@ arly .
What does Ju@@ d@@ ges 5 : 31 indic@@ ate for the future ?
“ Dis@@ ab@@ led Now but Not F@@ o@@ re@@ ver ! ”
It is especially difficult when we seek en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment or rec@@ re@@ ation .
A@@ n enjo@@ y@@ able gift is good only when used pro@@ per@@ ly .
That son became John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er , who ann@@ oun@@ ced the coming of the long - a@@ wa@@ ited prophet greater than Moses ​ — Jesus Christ .
Now our loy@@ al@@ ty is on the l@@ ine , not to that person , but to God .
We should not be quic@@ k to ju@@ dge him or for@@ ce him to change his mind .
13 : 31 , 32 .
The sacri@@ fi@@ cial arrang@@ ements pointed to the need for a ransom sacrifice and provided a prophe@@ tic pat@@ ter@@ n by which the true Messi@@ ah could be id@@ enti@@ fied .
We are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that the si@@ gn Jesus gave is being ful@@ filled right now and that the end is coming very soon .
The th@@ ir@@ d st@@ age of his life began about three days later when Jehovah God resur@@ rec@@ ted his Son as a spirit person .
While as@@ le@@ ep , he would s@@ cre@@ am : “ W@@ atch out ! Lo@@ ok out ! ”
( b ) Why must we do more than simply say that we trust in Jehovah ? I@@ T I@@ S one thing to cla@@ im that we trust in God .
Our family still lives in the same house in D@@ z@@ h@@ an@@ ko@@ y , now a city of about 4@@ 0@@ ,000 .
There will then be a “ new earth , ” or human soci@@ ety , in which “ righteousness is to d@@ well . ”
Our cul@@ ture might di@@ ct@@ ate that certain actions are right under vari@@ ous circumstances , but this does not necess@@ ar@@ ily mean that Jehovah ag@@ re@@ es .
* When I read about God’s promise to wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar and to re@@ move even death , I had no doubt that I had found the truth that can set mankind free .
38 : 26 .
Th@@ ough often por@@ tra@@ yed as ti@@ mi@@ d , “ a mother h@@ en will fi@@ ght to the death to prote@@ ct her c@@ hi@@ c@@ ks from har@@ m , ” says one human@@ e soci@@ ety public@@ ation .
“ Pe@@ op@@ les and crow@@ ds and nations and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es ” will be un@@ able to give her effe@@ ctive support .
For one thing , those who re@@ tain a heal@@ thy me@@ asure of satis@@ fac@@ tion and con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment in their marriage view the ill@@ ness as an as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t not only on the a@@ il@@ ing sp@@ ouse but on the two of them as a cou@@ ple .
What can we do to over@@ come l@@ ing@@ ering doub@@ ts ?
For example , Bi@@ bli@@ a He@@ b@@ ra@@ ic@@ a S@@ tu@@ t@@ t@@ gar@@ ten@@ sia and K@@ it@@ tel@@ ’s Bi@@ bli@@ a He@@ b@@ ra@@ ic@@ a , used by the New World Bible Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e , are based on the L@@ en@@ ing@@ ra@@ d C@@ o@@ de@@ x and use the T@@ et@@ ra@@ gr@@ am@@ mat@@ on , or divine name , 6@@ ,@@ 8@@ 28 times in the origin@@ al text .
In har@@ mony with that mean@@ ing@@ ful name , through Jesus ’ ministry and sacri@@ fi@@ cial death , Jehovah made possible our sal@@ vation . ​ — John 3 : 16 .
All who rema@@ ined in that heavenly real@@ m were loyal to Jehovah and fully sub@@ mis@@ sive to his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
The N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m are dead and g@@ one , but their tra@@ its and be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or are very much ali@@ ve !
I also felt a ye@@ ar@@ ning for a marriage mate and love .
The An@@ cho@@ r Bible Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ A scho@@ l@@ arly con@@ sen@@ su@@ s ho@@ l@@ ds that John [ the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er ] did not take over or a@@ da@@ pt any par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar baptism from his mili@@ eu , ” that is , from Juda@@ ism .
Jehovah God gave them principles or guid@@ el@@ ines by which they could re@@ ach cor@@ rec@@ t decisions .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the L@@ et@@ ters of John and of Ju@@ de
V@@ IN@@ DI@@ C@@ T@@ I@@ V@@ E cap@@ t@@ ors bor@@ e out his eyes and consi@@ gn him to hard la@@ b@@ or .
The result is not only a liter@@ ary ma@@ st@@ er@@ pi@@ e@@ ce but also a wel@@ l@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of div@@ in@@ ely inspired wisdom on the meaning of life .
Like these transl@@ at@@ ors , the brothers on the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy care deep@@ ly about provi@@ ding public@@ ations in all langu@@ ages , even those spo@@ ken by only a small number of people .
In some lands , Jehovah’s Witnesses have been and still are persecu@@ ted .
Th@@ r@@ ough in@@ her@@ ited imper@@ fe@@ ction , we are sub@@ ject to “ the law of sin and of death . ”
Indeed , each of these mes@@ sa@@ ges con@@ tain@@ s this counsel : “ Let the one who has an e@@ ar hear what the spirit says to the congregations . ” ​ — Revelation 2 : 7 , 11 , 17 , 29 ; 3 : 6 , 13 , 22 .
Just before deli@@ ver@@ ing this star@@ t@@ ling message , the ang@@ el G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el , who was sent for@@ th from God , said to her : “ Ha@@ ve no fear , M@@ ary , for you have found fav@@ or with God . ”
H@@ ere , as a man of flesh and blood , Jesus was ex@@ posed to circumstances and influ@@ ences that he pre@@ vi@@ ously had only ob@@ served from heaven .
Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous anointed sisters today man@@ i@@ f@@ est the same hum@@ ble attitude , whether the appointed elders are of the anointed or not .
“ I was far more inter@@ ested in s@@ por@@ ts than my son V@@ au@@ g@@ ha@@ n was , ” says I@@ an , who lives in S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
Although we were sa@@ d to leave the travel@@ ing work , we were determined to pres@@ s on with our new assignment .
On arri@@ ving , many sta@@ yed with local Witnesses , who lo@@ v@@ ingly op@@ ened their ho@@ m@@ es to their brothers .
W@@ as it in heaven , or was it on earth ? —
U@@ p@@ on arri@@ ving in Jerusalem , Saul b@@ ol@@ dly wit@@ ness@@ ed to the Greek - speaking Jews
Some you@@ ths have been ra@@ ised by Christian parents and yet have not develop@@ ed a love for Jehovah’s standards .
As direc@@ ted in the letter qu@@ o@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve , we went first to J@@ ap@@ an .
When Jesus sent his disciples out to preach , he told them : “ C@@ ure si@@ ck people , ra@@ ise up dead pers@@ ons , make le@@ p@@ ers clean , expe@@ l dem@@ ons . You received free , give free . ”
Ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted , M@@ ist@@ re@@ ated , and El@@ der@@ ly
“ I love to s@@ end you this money to make more boo@@ ks for us .
Because of the differ@@ ence in their si@@ ze and we@@ i@@ ght , the we@@ ak@@ er ani@@ ma@@ l would have to stru@@ gg@@ le to keep up the p@@ ace , and the str@@ ong@@ er would have a greater bur@@ den to be@@ ar .
They encoura@@ ged him to thro@@ w his bur@@ den on Jehovah and st@@ ressed that the most important thing was to ple@@ ase God .
In the l@@ ate 198@@ 0 ’ s , an a@@ ir@@ l@@ ine p@@ il@@ o@@ t in@@ ven@@ ted the whe@@ el@@ ed lu@@ gg@@ age that is now such a comm@@ on sight in a@@ ir@@ por@@ ts and on bus@@ y city st@@ re@@ e@@ ts .
But why do such differ@@ ences ar@@ ise ?
“ M@@ ake it your a@@ im . . . to mind your own bu@@ sin@@ ess . ”
So I don@@ ’t think we have much to talk about .
Then at Je@@ z@@ re@@ el a cri@@ me was com@@ mit@@ ted .
How ex@@ ten@@ sive was Bible transl@@ ation in the 19@@ th century ?
Many Christians today lik@@ e@@ wise have the privilege of car@@ ing for ag@@ ing or si@@ ck parents , some even having to make an ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment in order to do so .
The foc@@ us is , and should be , on Jesus Christ al@@ one .
Some time later , the govern@@ ment of that Af@@ ri@@ can country li@@ f@@ ted its building re@@ stri@@ ctions .
K@@ no@@ wing Jehovah inclu@@ des having a close b@@ ond of love with him and with fellow believers .
The “ great crow@@ d ” make up the in@@ iti@@ al part of this group .
For some time I stu@@ died with three no@@ t@@ ori@@ ous d@@ ru@@ g deal@@ ers .
14 : 21 .
What less@@ ons can we learn from the account about Ab@@ sal@@ om ?
The next few psal@@ ms speak of God’s beau@@ ti@@ ful qualities , su@@ peri@@ or thoughts , and wonderful works .
Is such a per@@ c@@ ep@@ tion cor@@ rec@@ t ?
Consider what happened to the Israelites in Moses ’ day .
T@@ om@@ bs O@@ ut@@ f@@ it@@ ted for E@@ ter@@ n@@ ity
Instead , we should medit@@ ate on reas@@ sur@@ ing words about Jehovah’s end@@ uring love for us .
Job set an example for us in that he avo@@ i@@ ded f@@ li@@ r@@ ting , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , un@@ fa@@ ir and un@@ mer@@ ci@@ ful tre@@ at@@ ment of others , materi@@ al@@ ism , and i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
16 , 17 . ( a ) What pro@@ ves that we are not against govern@@ ments ?
D@@ u@@ st@@ in and J@@ as@@ sa set@@ t@@ led in the to@@ wn of T@@ e@@ com@@ á@@ n ​ — still near the P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c O@@ ce@@ an but some 2@@ ,@@ 7@@ 00 mil@@ es ( 4@@ ,@@ 3@@ 4@@ 5 k@@ m ) sou@@ th of A@@ st@@ ori@@ a .
She too had pray@@ ed about her p@@ light .
Their kingdom is an in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely lasting kingdom , and all the rul@@ er@@ shi@@ ps will serve and obey even them . ”
We also learn from E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s vision that God’s people came back to life and were rel@@ eas@@ ed from false religion gra@@ du@@ ally .
He was also imp@@ ati@@ ent and s@@ cor@@ n@@ ful , and he re@@ ac@@ ted ve@@ h@@ em@@ ently to what he vie@@ wed as h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y .
In his th@@ ir@@ d spe@@ e@@ ch , Moses states that after cro@@ s@@ sing the J@@ or@@ d@@ an , the Israelites must wr@@ ite the Law on great st@@ ones and also pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ce cur@@ s@@ ings for dis@@ obedi@@ ence and blessings for obedi@@ ence .
One way we can “ s@@ le@@ ep on ” is by ign@@ or@@ ing Jehovah’s moral standards .
“ W@@ O@@ M@@ A@@ N . ”
Lu@@ do@@ l@@ ph ) , 5 / 1
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , when he real@@ ized that he could help his people ab@@ ro@@ ad , he ex@@ chang@@ ed the com@@ forts of Babyl@@ on for the dist@@ ant city of Jerusalem , with all its in@@ conven@@ i@@ ences , problems , and per@@ il@@ s .
“ When the children were you@@ ng@@ er , ” says Ge@@ or@@ ge , in C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , “ my wife and I tri@@ ed to keep the family Bible study f@@ res@@ h .
When C@@ oun@@ sel Is Ne@@ e@@ ded
When we look at n@@ ature and think deep@@ ly about it , we can see that everything is made in an am@@ a@@ z@@ ing way .
After ex@@ chang@@ ing gre@@ et@@ ings , he hands the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der a cop@@ y of the tr@@ act W@@ ould You Like to K@@ now the Tru@@ th ?
The message of the book of Ne@@ h@@ emiah provi@@ des valu@@ able less@@ ons for all true worshipp@@ ers today , “ for the word of God is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power . ” ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
What can we learn from K@@ or@@ ah’s pri@@ de@@ ful course ?
Can mankind find gen@@ u@@ ine spiritual fulfill@@ ment and bl@@ is@@ s right here on earth ?
The M@@ em@@ ori@@ al should also strengthen us to fulf@@ ill our dedic@@ ation as God’s servants and to be loyal followers of his de@@ ar Son .
Ru@@ ki@@ a asked to see her brother .
Their following Jesus ’ teachings and example made them better people .
Yet , Abraham had s@@ ound reas@@ ons to trust God imp@@ lic@@ it@@ ly .
In ad@@ dition to sp@@ en@@ ding a set number of h@@ our@@ s in the preaching work , all mission@@ aries were assign@@ ed to co@@ ok once a we@@ ek for the family .
( b ) What en@@ ab@@ led those in p@@ re - Christian times to show b@@ ol@@ dness in up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding and prom@@ o@@ ting pu@@ re worship ?
These two ti@@ rel@@ ess@@ ly devo@@ ted themselves to transl@@ ating the Bible into Mal@@ ag@@ as@@ y .
Like Samuel in P@@ ol@@ and , many other young Witnesses of Jehovah praise God or@@ ally and through their dec@@ or@@ u@@ m and fine conduct .
And what of A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s sons , Na@@ da@@ b and A@@ bi@@ h@@ u ? Why , they showed such gro@@ ss dis@@ respect for their privile@@ ges of service that Jehovah had to put them to death ! ’
The next day , all we could find was a little ho@@ me@@ made tra@@ il@@ er with two small bun@@ k be@@ ds .
Indeed , the differ@@ ences far out@@ we@@ i@@ gh any simil@@ ar@@ ities .
The Par@@ am@@ ount C@@ hi@@ ef@@ ’s gr@@ and@@ mother had f@@ oun@@ ded the school .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing her death , I came back to S@@ aba .
Today , as we pre@@ pare for life in the new world , we need to be un@@ ited and do all we can to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with one another .
Bar@@ n@@ es ’ No@@ tes on the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent makes this hon@@ est ad@@ mis@@ sion : “ The word God is not in the origin@@ al , and should not have been in the transl@@ ation .
Jehovah took into account Eli@@ j@@ ah’s li@@ mit@@ ations and dis@@ pat@@ ched an ang@@ el .
Why should we not allow a tend@@ enc@@ y to com@@ pla@@ in to go un@@ c@@ he@@ cked ?
Some believe that with su@@ sta@@ ined g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l war@@ m@@ ing , there is a point where the m@@ el@@ t of this ice she@@ et could be ir@@ re@@ ver@@ sible .
S@@ tr@@ ong faith makes us ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely confid@@ ent that following Jehovah’s guid@@ ance is always best .
14 Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the last days , they have respon@@ ded to strong evidence that , in effect , cri@@ es out , “ H@@ ere is the bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om ” ​ — just about to come .
We too are coura@@ ge@@ ous as we preach “ this good news of the kingdom ” des@@ pite mo@@ ck@@ er@@ y , op@@ position , and persecu@@ tion .
They had never heard of Jehovah’s Witnesses , nor had they seen our liter@@ ature .
An@@ na , mentioned in Lu@@ ke@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l , likely was deep@@ ly sa@@ dd@@ ened when her husband died un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly after just se@@ ven years of marriage .
The Per@@ si@@ an word for “ wal@@ led gar@@ den ” also means “ par@@ adise , ” and the sc@@ ene on the car@@ pe@@ t mi@@ r@@ r@@ ors the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s des@@ crip@@ tion of the beau@@ ti@@ ful and lu@@ x@@ u@@ ri@@ ant gar@@ den of E@@ den .
“ When I am we@@ ak , ” wrote the apostle Paul , “ then I am powerful . ”
The writ@@ er of this ancient cal@@ end@@ ar began with the gener@@ al ing@@ a@@ ther@@ ing .
R@@ en@@ ting u@@ su@@ ally inc@@ ur@@ s regul@@ ar cont@@ act , which is to be avo@@ i@@ ded .
Why S@@ how A@@ p@@ preci@@ ation Even Th@@ ough O@@ thers Do Not ?
What no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy differ@@ ence is there between the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver and the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al ?
The psalmist san@@ g : “ Jehovah himself exam@@ ines the righteous one as well as the wicked one , and anyone loving viol@@ ence His soul certainly h@@ ates . ” ​ — Psalm 11 : 5 .
We san@@ g a Kingdom s@@ ong and listen@@ ed to the baptism talk .
When they started coming to the meetings , what song@@ s could they sing , how would they give tal@@ ks , and how could they pre@@ pare for the meetings ?
Al@@ so there are 11 congregations and 3 grou@@ ps that use H@@ on@@ du@@ ra@@ s Si@@ gn L@@ angu@@ age
W@@ H@@ Y did O@@ ri@@ g@@ en ev@@ oke both ad@@ mi@@ r@@ ation and ani@@ mo@@ s@@ ity ?
B@@ less@@ ing or Mal@@ e@@ di@@ ction ?
• What counsel given to Israel@@ ’s k@@ ings app@@ lies today to overse@@ ers , and why ?
( Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 2 : 2 , 3 ; 1 John 2 : 16 . )
H@@ igh@@ ly comm@@ end@@ able , too , are those who ze@@ al@@ ously share in congregation activities while car@@ ing for other responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
Job experienced ex@@ tre@@ me pres@@ sures .
They think that he deser@@ ves to die .
Why not exam@@ ine yourself regarding some of “ the deep things of God ” ?
For instance , this is vital when con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating marriage .
He also takes no@@ te of those practic@@ ing what is bad and ho@@ l@@ ds them acc@@ oun@@ table .
The first of our ten mission@@ ary assign@@ ments was C@@ al@@ la@@ o , the ma@@ in se@@ ap@@ ort of Per@@ u , just w@@ est of L@@ ima .
What , then , will it take to end viol@@ ence once and for all ?
How could Satan be given “ a bu@@ ri@@ al place ” on earth ?
These tre@@ es are known for their beau@@ ty and ta@@ st@@ y fru@@ it .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy gave appro@@ val to invit@@ e Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ an - speaking Witnesses from sever@@ al E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an coun@@ tri@@ es to come and share in a special cam@@ pa@@ ign in 200@@ 9 .
Hence , when listen@@ ing to your sp@@ ouse , make it your determin@@ ation to hear not only the words being said but also the feelings be@@ h@@ ind the words .
By ev@@ ening , we had four more c@@ ell mat@@ es .
Da@@ ily , Jehovah’s people were being ar@@ rest@@ ed and brought before the cour@@ ts .
in The Watchtower of May 15 , 20@@ 00 .
In fact , God invit@@ es those who have made serious er@@ r@@ ors to pray to him .
The first of these two artic@@ les discus@@ ses how we can thro@@ w all our anxi@@ ety on God .
“ F@@ ish@@ ing ” in P@@ or@@ ts
What great joy we too can have from regul@@ arly atten@@ ding to our spiritual needs !
It me@@ t op@@ position from the O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch .
But e@@ ag@@ er as Jehovah is to end all evil , he is exerc@@ ising rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t so as to bring about the sal@@ vation of Christians in a way that will gl@@ ori@@ fy his name .
You will benefit most , though , if your a@@ im is to learn the truth about God .
O@@ thers may have listen@@ ed to the s@@ l@@ an@@ der of the “ su@@ per@@ fine apostles . ”
“ What are the fe@@ e@@ ble Jews doing ? ” he mo@@ cked .
Consider how we do so in four spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c are@@ as .
When An@@ ani@@ as br@@ ings the money to the apostles , he says it is the to@@ tal am@@ ount from the s@@ ale .
In that way , I learned a lo@@ t about the Bible and how to teach others what it says .
It en@@ ab@@ led him to cho@@ ose , not the sh@@ ort - ter@@ m love of the world , but the et@@ er@@ n@@ al blessing of a close relationship with the loving God , Jehovah .
However , if they turned asi@@ de from what was right , Jehovah would re@@ move his fav@@ or from that place , and ‘ the house it@@ self would become he@@ ap@@ s of ru@@ ins . ’ ​ — 1 K@@ ings 9 : 4 - 9 ; 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 7 : 16 , 19 , 20 .
They listen to the a@@ udi@@ o@@ c@@ as@@ set@@ tes of the Bible and the Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
You no doubt have your fav@@ or@@ ite Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts that en@@ able you to see the mer@@ ci@@ ful Father as ex@@ emp@@ li@@ fied by Jesus ’ actions .
Why should we displa@@ y go@@ o@@ dness ?
• What is involved in pro@@ ving what we ourselves are ?
And I will let my@@ self be found by you . . . And I will ga@@ ther your body of cap@@ ti@@ ves and col@@ le@@ ct you together out of all the nations and out of all the plac@@ es to which I have dis@@ pers@@ ed you . ” ​ — Jeremiah 29 : 10 , 14 .
A number of these early family friends later became travel@@ ing overse@@ ers , including E@@ d Ho@@ op@@ er , Bo@@ b R@@ a@@ in@@ er , and his two sons .
M@@ ore important , have him say why he ag@@ re@@ es or disa@@ gre@@ es .
Of the new pe@@ ak of 1@@ 5@@ ,@@ 5@@ 9@@ 7@@ ,@@ 7@@ 4@@ 6 atten@@ ding the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity are not yet activ@@ ely serving Jehovah .
Be@@ fore da@@ ily cl@@ ass@@ ro@@ om less@@ ons , we had to pray according to Jewish tra@@ dition .
( b ) What less@@ ons can we learn from Jose@@ p@@ h’s example ?
By night , the S@@ y@@ ri@@ an rul@@ er sent hor@@ ses , war ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts , and tro@@ op@@ s to Do@@ than .
What will help us to ‘ h@@ and@@ le the word of truth ari@@ ght ’ in our ministry ?
“ E@@ ver@@ yone ye@@ ar@@ ns for trust , ” repor@@ ts the new@@ s@@ pa@@ per Ne@@ ue Z@@ ü@@ r@@ ch@@ er Z@@ ei@@ tun@@ g . “ Tru@@ st imp@@ ro@@ ves the qu@@ ality of life ” to such a de@@ gre@@ e that it “ is vital for sur@@ vi@@ val . ”
He re@@ je@@ cted D@@ ar@@ w@@ in@@ ’s the@@ ory of ev@@ olu@@ tion , and he af@@ fir@@ m@@ ed that true Christians should not eng@@ age in se@@ cul@@ ar war . ​ — Isaiah 2 : 4 .
15 , 16 . ( a ) What is our spiritual her@@ it@@ age ?
A vi@@ de@@ o de@@ par@@ t@@ ment pro@@ du@@ ces si@@ gn - language vi@@ de@@ o@@ s .
Not long after she arri@@ ved , she was given a dr@@ ink l@@ ac@@ ed with a powerful se@@ d@@ ative .
How long will it take ?
“ We quic@@ k@@ ly got to know the brothers , the pione@@ ers , and the ter@@ rit@@ ory . ”
Then Jehovah would not be “ one Jehovah ” to us .
T@@ ake a little time to exam@@ ine it , and see for yourself the evidence that Jehovah’s people around the earth are in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y foc@@ used on pur@@ su@@ ing the “ pe@@ ar@@ l of high value ” today .
I even had the privilege of bapti@@ z@@ ing a pol@@ itical pris@@ on@@ er who had prog@@ ressed to the point of dedic@@ ating his life to Jehovah .
The 3@@ 00 are di@@ vi@@ ded into three ban@@ ds of 1@@ 00 each .
( 3 ) What the Bible says we must do .
So I began pra@@ ying to the ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ ’s st@@ atu@@ es for help ​ — but to no a@@ va@@ il .
Why is happiness not out of re@@ ach for Christians who live in religi@@ ously di@@ vi@@ ded hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds ?
How can God’s ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces direc@@ t us ?
This is par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly com@@ for@@ ting to us because there are d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous spirit cre@@ atu@@ res called dem@@ ons who want to har@@ m us .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , as Jehovah’s Witnesses di@@ lig@@ ently fulf@@ ill their com@@ mis@@ sion to preach , the message of God’s Kingdom is being declar@@ ed worl@@ d@@ wide .
It has the power to change the way a person thin@@ ks and feel@@ s about others .
13 , 14 . ( a ) On what occasi@@ on are the Jews see@@ king to get hold of Jesus ?
We “ go on wal@@ king in love ” when we man@@ i@@ f@@ est this qu@@ ality in every as@@ pect of our life .
Satan may not temp@@ t us to j@@ um@@ p from a temple bat@@ t@@ le@@ ment , but he can temp@@ t us to t@@ est Jehovah .
Why is our Christian ministry vit@@ ally important ?
R@@ ep@@ or@@ ts from vari@@ ous coun@@ tri@@ es indic@@ ate that living ap@@ ar@@ t from a mate or children in order to work ab@@ ro@@ ad is a fac@@ t@@ or that for some has contribu@@ ted to serious problems .
In the Christian Greek Scriptures , we also read that resur@@ rec@@ tions took place in the pres@@ ence of God’s re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves .
Gen@@ er@@ ally speaking , we might think of it this way : Jehovah’s power en@@ ab@@ les him to act .
So gu@@ ard your st@@ ep@@ s .
P@@ A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ E@@ S : Jehovah and David
T@@ each Your Ch@@ il@@ d to Be Pe@@ ace@@ able
It is believ@@ ed that E@@ z@@ r@@ a , a pri@@ est and “ a s@@ kil@@ led cop@@ y@@ ist , ” was later respon@@ sible for com@@ p@@ il@@ ing the enti@@ re book of Psal@@ ms into its fin@@ al form .
And while that number may se@@ em qu@@ ite small , it re@@ pres@@ ents 1 per@@ c@@ ent of Sa@@ ba@@ ’s enti@@ re po@@ pul@@ ation !
N@@ EL@@ M@@ A , who works as a ha@@ ir@@ d@@ res@@ s@@ er in C@@ ru@@ z@@ ei@@ r@@ o do S@@ ul , B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , rec@@ ently fac@@ ed a t@@ est of her Christian integrity .
Why would it be a mis@@ take to d@@ el@@ a@@ y baptism ?
He said to the people : “ You be@@ ha@@ ved re@@ bel@@ li@@ ously against the order of Jehovah your God , and you did not exerc@@ ise faith toward him and did not listen to his vo@@ ice .
• Why should we seek God’s appro@@ val ?
In the first century , the Christian congregation was con@@ stan@@ tly mo@@ ving for@@ ward , op@@ ening up new ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es , making disciples , and ac@@ qui@@ ring greater understanding of God’s pur@@ pos@@ es .
( Read James 4 : 10 . )
After this old system has been s@@ we@@ pt away , Jehovah will fulf@@ ill his promise of “ new heavens and a new earth ” in which we can praise him forever as the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord of the uni@@ verse and the God of true prophecy .
In ei@@ ther case , you might won@@ der , ‘ What makes the Mu@@ r@@ at@@ ori@@ an F@@ ra@@ g@@ ment so special ? ’
Because the first man , Adam , sin@@ ned , all his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing were born imper@@ fect , with a tend@@ enc@@ y to bre@@ ak God’s la@@ ws .
The N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m and their re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous fa@@ thers filled the earth with viol@@ ence and other great ba@@ dness .
Acc@@ ording to the par@@ able , when the ma@@ ster comes , he fin@@ ds that the first two sla@@ ves ​ — the one given fi@@ ve tal@@ ents and the one given two — ​ have proved faithful , each d@@ ou@@ bl@@ ing his tal@@ ents .
We pray to Jehovah for deli@@ ver@@ ance from “ the wicked one ” and from “ every s@@ ort of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness . ”
Jehovah again in@@ s@@ cri@@ bed the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments on st@@ one ta@@ ble@@ ts that Moses had car@@ ved out .
A@@ no@@ ther help is get@@ ting a f@@ res@@ h view by tal@@ king with a matu@@ re friend . ​ — 8 / 1 , pages 29 , 30 .
If we are able to “ appro@@ ach with fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch to the thro@@ ne of un@@ deser@@ ved kindness ” of the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn , should we not be able to appro@@ ach the elders , who are to imitate Jehovah ?
We read : “ Consider it all joy , my brothers , when you me@@ et with vari@@ ous tri@@ als , know@@ ing as you do that this t@@ ested qu@@ ality of your faith works out end@@ ur@@ ance . ”
This s@@ crip@@ ture tel@@ ls us that the inspired prayers of God’s servants in the past may refle@@ ct our feelings and thus find a hear@@ ing e@@ ar from Jehovah , the “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer . ” ​ — Psalm 6@@ 5 : 2 .
Jac@@ o@@ b certainly knew of the promise that Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God had made to his gr@@ and@@ father Abraham and had rest@@ ated to his father , Isa@@ a@@ c .
In ancient Israel , the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law s@@ ti@@ pul@@ ated that Hebrew sla@@ ves were to be fre@@ ed ei@@ ther in the se@@ ven@@ th year of ser@@ vi@@ tu@@ de or during the Ju@@ bi@@ le@@ e year . However , they had another op@@ tion .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N on earth , Jesus Christ in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted an ob@@ serv@@ ance that hon@@ ors God .
“ The ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y and emp@@ ty dec@@ ep@@ tion according to the tra@@ dition of men ” sur@@ fac@@ es today in the worl@@ dly thinking prom@@ o@@ ted by many in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ als .
This encoura@@ ged them .
Indeed , whether people use their life in the service of money , care@@ er , rec@@ re@@ ation , se@@ x@@ u@@ al ple@@ asure , or any of the coun@@ t@@ less go@@ ds that are worshipp@@ ed in@@ stead of Jehovah , they cho@@ ose a ma@@ ster .
Paul’s st@@ at@@ ement “ now is the especially accep@@ table time ” is still true .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing that pat@@ ter@@ n , meetings of Jehovah’s Witnesses fe@@ ature a dis@@ course especially desi@@ gn@@ ed for the gener@@ al public , some of whom may be atten@@ ding a meeting for the first time .
The O@@ x@@ for@@ d Eng@@ l@@ ish Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary shows that the origin@@ al meaning of “ kindness ” is “ kin@@ ship ; near relationship ; n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction ar@@ ising from this . ”
A to@@ tal of 14@@ 5 Witness vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers sh@@ ared in the cam@@ pa@@ ign .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , God invit@@ es us to talk to him , op@@ ening the way for a war@@ m fri@@ end@@ ship .
But most of all , we need love from Jehovah .
Di@@ d Jehovah go out before them , as De@@ bor@@ ah had promised ?
He said : “ What you re@@ ject in deed , you are not to bi@@ d wel@@ come to in word . ”
Paul wrote that Jesus “ learned obedi@@ ence from the things he su@@ ffered . ”
They will also ob@@ serve your sta@@ bility and bal@@ ance , your good sense of judgment , your ability to h@@ and@@ le responsi@@ bility , and your hum@@ ility .
O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ ally , the re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ation of the s@@ n@@ ake on a po@@ le served as a means of heal@@ ing .
Consider three reas@@ ons .
Not to be for@@ go@@ t@@ ten are the wonderful blessings that will result from the app@@ lic@@ ation of the benef@@ its of Christ’s ransom sacrifice .
“ You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind . ” ​ — Matthew 22 : 37
What was an important purpose of marriage ?
A@@ ar@@ on co@@ op@@ er@@ ated and pro@@ duc@@ ed a g@@ ol@@ den st@@ atu@@ e of a cal@@ f .
Of course , that could never be true .
The Scriptures ref@@ er to him as “ the rul@@ er of this world ” and “ the go@@ d of this system of things . ”
Wh@@ en@@ ever he se@@ es us tr@@ ying to ple@@ ase him , he re@@ ac@@ ts not simply with mil@@ d satis@@ fac@@ tion but with rejo@@ ic@@ ing .
Satan has buil@@ t up a powerful cri@@ min@@ al organization .
“ It is through pla@@ y , ” says re@@ sear@@ ch@@ er M@@ ic@@ he@@ l F@@ ize , “ that a bo@@ y commun@@ ic@@ ates best with his father . ”
The prophet Jeremiah fore@@ told that the same v@@ al@@ le@@ y would become the place of sla@@ ugh@@ ter for Ju@@ de@@ ans at the hands of the Babyl@@ on@@ ians in judgment from God for their wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
C@@ ol@@ le@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely , those religi@@ ons are desi@@ gn@@ ated as “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , the mother of the har@@ lo@@ ts and of the dis@@ gu@@ sting things of the earth . ”
The congregation there was the first rac@@ i@@ ally mi@@ x@@ ed one that I attend@@ ed .
But so@@ on@@ er or later their own dec@@ e@@ it will destro@@ y them .
C@@ ap@@ tive of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als were made to we@@ ar around their ne@@ c@@ ks the sever@@ ed he@@ a@@ ds of their k@@ ings , like gro@@ t@@ es@@ que ne@@ ck@@ l@@ ac@@ es .
How can we walk with God ?
Yes , by his un@@ f@@ l@@ in@@ ch@@ ing integrity until his death , Jesus provided the de@@ fin@@ iti@@ ve answer to Satan’s chall@@ enge .
Con@@ cer@@ ning loving - kindness , one Bible refer@@ ence work states : “ It is an act that pre@@ ser@@ ves or prom@@ o@@ tes life .
Then we began to real@@ ize that we really were help@@ ing them to enjoy lear@@ ning about Jehovah .
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ le 3 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 23 - 27
Jehovah expla@@ ins why his ancient people deser@@ ve to be p@@ uni@@ shed .
“ Your ad@@ vers@@ ary , the Devil , ” is ca@@ using most ad@@ vers@@ ities .
Babyl@@ on@@ ’s hor@@ ses are s@@ wi@@ f@@ ter than spe@@ e@@ dy le@@ op@@ ar@@ ds .
If you were to d@@ ri@@ ve through one of the cam@@ ps , you might no@@ tice pres@@ cho@@ ol@@ s , pri@@ m@@ ary scho@@ ol@@ s , and se@@ con@@ d@@ ary scho@@ ol@@ s .
However , making spiritual matters our pri@@ m@@ ary concer@@ n will as@@ sure us of a life that is re@@ war@@ ding and fulfill@@ ing .
He is to be taken cap@@ tive and is to die in Babyl@@ on .
( See R@@ E@@ Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T A BI@@ B@@ L@@ E S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y on the home page )
By the ei@@ gh@@ th century B.C.E . , mil@@ it@@ ary action taken by the Ch@@ in@@ ese E@@ mp@@ er@@ or H@@ s@@ ü@@ an tri@@ gg@@ ered mi@@ gr@@ ations to the w@@ est .
On@@ ly he can re@@ move Satan , the dem@@ ons , and evil humans . ​ — Jeremiah 10 : 23 , 24 .
Yes , like ref@@ re@@ shing de@@ w@@ d@@ ro@@ ps , the young men ​ — and women — ​ in the 7@@ 8 congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses in T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n are will@@ ingly and ze@@ al@@ ously br@@ ing@@ ing the life - su@@ sta@@ ining Kingdom good news to the te@@ em@@ ing milli@@ ons on this crow@@ ded is@@ land .
S@@ ad@@ ly , the Israelites did not continue to live in har@@ mony with their song@@ s of praise to God .
Today , there are 32 jo@@ y@@ ful Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers .
As “ a great crow@@ d ” of faithful Christians “ rend@@ ering [ God ] sac@@ red service day and night , ” they are deli@@ gh@@ ted to be appreci@@ ative ob@@ serv@@ ers at the L@@ or@@ d’s Su@@ pp@@ er .
And we are ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely sure that the rema@@ ining prophe@@ ci@@ es about the end of this wicked system of things will all be ful@@ filled .
Be@@ ing ‘ A@@ gre@@ e@@ able to God’s H@@ ear@@ t ’ Is W@@ i@@ th@@ in Our Re@@ ach
3 : 11 - 13 .
In his book The Li@@ fe and T@@ im@@ es of Jesus the Messi@@ ah , Al@@ f@@ red E@@ der@@ sh@@ ei@@ m stated that the ancient ra@@ b@@ bin@@ ic writ@@ ings cl@@ as@@ si@@ fied 4@@ 5@@ 6 pas@@ sa@@ ges from the Hebrew Scriptures as Messi@@ ani@@ c , al@@ though many of them do not spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally men@@ tion the Messi@@ ah .
Rather than living the life of the un@@ emp@@ lo@@ yed , you will have “ pl@@ ent@@ y to do in the work of the Lord ” ​ — which will bring joy both to you and to any s@@ inc@@ ere individuals who respon@@ d to the Kingdom message you preach . ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 5@@ 8 .
Rather , he lo@@ ves you and ca@@ res about your wel@@ f@@ are .
Fir@@ st , it will help us ga@@ u@@ ge just what d@@ ang@@ ers we are up against .
Da@@ y and night they are the ob@@ je@@ cts of his vi@@ g@@ il@@ ance .
Why ? ’
Not long ther@@ e@@ after , we com@@ bin@@ ed these stu@@ dies into one study with an attend@@ ance of some one do@@ z@@ en people .
It was at this point ​ — after my mil@@ it@@ ary service but before fin@@ ish@@ ing the v@@ es@@ sel — ​ that we were cont@@ ac@@ ted by Jehovah’s Witnesses and began to study the Bible .
2 Read and medit@@ ate on God’s Word da@@ ily .
Then he conclu@@ ded : “ Now , however , there remain faith , hope , love , these three ; but the great@@ est of these is love . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
The cou@@ ple had the right to cho@@ ose for themselves whether to try the supp@@ le@@ ments and the di@@ et .
How wrong that would be !
In some lands , we have lost cour@@ t bat@@ t@@ les , but we have app@@ lied to inter@@ n@@ ational cour@@ ts .
On see@@ ing the crow@@ ds he felt p@@ ity for them , because they were s@@ kin@@ ned and thro@@ wn about like sheep without a shepher@@ d .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jehovah has cre@@ ated us with free will .
On the contr@@ ary , he spoke well of her loyal support of Jehovah’s congregation at that time .
A refer@@ ence work for Bible transl@@ at@@ ors says that this expres@@ sion can mean “ to go as they pleas@@ ed ” or “ to do as they themselves thought best . ”
While Jesus ch@@ am@@ pi@@ oned religious truth and ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that sal@@ vation origin@@ ated with the Jews , he never encoura@@ ged his disciples to fo@@ ster ri@@ v@@ al@@ ries .
You have to id@@ enti@@ fy , as it were , the right w@@ ind and c@@ atch it .
God’s promise to David of a future “ se@@ ed ” to in@@ her@@ it the thro@@ ne was given after Ab@@ sal@@ om@@ ’s bir@@ th .
What about those who re@@ ject God’s guid@@ ance by refu@@ sing to walk in the light ?
They were evid@@ ently practic@@ ers of the pa@@ g@@ an ar@@ t of div@@ in@@ ation based on the st@@ ars .
It was during the he@@ at of the day , but this el@@ der@@ ly cou@@ ple im@@ medi@@ ately h@@ ur@@ ri@@ ed to wel@@ come these gu@@ ests .
And the vari@@ ous as@@ pe@@ cts of our ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work af@@ for@@ d us many opportun@@ ities to let our light shin@@ e .
These feelings were beg@@ in@@ ning to po@@ is@@ on my life .
Ju@@ ne 18 - 20
How well does your child know the Bible ?
With John in U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine , 200@@ 2
In view of the fore@@ going , if we have doub@@ ts about some di@@ ag@@ no@@ s@@ tic or ther@@ a@@ pe@@ u@@ tic pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re , we would be wise to re@@ ject it .
Let us look at two examples .
The Scriptures st@@ ate : “ In the days of his flesh Christ offered up supp@@ lic@@ ations and also pet@@ iti@@ ons to the One who was able to sa@@ ve him out of death , with strong out@@ cri@@ es and te@@ ars , and he was fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly heard for his godly fear . ”
What are these tre@@ a@@ sures ?
Abraham had faith not only in God’s ex@@ ist@@ ence but also in his promise regarding the “ se@@ ed . ”
Do you stru@@ gg@@ le to form a men@@ tal i@@ ma@@ ge of where such are@@ as were ?
Jehovah Is My Re@@ fu@@ ge and S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th ( M . F@@ il@@ te@@ au ) , 2 / 1
For example , the first 12 song@@ s rel@@ ate to Jehovah , the next 8 song@@ s are about Jesus and the ransom , and so on .
One st@@ at@@ ement foc@@ uses on the individu@@ al@@ ’s acc@@ oun@@ ta@@ bility , and the other ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges the re@@ ality that a person@@ ’s er@@ ro@@ r may have con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences affe@@ cting his des@@ c@@ end@@ ants .
The mas@@ sive w@@ all began to tre@@ m@@ ble under their fe@@ et .
13 : 21 ; 14 : 10 - 22 .
For example , in the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures , that verse says : “ You , who@@ se name is Jehovah , you al@@ one are the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh over all the earth . ”
S@@ pi@@ rit@@ ism and the S@@ ear@@ ch for Tru@@ e S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ ality
He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah ac@@ ted un@@ wis@@ ely and perhaps pr@@ ou@@ dly when he showed Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an em@@ is@@ s@@ aries his tre@@ a@@ sur@@ y .
Jehovah’s spirit gave both of them the strength they needed .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , we may need to cultiv@@ ate spiritual qualities that will help us to pas@@ s through “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” into God’s righteous new world .
B@@ el@@ ow the pi@@ c@@ ture was the cap@@ tion : “ P@@ r@@ in@@ ce of Pe@@ ace . ” M@@ r .
O@@ bed says : “ All the o@@ d@@ ds seem@@ ed to be st@@ ac@@ ked very high against me .
( b ) What experience did Jesus have when din@@ ing in the home of a P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e ?
They were not simply ali@@ ve during the li@@ fe@@ time of those in the first group , but they were anointed with holy spirit during the time that those of the first group were still on earth .
For example , My Bo@@ ok of Bible St@@ ori@@ es may be help@@ ful in teaching young children .
W@@ ould you like to hear about it ? —
P@@ re@@ par@@ ing for the F@@ utu@@ re
W@@ rit@@ ing to fellow Christians , the apostle Paul descri@@ bed it as a “ tu@@ t@@ or le@@ ading to Christ . ”
Some time ag@@ o , this har@@ d@@ working Christian woman needed sur@@ g@@ er@@ y but was un@@ able to pa@@ y the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al bil@@ l .
They invit@@ e you to have a Bible study .
Let us consider how we can make use of this teaching me@@ th@@ od .
A child is ra@@ ised from the dead . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 4 : 18 - 37
( a ) What did one Bible hist@@ ori@@ an wr@@ ite about the early Christians ?
Is It for Christians ?
Jehovah ur@@ ges us in his Word to “ draw close ” to him , and he promises us that if we do , “ he will draw close ” to us .
I accept it as an ex@@ pi@@ ation for my past and as a t@@ est of my faith and sub@@ mis@@ sion to Your bless@@ ed will . ” ​ — The Go@@ spe@@ l Acc@@ ording to S@@ pi@@ rit@@ ism .
Consider some of the con@@ di@@ tions that we can look for@@ ward to enjo@@ ying .
The words of a s@@ ong that King David ther@@ e@@ after com@@ posed reve@@ al his hear@@ t@@ felt re@@ mor@@ se .
Instead , they exerc@@ ise self - rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t and still show fellow feel@@ ing , which may prove to be a blessing to the one in need of help .
Consider : In other v@@ isions , Daniel men@@ tions spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c num@@ bers ​ — for example , the number of hor@@ ns on the he@@ a@@ ds of vari@@ ous be@@ ast@@ s .
The G@@ esta@@ p@@ o put me on its most - wanted l@@ ist .
Th@@ r@@ ough all those years , the “ Bible boo@@ ks ” travel@@ ed with me .
“ At no@@ on , we found a ni@@ ce sh@@ ad@@ y spo@@ t and got ready for lun@@ ch .
Since we are living at such a c@@ ru@@ cial time in hist@@ ory , sur@@ ely we want to learn from the fi@@ g t@@ ree .
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op the qualities and a@@ bil@@ ities you need .
When the other two re@@ ached the bi@@ ke , one ro@@ de on it and the other kept wal@@ king another th@@ ir@@ d of a m@@ ile [ 5@@ 00 m ] or so before taking his turn .
Dis@@ pu@@ tes about how liter@@ ally their beli@@ ef@@ s should be practic@@ ed led to div@@ isions .
Even with this new positi@@ ve study in hand , the Mo@@ sc@@ ow cour@@ t in@@ sis@@ ted that a new pan@@ el exam@@ ine our liter@@ ature .
( 2 ) Joh@@ ns@@ on , A .
In the face of this tri@@ al , the psalmist san@@ g : “ How I do love your law !
Such faithful older ones can be sure that God will answer their prayers .
If you had under@@ g@@ one such an experience , would you have s@@ ought a less challeng@@ ing life ?
The speak@@ er ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly ur@@ ged them to si@@ t down and listen .
David did not fai@@ l to show respect to Saul .
If that is done , the Christian will not be temp@@ ted to d@@ ri@@ ve fa@@ ster than he should , but he will be able to com@@ p@@ ly with the tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c la@@ ws of the govern@@ men@@ tal “ su@@ peri@@ or author@@ ities . ”
What pit@@ f@@ alls and ent@@ ang@@ le@@ ments should we avoid ?
On@@ ly with the help of holy spirit could a person truly understand God’s will .
In@@ iti@@ ally , I did not want to study the Bible with the Witnesses , but I lik@@ ed going to their meetings .
When we first come upon her in the Bible , she is working ; when we leave her , she is still working , doing her best to care for the needs of those around her .
Why did one older brother think that he should sto@@ p serving as an el@@ der , but how did the body of elders encoura@@ ge him ?
The hope of Christ’s coming and all that it will accom@@ pl@@ ish mo@@ tiv@@ ates C@@ ar@@ lo@@ s to keep “ doing what is fine . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 9 .
On@@ ce we know Jesus well , we need no longer won@@ der how he would like us to remember him .
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , then , many people view religion as an ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le to human prog@@ ress and peace .
Like Paul , we of Jehovah’s holy nation must ‘ st@@ re@@ t@@ ch for@@ ward to the things a@@ head , pur@@ su@@ ing down toward the go@@ al ’ of everlasting life .
W@@ as she the only woman there ?
MU@@ C@@ H has been publi@@ ci@@ zed on the sub@@ ject of love .
1 : 27 ; 2 : 21 - 23 .
When offered a Bible study , she rep@@ lied that she would like to learn more .
In the following article , we will consider why we can be confid@@ ent about making the cho@@ ice to bel@@ ong to Jehovah .
How did the true God answer the chall@@ enge ?
When they were young , they were ac@@ tive in pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s , and people in the commun@@ ity knew and res@@ pe@@ cted them .
Even so , we do our ut@@ most to arr@@ ange se@@ cul@@ ar work and other activities in such a way that they do not inter@@ f@@ ere with our sac@@ red service , such as atten@@ ding Christian meetings .
( c ) What is our most important responsi@@ bility ?
A@@ no@@ ther instance of ang@@ eli@@ c support occ@@ ur@@ red after Jesus res@@ is@@ ted the three temp@@ t@@ ations that Satan plac@@ ed before H@@ im in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
If anxi@@ ety has a g@@ ri@@ p on us for any reason , we should apply Paul’s counsel : “ Do not be anxi@@ ous over anything , but in everything by prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation along with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving let your pet@@ iti@@ ons be made known to God . ”
Re@@ g@@ arding this , the apostle Peter tel@@ ls us : “ It is the appointed time for the judgment to star@@ t with the house of God . Now if it star@@ ts first with us , what will the end be of those who are not obedi@@ ent to the good news of God ? ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
God off@@ ers prote@@ ction especially to righteous ones who activ@@ ely seek him , as if we were r@@ un@@ ning into a strong tower for sh@@ el@@ ter .
It is get@@ ting l@@ ate , and they are all very ti@@ red .
My wife and children had moved to the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of V@@ or@@ den in the e@@ ast@@ er@@ n part of the country .
He later said : “ [ Those lead@@ ers ] have the face of a har@@ lo@@ t , their f@@ ame is to the de@@ tri@@ ment of the Ch@@ urch .
Acc@@ ording to one Bible scho@@ la@@ r , the word transl@@ ated “ once for all time ” expres@@ ses an important Bi@@ bli@@ cal conc@@ ep@@ t that “ su@@ gg@@ ests the de@@ fin@@ it@@ en@@ ess , uni@@ qu@@ en@@ ess , or sing@@ ul@@ ar@@ ity of the death of Christ . ”
So the brothers appreci@@ ated it when I helped them organiz@@ e meetings and field service more ef@@ fi@@ ci@@ ently .
Can we i@@ magine the h@@ at@@ red and g@@ ri@@ ef that must l@@ ing@@ er in the hearts of those who sur@@ vi@@ ve such con@@ f@@ li@@ cts ?
Although preaching from house to house was challeng@@ ing for M@@ other , she let her love for God con@@ qu@@ er her fear .
Many dec@@ isi@@ ve bat@@ t@@ les were f@@ ought near that lo@@ c@@ ation .
Consider one sister who was a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned by her un@@ believ@@ ing husband and was left with fi@@ ve children .
The purpose of the new bir@@ th is to pre@@ pare such born - again servants of God to become rul@@ ers in heaven .
Ar@@ ri@@ ving in K@@ o@@ re@@ a with fellow mission@@ aries
I@@ d@@ enti@@ f@@ ying his congregation with “ the kingdom of the heavens , ” he said : “ The kingdom of the heavens has become like a man that s@@ ow@@ ed fine se@@ ed in his field . While men were s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing , his enem@@ y came and over@@ s@@ ow@@ ed we@@ e@@ ds in among the whe@@ at , and left .
If we hold f@@ ast to our decision to worship Jehovah and we support the Kingdom by preaching the good news , we will be kept from f@@ all@@ ing during the present peri@@ od of t@@ es@@ ting , “ the h@@ our of t@@ est . ”
Then F@@ e@@ der@@ ic@@ o took a false st@@ ep .
It is sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant , though , that the meetings are provided so that we can be “ encourag@@ ing one another , and all the more so as [ we ] see the day dra@@ wing near . ”
On@@ ce , mother l@@ ent a pioneer a shi@@ r@@ t while she m@@ ended his .
Our div@@ or@@ ced fellow believers may be bu@@ ff@@ et@@ ed by the w@@ in@@ ds of challeng@@ ing emo@@ tions , including anxi@@ ety over the future and feelings of l@@ on@@ el@@ iness or even re@@ je@@ ction .
3 : 2 ; 3 John 5 .
The war@@ m@@ th I experienced among Jehovah’s Witnesses was ex@@ ac@@ tly what I c@@ ra@@ ved .
Let us lik@@ e@@ wise who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly bl@@ ess Jehovah and praise his gl@@ ori@@ ous name .
They had the ability to pro@@ du@@ ce other perfect humans .
; James , M .
A@@ mi@@ d a world that is be@@ coming inc@@ reas@@ ingly en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched in its op@@ position to God , it would be wise for us to look at our own attitude and valu@@ es .
What will God do for those who@@ se life is now bli@@ gh@@ ted by pain and op@@ pres@@ sion ?
“ M@@ ake my eyes pas@@ s on from see@@ ing what is wor@@ th@@ less ; pre@@ serve me ali@@ ve in your own way . ” ​ — P@@ S .
The Go@@ sp@@ els rec@@ ord Jesus ’ ex@@ ten@@ sive use of the l@@ at@@ ter kind .
This br@@ ings us in l@@ ine to benefit from Kingdom rule .
Jesus lik@@ e@@ wise wanted to offer the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Jerusalem spiritual sh@@ el@@ ter and prote@@ ction .
G@@ ran@@ ted , rema@@ ining spiritually and mor@@ ally cha@@ st@@ e requi@@ res effort .
“ By this the love of God was reve@@ aled in our case , ” wrote the apostle John , “ that God sent his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son into the world so that we might gain life through him .
One ev@@ ening , they simply mentioned that they had no@@ tic@@ ed that I was a bi@@ t down , and they asked me what the proble@@ m was .
He showed respect for the decisions of the first - century gover@@ ning body of the Christian congregation .
T@@ w@@ o th@@ ous@@ and years ag@@ o , the apostle Paul gave wise counsel to Christian cou@@ ples when he wrote : “ As the congregation is in sub@@ je@@ ction to the Christ , so let wi@@ ves also be to their hus@@ ban@@ ds in everything .
Un@@ der B@@ an but Still Ser@@ ving
28 The Bible Ch@@ ang@@ es Li@@ ves 31 D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to God ​ — “ Jehovah Is My S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d ”
M@@ er@@ i started to talk to K@@ sen@@ iya about Jehovah God and the Bible , but she did not want to listen .
What moved those Christians to become willing sla@@ ves of God ?
For over 30 years , Bro@@ ther S@@ y@@ d@@ lik@@ ’s work with the Per@@ s@@ on@@ ne@@ l Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e was char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized by his in@@ ten@@ se love of people .
Then came time for Christian ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality .
And our heavenly Father certainly gives us good gi@@ f@@ ts .
The gr@@ and re@@ ward for those who obey is a personal relationship with Jehovah now and everlasting life in a pe@@ ace@@ ful new world . ​ — Revelation 21 : 3 , 4 .
Mar@@ in@@ ers car@@ ri@@ ed a l@@ ist of the ligh@@ th@@ ous@@ es they would enc@@ oun@@ ter en r@@ ou@@ te .
P@@ R@@ A@@ G@@ U@@ E
What Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es already consider@@ ed can b@@ ol@@ ster our confidence about what lies a@@ head ?
What a de@@ fe@@ at for Satan !
11 : 2 - 15 .
T@@ en are baptized , and ei@@ ght others are un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ ers .
The individu@@ al lear@@ ns to apply Bible principles in his life and to pray mean@@ ing@@ fully to God .
Be@@ ing conc@@ ei@@ ved in sin , we are b@@ ound to er@@ r again .
The place served as an inc@@ in@@ er@@ at@@ or where fi@@ res were kept bur@@ ning to dis@@ pose of ru@@ b@@ bis@@ h .
His spirit go@@ es out , he go@@ es back to his gr@@ ound ; in that day his thoughts do per@@ ish . ”
The Bible account go@@ es on to rel@@ ate that in the days of Eli@@ j@@ ah’s succ@@ ess@@ or , El@@ isha , Je@@ h@@ u was anointed to be king of Israel .
I felt that I was not al@@ one . ”
C@@ an@@ ’t you say your own prayers ? ”
Satan the Devil had as@@ ser@@ ted that under tr@@ ying con@@ di@@ tions Job would cur@@ se God .
While on his second mission@@ ary t@@ our , about 50 C.E . , Paul vis@@ ited Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Satan may use the tri@@ bul@@ ations we su@@ ff@@ er to under@@ mine our faith .
The con@@ vers@@ ations went on and on , but I had no ide@@ a what they were tal@@ king about .
Da@@ ys later they re@@ ached a Rom@@ an high@@ way le@@ ading w@@ es@@ tw@@ ard to the most po@@ pul@@ ated re@@ gi@@ on of the dist@@ ri@@ ct of A@@ sia .
On@@ ce , we wor@@ ked to pre@@ serve pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s i@@ ma@@ ges on p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c pa@@ per , but working to pre@@ serve people ali@@ ve in God’s mem@@ ory was a far better cho@@ ice .
Like Jesus , let us always use wh@@ atever power Jehovah gives us to help and to buil@@ d up .
‘ As He H@@ as R@@ es@@ ol@@ ved in His O@@ wn H@@ ear@@ t ’
“ Mo@@ le@@ cul@@ ar ev@@ olu@@ tion is not based on s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c authority , ” he wrote .
He s@@ pared A@@ ga@@ g , the king , and the cho@@ ice li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck .
• What can Christians learn from the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h arrang@@ ement ?
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Kingdom H@@ alls are still needed , especially in develop@@ ing lands . ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 4 : 2 ; 60 : 22 .
Then , after real@@ iz@@ ing that he could not make me r@@ en@@ oun@@ ce my faith , he said : “ I@@ ’@@ m going to sh@@ o@@ o@@ t you , Eng@@ le@@ it@@ ner .
As a result , re@@ v@@ ised e@@ di@@ tions of the King James V@@ er@@ sion and other Bi@@ bl@@ es have re@@ moved the er@@ r@@ one@@ ous ph@@ ra@@ se .
( a ) How is the ide@@ a of long - suffering expres@@ sed in the Hebrew Scriptures ?
We can always turn to our loving heavenly Father when we are under un@@ expe@@ cted pres@@ sure .
Me@@ dit@@ ation a P@@ lea@@ sure , 1 / 1
Ser@@ ving an is@@ ol@@ ated group ( a@@ bo@@ ve ) and a congregation ( left ) in S@@ ou@@ ther@@ n R@@ ho@@ desi@@ a , now Z@@ im@@ ba@@ b@@ we
Gi@@ ve Scriptural examples to show that faithful servants of God did not always find it eas@@ y to do his will .
Thus , when hear@@ ing children beg@@ in to read , it is a matter of lear@@ ning that the bl@@ ack mar@@ ks on the page cor@@ respon@@ d to the s@@ oun@@ ds and words they already know .
“ Jehovah de@@ fe@@ ated the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ ans . ”
Still , my father always wanted the best for me .
Lo@@ ok at the moral bre@@ ak@@ down all around us , for example .
This l@@ ack of faith led to their pre@@ fer@@ ring dem@@ on - contro@@ l@@ led Egy@@ pt to the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
( b ) What less@@ on can we learn from Z@@ o@@ il@@ a@@ ’s experience ?
Some of us even have sever@@ al co@@ pi@@ es and e@@ di@@ tions .
Per@@ haps the difficul@@ ty ar@@ ises because we have been influ@@ enced , to a certain ex@@ t@@ ent , by the spirit of com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on so pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent in the world today .
What should be our attitude toward prayer , and why so ?
I was tr@@ oub@@ led by these questions , Is there really a God ?
That purpose invol@@ ves you .
“ TH@@ E B@@ A@@ S@@ I@@ S O@@ F H@@ O@@ P@@ E ” F@@ O@@ R TH@@ E O@@ TH@@ E@@ R SH@@ E@@ E@@ P
They likely think that it is old - fa@@ shi@@ oned or in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant to in@@ s@@ ist on standards and principles .
How can we show we are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that the end is coming soon ?
If so , do not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to bring up the sub@@ ject the next time you come in cont@@ act with a Witness .
P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ ting true worship is the best use that a person could ever make of his en@@ er@@ gi@@ es .
We do not know all the fac@@ ts .
The we@@ igh@@ ty message that Le@@ mu@@ el received from his mother con@@ tain@@ s s@@ ound ad@@ vice about the use of w@@ ine and in@@ to@@ x@@ ic@@ ating li@@ qu@@ or as well as about judg@@ ing in righteousness .
Ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God , Job ans@@ wer@@ ed his own question , saying : “ You will call , and I will answer you . You will long for the work of your hands . ”
S@@ ad@@ ly , milli@@ ons today have not even be@@ gu@@ n to look for these .
This tr@@ oub@@ led me a lo@@ t , so I deci@@ ded to help her return to what I felt was the right p@@ ath .
Their c@@ ities were la@@ id wa@@ st@@ e . ”
How was H@@ ann@@ ah re@@ war@@ ded for her godly devo@@ tion ?
W@@ ater baptism is a st@@ ep that true Christians under@@ take in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of their un@@ re@@ served dedic@@ ation to Jehovah God .
Instead , Jesus taught his followers a less@@ on about Jehovah by high@@ ligh@@ ting a contr@@ ast between that ju@@ dge and God .
D@@ E@@ P@@ R@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ I@@ O@@ N , according to a repor@@ t by the World He@@ al@@ th O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation , is es@@ tim@@ ated cur@@ r@@ ently to af@@ fect over 1@@ 20 milli@@ on people worl@@ d@@ wide .
Wit@@ ches are cre@@ di@@ ted with the power to inf@@ li@@ ct se@@ v@@ ere pain and even death by means of ma@@ gi@@ c .
Jehovah will ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy his name , for he says : “ I will certainly . . . make my@@ self known before the eyes of many nations ; and they will have to know that I am Jehovah . ” ​ — E@@ z@@ ek .
Jesus said that the spirit would act as a help@@ er .
On the ro@@ of of Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n Bethel in 194@@ 6 , me ( f@@ our@@ th from the left ) and other brothers from the ei@@ gh@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad
The occasi@@ on was when Jesus reve@@ aled something new , regarding the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of e@@ ating his flesh and dr@@ in@@ king his blood .
We also st@@ op@@ ped to vis@@ it the brothers in M@@ ana@@ us .
The second : “ So , never be anxi@@ ous about the next day , for the next day will have its own anxi@@ e@@ ties .
S@@ ome@@ times he told people to ref@@ ra@@ in from tel@@ ling others who he was or what he had done .
U@@ p@@ on re@@ tur@@ ning to T@@ im@@ n@@ ah , Sam@@ son dis@@ co@@ vered that his wi@@ fe@@ ’s father had married the woman off to another man , believ@@ ing that Sam@@ son h@@ ated her .
Ther@@ efore , one way that we can take a stand against Satan is by sh@@ un@@ ning pri@@ de and cultiv@@ ating hum@@ ility .
This ar@@ my of Witnesses also ann@@ oun@@ ces what God promises to do for the future blessing of mankind .
To be sure , children need bal@@ an@@ ced discipl@@ ine and a me@@ asure of fir@@ m@@ ness if they are to become well - ad@@ ju@@ sted ad@@ ul@@ ts .
As jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s with Christ , they have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of being resur@@ rec@@ ted to heaven as ac@@ tu@@ al spirit sons to “ rule as k@@ ings ” with Jesus Christ . ​ — Read Romans 8 : 15 - 17 , 23 .
Bo@@ th of the last two e@@ di@@ tions brought all the boo@@ ks of the Bible together in a sing@@ le vo@@ lu@@ me .
Tru@@ e to his promise , Jehovah led the Israelites to the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
A Christian sister who lives in Ger@@ many expla@@ ins how she vie@@ ws her com@@ ments .
T@@ ake , for example , R@@ y@@ an and R@@ on@@ i , a cou@@ ple in I@@ l@@ l@@ in@@ o@@ is , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill assign@@ ments .
In moral integrity , the Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite set an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent example for Christian women today .
* The overse@@ ers were in Jesus ’ right hand ​ — under his control and direction .
You could be the t@@ ar@@ get of a s@@ li@@ ck c@@ on ar@@ t@@ ist . ”
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , the “ other sheep ” e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate hear@@ ing Jesus ’ words : “ C@@ ome , you who have been bless@@ ed by my Father , in@@ her@@ it the kingdom pre@@ pared for you from the f@@ oun@@ ding of the world . ”
Ther@@ efore , Jehovah comman@@ ds G@@ ide@@ on to destro@@ y his fa@@ ther’s al@@ ta@@ r to Ba@@ al and to cu@@ t down the sac@@ red po@@ le .
All of us , members of the congregation and vis@@ it@@ ors , will der@@ i@@ ve real benefit from following along in our Bible as the poin@@ ts are made .
• How did both Abra@@ m and S@@ ar@@ a@@ i set a good example for hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves today ?
If we do so , not only will we find ourselves in st@@ ep with Jehovah’s organization but we will never ti@@ re out in doing what is fine !
1@@ 19 per@@ c@@ ent
Jesus often with@@ dre@@ w from the crow@@ ds in order to pray to his Father priv@@ ately .
But do we have all the fac@@ ts ?
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the talk , I kept gl@@ an@@ c@@ ing at the en@@ tr@@ ance , but no one came in .
He expe@@ cts the see@@ ds to gro@@ w .
At present , she cor@@ respon@@ ds with 4@@ 2 people and condu@@ cts 11 Bible stu@@ dies .
They would re@@ ign with him in his Kingdom .
S@@ ome@@ thing rather un@@ u@@ su@@ al took place at this ass@@ em@@ bly .
* “ But when I began to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses , I came to see that I had a more important responsi@@ bility ​ — to care for my family spiritually , not just physi@@ c@@ ally .
After I was baptized , do@@ z@@ ens of Witnesses came up and c@@ ong@@ r@@ atu@@ l@@ ated me ​ — even though most of them had never me@@ t me before !
Jesus war@@ ned his followers : “ Because you are no part of the world , but I have cho@@ s@@ en you out of the world , on this account the world h@@ ates you .
* She said : “ Today , many jo@@ in certain grou@@ ps to ac@@ hi@@ eve comm@@ on go@@ als or to share comm@@ on inter@@ ests .
But the question rema@@ ins , How can you know for sure that the resurrection will take place ?
( b ) What about Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 7 might be over@@ loo@@ ked ?
In later years when Jeremiah end@@ ur@@ ed the app@@ all@@ ing 18 - mon@@ th si@@ e@@ ge of Jerusalem , he doub@@ t@@ less saw the wisdom of obe@@ ying Jehovah’s comm@@ and to remain sing@@ le . ​ — L@@ am .
The cur@@ ves of the m@@ oun@@ tain ro@@ a@@ ds are especially d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous .
C@@ learly , many people wanted what I had to give .
At the first meeting I went to , a group of about ten pers@@ ons were discus@@ sing the Bible book of Mi@@ ca@@ h .
My mother told me to cho@@ ose any other “ Christian ” religion but not Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Jehovah listen@@ ed .
R@@ em@@ ember , Satan is e@@ ag@@ er to lu@@ l@@ l you into spiritual s@@ le@@ ep ​ — a st@@ ate of we@@ ak faith , l@@ ac@@ ka@@ da@@ is@@ ic@@ al worship , and com@@ promised integrity .
L@@ ON@@ G I@@ S@@ L@@ AN@@ D C@@ I@@ T@@ Y , N@@ Y ( T@@ ag@@ al@@ o@@ g only ) , As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses , 4@@ 4 - 17 Gre@@ en@@ point A@@ ve .
Lo@@ ve is seen , too , when brothers in many coun@@ tri@@ es contribu@@ te toward the building of Kingdom H@@ alls and As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ alls in less pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous lands .
When B@@ en fin@@ ish@@ es , the woman accep@@ ts a bro@@ ch@@ ure on Bible them@@ es , and her son promises to expla@@ in it to her .
Thus even circum@@ c@@ ised Jewish men were “ un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised in heart . ”
The Bible says : “ F@@ o@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness is ti@@ ed up with the heart of a bo@@ y ; the ro@@ d of discipl@@ ine is what will re@@ move it far from him . ”
I real@@ ized that nothing in this system of things mat@@ ched having a good relationship with Jehovah .
As long as Israel faith@@ fully follow@@ ed the Law , Jehovah bless@@ ed the nation .
The woman pre@@ fer@@ red being told what to do in@@ stead of using a preci@@ ous gift from her Creator , the gift of free will .
That inclu@@ des neigh@@ b@@ ors , fellow emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es , scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es , and people we me@@ et in our public ministry .
To illustr@@ ate how we can help our relati@@ ves , consider the example of J@@ ü@@ r@@ g@@ en and Pe@@ tr@@ a , a married cou@@ ple in Ger@@ many .
Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous for Jehovah’s H@@ ouse
F@@ ri@@ ends and relati@@ ves too may stru@@ gg@@ le to a@@ da@@ pt to new family members .
( Com@@ pare John 5 : 20 . )
On@@ ly the righteousness of the u@@ pri@@ ght will .
How does the fulfill@@ ment of Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy regarding Jerusalem and Juda@@ h show that Jehovah is the Gre@@ at Ti@@ me@@ keep@@ er ?
“ Y@@ O@@ U are such a c@@ ru@@ el father , ” sc@@ ol@@ ded the K@@ G@@ B of@@ fic@@ er .
This me@@ tal ba@@ r , or c@@ yl@@ in@@ der , however , is a cop@@ y of the world stan@@ d@@ ard kept under three b@@ ell j@@ ars in an under@@ gr@@ ound va@@ ul@@ t at the In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational Bu@@ re@@ au of W@@ ei@@ gh@@ ts and Me@@ a@@ sures in S@@ è@@ v@@ res , Fr@@ ance .
He was d@@ um@@ b@@ f@@ oun@@ ded at my confid@@ ent respon@@ se and wal@@ ked away without saying another word .
The su@@ pers@@ crip@@ tion may also expla@@ in the purpose or use of the par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar s@@ ong as well as give mu@@ si@@ cal instru@@ ctions .
• What chang@@ es in our thinking are likely needed ?
Jehovah God has similar feelings toward his earthly children .
What did Jehovah fore@@ see regarding a human king , and what was such a king to do ?
At the con@@ v@@ ent , our jo@@ b was cle@@ an@@ ing .
While this prophecy fin@@ ds its pri@@ m@@ ary fulfill@@ ment in the anointed , it illustr@@ ates the di@@ gn@@ ity Jehovah b@@ es@@ to@@ ws upon all who serve him .
In early 200@@ 4 , the brothers in L@@ ö@@ r@@ r@@ ach , my parents ’ ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn , buil@@ t a new Kingdom H@@ all on S@@ ti@@ ch S@@ tre@@ et .
Su@@ b@@ ject In@@ de@@ x for The Watchtower 200@@ 4
How Do Pe@@ ople Th@@ ink and Re@@ act ?
L@@ ear@@ n From Christ’s M@@ il@@ d T@@ emp@@ er@@ am@@ ent
However , Jesus gave a war@@ ning example concer@@ ning att@@ aching un@@ du@@ e import@@ ance to material things .
W@@ is@@ dom has the advan@@ ta@@ ge over fol@@ ly in that it can help sol@@ ve certain problems .
If you are married , you need to view your mate as a gift from God .
On the contr@@ ary , he provi@@ des practic@@ al ass@@ ist@@ ance that en@@ ab@@ les them not only to cop@@ e but also to th@@ ri@@ ve .
The Bible , on the other hand , teach@@ es that “ God is love ” and that c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty , even to ani@@ mal@@ s , is ab@@ hor@@ r@@ ent to him . ​ — 1 John 4 : 8 ; Proverbs 12 : 10 ; Jeremiah 7 : 31 ; J@@ on@@ ah 4 : 11 .
In what ways may we show that we are benef@@ iting from Solom@@ on@@ ’s good example as to wisdom ?
The branch of@@ fice provi@@ des them with a mo@@ des@@ t mon@@ th@@ ly allow@@ ance so that they can foc@@ us on the ministry .
What wonderful promise did Jesus Christ make about his she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike followers ?
When we do that and allow it to mo@@ ld our thinking , to imp@@ ro@@ ve our understanding of the Scriptures , and to cor@@ rec@@ t our ways , we are benef@@ iting from the discipl@@ ine .
Those of the tri@@ be of Eph@@ ra@@ im may have had a proble@@ m with self - import@@ ance and pri@@ de .
Be Gen@@ er@@ ous , Not C@@ o@@ v@@ et@@ ous
The power of God’s Word , the Bible , soon became evid@@ ent in Mat@@ se@@ pang@@ ’s life .
In the Bible , wal@@ king with Jehovah con@@ ve@@ ys the ide@@ a of tru@@ sting in him , supp@@ or@@ ting his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , and following his lead .
TH@@ E fr@@ on@@ t page of the new@@ s@@ pa@@ per was all bl@@ ack .
However , if you are able to be with your friend in a ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al or at home , try to hold his or her hand right up to the end .
That brother , now an overse@@ er at one of the branch of@@ fic@@ es of Jehovah’s Witnesses , still re@@ members that act of hum@@ ility .
We become Jehovah’s leg@@ al pro@@ per@@ ty when we dedic@@ ate our lives to him and get baptized .
J@@ anu@@ ary 24 - 30 , 20@@ 11
What a reli@@ ef it will be when Kingdom rule ho@@ l@@ ds s@@ way over the earth and “ to peace there will be no end ” ! ​ — Isaiah 9 : 6 , 7 .
Those who ye@@ ar@@ n for righteousness on earth exc@@ la@@ im : “ O how long ” these in@@ i@@ qu@@ ities have been mul@@ ti@@ pl@@ ying !
How did the com@@ ments of Jo@@ b@@ ’s three compan@@ i@@ ons af@@ fect him ?
Mal@@ ach@@ i fore@@ told that “ Eli@@ j@@ ah the prophet ” would do this work , pre@@ par@@ ing the hearts of the people for the coming of the Messi@@ ah .
It would have to be something ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant to cause us to mis@@ s an opportunity to be un@@ ited with our brothers in worship of Jehovah .
My mother had an un@@ sh@@ aka@@ ble faith in Jehovah God , and even though she was ill@@ it@@ er@@ ate , she sh@@ ared it with others at every appro@@ pri@@ ate opportunity .
A@@ n U@@ ne@@ x@@ pe@@ cted B@@ less@@ ing
The comple@@ x cl@@ ou@@ ds of a sing@@ le th@@ under@@ st@@ or@@ m ch@@ ur@@ n with en@@ er@@ gy e@@ qu@@ al to ten or more of the nu@@ clear bom@@ bs d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed in World W@@ ar I@@ I .
J@@ on@@ a@@ than did e@@ at .
Jose@@ p@@ h’s brothers deal@@ t tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ously with Joseph .
To whom do parents look for help in ra@@ ising their children , and what have been the resul@@ ts for many ?
No@@ te , too , the war@@ m invit@@ ation recorded at James 4 : 8 : “ D@@ ra@@ w close to God , and he will draw close to you . ”
P@@ res@@ ent Y@@ our@@ self A@@ p@@ proved to God
As older ones , we must gu@@ ard against je@@ al@@ ous@@ y .
1 : 32 , 33 ; 2 : 19 , 5@@ 1 .
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : I hear your tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne r@@ ing@@ ing , so let me come back another time , and we can discus@@ s this to@@ pi@@ c fur@@ ther .
So we f@@ led through the back do@@ or and down the long gar@@ den p@@ ath with all our bel@@ ong@@ ings , never to return .
The apostle Paul war@@ ned us that if we w@@ ound the conscience of our brother , we are sin@@ ning .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er , 10 / 1 R@@ a@@ ising R@@ es@@ pon@@ sible Ch@@ il@@ dren , 5 / 1 Re@@ ally Di@@ sh@@ on@@ est ? 6 / 1 Re@@ baptism , 2 / 15
• Why is it important to sel@@ e@@ ct an appro@@ pri@@ ate time to discus@@ s problems ?
So let us consider some ways in which young ones can be helped to learn more de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about God’s organization .
( b ) Why is it important to stri@@ ve to make a succ@@ ess of marriage ?
No won@@ der that in the book of Daniel , he is descri@@ bed three times as being “ very desi@@ ra@@ ble ” in God’s eyes . — Daniel 2 : 28 , 30 ; 9 : 23 ; 10 : 11 , 19 .
When they re@@ turned to vis@@ it him , he told them that he could not read that Bible .
B@@ A@@ B@@ Y@@ L@@ ON@@ I@@ A ← IN@@ V@@ A@@ S@@ I@@ O@@ N R@@ O@@ U@@ T@@ E@@ S
Wh@@ atever their n@@ ature , the “ wonderful works ” and “ mi@@ gh@@ ty ac@@ ts ” of Jehovah will never be for@@ go@@ t@@ ten .
Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts ac@@ tive in the days of these k@@ ings inclu@@ de A@@ hi@@ j@@ ah , S@@ he@@ ma@@ iah , and an un@@ nam@@ ed man of God , as well as Je@@ h@@ u , Eli@@ j@@ ah , and Mi@@ ca@@ iah .
The best - tra@@ ined and best - e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y work@@ ers in the world cannot fur@@ n@@ ish you a per@@ man@@ ent es@@ cap@@ e .
I was speaking to a man in his house when his wife came out of the k@@ it@@ ch@@ en .
I even pre@@ ached and plac@@ ed tr@@ ac@@ ts in the sub@@ way !
They made sure that I never mis@@ sed a meeting and that I had an ac@@ tive share in the preaching work .
H@@ as he truly chang@@ ed his viol@@ ent be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or ?
An@@ y discus@@ sion of hum@@ ility has to take into account God’s vie@@ w@@ point .
They had been working all night but without succ@@ ess .
It Is Wor@@ th the E@@ f@@ fort !
However , in 199@@ 3 , a te@@ am of ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists un@@ co@@ vered a very ancient st@@ one with a word on it that is transl@@ ated “ H@@ ouse of David . ”
On the one hand , there is the du@@ ly cons@@ titu@@ ted govern@@ ment that main@@ tain@@ s order .
The cu@@ p@@ be@@ are@@ r may have for@@ go@@ t@@ ten Joseph , but Jehovah never did .
What me@@ a@@ sures can we take to prote@@ ct ourselves ?
Jesus resur@@ rec@@ ted people because he was moved by com@@ pas@@ sion .
Why not follow James ’ example ?
This organization says that the ter@@ ri@@ ble con@@ di@@ tions these un@@ for@@ tun@@ ate bil@@ li@@ ons cur@@ r@@ ently have to end@@ ure are “ ne@@ i@@ ther in@@ ev@@ it@@ able nor i@@ mmu@@ table . ”
“ There were so many different cu@@ st@@ om@@ s to get used to , ” say two fle@@ sh@@ ly sisters in their l@@ ate 20 ’ s from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , who serve in the D@@ om@@ in@@ i@@ can Re@@ public .
Today , some po@@ t@@ ters still care@@ fully mo@@ ld cla@@ y into beau@@ ti@@ ful v@@ ess@@ els by hand .
We ask our members to give money , but we still don@@ ’t have en@@ ough fun@@ ds to buil@@ d a new ch@@ urch .
Jesus knew God’s Word , and that made it possible for him to act quic@@ k@@ ly and qu@@ o@@ te s@@ crip@@ tures in the face of temp@@ tation .
They come from ne@@ arly every nation and ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound ; yet , they are un@@ ited by love for one another and love for Jehovah .
One woman wrote to the branch of@@ fice of the country in which she lives : “ I would like to tell you how much I appreci@@ ate the Witnesses who teach me at my home .
( b ) What fur@@ ther questions do we need to consider ?
De@@ gra@@ ding mu@@ si@@ c f@@ ill@@ s pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s ear@@ s , and le@@ w@@ d shows occ@@ up@@ y the@@ ater st@@ ages as well as mo@@ vi@@ e and T@@ V s@@ cre@@ ens .
He pre@@ fer@@ red his own ways and his own l@@ ying principles .
Se@@ cond , Jehovah inspired David to fore@@ tell that this uni@@ que King would also serve as man@@ kin@@ d’s H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est .
But even now , we real@@ ize that there are s@@ mal@@ l@@ er chang@@ es we need to make to become more like God and Christ .
Why Does It Mat@@ ter What You B@@ eli@@ eve ?
H@@ ate F@@ ed by F@@ e@@ ar
On May 5 , 19@@ 20 , J . F . Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d and the others were ex@@ on@@ er@@ ated . ”
F@@ ri@@ end@@ ship With God
“ I learned some less@@ ons for my own ministry , ” said Joh@@ ann@@ es from Ger@@ many .
No@@ tice God’s counsel to Israel@@ ite parents in Moses ’ time : “ These words that I am comman@@ ding you today must prove to be on your heart ; and you must inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate them in your son . ”
14 : 3 , 4 .
Timothy served with Paul for the next ten years .
On the other hand , we were ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely happy and than@@ k@@ ful every time she showed sign@@ s of imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement .
It appe@@ ars that only a few months later , after viol@@ ent op@@ position had for@@ ced the apostle Paul to leave the new@@ ly form@@ ed congregation in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , Paul en@@ tru@@ sted young Timothy with the mis@@ sion of re@@ tur@@ ning to Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a to strengthen the brothers .
If you are among them , you are to be comm@@ ended .
Some have much more experience than you do .
We may need to try very hard to res@@ ist temp@@ t@@ ations like these , but it is possible .
During that time , Abraham was pati@@ ent and never lost his faith in Jehovah . ​ — Genesis 15 : 3 , 4 ; 21 : 5 ; Hebrews 6 : 12 - 15 .
13 Ha@@ ve They F@@ ound No@@ ah’s Ar@@ k ?
The travel@@ ing el@@ der then tel@@ ls them that there is another s@@ at@@ ani@@ c li@@ e that is u@@ su@@ ally not recogn@@ ized as such .
In the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , Jehovah provided three ways by which the Israelites could show their gen@@ u@@ ine appreciation for his go@@ o@@ dness .
Wh@@ ere would we go ?
As I was gro@@ wing up in@@ side the co@@ ld and in@@ ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able w@@ alls of or@@ ph@@ an@@ ages , I wonder@@ ed why certain people experience so much suffering and in@@ justice .
R@@ un@@ ning away from a temp@@ ting situation is another ba@@ si@@ c st@@ ep toward vi@@ ct@@ ory over temp@@ tation .
Can a Christian keep se@@ par@@ ate from div@@ isi@@ ve pol@@ itical is@@ su@@ es and at the same time provide practic@@ al help for others ?
What moved this teach@@ er ​ — a self - st@@ y@@ led a@@ the@@ ist — ​ to make such a st@@ at@@ ement ?
How did Lu@@ ther come to the conclu@@ sion that his new understanding was cor@@ rec@@ t ?
In contr@@ ast with the people who show the wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad l@@ ack of love today , those who worship Jehovah have gen@@ u@@ ine love for their fellow man .
Hence , in 19@@ 32 , congregations were instru@@ cted to dis@@ continue the ele@@ cting of elders and de@@ ac@@ ons .
W@@ ell , in the past de@@ ca@@ de , the number of ac@@ tive Witnesses inc@@ reas@@ ed from s@@ ligh@@ tly fe@@ wer than 3@@ ,@@ 8@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 to al@@ most 6@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 .
S@@ tr@@ ang@@ e@@ ways P@@ ris@@ on , M@@ an@@ ch@@ es@@ ter , where I started my pris@@ on s@@ ent@@ ence
The speak@@ er un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly was Jehovah himself .
S@@ pe@@ ak cal@@ m@@ ly and res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully .
Do n@@ ational rul@@ ers have to witness such a des@@ tru@@ ctive sh@@ at@@ ter@@ ing ?
He has given us his comman@@ d@@ ments ​ — including those rel@@ ating to family life and material needs — ​ for our benefit .
By s@@ pre@@ ading un@@ kind hear@@ say , un@@ jus@@ ti@@ fi@@ able cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism , or lies , we may not be “ she@@ d@@ ding in@@ no@@ c@@ ent blood , ” but we sur@@ ely can destro@@ y another person@@ ’s good re@@ pu@@ tation .
By being ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary in our conduct and appe@@ ar@@ ance when we are on our jo@@ b , in school , and at home , we make Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice .
In har@@ mony with these Scriptural pre@@ ce@@ d@@ ents , Jehovah’s Witnesses me@@ et together at their Kingdom H@@ alls t@@ wi@@ ce a we@@ ek .
The Witnesses had to ask a th@@ ir@@ d par@@ ty to ob@@ tain co@@ pi@@ es .
I@@ mit@@ ating the examples of E@@ z@@ r@@ a and Paul , our organization today fol@@ lo@@ ws stri@@ ct pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res when it comes to h@@ and@@ ling and sp@@ en@@ ding don@@ ated fun@@ ds .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ When you received God’s word , which you heard from us , you accepted it , not as the word of men , but , just as it tru@@ th@@ fully is , as the word of God . ”
“ No Li@@ on Will Pro@@ ve to Be There ”
H@@ um@@ bly , he asked Ph@@ ili@@ p for help .
Paul , appe@@ aring before Go@@ ver@@ nor F@@ eli@@ x , pro@@ claim@@ ed with con@@ vi@@ ction the resurrection hope
After saying “ A@@ men , ” the man@@ ag@@ er — follow@@ ed by the more than 60 people who were out@@ side the re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ant — came up to the Witness , than@@ ked him , and hu@@ g@@ ged him , re@@ mar@@ king that the prayer was the best she had ever heard .
T@@ ell me , if you do know understanding . ”
My faith and my relationship with God are streng@@ th@@ ened when I see how he takes care of me . ”
We devel@@ op an un@@ certain@@ ty of beli@@ ef that lea@@ ves us f@@ l@@ oun@@ der@@ ing .
What pro@@ of is there that Christians can end@@ ure consider@@ able st@@ ress ?
In what ways did Jehovah set a fine example in commun@@ ic@@ ating with the Israelites ?
Instead , he served David and prote@@ cted him from his enem@@ ies . ​ — 2 Samuel 10 : 10 ; 20 : 6 ; 21 : 15 - 17 .
“ C@@ re@@ ation , ” came the rep@@ ly .
Let U@@ s W@@ atch Our As@@ soci@@ ations
Pe@@ ople around the world are pon@@ der@@ ing li@@ fe@@ ’s bi@@ g questions .
Christian Greek Scriptures Com@@ ple@@ te Bible
That is especially true where children are concer@@ ned .
How can we ev@@ alu@@ ate the qu@@ ality of a certain form of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment ?
Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed even those who are married not to be so ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in their mate that they give Kingdom inter@@ ests a se@@ con@@ d@@ ary place in their lives .
Hence , they might make different cho@@ ic@@ es ​ — for example , in the matter of d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing .
Per@@ haps you could try to read it in one year .
The real reason may have nothing to do with what we might have said or done .
We were made to live in Par@@ adise !
Our attitude : C@@ lo@@ sel@@ y associ@@ ated with main@@ tain@@ ing fine conduct is having the right attitude .
The answer is ob@@ vi@@ ous ​ — we should “ dec@@ l@@ are among the nations his glory , among all the pe@@ op@@ les his wonderful works . ”
Since it was so l@@ ate , we deci@@ ded to discus@@ s the matter in the mor@@ ning .
See chap@@ ter 11 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
Why , Solomon and his attend@@ ants are re@@ tur@@ ning to the city !
into his n@@ ative t@@ ong@@ ue , T@@ ong@@ an , little did he real@@ ize the ex@@ t@@ ent to which the Kingdom se@@ ed would take ro@@ o@@ t in the hearts of his coun@@ tr@@ y@@ men .
Our sac@@ red service to God must be rend@@ ered with cle@@ ans@@ ed min@@ ds and hearts as well as with clean bo@@ dies .
In A@@ th@@ ens he no@@ tic@@ ed an al@@ ta@@ r in@@ s@@ cri@@ bed “ to an Un@@ known God . ”
This they do , for example , when they vis@@ it si@@ ck brothers and sisters , encoura@@ ge the de@@ pres@@ sed , and support the we@@ ak .
He pu@@ ts your te@@ ars in his “ s@@ k@@ in bo@@ t@@ tle , ” meaning that he se@@ es and re@@ members the te@@ ars you shed in your stru@@ gg@@ le to remain faithful .
Paul also said that some in these last days would be “ dis@@ loyal , having no n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction , not o@@ pen to any ag@@ re@@ ement . ”
R@@ em@@ ember that He@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ ah’s ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness became ob@@ vi@@ ous soon after Jehovah de@@ fe@@ ated S@@ en@@ n@@ ach@@ eri@@ b and cur@@ ed He@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ ah’s de@@ ad@@ ly si@@ ck@@ ness .
I thought that death ends everything ​ — that no future ex@@ ists for the dead . ” ​ — F@@ er@@ n@@ an@@ do .
C@@ ro@@ s@@ sing the fin@@ ish l@@ ine is not eas@@ y .
They were th@@ reat@@ ened and comman@@ ded to sto@@ p preaching .
G@@ U@@ S@@ T@@ A@@ V@@ O was ra@@ ised in a small city in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
Although Jesus and other faithful servants of God re@@ ac@@ ted to persecu@@ tion differ@@ ently , dep@@ en@@ ding on circumstances , it is clear that they did not nee@@ d@@ less@@ ly je@@ op@@ ar@@ di@@ ze their life .
When he was suffering , he did not th@@ reat@@ en , but he en@@ tru@@ sted himself to the One [ Jehovah ] who jud@@ ges righte@@ ously . ”
Per@@ haps in this case , he was coun@@ ting the years from the acc@@ es@@ sion d@@ ate of the mon@@ ar@@ ch .
T@@ ou@@ ched by B@@ ill@@ ’s kin@@ dly a@@ po@@ lo@@ gy and his appe@@ al@@ ing , mil@@ d man@@ ner , H@@ ar@@ old deci@@ ded to accept vis@@ its from the Witnesses .
Since Jehovah has dra@@ wn us to follow Jesus , He must want us to be sa@@ ved .
It is as he says also in Ho@@ se@@ a : ‘ Those not my people I will call “ my people . ” ’ ”
Still , young ones need to see the loving mo@@ tive be@@ h@@ ind the cor@@ rection .
I knew it was my parents ’ desire that I pioneer , but I felt that I could not .
In view of the in@@ j@@ ur@@ y that mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring ca@@ used among God’s people in the past , however , we have good reason to take to heart the counsel : “ Ke@@ ep doing all things free from mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r@@ ings . ”
I@@ ma@@ ge cour@@ t@@ es@@ y of R@@ are Bo@@ o@@ ks and S@@ pe@@ cial C@@ ol@@ le@@ ctions , Tho@@ ma@@ s C@@ o@@ op@@ er Li@@ br@@ ary , Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity of S@@ ou@@ th C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ina
29 : 17 .
Rather , Paul wrote to the Corinth@@ i@@ an congregation : “ Let each one do just as he has res@@ ol@@ ved in his heart , not g@@ ru@@ d@@ g@@ ingly or under com@@ pul@@ sion , for God lo@@ ves a c@@ he@@ er@@ ful gi@@ ver . ”
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing about the ro@@ le that Jesus pla@@ yed in God’s purpose , the apostle Peter wrote : “ He [ Jesus ] was fore@@ known before the f@@ oun@@ ding of the world , but he was made man@@ i@@ f@@ est at the end of the times for the s@@ ake of you . ”
For the next 4@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 6@@ 50 k@@ m ] , we pas@@ s through beau@@ ti@@ ful gre@@ en , h@@ il@@ ly coun@@ tr@@ y@@ side .
A@@ C@@ T@@ U@@ AL@@ L@@ Y , that small a@@ udi@@ ence for my talk in 195@@ 7 did not bo@@ ther me .
The pro@@ gra@@ m , fin@@ an@@ ced by vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary contribu@@ tions , invol@@ ves building Kingdom H@@ alls , As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ alls , mission@@ ary ho@@ m@@ es , and branch or transl@@ ation fac@@ il@@ ities for the ra@@ pi@@ dly gro@@ wing congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c is@@ lands .
The same is true of J@@ on@@ ah .
How did Bo@@ a@@ z imitate Jehovah’s view of str@@ ang@@ ers ?
The local ra@@ di@@ o st@@ ation war@@ ned that the Witnesses were coming and told the people not to accept our public@@ ations .
M@@ ake a good decision and demonstr@@ ate to Jehovah that your heart is u@@ pri@@ ght before him .
In contr@@ ast , think what you will be able to learn when ani@@ mal@@ s are not d@@ om@@ in@@ ated by fear of humans .
After more than 30 years of hard work , the whole Bible had been transl@@ ated .
H@@ on@@ es@@ ty Sa@@ ves My Li@@ fe
By 19@@ 6@@ 3 there were about 1@@ 60 Witnesses in K@@ y@@ r@@ gy@@ z@@ st@@ an , many of them origin@@ ally from Ger@@ many , U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine , and Rus@@ sia .
Those words call attention to yet another man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness .
Does it not war@@ m our heart and b@@ righ@@ ten our day ?
How did Paul show mo@@ des@@ ty in his deal@@ ings with the Corinthians ?
F@@ in@@ ally , Jehovah assign@@ ed him work to do .
So , because you are lu@@ ke@@ war@@ m and ne@@ i@@ ther ho@@ t nor co@@ ld , I am going to v@@ om@@ it you out of my m@@ ou@@ th . ”
I had re@@ pe@@ ated ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents with my father , which sever@@ ely st@@ ra@@ ined our relationship .
So I very quic@@ k@@ ly learned to look after my@@ self . ”
TH@@ E man@@ ’s wife could har@@ dly have brought him more sur@@ pris@@ ing news .
Ther@@ e@@ ’s nothing that ad@@ ds that special t@@ ou@@ ch like a personal name .
The enti@@ re family has been en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally supp@@ or@@ ting efforts to form a new congregation in the Ma@@ pu@@ c@@ he language , which is also called Ma@@ pu@@ du@@ ng@@ u@@ n .
How would you feel if he as@@ sur@@ ed you that you are preci@@ ous to him ?
( b ) What su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions have other parents given ?
Yet , your spiritual con@@ dition does have an imp@@ act on your physical and men@@ tal health .
A@@ P P@@ ho@@ to / ​ Ge@@ or@@ gy Ab@@ d@@ al@@ ad@@ ze
We should follow his example .
• How does integrity provide a bas@@ is for our hope ?
But , b@@ es@@ id@@ es all these things , clo@@ the y@@ ourselves with love , for it is a perfect b@@ ond of uni@@ on . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 12 - 14 .
When Jesus was on earth , the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of We@@ ek@@ s was known as Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st ( from a Greek word meaning “ fi@@ f@@ ti@@ et@@ h ” ) .
▪ Do You “ G@@ r@@ as@@ p the Me@@ an@@ ing ” ?
S@@ ome@@ thing I will never for@@ get is the account of when see@@ ds of doubt were pl@@ anted regarding those taking the lead .
F@@ our months later , W@@ anda again enc@@ oun@@ tered M@@ an@@ jo@@ la .
1@@ 16 : 12
“ Lo@@ o@@ king at material things from a spiritual per@@ spe@@ ctive is a prote@@ ction , ” they conclu@@ ded .
So God wants you to see life the way he me@@ ant it to be !
A Christian may need to give up what in order to continue to receive divine mer@@ cy ?
Th@@ ough it g@@ ri@@ ev@@ es em@@ i@@ gr@@ ants to leave be@@ h@@ ind a mate or children , many who go ab@@ ro@@ ad feel that they have no cho@@ ice .
“ The Ho@@ ly One , ” Jehovah , expe@@ cts anointed ones and the “ other sheep ” to do their ut@@ most to become holy in all their conduct ​ — not just some of their conduct . ​ — John 10 : 16 .
Consider why not .
We need to be willing to set asi@@ de pri@@ de@@ ful human thinking and to r@@ ely on God as we seek cor@@ rec@@ t inter@@ pre@@ t@@ ations of his word . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 13 ; James 4 : 6 .
Still , mankind re@@ pe@@ ats mis@@ takes of the past .
Then one day Joseph told his family that in a dre@@ am , all of them bo@@ wed down to him , including his own father .
A har@@ v@@ est cannot wa@@ it ; it must be brought in before the se@@ as@@ on is over . ​ — Mat@@ t .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , Le@@ ban@@ on continu@@ es to be@@ ar fru@@ it that is very preci@@ ous in Jehovah’s eyes .
Lo@@ ok ! Now is the day of sal@@ vation . ” ​ — 2 C@@ O@@ R .
A 20@@ 12 Pe@@ w R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch C@@ en@@ ter sur@@ ve@@ y reve@@ aled that 11 per@@ c@@ ent of a@@ the@@ ists / ​ ag@@ no@@ s@@ tic@@ s in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates pray at le@@ ast once a mon@@ th .
This is especially so in small r@@ ur@@ al to@@ w@@ ns .
Bo@@ th Jews and Christians under@@ sto@@ od that the Hebrew Scriptures were the inspired Word of God , which made it possible for Paul to esta@@ bl@@ ish comm@@ on gr@@ ound with those who@@ se hearts were inc@@ l@@ ined toward righteousness .
8 Does God C@@ are Ab@@ out M@@ e ?
Yes , long a part of pu@@ re worship , conven@@ tions e@@ qui@@ p Jehovah’s jo@@ y@@ ful people to serve him appro@@ pri@@ ately in challeng@@ ing times .
Then continue to pray for God’s Kingdom to san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy God’s name and cause his will to be done on earth .
( 5 ) P@@ ow@@ ell , G .
• What shows that Jesus ‘ loved his own to the end ’ ?
Eli@@ p@@ ha@@ z ’ th@@ ir@@ d spe@@ e@@ ch con@@ tain@@ s the question : “ Can an able - bo@@ died man be of use to God himself , that anyone having in@@ sight should be of use toward him ? ”
Like a v@@ es@@ sel f@@ it for des@@ tru@@ ction , the nor@@ ther@@ n ten - tri@@ be kingdom was con@@ qu@@ ered by the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans and the sou@@ ther@@ n two - tri@@ be kingdom was deal@@ t with simil@@ arly by the Babyl@@ on@@ ians .
( a ) S@@ um@@ mar@@ ize some of the ways we can maintain our joy . ( b ) What reas@@ ons can you think of for being jo@@ y@@ ful ?
The information discus@@ sed in these two study artic@@ les is based on the book D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to Jehovah , which was rel@@ eas@@ ed at the dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tions that were held around the world during 200@@ 2 / 0@@ 3 . ​ — See the article “ It F@@ il@@ led a V@@ o@@ id in My H@@ ear@@ t , ” on page 20 . “ Lo@@ ok !
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 3 )
While it might se@@ em e@@ asi@@ er to have someone el@@ se make decisions for us , doing so would ro@@ b us of one of the great blessings of free will .
By con@@ ver@@ ting to the ex@@ tre@@ mis@@ m of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , however , they took a turn for the wor@@ se , pos@@ si@@ bly be@@ coming more ex@@ tre@@ me than their con@@ dem@@ ned teach@@ ers .
F@@ or@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ ors and ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ers dis@@ obey God , de@@ gra@@ de the se@@ x@@ u@@ al act , l@@ ack respect for the san@@ ct@@ ity of marriage , and sin against their own body .
That loving and self - sacrific@@ ing work done by Witness vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers from J@@ am@@ a@@ ic@@ a and ab@@ ro@@ ad t@@ ou@@ ched us deep@@ ly .
It appe@@ ars that for those ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ an@@ ces of Paul , a desire to in@@ d@@ ul@@ ge in fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res became more important than serving Jehovah along with Paul .
He also end@@ or@@ sed the view of a scho@@ la@@ r who wrote : “ The in@@ com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ si@@ bility of suffering is part of the in@@ com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ si@@ bility of God . ”
W@@ rit@@ ing Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves therefore takes great care and practic@@ al st@@ ep@@ s to ga@@ ther and pre@@ serve a wide r@@ ange of hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al materi@@ als from such s@@ our@@ ces as branch of@@ fic@@ es , Bethel de@@ par@@ t@@ ments , congregations , individuals , and se@@ cul@@ ar in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions .
B@@ er@@ th@@ a ​ — y@@ es , the same B@@ er@@ th@@ a who helped my mother to become a serv@@ ant of Jehovah over 70 years ag@@ o !
Yes , that is true . ”
We help our children draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah when we war@@ m@@ ly encoura@@ ge them ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 14 )
This pro@@ ves that Jehovah God is in@@ deed gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous and wants to help s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers .
He could have been rel@@ eas@@ ed within half a year if he would promise to des@@ ist from such activ@@ ity .
S@@ hu@@ n it , do not pas@@ s along by it ; turn asi@@ de from it , and pas@@ s along . ’
For his im@@ mo@@ des@@ t and high@@ ly pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous actions , he pa@@ id with his health and lo@@ ss of divine appro@@ val . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 26 : 3 , 16 - 21 .
So@@ on , however , the stu@@ dies were also held with individuals and famili@@ es . ​ — See Jehovah’s Witnesses — ​ Pro@@ claim@@ ers of God’s Kingdom , page 5@@ 7@@ 4 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Jesus does not want them as his m@@ ou@@ th@@ pi@@ e@@ ce , as anointed “ am@@ bas@@ sa@@ d@@ ors sub@@ s@@ titu@@ ting for Christ . ”
Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing a prop@@ er spirit can help us to avoid being over@@ sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve about position .
When A@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Your Fa@@ ith , 2 / 1
If we allow ourselves to cultiv@@ ate love for material things and the ple@@ a@@ sures of life , our love of God will gro@@ w co@@ ld . ​ — Matthew 24 : 12 .
At first , I mis@@ sed my family so much !
R@@ em@@ ember the experience of Din@@ ah
One of Jehovah’s Witnesses stu@@ died the Bible with these individuals , and they came to experience the truth of what the Bible says : “ The word of God is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power . ”
How would we man@@ age ?
Like milli@@ ons of others , those qu@@ o@@ ted in this article saw through the dec@@ ep@@ tion of false religion and dis@@ co@@ vered why God al@@ lo@@ ws suffering .
Yes , there are still people who act with true Christian love .
In s@@ pite of the persecu@@ tion and all the difficul@@ ties , the number of congregations inc@@ reas@@ ed in the cir@@ cu@@ its we were privile@@ ged to serve .
A@@ pri@@ l 1 , 200@@ 9
When David , the anointed of Jehovah , found out what the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of J@@ ab@@ es@@ h - g@@ ile@@ ad had done , he said : “ B@@ less@@ ed may you be of Jehovah , because you exerc@@ ised this loving - kindness toward your l@@ ord , toward Saul , in that you bu@@ ri@@ ed him .
The mo@@ on un@@ fa@@ il@@ ingly comple@@ tes its or@@ bi@@ t around the earth every 2@@ 7@@ .@@ 3 days .
Jesus said : “ Then the end will come . ”
( Read Mark 3 : 13 - 15 . )
Yet , many mo@@ der@@ n Bi@@ bl@@ es sel@@ dom use that name .
By his mirac@@ les , Jesus proved that he truly ca@@ res about us and our problems ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 11 , 12 )
H@@ ere is a bri@@ ef out@@ l@@ ine of the events descri@@ bed in Revelation chap@@ ter 12 :
What do we mean by a self - sacrific@@ ing spirit ?
One read@@ er wrote regarding these acc@@ oun@@ ts : “ They make me a more hum@@ ble and than@@ k@@ ful Christian as I read what others have g@@ one through , and they have helped me not to think too much of my@@ self or be sel@@ f@@ ish . ”
Some may liter@@ ally have over@@ in@@ d@@ ul@@ ged in food or dr@@ ink to the point of g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on@@ y or dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness .
In har@@ mony with the meaning of his name , Jesus helped “ the lost sheep of the house of Israel ” to rep@@ ent of their sin@@ s in order for them to reg@@ a@@ in Jehovah’s appro@@ val .
F@@ ol@@ low a char@@ ac@@ ter .
Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard Your R@@ el@@ ati@@ on@@ ship With God
A sing@@ le pioneer sister wrote : “ My mother , by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of her un@@ wa@@ ver@@ ing faith and fine example , pla@@ yed a ke@@ y ro@@ le in my be@@ coming a regul@@ ar pioneer .
10 : 32 .
Such evidence shows that the book of Daniel sur@@ ely is part of God’s Word that mer@@ its our care@@ ful attention right now , in the time of the end .
Mar@@ the , * a sister who went through a peri@@ od of de@@ pres@@ sion , wr@@ ites : “ One day when I was pra@@ ying for encourag@@ ement , I me@@ t an older sister who showed me affe@@ ction and com@@ pas@@ sion , which I was in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar need of at the time .
Some believe that all that is necess@@ ary to gain God’s fav@@ or is to live a good life .
The examples of Joseph and Daniel show that the wisdom and knowledge of God are a@@ vail@@ able only to ones serving Jehovah God .
• How are Christ’s true followers dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed from the false ?
But if we are inter@@ ested only in get@@ ting more things for ourselves , our life will have no meaning .
Some may find it difficult to show affe@@ ction because of their up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing or cul@@ ture .
What might you learn ?
The S@@ ear@@ ch for a Q@@ u@@ ali@@ fied W@@ om@@ an
Ph@@ en@@ om@@ en@@ al inc@@ re@@ ase in the ran@@ ks of Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers worl@@ d@@ wide has cre@@ ated an ur@@ g@@ ent need .
But what really is sal@@ vation ?
What the E@@ X@@ P@@ E@@ R@@ T@@ S Sa@@ y . . .
The “ c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty ac@@ ts ” of Satan are in@@ tend@@ ed to mis@@ lead by giving one a per@@ ver@@ ted sense of ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment . ​ — E@@ ph . 6 : 11 , f@@ t@@ n .
W@@ ol@@ f@@ gan@@ g says : “ E@@ ver since we became more involved in pur@@ su@@ ing spiritual things , we have been ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er and have experienced more satis@@ fac@@ tion .
Mo@@ st of them g@@ la@@ dly listen@@ ed to the good news .
8 : 3 .
Thus , he was taking in der@@ ision like someone who dr@@ in@@ ks water with enjo@@ y@@ ment .
She expla@@ ins : “ I enjo@@ yed ri@@ ding my bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le to a h@@ ill near my home where I could ob@@ serve beau@@ ti@@ ful su@@ n@@ se@@ ts .
“ I pre@@ pared thor@@ ough@@ ly for the study , ” he said .
Jesus ful@@ filled what was fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed by the A@@ t@@ on@@ ement Da@@ y , as Paul explained .
When our conscience is en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ed according to God’s standards , it can better serve as a moral sa@@ f@@ ety de@@ vice , en@@ ab@@ ling us “ to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish both right and wrong . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther , Moses was to tell the sons of Israel : “ Jehovah the God of your fore@@ fa@@ thers , the God of Abraham , the God of Isa@@ a@@ c and the God of Jac@@ o@@ b , has sent me to you . ”
‘ The Fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its of the De@@ ad ’
Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant pre@@ ach@@ er J@@ on@@ a@@ than E@@ d@@ war@@ ds used to str@@ ike fear in the hearts of 18@@ th - century C@@ ol@@ on@@ i@@ al A@@ mer@@ ic@@ ans with gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c por@@ tra@@ y@@ als of hel@@ l .
As we exam@@ ine the answer , we may find that it br@@ ings us ke@@ en deli@@ ght , just as it did Jesus .
E@@ d@@ na had another child , began dr@@ in@@ king exc@@ essi@@ vely , and became so de@@ pres@@ sed that she tri@@ ed to com@@ mit su@@ i@@ ci@@ de .
You can respon@@ d simil@@ arly to Bible prophecy .
One ag@@ re@@ ement was sign@@ ed in O@@ s@@ n@@ ab@@ r@@ ü@@ ck between E@@ mp@@ er@@ or F@@ er@@ din@@ and I@@ I@@ I and S@@ we@@ den , another in M@@ ü@@ n@@ ster between the emp@@ er@@ or and Fr@@ ance .
By then we had w@@ on a cour@@ t decision , and the ba@@ n on the activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses was li@@ f@@ ted .
C@@ hi@@ ef P@@ ri@@ ests in Christian Scriptures , No .
on page 12 .
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t * is an experienced full - time minis@@ ter of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
While it is comm@@ end@@ able that these marri@@ ages end@@ ure , remember that your go@@ al should be to have a loving relationship , not simply a lasting one .
No@@ te how one young Witness used thinking ability to help him pur@@ sue spiritual go@@ als : “ I had the ch@@ ance to pur@@ sue a care@@ er in j@@ our@@ n@@ al@@ ism .
Some Israelites for@@ got Jehovah after they became pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous in the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and
What acc@@ oun@@ ts for their ex@@ ist@@ ence ?
However , God also plac@@ es a mat@@ ch@@ less pri@@ ze before them .
They tell of the a@@ bu@@ se of power and the apost@@ as@@ y of Israel@@ ’s rul@@ ers and also about the faith@@ ful@@ ness and ze@@ al on the part of Jehovah’s servants .
The Bible says that they “ consider@@ ed others as nothing . ” ​ — Luke 18 : 9 - 14 .
What did God’s direc@@ tions for k@@ ings invol@@ ve ?
No@@ body needs it .
F@@ un@@ dam@@ ent@@ al Tru@@ ths
My son , baptized at 15 , feel@@ s that baptism is a prote@@ ction .
The apostles had follow@@ ed this life - giving pro@@ c@@ ess , for Jesus went on to pray : “ The sa@@ y@@ ings that you gave me I have given to them , and they have received them . ”
Christ was not like that .
Paul spoke t@@ ill mi@@ d@@ night .
The Bible says something about love that it never says about Jehovah’s other car@@ din@@ al at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes .
Re@@ ading the Bible with an o@@ pen mind thus la@@ ys a bas@@ is for faith and hope .
This article will id@@ enti@@ fy that enem@@ y and show how we can use the Bible to help fi@@ ght it .
3 , 4 . ( a ) What is said of the B@@ ri@@ de@@ gro@@ om@@ ’s we@@ d@@ ding gar@@ ments , and what ad@@ ds to his joy ?
As a result , I ca@@ used him much em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass@@ ment .
R@@ a@@ in - filled cl@@ ou@@ ds are like water j@@ ars of heaven .
Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ments may ba@@ n , imp@@ ris@@ on , and mis@@ tre@@ at God’s servants and may la@@ be@@ l them “ pers@@ ona n@@ on gr@@ ata . ”
Do we not want to serve Jehovah ‘ with our whole strength ’ ?
“ Just as I have loved you , ” he said .
When descri@@ b@@ ing a future time of judgment , Jesus said : “ When the Son of man comes in his glory , . . . he will se@@ par@@ ate people one from another , just as a shepher@@ d se@@ par@@ ates the sheep from the go@@ ats . ”
In Con@@ way , I ob@@ ta@@ ined a small tra@@ il@@ er .
Wor@@ ks P@@ ow@@ er@@ ful and W@@ on@@ der@@ ful
Like Jesus , his first - century disciples loved Jehovah , and this love moved them to preach the good news with courage and ze@@ al .
By resur@@ rec@@ ting La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , Jesus did not bring him back down to earth , dra@@ gg@@ ing him away from enjo@@ ying heavenly bl@@ is@@ s in a place near to God .
Of course , working to at@@ tain a wor@@ th@@ while go@@ al takes time .
We did not com@@ promise . ”
O@@ u@@ t of the same m@@ ou@@ th come for@@ th blessing and cur@@ sing . ”
A@@ S I refle@@ ct upon I@@ r@@ ene@@ ’s words , I rec@@ all the 37 happy , fulfill@@ ing years we sp@@ ent as mission@@ aries in Per@@ u .
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : U@@ se illustr@@ ations to help your te@@ en see the wisdom of God’s standards .
For the love of money is a ro@@ o@@ t of all s@@ or@@ ts of in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ous things , and by re@@ aching out for this love some have been led ast@@ ra@@ y from the faith and have st@@ ab@@ bed themselves all over with many pa@@ ins . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 9 , 10 .
In what way do ac@@ ts of faith help us to buil@@ d trust in Jehovah ?
Lu@@ cy , my ol@@ des@@ t sister , died not much later , at the age of 17 .
We find a c@@ lu@@ e as to the meaning of “ un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised in heart ” in what God ur@@ ged the Jews to do : “ T@@ ake away the fo@@ res@@ kin@@ s of your hearts , you men of Juda@@ h and in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Jerusalem ; that my ra@@ ge may not go for@@ th . . . on account of the ba@@ dness of your deal@@ ings . ”
S@@ ur@@ ely these acc@@ oun@@ ts t@@ ou@@ ch our heart !
Because of the tra@@ gi@@ c events ​ — small and large — ​ that be@@ f@@ all us , mankind is s@@ or@@ ely in need of comfort and reli@@ ef .
O@@ ther women are in a situation similar to that of wi@@ do@@ ws because their hus@@ ban@@ ds left them .
In a par@@ able , Jesus indic@@ ated that from the first century on@@ ward , there would always be some gen@@ u@@ ine anointed Christians on the earth .
We can confid@@ ently look for@@ ward to God’s judgment of those who c@@ ru@@ el@@ ly cause suffering .
To li@@ mit the power of the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty ​ — who am I to do that ? ” ​ — Isaiah 40 : 8 .
H@@ er e@@ con@@ om@@ ic st@@ atu@@ s rema@@ ined much the same .
What , then , is the benefit of fe@@ aring God and accep@@ ting his discipl@@ ine ?
Jesus also has the power to control the for@@ ces of n@@ ature .
Jesus promised that the earth will under@@ go mar@@ vel@@ ous chang@@ es under God’s Kingdom .
My sister had been very pati@@ ent in sh@@ aring Bible tru@@ ths with me .
“ The living are consci@@ ous that they will die , ” states God’s Word , “ but as for the dead , they are consci@@ ous of nothing at all . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , our Bible - based public@@ ations have helped us gain an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the truth .
But few nations have the money or the inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation to po@@ li@@ ce f@@ ar@@ away coun@@ tri@@ es where deep - se@@ ated h@@ at@@ red and su@@ spi@@ ci@@ on make any ag@@ re@@ ement between war@@ ring fac@@ tions f@@ ra@@ g@@ ile at best .
You may have problems h@@ and@@ ling the emo@@ tional and physical chang@@ es of you@@ th .
For example , i@@ magine that you have been involved in a cri@@ me .
9 Pe@@ ace ​ — How Can You F@@ ind It ?
The other fi@@ ve proved to be dis@@ cre@@ et .
18 , 19 . ( a ) How does in@@ du@@ stri@@ ousness strengthen our trust in Jehovah ?
God’s ra@@ ge is a contro@@ l@@ led emo@@ tion ​ — his righteous indi@@ gn@@ ation .
What can help you to ad@@ just ?
Let us , therefore , consider some Bible examples and principles that will help us to “ keep on making sure of what is accep@@ table to the Lord . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
Mar@@ il@@ y@@ n@@ ’s relationship with Jehovah and with her husband , James , were suffering too .
And as the stud@@ ent listen@@ s to our s@@ inc@@ ere prayers , he too will learn how to pray .
Then there is the need to provide health care , rec@@ re@@ ation , and emo@@ tional support for the children and , if at all possible , to find a few preci@@ ous m@@ om@@ ents of personal time .
The examples of Mar@@ the and H@@ en@@ r@@ i show that we can be encourag@@ ing to a brother or a sister who is in need of comfort .
Ha@@ ving a so@@ li@@ d f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation , Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s faith was then streng@@ th@@ ened by works .
In rec@@ ent years new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers have repor@@ ted on ci@@ vi@@ l w@@ ars in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
Why was there a need for such a transl@@ ation ?
In con@@ vers@@ ation before or after a meeting , a fellow beli@@ ever may give us a listen@@ ing e@@ ar or share cons@@ ol@@ ing words .
N@@ ever will God’s enem@@ ies be able to sh@@ out in tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h over Jehovah’s people , for their Le@@ ad@@ er , Jesus Christ , is mo@@ ving a@@ head to fin@@ al vi@@ ct@@ ory !
H@@ ere , the psalmist re@@ pro@@ ves those who have yet to be con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed .
Moses ’ life illustr@@ ates that .
The po@@ li@@ ce , in@@ s@@ ti@@ g@@ ated by religious op@@ pos@@ ers , appro@@ ached us and th@@ reat@@ ened to ar@@ rest us if we were seen preaching public@@ ly again .
Ex@@ pla@@ in . ( b ) What shows that others en@@ tered S@@ he@@ ol at their death ?
Jehovah feel@@ s for si@@ ck ones among his people . M@@ ore than that , he is willing to help .
In what man@@ ner did Paul in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce his de@@ f@@ en@@ se before A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa ?
7 , 8 . ( a ) How did God make a dist@@ inc@@ tion between the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h and other days ? ( b ) What purpose did the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h serve ?
M@@ ak@@ ing W@@ ho@@ le - S@@ ou@@ led S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ es for Jehovah , 1 / 15
W@@ ould having a h@@ and@@ gu@@ n in the house put their lives in d@@ anger ?
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful Job pointed out the a@@ ff@@ in@@ ity that wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers have with liter@@ al dar@@ k@@ ness when he said : “ As for the e@@ ye of the ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ er , it has w@@ atch@@ ed for ev@@ ening dar@@ k@@ ness , saying , ‘ No e@@ ye will b@@ eho@@ ld me ! ’
Wh@@ atever fe@@ ars we have , wh@@ atever concer@@ ns , anxi@@ e@@ ties , or ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sions pla@@ gu@@ e us , we can take them to Jehovah , confid@@ ent that he will never turn a de@@ a@@ f e@@ ar to our s@@ inc@@ ere prayers .
What had Paul explained to those Christians in R@@ ome ?
However , one of Jesus ’ illustr@@ ations foc@@ uses on the ga@@ ther@@ ing of those who will rule with Jesus in his Kingdom .
But some who knew of Je@@ an@@ et@@ te@@ ’s ill@@ ness and had tal@@ ked with her do@@ ct@@ or explained to these relati@@ ves the truth of the matter .
For these reas@@ ons , transl@@ at@@ ors were given appro@@ val to transl@@ ate the Hebrew word “ S@@ he@@ ol ” and the Greek word “ H@@ ad@@ es ” as “ the G@@ ra@@ ve . ”
Des@@ pite fa@@ il@@ ing ey@@ es@@ i@@ ght , 7@@ 9 - year - old I@@ ng@@ e pre@@ pa@@ res for meetings using com@@ pu@@ ter prin@@ t@@ ou@@ ts with ex@@ tr@@ a - large ty@@ pe provided for her by a brother in the congregation .
• If given ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on by an el@@ der , what should you keep in mind ?
Their per@@ c@@ ep@@ tion of how much they need to clean is influ@@ enced by their up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing and by such fac@@ t@@ ors as mu@@ d , du@@ st , the con@@ dition of the ro@@ a@@ ds , and the a@@ vail@@ ability of an a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate supp@@ ly of water and cle@@ an@@ ing pro@@ du@@ cts .
And they would pro@@ du@@ ce happy off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , who would be free from suffering .
Re@@ g@@ arding their resurrection , Paul says : “ F@@ lesh and blood cannot in@@ her@@ it God’s kingdom . . .
Abraham was ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely sure that Jehovah had not su@@ d@@ den@@ ly become c@@ ru@@ el or har@@ s@@ h !
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jesus ’ loyal love moved him to de@@ f@@ end God’s Word against the efforts of religious lead@@ ers to tw@@ ist it to their own ends or bu@@ ry it under a mor@@ ass of human tra@@ di@@ tions .
If God were not tru@@ th@@ ful in this matter , how could he be tru@@ sted in anything el@@ se ?
On@@ ly be coura@@ ge@@ ous and very strong . ”
This is the her@@ e@@ dit@@ ary pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the servants of Jehovah . ” ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 4 : 17 .
Jesus stated : “ O@@ u@@ t of the heart come wicked reason@@ ings , mu@@ r@@ ders , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ies , for@@ n@@ ic@@ ations , th@@ i@@ ever@@ ies , false t@@ es@@ ti@@ mon@@ ies , bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ies . ”
• How should we view the pur@@ su@@ it of ple@@ asure and pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons ?
“ Of W@@ ho@@ m Sh@@ all I Be in D@@ read ? ”
They foc@@ used on end@@ less rul@@ es for vi@@ r@@ tually all as@@ pe@@ cts of life .
Jo@@ shua had every reason to be ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive .
Such information may help us to see less@@ ons that are not im@@ medi@@ ately ob@@ vi@@ ous to us .
U@@ se the Ar@@ t of Per@@ su@@ asi@@ on
Samuel , 1 / 15
Na@@ than ​ — Lo@@ y@@ al Ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ate of P@@ ure Wor@@ ship
What happened to them c@@ learly demonstr@@ ates a truth that the Christian apostle Peter later stated : “ God is not par@@ ti@@ al , but in every nation the man that fe@@ ars him and works righteousness is accep@@ table to him . ” ​ — Acts 10 : 34 , 35 .
K@@ IN@@ G D@@ A@@ V@@ I@@ D has rul@@ ed Israel for some time , but he now fac@@ es a per@@ il@@ ous situation .
A@@ sa also ou@@ sted from the kingdom of Juda@@ h “ the m@@ ale temple pro@@ s@@ titu@@ tes , ” who practic@@ ed so@@ d@@ om@@ y in the name of religion .
‘ What is pur@@ su@@ ed ’ may also apply to the righteous , who are often pur@@ su@@ ed by the wicked .
We provided each li@@ br@@ ary with our ma@@ in public@@ ations .
On the contr@@ ary , he sub@@ mit@@ ted will@@ ingly to his Fa@@ ther’s instru@@ ction .
My wife and I had two children .
How does the good news af@@ fect individuals ?
M@@ enti@@ on@@ ing some of the problems that the Kingdom will sol@@ ve , she wrote , “ I am sa@@ d when I see ho@@ m@@ eless people living on the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts ” as well as “ ki@@ ds star@@ ving to death in all different par@@ ts of the world . ”
Yes , some were un@@ pre@@ pared for the B@@ ri@@ de@@ gro@@ om@@ ’s arri@@ val .
Ther@@ efore , avoid making ha@@ st@@ y decisions regarding such matters as sel@@ ling your home , making a ma@@ j@@ or inv@@ est@@ ment , mo@@ ving , or re@@ mar@@ r@@ ying .
Yet , they may be as “ rich in faith ” as those who have more prom@@ in@@ ence .
As servants of Jehovah and disciples of Christ , we can find in the Bible des@@ crip@@ tions of who we are .
W@@ I@@ L@@ L I@@ T B@@ E A J@@ O@@ Y O@@ R A H@@ E@@ A@@ R@@ T@@ A@@ C@@ H@@ E ?
Tru@@ e Pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity A@@ head
Many fa@@ thers have to work long h@@ our@@ s just to make ends me@@ et .
You Can K@@ now the Des@@ ign@@ er
Some of his listen@@ ers became Christians , and Paul later comm@@ ended them , saying : “ When you received God’s word , which you heard from us , you accepted it , not as the word of men , but , just as it tru@@ th@@ fully is , as the word of God . ”
With such hope in mind , the apostle Paul wrote : “ We desire each one of you to show the same in@@ du@@ stri@@ ousness so as to have the full as@@ sur@@ ance of the hope down to the end , in order that you may not become s@@ lu@@ gg@@ ish , but be imit@@ at@@ ors of those who through faith and pati@@ ence in@@ her@@ it the promises . ”
C@@ learly , Job did not believe that hel@@ l is a place of t@@ or@@ ment .
What does it mean to be “ righteous over@@ much , ” and to what can it lead us ?
I@@ magine your child has some ear@@ n@@ est re@@ qu@@ est to make of you .
That would cre@@ ate an un@@ who@@ les@@ ome st@@ ate of af@@ fai@@ r@@ s ​ — one similar to that once ex@@ is@@ ting among Christians in ancient Corin@@ th .
We said our fa@@ re@@ wel@@ ls with mi@@ x@@ ed emo@@ tions , since we did not know when we would see them again .
“ Although a do@@ ct@@ or@@ ’s work can be satis@@ f@@ ying , nothing could com@@ pare with the joy I felt when I helped sever@@ al people to come to know the truth , ” he says .
Re@@ plac@@ ing a heal@@ thy pur@@ su@@ it of exc@@ el@@ l@@ ence , per@@ fe@@ c@@ tion@@ ism ca@@ uses people to be “ mo@@ tiv@@ ated by the fear of fa@@ il@@ ure ” or “ d@@ ri@@ ven to be number one . ” ​ — The F@@ e@@ el@@ ing Go@@ od H@@ and@@ book .
We might d@@ ro@@ p h@@ in@@ ts , for example , imp@@ l@@ ying that we enjoy special privile@@ ges , pos@@ s@@ ess in@@ side information , or have special relation@@ shi@@ ps with respon@@ sible brothers .
Hence , parents should prote@@ ct and care for their children .
Do we take the time to pon@@ der , or d@@ well on , Scriptural pas@@ sa@@ ges thr@@ ough@@ out the day ?
Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ l@@ l learn . ”
These ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines are very much needed in our day and age .
With F@@ er@@ n before we left for I@@ tal@@ y
Why , then , is Mar@@ th@@ a mentioned in this way in the Go@@ spe@@ l account ?
To ro@@ l@@ l our works on Jehovah means to place our trust in him , to r@@ ely on him , to be com@@ mit@@ ted to him ​ — to ro@@ l@@ l the bur@@ den off our sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders , as it were , on@@ to his .
What H@@ app@@ ened to P@@ il@@ ate ?
I was 4@@ 1 years old and Pa@@ olo was 4@@ 9 when I told him that I thought I was pre@@ gn@@ ant .
The Bible S@@ ur@@ vi@@ ved A@@ t@@ temp@@ ts to Al@@ ter I@@ ts M@@ es@@ sage 6
As a result , work on the temple and temple u@@ ten@@ s@@ il@@ s was quic@@ k@@ ly comple@@ ted . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 24 : 4 , 6 , 13 , 14 ; De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 17 : 18 .
Thus , when we find someone who is willing to l@@ end a hear@@ ing e@@ ar to the Kingdom message , it may be necess@@ ary to call again and again in order to cultiv@@ ate that interest .
Ex@@ pe@@ ct@@ ations and Dis@@ ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments
He has no un@@ certain@@ ties about himself or his qualities .
It is possible for us to refle@@ ct Jehovah’s glory .
And since Jehovah is wise , just , and loving , we know that he will soon end all suffering .
I@@ N S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 200@@ 5 , the Ch@@ urch of Eng@@ land hear@@ t@@ ily end@@ or@@ sed the rel@@ e@@ ase of The 1@@ 00 - M@@ inu@@ te Bible .
The@@ o@@ d@@ ore J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses , served as cha@@ ir@@ man . The pro@@ gra@@ m op@@ ened with s@@ ong number 5@@ 2 , “ Our Fa@@ ther’s N@@ ame . ”
It is important to read the Bible with an o@@ pen mind .
It was not the time for him to expla@@ in in de@@ ta@@ il the mar@@ vel@@ ous things that he had seen in that vision .
He said : “ I cannot do a sing@@ le thing of my own in@@ iti@@ ative ; . . . the judgment that I rend@@ er is righteous , because I seek , not my own will , but the will of him that sent me . ”
As Jesus mentioned , Solom@@ on@@ ’s wisdom was so out@@ standing that the qu@@ e@@ en of S@@ he@@ ba heard of it and made a long tri@@ p to experience it for her@@ self . ​ — 1 K@@ i .
After some of that in@@ ten@@ sive ques@@ tion@@ ing , Job was left ne@@ arly spe@@ e@@ ch@@ less .
His ut@@ most concer@@ n was for Jehovah and His beau@@ ti@@ ful name .
make good cho@@ ic@@ es and decisions
In the mar@@ g@@ ins , the ro@@ o@@ ts of many Hebrew ter@@ ms appe@@ ared .
During return vis@@ its , you need to listen care@@ fully if you are to learn more about the individu@@ al@@ ’s beli@@ ef@@ s , attitude , or circumstances .
The 35 - min@@ u@@ te pro@@ gra@@ m for the Ser@@ vice Me@@ et@@ ing is out@@ l@@ ined in a mon@@ th@@ ly new@@ s@@ letter ent@@ it@@ led Our Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try .
The Mo@@ st I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant Re@@ as@@ on
It mar@@ ked the end of the ing@@ a@@ ther@@ ing of the har@@ v@@ est and was a time of than@@ k@@ s@@ giving for the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant go@@ o@@ dness of God .
When the time came for M@@ ary to present her fir@@ st@@ born son at God’s temple , Joseph must have felt disa@@ p@@ pointed that he could not provide the sacrifice of a sheep .
How can we as imper@@ fect humans do so ?
For example , this vo@@ ice may speak be@@ fore@@ hand as you consider whether to do something that has moral imp@@ lic@@ ations .
For example , many people believe in K@@ is@@ me@@ t , or f@@ ate . They say that God has pre@@ determined the out@@ come of all human actions and the time of one@@ ’s death .
The pione@@ ers asked a W@@ a@@ yu@@ u Witness to teach them W@@ a@@ yu@@ un@@ a@@ ik@@ i .
In what way did Satan use “ the desire of the eyes ” to temp@@ t Jesus , and how did Jesus respon@@ d ?
Jehovah “ the Re@@ war@@ der ”
All should real@@ ize that problems may be avo@@ i@@ ded by pl@@ an@@ ning and discus@@ sions .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the Christ is t@@ antam@@ ount to imit@@ ating Jehovah .
Re@@ fle@@ cting on what you have read in the Bible , you may see how lo@@ gi@@ cal that conclu@@ sion is .
“ I never felt je@@ al@@ ous because of the time my husband sp@@ ent with others as an el@@ der , ” says De@@ b@@ bi@@ e , a mother of two .
Let me tell you how that occ@@ ur@@ red .
They said : “ If it really is your desire to serve Jehovah , go a@@ head and do it right away . ”
( b ) What far gr@@ an@@ der public service re@@ plac@@ ed that per@@ form@@ ed in Israel , and why ?
So when our children had gro@@ wn up , we got back into the full - time ministry .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 60 , 22
He provi@@ des for them as their loving Father .
What am@@ a@@ z@@ ing gro@@ w@@ th !
How did he find peace ?
Paul had never ow@@ ned a ca@@ r .
She says : “ Many of them were older than I was , and they helped me a lo@@ t .
The Bible shows the import@@ ance of cho@@ o@@ sing the right friends when it says : “ He that is wal@@ king with wise pers@@ ons will become wise , but he that is having deal@@ ings with the stu@@ pi@@ d ones will f@@ are ba@@ dly . ” ​ — Proverbs 13 : 20 .
U@@ p@@ on his death , likely on No@@ v@@ ember 27 , 5@@ 11 C.E . , he was the so@@ le rul@@ er of three qu@@ ar@@ ters of G@@ a@@ ul .
Al@@ so see why it is vital for us to remain loyal to the organization that Jehovah is using today .
36 : 1 , 2 .
Rather than be@@ coming ang@@ ry and b@@ lam@@ ing Jehovah when our efforts fai@@ l , we must an@@ al@@ y@@ ze the situation and try to see what ca@@ used the fa@@ il@@ ure .
What “ the De@@ ep Th@@ ings of God ” In@@ c@@ lu@@ de
That did me good .
But what did she and her parents do ?
Au@@ th@@ or Ju@@ li@@ a R@@ a@@ th@@ ke@@ y ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ I@@ t’s important to help children learn to live with the mem@@ ory and not to be af@@ ra@@ id . ”
Ex@@ am@@ ples can be found at Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 6 : 2 - 13 .
Why is Bible reading vital , and we are encoura@@ ged to eng@@ age in it how often ?
After all , we are cre@@ ated in his i@@ ma@@ ge .
There are also regul@@ ations about o@@ ffer@@ ings in con@@ ne@@ ction with v@@ ow@@ s and valu@@ ations , the fir@@ st@@ born of ani@@ mal@@ s , and the giving of every ten@@ th part as “ something holy to Jehovah . ”
We were part of the G@@ ill@@ ing@@ ham C@@ ongreg@@ ation in sou@@ the@@ ast Eng@@ land , which was com@@ posed mo@@ st@@ ly of anointed Christians .
As a loving Father , God was no doubt pa@@ ined at the un@@ righteous tre@@ at@@ ment that Jesus received while on earth .
[ M@@ ap@@ s on page 18 ]
On the is@@ land of C@@ y@@ pr@@ us , there was a s@@ or@@ cer@@ er who tri@@ ed to h@@ in@@ der Paul’s ministry by res@@ or@@ ting to f@@ ra@@ u@@ d and dist@@ or@@ tion .
At si@@ x in the mor@@ ning , the gu@@ ard called me out of the c@@ ell .
Yet , such obedi@@ ent ac@@ ts ad@@ d up over time .
Di@@ d Job ca@@ ve in to Satan’s att@@ ack ?
They were so bus@@ y “ e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king , men mar@@ r@@ ying and women being given in marriage ” that they “ took no no@@ te ” of what was about to ha@@ p@@ pen .
‘ S@@ la@@ ugh@@ ter the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver sacrifice . ’ ” ​ — E@@ x .
W@@ ere they now to learn more about their fore@@ ign mission@@ ary assign@@ ments ?
20 , 21 . ( a ) What does encourag@@ ement have to do with loo@@ king out for others ’ inter@@ ests ?
Jesus showed that those who serve God can confid@@ ently pray : “ Gi@@ ve us today our bre@@ ad for this day . ”
As Proverbs 4 : 13 states , “ hold on to discipl@@ ine ; do not let it go .
We can say without a h@@ in@@ t of doubt that serving Jehovah is , without question , the most no@@ ble and re@@ war@@ ding human end@@ e@@ av@@ or . ”
We may experience a great t@@ est of our faith when we or our loved ones su@@ ff@@ er serious ill@@ ness .
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : O@@ K , le@@ t’s see if we can make the con@@ ne@@ ction .
Re@@ g@@ arding the B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ ans in Paul’s day , the Scriptures say : “ They received the word with the great@@ est e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness of mind , care@@ fully exam@@ ining the Scriptures da@@ ily as to whether these things were so . ”
Joseph was far from his family in a land where no@@ body knew him .
Ther@@ e@@ after , direc@@ t@@ ors of the So@@ ci@@ ety were to be vo@@ ted into of@@ fice by individuals who were fully devo@@ ted to Jehovah , ir@@ res@@ pe@@ ctive of the am@@ ount of money that they contribu@@ ted to ad@@ v@@ ance the Kingdom work .
D@@ ur@@ ation : T@@ w@@ o months .
His family was deli@@ gh@@ ted when he was baptized in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of his dedic@@ ation to God .
How did Jehovah help Job to cor@@ rec@@ t his thinking ?
When under ex@@ tre@@ me pres@@ sure from his enem@@ ies , King David cri@@ ed out to God : “ My spirit fa@@ in@@ ts away within me ; in the mi@@ d@@ st of me my heart shows it@@ self num@@ bed . ”
A “ Lo@@ o@@ k@@ out ” on the W@@ atch
( b ) How can parents and children me@@ et the challeng@@ es of chang@@ ing circumstances ?
Yet , all too often the people left their M@@ ak@@ er and turned to go@@ ds of w@@ o@@ od and st@@ one ​ — “ un@@ real@@ ities that are of no benefit and that do not deli@@ ver . ”
We need to be care@@ ful not to as@@ su@@ me that such events are an indic@@ ation of Jehovah’s disa@@ p@@ pro@@ val .
I@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ IN@@ E the sc@@ ene on the fin@@ al night of Jesus ’ earthly life .
Like the psalmist of old , we gr@@ ate@@ fully respon@@ d to God’s le@@ adi@@ ng@@ s and pray : “ In@@ stru@@ ct me , O Jehovah , in your way , and lead me in the p@@ ath of u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness . ” ​ — Psalm 27 : 11 .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 6 , 19@@ 3
This is in fulfill@@ ment of a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble prophecy recorded by Isaiah : “ It must occ@@ ur in the fin@@ al part of the days that the m@@ oun@@ tain of the house of Jehovah [ his ex@@ al@@ ted true worship ] will become fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed a@@ bo@@ ve the to@@ p of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , . . . and to it all the nations must st@@ re@@ am . ”
He re@@ ign@@ ed for over 50 years , from the l@@ ate n@@ in@@ th to the early ei@@ gh@@ th century B.C.E .
In what way did A@@ qu@@ ila and P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la help A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s ?
They had re@@ je@@ cted God’s Son , Jesus , as the Messi@@ ah .
All your neigh@@ b@@ ors will be like - min@@ ded in their desire to ple@@ ase Jehovah .
The Bible provi@@ des as@@ sur@@ ance that they will if they are spiritually ali@@ ve and strong to the ex@@ t@@ ent appro@@ pri@@ ate for their age . ​ — Mat@@ t .
What are two ob@@ je@@ c@@ ti@@ ves of our preaching work ?
And there you shall buil@@ d an al@@ ta@@ r . ”
A@@ t@@ temp@@ ts to preach are sure to fai@@ l ut@@ ter@@ ly if we will@@ fully prac@@ tice sin .
Jehovah will not bl@@ ess anyone who hi@@ des gro@@ ss sin and tri@@ es to stay in the clean Christian congregation .
They consider pati@@ ence to be something that only others should displa@@ y .
Re@@ fle@@ cting on the physical , emo@@ tional , and spiritual d@@ ang@@ ers of dis@@ regarding God’s la@@ ws can b@@ ol@@ ster your te@@ en@@ ’s res@@ ol@@ ve to live by them .
How do the Scriptures help us to value the need for being serious ?
Ke@@ ep@@ ing a Scriptural view of health care requi@@ res divine wisdom and c@@ alls for good judgment on our part .
As it was among Christ’s followers in the first century , this out@@ standing love is ob@@ ser@@ va@@ ble today among Christ’s gen@@ u@@ ine disciples .
Because Jehovah commun@@ ic@@ ates with us through his Word .
2 / 1 Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i , 7 / 15 B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a , 4 / 15
E@@ very day , we are con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with per@@ ple@@ x@@ ing situ@@ ations that requi@@ re that we make decisions .
R@@ em@@ ember , any sacrifice we make to keep our integrity to Jehovah is wor@@ th it .
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op the ha@@ bi@@ t of reading God’s Word da@@ ily .
The blood from the ma@@ ch@@ ine is then re@@ turned to the pati@@ ent .
P@@ os@@ si@@ bly three milli@@ on people ​ — an enti@@ re nation — ​ were li@@ ber@@ ated from sla@@ very in Egy@@ pt .
He or she could help you to see if the ad@@ di@@ tional activities you want to take on are within your re@@ ach or what ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment might en@@ able you to do more .
6 : 23 .
S@@ ur@@ ely they deser@@ ve to hear words of comm@@ end@@ ation from each other and from their children .
L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing to the godly wisdom con@@ ta@@ ined in the inspired pro@@ verbs and accep@@ ting its discipl@@ ine result only in good .
Still , Daniel S@@ y@@ d@@ li@@ k , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses , encoura@@ ged them to continue to be lear@@ n@@ ers .
Mo@@ ved to expres@@ s her feelings for the young shepher@@ d , she said : “ P@@ l@@ ace me as a se@@ al upon your heart , as a se@@ al upon your ar@@ m ; because love is as strong as death is . . .
Let us first consider something God said in Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s day about fi@@ g@@ s .
One day Ka@@ zu@@ h@@ ik@@ o asked me if I would now sp@@ end the rest of my life living for him .
Still another means to buil@@ d our trust in Jehovah is regul@@ ar associ@@ ation with those who trust in him who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly .
This Is “ the Ti@@ me of the En@@ d ” !
Do@@ ing so is sur@@ ely to our ul@@ tim@@ ate benefit . ​ — He@@ b .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , Jehovah could give him the strength to face the wr@@ ath of Q@@ u@@ e@@ en Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 17 : 17 - 24 ; 18 : 21 - 40 ; 2 Corinthians 4 : 7 .
Re@@ c@@ ently , one sen@@ i@@ or v@@ il@@ la@@ g@@ er in B@@ en@@ in , W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , rel@@ ated the following ver@@ sion to some you@@ ng@@ er ones .
A large number of Israelites live in Egy@@ pt at the time .
He married his bel@@ o@@ ved wife , Pen@@ n@@ y , in 19@@ 7@@ 7 and ra@@ ised a family .
What great har@@ m is ca@@ used by someone who l@@ ac@@ ks good judgment , or is “ in want of heart ” !
* The worl@@ dly conc@@ ep@@ t of great@@ ness , whether it is in the field of bu@@ sin@@ ess , s@@ por@@ ts , or en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , does not en@@ sure lasting satis@@ fac@@ tion .
Lo@@ o@@ king to God’s Word for guid@@ ance is another way of show@@ ing that we trust in Jehovah .
But in the vision , John se@@ es others , who are not of the bri@@ de class .
A@@ ga@@ inst the righteous man Job , the Devil used se@@ v@@ ere e@@ con@@ om@@ ic problems , the death of loved ones , family op@@ position , physical suffering , and un@@ f@@ oun@@ ded cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism from false friends .
Yes , many love practic@@ ing “ v@@ ile things ” — such as im@@ mor@@ ality , op@@ pres@@ sion , l@@ ying , de@@ f@@ ra@@ u@@ ding , and ste@@ al@@ ing — and Satan’s spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness is a perfect en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment for them to do as they wish .
How d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous is pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda ?
On the other hand , knowledge ad@@ or@@ ns the sh@@ re@@ w@@ d just as a cro@@ wn hon@@ ors a king .
But in so thinking , they mis@@ s the point Jesus was making .
We can beg@@ in by a@@ do@@ p@@ ting a prop@@ er view of the Scriptures .
So al@@ though gen@@ u@@ ine Christians live in many soci@@ e@@ ties and under different circumstances , they all obey the same la@@ ws of God and live by the same Bible principles . All true worshipp@@ ers pro@@ per@@ ly ad@@ d@@ ress Jehovah as “ Father . ”
P@@ ur@@ su@@ ing K@@ in@@ dness in Ho@@ st@@ ile World , 4 / 15
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ ang@@ el@@ o@@ ’s tal@@ ents cannot be den@@ i@@ ed .
It was Jesus .
Th@@ an@@ ks to the earth@@ ’s mag@@ ne@@ tic field , these bur@@ st@@ s of en@@ er@@ gy do not s@@ cor@@ ch all life on the sur@@ face of our g@@ lo@@ be .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , one of the four princi@@ p@@ al at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes of Jehovah por@@ tra@@ yed by these ch@@ er@@ u@@ bs is power .
P@@ re@@ aching in a R@@ ur@@ al T@@ own
H@@ el@@ p him or her to reason on such questions as : “ How do I know that God ex@@ ists ?
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons today who imitate Jesus in pu@@ t@@ ting God’s Kingdom first and in sub@@ mit@@ ting to God’s will also enjoy a wonderful gift ​ — the privilege of being earthly sub@@ je@@ cts of God’s Kingdom .
He never al@@ lo@@ ws his righteous ones “ to to@@ t@@ ter ” ​ — he gives help and strength to end@@ ure . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
A congregation of 20 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers was form@@ ed in Nu@@ ku@@ ’@@ al@@ of@@ a in 19@@ 70 .
E@@ ach is@@ sue from 18@@ 7@@ 9 until De@@ c@@ ember 15 , 19@@ 38 , car@@ ri@@ ed on its fr@@ on@@ t co@@ ver the words “ ‘ Watch@@ man , What of the N@@ i@@ ght ? ’ ​ — Isaiah 21 : 11 . ”
Ad@@ j@@ ac@@ ent to the fo@@ rec@@ our@@ t of the li@@ br@@ ary , a mon@@ um@@ ent@@ al do@@ or lea@@ ds you to the T@@ et@@ ra@@ g@@ on@@ o@@ s ag@@ or@@ a , the mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place .
( b ) What less@@ ons might be dra@@ wn from his example ?
Ar@@ r@@ ang@@ ing for such help need not mean ab@@ dic@@ ating their spiritual responsi@@ bility ; rather , it can be part of br@@ ing@@ ing up their children “ in the discipl@@ ine and ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on of Jehovah . ”
Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard it , for it it@@ self is your life . ” ​ — Proverbs 4 : 13 .
T@@ ra@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , In@@ di@@ an parents arr@@ ange for their children to get married while their sons and daugh@@ ters are qu@@ ite young , and they encoura@@ ge them to ra@@ ise a family .
Consider the example of Bro@@ ther Ge@@ or@@ g F@@ j@@ ö@@ l@@ n@@ ir L@@ in@@ d@@ al@@ ’s ministry in I@@ c@@ el@@ and , as repor@@ ted in the 200@@ 5 Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses , pages 2@@ 10 - 2@@ 11 , and the experi@@ ences of faithful servants who per@@ sever@@ ed in I@@ rel@@ and for many years without im@@ medi@@ ate resul@@ ts , as found in the 198@@ 8 Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses , pages 8@@ 2 - 9@@ 9 .
Our e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness in the ministry is mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love of God and neigh@@ b@@ or
It wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t good for me . ”
What a mar@@ vel@@ ous example this provi@@ des for us as we e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly a@@ wa@@ it the end of this system of things !
But when they were not in use , we st@@ ored them under the st@@ er@@ n de@@ ck .
How can elders support those cop@@ ing with problems ?
No won@@ der !
‘ G@@ o and M@@ ake Dis@@ ci@@ ples , B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ ing The@@ m , ’ 4 / 1
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , then , any emp@@ loy@@ ment that direc@@ tly invol@@ ves man@@ u@@ fac@@ tur@@ ing ob@@ je@@ cts of ad@@ or@@ ation , including n@@ ational f@@ la@@ g@@ s , would be un@@ accep@@ table to Jehovah’s worshi@@ p@@ ers .
He should also ch@@ er@@ ish her by sp@@ en@@ ding a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate time with her and by tre@@ ating her tend@@ er@@ ly in spe@@ e@@ ch and action .
Ca@@ tho@@ lic “ Sa@@ in@@ t ” Au@@ gu@@ st@@ ine ( 3@@ 5@@ 4 - 4@@ 30 C.E . ) felt ob@@ li@@ ged to ex@@ hor@@ t fellow believers not to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate De@@ c@@ ember 25 as the pa@@ g@@ ans did in honor of the su@@ n .
The teach@@ er appreci@@ ated Na@@ th@@ ali@@ a@@ ’s hon@@ es@@ ty .
However , this real@@ iz@@ ation comes too l@@ ate .
This is because some transl@@ ations are based on the Hebrew Mas@@ o@@ re@@ tic text , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as others are based on the Greek S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t , which is a transl@@ ation of the Hebrew text comple@@ ted in the second century B.C.E .
N@@ ine of these conven@@ tions were attend@@ ed by th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates from different coun@@ tri@@ es .
How often should we for@@ give ?
I , Jehovah , am sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ arding her . E@@ very m@@ om@@ ent I shall water her .
“ Let them bl@@ ess your gl@@ ori@@ ous name . ” ​ — N@@ E@@ H .
But is this as@@ ser@@ tion always true ?
There I me@@ t a Witness nam@@ ed L@@ ou@@ ise , and we were married .
Jehovah tre@@ a@@ sures his faithful worshipp@@ ers .
This id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying tra@@ it of true Christians har@@ mon@@ iz@@ es with the apostle Paul’s inspired ex@@ hor@@ tation : “ Re@@ turn evil for evil to no one . . . .
At such times , a good question to ask ourselves is , ‘ What would Jesus do ? ’
A@@ no@@ ther small group , who atten@@ d the meetings on the re@@ mo@@ te is@@ land of N@@ on@@ out@@ i in K@@ i@@ ri@@ bat@@ i , me@@ et different challeng@@ es .
He received a thor@@ ough educ@@ ation in Greek liter@@ ature , but his father , Le@@ on@@ id@@ es , com@@ p@@ el@@ led him to ex@@ p@@ end e@@ qu@@ al effort in stud@@ ying the Scriptures .
A he@@ ad@@ y pro@@ spe@@ ct .
As a loving inter@@ n@@ ational bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od , we give Jehovah exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion , maintain Scriptural neu@@ tr@@ ality , and imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ally ac@@ knowledge that “ in every nation the man that fe@@ ars [ God ] and works righteousness is accep@@ table to him . ”
If so , we will stay close to Jehovah’s organization , respon@@ d to its direction , and share fully in the work that it is doing under the direction of Jesus Christ . ​ — Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 8 : 23 .
Mar@@ t@@ in says , “ During that ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent , I began thinking that we could no longer live together , that I should just qu@@ it tr@@ ying to make the marriage work . ”
Hence , we should feel like the man who imp@@ l@@ ored Jesus : “ H@@ el@@ p me out where I need faith ! ” ​ — Mark 9 : 24 .
The fe@@ et form the last part of the i@@ ma@@ ge , indic@@ ating that no other human world power will appe@@ ar on the sc@@ ene .
In order to com@@ ba@@ t im@@ moral f@@ an@@ t@@ asi@@ es , we need to ‘ make a covenant with our eyes , ’ as did faithful Job .
The M@@ aya Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try was the first d@@ ated public@@ ation in an A@@ mer@@ i@@ can In@@ di@@ an language .
“ Al@@ most all in attend@@ ance were J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese , ” says D@@ an@@ ny@@ ka@@ r@@ l , “ yet they gave me a war@@ m wel@@ come , as if they were my old ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ an@@ ces . ”
What does Revelation chap@@ ter 12 help us to understand about Christ’s pres@@ ence ?
Still , when it became evid@@ ent that the people were going to pers@@ ist in their re@@ bel@@ li@@ on , he took dec@@ isi@@ ve action .
The congregation would view them as having g@@ one on rec@@ ord before God and man to be faithful to each other so that their uni@@ on could be tre@@ ated as if v@@ al@@ id@@ ated by ci@@ vi@@ l author@@ ities .
The apostle sta@@ yed with A@@ qu@@ ila and P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la in Corin@@ th .
W@@ ho@@ ever ex@@ al@@ ts himself will be hum@@ b@@ led , and who@@ ever hum@@ bl@@ es himself will be ex@@ al@@ ted . ” ​ — Matthew 23 : 11 , 12 .
Matthe@@ w@@ ’s account indic@@ ates that Jesus ’ ze@@ al on that occasi@@ on was not li@@ mit@@ ed to cle@@ ans@@ ing the temple .
W@@ H@@ Y W@@ E@@ R@@ E J@@ U@@ D@@ G@@ E@@ S N@@ E@@ E@@ D@@ E@@ D ?
It never really dies .
T@@ AL@@ K
The deed left o@@ pen was for con@@ sul@@ tation .
For example , B@@ ri@@ an wr@@ ites : “ My wife and I experienced a lu@@ l@@ l in life when I re@@ ached the B@@ rit@@ ish re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment age of 6@@ 5 .
He knew that right there a f@@ lam@@ ing b@@ la@@ de was tur@@ ning , ever tur@@ ning , b@@ lo@@ c@@ king the way into the gar@@ den of E@@ den .
“ To@@ tal@@ it@@ ari@@ an re@@ gi@@ m@@ es do not re@@ stri@@ ct their activities to pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s .
By the time Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n and his family pla@@ yed a part in the events that took place in Jerusalem , the use of se@@ als had become comm@@ on in Juda@@ h .
H@@ um@@ ility will help us to have the prop@@ er view of others .
N@@ ever for@@ get that he gave his Son for all , including your child .
Yes , we consider each person as an individu@@ al and a@@ da@@ pt our appro@@ ach acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
F@@ ac@@ ing a different chall@@ enge , Saul and P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la displa@@ yed a willing spirit by working hard to imp@@ ro@@ ve their Eng@@ l@@ ish before they came to the school .
W@@ he@@ ther liter@@ al or not , the s@@ cour@@ ge will s@@ il@@ ence ter@@ ri@@ f@@ ying th@@ reat@@ s .
H@@ ist@@ ori@@ ans have do@@ cum@@ ented that here or there some soci@@ ety or nation experienced a ste@@ ep moral dec@@ l@@ ine and then col@@ la@@ p@@ sed .
When M@@ ep@@ hi@@ bo@@ sh@@ et@@ h was fi@@ ve years old , he “ had a f@@ all and was lam@@ ed . ”
However , for such a sacrifice to be accep@@ table to Jehovah , we must be ‘ holy in all our conduct . ’
C@@ learly , a change was to occ@@ ur .
Our daugh@@ ter , Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th , was born in 19@@ 38 , and to me@@ et the needs of the family , Z@@ ano@@ ah en@@ lar@@ ged our car@@ av@@ an .
It feel@@ s ni@@ ce to be no@@ tic@@ ed .
The lead@@ ers used l@@ ou@@ d@@ speak@@ ers that were m@@ oun@@ ted on po@@ les around the cam@@ p to bro@@ ad@@ c@@ ast fi@@ er@@ y mes@@ sa@@ ges , keep@@ ing the spirit of re@@ bel@@ li@@ on at a f@@ ever pit@@ ch .
As Jesus helped his disciples , you seek to help your te@@ en@@ age children to succ@@ e@@ ed in the ministry by develop@@ ing in them a love of teaching God’s Word and by help@@ ing them s@@ tic@@ k to a good field service r@@ out@@ ine .
Still , he had reason to feel disa@@ p@@ pointed , even h@@ ur@@ t .
“ If his words are kin@@ dly in@@ ten@@ tioned and direc@@ ted to the esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment of fri@@ end@@ ly relationship with his neigh@@ b@@ our@@ s , ” says one scho@@ la@@ r , “ he will e@@ at good , enjoy a happy and pe@@ ace@@ ful ex@@ ist@@ ence . ”
( b ) In time , how may Jehovah use faithful lear@@ n@@ ers ?
How have Jehovah’s Witnesses sh@@ own end@@ ur@@ ance in mo@@ der@@ n times ?
When pres@@ sur@@ ed to com@@ promise , such an individu@@ al will have a clear vision of what he or she wants to accom@@ pl@@ ish in Jehovah’s service .
V@@ er@@ y few ill@@ it@@ er@@ ate people man@@ age to have more than a pre@@ c@@ ari@@ ous ex@@ ist@@ ence .
Tru@@ e , Jehovah is the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn , but he tre@@ ats humans , especially his loyal servants , as a loving father tre@@ ats his children .
The ke@@ en ey@@ es@@ i@@ ght of the ro@@ ck ba@@ d@@ g@@ er ser@@ ves it well , and the ho@@ les and cre@@ vi@@ ces in its c@@ ra@@ gg@@ y ha@@ bit@@ at provide a sa@@ fe re@@ tre@@ at from pre@@ d@@ at@@ ors .
Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has ’ ten@@ ure s@@ pan@@ ned the peri@@ od of Jesus ’ ministry and the early preaching of his disciples .
By means of holy spirit , God imp@@ el@@ led G@@ ide@@ on to fi@@ ght in be@@ half of His people .
After all , the Bible ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges that the world can be power@@ fully en@@ tic@@ ing ​ — even to a person who wants to ple@@ ase God . ​ — 2 Timothy 4 : 10 .
Pe@@ ace ​ — another as@@ pect of the spi@@ rit@@ ’s fru@@ it@@ age — ​ is a st@@ ate of tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ill@@ ity and fre@@ e@@ dom from dis@@ tur@@ ban@@ ce .
This s@@ ch@@ em@@ ing opportun@@ ist tri@@ ed to cur@@ ry the fav@@ or of those who came to the king for judgment .
Even ap@@ par@@ ent cont@@ ra@@ dic@@ tions for the most part disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared .
( a ) Why do we have reason not to fear the coming att@@ ack ?
However , Christians who want to ple@@ ase God are care@@ ful to avoid any cu@@ st@@ om@@ s or cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies that give the imp@@ res@@ sion that they are in ag@@ re@@ ement with the view that the new@@ born child is a “ vis@@ it@@ or ” pas@@ sing from the spirit world of the an@@ c@@ est@@ ors to the world of the living commun@@ ity .
Because a husband can be very good at su@@ p@@ pl@@ ying his wi@@ fe@@ ’s material needs and yet f@@ all sh@@ ort in satis@@ f@@ ying her emo@@ tional and spiritual needs .
P@@ os@@ iti@@ on and age do not always w@@ in respect .
In no@@ ting such things , do we me@@ asure ourselves against others ?
And its ste@@ e@@ ds have pa@@ wed the gr@@ ound , and from far away its own ste@@ e@@ ds come . They f@@ ly like the e@@ ag@@ le spe@@ e@@ ding to e@@ at something .
Some of God’s people who have been att@@ ac@@ ked by dem@@ ons have found refu@@ ge in Jehovah by c@@ all@@ ing his name out l@@ ou@@ d .
This was a temp@@ or@@ ary ar@@ k , or con@@ tain@@ er , that Jehovah had told Moses to con@@ stru@@ ct to hold the ta@@ ble@@ ts of the Law .
And what are some ways we can encoura@@ ge one another ?
Why , though , should we fear God and not man ?
Jehovah saw the in@@ justice and ev@@ en@@ tually el@@ ev@@ ated Joseph from a pris@@ on to a p@@ al@@ ace .
F@@ o@@ re@@ ign cor@@ respon@@ d@@ ent Joh@@ an@@ na M@@ c@@ G@@ ear@@ y re@@ mar@@ ked : “ No g@@ lo@@ bo@@ co@@ p , however powerful , can st@@ ep in to wi@@ pe out the h@@ at@@ re@@ ds that have made Bo@@ s@@ ni@@ a , S@@ om@@ ali@@ a , Li@@ b@@ eri@@ a , Ka@@ sh@@ mi@@ r , the C@@ au@@ ca@@ su@@ s ru@@ n with blood . ”
Rather , he was st@@ res@@ sing me@@ ta@@ p@@ ho@@ ri@@ c@@ ally that we should be willing to cu@@ t out of our life anything that is spiritually har@@ m@@ ful .
If you must make important decisions soon after your div@@ or@@ ce , get ob@@ je@@ ctive help from someone you trust .
Just as he se@@ duc@@ ed E@@ ve , he can cause Christians to reason fal@@ sel@@ y and i@@ magine that their happiness dep@@ ends on something Jehovah and his Son disa@@ p@@ prove of .
I@@ mit@@ ate Jehovah When T@@ ra@@ ining Your Ch@@ il@@ dren
The letter was encourag@@ ing , so V@@ al@@ é@@ ri@@ e said : “ W@@ ell , why not ? ”
They were not cre@@ ated to be succ@@ ess@@ ful in@@ dep@@ end@@ ently of God .
When others around us ign@@ ore the true God or even leave off serving him , we need to stay on course as Noah did .
So@@ on my parents began to study with Jehovah’s Witnesses and learned what the Bible really teach@@ es about life after death .
At first , Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l wanted to find out which religion was teaching the truth .
Re@@ g@@ arding Rom@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers , the Jewish hist@@ ori@@ an Jose@@ ph@@ us wrote : “ E@@ very sol@@ di@@ er is every day exerc@@ ised , and that with great di@@ lig@@ ence , as if it were in time of war which is the reason why they be@@ ar the f@@ ati@@ gu@@ e of bat@@ t@@ les so eas@@ ily . ”
Let us maintain our good ha@@ bi@@ ts of personal Bible study and thus res@@ ist the Devil . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 22 - 24 .
And may that be a jo@@ y@@ ful time for each one in the family , “ for the joy of Jehovah is your str@@ ong@@ hold . ” ​ — Ne@@ h .
What action will the ang@@ el “ with the ke@@ y of the ab@@ y@@ ss and a great cha@@ in in his hand ” take against Satan and his dem@@ ons ?
David gives a second reason for his confidence : Jehovah prote@@ cts his sheep .
R@@ el@@ ates G@@ reg@@ ori@@ o : “ When we arri@@ ved here , there were only four Witnesses .
W@@ ould it sur@@ pris@@ e you to learn that me - ism is not a mo@@ der@@ n ph@@ en@@ om@@ en@@ on ?
A spirit of in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence is comm@@ on in the world .
It was at this time that I@@ r@@ ene became si@@ ck .
They may use such pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda as : “ You cannot trust your lead@@ ers ! ”
He s@@ ought refu@@ ge in the t@@ ent of J@@ a@@ el , the wife of He@@ ber the K@@ en@@ ite , and was wel@@ com@@ ed by J@@ a@@ el .
The man took part in the spiritual con@@ vers@@ ation and appreci@@ ated what was being said .
Ha@@ ve you tri@@ ed to do st@@ re@@ et wit@@ ness@@ ing ?
Those who are led to believe such claim@@ s may eas@@ ily f@@ all pre@@ y to the mis@@ gu@@ i@@ ded no@@ tion that they are free to worship God in any way that they ple@@ ase ​ — or not to worship him at all . ​ — Proverbs 14 : 12 .
Why were Jesus ’ disciples not to take for gr@@ anted the Kingdom tru@@ ths reve@@ aled to them ?
His mo@@ ti@@ ves are sel@@ f@@ ish , and his tre@@ at@@ ment of ani@@ mal@@ s is based on the prof@@ it that he might make from them .
Christ was kind , g@@ ent@@ le , com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , and un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish when deal@@ ing with people .
In Jo@@ b@@ ’s case , Satan in@@ iti@@ ally claim@@ ed that Jo@@ b@@ ’s loy@@ al@@ ty to God would van@@ ish if he lost his most ch@@ eri@@ shed pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
How vital , then , that we strengthen our love and appreciation for Jehovah’s la@@ ws and principles that gu@@ i@@ de us in our da@@ ily life !
This may help g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing mat@@ es to appreci@@ ate that their g@@ ri@@ ef is sh@@ ared . ​ — Romans 12 : 15 .
H@@ app@@ y is the man to who@@ se account Jehovah does not put er@@ ro@@ r , and in who@@ se spirit there is no dec@@ e@@ it . ”
Do I atten@@ d Christian meetings regul@@ arly ?
All true worshipp@@ ers , then , can imitate the Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ mit@@ e@@ ’s example of un@@ wa@@ ver@@ ing love and devo@@ tion .
TH@@ E first prophecy recorded in the Bible is of great sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance in the out@@ working of Jehovah’s purpose .
S@@ ome@@ times we find ourselves in “ s@@ ore st@@ ra@@ its , ” perhaps fac@@ ing persecu@@ tion , a se@@ v@@ ere ill@@ ness , or su@@ d@@ den un@@ emp@@ loy@@ ment .
As for K@@ or@@ ah and his crow@@ d , “ a fi@@ re came out from Jehovah and pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to con@@ su@@ me the two h@@ un@@ d@@ red and fi@@ f@@ ty men o@@ ffering the inc@@ en@@ se . ” ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 16 : 19 - 22 , 35 .
C@@ O@@ U@@ R@@ A@@ G@@ E is the op@@ pos@@ ite of fear , ti@@ mi@@ di@@ ty , and c@@ ow@@ ar@@ di@@ ce .
Jehovah for@@ gives those who sin but are gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely rep@@ ent@@ ant . ​ — Psalm 10@@ 3 : 8 - 14 ; Proverbs 28 : 13 .
Per@@ haps David was thinking of the de@@ f@@ ra@@ u@@ ding of the Israelites by the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans in the days of Moses .
We trust those words .
What tend@@ er emo@@ tions did Jesus reve@@ al when La@@ z@@ ar@@ us died ?
When I received the assignment letter , it stated that I was to “ take up the work of branch serv@@ ant . ”
Yet , God is not to be b@@ lam@@ ed for the present con@@ di@@ tions , nor has he c@@ eas@@ ed to be concer@@ ned about to@@ da@@ y’s problems .
But likely you have other anxi@@ e@@ ties in life that cause you to wor@@ ry .
Yet , religious persecu@@ tion has a long hist@@ ory and still ex@@ ists .
Juda@@ h
Their ar@@ ms and ba@@ c@@ ks often ached after ro@@ wing from one v@@ il@@ la@@ ge to another .
One hist@@ ori@@ an descri@@ bed this ar@@ my as “ the most succ@@ ess@@ ful mil@@ it@@ ary organization in hist@@ ory . ”
I also wor@@ ked har@@ der on being more loving and reason@@ able toward them .
With similar pati@@ ence , we are happy to wa@@ it for Jehovah . We are certain that he will keep his promises .
So , then , did the divine name appe@@ ar in early co@@ pi@@ es of the Christian Greek Scriptures ?
In the field ministry in my you@@ ng@@ er years
Our family in 194@@ 8 ( left to right ) : Jo@@ y , D@@ on , Mo@@ m , Jo@@ el , K@@ ar@@ l , me , and D@@ ad
That being the case , we would do well to ask , What truly is at the ro@@ o@@ t of spiritual f@@ ati@@ gu@@ e ?
Then he went out on@@ to the field of bat@@ tle ​ — not wal@@ king but r@@ un@@ ning !
“ Because of the Jews that were in those plac@@ es , for one and all knew that [ Timo@@ th@@ y’s ] father was a Greek . ”
O@@ r do you ask others what you should do ?
For example , when an earth@@ qu@@ ake ca@@ used disa@@ ster in I@@ tal@@ y , a local new@@ s@@ pa@@ per repor@@ ted that Jehovah’s Witnesses “ op@@ er@@ ate in a practic@@ al way , ex@@ ten@@ ding a hand to those who su@@ ff@@ er , without wor@@ r@@ ying about which religion they bel@@ ong to . ”
M@@ other came to live with me , and she too em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s truth .
La@@ sting peace will be brought about through the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom of God
Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah also descri@@ bed how everything in the new world will pro@@ cla@@ im Jehovah’s ho@@ l@@ iness .
No doubt , the par@@ ent would be ang@@ ry with such a person .
C@@ learly , Jehovah ​ — the one who inspired Peter to expres@@ s those sen@@ ti@@ ments — ​ kno@@ ws that we need to exer@@ t ourselves to remain “ spo@@ t@@ less and un@@ ble@@ mi@@ shed , ” un@@ tain@@ ted by the fil@@ th of Satan’s world .
They should ag@@ ree on how to discipl@@ ine their children and how to care for ag@@ ing parents .
The pri@@ ests and L@@ ev@@ ites per@@ form@@ ed work on the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h in con@@ ne@@ ction with the temple and ‘ rema@@ ined gu@@ il@@ t@@ less . ’
Th@@ ings will de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely get wor@@ se during the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
What is ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness ?
Do you know someone who is stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to es@@ cap@@ e por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y ad@@ di@@ ction ?
Hence , he gave the war@@ ning to “ turn away ” from those who@@ se love is mis@@ direc@@ ted .
Th@@ ough not stri@@ c@@ tly in ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal order , the rec@@ ord re@@ ach@@ es down to the time of the des@@ tru@@ ction of Sam@@ ari@@ a and Jerusalem .
The inspired psalmist wrote : “ The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous ones , and his ear@@ s are toward their c@@ ry for help . ”
Consider , for example , the W@@ est A@@ nt@@ ar@@ c@@ tic I@@ ce S@@ he@@ et .
But by being for@@ giving , we prom@@ o@@ te and pre@@ serve the un@@ ity in the congregation .
Yet , no ju@@ dge could ju@@ st@@ ly con@@ dem@@ n a man he consider@@ ed in@@ no@@ c@@ ent .
If we sto@@ p and think about it , we can sur@@ ely come up with reas@@ ons to than@@ k Jehovah and praise him each day for his a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant go@@ o@@ dness .
Mu@@ ch is accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed when people work toward a comm@@ on go@@ al .
Then end@@ ur@@ ance led to an appro@@ ved con@@ dition .
That is why I re@@ bel@@ led at the age of 19 . ”
Jesus was no str@@ anger to death while he was on earth .
Who will make this sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant future declar@@ ation of “ Pe@@ ace and se@@ cur@@ ity ” ?
Yet , you may h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to take the fur@@ ther st@@ ep of associ@@ ating with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
With sa@@ dness , she rec@@ alls , “ His love for me went away . ”
In ad@@ dition , “ the inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of the heart of man is bad from his you@@ th up , ” states the Bible .
“ When I feel u@@ se@@ ful and occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed , I don@@ ’t feel l@@ on@@ ely . ”
T@@ ra@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , wit@@ ches have been b@@ lam@@ ed for an al@@ most li@@ mit@@ less ar@@ ra@@ y of mis@@ for@@ tun@@ es , including ill@@ ness , death , and cro@@ p fa@@ il@@ ure .
W@@ on@@ ders of C@@ re@@ ation Ex@@ al@@ t Jehovah , 11 / 15
Ha@@ ving read those words , we can ask ourselves : ‘ A@@ m I a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of my faith , or am I coura@@ ge@@ ous ?
The first speak@@ er com@@ pared the moral bre@@ ak@@ down , religious apost@@ as@@ y , and materi@@ al@@ ism of Mi@@ ca@@ h’s day with our own times .
After his ancient people proved un@@ faithful to him , God determined to let the Babyl@@ on@@ ians come against Juda@@ h and Jerusalem .
They come into the new covenant and form a new nation , “ the Israel of God . ”
“ Who is this ? ” people ask .
* That ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation seem@@ ed reason@@ able because all other recorded uses that Jesus made of the ter@@ m “ gener@@ ation ” had a ne@@ g@@ ative con@@ no@@ tation , and in most c@@ as@@ es , Jesus used a ne@@ g@@ ative ad@@ je@@ ctive , such as “ wicked , ” to descri@@ be the gener@@ ation .
And because “ there is not a cre@@ ation that is hi@@ d@@ den from [ Jehovah’s ] sight , ” we can be sure that he will draw those who are “ consci@@ ous of their spiritual need ” to his organization and provide spiritual food for them . ​ — He@@ b .
Yes , Peter ca@@ ved in to fear of man and lied .
Ha@@ ving a mean@@ ing@@ ful share in the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work is a fine way to serve God and our neigh@@ b@@ or and br@@ ings us “ the blessing of Jehovah . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
Do we expres@@ s our appro@@ val , com@@ men@@ ding them for their efforts ?
After consider@@ ing the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of ei@@ ther giving in to or res@@ is@@ ting pe@@ er pres@@ sure , your child is asked to pl@@ an some respon@@ ses that ei@@ ther ab@@ s@@ or@@ b , de@@ fle@@ ct , or return the pres@@ sure .
If we h@@ ate la@@ w@@ less@@ ness as Jesus did , we will gu@@ ard our heart against in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ing in worl@@ dly f@@ an@@ t@@ asi@@ es . ​ — Hebrews 1 : 8 , 9 .
One re@@ sear@@ ch@@ er said about the work of Jehovah’s Witnesses : “ The ma@@ in go@@ al is preaching and teaching . ”
Our we@@ d@@ ding day in 195@@ 5 Mar@@ ku@@ s : After our we@@ d@@ ding , at first we were assign@@ ed as pione@@ ers to V@@ e@@ end@@ am ( G@@ r@@ on@@ ing@@ en ) .
Such a l@@ ack of loy@@ al@@ ty con@@ fir@@ ms that we are living in “ the last days ” when , Paul fore@@ told , people would be “ dis@@ loyal , . . . be@@ tra@@ y@@ ers . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , just as in No@@ ah’s day , people today are going about their bu@@ sin@@ ess , tr@@ ying to live a “ nor@@ ma@@ l ” life , refu@@ sing to he@@ ed the war@@ n@@ ings being s@@ oun@@ ded .
M@@ ore than 1@@ 1@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 other individuals show interest in the Bible and our work by atten@@ ding the an@@ nu@@ al M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Jesus ’ death .
I was born in U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine in 19@@ 33 in the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of Z@@ olo@@ t@@ n@@ ik@@ i .
1 : 21 ​ — In what way could Job return to his “ mo@@ ther’s bel@@ ly ” ?
Ex@@ pla@@ ining the word transl@@ ated “ show a f@@ on@@ dness ” in Psalm 1@@ 19 , one dic@@ tion@@ ary on the Hebrew Scriptures states : “ The u@@ sage in v . P@@ s 1@@ 19 : 16 par@@ all@@ els the [ verbs ] for rejo@@ ic@@ ing . . . and for medit@@ ation . . .
However , by w@@ atch@@ ing my fellow believers displa@@ y this qu@@ ality , I was able to understand what pati@@ ence is .
Such individuals can be found in congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses around the world .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , it is best for you to ad@@ d@@ ress any l@@ ack of con@@ vi@@ ction you may de@@ te@@ ct in yourself . ​ — Acts 17 : 11 .
How do we know that world con@@ di@@ tions will become wor@@ se the clo@@ s@@ er we get to the end ?
Of course , Jesus was not refer@@ ring to giving away free co@@ pi@@ es of cop@@ y@@ righ@@ ted liter@@ ature or com@@ pu@@ ter pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s ( so@@ f@@ tw@@ are ) , the use of which material is regul@@ ated by law .
Sa@@ ys S@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c A@@ mer@@ i@@ can : “ E@@ very d@@ ro@@ p of water in the to@@ p 1@@ 00 me@@ ters of the o@@ ce@@ an con@@ tain@@ s th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of free - flo@@ ating , mi@@ cro@@ s@@ co@@ pi@@ c f@@ l@@ or@@ a called ph@@ y@@ to@@ pl@@ an@@ k@@ t@@ on . ”
These con@@ ver@@ ts , or pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes , were vie@@ wed as part of the nation .
In one r@@ ur@@ al high school , two Witness children were assign@@ ed to re@@ present the school in a fol@@ k - d@@ ance cont@@ est .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate self - control .
You sur@@ ely want to know what kind of person he@@ a@@ ds such a much - needed govern@@ ment .
Those apost@@ ates whom Jehovah re@@ je@@ cted were a large number , two par@@ ts of the land .
Christian children need to learn to share their faith effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely with others .
En@@ de@@ av@@ or@@ ing to imitate Jehovah , our imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al God , can help us in our Christian ministry , within our famili@@ es , and in the congregations , in@@ deed , in all are@@ as of life .
What per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive com@@ ment did Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l make about the preaching work , and how has this proved to be true ?
The F@@ ul@@ l - Ti@@ me M@@ in@@ is@@ try
In order to walk with God , we must displa@@ y love “ out of a clean heart and out of a good conscience and out of faith without h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 1 : 5 .
Why did Jesus c@@ ry ?
El@@ ders can also inclu@@ de parents and their children in Kingdom H@@ all pro@@ je@@ cts , giving t@@ as@@ ks to you@@ ths in keep@@ ing with their age and a@@ bil@@ ities .
Then Jehovah’s judgment will be expres@@ sed against Satan’s e@@ con@@ om@@ ic and pol@@ itical syst@@ em@@ s .
This time the city appointed for des@@ tru@@ ction was N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h .
She wanted to do as much as she could in Jehovah’s service , so she app@@ lied for Bethel and was invit@@ ed to come in 19@@ 7@@ 1 .
“ In the D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an it was that the king c@@ ast [ cop@@ per u@@ ten@@ s@@ il@@ s ] in the cla@@ y mo@@ ld , ” states the Bible .
The pri@@ es@@ tly ar@@ is@@ to@@ cr@@ ac@@ y , supp@@ or@@ ted by dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed la@@ y@@ men , d@@ om@@ in@@ ated the cour@@ t .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , Jehovah’s tre@@ at@@ ment of S@@ he@@ b@@ na provi@@ des a valu@@ able less@@ on for those who are author@@ ized to ad@@ minis@@ ter discipl@@ ine , such as parents and Christian overse@@ ers .
How did the early Christians care for congregation ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses ?
When we call someone c@@ ru@@ el , we ju@@ dge his mo@@ ti@@ ves .
How could David , a lo@@ ver of righteousness , sto@@ op to ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y and mu@@ r@@ der ?
Re@@ gi@@ onal Bu@@ il@@ ding Com@@ mit@@ te@@ es used their s@@ k@@ ill@@ s to re@@ buil@@ d hous@@ es .
S@@ ad@@ ly , however , the origin@@ al Christian congregation gra@@ du@@ ally became cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted .
They offer , not fir@@ st@@ l@@ ings of the flo@@ ck , but “ a sacrifice of praise , that is , the fru@@ it of li@@ ps which make public declar@@ ation to [ God’s ] name . ”
F@@ al@@ se st@@ ori@@ es are a p@@ lo@@ y of the ar@@ ch@@ dec@@ ei@@ ver , Satan , who uses religious lies and go@@ d@@ less my@@ ths to si@@ de@@ tr@@ ack un@@ su@@ spe@@ cting ones .
La@@ sting happiness comes from doing God’s will , even though this is not always eas@@ y .
Although he told me that he had taught ch@@ urch do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine for 50 years , his answer ast@@ oun@@ ded me : “ I@@ ’@@ d have to take time to re@@ sear@@ ch that because I don@@ ’t know the Bible as well as Jehovah’s Witnesses do . ”
Are you a@@ ware of the under@@ l@@ ying reason for such s@@ at@@ ani@@ c persecu@@ tion ?
W@@ as@@ h y@@ ourselves ; make y@@ ourselves clean ; re@@ move the ba@@ dness of your deal@@ ings from in fr@@ on@@ t of my eyes ; ce@@ ase to do bad . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
Even though King Solomon was wise , he “ pon@@ der@@ ed and made a thor@@ ough sear@@ ch ” so that what he wrote would be cor@@ rec@@ t and pleas@@ ant to read .
M@@ in@@ ut@@ es later , it ex@@ p@@ lo@@ ded .
How reli@@ ev@@ ed we were when we fin@@ ally appro@@ ached our por@@ t of en@@ try , Phil@@ ad@@ el@@ p@@ hi@@ a !
The Christian religion “ in its three cl@@ as@@ si@@ c form@@ s of Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ ism , E@@ ast@@ er@@ n O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x@@ y , and Pro@@ t@@ est@@ an@@ tism ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges one God in three Per@@ sons : God the Father , God the Son , and God the Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t .
If we speak at the wrong time , people may not understand or accept what we say .
The Tho@@ r@@ ns A@@ ff@@ lic@@ ting M@@ ep@@ hi@@ bo@@ sh@@ et@@ h
That vi@@ ci@@ ous enem@@ y was always w@@ atch@@ ing for “ another conven@@ i@@ ent time ” to put Jesus to the t@@ est .
In fact , the as@@ ser@@ tion has been made that God des@@ p@@ ises all efforts to serve him .
As the end of the gro@@ wing se@@ as@@ on ne@@ ared , there were strong s@@ ti@@ r@@ r@@ ings of interest in Bible truth .
Jesus again and again told his apostles that it would be necess@@ ary for him to su@@ ff@@ er and be put to death .
Jesus often imp@@ ar@@ ted spiritual instru@@ ction as he par@@ took of me@@ als . He now kno@@ c@@ ks on the do@@ or of the La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ an kind of congregation .
After school , I used to me@@ et some pione@@ ers and work with them in the ministry .
There is an un@@ seen ent@@ ity be@@ h@@ ind false religion .
He even makes the de@@ a@@ f hear and the spe@@ e@@ ch@@ less speak . ” ​ — Mark 7 : 33 - 37 .
* When we fin@@ i@@ shed , Se@@ bas@@ ti@@ á@@ n beg@@ ged us with te@@ ars to come back to study with him . ”
The meaning of that name , “ God Will S@@ ow Se@@ ed , ” is prophe@@ tic of Jehovah’s ga@@ ther@@ ing a faithful re@@ m@@ n@@ ant in 5@@ 37 B.C.E . and s@@ ow@@ ing them like se@@ ed in Juda@@ h .
That means making a consci@@ enti@@ ous exam@@ in@@ ation of Jehovah’s standards and di@@ lig@@ ently end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to follow them .
As for me , after my rel@@ e@@ ase , I re@@ turned to my family at K@@ ar@@ í@@ t@@ sa .
We regul@@ arly ex@@ pose ourselves to op@@ position , indi@@ ffer@@ ence , even persecu@@ tion .
15 , 16 . ( a ) How might we g@@ ri@@ eve God’s spirit ?
Many pon@@ der on a Bible text early in the mor@@ ning when they read from the boo@@ k@@ let Ex@@ am@@ ining the Scriptures Da@@ ily .
While Paul’s re@@ mar@@ ks were ad@@ d@@ ressed to anointed Christians , what he said about God’s spirit and Christ’s ransom sacrifice can benefit all servants of Jehovah reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of the hope they en@@ ter@@ tain .
If we had be@@ ha@@ ved ourselves , we children used to get a si@@ x@@ p@@ ence ( a co@@ in wor@@ th si@@ x p@@ en@@ ni@@ es ) in po@@ c@@ ke@@ t money every S@@ atur@@ day .
It would be wrong to reason that de@@ pra@@ ved en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment is no wor@@ se than what is seen in the real world .
If you do not feel mo@@ tiv@@ ated to ex@@ p@@ and your ministry , ask Jehovah to give you both the desire and the ability to do so . ​ — 2 P@@ et .
At first , the very ide@@ a might s@@ ound ab@@ sur@@ d .
In the ne@@ arly 1@@ 40 years since then , Jehovah’s servants have gro@@ wn in knowledge and love of God and his Word .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the more than 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years of their hist@@ ory as God’s cho@@ s@@ en people , there were com@@ par@@ ati@@ vely few peri@@ o@@ ds when the Israelites did not try God’s long - suffering to the li@@ mit .
On lear@@ ning of a death p@@ lo@@ t , he h@@ ur@@ ri@@ e@@ dly had his pris@@ on@@ er taken down to Ca@@ es@@ are@@ a .
To s@@ pre@@ ad the Kingdom good news , that small band of ze@@ al@@ ous min@@ isters used tr@@ ac@@ ts , pam@@ ph@@ le@@ ts , ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , and boo@@ ks .
( Read Matthew 2 : 13 - 18 . )
When a mar@@ ke@@ t off@@ ers a vari@@ ety of fru@@ its and ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les , we can sel@@ e@@ ct the ones that we most enjoy and that are good for our family .
Why should we seek opportun@@ ities to com@@ men@@ d others ?
However , on S@@ un@@ day , De@@ c@@ ember 18 , 20@@ 11 , it was a wonderful sight to see over 7@@ 8@@ ,000 of our brothers of different rac@@ es from S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a and neigh@@ bor@@ ing coun@@ tri@@ es p@@ ac@@ ked into the lar@@ g@@ est st@@ adi@@ u@@ m in the city of Joh@@ ann@@ es@@ bur@@ g to enjoy a spiritual pro@@ gra@@ m .
A@@ il@@ ments resul@@ ting from anger and ra@@ ge inclu@@ de re@@ spi@@ r@@ at@@ ory tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es , inc@@ reas@@ ed blood pres@@ sure , li@@ ver dis@@ or@@ ders , and ill effe@@ cts on the pan@@ cre@@ as .
Some s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists feel that the effect of chang@@ es can be difficult to pre@@ di@@ ct .
How do those who serve full - time feel about ass@@ ist@@ ance and encourag@@ ement that others give ?
This article will help us to recogn@@ ize possible we@@ ak@@ nesses in our faith and show how we can strengthen it .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From 1 K@@ ings , 7 / 1
3 A@@ P@@ P@@ L@@ Y W@@ H@@ A@@ T Y@@ O@@ U L@@ E@@ A@@ R@@ N@@ E@@ D .
I b@@ ought a Bible and started to study it with the Witnesses .
Abraham was a man of faith
Re@@ plac@@ ing A@@ bi@@ a@@ th@@ ar with Z@@ a@@ do@@ k from the l@@ ine of Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has was in fulfill@@ ment of N@@ um@@ bers 25 : 10 - 13 . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 6 : 25 ; 1 Samuel 2 : 31 ; 3 : 12 ; 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 24 : 3 .
Some of you young Christians live in po@@ or v@@ il@@ la@@ ges ; others live in pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous c@@ ities .
Those who truly appreci@@ ate these pro@@ v@@ isions make good use of them in the ministry .
Acc@@ ep@@ t@@ ance of the ransom arrang@@ ement pa@@ ves the way for an ev@@ en@@ tu@@ al return to per@@ fe@@ ction .
Ca@@ in@@ ’s course shows that we all have a cho@@ ice , that those who cho@@ ose to sin se@@ par@@ ate themselves from God , and that Jehovah ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tes his judg@@ ments upon the un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant .
Des@@ pite our ear@@ n@@ est efforts , relati@@ vely few people come to appreci@@ ate the good news .
Thus , in Israel young and old al@@ ike were taught to worship and obey Jehovah God .
James too wrote about faith .
The Mas@@ o@@ re@@ tes develop@@ ed a system of v@@ ow@@ el poin@@ ts to ad@@ d to the Bible text in order to indic@@ ate the cor@@ rec@@ t pr@@ on@@ un@@ ci@@ ation of Hebrew words .
However , Jehovah’s name had been prof@@ an@@ ed by Na@@ da@@ b and A@@ bi@@ h@@ u , and God’s anger had b@@ la@@ zed against them .
Now with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of everlasting life b@@ righ@@ ter than ever before , what an oppor@@ tu@@ ne time for God’s servants to demonstr@@ ate their devo@@ tion to Jehovah and to r@@ ene@@ w their determin@@ ation to serve him as their everlasting King ! ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 29 : 11 - 13 .
Be@@ fore long , this s@@ inc@@ ere cou@@ ple began to atten@@ d Christian meetings and to share in the ministry .
Sh@@ ould we not en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in our God - assign@@ ed work , including the Kingdom - pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation work ?
“ S@@ ome@@ times I wish I could just disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar , ” says 14 - year - old Chris@@ to@@ p@@ her , “ or el@@ se be like the rest of my scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es so I w@@ ou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t have to stand out as different . ”
Lo@@ st privile@@ ges are sel@@ dom rest@@ ored all at once .
Our go@@ al is to re@@ ach the heart of individuals .
A@@ m@@ ong these were poin@@ ts regarding the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al that the apostle Paul pas@@ sed on to Christian congregations .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N the Israelites were about to cro@@ ss the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , Moses told them : “ Be coura@@ ge@@ ous and strong . Do not be af@@ ra@@ id or su@@ ff@@ er a sh@@ o@@ ck before them , because Jehovah your God is the one mar@@ ch@@ ing with you . ”
There was much work to be done , and we in@@ tend@@ ed to do it . ”
The so@@ lu@@ tion to the pu@@ z@@ z@@ le pres@@ ents it@@ self when we again consider the time fr@@ ame .
Since Jesus ’ fle@@ sh@@ ly brothers were still un@@ believers , Jesus en@@ tru@@ sted M@@ ary to no@@ ne of them but to a s@@ inc@@ ere follow@@ er of his .
And he provided them with the strength they needed to be@@ ar up under the difficult tri@@ als that mankind has experienced during these mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ um@@ s of in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence .
Ex@@ pos@@ ing ourselves to apost@@ ate teachings through the vari@@ ous means of mo@@ der@@ n commun@@ ic@@ ation is just as har@@ m@@ ful as recei@@ ving the apost@@ ate himself into our ho@@ m@@ es .
A@@ m@@ ong the many temple ru@@ ins of The@@ bes is that of K@@ ar@@ na@@ k , consider@@ ed to be the lar@@ g@@ est stru@@ c@@ ture ever buil@@ t with co@@ lum@@ ns .
Jesus said : “ W@@ ho@@ ever has my comman@@ d@@ ments and ob@@ ser@@ ves them is the one who lo@@ ves me .
E@@ l Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al , a new@@ s@@ pa@@ per in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o C@@ ity , com@@ men@@ ted : “ F@@ ri@@ ars from different or@@ ders took advan@@ ta@@ ge of the fact that fes@@ tiv@@ ities of the In@@ di@@ an ri@@ tu@@ al cal@@ end@@ ar co@@ in@@ ci@@ ded with the Ca@@ tho@@ lic li@@ tur@@ gi@@ cal cal@@ end@@ ar , so they used this to support their ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing and mission@@ ary work .
In fact , we could never know God’s name un@@ less God himself reve@@ aled it to us .
In B@@ es@@ l@@ an , we have seen children taken ho@@ st@@ age and b@@ ru@@ t@@ ally mas@@ sac@@ red . ”
L@@ ei@@ gh S@@ t .
Th@@ ough some Re@@ form@@ ers still prom@@ o@@ ted the Tr@@ in@@ ity do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine , C@@ ap@@ it@@ o@@ ’s writ@@ ings , according to the book The R@@ adi@@ cal Re@@ form@@ ation , refle@@ ct “ re@@ tic@@ ence on the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of the Tr@@ in@@ ity . ”
Such ac@@ ts of kindness brought joy both to the gi@@ ver and to the re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ents .
18 : 2 , 3 , 24 .
Proverbs 1 : 23 coun@@ sel@@ s us : “ T@@ ur@@ n back at my re@@ pro@@ of .
In 19@@ 38 , congregations around the world res@@ ol@@ ved to accept an imp@@ ro@@ ved arrang@@ ement , one that was more in har@@ mony with Scriptural pre@@ ce@@ d@@ ent .
O@@ r we might ask him to let us know of others to whom we could offer a Bible study . ​ — Acts 18 : 6 - 8 .
His s@@ k@@ ill@@ s as a shepher@@ d helped him to lead the nation of Israel pati@@ ently .
Who of us , then , can beg@@ in to fa@@ th@@ om the power of a b@@ ond that has ex@@ is@@ ted over such an im@@ men@@ se sp@@ an of time ?
It taught me to r@@ ely on him rather than on my@@ self or even on other people .
How does thinking about the fulfill@@ ment of God’s promises benefit us today ?
Indeed , some form@@ er op@@ pos@@ ers are now our Christian brothers as a result of having ob@@ served our b@@ lam@@ eless conduct .
I left that inter@@ view stu@@ n@@ ned .
He thus avo@@ i@@ ded an over@@ be@@ aring , di@@ ct@@ at@@ ori@@ al attitude .
C@@ are@@ fully and pray@@ er@@ fully consi@@ ders the re@@ comm@@ end@@ ations made by the elders and then ap@@ poin@@ ts the men who qu@@ ali@@ fy .
What , though , of high@@ er educ@@ ation , received in a col@@ le@@ ge or a uni@@ vers@@ ity ?
The vo@@ ice within him recei@@ ves consider@@ able tra@@ ining .
It speak@@ s of “ Matthew the ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ or ” ; “ S@@ im@@ on , a t@@ an@@ ner ” ; and “ Luke , the bel@@ o@@ ved physi@@ ci@@ an . ”
W@@ a@@ iting for Jehovah invol@@ ves per@@ sever@@ ing , even if at first , stud@@ ents do not respon@@ d to what they learn .
By means of it , Jesus provided deli@@ ver@@ ance from sin and death for faithful des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Adam and E@@ ve .
Des@@ pite the un@@ responsi@@ ven@@ ess of the people , Isaiah pati@@ ently declar@@ ed Jehovah’s war@@ ning mes@@ sa@@ ges for no less than 4@@ 6 years !
O@@ u@@ t of his loving - kindness , Jehovah made a mer@@ ci@@ ful pro@@ vision to re@@ de@@ em mankind , to bu@@ y back , as it were , what Adam had lost .
The s@@ mal@@ l@@ est letter of the Greek al@@ p@@ ha@@ be@@ t is i@@ o@@ ta and is evid@@ ently similar to the Hebrew י ( yo@@ d ) .
By all means , maintain your cha@@ st@@ ity by sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ arding your heart .
But we need the help of Jehovah’s spirit to cultiv@@ ate the love that Jehovah has , the love that is a perfect b@@ ond of uni@@ on .
But with that in mind , the individu@@ al Christian has to deci@@ de what n@@ on@@ com@@ prom@@ ising things can be done at the re@@ qu@@ est of one having authority in the family or in the commun@@ ity .
Q@@ u@@ ic@@ k@@ ly , the branch form@@ ed em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y com@@ mit@@ te@@ es to organiz@@ e reli@@ ef efforts .
At that , he comman@@ ded the ca@@ r to sto@@ p and or@@ der@@ ed me to st@@ ep out .
Such sel@@ f@@ less al@@ tru@@ ism is not what would be expe@@ cted if humans were m@@ ere ani@@ mal@@ s stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to sur@@ vi@@ ve at any co@@ st . ​ — 10 / 15 , page 20 .
Mo@@ re@@ over , it is ess@@ enti@@ al that our spirit , or men@@ tal dis@@ position , be at@@ tu@@ ned to his through study and app@@ lic@@ ation of his Word .
We enjoy the privilege of be@@ aring his name and being his Witnesses .
For instance , it is eas@@ y to be an@@ no@@ yed at the imper@@ fe@@ ctions of someone and to a@@ do@@ pt a cr@@ itical attitude toward that one .
F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ ing family ob@@ lig@@ ations takes effort , com@@ mit@@ ment , and a spirit of love and self - sacrifice .
We can ex@@ pect what fulfill@@ ment of Isaiah 25 : 6 - 8 ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ out their knowledge , I sp@@ ent time with young people who had little respect for authority .
Be@@ fore 1914 , many members of the faithful slave class had high ho@@ p@@ es of meeting with the B@@ ri@@ de@@ gro@@ om in heaven that year , but their ho@@ p@@ es were not ful@@ filled .
Consider what be@@ f@@ ell Job , who@@ se name means “ O@@ b@@ ject of Ho@@ st@@ ility . ”
Thus I shall bl@@ ess you during my li@@ fe@@ time ; in your name I shall ra@@ ise my p@@ al@@ ms ” ?
In imit@@ ation of Jesus and Paul , experienced shepher@@ ds take the in@@ iti@@ ative to tra@@ in baptized brothers , with similar good resul@@ ts .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , the pr@@ inc@@ es of Babyl@@ on sent em@@ is@@ s@@ aries to in@@ qui@@ re about that si@@ gn .
As a young person , he was vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous over the Phil@@ ist@@ ine gi@@ ant Go@@ li@@ ath .
I saw how the boo@@ ks , ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , and Bi@@ bl@@ es are made .
When the ba@@ by fin@@ ally arri@@ ves , the tim@@ ing of bir@@ th can se@@ em qu@@ ite ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ary .
Not only did Jesus give the answer ; he lived it .
Al@@ so , she tend@@ er@@ ly k@@ is@@ sed his fe@@ et and gre@@ as@@ ed them with the per@@ fu@@ m@@ ed o@@ il . ” ​ — Luke 7 : 36 - 38 .
In cen@@ tu@@ ries g@@ one by , it was tra@@ di@@ tional to dec@@ or@@ ate the ex@@ ter@@ i@@ or of hous@@ es with in@@ s@@ crip@@ tions , ei@@ ther pa@@ inted on the sur@@ face , s@@ cr@@ atch@@ ed in the pla@@ ster , or car@@ ved in st@@ one .
They get him to a bu@@ s that takes him to the ne@@ are@@ st ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
These spiritual children are much more preci@@ ous to me than any material ri@@ ches . ”
I thought to my@@ self , ‘ I cannot sto@@ p the war , but I can at le@@ ast try to sto@@ p viol@@ ent people . ’
They were like good fi@@ g@@ s .
The result was disa@@ str@@ ous .
A@@ no@@ ther S@@ ad O@@ cc@@ asi@@ on
As with any li@@ br@@ ary , the col@@ le@@ ction may inclu@@ de a wide r@@ ange of thought , not all necess@@ ar@@ ily refle@@ cting the religious vie@@ w@@ poin@@ ts of its read@@ ers .
He needed to cultiv@@ ate such qualities as hum@@ ility , pati@@ ence , mil@@ dness , and self - control .
You will be able to buil@@ d so@@ li@@ d faith and de@@ e@@ pen your relationship with Jehovah .
God heard H@@ an@@ na@@ h’s ent@@ reat@@ y and bless@@ ed her with a son , whom she nam@@ ed Samuel .
Mi@@ rac@@ ul@@ ously , Jesus had loo@@ ked into Na@@ th@@ ana@@ el@@ ’s heart , ther@@ e@@ by lear@@ ning much about him .
For the next 13 years , we fle@@ w , pa@@ dd@@ led , d@@ ro@@ ve , or wal@@ ked to ne@@ arly every part of the country .
What may se@@ em har@@ s@@ h to out@@ si@@ ders is both necess@@ ary and really a loving thing to do . ”
If that happ@@ ens , Christians need to displa@@ y the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit , an as@@ pect of which is love .
They also showed that they had re@@ je@@ cted knowledge of God , for they were not living in har@@ mony with it .
9 : 36 , 37 .
34 : 25 , 28 .
At all inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tions , as well as at many of the dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tions , mission@@ aries will be present , some of whom will be fe@@ atu@@ red on the pro@@ gra@@ m .
F@@ i@@ er@@ ce op@@ position continued for three years .
Ther@@ e@@ after , Gi@@ u@@ se@@ pp@@ e and I were reas@@ sign@@ ed to I@@ tal@@ y .
C@@ er@@ tain transl@@ ations even change the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s pu@@ re message by rel@@ ying on tra@@ di@@ tions .
St@@ or@@ m@@ ing their enem@@ ies , they deci@@ m@@ ated them with ir@@ on s@@ words , bat@@ tle - a@@ x@@ es , spe@@ ars , and ba@@ r@@ bed ar@@ ro@@ ws that t@@ ore flesh .
Bo@@ h@@ em@@ ia ( C@@ ze@@ c@@ hi@@ a )
It gro@@ ws s@@ low@@ ly as it sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ds the tr@@ un@@ k of a ho@@ st t@@ ree .
Yes , “ in no way are we giving any cause for stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing , that our ministry might not be found fa@@ ul@@ t with ; but in every way we re@@ com@@ men@@ d ourselves as God’s min@@ isters . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 6 : 3 , 4 .
O@@ thers were s@@ pre@@ ading “ false st@@ ori@@ es ” or re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ing ide@@ as that contribu@@ ted nothing to the congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s spiritu@@ ality .
M@@ ary , in turn , did not feel em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed or in@@ sul@@ ted by her son .
I cur@@ r@@ ently enjoy the privilege of serving on a Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al Li@@ a@@ is@@ on Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e , as well as being the city overse@@ er of U@@ hon@@ mor@@ a .
For example , in 19@@ 7@@ 3 the use of to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o was seen as a “ de@@ fil@@ ement of flesh ” and was to be vie@@ wed as serious wr@@ ong@@ doing .
What a pri@@ ce to pa@@ y for tr@@ ying to live a li@@ e !
( b ) How can prayer help us to show a pleas@@ ing spirit ?
He me@@ ant that one needs to be born again in order to become a rul@@ er with Christ in heaven .
Hence , she sub@@ mit@@ ted her re@@ sign@@ ation , though the direc@@ t@@ or con@@ fi@@ ded that she was the only emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ e whom they really wanted to keep .
Al@@ so , fore@@ st man@@ ag@@ ement pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s , such as those in Cana@@ da , F@@ in@@ land , N@@ or@@ way , and the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , “ are en@@ sur@@ ing that the imp@@ act of over - har@@ v@@ es@@ ting of tim@@ ber will be re@@ duc@@ ed . ”
Are you having difficul@@ ties car@@ ing for your family because of your e@@ con@@ om@@ ic situation ?
We may have loo@@ ked into the Bible before that , but these things were hi@@ d@@ den from us , as they are from most of mankind .
W@@ he@@ ther he had a leg@@ iti@@ mate cause for g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ance in con@@ ne@@ ction with the in@@ her@@ it@@ ance is not stated .
When I saw her , I could har@@ dly believe my eyes .
What will come next ?
The first three days on pa@@ ved ro@@ a@@ ds present few problems , though full attention and con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation are necess@@ ary .
We ac@@ tually need to put ourselves in plac@@ es or circumstances where Jehovah’s spirit is .
And if your God were to come here , we would k@@ ill him as well ! ”
L@@ ater he esta@@ bli@@ shed the Israelites in the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
During his ministry , he showed even in small , indi@@ rec@@ t ways that he tru@@ sted them .
What , though , if the n@@ ature of the work con@@ f@@ li@@ cts with Bible principles ?
Mo@@ st important , they enjoy God’s appro@@ val , for “ false li@@ ps are something de@@ t@@ es@@ table to Jehovah , but those ac@@ ting in faith@@ ful@@ ness are a ple@@ asure to him . ” ​ — Proverbs 12 : 22 .
Our being form@@ ed “ in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge ” means that even though we have been t@@ ar@@ ni@@ shed by sin and imper@@ fe@@ ction , we have the ability to mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r certain qualities of God .
K@@ no@@ wing this should help us to com@@ p@@ ly with his lo@@ f@@ ty standards and to avoid un@@ clean conduct .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we can have every confidence in Jesus ’ wise ad@@ vice : “ N@@ ever be anxi@@ ous and say , ‘ What are we to e@@ at ? ’
Ma@@ th@@ ys claim@@ ed to be a prophet and ann@@ oun@@ ced A@@ pri@@ l 1@@ 5@@ 34 as the time of the second coming of Christ .
How will the righ@@ t@@ ness of God’s rule be sh@@ own ?
Still , the one making a lo@@ an was ent@@ it@@ led to get back the princi@@ p@@ al , a ple@@ dge ( se@@ cur@@ ity on the lo@@ an ) some@@ times being taken . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 15 : 7 , 8 .
Jesus ’ par@@ able of the slave who ow@@ ed his ma@@ ster , a king , 6@@ 0@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 den@@ ari@@ i shows another way to be mer@@ ci@@ ful .
Do they have the integrity to ref@@ ra@@ in from doing things that are not right ?
F@@ o@@ c@@ us on Jehovah’s Q@@ u@@ alities
The Kingdom will bring an end to the enti@@ re wicked system of things in which we live . ​ — Read Matthew 24 : 14 , 21 , 22 .
And how can we strengthen our fellow believers ?
May we maintain strong faith if difficult circumstances become a chall@@ enge to us .
Your God will not help you .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : Mark E@@ d@@ war@@ ds / Still P@@ ic@@ tures / Peter Ar@@ no@@ ld , In@@ c .
Hence , some who are ber@@ ef@@ t of their mat@@ es look to the future with un@@ certain@@ ty and fear .
Such a re@@ action shows that we have gen@@ u@@ ine concer@@ n for the spiritual wel@@ f@@ are of those to whom we preach .
How hear@@ ten@@ ing it is to have this fur@@ ther evidence that our mer@@ ci@@ ful God for@@ gives those who are gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely rep@@ ent@@ ant !
That city is God’s Kingdom .
In fact , the Jewish worshipp@@ ers need to ga@@ ther out@@ side the city g@@ ates b@@ es@@ i@@ de a ri@@ ver .
How El@@ ders T@@ ra@@ in O@@ thers to Be@@ come Q@@ u@@ ali@@ fied
We have spiritual needs that are of much greater import@@ ance .
For example , W@@ il@@ li@@ am and S@@ and@@ r@@ a , who are in their early 60 ’ s , were set@@ t@@ led , enjo@@ ying their life in Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a .
Com@@ men@@ ting on this verse , one scho@@ la@@ r wrote : “ Davi@@ d’s meaning was , that ne@@ i@@ ther on personal gr@@ oun@@ ds , nor on account of his so@@ cial standing , nor because of his l@@ in@@ e@@ age , could he make the s@@ ligh@@ t@@ est pre@@ ten@@ sion to the hon@@ our of be@@ coming the son - in - law of the king . ”
From that time on , my mother and I regul@@ arly went in field service together .
When asked why she accepted a Bible study with Jehovah’s Witnesses , one woman said , “ I began to study because they showed me s@@ inc@@ ere interest and love . ”
Is not his mother called M@@ ary , and his brothers James and Joseph and S@@ im@@ on and Ju@@ d@@ as ?
“ A@@ p@@ pointed over his d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s ” : In 19@@ 19 , Jesus sel@@ e@@ cted ca@@ pa@@ ble anointed brothers to be his faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave
King David found refu@@ ge here from the persecu@@ tion of King Saul , al@@ though he had to d@@ well like a fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve “ upon the ba@@ re ro@@ c@@ ks of the m@@ oun@@ tain go@@ ats . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 24 : 1 , 2 .
A M@@ A@@ N nam@@ ed La@@ z@@ ar@@ us and his sisters , Mar@@ th@@ a and M@@ ary , live in Be@@ th@@ any , a to@@ wn lo@@ c@@ ated some two mil@@ es [ 3 k@@ m ] out@@ side Jerusalem .
It is real@@ is@@ tic .
Why do some Christians remain sing@@ le ?
They believ@@ ed in him without know@@ ing much about him .
We have seen the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of Psalm 34 : 8 : ‘ T@@ ast@@ e and see that Jehovah is good ; happy is the man who takes refu@@ ge in him . ’
That night he was ar@@ rest@@ ed and tri@@ ed .
If they get to know the older ones , your you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers will dis@@ co@@ ver a deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful re@@ serv@@ o@@ ir of experience and wisdom .
M@@ O@@ R@@ E than a de@@ ca@@ de before the f@@ all of Babyl@@ on in 5@@ 39 B.C.E . , the ag@@ ed prophet Daniel saw a thr@@ ill@@ ing vision .
So why would the high pri@@ est provide sp@@ ace in a temple din@@ ing h@@ all for such a man as To@@ bi@@ ah ?
W@@ H@@ E@@ N Satan re@@ bel@@ led in the gar@@ den of E@@ den , he ra@@ ised the uni@@ vers@@ al is@@ sue of the righ@@ t@@ ful@@ ness of God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y over all His cre@@ atu@@ res .
Many today are like David .
Paul also pointed out that ani@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es , though of some value , only remin@@ ded the Israelites that they were sin@@ n@@ ers and that they needed something more in order to take sin@@ s away comple@@ t@@ ely .
“ When I hear the si@@ re@@ n , my heart star@@ ts rac@@ ing and I ru@@ n to a bom@@ b sh@@ el@@ ter , ” says Al@@ ona .
What should be your ob@@ je@@ ctive when you study God’s Word ?
The Israelites well knew that Jehovah had done wonderful things for them .
He said that al@@ though he had once vie@@ wed all religious grou@@ ps as being the same , after see@@ ing the s@@ inc@@ ere un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness of Jehovah’s Witnesses in action , he no longer did so .
N@@ atur@@ ally , you want members of your im@@ medi@@ ate family , other loved ones , and ch@@ eri@@ shed friends to be there , experi@@ enc@@ ing the same jo@@ ys that you hope to experience in God’s promised new world of righteousness . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
S@@ U@@ P@@ P@@ O@@ S@@ E you com@@ mis@@ sion an ar@@ t@@ ist to do a por@@ tra@@ it of you .
Fir@@ st - century Christians were war@@ ned about this d@@ anger when they were told : “ Consider clo@@ sel@@ y the one [ Christ ] who has end@@ ur@@ ed such contr@@ ary talk by sin@@ n@@ ers against their own inter@@ ests . ”
They need to take action .
My life is full of happy m@@ om@@ ents , exc@@ iting experi@@ ences , and gener@@ ous blessings ! ”
T@@ each With Bible Ex@@ am@@ ples
Instead , we recogn@@ ize that “ people of all s@@ or@@ ts ” can respon@@ d to the good news . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Jesus spoke of a slave who had been car@@ ing for his ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s flo@@ ck all day in the field .
This knowledge is a@@ vail@@ able through regul@@ ar study of the Bible .
This life of 70 or 8@@ 0 years is en@@ ough for me . ”
When fac@@ ed with temp@@ tation , should you yi@@ eld or res@@ ist ?
• How does Jehovah di@@ ff@@ er from the Devil in the way He ob@@ ser@@ ves the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the earth ?
Some years later , he asked an el@@ der who had be@@ fri@@ ended him to study the Bible with him .
How have things turned out for others who have viol@@ ated God’s law in the past ? ’
How should a brother respon@@ d when he recei@@ ves s@@ inc@@ ere comm@@ end@@ ation for a jo@@ b well done ?
He was not like the ung@@ o@@ dly men who s@@ li@@ pp@@ ed into the first - century congregation and were “ ad@@ mi@@ ring person@@ alities for the s@@ ake of their own benefit . ”
We h@@ un@@ g on to every word he said .
Un@@ like il@@ lu@@ sion@@ ists , ma@@ gi@@ ci@@ ans , and faith heal@@ ers , Jesus never used h@@ y@@ p@@ no@@ tism , tri@@ ck@@ er@@ y , spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar displa@@ ys , ma@@ gi@@ c sp@@ el@@ ls , or emo@@ tional ri@@ tu@@ als .
Such gro@@ w@@ th cre@@ ates a need for qu@@ ali@@ fied brothers to take the lead in teaching and shepher@@ ding in the congregations .
In what way is hope ess@@ enti@@ al to faith ?
As a shepher@@ d , you no doubt real@@ ize that personal tra@@ ining is important .
Se@@ cond , “ from among ” true Christians , some would become apost@@ ates , speaking “ tw@@ is@@ ted things . ”
Eng@@ ra@@ ved on the pla@@ que were the words “ the congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses ” ​ — something un@@ expe@@ cted in a country where their Bible educ@@ ational work is under re@@ stri@@ ctions .
D@@ ell is a full - time pioneer minis@@ ter and the mother of fi@@ ve .
3 : 17 ​ — Why does Luke 3 : 27 ref@@ er to Je@@ con@@ i@@ ah’s son S@@ heal@@ ti@@ el as the son of N@@ er@@ i ?
Jesus was refer@@ ring to what hope when he told op@@ pos@@ ers that ‘ he will give everlasting life to his sheep ’ ?
So we moved on to work the to@@ w@@ ns of Ma@@ y@@ s@@ v@@ il@@ le , Par@@ is , and Ri@@ ch@@ mon@@ d .
He wrote : “ The heavens and the earth that are now are st@@ ored up for fi@@ re and are being re@@ served to the day of judgment and of des@@ tru@@ ction of the ung@@ o@@ dly men . ”
The tri@@ bul@@ ation will be great in the sense that un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted cal@@ am@@ ities will occ@@ ur .
Those arri@@ ving from a lo@@ c@@ ation with a different c@@ li@@ mate may be gr@@ ate@@ ful to learn how to d@@ ress in your ho@@ t , co@@ ld , or ra@@ in@@ y we@@ ather .
Today , many doubt if the Kingdom will ever come .
5@@ 3 : 5 .
( See the bo@@ x “ A B@@ ri@@ ef H@@ ist@@ ory of H@@ ell , ” on page 6 . ) No , God does not t@@ or@@ ture people et@@ er@@ n@@ ally in hel@@ l .
It will when you read with the go@@ al of lear@@ ning more about Jehovah .
Be@@ fore her r@@ om@@ an@@ tic att@@ ach@@ ment led to ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , M@@ ary came to her sen@@ ses .
R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ed by Jehovah
Even though they are young , they can be confid@@ ent that these inspired words apply to them : “ W@@ atch the b@@ lam@@ eless one and keep the u@@ pri@@ ght one in sight , for the future of that man will be pe@@ ace@@ ful . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 37 .
U@@ l@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , it is a personal cho@@ ice . ”
Like Di@@ e@@ go , are you a young Witness who sh@@ a@@ res in the preaching work and attend@@ s Christian meetings but at the same time feel@@ s that the ministry has become a bi@@ t r@@ out@@ ine , l@@ ac@@ king exc@@ it@@ ement ?
L@@ ou@@ is de J@@ ong , “ stru@@ ck just one religious group ​ — the Jehovah’s Witnesses . ” ​ — H@@ et K@@ on@@ in@@ k@@ ri@@ j@@ k der Ne@@ der@@ l@@ and@@ en in de T@@ we@@ e@@ de W@@ er@@ el@@ do@@ or@@ lo@@ g ( The Kingdom of the Ne@@ ther@@ lands During the Se@@ cond World W@@ ar ) .
Today , over 70 years later , I can still remember the time when I gr@@ as@@ ped the meaning of Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 8 : 23 , which speak@@ s of “ ten men ” taking hold of “ the s@@ ki@@ r@@ t of a man who is a Je@@ w . ”
And should we not also ask : How does God feel about prayer to sa@@ in@@ ts ?
Jehovah likely trans@@ fer@@ red E@@ no@@ ch g@@ ently from life to death , s@@ par@@ ing him any pang@@ s of death .
They were Jehovah’s Witnesses , and they offered me that book .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jehovah streng@@ th@@ ens our hands to preach the good news of the Kingdom .
However , there is another side to eas@@ y@@ go@@ ing@@ ness .
“ You did not come back to me , ” God said .
Se@@ cul@@ ar hist@@ ory tel@@ ls us that he was cu@@ t down by an un@@ tim@@ ely death and that his emp@@ i@@ re was ev@@ en@@ tually sp@@ li@@ t among four of his gener@@ als ​ — not his des@@ c@@ end@@ ants .
Fa@@ ith is part of the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s holy spirit , or ac@@ tive for@@ ce .
How is God’s wisdom made evid@@ ent in his use of humans to wr@@ ite the Bible ?
It gives us the high@@ est go@@ als and a re@@ war@@ ding life .
Des@@ pite our best in@@ ten@@ tions , therefore , our spe@@ e@@ ch does not always buil@@ d others up or fur@@ n@@ ish praise to our Creator .
• What kind of knowledge and understanding refle@@ ct matu@@ r@@ ity ?
A second benefit of associ@@ ating with an organization was the encourag@@ ement Christians could give to one another .
S@@ even - year - old N@@ ic@@ o@@ let@@ te feel@@ s simil@@ arly : “ The Watchtower used to be hard for me to understand .
What is the meaning of “ ze@@ al ” as used in the Bible ?
In fact , re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble peace and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity mar@@ ked Solom@@ on@@ ’s 40 - year re@@ ign .
When it comes to such matters as sal@@ vation and gen@@ u@@ ine peace and se@@ cur@@ ity , we are wise to put our trust in Jehovah al@@ one . ​ — Psalm 14@@ 6 : 3 .
He would have to be her ac@@ tu@@ al son . ​ — Luke 3 : 23 - 34 .
Their second - ol@@ des@@ t child , Ar@@ th@@ ur Bak@@ e@@ well ( 5 ) W@@ il@@ li@@ am@@ s , my next direc@@ t an@@ c@@ est@@ or , was then n@@ ine years old .
At times , Jesus ’ apostles re@@ ached out with the wrong mo@@ tive .
This will un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly strengthen our faith in God’s prophe@@ tic word .
U@@ p@@ on his return to Jerusalem , though , Ne@@ h@@ emiah found that the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od was not being supp@@ or@@ ted , nor was the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h law being ob@@ served .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al food from the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class is dis@@ s@@ em@@ in@@ ated to local congregations by appointed elders .
Indeed , discipl@@ ine pla@@ ys a vital ro@@ le in form@@ ing and st@@ ra@@ igh@@ ten@@ ing out a chil@@ d’s mind and char@@ ac@@ ter .
In most c@@ as@@ es , help@@ ing people to understand the truth requi@@ res sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ing regul@@ ar con@@ vers@@ ations with them over a peri@@ od of sever@@ al months .
The mes@@ sa@@ ges that Christ sent to the se@@ ven congregations in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or show that while he is long - suffering , he does ex@@ pect prog@@ ress . ​ — Revelation , chap@@ ters 2 and 3 .
Bo@@ th the Hebrew Scriptures and the Christian Greek Scriptures ad@@ mon@@ ish children to honor their parents . ​ — E@@ x .
King Jeho@@ as@@ h n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w@@ ly es@@ cap@@ ed ass@@ as@@ sin@@ ation as an inf@@ ant .
So we determined to follow their example and continued pro@@ claim@@ ing the good news .
What challeng@@ es do many em@@ i@@ gr@@ ants face when they return home ?
He ‘ medit@@ ated on all of Jehovah’s activ@@ ity and will@@ ingly kept himself concer@@ ned with the work of God’s own hands . ’
MU@@ S@@ I@@ C was R@@ ol@@ f - M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el@@ ’s life .
16 , 17 . ( a ) What is one purpose of Christian meetings ?
A@@ n experienced el@@ der gives this example : “ S@@ ome@@ one who is sh@@ y can have a difficult time being around an out@@ going , ba@@ ck@@ sla@@ pp@@ ing person .
Wh@@ en@@ ever we fac@@ ed op@@ position in that are@@ a , we would say : “ We have come to tell you that one of your own n@@ ative sons will become King over the enti@@ re earth !
At that time , I had to pre@@ pare for my school exam@@ s , so I ag@@ re@@ ed to do as my parents said for three months .
That quic@@ k sum@@ m@@ ary of the ma@@ in poin@@ ts of Jesus ’ mo@@ de@@ l prayer does not co@@ ver every sub@@ ject that is f@@ it for prayer .
‘ W@@ atch O@@ u@@ t for Le@@ av@@ en of P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , ’ 5 / 15
The emp@@ er@@ or also con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed and imp@@ le@@ men@@ ted the can@@ ons a@@ do@@ p@@ ted in coun@@ ci@@ l .
“ I sp@@ ent a whole day with you last mon@@ th ! ”
H@@ O@@ W TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E C@@ H@@ AN@@ G@@ E@@ D M@@ Y L@@ I@@ F@@ E : My father never gave up on me .
“ Jehovah H@@ im@@ self H@@ ear@@ d ”
“ The blessings and privile@@ ges I enjoy far out@@ we@@ i@@ gh any money I might have ear@@ ned .
“ It do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t matter who w@@ ins , ” he rep@@ lies .
The ad@@ vice is to set asi@@ de pri@@ de and “ st@@ or@@ m your fel@@ low@@ man with imp@@ or@@ tun@@ ities ” ​ — with pers@@ ist@@ ent re@@ ques@@ ts .
In a stu@@ n@@ ning displa@@ y of power , Jehovah will s@@ we@@ ep asi@@ de all who op@@ pose him , and he will deli@@ ver his people into a new world in which righteousness is to d@@ well .
How difficult it is to ob@@ tain an ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment to speak to an important govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ cial , let al@@ one become his friend !
Th@@ r@@ ough such pro@@ v@@ isions , “ the desire of every living thing ” in the present - day spiritual par@@ adise ge@@ ts satis@@ fied .
What encourag@@ ement did Paul give his fellow r@@ un@@ n@@ ers in the r@@ ace ?
In the sum@@ m@@ er of 199@@ 3 , vis@@ it@@ ors to the O@@ r@@ ange C@@ oun@@ ty Fa@@ ir in C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a saw a st@@ atu@@ e of “ Christi@@ e , ” a nu@@ de , f@@ em@@ ale “ Christ ” on the cro@@ ss .
Today , Satan tri@@ es to make people think of Jesus only as a hel@@ pl@@ ess ba@@ by .
Psalm 9@@ 0 : 7 - 9 had what fulfill@@ ment upon the Israelites ?
When Jesus ’ pres@@ ence began in 1914 , did he find a group of anointed Christians who were faith@@ fully dis@@ p@@ en@@ sing food at the prop@@ er time ?
Wh@@ atever your circumstances may be , never for@@ get that Jehovah under@@ stan@@ ds your problems better than anyone el@@ se ​ — including you !
Today , it has been a real privilege to use the Bible to show people the per@@ man@@ ent so@@ lu@@ tion to their problems .
Lo@@ o@@ king back , I@@ ’@@ m a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed to think of some of the things I said and the way I some@@ times tre@@ ated them .
Some tre@@ es take longer than others to become fir@@ m@@ ly ro@@ o@@ ted in a new en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
He knew that the best way of life cen@@ tered on serving God and be@@ aring witness to the truth .
She had also co@@ pi@@ ed in her no@@ te@@ book all the c@@ ited s@@ crip@@ tures in her less@@ on .
At times , the people of Israel succ@@ um@@ bed to the temp@@ tation to com@@ pla@@ in re@@ bel@@ li@@ ously , on one occasi@@ on speaking against Moses as well as against God himself !
Those who serve God can be sure that he will help them to ob@@ tain the necess@@ ities even in difficult times .
Com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve Com@@ par@@ is@@ ons
Lo@@ ve is both the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of and the mo@@ tiv@@ ation for God’s discipl@@ ine .
“ What I have not known they ask me . ”
C@@ r@@ iti@@ c@@ ism and strong pres@@ sure have ca@@ used some , des@@ pite their cor@@ rec@@ t understanding of Bible truth , to be af@@ ra@@ id to stand out as different .
Par@@ ents should have the go@@ al of help@@ ing their child become a disci@@ ple ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 16 , 17 )
Even today , those di@@ verse people can be dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed by their tra@@ di@@ tions and d@@ ress .
Ch@@ ang@@ ing to a large gra@@ in ship from A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a , Egy@@ pt , they pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded w@@ es@@ tw@@ ard to C@@ n@@ id@@ us .
To understand the differ@@ ence , let us consider first the meaning of the expres@@ sion “ kingdom of God . ”
The first st@@ ep was to over@@ come the pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce between Jews and Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans .
We gain in@@ ner strength that helps us to face har@@ d@@ ship with courage .
How will Isaiah 11 : 9 be ful@@ filled ?
Yes , fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah and Jesus means everlasting life . ​ — Luke 16 : 9 ; John 17 : 3 .
Al@@ ong the way , we were able to arr@@ ange for a Bible study with a la@@ dy who lives in the city .
A cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er in H@@ on@@ du@@ ra@@ s who accom@@ pan@@ ies publi@@ sh@@ ers of vari@@ ous ages in the do@@ or - to - do@@ or ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work no@@ tes , “ I have often found that a well - tra@@ ined and res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful child has more of an imp@@ act on a hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der than my words do . ”
How does Jehovah view those who cho@@ ose to serve him ?
D@@ O N@@ O@@ T T@@ R@@ Y T@@ O “ A@@ R@@ O@@ U@@ S@@ E L@@ O@@ V@@ E I@@ N M@@ E ”
W@@ ho@@ m did Jesus have in mind when he spoke of “ this gener@@ ation ” mentioned at Matthew 24 : 34 ? ​ — The Watchtower , A@@ pri@@ l 15 , 20@@ 10 , pages 10 - 11 .
What did Jesus promise to do during “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ” ?
It also con@@ tain@@ s this hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing as@@ sur@@ ance : God has promised real and lasting worl@@ d@@ wide peace and se@@ cur@@ ity for mankind .
Bro@@ ther K@@ le@@ in later wrote : “ When we har@@ b@@ or res@@ ent@@ ment against a brother , especially for saying something he has a right to say in the l@@ ine of du@@ ty , we leave ourselves o@@ pen to the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s s@@ na@@ res . ”
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , in ancient Gre@@ e@@ ce , if a man stru@@ ck his parents , he would lo@@ se all his ci@@ vi@@ l righ@@ ts ; in Rom@@ an law , to str@@ ike a father was as serious as mu@@ r@@ der .
We understand those “ pri@@ ests of Jehovah ” to be anointed Christians who have a share “ in the first resurrection ” and who “ will be pri@@ ests of God and of the Christ , and will rule as k@@ ings with him for the th@@ ous@@ and years . ”
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing that their way of life had not resul@@ ted in gen@@ u@@ ine happiness , some of these young ad@@ ul@@ ts began sear@@ ch@@ ing for the truth .
S@@ ur@@ ely they need our pers@@ ist@@ ent pet@@ iti@@ ons in their be@@ half !
G@@ r@@ ate@@ fully accept help from others
All these assign@@ ments are God - given and thus important .
Rather than un@@ necess@@ ar@@ ily an@@ ta@@ g@@ on@@ iz@@ ing others , they were to appro@@ ach them with pe@@ ace@@ ful in@@ t@@ ent .
Jehovah allow@@ ed the Devil to invol@@ ve Job as a t@@ est case , confid@@ ent in the integrity and loy@@ al@@ ty of His serv@@ ant .
When he came out of the water , he hu@@ g@@ ged me and said , “ Joseph , I am your brother ! ”
C@@ AL@@ V@@ I@@ N C@@ O@@ O@@ L@@ I@@ D@@ G@@ E , pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates from 19@@ 23 to 19@@ 29 , was concer@@ ned with the proble@@ m of so@@ cial class dist@@ inc@@ tions and spoke of “ the ul@@ tim@@ ate ex@@ t@@ inc@@ tion of all privile@@ ged cl@@ as@@ ses . ”
Paul ex@@ hor@@ ts us to make sure that the love we show as Christians is s@@ inc@@ ere .
O@@ r perhaps your discus@@ sion will reve@@ al the need to ad@@ just the family sc@@ he@@ du@@ le .
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : Rev@@ i@@ e@@ w what you e@@ at , when you exerc@@ ise , and how much s@@ le@@ ep you are get@@ ting .
In what ways does Jehovah ‘ pre@@ pare , tra@@ in , or fur@@ n@@ ish us thor@@ ough@@ ly ’ for the dem@@ an@@ ding Christian r@@ ace ?
The i@@ be@@ x also v@@ ali@@ an@@ tly prote@@ cts her young from pre@@ d@@ at@@ ors .
N@@ um@@ ber of stud@@ ents : 5@@ 6
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you ever heard those words ?
Let his flesh become fre@@ sh@@ er than in you@@ th ; let him return to the days of his you@@ th@@ ful vi@@ g@@ or . ’ ”
As for me , wh@@ en@@ ever the Witnesses came , I hi@@ d in my ro@@ om and only came out when they left .
And true to Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r@@ ’s words , in 19@@ 7@@ 8 we held our first inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion in L@@ is@@ b@@ on .
“ I was remin@@ ded that no matter how bus@@ y I am or what work I have been given , the ke@@ y to pleas@@ ing Jehovah is spiritu@@ ality , ” says L@@ ow@@ ell .
Do you “ con@@ sul@@ t the law of Jehovah ” with your children ?
How were many Jews in Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s day “ un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised in heart ” ?
How tim@@ ely this ad@@ vice is for us , since we live in a materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic world where the emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is is on ga@@ ining we@@ al@@ th by any means and at any co@@ st !
We are certainly in “ the time of the end . ”
A@@ cting as both King and H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est , Jesus is the lead@@ er of Jehovah’s heavenly ar@@ my .
So think of the Bible as a large col@@ le@@ ction of let@@ ters from your bel@@ o@@ ved heavenly Father , and through these let@@ ters allow him to speak to you da@@ ily . ​ — Matthew 4 : 4 .
Gen@@ er@@ os@@ ity of heart helps him to show the s@@ ort of love that Jesus had in mind when he fore@@ told : “ By this all will know that you are my disciples , if you have love among y@@ ourselves . ” ​ — John 13 : 35 .
Many people today experience a similar form of bl@@ in@@ dness when it comes to world events .
F@@ in@@ ally , we learned the truth about Jehovah !
It may sur@@ pris@@ e you that this uni@@ que Hebrew name appe@@ ars th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of times in ancient Bible man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts .
A@@ m@@ ong them was J@@ a@@ a@@ z@@ ani@@ ah , the only one mentioned by name .
Many people , such as stud@@ ents and el@@ der@@ ly people , came to stay at the con@@ v@@ ent .
O@@ ver and over , the news me@@ dia present gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c repor@@ ts of at@@ ro@@ c@@ ities , and many people are no longer sh@@ o@@ cked to see or hear of such c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty .
Why are such efforts wor@@ th@@ while ?
“ Our go@@ al for this year is to buil@@ d 2@@ 40 more Kingdom H@@ alls , ” stated B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e co@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ or R@@ ob@@ er@@ t T@@ rac@@ y .
Many get s@@ le@@ ep@@ y during their class peri@@ o@@ ds , but to learn , you must stay a@@ wa@@ ke .
Christ up@@ held the righteousness of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and proved that a perfect human can be faithful des@@ pite the most ex@@ tre@@ me t@@ est .
How was the L@@ ev@@ ite A@@ sa@@ ph helped to maintain the cor@@ rec@@ t attitude toward the value of his service to Jehovah ?
They try to gain control of our min@@ ds , know@@ ing that if we give in , this will ev@@ en@@ tually lead to en@@ m@@ ity with God and to death .
“ C@@ ra@@ ving the day of Jehovah ” without really being ready for it is fo@@ ol@@ ish .
S@@ tudi@@ es show that por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y can influ@@ ence a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ents to become se@@ x@@ u@@ ally ac@@ tive at you@@ ng@@ er ages and also to become prom@@ is@@ cu@@ ous , se@@ x@@ u@@ ally viol@@ ent , and emo@@ tion@@ ally and p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally un@@ st@@ able .
F@@ e@@ ar of Jesus , F@@ e@@ ar of R@@ ome
F . Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d , who was over@@ see@@ ing the work of Jehovah’s Witnesses at that time .
However , God wants us to enjoy true and lasting happiness .
In 194@@ 2 , while I was still in school , I began to take a real interest in Bible study .
God se@@ es the worl@@ d’s cur@@ r@@ ent in@@ justice , and he will cor@@ rec@@ t it . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 5 : 8 .
C@@ re@@ ation De@@ cla@@ res the G@@ l@@ ory of God !
By age 17 , I had already done pris@@ on time .
The righteous one is gu@@ i@@ ded by godly fear and tri@@ es to ple@@ ase Jehovah by his thoughts , words , and de@@ e@@ ds .
“ We bel@@ ong to Jehovah . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M . 14 : 8 .
We began to take more of an interest in each o@@ ther’s needs .
( b ) How can James 4 : 7 prove to be true for us ?
Our love is sh@@ own when we exerc@@ ise faith in him and imitate his life of self - sacrifice .
This took place before the sin@@ ful world of mankind came into ex@@ ist@@ ence .
F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 20 - 26 , 20@@ 12
In J@@ ap@@ an , tun@@ ne@@ l work@@ ers believe that it br@@ ings bad lu@@ ck if a woman ent@@ ers a tun@@ ne@@ l before it is fin@@ i@@ shed .
However , even when “ we are persecu@@ ted , ” we are “ not left in the lu@@ r@@ ch . ”
This requi@@ res a tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous ex@@ p@@ en@@ ditu@@ re of time and emo@@ tional en@@ er@@ gy ​ — to say nothing of the fin@@ an@@ cial bur@@ den .
So Mark was then in Eph@@ esus .
In imit@@ ating our mer@@ ci@@ ful , pati@@ ent , and loving heavenly Father , we may find it appro@@ pri@@ ate to change our mind .
P@@ op@@ ul@@ ation : 7@@ ,@@ 0@@ 1@@ 3@@ ,@@ 8@@ 29
And what happ@@ ens when they come face - to - face with d@@ anger ?
You might make a no@@ te of such questions and follow up on them later .
He kno@@ ws your need for comfort and encourag@@ ement .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 5@@ 7 , 18@@ 3
What did Samuel do to ‘ effect righteousness ’ ?
Are we pre@@ pared to do God’s will even when it requi@@ res ma@@ j@@ or sacrific@@ es ?
• How can reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess help us to cop@@ e with ad@@ vers@@ ities ?
Of course , Job is by no means the only serv@@ ant of God to have su@@ ffered a personal c@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ p@@ he .
( b ) How can God’s hum@@ ility make one “ great ” ?
But there is yet another s@@ ource of joy to God .
She too develop@@ ed a deep appreciation for the pioneer service and began to pioneer after gra@@ du@@ ating from high school in 19@@ 50 .
F@@ ur@@ ther , you can encoura@@ ge your son to tell you how what he just learned is rel@@ ated to what he already kno@@ ws .
They worship the happy God .
Jesus promised a resurrection for those who exerc@@ ise faith in him
12 : 1 , 5 , 9 , 17 .
I was just 11 years old in 195@@ 5 when my mother and I cro@@ s@@ sed over the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s to the w@@ est to atten@@ d our first conven@@ tion , in R@@ ome .
James too , after giving fir@@ m counsel on the prop@@ er use of the t@@ ong@@ ue and the need to avoid je@@ al@@ ous@@ y and con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ousness , wrote : “ The wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve is first of all cha@@ st@@ e , then pe@@ ace@@ able , reason@@ able , ready to obey , full of mer@@ cy and good fru@@ its , not making par@@ ti@@ al dist@@ inc@@ tions , not h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical .
During his earthly ministry , Jesus did this by ex@@ pos@@ ing false religious tra@@ di@@ tions and preaching the good news of the Kingdom .
King Solomon lived up to this pro@@ ver@@ b and hon@@ ored his mother when she appro@@ ached him to make a pet@@ iti@@ on .
S@@ la@@ ve for the Ma@@ ster , Christ . ”
The Bible says that God has given parents their children as an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
5 The New Bi@@ r@@ th ​ — A Per@@ s@@ onal De@@ c@@ ision ?
To what is righteousness clo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated ?
We all need to be sh@@ el@@ tered , war@@ m@@ ed , em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed .
She has proved to be a mar@@ vel@@ ous support and help to me in all that we have g@@ one through over the years .
May all of us atten@@ d with pro@@ found appreciation for Jehovah God’s pro@@ vision of a ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od to benefit all mankind .
In the end , the u@@ pri@@ ght are res@@ cu@@ ed from dist@@ ress .
Com@@ m@@ end@@ ab@@ ly , many Christian women cho@@ ose not to get married because they loy@@ ally he@@ ed Jehovah’s counsel to mar@@ ry “ only in the Lord . ”
By following the guid@@ ance he provi@@ des in his Word .
His Son ‘ left us a mo@@ de@@ l ’ by exerc@@ ising self - control during his su@@ ffer@@ ings .
In ad@@ dition , your children need to know that they have your appro@@ val .
He was , in fact , tr@@ ying to keep in the sh@@ a@@ de of a t@@ ele@@ gra@@ ph po@@ le .
One thing that made our marriage happy was Na@@ th@@ an’s though@@ t@@ ful@@ ness .
Such ones inclu@@ de some of my ex@@ tend@@ ed family members .
He ob@@ ta@@ ined the boo@@ k@@ let M@@ il@@ li@@ ons Now Li@@ ving Will N@@ ever Di@@ e ! , publi@@ shed by the In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then known .
You are to be the s@@ ound serv@@ ant .
O@@ po@@ ku had only a large bil@@ l , and the young man did not have any change , so he let O@@ po@@ ku have the water without char@@ ge .
He lived before he was born on earth Jesus once said : “ Be@@ fore Abraham came into ex@@ ist@@ ence , I have been . ”
When was Jesus crow@@ ned as King in heaven ?
The af@@ ter@@ no@@ on pro@@ gra@@ m began with a dis@@ course ent@@ it@@ led “ Jehovah’s G@@ l@@ ory Rev@@ e@@ aled to H@@ um@@ ble On@@ es . ”
The pri@@ est soon lost his temp@@ er and th@@ re@@ w a Bible at him , sh@@ ou@@ ting : “ Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ ve become Satan !
Our spiritual her@@ it@@ age can also in@@ fu@@ se in us a deep sense of spiritual se@@ cur@@ ity that can be enjo@@ yed only within Jehovah’s organization .
The Law even provided di@@ et@@ ary and san@@ it@@ ary regul@@ ations that prom@@ o@@ ted good health .
That is , they did not have a cor@@ rec@@ t stan@@ d@@ ard for judg@@ ing what was prop@@ er or imp@@ ro@@ per from God’s stan@@ d@@ point .
How did Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i man@@ i@@ f@@ est mo@@ des@@ ty ?
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , faithful Christians gu@@ ard against se@@ cre@@ t sin@@ s that cor@@ ru@@ pt the mind and heart , such as the vie@@ wing of por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y and viol@@ ence .
“ You who have follow@@ ed me will also y@@ ourselves si@@ t upon tw@@ el@@ ve thr@@ ones , judg@@ ing the tw@@ el@@ ve tri@@ bes of Israel . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
I@@ magine how some Jews may have g@@ one about doing that .
• How can elders prom@@ o@@ te peace in the congregation ?
With that in mind , Di@@ ma@@ s and G@@ is@@ ela were asked to rel@@ o@@ c@@ ate to P@@ un@@ ta E@@ s@@ con@@ di@@ da .
What a fine example they are for parents today ! ​ — Psalm 1@@ 27 : 3 .
It is a mis@@ take to close your mind to information that could ad@@ just mis@@ taken vie@@ ws .
Like all other Christians , elders are to ‘ exerc@@ ise justice , love kindness , and be mo@@ des@@ t in wal@@ king with God . ’
We stud@@ ents came to real@@ ize how rich and beau@@ ti@@ ful Scriptural knowledge is , and that inc@@ reas@@ ed our joy and our desire to share with others the life - giving knowledge of the truth .
We tre@@ asure our spiritual par@@ adise .
As a result , his sister and brother became Jehovah’s Witnesses , and J@@ im later enjo@@ yed the privilege of serving as a full - time vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er at Bethel in L@@ ond@@ on .
( b ) S@@ en@@ n@@ ach@@ eri@@ b had what in@@ iti@@ al succ@@ ess in Juda@@ h ?
Rom@@ an c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i and thr@@ ough@@ out the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re were pr@@ ou@@ d of their st@@ atu@@ s and enjo@@ yed special prote@@ ction under Rom@@ an law .
Satan has had th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years to study imper@@ fect humans .
But holy spirit helped him to change .
E@@ ach night , Ger@@ man bom@@ bers fle@@ w over our are@@ a .
“ Re@@ jo@@ ice because . . . he was lost and was found . ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 15 : 32 .
I know that the Bible has the power to help anyone find a clean and pur@@ po@@ se@@ ful life .
What things in our life should be sac@@ red ?
That very night , God’s ang@@ el pas@@ sed over the hous@@ es mar@@ ked in this way but kil@@ led the fir@@ st@@ born sons in the ho@@ m@@ es of all the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans .
What were some of the high@@ ligh@@ ts of this hist@@ ori@@ c occasi@@ on ?
This is Z@@ im@@ ba@@ b@@ we , home to some 12 milli@@ on people .
But the Bible shows that he is sel@@ e@@ ctive when it comes to fore@@ know@@ ing future events .
In view of Jesus ’ positi@@ ve refer@@ ence to her , however , she may have lived out her days as a faithful serv@@ ant of Jehovah .
They “ will be set free from en@@ sla@@ v@@ ement to cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and have the gl@@ ori@@ ous fre@@ e@@ dom of the children of God . ”
When I came to , I seem@@ ed to have what I wanted ​ — the power to he@@ al .
The “ new heavens ” were over “ a new earth , ” the cle@@ ans@@ ed soci@@ ety of people who were back in their land in order to re@@ buil@@ d Jerusalem and its temple for worshi@@ p@@ ing Jehovah .
Because of this , we are mis@@ under@@ sto@@ od by many and are even h@@ ated by some .
How has An@@ na benef@@ ited ?
There is no mirac@@ le d@@ ru@@ g that will imp@@ ar@@ t godly wisdom , mo@@ tiv@@ ating children to trust in their heavenly Father .
( b ) What ro@@ le does per@@ su@@ asi@@ on pla@@ y in help@@ ing others to accept a Bible teaching ?
Consider a mo@@ der@@ n - day situation .
No won@@ der , then , that we are sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by a me - first gener@@ ation .
He had received the e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent of a uni@@ vers@@ ity educ@@ ation today .
The earth will never be destro@@ yed . ​ — Read Psalm 10@@ 4 : 5 .
To help me maintain a bal@@ an@@ ced view of my experi@@ ences , I keep remin@@ ding my@@ self that “ time and un@@ fore@@ seen occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence ” be@@ f@@ all us all .
By displa@@ ying such godly qualities as com@@ pas@@ sion and mer@@ cy , parents can help keep o@@ pen the l@@ ines of commun@@ ic@@ ation even when children er@@ r . ​ — Psalm 10@@ 3 : 13 ; Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 17 .
Because he has hum@@ b@@ led himself before me , I will not bring the cal@@ am@@ ity during his li@@ fe@@ time . I will bring the cal@@ am@@ ity upon his house in the days of his son . ”
How can we me@@ et the chall@@ enge of p@@ un@@ c@@ tu@@ ality ?
This went on until E@@ s@@ ther was old en@@ ough to come with us in the ministry .
For where je@@ al@@ ous@@ y and con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ousness are , there dis@@ order and every v@@ ile thing are . ”
by saying , “ the Lord . ”
A@@ n ang@@ el instru@@ cted the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er Ph@@ ili@@ p to go to the deser@@ t ro@@ ad that r@@ an from Jerusalem to G@@ a@@ za and preach to an E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an who had g@@ one to Jerusalem to worship . ​ — Acts 8 : 26 - 33 .
C@@ la@@ i@@ re explained that as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , she did not ca@@ su@@ ally d@@ ate bo@@ ys .
But think : If you want to find out what a writ@@ er means by his st@@ at@@ ements , is it not best simply to ask him ?
For Jesus ’ followers , ‘ having life in themselves ’ means en@@ ter@@ ing into the very ful@@ l@@ ness of life .
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : W@@ r@@ ite down Bible ver@@ ses that you find help@@ ful , and leave them in spo@@ ts where you will see them often .
Mo@@ st of our neigh@@ b@@ ors were f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers , and I enjo@@ yed f@@ ar@@ m life .
Although ad@@ mit@@ ting that this seem@@ s to be wi@@ sh@@ ful thinking , he expres@@ sed respect for his neigh@@ bor@@ ’s positi@@ ve action .
The ransom makes possible the resurrection of the dead .
These are not the promises of humans who may have good in@@ ten@@ tions but who l@@ ack the power to car@@ ry them out .
We have always been early ris@@ ers , and that ha@@ bi@@ t certainly helps at Bethel .
“ I enjoy what I have , and I don@@ ’t dre@@ am about what I don@@ ’t have , ” says C@@ ar@@ men , a sing@@ le sister in her 40 ’ s .
How sa@@ d we were , therefore , that after we had served for over 21 years in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , our mission@@ ary days came to an end !
For instance , in some are@@ as , n@@ ur@@ sing ho@@ m@@ es arr@@ ange for religious ser@@ vi@@ ces to be held in the fac@@ ility .
Un@@ der it , no family should per@@ man@@ ently lo@@ se pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of its in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
But I now enjoy a wonderful family life with my wife , who has a beau@@ ti@@ ful Christian person@@ ality .
A tra@@ ge@@ dy may str@@ ike un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly or un@@ fo@@ ld rel@@ ent@@ less@@ ly .
The second c@@ ate@@ g@@ ory of le@@ is@@ ure activ@@ ity cons@@ ists of form@@ s of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment that do not cen@@ ter on practic@@ es that are expres@@ s@@ ly con@@ dem@@ ned in God’s Word .
The apostle Paul wrote these t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing words : “ I am con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that ne@@ i@@ ther death nor life nor angels nor govern@@ ments nor things now here nor things to come nor po@@ wers nor he@@ i@@ ght nor dep@@ th nor any other cre@@ ation will be able to se@@ par@@ ate us from God’s love that is in Christ Jesus our Lord . ”
( b ) What can parents learn from M@@ ano@@ ah’s enc@@ oun@@ ter with God’s ang@@ el ?
These are vital ways to pre@@ pare those preci@@ ous “ ar@@ ro@@ ws ” for a st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght and ste@@ ad@@ y f@@ light toward ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od .
During my first year in I@@ pu@@ ã , 38 different brothers and sisters made the long j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to see me .
Consider how Ge@@ or@@ ge and N@@ ic@@ o@@ le , two of the parents qu@@ o@@ ted at the out@@ set , h@@ and@@ led matters .
When we refle@@ ct on the way Jehovah has bless@@ ed his people over the years with inc@@ reas@@ ed understanding of Bible prophecy , we can appreci@@ ate what a wonderful re@@ ward lies a@@ head .
“ The one whom God sent for@@ th speak@@ s the sa@@ y@@ ings of God . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ H@@ N 3 : 34 .
Does someone who wants to get baptized need to have an ex@@ ha@@ us@@ tive knowledge of the Bible ?
A@@ no@@ inted Christians have been qu@@ ali@@ fied by Jehovah “ to be min@@ isters of a new covenant . ”
As a cle@@ ans@@ ed people , for what works should we be ze@@ al@@ ous ?
King Jeho@@ ra@@ m had been w@@ oun@@ ded in bat@@ tle and had with@@ dra@@ wn to the city of Je@@ z@@ re@@ el , ho@@ p@@ ing to rec@@ u@@ per@@ ate .
“ I pre@@ pared thor@@ ough@@ ly for the study ”
For example , God promises to care for our material needs if we give his worship the to@@ p pri@@ or@@ ity in our life .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , we would not imitate the cr@@ itical , judg@@ men@@ tal spirit prom@@ o@@ ted by Satan . ​ — Re@@ v .
In ex@@ change , the don@@ or , or the individuals desi@@ gn@@ ated by the don@@ or , recei@@ ves a spe@@ ci@@ fied an@@ nu@@ ity pa@@ y@@ ment every year for life .
Can there be any doubt that what the Kingdom accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ es will result in lasting blessings for mankind ?
“ [ God ] op@@ er@@ ates all things according to the way his will coun@@ sel@@ s . ” ​ — E@@ P@@ H@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ AN@@ S 1 : 11 .
In 194@@ 2 , M@@ other , The@@ o@@ do@@ to@@ s , and I were baptized in the se@@ a at A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of our dedic@@ ation to Jehovah .
If you have believ@@ ing parents who truly love Jehovah , you have an ad@@ di@@ tional blessing .
M@@ en of H@@ um@@ ble O@@ ri@@ g@@ in Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ate ( T@@ ah@@ iti@@ an ) , 7 / 1
We must show our love for them every day , but we must also be willing to give our life for them .
How do we do so ?
Noah and his wife could har@@ dly shi@@ eld the children from every repor@@ t about the ex@@ p@@ lo@@ its of those gi@@ ants , but they could teach the appe@@ al@@ ing truth about Jehovah God , the one who h@@ ates all wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
For some time it was un@@ certain whether the conven@@ tion could be held in B@@ el@@ gra@@ de because during the N@@ AT@@ O bom@@ b@@ ings , no public meetings were allow@@ ed .
What will she do if she lo@@ ses her jo@@ b ?
The n@@ ic@@ k@@ name The Ch@@ il@@ dren stu@@ ck as we served that cir@@ cu@@ it .
When Jehovah gr@@ anted him per@@ mis@@ sion to t@@ est Jo@@ b@@ ’s integrity , Satan was not cont@@ ent with stri@@ pp@@ ing Job of his pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
‘ H@@ O@@ W war@@ m@@ ly they ex@@ change gl@@ an@@ ces and tend@@ er@@ ly hold each other !
“ The de@@ fi@@ ance of esta@@ bli@@ shed authority , religious and se@@ cul@@ ar , so@@ cial and pol@@ itical , as a worl@@ d@@ wide ph@@ en@@ om@@ en@@ on may well one day be acc@@ oun@@ ted the out@@ standing ev@@ ent of the last de@@ ca@@ de . ”
It was kept in a t@@ ent , or ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , which was moved from place to place during Israel@@ ’s w@@ an@@ der@@ ing in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness and then on into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
Why does making a dedic@@ ation to Jehovah lead to happiness ?
In many par@@ ts of the world , cho@@ o@@ sing one@@ ’s mate is also the nor@@ m .
He has come here with his faithful apostles .
To believe that mirac@@ les cannot ha@@ p@@ pen is as much an act of faith as to believe that they can ha@@ p@@ pen . ”
Still others say that such tra@@ ge@@ dies are pre@@ des@@ t@@ ined .
The Bible ref@@ ers to Ph@@ ili@@ p the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er who had four un@@ married daugh@@ ters who pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed .
Such a no@@ tion would be bey@@ ond beli@@ ef .
What would be the stan@@ d@@ ard of justice for humans ?
The apostle Paul coun@@ sel@@ ed : “ I desire that in every place the men car@@ ry on prayer , li@@ f@@ ting up loyal hands , ap@@ ar@@ t from wr@@ ath and de@@ bat@@ es .
The trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation makes a lasting imp@@ res@@ sion on the disciples .
Jesus ’ resurrection had a pro@@ found imp@@ act on his disciples .
• En@@ courage your children to ask questions
“ My son , to my wisdom O do pa@@ y attention , ” says Jehovah , through Solomon . “ To my dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment inc@@ l@@ ine your ear@@ s . ” ​ — Proverbs 5 : 1 .
The tr@@ ac@@ ts that were rel@@ eas@@ ed in 20@@ 13 were desi@@ gn@@ ed to help us do just that .
If we , young and old , praise and serve our G@@ r@@ and Creator , our present and future life will be deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful .
W@@ ars ra@@ ge between and within coun@@ tri@@ es , while family ten@@ sions bring con@@ f@@ li@@ ct right into many ho@@ m@@ es .
F@@ ur@@ ther , make sure to com@@ men@@ d the lear@@ ner for the effort he makes to apply your su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions .
To res@@ ist temp@@ t@@ ations toward im@@ mor@@ ality , we need wisdom ​ — the ability to put Scriptural knowledge to use — ​ and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment , or the power to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish right from wrong and to cho@@ ose the cor@@ rec@@ t course .
But sa@@ d to say , because of organiz@@ ed cri@@ me , the are@@ a was very d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous .
The man@@ ag@@ ement was a@@ ware of his re@@ pu@@ tation for imp@@ e@@ c@@ ca@@ ble hon@@ es@@ ty .
Your loving direction may help your children to devel@@ op into matu@@ re , respon@@ sible , and bal@@ an@@ ced ad@@ ul@@ ts .
This br@@ ings them real joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion . — John 4 : 36 .
As a result , their spiritual vision di@@ m@@ m@@ ed .
The he@@ ad@@ la@@ dy in the commun@@ ity person@@ ally went to in@@ form people about it .
Read C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 12 , 13 .
I do not like to talk much about that ro@@ ad ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
In doing so , Satan challeng@@ ed God’s right to rule over His cre@@ ation .
My prayers for strength became prayers of than@@ k@@ s@@ giving ! ​ — Proverbs 3 : 5 .
The ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation streng@@ th@@ ens our confidence in the un@@ ity and har@@ mony of the Bible . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 13 .
This ba@@ si@@ c princi@@ ple was supp@@ or@@ ted by God’s Son , Jesus Christ .
This experienced minis@@ ter continued : “ P@@ eri@@ o@@ dic@@ ally , marriage mat@@ es should si@@ t down and consider whether anything is har@@ m@@ ing their relationship .
However , she was a pioneer , a full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er , and had received an invit@@ ation to serve as a temp@@ or@@ ary special pioneer .
However , he said that his house would always be o@@ pen to me and that I could coun@@ t on him if I had problems .
What el@@ se helps him ?
The k@@ ing@@ ’s men pur@@ su@@ ed him , cap@@ tur@@ ed him , and brought him back to Jerusalem , where he was kil@@ led .
How did some first - century Christians man@@ i@@ f@@ est a spirit like that of Satan ?
Then , su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , just one we@@ ek before the conven@@ tion was to beg@@ in , the man@@ ag@@ ement of the T@@ bil@@ is@@ i Phil@@ har@@ mon@@ ic concer@@ t h@@ all can@@ c@@ el@@ ed the contr@@ act . No ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation was given .
With Jehovah’s support , we can end@@ ure vari@@ ous tri@@ als .
T@@ ak@@ ing great care to avoid de@@ te@@ ction , we me@@ t wh@@ en@@ ever we could .
For example , rather than it@@ em@@ iz@@ ing an ex@@ ten@@ sive l@@ ist of do@@ s and don@@ ’@@ ts , Jesus gave what is often called the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule .
For instance , an ang@@ el was asked by M@@ ano@@ ah , the father of Sam@@ son : “ What is your name , that when your word comes true we shall certainly do you honor ? ”
In the following article , we will exam@@ ine how holy spirit emp@@ ow@@ ers Christians to with@@ stand persecu@@ tion , res@@ ist har@@ m@@ ful pe@@ er pres@@ sure , and end@@ ure vari@@ ous other ad@@ vers@@ ities .
This shows that the congregation is preci@@ ous to Jehovah .
He wrote : “ When I see your heavens , the works of your f@@ ing@@ ers , the mo@@ on and the st@@ ars that you have pre@@ pared , what is mor@@ tal man that you keep him in mind , and the son of earth@@ ling man that you take care of him ? ”
When a young Witness does well in school , a guid@@ ance coun@@ sel@@ or , a teach@@ er , or a fellow stud@@ ent may pres@@ sure the Witness to pur@@ sue high@@ er educ@@ ation as a st@@ ep toward succ@@ ess in this system of things .
Does this mean that the parents are ab@@ dic@@ ating , or giving up , their authority ?
So in 19@@ 7@@ 8 , after I had trans@@ fer@@ red to Watchtower F@@ ar@@ ms in W@@ all@@ k@@ ill , New Yor@@ k , I married G@@ l@@ en@@ n H@@ y@@ de , a very h@@ and@@ some , qui@@ et , and g@@ ent@@ le person .
You might make it your go@@ al to read the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation medit@@ ati@@ vely once every year .
By contr@@ ast , Jehovah’s Witnesses are accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing an organiz@@ ed , g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign that re@@ ach@@ es h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of milli@@ ons of people .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , no loyal Christian would att@@ ach any ho@@ li@@ day sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance to it , even if her husband did .
Jehovah , with confidence in Job and know@@ ing His own power to un@@ do har@@ m , allow@@ ed Satan to t@@ est Job .
They became even more dis@@ il@@ lu@@ si@@ oned when their ch@@ urch a@@ do@@ p@@ ted a per@@ mis@@ sive st@@ ance on ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ ality .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , the ca@@ pa@@ ble wife is a spiritual person .
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate what the word “ pur@@ sue ” means .
S@@ ak@@ ik@@ o , the daugh@@ ter , rel@@ ates : “ In the 199@@ 0 ’ s , we often me@@ t B@@ ra@@ z@@ ili@@ an im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants when we were in the field ministry .
Yet last year , Jehovah’s Witnesses sp@@ ent al@@ most two bil@@ li@@ on h@@ our@@ s preaching the good news and condu@@ cted more than n@@ ine milli@@ on Bible stu@@ dies each mon@@ th .
A@@ c@@ tually , who would say no to such pos@@ si@@ bil@@ ities ?
Jehovah gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ously accep@@ ts the o@@ ffer@@ ings and the service of these fore@@ ign@@ ers .
K@@ E@@ E@@ P O@@ N G@@ L@@ O@@ R@@ I@@ F@@ Y@@ IN@@ G J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H
When we stay bus@@ y in Kingdom preaching , how do we show that we trust in Jehovah ?
Isaiah said : “ This is what Jehovah has said , your Creator , O Jac@@ o@@ b , and your F@@ or@@ m@@ er , O Israel : ‘ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id , for I have re@@ pur@@ cha@@ sed you .
If she cho@@ o@@ ses to pray on such an occasi@@ on , she should we@@ ar a head co@@ ver@@ ing .
A@@ my says , “ I now have a feel@@ ing of fulfill@@ ment that I never experienced ” when pur@@ su@@ ing se@@ cul@@ ar go@@ als . ​ — 1 / 15 , page 19 .
If we ce@@ ase to pers@@ ist in prayer , we cu@@ t ourselves off from the con@@ st@@ ant fun@@ d of strength that God is willing and able to supp@@ ly .
These sin@@ s inclu@@ ded those of the pri@@ ests themselves .
TH@@ A@@ T question was c@@ y@@ n@@ ic@@ ally posed to Jesus by the Rom@@ an Go@@ ver@@ nor P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate .
Some , though , ob@@ ject to ta@@ x@@ ation on moral gr@@ oun@@ ds .
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Pe@@ ople gener@@ ally give gi@@ f@@ ts to expres@@ s affe@@ ction and appreciation , as well as to cultiv@@ ate fri@@ end@@ ship , fav@@ or , or accep@@ t@@ ance .
That the Bible has the power to trans@@ form pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s lives prof@@ oun@@ dly ​ — by chang@@ ing their way of thinking .
As wit@@ ness@@ ed by the sur@@ ve@@ y of the R@@ O@@ MI@@ R mon@@ it@@ or@@ ing cen@@ ter , 8 per@@ c@@ ent of respon@@ d@@ ents ad@@ mit@@ ted that they c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s both on De@@ c@@ ember 25 , according to the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s cal@@ end@@ ar , and on J@@ anu@@ ary 7 , according to O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x@@ y . . .
La@@ st@@ ly , her father , who had been bit@@ ter@@ ly op@@ posed , had a change of heart .
They are recorded in the most wi@@ d@@ ely ow@@ ned and read book , which is also wi@@ d@@ ely mis@@ under@@ sto@@ od and ign@@ ored ​ — the Bible .
There are mar@@ vel@@ ous pro@@ spe@@ cts for peace in all the world under the Kingdom of Jesus Christ , but people must be willing to do God’s will .
What about sh@@ aring in such comm@@ on t@@ as@@ ks as pre@@ par@@ ing me@@ als , wa@@ shing the di@@ sh@@ es , or working in the y@@ ard ?
Even if we become disc@@ oura@@ ged because of what others do , let us continue to pray ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly and man@@ i@@ f@@ est complete trust in the only true God .
For example , the apostle Paul wrote : “ Gi@@ ve my gre@@ et@@ ings to P@@ ris@@ c@@ a and A@@ qu@@ ila my fellow work@@ ers in Christ Jesus , . . . and gre@@ et the congregation that is in their house . ”
“ Jehovah’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t En@@ vel@@ op@@ ed G@@ ide@@ on ”
Mo@@ ved with p@@ ity , Jesus took practic@@ al st@@ ep@@ s to f@@ ill pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s physical , emo@@ tional , and spiritual needs .
But do you real@@ ize you will ear@@ n less money ? ”
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the discus@@ sion of the da@@ y’s text on the second day , we listen@@ ed with ke@@ en interest to the conven@@ tion@@ ’s second sy@@ mp@@ o@@ si@@ u@@ m , “ M@@ in@@ isters Th@@ r@@ ough W@@ ho@@ m O@@ thers Be@@ come B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ers . ”
Even though there are only a small number of brothers who speak that language , they too could receive this beau@@ ti@@ ful gift from Jehovah .
If you believe in God , do you see the effe@@ cts of prayer in your life ?
The po@@ li@@ ce brought another man with his head so ban@@ da@@ ged that he could ba@@ r@@ ely see .
By the time I fin@@ i@@ shed reading it , I was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that the Bible is God’s Word , a re@@ vel@@ ation to mankind .
And rather than read from a com@@ pu@@ ter s@@ cre@@ en or prin@@ t@@ out , she had the Bible in her hands .
On@@ ce , their personal fun@@ ds d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed to 15 do@@ l@@ l@@ ars , but Jehovah took care of them .
Bible knowledge is ess@@ enti@@ al .
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ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines ? ( See the bo@@ x on page 17 . ) ( b ) What ad@@ vice about deal@@ ing with ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic health a@@ il@@ ments was pres@@ ented in A@@ wa@@ ke !
As a des@@ c@@ end@@ ant of Adam , Paul was sub@@ ject to the effe@@ cts of sin on the imper@@ fect flesh .
T@@ w@@ o of them cur@@ r@@ ently serve in the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in S@@ el@@ ters , Ger@@ many .
Jehovah’s et@@ er@@ n@@ al ex@@ ist@@ ence stan@@ ds in star@@ k contr@@ ast to the bre@@ v@@ ity of the psalmis@@ t’s own life .
How Jesus T@@ au@@ ght
All felt their hearts s@@ well with rejo@@ ic@@ ing , especially the parents of the 5@@ 6 gra@@ du@@ ates .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 20 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 6@@ 1 , 25
But Bible tra@@ ining mo@@ tiv@@ ates people to help others wh@@ en@@ ever possible .
And the loy@@ al@@ ty that in times past b@@ on@@ ded emp@@ loy@@ er and emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ e or a bu@@ sin@@ ess and its cu@@ st@@ om@@ ers has ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared .
“ As similar as we humans are in many ways to other spe@@ ci@@ es , we are uni@@ que among the earth@@ ’s life form@@ s in our ability to use language and thought , ” no@@ tes one s@@ ci@@ ence te@@ x@@ t@@ book .
Since then , God’s people have used the gift of language to praise Jehovah and tell others about him .
( a ) W@@ ho@@ m do the bir@@ ds in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation re@@ present ?
5 : 6 .
* In the years since that book was first publi@@ shed , the light has been get@@ ting b@@ righ@@ ter on a number of to@@ pi@@ c@@ s , and some of the expres@@ sions used in that song@@ book have become out@@ d@@ ated .
Why is rend@@ ering prop@@ er honor to elders a concer@@ n ?
What is the glory that Jehovah b@@ es@@ to@@ ws upon humans ?
That is the high@@ est purpose anyone can pur@@ sue .
( Read Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 14 : 13 , 14 . )
In ad@@ dition , when we have a clear understanding of the tru@@ ths from God’s Word , we can confid@@ ently stand our gr@@ ound and de@@ f@@ end them against op@@ pos@@ ers . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
You can contribu@@ te to their well - being and your own happiness by show@@ ing consider@@ ation for sing@@ le parents , confid@@ ent that Jehovah God “ will re@@ ward you for what you have done . ” ​ — Proverbs 19 : 17 , New C@@ en@@ tury V@@ er@@ sion .
You can see how each pi@@ e@@ ce s@@ par@@ k@@ les in its prop@@ er place . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 1 : 13 .
Con@@ s@@ ci@@ ences differ@@ ed back then , and they do today .
Tru@@ e , there are m@@ om@@ ents when I feel I just can@@ ’t car@@ ry on any longer .
O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ ally , Solomon er@@ e@@ cted Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s temple on a h@@ ill and had re@@ tain@@ ing w@@ alls buil@@ t on the e@@ ast and w@@ est si@@ des of the h@@ ill in order to cre@@ ate le@@ v@@ el ter@@ rac@@ es around the sac@@ red stru@@ c@@ ture .
What might his neigh@@ b@@ ors think ?
He inter@@ ven@@ ed in be@@ half of the one suffering dist@@ ress .
But is there always a way to sub@@ stan@@ ti@@ ate such a feel@@ ing ?
What ty@@ pe of thinking did Jesus st@@ ress in his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount ?
With the death of Al@@ me@@ i@@ da , the d@@ ri@@ ving for@@ ce be@@ h@@ ind the re@@ vision and public@@ ation of the P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese Bible in B@@ at@@ a@@ vi@@ a disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared .
In an ant col@@ on@@ y , there is a qu@@ e@@ en , but she is qu@@ e@@ en only in the sense of la@@ ying e@@ gg@@ s and being the mother of the col@@ on@@ y .
Christians with an earthly hope also need holy spirit if they are to maintain integrity to God and receive his gift of life on the bas@@ is of faith in Christ’s ransom sacrifice .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing of a large crow@@ d of people in our time , Isaiah pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed : “ The pra@@ ises of Jehovah they will ann@@ oun@@ ce . . . .
Jehovah Will Not F@@ or@@ s@@ ake U@@ s
Re@@ g@@ arding this , scho@@ la@@ r John Bar@@ cla@@ y ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ There is good evidence that the col@@ le@@ ction of this money , supp@@ le@@ men@@ ted by ex@@ tr@@ a don@@ ations from the we@@ al@@ thy , was sc@@ ru@@ pul@@ ously under@@ taken by Di@@ as@@ por@@ a commun@@ ities . ”
Indeed , if we love Jehovah , we must love our neigh@@ b@@ or .
• In what way do Christians imitate Jesus in h@@ and@@ ling op@@ position and persecu@@ tion ?
This first experience in full - time service has contribu@@ ted to a re@@ war@@ ding and happy life . ”
I W@@ A@@ S 12 years old when I real@@ ized that I had something valu@@ able to give .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , he did not s@@ co@@ ld her .
Nu@@ clear F@@ ear@@ s ​ — A Th@@ re@@ at to Un@@ ity
David also pray@@ ed to Jehovah , con@@ f@@ ess@@ ing his sin@@ s and expres@@ sing a s@@ inc@@ ere desire to be rest@@ ored to Jehovah’s fav@@ or .
Yes , conven@@ tions are in@@ deed jo@@ y@@ ful af@@ fir@@ m@@ ations of our bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 33 : 1 .
The proble@@ m was that he could not speak .
Just think what that means for us now !
Let us make an effort to help them and to be kind to them . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 8 .
The resurrection of Jesus filled his disciples with con@@ vi@@ ction and ze@@ al .
Ther@@ efore , if you find it a chall@@ enge to conduct a Bible study , pray for God’s spirit to give you wisdom and then te@@ am up with a preaching compan@@ ion who can give you confidence and who@@ se experience may be of help to you .
The S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h rest requi@@ red by the Law of Moses pre@@ ven@@ ted the Jews from car@@ ing for fun@@ er@@ al arrang@@ ements on that day .
Jesus still had his enti@@ re fle@@ sh@@ ly body and all his blood .
“ We did a great de@@ al of personal Bible study .
His mother and father loo@@ ked at each other in am@@ a@@ z@@ ement as they real@@ ized that James was invit@@ ing his father to the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al .
Because of its ex@@ ten@@ sive no@@ tes , it r@@ an to ei@@ ght vo@@ lum@@ es .
To understand Jesus ’ illustr@@ ations , what three st@@ ep@@ s are involved ?
As Jesus appro@@ ach@@ es , John exc@@ la@@ im@@ s : “ See , the L@@ am@@ b of God ! ”
Yes , our go@@ al on return vis@@ its is to star@@ t a home Bible study and conduct it regul@@ arly .
When pres@@ ented effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely , the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message can free people from spiritual b@@ onda@@ ge to Satan .
Their th@@ ir@@ st for righteousness will be fur@@ ther satis@@ fied when , under the “ new heavens , ” they become part of the new earth in which “ righteousness is to d@@ well . ” ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 13 ; Psalm 37 : 29 .
How are loyal Christians today like those in ancient Eph@@ esus ?
This is yet another reason why we should not ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct our pro@@ gra@@ m of regul@@ ar Bible reading .
L@@ it@@ er@@ ally h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of me@@ ek ones thr@@ ough@@ out the earth have dedic@@ ated their life to Jehovah and have taken up his true worship and sac@@ red service because of the help that tra@@ ined mission@@ aries have given them . ”
We ag@@ ree !
The to@@ wn of@@ fi@@ cer@@ ’s wife had just died .
I know that Jehovah will help me to take care of them . ”
This true st@@ ory with a happy en@@ ding is e@@ qu@@ ally g@@ ri@@ pp@@ ing . ​ — Ru@@ th , chap@@ ters 1 – 4 .
It seem@@ s that , in large me@@ asure , the land of Cana@@ an had become a s@@ ort of So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h on a n@@ ational sc@@ ale . . . .
S@@ pe@@ cial privile@@ ges do not el@@ ev@@ ate us from our low@@ ly sin@@ ful con@@ dition .
How do we draw on God’s strength ?
Yet , she used her li@@ mit@@ ed strength to preach the good news .
And her war@@ n@@ ings about im@@ mor@@ ality and exc@@ essi@@ ve dr@@ in@@ king are as rel@@ ev@@ ant today as they were when first recorded . ​ — Proverbs 31 : 3 - 5 , 10 - 31 .
They thus h@@ in@@ der people from dra@@ wing close to God and cultiv@@ ating a personal relationship with him . ​ — J@@ as .
It is fai@@ r@@ ly eas@@ y to as@@ ser@@ t that the Satan we read about in the Bible is mer@@ ely a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of all that is evil .
But its Ang@@ l@@ o - Sa@@ x@@ on des@@ c@@ end@@ ant , the C@@ o@@ de@@ x A@@ mi@@ at@@ in@@ us , began a return j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to I@@ tal@@ y soon after its comple@@ tion .
P@@ ra@@ y for Jehovah’s spirit to help you to say good things , not bad . ​ — J@@ as .
“ Go@@ d@@ l@@ iness with con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment is great gain . ”
S@@ hor@@ tly after that , he a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned the group and gave up his viol@@ ent way of life .
What can believers do to cultiv@@ ate peace in a religi@@ ously di@@ vi@@ ded home ?
Wh@@ ich psal@@ ms are we going to discus@@ s ?
But what hope is there if world lead@@ ers are res@@ ist@@ ant to ac@@ ting in the best inter@@ ests of the pl@@ an@@ et ?
Re@@ c@@ ent examples of such fine works inclu@@ de the con@@ stru@@ ction of many plac@@ es of worship by Jehovah’s people in po@@ ver@@ ty - stri@@ ck@@ en lands .
But it does provide s@@ ound ad@@ vice on how human se@@ x@@ u@@ ality should be expres@@ sed .
Di@@ f@@ ficul@@ ties ar@@ ose between two Christian women , about whom Paul wrote : “ E@@ u@@ o@@ dia I ex@@ hor@@ t and S@@ y@@ nt@@ y@@ c@@ he I ex@@ hor@@ t to be of the same mind in the Lord . . . .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out his ministry , Jesus gl@@ ori@@ fied his Father .
Even their di@@ et was set for them .
Today , Si@@ me and his wife , Ha@@ ide@@ e , serve in Da@@ va@@ o de@@ l Su@@ r , in the sou@@ ther@@ n part of the country , where Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers are needed to co@@ ver the va@@ st ter@@ rit@@ ory .
We are not we@@ ir@@ d . . . .
That ga@@ ther@@ ing , attend@@ ed by some 7@@ ,000 , was mar@@ ked by the la@@ un@@ ch@@ ing of a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign .
Today , Z@@ ion is re@@ pres@@ ented on earth by the rema@@ ining ones of “ the Israel of God , ” the inter@@ n@@ ational congregation of spirit - anointed Christians , who have the hope of rul@@ ing with Christ in heaven .
On the other hand , there is a kind of pri@@ de that can e@@ at away at relation@@ shi@@ ps and dam@@ age our fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah .
And what of the reason why people will be jud@@ ged as ei@@ ther sheep or go@@ ats ?
( b ) What determin@@ es whether a person@@ ’s love for God is gen@@ u@@ ine ?
Since the din@@ ers all la@@ y on their left side , one b@@ es@@ i@@ de the other , “ the head of one man was near the bre@@ ast of the man who la@@ y be@@ h@@ ind him , ” expla@@ ins one s@@ ource , “ and he was , therefore , said ‘ to li@@ e in the bo@@ som ’ of the other . ”
Mar@@ l@@ i , B@@ ra@@ z@@ il : “ I have two children and have been married for 21 years .
What was the psalmis@@ t’s fore@@ most concer@@ n ?
To answer , let us re@@ view some events of his day .
He was war@@ m and fri@@ end@@ ly .
We should f@@ ill our min@@ ds and hearts with them .
For example , consider an el@@ der@@ ly Witness in Au@@ stri@@ a .
It is the 14@@ th year after the city of Jerusalem was stru@@ ck down .
The re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous angels es@@ cap@@ ed des@@ tru@@ ction at the time of the F@@ lood .
( b ) What does the account of Joseph teach us about Jehovah ?
Su@@ si@@ e became associ@@ ated with a congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses in L@@ ond@@ on .
I also wanted to help the members of the congregation to the ful@@ l@@ est ex@@ t@@ ent possible , to ass@@ ist them in the same way that other elders have ass@@ is@@ ted me . ”
We know that it is possible only because Jehovah is ba@@ c@@ king the work . ​ — Job 4@@ 2 : 2 .
As King , Jesus will cle@@ an@@ se the earth of un@@ righteousness
Acc@@ ording to The G@@ u@@ ar@@ di@@ an new@@ s@@ pa@@ per of L@@ ond@@ on , Eng@@ land , a w@@ in@@ ner of the No@@ be@@ l Pe@@ ace P@@ ri@@ ze com@@ men@@ ted : “ What is truly un@@ set@@ t@@ ling is that the fi@@ ve per@@ man@@ ent members of the U@@ N Se@@ cur@@ ity C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l are the worl@@ d’s fi@@ ve ma@@ j@@ or ar@@ ms supp@@ li@@ ers . ”
M@@ O@@ S@@ E@@ S had been re@@ ared in the hous@@ eho@@ ld of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h and had been educ@@ ated in the wisdom es@@ te@@ em@@ ed by the no@@ bility of Egy@@ pt .
Jehovah’s Witnesses pu@@ bl@@ ish a number of re@@ sear@@ ch and study a@@ i@@ ds that can help to make Bible reading and study more bene@@ fi@@ cial .
It was a “ sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ t . ”
How sa@@ d it would be if a Christian were to be en@@ tic@@ ed by In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y !
“ Re@@ turn to me , . . . and I will return to you . ” ​ — Z@@ E@@ C@@ H .
If we do so , we will come to love our brothers for their spiritual beau@@ ty , as Jehovah does . ​ — Read Hebrews 6 : 10 .
Why might this ha@@ p@@ pen ?
In other as@@ pe@@ cts too , the kind husband will tre@@ at his wife with respect .
What ty@@ pe of friends does Jehovah cho@@ ose ?
Jehovah God is un@@ iting all s@@ or@@ ts of people by means of true worship . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 33 : 1
C@@ ould you invit@@ e you@@ ng@@ er servants of God to your home for some up@@ building associ@@ ation ?
No@@ te how the Bible helps us to respect their knowledge and experience , take their feelings into account , and ass@@ ist them to remain spiritually ac@@ tive .
The sister I was working with accepted without h@@ es@@ it@@ ation , and I had no op@@ tion but to accom@@ pan@@ y her .
H@@ app@@ y and con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that deli@@ ver@@ ance from all tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es and ca@@ res is at hand , the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates re@@ turned to their ho@@ m@@ es and congregations with r@@ ene@@ wed determin@@ ation to keep a very ti@@ ght g@@ ri@@ p on God’s “ word of life . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 15 , 16 .
Paul wrote to Christians in his day : “ As long as we have time fav@@ or@@ able for it , let us work what is good toward all . ”
“ S@@ ati@@ ated with di@@ sh@@ on@@ or in@@ stead of glory , ” this d@@ el@@ in@@ qu@@ ent world is about to dr@@ ink from the bo@@ w@@ l of Jehovah’s ra@@ ge , which re@@ pres@@ ents his will toward it .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ This man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation the happy and only P@@ o@@ ten@@ t@@ ate will show in its own appointed times , he the King of those who rule as k@@ ings and Lord of those who rule as l@@ or@@ ds , the one al@@ one having im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity , who d@@ wel@@ ls in un@@ appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble light , whom not one of men has seen or can see . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 15 , 16 .
In this reg@@ ard , consider three questions : Why should you serve God ?
U@@ G@@ AN@@ D@@ A
Jesus even showed his a@@ udi@@ ence how to seek God’s help by teaching them how to pray .
I d@@ ran@@ k heav@@ ily too .
In an effort to help with the heal@@ ing pro@@ c@@ ess , the neigh@@ bor@@ ly Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an p@@ our@@ ed o@@ il and w@@ ine on the in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed man@@ ’s w@@ oun@@ ds .
That view could have exer@@ ted pres@@ sure on Christians to con@@ form to the accepted way of thinking .
Not only as@@ ce@@ tic@@ s wor@@ e the gar@@ ment ; or@@ din@@ ary la@@ y pers@@ ons , including those in positi@@ ons of high power , were known to use it too .
6 : 14 , 15 .
It is near and it is appro@@ aching very quic@@ k@@ ly ! ”
Be@@ fore we could be part of the congregation , we had to sto@@ p practic@@ ing things that Jehovah h@@ ates .
So E@@ r@@ as@@ mu@@ s eli@@ min@@ ated this inter@@ pol@@ ation in his Greek “ New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent . ”
Some of us pas@@ s through s@@ or@@ ro@@ w@@ ful times while m@@ our@@ ning the death of a de@@ arly loved one .
A so@@ ber@@ ing par@@ al@@ le@@ l to our day can be dra@@ wn . We too cannot help but feel for our neigh@@ b@@ ors .
Jesus ’ listen@@ ers likely recogn@@ ized that st@@ at@@ ement as a refer@@ ence to com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory service , which an authority could dem@@ and from c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens .
If an Israel@@ ite as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ted a fellow Israel@@ ite and put out his e@@ ye , the Law allow@@ ed for just p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment .
I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t want to get ri@@ d of anything right away because feelings can change so much with time . ”
Acc@@ ording to one of Jesus ’ illustr@@ ations , the neigh@@ bor@@ ly Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an p@@ our@@ ed o@@ live o@@ il and w@@ ine on the w@@ oun@@ ds of the man he enc@@ oun@@ tered on the ro@@ ad to Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o . ​ — Luke 10 : 34 .
A@@ n organization that a@@ i@@ ds the disa@@ b@@ led offered to teach me se@@ wing .
The He@@ ad of the Christian congregation today , Christ , lik@@ e@@ wise guid@@ es those who s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely sear@@ ch for the truth .
Some 1@@ 7@@ 0@@ ,000 make up this group , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of whom live in an ex@@ ten@@ sive are@@ a that was rec@@ ently desi@@ gn@@ ated a com@@ ar@@ c@@ a , or re@@ serv@@ ation .
But with the streng@@ th@@ ening power of God’s holy spirit , each of us is determined to e@@ ch@@ o the words of Jeremiah : “ Jehovah is my share . . . That is why I will show a wa@@ iting attitude for him . ” ​ — L@@ am .
At Revelation 14 : 1 - 4 , the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 are descri@@ bed as “ the ones that keep following the L@@ am@@ b no matter where he go@@ es . ”
After we got married , J@@ un@@ ji was assign@@ ed to the cir@@ cu@@ it work .
They are not r@@ un@@ ning for the pri@@ ze of im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity .
Just think what that will mean !
“ They ap@@ por@@ tion my gar@@ ments among themselves , ” wrote the psalmist , “ and upon my clo@@ thing they c@@ ast lo@@ ts . ”
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , i@@ magine a Christian father who has lost his jo@@ b and wor@@ ries about the well - being of his wife and children .
Our Bible - tra@@ ined conscience helps us to avoid the d@@ ang@@ ers around us ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 6 , 7 )
Mar@@ ri@@ ed to an un@@ beli@@ ever , E@@ un@@ ice likely received no spiritual support from her husband .
They were loyal under b@@ ru@@ tal ex@@ ter@@ n@@ al a@@ bu@@ se , main@@ tain@@ ing their faith@@ ful@@ ness t@@ ill death .
Israel , on the other hand , had been a nation of sla@@ ves and had just sp@@ ent 40 years in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
My devo@@ tion to God soon wi@@ ther@@ ed .
His ex@@ pul@@ sion re@@ moved an evil fle@@ sh@@ ly el@@ ement from the congregation and pre@@ served its godly “ spirit , ” or d@@ om@@ in@@ ant attitude . ​ — 2 Timothy 4 : 22 ; 1 Corinthians 5 : 11 - 13 .
Why do they cho@@ ose to accept the chall@@ enge of such chang@@ es ?
Re@@ co@@ ver@@ ing a T@@ re@@ asure ( C@@ o@@ de@@ x Eph@@ ra@@ em@@ i S@@ y@@ r@@ i res@@ crip@@ tu@@ s ) , 9 / 1
On@@ ce they are able to follow along and to understand at le@@ ast ba@@ si@@ c Bible tru@@ ths , children can also make a “ public declar@@ ation ” of their faith by par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating with bri@@ ef com@@ ments .
So we began a da@@ ily Bible study .
This might cause a lasting cr@@ ack in their relationship . ” ​ — Read 1 Peter 3 : 7 .
Jehovah expe@@ cts us to ref@@ ra@@ in from taking v@@ enge@@ ance , and he wants us to avoid har@@ bor@@ ing a g@@ ru@@ dge .
TH@@ E book Bet@@ ra@@ y@@ al ​ — Ger@@ man Ch@@ ur@@ ches and the H@@ olo@@ ca@@ u@@ st can@@ di@@ dly discus@@ ses the ro@@ le of religion in Na@@ z@@ ism .
They , in turn , proved to be a blessing to their ho@@ st@@ s .
After much pati@@ ent effort by the rest@@ or@@ ers , the origin@@ al ar@@ t@@ work@@ ’s rich col@@ ors and n@@ atur@@ al beau@@ ty are reve@@ aled for all to see .
Yes , those imp@@ o@@ t@@ ent in death would , as it were , be re@@ born for r@@ ene@@ wed activ@@ ity !
The Bible ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges that there is “ a fru@@ str@@ ating of pl@@ ans where there is no confid@@ enti@@ al talk . ”
O@@ r we may mis@@ tak@@ en@@ ly believe that yi@@ el@@ ding to the desi@@ res of the flesh will bring ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Jehovah , the God of truth , has set a time li@@ mit for the t@@ ol@@ er@@ ation of un@@ truth and of those who prom@@ o@@ te lies .
“ T@@ ake my yo@@ ke upon you . . . , and you will find ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment for your sou@@ ls . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
12 : 3 ; 20 : 10 , 12 ; P@@ s .
Rom@@ an leg@@ is@@ l@@ ation was so effe@@ ctive that it is still the bas@@ is of the leg@@ al co@@ de of many coun@@ tri@@ es .
He remin@@ ds us that our love should be “ without h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y . ”
Be coura@@ ge@@ ous and strong .
We were happy that during and after the up@@ ris@@ ing , our loy@@ al@@ ty to God’s Kingdom was evid@@ ent to others .
Do not r@@ us@@ h to provide ad@@ vice or feel that you always have to come up with a so@@ lu@@ tion .
W@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ E not ign@@ or@@ ing the advan@@ ces of s@@ ci@@ ence and te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy , most people do not really believe that human in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ence or lear@@ ning will bring about a perfect world in which all will live in peace and happiness .
By means of a dre@@ am , how did God reas@@ sure Jac@@ o@@ b ?
It is not un@@ comm@@ on for well - educ@@ ated people to use language that is far a@@ bo@@ ve the he@@ a@@ ds of their listen@@ ers .
Un@@ der God’s Kingdom , there will never again be a world war ​ — or any w@@ ars at all !
On the night before his death , Jesus could say in prayer to Jehovah : “ I have made your name known . ”
she asked . Some find great ir@@ on@@ y in this pas@@ sage .
( Read Mal@@ ach@@ i 4 : 5 , 6 . )
All ​ — including ag@@ no@@ s@@ tic@@ s — ​ were born with a conscience .
You made a re@@ qu@@ est to God for a good conscience and were baptized in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of your dedic@@ ation to him .
It was now that my tra@@ ining as a mas@@ on , or bri@@ ck@@ la@@ y@@ er , proved inv@@ alu@@ able .
Thus , he asked for two par@@ ts of Eli@@ j@@ ah’s spirit , a spirit of courage and of being “ ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely je@@ al@@ ous for Jehovah ” ​ — desi@@ ra@@ ble qualities pro@@ duc@@ ed by God’s spirit .
Daniel went on : “ It is not through any wisdom that ex@@ ists in me more than in any others ali@@ ve that this se@@ cre@@ t is reve@@ aled to me . ”
K@@ or@@ ah was a K@@ o@@ ha@@ th@@ ite L@@ ev@@ ite , a first c@@ ous@@ in of Moses and A@@ ar@@ on .
In fact , it be@@ comes a sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard and a prote@@ ction ‘ from the bad way and from those speaking per@@ verse things . ’ ​ — Proverbs 2 : 10 - 15 .
As I continued to study the Bible , I came to see just how many chang@@ es I needed to make .
H@@ er@@ o@@ d’s eng@@ in@@ e@@ ers en@@ lar@@ ged the f@@ l@@ at are@@ a nor@@ th of the temple in order to ex@@ p@@ and the ter@@ rac@@ es there .
W@@ o@@ j@@ ci@@ e@@ ch and Ma@@ ł@@ g@@ or@@ z@@ ata expla@@ in what helped their family : “ In the past , our time was con@@ sum@@ ed by un@@ important , tri@@ vi@@ al activities .
“ It has always been that way , and it will always be . ”
So we can be sure that he will re@@ ward us and all who up@@ hold his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
In such an at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere , G@@ u@@ st@@ av@@ o soon began to dr@@ ink heav@@ ily .
Yes , pray ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly for Jehovah God to show you how to ‘ coun@@ t your days ’ wis@@ ely so that you can use the rema@@ ining days with your loved one in the best possible way .
The re@@ war@@ ds of being an effe@@ ctive teach@@ er are great .
Jehovah can en@@ able us to have the right men@@ tal attitude .
At first , John H@@ y@@ r@@ can@@ us fac@@ ed serious th@@ reat@@ s from S@@ y@@ ri@@ an for@@ ces , but then in 1@@ 29 B.C.E . , the S@@ ele@@ u@@ ci@@ d d@@ y@@ na@@ st@@ y lost a c@@ ru@@ cial bat@@ tle with the Par@@ th@@ ians .
Hence , Ju@@ de@@ an King He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah had it c@@ ru@@ shed to pi@@ e@@ ces . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 18 : 1 - 4 .
Why Be F@@ ond of God’s Word ?
Then , the Witnesses began to study the Bible with the cou@@ ple .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er is ess@@ enti@@ al because the strength that God gives can sh@@ ore up our de@@ f@@ en@@ ses against Satan .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , people sur@@ ely ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed Noah and his family .
In ancient times , not all of God’s people ful@@ filled their responsi@@ bility to support Jehovah’s temple .
It can also lead to se@@ i@@ zu@@ res , e@@ ating dis@@ or@@ ders , and spe@@ e@@ ch imp@@ a@@ ir@@ ment . S@@ pas@@ tic qu@@ ad@@ ri@@ ple@@ gi@@ a is the most se@@ v@@ ere ty@@ pe of C@@ P ; it can result in the s@@ ti@@ ff@@ ness of all four li@@ m@@ bs and a flo@@ pp@@ y ne@@ ck .
Rather , as the end of this system dra@@ ws ever ne@@ are@@ r , we need to draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah and to one another , cultiv@@ ating gen@@ u@@ ine fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps within the congregation .
King David of ancient Israel san@@ g to Jehovah : “ Your people will offer themselves will@@ ingly on the day of your mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ce .
L@@ ar@@ ge or small , all contribu@@ tions are important and are not over@@ loo@@ ked .
The gra@@ in o@@ ffering is descri@@ bed in L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us chap@@ ter 2 .
* This is a c@@ ru@@ el , un@@ necess@@ ary prac@@ tice that is out of har@@ mony with the loving care that Christian parents o@@ we their children .
And just think how much your brothers and sisters will love you when they see you working hard in the congregation !
( a ) How does a cou@@ ple@@ ’s living ap@@ ar@@ t for se@@ cul@@ ar work af@@ fect their marriage ?
T@@ w@@ ent@@ y - two of us ​ — al@@ most our enti@@ re congregation — ​ p@@ ac@@ ked into two four - whe@@ el - d@@ ri@@ ve v@@ ans .
And many times he made his anger turn back , and he would not r@@ ouse up all his ra@@ ge . ”
By cl@@ ing@@ ing to Jehovah , we will be imit@@ ating Jesus , of whom it was said : “ You loved righteousness , and you h@@ ated la@@ w@@ less@@ ness . ” ​ — He@@ b .
Some scho@@ l@@ ars believe that when Jeremiah said that he “ wrote ” the deed , he would have di@@ ct@@ ated it to Bar@@ u@@ ch , the prof@@ essi@@ onal s@@ cri@@ be , who would do the ac@@ tu@@ al writ@@ ing . ​ — Jeremiah 32 : 10 - 14 ; 36 : 4 , 17 , 18 ; 4@@ 5 : 1 .
It seem@@ s that the ne@@ t@@ work was in op@@ ti@@ mu@@ m con@@ dition for the needs and standards of the times .
How might we give in to the d@@ anger of let@@ ting others cho@@ ose for us ?
But since I have been serving Jehovah , I have had se@@ ven other children .
▪ “ You Are My Witnesses ”
One such was a my@@ th@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal her@@ o of ancient Gre@@ e@@ ce , H@@ er@@ ac@@ les , or H@@ er@@ cul@@ es , as he was known to the Romans .
The desire to help others come to know God provi@@ des far str@@ ong@@ er mo@@ tiv@@ ation than mer@@ ely enjo@@ ying the compan@@ y , food , and cul@@ ture of people of another n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality or group .
Wh@@ atever the case , H@@ i@@ ra@@ m was dis@@ satis@@ fied with the gift .
S@@ ome@@ thing “ is coming up from the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness like co@@ lum@@ ns of s@@ mo@@ ke . ”
A special pioneer cou@@ ple in N@@ or@@ way started a Bible study with a family from Z@@ am@@ bia .
If God did not st@@ ep in to sa@@ ve his people , they would be wi@@ ped out .
Those who show an a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of their spiritual need by regul@@ arly taking in spiritual food and associ@@ ating with fellow Christians demonstr@@ ate that they have a@@ do@@ p@@ ted Christ’s men@@ tal attitude . ​ — Matthew 5 : 3 .
Re@@ g@@ arding what Jehovah se@@ es , Proverbs 5 : 21 states : “ The ways of man are in fr@@ on@@ t of the eyes of Jehovah , and he is con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating all his tr@@ ac@@ ks . ”
Then , Jehovah’s day will su@@ d@@ den@@ ly come , and they will be sh@@ o@@ cked .
For we@@ al@@ thy Romans , they were po@@ pul@@ ar res@@ or@@ ts .
Se@@ cond , loy@@ al@@ ty and faith@@ ful@@ ness are needed .
We can find true in@@ ner peace by obe@@ ying Jehovah from the heart . ​ — Is@@ a .
At Ju@@ d@@ ges 5 : 9 , 10 , we see a fur@@ ther contr@@ ast between the attitude of those who mar@@ ched with Bar@@ ak and that of those who did not .
Ad@@ mis@@ sion is free , and there is no money col@@ le@@ ction . ”
Not long ag@@ o Mo@@ ther’s you@@ ng@@ est sister , M@@ ary , who is now well into her 9@@ 0 ’ s , wrote me : “ How gr@@ ate@@ ful we all are that Bro@@ ther E@@ v@@ ans had ze@@ al for the ministry and vis@@ ited G@@ ro@@ ve C@@ ity ! ”
They accepted the bl@@ ame and ad@@ mit@@ ted their gu@@ il@@ t .
The prophet says nothing to indic@@ ate that what he rel@@ ated about his d@@ om@@ es@@ tic life was a dre@@ am or a vision .
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t C@@ ir@@ an@@ ko , a help@@ er to the W@@ rit@@ ing Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e , re@@ minis@@ ced about his four gr@@ and@@ parents , who were H@@ ung@@ ari@@ an im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants and anointed Christians .
It was not long before Joseph had two ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary dre@@ am@@ s .
While the Witnesses a@@ wa@@ it the worl@@ d@@ wide chang@@ es for the better that only God can make , they do not get involved in se@@ cul@@ ar re@@ form mo@@ v@@ ements , which often star@@ t with good in@@ ten@@ tions but end up in dis@@ il@@ lu@@ sion@@ ment and even viol@@ ence . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
Is this a refer@@ ence to ang@@ eli@@ c ass@@ ist@@ ance , or was there some s@@ ort of me@@ te@@ or@@ ite show@@ er ?
Acc@@ ording to the K@@ ir@@ ch@@ li@@ ches H@@ and@@ le@@ x@@ ik@@ on , his transl@@ ation stu@@ ck faith@@ fully to the origin@@ al text and “ deser@@ ves more recogn@@ iti@@ on than it has received so far . ”
And many pe@@ op@@ les will certainly go and say : ‘ C@@ ome , you people , and let us go up to the m@@ oun@@ tain of Jehovah , . . . and he will instru@@ ct us about his ways , and we will walk in his pa@@ ths . ’ ”
As they experience God’s loving ass@@ ist@@ ance , they will be dra@@ wn clo@@ s@@ er to him as their car@@ ing heavenly Father . ​ — Is@@ a .
In a later letter , the apostle war@@ ned : “ If anyone does not provide for those . . . who are members of his hous@@ eho@@ ld , he has dis@@ ow@@ ned the faith and is wor@@ se than a person without faith . ”
However , when my parents , F@@ ran@@ c and R@@ o@@ z@@ al@@ ija R@@ ek@@ el@@ j , were born , S@@ lo@@ ven@@ ia was part of the Au@@ str@@ o - H@@ ung@@ ari@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
Today , f@@ la@@ g@@ s are u@@ su@@ ally sal@@ u@@ ted with out@@ st@@ re@@ t@@ ched ar@@ m or with the hand held to the fore@@ head or over the heart .
He says : “ I let him in and began to v@@ ent my indi@@ gn@@ ation concer@@ ning God , the Bible , and religion . ”
Jesus provided a fine example of op@@ pos@@ ing the Devil and ca@@ using him to fle@@ e .
Then , sign@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , G@@ am@@ ali@@ el ad@@ ded : “ O@@ ther@@ wise , you may perhaps be found fi@@ gh@@ ters ac@@ tually against God . ” ​ — Acts 5 : 34 , 38 , 39 .
Why does our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart need prote@@ ction , and how can righteousness effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard it ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the influ@@ ences of Satan’s world may cause our ze@@ al to di@@ min@@ ish little by little .
It may be that Abra@@ m hal@@ ted at a spo@@ t on the E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates ac@@ ro@@ ss from the ancient tra@@ de cen@@ ter of C@@ ar@@ ch@@ em@@ ish .
H@@ on@@ es@@ ty contribu@@ tes to a happy family life
Some 1@@ 00 brothers and sisters from this are@@ a have taken up the pioneer service .
So I pray@@ ed to Jehovah and medit@@ ated on what the Bible says about his love .
Their pri@@ me study a@@ i@@ ds are the bro@@ ch@@ ure What Does God Re@@ qui@@ re of U@@ s ?
So@@ dom was pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous and offered many material benef@@ its . While Lo@@ t’s cho@@ ice may have seem@@ ed wise from a material point of view , it was a po@@ or cho@@ ice spiritually .
But Jehovah showed great un@@ deser@@ ved kindness and provided a way to res@@ cu@@ e all mankind by means of “ the one person , Jesus Christ . ”
He said : “ Just as the Father has loved me and I have loved you , remain in my love .
As a P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e who had been educ@@ ated “ at the fe@@ et of G@@ am@@ ali@@ el , instru@@ cted according to the stri@@ ct@@ ness of the an@@ c@@ es@@ tr@@ al Law , ” Paul already had some knowledge of the Scriptures .
E@@ arly Christian preaching activ@@ ity was supp@@ or@@ ted by vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary don@@ ations .
O@@ ver@@ come with feelings of gu@@ il@@ t , she pray@@ ed to Jehovah : “ I am now 5@@ 1 years old , and I have done nothing good for you .
S@@ ur@@ ely we should not ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct such a preci@@ ous privilege . ​ — Read Psalm 14@@ 5 : 14 - 16 .
What fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative st@@ or@@ m will soon str@@ ike mankind ?
Some have made it a point to witness in par@@ ts of their ter@@ rit@@ ory that have not been co@@ vered fre@@ qu@@ ently .
In time , fi@@ ve mission@@ ary cou@@ ples lived in the same house .
A@@ ct in H@@ ar@@ mony With Jesus ’ Lo@@ ving P@@ ra@@ y@@ er , 10 / 15
Jehovah’s t@@ ol@@ er@@ ation of pol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ y came to an end with the form@@ ation of the Christian congregation . ​ — 8 / 1 , page 28 .
Those words as@@ sur@@ ed me that it was possible to change .
Joseph said : “ This is its inter@@ pre@@ tation : The three bas@@ ke@@ ts are three days .
The young man said : “ I am but a bo@@ y . ”
• The we@@ e@@ ds
Jehovah mirac@@ ul@@ ously par@@ ted the w@@ at@@ ers of the R@@ ed Se@@ a for Israel@@ ’s es@@ cap@@ e .
It is vital to cor@@ rec@@ t such thinking and su@@ p@@ pres@@ s the sin@@ ful ye@@ ar@@ ning of a tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous heart . ​ — J@@ er .
Our interest in others will mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to ‘ reason from the Scriptures . ’
To get a reli@@ able answer , we need to go to God’s Word , the Bible , which descri@@ bes the holy spirit in de@@ ta@@ il .
For an ad@@ ul@@ t , being un@@ able to commun@@ ic@@ ate well for months or even years can be men@@ t@@ ally , emo@@ tion@@ ally , and spiritually ta@@ x@@ ing .
These were m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous questions .
No@@ te that it is based on every@@ day circumstances , it clo@@ sel@@ y par@@ all@@ els the point being made , and the app@@ lic@@ ation is clear .
( b ) How can our spiritual need be satis@@ fied ?
Ca@@ in took on Satan’s dis@@ position , and the Devil used him to car@@ ry out his wicked a@@ im@@ s .
As@@ soci@@ ations Af@@ fect Your Con@@ s@@ ci@@ ence
What helped David to devel@@ op such trust in his heavenly Father ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , he remin@@ ded his listen@@ ers again and again that everything he taught origin@@ ated , not with himself , but with his heavenly Father .
On@@ ce in@@ side a city of refu@@ ge , the fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve was sa@@ fe .
So we set about lear@@ ning the di@@ al@@ e@@ ct spo@@ ken in our new assignment , and that helped us to be more re@@ adi@@ ly accepted in the commun@@ ity .
His Word states : “ With evil things God cannot be tri@@ ed nor does he himself try anyone . ”
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries ear@@ li@@ er , God had promised righteous King David : “ Your house and your kingdom will certainly be ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite before you ; your very thro@@ ne will become one fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ”
Y@@ E@@ A@@ R B@@ O@@ R@@ N : 198@@ 2
Acc@@ ording to many scho@@ l@@ ars , it was during this peri@@ od that the Q@@ um@@ r@@ an commun@@ ity was form@@ ed .
I have form@@ ed it , I shall also do it . ” The psalmist san@@ g : “ Jehovah will rejo@@ ice in his works . ”
The influ@@ ence of other you@@ ths can pu@@ s@@ h you off course spiritually
O@@ thers feel that this is just part of their cul@@ ture .
Indeed , much of mankind has been mis@@ led . ​ — Read 1 John 5 : 19 .
( b ) What should be our attitude regarding prayer to God ?
This led to her ow@@ ner , Na@@ am@@ an , be@@ coming a worshipp@@ er of Jehovah . ​ — 2 K@@ i .
But this time , I experienced it fir@@ s@@ th@@ and .
Let us always ‘ ex@@ ul@@ t in Jehovah and be jo@@ y@@ ful in the God of our sal@@ vation . ’
( b ) What is the right course to take ?
6 : 7 , 8 .
How can Christians today be pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers in the congregation ?
M@@ ani@@ f@@ est go@@ o@@ dness and com@@ pas@@ sion toward others .
We love “ the God of truth , ” so we are not inter@@ ested in tw@@ is@@ ted teachings that cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct his Word of truth .
O@@ be@@ ying this law helps them to keep over@@ loo@@ king imper@@ fe@@ ctions and to find reas@@ ons to love one another .
Some problems no human can sol@@ ve .
H@@ u@@ man imper@@ fe@@ ction and suffering will soon be a thing of the past ; “ the righteous themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will re@@ side forever upon it . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 29 .
“ Let Your Will T@@ ake P@@ l@@ ace ”
Not only that , but God’s spirit could emp@@ ow@@ er Paul to per@@ form t@@ as@@ ks that he would never have been able to complete in his own power .
Christ com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned his followers : “ You will be wit@@ nesses of me . . . to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ”
The last of the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments en@@ um@@ er@@ ated some of them , st@@ ating : “ You must not desire your fel@@ low@@ man@@ ’s house . You must not desire your fel@@ low@@ man@@ ’s wife , nor his slave man nor his slave gi@@ r@@ l nor his bul@@ l nor his ass nor anything that bel@@ ong@@ s to your fel@@ low@@ man . ”
Today , Jesus direc@@ ts the arrang@@ ement for elders , whether such men have a heavenly or an earthly hope .
This would be like using a mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r to ad@@ mi@@ re our new clo@@ th@@ es while not no@@ tic@@ ing some di@@ r@@ t on our face .
God will make it ha@@ p@@ pen .
While on tri@@ al , Jesus was sla@@ pp@@ ed in the face .
I remember the s@@ ound of my fav@@ or@@ ite to@@ y
His daugh@@ ter , who over@@ heard his com@@ ments , rel@@ ated the matter to a Witness who works that bu@@ sin@@ ess ter@@ rit@@ ory .
We have what evidence of God’s wonderful works , and what should this prom@@ pt us to do ?
Some Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s in H@@ ali@@ fa@@ x th@@ reat@@ ened to b@@ low up the st@@ ation that ho@@ sted the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents ’ pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s .
No , but he was too young to jo@@ in the ar@@ my , and he may have been you@@ th@@ ful loo@@ king .
However , my war@@ m relationship with Jehovah God helped me get over such ne@@ g@@ ative peri@@ o@@ ds .
Mis@@ sion@@ aries were then being sent to G@@ u@@ y@@ ana and still are .
In B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a , his listen@@ ers “ received the word with the great@@ est e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness of mind , care@@ fully exam@@ ining the Scriptures da@@ ily . ”
Jesus enjo@@ yed teaching people about his heavenly Father .
A@@ n ir@@ r@@ ational decision for a m@@ oun@@ tain c@@ li@@ m@@ ber may co@@ st him his life ; an un@@ wise cho@@ ice of a marriage mate can lik@@ e@@ wise be disa@@ str@@ ous .
In what way can we imitate Jesus ’ bal@@ an@@ ced example ?
Fir@@ st , Peter says : “ One day is with Jehovah as a th@@ ous@@ and years and a th@@ ous@@ and years as one day . ”
Bo@@ o@@ ks Th@@ ree and F@@ our of Psal@@ ms , cons@@ is@@ ting of Psalm 7@@ 3 to 10@@ 6 , give us pl@@ ent@@ y of reas@@ ons for pra@@ ising the Creator and blessing his name .
It is u@@ se@@ ful to be tra@@ ined from chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od to es@@ te@@ em work .
Because of their close associ@@ ation with the anointed , the “ other sheep ” are lik@@ e@@ wise t@@ ar@@ ge@@ ts of Satan’s wr@@ ath .
E@@ spe@@ cially is he imp@@ ressed by how the book emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es true worship and fore@@ tel@@ ls the pla@@ gu@@ es and ex@@ ile that would come if the people eng@@ ag@@ ed in false religion .
J@@ U@@ L@@ Y 14 - 16
Jo@@ shua saw that Jehovah was without doubt “ the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh over all the earth . ” ​ — Psalm 8@@ 3 : 18 .
F@@ i@@ ve of them were fo@@ ol@@ ish , and fi@@ ve were dis@@ cre@@ et .
That is what the pl@@ an@@ ner of the s@@ ch@@ eme thin@@ ks .
* Some may ob@@ ject , though , saying that Jesus did teach that hel@@ l was ho@@ t and that sin@@ n@@ ers would be c@@ ast into hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re .
E@@ la@@ bor@@ ate , ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive co@@ ff@@ ins are pur@@ cha@@ sed to imp@@ ress on@@ loo@@ k@@ ers .
He also stated : “ The things you heard from me that were supp@@ or@@ ted by many wit@@ nesses , these things en@@ trust to faithful men , who , in turn , will be a@@ de@@ qu@@ ately qu@@ ali@@ fied to teach others . ”
What was Jesus ’ rep@@ ly ?
And when fac@@ ed with serious decisions , we are fre@@ qu@@ ently consci@@ ous of our li@@ mit@@ ations .
They went wh@@ er@@ ever they could find people .
If you would like to serve as an el@@ der but that has not happened des@@ pite the pas@@ sing of years , continue to trust in Jehovah .
He will make you fir@@ m , he will make you strong , he will fir@@ m@@ ly gr@@ ound you . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
He explained that his wife had died rec@@ ently .
The question that each of us should consider is , ‘ Can I use my fre@@ e@@ dom to give greater support to the Kingdom work ? ’
“ I star@@ t the day with consider@@ ing the da@@ ily text and reading a por@@ tion of the Bible .
To d@@ ate , among over 2@@ 00 Bi@@ bli@@ cal man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts found at Q@@ um@@ r@@ an , por@@ tions have been id@@ enti@@ fied of every book of the Hebrew Scriptures exc@@ ep@@ t the book of E@@ s@@ ther .
( a ) What have God’s servants long under@@ sto@@ od about tra@@ ining , and how does this apply today ?
Israel@@ ’s older men in@@ iti@@ ally believ@@ ed Moses and A@@ ar@@ on .
We must also love him with our “ whole soul , ” or our life and being .
9 M@@ ak@@ ing Christian Mar@@ ri@@ age a Su@@ cc@@ ess
That is one reason why God pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ts for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation and ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y . ​ — 1 Corinthians 6 : 18 ; Hebrews 13 : 4 .
For instance , after many Jews and pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes became Christians , they devo@@ ted themselves “ to the teaching of the apostles , to associ@@ ating together , to the taking of me@@ als , and to prayers . ”
Those who accept and apply these teachings under@@ go a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant trans@@ form@@ ation .
Although of pri@@ es@@ tly des@@ c@@ ent , no H@@ as@@ mon@@ a@@ e@@ an had ever served in the position of high pri@@ est .
The of@@ fic@@ er was standing right in fr@@ on@@ t of the family , so all heard the respon@@ se , “ Just take them out and sh@@ o@@ o@@ t them ! ”
The apostle Paul wrote about “ the congregation of the fir@@ st@@ born who have been en@@ ro@@ l@@ led in the heavens . ”
However , because of eng@@ ine problems , it was 36 h@@ our@@ s before we saw Ri@@ o de J@@ an@@ ei@@ r@@ o bel@@ ow us .
Today , sh@@ o@@ c@@ king repor@@ ts have become all too famili@@ ar : A 15 - year - old stud@@ ent op@@ ens fi@@ re on his cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es , k@@ ill@@ ing 2 and in@@ j@@ uring 13 .
Be@@ fore and during that “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” yet a@@ head , we too may face har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps and de@@ priv@@ ations .
E@@ ven@@ tually , however , K@@ or@@ ah became the r@@ ing@@ lead@@ er in an up@@ ris@@ ing against Moses and A@@ ar@@ on that inclu@@ ded the Re@@ u@@ ben@@ ites Da@@ than , A@@ bi@@ ra@@ m , and On , along with 2@@ 50 Israel@@ ite c@@ hi@@ ef@@ tain@@ s .
My sister , L@@ es@@ le@@ y , who was fi@@ ve years older than I , was baptized next , and I was baptized in 19@@ 40 when I was n@@ ine years old .
Al@@ so , the con@@ st@@ ant pu@@ s@@ h for inc@@ reas@@ ed pro@@ du@@ ction takes a heav@@ y t@@ ol@@ l on people physi@@ c@@ ally , men@@ t@@ ally , and emo@@ tion@@ ally .
Our second instance invol@@ ves the account of the God - fe@@ aring man Job .
Wor@@ ka@@ ho@@ lic@@ s allow work to crow@@ d out all other as@@ pe@@ cts of life ; hard work@@ ers know when to turn off the com@@ pu@@ ter , to s@@ wit@@ ch g@@ ear@@ s men@@ t@@ ally , and to be present when c@@ ele@@ br@@ ating their we@@ d@@ ding an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary , for example .
The mo@@ to@@ ta@@ x@@ is are bus@@ y trans@@ por@@ ting people to work and to the mar@@ ke@@ t .
In the first century , they reli@@ ed on it to set@@ tle the circum@@ c@@ ision is@@ sue .
What br@@ ings us to the attention of the people ?
During those years a few mission@@ aries had to leave the country for such reas@@ ons as health is@@ su@@ es , but the rest of us rema@@ ined , and we are g@@ la@@ d we did .
This , they ad@@ mit , resul@@ ts from being educ@@ ated by Jehovah’s v@@ isi@@ ble organization , thr@@ ough@@ out the earth re@@ pres@@ ented by local congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
S@@ ome@@ times we become so con@@ sum@@ ed by the da@@ ily gr@@ ind of life that we for@@ get to look at the lar@@ g@@ er pi@@ c@@ ture of who we are and what we really need in order to feel gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely secu@@ re .
However , the people ign@@ ored No@@ ah’s war@@ ning message .
C@@ an@@ on ( Mu@@ r@@ at@@ ori@@ an F@@ ra@@ g@@ ment ) , 2 / 15
; L@@ y@@ all , D .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , his hum@@ ility and his fir@@ m@@ ness for true worship brought him God’s appro@@ val .
Like Daniel , we should give full cre@@ di@@ t to Jehovah for wh@@ atever knowledge , qualities , and a@@ bil@@ ities we may have ac@@ qui@@ red as a result of taking advan@@ ta@@ ge of his spiritual pro@@ v@@ isions .
F@@ in@@ ding his friend discus@@ sing the Bible with some of B@@ ru@@ ce@@ ’s ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ an@@ ces , B@@ ru@@ ce listen@@ ed to the con@@ vers@@ ation .
He ur@@ ged his followers to ask Jehovah for that spirit , as@@ sur@@ ing them that Jehovah would provide it gener@@ ously . — Luke 11 : 10 - 13 ; James 1 : 17 .
Acc@@ ording to the book The O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch , that Con@@ fes@@ sion “ emp@@ ties the O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od and holy or@@ ders of all meaning , and dep@@ lo@@ res the ven@@ er@@ ation of i@@ con@@ s and the in@@ vo@@ c@@ ation of sa@@ in@@ ts as form@@ s of i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry . ”
Still , God - fe@@ aring jud@@ ges could give their fellow believers help@@ ful counsel because it was based on Jehovah’s Law . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 19 : 15 ; Psalm 1@@ 19 : 9@@ 7 - 1@@ 00 .
Be@@ at@@ ty@@ ’s col@@ le@@ ctions are ex@@ ten@@ sive and vari@@ ed .
S@@ y@@ m@@ bo@@ l of a Fa@@ i@@ th@@ less N@@ ation
Ther@@ efore , rather than mer@@ ely rel@@ ying on a re@@ serve of knowledge ac@@ qui@@ red in the past , loyal servants of God stri@@ ve to “ inc@@ re@@ ase in lear@@ ning ” as the years go by .
A ke@@ y to succ@@ ess : P@@ u@@ t your new family first .
See Y@@ our@@ self as Jehovah Se@@ es You
You will be a spiritual person with a com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive understanding of Bible tru@@ ths .
Ban@@ c@@ he@@ t@@ t@@ i wrote : “ I say that no@@ ne of us E@@ v@@ ang@@ eli@@ c@@ als , not even our pa@@ st@@ ors or the@@ olo@@ gy prof@@ ess@@ ors , no@@ body kno@@ ws everything .
Indeed , see@@ ing our dead loved ones come back to life through the resurrection will pro@@ du@@ ce in us a mar@@ vel@@ ous sen@@ s@@ ation of joy and ex@@ h@@ il@@ ar@@ ation .
( b ) What kind of faith do we cultiv@@ ate ?
E@@ s@@ ther rema@@ ined in the mission@@ ary work in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o C@@ ity , and we lived at the branch , where I continued to serve .
W@@ ould loving Christian parents really want this world to shap@@ e their chil@@ d’s view of succ@@ ess ?
Christ ad@@ ds : “ The one that con@@ qu@@ ers ​ — I will make him a p@@ il@@ la@@ r in the temple of my God , . . . and I will wr@@ ite upon him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God , the new Jerusalem which des@@ c@@ ends out of heaven from my God , and that new name of mine . ”
Ther@@ efore , those who un@@ rep@@ ent@@ an@@ tly live ung@@ o@@ dly lives will not es@@ cap@@ e the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of their conduct .
Of course , I have nothing against Bul@@ g@@ ak@@ o@@ v .
After reading the bro@@ ch@@ ure and con@@ fer@@ ring with their own leg@@ al or ta@@ x ad@@ vis@@ ers , many have been able to help support the work of Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide and ma@@ xi@@ mi@@ ze their ta@@ x benef@@ its while doing so .
They Tru@@ sted in Jehovah
They are like a wife to Jehovah .
The spiritual con@@ dition of both mat@@ es is likely to be affe@@ cted de@@ tri@@ men@@ t@@ ally , pos@@ si@@ bly le@@ ading to great st@@ ress , qu@@ ar@@ rel@@ s , and ac@@ ts of har@@ sh@@ ness .
What is me@@ ant when the Scriptures say that Jehovah “ se@@ es what the heart is ” ?
For those who are a@@ wa@@ iting the out@@ working of God’s promises , it can be a s@@ ource of joy .
The fi@@ ght against cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion is a moral one that cannot be w@@ on by leg@@ is@@ l@@ ation al@@ one or by “ the s@@ word ” of leg@@ al p@@ en@@ al@@ ties .
How does the way we end@@ ure t@@ ests of faith af@@ fect how others view our ministry ?
Because of the divine princi@@ ple of he@@ ad@@ ship : “ The head of a woman is the man . ”
After the out@@ p@@ our@@ ing of holy spirit at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , the first thing the loyal followers of Jesus did was to go out and preach , tel@@ ling the crow@@ ds in Jerusalem “ about the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent things of God . ”
He expla@@ ins : “ B@@ as@@ ic@@ ally this would invol@@ ve a wa@@ x mo@@ de@@ l of the se@@ a being fa@@ shi@@ oned up@@ side - down over the thor@@ ough@@ ly d@@ ri@@ ed cor@@ e of the ca@@ sting mo@@ ld . . . .
As a result , in 20@@ 17 , these three to@@ w@@ ns had a com@@ bin@@ ed M@@ em@@ ori@@ al attend@@ ance of al@@ most d@@ ou@@ ble the number of publi@@ sh@@ ers ​ — or half the enti@@ re po@@ pul@@ ation .
Mis@@ sion@@ aries are sent out , not to be served , but to serve .
Rather , Luke says that he received information from e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses and “ tr@@ ac@@ ed all things from the star@@ t with acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y . ”
Jesus did not lo@@ se his pati@@ ence but cal@@ m@@ ly explained the import@@ ance and meaning of what he was doing . ​ — John 13 : 1 - 17 .
It is a sure hope , one based on the promise of the Creator himself .
All are invit@@ ed ​ — those “ in want of heart , ” or those l@@ ac@@ king understanding , as well as those l@@ ac@@ king experience .
He should know better , ” re@@ mar@@ ks an ob@@ ser@@ ver .
( b ) H@@ ad you wit@@ ness@@ ed ei@@ ther of those works in Moses ’ and Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s time , how would you have respon@@ ded ?
To appe@@ ar before a ju@@ dge or a rul@@ er because of false acc@@ us@@ ations takes courage .
What did these friends say ?
On the contr@@ ary , those who allow themselves to be influ@@ enced by such ones end up being “ to@@ s@@ sed about as by wa@@ ves and car@@ ri@@ ed hi@@ ther and th@@ i@@ ther by every w@@ ind of teaching . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
Consider two examples : In K@@ o@@ re@@ a , on a@@ ver@@ age , out of 1@@ 00 sing@@ le Witnesses , 5@@ 7 are sisters and 4@@ 3 are brothers .
H@@ er@@ sh@@ el Sh@@ an@@ ks , e@@ dit@@ or and au@@ th@@ or , ans@@ wers : “ The M@@ er@@ ne@@ p@@ ta@@ h St@@ ele shows that a people called Israel ex@@ is@@ ted in 1@@ 2@@ 12 B.C.E . and that the ph@@ ar@@ a@@ o@@ h of Egy@@ pt not only knew about them , but also felt it was wor@@ th bo@@ a@@ sting about having de@@ fe@@ ated them in bat@@ tle . ”
Some men find it a chall@@ enge to expres@@ s appro@@ val and affe@@ ction .
We cannot sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our hope and our faith if we f@@ all as@@ le@@ ep .
How is it that anointed Christians par@@ take of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al “ often ” ?
The Bible as@@ sures us : “ Jehovah is near to those that are bro@@ ken at heart ; and those who are c@@ ru@@ shed in spirit he sa@@ ves . ” ​ — Psalm 34 : 18 .
W@@ ould divine loving - kindness be comple@@ men@@ ted with human loving - kindness ?
Is there any real@@ is@@ tic hope that the ang@@ eli@@ c pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation on the night of Jesus ’ bir@@ th will be ful@@ filled ?
Then , sa@@ dly , because of a health proble@@ m , she had to return to O@@ hi@@ o .
Then , my gr@@ and@@ mother un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly died and left me 1@@ 00 p@@ oun@@ ds ( $ 2@@ 8@@ 0 , U@@ .@@ S . ) .
You , the one preaching ‘ Do not ste@@ al , ’ do you ste@@ al ?
This promise was re@@ it@@ er@@ ated when Jehovah said to Davi@@ d’s son Solomon : “ If you will walk in my ways by keep@@ ing my regul@@ ations and my comman@@ d@@ ments , just as David your father wal@@ ked , I will also l@@ eng@@ then your days . ” ​ — 1 K@@ ings 3 : 10 - 14 .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are to have strength still to serve the Gre@@ at Jehovah ​ — the only way we can than@@ k him for his go@@ o@@ dness to us and for our years of happiness together !
They received a boo@@ k@@ let con@@ tain@@ ing the book of Matthew from the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation .
7 , 8 . ( a ) On what is@@ sue must Christians take si@@ des ?
This fi@@ x@@ ation with death fin@@ ds its most pu@@ z@@ z@@ ling expres@@ sion in the ra@@ w emo@@ tions that gre@@ et the death of public fi@@ gu@@ res and c@@ ele@@ br@@ ities .
There , we find Isa@@ i@@ ah’s words : “ Who has taken the me@@ a@@ su@@ re@@ ments of the spirit of Jehovah , and who can instru@@ ct him as his ad@@ vis@@ er ? ”
In her g@@ ri@@ ef , she even b@@ lam@@ es Eli@@ j@@ ah and his God , Jehovah !
W@@ on@@ der@@ ful po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for inc@@ re@@ ase still ex@@ ists in fore@@ ign - language fi@@ el@@ ds .
What is “ the ab@@ y@@ ss ” into which Satan and the dem@@ ons will be h@@ ur@@ led ?
If we di@@ lig@@ ently study the Scriptures and apply their counsel in life , we can live a more satis@@ f@@ ying life even now in this tr@@ oub@@ led world .
Do we have a tend@@ enc@@ y toward un@@ who@@ les@@ ome en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment ?
Job needed to get his attention foc@@ used on Jehovah and to consider how He vie@@ wed the situation .
What divine principles can we find in this account ?
Let us consider another example .
How Jehovah D@@ ra@@ ws C@@ lo@@ se to U@@ s , 8 / 15
Indeed , the more that people dis@@ reg@@ ard the moral and spiritual b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries esta@@ bli@@ shed by God , the more soci@@ ety as a whole su@@ ff@@ ers .
On the other hand , Christian elders are ex@@ hor@@ ted to avoid “ l@@ ording it over those who are God’s in@@ her@@ it@@ ance . ”
We all knew that se@@ v@@ ere tri@@ als la@@ y a@@ head .
How can we over@@ come the fear of fa@@ il@@ ure ?
However , repor@@ ting on this re@@ sear@@ ch , S@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c A@@ mer@@ i@@ can qu@@ o@@ ted H@@ ar@@ v@@ ard bi@@ olo@@ g@@ ist E@@ v@@ an Bal@@ a@@ ba@@ n , who said that it would be “ al@@ most in@@ fin@@ it@@ ely har@@ der to dis@@ co@@ ver gen@@ es for be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or@@ al dis@@ or@@ ders . ”
After du@@ e p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment is me@@ ted out to the wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers , he again as@@ c@@ ends the m@@ oun@@ tain and recei@@ ves another set of ta@@ ble@@ ts .
By the end of that “ day , ” all that God had pur@@ posed will have become a re@@ ality .
That may result in a war@@ m relationship that will be ch@@ eri@@ shed for many years ​ — even a li@@ fe@@ time .
TH@@ E sac@@ red service of young people is so important to Jehovah that he inspired a prophecy regarding them .
Jehovah never for@@ s@@ ak@@ es us to the point of per@@ mit@@ ting us to come into situ@@ ations that make it human@@ ly imp@@ os@@ sible to do his will . ​ — P@@ s .
W@@ ould you not ag@@ ree that help@@ ing others br@@ ings joy ?
Jo@@ shua is com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned to be Moses ’ succ@@ ess@@ or .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , commun@@ ic@@ ation between mother and daugh@@ ter was li@@ mit@@ ed .
Con@@ tr@@ ast this view of great@@ ness with that taught by Jesus Christ .
Acts 20 : 7 - 12
S@@ ome@@ times courage is sh@@ own by what we do not say .
While in pris@@ on , he was cont@@ ac@@ ted by Jehovah’s Witnesses , and he too stu@@ died the Bible .
“ The H@@ ear@@ t of E@@ ar@@ th@@ ling M@@ an May Th@@ ink O@@ u@@ t His W@@ a@@ y ”
Yet , it does con@@ tain num@@ er@@ ous prayers , including many found in the book of Psal@@ ms .
Even though we cannot see them , evil spirit cre@@ atu@@ res do ex@@ ist .
He@@ ed the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s war@@ ning to shu@@ n bad associ@@ ation . ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 33 .
In that v@@ isi@@ on@@ ary set@@ ting , the pri@@ ests wor@@ ked in the temple , provi@@ ding instru@@ ction and recei@@ ving Jehovah’s counsel and cor@@ rection .
A@@ n au@@ to@@ p@@ s@@ y reve@@ aled that they had been bu@@ ri@@ ed ali@@ ve .
Let your ut@@ ter@@ ance be always with gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ousness , se@@ as@@ oned with sal@@ t , so as to know how you ought to give an answer to each one . ”
A co@@ v@@ et@@ ous person al@@ lo@@ ws the ob@@ ject of his desire to d@@ om@@ in@@ ate his thinking and actions to such an ex@@ t@@ ent that it in ess@@ ence be@@ comes his go@@ d .
In the mean@@ time , Lu@@ cre@@ z@@ i@@ a@@ ’s ambi@@ ti@@ ous and ru@@ th@@ less brother , C@@ es@@ are B@@ or@@ gi@@ a , form@@ ed an al@@ li@@ ance with L@@ ou@@ is X@@ I@@ I of Fr@@ ance , and his sis@@ ter@@ ’s rec@@ ent marriage to an A@@ ra@@ g@@ on@@ ese became an em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass@@ ment .
In ad@@ dition to being ze@@ al@@ ous in the preaching work , how can we demonstr@@ ate that we have been s@@ ti@@ r@@ red by the Kingdom message ?
It is not always eas@@ y to be obedi@@ ent , as illustr@@ ated a few years ag@@ o when two young gi@@ r@@ ls were about to d@@ as@@ h ac@@ ro@@ ss a si@@ x - l@@ ane high@@ way rather than take the over@@ pas@@ s wal@@ k@@ way .
C@@ ar@@ ina is a sing@@ le regul@@ ar pioneer sister from S@@ pain who supp@@ or@@ ted the cam@@ pa@@ ign in S@@ il@@ is@@ tr@@ a .
What war@@ ning did Paul give elders from Eph@@ esus and his co@@ work@@ er Timothy ?
How were true worshipp@@ ers still t@@ ested ?
While an author@@ it@@ ari@@ an appro@@ ach may get resul@@ ts , how much better rel@@ ations will be among all involved if kind and appro@@ pri@@ ate re@@ ques@@ ts are me@@ t by res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful and c@@ he@@ er@@ ful com@@ p@@ li@@ ance !
A ro@@ d is used for tend@@ er bl@@ ack cum@@ in and a st@@ af@@ f for cum@@ in , but a s@@ le@@ dge or car@@ t whe@@ el is used for gra@@ ins with t@@ ough@@ er cha@@ f@@ f .
However , the supp@@ li@@ er@@ ’s cl@@ er@@ k made an er@@ ro@@ r on the written qu@@ o@@ tation , so that the pri@@ ce was low@@ ered by al@@ most $ 4@@ 0@@ ,000 ( U@@ .@@ S . ) .
So@@ on we gra@@ du@@ ated , and on De@@ c@@ ember 10 , 195@@ 4 , we c@@ li@@ m@@ bed a@@ bo@@ ard a pl@@ ane in w@@ in@@ try New Yor@@ k C@@ ity , exc@@ ited about the pro@@ spe@@ ct of f@@ l@@ ying down to our new assignment in su@@ n@@ n@@ y Ri@@ o de J@@ an@@ ei@@ r@@ o , B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
My great@@ est joy was in having done the work , not in ac@@ tually doing it .
Of course , Jehovah could have simply stated in the beg@@ in@@ ning the reas@@ ons for his decision .
What if the develop@@ ing fe@@ tu@@ s seem@@ s to be ab@@ nor@@ ma@@ l , or what if sever@@ al em@@ br@@ yo@@ s imp@@ l@@ ant ?
In ex@@ change for this material sacrifice , Jesus offered the young rul@@ er the pri@@ c@@ eless privilege of am@@ as@@ sing tre@@ asure in heaven ​ — a tre@@ asure that would mean everlasting life for him and would lead to the pro@@ spe@@ ct of ev@@ en@@ tually rul@@ ing with Christ in heaven .
A@@ no@@ ther W@@ ar ​ — And Be@@ y@@ ond
To help others not to f@@ all into the tra@@ p of thinking too much of themselves , it may be wise not to foc@@ us on such tra@@ its as ke@@ en in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ence or good loo@@ ks .
In this reg@@ ard , consider another of Jehovah’s la@@ ws to ancient Israel .
I knew from the beg@@ in@@ ning that she would never com@@ promise her faith , and this knowledge helped su@@ sta@@ in me .
But then I moved overse@@ as for a time and got ca@@ ught up in a r@@ ound of par@@ t@@ ying and dr@@ in@@ king .
B@@ E@@ IN@@ G a member of the Christian congregation is a great blessing in@@ deed .
G@@ o On W@@ al@@ king as Jesus Christ W@@ al@@ ked
What should we be doing while a@@ wa@@ iting Jehovah’s great day ?
And they gave the money that had been coun@@ ted off over to the hands of do@@ ers of the work that were appointed to the house of Jehovah .
I learned the value of dra@@ wing close to those who have a love for spiritual things .
No won@@ der he could say : “ R@@ a@@ ise your eyes high up and see . Who has cre@@ ated these things ?
Fir@@ st , who is our neigh@@ b@@ or ?
We must listen care@@ fully , pa@@ ying attention to what is said there .
After the first human pa@@ ir sin@@ ned , the re@@ de@@ mp@@ tion of sin@@ ful mankind became an important part of Jehovah’s purpose .
And God himself will be with them . ’ ”
Not ever@@ yone can serve God as a full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er .
Timothy would not have been s@@ wa@@ yed by the actions of those with apost@@ ate tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 10 - 12 )
Jehovah gr@@ ants fre@@ e@@ dom of cho@@ ice to all people .
One Bible scho@@ la@@ r no@@ ted that “ the st@@ ory of the mes@@ si@@ ani@@ c promises as the Scriptures present it beg@@ ins with [ this ] st@@ at@@ ement . ”
Of course , not all doubt is bad .
If the apostles had difficul@@ ty in this are@@ a , then elders can appreci@@ ate that they need to work hard to avoid any worl@@ dly tend@@ enc@@ y to enjoy having authority over others .
But Jesus refu@@ sed to make use of his God - given power for personal benefit .
At another house , a woman said , “ W@@ a@@ it just a min@@ u@@ te , ” and she shu@@ t the do@@ or .
Com@@ pared with the si@@ ck con@@ dition that we once were in , we have been heal@@ ed spiritually .
By a@@ vail@@ ing ourselves of Jehovah’s arrang@@ ements , we show that we trust in his promise to he@@ al and for@@ give us .
Wh@@ atever our place right now , wal@@ king with Jehovah is in it@@ self a wonderful and mat@@ ch@@ less privilege .
“ A P@@ R@@ E@@ O@@ C@@ C@@ U@@ P@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N with the future . . . pre@@ v@@ ents us from see@@ ing the present as it is , ” no@@ ted one A@@ mer@@ i@@ can ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her .
However , the Jews enjo@@ yed a me@@ asure of fre@@ e@@ dom .
Now as a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , she has form@@ ed a ‘ so@@ cial c@@ lu@@ b ’ with her friends , and you feel as if you were not gr@@ anted mem@@ ber@@ ship .
“ Ye@@ ars of se@@ x@@ u@@ al a@@ bu@@ se during my chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od kil@@ led a bi@@ g part of my self - respect , ” she said .
As we preach today , we need to do the same .
And a qu@@ ar@@ re@@ l ar@@ ose between the her@@ ders of A@@ br@@ am@@ ’s li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck and the her@@ ders of Lo@@ t’s li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck ; and at that time the Cana@@ an@@ ite and the Per@@ iz@@ z@@ ite were d@@ wel@@ ling in the land . ”
In contr@@ ast , milli@@ ons of s@@ inc@@ ere people with whom we study the Bible experience that their love for God continu@@ es to gro@@ w .
( Read John 17 : 11 . )
C@@ le@@ vel@@ and was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that his parents did not worship in the right way , but after exam@@ ining other religi@@ ons , he became dis@@ il@@ lu@@ si@@ oned .
Do@@ cum@@ ents , p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ s , news c@@ li@@ pp@@ ings , fil@@ ms , and recor@@ ding@@ s are di@@ g@@ iti@@ zed .
Ha@@ ve you ever pon@@ der@@ ed that question ?
The C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans needed to be “ complete ” in what sense ?
C@@ er@@ tain believers vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily so@@ ld pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons and brought the pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ds to the apostles for dist@@ ribu@@ tion to those in need .
Thus , in A@@ pri@@ l 19@@ 6@@ 1 , I left Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n and re@@ turned to Cana@@ da to teach Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol .
The teach@@ er kno@@ ws that if the child tri@@ es to pa@@ y attention , he will der@@ i@@ ve at le@@ ast some benefit from the less@@ on .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , ch@@ er@@ ish your privilege of pra@@ ising God and pro@@ claim@@ ing the good news of the Kingdom as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
He later said , “ This disa@@ gre@@ ement was ro@@ b@@ b@@ ing me of my joy and con@@ sum@@ ing preci@@ ous time that could be used in spiritual pur@@ su@@ its . ”
See The Watchtower , May 15 , 200@@ 3 , pages 30 - 1 .
We will always remember our vis@@ it to S@@ aba and the time we sp@@ ent c@@ li@@ mb@@ ing to The Bo@@ t@@ to@@ m !
What help might we be able to offer to those nee@@ ding ass@@ ist@@ ance in the ministry ?
You can continue to find se@@ cur@@ ity and prote@@ ction from the w@@ o@@ es and mis@@ er@@ y so comm@@ on in Satan’s world by sta@@ ying in close compan@@ y with your Christian brothers and sisters .
They se@@ par@@ ated themselves from ri@@ tu@@ al imp@@ ur@@ ity by a ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y of special pi@@ ety , ap@@ pl@@ ying temple la@@ ws of pri@@ es@@ tly ho@@ l@@ iness to the or@@ din@@ ary situ@@ ations of da@@ ily life .
They certainly do not go out like Christ did and me@@ et the people . . .
( 3 ) Bo@@ s@@ ca@@ in@@ o , A .
We read : “ He never con@@ sen@@ ted . ”
Satan , who bl@@ in@@ ds the min@@ ds of un@@ believers , is e@@ ag@@ er to prom@@ o@@ te all such “ teachings of dem@@ ons . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 1 ; 2 Corinthians 4 : 4 .
The S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Pro@@ gra@@ m Con@@ t@@ inu@@ es
Tru@@ e worship en@@ ab@@ les people to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate as har@@ mon@@ i@@ ously as the members of our own body .
He wrote : “ There will be a peri@@ od of time when they will not put up with the heal@@ th@@ ful teaching , . . . and they will turn their ear@@ s away from the truth , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as they will be turned asi@@ de to false st@@ ori@@ es . ”
O@@ ther mission@@ aries helped V@@ e@@ er@@ a learn Eng@@ l@@ ish first , and in that language we were able to preach effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
I began to view the word ‘ fore@@ ign ’ as pe@@ j@@ or@@ ative and cre@@ ated a rule within C@@ N@@ N that the word could not be used ei@@ ther on a@@ ir or in con@@ vers@@ ation around the of@@ fice .
Ther@@ efore he who op@@ pos@@ es the authority has taken a stand against the arrang@@ ement of God ; those who have taken a stand against it will receive judgment to themselves . ”
As a result , you can be deep@@ ly in love and yet not have the same expe@@ ct@@ ations .
While with his apostles on the last ev@@ ening before his sacri@@ fi@@ cial death , Jesus spoke about yet another pro@@ vision that his heavenly Father had made to comfort them .
Some parents have no@@ ted that commun@@ ic@@ ation is more challeng@@ ing when their children become te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers ​ — they may ten@@ d to with@@ draw and feel a@@ w@@ k@@ ward about reve@@ al@@ ing their thoughts and feelings .
The speak@@ er ex@@ hor@@ ted his listen@@ ers : “ U@@ se your privilege of service as did Paul , who saw his mission@@ ary assignment as an opportunity to help people to see how Jehovah would car@@ ry out his purpose . ”
For example , the writ@@ ings of H@@ in@@ du@@ ism inclu@@ de boo@@ ks of V@@ e@@ di@@ c h@@ y@@ m@@ ns , a col@@ le@@ ction of ri@@ tu@@ al@@ is@@ tic com@@ men@@ t@@ aries about these h@@ y@@ m@@ ns , ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ cal tre@@ atis@@ es called the U@@ pan@@ ish@@ a@@ ds , and the e@@ pi@@ c st@@ ori@@ es known as R@@ am@@ a@@ y@@ ana and the Ma@@ ha@@ b@@ har@@ ata .
In the Bible , Jesus is de@@ pi@@ cted as a coura@@ ge@@ ous li@@ on .
A member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses was on the pro@@ gra@@ m .
W@@ he@@ ther an individu@@ al would do so or not dep@@ ends on his personal view of the circumstances .
Jehovah’s word always comes true . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 9 : 7 , 8 ; Jeremiah 25 : 9 - 11 .
Wh@@ ere we come from and why we su@@ ff@@ er
The well - main@@ ta@@ ined Kingdom H@@ all ser@@ ves as a powerful witness to Jehovah
In what ways does the Bible give en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment ?
He wants us to succ@@ e@@ ed .
J@@ or@@ dy , a young Witness in W@@ es@@ ter@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , no@@ ted : “ To know that I am used by Jehovah to pla@@ y a part in fulfill@@ ing Matthew 24 : 14 makes me very happy . ”
O@@ TH@@ E@@ R BI@@ B@@ L@@ E Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S AN@@ S@@ W@@ E@@ R@@ E@@ D ​ — Di@@ d God C@@ re@@ ate the Devil ?
A@@ ver@@ age age : 3@@ 3@@ .@@ 0
De@@ bor@@ ah encoura@@ ged Bar@@ ak to stand up as a deli@@ ver@@ er of God’s people
Today , it is a com@@ mon@@ ly held op@@ in@@ ion that a@@ ff@@ ili@@ ation with a religious group or den@@ om@@ in@@ ation is not a pr@@ er@@ e@@ qu@@ is@@ ite for beli@@ ef in God .
For God’s Word to pro@@ du@@ ce in us needed trans@@ form@@ ation , regul@@ arly reading and lear@@ ning from the Bible is but a beg@@ in@@ ning .
H@@ ad these ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers vis@@ ited Jesus on the night of his bir@@ th and brought go@@ ld and other valu@@ able gi@@ f@@ ts , it is un@@ likely that M@@ ary would have offered only two bir@@ ds 40 days later when she pres@@ ented Jesus at the temple in Jerusalem .
3 Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on ​ — What Do Some Sa@@ y It Is ?
For some years , I received a fur@@ ther boo@@ st when Ar@@ th@@ ur and M@@ ary W@@ ill@@ is , a re@@ ti@@ red cou@@ ple from the sou@@ ther@@ n part of W@@ es@@ ter@@ n Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , came to help me for three months at a time in the co@@ ol@@ er se@@ as@@ on .
When Jehovah for@@ gives , he does so “ in a large way ” ; he for@@ gives both comple@@ t@@ ely and per@@ man@@ ently .
Because God loved Job , He used a young man to point out Jo@@ b@@ ’s er@@ ro@@ r .
Even if a par@@ ent rep@@ lies with a fir@@ m no , the child may ask again and again , ho@@ p@@ ing for a different answer .
Although we have every reason to put our trust in Jehovah , we must not take the matter for gr@@ anted .
This is how Z@@ l@@ at@@ ko expla@@ ins his actions : “ Although I was ra@@ ised a n@@ om@@ in@@ al Christian , I married someone who was not .
So your beli@@ ef@@ s may be very different from those of other prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians .
Jehovah himself af@@ fir@@ m@@ ed that “ the field ” in question bel@@ ong@@ ed to H@@ an@@ am@@ el and that Jeremiah had “ the right of re@@ pur@@ cha@@ se . ”
The Bible emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es another qu@@ ality l@@ in@@ ked to re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing Jehovah : “ Let end@@ ur@@ ance have its work complete , that you may be complete and s@@ ound in all res@@ pe@@ cts , not l@@ ac@@ king in anything . ”
On the contr@@ ary , Jehovah long@@ s to end human suffering .
“ H@@ app@@ y are those who have been persecu@@ ted for righteousness ’ s@@ ake . ” ​ — Matthew 5 : 10 .
The rec@@ ord of his chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od is very bri@@ ef .
Acc@@ ording to De@@ Con@@ ic@@ k@@ ’s re@@ con@@ stru@@ ction of the text , Jesus c@@ alls Ju@@ d@@ as the “ T@@ hi@@ r@@ te@@ en@@ th D@@ em@@ on , ” not the “ th@@ ir@@ te@@ en@@ th spirit . ”
Paul than@@ ked God for the help he received from the brothers in R@@ ome
Many cu@@ st@@ om@@ s associ@@ ated with chil@@ d@@ bir@@ th are appro@@ pri@@ ate .
That was a real e@@ ye - op@@ en@@ er ! ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
Wh@@ atever me@@ th@@ od E@@ hu@@ d used , however , E@@ gl@@ on@@ ’s servants did not im@@ medi@@ ately su@@ spe@@ ct anything upon fin@@ ding the do@@ ors lo@@ cked .
He had married Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l and had ca@@ used Ba@@ al worship to f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h in the land , with the king himself taking part .
Yes , make a jo@@ y@@ ful s@@ ound ! ​ — P@@ s .
That verse does not spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally ref@@ er to the Bible as we know it ; yet , the inspired words apply by ex@@ ten@@ sion to the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message .
We are as@@ sur@@ ed that “ those s@@ ow@@ ing se@@ ed with te@@ ars will re@@ a@@ p even with a jo@@ y@@ ful c@@ ry . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 26 : 5 .
It is also ‘ a lam@@ p to our fo@@ o@@ t . ’
Indeed , while bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffer@@ ings and sacrific@@ es were requi@@ red by the Law , what really matters to God is the loving heart con@@ dition of his servants .
This does not pro@@ du@@ ce the best resul@@ ts .
This ani@@ mat@@ ing for@@ ce lea@@ ds human soci@@ ety into con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with God’s will and purpose .
Su@@ per@@ fi@@ cial or ha@@ p@@ ha@@ z@@ ard study ha@@ bi@@ ts will not be su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient for us to ab@@ s@@ or@@ b God’s Word fully .
When at last the mar@@ ch was fin@@ i@@ shed , I h@@ ur@@ ri@@ ed to the Kingdom H@@ all to turn in my si@@ gn and go home .
How does God’s Word id@@ enti@@ fy anointed Christians , and what responsi@@ bility did Jesus give them ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , since the pres@@ ses in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n were get@@ ting old , two new M@@ A@@ N R@@ ol@@ and Li@@ th@@ om@@ an prin@@ ting pres@@ ses were or@@ der@@ ed from Ger@@ many .
In another col@@ on@@ y , a man said : “ Some of my neigh@@ b@@ ors say that you are false prophe@@ ts , others say that you have the truth .
Such pl@@ ants dep@@ end on the en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment the tre@@ es cre@@ ate , gro@@ wing in their sh@@ a@@ de and ab@@ s@@ or@@ b@@ ing mo@@ is@@ ture that the fore@@ st provi@@ des .
Par@@ ents know that pas@@ sion be@@ ha@@ ves simil@@ arly .
W@@ ise parents do all they can to coun@@ ter such influ@@ ences by teaching their children about the God of peace , Jehovah , who will one day bring all viol@@ ence to an end .
On the contr@@ ary , the apostle Paul told Christians in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i : “ The things that you learned as well as accepted and heard and saw in con@@ ne@@ ction with me , prac@@ tice these ; and the God of peace will be with you . ”
Pe@@ ople who want to be Jehovah’s friends “ be@@ at their s@@ words into p@@ low@@ sh@@ a@@ res and their spe@@ ars into pr@@ un@@ ing sh@@ ear@@ s . ”
After Jesus stated his desire that the joy experienced by the apostles might “ be made full , ” he explained to them the import@@ ance of show@@ ing self - sacrific@@ ing love .
Still , en@@ ough are id@@ enti@@ fied , so that we can follow G@@ ide@@ on@@ ’s actions .
In Gal@@ ile@@ e , Jesus com@@ men@@ ces an even greater ministry than in Ju@@ de@@ a and Jerusalem .
But if you fai@@ l , don@@ ’t come r@@ un@@ ning to me . ”
I remember that I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t like The@@ un@@ is when I first me@@ t him , but sh@@ ort@@ ly after World W@@ ar I@@ I , he became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and I no@@ tic@@ ed that he was much fri@@ end@@ li@@ er than he had been before .
When marriage mat@@ es fai@@ l to control their t@@ ong@@ ue , small disa@@ gre@@ ements can quic@@ k@@ ly f@@ l@@ are into ra@@ g@@ ing con@@ f@@ li@@ cts .
However , doing so is evidence of Christian matu@@ r@@ ity and loving concer@@ n for others .
Pe@@ ace for a Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ars ​ — And Be@@ y@@ ond !
One of those reli@@ able pre@@ dic@@ tions is recorded at Revelation 21 : 1 .
Are you show@@ ing them how to car@@ ry out their work ?
This has often given us the opportunity to answer their questions .
Revelation 14 : 1 - 4 fore@@ told that 14@@ 4@@ ,000 pers@@ ons were to be “ b@@ ought from among mankind ” and resur@@ rec@@ ted to heavenly life .
19@@ 6@@ 3
What will mar@@ k the trans@@ iti@@ on from human rule to Kingdom rule ?
How has Jesus Christ influ@@ enced hist@@ ory ?
On the other hand , taking the con@@ text of a st@@ at@@ ement into account helps us to get a more acc@@ ur@@ ate understanding of its meaning .
M@@ ore important , this man under@@ sto@@ od what God requi@@ red of him , and he wanted to respon@@ d un@@ re@@ serv@@ e@@ dly .
What ro@@ le have angels pla@@ yed since then ?
We need to pre@@ v@@ ent worl@@ dly desi@@ res and activities from enc@@ ro@@ aching on or destro@@ ying our godly devo@@ tion .
The future life that God promises is much more than a stru@@ gg@@ le simply to sur@@ vi@@ ve in har@@ s@@ h and pa@@ in@@ ful con@@ di@@ tions ​ — like Sha@@ ck@@ let@@ on@@ ’s men on E@@ le@@ ph@@ ant Is@@ land .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing fre@@ ely about the dec@@ eas@@ ed , including men@@ tion@@ ing positi@@ ve as@@ pe@@ cts of that one@@ ’s person@@ ality and life , may well help in the g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing pro@@ c@@ ess .
The account does not el@@ ab@@ or@@ ate .
After all , they had more food a@@ vail@@ able than they could e@@ at .
No@@ te , too , that verse 10 of that same chap@@ ter states that “ there is no work nor de@@ vis@@ ing nor knowledge nor wisdom in S@@ he@@ ol , the place to which you are going . ”
The apostle Peter too demonstr@@ ated a sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y .
In ad@@ dition to physical cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness , the Bible high@@ ligh@@ ts giving attention to spiritual , moral , and men@@ tal cle@@ an@@ ness . ​ — 2 / 1 , pages 3 - 6 .
Re@@ call that because S@@ ar@@ ah was very beau@@ ti@@ ful , Abraham had asked her to id@@ enti@@ fy him as her brother , l@@ est others k@@ ill him in order to take her .
How have the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant and their other sheep compan@@ i@@ ons sh@@ own li@@ on@@ like courage in these last days ?
A@@ t@@ ten@@ tive Bible reading can do much to devel@@ op our per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers and to s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ate our ap@@ pet@@ ite for spiritual things .
It has been done , using the com@@ mon@@ ly accepted Eng@@ l@@ ish form ‘ Jehovah ’ 6@@ ,@@ 9@@ 7@@ 3 times in the Hebrew Scriptures and 2@@ 37 times in the Christian Greek Scriptures . ”
Why would the worship at God’s temple in Jerusalem ce@@ ase ?
“ ‘ Yes ’ and yet ‘ No ’ ” ?
However , this was an er@@ a of too many the@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal vo@@ ic@@ es .
In other words , a spiritual man is one who thin@@ ks as Jesus does and wal@@ ks in His fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s .
K@@ it@@ tel@@ son , Ca@@ pi@@ to “ in@@ sis@@ ted that the c@@ hi@@ ef fa@@ il@@ ing of the scho@@ l@@ as@@ tic the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans la@@ y in their ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct of the Scriptures . ”
Th@@ ink how ri@@ ch@@ ly Abraham was re@@ war@@ ded by hear@@ ing that !
M@@ ore than serving as a liter@@ ary de@@ vice to expla@@ in the char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s of wisdom , this person@@ i@@ fic@@ ation fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely ref@@ ers to God’s fir@@ st@@ born Son , Jesus Christ , in his pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence .
Paul next cont@@ ra@@ sted Christ with Adam .
Paul indic@@ ated that S@@ ar@@ ah , the “ ba@@ r@@ re@@ n woman , ” sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed God’s wife , the heavenly part of his organization .
Ru@@ by and I would sc@@ our the con@@ cor@@ d@@ ance to find s@@ crip@@ tures we could use to refu@@ te that teaching .
By the time A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der the Gre@@ at con@@ qu@@ ered the M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast in 3@@ 32 B.C.E . , Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ ers had po@@ pul@@ ar@@ ized the teaching , and it soon s@@ pre@@ ad thr@@ ough@@ out the Greek E@@ mpi@@ re .
As he gre@@ w older , she helped him to mem@@ or@@ ize vari@@ ous s@@ crip@@ tures .
At each conven@@ tion , I had the opportunity to me@@ et some of our de@@ ar brothers and sisters who end@@ ur@@ ed de@@ ca@@ des of persecu@@ tion under the Na@@ z@@ i re@@ gi@@ me , the Com@@ mun@@ ist re@@ gi@@ me , or both .
What helps to dis@@ pe@@ l our “ dis@@ qui@@ et@@ ing thoughts ” ?
O@@ ther Israelites conclu@@ ded that it was for false worship and pre@@ pared to take mil@@ it@@ ary action . ​ — Jo@@ s@@ h .
However , al@@ though baptized , I had not yet develop@@ ed a deep love for God .
For example , what a we@@ igh@@ ty assignment Jesus will soon receive — that of resur@@ rec@@ ting and judg@@ ing bil@@ li@@ ons of people now dead ! — John 5 : 21 , 22 .
Bi@@ sh@@ op@@ s gave attention to cour@@ t c@@ as@@ es and se@@ cul@@ ar bu@@ sin@@ ess wh@@ en@@ ever the ch@@ urch was involved — and some@@ times when it was not .
In Paul’s day , a tu@@ t@@ or ( pe@@ da@@ go@@ gu@@ e , Kingdom In@@ ter@@ l@@ in@@ e@@ ar ) was a serv@@ ant or slave in a large hous@@ eho@@ ld .
My assignment was T@@ ha@@ il@@ and !
How sa@@ d that some have fal@@ le@@ n away from the faith as a result of succ@@ um@@ b@@ ing to the dem@@ ands on their time and en@@ er@@ gy or of get@@ ting ent@@ ang@@ led in un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural conduct at col@@ le@@ ge !
* It would be like taking a powerful me@@ dic@@ ine without reading the war@@ ning la@@ be@@ l on the bo@@ t@@ tle .
Mar@@ th@@ a had re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble faith in Jesus as the promised Messi@@ ah .
It was study , and it had a bene@@ fi@@ cial ob@@ je@@ ctive .
So the 1@@ 7@@ th day cor@@ respon@@ ds appro@@ xi@@ mat@@ ely to the first of No@@ v@@ ember .
Jehovah will re@@ move , or wa@@ s@@ h away , moral fil@@ thin@@ ess and b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t .
D@@ al@@ í@@ di@@ o said , “ The money that I used to sp@@ end on dr@@ ink , I now use to help others in need or to bu@@ y things that I need . ”
Still , the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians were themselves respon@@ ding to the example that Paul and his associ@@ ates had set .
Re@@ ally , we need God’s guid@@ ance thr@@ ough@@ out our lives , from you@@ th to old age .
I@@ N M@@ AN@@ Y par@@ ts of the world , circum@@ c@@ ision is per@@ form@@ ed on ba@@ by bo@@ ys as a health me@@ asure .
When Moses did that , Jehovah gave the Israelites the power to fi@@ ght the A@@ mal@@ ek@@ ites .
21 , 22 . ( a ) How can we apply Jesus ’ counsel that we have just discus@@ sed ?
You must devo@@ te your life to your work ​ — nothing but your work .
“ That It May G@@ o W@@ ell With You ”
But in the mi@@ d@@ st of the judgment , Jehovah provided a message of hope .
Some , while s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely desi@@ ring to serve Jehovah , might be di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted by in@@ ten@@ se pe@@ er pres@@ sure , worl@@ dly influ@@ ences , and sin@@ ful tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es .
A@@ m I dra@@ wing clo@@ s@@ er to God by n@@ ur@@ tur@@ ing a personal relationship with him ? ’
T@@ ake su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient time for serious decisions
The mo@@ b dra@@ g@@ ged him out@@ side the city and left him for dead . ​ — Acts 14 : 19 .
And in some plac@@ es , g@@ end@@ er is a ma@@ j@@ or gr@@ ound for dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ation , with women being vie@@ wed as an inf@@ eri@@ or class .
Li@@ ving as we were under the Na@@ z@@ i re@@ gi@@ me , we me@@ t for Bible study in se@@ cre@@ t .
Paul’s words are direc@@ ted to certain “ you@@ ng@@ er wi@@ do@@ ws , ” but the principles he men@@ tions apply to all of us .
4 , 5 . ( a ) Why is ca@@ u@@ tion ad@@ vis@@ able when consider@@ ing marriage ?
For most of the refu@@ ge@@ es , it takes about a year to a@@ da@@ pt to the new way of life in the cam@@ p .
Do you know how he came into the truth ?
L@@ ater , L@@ é@@ o@@ po@@ ld was appointed branch overse@@ er .
And he is the one who go@@ es on to say : “ I will ap@@ point peace as your overse@@ ers and righteousness as your t@@ ask assign@@ ers . ”
Ke@@ ep On ‘ M@@ in@@ ding the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ’
P@@ ra@@ y for God’s holy spirit , and allow it to lead you .
What do some in di@@ vi@@ ded hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds face , and why could they end@@ ure the mis@@ tre@@ at@@ ment ?
She was the daugh@@ ter of one of the first Bible stud@@ ents we had when we arri@@ ved in the Ba@@ h@@ am@@ as in 194@@ 7 .
His to@@ ne of vo@@ ice , al@@ though not reve@@ aled in the written text , did not disc@@ oura@@ ge her .
H@@ er will@@ ing@@ ness to sacrifice our time together so that we could be more u@@ se@@ ful to Jehovah and his organization t@@ ou@@ ched me deep@@ ly .
No one can come to the Father exc@@ ep@@ t through me . ”
Just as Peter did after his experience with the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus , we prove the dep@@ th of our love for Christ by pu@@ t@@ ting the work he has given us to do in first place .
What was Jehovah’s great@@ est act of hum@@ ility ?
• by ob@@ serving God’s comm@@ and to mar@@ ry only in the Lord ?
Our loving heavenly Father helped his servants in the past to find reli@@ ef from anxi@@ ety , and he wants to do the same for us today .
The Christian apostle Paul wrote : “ Those who are determined to be rich f@@ all into temp@@ tation and a s@@ n@@ are and many sen@@ sel@@ ess and h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful desi@@ res , which p@@ lu@@ ng@@ e men into des@@ tru@@ ction and ru@@ in .
How did Jesus illustr@@ ate that it was reason@@ able for God’s people not to be over@@ ly anxi@@ ous about every@@ day concer@@ ns ?
The apostle John wrote : “ B@@ el@@ o@@ ved ones , if our hearts do not con@@ dem@@ n us , we have fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch toward God ; and wh@@ atever we ask we receive from him , because we are ob@@ serving his comman@@ d@@ ments and are doing the things that are pleas@@ ing in his eyes . ” ​ — 1 John 3 : 21 , 22 .
Still , Moses tri@@ ed pati@@ ently to reason with them .
Pe@@ ople who were fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ used of being Christians , wrote P@@ l@@ in@@ y , would re@@ pe@@ at an in@@ vo@@ c@@ ation to the go@@ ds and worship the st@@ atu@@ e of T@@ ra@@ j@@ an , just to prove that they were not Christians .
H@@ ere especially there is a need to commun@@ ic@@ ate op@@ en@@ ly .
When I was about ten , M@@ other st@@ op@@ ped associ@@ ating with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
At the meetings , we study the Bible and learn from Jehovah what we should do and how we should live .
Still , they knew that 1914 would mar@@ k a tur@@ ning point regarding divine rul@@ er@@ ship .
So said the psalmist of old , and hist@@ ory has bor@@ ne out the truth of his words .
Today , true Christians continue to take their worship seri@@ ously . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Some of the wor@@ st at@@ ro@@ c@@ ities have involved the a@@ bu@@ se of women .
It took hum@@ ility and courage on the part of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el to act out the two prophe@@ tic pan@@ t@@ om@@ im@@ es .
And they never gave up sing@@ ing Jehovah’s praise .
By ac@@ qui@@ ring a deep@@ er knowledge of God’s Word .
Bible study makes it evid@@ ent that you should always pray for God’s guid@@ ance .
Those words were so in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ing that N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s could not hold back from respon@@ ding and listen@@ ing to Jesus .
For those who are “ si@@ gh@@ ing and gro@@ an@@ ing over all the de@@ t@@ es@@ table things ” that are being done in to@@ da@@ y’s wicked human soci@@ ety , the day of Jehovah will therefore be a day of sal@@ vation . — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 9 : 4 .
Paul war@@ ned : “ S@@ et@@ ting the mind on the flesh means death . ”
What a trans@@ form@@ ation !
1 , 2 . ( a ) How did An@@ dre@@ w and Ph@@ ili@@ p respon@@ d upon meeting Jesus ?
Will we prove to be like David or like Saul ?
▪ I@@ mit@@ ate Jesus ’ C@@ oura@@ ge and Dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment
W@@ ell , no@@ te the ph@@ ra@@ se “ inc@@ l@@ ine your heart to dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment . ”
I only reg@@ re@@ t that I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t act so@@ on@@ er . ”
Do not let the necess@@ ary bu@@ sin@@ ess of life cause you and your sp@@ ouse to live se@@ par@@ ate lives .
In your personal ministry , have you demonstr@@ ated per@@ sever@@ ance like that of the lo@@ cu@@ st ​ — even in the face of indi@@ ffer@@ ence and op@@ position ? ​ — He@@ b .
Your comm@@ end@@ ation and encourag@@ ement will help your child to feel that he is , not someone who always fa@@ il@@ s to me@@ asure up , but a ca@@ pa@@ ble Christian whom Jehovah can use .
This was a sure si@@ gn that the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus had confidence in him . ​ — Acts 2 : 14 - 21 .
He consider@@ ed those who attend@@ ed them to be accom@@ p@@ li@@ ces of those doing the k@@ ill@@ ing .
Mo@@ ved to A@@ ction !
As we stru@@ gg@@ le to de@@ al with such we@@ ak@@ nesses , it is eas@@ y to lo@@ se confidence , be@@ coming con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that we can never succ@@ e@@ ed .
3 Re@@ aching the H@@ ear@@ t of Un@@ believ@@ ing R@@ el@@ ati@@ ves
G@@ ran@@ ted , we must avoid me@@ dd@@ ling in others ’ priv@@ ate matters , but it is prop@@ er for our prayers to man@@ i@@ f@@ est gen@@ u@@ ine interest in those we know and care for .
The peace of the Christ will as@@ sure us of Jehovah’s love .
On Ju@@ ly 2 , 199@@ 9 , my husband and I were at a large ga@@ ther@@ ing of Jehovah’s Witnesses , as we had been th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of times in our 5@@ 7 years of marriage .
So it is with the name Jehovah .
W@@ he@@ ther a dead person is cre@@ m@@ ated or not , Jehovah is not li@@ mit@@ ed in his ability to rest@@ ore the person to life with a new body .
Who made Satan the rul@@ er of the world ?
If so , could you use some of that time to set a good example for them regarding personal study ?
P@@ eas@@ ants were given regul@@ ar food supp@@ lies , but c@@ as@@ h wa@@ ges were pa@@ id only once a year .
Ma@@ in@@ tain Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty With a Un@@ i@@ fied H@@ ear@@ t , 8 / 15
The next day , the mission@@ aries went to vis@@ it their new friends in the col@@ on@@ y .
The pro@@ ba@@ bility is over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing . ”
I was a sta@@ un@@ ch Ca@@ tho@@ lic .
If someone off@@ ends us , will we allow this to become a ma@@ j@@ or is@@ sue ?
Indeed , loy@@ al@@ ty , or faith@@ ful@@ ness , to God br@@ ings everlasting re@@ war@@ ds . ​ — 1 John 2 : 17 .
Consider a young S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ can man nam@@ ed Paul .
A Su@@ re H@@ op@@ e
And the last enem@@ y , death , is to be brought to nothing . ”
W@@ in@@ ter months are co@@ ld , and the days are sh@@ ort .
Mo@@ re@@ over , it is wor@@ th@@ while to make opportun@@ ities for our children to me@@ et Jehovah’s Witnesses who have taken up the full - time ministry as their care@@ er in life .
He told me that after he read an article about the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death in a rec@@ ent is@@ sue , he com@@ mem@@ or@@ ated the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al on his own and sp@@ ent the rest of the ev@@ ening reading the Psal@@ ms .
How is Jesus greater than Moses as
Jesus took the time to teach his disciples how to pray , giving them what is com@@ mon@@ ly called the L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er .
After re@@ vie@@ wing the responsi@@ bil@@ ities of parents to provide materi@@ ally for their family , the speak@@ er proved that the parents ’ pri@@ m@@ ary responsi@@ bility is to provide for their children spiritually .
When I appro@@ ached the com@@ p@@ any@@ ’s ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tive com@@ mit@@ te@@ e and expres@@ sed my desire to pur@@ sue the full - time ministry , they ha@@ st@@ ily offered me gener@@ ous fin@@ an@@ cial op@@ tions , ho@@ p@@ ing I would stay .
Ke@@ ep S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Go@@ als in F@@ o@@ c@@ us
T@@ w@@ o sisters ​ — one a pioneer — ​ first brought the good news to the is@@ ol@@ ated commun@@ ity of Mu@@ ñ@@ an@@ i , about 13 mil@@ es [ 20 k@@ m ] from P@@ ut@@ ina .
S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then your relationship with God .
S@@ wi@@ ft ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion prote@@ cted the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and from be@@ coming de@@ fil@@ ed , for Jehovah comman@@ ded : “ You must not pol@@ lu@@ te the land in which you live , for [ the she@@ d@@ ding of human ] blood pol@@ lu@@ tes the land . ” ​ — Nu@@ m .
If it were , he would very likely have wi@@ ped Jehovah’s worshi@@ p@@ ers off the face of the earth a long time ag@@ o . ​ — Genesis 3 : 15 .
8 , 9 . ( a ) Why do Christian elders have no reason to com@@ pete with one another ?
F@@ in@@ ally , in a dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c t@@ est of Go@@ d@@ ship on M@@ ount C@@ ar@@ me@@ l , fi@@ re came down from heaven and con@@ sum@@ ed Eli@@ j@@ ah’s sacrifice .
In ad@@ dition , many of Jehovah’s servants have end@@ ur@@ ed wa@@ ve after wa@@ ve of in@@ ten@@ se persecu@@ tion as Satan has kept wa@@ g@@ ing war against those “ who ob@@ serve the comman@@ d@@ ments of God and have the work of be@@ aring witness to Jesus . ”
Matthew 4 : 18 - 22
What did Jesus ’ sacrifice make possible ?
Those were recor@@ ds of inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ations of Al@@ ma@@ ’s husband , V@@ il@@ le@@ m V@@ ar@@ d@@ ja .
“ F@@ red , ” he said , “ som@@ eho@@ w I over@@ loo@@ ked assign@@ ing a brother to speak to all the pione@@ ers now ass@@ em@@ b@@ led in a r@@ ented ban@@ qu@@ et h@@ all ne@@ ar@@ by .
Li@@ ving in this system of things is not eas@@ y for any of Jehovah’s servants .
( a ) What do we need to remember in order to have God’s appro@@ val and blessing ?
They say : “ The joy that comes from know@@ ing that you are accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing something that will benefit the worl@@ d@@ wide organization is a wonderful feel@@ ing . ”
We expla@@ in that we are not par@@ ti@@ al to ban@@ an@@ as , but he promises that we will make an exc@@ ep@@ tion once we have ta@@ sted lo@@ c@@ ally gro@@ wn ban@@ an@@ as .
L@@ ou@@ is conven@@ tion , where I received my personal cop@@ y of the “ Ch@@ il@@ dren ” book
P@@ res@@ ent - day Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers have to@@ ol@@ s that were not a@@ vail@@ able to Paul during his ministry .
He sur@@ ely made an out@@ standing name with Jehovah .
F@@ ran@@ k@@ ly , I had relati@@ vely few problems during a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ence .
On the 2@@ 4@@ th , No@@ c@@ he@@ buena ( Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s E@@ ve ) is c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated , and famili@@ es make an effort to be together for a special din@@ ner .
He also wants us to over@@ es@@ tim@@ ate what Jehovah expe@@ cts of us and to under@@ es@@ tim@@ ate His com@@ pas@@ sion , for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , and support .
Since it was bak@@ ed without le@@ av@@ en , it was f@@ l@@ at and br@@ it@@ tle and had to be bro@@ ken for dist@@ ribu@@ tion .
The elders be@@ ar in mind the import@@ ance of the man@@ ner in which they ad@@ mon@@ ish others .
L@@ et@@ ting go of res@@ ent@@ ment ref@@ re@@ sh@@ es us spiritually , and it is a course that Jehovah bless@@ es . ​ — Mark 11 : 25 .
H@@ old F@@ ast to the Tru@@ th
We believe that the end is close , not because we trust everything we hear , but because we are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Bible prophecy is being ful@@ filled .
A good lead@@ er gives clear direction and helps people under his care to gain personal strength and res@@ our@@ ces so that they can sol@@ ve problems succ@@ ess@@ fully .
What difficult decision did Jesus face as he ne@@ ared the end of his earthly course , and what do we learn from the way he re@@ ac@@ ted to that decision ?
They are one way that the words of the prophet Isaiah are being ful@@ filled : “ Your own ear@@ s will hear a word be@@ h@@ ind you saying : ‘ This is the way .
Ti@@ me would tell .
15 , 16 . ( a ) In what activ@@ ity have the other sheep par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly helped Christ’s anointed brothers on earth ?
There are ma@@ j@@ or differ@@ ences between God’s ways and man@@ ’s .
God’s Word ur@@ ges us : “ Be obedi@@ ent to those who are taking the lead among you and be sub@@ mis@@ sive , for they are keep@@ ing w@@ atch over your sou@@ ls as those who will rend@@ er an account ; that they may do this with joy and not with si@@ gh@@ ing , for this would be dam@@ ag@@ ing to you . ”
We hu@@ ng@@ er for com@@ pas@@ sion !
What is necess@@ ary for us to be known by Jehovah ?
We now have the ba@@ ff@@ ling situation that pers@@ ist@@ ent di@@ se@@ ase ex@@ ists al@@ ong@@ side ast@@ on@@ ish@@ ing medi@@ cal prog@@ ress .
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : After all , hon@@ es@@ ty is not something like strength , which can be proved with a simp@@ le t@@ est .
In refle@@ cting on his life , the apostle Paul wrote : “ I have learned , in wh@@ atever circumstances I am , to be self - su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient . . . .
Instead of lear@@ ning to love viol@@ ence , they do not “ learn war any@@ more . ”
Today , anointed Christians ( some@@ times called the El@@ isha class ) and God’s servants in gener@@ al can draw much encourag@@ ement from this Bible account .
Like Abraham , Moses did not experience the fulfill@@ ment of God’s promise in his li@@ fe@@ time .
How can we keep our heart complete toward Jehovah ?
Au@@ g@@ us@@ tu@@ s Ne@@ an@@ der@@ ’s H@@ ist@@ ory of the Christian R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on and Ch@@ urch , During the Th@@ ree Fir@@ st C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ B@@ ap@@ tism was origin@@ ally ad@@ minis@@ tered by im@@ mer@@ sion . ”
Di@@ sh@@ es inclu@@ ded ro@@ ast@@ ed , gr@@ il@@ led , or bo@@ iled be@@ ef , mut@@ t@@ on , ga@@ z@@ el@@ le , f@@ ish , and p@@ ou@@ l@@ try ​ — all served with spi@@ cy gar@@ lic sa@@ u@@ ces and an ass@@ ort@@ ment of ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les and c@@ he@@ es@@ es .
While being bo@@ ld , we also want to be pe@@ ace@@ able with all .
During your da@@ ily Bible reading , why not look for such principles , ei@@ ther pla@@ in@@ ly stated or tu@@ cked away in n@@ arr@@ ati@@ ves and illustr@@ ations ?
In a very few we@@ ek@@ s , we were able to make that pres@@ s hu@@ m ; and it is still hum@@ m@@ ing , doing work that even its mak@@ ers never knew it could do . ”
When we are loyal to Jehovah , we can also be loyal to others and help them in the best way .
The psalmist said : “ T@@ ast@@ e and see that Jehovah is good . ”
But for our conscience to be a reli@@ able gu@@ i@@ de , it needs to be pro@@ per@@ ly educ@@ ated in right and wrong , and we must be sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to its le@@ ading .
It was a fine experience to serve in close cont@@ act with other travel@@ ing overse@@ ers .
Per@@ haps he tri@@ ed to pi@@ ck up any words or ph@@ r@@ as@@ es that he could .
King Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am@@ ’s rule could have brought some reli@@ ef to God’s people .
A sh@@ re@@ w@@ d , or pr@@ u@@ d@@ ent , man kno@@ ws when to speak and when not to .
Hence , the parents ob@@ je@@ cted : “ Is there not among the daugh@@ ters of your brothers and among all my people a woman , so that you are going to take a wife from the un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised Phil@@ ist@@ ines ? ”
However , the baptized mate ought to give this matter pray@@ er@@ ful and hon@@ est consider@@ ation .
At one time , my wife had as many as 19 home Bible stu@@ dies , and I had 14 .
• Wh@@ ere in the Bible can we find a mo@@ ther’s wise counsel for ca@@ pa@@ ble wi@@ ves ?
But Sam@@ son knew the real reason for his do@@ w@@ n@@ f@@ all .
▪ Wh@@ ere interest is sh@@ own , offer liter@@ ature and demonstr@@ ate a Bible study if possible .
He cho@@ se to ple@@ ase her rather than to ple@@ ase God .
Per@@ haps you feel that you are in@@ experienced and find it hard to set reason@@ able go@@ als .
Jehovah’s Witnesses war@@ m@@ ly invit@@ e you to me@@ et with them to exam@@ ine the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of Jesus ’ death .
A hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing example from p@@ re - Christian times will help us answer this question .
How could he per@@ mit this end@@ less sla@@ ugh@@ ter , this tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h of evil ? . . .
In effect , she saw her off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing enjo@@ ying blessings that Jehovah had promised .
C@@ er@@ tain ones who repor@@ ted to Jesus that P@@ il@@ ate had mi@@ x@@ ed the blood of Gal@@ ile@@ ans with their sacrific@@ es may have been refer@@ ring to this in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent . ​ — Luke 13 : 1 .
Hence , the Bible ev@@ en@@ tually became “ an un@@ known book . ”
The elders want you to enjoy your new congregation , and they are ready to ass@@ ist .
They loved listen@@ ing to him because his words were com@@ for@@ ting and ref@@ re@@ shing , especially to those who were we@@ ak or de@@ pres@@ sed .
After reading with your child por@@ tions from the bro@@ ch@@ ure The O@@ ri@@ g@@ in of Li@@ fe ​ — F@@ i@@ ve Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Wor@@ th As@@ king , you could ask what ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents he fin@@ ds most thought pro@@ vo@@ king .
He dis@@ cer@@ ned that the sis@@ ter@@ ’s ang@@ ry re@@ action to the man@@ ag@@ er@@ ’s mis@@ tre@@ at@@ ment had only ag@@ gra@@ v@@ ated the situation .
F@@ in@@ ding them makes all the effort wor@@ th@@ while . ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 5@@ 8 .
But she t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully pers@@ is@@ ted in tal@@ king with us .
Al@@ onso was a slave of a different s@@ ort .
The last part , ent@@ it@@ led “ Do@@ ing So M@@ ore F@@ ul@@ ly in Our M@@ in@@ is@@ try , ” was en@@ h@@ an@@ ced by inter@@ es@@ ting inter@@ vie@@ ws invol@@ ving field experi@@ ences .
The a@@ udi@@ ble words that E@@ ve heard and respon@@ ded to came at the in@@ s@@ ti@@ g@@ ation of Satan , who “ keep@@ s trans@@ form@@ ing himself into an ang@@ el of light . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 11 : 14 .
But H@@ ar@@ al@@ d and U@@ te app@@ lied the Bible counsel to wi@@ den out .
Q@@ u@@ ite an inter@@ es@@ ting experience !
“ This is what the love of God means , that we ob@@ serve his comman@@ d@@ ments . ” ​ — 1 J@@ O@@ H@@ N 5 : 3 .
Yet , in the Par@@ adise that God will rest@@ ore , he promises man “ ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace . ”
With my husband , F@@ eli@@ pe , and our son , Sa@@ ú@@ l
The Israelites had pl@@ ent@@ y to keep them spiritually foc@@ used while in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
Dis@@ pla@@ y Christ’s M@@ ent@@ al A@@ t@@ titu@@ de T@@ ow@@ ard W@@ r@@ ong@@ do@@ ers
What did “ p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment for its er@@ ro@@ r ” invol@@ ve ?
Ca@@ thy
This article will encoura@@ ge us to keep atten@@ ding meetings by expla@@ ining why being at the meetings is good for us and for others and why it pleas@@ es Jehovah .
He was , of course , bless@@ ed with God - fe@@ aring parents who provided him from inf@@ an@@ cy with divine instru@@ ction .
If you have stu@@ died God’s Word and have been per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed to believe that its teachings are true , you are in a position similar to that of Timothy .
a wh@@ ite hor@@ se . And the one se@@ ated upon it is called Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful and Tru@@ e . . .
Des@@ cen@@ ding from the m@@ oun@@ tain , Moses se@@ es this and be@@ comes so inc@@ en@@ sed that he s@@ ma@@ sh@@ es the two st@@ one ta@@ ble@@ ts given him by God .
Jesus promised that he would su@@ sta@@ in them with n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing spiritual food .
Who W@@ ould Be Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s He@@ ir ?
Di@@ d God’s people learn from such suffering that divine blessings over@@ take only those who keep listen@@ ing to Jehovah ?
How does the prophet Isaiah descri@@ be the im@@ medi@@ ate blessings that come to those who accept the good news ?
“ In@@ to All the E@@ ar@@ th ”
She rec@@ alls : “ I stu@@ died the Bible and Bible public@@ ations di@@ lig@@ ently and tri@@ ed to apply what I read .
It is vital that we learn to r@@ ely on Jehovah and not on ourselves .
We live in an er@@ a of moral relati@@ vis@@ m , of b@@ lu@@ r@@ red b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries between right and wrong , and of hu@@ ge gra@@ y are@@ as .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful elders who make shepher@@ ding c@@ alls in ad@@ dition to car@@ ing for the wel@@ f@@ are of their own famili@@ es show that they love Jehovah with all their strength .
Today , ful@@ filled prophe@@ ci@@ es show that God’s Kingdom will soon bring an end to human k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s and govern@@ ments .
On the mon@@ th@@ ly day , if he lik@@ es , each pu@@ ts in a small don@@ ation ; but only if it be his ple@@ asure , and only if he be able : for there is no com@@ pul@@ sion ; all is vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary . ” ​ — A@@ po@@ lo@@ gy , T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an , c .
If you are under the influ@@ ence of the holy spirit , you seek to ref@@ ra@@ in from the works of the flesh .
Adam and E@@ ve had the mar@@ vel@@ ous pro@@ spe@@ ct of be@@ coming the father and mother of an enti@@ re human r@@ ace of perfect people , who would live forever in happiness in a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l par@@ adise .
“ P@@ le@@ as@@ ant sa@@ y@@ ings are a hon@@ ey@@ com@@ b , s@@ we@@ et to the soul and a heal@@ ing to the b@@ ones . ”
If we have ag@@ ing parents , are we simil@@ arly un@@ st@@ in@@ ting in our expres@@ sions of affe@@ ction for them ?
The rec@@ ord tel@@ ls us : “ Jehovah now spoke to Moses and A@@ ar@@ on , saying : ‘ Se@@ par@@ ate y@@ ourselves from the mi@@ d@@ st of this ass@@ em@@ bly , that I may ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ate them in an inst@@ ant . ’ ”
When a Lo@@ ved One Le@@ a@@ ves Jehovah
Many de@@ ar brothers and sisters su@@ ffered ter@@ ri@@ ble tri@@ als , some d@@ ying for their faith .
B@@ as@@ ic@@ ally , in the sense that he did not have anything to ad@@ d to Jehovah’s prophe@@ tic message that he had already deli@@ vered .
19 , 20 . ( a ) How does Jehovah view the activities of his el@@ der@@ ly servants ?
( Me@@ dia and So@@ ci@@ ety in the T@@ w@@ enti@@ et@@ h C@@ en@@ tury ) So never be cont@@ ent pas@@ si@@ vely or bl@@ in@@ dly to accept what you hear .
During the coming Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn of Christ , the full benef@@ its of the ransom sacrifice will be app@@ lied to them , ra@@ ising them to human per@@ fe@@ ction . ​ — Revelation 7 : 9 , 14 , 17 ; 21 : 3 - 5 .
Consider a W@@ el@@ s@@ h cou@@ ple , Mark and C@@ la@@ i@@ re , each of whom en@@ tered the pioneer service after comple@@ ting school and continued pione@@ ering after they got married .
But like er@@ o@@ ded old mon@@ um@@ ents , most old writ@@ ings have been ba@@ dly dam@@ ag@@ ed by the pas@@ sage of time .
A@@ no@@ ther pos@@ si@@ bility is that he deli@@ vered his succ@@ in@@ ct message in Hebrew , with someone inter@@ pre@@ ting for him .
The Bible states that God called the Hebrew pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Abraham “ my friend . ”
He had always been an ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary son , and then su@@ d@@ den@@ ly he began be@@ having in a way that was un@@ accep@@ table .
The cons@@ ol@@ ation of know@@ ing that he was with me helped me to end@@ ure the de@@ pres@@ sion I experienced . ”
G@@ ran@@ ted , living in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely on others ’ gener@@ os@@ ity may er@@ o@@ de the self - respect of the refu@@ ge@@ es and may dam@@ age their relation@@ shi@@ ps with other brothers .
Still , Le@@ ah ho@@ ped for Jac@@ ob@@ ’s love on account of her be@@ aring his first son , Re@@ u@@ b@@ en , meaning “ See , a Son ! ”
‘ W@@ ise ones tre@@ asure up knowledge ’
What su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions discus@@ sed in this article do you pl@@ an to use ?
After see@@ ing a vision of God’s glory , the prophet was moved to say about his own sin@@ ful@@ ness : “ W@@ o@@ e to me !
However , in time G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el became dis@@ il@@ lu@@ si@@ oned .
King Solomon ob@@ served : “ A repor@@ t that is good makes the b@@ ones f@@ at . ”
Ha@@ ve you ever felt in need of comfort when w@@ oun@@ ded by a ter@@ ri@@ ble lo@@ ss , of guid@@ ance when fac@@ ed with an ag@@ on@@ iz@@ ing decision , or of for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess when c@@ ru@@ shed by gu@@ il@@ t ?
Now that he was in fr@@ on@@ t of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Phil@@ ist@@ ines , what action would he take ?
4 W@@ H@@ A@@ T A@@ S@@ P@@ E@@ C@@ T@@ S O@@ F TH@@ E@@ S@@ E A@@ C@@ C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ T@@ S C@@ A@@ P@@ T@@ U@@ R@@ E Y@@ O@@ U@@ R IN@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ E@@ S@@ T M@@ O@@ S@@ T , AN@@ D W@@ H@@ Y ?
They set out from An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch for C@@ y@@ pr@@ us .
So once they saw con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing Scriptural ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents regarding the hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine and the Tr@@ in@@ ity , many could dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish truth from fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od .
How Di@@ d Ang@@ els C@@ ome to Ex@@ ist ?
the E@@ den@@ ic promise .
On the contr@@ ary , by means of “ the w@@ ine of her for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , ” she has made mul@@ titu@@ des st@@ ag@@ g@@ er in spiritual con@@ fu@@ sion .
One of those Gal@@ ile@@ ans was the apostle Peter .
They are working hard to eli@@ min@@ ate mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous h@@ at@@ red from their lives .
If you go to the left , then I will go to the right ; but if you go to the right , then I will go to the left . ”
Tr@@ oub@@ led by the evil de@@ e@@ ds of his coun@@ tr@@ y@@ men , the prophet Jeremiah of the se@@ ven@@ th century B.C.E . asked : “ Why is it that the way of wicked ones is what has succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded , that all those who are com@@ mit@@ ting tre@@ ach@@ er@@ y are the un@@ wor@@ ri@@ ed ones ? ”
One cou@@ ple who have served in ei@@ ght fore@@ ign assign@@ ments wrote : “ The brothers here are wonderful .
Pe@@ ople who are quic@@ k - temp@@ ered often expres@@ s their anger with a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch .
God’s Word descri@@ bes Jehovah in human ter@@ ms to indic@@ ate that he wants to be appro@@ ached .
( b ) Why should the men in the congregation especially stri@@ ve to imitate Jesus ?
I also saw that they ended up fru@@ str@@ ated with the problems they fac@@ ed as they got more and more involved in this worl@@ d’s af@@ fai@@ r@@ s .
This is , in part , du@@ e to the prote@@ ctive shi@@ eld that the angels have provided . ​ — Psalm 34 : 7 ; Daniel 3 : 28 ; 6 : 22 .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N your son or daugh@@ ter was a to@@ dd@@ l@@ er , did you chil@@ d@@ pro@@ of your home ?
“ F@@ ran@@ k@@ ly , I felt very n@@ er@@ v@@ ous about doing this , ” El@@ ena expla@@ ins .
T@@ wi@@ ce , in answer to qu@@ eri@@ es from stud@@ ents , Con@@ fu@@ ci@@ us stated : “ What you do not want done to you , do not do to others . ”
I have become af@@ ra@@ id , O Jehovah , of your activ@@ ity ” !
However , what other spiritual g@@ em@@ s a@@ wa@@ it us in this por@@ tion of God’s inspired Word ?
H@@ app@@ ily , many have respon@@ ded .
“ I have positi@@ vely heard Eph@@ ra@@ im be@@ mo@@ an@@ ing himself , ” says Jehovah .
K@@ ad@@ es@@ h - ba@@ r@@ ne@@ a
After ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ ing the older men in the congregation not ‘ to l@@ ord it over those al@@ lo@@ t@@ ted to them , ’ the apostle Peter ex@@ hor@@ ted them ‘ to become examples to the flo@@ ck . ’
C@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ D@@ R@@ E@@ N who are Jehovah’s Witnesses enc@@ oun@@ ter many challeng@@ es .
In har@@ mony with the words of the apostle Peter , they “ have love for the whole associ@@ ation of brothers , ” who have re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al “ fear of God . ”
T@@ on@@ y and I were baptized as Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ju@@ ly 198@@ 2 .
v@@ s 8 , 9 , 15 .
Indeed , mis@@ tre@@ at@@ ment of the el@@ der@@ ly in@@ fe@@ cts vi@@ r@@ tually every part of the g@@ lo@@ be .
Per@@ haps we should ask , not whether God is c@@ ru@@ el , but why some of his actions may appe@@ ar to be c@@ ru@@ el .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of people were ill@@ it@@ er@@ ate .
The Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans later sub@@ je@@ cted them to b@@ ru@@ tal slave la@@ b@@ or , but true to God’s promise , within a peri@@ od of four over@@ la@@ pp@@ ing gener@@ ations from the time they en@@ tered Egy@@ pt , these des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Abraham were li@@ ber@@ ated from Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an b@@ onda@@ ge .
It was the year when this world en@@ tered its last days , or the time of the end .
W@@ ould you like to strengthen it ?
Indeed we do , for the Bible gives us strong reas@@ ons to believe that the promise will come true .
All Israel m@@ our@@ ned the lo@@ ss of that faithful man ​ — and no won@@ der !
Des@@ pite having fac@@ ed serious problems , E@@ du@@ ar@@ do and No@@ em@@ i are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that they made the right decision when they sacrific@@ ed material comfort in fav@@ or of the full - time service .
We are also helped to devel@@ op lasting peace by means of a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble gift from our heavenly Father ​ — his holy spirit . ​ — Acts 9 : 31 .
• If we are fac@@ ed with death , what can comfort us ?
The psalmist set an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent example when he said in fer@@ v@@ ent prayer to God : “ I shall remember the practic@@ es of J@@ ah ; for I will remember your mar@@ vel@@ ous doing of long ag@@ o .
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , not ever@@ yone will be in a position to serve in a fore@@ ign land .
Job said to God : “ You will long for the work of your hands . ” ​ — Job 14 : 14 , 15
However , you are also show@@ ing that you love the wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er en@@ ough to do what is best for him or her .
M@@ ary and Joseph were no longer sp@@ en@@ ding ni@@ gh@@ ts in a st@@ able ; rather , they were by then living in a house .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ Are you b@@ ound to a wife ?
Di@@ d he mean to li@@ mit that counsel to the di@@ re situation they were fac@@ ing at the m@@ om@@ ent ?
Indeed , the most valu@@ able contribu@@ tion a Christian can make to help more people learn about God and His pur@@ pos@@ es is his time .
By his death and resurrection , Jesus provided a so@@ li@@ d bas@@ is for man@@ kin@@ d’s hope to be set free from en@@ sla@@ v@@ ement to sin and death .
They believ@@ ed that their bo@@ dies would be used thr@@ ough@@ out et@@ er@@ n@@ ity and would be re@@ in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ated with life .
N@@ ex@@ t to Bethel , Ha@@ wa@@ i@@ i is my fav@@ or@@ ite place .
On the other hand , think of the many benef@@ its of ho@@ l@@ ding to the way of life that Jehovah pres@@ cri@@ bes .
How bin@@ ding are Scriptural v@@ ow@@ s ?
Consider some practic@@ al su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions on how to use the Bible along with our tr@@ ac@@ ts to eng@@ age people in con@@ vers@@ ations and to re@@ ach their hearts with Jehovah’s living Word .
Let us me@@ et some of the work@@ ers , who had been on Kingdom H@@ all building te@@ am@@ s in their own coun@@ tri@@ es .
No d@@ ate or l@@ eng@@ th of time was given .
S@@ ta@@ y in the Li@@ ght
Of course , they had not viol@@ ated the divine law as Adam had , so they were not char@@ ged with the same sin ; nor had any law co@@ de yet been given .
In about the year 1@@ 11 C.E . , P@@ l@@ in@@ y wrote to E@@ mp@@ er@@ or T@@ ra@@ j@@ an , as@@ king how to h@@ and@@ le Christians .
They are similar to those descri@@ bed in the apostle Paul’s letter to Christians in R@@ ome .
Their re@@ actions had a be@@ aring on how Jehovah vie@@ wed them .
V@@ au@@ d@@ è@@ s is vari@@ ously refer@@ red to as V@@ al@@ d@@ è@@ s , V@@ al@@ desi@@ us , or W@@ al@@ do .
Yet , I was ac@@ tually very un@@ happy ​ — lost and disa@@ p@@ pointed with my life .
It is possible that the c@@ ities Solomon gave to H@@ i@@ ra@@ m were in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted by n@@ on - Israelites , al@@ though l@@ ying within the b@@ oun@@ d@@ ary of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
If we want to re@@ tain our mar@@ k , we must ze@@ al@@ ously help them in this work .
And that wisdom can sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard us from moral and spiritual har@@ m .
Instead of just deci@@ ding for ourselves what we need to change , we need to let God gu@@ i@@ de us .
For instance , inf@@ atu@@ ated te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers should take their time before deci@@ ding to c@@ ement a relationship in marriage .
Jehovah was with him . ” May that be true of all who take the lead among God’s people today , in fact , of all Christians who serve him loy@@ ally .
W@@ o@@ e to those wise in their own eyes and dis@@ cre@@ et even in fr@@ on@@ t of their own fac@@ es ! ” ​ — Isaiah 5 : 20 , 21 .
• How does the example of Jehovah and of Jesus move you to honor others ?
What is one way that Jehovah ans@@ wers us when we “ keep on as@@ king ” for his help ?
N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s said to him : ‘ How can a man be born when he is old ?
4@@ 4 : 8 .
J@@ anu@@ ary 17 - 23 , 20@@ 11
D@@ et@@ er@@ min@@ ing whether someone has g@@ one far en@@ ough to be gu@@ il@@ ty of gro@@ ss un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness or lo@@ ose conduct is a serious responsi@@ bility , for lives are involved .
Your go@@ al should be to provide loving support and help in a w@@ in@@ ning way .
With that in mind , how would you answer the following questions ?
When the m@@ om@@ ent of con@@ fr@@ on@@ tation came , De@@ bor@@ ah said to Bar@@ ak : “ G@@ et up , for this is the day that Jehovah will certainly give S@@ is@@ er@@ a into your hand . Is it not Jehovah that has g@@ one out before you ? ”
On S@@ atur@@ day ni@@ gh@@ ts , we dist@@ ribu@@ ted The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke ! together , and these were especially happy occasi@@ ons .
H@@ el@@ en and I again sh@@ ared in the travel@@ ing work , vis@@ iting small grou@@ ps of Witnesses and sever@@ al of the congregations , including the one in Q@@ u@@ et@@ z@@ al@@ ten@@ ang@@ o .
While no@@ ting that Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God was fe@@ ared and Jesus seem@@ ed more acc@@ es@@ sible , D@@ ur@@ ant states : “ One har@@ dly ven@@ tur@@ ed to speak to [ Jesus ] face to face after so thor@@ ough@@ ly ign@@ or@@ ing His Be@@ ati@@ tu@@ des .
Hence , we do well to ask Jehovah in prayer to help us for@@ ti@@ fy our faith .
They can do so by show@@ ing respect for their parents and by help@@ ing in material ways .
Jesus Christ invit@@ ed his listen@@ ers to follow him continu@@ ally .
For ne@@ arly a year and a half , we travel@@ ed from one place to another for each succ@@ essi@@ ve Eng@@ l@@ ish - speaking class .
For instance , Samuel re@@ proved him for imp@@ ati@@ ently o@@ ffering a sacrifice in@@ stead of wa@@ iting , as he had been comman@@ ded .
His ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents were fu@@ t@@ ile .
His deal@@ ings with her were gover@@ ned by Christian principles , not by personal wh@@ im .
For this , Jehovah ca@@ used H@@ an@@ an@@ i the se@@ er to re@@ prove A@@ sa .
If you are a young person , be@@ ar in mind that be@@ coming matu@@ re requi@@ res effort .
It would be coun@@ ter@@ pro@@ duc@@ tive to an@@ ta@@ g@@ on@@ ize a person who , if appro@@ ached t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully , might listen to our message . ​ — 2 Corinthians 6 : 3 .
The Bible spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally states regarding these associ@@ ates of Christ that “ they are to rule as k@@ ings over the earth . ”
What about Timo@@ th@@ y’s mother and gr@@ and@@ mother ?
Why would you say that Jesus lived in har@@ mony with his words recorded at Matthew 6 : 19 - 21 ?
When given with the right mo@@ tive , the su@@ m does not have to be large .
Rather , it is the Devil who is “ the T@@ emp@@ ter . ”
A@@ m I ad@@ her@@ ing to the body of Christian beli@@ ef@@ s ? ’
When we find out that someone was off@@ ended by what we said or did , we may feel that the person is being un@@ reason@@ able or too sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve .
Then ex@@ change pa@@ p@@ ers .
Go@@ od associ@@ ates encoura@@ ge us to eng@@ age in u@@ se@@ ful Christian pur@@ su@@ its , such as reading the Bible , atten@@ ding Christian meetings , and sh@@ aring in the field service .
For instance , with the benefit of the congregation in mind , they may deci@@ de to keep the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of some arrang@@ ements or chang@@ es in congregation responsi@@ bil@@ ities confid@@ enti@@ al until a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c time .
It would be eas@@ y to conclu@@ de that the Su@@ pre@@ me One is too far off or too pre@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed to take no@@ te of imper@@ fect humans .
When I ca@@ su@@ ally mentioned to Mar@@ g@@ ari@@ th@@ a that I had been assign@@ ed to B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , she expres@@ sed her own desire to serve where the need was greater .
“ What , ” he asked , “ have the ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her , the writ@@ er and the cr@@ iti@@ c of this world to show for all their wisdom ? ”
David , the shepher@@ d and king , certainly had good friends .
Fir@@ st , the sal@@ vation of Jehovah’s servants is ti@@ ed in with his own name .
Read these acc@@ oun@@ ts to find the ans@@ wers .
C@@ le@@ men@@ s V@@ ol@@ l@@ n@@ h@@ als
T@@ ra@@ di@@ tional Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s dec@@ or@@ ations and v@@ ill@@ an@@ ci@@ co@@ s ( car@@ ol@@ s ) serve to en@@ li@@ ven the fes@@ tive occasi@@ on .
This ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine has long been used by “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” as the pri@@ m@@ ary ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l for dis@@ p@@ en@@ sing inc@@ reas@@ ed light .
These artic@@ les will show the import@@ ance of id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying God’s people and of serving Jehovah along with them .
During those hor@@ rend@@ ous con@@ f@@ li@@ cts , Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s and Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ants once again l@@ ined up on one side to fi@@ ght against Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s and Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ants on the op@@ pos@@ ing side .
No two situ@@ ations are al@@ ike .
The counsel to young ones is that they a@@ bi@@ de by these rul@@ es along with the Scriptural teachings received from their parents .
But all of us need to be al@@ er@@ t to the d@@ anger that Satan can dist@@ ort our thinking in such a way that our service may ac@@ tually become un@@ accep@@ table to God .
So why would anyone need to ask who really was appointed by Christ to take the lead ?
As the imper@@ fect human r@@ ace inc@@ reas@@ ed in number , it became evid@@ ent that “ the inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of the heart of man is bad from his you@@ th up . ” ​ — Genesis 8 : 21 .
So close is the marriage b@@ ond that Paul said : “ H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds ought to be loving their wi@@ ves as their own bo@@ dies . ”
Mis@@ sed O@@ pp@@ or@@ tun@@ ities
Ba@@ al was re@@ pres@@ ented by 4@@ 50 prophe@@ ts , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as Eli@@ j@@ ah was the only prophet re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting Jehovah .
S@@ ome@@ thing that was un@@ for@@ get@@ table for P@@ ol@@ ish - speaking conven@@ tion@@ ers was the ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement of the rel@@ e@@ ase of In@@ sight on the Scriptures in P@@ ol@@ ish ​ — a wonderful re@@ ward for their end@@ ur@@ ance of the co@@ ld and ra@@ in .
S@@ ome@@ times Jac@@ o@@ b succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in reading a few words from a Bible page that was about to be used to ro@@ l@@ l a ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ te .
B@@ ap@@ tism is a mil@@ es@@ to@@ ne in our life , for it mar@@ ks the beg@@ in@@ ning of an in@@ tim@@ ate relationship with Jehovah .
“ Re@@ ading the book of Job encoura@@ ged me , ” he said .
This is our God . We have ho@@ ped in him , and he will sa@@ ve us .
R@@ em@@ ember , milli@@ ons of people today ign@@ ore their conscience , and that be@@ comes de@@ ad@@ ened , allow@@ ing them to li@@ e or do other wrong things with no re@@ mor@@ se .
He also appointed a “ faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” to take the lead in direc@@ ting the work in the earthly cour@@ ty@@ ar@@ ds of the great spiritual temple .
Instead of gr@@ ate@@ fully obe@@ ying their Creator , Adam and E@@ ve sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly re@@ bel@@ led .
As Christians , we have many reas@@ ons to rejo@@ ice .
Th@@ r@@ ough Isaiah , what did Jehovah promise about the future of “ all the earth ” ?
Se@@ e@@ king personal glory is sur@@ ely not Chris@@ t@@ like . ​ — John 5 : 4@@ 1 .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E 5 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 28 - 32
This has resul@@ ted in our be@@ coming “ known by him . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying God’s Word regul@@ arly and medit@@ ating on what we learn from it will also help us to walk in the way of integrity .
Li@@ vi@@ ja and I have thus been fav@@ ored with over 40 years together in Bethel service .
E@@ igh@@ te@@ en years have g@@ one by , and today is a very special day for us .
19 , 20 . ( a ) Why was obedi@@ ence on the part of Israel vit@@ ally important when they were at the R@@ ed Se@@ a ?
God Can Com@@ fort You 6
And using it in this way streng@@ th@@ ens their own faith too .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , how may this hope af@@ fect the way you live right now ?
In@@ to these very things angels are desi@@ ring to pe@@ er . ”
Jehovah will have much work for us .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a relati@@ vely sh@@ ort peri@@ od of time , this t@@ in@@ y congregation of disciples came to inclu@@ de th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of believers .
The Bible illustr@@ ates the par@@ ent - child relationship in a way that high@@ ligh@@ ts a chil@@ d’s need for par@@ ent@@ al guid@@ ance .
What in@@ ci@@ d@@ ents in Davi@@ d’s life show that he was concer@@ ned about how Jehovah vie@@ wed matters ?
Th@@ ough materi@@ ally po@@ or , Jesus ’ earthly family was ri@@ ch@@ ly bless@@ ed by God
This way of thinking can th@@ reat@@ en our spiritual bal@@ ance un@@ less we “ put up a hard fi@@ ght for the faith . ” ​ — Ju@@ de 3 .
Jehovah , ‘ F@@ ort@@ ress in T@@ im@@ es of D@@ ist@@ ress , ’ 8 / 15
God’s Law to Israel showed his com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate interest in po@@ or people , or@@ ph@@ ans , wi@@ do@@ ws , and fore@@ ign@@ ers .
( Read Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 13 , 14 ; Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 18 . )
Many have asked what su@@ sta@@ ined us during those tr@@ ying times .
This bir@@ d c@@ atch@@ es small ani@@ mal@@ s and car@@ ries them to its young .
T@@ atten@@ a@@ i gover@@ ned this re@@ gi@@ on from about 5@@ 20 to 5@@ 0@@ 2 B.C.E .
What should the elders do when someone in the congregation comm@@ its a serious sin ?
And I har@@ dly witness inform@@ ally .
The l@@ in@@ en was then co@@ ated with a res@@ in or some ty@@ pe of g@@ um@@ my sub@@ st@@ ance that served as g@@ lu@@ e , and the mum@@ my was plac@@ ed in a la@@ vi@@ sh@@ ly dec@@ or@@ ated w@@ o@@ o@@ den bo@@ x that had a human form .
Those st@@ al@@ war@@ t Christians have spe@@ ar@@ he@@ ad@@ ed the mo@@ der@@ n - day Kingdom - preaching work and have ex@@ posed Satan as the rul@@ er of this world .
The apostle Paul says that “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the light cons@@ ists of every s@@ ort of go@@ o@@ dness and righteousness and truth . ”
“ I@@ M@@ P@@ O@@ S@@ S@@ I@@ B@@ L@@ E ! ”
Like Paul , many who once op@@ posed God’s truth are now serving H@@ im
S@@ ur@@ ely such an invit@@ ation to keep pe@@ ace@@ ful rel@@ ations would help to set asi@@ de any mis@@ understanding .
How has Satan in@@ ten@@ si@@ fied his dec@@ ep@@ tive efforts in this time of the end , and whom has he especially t@@ ar@@ get@@ ed ?
( As@@ s@@ as@@ sin@@ ated after re@@ ign@@ ing only se@@ ven months )
Un@@ der its rule , si@@ ck@@ ness will be g@@ one and even “ death will be no more . ”
By allow@@ ing the faithful tri@@ bes to su@@ ff@@ er great lo@@ s@@ ses at first , Jehovah t@@ ested their determin@@ ation to ro@@ o@@ t out evil from Israel .
David ​ — who had been a shepher@@ d himself — ​ evid@@ ently believ@@ ed that this was a real situation .
Mo@@ st of the C@@ o@@ de@@ x Sin@@ a@@ iti@@ c@@ us was so@@ ld to the B@@ rit@@ ish Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m .
E@@ i@@ ght days later , Jesus again appe@@ ared to the disciples .
Why was it so important for them to read and study the Scriptures ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Mark 10 : 25 re@@ a@@ ds : “ It is e@@ asi@@ er for a cam@@ el to go through a nee@@ d@@ le@@ ’s e@@ ye than for a rich man to en@@ ter into the kingdom of God . ”
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , a husband who fol@@ lo@@ ws Bible counsel will not bro@@ w@@ be@@ at his wife , dem@@ an@@ ding that she be sub@@ ject to his every wh@@ im .
Paul tel@@ ls the Corinthians that they should “ kin@@ dly for@@ give and comfort ” a rep@@ ent@@ ant wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er who has been re@@ bu@@ ked .
We read : “ All the days of the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted one are bad ; but the one that is good at heart has a fe@@ ast con@@ stan@@ tly . ”
“ In fact , the vo@@ lu@@ me of help we received over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed us .
However , this is not happ@@ ening .
The people of Israel were to conclu@@ de no covenant with the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the land , nor were they to form any marriage al@@ li@@ ance with them .
A@@ ga@@ inst what s@@ na@@ res of Satan must faithful Christians remain on gu@@ ard ?
Some 40 years ag@@ o , W@@ il@@ li@@ am and A@@ da , a married cou@@ ple from P@@ u@@ er@@ to R@@ ic@@ o , had no interest in stud@@ ying the Bible .
Since Jehovah is the Gi@@ ver of “ every good gift and every perfect present , ” every real , lasting blessing origin@@ ates with our loving Creator .
No one who cu@@ ts himself off can rejo@@ ice with fellow believers .
I had 15 to 20 Bible stu@@ dies .
Un@@ der the re@@ ign of King Solomon , who in his you@@ th s@@ ought to car@@ ry out Jehovah’s la@@ ws , the people “ lived in se@@ cur@@ ity ” and enjo@@ yed peace and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity , “ e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king and rejo@@ ic@@ ing . ” ​ — 1 K@@ ings 4 : 20 , 25 .
God’s spirit makes their efforts succ@@ e@@ ed .
In J@@ anu@@ ary 19@@ 37 a work col@@ le@@ ag@@ ue , Al@@ bi@@ n R@@ ele@@ wi@@ c@@ z , who was a Witness , began tal@@ king to me about what the Bible teach@@ es .
We read at Isaiah 60 : 17 : “ Instead of the cop@@ per I shall bring in go@@ ld , and in@@ stead of the ir@@ on I shall bring in s@@ il@@ ver , and in@@ stead of the w@@ o@@ od , cop@@ per , and in@@ stead of the st@@ ones , ir@@ on ; and I will ap@@ point peace as your overse@@ ers and righteousness as your t@@ ask assign@@ ers . ”
The proble@@ m with fear of death is that it can par@@ al@@ y@@ ze one@@ ’s ability to enjoy life and er@@ o@@ de one@@ ’s confidence that there is meaning to life .
Th@@ ough she could not l@@ end a hand in the con@@ stru@@ ction of the h@@ all , she wanted to help .
T@@ ake , for example , the go@@ al of discus@@ sing the da@@ y’s text every day .
It seem@@ s reason@@ able to conclu@@ de that Is@@ h - bo@@ sh@@ et@@ h began his two - year - long k@@ ing@@ ship sh@@ ort@@ ly after Sa@@ ul@@ ’s death , about the same time David began his in He@@ br@@ on .
In@@ to all the earth their me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing l@@ ine has g@@ one out , and to the ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ity of the pro@@ duc@@ tive land their ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces . ” ​ — Psalm 19 : 1 , 4 .
Jo@@ y , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , felt this way .
It is important , of course , to exerc@@ ise fir@@ m@@ ness for what is right .
Jesus then did something a bi@@ t un@@ u@@ su@@ al .
Bi@@ g@@ hear@@ ted teach@@ ers view willing lear@@ n@@ ers , not as com@@ pet@@ it@@ ors , but as “ fellow work@@ ers ” ​ — as preci@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts to the congregation .
He even s@@ cre@@ am@@ ed re@@ bu@@ k@@ es at Davi@@ d’s men .
In 14@@ 7@@ 3 B.C.E . , Jo@@ shua led the Israelites into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
On a s@@ no@@ w@@ y day in F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 195@@ 4 , I gra@@ du@@ ated and received an assignment back to J@@ ap@@ an .
Why Does God Per@@ mit W@@ ic@@ ke@@ dness ?
T@@ each Your Ch@@ il@@ dren , 3 / 1 , 6 / 1 , 9 / 1 , 12 / 1
This article will consider the ans@@ wers to these important questions .
In Ju@@ ly 195@@ 3 , soon after my rel@@ e@@ ase , I bo@@ ar@@ ded the ship called Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ c and travel@@ ed to New Yor@@ k .
If we do so , we are as@@ sur@@ ed that ‘ the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness of the Lord Jesus Christ will be with the spirit we show . ’ ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
I@@ mp@@ er@@ fe@@ ction and sin would continue to af@@ fect people .
Ha@@ ving a good conscience also proved com@@ for@@ ting to Job .
24 : 7 - 18 .
P@@ ra@@ y to Jehovah to help you deci@@ de what you need to do .
How has God used his Son to reve@@ al the truth ?
In the early 199@@ 0 ’ s , my de@@ ar Jo@@ y@@ ce became ill with mo@@ t@@ or ne@@ ur@@ on di@@ se@@ ase , and she died in 199@@ 4 .
If this is the case , perhaps he can gain wisdom by being a more di@@ lig@@ ent stud@@ ent of God’s Word and Bible - based public@@ ations .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , difficult day - to - day arrang@@ ements can be made more be@@ ar@@ able when the el@@ der@@ ly and their care@@ gi@@ v@@ ers use hum@@ or at appro@@ pri@@ ate times .
Still , the young gi@@ r@@ l sto@@ od fir@@ m .
On Tu@@ es@@ day , N@@ is@@ an 11 , how do the religious lead@@ ers try to tra@@ p Jesus , and with what result ?
Th@@ ink about this : Just as you are quic@@ k to prote@@ ct your eyes because they are preci@@ ous to you , Jehovah is quic@@ k to prote@@ ct his people because they are preci@@ ous to him . ​ — Read Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 2 : 8 .
R@@ em@@ ember , he will never a@@ ban@@ d@@ on us . ​ — He@@ b .
Some people won@@ der if the account about David and Go@@ li@@ ath is true hist@@ ory or just my@@ th .
The Cana@@ an@@ ites “ are bre@@ ad to us , ” they said . “ Their sh@@ el@@ ter has turned away from over them , and Jehovah is with us . Do not fear them . ”
R@@ em@@ ember , though , that it is far e@@ asi@@ er to maintain your cha@@ st@@ ity than to reg@@ a@@ in it once it is lost .
Of course , it would be wrong to use God’s name in an un@@ wor@@ thy way , just as you would not mis@@ use the name of your close friend .
4@@ 8 : 17 .
P@@ ati@@ ently P@@ u@@ t U@@ p With One A@@ no@@ ther
( b ) How can parents follow Jehovah’s example ?
• How did Jesus show love for the people he taught ?
W@@ ould you like to learn more about how the practic@@ al counsel found in God’s Word can benefit your family ?
But all Witnesses share with others the good news that they have learned .
The fact that “ the whole world ” lies in the power of Satan tel@@ ls us why many people li@@ e .
R@@ he@@ t@@ or@@ ic@@ ally , Paul brought up two wr@@ ong@@ s that the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments direc@@ tly ad@@ d@@ ressed : Do not ste@@ al , and do not com@@ mit ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y .
If we have wrong desi@@ res , hon@@ es@@ ty in pra@@ ying to Jehovah God can ex@@ pose them and help us to change before they become fir@@ m@@ ly en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched .
And , they claim@@ ed , ne@@ i@@ ther does his baptism mar@@ k the bir@@ th of Fr@@ ance as a nation .
D@@ ili@@ g@@ ence B@@ r@@ ings Re@@ war@@ ds
I enjoy str@@ ik@@ ing up ca@@ su@@ al con@@ vers@@ ations with people on the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts , who on the whole are pol@@ ite and res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful to me .
While gro@@ wing up in the small to@@ wn of Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th , Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , she had never ven@@ tur@@ ed very far from home or me@@ t a fore@@ ign@@ er .
There were 12 op@@ er@@ ations sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ed for that day , 10 of them ab@@ or@@ tions , but I no@@ tic@@ ed that not one word was spo@@ ken to the pre@@ gn@@ ant women about taking their ba@@ bi@@ es ’ life .
He told other members of his family about what he had learned .
That is@@ sue of The W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er fur@@ ther stated : “ In 19@@ 20 , . . .
In contr@@ ast , Davi@@ d’s pre@@ dec@@ ess@@ or , King Saul , did not respon@@ d well to counsel .
Some people feel that the om@@ is@@ sion of God’s name is a tri@@ vi@@ al matter .
Of what is respect for the worl@@ d@@ wide Christian congregation and its re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves a refle@@ ction ?
It wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t long before I was ar@@ rest@@ ed and sen@@ ten@@ ced to three years in pris@@ on for my invol@@ v@@ ement in bom@@ b@@ ing activ@@ ity .
We can learn even more about God’s person@@ ality from the Bible .
Rather than continue to r@@ ely on Jehovah as he had in the past , on this occasi@@ on the prophet from Juda@@ h tru@@ sted his own judgment .
When I arri@@ ved , the sol@@ di@@ ers in the c@@ lu@@ b were g@@ la@@ d to see me .
Re@@ fer@@ ences to Moses ’ rec@@ ording leg@@ al matters can be found at Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 24 : 4 , 7 ; 34 : 27 , 28 ; and De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 31 : 24 - 26 .
He cho@@ se a qui@@ et time and place for medit@@ ation .
Hence , “ the tw@@ el@@ ve tri@@ bes of Israel , ” whom those on the heavenly thr@@ ones ju@@ dge , evid@@ ently re@@ present the world of mankind who are out@@ side that ro@@ y@@ al , pri@@ es@@ tly class , as pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed by the 12 tri@@ bes on A@@ t@@ on@@ ement Da@@ y . ​ — Le@@ v . , cha@@ p .
9 , 10 . ( a ) What has Jesus been doing while pati@@ ently wa@@ iting for Jehovah to act ?
As told by Joseph E@@ h@@ r@@ en@@ bo@@ g@@ en
Consider fi@@ ve - year - old M@@ on@@ i@@ que , who exc@@ it@@ e@@ dly told her mother : “ My new friend , S@@ ar@@ ah , has cur@@ ly ha@@ ir just like mine ! ”
These fun@@ er@@ al c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations are often associ@@ ated with heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ king and ac@@ ts of im@@ mor@@ ality .
What should be done to res@@ ol@@ ve the matter pe@@ ace@@ fully ?
B@@ rit@@ ish st@@ at@@ es@@ man W@@ inst@@ on Ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ ill real@@ ized this about the dar@@ k days of World W@@ ar I@@ I .
We will also consider the responsi@@ bil@@ ities of family members as well as the congregation with reg@@ ard to our bel@@ o@@ ved older ones .
We can also be gener@@ ous toward Jehovah .
How can we be coura@@ ge@@ ous ?
I real@@ ized the wisdom of pu@@ t@@ ting my imp@@ lic@@ it trust in Jehovah . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 5 .
Jehovah f@@ ill@@ s these with a fi@@ er@@ y ze@@ al in be@@ half of the earthly inter@@ ests of his Kingdom .
This peri@@ od of time inclu@@ des both the 1@@ ,@@ 2@@ 60 days ( 4@@ 2 months ) and the sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic three and a half days refer@@ red to in Revelation chap@@ ter 11 .
Then someone ca@@ ught his attention .
As a fr@@ ing@@ e benefit , both bo@@ ys now also are at the head of their cl@@ as@@ ses in l@@ ing@@ u@@ is@@ tic a@@ bil@@ ities .
Their very person@@ ality is cor@@ ru@@ pt !
However , a serv@@ ant of God does not have to be perfect to be a good ob@@ ser@@ ver .
Thus , this world tend@@ s to res@@ em@@ ble its re@@ be@@ l rul@@ er , who@@ se attitude is char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized by vi@@ ci@@ ous be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 2 : 2 .
Moses himself had asked Jehovah : “ Who am I that I should go to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h and bring the Israelites out of Egy@@ pt ? ”
They found few at home and little interest in their Christian message , so C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ine was encoura@@ ged when a la@@ dy ans@@ wer@@ ed . “ Is that M@@ r@@ s .
As Christians , we too ex@@ pect to be persecu@@ ted .
Although they must over@@ come ad@@ vers@@ ity , these examples of end@@ ur@@ ance make the most of the two advan@@ ta@@ ges they have .
Since Paul had been appointed to take the lead in preaching to the un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised G@@ ent@@ il@@ es , he might have thought of himself as an ex@@ per@@ t in deal@@ ing with n@@ on - Jews and therefore well - qu@@ ali@@ fied to res@@ ol@@ ve the proble@@ m .
( Read Romans 1 : 20 . )
Why is having Bible knowledge not en@@ ough to become a spiritually - min@@ ded person ?
Still , we were pleas@@ ed when the others also prog@@ ressed to baptism in their own good time .
C@@ aring for One A@@ no@@ ther ( war refu@@ ge@@ es ) , 4 / 15
How I look for@@ ward to see@@ ing him in the resurrection , his health and mind rest@@ ored !
Instead of keep@@ ing in first place Jehovah’s purpose to have the temple re@@ buil@@ t , God’s people became foc@@ used on themselves and their d@@ wel@@ l@@ ings .
Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es indic@@ ate that God will soon re@@ place the present system of human rule with his Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom .
Christians love their family members ​ — wi@@ ves love hus@@ ban@@ ds , hus@@ ban@@ ds love wi@@ ves , parents love children .
As the children learned to love and help one another , they gre@@ w close .
Ma@@ y@@ be you see yourself ex@@ pl@@ or@@ ing this mar@@ vel@@ ous pl@@ an@@ et and lear@@ ning about its al@@ most end@@ less vari@@ ety of living things .
Thus , in descri@@ b@@ ing world con@@ di@@ tions , the news be@@ ars some simil@@ ar@@ ity to what the Bible fore@@ told .
R@@ es@@ ign@@ ed at last , Saul respon@@ ded : “ G@@ o , and may Jehovah be with you . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 17 : 37 .
I used to w@@ ra@@ p a ra@@ g@@ ged , old bl@@ an@@ ke@@ t around me from head to to@@ e so that the r@@ ats would not have direc@@ t cont@@ act with my body when they c@@ ra@@ w@@ led all over me .
Then one day in Mar@@ ch 19@@ 40 , an el@@ der@@ ly Witness invit@@ ed me to accom@@ pan@@ y her to an ass@@ em@@ bly at S@@ w@@ in@@ d@@ on , some 70 mil@@ es [ 1@@ 10 k@@ m ] away .
As one of the writ@@ ers of the book of Proverbs indic@@ ates , it is possible to be sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by good spiritual food , a spiritual ban@@ qu@@ et , as it were , and still not ac@@ tually e@@ at and di@@ g@@ est the food . ​ — Proverbs 19 : 24 ; 26 : 15 .
Yet , when we real@@ ized that it was Jehovah’s will that we pro@@ cla@@ im the good news , we over@@ came our ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion and got bus@@ y preaching .
Ther@@ efore , if you can pos@@ si@@ bly dis@@ cer@@ n what the person may have been thinking about , why not use that to star@@ t a con@@ vers@@ ation with him ?
St@@ atu@@ es to them were er@@ e@@ cted as o@@ ffer@@ ings of than@@ ks to the go@@ ds ​ — an honor not o@@ ther@@ wise acc@@ or@@ ded to mor@@ tal@@ s — ​ and po@@ e@@ ts san@@ g of their v@@ al@@ or .
When a c@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ p@@ he str@@ ik@@ es , any@@ body can be affe@@ cted , and faith@@ ful@@ ness to God is not necess@@ ar@@ ily a fac@@ t@@ or .
The number of those se@@ aled by the holy spirit to be part of spiritual Israel is 14@@ 4@@ ,000 , “ b@@ ought from among mankind . ”
This is especially of concer@@ n to the elders , who are inter@@ ested in the re@@ pu@@ tation of the local congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
On the contr@@ ary , he had given them every opportunity to change their ways and do right .
He gave them valu@@ able personal counsel and ex@@ ten@@ sive tra@@ ining in the ministry .
If we have rep@@ ented of our past sin@@ s and are now making st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght pa@@ ths for our fe@@ et , we are as@@ sur@@ ed that “ se@@ as@@ ons of ref@@ re@@ shing ” will come from Jehovah .
Jesus comman@@ ded : “ G@@ o therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , some of Jesus ’ followers in the first century did allow their love to gro@@ w co@@ ld .
Ch@@ ar@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s of the Un@@ wise
In a war@@ ning against co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness , Jesus Christ said : “ Even when a person has an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance his life does not result from the things he pos@@ s@@ ess@@ es . ”
But first , we must answer the following questions : What were the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents determined to do regarding Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at even before 1914 ?
How does the Bible help us cho@@ ose our rec@@ re@@ ation ?
How can we show that Jehovah is our “ real d@@ wel@@ ling ” ?
In l@@ ine with that , the fine de@@ e@@ ds of a physical n@@ ature , such as heal@@ ing the si@@ ck , did more than help the nee@@ dy .
Such ro@@ o@@ ts allow o@@ live tre@@ es on st@@ on@@ y h@@ ill@@ si@@ des to sur@@ vi@@ ve a dr@@ ought when tre@@ es in the v@@ al@@ le@@ y bel@@ ow have already died of th@@ ir@@ st .
What so@@ ber@@ ing war@@ ning did Jesus give his disciples ?
J@@ es@@ se has one more son , David , the you@@ ng@@ est , who “ is pas@@ tur@@ ing the sheep . ”
For this reason Paul coun@@ sel@@ s : “ R@@ em@@ ember those who are taking the lead among you , who have spo@@ ken the word of God to you , and as you con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate how their conduct tur@@ ns out imitate their faith . ”
The elders give us direction from the Bible because they want to prote@@ ct and take care of the congregation .
Why should we not be sur@@ pris@@ ed by a l@@ ack of kindness today ?
What con@@ di@@ tions are desi@@ ra@@ ble for effe@@ ctive study ?
The d@@ ri@@ ver who took Mari@@ a from the cour@@ tro@@ om to the pris@@ on told her : “ D@@ on@@ ’t be af@@ ra@@ id .
By that time , “ the sons of the kingdom ” were ac@@ tive mo@@ st@@ ly in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , their world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters being lo@@ c@@ ated in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k .
This was a hear@@ t@@ felt expres@@ sion of s@@ or@@ ro@@ w because he real@@ ized that not all of God’s comman@@ ds had been car@@ ri@@ ed out by their fore@@ fa@@ thers .
Se@@ e@@ ing that affe@@ ction go to R@@ ac@@ he@@ l , she felt w@@ re@@ t@@ ched .
They con@@ stan@@ tly wor@@ ked together in their home , in their se@@ cul@@ ar work , and in the Christian ministry .
Ab@@ out who@@ se heart did Jeremiah princi@@ p@@ ally wr@@ ite ?
The deci@@ ph@@ er@@ er of the E@@ b@@ la ta@@ ble@@ ts ra@@ ised the pos@@ si@@ bility that , among other things , the ta@@ ble@@ ts c@@ ited n@@ ames of people and plac@@ es mentioned cen@@ tu@@ ries later in the Bible .
G@@ o to w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g to see the pro@@ gra@@ m sc@@ he@@ du@@ le .
Yet , the family was always together on the ni@@ gh@@ ts of the congregation meetings .
We need to put for@@ th the effort to ac@@ qui@@ re acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of his Word , the Bible , refle@@ ct on what we learn , and bring our thoughts into har@@ mony with his . ​ — Proverbs 2 : 10 , 11 .
S@@ hor@@ ter , 19@@ 19
This gave us an opportunity to have con@@ vers@@ ations with the gi@@ r@@ ls as we ro@@ de up the s@@ ki li@@ f@@ ts together .
He di@@ lig@@ ently stu@@ died every is@@ sue of The Watchtower and was making an effort to atten@@ d meetings regul@@ arly .
E@@ ver@@ yone living will be able to enjoy life to the full and cultiv@@ ate the wonderful qualities and a@@ bil@@ ities that mar@@ k those who are made “ in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge . ”
It was buil@@ t by B@@ y@@ z@@ an@@ t@@ ine “ Christians ” who mis@@ tak@@ en@@ ly as@@ sum@@ ed that the po@@ ol mentioned in Joh@@ n@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l would have been lo@@ c@@ ated at the end of this tun@@ ne@@ l .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ Ke@@ ep this men@@ tal attitude in you that was also in Christ Jesus , who , al@@ though he was ex@@ is@@ ting in God’s form , gave no consider@@ ation to a se@@ i@@ zu@@ re , nam@@ ely , that he should be e@@ qu@@ al to God .
She kept these hi@@ d@@ den in her bed and often s@@ le@@ pt in a ne@@ ar@@ by cha@@ ir for fear that they might be seen or sto@@ le@@ n .
Can it be said of them that they are “ coun@@ ted wor@@ thy ” of a resurrection ?
“ In con@@ ne@@ ction with everything give than@@ ks . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 17 , 18 ; Psalm 1@@ 19 : 6@@ 2 .
Many times the famili@@ es with whom we sta@@ yed in@@ sis@@ ted that we e@@ at three me@@ als a day , while they ate only one .
I asked God for one year of peace and happiness , but he has given me so much more !
He pers@@ ists with his re@@ qu@@ est until he ge@@ ts what he needs .
And concer@@ ning this love , Paul said : “ Lo@@ ve is long - suffering and kind . ”
He b@@ es@@ to@@ ws everlasting life as a gift on those he lo@@ ves .
Still , Christ Jesus cho@@ se a different fac@@ et of Christi@@ an@@ ity to id@@ enti@@ fy his gen@@ u@@ ine disciples .
Some C@@ ho@@ ose the D@@ ar@@ k@@ ness
When you pray with your children , do not pray just for them .
The best s@@ ource of in@@ sight and wisdom is God’s Word .
Peter the Gre@@ at
My son died fi@@ ve years ag@@ o , but at times , when I am al@@ one , I still c@@ ry about him . ”
We ur@@ ge you to take the necess@@ ary st@@ ep@@ s now so that “ life and peace ” may be your lo@@ t . ​ — Romans 8 : 6 ; Matthew 7 : 13 , 14 ; 2 Peter 1 : 5 - 11 .
What form of sac@@ red service have many young people enjo@@ yed ?
This was to imp@@ ly that he was nothing more than an id@@ le ba@@ b@@ bl@@ er , someone who pi@@ cked up and re@@ pe@@ ated only sc@@ ra@@ ps of knowledge .
But after pray@@ er@@ fully consider@@ ing the matter , I deci@@ ded to sub@@ mit an app@@ lic@@ ation to become a full - time Bible teach@@ er , and in A@@ pri@@ l 199@@ 8 , I began my care@@ er as one .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es expres@@ sing similar gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de , we should “ give than@@ ks to Jehovah ” for “ his wonderful works to the sons of men , ” for his “ righteous j@@ udi@@ cial decisions , ” and for his word , or message , now a@@ vail@@ able in the Bible . ​ — P@@ s .
How vital that we seek out knowledge of the Scriptures and com@@ p@@ ly with what we learn !
Instead , God’s Word states : “ There will come to be pl@@ ent@@ y of gra@@ in on the earth ; on the to@@ p of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s there will be an over@@ f@@ low . ”
• A@@ p@@ preci@@ ating the s@@ pl@@ end@@ or of Jehovah’s di@@ gn@@ ity should have what effect on us ?
Th@@ an@@ ks to this , we are ali@@ ve today ! ​ — Genesis 3 : 16 , 20 .
As time went on , Jehovah anointed others as sons of the Jerusalem a@@ bo@@ ve .
See The Watchtower of O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 1 , 198@@ 9 , pages 22 - 26 , for the life st@@ ory of Je@@ an Q@@ u@@ ey@@ ro@@ i .
With Mo@@ m and D@@ ad at the 194@@ 1 ass@@ em@@ bly in S@@ t . L@@ ou@@ is , Mis@@ s@@ our@@ i
* Like other baptized disciples , he will continue to inc@@ re@@ ase in knowledge of Jehovah’s purpose thr@@ ough@@ out his life , even for all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity . ​ — R@@ om .
What is more , Jehovah helps you to de@@ al with the pres@@ sures and problems that you face . ​ — R@@ om .
One F@@ lo@@ ck , One S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d
6@@ 5 : 4 ; 8@@ 4 : 10 .
No , for the works of the flesh also inclu@@ de what some might consider m@@ ere person@@ ality f@@ la@@ ws , such as je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , f@@ its of anger , con@@ ten@@ tions , and en@@ vi@@ es .
( a ) What ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on did Paul give to Timothy ?
We can understand who our Creator is and ad@@ mi@@ re and imitate his love and justice . ​ — Read E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 13 ; Mi@@ ca@@ h 6 : 8 .
She had faith that Jesus was the Christ , or Messi@@ ah , that he was the Son of Jehovah God , and that the prophe@@ ts had fore@@ told that he would come into the world . ​ — John 5 : 28 , 29 ; 11 : 25 - 27 .
The bo@@ t@@ tle - no@@ sed do@@ l@@ ph@@ in nor@@ m@@ ally di@@ ves to dep@@ ths of 1@@ 50 fe@@ et [ 4@@ 5 m ] , but the deep@@ est recorded di@@ ve for a do@@ l@@ ph@@ in is 1@@ ,@@ 7@@ 9@@ 5 fe@@ et [ 5@@ 4@@ 7 m ] !
Pe@@ tr@@ a stu@@ died the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses and in time got baptized .
From that point on , the future of their form@@ er cap@@ t@@ or , princi@@ p@@ ally Chris@@ tend@@ om , was ble@@ ak .
For example , milli@@ ons have flo@@ cked to the pu@@ re worship of Jehovah , as was pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed would occ@@ ur in “ the fin@@ al part of the days . ”
In some congregations , however , a m@@ our@@ n@@ ful at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere pre@@ va@@ iled , and when the pro@@ gra@@ m conclu@@ ded , all left ba@@ r@@ ely saying a word .
C@@ learly , we have every reason to place our complete trust in Jehovah , the Ju@@ dge who always does what is right .
You pro@@ ba@@ bly still have some questions .
His compan@@ i@@ ons offered ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations that were to@@ t@@ ally mis@@ le@@ ading .
Jehovah , in fact , fore@@ told it .
To ex@@ pect justice in every case is un@@ real@@ is@@ tic .
What will that Kingdom accom@@ pl@@ ish ?
That will help us to at@@ tain it .
When the early ra@@ ins began , A@@ bi@@ j@@ ah might have been happy to feel the co@@ ol show@@ er on his s@@ k@@ in .
“ I am very gr@@ ate@@ ful to my parents for teaching me about Jehovah , ” says Jo@@ la .
• In what ways did P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la and A@@ qu@@ ila learn from the apostle Paul ?
After Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , the need ar@@ ose to provide materi@@ ally for new believers who rema@@ ined in Jerusalem to benefit from associ@@ ation with the apostles .
Mat@@ ter Wh@@ ich R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on ?
At M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i , what fur@@ ther ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary develop@@ ments took place in con@@ ne@@ ction with the in@@ her@@ it@@ ance of the sons of Israel ?
Ar@@ t@@ is@@ tic or Phil@@ an@@ thro@@ pi@@ c P@@ ur@@ su@@ its Not En@@ ough
S@@ even years seem@@ ed like “ some few days ” to Jac@@ o@@ b , so great was his love for R@@ ac@@ he@@ l .
A@@ bo@@ ve : P@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ al Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ve ( Ne@@ ar E@@ ast@@ er@@ n H@@ ist@@ ory ) E@@ st . ; bel@@ ow : E@@ rich L@@ ess@@ ing / Ar@@ t R@@ es@@ ource , N@@ Y
Ab@@ out himself or about some other man ? ”
Jehovah’s Law covenant with the Israelites dem@@ an@@ ded that com@@ pas@@ sion be sh@@ own to the vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able and nee@@ dy .
8 : 26 , 27 .
As a result , they may be offered a@@ war@@ ds or scho@@ lar@@ shi@@ ps for advan@@ ced educ@@ ation at pres@@ ti@@ gi@@ ous in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions .
( b ) Why should we stay al@@ er@@ t to the fulfill@@ ment of Bible prophecy ?
1 : 4 - 10 ​ — What is there about the n@@ atur@@ al c@@ y@@ c@@ les that is “ we@@ ar@@ is@@ ome ” ?
How do the worl@@ d’s religi@@ ons show whom they really serve ?
How was 13 - year - old Le@@ ah able to place 23 co@@ pi@@ es of the Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k book ?
An@@ n and I were in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed to the g@@ ent@@ le kindness of the brothers and sisters in the Solomon Is@@ lands as I served as a dist@@ ri@@ ct overse@@ er .
Our brothers and sisters appreci@@ ate it when we do not we@@ ar clo@@ th@@ es that are so ti@@ ght or so lo@@ ose that they are reve@@ al@@ ing .
On@@ es@@ mu@@ s ’ mother ob@@ served the change in her s@@ on@@ ’s dis@@ position and was so deli@@ gh@@ ted that she too ag@@ re@@ ed to study the Bible .
How did Jesus indic@@ ate the time peri@@ od when his par@@ able would apply ?
I had been around the truth since inf@@ an@@ cy .
But every inspired st@@ at@@ ement that does not ac@@ knowledge Jesus does not origin@@ ate with God .
One day , a man who knew the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law very well asked Jesus : “ Wh@@ ich is the great@@ est comman@@ d@@ ment ? ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , “ he is at God’s right hand , for he went to heaven , and angels and author@@ ities and po@@ wers were made sub@@ ject to him . ”
In some plac@@ es a woman cont@@ es@@ ting a div@@ or@@ ce might be able to si@@ gn do@@ cum@@ ents that s@@ ti@@ pul@@ ate cu@@ sto@@ dy of the children and fin@@ an@@ cial support without indic@@ ating that she ag@@ re@@ es with the div@@ or@@ ce ; her sign@@ ing such pa@@ p@@ ers would not in it@@ self indic@@ ate that she was re@@ je@@ cting him .
And some we@@ ek@@ s after that , they pres@@ sur@@ ed A@@ ar@@ on into making a g@@ ol@@ den cal@@ f .
I had been pl@@ an@@ ning a ro@@ b@@ ber@@ y with two par@@ t@@ n@@ ers in order to get free of my g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing de@@ b@@ ts , which am@@ oun@@ ted to more than $ 5@@ 0@@ ,000 .
And men desire to be res@@ pe@@ cted .
F@@ ur@@ ther , you soon learn that only a very few people ac@@ tually want your bre@@ ad ; some will even op@@ pose your efforts to dist@@ ribu@@ te it .
[ B@@ lu@@ r@@ b on page 12 ]
How does the field ministry serve as a de@@ f@@ en@@ se against Satan’s att@@ ac@@ ks ?
No@@ wa@@ days , some say that pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tism is har@@ m@@ ful .
O@@ N S@@ atur@@ day , S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 8 , 200@@ 7 , a crow@@ d of 6@@ ,@@ 3@@ 5@@ 2 from 4@@ 1 lands was present at the gra@@ du@@ ation of the 1@@ 2@@ 3@@ r@@ d class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad .
So is religion really a for@@ ce for good , or does it , in fact , li@@ e at the ro@@ o@@ t of man@@ kin@@ d’s problems ?
▪ Re@@ as@@ on@@ able and imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al . ​ — Mark 10 : 35 - 4@@ 5 .
In princi@@ ple , to them apply the words : “ All your sons [ and daugh@@ ters , of course ] will be pers@@ ons taught by Jehovah , and the peace of your sons will be a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant .
She offered the first prayer while on a long tra@@ in ri@@ de to the a@@ ir@@ por@@ t .
• What as@@ sur@@ ance do we have that Jesus ’ example as a teach@@ er is not too lo@@ f@@ ty for us to imitate ?
What was it like for R@@ a@@ ha@@ b to live in such a con@@ dem@@ ned city ?
After they had stu@@ died the first three chap@@ ters of the Bible T@@ each book , Ka@@ ther@@ ine became concer@@ ned .
Then there is the case of Jo@@ s@@ é from S@@ pain .
As the following article will show , these ans@@ wers are found in the pages of God’s Word , the Bible .
U@@ p@@ on hear@@ ing this , the Jews “ began to br@@ ace themselves upon the words of He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah the king of Juda@@ h . ”
If that happ@@ ens fre@@ qu@@ ently in your hous@@ eho@@ ld , be care@@ ful .
You are war@@ m@@ ly invit@@ ed to vis@@ it a Kingdom H@@ all near you .
Un@@ der@@ standing the L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er
Those shepher@@ ds certainly were not keep@@ ing to themselves the good things they had heard about the Christ !
• Who are “ the tw@@ el@@ ve tri@@ bes of Israel ” that the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 will ju@@ dge ?
Why is it that we de@@ al tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ously with one another , in prof@@ an@@ ing the covenant of our fore@@ fa@@ thers ? ”
Do you like to be a@@ wak@@ ened from a deep s@@ le@@ ep ?
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 24 , 25 ]
As the S@@ to@@ ck@@ ho@@ l@@ m In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational Pe@@ ace R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch In@@ s@@ titu@@ te poin@@ ts out , “ peace is difficult to ac@@ hi@@ eve when com@@ bat@@ ants have the will and cap@@ ac@@ ity to continue to fi@@ ght . ”
A re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of Jews served Jehovah and became part of a new “ nation ” of spirit - anointed Christians , which came to inclu@@ de G@@ ent@@ il@@ es .
As we con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate God’s mar@@ vel@@ ous works of cre@@ ation and all his de@@ e@@ ds in our be@@ half , hear@@ t@@ felt appreciation mo@@ ves us to praise him .
This made it possible for the enti@@ re family to si@@ t together .
A@@ m I “ the s@@ ort that [ has ] faith to the pre@@ serving ali@@ ve of the soul ” ? ’ ​ — Hebrews 10 : 39 ; Revelation 7 : 14 .
David was imper@@ fect and sin@@ ned g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ously .
To sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze his pres@@ ent@@ ation of himself to car@@ ry out his Fa@@ ther’s will , Jesus was baptized . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Jehovah is a@@ ware of what we think of Christ’s “ brothers . ”
Not cont@@ ent with the por@@ tion of a sacrifice assign@@ ed to them by God’s Law , they had an attend@@ ant dem@@ and ra@@ w me@@ at from an o@@ ffer@@ er before the f@@ at of the o@@ ffering was made to s@@ mo@@ ke on the al@@ ta@@ r .
V@@ er@@ y sh@@ ort@@ ly God will re@@ move all wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and esta@@ bl@@ ish a new world under heavenly rul@@ er@@ ship .
What exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent example of courage did Jesus provide , and how did he encoura@@ ge his followers ?
They were beg@@ g@@ ing Jesus to rest@@ ore their sight mirac@@ ul@@ ously .
He accepted the truth and re@@ turned home in 195@@ 6 .
No@@ tice that Jehovah takes deli@@ ght in loving - kindness , or loyal love ​ — a qu@@ ality of the heart — ​ and in knowledge about him .
Al@@ so , if there were a God , I reas@@ oned , then there would not be so much in@@ justice .
Some learn it as ad@@ ul@@ ts , and they quic@@ k@@ ly see the su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity of the light over the dar@@ k@@ ness .
The guid@@ ance of Christian parents can be a prote@@ ction for you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers , provided they are willing to follow it .
Consider Jesus ’ relati@@ ves .
Jesus tel@@ ls us that the enem@@ y “ is the Devil . ”
At a time when women enjo@@ yed few righ@@ ts , Jesus tre@@ ated them with a bal@@ an@@ ced me@@ asure of di@@ gn@@ ity and respect .
By their sin@@ ful@@ ness they indic@@ ated that their hearts were devo@@ id of loyal love .
It was a per@@ il@@ ous ex@@ ist@@ ence , invol@@ ving a con@@ st@@ ant bat@@ tle with dr@@ ought , in@@ se@@ ct pla@@ gu@@ es , and s@@ wel@@ ter@@ ing he@@ at .
We find Paul re@@ pe@@ ating this ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on fi@@ ve ver@@ ses later .
“ Do not let yourself be con@@ qu@@ ered by the evil , but keep con@@ qu@@ ering the evil with the good . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M@@ AN@@ S 12 : 21 .
N@@ ever would they be found on op@@ pos@@ ing si@@ des in war , k@@ ill@@ ing one another because their n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality was different !
J@@ anu@@ ary 25 - 31 , 20@@ 10
Com@@ pared to the bil@@ li@@ ons living on earth now , the sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors of the up@@ coming great tri@@ bul@@ ation will be few .
Acc@@ ording to Acts 7 : 5@@ 5 , 5@@ 6 , S@@ te@@ ph@@ en , “ being full of holy spirit , ga@@ zed into heaven and ca@@ ught sight of God’s glory and of Jesus standing at God’s right hand . ”
In that way , we hope to help them to remain Christ’s disciples .
At the Kingdom H@@ all , I had me@@ t many Witnesses who were op@@ posed by their family .
It is under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble that for the m@@ om@@ ent , such an un@@ ful@@ filled expe@@ ct@@ ation may cause sa@@ dness .
However , could it be that con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ating on your li@@ mit@@ ations could at times pre@@ v@@ ent you from see@@ ing what is still within your re@@ ach ?
T@@ ake the situation in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates as an example .
Because of the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on of our first parents , the perfect situation in the gar@@ den of E@@ den was lost .
“ The help@@ er , ” God’s holy spirit , b@@ ol@@ st@@ ers our faith sign@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly so that we can not only end@@ ure the tri@@ als and tri@@ bul@@ ations we face but also remain jo@@ y@@ ful . ​ — John 14 : 26 ; J@@ as .
1@@ 2@@ 5@@ th G@@ ra@@ du@@ ating C@@ l@@ ass of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad
They la@@ id a so@@ li@@ d f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of ze@@ al and integrity in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in back in the 19@@ 40 ’ s and 19@@ 50 ’ s .
Solomon expla@@ ins that God cre@@ ated an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of beau@@ ti@@ ful things on the earth ​ — an in@@ ex@@ ha@@ us@@ ti@@ ble and am@@ a@@ z@@ ing s@@ ource of interest and wonder@@ ment that we never ce@@ ase to enjoy .
Paul was determined to let nothing pre@@ v@@ ent him from accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing his ministry fully .
“ He that has my comman@@ d@@ ments and ob@@ ser@@ ves them , that one is he who lo@@ ves me . In turn he that lo@@ ves me will be loved by my Father , and I will love him . ” ​ — John 14 : 21 .
Z@@ e@@ al@@ ously He@@ ed W@@ ar@@ n@@ ings
As@@ soci@@ ations .
“ B@@ est Con@@ c@@ lu@@ sion ” ( S@@ pain ) , 7 / 1
What a privilege it has been to have had a small part in this gro@@ w@@ th !
The brother told him about the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , and the man rep@@ lied : “ O@@ h , I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t know ! ”
Lu@@ ke@@ ’s account ad@@ ds that they “ a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned everything and follow@@ ed him . ” ​ — Matthew 4 : 18 - 22 ; Luke 5 : 1 - 11 .
What preci@@ ous qu@@ ality will we consider in the next article ?
* So@@ on , though , Lu@@ ç@@ i X@@ he@@ ka , Mi@@ ha@@ l S@@ ve@@ c@@ i , Le@@ on@@ id@@ h@@ a P@@ op@@ e , and other respon@@ sible brothers were sent to la@@ b@@ or cam@@ ps .
“ Our Bro@@ thers W@@ ere There ”
B@@ less@@ ings A@@ wa@@ it You
Si@@ me@@ on and L@@ ev@@ i , who had ac@@ ted with c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty , were to be sc@@ at@@ tered in Israel .
In this way , the family could make sp@@ ace in the t@@ om@@ b for future bu@@ ri@@ als .
Like their Ma@@ ster , Jesus ’ disciples were “ no part of the world . ”
But gra@@ du@@ ally ​ — and after many la@@ ugh@@ s — ​ we succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded .
What can be said about ph@@ il@@ an@@ thro@@ pi@@ c pur@@ su@@ its in life ?
These vis@@ it@@ ors , though , were really ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers .
He rel@@ ates : “ At first , I just read the Bible for the enti@@ re half h@@ our .
Thus you will make it e@@ asi@@ er for your mate to listen to you .
In one way or another , the qu@@ est to find God and gain his fav@@ or has been a th@@ read w@@ o@@ ven through the f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c of human be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
With the bul@@ k of the har@@ v@@ es@@ ting fin@@ i@@ shed , this was a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly fes@@ tive time that would have involved young A@@ bi@@ j@@ ah .
Some stud@@ ents may also need practic@@ al ass@@ ist@@ ance with their reading , con@@ vers@@ ation , or speaking a@@ bil@@ ities .
M@@ an , Ang@@ els , Son , Father . . . .
• Do re@@ sear@@ ch on questions comm@@ on in your local ter@@ rit@@ ory .
He lo@@ v@@ ingly supp@@ lied Paul with all the strength he needed in order to cop@@ e with his tri@@ al .
then you must say , ‘ It is the sacrifice of the pas@@ so@@ ver to Jehovah , who pas@@ sed over the hous@@ es of the sons of Israel in Egy@@ pt when he pla@@ gu@@ ed the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans , but he deli@@ vered our hous@@ es . ’ ”
“ When P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la and A@@ qu@@ ila heard [ A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s ] , they took him into their compan@@ y and ex@@ p@@ oun@@ ded the way of God more cor@@ rec@@ tly to him . ” ​ — A@@ C@@ T@@ S 18 : 26 .
“ Do not show yourself he@@ ated up only to do evil .
One well - known name is The St@@ ate S@@ al@@ ty@@ ko@@ v - Sh@@ c@@ he@@ dr@@ in P@@ u@@ bli@@ c Li@@ br@@ ary .
I was born in 19@@ 22 , and my brother , Paul , was born two years later .
He said that he had been stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses and pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to witness to me . ”
An@@ y suffering we may yet have to end@@ ure will in no way inter@@ f@@ ere with our enjo@@ y@@ ment of everlasting life in God’s new world .
L@@ ear@@ ning about Jehovah’s ways helped R@@ a@@ fa@@ el to sto@@ p dr@@ in@@ king , and he put on “ the new person@@ ality . ”
The des@@ tru@@ ction of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at is near
Th@@ ough a Na@@ z@@ ir@@ ite , Sam@@ son was among the jud@@ ges whom Jehovah ra@@ ised up to sa@@ ve the Israelites out of the hand of their p@@ il@@ la@@ g@@ ers .
They look to God’s Kingdom for reli@@ ef from g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l problems .
They will use their ar@@ ms , or “ ro@@ ds , ” against their own war@@ ri@@ ors .
Although Jesus war@@ ned against a@@ bu@@ sing the gr@@ and privilege of prayer , he did teach his disciples how to pray .
If so , are we keep@@ ing things in prop@@ er per@@ spe@@ ctive ?
These pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s and their famili@@ es must have had discus@@ sions about how to ple@@ ase Jehovah .
He str@@ ong@@ ly ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es the Gal@@ ati@@ ans : “ St@@ and f@@ ast , and do not let y@@ ourselves be con@@ f@@ ined again in a yo@@ ke of sla@@ very . ” ​ — G@@ al .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 17 , 1@@ 7@@ 3
This ca@@ used qu@@ ite a s@@ ti@@ r in our v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
An@@ th@@ on@@ y : And th@@ at@@ ’s another reason why Jehovah’s Witnesses use God’s personal name so much .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s , on the other hand , are simply not wise en@@ ough to re@@ com@@ men@@ d what always works .
W@@ i@@ do@@ ws , on the other hand , are often more ca@@ pa@@ ble of fin@@ ding emo@@ tional support , even though they some@@ times are for@@ go@@ t@@ ten by the hus@@ ban@@ d’s friends .
Mat@@ eri@@ al@@ ism has a similar effect today .
After all , com@@ pared to the first time you married , you likely know yourself better .
J@@ ani@@ ce has made her place of emp@@ loy@@ ment a preaching ter@@ rit@@ ory .
Paul did not sto@@ p with that st@@ at@@ ement .
How may Jehovah provide help at the right time ?
Th@@ ough the de@@ vi@@ ation may not yet be so serious as to lead to re@@ je@@ ction by God , it may give a war@@ ning sign@@ al indic@@ ating that some ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment is requi@@ red .
A W@@ i@@ do@@ w P@@ re@@ pa@@ res a Me@@ al
M@@ oun@@ tain Pe@@ ak@@ s
Paul says , “ I appreci@@ ated his s@@ inc@@ ere and mil@@ d appro@@ ach and often told him how I was feel@@ ing at the time . ” ​ — Proverbs 18 : 24 .
16 , 17 . ( a ) What does it mean to en@@ ter into God’s rest today ?
He is e@@ ag@@ er to do his best .
Re@@ aching a Mul@@ t@@ il@@ ing@@ u@@ al P@@ op@@ ul@@ ation
A Christian el@@ der who form@@ er@@ ly saw ac@@ tive com@@ ba@@ t in the ar@@ my cont@@ ra@@ sted that with the pain he su@@ ffered because of the though@@ t@@ less words and actions of some fellow Christians .
Indeed , when we put Kingdom inter@@ ests first in our life , Jehovah lives up to his as@@ sur@@ ance that we will not go without material necess@@ ities . ​ — Mat@@ t .
We too are a min@@ or@@ ity in the world , but that does not dis@@ may us .
The Ju@@ de@@ cc@@ a ​ — Lu@@ ci@@ f@@ er / ​ The D@@ or@@ é I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ations For D@@ an@@ te@@ ’s Di@@ v@@ ine Com@@ e@@ dy / ​ D@@ over P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations In@@ c .
How eas@@ y it is to act like that when the off@@ end@@ er is someone close to us !
“ Lo@@ ose him and let him go , ” said Jesus .
Although I know that my parents are right not to let me go to such plac@@ es , I still feel the temp@@ tation . ”
Many have simply gro@@ wn ti@@ red of being told that the end is near .
N@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ MB@@ E@@ R 5 - 11 , 20@@ 12
God’s spirit - inspired Word ad@@ vis@@ es us that when cho@@ o@@ sing friends , we should pi@@ ck those who can ass@@ ist us to serve Jehovah .
J@@ im always seem@@ ed to have a sm@@ ile on his face , and he never turned down an invit@@ ation to take a co@@ f@@ fe@@ e bre@@ ak with me .
A@@ m@@ ong the song@@ s I pla@@ yed was one written by a Witness while he was in a Na@@ z@@ i con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p .
F@@ or@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of S@@ ins
The Bible says : “ The thing that David had done appe@@ ared bad in the eyes of Jehovah . ”
Consider first the set@@ ting of Jesus ’ words .
One such person was Jac@@ o@@ b , who str@@ en@@ u@@ ously gra@@ p@@ pl@@ ed with God’s materi@@ al@@ ized ang@@ el t@@ ill da@@ wn .
When they deli@@ ber@@ ately dis@@ obe@@ yed Jehovah by making a g@@ ol@@ den cal@@ f , he discipl@@ ined them .
In the first century , Christians in the congregation in La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ a were bli@@ th@@ ely un@@ a@@ ware of or com@@ plac@@ ent about their spiritual de@@ fi@@ ci@@ en@@ ci@@ es .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er inter@@ ests people of ne@@ arly all cul@@ tures , even some a@@ the@@ ists .
No@@ tice that the psalmist also st@@ res@@ ses Jehovah’s beau@@ ti@@ ful qualities , such as righteousness , gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ousness , and mer@@ cy .
The very first prophecy ut@@ tered after the origin@@ al human cou@@ ple re@@ bel@@ led spoke of Jehovah’s purpose to ra@@ ise up a “ se@@ ed ” who would be b@@ ru@@ ised in the he@@ el by Satan and his “ se@@ ed . ”
Li@@ fe is so re@@ war@@ ding when we cop@@ y Jesus ’ example !
Ther@@ efore , all of us should view care for the el@@ der@@ ly , even over ex@@ tend@@ ed peri@@ o@@ ds , as part of our minis@@ ter@@ ing to one another .
Some learned the truth after they were married , and their mate did not become a Witness .
• What can we learn about di@@ gn@@ ity from the way Jesus respon@@ ded to a certain le@@ per ?
For example , David was anointed as king and lead@@ er of Israel .
His words e@@ ch@@ o the sen@@ ti@@ ments of milli@@ ons of earth@@ ’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants who feel a similar im@@ men@@ se de@@ b@@ t and loy@@ al@@ ty to one religion or another .
If the cou@@ ple pl@@ an to have someone p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph or rec@@ ord the cer@@ em@@ on@@ y at the Kingdom H@@ all , they should make sure be@@ fore@@ hand that nothing that is done will de@@ tr@@ act from the di@@ gn@@ ity of the we@@ d@@ ding .
We can be confid@@ ent that when Jehovah loo@@ ks down from heaven , he se@@ es just one r@@ ace ​ — the human r@@ ace .
Per@@ haps her van@@ ity and pri@@ de were stu@@ ng , making her determined to turn Jose@@ p@@ h’s no into a y@@ es .
What good news this is !
S@@ ur@@ ely all of us e@@ ch@@ o Isa@@ i@@ ah’s words : “ W@@ i@@ th@@ out fai@@ l I shall ex@@ ul@@ t in Jehovah . My soul will be jo@@ y@@ ful in my God . ”
Go@@ dly fear gives us the courage to ris@@ e a@@ bo@@ ve fear of man .
He has been descri@@ bed as ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant , pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous , and un@@ com@@ prom@@ ising — “ seem@@ ing in his dem@@ e@@ an@@ our like a go@@ d p@@ ac@@ ing ac@@ ro@@ ss the heavens . ”
However , they were rel@@ ated to a sen@@ i@@ or S@@ S of@@ fi@@ cial who was respon@@ sible for certain con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p in@@ mat@@ es .
We live in cr@@ itical times and should never for@@ get that Jehovah’s blessing “ is what makes rich , and he ad@@ ds no pain with it . ”
What can we learn from Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b ?
Com@@ fort and counsel came from the elders . . . .
At the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , how is Jesus ’ direction regarding the w@@ ine follow@@ ed ?
Why did Paul con@@ done and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in the evil ac@@ ts per@@ pe@@ tr@@ ated against the early Christians ?
He saw what was wrong , pati@@ ently cor@@ rec@@ ted them , and explained how they could imp@@ ro@@ ve . ​ — Read John 6 : 25 - 27 .
They did this work even though they knew they could be kil@@ led for it .
Bo@@ th grou@@ ps believe that their own ic@@ on is su@@ peri@@ or , per@@ form@@ ing more imp@@ res@@ sive mirac@@ les than the other one , even though both re@@ present the same long - dec@@ eas@@ ed individu@@ al .
He@@ e@@ ding the ad@@ v@@ ance war@@ ning sa@@ ved their lives .
Jehovah himself says : “ There is no ra@@ ge that I have .
Th@@ ink , too , about the days of Lo@@ t .
And it can apply to our loved ones , who@@ se situation is likely similar .
Many mo@@ thers work out@@ side the home .
D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to God ​ — “ Ke@@ ep On As@@ king , and It Will Be Gi@@ ven You ” 11
His health deter@@ i@@ or@@ ated until he died on May 11 , 200@@ 2 .
Their fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart is di@@ vi@@ ded .
How does what we take into our mind af@@ fect our thinking ?
But Paul never gave up , and his example streng@@ th@@ ened others .
Your first c@@ ell con@@ ta@@ ined the complete pl@@ an for your enti@@ re body .
On@@ ly a heal@@ thy conscience pro@@ per@@ ly tra@@ ined by God’s Word can be a sa@@ fe gu@@ i@@ de .
They would be working against the holy spirit , which helps God’s people to have peace and un@@ ity . ​ — Read Romans 16 : 17 , 18 .
N@@ ei@@ l was happy to learn about Jehovah’s loving person@@ ality , le@@ ading him to the conclu@@ sion that God did not cause his suffering .
H@@ er Per@@ sever@@ ance W@@ as Re@@ war@@ ded
When David com@@ posed the words of Psalm 34 : 8 - 22 , he may have had such ones in mind .
Can the Bible H@@ el@@ p M@@ e if I@@ ’@@ m De@@ pres@@ sed ?
If so , you can have the con@@ vi@@ ction that vi@@ ct@@ ory is certain and your hope is sure .
When we eng@@ age in the house - to - house ministry , how thor@@ ough@@ ly do we co@@ ver our assign@@ ed ter@@ rit@@ ory ?
How did Jehovah show reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess in deal@@ ing with Lo@@ t ?
Lo@@ ve , 7 / 1
Mo@@ re@@ over , on that occasi@@ on Jehovah declar@@ ed : “ This is my Son , the bel@@ o@@ ved , whom I have appro@@ ved . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Why might Moses have h@@ es@@ it@@ ated to appro@@ ach his fellow Israelites ?
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , brothers in Gre@@ e@@ ce regul@@ arly contribu@@ te o@@ live o@@ il , c@@ he@@ ese , and other fo@@ o@@ ds for the Bethel family .
Some of those men could have been of Jewish ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , for they ‘ ad@@ her@@ ed to the circum@@ c@@ ision . ’
As far as sal@@ vation is concer@@ ned , they have e@@ qu@@ al standing before Jehovah God .
That was why I was at N@@ or@@ r@@ is H@@ all that mor@@ ning .
When that s@@ inc@@ ere re@@ qu@@ est is fin@@ ally ans@@ wer@@ ed , war will never again bli@@ ght the sur@@ face of the earth .
The el@@ des@@ t of my sisters died at age 13 .
The comm@@ end@@ ation he off@@ ers is s@@ inc@@ ere .
When the Christian congregation was form@@ ed , God’s Word c@@ learly pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted pol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ y . ​ — 1 Timothy 3 : 2 .
Rather , he enjo@@ ys fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch in expres@@ sing what is in his heart and in as@@ king for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess on the bas@@ is of the ransom sacrifice , which God has lo@@ v@@ ingly provided through Jesus Christ .
They vie@@ wed those who did not know the Law as “ acc@@ ur@@ sed people ” and tre@@ ated them as such .
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : If your a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent is un@@ responsi@@ ve to questions , try a different appro@@ ach .
He expla@@ ins : “ El@@ se@@ be@@ th and I had thought about the pos@@ si@@ bility of serving where the need was greater ​ — but that would be later when the children had left home . ”
C@@ aring for O@@ r@@ ph@@ ans and W@@ i@@ do@@ ws Today
Why does God not keep good people out of har@@ m@@ ’s way ?
Such medit@@ ation can also help you to set reason@@ able go@@ als for spiritual gro@@ w@@ th .
Like the physical gro@@ w@@ th of a child , spiritual gro@@ w@@ th is gra@@ du@@ al and is not im@@ medi@@ ately dis@@ cer@@ ned .
Although G@@ ide@@ on now has an ar@@ my of 3@@ 2@@ ,000 , he as@@ ks God for a si@@ gn .
Sh@@ ould You Be E@@ as@@ y@@ going ?
While ch@@ urch di@@ gn@@ it@@ aries found it difficult to deter@@ mine the ex@@ act id@@ ent@@ ity of Jesus Christ , many of the comm@@ on people had no such proble@@ m .
The anointed and their other sheep compan@@ i@@ ons recogn@@ ize that by following the lead of the mo@@ der@@ n - day Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , they are in fact following their Le@@ ad@@ er , Christ .
His bre@@ ak@@ thr@@ ough@@ s helped to make ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city more a@@ vail@@ able for human use .
L@@ ater , we were invit@@ ed to move to B@@ eli@@ ze to teach the Bible to people in that country .
AL@@ L of God’s faithful servants have stru@@ gg@@ led , from righteous A@@ be@@ l to loyal ones today .
In other re@@ gi@@ ons , such uni@@ ons are comm@@ on .
For example , there is no end to what we can dis@@ co@@ ver and enjoy in Jehovah’s mar@@ vel@@ ous works of cre@@ ation .
An@@ yone sh@@ un@@ ning discipl@@ ine is re@@ je@@ cting his own soul , but the one listen@@ ing to re@@ pro@@ of is ac@@ qui@@ ring heart . ”
Those wal@@ king in the truth avoid un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural ob@@ serv@@ an@@ ces because ‘ light has no sh@@ aring with dar@@ k@@ ness . ’
TH@@ E 1@@ 6@@ th - century Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant Re@@ form@@ er John C@@ al@@ v@@ in cor@@ rec@@ tly conclu@@ ded that men cannot of themselves know God exc@@ ep@@ t as he reve@@ als himself to mankind .
Consider three comm@@ on challeng@@ es and how Bible principles can help you to me@@ et them .
To make matters wor@@ se , old friends often tal@@ ked about my l@@ ate wi@@ fe@@ ’s fine qualities , and this up@@ set L@@ in@@ da . ”
* The he@@ ading “ Th@@ ough@@ ts , ” for example , direc@@ ts a read@@ er to a number of publi@@ shed artic@@ les that de@@ al with over@@ coming har@@ m@@ ful f@@ an@@ t@@ asi@@ es .
These simp@@ le te@@ ch@@ ni@@ qu@@ es keep the lear@@ ning pro@@ c@@ ess f@@ res@@ h and mean@@ ing@@ ful for both you and your children .
◇ Do not use a la@@ d@@ der that is ri@@ c@@ ke@@ ty or dam@@ ag@@ ed , and do not re@@ pa@@ ir such a la@@ d@@ der .
If that happ@@ ens to you , remember that the hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he that resul@@ ts from making a bad cho@@ ice in a marriage mate can cause greater pain by far than the long@@ ing that a person feel@@ s while sing@@ le .
In lands where m@@ ale authority is deep@@ ly en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched , a husband must keep in mind that his wife may have to over@@ come a for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er to expres@@ s her in@@ n@@ er@@ most feelings .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , every Christian needs to gu@@ ard against reading , w@@ atch@@ ing , or listen@@ ing to se@@ x@@ u@@ ally ar@@ ous@@ ing material .
I learned that if I foc@@ us on God’s will and not on my@@ self , he will strengthen me . ”
Then , star@@ ting in the l@@ ate 18@@ 00 ’ s , anointed Christians were again prom@@ in@@ ently ac@@ tive .
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L@@ ater , Jehovah’s holy spirit emp@@ ow@@ ered other men whom he appointed to lead his people .
Like the Eph@@ es@@ ians , loyal Christians today “ cannot be@@ ar bad men . ”
One such cam@@ pa@@ ign was against the I@@ du@@ ma@@ e@@ ans ( E@@ d@@ om@@ ites ) .
Ther@@ efore , the number seem@@ s no more sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant than the fact that the i@@ ma@@ ge had mul@@ ti@@ ple ar@@ ms , hands , f@@ ing@@ ers , leg@@ s , and fe@@ et .
Be@@ ar in mind that it is “ through use ” that we can have our per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers tra@@ ined to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish both right and wrong .
Yes , wal@@ king wor@@ th@@ ily of Jehovah is possible , and it is the wise thing to do . ​ — Proverbs 23 : 15 , 19 .
The wicked may se@@ em to pro@@ sp@@ er .
Consider also the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts regarding the women who vis@@ ited Jesus ’ t@@ om@@ b and saw that it was emp@@ ty .
Bible liter@@ ature is pres@@ ently pro@@ duc@@ ed in 15 of the indi@@ gen@@ ous langu@@ ages , and more public@@ ations are on the way .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing the M@@ ind A@@ ctive
P@@ res@@ ent B@@ less@@ ings in S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Se@@ cur@@ ity
I did not trust any religion .
How fo@@ ol@@ ish it would be for us to ign@@ ore his guid@@ ance !
But she som@@ eho@@ w sur@@ vi@@ ved .
There were also believers in P@@ al@@ est@@ ine , Le@@ ban@@ on , S@@ y@@ ri@@ a , C@@ y@@ pr@@ us , Gre@@ e@@ ce , C@@ re@@ te , and I@@ tal@@ y .
During ancient Israel@@ ’s long d@@ ry se@@ as@@ on , such ref@@ re@@ shing de@@ w was the princi@@ p@@ al s@@ ource of mo@@ is@@ ture for ve@@ get@@ ation .
For all his days , he is l@@ ent to Jehovah . ”
After Noah had wal@@ ked with God for more than fi@@ ve cen@@ tu@@ ries , Jehovah told him to buil@@ d an ar@@ k for the sa@@ ving of human and ani@@ ma@@ l life .
“ You have asked a difficult thing , ” said the prophet . “ If you see me when taken from you , it will ha@@ p@@ pen to you that way ; but if you do not , it will not ha@@ p@@ pen . ”
Tru@@ e , Jehovah stated el@@ se@@ where that they will last forever .
T@@ en@@ sions and hard feelings thus develop@@ ed between the her@@ ders .
Indeed , if a Christian were to sto@@ p pra@@ ying for justice to be done , he would show that he had lost confidence that Jehovah is going to act in be@@ half of his servants .
In the next article , we will consider some of the ways in which God supp@@ lies comfort to those who m@@ our@@ n .
Instead of help@@ ing to sol@@ ve man@@ kin@@ d’s problems , religion ac@@ tually be@@ comes part of the proble@@ m .
After the div@@ ision of Israel back in 9@@ 9@@ 7 B.C.E . , 4 out of the 19 k@@ ings who rul@@ ed Juda@@ h , the sou@@ ther@@ n part , demonstr@@ ated out@@ standing ze@@ al for true worship .
Ther@@ efore , the way I am r@@ un@@ ning is not un@@ certainly ; the way I am direc@@ ting my b@@ lo@@ ws is so as not to be str@@ ik@@ ing the a@@ ir ; but I pu@@ m@@ me@@ l my body and lead it as a slave , that , after I have pre@@ ached to others , I my@@ self should not become disa@@ p@@ proved som@@ eho@@ w . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 9 : 24 - 27 .
But what about the milli@@ ons who must end@@ ure ho@@ t , d@@ ry we@@ ather much of the time ?
They lost that war and were “ h@@ ur@@ led down , ” or c@@ ast out of heaven , to the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of the earth .
When Jesus Christ appe@@ ared on the earthly sc@@ ene , the temple was in the pro@@ c@@ ess of being prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely re@@ buil@@ t by King H@@ er@@ od .
How they re@@ mind us of the religious lead@@ ers whom Jesus called “ work@@ ers of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness ” and “ bl@@ ind guid@@ es ” !
TH@@ E writ@@ er of Psalm 1@@ 19 fac@@ ed a se@@ v@@ ere tri@@ al .
D@@ et@@ a@@ iled b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries of the land are de@@ f@@ ined .
Be@@ ware of Th@@ reat@@ s to Go@@ dly D@@ ev@@ o@@ tion
The pri@@ m@@ ary reason for E@@ hu@@ d’s succ@@ ess was that he had God’s ba@@ c@@ king as he ac@@ ted in har@@ mony with His inv@@ in@@ ci@@ ble will to li@@ ber@@ ate His people .
I@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ IN@@ E how thr@@ ill@@ ing it must have been to hear Jesus teach !
Jehovah E@@ le@@ v@@ ated the “ Ser@@ v@@ ant ”
Consider also what can ha@@ p@@ pen when we encoura@@ ge the stud@@ ent to give pri@@ or@@ ity to spiritual things by making time for we@@ ek@@ ly Bible study and pre@@ par@@ ing for and atten@@ ding Christian meetings .
• What Bible te@@ x@@ ts would you use to refu@@ te the teaching of the Tr@@ in@@ ity ?
What principles does the Bible con@@ tain that can help wi@@ ves ?
Re@@ ading the Bible da@@ ily has su@@ sta@@ ined me through some of the dar@@ k@@ est m@@ om@@ ents of my life . ”
Jesus , however , loved his Father and deli@@ gh@@ ted to do his will .
One of these young people with whom we stu@@ died now ser@@ ves on the B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e , and two others are special pione@@ ers .
A@@ m@@ ong such tre@@ a@@ sures is “ the fear of Jehovah , ” which can be a prote@@ ction and a sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard for us in these per@@ il@@ ous times .
* L@@ ije , qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , and his si@@ bl@@ ings remember the less@@ ons of faith their father taught them even as they were fle@@ e@@ ing .
A@@ gain , the w@@ at@@ ers were di@@ vi@@ ded . ​ — 2 K@@ i .
Ke@@ ep close to my young women ; you will be sa@@ fe with them .
You also have the satis@@ fac@@ tion of know@@ ing that you are respon@@ ding to Jehovah’s war@@ m appe@@ al : “ Be wise , my son , and make my heart rejo@@ ice , that I may make a rep@@ ly to him that is ta@@ un@@ ting me . ”
And let us use every opportunity to tell who@@ ever will listen that Jehovah’s way of rul@@ ing is the very best .
Acc@@ ording to Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 1 : 14 - 16 , how close is Jehovah’s day of judgment ?
B@@ er@@ til re@@ members saying to himself : ‘ P@@ o@@ or f@@ an@@ ati@@ c .
O@@ r you could be part of the action .
For example , they ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted taking in so@@ li@@ d spiritual food .
Those thoughts t@@ ou@@ ched my fri@@ end@@ ’s heart .
The simp@@ le answer to the question is that we do not know .
He will “ o@@ pen to you . . . the f@@ loo@@ d@@ g@@ ates of the heavens and ac@@ tually emp@@ ty out upon you a blessing until there is no more want . ”
W@@ om@@ en did not commun@@ ic@@ ate with men in public un@@ less they were rel@@ ated , and women r@@ ar@@ ely taught men .
Jehovah kno@@ ws what is best for you .
T@@ on@@ y never st@@ op@@ ped thinking about the pos@@ si@@ bility , and he continued to re@@ ach out for it .
And The Pa@@ gan@@ ism in Our Christi@@ an@@ ity af@@ fir@@ ms : “ The orig@@ in of the [ Tr@@ in@@ ity ] is enti@@ r@@ ely pa@@ g@@ an . ”
“ To you who are in fear of my name , ” says Jehovah , “ the su@@ n of righteousness will certainly shin@@ e for@@ th , with heal@@ ing in its w@@ ings ; and you will ac@@ tually go for@@ th and pa@@ w the gr@@ ound like f@@ atten@@ ed cal@@ ves . ” ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 4 : 2 .
However , ne@@ i@@ ther Father nor I lik@@ ed it that M@@ other was be@@ coming religious .
22 Ke@@ ep Your E@@ y@@ es on the Bi@@ g Is@@ sue
In time , however , you may gr@@ ant his re@@ qu@@ est when you know that doing so would be in his best inter@@ ests .
Jesus also en@@ tru@@ sted them with the assignment to witness and to make disciples of people in Jerusalem , Ju@@ de@@ a , Sam@@ ari@@ a , and the most dist@@ ant par@@ ts of the earth . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 ; 28 : 19 , 20 ; Acts 1 : 8 .
Mo@@ st important , what did Christ’s death accom@@ pl@@ ish ?
We do not know whether the young rul@@ er reg@@ re@@ t@@ ted his decision .
Because Abraham wanted peace , he allow@@ ed Lo@@ t to cho@@ ose the best land .
As we share the Kingdom good news with others , we me@@ et people with different dis@@ positi@@ ons .
J . Ha@@ y@@ es sum@@ m@@ ed up the Ch@@ es@@ ter Be@@ at@@ ty Li@@ br@@ ary in D@@ u@@ bl@@ in , I@@ rel@@ and .
That di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t se@@ em to af@@ fect the 4@@ .@@ 2 milli@@ on A@@ mer@@ ic@@ ans who w@@ atch@@ ed the fun@@ er@@ al of M@@ other T@@ er@@ es@@ a on S@@ ep@@ t . 13 .
After a quic@@ k s@@ il@@ ent prayer , I said to their cap@@ tain , “ P@@ le@@ ase rel@@ e@@ ase me . ”
Why do the crow@@ ds flo@@ ck to Christ Jesus , and what less@@ on may we draw from this ?
Although most transl@@ ations use the word “ p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment ” at Matthew 25 : 4@@ 6 , the ba@@ si@@ c meaning of the Greek word ko@@ ʹ@@ la@@ ·@@ sin is “ c@@ he@@ c@@ king the gro@@ w@@ th of tre@@ es , ” or pr@@ un@@ ing , cu@@ t@@ ting off nee@@ d@@ less bran@@ ches .
Yes , it is good to look a@@ head as he encoura@@ ged me to do .
He d@@ ro@@ ve this point home when he war@@ ned that God “ can destro@@ y both soul and body in Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na . ”
She inst@@ il@@ led in me a strong faith in God .
It is one thing to talk in gener@@ al ter@@ ms about the mer@@ cy of God .
We need to allow that acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge to direc@@ t our course .
The Bible writ@@ er Ju@@ de rel@@ ates that some angels “ did not keep their origin@@ al position but for@@ so@@ ok their own prop@@ er d@@ wel@@ ling place . ”
For example , we might be especially gi@@ f@@ ted at teaching .
Jesus Christ promised that “ the Father in heaven [ would ] give holy spirit to those as@@ king him . ”
His vi@@ ct@@ ory was Jehovah’s vi@@ ct@@ ory .
Th@@ ree years later , I was invit@@ ed to the branch of@@ fice in S@@ el@@ ters to help en@@ large the fac@@ il@@ ities .
It makes me happy to know that Jehovah ca@@ res for the needs of all his people , even those on is@@ ol@@ ated is@@ lands in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c O@@ ce@@ an !
So , what kind of name did Na@@ ba@@ l make for himself ?
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of others believe that the life course of each person is som@@ eho@@ w fore@@ or@@ da@@ ined by God .
He ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged his doub@@ ts and his own sense of in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance .
Ther@@ efore , when Jesus spoke about water , N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s would have dis@@ cer@@ ned that Jesus was refer@@ ring , not to water in gener@@ al , but to the water of baptism .
At times , they have tri@@ ed to encoura@@ ge their members to preach .
S@@ ad@@ ly , no human ag@@ enc@@ y or govern@@ ment , wh@@ atever its po@@ li@@ cy , has been able to leg@@ is@@ l@@ ate a change in man@@ ’s heart on such matters .
We should h@@ ate such tre@@ ach@@ er@@ y as ob@@ tain@@ ing un@@ just div@@ or@@ ces . — Mal@@ ach@@ i 2 : 14 - 16 .
Yes , they will be e@@ ag@@ er to att@@ ack Jehovah’s anointed ones as well as their associ@@ ates .
She soon became an ac@@ tive member in their religion and there was little I could do to pre@@ v@@ ent that from happ@@ ening . ”
A@@ gain , e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses were “ ast@@ oun@@ ded in a most ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary way , ” saying : “ He has done all things well .
For example , some religious lead@@ ers preach that God’s Kingdom is a con@@ dition in the heart of men , a view that fin@@ ds no bas@@ is in the Scriptures .
This se@@ ts the pat@@ ter@@ n for Jehovah’s Witnesses to follow when Go@@ g la@@ un@@ ches his att@@ ack against them .
Jehovah’s An@@ s@@ wer to a H@@ ear@@ t@@ felt P@@ ra@@ y@@ er
He respon@@ ds : “ B@@ less@@ ed be Jehovah the God of Israel , who has sent you this day to me@@ et me !
“ Fir@@ st , ” says Ge@@ or@@ ge , “ I esta@@ bli@@ shed a set time to pi@@ ck up the to@@ ys each night .
Acc@@ ording to one coun@@ t , there were 3@@ 31 ep@@ is@@ o@@ des of ar@@ m@@ ed con@@ f@@ li@@ ct between 194@@ 6 and 20@@ 13 .
“ Jer@@ ry , though , is an only child , and his parents were in need of care .
What do we ye@@ ar@@ n for , and what should we be doing ?
It did not take long for me to conclu@@ de that I had to change my emp@@ loy@@ ment .
In a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble ba@@ r@@ gain , Jo@@ c@@ he@@ bed was then hi@@ red to ra@@ ise her own child with ro@@ y@@ al prote@@ ction . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 2 : 5 - 9 .
When I vis@@ ited , Ar@@ th@@ ur and I would vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er to wa@@ s@@ h the di@@ sh@@ es after me@@ als .
Then she asked the man : “ You do not have everlasting life to offer , do you ? ”
No doubt you have !
7 : 8 - 10 ; 8 : 16 , 17 .
I study about how Jehovah vie@@ ws me .
Their relationship has been one of ong@@ o@@ ing con@@ ten@@ tion .
( b ) How might parents and children in such situ@@ ations feel ?
Thus , during the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy , less time is used for reading par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s while more time is a@@ vail@@ able for giving com@@ ments .
This attitude could eas@@ ily lead us to become over@@ confid@@ ent as to our a@@ bil@@ ities .
Jehovah was c@@ learly not pleas@@ ed with their spirit .
If the ri@@ ches that Jesus gave his followers were not material ones , what kind of ri@@ ches did he give them ?
And as that is accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed , ever@@ yone will benefit .
Why should we be en@@ vi@@ ous of them ?
A@@ n ev@@ ent invol@@ ving two of Ad@@ am@@ ’s sons helps us to see what God requi@@ res of an imper@@ fect human who wi@@ sh@@ es to appro@@ ach H@@ im .
A ri@@ di@@ cul@@ er , or s@@ co@@ ff@@ er , may seek wisdom , but true wisdom elu@@ des him .
“ Your D@@ eli@@ ver@@ ance Is G@@ et@@ ting Ne@@ ar ”
One brother explained how he appro@@ ached a man re@@ sting under a t@@ ree .
As Christ imit@@ ated his He@@ ad , the true God , Christian men should stri@@ ve to imitate their head ​ — the Christ .
Still , does this really requi@@ re a col@@ le@@ ge or a uni@@ vers@@ ity de@@ gre@@ e ?
It keep@@ s Jehovah’s holy name clear of re@@ pro@@ ach and prote@@ cts the fine re@@ pu@@ tation of his people .
Thus , when the Israelites were faithful , they gave a fine witness to God’s name .
My ear@@ li@@ est mem@@ ori@@ es are of full - time min@@ isters of Jehovah’s Witnesses , called pione@@ ers , vis@@ iting our home and sh@@ aring experi@@ ences .
What we@@ ak@@ nesses did Paul stri@@ ve to over@@ come ?
( b ) What can help us to pre@@ serve peace if a fellow Christian up@@ se@@ ts us ?
M@@ en and women were physi@@ c@@ ally dra@@ g@@ ged from their ho@@ m@@ es .
* The ag@@ ed prophet also loo@@ ks back on his long life and n@@ arr@@ ates ep@@ is@@ o@@ des that encoura@@ ge us to be godly men and women of integrity .
Those who exerc@@ ise faith in it enjoy a special s@@ ource of happiness .
Ri@@ v@@ ers are clo@@ sel@@ y l@@ in@@ ked with human hist@@ ory .
Does this mean that parents who have n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction for their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing would find it eas@@ y to imitate Jehovah in this reg@@ ard ?
For the answer , consider the words of the apostle Paul recorded in his letter to Christians in R@@ ome .
In time , my husband jo@@ ined me in the study .
One day al@@ most three years later , C@@ ir@@ o was sur@@ pris@@ ed to have the man show up at his do@@ or .
It is n@@ atur@@ al to want to prote@@ ct your child .
In this reg@@ ard , ask yourself , ‘ Do I regul@@ arly set asi@@ de time for family worship in my hous@@ eho@@ ld ? ’
Isa@@ i@@ ah’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy F@@ or@@ ti@@ fi@@ es Our Con@@ fid@@ ence in God’s Word
It says : “ E@@ ach one of you must love his wife as he does himself ; on the other hand , the wife should have deep respect for her husband . ”
The word rend@@ ered “ exer@@ ting ” can su@@ gg@@ est “ stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing , ” as by a gy@@ m@@ n@@ ast in the ancient g@@ ames .
I was also imp@@ ressed by the other Witnesses who vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered there .
But since our et@@ er@@ n@@ al wel@@ f@@ are is at st@@ ake , that cho@@ ice is vit@@ ally important .
One of its most preci@@ ous blessings is the pro@@ spe@@ ct of everlasting life .
Sh@@ ould a Christian hi@@ de his true id@@ ent@@ ity as a serv@@ ant of God ?
If they were truly ‘ tru@@ sting in Jehovah with all their heart , ’ there would be little reason for believ@@ ing that they could not avoid a fa@@ iled marriage . ​ — Read Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 .
He is making w@@ ars to ce@@ ase to the ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ity of the earth . ” ​ — Psalm 4@@ 6 : 8 , 9 .
What as@@ pect of Christ’s example is of par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar interest to the elders in the congregation ?
For there is not a word on my t@@ ong@@ ue , but , look ! O Jehovah , you already know it all . ”
There are more than 9@@ 5@@ ,000 Witnesses in K@@ o@@ re@@ a , ne@@ arly 40 per@@ c@@ ent of them serving as ei@@ ther regul@@ ar or au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pione@@ ers .
E@@ ach mon@@ th , congregations for@@ ward these am@@ oun@@ ts to the of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses that ser@@ ves their res@@ pe@@ ctive coun@@ tri@@ es .
She did not star@@ t atten@@ ding at that time , but later she began discus@@ sing Bible sub@@ je@@ cts with a work@@ mate who was a Witness .
This is well demonstr@@ ated by the activ@@ ity of mission@@ aries who serve in fore@@ ign assign@@ ments .
The early se@@ ctions of his j@@ our@@ n@@ al were dar@@ k and g@@ lo@@ om@@ y , but his more rec@@ ent ent@@ ries were different .
Mo@@ st scho@@ l@@ ars ag@@ ree that he was born about 1@@ 60 C.E . in C@@ ar@@ th@@ age , N@@ or@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
The man in the illustr@@ ation re@@ pres@@ ents individu@@ al Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers .
Why does we@@ aring a conven@@ tion ba@@ dge often tri@@ gg@@ er a con@@ vers@@ ation , and what less@@ on can we learn from that ?
This example of worl@@ dly thinking appe@@ als to many people because they view religion as d@@ ul@@ l and ir@@ rel@@ ev@@ ant .
Just as God cre@@ ated our bo@@ dies with a su@@ per@@ bly desi@@ gn@@ ed i@@ mmu@@ ne system , which fi@@ gh@@ ts di@@ se@@ ase and helps keep us heal@@ thy , he also e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed us with a conscience , or in@@ ner vo@@ ice , which can help us make right decisions and avoid practic@@ es that are har@@ m@@ ful physi@@ c@@ ally and spiritually .
The app@@ lic@@ ation of Bible principles has accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed what human govern@@ ments cannot
There is your great privilege : You can praise Jehovah .
And how can we bal@@ ance our ob@@ lig@@ ations to God with what we o@@ we se@@ cul@@ ar author@@ ities ?
A few we@@ ek@@ s later , I received a letter tel@@ ling me I was free of ob@@ lig@@ ations for mil@@ it@@ ary service .
As we spiritually “ gro@@ w up in all things , ” we come to appreci@@ ate that Jehovah has our best inter@@ ests at heart and that his comman@@ ds are not un@@ du@@ ly re@@ stri@@ ctive . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 15 ; Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 , 18 ; 5@@ 4 : 13 .
Their go@@ al is to apply Scriptural principles to the needs of the local congregation .
Because their positi@@ ons are so pre@@ c@@ ise , the st@@ ars are “ help@@ ful guid@@ es in na@@ vi@@ g@@ ation , to a@@ str@@ on@@ au@@ ts in sp@@ ace@@ c@@ ra@@ ft ori@@ ent@@ ation , and for st@@ ar id@@ enti@@ fic@@ ation . ”
The govern@@ ment esta@@ bli@@ shed tri@@ bun@@ als to deter@@ mine who should be gr@@ anted ex@@ emp@@ tion and to what de@@ gre@@ e .
O@@ thers as@@ ser@@ t that God does not ex@@ ist .
“ Do not be anxi@@ ous over anything , ” wrote Paul , “ but in everything by prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation along with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving let your pet@@ iti@@ ons be made known to God ; and the peace of God that exc@@ els all thought will gu@@ ard your hearts and your men@@ tal po@@ wers by means of Christ Jesus . ”
Fr@@ on@@ t ro@@ w : Al@@ y@@ ona , R@@ aya , S@@ v@@ et@@ l@@ ana
In fact , the rest of Psalm 14@@ 5 shows how Jehovah displa@@ ys this qu@@ ality and how his loyal servants respon@@ d to his loving - kindness .
All the while , Abraham main@@ ta@@ ined his fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah .
For example , the l@@ eng@@ th of the Creat@@ or@@ ’s ex@@ ist@@ ence , the br@@ il@@ li@@ ance of his mind , and the dep@@ th of his wisdom cannot be me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed , qu@@ an@@ ti@@ fied , or fa@@ th@@ om@@ ed .
The do@@ ct@@ or put his face very close to my fa@@ ther’s and said , “ Why don@@ ’t you h@@ it me , you y@@ el@@ low c@@ ow@@ ard ! ”
The w@@ ind is the pri@@ me mo@@ ver that gives dist@@ inc@@ tive shap@@ e to the s@@ and .
Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a : Can you give me an example ?
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , it is likely that water co@@ vered most re@@ gi@@ ons long en@@ ough for many tre@@ es to die .
It cen@@ tered on vari@@ ous ways that glory can be given to Jehovah , the Creator .
“ Although there were challeng@@ es in tra@@ ining them during their early years , ” says D@@ an , “ we are thr@@ il@@ led that our children have turned out well .
In what ways may obedi@@ ence to parents result in one@@ ’s well - being ?
Wh@@ atever temp@@ ts us to sin , we are wise if we determin@@ e@@ dly turn our back on it . ​ — Romans 12 : 9 .
The book fur@@ ther states : “ Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s and Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ants in gener@@ al showed more ho@@ st@@ ility than sy@@ mp@@ a@@ thy for Jehovah’s Witnesses , and they sh@@ ared H@@ it@@ l@@ er@@ ’s har@@ s@@ h valu@@ es more than the Witnesses ’ p@@ ac@@ i@@ f@@ ist ones . ”
Our God - given b@@ ra@@ in is uni@@ que in another important respect .
What ro@@ le does love pla@@ y in making our heart responsi@@ ve to Jehovah’s direction ?
As the prophet explained his fe@@ ars , Jehovah listen@@ ed and then displa@@ yed His great power .
In what way can a husband honor his wife ?
There is , however , a spiritual temple , which gl@@ ori@@ fi@@ es Jehovah far more than any building .
A@@ no@@ ther example of Davi@@ d’s will@@ ing@@ ness to trust in Jehovah involved Saul ​ — Israel@@ ’s first king .
But is it possible to pur@@ sue materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic go@@ als and still serve God whole - sou@@ led ?
Does he have a name ?
Jesus himself taught us to pray to Jehovah , and he set the example by pra@@ ying to his Father .
He does not reg@@ re@@ t any sacrific@@ es he has made in con@@ ne@@ ction with his service to God .
Sa@@ e@@ ed K@@ ha@@ n / A@@ F@@ P / G@@ et@@ ty I@@ ma@@ ges
And it gives divine counsel about how we should conduct ourselves during these difficult times so as to make our hope fir@@ m .
“ How I do love your law ! ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 1@@ 19 : 9@@ 7 .
In fact , people of al@@ most every religious per@@ su@@ asi@@ on pray ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly .
He says : “ B@@ ad associ@@ ations spo@@ il u@@ se@@ ful ha@@ bi@@ ts . ”
What will help us me@@ et to@@ da@@ y’s ad@@ vers@@ ities with courage ?
In that in@@ ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , true worship took ro@@ o@@ t .
E@@ s@@ ther showed mo@@ des@@ ty and self - control by not re@@ ques@@ ting ad@@ di@@ tional je@@ wel@@ ry or fin@@ er clo@@ thing than what was provided by He@@ ga@@ i .
Jehovah always fin@@ ds the right bal@@ ance , discipl@@ ining “ to the prop@@ er de@@ gre@@ e . ”
Yes , by means of the gift of the ransom sacrifice of his Son , Jesus Christ , Jehovah makes it possible for us to appro@@ ach his lo@@ f@@ ty thro@@ ne without fear or dre@@ ad . ​ — Romans 6 : 23 ; Hebrews 4 : 14 - 16 ; 1 John 4 : 9 , 10 , 18 .
And though it has been att@@ ac@@ ked again and again over the cen@@ tu@@ ries ​ — bur@@ ned , ban@@ ned , and bel@@ it@@ t@@ led — ​ its st@@ at@@ ements have we@@ a@@ ther@@ ed every on@@ sla@@ ught .
W@@ is@@ ely , however , parents want to be sure that before their children get baptized , they are ready to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der the responsi@@ bility of Christian disci@@ ple@@ ship .
Even if an imper@@ fect human makes a mis@@ take , Jesus as King of the heavenly Kingdom is able to h@@ and@@ le the matter in his time and way .
W@@ ere you not thr@@ il@@ led to read of dead loved ones coming back to life with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of rema@@ ining in that Par@@ adise ? ​ — Isaiah 11 : 6 ; 35 : 5 , 6 ; John 5 : 28 , 29 .
• How may we ‘ apply our heart ’ to God’s Word ?
A v@@ isi@@ ble , com@@ pos@@ ite si@@ gn would al@@ er@@ t his disciples that his inv@@ isi@@ ble pres@@ ence had be@@ gu@@ n . ​ — Matthew 24 : 3 - 14 .
Their tra@@ ining e@@ qu@@ ip@@ s them to make better use of the Bible in the field ministry .
What led to our decision ?
All op@@ pos@@ ers of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y will have been eli@@ min@@ ated .
I@@ ts guid@@ ance is not li@@ mit@@ ed to the family cir@@ c@@ le .
If there is no meeting at conven@@ tions in your country and you would like to apply , you may wr@@ ite your branch of@@ fice for fur@@ ther information .
How a Christian cho@@ o@@ ses to prote@@ ct himself , his family , or his pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons is , of course , lar@@ g@@ ely a personal matter , as is his cho@@ ice of emp@@ loy@@ ment .
During the 20 years that follow@@ ed the div@@ ision of Israel into two k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s , Juda@@ h had become thor@@ ough@@ ly cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted by pa@@ g@@ an practic@@ es .
In Hebrew , this expres@@ sion can simply mean that Jehovah did not bring about the cal@@ am@@ ity he stated that he was inc@@ l@@ ined to bring upon the whole nation .
Let us consider another example ​ — the way Jesus tre@@ ated his disciples .
This har@@ mon@@ iz@@ es with Christ’s words to the 11 loyal apostles : “ If I go my way and pre@@ pare a place for you , I am coming again and will receive you home to my@@ self , that where I am you also may be . ” ​ — John 14 : 3 .
B@@ ri@@ an : W@@ ell , cr@@ iti@@ c@@ s at one time claim@@ ed that King David never ex@@ is@@ ted .
It requi@@ res that we come to know Jehovah as a person and have full confidence in him .
Yes , Mi@@ ca@@ h’s prophecy truly streng@@ th@@ ens us to walk in Jehovah’s name .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out God’s support , which inclu@@ des his guid@@ ance and prote@@ ction of his people , the preaching work would not be possible .
* She pray@@ ed to God for help .
Se@@ e@@ king his righteousness inclu@@ des tr@@ ying to live according to his valu@@ es and perfect standards and not our own .
For one thing because , to qu@@ o@@ te Na@@ po@@ le@@ on , “ Jesus Christ has influ@@ enced and comman@@ ded His sub@@ je@@ cts without His v@@ isi@@ ble bo@@ di@@ ly pres@@ ence . ”
Ru@@ th , al@@ though her@@ self a wi@@ do@@ w for a while , truly hon@@ ored Na@@ om@@ i by will@@ ingly and lo@@ v@@ ingly making sure that Na@@ om@@ i@@ ’s physical and emo@@ tional needs were car@@ ed for .
As a result , they do not know of the s@@ ound guid@@ ance found in the Bible nor of the Par@@ adise con@@ di@@ tions that God’s Kingdom will soon bring to our earth .
Bethel taught me the import@@ ance of having a co@@ op@@ er@@ ative spirit .
W@@ ell , he is cont@@ ent with what he has .
The Ne@@ ed to Be L@@ ong - Su@@ ffering
Jesus id@@ enti@@ fied what as “ the great@@ est and first comman@@ d@@ ment ” ?
( b ) What does the word “ long - suffering ” mean ?
M@@ ore than 5@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 ho@@ m@@ es of Witnesses and others in the re@@ gi@@ on have been re@@ buil@@ t or re@@ pa@@ i@@ red .
She will not s@@ co@@ ld the sister about her cho@@ ice of clo@@ thing , but she may be able to encoura@@ ge the you@@ ng@@ er one to consider how her cho@@ ice of clo@@ thing may af@@ fect others .
The te@@ am of n@@ ur@@ ses told Sa@@ ú@@ l that he was the best pati@@ ent they had ever had in that ward .
For we have brought nothing into the world , and ne@@ i@@ ther can we car@@ ry anything out .
He says : “ O@@ ver the years , sever@@ al experienced elders helped me to prog@@ ress spiritually .
U@@ p@@ on his rel@@ e@@ ase from the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al , he was at first so disa@@ b@@ led that he could do nothing for himself .
But these preci@@ ous tru@@ ths have also set us free from the ign@@ or@@ ance and un@@ certain@@ ties of a world en@@ vel@@ op@@ ed in dar@@ k@@ ness .
What is sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed by ‘ s@@ it@@ ting under one@@ ’s own v@@ ine and fi@@ g t@@ ree ’ ?
Al@@ l@@ an K@@ ar@@ de@@ c vie@@ wed spi@@ rit@@ ist writ@@ ings as the th@@ ir@@ d re@@ vel@@ ation of God’s law to mankind , the first two being the teachings of Moses and those of Jesus .
U@@ sing the illustr@@ ation of light , show how human glory can ob@@ s@@ cu@@ re divine glory .
Why is it important to keep cultiv@@ ating the qu@@ ality of love ?
For de@@ ca@@ des , the faithful slave class has war@@ ned us about such s@@ ites .
And what about true worshi@@ p@@ ers ?
; Re@@ y@@ no@@ l@@ ds , D .
How did Jesus ’ attitude toward God’s Word di@@ ff@@ er from that of the religious lead@@ ers of his day ?
What is a ke@@ y fac@@ t@@ or in qu@@ ali@@ f@@ ying for congregation responsi@@ bil@@ ities ?
We too ought to be hum@@ ble and coura@@ ge@@ ous in car@@ r@@ ying out any God - given assignment .
B@@ as@@ is for Tru@@ st in Jehovah
In He@@ br@@ on he re@@ ign@@ ed for 7 years , and in Jerusalem he re@@ ign@@ ed for 33 years . ”
Such de@@ ar sheep need tend@@ er care , and this means that loving shepher@@ ds must take a personal interest in them .
L@@ ON@@ D@@ O@@ N ( C@@ R@@ Y@@ S@@ T@@ A@@ L P@@ AL@@ A@@ C@@ E ) , N@@ ational S@@ por@@ ts C@@ en@@ tre , N@@ or@@ w@@ o@@ od .
On the contr@@ ary , when she went to vis@@ it Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th , her relati@@ ve , “ Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th was filled with holy spirit , and she called out with a l@@ ou@@ d c@@ ry and said : ‘ B@@ less@@ ed are you [ M@@ ary ] among women , and bless@@ ed is the fru@@ it of your wom@@ b ! ’ ”
With his help , for example , godly women main@@ ta@@ ined their integrity under Na@@ z@@ i and Com@@ mun@@ ist rule when many of them su@@ ffered and some even lost their lives because of their obedi@@ ence to God .
So he told those people : “ Al@@ so to other c@@ ities I must dec@@ l@@ are the good news of the kingdom of God , because for this I was sent for@@ th . ”
N@@ ame a second s@@ ource of spiritual strength , and c@@ ite a Scriptural example to show its ef@@ fic@@ ac@@ y .
The sur@@ g@@ er@@ y was per@@ form@@ ed later in De@@ c@@ ember , and about a we@@ ek af@@ ter@@ ward , the sur@@ ge@@ on came into R@@ o@@ se@@ ’s ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al ro@@ om while I was there and said : “ R@@ ose Mari@@ e , go home !
By ap@@ pl@@ ying this one stan@@ d@@ ard , we can id@@ enti@@ fy which ancient writ@@ ings are truly from God .
The ey@@ es@@ al@@ ve is not free .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , while loo@@ king for the good in others , elders need to en@@ sure that their judgment is not be@@ cl@@ ou@@ ded by personal relation@@ shi@@ ps or emo@@ tions .
O@@ r ma@@ y@@ be the govern@@ ment says that if anyone me@@ e@@ ts to worship Jehovah , he will have to pa@@ y a fine , go to pris@@ on , or be p@@ uni@@ shed with something even wor@@ se .
Samuel had not yet come to know Jehovah in@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , as he would later when serving as Jehovah’s spo@@ k@@ es@@ man .
“ F@@ e@@ ar the true God and keep his comman@@ d@@ ments . ” ​ — E@@ C@@ C@@ L .
He had proved to be sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to the needs of God’s people and displa@@ yed a spirit of self - sacrifice .
“ I was f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ated by the four dist@@ inc@@ tive ri@@ ders on different - col@@ ored hor@@ ses .
So@@ on , F@@ eli@@ ci@@ a too got baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
At the time , some 20 brothers were in the Ad@@ el@@ a@@ i@@ de j@@ a@@ il for their neu@@ tr@@ al stand , and I soon jo@@ ined them .
What Scriptural principles help them to act with in@@ sight and to maintain integrity to God ?
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing of the faith of S@@ ar@@ ah and Abraham , he said : “ If they had kept re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing the place from which they had de@@ par@@ ted , they would have had opportunity to return . ”
I have no reg@@ re@@ ts and would g@@ la@@ dly do it all over again . ”
The ro@@ d and the man@@ na may have been re@@ moved from the Ar@@ k before the dedic@@ ation of Solom@@ on@@ ’s temple . ​ — 1 / 15 , page 31 .
What responsi@@ bility do parents have toward a min@@ or who lives with them but who is ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from the congregation ?
Then , Jesus said to them : “ ‘ What are these matters that you are de@@ bat@@ ing between y@@ ourselves as you walk along ? ’
I also stu@@ died the Bible with a woman who was eng@@ ag@@ ed to a po@@ li@@ ce@@ man .
The following article will take up this matter .
I thor@@ ough@@ ly enjo@@ yed the meeting and ag@@ re@@ ed to a regul@@ ar Bible study with the Witnesses .
It would be ide@@ al if we could say that ever@@ yone recei@@ ves help and gi@@ f@@ ts gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ously .
In his associ@@ ation with the comm@@ on people of Israel , Jesus had com@@ pas@@ sion for them because they were disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ged , and he gave loving attention to their needs .
T@@ ak@@ ing su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient time , however , is not to be con@@ fu@@ sed with pro@@ c@@ ra@@ st@@ in@@ ating .
A@@ re@@ t and Pen@@ n@@ y follow@@ ed a similar course .
A@@ B@@ R@@ A@@ H@@ A@@ M B@@ E@@ C@@ O@@ M@@ E@@ S G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S F@@ R@@ I@@ EN@@ D
As a result , we are able to preach the good news worl@@ d@@ wide .
( b ) What can you@@ ths learn from Jesus ’ example as a you@@ th ?
Be Pe@@ ace@@ able and L@@ ong - Su@@ ffering
Yes , we can get “ the for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of our t@@ res@@ pas@@ ses ” and thus be helped to over@@ come any feelings of wor@@ th@@ less@@ ness . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 7 .
“ T@@ w@@ o people are better than one , because they get more done by working together . ”
( Read E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 38 : 18 - 23 . )
Be@@ h@@ ind the S@@ cen@@ es
M@@ au@@ ri@@ z@@ i@@ o had done so with me when I needed help .
When see@@ king to ass@@ ist a sheep who has st@@ ra@@ yed , the one assign@@ ed to help might ref@@ er to Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation recorded at Luke 15 : 11 - 24 .
Yet , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of don@@ ated fun@@ ds today come from many small gi@@ f@@ ts rather than from a few large ones .
When atten@@ ding a ga@@ ther@@ ing , what practic@@ al me@@ asure can you take to a@@ bi@@ de by God’s standards ?
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , fri@@ end@@ ship with wicked ones can fo@@ ster an ung@@ o@@ dly spirit within us and can destro@@ y our relationship with Jehovah God .
▪ When people pray for God’s Kingdom to come , what are they ac@@ tually as@@ king for ?
Some came from as far away as T@@ as@@ man@@ ia .
Father and M@@ other began stud@@ ying the Bible and often tal@@ ked together about God’s Kingdom and the blessings to come .
[ Bo@@ x on page 10 ]
Christian elders stri@@ ve to be kind in deal@@ ing with the flo@@ ck
W@@ ould you not ag@@ ree , though , that the princi@@ ple app@@ lies to child re@@ aring ?
Instead , it op@@ ens the do@@ or for mo@@ der@@ n s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists to study them and as@@ si@@ gn acc@@ ur@@ ate time sp@@ ans to them .
He might re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly try to help the child sto@@ p doing what is bad .
We will be more concer@@ ned about principles of love and obedi@@ ence toward God than about the out@@ side appe@@ ar@@ ance of worship . ​ — Luke 11 : 4@@ 2 .
Peter and John r@@ an to the t@@ om@@ b where Jesus had been bu@@ ri@@ ed and the do@@ or se@@ aled .
His conduct may not am@@ ount to gro@@ ss wr@@ ong@@ doing , but it dis@@ tur@@ bs you .
Still , cou@@ ples also have to con@@ ten@@ d with the worl@@ d’s r@@ am@@ p@@ ant moral de@@ ca@@ y .
If we real@@ ize that sin@@ ful desi@@ res or attitu@@ des are affe@@ cting us , or if a loving fellow beli@@ ever dra@@ ws this to our attention , it would be wise to be spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c about the proble@@ m in our prayers and ask for God’s ass@@ ist@@ ance in over@@ coming these le@@ an@@ ings .
He has a personal name that he wants us to use .
Hence , a man is ex@@ hor@@ ted to rejo@@ ice with the wife of his you@@ th .
It seem@@ s un@@ likely that on his way to fulf@@ ill that assignment , Moses ’ life would have been th@@ reat@@ ened by God’s ang@@ el .
( See the bo@@ x “ Why C@@ er@@ tain Mi@@ rac@@ les No L@@ ong@@ er O@@ cc@@ ur , ” on page 4 . )
V@@ er@@ y likely , many of these had been att@@ ached to fur@@ ni@@ ture and in@@ la@@ id in w@@ all pan@@ el@@ ing .
Da@@ y in and day out , we are ex@@ posed to people who prom@@ o@@ te the go@@ als , valu@@ es , and thinking of the world around us .
T@@ al@@ k about positi@@ ve , exc@@ iting the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c activities in the local congregation and el@@ se@@ where .
It is a se@@ cre@@ t place because un@@ believers cannot dis@@ cer@@ n it .
His was loy@@ al@@ ty of the high@@ est kind .
Those who have the hope of living forever on earth are lik@@ e@@ wise re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ents of “ a free gift . ”
C@@ ite an example to show that efforts to provide spiritual help really are effe@@ ctive .
How is God’s spirit involved in ex@@ ten@@ ding the invit@@ ation in our day ?
Per@@ haps Jehovah has allow@@ ed your tri@@ als to continue .
18 : 6 - 17 .
In har@@ mony with Jehovah’s comm@@ and , they en@@ tered the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and and began to con@@ qu@@ er it .
A few days after their daugh@@ ter , Ther@@ es@@ a , was repor@@ ted mis@@ sing , they received de@@ va@@ st@@ ating news : She had been mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed .
But as I learned more about the Bible and dre@@ w strength from Jehovah , I was able to make chang@@ es .
Like anything el@@ se , they have to be kept in their place . ”
So in 19@@ 7@@ 3 a special pioneer cou@@ ple were assign@@ ed to work there as full - time Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers .
God help you if we ever c@@ atch you preaching . ”
To be sure , they expe@@ cted that their decision would invol@@ ve har@@ d@@ ship , as Christ had fore@@ war@@ ned .
The soul is mor@@ tal .
How important it is to coun@@ ter@@ act any physical we@@ ak@@ ness ​ — perhaps ca@@ used by di@@ se@@ ase or old age — ​ with spiritual strength !
Yet , the Bible says : “ In all this Job did not sin or as@@ cri@@ be anything imp@@ ro@@ per to God . ” ​ — Job 1 : 13 - 22 .
V@@ alu@@ eless things can inclu@@ de words .
Such a course of self - sacrifice refle@@ cts practic@@ al wisdom , for as Jesus said , “ what benefit will it be to a man if he ga@@ ins the whole world but for@@ fe@@ its his soul ? ”
As a con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence , the year 33 C.E . saw the bir@@ th of the Christian congregation of anointed worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah .
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : Th@@ an@@ k you .
As he direc@@ ts his attention to us , he shows an in@@ tim@@ ate understanding of our ma@@ ke@@ up , our desi@@ res , and our as@@ pi@@ r@@ ations .
At that time , Noah was 4@@ 8@@ 0 years old .
There were Lo@@ is and E@@ un@@ ice , her daugh@@ ter , now loyal Christian women , full of that “ un@@ h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical faith ” that Paul so ad@@ mi@@ red .
Although it is un@@ likely that we would turn to ou@@ tri@@ ght i@@ do@@ l worship , we could become i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ers by allow@@ ing our own sel@@ f@@ ish desi@@ res to di@@ str@@ act us from worshi@@ p@@ ing Jehovah whole - sou@@ led . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 5 .
“ One S@@ un@@ day he came to his first meeting .
Then I went to look for a jo@@ b .
The ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of An@@ a@@ bap@@ t@@ ists stu@@ ck to their p@@ ac@@ i@@ f@@ ist principles , though there was a bel@@ lig@@ er@@ ent min@@ or@@ ity .
Al@@ so , it will be e@@ asi@@ er to de@@ al with situ@@ ations that ar@@ ise because of our imper@@ fe@@ ction .
S@@ how@@ ing gen@@ u@@ ine love in imit@@ ation of God is always the right thing to do . ​ — 1 John 4 : 8 .
Thus , Jesus taught his disciples to pray to God : “ Let your kingdom come .
After all , Christ “ died for all that those who live might live no longer for themselves , but for him who died for them . ”
The following year A@@ than@@ asi@@ us of Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a pa@@ id 6@@ 0@@ ,000 s@@ il@@ ver co@@ ins for the of@@ fice .
El@@ ders can imitate Jesus ’ example by coun@@ sel@@ ing others in a g@@ ent@@ le way . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 1 .
The W@@ oun@@ ds of W@@ ar
L@@ ear@@ ning to live a simp@@ le life , free of the exc@@ ess ba@@ gg@@ age of self - in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence ​ — in wh@@ atever form — ​ c@@ alls for will@@ power and self - control .
U@@ p@@ on his return to Jerusalem , Ne@@ h@@ emiah takes dec@@ isi@@ ve action to cor@@ rec@@ t the situation .
I cho@@ se to return to U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine .
By ob@@ serving it , Israel was se@@ par@@ ated from all other nations as God’s special people .
( b ) What bal@@ ance did Jesus displa@@ y regarding his work ?
What is really important is that there is liter@@ ac@@ y and that people can commun@@ ic@@ ate more eas@@ ily and in the future have a greater par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in educ@@ ation . ”
I felt a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed to go out or to associ@@ ate with other people .
Now let us discus@@ s a th@@ ir@@ d question that concer@@ ns many : What happ@@ ens to us when we die ?
No doubt he continued to ad@@ d to his knowledge after his baptism .
They hold that he was only near death and that he was re@@ vi@@ ved by the co@@ ol@@ ness of the t@@ om@@ b .
By doing what have people sh@@ own that they have faith in the good news ?
And , in@@ deed , they became part of the Bible and can be read by all of us today .
Jehovah’s Word Is A@@ live ​ — H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the L@@ et@@ ter to the Romans
The Bible war@@ ns : “ K@@ now this , that in the last days cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with will be here . ”
They feel very much as did the psalmist David , who wrote : “ I have gro@@ wn num@@ b and become c@@ ru@@ shed to an ex@@ tre@@ me de@@ gre@@ e ; I have ro@@ ared du@@ e to the gro@@ an@@ ing of my heart .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in just a few de@@ ca@@ des of their recei@@ ving Jesus ’ comm@@ and , the apostle Paul could wr@@ ite that the good news had been pre@@ ached “ in all cre@@ ation that is under heaven . ”
How un@@ com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated , yet pro@@ found , those words are !
• The human cre@@ ation was “ sub@@ je@@ cted to fu@@ t@@ ility ” on the bas@@ is of what hope ?
Let us da@@ ily keep in mind this inspired as@@ sur@@ ance : “ The name of Jehovah is a strong tower . In@@ to it the righteous r@@ un@@ s and is given prote@@ ction . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
Do you try to for@@ ce others to have your op@@ in@@ ion ?
R@@ es@@ pect for Au@@ thor@@ ity , 8 / 1
Is re@@ aching spiritual go@@ als just a matter of cho@@ o@@ sing the right associ@@ ations ?
* They shed light on his person@@ ality , his su@@ ffer@@ ings , and his ex@@ al@@ tation as our King and Re@@ de@@ em@@ er .
Re@@ aching out for them is wor@@ th every effort we can make .
He offered me a tr@@ act , and upon reading it I im@@ medi@@ ately real@@ ized that God was ans@@ wer@@ ing my prayers .
All were great@@ ly encoura@@ ged .
A sing@@ le ang@@ el s@@ le@@ w 18@@ 5@@ ,000 As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers who were th@@ reat@@ ening Jerusalem .
Will it ref@@ res@@ h and up@@ buil@@ d those with whom I share it ? ’
How could we ple@@ ase Jehovah if we doub@@ ted his ability or desire to re@@ ward us ?
Si@@ x months later , I follow@@ ed the example of my older brother P@@ ra@@ b@@ ha@@ ka@@ r and became a full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er .
Now the two famili@@ es have happy mem@@ ori@@ es of the time they sp@@ ent together during that very difficult time .
Ab@@ out 5@@ 00 years after the Israelites were deli@@ vered from Egy@@ pt , Jehovah remin@@ ded them : “ It was I who brought Israel up out of Egy@@ pt and who went deli@@ ver@@ ing you from the hand of Egy@@ pt and from the hand of all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s that were op@@ pres@@ sing you . ”
He also showed how important it is by teaching his followers to pray to God : “ Let your kingdom come .
A group of de@@ a@@ f te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers came to look around .
( 2 ) Jehovah has esta@@ bli@@ shed an organization that is uni@@ fied .
S@@ O@@ M@@ E years ag@@ o , a woman was deep@@ ly dis@@ tur@@ bed by a tra@@ ge@@ dy that occ@@ ur@@ red in her neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od .
The W@@ il@@ li@@ am@@ s ’ home became a fo@@ cal point for group Bible study and congregation meetings in D@@ on@@ ny@@ bro@@ ok .
“ I learned that we can live forever on a par@@ adise earth .
Even Jesus ’ disciples had an ong@@ o@@ ing ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent about who was the great@@ est .
Today , 8@@ 0 per@@ c@@ ent find it accep@@ table .
C@@ learly , we should not take ourselves too seri@@ ously .
Such an attitude be@@ tra@@ ys a l@@ ack of godly fear .
Hence , we have every reason to rest our hope , “ not on un@@ certain ri@@ ches , but on God , who fur@@ ni@@ sh@@ es us all things ri@@ ch@@ ly for our enjo@@ y@@ ment . ”
The book of Proverbs lik@@ ens a man moved by un@@ rest@@ ra@@ ined pas@@ sion to a bul@@ l being led to the sla@@ ugh@@ ter .
How did Saul at one time show himself to be mo@@ des@@ t ?
How can we avoid dis@@ tur@@ b@@ ing others in our ministry ?
U@@ p@@ on our arri@@ val in Gen@@ o@@ a , I started a study with a la@@ dy who@@ se husband was a form@@ er bo@@ x@@ er and the man@@ ag@@ er of a bo@@ x@@ ing gy@@ m .
Instead , his family and real friends wel@@ com@@ ed him home with o@@ pen ar@@ ms .
No , for Jehovah makes this encourag@@ ing st@@ at@@ ement : “ In loving - kindness I have taken deli@@ ght , and not in sacrifice ; and in the knowledge of God rather than in whole bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffer@@ ings . ”
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 22 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 9@@ 1 , 39
Fir@@ st , John b@@ eho@@ l@@ ds the gl@@ ori@@ fied Jesus Christ and recei@@ ves a seri@@ es of mes@@ sa@@ ges that he is to ‘ wr@@ ite in a s@@ cro@@ l@@ l and s@@ end to the se@@ ven congregations . ’
As you do so , be gr@@ ate@@ ful that the prophe@@ ts and men who were used to pen the message of the Bible truly were “ bor@@ ne along by holy spirit . ”
S@@ tic@@ k to the B@@ est W@@ a@@ y of Li@@ fe !
On another occasi@@ on , Jesus cal@@ m@@ ed a st@@ or@@ m that th@@ reat@@ ened the sa@@ f@@ ety of his friends .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H is very consider@@ ate in the way he makes his pur@@ pos@@ es known to his servants .
So@@ on Jehovah will re@@ move the origin@@ at@@ or of evil de@@ e@@ ds , Satan the Devil , who is be@@ h@@ ind the s@@ cen@@ es , as it were , man@@ e@@ u@@ ver@@ ing the af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of the world .
Th@@ ough we all face tri@@ als and tri@@ bul@@ ations , Jehovah provi@@ des the comfort we need .
She pro@@ duc@@ ed first G@@ ad , then A@@ sh@@ er . ​ — Genesis 30 : 9 - 13 .
A@@ gn@@ es S@@ m@@ ith Le@@ w@@ is and S@@ t . Ca@@ ther@@ in@@ e@@ ’s M@@ on@@ ast@@ er@@ y
Just as such a ne@@ t in@@ dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ately c@@ atch@@ es large num@@ bers of “ f@@ ish of every kind , ” our preaching work at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ts milli@@ ons of people of all kin@@ ds .
“ A@@ t@@ tain . . . the me@@ asure of st@@ ature that bel@@ ong@@ s to the ful@@ l@@ ness of the Christ . ” ​ — E@@ P@@ H@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ AN@@ S 4 : 13 .
As for us , in such individuals we find examples of faith .
All of us do well to imitate their you@@ th@@ ful ze@@ al .
Paul , a 4@@ 9 - year - old wi@@ do@@ wer , says : “ I think it was ni@@ ce that those who offered help in a real and practic@@ al way still allow@@ ed me to re@@ tain control of the arrang@@ ements .
What hope is that ?
Their words encoura@@ ged us to make the move .
The account at 1 K@@ ings 15 : 30 speak@@ s of the sin@@ s of Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am “ with which he ca@@ used Israel to sin and by his off@@ en@@ si@@ ven@@ ess with which he off@@ ended Jehovah . ”
O@@ dile , a Christian sister in Fr@@ ance who is in her 70 ’ s and su@@ ff@@ ers from o@@ ste@@ o@@ ar@@ thr@@ it@@ is in the k@@ ne@@ es , cannot stand for long .
Even in pre@@ d@@ om@@ in@@ an@@ tly se@@ cul@@ ar coun@@ tri@@ es , beli@@ ef in hel@@ l l@@ ing@@ ers .
Now think about this .
He also kno@@ ws our mo@@ ti@@ ves and in@@ ten@@ tions .
Why not find out how you can draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah ?
• The invit@@ ation to “ come ” is ex@@ tend@@ ed to whom ?
It is true that we have only a little understanding of the many things God cre@@ ated , such as sp@@ ace , light , and gra@@ v@@ ity , and we have seen only a small fr@@ action of the uni@@ verse .
Will he re@@ tal@@ i@@ ate , or will he rest@@ ra@@ in himself and walk away ?
Although 20 years have pas@@ sed , Ru@@ th , a sing@@ le par@@ ent , still f@@ on@@ dly re@@ members the occasi@@ on when an experienced father told her : “ Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ re really doing a good jo@@ b ra@@ ising your two sons .
In time , they will likely come to understand your mo@@ ti@@ ves , and they will appreci@@ ate your loving prote@@ ction .
Jehovah ans@@ wer@@ ed that fer@@ v@@ ent prayer .
In 19@@ 28 a travel@@ ing overse@@ er showed us the “ E@@ u@@ re@@ ka D@@ r@@ ama , ” a simp@@ li@@ fied ver@@ sion of the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama of C@@ re@@ ation . ”
We can gain in@@ sight into this by a care@@ ful consider@@ ation of Mark chap@@ ter 6 .
How did Jehovah di@@ gn@@ i@@ fy A@@ be@@ l ?
“ N@@ ation will ris@@ e against nation and kingdom against kingdom , ” said Jesus , “ and there will be food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges and earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es in one place after another . ”
We enjoy who@@ les@@ ome Christian associ@@ ation .
D@@ on@@ ke@@ ys , H@@ or@@ ses , and An@@ te@@ at@@ ers
• Why is sh@@ aring in the preaching work a great privilege ?
Many a M@@ on@@ day , I sa@@ dd@@ led up , st@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed down my bel@@ ong@@ ings , and ro@@ de up to 12 h@@ our@@ s to the next congregation .
B@@ en expla@@ ins that he and Ka@@ re@@ n have been serving as mission@@ aries for si@@ x years , and they are beg@@ in@@ ning to feel com@@ for@@ table with the Fr@@ en@@ ch language .
The apostle could therefore tell the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans : “ I have no one el@@ se of a dis@@ position like his who will gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely care for the things per@@ tain@@ ing to you . ”
W@@ ould their rep@@ ent@@ ance so@@ f@@ ten God’s heart ?
To@@ gether they declar@@ ed their determin@@ ation to worship Jehovah loy@@ ally .
How can we “ wi@@ den out ” in displa@@ ying bro@@ ther@@ ly love ?
Jesus was refer@@ ring to the hope of everlasting life for his anointed followers in heaven and for others on earth .
What work does Jesus take on as King and H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est ?
The Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ er Luke con@@ fir@@ ms that Jesus comman@@ ded : “ Ke@@ ep doing this in re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of me . ”
No , Jesus set a perfect example of bal@@ ance .
My persecu@@ t@@ ors were sur@@ pris@@ ed and st@@ op@@ ped be@@ ating me .
She proved her@@ self a ca@@ pa@@ ble rul@@ er , provi@@ ding the nation with one of the more pe@@ ace@@ ful peri@@ o@@ ds under H@@ as@@ mon@@ a@@ e@@ an rule ( 7@@ 6 - 6@@ 7 B.C.E . ) .
And where I am going , you know the way . ” ​ — John 14 : 2 - 4 .
So@@ on , though , I was no longer ten@@ se .
Even so , he does not keep himself dist@@ ant from us .
It is to gain a free f@@ low of God’s spirit in our life .
P@@ ra@@ ise J@@ ah , for Jehovah is good .
They C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ously Pro@@ claim@@ ed God’s Word !
“ Who Are T@@ e@@ aching All N@@ ations the Tru@@ th ? ”
Does one b@@ la@@ de of gr@@ ass have reason to be pr@@ ou@@ d just because it is a little longer than other b@@ la@@ des of gr@@ ass ?
H@@ E W@@ A@@ S at e@@ ase with s@@ op@@ h@@ is@@ tic@@ ated in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ als and with hum@@ ble ten@@ t@@ mak@@ ers .
What a privilege we enjoy !
F@@ ur@@ ther pro@@ of that Jehovah in@@ deed concer@@ ns himself with the medit@@ ation of his loyal worshipp@@ ers is found in the inspired words of the prophet Mal@@ ach@@ i .
This stan@@ d@@ ard for judgment would be mean@@ ing@@ less if at the time of judgment , all of Christ’s brothers had long since left the earthly sc@@ ene . ​ — Matthew 25 : 31 - 4@@ 6 .
2 T@@ I@@ M@@ O@@ TH@@ Y 3 : 3
But how does that good news , which can lead to sal@@ vation , rel@@ ate to the fact that “ all have sin@@ ned ” ?
For instance , the time and attention we give to show@@ ing love and respect for our marriage mate are da@@ ily inv@@ est@@ ments that may ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely yi@@ eld rich di@@ vi@@ d@@ ends . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 33 .
So a person who tal@@ ks about su@@ i@@ ci@@ de should be taken seri@@ ously .
Th@@ ink of how you will feel in the new world as you look back on your activ@@ ity during these last days , know@@ ing that you did what you could to prom@@ o@@ te Kingdom inter@@ ests .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E 3 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 12 - 16
No , you de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely should not .
So we should not be sur@@ pris@@ ed that Jesus we@@ a@@ ves this concer@@ n for his Fa@@ ther’s name thr@@ ough@@ out the prayer that we are now exam@@ ining .
She was born to@@ t@@ ally bl@@ ind , and when I saw an ex@@ tr@@ a to@@ e on one of her fe@@ et , I real@@ ized that she too had L@@ MB@@ B sy@@ nd@@ r@@ ome .
It is so preci@@ ous to us that we allow nothing and no one to come between us and our God , Jehovah .
In many plac@@ es , the teaching of ev@@ olu@@ tion has been prom@@ o@@ ted with religious fer@@ v@@ or .
There may be fine resul@@ ts when we give gen@@ u@@ ine comm@@ end@@ ation .
Ex@@ per@@ ts believe that the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t was comple@@ ted by 7@@ 2 transl@@ at@@ ors .
To under@@ s@@ cor@@ e the reli@@ ability of that promise , verse 5 states : “ These words are faithful and true . ”
That spirit also helps us individu@@ ally in our da@@ ily activities .
He or she will be pleas@@ ed to discus@@ s such matters with you .
Some of our brothers and sisters may have lived like those in Corin@@ th .
Then , he said : “ T@@ a@@ bi@@ th@@ a , ris@@ e ! ”
During the course of Jesus ’ earthly ministry , his disciples also per@@ form@@ ed bap@@ t@@ is@@ ms .
J@@ on@@ a@@ than from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates ad@@ m@@ its : “ S@@ hor@@ tly after arri@@ ving I became disc@@ oura@@ ged because of being se@@ par@@ ated from my friends and family .
At first , she f@@ ro@@ ze with fear , as she thought I had died .
How do you feel about Jehovah’s love for you ?
He gave us the ability to see col@@ ors , to ta@@ st@@ e and sm@@ ell , to appreci@@ ate mu@@ si@@ c , to la@@ u@@ gh , to enjoy beau@@ ty , also giving us many other fac@@ ul@@ ties and tra@@ its that are not ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely ess@@ enti@@ al for life .
In ad@@ dition , Samuel , having “ gro@@ wn old and gra@@ y , ” proved himself ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary in pra@@ ying with reg@@ ard to others .
On@@ ly Father and C@@ lar@@ ence were able to atten@@ d the hist@@ ory - making C@@ e@@ da@@ r P@@ o@@ in@@ t , O@@ hi@@ o , conven@@ tion in 19@@ 22 .
You must have strong faith in Jehovah’s direction , accep@@ ting without doubt that all his promises will come true .
We understand that se@@ cul@@ ar work and money can help us to care for our needs .
The st@@ one men@@ tions Israel@@ ’s King O@@ m@@ r@@ i and gives Mo@@ a@@ bi@@ te King Me@@ sh@@ a@@ ’s ver@@ sion of his re@@ v@@ ol@@ t against Israel .
They had come to st@@ ress the letter of the Law rather than its spirit .
“ If You Re@@ ma@@ in in My Word ”
Even those who have served Jehovah for a long time need to be encoura@@ ged .
The same point is made at 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 5 : 9 .
2@@ 22 years
The r@@ ation c@@ ard is used every other We@@ d@@ n@@ es@@ day .
Jehovah al@@ lo@@ ws bad things to ha@@ p@@ pen to his dis@@ obedi@@ ent people for a purpose ​ — to cha@@ st@@ ise them , to ref@@ ine them , and to move them to return to him .
In many plac@@ es , in fact “ to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth , ” people are be@@ coming ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the divine name , Jehovah .
“ If they had in@@ deed kept re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that place from which they had g@@ one for@@ th , they would have had opportunity to return , ” says the apostle Paul .
Yes , and how than@@ k@@ ful we can be that the resurrection hope is sure !
The Bible , however , pres@@ ents a cho@@ ice that sur@@ pas@@ ses all other cho@@ ic@@ es ​ — one that is o@@ pen to all human@@ kind .
The con@@ ver@@ sion of this man , who became the apostle Paul , pla@@ yed a vital ro@@ le in the s@@ pre@@ ading of the good news among the nations . ​ — Acts 9 : 1 - 16 ; Romans 11 : 13 .
Tru@@ e , they had received holy spirit .
Because A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der the Gre@@ at had ex@@ pan@@ ded the Gre@@ ci@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re by means of his con@@ ques@@ ts .
10 : 34 - 36 .
What does Paul invit@@ e us to “ con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate , ” and how should we “ be obedi@@ ent ” ?
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , Satan will ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it “ the desire of the eyes ” as much as he can in his at@@ temp@@ t to lead us ast@@ ra@@ y .
How much more should we pray for our spiritual brothers and sisters !
And when fac@@ ed with a decision , we need care@@ fully to re@@ sear@@ ch all Bible principles having to do with the matter .
Thus , Christians in Jerusalem wanted to keep him at ar@@ m@@ ’s l@@ eng@@ th .
Christian courage is not self - reli@@ ance .
[ Bo@@ x / P@@ ic@@ ture on page 23 ]
The Bible lik@@ ens the worl@@ d’s des@@ tru@@ ction to the on@@ set of la@@ b@@ or ​ — the mo@@ ther’s pain is in@@ ev@@ it@@ able and comes su@@ d@@ den@@ ly .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , that young man did not set out to com@@ mit im@@ mor@@ ality .
As soon as that jo@@ y@@ ful s@@ ound had g@@ one up , “ the house it@@ self was filled with a cl@@ ou@@ d , ” indic@@ ating Jehovah’s appro@@ val .
S@@ up@@ pose , however , that you sin@@ ned seri@@ ously in the past .
O@@ ver 20 years have pas@@ sed , yet she says , “ I think of him every day . ”
There were only 2@@ 28 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers in U@@ g@@ anda at that time .
We need to avoid gra@@ du@@ ally develop@@ ing wrong attitu@@ des or tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es . ​ — 12 / 15 , pages 10 - 12 .
Then , on real@@ iz@@ ing that Paul and S@@ il@@ as are Rom@@ an c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens , the mag@@ is@@ tr@@ ates see that they have made a hu@@ ge b@@ lun@@ der , so they themselves come to es@@ c@@ ort the two men out .
As long as we are being gu@@ i@@ ded by Bible principles , however , we have every reason to be happy and at peace .
If so , there is no need to feel exc@@ essi@@ vely gu@@ il@@ ty or to think that your faith is cr@@ um@@ bl@@ ing .
The knowledge we gain from God’s Word e@@ qu@@ ip@@ s us to take the next st@@ ep ​ — exerc@@ ising faith in Jesus Christ .
17 , 18 . ( a ) What indic@@ ates that others b@@ es@@ id@@ es anointed Christians benefit from Jesus ’ sacrifice ?
As he w@@ atch@@ ed over the sheep , David could ob@@ serve Jehovah’s ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent cre@@ ative works : the star@@ ry heavens , “ the be@@ ast@@ s of the o@@ pen field , ” and “ the bir@@ ds of heaven . ”
At the same time , we will be prote@@ cted and streng@@ th@@ ened in many ways , as we will see in the following article .
In contr@@ ast , some who in the past cho@@ se to leave the ‘ sa@@ fe water ’ of the Christian congregation now bit@@ ter@@ ly reg@@ re@@ t that decision .
“ He well kno@@ ws how we are form@@ ed , ” says the Bible , “ re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that we are du@@ st . ”
That is an ar@@ t .
In this bu@@ sin@@ ess , hon@@ es@@ ty is often sh@@ o@@ ved asi@@ de for the s@@ ake of ga@@ ining we@@ al@@ th .
When the proble@@ m is more pers@@ ist@@ ent , however , such a re@@ me@@ dy may not be a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate ​ — you will need help to bat@@ tle disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement .
O@@ ff@@ er help when needed .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s gro@@ w old and die , not because God takes them to be with him , but because Adam sin@@ ned .
“ T@@ ou@@ ch as far as His B@@ one and His F@@ lesh ”
So hus@@ ban@@ ds need to remember that it is a person@@ ’s faith@@ ful@@ ness that makes him preci@@ ous to God .
That e@@ dition in 19@@ 6@@ 1 had a prin@@ ting of one milli@@ on co@@ pi@@ es .
How did I come to be in this pre@@ dic@@ am@@ ent ?
If he fa@@ iled to cle@@ an@@ se himself pro@@ per@@ ly , he would have to “ answer for his er@@ ro@@ r . ” ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 17 : 15 , 16 .
He did not receive a soul ; he was a soul ​ — a whole person .
You can co@@ ver any or all of the less@@ ons at a p@@ ace that su@@ its you .
If you feel that you do not have en@@ ough money to be secu@@ re , ask yourself , ‘ What is the real proble@@ m ?
F@@ el@@ low Christians can also help by o@@ ffering the loving hand of fri@@ end@@ ship , provi@@ ding spiritual support and comfort . ​ — 5 / 1 , pages 5 - 7 .
As the con@@ text shows , Paul wrote these words to encoura@@ ge fellow believers to foc@@ us on the happy out@@ come of their faithful course .
love for those whom we teach ?
Indeed , “ many of the Corinthians that heard began to believe and be baptized . ”
Then beg@@ ins a par@@ ty , where some ​ — bl@@ in@@ d@@ fol@@ ded and with a s@@ tic@@ k in hand — ​ take tur@@ ns tr@@ ying to bre@@ ak the pi@@ ñ@@ ata , a large dec@@ or@@ ated earth@@ en@@ ware po@@ t that h@@ ang@@ s from a c@@ ord .
Can we be sure that the Bible tel@@ ls us the whole , tru@@ th@@ ful st@@ ory about Jesus ?
Wor@@ ds like “ always ” and “ never ” u@@ su@@ ally gener@@ al@@ ize or ex@@ ag@@ g@@ er@@ ate the fac@@ ts .
If I told her , ‘ I@@ t’s time to e@@ at din@@ ner , ’ she would rep@@ ly , ‘ I@@ ’@@ l@@ l e@@ at when I feel like it . ’
There is a close con@@ ne@@ ction between the holy spirit and the power of God .
For a Christian , how important is love ?
The same thing certainly is true of the Christian congregation .
However , they would be over@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed by a we@@ e@@ d@@ like ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity , who would prom@@ o@@ te themselves and their teachings as the true face of Christi@@ an@@ ity .
The man did not house a soul .
How com@@ for@@ ting and encourag@@ ing are the 4@@ 1 psal@@ ms in the first col@@ le@@ ction !
B@@ ri@@ an : H@@ ist@@ ory can be f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating .
C@@ ould you ex@@ p@@ and your service to God and make it more pro@@ duc@@ tive ?
If we were to prac@@ tice sin will@@ fully , the personal con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences would be disa@@ str@@ ous .
We are privile@@ ged to be part of God’s a@@ w@@ es@@ ome uni@@ vers@@ al organization .
• Su@@ ffering may bring what benef@@ its to earth@@ ’s future rul@@ ers and in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants ?
Even though Jehovah crow@@ ned his Son , Jesus Christ , as the Messi@@ ani@@ c King in 1914 , this was not the full answer to our prayer “ let your Kingdom come . ”
Yes , I do pray now ​ — a lo@@ t .
Their examples were written “ for our instru@@ ction ” and can s@@ pu@@ r us on to even greater ze@@ al . ​ — R@@ om . 15 : 4 .
But in 19@@ 7@@ 8 , the I@@ tal@@ y branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses began to organiz@@ e conven@@ tions for the de@@ a@@ f .
Let No@@ thing H@@ in@@ der You From T@@ ak@@ ing H@@ old of G@@ l@@ ory
Israel C@@ ries O@@ u@@ t to Jehovah
In expla@@ ining the mo@@ der@@ n - day activ@@ ity of Jehovah’s Witnesses , he showed bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res of vari@@ ous branch of@@ fic@@ es and p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ s of a number of As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ alls .
That was a dist@@ ance of some 1@@ ,000 mil@@ es [ 1@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 k@@ m ] ​ — qu@@ ite a move for an el@@ der@@ ly cou@@ ple !
We sta@@ yed up well into the mor@@ ning h@@ our@@ s tal@@ king about the Bible .
Gen@@ er@@ ally , children love their parents , and parents love their children .
Ad@@ vice or a su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion that seem@@ s ques@@ tion@@ able , even if it comes from a well - meaning fellow beli@@ ever , should be me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed against the s@@ ound guid@@ ance of God’s Word . ​ — 1 John 4 : 1 .
What reason@@ ing may be effe@@ ctive in tr@@ ying to help one who had a different understanding of some Bible teaching ?
M@@ ore than that , God’s gift of the ransom through Jesus , who died for us , can mean even greater blessings , as we learn from John 3 : 16 .
As many hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves in all par@@ ts of the world have found , the Bible is a for@@ ce for good in a marriage .
How should a Christian act during a pat@@ ri@@ o@@ tic cer@@ em@@ on@@ y ?
Consider the occasi@@ on when Jesus heal@@ ed a dem@@ on - pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed man who was bl@@ ind and un@@ able to speak .
You may rec@@ all that the apostle Paul encoura@@ ged Christians to keep exam@@ ining themselves : “ Ke@@ ep t@@ es@@ ting whether you are in the faith , keep pro@@ ving what you y@@ ourselves are . ”
In 20@@ 00 we moved to the high deser@@ t country in sou@@ th@@ w@@ est C@@ ol@@ or@@ a@@ do and served here preaching full - time to the N@@ ative A@@ mer@@ ic@@ ans on the Na@@ va@@ j@@ o and U@@ te re@@ serv@@ ations in the are@@ a .
Of course , our chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s attitu@@ des can be influ@@ enced both for good and for bad .
• What is the very best educ@@ ation ?
May our actions show that we deli@@ ght in man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting the Chris@@ t@@ like view of great@@ ness , whether it is in the Christian congregation , in our family life , or in our day - to - day deal@@ ings with fellow humans ​ — doing all things to God’s glory and praise . ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 31 .
She rend@@ ered sac@@ red service to Jehovah night and day “ with fa@@ st@@ ings and supp@@ lic@@ ations . ”
God kno@@ ws our needs .
I believe it is important to accept and apply counsel given in the Bible , at Christian meetings , by the elders , and in Bible - based public@@ ations . ”
Th@@ r@@ ough the years , her home had always been o@@ pen to hold Christian meetings , and often she would share a me@@ al with anyone who would accept her invit@@ ation .
Indeed , there are written words that “ like o@@ x@@ go@@ a@@ ds ” can provide positi@@ ve mo@@ tiv@@ ation .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , if we become ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in the exc@@ iting work Jehovah has given us to do , that day and h@@ our may well arri@@ ve before we real@@ ize it .
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : Yes , it does s@@ ound that way .
Wh@@ atever the cause , you se@@ em to be tra@@ pp@@ ed .
Me@@ g@@ an : Ther@@ e@@ ’s another de@@ ta@@ il in this verse that I would like to draw to your attention .
However , do we really have a cho@@ ice in what we do ?
The two men on my do@@ or@@ st@@ ep in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed themselves as po@@ li@@ ce of@@ fic@@ ers .
“ Yes , dar@@ ling , ” I said , “ M@@ om@@ my will be home soon . ”
Y@@ oung On@@ es ​ — What Will You Do With Your Li@@ fe ?
S@@ tri@@ ve to inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate in them a love for Jehovah God and an appreciation for all that he has done .
The Israelites recogn@@ ized that st@@ ep as cons@@ titu@@ ting the marriage or we@@ d@@ ding .
Why , it is Jehovah’s Kingdom !
Mar@@ c and A@@ my made different decisions , and the resul@@ ts of their cho@@ ic@@ es illustr@@ ate the wisdom of the counsel given to Christians in ancient Corin@@ th .
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ al anointed Christians continue under in@@ spe@@ ction until their se@@ al@@ ing is made per@@ man@@ ent .
What reas@@ ons are some@@ times given by those who do not share in the preaching work ?
How can we de@@ e@@ pen our in@@ sight into Jesus ’ ro@@ le in God’s purpose ?
When people pro@@ pose al@@ ter@@ n@@ ative “ so@@ lu@@ tions ” to the chall@@ enge ra@@ ised in E@@ den , how may we be able to help them ?
On another occasi@@ on , Jesus fre@@ ely ad@@ mit@@ ted : “ I cannot do a sing@@ le thing of my own in@@ iti@@ ative . . .
A fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al st@@ ep is to encoura@@ ge their children to expres@@ s their feelings hon@@ es@@ tly , even if what the children say is difficult for the parents to accept .
With his s@@ ling and a sing@@ le st@@ one ​ — and with Jehovah’s help — ​ David stru@@ ck down the gi@@ ant . ​ — 1 Samuel 17 : 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 7 .
In vari@@ ous ways these ver@@ ses make this ba@@ si@@ c point : S@@ ow righteousness and re@@ a@@ p its re@@ ward .
A member of the first - century gover@@ ning body wrote to his brothers : “ If any one of you is l@@ ac@@ king in wisdom , let him keep on as@@ king God , for he gives gener@@ ously to all and without re@@ pro@@ aching ; and it will be given him .
Because our “ heart is more tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous than anything el@@ se and is des@@ per@@ ate . Who can know it ? ”
As we “ per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in prayer ” and become a@@ ware that Jehovah is respon@@ ding to our pet@@ iti@@ ons , our love for him gro@@ ws and so does our confidence that he will help us to cop@@ e with fur@@ ther t@@ ests of faith . ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 12 .
* It says that I will once again see my friend in Par@@ adise .
W@@ he@@ ther eas@@ y or hard , making decisions is un@@ avo@@ i@@ da@@ ble .
Jesus knew that ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality was a du@@ ty .
Ha@@ ving con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed my@@ self that God’s name is Jehovah , I wonder@@ ed what el@@ se I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t know . ”
If that is happ@@ ening to you right now , how can you stand fir@@ m and avoid being cho@@ ked by materi@@ al@@ ism ? ​ — Read 1 Timothy 6 : 9 , 10 .
The Ye@@ ar@@ book con@@ tain@@ s the repor@@ t for the pre@@ ce@@ ding service year .
From there he would walk the two mil@@ es ( 3 k@@ m ) to Jerusalem .
As I prog@@ ressed in my Bible study , I saw the need to make chang@@ es in my person@@ ality .
And now , Jesus ’ other sheep are being ga@@ ther@@ ed to the side of Jehovah’s anointed “ sons ” and “ daugh@@ ters ” in 2@@ 34 lands and is@@ lands of the se@@ a .
How did Paul re@@ act ?
Some may feel that if no one se@@ es them do wrong , they will get away with it .
Wh@@ ere was that Par@@ adise ?
• What circumstances contribu@@ te to effe@@ ctive personal study ?
Of what can we be confid@@ ent ?
TH@@ E Bible is God’s re@@ vel@@ ation to humans .
It is vital that we do our ut@@ most to con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on what is being pres@@ ented .
An@@ yone tr@@ ying to do so ends up gr@@ as@@ p@@ ing at nothing .
With the advan@@ ta@@ ge of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years of h@@ in@@ d@@ sight , we can say no !
Many a show@@ ing took place out@@ do@@ ors , with a “ s@@ cre@@ en ” made from a large wh@@ ite she@@ et h@@ un@@ g on the side of a ba@@ r@@ n .
The prayer for “ bre@@ ad for this day ” se@@ ts the pat@@ ter@@ n for le@@ ading simp@@ le lives of “ godly devo@@ tion along with con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 6 - 8 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
What should we take into consider@@ ation when making personal cho@@ ic@@ es ?
P@@ o@@ or health , family problems , low in@@ come , or something el@@ se may cause us pain .
For more than 5@@ 8 years , my faith has been t@@ ested in a fi@@ er@@ y fur@@ n@@ ace of a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction .
* Thus , when the apostle Peter ad@@ d@@ ressed an inter@@ n@@ ational a@@ udi@@ ence of Jews and pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , he used God’s name a number of times .
I had to pro@@ ce@@ ed to A@@ th@@ ens , Gre@@ e@@ ce , and wa@@ it for him .
One very important need is a regul@@ ar , cons@@ ist@@ ent family Bible study that is held in a rel@@ a@@ x@@ ed at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere .
• Why should we obey God comple@@ t@@ ely ?
He en@@ tru@@ sted the work to only a few learned men .
• Who has the pri@@ m@@ ary responsi@@ bility for pre@@ par@@ ing new spiritual food ?
An@@ y such hope was sh@@ at@@ tered when he provided medi@@ cal ass@@ ist@@ ance to a 25 - year - old woman .
He became an or@@ da@@ ined minis@@ ter when he was baptized
Now there are over 2@@ 10@@ ,000 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers .
Ex@@ pres@@ s your op@@ in@@ ion hon@@ es@@ tly and res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully .
Bro@@ ther J@@ en@@ n@@ ings ’ can@@ did account helped many read@@ ers to face their dist@@ res@@ ses with similar fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ness .
What responsi@@ bility do Jehovah’s people have ?
Ab@@ out si@@ x milli@@ on free home Bible stu@@ dies are cur@@ r@@ ently being condu@@ cted .
19 , 20 . ( a ) As we get deep@@ er into the last days , what can we be certain that Satan will try to do ?
This made An@@ ne feel sa@@ d , and she promised to rep@@ ly in a letter .
Like W@@ il@@ li@@ am and J@@ en@@ ni@@ f@@ er , Me@@ g@@ an , a sing@@ le pioneer sister from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , is ‘ enjo@@ ying her j@@ our@@ ne@@ y ’ while tr@@ ying to re@@ ach her go@@ al of speaking Ch@@ in@@ ese more f@@ lu@@ ently .
Solomon expla@@ ins what we need to do in order to find “ the very knowledge of God . ”
A@@ N EN@@ D T@@ O W@@ A@@ R@@ F@@ A@@ R@@ E : “ Jehovah . . . is br@@ ing@@ ing an end to w@@ ars thr@@ ough@@ out the earth .
How the C@@ ongreg@@ ation Can H@@ el@@ p
F@@ e@@ ar of hu@@ ng@@ er , di@@ se@@ ase , cri@@ me , and war will also be g@@ one .
For example , consider Jehovah’s deal@@ ings with the wa@@ y@@ ward Israelites .
They ex@@ tend@@ ed from G@@ ran@@ de P@@ ra@@ i@@ ri@@ e , Al@@ ber@@ ta , in the e@@ ast to K@@ o@@ di@@ ak , Al@@ as@@ ka , in the w@@ est , a dist@@ ance of over 2@@ ,@@ 2@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 3@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 k@@ m ] .
They tri@@ ed to live off their spiritual re@@ ser@@ ves .
“ I stand in we@@ ather like this for h@@ our@@ s to w@@ atch fo@@ o@@ t@@ bal@@ l , so I can certainly stand in the ra@@ in for Jehovah . ”
Even if an experience or st@@ ory was sent by a re@@ pu@@ table Christian , that individu@@ al may not have fir@@ s@@ th@@ and knowledge of the fac@@ ts .
Jesus also put his p@@ ity and com@@ pas@@ sion into action .
One writ@@ er su@@ p@@ pos@@ es that as high pri@@ est , An@@ n@@ as would en@@ sure that his son - in - law was “ quic@@ k@@ ly prom@@ o@@ ted up the temple hi@@ er@@ ar@@ ch@@ y ; after all , the high@@ er the position Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has held , the more u@@ se@@ ful he was to An@@ n@@ as . ”
The direc@@ t@@ or pra@@ ised the Witnesses for fre@@ ely o@@ ffering their time to teach spiritual valu@@ es to those in need .
E@@ ach of us should ask , ‘ A@@ m I ac@@ ting in har@@ mony with Jesus ’ three re@@ ques@@ ts ? ’
But a@@ bo@@ ve all , may we be than@@ k@@ ful to Jehovah , who has made vi@@ ct@@ ory over death possible through our Lord Jesus Christ !
We can also show our support of God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y by our personal decisions .
When we learn something about Jehovah , we can think of situ@@ ations where we can use that information .
Thus , Adam and E@@ ve , and ev@@ en@@ tually all humans , were man@@ d@@ ated to have d@@ om@@ in@@ ion over the ani@@ ma@@ l cre@@ ation .
N@@ ex@@ t on the pro@@ gra@@ m came a three - part sy@@ mp@@ o@@ si@@ u@@ m on the the@@ me “ Mi@@ ca@@ h’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ens U@@ s to W@@ al@@ k in Jehovah’s N@@ ame . ”
El@@ sa and H@@ ar@@ al@@ d Ab@@ t
( b ) What are some of the sy@@ mp@@ t@@ om@@ s of dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness ?
My un@@ believ@@ ing wife su@@ ffered emo@@ tion@@ ally from that . ”
Consider this : Is it really bey@@ ond the power of the Creator of the uni@@ verse to control his ani@@ ma@@ l cre@@ ations , even rend@@ er them t@@ ame and do@@ c@@ ile if needed ?
Adam died when E@@ no@@ ch was 3@@ 0@@ 8 years old .
God supp@@ or@@ ts these famili@@ es and bless@@ es them for their efforts and for all their sacrific@@ es .
One such example is Ab@@ sal@@ om , a son of King David .
We so@@ ld our little 19@@ 35 Au@@ st@@ in S@@ even ca@@ r and b@@ ought our tic@@ ke@@ ts to sa@@ il to New Yor@@ k .
Thus , when people do not s@@ wi@@ f@@ tly fulf@@ ill their promises , others may conclu@@ de that they do not in@@ ten@@ d to do so .
In ad@@ dition to atten@@ ding meetings , S@@ under L@@ al condu@@ cts many Bible stu@@ dies with others who desire help to buil@@ d strong faith in the true God , Jehovah .
While most mo@@ der@@ n wit@@ ches are followers of a n@@ ature - ori@@ ented , pol@@ y@@ the@@ is@@ tic faith , some worship a great mother - go@@ dd@@ ess , vie@@ wed in a tri@@ ple ro@@ le of ma@@ id@@ en , mother , and cro@@ ne , re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting the ba@@ si@@ c st@@ ages of life .
Hence , some temp@@ or@@ ary benef@@ its may se@@ em to come through the inter@@ ven@@ tion of wicked spi@@ r@@ its .
Ma@@ y@@ be the people you me@@ et show no interest in the Bible .
What is happ@@ ening affe@@ cts you and your family .
In fact , using too many s@@ crip@@ tures could result in no@@ ne of them standing out in the mind of your listen@@ ers .
The Bible , which has much to say about fri@@ end@@ ship , ans@@ wers with practic@@ al ad@@ vice .
O@@ ver 9@@ 0 per@@ c@@ ent of earth@@ ’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants have it a@@ vail@@ able in their n@@ ative t@@ ong@@ ue .
E@@ very member of a pri@@ es@@ t’s family was to up@@ hold the godly stan@@ d@@ ard of di@@ gn@@ ity .
T@@ ur@@ n@@ er@@ s@@ v@@ il@@ le , N@@ J
Satan is doing all he can to cor@@ ru@@ pt us and make us lo@@ se Jehovah’s appro@@ val .
He rema@@ ins ma@@ ster over his actions .
My father o@@ ffering ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines on a st@@ re@@ et cor@@ ner
R@@ E@@ A@@ D G@@ EN@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ S 19 : 15 - 26 .
Matthew 5 : 3 says : “ H@@ app@@ y are those consci@@ ous of their spiritual need , since the Kingdom of the heavens bel@@ ong@@ s to them . ”
At F@@ our Ye@@ ars O@@ ld , a S@@ ur@@ pris@@ ing S@@ te@@ p
Ar@@ r@@ ha@@ c@@ hi@@ on , who was being str@@ ang@@ led , had the pres@@ ence of mind to dis@@ lo@@ c@@ ate one of his ri@@ v@@ al@@ ’s to@@ es .
In some lands people fr@@ ame those words and h@@ an@@ g them on a w@@ all in their home .
Con@@ fid@@ ent that they had cont@@ ac@@ ted all the v@@ il@@ la@@ g@@ ers , they were about to leave .
I soon felt that a war had er@@ up@@ ted in my body !
Many sh@@ ared help@@ ful in@@ si@@ gh@@ ts based on their own experience of cop@@ ing with serious ill@@ ness .
( b ) What does the Bible con@@ tain ?
Re@@ be@@ cc@@ a tel@@ ls what happened : “ We began making con@@ fe@@ ctions and sel@@ ling them .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ating peace in a hous@@ eho@@ ld c@@ alls for trust in Jehovah and in@@ sight into the feelings of un@@ believ@@ ing family members .
The Bible tel@@ ls us : “ When men started to gro@@ w in num@@ bers . . . and daugh@@ ters were born to them , then the sons of the true God began to no@@ tice the daugh@@ ters of men , that they were good - loo@@ king ; and they went taking wi@@ ves for themselves , nam@@ ely , all whom they cho@@ se . ”
Do@@ ing so would have been of help to their brothers who follow@@ ed them on the r@@ ou@@ te back to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and .
When the woman heard that Jesus was heal@@ ing the si@@ ck , she jo@@ ined the crow@@ d sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding him , saying : “ If I t@@ ou@@ ch just his ou@@ ter gar@@ ments I shall get well . ”
In other are@@ as , publi@@ sh@@ ers w@@ an@@ der@@ ed in when the su@@ n re@@ ached a certain position in the s@@ k@@ y .
I will make m@@ el@@ o@@ dy to your name forever , that I may pa@@ y my v@@ ow@@ s day after day . ”
We do not receive them into our ho@@ m@@ es or gre@@ et them .
When Mar@@ th@@ a com@@ pla@@ ined that M@@ ary was not help@@ ing , Jesus told Mar@@ th@@ a : “ M@@ ary cho@@ se the good por@@ tion , and it will not be taken away from her . ”
His name was Ch@@ ar@@ al@@ am@@ bo@@ s .
See The Watchtower of Ju@@ ly 1 , 199@@ 2 , page 31 .
Satan’s evil influ@@ ence even re@@ ached into the spirit real@@ m , where he in@@ duc@@ ed other angels to jo@@ in him in re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
What should be our respon@@ se to Satan’s att@@ ac@@ ks ?
Some can coun@@ t on support from the St@@ ate ; others cannot .
Many would feel that his com@@ ment acc@@ ur@@ ately sum@@ s up the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l situation as well .
David go@@ es on “ get@@ ting greater and greater , ” and some se@@ ven and a half years later , he is made king over all Israel . ​ — 2 Samuel 5 : 10 .
As we en@@ tered his of@@ fice , we heard re@@ pe@@ ated g@@ un@@ sh@@ o@@ ts r@@ ing@@ ing out on the second flo@@ or .
What is our n@@ atur@@ al respon@@ se to such pro@@ spe@@ cts ?
A@@ part from help@@ ing to de@@ f@@ ra@@ y the regul@@ ar ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses of the local congregation , they contribu@@ te toward con@@ stru@@ ction work in other par@@ ts of the earth .
“ I@@ ’@@ l@@ l have to do more re@@ sear@@ ch , won@@ ’t I ? ”
“ B@@ E@@ C@@ A@@ U@@ S@@ E O@@ F M@@ Y IN@@ T@@ E@@ G@@ R@@ I@@ T@@ Y Y@@ O@@ U H@@ A@@ V@@ E U@@ P@@ H@@ EL@@ D M@@ E ”
S@@ imp@@ ly , in few words , Genesis , the first book of the Bible , expla@@ ins the orig@@ in of the uni@@ verse : “ In the beg@@ in@@ ning God cre@@ ated the heavens and the earth . ”
Bi@@ r@@ ds live from one day to the next , yet Jehovah ca@@ res for them .
What , then , may we conclu@@ de about the meaning of Paul’s words recorded at 1 Corinthians 10 : 13 ?
He kept tra@@ ining himself .
• Does Acts 7 : 5@@ 9 mean that S@@ te@@ ph@@ en pray@@ ed to Jesus ?
What about Christi@@ an@@ ity ?
They took o@@ a@@ ths in the pres@@ ence of God , as it were , or with him as a witness .
So he went up and loo@@ ked and then said : ‘ There is nothing at all . ’
As we were tal@@ king , the mother su@@ peri@@ or arri@@ ved .
Their new ter@@ rit@@ ory was made up of sever@@ al is@@ lands in the Bo@@ c@@ as de@@ l T@@ or@@ o Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ p@@ el@@ ag@@ o in the C@@ ari@@ b@@ be@@ an Se@@ a , mo@@ st@@ ly in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted by the indi@@ gen@@ ous N@@ ga@@ be people .
Some have the joy of wit@@ ness@@ ing to fore@@ ign@@ ers who are hear@@ ing the good news for the first time
I under@@ sto@@ od the wisdom of pu@@ t@@ ting imp@@ lic@@ it trust in Jehovah . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 ; Proverbs 3 : 5 .
The Greek word for “ re@@ vel@@ ry ” was used to descri@@ be a no@@ is@@ y st@@ re@@ et pro@@ c@@ es@@ sion of s@@ em@@ id@@ r@@ un@@ k you@@ ths who san@@ g , d@@ an@@ ced , and pla@@ yed mu@@ si@@ c .
Mal@@ ach@@ i then consi@@ ders a second tre@@ ach@@ er@@ y : mis@@ tre@@ ating one@@ ’s mate , especially by un@@ just div@@ or@@ c@@ ing .
Bro@@ ad and sp@@ ac@@ i@@ ous , it is follow@@ ed by the many who re@@ ject God’s Word .
Ther@@ efore , do not let fear of man par@@ al@@ y@@ ze you .
Me@@ dit@@ ate on it
Yes , humans need to look to their Creator for the knowledge of good and bad .
In 19@@ 6@@ 4 , I was given the privilege to vis@@ it other coun@@ tri@@ es as a z@@ one overse@@ er .
“ We made a ha@@ bi@@ t of dedic@@ ating S@@ atur@@ day as ‘ family day , ’ ” they explained .
How the God - fe@@ aring psalmist must have been t@@ ou@@ ched when he be@@ held the qui@@ et gr@@ an@@ de@@ ur of the star@@ ry night s@@ k@@ y , stud@@ ded with gl@@ is@@ ten@@ ing “ je@@ w@@ els ” !
He challeng@@ ed God’s right to make the rul@@ es by which men and women should live .
My wife , Li@@ z ( form@@ er@@ ly Li@@ z S@@ emo@@ ck ) , and I were cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es in high school .
She rel@@ ates : “ We had a beau@@ ti@@ ful home and two c@@ ars , and our fin@@ an@@ cial situation allow@@ ed us fre@@ e@@ dom to enjoy anything the world had to offer in the way of material things . . .
So I turned down that offer .
Ma@@ in@@ tain Bal@@ ance ​ — How ?
The ang@@ eli@@ c pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation teach@@ es us that we should dec@@ l@@ are the good news of the esta@@ bli@@ shed Kingdom of God with ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y .
Mo@@ des@@ ty helped Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i to make a reason@@ able decision .
R@@ em@@ ember that in Bi@@ bli@@ cal u@@ sage , the “ stu@@ pi@@ d ” one is some@@ body who does not know Jehovah or who cho@@ o@@ ses not to walk in his ways .
But I@@ ’@@ m not sure that this one verse pro@@ ves Jesus is@@ n@@ ’t God .
“ F@@ or@@ get t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w . ”
In turn , David as@@ sures the righteous , Jehovah “ will give you the re@@ ques@@ ts of your heart . ”
• W@@ ho@@ m do we imitate when we love our neigh@@ b@@ or ?
Indeed , Jehovah’s remin@@ ders will last to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite .
O@@ ver the cen@@ tu@@ ries , sever@@ al fac@@ t@@ ors have pla@@ yed a dec@@ isi@@ ve ro@@ le in m@@ ol@@ ding Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s into the most po@@ pul@@ ar , inter@@ n@@ ational c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation for mer@@ r@@ y@@ making and mar@@ ke@@ ting .
I had be@@ gu@@ n an exc@@ iting life as a travel@@ ing overse@@ er .
Ke@@ ep a P@@ os@@ iti@@ ve S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
A person who truly has this c@@ all@@ ing does not need to ask others if he has such a hope .
Consider : Why are you reading this j@@ our@@ n@@ al ?
A fa@@ iled marriage may c@@ ast doubt on one@@ ’s spiritual st@@ ate .
He knew that they had much to learn ; in fact , they continued to be called “ disciples . ”
5 , 6 . ( a ) Gi@@ ve examples show@@ ing that spirit cre@@ atu@@ res are “ mi@@ gh@@ ty in power . ” ( b ) In what sense does Satan have “ the means to cause death ” ?
Q@@ u@@ es@@ tion : Why do you appro@@ ach complete str@@ ang@@ ers and in@@ s@@ ist on tal@@ king to them ?
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , human rul@@ er@@ ship is a pro@@ du@@ ct of the Devil , thus refle@@ cting his be@@ ast@@ ly , dra@@ g@@ on@@ like dis@@ position . ​ — John 8 : 4@@ 4 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 12 .
The local brothers contribu@@ te too , des@@ pite their li@@ mit@@ ed means .
Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a : No , it do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t se@@ em that way .
The dec@@ ree ba@@ r@@ red any des@@ c@@ end@@ ant of Jeho@@ i@@ ach@@ in from “ s@@ it@@ ting upon the thro@@ ne of David . . . in Juda@@ h . ”
Paul c@@ alls Timothy “ a bel@@ o@@ ved child . ”
• How do the st@@ ars and the pl@@ an@@ e@@ ts gl@@ ori@@ fy God ?
D@@ ra@@ w your own conclu@@ sions as you consider the following article .
Our hearts are filled with gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de as we consider the ex@@ t@@ ent to which Jehovah went to make it possible for mankind to enjoy peace with him .
Ha@@ ve faith in the power of fre@@ qu@@ ent , hear@@ t@@ felt prayer .
In gr@@ an@@ ting mer@@ cy , God does not ign@@ ore his perfect standards of justice .
Because it has been re@@ pro@@ ached and mal@@ ign@@ ed from the very beg@@ in@@ ning of human hist@@ ory .
The pro@@ found un@@ happiness that resul@@ ts from such feelings seem@@ s to be wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad today .
The brothers and sisters had to walk to the fore@@ st , cu@@ t down the tre@@ es , tri@@ m them , and car@@ ry the po@@ les back to the con@@ stru@@ ction s@@ ite .
The proble@@ m is inter@@ n@@ al , not ex@@ ter@@ n@@ al . ’
Since many people are un@@ com@@ for@@ table in the pres@@ ence of a disa@@ b@@ led person , having the do@@ g en@@ ab@@ led me to speak of my in@@ fir@@ m@@ ity in a n@@ atur@@ al way .
Do not m@@ our@@ n for me .
Y@@ ou@@ ths who feel that way can be com@@ for@@ ted by the fact that they are not al@@ one .
For some d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates , we had Bible liter@@ ature in their own language , which they g@@ la@@ dly accepted . ”
H@@ app@@ ily , through all these years , Jehovah has streng@@ th@@ ened us in l@@ ine with his promise at Isaiah 4@@ 1 : 10 : “ I will for@@ ti@@ fy you .
How did the Jews of Ha@@ bak@@ kuk@@ ’s day view God’s “ work ” of having the Babyl@@ on@@ ians destro@@ y Jerusalem ?
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He wrote : “ I do all things for the s@@ ake of the good news , that I may become a sh@@ are@@ r of it with others . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 9 : 23 .
( b ) How does God feel about those who res@@ ist pe@@ er pres@@ sure ?
Me@@ th@@ us@@ el@@ ah is well - known for having lived the long@@ est ​ — a rec@@ ord 9@@ 6@@ 9 years !
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying the princi@@ ple at Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 3 , 4 will help .
Ab@@ out a year and a half later , I received an assignment to serve as a special pioneer in Ch@@ am@@ ber@@ s@@ bur@@ g , Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a .
This cla@@ y se@@ al from the temple in Jerusalem is about 2@@ ,000 years old
But why not think about this ?
On Mar@@ ch 7 , 195@@ 5 , our pl@@ ane li@@ f@@ ted off from H@@ an@@ e@@ da In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational A@@ ir@@ por@@ t in To@@ k@@ yo for the three - h@@ our f@@ light to Yo@@ i@@ do A@@ ir@@ por@@ t in Se@@ ou@@ l .
A@@ ctions I@@ d@@ enti@@ fy the Tru@@ ly W@@ ise
18 Be Com@@ for@@ ted ​ — Com@@ fort O@@ thers
10 , 11 . ( a ) How will Jehovah de@@ al with wicked people ?
One group of people , however , did speak up b@@ ol@@ dly .
If my conscience mo@@ ves me to dec@@ l@@ ine this fr@@ action , what other ther@@ ap@@ y might be used ?
The prophet fore@@ tel@@ ls that people will be ga@@ ther@@ ed “ from se@@ a to se@@ a , and from m@@ oun@@ tain to the m@@ oun@@ tain ” to become worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah .
I need him .
It also teach@@ es them how to answer claim@@ s that s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists have proved in their la@@ bor@@ at@@ ori@@ es that life could origin@@ ate s@@ pon@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ously .
The ministry of John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er has he@@ igh@@ ten@@ ed the sense of expe@@ ct@@ ation .
They don@@ ’t want me to have my say , make a cho@@ ice , or be an ad@@ ul@@ t . ”
Then do not can@@ c@@ el it if a seem@@ ingly better invit@@ ation is made by someone el@@ se .
What challeng@@ es do many Christians face , but how does Jehovah view his worshi@@ p@@ ers ?
Why is it good to read the enti@@ re Bible ?
But like Mar@@ il@@ y@@ n , mentioned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , E@@ du@@ ar@@ do had to beg@@ in the long pro@@ c@@ ess of re@@ pa@@ i@@ ring family relation@@ shi@@ ps .
During the 200@@ 7 dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion pro@@ gra@@ m , a 19@@ 2 - page book ent@@ it@@ led “ C@@ ome Be My F@@ ol@@ low@@ er ” was rel@@ eas@@ ed .
O@@ f@@ ten@@ times we are sur@@ pris@@ ed at the ans@@ wers they give in qu@@ ite a n@@ atur@@ al way .
No@@ te that the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es conc@@ e@@ ded that su@@ per@@ human power was needed to expe@@ l Satan’s dem@@ ons .
This pro@@ c@@ ess of “ Christi@@ an@@ iz@@ ation ” did not occ@@ ur while the apostles were still ali@@ ve , because they ac@@ ted as a “ rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t ” against pa@@ gan@@ ism .
in the Au@@ gu@@ st 8 , 199@@ 1 , is@@ sue out@@ l@@ ined ei@@ ght practic@@ al guid@@ el@@ ines that have helped many to keep fin@@ an@@ cially and emo@@ tion@@ ally st@@ able when fac@@ ed with a peri@@ od of un@@ emp@@ loy@@ ment .
When the psalmist did so , he was a@@ wed by the many wonderful things that Jehovah had done . ​ — Read Psalm 40 : 5 ; 10@@ 7 : 4@@ 3 .
K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge from the Bible helps us to worship God in spirit
; N@@ ic@@ ho@@ l@@ son , L .
H@@ ar@@ v@@ es@@ ting the mas@@ tic
He also pointed to some old Ca@@ tho@@ lic c@@ ate@@ ch@@ is@@ ms that con@@ ta@@ ined the divine name .
* S@@ tri@@ c@@ tly speaking , the al@@ le@@ ged t@@ res@@ pas@@ s@@ er was T@@ ro@@ p@@ hi@@ mu@@ s .
So how did young Daniel re@@ act ?
The reason that a woman in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar should give attention to whom she marri@@ es is the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ca@@ u@@ tion : “ A married woman is b@@ ound by law to her husband . ”
M@@ ore is involved than simply saying the words , “ You can come to me any@@ time . ”
After the last bu@@ s ro@@ l@@ led by , the bor@@ der was clo@@ sed and war began .
After the esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment of God’s Kingdom in 1914 , Satan was ou@@ sted from heaven and con@@ f@@ ined to the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of the earth , having “ great anger , know@@ ing he has a sh@@ ort peri@@ od of time . ”
Those who take the lead as teach@@ ers are especially respon@@ sible to be encourag@@ ing to others .
James 1 : 25 re@@ a@@ ds , in part : “ He who pe@@ ers into the perfect law that bel@@ ong@@ s to fre@@ e@@ dom and who pers@@ ists in it . . . will be happy in his doing it . ”
What challeng@@ es did these two men of hum@@ ble ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound face , and what were the resul@@ ts of their la@@ b@@ or of love ?
May we per@@ form them with hear@@ t@@ felt devo@@ tion to God while we wa@@ it pati@@ ently for Jehovah’s great day .
“ The l@@ ili@@ es ” might ref@@ er to f@@ low@@ ers such as gl@@ adi@@ olu@@ s , h@@ y@@ ac@@ in@@ ths , i@@ ris@@ es , and tu@@ li@@ ps .
Can we doubt that he was be@@ h@@ ind the worl@@ d@@ wide att@@ ack on true worship that occ@@ ur@@ red during the second world war ?
The more you praise Jehovah in such ways , the more effe@@ ctive you will become , and the more you will enjoy your ministry .
“ If you ob@@ serve my comman@@ d@@ ments , you will remain in my love , just as I have ob@@ served the comman@@ d@@ ments of the Father and remain in his love ”
What ty@@ pe of we@@ i@@ ght can h@@ in@@ der us in the r@@ ace for life ?
In U@@ g@@ anda , St@@ an@@ le@@ y and E@@ sin@@ ala Ma@@ kum@@ ba were a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement to our family
Our ma@@ in reason for confidence that evil will not ar@@ ise again is that the earth will no longer be rul@@ ed by humans as it was soon after the F@@ lood .
Thus , the re@@ qu@@ est in Jesus ’ mo@@ de@@ l prayer , as far as it app@@ lied to heaven , was ful@@ filled .
▸ While your daugh@@ ter is working from do@@ or to do@@ or in field service , she enc@@ oun@@ ters a scho@@ ol@@ mate .
Su@@ cc@@ ess , 1 / 1
Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d from the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses might be refu@@ sed en@@ try into Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
In fact , she was able to serve as a regul@@ ar pioneer , even though she was on call as a n@@ ur@@ se 24 h@@ our@@ s a day .
But how can we ob@@ tain God’s blessing ?
“ Be coura@@ ge@@ ous and strong . . . Jehovah your God is with you . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ SH@@ U@@ A 1 : 9 .
A@@ c@@ tually , the Bible had fore@@ told a gener@@ al de@@ par@@ ture from the pu@@ re teachings of Christ .
They appe@@ ar to make one happy , but they do not .
The questions and form@@ at are wonderful , and how f@@ an@@ t@@ as@@ tic to see sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve is@@ su@@ es deal@@ t with , as in chap@@ ter 32 , ‘ How Jesus W@@ as Pro@@ te@@ cted . ’ ”
“ And Jehovah began to thro@@ w S@@ is@@ er@@ a and all his war ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts and all the cam@@ p into con@@ fu@@ sion by the e@@ dge of the s@@ word before Bar@@ ak . ” ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 4 : 14 , 15 .
J@@ O@@ S@@ E@@ P@@ H s@@ w@@ un@@ g another lo@@ ad on@@ to the don@@ ke@@ y’s back .
Fa@@ ith in Jehovah is needed in order to over@@ come m@@ oun@@ tain@@ like ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les .
In descri@@ b@@ ing a ca@@ pa@@ ble wife , God’s Word no@@ tes an inter@@ es@@ ting char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic of her family : “ H@@ er sons have ris@@ en up and pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ce her happy ; her ow@@ ner ris@@ es up , and he pra@@ ises her . ”
But serving where we still find so many who listen to the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message gives us a strong sense of purpose .
He knew God’s direc@@ t pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion against marriage al@@ li@@ an@@ ces with fore@@ ign nations .
How does the righteousness of God’s people shin@@ e for@@ th ?
Of course , having a par@@ t@@ ner in life can be a s@@ ource of great joy .
“ Consider the pati@@ ence of our Lord as sal@@ vation , ” wrote Peter to fellow Christians .
What be@@ aring does faith have on go@@ als and ob@@ je@@ c@@ ti@@ ves ?
“ D@@ ying for some stu@@ pi@@ d religion is really such a wa@@ st@@ e ! ” was the only “ comfort ” my c@@ ell mat@@ es had to offer .
Jesus said : “ Do not pro@@ cu@@ re go@@ ld or s@@ il@@ ver or cop@@ per for your gi@@ r@@ d@@ le pur@@ ses , or a food p@@ ou@@ ch for the tri@@ p , or two under@@ gar@@ ments , or san@@ d@@ als or a st@@ af@@ f ; for the work@@ er deser@@ ves his food . ”
Yes , as in the first century , some today “ have experienced shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ k concer@@ ning their faith . ”
It appe@@ ared reason@@ able to allow children to make their own decisions about how to think and be@@ have .
They had not sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ded their hearts .
Many have lived together for years , and they have children together .
He does not just go through the mo@@ tions of worshipp@@ ing Jehovah . What about us ?
By contr@@ ast , E@@ bo@@ la vi@@ r@@ us is much ra@@ re@@ r , but in some out@@ bre@@ ak@@ s it has kil@@ led ne@@ arly 9@@ 0 per@@ c@@ ent of those it in@@ fe@@ cted .
Acc@@ ording to Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 25 , Paul wrote : “ Now that you have put away fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od , speak truth each one of you with his neigh@@ b@@ or , because we are members bel@@ ong@@ ing to one another . ”
G@@ a@@ il : Re@@ ally ?
This has led to the s@@ pre@@ ad of di@@ se@@ ase , ab@@ or@@ tions , un@@ wanted pre@@ gn@@ an@@ ci@@ es , and bro@@ ken marri@@ ages and famili@@ es , resul@@ ting in un@@ told pain and angu@@ ish .
You may often have heard this verse qu@@ o@@ ted , but what meaning did it have for the Jews in the days of H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah , and thus what is its imp@@ ort for you ?
With these words Lo@@ t ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that Jehovah had sh@@ own exc@@ ep@@ tional loving - kindness by res@@ cu@@ ing him .
W@@ he@@ ther you have been wa@@ iting for months or for years , why is pati@@ ence important ?
What does Mar@@ y’s o@@ ffering two pi@@ ge@@ ons indic@@ ate ?
For example , we are told in a div@@ in@@ ely inspired psal@@ m : “ The righteous themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will re@@ side forever upon it . ”
When Fir@@ ko@@ vi@@ ch under@@ took his sear@@ ch for ancient recor@@ ds and man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts , he started with the C@@ ri@@ mean c@@ li@@ f@@ f d@@ wel@@ l@@ ings of Ch@@ ufu@@ t - K@@ ale .
If , like David , we regul@@ arly medit@@ ate on the blessings that we receive from Jehovah , we will find it imp@@ os@@ sible not to be jo@@ y@@ ful .
From the am@@ ount of w@@ ine Jesus provided , it appe@@ ars that the we@@ d@@ ding in C@@ ana was a large , el@@ ab@@ or@@ ate one .
M@@ ike also re@@ duc@@ ed the number of cu@@ st@@ om@@ ers he had in his cle@@ an@@ ing bu@@ sin@@ ess and found out how to man@@ age it from another country by using the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t .
Paul offered to ad@@ d@@ ress the un@@ ru@@ ly mo@@ b , but fri@@ end@@ ly of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed him o@@ ther@@ wise .
Jehovah ur@@ ged the Jews to set their hearts from that day for@@ ward , not on their past ne@@ g@@ lig@@ ence , but on the re@@ building work .
It will re@@ move all v@@ isi@@ ble and inv@@ isi@@ ble tr@@ ac@@ es of re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against Jehovah’s righ@@ t@@ ful so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
At Proverbs 8 : 22 - 31 , he is re@@ pres@@ ented as saying : “ I came to be b@@ es@@ i@@ de [ the Creator ] as a ma@@ ster work@@ er , and I came to be the one he was spe@@ cially f@@ ond of day by day , I being g@@ la@@ d before him all the time . ”
T@@ ra@@ ge@@ dy can str@@ ike anyone at any time .
Solomon was one of the ri@@ ch@@ est men on earth when he wrote E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es .
Gi@@ ve an example of how fe@@ aring God can result in happiness des@@ pite persecu@@ tion .
Ther@@ efore , it would be ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely sh@@ ort@@ si@@ gh@@ ted to teach a child to pur@@ sue go@@ als that would serve only for his material advan@@ ta@@ ge .
Why are regul@@ ar study ha@@ bi@@ ts important ?
As is true of other ga@@ ther@@ ings , if there is to be mu@@ si@@ c , du@@ e attention should be given to the vo@@ lu@@ me so that it al@@ lo@@ ws for eas@@ y con@@ vers@@ ation .
5 : 11 .
He is not in control of the st@@ or@@ m , but by making ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments , he may remain in control of his sa@@ il@@ bo@@ at .
That may have reve@@ aled something of his pro@@ secu@@ t@@ ors ’ in@@ ten@@ tions .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ati@@ vely refle@@ cting on what you learn from the Bible will help you de@@ e@@ pen your love for God and will move you to ple@@ ase him .
After sp@@ en@@ ding al@@ most ten years in ei@@ ght pris@@ ons , I was dis@@ char@@ ged , and I re@@ turned to Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , where I was war@@ m@@ ly received into the ar@@ ms of my bel@@ o@@ ved Christian brothers .
What is one way that we can encoura@@ ge those who are serving faith@@ fully ?
Will he be pleas@@ ed if we try to sa@@ ve ourselves with “ the power of the hor@@ se , ” that is , where humans turn for help ?
F@@ in@@ ally , the pri@@ est told her that because she was such a good - loo@@ king , in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent gi@@ r@@ l , she should enjoy her you@@ th while she could and take an interest in God when she got old .
At that time , Peter stated : “ For a certain@@ ty I per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve that God is not par@@ ti@@ al , but in every nation the man that fe@@ ars him and works righteousness is accep@@ table to him . ”
Even so , he later wrote of himself : “ You , of course , heard about my conduct form@@ er@@ ly in Juda@@ ism , that to the point of exc@@ ess I kept on persecu@@ ting the congregation of God and de@@ va@@ st@@ ating it . ”
Consider , for example :
The C@@ ongreg@@ ation a S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ening A@@ id
H@@ ans , who got baptized al@@ most 30 years after his wife , ag@@ re@@ es . “ Ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary Christian conduct is important , so that the relati@@ ve se@@ es the positi@@ ve effect of the truth in our life . ”
The a@@ bo@@ ve st@@ ep@@ s are not a ‘ ma@@ gi@@ c for@@ mu@@ la ’ that provi@@ des inst@@ ant , lasting reli@@ ef .
The Bible ans@@ wers with a res@@ oun@@ ding no !
While a local Witness nam@@ ed H@@ el@@ vi@@ e Ma@@ sh@@ a@@ z@@ i was discus@@ sing Matthew chap@@ ter 23 , a group of cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men ang@@ r@@ ily ju@@ mp@@ ed up and tri@@ ed to for@@ ce him to si@@ t down .
Hence , the ver@@ sion was called the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t , meaning “ 70 , ” and is desi@@ gn@@ ated L@@ X@@ X , the Rom@@ an num@@ er@@ al for 70 .
A@@ gain , I pray@@ ed for help , just in case there was someone listen@@ ing .
S@@ cen@@ ari@@ o 2 : A deep@@ ly religious hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der fin@@ ds it hard to believe that bad people will not be t@@ or@@ men@@ ted forever in hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re .
However , we need to bu@@ y out time to draw close to God .
One scho@@ la@@ r said that this ph@@ ra@@ se could be taken as a war@@ m invit@@ ation for Jac@@ o@@ b to stay or an ad@@ mis@@ sion that kin@@ ship ob@@ li@@ ged La@@ ba@@ n to prote@@ ct him .
But the apostle Peter coun@@ sel@@ s : “ All of you be like - min@@ ded , show@@ ing fellow feel@@ ing , having bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction , tend@@ er@@ ly com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , hum@@ ble in mind . ”
Such anointed ones were then get@@ ting bus@@ y in re@@ organiz@@ ing the public ministry and building up publi@@ shing fac@@ il@@ ities .
How might one@@ ’s en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment af@@ fect the conscience ?
When we follow that ad@@ vice , we will have pe@@ ace@@ ful relation@@ shi@@ ps with others , and we will pre@@ v@@ ent situ@@ ations that could cause us anxi@@ ety .
Ther@@ efore , the dre@@ am has two fulfill@@ ments ​ — in Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar@@ ’s rul@@ er@@ ship and in Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
You loved righteousness , and you h@@ ated la@@ w@@ less@@ ness . ”
Li@@ fe in cam@@ p was very r@@ ough .
Thus , the le@@ av@@ ening pro@@ c@@ ess was hi@@ d@@ den from the view of the h@@ ou@@ se@@ wife .
I don@@ ’t know how long I will continue to m@@ our@@ n , but I rejo@@ ice to feel the love of Jehovah’s organization .
When we hum@@ bly and obedi@@ ently trust in him , we too will be preci@@ ous in his eyes . ​ — Ha@@ g .
For more de@@ ta@@ il@@ s , see chap@@ ter 10 of the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Thus , when we cho@@ ose to for@@ give someone who has wr@@ ong@@ ed us , we let go of any need for re@@ par@@ ations from the off@@ end@@ er .
Jehovah uses imper@@ fect men to accom@@ pl@@ ish his will des@@ pite their sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings and problems , and the honor righ@@ tly go@@ es to him .
A gro@@ wing knowledge of the Bible had a good effect on Ad@@ ri@@ an’s conscience and re@@ direc@@ ted his course in life .
We need to trust in God especially when we are de@@ pres@@ sed because our future seem@@ s ble@@ ak .
Paul wrote to the Christian congregation in Corin@@ th : “ As in all the congregations of the holy ones , let the women keep s@@ il@@ ent in the congregations , for it is not per@@ mit@@ ted for them to speak . ”
“ Jehovah Is My S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th ”
Jehovah’s tend@@ er emp@@ a@@ thy was per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly expres@@ sed in the words and actions of his com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate Son , Jesus , when he was on earth .
For example , a Christian sister nam@@ ed L@@ y@@ n@@ n ad@@ m@@ its , “ L@@ ear@@ ning to put my complete confidence in Jehovah has been an ong@@ o@@ ing stru@@ gg@@ le for me . ” Why ? “ I have no relationship with my father , ” she says , “ and I have a mother who did not care for me emo@@ tion@@ ally or physi@@ c@@ ally .
How could she help her cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es ?
Re@@ g@@ arding st@@ ars , the H@@ ou@@ st@@ on , T@@ ex@@ as , Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ le repor@@ ts on a rec@@ ent study su@@ gg@@ es@@ ting that there are “ 3@@ 00 se@@ x@@ t@@ il@@ li@@ on of them , or three times as many as s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists pre@@ vi@@ ously cal@@ cul@@ ated . ”
En@@ during as a Sol@@ di@@ er of Christ
He believ@@ ed that not just a sel@@ e@@ ct few but people in gener@@ al needed to consider “ every ut@@ ter@@ ance coming for@@ th through Jehovah’s m@@ ou@@ th . ”
The “ things that have been made ” by hands other than God’s ​ — the enti@@ re present system of things , even the wicked “ heaven ” — ​ are to be sh@@ ak@@ en out of ex@@ ist@@ ence .
I@@ mp@@ ressed by Joh@@ n@@ ’s s@@ ound Scriptural reason@@ ing , they began atten@@ ding meetings of the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents in our v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
If we just know about what God has done for us and will do in the future , does that mean we have faith ?
Such ones ru@@ n the ris@@ k of lo@@ sing out on et@@ er@@ n@@ al blessings .
By as@@ king Jehovah to exam@@ ine us , we invit@@ e him to t@@ est us .
E@@ mp@@ er@@ ors in R@@ ome gave pre@@ em@@ in@@ ence to their own city , and the cul@@ tural cen@@ ter shi@@ f@@ ted to E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
In turn , Jehovah may , as Paul fur@@ ther wr@@ ites , “ give them rep@@ ent@@ ance le@@ ading to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ”
Because of his hum@@ ility , godly devo@@ tion , stu@@ di@@ ousness , and pers@@ ist@@ ence in prayer , Daniel was “ someone very desi@@ ra@@ ble . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , God kin@@ dly cor@@ rec@@ ted Eli@@ j@@ ah’s mis@@ taken ide@@ a that no other Israelites had rema@@ ined faithful to Jehovah .
Thus , when a sin@@ ner later has a change of heart , as many do , he may be deep@@ ly gr@@ ate@@ ful both to Jehovah and to the “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men ” who made it e@@ asi@@ er for him to return to the congregation . ​ — E@@ ph .
What , if anything , can other members of the Christian congregation do to show consider@@ ation for such si@@ ck ones ?
As we have consider@@ ed , the pri@@ or@@ ities we set in life can tell us much about the con@@ dition of our heart .
Jehovah “ bless@@ ed the end of Job af@@ ter@@ ward more than his beg@@ in@@ ning . ”
G@@ ro@@ ss un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness en@@ ta@@ il@@ s more than se@@ x@@ u@@ al sin@@ s .
The disci@@ ple James said : “ D@@ ra@@ w close to God , and he will draw close to you . ”
However , a word of ca@@ u@@ tion is appro@@ pri@@ ate : We must be care@@ ful not to let others make decisions for us .
The few ans@@ wers I received were ir@@ r@@ ational and un@@ con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing .
My father , H@@ end@@ ri@@ k , wor@@ ked as a sh@@ o@@ e@@ mak@@ er and gar@@ den@@ er in D@@ on@@ der@@ en , a small v@@ il@@ la@@ ge in nor@@ th D@@ r@@ en@@ the , in the Ne@@ ther@@ lands .
When Sa@@ ú@@ l was 14 years of age , my father died .
David offered to make Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i a part of his ro@@ y@@ al cour@@ t .
For example , if it is leg@@ al and per@@ mis@@ sible to do so , why not bring Bible - based public@@ ations with you and read them during lun@@ ch@@ time or other peri@@ o@@ ds when it is al@@ lo@@ wa@@ ble to do so ?
L@@ y@@ dia , on the other hand , was an early Christian of Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i whom the Bible comm@@ ends for her ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality .
When was Satan c@@ ast out of heaven ? ​ — Re@@ v .
Yes , when fac@@ ed with se@@ v@@ ere tri@@ als or har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps , God’s worshipp@@ ers n@@ atur@@ ally turn to him for help .
Yes , since you were set free from sin , you became sla@@ ves to righteousness . ”
E@@ ach of us should be al@@ er@@ t to ob@@ serve “ the need ” that others have .
In ad@@ dition , milli@@ ons of people are imp@@ over@@ i@@ shed , ex@@ is@@ ting with min@@ i@@ ma@@ l food , sh@@ el@@ ter , clo@@ thing , and medi@@ cal care .
( Read Hebrews 2 : 1 ; 3 : 12 . )
Jehovah , though , has our very best inter@@ ests at heart .
Some felt during chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od that they always had to do more or be better to ear@@ n their parents ’ love .
The re@@ be@@ l lead@@ ers organiz@@ ed a se@@ cur@@ ity de@@ par@@ t@@ ment , a mil@@ it@@ ary de@@ par@@ t@@ ment , and a pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda de@@ par@@ t@@ ment to maintain “ order . ”
The ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ ers and so - called wise men of the world have for cen@@ tu@@ ries tri@@ ed to understand the my@@ st@@ eri@@ es of life and of the uni@@ verse .
For example , Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has took quic@@ k action to hal@@ t a s@@ cour@@ ge that kil@@ led ten@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Israelites , and David encoura@@ ged his fam@@ i@@ shed men to jo@@ in him in e@@ ating the show@@ bre@@ ad in “ the house of God . ”
* This spiritual temple was the new arrang@@ ement for appro@@ aching Jehovah in worship on the bas@@ is of the prop@@ iti@@ at@@ ory sacrifice of Jesus Christ . ​ — Hebrews 9 : 11 , 12 .
How can we provide ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality to vis@@ iting re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves of Jehovah’s organization ?
This world rul@@ ed by Satan t@@ ol@@ er@@ ates un@@ clean conduct , even encoura@@ ges it .
Jesus did both .
Indeed , it is sen@@ sible to show a child love .
What part did Satan pla@@ y in origin@@ ating suffering ?
By means of artic@@ les in The Watchtower and Our Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try , new public@@ ations , and tal@@ ks at ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es and conven@@ tions .
All of us make mis@@ takes .
John and I both pray@@ ed to Jehovah to help us .
F@@ ul@@ l D@@ eli@@ ver@@ ance Is Ne@@ ar
A B@@ it@@ ter H@@ ar@@ v@@ est
Instead of ar@@ re@@ sting members of the mo@@ b , the po@@ li@@ ce ar@@ rest@@ ed An@@ ne and her compan@@ ion !
Hence , he res@@ pe@@ cts and gives du@@ e consider@@ ation to the feelings and vie@@ ws of others .
We have all received from the first man , Adam , an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance of sin .
The way Jehovah tre@@ ated His people taught him God’s standards of right and wrong .
The cri@@ min@@ al we can learn from is the one you see Jesus speaking to in the pi@@ c@@ ture .
In fact , we cannot have one without the other .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ o@@ ks of H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah
We may share with them what we know about God’s name , his purpose for humans , and his person@@ ality as reve@@ aled in the Bible .
Ch@@ il@@ dren and even parents some@@ times die because a me@@ ag@@ er in@@ come makes it imp@@ os@@ sible for them to ob@@ tain medi@@ cal help .
As told by Jac@@ o@@ b Ne@@ u@@ fel@@ d
When a brother in Tu@@ lu@@ n told me that a sister was coming , I went on my bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le to the bu@@ s sto@@ p to me@@ et the sister and to offer to help with her lu@@ gg@@ age .
“ The question bo@@ ther@@ ed my conscience and even ro@@ b@@ bed me of my s@@ le@@ ep for sever@@ al ni@@ gh@@ ts , ” he rec@@ alls .
After wal@@ king some 9@@ 5 mil@@ es ( 1@@ 50 k@@ m ) to Be@@ er - she@@ ba , he went deep into the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
This as@@ pect will be consider@@ ed in the clo@@ sing article of this seri@@ es .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful Christians can ligh@@ ten the dar@@ k@@ ness for me@@ ek ones , thus giving them the opportunity to gain life . ​ — John 8 : 12 .
What were his teachings ?
How E@@ ar@@ n@@ est Are You ?
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ ality and P@@ ra@@ y@@ er
Not so K@@ or@@ ah and his supp@@ ort@@ ers !
If so , you may have mis@@ sed out on opportun@@ ities for deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful compan@@ y and for form@@ ing lasting fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps .
▪ “ In the house of my Father there are many a@@ bo@@ des . ”
The sc@@ ene of this world is de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely chang@@ ing ​ — for the wor@@ se .
“ God and I are not on speaking ter@@ ms , ” said the man to the young women when they vis@@ ited him .
Jesus as@@ ks . They answer : “ Lord , come and see . ”
As a result , even though many pos@@ s@@ ess things that years ag@@ o could only be dre@@ am@@ ed about , they still have an un@@ qu@@ enc@@ ha@@ ble th@@ ir@@ st for more material things .
When fac@@ ed with difficul@@ ties , how do we make decisions ?
“ In all the 60 years of our fri@@ end@@ ship , I cannot remember any un@@ pleas@@ ant m@@ om@@ ent ”
On the other hand , the Bible as@@ sures us that God , the Creator , will not allow man to ban@@ k@@ ru@@ pt the pl@@ an@@ et en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ men@@ t@@ ally .
Then , “ going a little way for@@ ward he pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to f@@ all on the gr@@ ound and began pra@@ ying . ”
It was now the mi@@ dd@@ le of World W@@ ar I@@ I , and women were direc@@ ted to ass@@ ist in the war effort .
• As to being bo@@ ld , what do we learn from . . .
Now , in the fin@@ al years of H@@ y@@ r@@ can@@ us ’ re@@ ign , the S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es reg@@ a@@ ined control .
One scho@@ la@@ r said : “ T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an [ had ] a gift for words rather than sen@@ ten@@ ces and it is much e@@ asi@@ er to appreci@@ ate his sal@@ lies than it is to follow his ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents .
P@@ ic@@ ture yourself in the new world , and en@@ vision how different life will be .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , when a mas@@ sive earth@@ qu@@ ake and resul@@ ting t@@ su@@ n@@ ami stru@@ ck e@@ ast@@ er@@ n J@@ ap@@ an , many brothers and sisters su@@ ffered great lo@@ s@@ ses .
It went as fol@@ lo@@ ws : “ Lo@@ ok !
Why will the Scriptures mo@@ tiv@@ ate you to re@@ ach spiritual go@@ als ?
1 : 5 ; 3 : 15 .
David experienced a lo@@ t of suffering during his li@@ fe@@ time , but no@@ tice what he was able to say in prayer to God .
5@@ 3 : 5 , 8 , 9 .
What may we need to do first when someone ra@@ ises the question of why God per@@ m@@ its suffering ?
It was then that I@@ on@@ i@@ an Gre@@ ek@@ s set out to col@@ on@@ ize the w@@ est co@@ ast of A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or .
After the enc@@ oun@@ ter in the ca@@ f@@ é , the Witness vis@@ ited the cou@@ ple on their bo@@ at and invit@@ ed them to her home .
But they had fal@@ le@@ n far in life , and they knew it .
F@@ i@@ ve members of my im@@ medi@@ ate family have become baptized Witnesses ​ — my two daugh@@ ters , two gr@@ and@@ daugh@@ ters , and a ni@@ e@@ ce .
Hence , a Christian needs to consider pray@@ er@@ fully whether he is willing to accept the bur@@ den of making a s@@ na@@ p decision where human life is involved .
She also we@@ igh@@ ed the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al emo@@ tional dam@@ age to little ones who during their form@@ ative years are se@@ par@@ ated from their parents .
“ wh@@ atever pra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy thing there is ”
What less@@ on do we learn by consider@@ ing the clear foc@@ us of the earthly part of Jehovah’s organization ?
W@@ al@@ king by spirit inclu@@ des respon@@ ding to the invit@@ ation we read at Revelation 22 : 17 : “ The spirit and the bri@@ de keep on saying : ‘ C@@ ome ! ’
Since I wanted to do what my school friends did , I al@@ most got into serious tr@@ ou@@ ble . ”
For example , Moses per@@ form@@ ed mirac@@ les invol@@ ving water when at his comm@@ and the w@@ at@@ ers of the N@@ ile and its re@@ e@@ dy po@@ ol@@ s became blood , the R@@ ed Se@@ a was par@@ ted , and water came gu@@ shing out of ro@@ ck in the deser@@ t .
Su@@ b@@ mis@@ sion to God is never op@@ pres@@ sive .
Ha@@ st@@ ily made decisions can eas@@ ily turn out to be un@@ wise .
• In what ways can we be “ a streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id ” in the congregation ?
And we know that the early Christians were liter@@ ate because what may have been their Scriptural no@@ tes have been found on po@@ t@@ sh@@ er@@ ds , pi@@ e@@ ces of bro@@ ken po@@ t@@ ter@@ y .
Yet , it op@@ ens the do@@ or to coun@@ t@@ less blessings now and to everlasting life in God’s new world .
After giving spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c counsel on sub@@ je@@ ction , he ex@@ hor@@ ts all to be “ like - min@@ ded , show@@ ing fellow feel@@ ing , having bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction , tend@@ er@@ ly com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , hum@@ ble in mind . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
2 : 15 , 16 ​ — How are we “ a s@@ we@@ et o@@ d@@ or of Christ ” ?
The pl@@ an was to o@@ pen the pres@@ ent@@ ation with a 20 - min@@ u@@ te talk based on the bro@@ ch@@ ure Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — Who Are They ?
O@@ r they might desire the same des@@ t@@ in@@ y as a close friend who prof@@ ess@@ es to be an anointed Christian .
The apostle Paul said that se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality , the@@ ft , gre@@ e@@ din@@ ess , dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness , re@@ v@@ il@@ ing , and ex@@ t@@ or@@ tion are comm@@ on among those en@@ s@@ n@@ ared in that dar@@ k@@ ness .
• Who is the “ serv@@ ant ” mentioned in Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophe@@ ci@@ es , and how do we know ?
That prophet would be the promised “ se@@ ed . ”
; I@@ b@@ ra@@ him , Y .
“ C@@ are@@ fully conc@@ e@@ aled in him are all the tre@@ a@@ sures of wisdom and of knowledge . ” ​ — C@@ O@@ L .
15 , 16 . ( a ) Why can you be sure that God will help you to tra@@ in your children ?
S@@ tu@@ dy helps us to understand the is@@ su@@ es of uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and personal integrity .
Will the E@@ ar@@ th S@@ ur@@ vi@@ ve 20@@ 12 ?
( Read 2 Timothy 4 : 1 - 5 . )
May we never devel@@ op a doub@@ ting attitude toward divine war@@ n@@ ings .
Ther@@ efore , never h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to seek their spiritual ass@@ ist@@ ance .
But to his great an@@ no@@ y@@ ance , another of@@ fi@@ cial refu@@ sed to acc@@ ord him such honor .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 60 , 6@@ 4
In a world that eng@@ end@@ ers a spirit of ligh@@ the@@ ar@@ te@@ dness , Christians need to have a serious view of life .
But children feel more secu@@ re and devel@@ op more respect and love for their parents when they know that their parents ’ “ Yes ” means y@@ es and their “ No ” means no ​ — even if that en@@ ta@@ il@@ s p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment . ​ — Matthew 5 : 37 .
We may have many ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ an@@ ces ​ — neigh@@ b@@ ors , col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es , and people we me@@ et now and again .
Na@@ ba@@ l was pla@@ ying with fi@@ re , for David was not one to be tri@@ f@@ led with . ​ — 1 Samuel 25 : 5 , 8 , 10 , 11 , 14 .
Such activities help us to be coura@@ ge@@ ous , spiritually strong , and succ@@ ess@@ ful in doing God’s will .
27 A Go@@ dly Q@@ u@@ ality M@@ ore P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous T@@ ha@@ n Di@@ am@@ on@@ ds
Consider S@@ ar@@ a who without the help of a husband ra@@ ised her two sons and made sure that they received a good educ@@ ation .
Your very pres@@ ence is streng@@ th@@ ening to them .
Some of us have been fi@@ gh@@ ting these enem@@ ies for many years .
But to answer the other questions and to see the acc@@ oun@@ t’s rel@@ ev@@ ance for us , we need to consider the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound of this un@@ u@@ su@@ al re@@ uni@@ on .
I t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully expla@@ in to my ex@@ tend@@ ed family that I will give as much as I can without end@@ ang@@ ering my im@@ medi@@ ate fam@@ il@@ y’s spiritual needs and r@@ out@@ ine . ”
TH@@ E f@@ oun@@ der of Christi@@ an@@ ity was very clear about the sh@@ ar@@ p dist@@ inc@@ tion that should ex@@ ist between his followers and the world of mankind ali@@ en@@ ated from God .
But who kno@@ ws whether it is for a time like this that you at@@ ta@@ ined ro@@ y@@ al di@@ gn@@ ity ? ’
W@@ as that an un@@ necess@@ ary di@@ g@@ res@@ sion ? Not at all .
In many Af@@ ri@@ can nations , there are few govern@@ men@@ tal pro@@ v@@ isions to care for the el@@ der@@ ly .
She felt that un@@ less her work was perfect , people would not like her very much .
At Proverbs 5 : 18 , 19 , we read : “ Let your water s@@ ource prove to be bless@@ ed , and rejo@@ ice with the wife of your you@@ th , a lo@@ va@@ ble h@@ ind and a char@@ m@@ ing m@@ oun@@ tain go@@ at .
Can you i@@ magine h@@ ating Jesus and what he stan@@ ds for ?
We may receive un@@ expe@@ cted blessings .
You are not al@@ one in feel@@ ing that way .
She did the same for another co@@ work@@ er , who was f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ated by the vari@@ ety of sub@@ je@@ cts discus@@ sed in The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
How can we get ri@@ d of h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful thoughts and feelings ?
H@@ er st@@ y@@ le of man@@ ag@@ ement is mar@@ ked by pr@@ u@@ d@@ ence and e@@ con@@ om@@ y .
Tru@@ ly , Chris@@ tend@@ om , like ancient Juda@@ h , is in deep dar@@ k@@ ness . ​ — Revelation 8 : 12 .
At that time , it was the Jewish cu@@ sto@@ m to pre@@ pare the body with spi@@ ces and per@@ fu@@ m@@ ed o@@ il@@ s before la@@ ying it to rest .
We can learn not to turn any@@ one@@ ’s help away
Then he got up and went his way . So E@@ sa@@ u des@@ p@@ ised the bir@@ th@@ right . ” ​ — G@@ en .
We need to continue to make spiritual prog@@ ress .
In the Scriptures , death is c@@ learly explained .
Di@@ d some dar@@ k con@@ spi@@ rac@@ y exc@@ lu@@ de these boo@@ ks from the Bible ?
( b ) What confidence in Jehovah can we have ?
The cor@@ rec@@ t mo@@ tive for doing the right thing is our love for Jehovah .
A@@ no@@ ther public instru@@ ct@@ or , the apostle Paul , pre@@ ached the good news far bey@@ ond Jerusalem .
What good resul@@ ts came from one wom@@ an’s fear of God ?
L@@ ater , Israel s@@ ki@@ r@@ ted the land of E@@ dom and j@@ our@@ ne@@ yed nor@@ th@@ ward to the nor@@ the@@ ast of the De@@ ad Se@@ a .
It is the sin of im@@ mor@@ ality .
However , as the f@@ loo@@ d@@ w@@ at@@ ers ro@@ se , the re@@ be@@ l angels were for@@ ced to shed their material bo@@ dies and return to the spirit real@@ m , never again to as@@ su@@ me fle@@ sh@@ ly form .
This imp@@ ressed the a@@ udi@@ ence and con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed them that Jehovah’s Witnesses were not preaching their own ide@@ as .
We stri@@ ve to “ maintain [ our ] conduct fine among the nations . ” ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 12 ; 2 Peter 3 : 11 , 14 .
What Is God’s V@@ i@@ e@@ w of S@@ mo@@ king ?
“ I still see these i@@ ma@@ ges at the o@@ d@@ des@@ t times ​ — tri@@ gg@@ ered by a ran@@ dom sm@@ ell , some mu@@ si@@ c , something I see , or even a st@@ ra@@ y thought .
The “ emp@@ ty thing ” is the con@@ st@@ ant concer@@ n of human govern@@ ments to keep per@@ pe@@ tu@@ ating their own authority .
Indeed , “ day after day they were in con@@ st@@ ant attend@@ ance at the temple with one acc@@ ord , . . . pra@@ ising God and fin@@ ding fav@@ or with all the people . ”
( a ) How have young people benef@@ ited from regul@@ ar family worship ?
How did they maintain their joy ?
Even when govern@@ ments se@@ em to be good , they cannot sol@@ ve all problems .
* Can you rel@@ ate to those words ?
; S@@ tel@@ ter , P .
He ag@@ re@@ ed to help me simil@@ arly , so my S@@ pan@@ ish continued to imp@@ ro@@ ve qu@@ ite n@@ ic@@ ely , al@@ though it took three years before I became truly pro@@ fi@@ cient .
Like them , we are born , we live , and we die .
‘ Mar@@ ry On@@ ly in the Lord ’
The Bible says that he “ took the children into his ar@@ ms and began blessing them , la@@ ying his hands upon them . ”
• From Acts chap@@ ter 18 , what have you learned about the disci@@ ple - making work ?
For example , when you look at a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar religion or den@@ om@@ in@@ ation , what fru@@ it@@ age does it be@@ ar ?
P@@ rac@@ tic@@ ing sin only br@@ ings dis@@ gr@@ ace to us person@@ ally as well as re@@ pro@@ ach on the congregation and on God .
He also stated : “ O@@ u@@ t of the heart come wicked reason@@ ings , mu@@ r@@ ders , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ies , for@@ n@@ ic@@ ations , th@@ i@@ ever@@ ies , false t@@ es@@ ti@@ mon@@ ies , bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ies . ”
Ha@@ ve you sign@@ ed a bu@@ sin@@ ess contr@@ act or filled out an app@@ lic@@ ation form for the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c privile@@ ges ?
And “ the work of his hands ” ​ — what Jehovah cre@@ ated by means of his holy spirit — ​ br@@ ings him great glory .
M@@ c@@ C@@ l@@ in@@ to@@ ck and S@@ tr@@ ong@@ ’s C@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia su@@ gg@@ ests : “ The Hebrew trans@@ cri@@ ber@@ ’s e@@ ye was pro@@ ba@@ bly mis@@ led by the [ same ] word . . . ter@@ min@@ ating both the cla@@ uses . ”
Hence , any who feel that the day of Jehovah is d@@ el@@ a@@ ying are encoura@@ ged to he@@ ed Pet@@ er@@ ’s counsel to wa@@ it pati@@ ently upon Jehovah’s appointed time .
For example , from time to time , we all face difficult circumstances in our lives .
Bu@@ b@@ bl@@ ing with exc@@ it@@ ement , I pl@@ an@@ ned to jo@@ in my husband in his assignment , but to do so , I needed a bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le ​ — a lu@@ x@@ ur@@ y I had never been able to af@@ for@@ d , as times were hard during the de@@ pres@@ sion .
She just lo@@ ves the field service , and I never ever had to encoura@@ ge her to go out in the ministry .
she asked . “ B@@ ow down , ” I rep@@ lied .
L@@ ater , I prog@@ ressed to s@@ mo@@ king mar@@ i@@ ju@@ ana .
So we need to remember Moses ’ powerful words !
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am@@ ’s dem@@ e@@ an@@ or chang@@ es .
The first part of Acts is pri@@ mar@@ ily about the activ@@ ity of the apostle Peter , and the l@@ at@@ ter part is about that of the apostle Paul .
There are no hard - and - f@@ ast rul@@ es .
He@@ av@@ en@@ ly ar@@ mi@@ es following Christ Jesus will see to it that these human for@@ ces are destro@@ yed .
The ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of God’s wr@@ ath upon Juda@@ h and Jerusalem was “ a day of dist@@ ress and of angu@@ ish . ”
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er and Our Ph@@ ysi@@ cal Ne@@ e@@ ds
He c@@ learly explained the fac@@ ts to the cu@@ p@@ be@@ are@@ r , who perhaps would be in a position to ass@@ ist him .
• H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah offer us what less@@ on about pri@@ or@@ ities ?
If you have been let@@ ting the su@@ n set while you are still in a pro@@ vo@@ ked st@@ ate , be quic@@ k to cor@@ rec@@ t matters .
He is the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty , the Just One , the ep@@ it@@ ome of love .
E@@ ach of these servants of Jehovah showed s@@ inc@@ ere interest in another person by using the individu@@ al@@ ’s name .
Fir@@ st , the value of his blood is app@@ lied to the “ spiritual house ” of 14@@ 4@@ ,000 anointed Christians , en@@ ab@@ ling these to be declar@@ ed righteous and enjoy a clean standing before Jehovah .
The integrity of true worshi@@ p@@ ers under the s@@ cour@@ ge of s@@ at@@ ani@@ c h@@ at@@ red is a living t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony to the righ@@ t@@ ful@@ ness , deser@@ ve@@ dness , and righteousness of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
With E@@ d Ho@@ op@@ er sh@@ ort@@ ly before the 194@@ 1 S@@ t .
Hence , if we gro@@ w to love the things in the world , even things that may not in themselves be wrong , we are on a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous course .
Thus , we may be better e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed in our lives and in our deal@@ ings with others to follow the pat@@ ter@@ n he set for us . ​ — John 13 : 15 .
We too want to be like those un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish pas@@ s@@ eng@@ ers and foc@@ us on how ur@@ g@@ ent our preaching work is .
For instance , Christ’s pres@@ ence in Kingdom glory is now a re@@ ality , and anointed Christians who were faithful to death have experienced the fulfill@@ ment of the prophe@@ tic promise : “ To him that con@@ qu@@ ers I will gr@@ ant to e@@ at of the t@@ ree of life , which is in the par@@ adise of God . ”
It inclu@@ des the to@@ tal number of Witnesses preaching the good news , the large number of public@@ ations con@@ tain@@ ing the message , and the tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous number of langu@@ ages used to preach the message
If we are to avoid the dar@@ k@@ ness and walk in God’s light , we must listen to all that Jesus says and follow clo@@ sel@@ y his example and teachings as recorded in the Bible .
Those who ye@@ ar@@ n for it and who keep on pur@@ su@@ ing a godly course will be bless@@ ed with a place there .
They also felt that Jesus loved them .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ’ sisters , M@@ ary and Mar@@ th@@ a , were over@@ come with g@@ ri@@ ef .
• Who are respon@@ ding to the good news ?
Acc@@ ording to the new@@ s@@ pa@@ per F@@ ol@@ h@@ a de S .
Me@@ di@@ cal s@@ ci@@ ence , imp@@ ro@@ ved nu@@ tr@@ iti@@ on , and the mas@@ s dist@@ ribu@@ tion of po@@ table water had el@@ ev@@ ated life expe@@ ct@@ an@@ cy . . .
My father had no@@ tic@@ ed that at a very young age , I wanted to d@@ ance wh@@ en@@ ever I heard mu@@ si@@ c .
Be g@@ la@@ d you had these jo@@ ys and blessings .
May 15 , 200@@ 9
Why is it appro@@ pri@@ ate to ask Jehovah to show us how “ to coun@@ t our days ” ?
K@@ no@@ wing that the man could hear what they were saying , they deci@@ ded to preach to the do@@ g .
Can you con@@ fir@@ m that from your personal experience ?
The apostle Paul made clear that Christians other than the apostles were to keep the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to Jesus ’ actions the pre@@ vi@@ ous day , the c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests and older men of the people ask him : “ By what authority do you do these things ?
We should therefore end@@ e@@ av@@ or to understand God’s view of human govern@@ ments .
Do You L@@ ong for a World W@@ i@@ th@@ out F@@ e@@ ar ?
What con@@ ne@@ ction was there between ob@@ serving the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law and en@@ ter@@ ing into God’s rest ( a ) in Moses ’ day ?
I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t give her a ch@@ ance to fin@@ ish what she was saying .
Th@@ in@@ king ability thus ac@@ qui@@ red is har@@ mon@@ i@@ ous with godly wisdom and knowledge .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , the apostle ur@@ ged his fellow Christians : “ B@@ el@@ o@@ ved ones , do not believe every inspired expres@@ sion , but t@@ est the inspired expres@@ sions to see whether they origin@@ ate with God , because many false prophe@@ ts have g@@ one for@@ th into the world . ” ​ — 1 John 4 : 1 .
How can I apply this in my life ? ’
H@@ el@@ p When Un@@ der Ex@@ tre@@ me P@@ res@@ sure
B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in had moved to B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m to pur@@ sue a high@@ er educ@@ ation .
For the wicked , the situation is different .
“ Jehovah’s day , ” wrote the apostle Peter , “ will come as a th@@ i@@ ef , in which the heavens will pas@@ s away with a h@@ is@@ sing no@@ ise , but the el@@ ements being in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y ho@@ t will be dis@@ sol@@ ved , and earth and the works in it will be dis@@ co@@ vered . ”
Many leave be@@ h@@ ind a marriage mate and children .
• Do I dr@@ ink more often than I used to ?
Although Jesus knew that his death was im@@ min@@ ent , he did not let that become the foc@@ us in his life , the pri@@ me reason for working hard .
Some months later , Paul pi@@ cked S@@ il@@ as to tra@@ v@@ el with him , and together they went back to encoura@@ ge the new disciples in the plac@@ es Paul had vis@@ ited .
In F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 198@@ 4 , I was on my way to L@@ il@@ ong@@ we to deli@@ ver repor@@ ts for the branch of@@ fice in Z@@ am@@ bia .
In one fam@@ ous ep@@ is@@ o@@ de , he att@@ ac@@ ks a group of w@@ in@@ d@@ mil@@ ls that he se@@ es as a band of d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous gi@@ ants .
If we ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct to clean the gl@@ ass , soon di@@ r@@ t and g@@ ri@@ me will ro@@ b us of the sc@@ ene@@ ’s c@@ lar@@ ity and appe@@ al .
He was determined to make God’s Word a@@ vail@@ able to the people of Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r .
M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el , an el@@ der for over 40 years , often star@@ ts his vis@@ its with such com@@ ments as : “ You know , one of the n@@ ic@@ est privile@@ ges of an el@@ der is to vis@@ it the brothers in their ho@@ m@@ es and get to know them better .
L@@ ater , when her angu@@ ish turned to joy , she than@@ ked God in hear@@ t@@ felt prayer . ​ — Read 1 Samuel 1 : 10 , 12 , 13 , 26 , 27 ; 2 : 1 .
My spiritual interest continued to gro@@ w .
At our meetings , there will always be new@@ ly inter@@ ested people and vis@@ it@@ ors who are un@@ a@@ ware of the proble@@ m , and we want such ones to feel wel@@ come .
We often got lost in a ma@@ ze of tw@@ is@@ ted pa@@ th@@ ways through the fi@@ el@@ ds .
What means can Jehovah use to help us rec@@ over when we have com@@ mit@@ ted a sin , and why should we take advan@@ ta@@ ge of the pro@@ vision ?
And what if you are a person with authority ?
Y@@ E@@ A@@ R B@@ O@@ R@@ N : 19@@ 6@@ 1
Let her tell you .
If it materi@@ al@@ ized , Mark would be ac@@ ting as Paul’s re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative .
13 : 39 .
Then in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember we were invit@@ ed to move to the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k !
• What can many do to en@@ rich their lives ?
An@@ y or all of these events may bel@@ ong to the “ s@@ il@@ ent years . ”
See The Watchtower , Mar@@ ch 15 , 200@@ 5 , page 13 , par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 15 ; Au@@ gu@@ st 1 , 199@@ 7 , pages 20 - 25 .
Do@@ ing so invol@@ ves living in a way that al@@ lo@@ ws for God’s holy spirit to op@@ er@@ ate fre@@ ely in your life .
They are promised : “ He [ Jehovah ] will ex@@ al@@ t you to take pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the earth .
S@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists stru@@ gg@@ le with experi@@ ments and ob@@ serv@@ ations for we@@ ek@@ s , months , or even years .
B@@ el@@ ow : En@@ tr@@ ance to Fr@@ ance branch of@@ fice
But El@@ i ple@@ ad@@ ed with Samuel : “ Do not , ple@@ ase , hi@@ de it from me . ”
S@@ ur@@ ely Jehovah must value this me@@ th@@ od of teaching !
What pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation did the ang@@ el G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el make to M@@ ary ?
The nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom of Israel , al@@ though rel@@ ated by blood , was an av@@ ow@@ ed enem@@ y .
He dar@@ ed any man to come for@@ ward and fi@@ ght him , to set@@ tle this war in sing@@ le com@@ ba@@ t ! ​ — 1 Samuel 17 : 4 - 10 .
F@@ il@@ ms that pre@@ ce@@ ded the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama ” had used some of these te@@ ch@@ ni@@ qu@@ es but not all of them in one pres@@ ent@@ ation , especially one with a Bible the@@ me .
However , Jesus told them : “ Let us go some@@ where el@@ se , into the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge to@@ w@@ ns ne@@ ar@@ by , that I may preach there also . ”
The shepher@@ d could become ex@@ as@@ per@@ ated with the individu@@ al .
Ser@@ vice at Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n Bethel
“ I am ready to be more encourag@@ ing to all by st@@ res@@ sing the ma@@ in poin@@ ts in the Scriptures . ”
Jesus gave his disciples ‘ the si@@ gn of his pres@@ ence and of the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ’
One of my co@@ work@@ ers in the ministry was J@@ á@@ n Pe@@ tru@@ š@@ ka , who had learned the truth in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
We read how the holy spirit was involved in the first century in op@@ ening up new ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es for mission@@ aries .
F@@ our days later , some brothers were able to tell her where I was .
Lo@@ c@@ ation : Lo@@ cal Kingdom H@@ all .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 37 , 26
Mo@@ st in the home may have different beli@@ ef@@ s and may try to invol@@ ve him in religious activities .
King David was given fa@@ ul@@ ty information about Sa@@ ul@@ ’s gr@@ and@@ son M@@ ep@@ hi@@ bo@@ sh@@ et@@ h .
The cur@@ r@@ ent bre@@ ak@@ down in tra@@ di@@ tional loy@@ al@@ ties makes the words of King David se@@ em more appro@@ pri@@ ate than ever : “ Do sa@@ ve me , O Jehovah , for the loyal one has come to an end ; for faithful people have v@@ ani@@ shed from the sons of men . ”
This pres@@ ents a chall@@ enge for us .
The@@ ater in Eph@@ esus . ​ — Acts 19 : 29
Hence , the talk “ W@@ al@@ k in the W@@ a@@ y of In@@ tegrity ” war@@ ran@@ ted ra@@ pt attention by the a@@ udi@@ ence .
Even servants of God may become disc@@ oura@@ ged and see their joy s@@ li@@ p away .
One can also see large her@@ ds of gi@@ ra@@ ff@@ es mo@@ ving ac@@ ro@@ ss the gr@@ ass@@ lands .
A teach@@ er needs to cre@@ ate the right con@@ di@@ tions for tra@@ ining .
This pro@@ ba@@ bly requi@@ red a seri@@ es of fur@@ n@@ ac@@ es con@@ ne@@ cted together for the p@@ our@@ ing of the m@@ el@@ ted me@@ tal into the mo@@ ld .
What pl@@ ans does Jehovah re@@ com@@ men@@ d for you ?
God was doing what in declar@@ ing men righteous , as mentioned at Romans 5 : 16 , 18 ?
R@@ ear@@ ed in such a spiritually rich en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , I made my dedic@@ ation to God and was baptized before my ei@@ gh@@ th bir@@ th@@ day .
Moses made the right cho@@ ice . ​ — Read Hebrews 11 : 24 - 27 .
5 : 11 , 12 ; 9@@ 1 : 14 .
W@@ el@@ come wh@@ atever counsel and discipl@@ ine are offered you by matu@@ re ones .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing bus@@ y in the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c activities can help pre@@ pare us to face tri@@ als
Because Paul used that appro@@ ach as he ‘ h@@ and@@ led the word of God ari@@ ght , ’ some who heard him turned from being m@@ ere listen@@ ers to be@@ coming believers .
A@@ n account that shows the ex@@ t@@ ent to which the Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an people were ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the Scriptures is found in the book The Mar@@ ty@@ r@@ dom of S@@ t .
As the dem@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c shi@@ ft in the ch@@ urch continu@@ es sou@@ th@@ ward , the bas@@ is for future con@@ fr@@ on@@ tation is already being la@@ id .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jehovah himself invit@@ es young ones to ‘ rejo@@ ice and let their heart do them good ’ in a respon@@ sible way .
“ Since all these things are thus to be dis@@ sol@@ ved , what s@@ ort of pers@@ ons ought you to be in holy ac@@ ts of conduct and de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion ! ” ​ — 2 P@@ E@@ T .
Bal@@ ance and self - control are vital , especially in view of the times in which we live .
A do@@ ct@@ or who was dr@@ un@@ k came by and acc@@ used him of being a c@@ ow@@ ard and of making exc@@ uses not to jo@@ in the war .
May we learn that less@@ on as well .
“ Israel also got to see the great hand that Jehovah put in action against the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans , ” says the inspired account , “ and the people began to fear Jehovah and to put faith in Jehovah . ”
Do you not ag@@ ree that our activ@@ ity in s@@ pre@@ ading the good news is a great and re@@ war@@ ding work ? ​ — Mat@@ t .
Fir@@ st , they need to learn and apply God’s Word themselves , ac@@ tually coming to love God’s la@@ ws .
Who to B@@ l@@ ame ​ — You or Gen@@ es ?
E@@ arly de@@ te@@ ction of di@@ se@@ ase may sa@@ ve a person@@ ’s life .
“ The world is what it is , not because dec@@ ent people have not tri@@ ed to better so@@ cial con@@ di@@ tions , but , rather , because the s@@ inc@@ ere efforts of the few have been over@@ come by the wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness of the many . ”
What brought about chang@@ es in some who form@@ er@@ ly op@@ posed their family members ?
My j@@ our@@ ne@@ ying and my l@@ ying out@@ st@@ re@@ t@@ ched you have me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed off , and you have become famili@@ ar even with all my ways . ”
We want them to enjoy tal@@ king to us and lear@@ ning about the Bible .
To the sur@@ pris@@ e of on@@ loo@@ k@@ ers , three God - fe@@ aring worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah ​ — Sha@@ dr@@ ach , Me@@ sh@@ ach , and A@@ be@@ d@@ ne@@ go — ​ did not bo@@ w down .
How is our faith in Jehovah streng@@ th@@ ened by the less@@ ons learned from 2 Timothy 2 : 19 ?
“ For all things I have the strength by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of him who imp@@ ar@@ ts power to me , ” he declar@@ ed . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 13 .
C@@ it@@ r@@ us tre@@ es gro@@ w in the w@@ il@@ d ; co@@ con@@ u@@ t tre@@ es and ban@@ ana pl@@ ants are a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant .
Why did they act prom@@ p@@ tly and dec@@ isi@@ vely ?
Hence , they need to keep cultiv@@ ating “ un@@ h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction ” so as to “ love one another in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y from the heart . ”
Wor@@ ship practic@@ ed by true Christians does not requi@@ re or@@ n@@ ate religious buil@@ ding@@ s .
O@@ ur@@ s has been a secu@@ re and happy life .
So children have an appro@@ pri@@ ate place in the worship of Jehovah .
W@@ he@@ ther any Jewish Christian would have g@@ one so far as to support arrang@@ ements for the Da@@ y of A@@ t@@ on@@ ement after Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . is not known .
* W@@ ise parents try to in@@ still a who@@ les@@ ome fear in their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , war@@ ning them again and again of sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding d@@ ang@@ ers .
Christian parents cannot af@@ for@@ d to ab@@ dic@@ ate their responsi@@ bility to control their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s cho@@ ice of mu@@ si@@ c and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment just because the parents have difficul@@ ty understanding the language .
“ P@@ ra@@ ise J@@ ah ! . . .
Why is Psalm 4@@ 5 of interest to us ?
; D@@ u@@ d@@ ding , S .
For three months , we had in@@ ten@@ sive question - and - answer s@@ essi@@ ons , which fin@@ ally led to a Bible study .
In the day of rend@@ ering an account to Jehovah , both “ b@@ ough ” and “ ro@@ o@@ t ” me@@ et the same end ​ — young children receive the same judgment as their parents .
So he app@@ lied for full - time Bethel service .
Instead , let us maintain our integrity to God .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , Jehovah uses his angels to help us if we pray with faith and make him our refu@@ ge .
D@@ ep@@ en@@ ding on the circumstances , he might try to change the sub@@ ject , de@@ f@@ er the discus@@ sion , or exc@@ use himself before the con@@ vers@@ ation be@@ comes he@@ ated . ​ — Pro@@ v .
He knew from experience that some persecu@@ t@@ ors may ev@@ en@@ tually become servants of God .
Mo@@ re@@ over , when we cho@@ ose to for@@ give , we also benefit ourselves .
We have many opportun@@ ities to imitate Daniel in this reg@@ ard .
Then he appro@@ ached the dead gi@@ r@@ l and took hold of her hand , and she “ got up . ”
“ The hand dist@@ ribu@@ tion of religious tr@@ ac@@ ts is an age - old form of mission@@ ary ev@@ ang@@ el@@ ism ​ — as old as the hist@@ ory of prin@@ ting pres@@ ses .
O@@ ther@@ wise , they may enti@@ ce some to eng@@ age in false worship , thus be@@ coming ‘ a tra@@ p and a ne@@ t ’ to them .
We need to gu@@ ard against lo@@ sing sight of this vital is@@ sue . How could that ha@@ p@@ pen ?
When parents cho@@ ose not to live together as a family , the children may su@@ ff@@ er emo@@ tion@@ ally and mor@@ ally .
S@@ inc@@ ere respect for Jehovah s@@ pr@@ ings from hear@@ t@@ felt love for him .
They may also have taken any who rema@@ ined from the nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom of Israel .
Fa@@ ith and courage are desi@@ ra@@ ble qualities .
To understand why there is so much suffering and why human efforts to eli@@ min@@ ate it have been un@@ succ@@ ess@@ ful , we need to id@@ enti@@ fy the real ca@@ uses be@@ h@@ ind it all .
Se@@ e@@ ing Jesus in vision , S@@ te@@ ph@@ en ap@@ par@@ ently felt free to appe@@ al to him direc@@ tly , saying : “ Lord Jesus , receive my spirit . ”
Since the esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment of the Kingdom in 1914 , the King has ref@@ ined the way God’s servants are organiz@@ ed to do his Fa@@ ther’s will .
G@@ reg@@ ory and his associ@@ ates would have done well to listen to them !
13 , 14 . ( a ) How do some people fai@@ l to be tru@@ th@@ ful with their emp@@ loy@@ er ?
The next article will help us to draw practic@@ al less@@ ons from the last two chap@@ ters of Mi@@ ca@@ h’s faith - streng@@ th@@ ening prophecy Mi@@ c chap@@ ters 6 , 7 .
The pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job was such a man . ​ — Job 1 : 1 .
In his book H@@ u@@ man@@ ity ​ — A M@@ or@@ al H@@ ist@@ ory of the T@@ w@@ enti@@ et@@ h C@@ en@@ tury , au@@ th@@ or J@@ on@@ a@@ than G@@ lo@@ ver no@@ tes : “ One fe@@ ature of our time is the f@@ ading of the moral law . ”
De@@ c@@ ision - making is not eas@@ y .
So it is under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble that they would have emp@@ a@@ thy for their Ju@@ de@@ an brothers , who were suffering similar har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps . ​ — Acts 16 : 20 , 21 ; 17 : 5 - 9 ; 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 14 .
Many such ta@@ ble@@ ts have sur@@ vi@@ ved to our day , giving us clear evidence of the an@@ ti@@ qu@@ ity of writ@@ ing .
O@@ thers may not have condu@@ cted one in rec@@ ent years .
; L@@ au@@ x , J .
These words indic@@ ate that Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness is rel@@ ated to his loving - kindness and other as@@ pe@@ cts of his person@@ ality .
Peter , John , and James wit@@ ness@@ ed the trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation .
That is certainly a less@@ on evid@@ ent in Jesus ’ mil@@ d - temp@@ ered action toward Peter .
How did Jesus descri@@ be the coming great tri@@ bul@@ ation ?
H@@ ann@@ ah M@@ ak@@ es a V@@ ow
F@@ ur@@ ther , if we associ@@ ate with those who put the inter@@ ests of God’s Kingdom first , we will become like them , loving what they love and avo@@ i@@ ding what they avoid . ​ — Psalm 15 : 4 ; Proverbs 13 : 20 .
He ad@@ m@@ its : “ For the first time in my life , I had to make decisions about en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment and associ@@ ations enti@@ r@@ ely on my own , and my cho@@ ic@@ es were not always wise . ”
Such men ref@@ res@@ h their fellow believers and deser@@ ve comm@@ end@@ ation . ​ — 1 Corinthians 16 : 18 .
In the same inspired letter , Paul encoura@@ ged his fellow believers to “ speak cons@@ ol@@ ingly to the de@@ pres@@ sed sou@@ ls ” and to “ support the we@@ ak . ”
For instance , the Scriptures in@@ form us that God’s spirit was ac@@ tive on the earth a@@ e@@ ons ag@@ o .
E@@ ag@@ er@@ ly , 24 of us turned in our n@@ ames for a new fe@@ ature of service , not know@@ ing what it was to be .
It invol@@ ves a young married cou@@ ple , F@@ é@@ li@@ x and Ma@@ y@@ er@@ l@@ í@@ n .
When in@@ s@@ titu@@ ting the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , Jesus had his apostles dr@@ ink w@@ ine that re@@ pres@@ ented his blood .
What is a powerful fe@@ ature of the si@@ gn of Jesus ’ pres@@ ence ?
O@@ ver the next four years , I pione@@ ered in four other to@@ w@@ ns ​ — all in New S@@ ou@@ th W@@ al@@ es and Q@@ u@@ e@@ en@@ s@@ land .
These psal@@ ms con@@ tain information that provi@@ des s@@ ound guid@@ ance in living .
A@@ no@@ ther fac@@ t@@ or to consider is the resurrection of anointed Christians , which ​ — as Scriptural evidence indic@@ ates — ​ began soon after the esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment of the Kingdom .
Indeed , a la@@ x attitude toward work may bring not only po@@ ver@@ ty and dis@@ satis@@ fac@@ tion but also God’s dis@@ fav@@ or .
Na@@ am@@ an , of course , does not know this .
2 : 4 ; John 6 : 15 ; 17 : 14 - 16 .
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 8 - 13 )
Gre@@ w held f@@ ast to the princi@@ ple that “ the s@@ crip@@ ture . . . is its own best inter@@ pre@@ ter . ”
What is one of the great@@ est helps to being hum@@ ble ?
The se@@ ven@@ th king , the Ang@@ l@@ o - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can World P@@ ow@@ er , has come into ex@@ ist@@ ence .
In this reg@@ ard , Bi@@ bli@@ cal Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gy Rev@@ i@@ e@@ w states : “ The most a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant it@@ em found in the des@@ tru@@ ction , ap@@ ar@@ t from po@@ t@@ ter@@ y , was gra@@ in . . . .
We take no@@ te of Jehovah’s war@@ n@@ ings and lo@@ v@@ ingly help our neigh@@ b@@ ors to do the same .
In 199@@ 1 two other special pione@@ ers were assign@@ ed there .
In ancient Israel , the place that Jehovah cho@@ se for his worship was to be held sac@@ red .
Even A G@@ r@@ am@@ m@@ ati@@ cal An@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is of the Greek New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent , publi@@ shed by Rom@@ e@@ ’s P@@ on@@ ti@@ fic@@ al Bi@@ bli@@ cal In@@ s@@ titu@@ te , states : “ [ H@@ ou@@ ʹ@@ to@@ s ] : as a c@@ li@@ ma@@ x to 1 J@@ o 5 [ ver@@ ses ] 18 - 20 the re@@ f [ er@@ ence ] is al@@ most certainly to God the real , the true , [ in ] op@@ p [ os@@ iti@@ on to ] pa@@ gan@@ ism ( v . 21 1@@ J@@ o 5 : 21 ) . ”
P@@ ow@@ er@@ ful Cana@@ an@@ ite ar@@ mi@@ es op@@ posed them .
* Some 2@@ ,000 years later , in 20@@ 14 , T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y was once again the foc@@ us of a special preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign .
Jesus was evid@@ ently so t@@ or@@ tur@@ ed by thoughts of how his death as a su@@ p@@ posed ev@@ il@@ do@@ er might refle@@ ct ba@@ dly on his Fa@@ ther’s re@@ pu@@ tation that as “ he continued pra@@ ying [ in the gar@@ den of Ge@@ th@@ s@@ em@@ ane ] his s@@ we@@ at became as d@@ ro@@ ps of blood f@@ all@@ ing to the gr@@ ound . ”
The pris@@ on@@ er who had mis@@ tre@@ ated me pas@@ sed by the bak@@ er@@ y often but could do nothing about it .
His fa@@ ther’s death at se@@ a was a serious b@@ low to what was already a very we@@ ak faith .
L@@ ef@@ è@@ v@@ re@@ ’s deep love for God’s Word made him determined to make it acc@@ es@@ sible to the great@@ est number of people .
It would be wrong for us to mi@@ mi@@ c the re@@ pet@@ iti@@ ous prayers of “ people of the nations . ”
Ke@@ ep Jehovah in the Mar@@ ri@@ age
In 19@@ 34 he moved to C@@ y@@ pr@@ us .
Do you have clo@@ thing that a sing@@ le par@@ ent or the children could use ?
Many people must have real@@ ized what this dec@@ l@@ ine me@@ ant ​ — the pro@@ spe@@ ct of everlasting life had been lost !
Si@@ mil@@ arly , God has made pro@@ vision for ad@@ v@@ ance war@@ ning to be given before the end comes .
There are many occasi@@ ons for happiness today
The S@@ tru@@ gg@@ le to P@@ le@@ ase God W@@ ell
Je@@ an D@@ elu@@ me@@ au , religious hist@@ ori@@ an and member of the In@@ s@@ titu@@ t de Fr@@ ance , ho@@ l@@ ds that it is imp@@ os@@ sible for a person to make up his own religion in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent of any esta@@ bli@@ shed system .
How many milli@@ ons have p@@ lu@@ ng@@ ed their lives into des@@ pa@@ ir just because they ‘ wanted to have a good time , ’ a@@ bu@@ sing d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , over@@ in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ing in al@@ co@@ ho@@ l , or g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing ?
Some in the pro@@ c@@ es@@ sion car@@ ri@@ ed t@@ or@@ ches ; others car@@ ri@@ ed i@@ ma@@ ges .
Let us an@@ al@@ y@@ ze what happened on that occasi@@ on .
Why is the pro@@ spe@@ ct of the marriage of Christ to his bri@@ de thr@@ ill@@ ing for all true Christians ?
What other re@@ war@@ ds are received by those who offer themselves will@@ ingly to serve where the need is greater ?
W@@ es@@ sel also ques@@ tioned the inf@@ al@@ li@@ bility of the po@@ pe , saying that the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ations of the faith would be we@@ ak if people were expe@@ cted always to believe the po@@ p@@ es , since they com@@ mit@@ ted er@@ r@@ ors .
These govern@@ ments w@@ atch for anyone or anything that could th@@ reat@@ en the se@@ cur@@ ity of their country .
So I sto@@ od fir@@ m and put Jehovah in first place while end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to continue to be a good wife and mother .
C@@ over s@@ ource : U@@ .@@ S .
Mo@@ des@@ ty is not a n@@ atur@@ al tra@@ it of imper@@ fect humans .
We will also see that to be truly succ@@ ess@@ ful , we must remain faithful to God and accept the responsi@@ bil@@ ities given us .
G@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on@@ y is a men@@ tal attitude , one mar@@ ked by gre@@ e@@ dy or exc@@ essi@@ ve in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence .
He found that He@@ ber was not at home . But the man@@ ’s wife , J@@ a@@ el , was there .
What would it em@@ br@@ ace ?
Let us take a look at how God’s Word expla@@ ins that ph@@ ra@@ se .
It is his sen@@ ding his Son to su@@ ff@@ er and die for us .
The ei@@ gh@@ th century B.C.E . saw the first bi@@ re@@ m@@ es ( shi@@ ps with two ti@@ ers of o@@ ars ) in Gre@@ e@@ ce .
• How can “ the good news about the Christ ” mean blessings for us and others ?
H@@ ere Jesus made two poin@@ ts .
Rather , he was there because the Jewish religious lead@@ ers fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ used him of being a wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er deser@@ ving of death . ​ — John 18 : 29 - 31 .
The n@@ ine happ@@ in@@ ess@@ es that Jesus pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced high@@ light why Christians are happy , and these sa@@ y@@ ings are as bene@@ fi@@ cial today as they were ne@@ arly 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o .
W@@ i@@ des@@ pre@@ ad l@@ ying can cause dam@@ age both to individuals and to soci@@ ety as a whole .
But the fin@@ ish l@@ ine in the r@@ ace for life is just a@@ head , and we must not give up .
3 Ang@@ els ​ — Can They Af@@ fect Your Li@@ fe ?
After Jesus ’ resurrection , the apostles received God’s spirit and were no longer foc@@ used on who was the great@@ est .
* The you@@ ng@@ er the children and the longer the se@@ par@@ ation , the deep@@ er the har@@ m .
( b ) What do the he@@ a@@ ds of the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast of Revelation stand for ?
In his Word , the Bible , he reve@@ als himself in ter@@ ms we can com@@ pre@@ h@@ end ​ — pro@@ of not only that he lo@@ ves us but that he wants us to know and love him as our heavenly Father .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , a re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative from the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in vis@@ ited us and invit@@ ed all the special pione@@ ers who were going to the ass@@ em@@ bly to apply for mission@@ ary tra@@ ining at the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad .
At that time , there will be no doubt in the min@@ ds of the att@@ ac@@ k@@ ers that they have pi@@ cked a fi@@ ght with the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty himself . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 38 : 21 - 23 .
This preci@@ ous , close relationship with Jehovah will be our@@ s if he is real to us and if we love him so much that we dre@@ ad to dis@@ ple@@ ase him in any way . ​ — Psalm 19 : 9 - 14 .
Do I have faith in God’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess ?
What is the answer to his in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ing question ?
And if we use our ability to speak in this way , we show Jehovah that we are gr@@ ate@@ ful to him for giving us this gift .
A care@@ ful hist@@ ori@@ an of that er@@ a , Luke , states that this coming of the Messi@@ ah occ@@ ur@@ red “ in the fi@@ f@@ te@@ en@@ th year of the re@@ ign of Ti@@ b@@ eri@@ us Ca@@ es@@ ar . ”
Then they held what they called “ a fes@@ ti@@ val to Jehovah ” and bo@@ wed down and sacrific@@ ed to their man - made i@@ ma@@ ge .
The result is that an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant spiritual har@@ v@@ est is in prog@@ ress .
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate the hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he that sin@@ ful ac@@ ts pro@@ du@@ ce .
Why can you be confid@@ ent that the new world will not be per@@ man@@ ently mar@@ red by wicked ones ?
We must be care@@ ful not to allow a way that mer@@ ely seem@@ s to be right to cause us to ve@@ er off ‘ the cr@@ am@@ ped ro@@ ad le@@ ading into life . ’ ​ — Matthew 7 : 13 , 14 .
Why would we not want to be cl@@ as@@ sed with the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es ?
An@@ dre@@ y ad@@ ded : “ A@@ no@@ ther concer@@ n is how Satan is por@@ tra@@ yed .
( a ) Why should brothers ho@@ l@@ ding respon@@ sible positi@@ ons show honor to those under their over@@ sight ?
Acc@@ ording to Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 23 : 9 , how did God want the Israelites to tre@@ at fore@@ ign@@ ers , and why ?
But is this always the case ?
En@@ ro@@ l@@ l@@ ment : A meeting is held at the dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion to provide information for those inter@@ ested in en@@ ro@@ l@@ ling .
It was not “ the ex@@ ter@@ n@@ al b@@ ra@@ i@@ ding of the ha@@ ir ” or “ the pu@@ t@@ ting on of go@@ ld or@@ nam@@ ents or the we@@ aring of ou@@ ter gar@@ ments ” that ca@@ used others to ad@@ mi@@ re Ru@@ th .
8 : 35 - 39 .
King David said : “ By this I do know that you have found deli@@ ght in me , because my enem@@ y does not sh@@ out in tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h over me . ”
In other words , he was not por@@ tra@@ yed as a bad man .
As the Bible says , “ all are re@@ tur@@ ning to the du@@ st . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 3 : 20 .
But he said : ‘ D@@ on@@ ’t look at the po@@ ver@@ ty .
Sh@@ ould we ‘ turn asi@@ de ’ from serving Jehovah and imitate them ?
In those days Q@@ u@@ ebe@@ c was lar@@ g@@ ely contro@@ l@@ led by the Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch .
But according to the World He@@ al@@ th O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation ( W@@ H@@ O ) , s@@ mo@@ king is also a ma@@ j@@ or cause of death from commun@@ i@@ ca@@ ble di@@ se@@ as@@ es , such as tu@@ ber@@ cu@@ lo@@ s@@ is .
Some people bl@@ ame God for wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and suffering .
Why are spiritual gi@@ f@@ ts better than material ones ?
With the end of this system so close at hand , how gr@@ ate@@ ful we are that Jehovah has prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely shed light on this illustr@@ ation and on the rel@@ ated illustr@@ ations recorded in Matthew chap@@ ters 24 and 25 !
Jehovah is gener@@ ous to his sla@@ ves .
Noah , Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , Jac@@ o@@ b , and Moses all er@@ e@@ cted al@@ t@@ ars .
How real is God’s Kingdom to us ?
How can we avoid d@@ ri@@ f@@ ting away from following Jesus ?
I go and a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze to that person .
He says : “ I , Jehovah your God , am gr@@ as@@ p@@ ing your right hand , the One saying to you , ‘ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id . I my@@ self will help you . ’ ”
It is a so@@ ber@@ ing remin@@ der of what happ@@ ens when cl@@ er@@ gy - in@@ s@@ ti@@ g@@ ated in@@ tri@@ gu@@ es stand in the way of fre@@ e@@ dom of thought and expres@@ sion .
However , as the people made their appro@@ ach , they could see that the s@@ pr@@ ing ra@@ ins had ca@@ used the ri@@ ver to s@@ well to f@@ lood st@@ age .
May we never allow a desire for the so - called good life to cause us to s@@ low down in our whole - sou@@ led service to Jehovah . ​ — C@@ ol .
Indeed , car@@ r@@ ying our lo@@ ad of responsi@@ bility in making matu@@ re decisions regarding emp@@ loy@@ ment c@@ alls for us to sh@@ ar@@ pen our per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers and tra@@ in our God - given fac@@ ul@@ ty of conscience .
When we do that , we are giving glory to Jehovah , and we can be as@@ sur@@ ed that he is well pleas@@ ed .
At the conclu@@ sion of the pro@@ gra@@ m , a Christian sister s@@ it@@ ting in the same ro@@ w turned to K@@ im and s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely comm@@ ended her for the way she and her husband had loo@@ ked after their daugh@@ ter during the pro@@ gra@@ m .
Jehovah kno@@ ws that better than you do , and he will provide everything you need and will re@@ ward you for all that you have end@@ ur@@ ed .
What hope do some en@@ ter@@ tain for the future ?
He was f@@ ond of I@@ sh@@ ma@@ el , and he could not see past his own fa@@ ther@@ ly emo@@ tions on this is@@ sue .
The Bible does not reve@@ al how high that cl@@ ou@@ d was or how far a@@ bo@@ ve the ch@@ er@@ u@@ bs it ex@@ tend@@ ed .
As help@@ ful as B@@ ill and L@@ in@@ da were to me , however , I was still ex@@ pl@@ or@@ ing different religi@@ ons .
in 70 C.E . ?
Acc@@ ording to J@@ ane , her husband was in no better shap@@ e .
“ I hold this against you , ” said Jesus , “ that you have left the love you had at first . ”
Now that you have given your life to Jehovah , you can say with greater confidence than ever before : “ Jehovah is on my side ; I will not be af@@ ra@@ id .
On fin@@ ding such ph@@ r@@ as@@ es , ver@@ ses , or acc@@ oun@@ ts , read them s@@ low@@ ly , perhaps form@@ ing the words with the t@@ ong@@ ue and li@@ ps .
We F@@ ace a Ch@@ all@@ enge
W@@ ard and D@@ on@@ al@@ d Bro@@ w@@ n@@ le@@ e in their book R@@ are E@@ ar@@ th ​ — Why Com@@ ple@@ x Li@@ fe Is Un@@ comm@@ on in the Un@@ i@@ verse . O@@ ther sol@@ ar syst@@ em@@ s with gi@@ ant pl@@ an@@ e@@ ts have been dis@@ co@@ vered .
In the same letter , Paul used an illustr@@ ation to prove that Christians were no longer under the Law .
They are very inter@@ es@@ ting , inform@@ ative , and en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ing .
Will use his power to inter@@ v@@ ene in be@@ half of his people ?
To help you stay faithful in any circum@@ st@@ ance , never for@@ get that your promise to Jehovah is un@@ con@@ di@@ tional .
He ho@@ p@@ es to arri@@ ve when no one is expe@@ cting him .
S@@ ever@@ al Christian sisters took tur@@ ns sta@@ ying with me , as Lu@@ i@@ g@@ i had to take care of our two older bo@@ ys .
Jesus provided the answer by main@@ tain@@ ing perfect integrity to God until his death .
In the wa@@ ke of such a f@@ all , it is all too eas@@ y for a person to as@@ su@@ me that his sin is too ter@@ ri@@ ble for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess to be possible .
The rec@@ ord says : “ He was moved with p@@ ity . ”
Jehovah promises to re@@ pa@@ y that de@@ b@@ t with fav@@ or and blessings .
No doubt many ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed him and his family ; some may have th@@ reat@@ ened him and viol@@ ently op@@ posed him . Des@@ pite evidence of God’s blessing on Noah , people ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed him and ign@@ ored his message
In K@@ o@@ re@@ a , how was a sis@@ ter@@ ’s per@@ sever@@ ance with a seem@@ ingly un@@ inter@@ ested individu@@ al re@@ war@@ ded ?
They too may face ad@@ vers@@ ity because of the circumstances in which they find themselves .
How is Jehovah’s imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality sh@@ own in his deal@@ ings with Abraham and with the nation of Israel ?
The branch in K@@ o@@ re@@ a repor@@ ts that “ more than 2@@ 00 gra@@ du@@ ates are pla@@ ying a prom@@ in@@ ent ro@@ le in help@@ ing fore@@ ign - language congregations and grou@@ ps . ”
T@@ ry to i@@ magine some of the problems that she fac@@ es .
I read Scriptural artic@@ les to him , and these streng@@ th@@ ened us when we could not atten@@ d Christian meetings .
Thus , Adam pa@@ id for his sin with his life .
E@@ ach one of you should know how to control his own body in ho@@ l@@ iness and honor . ”
Fa@@ ith With F@@ ar - Re@@ aching E@@ f@@ fe@@ cts
He made so much spiritual prog@@ ress that he said , “ I used to go from ba@@ r to ba@@ r ; now I go from house to house . ”
In a similar way , those who wish to benefit from Christ’s ransom sacrifice cannot simply wa@@ it for God’s blessing .
Yes , Jesus ’ disciples were to try to es@@ cap@@ e from their persecu@@ t@@ ors .
At times , Jo@@ b@@ ’s sons arrang@@ ed ban@@ qu@@ e@@ ts at which all his sons and daugh@@ ters were present .
Many lead@@ ers among the Jews sc@@ ru@@ pul@@ ously ob@@ served the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , but when the Messi@@ ah arri@@ ved , they fa@@ iled to recogn@@ ize him .
A@@ sa may have re@@ moved the high plac@@ es associ@@ ated with the worship of false go@@ ds but not those where people worshipp@@ ed Jehovah .
There is no cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ction between these two ver@@ ses .
L@@ A@@ O@@ S
Jesus loved God’s Word , and he was e@@ ag@@ er to share it with others .
In chap@@ ter 7 of his first letter to the Corinthians , Paul gave guid@@ ance on sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess and marriage .
Now , how would their re@@ tur@@ ning to Egy@@ pt ad@@ v@@ ance God’s purpose to make Israel into a mo@@ de@@ l kingdom ?
Jehovah can say : “ The s@@ il@@ ver is mine , and the go@@ ld is mine . ”
The Bible tel@@ ls us that we can succ@@ e@@ ed in op@@ pos@@ ing the Devil , even as Jesus did .
Read the con@@ text of that verse .
A@@ g@@ boo@@ la then me@@ t John , one of Jehovah’s Witnesses from neigh@@ bor@@ ing N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ a .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , Christian parents want to prote@@ ct their children .
Who can benefit from God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , and how ?
( a ) Why can only God’s Kingdom sol@@ ve man@@ kin@@ d’s problems ?
By lu@@ ring them into im@@ mor@@ ality and Ba@@ al worship .
What re@@ war@@ ds do you person@@ ally look for@@ ward to ?
What “ great city ” ex@@ ists today , and what will ha@@ p@@ pen to it ?
Par@@ ents the world over are benef@@ iting from an ancient s@@ ource of wisdom that is still pro@@ ving to be a wel@@ l@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of reli@@ able ad@@ vice , as the following article will show .
E@@ ver@@ yone who ge@@ ts baptized should be determined to keep his promise to Jehovah . ​ — Read E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 5 : 4 , 5 .
• How do we demonstr@@ ate our sub@@ mis@@ sion to the will of God ?
He said : “ In my heart it [ God’s word , or message ] proved to be like a bur@@ ning fi@@ re shu@@ t up in my b@@ ones ; and I got ti@@ red of ho@@ l@@ ding in , and I was un@@ able to end@@ ure it . ”
What good resul@@ ts there can be when children are tra@@ ined to keep a simp@@ le e@@ ye !
The father and the mother should share in doing so , in l@@ ine with what the Bible coun@@ sel@@ s .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful Jews in Isa@@ i@@ ah’s day loo@@ ked to Jehovah , not to the false go@@ ds of their fellow coun@@ tr@@ y@@ men , as the only real S@@ ource of se@@ cur@@ ity .
If you have a Bible , why not o@@ pen it and see how it is organiz@@ ed ?
“ For me , the ch@@ urch was a place where I could be close to God , ” says Mari@@ a from B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
“ Wh@@ ere have you la@@ id him ? ”
But we do have the mind of Christ . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R .
How can you res@@ ist “ the temp@@ or@@ ary enjo@@ y@@ ment of sin ” ?
It is the “ in@@ or@@ din@@ ate desire for we@@ al@@ th or pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons or for ano@@ ther’s pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , ” according to one dic@@ tion@@ ary .
No@@ te the conclu@@ sion that Chris@@ to@@ ph S@@ ch@@ ö@@ n@@ born , Ca@@ tho@@ lic ar@@ ch@@ bi@@ sh@@ op of V@@ i@@ en@@ na , pres@@ ented in The New Yor@@ k T@@ im@@ es : “ An@@ y system of thought that den@@ ies or se@@ ek@@ s to expla@@ in away the over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing evidence for desi@@ gn in bi@@ olo@@ gy is ide@@ olo@@ gy , not s@@ ci@@ ence . ”
It is therefore the course of wisdom to take seri@@ ously the war@@ ning given by the apostle Paul : “ Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently let him that thin@@ ks he is standing be@@ ware that he does not f@@ all . ”
To find out what it is , you might say that you enjoy listen@@ ing to what people think about prayer .
‘ B@@ eho@@ ld ! The Gre@@ at C@@ ro@@ w@@ d ! ’
Al@@ so , we are willing to for@@ give others , just as Jehovah is willing to for@@ give us
I than@@ k Jehovah and you . ”
Our mother t@@ ong@@ ue is T@@ ulu , a language spo@@ ken by about two milli@@ on people .
When Jehovah’s wr@@ ath bre@@ ak@@ s out upon this wicked system of things , how happy we will be that we have exerc@@ ised faith in the ransom and have sh@@ own an ong@@ o@@ ing appreciation for it !
S@@ ome@@ times an at@@ temp@@ ted su@@ i@@ ci@@ de is , in effect , a c@@ ry for help . And sur@@ ely family members and friends want to do the right thing for the one who has lost hope .
Mo@@ st of the life of Jesus is un@@ known to us , and no people building up a leg@@ end would allow that to be so . ’ ​ — C .
Un@@ der such circumstances , it is far more important to foc@@ us on the work at hand than to keep to a sc@@ he@@ du@@ le .
In her early te@@ ens , L@@ ou@@ ise learned t@@ ou@@ ch - ty@@ p@@ ing .
We should also than@@ k him and praise him every day .
These are just a few of the experi@@ ences we had during the more than 20 years we served in T@@ er@@ es@@ ó@@ pol@@ is .
Your go@@ al is to serve Jehovah forever .
She learned of God’s promise to ra@@ ise the dead and of God’s Kingdom , which will soon make the earth a par@@ adise .
Par@@ ro@@ t and his te@@ am dis@@ co@@ vered some 20@@ ,000 c@@ un@@ ei@@ form ta@@ ble@@ ts written in A@@ k@@ kadi@@ an .
What examples of people who proved their devo@@ tion to others can we imitate ?
( b ) What act of hum@@ ility left a lasting imp@@ res@@ sion on Peter , and how should it af@@ fect us ?
• What prote@@ ctive me@@ a@@ sures can we take against occ@@ ul@@ t practic@@ es ?
The f@@ our@@ th question as@@ ks : “ How ought we to think of I@@ con@@ s ? ”
The good news of God’s Kingdom is being pre@@ ached in more than 2@@ 30 lands .
Indeed , he fore@@ told that on the day of his S@@ on@@ ’s “ mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ce , ” young men and women would “ offer themselves will@@ ingly ” in Christ’s service .
N@@ ex@@ t , Ger@@ ri@@ t L@@ ö@@ s@@ ch of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy st@@ ressed that it is prop@@ er to hope for a re@@ ward when we serve Jehovah .
“ E@@ ver@@ lasting life ” in that Par@@ adise is “ the real life ” ​ — the ty@@ pe of life that God pur@@ posed for humans when he cre@@ ated them .
A man who tri@@ es to s@@ cor@@ ch his fellow man@@ ’s re@@ pu@@ tation is “ good - for - nothing . ”
As Jesus did , they too pre@@ ached in in@@ for@@ ma@@ l set@@ t@@ ings and in public plac@@ es .
It was a fulfill@@ ing life , but that year a fur@@ ther chall@@ enge pres@@ ented it@@ self .
As a con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence , they may fai@@ l to see the star@@ k contr@@ ast between our spiritual par@@ adise and Satan’s cor@@ ru@@ pt world .
No , there is nothing wrong with acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge .
Q@@ u@@ o@@ ting Jesus , the disci@@ ple Mark wrote that this work must be done “ first , ” that is , before the end comes . That , of course , is the way it should be .
This may also help you to con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate better . When is the best time to medit@@ ate on God’s Word ?
A@@ no@@ inted Christians refle@@ ct Jehovah’s glory .
But what moved the prophet to ut@@ ter such a prayer ?
And does not our heart s@@ well with gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de when we consider the re@@ ward he b@@ es@@ to@@ ws upon those who have a close relationship with him ?
How do we understand Daniel 9 : 24 , 25 ?
Paul could only id@@ enti@@ fy his qu@@ o@@ t@@ ations with such words as “ just as it is written ” or “ just as Isaiah fore@@ told . ”
Mo@@ st Christians , however , are stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing with problems of one kind or another .
6 : 24 .
Re@@ cor@@ ding@@ s of tal@@ ks by the So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent were pla@@ yed , and the book Ch@@ il@@ dren was rel@@ eas@@ ed .
They believe , however , that there are s@@ inc@@ ere people in all religi@@ ons and that God se@@ es them and accep@@ ts them as his worshipp@@ ers on earth .
This article will foc@@ us main@@ ly on the har@@ v@@ est@@ time .
What are some ways in which blood is being used me@@ dic@@ ally , giving ris@@ e to what question ?
So we were e@@ ag@@ er to me@@ et the many new ones who had been ad@@ ded to the congregation .
Today , faith and true spiritu@@ ality are r@@ are in@@ deed .
I can truly vis@@ u@@ al@@ ize what it would be like to be taken from your family , be sent to a fore@@ ign land , and have your integrity t@@ ested time and again .
Even har@@ der , though , was bre@@ ak@@ ing the news to my parents .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , these disciples proved that they appreci@@ ated the b@@ ond of fri@@ end@@ ship they sh@@ ared with Jesus !
Si@@ mil@@ arly , there are com@@ pos@@ ers of over 40 psal@@ ms who are left un@@ nam@@ ed as well as un@@ nam@@ ed prophe@@ ts who faith@@ fully car@@ ri@@ ed out prom@@ in@@ ent assign@@ ments . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 20 : 37 - 4@@ 3 .
At the same time , we have seen I@@ ra@@ q@@ i pris@@ on@@ ers dis@@ gr@@ ace@@ fully a@@ bu@@ sed .
During these last days of this system , the number of Christ’s brothers left on earth has in@@ ev@@ it@@ ab@@ ly dec@@ l@@ ined .
11 , 12 . ( a ) The first - century Jews re@@ je@@ cted Jesus as the Messi@@ ah for what reas@@ ons ?
How can a family res@@ ist such de@@ gra@@ ded “ en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment ” ?
‘ Do we really have to talk about the Bible ? ’
This is the bre@@ ad that comes down from heaven , so that anyone may e@@ at of it and not die .
Pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s person@@ alities may also di@@ ff@@ er great@@ ly .
Consi@@ der@@ ing the con@@ text of each question can help us to make practic@@ al app@@ lic@@ ation to our own circumstances .
If you are disa@@ b@@ led , would you like to share that hope ?
The parents feel a deep s@@ or@@ ro@@ w that is not eas@@ ily dis@@ p@@ el@@ led .
He was 7@@ 9 years old when his hope to be one of Christ’s resur@@ rec@@ ted brothers became a re@@ ality . ​ — He@@ b .
Yes , Sa@@ ul@@ ’s associ@@ ates may have influ@@ enced the vo@@ ice he heard from within , his conscience .
Thus , we should not conclu@@ de that Jesus was being ru@@ de or un@@ kind to his mother in ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing her by the ter@@ m “ woman . ” ​ — Matthew 15 : 28 ; Luke 13 : 12 ; John 4 : 21 ; 19 : 26 ; 20 : 13 , 15 .
S@@ ur@@ ely this should be the fore@@ most reason why we desire to be sub@@ mis@@ sive to the elders .
What the F@@ e@@ ar of God Me@@ ans
If anything , they would ask Paul , an apostle of Christ , to inter@@ ce@@ de for them .
“ In@@ spe@@ ct I@@ ts D@@ wel@@ ling T@@ ow@@ ers ”
The Kingdom message is the best possible news for human@@ kind ​ — y@@ es , it is “ good news . ”
Per@@ haps much has chang@@ ed in your life since you made your dedic@@ ation to Jehovah .
As@@ k them how they now ev@@ alu@@ ate their decision .
S@@ is@@ ter H@@ un@@ t@@ ing@@ for@@ d could not have vis@@ ited us at a better time .
That is his pr@@ er@@ o@@ g@@ ative as our wise Creator , loving Ma@@ ster , and heavenly Father .
Yes , love buil@@ ds us up .
For a time my father - in - law refu@@ sed even to speak to me .
What evidence can you point to that world con@@ di@@ tions have wor@@ sen@@ ed since 1914 ?
“ In ad@@ dition to long h@@ our@@ s of work in op@@ pres@@ sive he@@ at , ” continu@@ es Ma@@ re@@ k , “ I was ex@@ posed to vu@@ l@@ g@@ ar people who were stri@@ ving to ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it others .
Although he felt h@@ es@@ it@@ ant , he asked per@@ mis@@ sion to cor@@ rec@@ t these false claim@@ s , and the teach@@ er ag@@ re@@ ed .
2 : 1 , 2 ​ — What “ emp@@ ty thing ” do the nations keep mut@@ ter@@ ing ?
The do@@ or to complete for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess op@@ ens to us when we exerc@@ ise faith in the ransom .
O@@ r has he c@@ eas@@ ed to ex@@ ist forever ? ’
The Go@@ spe@@ l of Matthew al@@ one would f@@ ill an enti@@ re s@@ cro@@ l@@ l .
However , the book of Revelation pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed that the time would come when Satan and his dem@@ ons would be ev@@ ic@@ ted from heaven .
For example , at 1 Peter 5 : 8 , Satan is lik@@ ened to a li@@ on , pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ing his d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous , vi@@ ci@@ ous n@@ ature .
These teachings can help us to see what Jehovah requi@@ res of us .
P@@ re@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ousness ​ — whether it man@@ i@@ fes@@ ts it@@ self as pri@@ de , dis@@ obedi@@ ence , or en@@ v@@ y — ​ br@@ ings dis@@ gr@@ ace .
There was also much work to do in the congregation .
F@@ red An@@ der@@ son me@@ t a f@@ ar@@ m@@ er who wanted a set of our boo@@ ks and offered in ex@@ change a pa@@ ir of gl@@ as@@ ses that had been his mo@@ ther’s .
At age 14 , I was sent to a bo@@ arding school in Ger@@ many .
12 , 13 . ( a ) How did Isa@@ a@@ c follow the example of his father ?
A col@@ le@@ ge bas@@ ke@@ t@@ bal@@ l co@@ ach is fir@@ ed because of his un@@ contro@@ l@@ led anger .
How can we avoid “ the min@@ ding of the flesh ” and pur@@ sue “ the min@@ ding of the spirit ” ?
However , it is not a pro@@ vision to be used in most coun@@ tri@@ es where div@@ or@@ ce is possible , even if the pro@@ c@@ ess is some@@ what ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive or comple@@ x .
38 : 8 ; De@@ u@@ t .
Thus , those said to be in H@@ ad@@ es are in the same situation as those said to be in S@@ he@@ ol .
Thus , the temple con@@ stru@@ ction took about 20 years .
Not a day should pas@@ s by without our than@@ king Jehovah for loving us so much .
On this occasi@@ on , Jesus a@@ bo@@ ve all had in mind the h@@ at@@ red they would face from the world .
Se@@ cond , when Isa@@ a@@ c real@@ ized that he had given the blessing to Jac@@ o@@ b , he did not seek to change what he had done .
In this way I received the Bible I needed .
For example , he promised : “ I will give her . . . the low pla@@ in of A@@ cho@@ r as an en@@ tr@@ ance to hope . ”
On the last day of the conven@@ tion , he ele@@ c@@ tri@@ fied the a@@ udi@@ ence of 7@@ ,000 with the words : “ You are an am@@ bas@@ sa@@ d@@ or of the King of k@@ ings and Lord of l@@ or@@ ds , ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ing to the people . . . the gl@@ ori@@ ous kingdom of our Lord . ”
In time , he ( or she ) will likely accept true worship . ’
While I certainly remember my love for Jehovah , I do not for@@ get the other lo@@ ves in my life . My next love is my preci@@ ous wife , S@@ us@@ an .
( b ) What will we consider in this article and the next ?
In a vision given to Peter , Jehovah reve@@ aled that un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised G@@ ent@@ il@@ es could h@@ enc@@ e@@ for@@ th become followers of Christ .
This would help to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish one ri@@ der from the next .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 14 , 8@@ 5
“ They like the most prom@@ in@@ ent place at ev@@ ening me@@ als and the fr@@ on@@ t se@@ ats in the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es , ” said Jesus .
We might even believe that our way of loo@@ king at things is cor@@ rec@@ t .
Today , more than 2@@ 4@@ 0@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 people live out@@ side the land of their bir@@ th .
You will not pro@@ du@@ ce a full sing@@ ing vo@@ ice un@@ less you make sp@@ ace in your m@@ ou@@ th .
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ation day arri@@ ved , and the stud@@ ents found themselves with friends and family , listen@@ ing to wise counsel and par@@ ting words of encourag@@ ement .
The bre@@ ad re@@ pres@@ ented Jesus ’ perfect , sin@@ less human body , which f@@ it@@ t@@ ingly had been offered as a ransom sacrifice .
A husband who assign@@ s honor to his wife , recogn@@ iz@@ ing the support that she needs , will contribu@@ te great@@ ly to the succ@@ ess of the marriage .
In this world under Satan’s control , it is not eas@@ y to walk by spirit .
Mo@@ tiv@@ ated by un@@ sur@@ pas@@ sed love , God made pro@@ vision for humans to be res@@ cu@@ ed from in@@ her@@ ited sin and its con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences ​ — imper@@ fe@@ ction and death .
Consider the set@@ ting in which Jesus made his re@@ mar@@ ks on sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess .
The account simply tel@@ ls us that the king “ kept ri@@ ding and made his way to Je@@ z@@ re@@ el . ”
Jesus , though , foc@@ uses on the ste@@ war@@ d’s re@@ action , not on the reas@@ ons for the dis@@ mis@@ s@@ al .
It is evid@@ ent that the “ many boo@@ ks ” to which Solomon refer@@ red were not up@@ building or ref@@ re@@ shing .
We also have Paul’s example , for he coun@@ ted himself among the r@@ un@@ n@@ ers in the Christian r@@ ace and ur@@ ged his fellow believers to imitate him . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Acc@@ ording to the Scriptures , they c@@ ry out : “ S@@ al@@ vation we o@@ we to our God , who is se@@ ated on the thro@@ ne , and to the L@@ am@@ b [ Jesus Christ ] . ”
* They and many others in these r@@ ur@@ al commun@@ ities receive spiritual food , as do their Christian brothers in many bi@@ g c@@ ities .
To help us strengthen our faith , let us exam@@ ine what is written about Moses at Hebrews 11 : 24 - 26 .
28 “ Do Not Be Af@@ ra@@ id .
Are you the s@@ ort who enjo@@ ys working with brothers of all age grou@@ ps in the field service ?
To Jehovah , a life sp@@ ent in his service is beau@@ ti@@ ful .
When the Q@@ u@@ est arri@@ ved at one is@@ land , the Witnesses found ever@@ yone d@@ ressed in m@@ our@@ ning gar@@ b .
O@@ ver the years , I have come to appreci@@ ate how a few loving words or a simp@@ le act of kindness can li@@ ft another person@@ ’s spirit .
Let us see what we can learn from the examples of P@@ il@@ ate and Peter .
The other sheep therefore consider it a privilege to support in every way possible the anointed slave class while a@@ wa@@ iting “ the reve@@ al@@ ing of the sons of God ” at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on and during the M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m .
The joy of see@@ ing my si@@ bl@@ ings , my children , and their famili@@ es all serving Jehovah along with me and my wife is a blessing bey@@ ond com@@ pare .
I@@ magine that after you have been wal@@ king for some time , the p@@ il@@ la@@ r comes to a hal@@ t .
At their death , they will receive their “ a@@ ward ” through resurrection to im@@ mor@@ tal spirit life in heaven .
What will Jehovah do for the future k@@ ings and pri@@ ests that will com@@ p@@ en@@ s@@ ate for their suffering ?
Christians , however , would not allow anything ​ — be it bo@@ di@@ ly tra@@ ining , e@@ ating , dr@@ in@@ king , clo@@ thing , en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , or something el@@ se — ​ to ma@@ r their relationship with Jehovah God .
What might h@@ in@@ der us from understanding God’s Word ?
F@@ o@@ c@@ us on a to@@ pi@@ c .
Why is the st@@ ory of David and Saul of interest to us ?
You can imitate such spiritually hu@@ ng@@ ry ones by activ@@ ely listen@@ ing to tal@@ ks at our meetings .
O@@ thers end@@ ure the op@@ position of an un@@ believ@@ ing mate .
“ What are we to do , because this man per@@ form@@ s many sign@@ s ? ” certain ones later ask .
P@@ U@@ B@@ L@@ I@@ SH@@ E@@ R IN@@ C@@ R@@ E@@ A@@ S@@ E
From the l@@ ate 18@@ 00 ’ s until 19@@ 31 , the ma@@ in th@@ ru@@ st of the preaching work was the ga@@ ther@@ ing of the rema@@ ining members of the body of Christ .
Then a fellow pris@@ on@@ er sh@@ ared Bible truth with him .
S@@ is@@ er@@ a ob@@ vi@@ ously did not know J@@ a@@ el !
So how can a person be sure that he has the heavenly c@@ all@@ ing ?
P@@ I@@ ON@@ E@@ E@@ R@@ S W@@ O@@ R@@ K I@@ N
In what way will “ every e@@ ye ” see him ?
In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational Ser@@ v@@ ants ( M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o ) , 5 / 1
He had never buil@@ t an ar@@ k before .
Why might Christians have differ@@ ing vie@@ ws about accep@@ ting an in@@ je@@ ction of a small fr@@ action from a blood com@@ pon@@ ent ?
It re@@ a@@ ds : “ Even as So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ r@@ h@@ a , and the c@@ ities about them in like man@@ ner , giving themselves over to for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , and going after str@@ ange flesh , are set for@@ th for an example , suffering the v@@ enge@@ ance of et@@ er@@ n@@ al fi@@ re . ”
At the conclu@@ sion of the conven@@ tion@@ ’s first day , those present were deli@@ gh@@ ted by the rel@@ e@@ ase of the new book Wor@@ ship the On@@ ly Tru@@ e God .
What responsi@@ bil@@ ities are involved ?
D@@ E@@ C@@ L@@ A@@ R@@ E@@ D R@@ I@@ G@@ H@@ T@@ E@@ O@@ U@@ S ​ — H@@ O@@ W ?
1 , 2 . ( a ) What was Jesus concer@@ ned about ?
W@@ ould their Jewish her@@ it@@ age s@@ l@@ ant their decision in fav@@ or of circum@@ c@@ ision ?
Sa@@ id Jesus : “ This means everlasting life , their taking in knowledge of you , the only true God , and of the one whom you sent for@@ th , Jesus Christ . ” ​ — John 17 : 3 ; Matthew 24 : 14 ; 28 : 19 , 20 .
We than@@ ked Jehovah every day for using us again in the travel@@ ing work ​ — a ty@@ pe of ministry we loved .
However , the prog@@ ress was s@@ low at first .
The Bible c@@ alls co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness a man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of “ a disa@@ p@@ proved men@@ tal st@@ ate . ”
So he tri@@ ed to dis@@ su@@ a@@ de Jesus from pur@@ su@@ ing such a course .
“ A slave of the Lord does not need to fi@@ ght , ” wrote the apostle Paul , “ but needs to be g@@ ent@@ le toward all . ”
Hence , “ the spirit of the world ” fin@@ ds no wel@@ come m@@ at in their thinking and desi@@ res .
Now they call him R@@ ol@@ an@@ do ( a low@@ land name ) .
No doubt , one of the reas@@ ons why David was sh@@ own mer@@ cy for his sin with B@@ ath - she@@ ba was that he himself was a mer@@ ci@@ ful man .
What questions should those con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating cour@@ tshi@@ p consider , and what help@@ ful ad@@ vice is a@@ vail@@ able to them ?
On that day , an inter@@ n@@ ational crow@@ d of 6@@ ,@@ 5@@ 21 me@@ t at the P@@ at@@ ter@@ son E@@ duc@@ ational C@@ en@@ ter and two other comple@@ x@@ es of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the re@@ gi@@ on .
In your transl@@ ation , you use the pas@@ sive form too much .
What prote@@ ction does the Christian congregation offer , and how ?
A Per@@ s@@ onal De@@ c@@ ision
And in Li@@ ves of Phil@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ ers ( 1@@ .@@ 1@@ 10 ) , Di@@ o@@ gen@@ es La@@ er@@ ti@@ us ( c . 2@@ 00 - 2@@ 50 C.E . ) wrote that “ nam@@ eless al@@ t@@ ars ” could be seen in different par@@ ts of A@@ th@@ ens .
In order to remain clean , what Bible counsel must we he@@ ed ?
A@@ n exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent a@@ id in help@@ ing famili@@ es to “ keep ready ” for the coming of the Son of man is the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant change in the we@@ ek@@ ly meeting sc@@ he@@ du@@ le that went into effect on J@@ anu@@ ary 1 , 200@@ 9 .
Go@@ dly Con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment Su@@ sta@@ ined M@@ e ( I .
Li@@ fe with those associ@@ ates was so tri@@ vi@@ al ; no one gave much thought to anything .
Our Ex@@ emp@@ la@@ r , Jesus , led the way .
Still , I am gr@@ ate@@ ful for the opportunity I was given to pur@@ sue my love of mu@@ si@@ c , in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar the pi@@ an@@ o .
F@@ or@@ m@@ er ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation : In 19@@ 19 , Jesus re@@ war@@ ded his anointed sla@@ ves on earth by en@@ tru@@ sting them with inc@@ reas@@ ed responsi@@ bility .
So@@ on I was appointed to serve in a new@@ ly form@@ ed congregation .
That is my name . ” ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 2 : 8 . By means of the Bible , God has in effect in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed himself to you by saying : “ I am Jehovah .
A@@ mi@@ d the worl@@ d’s present dar@@ k@@ ness , “ fore@@ ign@@ ers ” — the em@@ er@@ g@@ ing great crow@@ d of she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike ones — enjoy Jehovah’s light together with the anointed Christians .
As he did in E@@ den , Satan also today t@@ ar@@ ge@@ ts the in@@ experienced .
That was in@@ deed good news , for John was , in effect , poin@@ ting out to all people the way to life and happiness ​ — Jesus , the one who “ takes away the sin of the world . ”
Me@@ an@@ while , El@@ la continued making spiritual prog@@ ress and was soon preaching from house to house .
It is deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful to see th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Christian you@@ ths get to know Jehovah better and do his will .
Christian parents exerc@@ ise such wisdom by set@@ ting prop@@ er pri@@ or@@ ities for themselves and their children .
H@@ ist@@ or@@ ic@@ al B@@ ac@@ k@@ gr@@ ound
; C@@ ur@@ ry , Y .
It is one thing to exer@@ t ourselves toward a sh@@ ort - ter@@ m go@@ al but qu@@ ite another matter when the go@@ al is difficult to re@@ ach or fur@@ ther away than we expe@@ cted .
They were bus@@ y fe@@ e@@ ding and w@@ at@@ ering the ani@@ mal@@ s , re@@ mo@@ ving wa@@ st@@ e , and keep@@ ing tr@@ ack of time .
To strengthen our faith in the resurrection fur@@ ther , let us re@@ view such questions as : What does the Bible mean when it ref@@ ers to the resurrection ?
F@@ el@@ is@@ a : Some time later , I got married and went to live in C@@ an@@ ta@@ bri@@ a , a pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce in S@@ pain .
How gener@@ ous God’s re@@ pa@@ y@@ ment is !
What attitude does a hum@@ ble person have toward the spiritual food we receive , and why does that make him more valu@@ able ?
C@@ ze@@ ch Re@@ public , 8 / 1
As he cultiv@@ ated a who@@ les@@ ome fear of God , he was moved to bring his life into har@@ mony with God’s comman@@ d@@ ments .
Although Lu@@ car@@ is was not able to dis@@ cer@@ n fully all matters of er@@ ro@@ r in the er@@ a of spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness in which he lived , * he made comm@@ end@@ able efforts to have the Bible be the authority on ch@@ urch do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine and to educ@@ ate people about its teachings .
How can we benefit from associ@@ ating with older worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah ?
The el@@ der@@ ly , the in@@ fir@@ m , sing@@ le parents , you@@ ths , and others in the congregation certainly appreci@@ ate the un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish support that sing@@ le ones offer to them .
I still had a fear of man , and sure en@@ ough , it seem@@ ed as though all my scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es pas@@ sed the cor@@ ner where I was standing !
6 : 32 .
F@@ e@@ w would dis@@ pu@@ te that fact .
O@@ thers , it seem@@ s , cont@@ ended that all the la@@ ws were e@@ qu@@ ally important and that it was wrong to give more we@@ i@@ ght to some than to others .
Who Sh@@ ould T@@ each Ch@@ il@@ dren Ab@@ out God ?
One of his fav@@ or@@ ite teaching me@@ tho@@ ds involved the use of illustr@@ ations .
It has been a gr@@ and privilege to help others learn from the Bible the wonderful tru@@ ths that have brought me so much comfort .
To all anointed Christians and their compan@@ i@@ ons , Jesus ’ fur@@ ther words apply : “ My Father is gl@@ ori@@ fied in this , that you keep be@@ aring much fru@@ it and prove y@@ ourselves my disciples .
The s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es pre@@ tend@@ ed to be loyal teach@@ ers of God’s Law , but in re@@ ality they filled pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s min@@ ds with human teachings that dre@@ w attention away from God .
H@@ ann@@ ah , a bel@@ o@@ ved wife of El@@ kan@@ ah , fac@@ ed a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar tri@@ al .
How , then , do we deci@@ de what we should do ?
L@@ in@@ da , a mother of three , says , “ My husband and I encoura@@ ged our children to contribu@@ te to the than@@ k - you no@@ tes we wrote by dra@@ wing a pi@@ c@@ ture that could be inclu@@ ded or by sign@@ ing their name on the c@@ ard . ”
“ So keep stri@@ ct w@@ atch that how you walk is not as un@@ wise [ pers@@ ons ] . ” ​ — 5 : 15 .
Fir@@ st , though , let me tell you how I became a Witness and how I me@@ t L@@ loy@@ d back in 19@@ 39 .
Do you read the Bible to your children ?
In ad@@ dition , Noah was “ a pre@@ ach@@ er of righteousness , ” tel@@ ling his neigh@@ b@@ ors of the imp@@ en@@ ding des@@ tru@@ ction .
Why not ask your parents for ad@@ vice on how to bu@@ d@@ get your money ?
All of this c@@ alls to mind the Bi@@ bli@@ cal war@@ ning : “ Lo@@ ok out : perhaps there may be someone who will car@@ ry you off as his pre@@ y through the ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y and emp@@ ty dec@@ ep@@ tion according to the tra@@ dition of men , according to the el@@ em@@ ent@@ ary things of the world and not according to Christ . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 2 : 8 .
At the end of the 1@@ 7@@ th century , the Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an ro@@ y@@ al family was ke@@ en to have the Bible pr@@ inted .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , be faithful in car@@ r@@ ying out any assignment you are given .
When the meeting ended , they started to be@@ at us .
Why did you say , “ She is my sister , ” so that I was about to take her as my wife ?
In Jehovah’s strength and with the a@@ id of his holy spirit , we can continue to make chang@@ es in our person@@ ality and pat@@ ter@@ n of thinking that will show that we are respon@@ ding to the light .
“ What a reli@@ ef to know that the feelings I was experi@@ enc@@ ing were nor@@ ma@@ l and had been experienced by others , ” says A@@ le@@ x .
We can also contribu@@ te to “ the gro@@ w@@ th of the body ” by cultiv@@ ating the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s spirit in all our deal@@ ings with fellow believers .
In his clo@@ sing re@@ mar@@ ks , Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r said : “ Your being cir@@ cu@@ it and dist@@ ri@@ ct overse@@ ers does not mean that you know more than the local brothers .
James expla@@ ins that “ ‘ Abraham put faith in Jehovah , and it was coun@@ ted to him as righteousness , ’ and he came to be called ‘ Jehovah’s friend . ’ ” ​ — J@@ as .
“ The faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” takes the lead in provi@@ ding tim@@ ely spiritual food that helps us to dis@@ cer@@ n the differ@@ ence between what is un@@ clean and what is clean in Jehovah’s eyes . ​ — Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 3 , 50
For them , that is om@@ in@@ ous .
The ad@@ ver@@ t@@ is@@ ement acc@@ ur@@ ately qu@@ o@@ ted the cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ’s words , but it li@@ f@@ ted them out of con@@ text and thus gro@@ s@@ s@@ ly mis@@ re@@ pres@@ ented his view .
What will the Kingdom do on earth ?
So be like the no@@ ble - min@@ ded B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ ans .
H@@ ik@@ er : C@@ had E@@ h@@ l@@ ers / In@@ de@@ x S@@ to@@ ck P@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ y
They do not and cannot provide all that is ho@@ ped for by those believ@@ ing in them .
These not only si@@ gn acc@@ ur@@ ately but also give hear@@ t@@ felt meaning and emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is to the message by their g@@ es@@ tures and fac@@ i@@ al expres@@ sions , thus re@@ aching the mind and the heart .
Jehovah ​ — The One Who Is V@@ i@@ g@@ or@@ ous in P@@ ow@@ er
Why can we have con@@ vi@@ ction like that of David ?
“ Jehovah himself exam@@ ines the righteous one as well as the wicked one , ” wrote King David of ancient Israel , “ and anyone loving viol@@ ence His soul certainly h@@ ates . ”
J@@ ef@@ f and De@@ b are another cou@@ ple who simp@@ li@@ fied their life to ex@@ p@@ and their ministry .
On one occasi@@ on , Moses ’ brother , A@@ ar@@ on , succ@@ um@@ bed to pe@@ er pres@@ sure .
Sa@@ y@@ on@@ ar@@ a to J@@ ap@@ an
For example , he dec@@ re@@ ed that before the Israelites war@@ red against a city , they were to “ ann@@ oun@@ ce to it ter@@ ms of peace , ” in order to give the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants an opportunity to change their ways and avoid war .
Par@@ ents , your ze@@ al@@ ous example res@@ on@@ ates with your children
One new@@ s@@ pa@@ per repor@@ ted that “ many children [ were ] s@@ car@@ red in some way by the exc@@ essi@@ ve viol@@ ence and har@@ sh@@ ness of appro@@ ach of many teaching brothers . ”
20 : 1 – 23 : 33 .
So hard work can en@@ able us to experience the greater happiness of giving .
The Bible states : “ H@@ app@@ y is the man . . . [ who@@ se ] deli@@ ght is in the law of Jehovah , and in his law he re@@ a@@ ds in an under@@ to@@ ne day and night .
S@@ up@@ pl@@ ying the heart with spiritual n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment is ess@@ enti@@ al if we are to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard it against false reason@@ ing .
4 : 10 ; John 17 : 16 ; 1 John 5 : 21 .
Sh@@ ould we not prove to be just as dep@@ end@@ able and tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy as the L@@ ev@@ ite g@@ at@@ eke@@ ep@@ ers ?
When his hands became heav@@ y , A@@ ar@@ on and H@@ ur supp@@ or@@ ted them .
You believe in God , don@@ ’t you ?
Des@@ pite a long stru@@ gg@@ le with ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic ill@@ ness , she regul@@ arly condu@@ cted Bible stu@@ dies in her home .
And we work along with that spirit as we regul@@ arly share in the Christian preaching work .
They are the very ones who demonstr@@ ate the matter of the law to be written in their hearts , while their conscience is be@@ aring witness with them . ” ​ — Romans 2 : 14 , 15 .
If you are a serv@@ ant of Jehovah , do you have faith that Jehovah can and will pre@@ serve his people ali@@ ve through the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ?
• How and why do shepher@@ ds show confidence in the slave class ?
The rul@@ ers of this system of things have often been c@@ ru@@ el and have led their sub@@ je@@ cts into w@@ ars , resul@@ ting in the sla@@ ugh@@ ter of milli@@ ons .
As I look back over some 60 wonderful years sp@@ ent pra@@ ising Jehovah , I know that the full - time ministry is the great@@ est sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard and provi@@ des the best educ@@ ation .
Yet , Jesus did not live to pur@@ sue ple@@ asure .
B@@ or@@ n In@@ to God’s C@@ ho@@ s@@ en N@@ ation , 7 / 1
In the future , after Satan is re@@ moved , we will have the privilege of living forever in a world cle@@ ans@@ ed of his cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting influ@@ ence .
Because in the Bible , le@@ av@@ en can den@@ o@@ te sin or wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
This fam@@ ous qui@@ p well descri@@ bes how some people view temp@@ tation ​ — deep down they rel@@ ish it .
In ad@@ dition to pra@@ ying for our brothers , we should pray for holy spirit .
How can we satis@@ fy such spiritual needs ?
E@@ ven@@ tually , Abraham and Lo@@ t learned that those str@@ ang@@ ers were ac@@ tually angels .
; K@@ o@@ z@@ za , M .
However , we man@@ ag@@ ed to me@@ et with him for fi@@ ve min@@ ut@@ es .
However , many have a@@ wa@@ ited this “ day ” for years , some for de@@ ca@@ des .
What do we learn from the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s account of R@@ eho@@ bo@@ am ?
There is rejo@@ ic@@ ing in heaven , however , because of “ the marriage of the L@@ am@@ b . ”
You will see that in ad@@ dition to allow@@ ing for a ligh@@ ten@@ ing of p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment at times , Jehovah’s mer@@ cy inclu@@ des tend@@ er com@@ pas@@ sion .
Even so , I encoura@@ ged those in attend@@ ance , including many young ones , to think about taking up the full - time ministry .
A@@ n E@@ vi@@ l As@@ s@@ em@@ bly Mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r@@ s A@@ ga@@ inst Jehovah
If you had been there , would you have obe@@ yed Jehovah’s word through Moses and mar@@ ched down to the R@@ ed Se@@ a with full confidence , know@@ ing that the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and la@@ y in a some@@ what different direction ? ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 14 : 1 - 4 .
Then , one night when Samuel was s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing , a vo@@ ice called his name .
3 Does the An@@ s@@ wer Mat@@ ter ?
7 / 15 S@@ inc@@ er@@ ity , 2 / 1
So it can be with us if we appreci@@ ati@@ vely refle@@ ct on the counsel that we receive through God’s Word , his re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves , and his organization and allow it to set@@ tle deep within us .
No , not if we are “ imit@@ at@@ ors of God . ”
If you do , you will re@@ a@@ p real benef@@ its .
During my te@@ en years , my father started stud@@ ying with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
We need to gu@@ ard against the spirit of the world because if it succ@@ e@@ e@@ ds in m@@ ol@@ ding our out@@ look and attitude , likely we will make our own desi@@ res of par@@ am@@ ount import@@ ance .
The h@@ all was an old commun@@ ity cen@@ ter that had been a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned for some time .
Gi@@ ven that so@@ ber@@ ing fact , this pas@@ sage speak@@ s power@@ fully on the is@@ sue of con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment not only with material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons but with circumstances as well .
When the king heard of this , he became ang@@ ry .
This is a very important way to accom@@ pl@@ ish our ministry fully .
In Jesus ’ day , the Jews rec@@ l@@ ined on cou@@ ches arrang@@ ed around the din@@ ner table .
U@@ su@@ ally , the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e was op@@ er@@ ated and supp@@ or@@ ted by the local congregation .
Adam and E@@ ve gave we@@ ak exc@@ uses for their dis@@ obedi@@ ence , and Jehovah jud@@ ged those re@@ bel@@ s .
It is their beli@@ ef that Jesus died on an u@@ pri@@ ght st@@ ake with no cro@@ s@@ s@@ be@@ am .
It is true that a d@@ ele@@ g@@ ation from the E@@ ast pa@@ id ho@@ ma@@ ge to young Jesus .
M@@ A@@ R@@ C@@ H 18 - 24 , 20@@ 13
It is this , I say , which lea@@ ds on and helps to@@ war@@ ds moral exc@@ el@@ l@@ ence and to@@ war@@ ds happiness . . . .
Because he did not r@@ ely on himself for help .
Although there is no sub@@ s@@ titu@@ te for a good mother - and - father te@@ am , experience shows that the qu@@ ality of family relation@@ shi@@ ps can com@@ p@@ en@@ s@@ ate to some de@@ gre@@ e for a mis@@ sing par@@ ent .
Your day has har@@ dly be@@ gu@@ n , and you already have benef@@ ited from the influ@@ ence of a few no@@ table men .
Yet , the psalmist san@@ g : “ They [ the Israelites ] for@@ got God their Sa@@ vi@@ or , the Do@@ er of great things in Egy@@ pt , wonderful works in the land of H@@ am , fear - inspi@@ ring things at the R@@ ed Se@@ a . ” ​ — Psalm 10@@ 6 : 21 , 22 .
* ​ — Matthew 4 : 8 , 9 .
For example , the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job said to his acc@@ us@@ ers : “ In@@ stru@@ ct me , and I , for my part , shall be s@@ il@@ ent . ”
D@@ ang@@ ers of O@@ ver@@ dr@@ in@@ king
For our guid@@ ance , their ac@@ ts of integrity are recorded in God’s Word .
Read Isaiah 5@@ 3 : 7 , 8 .
Indeed , Christian love should imp@@ el the bor@@ ro@@ wer to re@@ pa@@ y the lo@@ an just as it moved the gi@@ ver to make it .
M@@ ary and Joseph , though , were ast@@ oun@@ ded .
Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ ther and other Re@@ form@@ ers re@@ je@@ cted many teachings of the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch .
On one occasi@@ on , our v@@ il@@ la@@ ge was sub@@ je@@ cted to a sear@@ ch .
S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then your trust in the Bible .
Ther@@ efore , you may see us as we work , sh@@ op , and go to school in the local commun@@ ity .
24 : 6 ; 26 : 11 .
C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ T@@ R@@ Y O@@ F O@@ R@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ N : C@@ Y@@ P@@ R@@ U@@ S
Even the apostle Paul ​ — a st@@ al@@ war@@ t Christian — ​ ad@@ mit@@ ted : “ When I wish to do what is right , what is bad is present with me . ” ​ — Romans 7 : 21 .
As I look back , I s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely believe that I could not have used my life in a better way .
That is how a Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic car@@ din@@ al , Joseph R@@ at@@ z@@ ing@@ er , set out his ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ ’s teaching that there can be only one true ch@@ urch .
“ When we get home , all the cho@@ res are wa@@ iting for us .
With up@@ building new information a@@ vail@@ able and a life filled with good things , they will no longer be dist@@ ressed by the bad things of the past .
You can be as@@ sur@@ ed that he is the best possible Le@@ ad@@ er of mankind .
In fact , A@@ mo@@ s 7 : 14 says that he was not only “ a her@@ d@@ s@@ man ” but also “ a ni@@ pp@@ er of fi@@ g@@ s of sy@@ cam@@ ore tre@@ es . ”
Jehovah’s Witnesses have been car@@ r@@ ying out their Christian activ@@ ity in Ar@@ men@@ ia since 19@@ 7@@ 5 .
9 , 10 . ( a ) What less@@ on did Jehovah provide for J@@ on@@ ah ?
At the end of the book of Daniel , we read God’s as@@ sur@@ ance to him : “ As for you , go on to the end .
At the W@@ a@@ shin@@ g@@ t@@ on , D@@ .@@ C . , conven@@ tion in 19@@ 35 , it was thr@@ ill@@ ing to learn that the great mul@@ titu@@ de , or great crow@@ d , of Revelation chap@@ ter 7 is a class with an earthly hope .
Be not cont@@ ent with one f@@ low@@ er of truth . . . .
It may not be a co@@ in@@ ci@@ d@@ ence , then , that in many lands , fes@@ tiv@@ als for the dead are c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated at that time of year .
If we do so , Jehovah will bl@@ ess us with end@@ less life that is both happy and satis@@ f@@ ying .
G@@ ran@@ ted , we cannot com@@ pare ourselves to Jehovah when it comes to our ability to sol@@ ve problems .
An@@ yone who did not ag@@ ree with what the ch@@ urch taught was sever@@ ely p@@ uni@@ shed .
Jehovah uses his Son as a S@@ po@@ k@@ es@@ man to con@@ ve@@ y information and instru@@ ctions to other cre@@ atu@@ res .
In@@ ter@@ ested people too have sh@@ own appreciation for what S@@ te@@ ph@@ ani@@ e is teaching them by going to her home to receive their Bible instru@@ ction .
The ag@@ ed prophet Daniel regul@@ arly pray@@ ed three times a day and kept stud@@ ying God’s Word .
Then , upon re@@ aching the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an , he would bo@@ ard a bo@@ at to sa@@ il to E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
I have called you by your name . You are mine .
Ka@@ it@@ l@@ y@@ n com@@ ments : “ I was helped to foc@@ us on what is most important ​ — being a spiritual person .
H@@ er Bible teach@@ er helped S@@ and@@ r@@ a to understand that Jehovah God kno@@ ws that we are vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able because of the sin and imper@@ fe@@ ction we in@@ her@@ ited from Adam .
Peter wrote : “ I consider it right , as long as I am in this ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , to r@@ ouse you up by way of remin@@ ding you , know@@ ing as I do that the pu@@ t@@ ting off of my ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le is soon to be . . .
We thus enjoy a war@@ m , in@@ tim@@ ate relationship with our heavenly Father .
Jehovah certainly does this .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the true God gives holy spirit to his loyal servants , and the fru@@ it@@ age of that spirit inclu@@ des peace .
What is Jesus ’ ro@@ le as W@@ arri@@ or - King in the heavens ?
Ha@@ ve you be@@ gu@@ n ra@@ ising children ? In your later years , have you simp@@ li@@ fied your life to take up the full - time ministry ?
The t@@ or@@ to@@ ise w@@ on the r@@ ace , even though he was much s@@ low@@ er than the h@@ are .
As another pos@@ si@@ bility , what about making a s@@ light ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment in your we@@ ek@@ ly sc@@ he@@ du@@ le ?
I@@ ne@@ vit@@ ab@@ ly , the more a person al@@ lo@@ ws himself to be influ@@ enced by the spirit of the world , the more like Satan he be@@ comes .
Paul’s love for people moved him to consider clo@@ sel@@ y their religious practic@@ es .
This lea@@ ds us to the Messi@@ ah .
1@@ 33 : 1 - 3 .
James then emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed that faith without works is us@@ eless by saying : “ Just as the body without spirit is dead , so also faith without works is dead . ” ​ — James 2 : 21 - 23 , 26 .
O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 15 , 20@@ 10
We will never desire life other than life under Jehovah’s righ@@ t@@ ful and loving so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
When the time came to star@@ t pione@@ ering , my parents s@@ at down with me and explained that they had de@@ pos@@ ited the money I had given them in a sa@@ v@@ ings account .
L@@ ess than a mon@@ th later , I asked Bro@@ ther and S@@ is@@ ter I@@ si@@ o@@ ch@@ a when they went to their ch@@ urch .
I began with the mo@@ de@@ l prayer out@@ l@@ ined at Matthew 6 : 9 - 13 .
I@@ magine the thr@@ ill of meeting E@@ no@@ ch .
“ He will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more . ” ​ — Revelation 21 : 4 .
After lis@@ ting the sons of I@@ sh@@ ma@@ el , the sons of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s con@@ cu@@ bin@@ e Ke@@ tu@@ ra@@ h , and the sons of E@@ sa@@ u , the account foc@@ uses on the l@@ ine of des@@ c@@ ent of the 12 sons of Israel . ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 2 : 1 .
Not being married , she said : “ How is this to be , since I am having no inter@@ course with a man ? ”
Jesus explained : “ I make a covenant with you . . . for a kingdom . ” ​ — Luke 22 : 29 .
“ The form@@ er things will not be called to mind , ne@@ i@@ ther will they come up into the heart . ” ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 17
Do@@ ing so only ad@@ ds fu@@ el to the fi@@ re and works in har@@ mony with the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s will , not God’s .
He served as “ a pre@@ ach@@ er of righteousness ” who had a very pointed war@@ ning message to dec@@ l@@ are ​ — God’s determin@@ ation to bring to ru@@ in the ung@@ o@@ dly of that time .
Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s must have seen good in Paul’s in@@ ten@@ se d@@ ri@@ ve and direc@@ t appro@@ ach .
How , though , can we expres@@ s our feelings of concer@@ n ?
Today we have am@@ ple evidence that we are living in what the Bible c@@ alls “ the last days . ”
That wonderful experience remin@@ ded me of the import@@ ance to keep preaching because we never know where or when the truth will take ro@@ o@@ t .
Why were the elders involved ?
And what did they find ?
6 : 14 , 22 .
Ke@@ ep in mind , too , that as you discus@@ s this sub@@ ject , you are op@@ ening up to your listen@@ er the most important field of knowledge there is .
A@@ n A@@ w@@ k@@ ward Bal@@ an@@ c@@ ing A@@ ct
How can each Christian be encourag@@ ing ?
Sh@@ ould not the gu@@ ar@@ ds have been su@@ spi@@ ci@@ ous ?
F@@ in@@ ally , understanding and following the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s comm@@ and to pa@@ y ta@@ x@@ es will give you peace of mind .
In what ways did God’s la@@ ws to Israel refle@@ ct his love ?
As a par@@ ent , your go@@ al is to re@@ ach the heart of your child .
A@@ m@@ ong the most important sacrific@@ es requi@@ red by the Law were those offered on the an@@ nu@@ al Da@@ y of A@@ t@@ on@@ ement .
Can being pe@@ ace@@ able toward “ all men ” really ad@@ d meaning to our life ?
“ I kept a lo@@ t of my hus@@ ban@@ d’s personal things , ” says H@@ el@@ en , who@@ se husband died only a few years ag@@ o .
If so , you can find encourag@@ ement in a hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al account that you may know well .
“ N@@ ever has another man spo@@ ken like this , ” said some who heard him .
M@@ or@@ ning Wit@@ ness@@ ing
The prophe@@ ts whom Jehovah sent to war@@ n un@@ faithful Israel were ba@@ dly received and often persecu@@ ted .
He therefore asked Jesus to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard his spirit , or life for@@ ce , until the day when Jesus would ra@@ ise him to im@@ mor@@ tal life in the heavens .
The op@@ ening part st@@ ressed that we should ob@@ serve the same high stan@@ d@@ ard of Christian mor@@ ality that we teach to others .
• How were angels used in Bible times ?
Rather , Jehovah for@@ gives those sin@@ s and pu@@ ts them be@@ h@@ ind him ​ — per@@ man@@ ently . ​ — R@@ om . 4 : 7 , 8 .
The account in Genesis chap@@ ter 24 lea@@ ves no doubt about Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s b@@ ond with Jehovah .
( b ) How should we view those appointed to take the lead among us ?
“ It is not just for young ones but for all of us as God’s children .
Jesus told his listen@@ ers that it was better to work for spiritual things .
Jesus U@@ sed Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions E@@ f@@ fe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely
The n@@ ames of the anointed become per@@ man@@ ent upon their pro@@ ving themselves faithful to death .
Is it wise , therefore , to ris@@ k un@@ necess@@ ary and po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous sur@@ gi@@ cal pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res or medi@@ cal tre@@ at@@ ments mer@@ ely to make on@@ es@@ el@@ f more physi@@ c@@ ally at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive ?
In fact , the holy spirit im@@ mo@@ bi@@ li@@ zed him “ all that day and all that night ” ​ — giving David su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient time to fle@@ e . ​ — 1 Samuel 19 : 20 - 24 .
A@@ cting on what it says is vital if we are to prove ourselves ready .
How did Jesus use in@@ sight to help Peter ?
The loving prote@@ ction made possible by Jehovah is well - illustr@@ ated by what occ@@ ur@@ red after he res@@ cu@@ ed the Israelites from Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an b@@ onda@@ ge and mirac@@ ul@@ ously prote@@ cted them as they cro@@ s@@ sed the R@@ ed Se@@ a in 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E .
Even so , his hum@@ ility and hon@@ es@@ ty ra@@ ise our respect for him rather than di@@ min@@ ish it .
And we certainly are gr@@ ate@@ ful that as Jehovah’s h@@ an@@ di@@ work , ra@@ in and de@@ w in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ate the earth@@ ’s ve@@ get@@ ation .
V@@ is@@ it the Kingdom H@@ all in your commun@@ ity , and get to know the Witnesses there .
This will strengthen our trust in him as we wa@@ it pati@@ ently for him to act in our be@@ half .
Bo@@ th gra@@ du@@ ate from high school .
They were A@@ bi@@ e@@ z@@ er , H@@ ele@@ k , As@@ ri@@ el , S@@ he@@ c@@ he@@ m , and Sh@@ em@@ i@@ da .
Many have been imp@@ el@@ led to simp@@ li@@ fy their life and have become pione@@ ers .
And ever@@ yone who has left hous@@ es or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands for the s@@ ake of my name will receive a h@@ un@@ d@@ red times as much and will in@@ her@@ it everlasting life . ”
When she was 9@@ 0 years old and chil@@ d@@ less , her positi@@ ve view of the future en@@ ab@@ led her to act with faith .
10 : 6 - 9 .
As we wa@@ it in faith for the coming of Jehovah’s day , let us not lo@@ se the sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y .
A@@ c@@ tually , Jehovah himself is car@@ r@@ ying on this activ@@ ity that they cannot believe .
At this point , we might ask the par@@ ent what he would do if the child re@@ je@@ cted all efforts to help him .
This is great cause for concer@@ n , since only the Bible “ is inspired of God and bene@@ fi@@ cial for teaching , for re@@ pro@@ ving , for set@@ ting things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght , for discipl@@ ining in righteousness . ” — 2 Timothy 3 : 16 .
A R@@ em@@ ar@@ ka@@ ble P@@ res@@ ence
Sin@@ ful humans cannot ear@@ n everlasting life by their imper@@ fect efforts to do what is right .
“ I had to star@@ t re@@ building my spiritual and family life . ”
He first brought up the Tr@@ in@@ ity do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine and said that it is not a Bible teaching .
In 19@@ 35 , the Au@@ gu@@ st 1 and Au@@ gu@@ st 15 is@@ su@@ es of this j@@ our@@ n@@ al con@@ ta@@ ined ke@@ y artic@@ les deal@@ ing with the “ great crow@@ d , ” mentioned in Revelation chap@@ ter 7 .
However , the answer to the question when ?
If you have similar feelings , how can you over@@ come them and keep making prog@@ ress ?
The Bible ref@@ ers to this ani@@ mat@@ ing for@@ ce as “ spirit . ”
He ad@@ d@@ ressed Abraham and Moses using a Hebrew ter@@ m often transl@@ ated “ ple@@ ase . ”
( b ) How was Jehovah’s word about Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l ful@@ filled ?
Ke@@ ep R@@ es@@ is@@ ting the Devil
Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ments have taken on the ro@@ le of ac@@ tive persecu@@ t@@ ors , or they have allow@@ ed la@@ w@@ less el@@ ements to ru@@ n w@@ il@@ d with imp@@ un@@ ity .
How will being “ vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant with a view to prayers ” help us ?
I am so s@@ or@@ ry for what I did . ”
A@@ m@@ ong Christians at Th@@ y@@ ati@@ r@@ a , there was “ that woman Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l , ” pos@@ si@@ bly a group of women teaching others to prac@@ tice i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry and com@@ mit for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation .
Since then , I have had the privilege of serving in a number of other congregations in P@@ i@@ ra@@ i@@ é@@ v@@ s .
S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 19 - 25 , 20@@ 11
The Se@@ cre@@ t of H@@ app@@ iness
Paul there id@@ enti@@ fied certain brothers who were wor@@ thy of special no@@ te .
What do you pray about ?
5 : 8 , 9 .
To@@ a@@ sting with a gl@@ ass of w@@ ine ( or another al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ age ) is a long - standing and wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad prac@@ tice , though de@@ ta@@ il@@ s may di@@ ff@@ er from place to place .
Ha@@ ve you ever tri@@ ed to re@@ move a sta@@ in from a light - col@@ ored gar@@ ment ?
Fir@@ st of all , the rec@@ ord that se@@ ts out requi@@ re@@ ments for spiritual over@@ sight was inspired by holy spirit .
He was also c@@ uring the bl@@ ind and l@@ ame who appro@@ ached him there .
On@@ ly the one “ who is wal@@ king fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less@@ ly and practic@@ ing righteousness . ”
And ma@@ j@@ or world events since then con@@ fir@@ m that 1914 was in@@ deed the year that God’s Kingdom began rul@@ ing in heaven .
The bi@@ g is@@ sue that should concer@@ n human soci@@ ety was high@@ ligh@@ ted at the S@@ t . L@@ ou@@ is , Mis@@ s@@ our@@ i , conven@@ tion in 194@@ 1 .
J@@ a@@ ir@@ us ’ daugh@@ ter J@@ a@@ ir@@ us , an of@@ fic@@ er of the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e , imp@@ l@@ ored Jesus to help his si@@ ck daugh@@ ter .
We ther@@ e@@ by show that we love the God who made us ​ — and them — ​ in his i@@ ma@@ ge . ​ — Genesis 1 : 26 .
The Creator “ has not given more consider@@ ation to the no@@ ble one than to the low@@ ly one , for all of them are the work of his hands . ” — Job 34 : 19 .
It may se@@ em that the ob@@ vi@@ ous thing to do is to ask a sing@@ le par@@ ent , “ How can I help ? ”
Let us now exam@@ ine these .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , make your desire to teach the truth a matter of prayer .
As a result of his 13 years of to@@ il in F@@ i@@ ji , Tho@@ ma@@ s ’ health fin@@ ally bro@@ ke down , and he and his family moved to Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
E@@ ve certainly succ@@ um@@ bed to his dec@@ e@@ it .
When John Se@@ mp@@ ey heard that I was going to N@@ or@@ ther@@ n I@@ rel@@ and , he asked me to call on his you@@ ng@@ er sister , N@@ el@@ li@@ e , as she had sh@@ own some interest in Bible truth .
“ The c@@ hi@@ ef p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment of hel@@ l , ” states that refer@@ ence , “ is et@@ er@@ n@@ al se@@ par@@ ation from God . ”
A Fir@@ st - C@@ en@@ tury F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ ment
They draw Christians clo@@ s@@ er not only to one another but also to their heavenly Father .
Then he gave them a c@@ up of w@@ ine and said : “ D@@ r@@ ink out of it , all of you ; for this means my ‘ blood of the covenant , ’ which is to be p@@ our@@ ed out in be@@ half of many for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s . ”
Of course , Paul did not accom@@ pl@@ ish this in his own strength .
Ad@@ vers@@ ity S@@ tr@@ ik@@ es
Some have lost their ze@@ al because of fear of persecu@@ tion , the anxi@@ e@@ ties of making a living , efforts to get rich , or the pur@@ su@@ it of sel@@ f@@ ish ple@@ a@@ sures .
You can see that in c@@ as@@ es like these , the par@@ ent wants to act in the chil@@ d’s best inter@@ ests .
What was this ang@@ el@@ ’s assignment ?
A@@ n old pro@@ ver@@ b says : “ In the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of words there does not fai@@ l to be trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion , but the one keep@@ ing his li@@ ps in c@@ he@@ ck is ac@@ ting dis@@ cre@@ et@@ ly . ”
Acc@@ ording to one refer@@ ence work , the Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her P@@ l@@ at@@ o felt that the soul “ is inc@@ ar@@ cer@@ ated in the body as a p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment for the sin@@ s which it com@@ mit@@ ted in its heavenly st@@ ate . ”
Even if something is not h@@ and@@ led just the way it should be , should we not have faith in Jesus Christ as the living He@@ ad of the Christian congregation ?
She deci@@ ded to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses in order to learn more about God’s promises .
It is therefore important for you to star@@ t educ@@ ating your children while they are still qu@@ ite young .
Today , it is com@@ mon@@ ly refer@@ red to as Bar@@ de@@ t - Bi@@ e@@ d@@ l sy@@ nd@@ r@@ ome .
A pe@@ ace@@ ful family en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment contribu@@ tes to happiness
But when a mother does her best to live by Bible principles , she may rest as@@ sur@@ ed of Jehovah’s guid@@ ance and loving support . ​ — Psalm 32 : 8 .
Yes , his conscience has been ref@@ ined . ​ — Psalm 37 : 31 .
Corin@@ th
If after re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ing the matter we still do not have a clear answer , we can view this as a t@@ est of our trust in Jehovah .
We find spiritual refu@@ ge by pray@@ er@@ fully “ thinking upon [ God’s ] name ” and by serving him ze@@ al@@ ously .
The ang@@ el then led Peter out of the c@@ ell , right by the gu@@ ar@@ ds st@@ ati@@ oned out@@ side , and through the mas@@ sive ir@@ on g@@ ate , which op@@ ened “ of its own acc@@ ord . ”
1 En@@ vision the O@@ ut@@ come of Your De@@ c@@ isions
U@@ p@@ on arri@@ ving at the temple on M@@ on@@ day , N@@ is@@ an 10 , Jesus ac@@ ts on what he saw the pre@@ ce@@ ding af@@ ter@@ no@@ on .
( a ) How did Jesus in@@ si@@ gh@@ t@@ fully war@@ n his followers about moral un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , when we real@@ ize that God does not act un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly today , we can trust his future judg@@ ments too .
“ The tru@@ mp@@ et will s@@ ound , ” wrote the apostle Paul , “ and the dead will be ra@@ ised up inc@@ or@@ ru@@ p@@ ti@@ ble , and we shall be chang@@ ed .
Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide , all congregations enjoy a similar pro@@ gra@@ m of Bible study .
As such , Jesus was the only human to be in a position to offer up a perfect , complete sacrifice ​ — the ty@@ pe of sacrifice without any need to be re@@ pe@@ ated .
Then came the star@@ k ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement that Jehovah’s Witnesses were ban@@ ned .
Although my parents did not have much money , they b@@ ought me a new bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le .
They brought me Bible public@@ ations to read to keep my faith strong .
• Why did Jesus in@@ s@@ titu@@ te the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al ?
Can you expla@@ in Mi@@ ca@@ h’s illustr@@ ation invol@@ ving a co@@ o@@ king po@@ t ?
( Read Matthew 11 : 27 . )
Jesus felt power f@@ low from him , but he did not see who had been cur@@ ed .
Ab@@ out that judgment , Jesus said : “ When the Son of man arri@@ ves in his glory , and all the angels with him , then he will si@@ t down on his gl@@ ori@@ ous thro@@ ne .
Mi@@ ca@@ h also descri@@ bed how true worship would un@@ ite form@@ er enem@@ ies .
Un@@ til that gr@@ and day , let us keep on wal@@ king in divine light by pa@@ ying attention to God’s prophe@@ tic word .
L@@ y@@ dia of Th@@ y@@ ati@@ r@@ a listen@@ ed to Paul , “ and Jehovah op@@ ened her heart wide to pa@@ y attention . ”
P@@ o@@ iti@@ ers
Why is op@@ pos@@ ing God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y a mis@@ use of free will ?
How can we remain mor@@ ally u@@ pri@@ ght ?
He can deli@@ ver his people from any pre@@ dic@@ am@@ ent , even doing so by using those who appe@@ ar we@@ ak or hel@@ pl@@ ess .
By his faith@@ ful@@ ness , Jesus showed that Adam and E@@ ve could have proved faithful under their much e@@ asi@@ er t@@ est .
I at@@ temp@@ ted to talk to him about Jehovah and His wonderful promises for the future , but he was un@@ responsi@@ ve .
I fe@@ ared that people would sto@@ p no@@ tic@@ ing me and see only a whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir with a si@@ ck@@ ly woman .
Jac@@ o@@ b and his parents enjoy associ@@ ation with Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites in their congregation
( b ) What question should we consider if we want to benefit from Christ’s lead@@ er@@ ship ?
During his ministry , Jesus proved that he is “ the power of God . ”
A@@ n exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent way to come to know what Jehovah is like as a Father is to refle@@ ct on what Jesus reve@@ aled about the true God .
This and other Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts con@@ fir@@ m that Jehovah deser@@ ves our trust .
He would do well to consider how much Jehovah God and Jesus Christ do for us .
We are fac@@ ed with a ste@@ ad@@ y f@@ low of news about cor@@ ru@@ pt govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als , gre@@ e@@ dy emp@@ loy@@ ers , in@@ com@@ pet@@ ent teach@@ ers , and a@@ bu@@ sive parents .
For the work of your hands you will have a ye@@ ar@@ ning . ”
What practic@@ al less@@ on do we learn from . . .
W@@ o@@ j@@ ci@@ e@@ ch first explained that a number of P@@ ol@@ ish po@@ e@@ ts and writ@@ ers used the divine name , Jehovah , in their works .
Com@@ m@@ end@@ ab@@ ly , many are doing just that .
Ther@@ efore , s@@ inc@@ ere expres@@ sions of appreciation are not only a si@@ gn of good man@@ n@@ ers but also an evidence of love .
The second call ex@@ tend@@ ed from the time of the out@@ p@@ our@@ ing of the holy spirit at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . to 36 C.E .
I see us together in our gar@@ den as c@@ learly as I saw and loved her the day she was born . ”
H@@ app@@ ily , three days later my husband reg@@ a@@ ined consci@@ ousness , and he was dis@@ char@@ ged on De@@ c@@ ember 6 , 19@@ 6@@ 6 .
The Bible was like a mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r that reve@@ aled my f@@ la@@ ws to me .
The ear@@ li@@ er you star@@ t to do this , the so@@ on@@ er you will sense Jehovah’s guid@@ ance , prote@@ ction , and blessing .
Di@@ d J@@ on@@ ah’s rec@@ ent actions dis@@ qu@@ ali@@ fy him from ever again serving God in an of@@ fi@@ cial cap@@ ac@@ ity ?
S@@ v@@ et@@ l@@ ana , who was influ@@ enced by ev@@ olu@@ tion and Com@@ mun@@ ism , was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that only the f@@ it@@ t@@ est sur@@ vi@@ ve .
But it does call for ap@@ pl@@ ying the words of 1 Peter 2 : 12 : “ Ma@@ in@@ tain your conduct fine among the nations , that . . . they may as a result of your fine works of which they are e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses gl@@ ori@@ fy God . ”
L@@ ater , you can continue the discus@@ sion .
King Davi@@ d’s son Solomon also man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted mo@@ des@@ ty as a young man , though in a s@@ ligh@@ tly different man@@ ner .
The apostle high@@ ligh@@ ted a pri@@ me reason for lear@@ ning and then ap@@ pl@@ ying the mor@@ ality that you find in the Bible .
It was not ad@@ ored or used for worship .
S@@ ur@@ ely your re@@ action was one of ke@@ en interest and exc@@ it@@ ement .
“ A lo@@ ver of s@@ il@@ ver will never be satis@@ fied with s@@ il@@ ver , nor a lo@@ ver of we@@ al@@ th with in@@ come . ”
The M@@ ag@@ i pla@@ y a prom@@ in@@ ent ro@@ le in S@@ pan@@ ish Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations , much like S@@ an@@ ta C@@ la@@ us in other coun@@ tri@@ es .
In the gar@@ den of E@@ den , God gave Adam the assignment to name all the ani@@ mal@@ s .
In rec@@ ent years the Un@@ ited St@@ ates has been ro@@ cked by a number of school mas@@ sac@@ res , ca@@ using A@@ mer@@ ic@@ ans to ask , Why ?
Even young children can be taught to take bri@@ ef no@@ tes during study s@@ essi@@ ons or congregation meetings .
The talk began , and she kept loo@@ king around to see if W@@ al@@ ter had arri@@ ved .
So were 11 men who ‘ had stu@@ ck with him in his tri@@ als . ’
A@@ im to R@@ es@@ ol@@ ve , Not to W@@ in
While sear@@ ch@@ ing for a purpose in life , he was cont@@ ac@@ ted by the Witnesses .
Then as soon as I fin@@ i@@ shed high school , I en@@ tered the full - time pioneer ministry .
Th@@ ough sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by enem@@ ies at Do@@ than , El@@ isha rema@@ ined cal@@ m .
Since “ through one man [ Adam ] sin en@@ tered into the world ” and “ the wa@@ ges sin pa@@ ys is death , ” all humans are deser@@ ving of death .
How has Jehovah appointed peace as our overse@@ ers ?
( b ) What cor@@ rec@@ tive me@@ a@@ sures may be requi@@ red ?
▪ Be consci@@ ous of the serious con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of ‘ beg@@ g@@ ing off . ’ ​ — Luke 9 : 5@@ 9 - 6@@ 2 .
The two of them were among those happy ob@@ serv@@ ers at our baptism .
That was the question ra@@ ised by the faithful prophe@@ ts Isaiah and Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k .
And we should not ex@@ pect that after the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , we will still have the things we own now , even if they are preci@@ ous to us . ​ — Proverbs 11 : 4 ; Matthew 24 : 21 , 22 ; Luke 12 : 15 .
How did God view E@@ sa@@ u and Jac@@ o@@ b ?
And if you want to know why I do or don@@ ’t do certain things , just ask me .
But “ this is not tri@@ vi@@ al or emp@@ ty activ@@ ity , ” expla@@ ins the book The D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ing Ch@@ il@@ d .
The Bible helps us to deter@@ mine the l@@ eng@@ th of the “ se@@ ven times . ”
The word “ ang@@ el ” means “ m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er , ” and that is another way angels serve God ​ — as his m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers to humans .
As we know , Jehovah’s physical la@@ ws are un@@ bre@@ aka@@ ble .
God’s declar@@ ation to Moses should also mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to be for@@ giving , for Jehovah is ready to for@@ give .
Th@@ ree days later , Jehovah brought him back to life as a spirit so that he could in time return to heaven .
H@@ er efforts were re@@ war@@ ded . ​ — Mark 5 : 24 - 34 ; L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 15 : 25 - 27 .
To maintain our preci@@ ous relationship with God and his Son , what are we happy to do ?
When Na@@ than real@@ ized that his death was near , he gave me some good ad@@ vice to help me cop@@ e with wi@@ do@@ who@@ od .
The apostle Paul ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es us : “ In show@@ ing honor to one another take the lead . ”
The ro@@ ad w@@ ound its way through the ba@@ r@@ re@@ n l@@ and@@ s@@ cap@@ e toward the Su@@ d@@ an bor@@ der .
Al@@ ong with the Scriptures themselves , such Bible - based counsel can serve as “ a mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r ” for us to c@@ he@@ ck how we really appe@@ ar before Jehovah . ​ — James 1 : 22 - 25 .
Revelation also con@@ tain@@ s a refer@@ ence to “ An@@ ti@@ p@@ as , my witness , the faithful one , who was kil@@ led ” in Per@@ ga@@ mu@@ m . ​ — Revelation 1 : 9 ; 2 : 13 .
David was not saying that he would never die or be in the comm@@ on gra@@ ve of mankind .
That young ones can be very effe@@ ctive pra@@ is@@ ers of Jehovah .
J@@ anu@@ ary 10 - 16 , 20@@ 11
For example , when the circum@@ c@@ ision is@@ sue th@@ reat@@ ened to dis@@ ru@@ pt the peace of the first - century congregation , the gover@@ ning body in Jerusalem s@@ ought the direction of holy spirit .
Yet , in l@@ ine with 2 Samuel 22 : 36 , God is hum@@ ble in the sense that he shows concer@@ n for low@@ ly humans who try to ple@@ ase him , ex@@ ten@@ ding mer@@ cy to them .
But would succ@@ um@@ b@@ ing to such pres@@ sures really ple@@ ase God ?
How has Jehovah prote@@ cted his people in the past and in our time ?
This is a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative place of spiritual sa@@ f@@ ety and se@@ cur@@ ity ​ — a con@@ dition or st@@ ate of prote@@ ction from being har@@ m@@ ed spiritually .
The kingdom stan@@ ds di@@ vi@@ ded .
It should not come as a sur@@ pris@@ e , then , that some find it inc@@ reas@@ ingly hard to fulf@@ ill their responsi@@ bility to look after and provide for their famili@@ es .
Who are inclu@@ ded in the d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s , and why ?
Di@@ ffer@@ ent n@@ ur@@ ses some@@ times read these ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines to me .
In order to be t@@ or@@ men@@ ted , a person has to be consci@@ ous .
Di@@ d he think that he could hi@@ de it from God ?
They too bel@@ ong to the great “ cl@@ ou@@ d of wit@@ nesses ” who@@ se examples we can imitate . ​ — Hebrews 12 : 1 .
Be@@ fore making a decision , think of the effect it will have on your family and the congregation ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 15 )
If you cho@@ ose to do so , what might you be@@ ar in mind ?
They in no way di@@ min@@ ish the value of the Hebrew Scriptures . H@@ er@@ ber@@ t H .
Jesus said : “ If you , al@@ though being wicked , know how to give good gi@@ f@@ ts to your children , how much more so will the Father in heaven give holy spirit to those as@@ king him ! ”
The new r@@ out@@ ine at Bethel felt good .
To f@@ ill the positi@@ ons of the L@@ ev@@ ite service pro@@ per@@ ly , and out of consider@@ ation for their age , older men were comman@@ ded to re@@ ti@@ re from com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory service .
How did Jehovah prote@@ ct his m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er ?
A Pro@@ te@@ ct@@ or and B@@ ene@@ fac@@ t@@ or
During that time he tri@@ ed but fa@@ iled to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce D@@ ad to atten@@ d a conven@@ tion .
Some of the individuals mentioned in the Scriptures provide war@@ ning remin@@ ders about conduct to be avo@@ i@@ ded .
E@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ Y@@ ON@@ E is hon@@ est some of the time ; many perhaps most of the time .
He says : “ Rather than foc@@ using on himself and his own feelings , Jeremiah reli@@ ed on God .
What will help ?
Th@@ ree times at Ju@@ d@@ ges 4 : 14 , 15 , the vi@@ ct@@ ory is at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted to Jehovah .
Ju@@ ne 8 , 19@@ 7@@ 8 , page 15 ; and Au@@ gu@@ st 8 , 19@@ 7@@ 4 , pages 3 - 7 .
Let us also keep free from imp@@ ro@@ per judg@@ ing , respect those en@@ tru@@ sted with over@@ sight in the congregation , and leave matters in the hands of Jehovah , the Su@@ pre@@ me Ju@@ dge . ​ — R@@ om .
Why should we gu@@ ard against “ the dec@@ ep@@ tive power of ri@@ ches ” ?
For example , through the prophet H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i , Jehovah God declar@@ ed : “ I will ro@@ ck all the nations , and the desi@@ ra@@ ble things of all the nations must come in ; and I will f@@ ill this house with glory . ”
Jehovah kno@@ ws that Christians are imper@@ fect , and this may make it challeng@@ ing to be un@@ ited , so we need to work at “ fre@@ ely for@@ giving one another . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
That help is a@@ vail@@ able in the congregation : “ Even though a man takes some false st@@ ep before he is a@@ ware of it , you who have spiritual qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations try to read@@ just such a man in a spirit of mil@@ dness , as you each keep an e@@ ye on yourself . ”
“ O God , do act quic@@ k@@ ly for me .
He ap@@ par@@ ently lost sight of his privilege of service ; he fa@@ iled to appreci@@ ate that Jehovah was his share .
Our ho@@ st may well have made pre@@ par@@ ations , and all his effort may be for nothing if we can@@ c@@ el .
This shows wisdom on our part . ​ — Pro@@ v .
Even though Jehovah had bless@@ ed him , Solomon dis@@ obe@@ yed God’s clear comm@@ and .
Ti@@ thing and the Law
( See op@@ ening i@@ ma@@ ge . ) ( b ) Who is be@@ h@@ ind our tri@@ bul@@ ations , and how do we know ?
He can also find rep@@ ent@@ ant and u@@ pri@@ ght ones ​ — those to whom he cho@@ o@@ ses to ex@@ ten@@ d mer@@ cy .
Un@@ der the sla@@ ve@@ ’s direction , the local elders work hard to fe@@ ed their brothers spiritually .
H@@ i@@ ro@@ o had heard of the great need in Rus@@ sia and began lear@@ ning Rus@@ si@@ an .
Even I did not know him , but the very One who sent me to bapti@@ ze in water said to me , ‘ W@@ ho@@ ever it is upon whom you see the spirit coming down and rema@@ ining , this is the one that bapti@@ z@@ es in holy spirit . ’
In any ev@@ ent , when Jo@@ b@@ ’s three compan@@ i@@ ons arri@@ ved , they “ kept s@@ it@@ ting with him on the earth se@@ ven days and se@@ ven ni@@ gh@@ ts ” without speaking . ​ — Job 2 : 12 , 13 .
I have a wal@@ k@@ er and a whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir , but I don@@ ’t need to use ei@@ ther of them , since I can walk without any ass@@ ist@@ ance .
Re@@ al happiness is cont@@ ing@@ ent on making the right cho@@ ic@@ es , doing what is right , and tur@@ ning away from what is wrong .
One gi@@ r@@ l died , and the other was so ba@@ dly h@@ ur@@ t that her le@@ g had to be am@@ pu@@ t@@ ated .
He does not want us to give up our cul@@ ture .
When you come out , you will be old and al@@ one . ”
In what situ@@ ations is it appro@@ pri@@ ate for a Christian woman to we@@ ar a head co@@ ver@@ ing for spiritual reas@@ ons ?
See the bo@@ x “ Let Bo@@ th G@@ ro@@ w To@@ gether Un@@ til the H@@ ar@@ v@@ est , ” on page 4@@ 4 of the book Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — Pro@@ claim@@ ers of God’s Kingdom , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
In what ways do many Christian women today refle@@ ct the spirit of the wi@@ do@@ w of Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath , and how does Jehovah feel about these ones ?
S@@ to@@ c@@ ks and b@@ on@@ ds can become wor@@ th@@ less over@@ night in a su@@ d@@ den e@@ con@@ om@@ ic cr@@ as@@ h .
• What is involved in bo@@ a@@ sting in our Christian id@@ ent@@ ity ?
12 : 2 , 9 , 10 ; 16 : 1 - 3 , 12 - 14 , 31 - 35 , 4@@ 1 , 4@@ 6 - 50 .
What , though , of the many loyal Christians who are not overse@@ ers ?
Bak@@ shi Je@@ h@@ ang@@ ir
What difficul@@ ty did a Christian mother face , and what helped her to up@@ hold the arrang@@ ement for dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers ?
F@@ ind the ans@@ wers in these artic@@ les .
3 Do You Dis@@ cer@@ n the E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence of God’s G@@ u@@ id@@ ance ?
Ye@@ ars ear@@ li@@ er , Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at had told the pr@@ inc@@ es , L@@ ev@@ ites , and pri@@ ests to vis@@ it all the c@@ ities of Juda@@ h to teach the people Jehovah’s Law .
“ De@@ al ! ”
He did not know what to say to that .
While over@@ all this str@@ ate@@ gy also fa@@ iled , it did result in the se@@ duc@@ ing of 2@@ 4@@ ,000 Israelites .
I had the privilege of sh@@ aring in over@@ see@@ ing the con@@ stru@@ ction work , all of which was done by un@@ pa@@ id vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er work@@ ers .
In the 1@@ 3@@ th vision , the ri@@ der of “ a wh@@ ite hor@@ se ” go@@ es to war with the nations .
W@@ ould it not be better for him to prote@@ ct himself from be@@ coming gu@@ il@@ ty of im@@ mor@@ ality by not pa@@ ying his v@@ ow and in@@ stead thro@@ wing himself upon God’s mer@@ cy and beg@@ g@@ ing for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess ?
What was he like ?
I dis@@ co@@ vered the truth about why people su@@ ff@@ er and die and why God al@@ lo@@ ws bad things to ha@@ p@@ pen .
So in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 195@@ 5 , I en@@ tered the full - time ministry as a pioneer .
This can be challeng@@ ing . Many of God’s servants today live in soci@@ e@@ ties where people s@@ ne@@ er at anyone le@@ ading a life based on faith in God’s promises .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing what in mind can help us give God our best ?
In the following fi@@ ve psal@@ ms , David pra@@ ys for prote@@ ction from bad men , for righteous re@@ pro@@ of@@ s , for deli@@ ver@@ ance from persecu@@ t@@ ors , and for guid@@ ance in conduct .
“ SH@@ O@@ W us just how to coun@@ t our days in such a way that we may bring a heart of wisdom in . ”
How powerful is the su@@ n ?
The ancient Gre@@ ek@@ s had four ba@@ si@@ c words , used in vari@@ ous form@@ s , to descri@@ be love : st@@ or@@ ·@@ ge@@ ʹ , e@@ ʹ@@ ro@@ s , p@@ hi@@ ·@@ li@@ ʹ@@ a , and a@@ ·@@ ga@@ ʹ@@ pe .
Many respon@@ ded with interest when Father deli@@ vered the talk “ M@@ il@@ li@@ ons Now Li@@ ving Will N@@ ever Di@@ e . ”
Why should married cou@@ ples stri@@ ve to cultiv@@ ate it ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ in the par@@ am@@ et@@ ers indic@@ ated by Bible principles , each is free to deci@@ de what he will do .
Jesus told his disciples : “ If you were part of the world , the world would be f@@ ond of what is its own . Now because you are no part of the world , but I have cho@@ s@@ en you out of the world , on this account the world h@@ ates you . ”
• In gener@@ al , how should we view those who do not share our beli@@ ef@@ s ?
Yet , I knew that while I was in pris@@ on , Jehovah would care for my family better than I could my@@ self , and he did !
The Israelites were war@@ ned that if they did not listen to the vo@@ ice of Jehovah , they would experience mal@@ e@@ dic@@ tions , which inclu@@ ded e@@ ating ‘ the flesh of their sons and daugh@@ ters . ’
For his righteous actions , he seem@@ ed to be p@@ uni@@ shed rather than bless@@ ed .
In that m@@ om@@ ent , descri@@ bed at the out@@ set , his eyes me@@ t Pet@@ er@@ ’s . It da@@ w@@ ned on Peter just how ter@@ ri@@ bly he had fa@@ iled his Ma@@ ster .
On S@@ un@@ days , a group of us would go to preach in the Al@@ ps , a two - h@@ our bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le ri@@ de from Th@@ u@@ n .
The apostle Paul later explained : “ By faith E@@ no@@ ch was trans@@ fer@@ red so as not to see death , and he was no@@ where to be found because God had trans@@ fer@@ red him ; for before he was trans@@ fer@@ red he received the witness that he had pleas@@ ed God well . ”
I was willing to do that to es@@ cap@@ e the hor@@ r@@ ors of the cam@@ p .
B@@ ri@@ an : A@@ no@@ ther person from the Bible who@@ se ex@@ ist@@ ence was ques@@ tioned was P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate , a gover@@ nor who rul@@ ed in Jesus ’ day .
7 : 1 - 5 , 11 .
Christians should have what go@@ al in reg@@ ard to their faith and works ?
; Ti@@ d@@ well , T .
K@@ y@@ le had an al@@ ter@@ c@@ ation with one of her work@@ mat@@ es .
How should Jesus ’ example of show@@ ing love in his ministry move us ?
You may have made bi@@ g chang@@ es before you were baptized .
The Babyl@@ on@@ ians , who used their mil@@ it@@ ary pro@@ w@@ ess to con@@ qu@@ er nations , were a com@@ pos@@ ite “ able - bo@@ died man . ”
How happy I am that there are more than 50 congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses in this are@@ a today !
One com@@ men@@ ted on Mi@@ ca@@ h 6 : 8 , no@@ ting that being mo@@ des@@ t in wal@@ king with God means know@@ ing one@@ ’s li@@ mit@@ ations .
Why is a pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us f@@ ra@@ g@@ ment rec@@ over@@ ed from an ancient tr@@ as@@ h he@@ a@@ p in Egy@@ pt of special interest ?
He thus proved bey@@ ond a doubt that humans can remain loyal to Jehovah even when t@@ ested to the ex@@ tre@@ me .
With its large , bro@@ ad lea@@ ves and wide - s@@ pre@@ ading bran@@ ches , the fi@@ g t@@ ree provi@@ des better sh@@ a@@ de than al@@ most any other t@@ ree of the re@@ gi@@ on .
He can help us through fellow worshipp@@ ers who by their words and de@@ e@@ ds can be “ a streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id ” to us . ​ — C@@ ol . 4 : 11 , f@@ t@@ n .
It is not eas@@ y for a righteous man to live in an un@@ righteous soci@@ ety .
Father did not share our religious beli@@ ef@@ s , but he was a good provi@@ der and a man of high principles .
“ Tru@@ st in Jehovah and do good , ” the psalmist ur@@ ges us .
What part does medit@@ ation pla@@ y in our con@@ vers@@ ations ?
Lo@@ ve has moved him to provide for them as well , by means of the resurrection .
M@@ ak@@ ing spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement takes effort .
10 : 22 ; John 14 : 9 .
He ob@@ served : “ You have a p@@ ile of new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers , and if inc@@ l@@ ined to think ligh@@ tly of them at first , you soon come to real@@ ize that in these pa@@ p@@ ers and in so@@ a@@ p and a wa@@ s@@ h - ra@@ g , lies your one ch@@ ance of cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness and self - respect . ”
We should go as far as possible .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , Jo@@ shua was not discus@@ sing a@@ str@@ on@@ om@@ y ; he was simply repor@@ ting events as he saw them .
( b ) What en@@ ab@@ led Christ’s followers to gr@@ as@@ p vital spiritual tru@@ ths ?
C@@ ould the world pos@@ si@@ bly offer De@@ ma@@ s anything that would sur@@ pas@@ s the blessings Jehovah could give him as an associ@@ ate of Paul ? ​ — Pro@@ v .
In turn , those ex@@ ten@@ ding ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality are bless@@ ed with up@@ building con@@ vers@@ ation and spiritual fel@@ low@@ ship .
We p@@ ac@@ ked a lun@@ ch and pi@@ c@@ n@@ ic@@ ked by a st@@ re@@ am .
Still , the publi@@ sh@@ ers were con@@ duc@@ ting sever@@ al h@@ un@@ d@@ red Bible stu@@ dies !
L@@ it@@ tle won@@ der that Noah soon took up f@@ ar@@ m@@ ing ! ​ — Genesis 3 : 17 , 18 ; 5 : 28 , 29 ; 9 : 20 .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently by desi@@ ring the spo@@ il@@ s ga@@ ined by evil means .
Indeed , those serving where the need is greater enc@@ oun@@ ter challeng@@ es in their new ter@@ rit@@ ory , but they also experience the deep joy that comes from sh@@ aring the good news with people who are responsi@@ ve to the Kingdom message .
The a@@ im was to im@@ mo@@ bi@@ li@@ ze one@@ ’s op@@ pon@@ ent on the gr@@ ound and for@@ ce him into sub@@ mis@@ sion .
There , Satan will be in a st@@ ate of de@@ a@@ th@@ like in@@ activ@@ ity so that “ he might not mis@@ lead the nations any@@ more . ”
Christians who beg@@ in to love money are vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able to all kin@@ ds of problems , the wor@@ st of which is that of st@@ ra@@ ying from the faith .
He is con@@ des@@ cen@@ ding to look on heaven and earth , ra@@ ising up the low@@ ly one from the very du@@ st ; he ex@@ al@@ ts the po@@ or one from the a@@ sh@@ pi@@ t it@@ self . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 13 : 4 - 7 .
The words , however , are fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative and should be under@@ sto@@ od in that way .
Who have been taken into the Kingdom covenant , and what privilege a@@ wa@@ its them if they are faithful ?
So@@ on ther@@ e@@ after , however , their vie@@ w@@ point chang@@ ed .
When they in@@ qui@@ red about pur@@ cha@@ sing gra@@ in , they were direc@@ ted to a high govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ cial nam@@ ed Z@@ ap@@ h@@ en@@ ath - pan@@ e@@ ah .
But how dep@@ end@@ ent humans are on the water c@@ y@@ c@@ le that the Creator has esta@@ bli@@ shed !
But there was something that really helped us to learn the language fa@@ ster .
A who@@ les@@ ome fear of God will help us to h@@ ate what is bad .
It also helps us make wise decisions , cor@@ rec@@ t person@@ ality f@@ la@@ ws , res@@ ist temp@@ t@@ ations , and rec@@ over our spiritual bal@@ ance if we have taken a st@@ ep in the wrong direction . ​ — Psalm 19 : 7 .
M@@ ore of his sa@@ y@@ ings in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount will be consider@@ ed in the fin@@ al article of this seri@@ es .
W@@ ic@@ ked P@@ rac@@ tic@@ es Ab@@ ound
Ph@@ ili@@ p then explained the meaning of the pas@@ sage to him . ​ — Acts 8 : 27 - 35 .
One way is through Christian overse@@ ers , the “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men . ”
As far as the Romans were concer@@ ned , though , the bo@@ dies of ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted cri@@ min@@ als ei@@ ther were left on the st@@ ake to ro@@ t or were thro@@ wn into a comm@@ on gra@@ ve .
V@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ a rel@@ ates :
Why do you preach the “ good news of the kingdom , ” and what as@@ pe@@ cts of it do you st@@ ress ?
This pas@@ sage teach@@ es parents important less@@ ons .
Fir@@ st , we c@@ learly see the fulfill@@ ment of the apostle Paul’s prophecy concer@@ ning “ the last days . ”
and the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe .
“ Be wise , my son , and make my heart rejo@@ ice , that I may make a rep@@ ly to him that is ta@@ un@@ ting me . ” ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 .
We started c@@ all@@ ing on people at their ho@@ m@@ es , but at once the local Ca@@ tho@@ lic pri@@ est began to op@@ pose our activ@@ ity .
We feel encoura@@ ged .
But humans who are “ pu@@ re in heart ” and have the hope of living forever on earth are also able to “ see ” God .
King David of ancient Israel was one who was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that a M@@ ak@@ er deser@@ ves praise for His wonderful cre@@ ations .
Yes , through faith in Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice , obedi@@ ent mankind will fully re@@ ach a perfect st@@ ate during Christ’s M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn , when ‘ the Son of God bre@@ ak@@ s up the works of the Devil . ’ ​ — 1 John 3 : 8 .
S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ening Our Bro@@ thers
Many of his stud@@ ents su@@ ffered mar@@ ty@@ r@@ dom , some even before comple@@ ting their stu@@ dies .
* Com@@ ple@@ te im@@ mer@@ sion appro@@ pri@@ ately sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ es the dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c change we have made in our life ​ — we fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely die to our form@@ er life course and beg@@ in life an@@ e@@ w in the service of God .
Gal@@ ile@@ o de@@ f@@ ends himself before the Rom@@ an In@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ on
What should you do if you feel that you have a we@@ ak vo@@ ice or perhaps a vo@@ ice that is too high - pit@@ ched ?
Se@@ cond , the promise descri@@ bes a world where “ death will be no more ” ​ — a world where death once ex@@ is@@ ted but will ce@@ ase to ex@@ ist .
Isa@@ a@@ c and Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h su@@ ffered because of their son E@@ sa@@ u@@ ’s marriage to ung@@ o@@ dly women .
As we had many du@@ ties on our f@@ ar@@ m , we u@@ su@@ ally could not atten@@ d conven@@ tions together , so we took tur@@ ns .
Christians ex@@ pect tri@@ bul@@ ations .
( a ) If mu@@ si@@ c is pla@@ yed at a so@@ cial ev@@ ent , why is it important that the ho@@ st be very sel@@ e@@ ctive ?
How does wal@@ king by spirit af@@ fect our view of Jesus ?
E@@ ver@@ yone on earth today is a des@@ c@@ end@@ ant of Noah , his sons , and their wi@@ ves .
That name means “ Jehovah Is Pe@@ ace . ”
Hence , she deci@@ ded to put Kingdom inter@@ ests first and was able to pioneer for a while .
To the N@@ ex@@ t C@@ am@@ p
No matter what our circumstances , Jehovah requi@@ res that we give him our very best ​ — our whole - sou@@ led and who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted service .
R@@ ab@@ bi Si@@ me@@ on b@@ en G@@ am@@ ali@@ el , ou@@ tra@@ ged by this st@@ ate of af@@ fai@@ r@@ s , re@@ duc@@ ed the number of ob@@ lig@@ at@@ ory sacrific@@ es , upon which the pri@@ ce of two pi@@ ge@@ ons im@@ medi@@ ately f@@ ell to a h@@ un@@ dre@@ d@@ th of the form@@ er pri@@ ce .
D@@ oub@@ t@@ less you will conclu@@ de that they should , al@@ though much will dep@@ end on what is practic@@ al in your country .
After recei@@ ving is@@ su@@ es of the Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke ! ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , he mentioned that he spoke T@@ ur@@ k@@ ish .
The C@@ our@@ t un@@ an@@ im@@ ously found that no@@ ne of the n@@ ine char@@ ges had any mer@@ it , in a number of c@@ as@@ es even reason@@ ing care@@ fully to refu@@ te the ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents pres@@ ented .
However , making it possible requi@@ red the appro@@ val of a direc@@ t@@ or because compan@@ y po@@ li@@ cy requi@@ red a to@@ tal com@@ mit@@ ment from all the emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es .
Indeed , men be@@ ar a heav@@ y responsi@@ bility to learn how to be sub@@ mis@@ sive to Christ and imitate his he@@ ad@@ ship .
Today , people work hard to qu@@ ali@@ fy to become c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens of a pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous country .
In the course of time , persecu@@ tion d@@ ro@@ ve th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of M@@ en@@ n@@ on@@ ites from W@@ es@@ ter@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe to N@@ or@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a .
In da@@ ily life we must put to use the knowledge that we gain through di@@ lig@@ ent personal study .
2 : 6 - 8 ; 3 : 8 , 9 , 18 - 21 .
Me@@ at S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ ed to I@@ do@@ ls , 10 / 1
Christians were under what pres@@ sure from religious lead@@ ers ?
In its time , however , the ra@@ di@@ o certainly pla@@ yed a mi@@ gh@@ ty ro@@ le in bro@@ ad@@ ca@@ sting ‘ the best message ever heard . ’ ​ — From our ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves in Cana@@ da .
Di@@ d these Ch@@ urch Fa@@ thers ba@@ se their teachings on the inspired Scriptures ?
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , Satan stru@@ ck Job with a mal@@ ign@@ ant bo@@ il from head to fo@@ o@@ t . ​ — Job , chap@@ ters 1 , 2 .
Se@@ e@@ ing the Ex@@ pan@@ sion From the B@@ ran@@ ch
Un@@ rel@@ ated to the Mo@@ sc@@ ow tri@@ al , the J@@ us@@ tice M@@ in@@ is@@ try of Rus@@ si@@ a@@ ’s fe@@ der@@ al govern@@ ment had already or@@ der@@ ed a pan@@ el of ac@@ ad@@ em@@ ic@@ s to study our liter@@ ature .
Job , though ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary in many ways , was imper@@ fect .
We can also trust that he fully gr@@ as@@ ps the s@@ or@@ ro@@ w and dam@@ age that the enem@@ y death ca@@ uses us .
What of ur@@ g@@ ing her to tra@@ v@@ el with your family to a conven@@ tion or on v@@ ac@@ ation ?
E@@ ver@@ yone el@@ se just lea@@ ves me al@@ one .
Because my first love for Jehovah bur@@ ned so str@@ ong@@ ly within me , I b@@ ol@@ dly but b@@ lu@@ nt@@ ly pre@@ ached to them .
And “ if Christ has not been ra@@ ised up , ” says the Bible , “ your faith is us@@ eless . ”
Are people ac@@ tually sacrific@@ ing “ the real life ” on the al@@ ta@@ r of materi@@ al@@ ism ?
During the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al talk , Samuel s@@ at next to W@@ i@@ es@@ ł@@ a@@ wa and showed her the s@@ crip@@ tures that were being discus@@ sed .
4 : 22 , 23 .
R@@ o@@ sa and I have ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely no reg@@ re@@ ts about our years in Jehovah’s service .
That was 30 years ag@@ o , and M@@ or@@ ena is still in full - time service .
En@@ joy a Com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate A@@ t@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere
While men on the sc@@ ene made the re@@ comm@@ end@@ ations , the ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments were made by respon@@ sible men there in Jerusalem .
God’s Word does not re@@ com@@ men@@ d se@@ par@@ ation as a way to res@@ ol@@ ve mar@@ it@@ al problems .
Rev@@ e@@ al@@ ing what was in his heart when “ left . . . al@@ one , ” He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah showed those Babyl@@ on@@ ians “ his enti@@ re tre@@ asure - house . ”
How is it possible ?
Their will@@ ing@@ ness to contribu@@ te their “ sur@@ p@@ lu@@ s ” to their nee@@ dy brothers demonstr@@ ated their love . ​ — 2 Corinthians 8 : 8 , 13 - 15 , 24 .
L@@ ater , in the day of Jo@@ shua and his gener@@ ation , the nation obe@@ yed Jehovah’s comman@@ d@@ ments and enjo@@ yed peace and spiritual blessings .
In respon@@ se , F@@ re@@ der@@ ic@@ k declar@@ ed In@@ no@@ c@@ ent to be the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t .
The wise man continu@@ es : “ Let your water s@@ ource prove to be bless@@ ed , and rejo@@ ice with the wife of your you@@ th , a lo@@ va@@ ble h@@ ind and a char@@ m@@ ing m@@ oun@@ tain go@@ at .
What was the re@@ action of the cl@@ er@@ gy ?
25 : 11 - 16 . Ser@@ ving God with “ a complete heart ” invol@@ ves full devo@@ tion that does not end . In the Bible , the word “ heart ” u@@ su@@ ally ref@@ ers to a man@@ ’s in@@ ner self .
Th@@ ink for a m@@ om@@ ent about things that no doubt mean a lo@@ t to you ​ — your health and your family .
It may pro@@ per@@ ly be vie@@ wed as a “ gift of God . ”
That man , who had a H@@ in@@ du ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , was imp@@ ressed by the way R@@ y@@ an d@@ ressed and how he expres@@ sed himself .
But as he pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to come into the temple san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary of God , he came to real@@ ize that on s@@ li@@ p@@ per@@ y gr@@ ound is where Jehovah had plac@@ ed them .
Thus , it is still “ the day of sal@@ vation ” and “ the especially accep@@ table time . ”
The king was devo@@ ted to imp@@ ro@@ ving the living standards of the po@@ or and un@@ educ@@ ated people .
The si@@ gn “ Kingdom H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses ” was prom@@ in@@ ent in fr@@ on@@ t of the building .
When those new@@ ly inter@@ ested in Bible truth come to the Kingdom H@@ all , our recei@@ ving them ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ab@@ ly may contribu@@ te to their spiritual prog@@ ress .
At the same time , Jesus left out n@@ on@@ ess@@ enti@@ al de@@ ta@@ il@@ s that might get in the way of our gr@@ as@@ p@@ ing the meaning of the illustr@@ ations .
Those hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al examples are recorded in the Bible for our encourag@@ ement , and we can learn much from stud@@ ying them .
What a differ@@ ence the Bible has made in my life !
U@@ r@@ ge The@@ m to T@@ ake A@@ ction Today !
Indeed , the fear of God en@@ com@@ pas@@ ses a wide r@@ ange of human experience .
As a devo@@ ted Witness of Jehovah , you know how important it is to preach “ this good news of the kingdom . ”
What help does God provide with reg@@ ard to sel@@ e@@ cting a marriage mate ?
De@@ dic@@ ated fun@@ ds , ter@@ m@@ ed “ cor@@ ba@@ n , ” could leg@@ iti@@ mat@@ ely be used for public works to benefit the city .
He often wonder@@ ed how a God of love could in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely t@@ or@@ ture humans in fi@@ re .
The vital is@@ sue is that of Jo@@ b@@ ’s integrity ​ — a qu@@ ality that c@@ alls for un@@ com@@ prom@@ ising loy@@ al@@ ty to God and close ad@@ her@@ ence to righteousness .
E@@ ach of us does well to ask : ‘ How often do I take time to di@@ g deep@@ er in my study of God’s Word ?
If you share a simp@@ le me@@ al together , they will long remember your ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality .
To beg@@ in with , when Jesus Christ was on earth , he ac@@ tually did cu@@ re people of all form@@ s of di@@ se@@ ase and disa@@ bil@@ ities .
This may well re@@ mind us of “ the great dra@@ g@@ on . . . , the origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent , the one called Devil and Satan . ”
Th@@ ough still future , that sacrifice was so certain that its value could already be app@@ lied to individuals like her .
When filled , the se@@ a could hold three th@@ ous@@ and bat@@ h me@@ a@@ sures , or about 1@@ 7@@ ,@@ 4@@ 00 g@@ all@@ ons [ 6@@ 6@@ ,000 L ] .
How have Jehovah’s Witnesses been f@@ ed spiritually at Christian meetings ?
God is also giving us tra@@ ining that can help us to have the pati@@ ence needed for sal@@ vation . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
The truth is , most ancient religious te@@ x@@ ts expla@@ in little about how God lo@@ ves us or how we can love God .
He descri@@ bed Satan as “ a mu@@ r@@ der@@ er ” and as “ the father of lies and of all that is false . ”
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , it had become the cu@@ sto@@ m for people to ga@@ ther in prayer out@@ side the san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary while inc@@ en@@ se was being pres@@ ented to Jehovah on the g@@ ol@@ den al@@ ta@@ r . ​ — Luke 1 : 8 - 10 .
The congregation was made up of many n@@ ati@@ on@@ alities , but it was ob@@ vi@@ ous that there were no rac@@ i@@ al div@@ isions .
In mo@@ der@@ n times , one young bo@@ y mem@@ or@@ ized over 8@@ 0 Bible ver@@ ses word for word by the time he was just si@@ x years old .
The number se@@ ven is used fre@@ qu@@ ently in the Scriptures to sign@@ i@@ fy comple@@ tion .
G@@ ran@@ ted , be@@ coming a gen@@ u@@ ine disci@@ ple of Jesus br@@ ings one to life from God’s stan@@ d@@ point , which Paul himself pla@@ in@@ ly stated .
Some we@@ ek@@ s later , the Witnesses received a tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne call from D@@ ali@@ p , a Mar@@ a@@ th@@ i - speaking man .
Be very care@@ ful not to over@@ re@@ act .
The st@@ ress of deal@@ ing with the in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es of Satan’s world can we@@ ar us down .
For example , many people devo@@ te their life to the pur@@ su@@ it of material we@@ al@@ th without at@@ tain@@ ing true happiness and gen@@ u@@ ine satis@@ fac@@ tion .
A@@ no@@ ther act of deli@@ ver@@ ance is yet to come ​ — one that will invol@@ ve ever@@ yone on the face of the earth .
( Read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 4 : 5 - 8 ; Psalm 8@@ 6 : 7 - 10 . )
I remember with f@@ on@@ dness the encourag@@ ing com@@ ments of those re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves from the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k .
If his enem@@ ies were to be ‘ stru@@ ck on the j@@ a@@ w , ’ God would do it .
“ S@@ ome@@ thing that can help anyone to arri@@ ve on time is to have a good ide@@ a of how much tra@@ v@@ el time is needed , ” says a p@@ un@@ c@@ tu@@ al young man nam@@ ed Jo@@ s@@ é .
We c@@ he@@ cked them and sent them back to the branch for prin@@ ting .
T@@ en re@@ turned fe@@ ar@@ ful .
Jehovah promises to be with his servants .
However , I say to you : Do not res@@ ist him that is wicked ; but who@@ ever sla@@ ps you on your right c@@ he@@ ek , turn the other also . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
There are pl@@ ent@@ y of people who will tell you that God is c@@ ru@@ el and who will ur@@ ge you to ju@@ dge his mo@@ ti@@ ves as they have .
The brothers used their fre@@ e@@ dom to pres@@ s on with the Kingdom work .
In imit@@ ation of our Creator , we keep bus@@ y in the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c activities .
Thus Isaiah 35 : 2 was fore@@ tel@@ ling a rest@@ or@@ ation and a land b@@ lo@@ s@@ som@@ ing with s@@ pl@@ end@@ or , be@@ coming like a par@@ adise .
Wh@@ ere el@@ se would I want to be than right here ! ”
Your C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ an brothers and sisters did so .
God and his Son have been with faithful ones for cen@@ tu@@ ries .
May we never become com@@ plac@@ ent in our relationship with him .
• How can we tra@@ in our conscience ?
If you hope to do the fine work of a Christian overse@@ er some day , re@@ ach out by contribu@@ ting to the happiness of the congregation .
“ By assign@@ ing Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s to l@@ ate De@@ c@@ ember , when people already were acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ating , ch@@ urch lead@@ ers en@@ sur@@ ed wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad ob@@ serv@@ ance of the Sa@@ vi@@ or@@ ’s bir@@ th . ”
They can fle@@ e to Jehovah , who provi@@ des refu@@ ge under Kingdom rule .
Why and how should we honor an invit@@ ation we have accepted ?
In s@@ pite of the ma@@ gn@@ itu@@ de of human dis@@ obedi@@ ence , Jehovah has allow@@ ed each one of us , along with milli@@ ons of other people , the opportunity to come to know him and to em@@ br@@ ace the hope of sal@@ vation .
Be@@ fore be@@ coming a Christian , Saul had been ze@@ al@@ ous for his religion , but he had little concer@@ n for people out@@ side of Juda@@ ism .
What did Jesus have to say about such decisions ?
One way to do so is to con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate the true value of cha@@ st@@ ity .
With him is “ the s@@ ource of life . ”
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , mutu@@ al at@@ tr@@ action helps to so@@ li@@ dif@@ y a marriage .
How did the N@@ in@@ ev@@ ites re@@ act to J@@ on@@ ah’s pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation ?
W@@ he@@ ther that means that they were d@@ um@@ b@@ f@@ oun@@ ded or that they came up with a vari@@ ety of con@@ f@@ lic@@ ting ide@@ as , we do not know .
Al@@ ways remember this : M@@ ore important than how we view ourselves is how Jehovah vie@@ ws us .
He op@@ ened up the preaching work among the Ab@@ orig@@ ines and helped to esta@@ bl@@ ish new congregations , be@@ coming well - known and res@@ pe@@ cted thr@@ ough@@ out the out@@ back .
In view of the fact that hist@@ ory shows that Jerusalem sur@@ vi@@ ved for four more years , why did Christians need to he@@ ed Jesus ’ words so ur@@ g@@ ently in 6@@ 6 C.E . ?
One day , E@@ d@@ w@@ in found a me@@ tal bo@@ x under his des@@ k at home .
They will become a part of Christ’s Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a doubt , the King is continu@@ ing to tra@@ in his sub@@ je@@ cts !
Jo@@ ac@@ him rep@@ lied : “ I was both ang@@ ry and pr@@ ou@@ d .
O@@ ther par@@ ts were h@@ and@@ led by vis@@ iting elders .
L@@ is@@ ted first among “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit ” is love .
That con@@ vers@@ ation led to a regul@@ ar home Bible study with the woman .
In@@ ter@@ pre@@ ting Si@@ gn@@ s Is a S@@ eri@@ ous Mat@@ ter !
Un@@ like ani@@ mal@@ s , humans have a spiritual need
W@@ ell , then , how can people in des@@ pa@@ ir dis@@ co@@ ver that life is wor@@ th@@ while ?
What real - life examples illustr@@ ate that happiness does not result from dis@@ regarding Jehovah’s standards ?
How might you imitate their good example ?
Thus Solomon set a good example for us of per@@ sever@@ ing in good works , and he kept the right foc@@ us .
By your words and by your example , let them know that the valu@@ es found in God’s Word are also your valu@@ es . ​ — R@@ om .
S@@ ome@@ times even the most un@@ likely individuals prove to be rec@@ ep@@ tive .
On their last night before the Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us , some of the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of Israel were in gra@@ ve d@@ anger .
She ad@@ ded : “ To me , giving comm@@ end@@ ation is a du@@ ty . ”
The pos@@ si@@ bil@@ ities ab@@ ound for you to inclu@@ de in your personal prayers individuals you know who need Jehovah’s support , cons@@ ol@@ ation , wisdom , and holy spirit , or any of its resul@@ ting fru@@ its .
If a friend expres@@ ses concer@@ n about some course of action that you are taking , how do you re@@ act ?
These would provide the bas@@ is for the P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t text .
; Su@@ á@@ re@@ z , B .
In the new world under God’s Kingdom , sear@@ ch as you may , you will not be able to find a “ wicked one . ”
In his old age , believ@@ ing in God’s promise , Abraham “ became powerful by his faith . ”
S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 15 , 200@@ 8
O@@ r would they rather think of themselves as A@@ sh@@ do@@ dit@@ es , A@@ m@@ mon@@ ites , or Mo@@ a@@ bit@@ es ?
Jesus heard his Father speak from heaven when he began his preaching work and during his last year on earth .
As a result of a mis@@ understanding , a co@@ work@@ er cur@@ sed at her in fr@@ on@@ t of some stud@@ ents .
Although se@@ par@@ ation and div@@ or@@ ce cre@@ ate problems of their own , a number of the principles discus@@ sed in the following article may also help women in these circumstances .
Many people may ign@@ ore the imp@@ lic@@ ations , but this uni@@ que develop@@ ment since 1914 should c@@ learly demonstr@@ ate to us that we can trust that God’s Kingdom will soon take dec@@ isi@@ ve action .
Do you know what happ@@ ens next ? —
What com@@ mis@@ sion did Je@@ h@@ u receive , and how did he respon@@ d ?
At M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i , Jehovah gave the Israelites the Law , and this was accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by su@@ per@@ n@@ atur@@ al displa@@ ys .
Of course , like the bir@@ ds , we should not be la@@ z@@ y .
Gre@@ at@@ est T@@ e@@ aching Wor@@ k in H@@ ist@@ ory
He had been fe@@ ar@@ ful that he would be mo@@ cked .
Then Jesus reas@@ sur@@ ed them : “ The Father himself has affe@@ ction for you . ”
Let us exam@@ ine certain events sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding King Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am@@ ’s in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ation in 9@@ 9@@ 7 B.C.E . and see what we can learn from them .
In the Bible account of Eli@@ sh@@ a@@ ’s serv@@ ant Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i , we find an example of one who is t@@ ac@@ t@@ less .
These two artic@@ les show how Jehovah and his Witnesses bring people comfort in these tr@@ oub@@ led times .
That such persecu@@ tion is un@@ succ@@ ess@@ ful ​ — at le@@ ast when inf@@ li@@ cted upon gen@@ u@@ ine Christians .
It may come as a sur@@ pris@@ e to many that the Creator desi@@ res to have a “ close fri@@ end@@ ship ” with those who respect him . ​ — Psalm 25 : 14 .
We also share Jehovah’s view of life by cultiv@@ ating a prop@@ er attitude toward sa@@ f@@ ety .
For half a century , K@@ ar@@ l K@@ le@@ in wor@@ ked in the W@@ rit@@ ing De@@ par@@ t@@ ment , where he made an out@@ standing contribu@@ tion because he loved to do re@@ sear@@ ch and had a deep knowledge of the Bible .
One wife of 26 years said : “ The pain that is experienced with this kind of relationship can har@@ dly be descri@@ bed .
In E@@ den , Jehovah fore@@ told that there would be en@@ m@@ ity between his sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic “ woman ” and the “ ser@@ p@@ ent ” and between their res@@ pe@@ ctive ‘ see@@ ds . ’
Some find it com@@ par@@ ati@@ vely eas@@ y to control themselves , self - control pos@@ ing no great proble@@ m .
Jesus ’ deep love for God imp@@ el@@ led him to make known his Father ​ — His name , pur@@ pos@@ es , and qualities .
When the cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ti@@ ble and mor@@ tal put on inc@@ or@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity , these words will be ful@@ filled : “ De@@ ath is s@@ wal@@ low@@ ed up forever . ”
In their mi@@ d@@ st was “ that woman Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l ” ​ — perhaps a group of women with tra@@ its like those of wicked Q@@ u@@ e@@ en Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l of the ten - tri@@ be Kingdom of Israel .
20 Even in a De@@ ad L@@ angu@@ age , the Bible Is A@@ live 24 T@@ each Your Ch@@ il@@ dren ​ — Jeho@@ as@@ h L@@ ef@@ t Jehovah Because of B@@ ad As@@ soci@@ ation
However , she had a ze@@ al for mission@@ ary service that moved the hearts of others for gener@@ ations after her .
; P@@ re@@ is@@ s , S .
How did Jehovah su@@ sta@@ in Jeremiah , and what can we learn from his example ?
When God’s faithful servants need deli@@ ver@@ ance or help , they know that his loving - kindness is in@@ deed loyal love .
When Jehovah’s servants obey his comman@@ ds , he bless@@ es them .
He ar@@ gu@@ es that Jesus ’ resurrection is “ an emp@@ ty for@@ mu@@ la ” that must be re@@ je@@ cted by anyone ho@@ l@@ ding a “ s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c view of the world . ”
Jesus pray@@ ed re@@ ver@@ ently in full faith .
Jehovah told Abraham : “ Do not let anything that S@@ ar@@ ah keep@@ s saying to you be dis@@ pleas@@ ing to you about the bo@@ y and about your slave gi@@ r@@ l . L@@ isten to her vo@@ ice . ”
But David went fur@@ ther .
A@@ no@@ ther d@@ anger is that ou@@ tw@@ ard appe@@ ar@@ ance can be dec@@ ep@@ tive .
Yet , me@@ dic@@ ine has chang@@ ed over time .
After Peter obe@@ yed Christ’s comm@@ and , he ca@@ ught “ a great mul@@ titu@@ de of f@@ ish . ”
He came into cont@@ act with Jehovah’s Witnesses , who showed him from the Bible why life is so full of problems today . ​ — Matthew 24 : 3 - 14 ; 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 5 .
Con@@ ven@@ tions are a man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of the for@@ ward mo@@ v@@ ement of Jehovah’s people
We L@@ ear@@ ned to Tru@@ st Com@@ ple@@ t@@ ely in Jehovah
Their sur@@ pris@@ ed cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es er@@ up@@ ted in su@@ sta@@ ined ap@@ pla@@ use when it was ann@@ oun@@ ced that they were to be sent to Ger@@ many .
The father says : “ We told our children that during a por@@ tion of the next family study , my wife and I would pla@@ y the part of the children , and our gi@@ r@@ ls could pre@@ ten@@ d to be the parents .
For example , this system often teach@@ es people that the best way to be happy is to pur@@ sue money and ga@@ ther many pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
My answer was , ‘ N@@ one , for he is so difficult to live with . ’
But Paul ur@@ ges us to imitate those who “ through faith and pati@@ ence in@@ her@@ it the promises . ”
They use and publi@@ ci@@ ze God’s name , Jehovah .
Not that God wal@@ ked on earth , nor that Noah som@@ eho@@ w went to heaven .
Yet , we may need to take me@@ a@@ sures to pre@@ v@@ ent the wh@@ ir@@ l@@ w@@ ind of da@@ ily activities from inf@@ r@@ ing@@ ing on our personal time with God .
The “ other sheep ” help in br@@ ing@@ ing spiritual ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment to people by activ@@ ely supp@@ or@@ ting the anointed in the preaching work .
C@@ ho@@ ice of En@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment
H@@ am@@ an per@@ su@@ ad@@ es A@@ ha@@ su@@ er@@ us to ag@@ ree with him and succ@@ e@@ e@@ ds in get@@ ting the king to is@@ sue a dec@@ ree to accom@@ pl@@ ish this mas@@ sac@@ re .
I became con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of that and st@@ op@@ ped mis@@ sing meetings .
The year before , the book Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ment had been rel@@ eas@@ ed , so I gave him a cop@@ y .
So many problems associ@@ ated with po@@ ver@@ ty will be sol@@ ved at that time .
What el@@ se could I ask for ?
But the next vision shows ‘ four angels ho@@ l@@ ding ti@@ ght the four w@@ in@@ ds of the earth ’ until the se@@ al@@ ing of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 is comple@@ ted .
It will en@@ ligh@@ ten us about many things .
Many of A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s m@@ ale des@@ c@@ end@@ ants served as pri@@ ests , but only relati@@ vely few as high pri@@ ests .
T@@ im@@ g@@ ad ​ — A Bu@@ ri@@ ed C@@ ity Rev@@ e@@ als I@@ ts Se@@ cre@@ ts 8
A little later , our son Ge@@ or@@ ge started pione@@ ering , with An@@ n soon following .
Our spe@@ e@@ ch says much about us .
For example , they serve as Jehovah’s wit@@ nesses , even in the face of persecu@@ tion .
Tru@@ e Christians are , in a spiritual sense , “ ali@@ ens and temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents ” in that the real foc@@ us of their lives is the hope of everlasting life ​ — spirit - anointed ones in heaven and the “ other sheep ” in a future earthly par@@ adise .
Ha@@ ve you ever w@@ atch@@ ed a fil@@ m in which , from your van@@ ta@@ ge point in the a@@ udi@@ ence , you can c@@ learly see that someone is being dec@@ ei@@ ved and man@@ ip@@ ul@@ ated ?
4 : 8 , 9
The st@@ ory made n@@ ational news .
Jesus Christ is gu@@ i@@ ding truth - hu@@ ng@@ ry people along the way that lea@@ ds to everlasting life in an earthly par@@ adise .
Acc@@ ording to the apostle Paul , “ E@@ no@@ ch was trans@@ fer@@ red so as not to see death . ”
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , children should obey their parents .
When Jesus Christ was on earth , he some@@ times went to a l@@ on@@ ely place by himself to pray un@@ dis@@ tur@@ bed .
Jesus taught his a@@ udi@@ ences out of love .
In the first century , how did some show a l@@ ack of hum@@ ility , and how did this prove de@@ tri@@ men@@ tal to them ?
A ke@@ y requi@@ re@@ ment for sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der@@ ing the responsi@@ bility to make wise decisions , then , is an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the Scriptures and the ability to apply it .
In Jesus ’ day many religious lead@@ ers pray@@ ed public@@ ly , not out of gen@@ u@@ ine pi@@ ety , but out of a desire to imp@@ ress men .
Like Paul , each of us can tru@@ th@@ fully say : “ W@@ i@@ th@@ out co@@ st I g@@ la@@ dly declar@@ ed the good news of God to you . ”
How often he must have c@@ ast his thoughts back to his life in the high ro@@ ck@@ y h@@ ill@@ s in He@@ br@@ on , where he had tend@@ ed his fa@@ ther’s flo@@ c@@ ks !
Because of this wicked deed , Eli@@ j@@ ah pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed : “ The very do@@ g@@ s will e@@ at up Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l in the p@@ lo@@ t of land of Je@@ z@@ re@@ el . ”
What “ tri@@ bul@@ ation ” did Jesus pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y ?
S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 15 , 20@@ 10
He consi@@ ders how much the stud@@ ent already kno@@ ws and what poin@@ ts should be emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed during the study .
L@@ ater , along with many of my coun@@ tr@@ y@@ men , I mi@@ gr@@ ated to M@@ el@@ b@@ our@@ ne , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
• How can we avoid being stu@@ mb@@ led by our “ right e@@ ye ” ?
“ The Bible is a religious cl@@ as@@ si@@ c .
Why was he willing to do this ?
C@@ re@@ ate a Pe@@ ace@@ ful En@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment
The same is true with reg@@ ard to his ability to ra@@ ise the dead and pre@@ v@@ ent n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers .
The th@@ ir@@ d speak@@ er said : “ Jehovah’s requi@@ re@@ ments are reason@@ able as well as re@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble . ”
On the contr@@ ary , he ur@@ ged them to love all men as their neigh@@ b@@ or . ​ — Luke 10 : 27 .
E@@ f@@ fe@@ ctive Christian min@@ isters re@@ ach the hearts of people and mo@@ tiv@@ ate them to make chang@@ es in their lives .
A man went about to@@ wn s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ing the to@@ w@@ n@@ ’s wise man .
The 195@@ 5 “ T@@ ri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ ant Kingdom ” As@@ s@@ em@@ bly in Par@@ is was a mem@@ or@@ able occasi@@ on for me .
N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h was the cap@@ it@@ al of As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a , and the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans had the re@@ pu@@ tation of being very c@@ ru@@ el .
The S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al F@@ i@@ ght Con@@ t@@ inu@@ es
Jesus told the apostles : “ C@@ ome , you y@@ ourselves , priv@@ ately into a l@@ on@@ ely place and rest up a bi@@ t . ”
The c@@ it@@ y’s w@@ alls were re@@ buil@@ t in 4@@ 5@@ 5 B.C.E . under Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s su@@ per@@ vision .
However , in 19@@ 32 , when I was 19 years old , my associ@@ ation with the group came to an end .
But then he started stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
But a pro@@ sel@@ y@@ te was b@@ ound by the Law and would not e@@ at the un@@ b@@ led me@@ at of such an ani@@ ma@@ l . ​ — 9 / 15 , page 26 .
E@@ ven@@ tually , I set@@ t@@ led down in the S@@ t . W@@ ol@@ f@@ gan@@ g are@@ a , and in 194@@ 9 , I married Ther@@ es@@ ia K@@ ur@@ z , who had a daugh@@ ter by a form@@ er marriage .
Th@@ r@@ ough the Bible and Bible - based public@@ ations , the spiritual elders in the congregation , and our loving bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
The experience with the tel@@ es@@ cop@@ e ca@@ used me to back away some@@ what from the do@@ g@@ m@@ ati@@ c a@@ the@@ is@@ tic vie@@ w@@ point that I pre@@ vi@@ ously held .
How did Jehovah show that he was dis@@ pleas@@ ed with the Israelites , and what was their re@@ action ?
It also overse@@ es the transl@@ ation work done worl@@ d@@ wide .
The “ evil slave ” received no blessings in 19@@ 19
Ex@@ pla@@ in Scrip@@ tur@@ ally . ( b ) What does God promise us , le@@ ading to what question ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , we have this as@@ sur@@ ance : “ Jehovah will not deser@@ t his people for the s@@ ake of his great name . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 12 : 22 .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a few min@@ ut@@ es , they f@@ ell as@@ le@@ ep .
Although Jehovah rema@@ ined loyal to the Kingdom covenant made with David , He appro@@ ved a govern@@ men@@ tal div@@ ision among the 12 tri@@ bes .
If so , why not imitate King David , who imp@@ l@@ ored Jehovah : “ M@@ ake known to me the way in which I should walk . ” ​ — P@@ s .
S@@ ur@@ ely it does not apply in this en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ed age . ’
God can help them to make a succ@@ ess of their present life as well as give them a gl@@ ori@@ ous future in the coming new world .
Re@@ ading it in your mother t@@ ong@@ ue would no doubt bring you ad@@ di@@ tional joy .
Isa@@ i@@ ah’s words about dar@@ k@@ ness co@@ ver@@ ing the earth were first ful@@ filled when Juda@@ h la@@ y des@@ ol@@ ate and her people were in ex@@ ile in Babyl@@ on .
Rather , by using our material as@@ se@@ ts to fur@@ ther Kingdom inter@@ ests , we prove our fri@@ end@@ ship and love , not just in word , but “ in deed and truth . ”
For more information about God’s purpose to resur@@ rec@@ t the dead , see chap@@ ter 7 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
Our Father ‘ Is G@@ r@@ as@@ p@@ ing Our Ri@@ ght H@@ and ’
How than@@ k@@ ful we are for the many con@@ stru@@ ction vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers who work very hard !
Read all the chap@@ ters or boo@@ ks that discus@@ s a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar worshipp@@ er of God , such as the following :
Hence , the psalmist David san@@ g to Jehovah : “ May my prayer be pre@@ pared as inc@@ en@@ se before you . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 1 : 2 .
What helped one cou@@ ple to cop@@ e with the death of their son , and what do you learn from their experience ?
As a sto@@ ck@@ man , I ha@@ d@@ n@@ ’t had much opportunity to con@@ verse with people , as there were few people around on the f@@ ar@@ ms where I wor@@ ked .
It was thought that she over@@ saw human af@@ fai@@ r@@ s and repor@@ ted un@@ dis@@ clo@@ sed in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es to Z@@ e@@ us , so that the gu@@ il@@ ty would be p@@ uni@@ shed .
How important it is to be al@@ er@@ t to his desi@@ gn@@ s ! ​ — 2 Corinthians 2 : 11 .
In our ministry , how can we help others to become Jehovah’s friends ?
The Bible does not descri@@ be Jesus ’ mirac@@ les as tri@@ c@@ ks or il@@ lu@@ sions desi@@ gn@@ ed to en@@ ter@@ tain people .
How can we stand fir@@ m like them ?
G@@ O@@ D AL@@ ON@@ E D@@ E@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ MI@@ N@@ E@@ D W@@ H@@ O W@@ O@@ U@@ L@@ D EN@@ G@@ A@@ G@@ E I@@ N W@@ A@@ R@@ F@@ A@@ R@@ E .
So we continue to make mis@@ takes even if we have been baptized for many years .
How does Jehovah feel about pri@@ de ?
Al@@ so , God’s Law requi@@ red the taking of a s@@ wor@@ n o@@ ath to set@@ tle certain dis@@ pu@@ tes .
They streng@@ th@@ ened my faith in our heavenly Father , Jehovah . ” ​ — V@@ er@@ a , form@@ er Yu@@ go@@ sla@@ vi@@ a .
Un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly , help@@ ing these s@@ inc@@ ere people to take a stand for the Kingdom also br@@ ings joy to Jehovah’s heart . ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 .
M@@ other had Bible questions to which she ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly s@@ ought ans@@ wers .
No@@ tice that Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 2 : 3 says : “ Pro@@ ba@@ bly you may be conc@@ e@@ aled in the day of Jehovah’s anger . ”
C@@ u@@ ri@@ ously , the day before this ver@@ di@@ ct was ann@@ oun@@ ced , the St@@ ate C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l for R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous Af@@ fai@@ r@@ s was dis@@ ban@@ ded .
In the Bible , the word “ soul ” ref@@ ers to the enti@@ re person .
P@@ ris@@ on@@ ers ​ — men and women — ​ ru@@ shed toward the on@@ coming t@@ an@@ ks , y@@ el@@ ling “ H@@ ur@@ ra@@ h ! ” and h@@ ur@@ ling ro@@ c@@ ks , ho@@ me@@ made bom@@ bs , and anything el@@ se they could get their hands on .
In keep@@ ing with Psalm 4 : 8 , how did the Israelites f@@ are when they kept God’s Law ?
I@@ ts vari@@ ous par@@ ts pointed to the ris@@ e and f@@ all of such world po@@ wers as Babyl@@ on , Me@@ do - Per@@ sia , Gre@@ e@@ ce , and R@@ ome .
8 , 9 . ( a ) How did Jesus view his sub@@ je@@ ction to God ?
W@@ al@@ ter continu@@ es to study and atten@@ d meetings .
You have likely ob@@ served that in this sel@@ f@@ ish world , it is eas@@ y to ‘ shu@@ t the do@@ or of one@@ ’s tend@@ er com@@ pas@@ sions ’ and ign@@ ore the needs of others .
What would that j@@ our@@ ne@@ y have been like ?
The message and the way it was pres@@ ented challeng@@ ed Na@@ am@@ an’s hum@@ ility , so that he at first refu@@ sed to obey the word of God’s prophet .
P@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ ms from A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or , Egy@@ pt , Gre@@ e@@ ce , and as far away as Per@@ sia would come to Pa@@ p@@ ho@@ s for the fes@@ tiv@@ ities .
Th@@ r@@ ough his Son , Jehovah esta@@ bli@@ shed an arrang@@ ement here on earth that works in har@@ mony with the inv@@ isi@@ ble part of the organization .
At 8@@ 0 years of age , he showed ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality to David and his ar@@ my , provi@@ ding them with food and lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing during Ab@@ sal@@ om@@ ’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
J@@ U@@ L@@ Y 22 - 28 , 20@@ 13
On this vis@@ it , the M@@ c@@ C@@ ar@@ t@@ ne@@ ys in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed me to a lo@@ vely sister , Bethel C@@ r@@ ane .
If my heart has been en@@ tic@@ ed toward a woman , and I kept l@@ ying in wa@@ it at the very en@@ tr@@ an@@ ce@@ way of my compan@@ ion , let my wife do the gr@@ in@@ ding for another man , and over her let other men k@@ ne@@ el down .
Jesus later comm@@ ended the congregation in Eph@@ esus because they could not “ be@@ ar bad men . ”
Yet , Jehovah had determined that a far greater witness would be given before he would bring an end to Satan’s g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l system of things .
From du@@ st we came , and to du@@ st we return at death .
M@@ oun@@ ting Ca@@ su@@ al@@ ties of Dis@@ loy@@ al@@ ty
Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ants re@@ pe@@ at the words of the L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er , though they may also expres@@ s their feelings to God s@@ pon@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ously .
After giving that counsel , the apostle descri@@ bes the spiritual pro@@ v@@ isions and the Christian qualities that en@@ able us to come off vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 11 - 17 .
For such ga@@ ther@@ ings , they have r@@ ented h@@ alls in a comple@@ x where ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ tions take place .
They certainly do not share in provi@@ ding the ransom sacrifice , since they themselves need re@@ de@@ mp@@ tion .
Even these women can for@@ get , yet I my@@ self shall not for@@ get you . ”
A C@@ al@@ v@@ in@@ ist transl@@ ation of the Bible , which was wi@@ d@@ ely used at the time , was not meeting the needs of many read@@ ers .
On the other hand , he gave fir@@ m counsel to sever@@ al congregations because their love for him had co@@ ol@@ ed off , they coun@@ ten@@ an@@ ced i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry and for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , and they t@@ ol@@ er@@ ated se@@ ct@@ ari@@ an@@ ism .
This is so even if our parents have not set a good example .
One way we pa@@ y back “ God’s things to God ” is by not taking si@@ des in the pol@@ itical is@@ su@@ es of this world .
“ P@@ i@@ er@@ ced for Our Tr@@ ans@@ g@@ res@@ sion ”
In his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus declar@@ ed : “ H@@ app@@ y are those consci@@ ous of their spiritual need . ”
Par@@ ents , you well know that it is not because of any br@@ il@@ li@@ ance on your part that you have pro@@ duc@@ ed such a preci@@ ous little bun@@ d@@ le of life .
In part , these inclu@@ de fac@@ ts about Jehovah’s name , his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice , the resurrection , and the Kingdom .
To some problems , there are no complete so@@ lu@@ tions in this present system of things .
See chap@@ ter 11 of Pa@@ y A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion to Dani@@ el@@ ’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy !
The book E@@ arly Ch@@ il@@ d@@ ho@@ od C@@ oun@@ ts ​ — A Pro@@ gr@@ am@@ m@@ ing G@@ u@@ i@@ de on E@@ arly Ch@@ il@@ d@@ ho@@ od C@@ are for D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ment states : “ The months im@@ medi@@ ately after bir@@ th are cr@@ itical in ter@@ ms of b@@ ra@@ in matu@@ r@@ ation .
Acts of kindness to those out@@ side the Christian congregation have op@@ ened up opportun@@ ities to give a fine witness .
J@@ im , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , began to change his attitude when an el@@ der showed interest in him .
He was born pre@@ matu@@ r@@ ely in 19@@ 7@@ 3 at a ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al in the to@@ wn of B@@ inc@@ he in B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m , about 40 mil@@ es [ 60 k@@ m ] sou@@ th of B@@ r@@ us@@ sel@@ s .
But in re@@ ality they had a dist@@ or@@ ted view of the Law .
It was especially difficult to control my anger .
The husband must have been an el@@ der or a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant for at le@@ ast two con@@ secu@@ tive years .
While car@@ ing for M@@ other , we pione@@ ered and took on cle@@ an@@ ing jo@@ bs .
Ha@@ ve you not found that speaking about Jehovah and the Kingdom hope streng@@ th@@ ens your faith and your love for God ?
We , like Jesus , do not hold back from tel@@ ling the preci@@ ous truth about Jehovah .
Many scho@@ l@@ ars believe that this indic@@ ates that A@@ ze@@ q@@ ah , or A@@ ze@@ ka@@ h , had fal@@ le@@ n to the Babyl@@ on@@ ians and that L@@ ach@@ ish was next to f@@ all .
Th@@ ough dist@@ ressed , David did not des@@ pa@@ ir .
• Why can it be said that the resurrection is a long - standing hope ?
“ M@@ em@@ bers of all faith@@ s ​ — Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st@@ als , Ad@@ v@@ ent@@ ists , B@@ ap@@ t@@ ists , and ever@@ yone el@@ se — ​ are jo@@ ining the up@@ ris@@ ing .
Even though we are no longer under those la@@ ws , we can still r@@ ely on many of them as guid@@ es in our every@@ day lives and worship of Jehovah .
A pioneer brother no@@ ted : “ When an el@@ der as@@ ks how I@@ ’@@ m doing and then st@@ op@@ s to listen to my answer , I feel appreci@@ ated . ”
Com@@ mit@@ ting sin need not ali@@ en@@ ate us from Jehovah God .
When doing so , they have emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed the expres@@ sion “ the comfort we get also ab@@ oun@@ ds through the Christ . ”
Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h “ kept saying ” to Isa@@ a@@ c : “ I have come to ab@@ ho@@ r this life of mine because of the daugh@@ ters of H@@ et@@ h . If Jac@@ o@@ b [ their you@@ ng@@ er son ] ever takes a wife from the daugh@@ ters of H@@ et@@ h . . . , of what good is life to me ? ”
Why Do You Ser@@ ve God ?
As such , they ap@@ par@@ ently did not co@@ v@@ et the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od .
O@@ ther challeng@@ es that Jehovah’s servants have to con@@ ten@@ d with inclu@@ de the effe@@ cts of imper@@ fe@@ ction and old age , often resul@@ ting in di@@ se@@ ase , disa@@ bility , de@@ pres@@ sion , and many other problems .
That ste@@ ward arrang@@ ed ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality for Jose@@ p@@ h’s ten brothers .
Jehovah indic@@ ated that en@@ or@@ m@@ ous num@@ bers were involved when he l@@ in@@ ked the number of st@@ ars with “ the gra@@ ins of s@@ and that are on the se@@ a@@ sh@@ ore . ” ​ — Genesis 22 : 17 .
Saul ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged his privilege and exer@@ ted himself to live up to it .
Bul@@ la : C@@ our@@ t@@ es@@ y of Israel Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m , Jerusalem
[ Di@@ ag@@ ra@@ m on page 9 ]
To illustr@@ ate : There were only ten Kingdom H@@ alls for 2@@ 9@@ 0 congregations in the cap@@ it@@ al of the D@@ emo@@ cr@@ ati@@ c Re@@ public of C@@ ongo .
6 Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy 3 .
A very important means of being com@@ for@@ ted is to be present at Christian meetings , where Bible discus@@ sions encoura@@ ge us .
In these “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with , ” how can we devel@@ op our heart to fear God and keep out of spiritual d@@ anger ? ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 .
O@@ thers thr@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory have felt hel@@ pl@@ ess because they thought that su@@ per@@ n@@ atur@@ al for@@ ces contro@@ l@@ led their des@@ t@@ in@@ y .
The Israelites fa@@ iled to show appreciation for Jehovah’s blessing .
Gi@@ ft of S@@ ing@@ l@@ en@@ ess , 11 / 15
God’s Word c@@ alls death an enem@@ y and promises that it “ is to be brought to nothing . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 26 .
The st@@ ory of Adam and E@@ ve is well - known .
‘ We have nothing to lo@@ se . ’
What effect has worl@@ dly wisdom had on many today ?
“ Mo@@ ck hum@@ ility ” ​ — a pre@@ ten@@ se of hum@@ ility to imp@@ ress others perhaps by r@@ en@@ oun@@ c@@ ing material things or by tre@@ ating the body with sever@@ ity — ​ is an indic@@ ation of one@@ ’s being ‘ pu@@ ff@@ ed up by one@@ ’s fle@@ sh@@ ly fr@@ ame of mind . ’
David was under such in@@ ten@@ se pres@@ sure from his enem@@ ies that his ‘ heart became like wa@@ x and m@@ el@@ ted deep in his in@@ ward par@@ ts . ’
I was travel@@ ing back to I@@ tal@@ y on the fer@@ r@@ y@@ bo@@ at H@@ ele@@ an@@ na .
Yet , they fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely g@@ ul@@ ped down the cam@@ el , which was also un@@ clean .
He showed that satis@@ f@@ ying his fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res was more important to him than ga@@ ining the future blessings that would have f@@ low@@ ed from his in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
The ri@@ ver g@@ ates were thus op@@ ened , and as fore@@ told , N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h was taken as quic@@ k@@ ly as fi@@ re de@@ v@@ our@@ s d@@ ry stu@@ b@@ ble . ​ — Na@@ hu@@ m 1 : 8 - 10 .
We had sp@@ ent an ev@@ ening at the home of a Witness family .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , the sacrifice Jesus offered fre@@ es us from a gu@@ il@@ ty conscience .
Jo@@ y comes to un@@ married Christians who use their time to ex@@ p@@ and their ministry
Then , they ex@@ pect that Jesus will v@@ isi@@ bly return to rule the earth .
They see our g@@ lo@@ be as little more than a sto@@ po@@ ver , or st@@ ep@@ p@@ ing - st@@ one , on the way to life some@@ where el@@ se .
• How can we show that we are ‘ wal@@ king with God ’ ?
How true the apostle Paul’s words to faithful Christians : “ I rec@@ k@@ on that the su@@ ffer@@ ings of the present se@@ as@@ on do not am@@ ount to anything in com@@ par@@ is@@ on with the glory that is going to be reve@@ aled in us . ” ​ — Romans 8 : 18 .
B@@ eli@@ ef in God is not necess@@ ary for a Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ist .
Tru@@ e Christians are id@@ enti@@ fied , not by a pe@@ cu@@ li@@ ar form of d@@ ress or by some un@@ u@@ su@@ al cu@@ st@@ om@@ s , but by the war@@ m and tend@@ er love they show to one another .
But you yourself , O Jehovah , will la@@ u@@ gh at them ; you will hold all the nations in der@@ ision . ”
They make a bu@@ b@@ bl@@ ing for@@ th with their m@@ ou@@ th ; s@@ words are on their li@@ ps , for who is listen@@ ing ?
How L@@ ong Can Pe@@ ople Li@@ ve ?
How did Jesus demonstr@@ ate his love of righteousness ?
A@@ m@@ ong the Jews , eng@@ ag@@ ed cou@@ ples were vie@@ wed as already married .
You look for@@ ward to et@@ er@@ n@@ al life in Par@@ adise , and thus you have the hope of r@@ ene@@ wed you@@ th@@ ful vit@@ ality and un@@ li@@ mit@@ ed time to pur@@ sue who@@ les@@ ome go@@ als and learn more about Jehovah .
What do many people think of those who live by God’s standards ?
S@@ ur@@ ely , then , Jesus must h@@ ate to hear the lies that are s@@ pre@@ ad about his Father ​ — lies such as that God is indi@@ ffer@@ ent to human suffering and that God wants us to su@@ ff@@ er .
( a ) What attitude toward congregation responsi@@ bil@@ ities do we need to avoid ?
In time , Noah was told spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally that God would destro@@ y all flesh in a d@@ elu@@ ge .
They “ Sa@@ w ” the Th@@ ings P@@ r@@ om@@ ised
He knew about the hope of everlasting life on earth in a world to come .
In L@@ at@@ vi@@ a , I was able to show the brothers the origin@@ al ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment that was used as a branch of@@ fice and the ro@@ of - sp@@ ace where we hi@@ d our liter@@ ature , which was never found by the po@@ li@@ ce .
The man@@ ag@@ ement showed appreciation for all of this by pu@@ t@@ ting the Witnesses on the pri@@ or@@ ity l@@ ist so that they would have the first opportunity to r@@ ent the building the following year .
How did Paul and James emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the import@@ ance of cle@@ an@@ ness in true worship ?
What should we do when reli@@ ef does not im@@ medi@@ ately follow our prayers for help ?
Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s in the S@@ ou@@ ther@@ n H@@ em@@ is@@ ph@@ ere , on the other hand , over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ingly em@@ br@@ ace the ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ ’s tra@@ di@@ tional stand on these is@@ su@@ es .
“ I keep tr@@ ying different appro@@ ach@@ es .
“ I have ex@@ chang@@ ed an ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tiv@@ e@@ ’s cha@@ ir for a whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir , ” he says .
Yes , David hum@@ bly pray@@ ed to God for help . ​ — P@@ s .
David wrote : “ To me how preci@@ ous your thoughts are !
• What is su@@ gg@@ ested by the men@@ tion at Psalm 1@@ 28 : 3 of sons being “ like s@@ li@@ ps of o@@ live tre@@ es ” around a man@@ ’s table ?
That was a serious proble@@ m , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly in the light of Jesus ’ pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ement : “ E@@ ver@@ yone . . . who ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges me before men , I will also ac@@ knowledge him before my Father who is in the heavens .
I@@ con@@ i@@ u@@ m
There had been en@@ ough of that already , for Bar@@ ab@@ ba@@ s and others were in cu@@ sto@@ dy for se@@ dition and mu@@ r@@ der .
Tru@@ e Christians man@@ i@@ f@@ est their loyal support of Jehovah’s cho@@ s@@ en King by declar@@ ing “ this good news of the kingdom ” to others . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
Thus , Jac@@ o@@ b jo@@ ined Isa@@ a@@ c , his father , and Abraham , his gr@@ and@@ father .
Even if we at first do not find ple@@ asure in Bible reading and personal study , with pers@@ ist@@ ence we will find that knowledge will ‘ become pleas@@ ant to our very soul , ’ so that we e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly look for@@ ward to study peri@@ o@@ ds . ​ — Proverbs 2 : 10 , 11 .
They were filled with s@@ or@@ ro@@ w , con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed their sin@@ s to God , and turned back from their bad ways .
What is Jehovah’s most gener@@ ous gift ?
“ Even as Jehovah fre@@ ely for@@ gave you , so do you also . ”
Will your se@@ cul@@ ar work inter@@ f@@ ere with your spiritual activities , including congregation meetings and your F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening ?
What had moved him to be there ?
However , if you have dedic@@ ated your life to Jehovah or hope to do so in the near future , then the spirit with which you appro@@ ach mun@@ d@@ ane activities is important .
Some stud@@ ents of that class had already will@@ ingly left family , friends , and home country to serve where the need is greater .
M@@ y@@ th 3 : God takes little children to become angels .
My parents , however , deci@@ ded to take me home .
E@@ con@@ om@@ ic ru@@ in has spo@@ iled the lives of many milli@@ ons of people .
• How can we gu@@ ard against any tend@@ enc@@ y toward self - dec@@ ep@@ tion ?
His sons love and respect both of their parents .
Jehovah there lik@@ ens himself to a shepher@@ d and his people to sheep . We read : “ Like a shepher@@ d he will shepher@@ d his own d@@ ro@@ ve .
Un@@ for@@ tun@@ ately , I rema@@ ined un@@ inform@@ ed and ign@@ or@@ ant to the beau@@ ty and ver@@ ac@@ ity of the great@@ est book ever written . ”
The v@@ il@@ la@@ g@@ ers f@@ ish and ra@@ ise c@@ at@@ tle , go@@ ats , sheep , pi@@ g@@ s , and bir@@ ds .
I vis@@ ited him t@@ wi@@ ce a we@@ ek and found that it was an ide@@ al way to become famili@@ ar with my new language , just as I had been told .
Instead , they un@@ lo@@ v@@ ingly s@@ ought to disc@@ oura@@ ge the loyal ones from giving glory to God .
But how could she do this , since she could not read ?
We are wise to an@@ al@@ y@@ ze their cont@@ ent .
That did not de@@ ter him .
We loo@@ ked for@@ ward to ra@@ ising a family some@@ time in the future and desi@@ red to be good parents .
In ess@@ ence , what does Isaiah 40 : 26 say about Jehovah’s power ?
To Jehovah’s loyal ones , David gives the as@@ sur@@ ance : “ The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous ones , and his ear@@ s are toward their c@@ ry for help . ” ​ — Psalm 34 : 15 .
For example , a brother nam@@ ed Peter served for more than 7@@ 4 years in the full - time service , 35 of these at a branch of@@ fice in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
He is a God , not of the dead , but of the living , for they are all living to him . ”
No@@ v@@ ember 10 - 16 , 200@@ 8
Tru@@ sting in Jehovah also invol@@ ves tru@@ sting in the power of the holy spirit .
When writ@@ ing to anointed Christians , who had the heavenly hope , the apostle Paul therefore said : “ We are wal@@ king by faith , not by sight . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 5 : 7 .
The c@@ hi@@ ef of po@@ li@@ ce said : “ H@@ ere is a pl@@ ate of ri@@ ce because you have been b@@ ound on account of God’s Word .
You may well won@@ der : ‘ What is happ@@ ening to the world today ?
G@@ et@@ ting to know God .
O@@ be@@ di@@ ence and Su@@ b@@ mis@@ sion
But how would they get out of a city that was under si@@ e@@ ge ?
“ E@@ ach of us will rend@@ er an account for himself to God . ”
The apostle Paul did not ca@@ jo@@ le fellow believers to give .
The Bible states concer@@ ning those years : “ Juda@@ h and Israel continued to d@@ well in se@@ cur@@ ity , ever@@ yone under his own v@@ ine and under his own fi@@ g t@@ ree , from D@@ an to Be@@ er - she@@ ba , all the days of Solomon . ”
Per@@ haps some sisters were challeng@@ ing what was said in the congregation .
What did Jesus instru@@ ct his followers to do , and with what result ?
However , when that one arri@@ ves , the spirit of the truth , he will gu@@ i@@ de you into all the truth . ”
How can we imitate Jesus ’ un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish concer@@ n for others ?
Tru@@ e Christians have every reason to be pr@@ ou@@ d of being servants of Jehovah .
Because some@@ times such spiritually strong ones too are ne@@ arly over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by the pres@@ sures exer@@ ted by this wicked world .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y R@@ U@@ T@@ H L .
In time , the form@@ er pri@@ est M@@ en@@ no S@@ im@@ ons took over lead@@ er@@ ship of the An@@ a@@ bap@@ t@@ ists , and the group ev@@ en@@ tually came to be known as the M@@ en@@ n@@ on@@ ites or by other n@@ ames .
Rom@@ an E@@ mp@@ er@@ or Ti@@ b@@ eri@@ us appointed P@@ il@@ ate gover@@ nor of the pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of Juda@@ e@@ a in 26 C.E .
“ I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately st@@ re@@ t@@ ch@@ ing out his hand Jesus ca@@ ught hold of him and said to him : ‘ You with little faith , why did you give way to doubt ? ’ ”
You can learn a lo@@ t from them . ”
“ Jehovah’s day will come as a th@@ i@@ ef , ” the apostle Peter war@@ ned .
He wrote : “ If we prac@@ tice sin will@@ fully after having received the acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the truth , there is no longer any sacrifice for sin@@ s left . ”
Why should we listen to their counsel ? ’
As a class , they have led the way in a who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted return to “ the ro@@ ad@@ ways of long ag@@ o . ”
3 : 5 , 9 - 13 .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 5@@ 5 , 1@@ 5@@ 3
The an@@ t@@ it@@ y@@ pi@@ cal F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Bo@@ o@@ ths will re@@ ach its c@@ li@@ ma@@ x after the end of the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn of Christ when they along with faithful resur@@ rec@@ ted ones are gr@@ anted everlasting life . ​ — Revelation 20 : 5 .
H@@ um@@ bly , though , he often gave reas@@ ons for a comm@@ and .
Di@@ d we use a@@ vail@@ able opportun@@ ities to share our Christian hope with others ?
The fact is that true ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment , the kind that br@@ ings a deep , long - lasting sense of joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion , comes from doing our heavenly Fa@@ ther’s will . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Lu@@ ther’s hous@@ eho@@ ld came to inclu@@ de not only a wife and si@@ x children but also friends , scho@@ l@@ ars , and refu@@ ge@@ es .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , at death no ac@@ tu@@ al mo@@ v@@ ement from the earth to the heavenly real@@ m occ@@ ur@@ s when the spirit “ re@@ tur@@ ns ” to God .
The des@@ k also ho@@ l@@ ds tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed let@@ ters from M@@ om@@ ’s mission@@ ary children .
1 : 1 ; 21 : 3 - 5 .
It was the se@@ ven@@ th gener@@ ation in the l@@ ine of Adam .
It will mean li@@ f@@ ting faithful humans to per@@ fe@@ ction , comple@@ t@@ ely re@@ conc@@ il@@ ing them to God .
This resur@@ rec@@ ted Son thus became the only one who@@ se name was “ given among men by which we must get sa@@ ved . ” ​ — Acts 4 : 12 ; E@@ ph .
Who are “ baptized for the purpose of being dead ones , ” and what does this mean for them ?
But we should not for@@ get that he became a Christian by a mirac@@ ul@@ ous displa@@ y from Jesus .
3 , 4 . ( a ) How and for how long has viol@@ ent anger a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted humans ?
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , when just 14 years of age , he em@@ ba@@ r@@ ked on a j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to A@@ sia , vi@@ a B@@ at@@ a@@ vi@@ a ( now J@@ aka@@ r@@ ta ) , In@@ don@@ es@@ ia , at that time the ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ative cen@@ ter of the D@@ ut@@ ch E@@ ast In@@ dia Com@@ pan@@ y in S@@ ou@@ the@@ ast A@@ sia .
Are you pr@@ ou@@ d to have Jehovah as your God ?
Jehovah con@@ ve@@ ys spiritual light pri@@ mar@@ ily through his inspired Word , the Bible .
Jesus gave this war@@ ning so that these 11 apostles and all true Christians after them would not be disc@@ oura@@ ged and give up because of the worl@@ d’s h@@ at@@ red .
It re@@ pres@@ ents a consider@@ able out@@ la@@ y of money .
Hence , the king deci@@ ded to take matters into his own hands and or@@ der@@ ed that all contribu@@ tions go direc@@ tly into a special bo@@ x .
When her son was born , what cho@@ ice did one mother have to make ?
Instead of being gu@@ i@@ ded by the wisdom and standards of this world , let us be determined to walk in God’s u@@ pri@@ ght ways .
Why O@@ b@@ serve L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al ?
It encoura@@ ges them to ju@@ dge for themselves whether such repor@@ ts really prove that man ev@@ ol@@ ved from low@@ er cre@@ atu@@ res .
He was pr@@ ou@@ d that he had person@@ ally had con@@ vers@@ ations with r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned Com@@ mun@@ ist lead@@ ers , such as V . I .
Tru@@ e , we must rend@@ er an account to God , but sur@@ ely it is our deep love for Jehovah that is the princi@@ p@@ al reason why we do his will and a@@ bi@@ de by his righteous standards .
In fact , Proverbs 8 : 31 says that the Son ‘ was g@@ la@@ d at the pro@@ duc@@ tive land of his earth , and the things he was f@@ ond of were with the sons of men . ’
From his long and in@@ tim@@ ate experience with Jehovah , he certainly learned well his Fa@@ ther’s thinking , principles , and standards .
This form of religious activ@@ ity occ@@ u@@ pi@@ es the same high est@@ ate under the Fir@@ st A@@ m@@ end@@ ment [ to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates Con@@ s@@ titu@@ tion ] as do worship in the ch@@ ur@@ ches and preaching from the pul@@ pit@@ s . ” ​ — Mu@@ r@@ do@@ ck v .
What positi@@ ve resul@@ ts come from continu@@ ing to preach des@@ pite persecu@@ tion ?
May Jehovah continue to give us the needed strength so that we can do our best to keep preaching the good news ! ​ — 2 Timothy 4 : 5 .
For example , when Jehovah gave the Israelites a home , it was “ a land f@@ low@@ ing with mil@@ k and h@@ one@@ y . ”
Why Al@@ low E@@ vi@@ l , Su@@ ffering ?
In a vision , an ang@@ el appe@@ ared to Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us , a God - fe@@ aring G@@ ent@@ ile , and direc@@ ted him to s@@ end for the apostle Peter .
12 , 13 . ( a ) What dis@@ position did El@@ isha show as a lear@@ ner ?
He too started stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
In@@ side one of the po@@ c@@ ke@@ ts , he had put some money , which I found .
Are you willing , y@@ es , even e@@ ag@@ er , to help set the rec@@ ord st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght ?
Are they pos@@ si@@ bly un@@ a@@ ware of the import@@ ance of doing so ?
O@@ p@@ en@@ ly and sh@@ am@@ el@@ ess@@ ly , they were “ ste@@ al@@ ing , mu@@ r@@ der@@ ing and com@@ mit@@ ting ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y and s@@ we@@ aring fal@@ sel@@ y and making sacri@@ fi@@ cial s@@ mo@@ ke to Ba@@ al and wal@@ king after other go@@ ds . ”
Of course , they found nothing .
Wh@@ atever reas@@ ons there are for your h@@ es@@ it@@ ation to get baptized , you need to res@@ ol@@ ve such is@@ su@@ es and concer@@ ns .
After the war , life s@@ low@@ ly got back to nor@@ ma@@ l .
Dis@@ cre@@ tion has led to greater ca@@ u@@ tion when it comes to c@@ all@@ ing a Bible account a prophe@@ tic dr@@ ama un@@ less there is a clear Scriptural bas@@ is for doing so .
“ They are so ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able , g@@ ent@@ le , help@@ ful , and hum@@ ble , ” she says .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 4 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 13 , 1@@ 16
What are some ways in which we can show others that we love the tru@@ ths we have learned from the Bible ?
But before I rel@@ ate what happened next , let me tell you something about my ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
( b ) U@@ sing a young child , what less@@ on did Jesus teach ?
Jehovah’s day would not be l@@ ate !
Hence , Paul wrote : “ Bo@@ th if we live , we live to Jehovah , and if we die , we die to Jehovah .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , it may not be im@@ medi@@ ately ob@@ vi@@ ous that someone is suffering from spiritual star@@ vation .
What br@@ ings us a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant joy in our har@@ v@@ est work ?
Satan became pri@@ de@@ ful , and that led to his quic@@ k do@@ w@@ n@@ f@@ all . ’
Jesus ex@@ p@@ el@@ led dem@@ ons from people , as did his disciples .
This is what a brother nam@@ ed F@@ e@@ der@@ ic@@ o experienced .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , he thought that she would do what many other young people do ​ — quic@@ k@@ ly move in with a man who would provide for her .
In fact , it is a pr@@ elu@@ de to a peri@@ od of peace on earth . ​ — Revelation 21 : 3 , 4 .
In the mean@@ time , we were assign@@ ed to vis@@ it congregations in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a to strengthen them spiritually .
He arrang@@ ed to work with her in the ministry and expres@@ sed appreciation for her .
But I am con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah is with me and that he will continue to help me through this tri@@ al . ”
Al@@ so , he will can@@ c@@ el the sin@@ s of those who love God .
He is the very ep@@ it@@ ome of love .
And if they deci@@ de to have mu@@ si@@ c , they should sel@@ e@@ ct su@@ it@@ able m@@ el@@ o@@ dies and have a respon@@ sible person mon@@ it@@ or@@ ing the vo@@ lu@@ me .
17 : 1 – 22 : 21 )
M@@ other , however , em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed Bible truth .
* The par@@ ched gr@@ ound d@@ ran@@ k in the d@@ ro@@ ps .
“ It was imp@@ os@@ sible to cont@@ act us because we wor@@ ked all the time and were never in , ” expla@@ ins Jac@@ k@@ y .
O@@ u@@ t of gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for the help he once received , Di@@ mit@@ ar now a@@ i@@ ds others : “ I try to take a young person and also an older one along with me in the field ministry at le@@ ast once a mon@@ th . ”
How did the psalmist show that Jehovah is ever al@@ er@@ t to the needs of his people , and why is that a com@@ for@@ ting thought ?
The tur@@ ning point came when he invit@@ ed all his ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ an@@ ces to the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Jesus ’ death .
In 19@@ 18 , World W@@ ar I ended , and for the time being , the mean@@ ing@@ less sla@@ ugh@@ ter in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe was over .
TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E@@ ’@@ S AN@@ S@@ W@@ E@@ R : “ Wh@@ en@@ ever it is that they are saying : ‘ Pe@@ ace and se@@ cur@@ ity ! ’
How can we res@@ ist that pres@@ sure ?
We should not give in to the thought that we are un@@ loved by our God , Jehovah !
That is certainly so if we are living a d@@ ou@@ ble life , conc@@ e@@ al@@ ing our wr@@ ong@@ doing while pre@@ ten@@ ding to serve God faith@@ fully .
However , remember the words of Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 9 : “ Let us not give up in doing what is fine , for in du@@ e se@@ as@@ on we shall re@@ a@@ p if we do not ti@@ re out . ”
If we put the Kingdom first in our life , then Jehovah will provide all that we need .
But something was mis@@ sing . ”
I then asked my@@ self : ‘ If there is in@@ deed a God powerful and wise en@@ ough to cre@@ ate this am@@ a@@ z@@ ing uni@@ verse , could he not cor@@ rec@@ t the p@@ iti@@ ful situation on earth ?
Do Not G@@ ri@@ eve Jehovah’s Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
At that , the govern@@ ment called each of us in for ques@@ tion@@ ing .
H@@ er att@@ ached no@@ te read in part : “ My preci@@ ous one , there is so little I can give you , exc@@ ep@@ t AL@@ L M@@ Y L@@ O@@ V@@ E . . .
W@@ rit@@ ten by Moses in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness and on the P@@ la@@ ins of Mo@@ a@@ b , the book of N@@ um@@ bers co@@ v@@ ers a peri@@ od of 38 years and 9 months ​ — from 1@@ 5@@ 12 B.C.E . to 14@@ 7@@ 3 B.C.E .
What can help a married Christian not to f@@ all into the pi@@ t of ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y ?
Your to@@ tal confidence in Jehovah and your determin@@ ation to remain faithful bring you honor .
Fr@@ ance was esta@@ bli@@ shed as a ma@@ j@@ or power , and the Ne@@ ther@@ lands and S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land each at@@ ta@@ ined in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence .
Thus , a Christian husband is to tre@@ at his wife with tend@@ er@@ ness , show@@ ing her du@@ e consider@@ ation as a deli@@ c@@ ate , preci@@ ous v@@ es@@ sel .
Such vie@@ w@@ poin@@ ts resul@@ ted in ex@@ tre@@ me life - st@@ y@@ les , ei@@ ther as@@ ce@@ tic@@ ism or fle@@ sh@@ ly in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence .
Just as the o@@ live t@@ ree needs ex@@ ten@@ sive ro@@ o@@ ts to sur@@ vi@@ ve a peri@@ od of dr@@ ought , the stud@@ ents need to for@@ ti@@ fy their spiritual ro@@ o@@ ts in order to end@@ ure indi@@ ffer@@ ence , op@@ position , or other tri@@ als that they may enc@@ oun@@ ter in their fore@@ ign service . ​ — Matthew 13 : 21 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 2 : 6 , 7 .
“ You do not want to go also , do you ? ” he asked his apostles .
He also kno@@ ws what is requi@@ red for them to get back on course .
What kind of people does Jehovah w@@ atch for , and how does he draw them to himself ?
This preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign would di@@ ff@@ er sign@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly from most religious pro@@ sel@@ y@@ ti@@ z@@ ing car@@ ri@@ ed out over the cen@@ tu@@ ries .
This may s@@ ti@@ r in their hearts a desire to have similar faith , mo@@ ving them to learn about God’s Word and to become disciples of Jesus Christ .
For that reason , Jehovah comman@@ ded the c@@ ele@@ br@@ ants : “ Jehovah your God will bl@@ ess you in all your pro@@ du@@ ce and in every deed of your hand , and you must become nothing but jo@@ y@@ ful . ”
On the contr@@ ary , he is w@@ atch@@ ing over you because of the wicked one .
De@@ ca@@ des later , Jesus ’ early disciples “ were sc@@ at@@ tered thr@@ ough@@ out the re@@ gi@@ ons of Ju@@ de@@ a and Sam@@ ari@@ a ” because of persecu@@ tion .
B@@ ack in their bel@@ o@@ ved ho@@ m@@ el@@ and , they rest@@ ored pu@@ re worship .
On the th@@ ir@@ d day , they found him in the temple .
The other , the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad , was for the tra@@ ining of mission@@ aries who would devel@@ op the preaching work in fore@@ ign lands .
A ma@@ j@@ or fac@@ t@@ or is human n@@ ature .
Yet , we do face har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps comm@@ on to mankind , and we may “ su@@ ff@@ er for the s@@ ake of righteousness . ”
13 : 1 ​ — In what way are the su@@ peri@@ or author@@ ities “ plac@@ ed in their relati@@ ve positi@@ ons by God ” ?
Can we not also gl@@ ori@@ fy him by li@@ f@@ ting our vo@@ ic@@ es ​ — whether m@@ el@@ o@@ di@@ ous or not — ​ in hear@@ t@@ felt song@@ s of praise ? ​ — Hebrews 13 : 15 .
Even Jesus had such things th@@ ru@@ st upon him .
What blessings do you hope to enjoy in Par@@ adise ?
If the person seem@@ s to be enjo@@ ying the con@@ vers@@ ation , the publi@@ sh@@ er may men@@ tion a point from the Bible and ask what the person thin@@ ks about it .
I would do al@@ most anything to get money for d@@ ru@@ g@@ s .
What “ expres@@ sions ” on Jehovah’s face are de@@ a@@ f people see@@ ing upon lear@@ ning about him ?
On@@ ce a so@@ li@@ d ba@@ se was re@@ ached , the ho@@ l@@ low was filled in with three or four la@@ y@@ ers of different materi@@ als .
At times , I explained that I was stud@@ ying the Bible and that my desire was to become a better c@@ iti@@ z@@ en .
The words of Jesus and John show that the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t is a com@@ pos@@ ite ent@@ ity made up of many individu@@ al an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ ts who s@@ pre@@ ad religious dec@@ ep@@ tion and re@@ ject God’s Kingdom . ​ — 12 / 1 , pages 4 - 6 .
S@@ yl@@ vi@@ ana ( left ) and S@@ yl@@ vi@@ e An@@ n ( right ) with D@@ or@@ at@@ ine on the day of her baptism
In a sur@@ ve@@ y car@@ ri@@ ed out in Ger@@ many by the Al@@ l@@ en@@ s@@ ba@@ ch O@@ p@@ in@@ ion R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch In@@ s@@ titu@@ te , 9@@ 6 per@@ c@@ ent of those who respon@@ ded vie@@ wed faith@@ ful@@ ness as a desi@@ ra@@ ble qu@@ ality .
When it comes to sp@@ en@@ ding money , you must learn to discipl@@ ine yourself .
“ I W@@ ould Not Ch@@ ange a Th@@ ing ! ”
Pa@@ use for a m@@ om@@ ent and con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on how many dist@@ in@@ ct s@@ oun@@ ds you can de@@ te@@ ct right now .
F@@ in@@ ding W@@ a@@ y in O@@ ce@@ an , 10 / 1
Instead , she ac@@ ted in faith , tru@@ sted in Jehovah , and f@@ ed Eli@@ j@@ ah first .
• How might we make everlasting friends ?
“ U@@ sing my tal@@ ents at Bethel makes me feel cont@@ ent and at peace because they are being used for Jehovah and for the brothers . ”
D@@ U@@ L@@ U@@ T@@ H , G@@ A ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , The Ar@@ ena at G@@ w@@ in@@ ne@@ t@@ t C@@ en@@ ter , 6@@ 4@@ 00 Su@@ gar@@ lo@@ a@@ f P@@ k@@ w@@ y .
Rather , they explained that I could rec@@ over my sight in the new world that God promises , if I would just get to know God .
How did anointed Christians early in the 20@@ th century show their a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of the time ?
M@@ an has little cho@@ ice in the matter ​ — he must li@@ e to live . ”
Mari@@ a was baptized on Au@@ gu@@ st 18 , 200@@ 1 .
In other cul@@ tures , a different proble@@ m may sur@@ face .
( 2 ) How can we devel@@ op qualities that help us to remain obedi@@ ent and like so@@ ft cla@@ y ?
Although I was only se@@ ven , the joy and di@@ gn@@ ity of that occasi@@ on imp@@ ressed me .
The more than 2@@ ,@@ 1@@ 00 publi@@ sh@@ ers serving in F@@ i@@ ji and K@@ i@@ ri@@ bat@@ i are determined to continue ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ing the good news of God’s Kingdom .
It e@@ qu@@ ates 1@@ ,@@ 2@@ 60 days with “ a time [ one time ] and times [ two times , p@@ lu@@ r@@ al ] and half a time ” ​ — a to@@ tal of three and a half “ times . ”
A friend of God is not de@@ vi@@ ous or dec@@ ep@@ tive , for “ a man of . . . dec@@ ep@@ tion Jehovah de@@ t@@ ests . ”
He had compan@@ i@@ ons , and that must have encoura@@ ged him .
With respect to marriage , what should we be res@@ ol@@ ved to do ?
( 20 : 4@@ 5 ) , Jerusalem time . The following su@@ n@@ set in Jerusalem ( Mar@@ ch 31 ) will come about 21 h@@ our@@ s later .
W@@ ould you like to enjoy those blessings of good lead@@ er@@ ship ?
T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ing through de@@ va@@ stated ter@@ ra@@ in , e@@ va@@ ding loo@@ ters , and pas@@ sing by de@@ ca@@ ying bo@@ dies of the dead , the te@@ am re@@ ached Bo@@ th@@ ing@@ one with supp@@ lies of ri@@ ce , d@@ ri@@ ed no@@ o@@ d@@ les , water , and c@@ and@@ les .
However , more is involved in car@@ ing for faithful older ones .
I was especially moved by the acc@@ oun@@ ts of Jesus ’ life on earth .
No@@ tice that people will be jud@@ ged on the bas@@ is of their respon@@ se to the good news .
Because of his coming to power in 1914 , wonderful prophe@@ ci@@ es will yet be ful@@ filled .
The Hebrew word for “ mer@@ cy ” can ref@@ er to the exerc@@ ise of rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t in the ad@@ minis@@ ter@@ ing of judgment .
and , “ May Jehovah die ! ”
I W@@ A@@ S born in S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , in 19@@ 32 , to parents who believ@@ ed in God but did not atten@@ d ch@@ urch .
Consider just a few com@@ ments from those who found it to be re@@ war@@ ding when they started reading the Bible .
No Bible comm@@ and spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally con@@ dem@@ ns a certain ha@@ ir@@ do .
However , we felt we should continue to make ourselves a@@ vail@@ able .
AN@@ AL@@ Y@@ Z@@ E TH@@ E S@@ C@@ EN@@ E . ​ — R@@ E@@ A@@ D G@@ EN@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ S 19 : 1 - 14 .
Some , however , may disa@@ gre@@ e .
Indeed , Jesus has been given “ the name that is a@@ bo@@ ve every other name . ”
How should elders care for spiritually a@@ il@@ ing ones ?
We arri@@ ved at the ra@@ il@@ way st@@ ation ten min@@ ut@@ es l@@ ate .
Yet , there are still other reas@@ ons for doing so .
W@@ ould you feel that way at a se@@ cul@@ ar ev@@ ent ?
Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her E@@ pi@@ c@@ te@@ tu@@ s , of the first and second cen@@ tu@@ ries C.E . , provi@@ des one answer : “ If an un@@ fore@@ seen re@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ on ar@@ ises and a sol@@ di@@ er takes your young ass , let it go .
The d@@ wel@@ l@@ ers in o@@ pen country c@@ eas@@ ed . ”
The fru@@ it@@ age of wisdom inclu@@ des in@@ sight , understanding , and mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness ​ — fac@@ t@@ ors very much needed by rul@@ ers , high of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als , and no@@ bl@@ es .
Pa@@ ying close attention to its message will strengthen our faith in the true God , his Son , and His promises . ​ — He@@ b .
What kind of str@@ anger is Jesus refer@@ ring to ?
Jehovah is still provi@@ ding for his she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike people .
Ab@@ out 198@@ 0 , they started to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
In this reg@@ ard , in@@ iti@@ ative on the part of the elders is inv@@ alu@@ able .
In times past , they car@@ ri@@ ed out divine judg@@ ments .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we can be that Jehovah has reve@@ aled the mind of Christ to us !
“ Do All Th@@ ings for God’s G@@ l@@ ory ”
Yet , Jehovah comman@@ ded him : “ Do not pray in be@@ half of this people , ne@@ i@@ ther ra@@ ise in their be@@ half an ent@@ re@@ ating c@@ ry or a prayer nor b@@ es@@ e@@ e@@ ch me , for I shall not be listen@@ ing to you . ”
He conclu@@ ded : “ I , even I , h@@ ated all my hard work at which I was working hard under the su@@ n , that I would leave be@@ h@@ ind for the man who would come to be after me .
I s@@ at there pon@@ der@@ ing .
Acc@@ ording to the hist@@ ori@@ an Jose@@ ph@@ us , for example , when the M@@ ac@@ ca@@ be@@ an John H@@ y@@ r@@ can@@ us sub@@ du@@ ed the I@@ du@@ ma@@ e@@ ans , he “ per@@ mit@@ ted them to remain in their country so long as they had themselves circum@@ c@@ ised and were willing to ob@@ serve the la@@ ws of the Jews . ”
The Christian congregation of anointed ones is sac@@ red in Jehovah’s eyes .
▪ What the Bible teach@@ es : “ P@@ u@@ t away fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od , [ and ] speak truth each one of you with his neigh@@ b@@ or . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 25 .
Consider an illustr@@ ation .
Why , for that matter , I do in@@ deed also consider all things to be lo@@ ss on account of the exc@@ el@@ ling value of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord .
As we go about our every@@ day lives , it might se@@ em difficult to rel@@ ate our activities to making sacrific@@ es for Jehovah .
Ch@@ il@@ dren and gro@@ wn - up@@ s al@@ ike star@@ ed at me , follow@@ ed me , and imit@@ ated how I wal@@ ked .
S@@ hor@@ tly after faithful dead anointed ones were resur@@ rec@@ ted into the heavenly “ par@@ adise of God , ” the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of spiritual Israel on earth was li@@ ber@@ ated from “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , ” the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion .
Consider what the apostle Paul and his compan@@ ion , S@@ il@@ as , experienced .
O@@ f@@ ten , those who pione@@ ered before marriage have been able to continue in that service together as a married cou@@ ple . ​ — R@@ om . 16 : 3 , 4 .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ ing , the speak@@ er made this very sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant st@@ at@@ ement : “ The gover@@ ning body does not have of@@ fic@@ ers such as the So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s Bo@@ ard of Di@@ rec@@ t@@ ors has , nam@@ ely , pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent , vice pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent , se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary - tre@@ a@@ su@@ re@@ r and ass@@ ist@@ ant se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary - tre@@ a@@ su@@ re@@ r .
The New En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a no@@ tes that “ his con@@ qu@@ est of G@@ a@@ ul became a war of li@@ ber@@ ation from the yo@@ ke of the h@@ ated A@@ ri@@ an her@@ e@@ tic@@ s . ”
This e@@ dition was ent@@ it@@ led D@@ er@@ ek@@ h h@@ a - K@@ o@@ des@@ h , taken from Isaiah 35 : 8 and meaning “ The W@@ a@@ y of H@@ ol@@ iness . ”
Our C@@ ho@@ ice ​ — Li@@ fe or De@@ ath
S@@ ome@@ times I was not sure whether Jehovah wanted me to res@@ ist my parents this much .
R@@ em@@ ember , wh@@ en@@ ever we give in to temp@@ tation , we give Satan a vi@@ ct@@ ory .
So in Ju@@ ly 19@@ 40 when I was rel@@ eas@@ ed from pris@@ on , I re@@ turned to live with my parents .
Why could Jesus say , ‘ I am the truth ’ ?
That of@@ fice me@@ ant privile@@ ges and responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
This attitude resul@@ ted in Jehovah’s blessing , both for himself and for the Israelites . ​ — Hebrews 11 : 32 , 33 .
We were able to do that and stay in the full - time ministry until she died in 19@@ 6@@ 6 .
When they arri@@ ved , Peter deci@@ ded to go out fi@@ shing on the Se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e .
“ By [ God ] we have life and move and ex@@ ist . ”
B@@ es@@ id@@ es writ@@ ing about a tu@@ t@@ or , the apostle Paul also used the illustr@@ ations of “ men in char@@ ge ” and “ ste@@ war@@ ds . ”
She was ra@@ ised to h@@ ate Ser@@ bi@@ ans .
The psalmist was perhaps refer@@ ring to a bat@@ t@@ le@@ field , where those sla@@ in become food for j@@ ac@@ kal@@ s .
In@@ c@@ lu@@ ded in “ that gener@@ ation ” were some of Jose@@ p@@ h’s brothers who were born before him .
But the contr@@ ary is true .
That , of course , is not only disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ing but also un@@ true .
From cre@@ ation on@@ ward , Jesus had a love for humans .
Thus , they bro@@ ke their ties with the C@@ al@@ v@@ in@@ ist Ch@@ urch , and some 30 people from that v@@ il@@ la@@ ge took a fir@@ m stand for Bible truth .
“ He lived with sever@@ al women before mo@@ ving in with a woman who was a bak@@ er .
The one de@@ em@@ ed “ wor@@ thy to o@@ pen the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l ” is no@@ ne other than “ the Li@@ on that is of the tri@@ be of Juda@@ h , ” or “ a lam@@ b . . . having se@@ ven hor@@ ns and se@@ ven eyes . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
For example , there are the nor@@ ma@@ l desi@@ res to enjoy good food and dr@@ ink , to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in ref@@ re@@ shing activities , and to find deli@@ ght in who@@ les@@ ome compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship .
You have s@@ own much se@@ ed , but there is a br@@ ing@@ ing of little in . There is an e@@ ating , but it is not to satis@@ fac@@ tion . . . . And he that is hi@@ ring himself out is hi@@ ring himself out for a ba@@ g having ho@@ les . ”
Indeed , their num@@ bers kept on inc@@ reas@@ ing , and joy ab@@ oun@@ ded as “ Jehovah continued to jo@@ in to them da@@ ily those being sa@@ ved . ” ​ — Acts 2 : 37 - 4@@ 1 , 4@@ 6 , 4@@ 7 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 16 ; 1 Peter 2 : 9 .
The ke@@ y expres@@ sion in that s@@ crip@@ ture , “ your God has become king , ” remin@@ ds us of the message that we must pro@@ cla@@ im , nam@@ ely , the good news of God’s Kingdom .
A cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er says this about the way he and his wife foc@@ us on the Bible : “ Mo@@ st hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders will allow us to read one verse if we are bri@@ ef and to the point .
I enjo@@ yed the compan@@ y of fellow Christians .
Those brothers also need to be f@@ ed spiritually .
When bu@@ ying , giving , and recei@@ ving we@@ d@@ ding gi@@ f@@ ts , we all have a ch@@ ance to prove that even in such a priv@@ ate matter , our faith is affe@@ cting our actions .
He ad@@ ds : “ We need a con@@ cre@@ te action pl@@ an . . . con@@ cre@@ te pro@@ je@@ cts . . . and a@@ bo@@ ve all a clear declar@@ ation . ”
In turn , individu@@ al Christians must vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er to bring the liter@@ ature to those who want to read it .
Why , this is beau@@ ti@@ ful and light .
Wh@@ ere did “ that evil slave ” come from , and how did it devel@@ op ?
“ They To@@ ok H@@ im In@@ to Their Com@@ pan@@ y ”
How will we act if we are “ living by spirit ” ?
When their children left home , P@@ u@@ m and An@@ n@@ y real@@ ized that this change of circumstances gave them ad@@ ded fre@@ e@@ dom and fin@@ an@@ ces that they could take advan@@ ta@@ ge of to tra@@ v@@ el to inter@@ es@@ ting plac@@ es or to enjoy some other form of le@@ is@@ ure .
What message does this psal@@ m have for us today ?
How are they ass@@ ess@@ ed ?
What will be the re@@ ward for those who do believe and exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus ?
H@@ ere , gro@@ w@@ th is l@@ in@@ ked to an inc@@ re@@ ase in the number of disciples .
It is ill - e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed to re@@ con@@ stru@@ ct tra@@ di@@ tional moral beli@@ ef@@ s .
To some , faith@@ ful@@ ness in the cho@@ ice of clo@@ thing may se@@ em to be a small matter , but in God’s eyes it is important .
TH@@ A@@ T is how the direc@@ t@@ or of one inter@@ n@@ ational reli@@ ef ag@@ enc@@ y descri@@ bed the ho@@ p@@ es and as@@ pi@@ r@@ ations of po@@ or people .
We might ask , In these circumstances was the apostle Paul really ‘ vie@@ wing the matter ligh@@ tly ’ ?
Ye@@ ars have pas@@ sed since my husband left , but at times I still feel ho@@ l@@ low in@@ side .
The Scriptures st@@ ate : “ It was from God that the do@@ w@@ n@@ f@@ all of A@@ ha@@ z@@ iah occ@@ ur@@ red by his coming to Jeho@@ ra@@ m ; and when he came , he went out with Jeho@@ ra@@ m to Je@@ h@@ u the gr@@ and@@ son of N@@ im@@ shi , whom Jehovah had anointed to cu@@ t off the house of A@@ ha@@ b . ”
A@@ ct in H@@ ar@@ mony With Jesus ’ Lo@@ ving P@@ ra@@ y@@ er
; W@@ ri@@ d@@ g@@ way , W .
Because they exerc@@ ise faith in God and Christ and are com@@ for@@ ted by having a good relationship with Jehovah . ​ — John 3 : 36 .
Ha@@ ving “ sin@@ ’s law ” within our members , we need to put up a strong fi@@ ght against sin@@ ful inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations .
● Bar@@ u@@ ch gro@@ an@@ ed : “ W@@ o@@ e , now , to me , for Jehovah has ad@@ ded g@@ ri@@ ef to my pain !
Yet , the events consider@@ ed here illustr@@ ate the s@@ ort of man he was .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , individu@@ al L@@ ev@@ ite famili@@ es would have in@@ her@@ it@@ ance righ@@ ts per@@ tain@@ ing to the pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion , use , and dis@@ p@@ en@@ sing of spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c al@@ lo@@ t@@ ments .
Some might reason : ‘ If God is all - wise and all - know@@ ing , he could have provided us with a book so c@@ learly written that ever@@ yone would eas@@ ily understand it .
How can we imitate Jesus ’ example as a pre@@ ach@@ er of the good news ?
When we want to than@@ k God for all his great de@@ e@@ ds in our be@@ half , our min@@ ds may well turn to beau@@ ti@@ ful words found in the Psal@@ ms .
Ho@@ se@@ a ur@@ ged the Israelites to offer what ty@@ pe of sacrific@@ es , and how did Jehovah respon@@ d ?
E@@ ven@@ tually , as fore@@ told in the book of Daniel , ‘ the true knowledge became a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant . ’
There is one more as@@ pect to consider : How do people in the commun@@ ity view su@@ i@@ ci@@ de and the death of the person ?
Al@@ le@@ n is a@@ da@@ p@@ ting to a new congregation ne@@ arly 9@@ 00 mil@@ es ( over 1@@ ,@@ 4@@ 00 k@@ m ) away from home .
The Bible invit@@ es us to trust in Jehovah , who in his own du@@ e time will “ give to each one according to his ways , according to the fru@@ it@@ age of his deal@@ ings . ”
They se@@ ized the pro@@ per@@ ty , con@@ f@@ is@@ c@@ ated any liter@@ ature they could find , and ar@@ rest@@ ed all the Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites and some other brothers .
What con@@ ne@@ ction is there between mil@@ dness and holy spirit , and what will we consider in this article ?
If he or she does not do so within a reason@@ able peri@@ od of time , though , we should repor@@ t the wr@@ ong@@ doing .
Many of her neigh@@ b@@ ors are fore@@ ign stud@@ ents who use un@@ lis@@ ted mo@@ bi@@ le ph@@ ones and who@@ se n@@ ames are not lis@@ ted in the lo@@ b@@ by direc@@ t@@ ory .
P@@ ol@@ iti@@ c@@ s and S@@ im@@ on@@ y
Because Christian overse@@ ers are spiritual shepher@@ ds , the problems of the flo@@ ck concer@@ n them deep@@ ly .
One day I called a meeting with my work cre@@ w .
Rom@@ an R@@ o@@ a@@ ds , 10 / 15
( a ) How is Satan tr@@ ying to cor@@ ru@@ pt God’s people ?
Today , Jehovah guid@@ es his people by means of the Bible , his holy spirit , and the congregation .
When W@@ is@@ dom A@@ lo@@ ne Will Pro@@ te@@ ct U@@ s
The Jewish En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia says : “ The beli@@ ef in the im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the soul came to the Jews from cont@@ act with Greek thought and c@@ hi@@ ef@@ ly through the ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y of P@@ l@@ at@@ o . ”
• Why do we rejo@@ ice in our knowledge of God ?
Do you some@@ times feel un@@ able to car@@ ry on in your own strength ?
I@@ magine a w@@ atch@@ man who has been a@@ wa@@ ke all night .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , when King David fac@@ ed personal tri@@ als , he was streng@@ th@@ ened by God’s Word .
One cause of evil ac@@ ts is man@@ ’s inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation toward ba@@ dness .
This article expla@@ ins why we will make the best decisions when we consider how Jehovah God thin@@ ks .
He was “ full of gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ousness and power [ and ] was per@@ form@@ ing great por@@ ten@@ ts and sign@@ s among the people . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the early disciples had first been baptized in water ( some by John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er ) , and then they received the holy spirit .
When his father - in - law su@@ gg@@ ested that he d@@ ele@@ g@@ ate some of his work@@ lo@@ ad , Moses hum@@ bly app@@ lied the su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion .
Re@@ fle@@ cting on Jehovah’s cre@@ ation is one way to draw close to him
He said : “ Those also I must bring , and they will listen to my vo@@ ice , and they will become one flo@@ ck , one shepher@@ d . ”
He said : “ I have become to Israel a Father ; and as for Eph@@ ra@@ im , he is my fir@@ st@@ born . ”
Tru@@ e , some have expres@@ sed ad@@ mi@@ r@@ ation for the high standards of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
O@@ r other responsi@@ bil@@ ities may se@@ em over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing .
What is more , each vi@@ ct@@ ory ​ — large or small — ​ will have at le@@ ast two positi@@ ve effe@@ cts .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous valu@@ es are not what they used to be .
Saul of T@@ ar@@ su@@ s st@@ op@@ ped persecu@@ ting Christians and con@@ ver@@ ted to Christi@@ an@@ ity , be@@ coming the apostle Paul . ​ — Acts 22 : 6 - 21 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 3 : 4 - 9 .
3 - 5 . ( a ) What did Peter tell the Jews on the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st ?
Si@@ x co@@ pi@@ es were set up in S@@ t Paul’s , in the C@@ ity of L@@ ond@@ on , and mul@@ titu@@ des thr@@ ong@@ ed the ca@@ the@@ dr@@ al all day to read them , especially , we are told , when they could get any person that had an a@@ udi@@ ble vo@@ ice to read al@@ ou@@ d . ”
In return , our relationship with him should be based on deep love for him .
A@@ no@@ ther reason for confidence is that “ the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah will not do a thing un@@ less he has reve@@ aled his confid@@ enti@@ al matter to his servants the prophe@@ ts . ”
So I began to leave home for longer and longer peri@@ o@@ ds of time .
That un@@ spo@@ ken message will be c@@ learly under@@ sto@@ od and deep@@ ly valu@@ ed by willing lear@@ n@@ ers every@@ where .
Jehovah lik@@ e@@ wise lea@@ ds “ according to the p@@ ace of ” his sheep .
This article will help us to answer those questions , and it also high@@ ligh@@ ts the benef@@ its of rend@@ ering honor to those to whom it is du@@ e .
For instance , the wise man wrote : “ The result of hum@@ ility and the fear of Jehovah is ri@@ ches and glory and life . ”
In a similar way , if we want to strengthen our relationship with Jehovah , we need to study the Bible regul@@ arly .
It was their desire for physical things .
Des@@ pite my disa@@ bility , my hear@@ t@@ felt desire is to do even more to serve God because he has bless@@ ed me so much .
A father from Gre@@ e@@ ce wrote : “ My wife and I are deli@@ gh@@ ted that our three children were baptized as Jehovah’s Witnesses during their a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ence .
Jehovah our God has not sent you , saying , ‘ Do not en@@ ter into Egy@@ pt to re@@ side there as ali@@ ens . ’ But Bar@@ u@@ ch the son of N@@ er@@ iah is in@@ s@@ ti@@ g@@ ating you against us for the purpose of giving us into the hand of the Ch@@ al@@ de@@ ans , to put us to death or to take us into ex@@ ile in Babyl@@ on . ”
As a result , the Bible states , “ God continued giving Solomon wisdom and understanding in very great me@@ asure . ”
Let us expla@@ in some of the exc@@ iting new fe@@ atu@@ res that will appe@@ ar in the e@@ dition d@@ ated the 1@@ st of each mon@@ th .
Tru@@ e Christi@@ an@@ ity P@@ re@@ vail@@ s !
Mo@@ re@@ over , it br@@ ings praise to our loving heavenly Father .
Such ones are ke@@ en@@ ly a@@ ware of their sin and imper@@ fe@@ ction and long for an accep@@ table standing before Jehovah .
For that matter , if any of us began to ign@@ ore the counsel of Jehovah’s Word , we might star@@ t to devel@@ op attitu@@ des or tra@@ its that could result in will@@ ful sin and the to@@ tal lo@@ ss of divine fav@@ or .
J@@ O@@ H@@ AN@@ N@@ E@@ S G@@ U@@ T@@ EN@@ B@@ E@@ R@@ G ( about 1@@ 3@@ 9@@ 7 - 14@@ 6@@ 8 ) is fam@@ ous for pro@@ duc@@ ing the first Bible that was pr@@ inted using mo@@ va@@ ble ty@@ pe .
What must we do to have Jehovah’s fav@@ or ?
TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E , TH@@ O@@ U@@ G@@ H N@@ O@@ T A M@@ E@@ DI@@ C@@ A@@ L T@@ E@@ X@@ T@@ B@@ O@@ O@@ K , C@@ ON@@ T@@ A@@ IN@@ S S@@ O@@ M@@ E P@@ R@@ IN@@ C@@ I@@ P@@ L@@ E@@ S TH@@ A@@ T R@@ E@@ F@@ L@@ E@@ C@@ T A@@ D@@ V@@ AN@@ C@@ E@@ D K@@ N@@ O@@ W@@ L@@ E@@ D@@ G@@ E O@@ F H@@ E@@ AL@@ T@@ H .
Even so , through the ages , gen@@ u@@ ine Christians ​ — individu@@ ally or in grou@@ ps — ​ no doubt did their best to ad@@ here to Christ’s teachings .
They also acc@@ used M@@ on@@ t@@ an@@ o of con@@ sul@@ ting the origin@@ al langu@@ ages in his desire to pro@@ du@@ ce an acc@@ ur@@ ate transl@@ ation of the Bible ​ — a pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re they vie@@ wed as her@@ e@@ tic@@ al .
The Bible shows that Jehovah does listen to prayers today .
I read the Bible every day , tr@@ ying to hear what Jehovah was really saying , and I care@@ fully stu@@ died the the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c public@@ ations .
You Can S@@ how Your A@@ p@@ preci@@ ation
The wor@@ ding used in this verse indic@@ ates an ong@@ o@@ ing pro@@ c@@ ess of working by day and s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing by night over a peri@@ od of time .
Their examples prove that if we work hard , we too can receive Jehovah’s blessing .
* Un@@ less we hum@@ bly apply that counsel , however , making peace will be difficult .
Then A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der@@ ’s attitude chang@@ ed .
Many ancient servants of Jehovah had to end@@ ure dist@@ res@@ sing situ@@ ations .
After care@@ fully we@@ igh@@ ing all the fac@@ t@@ ors , some Christians may deci@@ de that it would not be imp@@ ro@@ per to atten@@ d a n@@ on - Witness we@@ d@@ ding as a qui@@ et ob@@ ser@@ ver .
The following year , we were asked to go to K@@ am@@ p@@ ala , U@@ g@@ anda .
R@@ al@@ ph served as the pre@@ si@@ ding overse@@ er of the local congregation .
Jehovah D@@ ra@@ ws H@@ um@@ ble On@@ es to the Tru@@ th
You will draw close to Jehovah and ear@@ n the love and respect of fellow Christians .
He had a small but ef@@ fi@@ cient ar@@ my of 3@@ 0@@ ,000 fo@@ o@@ t sol@@ di@@ ers and 5@@ ,000 ca@@ v@@ al@@ r@@ y@@ men .
The Watchtower , a Bible educ@@ ational ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , in@@ iti@@ ally had a mon@@ th@@ ly dist@@ ribu@@ tion of 6@@ ,000 co@@ pi@@ es pr@@ inted in one language .
While Eli@@ j@@ ah pray@@ ed , his attend@@ ant loo@@ ked “ in the direction of the se@@ a ”
“ W@@ H@@ E@@ N I kept s@@ il@@ ent my b@@ ones wor@@ e out through my gro@@ an@@ ing all day long .
Ne@@ ws of the en@@ su@@ ing r@@ out prom@@ p@@ ted many of Cana@@ an’s k@@ ings to ass@@ em@@ ble for war .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , our in@@ ner person@@ ality is un@@ seen ​ — much as the cor@@ e , or heart , of a t@@ ree cannot be seen .
Jesus ’ ze@@ al has not less@@ ened since he took similar action three years ear@@ li@@ er . ​ — John 2 : 13 - 17 .
We should not mis@@ s what th@@ ru@@ st of Paul’s words recorded at Romans 2 : 21 - 23 ?
5@@ 8 : 11 .
What reli@@ ef will come to human “ cre@@ ation ” during the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn of Christ !
St@@ res@@ sing the import@@ ance of love in true worship , the apostle Paul wrote : “ If I speak in the t@@ ong@@ u@@ es of men and of angels but do not have love , I have become a s@@ oun@@ ding pi@@ e@@ ce of br@@ ass or a cla@@ shing c@@ y@@ mba@@ l .
Th@@ ings hi@@ ther@@ to in@@ com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible became clear .
13 , 14 . ( a ) How has Jehovah proved to be our for@@ t@@ ress through his written Word ?
The en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment in@@ du@@ str@@ y por@@ tra@@ ys il@@ lic@@ it se@@ x as g@@ lam@@ or@@ ous , ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble , and ad@@ ul@@ t , while vi@@ r@@ tually ign@@ or@@ ing its ne@@ g@@ ative con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
Many refu@@ se to go out at night or to let their children pla@@ y out@@ side un@@ attend@@ ed ​ — day or night .
However , as time pas@@ sed , he began to real@@ ize that the at@@ tr@@ actions of this world were not truly satis@@ f@@ ying .
Now think of what tra@@ it@@ or@@ ous Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t did to the Christ .
However , his mother ob@@ je@@ cted to his atten@@ ding Christian meetings , reason@@ ing that this might cause him in@@ j@@ ur@@ y and ad@@ di@@ tional pain .
L@@ ef@@ t un@@ c@@ he@@ cked , however , these emo@@ tions can ru@@ in your relationship with others and with Jehovah God .
A@@ n In@@ ter@@ es@@ ting E@@ p@@ il@@ o@@ gu@@ e
Paul ur@@ ged Christian women to “ ad@@ or@@ n themselves in well - arrang@@ ed d@@ ress , with mo@@ des@@ ty and s@@ oun@@ dness of mind ” ​ — a princi@@ ple that app@@ lies with e@@ qu@@ al for@@ ce to men .
In the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , we discus@@ sed four ways in which Jehovah helped his people in ancient times .
Such fru@@ it@@ age would be man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted in their deal@@ ings with fellow believers and others .
Instead of har@@ bor@@ ing a g@@ ru@@ dge , J@@ on@@ a@@ than dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed himself in un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish fri@@ end@@ ship and support for David as Jehovah’s king - desi@@ gn@@ ate .
In the first century , some had to be dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed from the Christian congregation , and others were re@@ proved .
T@@ on@@ y happ@@ ily conclu@@ des : “ I have seen how the principles of the Bible have prote@@ cted my children .
Father d@@ ran@@ k in its message the way par@@ ched so@@ il dr@@ in@@ ks in the ra@@ in , and he began to share its message with other K@@ an@@ na@@ da - speaking people .
For one thing , by keep@@ ing in mind why it is wise to stay close to God .
What reli@@ ef can they deli@@ ver in the face of death ?
Peter , a father of two te@@ en@@ age bo@@ ys , says : “ Since our bo@@ ys were young , we have regul@@ arly had spiritually matu@@ re ones over to e@@ at with us and sp@@ end time with us in our home , and we@@ ’@@ ve had a lo@@ t of fu@@ n doing it .
J@@ on@@ a@@ th@@ an’s imp@@ as@@ si@@ oned ple@@ a for his wr@@ ong@@ ed friend plac@@ ated Saul .
The me@@ th@@ od of preaching from house to house has its bas@@ is in the Scriptures .
37 : 27 - 29 .
“ Because you were set free from sin but became sla@@ ves to God , ” wrote Paul , “ you are having your fru@@ it in the way of ho@@ l@@ iness , and the end everlasting life . ”
Re@@ as@@ sur@@ ingly , the psalmist David san@@ g : “ Jehovah is giving support to all who are f@@ all@@ ing , and is ra@@ ising up all who are bo@@ wed down . ”
I remember the appreciation sh@@ own by Pa@@ pa Jac@@ qu@@ es , the reli@@ ef in the eyes of M@@ ama Be@@ at@@ ri@@ ce , the strong h@@ and@@ sh@@ ake from an old woman who could commun@@ ic@@ ate with me only by s@@ mil@@ es .
“ When my wife started stud@@ ying the Bible , I no@@ tic@@ ed sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant chang@@ es in her .
Still , a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ence is a vital p@@ ha@@ se of gro@@ w@@ th .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are that Jesus through his teachings and conduct will@@ ingly reve@@ aled his Father to us !
E@@ ver@@ yone that has heard from the Father and has learned comes to me . ”
Many say that E@@ no@@ ch did not die ​ — that God took him to heaven , where he kept on living .
See 1 Corinthians 10 : 13 ; Hebrews 4 : 16 .
When A@@ cha@@ n dis@@ obe@@ yed , the people of Israel su@@ ffered de@@ fe@@ at at the city of A@@ i , and a number of them died .
Mo@@ re@@ over , de@@ a@@ f people do have re@@ gi@@ onal acc@@ ents when sign@@ ing .
( King James V@@ er@@ sion ) With that , Father conclu@@ ded : “ S@@ ur@@ ely it is the L@@ or@@ d’s will that I go a@@ head and leave the resul@@ ts for him . ”
He thought so much of himself that he began to c@@ ra@@ ve the worship of Adam and E@@ ve .
They too can benefit from the counsel given in Romans chap@@ ter 8 .
Jehovah will bl@@ ess the spirit the brother shows .
“ They will acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ate teach@@ ers for themselves to have their ear@@ s tic@@ k@@ led . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 4 : 3
But Paul did not he@@ al ever@@ yone he knew .
Rather than dis@@ mis@@ sing your mat@@ e@@ ’s view as over@@ sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve , try to see yourself as that one se@@ es you , and make ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments where they are needed .
Yet , even in this spiritually clean en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , un@@ clean desi@@ res can take ro@@ o@@ t .
W@@ ell , God spoke from heaven , id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying him as His own Son ; angels pointed Jesus out as the fore@@ told Messi@@ ah ; and Jesus per@@ form@@ ed mirac@@ les ​ — often in fr@@ on@@ t of h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds or even th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses — ​ that c@@ learly dre@@ w on the power of God .
With this s@@ crip@@ ture in mind , I pray@@ ed regul@@ arly for God to lead me to the truth .
In what ways should our spe@@ e@@ ch be ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary ?
Still , it can be an ong@@ o@@ ing stru@@ gg@@ le .
Many believe that the expres@@ sion “ born again ” ref@@ ers to someone who makes a so@@ le@@ m@@ n promise to serve God and Christ and , as a result , is chang@@ ed from being spiritually dead to being spiritually ali@@ ve .
As Christians , how can thinking ability help us in such circumstances ?
The Bible war@@ ns : “ B@@ ad associ@@ ations spo@@ il u@@ se@@ ful ha@@ bi@@ ts . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 33 .
To Jehovah’s Witnesses , it is c@@ learly imp@@ os@@ sible to ab@@ sta@@ in from blood while taking it into the body in a trans@@ fu@@ sion .
And regarding the land , it is repor@@ ted : “ All the days of l@@ ying des@@ ol@@ ated it kept sa@@ b@@ bat@@ h . ”
The B@@ ac@@ k@@ gr@@ ound of Yo@@ ga
Jehovah h@@ ates “ a false witness that la@@ un@@ ches for@@ th lies , ” states the Bible .
These are matters for Jehovah al@@ one to deter@@ mine .
Since pri@@ ests are seen going to and fr@@ o in the cour@@ ty@@ ar@@ ds of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s temple , that vision must be under@@ going fulfill@@ ment today , while some of the anointed are still on the earth .
Jehovah , in turn , re@@ war@@ ded that preci@@ ous woman .
Then let us show our gr@@ ate@@ ful@@ ness for these de@@ ar “ fellow work@@ ers for the kingdom of God . ”
Des@@ pite our having well - la@@ id pl@@ ans and a strong desire to car@@ ry them out , some go@@ als remain un@@ at@@ tain@@ able .
Rom@@ an eng@@ in@@ e@@ ers con@@ stru@@ cted over 5@@ 0@@ ,000 mil@@ es ( 8@@ 0@@ ,000 k@@ m ) of ro@@ a@@ ds that l@@ in@@ ked ne@@ arly every pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce .
Hence we [ om@@ it ] the num@@ ber@@ ing 4@@ 4 and 4@@ 6 in our ver@@ ses which are not gen@@ u@@ ine . ”
The one con@@ duc@@ ting your Bible study pre@@ pared well , pray@@ ed for God’s spirit , and helped you to devel@@ op hear@@ t@@ felt gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for the truth .
But Christian parents need to answer this more important question , ‘ Sh@@ ould my children be educ@@ ated ? ’
My E@@ arly Da@@ ys
In making their decision , they must not fai@@ l to consider how Jehovah feel@@ s about what they are doing .
Yet , Jesus ’ words at Matthew 24 : 34 give us confidence that at le@@ ast some of “ this gener@@ ation will by no means pas@@ s away ” before see@@ ing the star@@ t of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
( b ) What three poin@@ ts will we consider ?
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , he cho@@ se a low@@ ly , spiritually - min@@ ded cou@@ ple who did not pam@@ per Jesus but taught him God’s Word and the value of hard work and responsi@@ bility .
As a result , he did not support her fin@@ an@@ cially ; his al@@ co@@ ho@@ l a@@ bu@@ se th@@ reat@@ ened to w@@ rec@@ k their marriage .
A@@ B@@ O@@ U@@ T three th@@ ous@@ and years ag@@ o , David was fle@@ e@@ ing from King Saul of Israel .
The king no@@ tic@@ ed that Ne@@ h@@ emiah seem@@ ed anxi@@ ous , so he asked Ne@@ h@@ emiah what was wrong .
The compan@@ y even h@@ inted that they would make me their n@@ ational direc@@ t@@ or .
In the matter of rend@@ ering humans honor , how do Jehovah’s Witnesses di@@ ff@@ er from many people ?
So in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 19@@ 39 , the mon@@ th World W@@ ar I@@ I began , I became a member of the Bethel family in S@@ tra@@ th@@ field , a su@@ bur@@ b of S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y .
“ The fru@@ it of righteousness has its se@@ ed s@@ own under pe@@ ace@@ ful con@@ di@@ tions for those who are making peace , ” wrote James .
His first human cre@@ ation , Adam , was perfect , and God gave him a wonderful home ​ — the gar@@ den of E@@ den .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 18@@ 1 , 1@@ 30
Pro@@ per V@@ i@@ e@@ w of Our De@@ dic@@ ation
Je@@ h@@ u man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted qualities that we would do well to imitate .
“ Be trans@@ form@@ ed by making your mind over , ” Paul wrote .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H C@@ A@@ R@@ E@@ S F@@ O@@ R H@@ I@@ S O@@ L@@ D@@ E@@ R S@@ E@@ R@@ V@@ AN@@ T@@ S
This may be a hard fi@@ ght , but having Jehovah’s blessing is wor@@ th any effort we must put for@@ th .
O@@ cc@@ asi@@ on@@ ally , we had a little vari@@ ety when we ate ro@@ ast@@ ed pl@@ an@@ tain .
Jesus said : “ O@@ u@@ t of the hear@@ t’s a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance [ the ] m@@ ou@@ th speak@@ s . ”
In vision , E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el was also able to get a g@@ li@@ mp@@ se of the Ri@@ der of the ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t .
The S@@ c@@ y@@ th@@ ians left be@@ h@@ ind th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of ku@@ r@@ g@@ ans ( bu@@ ri@@ al m@@ oun@@ ds ) .
We do not want to be like Satan , who is “ the father of the li@@ e . ”
Many have been taught that the soul is a sh@@ a@@ do@@ w@@ y thing that sur@@ vi@@ ves death .
Mo@@ st of Jesus ’ persecu@@ ted followers who sc@@ at@@ tered from Jerusalem sh@@ ared their faith with Jews only .
This will be possible only through Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness .
“ I@@ ’@@ ve been working here for 12 years , and I have never heard anything like this . ”
The Gen@@ er@@ al As@@ s@@ em@@ bly of the Un@@ ited N@@ ations a@@ do@@ p@@ ted the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al De@@ c@@ lar@@ ation of H@@ u@@ man R@@ igh@@ ts on De@@ c@@ ember 10 , 194@@ 8 .
Then , in 19@@ 6@@ 3 , we moved to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
9 , 10 . ( a ) Why do we need dep@@ end@@ able direction ?
But when a cou@@ ple love Jehovah , ask for his spirit , and view their uni@@ on as sac@@ red , they have the kind of mo@@ tiv@@ ation that many l@@ ack .
We did not enc@@ oun@@ ter res@@ ist@@ ance .
What makes the we@@ d@@ ding day so mean@@ ing@@ ful for true Christians ?
In this way we buil@@ d our life around our relationship with Jehovah , in sh@@ ar@@ p contr@@ ast with Adam , E@@ sa@@ u , and the un@@ faithful Israelites .
Eli@@ j@@ ah was sure that Jehovah would act to end the dr@@ ought , but he was not sure when Jehovah would act .
Paul coun@@ sel@@ s us to “ keep working out [ our ] own sal@@ vation with fear and tre@@ m@@ bl@@ ing . ”
How is God’s holy spirit involved in ex@@ ten@@ ding the invit@@ ation to humans in our day ?
What earthly in@@ str@@ um@@ ent did Christ use in the first century to lead his disciples , and whom is he using today ?
( b ) Who today deser@@ ve similar encourag@@ ement ?
The emo@@ tional pain has been more in@@ ten@@ se for me than for F@@ ran@@ k .
“ All Scrip@@ ture is inspired of God and bene@@ fi@@ cial for teaching , for re@@ pro@@ ving , for set@@ ting things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght , for discipl@@ ining in righteousness . ”
( F@@ o@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ) The people were not willing to return to Jehovah’s ex@@ al@@ ted worship by making the chang@@ es that were needed to rest@@ ore their relationship with him .
“ Do not wa@@ it with fol@@ ded ar@@ ms for God to act , ho@@ p@@ ing for a mirac@@ le , ” expla@@ ins Adam .
For example , no@@ te this com@@ ment by a new@@ s@@ pa@@ per repor@@ ter in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o : “ Tru@@ ly , young people are a large part of the members of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and what stand out are their ha@@ ir@@ cu@@ ts , cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness , and prop@@ er d@@ ress . ”
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting all the apostles , Peter states that in con@@ ne@@ ction with their ministry , they obey God rather than men .
And when my husband co@@ o@@ ks , he uses the same clo@@ th to d@@ ry the di@@ sh@@ es and to clean his hands !
Jehovah has taught us this important truth because he lo@@ ves us .
The time will come when God’s mo@@ der@@ n - day servants will appe@@ ar to be just as vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able as the Jews tra@@ pp@@ ed in@@ side Jerusalem in He@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ ah’s day .
Since the 19@@ 20 ’ s , Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites who desi@@ red to mar@@ ry had been requi@@ red to leave Bethel and serve Kingdom inter@@ ests el@@ se@@ where .
Of course , we may have many dem@@ ands upon our time and en@@ er@@ gy , and it can be challeng@@ ing to maintain a heal@@ thy spiritual r@@ out@@ ine .
What will do that ?
God’s great@@ est gift is Jesus ’ sacrifice for the sin@@ s of anointed ones and for all others who exerc@@ ise faith .
How did they pre@@ pare themselves to atten@@ d this school , which tra@@ ins pro@@ spe@@ ctive mission@@ aries to serve the spiritual needs of people in fore@@ ign lands ?
( b ) What can help us to offer hear@@ t@@ felt prayers ?
Then , in No@@ v@@ ember , with consider@@ able difficul@@ ty and at great ris@@ k , we re@@ en@@ tered the Rus@@ si@@ an se@@ ct@@ or and se@@ cre@@ tly brought our famili@@ es ac@@ ro@@ ss the bor@@ der .
Rather , Noah obe@@ yed his God so clo@@ sel@@ y and loved him so de@@ arly that it was as if he and Jehovah wal@@ ked together as friends .
We read : “ Many of his disciples , when they heard this , said : ‘ This spe@@ e@@ ch is sh@@ o@@ c@@ king ; who can listen to it ? ’ ”
He may have been temp@@ ted to make a name for himself in the Jewish system of things .
Why , Abraham ru@@ shed to the de@@ f@@ en@@ se of Lo@@ t and his family ! ​ — Genesis 14 : 12 - 16 .
As with the ancient fulfill@@ ment ​ — the return of the Jews to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and — ​ the cur@@ r@@ ent fulfill@@ ment of 2 Peter 3 : 13 invol@@ ves people who sub@@ mit to rul@@ er@@ ship by the new heavens .
Why is it f@@ it@@ ting that the faithful slave be made up of anointed Christians ?
What was it like preaching under such circumstances , and what were the resul@@ ts ?
But the Messi@@ ani@@ c King will not si@@ t on a thro@@ ne in that city or el@@ se@@ where on earth .
I told her that we would stay and help my sister L@@ in@@ da to care for her .
( 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 10 : 1 – 36 : 23 )
How kind Jehovah is to us !
H@@ ere pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s health was a fav@@ or@@ ite to@@ pi@@ c of con@@ vers@@ ation .
But a com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate world govern@@ ment could make sure that all have what they need .
What should he have done ?
If so , you no doubt want to help your relati@@ ves and friends to find that ro@@ ad and to star@@ t wal@@ king on it .
A R@@ ich Li@@ fe
Jesus gave his life not only for those who would rule with him in his heavenly Kingdom but also “ in be@@ half of the life of the world ” of re@@ de@@ e@@ ma@@ ble mankind .
Mo@@ st I@@ U@@ D@@ s that were then wi@@ d@@ ely a@@ vail@@ able were in@@ er@@ t pl@@ as@@ tic ob@@ je@@ cts in@@ ser@@ ted in the u@@ ter@@ us ( wom@@ b ) to pre@@ v@@ ent pre@@ gn@@ an@@ ci@@ es .
H@@ er spe@@ e@@ ch should not be influ@@ enced by the spirit of the world .
When they learned that more work la@@ y a@@ head , they jo@@ y@@ fully set about accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing it .
When he did speak with Mar@@ th@@ a , he asked a question , and then he listen@@ ed . ​ — John 11 : 25 - 27 .
They ar@@ rest@@ ed me , took me to a ro@@ om , and sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded me .
Fa@@ ith in that promise would give ris@@ e to action and would result in many rich blessings . ​ — Pro@@ v .
The h@@ our is coming , in@@ deed , it has come , when you will be sc@@ at@@ tered each one to his own house and you will leave me al@@ one ; and yet I am not al@@ one , because the Father is with me .
I was or@@ der@@ ed to stand against a w@@ all for si@@ x days and si@@ x ni@@ gh@@ ts , with no food or dr@@ ink and in den@@ se to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o s@@ mo@@ ke from the of@@ fic@@ ers ’ ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ tes .
For I am not a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of the good news ; it is , in fact , God’s power for sal@@ vation to ever@@ yone having faith . ”
Can we still appro@@ ach the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of the uni@@ verse fre@@ ely ?
If your present circumstances do not per@@ mit it , perhaps an ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment can be made .
L@@ ater , we went up@@ sta@@ ir@@ s to our Bethel ro@@ om .
The Bible , however , con@@ tain@@ s ca@@ u@@ tion@@ ary examples of sacrific@@ es that were not accep@@ table to God .
So , too , when he said the bre@@ ad ‘ was ’ his body , there can be no question that the bre@@ ad me@@ ant , or sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed , his body .
The gro@@ w@@ th of the Christian congregation started in a small way in 33 C.E . when about 1@@ 20 disciples were anointed with holy spirit .
The promise at Genesis 3 : 15 indic@@ ates that im@@ medi@@ ately after Adam and E@@ ve sin@@ ned , Jehovah determined that his sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic woman was to bring for@@ th a se@@ ed , or son .
Yet , even there he wrote let@@ ters of encourag@@ ement and counsel to the Christian congregations .
U@@ p@@ on lear@@ ning that his si@@ ck@@ ness would prove f@@ at@@ al , He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah had concer@@ ns that went bey@@ ond himself .
How can you con@@ ve@@ y Jesus ’ message more effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely ?
God called the man un@@ reason@@ able .
But Adam and E@@ ve f@@ ell into sin , and the earth did not become filled with righteous , God - fe@@ aring people .
That was the first great dec@@ ep@@ tion , for even though humans were given the fre@@ e@@ dom to cho@@ ose what they would do , they were not cre@@ ated with the ability to deter@@ mine for themselves what is right and what is wrong .
The events fore@@ told for the last days can make individuals a@@ ware of their spiritual need .
5@@ 8 : 3 - 5 ​ — In what way are the wicked like a s@@ n@@ ake ?
L@@ ou@@ is , Mis@@ s@@ our@@ i , when the mor@@ ning s@@ es@@ sion op@@ ened , 1@@ 5@@ ,000 children ​ — between 5 and 18 years of age — ​ were ass@@ em@@ b@@ led in the ma@@ in ar@@ ena direc@@ tly in fr@@ on@@ t of the pl@@ at@@ form . . . .
O@@ r they sp@@ end a great de@@ al of time loo@@ king at pi@@ c@@ tures of or reading about such individuals .
Paul ex@@ hor@@ ts : “ St@@ and fir@@ m and maintain your hold on the tra@@ di@@ tions that you were taught . ”
Even though some good may result from li@@ mit@@ ing con@@ su@@ mp@@ tion and main@@ tain@@ ing a re@@ serve , people gener@@ ally des@@ p@@ ise a person doing this because of his sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness .
The Son wor@@ ked jo@@ y@@ ously with the Father as his bel@@ o@@ ved “ ma@@ ster work@@ er ” and as his S@@ po@@ k@@ es@@ man , “ the Word . ”
Yet , some ap@@ par@@ ently re@@ ta@@ ined their vit@@ ality , en@@ ab@@ ling them to s@@ pr@@ out f@@ res@@ h sh@@ o@@ o@@ ts when the w@@ at@@ ers rec@@ e@@ ded .
He is e@@ ag@@ er to see us re@@ ject God’s right to rule and sto@@ p serving H@@ im .
TH@@ E apostle Paul re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed those who wor@@ ked hard in be@@ half of the good news .
On occasi@@ on , some who have cre@@ pt into the Christian congregation have tri@@ ed to cor@@ ru@@ pt those who are spiritually we@@ ak and who are not wal@@ king confid@@ ently in divine light . ​ — Ju@@ de 8 , 12 - 16 .
“ TH@@ E woman whom you gave to be with me , she gave me fru@@ it from the t@@ ree and so I ate , ” said the man .
Now while Jehovah was loo@@ king with fav@@ or upon A@@ be@@ l and his o@@ ffering , he did not look with any fav@@ or upon Ca@@ in and upon his o@@ ffering . ”
Do not give up .
In contr@@ ast with the young rul@@ er , the apostle Peter and other disciples made a good cho@@ ice .
Our confidence in Jehovah will help us not only to ac@@ knowledge but also to accept our li@@ mit@@ ations .
H@@ ere in T@@ ex@@ as , we have for some 25 years been sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by car@@ ing brothers and sisters to whom we have become clo@@ sel@@ y att@@ ached .
While on earth , Jesus provided a pre@@ view of what his coming Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn will accom@@ pl@@ ish . ​ — Re@@ v .
El@@ ders on Re@@ gi@@ onal Bu@@ il@@ ding Com@@ mit@@ te@@ es and reli@@ ef com@@ mit@@ te@@ es work hard to help the brothers .
These words also apply to God’s people today .
On@@ ly two months after the P@@ ra@@ gu@@ e conven@@ tion , the se@@ cre@@ t po@@ li@@ ce ra@@ i@@ ded the Bethel home near P@@ ra@@ gu@@ e .
God’s Word is like a pro@@ duc@@ tive di@@ am@@ ond mine .
Moses ’ example also teach@@ es us not to place too much import@@ ance on our st@@ atu@@ s or authority .
What efforts were made to sto@@ p our work during World W@@ ar I@@ I and ther@@ e@@ after ?
B@@ r@@ ita@@ in p@@ lu@@ cked those po@@ wers out one by one , re@@ mo@@ ving them from their positi@@ ons of pres@@ ti@@ ge .
They put their house up for s@@ ale at a certain pri@@ ce .
Wh@@ atever your me@@ th@@ od , the ke@@ y is to work together as a te@@ am .
That is why “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” regul@@ arly remin@@ ds us of the import@@ ance of devo@@ ting time to Bible reading and study .
Today , I am still gr@@ ate@@ ful for my fa@@ ther’s ad@@ vice because accep@@ ting such invit@@ ations has brought me rich re@@ war@@ ds .
They benefit us .
O@@ badi@@ ah is a fine example for all of us , especially for those who worship Jehovah at the ris@@ k of their fre@@ e@@ dom or even their life .
What kind of God is he ?
That wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t eas@@ y to do .
The psalmist David pon@@ der@@ ed this question , saying to Jehovah : “ When I see your heavens , the works of your f@@ ing@@ ers , the mo@@ on and the st@@ ars that you have pre@@ pared , what is mor@@ tal man that you keep him in mind ? ”
He now attend@@ s Christian meetings .
The ser@@ p@@ ent@@ ’s cla@@ im comple@@ t@@ ely dist@@ or@@ ted what God and Adam had said .
Satan wants to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce us that we are un@@ loved and wor@@ th@@ less .
Even after years of service , we can maintain our joy
Our pa@@ ying attention to prophe@@ tic war@@ n@@ ings will help us to ‘ ar@@ ouse our clear thinking fac@@ ul@@ ties . ’
On@@ ly humans are tr@@ oub@@ led by death , are concer@@ ned about their orig@@ in , and have a desire to live forever .
The Bible promises that God will soon provide justice for all
M@@ or@@ it@@ z is just one spo@@ t that has long dra@@ wn people to this pi@@ c@@ tu@@ res@@ que v@@ al@@ le@@ y situ@@ ated among the s@@ no@@ w@@ c@@ app@@ ed Al@@ ps in the sou@@ the@@ ast cor@@ ner of S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land near the I@@ tal@@ i@@ an bor@@ der .
During that time , my worship was hal@@ f@@ hear@@ ted , simply a matter of r@@ out@@ ine .
Consider Ser@@ ge and his wife , Mu@@ ri@@ el , who served in a fore@@ ign - language congregation for more than three years .
They asked her if she would enjoy a long life in par@@ adi@@ sa@@ ic con@@ di@@ tions , similar to those on the is@@ land but without si@@ ck@@ ness and death .
And the out@@ come for both grou@@ ps will be ex@@ ac@@ tly the same ​ — everlasting death !
Instead , I vo@@ ic@@ ed my concer@@ ns to him .
One ke@@ y was bri@@ d@@ ges , some of which still stand , t@@ es@@ ti@@ f@@ ying to the out@@ standing te@@ ch@@ n@@ ic@@ al ability of the ancient Romans .
What would he want me to do ? ’
Si@@ mil@@ arly , in many Mus@@ li@@ m lands , grou@@ ps have tri@@ ed to cur@@ b cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and exc@@ ess@@ es by prom@@ o@@ ting clo@@ s@@ er ad@@ her@@ ence to the K@@ or@@ an .
Some ex@@ per@@ ts have even felt that transl@@ ation is bey@@ ond what a com@@ pu@@ ter can do .
Many do not re@@ act well when a@@ wak@@ ened su@@ d@@ den@@ ly .
Daniel did not change in his determin@@ ation to worship the true God .
Some do so for e@@ con@@ om@@ ic reas@@ ons ; others do it because they want to be free to pur@@ sue a lu@@ cr@@ ative care@@ er .
Our pri@@ me concer@@ n should be the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of Jehovah’s great and holy name .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From Luke , 3 / 15
Paul’s close associ@@ ation with him helped Timothy to keep his mind foc@@ used on spiritual go@@ als . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Revelation 21 : 4 promises : “ [ God ] will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more . The form@@ er things [ to@@ da@@ y’s tri@@ als and suffering ] have pas@@ sed away . ”
How , then , can we be confid@@ ent that we are making wise decisions ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that .
Re@@ g@@ arding the do@@ w@@ n@@ p@@ our , we are told : “ In the si@@ x h@@ un@@ dre@@ d@@ th year of No@@ ah’s life [ 2@@ 3@@ 70 B.C.E . ] , in the second mon@@ th , on the se@@ ven@@ te@@ en@@ th day of the mon@@ th , on this day all the s@@ pr@@ ings of the va@@ st w@@ at@@ er@@ y deep were bro@@ ken o@@ pen and the f@@ loo@@ d@@ g@@ ates of the heavens were op@@ ened . ” ​ — Genesis 7 : 11 .
How can we be sure that the worl@@ d’s spirit has not po@@ is@@ oned our sen@@ ses as to the d@@ ang@@ ers of over@@ e@@ ating or heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ king ?
Ther@@ e@@ in Re@@ im@@ ar@@ us en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined pro@@ found doub@@ ts about the hist@@ or@@ ic@@ ity of the Go@@ sp@@ els .
Are not Jehovah’s standards regarding the use of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l a sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard ?
Then , at God’s direction , Na@@ than the prophet went to David .
When cour@@ tro@@ om pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re invol@@ ves ei@@ ther ra@@ ising a hand or plac@@ ing it on the Bible when s@@ we@@ aring , a Christian may cho@@ ose to com@@ p@@ ly .
For cen@@ tu@@ ries , a fi@@ er@@ y hel@@ l of exc@@ ru@@ ci@@ ating t@@ or@@ ments has been en@@ v@@ isi@@ oned by religious lead@@ ers of Chris@@ tend@@ om as the certain des@@ t@@ in@@ y for sin@@ n@@ ers .
When she and her husband learned that she had this di@@ se@@ ase , they im@@ medi@@ ately turned to Jehovah in a long , b@@ es@@ e@@ e@@ ch@@ ing prayer .
“ She always wanted to be with us and talk with us , ” said R@@ y@@ an .
But I can tru@@ th@@ fully say that no@@ ne of these lo@@ s@@ ses affe@@ cted me as deep@@ ly as the lo@@ ss of my husband .
They are not op@@ posed to my religion , and they se@@ em to be more inter@@ es@@ ting than some brothers . ”
You can wa@@ st@@ e all that en@@ er@@ gy and en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m on self - in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence , just going from one good time to another with no thought to the future .
David , though , had been a man of war . So Jehovah dec@@ re@@ ed that it was his son Solomon who , during a pe@@ ace@@ ful re@@ ign , would buil@@ d the temple to house the ar@@ k of the covenant .
From its n@@ est high up on a c@@ li@@ f@@ f , the e@@ ag@@ le “ sear@@ ches for food ; its eyes look far into the dist@@ ance . ”
Rather than sub@@ mit@@ ting to the so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y of God’s new@@ born Kingdom , they were em@@ bro@@ iled in a cont@@ est of power ​ — the Gre@@ at W@@ ar , or World W@@ ar I .
In 194@@ 3 , I moved to K@@ en@@ tu@@ ck@@ y .
Mar@@ ri@@ age is God’s arrang@@ ement .
What about you young ones today ?
This re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble res@@ ili@@ ence led one T@@ un@@ isi@@ an hor@@ tic@@ ul@@ tu@@ ris@@ t to ob@@ serve : “ You can say that o@@ live tre@@ es are im@@ mor@@ tal . ”
Since the P@@ ra@@ et@@ ori@@ an G@@ u@@ ard is respon@@ sible for pris@@ on@@ ers from the pro@@ v@@ inc@@ es , Ju@@ li@@ us lea@@ ds his group through one of the four ma@@ in g@@ ates .
Yet , Jehovah is t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant of human we@@ ak@@ nesses .
W@@ om@@ en were fa@@ in@@ ting , children were cr@@ ying , and men were pro@@ t@@ es@@ ting and sh@@ ou@@ ting th@@ reat@@ s .
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : MU@@ S@@ L@@ I@@ M F@@ A@@ TH@@ E@@ R AN@@ D J@@ E@@ W@@ I@@ S@@ H M@@ O@@ TH@@ E@@ R
How did the Witnesses feel about their day of wit@@ ness@@ ing in the m@@ all ?
Re@@ call that the apostle Peter said that Jesus left us a mo@@ de@@ l for us to follow his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y .
Au@@ gu@@ st 1 - 7 , 20@@ 11
Why was it vital that the is@@ sue of circum@@ c@@ ision be set@@ t@@ led ?
Jesus as@@ sur@@ ed them : “ The help@@ er , the holy spirit , . . . will teach you all things and bring back to your min@@ ds all the things I told you . ”
As we con@@ form our lives to God’s will , we learn to “ ab@@ ho@@ r what is wicked ” and “ cl@@ ing to what is good . ” ​ — R@@ om .
Pe@@ ople mo@@ cked me because I did not pla@@ y that we@@ ek , and they str@@ ong@@ ly pres@@ sur@@ ed me to pla@@ y again , but I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t .
Al@@ so , I am gr@@ ate@@ ful that Jehovah provided “ a help@@ er ” for me .
And according to L@@ ü@@ dem@@ an@@ n , Jesus ’ appe@@ ar@@ ance to up@@ ward of 5@@ 00 believers on one occasi@@ on was a case of “ mas@@ s e@@ c@@ st@@ as@@ y . ”
H@@ O@@ W would you answer the question , “ Are you born again ? ”
S@@ to@@ p te@@ aring down the work of God just for the s@@ ake of food .
Al@@ so , he and his three compan@@ i@@ ons ​ — H@@ an@@ ani@@ ah , Mi@@ sh@@ a@@ el , and A@@ z@@ ari@@ ah — ​ were in the spo@@ t@@ light , as it were , because they were to be tra@@ ined in the k@@ ing@@ ’s service .
What if har@@ s@@ h language was comm@@ on in the family in which you were ra@@ ised and using it has become your cu@@ sto@@ m ?
It seem@@ ed that I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t f@@ it in any@@ where . ”
“ Bet@@ ter is it to be low@@ ly in spirit with the me@@ ek ones than to di@@ vi@@ de spo@@ il with the self - ex@@ al@@ ted ones , ” states Proverbs 16 : 19 .
What a fa@@ bul@@ ous to@@ ol you have given us !
T@@ ow@@ ard the end of his long care@@ er , he found himself imp@@ ris@@ oned on the is@@ le of P@@ at@@ mo@@ s “ for speaking about God and be@@ aring witness to Jesus . ”
“ Gi@@ ve than@@ ks to Jehovah , for he is good . ” ​ — P@@ S .
Why should we become famili@@ ar with the song@@ s in our new song@@ book ?
This tre@@ ach@@ er@@ y man@@ i@@ fes@@ ts it@@ self in vari@@ ous ways , such as when we make exc@@ uses for ourselves when we do wrong .
( Com@@ pare Mi@@ ca@@ h 5 : 2 . )
( a ) How did H@@ en@@ ry D@@ un@@ n understand Acts 3 : 21 ?
Some time later , she was s@@ it@@ ting in a cha@@ ir in the living ro@@ om , wa@@ iting for her Bible teach@@ er to come .
F@@ in@@ ally , Jehovah ju@@ st@@ ly determined that they mer@@ ited the p@@ en@@ al@@ ty of death .
That c@@ all@@ ing began in 33 C.E . and continued into mo@@ der@@ n times .
Let us now exam@@ ine this mo@@ der@@ n - day gro@@ w@@ th of God’s word .
As the ol@@ des@@ t m@@ ale in the house , I soon found my@@ self sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der@@ ing many responsi@@ bil@@ ities on our small f@@ ar@@ m and around the house .
The prayer is par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly fer@@ v@@ ent .
How am@@ a@@ zed Peter was when God showed that he accepted Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us and his family by p@@ our@@ ing out holy spirit upon them !
( Read John 16 : 12 . )
What less@@ on about s@@ tic@@ king together is clear from the account of Lo@@ t and his daugh@@ ters ?
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , most of those resur@@ rec@@ ted in the future will return to life on the earth . ​ — Read John 5 : 28 , 29 ; 11 : 4@@ 4 .
V@@ i@@ ol@@ ence became a way of life for me .
For more information on tra@@ ining children in a religi@@ ously di@@ vi@@ ded hous@@ eho@@ ld , see “ Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers ” in The Watchtower , Au@@ gu@@ st 15 , 200@@ 2 .
( a ) What fac@@ ts show that the ze@@ al of Jehovah’s people has not di@@ min@@ i@@ shed ?
He explained that the to@@ wn bel@@ ong@@ ed to him and for@@ ba@@ de me to preach there .
For instance , in J@@ ap@@ an , the word su@@ mi@@ mas@@ en , a ty@@ pi@@ cal expres@@ sion used in a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ z@@ ing , is heard th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of times .
Who were these people ?
( b ) What is in st@@ ore for Satan , and how does that encoura@@ ge you to end@@ ure ?
The Bible makes an ob@@ serv@@ ation regarding those who re@@ ject the ex@@ ist@@ ence of a Des@@ ign@@ er and Creator : “ The sen@@ sel@@ ess one has said in his heart : ‘ There is no Jehovah . ’ ”
What in@@ es@@ ti@@ ma@@ ble privilege should we not for@@ get ?
We also dis@@ cer@@ ned that the first part of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation did not beg@@ in in 1914 .
M@@ ore rec@@ ently , in our time , Jehovah has been ga@@ ther@@ ing “ the things on the earth . ”
Pro@@ te@@ ct yourself from the dem@@ ons by pu@@ t@@ ting on “ the complete su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or from God . ”
A@@ vo@@ id over@@ confidence , and remain hum@@ ble .
A per@@ fe@@ c@@ tion@@ ist ​ — someone who se@@ ts exc@@ essi@@ vely high standards of accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment — ​ is also c@@ ru@@ el to himself .
What opportun@@ ities do we have to strengthen the b@@ ond of Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od ?
One of them , a pioneer , or full - time minis@@ ter , deci@@ ded to go back , but the same thing happened again , and this continued for a year .
I cannot er@@ ase the thought of those p@@ re - World W@@ ar I years , when the future of mankind appe@@ ared un@@ enc@@ um@@ ber@@ ed and without li@@ mit .
If the f@@ la@@ ws of others eas@@ ily an@@ no@@ y us , we need to ask ourselves , ‘ How can I better refle@@ ct “ the mind of Christ ” ? ’
“ Th@@ r@@ ough one act of jus@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation the result to men of all s@@ or@@ ts is a declar@@ ing of them righteous for life , ” wrote Paul .
Such brothers are mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love for God and neigh@@ b@@ or to rend@@ er valu@@ able service . ​ — Mark 12 : 30 , 31 .
H@@ app@@ y Is One W@@ ho@@ se God Is Jehovah ( T .
14 : 33 , 40 .
Then he pres@@ ented di@@ pl@@ om@@ as to the gra@@ du@@ ating stud@@ ents , one of whom read a letter from the class , expres@@ sing hear@@ t@@ felt appreciation for the tra@@ ining received .
To that end , he tri@@ es to get us to pur@@ sue activities that wa@@ st@@ e time or that cause div@@ ision among us .
We will ref@@ er to him as A@@ sa@@ ph , though he could have been a member of the house of A@@ sa@@ ph , the L@@ ev@@ ite who led the sing@@ ers in the days of King David .
But these men will leave str@@ ong@@ er than when they came . ”
His heart is un@@ sh@@ aka@@ ble ; he will not be af@@ ra@@ id , until he loo@@ ks on his ad@@ vers@@ aries . ”
Why should we gu@@ ard against the spirit of in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence ?
S@@ how@@ ing how , Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah says : “ Be@@ fore there comes upon you people the bur@@ ning anger of Jehovah , before there comes upon you the day of Jehovah’s anger , seek Jehovah , all you me@@ ek ones of the earth . . .
Today , Ser@@ ge kno@@ ws that they made the right decision .
Paul well knew that he had been “ a bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ er and a persecu@@ t@@ or and an in@@ sol@@ ent man . ”
Then we ate some sou@@ p and bre@@ ad and went to s@@ le@@ ep ​ — ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted .
What can be a s@@ ource of comfort to the de@@ pres@@ sed ?
What happ@@ ens to our conscience when its pro@@ d@@ ding@@ s are re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly ign@@ ored and divine standards are viol@@ ated ?
O@@ be@@ di@@ ently David , la@@ den with supp@@ lies for his brothers , he@@ ad@@ ed to the V@@ al@@ le@@ y of E@@ la@@ h .
The person he is tal@@ king to could have a hear@@ ing proble@@ m .
In his first letter , Peter 34 times qu@@ o@@ ted from ten Bible boo@@ ks . ​ — 1 Peter 1 : 10 , 11 .
Lo@@ op 1@@ 21
The Bible reve@@ als three ca@@ uses of death . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 11 ; John 8 : 4@@ 4 ; Romans 5 : 12 .
It was hard work for both of us , but we enjo@@ yed our assignment .
Such s@@ cen@@ es have become com@@ mon@@ place even among the very young , since viol@@ ence has in@@ va@@ ded the world of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
What we@@ igh@@ ed more heav@@ ily on his mind was what his d@@ ying he@@ ir@@ less would mean for the Davi@@ di@@ c l@@ ine of k@@ ings .
Yes , we must end@@ ure to the end , whether that is to the end of our present life or to the end of this wicked system of things .
Who of these three seem@@ s to you to have made himself neigh@@ b@@ or to the man that f@@ ell among the ro@@ b@@ bers ? ” ​ — Luke 10 : 29 - 36 .
4 , 5 . ( a ) Why did Jesus use pla@@ in language in his teaching , and what is re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble about the fact that he did so ?
A@@ no@@ ther man said of the Bible : “ No@@ body ever out@@ gro@@ ws Scrip@@ ture ; the book wi@@ den@@ s and deep@@ ens with our years . ”
Why should we deli@@ ght in reading the Bible ?
S@@ cen@@ es from Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a
L@@ ess than 30 years after Jesus ’ death , the apostle Paul could wr@@ ite that the good news had been pre@@ ached not only to the Jews but to “ all cre@@ ation that is under heaven . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 23 .
Wor@@ ship That Is Go@@ od for You
He also pre@@ ached to an E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an of@@ fi@@ cial who respon@@ ded to the message about Christ . ​ — Acts 6 : 1 - 5 ; 8 : 5 - 13 , 26 - 40 ; 21 : 8 , 9 .
There is consider@@ able evidence of ang@@ eli@@ c support for our work .
Why should you be inter@@ ested in cultiv@@ ating self - control ?
It cannot be for@@ ced or spe@@ e@@ ded up .
Fir@@ st of all , Jesus was reason@@ able in his expe@@ ct@@ ations both of himself and of others .
It is un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble , on my part , from Jehovah’s stan@@ d@@ point , to th@@ ru@@ st my hand out against the anointed of Jehovah ! ” ​ — 1 Samuel 24 : 3 - 15 ; 26 : 7 - 20 .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ating that they have stu@@ ck with him during his tri@@ als , he makes a personal covenant with them for a kingdom .
Ex@@ peri@@ enced ones can help to tra@@ in you@@ ths to serve Jehovah
You will no@@ tice that the study artic@@ les are a little sh@@ or@@ ter than they were pre@@ vi@@ ously .
‘ U@@ S@@ E TH@@ I@@ S T@@ O T@@ R@@ AN@@ S@@ L@@ AT@@ E TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E ’
They wanted the whole world to know that Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at is a religious pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te !
“ T@@ ear@@ s came to my eyes when I read about the brothers in U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine .
A pr@@ er@@ e@@ qu@@ is@@ ite to recei@@ ving such benef@@ its is having your sin@@ s for@@ given on the bas@@ is of Christ’s ransom .
But we can be sure that Satan kept tr@@ ying to get Jesus to do something wrong and that each time , Jesus fir@@ m@@ ly re@@ je@@ cted him .
• What gift does Jehovah give to those who draw close to him ?
F@@ it@@ t@@ ingly , then , Paul wrote : “ A physical man does not receive the things of the spirit of God , for they are fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness to him ; and he cannot get to know them , because they are exam@@ ined spiritually . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 2 : 14 .
While I continued to transl@@ ate for Bethel , E@@ s@@ ther served as a special pioneer in the su@@ bur@@ bs of Par@@ is .
He helped to organiz@@ e P@@ as@@ so@@ ver c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations and the service of the L@@ ev@@ ite g@@ at@@ eke@@ ep@@ ers .
When we think of a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c situation , it will be e@@ asi@@ er to know how Jehovah would want us to use the information .
No matter how much we know , it should hum@@ ble us to real@@ ize that there is no li@@ mit to what can be learned about Jehovah , his works , and his ways .
What blessing and pri@@ c@@ eless gift do Jehovah’s people enjoy during this “ time of the end ” ?
For example , a question was ra@@ ised as to whether it was wor@@ th all the effort to transl@@ ate public@@ ations into Tu@@ valu@@ an .
If so , ple@@ ase turn to the back page of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
The e@@ un@@ u@@ ch was so moved by what he learned that he got baptized .
The pi@@ c@@ ture of an un@@ born child appe@@ aring in that chap@@ ter t@@ ou@@ ched the cou@@ ple so deep@@ ly that they deci@@ ded against the ab@@ or@@ tion .
Of course , all of us need special attention from time to time .
Indeed the use of it was a mar@@ k of pa@@ gan@@ ism . . .
In 199@@ 0 , our son Pa@@ v@@ el , then 19 years old , wanted to pioneer on S@@ ak@@ hal@@ in , an is@@ land nor@@ th of J@@ ap@@ an .
Paul b@@ ra@@ vely sto@@ od up to Satan’s fr@@ on@@ tal att@@ ac@@ ks and stated : “ I do not consider my own life of any import@@ ance to me , if only I may fin@@ ish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus , to be@@ ar thor@@ ough witness to the good news of the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness of God . ”
For me these chang@@ es have been a s@@ ource of great joy , something I would have thought imp@@ os@@ sible in ear@@ li@@ er times .
If you are reading with children , the d@@ as@@ h provi@@ des a remin@@ der to sto@@ p and direc@@ t the question to them .
MI@@ N@@ D@@ O@@ R@@ O
A@@ no@@ inted Christians and other sheep , streng@@ th@@ ened by Jehovah’s spirit , sto@@ od fir@@ m together .
These ad@@ d@@ ress do@@ z@@ ens of inter@@ es@@ ting Bible to@@ pi@@ c@@ s , such as : “ Who Is God ? , ” “ Why Does God Per@@ mit Su@@ ffering ? , ” “ How Can You F@@ ind the Tru@@ e R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on ? , ” “ These Are the L@@ ast Da@@ ys ! , ” and “ Bu@@ il@@ ding a F@@ am@@ ily That H@@ on@@ ors God . ”
At the time , the work of Jehovah’s Witnesses was ban@@ ned in U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine .
Ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ ill , u@@ pp@@ er left : U@@ .@@ S .
No won@@ der that an es@@ sa@@ y@@ ist stated in The New Yor@@ k T@@ im@@ es M@@ aga@@ z@@ ine that his neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od , like many others , had become “ a commun@@ ity of str@@ ang@@ ers . ”
You , the one saying ‘ Do not com@@ mit ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , ’ do you com@@ mit ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y ? . . .
( b ) What will be Dani@@ el@@ ’s “ lo@@ t ” ?
Ke@@ ith and B@@ on@@ ni@@ e took this to heart .
I@@ N 18@@ 9@@ 7 my gr@@ and@@ parents em@@ i@@ gr@@ ated from U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine to Cana@@ da and set@@ t@@ led near Yor@@ k@@ t@@ on , S@@ as@@ kat@@ c@@ he@@ wa@@ n .
He asked that ‘ two par@@ ts of Eli@@ j@@ ah’s spirit might come to him . ’
For more information on per@@ su@@ asi@@ on , see stu@@ dies 4@@ 8 and 4@@ 9 of the book B@@ ene@@ f@@ it From The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol E@@ duc@@ ation , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Not long after arri@@ ving in S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land , I me@@ t E@@ s@@ ther during a conven@@ tion , and soon we got eng@@ ag@@ ed .
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als in a group u@@ su@@ ally do what the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity does .
We must never become com@@ plac@@ ent in our worship .
• What should move us to care for fellow believers ?
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , John thought about the Bible account of the city of Ba@@ be@@ l .
He explained that he wanted to be a full - time minis@@ ter of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
We act as he wants us to and thus maintain integrity to him .
Abra@@ m set@@ t@@ led down in H@@ ar@@ an , likely doing so out of consider@@ ation for his ag@@ ed father , T@@ er@@ ah .
This is true of children who are so pre@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with the privile@@ ges of ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od that they over@@ look the benef@@ its of chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od until it is long g@@ one .
A@@ men . ”
• What did our deli@@ ver@@ ance co@@ st Jehovah ?
What qualities does God’s ac@@ tive for@@ ce pro@@ du@@ ce in those who live and walk by spirit ?
He then offered his as@@ sur@@ ance that the responsi@@ bility of being his follow@@ er — including the com@@ mis@@ sion to preach — would bring gen@@ u@@ ine reli@@ ef and comfort .
F@@ e@@ el@@ ing U@@ se@@ ful A@@ gain
H@@ ear@@ t@@ felt appreciation for Jehovah’s loving - kindness and go@@ o@@ dness should move us to bl@@ ess Jehovah ​ — that is , praise him with affe@@ ction and gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de .
O@@ u@@ t of your d@@ wel@@ ling plac@@ es you should bring two lo@@ a@@ ves as a wa@@ ve o@@ ffering . Of two ten@@ ths of an ep@@ ha@@ h of fine f@@ l@@ our they should prove to be . They should be bak@@ ed le@@ av@@ ened , as first ri@@ pe fru@@ its to Jehovah . ”
How , though , does God use his pro@@ found understanding of ‘ the real you ’ to comfort you ?
By making “ the true knowledge ” known , Jehovah has ga@@ ther@@ ed a faithful re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of anointed Christians .
However , I kept going .
In s@@ pite of the persecu@@ tion , those faithful and coura@@ ge@@ ous disciples stu@@ ck with the work of be@@ aring witness to the truth , even though they knew that this would lead to more har@@ d@@ ship . ​ — Acts 11 : 19 - 21 .
‘ D@@ O N@@ O@@ T F@@ O@@ R@@ G@@ E@@ T W@@ H@@ A@@ T Y@@ O@@ U@@ R E@@ Y@@ E@@ S H@@ A@@ V@@ E S@@ E@@ E@@ N ’
Be@@ fore long , the number of publi@@ sh@@ ers , pione@@ ers , and congregations mul@@ ti@@ p@@ lied .
“ D@@ on@@ ’t just t@@ ough it out , ” says David , an el@@ der .
So when Jesus and his apostles left l@@ ate that night , Mark ap@@ par@@ ently th@@ re@@ w on a gar@@ ment and follow@@ ed . ​ — Mark 14 : 5@@ 1 , 5@@ 2 .
Our support : Jehovah has pur@@ posed that “ in the name of Jesus every k@@ ne@@ e should b@@ end ​ — of those in heaven and those on earth . ”
I came from a Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , and I gre@@ w up in a hous@@ ing est@@ ate with a mi@@ x@@ ture of Ca@@ tho@@ lic and Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant neigh@@ b@@ ors .
On the other hand , “ the la@@ z@@ y man ” is like ir@@ rit@@ ating “ s@@ mo@@ ke to the eyes ” of his emp@@ loy@@ er .
“ W@@ H@@ E@@ N the righteous become many , the people rejo@@ ice ; but when anyone wicked be@@ ars rule , the people si@@ gh . ”
Since then , W@@ i@@ es@@ ł@@ a@@ wa has sh@@ own more and more appreciation for spiritual matters and has be@@ gu@@ n to associ@@ ate with Jehovah’s Witnesses regul@@ arly .
So let us use our words to encoura@@ ge others and to make Jehovah happy .
Paul was sure that they could do what was right and continue to benefit from God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness .
* “ I often thought about es@@ cap@@ ing , ” B@@ less@@ ing expla@@ ins , “ but I was af@@ ra@@ id of what they would do to my family .
For example , we@@ ’@@ ve esta@@ bli@@ shed that the se@@ ven times rel@@ ate to God’s Kingdom and that they began in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
The brothers and sisters in your congregation can help you to stay neu@@ tr@@ al .
These have dedic@@ ated their lives to Jehovah and sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed their dedic@@ ation by water baptism .
“ Sh@@ all not God cause justice to be done for his cho@@ s@@ en ones who c@@ ry out to him day and night ? ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 18 : 7 .
For some ch@@ ur@@ ches , ad@@ ul@@ t baptism me@@ ant a lo@@ ss of power .
The fa@@ ul@@ ty reason@@ ing of Eli@@ p@@ ha@@ z and his two compan@@ i@@ ons moved Job to de@@ f@@ end his good name and in@@ s@@ ist on his in@@ no@@ c@@ ence .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , mu@@ si@@ c can ple@@ ase God .
G@@ et@@ ting ri@@ d of c@@ lu@@ t@@ ter may not be eas@@ y .
One way shepher@@ ds become better ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with individu@@ al sheep is by working side by side with them in the public preaching work .
6 : 11 , 16 .
A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a . D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ing what was consider@@ ed to be a s@@ cul@@ p@@ ted body , however , did not f@@ ill the vo@@ id in@@ side me .
How can we do God’s will ?
W@@ ell , family he@@ a@@ ds in ancient Israel were to make known to their sons the la@@ ws and wonderful ac@@ ts of Jehovah so that they might “ set their confidence in God himself . ” ​ — P@@ s .
6 : 3 - 5 ​ — What is me@@ ant by baptism into Christ Jesus and baptism into his death ?
That conclu@@ sion , though , is c@@ learly not cor@@ rec@@ t .
To illustr@@ ate the value of stud@@ ying the Bible and medit@@ ating on what we read so that we can come to know Jehovah in@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , consider the following s@@ crip@@ tures .
We should have deep concer@@ n for those who have s@@ low@@ ed down or st@@ op@@ ped sh@@ aring in the ministry .
They are the prophet J@@ on@@ ah and the apostle Peter .
Since they were not inter@@ ested in l@@ ining their pur@@ ses with the emp@@ er@@ or@@ ’s go@@ ld or in fur@@ ther@@ ing their care@@ ers in the ch@@ urch hi@@ er@@ ar@@ ch@@ y , they were able to view matters more ob@@ je@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely , in the light of the Scriptures .
That was like “ ir@@ on ” in@@ stead of “ st@@ ones ” or “ go@@ ld ” in@@ stead of “ cop@@ per . ”
How do you feel about the ty@@ pi@@ cal decisions that you face ?
Some cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers have expres@@ sed concer@@ n because they me@@ et young ones in their l@@ ate te@@ ens and early 20 ’ s who have gro@@ wn up in Christian hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds but who have yet to get baptized .
Then we will look at as@@ pe@@ cts of God we really can gr@@ as@@ p .
As a result , the rec@@ ord says : “ He pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to say to his people : ‘ Lo@@ ok ! The people of the sons of Israel are more num@@ er@@ ous and mi@@ gh@@ ti@@ er than we are . C@@ ome on !
I@@ magine that you were present for the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount and heard Jesus say : “ Who is the man among you whom his son as@@ ks for bre@@ ad ​ — he will not hand him a st@@ one , will he ?
With his fa@@ ther’s words imp@@ ressed on his mind and heart , Solomon did not allow his you@@ th and in@@ experience to become an ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le .
“ T@@ ell U@@ s M@@ ore ! ”
However , the word “ h@@ ate ” may also den@@ o@@ te in@@ ten@@ se ho@@ st@@ ility , su@@ sta@@ ined ill will often accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by mal@@ ice .
Just see@@ ing their ze@@ al and joy really moved me to want to serve this way . ”
My sister and I were ra@@ ised by our mother .
T@@ O M@@ A@@ K@@ E co@@ pi@@ es of the Bible , early Christians were fore@@ most in the use of the co@@ de@@ x ​ — a book , not a s@@ cro@@ l@@ l .
He Watch@@ ed , and He W@@ a@@ ited
How may discipl@@ ine inclu@@ de both teaching and p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment ?
By teaching them beau@@ ti@@ ful less@@ ons , thus pre@@ par@@ ing them for what la@@ y a@@ head .
P@@ ati@@ ence r@@ ar@@ ely comes eas@@ ily to us , especially when we are a@@ wa@@ iting the fulfill@@ ment of a hope we ch@@ er@@ ish .
But Jehovah sur@@ ely rejo@@ ic@@ es over the great effort such ones put into their service .
For example , al@@ though many form@@ s of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment a@@ vail@@ able today did not ex@@ ist in the time of Jesus , there are clear Bible st@@ at@@ ements about what pleas@@ es Jehovah and what dis@@ pleas@@ es him .
Even when there is a need to ex@@ hor@@ t or re@@ prove , the to@@ ne of the counsel should be ref@@ re@@ shing .
( Read Psalm 11 : 5 . )
W@@ ould he reve@@ al to the enem@@ y where to find that sol@@ di@@ er ?
We were also imp@@ ressed that Jehovah supp@@ lied “ the power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l . ”
The next article consi@@ ders that as@@ pect of the new bir@@ th .
For example , Christians are instru@@ cted : “ Do not go bey@@ ond the things that are written . ”
With the inc@@ re@@ ase and the pol@@ itical chang@@ es , it was necess@@ ary to esta@@ bl@@ ish new of@@ fic@@ es in L@@ ju@@ bl@@ j@@ ana ( S@@ lo@@ ven@@ ia ) , and S@@ ko@@ p@@ je ( M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia ) , in ad@@ dition to ob@@ tain@@ ing new of@@ fic@@ es in B@@ el@@ gra@@ de and Z@@ ag@@ re@@ b .
These brothers ob@@ ta@@ ined the n@@ ames and ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses of inter@@ ested people who attend@@ ed the le@@ c@@ tures and organiz@@ ed them to me@@ et together in priv@@ ate ho@@ m@@ es to form new “ cl@@ as@@ ses . ”
A rec@@ ent sur@@ ve@@ y there reve@@ aled that , r@@ ough@@ ly , 1 per@@ c@@ ent of young people read the Bible very often , 2 per@@ c@@ ent often , 19 per@@ c@@ ent r@@ ar@@ ely , and close to 8@@ 0 per@@ c@@ ent never at all .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el ​ — I@@ I
• What promise did Jesus make to the ev@@ il@@ do@@ er imp@@ aled near him ?
Of course , we cannot pos@@ si@@ bly l@@ ist all the reas@@ ons why we should love God .
The m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous tra@@ il seem@@ s un@@ en@@ ding .
Why , then , should we turn to God in prayer ?
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on@@ ’s invol@@ v@@ ement in war , ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism , and the t@@ ol@@ er@@ ation of child a@@ bu@@ se has led even pray@@ er@@ ful people to say , “ I don@@ ’t believe in God . ”
What do you think that would have en@@ ta@@ iled for David when he became king over Israel ?
Jesus Christ per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly refle@@ cted his Fa@@ ther’s gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous example .
What helped Jeremiah to cop@@ e with ad@@ vers@@ ities and disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement ?
One of them pointed a gu@@ n at the ow@@ ner of the s@@ ite and dem@@ an@@ ded her money and je@@ wel@@ ry .
V@@ er@@ y often she used up all the older ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines that were a@@ vail@@ able in the congregation .
Of course , it is good to encoura@@ ge your children to set such fine go@@ als as Bethel service and mission@@ ary work .
The un@@ earth@@ ed rema@@ ins of the city g@@ ate are a fe@@ ature of special interest to ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists .
So rather than let@@ ting cul@@ ture di@@ ct@@ ate how we tre@@ at others , let us “ put on the new person@@ ality which was cre@@ ated according to God’s will in true righteousness and loy@@ al@@ ty . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the Kingdom will cu@@ re ever@@ yone then living .
Just as a sur@@ ge@@ on might re@@ move a can@@ cer@@ ous tum@@ or to sa@@ ve a pati@@ ent@@ ’s life , God will “ cu@@ t off ” the wicked so that good people can truly enjoy life on earth .
Is this not good reason for us to exam@@ ine ourselves ?
He said : “ We saw a displa@@ y of ancient se@@ a cre@@ atu@@ res called am@@ mon@@ o@@ i@@ ds and tr@@ il@@ o@@ bit@@ es .
That princi@@ ple app@@ lies with special for@@ ce in marriage .
In order to accom@@ pl@@ ish that work , we must learn to ‘ h@@ and@@ le ari@@ ght ’ our ma@@ in to@@ ol ​ — God’s Word — ​ which is “ bene@@ fi@@ cial for teaching , for re@@ pro@@ ving , for set@@ ting things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght , for discipl@@ ining in righteousness , that the man of God may be fully com@@ pet@@ ent , comple@@ t@@ ely e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed for every good work . ”
C@@ oun@@ sel to keep ourselves “ rest@@ ra@@ ined under evil ” app@@ lies to all Christians .
How can we take deli@@ ght in doing God’s will ?
he exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed . “ A vi@@ ci@@ ous w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast must have de@@ v@@ our@@ ed him ! Joseph is sur@@ ely t@@ or@@ n to pi@@ e@@ ces ! ”
E@@ ag@@ er to G@@ et a Kingdom H@@ all
How would Abraham view the people living in this world that is soon to be destro@@ yed ?
A person who sub@@ m@@ its to Christian baptism ag@@ re@@ es to put God’s inter@@ ests first in his life .
N@@ or was A@@ sa@@ ph at peace : “ I came to be pla@@ gu@@ ed all day long , and my cor@@ rection is every mor@@ ning . ” ​ — P@@ s .
Si@@ x of them were inter@@ vie@@ wed .
“ It was much more st@@ res@@ s@@ ful for both of us when my wife was working out@@ side the home . ”
1 S@@ A@@ MU@@ E@@ L 16 : 1 - 12
T@@ AN@@ Z@@ AN@@ I@@ A
H@@ ist@@ ori@@ an John L . v@@ on Mo@@ sh@@ ei@@ m called first - century Christians “ a set of men of the most har@@ m@@ less in@@ off@@ en@@ sive char@@ ac@@ ter , who never har@@ b@@ our@@ ed in their min@@ ds a wish or thought in@@ i@@ mi@@ cal to the wel@@ f@@ are of the st@@ ate . ”
Some two bil@@ li@@ on people cla@@ im to be Christian today , but their actions reve@@ al them to be “ work@@ ers of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness . ”
Because of the he@@ ad@@ ship princi@@ ple that ex@@ ists thr@@ ough@@ out God’s arrang@@ ement of things , love is especially important .
Instead of br@@ ing@@ ing a young ra@@ m as a bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering and a young pi@@ ge@@ on or a tur@@ t@@ le@@ do@@ ve as a sin o@@ ffering , they brought ei@@ ther “ a pa@@ ir of tur@@ t@@ le@@ do@@ ves or two young pi@@ ge@@ ons . ”
After pione@@ ering for a while , I wanted to go to an are@@ a where the need was greater .
Why is dis@@ beli@@ ef in God in@@ ex@@ cu@@ sa@@ ble ?
A Christian wife should man@@ i@@ f@@ est a “ qui@@ et and mil@@ d spirit , ” not ar@@ ro@@ gan@@ tly challeng@@ ing her husband or taking an in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent course .
How can we prote@@ ct ourselves from people like that ?
Instead of quic@@ k@@ ly provi@@ ding a rul@@ ing to res@@ ol@@ ve dis@@ pu@@ tes between si@@ bl@@ ings , Jesus gave him a more gener@@ al princi@@ ple : “ Ke@@ ep your eyes o@@ pen and gu@@ ard against every s@@ ort of co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness . ”
Wh@@ ich spirit does my person@@ ality refle@@ ct ?
What two hist@@ ori@@ c vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ es near the city of Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do does the psalmist call to mind ?
De@@ w is ref@@ re@@ shing .
The wise man wrote : “ In the mor@@ ning s@@ ow your se@@ ed and until the ev@@ ening do not let your hand rest ; for you are not know@@ ing where this will have succ@@ ess . ”
It will expla@@ in why Jesus ’ death was sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant and how it can benefit you person@@ ally .
This fri@@ end@@ ship is streng@@ th@@ ened by mutu@@ al love .
Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r died in 19@@ 7@@ 7 , but those who knew and loved him were com@@ for@@ ted because he had fin@@ i@@ shed his earthly course faith@@ fully .
S@@ hor@@ t illustr@@ ations can be very effe@@ ctive .
Th@@ ink , too , of the pain felt by God when Adam and E@@ ve , the ma@@ st@@ er@@ pi@@ e@@ ces of his physical cre@@ ation , turned their ba@@ c@@ ks on him .
Yes , it takes effort to remain fir@@ m for what you know is right .
He once h@@ it a fellow stud@@ ent with a cha@@ ir , and he used a p@@ en@@ ci@@ l to sta@@ b another one .
M@@ ak@@ ing ple@@ asure and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment the ma@@ in thing in life can never bring real happiness .
The Law stated that anyone coming before Jehovah had to be clean and un@@ de@@ fil@@ ed .
So she wa@@ its until he is so@@ ber and then tel@@ ls him .
The Jerusalem congregation it@@ self da@@ ily dist@@ ribu@@ ted food to nee@@ dy wi@@ do@@ ws , and the apostles appointed se@@ ven qu@@ ali@@ fied men to see that no deser@@ ving wi@@ do@@ ws were over@@ loo@@ ked . ​ — Acts 6 : 1 - 6 .
Many wi@@ ves ch@@ er@@ ish S@@ ar@@ ah’s example .
When we expla@@ in the work done at Bethel to our Bible stud@@ ents , they some@@ times ask , ‘ Ha@@ ve you ever been there ? ’
How does that af@@ fect the way I feel about God ? ’
It is evid@@ ent that in lands rich and po@@ or , many pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s inter@@ ests and pur@@ su@@ its are foc@@ used on material ga@@ ins and advan@@ c@@ ement .
Not all de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of ancient Rom@@ an law are known , but Paul’s case is consider@@ ed “ an ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary account of the pro@@ v@@ in@@ cial p@@ en@@ al pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re ex@@ tr@@ a or@@ di@@ ne@@ m . ”
Bi@@ t by bi@@ t , he had to rel@@ in@@ qu@@ ish some of his ch@@ eri@@ shed privile@@ ges of service , including pre@@ si@@ ding at our branch fam@@ il@@ y’s we@@ ek@@ ly Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy and mor@@ ning Bible discus@@ sions .
When we left , a brother gave me a po@@ c@@ ke@@ t w@@ atch as a gift .
What benefit can we enjoy by following the ye@@ ar@@ text for 20@@ 11 ?
R@@ el@@ ate how one family helped an older brother .
Li@@ fe then was difficult for servants of God , since their public ministry was under ba@@ n .
As for Jesus himself , we read : “ When [ he ] had fin@@ i@@ shed giving instru@@ ctions to his tw@@ el@@ ve disciples , he set out from there to teach and preach in their c@@ ities . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Although they tri@@ ed at different times , they did not find her again .
Of course , we might won@@ der , ‘ If Jesus is God , to whom was he pra@@ ying ? ’
David himself com@@ posed many of the song@@ s that the L@@ ev@@ ites per@@ form@@ ed .
King Solomon of ancient Israel wrote : “ As for the dead , they are consci@@ ous of nothing at all . . .
Just as a loving father discipl@@ ines his children , so Jehovah cor@@ rec@@ ts those who seek to serve him .
Yes , they too needed to be hum@@ ble .
Ab@@ out that time , Father attend@@ ed the public talk ent@@ it@@ led “ M@@ il@@ li@@ ons Now Li@@ ving Will N@@ ever Di@@ e . ”
A sol@@ di@@ er in pe@@ ace@@ time does not feel the ten@@ sion and d@@ anger of bat@@ tle .
Li@@ ving in an Ang@@ ry World
Rather , he is a war@@ m , lar@@ ge@@ hear@@ ted , gener@@ ous , and com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate Father , who has deep love for all who love him and worship him in truth .
Of course , not ever@@ yone who fin@@ ds Bible truth liter@@ ally cri@@ es out with deli@@ ght .
By the age of si@@ x , Samuel could read and wr@@ ite .
From this group have come sever@@ al ze@@ al@@ ous individuals who now serve as the ba@@ ck@@ b@@ one in the si@@ gn - language field . ​ — Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 4 : 10 .
O@@ live T@@ re@@ es A@@ p@@ preci@@ ated , 10 / 1
Indeed , Jehovah will ev@@ en@@ tually act and wi@@ pe out of ex@@ ist@@ ence those who pers@@ ist in in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate conduct . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 8 : 11 - 13 .
M@@ er@@ cy is thus rel@@ ated to pati@@ ence and long - suffering .
“ Your Pe@@ ople Will O@@ ff@@ er Th@@ em@@ selves W@@ ill@@ ingly ”
* P@@ re@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ousness truly led to Ab@@ sal@@ om@@ ’s di@@ sh@@ on@@ or . ​ — 2 Samuel 18 : 9 - 17 .
Per@@ haps they i@@ mag@@ ined themselves wel@@ coming back a family member or a friend who died .
H@@ el@@ ped to R@@ es@@ ist Pe@@ er P@@ res@@ sure
It is up@@ set@@ ting to see the pa@@ in@@ ful effe@@ cts of age on bel@@ o@@ ved parents .
The thought of hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re gave me ni@@ gh@@ t@@ ma@@ res .
* What a joy it must have been for Jesus and the angels to find that those relati@@ vely few but s@@ tur@@ dy whe@@ at st@@ al@@ ks had not been cho@@ ked by Satan’s we@@ e@@ ds !
May we imitate the faith of such ancient ones by tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ing our gift of free will and using it to do God’s will .
V@@ i@@ o@@ let became a full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er , or pioneer .
He knew how he felt at times ​ — mis@@ er@@ able .
F@@ ur@@ ther , many children share with their parents in preaching the good news of God’s Kingdom .
Jehovah God really was with Jo@@ shua wh@@ er@@ ever he went .
The hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der had been going through ch@@ emo@@ ther@@ ap@@ y tre@@ at@@ ments and had not been up to meeting people .
What t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s has Satan used in his efforts to we@@ ak@@ en the faith of Christians ?
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , some early Christians lost sight of that fact and began see@@ king un@@ du@@ e prom@@ in@@ ence among their brothers in the congregation .
And both need to work at good commun@@ ic@@ ation about their feelings and physical needs . ​ — 5 / 1 , pages 12 - 13 .
Some ten years after the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans first em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed Christi@@ an@@ ity , they were still displa@@ ying the same gener@@ ous spirit .
11 : 4@@ 5 .
I asked my@@ self , ‘ How can a serv@@ ant of a peace - loving God be emp@@ lo@@ yed in the desi@@ gn and pro@@ du@@ ction of des@@ tru@@ ctive we@@ ap@@ ons ? ’
Do you see a less@@ on in that ?
The examples of Adam , E@@ ve , and the re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous angels teach us at le@@ ast two important less@@ ons .
They then real@@ ized that ‘ this go@@ spe@@ l ’ which was to be pre@@ ached in all the world for a t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony to the G@@ ent@@ il@@ es or all nations , was not a go@@ spe@@ l of a kingdom yet to come but a go@@ spe@@ l to the effect that the Messi@@ ani@@ c King has be@@ gu@@ n his re@@ ign over earth . ”
But he found strength in God’s Word , and this helped him to be different from others .
After giving it some thought , Mari@@ ana , together with her friends Bi@@ an@@ c@@ a , C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ine , and Ju@@ li@@ ana , deci@@ ded to ass@@ ist a congregation in B@@ arr@@ a do Bu@@ g@@ res , a re@@ mo@@ te to@@ wn near Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of mil@@ es away from their home .
“ If , when you are doing good and you su@@ ff@@ er , you end@@ ure it , this is a thing ag@@ re@@ e@@ able with God . ” ​ — 1 P@@ E@@ T@@ E@@ R 2 : 20 .
F@@ O@@ R cen@@ tu@@ ries , ex@@ pl@@ or@@ ers ris@@ ked life and li@@ m@@ b loo@@ king for tre@@ asure and we@@ al@@ th .
Then , when your children accom@@ pan@@ y you in the ministry , they see a living example of pu@@ t@@ ting such con@@ vers@@ ations into prac@@ tice .
His doing “ what was right in his own eyes ” in this way resul@@ ted in good .
The se@@ al@@ ing in a fin@@ al sense ser@@ ves to con@@ fir@@ m that this cho@@ s@@ en and se@@ aled individu@@ al has fully demonstr@@ ated his loy@@ al@@ ty .
He set out to pro@@ du@@ ce a Bible in the I@@ ris@@ h language .
The Israelites even “ tri@@ ed to fo@@ ol him with their m@@ ou@@ th ; and with their t@@ ong@@ ue they tri@@ ed to li@@ e to him . ”
We may all dre@@ am of better things for ourselves and our loved ones .
Par@@ ents need to draw out their children , and children need to understand why par@@ ent@@ al care ser@@ ves as a sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard .
Not to be over@@ loo@@ ked are individuals who are dis@@ satis@@ fied with their govern@@ ment for not meeting the needs of the people .
It is thr@@ ill@@ ing to see what Jehovah’s people as a group have accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed in the worl@@ d@@ wide Kingdom preaching and teaching work .
As a prin@@ ting cen@@ ter , R@@ ak@@ ó@@ w soon ri@@ v@@ aled the best in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
The Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy members make the fin@@ al decisions , but the help@@ ers imp@@ le@@ ment the com@@ mit@@ te@@ e@@ ’s direction and car@@ ry out wh@@ atever assign@@ ments they are given .
We were not left al@@ one in our fi@@ ght for the faith .
That is why Paul gave this war@@ ning : “ I am af@@ ra@@ id that som@@ eho@@ w , as the ser@@ p@@ ent se@@ duc@@ ed E@@ ve by its c@@ un@@ ning , your min@@ ds might be cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted away from the s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity and the cha@@ st@@ ity that are du@@ e the Christ . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
The apostle Paul ca@@ u@@ tioned fellow believers to be care@@ ful that “ there may be no for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ or nor anyone not appreci@@ ating sac@@ red things , like E@@ sa@@ u , who in ex@@ change for one me@@ al gave away his righ@@ ts as fir@@ st@@ born . ”
Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us ’ experience should be of great encourag@@ ement to people of all nations who are see@@ king God’s fav@@ or today .
There is his first mis@@ take .
A@@ n E@@ ar@@ th - W@@ i@@ de Par@@ adise A@@ head !
* This u@@ se@@ ful pro@@ vision helps people to learn to read , u@@ su@@ ally in their local language .
He then went on to qu@@ o@@ te these words of God : “ This people hon@@ ors me with their li@@ ps , yet their heart is far re@@ moved from me .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H appro@@ ves only of those worshi@@ p@@ ing him “ with spirit and truth . ”
What did Jesus show when he turned water into w@@ ine at a we@@ d@@ ding fe@@ ast ?
When you are a friend to your te@@ en@@ age children and help them to enjoy “ close fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah , ” you do not rel@@ in@@ qu@@ ish your authority as a par@@ ent .
Although no one can ac@@ tually en@@ rich Jehovah , who ow@@ ns all things , contribu@@ ting is a privilege that af@@ for@@ ds worshi@@ p@@ ers opportunity to displa@@ y their love for him .
Jehovah direc@@ ted G@@ ide@@ on to re@@ du@@ ce his ar@@ my from 3@@ 2@@ ,000 to 3@@ 00 , and G@@ ide@@ on obe@@ yed .
After these things Jo@@ shua gra@@ du@@ ally dies at 1@@ 10 years of age .
For sa@@ f@@ ety reas@@ ons , they avo@@ i@@ ded direc@@ t cont@@ act with others in attend@@ ance .
W@@ as this simply because of Davi@@ d’s s@@ k@@ ill and ag@@ ility as an experienced war@@ ri@@ or ?
Th@@ ough Jehovah streng@@ th@@ ens our hands in so many ways , he also expe@@ cts us to exer@@ t ourselves .
“ Today I Mu@@ st S@@ ta@@ y in Your H@@ ouse ”
But the op@@ pos@@ ite is also true .
He even made sure that she would get en@@ ough food and water , just like his own work@@ ers .
How the earth is su@@ sp@@ ended
The apostle Peter no@@ tes that Christians are “ g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed by vari@@ ous tri@@ als . ”
So@@ on I was using bad language , s@@ mo@@ king heav@@ ily , and dr@@ in@@ king a lo@@ t on the we@@ ek@@ ends .
The two of them were not e@@ qu@@ al before Jesus came to the earth or during his earthly life ; nor did Jesus become e@@ qu@@ al to his Father after being resur@@ rec@@ ted to heaven .
F@@ ur@@ ther , medit@@ ating on Jesus ’ ro@@ le as the Gre@@ ater Moses deep@@ ens our confidence that he will deli@@ ver his followers when he comes to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment upon the wicked . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Ti@@ me for S@@ el@@ f - Ex@@ am@@ in@@ ation
But what is your great@@ est responsi@@ bility ?
A loving bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od stan@@ ds ready to offer help too .
He made his appe@@ al in the spirit of the apostle Paul’s words at 1 Corinthians 14 : 19 , which says : “ In a congregation I would rather speak fi@@ ve words with my mind , that I might also instru@@ ct others , than ten th@@ ous@@ and words in a t@@ ong@@ ue , ” that is , in a language little under@@ sto@@ od .
C@@ learly , God requi@@ res faith and obedi@@ ence from each individu@@ al who ho@@ p@@ es to ob@@ tain everlasting sal@@ vation .
Be willing to ad@@ mit a fa@@ ul@@ t and work on it with God’s help .
The Bible ver@@ sion L@@ a Nu@@ ev@@ a Bi@@ bli@@ a L@@ at@@ in@@ o@@ am@@ é@@ ri@@ c@@ a ( 198@@ 9 E@@ dition ) states in a fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te : “ The M@@ ag@@ i were not k@@ ings , but for@@ tu@@ ne - tel@@ l@@ ers and pri@@ ests of a pa@@ g@@ an religion . ”
We have rec@@ ently seen a number of sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in the field of the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c educ@@ ation .
Just before st@@ ating that “ the night is well along ; the day has dra@@ wn near , ” Paul wrote : “ You people know the se@@ as@@ on , that it is already the h@@ our for you to a@@ wa@@ ke from s@@ le@@ ep , for now our sal@@ vation is ne@@ are@@ r than at the time when we became believers . ”
The apostle John wrote : “ God loved the world so much that he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , in order that ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might not be destro@@ yed but have everlasting life . ”
To help others feel wel@@ come in the congregation , hon@@ es@@ tly ask yourself , ‘ If I were in a fore@@ ign country , how would I want to be tre@@ ated ? ’
How Job must have been imp@@ ressed by Jehovah’s words regarding the earth and c@@ el@@ es@@ ti@@ al bo@@ dies in sp@@ ace !
In 198@@ 9 , I became a baptized Witness .
This so@@ le@@ m@@ n promise to Jehovah is made only once .
So did Jesus as well as coun@@ t@@ less others thr@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory , including many you@@ ths .
I had wa@@ ited over 20 years for that day to come .
To what ex@@ t@@ ent does Satan have the means to cause death ?
A@@ sh@@ ok and F@@ e@@ ema used to bel@@ ong to an E@@ ast@@ er@@ n religion .
Be “ s@@ wi@@ ft about hear@@ ing ” the concer@@ ns of your sp@@ ouse
Now is the time for Jehovah to expres@@ s mer@@ cy to his anointed servants and their other sheep compan@@ i@@ ons .
That “ tri@@ bul@@ ation ” was greater than anything Jerusalem had ever experienced .
When we allow the Bible to gu@@ i@@ de us , we are bless@@ ed with a clean conscience and the satis@@ fac@@ tion that comes from pleas@@ ing Jehovah .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 36 , 14
She found very little in the way of satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers in her religion .
In the ch@@ am@@ pa@@ g@@ ne cap@@ it@@ al of Re@@ im@@ s , some people who have stu@@ died or associ@@ ated with Jehovah’s Witnesses in the past expres@@ s their desire to r@@ ene@@ w cont@@ act with the congregation .
Ne@@ e@@ ded ass@@ ist@@ ance was given by the Re@@ gi@@ onal Bu@@ il@@ ding Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e .
In the de@@ par@@ t@@ ment - st@@ ore col@@ la@@ p@@ se in Se@@ ou@@ l mentioned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als accepted bri@@ bes from contr@@ ac@@ t@@ ors who knew that pa@@ ying a bri@@ be would be less co@@ st@@ ly than using prop@@ er building materi@@ als and con@@ stru@@ ction practic@@ es .
In what ways did Paul show that he was fle@@ xi@@ ble in s@@ pite of his strong feelings at times ?
Jesus , of course , was refer@@ ring to the ev@@ ent in the gar@@ den of E@@ den when Satan in@@ duc@@ ed the first human pa@@ ir to dis@@ obey God and thus f@@ all vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m to sin and death . ​ — Genesis 3 : 1 - 5 ; Romans 5 : 12 .
How true the Scriptures are in poin@@ ting out that ne@@ i@@ ther happiness nor life resul@@ ts from the things we pos@@ s@@ ess ! ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 5 : 10 ; Luke 12 : 15 .
I was 23 years old and V@@ e@@ er@@ a was 19 when we took up the travel@@ ing work in De@@ c@@ ember 195@@ 7 .
For example , the first Christians were e@@ ag@@ er to me@@ et together to worship Jehovah and learn about him .
These b@@ ru@@ tes are descri@@ bed as “ the mi@@ gh@@ ty ones who were of old , the men of f@@ ame . ” ​ — Genesis 6 : 4 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
You can see and hear them rel@@ ate their experi@@ ences on J@@ W Bro@@ ad@@ ca@@ sting .
In descri@@ b@@ ing this in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , the physi@@ ci@@ an Luke used a Greek word that could ref@@ er ei@@ ther to a fe@@ tu@@ s or to a ba@@ by after its bir@@ th .
It invol@@ ves a married cou@@ ple , Na@@ ba@@ l and his wife , A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il .
Although he does get disc@@ oura@@ ged at times , he is gener@@ ally in good spi@@ r@@ its .
He wants them to maintain good order , and that is vit@@ ally important because they have so much important work to do .
Still , the congregation was not left without help .
They make li@@ mit@@ ed use of the world to ear@@ n a living .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y R@@ I@@ C@@ H@@ A@@ R@@ D A@@ B@@ R@@ A@@ H@@ A@@ M@@ S@@ O@@ N
So the circumstances of God’s people were once again new .
Do I a@@ ir my g@@ ri@@ ev@@ an@@ ces before a wide a@@ udi@@ ence , ho@@ p@@ ing to get support from sever@@ al friends ?
Abraham knew Jehovah well en@@ ough to conclu@@ de that it was un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble that God would put to death the righteous man with the wicked one .
But when that faithful man real@@ ized how often Jehovah had come to his res@@ cu@@ e , David re@@ af@@ fir@@ m@@ ed his trust in God .
5 , 6 . ( a ) How did Jehovah teach Paul that divine power is “ made perfect in we@@ ak@@ ness ” ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , the vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s ’ own efforts to con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on positi@@ ve thoughts will help them to experience “ the peace of God that exc@@ els all thought . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 - 9 .
The ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al st@@ af@@ f arrang@@ ed for a reg@@ is@@ tered n@@ ur@@ se and a re@@ spi@@ r@@ at@@ ory te@@ ch@@ ni@@ ci@@ an to accom@@ pan@@ y me the whole day .
Jehovah’s Witnesses will be g@@ la@@ d to help you to sear@@ ch for and find the inv@@ isi@@ ble God .
6 , 7 . ( a ) Why may it be said that material that is pre@@ pared for milli@@ ons is evidence of God’s loving care for you ?
H@@ O@@ W I H@@ A@@ V@@ E B@@ EN@@ E@@ F@@ I@@ T@@ E@@ D : I am ali@@ ve !
After enjo@@ ying this service , A@@ bi@@ ma@@ el has deci@@ ded to stay in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely in an is@@ ol@@ ated congregation where the need for Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers is great .
Indeed , Jehovah’s word so@@ ars in “ the L@@ and of the E@@ ag@@ le ” to Jehovah’s praise .
To fulf@@ ill its sta@@ bi@@ li@@ z@@ ing ro@@ le , our mo@@ on is large ​ — relati@@ vely lar@@ g@@ er than the mo@@ ons of the gi@@ ant pl@@ an@@ e@@ ts .
Those num@@ bers are sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant .
The earth is very , very far from being a par@@ adise filled with happy people .
The in@@ iti@@ al te@@ x@@ tu@@ al re@@ con@@ stru@@ ction by the te@@ am of scho@@ l@@ ars was heav@@ ily influ@@ enced by I@@ r@@ en@@ a@@ e@@ us ’ des@@ crip@@ tion of the go@@ spe@@ l .
E@@ ach one must make the decision to accept the ransom and to follow in Jesus ’ fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s .
Mo@@ re@@ over , you will make Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice .
So we took tur@@ ns get@@ ting up in the we@@ e h@@ our@@ s of the mor@@ ning to col@@ le@@ ct water in rec@@ ep@@ t@@ ac@@ les .
Why did God per@@ mit such a thing ?
E@@ ast@@ er was not an early Christian ob@@ serv@@ ance and is not c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated by Jehovah’s people today .
Consider , too , how Davi@@ d’s example of ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king God’s guid@@ ance can help us to res@@ ist the temp@@ tation to view por@@ no@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c i@@ ma@@ ges .
Pe@@ ople often experience cal@@ am@@ ity because they are in the wrong place at the wrong time .
N@@ one of us are perfect .
We are hon@@ est because we respect our Creator and want to ple@@ ase him .
Not all the parents respon@@ ded .
How did A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa@@ ’s heart move him to answer ?
As he gre@@ w older , however , your influ@@ ence over him may have di@@ min@@ i@@ shed , but your ke@@ en desire to prote@@ ct him from har@@ m did not dec@@ re@@ ase .
So fellow Christians in V@@ i@@ en@@ na would se@@ cre@@ tly pro@@ du@@ ce liter@@ ature .
In the public s@@ qu@@ a@@ res it keep@@ s giving for@@ th its vo@@ ice . ” No@@ tice how that happened in the s@@ qu@@ are of S@@ an Mi@@ gu@@ el de Al@@ l@@ ende .
He was the very ep@@ it@@ ome of true kindness .
* This fru@@ it@@ age char@@ ac@@ ter@@ iz@@ es “ the new person@@ ality . ”
They do not set out end@@ less rul@@ es and pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res .
When saying , “ just as my Father has made a covenant with me , ” Jesus was ap@@ par@@ ently al@@ lu@@ ding to the covenant that Jehovah had made with him to be “ a pri@@ est forever in the man@@ ner of M@@ el@@ c@@ hi@@ ze@@ de@@ k . ” ​ — He@@ b .
Like Na@@ om@@ i , they keep ap@@ pl@@ ying themselves to spiritual matters , da@@ ily reading God’s Word .
Per@@ haps she was simply see@@ king the fri@@ end@@ ship of the local you@@ ths , whom she consider@@ ed har@@ m@@ less .
R@@ eli@@ ve in your mind the s@@ oun@@ ds and i@@ ma@@ ges of a rec@@ ent conven@@ tion
E@@ ar@@ th@@ qu@@ ak@@ es , mal@@ ari@@ a , and the gra@@ du@@ al s@@ il@@ ting up of the har@@ b@@ or made life in the city ever more difficult .
“ That is why I get some comfort when friends c@@ ry with me .
Daniel 5@@ 00
The man d@@ ri@@ ving the last te@@ am was the one Eli@@ j@@ ah was see@@ king .
An@@ y ne@@ g@@ ative circumstances of chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od need not pre@@ v@@ ent us from coming to know God and serving him .
But were the people in gener@@ al without gu@@ il@@ t ?
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e Un@@ der Christ’s Le@@ ad@@ er@@ ship
There have always been and will always be those who displa@@ y the s@@ ort of love that Jehovah both requi@@ res and deser@@ ves .
For truly I say to you , If you have faith the si@@ ze of a mu@@ st@@ ard gra@@ in , you will say to this m@@ oun@@ tain , ‘ Tr@@ ans@@ f@@ er from here to there , ’ and it will trans@@ f@@ er , and nothing will be imp@@ os@@ sible for you . ”
God H@@ as W@@ ip@@ ed O@@ u@@ t H@@ er T@@ ear@@ s
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , all Christians need to cultiv@@ ate the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s spirit , including mil@@ dness .
H@@ app@@ y is that slave , if his ma@@ ster on arri@@ ving fin@@ ds him doing so ! ” ​ — Luke 12 : 4@@ 2 , 4@@ 3 .
1@@ 14@@ th G@@ ra@@ du@@ ating C@@ l@@ ass of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad
C.E . den@@ o@@ tes “ Com@@ m@@ on E@@ r@@ a , ” often called A@@ .@@ D . , for An@@ no D@@ om@@ in@@ i , meaning “ in the year of the Lord . ”
Des@@ cri@@ b@@ ing Jehovah as the Pro@@ te@@ ct@@ or of his people , David s@@ ings out : “ My God is my ro@@ ck .
Does it really have to be this way ?
Bo@@ th L@@ ei@@ da and I are now 8@@ 3 years old .
Be@@ fore and After ​ — How the Bible Ch@@ ang@@ ed This M@@ an
A ci@@ vi@@ l war means that few cro@@ ps will get pl@@ anted and har@@ v@@ ested , few if any medi@@ cal ser@@ vi@@ ces will fun@@ ction , and little inter@@ n@@ ational a@@ id will get to the nee@@ dy .
15 , 16 . ( a ) Why was G@@ am@@ ali@@ el@@ ’s action li@@ mit@@ ed in its effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess ?
The first part of that pas@@ sage in the Bible states : “ D@@ ra@@ wing near to God is good for me . ”
Do you ch@@ er@@ ish your privilege to serve ?
“ U@@ m , . . . to know that Jehovah under@@ stan@@ ds and ca@@ res and provi@@ des the needed help ​ — that has been inc@@ re@@ di@@ ble . ”
How De@@ dic@@ ation to God B@@ ene@@ f@@ ited Israel
When Jeremiah gave that war@@ ning , the people became ang@@ ry and said : “ To this man the judgment of death bel@@ ong@@ s . ”
For mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ um@@ s , soci@@ ety has dep@@ ended on the po@@ t@@ ter for cu@@ ps , pl@@ ates , co@@ o@@ king po@@ ts , st@@ or@@ age j@@ ars , and dec@@ or@@ ative va@@ ses .
Then I fin@@ ally real@@ ized that by pur@@ su@@ ing a care@@ er in this world , I had ne@@ arly been ‘ led ast@@ ra@@ y from the faith . ’
An@@ a would atten@@ d from time to time .
How long shall I call to you for a@@ id from viol@@ ence , and you do not sa@@ ve ? ”
• Jo@@ shua ?
Do we take time to con@@ verse with older ones on such occasi@@ ons ?
Moses was in that ex@@ act situation .
( b ) Acc@@ ording to Proverbs 15 : 22 , why will it be bene@@ fi@@ cial to consider the su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions of other elders ?
How should we view fellow believers ?
Th@@ ough he was ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing Jews and pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes , Peter was not tal@@ king about baptism to sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze rep@@ ent@@ ance over sin@@ s against the Law ; nor did he mean that baptism in Jesus ’ name pi@@ c@@ tures the wa@@ shing away of sin@@ s . ​ — Acts 2 : 10 .
They are all part of “ the saying of Jehovah [ that ] end@@ u@@ res forever . ” ​ — 1 Peter 1 : 24 , 25 .
Ab@@ out two years before this mem@@ or@@ able ass@@ em@@ bly , a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er and his wife vis@@ ited the is@@ land and enjo@@ yed many pleas@@ ant experi@@ ences .
In one case , the husband took an interest in the Witnesses ’ liter@@ ature while he was tra@@ ining to become a minis@@ ter in the local ch@@ urch .
( Read 1 Corinthians 3 : 9 . )
In@@ cre@@ ase in Acc@@ ur@@ ate K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge , 9 / 15
When fac@@ ed with difficult situ@@ ations or when making important decisions , we should “ per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in prayer ” and act in har@@ mony with the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c direction . ​ — Romans 12 : 12 .
This prophecy also means no more Al@@ z@@ he@@ im@@ er@@ ’s di@@ se@@ ase , o@@ ste@@ op@@ or@@ os@@ is , fi@@ bro@@ id tu@@ mor@@ s , g@@ la@@ u@@ com@@ a , or even c@@ at@@ ar@@ ac@@ ts ​ — so comm@@ on in old age .
Why does love for God make famili@@ es happy ?
Jac@@ o@@ b was determined to do everything in his power to ob@@ tain God’s blessing des@@ pite ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les .
No@@ te , for example , what the apostle John wrote to fellow believers who had experienced the new bir@@ th .
When we had gu@@ ests , we often pla@@ yed Bible g@@ ames , and our children gre@@ w to love the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al acc@@ oun@@ ts .
Our Creator , Jehovah God , * wants us to enjoy and benefit from the use of his gi@@ f@@ ts .
Not too long ther@@ e@@ after , his inv@@ est@@ ment lost much of its value .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ where that he deli@@ gh@@ ts to , he tur@@ ns it . ” Jehovah can influ@@ ence events in order to accom@@ pl@@ ish his purpose and fulf@@ ill it on time .
What me@@ tho@@ ds do apost@@ ates use to ac@@ hi@@ eve their a@@ im ?
El@@ ders help someone who “ takes a false st@@ ep ” ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 17 )
Des@@ pite divine war@@ n@@ ings , the rema@@ ining Jews de@@ par@@ ted and took “ Jeremiah the prophet and Bar@@ u@@ ch the son of N@@ er@@ iah ” with them .
T@@ ati@@ an was the first to give the congregations in S@@ y@@ ri@@ a the Go@@ sp@@ els in their own t@@ ong@@ ue .
It may take more time , but hear@@ ing out those who have taken false st@@ ep@@ s makes it e@@ asi@@ er for them to accept any needed counsel .
( The New En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a , V@@ olu@@ me 15 , page 37 ) Tru@@ sted religious lead@@ ers who promise to care for their flo@@ c@@ ks a@@ bu@@ se them in the v@@ il@@ est fa@@ shi@@ on .
Paul coun@@ sel@@ ed fa@@ thers : “ Do not be ir@@ rit@@ ating your children , but go on br@@ ing@@ ing them up in the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah . ”
Why is reading from the Bible in our ministry important ?
He rest@@ ored sight , hear@@ ing , and health to those nee@@ ding a cu@@ re .
( The Jerusalem Bible ; To@@ da@@ y’s Eng@@ l@@ ish V@@ er@@ sion ) W@@ ise people never lo@@ se sight of the fact that the time “ is re@@ duc@@ ed ” for the present system and that to be “ eng@@ ro@@ s@@ sed , ” or “ fully occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed , ” in it will in@@ ev@@ it@@ ab@@ ly lead to disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment and reg@@ re@@ t . ​ — 1 John 2 : 15 - 17 .
It was through respon@@ sible brothers that each is@@ sue was ra@@ ised for consider@@ ation .
Yet , this is ex@@ ac@@ tly what some friends of the apostle Paul did some 1@@ ,@@ 9@@ 00 years ag@@ o .
As it was w@@ inter@@ time , a brother baptized me in a ba@@ th@@ tu@@ b in an el@@ der@@ ’s home .
His go@@ al was to become fin@@ an@@ cially secu@@ re .
The value of such a discus@@ sion is best appreci@@ ated when we ac@@ knowledge that tri@@ als that come with age cannot be avo@@ i@@ ded .
F@@ ri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah invol@@ ves two - way commun@@ ic@@ ation ​ — listen@@ ing and tal@@ king .
L@@ au@@ gh@@ ing , he sign@@ aled to the gu@@ ar@@ ds to be at e@@ ase .
I tri@@ ed to fi@@ ght a gro@@ wing feel@@ ing of de@@ pres@@ sion .
What qualities did Noah and his family need ?
To be re@@ war@@ ded by your Bible reading , set out to learn something that will truly en@@ rich your life .
Many cou@@ ples have found that their marriage imp@@ ro@@ ves when they set asi@@ de a regul@@ ar time each we@@ ek to read and study the Bible together .
S@@ te@@ ph@@ en L@@ et@@ t , who ser@@ ves as a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses , en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally op@@ ened the pro@@ gra@@ m .
One scho@@ la@@ r explained that the Greek word often ref@@ ers to what God and Christ have done to sa@@ ve mankind from sin and death . So the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation in Eng@@ l@@ ish transl@@ ates this Greek word “ un@@ deser@@ ved kindness . ”
I learned that my assignment , Par@@ ag@@ u@@ a@@ y , was a country with a hist@@ ory of pol@@ itical re@@ vo@@ lu@@ tions .
How did He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah respon@@ d when he was th@@ reat@@ ened by the king of As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a ?
I told them that I was lea@@ ving those ha@@ bi@@ ts be@@ h@@ ind , and we par@@ ted compan@@ y at the st@@ ate bor@@ der .
Why is a me@@ asure of self - control needed even by those who are married ?
Thus , we seek to be u@@ se@@ ful , consider@@ ate , and help@@ ful in an ag@@ re@@ e@@ able man@@ ner with other family members .
When con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating the pro@@ spe@@ ct of preaching from house to house , more than a few of us once thought , ‘ That is something I could never do . ’
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , in the spirit of Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 1 , such a Christian might need help .
What shows that it is holy spirit that emp@@ ow@@ ers us to dec@@ l@@ are the good news ?
3 : 11 ; G@@ al .
S@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ous st@@ at@@ ements and false acc@@ us@@ ations are often h@@ ur@@ led against Jehovah’s servants .
Even when c@@ ru@@ shed by the news of the death of his children , Job did not as@@ cri@@ be anything imp@@ ro@@ per to God .
As told by Samuel H@@ am@@ il@@ t@@ on
I was assign@@ ed to the city of M@@ et@@ z .
They are truly to be comm@@ ended for their end@@ ur@@ ance .
10 : 9 - 11 , 18 , 19 .
The good news that you preach off@@ ers to others the opportunity to live forever .
This is also a@@ vail@@ able at w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
By using advan@@ ced me@@ tho@@ ds , Jehovah’s Witnesses ’ pr@@ inter@@ ies pres@@ ently em@@ bo@@ ss milli@@ ons of pages each year in over ten langu@@ ages and dist@@ ribu@@ te these to more than 70 coun@@ tri@@ es .
The Me@@ do - Per@@ si@@ an king gave that order in 4@@ 5@@ 5 B.C.E .
This off@@ ended Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant gen@@ try , who st@@ or@@ m@@ ed into a p@@ al@@ ace in P@@ ra@@ gu@@ e , se@@ ized three Ca@@ tho@@ lic of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als , and th@@ re@@ w them out of an up@@ sta@@ ir@@ s w@@ in@@ do@@ w .
With God’s help , however , you can be loyal to God and can up@@ hold his righteous standards .
In 20@@ 14 , S@@ yl@@ vi@@ ana ne@@ ver@@ th@@ eless te@@ am@@ ed up with S@@ yl@@ vi@@ e An@@ n , a young pioneer sister in her congregation , and they moved to a small v@@ il@@ la@@ ge 5@@ 3 mil@@ es ( 8@@ 5 k@@ m ) from their ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , he made a promise : “ I am with you all the days . ”
Be@@ fore they devel@@ op a love for it , “ the Devil comes and takes the word away from their hearts in order that they may not believe and be sa@@ ved . ”
“ I will also bring them to my holy m@@ oun@@ tain and make them rejo@@ ice in@@ side my house of prayer . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A@@ I@@ A@@ H 5@@ 6 : 7 .
What do the Scriptures say about the seri@@ ousness of making v@@ ow@@ s to God ?
This was not time wa@@ sted , for as a result of this activ@@ ity , 2@@ 6@@ 5@@ ,@@ 4@@ 6@@ 9 pers@@ ons were baptized as Witnesses of Jehovah , thus show@@ ing public@@ ly their c@@ ate@@ g@@ or@@ ic@@ al re@@ je@@ ction of viol@@ ence .
Yes , in this war you must de@@ f@@ end , not a for@@ t@@ ress , but “ the faith ” ​ — the su@@ m of Christian truth as reve@@ aled in the Bible .
The to@@ w@@ n@@ ’s ci@@ vi@@ l reg@@ is@@ tr@@ ation of@@ fic@@ er filled one out .
Jesus will ju@@ dge people of all nations as sheep or go@@ ats when he comes during the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
Wor@@ ka@@ ho@@ lic@@ s find an emo@@ tional pa@@ yo@@ f@@ f in over@@ work and get an ad@@ r@@ en@@ al@@ ine high from it ; hard work@@ ers do not .
However , E@@ no@@ ch was not in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated .
Ex@@ am@@ ple of H@@ on@@ es@@ ty , 2 / 15
A Bible study was started with a woman serving a life s@@ ent@@ ence for mu@@ r@@ der .
“ I am ei@@ gh@@ ty years old today . . . .
Although it says we should apply ourselves to our work , it also ad@@ vis@@ es us to “ make sure of the more important things . ”
I really cr@@ ing@@ ed at such thoughts .
It mo@@ ves God to take action to bring his people reli@@ ef .
6 , 7 . ( a ) How was one 17 - year - old gi@@ r@@ l able to witness to her cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es ?
T@@ O B@@ E a true Christian in these last days ​ — these “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with ” — ​ is not eas@@ y .
If so , they could have determined when the Messi@@ ah would appe@@ ar .
One s@@ ource repor@@ ts regarding Jesus ’ time : “ R@@ itu@@ al pur@@ ity was requi@@ red of a Je@@ w before en@@ ter@@ ing the T@@ emp@@ le M@@ ount , before making a sacrifice , before recei@@ ving the benefit of a pri@@ es@@ tly o@@ ffering and for other similar pur@@ pos@@ es . ”
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , the appreciation they devel@@ op for Jehovah and his word is too su@@ per@@ fi@@ cial and too fe@@ e@@ ble to with@@ stand op@@ position .
The same is true if we kept s@@ cor@@ e of wr@@ ong@@ s com@@ mit@@ ted against us , man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted a res@@ ent@@ ful attitude , and refu@@ sed to become re@@ conc@@ iled to the off@@ end@@ er .
Consider some simil@@ ar@@ ities .
A Christian woman nam@@ ed Mar@@ il@@ y@@ n is g@@ la@@ d that she tru@@ sted in God and put for@@ th ex@@ tr@@ a effort to sa@@ ve her marriage .
He wrote : “ Like powerful men they ru@@ n .
( Read Proverbs 10 : 22 . )
With 11 loyal apostles , Jesus now in@@ s@@ titu@@ tes a special me@@ al ​ — one that will mem@@ ori@@ al@@ ize the death he will experience before this day ends .
Th@@ an@@ k@@ fully , Jehovah gives us all the help we need to maintain a close relationship with him .
Jesus , however , had spo@@ ken about his death .
In such c@@ as@@ es , God can even look bey@@ ond our un@@ expres@@ sed feelings and use his perfect knowledge of our circumstances to respon@@ d to our needs .
The th@@ ir@@ d example invol@@ ves wit@@ ness@@ ing by tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne .
N@@ um@@ er@@ ous Witnesses of Jehovah in Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i su@@ ffered vi@@ ci@@ ous att@@ ac@@ ks such as this one .
A number of people have dedic@@ ated their life to Jehovah as a result of this kind of help .
E@@ n r@@ ou@@ te , in V@@ en@@ ice , C@@ y@@ ri@@ l and Me@@ tho@@ di@@ us had another enc@@ oun@@ ter with a group of tr@@ il@@ ing@@ u@@ ist L@@ at@@ in cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men .
Some give v@@ ent to their feelings .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on the love Christ has for people s@@ ti@@ r@@ s up gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de within us .
Although Paul re@@ comm@@ ended serving Jehovah as a sing@@ le person , he did not look down on those who deci@@ ded to mar@@ ry .
Di@@ d you no@@ te in that verse that is@@ ol@@ ation can have an un@@ desi@@ ra@@ ble effect on the mind ?
S@@ ome@@ times we used dra@@ wing s@@ essi@@ ons in which we de@@ pi@@ cted Bible char@@ ac@@ ters or st@@ ori@@ es .
It is true that not ever@@ yone can pioneer , but we can use our time and en@@ er@@ gy to inc@@ re@@ ase our service to Jehovah .
Ca@@ in did not fear that his dead brother could take v@@ enge@@ ance
As I look back , I feel that my enc@@ oun@@ ter with M@@ au@@ d in 194@@ 1 was a tur@@ ning point in my life .
Rather , he di@@ gn@@ i@@ fi@@ es us by kin@@ dly gr@@ an@@ ting us “ ad@@ v@@ ance knowledge ” in the form of a gener@@ al out@@ l@@ ine of what is to occ@@ ur in the future .
6 , 7 . ( a ) In what way can the princi@@ ple found at E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 3 : 7 help marriage mat@@ es to show in@@ sight ?
They appreci@@ ate its account of Israel@@ ’s hist@@ ory and ad@@ mi@@ re its beau@@ ti@@ ful po@@ e@@ try .
Acc@@ ording to compan@@ y rul@@ es , the tra@@ in@@ e@@ es were to go back to work for the rest of the day .
We therefore end@@ e@@ av@@ or to he@@ ed the psalmis@@ t’s ex@@ hor@@ tation : “ Ser@@ ve Jehovah with rejo@@ ic@@ ing .
N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ ors may no@@ te this .
Since the ter@@ rit@@ ory co@@ vered by the dist@@ ri@@ ct was about 4@@ ,000 mil@@ es [ 6@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 k@@ m ] in circum@@ fer@@ ence , we were con@@ stan@@ tly on the move .
W@@ ere they disa@@ p@@ pointed ?
The Bible ad@@ vis@@ es : “ Sh@@ re@@ w@@ d is the one that has seen the cal@@ am@@ ity and pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ds to conc@@ e@@ al himself . ”
Is that how you feel about Jehovah ?
2 : 23 .
Instead of being off@@ ended , David accepted this su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion .
God may not respon@@ d direc@@ tly to every prayer , nor may he always answer in the man@@ ner or at the time that we ex@@ pect .
Wh@@ en@@ ever we draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah , he always respon@@ ds in a most tend@@ er and reas@@ sur@@ ing way .
The deli@@ ver@@ ance from sin that Jesus provi@@ des will in du@@ e time inclu@@ de fre@@ e@@ dom from its g@@ ri@@ m effe@@ cts ​ — si@@ ck@@ ness and even death .
To love divine law , we do well to understand why God has the right to for@@ mul@@ ate and en@@ for@@ ce la@@ ws .
What are the benef@@ its of being loyal ?
Why does Jesus re@@ qu@@ est the nations as his in@@ her@@ it@@ ance ?
What Bible example illustr@@ ates the import@@ ance of ‘ tel@@ ling that Jehovah is u@@ pri@@ ght ’ ?
For example , speaking of those in Corin@@ th , the apostle Paul said : “ Dis@@ clo@@ sure was made to me about you , my brothers , by those of the house of Ch@@ lo@@ e , that dis@@ sen@@ sions ex@@ ist among you .
But is this hope well - f@@ oun@@ ded ?
But if you show respect for your hus@@ ban@@ d’s he@@ ad@@ ship , you can contribu@@ te to peace in the family , you will praise Jehovah , and you may even w@@ in your husband over to true worship ; thus you both may gain the pri@@ ze . ​ — Read 1 Peter 3 : 1 , 2 .
We can enjoy peace of mind because a hum@@ ble individu@@ al is more likely to be happy and cont@@ ent than a ha@@ ugh@@ ty person .
A W@@ a@@ iting A@@ t@@ titu@@ de B@@ r@@ ings B@@ less@@ ings
What will help us to be effe@@ ctive pro@@ claim@@ ers of the good news ?
But let him that is the great@@ est among you become as the you@@ ng@@ est , and the one ac@@ ting as c@@ hi@@ ef as the one minis@@ ter@@ ing .
Au@@ th@@ or W@@ ing@@ ate , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , expla@@ ins : “ Even when the body is at rest it needs a continu@@ ous supp@@ ly of en@@ er@@ gy for ch@@ em@@ ic@@ al pro@@ cess@@ es and for the work of its vital or@@ g@@ ans ; and the materi@@ als of many t@@ is@@ su@@ es need con@@ st@@ ant re@@ plac@@ ement . ”
Mar@@ th@@ a quic@@ k@@ ly went to gre@@ et Jesus at the out@@ s@@ ki@@ r@@ ts of the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
The following we@@ ek the travel@@ ing overse@@ er served the congregation in the are@@ a where Ha@@ muny@@ ar@@ i lived .
In many ways , Satan’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous course par@@ all@@ els that of “ the king of T@@ y@@ re , ” who was descri@@ bed po@@ e@@ tic@@ ally as “ perfect in beau@@ ty ” and ‘ fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less in his ways from the day of his being cre@@ ated until un@@ righteousness was found in him . ’
Now Paul , a you@@ ng@@ er man who had wor@@ ked al@@ ong@@ side Peter for sever@@ al years , ca@@ res for that responsi@@ bility .
When a wicked man dies , his hope peri@@ sh@@ es ; and even expe@@ ct@@ ation based on power@@ ful@@ ness has peri@@ shed .
Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine B@@ as@@ ed on Lo@@ ve Is E@@ s@@ sen@@ ti@@ al
All who want to serve Jehovah have a fi@@ ght on their hands !
It is not eas@@ y to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce a powerful man that his ways are cor@@ ru@@ pt and that he needs to re@@ form .
She could see the moral d@@ anger in such associ@@ ation and dec@@ l@@ ined to go .
Per@@ haps the ma@@ j@@ es@@ ty of A@@ th@@ en@@ a@@ ’s temp@@ les or the gr@@ an@@ de@@ ur of her i@@ do@@ ls made her se@@ em more imp@@ res@@ sive to some of Paul’s listen@@ ers than an inv@@ isi@@ ble God they did not know .
Mar@@ th@@ a , a wi@@ do@@ w from Ger@@ many , has served Jehovah for 4@@ 8 years .
In his letter to the Hebrews , the apostle Paul spoke of “ the la@@ ying on of the hands . ”
Some tra@@ de in their cha@@ st@@ ity for a few m@@ om@@ ents of se@@ x@@ u@@ al gr@@ ati@@ fic@@ ation .
For si@@ x months I was un@@ able to find a jo@@ b , and we were s@@ low@@ ly e@@ ating up our sa@@ v@@ ings .
Jehovah’s Witnesses in Fr@@ ance , B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m , and S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land have been par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly help@@ ful in provi@@ ding ass@@ ist@@ ance to refu@@ ge@@ es in these cam@@ ps .
Th@@ ough advan@@ ced in years , I am gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah that I still have the strength to work with my fellow Christians , to study the Bible with others , and to share in the ministry .
E@@ V@@ A@@ P@@ O@@ R@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N
The ow@@ ner of the c@@ lu@@ b no@@ tic@@ ed and im@@ medi@@ ately offered me a jo@@ b as a se@@ cur@@ ity gu@@ ard .
Those with the hope of life in heaven receive this fre@@ e@@ dom when they are anointed with the holy spirit .
And how are you person@@ ally affe@@ cted by this develop@@ ment ?
Wh@@ er@@ e@@ as she had form@@ er@@ ly been un@@ responsi@@ ve to the Kingdom message , the go@@ o@@ dness sh@@ own her by the Witness had a fine effect .
( b ) How can kindness be man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted in vari@@ ous av@@ en@@ u@@ es of the field ministry ?
How can we be like Jo@@ shua , and why is this vit@@ ally important ?
That ev@@ ening , Jesus also tel@@ ls his disciples : “ You know that two days from now the pas@@ so@@ ver occ@@ ur@@ s , and the Son of man is to be deli@@ vered up to be imp@@ aled . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 1 - 14 ; 26 : 1 , 2 .
• Why should we ex@@ ten@@ d our love to those who are we@@ ak ?
Let us exam@@ ine two examples , both invol@@ ving the apostle Peter .
S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 15 , 20@@ 11
The things we hope for inclu@@ de God’s promises about the future .
“ By this all will know that you are my disciples , if you have love among y@@ ourselves , ” said Jesus . ​ — John 13 : 35 .
Jehovah does not act in that way .
Jehovah kno@@ ws that we are imper@@ fect , and he is real@@ is@@ tic in what he expe@@ cts of us .
The next st@@ ep is to make our go@@ al me@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble .
S@@ ad@@ ly , though , many people in to@@ da@@ y’s world have “ no n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction . ”
One Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an tri@@ ad was com@@ posed of S@@ in ( a mo@@ on - go@@ d ) , Sh@@ am@@ as@@ h ( a su@@ n - go@@ d ) , and I@@ sh@@ ta@@ r ( a go@@ dd@@ ess of fer@@ t@@ ility and war ) .
We are happy to leave them a cop@@ y of that book .
W@@ ould you consider the Bible to be an a@@ mu@@ let , or a good - lu@@ ck char@@ m , that could prote@@ ct you from evil ?
29 : 38 - 4@@ 2 ; Le@@ v .
How should we understand this ag@@ re@@ ement ?
She was c@@ learly a spiritually strong woman with her own fir@@ m faith in Jehovah .
The A@@ mp@@ li@@ fied Bible re@@ a@@ ds : “ On His law . . . he ha@@ bitu@@ ally medit@@ ates . . . by day and by night . ”
She was he@@ d@@ ged about as if by an imp@@ en@@ et@@ ra@@ ble th@@ ic@@ ke@@ t , so that they were un@@ able to get any help to her .
So should we .
When we over@@ look the fa@@ ul@@ ts of the elders and jo@@ y@@ fully follow their direction , we prove our love for Christ .
That is why as a group , they were not always neu@@ tr@@ al during the war .
The meaning of pa@@ ·@@ r@@ ou@@ ·@@ si@@ ʹ@@ a is seen from the contr@@ ast that is made between the “ pres@@ ence ” and “ ab@@ s@@ ence ” of the apostle Paul both at 2 Corinthians 10 : 10 , 11 and at Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 12 .
L@@ ater he wrote : “ Per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in prayer . ”
For example , the S@@ op@@ h@@ ists were a prom@@ in@@ ent group of Greek teach@@ ers in the fi@@ f@@ th century B.C.E .
If I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t cu@@ t off all cont@@ act with the Witnesses , my family would dis@@ in@@ her@@ it me .
We must be care@@ ful about our spe@@ e@@ ch and actions .
In 199@@ 1 , after 4@@ 4 years as a travel@@ ing overse@@ er , I left the cir@@ cu@@ it work , having vis@@ ited congregations thr@@ ough@@ out I@@ tal@@ y .
Th@@ ink , too , of Bal@@ a@@ am , A@@ cha@@ n , Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i , and Ju@@ d@@ as .
O@@ r the de@@ pres@@ sed soul who faith@@ fully comes to meetings des@@ pite pers@@ ist@@ ent feelings of wor@@ th@@ less@@ ness ?
We are very po@@ or and had no money to pur@@ cha@@ se Bi@@ bl@@ es for every member of the family .
The apostle Peter mentioned something el@@ se that could make prayers un@@ accep@@ table to God .
“ It en@@ com@@ pas@@ sed the to@@ tal pi@@ c@@ ture from the cre@@ ation of the st@@ ars to the gl@@ ori@@ ous c@@ li@@ ma@@ x of Christ’s Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn . ” ​ — F . S@@ tu@@ ar@@ t Bar@@ n@@ es , age 14 in 1914
“ The war that began in Au@@ gu@@ st 1914 and came to an end in No@@ v@@ ember 19@@ 18 was a dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c ev@@ ent .
So Ka@@ z@@ um@@ i M@@ in@@ our@@ a and other young col@@ por@@ te@@ ur@@ s used house c@@ ars without eng@@ ines .
In ad@@ dition , he has provided not just the necess@@ ities of life but also the things that make life enjo@@ y@@ able and inter@@ es@@ ting .
We read : “ Ri@@ ght in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the night there ar@@ ose a c@@ ry , ‘ H@@ ere is the bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om !
Just before the course ended , I was told to repor@@ t to the of@@ fice of Na@@ than H . K@@ nor@@ r , who was then over@@ see@@ ing the work of Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide .
Be@@ fore he was born in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m , Jesus lived as a spirit cre@@ ature in heaven .
God’s loyal servants share the sen@@ ti@@ ments of David , who san@@ g : “ Ab@@ out the glory of your [ Jehovah’s ] k@@ ing@@ ship they will talk , and about your mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness they will speak . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 5 : 11 .
Even there he kept on preaching . How ?
( b ) To get Kingdom blessings , we must recogn@@ ize what ?
I@@ ts pages provided “ food at the prop@@ er time , ” for in the l@@ ate 18@@ 00 ’ s , a gro@@ wing number of prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians began to question how Jesus ’ death could be a ransom for our sin@@ s .
It is a st@@ ory of faith , courage , and strength in the face of bit@@ ter ad@@ vers@@ ity .
It read : “ A lead@@ er of the Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ar@@ men@@ ia was ac@@ qu@@ it@@ ted today on char@@ ges of pro@@ sel@@ y@@ ti@@ z@@ ing and of for@@ c@@ ing young people to e@@ va@@ de mil@@ it@@ ary service .
M@@ one@@ y can be lost through ban@@ k fa@@ il@@ ure or inf@@ l@@ ation .
The ad@@ dic@@ tive n@@ ature of to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o al@@ most en@@ sures that ca@@ su@@ al@@ ties will remain high among the one bil@@ li@@ on s@@ mo@@ k@@ ers already ho@@ o@@ ked .
F@@ i@@ ve and a half years of con@@ fin@@ ement had not ro@@ b@@ bed El@@ la of her joy !
How about fellow Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers ?
O@@ r you may con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate the tal@@ ents you could devel@@ op in ar@@ t , ar@@ ch@@ it@@ e@@ c@@ ture , mu@@ si@@ c , or other pur@@ su@@ its for which you can find no time in to@@ da@@ y’s he@@ c@@ tic life .
For instance , Jac@@ o@@ b ac@@ ted in har@@ mony with par@@ ent@@ al instru@@ ction in cho@@ o@@ sing a wife .
Let us now consider how to reason on what the Scriptures say .
You likely real@@ ize that pa@@ in@@ less@@ ly lear@@ ning from the succ@@ ess@@ es and fa@@ il@@ u@@ res of others is pre@@ fer@@ able to re@@ pe@@ ating their mis@@ takes .
He was deep@@ ly concer@@ ned about God’s sheep and st@@ ressed the import@@ ance of car@@ ing for them when he told S@@ im@@ on Peter to ‘ shepher@@ d His little sheep . ’
At one point , the chang@@ es this cou@@ ple wanted to make seem@@ ed a bi@@ t over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing .
K@@ ur@@ t Al@@ and , prof@@ ess@@ or of early ch@@ urch hist@@ ory and New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent te@@ x@@ tu@@ al re@@ sear@@ ch , wrote : “ He went through the enti@@ re Bible in his mind in order to deter@@ mine whether this new@@ found knowledge could stand up to com@@ par@@ is@@ on with other Bible st@@ at@@ ements , and he found that he was cor@@ ro@@ bor@@ ated every@@ where . ”
Some Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers tra@@ v@@ el at their own ex@@ p@@ en@@ se to preach in plac@@ es sel@@ dom re@@ ached with the good news .
Of course , know@@ ing what to do and ac@@ tually doing it are two different things .
And through the prophet Isaiah , Jehovah himself said poin@@ te@@ dly : “ W@@ o@@ e to those wise in their own eyes . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
Do you see others as Jehovah se@@ es them ?
O@@ ver a peri@@ od of about 14 years , Timothy sp@@ ent a great de@@ al of time working with the apostle Paul , his friend .
In 3@@ 32 B.C.E . , A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der the Gre@@ at took control of Juda@@ e@@ a .
( a ) As sh@@ own by the prayers of faithful servants of old , what ty@@ p@@ es of expres@@ sions may be inclu@@ ded in prayers ?
What ro@@ le do women now pla@@ y in preaching the good news ?
Kingdom fru@@ it@@ age is re@@ ap@@ ed by the origin@@ al s@@ ow@@ er as well as by other Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers who may not person@@ ally have been involved with s@@ ow@@ ing the se@@ ed that pro@@ duc@@ ed that par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar disci@@ ple .
There are sever@@ al fac@@ t@@ ors that may account for the differ@@ ence in the fi@@ gu@@ res given in these two ver@@ ses .
Jesus was listen@@ ing to the learned men and e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly as@@ king questions .
Th@@ r@@ ough their free home Bible study arrang@@ ement , Jehovah’s Witnesses are help@@ ing people to gain an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God .
No@@ te what Proverbs 24 : 10 says : “ Ha@@ ve you sh@@ own yourself disc@@ oura@@ ged in the day of dist@@ ress ?
God’s holy spirit en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ s us spiritually ,
On fur@@ ther exam@@ in@@ ation of the Scriptures , he came to the conclu@@ sion that there were two cl@@ as@@ ses of dead “ wicked ” individuals : those who had conclu@@ si@@ vely re@@ je@@ cted the love of God and those who had died in ign@@ or@@ ance .
When I was se@@ ven years old , I became a member of the Bo@@ y S@@ cou@@ ts you@@ th mo@@ v@@ ement .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What do some people say about the ide@@ a that God has an organization ?
Un@@ der the rule of that Kingdom , God’s will regarding a par@@ adise earth will “ take place . ”
The apostle Paul called faith “ the as@@ sur@@ ed expe@@ ct@@ ation of things ho@@ ped for , the evid@@ ent demonstr@@ ation of real@@ ities though not be@@ held . ”
The a@@ im of the special preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign was to re@@ ach as many people as possible in a sh@@ ort time .
When he said that there would be a Christian meeting in the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of Z@@ á@@ ho@@ r the next S@@ un@@ day , I was determined to go .
They will help us to “ stand fir@@ m in the faith ” during these very difficult times .
To beg@@ in with , we need to remember that the human conscience is not always reli@@ able .
If he had become a faithful follow@@ er of Jesus , he could have received what he was sear@@ ch@@ ing for ​ — everlasting life .
H@@ app@@ ily , my assignment in Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a has been pro@@ duc@@ tive .
R@@ em@@ ember , he is one of Jehovah’s friends .
I was a 20 - year - old sol@@ di@@ er suffering from a serious in@@ fe@@ c@@ ti@@ ous ill@@ ness .
No matter what our assignment in God’s organization , all of us should have “ pl@@ ent@@ y to do in the work of the Lord . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , at E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 14 : 14 , 20 , Job is inclu@@ ded with Noah and Daniel in the l@@ ist of three righteous men .
Jesus said that a cr@@ am@@ ped ro@@ ad lea@@ ds to life
He simply continued to do what he could .
Why a Rus@@ si@@ an V@@ er@@ di@@ ct Is Rev@@ i@@ e@@ wed in Fr@@ ance
What Jehovah end@@ ur@@ ed as his Son was t@@ or@@ men@@ ted , ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed , and then ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted as a cri@@ min@@ al is far more than we can know .
We@@ al@@ thy Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i did not need that kind of ass@@ ist@@ ance .
P@@ as@@ sing From De@@ ath to Li@@ fe
Be Je@@ al@@ ous for Jehovah
Still , a few individuals have left our ran@@ ks , and some among them are b@@ ent on de@@ fam@@ ing Jehovah’s Witnesses by s@@ pre@@ ading lies and mis@@ information .
Bo@@ a@@ z is ready to com@@ p@@ ly .
“ You have pas@@ sed your fin@@ al exam@@ s , but you have not st@@ op@@ ped being stud@@ ents .
( See the bo@@ x “ L@@ ess@@ ons or A@@ nt@@ it@@ y@@ p@@ es ? ” )
The apostle Peter said to Jesus : “ Lo@@ ok ! We have left all things and follow@@ ed you ; what ac@@ tually will there be for us ? ”
( 8 ) V@@ an H@@ out , M .
In Jesus ’ case , it must have been su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ ently se@@ v@@ ere to make it necess@@ ary for another man to car@@ ry the t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake after Jesus started out be@@ aring it al@@ one .
We do well to take the less@@ on to heart .
What can help us to keep on listen@@ ing to Jehovah’s vo@@ ice ?
In ad@@ dition , Christian mo@@ thers end@@ e@@ av@@ or to inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate spiritual valu@@ es in their children .
B@@ ene@@ f@@ iting From God’s M@@ or@@ al La@@ ws
It says that we share in the ministry ‘ under God’s view , in compan@@ y with Christ . ’
How do Jesus ’ words found at Luke 21 : 25 - 28 influ@@ ence your view of the coming great tri@@ bul@@ ation ?
I no longer have hal@@ lu@@ c@@ in@@ ations , and my men@@ tal and physical health have imp@@ ro@@ ved .
However , like G@@ a@@ i@@ us , we can in some way support and encoura@@ ge those who do tra@@ v@@ el , such as the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er and his wife .
During the past service year , many in Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que fac@@ ed fam@@ ine on account of dr@@ ough@@ ts and cro@@ p fa@@ il@@ u@@ res .
L@@ ear@@ n and T@@ each Christian M@@ or@@ ality , 6 / 15
Yet , as “ the instru@@ ct@@ or in the fear of the true God , ” Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah exerc@@ ised a fine influ@@ ence on the young rul@@ er to do what was right .
Thus , it is sa@@ fe to conclu@@ de that Jehovah by means of his Son is activ@@ ely le@@ ading his people .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the time of the end , Satan has inc@@ ited his earthly ag@@ ents to op@@ pose the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant and their other sheep compan@@ i@@ ons .
Do you believe that Jehovah under@@ stan@@ ds your circumstances ?
27 : 14 .
Me@@ et@@ ing together with our brothers ref@@ re@@ sh@@ es us and helps us re@@ tain our joy in serving Jehovah .
Not only did Jesus un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly give of himself in his ministry but he gave his very life as a ransom so that others might have the opportunity to st@@ ore up tre@@ a@@ sures in heaven .
He also became dis@@ tur@@ bed after see@@ ing a f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ing vision .
Moses saw Jehovah’s hand in the matter .
The father asked the bo@@ ys to rec@@ all what happened to A@@ cha@@ n , as rec@@ oun@@ ted in Jo@@ shua chap@@ ter 7 .
During this “ very preci@@ ous se@@ as@@ on , ” special preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ s provided a fine way for all to show appreciation for the ransom .
Adam and E@@ ve were cre@@ ated perfect mor@@ ally , spiritually , and physi@@ c@@ ally .
N@@ on@@ s@@ mo@@ k@@ ers who in@@ h@@ ale se@@ con@@ d@@ hand s@@ mo@@ ke inc@@ re@@ ase the ris@@ k of develop@@ ing lu@@ ng can@@ c@@ er and heart di@@ se@@ ase by up to 30 per@@ c@@ ent .
Ab@@ out a year after we arri@@ ved in Cor@@ n@@ w@@ all , Mo@@ m became ill .
When I was d@@ ri@@ ving in a ca@@ r and I saw someone who loo@@ ked A@@ si@@ an , I would ro@@ l@@ l down the w@@ in@@ do@@ w and y@@ ell a@@ bu@@ sive things , such as “ G@@ o home , A@@ si@@ an ! ”
Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on ​ — A H@@ app@@ y Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning
In the Law that Jehovah ev@@ en@@ tually gave the nation of Israel , accep@@ table sacrific@@ es inclu@@ ded not only ani@@ mal@@ s or ani@@ ma@@ l par@@ ts but also ro@@ ast@@ ed gra@@ in , she@@ a@@ ves of ba@@ r@@ le@@ y , fine f@@ l@@ our , bak@@ ed go@@ o@@ ds , and w@@ ine .
But consider : What if scho@@ l@@ ars were to col@@ le@@ ct a p@@ ile of du@@ bi@@ ous writ@@ ings pr@@ inted today , perhaps g@@ le@@ an@@ ing them from go@@ s@@ si@@ p ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines and the public@@ ations of ra@@ di@@ cal religious cul@@ ts , and then were to se@@ al the pa@@ p@@ ers in a va@@ ul@@ t ?
Re@@ ading God’s Word da@@ ily will bring us the “ happy ” result of being truly ref@@ re@@ shed and re@@ in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ated , pre@@ pared to continue our Christian course .
Although both of us wor@@ ked full - time , we still wanted to become pione@@ ers but were af@@ ra@@ id that we could not support ourselves .
After one of their al@@ ter@@ c@@ ations , Jesus asked : “ What were you ar@@ gu@@ ing over on the ro@@ ad ? ”
By doing so , you will be able to remain ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast .
De@@ dic@@ ating your life to Jehovah br@@ ings you into a close relationship with him .
Such in@@ for@@ ma@@ l set@@ t@@ ings may help a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ents feel at e@@ ase and more inc@@ l@@ ined to o@@ pen up .
The C@@ ris@@ ts went to the cap@@ it@@ al city , Q@@ u@@ i@@ to .
Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy con@@ duc@@ t@@ ors will find that fe@@ ature very help@@ ful as they pre@@ pare for a mean@@ ing@@ ful discus@@ sion of the artic@@ les at the congregation meeting .
In more rec@@ ent times , a com@@ par@@ able ex@@ pan@@ sion of preaching ter@@ rit@@ ory has been seen .
Do@@ ing Jehovah’s will and listen@@ ing to Jesus is the best way of life .
In the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , both the Israelites and “ a va@@ st mi@@ x@@ ed compan@@ y ” needed man@@ na to stay ali@@ ve .
In contr@@ ast with ani@@ mal@@ s , we can come to know our Creator and serve him faith@@ fully .
For example , it does not com@@ ment on the situation where the att@@ ac@@ ked woman cannot s@@ cre@@ am because she is mu@@ te , un@@ consci@@ ous , or par@@ al@@ y@@ zed with fear or is for@@ ci@@ bly pre@@ ven@@ ted from s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing by a hand or ta@@ pe over her m@@ ou@@ th .
I “ declar@@ ed ” what I descri@@ bed as liter@@ ature that would help people in scho@@ ol@@ s and col@@ le@@ ges to understand the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of what was happ@@ ening in our very tr@@ oub@@ led world .
So@@ lu@@ tions to Com@@ m@@ on Com@@ pla@@ in@@ ts
It was a reli@@ ef when it was over . ”
The account does not su@@ gg@@ est that it was the result of a person@@ ality con@@ f@@ li@@ ct .
Re@@ qui@@ re@@ ments for A@@ p@@ pro@@ aching God
Of course , we cannot be sure that this indic@@ ates special interest in An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch as Lu@@ ke@@ ’s home city . ​ — Acts 6 : 3 - 6 .
Lo@@ gi@@ cal Re@@ as@@ on@@ ing
By this all will know that you are my disciples , if you have love among y@@ ourselves . ”
14@@ 5 : 14 ; J@@ as .
It is prop@@ er to make efforts to sol@@ ve a proble@@ m .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al advan@@ c@@ ement , on the other hand , does not come a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally with age .
Indeed , God’s Word as@@ sures us : “ H@@ app@@ y is the man in fear of Jehovah . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 12 : 1 .
So as you show that you care , reas@@ sure the person that God appreci@@ ates his love for the truth and his efforts to support true worship . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
“ The T@@ ent of the U@@ pri@@ ght On@@ es Will F@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h ”
On other occasi@@ ons , famili@@ es vis@@ it and invit@@ e me to share in their ev@@ ening of family worship .
Th@@ ough he is evil , the Devil pres@@ ents himself as good in order to mis@@ gu@@ i@@ de others .
What is in your heart ? ’
( Read L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 8 : 22 - 24 . )
3 : 1 - 10 : S@@ ho@@ ws that Satan was involved in op@@ pos@@ ing the work on the temple and that H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est Jo@@ shua is deli@@ vered and cle@@ ans@@ ed .
There , I wor@@ ked in the shi@@ pp@@ ing and p@@ ac@@ king de@@ par@@ t@@ ments and later in the of@@ fice , h@@ and@@ ling matters per@@ tain@@ ing to the congregations .
In the min@@ ds of the people in gener@@ al , the Scriptures became a book of the her@@ e@@ tic@@ s , and that i@@ ma@@ ge is still very much ali@@ ve .
What helped S@@ her@@ y@@ l to de@@ al with the lo@@ ss of most of her family ?
However , when the Jewish high cour@@ t went against God’s la@@ ws by or@@ der@@ ing Jesus ’ disciples to sto@@ p preaching , they fir@@ m@@ ly but res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully said that they had to “ obey God as rul@@ er rather than men . ” ​ — Acts 1 : 8 ; 5 : 27 - 32 .
( See op@@ ening i@@ ma@@ ge . ) ( b ) What concer@@ ns ar@@ ise in reg@@ ard to child re@@ aring ?
He refer@@ red to Jehovah as “ the Father , to whom every family in heaven and on earth ow@@ es its name . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
What benef@@ its did Job der@@ i@@ ve from having end@@ ur@@ ance ?
Like a su@@ ff@@ o@@ c@@ ating “ en@@ vel@@ op@@ ment ” ​ — a bl@@ an@@ ke@@ t — ​ sin and death have we@@ igh@@ ed heav@@ ily on mankind .
After all , he is the Creator .
And if he ge@@ ts people to believe that he simply does not ex@@ ist , that su@@ its his purpose even better .
In this article and the next , let us see how Psal@@ ms 1 and 2 give us reason to rejo@@ ice .
The “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer ” has promised to provide his servants with wh@@ atever they need to remain faithful to him .
With the Israelites po@@ ised to en@@ ter the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , Moses was told : “ From a dist@@ ance you will see the land , but you will not go there into the land that I am giving to the sons of Israel . ”
Davi@@ d’s rul@@ er@@ ship was not op@@ pres@@ sive .
E@@ sa@@ u came out to me@@ et him , along with 4@@ 00 men .
When we person@@ ally experience Jehovah’s help@@ ing hand as we car@@ ry out our ministry , he be@@ comes more real to us and we feel even clo@@ s@@ er to him .
For what fel@@ low@@ ship do righteousness and la@@ w@@ less@@ ness have ? O@@ r what sh@@ aring does light have with dar@@ k@@ ness ? . . .
How can we be sure of that ?
W@@ he@@ ther sing@@ le or married , all of us need to be@@ ar in mind Jesus ’ words : “ Di@@ d you not read that he [ God ] who cre@@ ated them from the beg@@ in@@ ning made them m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale and said , ‘ For this reason a man will leave his father and his mother and will s@@ tic@@ k to his wife , and the two will be one flesh ’ ?
One of the rema@@ ining invit@@ ations that you have might help a deser@@ ving one to make the decision to atten@@ d the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al .
“ Instead , ” he says , “ I learned to do vari@@ ous jo@@ bs so that when one ty@@ pe of work was not a@@ vail@@ able , I could do another . ”
At the age of ten , I had to leave school , but by then I had learned to read and wr@@ ite .
The Law covenant went into effect at M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i in 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E .
The land con@@ qu@@ ered under the lead@@ er@@ ship of Jo@@ shua
What are God’s servants doing now by means of his spirit ?
E@@ ach had comm@@ end@@ able qualities .
Thus , in ac@@ tu@@ ality a fore@@ ign@@ er is simply a person vie@@ wed as such because he is different in certain ways .
But F@@ eli@@ x , one of the most cor@@ ru@@ pt govern@@ ors of his day , d@@ el@@ a@@ yed Paul’s tri@@ al , ho@@ p@@ ing that Paul would give him money to secu@@ re his rel@@ e@@ ase . ​ — Acts 24 : 22 - 26 .
1 , 2 . ( a ) Who is “ the King of et@@ er@@ n@@ ity , ” and why is that t@@ it@@ le appro@@ pri@@ ate ?
In@@ g - Mar@@ i ad@@ ds : “ I@@ magine my joy and my gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to Jehovah for blessing our in@@ iti@@ ative and our desire to share the truth . ”
“ H@@ app@@ y are those hear@@ ing the word of God and keep@@ ing it ! ” said Jesus .
However , should ever@@ yone be free to do wh@@ atever he wants ?
We cannot see God because he does not have a human form .
He ur@@ ged others to see in these wonderful works t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony about the One be@@ h@@ ind them .
S@@ low to G@@ r@@ as@@ p the P@@ o@@ in@@ t
‘ B@@ less@@ ing of , M@@ ak@@ es R@@ ich , ’ 11 / 1
Indeed , the events recorded in Psalm 4@@ 5 concer@@ n all Christians .
What I learned at ch@@ urch did not help .
In fact , in the year 19@@ 31 , God’s servants became even more clo@@ sel@@ y id@@ enti@@ fied with Jehovah by accep@@ ting the name Jehovah’s Witnesses .
* K@@ no@@ wing his cri@@ min@@ al hist@@ ory , I became af@@ ra@@ id and asked him why he was there .
Jehovah cho@@ se to foc@@ us on A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s faith and rep@@ ent@@ ant attitude .
A@@ c@@ tually , other scho@@ l@@ ars have c@@ ited reas@@ ons for not using this pr@@ on@@ un@@ ci@@ ation .
; H@@ i@@ f@@ ing@@ er , A .
A perfect world simply will not come about through human cre@@ ati@@ v@@ ity .
No doubt you can think of other examples of the e@@ con@@ om@@ ic practic@@ ality of God’s standards .
Do we try to apply it “ right af@@ ter@@ ward ” ?
W@@ ant Go@@ od F@@ ri@@ ends ?
And how ri@@ ch@@ ly Jehovah has bless@@ ed their efforts !
“ My de@@ but concer@@ t turned out to be my re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment concer@@ t , ” she rel@@ ates .
Jehovah has stated his purpose to gl@@ ori@@ fy that spiritual temple by br@@ ing@@ ing people out of all nations to come and worship there .
It is a great blessing that Jehovah com@@ forts us wh@@ en@@ ever we are under emo@@ tional st@@ ress .
He always as@@ sur@@ ed us that the time we sp@@ ent in pris@@ on was not in va@@ in because it tra@@ ined us for future assign@@ ments .
L@@ ess@@ on From Rom@@ an H@@ ist@@ ory ( gl@@ adi@@ at@@ ori@@ al g@@ ames ) , 6 / 15
This un@@ ity is truly re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble in view of what many have had to over@@ come .
By speaking “ cons@@ ol@@ ingly to the de@@ pres@@ sed sou@@ ls , ” elders truly support their spiritual brothers and sisters who may be get@@ ting we@@ ary or do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted because of some thor@@ n in their flesh . — Isaiah 32 : 2 ; 50 : 4 ; 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 14 .
If you lik@@ e@@ wise pray to Jehovah in faith , the great God of heaven will su@@ sta@@ in you .
It means that you should read at a p@@ ace that al@@ lo@@ ws for medit@@ ation .
T@@ en tri@@ bes would be given to Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am ; two would remain with the family l@@ ine of David , now re@@ pres@@ ented by King R@@ eho@@ bo@@ am .
He told his disciples : “ The har@@ v@@ est , in@@ deed , is great , but the work@@ ers are few .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y Y@@ U@@ R@@ I@@ I K@@ A@@ P@@ T@@ O@@ L@@ A
Why is the imper@@ fe@@ ction of the under@@ shepher@@ ds no reason to dis@@ reg@@ ard their Scriptural counsel ?
( b ) How can we imitate the example of Eli@@ h@@ u of old ?
E@@ m@@ br@@ ac@@ ing Bible Tru@@ th W@@ i@@ th@@ out H@@ ands and Ar@@ ms 13
O@@ thers have been willing to study the Bible with us but are not willing to make a com@@ mit@@ ment .
In Israel , a man@@ ’s fir@@ st@@ born son was to receive a d@@ ou@@ ble por@@ tion of an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
Mari@@ a f@@ led .
A@@ no@@ ther reason why the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al was in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted was to re@@ mind us that by means of his death as a perfect , sin@@ less human , Jesus ‘ gave his soul a ransom in ex@@ change for many . ’
Our heavenly Father will gr@@ ant us the wisdom to cop@@ e with tri@@ als if we “ keep on as@@ king in faith , not doub@@ ting at all . ”
• In what way is Jehovah a God of mer@@ cy and justice ?
That pro@@ spe@@ ct might well con@@ v@@ in@@ ce you of yet another reason to answer y@@ es to the question , Do we need God ?
We cannot ac@@ tually spe@@ ed up the time that rema@@ ins until the arri@@ val of Jehovah’s day .
During his enti@@ re ministry , Jesus lo@@ v@@ ingly com@@ for@@ ted m@@ our@@ ning ones , br@@ ing@@ ing them encourag@@ ement and peace of mind .
Thus , we can con@@ f@@ ess to God , pray for his for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , and take st@@ ep@@ s to right the wrong .
Ha@@ ving de@@ fe@@ ated the Israelites once , the king of A@@ i is e@@ ag@@ er to me@@ et them in com@@ ba@@ t .
For example , he spoke about his own death , fore@@ tel@@ ling how he would die , where he would die , and at who@@ se hands he would die .
Th@@ an@@ k you .
So be determined to w@@ in !
R@@ am@@ ó@@ n , in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , ob@@ ser@@ ves something similar with his 16 - year - old son .
With these words , Jesus author@@ ized his “ sla@@ ves ” to do bu@@ sin@@ ess until his return , “ each one according to his own ability . ”
“ St@@ and Fir@@ m and See the S@@ al@@ vation of Jehovah ”
Paul wrote that this is “ in order that we should no longer be ba@@ bes , to@@ s@@ sed about as by wa@@ ves and car@@ ri@@ ed hi@@ ther and th@@ i@@ ther by every w@@ ind of teaching by means of the tri@@ ck@@ er@@ y of men , by means of c@@ un@@ ning in cont@@ ri@@ ving er@@ ro@@ r . ”
R@@ al@@ ph and I continued to cor@@ respon@@ d .
I@@ gn@@ or@@ ing ou@@ tw@@ ard appe@@ ar@@ ance , God cho@@ se David to be king of Israel , according to the princi@@ ple : “ Not the way man se@@ es is the way God se@@ es , because m@@ ere man se@@ es what appe@@ ars to the eyes ; but as for Jehovah , he se@@ es what the heart is . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 16 : 7 .
Like that sister , some parents have reas@@ oned that it is better for their child to post@@ po@@ ne baptism until he has out@@ gro@@ wn the chil@@ dis@@ h tend@@ enc@@ y to be@@ have fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ly .
So it was that “ J@@ on@@ a@@ th@@ an’s very soul became b@@ ound up with the soul of David , and J@@ on@@ a@@ than began to love him as his own soul . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 17 : 1 – 18 : 4 .
He was assign@@ ed to Fr@@ ance and then to B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m .
Th@@ ink about how the im@@ moral ways of many people have ca@@ used a ba@@ ck@@ l@@ as@@ h of men@@ tal , emo@@ tional , and physical problems .
Mo@@ re@@ over , when baptized they become or@@ da@@ ined min@@ isters of the good news , der@@ i@@ ving much joy from know@@ ing that they are sh@@ aring in san@@ c@@ ti@@ f@@ ying Jehovah’s name . ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 .
Why must we not ste@@ al or do what is di@@ sh@@ on@@ est ?
S@@ l@@ ac@@ king the hand will not mer@@ it Jehovah’s blessing .
Of course , the Scriptures do not s@@ ti@@ pul@@ ate an age for marriage .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s ten@@ d to ju@@ dge from ou@@ tw@@ ard appe@@ ar@@ ance .
That , however , may not be as prof@@ it@@ able as they i@@ magine .
In 194@@ 8 , I deci@@ ded to make my@@ self a@@ vail@@ able to serve Jehovah full - time in the pioneer service .
21 I@@ mit@@ ate Their Fa@@ ith ​ — He L@@ ear@@ ned F@@ or@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess From the Ma@@ ster
“ O Ba@@ al , answer us ! ” they cri@@ ed again and again .
Even though the lo@@ ss of a bel@@ o@@ ved sp@@ ouse is one of the most tra@@ um@@ ati@@ c experi@@ ences a person could have , it is not the end .
For I have such peace , such tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ill@@ ity , that you can@@ ’t pos@@ si@@ bly i@@ magine ! ”
God’s wisdom is evid@@ ent in the inter@@ dep@@ end@@ ence of the milli@@ ons of vari@@ e@@ ties of pl@@ ants , in@@ se@@ cts , ani@@ mal@@ s , and ba@@ c@@ ter@@ ia in earth@@ ’s am@@ a@@ z@@ ingly comple@@ x we@@ b of life .
From that day for@@ ward , I said y@@ es to many other des@@ tru@@ ctive practic@@ es .
She bor@@ e a son to her bel@@ o@@ ved husband , now a century old !
There are those who work to live and those who live to work ; others die at or because of their work .
We are especially jo@@ y@@ ful if we person@@ ally are among the har@@ v@@ est work@@ ers who have a share in home Bible study activ@@ ity .
While we should re@@ ject the har@@ s@@ h and sel@@ f@@ ish ways of Na@@ ba@@ l , let us imitate the kindness and un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness of Bo@@ a@@ z .
In like man@@ ner , may all of God’s enem@@ ies come to their end !
; Mar@@ k@@ ev@@ ich , J .
In M@@ ol@@ do@@ va , for instance , a 9@@ 9 - year - old man had devo@@ ted his you@@ th to prom@@ o@@ ting Com@@ mun@@ ist ide@@ als .
We have the enti@@ re Bible from which to learn our Fa@@ ther’s thinking and feelings , including what he appro@@ ves of and what he for@@ bi@@ ds .
While that s@@ crip@@ ture app@@ lies pri@@ mar@@ ily to the body of anointed Christians , the princi@@ ple it con@@ tain@@ s can apply to all Christians today .
“ And im@@ medi@@ ately , ” says the account , “ there f@@ ell from [ Sa@@ ul@@ ’s ] eyes what loo@@ ked like s@@ cal@@ es , and he rec@@ over@@ ed sight . ”
( b ) In what ty@@ pe of circumstances did Jesus likely gro@@ w up ?
M@@ Y C@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ D@@ H@@ O@@ O@@ D was sp@@ ent on a f@@ ar@@ m near the small to@@ wn of Ha@@ x@@ tu@@ n on the pla@@ ins of nor@@ the@@ ast@@ er@@ n C@@ ol@@ or@@ a@@ do , near the Ne@@ br@@ as@@ ka bor@@ der .
I was war@@ m@@ ly wel@@ com@@ ed , and I great@@ ly enjoy my different work assign@@ ments , which inclu@@ de help@@ ing to care for the Bethel family li@@ br@@ ary and its 2@@ ,000 vo@@ lum@@ es .
In what ways was David a good shepher@@ d ?
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , it requi@@ res courage to up@@ hold God’s la@@ ws and principles in the face of ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le , whether from scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es , work@@ mat@@ es , neigh@@ b@@ ors , or relati@@ ves . ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 33 ; 1 John 5 : 19 .
We were ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely encoura@@ ged by the experience .
Jesus did God’s will and brought honor to His name .
I thought , ‘ this brother has to stay ! ’
“ Ch@@ ar@@ m ” brought A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il “ glory ”
Why does he h@@ es@@ it@@ ate ?
Jehovah’s people have always loo@@ ked for@@ ward to being with one another .
Yes , let us dec@@ l@@ are the good news with e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness !
In an effort to comfort the el@@ der@@ ly , we can vis@@ it them and listen care@@ fully to what they tell us about their past experi@@ ences and ob@@ vi@@ ous blessings in Jehovah’s service .
What is love , and what are some of its char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s ?
The c@@ ra@@ f@@ t@@ s@@ men doing the work fin@@ ally told Moses : “ The people are br@@ ing@@ ing much more than what the service needs for the work that Jehovah has comman@@ ded to be done . ”
The humans and angels whom God cre@@ ated were per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly ca@@ pa@@ ble of obe@@ ying God’s requi@@ re@@ ments .
Many can@@ c@@ el@@ ed .
4 : 29 - 32 .
That fir@@ m determin@@ ation was evid@@ ent at special meetings that took place in O@@ c@@ to@@ ber of 200@@ 1 .
“ I no longer per@@ form any u@@ se@@ ful fun@@ ction in the congregation . ”
Jesus ’ out@@ standing example of love se@@ ts a high stan@@ d@@ ard for his followers to up@@ hold .
C@@ learly , Jehovah ca@@ res for wi@@ do@@ ws .
5 : 22 - 25 .
However , because of out@@ standing cour@@ t d@@ ates in Q@@ u@@ ebe@@ c , we were instru@@ cted to return to Cana@@ da .
“ You teach to bapti@@ ze little children who l@@ ack their own faith , ” they wrote about such religi@@ ons , “ and in this you follow the in@@ s@@ titu@@ tion of a bi@@ sh@@ op called Di@@ on@@ ysi@@ us , who at the in@@ s@@ ti@@ g@@ ation of some un@@ wise people emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed inf@@ ant baptism . . .
3 : 24 , 25 ​ — How could “ the ransom pa@@ id by Christ Jesus ” co@@ ver “ the sin@@ s that occ@@ ur@@ red in the past ” before it was pa@@ id ?
H@@ er@@ od had care@@ fully as@@ cer@@ ta@@ ined the time of Jesus ’ bir@@ th from what he learned from the ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers .
My parents loved each other and accepted their differ@@ ing beli@@ ef@@ s .
Jehovah’s war@@ ning his people before ac@@ ting in judgment .
This does not mean that you have to la@@ y down the law to them .
21 : 14 )
For instance , there are par@@ ts to pre@@ pare for congregation meetings .
We are a@@ ware that Jehovah long ag@@ o fore@@ told that h@@ at@@ red , or en@@ m@@ ity , would devel@@ op between those who serve God and those who serve Satan the Devil .
Th@@ ink again of the con@@ di@@ tions in the gar@@ den of E@@ den before Adam and E@@ ve sin@@ ned .
The su@@ n go@@ d
C@@ ha@@ p@@ ter 15 of the book Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k , V@@ olu@@ me 2 , can be used as a bas@@ is for family discus@@ sion .
As you would ex@@ pect , Paul ut@@ il@@ ized his li@@ mit@@ ed fre@@ e@@ dom to preach about God’s Kingdom .
To them , however , Jesus in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed another kind of fi@@ shing .
We have thor@@ ough@@ ly enjo@@ yed our day in field service , but we have some l@@ ing@@ ering questions about the mission@@ ary work .
By making disciples , Christians demonstr@@ ate their deep love for God
What experience demonstr@@ ates the joy of spiritual giving ?
After the woman had wa@@ shed and anointed Jesus ’ fe@@ et but pri@@ or to his for@@ giving her , Jesus used an illustr@@ ation to expla@@ in an important point to his ho@@ st , S@@ im@@ on .
To avoid se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality , we might do well to ask ourselves , ‘ Do I allow my eyes to ar@@ ouse in me an ap@@ pet@@ ite for im@@ moral material re@@ adi@@ ly found in boo@@ ks , on tel@@ ev@@ ision , or on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t ? ’
“ So when someone remin@@ ds us of it , it is ref@@ re@@ shing to our soul . ”
Although ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ ors had a re@@ pu@@ tation for di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty , Jesus s@@ ought to help those among them who listen@@ ed to him .
Yet , Jehovah ur@@ ges us to “ be pe@@ ace@@ able with all men . ”
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on@@ ’s Fa@@ il@@ ure
Even today , some of them are in the full - time ministry in fore@@ ign fi@@ el@@ ds .
If marriage mat@@ es follow these principles , most mar@@ it@@ al difficul@@ ties can be avo@@ i@@ ded or over@@ come .
No two pers@@ ons are standing pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely at the same lo@@ c@@ ation .
Many are un@@ a@@ ware that God has already set up a govern@@ ment that is ca@@ pa@@ ble of un@@ iting the world .
Th@@ ink of a g@@ ame you have pla@@ yed , such as a bo@@ ard g@@ ame or a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar s@@ por@@ t .
Some went for a few we@@ ek@@ s , others for a year or more .
Jesus always practic@@ ed what he pre@@ ached by let@@ ting his Yes mean Yes .
( 1 ) E@@ s@@ par@@ za , E .
Yes , Paul , who gave out@@ standing encourag@@ ement to others , at times needed to be buil@@ t up himself . ​ — Read Romans 15 : 30 - 32 .
However , he is in@@ fu@@ ri@@ ated by M@@ or@@ de@@ ca@@ i@@ ’s refu@@ s@@ al to honor him .
We must ever remember that Jehovah God se@@ es all .
Be@@ fore taking up ar@@ ms , you must know whether it is mor@@ ally right and what you are fi@@ gh@@ ting for .
Yes , materi@@ al@@ ism is one s@@ n@@ are used by our enem@@ y Satan .
Fa@@ ith En@@ ab@@ les U@@ s to En@@ du@@ re
After that Isa@@ a@@ c sent them away . . . in peace . ” ​ — G@@ en .
God’s Word , like a tre@@ asure ma@@ p , poin@@ ts us to the pre@@ c@@ ise place where we will be able to find the tre@@ a@@ sures that God promised .
If we have such inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations , in@@ stead of fle@@ e@@ ing from us , Satan may l@@ ing@@ er with us , inc@@ ess@@ an@@ tly tr@@ ying to lu@@ re us into taking si@@ des with him .
S@@ ad@@ ly , this wom@@ an’s son f@@ ell si@@ ck and died .
When it comes to car@@ r@@ ying out his will , Jehovah has , not a fi@@ x@@ ed pl@@ an , but an un@@ fol@@ ding purpose .
By means of Bible - based public@@ ations and the congregation arrang@@ ement , the slave class dra@@ ws attention to the benef@@ its of he@@ e@@ ding Bible counsel and off@@ ers practic@@ al su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions about ap@@ pl@@ ying it in our da@@ ily lives .
• Why was Abraham declar@@ ed righteous ?
This could ar@@ ouse in us an anxi@@ ous concer@@ n , especially with so much to do and to experience and so little time to do it .
At that time , a young Christian brother came to our house with an ur@@ g@@ ent message for E@@ m@@ ma@@ s , ‘ The Y@@ ou@@ th Le@@ ag@@ ue is p@@ lo@@ t@@ ting to be@@ head you , put your head on a po@@ le , and take it to the local c@@ hi@@ ef@@ s . ’
Indeed , even young ones who get baptized do so only after they make their own personal dedic@@ ation to Jehovah , not simply to ple@@ ase their parents .
All of this is the result of the des@@ tru@@ ctive influ@@ ence of ‘ the spirit of the world . ’
Yet no one had satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers to my questions .
Why might we ref@@ er to some tru@@ ths as “ old , ” and what are some that you especially tre@@ asure ?
T@@ Y@@ N@@ D@@ AL@@ E
When David was under great pres@@ sure , how did he receive help ?
( 5 ) L@@ in@@ d@@ str@@ ö@@ m , C .
10 : 1 - 6 ; Acts 5 : 4@@ 2 ; 20 : 20 .
It was sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by a d@@ ry mo@@ at , cre@@ ating a 35 - fo@@ o@@ t [ 11 m ] d@@ ro@@ p from the for@@ ti@@ fic@@ ations .
Kingdom H@@ alls are being buil@@ t both in ma@@ j@@ or c@@ ities and in re@@ mo@@ te are@@ as .
Des@@ pite his har@@ d@@ ship , Gen@@ i@@ val gave the ti@@ the consci@@ enti@@ ously .
Per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in the H@@ ar@@ v@@ est Wor@@ k
However , an in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent in 1@@ 5@@ 5@@ 5 ca@@ used P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in to change his care@@ er .
The “ other sheep , ” who loy@@ ally support them , are di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied en@@ vo@@ ys for the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom .
Re@@ call that the en@@ ra@@ ged P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h pur@@ su@@ ed Israel with his powerful ar@@ my , e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed with h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts .
David U@@ s@@ si@@ sh@@ k@@ in conc@@ ur@@ s : “ The Bible says that Solomon buil@@ t up Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do ​ — it do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t say that he buil@@ t those ex@@ act g@@ ates . ”
“ The f@@ lood st@@ ory is found thr@@ ough@@ out the world , ” says scho@@ la@@ r C@@ la@@ us W@@ es@@ ter@@ man@@ n .
“ P@@ ri@@ or to Con@@ stan@@ t@@ ine , ” says the book E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe ​ — A H@@ ist@@ ory , “ Christians had not s@@ ought to as@@ su@@ me [ pol@@ itical ] power as a means of fur@@ ther@@ ing their cause .
It helps to talk to others , since “ by counsel pl@@ ans themselves are fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed . ”
When we arri@@ ved , there were 2@@ 5@@ ,@@ 7@@ 5@@ 3 Witnesses , but today that number has inc@@ reas@@ ed to over 1@@ 1@@ 3@@ ,000 , and 4@@ 4@@ 6@@ ,@@ 3@@ 6@@ 2 attend@@ ed the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death in 199@@ 9 !
R@@ em@@ ember : The an@@ ti@@ do@@ te to fear of man is faith in God .
We might find it necess@@ ary to mu@@ ster up ex@@ tr@@ a b@@ ol@@ dness to speak to people in in@@ for@@ ma@@ l set@@ t@@ ings .
This v@@ isi@@ on@@ ary ang@@ el evid@@ ently pi@@ c@@ tures the gl@@ ori@@ fied Jesus Christ in heavenly power .
Just as Jehovah had promised their fore@@ father , Abraham , God’s purpose in deli@@ ver@@ ing the Israelites “ out of the hand of the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans ” was to ra@@ ise them up as his people .
How did Jesus ad@@ d@@ ress the proble@@ m of self - righteousness ?
How than@@ k@@ ful we were to Jehovah that we had got away sa@@ fe !
My daugh@@ ter and her family take good care of me .
• What is a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al less@@ on that we can learn from the Bible account of Adam and E@@ ve ?
No doubt because she had the spiritual qualities needed to help n@@ ur@@ ture her perfect son through chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od to matu@@ r@@ ity .
Noah “ found fav@@ or in the eyes of Jehovah ” because “ he proved himself fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less among his con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries . ”
“ The u@@ pri@@ ght are the ones that will re@@ side in the earth , and the b@@ lam@@ eless are the ones that will be left over in it .
That is why some hold that in the Ge@@ z@@ er C@@ al@@ end@@ ar , the word “ f@@ la@@ x ” was a sy@@ n@@ on@@ y@@ m for fo@@ d@@ der “ gr@@ ass . ”
Because of not following such cu@@ st@@ om@@ s , Jehovah’s Witnesses have been vie@@ wed with su@@ spi@@ ci@@ on or have been acc@@ used of being an@@ t@@ is@@ o@@ cial and dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful of the dead .
And the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of divine judgment will bring comfort to godly ones who su@@ ff@@ er tri@@ bul@@ ation .
What un@@ in@@ tend@@ ed con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences may there be if a Christian lea@@ ves his or her family be@@ h@@ ind to ear@@ n money in another land ?
One of them is that we are de@@ b@@ t@@ ors to people pur@@ cha@@ sed with the blood of Jesus and are under ob@@ lig@@ ation to help them spiritually .
“ We will just have to wa@@ it and see . ”
Who will bring “ the word about Christ ” to the nations ?
What D@@ ef@@ en@@ se Do We Ha@@ ve ?
Peter said : “ Be in fear of God . ”
On Ju@@ ne 17 , 194@@ 6 , Q@@ u@@ e@@ en W@@ il@@ hel@@ mina of the Ne@@ ther@@ lands sent a message of con@@ do@@ l@@ ence to a family of Jehovah’s Witnesses in A@@ m@@ st@@ er@@ dam .
W@@ ould a lo@@ ver of Jehovah ex@@ change his good relationship with the true God for a few m@@ om@@ ents of ple@@ asure ?
Ser@@ ge and A@@ gn@@ è@@ s benef@@ ited from set@@ ting new go@@ als
But when we do , we need to show that we are s@@ or@@ ry and then do what we can to put matters right .
As I gre@@ et@@ ed the c@@ all@@ ers , I no@@ tic@@ ed a pu@@ z@@ z@@ led look on their fac@@ es .
During my chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od , only a few is@@ ol@@ ated publi@@ sh@@ ers lived in my ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn of U@@ s@@ ak@@ o@@ s , N@@ am@@ i@@ bia .
E@@ arly the next mor@@ ning , our tri@@ p re@@ sum@@ es .
This article re@@ vie@@ ws three l@@ ines of evidence that help Christians to be confid@@ ent that God’s Kingdom will soon bring this wicked system to its end .
T@@ en of Jose@@ p@@ h’s brothers fa@@ iled to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard their heart on that occasi@@ on .
When we rep@@ ent , we feel deep reg@@ re@@ t , or contr@@ iti@@ on , over something we have done or have fa@@ iled to do .
‘ Ha@@ ving F@@ ul@@ l As@@ sur@@ ance of the H@@ op@@ e ’
One article on cop@@ ing with des@@ pa@@ ir c@@ ited these wise words : “ One is@@ ol@@ ating himself will seek his own sel@@ f@@ ish long@@ ing . ”
After Job respon@@ ded to God’s re@@ pro@@ of and cor@@ rec@@ ted his view , Jehovah expres@@ sed to others his appro@@ val of Jo@@ b@@ ’s faith@@ ful@@ ness under tri@@ al . ​ — Job 4@@ 2 : 7 , 8 .
They are already ne@@ arly se@@ ven milli@@ on strong , in at le@@ ast 2@@ 35 lands and in some 10@@ 0@@ ,000 congregations .
TH@@ E S@@ O@@ L@@ U@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N : God’s Kingdom de@@ als with cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion at its ro@@ o@@ ts by teaching people how to over@@ come the wrong mo@@ ti@@ ves that cause it .
E@@ ri@@ c : So@@ cial stu@@ dies and hist@@ ory .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T : W@@ H@@ A@@ T W@@ E L@@ E@@ A@@ R@@ N F@@ R@@ O@@ M M@@ O@@ S@@ E@@ S
Many sing@@ le parents want help .
O@@ ver a few we@@ ek@@ ends , vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers put on a new ro@@ of , inst@@ al@@ led a new ba@@ thro@@ om , pla@@ st@@ ered and pa@@ inted the whole first flo@@ or , and inst@@ al@@ led new c@@ ab@@ in@@ e@@ ts in the k@@ it@@ ch@@ en .
We can be confid@@ ent that Jehovah will fulf@@ ill all that he has promised and that what he will do will far exc@@ e@@ ed any expe@@ ct@@ ations we may have . ​ — Psalm 37 : 4 ; 14@@ 5 : 16 .
D@@ ad says that he re@@ members G@@ r@@ and@@ pa@@ ’s ty@@ pe@@ writ@@ er going at fi@@ ve o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck many mor@@ n@@ ings .
A ho@@ st of other questions about the arrang@@ ements for the resurrection remain .
ON@@ E of the lar@@ g@@ est cu@@ t di@@ am@@ on@@ ds known today is the 5@@ 30 - car@@ at S@@ ta@@ r of Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
You could also show your children how the Bible has helped our brothers .
“ A m@@ ere lo@@ ver of s@@ il@@ ver will not be satis@@ fied with s@@ il@@ ver . ” — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 5 : 10 .
They have found the purpose of life ​ — to serve Jehovah and praise him .
It is not sur@@ pris@@ ing , therefore , that Paul’s writ@@ ings encoura@@ ge Christians : “ S@@ how y@@ ourselves than@@ k@@ ful . . . , encourag@@ ing one another with psal@@ ms , pra@@ ises to God , spiritual song@@ s su@@ ng with gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de . ” ​ — C@@ ol .
F@@ in@@ ding the S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th to Do Go@@ od
For three S@@ ab@@ ba@@ ths , Paul “ reas@@ oned with them from the Scriptures , expla@@ ining and pro@@ ving by refer@@ ences that it was necess@@ ary for the Christ to su@@ ff@@ er and to ris@@ e from the dead . ”
While Jesus was on earth , God emp@@ ow@@ ered him to per@@ form mirac@@ les that reve@@ aled how much he loved people .
Ex@@ is@@ ting u@@ pp@@ er st@@ ones of this ty@@ pe v@@ ary in si@@ ze from about 18 to 36 in@@ ches [ 4@@ 5 - 9@@ 0 c@@ m ] in di@@ am@@ et@@ er .
The Bible encoura@@ ges Christians to tra@@ in their thinking ability even as a gy@@ m@@ n@@ ast tra@@ ins himself .
We became en@@ vi@@ ous of those who had more than we did .
Ab@@ sal@@ om@@ ’s ar@@ my was de@@ fe@@ ated , “ and the sla@@ ugh@@ ter there turned out to be great on that day . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , since he was without a recorded pre@@ dec@@ ess@@ or or succ@@ ess@@ or , he can be called “ a pri@@ est for all time , ” or forever .
He feel@@ s as@@ sur@@ ed that his pet@@ iti@@ ons are fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly heard by God .
“ H@@ O@@ W long ? ”
Is it some as@@ pect of human rel@@ ations , such as marriage , ra@@ ising a family , or n@@ ur@@ tur@@ ing a fri@@ end@@ ship ?
For example , a sp@@ un@@ k@@ y 70 - year - old woman refu@@ sed to be bul@@ lied .
During the 18@@ 70 ’ s , one congregation of Jehovah’s people was form@@ ed in Al@@ le@@ gh@@ en@@ y , Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
My husband , who had no f@@ l@@ ying experience , tri@@ ed des@@ per@@ ately to r@@ ouse him .
Some have thought that it was the is@@ land M@@ el@@ ite I@@ l@@ l@@ y@@ ri@@ c@@ a , now known as M@@ l@@ j@@ et , in the Ad@@ ri@@ ati@@ c Se@@ a off the co@@ ast of C@@ ro@@ ati@@ a .
Such ligh@@ ts were put up to lu@@ re shi@@ ps on@@ to ro@@ ck@@ y sh@@ o@@ res so that the w@@ rec@@ ks could be p@@ lun@@ der@@ ed , according to the book W@@ rec@@ ks , W@@ rec@@ k@@ ers and R@@ es@@ cu@@ ers .
If the early Christian commun@@ ity had done such a thing , we should ex@@ pect to find at le@@ ast some of the material from the ep@@ ist@@ les in the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts .
As Jehovah’s servants , we ac@@ knowledge that it is right for him to bring his righteous remin@@ ders to our attention and place them upon us as comman@@ d@@ ments that we should obey .
He ow@@ ned many pi@@ e@@ ces of land .
( a ) Why may we be certain that Jehovah is not respon@@ sible for the suffering we see in the world today ?
Still , those early Christians recogn@@ ized that the succ@@ ess of their ministry did not dep@@ end on their efforts al@@ one .
Rus@@ sel@@ l often com@@ pla@@ ined about other brothers and sisters and thought that most of the time they did not do anything right .
How did Jehovah prote@@ ct the Israelites from P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s ar@@ my ?
P@@ A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ E@@ S : Jehovah and Jesus
O@@ live Bar@@ th@@ ol@@ ome@@ w with her husband
The Messi@@ ah A@@ p@@ pe@@ ars !
One way is by provi@@ ding us with practic@@ al wisdom and thinking ability .
Even at this m@@ om@@ ent , however , N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s still is not id@@ enti@@ fied as a disci@@ ple of Jesus ! — John 19 : 38 - 4@@ 2 ; Matthew 27 : 6@@ 3 ; Mark 15 : 4@@ 3 .
As@@ k yourself , ‘ Wh@@ ere would I be without Jehovah ? ’
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , Jehovah wants us to look for@@ ward to our re@@ ward .
( b ) What reve@@ als the attitude of the Gi@@ be@@ on@@ ites , and what less@@ on should we learn from this ?
However , rather than follow their counsel , he con@@ sul@@ ted the young men who gre@@ w up with him .
But this crow@@ d that does not know the Law are acc@@ ur@@ sed people . ”
With the ex@@ tr@@ a tra@@ ining , we were both better e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed to serve the brothers .
In@@ ter@@ n@@ al pres@@ sure also makes it difficult to remain mor@@ ally cha@@ st@@ e .
However , many sen@@ i@@ ors are too a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed or too af@@ ra@@ id to talk about their p@@ light .
This need not ​ — and should not — ​ be the case in the Christian congregation .
The Law of Moses made sa@@ f@@ ety an of@@ fi@@ cial po@@ li@@ cy of God’s people .
On the other hand , if your parents ​ — or others — ​ tell you to li@@ e , ste@@ al , or do anything that is disa@@ p@@ proved by God , you must “ obey God as rul@@ er rather than men . ”
Th@@ ink of what will then ha@@ p@@ pen to our good relationship with Jehovah .
You may be a@@ ware that for a long time , the view pre@@ va@@ iled that light travel@@ s like a wa@@ ve , like the ri@@ p@@ ples we can w@@ atch in a pon@@ d .
N@@ ever for@@ get : “ A righteous man@@ ’s supp@@ lic@@ ation , when it is at work , has much for@@ ce . ” ​ — James 5 : 16 .
When we got to the conven@@ tion , I was to find the pioneer des@@ k and get another assignment .
For a discus@@ sion of how to help children de@@ al with the death of a loved one , see the article “ H@@ el@@ p Your Ch@@ il@@ d C@@ op@@ e With G@@ ri@@ ef , ” on pages 18 to 20 of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
But by being quic@@ k to for@@ give and by working for the well - being of others , we eng@@ end@@ er con@@ di@@ tions that result in true pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity .
Jehovah set asi@@ de time each we@@ ek that he desi@@ gn@@ ated as sac@@ red , time used exc@@ lu@@ si@@ vely for activ@@ ity rel@@ ated to worship of the true God .
How does Mi@@ ca@@ h descri@@ be the course of true worshipp@@ ers ?
By per@@ form@@ ing many mirac@@ les ​ — powerful works that were bey@@ ond human ability . ​ — Matthew 4 : 17 ; Luke 19 : 37 , 38 .
The time has come for the woman to stand up and refle@@ ct God’s light , his glory .
In the following article , we will see how love can help us to serve Jehovah coura@@ ge@@ ously during these cr@@ itical last days . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 .
There would con@@ stan@@ tly be out@@ bre@@ ak@@ s of fi@@ re , pla@@ gu@@ e , cal@@ am@@ ity of vari@@ ous kin@@ ds , when all good c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens would desire to help their neigh@@ b@@ our@@ s . ”
The only sur@@ vi@@ ving cop@@ y of these is an en@@ or@@ m@@ ous man@@ us@@ crip@@ t called the C@@ o@@ de@@ x A@@ mi@@ at@@ in@@ us .
If you always put Jehovah first in your marriage , he will help you to succ@@ e@@ ed and will ri@@ ch@@ ly bl@@ ess you . ​ — P@@ s .
But H@@ ans was not always me@@ ek .
Then , we can confid@@ ently ask for guid@@ ance in making the right decision .
No@@ tic@@ ing that his 11 - year - old son was da@@ y@@ dre@@ am@@ ing during a Christian conven@@ tion , one family head h@@ an@@ ded the la@@ d a Bible and asked him to look up the s@@ crip@@ tures as they were c@@ ited by the speak@@ ers .
Lo@@ ving G@@ u@@ id@@ ance From God
Those who under@@ es@@ tim@@ ate the er@@ r@@ ati@@ c we@@ ather may be ca@@ ught in den@@ se fo@@ g that may su@@ d@@ den@@ ly en@@ vel@@ op the pe@@ ak@@ s .
Like a com@@ pas@@ s , though , the conscience has its li@@ mit@@ ations .
Instead , we must prote@@ ct ourselves and our children from the cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting influ@@ ences of Satan’s spirit .
What a beau@@ ti@@ ful pro@@ spe@@ ct !
You may thus need to put for@@ th special effort to honor and encoura@@ ge older brothers and sisters by keep@@ ing con@@ vers@@ ations with them up@@ building .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in we@@ ek@@ s of Jesus ’ return to heaven , his disciples were being har@@ as@@ sed and th@@ reat@@ ened by their op@@ pos@@ ers .
During lun@@ ch I ra@@ ise the question that has prom@@ p@@ ted our vis@@ it , “ How did you come to be a Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er on S@@ aba ? ”
The only so@@ lu@@ tion was to wa@@ s@@ h the tr@@ ac@@ ks a@@ head of the tra@@ in , using ste@@ am@@ ing ho@@ t water from the lo@@ com@@ o@@ tive .
If we have rema@@ ined mor@@ ally clean , may we continue in that course by taking advan@@ ta@@ ge of all the pro@@ v@@ isions that Jehovah has made to ass@@ ist us .
“ You do not know on what day your Lord is coming . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 24 : 4@@ 2 .
After ten years of accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing me in the cir@@ cu@@ it work , K@@ ar@@ la had to under@@ go sur@@ g@@ er@@ y .
Be gener@@ ous
E@@ v@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing in Mo@@ der@@ n T@@ im@@ es
What ch@@ ance is there of a lasting pol@@ itical so@@ lu@@ tion ?
Then , in@@ stead of sa@@ il@@ ing direc@@ tly from Eph@@ esus to Corin@@ th , Paul deci@@ ded to give his brothers time to apply his counsel so that when he ev@@ en@@ tually arri@@ ved , his vis@@ it could be more encourag@@ ing .
Acc@@ ording to Isaiah 8 : 3 , 4 , As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a would car@@ ry off “ the res@@ our@@ ces of D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us ” and “ the spo@@ il of Sam@@ ari@@ a ” before att@@ ac@@ king the sou@@ ther@@ n kingdom of Juda@@ h .
( b ) What less@@ on does E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s vision provide for God’s servants today ?
For example , un@@ like most of the nations who f@@ ought against Israel in Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s time , the Gi@@ be@@ on@@ ites made peace with Israel .
Paul said : “ By the said ‘ will ’ we have been san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied through the o@@ ffering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all time . ” ​ — Hebrews 10 : 5 - 10 .
So David made sure that U@@ ri@@ ah would be kil@@ led in the bat@@ tle .
The “ Se@@ a Pe@@ op@@ les ” are gener@@ ally id@@ enti@@ fied as se@@ af@@ ar@@ ers from Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an is@@ lands and co@@ ast@@ lands .
The wicked slave was then thro@@ wn “ out into the dar@@ k@@ ness out@@ side . ”
How@@ ard says , “ I am so gr@@ ate@@ ful that my wife sta@@ yed cal@@ m and did not over@@ re@@ act ! ”
This account teach@@ es us that Satan is real and not a qu@@ ality of evil .
We know that our pl@@ an@@ et ​ — the ter@@ r@@ a fir@@ ma and the va@@ st o@@ ce@@ ans — ​ cannot sing .
The brothers and sisters lo@@ v@@ ingly told me how to give an under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble pres@@ ent@@ ation in the field ministry , show@@ ing me what to say and which s@@ crip@@ tures to use .
A brother nam@@ ed Daniel , for example , com@@ mit@@ ted a serious sin , but for sever@@ al months he h@@ es@@ it@@ ated to appro@@ ach the elders .
( b ) In the fulfill@@ ment , how did the whe@@ at and the we@@ e@@ ds gro@@ w together ?
The world has nothing but mis@@ er@@ y to offer .
The c@@ hi@@ ef ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tive of an ag@@ enc@@ y that has been set up to pre@@ v@@ ent such mis@@ tre@@ at@@ ment says that this fi@@ gu@@ re may re@@ present just the “ ti@@ p of the ic@@ e@@ ber@@ g . ”
In some par@@ ts of the cap@@ it@@ al dist@@ ri@@ ct , there are s@@ pra@@ w@@ ling v@@ il@@ la@@ ges that accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ate h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of people .
All congregations are to have a body of elders .
We ad@@ mi@@ re God’s qualities and do wh@@ atever we can to live in har@@ mony with his pur@@ pos@@ es .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 19@@ 1 , 1@@ 7@@ 7
The apostle Paul ur@@ ged Christians in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a to “ speak cons@@ ol@@ ingly to the de@@ pres@@ sed sou@@ ls . ”
This group could be c@@ learly id@@ enti@@ fied because of the fine fru@@ it@@ age that it was pro@@ duc@@ ing .
What do the first si@@ x he@@ a@@ ds of the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast re@@ present ?
If you keep your love for the good news strong , those whom you teach will sense that love .
Since a Chris@@ t@@ like person@@ ality has much in comm@@ on with our su@@ it of spiritual ar@@ m@@ or , the Scriptures ad@@ v@@ ise us to “ ar@@ m ” ourselves with the men@@ tal dis@@ position of Christ .
Jehovah would provide a “ se@@ ed , ” a res@@ cu@@ er , who would one day destro@@ y Satan , c@@ ru@@ shing him out of ex@@ ist@@ ence .
There I learned to read P@@ ol@@ ish .
• What will help you to ra@@ ise respon@@ sible children ? “ S@@ et the pat@@ ter@@ n ” for your child as to respon@@ sible be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
I later learned that he had an a@@ un@@ t who was also one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
As Jesus did ?
In M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o a pioneer nam@@ ed R@@ a@@ ú@@ l also uses this boo@@ k@@ let with good resul@@ ts .
“ The E@@ le@@ ments . . . Will Be Dis@@ sol@@ ved ”
Proverbs 24 : 10 ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges : “ Ha@@ ve you sh@@ own yourself disc@@ oura@@ ged in the day of dist@@ ress ?
Some Bible read@@ ers have felt that way .
O@@ thers may have tri@@ ed to use what was holy for sel@@ f@@ ish gain .
Re@@ ally , we need to live our lives in a way that ba@@ c@@ ks up that cla@@ im .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the Bible states that King Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at “ pre@@ pared [ his ] heart to sear@@ ch for the true God . ”
And with our eyes , we can see only a very small part of that “ ar@@ my ” of st@@ ars as we sur@@ ve@@ y the night s@@ k@@ y !
Un@@ like the Isaiah S@@ cro@@ l@@ l , most are re@@ pres@@ ented only by f@@ ra@@ g@@ ments , con@@ tain@@ ing less than one ten@@ th of any given book .
How did the faithful man Job view the G@@ ra@@ ve ?
M@@ ob@@ s led by pri@@ ests of the Greek O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted our ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and it was a new experience for me to be st@@ oned when wit@@ ness@@ ing in r@@ ur@@ al are@@ as .
In what sense must those who receive wh@@ ite ro@@ bes “ rest ” ?
It is like a letter from a loving father .
N@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ism with its resul@@ t@@ ant h@@ at@@ red of other pe@@ op@@ les has ex@@ is@@ ted for cen@@ tu@@ ries .
That was what happened in the case of writ@@ er and bro@@ ad@@ ca@@ ster Lu@@ do@@ vi@@ c K@@ en@@ ne@@ dy .
“ Pa@@ y attention to y@@ ourselves , ” he said , “ that your hearts never become we@@ igh@@ ed down with over@@ e@@ ating and heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ king and anxi@@ e@@ ties of life , and su@@ d@@ den@@ ly that day be in@@ stan@@ tly upon you as a s@@ n@@ are . ” ​ — Luke 21 : 34 , 35 .
Our first assignment was to the hist@@ ori@@ c city of A@@ ur@@ ang@@ a@@ bad , ne@@ arly 2@@ 50 mil@@ es ( 4@@ 00 k@@ m ) e@@ ast of B@@ om@@ ba@@ y .
Consider the s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o found at Proverbs 7 : 6 - 23 , which descri@@ bes how “ a young man in want of heart ” succ@@ um@@ bs to the w@@ il@@ es of a pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y DI@@ MI@@ T@@ R@@ I@@ S S@@ I@@ DI@@ R@@ O@@ P@@ O@@ U@@ L@@ O@@ S
They were a ke@@ y fac@@ t@@ or in our efforts to imp@@ l@@ ant in our children the desire to be servants of God .
He then ad@@ ded a fur@@ ther st@@ ep : “ You must make them known to your sons and to your gr@@ and@@ sons . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther , the apostle Peter told anointed Christians in his day : “ In prop@@ or@@ tion as each one has received a gift , use it in minis@@ ter@@ ing to one another as fine ste@@ war@@ ds of God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness expres@@ sed in vari@@ ous ways . ”
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ation was on J@@ anu@@ ary 31 , 194@@ 4 , and we were e@@ ag@@ er to serve in a fore@@ ign field .
Why is wisdom “ the pri@@ me thing ” ?
O@@ thers think that he was saying : ‘ I was a persecu@@ t@@ or like them , and they know that .
( b ) What qualities of Daniel would you like to imitate ?
Instead of re@@ pl@@ ying im@@ medi@@ ately and saying something fo@@ ol@@ ish , we would be wise to sto@@ p and think : ‘ Di@@ d he mean to be un@@ kind ?
De@@ ca@@ des pas@@ sed , but in 6@@ 6 C.E . , a Jewish re@@ v@@ ol@@ t brought Rom@@ an for@@ ces against Jerusalem .
• Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 8 ?
“ I get 20 per@@ c@@ ent less pa@@ y than before , ” he says , “ but now I have an ex@@ tr@@ a 50 days a year to be with my family and tra@@ in the children .
F@@ re@@ qu@@ ently , though , they mis@@ used their free will .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 4 , 5 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 22 - 31
What a blessing it is to have h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of Witnesses there now !
Such va@@ st qu@@ an@@ t@@ ities of s@@ and help us to understand the Bi@@ bli@@ cal expres@@ sion “ the gra@@ ins of s@@ and that are on the se@@ a@@ sh@@ ore . ”
An@@ cient Ex@@ am@@ ples of En@@ du@@ r@@ ance
23 Who Is Le@@ ading God’s Pe@@ ople Today ?
Do you stri@@ ve to be a pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ er within the congregation ?
There the re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous ang@@ el who later became known as Satan the Devil en@@ tic@@ ed the first woman , E@@ ve , to put her own desi@@ res a@@ head of Jehovah’s comm@@ and not to e@@ at the fru@@ it of a certain t@@ ree .
Our clear view of our id@@ ent@@ ity and our relationship with the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn R@@ ul@@ er of the uni@@ verse mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to “ bo@@ ast in Jehovah . ”
Yes , by meeting these three important requi@@ re@@ ments of disci@@ ple@@ ship mentioned in the Go@@ spe@@ l of John , we prove that we “ are really [ Christ’s ] disciples . ” ​ — John 8 : 31 ; 13 : 35 .
The Bible tel@@ ls us to ru@@ n in this fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative r@@ ace .
I wish I had people like you who could help me complete my govern@@ ment pro@@ je@@ cts ! ’
Mas@@ s bap@@ t@@ is@@ ms inclu@@ ded some who got im@@ mer@@ sed simply to avoid having to leave their home and bel@@ ong@@ ings .
We can look for@@ ward to what future privile@@ ges ?
P@@ re@@ aching in are@@ as where there is a great need for Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers makes for a d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic and exc@@ iting life . ”
The nation of Israel was not to allow car@@ ing for physical needs to crow@@ d out attention given to spiritual activities .
We may not need that same discipl@@ ine , but what ty@@ pe of cla@@ y will we prove to be in the hands of the Gre@@ at P@@ o@@ t@@ ter ?
They p@@ iled up in my ro@@ om ​ — un@@ read .
Revelation chap@@ ter 12 provi@@ des fur@@ ther de@@ ta@@ il@@ s concer@@ ning the esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment of God’s Kingdom in heaven .
S@@ il@@ ently , David cre@@ pt up to Saul and cu@@ t off the s@@ ki@@ r@@ t of his gar@@ ment .
He wrote that since he was born near Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m , Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a , where F@@ er@@ n started pione@@ ering , he well knew that Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a D@@ ut@@ ch women like her are strong and ten@@ ac@@ i@@ ous .
The d@@ ri@@ ver was St@@ an@@ le@@ y J@@ ones , who later became a mission@@ ary in Ch@@ ina and who was imp@@ ris@@ oned there for se@@ ven years in sol@@ it@@ ary con@@ fin@@ ement on account of his preaching activ@@ ity .
M@@ A@@ R@@ G@@ A@@ R@@ I@@ T@@ A and her husband , R@@ a@@ ú@@ l , had served Jehovah together as full - time min@@ isters for many years .
A way may also appe@@ ar u@@ pri@@ ght because of self - dec@@ ep@@ tion .
What a star@@ k war@@ ning for “ work@@ ers of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness ” who cla@@ im to follow Jesus !
Mo@@ st don@@ ations are an@@ on@@ y@@ m@@ ous .
After that , “ believers in the Lord kept on being ad@@ ded , mul@@ titu@@ des both of men and of women . ” ​ — Acts 2 : 1 - 4 , 8 , 14 , 4@@ 1 , 4@@ 7 ; 4 : 4 ; 5 : 14 .
It stan@@ ds to reason that the Creator kno@@ ws pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely how al@@ co@@ ho@@ l affe@@ cts the fun@@ ction of the body and the b@@ ra@@ in .
It could beg@@ in in small ways .
Even so , Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s life was a seri@@ es of st@@ res@@ s@@ ful tri@@ als and tri@@ bul@@ ations .
There is a prote@@ ction in expres@@ sing hear@@ t@@ felt gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de in prayer to Jehovah .
He was found at the temple , listen@@ ing to and ques@@ tion@@ ing the teach@@ ers of the Law .
Some are im@@ medi@@ ately appreci@@ ated , while others are valu@@ ed only over time .
How far - re@@ aching would God’s exam@@ in@@ ation of his prof@@ ess@@ ed worshi@@ p@@ ers be ?
However , if we follow our emo@@ tions and re@@ act viol@@ ently , we may end up h@@ ur@@ ting ourselves or someone el@@ se .
Do you truly fear God and give him glory in all such ways ?
“ God is love , ” and they imitate him .
Although they may have had good in@@ ten@@ tions , that is not the way Christians should seek guid@@ ance from the Scriptures .
Since “ un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness ” is lis@@ ted with “ for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation and lo@@ ose conduct , ” some form@@ s of un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness war@@ r@@ ant j@@ udi@@ cial action .
When we are fac@@ ed with temp@@ t@@ ations to do things that are dis@@ pleas@@ ing to Jehovah , on what do we foc@@ us our attention ?
T@@ ake into consider@@ ation your mate and children .
It teach@@ es people to love and honor one another reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of their ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
As a un@@ ited thr@@ ong of teach@@ ers of God’s Word , our determin@@ ation is to keep on following the example of the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , Jesus Christ , and refle@@ cting his godly qualities .
My meeting and working with Bro@@ ther K@@ le@@ in brought me such blessings !
M@@ ake Per@@ s@@ onal De@@ c@@ isions W@@ is@@ ely , 9 / 15
The apostle Paul illustr@@ ates that .
J@@ ann@@ y : My mother became a Witness in 194@@ 5 when I was 11 years old .
There Joseph F . Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d , then a travel@@ ing minis@@ ter , was the conven@@ tion cha@@ ir@@ man .
It was a place I always wanted to be . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 14 .
He thus set an example of di@@ lig@@ ence for all Christians . ​ — 1 John 2 : 6 .
This judgment will occ@@ ur toward the end of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation just a@@ head .
C@@ learly , we must be care@@ ful to avoid lies , for Jehovah h@@ ates “ a false t@@ ong@@ ue . ”
Since the c@@ ities of refu@@ ge were a@@ vail@@ able , an un@@ in@@ ten@@ tional man@@ sla@@ y@@ er was not for@@ ced to fle@@ e to a fore@@ ign land , where he might be temp@@ ted to take up false worship .
Th@@ ink of some are@@ as where we need to be loyal to God .
Instead of be@@ coming for@@ get@@ ful hear@@ ers , then , we must continue to “ fle@@ e from for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 6 : 18 .
Davi@@ d’s words at Psalm 27 : 1 show that he must have rec@@ al@@ led how Jehovah had deli@@ vered , or sa@@ ved , him on pre@@ vi@@ ous occasi@@ ons .
4 , 5 . ( a ) What war@@ ning did Jesus give his disciples ?
Jehovah himself is the O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or of the family .
After P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h had experienced si@@ x pla@@ gu@@ es , Jehovah told Moses to ask Egy@@ p@@ t’s rul@@ er : “ Are you still be@@ having ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ ily against my people in not sen@@ ding them away ? ”
One of her c@@ li@@ ents was a woman nam@@ ed A@@ k@@ s@@ am@@ a@@ i S@@ ul@@ t@@ an@@ ali@@ ev@@ a , who was married to an of@@ fi@@ cial of the public pro@@ secu@@ t@@ or@@ ’s of@@ fice .
“ I knew that P@@ hi@@ l would listen with pati@@ ence and understanding to anyone el@@ se who spoke to him , ” says L@@ in@@ da , who has been married for ei@@ ght years . “ I wanted him to be just as emp@@ a@@ the@@ tic with me . ”
He and his brother , A@@ ar@@ on , had end@@ ur@@ ed the gr@@ um@@ bl@@ ing of the Israelites for years .
Fa@@ ith in the resurrection does not eli@@ min@@ ate the deep lo@@ ss a Christian may feel .
How can we cop@@ e with anxi@@ ety , and why ?
Be@@ ing imper@@ fect , however , G@@ ide@@ on does not always exerc@@ ise good judgment .
Are his requi@@ re@@ ments too se@@ v@@ ere ?
K@@ no@@ wing that dis@@ so@@ lu@@ tion a@@ wa@@ its the enti@@ re worl@@ dly system of things , how should we be affe@@ cted person@@ ally ?
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H gave us the great@@ est possible gift of love when he sent his preci@@ ous Son , Jesus , to the earth !
F@@ in@@ ally , Ne@@ bri@@ ja deci@@ ded to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on the pro@@ ject rather than put his name to a de@@ fi@@ cient re@@ vision .
The prophet also fore@@ tel@@ ls the mar@@ ch@@ ing for@@ th of Jehovah with des@@ tru@@ ctive anger at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
( b ) How do the 24 elders give glory to God ?
In 19@@ 21 , M@@ other , a de@@ v@@ out Ca@@ tho@@ lic , married Father , a Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant .
The Bible states : “ E@@ ach one is tri@@ ed by being dra@@ wn out and en@@ tic@@ ed by his own desire .
In fact , many have sp@@ ent a li@@ fe@@ time see@@ king it , only to be con@@ sum@@ ed with bit@@ ter@@ ness and res@@ ent@@ ment when their expe@@ ct@@ ations were not real@@ ized .
His com@@ ments , his tal@@ ks , and his prayers reve@@ aled the dep@@ th of his spiritu@@ ality and the clo@@ sen@@ ess of his relationship with Jehovah .
With the rel@@ e@@ ase of this new public@@ ation , there is now a@@ vail@@ able an up - to - d@@ ate discus@@ sion of ne@@ arly every verse in the book of Isaiah .
If we face a@@ pa@@ thy , we can a@@ da@@ pt our appro@@ ach to appe@@ al to the inter@@ ests of those in our ter@@ rit@@ ory . ​ — 1 / 15 , pages 8 - 10 .
“ For he is u@@ se@@ ful to me for minis@@ ter@@ ing . ” ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
Joseph and his you@@ ng@@ er brother were the only sons of Jac@@ o@@ b and R@@ ac@@ he@@ l .
12 , 13 . ( a ) What is Jehovah’s purpose in having un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed ?
I am happy and have in@@ ner peace . ”
St@@ or@@ ing up “ tre@@ a@@ sures in heaven ” is the most secu@@ re inv@@ est@@ ment you can make and the only one with everlasting benef@@ its .
No more will your su@@ n set , nor will your mo@@ on go on the w@@ ane ; for Jehovah himself will become for you an in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely lasting light , and the days of your m@@ our@@ ning will have come to comple@@ tion . ”
What benef@@ its come from ap@@ pl@@ ying Jehovah’s standards on the use of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l ?
Since the in@@ str@@ um@@ ent for accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing this is the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom , we pray for the Kingdom to come to destro@@ y all imper@@ fect human k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s , or govern@@ ments , and to en@@ sure that God’s will takes place fully as in heaven also upon earth .
He ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that because of their famili@@ ar@@ ity with that divine Law , such ones had the advan@@ ta@@ ge of pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ing a “ fr@@ am@@ e@@ work of the knowledge and of the truth ” concer@@ ning Jehovah and his righteous principles .
How can you encoura@@ ge people to tell you how they feel about God’s Word ?
Thus , rather than feel je@@ al@@ ous , we will be happy when others receive blessings .
Why is it important to ro@@ o@@ t out materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic desi@@ res ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jehovah’s anointed servants , like their first - century brothers , set about the t@@ ask before them with full faith in Jehovah , and his spirit was with them .
I real@@ ized that I had to make some chang@@ es if I was going to feel that I was giving everything I could to Jehovah .
We would not want to ask questions that em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass or hum@@ ili@@ ate the Bible stud@@ ent . ​ — Proverbs 12 : 18 .
No , the Scriptures show that Jehovah was pleas@@ ed to accept the personal prayers of individuals .
However , D@@ r . Mar@@ ta O@@ r@@ ti@@ z , who pre@@ pared a th@@ esis on the sub@@ ject of car@@ ing for the ter@@ min@@ ally ill , off@@ ers this ad@@ vice : “ A@@ vo@@ id b@@ lam@@ ing others ​ — the medi@@ cal te@@ am , n@@ ur@@ ses , or yourself — ​ for the pati@@ ent@@ ’s con@@ dition .
When man@@ ’s law con@@ f@@ li@@ cts with God’s law , the decision as to what we will do is not difficult .
Why did Satan re@@ be@@ l against Jehovah ?
S@@ hor@@ tly the cl@@ er@@ gy , ap@@ par@@ ently feel@@ ing th@@ reat@@ ened by our mo@@ ving fre@@ ely among the people , fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ used us of being Com@@ mun@@ ists .
If possible , as far as it dep@@ ends upon you , be pe@@ ace@@ able with all men . ”
Some Christians may occasi@@ on@@ ally go through peri@@ o@@ ds of self - doubt and of a reas@@ s@@ ess@@ ment of their valu@@ es and go@@ als .
As our Creator , S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn , and heavenly Father , he is righ@@ tly descri@@ bed as the Gi@@ ver of “ every good gift and every perfect present . ”
H@@ as knowledge inc@@ reas@@ ed in the time of the end ?
This man ag@@ re@@ ed to a Bible study .
Many chang@@ es , such as get@@ ting married , having children , or car@@ ing for ag@@ ed parents , bring ad@@ ded responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N the apostle Paul p@@ en@@ ned the fore@@ going words in the first century of our Com@@ m@@ on E@@ r@@ a , an imp@@ res@@ sive temple in Jerusalem served as a place of worship for the Jews .
Al@@ ta@@ r
But when H@@ ann@@ ah sp@@ ent time thinking about what it would be like when she took her son Samuel to serve at the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , she had a bas@@ is for her men@@ tal pi@@ c@@ ture .
Why ? Because he is to rule all mankind and has the power to act ; he has com@@ pas@@ sion for the po@@ or ; and he can end the cause of po@@ ver@@ ty , our in@@ her@@ ited tend@@ enc@@ y to be sel@@ f@@ ish . ​ — 6 / 1 , page 7 .
As a loving Father , he desi@@ res that wicked ones rep@@ ent and turn back to him .
From a human stan@@ d@@ point , why might Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has have felt secu@@ re in his position , but why was his confidence mis@@ plac@@ ed ?
R@@ a@@ ha@@ b is another example of courage .
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , in “ Jesus N@@ av@@ in@@ us , ” as well as in his 18@@ 7@@ 4 e@@ dition of “ The Des@@ tru@@ ction of S@@ en@@ n@@ ach@@ eri@@ b , ” Mus@@ s@@ or@@ g@@ s@@ k@@ y ref@@ ers to God , using the Rus@@ si@@ an pr@@ on@@ un@@ ci@@ ation of the divine name , which is re@@ pres@@ ented in the Hebrew Scriptures by four cons@@ on@@ ants ​ — י@@ ה@@ ו@@ ה ( Y@@ H@@ W@@ H ) — ​ and appe@@ ars ne@@ arly 7@@ ,000 times .
A branch of@@ fice of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety was op@@ ened in D@@ aka@@ r , the cap@@ it@@ al , in 19@@ 6@@ 5 .
Me@@ an@@ while , they continue to fi@@ ght evil , not with car@@ n@@ al we@@ ap@@ ons , but with spiritual ones .
They la@@ id their hands on the young man , a g@@ es@@ ture that sign@@ i@@ fied that he was appointed to a special po@@ st of service to Jehovah God . ​ — 1 Timothy 1 : 18 ; 4 : 14 .
His father may well have expe@@ cted him to seek high@@ er educ@@ ation and to continue a family bu@@ sin@@ ess .
The next time ir@@ rit@@ ations ar@@ ise , ei@@ ther in@@ side or out@@ side the congregation , can we see how we can show true wisdom by re@@ ac@@ ting in a mil@@ d way ? ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
A ty@@ pi@@ cal example is the ri@@ v@@ al@@ ry between im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants from Al@@ ban@@ ia and those from Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ a .
Many brothers and sisters all over the world are pra@@ ying for us . ”
The apostle John pray@@ ed that G@@ a@@ i@@ us continue well physi@@ c@@ ally and spiritually .
The w@@ atch@@ men who were gu@@ arding part of the city had fal@@ le@@ n as@@ le@@ ep .
You could have no greater privilege in life than being on God’s side and having him appro@@ ve of you .
So@@ on , though , he will st@@ re@@ t@@ ch out his hand for the last time against Satan’s world , and his worshi@@ p@@ ers will need his help as never before .
However , one day she came to him in te@@ ars and said : “ I know it@@ ’s the truth .
He rec@@ alls : “ Wor@@ l@@ dly people ad@@ mi@@ red me because I was full of in@@ iti@@ ative and was able to complete each assign@@ ed t@@ ask .
However , some elders are so bus@@ y loo@@ king after pres@@ sing matters that they may ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct the tra@@ ining of others ​ — the main@@ ten@@ ance of the eng@@ ine , so to speak .
However , our concer@@ n for the spiritual and physical wel@@ f@@ are of our Christian brothers and for the advan@@ c@@ ement of true worship does not af@@ fect mer@@ ely our feelings .
C@@ lo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated to the ide@@ a that God is too ex@@ ac@@ ting is the view that he reg@@ ar@@ ds humans as us@@ eless .
The Israelites s@@ pr@@ an@@ g into action .
Do all religi@@ ons lead to the true God ?
The family wanted to give Ha@@ y@@ kan@@ us@@ h some money as a re@@ ward , but she would not accept it .
To answer such questions , it is help@@ ful to consider three ba@@ si@@ c sub@@ je@@ cts .
What nor@@ ma@@ l desire do we have ?
Sh@@ ould “ this fact ” es@@ cap@@ e our no@@ tice ?
In fact , the Bible ref@@ ers to him as “ the go@@ d of this system of things , ” who has bl@@ in@@ ded pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s min@@ ds . ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 4 .
We will have “ fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch toward God ” in prayer , and he will answer us because we ob@@ serve his comman@@ d@@ ments .
Bo@@ th events ca@@ used qu@@ ite a s@@ ti@@ r in that o@@ ther@@ wise qui@@ et to@@ w@@ n@@ ship and resul@@ ted in ex@@ ten@@ sive free publi@@ city for our work !
Mo@@ re@@ over , “ the ba@@ dness of man was a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in the earth and every inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of the thoughts of his heart was only bad all the time . ”
What a joy it was to work with him in the house - to - house ministry more than 25 years after he had pl@@ anted those see@@ ds of truth in my heart back in Bo@@ st@@ on !
Although she and her husband had fac@@ ed many tri@@ als , large and small , they had always felt confid@@ ent about their health .
Ne@@ ar M@@ ount Ho@@ re@@ b , Jehovah’s ang@@ el appe@@ ared to Moses in a f@@ l@@ ame of fi@@ re in the mi@@ d@@ st of a thor@@ n@@ bus@@ h .
And may we keep on pra@@ ying that we may es@@ cap@@ e all the things des@@ t@@ ined to occ@@ ur in the near future . ​ — Luke 21 : 36 .
Ang@@ el@@ ina , who has always been religious , said : “ In my ch@@ urch , they pas@@ sed the bas@@ ke@@ t three times during each worship service , and we were expe@@ cted to give each time .
It is , therefore , reason@@ able to ask , Is c@@ eli@@ ba@@ cy a Scriptural requi@@ re@@ ment for Christian min@@ isters ?
Ha@@ ve you ever wonder@@ ed , though , why Psalm 8@@ 3 was written ?
We read that when a number of Jews vis@@ ited him , he bor@@ e ‘ thor@@ ough witness concer@@ ning ( 1 ) the kingdom of God and used per@@ su@@ asi@@ on with them concer@@ ning ( 2 ) Jesus . ’
Does the refer@@ ence to the “ M@@ oun@@ tain of Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do ” mean that Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on will be f@@ ought at a certain m@@ oun@@ tain in the M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast ?
32 “ W@@ ould You P@@ le@@ ase T@@ ake Our P@@ ic@@ ture ? ”
The Bible states : “ Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard practic@@ al wisdom and thinking ability , and they will prove to be life to your soul and char@@ m to your thro@@ at . ”
Ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary M@@ an Acc@@ ep@@ ted Cor@@ rection ( Job ) , 3 / 15
These and other situ@@ ations can be end@@ ur@@ ed , however , because ‘ Jehovah da@@ ily car@@ ries the lo@@ ad for you . ’ ​ — Psalm 6@@ 8 : 19 .
Paul
On the second night of discus@@ sion , Bro@@ ther Al@@ bu per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed his four fellow elders to un@@ ite with us when he said , “ If we do not do it now , we may never get another ch@@ ance . ”
( b ) Why did Saul ‘ get to love ’ David very much ?
E@@ very integrity - keep@@ ing Witness of Jehovah pro@@ ves Satan to be a li@@ ar and demonstr@@ ates that even a persecu@@ ted human can be an un@@ wa@@ ver@@ ing ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ate of God’s right to rule as Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn .
They reason that since the last pro@@ position is un@@ den@@ i@@ ab@@ ly true , then at le@@ ast one of the other two cannot be true .
But you have no ide@@ a how to car@@ ry out the t@@ ask .
After my sons were born , I began to think seri@@ ously about where my life was he@@ ad@@ ed .
Yes , what Jehovah cho@@ se to inclu@@ de in the 6@@ 6 Bible boo@@ ks that we have is just what we need to “ be fully com@@ pet@@ ent , comple@@ t@@ ely e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed for every good work . ” ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
L@@ ear@@ n what the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against God in E@@ den has me@@ ant for men and women .
They know that Jehovah can resur@@ rec@@ t them if he per@@ m@@ its Satan and his servants to k@@ ill them .
Par@@ ents who have a spiritual out@@ look real@@ ize that provi@@ ding for their hous@@ eho@@ ld inclu@@ des giving instru@@ ction from the Bible .
These cons@@ titu@@ te the ‘ sheep ’ class . ”
The first question there may help your son or daugh@@ ter to id@@ enti@@ fy the is@@ sue that he or she fin@@ ds most challeng@@ ing .
What br@@ ings me the great@@ est satis@@ fac@@ tion ?
We also need to avoid be@@ coming wise in our own eyes or be@@ coming self - cen@@ tered .
Jehovah expe@@ cts his worshipp@@ ers to take seri@@ ously the counsel to mar@@ ry “ only in the Lord . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 7 : 39 .
In the fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s of their Lord , they were being pre@@ pared for their lo@@ f@@ ty ro@@ le of help@@ ing to ad@@ minis@@ ter with the great@@ est com@@ pas@@ sion the benef@@ its of Christ’s ransom sacrifice to a@@ il@@ ing human@@ kind . ​ — Revelation 5 : 9 , 10 ; 22 : 1 - 5 .
W@@ H@@ E@@ TH@@ E@@ R we live in the country or in a city , high up in the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s or way down by the se@@ a , we are sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by the a@@ we - inspi@@ ring s@@ pl@@ end@@ or of cre@@ ation .
The sur@@ vi@@ ving worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah will then be able to enjoy life to the full without being dis@@ tur@@ bed by ung@@ o@@ dly men , who are “ without love of go@@ o@@ dness . ” — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 3 .
Let us , then , consider some of Jesus ’ appe@@ al@@ ing qualities .
What more could I ask for ?
“ If , now , you did in@@ deed receive it , why do you bo@@ ast as though you did not receive it ? ”
P@@ ra@@ y for Jehovah’s H@@ el@@ p
Jesus thus proved to be the princi@@ p@@ al part of the “ se@@ ed ” of God’s “ woman . ” ​ — G@@ en .
There are some 18 ma@@ in e@@ th@@ ni@@ c grou@@ ps as well as coun@@ t@@ less cl@@ ans in Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r , and so@@ cial cu@@ st@@ om@@ s and tra@@ di@@ tions v@@ ary consider@@ ab@@ ly .
If we are re@@ aching out for privile@@ ges in the Christian congregation , may our mo@@ ti@@ ves remain pu@@ re and may we always be mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love for Jehovah and for others .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , Moses asked Jehovah : “ Who am I that I should go to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h and bring the Israelites out of Egy@@ pt ? ”
Cor@@ n@@ w@@ all , O@@ nt@@ ari@@ o , became our new assignment in 19@@ 70 .
That war@@ ning al@@ ar@@ m@@ ed us so much that we moved to another v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , where E@@ m@@ ma@@ s found a jo@@ b as a sh@@ op@@ keep@@ er .
The other times Satan tri@@ ed to temp@@ t Jesus , he asked Jesus to turn real st@@ ones into real bre@@ ad and wanted Jesus to do a real act of worship to him .
Even though Mal@@ ach@@ i was deal@@ ing with the situation that pre@@ va@@ iled among God’s people de@@ ca@@ des after their return from cap@@ tiv@@ ity in Babyl@@ on , that second chap@@ ter has real meaning for us today .
Indeed , Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ists , Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s , Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ants , H@@ in@@ d@@ us , Mus@@ li@@ ms , and many others have on occasi@@ on jo@@ ined for@@ ces to fi@@ ght po@@ ver@@ ty , cam@@ pa@@ ign for human righ@@ ts , work to ba@@ n land min@@ es , or draw attention to en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ men@@ tal is@@ su@@ es .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , Paul wrote of Timothy : “ Like a child with a father he sla@@ ved with me in fur@@ ther@@ ance of the good news . ”
At le@@ ast three do@@ cum@@ ents from ancient As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a men@@ tion this king of Israel by name .
What was it like to have a Cana@@ an@@ ite gener@@ al and his ar@@ my d@@ om@@ in@@ ating the land ?
S@@ ome@@ times faith just wi@@ thers away .
A@@ n Eng@@ li@@ sh@@ man nam@@ ed Al@@ l@@ an says : “ I used to say that I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t believe in God because I thought that religion was in@@ ven@@ ted to control people and to make money .
A husband who lo@@ ves his wife and children is more likely to have a family that happ@@ ily ser@@ ves Jehovah and w@@ ins the pri@@ ze of life .
The New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures is now a@@ vail@@ able in its enti@@ re@@ ty in 33 langu@@ ages , and the Christian Greek Scriptures , in 19 ad@@ di@@ tional langu@@ ages , including L@@ ing@@ ala .
How may we demonstr@@ ate a positi@@ ve view of our fellow believers ?
We wi@@ shed he had kept the shi@@ r@@ t !
He heal@@ ed the si@@ ck , f@@ ed the hu@@ ng@@ ry , tam@@ ed the el@@ ements , even ra@@ ised the dead .
The stud@@ ents certainly found comfort in the as@@ sur@@ ance that Jehovah will not deser@@ t or leave them as long as they remain close to him .
Yes , our life is as trans@@ it@@ ory as gr@@ ass that wi@@ thers in a sing@@ le day .
Dis@@ regarding any con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences , he b@@ ol@@ dly told the truth .
Your love is man@@ i@@ f@@ est not only by what you say but even more so by what you do .
We read : “ Se@@ ated at the w@@ in@@ do@@ w , a certain young man nam@@ ed E@@ ut@@ y@@ ch@@ us f@@ ell into a deep s@@ le@@ ep while Paul kept tal@@ king on . ”
R@@ E@@ C@@ EN@@ T@@ L@@ Y , ne@@ arly 60 years later , vi@@ vi@@ d mem@@ ori@@ es of that chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od experience came f@@ loo@@ ding back , tri@@ gg@@ ered by a vis@@ it with my husband , Paul , to the beau@@ ti@@ ful Watchtower E@@ duc@@ ational C@@ en@@ ter at P@@ at@@ ter@@ son , New Yor@@ k .
Is there any way we can help them to r@@ ene@@ w their associ@@ ation with the congregation and re@@ su@@ me their share in making disciples ?
Many today view wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft as a har@@ m@@ less n@@ ature religion
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , if Jesus ’ words about the resurrection and get@@ ting married apply to the heavenly resurrection , does this mean that those who come back in the earthly resurrection will be able to mar@@ ry ?
How can these in@@ an@@ im@@ ate cre@@ ations do such a thing ?
12 / 15 I@@ d@@ enti@@ fy Tru@@ e Wor@@ ship , 3 / 1
We plac@@ ed much Bible liter@@ ature and started sever@@ al Bible stu@@ dies .
It takes low@@ l@@ iness of mind to “ be obedi@@ ent to those who are taking the lead ” in the congregation and to accept and follow the direction we receive from Jehovah’s organization . ​ — He@@ b .
1 : 16 .
Our worship invol@@ ves ex@@ p@@ en@@ ding our time , en@@ er@@ gy , and material res@@ our@@ ces to the ful@@ l@@ est ex@@ t@@ ent possible .
And Moses wanted his fellow Israelites to have that same con@@ vi@@ ction .
Why is it important to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in congreg@@ ational sing@@ ing ?
I used bad language , and I f@@ ought , s@@ mo@@ ked , and d@@ ran@@ k heav@@ ily .
Let us therefore look clo@@ sel@@ y at Psalm 9@@ 0 through the eyes of those dedic@@ ated to God .
I did not want to show my@@ self ung@@ r@@ ate@@ ful for his kindness .
I also under@@ sto@@ od that even if I wa@@ ited some time before star@@ ting to pioneer , my parents might still op@@ pose me .
By the sum@@ m@@ er of 1914 , milli@@ ons in large c@@ ities had flo@@ cked to the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama of C@@ re@@ ation , ” an ei@@ ght - h@@ our e@@ pi@@ c pro@@ duc@@ ed by the In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents As@@ soci@@ ation ( I@@ .@@ B.@@ S@@ .@@ A . ) .
S@@ ur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by an un@@ than@@ k@@ ful world , we too could beg@@ in to lo@@ se sight of all that Jehovah has done for us .
They had listen@@ ed to the reading of the Go@@ sp@@ els in their mother t@@ ong@@ ue ​ — in Fr@@ en@@ ch in@@ stead of L@@ at@@ in !
W@@ ell , think of a ju@@ dge who pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ces a just s@@ ent@@ ence upon a cri@@ min@@ al .
What did you do ? ”
Yes , love for God makes us want to serve him from the heart .
But Saul became a Christian and ev@@ en@@ tually became the apostle Paul .
A@@ my , a sister in the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines , served as a regul@@ ar pioneer while comple@@ ting her scho@@ ol@@ ing .
‘ Ho@@ ly in Con@@ du@@ ct ’
W@@ in@@ d@@ mil@@ ls came into use in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe pro@@ ba@@ bly in the 1@@ 2@@ th century C.E . and were used wi@@ d@@ ely for mil@@ ling in B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m , Ger@@ many , H@@ ol@@ land , and el@@ se@@ where .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , the pris@@ on@@ ers received a le@@ th@@ al in@@ je@@ ction in the heart .
Jesus ’ faith@@ ful@@ ness un@@ to death proved that a human could maintain integrity to God .
( Read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 30 : 19 , 20 . )
But what about our time ​ — “ the L@@ or@@ d’s day ” ?
So@@ cr@@ ates develop@@ ed a mo@@ de of teaching known as the So@@ cr@@ ati@@ c me@@ th@@ od .
T@@ w@@ o things are wor@@ th no@@ ting here .
She said : “ Jehovah your God is God in the heavens a@@ bo@@ ve and on the earth bene@@ ath . ”
I was born in a small to@@ wn in P@@ ol@@ and , not far from the Ger@@ man bor@@ der .
In time , all sin will thus be re@@ moved , and mankind will be li@@ f@@ ted to human per@@ fe@@ ction .
The la@@ dy asked the Witnesses to read the ver@@ ses again and invit@@ ed them into her house to continue the discus@@ sion .
Wor@@ k can be a blessing : Genesis 1 : 28 ; 2 : 15 ; 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 4 : 11
Hence , during the ci@@ vi@@ l war that started in Le@@ ban@@ on in 19@@ 7@@ 5 and la@@ sted for more than 15 years , the Witnesses fac@@ ed many difficul@@ ties .
Al@@ ways remember , your children are God’s gift to you .
D@@ or@@ is p@@ lu@@ ng@@ ed into de@@ pres@@ sion , and the two of them discus@@ sed div@@ or@@ ce .
As Noah ne@@ ared his 6@@ 0@@ 0@@ th year , he deal@@ t with lo@@ s@@ ses .
If the M@@ il@@ k@@ y W@@ a@@ y g@@ al@@ a@@ x@@ y al@@ one con@@ tain@@ s 1@@ 00 bil@@ li@@ on st@@ ars , what about the rest of the uni@@ verse ?
It was God who cre@@ ated us with the cap@@ ac@@ ity to love .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing Paul’s example , we too should never take for gr@@ anted that Jehovah li@@ ber@@ ated us from the b@@ onda@@ ge of sin and of death .
Although “ she had been put to many pa@@ ins by many physi@@ ci@@ ans and had sp@@ ent all her res@@ our@@ ces , ” she ac@@ tually got wor@@ se .
After all , to those who do not share the Christi@@ an’s beli@@ ef@@ s , what is being done may se@@ em to be the right thing to do .
“ But one day , you say to yourself , ‘ I@@ t’s my religion because these are my con@@ vi@@ ctions . ’ ”
But with more work a@@ head , the transl@@ ation te@@ am needed re@@ in@@ for@@ c@@ ing . Gi@@ ving a Bible talk in Fr@@ en@@ ch Si@@ gn L@@ angu@@ age
However , it is clear from a situation that ar@@ ose in the first century that congregations are inter@@ ested in car@@ ing for the needs of ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary older brothers and sisters .
Tru@@ e to Bible prophecy , this worl@@ d’s “ conclu@@ sion ” began in 1914 and was mar@@ ked by the out@@ bre@@ ak of the first world war .
The gra@@ du@@ ates should not be un@@ du@@ ly anxi@@ ous if there are problems in the congregation .
When I was 17 years old , I became a special pioneer in L@@ at@@ ina , sou@@ th of R@@ ome and about 19@@ 0 mil@@ es ( 3@@ 00 k@@ m ) from home .
What faith - streng@@ th@@ ening experi@@ ences those were !
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , God said : “ My power is being made perfect in we@@ ak@@ ness . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 12 : 8 , 9 .
Tru@@ ly , Jehovah has bless@@ ed his people in a way we would have never i@@ mag@@ ined .
In Mar@@ ch 199@@ 4 , I gra@@ du@@ ated from the Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st@@ al Bible school .
W@@ el@@ s@@ h and El@@ the@@ a still rec@@ all the many fav@@ or@@ able com@@ ments of un@@ believ@@ ing relati@@ ves who attend@@ ed their we@@ d@@ ding .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 50 , 5@@ 8
J@@ im made ra@@ pi@@ d spiritual prog@@ ress , dedic@@ ated himself to Jehovah , and was baptized .
A few days ther@@ e@@ after , the man@@ ag@@ er came to the ro@@ l@@ l call .
Satan ho@@ ped that what Jesus saw would appe@@ al to him and con@@ v@@ in@@ ce him that he could become the earth@@ ’s most powerful pol@@ itical lead@@ er .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , Jesus was the very em@@ bo@@ di@@ ment of the truth , as he himself stated . ​ — John 14 : 6 ; Revelation 3 : 14 ; 19 : 10 .
As in A@@ mo@@ s ’ day , though , most people today ign@@ ore both the sign@@ s of the times and the Kingdom message .
Let your will take place , as in heaven , also upon earth . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 9 , 10 .
Jehovah can “ nu@@ dge ” us , perhaps by means of a fellow worshipp@@ er , to apply Bible - based counsel that may make a bi@@ g differ@@ ence in our situation .
How wise it would be for us to use a similar t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful appro@@ ach when we de@@ al with others !
In his com@@ ments in the Bible de G@@ la@@ i@@ re , F . V@@ i@@ g@@ our@@ ou@@ x saw in these ver@@ ses “ a fi@@ gu@@ re of heaven and of the Ch@@ urch . ”
His conscience tel@@ ls him to shu@@ n un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural practic@@ es that he form@@ er@@ ly eng@@ ag@@ ed in , perhaps invol@@ ving i@@ do@@ ls or blood .
We should desire to be as much like Jehovah as possible ​ — to cop@@ y his ways and refle@@ ct his qualities and person@@ ality .
God sent his Son to die for us as an expres@@ sion of His ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary love for mankind .
In view of this counsel , it would be most un@@ wise for Christian parents to s@@ end their m@@ ale children to a circum@@ c@@ ision school .
It was time for Jesus ’ followers to “ beg@@ in fle@@ e@@ ing to the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s . ”
Be@@ fore his vi@@ ct@@ ory over the enem@@ y for@@ ces of A@@ m@@ m@@ on , J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah v@@ ow@@ ed to give to Jehovah the first one of his hous@@ eho@@ ld who came out to c@@ ong@@ r@@ atu@@ l@@ ate him .
“ O@@ u@@ t of All the L@@ angu@@ ages ”
Tru@@ e worship at God’s great spiritual temple will be the only form of worship on earth .
3 Are You “ Re@@ aching O@@ u@@ t ” ?
Even when challeng@@ ing situ@@ ations ar@@ ise in the home , the ke@@ y to succ@@ ess is imit@@ ating Jesus and accep@@ ting his guid@@ ance .
E@@ ven@@ tually , in F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 199@@ 7 , I reg@@ a@@ ined my ability to speak to a li@@ mit@@ ed de@@ gre@@ e .
I was cr@@ ying , as@@ king God to s@@ end me someone to help me understand the Bible .
E@@ ar@@ th@@ ’s New R@@ ul@@ er@@ ship
A Law of Lo@@ ve in H@@ ear@@ ts
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s many other examples of people who cop@@ ed with dist@@ res@@ sing situ@@ ations that were like thor@@ ns .
“ The faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” ac@@ ts simil@@ arly .
To be God’s friends , we must be “ hum@@ ble in mind . ”
Indeed , Jehovah God will ‘ o@@ pen the f@@ loo@@ d@@ g@@ ates of the heavens and ac@@ tually emp@@ ty out upon us a blessing until there is no more want . ’ ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 10 ; Hebrews 6 : 10 .
By ten o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck , many congregations have dist@@ ribu@@ ted over half of their tr@@ ac@@ ts .
( a ) When our prayers are ans@@ wer@@ ed , how should we respon@@ d ?
In it he re@@ vie@@ wed some of his past accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments before he became a Christian , and then he said : “ On account of [ Jesus Christ ] I have taken the lo@@ ss of all things and I consider them as a lo@@ t of refu@@ se , that I may gain Christ . ”
As good c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens , Christians are among the first to respon@@ d and com@@ p@@ ly with Ca@@ es@@ ar@@ ’s la@@ ws without com@@ pla@@ ining .
Davi@@ d’s relationship with Saul became ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely st@@ ra@@ ined .
S@@ up@@ pose you are loo@@ king for a jo@@ b .
All humans are su@@ sc@@ ep@@ ti@@ ble to wrong thinking .
What a tra@@ ge@@ dy !
What a faith - streng@@ th@@ ening experience the trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation vision is for Peter , James , and John !
B@@ es@@ id@@ es , in con@@ ne@@ ction with the Lord ne@@ i@@ ther is woman without man nor man without woman [ ne@@ i@@ ther being in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent of the other ] .
Tru@@ e , they may not be as quic@@ k as you are at lear@@ ning a com@@ pu@@ ter pro@@ gra@@ m , but they know much more than you do about the wa@@ y@@ ward heart .
“ To [ Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h ] the obedi@@ ence of the pe@@ op@@ les will bel@@ ong . ” ​ — G@@ EN@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ S 4@@ 9 : 10 .
He was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that the dead could live again , with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of never d@@ ying at all .
Jehovah’s ac@@ tive for@@ ce ​ — the for@@ ce be@@ h@@ ind the cre@@ ation of the uni@@ verse — ​ can be made a@@ vail@@ able to you if you wish .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , they were un@@ able to s@@ il@@ ence the sa@@ y@@ ings of the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty . ​ — Psalm 8@@ 3 : 1 ; 9@@ 4 : 20 .
He was s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely inter@@ ested in my p@@ light and was app@@ al@@ led that even during his time in of@@ fice , Jehovah’s Witnesses fac@@ ed coun@@ t@@ less leg@@ al problems in his pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce .
When my appe@@ al hear@@ ing came up , I received leg@@ al a@@ id as requi@@ red by law .
Q@@ u@@ er@@ é@@ t@@ ar@@ o
M@@ an , though , is not e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed to di@@ g@@ est whole , ra@@ w cer@@ e@@ als .
It is true that some@@ times God cho@@ se to he@@ al people .
If wit@@ ness@@ ing in certain neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ o@@ ds or to some individuals be@@ comes physi@@ c@@ ally , mor@@ ally , or spiritually ha@@ z@@ ar@@ d@@ ous , we need to be pr@@ u@@ d@@ ent and sel@@ e@@ ctive about where and when we preach .
O@@ b@@ serving that the b@@ oun@@ d@@ ary w@@ all between the Kingdom H@@ all and the neigh@@ bor@@ ’s pro@@ per@@ ty needed re@@ pa@@ ir , they offered to do the work at no co@@ st .
“ God , who com@@ forts those who are do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted , com@@ for@@ ted us . ” ​ — 2 C@@ O@@ R@@ IN@@ TH@@ I@@ AN@@ S 7 : 6 .
To understand better how Jehovah helps us to keep our integrity , let us refle@@ ct on how he dra@@ ws people to true worship in the first place .
If , on the other hand , you are tru@@ th@@ ful and hon@@ est , you will buil@@ d a re@@ pu@@ tation as a person of integrity , wor@@ thy of trust .
Then he came in and clo@@ sed the do@@ or be@@ h@@ ind them both and began to pray to Jehovah .
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 20 )
The apostle Paul too was deep@@ ly concer@@ ned about people to whom he pre@@ ached .
This is true of Jesus and other angels , who are high@@ er than man .
In 198@@ 2 the branch of@@ fice asked us also to take care of a small group of 12 P@@ ol@@ ish publi@@ sh@@ ers in B@@ ou@@ lo@@ g@@ ne - B@@ ill@@ an@@ cour@@ t , on the out@@ s@@ ki@@ r@@ ts of Par@@ is .
This will help them to understand that they do have a place among us .
A young woman nam@@ ed An@@ na asked for s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful direction from her parents .
they may ask . Some may reason that those who do make pl@@ ans end up dis@@ il@@ lu@@ si@@ oned and disa@@ p@@ pointed .
The E@@ arly Christians and the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law
To help us cop@@ e with life during these last days , Jehovah has given us a truly ver@@ d@@ ant spiritual est@@ ate .
The first was Jehovah’s judgment against the wa@@ y@@ ward nation of ancient Juda@@ h .
At Ho@@ se@@ a 6 : 1 - 3 , we read : “ C@@ ome , you people , and do let us return to Jehovah , for he himself has t@@ or@@ n in pi@@ e@@ ces but he will he@@ al us .
Na@@ om@@ i@@ ’s wi@@ do@@ wed daugh@@ ter - in - law Ru@@ th became the wife of Bo@@ a@@ z and gave bir@@ th to a son .
Jesus is not God ​ — who@@ se name is Jehovah — ​ but he is the Son of God .
We want to make sure that ne@@ i@@ ther the things we left be@@ h@@ ind nor Satan’s w@@ ily s@@ ch@@ em@@ es will sa@@ p our res@@ ol@@ ve to serve Jehovah with a complete heart .
God’s st@@ at@@ ements and remin@@ ders are found in the Bible , and they can help us to over@@ come ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les that we may enc@@ oun@@ ter on our p@@ ath .
Why , “ she has made even under@@ gar@@ ments and pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to sel@@ l them ” !
They were wor@@ th@@ less and posed a real spiritual th@@ re@@ at .
Jehovah has given us an “ in@@ descri@@ ba@@ ble free gift . ”
C@@ learly , He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah is a wonderful example for us to imitate .
Satan rejo@@ ic@@ es when one of Jehovah’s servants comm@@ its a sin ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 10 )
Bi@@ b .
Ex@@ pres@@ sions like those por@@ tra@@ y spiritu@@ ality in a fav@@ or@@ able way .
I W@@ A@@ S born into a very religious family on a f@@ ar@@ m in Ne@@ br@@ as@@ ka , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , in 19@@ 10 .
For instance , most of us know where Egy@@ pt is , but to what ex@@ t@@ ent do we understand the com@@ ment that Abraham went out of Egy@@ pt “ to the Ne@@ ge@@ b , ” later to Bethel , then to He@@ br@@ on ?
The ne@@ are@@ st r@@ ou@@ te for the Israelites to take is by the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an Se@@ a and through the land of the Phil@@ ist@@ ines .
“ I f@@ on@@ dly rec@@ all , ” rel@@ ates an el@@ der in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , “ that when I was a child , my family was always among the last to leave the Kingdom H@@ all , enjo@@ ying the fri@@ end@@ ly and mean@@ ing@@ ful con@@ vers@@ ation as long as possible . ”
I fin@@ ally arri@@ ved at the f@@ ar@@ m and was gre@@ et@@ ed by the no@@ ise of ba@@ r@@ king do@@ g@@ s .
After S@@ te@@ ph@@ en ex@@ posed their gu@@ il@@ t in Jesus ’ death , the jud@@ ges “ felt cu@@ t to their hearts and began to gn@@ as@@ h their te@@ et@@ h at him . ”
Jehovah has even helped us understand events that we could not see with our eyes ​ — the en@@ thr@@ on@@ ement of Jesus , the war in heaven , and the h@@ ur@@ ling of Satan down to the earth .
The tend@@ er reg@@ ard that Jehovah has for his faithful servants is not just a va@@ gu@@ e feel@@ ing ​ — it is ba@@ cked up with a promise .
They were bless@@ ed for this reason , but Cana@@ an was cur@@ sed , and H@@ am su@@ ffered as a result of the sh@@ ame brought upon his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
He “ makes his su@@ n ris@@ e upon wicked people and good and makes it ra@@ in upon righteous people and un@@ righteous . ”
13 , 14 . ( a ) What must be ad@@ mit@@ ted about gra@@ v@@ ity ?
Although that gover@@ ning body had authority in the early congregation , they ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that their Le@@ ad@@ er was Jesus .
H@@ ere Jesus se@@ ts the stan@@ d@@ ard for ev@@ alu@@ ating whether religious teachings are “ the truth . ”
Thus , in a spiritual sense , the land “ between the gr@@ and se@@ a and the holy m@@ oun@@ tain ” re@@ pres@@ ents the pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous spiritual est@@ ate of anointed Christians .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of what seem@@ ed to be a strong marriage can be under@@ min@@ ed by “ the works of the flesh , ” such as se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality , b@@ ra@@ z@@ en conduct , ho@@ st@@ ility , stri@@ fe , je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , f@@ its of anger , and dis@@ sen@@ sions . ​ — G@@ al .
All three are con@@ f@@ ined to whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir@@ s .
However , I did not appreci@@ ate his efforts .
Still , like the disciples in 33 C.E . , those anointed Christians fac@@ ed a hu@@ ge chall@@ enge .
Samuel wrote a ma@@ j@@ or part of Fir@@ st Samuel .
Sa@@ id the inspired psalmist : “ The law of Jehovah is perfect , br@@ ing@@ ing back the soul . The remin@@ der of Jehovah is tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy , making the in@@ experienced one wise .
Jesus pointed out to his un@@ believ@@ ing relati@@ ves : “ The world has no reason to h@@ ate you , but it h@@ ates me , because I be@@ ar witness concer@@ ning it that its works are wicked . ”
“ Gi@@ ve us today our bre@@ ad for this day . ”
But we must prote@@ ct this gift from cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tive influ@@ ences if it is to fun@@ ction pro@@ per@@ ly as a moral sa@@ f@@ ety de@@ vice .
Be pati@@ ent and willing .
And of what value is their st@@ ory to us ?
Such support has en@@ ab@@ led many wi@@ do@@ ws and wi@@ do@@ wers to give their life new direction .
“ You stand here , ” the teach@@ er told O@@ lu@@ so@@ la . “ I know that as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , you cannot ste@@ al . ”
Di@@ d Jehovah pre@@ deter@@ mine from the beg@@ in@@ ning that Adam and E@@ ve would sin ?
To who@@ se stan@@ d@@ ard of exc@@ el@@ l@@ ence , go@@ o@@ dness , and right should we con@@ form ?
After a per@@ il@@ ous j@@ our@@ ne@@ y of sever@@ al months , he has fin@@ ally brought his pris@@ on@@ ers to their in@@ tend@@ ed des@@ t@@ in@@ ation . ​ — Acts 27 : 1 - 3 , 4@@ 3 , 4@@ 4 .
During times of dist@@ ress , we can foc@@ us on “ the God of all comfort ”
St@@ an@@ ding ap@@ ar@@ t from the religi@@ ons of Chris@@ tend@@ om , Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that Jesus is of divine orig@@ in but is not God .
How do we know that the bre@@ ach between Paul and Mark was res@@ ol@@ ved , and what can we learn from this ?
An@@ n@@ as was appointed to this po@@ st by Q@@ u@@ ir@@ in@@ i@@ us , Rom@@ an gover@@ nor of S@@ y@@ ri@@ a , in 6 or 7 C.E .
For Mari@@ a , this meeting was an opportunity and a chall@@ enge .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the world , we have out@@ standing examples of brothers and sisters who faith@@ fully share in the preaching work des@@ pite cop@@ ing with serious health problems .
P@@ r@@ om@@ ises That You Can Tru@@ st
You must not become f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed because of a man , for the judgment bel@@ ong@@ s to God . ”
In this 2@@ 1@@ st century , over se@@ ven milli@@ on Christians man@@ i@@ f@@ est concer@@ n for God’s house .
Lo@@ ving - kindness is still a mar@@ k of God’s people , including the men who shepher@@ d God’s flo@@ ck .
Bible principles are a so@@ li@@ d f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation upon which you can buil@@ d family happiness .
Be@@ ware of F@@ al@@ se T@@ e@@ ach@@ ers
What positi@@ ve influ@@ ences helped Timothy ?
No@@ te what God promises in his Word .
I will for@@ ti@@ fy you . I will really help you . I will really keep f@@ ast hold of you with my right hand of righteousness . ” F@@ er@@ v@@ ent prayer along with medit@@ ation on this as@@ sur@@ ance is very com@@ for@@ ting to all those who truly love Jehovah God , for it helps them to cop@@ e with difficult circumstances and anxi@@ e@@ ties .
Ther@@ e@@ after , these wicked spi@@ r@@ its could no longer have any effect on the activities of Jehovah’s ang@@ eli@@ c family in heaven . ​ — Daniel 10 : 13 .
Some brothers and sisters have served in W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a for many years and have made it their home .
He instru@@ cted them : “ R@@ end@@ er to all their du@@ es : to the one who c@@ alls for the ta@@ x , the ta@@ x ; . . . to the one who c@@ alls for honor , such honor . ” ​ — R@@ om .
Th@@ r@@ ough the prophet Isaiah , it was stated : “ The little one himself will become a th@@ ous@@ and , and the small one a mi@@ gh@@ ty nation .
Jewish Com@@ mun@@ ities in the E@@ ast
Rather , he took practic@@ al st@@ ep@@ s to provide for his family .
O@@ f@@ fi@@ cial action was taken to inter@@ f@@ ere with and sto@@ p our wit@@ ness@@ ing activities , hal@@ t the f@@ low of Bible liter@@ ature , st@@ am@@ p out our public ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es .
Many organiz@@ ed religi@@ ons serve un@@ ch@@ ris@@ ti@@ an ends .
( b ) Why do some not rec@@ over after stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing ?
A Christian sister may on occasi@@ on be accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed on a Bible study by an un@@ baptized m@@ ale Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ er .
That , in turn , would mean that death is str@@ ong@@ er than Jehovah ​ — as if he were too we@@ ak to free his faithful servants from the g@@ ri@@ p of death .
A Re@@ adi@@ ness to Gi@@ ve
Can You “ D@@ ist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish Bo@@ th Ri@@ ght and W@@ r@@ ong ” ?
M@@ y@@ th V@@ er@@ su@@ s Re@@ ality
Still , inf@@ ants certainly could not become believers , exerc@@ ise faith , or make a dedic@@ ation to God .
How has God kept his promise recorded at Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 12 : 4 ?
• What are some benef@@ its that children der@@ i@@ ve from a who@@ les@@ ome family at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere ?
For good reason , the af@@ o@@ re@@ mentioned inter@@ faith body descri@@ bes it@@ self , not as a religious ent@@ ity , but as “ a bri@@ dge - building organization . ”
He also took a mo@@ ist j@@ a@@ w@@ b@@ one of an ass and kil@@ led a th@@ ous@@ and men with it .
A t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing conclu@@ sion to the pro@@ gra@@ m came when 9@@ 7 - year - old John E . Bar@@ r , long@@ time member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , offered a hum@@ ble and s@@ inc@@ ere prayer .
Lo@@ ok again at the beg@@ in@@ ning of that verse .
Tru@@ e Wor@@ ship Un@@ ites Pe@@ ople
One do@@ g expla@@ ins to the other : “ On the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t , no@@ body kno@@ ws you@@ ’@@ re a do@@ g . ”
To show why she would dec@@ l@@ ine to sing a s@@ ong about a Tr@@ in@@ it@@ ari@@ an God , Mari@@ a op@@ ened her Bible and explained that God and Jesus Christ are not one God and that the holy spirit is God’s ac@@ tive for@@ ce .
But look care@@ fully at 2 Peter 1 : 19 , and you will see that the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation uses com@@ ma@@ s to set off the par@@ en@@ the@@ tic@@ al ph@@ ra@@ se “ until day da@@ w@@ ns and a da@@ y@@ st@@ ar ris@@ es ” from ear@@ li@@ er words in the verse and from the expres@@ sion “ in your hearts . ”
Re@@ gre@@ t@@ ta@@ bly , personal expres@@ sions of gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de , ver@@ ba@@ l and written , se@@ em to be inc@@ reas@@ ingly r@@ are .
“ E@@ very man is a li@@ ar , ” lam@@ ented the psalmist .
That question fac@@ ed a tal@@ ented bal@@ let d@@ an@@ c@@ er nam@@ ed S@@ op@@ hi@@ e .
It is a h@@ at@@ red that exc@@ e@@ e@@ ds the conven@@ tions of war@@ f@@ are , that kno@@ ws no li@@ m@@ its , a@@ bi@@ des by no ag@@ re@@ ements . ”
( b ) What wise counsel did Jesus give regarding material things ?
What is the conscience , and how can it help you before you act ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses .
How We F@@ ound C@@ ar@@ lo@@ s
If you feel h@@ ur@@ t by a lo@@ ss of privile@@ ges , ‘ do not think more of yourself than it is necess@@ ary to think , but think so as to have a s@@ ound mind . ’
If we do not , can we tru@@ th@@ fully call him our R@@ ul@@ er ?
How did those who loved Jehovah feel about his la@@ ws ?
• Ye@@ ars later , Paul cho@@ se to appe@@ al to Ca@@ es@@ ar , even though both Go@@ ver@@ nor F@@ es@@ tu@@ s and King A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa found “ nothing deser@@ ving death or b@@ on@@ ds ” in him . ​ — Acts 25 : 10 - 12 , 24 - 27 ; 26 : 30 - 32 .
Even so , the apostles ’ respon@@ se illustr@@ ates that the congregation can help to care for nee@@ dy members .
( Read Genesis 22 : 15 - 18 . )
L@@ ong S@@ ear@@ ch Re@@ war@@ ded ( D@@ en@@ mar@@ k ) , 9 / 1
( 3 ) Mat@@ lo@@ ck , J .
Paul consider@@ ed sel@@ f@@ ish advan@@ ta@@ ges “ a lo@@ t of refu@@ se ” and ‘ took the lo@@ ss of all things ’ so that he might ‘ know Christ and the power of his resurrection . ’
The hor@@ se and its ri@@ der he has pit@@ ched into the se@@ a .
The Bible com@@ pa@@ res the clear s@@ ound of the tru@@ mp@@ et to words that are eas@@ y to understand .
We stand in a@@ we before the Creator , who provided such an ing@@ en@@ i@@ ous san@@ dy bul@@ war@@ k against the inc@@ ur@@ sions of the st@@ or@@ my se@@ a .
How are the words of ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on found at Romans 12 : 9 , 17 rel@@ ated ?
S@@ um@@ mar@@ ize Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the s@@ ow@@ er who sc@@ at@@ ters se@@ ed .
In fact , Jehovah’s own Bo@@ ok tel@@ ls all of us to obey those who are taking the lead .
It was a far c@@ ry from anything Joseph had ever called home .
When Eli@@ j@@ ah arri@@ ved at Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath , he saw a po@@ or wi@@ do@@ w col@@ le@@ cting pi@@ e@@ ces of w@@ o@@ od .
On Ju@@ ne 14 , 194@@ 4 , I was baptized .
What en@@ ab@@ led him to face such a th@@ re@@ at ?
Mal@@ ta S@@ E@@ P@@ T@@ E@@ MB@@ E@@ R 7 - 9
6@@ th century : In@@ c@@ reas@@ ing use of pa@@ pa ( po@@ pe ) as a t@@ it@@ le for the Rom@@ an bi@@ sh@@ op ; however , n@@ on - Rom@@ an bi@@ sh@@ op@@ s continue to apply the ter@@ m to themselves until the n@@ in@@ th century
S@@ ever@@ al members of the Bethel family were wa@@ iting for us at the a@@ ir@@ por@@ t .
2 : 5@@ 5 ​ — Who were the sons of the servants of Solomon ?
W@@ ould this be imp@@ ro@@ per ?
In deci@@ ding whether to accept such , a Christian should look bey@@ ond possible medi@@ cal benef@@ its and ris@@ ks .
Does S@@ te@@ ph@@ en@@ ’s bri@@ ef ut@@ ter@@ ance set a pre@@ ce@@ d@@ ent for pra@@ ying to Jesus ?
C@@ learly , then , Jesus did not in@@ ten@@ d that the L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er be rec@@ ited word for word .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : There are more than 10@@ 0@@ ,000 Witnesses in S@@ ou@@ th K@@ o@@ re@@ a .
John put his te@@ ch@@ n@@ ic@@ al s@@ k@@ ill@@ s to work at Bethel and col@@ la@@ bor@@ ated with other Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites on such pro@@ je@@ cts as pro@@ duc@@ ing por@@ table ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ s .
M@@ ag@@ ni@@ f@@ ying God’s righteousness was therefore of great import@@ ance to him .
He knew why Jehovah had left him , and Sam@@ son rep@@ ented of his having fa@@ iled .
( b ) How was D@@ or@@ c@@ as re@@ war@@ ded for her go@@ o@@ dness and kindness ?
Many , especially among the young ones , have inc@@ reas@@ ed their service activ@@ ity .
“ We wish to conduct ourselves hon@@ es@@ tly in all things . ”
On the contr@@ ary , such an attitude can only ag@@ gra@@ v@@ ate the situation . Paul re@@ comm@@ ends a better way : “ Pro@@ vi@@ de fine things in the sight of all men . ”
Jehovah fore@@ told : “ Mo@@ a@@ b her@@ self will become just like So@@ dom , and the sons of A@@ m@@ m@@ on like G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h . ”
But the Bible as@@ sures us : “ In all your ways take no@@ tice of [ God ] , and he himself will make your pa@@ ths st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght . ”
When I was 12 years old , I started to pray nam@@ a@@ z , the Mus@@ li@@ m@@ ’s fi@@ ve da@@ ily cer@@ em@@ on@@ i@@ al prayers .
In ad@@ dition , is P@@ op@@ e F@@ ran@@ c@@ is really a succ@@ ess@@ or of the apostle Peter ?
Such enem@@ ies , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans , made false acc@@ us@@ ations against the Jews .
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , then , when making bi@@ g decisions , many seek help from s@@ our@@ ces high@@ er than humans .
In fulfill@@ ing his purpose , he “ op@@ er@@ ates all things according to the way his will coun@@ sel@@ s . ”
The four me@@ tal@@ lic par@@ ts of the i@@ ma@@ ge re@@ present vari@@ ous world po@@ wers , beg@@ in@@ ning with the head ( the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re ) and ex@@ ten@@ ding down to the fe@@ et and to@@ es ( the govern@@ ments that are rul@@ ing today ) .
Our f@@ on@@ dness for God’s word will help us to remain faithful to Jehovah .
So why not inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ate the Bible and find out why you can believe it .
If we w@@ atch mo@@ vi@@ es or tel@@ ev@@ ision pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s that high@@ light viol@@ ence , materi@@ al@@ ism , or se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality , those things can become accep@@ table ​ — and then temp@@ ting .
Is this information from a reli@@ able s@@ ource ?
Let us exam@@ ine what the Bible has to say on two important is@@ su@@ es : faith@@ ful@@ ness in marriage and hon@@ es@@ ty in every@@ day life .
How has Jehovah cl@@ ari@@ fied our understanding of the illustr@@ ation of the sheep and the go@@ ats ?
Mo@@ st of us are famili@@ ar with the words of Psalm 8@@ 3 : 18 .
5 : 4 - 6 .
Paul’s word pi@@ c@@ ture recorded at 2 Timothy 2 : 19 de@@ pi@@ cts a f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation with a message on it , as if imp@@ r@@ inted with a se@@ al .
Tru@@ e Christians in the first century were anointed by holy spirit .
The po@@ t@@ ter must do his work before the cla@@ y d@@ ries .
P@@ I@@ C@@ T@@ U@@ R@@ E@@ S of Par@@ adise , such as the one on the co@@ ver of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , appe@@ al to people who live in po@@ ver@@ ty .
She and her family have now moved to another are@@ a , and she continu@@ es to prog@@ ress spiritually .
Jesus made that truth become re@@ ality by fulfill@@ ing it .
And the end of such gro@@ w@@ th is not yet !
The cre@@ ation account says : “ God pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to cre@@ ate the man in his i@@ ma@@ ge . . .
C@@ er@@ tain as@@ pe@@ cts may not direc@@ tly apply in your lo@@ c@@ ality .
That being the case , they wrote , not their own ide@@ as , but God’s thoughts .
However , though atten@@ ding meetings and sh@@ aring in field service , he cannot sto@@ p thinking of certain as@@ pe@@ cts of the worl@@ d’s way of life that he fin@@ ds appe@@ al@@ ing .
Because men are four times more likely to become al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic@@ s than are women , the m@@ ale pr@@ on@@ ou@@ n is used thr@@ ough@@ out this seri@@ es of artic@@ les .
The events of the 19@@ 60 ’ s were but the first of a seri@@ es of bit@@ ter and mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous persecu@@ tion that the Witnesses in Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i had to end@@ ure over ne@@ arly three de@@ ca@@ des .
W@@ al@@ k in it , you people . ” Re@@ fle@@ cting on Jehovah’s clear war@@ n@@ ings will strengthen our res@@ ol@@ ve to he@@ ed them .
Jesus rep@@ lied : “ He@@ al@@ thy people do not need a physi@@ ci@@ an , but those who are ill do .
Now turn your head and s@@ can the w@@ es@@ ter@@ n ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on .
38 : 23 .
Hence , through di@@ lig@@ ent Bible study and the app@@ lic@@ ation of what we learn , we can keep our eyes foc@@ used on our sure hope rather than on the fle@@ et@@ ing ple@@ a@@ sures of the present system of things .
No won@@ der that Paul ex@@ hor@@ ted Christians : “ Ke@@ ep on blessing those who persecu@@ te ” !
With a sin@@ is@@ ter inter@@ pre@@ tation , a har@@ m@@ less ev@@ ent can be trans@@ form@@ ed into a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous af@@ fa@@ ir .
Many are young people who have been ra@@ ised in the truth and who have cho@@ s@@ en the best way of life .
The apostle Peter said that we need to ‘ rep@@ ent and turn around so as to get our sin@@ s b@@ lo@@ t@@ ted out . ’ ​ — Acts 3 : 19 .
G@@ r@@ ate@@ ful for My P@@ ri@@ v@@ ile@@ ges
Ma@@ y@@ be you have a serious health proble@@ m that shows little si@@ gn of imp@@ ro@@ ving .
My family led a qui@@ et life .
Although To@@ h@@ r@@ u appe@@ ared to be a pleas@@ ant man , his wife felt that he did not show affe@@ ction for her and that he r@@ ar@@ ely car@@ ed for her feelings .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S people have a very rich spiritual her@@ it@@ age .
For the fin@@ al 17 years of his life , he wor@@ ked in the T@@ re@@ a@@ sur@@ er@@ ’s O@@ f@@ fice .
Wh@@ ich group of people are preaching that message to all ?
When the loving - kindness of the sons of Israel became “ like the de@@ w that early go@@ es away , ” Jehovah was dis@@ pleas@@ ed .
Jewish religious lead@@ ers held that “ the sons of your people ” and “ your fellow ” refer@@ red to Jews only .
The un@@ reason@@ ing ser@@ p@@ ent that spoke to E@@ ve was not to bl@@ ame .
It does say that .
In fact , because of his ac@@ ad@@ em@@ ic ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements , C@@ y@@ ri@@ l ear@@ ned the n@@ ic@@ k@@ name The Phil@@ os@@ op@@ her .
However , the origin@@ al Hebrew text shows that the law spoke of a f@@ at@@ al in@@ j@@ ur@@ y to ei@@ ther the mother or her un@@ born child .
Timothy wit@@ ness@@ ed fir@@ s@@ th@@ and the form@@ ation of new congregations as the good news s@@ pre@@ ad to al@@ most all of the nor@@ ther@@ n Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an are@@ a .
We can show God that we love him by speaking to him in prayer and by doing as he as@@ ks .
Who were some of these individuals , and what can we learn from their prayers ?
S@@ ome@@ times a h@@ un@@ d@@ red people came , and they asked questions until l@@ ate at night .
And when we use the l@@ at@@ est te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy to s@@ pre@@ ad the truth , such as by means of the j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g we@@ b@@ s@@ ite , we refle@@ ct Jehovah’s interest in provi@@ ding people every@@ where with the guid@@ ance most of them l@@ ack but so des@@ per@@ ately need .
As@@ sy@@ ri@@ olo@@ g@@ ist Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ bal@@ d H@@ en@@ ry Sa@@ y@@ ce descri@@ bes the ba@@ r@@ ba@@ r@@ ities that follow@@ ed the cap@@ ture of a to@@ wn : “ P@@ y@@ r@@ am@@ i@@ ds of human he@@ a@@ ds mar@@ ked the p@@ ath of the con@@ qu@@ er@@ or ; bo@@ ys and gi@@ r@@ ls were bur@@ ned ali@@ ve or re@@ served for a wor@@ se f@@ ate ; men were imp@@ aled , f@@ la@@ yed ali@@ ve , bl@@ in@@ ded , or de@@ pri@@ ved of their hands and fe@@ et , of their ear@@ s and no@@ ses . ”
Our Christian Un@@ ity
When we come to know and love the true and living God , we are moved to serve him “ with all [ our ] heart and all [ our ] soul . ”
At the same time , we mo@@ des@@ tly ac@@ knowledge that we likely do not have all the fac@@ ts . We are ke@@ en@@ ly a@@ ware that the fa@@ ul@@ t may li@@ e in our imper@@ fect view of matters .
M@@ r . Mal@@ ek said that I@@ b@@ ra@@ him had taught him to respect the Bible .
God promised : “ Lo@@ ok ! I am making all things new . ” ​ — Revelation 21 : 4 , 5 .
This will be evid@@ ent by what we say and what we do .
How does being a pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ er make life more mean@@ ing@@ ful ?
He expres@@ ses it this way : “ I may or may not give 10 per@@ c@@ ent , but I am happy with my contribu@@ tion , and I am sure that Jehovah is happy too . ”
We@@ ak and in@@ secu@@ re people har@@ dly ever say , ‘ S@@ or@@ ry . ’
On@@ ly the Witnesses came .
In rec@@ ent times The Watchtower has discus@@ sed many deep sub@@ je@@ cts .
Moses had faith that God’s people would be li@@ ber@@ ated , but he did not know when that would be .
The book of Ju@@ d@@ ges is re@@ ple@@ te with acc@@ oun@@ ts of humans who “ from a we@@ ak st@@ ate were made powerful . ”
He must car@@ ry it out comple@@ t@@ ely , in a thor@@ ough man@@ ner , or to a full de@@ gre@@ e .
He fur@@ ther reas@@ oned : “ If Christ is being pre@@ ached that he has been ra@@ ised up from the dead , how is it some among you say there is no resurrection of the dead ?
He saw to it that Jeremiah da@@ ily received “ a r@@ ound lo@@ a@@ f of bre@@ ad . . . until all the bre@@ ad was ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted from the city . ”
Se@@ cu@@ re and at Pe@@ ace
Many brothers and sisters have experienced great joy in being able to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in Kingdom H@@ all con@@ stru@@ ction .
Be@@ fore long , we were stud@@ ying t@@ wi@@ ce a we@@ ek , and each s@@ es@@ sion la@@ sted two h@@ our@@ s !
If you see evidence that a close family member is having a change of heart , you could pray that he or she gain strength from the Scriptures and respon@@ d to Jehovah’s appe@@ al : “ Re@@ turn to me . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
That ri@@ ver is seen as “ f@@ low@@ ing out from the thro@@ ne of God and of the L@@ am@@ b . ”
Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has was privile@@ ged to serve as a pri@@ est for God’s cho@@ s@@ en people .
E@@ vi@@ l on the R@@ ise
S@@ ad@@ ly , others close to them did not .
Mar@@ ri@@ age can last because God made men and women to comple@@ ment each other physi@@ c@@ ally and emo@@ tion@@ ally .
The Kingdom H@@ all at Bethel would be our stu@@ di@@ o , but there was some wor@@ ry about using it .
How have milli@@ ons today kept Jesus ’ word , and des@@ pite what circumstances ?
The apostle Paul gave this down - to - earth ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ I tell ever@@ yone there among you not to think more of himself than it is necess@@ ary to think ; but to think so as to have a s@@ ound mind , each one as God has dist@@ ribu@@ ted to him a me@@ asure of faith . ”
On the way , they made an ag@@ re@@ ement that if they should find anything imp@@ ro@@ per there , they would leave im@@ medi@@ ately .
King David of ancient Israel deep@@ ly appreci@@ ated God’s loving - kindness .
But it will take time for their faith to become strong .
Jehovah is also prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely il@@ lu@@ min@@ ating the p@@ ath of his people do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ ally .
Bu@@ il@@ ding upon what Jesus said , the apostle Paul explained that while all Christians ​ — sing@@ le or married — ​ can serve God accep@@ ta@@ bly , sing@@ le ones who are ‘ set@@ t@@ led in their heart ’ about their st@@ atu@@ s “ do better . ”
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , the apostle John made no men@@ tion of the pas@@ sing of the bre@@ ad and w@@ ine , perhaps because by the time he wrote his Go@@ spe@@ l account ( about 9@@ 8 C.E . ) , the pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re was well esta@@ bli@@ shed among the early Christians .
In prayer , than@@ k Jehovah and praise him for the wonderful way he has used his Son .
Wh@@ er@@ e@@ as the Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans did not really know God , the Jews had been en@@ tru@@ sted with Scriptural knowledge .
Let us , therefore , be determined always to s@@ ow se@@ ed for ourselves in righteousness .
Ho@@ ly spirit helped Peter and others to over@@ come any ti@@ mi@@ di@@ ty or fear that could have imp@@ e@@ ded their free expres@@ sion .
3 : 16 ​ — Why did Na@@ om@@ i ask Ru@@ th : “ Who are you , my daugh@@ ter ? ”
F@@ in@@ ally , Ad@@ ri@@ an I@@ I@@ ’s succ@@ ess@@ or , P@@ op@@ e John V@@ I@@ I@@ I , or@@ der@@ ed Me@@ tho@@ di@@ us ’ rel@@ e@@ ase , re@@ inst@@ al@@ led him in his di@@ o@@ c@@ ese , and re@@ af@@ fir@@ m@@ ed pa@@ p@@ al support for the use of S@@ la@@ v@@ on@@ ic in worship .
Yes , God expe@@ cts his people to keep on doing good .
So@@ on , I felt at home among them .
G@@ u@@ ard Your T@@ ong@@ ue !
They con@@ ta@@ ined fo@@ reg@@ le@@ am@@ s of the out@@ working of Jehovah’s purpose for the Se@@ ed .
“ To Con@@ sul@@ t the Law of Jehovah ”
If a point was hard to gr@@ as@@ p , it was explained .
They wrote to the pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates as@@ king to be rel@@ eas@@ ed from pris@@ on .
Christians who hope to live forever on earth dep@@ end on that same blood for pre@@ serv@@ ation .
( b ) What should we do if we have sin@@ ned seri@@ ously ?
How does Jehovah comfort us ?
But I deci@@ ded I wanted to read the Bible .
We can only i@@ magine the joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion that he experienced as his Father “ pre@@ pared the heavens ” and “ esta@@ bli@@ shed the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ations of the earth . ”
So@@ on after cre@@ ating the first man , Adam , Jehovah God la@@ id this comm@@ and upon the man : “ From every t@@ ree of the gar@@ den you may e@@ at to satis@@ fac@@ tion . But as for the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad you must not e@@ at from it , for in the day you e@@ at from it you will positi@@ vely die . ”
( a ) What ag@@ en@@ ci@@ es will Go@@ g use to car@@ ry out his att@@ ack ?
Jehovah God had pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted the con@@ sum@@ ing of blood to su@@ sta@@ in life .
How can Jehovah help us to remain faithful and to end@@ ure tri@@ als ?
Instead , he was op@@ ening up a new way of acc@@ ess to Jehovah God .
Do Jehovah’s Witnesses have a ne@@ g@@ ative attitude ?
* I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately , fa@@ x@@ es were sent to different ho@@ s@@ pit@@ als around E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe in our sear@@ ch for a ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al and a do@@ ct@@ or willing to ad@@ minis@@ ter ch@@ emo@@ ther@@ ap@@ y without using blood trans@@ fu@@ sions .
Th@@ ough the teaching ability of par@@ ti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts is important , it is not the so@@ le fac@@ t@@ or contribu@@ ting to a meet@@ ing@@ ’s succ@@ ess .
The apostle Paul war@@ ned Christians of this d@@ anger when he wrote : “ I am af@@ ra@@ id that som@@ eho@@ w , as the ser@@ p@@ ent se@@ duc@@ ed E@@ ve by its c@@ un@@ ning , your min@@ ds might be cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted away from the s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity and the cha@@ st@@ ity that are du@@ e the Christ . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 11 : 3 , 14 .
What a pri@@ ce to pa@@ y for a@@ ban@@ don@@ ing Jehovah’s pu@@ re worship !
Rather , we want to follow this inspired counsel : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e pu@@ t@@ ting up with one another and for@@ giving one another fre@@ ely if anyone has a cause for com@@ pla@@ in@@ t against another .
The apostle Paul showed why the resurrection is cen@@ tr@@ al to our faith : “ If , in@@ deed , there is no resurrection of the dead , then Christ has not been ra@@ ised up . ”
Can you avoid being si@@ de@@ tr@@ ac@@ ked by the false hope and comfort that Satan’s world off@@ ers ?
What events will occ@@ ur during that inter@@ val ?
W@@ al@@ k while you have the light , so that dar@@ k@@ ness does not over@@ power you ; and he that wal@@ ks in the dar@@ k@@ ness does not know where he is going .
But there is more to the st@@ ory .
What should all dedic@@ ated servants of Jehovah remember when it comes to their associ@@ ations ?
Is the whole family involved ?
How can you imitate this fine example ?
Be@@ fore I was cour@@ t - mar@@ ti@@ aled , I was trans@@ fer@@ red to a mil@@ it@@ ary cam@@ p at I@@ r@@ á@@ k@@ li@@ on , C@@ re@@ te .
Proverbs 2 : 21 , 22 ans@@ wers : “ The u@@ pri@@ ght are the ones that will re@@ side in the earth , and the b@@ lam@@ eless are the ones that will be left over in it .
1@@ 19 : 9@@ 7 .
With his inc@@ reas@@ ed understanding , he “ great@@ ly helped ” new ones to make prog@@ ress in true worship .
On the other hand , taking too much in@@ iti@@ ative ​ — ess@@ enti@@ ally taking over the wi@@ do@@ w@@ ’s life — ​ might lead to h@@ ur@@ t feelings or con@@ f@@ li@@ ct .
For instance , though most of O@@ ri@@ gen@@ ’s w@@ il@@ d spe@@ cul@@ ations were later re@@ je@@ cted , his vie@@ ws about the “ et@@ er@@ n@@ al gener@@ ation ” of Christ helped to la@@ y the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for the n@@ on - Bi@@ bli@@ cal do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of the Tr@@ in@@ ity .
( b ) As we ob@@ serve Bible stud@@ ents imp@@ ro@@ ve their lives by ap@@ pl@@ ying Scriptural principles , what happ@@ ens to our appreciation for God’s wisdom ?
That has helped me to str@@ ike up many good con@@ vers@@ ations . ” ​ — M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ena , di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with syst@@ em@@ ic lu@@ p@@ us er@@ y@@ the@@ mat@@ o@@ su@@ s .
His des@@ crip@@ tion was no ex@@ ag@@ g@@ er@@ ation .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , he could rejo@@ ice that as a result of his work in B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a , Christi@@ an@@ ity took ro@@ o@@ t there .
Wh@@ en@@ ever I saw two people fi@@ gh@@ ting , I im@@ medi@@ ately inter@@ f@@ ered .
We do that because we want others to feel as at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to that person and his qualities as we are .
( See Daniel 3 : 27 . )
Mi@@ gu@@ el and C@@ ar@@ men , who em@@ i@@ gr@@ ated from U@@ ru@@ gu@@ a@@ y to Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , say : “ Par@@ ents in our situation must work har@@ der .
Ang@@ ela , in her 50 ’ s , poin@@ ts out : “ I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t make a consci@@ ous decision to stay sing@@ le , but that is the way things have wor@@ ked out .
Because of his experi@@ ences in the ar@@ my and in the pris@@ on service , he had a deep an@@ ti@@ pa@@ thy to Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ ism .
M@@ an@@ kind needs good govern@@ ment .
• How did some Israelites in Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s day take Jehovah’s fri@@ end@@ ship for gr@@ anted ?
He felt str@@ ong@@ ly that the po@@ or people could not sear@@ ch the Scriptures to find the way to everlasting life as long as the Bible rema@@ ined a se@@ aled book to them . ​ — John 17 : 3 .
D@@ en@@ ise expla@@ ins : “ When the children were gro@@ wing up , each one had cho@@ res to do .
F@@ ac@@ ed with the dis@@ com@@ forts of the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness and fe@@ ar@@ ful of the Cana@@ an@@ ites , however , the gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de of God’s people was re@@ plac@@ ed by a spirit of dis@@ cont@@ ent .
During Christ’s Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn , you may be privile@@ ged to help resur@@ rec@@ ted ones to gain “ the very knowledge of God . ”
“ This , in fact , is what the Law and the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts mean . ” ​ — Matthew 7 : 12 .
1@@ 1@@ ,@@ 1@@ 6@@ 3@@ ,@@ 9@@ 34
E@@ ach stud@@ ent in the class would be given a gift ​ — a large en@@ vel@@ op@@ e con@@ tain@@ ing a few bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res , the book Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k — ​ An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k , * and some tr@@ ac@@ ts and ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines .
Yes , righteousness is a man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of in@@ ner beau@@ ty .
Wor@@ shi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah God real@@ ize that ven@@ er@@ ation of these true sa@@ in@@ ts is un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural and cannot bring prote@@ ction from si@@ ck@@ ness , n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers , e@@ con@@ om@@ ic in@@ sta@@ bility , old age , or death .
32 : 11 - 20 ; 33 : 1 - 4 .
As a com@@ bin@@ ation of many desi@@ ra@@ ble tra@@ its ​ — including vari@@ ous as@@ pe@@ cts of the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s spirit — ​ mer@@ cy be@@ comes a fr@@ am@@ e@@ work within which these qualities may be cultiv@@ ated .
Although Christians were set free from the requi@@ re@@ ments of the Law covenant , the princi@@ ple that God’s servants contribu@@ te materi@@ ally in support of true worship rema@@ ined un@@ chang@@ ed .
Our children deser@@ ve all the time , attention , and effort we can give them .
C@@ learly , taking a stand against Jehovah is a mis@@ use of free will .
One Witness works in a re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ant in a rather a@@ ff@@ lu@@ ent commun@@ ity where people have not pre@@ vi@@ ously sh@@ own much interest in the good news of the Kingdom .
F@@ i@@ red by his desire to en@@ ligh@@ ten the comm@@ on people , B@@ or@@ ro@@ w made long , often per@@ il@@ ous j@@ our@@ ne@@ ys to dist@@ ribu@@ te boo@@ ks of the Bible among the po@@ or in r@@ ur@@ al commun@@ ities .
May you parents experience the joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion that result from see@@ ing your children become dedic@@ ated , baptized servants of Jehovah .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , he no doubt knew of the first prophecy , in which God declar@@ ed : “ I shall put en@@ m@@ ity between you and the woman and between your se@@ ed and her se@@ ed . ”
But since A@@ ha@@ b showed a me@@ asure of reg@@ re@@ t , Jehovah respon@@ ded with a cor@@ respon@@ ding me@@ asure of mer@@ cy .
Jehovah always respon@@ ds for our good , in har@@ mony with his loving pur@@ pos@@ es recorded in the Bible .
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : A@@ c@@ tually , J@@ on , even the prophet Daniel di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t understand the full meaning of what he was inspired to rec@@ ord !
In 4@@ 31 C.E . , Eph@@ esus was the s@@ ite of the th@@ ir@@ d e@@ cum@@ en@@ ic@@ al coun@@ ci@@ l , where the is@@ sue of the n@@ ature of Christ was discus@@ sed .
J@@ im says , “ I just could not sto@@ p foc@@ using on how the others seem@@ ed to be wrong . ”
U@@ su@@ ally the name of the se@@ al@@ ’s ow@@ ner , his fa@@ ther’s name and , occasi@@ on@@ ally , the ow@@ n@@ er@@ ’s t@@ it@@ le were eng@@ ra@@ ved on them .
To@@ gether with the ones ar@@ rest@@ ed ear@@ li@@ er , there were 3@@ 5@@ 3 inter@@ ned , including at le@@ ast 1@@ 7@@ 1 pers@@ ons only associ@@ ating with their congregations .
One travel@@ ing overse@@ er re@@ members well one occasi@@ on when he and his wife re@@ turned to their accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations after a very chil@@ ly w@@ in@@ ter day in the ministry .
What is promised at Isaiah 60 : 17 ?
We h@@ ate what we fear and so where h@@ ate is , fear is lu@@ r@@ king . ” ​ — C@@ Y@@ R@@ I@@ L C@@ ON@@ N@@ O@@ L@@ L@@ Y , L@@ I@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ A@@ R@@ Y C@@ R@@ I@@ T@@ I@@ C AN@@ D E@@ DI@@ T@@ O@@ R .
In some commun@@ ities it has become accepted .
He has three ar@@ ro@@ ws at his dis@@ pos@@ al . He sh@@ o@@ o@@ ts the first one and mis@@ ses by a y@@ ard .
So she said : “ I will also draw water for your cam@@ els until they are done dr@@ in@@ king . ” ​ — Genesis 24 : 17 - 19 .
That was in 36 C.E .
No@@ tice Mi@@ ca@@ h 3 : 8 , where the faithful prophet says : “ On the other hand , I my@@ self have become full of power , with the spirit of Jehovah , and of justice and mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness . ”
Rather than encourag@@ ing us to foc@@ us sol@@ ely on personal concer@@ ns , the Bible teach@@ es us to see ourselves as part of a bi@@ gg@@ er pi@@ c@@ ture .
These mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r@@ ers were not like the Israelites in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
I s@@ end my love to you and to ever@@ yone in the house .
13 , 14 . ( a ) What should we remember about cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers ?
Yet , on occasi@@ on , both in ancient and in mo@@ der@@ n times , Christians have felt that they could not in good conscience com@@ p@@ ly with govern@@ ment dem@@ ands .
The jud@@ ges pro@@ claim@@ ed Ar@@ r@@ ha@@ c@@ hi@@ on@@ ’s cor@@ p@@ se the vi@@ ct@@ or !
O@@ ver two milli@@ on Rus@@ si@@ ans star@@ ved to death in 19@@ 21 , and similar tra@@ ge@@ dies soon un@@ fol@@ ded el@@ se@@ where .
I wor@@ ked main@@ ly on action mo@@ vi@@ es , and that was d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous .
P@@ re@@ par@@ ation for the F@@ utu@@ re
Com@@ m@@ on S@@ en@@ se , 5 / 15
God’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t Is M@@ ore P@@ ow@@ er@@ ful
David was tra@@ pp@@ ed .
Now , the for@@ ti@@ fic@@ ations , po@@ t@@ ter@@ y , and g@@ ates found at Je@@ z@@ re@@ el are ca@@ using some to question these conclu@@ sions .
P@@ ra@@ y con@@ stan@@ tly for Jehovah’s help , and do your best .
The question that we want to consider is , In what ways can I go on wal@@ king in love ?
In both activities ​ — preaching to the public and “ minis@@ ter@@ ing to one another ” — ​ we have the wonderful privilege of serving as an in@@ str@@ um@@ ent in Jehovah’s hand . ​ — G@@ al .
May each of us imitate the apostle Paul , who wrote : “ I do all things for the s@@ ake of the good news , in order to share it with others . ”
W@@ is@@ ely , they seek out friends with strong faith , who will encoura@@ ge and strengthen them .
Be Bu@@ il@@ t U@@ p by Lo@@ ve
These words , ut@@ tered by Jehovah God himself , end@@ or@@ sed Jesus as one who speak@@ s with divine authority .
She encoura@@ ged Ju@@ dge Bar@@ ak and pla@@ yed a part in help@@ ing the Israelites to ri@@ d themselves of op@@ pres@@ sion , but she fore@@ told that glory for vi@@ ct@@ ory over the Cana@@ an@@ ites would not go to Bar@@ ak .
At other times , we cre@@ ated problems for them by being perhaps over@@ ly re@@ stri@@ ctive in some are@@ as .
Thus , we are ur@@ ged to pray con@@ stan@@ tly , confid@@ ent that Jehovah will “ give holy spirit to those as@@ king him . ” ​ — Luke 11 : 13 .
Ab@@ out that time the dem@@ ons began to t@@ or@@ ment me .
As we wa@@ it for Jehovah to act , have we person@@ ally become imp@@ ati@@ ent ?
S@@ el@@ f - sacrific@@ ing , Chris@@ t@@ like love is the mor@@ ta@@ r that bin@@ ds the building b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks of a s@@ tur@@ dy mar@@ it@@ al uni@@ on .
( b ) How do hus@@ ban@@ ds continue loving their wi@@ ves ?
Not im@@ medi@@ ately .
What a privilege we have to hold high the name of Jehovah , to maintain integrity , and to make the heart of Jehovah rejo@@ ice !
F@@ re@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch in prayer is ess@@ enti@@ al
No , they are not par@@ ties to the new covenant , but they la@@ y hold of it in that they obey the la@@ ws rel@@ ated to it and co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with arrang@@ ements made through it .
“ L@@ isten to your father who ca@@ used your bir@@ th , and do not des@@ p@@ ise your mother just because she has gro@@ wn old . ” — Proverbs 23 : 22 .
“ W@@ is@@ dom is proved righteous by its works , ” said Jesus .
“ I was qu@@ ite ba@@ ff@@ led and real@@ ized that I was involved in a lo@@ sing bat@@ tle , ” he said .
G@@ a@@ ining in@@ sight into Jesus ’ way of thinking helps us in understanding pas@@ sa@@ ges in the Scriptures that may be difficult to gr@@ as@@ p .
W@@ ar@@ m@@ ly em@@ br@@ ac@@ ing the child , he d@@ ro@@ ve home his point : “ Tru@@ ly I say to you , Un@@ less you turn around and become as young children , you will by no means en@@ ter into the kingdom of the heavens .
Let us now consider some of these faith - streng@@ th@@ ening spiritual real@@ ities .
To you they will pray , saying , “ Indeed God is in uni@@ on with you , and there is no one el@@ se ; there is no other God . ” ’ ”
That love would be their id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying mar@@ k .
Even if someone has deli@@ ber@@ ately h@@ ur@@ t us , let us not allow ourselves to be v@@ ess@@ els in which res@@ ent@@ ment is st@@ ored .
This pro@@ ba@@ bly occ@@ ur@@ red because Bi@@ sh@@ op D@@ em@@ et@@ ri@@ us was en@@ vi@@ ous of O@@ ri@@ gen@@ ’s gro@@ wing f@@ ame .
Like a good par@@ ent , though , he will not gr@@ ant re@@ ques@@ ts that viol@@ ate their best inter@@ ests .
Why can we believe this ?
The apostle Paul wrote of some Jews in his day who fa@@ iled to prac@@ tice what they pre@@ ached : “ Do you , . . . the one teaching someone el@@ se , not teach yourself ? ”
Na@@ bal@@ ’s wife , A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il , prom@@ p@@ tly took pro@@ v@@ isions to David .
How can children honor God and thus benefit ?
Jesus was here discus@@ sing the sub@@ ject of love , and he told listen@@ ers to imitate God and be perfect , or complete , in their love .
Si@@ mil@@ arly today , God re@@ je@@ cts Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s pa@@ g@@ an c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations , such as Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s and E@@ ast@@ er .
( Read Daniel 12 : 3 . )
God also has the authority to mo@@ ld each one of us .
W@@ ould you have done that ?
Read John 1 : 14 .
Not know@@ ing the ex@@ act day or h@@ our al@@ lo@@ ws us to reve@@ al what is in our heart .
The Christian r@@ ace is not eas@@ y .
When I started to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses , I real@@ ized that there was hope and began to change my attitude .
Gi@@ ft An@@ nu@@ ity : A gift an@@ nu@@ ity is an arrang@@ ement wh@@ er@@ e@@ by one trans@@ f@@ ers money or se@@ cur@@ ities to the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety .
What is the an@@ ti@@ do@@ te to Satan’s spiritual ven@@ om ?
Yet , he never gave up his trust in his God , Jehovah .
What if you are a husband and you feel that your un@@ believ@@ ing wife does not respect you ?
I could not believe it .
Then , we ty@@ ped and re@@ ty@@ ped the transl@@ ation many times until it was ready to be sent to the branch in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
Thus far , however , the com@@ bin@@ ation of advan@@ ced s@@ ci@@ ence and she@@ er will@@ power has not ex@@ tend@@ ed human life much bey@@ ond the 70 or 8@@ 0 years that Moses mentioned 3@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years ag@@ o . ​ — Psalm 9@@ 0 : 10 .
TH@@ E 70 - year - old a@@ str@@ on@@ om@@ er was on his de@@ a@@ th@@ bed , stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to read .
How did Israel become a san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied nation ?
Jo@@ b@@ ’s three false com@@ for@@ ters proved in@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble of pu@@ t@@ ting themselves in his position .
But God did not give up on us ​ — or his purpose .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , honor go@@ es to our car@@ ing Father , Jehovah , as his desire to strengthen those in need is refle@@ cted in his earthly servants .
By contr@@ ast , No@@ ah’s wife go@@ es un@@ nam@@ ed in the Scriptures , but we o@@ we much to her sel@@ f@@ less , obedi@@ ent spirit in supp@@ or@@ ting her husband in his vital work .
H@@ app@@ ily for us , Jesus said : “ You will know the truth , and the truth will set you free . ”
But this does not have to ha@@ p@@ pen .
For a fur@@ ther ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation of this prophecy , see the book Pa@@ y A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion to Dani@@ el@@ ’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy ! , pages 19@@ 1 - 4 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
M@@ al 2 V@@ er@@ se 10 says that they had one comm@@ on father .
The Bible l@@ in@@ ks the c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation of bir@@ th@@ days with pa@@ g@@ ans , not with God’s true worshi@@ p@@ ers . ​ — Matthew 14 : 6 - 10 .
These dem@@ on angels materi@@ al@@ ized in the days of Noah .
If there is much “ joy in heaven over one sin@@ ner that rep@@ ents , ” i@@ magine the joy in the heavenly cour@@ ts when one of Christ’s spirit - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten brothers fin@@ ish@@ es a life course of integrity .
So did he st@@ as@@ h his f@@ an@@ cy ro@@ be out of sight when his brothers were near ?
This was a wonderful opportunity to get a g@@ li@@ mp@@ se into their hearts .
The apostles f@@ led .
Ru@@ shing to es@@ cap@@ e their enem@@ ies , they th@@ re@@ w the dead man into the gra@@ ve or t@@ om@@ b where Eli@@ sh@@ a@@ ’s b@@ ones la@@ y .
See The Watchtower , May 15 , 198@@ 9 , page 12 .
W@@ ell , what was the ke@@ y ro@@ le fore@@ told for that one ?
Matthew , who ser@@ ves at a branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses , rec@@ alls : “ When I began serving as a pioneer , my father was ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely disa@@ p@@ pointed .
For “ those who have been tra@@ ined by it , ” the discipl@@ ine has helped them to become spiritually rest@@ ored .
Rather , he is illustr@@ ating the attitude that the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative sheep displa@@ y toward his brothers .
When we are stud@@ ying , our mind must be s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ated , and too much physical comfort seem@@ s to do the op@@ pos@@ ite .
* I@@ magine how Timo@@ th@@ y’s father may have re@@ ac@@ ted on dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ing that Timothy pre@@ fer@@ red the d@@ ang@@ ers and fin@@ an@@ cial un@@ certain@@ ties of mission@@ ary work with Paul !
This is true of fac@@ ts about plac@@ es mentioned in the Bible .
W@@ ould You W@@ el@@ come a V@@ is@@ it ?
Scrip@@ tur@@ ally , then , Jehovah is God Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty , and Jesus is his Son .
An@@ y father , any family head , or any other Christian would do well to imitate the faith of Joseph .
Even deep - ro@@ o@@ ted tra@@ u@@ ma@@ s of the past “ will not be called to mind . ”
• What can we do if one who has authority over us seem@@ s to have er@@ red ?
A@@ n hon@@ est self - exam@@ in@@ ation may help you to deter@@ mine the dep@@ th of your spiritu@@ ality .
When he was 1@@ 7@@ 5 years old , Abraham could look back on his long life and feel satis@@ fied .
And in the matter of respon@@ ding to lead@@ er@@ ship , Jesus set an example .
On the back page of one public@@ ation , S@@ il@@ vi@@ a found a l@@ ist of ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses of W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety branch of@@ fic@@ es .
In fulfill@@ ment of the rest@@ or@@ ation prophecy recorded in A@@ mo@@ s chap@@ ter 9 , a rep@@ ent@@ ant re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of Israel and Juda@@ h re@@ turned from Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an cap@@ tiv@@ ity in 5@@ 37 B.C.E .
The first of these two study artic@@ les shows young people how the Bible can help them when they have to make life - chang@@ ing decisions .
A G@@ h@@ ana@@ i@@ an a@@ da@@ ge thus says , “ As@@ k those who should know before you en@@ ter into marriage . ”
Today , we can have confidence that Jehovah is with his people to gu@@ i@@ de , prote@@ ct , and deli@@ ver them .
E@@ very time I think of those words , my heart p@@ oun@@ ds .
How do we ac@@ qui@@ re this peace ?
Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople , R@@ em@@ ember Your G@@ r@@ and Creator Now
After all , what da@@ d or mo@@ m is happy to see a com@@ p@@ li@@ ant child turn into a mo@@ o@@ dy te@@ en ?
This article shows how we can have a deep , long - lasting sense of joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion .
11 : 11 , 12 .
Some in the congregation would say : “ You take an e@@ con@@ om@@ ic ris@@ k by mo@@ ving to a small to@@ wn . ”
What is one way we can find ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment while on v@@ ac@@ ation ?
What a fine witness was given on that occasi@@ on , and how encourag@@ ing it was to see so many people show@@ ing interest in Bible truth !
Jesus ’ words reve@@ aled a we@@ ak@@ ness in Peter
F@@ ear@@ less in the F@@ ace of Per@@ secu@@ tion
It appe@@ ars that the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law provided for a second ti@@ the , which was set asi@@ de for the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ d’s su@@ st@@ en@@ ance and enjo@@ y@@ ment during the holy conven@@ tions each year .
Christ has given his anointed brothers on earth “ the ministry of the re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation . ”
C@@ i@@ vi@@ l un@@ rest may have resul@@ ted in fur@@ ther need as Jewish n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ists f@@ om@@ ented re@@ bel@@ li@@ on and mo@@ b viol@@ ence .
As an ad@@ ul@@ t , I wor@@ ked with the local par@@ ish and was a member of a group ac@@ ting as con@@ sul@@ t@@ ants to the bi@@ sh@@ op in the di@@ o@@ c@@ ese .
There Pe@@ dr@@ o sh@@ ared with the family in con@@ vers@@ ation and rel@@ a@@ x@@ ation .
Yet , he wanted to do what he could to serve God at the con@@ stru@@ ction s@@ ite as well .
One way he off@@ ers help is by giving us the hope that he will soon put an end to all wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness thr@@ ough@@ out the whole earth .
The enem@@ ies called off the att@@ ack .
Like Pa@@ v@@ lo@@ s and So@@ fi@@ a , many parents thr@@ ough@@ out the world do their best to give their children a good star@@ t in life .
Per@@ s@@ onal li@@ mit@@ ations and emo@@ tional ten@@ sion may make it difficult for us to maintain a spiritual out@@ look .
Our ba@@ by daugh@@ ter , born F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 1 , 19@@ 37 , did not live .
In a small to@@ wn , there lived a close - k@@ n@@ it group of young married cou@@ ples with children .
He explained : “ The great@@ est develop@@ ment in mo@@ der@@ n religion is not a religion at all ​ — it@@ ’s an attitude best descri@@ bed as ‘ a@@ pa@@ the@@ ism . ’ ”
How we rejo@@ ice when lo@@ v@@ ers of righteousness em@@ br@@ ace the pu@@ re worship of Jehovah !
We are so f@@ ra@@ il , sh@@ ort - lived , sh@@ ort@@ si@@ gh@@ ted .
What do such preci@@ ous tru@@ ths inclu@@ de ?
Like Jesus , we show our love by being obedi@@ ent to God .
When he was on earth , Jesus rema@@ ined w@@ atch@@ ful , on gu@@ ard against all at@@ temp@@ ts of Satan to bre@@ ak His integrity .
Let us always remain loyal to Jehovah as we uni@@ fy our heart , fully confid@@ ent that he will continue to bl@@ ess his loyal ones . ​ — 2 Sa@@ m .
He was fully devo@@ ted to Jehovah , for “ he continued to keep the comman@@ d@@ ments that Jehovah had given to Moses . ” ​ — 2 K@@ i .
Par@@ ents , have you consider@@ ed this col@@ or@@ ful bro@@ ch@@ ure with your children as part of your family worship ?
• How should we pray ?
The O@@ x@@ for@@ d Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of the Christian Ch@@ urch ( 199@@ 7 e@@ dition ) says about that ancient writ@@ ing : “ It is not imp@@ os@@ sible that the ‘ Acts ’ con@@ tain some el@@ ements of hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al truth . ”
Like the ancient prophet Jeremiah , Peter and John could not hold back from car@@ r@@ ying out their com@@ mis@@ sion to preach . ​ — Acts 4 : 18 - 20 ; Jeremiah 20 : 9 .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of age , cul@@ ture , language , or r@@ ace , all humans have a deep - ro@@ o@@ ted need to love and be loved .
C@@ learly , if Jehovah wanted to , he could make it very eas@@ y for us to fi@@ ght our we@@ ak@@ nesses and to sto@@ p having wrong desi@@ res .
How can we pur@@ sue “ the min@@ ding of the spirit ” ?
The gover@@ ning bo@@ d@@ y’s decision had not spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally co@@ vered that as@@ pect of the question .
For example , a Christian might i@@ magine that all in his ter@@ rit@@ ory have ir@@ re@@ vo@@ c@@ ab@@ ly re@@ je@@ cted the good news .
That first mission@@ ary tri@@ p made by Paul was a mil@@ es@@ to@@ ne in the s@@ pre@@ ad of true Christi@@ an@@ ity . The book S@@ t .
A case in point is found at Matthew 6 : 5 - 7 , where Jesus is qu@@ o@@ ted as saying : “ When you pray , you must not be as the h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites ; because they like to pray standing in the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es and on the cor@@ n@@ ers of the bro@@ ad ways to be v@@ isi@@ ble to men .
I@@ mp@@ o@@ st@@ ors and others must have tri@@ ed to ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it the good n@@ ature of true Christians .
Even if we try to hi@@ de our anger or h@@ at@@ red , others will ev@@ en@@ tually real@@ ize how we feel .
Let us expla@@ in how this sear@@ ch yi@@ el@@ ded lasting ri@@ ches .
I asked him later why he did that .
Ph@@ ysi@@ cal sal@@ vation is promised for God’s people .
( a ) How does Daniel descri@@ be the si@@ x@@ th world power ?
Re@@ ading these words , one can see that Con@@ fu@@ ci@@ us ’ st@@ at@@ ement is a ne@@ g@@ ative ver@@ sion of what Jesus later said .
K@@ IN@@ G@@ D@@ O@@ M C@@ I@@ T@@ I@@ Z@@ EN@@ S V@@ AL@@ U@@ E E@@ D@@ U@@ C@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N
What actions will reve@@ al that we pos@@ s@@ ess such wisdom ?
A@@ no@@ ther writ@@ er who com@@ men@@ ted on Jesus ’ followers was P@@ l@@ in@@ y the Y@@ ou@@ ng@@ er , the gover@@ nor of Bi@@ th@@ y@@ ni@@ a .
After a@@ ban@@ don@@ ing her sin@@ ful life , R@@ a@@ ha@@ b ap@@ par@@ ently main@@ ta@@ ined an u@@ pri@@ ght course .
S@@ ome@@ times a little fore@@ thought can help you to pre@@ v@@ ent a bi@@ g con@@ fr@@ on@@ tation .
That is because God , in his great un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , appointed Jesus to serve as “ a public serv@@ ant ” ​ — a high pri@@ est — ​ “ at the right hand of the thro@@ ne of the Ma@@ j@@ es@@ ty in the heavens . ” ​ — Hebrews 8 : 1 , 2 .
The V@@ alu@@ e of Go@@ od Con@@ du@@ ct
“ AL@@ L that the go@@ sp@@ els repor@@ t of what Jesus said , in priv@@ ate and in public , he could have ut@@ tered in two h@@ our@@ s , ” wrote Bible transl@@ at@@ or E@@ d@@ g@@ ar Go@@ o@@ d@@ spe@@ ed .
H@@ ad Saul g@@ one ma@@ d ? ​ — Acts 9 : 1 , 2 , 20 - 22 .
The great@@ est blessing ga@@ ined by having a mo@@ des@@ t and hum@@ ble view of ourselves is that of enjo@@ ying Jehovah’s fav@@ or and appro@@ val .
Kingdom Se@@ e@@ ds Fir@@ st P@@ l@@ anted
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly “ the sheep ” and “ the go@@ ats ” mentioned in the same dis@@ course are not liter@@ al ; they are word pi@@ c@@ tures that re@@ present two ty@@ p@@ es of people .
So if we pers@@ ist in lear@@ ning God’s instru@@ ctions and ap@@ pl@@ ying them in our lives , such pers@@ ist@@ ence will sur@@ ely bring us happiness .
I consider@@ ed my@@ self a Mus@@ li@@ m .
D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to God ​ — “ The Re@@ war@@ der of Those E@@ ar@@ n@@ es@@ tly Se@@ e@@ king H@@ im ” 11
Jehovah has the prophet pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ce these powerful words : “ W@@ o@@ e to the one saying to the pi@@ e@@ ce of w@@ o@@ od : ‘ O do a@@ wa@@ ke ! ’
3@@ 38 ) R@@ id@@ d@@ led with spi@@ rit@@ ism , i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , and other sin@@ s , Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at still ex@@ ists ​ — but not for long . ​ — Read Revelation 18 : 1 - 5 .
After 70 long years of cap@@ tiv@@ ity , they were fre@@ ed from Babyl@@ on .
It was clear that Ab@@ sal@@ om would sp@@ are no one who was loyal to his father .
While there , they me@@ t a Greek woman who beg@@ ged Jesus to he@@ al her daugh@@ ter .
It is beau@@ ty in@@ deed when children learn to “ continue pu@@ t@@ ting up with ” the sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings and mis@@ takes of others and to for@@ give them .
E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us was concer@@ ned about the un@@ set@@ t@@ led is@@ sue of how the Father and the Son were rel@@ ated .
In ad@@ dition , Jehovah se@@ es your efforts and demonstr@@ ates his appreciation for your faith@@ ful@@ ness .
God’s answer ?
We have seen in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article that in ancient Israel , fore@@ ign@@ ers could worship Jehovah accep@@ ta@@ bly , but such fore@@ ign@@ ers had to associ@@ ate with Jehovah’s covenant people .
And while we have not all su@@ ffered direc@@ t persecu@@ tion , all true Christians have to stru@@ gg@@ le against Satan the Devil and the spirit that he eng@@ end@@ ers among mankind .
C@@ op@@ ing With Par@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is
Jesus
What was the spiritual st@@ ate of the Jews when Ne@@ h@@ emiah arri@@ ved in Jerusalem a second time ?
How was a young Israel@@ ite gi@@ r@@ l able to help a S@@ y@@ ri@@ an ar@@ my c@@ hi@@ ef learn about Jehovah , and what chang@@ es did he ther@@ e@@ after make ?
S@@ ome@@ times my emp@@ loy@@ er let me use his ca@@ r so that I could take the family out for the day .
C@@ ar@@ me@@ l is u@@ su@@ ally lu@@ s@@ h and gre@@ en , as mo@@ is@@ ture - la@@ den w@@ in@@ ds from the se@@ a ris@@ e along its s@@ lo@@ p@@ es , fre@@ qu@@ ently de@@ pos@@ iting ra@@ ins and pl@@ enti@@ ful de@@ w .
Rather than feel@@ ing c@@ he@@ ated out of preci@@ ous m@@ om@@ ents of peace and qui@@ et , “ he was moved with p@@ ity ” for the people who s@@ ought his ass@@ ist@@ ance .
This article will help us to understand why we say that Jehovah’s Witnesses are the only people on earth today who are fulfill@@ ing Jesus ’ prophecy at Matthew 24 : 14 .
In his personal study , a matu@@ re Christian keep@@ s sear@@ ch@@ ing for Bible principles that help him to know what is right and what is wrong .
The ob@@ je@@ ctive of yo@@ ga as a discipl@@ ine is to lead a person to the spiritual experience of being “ yo@@ ked ” to or mer@@ ged with a su@@ per@@ human spirit .
Why is it appro@@ pri@@ ate that the bri@@ de is descri@@ bed as being “ ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent ” ?
So she mu@@ st@@ ered up courage and spoke for@@ th@@ righ@@ tly to Abraham .
Jehovah’s Witnesses happ@@ ily gl@@ ori@@ fy God , not themselves , by per@@ form@@ ing “ fine works ” that help their neigh@@ b@@ ors spiritually and in other ways .
His end is in@@ deed disa@@ str@@ ous , for “ all the li@@ ars ” are lis@@ ted among those who will su@@ ff@@ er everlasting death .
You could strengthen your faith by making a study of the prophe@@ ci@@ es poin@@ ting to Jesus Christ or a verse - by - verse consider@@ ation of one of the prophe@@ tic boo@@ ks of the Bible .
Why should we love God and our neigh@@ b@@ or ?
Jehovah’s anointed Witnesses have ze@@ al@@ ously spe@@ ar@@ he@@ ad@@ ed a worl@@ d@@ wide Kingdom - preaching work .
influ@@ ence the un@@ ity of God’s people ?
O@@ p@@ position may also come from those who pre@@ ten@@ d to serve Jehovah .
Bu@@ il@@ d U@@ p Your F@@ am@@ ily With “ D@@ eli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful Wor@@ ds ”
Does God C@@ are ?
L@@ ik@@ ely you would pa@@ y attention to what he said about the we@@ ather t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
Ne@@ cess@@ ar@@ ily , over the years there have been cor@@ rec@@ tions and ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments to our understanding of certain s@@ crip@@ tures .
How may we succ@@ e@@ ed in serving Jehovah with a complete heart ?
A family head in J@@ ap@@ an says that his ten - year - old son does not se@@ em to no@@ tice the time and wants to continue .
Mar@@ th@@ a and her whole family also became Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents .
M@@ il@@ dness and kindness are two as@@ pe@@ cts of the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit that are clo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated and are effe@@ ctive when deal@@ ing with difficult and challeng@@ ing circumstances .
This guid@@ el@@ ine was a strong mo@@ tiv@@ ation to speak the truth .
A@@ m@@ ong these are 14 k@@ ings of Juda@@ h and Israel , including such well - known fi@@ gu@@ res as David and He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah , and the less@@ er - known M@@ en@@ a@@ he@@ m and Pe@@ ka@@ h .
That only made me more determined to pres@@ s on .
Satan b@@ ra@@ z@@ en@@ ly cont@@ ra@@ di@@ cted God , saying to E@@ ve : “ You positi@@ vely will not die . ”
Paul was told : “ S@@ te@@ p over into M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia . ”
Moses said to them : “ What great nation is there that has go@@ ds near to it the way Jehovah our God is in all our c@@ all@@ ing upon him ?
If a stud@@ ent has tr@@ ou@@ ble understanding a Bi@@ bli@@ cal conc@@ ep@@ t or an illustr@@ ation , more than one s@@ es@@ sion of study can be used to co@@ ver a sing@@ le chap@@ ter in the K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge book .
One mor@@ ning the cap@@ it@@ al city was a@@ wak@@ ened by g@@ un@@ fi@@ re .
17 , 18 . ( a ) What gift of service has Jehovah made a@@ vail@@ able to all his people ?
The teach@@ er was very kind and let us c@@ atch up with the other stud@@ ents .
Some 3@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , a po@@ et wrote : “ In an a@@ we - inspi@@ ring way I am wonder@@ fully made . ”
Ru@@ n in such a way that you may at@@ tain it . . . .
* ​ — R@@ om . 11 : 23 , 24 .
Juda@@ h was in no position to take a stand against them .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Jehovah determined that the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom govern@@ ment of his Son would inclu@@ de humans who had also up@@ held His so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y until death . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 8 - 12 ; Revelation 2 : 10 , 11 .
What N@@ ina ev@@ en@@ tually learned ​ — God’s name , Jehovah ; the blessings of the Kingdom ; and so for@@ th ​ — con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed her that she had found the truth .
Bo@@ th anointed Christians and those of the “ great crow@@ d ” are holy , set ap@@ ar@@ t for sac@@ red service .
As a result , the nation was ev@@ en@@ tually c@@ ast off .
S@@ et your heart on doing Jehovah’s will , and never turn asi@@ de from that course .
Si@@ mil@@ arly today , we encoura@@ ge those who are spiritually we@@ ak to atten@@ d the meetings of the Christian congregation , and we may need to encoura@@ ge them more than once to do so .
Do we have to@@ tal confidence that such obedi@@ ence will bring long - ter@@ m benef@@ its , know@@ ing that Jehovah is “ the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him ” ?
This , they feel , has led to an inc@@ re@@ ase in cri@@ me and d@@ ru@@ g use .
What three requi@@ re@@ ments must be me@@ t in order for an individu@@ al to be s@@ pared in “ the day of Jehovah’s anger ” ?
Then he became father to J@@ ared . . . .
Such love em@@ br@@ ac@@ es all people , not just those of our own e@@ th@@ ni@@ c ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
At school , you may face strong pe@@ er pres@@ sure .
We re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed Jesus ’ ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to his disciples that they should “ keep be@@ aring much fru@@ it . ”
I could not have received such spiritual benef@@ its even in the best uni@@ vers@@ ity . ”
Ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising a public talk with others in R@@ o@@ ch@@ es@@ ter , New Yor@@ k , 195@@ 3
12 , 13 . ( a ) How did Bo@@ a@@ z show deep reg@@ ard for Jehovah’s law of re@@ pur@@ cha@@ se ?
Joh@@ n@@ ’s words about the world are man@@ i@@ fes@@ tly true .
Let us consider how you can use the Bible T@@ each book in the disci@@ ple - making work .
That prophecy found fulfill@@ ment in 7@@ 40 B.C.E . when As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a in@@ va@@ ded the land of those tri@@ bes , Eph@@ ra@@ im being the most prom@@ in@@ ent of the ten .
Some of Jehovah’s Witnesses have done so with the ob@@ je@@ ctive of sh@@ aring the good news with people of different n@@ ati@@ on@@ alities .
The Ru@@ g@@ ged O@@ live T@@ ree
He can only give you a bad future , because that is the future he will have ! ​ — Revelation 20 : 10 .
How long does the judgment last ?
He also consider@@ ed the in@@ tegr@@ ation of so - called Christi@@ an@@ ity with the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re “ the great@@ est pro@@ of . . . for good . ”
Par@@ ents teach their children , elders teach members of the Christian congregation , and pre@@ ach@@ ers of the good news teach new@@ ly inter@@ ested ones .
What can be said about the religious situation that ex@@ ists today ?
After all , his teach@@ er was much more ver@@ sed in ma@@ them@@ ati@@ c@@ s than he was .
Ther@@ efore be ze@@ al@@ ous and rep@@ ent . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H can make us ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast in the Christian faith , so that we can cl@@ ing to true Christi@@ an@@ ity as his dedic@@ ated servants .
So@@ on you will qu@@ ali@@ fy to get baptized .
• What ro@@ le was Jesus to pla@@ y as fore@@ told in Jac@@ ob@@ ’s de@@ a@@ th@@ bed prophecy ?
Many people in Satan’s world are loyal to their country , cul@@ ture , or r@@ ace .
God now tur@@ ns his attention to H@@ ann@@ ah ; she be@@ comes pre@@ gn@@ ant and gives bir@@ th to a son .
Of course , wi@@ ves would do well to make the same effort with reg@@ ard to their hus@@ ban@@ ds .
We had hi@@ d@@ den about 3@@ ,000 car@@ t@@ ons of liter@@ ature in the wa@@ re@@ house of a bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ man .
Des@@ i@@ ring to get God’s Word into the mind and heart of or@@ din@@ ary people , it@@ in@@ er@@ ant pre@@ ach@@ ers , known as the L@@ ol@@ lar@@ ds , travel@@ ed on fo@@ o@@ t from v@@ il@@ la@@ ge to v@@ il@@ la@@ ge thr@@ ough@@ out Eng@@ land .
He sel@@ e@@ cted the best , the fir@@ st@@ l@@ ings , and offered up what seem@@ ed to be the cho@@ ic@@ est pi@@ e@@ ces .
You sur@@ ely do not want the Devil and his world to have a hold on you , so take to heart the apostle Joh@@ n@@ ’s words : “ Do not be loving ei@@ ther the world or the things in the world . ”
Jesus showed that God was not p@@ un@@ ish@@ ing them for pri@@ or sin@@ s .
In some ways it is similar to a we@@ d@@ ding v@@ ow .
By doing this , we would be g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing the holy spirit .
S@@ har@@ on , who has served with her husband on con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ je@@ cts in different coun@@ tri@@ es , says : “ Not know@@ ing the language of the country where you serve is a chall@@ enge .
T@@ e@@ aching E@@ f@@ fe@@ ctive ? 7 / 1
How would you expla@@ in what is said about faith at James 1 : 5 - 8 ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , we will see how the in@@ com@@ par@@ able P@@ re@@ ser@@ ver of truth , Jehovah , has bless@@ ed us with true teachings that we ch@@ er@@ ish as part of our spiritual her@@ it@@ age .
S@@ ci@@ ence has affe@@ cted your life in many positi@@ ve ways .
Because of re@@ je@@ cting Jesus Christ , the nation of Israel fin@@ ally lost their fav@@ ored st@@ atu@@ s with God along with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of ever be@@ coming “ a kingdom of pri@@ ests . ”
What contribu@@ ted to that desire ?
He will feel similar to King David , who said : “ To do your will , O my God , is my deli@@ ght , and your law is deep within me . ” ​ — Psalm 40 : 8 .
J@@ a@@ y@@ son ans@@ wers : “ In my family , S@@ atur@@ day mor@@ n@@ ings were always devo@@ ted to field service .
Bro@@ ther An@@ dre@@ ws told an experience about Li@@ am , a ten - year - old bo@@ y who is fe@@ ar@@ less in wit@@ ness@@ ing in school .
“ You Will F@@ ind ”
S@@ ome@@ times , there were do@@ z@@ ens of men in one co@@ t@@ ta@@ ge as we two small sisters en@@ tered .
We must leave the matter in Jehovah’s hands .
Jehovah’s inter@@ ests and service were always given to@@ p pri@@ or@@ ity . — Matthew 6 : 33 .
Hence , H@@ er@@ od ex@@ pan@@ ded the temple are@@ a by ad@@ ding on what in mo@@ der@@ n times has been called the C@@ our@@ t of the G@@ ent@@ il@@ es .
What can help us to bri@@ d@@ le this body member that is so difficult to control ?
“ He that appro@@ ach@@ es God must believe that he is and that he be@@ comes the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ” ​ — Hebrews 11 : 6 .
He was the first cre@@ ature to li@@ e about God , and he did so back in the gar@@ den of E@@ den .
In one place , 20 Witnesses and 8@@ 0 other v@@ il@@ la@@ g@@ ers s@@ at per@@ ched on the ro@@ of of the Kingdom H@@ all for n@@ ine h@@ our@@ s as the f@@ loo@@ d@@ w@@ at@@ ers ro@@ se 15 fe@@ et .
Still , what effect could his g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing have on the ones he is g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing with ?
W@@ rit@@ ing to Christians in Corin@@ th , Paul refer@@ red to his ministry as a “ tre@@ asure . ”
And “ God is not like men . . .
When Sam@@ son allow@@ ed himself to get into a situation that affe@@ cted his Na@@ z@@ ir@@ it@@ e@@ ship because of the sh@@ a@@ ving of his head , ‘ Jehovah de@@ par@@ ted from him . ’
When Di@@ di@@ er and N@@ adi@@ ne , a cou@@ ple from Fr@@ ance , moved to Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r in 20@@ 10 , they were mi@@ dd@@ le - ag@@ ed .
I@@ magine how the ex@@ iled Israelites must have felt in Babyl@@ on .
The la@@ ws in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o were very re@@ stri@@ ctive with reg@@ ard to religion .
The ei@@ gh@@ th and ten@@ th artic@@ les maintain that Jesus Christ is the so@@ le Me@@ di@@ at@@ or , H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est , and He@@ ad of the congregation .
E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ies : “ In@@ to the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts they will thro@@ w their very s@@ il@@ ver , and an ab@@ hor@@ r@@ ent thing their own go@@ ld will become .
Un@@ for@@ tun@@ ately for mankind , our first parents a@@ bu@@ sed their free will and cho@@ se to be in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent from God .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries pas@@ sed . E@@ mpi@@ res ro@@ se and f@@ ell .
When the 70 re@@ turned , they were over@@ jo@@ yed and gave Jesus this repor@@ t : “ Lord , even the dem@@ ons are made sub@@ ject to us by the use of your name . ”
During the years that David lived as a fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve , he too made the best of his circumstances .
When we do this , un@@ expe@@ cted blessings may come our way .
Al@@ so , the elders in your congregation are spiritually qu@@ ali@@ fied men who can gu@@ i@@ de you .
They would be di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted and become “ we@@ igh@@ ed down . ”
Joseph sur@@ ely had much to do with his s@@ on@@ ’s prog@@ ress in that reg@@ ard . In those days , there was a time - hon@@ ored pro@@ ver@@ b among the Jews .
5 - 7 . ( a ) Who was “ that woman Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l , ” and what was to be done about her influ@@ ence ?
Christian elders are especially qu@@ ali@@ fied to help us .
After a conclu@@ ding s@@ ong , the clo@@ sing prayer was offered by The@@ o@@ d@@ ore J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
For example , if you knew that God not only appro@@ ves of war but also supp@@ or@@ ts the side that you fav@@ or in a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar war , likely you would feel good about your stand on the is@@ sue , confid@@ ent that your side would come off vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous .
Do@@ ing so , you will be pleas@@ ing Jehovah , “ who@@ se will is that all s@@ or@@ ts of men should be sa@@ ved and come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 2 : 4 .
10 - 12 . ( a ) How might circumstances become par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly difficult for a Christian who is car@@ ing for a ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ ally ill family member ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jehovah did not give up on his prophet or arr@@ ange for someone to re@@ place him .
As my love for Jehovah and for people gre@@ w , I develop@@ ed a desire to en@@ ter the full - time ministry .
This con@@ stru@@ ction has contribu@@ ted to the du@@ ra@@ bility of these mon@@ um@@ ents and the sur@@ vi@@ val of some until our day .
This is not sur@@ pris@@ ing , for we serve “ the happy God , ” and his holy spirit pro@@ du@@ ces joy in our hearts .
For pre@@ serv@@ ation , then , a person had to ( 1 ) seek Jehovah , ( 2 ) seek righteousness , and ( 3 ) seek me@@ ek@@ ness .
The mother can help her un@@ believ@@ ing husband to see the benef@@ its of the up@@ building educ@@ ation that their children receive through Jehovah’s organization .
If someone l@@ ac@@ ks good judgment , his hard work fa@@ il@@ s to pro@@ du@@ ce anything really wor@@ th@@ while .
Since Jesus when on earth resur@@ rec@@ ted the dead , he can sur@@ ely do so as a mi@@ gh@@ ty spirit cre@@ ature emp@@ ow@@ ered by God .
See the book “ B@@ ear@@ ing Tho@@ r@@ ough Witness ” Ab@@ out God’s Kingdom , chap@@ ter 16 , par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 5 - 6 .
The h@@ ater of re@@ pro@@ of , on the other hand , lo@@ ves ne@@ i@@ ther discipl@@ ine nor knowledge .
In@@ differ@@ ence , op@@ position , and persecu@@ tion can be har@@ der to end@@ ure when they origin@@ ate with close family members , relati@@ ves , or neigh@@ b@@ ors .
My sons and their wi@@ ves .
Yet , they f@@ all as@@ le@@ ep two more times !
If we want to keep on displa@@ ying “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the light ” through “ every s@@ ort of go@@ o@@ dness , ” we must cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly take advan@@ ta@@ ge of spiritual light that is found in God’s Word , is care@@ fully exam@@ ined in Christian public@@ ations , and is regul@@ arly discus@@ sed at our meetings for worship .
Who is the Au@@ th@@ or of the Bible ?
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ation day came , and we were assign@@ ed to J@@ am@@ a@@ ic@@ a .
Jesus was , in effect , saying : ‘ If I were , as you say , an ag@@ ent of Satan , un@@ doing what Satan did , then Satan would be working against his own inter@@ ests and would soon f@@ all . ’
A@@ no@@ ther fac@@ t@@ or that can h@@ in@@ der us from taking hold of glory from God is our desi@@ res .
It could not have happened without him .
Even then we are under ob@@ lig@@ ation to try to imitate Jesus and respon@@ d as he would have . ​ — 1 John 3 : 16 .
Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al peace will be rest@@ ored . ​ — E@@ ph .
Since being inv@@ ested with k@@ ingly power in 1914 , Christ is more than ever “ with ” his disciples and ac@@ tive as their Le@@ ad@@ er .
Mo@@ re@@ over , “ if we make the st@@ at@@ ement : ‘ We have no sin , ’ we are mis@@ le@@ ading ourselves and the truth is not in us . ”
John Bar@@ r of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy deli@@ vered the fin@@ al talk , dedic@@ ating the new pr@@ inter@@ y and three re@@ si@@ d@@ ence comple@@ x@@ es to Jehovah God .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , he taught them to find lasting reli@@ ef and comfort .
Many people think that to believe in a Creator , you have to den@@ y the evidence of mo@@ der@@ n s@@ ci@@ ence .
Yet , it will not sto@@ p e@@ ating and r@@ ely on that em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y st@@ ore .
Jesus ’ way of teaching appe@@ aled to many of his hear@@ ers .
L@@ ater he gave them the reas@@ sur@@ ing promise : “ Wh@@ atever it is that you ask in my name , I will do this , in order that the Father may be gl@@ ori@@ fied in con@@ ne@@ ction with the Son .
On the other hand , we might be able to do more than we are now doing .
In many plac@@ es , family he@@ a@@ ds may be able to arr@@ ange for in@@ sur@@ ance , make a leg@@ al will , and set asi@@ de some sa@@ v@@ ings .
In this com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated world , we often have to wa@@ it for someone or something .
and look up the Bible ver@@ ses that are mentioned .
Jesus ’ Bro@@ thers ​ — Ch@@ ange Is P@@ os@@ sible
D@@ ill
To succ@@ e@@ ed , we must be willing to al@@ lo@@ c@@ ate the res@@ our@@ ces needed to imp@@ le@@ ment our decisions .
So it is with true Christians today .
You may ask , though , ‘ If Jesus ’ death some 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o made it possible for mankind to reg@@ a@@ in per@@ fe@@ ction , why do evil and death still ex@@ ist ? ’
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , they can give ex@@ tr@@ a love and support to the family of the dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed one , who su@@ ff@@ er consider@@ ab@@ ly and who should not be made to feel that they too are exc@@ lu@@ ded from associ@@ ation with fellow believers . ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 13 , 15 .
W@@ ould the pas@@ sage of time rend@@ er those writ@@ ings tru@@ th@@ ful and reli@@ able ?
Like Job , we did not always understand why things happened as they did , but we did know that Jehovah was always there to help us . ”
B@@ es@@ id@@ es , why would you want to be close to someone who@@ se standards and mor@@ als you do not share ?
In a similar way , many today have been helped to control their anger .
Because of war@@ f@@ are , W@@ al@@ tra@@ u@@ d had to leave the country where she was living and move to another country in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
Those who h@@ ate la@@ w@@ less@@ ness must learn to h@@ ate por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
That was in 199@@ 7 .
All of us face what cho@@ ice ?
Will we have similar determin@@ ation when circumstances make it difficult for us to keep our integrity ?
He refu@@ sed to be m@@ ol@@ ded ! ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 7 )
My associ@@ ation with tal@@ ented mu@@ si@@ ci@@ ans s@@ pa@@ w@@ ned in me an interest in cl@@ as@@ si@@ cal mu@@ si@@ c .
I@@ magine , then , how Noah must have felt when he learned that his name , which pro@@ ba@@ bly means “ R@@ est ; Con@@ sol@@ ation , ” em@@ bo@@ died hope !
Re@@ g@@ arding events that would occ@@ ur during the time of the end and that would lead up to his coming to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment , Jesus gave this war@@ ning : “ Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch , therefore , because you do not know on what day your Lord is coming .
And yet , the meaning of God’s name is not li@@ mit@@ ed to what he himself cho@@ o@@ ses to become .
( Read 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 7 , 8 . )
They were four happy , fru@@ it@@ ful years , but another change was under way — a return to C@@ y@@ pr@@ us in 198@@ 8 .
The resurrection hope reve@@ als God’s deep interest in us as individuals
We can benefit from com@@ ments by devo@@ ted Christians of our time , who are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that they have the truth .
Des@@ pite Rom@@ e@@ ’s ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements , however , her le@@ gi@@ ons were un@@ able to con@@ qu@@ er one in@@ si@@ di@@ ous enem@@ y : cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion .
The nation of Israel as a whole became dedic@@ ated to Jehovah when they made a v@@ ow to God .
Jehovah bless@@ es the efforts of older men to tra@@ in others .
14 I@@ S I@@ T J@@ U@@ S@@ T A S@@ M@@ AL@@ L MI@@ S@@ U@@ N@@ D@@ E@@ R@@ S@@ T@@ AN@@ DI@@ N@@ G ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses have pro@@ duc@@ ed the a@@ ward - w@@ in@@ ning do@@ cum@@ ent@@ ary Jehovah’s Witnesses St@@ and Fir@@ m A@@ ga@@ inst Na@@ z@@ i As@@ sa@@ ul@@ t .
; V@@ an@@ e@@ g@@ as , A .
“ Des@@ i@@ ra@@ ble Th@@ ings ” Are F@@ ill@@ ing Jehovah’s H@@ ouse
Since then , not one pol@@ itical ent@@ ity on earth has ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged God’s en@@ thr@@ oned King .
Joseph tre@@ ated his fellow pris@@ on@@ ers with kindness and di@@ gn@@ ity
The high@@ est educ@@ ation teach@@ es us God’s will and helps us slave for Jehovah .
In@@ cen@@ se is still offered in the cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies and ri@@ tu@@ als of many religi@@ ons today .
Jesus “ felt p@@ ity ” for the crow@@ ds “ because they were s@@ kin@@ ned and thro@@ wn about like sheep without a shepher@@ d . ”
( a ) How might a person ‘ dec@@ ei@@ ve himself with false reason@@ ing ’ ?
By reading it da@@ ily , we can stay close to Jehovah and never d@@ ri@@ ft away from him .
He wants what is best for you , and if you always he@@ ed what is said in his Word , the Bible , it will gu@@ i@@ de you succ@@ ess@@ fully through these fe@@ ar@@ ful times . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 , 18 .
Paul also war@@ ned of the same tra@@ p and ad@@ ded that those who pur@@ sue a materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic course “ f@@ all into temp@@ tation and a s@@ n@@ are and many sen@@ sel@@ ess and h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful desi@@ res , which p@@ lu@@ ng@@ e men into des@@ tru@@ ction and ru@@ in . ”
It pro@@ du@@ ces un@@ ited congregations that refle@@ ct well on Jehovah and that at@@ tr@@ act new@@ ly inter@@ ested ones .
C@@ learly , Jesus ’ heart go@@ es out to these people . He feel@@ s com@@ pas@@ sion for them .
Many for@@ ces are at work m@@ ol@@ ding the hearts of our children .
How can we be sure that one day people will enjoy fre@@ e@@ dom from fear ?
The second great@@ est comman@@ d@@ ment , Jesus said , is l@@ in@@ ked to the first : “ You must love your neigh@@ b@@ or as yourself . ”
One as@@ pect of practic@@ ing what we have learned en@@ ta@@ il@@ s loy@@ ally up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding true worship , des@@ pite op@@ position from un@@ believers .
We then were sent to N@@ ap@@ les , I@@ tal@@ y , with another mission@@ ary cou@@ ple , C@@ ar@@ l and Jo@@ an@@ ne R@@ id@@ ge@@ way .
Christian meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions also help us to fi@@ ght spiritual d@@ ro@@ w@@ sin@@ ess .
E@@ sa@@ u did not appreci@@ ate sac@@ red things
I asked F@@ ran@@ c@@ is@@ c@@ o for a Bible , and he gave me one along with the book The Tru@@ th That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ter@@ n@@ al Li@@ fe .
The first time I saw love in action was among Jehovah’s Witnesses . ”
For Christians , dedic@@ ation and baptism are necess@@ ary st@@ ep@@ s that lead to Jehovah’s blessing .
Adam , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , felt that way .
There were 10@@ 3 pers@@ ons in attend@@ ance at the first meeting .
Fir@@ st , fi@@ sh@@ ers col@@ le@@ cted mu@@ re@@ x sh@@ el@@ l@@ f@@ ish * from the se@@ a in large num@@ bers .
Lo@@ o@@ king at it care@@ fully , no@@ tice what Jesus said .
If so , how can you learn more about that Kingdom ?
Because of a viol@@ ent in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , a number of privile@@ ges were taken away from all the pris@@ on@@ ers in the fac@@ ility .
They have t@@ ou@@ ched our emo@@ tions and have mo@@ tiv@@ ated us to apply what we learn . ​ — C@@ ol .
These enem@@ ies had op@@ pres@@ sed them for years , so the Israelites could not give up .
Pro@@ found Re@@ as@@ ons for Be@@ ing H@@ app@@ y
They will do no un@@ righteousness , nor speak a li@@ e , nor will there be found in their m@@ ou@@ ths a tri@@ ck@@ y t@@ ong@@ ue ; . . . and there will be no one making them tre@@ m@@ ble . ”
Rather , they end@@ e@@ av@@ or to speak words of Scriptural truth with simp@@ li@@ city and s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity .
How has the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l preaching work done by Jehovah’s Witnesses had a good effect on others ?
Why might we fai@@ l to learn from counsel ?
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s con@@ ten@@ ts origin@@ ate with the very S@@ ource of life , Jehovah God .
The se@@ al@@ ing mentioned in Revelation chap@@ ter 7 ref@@ ers to this fin@@ al p@@ ha@@ se of the se@@ al@@ ing . ​ — Revelation 7 : 3 .
Thus , spirit - anointed Christians of the nations , such as some in the congregation in R@@ ome , were fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely gra@@ f@@ ted on@@ to this sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic o@@ live t@@ ree .
Gi@@ ve “ the Th@@ ings That Are In@@ side ”
But the Bible as@@ sures us : “ God is not un@@ righteous so as to for@@ get your work and the love you showed for his name . ”
O@@ b@@ tain@@ ing God’s fav@@ or will bring you great reli@@ ef .
Such a man ‘ does not set God in fr@@ on@@ t of him . ’
S@@ ad@@ ly , some parents have allow@@ ed their children to atten@@ d un@@ su@@ per@@ v@@ ised par@@ ties where sever@@ al in attend@@ ance have been en@@ tic@@ ed into im@@ mor@@ ality or other un@@ seem@@ ly conduct .
On some occasi@@ ons , an el@@ der and his wife vis@@ ited so that Yo@@ ko might benefit from the compan@@ y of an experienced Christian woman who could rec@@ all Yo@@ ko ‘ to her sen@@ ses to love her husband . ’
C@@ ru@@ cial to the succ@@ ess of a marriage is that the marriage mat@@ es apply this Scriptural counsel me@@ ant for all Christians : “ In bro@@ ther@@ ly love have tend@@ er affe@@ ction for one another . In show@@ ing honor to one another take the lead . ”
They lived in U@@ r , a pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous city with pl@@ ent@@ y of ar@@ t@@ is@@ ans , c@@ ra@@ f@@ t@@ s@@ men , and mer@@ ch@@ ants .
I was assign@@ ed to Si@@ er@@ r@@ a Le@@ one , W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a
With J@@ a@@ a@@ p , 19@@ 30
We enjo@@ yed se@@ ven years of in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ating service in the travel@@ ing work .
( b ) Why should we be at@@ tu@@ ned to the un@@ fol@@ ding of Jehovah’s purpose ?
Hence , as you read and apply the words of Proverbs ​ — as well as the rest of the Bible — ​ you will cultiv@@ ate righteousness and u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness , and Jehovah will be happy to have you draw close to him .
What is God’s d@@ om@@ in@@ ant qu@@ ality , and how does know@@ ing this make you feel about him ?
So@@ on , Satan’s enti@@ re wicked system will be destro@@ yed in an un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
P@@ ra@@ ising Jehovah at S@@ cho@@ ol
Jesus felt for people .
What a blessing such mil@@ dness is to others !
Paul wrote to the congregation in Corin@@ th : “ I have great fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch toward you . I have great bo@@ a@@ sting in reg@@ ard to you . ”
How did the help that Jesus gave com@@ pare with what many people thought they needed ?
“ That is not my work , ” I rep@@ lied .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er@@ ful study of God’s Word helps us to a@@ do@@ pt Christ’s men@@ tal attitude
“ G@@ w@@ en@@ ’s ze@@ al as an ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er was al@@ most leg@@ end@@ ary in our city , ” says her husband .
Jehovah had in mind not only cor@@ rec@@ ting the wr@@ ong@@ s done to Joseph but also pre@@ serving the future nation of Israel .
The tra@@ di@@ tional food inclu@@ des such it@@ em@@ s as tur@@ r@@ ó@@ n ( s@@ we@@ e@@ ts made from al@@ mon@@ d and h@@ one@@ y ) , mar@@ z@@ ip@@ an , d@@ ri@@ ed fru@@ its , ro@@ ast lam@@ b , and se@@ af@@ o@@ od .
A@@ c@@ tually , Jesus ’ tend@@ er words and de@@ e@@ ds refle@@ ct his Fa@@ ther’s own com@@ pas@@ sion , mer@@ cy , and love . ​ — John 5 : 19 ; 8 : 28 ; 14 : 9 , 10 .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , never give up in your effort to ra@@ ise your a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ents “ in the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 4 .
Can you even beg@@ in to coun@@ t all the benef@@ its you have received ​ — and will yet receive — ​ through God’s congregation ?
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons believe that wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft is evil , d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous , and to be great@@ ly fe@@ ared .
Let us see how this is the case .
What he did in the past gives us bas@@ is for confidence .
O@@ r does it still have value ?
The Scriptures therefore ur@@ ge us : “ D@@ ra@@ w close to God , and he will draw close to you . ” ​ — James 4 : 8 .
‘ As a liter@@ ary hist@@ ori@@ an I am per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that wh@@ atever the Go@@ sp@@ els are , they are not leg@@ ends .
Re@@ call that the re@@ si@@ d@@ ents of Si@@ me@@ ulu@@ e@@ ’s co@@ ast@@ al v@@ il@@ la@@ ges f@@ led to high@@ er gr@@ ound for sa@@ f@@ ety the m@@ om@@ ent they saw the ti@@ de rec@@ e@@ ding ; they did not wa@@ it until it re@@ turned .
With Jehovah’s blessing , Joseph ga@@ ined trust and respect , just as he had in P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s hous@@ eho@@ ld .
How can one be “ made perfect in love ” and thus ‘ thro@@ w out@@ side ’ fear of con@@ dem@@ nation or re@@ je@@ ction ?
With good reason , the Bible ur@@ ges people every@@ where : “ G@@ et out of her [ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at ] . . . if you do not want to share with her in her sin@@ s . ”
If we have that tend@@ enc@@ y , we ought to work hard to change , so that we are not ad@@ ver@@ sel@@ y jud@@ ged .
How can you make pl@@ ans to en@@ ter the full - time ministry ?
Many young Christians face a tri@@ al like Jose@@ p@@ h’s .
On No@@ v@@ ember 17 , 194@@ 4 , B@@ er@@ n@@ ard was sh@@ o@@ t by fi@@ ve of his t@@ or@@ men@@ t@@ ors while all other for@@ ced la@@ bor@@ ers loo@@ ked on .
So never give up .
What questions concer@@ ning prayer will we consider in this article ?
My mother was a de@@ v@@ out Ca@@ tho@@ lic and wanted me to be a nu@@ n .
Consider the example of a we@@ al@@ thy man nam@@ ed Job , who lived some 3@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years ag@@ o in what is now A@@ ra@@ bia .
What if that one is a close relati@@ ve who no longer lives at home ? ’
Then everything chang@@ ed .
Why must Christians stri@@ ve to stay spiritually a@@ wa@@ ke ?
Father , however , took a di@@ m view of religion .
We can ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t mil@@ dness if we cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly walk by spirit and exerc@@ ise self - control .
He was a gra@@ du@@ ate of the 20@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad .
But there is more to it than that .
At first , I was influ@@ enced by M@@ other not to share with Father in Bible study .
The pro@@ spe@@ ct of fin@@ ding someone who wants to learn the truth can help us end@@ ure even if many of the people we me@@ et show little or no interest in Jehovah’s Word .
We arri@@ ved in C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a in 19@@ 26 , sh@@ ort@@ ly before the Gre@@ at De@@ pres@@ sion h@@ it the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
After saying a blessing , he beg@@ ins bre@@ ak@@ ing the bre@@ ad and di@@ vi@@ ding up the f@@ ish .
F@@ in@@ ally , the Phil@@ ist@@ ine king told Isa@@ a@@ c to ‘ move from their neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od . ’
That is how a gra@@ du@@ ate of the first class descri@@ bed the course of stu@@ dies she follow@@ ed at the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad .
Ex@@ per@@ ts believe that the Christians ’ use of the co@@ de@@ x pla@@ yed a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant ro@@ le in its wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad accep@@ t@@ ance . ​ — 6 / 1 , pages 14 - 15 .
As we do , we too will be able to expres@@ s sen@@ ti@@ ments like those of the psalmist who wrote : “ Tru@@ ly God has heard ; he has pa@@ id attention to the vo@@ ice of my prayer . ” ​ — Psalm 10 : 17 ; 6@@ 6 : 19 .
C@@ ol@@ le@@ ct artic@@ les from our public@@ ations or s@@ crip@@ tures from the Bible that help you fi@@ ght your we@@ ak@@ nesses , and read them again from time to time ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 15 )
To maintain our standing as Christians , we must make cho@@ ic@@ es that ple@@ ase our heavenly Father .
The faithful witness does not com@@ mit per@@ j@@ ur@@ y when t@@ es@@ ti@@ f@@ ying .
Who is the S@@ ource of the prophe@@ ci@@ es recorded in the Bible ?
One verse says that Jesus offered up “ pet@@ iti@@ ons . . . to the One who was able to sa@@ ve him ” and that “ he was fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly heard . ”
To draw Jesus away from the pu@@ re worship of Jehovah God .
During the peri@@ od of Isa@@ i@@ ah’s pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ying , As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a took the nation of Israel comple@@ t@@ ely off the ma@@ p and al@@ most destro@@ yed Juda@@ h .
God said not to e@@ at from a certain t@@ ree , but they went a@@ head and ate from it any@@ way .
That was the only cont@@ act we had until a few years later when , to my sur@@ pris@@ e , they spo@@ t@@ ted me in a crow@@ d at a conven@@ tion in T@@ or@@ on@@ to , O@@ nt@@ ari@@ o .
How , though , can we co@@ op@@ er@@ ate fully with what it is accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing today ?
She expla@@ ins : “ I would go out in the field service in the mor@@ ning , and I would sp@@ end every af@@ ter@@ no@@ on loo@@ king for work .
For a liter@@ al e@@ ye to see c@@ learly , it must fun@@ ction pro@@ per@@ ly and be able to foc@@ us on what it is loo@@ king at .
What can mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to give c@@ he@@ er@@ fully to Jehovah ?
F@@ ur@@ ther , by medit@@ ating on P@@ s 10@@ 6 ver@@ ses 30 and 31 , which descri@@ be Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has ’ fir@@ m , coura@@ ge@@ ous stand for righteousness , we are as@@ sur@@ ed that Jehovah does not for@@ get his loyal ones and that he re@@ war@@ ds them a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly .
Jehovah is “ an exam@@ in@@ er of the heart . ”
Some would be he@@ ad@@ strong , or imp@@ ul@@ sive and rec@@ k@@ less .
; T@@ ur@@ f@@ a , J .
4 W@@ H@@ A@@ T A@@ S@@ P@@ E@@ C@@ T O@@ F TH@@ I@@ S A@@ C@@ C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ T I@@ S M@@ O@@ S@@ T M@@ E@@ AN@@ IN@@ G@@ F@@ U@@ L T@@ O Y@@ O@@ U , AN@@ D W@@ H@@ Y ?
“ Then , ” she says , “ I try to make Jehovah my confidence .
What less@@ ons can we learn from Jose@@ p@@ h’s experience that will help us if we face in@@ justice at the hands of a fellow beli@@ ever ?
A care@@ ful consider@@ ation of our circumstances may lead us to conclu@@ de that we could inc@@ re@@ ase the am@@ ount of time we sp@@ end in the ministry .
on the sub@@ ject .
God’s “ eyes are ro@@ ving about through all the earth to show his strength in be@@ half of those who@@ se heart is complete toward him . ” ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
Still , he rema@@ ined faithful .
In the way sheep do .
For example : “ How do we know that this is the truth as Jesus taught it ? ”
That attitude fulfill@@ s the prophecy at Psalm 1@@ 10 : 3 .
“ A L@@ am@@ p to My F@@ o@@ o@@ t ”
We won@@ der whether they will let us pas@@ s .
In ad@@ dition to the Bible , we have a rich s@@ ource of spiritual food in the Bible public@@ ations pro@@ duc@@ ed by Jehovah’s organization .
If I was pa@@ id four ba@@ r@@ s of so@@ a@@ p , I@@ ’@@ d use two and sel@@ l the others .
R@@ em@@ ember that when the pre@@ ce@@ ding ver@@ ses speak of Jesus as “ coming , ” the word ref@@ ers to the time when he comes to pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ce and ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment at the end of this system .
Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ci@@ es in Jehovah’s Word never fai@@ l .
Se@@ cond , what does it mean to speak truth ?
Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty to God based on acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge mo@@ tiv@@ ated Saul to be t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant , loving , and encourag@@ ing , in contr@@ ast with his form@@ er des@@ tru@@ ctive , f@@ an@@ ati@@ c be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
A s@@ word would not de@@ part from Davi@@ d’s house .
To follow Paul’s example in the ministry , you must have the same dis@@ position as Timothy , who gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely car@@ ed about others and ‘ sla@@ ved in fur@@ ther@@ ance of the good news . ’
We fi@@ ght a spiritual bat@@ tle and never take up liter@@ al ar@@ ms .
When we arri@@ ved , the congregation gave us a hu@@ ge wel@@ come par@@ ty .
“ My husband wants to sol@@ ve problems quic@@ k@@ ly rather than hear me out , ” re@@ mar@@ ked a sister in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in .
Proverbs 25 : 24 says : “ Bet@@ ter is it to d@@ well upon a cor@@ ner of a ro@@ of than with a con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ous wife , al@@ though in a house in comm@@ on . ”
Then the wicked will be re@@ moved from the earth .
Ther@@ efore , if you are in the g@@ ri@@ p of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l mis@@ use or ad@@ di@@ ction , do not be quic@@ k to give up on yourself or to conclu@@ de that there is no hope .
If a person gives way to ra@@ ge , he or she is likely to say or do things that will h@@ ur@@ t ever@@ yone involved .
D@@ ili@@ g@@ ent and consci@@ enti@@ ous Bible study can help Christians to devel@@ op self - control .
One is the import@@ ance of whole - sou@@ led service to Jehovah right now .
So , what did Jehovah have in st@@ ore for his people at these conven@@ tions ?
Now I really wanted to bel@@ ong to God’s people and did not want to for@@ s@@ ake ga@@ ther@@ ing together with them .
Father s@@ at down with me and asked me some questions to see if I under@@ sto@@ od what was involved in baptism .
It sur@@ ely was un@@ just for Adam , E@@ ve , and Satan to mis@@ use the wonderful gift of free will that Jehovah had gr@@ anted them .
How d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous it would be for us to f@@ all as@@ le@@ ep at this l@@ ate h@@ our !
Un@@ du@@ e anxi@@ ety will never help you to sol@@ ve wh@@ atever problems you face .
Wh@@ en@@ ever possible , inclu@@ de your son in your da@@ ily activities .
A pioneer who had enjo@@ yed ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality at our home was John J@@ a@@ ze@@ w@@ s@@ k@@ y , a fine young man .
To understand the need for effort in this reg@@ ard , consider the case of God’s angels .
“ F@@ in@@ ish him off ! ” sh@@ ou@@ ted the other po@@ lic@@ em@@ en .
Th@@ ough ze@@ al@@ ous in en@@ for@@ c@@ ing God’s Law , he did not d@@ om@@ in@@ e@@ er over others for sel@@ f@@ ish gain .
When parents continue to learn about Jehovah and the Bible , how does this help them to teach their children ?
C@@ learly , then , God’s promise of a better life will be ful@@ filled right here on earth .
In a world where many you@@ ths are cen@@ tered on self , why should Christian you@@ ths seek un@@ ity with God’s people ?
Consider also the case of R@@ a@@ ha@@ b , a pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te living in the city of Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o .
No@@ te again what Proverbs 3 : 5 says .
T@@ ell your children that you love them , and regul@@ arly show them how much they mean to you .
S@@ et S@@ hor@@ t - T@@ er@@ m Go@@ als as Mar@@ k@@ ers
We do not want to hold back from any privile@@ ges that may be set before us or from any opportunity to be better qu@@ ali@@ fied to car@@ ry out our responsi@@ bil@@ ities . ”
He was tr@@ ying to imp@@ ro@@ ve his Eng@@ l@@ ish while we were tr@@ ying to learn S@@ pan@@ ish .
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying that material can help us to benefit from God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness and to maintain our foc@@ us on what will result in our everlasting good .
In time , Ch@@ ar@@ o accepted an offer made by G@@ la@@ d@@ ys ​ — a free home Bible study .
Jesus promised that with faith , m@@ oun@@ tain@@ like ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les would be over@@ come
He or she might become like those in the first - century congregation in Eph@@ esus of whom Jesus said : “ You have left the love you had at first . ”
The psalmist David no@@ ted the import@@ ance of integrity on occasi@@ ons when he may have been al@@ one .
1 : 25 .
The great sc@@ op@@ e of this preaching work can best be appreci@@ ated by no@@ ting that Jehovah’s Witnesses now transl@@ ate and dist@@ ribu@@ te Bible liter@@ ature in over 5@@ 00 langu@@ ages .
“ Be w@@ ra@@ th@@ ful , and yet do not sin , ” said Paul . “ Let the su@@ n not set with you in a pro@@ vo@@ ked st@@ ate , ne@@ i@@ ther allow place for the Devil . . . .
If you want to learn , brothers who are experienced in con@@ stru@@ ction will teach you many things . These inclu@@ de the sa@@ fe way to h@@ and@@ le ha@@ z@@ ar@@ d@@ ous materi@@ als and li@@ ft heav@@ y lo@@ a@@ ds .
Hence the T@@ au or T , . . . with the cro@@ ss - pi@@ e@@ ce low@@ ered , was a@@ do@@ p@@ ted . ” ​ — V@@ in@@ e@@ ’s Ex@@ pos@@ it@@ ory Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of O@@ ld and New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent Wor@@ ds .
If , then , we are children , we are also he@@ ir@@ s : he@@ ir@@ s in@@ deed of God , but jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s with Christ , provided we su@@ ff@@ er together that we may also be gl@@ ori@@ fied together . ” ​ — R@@ om .
By then , some of our form@@ er Bible stud@@ ents were serving as elders .
So Christians are in a position to know what Jehovah requi@@ res of them .
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying God’s Word also m@@ ol@@ ded Dani@@ el@@ ’s person@@ ality and affe@@ cted his whole life course .
Rather than imp@@ ar@@ ting mirac@@ ul@@ ous l@@ ing@@ u@@ is@@ tic a@@ bil@@ ities , the spirit can he@@ igh@@ ten our desire to commun@@ ic@@ ate with people who do not speak our language .
From the book S@@ pam@@ ers I@@ l@@ lu@@ stri@@ er@@ te W@@ el@@ t@@ g@@ es@@ c@@ hi@@ ch@@ te V@@ I
“ TH@@ E K@@ IN@@ G@@ D@@ O@@ M O@@ F TH@@ E H@@ E@@ A@@ V@@ EN@@ S H@@ A@@ S D@@ R@@ A@@ W@@ N N@@ E@@ A@@ R ”
The el@@ der continu@@ es : “ One day , G@@ ra@@ ham told me something that t@@ ou@@ ched my heart .
We can show our appreciation for their loving efforts .
Ther@@ efore , make it your res@@ ol@@ ve not to be ca@@ ught in Satan’s tra@@ p of materi@@ al@@ ism ! ​ — Read Hebrews 13 : 5 .
What moved young David to chall@@ enge a fully ar@@ m@@ ed gi@@ ant who was about n@@ ine and a half fe@@ et ( 2@@ .@@ 9 m ) t@@ all ?
How is matu@@ r@@ ity made man@@ i@@ f@@ est , and what effect does it have on personal relation@@ shi@@ ps ?
He war@@ ned that if anyone lo@@ ves the things in the world , that is , “ the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the show@@ y displa@@ y of one@@ ’s means of life , ” then “ the love of the Father is not in him . ”
What will follow Jehovah’s ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of judgment on those viol@@ ent n@@ ational grou@@ ps ?
They certainly had much to be than@@ k@@ ful for .
However , much of what this world off@@ ers ​ — in mo@@ vi@@ es and tel@@ ev@@ ision pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s and on In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t s@@ ites — ​ is ob@@ sc@@ ene and im@@ moral .
I did not have en@@ ough time to care pro@@ per@@ ly ei@@ ther for spiritual matters or for my family . ”
To the Ang@@ el in Th@@ y@@ ati@@ r@@ a
What resul@@ ted from Jehovah’s show@@ ing honor when Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k asked a question ?
By his well - cho@@ s@@ en , cal@@ m@@ ing words , G@@ ide@@ on avo@@ i@@ ded what could have been a disa@@ str@@ ous inter@@ tri@@ ba@@ l war .
When their ho@@ p@@ es were not im@@ medi@@ ately real@@ ized , an ear@@ n@@ est re@@ exam@@ in@@ ation of the Scriptures brought into foc@@ us that a great preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign la@@ y a@@ head .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently they have been ex@@ posed in all ages to the in@@ va@@ sion of the hu@@ ng@@ ry n@@ om@@ a@@ ds , some of whom s@@ war@@ m upon them every year for pas@@ ture . ”
W@@ as Paul a de@@ f@@ en@@ sel@@ ess vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of temp@@ tation ?
“ To work ​ — to work !
By the time the sister arri@@ ved to conduct the first study , the woman had already pre@@ pared the first three less@@ ons !
As this hist@@ ory of the Bible in medi@@ e@@ val S@@ pain reve@@ als , op@@ pos@@ ers have end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to su@@ p@@ pres@@ s the Word of God in many ways .
Israel was his cho@@ s@@ en nation and was privile@@ ged to be m@@ ol@@ ded by him , as though on the Gre@@ at P@@ o@@ t@@ ter@@ ’s whe@@ el .
Be@@ ing “ re@@ ver@@ ent men , ” they were likely also able to understand the Hebrew ser@@ vi@@ ces at the temple .
▪ “ You will by no means see me until you say , ‘ B@@ less@@ ed is he that comes in Jehovah’s name . ’ ”
How did events on A@@ t@@ on@@ ement Da@@ y fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ w the ro@@ le that Jesus pla@@ ys ?
The lives Jesus t@@ ou@@ ched with his message and his man@@ ner must have num@@ ber@@ ed into the th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds .
Yet , we never reg@@ re@@ t@@ ted our decision to be mission@@ aries . ”
Are you con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that your prayers are heard by God ?
C@@ learly , there is no doubt that Jehovah’s holy spirit is ba@@ c@@ king the efforts of his people !
Babyl@@ on has fal@@ le@@ n , and D@@ ari@@ us the Me@@ de has become rul@@ er over the kingdom of the Ch@@ al@@ de@@ ans .
He accepted her offer .
We do not serve him because someone for@@ ces us to do so or just to sur@@ vi@@ ve the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
Because when the first si@@ e@@ ge is li@@ f@@ ted , they obey Jesus ’ comm@@ and to fle@@ e . ​ — Luke 21 : 20 - 22 .
During the last 13 years , 27 si@@ gn - language congregations and 4@@ 3 si@@ gn - language grou@@ ps have been form@@ ed in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
Yes , to be truly effe@@ ctive teach@@ ers , we need a th@@ re@@ e@@ fo@@ ld love ​ — love for God , love of the truth , and love for people .
We too can learn something about a hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der if we are ob@@ serv@@ ant .
He states : “ Pe@@ ople ju@@ dge others by what they look like , but I ju@@ dge people by what is in their hearts . ”
Do we want to do so simply to imp@@ ress others ? If used pro@@ per@@ ly , e - ma@@ il can be a blessing .
Our love for fellow believers go@@ es fur@@ ther .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jehovah still has an arrang@@ ement in place for us to appro@@ ach him .
At the same time , God’s spirit imp@@ l@@ anted in those a@@ do@@ p@@ ted sons the con@@ vi@@ ction that they would live with Christ in heaven .
Your F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening can do much to make you and your loved ones fine Kingdom c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens
The la@@ ws concer@@ ning un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness as@@ cri@@ bed to s@@ em@@ in@@ al em@@ is@@ sions , men@@ stru@@ ation , and chil@@ d@@ bir@@ th fo@@ st@@ ered good h@@ y@@ gi@@ ene and a heal@@ thy li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le , st@@ ressed the san@@ ct@@ ity of blood , and showed the need for at@@ on@@ ement for sin@@ s . ​ — 6 / 1 , page 31 .
Even so , the supp@@ ly of o@@ x@@ y@@ g@@ en never r@@ un@@ s out , and the at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere never be@@ comes cho@@ ked with the “ wa@@ st@@ e ” g@@ as , car@@ b@@ on di@@ o@@ xi@@ de .
Paul , for example , ex@@ hor@@ ted Christians to “ speak cons@@ ol@@ ingly to the de@@ pres@@ sed sou@@ ls , support the we@@ ak , be long - suffering toward all . ”
Let us , then , listen to him without ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct and follow his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y .
For some Christians this means that feelings of anxi@@ ety or self - doubt might rec@@ ur and cause dist@@ ress .
“ Ke@@ ep On B@@ less@@ ing Those Who Per@@ secu@@ te ”
Such anger and viol@@ ence have a long hist@@ ory .
So it is reason@@ able to conclu@@ de that Jesus ’ arri@@ val to ap@@ point the faithful slave over all his bel@@ ong@@ ings , mentioned at Matthew 24 : 4@@ 6 , 4@@ 7 , also app@@ lies to his future coming , during the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
While there , ho@@ p@@ ing to v@@ indic@@ ate his vie@@ ws , he publi@@ shed A@@ n H@@ um@@ ble In@@ qui@@ ry In@@ to the Scrip@@ ture - Acc@@ ount of Jesus Christ .
Ther@@ efore , a bir@@ d@@ c@@ atch@@ er in Bible times first care@@ fully stu@@ died the pe@@ cu@@ li@@ ar@@ ities and ha@@ bi@@ ts of the ty@@ pe of bir@@ ds he wi@@ shed to en@@ s@@ n@@ are .
The Christian overse@@ er James had to war@@ n some regarding their fle@@ sh@@ ly tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es and lo@@ ss of spiritual cle@@ an@@ ness .
Jesus asked the apostles Peter , James , and John to stay a@@ wa@@ ke while he pray@@ ed .
Acc@@ ording to prophecy , how will Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment Da@@ y pro@@ ce@@ ed ?
For what benefit will it be to a man if he ga@@ ins the whole world but for@@ fe@@ its his soul ?
What are some examples of practic@@ al ways in which we can show love in our congregation ?
“ P@@ A@@ R@@ EN@@ T@@ S W@@ ant In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als , Not K@@ i@@ ds Who O@@ be@@ y . ”
The more we tra@@ in our conscience , the more we can beg@@ in to think like Jehovah .
But they always respon@@ ded pe@@ ace@@ fully , which was not what I expe@@ cted .
Acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge about Jesus is ess@@ enti@@ al in order to satis@@ fy our spiritual need .
I felt that ever@@ yone had to hear these preci@@ ous tru@@ ths that I had found with so much difficul@@ ty .
L@@ ater , when a pioneer came to V@@ er@@ a@@ ’s do@@ or with the public@@ ation M@@ il@@ li@@ ons Now Li@@ ving Will N@@ ever Di@@ e , those words started to make sense .
T@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w , I will turn in my re@@ sign@@ ation .
One day during the conven@@ tion , I gave a repor@@ t about the activ@@ ity of Jehovah’s Witnesses in N@@ or@@ ther@@ n R@@ ho@@ desi@@ a .
What is one re@@ war@@ ding way in which many have demonstr@@ ated their love for God and loy@@ al@@ ty to his Kingdom ?
What ex@@ ac@@ tly does that mean ?
J@@ an@@ et conclu@@ ded that she needed to take that truth more to heart .
This can have a de@@ tri@@ men@@ tal effect on commun@@ ic@@ ation and on mar@@ it@@ al happiness .
W@@ ar str@@ ate@@ g@@ ists consider this to be the most effe@@ ctive time to att@@ ack the enem@@ y , af@@ for@@ ding the best opportunity to c@@ atch them “ s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing . ”
M@@ an Does Not Li@@ ve on B@@ read A@@ lo@@ ne ( J .
Na@@ am@@ an even gives more things to Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i than Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i as@@ ks for .
He is o@@ ffering his “ right hand of righteousness ” to you too .
Yes , that very brother .
You can if you are determined to be “ an imit@@ at@@ or , not of what is bad , but of what is good . ” ​ — 3 John 11 .
This in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent made M@@ other think , ‘ A religion that tur@@ ns people into mu@@ r@@ der@@ ers cannot be good . ’
They never felt bur@@ d@@ ened , har@@ as@@ sed , or har@@ angu@@ ed by him .
Why is serving Jehovah the best way of life ?
O@@ b@@ serve that Jehovah not only ex@@ hor@@ ts us to be strong but also provi@@ des us with the means for ga@@ ining strength .
So it was a comm@@ on prac@@ tice to sc@@ ra@@ pe off an older text from a man@@ us@@ crip@@ t and use the material again for new text .
For example , even Jesus provided w@@ ine at a we@@ d@@ ding , and Paul ad@@ v@@ ised Timothy to have “ a little w@@ ine ” for his health .
The mar@@ vel@@ ous pro@@ c@@ ess of p@@ ho@@ to@@ sy@@ n@@ th@@ esis supp@@ or@@ ts ve@@ get@@ ation on land and ph@@ y@@ to@@ pl@@ an@@ k@@ t@@ on in the se@@ as .
Di@@ d he really believe that he could dis@@ obey Jehovah and continue living ?
Thus Paul ‘ took the lead in show@@ ing honor ’ to his fellow servants . ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 10@@ b .
In de@@ f@@ en@@ se , the woman “ s@@ cre@@ am@@ ed , but there was no one to res@@ cu@@ e her . ”
E@@ ach mor@@ ning , Bo@@ a@@ z gre@@ et@@ ed his har@@ v@@ es@@ ters with the words : “ Jehovah be with you , ” and they rep@@ lied : “ Jehovah bl@@ ess you . ”
With reg@@ ard to the mo@@ de@@ l Jesus left , we read in the Bible : “ You hus@@ ban@@ ds , continue d@@ wel@@ ling in like man@@ ner with [ your wi@@ ves ] according to knowledge . ”
After a discus@@ sion with the Lu@@ ther@@ an pre@@ ach@@ er ​ — during which I was some@@ what l@@ ac@@ king in t@@ act — ​ he th@@ reat@@ ened to set the po@@ li@@ ce on my tra@@ il if I did not leave his flo@@ ck al@@ one .
He so@@ li@@ dly fi@@ x@@ ed the heavens in dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment . . . . My son , may they not get away from your eyes .
By ob@@ serving such kind , help@@ ful , and dep@@ end@@ able Christians , the new disci@@ ple lear@@ ns by example what it means to obey Christ’s comm@@ and to love God and neigh@@ b@@ or , especially fellow believers .
C@@ learly , the princi@@ ple in op@@ er@@ ation here is : “ Wh@@ atever a man is s@@ ow@@ ing , this he will also re@@ a@@ p . ”
H@@ app@@ iness of Those With an E@@ ar@@ th@@ ly H@@ op@@ e
The rema@@ ining tri@@ bes are now given an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance on the w@@ est side by the dra@@ wing of lo@@ ts .
It certainly was a my@@ st@@ er@@ y to me .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , ban@@ s were imp@@ o@@ sed on us or on our activities in 23 lands in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , 9 in A@@ sia , 8 in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , 3 in L@@ at@@ in A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , and 4 in certain is@@ land nations .
P@@ over@@ ty led us to put great sto@@ ck in material things .
C@@ ould Christ’s teachings be an effe@@ ctive to@@ ol for fi@@ gh@@ ting cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion today ?
The app@@ lic@@ ation of Bible principles m@@ el@@ ted the ani@@ mo@@ s@@ ity that ex@@ ists between many from these two e@@ th@@ ni@@ c grou@@ ps .
We are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that we are living in the last days , “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
They refu@@ se to be supp@@ ort@@ ers of Satan’s world .
At the meetings , we also learn more about the Bible by pa@@ ying attention to tal@@ ks and demonstr@@ ations and by listen@@ ing care@@ fully when the Bible is read .
H@@ er fin@@ an@@ ces f@@ ell into cha@@ o@@ s .
And when st@@ age ma@@ ch@@ in@@ er@@ y did not work to his lik@@ ing , C@@ la@@ udi@@ us comman@@ ded that the me@@ ch@@ an@@ ic@@ s respon@@ sible fi@@ ght in the ar@@ ena .
Today , fa@@ il@@ ing to fear God in moral matters may lik@@ e@@ wise have serious and long - lasting re@@ per@@ c@@ us@@ sions .
Many of the 2@@ 9@@ ,@@ 2@@ 6@@ 9 publi@@ sh@@ ers ​ — including 2@@ ,@@ 4@@ 5@@ 4 pione@@ ers — ​ in E@@ l S@@ al@@ va@@ d@@ or have sh@@ own a similar self - sacrific@@ ing spirit , which is one reason why that country had a 2 - per@@ c@@ ent inc@@ re@@ ase in the number of publi@@ sh@@ ers last year .
Re@@ yl@@ ene , from the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines , had a different chall@@ enge .
N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h “ C@@ ity of B@@ loo@@ d@@ shed , ” 4 / 1
L@@ ik@@ ely , you listen pati@@ ently and speak res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully to friends and even str@@ ang@@ ers .
On one occasi@@ on Pa@@ sh@@ hu@@ r , a pri@@ est , stru@@ ck him and had him put in the sto@@ c@@ ks .
P@@ u@@ bli@@ shing .
( Read 1 K@@ ings 9 : 4 . )
I@@ ’@@ ve always lik@@ ed hist@@ ory ​ — you know , man@@ ’s j@@ our@@ ne@@ y on earth .
Yes , God has a body , not a physical one like our@@ s , but a spiritual body .
As there were F@@ lood sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors , so there will be those who sur@@ vi@@ ve the end of the present system of things .
As for K@@ ar@@ l , El@@ la@@ ’s gy@@ ne@@ c@@ olo@@ g@@ ist , he is now a baptized Witness and a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant , sh@@ aring the heal@@ ing power of Bible truth with his pati@@ ents and others .
In S@@ ear@@ ch of the Tru@@ th
To help us sh@@ ar@@ pen our spiritual vision so that we can see “ the One who is inv@@ isi@@ ble , ” let us consider Moses .
Just a few years later , my mother began stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses , so the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s teachings form@@ ed part of my ear@@ li@@ est mem@@ ori@@ es .
What will be the disa@@ str@@ ous result for those not serving Jehovah ?
It is ever f@@ low@@ ing for@@ ward .
When Saul got to see the cam@@ p of the Phil@@ ist@@ ines , “ his heart began to tre@@ m@@ ble very much . ”
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S@@ U@@ G@@ G@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ E@@ D Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S F@@ O@@ R TH@@ E D@@ O@@ C@@ T@@ O@@ R
We also need faith in Jehovah’s Word and in his way of doing things , tru@@ sting God’s inspired counsel .
No@@ te that Paul mentioned ra@@ in first , for without it nothing could gro@@ w and there would be no “ fru@@ it@@ ful se@@ as@@ ons . ”
Rather , it is rel@@ ated to righteousness , peace , and joy .
S@@ tic@@ king faith@@ fully to a marriage mate dem@@ ands strength of char@@ ac@@ ter and love of princi@@ ple .
These sisters now conduct 17 Bible stu@@ dies , and many of these Bible stud@@ ents atten@@ d the meetings . ” ​ — Solomon Is@@ lands branch of@@ fice .
For example , your emp@@ loy@@ er may be very cr@@ itical of your work ​ — far more so than of the work of emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es who bel@@ ong to other religious faith@@ s .
Ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising a public talk in C@@ ar@@ dif@@ f , W@@ al@@ es , 195@@ 2
As our faith gre@@ w , though , we saw the need to be o@@ pen about our beli@@ ef@@ s .
“ As the Messi@@ ani@@ c Da@@ y@@ st@@ ar , he her@@ al@@ ds a new day , or er@@ a , that da@@ w@@ ns for all obedi@@ ent mankind , ” said the speak@@ er .
He had develop@@ ed a wrong vie@@ w@@ point and had become great@@ ly tr@@ oub@@ led , but he was able to cor@@ rec@@ t his thinking when he en@@ tered God’s place of worship .
D@@ ili@@ g@@ ence , on the other hand , is sy@@ n@@ on@@ y@@ m@@ ous with ri@@ ches .
“ It was only after stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses that I received satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers to my questions about the purpose of life .
In the mean@@ time , our first parents had with@@ dra@@ wn themselves and their future off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing from God’s rul@@ er@@ ship .
For your conscience to maintain its power and pre@@ c@@ ision , it needs regul@@ ar guid@@ ance from God’s Word .
I@@ N TH@@ E course of hist@@ ory , many human rul@@ ers have been re@@ moved from of@@ fice .
And even the most e@@ th@@ ic@@ al human rul@@ er is sub@@ ject to in@@ her@@ ent imper@@ fe@@ ction .
What is me@@ ant by the expres@@ sion “ tend@@ er affe@@ ction ” ?
C@@ are@@ y Bar@@ ber , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses , wel@@ com@@ ed all and op@@ ened the pro@@ gra@@ m , st@@ ating : “ It makes us g@@ la@@ d to know that 1@@ 10 cl@@ as@@ ses of G@@ ile@@ ad stud@@ ents have now been tra@@ ined as mission@@ aries and assign@@ ed to ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es all around the g@@ lo@@ be . ”
How Will God’s Ser@@ v@@ ants Re@@ act ?
What can we do in such circumstances ?
Li@@ b@@ eri@@ a ​ — Kingdom In@@ cre@@ ase Des@@ pite W@@ ar
Why should the law of loving - kindness not de@@ part from our t@@ ong@@ ue in deal@@ ings with fellow worshipp@@ ers ?
Tr@@ ying to gu@@ ess the future is a g@@ ame we ne@@ arly always lo@@ se . . . .
The Bible says : “ The one fir@@ m@@ ly standing for righteousness is in l@@ ine for life , but the one cha@@ sing after what is bad is in l@@ ine for his own death . ”
( 5 ) R@@ o@@ sa , D .
Adam and E@@ ve lost per@@ fe@@ ction and the pro@@ spe@@ ct of everlasting life not just for themselves but for all of us .
How can a w@@ atch@@ man stay a@@ wa@@ ke ?
W@@ H@@ E@@ N si@@ ck , we seek reli@@ ef and heal@@ ing .
He had no reason to think that when the mar@@ in@@ ers fin@@ ally did thro@@ w him over@@ bo@@ ard , Jehovah would res@@ cu@@ e him from the se@@ a .
For it to be d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous , though , e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king does not have to re@@ ach that le@@ v@@ el .
How wonderful it will be to live forever in the promised earthly Par@@ adise !
Jesus vie@@ ws such loving de@@ e@@ ds as though they are done to him person@@ ally , and doing these good things resul@@ ts in Jehovah’s rich blessing . ​ — Matthew 25 : 34 - 40 ; 1 John 3 : 18 .
O@@ ver 60 per@@ c@@ ent said that they fir@@ m@@ ly believe that he does .
Today , we experience deep joy and in@@ ner peace because we know that Jehovah is w@@ atch@@ ing over us .
As soon as I was on my own , my first concer@@ n was to ass@@ ist my si@@ bl@@ ings spiritually .
But remember what happened to Peter .
He fore@@ told : “ There will be great tri@@ bul@@ ation such as has not occ@@ ur@@ red since the worl@@ d’s beg@@ in@@ ning until now , no , nor will occ@@ ur again . ”
In his letter to the Gal@@ ati@@ ans , Paul called such ac@@ ts and tra@@ its “ the works of the flesh . ”
In ad@@ dition , family problems and personal di@@ le@@ m@@ ma@@ s have brought fear and s@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
Many are sing@@ le not by cho@@ ice but because of circumstances .
O@@ ver 1@@ 5@@ ,000 publi@@ sh@@ ers are now bus@@ y in this all - important work , and more than 4@@ 1@@ ,000 attend@@ ed the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death last year .
What is more important to you ​ — money or your marriage ?
These two were put in the Par@@ adise on earth called “ the gar@@ den of E@@ den . ”
By and large , however , Jehovah’s people today have succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in following Pet@@ er@@ ’s ex@@ hor@@ tation .
This br@@ ings us to E@@ b@@ la@@ ’s religion .
E@@ st@@ ab@@ li@@ sh@@ ment of the Al@@ as@@ ka branch of@@ fice was a wel@@ come pro@@ vision , for it re@@ duc@@ ed the am@@ ount of tra@@ v@@ el by the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er and en@@ ab@@ led him to foc@@ us more on the spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c needs of the congregations and is@@ ol@@ ated ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , a few days later , I was invit@@ ed to jo@@ in a small group of pione@@ ers in W@@ arr@@ nam@@ bo@@ ol , a to@@ wn sever@@ al h@@ un@@ d@@ red mil@@ es from Ad@@ el@@ a@@ i@@ de , in the neigh@@ bor@@ ing st@@ ate of V@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ a .
What can be done to er@@ ase the h@@ at@@ red and g@@ ri@@ ef ?
How would you expla@@ in the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of the re@@ qu@@ est “ let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied ” ?
For example , the Bible tel@@ ls us to be pati@@ ent .
Rather than occ@@ ur@@ ring all at once , the first resurrection takes place over a peri@@ od of time .
The Bible says : “ H@@ app@@ y are all those taking refu@@ ge in him . ” ​ — Psalm 2 : 12 .
What is the pu@@ re language , and what has resul@@ ted from this change of language ?
Con@@ fu@@ sion , de@@ pres@@ sion , in@@ cont@@ in@@ ence , and lo@@ ss of hear@@ ing , sight , and mem@@ ory may be a result of ag@@ ing ; yet , if some of such health problems appe@@ ar , they may well be effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely tre@@ ated .
Consider , for example , what happened about 19@@ 19 B.C.E . when Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah took up temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ence in Ger@@ ar .
A member of a prom@@ in@@ ent family , he sp@@ ent his you@@ th in the well - known city of T@@ ar@@ su@@ s of C@@ ili@@ ci@@ a .
Because Egy@@ pt was the first ma@@ j@@ or power to expres@@ s en@@ m@@ ity toward God’s people .
G@@ a@@ ining inc@@ reas@@ ed knowledge of the physical la@@ ws of n@@ ature , humans have been able to ac@@ hi@@ eve what at one time was com@@ mon@@ ly vie@@ wed as un@@ ac@@ hi@@ e@@ va@@ ble .
Do we not pray that Jehovah may continue to be pati@@ ent with us as we serve him day by day ? ​ — Matthew 6 : 12 .
On one occasi@@ on when Jesus vis@@ ited their home , M@@ ary cho@@ se to si@@ t at his fe@@ et to listen to him , making that her pri@@ or@@ ity .
How ref@@ re@@ shing it is to associ@@ ate with people who are ever consci@@ ous of being hon@@ est “ in all things ” ! ​ — He@@ b .
What about your preaching ter@@ rit@@ ory ?
So if a person is to love his neigh@@ b@@ or as himself , he has to make his mind over . ​ — Romans 12 : 2 .
The Bible tel@@ ls us that Noah was “ a pre@@ ach@@ er of righteousness . ”
We read : “ Do not be loving ei@@ ther the world or the things in the world .
Since light is ess@@ enti@@ al for life , we should not be sur@@ pris@@ ed to read in Genesis that light appe@@ ared on the first cre@@ ative day .
Con@@ s@@ ci@@ ence often comes into pla@@ y in what way ?
They make up “ a mi@@ gh@@ ty nation , ” who@@ se po@@ pul@@ ation continu@@ es to gro@@ w .
For that reason , so as not to stu@@ m@@ ble our neigh@@ b@@ ors and cre@@ ate ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les for the preaching work , we will avoid as far as possible doing anything on that day that will off@@ end our neigh@@ b@@ ors .
“ Jehovah is my S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d ” ​ — is that not a f@@ it@@ ting des@@ crip@@ tion of our heavenly Father ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses are un@@ ited in a worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od s@@ pan@@ ning more than 2@@ 30 lands , is@@ lands , and ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es .
Lo@@ ok to the O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ al “ P@@ or@@ tra@@ it ”
Ti@@ m : Yes , I@@ ’@@ ve heard it a lo@@ t , and I often see it qu@@ o@@ ted on sign@@ s and bil@@ l@@ bo@@ ar@@ ds .
▪ “ Be V@@ i@@ g@@ il@@ ant With a V@@ i@@ e@@ w to P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers ”
We therefore re@@ ject the worl@@ d’s tra@@ its , such as pri@@ de , sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness , im@@ mor@@ ality , viol@@ ence , and materi@@ al@@ ism .
As he seem@@ ingly in@@ ched clo@@ s@@ er to death , he became over@@ ly concer@@ ned with v@@ indic@@ ating himself , “ declar@@ ing his own soul righteous rather than God . ”
What do we know about this ancient system of writ@@ ing ?
Today , he ser@@ ves as an el@@ der .
But they were to deli@@ ver a message that r@@ an coun@@ ter to the teachings of the pres@@ ti@@ gi@@ ous religious lead@@ ers , who were scho@@ ol@@ ed in tra@@ di@@ tions that d@@ ated back to ancient times .
“ Because the earth will certainly be filled with the knowledge of Jehovah . ”
As they stu@@ died the Scriptures , they streng@@ th@@ ened their faith in Jehovah and allow@@ ed him to mo@@ ld them .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , they were serious stud@@ ents of the Scriptures .
In contr@@ ast , the Bible ad@@ vis@@ es parents : “ T@@ ra@@ in up a bo@@ y according to the way for him . ”
They did not become vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s because of the way they had lived their lives ; they were simply under the tower when it happened to f@@ all .
The psalmist san@@ g : “ By the word of Jehovah the heavens themselves were made , and by the spirit of his m@@ ou@@ th all their ar@@ my . ”
For more information on this sub@@ ject , see pages 19@@ 5 - 19@@ 7 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
All her life she did what her parents taught her to do .
Jehovah’s B@@ less@@ ing a Mu@@ st !
L@@ ater , in Eph@@ esus , Paul was in d@@ anger from an ang@@ ry crow@@ d , but he sta@@ yed long en@@ ough to encoura@@ ge his brothers .
Si@@ x months later , he leg@@ al@@ ized his marriage .
Yet , when e@@ th@@ ni@@ c viol@@ ence bro@@ ke out in her are@@ a , old h@@ at@@ re@@ ds began to resur@@ face in her , ca@@ using Mi@@ r@@ j@@ eta to find it difficult to preach to Ser@@ bs .
“ My un@@ deser@@ ved kindness is su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient for you . ” — 2 C@@ O@@ R@@ IN@@ TH@@ I@@ AN@@ S 12 : 9 .
‘ W@@ al@@ k With W@@ ise Per@@ sons ’
“ Who really is my neigh@@ b@@ or ? ”
Kingdom c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens appreci@@ ate these se@@ cul@@ ar scho@@ ol@@ s and di@@ lig@@ ently learn to read , wr@@ ite , and support themselves fin@@ an@@ cially .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S great day is not 24 h@@ our@@ s long .
J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z ) , 11 / 15
They allow God’s “ word , ” or message , now found in the Bible , to gu@@ i@@ de their st@@ ep@@ s . ​ — 2 Peter 1 : 19 .
Paul went on to expla@@ in why some po@@ pul@@ ar ide@@ as were wrong and why worl@@ dly thinking may be appe@@ al@@ ing to imper@@ fect people .
I saw te@@ ars st@@ re@@ am@@ ing down my mo@@ ther’s c@@ he@@ ek@@ s as she kept as@@ king , “ Why can the world not find peace ? ”
H@@ ar@@ dly had L@@ ana fin@@ i@@ shed the second prayer when she heard someone say , “ H@@ el@@ l@@ o , L@@ ana , what are you doing here ? ”
W@@ ic@@ ke@@ dness will never again ar@@ ise .
D@@ oub@@ t@@ less , Jehovah also se@@ es in this pr@@ inter@@ y an expres@@ sion of our obedi@@ ence .
In the same way also , un@@ less you through the t@@ ong@@ ue ut@@ ter spe@@ e@@ ch eas@@ ily under@@ sto@@ od , how will it be known what is being spo@@ ken ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ out spe@@ e@@ ch , without words , without vo@@ ice , Jehovah’s a@@ w@@ es@@ ome cre@@ ated heavens dec@@ l@@ are his glory , day after day , night after night .
What action did Christians in 6@@ 6 C.E . need to take , and how was this made possible ?
If our love and faith are gen@@ u@@ ine ​ — not tain@@ ted by sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness and dec@@ ep@@ tion — ​ others will trust us .
What about Bible stud@@ ents who for one reason or another may lo@@ se their in@@ iti@@ al interest ?
They share the good news with people wh@@ er@@ ever they may be found — at a tru@@ ck sto@@ p in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates ( 1 ) , at a K@@ o@@ re@@ an a@@ ir@@ por@@ t ( 2 ) , in the An@@ des ( 3 ) , or at a L@@ ond@@ on mar@@ ke@@ t ( 4 ) .
Paul encoura@@ ged the Corinthians to wi@@ den out in love for fellow believers .
How were Christians in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a al@@ er@@ ted to the coming of “ Jehovah’s day , ” and how are we al@@ er@@ ted ?
They pur@@ cha@@ se necess@@ ary go@@ o@@ ds and ser@@ vi@@ ces made a@@ vail@@ able in the world .
Ther@@ efore , we must ask ourselves , ‘ Will I be there in the new world to associ@@ ate with Abraham , Job , Daniel , and other faithful men and women ? ’
It is the stud@@ ent@@ ’s hear@@ t@@ felt appreciation for the truth and his desire to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der the yo@@ ke of Christian disci@@ ple@@ ship that will move him to get baptized . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
David , therefore , could ask to be con@@ stan@@ tly sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ded by Jehovah .
The Bible says : “ On that day they kept str@@ ik@@ ing down the Phil@@ ist@@ ines . ”
Me@@ et T@@ ani@@ a , a young woman activ@@ ely involved in the congregation and happ@@ ily devo@@ ting more than 70 h@@ our@@ s a mon@@ th to the ministry .
Then , as we expres@@ s our love for God in words and de@@ e@@ ds , others will ob@@ serve it and may be dra@@ wn to Jehovah . ​ — Read Psalm 10@@ 4 : 33 , 34 .
In the sum@@ m@@ er of 19@@ 40 , my parents so@@ ld their home , and the three of us began the full - time ministry as pione@@ ers in C@@ o@@ e@@ ur d@@ ’@@ Al@@ ene , I@@ da@@ h@@ o .
This time , J@@ on@@ ah coura@@ ge@@ ously ful@@ filled his assignment , and Jehovah bless@@ ed the out@@ come . ​ — J@@ on@@ ah 1 : 1 - 3 ; 3 : 3 , 4 , 10 .
B@@ Y G@@ I@@ V@@ IN@@ G U@@ S S@@ T@@ R@@ EN@@ G@@ T@@ H :
12 , 13 . ( a ) Why is pra@@ ying together so important for a cou@@ ple ?
The following article will consider how Romans chap@@ ter 5 develop@@ s this as@@ pect of the good news .
Some assign@@ ments may have seem@@ ed more important than others , but all were ess@@ enti@@ al .
He had the fac@@ ul@@ ty of conscience to help him re@@ ach decisions that would benefit himself and ple@@ ase his heavenly Par@@ ent .
This is ex@@ ac@@ tly what Christ’s coming will accom@@ pl@@ ish .
Fir@@ st , you should find out the fac@@ ts .
Ad@@ ds Ju@@ li@@ e : “ We feel a sense of accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment , satis@@ fac@@ tion , and happiness that we have never felt before .
And how does the su@@ n gener@@ ate he@@ at and light ?
* The dra@@ g@@ on is Satan the Devil .
But there is op@@ position to the temple - building work .
This personal invit@@ ation is from God .
Today , displa@@ ying such qualities , rather than pro@@ duc@@ ing “ the works of the flesh , ” may not be po@@ pul@@ ar .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 2@@ 11 , 20@@ 9
( Read Daniel 7 : 7 , 8 . )
As a result , milli@@ ons are flo@@ c@@ king “ like do@@ ves to their bir@@ d@@ house ho@@ les , ” fin@@ ding refu@@ ge within the Christian congregation .
For example , in 19@@ 32 we eng@@ ag@@ ed in a special boo@@ k@@ let cam@@ pa@@ ign desi@@ gn@@ ed to re@@ ach the mas@@ ses of people who came to see the op@@ ening of the S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y H@@ ar@@ b@@ our B@@ ri@@ dge .
So ask yourself : ‘ Do I har@@ b@@ or bit@@ ter@@ ness and wr@@ ath in my heart ?
At last , I have the st@@ able family life that I always c@@ ra@@ ved , and I have the loving Father that I always wanted .
“ I do not know what we would do without all these people help@@ ing us out , ” says H@@ ar@@ ry .
“ As for me , ” he says , “ my fe@@ et had al@@ most turned asi@@ de , my st@@ ep@@ s had ne@@ arly been made to s@@ li@@ p . ”
R@@ E@@ V@@ EN@@ G@@ E is s@@ we@@ et , it has often been said .
Our brothers , even those who are in po@@ or e@@ con@@ om@@ ic situ@@ ations , are like the M@@ ace@@ don@@ ians who were in “ deep po@@ ver@@ ty ” and yet beg@@ ged for the privilege to give and did so gener@@ ously . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
T@@ ra@@ v@@ el in the land once rul@@ ed by the In@@ c@@ as rema@@ ins difficult , and Q@@ u@@ e@@ ch@@ ua is still lar@@ g@@ ely an un@@ written language .
Cor@@ a@@ o@@ pol@@ is , P@@ A
The disci@@ ple James called such attitu@@ des “ earthly ” because they are fle@@ sh@@ ly , devo@@ id of spiritu@@ ality .
The bir@@ ds of heaven have been in ex@@ ist@@ ence for a long time .
But if our pl@@ an@@ et is going to disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar , what of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s promises of an earthly par@@ adise ?
; G@@ u@@ st@@ af@@ s@@ son , K .
Do angels help Jehovah’s present - day servants ?
Be@@ ing the Creator , he has the right to desi@@ gn@@ ate the prop@@ er relationship between humans and ani@@ mal@@ s .
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t expla@@ ins : “ Since it@@ ’s very difficult to find work here , we tra@@ v@@ el back to Ger@@ many once a year to work for three months .
How could one obey this Scriptural in@@ j@@ un@@ ction if he tri@@ ed to serve God in@@ dep@@ end@@ ently ?
In re@@ ality , though , it takes real strength to be truly kind and to avoid show@@ ing mis@@ taken kindness .
We can find Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts of some who received a rich spiritual her@@ it@@ age but fa@@ iled to appreci@@ ate it .
Do you see the en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment being rel@@ ent@@ less@@ ly destro@@ yed , des@@ pite well - meaning efforts to sa@@ ve it ?
The dis@@ co@@ vered te@@ x@@ ts were pro@@ ba@@ bly rec@@ ited during religious fes@@ tiv@@ als , such as the new year or the har@@ v@@ est .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in ten min@@ ut@@ es , two P@@ un@@ j@@ abi - speaking Witnesses called at her home and left her the tr@@ act What H@@ op@@ e for De@@ ad Lo@@ ved On@@ es ?
We simply cannot as@@ su@@ me that the person under@@ stan@@ ds our love and concer@@ n for him .
He said , “ E@@ ver@@ yone who wants to be a Sh@@ into pri@@ est should read this book . ”
How did Jesus demonstr@@ ate his love for his disciples ?
I@@ T I@@ S repor@@ ted that by the age of 18 , Ge@@ or@@ ge B@@ or@@ ro@@ w had a knowledge of 12 langu@@ ages .
A sister in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates re@@ members : “ O@@ ver the years , my husband and I have had the opportunity to provide ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality in our home for many speak@@ ers and their wi@@ ves .
A@@ c@@ tually , some problems could even be ca@@ used by our own mis@@ takes or by an in@@ her@@ ited physical con@@ dition .
But that fo@@ ol@@ ish attitude will soon c@@ atch up with the wicked .
Com@@ par@@ ab@@ ly , because we real@@ ize that having God’s spirit is ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely necess@@ ary to car@@ ry out our ministry as true Christians , we keep pra@@ ying to God , as@@ king for that spirit .
When sa@@ dd@@ ening things ha@@ p@@ pen to us , we could beg@@ in to feel a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned , even i@@ mag@@ ining that God’s love for us has w@@ an@@ ed .
Com@@ pare Davi@@ d’s situation with that experienced by the Gre@@ ater David , Jesus .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , they use the opportunity to strengthen the brothers .
These set@@ t@@ le@@ ments also “ refle@@ ct the hu@@ g@@ ely prof@@ it@@ able tra@@ de . . . from sou@@ th A@@ ra@@ bia to the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an , ” repor@@ ts the World H@@ er@@ it@@ age C@@ en@@ tre of U@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ C@@ O .
Who can con@@ ten@@ d with me ? . . .
This Bible verse indic@@ ates that God can help his faithful servants to end@@ ure any proble@@ m or chall@@ enge that they may face .
As we continue lear@@ ning about Jehovah and obe@@ ying him , we will see how he bless@@ es and prote@@ cts us .
A@@ cha@@ n and his family were st@@ oned to death on that very day .
Then there were the two c@@ olo@@ s@@ s@@ al cop@@ per p@@ ill@@ ars that sto@@ od at the en@@ tr@@ ance of the temple .
When Jesus comes for judgment during the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , he will find that the faithful slave has been loy@@ ally dis@@ p@@ en@@ sing tim@@ ely spiritual food to the d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s .
Th@@ r@@ ough his spirit , Jehovah gave Israel his Law , which pre@@ served true worship and prote@@ cted the Jews from spiritual , moral , and physical con@@ tam@@ in@@ ation .
5 : 8 , 9 ; Re@@ v .
In@@ as@@ much as imp@@ ro@@ per use of our hands can result in serious viol@@ ations of Jehovah’s moral standards , we must be fir@@ m@@ ly determined to remain mor@@ ally clean .
How can we be more succ@@ ess@@ ful in making decisions ?
The experience of those Israelites teach@@ es us a ba@@ si@@ c truth : We re@@ a@@ p what we s@@ ow .
This would take place before the end of the present wicked system of things while the nations still worshi@@ ped false go@@ ds .
Ka@@ th@@ le@@ en tri@@ ed to sto@@ p using d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , but nothing wor@@ ked .
Abraham Fir@@ ko@@ vi@@ ch
“ May Jehovah be between you and me and between your off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing and my off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing forever . ” ​ — 1 S@@ A@@ MU@@ E@@ L 20 : 4@@ 2 .
This is still a v@@ al@@ id question today because young people are fac@@ ed with many problems in the world .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N a fi@@ re con@@ sum@@ ed their home in Tr@@ in@@ i@@ da@@ d , the Bar@@ th@@ ol@@ ome@@ w family lost everything exc@@ ep@@ t their lives .
When the Israelites ur@@ ged him to make a go@@ d for them , he did so .
“ Then you@@ ’@@ l@@ l die here ! ”
One way that he main@@ ta@@ ined his fine relationship with God was by see@@ ing to it that his son Isa@@ a@@ c married a true worshi@@ per of Jehovah .
So the more we now end@@ ure tri@@ als because of our Christian course , the better e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed we will be to end@@ ure fur@@ ther tri@@ als in this wicked system of things .
From Jac@@ ob@@ ’s 12 sons came the nation of Israel
Jesus is uni@@ que in that he is the so@@ le direc@@ t cre@@ ation of his Father .
These se@@ ven were h@@ ang@@ ed “ in the first days of har@@ v@@ est ” ​ — Mar@@ ch or A@@ pri@@ l .
O@@ ce@@ an B@@ l@@ v@@ d . U@@ N@@ I@@ ON@@ D@@ AL@@ E , N@@ Y ( P@@ ol@@ ish s@@ essi@@ ons also ) , N@@ as@@ sa@@ u V@@ et@@ er@@ ans M@@ em@@ ori@@ al C@@ ol@@ is@@ e@@ u@@ m , 1@@ 2@@ 5@@ 5 He@@ mp@@ stead T@@ p@@ k .
What has been born from the flesh is flesh , and what has been born from the spirit is spirit .
If a brother appe@@ ars to be dis@@ eng@@ ag@@ ed , chang@@ ing the direction of his thinking will take much effort and pati@@ ence , but it can be done .
This en@@ ab@@ led them to stand fir@@ m in the face of the t@@ ests that they have continued to end@@ ure . ​ — 1 Corinthians 3 : 12 - 14 .
23 I@@ mit@@ ate Their Fa@@ ith ​ — He Pro@@ te@@ cted , He Pro@@ vi@@ ded , He Per@@ sever@@ ed
What evidence ex@@ ists out@@ side the Bible that Jesus was a real hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al fi@@ gu@@ re ?
H@@ ouse - to - H@@ ouse M@@ in@@ is@@ try ​ — Why I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant Now ? 7 / 15
Their one Le@@ ad@@ er would be heavenly ​ — Jesus Christ himself .
Rather , he found a leg@@ iti@@ mate bas@@ is for com@@ men@@ ding H@@ er@@ od .
Some had acc@@ ess to at le@@ ast one of them .
In fact , “ for fear of death , ” milli@@ ons are “ sub@@ ject to sla@@ very all through their lives . ” ​ — He@@ b .
And we look for@@ ward to see@@ ing how Jehovah will continue to gu@@ i@@ de and support his people in these last days .
He also rel@@ ated how Jehovah’s Witnesses have helped to in@@ form do@@ ct@@ ors about b@@ loo@@ d@@ less tre@@ at@@ ment te@@ ch@@ ni@@ qu@@ es .
This has been a bi@@ g help .
Lo@@ ok ! To obey is better than a sacrifice , to pa@@ y attention than the f@@ at of r@@ am@@ s . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 15 : 22 .
Is your home a place where a pe@@ ace@@ ful at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere pre@@ vail@@ s ?
How did Jehovah help David to cop@@ e with the challeng@@ es he fac@@ ed ?
R@@ espe@@ cting this cam@@ pa@@ ign , The Watchtower repor@@ ted : “ It was a great vi@@ ct@@ ory and a sh@@ ar@@ p sta@@ b at the enem@@ y , to the in@@ descri@@ ba@@ ble joy of the faithful work@@ ers . ” ​ — Romans 9 : 17 .
The He@@ are@@ r of prayer feel@@ s for the vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of op@@ pres@@ sive religion .
A Christian cou@@ ple do well to keep such thoughts in mind as they pl@@ an their we@@ d@@ ding .
But he does so only if we rep@@ ent and continue to fi@@ ght against our sin@@ ful desi@@ res .
How a Christian H@@ us@@ band H@@ on@@ ors His W@@ i@@ fe
For example , long before Moses recorded Jehovah’s law against ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , the young man Joseph under@@ sto@@ od that such conduct was a sin against God .
By the l@@ ate 18@@ th century , many Fr@@ en@@ ch c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens were for@@ ced to live a life that was long on ta@@ x@@ es and sh@@ ort on food .
Jehovah Is “ the Pro@@ vi@@ der of E@@ s@@ cap@@ e ” for U@@ s
The purpose of the new bir@@ th is to pre@@ pare a li@@ mit@@ ed group of humans for heavenly rul@@ er@@ ship
The Jewish system of things was about to experience a c@@ at@@ ac@@ l@@ y@@ s@@ m that would af@@ fect all of them .
After my baptism , I served for 16 years in R@@ ho@@ de Is@@ land , where I develop@@ ed preci@@ ous fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps .
Be determined to en@@ ter into that Kingdom ​ — even if through many tri@@ bul@@ ations .
Yet , as God’s servants in the mi@@ d@@ st of this un@@ righteous world , we do not allow the spirit of this worl@@ d’s un@@ just deal@@ ings to in@@ fil@@ tr@@ ate the Christian congregation .
Many individuals are at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to Jehovah’s worship because the Bible educ@@ ational pro@@ gra@@ m of the Christian congregation helps them to get ans@@ wers to questions that per@@ ple@@ x them .
After a@@ e@@ ons had pas@@ sed and God had pro@@ duc@@ ed in@@ num@@ er@@ able an@@ im@@ ate and in@@ an@@ im@@ ate works , the earth was no longer “ form@@ less and wa@@ st@@ e . ”
They think of it as a pr@@ eli@@ min@@ ary t@@ est that all must take .
Un@@ der no circumstances do we res@@ ort to bel@@ lig@@ er@@ ence .
In the mean@@ time , faith will not re@@ move all s@@ or@@ ro@@ w , but it will keep us close to God , who helps us to end@@ ure ber@@ e@@ av@@ ement . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 21 : 1 - 3 ; 2 Corinthians 1 : 3 .
So@@ on the Bible ac@@ ted like a very po@@ t@@ ent me@@ dic@@ ine to he@@ al their hearts too .
One day when she was cr@@ ying out for help , her si@@ x - year - old gr@@ and@@ daugh@@ ter Ba@@ bi@@ ta appro@@ ached her and asked : “ Why are you cr@@ ying for help before i@@ do@@ ls that can@@ ’t do anything ? ”
“ Yes , ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely ! ”
I just cri@@ ed , and I than@@ ked Jehovah . ”
They pre@@ ached to others about God’s Kingdom and did things rel@@ ated to that preaching work .
“ With your counsel you will lead me , and af@@ ter@@ ward you will take me even to glory . ” ​ — P@@ S .
How different these women are from the woman in the con@@ tain@@ er !
“ We have learned from the Witnesses . . . ” and “ They have taught us to imp@@ ro@@ ve . ”
For a wife , living with a mate who su@@ ff@@ ers from mul@@ ti@@ ple s@@ cl@@ er@@ os@@ is is difficult ​ — men@@ t@@ ally , emo@@ tion@@ ally , and physi@@ c@@ ally .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of how ba@@ dly a person has tre@@ ated you , why should you ref@@ ra@@ in from har@@ bor@@ ing res@@ ent@@ ment ?
A Li@@ fe of A@@ bun@@ d@@ ance
God makes such a relationship with him possible by allow@@ ing us to draw close to him and by hear@@ ing our prayers .
If you live in an are@@ a where there is li@@ mit@@ ed respon@@ se to the Kingdom message , try to foc@@ us on the good that you are accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing in the ministry .
Acc@@ ording to Revelation 11 : 2 , 3 , and R@@ e 12 : 6 , 14 , three and a half times are 1@@ ,@@ 2@@ 60 days long .
Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d took on the organiz@@ ational responsi@@ bil@@ ities that Rus@@ sel@@ l had sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der@@ ed . Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d was a powerful , accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed public speak@@ er , who as a la@@ w@@ y@@ er ar@@ gu@@ ed c@@ as@@ es on be@@ half of Jehovah’s Witnesses before the Su@@ pre@@ me C@@ our@@ t of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
To help keep your mind foc@@ used , seek to follow the speak@@ er@@ ’s l@@ ine of reason@@ ing .
We need to devel@@ op “ complete low@@ l@@ iness of mind and mil@@ dness . ”
One way is by stud@@ ying the four Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts of Jesus ’ life .
Do you feel that the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s view on al@@ co@@ ho@@ l use is practic@@ al ?
But their appreciation for the One who per@@ form@@ ed those ac@@ ts was sh@@ ort - lived .
Ye@@ ars later , Peter , who was present on that occasi@@ on , gave similar counsel to fellow Christians .
After vis@@ iting the congregations in Gal@@ ati@@ a , the mission@@ aries left the bro@@ ad , pa@@ ved Rom@@ an ro@@ a@@ ds and wal@@ ked h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of mil@@ es ac@@ ro@@ ss the va@@ st ta@@ bl@@ el@@ ands of Ph@@ r@@ y@@ gi@@ a , he@@ ading nor@@ th and then w@@ est .
We will consider how he uses them to strengthen and prote@@ ct his people , to deli@@ ver mes@@ sa@@ ges to humans , and to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te his judgment upon the wicked .
We refu@@ se to is@@ ol@@ ate ourselves so as to c@@ ater to our own sel@@ f@@ ish long@@ ings .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , many cou@@ ples have found deep and lasting happiness after re@@ mar@@ r@@ ying .
Per@@ haps you will be able to ref@@ er to them in your com@@ ments .
“ I Ye@@ ar@@ ned for a Father . ” ​ — M@@ A@@ R@@ C@@ O AN@@ T@@ ON@@ I@@ O AL@@ V@@ A@@ R@@ E@@ Z S@@ O@@ T@@ O
They may have tri@@ ed to do so in the past but with un@@ satis@@ fac@@ t@@ ory resul@@ ts .
Instead of reason@@ ing that as “ a cho@@ s@@ en v@@ es@@ sel ” he should be serving el@@ se@@ where , Paul wor@@ ked hard wh@@ er@@ ever he was .
W@@ om@@ en who are coun@@ ted wor@@ thy of God’s appro@@ val will share with men the same re@@ ward of everlasting life ​ — many even enjo@@ ying life in heaven , where “ there is ne@@ i@@ ther m@@ ale nor f@@ em@@ ale . ”
Yet , she did not allow this to keep her away from occasi@@ ons for worshipp@@ ing Jehovah .
T@@ ell your brother what you appreci@@ ate about him .
; S@@ y@@ mon@@ ds , N .
L@@ ear@@ n why Jesus gave these illustr@@ ations and how we are involved .
See the 200@@ 4 C@@ al@@ end@@ ar of Jehovah’s Witnesses , Ju@@ ly / Au@@ gu@@ st .
In this reg@@ ard , hist@@ ori@@ an Ar@@ no@@ ld To@@ y@@ n@@ be@@ e wrote : “ Since the end of World W@@ ar I@@ I n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ism has doub@@ led the number of local so@@ ver@@ ei@@ gn in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent states . . .
What benef@@ its come from man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting Chris@@ t@@ like great@@ ness ?
L@@ ik@@ ely , your experience was some@@ what similar to that of Christians in the first century .
I was rel@@ eas@@ ed in J@@ anu@@ ary 195@@ 1 .
Paul wrote : “ Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful and deser@@ ving of full accep@@ t@@ ance is the saying that Christ Jesus came into the world to sa@@ ve sin@@ n@@ ers . Of these I am fore@@ most .
This high@@ ligh@@ ts the import@@ ance of good commun@@ ic@@ ation , which is u@@ su@@ ally mutu@@ al , not one - si@@ ded .
Then , while we are tal@@ king with someone , we may have the opportunity to tell him something about Jehovah and the Bible .
As time went on , F@@ er@@ n@@ an@@ do began wonder@@ ing if he would ever be appointed an el@@ der .
When about to be be@@ tra@@ yed and ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted , Jesus pray@@ ed to Jehovah : “ Let , not my will , but your@@ s take place . ”
Still , ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ies t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to the c@@ it@@ y’s form@@ er glory and we@@ al@@ th .
O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ational I@@ mp@@ ro@@ v@@ ements
Satan did not want the Israelites to th@@ ri@@ ve , and he was vi@@ ci@@ ous in his efforts to con@@ tam@@ in@@ ate them with sin .
They di@@ sh@@ on@@ or Jehovah with un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural teachings , such as the pa@@ g@@ an do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines of et@@ er@@ n@@ al t@@ or@@ ment in hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re , the Tr@@ in@@ ity , im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the soul , and ev@@ olu@@ tion .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful Christians , however , es@@ cap@@ e .
For Joseph and his children , chang@@ ing their mind with reg@@ ard to their worship was not an op@@ tion .
So Ru@@ th made a wise cho@@ ice .
Des@@ pite in@@ iti@@ al rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ance or peri@@ o@@ ds of de@@ fi@@ ance , many children ev@@ en@@ tually respon@@ d .
I@@ mit@@ ate Jehovah’s loy@@ al@@ ty in your deal@@ ings with the Christian congregation , your marriage mate , family , and friends .
C@@ A@@ N you rel@@ ate to N@@ inf@@ a ?
Jehovah was not real to them .
16 - 18 . ( a ) What may cause our hearts to become we@@ igh@@ ed down ?
Hence , Satan inc@@ reas@@ ingly uses a me@@ th@@ od that he likely feel@@ s will offer a greater ch@@ ance of we@@ ak@@ ening our faith .
Then , in a s@@ ci@@ ence course in high school , each of us stud@@ ents was requi@@ red to buil@@ d something of a s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c n@@ ature .
In our next article , we will look at yet another preci@@ ous gift from God ​ — the gift of sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess .
2 / 1 Why S@@ end Jesus to E@@ ar@@ th ?
I also enjoy tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne wit@@ ness@@ ing , especially to people who speak my n@@ ative t@@ ong@@ ue .
It cons@@ titu@@ ted re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
To the Ang@@ el in Eph@@ esus
On some occasi@@ ons I wor@@ ked with organiz@@ ed cri@@ me .
Why should we appreci@@ ate God’s Word , and how did the psalmist vo@@ ice his appreciation ?
They showed us ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality and con@@ ver@@ sed with Ka@@ zu@@ h@@ ik@@ o as if he were their father .
O@@ k@@ em@@ ir@@ i . He is a Jehovah man and a pa@@ up@@ er .
A mil@@ d temp@@ er can make us happy .
On@@ ce the is@@ l@@ and@@ ers under@@ sto@@ od the purpose of the vis@@ it , they expres@@ sed deep appreciation .
• What can help us cop@@ e with what Jehovah per@@ m@@ its ?
What was the mis@@ sion of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s serv@@ ant , and what can be learned from the out@@ come that Jehovah gave ?
What human lead@@ er can mat@@ ch these qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations ?
To accom@@ pl@@ ish this purpose , Jesus deli@@ ber@@ ately rema@@ ins where he is for two days .
Th@@ ink about how you re@@ act in difficult circumstances .
T@@ ow@@ ard the end , Bro@@ ther Na@@ than H . K@@ nor@@ r gave us a mo@@ tiv@@ ating four - h@@ our talk .
If such a ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er is already in place , the power exer@@ ted by God’s word can bre@@ ak it up .
The ke@@ y is to have acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of him .
He had pl@@ ans for a pioneer to go to Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
The Ch@@ ang@@ ing F@@ ace of “ Christi@@ an@@ ity ” ​ — Acc@@ ep@@ table to God ?
Ha@@ ve you learned about Jehovah and his pur@@ pos@@ es ?
Hence , the meaning of the af@@ o@@ re@@ mentioned pro@@ ver@@ b is that people are inc@@ l@@ ined to be kin@@ der and are better dis@@ posed toward those who have good man@@ n@@ ers .
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , enem@@ ies of faithful Bible transl@@ ation soon appe@@ ared on the sc@@ ene .
God cannot be con@@ f@@ ined in any building made by humans .
As we re@@ view some of them , you might find things in God’s Word that you do not often l@@ ink with your v@@ al@@ id hope of see@@ ing your loved one again .
That ev@@ ent , the same as the day of Jehovah , ends with Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , br@@ ing@@ ing to a close the last days of this wicked system . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 5 , 13 ; Revelation 7 : 14 ; 16 : 14 , 16 .
How have Jehovah’s servants par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated in Bible transl@@ ation ?
At each me@@ al , the brothers were cont@@ ent with having only one t@@ ort@@ il@@ la with a little l@@ ard and sal@@ t and a c@@ up of co@@ f@@ fe@@ e .
* Your ste@@ ad@@ fa@@ st@@ ness in serving Jehovah is a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement for many ​ — even for experienced fellow believers .
Why should we study prayers found in the Bible ?
Thus the one s@@ pre@@ ading a bad repor@@ t h@@ ur@@ ts himself .
• Why do the “ other sheep ” atten@@ d the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al only as res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful ob@@ serv@@ ers ?
What could ha@@ p@@ pen if we foc@@ us our life on personal inter@@ ests ?
The fi@@ f@@ th member of the family was Gi@@ u@@ se@@ pp@@ e Tu@@ bin@@ i , who had just jo@@ ined them , and I was the si@@ x@@ th .
He showed that the prophet Daniel dis@@ cer@@ ned from see@@ ing Babyl@@ on f@@ all and from what Jeremiah had fore@@ told that the li@@ ber@@ ation of the Israelites from cap@@ tiv@@ ity was near .
Those past experi@@ ences can be put out of their min@@ ds .
The d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates were ur@@ ged to teach themselves , to become even better qu@@ ali@@ fied , and to fulf@@ ill their com@@ mis@@ sion as teach@@ ers .
[ God’s ] un@@ deser@@ ved kindness that was toward me did not prove to be in va@@ in , but I la@@ bor@@ ed in exc@@ ess of [ all the other apostles ] . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 9 , 10 .
By prayer , you can gain “ the peace of God , ” which al@@ le@@ vi@@ ates anxi@@ ety . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 .
The book qu@@ o@@ tes and c@@ ites s@@ crip@@ tures show@@ ing that Jehovah is se@@ par@@ ate from Jesus and that the holy spirit is God’s ac@@ tive for@@ ce , not a person .
While that thought is certainly true and Scriptural , it does not se@@ em to be the th@@ ru@@ st of this verse .
Our sure hope helps us to face tri@@ als
“ Th@@ r@@ ough the years , I have col@@ le@@ cted recor@@ ding@@ s of his sy@@ mp@@ hon@@ ies , concer@@ to@@ s , s@@ on@@ at@@ as , and qu@@ ar@@ te@@ ts . ”
But we supp@@ or@@ ted each other , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing the value of mutu@@ al encourag@@ ement .
Un@@ ity is a tre@@ asure wor@@ th prote@@ cting .
A Ca@@ tho@@ lic f@@ ar@@ m@@ er , for whom I once had re@@ pa@@ i@@ red a se@@ wing ma@@ ch@@ ine , gave her po@@ t@@ at@@ o@@ es .
Then he indic@@ ated by g@@ es@@ tures that he would wr@@ ite me .
A 17 - year - old Christian nam@@ ed C@@ ar@@ ol said , “ At times , I have been emo@@ tion@@ ally , physi@@ c@@ ally , and men@@ t@@ ally dra@@ ined to the point that I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t want to wa@@ ke up in the mor@@ ning . ”
There he h@@ ang@@ s ​ — ali@@ ve but hel@@ pl@@ ess — ​ until Jo@@ a@@ b k@@ ill@@ s him by d@@ ri@@ ving three sh@@ af@@ ts into his heart . ​ — 2 Sa@@ m .
There is nothing more preci@@ ous in our lives .
( b ) What can emp@@ ow@@ er us to res@@ ist disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement ?
Of course , both im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity in heaven for anointed Christians and everlasting life on earth for Jesus ’ “ other sheep ” dep@@ end on the exerc@@ ising of faith in Christ’s ransom sacrifice . ​ — John 10 : 16 ; R@@ om . 6 : 23 .
El@@ sa end@@ ur@@ ed many har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps during her years in Ger@@ man con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps . ”
J@@ an and W@@ o@@ th sh@@ aring in the preaching work
Our first Kingdom H@@ all in M@@ il@@ an was in a bas@@ ement with an ear@@ then flo@@ or .
How would you feel if you heard angels pra@@ ising God ? — The shepher@@ ds are happy !
We felt lost . ”
Since then , world con@@ di@@ tions have ste@@ adi@@ ly wor@@ sen@@ ed .
It is often said that Jehovah is the very person@@ i@@ fic@@ ation of love .
The thr@@ ill@@ ing words in these three ver@@ ses are both an in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction to and a sum@@ m@@ ary of what the rest of Isaiah chap@@ ter 60 con@@ tain@@ s .
This prophecy was ful@@ filled in 3@@ 32 B.C.E . when A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der the Gre@@ at had his ar@@ my use the ru@@ ins of the van@@ qui@@ shed main@@ land part of the city to buil@@ d a ca@@ u@@ se@@ way to the is@@ land part of T@@ y@@ re , which was then con@@ qu@@ ered as well .
It was De@@ c@@ ember 19@@ 50 , and I was 19 years old .
We must real@@ ize that the king of Babyl@@ on was to be called the shin@@ ing one only after his f@@ all and in a ta@@ un@@ ting way .
How does Jehovah tre@@ at his servants ?
We will be helped to serve God whole - sou@@ led if we keep in mind that the preaching work is his work .
What a blessing that ang@@ eli@@ c support must have been for Jesus at those c@@ ru@@ cial times in his life !
How can this help us as public instru@@ ct@@ ors of the good news ?
Many de@@ a@@ f ones feel is@@ ol@@ ated and exc@@ lu@@ ded , while commun@@ ic@@ ation with them is very difficult .
The enti@@ re tri@@ p la@@ sted 27 days ​ — a wonderful experience !
( b ) How did Paul respon@@ d when not ever@@ yone accepted the good news ?
The ‘ great cl@@ ou@@ d of wit@@ nesses ’ were no m@@ ere spe@@ ct@@ at@@ ors or b@@ y@@ stan@@ ders , as it were , who were there only to w@@ atch the r@@ ace or to see their fav@@ or@@ ite a@@ th@@ le@@ te or te@@ am w@@ in .
What qualities does God’s spirit pro@@ du@@ ce in those wal@@ king by spirit ?
I@@ S A@@ R@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ D@@ D@@ O@@ N A M@@ A@@ N - M@@ A@@ D@@ E DI@@ S@@ A@@ S@@ T@@ E@@ R ?
Consider the F@@ al@@ c@@ on and the E@@ ag@@ le
This was a great reli@@ ef to me .
Job is descri@@ bed as a man who “ proved to be b@@ lam@@ eless and u@@ pri@@ ght , and fe@@ aring God and tur@@ ning asi@@ de from bad . ”
I vi@@ vi@@ dly remember when a pri@@ est came to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce us to return to ch@@ urch .
Hence , the new covenant went into effect at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . when Jesus ’ loyal disciples were anointed with holy spirit .
A@@ t@@ ten@@ ding Christian meetings helps us to keep Jehovah’s day in mind
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , they would have to pa@@ y a pri@@ ce for their sin and l@@ ack of faith in Jehovah .
All the more reason for me to star@@ t he@@ e@@ ding Jehovah God’s call for rep@@ ent@@ ance .
C@@ ol@@ por@@ te@@ ur@@ s see@@ king a fellow work@@ er , or preaching compan@@ ion , wor@@ e a y@@ el@@ low ri@@ b@@ b@@ on .
She ac@@ ted on the bas@@ is of righteous principles .
“ A@@ n Ex@@ am@@ ple of Un@@ ity ”
7 , 8 . ( a ) For what purpose did God s@@ we@@ ar to Abraham ?
To avoid long con@@ vers@@ ations that would u@@ su@@ ally lead to a he@@ ated discus@@ sion about religion , we set a time li@@ mit for the vis@@ it . ”
“ O He@@ are@@ r of prayer , even to you people of all flesh will come . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 6@@ 5 : 2
“ De@@ ep down , I@@ ’@@ m still that little gi@@ r@@ l so in love with the st@@ ory of Noah .
Christ , by contr@@ ast , was the new and se@@ par@@ ate re@@ vel@@ ation of an al@@ together high@@ er God . ”
Paul’s war@@ m words of comm@@ end@@ ation must have encoura@@ ged those Hebrew Christians great@@ ly .
On one occasi@@ on , Jesus vis@@ ited the home of a dist@@ ra@@ ught family who@@ se little gi@@ r@@ l had just ex@@ pi@@ red .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in 30 years after the out@@ p@@ our@@ ing of the holy spirit at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st , Paul wrote that the good news had been “ pre@@ ached in all cre@@ ation that is under heaven , ” pos@@ si@@ bly refer@@ ring to the then - known earth . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 23 .
How did Jehovah view the rep@@ ent@@ ant N@@ in@@ ev@@ ites ?
However , the hope of those who trust in Jehovah will not be disa@@ p@@ pointed .
Moses , “ by far the me@@ ek@@ est ” of all men , saw God’s glory and enjo@@ yed an in@@ tim@@ ate relationship with him .
I kept gro@@ wing spiritually , and in May 195@@ 8 , I was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
During the 1@@ ,000 years , Jesus will rule from heaven over the earth and rest@@ ore it to a par@@ adise .
We do well to imitate Jesus in this reg@@ ard .
What kind of worship pleas@@ es God ?
Today , he lik@@ e@@ wise reve@@ als himself to his people as the G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or .
However , el@@ se@@ where a wife cont@@ es@@ ting a div@@ or@@ ce might be asked to si@@ gn do@@ cum@@ ents that indic@@ ate that she ag@@ re@@ es with the div@@ or@@ ce ; sign@@ ing such would expres@@ s@@ ly show that she re@@ je@@ cts her gu@@ il@@ ty husband .
What are these requi@@ re@@ ments ?
Jehovah helped my wife and me to remain faithful thr@@ ough@@ out the years of the ba@@ n .
On the positi@@ ve side , my own stru@@ gg@@ les against ne@@ g@@ ative feelings have helped me to be an emp@@ a@@ the@@ tic travel@@ ing overse@@ er .
How can we show kindness to str@@ ang@@ ers ?
Des@@ ign W@@ i@@ th@@ out a Des@@ ign@@ er ?
I was born there in 19@@ 27 , the f@@ our@@ th of se@@ ven children .
The congreg@@ at@@ or men@@ tions only three of the ba@@ si@@ c op@@ er@@ ations that make life on earth possible ​ — the su@@ n , the w@@ ind pat@@ ter@@ n , and the water c@@ y@@ c@@ le .
Then you may beg@@ in to com@@ pre@@ h@@ end the com@@ par@@ is@@ on of the f@@ em@@ ale i@@ be@@ x with a loyal wife .
We can thus sa@@ f@@ ely conclu@@ de that true followers of Jesus would ba@@ se their beli@@ ef@@ s on the Bible .
David ei@@ ther did not know about the ter@@ ap@@ him i@@ ma@@ ge or t@@ ol@@ er@@ ated it because M@@ ic@@ ha@@ l was the daugh@@ ter of King Saul .
He was in a com@@ a for fi@@ ve days before he pas@@ sed away .
When you walk fa@@ ster , so does he .
Even so , by tel@@ ling us his personal name , God has made it e@@ asi@@ er for us to draw close to him .
Even under the sever@@ est st@@ ress , Jesus did his Fa@@ ther’s will
This is so because he uses the anointed to pro@@ cla@@ im the Kingdom message .
Our reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess even in are@@ as that may se@@ em to be of min@@ or import@@ ance can help pre@@ v@@ ent feelings of ti@@ re@@ dness .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al people also car@@ ry on “ every form of prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation . ”
“ The g@@ loo@@ m ” in@@ ten@@ si@@ fi@@ es in 6@@ 6 C.E . when Rom@@ an for@@ ces b@@ es@@ i@@ e@@ ge Jerusalem .
How could such an o@@ ath have God’s appro@@ val ?
And how can we maintain up@@ building fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps ?
Jehovah o@@ bl@@ it@@ er@@ ated the p@@ re - F@@ lood world after dis@@ obedi@@ ent angels and their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing had filled it with ba@@ dness .
How is t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance of i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry possible in the case of one who seem@@ ed so ze@@ al@@ ous for pu@@ re worship ?
The many par@@ ab@@ les of Jesus are rec@@ al@@ led with e@@ ase ne@@ arly two th@@ ous@@ and years after they were spo@@ ken .
But why had God led those early Israelites out of Egy@@ pt and into the land of promise ?
Un@@ for@@ tun@@ ately , some people and compan@@ ies say that they have found a tre@@ at@@ ment that will cu@@ re our ill@@ ness .
To have this kind of un@@ ity , a Christian must be hum@@ ble .
He knew that Jehovah led his people through the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness and brought them into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
H@@ ear@@ t - to - H@@ ear@@ t Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ation
Of course , since we know what pleas@@ es God , we have the responsi@@ bility to obey him and do what is right .
Jehovah’s Witnesses can show you from the Bible how you can be a sur@@ vi@@ v@@ or of this up@@ coming day .
In all of that dar@@ k@@ ness , it was bre@@ a@@ th@@ taking to hear the beau@@ ti@@ ful sing@@ ing of the brothers and sisters .
Why did Com@@ mun@@ ism appe@@ al to me ?
Just as Noah and his God - fe@@ aring family were pre@@ served in the ar@@ k , sur@@ vi@@ val of individuals today dep@@ ends on their faith and their loyal associ@@ ation with the earthly part of Jehovah’s uni@@ vers@@ al organization .
Dis@@ pla@@ ying this kind of love invol@@ ves inter@@ ac@@ ting with other Christians .
And if an imp@@ ro@@ per thought does come to the mind , we should stri@@ ve to dis@@ mis@@ s it .
If you put Kingdom inter@@ ests first in your life , Jehovah promises to “ emp@@ ty out upon you a blessing until there is no more want . ” ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 10 .
In both in@@ stances the mis@@ sing ob@@ ject rema@@ ined preci@@ ous in the mind of the ow@@ ner .
A@@ g@@ boo@@ la was o@@ str@@ ac@@ ized by some of his friends and relati@@ ves when he sh@@ un@@ ned cu@@ st@@ om@@ s associ@@ ated with spi@@ rit@@ ism .
How do the Scriptures high@@ light this truth ?
L@@ ater , in the mor@@ ning light , we saw sol@@ di@@ ers car@@ r@@ ying the dead out of the cam@@ p .
( See bo@@ x on page 18 . )
At Hebrews 2 : 14 , why is Satan called “ the one having the means to cause death ” ?
By end@@ uring in a course of righteousness , God’s servants can have the as@@ sur@@ ance of living per@@ man@@ ently , “ standing forever . ”
Jehovah has e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed us to res@@ ist the spirit of the world .
Your P@@ res@@ ence Mat@@ ters
Bro@@ thers preach to a ca@@ r me@@ ch@@ ani@@ c at his place of work .
As a result , some people become dis@@ tur@@ bed , g@@ ul@@ li@@ bly believ@@ ing such lies .
In his second letter to Timothy , Paul wrote : “ I rec@@ ol@@ le@@ ct the faith which is in you without any h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y . ”
Like David , we can have full confidence that Jehovah is our H@@ el@@ per and “ the Pro@@ vi@@ der of es@@ cap@@ e ” for us .
What will help us to res@@ ist the im@@ moral ways of the world ?
A@@ m@@ ber says : “ G@@ et@@ ting to know Jehovah has given me the confidence that I am never comple@@ t@@ ely al@@ one .
When Luke tr@@ ac@@ es the r@@ ou@@ te taken by Paul and his compan@@ i@@ ons through A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or , he says : “ They pas@@ sed M@@ ysi@@ a by and came down to T@@ ro@@ as . ”
The D@@ ow E@@ v@@ ents C@@ en@@ ter Ar@@ ena , 3@@ 0@@ 3 Joh@@ ns@@ on S@@ t .
“ Re@@ turn Your S@@ word to I@@ ts P@@ l@@ ace ”
The congregation is my family ​ — here is where I experience peace and joy . ”
Me@@ di@@ e@@ val M@@ ü@@ n@@ ster Se@@ ek@@ s Ch@@ ange
How un@@ f@@ it@@ ting for a Christian to displa@@ y those char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s !
On sever@@ al occasi@@ ons during Jesus ’ ministry , God himself spoke from heaven , expres@@ sing his appro@@ val of Jesus .
Jesus kept his word .
Some M@@ ex@@ i@@ can brothers and sisters also began to help with the preaching work in the Eng@@ l@@ ish language .
For example , the very day J@@ im found out that I was living out of my ca@@ r , he put me in cont@@ act with a sister who ow@@ ned a bo@@ arding house .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to what the rul@@ er@@ ship of God’s Son will accom@@ pl@@ ish , Isaiah 9 : 7 says : “ The very ze@@ al of Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es will do this . ”
For example , he told them to be kind , to make peace with others , to get ri@@ d of feelings such as anger , to sol@@ ve disa@@ gre@@ ements quic@@ k@@ ly , and to love their enem@@ ies . ​ — Matthew 5 : 5 , 9 , 22 , 25 , 4@@ 4 .
No@@ te how the apostle Paul emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es that spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c go@@ al of Christian meetings in his first letter to the Corinthians .
When they serve on j@@ udi@@ cial com@@ mit@@ te@@ es , they must care@@ fully deter@@ mine whether a Christian gu@@ il@@ ty of serious sin is rep@@ ent@@ ant .
How would he ob@@ tain food ?
In fact , Jehovah has already become King in our day !
God did not allow the physical body of his bel@@ o@@ ved Son to de@@ ca@@ y .
He said : “ Let each man have his own wife and each woman have her own husband . ”
How can we gain this secu@@ re future ?
11 , 12 . ( a ) B@@ ri@@ ef@@ ly rel@@ ate Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation recorded at Luke 17 : 7 - 10 . ( b ) What less@@ on do we der@@ i@@ ve from Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation ?
Our Ex@@ emp@@ la@@ r , Jesus , demonstr@@ ated his b@@ ol@@ dness in vari@@ ous ways .
Jehovah is without a doubt “ the happy God . ”
Today , we live in an er@@ a called “ the last days , ” an er@@ a mar@@ ked by “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with . ”
What kind of individu@@ al does the true God find “ ag@@ re@@ e@@ able to his heart ” ?
Isaiah 5@@ 3 : 2 - 7 pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ies : “ No st@@ ately form does he have . . . He was des@@ p@@ ised and was avo@@ i@@ ded by men . . . Our si@@ ck@@ nesses were what he himself car@@ ri@@ ed . . . He was being pi@@ er@@ ced for our trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion . . . He was being brought just like a sheep to the sla@@ ugh@@ ter@@ ing . ”
I am so young ! ’
Yes , to walk with God , we must ple@@ ase him .
; C@@ hi@@ c@@ as , S .
His listen@@ ing sa@@ ved me from being s@@ wal@@ low@@ ed up by des@@ pa@@ ir . ”
A@@ m@@ ong them , I have now made some true friends .
Today , we can enjoy Jehovah’s fri@@ end@@ ship and compan@@ y as we vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily sacrifice our res@@ our@@ ces and en@@ er@@ gi@@ es in his service .
These ties may expla@@ in why H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est Eli@@ a@@ shi@@ b allow@@ ed an un@@ beli@@ ever and op@@ pos@@ er to influ@@ ence him .
L@@ ater , the is@@ sue of De@@ c@@ ember 15 , 19@@ 7@@ 1 , more c@@ learly id@@ enti@@ fied the mo@@ der@@ n - day Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy in the article “ A Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy as Di@@ ffer@@ ent From a Le@@ g@@ al Cor@@ por@@ ation . ”
The article “ Di@@ d You K@@ now ? ”
When G@@ ide@@ on gave the sign@@ al , his men s@@ ma@@ shed the j@@ ars and the hi@@ d@@ den t@@ or@@ ches were su@@ d@@ den@@ ly reve@@ aled .
Be@@ ing loyal to Jehovah God br@@ ings rich re@@ war@@ ds .
4@@ 1 : 1 .
Me@@ g@@ an has been able to share the good news from ship to ship and to preach to fi@@ sh@@ er@@ men from B@@ ang@@ la@@ des@@ h , In@@ dia , In@@ don@@ es@@ ia , the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines , T@@ ha@@ il@@ and , and V@@ anu@@ atu .
Why can we be confid@@ ent that we can do what is right ?
Romans 8 : 26 ans@@ wers : “ The spirit also jo@@ ins in with help for our we@@ ak@@ ness ; for the proble@@ m of what we should pray for as we need to we do not know , but the spirit it@@ self ple@@ a@@ ds for us with gro@@ an@@ ings un@@ ut@@ tered . ”
So that they would remember Jehovah’s comman@@ d@@ ments , obey them , and “ prove to be holy ” to their God .
Because of our pro@@ found love for Jehovah , we will not allow ourselves to be s@@ wa@@ yed by the a@@ pa@@ thy or ne@@ g@@ ative respon@@ se of some hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders .
V@@ ine , res@@ pe@@ cted B@@ rit@@ ish scho@@ la@@ r , off@@ ers these hard fac@@ ts : “ By the mi@@ dd@@ le of the 3@@ r@@ d c@@ ent . A@@ .@@ D . . . . pa@@ g@@ ans were received into the ch@@ ur@@ ches . . . and were per@@ mit@@ ted lar@@ g@@ ely to re@@ tain their pa@@ g@@ an sign@@ s and sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s .
The prophecy it@@ self gives the answer .
During cour@@ tshi@@ p , it is eas@@ y to make light of the import@@ ance of such matters , but they can later put great st@@ ra@@ in on a marriage .
1 : 16 , 17 .
A serious ill@@ ness or a past tra@@ uma could be the cause .
Why has Jehovah had the a@@ bo@@ ve examples recorded for us in his Word ?
A H@@ ear@@ t That Is Un@@ de@@ fil@@ ed
God did not see f@@ it to rest@@ ore the origin@@ al stan@@ d@@ ard of mon@@ o@@ g@@ am@@ y that he had esta@@ bli@@ shed in the gar@@ den of E@@ den until the appe@@ ar@@ ance of Jesus Christ , but he did prote@@ ct the con@@ cu@@ bin@@ e by leg@@ is@@ l@@ ation .
E@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ Y@@ W@@ H@@ E@@ R@@ E you look , there is suffering .
“ I , Jehovah , am your God , the One teaching you to benefit yourself , the One ca@@ using you to tre@@ ad in the way in which you should walk .
How long would God wa@@ it before he told Noah ?
Instead , he sent their son Jac@@ o@@ b away to find a God - fe@@ aring wife who was not likely to become a s@@ ource of dist@@ ress to Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h .
How does our repor@@ ting serious wr@@ ong@@ doing help to pre@@ serve the spirit of the congregation ?
There is also the example of Ri@@ ch@@ ard , a brother in his 70 ’ s who is both de@@ a@@ f and bl@@ ind and who lives in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
Be@@ fore too long , though , I en@@ ro@@ l@@ led in a very different ar@@ my .
While in sol@@ it@@ ary con@@ fin@@ ement , H@@ ar@@ old King wrote po@@ em@@ s and song@@ s about the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al
You have b@@ lo@@ cked appro@@ ach to yourself with a cl@@ ou@@ d mas@@ s , that prayer may not pas@@ s through . ”
What pro@@ vision did Jehovah make to help mankind ?
In 199@@ 7 , G@@ u@@ y and Pen@@ n@@ y P@@ i@@ er@@ ce began to serve as members of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates Bethel family .
Such a course will bring you greater happiness now des@@ pite the t@@ ests that you may have to face .
When may parents instru@@ ct their children ?
Per@@ haps they had turned down at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive bu@@ sin@@ ess off@@ ers because of their determin@@ ation to keep on the w@@ atch .
Paul could have vis@@ it@@ ors , but there were many things that he could not do , such as pur@@ cha@@ se his ba@@ si@@ c needs ​ — food and clo@@ thing for the w@@ in@@ ter .
‘ L@@ E@@ T TH@@ E D@@ A@@ Y O@@ F M@@ Y BI@@ R@@ T@@ H P@@ E@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ H ’
Th@@ ink of our many opportun@@ ities to bl@@ ess and praise Jehovah as his servants .
The wise course is to ex@@ ten@@ d our trust to someone gra@@ du@@ ally , st@@ ep - by - st@@ ep .
On what do H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah foc@@ us ?
As sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess often means fe@@ wer ob@@ lig@@ ations , some have taken advan@@ ta@@ ge of their circumstances to serve where the need is greater .
Some people who have no knowledge of the Bible end@@ e@@ av@@ or to keep their life more or less free of such things .
This indic@@ ates that John was not a bo@@ ast@@ ful person .
By reading self - help boo@@ ks ?
‘ W@@ H@@ A@@ T kind of fam@@ ine ? ’ you might ask .
Si@@ x Con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing L@@ ines of E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence
They will ob@@ serve what you do .
And what d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic en@@ er@@ gy re@@ si@@ des in the things he cre@@ ated !
Of course , simply know@@ ing how to read and study is in it@@ self no gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e that these a@@ bil@@ ities will benefit a person .
T@@ ens of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of congregations me@@ et in mo@@ des@@ t yet at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive plac@@ es of worship called Kingdom H@@ alls .
Do you find it eas@@ y to imitate Jesus , always obe@@ ying your parents ?
* They were to act as am@@ bas@@ sa@@ d@@ ors sub@@ s@@ titu@@ ting for Christ .
The apostle Paul inclu@@ ded mil@@ dness in his l@@ ist of “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit , ” found at Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 22 , 23 .
Today , most congregation elders are of the other sheep .
Isaiah was pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ying about the time when faithful individuals will receive everlasting life in Par@@ adise on earth .
Paul was saying that his anointed brothers in the first century could learn powerful less@@ ons from the events that were recorded in the Scriptures .
15 : 34 ​ — Di@@ d Jesus ’ words “ my God , my God , why have you for@@ s@@ ak@@ en me ? ”
That re@@ m@@ n@@ ant would re@@ ject Ba@@ al worship and seek a r@@ ene@@ wed covenant relationship with Jehovah .
What ide@@ as can be id@@ enti@@ fied from the st@@ at@@ ements of Eli@@ p@@ ha@@ z ?
Con@@ cer@@ ning “ Go@@ g of the land of Ma@@ go@@ g , ” for example , the Scriptures fore@@ tell : “ You will come against them like a st@@ or@@ m , and you will co@@ ver the land like cl@@ ou@@ ds , you and all your tro@@ op@@ s and many pe@@ op@@ les with you . ”
Since Jerusalem is still under@@ po@@ pul@@ ated , lo@@ ts are c@@ ast to have 1 of every 10 men living out@@ side the city move into the city .
After Mari@@ e had under@@ g@@ one ma@@ j@@ or sur@@ g@@ er@@ y , her do@@ ct@@ or said that it would take at le@@ ast si@@ x we@@ ek@@ s for her to he@@ al .
In a clear and respon@@ sible way , Christian parents should out@@ l@@ ine for their children the difficul@@ ties , pres@@ sures , and real@@ ities of life in this system of things .
Yet , if your parents are stri@@ ving to follow the Scriptures , they stand at your side , in all kin@@ ds of we@@ ather , at all times , in the face of all ad@@ vers@@ ities .
When fac@@ ing important decisions , make it a prac@@ tice to ask : ‘ Will this decision give evidence of my love for Jehovah ?
All lives are preci@@ ous in God’s eyes , and we want to view things in the same way . ​ — C@@ ol .
Although they lik@@ ed E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s words , they fa@@ iled to act on them .
At age 7@@ 9 , Bro@@ ther M@@ ac@@ mil@@ l@@ an wrote : “ From my first g@@ li@@ mp@@ se of the promises held out to si@@ ck and d@@ ying mankind my hope in what that message of the Bible has reve@@ aled has not fa@@ ded .
Of what value is such refle@@ ction un@@ less we ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly seek Jehovah’s help to cor@@ rec@@ t any we@@ ak@@ ness that we de@@ te@@ ct ?
Jehovah has also provided a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant spiritual food through “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
I@@ t’s like travel@@ ing without lea@@ ving your city .
When Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l saw her husband p@@ ou@@ ting like a pe@@ tul@@ ant child , she s@@ wi@@ f@@ tly h@@ atch@@ ed a s@@ ch@@ eme to get him what he wanted ​ — and also , in the pro@@ c@@ ess , to destro@@ y a righteous family .
They “ received the word with the great@@ est e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness of mind . ”
H@@ u@@ man@@ s do not have a good rec@@ ord when it comes to decision making .
All others who later become the se@@ con@@ d@@ ary part of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed “ bel@@ ong to Christ . ” ​ — G@@ al .
Re@@ ally , then , Bible principles are more rel@@ ev@@ ant and tim@@ ely than ever !
We under@@ took the per@@ il@@ ous work of car@@ r@@ ying the se@@ cre@@ t repor@@ ts ac@@ ro@@ ss the bor@@ der to B@@ as@@ el .
It was such a mo@@ des@@ t re@@ qu@@ est and so po@@ lit@@ ely made !
Jehovah took action against his enem@@ ies in the past , and his judg@@ ments will be brought upon the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth today .
T@@ wi@@ ce in his letter to the Eph@@ es@@ ians , the apostle Paul mentioned an ess@@ enti@@ al fac@@ t@@ or in standing fir@@ m against Satan’s ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations and succ@@ e@@ e@@ ding in our w@@ rest@@ ling against wicked spirit for@@ ces .
F@@ ish@@ er@@ men in the Se@@ a of Mar@@ mar@@ a near Con@@ stan@@ t@@ in@@ ople ( mo@@ der@@ n - day I@@ stan@@ bu@@ l ) , the cap@@ it@@ al of the O@@ t@@ t@@ om@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re , were star@@ t@@ led to see a cor@@ p@@ se flo@@ ating in the water .
She has always held the view that Jehovah deser@@ ves the very best that we can give to him ​ — a princi@@ ple that she app@@ lies to her@@ self both as a serv@@ ant of God and as a mother . ”
In our ex@@ tend@@ ed spiritual family , we are in a good position to “ take the lead ” in show@@ ing honor to the el@@ der@@ ly members of the congregation .
A@@ ver@@ age Bible S@@ tudi@@ es : 5@@ ,@@ 0@@ 9@@ 1
‘ B@@ est M@@ es@@ sage E@@ ver H@@ ear@@ d ’ ( Cana@@ da ra@@ di@@ o ) , 11 / 15
They later went into the cir@@ cu@@ it work , and so did their son and his wife .
So , what is this ga@@ ther@@ ing work that Jesus men@@ tions ?
I was appointed to serve as the first dist@@ ri@@ ct overse@@ er in S@@ we@@ den , and my assignment was to co@@ ver the enti@@ re country .
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , the M@@ in@@ or Par@@ ty was persecu@@ ted .
They spoke to us about the mission@@ ary work and , in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar , about the preaching work in I@@ tal@@ y .
It also shows that we appreci@@ ate his love to the point that we want to imitate it , making such love the for@@ ce that mo@@ tiv@@ ates us .
I would also ask my@@ self , ‘ How did I get here ? ’ ”
At any r@@ ate , she married Abraham , a man ten years her sen@@ i@@ or .
Some experience des@@ pa@@ ir because of cl@@ in@@ ic@@ al de@@ pres@@ sion .
“ B@@ es@@ id@@ es , I don@@ ’t know how to read . ”
Many n@@ on - Christians would say this upon hear@@ ing the st@@ ory about the bir@@ th of Jesus .
To find the answer , let us continue our consider@@ ation of Jesus ’ words found in Matthew chap@@ ter 28 .
Al@@ co@@ ho@@ l and d@@ ru@@ g a@@ bu@@ se , im@@ mor@@ ality , and sin@@ ful c@@ ra@@ v@@ ings can destro@@ y our godly devo@@ tion .
I@@ ts name means “ H@@ ouse of the E@@ arly F@@ i@@ g@@ s . ”
( 6 ) L@@ ei@@ gh@@ t@@ on , G .
What can we learn from them so that we too can buil@@ d and maintain a strong personal relationship with the Creator ?
Jac@@ o@@ b rep@@ lied : “ I am E@@ sa@@ u your fir@@ st@@ born . ”
The pla@@ in truth that “ the dead . . . are consci@@ ous of nothing at all ” should help your child to real@@ ize that his dec@@ eas@@ ed loved one is not suffering .
God said : “ I have loo@@ ked at this people and here it is a s@@ ti@@ f@@ f - ne@@ cked people . So now let me be , that my anger may b@@ la@@ ze against them and I may ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ate them , and let me make you into a great nation . ” ​ — E@@ x .
S@@ ar@@ ah , Isa@@ a@@ c , Jac@@ o@@ b , and many others also loo@@ ked for@@ ward to the time when the Kingdom , “ who@@ se desi@@ gn@@ er and buil@@ der is God , ” would rule over the whole earth . ​ — Hebrews 11 : 8 - 11 .
“ The more ti@@ red I was , the har@@ der it was to qu@@ it ch@@ at@@ ting or w@@ atch@@ ing sh@@ ort vi@@ de@@ o@@ s ​ — and not always who@@ les@@ ome ones , ” he rel@@ ates .
“ I H@@ A@@ V@@ E been stud@@ ying with a family from P@@ ak@@ ist@@ an for the past 11 we@@ ek@@ s , ” wrote a sister who is serving with a H@@ in@@ di - speaking group in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y E@@ R@@ Z@@ S@@ É@@ B@@ E@@ T H@@ A@@ F@@ F@@ N@@ E@@ R
How are humans emp@@ ow@@ ered to dec@@ l@@ are God’s mes@@ sa@@ ges ?
“ The very li@@ ps of the righteous one keep pas@@ tur@@ ing many , ” continu@@ es Solomon , “ but for want of heart the fo@@ ol@@ ish themselves keep d@@ ying . ” ​ — Proverbs 10 : 21 .
7 How Do You Gi@@ ve Ad@@ vice ?
However , “ Jehovah will show mer@@ cy to Jac@@ o@@ b ” by allow@@ ing all tri@@ bes of Israel to return home .
The people of Israel needed to be remin@@ ded that when they en@@ tered into a covenant relationship with Jehovah , they v@@ ow@@ ed to obey him stri@@ c@@ tly .
I learned about the b@@ ru@@ tal mu@@ r@@ ders only months later .
“ The un@@ deser@@ ved kindness of the Lord Jesus Christ be with the spirit you people show . ” ​ — P@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ E@@ M .
I@@ d@@ enti@@ fy that new nation .
For example , a person might dec@@ ei@@ ve himself into thinking that if he go@@ es through some of the mo@@ tions of for@@ ma@@ l worship , he can get away with com@@ mit@@ ting im@@ mor@@ ality or eng@@ ag@@ ing in other serious wr@@ ong@@ doing .
They were ne@@ g@@ le@@ cting the temple , so they did not have God’s blessing .
Are their ways always u@@ pri@@ ght and moral ?
I@@ magine what it must have been like for Noah and his family during those first 40 days after Jehovah shu@@ t the do@@ or to the ar@@ k .
Davi@@ d’s coura@@ ge@@ ous stand against Go@@ li@@ ath requi@@ red complete confidence in Jehovah .
Be@@ fore she became a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , she vis@@ ited sever@@ al different ch@@ ur@@ ches in her pi@@ c@@ tu@@ res@@ que ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn of S@@ pi@@ e@@ z , S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land .
There were occasi@@ ons when we could have re@@ turned to our famili@@ es in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
Un@@ like the st@@ or@@ k , the o@@ stri@@ ch does not place her e@@ gg@@ s in a n@@ est buil@@ t in a t@@ ree .
What must we do if we ex@@ pect to experience the b@@ right future promised in God’s Word ?
That Jehovah allow@@ ed the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents to a@@ do@@ pt his name was more than just a great honor .
V@@ ia A@@ p@@ pia on the out@@ s@@ ki@@ r@@ ts of R@@ ome
Re@@ ma@@ ining Lo@@ y@@ al to Jehovah
H@@ ere again , example is important .
Un@@ deter@@ red , Bu@@ d@@ n@@ y set to work on a re@@ v@@ ised ver@@ sion , which was comple@@ ted two years later .
Yes , Jehovah vie@@ ws false religion as evil . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 13 : 3 .
I was next assign@@ ed to the Ser@@ vice De@@ par@@ t@@ ment , which de@@ als with the over@@ sight of the preaching work in a country .
The slave is able to provide wise and tim@@ ely war@@ n@@ ings because Jehovah God and Jesus Christ are blessing it .
He ur@@ ged his followers to ‘ let their light shin@@ e ’ and showed how we should tre@@ at our enem@@ ies and others .
18@@ 70 : The Fir@@ st V@@ ati@@ can C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l dec@@ re@@ es that “ the Rom@@ an pon@@ ti@@ f@@ f is the succ@@ ess@@ or of B@@ less@@ ed Peter , P@@ r@@ in@@ ce of the A@@ post@@ les , and is true V@@ i@@ ca@@ r of Christ , and He@@ ad of the whole Ch@@ urch ”
Such examples provide valu@@ able less@@ ons about attitu@@ des and actions to imitate and to avoid .
What can fear of men do to us , but why is such fear sh@@ ort@@ si@@ gh@@ ted ?
G@@ H@@ AN@@ A
What blessings a@@ wa@@ it us if we continue to maintain a high stan@@ d@@ ard of cle@@ an@@ ness ​ — physi@@ c@@ ally , mor@@ ally , and spiritually ?
M@@ il@@ dness A@@ t@@ tr@@ ac@@ ts and Re@@ fre@@ sh@@ es
In 194@@ 8 , I began to have a regul@@ ar share in preaching the good news of God’s Kingdom .
There is no doubt in our min@@ ds that “ Jehovah’s day is coming . ”
It is now time to re@@ vis@@ it the bus@@ y young man we me@@ t at the first house .
18 , 19 . ( a ) Why can it be said that Job never ex@@ p@@ lo@@ ited anyone ?
T@@ w@@ o Mo@@ des@@ t K@@ ings
Paul com@@ pa@@ res anointed Christians to members of a body serving un@@ it@@ e@@ dly under their He@@ ad , Christ .
The ter@@ rit@@ ory in M@@ ad@@ an@@ g was fru@@ it@@ ful , and a th@@ ri@@ ving congregation soon develop@@ ed .
Al@@ together , 1@@ 20@@ ,000 enem@@ y sol@@ di@@ ers were sla@@ ugh@@ tered . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ g .
But when that did not ha@@ p@@ pen , many were disa@@ p@@ pointed , including my parents .
“ The God of All Com@@ fort ” Ca@@ res
That day , some 3@@ ,000 people were ad@@ ded to the new nation of spiritual Israel .
When this happ@@ ens , we may for@@ get to keep foc@@ used on how Jehovah has already helped us .
The article also discus@@ ses what will help us to maintain our appreciation for the Bible .
This refle@@ cts the is@@ sue that Satan ra@@ ised in the gar@@ den of E@@ den .
Yes , in contr@@ ast with so many lead@@ ers today who care first and fore@@ most about themselves , Jesus gave his life for his sheep .
( a ) In what ways might Jehovah deli@@ ver his people ?
As such , he bless@@ ed Abraham and pra@@ ised God for giving Abraham the vi@@ ct@@ ory over his enem@@ ies .
Jehovah listen@@ ed to He@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ ah’s prayer .
This is no@@ ne other than God’s fore@@ most spirit Son , Jesus Christ , who has been given authority over all nations .
Se@@ ek to do good .
T@@ ry to imitate the s@@ oun@@ ds of :
E@@ very day , do I r@@ ely on Jehovah to care for my needs ? ’
Jesus of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th f@@ it every Scriptural requi@@ re@@ ment , ful@@ filled every prophecy .
A@@ t@@ ten@@ ding Christian meetings also plac@@ es a responsi@@ bility on us .
I learned so much about Jehovah while serving in J@@ ap@@ an , N@@ ep@@ al , and B@@ ang@@ la@@ des@@ h .
Those who recogn@@ ized this hum@@ ble serv@@ ant and re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative of God were also bless@@ ed .
All the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants were re@@ ached with the good news , and the brothers were deli@@ gh@@ ted that people there were not pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ced .
In what ways can we look for the good in others ?
A@@ n u@@ sh@@ er asked , “ How can you leave at a time like this ? ”
But I began to learn some things that turned my life around .
That e@@ qu@@ als 4@@ 8@@ 3 years .
G@@ ran@@ ted , since “ the true knowledge ” had not yet become a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in the days of the M@@ in@@ or Par@@ ty , they did not succ@@ e@@ ed in dis@@ p@@ el@@ ling the long - standing spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness .
Then he rel@@ a@@ x@@ ed and said , “ How much food do you want ? ”
This ide@@ a is still po@@ pul@@ ar among many other religious grou@@ ps .
But wor@@ ry is nothing but a form of par@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is that can leave one un@@ able to serve God fully .
W@@ ar and Li@@ ber@@ ation
H@@ I@@ S E@@ X@@ A@@ M@@ P@@ L@@ E : In l@@ ine with the way he taught others to pray , Jesus person@@ ally pray@@ ed : “ I public@@ ly praise you , Father , Lord of heaven and earth . ”
Jehovah always de@@ als lo@@ v@@ ingly with his people .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to his followers , he said to God in prayer : “ I have made your name known to them and will make it known , in order that the love with which you loved me may be in them and I in uni@@ on with them . ” ​ — John 17 : 26 .
We should avoid taking even the in@@ iti@@ al st@@ ep@@ s along a p@@ ath that will lead to God’s dis@@ fav@@ or .
When does one become a “ slave in the Lord ” ?
But he was more than just strong and h@@ and@@ some .
“ As he would appe@@ ar on the s@@ cre@@ en and his li@@ ps began to move , a ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph would be started . . . and we would enjoy listen@@ ing to his vo@@ ice . ”
This could then be w@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed around a ro@@ d with the written face on the in@@ side .
C@@ learly , the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation op@@ ened up a new world of understanding .
14@@ 5 : 9 .
And the v@@ isi@@ on@@ aries will have to be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed , and the div@@ in@@ ers will certainly be disa@@ p@@ pointed . And they will have to co@@ ver over the mu@@ st@@ ac@@ he . ” ​ — Mi@@ ca@@ h 3 : 5 - 7@@ a .
We thus per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve Jehovah’s glory , not with our liter@@ al eyes , but with eyes of faith based on Bible teachings .
( b ) What me@@ tho@@ ds does the Devil emp@@ lo@@ y to cor@@ ru@@ pt people in your are@@ a ?
A@@ no@@ ther ke@@ y purpose that our mo@@ on ser@@ ves is that its gra@@ vit@@ ational for@@ ce sta@@ bi@@ li@@ z@@ es earth@@ ’s a@@ x@@ is with respect to earth@@ ’s pl@@ ane of or@@ bi@@ t around the su@@ n .
Ha@@ ving no coun@@ ter@@ ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent , the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es acc@@ used the man of in@@ sol@@ ence and th@@ re@@ w him out . ​ — John 9 : 24 - 34 .
And we@@ ’@@ ve also found mil@@ dness to be very important . ”
See the article “ M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el Ser@@ ve@@ tu@@ s ​ — A Sol@@ it@@ ary Q@@ u@@ est for the Tru@@ th , ” in the May 200@@ 6 is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke !
The Scriptural war@@ ning is clear : “ He that is wal@@ king with wise pers@@ ons will become wise , but he that is having deal@@ ings with the stu@@ pi@@ d ones will f@@ are ba@@ dly . ”
W@@ ho@@ m does Jehovah re@@ ward ?
All your sen@@ ses ​ — sight , hear@@ ing , sm@@ ell , t@@ ou@@ ch , and ta@@ st@@ e — ​ fun@@ ction per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly .
“ What is going to ha@@ p@@ pen ?
He as@@ sures us that he will ‘ gl@@ ori@@ fy the very place of his fe@@ et , ’ this earth on which we live .
Yes , because of God’s mi@@ gh@@ ty hand , the Israelites w@@ on the bat@@ tle . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 17 : 8 - 13 .
The “ slave ” fulfill@@ s its assignment by su@@ p@@ pl@@ ying Scriptural material and by arrang@@ ing pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s for study and meetings .
34 : 10 ; 37 : 25 .
“ On@@ ly in a di@@ r@@ ge or lam@@ ent@@ ation would the ch@@ an@@ ting st@@ y@@ le be pre@@ fer@@ able to ei@@ ther the m@@ el@@ o@@ dy of mu@@ si@@ c or the mo@@ d@@ ul@@ ation and or@@ al emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is of pu@@ re spe@@ e@@ ch , ” ob@@ ser@@ ves the Bible enc@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia In@@ sight on the Scriptures .
Con@@ ver@@ sel@@ y , loyal worshipp@@ ers ​ — who by mo@@ ving away r@@ en@@ oun@@ ced un@@ righteousness — ​ were pre@@ served ali@@ ve .
How can we imitate No@@ ah’s example ?
The next talk , “ Let the Pe@@ ace of God Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard You , ” com@@ for@@ ted us with the as@@ sur@@ ance that when we are we@@ igh@@ ed down by anxi@@ ety , we can thro@@ w our bur@@ den upon Jehovah .
( b ) How were such h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites “ having their re@@ ward in full ” ?
“ H@@ app@@ y is the man that keep@@ s on end@@ uring tri@@ al , because on be@@ coming appro@@ ved he will receive the cro@@ wn of life . ” ​ — James 1 : 12 .
Can we imitate Jesus ’ will@@ ing@@ ness to trust his disciples ?
Th@@ ink of it ​ — which imper@@ fect humans does Jehovah cho@@ ose as his friends ?
For the Israelites , the day of Jehovah will mean that they will “ go into ex@@ ile bey@@ ond D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us , ” that is , to As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a .
Un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly , they were ca@@ pa@@ ble , God - fe@@ aring , tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy , and hon@@ est like those cho@@ s@@ en ear@@ li@@ er .
The Scriptures make it clear that Jesus Christ is now rul@@ ing as King .
There are many other situ@@ ations in which God’s ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces can be like a lam@@ p to our fo@@ o@@ t .
Even in its less no@@ xi@@ ous form@@ s , por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y can be high@@ ly ad@@ dic@@ tive and har@@ ms those who view it or read it , tur@@ ning them into ha@@ bitu@@ al vo@@ ye@@ ur@@ s .
Why was the cam@@ pa@@ ign organiz@@ ed ?
They encoura@@ ged us to face our lo@@ ss with trust in Jehovah and to continue ac@@ tive in the ministry , and they helped us to re@@ buil@@ d our home .
How does Jehovah act with go@@ o@@ dness toward all ?
F@@ e@@ el@@ ing sa@@ d because of my hel@@ pl@@ ess@@ ness , I began to think about God and the Bible .
Su@@ pp@@ lied With Su@@ st@@ en@@ ance
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , it was ann@@ oun@@ ced that the “ All N@@ ations Ex@@ pan@@ sion ” As@@ s@@ em@@ bly would be held in Lo@@ s Ang@@ el@@ es , C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a .
When people see in our actions the love of Christ , they will be dra@@ wn to the Father as well as to Jesus .
“ It was a very difficult situation , ” she ad@@ mit@@ ted .
“ Do you have any children ? ”
A@@ m@@ ong them are the “ tw@@ ent@@ y - four elders ” in Joh@@ n@@ ’s heavenly vision , who re@@ present the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 .
No one who att@@ ac@@ ks his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y or who refu@@ ses to sub@@ mit to godly authority will be there .
Their you@@ ng@@ est daugh@@ ter and her husband , L@@ in@@ da and Jo@@ shua S@@ n@@ ap@@ e , were invit@@ ed to atten@@ d the 1@@ 2@@ 4@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol .
La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ’ sister Mar@@ th@@ a did not believe that when her brother died , he continued to ex@@ ist in a spirit real@@ m .
I@@ mp@@ lic@@ it in the words of Jesus recorded at Matthew 6 : 22 , 23 is a war@@ ning about gre@@ ed .
What can help us to imitate God’s wisdom ?
Are relati@@ vely young people ca@@ pa@@ ble of being gen@@ u@@ ine disciples of Christ ?
‘ F@@ i@@ ght F@@ ine F@@ i@@ ght of Fa@@ ith , ’ 2 / 15
Y@@ O@@ U@@ R we@@ ak@@ nesses can over@@ wh@@ el@@ m you .
D@@ oub@@ t@@ less , it will be a difficult time for all of us ​ — ad@@ ul@@ ts and children al@@ ike .
Then we were reas@@ sign@@ ed to the D@@ om@@ in@@ i@@ can Re@@ public .
We too need to ass@@ ist Bible stud@@ ents to over@@ come fear of man .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , deci@@ de to car@@ ry your decision through to comple@@ tion .
How did the Israelites serve as wit@@ nesses of Jehovah ?
But the apostles were to rel@@ ate the vision to no one until Jesus was resur@@ rec@@ ted .
A willing spirit .
C@@ our@@ t@@ es@@ y of D@@ r .
W@@ ould it not be better to con@@ sul@@ t others who have knowledge and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment ?
We are e@@ ag@@ er to s@@ pre@@ ad a positi@@ ve message , and our mo@@ ti@@ ves are good .
A@@ m@@ bas@@ sa@@ d@@ ors do not me@@ dd@@ le in the af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of the nations to which they are assign@@ ed .
S@@ ome@@ thing that inter@@ fer@@ es with our man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting godly pati@@ ence is a wa@@ it - and - see attitude . What does that mean ?
On M@@ on@@ day , S@@ ap@@ hi@@ r@@ a went to the jo@@ b lo@@ c@@ ation to be tra@@ ined by the work@@ er she was to re@@ place .
Our life can end as un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly as when f@@ ish are ca@@ ught in a ne@@ t or bir@@ ds in a tra@@ p .
Why do we need to prove to ourselves the will of God ?
Pet@@ er@@ ’s Wor@@ st Fa@@ il@@ ure
S . sur@@ ge@@ on gener@@ al , D@@ r . David Sat@@ ch@@ er .
H@@ ard Wor@@ k ​ — Is It O@@ ut@@ d@@ ated ?
No , because his mind is not li@@ mit@@ ed .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 1 , 2 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 10 - 18
Of course , no matter where we re@@ side , fore@@ ign@@ ers live among us .
S@@ ad@@ ly , such ti@@ t - for - t@@ at be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or is not li@@ mit@@ ed to children .
Ch@@ ange His M@@ ind ?
“ If er@@ r@@ ors were what you w@@ atch , O J@@ ah , O Jehovah , who could stand ? ” asked the psalmist .
Of course , most of us were far from desi@@ ra@@ ble when we first learned the truth .
“ The word of God is ali@@ ve . ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B@@ R@@ E@@ W@@ S 4 : 12 .
You have given me no off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing . ”
Be@@ ar in mind that the rich rul@@ er asked someone el@@ se ​ — Jesus — ​ about a rel@@ ated matter .
What helps her ?
If you desire God’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , be for@@ giving toward others ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 11 )
E@@ ven@@ tually , though , we learned to sto@@ p using the imper@@ fe@@ ctions of our in - la@@ ws as a c@@ lu@@ b but to de@@ al with the proble@@ m at hand .
• How can we allow God’s word to remain in our heart ?
Still , those Christians did praise God in s@@ ong .
Thus , while our field service repor@@ t pla@@ ys its part , help@@ ing us to maintain our ze@@ al in preaching and to avoid s@@ l@@ ac@@ king off , we must keep it in prop@@ er per@@ spe@@ ctive .
After all , when we serve God out of gen@@ u@@ ine love , not only will we do the right things but we will enjoy doing them ! ​ — Psalm 1@@ 00 : 2 .
Lo@@ ve , “ a perfect b@@ ond of uni@@ on , ” is the most important qu@@ ality in a marriage .
I@@ ts strong b@@ ones are like wr@@ ought - ir@@ on ro@@ ds . ”
M@@ ary saw that it was no longer her place to direc@@ t her son ; rather , she and others should take direction from him .
They were ‘ thro@@ wn out into the dar@@ k@@ ness out@@ side , where their we@@ ep@@ ing and the gn@@ a@@ shing of their te@@ et@@ h would be . ’ ​ — Matthew 25 : 28 , 30 .
The cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness , or@@ der@@ l@@ iness , and par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly the op@@ en@@ ness with which the work was car@@ ri@@ ed out great@@ ly imp@@ ressed him .
Su@@ ffering had become a part of human experience . ​ — Genesis 5 : 29 .
Why not consider which go@@ als are important to you and then star@@ t working toward them ? ​ — Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 10 , 11 .
Acc@@ ording to another le@@ x@@ ic@@ on , lo@@ ose conduct is a form of be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or that “ viol@@ ates all b@@ oun@@ ds of what is soci@@ ally accep@@ table . ”
The answer is found in the apostle Paul’s words to those who were sh@@ ar@@ ers with him in the same heavenly hope : “ All who are led by God’s spirit , these are God’s sons .
The prophecy of A@@ mo@@ s has helped us to see that divine judgment is always deser@@ ved and is in@@ es@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble .
After a me@@ al , a serv@@ ant p@@ our@@ ed water on his ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s hands to cle@@ an@@ se them .
Ther@@ efore , he cho@@ se to stay away from invol@@ v@@ ement in so@@ cial is@@ su@@ es , such as those concer@@ ning sla@@ very . ​ — Acts 28 : 31 .
If we do this , we need not be anxi@@ ous , for Jehovah will supp@@ ly our needs . ​ — Matthew 6 : 22 - 24 , 33 , 34 .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , true Christians di@@ ff@@ er from many of their neigh@@ b@@ ors in certain res@@ pe@@ cts , as in con@@ vers@@ ation or cho@@ ice of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
“ B@@ ring the W@@ om@@ an Who Lo@@ st T@@ w@@ o Ch@@ il@@ dren ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we need to learn the prop@@ er appro@@ ach to God , which is explained in the Bible .
What does that judgment invol@@ ve ?
6@@ 8 : 13 ​ — How were “ the w@@ ings of a do@@ ve co@@ vered with s@@ il@@ ver and its p@@ in@@ i@@ ons with y@@ el@@ low@@ ish - gre@@ en go@@ ld ” ?
As the att@@ ac@@ k@@ ers wal@@ ked away from the sm@@ ol@@ der@@ ing ru@@ b@@ ble of our home , we heard them say , “ We made a ni@@ ce fi@@ re for that Witness to war@@ m himself up . ”
She made it a go@@ al to learn every@@ one@@ ’s name .
God still expe@@ cts us to des@@ ist from dead works and to study his Word , pray , and atten@@ d Christian meetings .
Des@@ cri@@ be the example Jesus set for his disciples and the effect this had on them .
Since it invol@@ ves a st@@ ate of mind ​ — that is , how we view ourselves and others — ​ develop@@ ing hum@@ ility requi@@ res deli@@ ber@@ ate effort .
“ G@@ o on per@@ c@@ ei@@ ving what the will of Jehovah is , ” and keep on doing it . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 15 - 17 ; 2 Peter 3 : 17 .
Instead , they hum@@ bly pray to Jehovah for understanding and wisdom .
With his blessing , may they remain loy@@ ally att@@ ached to it and to the loving God whom we serve .
In 2@@ ,000 years ?
22 : 37 .
It has been said that when love and s@@ k@@ ill work together , you can ex@@ pect a ma@@ st@@ er@@ pi@@ e@@ ce .
What fine resul@@ ts are seen in the 200@@ 4 service year repor@@ t ?
Who con@@ stru@@ cted this c@@ el@@ es@@ ti@@ al power pl@@ ant ?
Paul said : “ God gave us not a spirit of c@@ ow@@ ar@@ di@@ ce , but that of power and of love and of s@@ oun@@ dness of mind .
It also concer@@ ns it@@ self with ma@@ j@@ or em@@ er@@ gen@@ ci@@ es , persecu@@ tions , disa@@ st@@ ers , and other ur@@ g@@ ent matters affe@@ cting Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide .
Bro@@ thers and sisters , including the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er , often sta@@ yed for sever@@ al ni@@ gh@@ ts at our place .
Al@@ so , my relationship with my mother was st@@ ra@@ ined ; h@@ ence , I began to re@@ buil@@ d good rel@@ ations with her and also with my brother .
S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c Pe@@ shi@@ t@@ ta of the P@@ ent@@ ate@@ u@@ ch , 4@@ 6@@ 4 C.E . , the second - ol@@ des@@ t d@@ ated man@@ us@@ crip@@ t of Bible text
Of its pos@@ si@@ bly 8@@ 20 origin@@ al lea@@ ves , 7@@ 7@@ 3 have been pre@@ served .
At first I thought : ‘ W@@ ell , this is it .
In 199@@ 2 , I was appointed to serve as an el@@ der , the first K@@ y@@ r@@ gy@@ z el@@ der in the country .
“ My father is a great example of someone who has a good work e@@ th@@ ic , ” says Sh@@ ane , qu@@ o@@ ted in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article .
You may think first of his fore@@ ign wi@@ ves and con@@ cu@@ bin@@ es .
How is Jesus Christ por@@ tra@@ yed in the Go@@ sp@@ els , and how did he show a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of his mis@@ sion ?
By wa@@ shing their fe@@ et , Jesus provided an ob@@ ject less@@ on in hum@@ ility , a qu@@ ality that Christian overse@@ ers need to displa@@ y . ​ — Read John 13 : 12 - 15 ; 1 P@@ et .
After all , they want you to gain life , something far more valu@@ able than we@@ al@@ th or pres@@ ti@@ ge in this world . ​ — Mat@@ t .
K@@ ing@@ s@@ le@@ y and Paul
Q@@ u@@ ic@@ k@@ ly , the brothers ass@@ is@@ ted in mo@@ ving the fam@@ il@@ y’s bel@@ ong@@ ings to sa@@ f@@ ety .
Jesus emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed that true happiness st@@ em@@ s from things that are rel@@ ated to the worship of Jehovah and the fulfill@@ ment of God’s promises .
Paul was the first Bible writ@@ er to use this par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar illustr@@ ation .
The country ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence from P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al in 19@@ 7@@ 5 , and s@@ low@@ ly but sur@@ ely the see@@ ds of Kingdom truth began to be@@ ar fru@@ it .
What an am@@ a@@ z@@ ing re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ation of the heavenly part of Jehovah’s organization on the move !
Yes , Jesus is tel@@ ling them that for pur@@ su@@ ing their wicked course , they will su@@ ff@@ er everlasting des@@ tru@@ ction .
Hence , when you face temp@@ tation to do something that you know is bad in God’s eyes , remember that in the long ru@@ n , what Jehovah as@@ ks of you is always in your best inter@@ ests .
For a more complete des@@ crip@@ tion of the tra@@ its fo@@ st@@ ered by the worl@@ d’s spirit , see Re@@ as@@ on@@ ing From the Scriptures , pages 3@@ 8@@ 9 - 3@@ 9@@ 3 .
And he heal@@ ed people in@@ stan@@ tly , some@@ times even from a dist@@ ance .
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : Ri@@ ght .
Such attitu@@ des are not new .
I could do little to avoid the effe@@ cts of World W@@ ar I@@ I , but why would my wife and I ex@@ pose ourselves to un@@ rest in E@@ ast Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a ?
Yes , money has value .
14 : 17 .
“ Jehovah has a leg@@ al case with Juda@@ h , ” states Ho@@ se@@ a 12 : 2 , “ even to hold an acc@@ oun@@ ting against Jac@@ o@@ b according to his ways ; according to his deal@@ ings he will re@@ pa@@ y him . ”
Bar@@ t E@@ h@@ r@@ man expla@@ ins : “ It is not a Go@@ spe@@ l written by Ju@@ d@@ as , or one that even claim@@ s to be . . . .
( b ) C@@ ite a mo@@ der@@ n - day example of cal@@ m@@ ness when end@@ uring tri@@ als .
What fru@@ it@@ age does por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y pro@@ du@@ ce ?
God’s Ad@@ vers@@ ary would un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly be happy if he could make us feel us@@ eless because of our in@@ fir@@ m@@ ities .
Jesus elu@@ ded them on each occasi@@ on . ​ — Matthew 21 : 4@@ 5 , 4@@ 6 ; Luke 4 : 28 - 30 ; John 8 : 5@@ 7 - 5@@ 9 .
“ It was a t@@ est , ” says Mar@@ c , “ but again I dec@@ l@@ ined . ”
; La@@ re@@ au , E .
S@@ how@@ ing an understanding of human n@@ ature , the king of Israel ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ There ex@@ ists the one that is pre@@ ten@@ ding to be rich and yet he has nothing at all ; there is the one that is pre@@ ten@@ ding to be of little means and yet he has many valu@@ able things . ”
For that they mer@@ it our words of appreciation .
He said : “ If you for@@ give men their t@@ res@@ pas@@ ses , your heavenly Father will also for@@ give you ; wh@@ er@@ e@@ as if you do not for@@ give men their t@@ res@@ pas@@ ses , ne@@ i@@ ther will your Father for@@ give your t@@ res@@ pas@@ ses . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 14 , 15 .
“ The happy hope ” of the anointed is that of re@@ ign@@ ing with Christ in heaven .
How would you expla@@ in what is me@@ ant by the words recorded at Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 30 ?
Noah had to go into the ar@@ k ; Lo@@ t had to get out of So@@ dom .
The pe@@ ak attend@@ ance for our ei@@ ght - day conven@@ tion was 7@@ ,000 .
Yet , what could a m@@ ere man give to the Creator of the uni@@ verse ?
Fa@@ ith in God’s promises and love for neigh@@ b@@ or will mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to have a full share in the preaching work before time r@@ un@@ s out .
W@@ ho@@ se examples can we imitate in being ze@@ al@@ ous followers of the Christ ?
R@@ am@@ mer@@ st@@ or@@ f@@ er
To become known as a king who “ held f@@ ast to Jehovah , ” He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah , un@@ like Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at , had to over@@ come the bad influ@@ ence of an i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ r@@ ous father .
It high@@ ligh@@ ts the need for having re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al fear of God as well as appreciation for sac@@ red things .
Are you a you@@ th in Jehovah’s organization ? If so , you may be a special t@@ ar@@ get of Satan’s at@@ temp@@ ts to under@@ mine Jehovah’s authority .
S@@ ing@@ l@@ en@@ ess was still very much in vo@@ gu@@ e at that time , so our fri@@ end@@ ship did not then devel@@ op any fur@@ ther .
As in Mi@@ ca@@ h’s time , many now cla@@ im to serve God .
Can you see why associ@@ ating with a commun@@ ity of individuals who stri@@ ve to cultiv@@ ate such qualities would in@@ deed be like being in par@@ adise ?
To appreci@@ ate fur@@ ther the import@@ ance of moral and spiritual cle@@ an@@ ness , consider what Jesus said when the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es and s@@ cri@@ bes as@@ ser@@ ted that his disciples were un@@ clean because they did not wa@@ s@@ h their hands before taking a me@@ al .
He keep@@ s his e@@ ar o@@ pen to those who hum@@ bly turn to him in prayer ​ — Psalm 9@@ 1 : 15 ; Jeremiah 29 : 12 ; Luke 11 : 9 - 13 .
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ately , he is called “ the origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent , the one called Devil and Satan . ” ​ — Revelation 12 : 9 .
Is Jesus really an ang@@ el ?
What opportunity is o@@ pen now , and what opportun@@ ities will be op@@ ened to us forever ?
Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy indic@@ ated that it would .
What privilege do the anointed hold as sac@@ red , and how is this privilege sh@@ ared by the other sheep ?
As Proverbs indic@@ ates , we have to let “ wisdom , ” “ understanding , ” and “ in@@ sight ” work together .
A number of Jehovah’s Witnesses , following the first - century examples of Paul , Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s , and others , have g@@ one as mission@@ aries to fore@@ ign lands .
What does true obedi@@ ence invol@@ ve ?
He was kno@@ c@@ king on the building as if it were a do@@ or .
Paul pres@@ ented this dis@@ course near the end of his th@@ ir@@ d mission@@ ary tri@@ p .
What was to be the arrang@@ ement of worship for Jesus ’ followers ?
• N@@ um@@ bers 15 : 37 - 39
Paul real@@ ized , however , that it was only by God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness that he was able to car@@ ry out his ministry .
In Ju@@ ly 199@@ 8 my bel@@ o@@ ved husband pas@@ sed away .
The Bible prophe@@ tic@@ ally c@@ alls them a “ refu@@ ge of a li@@ e . ”
F@@ o@@ od was being r@@ ati@@ oned , and to get what we needed requi@@ red appro@@ val from the local mag@@ is@@ tr@@ ate .
My service at the branch was sh@@ ort - lived , for in Au@@ gu@@ st 19@@ 39 , I was called up for service in the Fr@@ en@@ ch ar@@ my .
This makes the family study much more enjo@@ y@@ able .
Why should we get our own emo@@ tions under control before appro@@ aching others ?
But he explained : “ They are no part of the world , just as I am no part of the world . ”
M@@ ary : H@@ i , John .
However , because of my health problems , the elders h@@ es@@ it@@ ated to appro@@ ve my app@@ lic@@ ation .
The worl@@ d’s religi@@ ons have r@@ ar@@ ely been help@@ ful in op@@ pos@@ ing e@@ th@@ ni@@ c in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance .
What a privilege it is to be a teach@@ er of God’s Word and to share spiritual valu@@ es that can have long - lasting benef@@ its !
There Is Tru@@ e H@@ app@@ iness in Gi@@ ving
But who@@ ever dis@@ ow@@ ns me before men , I will also dis@@ own him before my Father who is in the heavens . ”
When her brother took ill , Mar@@ th@@ a bu@@ si@@ ed her@@ self with his care .
And what makes his st@@ ory wor@@ thy of your interest ?
P@@ u@@ bli@@ c wit@@ ness@@ ing : To set asi@@ de time to go to plac@@ es , such as par@@ ks or bu@@ s st@@ ations , where we can find people to speak to .
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She exc@@ el@@ led as a teach@@ er of God’s Word and helped others to take their stand for true worship .
● Why does it matter to Jesus ?
We encoura@@ ge you to find out who Jehovah’s Witnesses are , what they believe , and how they can help you to learn about the new world of God’s promise .
Jehovah evid@@ ently sent angels to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment on the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans . ​ — P@@ s .
The Lo@@ d@@ war C@@ ongreg@@ ation and the vis@@ iting brothers had been gr@@ anted per@@ mis@@ sion to en@@ ter the cam@@ p by 8 : 00 a@@ .@@ m . , so the Witnesses were e@@ ag@@ er to get an early star@@ t .
Sa@@ ys Ar@@ min@@ da : “ I@@ t’s as though the A@@ ri@@ el that was do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t ex@@ ist any@@ more . ”
Does the Bible not say that work is a cur@@ se ?
David conclu@@ des this psal@@ m with the words : “ In peace I will both li@@ e down and s@@ le@@ ep , for you yourself al@@ one , O Jehovah , make me d@@ well in se@@ cur@@ ity . ”
What peace and un@@ ity ! ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 1 : 9 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 5 ; John 4 : 23 .
How tra@@ gi@@ c that Jehovah’s efforts to discipl@@ ine his people went un@@ he@@ e@@ ded !
I soon learned to use a t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony c@@ ard to give simp@@ le pres@@ ent@@ ations to people in their ho@@ m@@ es .
A sister wrote that she had held back from com@@ men@@ ting at the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy .
• What have you learned about the uni@@ que ro@@ le of Jesus from his t@@ it@@ les or desi@@ gn@@ ations ?
On the work@@ she@@ et , you can wr@@ ite down your ans@@ wers to questions such as : “ How spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c are your prayers , and what do they reve@@ al about your love for Jehovah ? ”
( a ) What is the fore@@ most reason for us to “ go on ” be@@ aring Kingdom fru@@ it@@ age ?
In H@@ an@@ na@@ h’s case , however , we know about two of them .
It is also a demonstr@@ ation of confidence that he will help us to serve him faith@@ fully , just as he helped his servants of old to walk in his way . ​ — Is@@ a .
K@@ no@@ wing the truth about death fre@@ es us from fear
When at Christian meetings , do we find ourselves con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ating on what is being explained , or are we di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted ?
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately she re@@ ques@@ ted a home Bible study .
The qu@@ est for b@@ loo@@ d@@ less sur@@ g@@ er@@ y was “ s@@ pur@@ red both by concer@@ ns over the future supp@@ ly of don@@ ated blood ​ — and by many pati@@ ents ’ fe@@ ars of get@@ ting a di@@ se@@ ase vi@@ r@@ us from a trans@@ fu@@ sion . ”
As world events un@@ fo@@ ld in fulfill@@ ment of Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es , we will gra@@ du@@ ally get an ever cle@@ are@@ r pi@@ c@@ ture .
T@@ W@@ O we@@ ek@@ s before the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Jesus ’ death , each member of the S@@ al@@ es family in P@@ ra@@ ia G@@ ran@@ de , B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , made a l@@ ist of those they would invit@@ e .
In one , the kingdom was de@@ pi@@ cted as being like a be@@ ar that was ra@@ ised up on one side .
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 20 ]
Our work in that land was ban@@ ned for a number of years .
Of course !
A ter@@ ri@@ ble tra@@ ge@@ dy un@@ fol@@ ded among God’s spirit sons , the angels .
At last , after three and a half years , ra@@ in f@@ ell on the so@@ il of Israel .
In time , you might beg@@ in to question his mo@@ tive for see@@ king you out .
I had always had a love for God but was not imp@@ ressed with what I experienced in the ch@@ ur@@ ches .
Lo@@ ve mo@@ ves us to continue preaching des@@ pite any a@@ pa@@ thy we enc@@ oun@@ ter
Do@@ ing our best to star@@ t and conduct Bible stu@@ dies will help us to keep foc@@ used on serving God now and will strengthen our hope of sur@@ vi@@ ving into the new world .
“ The heavens ” that inclu@@ ded the lu@@ min@@ aries were cre@@ ated long before the “ first day ” even began .
For a de@@ ta@@ iled discus@@ sion of this point , see chap@@ ter 8 , “ Why Does God Per@@ mit Su@@ ffering ? ”
L@@ ater , Jo@@ su@@ é received a letter from J@@ a@@ vi@@ er expla@@ ining what had moved him to accept the truth . “ Be@@ fore atten@@ ding the conven@@ tion , my wife and I had spo@@ ken of our need for spiritual guid@@ ance .
Like the Israelites of old , God’s people will soon be sing@@ ing a vi@@ ct@@ ory s@@ ong
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• What se@@ al@@ ing is refer@@ red to at Revelation 7 : 3 ?
We must make sure that such ung@@ o@@ dly individuals do not influ@@ ence us to a@@ do@@ pt their ways and attitu@@ des .
Th@@ ink , too , of the benef@@ its that have come to us as a result of our efforts to “ cle@@ an@@ se ourselves of every de@@ fil@@ ement of flesh and spirit . ”
If you do so , you will learn how to cop@@ e with any evil that now bli@@ gh@@ ts your life .
While it is prop@@ er and n@@ atur@@ al to have a desire to receive future blessings and ho@@ ped - for reli@@ ef from tri@@ als , love buil@@ ds our appreciation for what should be par@@ am@@ ount in our life .
But what if you are older and cannot do what you used to ?
The expres@@ sion “ shin@@ ing one , ” or “ Lu@@ ci@@ f@@ er , ” is found in what Isaiah prophe@@ tic@@ ally comman@@ ded the Israelites to pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ce as a “ pro@@ ver@@ bi@@ al saying against the king of Babyl@@ on . ”
But are there any fac@@ ts that prove there is such a cu@@ re ?
How did Jesus benefit from being hum@@ ble ?
O@@ ver time , though , the Israelites fre@@ qu@@ ently turned away from God’s rule and su@@ ffered the lo@@ ss of his prote@@ ction .
When you take time to refle@@ ct on what you read about Jesus , you buil@@ d a pi@@ c@@ ture in your mind of the kind of person he was .
After a stay back in B@@ er@@ n , my tra@@ v@@ el continued to all other E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an coun@@ tri@@ es w@@ est of the I@@ r@@ on C@@ ur@@ tain .
16 : 7 - 9 .
How can we avoid materi@@ al@@ ism and live a simp@@ le life so that we can give our best to Jehovah ?
( b ) How did the people of Juda@@ h displa@@ y ho@@ st@@ ility toward Jehovah’s prophe@@ ts ?
How , though , can we help baptized men in the congregation to re@@ ach out and qu@@ ali@@ fy for responsi@@ bility in God’s organization ?
( 3 ) G@@ u@@ arding our st@@ ep by avo@@ i@@ ding fil@@ ms or We@@ b s@@ ites that con@@ tain por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y . ​ — 4 / 1 , pages 10 - 12 .
Per@@ haps because of Paul’s actions , his travel@@ ing compan@@ ion Luke , the physi@@ ci@@ an , was able to remain in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i after Paul and S@@ il@@ as left .
In fact , one prof@@ ess@@ or of ch@@ em@@ is@@ try said that it would have needed , among other things , ( 1 ) something like a s@@ k@@ in to prote@@ ct it , ( 2 ) the ability to get en@@ er@@ gy and use it , ( 3 ) information to control its appe@@ ar@@ ance and gro@@ w@@ th , and ( 4 ) the ability to make co@@ pi@@ es of that information .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , you should ex@@ pect to make some em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sing mis@@ takes as you gain experience in marriage .
Rather than quic@@ k@@ ly conclu@@ ding that the brother no longer qu@@ ali@@ fi@@ es as an el@@ der , will you pati@@ ently wa@@ it on Jesus , the head of the congregation ?
In the book of Acts , the Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ er Luke stated : “ To [ the apostles ] also by many positi@@ ve pro@@ of@@ s [ Jesus ] showed himself ali@@ ve after he had su@@ ffered , being seen by them thr@@ ough@@ out for@@ ty days and tel@@ ling the things about the kingdom of God . ”
At the same time , they inf@@ li@@ cted on themselves and on us the ter@@ ri@@ ble “ di@@ se@@ ase ” we have been discus@@ sing .
T@@ et@@ ra@@ gr@@ am@@ mat@@ on in S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t , 6 / 1
A@@ c@@ tually , this is the very first time that I have been part of a si@@ gn - language congregation .
What should you keep in mind if you receive ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on from an el@@ der ?
What will the 2@@ 7@@ th Psalm help us to understand ?
How Jehovah must have rejo@@ ic@@ ed to ob@@ serve such an expres@@ sion of faith and love ! ​ — Acts 2 : 4@@ 1 - 4@@ 7 .
Be@@ ing pre@@ pared means thinking in ad@@ v@@ ance about what situ@@ ations are likely to ar@@ ise .
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As you draw clo@@ s@@ er to your heavenly Father , how will he respon@@ d ?
Ang@@ er is like a fi@@ re .
By the end of May , I arri@@ ved at the house of my parents .
This invol@@ ves making chang@@ es in our life and br@@ ing@@ ing it into har@@ mony with God’s will .
S@@ ur@@ ely all of this was a streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id to Jesus . ​ — Mark 1 : 11 , 13 ; Luke 22 : 4@@ 3 .
Do we in@@ s@@ ist that others accept us as we are , or do we hum@@ bly work to eli@@ min@@ ate person@@ ality tra@@ its that others righ@@ tly find off@@ en@@ sive ?
This se@@ ts in mo@@ tion a seri@@ es of events s@@ pan@@ ning some fi@@ ve years .
Tru@@ ly , the tri@@ als I went through in R@@ av@@ en@@ s@@ br@@ ü@@ ck were nothing com@@ pared to the pain I felt when we lost our child .
Some may look to we@@ al@@ th for se@@ cur@@ ity or see it as a s@@ ource of happiness .
Di@@ d Joseph stay there and try to reason with her ? No .
When elders are called upon to give counsel , their go@@ al is to do so “ with mil@@ dness , ” even when speaking with those “ not fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly dis@@ posed . ”
She was well - off but was not happy .
12 , 13 . ( a ) Why were ei@@ ght brothers given long pris@@ on sen@@ ten@@ ces ?
( a ) Why might it be d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous to follow other travel@@ ers when we are un@@ sure about which way to go ?
He pati@@ ently sub@@ mit@@ ted to God’s will , though this me@@ ant suffering ag@@ on@@ iz@@ ing pain .
Of them , the Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic new@@ s@@ pa@@ per L@@ ’@@ O@@ s@@ serv@@ at@@ ore Rom@@ an@@ o cor@@ rec@@ tly said : “ The first Christians , as soon as they were baptized , felt it their du@@ ty to s@@ pre@@ ad the Go@@ spe@@ l .
Indeed , kind parents stri@@ ve to dis@@ cer@@ n what discipl@@ ine works best for each of their children .
This is especially true in con@@ ne@@ ction with the s@@ pre@@ ading of the good news in our day .
His in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent spirit is man@@ i@@ f@@ est in many ways .
Yet , as an organization , they have sur@@ vi@@ ved such op@@ position and have pro@@ s@@ per@@ ed .
Tru@@ ly , we are fav@@ ored as Jehovah’s people !
When and where did he live ?
Ge@@ or@@ ge and I vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered , and thus began what turned out to be an 11 - year stay on L@@ ong Is@@ land .
Jesus says to the apostles . “ Lo@@ ok !
On another occasi@@ on , Jesus said that “ the Father in heaven [ will ] give holy spirit to those as@@ king him . ”
9 , 10 . ( a ) What fine example does Jehovah set ?
For ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents in support of cre@@ ation , see A@@ wa@@ ke !
Scriptural instru@@ ction com@@ bin@@ ed with the vo@@ ice of experience and an example of end@@ ur@@ ance can make a real differ@@ ence in determin@@ ing whether a young person will gro@@ w up with so@@ li@@ d faith .
Who were these two ? — Yes , Adam and then , some@@ time later , E@@ ve .
What moved Jesus to say “ I want to ! ” when heal@@ ing the le@@ per ?
I su@@ p@@ pose that my cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity s@@ pur@@ red me on in my Bible reading .
But why was this meeting so important ?
F@@ in@@ ally , Satan himself will be put out of action .
E@@ ach of your c@@ el@@ ls con@@ tain@@ s ten@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of gen@@ es , and each g@@ ene is part of a long cha@@ in made of D@@ N@@ A ( de@@ o@@ x@@ y@@ ri@@ b@@ on@@ u@@ cle@@ ic ac@@ id ) .
( b ) What should we ask ourselves ?
He beau@@ ti@@ fi@@ es the me@@ ek ones with sal@@ vation . ”
And for a time , there was a situation in the congregation in Corin@@ th in which a brother was having an im@@ moral relationship “ with his fa@@ ther’s wife . ”
How can the Christian family be a s@@ ource of great joy ?
P@@ E@@ O@@ P@@ L@@ E are cu@@ ri@@ ous about Jesus .
She kin@@ dly left it to me to deci@@ de when I felt I could no longer do the jo@@ b .
A woman nam@@ ed El@@ sa , who stru@@ gg@@ led with im@@ moral temp@@ tation as a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , rec@@ alls , “ By keep@@ ing bus@@ y and pra@@ ying to Jehovah , I was able to keep wrong thoughts at ba@@ y . ”
I wonder@@ ed : ‘ Will she be wa@@ iting for me ?
Read what they have to say .
TH@@ A@@ T assignment could not be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed in a matter of a few days , we@@ ek@@ s , or months .
A bri@@ dge might well offer you a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate sh@@ el@@ ter from a ra@@ inst@@ or@@ m or a ha@@ il@@ st@@ or@@ m , but it would pro@@ ba@@ bly provide little prote@@ ction from a t@@ or@@ na@@ do or a h@@ ur@@ ri@@ c@@ ane .
It was a letter from A@@ lej@@ and@@ r@@ a .
Some serve as full - time min@@ isters .
T@@ aku@@ ya says : “ I was the one sin@@ ning , yet Jehovah , through the elders , ex@@ tend@@ ed help to me . ”
So Jehovah’s deal@@ ings with Israel benef@@ ited all nations .
We give Jehovah our exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion when we worship only him and give him the first place in our life .
Re@@ as@@ sure the div@@ or@@ ced one of that , and st@@ ress how each of us is helped by dra@@ wing ever clo@@ s@@ er to God through prayer and personal study . ​ — Is@@ a .
Even so , we may feel the same way a brother nam@@ ed A@@ ar@@ on felt .
Why should we try to look for the good in others ?
I@@ mit@@ ate the Gre@@ at Dis@@ ci@@ ple M@@ ak@@ er , 11 / 15
Bible reading and refle@@ ction upon what we read should never be ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted .
When we follow them , we show that we love him and trust in him .
P@@ o@@ t@@ sh@@ er@@ ds Con@@ fir@@ m , 11 / 15
So we ad@@ d a few s@@ li@@ ces to our cer@@ e@@ al .
Yet , in their every@@ day life , the same people who give little thought to the acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y or tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of their religious beli@@ ef@@ s often think other matters through very care@@ fully .
At 2 Corinthians 6 : 3 , 4 , we find the apostle Paul’s s@@ ound counsel : “ In no way are we giving any cause for stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing , that our ministry might not be found fa@@ ul@@ t with ; but in every way we re@@ com@@ men@@ d ourselves as God’s min@@ isters . ”
In the following article , we will see how ap@@ pl@@ ying these poin@@ ts can help us to devel@@ op a close relationship with God , even though we cannot see him .
How is the situation of Christians today similar to that of the tri@@ be of G@@ ad ?
What if we become vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of persecu@@ tion ?
I@@ ts a@@ x@@ is of ro@@ tation is t@@ il@@ ted about 2@@ 3@@ .@@ 5 de@@ gre@@ es in rel@@ ation to the pl@@ ane of earth@@ ’s or@@ bi@@ t around the su@@ n .
As Christians , we should stri@@ ve to be not only fellow believers but also true friends . ​ — 3 John 14 .
A F@@ o@@ re@@ told King
The l@@ at@@ ter@@ ’s t@@ ele@@ gra@@ m , with the he@@ ading “ Ad@@ vice to a G@@ ra@@ du@@ ate , ” read : “ This is a day of days for you .
Ar@@ th@@ ur sp@@ ent that ev@@ ening s@@ it@@ ting on the bed , going through i@@ mag@@ in@@ ary g@@ ear@@ shi@@ ft mo@@ v@@ ements .
L@@ ess R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous Par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation
In the cur@@ r@@ ent ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary fi@@ ght , however , you need something more ​ — a friend .
A@@ T I@@ T@@ S he@@ i@@ ght , the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re was the great@@ est human ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation the world had ever seen .
To that end , Jehovah’s Witnesses have pr@@ inted and dist@@ ribu@@ ted milli@@ ons of co@@ pi@@ es of the Bible and Bible study a@@ i@@ ds .
Jesus sen@@ sed the pain of others , even those who@@ se ex@@ act circumstances he had never experienced .
Still , pione@@ ering has its challeng@@ es .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , the Bible gives no indic@@ ation that Jesus ever c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated his own bir@@ th@@ day or anyone el@@ se@@ ’s .
Do you know why R@@ a@@ ha@@ b the har@@ lo@@ t was declar@@ ed righteous ?
You also have a won@@ dr@@ ous ma@@ st@@ er@@ pi@@ e@@ ce of con@@ stru@@ ction ​ — the u@@ pri@@ ght human fr@@ ame .
( Read Acts 13 : 34 . )
In the tur@@ bul@@ ent times in which we live , Jehovah is a ro@@ ck of sta@@ bility , ex@@ is@@ ting from everlasting to everlasting .
“ All the things that were written af@@ o@@ re@@ time were written for our instru@@ ction . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M@@ AN@@ S 15 : 4 .
Jehovah has , however , reve@@ aled ess@@ enti@@ al de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about his works .
Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality involved a lo@@ t of work back then . Abraham did not leave all the work to his wife ; he ru@@ shed about to sla@@ ugh@@ ter a young bul@@ l and pre@@ pare more food and dr@@ ink .
“ They will be pri@@ ests of God and of the Christ , and they will rule as k@@ ings with him . ” ​ — Revelation 20 : 6 .
F@@ in@@ ally , in 194@@ 4 , I was put in j@@ a@@ il .
You might call the tra@@ ins the sing@@ ing tra@@ ins , as we san@@ g all the way . ​ — Acts 16 : 25 .
How did Jesus honor his earthly parents and his heavenly Father ?
After the death of the apostles , the Ch@@ urch Fa@@ thers allow@@ ed “ mis@@ le@@ ading inspired ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces and teachings of dem@@ ons ” to take ro@@ o@@ t in the Christian congregation . ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 1 .
He said : “ This good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations ; and then the end will come . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Of course , “ no discipl@@ ine seem@@ s for the present to be jo@@ y@@ ous , but it is pa@@ in@@ ful . ”
In ad@@ dition , 11 bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le - d@@ ri@@ ven two - man Ba@@ by Je@@ h@@ us were buil@@ t at the J@@ ap@@ an branch .
In fact , the tra@@ gi@@ c resul@@ ts of re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against God’s rule have already sh@@ own that to be true .
He was the only Witness among the for@@ ced la@@ bor@@ ers and the only one who refu@@ sed to do this work .
“ He makes his su@@ n ris@@ e ” and “ makes it ra@@ in , ” so that pl@@ an@@ et E@@ ar@@ th pro@@ du@@ ces a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant food for us against a ba@@ ck@@ d@@ ro@@ p of beau@@ ti@@ ful sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s . ​ — Mat@@ t .
All the events that were pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed about the last days happened just as Jehovah had said .
After a peri@@ od of “ se@@ ven times , ” the t@@ ree would gro@@ w again .
When you think of the promises that the true God has already ful@@ filled and those that he will yet fulf@@ ill , do you desire to serve him as did Jo@@ shua ?
“ P@@ ic@@ tu@@ res@@ que ” is the word that best expres@@ ses my first imp@@ res@@ sion of Si@@ er@@ r@@ a Le@@ one , with its many h@@ ill@@ s and m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , ba@@ ys and be@@ ach@@ es .
“ Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ise is the sing@@ le best thing you can do for your b@@ ra@@ in , ” says John R@@ ate@@ y , a cl@@ in@@ ic@@ al associ@@ ate prof@@ ess@@ or of p@@ sy@@ c@@ hi@@ at@@ ry at H@@ ar@@ v@@ ard Me@@ di@@ cal S@@ cho@@ ol .
In so doing , they keep their mind off their own problems and keep foc@@ used on the more important things . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
12 P@@ ur@@ pose in Li@@ fe
S@@ em@@ in@@ ars were arrang@@ ed to teach elders on Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al Li@@ a@@ is@@ on Com@@ mit@@ te@@ es how to appro@@ ach do@@ ct@@ ors , jud@@ ges , and so@@ cial work@@ ers to discus@@ s our Scriptural stand on blood .
What should be our determin@@ ation with reg@@ ard to Christ’s lead@@ er@@ ship ?
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H has done something special for milli@@ ons of people living in this tr@@ oub@@ led world .
What if your sp@@ ouse is rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to speak up ?
They started doing this using the book “ B@@ ear@@ ing Tho@@ r@@ ough Witness ” Ab@@ out God’s Kingdom .
I am so than@@ k@@ ful for the opportunity , especially since we cannot be mission@@ aries in another country . ”
▪ Do You A@@ p@@ preci@@ ate What You Ha@@ ve Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ved ?
F@@ re@@ e@@ dom at L@@ ast !
W@@ ere they wrong to do so ?
* “ W@@ i@@ th@@ out those op@@ tions , ” she says , “ I don@@ ’t know how I would have main@@ ta@@ ined my spiritu@@ ality . ”
For example , in Bible times , God refu@@ sed to listen to Israelites who were gu@@ il@@ ty of mu@@ r@@ der .
1 The P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es pri@@ ded themselves on being righteous , and they loo@@ ked down on the comm@@ on people .
This is not a f@@ an@@ t@@ as@@ y .
He then went out to witness to our neigh@@ b@@ ors .
E@@ ach we@@ ek , Kingdom c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens receive tra@@ ining at their congregation meetings .
It is as if a vo@@ ice within you com@@ ments on whether a course is right or not .
No@@ thing can fully pre@@ pare us for the lo@@ ss of a par@@ ent , a sp@@ ouse , or a child .
He reli@@ ed on Jehovah’s spirit .
The enti@@ re Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s ho@@ li@@ day se@@ as@@ on with its religious over@@ t@@ ones f@@ ell into dis@@ fav@@ or .
E@@ ach of us can show kindness by taking an ac@@ tive interest in the wel@@ f@@ are of others .
H@@ ere is s@@ crip@@ tural war@@ r@@ ant for house to house ev@@ ang@@ el@@ ism as well as that car@@ ri@@ ed on in public meetings . ”
He left the organization soon af@@ ter@@ ward . ”
This is refle@@ cted in the inspired book of Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k that streng@@ th@@ ens our trust in Jehovah today . ​ — Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 3 : 18 , 19 .
Read the Bible and medit@@ ate on God’s thoughts da@@ ily .
D@@ u@@ she@@ ch@@ k@@ ina , do@@ ct@@ or of ph@@ il@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal s@@ ci@@ ences at the S@@ t . Pet@@ er@@ s@@ bur@@ g St@@ ate Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity .
“ H@@ um@@ ility is the quic@@ k@@ est r@@ ou@@ te to res@@ ol@@ ve a differ@@ ence because it mo@@ ves you to say , ‘ I@@ ’@@ m s@@ or@@ ry , ’ ” no@@ ted a brother who has been married for 11 years .
Jesus ’ comm@@ and to “ give a thor@@ ough witness ” com@@ p@@ els us to war@@ n others about the end . ​ — Acts 10 : 4@@ 2 .
Jehovah also gives us Christian meetings to help us learn to s@@ tic@@ k together .
The pages were written on both si@@ des and prote@@ cted by a co@@ ver .
Paul fur@@ ther stated that provi@@ ding par@@ ent@@ al care is a serious ob@@ lig@@ ation .
The Be@@ d@@ ou@@ in heard the st@@ one cr@@ ack o@@ pen an earth@@ en@@ ware j@@ ar .
Although the meeting is condu@@ cted in a question - and - answer form@@ at , a@@ udi@@ ence par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation is vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary and com@@ ments are u@@ su@@ ally given by those who have read and thought about the article and supp@@ or@@ ting s@@ crip@@ tures be@@ fore@@ hand .
God’s com@@ pas@@ sion was appro@@ pri@@ ate in the Bible examples mentioned a@@ bo@@ ve .
The Bible descri@@ bes this future ev@@ ent : “ [ A@@ n ang@@ el of Jehovah ] se@@ ized the dra@@ g@@ on , the origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent , who is the Devil and Satan , and b@@ ound him for a th@@ ous@@ and years .
What You Sh@@ ould K@@ now Ab@@ out Wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft
Since the first congregation we vis@@ ited had not received a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er@@ ’s vis@@ it for two years , ever@@ yone had high expe@@ ct@@ ations for the public talk .
The Scriptures tell us to use our “ power of reason ” to “ prove to [ ourselves ] the good and accep@@ table and perfect will of God . ”
A com@@ par@@ is@@ on between all ex@@ t@@ ant Bi@@ bli@@ cal man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts shows that the meaning of the Bible text rema@@ ins in@@ t@@ act .
When I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t answer them to their satis@@ fac@@ tion , they be@@ at me until I pas@@ sed out .
; S@@ enge , Y .
In 2@@ 00 years ?
E@@ ach day exc@@ ep@@ t S@@ un@@ day , I was put to work on f@@ ar@@ ms , where I cu@@ t whe@@ at with a sc@@ y@@ the , dre@@ d@@ ged dit@@ ches , and cle@@ an@@ ed pi@@ g@@ s@@ ties .
As integrity keep@@ ers , our great@@ est deli@@ ght is to see the v@@ indic@@ ation of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Be@@ h@@ emo@@ th is gener@@ ally id@@ enti@@ fied as the hi@@ p@@ po@@ po@@ ta@@ mu@@ s
To keep free from mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring , what qu@@ ality is especially needed ?
What the Bible says on this sub@@ ject is simp@@ le and clear ​ — the dead do not continue to live some@@ where .
O@@ ut@@ side , the do@@ w@@ n@@ p@@ our continued “ for for@@ ty days and for@@ ty ni@@ gh@@ ts . ”
E@@ arly Christians B@@ ene@@ f@@ ited by Be@@ ing O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ed
When you tre@@ at others with respect , you will find that you have less anxi@@ ety .
Re@@ g@@ arding an un@@ happy marriage , what kind of thinking should be avo@@ i@@ ded ?
What for@@ ce such a mirac@@ le would ad@@ d to Moses ’ words , pro@@ ving conclu@@ si@@ vely that he had Jehovah’s ba@@ c@@ king !
In the first century , some of these had the privilege of minis@@ ter@@ ing to Jesus and his apostles .
Ca@@ using a S@@ ti@@ r and Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ving P@@ u@@ bli@@ city
In se@@ cur@@ ity , they also re@@ buil@@ t their hous@@ es and pl@@ anted v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds and gar@@ den@@ s .
If we are deal@@ ing with ill@@ ness or are stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing with de@@ pres@@ sion , for instance , we may beg@@ in to feel that the time we sp@@ end in the ministry each mon@@ th means very little to God .
God’s Kingdom will yet as@@ ser@@ t its full power toward this earth .
In ad@@ dition , after in@@ tro@@ duc@@ t@@ ory re@@ mar@@ ks , a speak@@ er might use questions to out@@ l@@ ine the ma@@ in poin@@ ts that will be discus@@ sed .
Ab@@ out ten years later , some of An@@ a@@ ’s children started to study the Bible and in time became servants of Jehovah .
I started to study the Bible with the Witnesses .
Sa@@ ys H@@ er@@ mil@@ o : “ I learned to co@@ ok , wa@@ s@@ h , and ir@@ on . ”
Ther@@ efore , parents do well to ask themselves : ‘ What s@@ ort of associ@@ ate am I ?
It is certainly true that the L@@ or@@ d’s coming will be th@@ i@@ ef@@ like to people of the world , who shu@@ t their ear@@ s to the war@@ ning of imp@@ en@@ ding cal@@ am@@ ity .
Many of them were anointed Christians .
V@@ i@@ ol@@ ence A@@ gain P@@ la@@ gu@@ es M@@ an@@ kind
After Af@@ ri@@ ca@@ ’s he@@ at , we now had to cop@@ e with the co@@ ld .
Indeed , “ on see@@ ing the crow@@ ds he felt p@@ ity for them , because they were s@@ kin@@ ned and thro@@ wn about like sheep without a shepher@@ d . ”
The ke@@ y to succ@@ ess , therefore , lies in doing what Jesus told us to do : “ Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first [ God’s ] kingdom and his righteousness , and all these other things will be ad@@ ded to you . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 33 .
Ke@@ ep on pra@@ ying to Jehovah God regul@@ arly , even as you pray@@ ed when making your dedic@@ ation to him .
Th@@ ough he had affe@@ ction for La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , Jesus did not give way to te@@ ars because La@@ z@@ ar@@ us died .
Why are te@@ ars comm@@ on in human experience ?
However , false reason@@ ing will not take ro@@ o@@ t in our min@@ ds if we con@@ stan@@ tly prove to ourselves “ the good and accep@@ table and perfect will of God . ”
Who is the best example in show@@ ing mil@@ dness and pati@@ ence ?
Per@@ secu@@ ted for P@@ re@@ aching the Tru@@ th
I being g@@ la@@ d [ “ rejo@@ ic@@ ing , ” N@@ I@@ V ] before him all the time . ”
( b ) When elders show mil@@ dness and love in deal@@ ing with wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers , what is often the result ?
Since integrity is so important , we need to consider some fur@@ ther questions .
On@@ ce more , the man cour@@ te@@ ously a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ zed .
During the w@@ in@@ ter , I wal@@ ked there every we@@ ek and s@@ le@@ pt for one or two ni@@ gh@@ ts in the at@@ tic of the home of a family who showed interest in the Bible .
However , when I began recei@@ ving the liter@@ ature in the bo@@ t@@ t@@ les , I knew that you had not for@@ go@@ t@@ ten me ! ”
In other words , feel free to pi@@ ck and cho@@ ose among the publi@@ shed ri@@ tu@@ als and ri@@ tu@@ al te@@ x@@ t@@ boo@@ ks to deci@@ de what feel@@ s right . ”
“ Since I am not married , the family expe@@ cted me to look after our ag@@ ed parents , ” says S@@ and@@ r@@ a .
Instead , may we always man@@ i@@ f@@ est the spirit evid@@ ent in the words of 1 John 5 : 3 : “ This is what the love of God means , that we ob@@ serve his comman@@ d@@ ments ; and yet his comman@@ d@@ ments are not bur@@ den@@ some . ”
The Bible acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly c@@ alls Satan “ the acc@@ us@@ er of our brothers . ”
W@@ ell , it is not yet God’s time to re@@ move si@@ ck@@ ness and death .
Hence , the Bible ref@@ ers to “ the spiritual man ” and “ the se@@ cre@@ t person of the heart . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 2 : 15 ; 1 Peter 3 : 3 , 4 .
I must ad@@ mit that I love ri@@ ding my bi@@ ke and feel@@ ing the w@@ ind in my face ​ — one of li@@ fe@@ ’s little ple@@ a@@ sures !
The fe@@ ar@@ some power of the w@@ il@@ d bul@@ l was also well - known in Bible times , and David pray@@ ed that he might be s@@ pared from “ the m@@ ou@@ th of the li@@ on , and from the hor@@ ns of w@@ il@@ d bul@@ ls . ” ​ — Psalm 22 : 21 ; Job 39 : 9 - 11 .
The ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal evidence shows that the enc@@ oun@@ ters were viol@@ ent and the ra@@ i@@ ds fer@@ o@@ ci@@ ous .
What have you learned from H@@ er@@ o@@ d’s fa@@ il@@ ure to “ give the glory to God ” ?
They asked : “ What is this act of un@@ faith@@ ful@@ ness that you have per@@ pe@@ tr@@ ated against the God of Israel in tur@@ ning back today from following Jehovah ? ”
A rec@@ ent sur@@ ve@@ y of milli@@ on@@ a@@ i@@ res in A@@ sia reve@@ als that many of them “ feel in@@ secu@@ re and tr@@ oub@@ led , even as they enjoy the so@@ cial st@@ atu@@ s and the sense of accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment their we@@ al@@ th br@@ ings . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 5 : 11 .
The mind can eas@@ ily be di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted , perhaps by a cr@@ ying inf@@ ant or a l@@ ate@@ com@@ er loo@@ king for a se@@ at .
Why are Christians often persecu@@ ted ?
Lo@@ ve helps us to end@@ ure all things in times of n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers .
R@@ am@@ on rec@@ alls : “ How thr@@ il@@ led I was when a S@@ wis@@ s brother offered us the use of his ch@@ al@@ et in S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land for our first v@@ ac@@ ation after a year in Ger@@ many !
They discus@@ sed the great spiritual temple descri@@ bed by the apostle Paul in Hebrews chap@@ ter 10 .
Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous Kingdom - preaching activ@@ ity br@@ ings lasting benef@@ its .
A few days later , one of Jehovah’s Witnesses kno@@ cked on his do@@ or .
When we love a person , we ad@@ mi@@ re his qualities and seek to be like him .
Jehovah’s Witnesses today feel the same way .
• Me@@ dit@@ ate on its present and future benef@@ its
Even so , many res@@ pe@@ cted the Bible , which provided a comm@@ on gr@@ ound for con@@ vers@@ ation .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , a care@@ ful com@@ par@@ is@@ on of the Go@@ sp@@ els with the ep@@ ist@@ les reve@@ als that ne@@ i@@ ther Paul’s words nor those of other writ@@ ers of the Greek Scriptures were ar@@ t@@ fully re@@ wor@@ ded and as@@ cri@@ bed to Jesus .
The emp@@ er@@ or deci@@ ded to s@@ end Me@@ tho@@ di@@ us and C@@ y@@ ri@@ l to M@@ or@@ a@@ vi@@ a .
I have no reason to reg@@ re@@ t having done so . ”
He also did so to show that his Father , the Creator of life , had given him power over death . ​ — Read John 5 : 21 , 28 , 29 .
You need to love yourself in the sense of car@@ ing for yourself and having a heal@@ thy me@@ asure of self - respect , not too much and not too little .
Because “ there is no truth nor loving - kindness nor knowledge of God in the land . ”
What is the reason for this pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ement ?
T@@ al@@ k to T@@ e@@ en W@@ i@@ th@@ out Ar@@ gu@@ ing , 11 / 1 What Can We L@@ ear@@ n From a C@@ ri@@ min@@ al ? 6 / 1
Why must dedic@@ ation and baptism be a personal decision ?
When she died , the disciples sum@@ mon@@ ed Peter and led him into an u@@ pp@@ er ch@@ am@@ ber .
7@@ 3 : 24 .
If we care@@ fully follow his st@@ ep@@ s , we will re@@ ach “ the go@@ al ” of our faith ​ — sal@@ vation .
W@@ ise King Solomon pointed to the inst@@ inc@@ tive wisdom God gave to ants , and he used these little cre@@ atu@@ res to emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze a valu@@ able less@@ on .
Com@@ fort . Christians evid@@ ently continued that tra@@ dition .
What R@@ o@@ le Do Ang@@ els P@@ la@@ y ?
Ex@@ pe@@ ct@@ ations were high on S@@ un@@ day mor@@ ning as the pro@@ gra@@ m for the supp@@ le@@ men@@ t@@ ary meeting got under way .
The do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine that hel@@ l is a place of t@@ or@@ ment is not based on the Bible .
( b ) Why did all the tri@@ bes of Israel need to cultiv@@ ate a wa@@ iting attitude ?
I@@ ts L@@ at@@ in in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion indic@@ ates that this al@@ ta@@ r was con@@ se@@ cr@@ ated ei@@ ther to “ a go@@ d or a go@@ dd@@ ess ” ​ — a ph@@ ra@@ se “ often found in prayers or dedic@@ at@@ ory for@@ mul@@ as both in in@@ s@@ crip@@ tions and in liter@@ ary te@@ x@@ ts . ”
R@@ ich B@@ less@@ ings Now
Tru@@ e , much of the responsi@@ bility for man@@ kin@@ d’s w@@ o@@ es rest@@ s with humans themselves .
When the woman obe@@ ys Jehovah’s comm@@ and , she is as@@ sur@@ ed of a wonderful result .
To understand the Bible , we need to be rec@@ ep@@ tive to what is true .
If we put him first , he will make our lives “ succ@@ ess@@ ful . ” ​ — Com@@ pare Genesis 39 : 3 .
The next mor@@ ning , this brother was given the very jo@@ b that the form@@ er direc@@ t@@ or had refu@@ sed to give him .
A F@@ in@@ al T@@ est for M@@ an@@ kind
Re@@ as@@ sure the div@@ or@@ ced person that Jehovah under@@ stan@@ ds the situation .
The Bible supp@@ or@@ ts no@@ ne of these ide@@ as .
22 : 22 ; Mat@@ t .
Can you as one of God’s servants help you@@ ths in the congregation appreci@@ ate the spiritual her@@ it@@ age they have received ?
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , a serv@@ ant of Jehovah today will be dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed only if he is un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant or continu@@ es to prac@@ tice what is bad .
This article expla@@ ins what the v@@ al@@ le@@ y of prote@@ ction mentioned at Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 14 : 4 is and shows why we should stay in that v@@ al@@ le@@ y .
What if we find ourselves in the pre@@ dic@@ am@@ ent of having taken an action that seem@@ ed wise at first but upon clo@@ s@@ er sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ y appe@@ ars fo@@ ol@@ ish ?
For example , if a person has had a dr@@ in@@ king proble@@ m in the past , he may deci@@ de not to have al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ ages on hand in his home .
Ex@@ tre@@ m@@ es of we@@ al@@ th or har@@ d@@ ship can t@@ est our pri@@ or@@ ities .
Those who attend@@ ed the fil@@ m show@@ ing held off the mo@@ b@@ ’s at@@ temp@@ ts to bre@@ ak into the house .
The woman wrote to the publi@@ sh@@ ers : “ Ri@@ ght from the star@@ t , I was at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to your j@@ our@@ n@@ al , and it helped me to foc@@ us on good valu@@ es .
The bo@@ ys had fu@@ n lear@@ ning this less@@ on , and they never for@@ got it !
Un@@ it@@ e@@ dly Bu@@ il@@ ding , 11 / 1
Mo@@ re@@ over , such events as the special F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Bo@@ o@@ ths in Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s day were jo@@ y@@ ful occasi@@ ons .
N@@ ever for@@ get that Satan would like nothing better than to ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it the pres@@ sures we face to in@@ du@@ ce us to give up ​ — to sto@@ p preaching the good news or to qu@@ it living by God’s standards .
The inter@@ ro@@ g@@ at@@ or asked if she believ@@ ed in that Witness .
Noah and those with him in the ar@@ k rema@@ ined ali@@ ve .
They say : “ It was wor@@ th all the effort . We now have a much bro@@ ad@@ er view of Jehovah’s organization .
The examples of many Christians , both past and present , have sh@@ own that prayer can strengthen us and give us the courage we need so that we can continue end@@ uring .
Wh@@ ere , then , can we turn ?
Rather , he wanted to know how long the spiritually si@@ ck con@@ dition of the people would continue to bring di@@ sh@@ on@@ or to God’s name .
Be@@ fore en@@ ter@@ ing the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , the Israelites , who had been po@@ or and we@@ ak in the land of Egy@@ pt , were remin@@ ded that they should not “ har@@ den [ their ] heart ” toward their a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted brothers . Jehovah expe@@ cted them to consider the po@@ or as being wor@@ thy of help . ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
The one that is wise in heart will be called understanding , and he that is s@@ we@@ et in his li@@ ps ad@@ ds per@@ su@@ asi@@ ven@@ ess .
O@@ ri@@ ent@@ al shepher@@ ds liter@@ ally lead their flo@@ c@@ ks .
Se@@ cond , arrang@@ ements would be needed to provide spiritual food and to care for those eng@@ ag@@ ed in this work .
At first , a new language may s@@ ound comple@@ t@@ ely fore@@ ign to the un@@ tra@@ ined e@@ ar .
Let the elders know if you are in a difficult situation .
Like rep@@ ent@@ ant Israelites of the past , let us therefore seek Jehovah and always end@@ e@@ av@@ or to ple@@ ase him .
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s Au@@ th@@ or , Jehovah , off@@ ers you that privilege .
‘ Ther@@ efore get out from among them , and se@@ par@@ ate y@@ ourselves , ’ says Jehovah , ‘ and qu@@ it t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing the un@@ clean thing . ’ ”
S@@ hor@@ tly after the beg@@ in@@ ning of the last days , or the “ conclu@@ sion of a system of things , ” the judgment started for those who claim@@ ed to be gen@@ u@@ ine Christians ​ — whether they were ac@@ tually “ sons of the kingdom ” or “ sons of the wicked one . ”
Paul ad@@ ded : “ God in his for@@ be@@ ar@@ ance was for@@ giving the sin@@ s that occ@@ ur@@ red in the past . ”
We demonstr@@ ate that we take Jesus ’ love for us seri@@ ously and that we love him in return by taking seri@@ ously the com@@ mis@@ sion to give a thor@@ ough witness .
All who do so will see their “ hope of sal@@ vation ” comple@@ t@@ ely ful@@ filled !
On one occasi@@ on when a mo@@ b sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded us in our ca@@ r , the local pro@@ secu@@ ting att@@ or@@ ne@@ y came by .
Is he char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ ally la@@ z@@ y , or is he mer@@ ely pu@@ t@@ ting off his ho@@ me@@ work because he is stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing with some of the conc@@ ep@@ ts ?
In our teaching , whether in the field ministry or in the congregation , we can use lo@@ gi@@ cal reason@@ ing to high@@ light Jehovah’s qualities and ways .
Jehovah uses the ransom to co@@ ver our sin@@ s , en@@ ab@@ ling us to have a clean conscience and draw close to him . ​ — John 14 : 6 ; J@@ as .
The Bible reve@@ als one of the me@@ tho@@ ds used by Satan and his dem@@ ons : “ Satan himself keep@@ s trans@@ form@@ ing himself into an ang@@ el of light . ”
One brother wonder@@ ed , ‘ Sh@@ ould I re@@ tain my present lu@@ cr@@ ative situation and don@@ ate $ 1@@ ,000 ( U@@ .@@ S . ) a year to the work , or should I become a col@@ por@@ te@@ ur ? ’
When Paul became a ze@@ al@@ ous Christian minis@@ ter , however , things chang@@ ed dr@@ as@@ tic@@ ally .
He chang@@ ed his religion .
That pres@@ ence is clo@@ sel@@ y ti@@ ed to the esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment of the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom .
He was 8@@ 4 years of age and is sur@@ vi@@ ved by M@@ el@@ ita , his wife of 5@@ 3 years .
Matthe@@ w@@ ’s account about the events rel@@ ated to Jesus ’ bir@@ th and early life di@@ ff@@ ers some@@ what from Lu@@ ke@@ ’s account because the Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ ers told the events from different per@@ spe@@ c@@ ti@@ ves .
The following is a ty@@ pi@@ cal con@@ vers@@ ation that one of Jehovah’s Witnesses might have with a neigh@@ b@@ or .
* To@@ gether , the parents had to prote@@ ct their bo@@ ys from the v@@ ile influ@@ ences sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding them .
Our sight en@@ ab@@ les us to see bel@@ o@@ ved friends or un@@ wel@@ come d@@ ang@@ ers .
Since he wanted to understand the message of the prophet , he wel@@ com@@ ed the ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation offered to him by the disci@@ ple Ph@@ ili@@ p .
In the Greek S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t , “ the bi@@ g s@@ n@@ ake ” is called “ a dra@@ g@@ on . ”
For example , it c@@ alls co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness “ i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry . ”
By destro@@ ying their boo@@ ks on div@@ in@@ ation , those new believers in Eph@@ esus set an example for any who wish to free themselves from dem@@ on att@@ ac@@ ks today .
Then , in a priv@@ ate lo@@ c@@ ation , we let the child read the text .
We are living in the time of a great spiritual har@@ v@@ est .
“ I will concer@@ n my@@ self with your regul@@ ations . ”
His example of appreciation is wor@@ thy of imit@@ ation . ​ — Psalm 19 : 7 - 11 .
The shepher@@ ds then lo@@ c@@ ated M@@ ary and her husband , Joseph , in a st@@ able , just as the angels had indic@@ ated they would .
If you do , “ you will find the very knowledge of God , ” which br@@ ings true en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment . ​ — Proverbs 2 : 5 .
In his works , M@@ il@@ t@@ on refer@@ red to the re@@ ward that the faithful will receive in an earthly par@@ adise .
G@@ es@@ en@@ i@@ us ’ Hebrew G@@ r@@ am@@ ma@@ r ( Se@@ cond Eng@@ l@@ ish E@@ dition ) says : “ D@@ ist@@ ribu@@ ti@@ ves are expres@@ sed . . . by re@@ pet@@ iti@@ on of the car@@ din@@ al number . ”
While many things contribu@@ te , en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment and associ@@ ation are very influ@@ enti@@ al .
F@@ in@@ ally she said : “ I think you had better come in , don@@ ’t you ? ”
The Bible shows that God will rec@@ ti@@ fy all these in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es .
No won@@ der God’s Son is very much inter@@ ested in , even f@@ ond of , mankind !
Why does he str@@ ike so fe@@ e@@ bly ?
However , su@@ p@@ pose she pl@@ ans to go out in the field service on a certain day , but her un@@ believ@@ ing husband wants her to stay home .
We@@ d@@ ding@@ s That Are H@@ on@@ or@@ able in the Si@@ ght of God and M@@ an , 10 / 15
I was n@@ ine months old , and David was ne@@ arly fi@@ ve years old .
How much better it would have been for those rul@@ ers had they not given so much import@@ ance to what the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es thought .
Like their first - century coun@@ ter@@ par@@ ts , these 20@@ th - century faithful mar@@ ty@@ r@@ s have b@@ ol@@ dly bor@@ ne witness that Jehovah is the only true God , who is wor@@ thy of our un@@ s@@ wer@@ ving faith and loy@@ al@@ ty . — Revelation 4 : 11 .
There is wisdom in the words found at Romans 13 : 8 : “ Do not o@@ we anything to anyone exc@@ ep@@ t to love one another . ”
Jac@@ o@@ b v@@ an B@@ en@@ ne@@ ko@@ m
C@@ learly , our form of worship does not cause we@@ ar@@ iness and disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement .
He did not over@@ wh@@ el@@ m his listen@@ ers with an imp@@ res@@ sive displa@@ y of knowledge .
The thought expres@@ sed in both of these psal@@ ms is t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing .
“ [ The C@@ our@@ t ] no@@ tes the cons@@ ist@@ ent case - law of the Rus@@ si@@ an Su@@ pre@@ me C@@ our@@ t to the effect that religious ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es do not requi@@ re any pri@@ or author@@ is@@ ation from , or no@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation to , the author@@ ities . ”
The parents ’ ages or fin@@ an@@ ces may not fav@@ or another at@@ temp@@ t .
The man seem@@ s relati@@ vely heal@@ thy ; no physical proble@@ m is about to ro@@ b him of his life .
What experience demonstr@@ ates the un@@ ity of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and why do they enjoy such un@@ ity ?
To that end , we can refle@@ ct on some past examples of courage .
Job asked : “ If a man dies , can he live again ? ”
( b ) What kind of life did S@@ aku@@ r@@ a live , and what gave her the strength to leave it be@@ h@@ ind ?
However , in many are@@ as there is a wide r@@ ange of accep@@ table cho@@ ic@@ es for Christians .
How do congregation meetings help us to refle@@ ct God’s glory ?
O@@ r he may use a hi@@ d@@ den tra@@ p that has a tri@@ gg@@ er and takes the ani@@ ma@@ l by sur@@ pris@@ e .
W@@ ould min@@ or mo@@ di@@ fic@@ ations in the home make it e@@ asi@@ er and sa@@ f@@ er for them to get around , ba@@ the , and so on ?
Si@@ x - year - old V@@ are@@ ta , living in S@@ ur@@ in@@ ame , S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , se@@ ized the opportunity to praise God when her teach@@ er needed comfort from the Scriptures .
By the way , M@@ ary , would you like to know how bir@@ th@@ day c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations began ?
Jehovah c@@ alls these older men “ a refu@@ ge from the ra@@ inst@@ or@@ m . ”
T@@ ake as an example a 23 - year - old Witness in W@@ es@@ ter@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
Me@@ th@@ us@@ el@@ ah
After all , the pro@@ spe@@ ct of going through “ many tri@@ bul@@ ations ” would se@@ em dist@@ res@@ sing , not encourag@@ ing .
He was not a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of the good news .
This does not se@@ em to be the case .
Fir@@ st - century Christians fac@@ ed op@@ position and a@@ pa@@ thy in their preaching and teaching work , and Christian mission@@ aries today face similar circumstances .
She was deli@@ gh@@ ted to me@@ et him again three months later at a Ch@@ in@@ ese - language conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Per@@ u .
( b ) What as@@ sur@@ ance does Jehovah provide ?
Many people will think of the much ad@@ mi@@ red f@@ res@@ c@@ o in M@@ il@@ an , I@@ tal@@ y , by the pa@@ in@@ ter Le@@ on@@ ar@@ do da V@@ inc@@ i ( 14@@ 5@@ 2 - 1@@ 5@@ 19 ) .
L@@ ater , Paul wrote a letter “ to all those who are in R@@ ome as God’s bel@@ o@@ ved ones , called to be sa@@ in@@ ts . ”
We will also consider why we can be confid@@ ent that we will be able to do what Jehovah expe@@ cts of us .
While we have not been given all the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s and the ex@@ act time when this will occ@@ ur , we do know that at just the right time , Christ will do away with God’s enem@@ ies , and Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y will be v@@ indic@@ ated .
But is that necess@@ ar@@ ily so ?
Then be coura@@ ge@@ ous in tal@@ king to others about your beli@@ ef@@ s .
You must have been the one who left those boo@@ ks at that house so many years ag@@ o ! ”
Joseph tra@@ ined his son to become a car@@ p@@ en@@ ter
We were able to put a new ro@@ of on our house .
Acc@@ ording to W@@ H@@ O , over 16 milli@@ on have died since the beg@@ in@@ ning of the A@@ I@@ D@@ S e@@ pi@@ dem@@ ic , and at present , about 34 milli@@ on are in@@ fe@@ cted with H@@ I@@ V , the vi@@ r@@ us that ca@@ uses A@@ I@@ D@@ S .
This prophecy fore@@ tel@@ ls the end of to@@ da@@ y’s un@@ wor@@ ka@@ ble system of things and its re@@ plac@@ ement by the Kingdom , or govern@@ ment , of God .
He appreci@@ ati@@ vely ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ This verse shows the dep@@ th of Jehovah’s love , since he gives humans the ch@@ ance to make his heart rejo@@ ice . ”
• What positi@@ ve effe@@ cts can result from a good word at the right time ?
To illustr@@ ate : S@@ hor@@ tly after Jesus ’ resurrection , two of his disciples were wal@@ king from Jerusalem to E@@ m@@ ma@@ us .
The a@@ bo@@ ve - mentioned examples con@@ ve@@ y to us a clear less@@ on . It is up to each of us to make decisions , and the wise , right cho@@ ic@@ es are based on s@@ ound Scriptural knowledge .
Let us look at three succ@@ ess@@ ful marri@@ ages in Bible times that illustr@@ ate how respect for Jehovah is a vital ke@@ y to a lasting marriage .
The more he lear@@ ns from the Bible , the more he will feel like the psalmist who san@@ g : “ D@@ ra@@ wing near to God is good for me .
How do the benef@@ its great@@ ly out@@ we@@ i@@ gh the co@@ st@@ s ?
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , one of his cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es had made fu@@ n of him and said that there is no God . ”
Sat@@ is@@ fied , Jehovah com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned the ang@@ el to car@@ ry it out .
But would Jehovah allow his mem@@ ori@@ al name to be er@@ as@@ ed ?
How did God’s servants in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in f@@ are ? H@@ en@@ ry H@@ u@@ d@@ son
For example , by means of an ang@@ el , God direc@@ ted Ph@@ ili@@ p , an ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er of the first century , to inter@@ c@@ ep@@ t an E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an of@@ fi@@ cial and o@@ pen up the Scriptures to him .
He was among the first to be allow@@ ed to remain at Bethel after mar@@ r@@ ying .
Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s prophecy can also be encourag@@ ing to the “ great crow@@ d , ” who are “ standing before the thro@@ ne and before the L@@ am@@ b , d@@ ressed in wh@@ ite ro@@ bes . ”
Solomon next pres@@ ents a two - part pro@@ ver@@ b car@@ r@@ ying a similar ide@@ a , the second part re@@ in@@ for@@ c@@ ing the first .
F@@ ind a conven@@ tion near you , and w@@ atch a vi@@ de@@ o about our conven@@ tions at w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
This prote@@ cted young Jesus from H@@ er@@ o@@ d’s mas@@ sac@@ re of ba@@ bes .
H@@ er husband later told her that after having se@@ v@@ ere ch@@ est pa@@ ins , she went into full car@@ di@@ a@@ c ar@@ rest .
My husband was a s@@ kil@@ led car@@ p@@ en@@ ter of G@@ y@@ p@@ s@@ y ex@@ tr@@ action , and he buil@@ t a G@@ y@@ p@@ s@@ y car@@ av@@ an for us .
Jesus was willing to sacrifice his life for us .
‘ In@@ sight S@@ lo@@ ws Ang@@ er , ’ 12 / 1
And we want them to sur@@ vi@@ ve the appro@@ aching ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of divine judgment upon the wicked .
He allow@@ ed his perfect and sin@@ less Son , who became known as Jesus , to su@@ ff@@ er and die in order to provide the ransom needed to deli@@ ver mankind from sla@@ very to sin and death .
S@@ hor@@ tly after his baptism , Jesus and his disciples were invit@@ ed to a marriage fe@@ ast in C@@ ana .
Ph@@ ysi@@ ci@@ ans also l@@ ist anger and ra@@ ge as emo@@ tions that ag@@ gra@@ v@@ ate , or even cause , such ill@@ nesses as ul@@ c@@ ers , hi@@ ves , as@@ th@@ ma , s@@ k@@ in di@@ se@@ as@@ es , and di@@ g@@ es@@ tive problems .
Why do we need to pray in Jesus ’ name ?
They were living in R@@ ome when Paul told Christians there : “ Gi@@ ve my gre@@ et@@ ings to P@@ ris@@ c@@ a and A@@ qu@@ ila my fellow work@@ ers in Christ Jesus , who have ris@@ ked their own ne@@ c@@ ks for my soul , to whom not only I but also all the congregations of the nations rend@@ er than@@ ks . ”
“ That one was a man@@ sla@@ y@@ er when he began , ” said Jesus .
“ All those taking refu@@ ge in [ Jehovah ] will rejo@@ ice ; to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite they will c@@ ry out jo@@ y@@ fully , ” says Psalm 5 : 11 .
By pur@@ su@@ ing peace with others , we demonstr@@ ate the dep@@ th of our love for them , which is pleas@@ ing to our heavenly Father . ​ — P@@ s .
* That is when the f@@ light to the v@@ al@@ le@@ y of Jehovah’s m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s began .
God had ra@@ ised up E@@ hu@@ d , “ and when Jehovah did ra@@ ise up jud@@ ges for [ his people ] , Jehovah proved to be with the ju@@ dge . ” ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 2 : 18 ; 3 : 15 .
Many people do .
Their Scriptural knowledge about the con@@ dition of the dead gra@@ du@@ ally cu@@ shi@@ oned their g@@ ri@@ ef .
God’s Word states : “ The heart kno@@ ws its own bit@@ ter@@ ness , and no out@@ si@@ der can share in its joy . ”
The cla@@ i@@ man@@ ts to pri@@ es@@ tly des@@ c@@ ent who fa@@ iled to esta@@ bl@@ ish their g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gy could have given leg@@ iti@@ ma@@ cy to their cla@@ im by using the U@@ ri@@ m and the Th@@ um@@ mi@@ m .
“ The challeng@@ es are many , ” says Ang@@ eli@@ c@@ a , a sister in her mi@@ d - 30 ’ s who served sever@@ al years ab@@ ro@@ ad as a sing@@ le pioneer .
The resul@@ ting em@@ br@@ yo was allow@@ ed to devel@@ op in nu@@ tri@@ ents and then in@@ ser@@ ted into her wom@@ b , where it imp@@ l@@ anted .
A@@ m@@ ong them was Satan , who had been “ ro@@ ving about in the earth . ”
S@@ ic@@ k@@ ness , old age , a tend@@ enc@@ y to do wrong things , and death it@@ self are s@@ or@@ ry con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of Ad@@ am@@ ’s be@@ tra@@ y@@ al of his own family .
They rejo@@ ice in the contribu@@ tion each one can make to the over@@ all wel@@ f@@ are of the congregation .
In contr@@ ast , “ ste@@ war@@ ds ” might be en@@ tru@@ sted with more responsi@@ bil@@ ities , perhaps car@@ ing for an est@@ ate .
This rul@@ er would be cu@@ t down at the z@@ en@@ ith of his power , and his kingdom would then be di@@ vi@@ ded into four but not among his des@@ c@@ end@@ ants .
L@@ ear@@ ning about all that is being accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed in the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work in@@ deed in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ates us to have a greater share in the ministry .
For my trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions I my@@ self know , and my sin is in fr@@ on@@ t of me con@@ stan@@ tly . ”
For example , those who are “ lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves ” are sel@@ f@@ ish and l@@ ack consider@@ ation for others .
However , we sign@@ ed in se@@ cre@@ t , using co@@ des we in@@ ven@@ ted .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N Jesus sent out his apostles on one occasi@@ on , he said : “ As you go , preach , saying , ‘ The kingdom of the heavens has dra@@ wn near . ’ ”
I@@ mp@@ er@@ fect humans have a tend@@ enc@@ y that Satan is quic@@ k to ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it ​ — self - dec@@ ep@@ tion .
Ex@@ pres@@ sing our devo@@ tion to Jehovah , we might pray : “ I am your@@ s . O sa@@ ve me , because I have sear@@ ched for your own or@@ ders . ”
In that same year , my father , who was also nam@@ ed Yu@@ ri@@ i , came in cont@@ act with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
If not one of those small bir@@ ds f@@ alls to the gr@@ ound without Jehovah’s no@@ tice , why would he turn a bl@@ ind e@@ ye to your p@@ light ?
Tru@@ e faith in God should be based on evidence that demonstr@@ ates the re@@ ality of the Creator .
Jesus commun@@ ic@@ ated with his disciples .
Do not lo@@ se your joy in his service .
L@@ un@@ ar New Ye@@ ar is an important fes@@ ti@@ val on A@@ si@@ an cal@@ end@@ ars .
In ad@@ dition , Jesus ’ counsel to “ let your word Yes mean Yes ” helped me to become a more dec@@ isi@@ ve person . ​ — Matthew 5 : 37 .
In over 2@@ 35 lands , the Witnesses vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily help others to understand what the Bible really teach@@ es .
It was no@@ ted that when Jehovah’s Witnesses preach to others , they do so in such a way that a person can simply say “ I am not inter@@ ested ” and close the do@@ or .
What a re@@ bu@@ ke !
after death Romans 6 : 23 ● De@@ ath means the per@@ man@@ ent Job 14 : 14 , 15 ; John 3 : 16 ; 17 : 3 ; end of our ex@@ ist@@ ence Acts 24 : 15
Tru@@ e , the 24 cou@@ ples received mission@@ ary assign@@ ments in 20 different coun@@ tri@@ es around the world , but the question was ra@@ ised , On@@ ce you are there and you have seen it , then what ?
Some read@@ ers may sense a t@@ ou@@ ch of hum@@ or when they come ac@@ ro@@ ss the pas@@ sage where Jesus said that it was e@@ asi@@ er for a cam@@ el to go through the e@@ ye of a nee@@ d@@ le than for a rich man to en@@ ter the Kingdom of God .
Can you i@@ magine how God - fe@@ aring King Jo@@ si@@ ah must have felt when that book was plac@@ ed before him ?
I tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed up what I c@@ learly under@@ sto@@ od and tri@@ ed to apply it in my life .
‘ If Jehovah a@@ ban@@ d@@ ons A@@ m@@ m@@ on to me , ’ he dec@@ la@@ res , ‘ I shall become your head ! ’
Now in this re@@ gi@@ on , there are about a h@@ un@@ d@@ red is@@ ol@@ ated grou@@ ps with over a th@@ ous@@ and people stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
For example , when the prophet A@@ ga@@ bu@@ s fore@@ told that “ a great fam@@ ine was about to come upon the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth , ” the disciples in S@@ y@@ ri@@ an An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch “ determined , each of them according as anyone could af@@ for@@ d it , to s@@ end a reli@@ ef minis@@ tr@@ ation to the brothers d@@ wel@@ ling in Ju@@ de@@ a . ”
W@@ is@@ ely , then , Christian parents look to Jehovah for direction to prote@@ ct their children .
They believe that if both tw@@ ins sur@@ vi@@ ve , they will one day mu@@ r@@ der their parents .
What go@@ als can we stri@@ ve for , and what practic@@ al st@@ ep@@ s can we take to re@@ ach them ?
What are some tru@@ ths cl@@ ari@@ fied in the 198@@ 0 ’ s ?
What Do You Re@@ call ?
On@@ ce again she refu@@ sed to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on me .
In his spe@@ e@@ ch on the A@@ re@@ o@@ pa@@ g@@ us , the apostle Paul said : “ [ Jehovah God ] made out of one man every nation of men , to d@@ well upon the enti@@ re sur@@ face of the earth . ”
How can sisters demonstr@@ ate that they tre@@ asure their place in the congregation ?
What did the pur@@ ple tri@@ ang@@ le on their pris@@ on gar@@ b sign@@ i@@ fy ?
R@@ o@@ c@@ ks , pon@@ ds , and tre@@ es were used to mi@@ mi@@ c fore@@ st@@ s .
You need to learn about Jehovah and the one through whom such life is made possible , Jesus Christ .
Jesus taught that Jehovah is like a shepher@@ d to whom each one of his sheep is dist@@ in@@ ct and preci@@ ous .
You gra@@ b a book or ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine to read on the bu@@ s .
The ol@@ des@@ t ones among them had seen the form@@ er glory of the temple .
Those who heard Jesus ’ words recorded at John 6 : 5@@ 3 , 5@@ 4 had no knowledge of an an@@ nu@@ al ob@@ serv@@ ance with em@@ ble@@ ms re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting Christ’s flesh and blood .
In 194@@ 9 my mother died .
He had no parents , no home , no priv@@ ac@@ y , no friends he could coun@@ t on .
H@@ el@@ ped by Jehovah’s R@@ em@@ in@@ ders
S@@ ar@@ ah saw this bul@@ l@@ ying for what it was : a serious th@@ re@@ at to the well - being of her son .
M@@ ak@@ ing De@@ c@@ isions ​ — A@@ n Un@@ avo@@ i@@ da@@ ble Ch@@ all@@ enge
Su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ous relati@@ ves war@@ ned , “ On@@ ce you star@@ t reading this book , you will have to read it every day ! ”
What can parents learn from Jesus about show@@ ing affe@@ ction to their children ?
Jehovah’s eyes p@@ ene@@ tr@@ ate our heart ; we cannot conc@@ e@@ al our true inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations and mo@@ tiv@@ ations from him .
What reli@@ ef the ang@@ eli@@ c spirit cre@@ atu@@ res must have felt when Satan the Devil and his dem@@ ons were c@@ ast out of the heavens !
M@@ ON@@ R@@ O@@ V@@ I@@ A
Bu@@ il@@ d Con@@ fid@@ ence in God’s P@@ r@@ om@@ ises
This , in turn , will help them to teach yet others . ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
E@@ ven@@ tually , his ser@@ m@@ ons on the mor@@ tal@@ ity of the human soul num@@ ber@@ ed si@@ x , which he publi@@ shed in Si@@ x Ser@@ m@@ ons .
These were L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing to the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , Your Y@@ ou@@ th ​ — G@@ et@@ ting the B@@ est out of It , and My Bo@@ ok of Bible St@@ ori@@ es .
And regarding the Hebrew Scriptures , scho@@ la@@ r W@@ il@@ li@@ am H@@ en@@ ry Gre@@ en stated : “ It may be sa@@ f@@ ely said that no other work of an@@ ti@@ qu@@ ity has been so acc@@ ur@@ ately trans@@ mit@@ ted . ”
What is the imp@@ ort of the counsel : “ Let us not s@@ le@@ ep on as the rest do ” ?
Why should we not re@@ tal@@ i@@ ate if we experience op@@ position or persecu@@ tion ?
If you are married , your clo@@ s@@ est neigh@@ b@@ or is your sp@@ ouse .
And like the s@@ lu@@ gg@@ ish slave , they were un@@ willing to make personal sacrific@@ es for the s@@ ake of the Kingdom .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise let the ag@@ ed women be re@@ ver@@ ent in be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or , not s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ous , ne@@ i@@ ther en@@ sla@@ ved to a lo@@ t of w@@ ine , teach@@ ers of what is good . ” ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 2 - 4 .
It has in@@ deed turned out just as the Bible prophecy fore@@ told : “ An@@ y we@@ ap@@ on wh@@ atever that will be form@@ ed against you will have no succ@@ ess , and any t@@ ong@@ ue at all that will ris@@ e up against you in the judgment you will con@@ dem@@ n . ” ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 4 : 17 .
In contr@@ ast , the apostles were loyal .
It was made up mo@@ st@@ ly of is@@ ol@@ ated grou@@ ps where special pione@@ ers were op@@ ening up un@@ t@@ ou@@ ched ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es .
He f@@ ought his ad@@ di@@ ction for two long years , and he rel@@ ap@@ sed sever@@ al times .
“ Re@@ jo@@ ice with people who rejo@@ ice ”
E@@ very city also had older men ca@@ pa@@ ble of provi@@ ding s@@ ound counsel .
The a@@ bo@@ ve words of Job , spo@@ ken more than three th@@ ous@@ and years ag@@ o , still hold true today .
What war@@ ning do we need to he@@ ed , and what questions will we consider ?
In this article , we will consider examples of how God’s Word has end@@ ur@@ ed ( 1 ) chang@@ es in language , ( 2 ) pol@@ itical develop@@ ments that influ@@ enced the l@@ ing@@ ua f@@ ran@@ c@@ a , or comm@@ on language , and ( 3 ) op@@ position to Bible transl@@ ation .
( Read Proverbs 21 : 30 . )
Just as it had been pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed , Jesus proved to be kind , g@@ ent@@ le , and gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely concer@@ ned about others .
Kingdom H@@ all in Con@@ ak@@ ry
If you are a pro@@ claim@@ er of the good news , you know how difficult it is to speak to people who are self - satis@@ fied and a@@ pa@@ the@@ tic .
However , problems between individuals can be sol@@ ved without dis@@ tur@@ b@@ ing the peace of the congregation .
L@@ ater , when Sa@@ ul@@ ’s s@@ ch@@ eme to have David kil@@ led by the Phil@@ ist@@ ines fa@@ iled , “ Saul got to see and know that Jehovah was with David . ” ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
Con@@ dem@@ ned by the In@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ on
The ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of human@@ kind , however , do not really recogn@@ ize his Creat@@ or@@ ship .
Davi@@ d’s expres@@ sions in the 8@@ th Psalm are also prophe@@ tic , poin@@ ting to the perfect man Jesus Christ . ​ — He@@ b .
6 : 1 - 4 ; 7 : 14 , 16 .
( b ) What fac@@ t@@ ors move Jehovah to ex@@ ten@@ d for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess ?
As news of the tre@@ at@@ y s@@ pre@@ ad , c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations got under way .
After hear@@ ing the t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony , the pre@@ si@@ ding cir@@ cu@@ it cour@@ t ju@@ dge ann@@ oun@@ ced to the pro@@ secu@@ t@@ or : “ You don@@ ’t have a sh@@ red of evidence of se@@ dition , and they have a right to do this work .
Even a fle@@ et@@ ing or ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ al br@@ us@@ h with por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y can have a ne@@ g@@ ative imp@@ act .
A Bal@@ an@@ ced V@@ i@@ e@@ w of O@@ ur@@ selves
How can we keep ‘ min@@ ding the spirit , ’ and why should we do so ?
When you walk about , it will lead you ; when you li@@ e down , it will stand gu@@ ard over you ; and when you have wak@@ ed up , it it@@ self will make you its concer@@ n .
For example , Z@@ e@@ us was de@@ pi@@ cted as a ra@@ p@@ ist and a pe@@ do@@ ph@@ ile who had se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations with mor@@ tal@@ s and su@@ p@@ posed im@@ mor@@ tal@@ s .
These thr@@ ill@@ ing de@@ ta@@ il@@ s f@@ ill no less than fi@@ ve chap@@ ters of Joh@@ n@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l .
Ther@@ efore , to demonstr@@ ate and exerc@@ ise faith , we need holy spirit .
I lost my desire to live .
How might we illustr@@ ate why we should appreci@@ ate the deli@@ ver@@ ance that Jehovah has made possible for us ?
How does the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class help us ?
How do the fac@@ ts in fulfill@@ ment of Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar@@ ’s dre@@ am i@@ ma@@ ge indic@@ ate that we are living in the last days ?
They even wanted to k@@ ill him .
God does not ex@@ pect us to speak a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c language to get to know him or his pur@@ pos@@ es
Hence , learn from what happened back in No@@ ah’s day .
The Bible c@@ learly coun@@ sel@@ s us against be@@ coming w@@ ra@@ th@@ ful .
However , our v@@ il@@ la@@ ge was relati@@ vely re@@ mo@@ te , so we were not direc@@ tly affe@@ cted by the ar@@ m@@ ed con@@ f@@ li@@ ct .
In gener@@ al , the cl@@ er@@ gy op@@ posed Bible transl@@ ation , fe@@ aring that it would encoura@@ ge the s@@ pre@@ ad of so - called her@@ es@@ ies .
R@@ em@@ ember the inspired ad@@ vice : “ Pa@@ y attention to y@@ ourselves that your hearts never become we@@ igh@@ ed down with over@@ e@@ ating and heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ king and anxi@@ e@@ ties of life , and su@@ d@@ den@@ ly that day be in@@ stan@@ tly upon you as a s@@ n@@ are .
For our prayers to be fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly heard by God , we should also com@@ p@@ ly with certain requi@@ re@@ ments .
O@@ ut@@ num@@ ber@@ ed and un@@ ar@@ m@@ ed , God’s people will look to the refu@@ ge of Jehovah’s “ p@@ in@@ i@@ ons , ” which he ex@@ tend@@ s to shi@@ eld the obedi@@ ent .
Christian servants and sla@@ ves had to work di@@ lig@@ ently for their ma@@ st@@ ers .
In the lar@@ g@@ er fulfill@@ ment , the “ standing ” will occ@@ ur when the Un@@ ited N@@ ations ( the mo@@ der@@ n - day “ dis@@ gu@@ sting thing ” ) att@@ ac@@ ks Chris@@ tend@@ om ( which is holy in the eyes of n@@ om@@ in@@ al Christians ) and the rest of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at .
When he died in 19@@ 6@@ 8 at the age of 9@@ 2 , Be@@ at@@ ty left his enti@@ re col@@ le@@ ction to the people of I@@ rel@@ and .
It was a small , r@@ us@@ tic to@@ wn in a se@@ c@@ lu@@ ded , well - w@@ at@@ ered v@@ al@@ le@@ y .
However , for me , writ@@ ing is not an eas@@ y t@@ ask ; it requi@@ res real effort .
To high@@ light the su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity of cho@@ o@@ sing such a life course , the tr@@ act Y@@ ou@@ ths ​ — What Will You Do With Your Li@@ fe ?
This cannot be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed without an organiz@@ ed effort .
That way , if the ar@@ my att@@ ac@@ ks us with t@@ an@@ ks , the Witnesses will be the first ones to be ru@@ n over .
The work that Jehovah’s servants are to do was fore@@ told as part of the com@@ pos@@ ite si@@ gn indic@@ ating that we are in the last days of this present wicked system of things .
8 : 13 .
The ani@@ ma@@ l - power@@ ed m@@ ill was used in R@@ ome and much of the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
In cal@@ m prayer under pe@@ ace@@ ful con@@ di@@ tions , we are likely to make decisions that ple@@ ase Jehovah and are in our best spiritual inter@@ ests .
For many years , I served as a z@@ one overse@@ er thr@@ ough@@ out par@@ ts of A@@ sia and the M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast .
Because of special circumstances on the is@@ land , the pro@@ gra@@ m on the second day of the cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly began after lun@@ ch .
That next day , this brother spoke to me in a com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate man@@ ner .
Un@@ der the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , Jehovah requi@@ red S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h - keep@@ ing , but now he does not .
How was God’s purpose for man evid@@ ent from the star@@ t of human hist@@ ory ?
Do the same the next time your mate is anxi@@ ous over a matter .
Do we find deli@@ ght in doing God’s will ?
I@@ F A cou@@ ple ar@@ gu@@ e , does this mean that they no longer love each other ?
They tre@@ at me as though I were their n@@ atur@@ al mother , discus@@ sing with me their jo@@ ys and problems and as@@ king for my ad@@ vice .
To@@ h@@ r@@ u dar@@ ed his wife , Yo@@ ko . * “ I certainly will , ” she re@@ t@@ or@@ ted and li@@ t a mat@@ ch to bur@@ n the p@@ ho@@ to taken of the two of them .
“ W@@ om@@ en Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ved Their De@@ ad by R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection ”
We were so ke@@ yed up that we fir@@ ed our mor@@ ta@@ r all night long . ”
He is the 1@@ 5@@ th pris@@ on@@ er in the P@@ or@@ to A@@ z@@ z@@ ur@@ r@@ o pris@@ on , on the is@@ le of El@@ ba , to get baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The ph@@ ra@@ se has been vari@@ ously rend@@ ered in Eng@@ l@@ ish Bi@@ bl@@ es with such desi@@ gn@@ ations as “ il@@ lic@@ it i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , ” “ for@@ bi@@ d@@ den worship of i@@ do@@ ls , ” and “ la@@ w@@ less i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ries . ”
Such con@@ temp@@ t for the value of life is still wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad .
In this case , the par@@ al@@ le@@ l illustr@@ ates that con@@ qu@@ ering a li@@ on with his ba@@ re hands was no more difficult for Sam@@ son than had the li@@ on been a m@@ ere m@@ ale k@@ id .
What a tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous reli@@ ef it will be for Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors to be ri@@ d of this op@@ pres@@ sive wicked system of things !
J@@ U@@ N@@ E 13 - 15
In the face of Na@@ z@@ i persecu@@ tion and similar tre@@ at@@ ment through the years , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of God’s servants have refu@@ sed to de@@ vi@@ ate from the la@@ ws and principles found in God’s Word .
“ Fir@@ st : As dedic@@ ated min@@ isters , we are determined to keep Kingdom inter@@ ests first in our lives and continue to gro@@ w spiritually .
This “ love af@@ fa@@ ir with cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness , ” however , ap@@ par@@ ently was only s@@ k@@ in deep .
Still , people eng@@ age in se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality , a@@ bu@@ se al@@ co@@ ho@@ l and other d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , use to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o , par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in ex@@ tre@@ me s@@ por@@ ts , d@@ ri@@ ve too f@@ ast , and so for@@ th .
They do not for@@ ce their pres@@ ence .
I was only a year old .
Un@@ like Jehovah and Jesus , we are imper@@ fect .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing the P@@ ure L@@ angu@@ age F@@ lu@@ ently
asked Ge@@ or@@ ge Na@@ ish , poin@@ ting to a he@@ a@@ p of 60 - fo@@ o@@ t ( 18 m ) lo@@ g@@ s at the ar@@ mor@@ y in S@@ as@@ kat@@ o@@ on , S@@ as@@ kat@@ c@@ he@@ wa@@ n , Cana@@ da .
Be res@@ ol@@ ved to be positi@@ ve with ever@@ yone , since you do not know who will respon@@ d to the message .
* Because of sp@@ ace li@@ mit@@ ations , some are mer@@ ely c@@ ited .
Our son , E@@ du@@ ard , who was then only n@@ ine years old , was very un@@ happy that he did not get one .
( “ F@@ or@@ bi@@ d@@ den ! ” ) re@@ pe@@ ating it with ex@@ tr@@ a vo@@ lu@@ me for emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is , they were un@@ eas@@ y .
Al@@ ber@@ t soon came to real@@ ize that Jehovah loo@@ ks at individuals according to their heart con@@ dition .
Now C@@ D@@ s , D@@ V@@ D@@ s , and recor@@ ding@@ s from w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g en@@ able all of us to enjoy the we@@ ek@@ ly sc@@ he@@ du@@ le of Bible study at different times , and we can have a mean@@ ing@@ ful share in com@@ men@@ ting at Christian meetings .
Some brothers and sisters have sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant physical li@@ mit@@ ations because of si@@ ck@@ ness or advan@@ ced age .
Let us consider the meaning of the word “ se@@ aled . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , young ones need wisdom ​ — the ability to understand and to apply what they learn .
Bethel service and my preaching activ@@ ity have kept me bus@@ y and very happy .
M@@ ake it your cu@@ sto@@ m to atten@@ d Christian meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions .
AL@@ L true Christians face a pre@@ d@@ at@@ or , one with su@@ per@@ human in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ence and c@@ ra@@ f@@ t@@ iness .
Jehovah and Jesus love us , and like a un@@ ited family , we de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely need to show love for one another . ​ — 1 John 4 : 7 - 11 .
So a spirit of com@@ plac@@ enc@@ y develop@@ ed among some Witnesses .
( Ri@@ ght ) On the G@@ ile@@ ad cam@@ p@@ us in 194@@ 8 , we@@ aring the war@@ m co@@ at M@@ other gave me
Even God’s own true worshipp@@ ers have on occasi@@ on h@@ ur@@ t his feelings .
“ This is what the love of God means , ” says the apostle John , “ that we ob@@ serve his comman@@ d@@ ments . ” ​ — 1 John 5 : 3 .
Gi@@ an@@ ni , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , rec@@ alls : “ I real@@ ized that something had chang@@ ed .
TH@@ E Jewish H@@ as@@ idi@@ m from the second century B.C.E . vie@@ wed themselves as truly loyal .
( a ) What is Satan’s go@@ al ?
Consider , too , our devo@@ ted mission@@ aries ‘ who p@@ our themselves out like a dr@@ ink o@@ ffering ’ to serve people in fore@@ ign lands .
M@@ ary was deli@@ gh@@ ted to see her other sons become loyal Christians
Yet , they continu@@ ally made bad decisions in their personal lives .
* Jesus indic@@ ated that des@@ pite what individuals may feel about themselves , humans with faith do have value in God’s eyes .
L@@ ater , the gi@@ r@@ ls might be given some em@@ bro@@ i@@ der@@ ing and we@@ a@@ ving less@@ ons ( 13 ) .
In fact , that is what he promised to do for anointed ones in the new covenant : “ I will put my law within them , and in their heart I shall wr@@ ite it .
G@@ ran@@ ted , at present you may be l@@ ac@@ king good health or you may even have problems in your marriage .
Li@@ on@@ ess@@ es h@@ un@@ t together and share their food with the mal@@ es .
E@@ ach year , these Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers are devo@@ ting well over a bil@@ li@@ on h@@ our@@ s public@@ ly pra@@ ising God .
Z@@ ip@@ h
How does Jehovah prote@@ ct those who love and obey him ?
Yes , so fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al is the teaching of the resurrection that the Christian faith is in va@@ in if the resurrection is not accepted as a re@@ ality .
The dis@@ cre@@ et vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins refu@@ sed to give up their o@@ il for the s@@ ake of the fo@@ ol@@ ish , tel@@ ling them to go in@@ stead to the sel@@ l@@ ers of o@@ il .
However , ancient leg@@ ends of Gre@@ e@@ ce and el@@ se@@ where pa@@ in@@ t a pi@@ c@@ ture of num@@ er@@ ous go@@ ds and go@@ dd@@ ess@@ es that moved among human@@ ity , ei@@ ther v@@ isi@@ bly or inv@@ isi@@ bly .
They may be able to co@@ ok , clean , man@@ age me@@ dic@@ ation , and commun@@ ic@@ ate without problems .
God’s In@@ spi@@ red Word ?
The B@@ ene@@ f@@ it of P@@ os@@ iti@@ ve In@@ f@@ lu@@ ences
It is so@@ ber@@ ing to refle@@ ct on how a m@@ om@@ ent@@ ary desire can devel@@ op into a serious sin .
It also requi@@ res that we be ze@@ al@@ ous in making disciples . And it inclu@@ des show@@ ing hear@@ t@@ felt love for fellow believers .
Fr@@ ance — $ 8@@ .@@ 2 M@@ il@@ li@@ on Re@@ pa@@ id
Many Bible stu@@ dies have been esta@@ bli@@ shed .
In ad@@ dition to such gi@@ f@@ ts , he had a preci@@ ous one ​ — free will , the ability to cho@@ ose his life course and make his own decisions .
It will cr@@ us@@ h and put an end to all these k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s , and it it@@ self will stand to times in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ” ​ — D@@ an .
He had in mind the ing@@ a@@ ther@@ ing of many other hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones who would become his disciples .
On the other hand , the stud@@ ents received an assignment from Jehovah to the place where he wants them to be to care un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly for his “ sheep . ”
By rema@@ ining faithful from his bir@@ th t@@ ill his death on earth , Jesus demonstr@@ ated his will@@ ing@@ ness to sub@@ ject himself to Jehovah’s way of rul@@ ing His cre@@ atu@@ res .
L@@ ater , likely from M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia , Paul wr@@ ites a letter to Ti@@ tu@@ s to gu@@ i@@ de him in his du@@ ties and to give apost@@ o@@ lic ba@@ c@@ king to his work .
W@@ es@@ sel op@@ en@@ ly called the s@@ ale of in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ences “ a li@@ e and an er@@ ro@@ r . ”
The ye@@ ar@@ text for 200@@ 6 will be : “ We must obey God as rul@@ er rather than men . ” ​ — Acts 5 : 29
G@@ et to the R@@ o@@ o@@ t of the Pro@@ ble@@ m
It turned out to be the most succ@@ ess@@ ful F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Bo@@ o@@ ths since the days of Jo@@ shua and resul@@ ted in “ very great rejo@@ ic@@ ing . ”
• How are kindness and discipl@@ ine rel@@ ated ?
On the other hand , con@@ serv@@ ati@@ ves ap@@ par@@ ently reas@@ oned that since every law that God gave was great ​ — even though some might have seem@@ ed to be of less@@ er import@@ ance — ​ it would be wrong to li@@ ft any comman@@ d@@ ment a@@ bo@@ ve the others .
7 : 22 ​ — Wh@@ ere did the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an pri@@ ests get water that had not been turned into blood ?
He says : “ I soon real@@ ized that most people did not care about me .
But this would not be eas@@ y .
As never before , we “ have need of end@@ ur@@ ance . ”
If someone el@@ se had cre@@ ated God , that person would be the Creator .
As indic@@ ated on pages 19 and 20 of the No@@ v@@ ember 15 , 198@@ 8 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower , parents may even study the Bible with a dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed min@@ or who continu@@ es to live with them .
No@@ te the emp@@ a@@ thy in those words .
One of the first c@@ ities we vis@@ ited was J@@ a@@ ú , S@@ ã@@ o Paulo .
Con@@ sis@@ ting of a small p@@ ou@@ ch at the end of two long le@@ ather st@@ ra@@ ps , it was an ide@@ al we@@ ap@@ on for a shepher@@ d .
He has always given me strength and courage to continue living . ”
For fi@@ ve years , I was the only Witness of Jehovah in D@@ er@@ by .
At first , J@@ ü@@ r@@ g@@ en was not happy with his wi@@ fe@@ ’s decision .
At G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol , we were allow@@ ed to cho@@ ose our future par@@ t@@ n@@ ers before recei@@ ving our mission@@ ary assign@@ ments .
And with the fin@@ es they ex@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted from the po@@ or , they b@@ ought w@@ ine to dr@@ ink at false religious fes@@ tiv@@ als .
Why not take a few min@@ ut@@ es to read Psalm 7@@ 2 in your Bible ?
The dis@@ obedi@@ ence of Satan and our first parents brought imper@@ fe@@ ction , viol@@ ence , death , s@@ or@@ ro@@ w , and suffering to all mankind . ​ — Romans 5 : 12 .
The acc@@ la@@ im of men and pos@@ si@@ bly a fr@@ on@@ t se@@ at al@@ ong@@ side no@@ ted ra@@ b@@ bi@@ s in the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e would be all the re@@ ward they would get , for Jehovah would give them nothing .
For they are life to those fin@@ ding them and health to all their flesh . ”
They con@@ ten@@ d with powerful fo@@ es ​ — the inv@@ isi@@ ble rul@@ ers of the present wicked system , who are descri@@ bed in the Bible as “ the world rul@@ ers of this dar@@ k@@ ness , . . . the wicked spirit for@@ ces in the heavenly plac@@ es . ”
Rather , all should be ad@@ d@@ ressed e@@ qu@@ ally as brothers . ​ — 6 / 15 , pages 21 , 22 .
“ Be ready to do without the com@@ forts of life , as one of the ar@@ my of Christ Jesus . ”
With li@@ mit@@ ed fun@@ ds , we could af@@ for@@ d to have the he@@ at on in our home for only a few h@@ our@@ s at night .
Th@@ r@@ ough his prophet , God promised : “ I shall give to pe@@ op@@ les the change to a pu@@ re language , in order for them all to call upon the name of Jehovah , in order to serve him sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der . ”
The O@@ x@@ for@@ d Com@@ pan@@ ion to the Bible says : “ The des@@ crip@@ tions of spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent bap@@ t@@ is@@ ms indic@@ ate that the person being baptized was di@@ pp@@ ed under the water . ”
What u@@ se@@ ful purpose can t@@ ests of faith serve ?
Those who righ@@ tly par@@ take of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms are ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely sure that they are par@@ ties to the new covenant .
Still , we should not den@@ y ourselves all ple@@ asure nor become cr@@ itical of others who enjoy life in a bal@@ an@@ ced way . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 2 : 24 ; 3 : 1 - 4 .
When tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es m@@ ount , where can we turn for help ?
In the years that follow@@ ed , we were ar@@ rest@@ ed re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly , and the cour@@ t c@@ as@@ es mul@@ ti@@ p@@ lied .
But he is a Je@@ w who is one on the in@@ side , and his circum@@ c@@ ision is that of the heart by spirit , and not by a written co@@ de . ”
He no doubt had to be different to get to that le@@ v@@ el .
A high@@ light of my mission@@ ary life occ@@ ur@@ red last No@@ v@@ ember , 36 years after the dedic@@ ation of the building in which so many of us long@@ time mission@@ aries now live .
Our knowledge of Jesus is bro@@ ad@@ ened when one writ@@ er supp@@ lies de@@ ta@@ il@@ s that supp@@ le@@ ment other acc@@ oun@@ ts of certain in@@ ci@@ d@@ ents in the earthly life of Christ .
But he also made clear that each married Christian should be sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to the physical and emo@@ tional needs of his or her mate .
Even a sh@@ ort walk is better than no walk at all .
19 , 20 .
Th@@ ink of the mil@@ est@@ ones that have been re@@ ached in our mo@@ der@@ n - day hist@@ ory !
By having a full share in the preaching work , you show that you are co@@ op@@ er@@ ating with that spirit .
Mo@@ re@@ over , many Hebrew personal n@@ ames found in all three col@@ le@@ ctions con@@ tain the ab@@ bre@@ vi@@ ated form of the name Jehovah .
T@@ w@@ o years after vis@@ iting G@@ h@@ ana , I married E@@ va@@ ’s close friend Bet@@ ty M@@ ill@@ er on Au@@ gu@@ st 6 , 199@@ 0 .
R@@ a@@ ising Ch@@ il@@ dren in a F@@ o@@ re@@ ign L@@ and ​ — The Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es and the Re@@ war@@ ds
Those loo@@ king for@@ ward to everlasting life in human per@@ fe@@ ction on earth under the Kingdom are ne@@ i@@ ther baptized into Jesus ’ death nor called to rule with him in heaven .
F@@ in@@ ding the apostles , they rel@@ ated their experience to them .
Do you not feel dra@@ wn to a God who showed so much love for “ sin@@ n@@ ers , ” “ enem@@ ies ” at that ? ​ — John 3 : 16 .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 38 , 1@@ 12
For some years , your par@@ en@@ ting me@@ tho@@ ds have perhaps needed little ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment .
In time , his s@@ k@@ ill@@ s ear@@ ned him the respect of Greek no@@ ta@@ bl@@ es .
What if someone be@@ comes a worshipp@@ er of Jehovah while married to an un@@ beli@@ ever ?
How does se@@ a@@ water show Jehovah’s wisdom ?
The Bible book of Acts tel@@ ls us that there were about 1@@ 20 pers@@ ons present when holy spirit was p@@ our@@ ed out on the disciples at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st .
But I real@@ ize that Jehovah kno@@ ws my li@@ mit@@ ations and that he lo@@ ves me and appreci@@ ates what I am able to do . ”
What challeng@@ es do married cou@@ ples face ?
What Do the In@@ spi@@ red L@@ et@@ ters Sa@@ y ?
• Why does a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction af@@ fect even servants of Jehovah ?
He did not want no@@ is@@ y ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising or dist@@ or@@ ted repor@@ ts about him pas@@ sed from m@@ ou@@ th to m@@ ou@@ th .
The proble@@ m began when David ca@@ ught sight of B@@ ath - she@@ ba while she was ba@@ thing .
“ For me , though , it was like see@@ ing Bible prophecy being ful@@ filled , ” Dani@@ ela continued , “ because I had learned that Jesus said that his followers would be h@@ ated and persecu@@ ted for his nam@@ e@@ ’s s@@ ake .
“ T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , ” said a s@@ cri@@ be to Jesus , “ I will follow you wh@@ er@@ ever you are about to go . ”
By lear@@ ning what God’s will is for you and working in har@@ mony with it , may you be among the bless@@ ed ones of Jehovah and always ‘ see good for all your hard work . ’ ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 3 : 13 .
What was the bas@@ is of the end@@ uring fri@@ end@@ ship between Ru@@ th and Na@@ om@@ i ?
; Tho@@ ma@@ s , L .
But he kept his v@@ ow and sent his vi@@ r@@ g@@ in daugh@@ ter to Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h to serve at the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le for the rest of her life . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ g .
On@@ ce , while cam@@ p@@ ing in the N@@ ep@@ al@@ ese ju@@ ng@@ le , we had a good view of a hu@@ ge ti@@ g@@ er .
( b ) What is l@@ ac@@ king when a par@@ ent tri@@ es to ra@@ ise his or her children from a dist@@ ance ?
They are the li@@ mit@@ ed number of humans cho@@ s@@ en to rule with Christ in the heavens .
1 SH@@ U@@ N “ TH@@ E S@@ P@@ I@@ R@@ I@@ T O@@ F TH@@ E W@@ O@@ R@@ L@@ D . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Those who did not obey Jehovah refu@@ sed to accept the guid@@ ance of God’s holy spirit , his angels , and his Word .
• Be@@ fore H@@ er@@ o@@ d’s sol@@ di@@ ers arri@@ ved in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m to k@@ ill all m@@ ale inf@@ ants two years of age and under , by ang@@ eli@@ c direction Joseph and M@@ ary took the inf@@ ant Jesus and f@@ led to Egy@@ pt . ​ — Matthew 2 : 13 - 16 .
Tru@@ e Christians say a res@@ olu@@ te no to all such en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
A@@ ma@@ zed , the teach@@ er said , “ How is it that our ch@@ ur@@ ches are so filled with i@@ ma@@ ges when the Bible con@@ dem@@ ns them ? ”
How this di@@ ff@@ ers from the name of the wicked ones , which be@@ comes something si@@ ck@@ ening and pu@@ tri@@ d !
Rather , Jehovah saw f@@ it to reve@@ al something far more sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant : the kind of person Jesus was .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What did Jesus reve@@ al himself to be , and how ?
Since many evil de@@ e@@ ds are com@@ mit@@ ted under the clo@@ ak of dar@@ k@@ ness , the night can be a fear - inspi@@ ring time .
Li@@ fe can be so difficult when others do not encoura@@ ge us !
7 , 8 .
Let us gu@@ ard against form@@ ing worl@@ dly ties that can destro@@ y our faith . ​ — James 4 : 4 .
One example is the simp@@ le fact stated at Genesis 1 : 31 : “ God saw everything he had made and , look !
Mo@@ ved to A@@ ction by a Bo@@ ok
In what way can stud@@ ying Paul’s let@@ ters and the rec@@ ord of his ministry help us ?
The po@@ li@@ ce often ar@@ rest@@ ed any Witnesses they found eng@@ ag@@ ing in the preaching work or atten@@ ding Christian meetings , so it was not long before I was ar@@ rest@@ ed .
We than@@ k Jehovah for allow@@ ing us to serve here ! ”
In 18@@ 33 , the O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x bi@@ sh@@ op of C@@ re@@ te com@@ mit@@ ted to the f@@ lam@@ es the “ New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ents ” he dis@@ co@@ vered at a mon@@ ast@@ er@@ y .
O@@ r what about loo@@ king for ways to show fellow feel@@ ing for people we me@@ et in the ministry ?
In our case , the war@@ f@@ are is spiritual .
P@@ r@@ inted in 1@@ 5@@ 35 , it was later known as the O@@ li@@ v@@ é@@ t@@ an Bible .
Some fore@@ ign re@@ si@@ d@@ ents became worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah , sh@@ aring the feelings of the Mo@@ a@@ bi@@ te Ru@@ th , who declar@@ ed to the Israel@@ ite Na@@ om@@ i : “ Your people will be my people , and your God my God . ”
How would Jesus respon@@ d to the question ?
How can having a regul@@ ar share in Jehovah’s work help us remain foc@@ used on the bi@@ g is@@ sue ?
Isaiah and his children were “ as sign@@ s and as mirac@@ les in Israel ”
In a fine ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 9 : 1 - 11 , it showed that the man with the writ@@ er@@ ’s in@@ k@@ hor@@ n mentioned in those ver@@ ses re@@ pres@@ ents the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant .
It may have seem@@ ed to M@@ ary that Jehovah himself was let@@ ting the world know that he , more than anyone el@@ se , was deep@@ ly h@@ ur@@ t by the death of Jesus Christ .
6 “ A W@@ on@@ der@@ ful O@@ ver@@ se@@ er and a De@@ ar F@@ ri@@ end ”
Even the chall@@ enge that Satan later la@@ un@@ ched against the righ@@ t@@ ful@@ ness of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y gave the Son an opportunity to learn how Jehovah would exerc@@ ise love , justice , wisdom , and power when He was con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with a difficult situation .
Da@@ ily , therefore , at school , at work , while travel@@ ing , and in the ministry , Jehovah’s people must face the spirit of the world .
He could deci@@ de im@@ medi@@ ately or post@@ po@@ ne judgment in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely , in which case the de@@ f@@ end@@ ant would be de@@ ta@@ ined .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , few real women can live up to this il@@ lu@@ sion .
When Joseph real@@ ized that they had chang@@ ed , he told them that he was their brother .
Des@@ cri@@ b@@ ing the marriage arrang@@ ement , the Bible says that in time “ a man will leave his father and his mother and he must s@@ tic@@ k to his wife and they must become one flesh . ”
What should a cou@@ ple consider if they arr@@ ange to have mu@@ si@@ c at a we@@ d@@ ding fe@@ ast , and why ?
T@@ w@@ o ways to be a fine neigh@@ b@@ or are being a good gi@@ ver and being a gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous recei@@ ver .
This he did by la@@ ying down his perfect human life and pa@@ ying the ransom pri@@ ce to re@@ de@@ em Ad@@ am@@ ’s children from in@@ her@@ ited sin and death .
Acc@@ ording to one es@@ tim@@ ate , over one se@@ ven@@ th of all the Jews in the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re were kil@@ led .
Why should we cho@@ ose our rec@@ re@@ ation care@@ fully ?
Thus , on one occasi@@ on when M@@ ary and Jesus ’ a@@ do@@ p@@ tive father , Joseph , found Jesus in God’s temple , the young child asked : “ Di@@ d you not know that I must be in the house of my Father ? ”
So@@ ans ) , 12 / 1
On a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l sc@@ ale , no other group of people today is as clo@@ sel@@ y associ@@ ated with the divine name as we are .
But he es@@ cap@@ es from their gr@@ as@@ p and sa@@ f@@ ely s@@ li@@ ps away .
When the school overse@@ er gave him some rather b@@ lun@@ t counsel , the ir@@ ate you@@ ng@@ ster h@@ ur@@ led his Bible to the flo@@ or and st@@ om@@ ped out of the Kingdom H@@ all with the in@@ ten@@ tion of never re@@ tur@@ ning .
Noah and Job had already been dead for h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of years , but Jehovah still re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed their faith@@ ful@@ ness .
They are also ready to for@@ give others for their trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions .
The apostle Paul was par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly consci@@ ous of this , since he had form@@ er@@ ly been a persecu@@ t@@ or of Christians .
E@@ ri@@ c : I should tell you that I@@ ’@@ m not very religious .
At the age of 15 , I at@@ ta@@ ined that go@@ al .
While faithful angels have di@@ verse at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes , Christians in ad@@ dition have vari@@ ous de@@ fe@@ cts .
Just as a bri@@ er or a thor@@ n he@@ dge in@@ ju@@ res anyone who wal@@ ks into it , those cor@@ ru@@ pt Israelites har@@ m@@ ed anyone with whom they had deal@@ ings .
Your hope of enjo@@ ying everlasting life dep@@ ends on your get@@ ting to know God . ​ — Read Matthew 5 : 10 - 12 ; John 17 : 3 .
Be@@ h@@ ind all the discus@@ sion was a comm@@ on is@@ sue : What is the id@@ ent@@ ity of the “ great mul@@ titu@@ de ” ( King James V@@ er@@ sion ) , or “ great crow@@ d ” ( New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation ) , mentioned at Revelation 7 : 9 ?
Since pu@@ re worship was their pri@@ m@@ ary concer@@ n , for su@@ st@@ en@@ ance they had to r@@ ely on Jehovah , who told them : “ I am your share . ”
P@@ u@@ bli@@ sh@@ ers must make sacrific@@ es to help out in other ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es .
On the other hand , fer@@ v@@ ent prayers dre@@ w me clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah , and he proved to be a reli@@ able H@@ el@@ per . ​ — Hebrews 13 : 6 .
Jac@@ ki@@ e , after lear@@ ning of the se@@ x@@ u@@ al a@@ bu@@ se of her daugh@@ ter , ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges : “ The feel@@ ing of gu@@ il@@ t at being power@@ less to prote@@ ct one@@ ’s child is bey@@ ond words .
R@@ es@@ pon@@ ding to King Davi@@ d’s invit@@ ation , Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i said : “ What are the days of the years of my life like , that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem ?
They too receive im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity .
Fir@@ st : W@@ ho@@ m do you cho@@ ose to associ@@ ate with ?
Hence , the he@@ ad@@ ship princi@@ ple must be app@@ lied if the family is to find succ@@ ess and happiness .
If so , you will “ keep ready ” for the coming of the Son of man .
A bo@@ x appe@@ ars on his com@@ pu@@ ter s@@ cre@@ en , ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising a le@@ w@@ d We@@ b s@@ ite .
These brothers and sisters are willing to do wh@@ atever it takes to remain in their assign@@ ments .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 28 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 19 , 1@@ 18
I was born in Mul@@ house , nor@@ the@@ ast@@ er@@ n Fr@@ ance , in a working - class su@@ bur@@ b r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned for its viol@@ ence .
But that is not true .
Those who became Christians bur@@ ned their boo@@ ks on spi@@ rit@@ ism
In 19@@ 7@@ 6 , all activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses were brought under the su@@ per@@ vision of the si@@ x com@@ mit@@ te@@ es of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
Di@@ d ad@@ ul@@ ts benefit from the article ?
S@@ how how spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c prophe@@ ci@@ es were ful@@ filled regarding the Messi@@ ah’s clo@@ thing and his being given v@@ in@@ e@@ g@@ ar .
• How do Jehovah’s Witnesses view medi@@ cal pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res using one@@ ’s own blood ?
Jesus had two op@@ tions : He could cho@@ ose not to use his mirac@@ ul@@ ous power to satis@@ fy the need for food , or he could cho@@ ose to use it .
8 , 9 . ( a ) What does Jesus ’ shed blood accom@@ pl@@ ish ?
Consider two rec@@ ent examples .
the influ@@ ence of the Devil ?
Jesus challeng@@ ed the hi@@ er@@ ar@@ ch@@ y’s inter@@ pre@@ tation of S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h la@@ ws and d@@ ro@@ ve the mer@@ ch@@ ants and money chang@@ ers out of the temple , declar@@ ing that they had made it into “ a ca@@ ve of ro@@ b@@ bers . ”
In imit@@ ation of Jesus , however , Christians stri@@ ve to be mo@@ des@@ t .
[ Bo@@ x on page 7 ]
Consider : We know a lo@@ t about Satan and his t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s .
By the second century B.C.E . , Jewish set@@ t@@ le@@ ments were evid@@ ent in C@@ ap@@ pa@@ do@@ ci@@ a .
Of course , for vari@@ ous reas@@ ons , all Christians go through times when it seem@@ s difficult for them to maintain their Christian integrity .
How is lo@@ sing a marriage mate in death a dist@@ in@@ ct tri@@ al ?
He will give them perfect , end@@ less life on a par@@ adise earth .
Mo@@ re@@ over , he ra@@ ised us up together and se@@ ated us together in the heavenly plac@@ es in uni@@ on with Christ Jesus , so that in the coming syst@@ em@@ s of things he might demonstr@@ ate the sur@@ pas@@ sing ri@@ ches of his un@@ deser@@ ved kindness in his gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ousness toward us in uni@@ on with Christ Jesus . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 2 : 4 - 7 .
In the con@@ text of these s@@ crip@@ tures , Peter dra@@ ws our attention to the example of S@@ ar@@ ah , who@@ se husband , Abraham , was an out@@ standing example of faith .
The p@@ ath of such a person rema@@ ins st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 .
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als from all nations are being un@@ ited on a sc@@ ale never before seen in human hist@@ ory .
Although in her l@@ ate 70 ’ s , she did not feel that baptism was un@@ necess@@ ary for her .
Like Bar@@ ak , De@@ bor@@ ah , J@@ a@@ el , and the 10@@ ,000 vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers , do I have the faith and courage to use wh@@ atever is at my dis@@ pos@@ al to car@@ ry out the clear comm@@ and of Jehovah ?
Bar@@ ry expla@@ ins : “ T@@ e@@ en@@ ag@@ ers need to learn to make sen@@ sible decisions based on reason rather than emo@@ tion . ”
He car@@ ri@@ ed on even though he had contr@@ ac@@ ted mal@@ ari@@ a and his health was affe@@ cted .
E@@ vel@@ y@@ n cle@@ an@@ ed hous@@ es , and I found a l@@ ate - night cle@@ an@@ ing jo@@ b in an I@@ tal@@ i@@ an re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ant .
Let us now exam@@ ine the book of Mi@@ ca@@ h in more de@@ ta@@ il .
( 3 ) Jehovah expe@@ cts us to give him our best .
; A@@ o@@ ki , H .
A sing@@ le person often has more time and greater personal fre@@ e@@ dom than a married person does .
D@@ ep@@ en@@ ding on the number of pro@@ je@@ cts they are h@@ and@@ ling and the comple@@ x@@ ity of the language into which they transl@@ ate ​ — the t@@ ar@@ get language — ​ these te@@ am@@ s may be made up of any@@ where from 5 to 25 members .
Tru@@ e , we are than@@ k@@ ful for the help@@ ful remin@@ ders of the elders .
But what does the word “ holy ” really mean ?
By means of his holy spirit , or ac@@ tive for@@ ce , God ano@@ in@@ ts the jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s of Christ .
W@@ ho@@ m will they ju@@ dge , and over whom will they rule ?
That purpose was develop@@ ing prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely when the ag@@ ed apostle John was allow@@ ed to pe@@ er through a v@@ isi@@ on@@ ary op@@ ened do@@ or in heaven .
What practic@@ al arrang@@ ements did Jehovah make for the guid@@ ance of his people ?
S@@ ic@@ k people flo@@ cked to Per@@ ga@@ mum@@ ’s r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned temple of As@@ cle@@ pi@@ us , the false go@@ d of heal@@ ing and me@@ dic@@ ine .
So on the first day of the new mon@@ th , Ti@@ sh@@ r@@ i , they ga@@ ther@@ ed together at the public s@@ qu@@ are to hear E@@ z@@ r@@ a , along with other L@@ ev@@ ites , read al@@ ou@@ d and expla@@ in God’s Law .
C@@ learly , Jehovah and Jesus are with us and are streng@@ th@@ ening us at our meetings .
God’s Word , the Bible , cor@@ rec@@ tly descri@@ bes the result of all human rule , saying : “ M@@ an has d@@ om@@ in@@ ated man to his in@@ j@@ ur@@ y . ”
Com@@ ing up “ like cl@@ ou@@ ds to co@@ ver the land , ” Go@@ g@@ ’s hor@@ des will ex@@ pect an eas@@ y vi@@ ct@@ ory . What a sh@@ o@@ ck a@@ wa@@ its them !
No doubt , you would .
However , I say to you : Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to love your enem@@ ies and to pray for those persecu@@ ting you ; that you may prove y@@ ourselves sons of your Father who is in the heavens . ”
I take consider@@ able comfort , though , in what was accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed in the 4@@ 5 years we were together .
The first king of the ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel was Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am I , “ the son of Ne@@ ba@@ t . ”
I am than@@ k@@ ful that my family found that tre@@ asure so many years ag@@ o .
P@@ re@@ aching With a S@@ ound C@@ ar
What did Satan call into question ?
All who have been en@@ tru@@ sted with privile@@ ges and authority among God’s people need to be me@@ ek .
Pro@@ f@@ iting from a des@@ titu@@ te neigh@@ bor@@ ’s e@@ con@@ om@@ ic re@@ ver@@ sal@@ s was wrong . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 22 : 25 .
This was not because something im@@ moral had tr@@ an@@ spi@@ red during the night and they wanted to be se@@ cre@@ tive .
As I have stu@@ died over the years , I have always tri@@ ed to t@@ est those p@@ ill@@ ars and have asked my@@ self if they were on truly so@@ li@@ d gr@@ ound .
The first part on the pro@@ gra@@ m ex@@ emp@@ li@@ fied the un@@ ity of Jehovah’s people .
How would you have re@@ ac@@ ted ?
B@@ E@@ C@@ O@@ M@@ E “ F@@ EL@@ L@@ O@@ W W@@ O@@ R@@ K@@ E@@ R@@ S I@@ N TH@@ E T@@ R@@ U@@ T@@ H ”
Psalm 14@@ 8 : 8 says : “ You fi@@ re and ha@@ il , s@@ now and th@@ ic@@ k s@@ mo@@ ke , you temp@@ es@@ tu@@ ous w@@ ind , accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing his word . ”
6 , 7 . ( a ) What question ar@@ ises regarding God ?
Al@@ ong with the remin@@ ders , a good example is ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely ess@@ enti@@ al .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er can in@@ fu@@ se us with greater ze@@ al for the public ministry and strengthen us when a@@ pa@@ thy or op@@ position might make us feel like qu@@ it@@ ting .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 5@@ 3 , 3
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out his ministry , Jesus pre@@ ached the good news of the Kingdom , and he said that it would be pro@@ claim@@ ed by his followers right up to the end of the system of things .
The way was o@@ pen for the ev@@ en@@ tu@@ al a@@ do@@ p@@ tion of pa@@ g@@ an cu@@ st@@ om@@ s .
Instead , he cho@@ se a course that to others ​ — perhaps even to some relati@@ ves — ​ seem@@ ed to be she@@ er fol@@ ly .
Di@@ ane ad@@ ds : “ The Kingdom hope means even more to us now . ”
The last ma@@ j@@ or er@@ up@@ tion of N@@ yi@@ ra@@ g@@ ongo took place in 200@@ 2 .
Although the psalmis@@ t’s ‘ or@@ gan@@ ism and heart might fai@@ l , ’ God would be his “ share to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ”
( b ) How do the principles discus@@ sed in par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 12 apply to vari@@ ous personal matters ?
you ask . “ No , ” says your gu@@ i@@ de , “ this one has fac@@ ed the wor@@ st w@@ ind and ra@@ in .
U@@ S@@ A Today repor@@ ts that “ 70 % of the work@@ ers in the coming de@@ ca@@ des will not need a four - year col@@ le@@ ge de@@ gre@@ e , but , rather , an associ@@ ate de@@ gre@@ e from a commun@@ ity col@@ le@@ ge or some ty@@ pe of te@@ ch@@ n@@ ic@@ al cer@@ ti@@ fic@@ ate . ”
H@@ as something chang@@ ed ? ’
Consider another experience .
It would be deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful to live in a world where all people were tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy and where disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments through bre@@ ach of trust were things of the past !
The S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t of the World Is P@@ ow@@ er@@ ful
Are we pre@@ pared for those m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous events ?
Jehovah saw and appreci@@ ated the vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of the Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite gi@@ r@@ l and bless@@ ed her just as he bless@@ ed Joseph and Job .
In ad@@ dition , Satan has been c@@ ast down to the earth and wa@@ ges vi@@ ci@@ ous war@@ f@@ are against anointed Christians , “ the rema@@ ining ones of [ the wom@@ an’s ] se@@ ed , who ob@@ serve the comman@@ d@@ ments of God and have the work of be@@ aring witness to Jesus . ”
Now , what will ha@@ p@@ pen to any lo@@ a@@ ves of bre@@ ad you ba@@ ke in that p@@ an ?
That is one of the pri@@ ces of mission@@ ary work that many others have also pa@@ id . ”
Y@@ ou@@ ths especially are su@@ sc@@ ep@@ ti@@ ble to such influ@@ ences .
For example , by ab@@ sta@@ ining from to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o use , by living moral lives , and by res@@ pe@@ cting the san@@ ct@@ ity of blood , we may avoid f@@ all@@ ing vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m to certain di@@ se@@ as@@ es .
Although they su@@ p@@ po@@ se@@ dly were followers of the P@@ r@@ in@@ ce of Pe@@ ace , Jesus Christ , members of op@@ pos@@ ing religi@@ ons were now at one ano@@ ther’s thro@@ ats .
That “ good way ” was the way in which their faithful fore@@ fa@@ thers had wal@@ ked , the way from which the nation had fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ly st@@ ra@@ yed .
Na@@ bal@@ ’s har@@ sh@@ ness ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely led to his death .
The scho@@ ol@@ ’s 2@@ 1@@ st class was held at S@@ ou@@ th L@@ ans@@ ing , up@@ st@@ ate New Yor@@ k , and we gra@@ du@@ ated in 195@@ 3 at the New World So@@ ci@@ ety As@@ s@@ em@@ bly held in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity .
The dr@@ ought destro@@ yed the ri@@ ce , be@@ an , and ma@@ ize cro@@ ps , le@@ ading to wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad fam@@ ine ​ — the wor@@ st in 15 years .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , married people find prote@@ ction from im@@ mor@@ ality only if they stay within the se@@ x@@ u@@ al b@@ oun@@ ds that the O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or of marriage has esta@@ bli@@ shed for them .
Such up@@ ho@@ l@@ ders of divine so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y share in pro@@ ving Satan a li@@ ar and in c@@ lear@@ ing Jehovah’s name of the re@@ pro@@ ach that the Devil has he@@ ap@@ ed upon it by bo@@ a@@ sting that he could turn all mankind away from God . ​ — Pro@@ v .
M@@ ag@@ gy , * a sister in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , expla@@ ins what happened when she began d@@ ating an un@@ beli@@ ever : “ I mis@@ sed a lo@@ t of meetings just to be with him .
This experience taught that God - fe@@ aring man a vital less@@ on : Be@@ ing among God’s people , accep@@ ting counsel , and ap@@ pl@@ ying it are ess@@ enti@@ al to a close relationship with Jehovah . ​ — P@@ s .
“ The Na@@ z@@ is tri@@ ed to destro@@ y me physi@@ c@@ ally ; the Com@@ mun@@ ists tri@@ ed to bre@@ ak my spirit .
What shows that we are not i@@ mmu@@ ne to disa@@ gre@@ ements ?
Are we not gr@@ ate@@ ful that we have car@@ ing elders who end@@ e@@ av@@ or to do that ?
Ma@@ in@@ tain your good ha@@ bi@@ ts of family worship and personal study .
What ty@@ pe of rule can we ex@@ pect from the King of the Kingdom ?
Some 20 years ear@@ li@@ er , see@@ king the best way to s@@ pre@@ ad the good news worl@@ d@@ wide , Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l had deci@@ ded to make a seri@@ es of t@@ our@@ s out@@ side of A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a .
( Read Matthew 13 : 34 , 35 . )
There was another proble@@ m in Corin@@ th .
We will consider what we must avoid and what we must do to be pre@@ pared for Jehovah’s great day .
He wrote : “ Je@@ da@@ iah the son of H@@ ar@@ u@@ ma@@ ph did re@@ pa@@ ir work in fr@@ on@@ t of his own house . . .
This led him to an am@@ a@@ z@@ ing dis@@ co@@ very concer@@ ning God’s pur@@ pos@@ es .
What experi@@ ences can you rel@@ ate of some who respon@@ ded fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly to the good news ?
Pe@@ ace re@@ ign@@ ed among them .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , leg@@ is@@ l@@ ation spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally in@@ tend@@ ed to re@@ du@@ ce cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion often co@@ st@@ s much to imp@@ le@@ ment yet accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ es little .
( b ) What may result from a mil@@ d respon@@ se to pro@@ vo@@ c@@ ation ?
They must also be ac@@ hi@@ e@@ va@@ ble and real@@ is@@ tic .
Of course , doing so ex@@ posed her to ris@@ ks .
For example , some religious lead@@ ers cla@@ im that God will p@@ un@@ ish bad people forever in a place of t@@ or@@ ment .
He ru@@ th@@ less@@ ly be@@ at me .
For some , however , fin@@ an@@ cial or other consider@@ ations may at present pre@@ c@@ lu@@ de marriage .
The disciples who a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned Jesus be@@ tra@@ yed a fle@@ sh@@ ly way of thinking .
Rather , even in times of disa@@ ster , he gives real help through the encourag@@ ement found in his Word , our supp@@ or@@ tive bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od , and the strength provided by holy spirit .
By sh@@ aring with others the message of sal@@ vation out@@ l@@ ined in the Bible , we eng@@ age in a work that can result in our own sal@@ vation and in that of those who listen to us .
S@@ im@@ one has experienced the power of God’s Word .
‘ Jesus loved righteousness , and he h@@ ated la@@ w@@ less@@ ness . ’
They were not sel@@ e@@ cted because of years of scho@@ ol@@ ing or te@@ ch@@ n@@ ic@@ al s@@ k@@ ill@@ s .
For example , Jesus lik@@ ened his Father to a car@@ ing ow@@ ner of a flo@@ ck who go@@ es off to look for one st@@ ra@@ y sheep .
V@@ er@@ y few sh@@ ared in the field ministry .
She simply wants her husband to help her ad@@ just to her new sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s .
You can be sure that “ the peace of God . . . will gu@@ ard your hearts and your men@@ tal po@@ wers ” so that you will have the strength to res@@ ist all of Satan’s pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
He is the God , not of the dead , but of the living . ”
W@@ ould Jehovah not see that ?
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of spiritual fore@@ ign@@ ers have become part of Jehovah’s fav@@ ored nation .
Such self - cen@@ tered people are not truly happy .
It would not do so .
As a matter of fact , over the sp@@ an of a little more than a year , individuals en@@ ro@@ l@@ led in the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol in the congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide rec@@ ently read through the first fi@@ ve boo@@ ks of the Bible .
What re@@ qu@@ est did Eli@@ j@@ ah make of the wi@@ do@@ w in Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath , and what as@@ sur@@ ance did he give her ?
Still , he did not com@@ promise .
The l@@ ist set out the char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s of each ligh@@ th@@ ouse , including its uni@@ que sign@@ al .
As his dedic@@ ated servants , therefore , we should be di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied in spe@@ e@@ ch and action .
A@@ no@@ ther pr@@ er@@ e@@ qu@@ is@@ ite is seen in Jehovah’s words to Ca@@ in : “ If you turn to doing good , will there not be an ex@@ al@@ tation ? ”
This n@@ atur@@ al prog@@ res@@ sion from hear@@ ing the Word of God to exerc@@ ising faith in his Son , Jesus Christ , pu@@ ts us in l@@ ine for everlasting life .
How have some put their trust in Jehovah in con@@ ne@@ ction with their emp@@ loy@@ ment ?
Jesus had pray@@ ed ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly before , but on this occasi@@ on , fac@@ ed with the most se@@ v@@ ere t@@ est of his earthly life , he pray@@ ed “ more ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly ” ​ — and his prayer was ans@@ wer@@ ed .
You can return another time .
As a result , individuals have at times become the vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of gro@@ ss wr@@ ong@@ s .
However , many parents do not inclu@@ de in this educ@@ ation the knowledge that can lead to everlasting life .
O@@ ver 4@@ 00 elders have served where shepher@@ ding was needed .
In both illustr@@ ations something had been lost , but no@@ te the re@@ action of the ow@@ n@@ ers .
Des@@ pite all the mis@@ er@@ y that they had ca@@ used by their faith@@ less@@ ness , Eli@@ j@@ ah still loved them .
Although Solomon pointed out that the dist@@ res@@ sing days of f@@ ra@@ il health are not the best st@@ age of life , Jehovah valu@@ es what el@@ der@@ ly Christians can accom@@ pl@@ ish in pra@@ ising him .
God’s V@@ i@@ e@@ w of W@@ ar Today 7
Thus , as no@@ ted , his earthly ministry was to end “ at the half of the we@@ ek , ” or after three and a half years .
“ Th@@ ro@@ w all your anxi@@ ety on [ Jehovah ] , because he ca@@ res for you . ” ​ — 1 P@@ E@@ T@@ E@@ R 5 : 7 .
Bo@@ th of your parents are in the truth , and they can support you , ” we said to our friend who was serving in the full - time ministry .
Some are written with young children in mind .
Hence , this beg@@ in@@ ning of “ c@@ all@@ ing on the name of Jehovah ” must have been in a new way , not in pu@@ re worship .
For instance , when 2@@ 20 servants of God were rel@@ eas@@ ed from the S@@ ach@@ sen@@ ha@@ us@@ en con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p under Na@@ z@@ i gu@@ ard in 194@@ 5 , they fac@@ ed a 1@@ 20 - m@@ ile [ 2@@ 00 k@@ m ] tre@@ k .
So , what can help us to want to read and study God’s Word ?
We are neu@@ tr@@ al in these matters .
God’s Word says : “ The living know that they are to die , but the dead no longer know anything . ”
• What does it mean to ‘ mind the flesh ’ ?
What positi@@ ve vie@@ w@@ point do milli@@ ons have regarding Jehovah’s day , and why ?
Thus , our ob@@ je@@ ctive is not only to imp@@ ar@@ t Bible knowledge but also to refle@@ ct Jehovah’s qualities , especially his love .
Con@@ di@@ tions change quic@@ k@@ ly .
When the bo@@ y had evid@@ ently gro@@ wn to young man@@ ho@@ od , Jehovah instru@@ cted Abraham to take the bo@@ y and offer him up as a sacrifice .
Acc@@ ur@@ ate Bible knowledge can prote@@ ct you from so - called en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment based on the ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es of worl@@ dly “ wise and in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al ones , ” who “ have re@@ je@@ cted the very word of Jehovah . ” ​ — Matthew 11 : 25 ; Jeremiah 8 : 9 .
At times , a mother e@@ ag@@ le may even w@@ ra@@ p her w@@ ings around her off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing to prote@@ ct them from co@@ ld w@@ in@@ ds .
O@@ f@@ ten , such in@@ for@@ ma@@ l set@@ t@@ ings help a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ents feel more inc@@ l@@ ined to o@@ pen up .
At the end of the dis@@ course , a young man , co@@ ached by two pri@@ ests who were in the a@@ udi@@ ence , ju@@ mp@@ ed on@@ to the st@@ age .
But Jesus war@@ m@@ ly told her : “ Da@@ ugh@@ ter , your faith has made you well . G@@ o in peace , and be in good health from your g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous si@@ ck@@ ness . ”
O@@ r if you can re@@ serve about an h@@ our a we@@ ek , you will need only a few months to study ke@@ y Bible sub@@ je@@ cts , using the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe .
* “ Even though I have pione@@ ered and have had many other privile@@ ges , no@@ ne of them se@@ em en@@ ough to make me believe in my heart that I bel@@ ong . ”
( Read Psalm 34 : 6 , 18 , 19 ; 1 Peter 5 : 6 , 7 . )
“ E@@ very year , ” she says , “ my son K@@ ev@@ in takes me out for the day .
On that one day , I ob@@ ta@@ ined lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing , work , and food !
M@@ ore is needed , though , than mer@@ ely recogn@@ iz@@ ing the si@@ gn .
Per@@ haps har@@ s@@ h e@@ con@@ om@@ ic con@@ di@@ tions for@@ ce you to work long h@@ our@@ s to provide for your family .
For example , one writ@@ er says that Is@@ la@@ m “ has inspired a great ci@@ v@@ il@@ is@@ ation . . . [ that has ] en@@ ri@@ ched the whole world . ”
How can hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones id@@ enti@@ fy God’s true worshipp@@ ers ?
When enc@@ oun@@ ter@@ ing fin@@ an@@ cial dist@@ ress , what help may we find in the public@@ ations of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” ?
How those words h@@ ur@@ t me !
This certainly is the wise course , for Jesus ur@@ ged : “ S@@ to@@ p st@@ or@@ ing up for y@@ ourselves tre@@ a@@ sures upon the earth , where mo@@ th and ru@@ st con@@ su@@ me , and where th@@ i@@ ev@@ es bre@@ ak in and ste@@ al .
Can Jehovah continue to use his spirit to gu@@ i@@ de us through life ?
I was the f@@ our@@ th of ei@@ ght children .
Se@@ cul@@ ar s@@ our@@ ces for the time of his re@@ ign inclu@@ de Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an ta@@ ble@@ ts and do@@ cum@@ ents of Di@@ o@@ d@@ or@@ us , Af@@ ri@@ can@@ us , E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us , and P@@ to@@ le@@ my .
Instead , we will keep on preaching the good news .
For example , when the apostle John tri@@ ed to worship an ang@@ el , that spirit cre@@ ature re@@ bu@@ ked him , saying : “ Be care@@ ful ! Do not do that ! . . .
At one point , Job even said to Jehovah : “ Why do you conc@@ e@@ al your very face and reg@@ ard me as an enem@@ y of your@@ s ? ”
• What is the ro@@ le of prayer when one has sin@@ ned ?
Be@@ ing imper@@ fect , we are inc@@ l@@ ined to be self - cen@@ tered .
We should keep show@@ ing by our actions that we have strong faith in Jehovah’s promises .
I learned a lo@@ t from my experi@@ ences there .
The Israelites thought that just by taking the Ar@@ k with them , Jehovah would help and prote@@ ct them .
This fear of God , so ess@@ enti@@ al to a mean@@ ing@@ ful life , is not the same as mor@@ bi@@ d dre@@ ad .
Today , our ‘ fi@@ shing gr@@ oun@@ ds ’ have been ex@@ pan@@ ded to 2@@ 35 lands . ​ — Mark 13 : 10 .
I h@@ an@@ ded him a l@@ ist of the very le@@ ast of what was necess@@ ary .
Yes , pre@@ par@@ ing a me@@ al for a si@@ ck person , ass@@ is@@ ting an el@@ der@@ ly one with cho@@ res , provi@@ ding trans@@ por@@ tation to Christian meetings when necess@@ ary , and not being clo@@ se@@ f@@ is@@ ted toward deser@@ ving ones are among the de@@ e@@ ds of mer@@ cy we should ab@@ ound in . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 15 : 7 - 10 .
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Ri@@ pp@@ ing A@@ part G@@ ar@@ ments , 4 / 15
Jesus is the appointed ju@@ dge ; we are not .
To pre@@ pare Timothy for the difficult times a@@ head , Paul wr@@ ites : “ God gave us not a spirit of c@@ ow@@ ar@@ di@@ ce , but that of power and of love and of s@@ oun@@ dness of mind . ”
What reas@@ ons do we have for tru@@ sting Jehovah’s remin@@ ders ?
G@@ ran@@ ted , the Bible does say : “ E@@ very man must be s@@ wi@@ ft about hear@@ ing , s@@ low about speaking . ”
When the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ i@@ an Jews heard of it , they h@@ ur@@ ri@@ ed to B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a “ to inc@@ ite and ag@@ it@@ ate the mas@@ ses . ” ​ — Acts 17 : 4 , 12 , 13 .
Ch@@ ang@@ es in personal circumstances or of assign@@ ments can t@@ est our mo@@ des@@ ty .
Why the Con@@ fu@@ sion ?
33 : 27 , A@@ mer@@ i@@ can St@@ and@@ ard V@@ er@@ sion .
With my loving wife , El@@ ke
If a husband was ac@@ tually gu@@ il@@ ty of se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality but wanted to remain married to his wife , she ( the in@@ no@@ c@@ ent one in Jesus ’ example ) must cho@@ ose whether to for@@ give him and continue sh@@ aring the mar@@ it@@ al bed or to re@@ ject him .
Con@@ cer@@ ning such faithful servants of Jehovah , Paul said : “ In faith all these died , al@@ though they did not get the fulfill@@ ment of the promises , but they saw them a@@ far off and wel@@ com@@ ed them and public@@ ly declar@@ ed that they were str@@ ang@@ ers and temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents in the land . ” ​ — He@@ b .
He told his followers : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e be@@ coming mer@@ ci@@ ful , just as your Father is mer@@ ci@@ ful . ”
What will help us to keep ourselves ready ?
As the following examples show , this fine spirit has op@@ ened “ a large do@@ or that lea@@ ds to activ@@ ity ” in the Ne@@ ther@@ lands , where one milli@@ on of the 15 milli@@ on in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants are from other lands . ​ — 1 Corinthians 16 : 9 .
For Christians , e@@ con@@ om@@ ic st@@ res@@ ses , human imper@@ fe@@ ction , and the spirit of the world with its im@@ mor@@ ality and dist@@ or@@ ted sense of valu@@ es can t@@ est loy@@ al@@ ties .
Re@@ g@@ arding this word , one refer@@ ence work says : “ Q@@ u@@ ite often , in fact , [ it ] imp@@ lies an action or appe@@ ars in com@@ bin@@ ation with verbs of action . ”
The holy spirit does in@@ deed pla@@ y an important part in the lives of the other sheep .
But what is more imp@@ res@@ sive is Ru@@ th@@ ’s love for Jehovah .
Tru@@ st in Jehovah will help us to be cont@@ ent , that is , to be satis@@ fied with what we have .
Le@@ mu@@ el@@ ’s mother beg@@ ins with sever@@ al questions that he@@ igh@@ ten our interest : “ What am I saying , O son of mine , and what , O son of my bel@@ ly , and what , O son of my v@@ ow@@ s ? ”
The No@@ bl@@ est K@@ ind of Lo@@ ve
B@@ as@@ ed on that verse , how would you say Jesus vie@@ wed himself in rel@@ ation to the Father ?
TH@@ R@@ E@@ E days before his death , Jesus told his disciples : “ This good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations ; and then the end will come . ”
This is not to say that being fir@@ st@@ born was of no import@@ ance .
With the help of inter@@ vie@@ ws and re@@ en@@ ac@@ t@@ ments , we were able to see spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally how we can teach others to become disciples .
At the same time , we should do what we can , taking appro@@ pri@@ ate action to sol@@ ve problems and help others .
A second reason for suffering is found in this princi@@ ple : “ Wh@@ atever a man is s@@ ow@@ ing , this he will also re@@ a@@ p . ”
He knew that our imper@@ fect body members can have a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous influ@@ ence on us .
He discus@@ sed Revelation chap@@ ter 17 , which descri@@ bes a “ w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast ” that “ was , but is not , and yet is about to as@@ c@@ end out of the ab@@ y@@ ss . ”
Of these , 5 received ex@@ emp@@ tion , 1@@ 5@@ 4 were given “ work of n@@ ational import@@ ance , ” 23 were assign@@ ed to a n@@ on@@ com@@ bat@@ ant cor@@ ps , 8@@ 2 were h@@ an@@ ded over to the mil@@ it@@ ary , and some were cour@@ t - mar@@ ti@@ aled for dis@@ obe@@ ying or@@ ders .
Un@@ der@@ standing is de@@ f@@ ined as “ a men@@ tal gr@@ as@@ p : com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion , ” “ the cap@@ ac@@ ity to ap@@ pre@@ h@@ end gener@@ al rel@@ ations of par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ars . ”
Why Com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate Jesus ’ De@@ ath ?
What a st@@ ag@@ g@@ ering t@@ ask that was !
My wife and I were viol@@ ent toward each other , lar@@ g@@ ely because we har@@ bor@@ ed feelings of je@@ al@@ ous@@ y .
Our next assignment would change that .
Adam and E@@ ve were a@@ ware of it , and they knew ex@@ ac@@ tly how to pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ce it .
When sheep are car@@ ed for pro@@ per@@ ly , however , the shepher@@ d’s flo@@ ck will f@@ are well .
In the Scriptures , experi@@ enc@@ ing se@@ x@@ u@@ al enjo@@ y@@ ment with a bel@@ o@@ ved wife is lik@@ ened to dr@@ in@@ king ref@@ re@@ shing water .
How in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y does Jehovah h@@ ate someone who lo@@ ves viol@@ ence ?
As her tra@@ gi@@ c experience shows , Satan has nothing good to offer those who become part of this wicked system .
The people also ref@@ er to themselves and their language as I@@ t@@ ne@@ g .
Be@@ h@@ ind our house was a bat@@ ter@@ y of an@@ ti@@ a@@ ir@@ c@@ ra@@ ft ar@@ t@@ ill@@ er@@ y man@@ ned by Ger@@ man sol@@ di@@ ers .
Jo@@ sua and his el@@ des@@ t son are now baptized , and another son ser@@ ves as an un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ er of the good news .
They will ad@@ d their letter of re@@ comm@@ end@@ ation and s@@ end it direc@@ tly to the branch of@@ fic@@ es you spe@@ ci@@ fied .
He sur@@ rend@@ ered his soul in its be@@ half , and he kno@@ ws each sheep person@@ ally , “ by name . ” ​ — John 10 : 3 , 14 - 16 .
By this we mean that it was a ga@@ ther@@ ing together of people cho@@ s@@ en by God’s holy spirit ​ — all recogn@@ ized by God to be his “ children . ” ​ — Romans 8 : 16 , 17 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 3 : 26 .
L@@ ik@@ ely , your children know your position on the matter ; they may even be able to qu@@ o@@ te Bible pas@@ sa@@ ges that back up your beli@@ ef@@ s .
If they have persecu@@ ted me , they will persecu@@ te you also ; if they have ob@@ served my word , they will ob@@ serve your@@ s also . ” ​ — John 15 : 20 .
The one con@@ duc@@ ting shows gen@@ u@@ ine interest in every com@@ ment
It may have been at this time that David com@@ posed the hear@@ t@@ felt psal@@ m in which he appe@@ aled to Jehovah : “ Do put my te@@ ars in your s@@ k@@ in bo@@ t@@ tle . ”
From that time on@@ ward , the world of mankind has lived out@@ side Jehovah’s uni@@ vers@@ al family , ali@@ en@@ ated from God .
The loving consider@@ ation that David showed toward M@@ ep@@ hi@@ bo@@ sh@@ et@@ h , the l@@ ame son of Davi@@ d’s bel@@ o@@ ved friend J@@ on@@ a@@ than , is an example of the right attitude toward the low@@ ly one . ​ — 2 Samuel 9 : 1 - 13 .
Bible educ@@ ation , up@@ building associ@@ ation , and the opportunity to praise God also a@@ wa@@ it you at Christian meetings of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Mar@@ c says : “ After lea@@ ving a fin@@ an@@ cially st@@ able jo@@ b that I had done for al@@ most half of my life , I was ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive , but Jehovah bless@@ ed our ministry .
Let your kingdom come .
Rather , he ‘ wal@@ ked by spirit . ’
Sh@@ l@@ omo S@@ ter@@ n@@ ber@@ g , an O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x ra@@ b@@ bi and ma@@ them@@ ati@@ ci@@ an at H@@ ar@@ v@@ ard Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity , expla@@ ins that the L@@ en@@ ing@@ ra@@ d C@@ o@@ de@@ x “ di@@ ff@@ ers from the K@@ o@@ re@@ n e@@ dition used by D@@ ro@@ s@@ n@@ in by 4@@ 1 let@@ ters in De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y al@@ one . ”
When Jehovah for@@ gives our sin@@ s , he will never hold those sin@@ s against us in the future .
One future develop@@ ment is mentioned by Paul in his letter to the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians .
He listen@@ ed in@@ ten@@ tly while I explained the resurrection hope .
Yes , they were to per@@ form their Christian ministry op@@ en@@ ly , in full public view .
Tru@@ e , many Christian men are very bus@@ y car@@ ing for matters rel@@ ating to the congregation .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence - B@@ as@@ ed Fa@@ ith in the Creator
They Re@@ fu@@ se to Ser@@ ve at All
He may therefore have been wa@@ iting for qui@@ et@@ er times .
If we keep hum@@ bly serving others in this work , we are imit@@ ating the love Jesus Christ showed toward people .
But Solom@@ on@@ ’s example also teach@@ es us what can ha@@ p@@ pen when a person i@@ g@@ no@@ res God’s comm@@ and and marri@@ es someone who does not serve Jehovah . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 4 : 13 .
There I me@@ t John O .
To@@ bo@@ be
; W@@ all , R .
The first study article shows how important it is for men to be in sub@@ je@@ ction to their He@@ ad , the Christ , and to imitate him in their deal@@ ings with others .
As parents , K@@ ar@@ la and I recogn@@ ized the import@@ ance of set@@ ting the right example for our children in the matter of worship .
They also needed to stay un@@ ited .
In ad@@ dition , in De@@ c@@ ember 19@@ 6@@ 5 , I received news that my mother was seri@@ ously ill with can@@ c@@ er .
And if an ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent star@@ ts , some may find it a real stru@@ gg@@ le to res@@ ist bad ha@@ bi@@ ts , such as s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing and a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E 4 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 21 - 25
He arrang@@ ed for a fellow work@@ er to come to work early to reli@@ eve him on meeting ni@@ gh@@ ts .
So why not make it your a@@ im to strengthen and encoura@@ ge one or two fellow Christians every time you me@@ et with them ?
Th@@ ink S@@ tra@@ i@@ ght ​ — A@@ ct W@@ is@@ ely
The man was am@@ a@@ zed that the Witness had taken his own time to vis@@ it people and c@@ he@@ ck on them .
Y@@ ou@@ ths ​ — You T@@ ou@@ ch Your Par@@ ents ’ H@@ ear@@ t
On an in@@ vo@@ ice , they found a p@@ ho@@ ne number .
TH@@ E ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ist and the Eng@@ l@@ ish l@@ ord had for years col@@ la@@ bor@@ ated in sear@@ ch@@ ing for the tre@@ asure .
He taught that his followers should avoid even har@@ bor@@ ing ani@@ mo@@ s@@ ity against their brothers . ​ — Matthew 5 : 21 , 22 .
It would invol@@ ve the Christian congregation , which he ter@@ m@@ ed “ God’s field under cultiv@@ ation ” and which was to be fru@@ it@@ ful .
As a result , moral and do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ al is@@ su@@ es remain as div@@ isi@@ ve as ever .
Christian shepher@@ ds need to imitate “ the fine shepher@@ d , ” Jesus .
As fre@@ e@@ dom of spe@@ e@@ ch and religion gra@@ du@@ ally b@@ lo@@ s@@ som@@ ed in that country , the number of worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah inc@@ reas@@ ed ra@@ pi@@ dly .
G@@ ile@@ ad G@@ ra@@ du@@ ates En@@ coura@@ ged to S@@ pe@@ ak “ M@@ ag@@ ni@@ fic@@ ent Th@@ ings ”
Jesus and his disciples were invit@@ ed to atten@@ d a we@@ d@@ ding in C@@ ana of Gal@@ ile@@ e .
In Jesus ’ day the s@@ par@@ ro@@ w was the c@@ he@@ ap@@ est of the bir@@ ds so@@ ld as food .
Job , who lived in ancient times , had that very experience .
There should occ@@ ur a year of complete rest for the land . ”
S@@ how Lo@@ ving - K@@ in@@ dness to Those in Ne@@ ed
Many eyes were filled with te@@ ars as the speak@@ er wel@@ com@@ ed him as a brother in the congregation .
Their message was simp@@ le : “ Lord , see !
“ Your Word Is Tru@@ th ”
Joseph and M@@ ary had at le@@ ast si@@ x other children by n@@ atur@@ al means after the mirac@@ ul@@ ous bir@@ th of Jesus .
5 : 6 ; J@@ as .
Some dis@@ reg@@ ard God’s Word al@@ together .
This activ@@ ity has ca@@ used many to look upon Jehovah’s Witnesses with ad@@ mi@@ r@@ ation and respect .
I@@ N Ju@@ ly 20@@ 00 , the C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a St@@ ate Le@@ g@@ is@@ l@@ ature in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates pas@@ sed a bil@@ l desi@@ gn@@ ed to reli@@ eve people of li@@ ability if they expres@@ s sy@@ mp@@ a@@ thy to an individu@@ al who was in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed in an ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent in which they themselves were involved .
They expla@@ in that the whole country takes refu@@ ge from the su@@ n from 1 : 00 p@@ .@@ m . to 3 : 00 p@@ .@@ m . , so the mission@@ aries gener@@ ally use part of that time to study or to take a si@@ es@@ ta .
T@@ ry to deter@@ mine why you are up@@ set .
Moses h@@ es@@ it@@ ated .
However , there were too few life j@@ ac@@ ke@@ ts , and the me@@ ch@@ an@@ ism that low@@ ers the li@@ fe@@ bo@@ ats into the se@@ a did not work pro@@ per@@ ly .
Jehovah’s Witnesses pa@@ y attention to the war@@ ning that Jesus gave .
A ste@@ ward may have many fine qualities and a@@ bil@@ ities , yet no@@ ne of them would matter if he was ir@@ respon@@ sible or dis@@ loyal to his ma@@ ster .
In view of the gro@@ wing interest in yo@@ ga , we might ask : ‘ Is yo@@ ga simply an exerc@@ ise r@@ out@@ ine that will give the prac@@ t@@ iti@@ on@@ er a heal@@ thy , s@@ li@@ m body and some peace of mind ?
Yes , Jehovah deser@@ ved their obedi@@ ence .
Christian cou@@ ples who face is@@ su@@ es ra@@ ised by I@@ V@@ F may well refle@@ ct on the imp@@ lic@@ ations of a different medi@@ cal situation .
In N@@ or@@ way , a cou@@ ple stu@@ dies with a family from Af@@ gh@@ an@@ ist@@ an .
However , there is no men@@ tion of these two influ@@ enti@@ al grou@@ ps any@@ where in the Hebrew Scriptures .
After the Israelites rep@@ ented , Moses inter@@ ce@@ ded , and Jehovah instru@@ cted him to make a cop@@ per lik@@ en@@ ess of a ser@@ p@@ ent and ra@@ ise it high on a st@@ ake .
The 9@@ 3 - year - old woman mentioned ear@@ li@@ er needed to know why the teaching of an im@@ mor@@ tal soul ( or spirit ) is so pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent .
For sever@@ al years I served three small cir@@ cu@@ its .
In other c@@ as@@ es , Jehovah’s people gave fin@@ an@@ cial support to those taking the lead in the work .
; W@@ all , A .
For example , re@@ sear@@ ch in P@@ ol@@ and reve@@ aled that 30 - year - ol@@ ds who have been married for from three to si@@ x years are most likely to get div@@ or@@ ced ; and div@@ or@@ ce is not li@@ mit@@ ed to that age group .
C@@ as@@ si@@ o@@ d@@ or@@ us direc@@ ted : “ G@@ r@@ am@@ m@@ ati@@ cal pe@@ cu@@ li@@ ar@@ ities . . . must be pre@@ served , since a text known to be inspired cannot be su@@ sc@@ ep@@ ti@@ ble to cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion . . . .
When Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i ge@@ ts back home , El@@ isha as@@ ks him : ‘ Wh@@ ere have you been ? ’
If Jehovah re@@ members and re@@ war@@ ds his loyal ones who die before Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , he will sur@@ ely de@@ al simil@@ arly with his servants who are ali@@ ve on the day of his anger .
While stud@@ ying the Bible , I lost interest in pur@@ su@@ ing a place at a uni@@ vers@@ ity .
For example , if you had lived in a soci@@ ety where the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity believ@@ ed that child sacrific@@ es were accep@@ table , as some soci@@ e@@ ties in the past have thought , would that have made the prac@@ tice right ?
The holy spirit has helped the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy to gr@@ as@@ p Scriptural tru@@ ths not pre@@ vi@@ ously under@@ sto@@ od .
When we face decisions , we must be al@@ er@@ t to possible d@@ ang@@ ers and gu@@ ard against being dec@@ ei@@ ved by first imp@@ res@@ sions .
1 : 8 , 9 , 13 , 14 .
I@@ gu@@ a@@ ç@@ ú F@@ alls , on the bor@@ der between Ar@@ g@@ ent@@ ina and B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , ran@@ ks among the wi@@ des@@ t of all w@@ at@@ er@@ f@@ alls .
“ The Sa@@ ying of Jehovah En@@ du@@ res F@@ o@@ re@@ ver ”
Our bo@@ ys have gro@@ wn up ru@@ b@@ b@@ ing sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders with people who love Jehovah , and they now see that serving God is an enjo@@ y@@ able way of life . ”
We can always imp@@ ro@@ ve in displa@@ ying the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit ​ — love , long - suffering , kindness , mil@@ dness , and self - control among others .
On one occasi@@ on , people cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed some bo@@ ys who spoke up about their faith in Jesus .
A mis@@ taken sense of prof@@ essi@@ onal loy@@ al@@ ty might pro@@ du@@ ce such “ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance . ”
To wh@@ atever ex@@ t@@ ent we are able to pro@@ du@@ ce Kingdom fru@@ it@@ age , we will be moved to “ go on and keep be@@ aring fru@@ it ” when we keep in mind why we are doing so .
Read Revelation 3 : 14 .
But some@@ times the cl@@ er@@ gy@@ ’s efforts fa@@ iled mis@@ er@@ ab@@ ly , which is what happened in 194@@ 8 at S@@ ul@@ mona , a small to@@ wn in cen@@ tr@@ al I@@ tal@@ y .
From the time that sin en@@ tered into the world , it has brought the pain of gu@@ il@@ t , ali@@ en@@ ation from God , and hel@@ pl@@ ess@@ ness .
In ad@@ dition , these Christians pl@@ an@@ ned a@@ head , so that when their circumstances chang@@ ed , they were ready to take advan@@ ta@@ ge of the new situation .
It was R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on , a book publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses back in 19@@ 40 .
At times he may use our brothers and sisters to do that .
The Watchtower of Mar@@ ch 1 , 19@@ 6@@ 1 , com@@ pared this to when Satan tri@@ ed to temp@@ t Jesus by show@@ ing him all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the world from a high m@@ oun@@ tain .
For King David , his “ hear@@ t’s desire ” was to buil@@ d a house for Jehovah’s name .
I ye@@ ar@@ n for the day when I can lea@@ p from my whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir and ru@@ n like the w@@ ind .
Pro@@ c@@ ra@@ st@@ in@@ ation proved to be very co@@ st@@ ly for this stud@@ ent .
That re@@ pres@@ ented a ma@@ j@@ or indic@@ ation of Jehovah’s support .
Jehovah has always su@@ sta@@ ined us in this res@@ ol@@ ve .
It became a kind of ho@@ le in time , lea@@ ving the post@@ war world per@@ man@@ ently dis@@ con@@ ne@@ cted from everything that had come before . ”
The verse continu@@ es : “ They have ac@@ ted ru@@ in@@ ously , they have ac@@ ted de@@ t@@ esta@@ bly in their deal@@ ing . ”
Ho@@ se@@ a@@ ’s prophecy invol@@ ving the Israelites gives us a special reason to hope in God .
He wrote : “ If you are being re@@ pro@@ ached for the name of Christ , you are happy , because the spirit of glory , even the spirit of God , is re@@ sting upon you . ”
But not so with the mer@@ ch@@ ant in Jesus ’ par@@ able .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ ally re@@ af@@ fir@@ m your relationship with Jehovah .
The first vo@@ lu@@ me was an ep@@ it@@ ome of uni@@ vers@@ al hist@@ ory .
6@@ 8 : 11 .
How would you de@@ fine the Tr@@ in@@ ity , and how have we been prote@@ cted from believ@@ ing such er@@ ro@@ r ?
By the th@@ ir@@ d day of sear@@ ch@@ ing , did Joseph beg@@ in to won@@ der if he had fa@@ iled ter@@ ri@@ bly in this sac@@ red trust from Jehovah ?
God bless@@ ed the first human pa@@ ir and gave them a thr@@ ill@@ ing assignment .
When Jo@@ si@@ ah heard the words of the Law and real@@ ized how far his fore@@ fa@@ thers had st@@ ra@@ yed from pu@@ re worship , he ri@@ pp@@ ed his gar@@ ments ap@@ ar@@ t and we@@ pt before Jehovah .
Such a person is satis@@ fied with the resul@@ ts of his materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
The apostle Peter told the Jews : “ The God of our fore@@ fa@@ thers . . . has gl@@ ori@@ fied his Ser@@ v@@ ant , Jesus , whom you , for your part , deli@@ vered up and dis@@ ow@@ ned before P@@ il@@ ate@@ ’s face , when he had deci@@ ded to rel@@ e@@ ase him .
In answer to that question , Jesus gave his disciples a si@@ gn that was clear , de@@ ta@@ iled , recogn@@ iz@@ able , and un@@ mis@@ ta@@ ka@@ ble , as recorded in Matthew chap@@ ter 24 , Mark chap@@ ter 13 , and Luke chap@@ ter 21 .
On the other hand , wh@@ atever material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons you may have , it would be wise to as@@ si@@ gn them a prop@@ er place in life so that they do not become a ma@@ ster over you .
He might make sacrific@@ es in a material way .
The world is in har@@ mony with Satan because he is its go@@ d .
Li@@ fe - Gi@@ ving W@@ at@@ ers in An@@ des , 10 / 15
This con@@ fir@@ ms the fact that the se@@ as were cre@@ ated for a purpose ​ — to accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ate and support life .
Al@@ ong with joy , the bir@@ th of a child br@@ ings serious responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
At the same time , they learned to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der responsi@@ bility .
Consider J@@ on@@ a@@ than .
However , heav@@ y ra@@ ins ca@@ used the Ti@@ gr@@ is to over@@ f@@ low .
After David had the Ar@@ k brought to Israel@@ ’s cap@@ it@@ al city , Jerusalem , L@@ ev@@ ites san@@ g a s@@ ong that inclu@@ ded this expres@@ sion : “ Gi@@ ve than@@ ks to Jehovah , you people , for he is good , for to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite is his loving - kindness . ”
If we had g@@ as in the t@@ an@@ k , we would go on , plac@@ ing our faith and trust in Jehovah . ”
When the father ge@@ ts home , he is not pleas@@ ed with ei@@ ther child and p@@ un@@ ish@@ es them both for not obe@@ ying him .
What can we learn from Paul’s example when he was under house ar@@ rest ?
But how long will it be from the time of death until the fun@@ er@@ al ?
This is@@ sue of The Watchtower exam@@ ines the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s cla@@ im that it can gu@@ i@@ de us in every as@@ pect of life .
What should I avoid that might ar@@ ouse un@@ clean desi@@ res ?
O@@ cc@@ asi@@ on@@ ally , I left the sh@@ op not only with a return vis@@ it but also with a small supp@@ ly of a r@@ are com@@ mo@@ di@@ ty .
As we were pre@@ par@@ ing for de@@ par@@ ture , we brothers ​ — ris@@ king our lives — ​ deci@@ ded to go up to the wom@@ en@@ ’s ba@@ r@@ rac@@ ks and c@@ he@@ ck on the con@@ dition of about 20 of our spiritual sisters ​ — among them El@@ sa Ab@@ t and Ger@@ tru@@ d O@@ t@@ t .
Because “ they will in@@ her@@ it the earth , ” said mil@@ d - temp@@ ered Jesus .
The F@@ ru@@ it@@ age of Christian Q@@ u@@ alities
A@@ m@@ ong the things written for our instru@@ ction , giving us comfort and hope , is the rec@@ ord of the occasi@@ on when Jehovah deli@@ vered the Israelites from the ir@@ on g@@ ri@@ p of their Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an op@@ pres@@ s@@ ors .
But the public is inc@@ reas@@ ingly beg@@ in@@ ning to ad@@ mit that the vie@@ ws of the Witnesses have mer@@ it .
The stud@@ ent may answer the pr@@ inted questions cor@@ rec@@ tly , but does he ag@@ ree with what he is lear@@ ning ?
And it is deep@@ ly appreci@@ ated by those who receive such ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality .
This “ inter@@ change of encourag@@ ement ” has made it eas@@ y for us to continue who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly in our assignment . ​ — R@@ om .
That is f@@ it@@ ting because the su@@ n not only provi@@ des pl@@ ants with en@@ er@@ gy to gro@@ w but also d@@ ri@@ ves earth@@ ’s water c@@ y@@ c@@ le .
How has peace come to re@@ ign among true Christians ?
What do we u@@ su@@ ally talk about in the field service , at the meetings , and at home ?
For example , in 19@@ 21 a te@@ am of ra@@ il@@ ro@@ ad - main@@ ten@@ ance men in S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a wor@@ ked their way along a st@@ re@@ t@@ ch of ra@@ il@@ way tr@@ ack .
Com@@ men@@ ting on his me@@ th@@ od of transl@@ ation , Lu@@ ther wrote : “ We should question the mother in her home , the children on the st@@ re@@ et and the comm@@ on man at the mar@@ ke@@ t , and then w@@ atch their m@@ ou@@ ths to see how they talk and then transl@@ ate acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly . ”
Se@@ cond , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as ani@@ mal@@ s were not desi@@ gn@@ ed to live forever , humans were .
As told by S@@ te@@ ph@@ en M@@ c@@ D@@ ow@@ ell
By having his inter@@ actions with humans recorded in this way , Jehovah has pa@@ inted an exc@@ ep@@ tion@@ ally de@@ ta@@ iled por@@ tra@@ it of his person@@ ality .
I was f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed , but I really ad@@ mi@@ red my father .
She married a man nam@@ ed S@@ al@@ m@@ on .
One held out a fre@@ sh@@ ly sh@@ ar@@ p@@ ened k@@ ni@@ fe .
Be@@ fore his inc@@ ar@@ cer@@ ation , he had been to ch@@ urch only once ​ — to pre@@ pare to ro@@ b that ch@@ urch .
What Christian responsi@@ bil@@ ities requi@@ re hum@@ ility ?
In faith he obe@@ yed Jehovah , “ not fe@@ aring the anger of the king , for he continued ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast as see@@ ing the One who is inv@@ isi@@ ble . ” ​ — Read Hebrews 11 : 27 , 28 .
To In@@ cre@@ ase Our In@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy With Jehovah
Th@@ ings the world consi@@ ders fo@@ ol@@ ish , we@@ ak , and i@@ g@@ no@@ ble , God vie@@ ws as wise , powerful , and hon@@ or@@ able .
The Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ er Luke rel@@ ates : “ Jesus called with a l@@ ou@@ d vo@@ ice and said : ‘ Father , into your hands I en@@ trust my spirit . ’ When he had said this , he ex@@ pi@@ red . ”
“ TH@@ E ser@@ p@@ ent ​ — it dec@@ ei@@ ved me . ”
This should have remin@@ ded un@@ faithful Israel that it had re@@ ached its end and that Jehovah’s judgment was du@@ e .
What will be the determin@@ ation of God’s people during 200@@ 7 ?
We left the En@@ te@@ b@@ be C@@ ongreg@@ ation with a feel@@ ing of deep satis@@ fac@@ tion over the spiritual develop@@ ments there .
A bre@@ a@@ th@@ taking view of M@@ ount N@@ yi@@ ra@@ g@@ ongo , one of the most ac@@ tive v@@ ol@@ c@@ ano@@ es in the world , gre@@ e@@ ts us each day .
I had to re@@ mind my@@ self da@@ ily why I was in G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a ​ — to help others to know Jehovah .
He said of them : “ H@@ app@@ y are your eyes because they see and your ear@@ s because they hear . ”
3 : 5 .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , the transl@@ at@@ ors of the Greek S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t emp@@ lo@@ yed the sing@@ ul@@ ar form at both Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 17 and 6@@ 6 : 22 .
But does that mean that such ones are bey@@ ond help ?
Jehovah always bless@@ es decisions based on faith in him , but how can he bl@@ ess a decision that is contr@@ ary to his will , especially when it invol@@ ves nee@@ d@@ less@@ ly giving up sac@@ red privile@@ ges ? ​ — Read Hebrews 11 : 6 ; 1 John 5 : 13 - 15 .
Yet , how contr@@ ary was the course they cho@@ se to follow !
It also mo@@ ves us to action .
We are the only people on earth who offer hope of real so@@ lu@@ tions to man@@ kin@@ d’s problems .
In the cen@@ tu@@ ries that follow@@ ed , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of mankind wal@@ ked in the fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s of Adam and E@@ ve , but Jehovah did not turn his back on the human family because of such wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
A ma@@ j@@ or as@@ pect of true Christi@@ an@@ ity is love .
“ When he ca@@ ught sight of her , ” says the account , “ he began to ri@@ p his gar@@ ments and to say : ‘ Al@@ as , my daugh@@ ter !
One m@@ oun@@ tain re@@ pres@@ ents Jehovah’s uni@@ vers@@ al and et@@ er@@ n@@ al rul@@ er@@ ship .
And what satis@@ fac@@ tion such un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish teach@@ ers experience as they ob@@ serve how the lear@@ n@@ ers use their a@@ bil@@ ities to benefit the congregation ! ​ — Acts 20 : 35 .
The un@@ righteous will have pa@@ id for their sin@@ s by d@@ ying .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es their di@@ lig@@ ence in personal study and meeting attend@@ ance , their close associ@@ ation with the apostle Paul must have helped great@@ ly .
In a sense , Jeremiah lived “ in the fin@@ al part of the days . ”
Let us consider three questions regarding the resurrection .
In their con@@ vers@@ ations , R@@ y@@ an ra@@ ised such to@@ pi@@ c@@ s as the resurrection and the con@@ dition of the dead .
When you feel that you are not appreci@@ ated , what should you remember about Jehovah ?
How satis@@ f@@ ying these efforts can be !
Can we ex@@ pect them to respect authority ? ”
Does the same hold true when it comes to speaking to God ?
S@@ how interest in the vie@@ w@@ point of others without making them un@@ com@@ for@@ table .
The S@@ tr@@ ong@@ est In@@ cen@@ tive
Mo@@ re@@ over , in the near future , you will experience the ‘ wonderful works and mirac@@ les ’ that Jehovah will car@@ ry out for your et@@ er@@ n@@ al benefit and for that of the child whom you lost in death .
In the Scriptures , divine discipl@@ ine is descri@@ bed as an expres@@ sion of God’s love for his human cre@@ atu@@ res .
Rather than en@@ ligh@@ ten , he dec@@ ei@@ ves .
( b ) How did Jesus fulf@@ ill his ro@@ le as “ the A@@ men ” ?
Indeed , Jesus “ has his pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od without any succ@@ ess@@ ors . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , study en@@ ab@@ les us to gro@@ w in understanding of God’s lar@@ ge@@ hear@@ te@@ dness .
A@@ m@@ ong the pro@@ v@@ isions that Jehovah makes for our spiritual n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment are the we@@ ek@@ ly meetings at the Kingdom H@@ all .
12 : 1 - 14 .
Tru@@ ly , we are buil@@ t up by the love of Jehovah and Jesus for us and our love for them .
No one stu@@ died the Bible with me , but wh@@ en@@ ever I vis@@ ited the I@@ si@@ o@@ c@@ has , I g@@ le@@ an@@ ed words of faith and encourag@@ ement from the Scriptures and got some Bible liter@@ ature .
When on earth , Jesus said to the wicked P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es : “ The kingdom of God is in your mi@@ d@@ st , ” meaning that he , the future King of that Kingdom , was among them . ​ — Luke 17 : 21 .
Jehovah had already said that his promises to Abraham would be ful@@ filled through Isa@@ a@@ c .
With li@@ mit@@ ed knowledge of the Bible , I under@@ sto@@ od little of what was said .
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op the M@@ ind of Christ Today
Such giving makes his heart rejo@@ ice , much the way a little gift from a bel@@ o@@ ved child deli@@ gh@@ ts a par@@ ent .
My mother , far right , with An@@ č@@ ka , who taught her the truth
We must learn them from our pe@@ ers or from a high@@ er s@@ ource .
When speaking before Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us , Peter high@@ ligh@@ ted what com@@ mis@@ sion ?
S@@ ad@@ ly , my stay there did not last very long .
And a psalmist po@@ e@@ tic@@ ally c@@ alls the mo@@ on “ a faithful witness in the s@@ ki@@ es . ”
A gi@@ r@@ l col@@ le@@ cts food sc@@ ra@@ ps so that they cannot be used to c@@ ast a sp@@ ell
Jehovah can lik@@ e@@ wise e@@ qui@@ p us to dec@@ l@@ are the Kingdom message reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of how challeng@@ ing a ter@@ rit@@ ory might be .
In@@ st@@ inc@@ tiv@@ ely , they ga@@ ther food supp@@ lies for the future .
F@@ e@@ w rec@@ all that he was one of the ma@@ in fi@@ gu@@ res in the spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement of his fellow Gre@@ ek@@ s . The name of this ign@@ ored pioneer was Ser@@ ap@@ him .
Un@@ der the Law that God gave to ancient Israel , there were serious con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences for ma@@ j@@ or off@@ en@@ ses against individuals .
Some decisions may se@@ em tri@@ vi@@ al , yet they may have gra@@ ve con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
The k@@ ings of the earth took their stand and the rul@@ ers mas@@ sed together as one against Jehovah and against his anointed one . ’
Dani@@ el@@ ’s prophecy fore@@ told that “ the true knowledge ” would become a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in “ the time of the end . ”
So , having su@@ st@@ en@@ ance and co@@ ver@@ ing , we shall be cont@@ ent with these things . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 6 - 8 .
Se@@ cond , God’s love should mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to love our brothers .
They made Jehovah very real to us .
This could very well be , for when Ru@@ th re@@ turned to Na@@ om@@ i , it may still have been dar@@ k .
Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s succ@@ ess dep@@ ended on his strong faith .
( Ti@@ tu@@ s 1 : 1 – 3 : 15 )
H@@ er husband no@@ tic@@ ed how much the brothers and sisters helped his wife and their ba@@ by .
Now Is the Ti@@ me for De@@ c@@ isi@@ ve A@@ ction
It never fa@@ il@@ s to work . ”
To real@@ ize that mar@@ vel@@ ous pro@@ spe@@ ct , Adam and E@@ ve , as well as their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , must each accept Jehovah God , the Creator and Li@@ fe - Gi@@ ver , as their S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn and be willing to obey him .
Paul said as much when he wrote : “ W@@ he@@ ther you are e@@ ating or dr@@ in@@ king or doing anything el@@ se , do all things for God’s glory . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 31 .
Jesus gre@@ w up to be a happy ad@@ ul@@ t . What made him happy ?
P@@ U@@ R@@ P@@ O@@ S@@ E : It provi@@ des a leg@@ al arrang@@ ement for Jesus ​ — the pri@@ m@@ ary part of the wom@@ an’s “ off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing ” — ​ to be king and pri@@ est forever
Consider the apostles .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , M@@ other did not share his religious vie@@ ws , and she used to say that she would pre@@ f@@ er him to live as he did before and remain a Ca@@ tho@@ lic .
Des@@ pite that , “ a great crow@@ d ” of the desi@@ ra@@ ble things of all the nations have jo@@ ined spiritual Israel in serving Jehovah .
Are you sing@@ le and desi@@ r@@ ous of being more u@@ se@@ ful in Jehovah’s organization ?
These sub@@ je@@ cts are discus@@ sed in the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
In order for our sacrific@@ es to be accep@@ table to Jehovah , they must be se@@ par@@ ate from and un@@ con@@ tam@@ in@@ ated by worl@@ dly influ@@ ences .
In@@ com@@ pet@@ ence in per@@ form@@ ing even a simp@@ le t@@ ask can have bad con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
L@@ it@@ tle did I know at the time what s@@ ort of challeng@@ es we as a family would still have to face .
One of the high@@ ligh@@ ts of large ga@@ ther@@ ings of Jehovah’s Witnesses is the baptism of new@@ ly dedic@@ ated servants of God .
D@@ ef@@ in@@ it@@ ely , it was our parents ’ fine example and their teaching us under all circumstances that helped us to deci@@ de to en@@ ter the full - time ministry .
If we are loyal to God , we will follow the direction we receive from his organization .
Wh@@ ere was Th@@ y@@ ati@@ r@@ a , and for what pro@@ du@@ ct was it especially no@@ ted ?
“ I am satis@@ fied with the liter@@ ature we have , ” I respon@@ ded .
How can you prote@@ ct your children ?
I have lived hon@@ es@@ tly ever since .
In E@@ den , Satan succ@@ ess@@ fully appe@@ aled to E@@ ve@@ ’s sel@@ f@@ ish desire for in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence .
He lived al@@ one , for his wife had pas@@ sed away and his married daugh@@ ter had her own home .
S@@ tudi@@ es of b@@ one ab@@ nor@@ mal@@ ities in s@@ k@@ el@@ et@@ ons from ancient S@@ y@@ ri@@ a have led p@@ al@@ e@@ on@@ to@@ lo@@ g@@ ists to conclu@@ de that op@@ er@@ ating similar qu@@ er@@ ns ca@@ used young women re@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve st@@ ress in@@ ju@@ ries ​ — no@@ t@@ ched k@@ nee@@ cap@@ s , dam@@ age to the last d@@ or@@ s@@ al ver@@ te@@ br@@ a , and se@@ v@@ ere o@@ ste@@ o@@ ar@@ thr@@ it@@ is in the bi@@ g to@@ e .
Are you moved to learn more about this imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al God ?
They were 10@@ 7 and 8@@ 3 years old res@@ pe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely !
What affe@@ cted Ca@@ in@@ ’s ability to make a wise decision , and with what result ?
Many lasting fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps began on those occasi@@ ons while the brothers and sisters wor@@ ked hard together .
Instead , as she pu@@ ts it , “ I am really happy to be bas@@ king in Jehovah’s love day in and day out . ”
Bible ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gy se@@ ts his bir@@ th at 3@@ 4@@ 0@@ 4 B.C.E .
The old a@@ da@@ ge , E@@ very man has his pri@@ ce , imp@@ lies that even good people are willing to viol@@ ate the rul@@ es of dec@@ enc@@ y and mor@@ ality when en@@ ough money is involved .
E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 8 : 1 – 19 : 14 is d@@ ated “ in the si@@ x@@ th year ” of that ex@@ ile , or 6@@ 12 B.C.E .
Some pe@@ op@@ les of the F@@ ar N@@ or@@ th view the nor@@ ther@@ n ligh@@ ts as an om@@ en of war and p@@ est@@ il@@ ence .
What is this day ?
Still , the Bible has been transl@@ ated , ei@@ ther in whole or in part , into more than 2@@ ,@@ 4@@ 00 langu@@ ages .
Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed overse@@ ers to be “ mo@@ der@@ ate in ha@@ bi@@ ts , s@@ ound in mind , or@@ der@@ ly . ”
He sent U@@ ri@@ ah back to the bat@@ tle with a no@@ te to the ar@@ my gener@@ al , Jo@@ a@@ b .
One husband ad@@ m@@ its : “ The ma@@ j@@ or proble@@ m we had at the beg@@ in@@ ning of our marriage was to real@@ ize that we were not sing@@ le any@@ more .
And wisdom person@@ ally reve@@ als its appe@@ al as well as its value .
God also gr@@ ants them im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity .
The Bible can help married cou@@ ples dis@@ cer@@ n how to res@@ ol@@ ve differ@@ ences , and it can provide parents with guid@@ el@@ ines for ra@@ ising children .
His holy name be pra@@ ised .
You yourself have come to know my s@@ it@@ ting down and my ris@@ ing up . You have consider@@ ed my thought from far off .
Satan’s go@@ al is to we@@ ak@@ en the determin@@ ation of true Christians to view themselves as “ temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents ” in the present system .
Still , they have many responsi@@ bil@@ ities and have difficul@@ ty set@@ ting asi@@ de time for personal study .
Although David com@@ mit@@ ted sever@@ al serious sin@@ s , he called on Jehovah , saying : “ Do give e@@ ar , O God , to my prayer ; and do not hi@@ de yourself from my re@@ qu@@ est for fav@@ or . ”
At times , however , un@@ sc@@ ru@@ pul@@ ous individuals have tri@@ ed to ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it Jehovah’s people , ei@@ ther for personal gain or with the in@@ t@@ ent of dam@@ ag@@ ing the congregation .
God’s Word ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges that un@@ believers may have certain comm@@ end@@ able principles .
Jesus fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly ex@@ posed the religious lead@@ ers
F@@ in@@ ally , the do@@ ct@@ or loo@@ ked up and said , “ Your child will be very dep@@ end@@ ent on you . ”
What is the meaning of the illustr@@ ation of the le@@ av@@ en ?
And she just made us come . ”
How wonderful it would be to have a reli@@ able con@@ sul@@ t@@ ant to ad@@ v@@ ise us when we face a difficult decision !
Rather , we trust in Jehovah .
7 “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah and Do What Is Go@@ od ”
Do you not ag@@ ree with David , who also wrote : “ There is no@@ ne like you among the go@@ ds , O Jehovah , ne@@ i@@ ther are there any works like your@@ s ” ? ​ — Psalm 8@@ 6 : 8 .
After a self - exam@@ in@@ ation , we may be inc@@ l@@ ined to say , ‘ That is just the way I am . ’
In the last book of the Bible , the gl@@ ori@@ fied Christ Jesus st@@ res@@ ses the su@@ d@@ den@@ ness of his coming , saying : “ I am coming quic@@ k@@ ly . ”
( Fir@@ st A@@ po@@ lo@@ gy , chap@@ ter 17 ) And T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an told Rom@@ an rul@@ ers that their ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ ors ow@@ ed “ a de@@ b@@ t of gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to Christians ” for their consci@@ enti@@ ous pa@@ y@@ ment of ta@@ x@@ es .
He would have to be dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed in order to pre@@ serve the cle@@ an@@ ness and spirit of the congregation . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Although the Bible was occasi@@ on@@ ally used , I never heard any counsel that direc@@ tly deal@@ t with my situation ; ne@@ i@@ ther did anyone appro@@ ach me to tell me what to do .
I thought , ‘ How hard can it be , since I love to read ? ’
They are all full - time min@@ isters of Jehovah’s Witnesses eng@@ ag@@ ing in the work of teaching Bible truth .
However , we know why these things are happ@@ ening , and that gives us strength .
4 - 6 . ( a ) Why can we be than@@ k@@ ful that Noah and Moses ful@@ filled their assign@@ ments from Jehovah ?
• What ro@@ le does love pla@@ y in “ the law of the Christ ” ?
God go@@ es a@@ head with his purpose as though these rul@@ ers are nothing .
If he sub@@ m@@ its to Christ’s rul@@ er@@ ship , he will be able to live on earth forever in perfect health and happiness .
Yet , “ the great day of Jehovah is near , ” meaning that those who remain in spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness are “ st@@ ag@@ g@@ ering to the sla@@ ugh@@ ter . ” ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h .
; M@@ our@@ l@@ ho@@ u , F .
O@@ l@@ ga , a sister in S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , showed her loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah by being res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful to her husband even though he tre@@ ated her ba@@ dly .
For in that case there will ex@@ ist a future , and your own hope will not be cu@@ t off . ” ​ — Proverbs 23 : 17 , 18 .
The bap@@ t@@ is@@ ma@@ l can@@ di@@ d@@ ate must have faith that sal@@ vation is possible only because Jesus died a sacri@@ fi@@ cial death , was resur@@ rec@@ ted , and “ is at God’s right hand , ” having authority over the living and the dead .
But when I associ@@ ated with Jehovah’s people , I felt the love of the brothers .
Jesus war@@ ned that our day , during “ the pres@@ ence of the Son of man , ” would be similar .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s have a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al requi@@ re@@ ment for su@@ sta@@ ining the body ​ — the need for food .
New mo@@ on and sa@@ b@@ bat@@ h , the c@@ all@@ ing of a conven@@ tion ​ — I cannot put up with the use of un@@ can@@ n@@ y power along with the so@@ le@@ m@@ n ass@@ em@@ bly . ”
O@@ thers are exc@@ ep@@ tional in their ze@@ al@@ ous support of the Kingdom - preaching work and in show@@ ing high reg@@ ard for the full - time ministry .
“ The law of Jehovah is perfect . . .
And the mo@@ de@@ l Christ left for us to follow clo@@ sel@@ y en@@ ab@@ les each of us to have a part in that divine purpose .
A sense of bit@@ ter@@ ness may pose an ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le to some .
Jesus told of a slave who refu@@ sed to for@@ give a relati@@ vely small de@@ b@@ t and of a father who for@@ gave a son who had s@@ qu@@ an@@ der@@ ed his whole in@@ her@@ it@@ ance
Jesus has appointed it “ over all his bel@@ ong@@ ings ” here on the earth . ​ — Matthew 24 : 4@@ 2 - 4@@ 7 .
As discus@@ sed in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , this can have de@@ va@@ st@@ ating effe@@ cts .
Thus , you can recogn@@ ize practic@@ ers of true religion by the way they care for one another . ​ — Read John 13 : 35 .
If we have man@@ ag@@ ement responsi@@ bil@@ ities on our jo@@ b , are parents , or have shepher@@ ding du@@ ties in the Christian congregation , do those in our care feel that we tre@@ at them as Jesus tre@@ ated those in his care ?
N@@ ex@@ t , let us consider Genesis chap@@ ter 39 .
Will peace and se@@ cur@@ ity ever become a re@@ ality ?
Some bo@@ ys act in a ma@@ ch@@ o fa@@ shi@@ on in order to be well - thought - of by other stud@@ ents , going as far as bul@@ l@@ ying others in school .
H@@ el@@ p Th@@ r@@ ough Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
Your view of who is wise may be influ@@ enced by your ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound and circumstances .
It is clear that when the Christians in the first century follow@@ ed the guid@@ ance in God’s own Bo@@ ok , their congregations were clean , pe@@ ace@@ ful , and un@@ ited .
14 , 15 . ( a ) In what way was Daniel able to avoid a con@@ f@@ li@@ ct in the matter of obedi@@ ence ?
If you make a thor@@ ough sear@@ ch , you can find true worshipp@@ ers .
You may find it a@@ w@@ k@@ ward to talk with your parents about their living arrang@@ ements and the possible need for change .
Des@@ pite the re@@ pro@@ ach people he@@ a@@ p on his name , Jehovah has wa@@ ited pati@@ ently for the right time to act .
M@@ ore H@@ el@@ p on the W@@ a@@ y
They had to learn to displa@@ y this love , for he continued : “ By this all will know that you are my disciples , if you have love among y@@ ourselves . ”
For ro@@ ad us@@ ers , this position min@@ i@@ mi@@ zed any in@@ conven@@ i@@ ence that might be ca@@ used by ad@@ verse we@@ ather con@@ di@@ tions .
The Witnesses wel@@ com@@ ed me war@@ m@@ ly .
In this reg@@ ard , Paul posed some inter@@ es@@ ting questions .
4 , 5 . ( a ) How does Jehovah demonstr@@ ate loy@@ al@@ ty ?
( b ) Why did A@@ bel@@ ’s sacrifice prove to be accep@@ table in God’s eyes ?
You can for@@ ge a strong b@@ ond of fri@@ end@@ ship with those whom you help spiritually .
“ They C@@ al@@ led To@@ gether the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in ”
A G@@ O@@ O@@ D R@@ E@@ P@@ O@@ R@@ T F@@ R@@ O@@ M M@@ E@@ X@@ I@@ C@@ O
Read Romans 12 : 6 - 8 , 11 .
In this con@@ text , where Isaiah men@@ tions “ wonderful things ” of God , we find a reli@@ able prophecy that is yet to be ful@@ filled , just as the judgment on Babyl@@ on was ful@@ filled .
He was res@@ pe@@ cted , had a br@@ il@@ li@@ ant care@@ er , and was already married !
Mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love , elders and other members of the congregation have pro@@ ba@@ bly vis@@ ited the in@@ ac@@ tive one .
When the children respon@@ d , they find great joy in pur@@ su@@ ing true worship together with their parents .
The De@@ ad Se@@ a S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls were written between the th@@ ir@@ d century B.C.E . and the first century C.E .
O@@ thers became e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses to another resurrection .
Di@@ d Moses learn from the practic@@ al tra@@ ining he received as a shepher@@ d ?
So how could we make a life together ?
Jesus refle@@ cts his Fa@@ ther’s person@@ ality so per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly that ob@@ serving the Son is like see@@ ing the Father .
You are cor@@ di@@ ally invit@@ ed to atten@@ d .
To cop@@ e , I u@@ su@@ ally en@@ tered the Kingdom H@@ all after the crow@@ d set@@ t@@ led down and left just before it began to s@@ ti@@ r at the end of the pro@@ gra@@ m .
Of course , we do not walk al@@ one along Jehovah’s pa@@ ths .
Do you take advan@@ ta@@ ge of Jehovah’s pro@@ v@@ isions to help you walk in the way of integrity ?
God indic@@ ated that Jac@@ o@@ b would “ become a congregation of pe@@ op@@ les , ” and that occ@@ ur@@ red .
( b ) How does Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation apply to Christians today ?
Des@@ pite the coun@@ tr@@ y’s of@@ fi@@ cial position of neu@@ tr@@ ality , the S@@ we@@ dis@@ h people were affe@@ cted by the war .
Not long after the ep@@ is@@ o@@ de with my teach@@ er , I was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , Daniel respon@@ ded : “ You have streng@@ th@@ ened me . ” ​ — Daniel 10 : 19 .
On the contr@@ ary , in fore@@ tel@@ ling the over@@ thro@@ w of Jerusalem by the Babyl@@ on@@ ians , God said that the city would experience a rest@@ or@@ ation , des@@ pite Babyl@@ on@@ ’s po@@ li@@ cy of never rel@@ eas@@ ing its cap@@ ti@@ ves .
Au@@ gu@@ st 3 - 9 , 200@@ 9
Yet , some may be working more h@@ our@@ s than necess@@ ary .
Jehovah is not only a powerful Sa@@ vi@@ or but also a loving Re@@ war@@ der .
He sel@@ e@@ cted the first of the few through whom he would later fe@@ ed the many .
The world is so s@@ atur@@ ated with con@@ f@@ lic@@ ting religious teachings and do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines that many people feel that sear@@ ch@@ ing for the true religion is fu@@ t@@ ile .
S@@ O S@@ A@@ I@@ D a pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates in the last de@@ ca@@ de of the 20@@ th century . At that time , inter@@ n@@ ational events seem@@ ed to su@@ gg@@ est that world un@@ ity was on the ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on .
Even if you are not in close cont@@ act with ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ tural activities , the refer@@ ences in this ta@@ ble@@ t from Ge@@ z@@ er can help to bring your Bible reading to life , making it more under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble and mean@@ ing@@ ful .
A L@@ it@@ tle G@@ ir@@ l With a Bi@@ g H@@ ear@@ t
Consider this : “ We are God’s fellow work@@ ers . ”
There is no sh@@ aring or fel@@ low@@ ship between true and false worship .
May you be among those who make it their fir@@ m res@@ ol@@ ve to give God glory ​ — now and forever !
On the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an side was dar@@ k@@ ness ; on the Israel@@ ite side was light .
Even back in 1@@ 7@@ 26 , Daniel De@@ fo@@ e der@@ i@@ ded pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s beli@@ ef that the Devil was a f@@ righ@@ t@@ ful mon@@ ster “ with bat@@ ’s w@@ ings , hor@@ ns , clo@@ ven fo@@ o@@ t , long ta@@ il , for@@ ked t@@ ong@@ ue , and the like . ”
Tru@@ e , most of those suffering from this spiritual star@@ vation are not “ consci@@ ous of their spiritual need . ”
What about other religi@@ ons thr@@ ough@@ out the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re ?
“ Why has his war ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t d@@ el@@ a@@ yed in coming ? ”
E@@ s@@ ther chap@@ ters 2 - 5 , 7 - 9
Paul , S@@ il@@ as , and Timothy had left the city of L@@ y@@ str@@ a in sou@@ ther@@ n Gal@@ ati@@ a .
Do you perhaps have a se@@ cre@@ t , un@@ expla@@ in@@ able fear ?
And to what ex@@ t@@ ent ? ’
A@@ n An@@ s@@ wer to Our P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers
What if You Ha@@ ve Sin@@ ned ?
Let us therefore give fur@@ ther attention to Ha@@ bak@@ kuk@@ ’s prophecy .
Sh@@ ould we be sur@@ pris@@ ed that many in mo@@ der@@ n times have made re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble chang@@ es as a result of stud@@ ying God’s Word ?
Instead of r@@ en@@ ting large the@@ at@@ ers , res@@ our@@ ce@@ ful Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents often found free fac@@ il@@ ities , such as scho@@ ol@@ ro@@ om@@ s , cour@@ th@@ ous@@ es , ra@@ il@@ ro@@ ad st@@ ations , and even the par@@ l@@ ors of large ho@@ m@@ es .
These high@@ ligh@@ ted Jehovah’s care for and blessing upon those who serve him faith@@ fully .
The origin@@ al - language words for “ day ” and “ bir@@ th@@ day ” are different , each having its own meaning .
C@@ la@@ udi@@ us L@@ ysi@@ as ’ du@@ ties inclu@@ ded keep@@ ing order in Jerusalem .
Mo@@ st of them are young and full of ze@@ al and love for Jehovah .
As@@ k yourself : ‘ Do I stri@@ ve to be no part of the world ?
As the G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or , he educ@@ ated the first human cou@@ ple , Adam and E@@ ve , and pre@@ pared them for life in the beau@@ ti@@ ful gar@@ den in E@@ den .
B@@ as@@ ed on that com@@ ment , how might you have la@@ bel@@ ed Na@@ th@@ ana@@ el ?
S@@ om@@ me Ri@@ ver
The people loved him .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , Mar@@ co@@ s jo@@ ined his wife in a Bible study that Jehovah’s Witnesses were con@@ duc@@ ting with her .
Many people today feel that they do not have time to show kindness to others .
D@@ em@@ on@@ str@@ ating S@@ eri@@ ousness in the C@@ ongreg@@ ation and the F@@ am@@ ily
Our whole family ​ — Mo@@ m ; D@@ ad ; E@@ s@@ ther ; my you@@ ng@@ er brother , John ; and I ​ — all sh@@ ared in the public preaching activ@@ ity .
Still , Christians need not be dis@@ ma@@ yed ; Jehovah would w@@ atch over them .
The next mor@@ ning when we re@@ turned to see the c@@ hi@@ ef of po@@ li@@ ce , he was up@@ set to hear that we had been st@@ op@@ ped .
You may long to talk with someone .
As far as he knew , he would never see his home again .
M@@ ore than that , Jehovah even does what is pleas@@ ing to those who do not yet know him , ‘ satis@@ f@@ ying them with food and f@@ ill@@ ing their hearts with g@@ la@@ dness . ’ ​ — Acts 14 : 17 .
Re@@ tur@@ ning three days later , he was able to star@@ t a Bible study with them .
‘ The repor@@ t about Jehovah ’ was the recorded hist@@ ory of God’s mi@@ gh@@ ty de@@ e@@ ds , such as at the R@@ ed Se@@ a , in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , and at Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o .
Jesus ur@@ ged his followers to imitate God in this reg@@ ard : “ Be perfect , as your heavenly Father is perfect . ” ​ — Luke 6 : 35 ; Matthew 5 : 4@@ 8 ; Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 34 : 6 .
During a good ni@@ gh@@ t’s rest , we are un@@ a@@ ware of the pas@@ sage of time and what is going on around us because we are in a st@@ ate of temp@@ or@@ ary un@@ consci@@ ousness .
In that way , you will be moved from the heart to do your best in his service . ​ — Luke 6 : 4@@ 5 ; P@@ hi@@ l .
Thus I was allow@@ ed to continue my activ@@ ity at Bethel .
Is Jehovah , though , an un@@ feel@@ ing Creator who simply in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted a bi@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal pro@@ c@@ ess wh@@ er@@ e@@ by men and women could pro@@ du@@ ce off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing ?
They mer@@ ely high@@ light the import@@ ance of ad@@ her@@ ing clo@@ sel@@ y to Bible principles in working out so@@ lu@@ tions .
Thus Jehovah prote@@ cted his m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er from har@@ m . ​ — 1 K@@ i .
Th@@ r@@ ough hard work he may even be able to help those who are truly in need ​ — a prac@@ tice God’s Word encoura@@ ges . ​ — Proverbs 21 : 25 , 26 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 28 .
While the Bible is eas@@ ily a@@ vail@@ able to all , it is me@@ ant to be under@@ sto@@ od and appreci@@ ated by a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar group of people .
A Hebrew gi@@ r@@ l of tend@@ er age showed imp@@ lic@@ it faith in Jehovah when she su@@ gg@@ ested that the S@@ y@@ ri@@ an ar@@ my c@@ hi@@ ef Na@@ am@@ an go to the prophet El@@ isha in order to be heal@@ ed of le@@ pro@@ s@@ y .
W@@ i@@ ves ​ — ‘ Bu@@ il@@ d U@@ p Your H@@ ous@@ eho@@ ld ’
This is important for you to know , for God has made some e@@ pi@@ c ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ements about the near future that will de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely af@@ fect you .
‘ Mi@@ rac@@ ul@@ ous He@@ al@@ ing ’ Today From God ?
Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s name change could not have been done ca@@ su@@ ally .
We sh@@ ared G@@ r@@ and@@ fa@@ ther’s th@@ atch@@ ed - ro@@ of , four - ro@@ om mu@@ d house .
The king des@@ per@@ ately needed help to get back on tr@@ ack .
The expres@@ sion “ one Jehovah ” means that Jehovah is uni@@ que , that no one is e@@ qu@@ al to or like him .
In what way does the King ri@@ de ‘ in the cause of hum@@ ility ’ ?
They are certain that they will be Jesus ’ jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s in the heavenly Kingdom if they are faithful to death .
But Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice also op@@ ened up for milli@@ ons of others the opportunity of ga@@ ining a righteous standing before God .
I would get up early , p@@ ack a lun@@ ch , and c@@ atch a 6 : 00 a@@ .@@ m . tra@@ in or bu@@ s to the ter@@ rit@@ ory .
The cou@@ ple pray@@ ed for more faith so as to have the courage to make the right decisions .
He spo@@ ts our mo@@ bi@@ le ph@@ ones and dem@@ ands that we give them to him .
In some c@@ as@@ es , that com@@ par@@ is@@ on is direc@@ t , but in other c@@ as@@ es , it is imp@@ lied .
In fact , love is mentioned si@@ x times in the a@@ bo@@ ve ver@@ ses .
We were ali@@ ve . Our future seem@@ ed b@@ right .
B — ? ”
How did Jesus reg@@ ard his ministry , and what attitude do his disciples displa@@ y today ?
Jehovah does not view the mis@@ tre@@ at@@ ment of his people ligh@@ tly .
Jehovah’s Witnesses are deli@@ gh@@ ted to talk about Scriptural matters with all who ye@@ ar@@ n to serve God in true faith .
I feel that I am an hon@@ or@@ able member of soci@@ ety . ”
The following talk , ent@@ it@@ led “ R@@ es@@ pon@@ d to Jehovah’s Go@@ o@@ dness , ” was deli@@ vered by G@@ u@@ y P@@ i@@ er@@ ce of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
I remember a gu@@ ard I me@@ t who sh@@ ou@@ ted , “ G@@ et off my pro@@ per@@ ty ! ”
Acc@@ ording to The C@@ am@@ bri@@ dge H@@ ist@@ ory of the Bible , Moses “ appointed liter@@ ate of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als . . . to rec@@ ord decisions and order af@@ fai@@ r@@ s . ”
Consider examples from three cont@@ in@@ ents .
Ma@@ p and g@@ lo@@ be : M@@ oun@@ tain H@@ i@@ gh M@@ ap@@ s ® C@@ op@@ y@@ right © 199@@ 7 Di@@ g@@ it@@ al W@@ is@@ dom , In@@ c .
What under@@ lies the Christian stand on those is@@ su@@ es ?
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s answer is clear .
H@@ au@@ gh@@ ty ones feel that they have the authority to ju@@ dge the moral value of their fel@@ low@@ man .
They regul@@ arly call on their neigh@@ b@@ ors to share the good news of God’s Kingdom .
“ This is inc@@ re@@ di@@ ble ! ”
The first to die was faithful A@@ be@@ l .
And while some might find it hard to expres@@ s sen@@ ti@@ ment , the result can yi@@ eld much more than money in the ban@@ k . ”
L@@ ong before he came to earth , Jesus lived in heaven with his Father .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of a person@@ ’s hope , being baptized in water in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit is a necess@@ ary st@@ ep that one must take in order to be accep@@ table to God .
He even encoura@@ ges them to “ t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy against ” him .
Today , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy re@@ pres@@ ents the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class .
W@@ ould he take this opportunity to encoura@@ ge Jehovah to for@@ get about Israel and to make a mi@@ gh@@ ty nation from Moses ’ own des@@ c@@ end@@ ants ?
His go@@ d tur@@ ns out to be nothing more than an ‘ i@@ do@@ l of un@@ truth ’ ! — J@@ on@@ ah 2 : 8 .
H@@ er husband saw how the members of the congregation r@@ al@@ lied to help and how happy and heal@@ thy the ba@@ by was tur@@ ning out to be .
Li@@ ving as we do in “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with , ” we need help in doing God’s will .
A@@ m@@ ong the public , con@@ fu@@ sion and mis@@ information ab@@ ound .
When Jesus first heard the news , he told his disciples that La@@ z@@ ar@@ us was as@@ le@@ ep and that he in@@ tend@@ ed to a@@ wak@@ en him .
A ‘ Gre@@ at L@@ um@@ in@@ ary ’
In what fav@@ or@@ able ter@@ ms does the Bible speak about Abraham and Joseph ?
If loving - kindness is demonstr@@ ated toward you , then the same can be expe@@ cted in return .
Li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed in U@@ gar@@ it@@ ’s temp@@ er@@ ate c@@ li@@ mate .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , a spirit - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten human must die .
They inclu@@ ded some of Jesus ’ 12 apostles .
At the star@@ t of Solom@@ on@@ ’s k@@ ing@@ ship , God appe@@ ared to him in a dre@@ am and invit@@ ed him to make a re@@ qu@@ est .
The second pet@@ iti@@ on in the mo@@ de@@ l prayer is : “ Let your kingdom come . ”
The result was that angu@@ ish over his sin@@ s de@@ ple@@ ted his vi@@ g@@ or , just as sum@@ mer@@ ’s d@@ ry he@@ at sa@@ ps mo@@ is@@ ture from a t@@ ree .
Moses had to face challeng@@ es that ref@@ ined his me@@ ek@@ ness
Jehovah’s pati@@ ence has allow@@ ed milli@@ ons of ad@@ di@@ tional righ@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones to learn the truth .
Some time later , I heard a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er speak on the sub@@ ject of pione@@ ering .
That will help to en@@ sure that we are in@@ deed “ h@@ and@@ ling the word of the truth ari@@ ght . ”
With full trust in Jehovah , we are determined to stay a@@ wa@@ ke and to keep mo@@ ving a@@ head coura@@ ge@@ ously , declar@@ ing the good news without le@@ tu@@ p . ​ — Acts 5 : 4@@ 2 .
Con@@ ven@@ tions mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to apply what we learn , help us to avoid problems , and encoura@@ ge us to stay foc@@ used on pur@@ su@@ its and inter@@ ests that will ref@@ res@@ h us rather than we@@ i@@ gh us down . ​ — P@@ s .
You too can gain a sense of purpose and meaning in life by stud@@ ying the Bible .
“ He was fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly heard for his godly fear . ”
Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah did not always ag@@ ree with each other .
A second - century C.E . ex@@ tr@@ a - Bi@@ bli@@ cal st@@ at@@ ement of Christian faith known as The Di@@ d@@ ac@@ he , or T@@ e@@ aching of the T@@ wel@@ ve A@@ post@@ les , re@@ comm@@ ends that an it@@ in@@ er@@ ant pre@@ ach@@ er be en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined for “ one day , or if need be a second as well . ”
Paul said : “ The sin@@ s of some men are public@@ ly man@@ i@@ f@@ est , le@@ ading direc@@ tly to judgment , but as for other men their sin@@ s also become man@@ i@@ f@@ est later . ”
But the con@@ di@@ tions fav@@ or@@ able for Bible transl@@ ation were en@@ ding .
For example , the Romans imp@@ aled 6@@ ,000 sla@@ ves to cr@@ us@@ h the re@@ v@@ ol@@ t led by S@@ par@@ t@@ ac@@ us .
The re@@ gi@@ on soon became a gr@@ an@@ ary for R@@ ome , su@@ p@@ pl@@ ying the emp@@ i@@ re with these ess@@ enti@@ al com@@ mo@@ di@@ ties .
One ver@@ sion says : “ It do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t make sense . ”
Consider what was involved . They would have to help the people to understand the good news of God’s Kingdom .
Jehovah also gave his people regul@@ ations invol@@ ving the a@@ bu@@ se of his holy name , the ob@@ serv@@ ance of S@@ ab@@ ba@@ ths and of the Ju@@ bi@@ le@@ e , conduct toward the po@@ or , and the tre@@ at@@ ment of sla@@ ves .
How do I respon@@ d when problems ar@@ ise ?
She read that one with even greater interest .
The desire to ple@@ ase Jehovah mo@@ tiv@@ ated me to qu@@ it the ha@@ bi@@ t st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght away . ”
Jehovah God’s glory direc@@ tly ligh@@ ts up this organization , just as the S@@ he@@ ch@@ in@@ ah cl@@ ou@@ d il@@ lu@@ min@@ ated the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly .
Paul also refer@@ red to the holy writ@@ ings sever@@ al times .
W@@ al@@ ked the E@@ ar@@ th ?
And what does he do about the wicked ac@@ ts that he se@@ es ?
J@@ on@@ a@@ than loy@@ ally told David : “ You yourself will be king over Israel , and I my@@ self shall become second to you . ”
They became ke@@ y fi@@ gu@@ res in the family l@@ ine le@@ ading to the Messi@@ ah , Jesus .
S@@ inc@@ ere people are often dis@@ ma@@ yed by the ev@@ il@@ s practic@@ ed in the name of religion .
And it will certainly occ@@ ur that from new mo@@ on to new mo@@ on and from sa@@ b@@ bat@@ h to sa@@ b@@ bat@@ h all flesh will come in to bo@@ w down before me , ’ Jehovah has said .
He said : “ My Father is gl@@ ori@@ fied in this , that you keep be@@ aring much fru@@ it and prove y@@ ourselves my disciples . ”
If we love Jehovah and loy@@ ally s@@ tic@@ k with his people , we can draw comfort from the st@@ at@@ ement at 1 Samuel 12 : 22 : “ Jehovah will not deser@@ t his people for the s@@ ake of his great name . ”
The Bible cor@@ rec@@ tly pu@@ ts it this way : “ The heart is more tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous than anything el@@ se and is des@@ per@@ ate . Who can know it ? ”
They called me over .
Why the har@@ s@@ h ass@@ ess@@ ment ?
H@@ ome ​ — A Sa@@ fe H@@ av@@ en ?
After about se@@ ven months of working al@@ one , J@@ ones received a new par@@ t@@ ner to re@@ place B@@ ev@@ an , a mission@@ ary nam@@ ed David G@@ ri@@ f@@ fi@@ ths .
M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ena no@@ tes : “ I work hard to avoid foc@@ using on my problems .
A@@ ge or health problems now li@@ mit what some long@@ time elders can do .
W@@ ould you go along with them , even though you had con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing evidence that the cu@@ re really wor@@ ked ?
3 : 11 ​ — What gave Ru@@ th the re@@ pu@@ tation of being “ an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent woman ” ?
Jehovah God has given us the gift of free will , so we can make our own cho@@ ic@@ es about how we will live .
This is illustr@@ ated by the account of Ca@@ in and A@@ be@@ l , the first brothers in human hist@@ ory .
Jesus did not just find a crow@@ d and tell his apostles to star@@ t tal@@ king .
His spirit moved and gu@@ i@@ ded them to make ma@@ j@@ or chang@@ es in their lives so that they could receive his appro@@ val and blessing .
Although they claim@@ ed to be a@@ the@@ ists , during the discus@@ sion they expres@@ sed faith in God ! ”
A@@ m@@ ong them are more than 50 sing@@ le sisters .
Then , when speaking with your family , ac@@ knowledge and accept your share of responsi@@ bility for the proble@@ m .
In J@@ anu@@ ary 19@@ 7@@ 5 , we se@@ ized an opportunity to work in Pa@@ pua New G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a .
The brothers taking the lead wor@@ ked very hard to provide Bible liter@@ ature and encourag@@ ement to all the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents How did the brothers taking the lead strengthen the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents during World W@@ ar I ?
The Se@@ ed through whom the nations were to bl@@ ess themselves did not inclu@@ de all of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
But think about the years before the tri@@ bul@@ ation beg@@ ins .
Today , all that has sur@@ vi@@ ved of S@@ al@@ am@@ is is ru@@ ins .
Then we can res@@ ol@@ ve in our heart what to do should the situation ar@@ ise .
This article will help us exam@@ ine why it is vital that we learn how to make good decisions .
It was f@@ it@@ ting that the bre@@ ad was un@@ le@@ av@@ ened .
How has Jehovah provided more spiritual light for his people in rec@@ ent years ?
When Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h was done at last , he gave her gi@@ f@@ ts ​ — preci@@ ous je@@ wel@@ ry !
Mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love , elders sp@@ end time doing re@@ sear@@ ch and help@@ ing er@@ ring ones
Just as the woman is accep@@ ting co@@ pi@@ es of The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke ! , the bu@@ s arri@@ ves , and then ever@@ yone tri@@ es to get on it , all at the same time !
So once you have war@@ ned that p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment will follow a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c wr@@ ong@@ doing , be sure to follow through .
What about those who are of the “ other sheep ” ?
F@@ i@@ ve more times , however , Abraham asked Jehovah : What if there are only 4@@ 5 righteous people ? 40 ? 30 ? 20 ?
The apostle Peter wrote regarding his fellow Christians : “ You exerc@@ ise faith in [ Jesus ] and are great@@ ly rejo@@ ic@@ ing with an un@@ spe@@ aka@@ ble and gl@@ ori@@ fied joy , as you receive the end of your faith , the sal@@ vation of your sou@@ ls . ”
M@@ em@@ bers of that great crow@@ d are among those refer@@ red to by Jesus as his “ other sheep . ”
Such a@@ war@@ en@@ ess can do the same for us .
She appreci@@ ates the special opportunity o@@ pen to her to star@@ t spiritual discus@@ sions with ten@@ ants in the lo@@ b@@ by and el@@ ev@@ at@@ or .
It has also been hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing to learn how much Ar@@ th@@ ur was loved .
Jesus ’ example shows that prayers have de@@ gre@@ es of in@@ ten@@ s@@ ity .
But the Bible is not simply the ob@@ ject of transl@@ ation .
How does the apostle Paul as@@ sure us that Jehovah will not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on us if we look to H@@ im when we are under temp@@ tation ?
For example , we do not know ex@@ ac@@ tly when that day will come , but we know it is near .
Jesus and S@@ te@@ ph@@ en wanted the best even for those who h@@ ated them .
May we take advan@@ ta@@ ge of our opportun@@ ities to pro@@ cla@@ im the Kingdom message , the most important work on earth .
W@@ ise parents will direc@@ t the you@@ th@@ ful en@@ er@@ gy of their children toward serving Jehovah , help@@ ing them to make preaching an important part of their lives .
B@@ r@@ ing@@ ing the Go@@ od Ne@@ ws to Those in P@@ ris@@ on
Many have cho@@ s@@ en to remain sing@@ le rather than dis@@ reg@@ ard this divine counsel .
It says : “ B@@ or@@ ro@@ wing and l@@ en@@ ding spo@@ il a fri@@ end@@ ship . ”
She co@@ o@@ ked for him , wa@@ shed his clo@@ th@@ es , and took care of others in his family .
F@@ ran@@ k@@ ly , we should be happy that God , not any group of humans , set the spe@@ ed of ro@@ tation . ​ — Psalm 14@@ 8 : 1 - 5 .
Wh@@ atever the decision , true worshi@@ p@@ ers should “ hold a good conscience ” before God . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 16 .
The Bible shows that gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ousness on Jehovah’s part inclu@@ des loving concer@@ n for disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ged ones among his people .
“ [ Jehovah ] called you out of dar@@ k@@ ness into his wonderful light . ” ​ — 1 P@@ E@@ T@@ E@@ R 2 : 9 .
A@@ m@@ ong the Romans , viol@@ ent spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ les were always po@@ pul@@ ar , so of all Greek discipl@@ ines st@@ ag@@ ed in R@@ ome , bo@@ x@@ ing , w@@ rest@@ ling , and the pan@@ cr@@ ati@@ u@@ m w@@ on the high@@ est appro@@ val .
Those who truly love Jehovah long for his guid@@ ance .
If we were to reason that bad associ@@ ations cannot h@@ ur@@ t us , would we not have to conclu@@ de that good associ@@ ations cannot help us ?
The apostle Paul , like his con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries , tend@@ ed to tra@@ v@@ el by se@@ a when he was going e@@ ast@@ ward , to take advan@@ ta@@ ge of the pre@@ vail@@ ing w@@ in@@ ds .
In S@@ we@@ den , Ch@@ ar@@ lo@@ t@@ te A@@ h@@ l@@ ber@@ g@@ ’s neigh@@ b@@ ors who ga@@ ther@@ ed at her little house “ felt truly t@@ ou@@ ched ” at hear@@ ing the recor@@ ding@@ s .
Then came my next t@@ est of devo@@ tion to God .
The p@@ ins remin@@ ded the we@@ are@@ r to be a “ son of peace ”
At the G@@ ran@@ ic@@ us Ri@@ ver in nor@@ th@@ w@@ es@@ ter@@ n A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or ( now T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y ) , A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der w@@ on his first bat@@ tle against the Per@@ si@@ ans in 3@@ 34 B.C.E .
Jesus taught that God gr@@ ants only li@@ mit@@ ed authority to these govern@@ ments .
was the in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ing t@@ it@@ le of the next part on the pro@@ gra@@ m , pres@@ ented by Samuel H@@ er@@ d , another member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
When they hear the war@@ ning , they must learn to imitate Christ , dedic@@ ate themselves to God , and support Christ’s brothers by preaching the good news .
Pa@@ ying attention to God’s inspired Word , however , gives us true in@@ sight . This is because the Bible long ag@@ o fore@@ told not only the cur@@ r@@ ent st@@ ate of af@@ fai@@ r@@ s but also what is yet to come .
In 1914 , Jehovah el@@ ev@@ ated Jesus even fur@@ ther .
I re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed my father saying to me when I was a child that I should read the Go@@ od Bo@@ ok .
The ol@@ des@@ t bo@@ y , just 12 years of age at the time , was ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely sh@@ y and often tri@@ ed to hi@@ de before the study began .
It sa@@ dd@@ ened him that they re@@ je@@ cted the good news .
Today the Bible is a@@ vail@@ able not only as a b@@ ound , pr@@ inted book but also as a di@@ g@@ it@@ al book .
S@@ hor@@ tly after he got baptized , he began tra@@ ining regul@@ arly at a f@@ it@@ ness cen@@ ter .
I was tra@@ pp@@ ed . ”
A Ti@@ me to Rev@@ e@@ al a Con@@ fid@@ enti@@ al Mat@@ ter
We had a hor@@ se - dra@@ wn car@@ ri@@ age with cur@@ tain@@ s at the w@@ in@@ do@@ ws , so that reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of the we@@ ather , we could atten@@ d ch@@ urch S@@ un@@ day mor@@ ning .
He se@@ es our good mo@@ ti@@ ves and does not ju@@ dge us if we cannot do all we would like to do .
* In Jesus ’ case too , ‘ the spirit of Jehovah became op@@ er@@ ative upon him . ’
The t@@ ong@@ ue , for example , has the power to h@@ ur@@ t as well as to he@@ al .
When asked about the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al d@@ ang@@ ers of such ex@@ po@@ sure to false teachings , he would answer : “ No@@ thing could under@@ mine the faith of one who kno@@ ws Bible truth . ”
And after the th@@ ous@@ and years , what ro@@ le will the Kingdom have ?
How do you get along with your sp@@ ou@@ se@@ ’s parents , and how does your sp@@ ouse get along with your@@ s ?
In some ways , mine is the simp@@ le st@@ ory of a po@@ or country bo@@ y who made good in the city .
How can you show this Bar@@ u@@ ch@@ like spirit ?
We were all happy to come together , even if some of us had to wa@@ it until 11 : 00 p@@ .@@ m . for our turn to leave the meeting place . ”
R@@ em@@ ember the res@@ cu@@ e mentioned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article .
So no matter where we live , as Jehovah’s Witnesses we should avoid off@@ en@@ ding others by the way we d@@ ress .
Why have not more people found “ the very knowledge of God ” ?
God wants hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves to be loyal to each other .
D@@ own to earth and ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able , yet in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent , these people ad@@ d a special t@@ ou@@ ch to the uni@@ qu@@ en@@ ess of the are@@ a .
As time went by , they loved to study , and they felt com@@ for@@ table tel@@ ling us their thoughts and feelings .
The Bible tel@@ ls us that Christ en@@ tered “ into heaven it@@ self , now to appe@@ ar before the person of God for us . ”
Jehovah bless@@ ed his s@@ inc@@ ere desire .
In order to contribu@@ te to the peace and un@@ ity of God’s congregation and to have Jehovah’s appro@@ val , should we not , rather , ‘ con@@ fir@@ m our love ’ for sin@@ n@@ ers who truly rep@@ ent and are re@@ inst@@ ated ? ​ — Mat@@ t .
Consider this example .
Ye@@ ars later Joseph came face - to - face with his brothers , who had hear@@ t@@ less@@ ly so@@ ld him into sla@@ very .
M@@ ary wants to know how this can ha@@ p@@ pen , since she has never had rel@@ ations with a man .
Just as di@@ g@@ es@@ tion is needed if we are to benefit fully from the food we e@@ at , medit@@ ation is needed if we are to ab@@ s@@ or@@ b what we read .
4 : 20 , 21 ; P@@ s .
During much of P@@ il@@ ate@@ ’s ten@@ ure , however , the leg@@ ate was ab@@ sent , and P@@ il@@ ate had to end dis@@ or@@ ders quic@@ k@@ ly .
For this reason , the congregation would not reg@@ ard such a person as “ ir@@ re@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible ” if he continued to car@@ ry a we@@ ap@@ on after being kin@@ dly given Bible counsel .
In other words , the ic@@ on be@@ comes a foc@@ us for i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
A few gra@@ ins of inc@@ en@@ se thro@@ wn by a devo@@ te@@ e upon a pa@@ g@@ an al@@ ta@@ r cons@@ titu@@ ted an act of worship . ”
For instance , they may reve@@ al how close we have dra@@ wn to Jehovah and how well we know his Word .
( Read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 10 : 12 , 13 . )
Jehovah God , by reason of his Creat@@ or@@ ship , is fore@@ most among those who deser@@ ve to be pra@@ ised .
I used to think that being a full - time minis@@ ter would not be challeng@@ ing en@@ ough .
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents he taught in G@@ ile@@ ad and later in the Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol have f@@ ond mem@@ ori@@ es of his cl@@ as@@ ses .
Why do res@@ pe@@ cted hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al works on the Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch offer such se@@ v@@ ere com@@ ments about a po@@ pe and his family ?
She hi@@ d the spi@@ es and asked them to s@@ we@@ ar to her that she and her whole family would be pre@@ served when Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o was con@@ qu@@ ered .
What was wrong then ?
When a man marri@@ es , he lea@@ ves his father and his mother , and much the same can be said of a woman .
Ger@@ r@@ i sp@@ ent most of her days in the field ministry as a mission@@ ary , and I wor@@ ked at the branch of@@ fice .
( b ) Can even those who have mo@@ des@@ t d@@ wel@@ l@@ ings ass@@ ist ?
“ My best times are when I can take a walk and talk to Jehovah in prayer and just let him know how I really feel . ” ​ — R@@ al@@ ph , baptized 194@@ 7 .
Mo@@ st important , medit@@ ating on spiritual things each day will help us to bring honor to the G@@ r@@ and Creator of our mar@@ vel@@ ous b@@ ra@@ in , and he will re@@ ward us with happiness now and everlasting life in his righteous new world . ​ — J@@ as .
F@@ e@@ e@@ ding on God’s Word da@@ ily and taking in “ food at the prop@@ er time ” can en@@ er@@ gi@@ ze us for the ministry . ​ — Mat@@ t .
What does it mean to medit@@ ate , and what questions will we consider ?
In s@@ pite of well - publi@@ ci@@ zed e@@ con@@ om@@ ic problems , Ar@@ g@@ ent@@ ina repor@@ ted a new pe@@ ak of 1@@ 2@@ 6@@ ,@@ 7@@ 0@@ 9 Witnesses last year .
L@@ ess than ten min@@ ut@@ es later , his mother vis@@ ited him and encoura@@ ged him to return to the meetings .
A@@ n Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an s@@ cri@@ be at work
During the in@@ tim@@ ate con@@ vers@@ ation he had with his faithful disciples on the night of N@@ is@@ an 14 , Jesus lik@@ ened himself to “ the true v@@ ine , ” in contr@@ ast with the ‘ de@@ gener@@ ate v@@ ine ’ of un@@ faithful Israel .
D@@ et@@ a@@ il@@ s about house c@@ ars will appe@@ ar in a future is@@ sue .
Thus , he per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly refle@@ cted the love of his Father .
B.C.E . / ​ C.E .
What th@@ reat@@ ened the un@@ ity of Christians in Eph@@ esus ?
If Jehovah appreci@@ ates it when we pray to him in se@@ cre@@ t , how he must appreci@@ ate it when we obey him in se@@ cre@@ t !
What indic@@ ates that Abra@@ m sta@@ yed on the move in Cana@@ an ?
What might we do to get more positi@@ ve resul@@ ts ?
With all our hearts , may we jo@@ in the psalmist in pro@@ claim@@ ing : “ S@@ al@@ vation bel@@ ong@@ s to Jehovah .
Father was always the man of the house , and M@@ other taught us to respect him .
“ D@@ ra@@ w close to God , and he will draw close to you , ” wrote James . ​ — James 4 : 8 .
Mu@@ ri@@ el says that even though she and her husband really wanted to keep serving in the fore@@ ign - language congregation , they deci@@ ded to leave in order to help their son strengthen his love for Jehovah .
When Jesus got baptized , how did Jehovah expres@@ s his feelings about His Son ?
F@@ ur@@ ther , we need to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in as@@ king God for wisdom .
A@@ gain , a com@@ par@@ is@@ on is being dra@@ wn between Jesus and human k@@ ings .
Ex@@ am@@ ining por@@ tions of Paul’s letter to the Eph@@ es@@ ians will help us to understand the purpose of this ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation and to work in har@@ mony with it .
Why should marriage mat@@ es take to heart the counsel found at Romans 12 : 10 ?
R@@ es@@ pon@@ se to our preaching was good , and all of us were soon con@@ duc@@ ting pl@@ ent@@ y of Bible stu@@ dies .
Our answer to that question , as seen in our life course , reve@@ als the strength of that hope in our hearts . ​ — Com@@ pare John 12 : 25 .
During his ministry on earth , Jesus deli@@ ber@@ ately set asi@@ de time to pray .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 9 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 5@@ 4 , 4@@ 3
He is like the w@@ ind . ”
In his second letter , the apostle Peter expres@@ sed deep concer@@ n for Christians living in the time of the end .
How about Daniel chap@@ ter 11 and the prophe@@ tic con@@ f@@ li@@ ct of “ the king of the nor@@ th ” and “ the king of the sou@@ th ” ?
Ju@@ de men@@ tions the angels who “ did not keep their origin@@ al position but for@@ so@@ ok their own prop@@ er d@@ wel@@ ling place , ” saying that God “ has re@@ served [ them ] with et@@ er@@ n@@ al b@@ on@@ ds under den@@ se dar@@ k@@ ness for the judgment of the great day . ” ​ — Ju@@ de 6 .
The resur@@ rec@@ tions per@@ form@@ ed by Jesus offered clear pro@@ of that God gave Jesus power over death .
On the other hand , Jehovah will set us free from everything that can har@@ m us if we en@@ trust ourselves to him .
Yes , we preach in order to praise Jehovah public@@ ly and to san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy his name before all mankind .
Tru@@ e Christians today are every bi@@ t as ze@@ al@@ ous in public@@ ly as@@ cri@@ b@@ ing praise to God as were Christians in the first century .
Consider , too , the faithful man Moses .
Di@@ d the physical uni@@ verse have a beg@@ in@@ ning ?
And are not elders who are hum@@ ble and mil@@ d - temp@@ ered truly ref@@ re@@ shing ?
15 , 16 . ( a ) What spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c instru@@ ction did Jesus give , and why was it vital that his followers obey it ?
In time , however , he under@@ sto@@ od that his foc@@ us on en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment had only led to problems and disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments .
she su@@ d@@ den@@ ly exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed . “ What boo@@ ks ? ”
M@@ ak@@ ing the less@@ on qu@@ ite clear , Jesus ad@@ ded : “ For ever@@ yone that ex@@ al@@ ts himself will be hum@@ b@@ led and he that hum@@ bl@@ es himself will be ex@@ al@@ ted . ”
David said : “ Jehovah is my strength and my shi@@ eld .
I started tal@@ king to my fellow mu@@ si@@ ci@@ ans about what I was reading .
What question about the resurrection might ar@@ ise ?
Is it wrong to par@@ take of them ?
This article exam@@ ines ways in which Jehovah is the Gre@@ at Ti@@ me@@ keep@@ er .
Because of of@@ fi@@ cial re@@ stri@@ ctions on our ministry , we had to be res@@ our@@ ce@@ ful .
Like many of us , Paul had sin@@ ful tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es that got in the way of his desire to do what was right .
Our actions will show that we have real faith .
It was desi@@ gn@@ ed to help reli@@ eve the we@@ i@@ ght of his u@@ pp@@ er - body ar@@ m@@ or .
Tru@@ e st@@ ori@@ es have a special appe@@ al .
We give evidence that we are living in it only temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily .
But are all of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 n@@ atur@@ al Israelites , or Jews ?
If you speak with con@@ vi@@ ction , however , you may be sur@@ pris@@ ed how quic@@ k@@ ly your pe@@ ers will back off . ​ — Com@@ pare Luke 4 : 12 , 13 .
Mi@@ ght there be a need to cu@@ t back on “ d@@ ess@@ er@@ t ” ? ​ — Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 15 , 16 .
El@@ ders who ple@@ ase Jehovah are mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love for him and for their brothers .
We are concer@@ ned about people who have been bl@@ in@@ ded spiritually but se@@ em to have a love of righteousness .
James was speaking of the mer@@ cy that a worshipp@@ er of Jehovah shows toward others .
One reason was his deep interest in and concer@@ n for people .
The Greek word for ‘ nee@@ d@@ le ’ at Matthew 19 : 24 and Mark 10 : 25 ( r@@ ha@@ ·@@ ph@@ is@@ ʹ ) is dra@@ wn from a ver@@ b meaning “ se@@ w . ”
“ Un@@ til my reli@@ ef comes , ” he says .
O@@ ver the years , Dani@@ el@@ ’s prayers evid@@ ently resul@@ ted in a close relationship with his God , a fact recogn@@ ized even by D@@ ari@@ us . ​ — Daniel 6 : 16 .
As the first - century Jewish ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her Phil@@ o held , is it to be just “ a bri@@ ef , often un@@ for@@ tun@@ ate , ep@@ is@@ o@@ de ” in a j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to a spirit real@@ m ?
[ F@@ i@@ re ] is , then , a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ation . ”
( b ) What questions can you ask yourself to strengthen your con@@ vi@@ ction ?
But how can a young person get the very best out of life ?
They pers@@ is@@ ten@@ tly asked for Jesus ’ help , but the crow@@ d st@@ er@@ n@@ ly ur@@ ged the men to be qui@@ et .
How did one young Christian deci@@ de to use his life , and what did he come to real@@ ize ?
E@@ ach congregation recogn@@ ized the God - given authority of the gover@@ ning body and its re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves to organiz@@ e the ministry , ap@@ point men to positi@@ ons of service , and make decisions on do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ al matters .
This fe@@ ature , “ L@@ ear@@ n From God’s Word , ” will use the same me@@ th@@ od to help you . ​ — Read Luke 24 : 27 , 4@@ 5 .
Many w@@ at@@ ers themselves are not able to ex@@ t@@ ing@@ u@@ ish love , nor can ri@@ v@@ ers themselves wa@@ s@@ h it away . If a man would give all the valu@@ able things of his house for love , pers@@ ons would positi@@ vely des@@ p@@ ise them . ”
But S@@ ar@@ ah , “ the free woman , ” sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed God’s wife , the heavenly part of his organization .
She and I have no in@@ se@@ cur@@ ities or concer@@ ns about the strength of our marriage .
Their fellow Christians coun@@ t it a joy to be associ@@ ated with true worshi@@ p@@ ers of such high moral standards and integrity .
What promises have you seen ful@@ filled , and what conclu@@ sion have you come to ?
H@@ O@@ W T@@ O C@@ O@@ P@@ E W@@ I@@ T@@ H TH@@ IN@@ G@@ S TH@@ A@@ T C@@ O@@ U@@ L@@ D A@@ F@@ F@@ E@@ C@@ T O@@ U@@ R . . .
A Christian who tur@@ ns a wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er back from a sin@@ ful course sa@@ ves the soul of the rep@@ ent@@ ant person from spiritual death and perhaps from everlasting des@@ tru@@ ction .
They exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ See ! The world has g@@ one after him . ” ​ — John 12 : 19 .
A@@ ver@@ age years in truth : 1@@ 7@@ .@@ 4
And why do all Christians today need this war@@ ning ?
N@@ ei@@ ther Father nor Son is st@@ ing@@ y .
10 / 1 C@@ os@@ me@@ tic@@ s in Bible T@@ im@@ es , 12 / 1
There were also mu@@ si@@ cal in@@ str@@ um@@ ents .
5 : 4@@ 3 , 4@@ 4 .
All dedic@@ ated servants of Jehovah can ask themselves : What is my pri@@ m@@ ary ob@@ je@@ ctive in life ?
If you are in li@@ mit@@ ed circumstances , be on gu@@ ard against be@@ coming res@@ ent@@ ful , even filled with bit@@ ter@@ ness and en@@ v@@ y .
One Bible writ@@ er asked : “ Will two walk together un@@ less they have me@@ t by ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment ? ”
W@@ he@@ ther we are with fellow believers or others , we show hum@@ ility and apply the counsel : “ Do not pa@@ y back in@@ j@@ ur@@ y for in@@ j@@ ur@@ y or in@@ sul@@ t for in@@ sul@@ t .
Jehovah’s Witnesses in your are@@ a will be happy to ass@@ ist you free of char@@ ge with such a study at a time conven@@ i@@ ent to you .
The meaning inclu@@ des an emo@@ tive el@@ ement . ”
Those ei@@ ght people evid@@ ently had nothing to say on the sub@@ ject .
“ A she@@ et can ev@@ en@@ tually de@@ ca@@ y into a s@@ k@@ el@@ et@@ on of fi@@ b@@ res and a h@@ and@@ ful of du@@ st , ” say Egy@@ p@@ to@@ lo@@ g@@ ists Ri@@ ch@@ ard Par@@ kin@@ son and S@@ te@@ ph@@ en Q@@ u@@ ir@@ ke .
Now the cour@@ t was ready to de@@ al with his clo@@ s@@ est followers .
Our da@@ ily need for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess high@@ ligh@@ ts the only leg@@ al bas@@ is on which God can can@@ c@@ el our sin@@ s ​ — Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice .
Why should all humans su@@ ff@@ er forever because of the sin of Adam and E@@ ve ?
While serving in R@@ o@@ ck@@ v@@ il@@ le , we were invit@@ ed to atten@@ d the fi@@ f@@ th class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad in S@@ ou@@ th L@@ ans@@ ing , New Yor@@ k .
Paul t@@ ou@@ ched only on the high poin@@ ts , his read@@ ers being well - ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s life .
Ther@@ efore , G@@ ide@@ on and his men kept cha@@ sing their enem@@ ies and fin@@ ally de@@ fe@@ ated them ! ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 7 : 22 ; 8 : 4 , 10 , 28 .
6 , 7 . ( a ) What indic@@ ates that the angels are supp@@ or@@ ting our preaching work ?
“ He came to have se@@ ven h@@ un@@ d@@ red wi@@ ves , pr@@ inc@@ ess@@ es , and three h@@ un@@ d@@ red con@@ cu@@ bin@@ es , ” says the Bible , “ and his wi@@ ves gra@@ du@@ ally inc@@ l@@ ined his heart ” to worship false go@@ ds .
Yes , they have he@@ e@@ ded God’s ur@@ g@@ ent appe@@ al res@@ pe@@ cting false religion : “ G@@ et out of her , my people , if you do not want to share with her in her sin@@ s , and if you do not want to receive part of her pla@@ gu@@ es . ” ​ — Revelation 18 : 4 .
B@@ ack then , inf@@ er@@ t@@ ility was vie@@ wed as an a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction .
How can you make sure that you see baptism the way Jehovah does ?
Their words can eas@@ ily ar@@ ouse gr@@ oun@@ d@@ less su@@ spi@@ ci@@ ons , se@@ par@@ ating friends and ca@@ using div@@ ision within the congregation .
The true Messi@@ ah , Jesus Christ , was the living fulfill@@ ment of many Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es .
He knew Jehovah as a loving Pro@@ te@@ ct@@ or and a Ke@@ ep@@ er of promises .
But by the same word the heavens and the earth that now ex@@ ist are re@@ served for fi@@ re and are being kept until the day of judgment and of des@@ tru@@ ction of the ung@@ o@@ dly people . ” ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 5 - 7 .
The mor@@ ning of the f@@ at@@ al ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent was no different from any other day .
The Watchtower is publi@@ shed in 14@@ 8 langu@@ ages and A@@ wa@@ ke !
Be@@ fore he real@@ iz@@ es it , al@@ most two h@@ our@@ s have g@@ one by and he has not yet be@@ gu@@ n to study what he had in mind for that ev@@ ening .
Christian you@@ ths are not ref@@ re@@ shing just to others ; they themselves find ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment in their service .
In fact , he told us that we should “ hear what the spirit says to the congregations . ”
Because “ the ex@@ is@@ ting author@@ ities stand plac@@ ed in their relati@@ ve positi@@ ons by God .
W@@ he@@ ther we are young or old , refu@@ s@@ al to listen to people who try to mis@@ lead us shows that we want to be coun@@ ted among Jesus ’ she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike followers who “ fle@@ e from . . . the vo@@ ice of str@@ ang@@ ers . ”
Re@@ c@@ all@@ ing a time when he and his mission@@ ary compan@@ ion were mis@@ tre@@ ated by op@@ pos@@ ers , he wrote : “ After we had first su@@ ffered and been in@@ sol@@ ently tre@@ ated . . . in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i , we mu@@ st@@ ered up b@@ ol@@ dness by means of our God to speak to you the good news of God with a great de@@ al of stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing . ”
Con@@ cer@@ ned Ab@@ out F@@ am@@ ily S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ ality
There are other challeng@@ es b@@ es@@ id@@ es persecu@@ tion that call for courage on our part .
W@@ ar@@ time T@@ ri@@ bul@@ ations
If Jesus had not been resur@@ rec@@ ted , we might never have even heard of him .
• How can we cultiv@@ ate ze@@ al for the ministry ?
On@@ ce Paul received acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s pur@@ pos@@ es , he chang@@ ed and became a gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely good person in imit@@ ation of Christ .
22 : 22 .
In some are@@ as , the ga@@ ther@@ ing of these different rac@@ es at a religious meeting is un@@ heard of or is loo@@ ked down on by others .
Some transl@@ ated from the Hebrew Scriptures word for word , while others did not .
A@@ F@@ T@@ E@@ R tre@@ ating a bl@@ ind man with so@@ f@@ ten@@ ed cla@@ y , Jesus said to him : “ G@@ o wa@@ s@@ h in the po@@ ol of S@@ il@@ o@@ am . ”
No one can for@@ ci@@ bly de@@ pri@@ ve us of our peace and spiritual pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity .
Why are you con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that you have the truth ?
While I was serving there , my su@@ peri@@ ors sent me to a N@@ on@@ com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned O@@ f@@ fic@@ ers A@@ ca@@ dem@@ y , thinking that I had n@@ atur@@ al lead@@ er@@ ship a@@ bil@@ ities .
Their older brother , H@@ u@@ go , was inter@@ ested in ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y and ev@@ olu@@ tion .
Jehovah keep@@ s w@@ atch over us for another reason .
Re@@ ma@@ in No Par@@ t of the World
A s@@ le@@ ep@@ er is un@@ consci@@ ous , un@@ able to act in any@@ one@@ ’s be@@ half .
A@@ lic@@ ja ad@@ m@@ its : “ E@@ i@@ ght years have pas@@ sed since my div@@ or@@ ce .
We must be con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah “ is and that he be@@ comes the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ”
Even so , Christian ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers pl@@ an@@ ned and under@@ took many long - dist@@ ance j@@ our@@ ne@@ ys .
Rather , Jehovah as@@ sures us : “ I will give you ad@@ vice with my e@@ ye upon you . ” ​ — Psalm 32 : 8 .
We need loyal fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps and peace with all of them .
Wh@@ atever the n@@ ature of our sin@@ ful tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es , we must keep on cur@@ b@@ ing them so that we can refle@@ ct God’s glory .
How happy he must have been , real@@ iz@@ ing that he had ful@@ filled the ro@@ le he had been given to pla@@ y as a perfect man in the v@@ indic@@ ation of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of His name !
He can thus be streng@@ th@@ ened spiritually .
God’s Son , Jesus Christ , ze@@ al@@ ously pro@@ claim@@ ed the good news and hon@@ ored his di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied and ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic heavenly Father .
( b ) What are some benef@@ its of teaching children good man@@ n@@ ers ?
When M@@ other and I were baptized at that conven@@ tion , I no@@ tic@@ ed that those who had helped us to prog@@ ress spiritually were very happy .
He ac@@ qui@@ red st@@ ones , be@@ am@@ s , and other materi@@ als and contribu@@ ted large am@@ oun@@ ts of his own go@@ ld and s@@ il@@ ver .
Lo@@ ving children want to do what they can for their parents , but un@@ re@@ mit@@ ting dem@@ ands can become over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing .
Ha@@ ve “ An@@ xi@@ e@@ ties of Li@@ fe ” T@@ ak@@ en a T@@ ol@@ l ?
How than@@ k@@ ful we are for the prog@@ res@@ sive spiritual en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment we have experienced !
“ While the tra@@ di@@ tional inf@@ er@@ n@@ al i@@ mag@@ er@@ y still at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ts a following , ” states the af@@ o@@ re@@ mentioned ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , “ mo@@ der@@ n v@@ isions of et@@ er@@ n@@ al per@@ dition as a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly un@@ pleas@@ ant sol@@ it@@ ary con@@ fin@@ ement are beg@@ in@@ ning to em@@ er@@ ge , su@@ gg@@ es@@ ting that hel@@ l may not be so ho@@ t after all . ”
Li@@ ving arrang@@ ements that a Christian jud@@ ges accep@@ table but that give ris@@ e to un@@ fav@@ or@@ able talk in the commun@@ ity would be a cause for concer@@ n .
In his day , when enem@@ ies of God’s people op@@ posed his efforts to re@@ buil@@ d Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s w@@ all , Ne@@ h@@ emiah and his people did not let themselves become si@@ de@@ tr@@ ac@@ ked by any form of op@@ position .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing about Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , the last brother on the sy@@ mp@@ o@@ si@@ u@@ m ev@@ o@@ ked a heal@@ thy me@@ asure of godly fear in his listen@@ ers when he said : “ Tru@@ ly , it will be a@@ we - inspi@@ ring when Jehovah un@@ lea@@ sh@@ es the full for@@ ce of his great power . ”
She loved the Bible tru@@ ths I sh@@ ared with her and wanted to tell others about them .
But why did he pray not to have ri@@ ches ?
Since humans are ca@@ pa@@ ble of displa@@ ying kindness , why is the world such a c@@ ru@@ el and har@@ s@@ h place ?
What about the vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins ?
( a ) What con@@ dition develop@@ ed after the first century ?
H@@ er@@ e@@ in lies a ke@@ y to res@@ is@@ ting ne@@ g@@ ative thinking .
We took some s@@ n@@ ac@@ ks along and had a pleas@@ ant time ​ — what a change from being p@@ en@@ ned up in the house all day !
Su@@ d@@ den death by ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent or disa@@ ster may se@@ em to lu@@ r@@ k around every cor@@ ner , ready to put an end to everything we hold de@@ ar .
Jesus Christ gave us a g@@ li@@ mp@@ se of how the ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation en@@ tru@@ sted to him by his Father would be mar@@ ked by kindness .
He wrote : “ Bo@@ th to Gre@@ ek@@ s and to Bar@@ ba@@ ri@@ ans , both to wise and to sen@@ sel@@ ess ones I am a de@@ b@@ t@@ or : so there is e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness on my part to dec@@ l@@ are the good news also to you there in R@@ ome . ”
Then back to S@@ ou@@ th C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ina , where I rema@@ ined from 195@@ 4 to 19@@ 6@@ 2 .
The contr@@ ast between a t@@ in@@ y gn@@ at and a cam@@ el , which was one of the lar@@ g@@ est ani@@ mal@@ s known to Jesus ’ hear@@ ers , was str@@ ik@@ ing .
D@@ ra@@ w ever clo@@ s@@ er to him .
Who were being mis@@ tre@@ ated in the ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel ?
W@@ ould a loving father sp@@ end many h@@ our@@ s desi@@ gn@@ ing and building a to@@ y bo@@ at for his s@@ on@@ ’s deli@@ ght or a do@@ l@@ l@@ house for his daugh@@ ter@@ ’s joy , only to destro@@ y it m@@ om@@ ents after giving it to him or her ?
“ By no means , ” “ nor by any means ” ​ — these emp@@ h@@ ati@@ c expres@@ sions leave no doubt that God will care for us .
K@@ in@@ dness is rel@@ ated to go@@ o@@ dness in that it is often displa@@ yed in help@@ ful de@@ e@@ ds for the benefit of others .
Re@@ fle@@ cting on the coura@@ ge@@ ous course of God’s Son can give us courage to remain un@@ de@@ fil@@ ed by this world .
However , some de@@ ca@@ des before the star@@ t of the har@@ v@@ est se@@ as@@ on , the whe@@ at class became dis@@ cer@@ ni@@ ble .
U@@ sing simp@@ le str@@ ate@@ gy , she had mis@@ direc@@ ted mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous men who had no right to the truth and she had sa@@ ved in@@ no@@ c@@ ent servants of Jehovah .
4 : 7 ; De@@ u@@ t .
28 : 5 ; Mat@@ t .
At last , I felt that I could fulf@@ ill my promise to God .
In view of what the Bible says about Jehovah’s day , we should be determined to act in har@@ mony with God’s righteous requi@@ re@@ ments .
However , the other brother remin@@ ded him that the sister had loy@@ ally served Jehovah for 40 years des@@ pite many difficul@@ ties .
J@@ O@@ S@@ E@@ P@@ H loo@@ ked long@@ ingly toward the e@@ ast , wi@@ shing he could bre@@ ak away from the car@@ av@@ an and make a ru@@ n for it .
One day in 19@@ 30 , two women kno@@ cked on our do@@ or .
He n@@ ames se@@ ven congregations , all lo@@ c@@ ated in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or .
What an out@@ standing example of gener@@ os@@ ity Ne@@ h@@ emiah set for all of God’s servants then and now !
S@@ cri@@ bes in An@@ cient Israel
He could have become prom@@ in@@ ent in the most powerful govern@@ ment of the day , having the lu@@ x@@ u@@ ries , privile@@ ges , and ple@@ a@@ sures that such a position would af@@ for@@ d him .
Are you one of the other sheep who supp@@ or@@ ts the anointed in this vital work ?
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , he started dr@@ in@@ king in the mor@@ ning and then also at lun@@ ch@@ time .
Is it not because the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule , though still wi@@ d@@ ely known , is being b@@ ru@@ shed asi@@ de as un@@ real@@ is@@ tic , a moral reli@@ c ?
T@@ er@@ es@@ a continued to study faith@@ fully and to atten@@ d Christian meetings .
Jehovah has an arrang@@ ement in place for deal@@ ing with c@@ as@@ es of serious spiritual si@@ ck@@ ness .
D@@ ue to the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic en@@ er@@ gy , he also being vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous in power , not one of them is mis@@ sing . ” ​ — Isaiah 40 : 26 .
“ My family is over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed , ” said O@@ live , as repor@@ ted in Tr@@ in@@ i@@ da@@ d’s S@@ un@@ day G@@ u@@ ar@@ di@@ an .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful to His P@@ r@@ om@@ ises
L@@ ik@@ ely , we have consider@@ ed similar information before .
Gi@@ ve an example of how Jesus ut@@ tered sa@@ y@@ ings that were simp@@ le but rich in meaning .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ All the body , by being har@@ mon@@ i@@ ously jo@@ ined together and being made to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate through every jo@@ in@@ t that gives what is needed , according to the fun@@ c@@ tion@@ ing of each res@@ pe@@ ctive member in du@@ e me@@ asure , makes for the gro@@ w@@ th of the body for the building up of it@@ self in love . ”
The fac@@ ility was clean , and the message being pres@@ ented was one of hope .
O@@ r ne@@ g@@ ati@@ vely , the ph@@ ra@@ se can ref@@ er to wicked ide@@ as or mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous thinking . ​ — Psalm 37 : 7 ; Proverbs 12 : 2 ; 24 : 8 .
The “ P@@ ol@@ ish B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n ” ​ — Why W@@ ere They Per@@ secu@@ ted ?
Since Paul had God’s appro@@ val , we must conclu@@ de that Paul did not com@@ promise his Christian faith . ​ — Acts 23 : 11 .
However , the way that many hus@@ ban@@ ds tre@@ at their wi@@ ves has a be@@ aring on whether that v@@ ow is difficult to live up to or not .
They stu@@ died “ the holy writ@@ ings , which are able to make [ one ] wise for sal@@ vation . ”
1@@ 00 Watchtower D@@ ri@@ ve , P@@ at@@ ter@@ son , New Yor@@ k 1@@ 2@@ 5@@ 6@@ 3 - 9@@ 20@@ 4
• How do we demonstr@@ ate that we trust the slave ?
The lies they tell about others are like a ser@@ p@@ ent@@ ’s ven@@ om .
“ Jehovah’s day will come as a th@@ i@@ ef , . . . and earth and the works in it will be dis@@ co@@ vered . ” ​ — 2 P@@ E@@ T .
I@@ N 19@@ 7@@ 1 , I was serving as a mission@@ ary in U@@ g@@ anda , E@@ ast Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
Th@@ ough the Bible shows that God does not answer all prayers , mo@@ der@@ n - day experi@@ ences prove that he has often respon@@ ded to people who have pray@@ ed for comfort and help in such matters as res@@ ol@@ ving mar@@ it@@ al problems . ​ — 3 / 1 , pages 3 - 7 .
We heard all of that from our ro@@ om up@@ sta@@ ir@@ s .
P@@ ati@@ ence helps us to end@@ ure until we gain sal@@ vation , no matter how much time rema@@ ins in this system .
W@@ he@@ ther we are young or old , whether we have good health or po@@ or health , whether we preach in rec@@ ep@@ tive or less rec@@ ep@@ tive ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es , all of us are able to be@@ ar much fru@@ it .
Ke@@ ep in mind that as we study and medit@@ ate , we should do so with the go@@ al of develop@@ ing a hear@@ t@@ felt desire to ple@@ ase Jehovah and obey his la@@ ws .
You cannot slave for God and for Ri@@ ches . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
We can learn much by exam@@ ining the circumstances that led to his sin .
He wrote : “ Let the older women be . . . teach@@ ers of what is good . ” ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 3 .
To pre@@ v@@ ent such an out@@ come , the same pro@@ ver@@ b states : “ The ro@@ d and re@@ pro@@ of are what give wisdom . ”
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of “ other sheep ” loy@@ ally support them .
He said : “ I set the pat@@ ter@@ n for you , that , just as I did to you , you should do also . ”
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , the prophet Isaiah was inspired to descri@@ be con@@ di@@ tions in the promised Par@@ adise , where all the ten@@ sion and con@@ f@@ li@@ ct pla@@ gu@@ ing mankind today will be g@@ one .
There is an as@@ pect of n@@ ational spiritu@@ ality th@@ at@@ ’s being shap@@ ed in our scho@@ ol@@ s at a very early st@@ age ​ — an un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ing trans@@ c@@ end@@ ent loy@@ al@@ ty . ”
In time , their ol@@ des@@ t daugh@@ ter en@@ tered the pioneer service .
What about A@@ sa@@ ’s son Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at ?
A@@ m@@ ong those who took their stand before Jehovah were God’s only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , the Word ; the faithful angels ; and dis@@ obedi@@ ent ang@@ eli@@ c ‘ sons of God , ’ including Satan the Devil .
H@@ er example can help us to maintain a positi@@ ve vie@@ w@@ point des@@ pite our li@@ mit@@ ations .
In par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar , it occ@@ ur@@ red during the fin@@ al h@@ our@@ s of Jesus ’ earthly life when Satan made an all - out at@@ temp@@ t to bre@@ ak His integrity .
• Why should we make regul@@ ar meeting attend@@ ance a per@@ man@@ ent fe@@ ature of our lives ?
“ The man who always s@@ mil@@ es at me , ” she ans@@ wer@@ ed .
Ru@@ n the r@@ ace for life with the full in@@ ten@@ tion of w@@ in@@ ning .
He ad@@ ded , “ My stu@@ pi@@ di@@ ty la@@ sted for about four years . ”
Fa@@ ith gives people not only the high@@ est go@@ als but also a re@@ war@@ ding life .
Tru@@ e , preaching the good news can be a chall@@ enge .
“ From death I shall rec@@ over them .
In the years since the Na@@ z@@ is ’ efforts , others have jo@@ ined the lo@@ sing bat@@ tle against Jehovah and his people .
They indic@@ ate that we are living in “ the last days ” of this wicked system , which the Bible fore@@ told would be char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized by “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with . ”
Bal@@ an@@ ced com@@ par@@ is@@ ons with them can s@@ pu@@ r us on to heal@@ thy imit@@ ation of their faith .
And even though not all of us are able to serve him in the same way , we can all preach the good news of the Kingdom .
Jehovah did not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on his loyal ones when Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed cal@@ f worship
M@@ other also became a Witness after ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing that gr@@ and@@ father knew the Bible better than the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge pri@@ est .
I e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly loo@@ ked for@@ ward to my Bible study each we@@ ek .
Because they are pri@@ mar@@ ily shepher@@ ds of God’s flo@@ ck .
“ I wish I had heard these things years ag@@ o and had your faith , ” she con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to the land of Juda@@ h , Jehovah says through E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el : “ H@@ ere I am ! I am br@@ ing@@ ing upon you a s@@ word , and I shall certainly destro@@ y your high plac@@ es . ”
The nation of Israel as a whole en@@ tered into a special dedic@@ ated relationship with Jehovah when they ag@@ re@@ ed to the ter@@ ms of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law covenant at M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i .
Des@@ pite rec@@ ent ag@@ re@@ ements , the su@@ per@@ po@@ wers still have some 2@@ ,000 nu@@ clear war@@ he@@ a@@ ds ready to la@@ un@@ ch .
They believe that ch@@ urch lead@@ ers should speak out and pla@@ y a ro@@ le in com@@ bat@@ ing cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and in@@ justice .
What examples of faith do we have in Na@@ om@@ i and Ru@@ th ?
On t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing Jesus ’ ou@@ ter gar@@ ment , she sen@@ sed that “ her f@@ oun@@ tain of blood d@@ ri@@ ed up ” ​ — her ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic ill@@ ness was cur@@ ed !
Then , for all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity , you will never be l@@ on@@ ely again .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out this time , he was sen@@ ten@@ ced to 23 years of de@@ ten@@ tion by si@@ x cour@@ ts , being held in at le@@ ast ten pris@@ ons and cam@@ ps .
The ch@@ urch lead@@ ers were ang@@ ry when people ques@@ tioned them .
We must will@@ ingly yi@@ eld to its influ@@ ence .
Abra@@ m again put his un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ing trust in Jehovah .
They are mor@@ ally bl@@ ind because they put more emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on the go@@ ld of the temple than on the spiritual value of that place of worship .
Re@@ al@@ is@@ tic@@ ally , to ro@@ o@@ t out such ha@@ bi@@ ts and to put on “ the new person@@ ality ” takes concer@@ ted effort .
F@@ ear@@ ing God B@@ r@@ ings H@@ app@@ iness
We quic@@ k@@ ly respon@@ ded , and a small congregation was form@@ ed in H@@ em@@ s@@ wor@@ th .
Why not set asi@@ de some time to find out why Jehovah’s Witnesses are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that “ the war of the great day of God the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty ” is close at hand and why you do not have to be af@@ ra@@ id of it ?
My serv@@ ant , . . . my cho@@ s@@ en one , whom my soul has appro@@ ved , ” how could Jehovah pos@@ si@@ bly take “ deli@@ ght in c@@ ru@@ shing him ” ?
They thus form an imp@@ en@@ et@@ ra@@ ble de@@ f@@ en@@ se .
But they appro@@ pri@@ ately use the Bible to show that present har@@ s@@ h con@@ di@@ tions will not go on forever .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of your age , you might be able to eng@@ age in the full - time ministry , sh@@ aring with others the bas@@ is for your joy .
The “ other sheep ” “ go with ” the spiritual Israelites in the work of preaching the good news of the Kingdom .
As such , even while on earth , they are said to be ‘ ra@@ ised up and se@@ ated together in the heavenly plac@@ es in uni@@ on with Christ Jesus . ’
In other words , if we are truly to act like Christ , we must first learn to think and feel like him , that is , to the best of our ability as imper@@ fect humans .
Acc@@ ording to such reason@@ ing , the new bir@@ th is a matter of personal cho@@ ice .
L@@ E@@ T@@ ’@@ S talk about what it means to be je@@ al@@ ous .
No d@@ ri@@ ver@@ ’s li@@ cen@@ se or d@@ ri@@ ving t@@ est is requi@@ red .
With this f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for understanding Jehovah’s ways , let us exam@@ ine two Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts that some may find pu@@ z@@ z@@ ling .
* When we are ill , we should seek prop@@ er medi@@ cal attention , not ad@@ vice from “ a li@@ ar and the father of the li@@ e , ” Satan the Devil .
He comman@@ ded us to gu@@ ard against long@@ ing for something that we do not have : “ Ke@@ ep your eyes o@@ pen and gu@@ ard against every s@@ ort of co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness , because even when a person has an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance his life does not result from the things he pos@@ s@@ ess@@ es . ”
“ Ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ess@@ es , do you not know that the fri@@ end@@ ship with the world is en@@ m@@ ity with God ? ” asked the disci@@ ple James .
On@@ ly those who seek Jehovah , righteousness , and me@@ ek@@ ness will be “ conc@@ e@@ aled in the day of Jehovah’s anger ” and be un@@ har@@ m@@ ed . ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 2 : 3 .
W@@ ere you more ze@@ al@@ ous in the ministry and regul@@ ar at congregation meetings than you are now ? ​ — 2 C@@ or .
A@@ nt@@ wer@@ p was ca@@ ught up in the con@@ f@@ li@@ ct .
In rec@@ ent years , I have had a number of st@@ ro@@ k@@ es and my health has deter@@ i@@ or@@ ated .
M@@ y@@ th 1 : De@@ ath is the n@@ atur@@ al end of life .
Jehovah s@@ ti@@ pul@@ ated that if someone in an un@@ clean st@@ ate par@@ took of a commun@@ ion sacrifice , which inclu@@ ded vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary o@@ ffer@@ ings , he would be cu@@ t off from God’s people .
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‘ I read it , ’ he said .
Be@@ ing a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in loving - kindness , Jehovah is “ ready to for@@ give . ”
“ C@@ ongreg@@ ation ” ​ — In O@@ ther S@@ en@@ ses
Although they do not give de@@ ta@@ iled fin@@ an@@ cial ad@@ vice , the Hebrew Scriptures con@@ tain practic@@ al guid@@ el@@ ines for a wise appro@@ ach to h@@ and@@ ling money .
C@@ ou@@ ples also face another chall@@ enge ​ — their ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds .
This act perhaps sign@@ i@@ fied that just as a day of rest follow@@ ed si@@ x days of work , Ru@@ th@@ ’s day of rest was near .
The other sheep know this , and they serve Jehovah along with that group .
What privile@@ ges or experi@@ ences has he had ?
This invol@@ ves vie@@ wing others as God does . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 1 , 2 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 7 - 10 .
How do Daniel and John por@@ tra@@ y the end of human rul@@ er@@ ship ?
23 : 15 , 16 .
Jehovah’s people have been under att@@ ack since early in the 20@@ th century .
The a@@ bu@@ se I su@@ ffered at the hands of my father as well as my li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le as a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er left their mar@@ k on my person@@ ality .
Jesus Christ al@@ one f@@ oun@@ ded his kingdom upon love , and at this day milli@@ ons of men would die for him . ”
Cor@@ rec@@ ting W@@ r@@ ong I@@ mp@@ res@@ sions
Proverbs 23 : 20 , 21 states : “ Do not come to be among heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ k@@ ers of w@@ ine , among those who are g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on@@ ous e@@ at@@ ers of flesh .
• What con@@ ne@@ ction do you see between obe@@ ying Jesus ’ comm@@ and recorded at Matthew 22 : 37 and sh@@ aring who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly in sing@@ ing Kingdom song@@ s ?
Many have put for@@ th ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary efforts to vis@@ it the branch of@@ fice in their country .
Th@@ ough f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating , the events sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding Jesus ’ bir@@ th were not recorded in the Bible to en@@ ter@@ tain people .
But now we may ask : How has Jehovah become King in our day ?
In that m@@ om@@ ent , I knew that these must be God’s people . ”
When “ un@@ reason@@ able men ” op@@ pose us , of what can we be confid@@ ent ?
Mi@@ ch@@ ik@@ o@@ ’s di@@ le@@ m@@ ma is not uni@@ que .
H@@ el@@ p With Our E@@ mo@@ tions
C@@ op@@ e with anxi@@ e@@ ties I@@ mp@@ ro@@ ve personal relation@@ shi@@ ps
We could not than@@ k them en@@ ough .
Fir@@ st , we are helped to devel@@ op peace by reading God’s inspired Word regul@@ arly .
The best rec@@ ord is that of the Greek hist@@ ori@@ an H@@ er@@ o@@ do@@ tu@@ s in the fi@@ f@@ th century B.C.E .
The people we me@@ t in Z@@ a@@ i@@ re loved Bible truth
• Who have been the ob@@ ject of Satan’s en@@ m@@ ity today ?
So I deci@@ ded to apply to the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad .
3 : 20 - 22 ​ — How does baptism sa@@ ve us ?
They were gu@@ i@@ ded by a p@@ il@@ la@@ r of cl@@ ou@@ d and of fi@@ re .
8 , 9 . ( a ) How can you pre@@ pare your Bible stud@@ ent to stand up to the ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les and t@@ ests that he will likely enc@@ oun@@ ter ?
May we always view Jehovah’s remin@@ ders and direc@@ tions as prote@@ ctive , never as re@@ stri@@ ctive .
We should pray to Jehovah for holy spirit .
Y@@ oung On@@ es , Be W@@ ise !
These are just a few examples of the coun@@ t@@ less sacrific@@ es made by servants of Jehovah .
They can help you to gr@@ as@@ p a point or emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze a su@@ peri@@ or way of doing something .
Thus , living things provide coun@@ t@@ less examples of comple@@ x@@ ity , sy@@ m@@ me@@ try , and beau@@ ty that b@@ espe@@ ak desi@@ gn of the high@@ est le@@ v@@ el .
Why , it is Jehovah God , who has an “ a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic en@@ er@@ gy ” and who truly is “ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous in power ” ! ​ — Isaiah 40 : 26 .
Per@@ haps H@@ ag@@ ar would have pre@@ fer@@ red some other guid@@ ance .
The ang@@ el cor@@ rec@@ ted S@@ ar@@ ah with the pointed question , “ Is anything too ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary for Jehovah ? ”
What mo@@ ves sing@@ le Christians to draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah ?
But on the day that Lo@@ t came out of So@@ dom it ra@@ ined fi@@ re and sul@@ p@@ hu@@ r from heaven and destro@@ yed them all . ”
But what did Jac@@ o@@ b think of their conduct ?
The elders in our congregation use their personal time to work hard for us .
15 : 1 - 3 .
10@@ 2 : 20 , 21 .
When F@@ ac@@ ed With St@@ or@@ ms and E@@ ar@@ th@@ qu@@ ak@@ es
What uni@@ que kind of peace can we enjoy ?
Because flesh and blood cannot in@@ her@@ it God’s heavenly Kingdom .
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If you make it a prac@@ tice to commun@@ ic@@ ate and lu@@ bri@@ c@@ ate the h@@ ing@@ es of the do@@ or of commun@@ ic@@ ation with Christian love , you can more eas@@ ily commun@@ ic@@ ate your thoughts even when you have serious disa@@ gre@@ ements .
If we h@@ ate what is wrong , we will not allow a desire for wrong things to gro@@ w in our hearts .
“ You must clo@@ the A@@ ar@@ on with the holy gar@@ ments and ano@@ in@@ t him and san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy him , ” God told Moses , “ and so he must act as pri@@ est to me . ”
Jac@@ o@@ b , Na@@ om@@ i , David , and other servants of God also spoke about this qu@@ ality of Jehovah .
However , if anyone cho@@ o@@ ses to mar@@ ry , it should be to one “ in the Lord , ” that is , to a dedic@@ ated and baptized worshipp@@ er of God . ​ — 1 Corinthians 7 : 28 , 36 - 40 ; Matthew 19 : 10 - 12 .
Moses said that in the future , God’s people were to keep the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver ; it was to be a regul@@ ation “ to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ”
Be@@ fore Jesus ’ bir@@ th , the ang@@ el G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el told M@@ ary : “ Jehovah God will give him the thro@@ ne of David his father , and he will rule as king over the house of Jac@@ o@@ b forever , and there will be no end of his kingdom . ”
In C@@ ri@@ me@@ a the activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses were under ba@@ n , as they still were thr@@ ough@@ out the So@@ vi@@ et Un@@ ion .
Hence , a wi@@ do@@ wer or a wi@@ do@@ w need not feel gu@@ il@@ ty if he or she deci@@ des to re@@ mar@@ ry . That is a personal decision , and such ones should not be cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed for see@@ king the war@@ m compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship of a marriage mate . ​ — R@@ om .
Con@@ ver@@ sel@@ y , if we want to be Jehovah’s friends , we must ex@@ pect Satan’s world to h@@ ate us . ​ — John 15 : 19 ; 1 John 3 : 13 .
They want to know why he did not call them to the bat@@ tle .
We are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that it is always in our best inter@@ ests to obey God’s comman@@ ds .
Will you imitate the fine example of this faithful se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary of Jeremiah ?
How do all Christians contribu@@ te to the making of disciples ?
Why would Jehovah view those who serve him as being that special ?
Because up to that point , the har@@ lo@@ t will confid@@ ently view her@@ self as “ a qu@@ e@@ en ” who will “ never see m@@ our@@ ning . ”
1@@ 2@@ 5@@ th G@@ ile@@ ad G@@ ra@@ du@@ ation
C@@ ould you share in o@@ ffering accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations even if your circumstances are mo@@ des@@ t ?
They sacrific@@ ed their lives in Jesus ’ name and were now resur@@ rec@@ ted as spi@@ r@@ its .
How com@@ for@@ ting it is for Jehovah’s servants to know that Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 17 is fin@@ ding its ma@@ j@@ or fulfill@@ ment upon them : “ ‘ They will certainly become mine , ’ Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es has said , ‘ at the day when I am pro@@ duc@@ ing a special pro@@ per@@ ty . ’ ”
He was a young man when he against his will was rec@@ ru@@ ited to become a sol@@ di@@ er .
Sh@@ ould I just stay in my congregation where things are conven@@ i@@ ent and pre@@ dic@@ table ? ’ ”
It is also u@@ se@@ ful to put our relati@@ ves in cont@@ act with brothers who are of the same age group and who have similar inter@@ ests .
The tra@@ ining I received there m@@ ol@@ ded me for the rest of my life .
( Read Psalm 14@@ 5 : 18 ; Isaiah 30 : 18 , 19 . )
How do you account for their ex@@ ist@@ ence ?
• To whom should we show love , and why ?
And it gives those without hope a real purpose in life .
Hence , Si@@ me@@ on was coun@@ ted with the ten - tri@@ be kingdom .
“ All that has happened is that I have learned to trust in Jehovah . I have seen how close Jehovah can be as a friend . ”
We became good friends . ” ​ — 1 Peter 4 : 8 .
U@@ p@@ on hear@@ ing about the har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps of his brothers in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , Paul sent Timothy to ‘ make them fir@@ m and comfort them , that no one might be s@@ wa@@ yed by tri@@ bul@@ ations . ’ ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 3 : 1 - 3 .
W@@ ould it be in har@@ mony with the Bible to s@@ end their sons to the so - called circum@@ c@@ ision scho@@ ol@@ s descri@@ bed ear@@ li@@ er ?
We ther@@ e@@ by con@@ form to local and n@@ ational la@@ ws , as requi@@ red by God’s Word .
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Y@@ O@@ U have pro@@ ba@@ bly heard of the I@@ tal@@ i@@ an pa@@ in@@ ter and s@@ cul@@ p@@ t@@ or Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ ang@@ elo .
We used hor@@ ses for working the land and ra@@ ised st@@ ra@@ w@@ ber@@ ries and po@@ t@@ at@@ o@@ es , as well as whe@@ at and cor@@ n .
This peri@@ od of a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction began in 19@@ 13 B.C.E . when Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s son Isa@@ a@@ c was we@@ an@@ ed at about 5 years of age and his 19 - year - old half brother , I@@ sh@@ ma@@ el , was “ po@@ king fu@@ n ” at him .
In the Scriptures , Hebrew and Greek verbs per@@ tain@@ ing to con@@ ver@@ sion have the sense of tur@@ ning back , tur@@ ning around .
If they had not had a sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y , how many of us would have heard the Kingdom message ? ​ — Read Psalm 1@@ 19 : 60 .
Since cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion has rema@@ ined en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched for so long , must we as@@ su@@ me that it is just part of human n@@ ature ?
So , what was the apostle refer@@ ring to when he said : “ Let ever@@ yone c@@ all@@ ing on the name of Jehovah r@@ en@@ oun@@ ce un@@ righteousness ” ?
4 : 7 - 9 ; 1 P@@ et .
Mar@@ ga@@ re@@ t was baptized in 19@@ 6@@ 2 .
That future can be your@@ s if you take a long - r@@ ange view .
In a sense , all imper@@ fect humans are wal@@ king toward the same des@@ t@@ in@@ ation .
How did the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law refle@@ ct Jehovah’s reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess ?
The mirac@@ le - working Son of God no@@ ted : “ Those who are strong do not need a physi@@ ci@@ an , but those who are ill do . ” ​ — Mark 2 : 17 .
On one occasi@@ on , Jesus was pres@@ ented to a man who was de@@ a@@ f and had a spe@@ e@@ ch imp@@ e@@ di@@ ment .
When there is a tur@@ ning to Jehovah in who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted devo@@ tion , however , the v@@ ei@@ l is taken away .
There was a dra@@ wer about 20 in@@ ches [ 50 c@@ m ] wide and 8 in@@ ches [ 20 c@@ m ] deep , and it had four com@@ par@@ t@@ ments .
It is just as evid@@ ent to those of us today who study the pat@@ ter@@ n he set .
“ He is in@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble of being d@@ ul@@ l . ”
The ri@@ tu@@ al ba@@ thing per@@ form@@ ed in the ho@@ m@@ es of the Jewish pri@@ ests and in the public ba@@ ths close to the T@@ emp@@ le M@@ ount bor@@ e nothing more than a su@@ per@@ fi@@ cial res@@ em@@ bl@@ ance to Christian baptism .
Wh@@ ere , then , can parents turn for help ?
These ass@@ ist us in with@@ standing the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ts on our faith .
They gave special attention to the lam@@ bs because they were deli@@ c@@ ate and l@@ ac@@ ked the strength of full - gro@@ wn sheep . ​ — G@@ en .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , God’s Word as@@ sures us that Jehovah will qu@@ ali@@ fy us for the work he has comman@@ ded us to do . ​ — 2 C@@ or . 3 : 5 ; see the bo@@ x “ The H@@ ap@@ pi@@ est Ye@@ ars of My Li@@ fe . ”
Re@@ g@@ arding fo@@ o@@ t rac@@ ing , one of the po@@ pul@@ ar a@@ th@@ le@@ tic events of the day , the book B@@ ac@@ k@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds of E@@ arly Christi@@ an@@ ity tel@@ ls us that “ the Gre@@ ek@@ s exerc@@ ised and com@@ pe@@ ted in the nu@@ de . ”
For everlasting life , you too must exerc@@ ise such faith .
37 , ‘ The En@@ d of F@@ al@@ se R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on Is Ne@@ ar ! , ’ I deci@@ ded to return to the same house in ho@@ p@@ es of meeting one of the other members of that man@@ ’s family .
D@@ ra@@ wing upon yet another as@@ pect of ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ tural life ​ — t@@ ill@@ ing the so@@ il — ​ Solomon says : “ The one cultiv@@ ating his gr@@ ound will himself be satis@@ fied with bre@@ ad . ”
Then we can take action to over@@ come them .
In 19@@ 37 the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ in@@ e@@ ’s name was chang@@ ed to Con@@ sol@@ ation and in 194@@ 6 to A@@ wa@@ ke !
To to@@ y with the feelings of others in@@ ten@@ tion@@ ally is c@@ ru@@ el .
On@@ ly at night was the water pres@@ sure high en@@ ough to pu@@ s@@ h the water through a ho@@ se to the second flo@@ or .
Although we now see that ‘ po@@ pul@@ ous nation ’ of anointed ones vi@@ r@@ tually complete , our joy is a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant as we ob@@ serve the number of other har@@ v@@ est work@@ ers gro@@ wing year by year . ​ — Psalm 4 : 7 ; Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 8 : 23 ; John 10 : 16 .
What can be said about Jehovah’s standards , and why is the law of fre@@ e@@ dom li@@ ber@@ ating ?
How was it , then , that some Jewish Christians fa@@ iled to get the point ?
E@@ hu@@ d pres@@ ented the tri@@ bu@@ te , accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed the be@@ ar@@ ers of the tri@@ bu@@ te to a sa@@ fe dist@@ ance from E@@ gl@@ on@@ ’s re@@ si@@ d@@ ence , and re@@ turned after dis@@ mis@@ sing them .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of whether we have em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed Christi@@ an@@ ity rec@@ ently or long ag@@ o , we should stri@@ ve to be prog@@ res@@ sive and continue to make spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement .
On another occasi@@ on , Jesus and his disciples were gu@@ ests at the home of L@@ ev@@ i , or Matthew , the ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ or .
If we no@@ tice that our faith has we@@ ak@@ ened , we should imitate Peter .
To sol@@ ve the Da@@ wn deli@@ very di@@ le@@ m@@ ma , Bro@@ ther James C@@ o@@ le in@@ ven@@ ted a fol@@ da@@ ble , two - whe@@ el@@ ed fr@@ ame to which a su@@ it@@ case could be att@@ ached by s@@ cre@@ ws .
As mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , Paul’s next vis@@ it pro@@ ba@@ bly came two or three years later .
In that sense , there is just one r@@ ace because all mankind has a comm@@ on an@@ c@@ est@@ or , Adam .
At Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , people from 15 re@@ gi@@ ons of the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re and bey@@ ond heard the good news in their n@@ ative langu@@ ages
Jehovah’s loving purpose regarding mankind will be fully real@@ ized .
The “ lo@@ a@@ f ” was un@@ fer@@ men@@ ted bre@@ ad , as was used for the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
W@@ he@@ ther that is true or not , Jesus ’ mo@@ de@@ l prayer ​ — some@@ times called the L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er or the Our Father — ​ is certainly among the most mis@@ under@@ sto@@ od .
Yet , their work sc@@ he@@ du@@ le and jo@@ bs around the home left little time for field service .
He remin@@ ded her that she had said ex@@ ac@@ tly the same thing two years ear@@ li@@ er ​ — the last time they moved .
No doubt , the righteous will experience inc@@ reas@@ ed op@@ position as the end dra@@ ws clo@@ s@@ er .
Who can ex@@ ac@@ tly number the cl@@ ou@@ ds in wisdom , or the water j@@ ars of heaven ​ — who can ti@@ p them over , when the du@@ st p@@ our@@ s out as into a m@@ ol@@ ten mas@@ s , and the clo@@ ds of earth themselves get stu@@ ck together ? ”
N@@ ever before has “ this good news of the kingdom ” been pre@@ ached on such a large sc@@ ale .
How was A@@ sa@@ ph affe@@ cted ?
Al@@ so , when Luke wrote his Go@@ spe@@ l and the book of Acts , he used spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c medi@@ cal words .
How does our he@@ e@@ ding Jesus ’ words recorded at Matthew 6 : 31 - 33 dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish us from people in the world ?
In ad@@ dition to their love for God , true Christians are eas@@ ily id@@ enti@@ fied by the way they show love for their neigh@@ b@@ ors .
Jehovah att@@ ach@@ es no sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance at all to a person@@ ’s s@@ k@@ in col@@ or or fac@@ i@@ al fe@@ atu@@ res .
A@@ n experienced Bible teach@@ er told them : “ We don@@ ’t need to con@@ ju@@ g@@ ate verbs per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly to sm@@ ile war@@ m@@ ly or to hu@@ g our brothers .
Yes , “ by means of him all other things were cre@@ ated in the heavens and upon the earth , the things v@@ isi@@ ble and the things inv@@ isi@@ ble . ”
Why did she cho@@ ose that the@@ me ?
A@@ no@@ ther way to get to know the way Jehovah thin@@ ks is to pa@@ y close attention to what his organization teach@@ es us from the Bible .
“ The wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve ” helps us to understand “ the my@@ st@@ er@@ y of the woman and of the [ s@@ car@@ let - col@@ ored ] w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast that is car@@ r@@ ying her . ”
R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ing this will mo@@ tiv@@ ate Christian cou@@ ples to seek Jehovah’s help and work together to res@@ ol@@ ve any problems .
At the D@@ et@@ ro@@ it , M@@ ic@@ hi@@ g@@ an , conven@@ tion in 19@@ 40 , I me@@ t a pioneer cou@@ ple who encoura@@ ged me to come to S@@ ou@@ th C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ina to pioneer .
One de@@ fin@@ iti@@ on of this fear is “ an a@@ we and a pro@@ found re@@ ver@@ ence for the Creator and a who@@ les@@ ome dre@@ ad of dis@@ pleas@@ ing him . ”
Ab@@ out 3@@ 00 were expe@@ cted for the ass@@ em@@ bly in P@@ or@@ cu@@ p@@ ine P@@ la@@ in , S@@ as@@ kat@@ c@@ he@@ wa@@ n , Cana@@ da .
One out@@ standing ev@@ ent in Israel@@ ’s hist@@ ory that the psalmist may have had in mind was their mirac@@ ul@@ ous deli@@ ver@@ ance from Egy@@ pt .
In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational time - stan@@ d@@ ard clo@@ c@@ ks regul@@ ated by at@@ om@@ ic vi@@ br@@ ations are acc@@ ur@@ ate to 1 second in 8@@ 0 milli@@ on years .
In ad@@ ul@@ ts , trust invol@@ ves making consci@@ ous , reas@@ oned decisions .
Why , he was no@@ where !
Then he wa@@ ited pati@@ ently for God to act .
He pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ds to make a g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gi@@ cal rec@@ ord of the people .
These are questions that many loving parents ask themselves when a child expres@@ ses the desire to get baptized .
This letter of a young Bible read@@ er well illustr@@ ates that the Bible truly “ is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power ” on people , both young and old . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
As mentioned at the beg@@ in@@ ning of this article , the Bible fore@@ told that “ the last days ” would bring “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with . ”
His associ@@ ate , S@@ ek@@ lu@@ c@@ j@@ an , descri@@ bed the transl@@ ation they pro@@ duc@@ ed as “ the great gift ” to P@@ ol@@ and .
What was Jesus thinking as he be@@ held this man who was pro@@ ba@@ bly dis@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ed ?
Is the Bible wor@@ thy of our consider@@ ation ?
It con@@ tain@@ s much encourag@@ ement for them to walk wis@@ ely , and it is rich in examples of those who did . At Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 , we read : “ I , Jehovah , am your God , the One teaching you to benefit yourself , the One ca@@ using you to tre@@ ad in the way in which you should walk . ”
Hence , a seem@@ ingly ob@@ s@@ cu@@ re st@@ at@@ ement in the Bible had a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble fulfill@@ ment some ten cen@@ tu@@ ries later !
“ L@@ ater he moved from there to the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous re@@ gi@@ on to the e@@ ast of Bethel and pit@@ ched his t@@ ent with Bethel on the w@@ est and A@@ i on the e@@ ast .
A second example of deep things that have been reve@@ aled to us concer@@ ns God’s purpose to sel@@ e@@ ct 14@@ 4@@ ,000 from among mankind .
Ju@@ pit@@ er@@ ’s sister and cons@@ ort , J@@ un@@ o , who was associ@@ ated with the mo@@ on , was said to w@@ atch over all as@@ pe@@ cts of the lives of women .
The apostle Paul ur@@ ged fellow believers to offer to God “ a sacrifice of praise . ”
How did older ones in the congregation help one sister when she was young ?
As a result , mul@@ titu@@ des became worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah .
“ He lik@@ ed a@@ ir@@ pl@@ an@@ es and com@@ pu@@ ters .
Then Satan will be let lo@@ ose for “ a little while , ” only to be destro@@ yed forever along with all op@@ pos@@ ers of God’s rul@@ er@@ ship . ​ — Revelation 20 : 3 , 7 - 10 .
Now wi@@ do@@ wed , N@@ an@@ cy P@@ or@@ ter , who gra@@ du@@ ated from G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol in 194@@ 7 , still ser@@ ves in the Ba@@ h@@ am@@ as .
11 : 30 , 31 ​ — When making his v@@ ow , did J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah have a human sacrifice in mind ?
And certain brothers se@@ em dis@@ inc@@ l@@ ined to re@@ ach out for congregation responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
Paul was well - ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es and the dam@@ ag@@ ing result of their course .
E@@ ach class is called up to the teach@@ er@@ ’s des@@ k and is ques@@ tioned on y@@ es@@ ter@@ da@@ y’s ho@@ me@@ work assignment .
To benefit from it , however , we must take the time to study it and apply what we learn .
We need to keep ourselves hum@@ ble before him , recogn@@ iz@@ ing that he is our loving T@@ e@@ ach@@ er and Father . ​ — Read Matthew 18 : 4 .
Per@@ s@@ onal fre@@ e@@ d@@ om@@ s may be cur@@ ta@@ iled .
W@@ an@@ ting to com@@ men@@ d helps us to see the good in others .
We have learned from Matthew 25 : 31 - 33 that Jesus is the one who jud@@ ges people .
Why do Jehovah’s people get baptized , and how many have been im@@ mer@@ sed in the past ten years ?
He is more or less associ@@ ated with the other world from which he has come . ”
How do they op@@ er@@ ate ?
How did show@@ ing mer@@ cy prove bene@@ fi@@ cial for Job ?
What preci@@ ous experi@@ ences have resul@@ ted from our decision to put God’s will first in life !
He had s@@ ca@@ thing den@@ un@@ ci@@ ations and fe@@ ar@@ ful judg@@ ments to pro@@ cla@@ im , especially to the pri@@ ests , false prophe@@ ts , and rul@@ ers , as well as to those who took “ the po@@ pul@@ ar course ” and develop@@ ed “ an end@@ uring un@@ faith@@ ful@@ ness . ”
T@@ ak@@ ing hold of the hand of Bro@@ ther Y@@ oung , and loo@@ king ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly into his face , fin@@ ally she re@@ mar@@ ked : ‘ Are you a really live P@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ m ? ’ ”
A consider@@ ation of Jesus ’ prophecy in its enti@@ re@@ ty lea@@ ds us to what conclu@@ sion about Jesus ’ coming ?
Matthew 5 : 24
I have not com@@ p@@ el@@ led you to serve me with a gift . ”
What comm@@ end@@ able rec@@ ord of sac@@ red service do many present - day Christian women have , and of what can they be as@@ sur@@ ed ?
Your remin@@ ders are what I am f@@ ond of . ”
And it may requi@@ re hard work along with good pl@@ an@@ ning to have a regul@@ ar , enjo@@ y@@ able , and mean@@ ing@@ ful F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening .
The people of Israel knew the rec@@ ord of God’s deal@@ ings with their nation .
For the love of money is a ro@@ o@@ t of all s@@ or@@ ts of in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ous things , and by re@@ aching out for this love some have been led ast@@ ra@@ y from the faith and have st@@ ab@@ bed themselves all over with many pa@@ ins . ”
“ When do we star@@ t ? ”
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , parents rejo@@ ice when children expres@@ s thoughts and feelings in har@@ mony with righteous standards .
O@@ ther than in the Bible , where can God’s name be found ?
We need to do what in order to have our de@@ b@@ ts for@@ given ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , he might requi@@ re her to be with him when he vis@@ its his relati@@ ves at vari@@ ous times each mon@@ th or year .
Yes , the day will come when the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant and their compan@@ i@@ ons will become mu@@ te , not having anything fur@@ ther to con@@ ve@@ y to Chris@@ tend@@ om .
A Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ an woman nam@@ ed I@@ r@@ ina righ@@ tly ob@@ served , “ It is not possible to be close to God if you don@@ ’t know his name . ”
In@@ c@@ lu@@ de such material for your F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening .
During a wit@@ ness@@ ing cam@@ pa@@ ign in un@@ assign@@ ed ter@@ rit@@ ory , we travel@@ ed by tra@@ in to a to@@ wn in the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s and r@@ ented a ro@@ om in a bo@@ ar@@ ding@@ house .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 12 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 16 , 5@@ 2
R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ing that fact can be of great encourag@@ ement to us .
You can benefit great@@ ly by reading the Bible al@@ ou@@ d .
Lo@@ y@@ al Christians are cont@@ ent to wa@@ it on Jehovah for all such ref@@ in@@ ements .
T@@ ake , for example , the matter of ga@@ ining acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s Word and prog@@ res@@ sing to matu@@ r@@ ity . E@@ f@@ fort is requi@@ red .
• What did you learn from the examples of Moses and E@@ sa@@ u about wal@@ king by faith , not by sight ?
He told his disciples : “ What I tell you in the dar@@ k@@ ness , say in the light ; and what you hear wh@@ is@@ per@@ ed , preach from the h@@ ou@@ se@@ to@@ ps . ”
M@@ in@@ ut@@ es ​ — then h@@ our@@ s — ​ pas@@ s .
It is the ev@@ ening of N@@ is@@ an 14 , 33 C.E .
It is home to a va@@ st col@@ le@@ ction of pri@@ c@@ eless an@@ ti@@ qu@@ ities , ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite works of ar@@ t , and r@@ are boo@@ ks and man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts of al@@ most in@@ es@@ ti@@ ma@@ ble value .
C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ously , the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an spoke : “ O my l@@ ord the king , these men have done bad in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet , whom they have thro@@ wn into the c@@ is@@ ter@@ n , so that he will die where he is because of the fam@@ ine . ”
The H@@ as@@ mon@@ a@@ e@@ an kingdom was no more .
En@@ courage fellow believers .
Yes , down through the cen@@ tu@@ ries , un@@ num@@ ber@@ ed mul@@ titu@@ des of people have exerc@@ ised their free will and cho@@ s@@ en to give their al@@ le@@ gi@@ ance to Jehovah God . ​ — Jo@@ shua 24 : 15 .
After many years of peace , L@@ at@@ vi@@ a became a bat@@ t@@ le@@ field .
They real@@ ize that in Jehovah’s service , right mo@@ ti@@ ves are more important than personal accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments .
Some discipl@@ ine may come our way in the form of instru@@ ction or cor@@ rection .
Some faithful servants of Jehovah in Bible times felt that they were not good en@@ ough to h@@ and@@ le t@@ as@@ ks that Jehovah assign@@ ed to them .
Th@@ an@@ k@@ fully , our ben@@ ev@@ ol@@ ent God war@@ ns us not to follow Satan’s mis@@ le@@ ading ‘ ro@@ ad sign@@ s . ’
“ Who has come to know the mind of Jehovah , that he may instru@@ ct him ? ” asked Paul .
God’s Word associ@@ ates fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative s@@ le@@ ep with “ works bel@@ ong@@ ing to dar@@ k@@ ness ” ​ — re@@ vel@@ ries , dr@@ un@@ ken b@@ ou@@ ts , il@@ lic@@ it inter@@ course , lo@@ ose conduct , stri@@ fe , and je@@ al@@ ous@@ y .
C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ously , Paul says : “ I am ready not only to be b@@ ound but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus . ”
They may have gro@@ wn up in famili@@ es where their parents emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed mis@@ takes rather than ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements .
Jeremiah descri@@ bes the effect of God’s words on his heart : “ Your words were found , and I pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to e@@ at them ; and your word be@@ comes to me the ex@@ ul@@ tation and the rejo@@ ic@@ ing of my heart ; for your name has been called upon me , O Jehovah God of ar@@ mi@@ es . ”
That privilege is o@@ pen to you .
In 19@@ 70 he lost his wife of only 22 months when she died in chil@@ d@@ bir@@ th along with their tw@@ in ba@@ bi@@ es .
Mar@@ g@@ ari@@ th@@ a was soon fre@@ ed and s@@ ought the help of the S@@ wis@@ s con@@ sul@@ ate .
In his rep@@ ly , he sum@@ m@@ ed up what always was and always will be the ess@@ ence of true worship .
Wh@@ ere , then , do we f@@ it in ?
For example , we are brought up to view some things as right and accep@@ table but to re@@ ject other things as wrong and un@@ accep@@ table .
17 : 5 - 8 .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , building integrity co@@ st@@ s time and effort , yet it is well wor@@ th it .
M@@ ake the Mo@@ st of Your T@@ al@@ ents
When Peter said , “ De@@ part from me , because I am a sin@@ ful man , ” Jesus did not de@@ part , nor did he con@@ dem@@ n Peter for any sin .
P@@ eri@@ o@@ dic@@ ally , we can all benefit from taking inv@@ ent@@ ory of our ha@@ bi@@ ts and pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , pu@@ t@@ ting off every un@@ necess@@ ary we@@ i@@ ght so that we may not get ti@@ red and give out in our sou@@ ls .
How can we “ be ag@@ low with the spirit ” ?
13 : 8 ; Mat@@ t .
Sh@@ ould this not mo@@ tiv@@ ate us today to become well - ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the Bible , since it is gener@@ ally so af@@ for@@ da@@ ble and so re@@ adi@@ ly a@@ vail@@ able ?
But Jesus said : “ Ma@@ id@@ en , I say to you , G@@ et up ! ”
He st@@ ressed the need for having a bal@@ an@@ ced view of on@@ es@@ el@@ f and the ministry .
Is it not true that a@@ bu@@ se of power is one of the ma@@ in g@@ ri@@ ev@@ an@@ ces of the po@@ or and op@@ pres@@ sed of the world ?
In time , your work and efforts will be recogn@@ ized . ”
The light was “ get@@ ting ligh@@ ter and ligh@@ ter . ”
“ It is the stu@@ f@@ f on which much of co@@ gn@@ iti@@ ve develop@@ ment seem@@ s to be buil@@ t . ”
This was in star@@ k contr@@ ast to the mat@@ er@@ n@@ al care ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted by j@@ ac@@ kal@@ s .
Why , it is as though the w@@ o@@ o@@ ds are set af@@ l@@ ame !
Some wanted to pla@@ y “ we@@ d@@ ding , ” others wanted to pla@@ y “ fun@@ er@@ al ” and , as children often do , they ar@@ gu@@ ed among themselves because some did not want to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate .
S@@ ur@@ vi@@ ved S@@ word of G@@ ri@@ ef ( M@@ ary ) , 5 / 1
“ Are you taking a the@@ olo@@ gy class ? ”
Acc@@ ording to him , this man@@ us@@ crip@@ t along with other ancient Bi@@ bli@@ cal te@@ x@@ ts “ provi@@ des a uni@@ que example of te@@ x@@ tu@@ al continu@@ ity . ”
John : M@@ ary , th@@ at@@ ’s up to you .
The Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ​ — Why the Con@@ fu@@ sion ?
J@@ on : Yes , this re@@ view has helped me to ref@@ res@@ h my mem@@ ory .
With such a large respon@@ se , it would be possible to as@@ si@@ gn these vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers to three different Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ an c@@ ities : Ka@@ z@@ an@@ la@@ k , S@@ and@@ ans@@ ki , and S@@ il@@ is@@ tr@@ a .
So to gain a so@@ li@@ d f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of Scriptural knowledge , he needed to learn ba@@ si@@ c Bible tru@@ ths , understand what it means to be one of God’s servants , and be determined to obey Jesus ’ teachings .
R@@ igh@@ tly V@@ alu@@ e Your Gi@@ ft of Li@@ fe
God’s Word does not dis@@ close a pre@@ c@@ ise d@@ ate for the first resurrection , but it does reve@@ al that it occ@@ ur@@ s over a peri@@ od of time , during Christ’s pres@@ ence .
“ Jehovah is close to the bro@@ k@@ en@@ hear@@ ted ; he sa@@ ves those who are c@@ ru@@ shed in spirit . ” ​ — P@@ s .
So why cultiv@@ ate vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e ?
In ad@@ dition , older married women , by their fine example and help@@ ful su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions , teach you@@ ng@@ er women to ‘ sub@@ ject themselves to their own hus@@ ban@@ ds . ’ ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 3 - 5 .
It will last until they are fin@@ ally se@@ aled . ​ — Re@@ v .
God does not hold you respon@@ sible for all govern@@ men@@ tal actions supp@@ or@@ ted by your ta@@ x@@ es , just as the law does not hold you respon@@ sible for what your l@@ and@@ l@@ ord does with the r@@ ent you pa@@ y .
S@@ tri@@ ving to be tend@@ er@@ ly com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate simply is not com@@ pati@@ ble with taking in des@@ en@@ s@@ iti@@ z@@ ing do@@ ses of s@@ cen@@ es of ba@@ dness on the tel@@ ev@@ ision s@@ cre@@ en or in mo@@ tion pi@@ c@@ tures .
Even Mi@@ gu@@ el chang@@ ed his attitude .
The members of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy are experienced , spirit - anointed elders .
E@@ ast@@ er su@@ p@@ po@@ se@@ dly com@@ mem@@ or@@ ates the resurrection of Christ , but re@@ pu@@ table s@@ our@@ ces l@@ ink it with false worship .
Does it se@@ em that your mate su@@ d@@ den@@ ly has ac@@ qui@@ red fa@@ ul@@ ts and fo@@ i@@ bl@@ es that were ab@@ sent when you were d@@ ating ?
He ca@@ ved in and did so .
He wis@@ ely cho@@ se to keep his life simp@@ le so that he could devo@@ te his time and en@@ er@@ gy to the ministry .
The Mu@@ r@@ at@@ ori@@ an F@@ ra@@ g@@ ment cons@@ ists of 8@@ 5 l@@ ines of text found on lea@@ ves 10 and 11 of the co@@ de@@ x .
A S@@ pe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c As@@ sign@@ ment for All
They are part of the lear@@ ning pro@@ c@@ ess . When he began preaching in I@@ tal@@ i@@ an , one Christian asked a hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der , “ Do you know the bro@@ om of life ? ”
How happy I was that I had care@@ fully stu@@ died the Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine and had regul@@ arly attend@@ ed the meetings , so that I could be a s@@ ource of spiritual encourag@@ ement to them !
If we ask vie@@ w@@ point questions that do not em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass a Bible stud@@ ent , his ans@@ wers may reve@@ al what he thin@@ ks about a certain sub@@ ject .
The Bible expla@@ ins that by means of the ransom sacrifice of Christ Jesus , God has made pro@@ vision for humans to gain everlasting life .
The grou@@ ps , he said , would be allow@@ ed to gro@@ w side by side ​ — un@@ dis@@ tur@@ bed until the har@@ v@@ est , which would come at “ a conclu@@ sion of a system of things . ”
Hence , they ten@@ d to be more su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ous and to believe that a spi@@ rit@@ is@@ tic heal@@ er can per@@ form mirac@@ ul@@ ous cu@@ res . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 18 : 10 - 12 ; Revelation 21 : 8 .
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s son Isa@@ a@@ c also experienced pro@@ long@@ ed g@@ ri@@ ef .
Yes , David was determined to keep on serving Jehovah with hum@@ ility .
Ad@@ d to this the pain and suffering that have been the result of si@@ ck@@ ness , old age , and death .
On@@ ly the un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant wicked have reason to be ter@@ ri@@ fied of God .
M@@ ore than anything in the world , he wanted for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
That gives me hope . ”
You spo@@ t a well in the dist@@ ance and head for it , ho@@ p@@ ing to get some water to qu@@ en@@ ch your th@@ ir@@ st .
The d@@ ri@@ ving for@@ ce be@@ h@@ ind such ide@@ as go@@ es back to the gar@@ den of E@@ den .
our own we@@ ak@@ nesses ?
There is no better ad@@ vice ! ​ — Psalm 1 : 2 , 3 ; Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 .
The en@@ su@@ ing disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment can be c@@ ru@@ shing .
In 19@@ 6@@ 3 , I travel@@ ed around the world along with over 5@@ 00 other d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates to the “ E@@ ver@@ lasting Go@@ od Ne@@ ws ” conven@@ tions .
Ab@@ out 20 of them were mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed .
Tru@@ e , human@@ ly speaking , the small band of Jews did not stand a ch@@ ance against the over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing enem@@ y for@@ ces , but Ne@@ h@@ emiah ur@@ ged them : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id . . .
( 3 ) U@@ su@@ ally an ar@@ ro@@ w poin@@ ts nor@@ th , allow@@ ing you to get ori@@ ented [ g@@ l 19 ] .
Jesus ’ mother , brothers , and sisters are all mentioned as living at that time but not Joseph .
A par@@ ent must look bey@@ ond the chil@@ d’s har@@ d@@ ened attitude and try to see what is in his heart .
It was through Juda@@ h , Jac@@ ob@@ ’s f@@ our@@ th son by Le@@ ah . ​ — G@@ en .
She had not been able to conc@@ ei@@ ve because her F@@ al@@ lo@@ pi@@ an tu@@ bes were b@@ lo@@ cked , not allow@@ ing s@@ per@@ m to me@@ et with her e@@ g@@ g ( s ) .
For one we@@ ek we rema@@ ined in@@ do@@ ors , listen@@ ing for news on the ra@@ di@@ o .
So will mis@@ tre@@ at@@ ment of the el@@ der@@ ly .
No won@@ der the earth became filled with viol@@ ence !
Your money discus@@ sions need not s@@ ti@@ f@@ le love .
Davi@@ d’s enc@@ oun@@ ter with Go@@ li@@ ath teach@@ es us another vital less@@ on .
Go@@ od N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ ors Are an As@@ set
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , these men ​ — and they are ty@@ pi@@ cal of most in the pro@@ gra@@ m — ​ are not vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers because they have time to sp@@ are .
What can we learn from the illustr@@ ation of the mu@@ st@@ ard gra@@ in ?
So God makes Na@@ am@@ an’s le@@ pro@@ s@@ y come upon Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i .
The apostle Peter wrote : “ All of you be like - min@@ ded , show@@ ing fellow feel@@ ing , having bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction , tend@@ er@@ ly com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate . ”
Fir@@ st , God made the man .
The public re@@ ac@@ ted to the c@@ ru@@ el tre@@ at@@ ment these men received , so the govern@@ ment trans@@ fer@@ red them from mil@@ it@@ ary pris@@ on to ci@@ v@@ ili@@ an work cam@@ ps .
19 , 20 . ( a ) How can we avoid vie@@ wing Jehovah’s continued long - suffering as a t@@ est ?
Christ will be hon@@ ored forever because of his ro@@ le in working for the v@@ indic@@ ation of God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
On@@ ly against Jehovah do not re@@ be@@ l . ”
What we u@@ su@@ ally talk about is a good indic@@ ation of what our heart is set on .
“ Com@@ ple@@ te Su@@ it of Ar@@ m@@ or From God , ” 9 / 15
F@@ am@@ ily love invol@@ ves our heart and our feelings .
TH@@ E man Job once descri@@ bed the imper@@ fect human con@@ dition in these words : “ M@@ an , born of woman , is sh@@ ort - lived and g@@ lu@@ t@@ ted with ag@@ it@@ ation .
L@@ ater on , the Witnesses invit@@ ed me to si@@ t in on E@@ vi@@ j@@ a@@ ’s Bible study and listen .
Se@@ e@@ ing what is happ@@ ening , the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es lam@@ ent : “ The world has g@@ one after him . ” ​ — Matthew 21 : 10 , 11 ; John 12 : 17 - 19 .
A@@ g@@ ing parents may need special care .
The fur@@ th@@ est they go in this direction is to l@@ as@@ h their rul@@ ers with spi@@ r@@ ited cen@@ sure or to ba@@ ff@@ le them by f@@ light .
They certainly deser@@ ved their fre@@ e@@ dom .
The emo@@ tion that mo@@ ves Jehovah to be mer@@ ci@@ ful is com@@ pared to the war@@ m feel@@ ing that a n@@ ur@@ sing mother nor@@ m@@ ally has for her child .
Some parents se@@ em to think that discipl@@ ining their children invol@@ ves se@@ v@@ ere tre@@ at@@ ment , including har@@ s@@ h th@@ reat@@ s or bel@@ it@@ t@@ ling in@@ sul@@ ts .
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : I su@@ p@@ pose with some s@@ ort of a t@@ est .
If you are a par@@ ent , you should be inter@@ ested in help@@ ing your children gain the same knowledge that you are ac@@ qui@@ ring .
The last days would be mar@@ ked by w@@ ars , fam@@ ines , earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es , and e@@ pi@@ dem@@ ic@@ s of de@@ ad@@ ly di@@ se@@ ase . ​ — Matthew 24 : 3 , 7 ; Luke 21 : 11 .
Although the Scriptures do not reve@@ al this spirit cre@@ atu@@ re@@ ’s origin@@ al name , they call him the Devil ( meaning “ S@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ er ” ) because he has s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ed God .
▪ R@@ es@@ pect your te@@ en@@ ag@@ er@@ ’s priv@@ ac@@ y .
In@@ side the pas@@ s@@ por@@ t were some de@@ bi@@ t car@@ ds and a large am@@ ount of money .
Witnesses are preaching in Na@@ hu@@ at@@ l , and some of our liter@@ ature is a@@ vail@@ able in it . ​ — 3 / 1 , pages 13 - 14 .
The ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le was later re@@ plac@@ ed by the temple in Jerusalem .
While the nations were in the th@@ ic@@ k of bat@@ tle during World W@@ ar I@@ I , Jehovah’s people were helped to foc@@ us on something far more important than their own sal@@ vation .
King David ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ He who is wal@@ king fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less@@ ly and practic@@ ing righteousness . ”
Me@@ an@@ while , Jehovah is direc@@ tly involved in the lives of his faithful worshipp@@ ers today .
W@@ rit@@ ing can be help@@ ful in expres@@ sing g@@ ri@@ ef
This word is used as another t@@ it@@ le of Satan , the fore@@ most s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ er . ​ — John 8 : 4@@ 4 ; Re@@ v .
They show how God has pre@@ served his Word , has bless@@ ed the use of his name , and has made possible the pre@@ serv@@ ation of spiritual truth that prote@@ cts us from religious er@@ ro@@ r .
How , though , did Jehovah feel when he saw true rep@@ ent@@ ance in his children ?
The psalmist asked why it is that the wicked often se@@ em to be succ@@ ess@@ ful , happy , and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous , while some who stri@@ ve to serve God su@@ ff@@ er tri@@ als and har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps . ​ — Read Psalm 7@@ 3 : 1 - 13 .
What was the reason ?
If we speak the truth at all times , we should not have to take an o@@ ath to make our words more beli@@ e@@ va@@ ble .
The most important thing in Paul’s life was serving God .
H@@ ou@@ se@@ keep@@ ing ex@@ per@@ ts say that al@@ most half the time people sp@@ end cle@@ an@@ ing is wa@@ sted in “ h@@ and@@ ling , get@@ ting around , and mo@@ ving c@@ lu@@ t@@ ter and lit@@ ter out of the way . ”
They had left with him a Bible in Fr@@ en@@ ch , not in S@@ pan@@ ish !
S@@ tr@@ ange expres@@ sions , such as “ au@@ to@@ i@@ mmu@@ ne ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic ill@@ ness ” and “ ju@@ ven@@ ile pol@@ y@@ ar@@ thr@@ it@@ is , ” * e@@ cho@@ ed around that co@@ ld , gra@@ y ro@@ om .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S people fac@@ ed a cho@@ ice .
The o@@ ffering of inc@@ en@@ se among the Israelites was a f@@ it@@ ting sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of prayers that are heard by God .
( b ) Why do the principles found in God’s Word really work , even when problems ar@@ ise in a marriage ?
The Bible states : “ W@@ i@@ th@@ out faith it is imp@@ os@@ sible to ple@@ ase [ God ] well , for he that appro@@ ach@@ es God must believe that he is and that he be@@ comes the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ”
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons are , in effect , saying , as fore@@ told at Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 8 : 23 : “ We will go with you people , for we have heard that God is with you people . ”
The Rom@@ an le@@ gi@@ ons re@@ turned in 70 C.E . This time they did not with@@ draw , and Jerusalem was comple@@ t@@ ely destro@@ yed .
Now ple@@ ase take a clo@@ s@@ er look , just as you would at an it@@ em of clo@@ thing that you were inter@@ ested in bu@@ ying .
Why did Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i turn down Davi@@ d’s offer ?
In a di@@ r@@ ge , David san@@ g : “ I am dist@@ ressed over you , my brother J@@ on@@ a@@ than , very pleas@@ ant you were to me . M@@ ore wonderful was your love to me than the love from women . ”
Re@@ g@@ arding other health d@@ ang@@ ers , the A@@ mer@@ i@@ can So@@ cial He@@ al@@ th As@@ soci@@ ation states : “ M@@ ore than half of all people [ in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates ] will have an S@@ T@@ D [ se@@ x@@ u@@ ally trans@@ mit@@ ted di@@ se@@ ase ] at some point in their li@@ fe@@ time . ”
H@@ A@@ P@@ P@@ IN@@ E@@ S@@ S ​ — gen@@ u@@ ine , lasting happiness — ​ is some@@ times hard to find .
Jehovah bless@@ ed his people for their obedi@@ ence to his Word and the faithful slave .
E@@ as@@ y@@ going com@@ plac@@ enc@@ y was also char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic of the people in No@@ ah’s day .
Let us consider a few examples . ​ — See end@@ no@@ te .
F@@ eli@@ x began to read Bible st@@ ori@@ es to his son when he was still small .
W@@ E M@@ A@@ Y be ali@@ ve now because we obe@@ yed , while others are not ali@@ ve because they fa@@ iled to obey .
One dic@@ tion@@ ary de@@ fin@@ es spiritu@@ ality as “ sen@@ s@@ iti@@ v@@ ity or att@@ ach@@ ment to religious valu@@ es ” and “ the qu@@ ality or st@@ ate of being spiritual . ”
Be@@ fore him the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of w@@ at@@ er@@ less re@@ gi@@ ons will bo@@ w down , and his very enem@@ ies will li@@ ck the du@@ st it@@ self . ”
Jehovah’s loving promises for@@ ti@@ fy our faith and con@@ v@@ in@@ ce us that he really is our H@@ el@@ per !
For what was the sin o@@ ffering provided , and what was the purpose of the gu@@ il@@ t o@@ ffer@@ ings ?
This young child saw the need to act in har@@ mony with his knowledge of Jehovah .
C@@ re@@ ation also refle@@ cts God’s love .
The pri@@ m@@ ary mo@@ tive for our preaching and teaching is love for Jehovah .
A@@ cha@@ n of the tri@@ be of Juda@@ h sin@@ ned while in@@ va@@ ding Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o .
The day that “ is bur@@ ning like the fur@@ n@@ ace ” will come and will de@@ v@@ our all the wicked .
There is strong evidence that it is now under way .
If you imitate Jehovah’s loving , reason@@ able , and cons@@ ist@@ ent discipl@@ ine , you can be certain that your efforts will benefit your children .
O@@ ver the cen@@ tu@@ ries Jehovah may on occasi@@ on have per@@ mit@@ ted suffering for reas@@ ons cons@@ ist@@ ent with his wisdom and love .
Consider what occ@@ ur@@ red after Paul’s shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ k on Mal@@ ta , as repor@@ ted in the book of Acts .
Such hum@@ ble service br@@ ings rich re@@ war@@ ds .
other ?
This proved to be true thr@@ ough@@ out those early years .
What , then , did he mean ?
Jesus main@@ ta@@ ined his integrity and up@@ held Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y under the sever@@ est of t@@ ests , d@@ ying as a faithful serv@@ ant of his Father .
Timo@@ th@@ y’s mother and gr@@ and@@ mother not only read the Scriptures to him but also helped him to reason on the tru@@ ths those writ@@ ings con@@ tain . ​ — 2 Timothy 1 : 5 ; 3 : 14 , 15 .
After si@@ x months we moved to O@@ s@@ w@@ es@@ try , in the same coun@@ ty of Sh@@ ro@@ p@@ shi@@ re , because we were given the opportunity to r@@ ent our own little f@@ ar@@ m .
Di@@ d Jesus con@@ dem@@ n the enjo@@ y@@ ment of food and dr@@ ink ?
But ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , it is God who makes it gro@@ w !
2 : 12 ​ — In what way can the rul@@ ers of the nations “ k@@ is@@ s the son ” ?
pages 2@@ 18 - 19 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
This was des@@ pite the fact that he was a n@@ om@@ in@@ al Ca@@ tho@@ lic .
See the article “ Di@@ v@@ ine In@@ ter@@ ven@@ tion ​ — What Can We Ex@@ pect ? ”
In answer the ang@@ el called attention to “ the time of the end , ” during which “ the ones having in@@ sight will understand . ”
I was also imp@@ ressed by the joy and the ze@@ al of the Christian women who vis@@ ited her . ”
D@@ or@@ is and L@@ ou@@ ise are both wi@@ do@@ wed now , but they serve jo@@ y@@ fully ne@@ ar@@ by as regul@@ ar pione@@ ers .
As for Ne@@ h@@ emiah , Jehovah bless@@ ed his efforts , and true worship was rest@@ ored in Jerusalem .
Jehovah will certainly re@@ ward you for your efforts .
It is the ability to look at ourselves and rend@@ er judgment about ourselves .
Jo@@ shua bel@@ ong@@ ed to a family of the tri@@ be of Eph@@ ra@@ im .
The P@@ ow@@ er of an A@@ po@@ lo@@ gy
A prophecy in the Bible book of Daniel states : “ C@@ ho@@ p the t@@ ree down , and ru@@ in it . However , leave its ro@@ o@@ t@@ sto@@ ck it@@ self in the earth , but with a ban@@ ding of ir@@ on and of cop@@ per . . . until se@@ ven times themselves pas@@ s over it . ”
( Read Revelation 6 : 1 - 8 . )
David was not cont@@ ent to praise Jehovah only in priv@@ ate .
This was just one of the many things Jesus ’ enem@@ ies cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed him and his disciples for .
M@@ em@@ or@@ able B@@ less@@ ings
Tho@@ ma@@ s E@@ dis@@ on was c@@ ra@@ z@@ y ! ”
God cre@@ ated se@@ x , both for the re@@ pro@@ du@@ ction of the human r@@ ace and for the enjo@@ y@@ ment of married cou@@ ples .
The Kingdom of God is a heavenly govern@@ ment .
They may even use c@@ un@@ ning to get two un@@ married people to me@@ et .
( b ) How have you benef@@ ited from consider@@ ing the examples of faithful ones in this article ?
After you have done all that you reason@@ ab@@ ly can , you may want to leave the matter in Jehovah’s hands .
We have consider@@ ed just a few of Jesus ’ preci@@ ous ro@@ les in God’s purpose for man@@ kin@@ d’s sal@@ vation .
( a ) What does the wh@@ ite hor@@ se that Christ ri@@ des re@@ present ?
A house was found , and in No@@ v@@ ember 194@@ 9 , sever@@ al mission@@ aries arri@@ ved in K@@ o@@ be .
At the out@@ set of Jesus ’ ministry , Satan had the au@@ d@@ ac@@ ity to temp@@ t the Son of God by challeng@@ ing him to turn a st@@ one into bre@@ ad .
Do@@ ing things for others is fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al to being happy .
The desi@@ gn@@ ation “ H@@ ar@@ an ” here refer@@ red not only to the city but to the sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding dist@@ ri@@ ct as well .
The fact that he pre@@ served some humans shows that his reg@@ re@@ ts were con@@ f@@ ined to those who had become wicked . ​ — 2 Peter 2 : 5 , 9 .
AN@@ S@@ W@@ E@@ R : Jehovah , the Father of Jesus , is the et@@ er@@ n@@ al God and the al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty Creator of all things .
Such min@@ isters use these words as a comm@@ and , in effect saying , “ Be born again ! ”
Why , that person is moved to exc@@ lu@@ de such practic@@ es from his life !
Consider how J@@ im made a ma@@ j@@ or decision about his emp@@ loy@@ ment .
Jehovah’s Word Is A@@ live ​ — H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of Luke
How does Jehovah view what we do for him ?
With Jehovah is the s@@ ource of life .
You likely know that an ar@@ my may have the most advan@@ ced we@@ ap@@ ons , but those we@@ ap@@ ons are us@@ eless if its sol@@ di@@ ers l@@ ack the s@@ k@@ ill to use them .
S@@ ome@@ thing had to change .
But there is no need to be over@@ ly anxi@@ ous about the Devil ​ — his power is li@@ mit@@ ed .
We have a good conscience . Our way of wal@@ king be@@ comes ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary .
No human kno@@ ws .
W@@ ise parents take advan@@ ta@@ ge of opportun@@ ities to re@@ in@@ for@@ ce the par@@ ent - child b@@ ond by enjo@@ ying rec@@ re@@ ation with their children wh@@ en@@ ever possible .
I saw that I needed to tre@@ at people with respect and consider@@ ation .
So she wonder@@ ed , ‘ If hel@@ l is a fi@@ er@@ y place where the wicked are t@@ or@@ men@@ ted , why did Jesus go there ? ’
Some may have different cu@@ st@@ om@@ s or may not speak our language well .
Those fin@@ ally se@@ aled number 14@@ 4@@ ,000 . ​ — Re@@ v .
Christ’s sub@@ je@@ cts are not free of imper@@ fe@@ ctions and fa@@ il@@ ings .
Why did mutu@@ al love between God and his Son gro@@ w ?
On his second mission@@ ary tri@@ p ( pur@@ ple l@@ ine on ma@@ p ) , Paul arri@@ ved in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i , now in Gre@@ e@@ ce . [ g@@ l 33 ] He wit@@ ness@@ ed there , was imp@@ ris@@ oned and then rel@@ eas@@ ed , and moved on to Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a .
Let us exam@@ ine Paul’s war@@ ning regarding har@@ m@@ ful go@@ s@@ si@@ p .
If temp@@ ted by the am@@ or@@ ous atten@@ tions of another man , wi@@ ves can refle@@ ct on what example , and why ?
However , we can look for less@@ ons to be learned from individuals and events mentioned in the Bible . ​ — 3 / 15 , pages 17 - 18 .
“ This is what the love of God means , ” states the apostle John , “ that we ob@@ serve his comman@@ d@@ ments ; and yet his comman@@ d@@ ments are not bur@@ den@@ some . ”
There we read : “ E@@ ver@@ yone who c@@ alls on the name of Jehovah will be sa@@ ved . ”
That was the experience of 19 - year - old T@@ on@@ y .
It may be that the el@@ der@@ ly one needs ass@@ ist@@ ance in determin@@ ing if he or she is eli@@ gi@@ ble for any pro@@ v@@ isions that the govern@@ ment makes a@@ vail@@ able .
“ That inter@@ view , ” says Su@@ k@@ h@@ i , “ started me thinking about go@@ als I had not thought of before . ”
We so@@ ld our home , which we loved very much .
What must we do to receive God’s holy spirit ?
As a par@@ ent , you have the authority to make rul@@ es .
Ser@@ ving With the Watch@@ man , 1 / 1
We also do our ut@@ most to man@@ i@@ f@@ est “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit ” in our personal lives .
What can dis@@ cer@@ ning ones do to fulf@@ ill their rec@@ re@@ ational needs ?
reve@@ als much about our inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations ​ — what we find accep@@ table and what we find un@@ accep@@ table .
But Jehovah lo@@ v@@ ingly helped him to bro@@ ad@@ en his vie@@ w@@ point .
After that , the “ be@@ ast ” re@@ appe@@ ared as the Un@@ ited N@@ ations .
Peter rep@@ lied : “ Lord , whom shall we go away to ?
Let your children know how you feel about them , and be gener@@ ous with loving comm@@ end@@ ation .
Des@@ pite the un@@ who@@ les@@ ome influ@@ ence of the time , those who became Christians put on the new person@@ ality . ​ — Romans 1 : 28 , 29 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 8 - 10 .
In Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , liter@@ ac@@ y cl@@ as@@ ses are condu@@ cted mo@@ st@@ ly in tri@@ ba@@ l langu@@ ages and less often in a coun@@ tr@@ y’s of@@ fi@@ cial language .
In time , however , like Satan , he let gre@@ e@@ dy ambi@@ tion f@@ ill his heart , for he began to co@@ v@@ et his fa@@ ther’s thro@@ ne , to which he was not ent@@ it@@ led .
( 5 ) V@@ an D@@ us@@ en , W .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N V@@ ic@@ k@@ y was one and a half years old , however , our world seem@@ ed to f@@ all ap@@ ar@@ t .
Eli@@ ’s rep@@ ly was : “ What is good in his [ Jehovah’s ] eyes let him do . ”
Mar@@ ch 14 - 20 , 20@@ 11
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of children are left without parents ​ — they died from A@@ I@@ D@@ S .
He listen@@ ed to her vo@@ ice rather than to that of his God , Jehovah . ​ — G@@ en .
T@@ W@@ O young children are pla@@ ying together .
Let us consider what he me@@ ant when using that expres@@ sion .
When a talk is based on an out@@ l@@ ine provided by the organization , study the out@@ l@@ ine and the s@@ crip@@ tures it uses .
This indic@@ ates that Jesus ’ death should be com@@ mem@@ or@@ ated only as often as the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver ​ — an@@ nu@@ ally — ​ not mon@@ th@@ ly , we@@ ek@@ ly , or da@@ ily .
Yes , al@@ though Satan is in@@ t@@ ent on destro@@ ying our faith , we must take our stand against him , so@@ li@@ d in the faith .
Di@@ d they not enjoy a dedic@@ ated relationship with God ?
There was an imp@@ res@@ sive influ@@ x of new@@ ly inter@@ ested ones .
He ad@@ m@@ its , “ I became ang@@ ry , je@@ al@@ ous , pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ve , and in@@ secu@@ re . ”
Jesus fore@@ told : “ Then there will be great tri@@ bul@@ ation such as has not occ@@ ur@@ red since the worl@@ d’s beg@@ in@@ ning until now , no , nor will occ@@ ur again . ”
So , what are some things that we learn from Jesus ’ family ?
C@@ ount your blessings !
How gr@@ ate@@ ful I am , though , that I took up the pioneer service when I was young !
So the Greek S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t ver@@ sion of the Hebrew Scriptures was the bas@@ is of his study .
In your own words , descri@@ be the spiritual ar@@ m@@ or Christians need to put on .
( Read 2 Timothy 2 : 24 - 26 . )
On May 22 , 194@@ 5 , the C@@ an@@ adi@@ an govern@@ ment li@@ f@@ ted the ba@@ n on our work .
What se@@ cur@@ ity that will bring ​ — no lo@@ c@@ ks , no ba@@ r@@ s , nothing that will ma@@ r complete trust and happiness ! ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 20 ; Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 4 ; 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
What O@@ thers Th@@ ink of U@@ s ​ — Does It Mat@@ ter ?
We could har@@ dly respect a go@@ d who would purpose for humans to su@@ ff@@ er .
And what hope is there for the dead ?
What must we do to benefit from his lead@@ er@@ ship ?
She says : “ I have come to real@@ ize that Jehovah su@@ sta@@ ins us through tri@@ al@@ some circumstances and that there are far more blessings in our lives than there are tri@@ als . ”
By reading the Word of God together and accep@@ ting what it says as God’s direction . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 13 .
( Read Matthew 10 : 35 - 37 . )
In the Bible , we read about some who were not well and who wanted to know if they would get better .
P@@ l@@ an how you can do more in the ministry
What , though , if your son re@@ ach@@ es go@@ als more s@@ low@@ ly than you wish ?
So first ask the person what he believ@@ es and why he believ@@ es that .
T@@ e@@ aching by example has a powerful effect on the hearts of stud@@ ents .
What view on this sub@@ ject will strengthen us to “ be fir@@ m@@ ly res@@ ol@@ ved ” not to e@@ at blood or accept a blood trans@@ fu@@ sion ? ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
“ All of you . . . children who have ag@@ re@@ ed . . . to obey God and his King , ple@@ ase stand up . ”
After cont@@ ra@@ sting true servants with false , the prophet dec@@ la@@ res how Jehovah will bl@@ ess those serving H@@ im . ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 1 – 6@@ 6 : 24 .
11 : 28 ; Acts 15 : 32 .
S@@ how yourself to be a good shepher@@ d by pati@@ ently gu@@ i@@ ding your child or children in pro@@ ving that Jehovah’s way is the best way of life . * ​ — R@@ om .
C@@ learly , then , Jehovah’s blessing is not upon the present wicked system of things .
Yet , Jehovah re@@ served a blessing for faithful Jac@@ o@@ b , something bey@@ ond what he could i@@ magine .
Yet , they were not deter@@ red .
Li@@ ve the truth , making it your own .
After exam@@ ining the case of Jesus , P@@ il@@ ate was willing to rel@@ e@@ ase him .
6 - 8 . ( a ) What advan@@ ta@@ ge did Jesus ’ first - century listen@@ ers not yet have ?
What did Jesus do upon re@@ tur@@ ning to heaven ?
Not long ther@@ e@@ after , the new@@ ly form@@ ed congregation in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i t@@ wi@@ ce sent pro@@ v@@ isions to Paul during his stay of sever@@ al we@@ ek@@ s with fellow believers in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , ne@@ arly 1@@ 00 mil@@ es ( 1@@ 60 k@@ m ) away .
‘ Ser@@ ve Jehovah With a Com@@ ple@@ te H@@ ear@@ t ’
They know that soon Jehovah’s Kingdom will once and for all wi@@ pe out viol@@ ence in all its form@@ s .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the word for “ bri@@ ck kil@@ n ” can also mean “ bri@@ ck mo@@ ld . ”
A Christian who is dis@@ cer@@ ning makes decisions that will help to strengthen his relationship with God
When Joseph con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted his brothers , he continued with his sub@@ ter@@ fu@@ ge , as@@ king them : “ Di@@ d you not know that such a man as I am can ex@@ per@@ tly read om@@ ens ? ”
While wa@@ iting for a res@@ cu@@ e par@@ ty , his compan@@ ion occasi@@ on@@ ally sla@@ ps him in the face to keep him a@@ wa@@ ke .
We lived next to a family who was po@@ or and stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to fe@@ ed ei@@ ght children .
Cor@@ rection may come by way of fellow believers , through things learned at Christian meetings , and from your study of God’s Word and the public@@ ations of “ the faithful ste@@ ward . ”
Although the Bible descri@@ bes Lo@@ t as “ righteous , ” for some reason he did not de@@ f@@ er to Abra@@ m in this matter , nor does it se@@ em that he s@@ ought the older man@@ ’s counsel .
How different he is from the one with tw@@ is@@ ted op@@ in@@ i@@ ons em@@ an@@ ating from a ‘ tw@@ is@@ ted heart ’ !
Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an recor@@ ds indic@@ ate that the P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h@@ s imp@@ or@@ ted w@@ ine from Cana@@ an .
With my brother Di@@ ck ( far left ; Di@@ ck is standing ) and other pione@@ ers in fr@@ on@@ t of the B@@ ris@@ to@@ l pioneer home
Then we re@@ turned to T@@ er@@ es@@ ó@@ pol@@ is as special pione@@ ers .
There are many activities or ca@@ uses in the world today that could vi@@ e for the attention of those taking the lead among us .
6 : 19 , 22 , 32 .
Yet , her faith great@@ ly influ@@ enced my life .
To help you appreci@@ ate the work that your sp@@ ouse does , such as pa@@ ying bil@@ ls or sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing , you might want to s@@ wa@@ p ro@@ les occasi@@ on@@ ally .
Par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 18 : As no@@ ted , the Greek word rend@@ ered “ on arri@@ ving ” at Matthew 24 : 4@@ 6 is a form of the same Greek ver@@ b that is rend@@ ered “ coming ” at Matthew 24 : 30 , 4@@ 2 , 4@@ 4 .
It says : “ He op@@ posed por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , pro@@ s@@ titu@@ tion , ab@@ or@@ tion , ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ ality , and the ‘ ob@@ s@@ cen@@ ity ’ of mo@@ der@@ n ar@@ t , and he a@@ war@@ ded br@@ on@@ ze , s@@ il@@ ver , and go@@ ld me@@ d@@ als to women who pro@@ duc@@ ed four , si@@ x , and ei@@ ght children , thus encourag@@ ing them to remain in their tra@@ di@@ tional ro@@ le in the home .
V@@ er@@ y likely you can remember many other Bible char@@ ac@@ ters who pro@@ duc@@ ed “ the fru@@ it of li@@ ps ” in their later years . ​ — 1 Samuel 8 : 1 , 10 ; 12 : 2 ; 1 K@@ ings 14 : 4 , 5 ; Luke 1 : 7 , 6@@ 7 - 7@@ 9 ; 2 : 22 - 32 .
A@@ vo@@ id Dis@@ tr@@ actions in This “ Da@@ y of Go@@ od Ne@@ ws ”
The better course , the wis@@ er course , is to let God deter@@ mine when and upon whom v@@ enge@@ ance is to be brought .
Why should we control our t@@ ong@@ ue ?
I@@ T W@@ A@@ S a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous time to be a Christian in R@@ ome .
That vis@@ it is one of the n@@ ic@@ est mem@@ ori@@ es I have . ”
To ven@@ ture out into the o@@ pen se@@ a , se@@ af@@ ar@@ ers learned about st@@ ars , w@@ in@@ ds , and other poin@@ ts of refer@@ ence .
On such occasi@@ ons we listen@@ ed to the field service experi@@ ences they rel@@ ated .
That was to set@@ tle the is@@ sue ra@@ ised when Adam and E@@ ve re@@ je@@ cted God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
( b ) Gi@@ ve examples of fav@@ or@@ able com@@ ments that have been made in be@@ half of God’s people today .
A Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Christian Scriptures
There , we all listen to the same information .
“ A H@@ id@@ den P@@ u@@ bli@@ c He@@ al@@ th Ha@@ z@@ ard ”
To make cor@@ rec@@ t cho@@ ic@@ es , we should par@@ take of “ so@@ li@@ d food [ that ] bel@@ ong@@ s to matu@@ re people . ”
Un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness of any s@@ ort should not even be mentioned among us . ​ — E@@ ph .
It was by faith that E@@ no@@ ch served as the first faithful prophet of God .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we do not fear “ the p@@ est@@ il@@ ence that wal@@ ks in the g@@ loo@@ m . ”
If al@@ co@@ ho@@ l is served at a so@@ cial ga@@ ther@@ ing , this should be done with great dis@@ cre@@ tion .
Satan the Devil could not s@@ il@@ ence the early Christians .
In what way is it un@@ like any of God’s other gi@@ f@@ ts ?
E@@ ach one of the elders is to be such “ a place ” of prote@@ ction and sa@@ f@@ ety .
Now he is re@@ sting in death , but he will “ stand up ” in “ the resurrection of the righteous ones ” during Christ’s M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn .
Jehovah ut@@ ter@@ ly destro@@ yed P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s mi@@ gh@@ ty mil@@ it@@ ary ma@@ ch@@ ine , prote@@ cting His people from certain de@@ fe@@ at . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 14 : 19 - 28 .
Sa@@ ys Mar@@ il@@ o@@ u : “ Now I enjoy ob@@ serving the beau@@ ty of n@@ ature , including the b@@ right st@@ ars at night .
• What does it mean to “ k@@ is@@ s the son ” ?
In any case , A@@ sa res@@ or@@ ted to human reason@@ ing and fa@@ iled to r@@ ely upon Jehovah .
What Jesus did was ne@@ i@@ ther a m@@ ere ri@@ tu@@ al nor just an act of kindness .
S@@ pre@@ ading Go@@ od Ne@@ ws in An@@ des , 3 / 15
Fir@@ st , he mentioned “ the full as@@ sur@@ ance of their understanding . ”
To benefit fully from the privilege of prayer , we must have real faith .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er and study of God’s Word will help us to cultiv@@ ate gen@@ u@@ ine love
W@@ he@@ ther the comm@@ and was eas@@ y to fulf@@ ill or difficult , Moses com@@ p@@ lied .
A group of Jehovah’s Witnesses vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to do reli@@ ef work after a des@@ tru@@ ctive h@@ ur@@ ri@@ c@@ ane .
However , just as we have to di@@ g@@ est our food in order to be n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed , we must medit@@ ate on what we read from the Bible in order to benefit .
Their mother t@@ ong@@ ue was ei@@ ther a Gal@@ ile@@ an di@@ al@@ e@@ ct of Ar@@ am@@ a@@ ic or a di@@ al@@ e@@ ct@@ al form of Hebrew .
Go@@ dly devo@@ tion is personal re@@ ver@@ ence , worship , and service to Jehovah God out of loy@@ al@@ ty to his uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Th@@ ink , too , of other ha@@ ugh@@ ty men who des@@ p@@ ised Jehovah’s people : the Phil@@ ist@@ ine gi@@ ant Go@@ li@@ ath , the Per@@ si@@ an P@@ ri@@ me M@@ in@@ is@@ ter H@@ am@@ an , and King H@@ er@@ od A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa , who rul@@ ed the pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of Juda@@ e@@ a .
In c@@ as@@ es such as these , a clear message may have to be sent to fellow work@@ ers that our standards are different because of our Scriptural beli@@ ef@@ s .
I started to preach full - time , which was qu@@ ite challeng@@ ing in C@@ ze@@ cho@@ s@@ lo@@ v@@ ak@@ ia during the l@@ ate 19@@ 30 ’ s .
M@@ ak@@ ing it ob@@ vi@@ ous just what is me@@ ant , some Bible transl@@ ations speak of “ fle@@ sh@@ ly lu@@ st@@ s ” ( King James V@@ er@@ sion ) or “ sin@@ ful desi@@ res ” ( New In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational V@@ er@@ sion ) .
For example , many public plac@@ es are left m@@ ess@@ y and un@@ si@@ gh@@ tly .
He uses the spirit to o@@ pen the hearts and min@@ ds of the bri@@ de class to understand his Word , the Bible .
How com@@ for@@ ting those words are to us as we do what is right in the face of inc@@ reas@@ ing in@@ sta@@ bility , viol@@ ence , and wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness in this tr@@ oub@@ led world !
With help from Jehovah and encourag@@ ement from those who stu@@ died the Bible with him , Ri@@ ch@@ ard bro@@ ke away from viol@@ ence .
W@@ ould you say that one person could ‘ f@@ ill ’ a whole group of people ?
His pri@@ de and ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ance pre@@ v@@ ent him from lear@@ ning about God and ga@@ ining wisdom .
They also ur@@ ged her to pray for Jehovah’s direction in the matter .
How can obedi@@ ence prote@@ ct you ?
17 : 7 , 8 .
Jehovah’s words are recorded in the Bible .
Jesus thus indic@@ ated that , not just the Law with the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments , but the enti@@ re Hebrew Scriptures were based on love .
F@@ in@@ ally , one of them said , “ Y@@ oung man , you can believe wh@@ atever you want , but you will have to promise that you will not speak to anyone about your beli@@ ef@@ s . ”
Tru@@ e is the des@@ crip@@ tion : “ All cre@@ ation keep@@ s on gro@@ an@@ ing together and being in pain together until now . ”
Un@@ c@@ le Al@@ f@@ red and my father
Since hope for real prog@@ ress on a worl@@ d@@ wide sc@@ ale is s@@ li@@ m , where can a person turn for help ?
The ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement continued with the following recorded ex@@ cer@@ pt from the pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent@@ ’s spe@@ e@@ ch : “ It is very encourag@@ ing for us to see the interest of many people in liter@@ ac@@ y .
As stud@@ ents in the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol or as par@@ ti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts in the Ser@@ vice Me@@ et@@ ing , pre@@ pare well , re@@ hear@@ se in ad@@ v@@ ance , and try hard not to can@@ c@@ el your assign@@ ments .
If you already have an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance , as did Li@@ z and her husband , can you ad@@ just your life - st@@ y@@ le to ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l more time and en@@ er@@ gy into help@@ ing people , whether rich or po@@ or , to learn about the Kingdom , the means of ga@@ ining real se@@ cur@@ ity ?
The apostle Paul explained that our Creat@@ or@@ ’s ‘ et@@ er@@ n@@ al power can be c@@ learly per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved in the things he has made . ’
All people are born with a sense of right and wrong , good and bad .
Ar@@ ta@@ x@@ er@@ x@@ es L@@ ong@@ i@@ man@@ us 4@@ 7@@ 5 - 24 B.C.E .
When vis@@ ited by two of Jehovah’s Witnesses , though , T@@ on@@ y was sur@@ pris@@ ed to learn that God is not like that .
O@@ be@@ di@@ ence ​ — I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant Ch@@ il@@ d@@ ho@@ od L@@ ess@@ on , 4 / 1
Jesus and his early followers continued to ref@@ er to the Hebrew Scriptures .
Why should we draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah in prayer ?
T@@ ol@@ er@@ ance has been de@@ f@@ ined as “ the dis@@ position to be pati@@ ent with the op@@ in@@ i@@ ons or practic@@ es of others . ”
To find out , let us return to our consider@@ ation of the par@@ able of the whe@@ at and the we@@ e@@ ds .
“ G@@ o , you and all your hous@@ eho@@ ld , into the ar@@ k , because you are the one I have seen to be righteous before me among this gener@@ ation . ” ​ — G@@ EN@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ S 7 : 1 .
E@@ ven@@ tually , the nation lost that uni@@ que relationship with God .
As the Bible became fre@@ ely a@@ vail@@ able and Bible con@@ cor@@ d@@ an@@ ces were pre@@ pared , hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted individuals started sear@@ ch@@ ing the Scriptures care@@ fully .
Ha@@ ving an ex@@ tr@@ a ev@@ ening to discus@@ s spiritual g@@ em@@ s from the Bible is a real blessing .
H@@ el@@ p to cop@@ e with disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement can also be found through associ@@ ation with those who serve Jehovah .
De@@ ar A@@ ile@@ en pas@@ sed away on J@@ anu@@ ary 24 , 200@@ 8 , as this article was being fin@@ al@@ ized .
The col@@ le@@ ctive mem@@ ory of mankind has taken on im@@ men@@ se prop@@ or@@ tions by means of te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy .
[ M@@ ap@@ s / ​ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 19 ]
T@@ ake , for example , the l@@ ack of reg@@ ard for the divine in@@ s@@ titu@@ tion of marriage .
What will help us de@@ e@@ pen our appreciation for “ the word of God ” ?
But remember , it is Jehovah who dra@@ ws people to himself and his Son .
5 : 7 ​ — In what sense did Ne@@ h@@ emiah beg@@ in “ fin@@ ding fa@@ ul@@ t with the no@@ bl@@ es and the de@@ pu@@ ty rul@@ ers ” ?
What God Will Do Ab@@ out B@@ ad@@ ness 7
You can have the same confidence in the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty .
W@@ E L@@ I@@ V@@ E in m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous times .
How sa@@ d that many young ones in the truth ​ — and even a number of older ones — ​ have had to learn the hard way that sin@@ ful ple@@ a@@ sures often come at great co@@ st !
However , after three and a half years in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , we re@@ turned to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates to have a family .
To remain in his fav@@ or , we need to “ seek Jehovah ” by care@@ fully stud@@ ying his Word , the Bible ; pray@@ er@@ fully as@@ king for his guid@@ ance ; and dra@@ wing close to him .
No , for al@@ though Jesus did not promise his followers that all of them would become materi@@ ally rich , we should not conclu@@ de from his words that there is no hope for the po@@ or .
6 : 1 ; 2 Ti@@ m .
Since the two cen@@ su@@ ses taken at the beg@@ in@@ ning and at the end of the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness tre@@ k reve@@ aled that the number of Israelites did not inc@@ re@@ ase , the origin@@ al supp@@ ly of these it@@ em@@ s would have been su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient . ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 2 : 32 ; 26 : 5@@ 1 .
That way of speaking does not mean se@@ ven pa@@ ir@@ s , as other Bible te@@ x@@ ts be@@ ar out .
P@@ r@@ y@@ ce H@@ ugh@@ es E@@ d@@ g@@ ar C@@ la@@ y and P@@ r@@ y@@ ce H@@ ugh@@ es , who later served as branch overse@@ er in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in , wor@@ ked on a dam in W@@ al@@ es .
Since 1914 , have we seen evidence that this ri@@ der of the bl@@ ack hor@@ se has been on the move ?
H@@ as someone h@@ ur@@ t him ? ’ ”
Bo@@ th young and old can be encourag@@ ing
One who loo@@ ked to the An@@ a@@ bap@@ t@@ ists in his sear@@ ch for truth was M@@ en@@ no S@@ im@@ ons , a Ca@@ tho@@ lic pri@@ est in the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of Wit@@ mar@@ su@@ m in the nor@@ ther@@ n part of the Ne@@ ther@@ lands .
To have faith in what we hope for : To have ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te confidence that everything God has promised about the future will come true
E@@ arly Re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment
How will Jehovah soon “ k@@ ill the se@@ a mon@@ ster ” ?
It is also con@@ ne@@ cted with the qualities of go@@ o@@ dness , in@@ no@@ c@@ ence , and pur@@ ity .
W@@ ould you have been e@@ ag@@ er to make that call ?
T@@ it@@ le c@@ ard of Bi@@ bli@@ a ni@@ e@@ ś@@ wi@@ es@@ ka by S@@ z@@ y@@ m@@ on Bu@@ d@@ n@@ y , 1@@ 5@@ 7@@ 2
A no@@ vel@@ ty that ca@@ ught the attention of the public was the uni@@ que la@@ pe@@ l ba@@ d@@ ges wor@@ n by the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates .
As a pioneer , I often wor@@ ked with S@@ is@@ ter D@@ or@@ o@@ thy Ar@@ on@@ son , a full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er who was 15 years older than I was .
“ I@@ ts message is as vital to our lives as our next bre@@ ath , ” one religion writ@@ er put it succ@@ inc@@ tly .
One of my instru@@ ct@@ ors at G@@ ile@@ ad , Bro@@ ther J@@ ack Re@@ d@@ for@@ d , explained to us that at first we might be dis@@ tur@@ bed , even sh@@ o@@ cked , by the con@@ di@@ tions in our assignment , especially when coming face - to - face with se@@ v@@ ere po@@ ver@@ ty .
“ Ser@@ ving here is like atten@@ ding an acc@@ el@@ er@@ ated the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c tra@@ ining course ! ”
• How can you@@ ths put Kingdom inter@@ ests first ?
13 , 14 . ( a ) What encourag@@ ement do you get from Solom@@ on@@ ’s prayer at the in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ation of the temple ?
P@@ i@@ one@@ ering , P@@ ris@@ ons , and As@@ s@@ em@@ bli@@ es
Al@@ ong with his gr@@ and@@ father Abraham and his father , Isa@@ a@@ c , Jac@@ o@@ b is comm@@ ended for his out@@ standing faith .
W@@ ar , po@@ ver@@ ty , si@@ ck@@ ness , death , or our own imper@@ fe@@ ctions can put us under im@@ men@@ se pres@@ sure .
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , the resurrection hope is the con@@ vi@@ ction that a dead person can live again .
In a sense , they are gu@@ il@@ ty of the my@@ th@@ making of which they fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ use the Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ ers .
L@@ ater , the whole nation was in serious d@@ anger .
For de@@ ta@@ il@@ s on the d@@ ating of the F@@ lood , see V@@ olu@@ me 1 , pages 4@@ 5@@ 8 - 60 , of In@@ sight on the Scriptures , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
A Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful S@@ la@@ ve
When G@@ ide@@ on was called to lead the ar@@ mi@@ es of Israel against M@@ idi@@ an , he had to deci@@ de whether to accept such a lo@@ f@@ ty privilege .
[ Di@@ ag@@ ra@@ m / ​ Ma@@ p on page 30 ]
How did the brothers respon@@ d to pro@@ vo@@ c@@ ation , and with what result ?
Rather than le@@ an on our own wisdom , what should we do ?
Indeed , as we eng@@ age in the preaching and disci@@ ple - making work , we gain greater in@@ sight into the mar@@ vel@@ ous qualities of our heavenly Father .
Yet , he main@@ ta@@ ined mil@@ dness of temp@@ er when deal@@ ing with the sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings of his disciples , and he pati@@ ently bor@@ e their we@@ ak@@ nesses .
For instance , some have received the No@@ be@@ l P@@ ri@@ ze for ac@@ ting ze@@ al@@ ously to esta@@ bl@@ ish peace between ho@@ st@@ ile or ali@@ en@@ ated par@@ ties .
Ser@@ v@@ ants of God r@@ ely on this truth and feel secu@@ re in this knowledge .
Wh@@ er@@ e@@ as the first four tru@@ mp@@ et b@@ la@@ st@@ s are pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ations ex@@ pos@@ ing the spiritually dead con@@ dition of Chris@@ tend@@ om , the last three are w@@ o@@ es in that they have to do with spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c events .
We will also enjoy life in a physical par@@ adise rul@@ ed by God’s Kingdom .
Jehovah , however , did not appro@@ ve of J@@ on@@ ah’s attitude , so he lo@@ v@@ ingly cor@@ rec@@ ted the thinking of his er@@ r@@ ant prophet . ​ — J@@ on@@ ah 4 : 5 , 9 - 11 .
Timothy was not man@@ ip@@ ul@@ ated or dec@@ ei@@ ved in any way .
When con@@ fr@@ on@@ ting his religious op@@ pos@@ ers , Jesus used God’s Word as his authority .
And as a prote@@ ction , an ad@@ di@@ tional ye@@ arly ti@@ the , nor@@ m@@ ally con@@ sum@@ ed when the nation me@@ t for its religious fes@@ tiv@@ ities , was regul@@ arly set asi@@ de .
Just as the su@@ d@@ den shi@@ f@@ ting of the ti@@ de al@@ er@@ ted the re@@ si@@ d@@ ents of Si@@ me@@ ulu@@ e to an appro@@ aching t@@ su@@ n@@ ami , the dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c shi@@ f@@ ting of the ti@@ de of world events would sign@@ al to us that the end is near .
G@@ ran@@ ted , E@@ ve was dec@@ ei@@ ved ; yet she should have con@@ sul@@ ted her husband as to the pro@@ pri@@ ety of he@@ e@@ ding the vo@@ ice that claim@@ ed to tell her what “ God kno@@ ws . ”
Pa@@ pa promised never to leave us again , and he di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t .
Now , though , she has found con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment des@@ pite her circumstances .
So we can trust that when Jehovah , the Gre@@ at P@@ ur@@ pos@@ er , provi@@ des everlasting life , it will be filled with f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating , wor@@ th@@ while things for us to learn and to do .
Ma@@ y@@ be they are af@@ ra@@ id that friends and family members will dist@@ ance themselves because of fear of not know@@ ing how to re@@ act .
All that your hand fin@@ ds to do , do with your very power , for there is no work nor de@@ vis@@ ing nor knowledge nor wisdom in S@@ he@@ ol [ man@@ kin@@ d’s comm@@ on gra@@ ve ] , the place to which you are going . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
W@@ ell , if we are pur@@ su@@ ing an u@@ pri@@ ght course , we can be sure that our heavenly Father gives recogn@@ iti@@ on to our godly life and vie@@ ws us as his appro@@ ved servants .
16 , 17 . ( a ) What less@@ on can we learn from the instru@@ ction found at E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 11 : 6 ?
Li@@ ving “ as to the spirit from the stan@@ d@@ point of God ” en@@ ab@@ les us to des@@ ist from sin .
These artic@@ les are desi@@ gn@@ ed to help you to pray ​ — to beg@@ in pra@@ ying or to make your prayers more effe@@ ctive .
W@@ om@@ en cu@@ st@@ om@@ ar@@ ily did the we@@ a@@ ving of clo@@ th .
P@@ ho@@ to by Mal@@ in , © I@@ A@@ C / ​ R@@ G@@ O 199@@ 1
Do not make a mis@@ take like that of the man whom Jesus descri@@ bed .
Does Jehovah ex@@ pect any less of children today ?
Tru@@ ly , Jehovah is “ a God of knowledge ” and is “ perfect in knowledge . ”
Peter on occasi@@ on fa@@ iled to view matters from a spiritual per@@ spe@@ ctive .
B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in
How does Jehovah e@@ qui@@ p us to fulf@@ ill the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c assign@@ ments ?
She also had the courage to speak about her faith .
“ I just can@@ ’t believe that there is nothing after death , ” she lam@@ ents , “ but I am not sure . ”
Why have the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of people not dis@@ cer@@ ned the true meaning be@@ h@@ ind world events ?
Mari@@ a says : “ When I have a proble@@ m , I try not to think too much about my@@ self .
I did not have much money at that time .
L@@ ater , I real@@ ized that confidence was no longer an is@@ sue .
The first congregation in that bor@@ ough had gro@@ wn and di@@ vi@@ ded .
If not , you may not be fully op@@ pos@@ ing your enem@@ y , just like a bo@@ x@@ er who@@ se b@@ lo@@ ws str@@ ike the a@@ ir .
On@@ ce we were organiz@@ ed , our system wor@@ ked better than the govern@@ ment post@@ al service !
A@@ le@@ x ad@@ mit@@ ted : “ When you lo@@ se your mate , your mind is f@@ loo@@ ded with ne@@ g@@ ative thoughts . ”
They Ma@@ de the H@@ ear@@ ts of Their Par@@ ents Re@@ jo@@ ice
That attitude ca@@ used such stri@@ fe in Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s hous@@ eho@@ ld that S@@ ar@@ ah cha@@ sed H@@ ag@@ ar away .
What stand does Jehovah ex@@ pect his mo@@ der@@ n - day servants to take in this reg@@ ard ?
( b ) Acc@@ ording to 1 Corinthians 15 : 28 , what will Jesus do in time ?
On the other hand , the u@@ pri@@ ght ones do not fre@@ t about ba@@ r@@ ri@@ ers that might h@@ in@@ der them .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the example and the ad@@ vice of Paul , we will see the wisdom of ‘ clo@@ thing ourselves with low@@ l@@ iness of mind . ’ ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 12 .
“ Di@@ d you never read this , ‘ O@@ u@@ t of the m@@ ou@@ th of ba@@ bes and su@@ ck@@ l@@ ings you have fur@@ ni@@ shed praise ’ ? ”
We may inf@@ er , then , that Isa@@ a@@ c was a man of war@@ m and tend@@ er feelings .
For many more of us , it is qu@@ ite possible that ‘ the fi@@ g t@@ ree will not b@@ lo@@ s@@ som ’ before the end comes .
Au@@ gu@@ st 8 - 14 , 20@@ 11
In the prophecy of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el , Jehovah refer@@ red to Daniel as a righteous man .
1 A@@ vo@@ id Be@@ ing P@@ re@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous
It also makes clear that “ the bor@@ ro@@ wer is a slave to the l@@ end@@ er . ”
Of course , teaching your children is not li@@ mit@@ ed to for@@ ma@@ l study peri@@ o@@ ds .
In view of the fore@@ going , what may we conclu@@ de ?
What Di@@ d Pe@@ ople R@@ em@@ ember Ab@@ out Jesus ?
Some people who did not pa@@ y their ta@@ x@@ es were so t@@ or@@ men@@ ted by their conscience that they later pa@@ id their de@@ b@@ t .
How happy Paul must have been when he loo@@ ked back on the resul@@ ts of his work as an apostle to the nations !
When we sp@@ end time with a family who im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ated , this will help us to understand and value their efforts to ad@@ just to our cul@@ ture .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the baptism talk , he and the other baptism can@@ di@@ d@@ ates were led in the dar@@ k@@ ness to a s@@ w@@ am@@ p@@ y are@@ a where a shal@@ low ho@@ le had been du@@ g .
Mo@@ st people are famili@@ ar with , or at le@@ ast have heard of , the account about the f@@ all of the first human pa@@ ir , Adam and E@@ ve , in the gar@@ den of E@@ den .
In what sense did E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el become “ spe@@ e@@ ch@@ less , ” or “ mu@@ te , ” during the time of Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s si@@ e@@ ge and des@@ tru@@ ction ?
But Jesus cor@@ rec@@ ted their attitude , saying : “ You know that fore@@ ign rul@@ ers like to order their people around .
Since Christ’s followers desire to imitate him , they view the work of teaching the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message about God’s Kingdom to be their fore@@ most activ@@ ity in life .
8 : 3 , 20 .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the C@@ le@@ vel@@ and conven@@ tion in 194@@ 6 , there came assign@@ ments to cir@@ cu@@ it and dist@@ ri@@ ct work that took my wife and me from co@@ ast to co@@ ast .
He@@ av@@ en , hel@@ l , pur@@ g@@ at@@ ory , L@@ im@@ bo ​ — these and vari@@ ous other des@@ t@@ in@@ ations r@@ ange from being in@@ com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible to being do@@ w@@ n@@ right ter@@ ri@@ f@@ ying .
After 18 months in E@@ ast Ang@@ li@@ a , we were assign@@ ed to serve in a cir@@ cu@@ it in Eng@@ l@@ an@@ d’s nor@@ the@@ ast , Ne@@ w@@ ca@@ st@@ le upon T@@ y@@ ne and N@@ or@@ th@@ um@@ ber@@ land .
Z@@ bi@@ gn@@ i@@ e@@ w O@@ g@@ on@@ ow@@ s@@ ki of the P@@ ol@@ ish A@@ ca@@ dem@@ y of S@@ ci@@ ences expla@@ ins : “ At the end of the th@@ ir@@ d de@@ ca@@ de of the 1@@ 7@@ th century , the situation of the A@@ ri@@ ans in P@@ ol@@ and began to deter@@ i@@ or@@ ate quic@@ k@@ ly . ”
A faithful Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ es much good
Because of li@@ mit@@ ed experience in God’s ways , they may be “ in want of heart . ”
Mo@@ st important , you will gain Jehovah’s appro@@ val and find a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant and everlasting peace in God’s new world . ​ — 2 P@@ et .
asked Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah . We too want to know , as this vision direc@@ tly affe@@ cts us .
Just like A@@ sa@@ ph , David saw that having Jehovah as his F@@ ri@@ end was far better than pu@@ t@@ ting his own inter@@ ests fore@@ most in life .
Such individuals may reason : ‘ They are imper@@ fect humans just like us .
Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at had stri@@ ct control over the people !
The apostle Peter descri@@ bed God’s prophe@@ tic word as “ a lam@@ p shin@@ ing in a dar@@ k place , ” for it helps Christians to see with understanding the out@@ working of the divine purpose .
But if that happened , it would be ob@@ vi@@ ous to ever@@ yone that Bible prophecy was being ful@@ filled .
You tell the d@@ ri@@ ver , “ P@@ le@@ ase h@@ ur@@ ry ; it@@ ’s U@@ R@@ G@@ EN@@ T ! ”
L@@ ater , when he was about to me@@ et his brother , Jac@@ o@@ b imp@@ l@@ ored Jehovah for prote@@ ction , saying : “ D@@ eli@@ ver me , I pray you , from my bro@@ ther’s hand , from E@@ sa@@ u@@ ’s hand , because I am af@@ ra@@ id of him . ”
• With what attitude should we appro@@ ach Jehovah in prayer ?
Even wor@@ se , our faith in him might we@@ ak@@ en , and we might leave Jehovah’s organization .
How may that help ?
Now is the time to make sure that your child has su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient knowledge of the physical , emo@@ tional , and moral as@@ pe@@ cts of se@@ x .
Wor@@ ds of cons@@ ol@@ ation can be spo@@ ken or written .
Jehovah expe@@ cts his worshi@@ p@@ ers to show respect for God - given authority .
Such ones must listen to Jesus .
When he came into “ the gr@@ and san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary of God , ” however , he was in a set@@ ting that helped him to ad@@ just his thinking and maintain his in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with God .
Our loving heavenly Father promises to su@@ sta@@ in and support his loyal ones .
□ Bo@@ th left be@@ h@@ ind high positi@@ ons for the s@@ ake of serving Jehovah and his people . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
Christian elders who cop@@ y the example of res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful and loving cour@@ t@@ es@@ y sh@@ own by Eli@@ h@@ u , the t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful appro@@ ach used by Paul , and the loving concer@@ n sh@@ own by Jesus will be a s@@ ource of gen@@ u@@ ine encourag@@ ement to their brothers .
What D@@ re@@ w C@@ ongreg@@ ation M@@ em@@ bers C@@ lo@@ se To@@ gether ?
And continue to buil@@ d trust in Jehovah through ac@@ ts of worship .
Paul rejo@@ ic@@ ed to see how God streng@@ th@@ ened him .
And why did he allow it ? ”
He sum@@ m@@ ons Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n , the se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary ; Ma@@ as@@ ei@@ ah , the c@@ hi@@ ef of the city ; and the rec@@ order Jo@@ ah .
Un@@ like the f@@ ading crow@@ ns of the ancient g@@ ames , the pri@@ ze a@@ wa@@ iting those who ru@@ n the r@@ ace for life to the fin@@ ish will never per@@ ish .
Tru@@ e Christi@@ an@@ ity has not been served by such ambi@@ ti@@ ous religious lead@@ ers and their pol@@ itical par@@ am@@ our@@ s .
( a ) How are Christians today like “ temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents ” ?
My wife com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with one of my form@@ er stud@@ ents .
But he also accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed his c@@ ous@@ in Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s , who helped Saul by in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ing him to Peter some three years after Jesus had appe@@ ared to Saul in a vision .
He and many others turned their back on the pres@@ ti@@ ge and power that this world offered .
The prophet Daniel speak@@ s of them as “ the holy ones of the Su@@ pre@@ me One , ” who receive the Kingdom under the “ son of man , ” Christ Jesus .
However , just as Jehovah prote@@ cted David spiritually , so He will prote@@ ct His people today .
What ad@@ ds we@@ i@@ ght to this war@@ ning is that the writ@@ er of those words himself had been a vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of dec@@ e@@ it .
How can Jesus ’ comm@@ and found at Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 help parents as they teach their children ?
These examples c@@ learly show that in the past God has always deal@@ t with his people as an organiz@@ ed group .
At this c@@ ru@@ cial m@@ om@@ ent , though , he l@@ ing@@ ered .
The good news that Jesus declar@@ ed had to do with the accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment of Jehovah’s will , the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of His name , and the v@@ indic@@ ation of His so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ​ — the most important is@@ su@@ es before mankind .
In effect , he said that Jehovah had given him a bad wife .
Does Jehovah care about us ?
M@@ other soon sh@@ ared her new@@ ly found faith with her three sisters .
Daniel makes known the inter@@ pre@@ tation of that dre@@ am .
God un@@ ited the two in happy we@@ d@@ lo@@ ck .
But do we f@@ li@@ r@@ t in order to eli@@ c@@ it such interest ​ — just to give our e@@ go a little boo@@ st or to ev@@ oke such a respon@@ se in another ?
Mo@@ st mer@@ ely con@@ form to the standards of coun@@ t@@ less others who are “ fa@@ shi@@ oned after this system of things . ”
The she@@ er beau@@ ty of language and thought br@@ ings them deep ple@@ asure .
We have to deci@@ de whom we will listen to .
Many did so during World W@@ ar I@@ I , hi@@ ding str@@ ang@@ ers .
To keep the congregation of his anointed followers un@@ ble@@ mi@@ shed , Christ exerc@@ ises his he@@ ad@@ ship by com@@ men@@ ding and cor@@ rec@@ ting them .
Satan persecu@@ tes , pres@@ sures , and temp@@ ts us .
What kind of spirit am I ex@@ posed to when eng@@ ag@@ ing in those activities ?
What questions could we medit@@ ate on as we an@@ al@@ y@@ ze the mo@@ de@@ l prayer ?
▪ Do You V@@ i@@ e@@ w H@@ u@@ man We@@ ak@@ ness as Jehovah Does ?
Re@@ g@@ arding the man@@ na that kept them ali@@ ve , they com@@ pla@@ ined : “ Our soul has come to ab@@ ho@@ r the con@@ temp@@ ti@@ ble bre@@ ad . ”
In his letter written from P@@ al@@ est@@ ine , pro@@ ba@@ bly in 6@@ 5 C.E . , Jesus ’ half brother Ju@@ de war@@ ns fellow Christians about wicked ones who had s@@ li@@ pp@@ ed into the congregation , and he gives ad@@ vice about how to res@@ ist bad influ@@ ences .
Gi@@ ving the str@@ anger a dr@@ ink did not tr@@ ou@@ ble the wi@@ do@@ w , but giving him bre@@ ad was a proble@@ m .
Some people today are pla@@ gu@@ ed with ne@@ g@@ ative feelings about themselves .
I st@@ op@@ ped at pris@@ ons and even plac@@ ed tr@@ ac@@ ts with men in the rest@@ ro@@ om@@ s of the rest are@@ as .
What would ha@@ p@@ pen if you ve@@ ered off the ro@@ ad to pur@@ sue a mi@@ ra@@ ge ?
We P@@ u@@ t Jehovah to the T@@ est
After hear@@ ing those words of appro@@ val , could John have had any doubt that Jesus was God’s C@@ ho@@ s@@ en One ?
Not A@@ lo@@ ne When Fa@@ ith T@@ ested ( blood ) , 4 / 15
And how can we show our appreciation for having acc@@ ess to God’s Word in a language we can understand ?
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently because Paul , though not one of the 12 apostles , had received an apost@@ le@@ ship to the nations .
The text at Matthew 27 : 4@@ 9 , 50 gives a different order of events .
How can I make gen@@ u@@ ine spiritual prog@@ ress ? ’
But when individuals are dra@@ wn together by a mutu@@ al love for God , their fri@@ end@@ ship will be un@@ sh@@ aka@@ ble .
R@@ em@@ ember , Jehovah wants to pro@@ long our life forever in his new world , where thor@@ n@@ like problems will never b@@ es@@ et us again .
So the jud@@ ges too were ign@@ or@@ ing God’s Law .
Let both gro@@ w together until the har@@ v@@ est ; and in the har@@ v@@ est se@@ as@@ on I will tell the re@@ ap@@ ers , Fir@@ st col@@ le@@ ct the we@@ e@@ ds and bin@@ d them in bun@@ d@@ les to bur@@ n them up , then go to ga@@ ther@@ ing the whe@@ at into my sto@@ re@@ house . ’ ” ​ — Matthew 13 : 24 - 30 .
Jehovah com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned parents to provide guid@@ ance for their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons sh@@ ared in au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer service , and congregations seem@@ ed to ra@@ di@@ ate exc@@ ep@@ tional exc@@ it@@ ement and joy .
In encourag@@ ing such a bal@@ an@@ ced view , the Bible does not end@@ or@@ se la@@ z@@ iness .
So there was no reason for him to be pa@@ ined over La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ’ death it@@ self .
As the ra@@ di@@ o did in the past , our we@@ b@@ s@@ ite today is re@@ aching people with the good news , even in re@@ mo@@ te are@@ as .
Yet , if the brother who has been given a responsi@@ bility is allow@@ ed some le@@ e@@ way , he will likely gain confidence and experience .
He says that he is very happy that he made such a decision .
As a result of the hard work of these sisters , Jehovah’s Witnesses are well - known on R@@ o@@ bin@@ son C@@ r@@ us@@ o@@ e .
O@@ w@@ en and C@@ la@@ u@@ dia , a Christian cou@@ ple , rec@@ all about their two children : “ They loo@@ ked for@@ ward to study time because it was a special time ​ — they felt prote@@ cted and com@@ for@@ table .
A@@ n in@@ tre@@ pi@@ d member of the first - century “ people for [ Jehovah’s ] name ” was the apostle Paul .
She care@@ fully ob@@ served the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law and doub@@ t@@ less went to the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e .
How did the fear of God strengthen David ?
• a medi@@ at@@ or ?
Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or G@@ a@@ il D@@ ines wr@@ ites : “ I@@ ma@@ ges today have now become so ex@@ tre@@ me that what used to be consider@@ ed hard - cor@@ e is now main@@ st@@ re@@ am por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y . ”
Con@@ fi@@ ding in a loved one or in a tru@@ sted coun@@ sel@@ or can help us get a g@@ ri@@ p on ne@@ g@@ ative feelings and put them out of the way before they over@@ wh@@ el@@ m us .
We may need to expla@@ in , illustr@@ ate , and apply a s@@ crip@@ ture in con@@ text .
The author@@ it@@ ative Bible - based st@@ at@@ ements in the public@@ ations of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” con@@ tain a st@@ ing@@ ing message .
“ Per@@ haps , ” su@@ gg@@ ests one ex@@ pos@@ it@@ or , “ Na@@ than had been acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to come to him to ple@@ ad the cause of the in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed who could ob@@ tain no re@@ d@@ ress o@@ ther@@ wise , and David i@@ mag@@ ined this to be his er@@ r@@ and now . ”
Why should we not try to hi@@ de gra@@ ve sin ?
Of course , in order to pa@@ y attention to Jehovah’s wisdom , we must , wh@@ en@@ ever possible , be present at Christian meetings .
However str@@ ange Juda@@ ism might have seem@@ ed to the Romans , they consider@@ ed it a religi@@ o lic@@ ita , or recogn@@ ized religion , and prote@@ cted it .
Ha@@ ving arri@@ ved in Ca@@ per@@ na@@ u@@ m after a long j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , Jesus asked his disciples : “ What were you ar@@ gu@@ ing over on the ro@@ ad ? ”
The spi@@ es ag@@ re@@ ed , s@@ ti@@ pul@@ ating that R@@ a@@ ha@@ b must keep their se@@ cre@@ t and must h@@ an@@ g a s@@ car@@ let c@@ ord from her w@@ in@@ do@@ w in the city w@@ all so that the sol@@ di@@ ers could prote@@ ct her and her family . ​ — Jo@@ shua 2 : 12 - 14 , 18 .
“ The war@@ m feel@@ ing continued with me and helped me find reli@@ ef from my de@@ pres@@ sion , ” says A@@ li@@ ce .
Because of H@@ el@@ l@@ adi@@ us ’ s@@ me@@ ars , however , the author@@ ities were rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to let Ser@@ ap@@ him go free .
R . Bro@@ wn , then a travel@@ ing overse@@ er , and F@@ red Rus@@ k of the Bethel family .
However , a sh@@ ort while later , Jesus reas@@ oned with him : “ ‘ What do you think , S@@ im@@ on ?
Mi@@ rac@@ les they per@@ form@@ ed helped to esta@@ bl@@ ish Christi@@ an@@ ity in many lands .
Be@@ ing pe@@ ace@@ able in the Scriptural sense imp@@ lies activ@@ ely prom@@ o@@ ting peace , some@@ times making peace where it was pre@@ vi@@ ously l@@ ac@@ king .
A great de@@ al .
Th@@ ough perfect , he had nor@@ ma@@ l human needs and some@@ times felt very ti@@ red because of ex@@ p@@ en@@ ding himself in God’s service . ​ — Luke 8 : 23 ; John 4 : 6 .
and said that this public@@ ation would be a great help when the time came for him to cho@@ ose a religion .
Jesus dis@@ cer@@ ned that she was rep@@ ent@@ ant , and he knew how hear@@ t@@ bro@@ ken she would be if he dis@@ mis@@ sed her un@@ kin@@ dly .
A@@ no@@ ther cont@@ act was that made with S@@ ar@@ ah B@@ el@@ l@@ ona F@@ er@@ g@@ us@@ on in 19@@ 23 .
After all , their parents , the elders , and the pri@@ ests could not see what the four of them were doing .
It is , of course , not eas@@ y to pur@@ sue righteousness .
‘ In the end , ’ they say , ‘ it really does not matter which ch@@ urch you bel@@ ong to . ’
He will ra@@ in down upon the wicked ones tra@@ ps , fi@@ re and sul@@ p@@ hu@@ r and a s@@ cor@@ ch@@ ing w@@ ind . . .
For example , some may be in a position to give day - to - day care while others may be able to provide more fin@@ an@@ cial ass@@ ist@@ ance .
O@@ thers have been th@@ reat@@ ened with physical har@@ m .
When we know our brothers well , we can more fully appreci@@ ate their end@@ ear@@ ing qualities ​ — their tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness , tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thin@@ ess , loy@@ al@@ ty , kindness , gener@@ os@@ ity , consider@@ ation , com@@ pas@@ sion , and un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness .
After about a th@@ ir@@ d of a m@@ ile [ 5@@ 00 m ] , the ri@@ der st@@ op@@ ped and le@@ an@@ ed the lo@@ ad@@ ed bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le against a t@@ ree .
Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s prophecy has a mo@@ der@@ n - day fulfill@@ ment in con@@ ne@@ ction with spirit - anointed Christians , who make up a spiritual nation of 14@@ 4@@ ,000 .
He also provi@@ des the food .
These were “ the first ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ised public le@@ c@@ tures given under the a@@ us@@ pi@@ ces of the I@@ .@@ B.@@ S@@ .@@ A . in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , ” he ad@@ ded .
G@@ lo@@ be : N@@ A@@ S@@ A p@@ ho@@ to
If we have faith , what will we do ?
Is it true that giving br@@ ings greater happiness than recei@@ ving ?
5 : 16 .
We need God’s spirit so that we can lead a life dedic@@ ated to him .
His name was I@@ sh@@ bi - ben@@ o@@ b , also one of the R@@ ep@@ ha@@ im .
A yi@@ el@@ ding spirit has a place within the family arrang@@ ement too .
During World W@@ ar I@@ I , our brothers in the Ne@@ ther@@ lands set a fine example of loy@@ al@@ ty .
Th@@ ough I have had to face bit@@ ter religious op@@ position and have lived through times of serious pol@@ itical and so@@ cial tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es , one of my great@@ est challeng@@ es was having to give up d@@ ri@@ ving .
T@@ ell , if you have come to know it all . ”
Jehovah God war@@ ned his ancient people , the Israelites , against cop@@ ying some of the tra@@ di@@ tional practic@@ es of ne@@ ar@@ by nations .
He died in that con@@ f@@ la@@ gr@@ ation , at the hands of ei@@ ther Jewish ex@@ tre@@ mis@@ ts or the Rom@@ an ar@@ my .
Be E@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic and Consi@@ der@@ ate
It is the her@@ it@@ age that Adam could have pas@@ sed on to his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing ​ — the pro@@ spe@@ ct of et@@ er@@ n@@ al life in per@@ fe@@ ction in a par@@ adise that will gra@@ du@@ ally en@@ com@@ pas@@ s the g@@ lo@@ be .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , how do they appe@@ ar to Jehovah God ?
By the turn of the 1@@ 5@@ th century B.C.E . , Egy@@ pt had a new cap@@ it@@ al , No ( The@@ bes ) , lo@@ c@@ ated about 3@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 5@@ 00 k@@ m ] sou@@ th of M@@ emp@@ his .
Proverbs 9 : 10 off@@ ers us this in@@ sight : “ The fear of Jehovah is the star@@ t of wisdom , and the knowledge of the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly One is what understanding is . ”
Con@@ cer@@ ning that situation , the apostle Paul made this thought - pro@@ vo@@ king point : “ It means al@@ together a de@@ fe@@ at for you that you are having la@@ w@@ su@@ its with one another .
Th@@ ough the h@@ an@@ ding down of a religion from one gener@@ ation to another is on the dec@@ l@@ ine no@@ wa@@ days , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity still remain att@@ ached to the religion of their family .
Peter speaking at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E .
We can point to what evidence of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s inspi@@ r@@ ation ?
How happy we are that God has ‘ fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed the work of our hands ’ as Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers and in other ways !
B@@ el@@ ong@@ ing to Jehovah Le@@ a@@ ds to H@@ app@@ iness
E@@ ve , in turn , b@@ lam@@ ed the ser@@ p@@ ent for dec@@ ei@@ ving her .
They do what they can to support true worship , know@@ ing that “ with such sacrific@@ es God is well pleas@@ ed . ”
That direction did not come to them by means of a vo@@ ice out of heaven .
8 : 10 - 12 .
After all , what makes Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice is not s@@ il@@ ver and go@@ ld but people who serve him out of love .
However , Eli@@ ’s sons , H@@ op@@ h@@ ni and Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has , were “ good - for - nothing men ” who did not “ ac@@ knowledge Jehovah . ”
Some time later , when Ha@@ y@@ ka@@ z was assign@@ ed to wr@@ ite a repor@@ t for his sen@@ i@@ or class in high school , he cho@@ se the sub@@ ject “ Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — The F@@ or@@ go@@ t@@ ten V@@ ic@@ tim@@ s of Na@@ z@@ ism . ”
3 : 16 ​ — In what way were ‘ the heavens op@@ ened up ’ at the time of Jesus ’ baptism ?
Some , such as a wi@@ do@@ w , a sing@@ le person , or a sing@@ le - par@@ ent family , may need encourag@@ ement .
Then in 19@@ 39 , he became a member of the Bethel family in L@@ ond@@ on , Eng@@ land .
“ M@@ ake known among the pe@@ op@@ les his deal@@ ings . M@@ ake men@@ tion that his name is put on high . ” ​ — Isaiah 12 : 4 .
As st@@ ress and pres@@ sure m@@ ount , he fin@@ ds reli@@ ef by pu@@ shing the t@@ ask into the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound and reli@@ sh@@ es his new@@ ly found “ free time ” ​ — until the pres@@ sure buil@@ ds up again .
Some ob@@ ject to the ide@@ a that f@@ la@@ x was gro@@ wn in the Ge@@ z@@ er are@@ a , where water was some@@ what s@@ car@@ ce .
Not feel@@ ing sh@@ ame when suffering as a follow@@ er of Christ am@@ oun@@ ted to re@@ je@@ cting so@@ cial nor@@ ms of the day .
Bo@@ th inter@@ pre@@ t@@ ations came true . ​ — 2 / 1 , pages 12 - 14 .
Why can we trust the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s promises about the future ?
Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah , though , loy@@ ally sta@@ yed with Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th .
H@@ ere were Christians with faith so strong that they had sto@@ od up to the most difficult t@@ ests . Con@@ ven@@ tion in O@@ d@@ ess@@ a , 199@@ 1
What a mar@@ vel@@ ous future our loving heavenly Father has pre@@ pared for his faithful worshipp@@ ers !
He ad@@ ds : “ It is such a wonderful gift to ob@@ serve the joy my wife expres@@ ses when moved by some spiritual ge@@ m we find together in our study . ”
Some cou@@ ples who mar@@ ry young find themselves expe@@ cting a child when they themselves are ba@@ r@@ ely out of a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ence .
To have a con@@ vers@@ ation , ask questions , and then listen care@@ fully to the personal vie@@ ws expres@@ sed .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , for us to receive Kingdom blessings , we must be ali@@ ve in God’s new world , ei@@ ther as members of the great crow@@ d of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors or as those resur@@ rec@@ ted from the dead .
What are “ the el@@ ements ” that “ will be dis@@ sol@@ ved ” ?
“ E@@ sa@@ u went r@@ un@@ ning to me@@ et him , and he began to em@@ br@@ ace him and f@@ all upon his ne@@ ck and k@@ is@@ s him , and they bur@@ st into te@@ ars . ”
Ha@@ ve you no@@ tic@@ ed , though , how difficult it is to remain con@@ ten@@ ted when something you are wa@@ iting for seem@@ s to take longer than expe@@ cted or when an un@@ pleas@@ ant situation seem@@ s to dra@@ g on longer than you had an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated ?
An@@ ti@@ bi@@ o@@ tic@@ s are now wi@@ d@@ ely used to tre@@ at ba@@ c@@ ter@@ i@@ al in@@ fe@@ ctions .
It is sh@@ own by the time , attention , and care that you provide your little ones .
H@@ ou@@ se@@ b@@ ound Christians praise him by letter writ@@ ing , tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne wit@@ ness@@ ing , and preaching to attend@@ ants and vis@@ it@@ ors .
They asked : “ Ar@@ en@@ ’t James , Joseph , Ju@@ d@@ as , and S@@ im@@ on his brothers ?
We wal@@ ked in pro@@ c@@ es@@ sion through a to@@ wn or a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , invit@@ ing the re@@ si@@ d@@ ents to the public talk .
The disci@@ ple James war@@ ns against such a@@ bu@@ se of prayer , saying : “ You do ask , and yet you do not receive , because you are as@@ king for a wrong purpose , that you may ex@@ p@@ end it upon your c@@ ra@@ v@@ ings for sen@@ su@@ al ple@@ asure . ” ​ — James 4 : 3 .
S@@ ur@@ ely this well expres@@ ses the attitude of all dedic@@ ated , faithful servants of God ! ​ — Acts 5 : 32 .
the comple@@ ten@@ ess of Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess ?
What led up to this sa@@ d situation ?
Al@@ so , the more I went out in the ministry , the more I enjo@@ yed it .
We strengthen our faith by pra@@ ying , exam@@ ining God’s Word , and atten@@ ding Christian meetings .
Acc@@ ording to The New T@@ ha@@ y@@ er@@ ’s Greek - Eng@@ l@@ ish L@@ ex@@ ic@@ on of the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent , that word was “ a ter@@ m of re@@ pro@@ ach used by the Jews in the time of Christ . ”
Ther@@ e@@ after , by about 9@@ 8 C.E . , when he was pro@@ ba@@ bly 9@@ 0 or 1@@ 00 years of age , John wrote the Go@@ spe@@ l and the three ep@@ ist@@ les be@@ aring his name .
Com@@ men@@ ting on Genesis 2 : 7 , he wrote : “ When man had been cre@@ ated in this way , it is said , fin@@ ally : thus man became a living soul . . . .
In acc@@ using the Witnesses of destro@@ ying famili@@ es , the pro@@ secu@@ t@@ or stated that they do not c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate such ho@@ li@@ days as Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s .
Can you i@@ magine how beau@@ ti@@ ful the “ gar@@ den in E@@ den ” must have been ? — S@@ ur@@ ely , it was a n@@ ic@@ er and more beau@@ ti@@ ful place to live than anyone today has ever seen !
But for us to do so , it is vital that we imitate the first - century Christians , who “ continued without le@@ tu@@ p teaching and declar@@ ing the good news about the Christ , Jesus . ”
You will call , and I will answer you . ” ​ — Job 14 : 14 , 15 .
In about 5@@ 0@@ 8 C.E . , a re@@ vision of the Pe@@ shi@@ t@@ ta was made that inclu@@ ded the fi@@ ve mis@@ sing boo@@ ks .
O@@ f@@ f to F@@ o@@ re@@ ign F@@ i@@ el@@ ds
Yet , the prophet was willing to wa@@ it qui@@ et@@ ly for Jehovah’s great day , tru@@ sting that Jehovah would deli@@ ver his people .
In what are@@ as do Christians want to be gu@@ i@@ ded by Jehovah’s principles ?
The book E@@ th@@ ic@@ s in Bu@@ sin@@ ess Li@@ fe no@@ tes that “ se@@ cul@@ ar reason has . . . van@@ qui@@ shed the authority which pre@@ vi@@ ously bel@@ ong@@ ed to religion . ”
P@@ i@@ one@@ ers who could not af@@ for@@ d a ve@@ hi@@ c@@ le he@@ ad@@ ed into the out@@ back on bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le .
In more rec@@ ent times , op@@ pos@@ ers of true worship simil@@ arly used the th@@ re@@ at of is@@ ol@@ ation in an effort to put fear in the hearts of true Christians .
What are some examples of har@@ m@@ ful pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tism ?
( b ) How can we benefit from divine wisdom ?
( 4 ) Ex@@ am@@ ples show that we are fac@@ ing op@@ position right now .
Per@@ haps Peter , James , or John told Luke about the mirac@@ ul@@ ous c@@ atch of f@@ ish .
E@@ f@@ forts are being made to support the con@@ stru@@ ction of Kingdom H@@ alls wh@@ er@@ ever they are needed .
W@@ ould Jesus appro@@ ve of the c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation of his bir@@ th on De@@ c@@ ember 25 ?
How can we make sure that we continue to do so ?
The king im@@ medi@@ ately ri@@ pp@@ ed his gar@@ ments ap@@ ar@@ t in g@@ ri@@ ef and instru@@ cted the men to con@@ sul@@ t Jehovah .
▪ “ Lo@@ ok !
We know that rec@@ re@@ ation can ref@@ res@@ h us and that te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy can be u@@ se@@ ful .
In fact , he man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted the spirit of the Devil , the origin@@ al ‘ man@@ sla@@ y@@ er and father of the li@@ e . ’
What will help us to face the future with full confidence ?
But it ge@@ ts still more spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c , no@@ ting that the Phil@@ ist@@ ines cam@@ ped on a h@@ ill@@ side some@@ where between two to@@ w@@ ns , So@@ co@@ h and A@@ ze@@ ka@@ h .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying just these few su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions will likely make your study s@@ essi@@ ons more enjo@@ y@@ able and re@@ war@@ ding .
We found work cle@@ an@@ ing buil@@ ding@@ s at night and continued to pioneer and help the P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese people in the are@@ a .
In the mi@@ d - 19@@ 30 ’ s , a Kingdom H@@ all was buil@@ t in S@@ an J@@ ose for the Eng@@ l@@ ish - speaking congregation .
As Paul said , it was when “ the kindness and the love for man on the part of our Sa@@ vi@@ or , God , was man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted ” that “ he sa@@ ved us through the bat@@ h that brought us to life and through the making of us new by holy spirit . ”
His p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment was death ​ — ab@@ s@@ ence of life — ​ not a trans@@ f@@ er to another real@@ m . ​ — Romans 6 : 23 .
Ther@@ e@@ after , the slave went out and found a fellow slave who ow@@ ed him a su@@ m that am@@ oun@@ ted to only 1@@ 00 days ’ wa@@ ges .
A Christian would understand Jesus ’ first question to mean , “ Of what benefit is it for a man to gain the whole world and to for@@ fe@@ it his hope of everlasting life ? ”
18 : 12 ; 21 : 28 ; 22 : 4@@ 2 .
F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 1 , 19@@ 6@@ 3 , was a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant day in the the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c hist@@ ory of K@@ en@@ ya .
Ha@@ ving a gr@@ ate@@ ful heart will help us to fi@@ ght un@@ than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness and to cop@@ e with tri@@ als .
Those who want to take advan@@ ta@@ ge of this pro@@ vision should ei@@ ther cont@@ act local Witnesses or wr@@ ite to the publi@@ sh@@ ers of The Watchtower .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , he began having ab@@ d@@ om@@ in@@ al cr@@ am@@ ps .
This law was evid@@ ently given to pre@@ v@@ ent the Jews from tri@@ m@@ m@@ ing their be@@ ar@@ ds or ha@@ ir in a way that would imitate certain pa@@ g@@ an practic@@ es .
The name can also be transl@@ ated “ a sacrifice of peace o@@ ffer@@ ings . ”
How important it is for us to put our trust in the Gi@@ ver of life , Jehovah God , and to coun@@ t each day as a preci@@ ous gift from him ! ​ — Psalm 23 : 4 ; 9@@ 1 : 2 .
With God’s blessing , con@@ di@@ tions chang@@ ed for the better .
We are people who “ love one another . ”
Like our faith , God’s tru@@ en@@ ess is a large prote@@ ctive shi@@ eld that st@@ op@@ s Satan’s bur@@ ning mis@@ s@@ il@@ es and war@@ ds off enem@@ y b@@ lo@@ ws .
Christians are un@@ ited des@@ pite their differ@@ ing ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds
I@@ tal@@ i@@ an ​ — Tr@@ oub@@ led H@@ ist@@ ory , 12 / 15
At the city g@@ ate , where leg@@ al c@@ as@@ es were h@@ and@@ led , the jud@@ ges ‘ took hus@@ h money and turned asi@@ de po@@ or people . ’
A go@@ ld no@@ se ring in@@ ser@@ ted through the side of the no@@ se or through the se@@ p@@ tu@@ m se@@ par@@ ating the no@@ str@@ il@@ s would be a re@@ adi@@ ly no@@ tic@@ e@@ able pi@@ e@@ ce of je@@ wel@@ ry on a woman .
Proverbs 13 : 10 war@@ ns : “ By pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ousness one only ca@@ uses a stru@@ gg@@ le . ”
W@@ H@@ Y , though , would anyone want to change his religion or beli@@ ef ?
“ U@@ N@@ F@@ O@@ R@@ G@@ E@@ T@@ T@@ A@@ B@@ L@@ E ” would be a good word to descri@@ be the mirac@@ les per@@ form@@ ed by Jehovah in ancient Egy@@ pt .
Those form@@ ing part of “ Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed , ” the spirit - anointed brothers of Christ , “ par@@ tak@@ ers of the heavenly c@@ all@@ ing . ”
Thus , it is vital to draw on the Bible as the best s@@ ource of ad@@ vice and to seek Jehovah’s guid@@ ance in prayer .
Paul told Timothy : “ Let no man ever look down on your you@@ th . On the contr@@ ary , become an example to the faithful ones in speaking , in conduct , in love , in faith , in cha@@ st@@ en@@ ess . . . .
Bo@@ th Ca@@ in and A@@ be@@ l made efforts to appro@@ ach God by pres@@ en@@ ting sacrific@@ es to him .
Why was Jesus ’ death important ?
In the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus made a powerful st@@ at@@ ement regarding se@@ x@@ u@@ al mor@@ ality ​ — sur@@ ely a point integrity keep@@ ers need to keep in mind . ​ — Read Matthew 5 : 27 , 28 .
How were c@@ as@@ es of ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ al b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed h@@ and@@ led in Israel ?
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing about po@@ or ch@@ urch attend@@ ance , Peter Si@@ ber@@ t , a Ca@@ tho@@ lic pri@@ est in Eng@@ land , says : “ [ Pe@@ ople ] cho@@ ose the bi@@ ts of religion that they like .
But if we do not make ourselves under@@ sto@@ od by others , how can they benefit from our knowledge ?
Moses declar@@ ed Jehovah’s purpose to have Israel de@@ fe@@ at the se@@ ven mi@@ gh@@ ty Cana@@ an@@ ite nations in the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
At Luke 7 : 3 , we read that the of@@ fic@@ er “ sent for@@ th older men of the Jews to [ Jesus ] to ask him to come and bring [ the ] slave sa@@ f@@ ely through . ”
Yes , when you teach others about Jehovah God , pra@@ ising him , they may come to know Jehovah too .
Such a des@@ crip@@ tion may se@@ em un@@ real@@ is@@ tic to someone who is fin@@ an@@ cially st@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed .
During his re@@ ign a do@@ cum@@ ent con@@ tain@@ ing God’s Law given through Moses was found .
It was also not Jesus ’ cu@@ sto@@ m to ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ise himself as the Messi@@ ah .
O@@ r as an el@@ der , how do you feel when a fellow worshipp@@ er than@@ ks you for Scriptural counsel that helped him or her through a difficult time ?
As already discus@@ sed , you need to know where your life is he@@ ad@@ ed .
This will result in “ an inter@@ change of encourag@@ ement . ”
Jesus re@@ comm@@ ended a simp@@ le way of life to his followers in order for them to con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on making disciples .
“ M@@ E@@ N I@@ N C@@ H@@ A@@ R@@ G@@ E ” AN@@ D “ S@@ T@@ E@@ W@@ A@@ R@@ D@@ S ”
The Greek word transl@@ ated “ honor ” in the Bible con@@ ve@@ ys the sense of es@@ te@@ em , value , preci@@ ousness .
A@@ no@@ ther qu@@ ality of the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s that is wor@@ thy of imit@@ ation is their will@@ ing@@ ness to stand out as different from the people around them .
Then he ad@@ ded : “ This is from the hand of the true God . ”
No@@ te that only after Paul set out for A@@ sia did God’s spirit inter@@ v@@ ene .
And how vital that we keep a close w@@ atch over what we take in through our sen@@ ses !
This involved recogn@@ iz@@ ing that they could not esta@@ bl@@ ish their righteousness through the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law arrang@@ ement .
Par@@ adise will be rest@@ ored to this earth .
Hence , be reason@@ able about the fre@@ qu@@ enc@@ y and l@@ eng@@ th of vis@@ its with friends .
When might a Christian , for the benefit of his brothers , ref@@ ra@@ in from exerc@@ ising his righ@@ ts ?
* The second time that El@@ isha saw hor@@ ses and war ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts of fi@@ re was during the c@@ ris@@ is at Do@@ than descri@@ bed in the in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction of this article .
On F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 19 , we began a for@@ ced mar@@ ch of al@@ most 1@@ 50 mil@@ es [ 2@@ 40 k@@ m ] .
She would do anything for them , including get@@ ting up in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the night to fe@@ ed them .
( See op@@ ening i@@ ma@@ ge . ) ( b ) How did angels ass@@ ist the gover@@ ning body ?
For the s@@ ake of the good news , he will@@ ingly gave up his succ@@ ess@@ ful care@@ er and all that was pre@@ vi@@ ously consider@@ ed important .
As the prophecy said , “ in the fin@@ al part of the days ” ​ — y@@ es , during these “ last days . ”
Re@@ ally , he has always done good toward us .
The peri@@ od of the Ju@@ d@@ ges ends with Sam@@ son , who fi@@ gh@@ ts against the Phil@@ ist@@ ines .
They co@@ vered a wide ex@@ pan@@ se of o@@ ce@@ an in vis@@ iting 14 is@@ lands .
The Bible Gi@@ ves Re@@ as@@ on for H@@ op@@ e
Al@@ ready there had been an invit@@ ation to pla@@ y in the M@@ el@@ b@@ our@@ ne S@@ y@@ mp@@ hon@@ y O@@ r@@ ch@@ es@@ tr@@ a .
To that end , the Bible has been transl@@ ated into more langu@@ ages than any other book in the world .
To the Jews who san@@ g those words , men@@ tion of Jehovah’s holy m@@ oun@@ tain doub@@ t@@ less brought to mind M@@ ount Z@@ ion , where King David brought the ar@@ k of the covenant to the t@@ ent he had er@@ e@@ cted there .
So as you share your beli@@ ef@@ s , avoid an ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent@@ ative to@@ ne or an a@@ ir of su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity .
To cor@@ rec@@ t that vie@@ w@@ point , Paul rel@@ ates what has to ‘ come first . ’ ​ — 2 Th@@ ess .
How about you children ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , the message of the Bible is an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent s@@ ource of comfort and deli@@ ght .
So it is ess@@ enti@@ al that we c@@ he@@ ck how strong our shi@@ eld of faith is and what st@@ ep@@ s we take to maintain and strengthen it .
It had always been our in@@ ten@@ tion to hold on to the privilege of full - time service as our vo@@ c@@ ation in life , and there was so much that needed to be done .
At times , we face imp@@ ol@@ ite tre@@ at@@ ment as we preach the good news .
For a de@@ ta@@ iled discus@@ sion of the si@@ gn of the last days , see chap@@ ter 9 , “ Are We Li@@ ving in the ‘ L@@ ast Da@@ ys ’ ? ”
When asked about his un@@ u@@ su@@ al be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or , U@@ ri@@ ah rep@@ lied that the ar@@ k of the covenant , re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting God’s pres@@ ence , and the Israel@@ ite ar@@ my were on the field of bat@@ tle .
Who will be resur@@ rec@@ ted ?
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , pati@@ ence is a pro@@ du@@ ct of holy spirit ; without God’s help , imper@@ fect humans cannot be pati@@ ent to the de@@ gre@@ e needed .
In help@@ ing children , what should be bor@@ ne in mind ?
How may we cultiv@@ ate “ the same men@@ tal attitude that Christ Jesus had , ” and what will this e@@ qui@@ p us to do ?
D@@ ist@@ ress ca@@ used by w@@ ars , food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges , earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es , and di@@ se@@ ase e@@ pi@@ dem@@ ic@@ s would inc@@ re@@ ase .
D@@ ef@@ in@@ it@@ ely ref@@ ra@@ in from making anyone feel pres@@ sur@@ ed to dr@@ ink something that might bi@@ te “ just like a ser@@ p@@ ent . ”
After our gra@@ du@@ ation in F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 195@@ 1 , ei@@ ght of us re@@ turned to serve as mission@@ aries in S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
He encoura@@ ged the Romans to make peace with others ‘ as far as it dep@@ ended upon them . ’
That will un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly be our re@@ action too when we f@@ ill our min@@ ds and hearts with these and other pri@@ c@@ eless sa@@ y@@ ings of the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , Jesus Christ .
It may be help@@ ful to re@@ mind in@@ ac@@ tive ones of what blessings they once enjo@@ yed ?
M@@ ak@@ ing S@@ tu@@ dy Ti@@ me En@@ jo@@ y@@ able , Pro@@ duc@@ tive , 1 / 15
While cur@@ r@@ ent human@@ it@@ ari@@ an efforts are truly comm@@ end@@ able , sur@@ ely it makes sense to consider another pro@@ spe@@ ct for a just and pe@@ ace@@ ful new world .
Even if her h@@ emo@@ g@@ lo@@ bi@@ n le@@ v@@ el should d@@ ro@@ p to 5 g / ​ d@@ l , he would be willing to continue the tre@@ at@@ ment without blood trans@@ fu@@ sions .
10 : 22 .
The emp@@ loy@@ er valu@@ es your s@@ k@@ ill very high@@ ly and wants to use you to the ful@@ l@@ est .
One cir@@ cu@@ it in Al@@ ber@@ ta inclu@@ ded a min@@ ing to@@ wn in the F@@ ar N@@ or@@ th , where a sister lived .
What ex@@ ac@@ tly does a resurrection imp@@ ly ?
De@@ al with family problems
We need God’s new world , where there will be the complete physical heal@@ ing that he has promised .
Why , then , do you look at the st@@ ra@@ w in your bro@@ ther’s e@@ ye , but do not consider the ra@@ f@@ ter in your own e@@ ye ? ” ​ — Matthew 7 : 1 - 5 .
When we have it , we have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of gen@@ u@@ ine and everlasting happiness .
The Bible ​ — A R@@ eli@@ able G@@ u@@ i@@ de to S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al He@@ al@@ th
Do you se@@ ize every opportunity to give a witness ?
The fir@@ st@@ born son held an hon@@ ored position and often became the next head of the hous@@ eho@@ ld .
If we have problems , we can go to our brothers for s@@ ound ad@@ vice based on Scriptural principles .
They set go@@ als and made decisions that ha@@ st@@ ened the ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ing of their go@@ als .
The inspired Scriptures tell us that some@@ time before the great F@@ lood of No@@ ah’s day , certain angels began to take an un@@ u@@ su@@ al interest in the women on earth .
Paul set a fine example for Christians today .
In time , however , E@@ sa came in cont@@ act with one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
I thought about a brother I had stu@@ died with and helped to come to a knowledge of the truth .
Although they wrote down their own words in Hebrew and in their own st@@ y@@ le of writ@@ ing , they were ac@@ tually writ@@ ing down God’s thoughts .
This war@@ ning has sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance for us because Jehovah will hold an acc@@ oun@@ ting against those practic@@ ing im@@ mor@@ ality and eng@@ ag@@ ing in un@@ clean worship today .
H@@ er Christian associ@@ ation and ministry were li@@ mit@@ ed to one day a we@@ ek or less , and she had to f@@ end off her emp@@ loy@@ er@@ ’s se@@ x@@ u@@ al advan@@ ces .
Rather , may our sen@@ ti@@ ments be like those of the psalmist David , who wrote : “ I will act with dis@@ cre@@ tion in a fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less way . . . .
Hence , she said to Abraham : “ Jehovah has shu@@ t me off from be@@ aring children .
Th@@ r@@ ough his powerful holy spirit , Jehovah , along with the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus , direc@@ ted the preaching activ@@ ity .
He says that they have not had much time together l@@ ately , and he would like them to do something as a cou@@ ple .
C@@ learly , the spirit of in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence is now seen in many marri@@ ages .
The worl@@ d’s influ@@ enti@@ al and in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al men do not dis@@ cer@@ n the meaning of “ the sign@@ s of the times ” ; ne@@ i@@ ther have religious lead@@ ers given prop@@ er guid@@ ance in this matter .
A s@@ inc@@ ere study of God’s Word can do much to f@@ ill your mind and heart with spiritually who@@ les@@ ome and positi@@ ve ‘ things that are true , of serious concer@@ n , righteous , cha@@ st@@ e , lo@@ va@@ ble , well spo@@ ken of , vi@@ r@@ tu@@ ous , and pra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy . ’
The Bible tel@@ ls us to keep in expe@@ ct@@ ation of Jehovah’s future day of judgment .
He s@@ mil@@ ed . He knew that he was a bless@@ ed man .
At times , we may feel ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted when we leave home to atten@@ d a congregation meeting or to eng@@ age in the field ministry .
Eli@@ h@@ u was cour@@ te@@ ous and res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful .
My daugh@@ ter , Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h K@@ ar@@ res , has sp@@ ent more than 35 years in the full - time ministry , including four years at the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n .
At the time , for example , where were Jose@@ p@@ h’s family members and fellow worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah ? )
TH@@ E Law given through Moses con@@ ta@@ ined some 6@@ 00 requi@@ re@@ ments and regul@@ ations .
But the conscience can pla@@ y an ad@@ di@@ tional ro@@ le for those w@@ an@@ ting to love righteousness .
Be@@ fore anyone star@@ ts to clear the table or lea@@ ves for another activ@@ ity , the family sp@@ ends 10 or 15 min@@ ut@@ es discus@@ sing the Scriptures or doing the sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ed Bible reading .
How is a hus@@ ban@@ d’s relationship with God and the congregation affe@@ cted by the way he tre@@ ats his wife ?
Abraham set a fine example in ‘ not thinking more of on@@ es@@ el@@ f than necess@@ ary . ’
( a ) What less@@ on can we draw from Jesus ’ illustr@@ ations of the v@@ ine and of the s@@ ow@@ er ?
Des@@ pite having a regul@@ ar family study , one te@@ en@@ age gi@@ r@@ l associ@@ ated with d@@ el@@ in@@ qu@@ ents .
After reading those ver@@ ses , do you see Jehovah’s view on the matter ?
( b ) What was the psalmis@@ t’s fore@@ most concer@@ n ?
What , though , may Jehovah do in respon@@ se to our prayers for ass@@ ist@@ ance ?
God’s Word pu@@ ts a high value on show@@ ing honor .
Jehovah’s Witnesses , who are activ@@ ely preaching in 2@@ 34 lands and ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es of the earth , are re@@ mar@@ ka@@ bly op@@ ti@@ mis@@ tic .
A death was needed to at@@ one for their sin@@ s .
At l@@ eng@@ th the sons of Israel went through the mi@@ d@@ st of the se@@ a on d@@ ry land , while the w@@ at@@ ers were a w@@ all to them on their right hand and on their left . ”
On@@ ce sa@@ il@@ ors learned how to take advan@@ ta@@ ge of the mon@@ soon w@@ in@@ ds of the In@@ di@@ an O@@ ce@@ an , Rom@@ an shi@@ ps sa@@ iled from Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an por@@ ts to In@@ dia .
It al@@ lo@@ ws us to take advan@@ ta@@ ge of our circumstances to help others .
The bo@@ y’s n@@ ur@@ se pan@@ ic@@ ked .
In this reg@@ ard , it is good to refle@@ ct on the fact that all s@@ inc@@ ere worshi@@ p@@ ers of God are wa@@ iting for the fulfill@@ ment of his ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent promises found in the Bible .
D@@ ad was away from home much of the time , so M@@ other had the jo@@ b of ra@@ ising us .
Paul learned how to serve without reg@@ re@@ ts
M@@ il@@ dness , self - control , and consider@@ ation should gover@@ n any discipl@@ ine given .
Ang@@ ered by this , the c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests and the s@@ cri@@ bes pro@@ t@@ ested : “ Do you hear what these are saying ? ”
Although Jesus is the wis@@ est of all of Jehovah’s cre@@ atu@@ res , he does not r@@ ely on his own wisdom .
“ P@@ le@@ ase , do not let any qu@@ ar@@ rel@@ ing continue between me and you and between my her@@ d@@ s@@ men and your her@@ d@@ s@@ men , ” Abraham told his ne@@ p@@ he@@ w , “ for we men are brothers . ”
It was a bi@@ g occasi@@ on , and the attend@@ ance was greater than the to@@ tal number of local Witnesses .
Consider the princi@@ ple discus@@ sed at De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 22 : 8 . The Israel@@ ite who con@@ stru@@ cted a new home was requi@@ red to buil@@ d a par@@ a@@ pe@@ t around the f@@ l@@ at ro@@ of , which was often used to en@@ ter@@ tain gu@@ ests .
God may at times provide needed support by means of a com@@ for@@ ting fellow beli@@ ever or by spiritual food at the right time .
If your child should re@@ be@@ l , remember that you are not al@@ one .
Ex@@ ca@@ v@@ ations also showed that the city had had at le@@ ast two lives .
They had to put up with the he@@ at of the day and the co@@ ld of the night in order to ten@@ d the flo@@ ck .
Par@@ ents today may well sy@@ mp@@ a@@ th@@ ize with Noah and his wife .
The wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad use of Eng@@ l@@ ish has helped to ad@@ v@@ ance pu@@ re worship .
The following answer is re@@ pr@@ inted from the is@@ sue of Ju@@ ne 15 , 20@@ 00 .
Jehovah provi@@ des g@@ em@@ s of truth through his Word , his spirit , and his organization .
It will be wor@@ th your while to inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ate this matter in the light of the Bible .
Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that “ all Scrip@@ ture is inspired of God and bene@@ fi@@ cial . ”
It is under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble that we are concer@@ ned about important is@@ su@@ es , such as pleas@@ ing God , car@@ ing for Christian responsi@@ bil@@ ities , and provi@@ ding the necess@@ ities of life for our family .
C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ A@@ N sla@@ very di@@ ff@@ ers great@@ ly from what many people think about the sub@@ ject of sla@@ very .
To sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard his people , Jehovah provided his Word , the Bible .
Jo@@ y@@ fully , these bless@@ ed ones lik@@ e@@ wise rend@@ er sac@@ red service to Jehovah and recogn@@ ize that their sal@@ vation is dep@@ end@@ ent on faith in the L@@ am@@ b of God , Jesus Christ .
What may help pione@@ ers to continue enjo@@ ying their privile@@ ged service ?
After wh@@ i@@ pp@@ ing us , they told us to put on our clo@@ th@@ es and walk down a p@@ ath in the w@@ o@@ o@@ ds without loo@@ king back .
[ M@@ ap@@ s on page 24 ]
Jehovah D@@ eli@@ v@@ ers His Pe@@ ople
Just like the man in the illustr@@ ation , we do not know how the gro@@ w@@ th takes place .
Let us see how this is so .
F@@ ur@@ ther , God says : “ I have loved you people . ”
As he was having his Bible study one ev@@ ening , my father ca@@ ught me e@@ av@@ es@@ d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ing .
( Read 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 3 : 1 - 3 , 6 . )
And in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . , Jerusalem and its temple were destro@@ yed and the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Juda@@ h car@@ ri@@ ed off into ex@@ ile .
D@@ on@@ ’t you think that is cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct@@ ory ? ”
He will be pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced happy . ”
“ The pain was physical as well as emo@@ tional .
Do Not G@@ ri@@ eve the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
S@@ how@@ ing his “ ful@@ ness of deli@@ ght ” with little ones , he said : “ Let the young children come to me ; do not try to sto@@ p them . ” ​ — Mark 10 : 13 , 14 .
They will sense that your@@ s is a living faith , one that affe@@ cts all p@@ ha@@ ses of your life .
Mari@@ o wanted the vis@@ it@@ ors to see for themselves the small congregation there .
As you know , The Watchtower has been in public@@ ation since 18@@ 7@@ 9 , a fe@@ at that has been possible only with Jehovah’s spirit and blessing .
L@@ ater Jo@@ shua , “ full of the spirit of wisdom , ” succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded Moses .
One of the of@@ fic@@ ers th@@ ru@@ st a ri@@ f@@ le in fr@@ on@@ t of me and or@@ der@@ ed me to sh@@ o@@ o@@ t .
In some plac@@ es our work has been ban@@ ned and our brothers have been persecu@@ ted .
“ They were one and all filled with the holy spirit and were speaking the word of God with b@@ ol@@ dness . ”
“ Is everything all right , Bro@@ ther H@@ er@@ d ? ” he asked me .
Of the 9 children and 11 gr@@ and@@ children still living , 16 serve Jehovah or atten@@ d the meetings with their parents .
Fa@@ enza
Un@@ der that Kingdom all its sub@@ je@@ cts will be taught to live in acc@@ or@@ d@@ ance with Bible mor@@ als .
T@@ ra@@ ining children takes time and effort .
How did early Christians view congregation meetings ?
We stri@@ ve to imitate Jehovah by tur@@ ning our eyes and ear@@ s ​ — our full attention — ​ toward our brothers , especially those who appro@@ ach us for help .
In in@@ du@@ stri@@ al@@ ized nations , ne@@ arly as many women as men are in pa@@ id emp@@ loy@@ ment .
By all means , then , draw ever clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah in prayer . ​ — James 4 : 8 .
Jesus went on to expla@@ in that they should look for the spiritual meaning of his words .
Like a child , who is n@@ atur@@ ally dra@@ wn to a loving and understanding par@@ ent , we can appro@@ ach our heavenly Father confid@@ ent that he wants to hear us .
He did so with war@@ m@@ th and with an ob@@ vi@@ ous feel@@ ing of personal interest as a friend , using Jo@@ b@@ ’s name , un@@ like the others .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation of “ Pe@@ ace and se@@ cur@@ ity ! ” pol@@ itical el@@ ements of Satan’s system will su@@ d@@ den@@ ly turn on false religion and wi@@ pe it out .
Some people cla@@ im that these te@@ x@@ ts un@@ v@@ ei@@ l m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous events and teachings from Jesus ’ life that were long kept hi@@ d@@ den .
( b ) How have you person@@ ally benef@@ ited from this tra@@ ining ?
As a result of the activ@@ ity of this en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic group of pre@@ ach@@ ers , sever@@ al se@@ am@@ en , including a cap@@ tain , a mar@@ ine of@@ fic@@ er , and a form@@ er bo@@ d@@ y@@ gu@@ ard , have accepted the truth .
Of what may we be certain ?
Consider the example of a z@@ one overse@@ er who was in@@ spe@@ cting the op@@ er@@ ations of one of the branch of@@ fic@@ es of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Do not allow him to do that to you .
In ad@@ dition , Paul did not mean that sa@@ fe chil@@ d@@ bir@@ th is gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ ed to believ@@ ing women .
Be@@ fore you have an opportunity to use it even once , though , it f@@ alls on the flo@@ or and ge@@ ts a bi@@ g d@@ ent .
What joy you will experience as you continue to maintain your ze@@ al for the ministry !
When does dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing take place ?
( b ) How do obedi@@ ent Christians follow Paul’s direction ?
How would you de@@ fine mil@@ dness of temp@@ er ?
The ess@@ ence of Paul’s counsel is that we should ob@@ serve the gi@@ f@@ ts that others have and ac@@ knowledge them .
“ Al@@ ways rejo@@ ice in the Lord . On@@ ce more I will say , Re@@ jo@@ ice ! ” ​ — P@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ I@@ P@@ P@@ I@@ AN@@ S 4 : 4 .
Des@@ ign and Com@@ m@@ on S@@ en@@ se
Some Bible pas@@ sa@@ ges can be under@@ sto@@ od by humans only at the prop@@ er time in hist@@ ory .
Be@@ fore long , Davi@@ d’s ol@@ des@@ t brother , Eli@@ a@@ b , got w@@ ind of Davi@@ d’s talk .
It appe@@ ared in the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly both of the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le and of the temple that Solomon buil@@ t .
Although ev@@ olu@@ tion is u@@ su@@ ally pres@@ ented in s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c language , it is really a religious do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine .
Solomon says : “ R@@ ol@@ l your works upon Jehovah himself and your pl@@ ans will be fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed . ”
He s@@ pared Abraham the wor@@ st lo@@ ss a par@@ ent can su@@ ff@@ er ; he prote@@ cted Isa@@ a@@ c from death .
( b ) We look for@@ ward to what time ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , its liter@@ al rend@@ ering of the origin@@ al writ@@ ings has provided the bas@@ is for continu@@ ous prog@@ ress in the understanding of divine truth .
The scho@@ la@@ r cannot believe his eyes .
Re@@ aching the H@@ ear@@ t of a Ch@@ il@@ d
Rather , the prophecy app@@ lies to individuals out of all nations who turn to un@@ ited sac@@ red service in Jehovah’s m@@ oun@@ tain of true worship .
The apostle John also war@@ ns Christians against bl@@ ind beli@@ ef .
Mar@@ ri@@ ed cou@@ ples can pray for help to strengthen their marriage
How does the pro@@ vision of bre@@ ad ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy our Creat@@ or@@ ’s wisdom ?
But as used in the Bible , it inclu@@ des our men@@ tal inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation , attitude , and power of reason .
In turn , G@@ w@@ en was at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to E@@ d@@ ward because , in her words , “ he displa@@ yed all the qualities I was brought up to believe were important . ”
I was serving in L@@ ake P@@ l@@ ac@@ id , New Yor@@ k , and he was in Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a .
Be Con@@ s@@ ist@@ ent
Ba@@ bi@@ ta en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally invit@@ ed her gr@@ and@@ mother to a Christian meeting .
Who Is Mo@@ st I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant Per@@ son in Your Li@@ fe ?
G@@ ather all the rel@@ ev@@ ant fac@@ ts , seek the counsel of those famili@@ ar with such things , and deter@@ mine what Bible principles have a be@@ aring on the matter .
Just as the Greek “ New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent ” of E@@ r@@ as@@ mu@@ s became the Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ved T@@ ex@@ t of the Greek Scriptures ( the bas@@ is for many transl@@ ations into other langu@@ ages ) , the Hebrew text of the P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t provided a ma@@ ster text for the Hebrew - Ar@@ am@@ a@@ ic Scriptures .
L@@ ater we were asked to serve in another congregation not far away .
“ It is in him that all the ful@@ l@@ ness of the divine qu@@ ality d@@ wel@@ ls bo@@ di@@ ly . ”
“ W@@ ater , water , ple@@ ase , ” some cri@@ ed .
I@@ sh@@ ma@@ el , the 19 - year - old son of H@@ ag@@ ar , kept mo@@ c@@ king little Isa@@ a@@ c .
Jehovah says : “ R@@ em@@ ember . . . your G@@ r@@ and Creator in the days of your you@@ th . ”
We had used bak@@ ing so@@ da in@@ stead of bak@@ ing po@@ w@@ der !
▪ “ For people to sear@@ ch out their own glory , is it glory ? ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
How had M@@ ary seen the effect of holy spirit ?
The transl@@ at@@ ors were educ@@ ated people with whom we were stud@@ ying the Bible , but I had to si@@ t with them to make sure that each s@@ ent@@ ence was transl@@ ated cor@@ rec@@ tly .
Mi@@ ri@@ am was soon by her side .
“ I Q@@ u@@ ic@@ k@@ ly F@@ el@@ t R@@ eli@@ ef ”
R@@ em@@ ember the apostle Peter .
Jehovah con@@ fi@@ des in them , reve@@ al@@ ing his “ confid@@ enti@@ al matter ” to the prophe@@ ts , so that they could know what his pur@@ pos@@ es are and what they must do to live in har@@ mony with them . ​ — A@@ mo@@ s 3 : 7 .
This meeting encoura@@ ges those in attend@@ ance to follow the example of the B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ ans in Paul’s day , who “ received the word with the great@@ est e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness of mind , care@@ fully exam@@ ining the Scriptures . ” ​ — Acts 17 : 11 .
Su@@ cc@@ ess@@ ful cou@@ ples have learned to de@@ al with the in@@ ev@@ it@@ able st@@ or@@ ms and c@@ ris@@ es that result from the pres@@ sures of life , especially if they have ra@@ ised children .
6@@ 4 : 2 - 4 .
As imit@@ at@@ ors of God and of Christ , we too should be in@@ du@@ stri@@ ous .
When they got older , would they id@@ enti@@ fy themselves as Israelites ?
So in appro@@ aching his father , Jac@@ o@@ b was see@@ king a blessing that righ@@ t@@ fully bel@@ ong@@ ed to him .
Jesus made a number of preci@@ ous st@@ at@@ ements in respon@@ se to Pet@@ er@@ ’s questions , and these have been pre@@ served in the Bible .
From what or where can we bu@@ y out the oppor@@ tu@@ ne time for reading and stud@@ ying the Bible ?
She was known for her re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous ways .
He reve@@ aled the Father to them .
4 : 13 - 15 .
T@@ ak@@ ing time to consider the ris@@ ks will help you to ev@@ alu@@ ate the pro@@ pos@@ al real@@ is@@ tic@@ ally . ​ — Proverbs 13 : 16 ; 22 : 3 .
C@@ learly , if we could live forever , wa@@ iting would not be a bi@@ g proble@@ m .
E@@ ven@@ tually , the f@@ ar@@ m@@ er has a field ready to be har@@ v@@ ested .
When asked : “ Are you Eli@@ j@@ ah ? ”
Your child will be quic@@ k to imitate you .
When David brought the Ar@@ k to Jerusalem and plac@@ ed it in@@ side the t@@ ent he had made , the Ar@@ k had not been in the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le for many years .
After mem@@ or@@ iz@@ ing some simp@@ le pres@@ ent@@ ations , those min@@ isters went to the ter@@ rit@@ ory and im@@ medi@@ ately no@@ tic@@ ed a mar@@ ked change in the pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s respon@@ se .
To@@ bi@@ ah had become a close associ@@ ate of Eli@@ a@@ shi@@ b .
When the su@@ n ro@@ se , it gave us a ta@@ st@@ e of what la@@ y a@@ head .
( On@@ ce M@@ ount F@@ u@@ g@@ en had er@@ up@@ ted , the po@@ li@@ ce had to keep people out of the d@@ anger z@@ one . )
E@@ ach man involved had married a fellow worshi@@ per , an Israel@@ ite woman , cho@@ o@@ sing her as a de@@ ar compan@@ ion , a life par@@ t@@ ner .
If it is not for@@ th@@ coming when we would pre@@ f@@ er it , are we willing to wa@@ it ?
He often st@@ op@@ ped what he was doing in order to help a dist@@ ra@@ ught individu@@ al .
In this way , older ones make it e@@ asi@@ er for the you@@ ths to cor@@ rec@@ t their course and maintain their relationship with God .
By means of his spirit , Jehovah has helped us to understand c@@ learly what is about to ha@@ p@@ pen .
By all means , then , let us ac@@ qui@@ re wisdom .
However , Jehovah’s pati@@ ence does not mean that he will never act .
In the ministry , I learned from the local brothers how to appro@@ ach and gre@@ et people .
“ Lo@@ ok out : perhaps there may be someone who will car@@ ry you off as his pre@@ y through . . . emp@@ ty dec@@ ep@@ tion . ” ​ — C@@ O@@ L@@ O@@ S@@ S@@ I@@ AN@@ S 2 : 8 .
A@@ n o@@ pen invit@@ ation has been ex@@ tend@@ ed to humans by means of holy spirit .
T@@ R@@ E@@ A@@ S@@ U@@ R@@ E H@@ U@@ N@@ T@@ IN@@ G is not just a g@@ ame that children like to pla@@ y ; it is also a real - life dr@@ ama pla@@ yed out again and again in many ages and soci@@ e@@ ties .
Per@@ haps you have seen pa@@ in@@ t@@ ings or n@@ ati@@ v@@ ity s@@ cen@@ es that de@@ pi@@ ct the inf@@ ant Jesus l@@ ying in a m@@ anger , sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by three wise men be@@ aring gi@@ f@@ ts .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out the prote@@ ction provided by the fo@@ ld , the Christian congregation , he is ex@@ posed more than ever to the att@@ ac@@ ks of the Devil , who “ wal@@ ks about like a ro@@ aring li@@ on , see@@ king to de@@ v@@ our someone . ”
Does this mean that congregation elders are inf@@ al@@ li@@ ble ?
K@@ no@@ wing how God vie@@ ws war may af@@ fect how you view God .
What is indic@@ ated by the div@@ ision of the m@@ oun@@ tain of the o@@ live tre@@ es ?
E@@ ver@@ yone in the group has enjo@@ yed the day , and we all feel that Jehovah has really helped us to bring hope and encourag@@ ement to the people we me@@ t .
The psalmist san@@ g : “ O love Jehovah , all you loyal ones of his .
10 : 25 .
No won@@ der Jesus war@@ ned us to ‘ sto@@ p judg@@ ing that we may not be jud@@ ged ’ !
( Read Acts 28 : 17 , 23 , 24 . )
The Bible shows that in order to accom@@ pl@@ ish God’s will , angels have at times provided a me@@ asure of prote@@ ction for true worshipp@@ ers .
▪ “ You Mu@@ st Lo@@ ve Jehovah Your God ”
Those are the words of 1@@ 1@@ th - century Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an mon@@ k Gi@@ or@@ g@@ i M@@ t@@ at@@ s@@ min@@ d@@ el@@ i .
How reas@@ sur@@ ing !
Because of their faith , Jehovah bless@@ ed Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah with a son in their old age
Lo@@ gi@@ cal ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents pres@@ ented in a simp@@ le man@@ ner are often most effe@@ ctive .
The happiness we receive when we teach others Bible truth is not simply the satis@@ fac@@ tion of having someone ag@@ ree with our religious beli@@ ef@@ s .
( b ) How is the whole pro@@ c@@ ess of re@@ comm@@ end@@ ation and ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment car@@ ri@@ ed out ?
And we may even help someone to become a serv@@ ant of Jehovah .
MI@@ S@@ C@@ EL@@ L@@ AN@@ E@@ O@@ U@@ S A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der V@@ I ( po@@ pe ) , 6 / 15
What can we learn from them about the need for plac@@ es of worship and about what should take place there ?
Th@@ r@@ ough whom is he doing so ?
How might we over@@ come those challeng@@ es ?
The Bible pla@@ in@@ ly says : “ W@@ o@@ e to those who are get@@ ting up early in the mor@@ ning that they may seek just in@@ to@@ x@@ ic@@ ating li@@ qu@@ or , who are l@@ ing@@ ering t@@ ill l@@ ate in the ev@@ ening dar@@ k@@ ness so that w@@ ine it@@ self inf@@ lam@@ es them ! ”
• How do we show that we ch@@ er@@ ish our place in God’s organization ?
I gra@@ du@@ ated from high school in 19@@ 32 when I was 15 , and the following year deli@@ vered a used ca@@ r to my brother C@@ lar@@ ence , who was pione@@ ering in S@@ ou@@ th C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ina .
It may sur@@ pris@@ e some to think that Paul , an apostle , needed streng@@ th@@ ening .
My wife and I started ar@@ gu@@ ing about money .
Fa@@ ith helps us to see Jehovah as the one direc@@ ting his earthly organization .
By following the counsel found in the succ@@ e@@ e@@ ding ver@@ ses of Pet@@ er@@ ’s letter .
“ Yes , si@@ r , ” I said .
For the first human pa@@ ir , the pos@@ si@@ bil@@ ities for satis@@ f@@ ying work , accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment , and dis@@ co@@ very were end@@ less .
We must work ei@@ ther to gro@@ w our food or to ear@@ n money to bu@@ y it .
How can Romans 8 : 11 be of encourag@@ ement to those fac@@ ing temp@@ tation ?
However , Jehovah God did not allow this cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion of mankind to go on .
TH@@ E EN@@ D I@@ S N@@ O@@ T A R@@ AN@@ D@@ O@@ M , U@@ N@@ S@@ C@@ H@@ E@@ D@@ U@@ L@@ E@@ D E@@ V@@ EN@@ T .
If a@@ vail@@ able in your language , the J@@ W L@@ angu@@ age ap@@ p can help you learn how to say a gre@@ et@@ ing in their language . ​ — Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 3 , 4 .
The si@@ gn Jesus gave was me@@ ant to give his followers clear war@@ ning of the time they would be living in .
At that time , Jehovah ended the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an th@@ re@@ at to Jerusalem by having an ang@@ el sla@@ y 18@@ 5@@ ,000 of the enem@@ y’s for@@ ces in one night .
Jehovah also felt dist@@ ressed when his own people , the ancient nation of Israel , pers@@ is@@ ten@@ tly ign@@ ored his feelings and his loving direction .
Ma@@ in@@ tain a Com@@ ple@@ te H@@ ear@@ t T@@ ow@@ ard Jehovah , 4 / 15
If a friend ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses you in a har@@ s@@ h to@@ ne of vo@@ ice , do you s@@ na@@ p back with an un@@ kind word ?
L@@ ear@@ n From the E@@ r@@ r@@ ors of the Israelites
“ H@@ ate ” may also sign@@ i@@ fy a strong dis@@ like but without any in@@ t@@ ent of br@@ ing@@ ing har@@ m to the ob@@ ject , see@@ king in@@ stead to avoid it because of a feel@@ ing of lo@@ a@@ thing toward it .
TH@@ E As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an world power has already de@@ va@@ stated Sam@@ ari@@ a , the cap@@ it@@ al of the ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel .
( A H@@ ist@@ ory of An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch in S@@ y@@ ri@@ a ) Many found satis@@ fac@@ tion in the mon@@ o@@ the@@ ism , cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies , and e@@ th@@ ic@@ s of Juda@@ ism .
Ar@@ ound the world , there are now 50 milli@@ on refu@@ ge@@ es and dis@@ plac@@ ed pers@@ ons ​ — half of them children .
It be@@ ars all things , . . . ho@@ p@@ es all things , end@@ u@@ res all things .
However , it ad@@ ds : “ From a leg@@ al point of view , people are free if soci@@ ety imp@@ o@@ ses no un@@ just , un@@ necess@@ ary , or un@@ reason@@ able li@@ m@@ its on them . ”
There are milli@@ ons of young people all over the world who associ@@ ate with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Jehovah’s people enjoy pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity , as Mi@@ ca@@ h 7 : 14 also fore@@ told .
“ Wor@@ k@@ ers at H@@ ome ”
How does Jehovah provide the help we need today —
And there was likely little she could do to imp@@ ro@@ ve her fin@@ an@@ cial situation .
By ex@@ ten@@ ding ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality , we get to know our brothers and sisters in a more personal way than we can in other set@@ t@@ ings .
If we feel that way , it may become very difficult for us to stay neu@@ tr@@ al .
TH@@ O@@ U@@ G@@ H it has been in evidence since the days of A@@ be@@ l , “ faith is not a pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of all people . ”
70 : 5 .
A@@ gain , no words were spo@@ ken , but there was pl@@ ent@@ y to ob@@ serve .
Indeed , as a sheep recogn@@ iz@@ es its shepher@@ d , so M@@ ary recogn@@ ized her S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d , Christ .
God’s R@@ ul@@ er@@ ship Be@@ comes Re@@ al to U@@ s
We thor@@ ough@@ ly enjo@@ yed keep@@ ing in t@@ ou@@ ch with friends by ma@@ il , using such writ@@ ing material .
The conscience of others mo@@ ves them to re@@ ject everything ob@@ ta@@ ined from blood ( ani@@ ma@@ l or human ) , even a t@@ in@@ y fr@@ action of just one pri@@ m@@ ary com@@ pon@@ ent .
If you are among those who are stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing with feelings of in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ac@@ y , we encoura@@ ge you to make a clo@@ s@@ er exam@@ in@@ ation of God’s Word , the Bible .
Ther@@ efore , we use the world to the ex@@ t@@ ent necess@@ ary but not “ to the full . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
They also vis@@ ited the emp@@ loy@@ ment ag@@ enc@@ y regul@@ arly .
2 .
( b ) How have true Christians app@@ lied Jesus ’ words recorded at Matthew 23 : 8 , 9 ?
When it comes to physical cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness , people can go to ex@@ tre@@ m@@ es .
W@@ H@@ Y did Jesus use the expres@@ sion “ born . . . from spirit ” when speaking about the baptism with holy spirit ?
S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th could be me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed by li@@ f@@ ting ro@@ c@@ ks .
Because of his close relationship with Jehovah , the Son explained the Father in ri@@ ch@@ er de@@ ta@@ il than anyone el@@ se could ever do .
A@@ ha@@ z died in 7@@ 4@@ 6 B.C.E . , and his son He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah in@@ her@@ ited the materi@@ ally imp@@ over@@ i@@ shed and spiritually ban@@ k@@ ru@@ pt kingdom of Juda@@ h .
Mo@@ st of them , however , did bad things because they were never taught about Jehovah and what he wanted them to do .
While the righteous one helps to keep others ali@@ ve , the person in want of heart cannot even keep himself ali@@ ve .
We try to sto@@ p wor@@ r@@ ying and pati@@ ently trust in him to care for our needs .
The M@@ em@@ ori@@ al se@@ as@@ on is an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent time to medit@@ ate on all that Jehovah and Jesus have done for us .
“ Lo@@ ve one another in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y from the heart , ” ur@@ ged the apostle Peter . ​ — 1 Peter 1 : 22 .
They had been taught about Jehovah from inf@@ an@@ cy by their father and got baptized as te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers .
What example shows the value of tra@@ ining children from an early age , and to whom is the cre@@ di@@ t for succ@@ ess du@@ e ?
Th@@ r@@ ough the ages , thin@@ k@@ ers have de@@ bat@@ ed the is@@ sue of right and wrong
14 , 15 . ( a ) What does “ the h@@ our ” of judgment inclu@@ de ?
O@@ U@@ R wise heavenly Father kno@@ ws what is good for us .
As my share in the ministry inc@@ reas@@ ed , however , so did my vis@@ its to pris@@ on .
Even when con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with a life - th@@ reat@@ ening situation , we are determined not to ca@@ ve in to the ple@@ as and dem@@ ands of those who do not know Jehovah and who do not care to obey him .
One way is to consider pur@@ cha@@ sing power , what money can bu@@ y .
A@@ S Y@@ O@@ U know , life in this system of things is by no means tr@@ ou@@ ble - free .
As de@@ a@@ f parents , we ra@@ ised se@@ ven hear@@ ing bo@@ ys .
What would be the result if we did not he@@ ed the counsel found at Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 25 - 32 ?
Yet , the Word of God continued to s@@ pre@@ ad in S@@ pain during this peri@@ od .
For most of them , it is difficult ; yet the stru@@ gg@@ le is more than bal@@ an@@ ced by the joy of help@@ ing im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants and refu@@ ge@@ es to learn the truth found in God’s Word .
So I s@@ wit@@ ched pri@@ or@@ ities and foc@@ used on mu@@ si@@ c and ar@@ t .
It would be a world where each individu@@ al would respect the life and pro@@ per@@ ty of others .
The apostle Peter said : “ Ha@@ ve love for the whole associ@@ ation of brothers . ”
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s use of the words “ one h@@ our ” shows that this ev@@ ent will take place relati@@ vely s@@ wi@@ f@@ tly .
Eli@@ h@@ u as@@ sur@@ ed Job : “ J@@ us@@ tice and a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of righteousness [ God ] will not bel@@ it@@ tle . ” ​ — Job 35 : 14 ; 37 : 23 .
“ God is not par@@ ti@@ al , but in every nation the man that fe@@ ars him and works righteousness is accep@@ table to him . ” ​ — Acts 10 : 34 , 35 .
She tal@@ ked to my teach@@ er , but this did not work .
We are now privile@@ ged to share in the great@@ est work ever en@@ tru@@ sted to God’s human servants ​ — that of declar@@ ing the Kingdom message and making disciples .
Gi@@ ft An@@ nu@@ ity : A gift an@@ nu@@ ity is an arrang@@ ement wh@@ er@@ e@@ by one trans@@ f@@ ers money or se@@ cur@@ ities to a desi@@ gn@@ ated cor@@ por@@ ation that is used by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Their pre@@ dic@@ table positi@@ ons in the s@@ k@@ y have been used to mar@@ k the se@@ as@@ ons and to na@@ vi@@ g@@ ate .
H@@ ere , too , Jehovah can come to our res@@ cu@@ e .
John and the other three Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ ers point to Moses , David , and Solomon as men who fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed Jesus as God’s A@@ no@@ inted One and desi@@ gn@@ ated King .
These examples all give evidence of the op@@ er@@ ation of holy spirit .
Th@@ ink back on your worship of Jehovah during the past year .
In ad@@ dition , I had the privilege of serving as a z@@ one overse@@ er , vis@@ iting bran@@ ches in w@@ es@@ ter@@ n and nor@@ ther@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe to give person@@ ne@@ l there encourag@@ ement and help them to fulf@@ ill their responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
Some Bible writ@@ ers t@@ es@@ ti@@ fied to the authority and divine inspi@@ r@@ ation of their fellow writ@@ ers .
He gave his life as a ransom sacrifice , first in be@@ half of his anointed followers .
The message may be more appe@@ al@@ ing to a de@@ a@@ f person when it is pres@@ ented in si@@ gn language .
The Bible ab@@ oun@@ ds with examples that t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to Jehovah’s power to cre@@ ate and re@@ de@@ em , to sa@@ ve his people and destro@@ y his enem@@ ies .
What did Jesus pri@@ mar@@ ily accom@@ pl@@ ish by his death on the t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake ?
Ar@@ tic@@ les in the “ Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ” seri@@ es in A@@ wa@@ ke !
; L@@ in@@ d@@ ala , K . ; v@@ an den He@@ u@@ v@@ el , J .
If your taking a small blood fr@@ action would tr@@ ou@@ ble your Bible - tra@@ ined conscience , you should not ign@@ ore it .
22 : 34 - 38 .
Wor@@ king H@@ ard to Gi@@ ve a Witness
In ad@@ dition , holy spirit can give us the strength to avoid being m@@ ol@@ ded by this wicked world .
Ho@@ ly spirit was p@@ our@@ ed out upon Jesus , making him the A@@ no@@ inted One ​ — Christ , the Messi@@ ah .
I felt that this was a fine re@@ ward for my efforts to make known Jehovah’s name .
The hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der may think that too much time and effort are requi@@ red to study it .
When tr@@ ying to expla@@ in school sh@@ o@@ o@@ t@@ ings and other ter@@ ri@@ ble cri@@ m@@ es com@@ mit@@ ted by te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers , many bl@@ ame “ la@@ x par@@ ent@@ al control . ”
It would be fol@@ ly for humans to think that they could succ@@ ess@@ fully regul@@ ate soci@@ ety without Jehovah rul@@ ing them .
“ D@@ r@@ ink W@@ ater out of Your O@@ wn C@@ is@@ ter@@ n ”
In 194@@ 9 , I me@@ t R@@ ose Mari@@ e Le@@ w@@ is .
In H@@ ong K@@ ong the language spo@@ ken is C@@ an@@ t@@ on@@ ese , a Ch@@ in@@ ese di@@ al@@ e@@ ct that has many more t@@ ones , or inf@@ le@@ ctions , than M@@ and@@ ar@@ in and is therefore qu@@ ite hard to learn .
The ready a@@ vail@@ ability of c@@ he@@ a@@ p but le@@ th@@ al we@@ ap@@ ons ad@@ ds to the car@@ n@@ age .
Yes , nothing that God per@@ m@@ its ​ — even death — ​ can per@@ man@@ ently har@@ m us if we continue to serve him . ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 16 - 18 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 3 : 8 .
In case you live some dist@@ ance from your parents , might it be su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient for a fellow Witness or a neigh@@ b@@ or to d@@ ro@@ p by on a regul@@ ar bas@@ is and then let one of the children know how the parents are doing ?
( a ) In what ad@@ di@@ tional ways can we bring God glory ?
He b@@ ol@@ dly ad@@ ded : ‘ Jehovah himself told us to destro@@ y this land . ’
How can we encoura@@ ge one another at our meetings ?
L@@ ear@@ ning to speak another language while in school may help you ex@@ p@@ and your ministry
Des@@ pite the w@@ oun@@ ds of the past , Mat@@ se@@ pan@@ g now lea@@ ds a happy and mean@@ ing@@ ful life .
In one of his later pro@@ ver@@ bi@@ al ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces , Job declar@@ ed : “ Lo@@ ok ! The fear of Jehovah ​ — that is wisdom , and to turn away from bad is understanding . ” ​ — Job 28 : 28 .
( Read Isaiah 35 : 5 , 6 . )
‘ Why is God p@@ un@@ ish@@ ing me ? ’ he must have wonder@@ ed .
The A@@ ri@@ an Con@@ tro@@ vers@@ y
Today , our knowledge of Bible truth fre@@ es us from false religious teachings .
At Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 34 : 27 , for example , we read : “ Jehovah went on to say to Moses : ‘ W@@ r@@ ite down for yourself these words , because it is in acc@@ or@@ d@@ ance with these words that I do conclu@@ de a covenant with you and Israel . ’ ”
What can you do to fin@@ ish and thus w@@ in that r@@ ace ?
No@@ thing el@@ se dra@@ ws us so power@@ fully to Jehovah as his love .
Jehovah as@@ sur@@ ed E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el that when the judg@@ ments he pro@@ claim@@ ed came true , the re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous house of Israel would “ certainly know also that a prophet himself happened to be in the mi@@ d@@ st of them . ”
To illustr@@ ate : A f@@ ar@@ m@@ er cultiv@@ ates the land .
A husband and a wife should not pre@@ ten@@ d to love each other in public but then use the s@@ il@@ ent tre@@ at@@ ment , c@@ ru@@ el words , or physical viol@@ ence to h@@ ur@@ t each other in priv@@ ate .
This is truly educ@@ ation for life .
How will that come about ?
The city of So@@ dom , where Lo@@ t and his family lived , was materi@@ ally pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous but mor@@ ally ban@@ k@@ ru@@ pt .
But what does human per@@ fe@@ ction mean ?
“ Th@@ ough you are far away from your friends and family , Jehovah is always with you .
Some P@@ ol@@ ish B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n moved to sa@@ f@@ er ha@@ ven@@ s , like S@@ il@@ es@@ ia and S@@ lo@@ v@@ ak@@ ia .
In the article “ Bi@@ r@@ th of the N@@ ation , ” publi@@ shed in The W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er of Mar@@ ch 1 , 19@@ 25 , attention was dra@@ wn to spiritual in@@ sight concer@@ ning prophe@@ ci@@ es that had pointed for@@ ward to the set@@ ting up of God’s Kingdom in 1914 .
Genesis chap@@ ters 1 and 2 show that Jehovah took great care to pre@@ pare the earth for human ha@@ bit@@ ation .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 21 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 25 , 1@@ 22
Fir@@ st , to some ex@@ t@@ ent , most of us o@@ we our knowledge of the truth to faithful ones who were willing to tra@@ v@@ el in order to make it known to us .
M@@ ake sure that your children get the whole truth about se@@ x .
Jehovah knew that his Son would be an integrity keep@@ er and that his death would provide a perfect co@@ ver@@ ing for “ the sin of the world . ”
A@@ m@@ ong first - century Christians , parents continued to pla@@ y a vital ro@@ le in educ@@ ating their children .
S@@ up@@ pose a Christian me@@ e@@ ts a su@@ d@@ den d@@ anger and cri@@ es out : “ H@@ el@@ p me , Jehovah ! ”
You know that the bas@@ is of any real fri@@ end@@ ship is good commun@@ ic@@ ation .
And his un@@ e@@ qu@@ aled love mo@@ tiv@@ ates him to act .
That inclu@@ des taking in knowledge by reading and medit@@ ating on God’s Word and Bible - based public@@ ations .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , I hold this against you , that you have left the love you had at first . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
Those who love money cannot ple@@ ase God .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing about Jehovah and pra@@ ising him public@@ ly are important fe@@ atu@@ res of our worship . ​ — He@@ b .
Moses buil@@ t an al@@ ta@@ r there , c@@ all@@ ing it “ Jehovah - n@@ is@@ s@@ i , ” which means “ Jehovah Is My Si@@ gn@@ al P@@ o@@ le . ” ​ — Read Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 17 : 14 , 15 ; f@@ t@@ n .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 28
Father was always bus@@ y provi@@ ding materi@@ ally for our family of 12 , but M@@ other made sure that the rest of us went to ch@@ urch .
The apostle Peter used that hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al ev@@ ent to re@@ mind us of the need to live with t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w in view .
( Read Psalm 18 : 25 . )
F@@ our mission@@ aries served there : Gi@@ u@@ se@@ pp@@ e ( Joseph ) Rom@@ an@@ o and his wife , Ang@@ el@@ ina ; C@@ ar@@ l@@ o B@@ en@@ an@@ t@@ i and his wife , C@@ o@@ stan@@ za .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N you look around in the Christian congregation before a meeting beg@@ ins , you may see clean and well - d@@ ressed children set@@ t@@ ling into their se@@ ats al@@ ong@@ side their parents .
In fact , those things “ were written for a war@@ ning to us upon whom the ends of the syst@@ em@@ s of things have arri@@ ved . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
The prophecy concer@@ ning se@@ ven shepher@@ ds and ei@@ ght du@@ k@@ es ( “ pr@@ inc@@ es , ” The New Eng@@ l@@ ish Bible ) was to find its pri@@ m@@ ary , or most important , fulfill@@ ment long after the bir@@ th of Jesus , the “ rul@@ er in Israel , who@@ se orig@@ in is from early times . ”
6 , 7 . ( a ) What privilege did Phil@@ ip@@ ’s vi@@ r@@ g@@ in daugh@@ ters receive in God’s service ?
“ T@@ al@@ k with experienced mission@@ aries and pione@@ ers .
L@@ ater , Paul once again wor@@ ked with John Mark . — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 10 .
The deep@@ er spiritual language and st@@ at@@ ements spoke direc@@ tly to my heart .
Those who are ho@@ p@@ ing in Jehovah will reg@@ a@@ in power . They will m@@ ount up with w@@ ings like e@@ ag@@ les .
( b ) How are you encoura@@ ged by Jehovah’s tre@@ at@@ ment of S@@ he@@ b@@ na ?
R@@ es@@ ist P@@ res@@ sure of P@@ u@@ bli@@ c O@@ p@@ in@@ ion , 8 / 15 R@@ es@@ ist Sat@@ ani@@ c Pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda , 2 / 15
Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l too would be brought to justice . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 21 : 20 - 26 .
However , the work Jesus com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned them to accom@@ pl@@ ish ​ — the preaching of the good news of the Kingdom before the end comes — ​ is now more wi@@ d@@ ely ex@@ tend@@ ed than ever .
All cou@@ ples will enc@@ oun@@ ter problems of some kind .
While we were serving in dist@@ ri@@ ct work in l@@ ate 19@@ 60 , I received an invit@@ ation to atten@@ d the 3@@ 6@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol , a ten - mon@@ th course to comm@@ ence early in F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 19@@ 6@@ 1 in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k .
( Read Acts 9 : 15 , 16 , 20 , 22 . )
This is both a great privilege and a serious responsi@@ bility .
Ex@@ hor@@ ting true Christians to be mer@@ ci@@ ful to one another , the disci@@ ple James wrote : “ The one that does not prac@@ tice mer@@ cy will have his judgment without mer@@ cy . ”
O@@ ther Ch@@ urch Fa@@ thers , including Au@@ gu@@ st@@ ine ( f@@ our@@ th - fi@@ f@@ th cen@@ tu@@ ries C.E . ) , a@@ do@@ p@@ ted the ide@@ a that the ransom was pa@@ id to Satan .
Why is it imper@@ ative that we study the Bible ?
“ C@@ ome on , E@@ die , we will just listen . ” After the meeting , app@@ lic@@ ation form@@ s for G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol were offered .
Jehovah has gr@@ anted mankind the ability to exerc@@ ise free will , and that tel@@ ls us something about what God is like .
J@@ as@@ on , a young el@@ der , rel@@ ates , “ When I was first appointed , I felt qu@@ ite over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by my new responsi@@ bil@@ ities . ”
( Read Matthew 6 : 19 - 21 . )
The first Messi@@ ani@@ c prophecy , recorded at Genesis 3 : 15 , found fulfill@@ ment in 33 C.E . when Jesus was put to death on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake .
Y@@ oung people today face many challeng@@ es , and their cho@@ ice of friends can often str@@ ong@@ ly influ@@ ence how they live their lives .
The apostle Paul was inspired to reve@@ al the meaning be@@ h@@ ind those sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic actions .
In what ways was man cre@@ ated in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge ?
You Ha@@ ve Se@@ en Pro@@ of
At home , she taught her children to be pol@@ ite des@@ pite re@@ je@@ ction .
But when “ heart ” is mentioned by it@@ self , it stan@@ ds for the to@@ tal in@@ ner person .
Some atten@@ d the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , others come to our meetings , and still others are happy to study the Bible .
Be confid@@ ent that Jehovah will bl@@ ess you ri@@ ch@@ ly ​ — now and thr@@ ough@@ out et@@ er@@ n@@ ity .
When we act in this way , we follow the very fin@@ est example .
It was Ju@@ ne 194@@ 5 .
In l@@ ine with man@@ ’s position of he@@ ad@@ ship , God gave Noah , Abraham , and Moses vari@@ ous assign@@ ments
This means that we can draw ever clo@@ s@@ er to our heavenly Father for all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity .
In the Bible , Jehovah instru@@ cts us to control our temp@@ er and tel@@ ls us : “ Do not be quic@@ k to take off@@ en@@ se . ”
S@@ la@@ very in Egy@@ pt
He can help us to feel cal@@ m and to avoid ne@@ g@@ ative thoughts and feelings .
If such a stan@@ d@@ ard ex@@ ists , where could it be found and what would it be like ?
S@@ O@@ M@@ E@@ T@@ I@@ M@@ E between the years 6@@ 2 and 6@@ 4 C.E . , the apostle Peter wrote to “ the temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents sc@@ at@@ tered about in P@@ on@@ tu@@ s , Gal@@ ati@@ a , C@@ ap@@ pa@@ do@@ ci@@ a , A@@ sia , and Bi@@ th@@ y@@ ni@@ a . ”
30 From Our Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves
• What does ra@@ ising a child invol@@ ve ?
Some of these reas@@ ons were consider@@ ed in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article .
Why might the Israelites have been fe@@ ar@@ ful at see@@ ing the glory of God that Moses refle@@ cted ?
Des@@ pite all its advan@@ ces and bre@@ ak@@ thr@@ ough@@ s , the world is more f@@ ra@@ g@@ men@@ ted than ever .
Such a materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic out@@ look can very eas@@ ily si@@ de@@ tr@@ ack one from the r@@ ace for life or pre@@ v@@ ent one from even star@@ ting it .
If we have an ide@@ a of the possible circumstances of the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der , we can cho@@ ose care@@ fully not only what we say but also how we say it . ​ — C@@ ol .
What thr@@ ill@@ ing evidence that the fulfill@@ ment of God’s promises is near !
P@@ ita bre@@ ad is today one of the ty@@ pi@@ cal bre@@ a@@ ds of Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m .
Jesus , however , never associ@@ ated Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na with t@@ or@@ ment .
* So Paul might have been al@@ lu@@ ding to Jews who dis@@ reg@@ ar@@ ded God’s comm@@ and and used or prof@@ ited from it@@ em@@ s origin@@ ating in pa@@ g@@ an temp@@ les .
I have no reg@@ re@@ ts about following the Ma@@ ster wh@@ er@@ ever he has direc@@ ted me .
One time , I was so disc@@ oura@@ ged that I told them to go to their ro@@ om@@ s and that we would not have the study .
A@@ gain , they ans@@ wer@@ ed with the Bible and explained that Jesus is ne@@ i@@ ther God nor e@@ qu@@ al to H@@ im .
Go@@ od char@@ ac@@ ter comes from living in commun@@ ities . . . where vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e is encoura@@ ged and re@@ war@@ ded . ”
They are obe@@ ying Jesus ’ comm@@ and : “ Ke@@ ep doing this in re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of me . ”
You will sur@@ ely ag@@ ree that you have many good things for which to be gr@@ ate@@ ful .
A God or a M@@ an ? “ I A@@ M the light of the world .
As@@ k for her ad@@ vice , and than@@ k her when she off@@ ers it .
A@@ bo@@ ve : John ( far left ) , me ( cen@@ ter ) , with my brother E@@ m@@ man@@ u@@ el to my left and our mother to his left , with a group of Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites , A@@ th@@ ens , 19@@ 50
Then “ the spirit it@@ self ple@@ a@@ ds for us with gro@@ an@@ ings un@@ ut@@ tered . ”
O@@ thers sub@@ mit to an ab@@ or@@ tion and pa@@ y the pri@@ ce of a t@@ or@@ men@@ ted conscience .
G@@ ran@@ ted , gre@@ ed may be good for making money , but it inv@@ ari@@ ab@@ ly w@@ in@@ ks at cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and il@@ leg@@ ality .
15 : 21 , 22 .
But fa@@ il@@ ure to con@@ f@@ ess could result in a de@@ fil@@ ed conscience that could lead you into more sin .
Even C@@ el@@ su@@ s , an ancient enem@@ y of Christi@@ an@@ ity , wrote : “ W@@ o@@ ol - work@@ ers , co@@ b@@ bl@@ ers , le@@ ather - d@@ res@@ s@@ ers , the most ill@@ it@@ er@@ ate and vu@@ l@@ g@@ ar of mankind , were ze@@ al@@ ous pre@@ ach@@ ers of the go@@ spe@@ l . ”
He was ou@@ tra@@ ged by money chang@@ ers and v@@ end@@ ors who were taking advan@@ ta@@ ge of a Jewish religious fes@@ ti@@ val to make money . “ T@@ ake these things away from here ! ”
“ MI@@ S@@ E@@ R@@ A@@ B@@ L@@ E man that I am ! ”
He is the one God sent for@@ th into the world for the world to be sa@@ ved through him .
I@@ magine : The materi@@ als you need are s@@ pre@@ ad out before you , and the to@@ ol@@ s are at hand .
A@@ m@@ ong Jehovah’s people of ancient times , parents car@@ ed for the educ@@ ation of their children .
Na@@ than re@@ members sever@@ al cla@@ sh@@ es with his parents on such is@@ su@@ es .
Yet , by stud@@ ying God’s Word , we per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve a gener@@ al out@@ l@@ ine of what to ex@@ pect concer@@ ning “ Jehovah’s day . ”
Ex@@ peri@@ enc@@ ing se@@ x@@ u@@ al enjo@@ y@@ ment with her is lik@@ ened to dr@@ in@@ king ref@@ re@@ shing water .
When we experience such tri@@ als , Jehovah provi@@ des the help we need .
How is hope vital if we are to keep a@@ wa@@ ke ?
So when we ref@@ ra@@ in from un@@ clean , de@@ fil@@ ing ac@@ ts , we are re@@ aching out for a lo@@ f@@ ty , thr@@ ill@@ ing privilege ​ — that of refle@@ cting a beau@@ ti@@ ful tra@@ it of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh God !
It is re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble for its spiritual cont@@ ent and c@@ lar@@ ity .
In other words , she ro@@ se from the dead . ​ — Matthew 9 : 24 , 25 .
This proved true as well .
When vie@@ wed from the st@@ re@@ et of a well - li@@ t city , though , how does the same s@@ k@@ y appe@@ ar ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , many were deep@@ ly imp@@ ressed with the import@@ ance of rema@@ ining in uni@@ on with Christ and a@@ do@@ p@@ ting the spirit he showed .
That is true even though what we do may be less than what others do .
It came into ex@@ ist@@ ence in 29 C.E . at Jesus ’ baptism when Jesus was anointed as H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est of Jehovah’s great spiritual temple . ​ — He@@ b . 9 : 11 , 12 .
The disciples at first mis@@ understand him , but Jesus cl@@ ari@@ fi@@ es the matter , saying : “ La@@ z@@ ar@@ us has died . ” ​ — John 11 : 1 - 14 .
In fact , he sin@@ ned gra@@ vely .
A few anointed members of “ the Israel of God ” still remain , and as Jesus ’ brothers , they continue to act as “ am@@ bas@@ sa@@ d@@ ors sub@@ s@@ titu@@ ting for Christ . ”
How do we know that Isaiah chap@@ ter 35 foc@@ used on people ?
We are ne@@ aring the out@@ bre@@ ak of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation and the end of this wicked system , so those inspired war@@ n@@ ings given in the first century take on greater sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance .
From the un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish de@@ e@@ ds of Bo@@ a@@ z , we learn that blessings over@@ take those who show love for others and act in har@@ mony with God’s requi@@ re@@ ments .
By de@@ fin@@ iti@@ on , when someone ra@@ sh@@ ly or imper@@ t@@ in@@ ently does something that he is not author@@ ized to do , he is ac@@ ting pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ously .
How do Jehovah and married Christians view marriage v@@ ow@@ s ?
* Al@@ co@@ ho@@ l mis@@ use is fre@@ qu@@ ently a fac@@ t@@ or in ver@@ ba@@ l and physical a@@ bu@@ se , in as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ts and mu@@ r@@ der , in ca@@ r ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents and work - rel@@ ated in@@ ju@@ ries , as well as in a ho@@ st of health problems .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H is the S@@ ource of light and truth , as we learned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article .
E@@ ag@@ er@@ ly em@@ br@@ ac@@ ing that com@@ mis@@ sion , Jehovah’s Witnesses are ac@@ tive in 2@@ 35 lands , dist@@ ribu@@ ting liter@@ ature in more than 4@@ 00 langu@@ ages .
Because of their bad cho@@ ice , our first parents lost out on end@@ less life and pas@@ sed on to all of us sin , imper@@ fe@@ ction , and un@@ avo@@ i@@ da@@ ble death .
During the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn , Jesus and his 14@@ 4@@ ,000 associ@@ ate k@@ ings and pri@@ ests will bring faithful humans to per@@ fe@@ ction .
The prophet Mi@@ ca@@ h wrote the book in the ei@@ gh@@ th century B.C.E . , at which point God’s covenant people were di@@ vi@@ ded into two nations ​ — Israel and Juda@@ h . ​ — 8 / 15 , page 9 .
Jehovah is “ a je@@ al@@ ous God , ” and no one can serve him accep@@ ta@@ bly while re@@ ver@@ ing other go@@ ds .
G@@ ran@@ ted , Satan and his ag@@ ents inf@@ li@@ cted in@@ justice upon righteous ones , but Jehovah ev@@ en@@ tually set@@ t@@ led the account and per@@ man@@ ently un@@ did or will un@@ do the in@@ justice .
The second expla@@ ins what an Israel@@ ite might have done if he viol@@ ated that pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion , pos@@ si@@ bly by ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
By Le@@ ah , R@@ ac@@ he@@ l , and their two ma@@ id@@ servants , Jac@@ o@@ b has 12 sons as well as daugh@@ ters .
The Bible war@@ ns us that “ the heart is more tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous than anything el@@ se and is des@@ per@@ ate . ”
( b ) God’s Kingdom ?
Jehovah God took no@@ te of Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us and his pray@@ er@@ ful works . ​ — Acts 10 : 4 .
W@@ al@@ do was ex@@ commun@@ ic@@ ated from the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch for his beli@@ ef@@ s .
On@@ ly by following the guid@@ ance he gives us by means of the Bible and his organization will we be able to live a happy and satis@@ f@@ ying life .
When the relationship be@@ comes st@@ ra@@ ined , they just give up and walk out on their marriage mate .
To expla@@ in what he had in mind , Peter continued : “ Let no@@ ne of you su@@ ff@@ er as a mu@@ r@@ der@@ er or a th@@ i@@ ef or an ev@@ il@@ do@@ er or as a bu@@ sy@@ body in other pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s matters . But if he su@@ ff@@ ers as a Christian , let him not feel sh@@ ame , but let him keep on gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying God in this name . ”
El@@ ders now taking the lead in the congregation are being tra@@ ined for present and po@@ st - Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c du@@ ties .
Do You Sh@@ are Jehovah’s V@@ i@@ e@@ w of S@@ ac@@ red Th@@ ings ?
“ C@@ ould I have a look at that book ? ”
G@@ r@@ ate@@ fully we can say , ‘ S@@ ons are an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance from Jehovah . ’ ”
But God re@@ comm@@ ends his own love to us in that , while we were yet sin@@ n@@ ers , Christ died for us . ”
W@@ he@@ ther the is@@ su@@ es are large or small , it is imper@@ ative that a husband and wife learn to res@@ ol@@ ve them .
“ I am not going to make men@@ tion of [ God ] , and I shall speak no more in his name , ” he told himself .
His temple service would have be@@ gu@@ n when he was 20 years old , but the age at which he became high pri@@ est is un@@ known .
Instead , they re@@ bel@@ led and wanted to become in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent of God .
St@@ ar@@ ting in 19@@ 7@@ 8 , the Au@@ stri@@ a branch p@@ ho@@ to@@ ty@@ p@@ es@@ et ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines and pr@@ inted them in si@@ x langu@@ ages on a small off@@ set pres@@ s .
But they did not know , so they needed to keep ready .
Jo@@ ã@@ o and I were married in Au@@ gu@@ st 19@@ 6@@ 5 .
Bo@@ th the s@@ word and the bo@@ w re@@ present the means that Christ will use to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment on his enem@@ ies .
E@@ ach of us might ask , ‘ A@@ m I using wh@@ atever time rema@@ ins for this system to sa@@ ve my@@ self and those who listen to me ?
“ So you , also , when you have done all the things assign@@ ed to you , say , ‘ We are good - for - nothing sla@@ ves .
He was to@@ t@@ ally un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish , consider@@ ate , and though@@ t@@ ful .
But un@@ less that promise is based on the teachings of the Bible , it will not help us to gain the blessings of God’s Kingdom .
M@@ on@@ t@@ an@@ o sto@@ od out not only for his scho@@ lar@@ ship but also for his great love for God’s Word .
By making friends with Jehovah and Jesus Christ , you can be as@@ sur@@ ed that they will “ receive you into the everlasting d@@ wel@@ ling plac@@ es . ”
So on the bas@@ is of the future sacrifice of Jesus Christ , Jehovah could for@@ give the sin@@ s of des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Adam who exerc@@ ised faith in that promise .
In 6@@ 6 C.E . , the Christian commun@@ ity in Jerusalem he@@ e@@ ded Jesus ’ war@@ ning
What con@@ vers@@ ation took place between the disci@@ ple Ph@@ ili@@ p and a man from E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pia ?
Our Christian brother found it imp@@ os@@ sible to remain s@@ il@@ ent .
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s moral standards are vie@@ wed as old - fa@@ shi@@ oned .
One wi@@ do@@ wer who was 8@@ 4 years old thought that he could not pioneer because of his age and po@@ or health .
As sh@@ own at Romans 15 : 4 , how might we be com@@ for@@ ted when fac@@ ing de@@ pres@@ sing circumstances ?
How should a rul@@ er who fe@@ ars Jehovah ad@@ minis@@ ter his af@@ fai@@ r@@ s ?
A number of them lost family members , bre@@ ad@@ w@@ in@@ n@@ ers , friends , emp@@ loy@@ ment , or wh@@ atever sense of se@@ cur@@ ity they thought they had .
What about the second part of the t@@ est ?
For more information , see the article “ Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k . . .
“ W@@ o@@ e to you , s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites ! because you shu@@ t up the kingdom of the heavens before men , ” Jesus told them .
You un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly look for@@ ward to the wonderful new world promised by our heavenly Father .
After sp@@ en@@ ding ten years at Bethel , I feel that I want to continue as long as possible serving my brothers and sisters by rema@@ ining in my Bethel assignment . ”
On O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 19 , the day after the conven@@ tion , we went to Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n and t@@ our@@ ed the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s prin@@ ting fac@@ ility .
In the first century B.C.E . , M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia became a bat@@ t@@ le@@ gr@@ ound during the con@@ f@@ li@@ ct between P@@ om@@ pe@@ y and Ju@@ li@@ us Ca@@ es@@ ar .
The Messi@@ ah will gu@@ i@@ de willing humans to “ f@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of w@@ at@@ ers of life , ” en@@ ab@@ ling obedi@@ ent mankind to enjoy a pe@@ ace@@ ful relationship with Jehovah .
Thus , when Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s w@@ alls were fin@@ ally re@@ buil@@ t , they provided lasting t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony to Jehovah’s loving support of Ne@@ h@@ emiah . — Ne@@ h@@ emiah 4 : 1 - 12 ; 6 : 1 - 19 .
Ther@@ efore , tra@@ ining is needed .
Jehovah kno@@ ws that a t@@ ested faith has great value .
As we learn about Jehovah and his promises , we come to love and value all that he has done for us .
O@@ thers have never had many of this worl@@ d’s go@@ o@@ ds .
A@@ n accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing pi@@ c@@ ture showed a dist@@ ra@@ ught father car@@ r@@ ying his in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed daugh@@ ter out of their col@@ la@@ p@@ sed home .
In ad@@ dition to the poin@@ ts we have discus@@ sed , that dis@@ course has much to say about gen@@ u@@ ine happiness , how to avoid im@@ mor@@ ality , the way to prac@@ tice righteousness , what we must do to enjoy a secu@@ re and jo@@ y@@ ous future , and many other matters .
What Jehovah God ev@@ en@@ tually did to make good that gift was to provide something that would co@@ ver the lo@@ ss resul@@ ting from Ad@@ am@@ ’s trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion .
At first , my children found it difficult to w@@ atch their ar@@ thr@@ iti@@ c mother ri@@ ding a bi@@ ke .
40 : 28 - 31 .
P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h even dec@@ re@@ es death for all Israel@@ ite m@@ ale inf@@ ants .
Jesus demonstr@@ ated such love when he did what was fore@@ told in Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy .
As we have seen in this and the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , Jesus ’ com@@ mis@@ sion to make disciples is all - em@@ br@@ ac@@ ing .
Jesus practic@@ ed what he pre@@ ached by prom@@ o@@ ting n@@ on@@ viol@@ ence and taking a message of peace to people of di@@ verse religious ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds .
As parents , do you than@@ k Jehovah for making it possible for you to enjoy this preci@@ ous in@@ her@@ it@@ ance ?
K@@ ar@@ la develop@@ ed a k@@ n@@ ack for pati@@ ently teaching the children the many reas@@ ons we all have to love Jehovah .
The first as@@ pect is the prote@@ ctive n@@ ature of the Law .
The two men did not know that their dre@@ am@@ s had come from Jose@@ p@@ h’s God , Jehovah .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , a bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering was u@@ su@@ ally pre@@ ce@@ ded by a sin o@@ ffering or a gu@@ il@@ t o@@ ffering , su@@ gg@@ es@@ ting that to make a sin@@ n@@ er@@ ’s gift accep@@ table to God , for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin was needed . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 8 : 14 , 18 ; 9 : 2 , 3 ; 16 : 3 , 5 .
V@@ olu@@ n@@ te@@ er work@@ ers serve in Bethel ho@@ m@@ es around the world .
The following chap@@ ter war@@ ns against practic@@ es and attitu@@ des that je@@ op@@ ar@@ di@@ ze our relationship with Jehovah .
Still , “ com@@ pare ” s@@ crip@@ tures do con@@ tain inter@@ es@@ ting supp@@ le@@ men@@ t@@ ary information , or they may provide indi@@ rec@@ t support for the poin@@ ts under discus@@ sion .
My first assignment was in C@@ ir@@ enc@@ es@@ ter , a beau@@ ti@@ ful to@@ wn in the C@@ o@@ t@@ s@@ w@@ ol@@ ds .
M@@ other was 9@@ 6 when she died .
Do you see the evidence that the day of Jehovah’s anger is near ?
H@@ ard work is ad@@ mi@@ ra@@ ble , yet we do well to remember that there is more to life than work .
But this does not make God dist@@ ant from us .
It is by means of Christ’s shed blood that the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s of Christ are “ san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied , ” set ap@@ ar@@ t , cle@@ ans@@ ed from sin to be “ holy ones . ”
When con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with fin@@ an@@ cial problems , what can we pray for , and how does Jehovah respon@@ d to such prayers ?
It is a real ple@@ asure to have contribu@@ ted in a small way to the inc@@ re@@ ase , working with such a ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able and happy people .
I vi@@ vi@@ dly remember vis@@ iting her one day when we were d@@ ating .
How may we be able to inc@@ re@@ ase the joy we gain from the disci@@ ple - making work ?
The Romans consider@@ ed Juda@@ e@@ a to be such a place .
Why not let Jehovah’s Witnesses help you to exam@@ ine your view on loy@@ al@@ ty in the light of Bible truth ?
Per@@ th
After their baptism “ they continued devo@@ ting themselves to the teaching of the apostles . ”
After Jesus had been resur@@ rec@@ ted to the heavens , his “ brothers ” were appointed to act in his place , “ sub@@ s@@ titu@@ ting for Christ ” as am@@ bas@@ sa@@ d@@ ors invit@@ ing others to become re@@ conc@@ iled to Jehovah God .
One day , my father and I were doing st@@ re@@ et wit@@ ness@@ ing .
How can we honor the el@@ der@@ ly members of the congregation ?
6 : 1 , 2 , 5 .
O@@ N TH@@ I@@ S sul@@ try Au@@ gu@@ st day , the su@@ n@@ ’s ra@@ ys be@@ at down on the c@@ ement st@@ ep@@ s that lead up to the mon@@ ast@@ er@@ y of the “ Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly M@@ other of God , ” on the is@@ land of T@@ í@@ no@@ s , in the A@@ e@@ ge@@ an Se@@ a .
The prophecy of Isaiah 40 : 10 , 11 emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es the tend@@ er@@ ness with which Jehovah shepher@@ ds his people .
What a beau@@ ti@@ ful and exc@@ iting country C@@ ey@@ l@@ on must be !
When Paul and Luke sta@@ yed in his home , he “ had four daugh@@ ters , vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins , that pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed . ”
We will not hold back from discus@@ sing at appro@@ pri@@ ate times the import@@ ance of dedic@@ ation and baptism .
Con@@ cer@@ ning them , Jesus qu@@ o@@ ted Jehovah’s prophecy through Isaiah : “ The heart of this people has gro@@ wn un@@ rec@@ ep@@ tive , and with their ear@@ s they have heard without respon@@ se , and they have shu@@ t their eyes ; that they might never see with their eyes and hear with their ear@@ s and get the sense of it with their hearts and turn back , and I he@@ al them . ” ​ — Matthew 13 : 15 ; Isaiah 6 : 9 , 10 .
I am stri@@ ving to re@@ pa@@ ir my relationship with my sons from my first marriage and to help my present family to stay strong in the faith .
The most spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar dis@@ co@@ very in the ru@@ ins of T@@ ell H@@ ari@@ r@@ i was the rema@@ ins of a hu@@ ge p@@ al@@ ace comple@@ x , known by the name of its last occ@@ up@@ ant , King Z@@ im@@ r@@ i - Li@@ m .
As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses , 1@@ 5@@ 5@@ 7@@ 7 8@@ 2@@ n@@ d A@@ ve .
Many find it difficult to make decisions .
Lo@@ t , Abraham , and Joseph lived under different circumstances and fac@@ ed dist@@ in@@ ct tri@@ als .
Tru@@ e Christian love end@@ u@@ res all things .
The Scriptures do not su@@ gg@@ est that the man should be d@@ om@@ in@@ e@@ ering , but they do requi@@ re that wi@@ ves be in sub@@ je@@ ction to their hus@@ ban@@ ds .
The le@@ av@@ en was hi@@ d@@ den in the mas@@ s of f@@ l@@ our .
We saw that Jehovah’s organization was more than just the little are@@ a where we lived , and each vis@@ it to Bethel gave us a do@@ se of spiritual en@@ er@@ gy . ”
In that way , we follow the example of Jesus , his first disciples , and all the men and women of faith who down through the ages cor@@ rec@@ tly ‘ coun@@ ted the co@@ st ’ of serving God . ​ — Mark 1 : 16 - 20 ; Hebrews 11 : 4 , 7 , 17 , 24 , 25 , 32 - 38 .
Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation for the De@@ a@@ f
Do you know how they became his parents ? —
S@@ pan@@ ish Ju@@ ne 29 – Ju@@ ly 1 , Ju@@ ly 6 - 8 , Ju@@ ly 13 - 15 , Ju@@ ly 20 - 22
Des@@ pite such in@@ conven@@ i@@ ences , it was encourag@@ ing to see s@@ inc@@ ere ones come to our meetings and ev@@ en@@ tually jo@@ in us in the ministry .
In the first few ver@@ ses of this chap@@ ter , Paul ref@@ ers to an out@@ standing qu@@ ality of Jesus when he says : “ We , though , who are strong ought to be@@ ar the we@@ ak@@ nesses of those not strong , and not to be pleas@@ ing ourselves .
21 : 1 - 7 .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , Jehovah’s Witnesses arr@@ ange for bap@@ t@@ is@@ ms in po@@ ol@@ s , l@@ ak@@ es , ri@@ v@@ ers , or other plac@@ es where there is en@@ ough water for complete im@@ mer@@ sion .
Tru@@ e , the Israelites left the land of their sla@@ very with flo@@ c@@ ks and her@@ ds .
You cannot hear what they are saying .
E@@ arly Christians refu@@ sed to worship the emp@@ er@@ or or i@@ ma@@ ges of the go@@ ds
For others , se@@ cul@@ ar educ@@ ation as a means to at@@ tain fin@@ an@@ cial succ@@ ess be@@ comes a s@@ n@@ are .
Although she was lo@@ sing blood , we op@@ er@@ ated on her at our cl@@ in@@ ic .
Jesus ’ sacrifice had re@@ de@@ mp@@ tive value .
F@@ O@@ L@@ L@@ O@@ W@@ IN@@ G the cre@@ ation of pl@@ ant and ani@@ ma@@ l life , Jehovah God form@@ ed the first man , Adam .
M@@ ore sh@@ am@@ e@@ ful than being b@@ ound was the indi@@ gn@@ ity of being stri@@ pp@@ ed or flo@@ g@@ ged .
N@@ ex@@ t , the King turned his attention to his earthly sub@@ je@@ cts to ref@@ ine , educ@@ ate , and organiz@@ e them to do God’s will .
The account about Jesus ’ in@@ ten@@ se g@@ ri@@ ef at the time of La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ’ death is just one of coun@@ t@@ less cons@@ ol@@ ing s@@ crip@@ tures found in God’s com@@ for@@ ting Word .
Yes , Jesus com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned his disciples : “ G@@ o therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations . ”
“ Who is this woman ? ”
Wh@@ ere possible , the pro@@ gra@@ m is the same worl@@ d@@ wide , and each meeting has its own spiritual ob@@ je@@ ctive .
The conscience also provi@@ des war@@ n@@ ings or gives guid@@ ance when we have to make a cho@@ ice or a moral decision .
His st@@ om@@ ach is emp@@ ty , he is ho@@ mes@@ ic@@ k , and he has made up his mind ​ — he is going home !
We can be certain that in making such decisions , Jesus will act with perfect justice . ​ — Isaiah 11 : 3 - 5 .
I started with my si@@ bl@@ ings .
Then , it was si@@ f@@ ted to se@@ par@@ ate the gra@@ in before the mil@@ ling could beg@@ in .
J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah ap@@ par@@ ently had such special devo@@ tion in mind when making his v@@ ow , and it seem@@ s that his promise imp@@ lied per@@ man@@ ent service .
The apostle Paul was a fine example in this reg@@ ard .
W@@ ise King Solomon high@@ ligh@@ ted one ke@@ y fac@@ t@@ or when he wrote : “ The heart of the righteous one medit@@ ates so as to answer . ” ​ — Proverbs 15 : 28 .
That ac@@ tive for@@ ce can help you to gr@@ as@@ p the meaning of the inspired words written down in the Bible th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years ag@@ o .
These are questions that family he@@ a@@ ds can consider with a view toward up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c order in the family arrang@@ ement . ​ — 1 Corinthians 11 : 3 .
By listen@@ ing to God’s vo@@ ice : Noah was “ a pre@@ ach@@ er of righteousness . ”
As news repor@@ ts show , the resul@@ ting moral de@@ ca@@ y has a ne@@ g@@ ative influ@@ ence not only on people in gener@@ al but also on those who call themselves men of God .
“ Can a man r@@ ake together fi@@ re into his bo@@ som and yet his very gar@@ ments not be bur@@ ned ? ”
What does Jehovah accom@@ pl@@ ish as illustr@@ ated by the sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic o@@ live t@@ ree ?
In these two artic@@ les , we will see why we can say that Jehovah is “ our P@@ o@@ t@@ ter ” and what we need to do in order to be like so@@ ft cla@@ y in his hands .
Al@@ so , some pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s at the uni@@ vers@@ ity reli@@ ed on bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ es for fun@@ ding , so re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers might feel inc@@ l@@ ined to fav@@ or those bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ es .
And con@@ stan@@ tly keep@@ ing in mind the Scriptural hope of everlasting life can help to su@@ sta@@ in us during t@@ ests of our faith . ​ — John 17 : 3 .
A ty@@ pi@@ cal example is a ver@@ sion in a sou@@ ther@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an t@@ ong@@ ue that hi@@ des an important refer@@ ence to God’s name by re@@ plac@@ ing Jesus ’ words “ Let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied ” with “ May you be hon@@ ored by people . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 9 .
La@@ z@@ ar@@ us had been dead for four days when Jesus appro@@ ached his t@@ om@@ b and had the st@@ one at its en@@ tr@@ ance re@@ moved .
Des@@ pite this l@@ ack of recogn@@ iti@@ on , Al@@ me@@ i@@ da pres@@ sed on , sub@@ mit@@ ting a re@@ vision of his complete New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent in 1@@ 6@@ 5@@ 4 .
“ I was determined to get my money back , ” A@@ le@@ x rel@@ ates .
This does not mean that God is we@@ ak or is rul@@ ed by emo@@ tion .
How is the wicked one pu@@ shed down ?
Some people were cr@@ itical and said that the ver@@ ses bro@@ ke the Bible text into f@@ ra@@ g@@ ments , making it appe@@ ar as a seri@@ es of se@@ par@@ ate and de@@ t@@ ached st@@ at@@ ements .
I@@ mp@@ l@@ ore him to help you recogn@@ ize are@@ as where you yet need to gro@@ w spiritually .
With that in mind , let us look again at Jesus ’ st@@ ory .
Yet , the psalmist declar@@ ed : “ [ Jehovah ] himself comman@@ ded , and they were cre@@ ated .
F@@ e@@ ar of what fellow jud@@ ges might think may have ca@@ used N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s , “ a rul@@ er of the Jews , ” to vis@@ it Jesus under co@@ ver of dar@@ k@@ ness .
Con@@ s@@ ist@@ ent : If you have war@@ ned your child that a certain form of discipl@@ ine will result if he mis@@ be@@ ha@@ ves , be sure to follow through .
The people were “ sur@@ pris@@ ed out of their w@@ its ” when Peter and John heal@@ ed a beg@@ g@@ ar who was l@@ ame from bir@@ th , and they all r@@ an to inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ate .
God’s name is re@@ pres@@ ented by four Hebrew let@@ ters called the T@@ et@@ ra@@ gr@@ am@@ mat@@ on .
H@@ il@@ ly r@@ ang@@ es ​ — like these h@@ ill@@ s in G@@ u@@ il@@ in , Ch@@ ina — ​ might se@@ em less spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar than the Al@@ ps , but they are uni@@ qu@@ ely beau@@ ti@@ ful .
She was very h@@ ur@@ t and asked some matu@@ re brothers for ad@@ vice .
7@@ 3 : 2 , 3 , 12 , 13 , 17 .
Yet , as they wal@@ ked away , it seem@@ ed as if the sol@@ di@@ ers were star@@ ing right through them .
Be@@ fore God ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted wicked people in the D@@ elu@@ ge , he had Noah deli@@ ver a war@@ ning message
After all , Jehovah sel@@ e@@ cted and com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned him because of his devo@@ tion and spiritu@@ ality , did He not ?
“ You Do Not K@@ now What Your Li@@ fe Will Be T@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w ” ( H .
Your decision can make a differ@@ ence in other pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s life
How can hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves make each other happy ?
How important it is , therefore , that we keep on consider@@ ing what is valu@@ able .
However , he did not transl@@ ate the a@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l boo@@ ks of the M@@ ac@@ ca@@ be@@ es .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , young Christians are encoura@@ ged to pur@@ sue spiritual go@@ als , get@@ ting only as much educ@@ ation as is requi@@ red to me@@ et their ba@@ si@@ c needs while foc@@ using on pre@@ par@@ ing themselves to serve Jehovah ‘ with their whole heart , soul , strength , and mind . ’
Y@@ oung Witnesses of Jehovah worl@@ d@@ wide live up to the words of Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 10 , where we read : “ Ad@@ or@@ n the teaching of our Sa@@ vi@@ or , God , in all things . ”
The R@@ ise and F@@ all of “ Ex@@ per@@ ts ”
These two artic@@ les will help us to appreci@@ ate more fully the dep@@ th of God’s love for us as refle@@ cted in his fa@@ ther@@ ly discipl@@ ine .
A peri@@ od of in@@ ten@@ se activ@@ ity of transl@@ ation , pro@@ of@@ reading , and re@@ vision follow@@ ed .
Of course , he never found the n@@ on@@ ex@@ ist@@ ent f@@ oun@@ tain .
For example , he recogn@@ iz@@ es that what seem@@ s to be an in@@ justice to us may be a mis@@ inter@@ pre@@ tation or a mis@@ understanding on our part .
“ Th@@ r@@ ough one man sin en@@ tered into the world and death through sin , and so death s@@ pre@@ ad to all men because they had all sin@@ ned , ” expla@@ ins the apostle Paul . ​ — Romans 5 : 12 .
T@@ ra@@ ining others star@@ ts with develop@@ ing a b@@ ond of fri@@ end@@ ship ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 18 , 19 )
The m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s in Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah’s account are similar to two m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s descri@@ bed in Dani@@ el@@ ’s prophecy .
F@@ in@@ ally , on O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 21 , 194@@ 6 , along with si@@ x other cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es including the Bi@@ ven@@ ses , we fle@@ w to our new home in G@@ u@@ at@@ em@@ ala C@@ ity , G@@ u@@ at@@ em@@ ala .
Why must we con@@ stan@@ tly bat@@ tle to live in har@@ mony with Jehovah’s lo@@ f@@ ty purpose ?
To help fellow anointed Christians to stay faithful and at@@ tain the pri@@ ze , Paul ur@@ ged them : “ Ke@@ ep your min@@ ds fi@@ x@@ ed on the things a@@ bo@@ ve . ”
W@@ i@@ th@@ in two months , S@@ il@@ vi@@ a was con@@ duc@@ ting 16 home Bible stu@@ dies , and Jo@@ s@@ é , 14 .
Why De@@ dic@@ ate Y@@ our@@ self to Jehovah ?
These s@@ tic@@ k@@ ers , which were in@@ tend@@ ed to be put on the fr@@ on@@ t do@@ or , bor@@ e the no@@ tice : “ We are Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s .
But what streng@@ th@@ ened them most were the vis@@ its made to the congregation by the re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves of God’s organization .
E@@ ast Ger@@ many , where we lived , came under So@@ vi@@ et control .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually matu@@ re ones use every opportunity to com@@ men@@ d and encoura@@ ge others
It can be especially hard when someone has done us deli@@ ber@@ ate har@@ m .
17 : 24 - 26 ; Luke 10 : 36 , 37 .
One we@@ ek later , she had her first Bible study , and she soon started atten@@ ding meetings .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , I was j@@ ol@@ ted from s@@ le@@ ep by can@@ n@@ on fi@@ re .
But that is not the Christian way .
So Moses ’ fin@@ al words encoura@@ ged them to do just that .
A@@ mor@@ ite King Si@@ ho@@ n refu@@ sed to allow Israel pas@@ sage through his ter@@ rit@@ ory .
Yet , he consider@@ ed himself to be a slave and recogn@@ ized that other Christians held the faith in e@@ qu@@ al privilege with him .
In that country , the po@@ li@@ ce often f@@ la@@ g down the Witnesses on the ro@@ ad , not to give them a sum@@ m@@ ons or a fine , but to ask for the l@@ at@@ est is@@ su@@ es of the Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
Thus , during the mo@@ der@@ n - day hist@@ ory of Jehovah’s Witnesses , relati@@ vely few have had to be ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from the Christian fel@@ low@@ ship because they would not con@@ form to God’s standards .
16 , 17 . ( a ) Why should we find out what Jehovah thin@@ ks before we make decisions ?
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying Scriptural principles .
The vari@@ ety of de@@ ities worshipp@@ ed thr@@ ough@@ out the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re was as va@@ st as its differ@@ ences in language and cul@@ ture .
The sol@@ di@@ ers who were sh@@ o@@ o@@ ting y@@ el@@ led for me to come out from my hi@@ ding place .
Mo@@ st re@@ adi@@ ly ag@@ ree that these char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ize human soci@@ ety today .
My parents sp@@ ent many h@@ our@@ s pati@@ ently reason@@ ing with me .
T@@ e@@ ach@@ ings Ab@@ out M@@ an@@ kin@@ d’s F@@ utu@@ re , 8 / 1
It is imp@@ os@@ sible for the dead , who are “ consci@@ ous of nothing at all , ” to experience ag@@ on@@ y any@@ where .
M@@ ore important , lear@@ ning to read has en@@ ab@@ led them to give a better witness about their faith . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 15 .
4 , 5 . ( a ) Acc@@ ording to the 14@@ 8@@ th Psalm , we are in what won@@ dr@@ ous situation ?
The fact is that Satan the Devil is e@@ ag@@ er for us to believe that Jehovah ne@@ i@@ ther lo@@ ves us nor valu@@ es us .
We should put them all in one ba@@ r@@ rac@@ ks right on the e@@ dge of the cam@@ p , next to the g@@ ate .
While ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing that a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ence can be challeng@@ ing for parents and te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers al@@ ike , one ex@@ per@@ t on child develop@@ ment states : “ A@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ence is not a peri@@ od of being ‘ c@@ ra@@ z@@ y ’ or ‘ im@@ matu@@ re . ’
He will ex@@ ul@@ t over you with rejo@@ ic@@ ing . ”
Still , after that s@@ em@@ in@@ ar I went home a new man , ar@@ m@@ ed with a new chall@@ enge that exc@@ ited me .
That is something Jesus likely would not have done had Joseph still been ali@@ ve . ​ — John 19 : 26 , 27 .
The fact that the al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God is at once s@@ low to anger and great in power shows that his long - suffering is the result of pur@@ po@@ se@@ ful rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t .
What can help you to stay on course on your j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to sal@@ vation ?
His body needs rest .
The f@@ em@@ ale i@@ be@@ x has to be t@@ ough as well as gr@@ ace@@ ful .
On one occasi@@ on , I left a cop@@ y of the Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine with a woman , V@@ i@@ o@@ let M@@ ori@@ ce .
Who , then , sent the “ st@@ ar , ” or star@@ like ob@@ ject ?
In the Bible , le@@ av@@ en is often used to re@@ present sin .
I fin@@ i@@ shed my l@@ ate ev@@ ening s@@ n@@ ack and as u@@ su@@ al li@@ t a ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ te .
11 , 12 . ( a ) What shows that Jehovah bless@@ ed the arrang@@ ement by means of which his Son f@@ ed the first - century congregations ?
W@@ et - N@@ ur@@ sing Con@@ tr@@ ac@@ ts
Th@@ r@@ ough the Hebrew Scriptures , we learn de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about life under God’s Kingdom that give us comfort and draw us clo@@ s@@ er to the S@@ ource of that comfort , Jehovah God .
( 3 ) He appe@@ aled his case to Ca@@ es@@ ar , the emp@@ er@@ or in R@@ ome , so that it would be heard direc@@ tly by him . ​ — Acts 16 : 37 - 39 ; 22 : 25 - 28 ; 25 : 10 - 12 .
In our congregation , we may need to pa@@ y more attention to main@@ tain@@ ing a prop@@ er view of one another .
Yet , we often found that the cul@@ tural vie@@ ws of the people were more challeng@@ ing than the we@@ ather .
When I re@@ turned home from the st@@ ore that day , my back por@@ ch was filled with ba@@ g@@ s of all kin@@ ds of ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les .
The Bible indic@@ ates that all Christians must make sacrific@@ es of some s@@ ort in view of the difficult times in which we live .
But when he medit@@ ated on the beau@@ ty of the message it@@ self , his joy was re@@ kin@@ d@@ led .
Dis@@ pla@@ ying go@@ o@@ dness br@@ ings fine resul@@ ts
In what sense were these ac@@ ts of p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment “ set@@ ting a pat@@ ter@@ n for ung@@ o@@ dly pers@@ ons of things to come ” ?
But I cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t pas@@ s you by because just like you , I believe in the one true God .
Di@@ d Ger@@ tru@@ d mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r about such tre@@ at@@ ment ?
( b ) How does God’s Word honor R@@ a@@ ha@@ b ?
With such experienced help at your side , you are a@@ i@@ ded in h@@ and@@ ling even the most difficult of situ@@ ations succ@@ ess@@ fully .
Un@@ like the Creator , however , the Devil had a beg@@ in@@ ning .
When you stand at a str@@ ang@@ er@@ ’s do@@ or and hear your compan@@ ion speak from the heart about his or her love for Jehovah , you cannot help but be dra@@ wn clo@@ s@@ er to that individu@@ al .
In any case , the year in which the word went out to rest@@ ore Jerusalem was 4@@ 5@@ 5 B.C.E .
They are the promises of Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God , who cannot li@@ e and who “ is not s@@ low res@@ pe@@ cting his promise . ”
The ob@@ vi@@ ous so@@ lu@@ tion was that Abraham and Lo@@ t se@@ par@@ ate .
To such parents , a good educ@@ ation often means high@@ er educ@@ ation .
Gre@@ at benef@@ its will come from divine educ@@ ation : In the new world , “ the earth will certainly be filled with the knowledge of Jehovah . ”
One des@@ crip@@ tion of love is ‘ a feel@@ ing of war@@ m personal att@@ ach@@ ment or deep affe@@ ction , a war@@ m f@@ on@@ dness or lik@@ ing for another . ’
After many years of faithful service , however , A@@ sa@@ ’s confidence in Jehovah’s sa@@ ving power fal@@ tered .
C@@ elo rel@@ ates : “ I must ad@@ mit that for a time ar@@ t was the most important thing in my life .
The Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents later under@@ sto@@ od that un@@ ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ated red w@@ ine is the prop@@ er sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of Jesus ’ blood .
U@@ p@@ on fin@@ ding a pe@@ ar@@ l of high value , the mer@@ ch@@ ant prom@@ p@@ tly so@@ ld all the things he had to bu@@ y it .
That un@@ il@@ at@@ er@@ al covenant did not give the individu@@ al a dedic@@ ated relationship with Jehovah .
The man Job su@@ ffered to an ex@@ tre@@ me de@@ gre@@ e .
If he is associ@@ ated with the Christian congregation , he kno@@ ws Jehovah’s guid@@ el@@ ines on this matter .
A l@@ ou@@ d@@ speak@@ er was f@@ it@@ ted to the back of the si@@ de@@ ca@@ r on to@@ p of a si@@ x - fo@@ o@@ t - high [ 2 m ] tel@@ es@@ co@@ pi@@ c tu@@ be .
Se@@ e@@ king Fir@@ st the Kingdom ​ — A Se@@ cu@@ re and H@@ app@@ y Li@@ fe
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : Instead of get@@ ting em@@ bro@@ iled in an ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent , simply rest@@ ate his position .
The Christians in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a could continue to study , experi@@ enc@@ ing time and again that the light from God is truly wonderful .
Su@@ pp@@ ort From the C@@ ongreg@@ ation
He listen@@ ed care@@ fully , appreci@@ ating every verse I read to him from the Bible .
What is in exc@@ ess of this , God takes upon himself . While Jehovah supp@@ or@@ ts his hum@@ ble servants , what about the pr@@ ou@@ d and ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant ?
As told by Ge@@ off@@ re@@ y Jac@@ k@@ son
The blessings and re@@ war@@ ds that spiritual har@@ v@@ est work@@ ers receive are many .
( b ) What would a n@@ on - Israel@@ ite want to do if he wi@@ shed to worship Jehovah ?
R@@ em@@ ember , though , prayer is not mer@@ ely a for@@ ma@@ l religious exerc@@ ise .
It st@@ ressed the responsi@@ bility to make known the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving message .
Why , then , would he give his wife a t@@ ong@@ ue - la@@ shing , or wor@@ se , if she made a mis@@ take ?
During the next few we@@ ek@@ s , my fe@@ ars turned into con@@ st@@ ant physical pain . ”
For instance , a baptized bo@@ y might s@@ mo@@ ke a few ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ tes in a sh@@ ort peri@@ od of time and con@@ f@@ ess this to his parents .
The m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er , though , is not well - received .
“ When people want to become true Christians , it is a com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated and ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive pro@@ c@@ ess .
V@@ ari@@ ous Bible scho@@ l@@ ars say that “ the earth ” mentioned in Jesus ’ Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount and even in Psalm 37 is mer@@ ely sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic .
But when pres@@ sed , he told them the truth , and he and his compan@@ i@@ ons began to con@@ spi@@ re against Jeho@@ ra@@ m .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly not to Jehovah ; he saw her as a woman of re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble faith .
After Solomon buil@@ t the temple in Jerusalem , the name Z@@ ion came to apply to the whole city .
G@@ reg@@ ory of P@@ ra@@ gu@@ e , a you@@ ng@@ er con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary of scho@@ la@@ r Ch@@ el@@ č@@ ic@@ k@@ ý , was so taken with Ch@@ el@@ č@@ ic@@ k@@ ý@@ ’s teachings that he left the H@@ us@@ s@@ ite mo@@ v@@ ement .
The account re@@ a@@ ds : “ They said to one another : ‘ Lo@@ ok ! H@@ ere comes that dre@@ am@@ er .
The S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h day was to be set asi@@ de for family worship , prayer , and medit@@ ation on God’s Law .
You are right if you say it was on earth .
Now I know who made them so .
For pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ously re@@ aching out for this of@@ fice ​ — a privilege they were not ent@@ it@@ led to — ​ Jehovah put K@@ or@@ ah and his re@@ be@@ l for@@ ces to death .
5@@ 3 : 3 .
“ F@@ R@@ O@@ M inf@@ an@@ cy , I spoke my im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ant parents ’ language at home and in the congregation , ” rel@@ ates Jo@@ shua .
• Why is it vital for Christians to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard their spiritual id@@ ent@@ ity ?
TH@@ E DI@@ V@@ IN@@ E N@@ A@@ M@@ E
When I saw how much Ch@@ er@@ i enjo@@ yed preaching full - time , I asked my@@ self , ‘ What pre@@ v@@ ents me from doing what she is doing ? ’
Paul told the Corinthians that he was not the ma@@ ster over their faith .
The res@@ pl@@ end@@ ence of New Jerusalem is beau@@ ti@@ fully descri@@ bed in the book of Revelation .
( a ) Wh@@ ere and how did re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against Jehovah f@@ l@@ are up after the F@@ lood ?
They organiz@@ ed a group of fellow believers who could help her .
Na@@ ir believ@@ es that what she has learned from the Bible has given her the strength to be pe@@ ace@@ able , even under such tr@@ ying circumstances .
Me@@ dit@@ ate on how Jehovah has wor@@ ked out his will in the past and how he will do so in the future .
6@@ 3 : 6 .
Mo@@ re@@ over , from Jesus ’ gl@@ ori@@ fied position in heaven , he continu@@ es to help his disciples to make known Jehovah’s name thr@@ ough@@ out the earth .
The th@@ ir@@ d question will be ad@@ d@@ ressed in the following article .
His ma@@ j@@ es@@ ty , power , and wisdom el@@ ev@@ ate him far a@@ bo@@ ve the s@@ ph@@ ere of p@@ un@@ y humans .
During our early travel@@ s , we enjo@@ yed show@@ ing the mo@@ tion pi@@ c@@ ture The New World So@@ ci@@ ety in A@@ ction .
How was he occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed during those years ?
For instance , there was the blessing of gro@@ wing in knowledge of God’s Word and pur@@ pos@@ es .
However , events took an un@@ expe@@ cted turn .
Lo@@ ving Jehovah with our whole mind means that we make every effort necess@@ ary to understand Jehovah’s person@@ ality , pur@@ pos@@ es , and requi@@ re@@ ments .
We must get to the cor@@ e of our person@@ ality and recogn@@ ize problems that need to be sol@@ ved .
• Why was me@@ at sacrific@@ ed to i@@ do@@ ls discus@@ sed in the book of 1 Corinthians ?
In the first place , they sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed all the spirit - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten , anointed overse@@ ers car@@ ing for the first - century congregations .
Ge@@ or@@ ge St@@ or@@ r@@ s lik@@ e@@ wise did not have a cor@@ rec@@ t understanding of some important poin@@ ts .
As Jehovah continu@@ es to shed light on his people , the ga@@ p between them and those of the world keep@@ s on wi@@ d@@ ening .
Then you will re@@ a@@ p a rich re@@ ward .
A mo@@ ther’s jo@@ b at home often seem@@ s more dem@@ an@@ ding than any high - power@@ ed ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tive position .
How are we using our time , money , en@@ er@@ gy , and a@@ bil@@ ities ?
Bible Tru@@ th Re@@ ach@@ es Our H@@ ome
Des@@ pite such con@@ di@@ tions , “ Noah wal@@ ked with the true God ” and wit@@ ness@@ ed b@@ ol@@ dly as “ a pre@@ ach@@ er of righteousness . ”
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , to ass@@ ist the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class in car@@ ing for its inc@@ reas@@ ing earthly inter@@ ests , in 199@@ 2 some of the “ other sheep ” received ad@@ ded service responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
“ E@@ ver@@ yone who continu@@ es w@@ ra@@ th@@ ful with his brother will be acc@@ oun@@ table to the cour@@ t of justice . ”
If a person refu@@ ses to d@@ well on imp@@ ro@@ per long@@ ings and ‘ te@@ ars them out ’ of his mind , then he will over@@ come the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al proble@@ m of im@@ moral be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ate ​ — from your mind and heart — ​ with your wife .
While no part of it , they have to live in it .
W@@ as it a heart att@@ ack or a st@@ ro@@ ke ?
In imit@@ ation of Jesus , how can we help a we@@ ak person ?
Their di@@ lig@@ ence in the preaching and disci@@ ple - making work is well - do@@ cum@@ ented in the Bible book of Acts .
L@@ ear@@ n From God’s Word
Yet , the Bible ca@@ u@@ tions : “ A lo@@ ver of s@@ il@@ ver will never be satis@@ fied with s@@ il@@ ver , nor a lo@@ ver of we@@ al@@ th with in@@ come . ”
Jehovah certainly bless@@ ed the courage of that little gi@@ r@@ l .
“ He is heal@@ ing the bro@@ k@@ en@@ hear@@ ted ones , and is bin@@ ding up their pa@@ in@@ ful spo@@ ts . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , God’s Word states that those who “ prac@@ tice such things will not in@@ her@@ it God’s kingdom . ”
Rom@@ an@@ tic Lo@@ ve and Bible P@@ r@@ in@@ ci@@ ples
While still in high school , she me@@ t sever@@ al ze@@ al@@ ous Witnesses who served where the need was greater .
He does not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on them .
W@@ as she in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed ?
As a result , many Bible stu@@ dies were started .
Do I imitate Jesus ’ self - sacrific@@ ing attitude ?
Ther@@ efore , as the T@@ er@@ ms of U@@ se indic@@ ates , you may e - ma@@ il someone an ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic cop@@ y of a public@@ ation or share a l@@ ink to material found on j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
Acc@@ ep@@ ting n@@ ur@@ sing - home care for her was not an eas@@ y decision to make .
I vie@@ wed any S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ ans who were not wh@@ ite as inf@@ eri@@ or , un@@ educ@@ ated and un@@ tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy and only as servants for the wh@@ ite people .
Rather than s@@ ti@@ f@@ ling fur@@ ther re@@ sear@@ ch , the Bible encoura@@ ges the sear@@ ch for ans@@ wers to both s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c and spiritual questions .
6 , 7 . ( a ) To what might we com@@ pare the w@@ ind and wa@@ ves that s@@ car@@ ed Peter ?
That peri@@ od of Israel@@ ’s hist@@ ory demonstr@@ ated the succ@@ ess of Jehovah’s way of rul@@ ing .
Per@@ haps there have been times in your life when you felt that you , like Paul , were following the le@@ adi@@ ng@@ s of God’s holy spirit , but then things did not turn out the way you expe@@ cted .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N Corin@@ na was 17 years old , her mother was ar@@ rest@@ ed and sent far away to a la@@ b@@ or cam@@ p .
• What part does be@@ coming ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the Word of God pla@@ y in our pres@@ sing on to matu@@ r@@ ity ?
Ser@@ ve ze@@ al@@ ously as “ fine ste@@ war@@ ds of God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness . ” ​ — 1 Peter 4 : 10 ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 17 - 19 )
By develop@@ ing love for Jesus Christ and faith in his ransom sacrifice , you can f@@ ill your life with joy now and look for@@ ward to being sa@@ ved from sin and death .
A@@ t@@ ten@@ ding the ei@@ ght - day inter@@ n@@ ational G@@ la@@ d N@@ ations The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c As@@ s@@ em@@ bly at C@@ le@@ vel@@ and , O@@ hi@@ o , from Au@@ gu@@ st 4 to 11 , 194@@ 6 , was a mem@@ or@@ able experience .
In re@@ ality , though , Juda@@ h did not have rel@@ ations with a har@@ lo@@ t .
G@@ ary was to be baptized that very day .
So far away from the war@@ m@@ th of his family and old friends , he feel@@ s sa@@ d and al@@ one .
“ A@@ m@@ ong the Witnesses , ” she says , “ I saw happy young people and strong marri@@ ages .
The promised new world of righteousness c@@ eas@@ ed to be a re@@ ality .
These ang@@ eli@@ c sons of God had rel@@ ations with women , and the women bor@@ e children who gre@@ w to pos@@ s@@ ess ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary strength .
In the C@@ ze@@ ch Re@@ public , a 12 - year - old gi@@ r@@ l had to pre@@ pare a book repor@@ t .
We thus gro@@ w in our appreciation for God and for all the pro@@ v@@ isions he has made for our benefit .
One reason may be that Jehovah does not always respon@@ d right away . ​ — P@@ s .
Why , if the Kingdom fru@@ it that we be@@ ar is re@@ pres@@ ented only by new disciples , such har@@ d@@ working Witnesses would be like the ba@@ r@@ re@@ n bran@@ ches in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation !
By taking time to cal@@ m down , pray about the matter , and consider how best to rep@@ ly , a Christian al@@ lo@@ ws himself to be led by God’s spirit .
What about the resurrection hope , the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of Jehovah’s name , and the v@@ indic@@ ation of his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ?
Si@@ mil@@ ar vie@@ w@@ poin@@ ts are often expres@@ sed by individuals who were once en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ go@@ ers but who became dis@@ il@@ lu@@ si@@ oned by the fa@@ il@@ ure of their religion to me@@ et their spiritual needs .
What the Pe@@ ople of the L@@ ast Da@@ ys Are Like
S@@ ome@@ times we invit@@ ed the children to cho@@ ose the sub@@ ject .
N@@ ex@@ t on the pro@@ gra@@ m was another member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , David S@@ pl@@ ane , who@@ se the@@ me was “ How Are You Go@@ ing to G@@ et Al@@ ong ? ”
Ke@@ ep in mind , though , that a mean@@ ing@@ ful prayer invol@@ ves more than words .
“ We had never seen anything like it .
Par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating were the In@@ s@@ titu@@ te of Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gy of T@@ el A@@ vi@@ v Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity ( re@@ pres@@ ented by David U@@ s@@ si@@ sh@@ k@@ in ) and the B@@ rit@@ ish S@@ cho@@ ol of Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gy in Jerusalem ( re@@ pres@@ ented by John W@@ o@@ o@@ d@@ head ) .
Jesus exerc@@ ises his he@@ ad@@ ship over his congregation with loving pati@@ ence .
King Solomon had a very good gr@@ as@@ p of Jehovah’s standards , but he fa@@ iled to live by them during the l@@ at@@ ter part of his life .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the crow@@ d would not tra@@ in our per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers ; nor , on the other hand , would a ho@@ st of ri@@ gi@@ d rul@@ es in matters of conscience .
The words of the elders can be like a g@@ ent@@ le ra@@ in that co@@ ol@@ s and com@@ forts our spirit during hard times in life .
At any r@@ ate , there is nothing to be ga@@ ined by in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ing in “ if on@@ l@@ ys . ”
L@@ ast year , over 1@@ 20 conven@@ tions were held around the world in many different si@@ gn langu@@ ages .
What ban@@ qu@@ et does Jehovah provide , and what will that ban@@ qu@@ et inclu@@ de in the new world ?
W@@ ould you like to serve in such a ter@@ rit@@ ory ?
B@@ eli@@ ef in mirac@@ les is found in al@@ most all religi@@ ons .
He did what was bad in Jehovah’s eyes .
We have also been bless@@ ed with a vision of what the future ho@@ l@@ ds ​ — the Kingdom of God , a par@@ adise earth , and end@@ less life in per@@ fe@@ ction .
Although we don@@ ’t know how , when , or where , we are confid@@ ent that he will continue to care for us . ” ​ — P@@ s .
( Com@@ pare 1 Corinthians 14 : 7 - 9 . )
Yet , Jac@@ o@@ b end@@ ur@@ ed these in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es , confid@@ ent that Jehovah would continue to care for him ​ — and He did !
But both can be@@ ar in mind Paul’s loving ad@@ vice to married Christians : “ Do not be de@@ pri@@ ving each other of it , exc@@ ep@@ t by mutu@@ al cons@@ ent for an appointed time , that you may devo@@ te time to prayer and may come together again , that Satan may not keep temp@@ ting you for your l@@ ack of self - regul@@ ation . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 7 : 3 , 5 .
A God Who H@@ as Not Ch@@ ang@@ ed
In 200@@ 3 , J@@ en@@ n@@ y and I were trans@@ fer@@ red from the Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation De@@ par@@ t@@ ment in F@@ i@@ ji to Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation Ser@@ vi@@ ces in P@@ at@@ ter@@ son , New Yor@@ k .
In 19@@ 27 my father , S@@ an@@ to C@@ at@@ an@@ z@@ ar@@ o , started atten@@ ding the meetings of a small group of Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then called .
His reas@@ sur@@ ing rep@@ ly to Mar@@ th@@ a was : “ Your brother will ris@@ e . ”
In respon@@ se to Paul’s prayers , God told him : “ My un@@ deser@@ ved kindness is su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient for you ; for my power is being made perfect in we@@ ak@@ ness . ”
We may well i@@ magine Joseph p@@ our@@ ing out his ag@@ on@@ y to his de@@ ar heavenly Father in prayer and then recei@@ ving the kind of peace and cal@@ m that only “ the God of all comfort ” can provide .
The truth of God’s word has the power to do what in our be@@ half ?
Ad@@ van@@ c@@ ements in trans@@ por@@ tation thus help to prom@@ o@@ te un@@ ity among Jehovah’s people . ​ — P@@ s .
• How did the apostles Peter and Paul and others in the first century be@@ ar thor@@ ough witness ?
; H@@ al@@ la@@ ha@@ n , D .
Abraham had respon@@ ded : “ This will rel@@ e@@ ase you from your o@@ ath . ”
Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists have un@@ earth@@ ed c@@ un@@ ei@@ form te@@ x@@ ts that discus@@ s people and events mentioned in the Scriptures .
This transl@@ ation is called the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t .
( b ) What does it mean to obey the comm@@ and found at Revelation 18 : 4 ?
All ag@@ re@@ ed that these were important less@@ ons for young ones to learn .
In 200@@ 6 , I moved to Eng@@ land .
A brother might try to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce us to take a certain kind of me@@ dic@@ ine or her@@ b or to e@@ at or avoid certain fo@@ o@@ ds .
How do Jehovah’s people view recei@@ ving public ass@@ ist@@ ance ?
In@@ iti@@ ally , he was al@@ one with Jehovah .
A@@ vail@@ able whole or in part
But be care@@ ful not to make reading a for@@ ced exerc@@ ise .
When we were in har@@ b@@ or , I always tri@@ ed to get in t@@ ou@@ ch with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Lo@@ ok out the fr@@ on@@ t do@@ or . ”
They then sh@@ ared their dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ies with one another .
5 : 4 ; Re@@ v .
Th@@ ink of good qualities that the field ministry has helped you to devel@@ op .
One could be that we desire to make our own accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments more no@@ tic@@ e@@ able .
I pray@@ ed to Jehovah for courage and sto@@ od still with the si@@ gn .
My wife and I ch@@ er@@ ish the privilege we have enjo@@ yed serving in so many different coun@@ tri@@ es .
Thus , Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully turned down the invit@@ ation and dec@@ l@@ ined a fine privilege .
They in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar can be descri@@ bed as “ those who are taking the lead ” among us .
When our of@@ fice in Lo@@ d@@ z as@@ sum@@ ed full over@@ sight of the work in P@@ ol@@ and , Bible - based liter@@ ature began to re@@ ach congregations regul@@ arly .
And other prayers foc@@ used on li@@ mit@@ ed grou@@ ps . ​ — Job 4@@ 2 : 7 , 8 ; Luke 6 : 28 ; Acts 7 : 60 ; 1 Timothy 2 : 1 , 2 .
We also have the hope of everlasting life in the pe@@ ace@@ ful Par@@ adise at hand .
On the contr@@ ary , he is “ ready to for@@ give . ” ​ — P@@ s .
How does the Bible help us to do this ?
Be@@ ing an emp@@ a@@ the@@ tic listen@@ er requi@@ res self - discipl@@ ine .
David also showed mer@@ cy .
N@@ ever before in my life has a cal@@ end@@ ar moved me to te@@ ars . ” ​ — C@@ as@@ san@@ dr@@ a , Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
They “ will li@@ ck the du@@ st it@@ self . ”
If we do that , we also become friends of Jesus .
H@@ er letter stated : “ I want to make this don@@ ation to the worl@@ d@@ wide work .
Those words emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze our heavenly Fa@@ ther’s ac@@ tive interest in the sal@@ vation of mankind .
A B@@ ri@@ ef Rev@@ i@@ e@@ w
The me@@ al ended , and all sc@@ ur@@ ri@@ ed to their ro@@ om@@ s .
Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N : Why did Jesus have to su@@ ff@@ er and die ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ out doubt , there are many reas@@ ons for medit@@ ating on Jehovah’s power .
Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at made what mis@@ takes , and with what resul@@ ts ?
F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 23 , 200@@ 9 – Mar@@ ch 1 , 200@@ 9
At times , we may find it a chall@@ enge to obey the Bible - based direction given to us by the local elders .
The Bible says : “ [ God ] made out of one man every nation of men , to d@@ well upon the enti@@ re sur@@ face of the earth . ”
How can we maintain this confidence ?
The el@@ der re@@ comm@@ ended that they share one bi@@ ke among the three of them .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jehovah is pleas@@ ed when local congregations ass@@ ist faithful older ones who are in need but have no believ@@ ing or willing family members to care for them .
Jesus knew that Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es had fore@@ told that the promised Messi@@ ah would rule over an everlasting Kingdom .
[ Bo@@ x / ​ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 5 ]
She did not ra@@ ise any question about how people in the commun@@ ity would view her pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy or what possible effect it could have on her relationship with her fi@@ an@@ c@@ é .
Mark must have been de@@ va@@ stated to learn that the res@@ pe@@ cted apostle Paul did not want to work with him and that a dis@@ pu@@ te over his qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations had led to a ri@@ ft between Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s .
As we do so , ask yourself , ‘ How can this mo@@ de@@ l help me imp@@ ro@@ ve my own prayers ?
When Daniel and his friends were ex@@ iled in Babyl@@ on , the Babyl@@ on@@ ians tri@@ ed to for@@ ce them to accept their cul@@ ture and religion .
The first of the two num@@ ber@@ ings takes place while the Israelites are still at the ba@@ se of M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i .
God provided the mil@@ k of a mother go@@ at to n@@ ou@@ ris@@ h the k@@ id and help it gro@@ w .
Instead of using com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated illustr@@ ations and experi@@ ences that mer@@ ely en@@ ter@@ tain , use the time to ex@@ p@@ ound on God’s Word .
They have come to ar@@ rest Jesus .
P@@ r@@ on@@ un@@ ci@@ ation of new s@@ oun@@ ds will requi@@ re a different use of the spe@@ e@@ ch or@@ g@@ ans , such as the t@@ ong@@ ue .
So the Bible c@@ learly states that Abraham ow@@ ned cam@@ els about the beg@@ in@@ ning of the second mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m B.C.E . ​ — G@@ en .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er and medit@@ ation were also inv@@ alu@@ able a@@ i@@ ds to my spiritual strength , en@@ ab@@ ling me to be more coura@@ ge@@ ous in sh@@ aring the truth with others .
How can we be loyal to Jehovah when we are making ma@@ j@@ or decisions ?
To Our Re@@ ad@@ ers 3
What made Timothy such an out@@ standing el@@ der ?
No one and nothing can se@@ par@@ ate us from God’s love .
The Devil wants to disc@@ oura@@ ge you so that you will sto@@ p lear@@ ning about the true God .
There is no work nor de@@ vis@@ ing nor knowledge nor wisdom in S@@ he@@ ol , the place to which you are going . ” What is S@@ he@@ ol ?
After all , the Bible says that the B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ ans were “ more no@@ ble - min@@ ded than those in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , . . . care@@ fully exam@@ ining the Scriptures da@@ ily . ”
He thus ac@@ ted in har@@ mony with Jesus ’ words to His apostles : “ P@@ ra@@ y continu@@ ally , that you may not en@@ ter into temp@@ tation .
As “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” they have provided Bi@@ bl@@ es , ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , and other public@@ ations in a mul@@ titu@@ de of langu@@ ages ​ — “ food at the prop@@ er time . ”
Is there one that inter@@ ests you ?
So an in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ing question at this point is : Who will sur@@ vi@@ ve the day of Jehovah ?
By means of conc@@ ise but mean@@ ing@@ ful pro@@ verbs , the wise king shows that spo@@ ken words be@@ ar con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences as well as reve@@ al a great de@@ al about the qualities of the one speaking them .
He even became an ac@@ tive member of the local Com@@ mun@@ ist par@@ ty .
But first consider how those early disciples righ@@ tly conclu@@ ded that they had found the Messi@@ ah .
When the nation of Israel re@@ je@@ cted Jehovah and went after false go@@ ds , he with@@ dre@@ w his blessing and prote@@ ction ; the nation su@@ ffered cal@@ am@@ ity .
During the early months when there were no other Witnesses , Ge@@ or@@ ge and I main@@ ta@@ ined our spiritu@@ ality by ho@@ l@@ ding all the regul@@ ar Christian meetings .
However , the Bible does not say that .
When she and her young daugh@@ ter moved to a new are@@ a , she had difficul@@ ty fin@@ ding a jo@@ b .
L@@ ater , Mari@@ a dedic@@ ated her life to the He@@ are@@ r of prayer in order to serve him .
Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l went on to pu@@ bl@@ ish Z@@ i@@ on@@ ’s W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er , which ch@@ am@@ pi@@ oned the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of the ransom as a fore@@ most expres@@ sion of God’s love .
They do not con@@ fu@@ se love with per@@ mis@@ si@@ ven@@ ess ; nor do they re@@ ward children for wh@@ ining , n@@ ag@@ g@@ ing , or thro@@ wing t@@ an@@ tr@@ um@@ s .
He too is loo@@ king for@@ ward to the time , soon to come , when God’s Kingdom will re@@ place this gre@@ e@@ dy , sel@@ f@@ ish world system with a better one .
G@@ u@@ ard A@@ ga@@ inst S@@ l@@ an@@ der
He promised them a place in heaven , but his words also have meaning for those who hope to gain everlasting life on earth .
As this and num@@ er@@ ous similar examples show , fear of priv@@ ation may be the ob@@ ject of other pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s dre@@ ad , but it is no mat@@ ch for our well - f@@ oun@@ ded trust in the Creator of all things and Pro@@ te@@ ct@@ or of his people .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What may influ@@ ence what we ac@@ tually see ?
“ No one tel@@ ls me what to do ” expres@@ ses the attitude of those who cla@@ im to be n@@ on@@ con@@ for@@ mis@@ ts .
Re@@ call how Adam and E@@ ve man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness .
One s@@ cri@@ be declar@@ ed that he would follow Jesus wh@@ er@@ ever He went .
His per@@ sever@@ ance was re@@ war@@ ded .
The same is true regarding efforts to a@@ wak@@ en people spiritually .
Even when under ter@@ ri@@ ble pres@@ sure , they left their problems in Jehovah’s hands .
Let us first consider what not to do .
“ D@@ E@@ C@@ L@@ A@@ R@@ E@@ D R@@ I@@ G@@ H@@ T@@ E@@ O@@ U@@ S ” ​ — H@@ O@@ W ?
F@@ ur@@ ther , the un@@ n@@ atur@@ al uni@@ ons between materi@@ al@@ ized angels and human women pro@@ duc@@ ed h@@ y@@ bri@@ d sons of ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary si@@ ze and strength .
“ G@@ et@@ ting into an ag@@ on@@ y he continued pra@@ ying more ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly ; and his s@@ we@@ at became as d@@ ro@@ ps of blood f@@ all@@ ing to the gr@@ ound . ”
I do mis@@ s W@@ al@@ ter very much , but pione@@ ering helps me to cop@@ e .
All 6@@ ,@@ 4@@ 11 in attend@@ ance rejo@@ ic@@ ed with the stud@@ ents on their special day .
Jehovah’s Witnesses always receive good Scriptural guid@@ ance at their ga@@ ther@@ ings .
“ R@@ ol@@ l U@@ p@@ on Jehovah Your W@@ a@@ y ”
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , sign@@ ing a De@@ c@@ lar@@ ation P@@ le@@ d@@ g@@ ing Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful@@ ness is not an op@@ tion there .
( b ) What Bible te@@ x@@ ts do you call to mind when fac@@ ed with temp@@ tation ?
She said : “ I was pra@@ ying to Jehovah , as I did on other days , that he s@@ end some Witnesses to the is@@ land .
W@@ om@@ en have become ha@@ ugh@@ ty .
M@@ Y P@@ A@@ S@@ T : I was born in the city of Per@@ m ’ and gre@@ w up in F@@ ur@@ man@@ o@@ v , a city of about 4@@ 0@@ ,000 in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants in the re@@ gi@@ on of I@@ v@@ ano@@ v@@ o , Rus@@ sia .
Ch@@ ar@@ les was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that he had found the truth . Some time later , the he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses appro@@ ved Ch@@ ar@@ les ’ re@@ qu@@ est to transl@@ ate the boo@@ k@@ let into his n@@ ative t@@ ong@@ ue .
The re@@ tur@@ ne@@ es prom@@ p@@ tly set up the al@@ ta@@ r on its s@@ ite and beg@@ in to offer sacrific@@ es to Jehovah .
But by stud@@ ying God’s Word and by going to Christian meetings , you came to see things Jehovah’s way .
Paul’s words to the Eph@@ es@@ ians may also re@@ mind us that at most of our ga@@ ther@@ ings for worship , we benefit from our hear@@ t@@ felt sing@@ ing of “ spiritual song@@ s ” — many of them deal@@ ing with spiritual qualities , such as go@@ o@@ dness .
Are their pe@@ ers to bl@@ ame ?
I@@ ne@@ vit@@ ab@@ ly , the ones who su@@ ff@@ er most from cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and the e@@ con@@ om@@ ic de@@ va@@ st@@ ation it s@@ pa@@ w@@ ns are the po@@ or ​ — the ones who are r@@ ar@@ ely in a position to bri@@ be anyone .
She ans@@ wers : “ Pro@@ ba@@ bly not . ”
We also had to cop@@ e with difficul@@ ties in B@@ rit@@ ish prote@@ ct@@ or@@ ates where our liter@@ ature was then ban@@ ned as well as with the chall@@ enge of lear@@ ning the Z@@ ulu language .
The apostle Paul stated : “ I am exerc@@ ising my@@ self continu@@ ally to have a consci@@ ousness of com@@ mit@@ ting no off@@ en@@ se against God and men . ”
Now Mark and I enjoy a much ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er marriage . ”
What if You F@@ e@@ el Un@@ wor@@ thy to P@@ ra@@ y ?
He rel@@ ated that Jesus j@@ our@@ ne@@ yed “ from city to city and from v@@ il@@ la@@ ge to v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , preaching and declar@@ ing the good news of the kingdom . ”
22 : 2 - 4 .
These nations were S@@ y@@ ri@@ a , Phil@@ is@@ ti@@ a , T@@ y@@ re , E@@ dom , A@@ m@@ m@@ on , and Mo@@ a@@ b .
We may feel very sa@@ d or ang@@ ry if someone says something in@@ sul@@ ting to us or tre@@ ats us un@@ fai@@ r@@ ly , perhaps because of our cul@@ ture , the col@@ or of our s@@ k@@ in , or the way we look .
No other human has ever vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der such a heav@@ y responsi@@ bility .
The apostle Paul said : “ I have hope toward God . . . that there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the un@@ righteous . ”
The P@@ r@@ om@@ ised Le@@ ad@@ er Ar@@ ri@@ ves
On the fin@@ al day , the v@@ end@@ or jo@@ ined in the wel@@ come and re@@ ques@@ ted a Bible study .
When he was about 60 or 70 years of age , C@@ as@@ si@@ o@@ d@@ or@@ us f@@ oun@@ ded the V@@ i@@ vari@@ u@@ m mon@@ ast@@ er@@ y and li@@ br@@ ary near his home in S@@ qu@@ ill@@ ace , C@@ al@@ ab@@ ri@@ a .
N@@ ex@@ t Abraham “ made his way from enc@@ am@@ p@@ ment to enc@@ am@@ p@@ ment out of the Ne@@ ge@@ b and to Bethel . ”
* After re@@ pe@@ ated t@@ es@@ ting , the re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers publi@@ shed their conclu@@ sion that the information enc@@ o@@ ded in Genesis was st@@ atis@@ tic@@ ally bey@@ ond the pos@@ si@@ bility of ch@@ ance ​ — pro@@ of of inspired information deli@@ ber@@ ately hi@@ d@@ den in co@@ de form in Genesis th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years ag@@ o .
22 “ Do You Lo@@ ve M@@ e M@@ ore T@@ ha@@ n These ? ”
5 , 6 . ( a ) In a vision that the apostle John received , what do “ the se@@ ven g@@ ol@@ den lam@@ p@@ stan@@ ds ” and “ the se@@ ven st@@ ars ” pi@@ c@@ ture ?
And I kept ho@@ p@@ ing for someone to show sy@@ mp@@ a@@ thy , but there was no@@ ne ; and for com@@ for@@ ters , but I found no@@ ne ” ! ​ — P@@ s .
Consider the con@@ text of this pas@@ sage .
He wr@@ ites : “ Th@@ ro@@ w all your anxi@@ ety upon [ Jehovah ] , because he ca@@ res for you . ”
Hence , G@@ l@@ ü@@ ck used some Ger@@ man words in his transl@@ ation .
D@@ ep@@ ri@@ ving the Witnesses of a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate food was one di@@ a@@ bo@@ li@@ cal me@@ th@@ od used in an effort to bre@@ ak their integrity .
Des@@ pite see@@ ing both of her parents die from lu@@ ng can@@ c@@ er , she continued s@@ mo@@ king , even while ra@@ ising her two daugh@@ ters .
2 : 11 ; 4 : 5 .
By reading the Bible , W@@ il@@ ner dis@@ co@@ vered that God’s name is Jehovah
I was full when I went , and it is emp@@ ty - h@@ an@@ ded that Jehovah has made me return . ” ​ — Ru@@ th 1 : 19 - 21 .
O@@ be@@ y Jehovah comple@@ t@@ ely .
If we are to gl@@ ori@@ fy Jehovah , we must also fi@@ ght against wicked spirit for@@ ces .
One reason to under@@ go baptism is that Jesus com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned his followers to “ make disciples . . . , bapti@@ z@@ ing them . ”
The three regul@@ ar pione@@ ers from the is@@ land were accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates who were regul@@ ar or special pione@@ ers .
It may se@@ em that there could be nothing more for Jesus to learn about serving Jehovah .
The Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans com@@ pla@@ ined to P@@ il@@ ate@@ ’s su@@ peri@@ or , Lu@@ ci@@ us V@@ it@@ el@@ li@@ us , gover@@ nor of S@@ y@@ ri@@ a .
Q@@ u@@ ali@@ fied elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants who are not yet married may be invit@@ ed to atten@@ d the M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol , ther@@ e@@ after to serve in congregations where there is a need for the help of matu@@ re Christians , ei@@ ther in their home coun@@ tri@@ es or ab@@ ro@@ ad .
Jesus taught that God’s Kingdom will eli@@ min@@ ate evil by re@@ mo@@ ving those who are b@@ ent on practic@@ ing it .
“ The h@@ our is coming , ” said Jesus , “ when ne@@ i@@ ther in this m@@ oun@@ tain nor in Jerusalem will you people worship the Father . . . .
S@@ he@@ d@@ ding more light on the E@@ den@@ ic prophecy , Jehovah made a covenant with David , saying : “ I shall certainly ra@@ ise up your se@@ ed after you , which will come out of your in@@ ward par@@ ts ; and I shall in@@ deed fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bl@@ ish his kingdom . ”
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , Jehovah too was satis@@ fied with A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s answer .
The psalmist remin@@ ds us that “ happy is the man ” who@@ se “ deli@@ ght is in the law of Jehovah , and in his law he re@@ a@@ ds in an under@@ to@@ ne day and night . ”
After a hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der in S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land listen@@ ed to one of our sisters as she read a s@@ crip@@ ture , he asked her : “ W@@ ho@@ m do you re@@ present ? ”
At death the body dis@@ in@@ tegr@@ ates ; it go@@ es back to the du@@ st .
On one occasi@@ on , a pri@@ est inc@@ ited a mo@@ b of 50 or 60 ad@@ ul@@ ts and children to thro@@ w t@@ om@@ at@@ o@@ es and e@@ gg@@ s at us .
With those str@@ ik@@ ing words , the Bible id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es Jehovah’s d@@ om@@ in@@ ant qu@@ ality , the qu@@ ality that is the most appe@@ al@@ ing of them all and the most com@@ for@@ ting for those tr@@ oub@@ led by the pre@@ v@@ al@@ ence of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
W@@ ell , consider these questions : Can you trust the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s com@@ for@@ ting promises for the future if you do not know whether those promises were in the origin@@ al text ?
This man ​ — Saul of T@@ ar@@ su@@ s — ​ had been led to believe that anyone who did not share his religious tra@@ di@@ tions and cu@@ st@@ om@@ s was con@@ dem@@ ned .
It provi@@ des a me@@ asure of prote@@ ction .
Rather , Jesus stated : “ When you see these things occ@@ ur@@ ring , know that the kingdom of God is near . ”
I rel@@ o@@ c@@ ated to O@@ mo@@ ba , a small ra@@ il@@ way to@@ wn .
In the in@@ iti@@ al p@@ ha@@ se of tra@@ ining , consider some Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts that might help the lear@@ ner to see the need to be willing , reli@@ able , and hum@@ ble .
• What is me@@ ant by sin@@ ning against the holy spirit ?
What can we give to Jehovah that he does not already have ?
Because Jehovah is all - wise , we are confid@@ ent that his la@@ ws gu@@ i@@ de us in the best way of living . After all , Jehovah kno@@ ws more than anyone el@@ se what we need in order to be happy . ​ — Pro@@ v .
When one group of people el@@ ev@@ ates it@@ self over another , mis@@ er@@ y and suffering in@@ ev@@ it@@ ab@@ ly result .
At age 22 , she was accepted to atten@@ d the 2@@ 7@@ th class , in 195@@ 6 .
As we shall see in our fur@@ ther discus@@ sion of this qu@@ ality , our love for Jehovah and his principles will help us to inter@@ act well with fellow humans and displa@@ y love for our neigh@@ b@@ or .
As the el@@ der listen@@ ed to him , it became clear that the brother still had a deep love for Jehovah .
Be@@ fore David died , Jehovah promised him that his k@@ ing@@ ship would continue in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely : “ I will ra@@ ise up your off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing after you , your own son , and I will fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bl@@ ish his kingdom . ”
Still , I felt a f@@ lu@@ s@@ h of satis@@ fac@@ tion .
God also promised Abraham that his se@@ ed would in@@ her@@ it the land of Cana@@ an .
F@@ an@@ ati@@ c persecu@@ t@@ ors have been see@@ king to still the li@@ ps of Christ’s followers .
Our gi@@ r@@ ls thought this was a great ide@@ a .
Th@@ ough Jehovah’s Witnesses re@@ side in many nations , speak many t@@ ong@@ u@@ es , and re@@ present many cul@@ tures , they enjoy religious un@@ ity that is without e@@ qu@@ al . This un@@ ity br@@ ings Jehovah’s fav@@ or .
• What Bible examples teach us that God wel@@ comes people of all nations ?
The ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le and later the temp@@ les served as fine c@@ ent@@ ers of Jehovah’s worship
In doing so , they are pro@@ ving themselves ready for what Jehovah will soon do .
There is contro@@ vers@@ y about a l@@ ink between vari@@ ous di@@ se@@ as@@ es and ca@@ f@@ fe@@ ine con@@ su@@ mp@@ tion .
C@@ learly , all faithful Christians in the first century felt the same way .
Those words apply e@@ qu@@ ally to vie@@ wing por@@ no@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c i@@ ma@@ ges on pa@@ per , a s@@ cre@@ en , or the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t ; to reading acc@@ oun@@ ts of se@@ x@@ u@@ al activities ; and to listen@@ ing to su@@ gg@@ es@@ tive l@@ y@@ ri@@ c@@ s of song@@ s .
There were also rest are@@ as , where travel@@ ers could change hor@@ ses , bu@@ y something to e@@ at or , in some c@@ as@@ es , stay over@@ night .
Why would the day of one@@ ’s death be better than the day of one@@ ’s bir@@ th ?
J@@ U@@ L@@ Y 5 - 7
E@@ ach of these d@@ ro@@ ple@@ ts must inc@@ re@@ ase in si@@ ze a milli@@ on or more times to make a sing@@ le d@@ ro@@ p of ra@@ in .
I was just a ba@@ by in 19@@ 0@@ 8 when my parents , John and I@@ da , took me to the “ On to V@@ ic@@ t@@ ory ” conven@@ tion at P@@ u@@ t - in - Ba@@ y , O@@ hi@@ o .
Ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary in this reg@@ ard was the apostle Paul .
No@@ body knew about my prayer for compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship , exc@@ ep@@ t Jehovah , of course , and my in@@ iti@@ al re@@ action was to re@@ ject the ide@@ a .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of who made these st@@ at@@ ements , the c@@ ru@@ cial question is , Di@@ d the people of the ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel in gener@@ al return to Jehovah , man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting gen@@ u@@ ine rep@@ ent@@ ance ?
This is the meaning we are most famili@@ ar with , and we see the effe@@ cts of this kind of h@@ ate all over the world .
O@@ cc@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with such activities as ‘ be@@ aring children and man@@ ag@@ ing a hous@@ eho@@ ld , ’ a woman who continued “ in faith and love and san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation along with s@@ oun@@ dness of mind ” would not gra@@ vit@@ ate toward conduct that is not up@@ building .
The cl@@ er@@ gy used every possible means , including s@@ l@@ an@@ der and li@@ be@@ l , to dis@@ cre@@ di@@ t the P@@ ol@@ ish B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n .
He expla@@ ins : “ Now I don@@ ’t have to ask per@@ mis@@ sion from a bo@@ ss to atten@@ d meetings or an ass@@ em@@ bly .
Who were some ch@@ am@@ pi@@ ons of God’s Word who lived during the M@@ id@@ d@@ le A@@ ges ?
In his Go@@ spe@@ l , Mark wrote that on the night Jesus was ar@@ rest@@ ed , a you@@ th we@@ aring only a gar@@ ment “ over his n@@ ak@@ ed body ” was present . When enem@@ ies gra@@ b@@ bed Jesus , Mark wrote that the you@@ th es@@ cap@@ ed .
T@@ O M@@ AN@@ Y people , it might appe@@ ar that hum@@ ility has no place in to@@ da@@ y’s world .
T@@ ry to keep your hope as strong as Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s .
If you are see@@ king to serve God , Satan’s go@@ al is to de@@ v@@ our you too !
How will fear of Jehovah af@@ fect your conduct ?
Yes , we are confid@@ ent that no we@@ ap@@ on can de@@ fe@@ at God’s purpose .
I knew I was not doing all that I could . ”
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 3 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 10@@ 6 , 1@@ 12
In some bran@@ ches this is also possible using j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g or another desi@@ gn@@ ated we@@ b@@ s@@ ite .
As “ go@@ d of this system of things , ” Satan continu@@ es to prom@@ o@@ te imp@@ ro@@ per feelings of pri@@ de and ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness .
Do not the star@@ ry heavens and the p@@ oun@@ ding sur@@ f reve@@ al his power ?
O@@ U@@ R parents ​ — our father and mother — ​ can be a valu@@ able s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement , support , and counsel .
During that time we started a Bible study with a Ch@@ in@@ ese woman , and this led to many other stu@@ dies with Ch@@ in@@ ese people .
He is “ the faithful God . ”
Do@@ ing so can effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely fi@@ x in your mind and heart those things while having a positi@@ ve effect on others .
When no one el@@ se under@@ stan@@ ds me , she seem@@ s to .
It is par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly important to ‘ thro@@ w our bur@@ den upon Jehovah ’ when we are fac@@ ed with tri@@ als or difficul@@ ties , for ‘ he will su@@ sta@@ in us . ’
P@@ or@@ ·@@ ne@@ i@@ ʹ@@ a also ref@@ ers to other ac@@ ts that de@@ vi@@ ate from God’s origin@@ al purpose in cre@@ ating the human se@@ x@@ u@@ al or@@ g@@ ans , such as ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ ality , and b@@ es@@ ti@@ ality .
Jac@@ qu@@ es , qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , says : “ I try to help my son set ac@@ hi@@ e@@ va@@ ble go@@ als .
In his letter to the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians , the apostle Paul wrote : “ We be@@ ar inc@@ ess@@ an@@ tly in mind your faithful work and your loving la@@ b@@ or and your end@@ ur@@ ance du@@ e to your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ before our God and Father . ”
Some experience the pain of hu@@ ng@@ er or l@@ ack su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient clo@@ thing .
Our love for him will gro@@ w .
Mari@@ a said : “ My experience in S@@ pain and el@@ se@@ where has been that when we do things Jehovah’s way , even though our feelings and emo@@ tions may inc@@ l@@ ine us to do o@@ ther@@ wise , we get the best possible resul@@ ts .
“ The desi@@ res in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ al to you@@ th ” cou@@ pl@@ ed with pres@@ sure from your pe@@ ers may inc@@ l@@ ine you to conclu@@ de that God’s la@@ ws are bur@@ den@@ some .
The Bible book of Phil@@ em@@ on discus@@ ses the apostle Paul’s sen@@ ding the r@@ un@@ away slave On@@ es@@ i@@ mu@@ s back to his ow@@ ner , Phil@@ em@@ on .
One purpose of these meetings is to “ consider one another so as to inc@@ ite to love and fine works . ”
Such ones are like devo@@ ted M@@ ary , who p@@ our@@ ed per@@ fu@@ m@@ ed o@@ il on Jesus .
3 : 8 , 14 .
“ T@@ ell me , What are your wa@@ ges to be ? ”
Paul also st@@ ressed un@@ ity in his letter to the Eph@@ es@@ ians . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 1 - 6 , 16 .
I deep@@ ly appreci@@ ated his kind consider@@ ation .
Jesus knew that et@@ er@@ n@@ al life would be at st@@ ake at this cr@@ itical time .
D@@ oub@@ t@@ less , Noah learned much from his father , L@@ am@@ e@@ ch , a man of faith and a con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary of Adam .
Christ “ has the ke@@ y of David , ” and he has thus been en@@ tru@@ sted with all Kingdom inter@@ ests and the ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation of the hous@@ eho@@ ld of faith .
May we , therefore , be determined to give him our hear@@ t@@ felt praise forever .
F@@ el@@ low F@@ e@@ el@@ ing
The apostle John says : “ He is a prop@@ iti@@ at@@ ory sacrifice for our sin@@ s , yet not for our@@ s only but also for the whole worl@@ d’s . ”
This is so because mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r@@ ers inv@@ ari@@ ab@@ ly vo@@ ice their com@@ pla@@ in@@ ts , doub@@ t@@ less ho@@ p@@ ing that others will sy@@ mp@@ a@@ th@@ ize with them .
Jesus never taught that humans have an im@@ mor@@ tal soul .
Th@@ ough tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c la@@ ws re@@ stri@@ ct pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s fre@@ e@@ dom , we understand that these la@@ ws prote@@ ct d@@ ri@@ v@@ ers as well as pe@@ des@@ tri@@ ans .
As I gre@@ w up , I had many questions about life , but I was most concer@@ ned about death .
In ad@@ dition , they ex@@ p@@ ended themselves in the work of re@@ mo@@ d@@ el@@ ing a local re@@ si@@ d@@ ence into a fine Kingdom H@@ all .
7 An@@ na from E@@ st@@ on@@ ia
As a result , the four friends were un@@ able to sp@@ end as much time together as they would have lik@@ ed .
Jehovah , through Jesus , used an ang@@ el to make known to John the wonderful things regarding “ the L@@ or@@ d’s day . ”
By sta@@ ying a@@ wa@@ ke through the whole night .
H@@ app@@ y in Their R@@ ol@@ es
C@@ up@@ be@@ are@@ r to the King , 7 / 1
But then one t@@ ree died and was re@@ moved , lea@@ ving the other appe@@ aring de@@ form@@ ed .
( a ) The o@@ ffering of inc@@ en@@ se in ancient worship can be com@@ pared to what today ?
P@@ at@@ ri@@ ck and H@@ ann@@ ah also pre@@ ached on Ang@@ au@@ r , a t@@ in@@ y is@@ land with 3@@ 20 in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants .
Tru@@ e to God’s word , death has been a part of the human experience ever since the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in the gar@@ den of E@@ den .
Al@@ ti@@ pl@@ an@@ o in Per@@ u , 11 / 15
Jesus said of this man : “ U@@ p@@ on fin@@ ding one pe@@ ar@@ l of high value , away he went and prom@@ p@@ tly so@@ ld all the things he had and b@@ ought it . ”
at school ?
Jehovah’s loving - kindness dra@@ ws people to him .
By this time , I had lost much of my faith , so I asked her to prove to me that the Bible really is God’s Word .
The angels al@@ most had to dra@@ g him and his family out of the city .
But that is an as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t on the so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y of Jehovah , making it se@@ em that he is tri@@ u@@ ne ​ — in effect , only one th@@ ir@@ d of a su@@ p@@ posed go@@ d@@ head .
God’s promise of end@@ less life under pe@@ ace@@ ful con@@ di@@ tions here on earth proved to be a real bal@@ m for my w@@ oun@@ ds .
The next mor@@ ning , I brought along a cu@@ shi@@ on and pi@@ cked El@@ ise up at her home .
When Jesus in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , “ he took a lo@@ a@@ f , said a blessing , bro@@ ke it and gave it to [ the apostles ] . ”
I had not had a syst@@ em@@ ati@@ c Bible study , but I had the fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al tru@@ ths c@@ learly in mind .
A@@ n inter@@ es@@ ting thought with reg@@ ard to this temp@@ tation is that the Devil did not seek to have Jesus com@@ mit a se@@ x@@ u@@ al sin .
1 : 1 – 6 : 21 )
To benefit fully from such “ food supp@@ lies ” provided at the prop@@ er time , we need to have good fe@@ e@@ ding ha@@ bi@@ ts .
So the f@@ at in the body of ani@@ mal@@ s to be offered to Jehovah was not to be con@@ sum@@ ed .
What is more , the fre@@ e@@ dom that you enjoy now among God’s people is just a fore@@ ta@@ st@@ e of the fre@@ e@@ dom that lies a@@ head .
Since I lived in a ro@@ om near his , I often heard him practic@@ ing his tal@@ ks over and over again .
They at times ar@@ gu@@ ed bit@@ ter@@ ly among themselves and were s@@ low to learn the benef@@ its of being hum@@ ble .
What effe@@ ctive me@@ tho@@ ds have been used in the Christian ministry ?
• How important is family co@@ op@@ er@@ ation if a man is to qu@@ ali@@ fy to serve as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant or an el@@ der ?
They tru@@ sted in Jehovah .
A@@ no@@ ther are@@ a in which we need to be al@@ er@@ t is that of h@@ and@@ ling money matters .
By the way , the Bible says that a long time ag@@ o , a king of Babyl@@ on or@@ der@@ ed people to bo@@ w down before an i@@ ma@@ ge .
In other lands , me@@ dic@@ ine men cla@@ im to cu@@ re people by su@@ per@@ n@@ atur@@ al po@@ wers .
Now we can say y@@ es . ”
Our faith in Jehovah is refle@@ cted in many are@@ as , including the things we do in the priv@@ ac@@ y of our own home .
The apostle Paul , who was also present at that meeting in Jerusalem in 4@@ 9 C.E . , con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted Peter in An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch and ex@@ posed his h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y .
If a fellow Christian who has off@@ ended me as@@ ks for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , am I as ready to for@@ give as God is ? ’ ​ — Psalm 8@@ 6 : 5 .
What kind of associ@@ ations should we avoid ?
The life sp@@ an of Abraham was 1@@ 7@@ 5 years , that of his son Isa@@ a@@ c was 18@@ 0 years , and that of Jac@@ o@@ b was 14@@ 7 years .
The dec@@ l@@ ine of moral standards go@@ es hand in hand with a c@@ all@@ ous be@@ tra@@ y@@ al of trust .
F@@ i@@ ght the fine fi@@ ght of the faith , get a fir@@ m hold on the everlasting life for which you were called and you offered the fine public declar@@ ation in fr@@ on@@ t of many wit@@ nesses . ”
He does not ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ate or in@@ s@@ ist on personal op@@ in@@ i@@ ons or har@@ b@@ or priv@@ ate ide@@ as when it comes to Bible understanding .
Jehovah Ke@@ ep@@ s His P@@ r@@ om@@ ises
O@@ r pos@@ si@@ bly it is the death of a loved one that makes you ye@@ ar@@ n for comfort .
The Bible , though , is qu@@ ite clear and does not wh@@ it@@ e@@ wa@@ s@@ h the fac@@ ts .
And what should it mean for us today ?
How true these words have proved to be !
E@@ d@@ w@@ in S@@ kin@@ ner was over@@ see@@ ing the work of the In@@ dia branch at that time .
Yes , we want with all our heart to “ do the work of an ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er . ”
W@@ H@@ I@@ C@@ H govern@@ ments will be d@@ om@@ in@@ ating the earth when God’s Kingdom br@@ ings an end to human rul@@ er@@ ship ?
Paul wrote : “ Gi@@ ve or@@ ders to those who are rich in the present system of things not to be high - min@@ ded , and to rest their hope , not on un@@ certain ri@@ ches , but on God , who fur@@ ni@@ sh@@ es us all things ri@@ ch@@ ly for our enjo@@ y@@ ment . ”
As used at Ne@@ h@@ emiah 8 : 10 , ma@@ sh@@ ·@@ man@@ ·@@ n@@ im@@ ʹ seem@@ s to ref@@ er to food pre@@ pared with a large qu@@ an@@ t@@ ity of o@@ il and may even have inclu@@ ded me@@ at with some tr@@ ac@@ es of f@@ at but not la@@ y@@ ers of pu@@ re ani@@ ma@@ l f@@ at .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st of 33 C.E . , a comm@@ on fun@@ d was set up to care for the physical needs of the new believers from dist@@ ant lands who still rema@@ ined in Jerusalem .
One Bible com@@ men@@ t@@ ary claim@@ s that Solomon em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed such a no@@ tion .
M@@ an@@ age money wis@@ ely
His home in Be@@ th@@ any was about to receive the most important of vis@@ it@@ ors , Jesus Christ .
When people are t@@ ou@@ ched by love and kindness , they u@@ su@@ ally respon@@ d well .
Those associ@@ ated with the well - organiz@@ ed early congregations benef@@ ited great@@ ly from the willing and help@@ ful efforts of overse@@ ers and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants .
Th@@ ough true Christians are imper@@ fect , they worship together in un@@ ity because they have learned to love one another .
E@@ f@@ fe@@ ctive commun@@ ic@@ ation is bene@@ fi@@ cial for both husband and wife . ​ — James 1 : 19 .
The Bible teach@@ es that se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations are re@@ served for a man and a woman who are married to each other .
He did not appro@@ ve of those who w@@ at@@ ered down the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s teachings by giving pri@@ or@@ ity to man - made tra@@ di@@ tions .
Acc@@ ording to the Di@@ g@@ est , one of those ex@@ per@@ ts , U@@ l@@ pi@@ an , refer@@ red to a case from the second century .
[ Ma@@ p / ​ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 4 ]
Those who serve as elders will want to do all they can to buil@@ d fellow believers up spiritually .
No won@@ der that in Jehovah’s eyes , G@@ ide@@ on was more than a ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous f@@ ar@@ m@@ er ​ — he was a sh@@ re@@ w@@ d man .
In time , they will want to ex@@ pl@@ ore new to@@ pi@@ c@@ s .
The dist@@ ance from that point to the bo@@ t@@ to@@ m of the K@@ id@@ r@@ on V@@ al@@ le@@ y was about 1@@ 40 me@@ ters ( 4@@ 50 fe@@ et ) .
I@@ mp@@ o@@ sing buil@@ ding@@ s and w@@ alls were con@@ stru@@ cted , as were san@@ c@@ tu@@ aries of Z@@ e@@ us , Ar@@ t@@ em@@ is , A@@ pol@@ l@@ o , A@@ th@@ ena , and other Greek de@@ ities .
These received the out@@ p@@ our@@ ing of the holy spirit , which made them spirit - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten sons of God .
She did what she could . ”
The book of Proverbs , chap@@ ter 6 , verse 20 , encoura@@ ges those who want to ple@@ ase God : “ O@@ b@@ serve , O my son , the comman@@ d@@ ment of your father , and do not for@@ s@@ ake the law of your mother . ”
“ You s@@ end gi@@ f@@ ts , and you vis@@ it me .
Is 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 3 being ful@@ filled ?
To Christians living in R@@ ome , he wrote : “ I am long@@ ing to see you , that I may imp@@ ar@@ t some spiritual gift to you for you to be made fir@@ m ; or , rather , that we may have an inter@@ change of encourag@@ ement by one ano@@ ther’s faith , both your@@ s and mine . ”
How gr@@ and it is to experience such love !
But once the s@@ par@@ k of life is ex@@ t@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed from the c@@ el@@ ls of the body , any efforts to rest@@ ore life are fu@@ t@@ ile .
( b ) Is there a par@@ al@@ le@@ l in Chris@@ tend@@ om today ?
O@@ thers , such as what care@@ er to cho@@ ose or whether to get married , can af@@ fect our whole future .
( b ) How did Jesus feel about God’s temple in Jerusalem ?
We could then read Genesis 3 : 19 , where s@@ ent@@ ence was pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced after their sin but nothing was said about hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re .
Thus , Jehovah’s promise to Abraham that through his “ se@@ ed ” all the nations would bl@@ ess themselves is being ful@@ filled in a large way .
In understanding the app@@ lic@@ ation of De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 22 : 23 - 27 , we must real@@ ize that this bri@@ ef account does not co@@ ver all possible situ@@ ations .
Paul gave of himself .
What situation today makes it vital always to keep in mind the cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting power of wrong fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res ?
As told by Al@@ l@@ an H@@ an@@ co@@ ck
F@@ i@@ f@@ te@@ en Da@@ ys With Peter Saul had received his com@@ mis@@ sion direc@@ tly from Jesus without the need for any human san@@ ction , as he emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed to the Gal@@ ati@@ ans .
It is a ple@@ dge to a person rather than mer@@ ely a promise to do something .
Sa@@ ved From F@@ or@@ m@@ er F@@ ri@@ ends ? S@@ te@@ ph@@ en has been called the first Christian mar@@ ty@@ r .
At hear@@ ing this the disciples f@@ ell upon their fac@@ es and became very much af@@ ra@@ id .
Does that not mean that there will always be in@@ justice and po@@ ver@@ ty ? ’
King Sa@@ ul@@ ’s son J@@ on@@ a@@ than be@@ fri@@ ended David .
◇ When you ex@@ ten@@ d your ar@@ ms and leg@@ s while working up high , you may make the la@@ d@@ der un@@ st@@ able .
When she arri@@ ved in T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n , there were two Ch@@ in@@ ese congregations in the city where she began serving as a pioneer , but today there are se@@ ven congregations .
While serving pris@@ on sen@@ ten@@ ces for their neu@@ tr@@ ality , these you@@ ths may be con@@ f@@ ined with d@@ el@@ in@@ qu@@ ents for ex@@ tend@@ ed peri@@ o@@ ds .
From the examples of Ne@@ h@@ emiah , Jesus , and H@@ ann@@ ah , what do we learn about the l@@ eng@@ th of our personal prayers ?
One day I me@@ t a man who claim@@ ed that if you were born under a certain ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal si@@ gn on a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar day , your person@@ ality would follow a certain pat@@ ter@@ n .
If we feel se@@ par@@ ated from God’s love , we can work to cor@@ rec@@ t matters
He confid@@ ently said : “ O that in the G@@ ra@@ ve you would conc@@ e@@ al me . . .
To@@ gether , they ze@@ al@@ ously prom@@ o@@ te true worship .
• How can we sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our heart ?
With their help , I dis@@ co@@ vered that the dead are un@@ consci@@ ous and do not su@@ ff@@ er in hel@@ l .
Su@@ pre@@ me among Rom@@ e@@ ’s n@@ ative go@@ ds was Ju@@ pit@@ er , du@@ b@@ bed O@@ p@@ ti@@ mu@@ s Ma@@ xi@@ mu@@ s , the best and the great@@ est .
E@@ ri@@ c now feel@@ s that he has his own special wit@@ ness@@ ing ter@@ rit@@ ory .
Jehovah’s re@@ action to the op@@ position to his esta@@ bli@@ shed Kingdom was fore@@ told : “ The very One s@@ it@@ ting in the heavens will la@@ u@@ gh ; Jehovah himself will hold them in der@@ ision .
10 - 12 . ( a ) Why may Jesus not have gr@@ anted the Greek wom@@ an’s re@@ qu@@ est im@@ medi@@ ately ?
7 : 1 - 3 ) Mo@@ re@@ over , Jesus is accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by angels when he “ se@@ par@@ ates the sheep from the go@@ ats . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Jehovah expla@@ ins why his people do not need to fear : “ For I am with you . ”
S@@ c@@ y@@ th@@ ians , 11 / 15
Let each one keep see@@ king , not his own advan@@ ta@@ ge , but that of the other person . ”
Le@@ g@@ end has it that he s@@ ought a mirac@@ ul@@ ous s@@ pr@@ ing ​ — the F@@ oun@@ tain of Y@@ ou@@ th .
N@@ one of this was eas@@ y , but he refu@@ sed to com@@ promise .
“ From inf@@ an@@ cy ” Timothy was taught “ the holy writ@@ ings ” by his mother and gr@@ and@@ mother
( a ) What move does P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h make , and how do the Israelites re@@ act ?
We were or@@ der@@ ed to car@@ ry large st@@ ones from the qu@@ ar@@ ry into the cam@@ p .
God wants us to respect life .
F@@ in@@ ally , we were able to atten@@ d school .
Jehovah can help us to see how we should “ answer each person . ”
“ I make a re@@ tr@@ action , and I do rep@@ ent in du@@ st and a@@ sh@@ es . ”
The Fa@@ il@@ ure of H@@ u@@ man R@@ ule
Our God in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ates us through the Bible , his earthly organization , and matu@@ re fellow Christians .
If the discipl@@ ine does not f@@ it the seri@@ ousness of the mis@@ take or if it is given in a high@@ ly cr@@ itical way , children will res@@ ist .
Their l@@ ack of respon@@ se was du@@ e to l@@ ack of faith , not l@@ ack of opportunity .
On@@ ce ho@@ o@@ ked , a s@@ mo@@ k@@ er experi@@ ences with@@ dra@@ wa@@ l sy@@ mp@@ t@@ om@@ s if his c@@ ra@@ ving for n@@ ic@@ o@@ t@@ ine is not satis@@ fied .
( Read Mark 14 : 37 . )
In sh@@ ar@@ p contr@@ ast , the cre@@ d@@ enti@@ als of the true Messi@@ ah , Jesus Christ , are over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing !
37 : 4 .
I@@ F Y@@ O@@ U were asked to descri@@ be the way Jehovah ca@@ res for his people , what would you say ?
It is only when the sh@@ ac@@ k@@ les of sin are thro@@ wn off that we can hope to have the true fre@@ e@@ dom that our first human parents once enjo@@ yed .
The Law fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed good things to come .
L@@ ater , my son , E@@ wa@@ n , also received an invit@@ ation to serve as a pioneer .
God to me is a my@@ st@@ er@@ y , but is the ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation for the mirac@@ le of ex@@ ist@@ ence , why there is something in@@ stead of nothing . ”
Mo@@ ved by God’s spirit , we make sacrific@@ es will@@ ingly because our power of reason has con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed us that such is the will of God .
The fac@@ ts about Jesus ’ mirac@@ les have been trans@@ mit@@ ted to us through the pages of the four Go@@ sp@@ els .
The rec@@ ord states : “ It did occ@@ ur that if a ser@@ p@@ ent had bit@@ ten a man and he ga@@ zed at the cop@@ per ser@@ p@@ ent , he then kept ali@@ ve . ” ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 21 : 4 - 10 ; 33 : 4@@ 3 .
Yes , in a number of ways , Jehovah off@@ ers guid@@ ance , and we do well to take full advan@@ ta@@ ge of it .
Solomon ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that Jehovah al@@ one kno@@ ws a person@@ ’s heart .
We were married for 5@@ 7 years , and E@@ m@@ ma@@ s saw the end of the ba@@ n before he died .
When Chris@@ t@@ ine saw artic@@ les in The Watchtower or A@@ wa@@ ke !
Isa@@ a@@ c , from K@@ en@@ ya , says : “ I pray@@ ed for help to understand the Bible .
These repor@@ ts are all true st@@ ori@@ es that not long ag@@ o made he@@ ad@@ l@@ ines in one L@@ at@@ in - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can country .
In what sense was the Law a “ tu@@ t@@ or le@@ ading to Christ ” ?
W@@ ould they be like the travel@@ ing mer@@ ch@@ ant who@@ se heart was so s@@ ti@@ r@@ red by the dis@@ co@@ very of the pri@@ c@@ eless pe@@ ar@@ l that , as Jesus descri@@ bed it , “ away he went and prom@@ p@@ tly ” did what he must to bu@@ y that pe@@ ar@@ l ?
The par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar world that Paul me@@ ant is the one that came into ex@@ ist@@ ence after Adam and E@@ ve re@@ bel@@ led in E@@ den ​ — a world very different from the one origin@@ ally pur@@ posed by God .
Just as ad@@ ding the prop@@ er supp@@ le@@ ments may en@@ h@@ ance the physical so@@ il , so our cultiv@@ ating hum@@ ility , hu@@ ng@@ er for spiritu@@ ality , trust , godly fear , and love for God can en@@ rich our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart .
One way to bl@@ ess op@@ pos@@ ers is to pray for them .
So can our@@ s
“ I know that in my case ‘ fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness was ti@@ ed up with the heart of a bo@@ y , ’ ” he ad@@ m@@ its .
As true min@@ isters of God , they are not “ pe@@ dd@@ l@@ ers of the word of God , ” but they speak “ out of s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity , y@@ es , as sent from God . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 2 : 17 .
Un@@ faith@@ ful@@ ness sh@@ at@@ ters trust and can w@@ rec@@ k the marriage .
S@@ up@@ pose you learn that a brother was off@@ ended by something you said or did .
That is to say , we need to give pri@@ or@@ ity in our lives to practic@@ ing what Jesus taught .
We do not know for certain what moved David to wr@@ ite these words .
They loy@@ ally stu@@ ck to their covenant relationship with Jehovah God , and for this they were persecu@@ ted .
Per@@ haps he got involved with the wrong s@@ ort of pe@@ ers and was af@@ ra@@ id to inc@@ ur their disa@@ p@@ pro@@ val .
And what can we learn from that ?
Such an answer may su@@ gg@@ est that you let others make your decisions for you and that you must therefore be a member of a cul@@ t .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , I was ready to make the needed chang@@ es . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 22 - 24 .
11 : 1 ; P@@ hi@@ l .
That last question is ke@@ y .
Like Jehovah , he must be atten@@ tive to the needs of the sheep .
M@@ an@@ kind came into sla@@ very because of the first man@@ ’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against God .
As people respon@@ d to the good news , more and more Kingdom H@@ alls and As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ alls of Jehovah’s Witnesses are con@@ stru@@ cted , which serve as c@@ ent@@ ers of Bible instru@@ ction .
2 : 9 ; 1 P@@ et .
We are not benef@@ ited by tr@@ ying to refu@@ te the ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents of apost@@ ates or those who are cr@@ itical of Jehovah’s organization .
The C@@ ongreg@@ ation Ser@@ vice Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e should prom@@ p@@ tly as@@ si@@ gn you to a field service group .
“ R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness ” imp@@ lies a st@@ ate of moral integrity and hon@@ es@@ ty .
L@@ ear@@ ning about him can well change your life for the better , la@@ st@@ ingly .
I than@@ k Jehovah that over the years , we were able to bring up our children in a spiritually heal@@ thy en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
So star@@ t by making a l@@ ist of such lo@@ c@@ ations .
That disa@@ p@@ pointed us some@@ what , for our hearts had been set on serving in a fore@@ ign land .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , a po@@ or fi@@ g har@@ v@@ est ​ — perhaps associ@@ ated with ad@@ verse judgment from Jehovah — ​ would be a cal@@ am@@ ity .
He did many mar@@ vel@@ ous things that Moses could never have done .
How was Jeremiah an out@@ standing example of a dedic@@ ated serv@@ ant of God ?
You will also find satis@@ fac@@ tion in a jo@@ b well done .
Israel@@ ’s el@@ der@@ ly king has received the ar@@ ch@@ it@@ e@@ c@@ tural pl@@ an through inspi@@ r@@ ation and has given it to Solomon .
The family enjo@@ ys peri@@ o@@ ds of rel@@ a@@ x@@ ation as well .
Is there no hope for them ?
“ The e@@ ar that is listen@@ ing to the re@@ pro@@ of of life lo@@ d@@ ges right in among wise people , ” says the pro@@ ver@@ b .
Are you ‘ on the ru@@ n in be@@ half of your own house ’ ?
R@@ em@@ ember that Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k was writ@@ ing under divine inspi@@ r@@ ation .
What less@@ on can we learn from the stand that he took ?
How could we show consider@@ ation for those in our ter@@ rit@@ ory ?
Yes , this comman@@ d@@ ment was new in that it requi@@ red pu@@ t@@ ting other pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s inter@@ ests a@@ head of one@@ ’s own .
F@@ in@@ ally , Jehovah allow@@ ed the kingdom to be destro@@ yed by the Babyl@@ on@@ ians in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
He taught us that we should love by being un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish and gener@@ ous . ​ — 1 John 4 : 10 .
I@@ magine how t@@ ou@@ ched I was to see them and to be with them !
The T@@ en P@@ la@@ gu@@ es were not m@@ ere co@@ in@@ ci@@ d@@ ences .
You may at present be suffering the physical con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of Ad@@ am@@ ’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ on , perhaps in the form of ill health .
He did not view his dedic@@ ation as a li@@ mit@@ ed - time contr@@ act with God !
James wrote : “ He who pe@@ ers into the perfect law that bel@@ ong@@ s to fre@@ e@@ dom and who pers@@ ists in it , this man , because he has become , not a for@@ get@@ ful he@@ are@@ r , but a do@@ er of the work , will be happy in his doing it . ”
In a similar ve@@ in , Paul ex@@ hor@@ ted anointed Christians in Eph@@ esus : “ Let us by love gro@@ w up in all things into him who is the head , Christ .
I enjo@@ yed stud@@ ying the Bible with her .
What have advan@@ ces in man@@ ’s understanding of the uni@@ verse reve@@ aled ?
“ P@@ ra@@ ise sh@@ ames me , for I se@@ cre@@ tly be@@ g for it . ” ​ — IN@@ DI@@ A@@ N P@@ O@@ E@@ T R@@ A@@ BI@@ N@@ D@@ R@@ AN@@ AT@@ H T@@ A@@ G@@ O@@ R@@ E
Tru@@ e , it takes loving devo@@ tion , loyal com@@ mit@@ ment , and ear@@ n@@ est effort to make a marriage succ@@ e@@ ed .
The Witnesses again became a t@@ ar@@ get for dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ation , this time by the author@@ ities in the So@@ vi@@ et O@@ cc@@ up@@ ational Z@@ one .
There are se@@ par@@ ate ma@@ ps that co@@ ver Jesus ’ ministry and the ex@@ pan@@ sion of Christi@@ an@@ ity .
T@@ ested in a F@@ i@@ er@@ y F@@ ur@@ n@@ ace of A@@ ff@@ li@@ ction
What can we learn from the way that Isaiah 4@@ 2 : 1 - 4 was ful@@ filled in Jesus ?
( b ) What will we consider in the next two study artic@@ les ?
El@@ i knew that his sons were doing very bad things .
They see who their op@@ pon@@ ent is and are sh@@ o@@ cked , ju@@ mp@@ ing in ag@@ it@@ ation .
Then he always gives me the best ad@@ vice . ”
I can still c@@ learly remember the words of an el@@ der@@ ly Tu@@ valu@@ an brother , Sa@@ ul@@ o T@@ eas@@ i .
There , they be@@ at me and left me for dead .
S@@ ar@@ ah was , in truth , his half sister .
He will see that matters are h@@ and@@ led in du@@ e time .
That gift ​ — the knowledge found in God’s Word — ​ is com@@ pared to “ hi@@ d tre@@ a@@ sures . ”
Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r@@ ’s desire was that the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation would help milli@@ ons of people come to know Jehovah .
Paul said : “ We wish to conduct ourselves hon@@ es@@ tly in all things . ”
How do I share in the preaching activ@@ ity in my physical con@@ dition ?
“ W@@ i@@ th@@ in a few days , ” it was repor@@ ted , “ most of [ the gu@@ ar@@ ds ] had become a@@ bu@@ sive and bul@@ l@@ ying , me@@ ting out fre@@ qu@@ ent p@@ un@@ ish@@ ments , while the pris@@ on@@ ers had become c@@ ow@@ ed and sub@@ ser@@ vi@@ ent . ”
And when we are positi@@ ve , we can show our bro@@ ther@@ ly love by encourag@@ ing and com@@ for@@ ting our brothers and sisters .
Do not make your slave gi@@ r@@ l like a good - for - nothing woman , for it is out of the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of my concer@@ n and my v@@ ex@@ ation that I have spo@@ ken until now . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 1 : 15 , 16 .
A consider@@ ation of these mes@@ sa@@ ges will en@@ able us to gain a bro@@ ad@@ er per@@ spe@@ ctive on Jesus ’ bir@@ th and to understand the real sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance be@@ h@@ ind the ang@@ eli@@ c promise of peace among men .
They are to be found among rich and po@@ or , the high@@ ly educ@@ ated and the ill@@ it@@ er@@ ate .
; T@@ av@@ en@@ er , L .
Now out of prin@@ t .
The Bible repor@@ ts : “ Ther@@ efore , in@@ deed , the congregations continued to be made fir@@ m in the faith and to inc@@ re@@ ase in number from day to day . ” ​ — Acts 16 : 5 .
When we make a de@@ f@@ en@@ se before ever@@ yone who dem@@ ands of us a reason for our hope , we do so “ with a mil@@ d temp@@ er and deep respect ” because we are mo@@ tiv@@ ated by neigh@@ b@@ or love . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
After that he expres@@ sed his feelings of sa@@ dness in a hear@@ t@@ felt prayer to Jehovah .
With the cre@@ ation of other in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res , the Son saw how Jehovah deal@@ t with each one , and his appreciation for God’s person@@ ality sur@@ ely deep@@ ened .
C@@ learly , God’s ac@@ tive for@@ ce is im@@ men@@ se , and our own ex@@ ist@@ ence dep@@ ends on it . ​ — See the bo@@ x “ The Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t in A@@ ction . ”
Acc@@ ording to Genesis 11 : 31 , Abra@@ m lived with his family in pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous “ U@@ r of the Ch@@ al@@ de@@ ans , ” a city that once s@@ at e@@ ast of the E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates Ri@@ ver .
The s@@ li@@ p from the a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c tel@@ l@@ er ma@@ ch@@ ine er@@ r@@ one@@ ously refle@@ cted an exc@@ ess of R@@ 4@@ 2@@ ,000 ( $ 6@@ ,000 , U@@ .@@ S . ) .
* These temple to@@ wers , perhaps 60 fe@@ et [ 20 m ] t@@ all , cons@@ is@@ ted of a small v@@ es@@ ti@@ bule le@@ ading to an in@@ ner ro@@ om that hous@@ ed an i@@ ma@@ ge of the go@@ d .
In a cr@@ am@@ ped cour@@ tro@@ om in nor@@ ther@@ n Mo@@ sc@@ ow , Pro@@ secu@@ t@@ or T@@ at@@ y@@ ana K@@ on@@ dr@@ at@@ y@@ ev@@ a la@@ un@@ ched the att@@ ack , using a fe@@ der@@ al law sign@@ ed in 199@@ 7 that descri@@ bes O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Christi@@ an@@ ity , Is@@ la@@ m , Juda@@ ism , and Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ism as tra@@ di@@ tional religi@@ ons .
Rather , he car@@ ri@@ ed out what he told them would be the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of their actions , which led to their ev@@ en@@ tu@@ al death .
Acc@@ ep@@ t “ the H@@ el@@ me@@ t of S@@ al@@ vation ”
15 , 16 . ( a ) What sacrific@@ es have many made to put God’s service first in their life ?
Yet , Jesus said that if we prac@@ tice “ v@@ ile things ” ​ — things that are wrong , un@@ accep@@ table to God — ​ we h@@ ate the light .
On@@ ly after Jerusalem la@@ y a full day be@@ h@@ ind them did they real@@ ize a ter@@ ri@@ f@@ ying truth ​ — Jesus was mis@@ sing ! ​ — Luke 2 : 4@@ 1 - 4@@ 4 .
They do not want to lo@@ se control of an assignment .
Un@@ der co@@ ver of dar@@ k@@ ness , they started out that ev@@ ening .
F@@ rac@@ tions from wh@@ ite c@@ el@@ ls
( a ) How did the guid@@ ance in God’s Word help the congregations in the first century ?
But John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er had already fore@@ war@@ ned them that if Jehovah wi@@ shed to do so , he could ra@@ ise up children to Abraham from the very st@@ ones . ​ — Luke 3 : 8 .
As the acc@@ oun@@ ts of F@@ ri@@ e@@ da and Á@@ d@@ á@@ m show , they app@@ lied the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel : “ Do not let yourself be con@@ qu@@ ered by the evil , but keep con@@ qu@@ ering the evil with the good . ”
They bur@@ st for@@ th , ho@@ o@@ ves th@@ under@@ ing !
26 : 38 , 4@@ 1 , 5@@ 6 .
Of that there is no doubt .
O@@ ut@@ side [ of the con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p ] , we had been there for one another .
Is that not our desire ?
After World W@@ ar I@@ I , our work could again be car@@ ri@@ ed on without leg@@ al rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t .
The time was not far dist@@ ant , he as@@ sur@@ ed me , when I should experience much more sur@@ pris@@ ing resul@@ ts from my p@@ en@@ ance . ”
A@@ br@@ am@@ ’s brother Na@@ ho@@ r and some of his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing later left U@@ r and took up re@@ si@@ d@@ ence in H@@ ar@@ an , where they worshi@@ ped Jehovah .
In 19@@ 31 we received our new name , Jehovah’s Witnesses , and in that year , we had a vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous cam@@ pa@@ ign using the boo@@ k@@ let The Kingdom , the H@@ op@@ e of the World .
“ The word of God is not b@@ ound , ” says 2 Timothy 2 : 9 .
But I am gr@@ ate@@ ful to have been a compan@@ ion of such faithful spiritual ones in Jehovah’s service .
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als or organiz@@ ations who are vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of viol@@ ations of the tre@@ at@@ y and who have ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted all d@@ om@@ es@@ tic leg@@ al av@@ en@@ u@@ es can bring their case to the E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an C@@ our@@ t of H@@ u@@ man R@@ igh@@ ts in S@@ tr@@ as@@ b@@ our@@ g , Fr@@ ance ( sh@@ own a@@ bo@@ ve ) .
From the year 19@@ 19 on@@ ward , Jehovah first gra@@ du@@ ally re@@ organiz@@ ed and re@@ un@@ ited the anointed , who were sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic@@ ally like the s@@ tic@@ k “ for Juda@@ h . ”
John expla@@ ins that his son and daugh@@ ter cho@@ se an inter@@ es@@ ting sub@@ ject from “ Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers ” ( from The Watchtower ) and “ The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s V@@ i@@ e@@ w@@ point ” ( from A@@ wa@@ ke ! ) .
But he also said that Job had foc@@ used too much on tr@@ ying to prove his own fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less@@ ness .
How would being ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able help them ?
Bible E@@ duc@@ ation Bu@@ il@@ ds Fa@@ ith
A@@ n O@@ as@@ is of Com@@ fort and Con@@ cer@@ n
H@@ ist@@ ory shows that Jehovah began ga@@ ther@@ ing to true worship a faithful re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of anointed ones having the heavenly hope .
18@@ 2 ⇩
If we have been eng@@ ag@@ ing in the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work for some time , very likely we can do something to help new ones in the congregation .
7 / 1
The world was di@@ vi@@ ded into z@@ ones , with each to be served by a z@@ one overse@@ er .
The you@@ ng@@ er the child , the more he needs his par@@ ent@@ ’s attention
Yet , she rema@@ ined res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful and com@@ posed .
L@@ ik@@ ely , you can think of other faithful servants of old who tru@@ sted in Jehovah while taking appro@@ pri@@ ate action .
Con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ousness truly is “ earthly ” and “ ani@@ ma@@ l . ”
We too can fi@@ ght Satan and make sure that he does not succ@@ e@@ ed .
Yes , to a greater or less@@ er ex@@ t@@ ent , we all have had the experience of be@@ aring up under some ty@@ pe of suffering .
You have pl@@ ans to w@@ atch a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar mo@@ vi@@ e on T@@ V the next ev@@ ening .
On one occasi@@ on , Jesus told his disciples : “ I came to star@@ t a fi@@ re on the earth . ”
Of the some 9@@ ,000 known spe@@ ci@@ es of bir@@ ds , about 5@@ ,000 are cl@@ as@@ sed as song@@ bir@@ ds .
This spe@@ e@@ ds up the lear@@ ning pro@@ c@@ ess and helps you to speak with confidence .
Re@@ call the mis@@ er@@ y and pain of conscience that Paul su@@ ffered because of feel@@ ing cap@@ tive to sin and death .
How will we re@@ act when we are con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with ( a ) dec@@ e@@ it@@ ful apost@@ ates , ( b ) har@@ m@@ ful associ@@ ates , ( c ) bi@@ as@@ ed me@@ dia repor@@ ts ?
That would be evil to me .
Like an ad@@ ver@@ t@@ is@@ er , Satan prom@@ o@@ tes his ide@@ as by pu@@ t@@ ting them in at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive set@@ t@@ ings , know@@ ing that with time he can w@@ in people over to his way of thinking .
If we allow our heart to n@@ ur@@ ture wrong desi@@ res , we may find ourselves loving what is bad and h@@ ating what is good .
So I asked for a pen and pa@@ per and started to do the same .
But an even greater b@@ low came n@@ ine years later .
Par@@ ents who pro@@ per@@ ly over@@ see their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s activities and inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate in their children a love of Jehovah and his righteous la@@ ws for@@ ti@@ fy them against por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , por@@ no@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c vi@@ de@@ o g@@ ames , im@@ moral mo@@ vi@@ es , and other un@@ righteous temp@@ t@@ ations . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 4 - 9 .
One of the great@@ est t@@ ests of obedi@@ ence that some parents have invol@@ ves their relationship with a dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed child .
To what may the Christian congregation be com@@ pared ?
Since this vari@@ es from one individu@@ al to another , the Scriptures do not s@@ ti@@ pul@@ ate an age .
If he did not seek refu@@ ge in one of the c@@ ities Jehovah had set asi@@ de , the clo@@ s@@ est relati@@ ve of the person he had kil@@ led was free to put him to death .
When direction from a travel@@ ing overse@@ er is received with joy and is imp@@ le@@ men@@ ted by the congregation , it is evidence of hear@@ t@@ felt respect .
The “ cons@@ ol@@ ations ” of Jehovah found in his Word are a s@@ ource of great comfort .
This helped Job reg@@ a@@ in the prop@@ er per@@ spe@@ ctive .
Davi@@ d’s re@@ qu@@ est for “ a pu@@ re heart ” and “ a new spirit , ” however , shows that he recogn@@ ized his sin@@ ful tend@@ enc@@ y and the need for divine help to cle@@ an@@ se his heart .
And the con@@ qu@@ ering other sheep look for@@ ward to a wonderful place on earth under Kingdom rule .
Indeed , what should the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al mean to you ?
W@@ he@@ ther we have the heavenly hope or the earthly hope , Satan certainly has no interest in our wel@@ f@@ are .
N@@ ei@@ ther should you h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to get baptized if you qu@@ ali@@ fy .
O@@ r he can let the mo@@ v@@ ement of the earth and the mo@@ on remain un@@ dis@@ tur@@ bed while ref@@ rac@@ ting the ra@@ ys from the su@@ n and the mo@@ on in such a way that the light from these two lu@@ min@@ aries continu@@ es to shin@@ e .
It is un@@ likely that the Israelites had any in@@ ten@@ tion of get@@ ting involved in Ba@@ al worship and its de@@ ba@@ u@@ ch@@ er@@ y when they first came in cont@@ act with the people of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
The Bible is a s@@ ource of that needed direction .
When his Father taught him those tru@@ ths , did he sh@@ r@@ ink back or re@@ be@@ l ?
W@@ il@@ son , a Christian from G@@ h@@ ana , was no@@ ti@@ fied that in a few days , he would be fir@@ ed from his jo@@ b .
How to S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then S@@ el@@ f - Con@@ tro@@ l
In 19@@ 38 he even ag@@ re@@ ed to si@@ gn a n@@ ational pet@@ iti@@ on re@@ ques@@ ting that Joseph F . Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d , from the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses , be allow@@ ed to preach at S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y T@@ own H@@ all .
“ M@@ an , born of woman , is sh@@ ort - lived and filled with tr@@ ou@@ ble .
Se@@ cond , those re@@ com@@ men@@ ding and making such ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally pray for Jehovah’s spirit to direc@@ t them as they re@@ view whether a brother me@@ e@@ ts the Scriptural requi@@ re@@ ments to a reason@@ able de@@ gre@@ e .
After his resurrection , God re@@ war@@ ded him by crow@@ ning him “ with glory and honor . ”
Con@@ cer@@ ning Jesus ’ loy@@ al@@ ty , the Bible states : “ Although he was ex@@ is@@ ting in God’s form , [ he ] gave no consider@@ ation to a se@@ i@@ zu@@ re , nam@@ ely , that he should be e@@ qu@@ al to God .
Why was so much attention given to mu@@ si@@ c in Davi@@ d’s day ?
The vi@@ de@@ o Jehovah’s Witnesses St@@ and Fir@@ m A@@ ga@@ inst Na@@ z@@ i As@@ sa@@ ul@@ t , pro@@ duc@@ ed by Jehovah’s Witnesses and appro@@ pri@@ ately pre@@ mi@@ ered at the R@@ av@@ en@@ s@@ br@@ ü@@ ck con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p in Ger@@ many on No@@ v@@ ember 6 , 199@@ 6 , has eli@@ c@@ ited many fav@@ or@@ able com@@ ments .
What , though , had helped S@@ he@@ ila to deci@@ de to leave the ro@@ om so quic@@ k@@ ly ?
Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ising self - control is the course of wisdom .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 4@@ 5 , 11
Jehovah’s Witnesses show honor to their neigh@@ b@@ ors
What situation will ex@@ ist as long as this system of things la@@ st@@ s ?
Like the tri@@ be of G@@ ad , Christians today are ex@@ posed to the pres@@ sures and bur@@ den@@ s of Satan’s system ; no mirac@@ ul@@ ous prote@@ ction s@@ pa@@ res us from gra@@ p@@ pl@@ ing with them .
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , what I learned from the Scriptures helped me to change my vie@@ w@@ point .
From P@@ ol@@ iti@@ c@@ s to P@@ re@@ aching God’s Kingdom
Although we do not speak that language , it is clear from the way they are expres@@ sing themselves that the fore@@ ign - born mission@@ aries are doing very well in ma@@ st@@ ering the language .
Fir@@ st John 5 : 19 no@@ tes : “ The whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one . ”
Ar@@ men , who lives in Ar@@ men@@ ia , rec@@ alls : “ Because they were affe@@ cted by it , my family beg@@ ged me to qu@@ it s@@ mo@@ king .
Jehovah is the Creator .
If that has been true in your case , what can you do to free yourself from their influ@@ ence ?
You might say that it means to be gover@@ ned by the holy spirit in your da@@ ily activities .
Do Not De@@ c@@ ei@@ ve Y@@ our@@ self With F@@ al@@ se Re@@ as@@ on@@ ing
What has been the purpose of Jehovah’s long - suffering , and what is its li@@ mit ?
Jesus per@@ form@@ ed a mirac@@ le by provi@@ ding a hu@@ ge am@@ ount of f@@ ish for Peter to c@@ atch .
The early Christians were pleas@@ ed to share in reli@@ ef me@@ a@@ sures for vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of ad@@ vers@@ ity .
14 : 10 , 13 - 16 ; 22 : 17 - 19 .
S@@ tu@@ dy the material you have , and if possible , atten@@ d the meetings in a language that you understand .
F@@ al@@ se religion will be destro@@ yed by whom ?
However , my mother f@@ ran@@ k@@ ly ad@@ mit@@ ted that she found it difficult to i@@ magine any pleas@@ ant kind of life for me until that time arri@@ ved .
The of@@ fic@@ ers explained : “ N@@ ever has another man spo@@ ken like this . ”
If we are ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king Jehovah , we do not conduct ourselves in an indi@@ ffer@@ ent , self - s@@ par@@ ing , or in@@ do@@ l@@ ent man@@ ner .
The Bible tel@@ ls us that something far more important ​ — and powerful — ​ was at work .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es the apostles , other humans would also be given this mar@@ vel@@ ous com@@ mis@@ sion .
M@@ il@@ dly , he asked Ca@@ in why he was so ang@@ ry .
David rec@@ al@@ led events in which he experienced deli@@ ver@@ ance with the a@@ id of Jehovah .
We stand in a@@ we when we see a beau@@ ti@@ ful l@@ and@@ s@@ cap@@ e , an imp@@ res@@ sive w@@ at@@ er@@ f@@ all , or a spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar su@@ n@@ set .
These and other beau@@ ti@@ ful psal@@ ms are not recorded in the Bible for us just to read and enjoy .
That pris@@ on ter@@ m gave him time to think about the real purpose of life .
With just over one milli@@ on in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants , this country had a r@@ ati@@ o of 1 publi@@ sh@@ er to every 3@@ 8@@ 4 of the po@@ pul@@ ation .
Although many ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ ers cla@@ im that it is imp@@ os@@ sible to know God , the apostle Paul made it clear that this is possible .
I@@ I )
L@@ ear@@ n why that was so , and see how his words can prom@@ o@@ te your happiness and influ@@ ence your attitude and prayers .
Can you hear Ge@@ or@@ ge Y@@ ou@@ ng@@ ’s ste@@ ad@@ y vo@@ ice ?
All in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res in heaven and on earth will have been ga@@ ther@@ ed together in uni@@ vers@@ al peace , jo@@ y@@ fully sub@@ mit@@ ting to the righteous so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y of the Gre@@ at P@@ ur@@ pos@@ er , Jehovah .
Paul’s re@@ adi@@ ness to continue minis@@ ter@@ ing to them des@@ pite tri@@ als demonstr@@ ated to the Eph@@ es@@ ians that the privile@@ ges they enjo@@ yed as Christians were we@@ igh@@ ty and of the high@@ est conc@@ ei@@ va@@ ble value .
Jac@@ o@@ b
All these mirac@@ les were accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed through power from the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah .
Does this mean that doing good and sh@@ aring with others is all that is necess@@ ary to ple@@ ase Jehovah ?
Ke@@ ep@@ ing certain matters confid@@ enti@@ al can mean the differ@@ ence between peace and con@@ ten@@ tion .
As with one t@@ ong@@ ue , Jehovah’s people bring praise to his name .
The Bible provi@@ des us with examples con@@ fir@@ m@@ ing the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of this pro@@ ver@@ b .
The local Witnesses helped in de@@ f@@ tly na@@ vi@@ g@@ ating the bo@@ at , some@@ times through un@@ char@@ ted re@@ ef@@ s .
On the a@@ ver@@ age , each publi@@ sh@@ er wel@@ com@@ ed about si@@ x inter@@ ested people to the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al
• What evidence do we have that H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i@@ ’s prophecy is being ful@@ filled today ?
“ Th@@ ro@@ w all your anxi@@ ety upon [ God ] . ”
How did the ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y of the C@@ y@@ n@@ ic@@ s devel@@ op ?
“ Your R@@ em@@ in@@ ders Are What I A@@ m F@@ ond Of , ” 6 / 15
In certain prayers , you can praise Jehovah as Jeremiah did .
Ha@@ ving ‘ be@@ at@@ en our s@@ words into p@@ low@@ sh@@ a@@ res , ’ we do not get involved in ci@@ vi@@ l or inter@@ n@@ ational w@@ ars . ​ — Is@@ a .
M@@ ature Christians know from experience that greater happiness comes from giving .
“ I will set a mu@@ z@@ z@@ le as a gu@@ ard to my own m@@ ou@@ th , ” wrote the psalmist , “ as long as anyone wicked is in fr@@ on@@ t of me . ” ​ — P@@ s .
Yet , Christians in Eph@@ esus had a serious proble@@ m .
In ad@@ dition to pra@@ ying , what el@@ se must we do ?
May all of us , young or old , keep on “ having pl@@ ent@@ y to do in the work of the Lord . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
O@@ u@@ t of his great love , Jehovah will@@ ingly pa@@ id for the li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving “ tre@@ at@@ ment ” we need , so that by means of Jesus “ all will be made ali@@ ve . ”
Thus , a person is born again by means of water and spirit .
So@@ on ther@@ e@@ after , that same spirit e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed Be@@ z@@ al@@ el and O@@ ho@@ li@@ a@@ b to car@@ ry out the ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite , div@@ in@@ ely inspired ar@@ ch@@ it@@ e@@ c@@ tural pl@@ ans for the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le . ​ — E@@ x .
To do this we must continue to exam@@ ine the Scriptures da@@ ily .
Jesus di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied those he heal@@ ed
( a ) B@@ es@@ id@@ es God’s Word , what can we medit@@ ate on ?
Mu@@ ri@@ el had been bus@@ y with do@@ ct@@ ors ’ ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments for her children , and she was r@@ un@@ ning be@@ h@@ ind sc@@ he@@ du@@ le .
I began to love the Fr@@ en@@ ch language , and that love has gro@@ wn over the years .
Now they were tra@@ pp@@ ed .
Se@@ cu@@ re in their relationship with Jehovah God , they look for@@ ward to t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
The son fin@@ ally came to his sen@@ ses , rep@@ ented , and took the in@@ iti@@ ative to return to his family .
What el@@ se could expla@@ in how “ un@@ let@@ tered and or@@ din@@ ary ” individuals could s@@ pre@@ ad the Kingdom message thr@@ ough@@ out the then known world ? ​ — Acts 4 : 13 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 23 .
He would much rather displa@@ y his affe@@ ction for righteous people who love him than expres@@ s his dis@@ ple@@ asure upon those who cho@@ ose to be ir@@ re@@ for@@ ma@@ ble .
B@@ ene@@ f@@ iting From Jehovah’s Lo@@ ving - K@@ in@@ dness , 5 / 15
Jehovah’s “ anger has become ho@@ t ” against his fo@@ es .
Is it valu@@ able and important for the you@@ ng@@ er gener@@ ation ?
As “ the God of all comfort , ” Jehovah does not necess@@ ar@@ ily make our problems or pain disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar .
In Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a some im@@ matu@@ re ones look down on di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied Christian we@@ d@@ ding@@ s and say that they are like atten@@ ding a fun@@ er@@ al .
This does not mean that we will try to for@@ ce it on those who show no interest .
Bro@@ thers ​ — S@@ ow to the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t and Re@@ ach O@@ u@@ t !
Why not exam@@ ine it for yourself and see how it can benefit you ?
One important way to expres@@ s faith in Jesus ’ ransom is to show appreciation for his death by com@@ mem@@ or@@ ating it , as he comman@@ ded .
18 : 28 - 35 .
Of course , Christians are not requi@@ red to ab@@ sta@@ in to@@ t@@ ally from al@@ co@@ ho@@ l , d@@ an@@ c@@ ing , or other things that are not wrong in themselves .
How did the word “ God ” come to be in@@ ser@@ ted into that verse ?
G@@ u@@ y P@@ i@@ er@@ ce , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses , was present to give the dedic@@ ation talk .
On the contr@@ ary , we should encoura@@ ge them to keep up their good work .
To stay or to move ​ — that certainly is a personal decision .
“ Th@@ at@@ ’s inc@@ re@@ di@@ ble , ” said J@@ an@@ ina .
What a for@@ ce@@ ful less@@ on that is !
Even before his invol@@ v@@ ement with a@@ str@@ on@@ om@@ y , Gal@@ ile@@ o had written a tre@@ at@@ ise on mo@@ tion .
Fir@@ st of all , Lo@@ t may well have ac@@ ted in faith .
“ S@@ ever@@ al months later , ” J@@ a@@ i@@ me rec@@ alls , “ the sister appro@@ ached me . She explained that , in time , the brother reg@@ re@@ t@@ ted what he had said .
19 : 32 - 35 ; Is@@ a .
It gives practic@@ al ad@@ vice about the following .
How different Jesus ’ attitude toward people was from that of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es !
The decision to mar@@ ry or to remain sing@@ le , for example , sur@@ ely has a pro@@ found and lasting effect on one@@ ’s life .
The prophecy of A@@ mo@@ s next foc@@ used attention on a se@@ ven@@ th nation ​ — his home ter@@ rit@@ ory of Juda@@ h .
Li@@ fel@@ ong Jo@@ y in Do@@ ing God’s Will ( B . Y@@ are@@ m@@ ch@@ u@@ k ) , 6 / 1
This article discus@@ ses how believers can cultiv@@ ate peace in the family and fo@@ ster con@@ di@@ tions that may help un@@ believ@@ ing family members to em@@ br@@ ace true worship .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es teaching God’s Word , Jesus per@@ form@@ ed other good works , such as heal@@ ing the si@@ ck and fe@@ e@@ ding the hu@@ ng@@ ry .
When the compan@@ y was to rel@@ o@@ c@@ ate , Lo@@ re@@ t@@ ta was offered an important position at the new place : “ I@@ t’s the ch@@ ance of a li@@ fe@@ time , ” the direc@@ t@@ ors told her .
Lo@@ ving - kindness , or loyal love , is clo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated to the qualities of love and loy@@ al@@ ty .
6@@ 8 : 30 ​ — What does the re@@ qu@@ est to “ re@@ bu@@ ke the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast of the re@@ e@@ ds ” mean ?
“ The et@@ er@@ n@@ al di@@ gn@@ ity of man ” continu@@ es to be tr@@ am@@ pl@@ ed on because the ro@@ o@@ t of the proble@@ m lies , not with man , but with man@@ ’s great@@ est enem@@ y .
When fac@@ ed with temp@@ tation , thoughts about how ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble it might be to eng@@ age in wr@@ ong@@ doing are not en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined .
I@@ magine what the disciples must have thought when they first heard it !
I was sure this was my last prayer . ”
P@@ over@@ ty , un@@ com@@ for@@ table mo@@ des of trans@@ por@@ tation , and ill@@ it@@ er@@ ac@@ y are also comm@@ on in many develop@@ ing lands .
“ If you s@@ end for@@ th your spirit , they are cre@@ ated . ” ​ — Psalm 10@@ 4 : 24 , 30 ; Genesis 1 : 2 ; Job 33 : 4 .
It is not eas@@ y to say “ I am s@@ or@@ ry , ” but most disa@@ gre@@ ements are sol@@ ved this way .
“ C@@ ome , you sons , listen to me , ” wrote David . “ The fear of Jehovah is what I shall teach you . ”
What re@@ war@@ ds result from pur@@ su@@ ing end@@ ur@@ ance and godly devo@@ tion ?
For example , if a person pl@@ an@@ ning to go some@@ where s@@ nee@@ z@@ es , it is a bad om@@ en .
If the dead are not ra@@ ised up , ‘ we are still in our sin@@ s , ’ and those dead in uni@@ on with Christ have peri@@ shed .
Thus , he ad@@ ded : “ All the same , wisdom is proved righteous by its works . ” ​ — Matthew 11 : 16 - 19 .
Paul wrote : “ When you people thus sin against your brothers and w@@ ound their conscience that is we@@ ak , you are sin@@ ning against Christ .
S@@ y@@ rac@@ use ​ — A S@@ to@@ po@@ ver on Paul’s V@@ o@@ y@@ age
When ad@@ vers@@ ity str@@ ik@@ es , the mind of the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m often foc@@ uses on one question : Why did it ha@@ p@@ pen ?
Does Jehovah ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ar@@ ily mo@@ ld people or nations , making some good and others bad ?
Even small expres@@ sions of love from our brothers and sisters show me how much Jehovah lo@@ ves us . ”
Jehovah listen@@ ed to David , and He can answer such a prayer for his mo@@ der@@ n - day servants too .
Instead , Adam real@@ ized that if he obe@@ yed God and did not e@@ at from that t@@ ree , he would live on end@@ less@@ ly ​ — he would not die .
In this set@@ ting , the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in is about to try 12 followers of Jesus Christ .
At the same time , I was a f@@ an of ka@@ r@@ ate mo@@ vi@@ es .
M@@ an@@ kind will be res@@ cu@@ ed , or deli@@ vered , from op@@ pres@@ sion and viol@@ ence , from the ca@@ uses of suffering and dist@@ ress .
In s@@ pite of Davi@@ d’s ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements , he had a hum@@ ble view of himself .
They must not pre@@ su@@ me to ju@@ dge others as per@@ man@@ ently inc@@ or@@ ri@@ gi@@ ble .
Still , the situation is not going to imp@@ ro@@ ve if A@@ le@@ x keep@@ s qui@@ et about it .
In K@@ o@@ re@@ a , op@@ position to our preaching work had in@@ ten@@ si@@ fied through the years because of our neu@@ tr@@ ality .
After Moses led the nation of Israel out of Egy@@ pt , a re@@ bel@@ li@@ on bro@@ ke out in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
We have t@@ ou@@ ched on se@@ ven Christian qualities that we are encoura@@ ged to pur@@ sue ​ — righteousness , godly devo@@ tion , faith , love , end@@ ur@@ ance , mil@@ dness of temp@@ er , and peace .
( a ) Who was K@@ or@@ ah , and what hist@@ ori@@ c events was he un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly part of ?
Rather than be like Saul , it is much better to be o@@ pen to counsel . ​ — Read Psalm 14@@ 1 : 5 .
The Bible says : “ You hus@@ ban@@ ds should try to understand the wi@@ ves you live with . ”
He is the Gi@@ ver of “ every good gift and every perfect present . ”
B@@ ri@@ an and Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le , a cou@@ ple in their mi@@ d - 30 ’ s from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , moved to T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n about ei@@ ght years ag@@ o .
What has the pas@@ sing of time reve@@ aled ?
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Bu@@ il@@ ding at the “ H@@ ouse of S@@ to@@ ne ”
For a Christian , such knowledge is like food .
Th@@ ough su@@ p@@ po@@ se@@ dly holy , they were ca@@ pa@@ ble of dec@@ e@@ it and cri@@ me .
Such things are part of the human con@@ dition at present .
Many human problems are the result of what in@@ ability ?
In ad@@ dition to wit@@ ness@@ ing from house to house , we try to re@@ ach relati@@ ves , bu@@ sin@@ ess ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ an@@ ces , and cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es with the good news .
Such questions are ad@@ d@@ ressed and discus@@ sed in de@@ ta@@ il at the Ser@@ vice Me@@ et@@ ing .
No won@@ der the Bible war@@ ns against having any cont@@ act with such spirit for@@ ces !
It seem@@ ed to him that it was as beau@@ ti@@ ful as the gar@@ den of E@@ den , but there were no ch@@ er@@ u@@ bs gu@@ arding it to keep humans out .
Because Christians show love , many of our enem@@ ies have so@@ f@@ ten@@ ed their heart toward us .
Lo@@ ve for our neigh@@ b@@ or .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jehovah’s Witnesses dec@@ l@@ are the good news of the Kingdom in over 4@@ 30 different t@@ ong@@ u@@ es .
How have some family members expres@@ sed appreciation for the fine example set by Christian wi@@ ves and mo@@ thers ?
S@@ hor@@ tly before Jesus died , he remin@@ ded his disciples of this fact three times .
This ba@@ si@@ c rule of conduct is acc@@ la@@ im@@ ed by many religi@@ ons .
What made him change ?
Yes , listen to , or obey , this C@@ ho@@ s@@ en One .
She might also discus@@ s with her gi@@ r@@ ls principles that would help them become th@@ ri@@ f@@ ty sh@@ op@@ p@@ ers . ​ — Proverbs 31 : 14 , 18 .
A@@ ver@@ age age : 3@@ 2@@ .@@ 8
Ke@@ ep@@ ing a Bal@@ an@@ ced V@@ i@@ e@@ w
To understand why H@@ ut@@ ter@@ ’s Hebrew Bible was so help@@ ful , consider two challeng@@ es that a lear@@ ner fac@@ ed when tr@@ ying to read the Bible in Hebrew .
While the children are wa@@ shing the di@@ sh@@ es , the parents invit@@ e us to jo@@ in them in the living ro@@ om .
“ I L@@ au@@ d Your N@@ ame ”
It ca@@ uses people to be sel@@ f@@ ish and to do the ex@@ act op@@ pos@@ ite of what God wants them to do
And think of the rich blessing she and El@@ kan@@ ah enjo@@ yed because their de@@ ar son served at Jehovah’s ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le !
Re@@ call that the apostle Paul ur@@ ged Christians in the local congregation in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i , M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia : “ This is what I continue pra@@ ying , that [ you ] may be filled with righteous fru@@ it , which is through Jesus Christ , to God’s glory and praise . ”
F@@ ol@@ low Jehovah’s Ex@@ am@@ ple
They com@@ posed song@@ s la@@ u@@ ding him .
And it wor@@ ked !
The first was against wa@@ y@@ ward Juda@@ h and the second against op@@ pres@@ sive Babyl@@ on .
He descri@@ bes the di@@ lig@@ ent work@@ er who has re@@ ached the p@@ in@@ n@@ ac@@ le of his care@@ er only to feel “ ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic tre@@ pi@@ d@@ ation , dist@@ ress , des@@ pon@@ d@@ enc@@ y or de@@ pres@@ sion at@@ tri@@ bu@@ table to the beli@@ ef that he is tra@@ pp@@ ed in a jo@@ b , or on a care@@ er p@@ ath , from which he can ne@@ i@@ ther es@@ cap@@ e nor der@@ i@@ ve p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal gr@@ ati@@ fic@@ ation . ”
With that in mind , you can set go@@ als in three different are@@ as : ( 1 ) your con@@ vi@@ ctions , or beli@@ ef@@ s , ( 2 ) your actions , and ( 3 ) your gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de .
The second article shows what effect Jesus ’ words recorded at Matthew 7 : 12 should have on our preaching activ@@ ity .
Yet , the psalmist could still use his life to praise Jehovah .
But the Witnesses ​ — there were fe@@ wer than 20 in the is@@ lands in those days — ​ im@@ medi@@ ately ob@@ ta@@ ined th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of sign@@ atu@@ res on a pet@@ iti@@ on that we be per@@ mit@@ ted to stay .
Christians were to do so whether they were deal@@ ing with those in@@ side or out@@ side the congregation .
Because Jesus was mil@@ d - temp@@ ered and low@@ ly in heart , those who were we@@ igh@@ ed down with pres@@ sures and bur@@ den@@ s were ref@@ re@@ shed by his up@@ building teachings and kind person@@ ality .
Since 198@@ 1 , many fr@@ actions ( bre@@ ak@@ down el@@ ements der@@ i@@ ved from one of the four ma@@ j@@ or com@@ pon@@ ents ) have been is@@ ol@@ ated for use .
These anointed followers of Christ im@@ medi@@ ately began to ur@@ ge their fellow men to es@@ cap@@ e God’s wr@@ ath by get@@ ting baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of their sin@@ s .
That in no way al@@ ters the fact that the human soul is mor@@ tal .
Jehovah has fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed his thro@@ ne in the heavens ; and his k@@ ing@@ ship rul@@ es over everything . ”
* He s@@ or@@ ely mis@@ sed his bel@@ o@@ ved “ P@@ r@@ inc@@ ess . ”
P@@ le@@ ase consider the following ways .
7 / 1 Paul’s N@@ ep@@ he@@ w , 6 / 1
After his con@@ ver@@ sion to n@@ om@@ in@@ al Christi@@ an@@ ity , T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an became an in@@ ven@@ tive writ@@ er with a f@@ l@@ are for ter@@ se and wit@@ ty st@@ at@@ ements .
Daniel was given what promise about his future ?
( b ) How does one el@@ der pre@@ pare for the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al each year , and how might you do something similar ?
Jehovah made all these re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble chang@@ es possible .
During such peri@@ o@@ ds , no@@ body could become pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch against the emp@@ er@@ or@@ ’s will or remain so for long .
This law would gu@@ i@@ de and benefit Christians wh@@ er@@ ever they lived . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 2 .
The con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of mi@@ x@@ ing d@@ ri@@ ving with dr@@ in@@ king are disa@@ str@@ ous .
God dec@@ la@@ res : “ ‘ I shall without fai@@ l fin@@ ish everything off the sur@@ face of the gr@@ ound , ’ is the ut@@ ter@@ ance of Jehovah .
To illustr@@ ate : A mother has wa@@ shed and d@@ ressed her small bo@@ y in pre@@ par@@ ation for an important occasi@@ on .
He has pray@@ ed for holy spirit to help him res@@ ist this fil@@ thy ha@@ bi@@ t .
This p@@ lo@@ y b@@ ought valu@@ able time , and David made good his es@@ cap@@ e . ​ — 1 Samuel 19 : 11 - 16 .
How can we see Jehovah and his hand today ?
The vis@@ it@@ or is J@@ on@@ a@@ than ; the fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve , David .
But that really di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish us very well , since there were Bible stud@@ ents a@@ ff@@ ili@@ ated with vari@@ ous other religious grou@@ ps .
Rather than loo@@ king be@@ h@@ ind , S@@ ar@@ ah loo@@ ked a@@ head .
Yet , Jehovah reve@@ aled the truth to him .
O@@ r if he also as@@ ks for an e@@ g@@ g , will hand him a s@@ cor@@ pi@@ on ? ”
Per@@ haps they have allow@@ ed the spirit of the world to sa@@ p the sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y from their lives , thus develop@@ ing a spiritually lu@@ ke@@ war@@ m attitude toward Bible study , prayer , Christian meetings , and the ministry .
As the number of pione@@ ers inc@@ reas@@ ed sh@@ ar@@ p@@ ly , respon@@ sible brothers consider@@ ed practic@@ al ways to support this gro@@ wing ar@@ my .
Like Job , we may su@@ ff@@ er si@@ ck@@ ness or other har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps .
Jesus also fore@@ told future events , including those that would mar@@ k the fin@@ al days of the present world .
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , one of the of@@ fic@@ ers sum@@ mon@@ ed me to his of@@ fice and str@@ ong@@ ly war@@ ned me not to preach .
Why is it important to use the Bible when re@@ pl@@ ying to questions about our beli@@ ef@@ s ?
Wh@@ atever it was , like an ir@@ rit@@ ating thor@@ n , it could have ro@@ b@@ bed Paul of his joy in Jehovah’s service .
As the brothers in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i thought over what had happened in the ten years since those events , they would have been streng@@ th@@ ened .
By sign@@ ing that tre@@ at@@ y , Rus@@ si@@ a@@ ’s govern@@ ment declar@@ ed that its sub@@ je@@ cts have
Mo@@ re@@ over , by car@@ r@@ ying out Jesus ’ comm@@ and to go and preach , we too show our love for God because Jesus ’ comman@@ d@@ ments refle@@ ct his Fa@@ ther’s thinking .
In our Kingdom H@@ alls and at our conven@@ tions and ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , we experience the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s spirit at work in our fellow believers .
L@@ ess than a year later , I sto@@ od on the same spo@@ t ob@@ serving a prin@@ ting pres@@ s in op@@ er@@ ation . ”
In fact , our Creator does more than provide the ba@@ re necess@@ ities of life .
• When sol@@ di@@ ers and of@@ fic@@ ers came to the gar@@ den of Ge@@ th@@ s@@ em@@ ane to ar@@ rest Jesus , he op@@ en@@ ly id@@ enti@@ fied himself , t@@ wi@@ ce tel@@ ling them : “ I am he . ”
It makes our eyes shin@@ e and con@@ v@@ inc@@ es us that we have made the right cho@@ ic@@ es in life as we s@@ pre@@ ad Bible truth . ​ — E@@ ph .
During that peri@@ od , the ch@@ urch for@@ ci@@ bly ch@@ ris@@ ten@@ ed ei@@ ght children of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
To have true purpose in life is to have a reason for living , a clear ob@@ je@@ ctive , and a fo@@ cal point for our efforts .
You need hum@@ ility in order to trust in “ the mi@@ gh@@ ty hand of God ” and to “ thro@@ w all your anxi@@ ety on him . ”
Paul said , according to Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 19 , that some individuals had “ come to be past all moral sense ” and that “ they gave themselves over to lo@@ ose conduct to work un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness of every s@@ ort with gre@@ e@@ din@@ ess . ”
Jehovah’s people in Al@@ ban@@ ia rema@@ ined faithful des@@ pite Satan’s att@@ ac@@ ks
In fact , love is a h@@ all@@ mar@@ k of a Christian marriage .
What out@@ standing demonstr@@ ation of God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness did S@@ te@@ ph@@ en experience ?
Yet , was his situation ho@@ p@@ eless ?
That of the Son of God or simply that of a de@@ v@@ out Je@@ w in@@ t@@ ent on re@@ form@@ ing the religion that pre@@ va@@ iled in his are@@ a in the first century ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , rather than taking a stand for Bible - based mor@@ ality , many ch@@ ur@@ ches are ei@@ ther w@@ in@@ king at or activ@@ ely supp@@ or@@ ting im@@ moral practic@@ es like for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation and ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ ality .
‘ the right to say and wr@@ ite in a respon@@ sible way what they think and to give information to others . ’ ​ — Ar@@ tic@@ le 10 .
W@@ ell , it is true that religious lead@@ ers who cla@@ im to follow the Bible have pro@@ duc@@ ed many con@@ fu@@ sing and con@@ f@@ lic@@ ting ide@@ as .
For instance , we are moved to praise him when we think of “ his works of mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness ” and “ the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of his great@@ ness . ”
“ In the sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of your w@@ ings I take refu@@ ge . ”
( b ) How will Jehovah re@@ ward righ@@ tly dis@@ posed people ?
Those are not v@@ al@@ id exc@@ uses for fa@@ il@@ ing to car@@ ry out God’s comman@@ ds . ​ — 10 / 15 , pages 12 - 15 .
I@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ ally , one man who prom@@ o@@ ted this change was a high of@@ fi@@ cial of the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch .
A branch of@@ fice in E@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe ob@@ served : “ In many of our congregations , there is a high per@@ cen@@ ta@@ ge of sisters , at times up to 70 per@@ c@@ ent .
P@@ ra@@ y to Jehovah for courage .
This time , however , our family was com@@ for@@ ted by the resurrection hope .
( b ) What can ha@@ p@@ pen to us if we ign@@ ore war@@ ning sign@@ s ?
In 19@@ 32 , when I was 20 , the nor@@ the@@ ast of B@@ ra@@ z@@ il was h@@ it by a se@@ v@@ ere , pro@@ long@@ ed dr@@ ought .
May I ask your name ?
On sever@@ al occasi@@ ons Jesus encoura@@ ged his disciples to “ give gi@@ f@@ ts of mer@@ cy , ” or as other transl@@ ations rend@@ er the ph@@ ra@@ se , to “ give in char@@ ity ” or “ give to char@@ ity . ”
If you are up@@ set by the com@@ mer@@ ci@@ al@@ ism and dis@@ tur@@ b@@ ing conduct associ@@ ated with the Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s se@@ as@@ on , as well as its un@@ sa@@ v@@ ory pa@@ g@@ an orig@@ ins , do not be disc@@ oura@@ ged .
What helps our brothers to remain happy serving Jehovah ?
C@@ er@@ tain s@@ k@@ in di@@ se@@ as@@ es , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly le@@ pro@@ s@@ y , and dis@@ char@@ ges of the m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale or@@ g@@ ans would lik@@ e@@ wise cause a person to be un@@ clean .
If you get ir@@ rit@@ ated and try to find another r@@ ou@@ te , you might get lost . You could end up taking more time to re@@ ach your des@@ t@@ in@@ ation than you would had you pati@@ ently rema@@ ined on course .
C@@ learly , not all anxi@@ ety is evidence of a we@@ ak faith .
Why is it important that we continue to strengthen our faith ?
6 : 17 .
Indeed , we re@@ a@@ p what we s@@ ow .
Indeed , a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al teaching of Christi@@ an@@ ity is not to re@@ tal@@ i@@ ate under pro@@ vo@@ c@@ ation .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er can bring us “ the peace of God ”
T@@ U@@ R@@ K@@ E@@ Y
“ Be in Su@@ b@@ je@@ ction to One A@@ no@@ ther ”
Hence , all who exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of et@@ er@@ n@@ al life .
As to why God per@@ m@@ its these bad con@@ di@@ tions , see the article “ Why Does God Al@@ low E@@ vi@@ l and Su@@ ffering ? ”
He gave suffering individuals r@@ ene@@ wed reason to live by rest@@ or@@ ing sight and spe@@ e@@ ch , c@@ uring disa@@ b@@ led li@@ m@@ bs , cle@@ ans@@ ing fellow Israelites of lo@@ a@@ th@@ some di@@ se@@ as@@ es , and reli@@ ev@@ ing them of other g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous si@@ ck@@ nesses .
Li@@ es That M@@ ake God Se@@ em Un@@ lo@@ va@@ ble , 11 / 1
With my par@@ t@@ ner ( right ) , serving as special pione@@ ers in M@@ ist@@ el@@ ba@@ ch , Au@@ stri@@ a
A woman in In@@ dia accepted a Bible study and in time qu@@ ali@@ fied as an un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ er .
Peter is re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed for his imp@@ ul@@ sive yet hon@@ est person@@ ality
A@@ n I@@ mp@@ er@@ s@@ onal F@@ or@@ ce or a Re@@ al Per@@ son ?
The desi@@ gn@@ ations “ clean ” and “ un@@ clean ” for food came into ex@@ ist@@ ence only with the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , and they ended when it was a@@ bo@@ li@@ shed .
Their child , who became an an@@ c@@ est@@ or of Jesus Christ , was car@@ ed for by Na@@ om@@ i as though it were her own .
Like her mother , E@@ vel@@ y@@ n had no fear of man . ​ — Pro@@ v .
Do You Re@@ co@@ gn@@ ize the Si@@ gn of Jesus ’ P@@ res@@ ence ?
The word “ bapti@@ z@@ ing ” is der@@ i@@ ved from the Greek ver@@ b ba@@ ʹ@@ p@@ to , meaning “ to di@@ p in . ”
On the contr@@ ary , he ur@@ ged them to be in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y inter@@ ested in the future .
( Read Psalm 1@@ 19 : 9 . )
That had its con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
Bo@@ th women ​ — and all of us — ​ should recogn@@ ize that a pro@@ per@@ ly tra@@ ined conscience is sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to the imp@@ act on others .
Lu@@ is , who desi@@ gn@@ s fi@@ re su@@ p@@ pres@@ sion syst@@ em@@ s , and his wife , Q@@ u@@ en@@ ia , serve at W@@ all@@ k@@ ill .
Then I would look for a water f@@ oun@@ tain so that I could wa@@ s@@ h up .
We may won@@ der , though , what is the con@@ ne@@ ction between reading and medit@@ ating ?
However , the word e@@ ʹ@@ ro@@ s , which ref@@ ers to r@@ om@@ an@@ tic love , is not used by the inspired Bible writ@@ ers .
For true Christians today , nothing is more ur@@ g@@ ent than preaching the good news of the Kingdom and making disciples of people of all the nations .
In ancient Egy@@ pt , the ty@@ pe of em@@ bal@@ m@@ ing a cor@@ p@@ se might receive dep@@ ended on a fam@@ il@@ y’s st@@ atu@@ s .
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : D@@ ef@@ in@@ it@@ ely .
Se@@ par@@ ating the flo@@ c@@ ks was not a proble@@ m , since each sheep respon@@ ded to the dist@@ inc@@ tive call of its own shepher@@ d . ​ — John 10 : 4 .
There is no one in all hist@@ ory who@@ se life has been so full of meaning and so clo@@ sel@@ y con@@ ne@@ cted with our et@@ er@@ n@@ al wel@@ f@@ are as that of Jesus .
C@@ A@@ N you i@@ magine what it was like to see Jesus Christ become “ over@@ jo@@ yed in the holy spirit ” ?
Lo@@ ving - kindness , in@@ deed ! ​ — 2 Samuel 11 : 1 – 12 : 25 ; 24 : 1 - 17 .
At the meetings each we@@ ek , you sp@@ end time with your brothers and sisters , who care about you and want to encoura@@ ge you .
2 : 19 , 20 ; 1 Ti@@ m .
This situation remin@@ ds us of Israel@@ ’s Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us from Egy@@ pt .
For the cre@@ ation was sub@@ je@@ cted to fu@@ t@@ ility , not by its own will but through him that sub@@ je@@ cted it , on the bas@@ is of hope that the cre@@ ation it@@ self also will be set free from en@@ sla@@ v@@ ement to cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and have the gl@@ ori@@ ous fre@@ e@@ dom of the children of God . ”
When it comes to pu@@ re worship , it is vital that we look to Jehovah for direction and co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” and the congregation elders .
Eli@@ p@@ ha@@ z later said of God : “ In his holy ones he has no faith , and the heavens themselves are ac@@ tually not clean in his eyes . ”
If your husband is rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to make decisions or to take the lead in man@@ ag@@ ing the hous@@ eho@@ ld , you have at le@@ ast three op@@ tions . ( 1 ) You could con@@ stan@@ tly point out his fa@@ il@@ ings or ( 2 ) you could u@@ sur@@ p his ro@@ le as head of the family or ( 3 ) you could s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely com@@ men@@ d him for any efforts he does make .
Many re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly c@@ ry out to God for reli@@ ef and won@@ der if reli@@ ef will ever come .
The expres@@ sion “ if anyone has a cause for com@@ pla@@ in@@ t ” su@@ gg@@ ests that there may be v@@ al@@ id reas@@ ons for be@@ coming ir@@ rit@@ ated with others .
So they f@@ led to coun@@ tri@@ es where they were free to study the Bible .
My sisters , Mar@@ gi@@ e and O@@ l@@ ga , and I were ra@@ ised in S@@ ou@@ th B@@ ound Bro@@ ok , New Jer@@ se@@ y , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , then a to@@ wn with about 2@@ ,000 in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants .
This often br@@ ings us joy and new per@@ spe@@ c@@ ti@@ ves .
That is much more than the a@@ ver@@ age person needs .
S@@ an@@ ti@@ ag@@ o
How can ho@@ l@@ ding to a bu@@ d@@ get help famili@@ es to re@@ du@@ ce fin@@ an@@ cial pres@@ sure ?
W@@ ould such “ fre@@ e@@ dom ” be desi@@ ra@@ ble ?
He found great comfort in reading Psalm 4@@ 6 ; Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 3 : 17 ; and Mark 10 : 29 , 30 .
Do we enjoy having personal hear@@ t@@ felt commun@@ ic@@ ation with God ?
For one thing , there is the my@@ th of S@@ an@@ ta C@@ la@@ us .
Yes , let us who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly continue following him .
For our sin God could dem@@ and and ex@@ act our lives . . . .
A heart strong in faith kno@@ ws that wh@@ atever Jehovah as@@ ks or direc@@ ts through his Word is always right and in our best inter@@ ests .
Can a Scriptural up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing really sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard us from the s@@ n@@ are of se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality ?
Sh@@ ould you be af@@ ra@@ id to c@@ ry in fr@@ on@@ t of your loved one ?
; T@@ ur@@ ner , D .
Now as a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , he is tu@@ gg@@ ing at the ro@@ pe , e@@ ag@@ er to set sa@@ il , and you get the imp@@ res@@ sion that you are not invit@@ ed on bo@@ ard .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries before the f@@ oun@@ ding of the Christian congregation , Jehovah had an ang@@ eli@@ c lead@@ er over his people Israel .
L@@ ater , when Jesus was on earth , he exerc@@ ised his free will to re@@ ject the temp@@ t@@ ations of the great Ad@@ vers@@ ary .
Jesus Christ id@@ enti@@ fied Satan as “ the rul@@ er of the world . ”
A mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ce of S@@ y@@ ri@@ ans ​ — just “ a small number of men ” — ​ in@@ va@@ ded Juda@@ h and “ brought all the pr@@ inc@@ es of the people to ru@@ in . ”
In re@@ ality , the suffering will prove to have been temp@@ or@@ ary , but God’s so@@ lu@@ tion is et@@ er@@ n@@ al .
W@@ ill@@ s and Tru@@ st@@ s : Pro@@ per@@ ty or money may be be@@ qu@@ e@@ a@@ th@@ ed to W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er by means of a leg@@ ally ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted will , or W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er may be nam@@ ed as bene@@ fi@@ ci@@ ary of a trust ag@@ re@@ ement .
Lo@@ o@@ king at the t@@ ree with long@@ ing led E@@ ve to dis@@ obey God’s comm@@ and .
Of course , many Christian women have family responsi@@ bil@@ ities to care for ; yet , they keep Kingdom inter@@ ests to the fore .
Thus , both are activ@@ ely involved .
F@@ ar more than that , it is the joy of know@@ ing that we are giving something of gen@@ u@@ ine and lasting value .
G@@ a@@ il says : “ This promise says it all .
Because a similar spirit was sh@@ own by the Christians in Th@@ y@@ ati@@ r@@ a , the gl@@ ori@@ fied Jesus Christ told them : “ I know your de@@ e@@ ds , and your love and faith and ministry and end@@ ur@@ ance , and that your de@@ e@@ ds of l@@ ate are more than those form@@ er@@ ly . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
He also id@@ enti@@ fied and res@@ is@@ ted sub@@ tle at@@ temp@@ ts to influ@@ ence his thinking and actions .
God cre@@ ated humans to live forever on earth , not in heaven .
No@@ ah’s family did not know ex@@ ac@@ tly when God would bring the D@@ elu@@ ge , but they knew that it would come .
“ My parents im@@ medi@@ ately no@@ tic@@ ed a change in my attitude and showed concer@@ n , ” rel@@ ates L@@ is@@ a .
In 19@@ 6@@ 2 our J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese - st@@ y@@ le home was dem@@ o@@ li@@ shed , and a new si@@ x - st@@ ory Bethel H@@ ome was comple@@ ted on the s@@ ite the next year .
“ A char@@ ac@@ ter so origin@@ al , so complete , so uni@@ form@@ ly cons@@ ist@@ ent , so perfect , so human and yet so high a@@ bo@@ ve all human great@@ ness , can be ne@@ i@@ ther a f@@ ra@@ u@@ d nor a fi@@ ction . . . .
When we imitate Christ , people are at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to our message and may change their attitude toward us .
• What will Satan sh@@ ort@@ ly do , and with what out@@ come ?
The fact that Jehovah’s Witnesses have been succ@@ ess@@ ful in “ de@@ f@@ en@@ ding and leg@@ ally esta@@ bli@@ shing ” the good news is another pro@@ of of support from Jehovah’s mi@@ gh@@ ty hand .
That purpose will be ful@@ filled , for Jehovah is loyal .
He wel@@ com@@ ed its influ@@ ence , and when it imp@@ el@@ led him , he yi@@ el@@ ded and ac@@ ted acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly .
Th@@ ough the apostle would have to stru@@ gg@@ le to reg@@ a@@ in his spiritual bal@@ ance , Jesus wanted to use him to help others .
Th@@ ink about another example .
Bible stu@@ dies are gener@@ ally condu@@ cted with individuals or small grou@@ ps of people .
What can a bri@@ de do to show honor to her husband and to Jehovah ?
It has con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed one em@@ in@@ ent spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ist of H@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ is@@ tic Juda@@ ism and pri@@ m@@ iti@@ ve Christi@@ an@@ ity , P@@ i@@ er@@ re Ge@@ ol@@ tra@@ in .
Those years of hard work may have seem@@ ed un@@ re@@ war@@ ding at the time .
Re@@ g@@ arding that , the teach@@ er com@@ men@@ ted : “ I did not know that there were so many al@@ ter@@ n@@ ative tre@@ at@@ ments ; nor was I a@@ ware of the benef@@ its of tre@@ at@@ ment without blood .
Although co@@ op@@ er@@ ation and respect are t@@ ou@@ ted , there is no ag@@ re@@ ed - upon b@@ lu@@ ep@@ r@@ in@@ t for building faith .
3 : 21 - 26 , 28 - 33 .
The gi@@ r@@ l , however , rema@@ ins ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast in her love for the shepher@@ d bo@@ y .
The Li@@ fe and T@@ im@@ es of Fir@@ st - C@@ en@@ tury Christians
In this way , Jesus became the means provided by Jehovah for man@@ kin@@ d’s sal@@ vation , to which men of faith had been loo@@ king since the days of A@@ be@@ l .
He expla@@ ins : “ Wh@@ en@@ ever I attend@@ ed ch@@ urch , I came out feel@@ ing as emp@@ ty as when I went in . ”
Mi@@ ca@@ h pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ies that a God - appointed R@@ ul@@ er ​ — one “ who@@ se orig@@ in is from early times ” — ​ will come out of Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , the M@@ in@@ is@@ try of the In@@ ter@@ i@@ or a@@ war@@ ded the C@@ ongreg@@ a@@ z@@ i@@ one C@@ ris@@ ti@@ ana de@@ i T@@ es@@ ti@@ mon@@ i di Ge@@ o@@ va ( Christian C@@ ongreg@@ ation of Jehovah’s Witnesses ) a cer@@ ti@@ fic@@ ate of mer@@ it and a me@@ d@@ al “ to t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to the work done and di@@ lig@@ ence offered in activities con@@ ne@@ cted with the em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y that ar@@ ose in the U@@ m@@ bri@@ a and Mar@@ c@@ he re@@ gi@@ ons . ”
In ad@@ dition to expres@@ sing gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de , however , we should be min@@ d@@ ful of never mis@@ using our preci@@ ous fre@@ e@@ dom .
So I have in@@ ner peace such as I never experienced before . ”
Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning about 18@@ 9@@ 4 , the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety sent out travel@@ ing re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves to me@@ et with grou@@ ps re@@ ques@@ ting a vis@@ it .
If through experience you have acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ated evidence of your fa@@ ther’s good char@@ ac@@ ter , however , you can be confid@@ ent that he will not let you down .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i was determined to put God’s inter@@ ests a@@ head of his own . ​ — Matthew 6 : 33 .
This part - time jo@@ b en@@ ab@@ les him to support himself and his wife fin@@ an@@ cially , and it lea@@ ves them en@@ ough time to sp@@ end in their pri@@ m@@ ary activ@@ ity ​ — the pioneer ministry , fi@@ shing for men .
S@@ im@@ on and I are lear@@ ning to over@@ look each o@@ ther’s little imper@@ fe@@ ctions . ”
S@@ ome@@ times God spoke to Bible writ@@ ers by means of angels , v@@ isions , or dre@@ am@@ s .
When you accom@@ pan@@ y another Christian in the ministry , how can you work as a te@@ am ?
• Why is it important that we car@@ ry out our service to God with joy ?
Consider Na@@ om@@ i , who lost both her husband and her two sons .
Many Christians today do so to be sure that they will not mis@@ s even one s@@ es@@ sion of their ye@@ arly dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion .
Although milli@@ ons com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate Jesus ’ death , only those in that covenant par@@ take of the bre@@ ad and the w@@ ine . ​ — Read Revelation 5 : 10 .
L@@ ater , Peter fa@@ iled to act in a Christian man@@ ner , tre@@ ating G@@ ent@@ ile believers as if they were som@@ eho@@ w not as good as circum@@ c@@ ised Jewish Christians .
On@@ ce the good news has been fully pre@@ ached , the Kingdom will come to bring the present wicked system to an end .
The article l@@ in@@ ked the “ se@@ ven times ” of Dani@@ el@@ ’s prophecy with “ the appointed times of the nations ” spo@@ ken of by Jesus .
In order to have Jehovah’s ba@@ c@@ king and blessing , we must keep the work at the spiritual temple in first place in our lives .
Who are these ones who shin@@ e so b@@ righ@@ tly ?
What con@@ v@@ inc@@ es me that Bible standards are always for my own good ? ’ ​ — Is@@ a .
Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a : “ V@@ i@@ ol@@ ence and dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ation against women rema@@ ined wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad in many coun@@ tri@@ es . ” ​ — A@@ m@@ n@@ es@@ ty In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational R@@ ep@@ ort 20@@ 12 .
What a jo@@ y@@ ful re@@ uni@@ on that was !
In 1914 , for the first time in hist@@ ory , a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l war er@@ up@@ ted .
But such a cla@@ im prom@@ o@@ tes a gro@@ ss mis@@ re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ation of God .
How can we allow Jehovah to gu@@ i@@ de our st@@ ep@@ s ?
Mar@@ y’s spiritu@@ ality again became evid@@ ent when she me@@ t Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th , her relati@@ ve who also had become pre@@ gn@@ ant mirac@@ ul@@ ously .
His words are true whether those d@@ om@@ in@@ ating are individuals or cl@@ as@@ ses .
Indeed , wh@@ en@@ ever we show love to others , we feel better about ourselves .
The person in char@@ ge kin@@ dly gave us per@@ mis@@ sion to use one of the cl@@ ass@@ ro@@ om@@ s to hold liter@@ ac@@ y cl@@ as@@ ses and to conduct Bible stu@@ dies .
There was nothing un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural about the arrang@@ ement for v@@ ow@@ s , and the temple had been used for pu@@ re worship , not for i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
We were married on O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 5 , 19@@ 6@@ 5 .
O@@ N TH@@ E mor@@ ning of All Sa@@ in@@ ts ’ Da@@ y , No@@ v@@ ember 1 , 1@@ 7@@ 5@@ 5 , a powerful earth@@ qu@@ ake stru@@ ck the city of L@@ is@@ b@@ on while most of its c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens were in ch@@ urch .
See chap@@ ters 4 and 7 of the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe , publi@@ shed by the Watchtower Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of New Yor@@ k , In@@ c .
There is only one acc@@ ur@@ ate s@@ ource of that knowledge ​ — God’s Word , the Bible .
E@@ m@@ man@@ u@@ el , V@@ ic@@ t@@ or@@ ine , and their si@@ x daugh@@ ters live in an are@@ a of Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a where they do not feel the full th@@ ru@@ st of all the events mar@@ king the si@@ gn .
Even a person who does nothing may make a name for himself as a s@@ lu@@ gg@@ ard .
C@@ ar@@ din@@ al Ri@@ ch@@ eli@@ eu W@@ i@@ el@@ ds the S@@ c@@ ep@@ ter
L@@ in@@ da * came to know the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of this after some years of help@@ ing to care for her a@@ il@@ ing parents during their fin@@ al years .
I s@@ ought out one of the Witnesses and p@@ lied her with questions .
From time to time , a new c@@ ard con@@ tain@@ ing a new message was is@@ su@@ ed . The pres@@ ent@@ ation was simp@@ le ! C .
We need to imitate God , who fre@@ ely for@@ gives rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers .
No@@ thing and no one can ever be more tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy than Jehovah .
Instead , we ‘ always pur@@ sue what is good toward others . ’ ​ — 1 Th@@ ess .
He said : “ Jesus , remember me when you get into your kingdom . ”
‘ Why would they take on that ex@@ tr@@ a bur@@ den ? ’
E@@ ar@@ n@@ es@@ tly desi@@ ring a vi@@ ct@@ ory , J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah v@@ ow@@ ed : “ If you give the A@@ m@@ mon@@ ites into my hand , then who@@ ever comes out of the do@@ or of my house to me@@ et me when I return in peace from the A@@ m@@ mon@@ ites will become Jehovah’s . ”
In that case , a more thor@@ ough ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation of your Bible - based stand may be in order .
17 , 18 . ( a ) How would you de@@ fine the word “ truth ” ?
T@@ al@@ k to a tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy friend .
Lo@@ ve Your En@@ em@@ ies
( The R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on of Babyl@@ on@@ ia and As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a ) Yes , the Babyl@@ on@@ ians believ@@ ed in the im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the soul .
Yes , the soul dies when the person dies ; it is not im@@ mor@@ tal .
Do@@ e@@ g , a man mentioned in only fi@@ ve ver@@ ses of the Bible !
Mo@@ re@@ over , Paul’s words teach us something el@@ se .
So all day at kin@@ der@@ gar@@ ten , he pr@@ ou@@ dly wor@@ e his ba@@ dge .
He deci@@ ded to take his stand as a neu@@ tr@@ al Christian on the is@@ sue of mil@@ it@@ ary service .
When a well - tra@@ ined ar@@ my is att@@ ac@@ ked by an enem@@ y , the individu@@ al sol@@ di@@ ers close ran@@ ks , that is , they draw clo@@ s@@ er to one another .
A@@ n older woman came r@@ un@@ ning and cri@@ ed out : “ Le@@ a@@ ve them al@@ one , ple@@ ase !
What happ@@ ens when st@@ or@@ m@@ like difficul@@ ties t@@ est the integrity of the Christian f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of Jesus ’ followers ?
He does not res@@ ist .
Many or@@ din@@ ary people ad@@ mi@@ red the W@@ al@@ den@@ ses for their s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity and way of life , and even bi@@ sh@@ op@@ s continued to speak with them .
Some might ask : ‘ C@@ ould not God pre@@ v@@ ent such de@@ ad@@ ly cal@@ am@@ ities from happ@@ ening ?
The apostle Paul helps us to understand what a spiritual person is by dra@@ wing a contr@@ ast between a “ spiritual man ” and “ a physical man . ”
Witnesses of Jehovah vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily sub@@ mit to his rul@@ er@@ ship and co@@ op@@ er@@ ate together in order to do the divine will .
It is hard to read of her p@@ lo@@ t without feel@@ ing ast@@ on@@ i@@ shed by its wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
Many think that a scho@@ ol@@ bo@@ y wrote the ta@@ ble@@ t as part of an exerc@@ ise .
However , there is a Bible account that can help us see the matter more c@@ learly .
It is not r@@ are to find God’s name in@@ s@@ cri@@ bed on the house fr@@ on@@ t , such as over the ma@@ in do@@ or .
The earth has again become filled with viol@@ ence .
By co@@ in@@ ci@@ d@@ ence , D@@ on was the brother who had accepted my Bethel app@@ lic@@ ation at the 195@@ 5 conven@@ tion .
When we had been married for si@@ x years , B@@ en@@ i@@ am@@ in@@ o , our first son , was born .
Rather , giving attention even to this one as@@ pect of God’s wonderful works should influ@@ ence our view of him .
Bi@@ o@@ e@@ th@@ ic@@ ist Paul M@@ c@@ Ne@@ ill says : “ I think e@@ th@@ ic@@ ists are the se@@ cul@@ ar pri@@ ests . . . .
We must show respect for authority .
For example , say , “ H@@ el@@ l@@ o , J@@ ane . ”
As we experience these benef@@ its , we sense Jehovah’s pres@@ ence “ at [ our ] right hand , ” as it were , just as David did . ​ — Psalm 16 : 8 .
Se@@ cul@@ ar author@@ ities “ stand plac@@ ed in their relati@@ ve positi@@ ons by God ” in that they rule by God’s per@@ mis@@ sion , and in some c@@ as@@ es their rul@@ er@@ ship was fore@@ seen by God .
The ke@@ y to main@@ tain@@ ing cha@@ st@@ ity is to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard the heart .
S@@ pe@@ cial consider@@ ation has been ur@@ ged par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly in reg@@ ard to re@@ gi@@ onal conven@@ tions , since it is gener@@ ally not possible to provide f@@ ra@@ gr@@ ance - free are@@ as at the ven@@ u@@ es used .
Do not be mis@@ led . N@@ ei@@ ther for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ ors , nor i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ers , nor ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ers , nor men kept for un@@ n@@ atur@@ al pur@@ pos@@ es , nor men who li@@ e with men . . . will in@@ her@@ it God’s kingdom . ”
H@@ el@@ p your children to arr@@ ange who@@ les@@ ome associ@@ ation with other ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary Christians , young and old .
It is reason@@ able to conclu@@ de that like his parents , he went to Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na when he died .
The preaching and disci@@ ple - making work was deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful .
This is@@ sue of The Watchtower discus@@ ses how God off@@ ers us the comfort we all need .
He felt gu@@ il@@ ty when he went to the meetings and felt like a h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ite when he sh@@ ared in the field service , so he st@@ op@@ ped par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in these Christian activities .
She then went on to expla@@ in that Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that Jesus is God’s Son , but he is not e@@ qu@@ al to God as part of a Tr@@ in@@ ity . ​ — Mark 13 : 32 ; Luke 22 : 4@@ 2 ; John 14 : 28 .
A th@@ ir@@ d sh@@ ort - ter@@ m go@@ al you could set is that of pre@@ par@@ ing an answer for each congregation meeting .
Like Paul , they are consci@@ ous of the stru@@ gg@@ le between a desire to ple@@ ase God by living according to his standards and the course that their imper@@ fect flesh may ur@@ ge them to take .
Why is Christian baptism not for ever@@ yone ?
How does Psalm 2 : 3 apply to present - day nations ?
K@@ ar@@ la and I were thr@@ il@@ led at the bir@@ th of each of our children .
he said , “ and bless@@ ed be your sen@@ si@@ bl@@ en@@ ess . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 25 : 2 - 33 .
We were determined to pres@@ s on in our Kingdom activ@@ ity .
“ F@@ O@@ R A W@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S ”
What ro@@ le do family members pla@@ y if a man is to qu@@ ali@@ fy for ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant or an el@@ der ?
E@@ r@@ na@@ ’s col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es at work den@@ oun@@ ced her for refu@@ sing to give the H@@ it@@ l@@ er sal@@ u@@ te , and this led to her ar@@ rest by the Na@@ z@@ is .
What glory it will bring to the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh when the eyes of the bl@@ ind are op@@ ened , the ear@@ s of the de@@ a@@ f are un@@ st@@ op@@ ped , and the l@@ ame walk , j@@ um@@ p , and ru@@ n ! ​ — Isaiah 35 : 5 , 6 .
Des@@ cri@@ be from the Scriptures what happened from 1914 to 19@@ 19 .
What happened after Jehovah r@@ ene@@ wed J@@ on@@ ah’s assignment ?
F@@ red made us stay the night .
M@@ en were dra@@ f@@ ted and sent to the bat@@ t@@ le@@ field in Ch@@ ina .
17 , 18 . ( a ) How can you become a succ@@ ess@@ ful ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er ?
Tru@@ e Christians “ cannot be par@@ taking of ‘ the table of Jehovah ’ and the table of dem@@ ons , ” so they do not share in these cu@@ st@@ om@@ s .
Jehovah , through his servants on earth , provided a beau@@ ti@@ ful new house .
For more information on cho@@ o@@ sing a care@@ er , see chap@@ ter 38 of the book Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k , V@@ olu@@ me 2 .
Dis@@ coura@@ g@@ ement is a we@@ ap@@ on that Satan has used effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
During those days , I was assign@@ ed to organiz@@ e a conven@@ tion in T@@ ow@@ ns@@ v@@ il@@ le for the local Witnesses .
He still does not know the id@@ ent@@ ity of his bi@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal father and mother and pro@@ ba@@ bly never will .
W@@ ho@@ le famili@@ es , including “ all in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent en@@ ough to listen , ” sto@@ od and listen@@ ed “ from da@@ y@@ bre@@ ak t@@ ill mi@@ d@@ day . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , Noah was “ a pre@@ ach@@ er of righteousness . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jehovah may in our best inter@@ ests allow time to pas@@ s before his respon@@ se to our prayers be@@ comes evid@@ ent .
A@@ U@@ G@@ U@@ S@@ T 17 - 19
She helped me understand the import@@ ance of many things , such as get@@ ting ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the neigh@@ b@@ ors , vis@@ iting si@@ ck Witnesses and inter@@ ested ones , and supp@@ or@@ ting fun@@ er@@ al arrang@@ ements where possible .
Who al@@ one is the Le@@ ad@@ er of true Christians ?
Yes , Jehovah has ri@@ ch@@ ly re@@ war@@ ded me . ​ — P@@ s .
When spiritual light on some matter ge@@ ts b@@ righ@@ ter , do you try to understand the under@@ l@@ ying Scriptural reas@@ ons for the ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment ?
L@@ ON@@ D@@ O@@ N ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , N@@ or@@ th L@@ ond@@ on As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all , 1@@ 7@@ 4 B@@ ow@@ es R@@ d . A@@ U@@ G@@ U@@ S@@ T 1 - 3
She fa@@ iled to accept the instru@@ ction that Adam con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed to her .
Do You No@@ tice What O@@ thers Do ?
The next article will help you to gain in@@ sight into the real Jesus .
1 : 4 - 7 ​ — How were anointed Christians fore@@ or@@ da@@ ined long before they were born ?
It was evid@@ ent that G@@ a@@ i@@ us had already done this for his pre@@ vi@@ ous gu@@ ests , since they had brought John a repor@@ t of their ho@@ st@@ ’s love and faith . ​ — 3 John 3 , 6 .
The Witnesses were ban@@ ned . ​ — John 17 : 16 .
Although he did not direc@@ tly cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct the Tr@@ in@@ ity , C@@ el@@ l@@ ari@@ us dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed the “ He@@ av@@ en@@ ly Father ” from “ his Son Jesus Christ ” and wrote that Jesus was one of many go@@ ds and sons of the al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God . ​ — John 10 : 34 , 35 .
We were able to take care of the matter then and there .
Do@@ ing so would be a wise inv@@ est@@ ment .
And many people do not real@@ ize that they do not really need all the things they want .
( a ) How does Satan mis@@ lead people today ?
The@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans and s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists have de@@ bat@@ ed this question for cen@@ tu@@ ries .
At Jesus ’ comm@@ and , “ the man that had been dead came out with his fe@@ et and hands b@@ ound with w@@ ra@@ pp@@ ings , and his coun@@ ten@@ ance was b@@ ound about with a clo@@ th . ”
When exam@@ ined care@@ fully , however , they can be seen as cle@@ ver tri@@ c@@ ks in@@ ven@@ ted by the ar@@ t@@ ist to con@@ fu@@ se or dec@@ ei@@ ve the e@@ ye and mind of the b@@ eho@@ l@@ der .
“ Let your words always be gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous , . . . so that you will know how you should answer each person . ” ​ — C@@ O@@ L .
We end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to have a regul@@ ar family Bible study and to keep the l@@ ines of commun@@ ic@@ ation o@@ pen , al@@ though this was not always eas@@ y .
At the beg@@ in@@ ning of the tri@@ al , when it came time for Bro@@ ther Mar@@ gar@@ y@@ an to t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy , the first question for him was prop@@ oun@@ ded by a ju@@ dge on the pan@@ el .
A de@@ ad@@ ly tra@@ p had been set .
The fore@@ going examples of mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring involved grou@@ ps of people ap@@ par@@ ently expres@@ sing their dis@@ cont@@ ent out l@@ ou@@ d .
( a ) What counsel about when to mar@@ ry is given in the Scriptures ?
Proverbs 2 : 1 - 5 shows that to find “ the very knowledge of God , ” we must sear@@ ch for it as for “ hi@@ d tre@@ a@@ sures . ”
We will find that these cr@@ um@@ ble when t@@ ested in the light of the Scriptures .
He also shows ke@@ en interest in each individu@@ al .
U@@ na@@ ware of his blessings , however , he d@@ ri@@ f@@ ted away from the Christian congregation when he was a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er .
C@@ ris@@ t@@ ina ad@@ m@@ its : “ I still have a strong tend@@ enc@@ y toward en@@ v@@ y .
What will help you to preach with b@@ ol@@ dness , as Jesus did ?
How did our brothers in J@@ ap@@ an imitate Jesus ’ example ?
Because I refu@@ sed to answer their questions , they took me to a pris@@ on in B@@ y@@ d@@ go@@ s@@ z@@ c@@ z and started inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ating me that same night .
Consider one Bible example .
Is it possible that you might be doing that ?
* No@@ te the rend@@ ering of the New Eng@@ l@@ ish Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation ( 200@@ 3 ) : “ He re@@ moved the people who were in it and made them do hard la@@ b@@ or with sa@@ ws , ir@@ on pi@@ c@@ ks , and ir@@ on a@@ x@@ es , pu@@ t@@ ting them to work at the bri@@ ck kil@@ n .
In the book The L@@ ast Da@@ ys Are H@@ ere A@@ gain , Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or Ri@@ ch@@ ard K@@ y@@ le wr@@ ites that “ su@@ d@@ den change and so@@ cial cha@@ o@@ s cre@@ ate an at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere condu@@ ci@@ ve to pre@@ dic@@ tions of the end of the world . ”
Acc@@ ep@@ ting that help invol@@ ves effort .
He was like a spiritual father to many .
How did Jesus show that he loved the principles found in God’s Word ?
For example , Jehovah told the Israelites : “ You must not ste@@ al , you must not dec@@ ei@@ ve , and you must not de@@ al fal@@ sel@@ y with one another . ”
• What kind of service is accep@@ table to Jehovah ?
His L@@ ater Wor@@ k
Ha@@ ve you seen pi@@ c@@ tures in the me@@ dia of children in fam@@ ine - stri@@ ck@@ en coun@@ tri@@ es ?
Yet , T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an himself made li@@ ber@@ al use of se@@ cul@@ ar ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y when it har@@ mon@@ ized with his own ide@@ as . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 2 : 8 .
De@@ ci@@ de what you need to bu@@ y every we@@ ek or mon@@ th and how much you can af@@ for@@ d to sp@@ end * ( See fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te )
After he had com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with B@@ ath - she@@ ba , David imp@@ l@@ ored Jehovah : “ C@@ re@@ ate in me a pu@@ re heart , . . . and put within me a new spirit , a ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast one . ”
Some at school or at our place of emp@@ loy@@ ment may fe@@ ign fri@@ end@@ ship with us for de@@ vi@@ ous pur@@ pos@@ es .
In order to experience such a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble trans@@ form@@ ation , we first need to learn about Jehovah’s view of matters .
Why , from the day our fore@@ fa@@ thers f@@ ell as@@ le@@ ep in death , all things are continu@@ ing ex@@ ac@@ tly as from cre@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s beg@@ in@@ ning . ” ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 4 .
For instance , the apostle Paul ur@@ ged his fellow Christian overse@@ er Timothy : “ Do the work of an ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er , fully accom@@ pl@@ ish your ministry . ”
I learned pati@@ ence because I thought I would reg@@ a@@ in my privile@@ ges in a year or two , but it took al@@ most se@@ ven years before I again could serve as an el@@ der .
V@@ ic@@ t@@ or V@@ in@@ ter
Thus , our hear@@ t@@ felt love for Jesus will move us to foc@@ us our thoughts , spe@@ e@@ ch , and actions pri@@ mar@@ ily on Kingdom activities rather than on the every@@ day af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of life . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
We follow the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ Let the one b@@ ra@@ gg@@ ing about himself b@@ ra@@ g about himself because of this very thing , the having of in@@ sight and the having of knowledge of me , that I am Jehovah , the One exerc@@ ising loving - kindness , justice and righteousness in the earth . ”
David had such a deep respect for God’s law on life and blood that on this occasi@@ on , he ref@@ ra@@ ined from doing what even res@@ em@@ b@@ led a viol@@ ation of that law .
The four brothers had indic@@ ated their desire to serve together in the same country ​ — if possible .
There he heard the Scriptures read and com@@ men@@ ted on .
P@@ at called me and asked if I would ag@@ ree to study the Bible with him and the Witnesses .
She spoke with her parents about it , and together they deci@@ ded that Mar@@ í@@ a Isa@@ be@@ l would try to think of a pl@@ an to dist@@ ribu@@ te the invit@@ ations at school .
Those who are not yet c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens of God’s Kingdom may con@@ done ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ ality , consider por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y to be har@@ m@@ less fu@@ n , and think that ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y and div@@ or@@ ce are pur@@ ely personal matters .
This is high@@ ligh@@ ted in the second chap@@ ter of Proverbs .
P@@ re@@ served Th@@ r@@ ough D@@ ar@@ k@@ ness and T@@ ri@@ bul@@ ation
That and similar lo@@ ose moral practic@@ es are not li@@ mit@@ ed to one country .
But it took a vision from Jehovah to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce the apostle Peter of the pro@@ pri@@ ety of preaching to G@@ ent@@ il@@ es , or people of the nations . ​ — Acts 10 : 1 - 4@@ 8 .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ God re@@ comm@@ ends his own love to us in that , while we were yet sin@@ n@@ ers , Christ died for us . ”
And now she was up@@ set with me , which was un@@ u@@ su@@ al because I had always obe@@ yed her .
Ad@@ di@@ tional F@@ ac@@ ts That May S@@ ur@@ pris@@ e You
You can be sure that Jehovah God will bl@@ ess you for your whole - sou@@ led service and the love you show for him and for fellow humans . ​ — Matthew 22 : 36 - 40 .
When King David com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with B@@ ath - she@@ ba , his actions ad@@ ver@@ sel@@ y affe@@ cted him and others .
E@@ ach person in the congregation can encoura@@ ge others ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 14 )
I feel that giving my husband honor and respect as well as supp@@ or@@ ting him in his congregation du@@ ties is my way of show@@ ing appreciation to Jehovah for this arrang@@ ement . ”
Consider what the people of the nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom of ancient Israel were doing .
E@@ arly the following mor@@ ning , a similar av@@ al@@ an@@ c@@ he kil@@ led ever@@ yone in P@@ om@@ pe@@ i@@ i .
• Read cur@@ r@@ ent and past Ye@@ ar@@ boo@@ ks .
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S wor@@ ked very hard to preach about the Kingdom .
Jehovah bless@@ ed that h@@ and@@ ful of spirit - anointed Christians .
F@@ o@@ re@@ most among Jesus ’ teachings is that his followers should displa@@ y love .
Mi@@ ca@@ iah the son of G@@ em@@ ari@@ ah inform@@ ed his father and a number of pr@@ inc@@ es of what had happened , and they invit@@ ed Bar@@ u@@ ch to read the ro@@ l@@ l al@@ ou@@ d a second time .
It is up to each Christian sol@@ di@@ er to make use of the loving tra@@ ining provided .
And how can we lo@@ v@@ ingly encoura@@ ge others to make right decisions in this reg@@ ard ?
B@@ es@@ id@@ es listen@@ ing to them , Moses also pray@@ ed for his loved ones .
Jehovah is pleas@@ ed when we show com@@ pas@@ sion for others .
Jesus war@@ ned his disciples : “ You will be ob@@ je@@ cts of h@@ at@@ red by all people because of my name . ”
What a for@@ ce@@ ful demonstr@@ ation of divine power and justice !
In his day Christi@@ an@@ ity was mis@@ re@@ pres@@ ented to the author@@ ities , and he some@@ times end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to cor@@ rec@@ t those false imp@@ res@@ sions or to esta@@ bl@@ ish the preaching work leg@@ ally .
The conc@@ ep@@ t of an an@@ nu@@ al ob@@ serv@@ ance to com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant ev@@ ent is certainly not un@@ u@@ su@@ al .
A@@ n emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on educ@@ ation had led to the f@@ oun@@ ding of S@@ t . Pet@@ er@@ s@@ bur@@ g@@ ’s I@@ mp@@ eri@@ al Li@@ br@@ ary in 1@@ 7@@ 9@@ 5 by E@@ mp@@ ress Ca@@ ther@@ ine I@@ I ( also known as Ca@@ ther@@ ine the Gre@@ at ) .
But what they were inspired to rec@@ ord en@@ ab@@ les us to pe@@ er into the mind of the great@@ est man who ever lived .
“ I W@@ A@@ S a little gi@@ d@@ dy upon arri@@ ving in my be@@ d@@ ro@@ om that night after c@@ ele@@ br@@ ating with my compan@@ i@@ ons our good for@@ tu@@ ne , ” rec@@ al@@ led Fr@@ en@@ ch ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ist An@@ dr@@ é Par@@ ro@@ t .
Still , they can be encoura@@ ged when they look at the positi@@ ve as@@ pect .
I had no means of commun@@ ic@@ ating with Kat@@ ina , and I had no liter@@ ature to read , not even a Bible .
Un@@ der@@ standing the meaning of 6@@ 6@@ 6 , therefore , is much more than just sol@@ ving an in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ing pu@@ z@@ z@@ le .
As she fin@@ i@@ shed , there was ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te s@@ il@@ ence in the cl@@ ass@@ ro@@ om .
Such was the case of F@@ er@@ mina , a young woman from the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous re@@ gi@@ on of the com@@ ar@@ c@@ a .
During the years that follow@@ ed , I served for ten years as the co@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ or of the B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e .
Mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring about men who@@ se du@@ ty it is to shepher@@ d the flo@@ ck of God may lead to re@@ v@@ il@@ ing .
When you speak that way , it just s@@ oun@@ ds n@@ atur@@ al and can help others to get your point .
( mission@@ aries ) , 10 / 15
May 10 - 16 , 20@@ 10
But about 1@@ 7@@ 60 B.C.E . , King H@@ am@@ mu@@ ra@@ bi of Babyl@@ on con@@ qu@@ ered and destro@@ yed the city , pu@@ t@@ ting an end to what Par@@ ro@@ t called “ a ci@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ation that was one of the ligh@@ ts of the ancient world . ”
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H is “ the God of all comfort . ”
In sear@@ ch@@ ing for the ul@@ tim@@ ate good , Di@@ o@@ gen@@ es is said to have wal@@ ked through A@@ th@@ ens in bro@@ ad da@@ y@@ light with a ligh@@ ted lam@@ p loo@@ king for a vi@@ r@@ tu@@ ous person !
A person only needed to stand in a public place for a few m@@ om@@ ents before someone would appro@@ ach and kin@@ dly ask if he could help in any way .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , mo@@ der@@ n - day elders should not give up in tra@@ ining brothers just because one of them does not respon@@ d well .
Ad@@ vice or sh@@ ort@@ cu@@ ts that others offer might s@@ ound appe@@ al@@ ing , even expe@@ di@@ ent , but is it not lo@@ gi@@ cal to think that we are going to get the best resul@@ ts and avoid problems if we follow the M@@ ak@@ er@@ ’s direc@@ tions ?
They ag@@ re@@ ed to a Bible study , and ev@@ en@@ tually both were baptized in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of their dedic@@ ation to Jehovah .
God’s angels as@@ cen@@ ding and des@@ cen@@ ding on it showed that angels minis@@ ter in some important way between Jehovah and humans who have his appro@@ val . ​ — John 1 : 5@@ 1 .
• How can our conduct refle@@ ct on Jehovah ?
How to Ma@@ in@@ tain a P@@ os@@ iti@@ ve V@@ i@@ e@@ w@@ point , 3 / 15
What H@@ app@@ ens to U@@ s at De@@ ath ?
C@@ ol@@ por@@ te@@ ur@@ s were shin@@ ing the light of truth thr@@ ough@@ out J@@ ap@@ an , pu@@ shing and pul@@ ling Je@@ h@@ us up and down m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s and ac@@ ro@@ ss v@@ al@@ le@@ ys from nor@@ ther@@ ly Ho@@ k@@ ka@@ i@@ do to K@@ yu@@ sh@@ u in the sou@@ th .
E@@ spe@@ cially because this is what Jehovah requi@@ res of them .
O@@ b@@ ser@@ ves en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment an@@ al@@ y@@ st David Da@@ v@@ is : “ Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , wit@@ ches are you@@ ng@@ er and cu@@ ter , de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely cu@@ ter .
▪ Consider the purpose of the different scho@@ ol@@ s esta@@ bli@@ shed by Jehovah’s organization .
All because of her gre@@ ed , D@@ el@@ il@@ ah be@@ tra@@ yed someone who loved her .
How we cultiv@@ ate faith like No@@ ah’s .
Why , an individu@@ al would have to preach n@@ on@@ sto@@ p for 3@@ 8@@ 6 years to accom@@ pl@@ ish what was done in one day !
TH@@ E ide@@ a of f@@ l@@ ying in a pl@@ ane with a wr@@ ong@@ ly pro@@ gr@@ am@@ m@@ ed com@@ pu@@ ter is f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ing .
Matthew 22 - 28 – Mark 1 - 8
On the other hand , be a@@ ware of Satan’s desi@@ gn@@ s so that you will have the courage and st@@ am@@ ina to fi@@ ght all the har@@ der to do what is right .
In fact , things may get wor@@ se as the world be@@ comes more un@@ st@@ able and e@@ con@@ om@@ ies se@@ es@@ a@@ w or even fal@@ ter .
M@@ an@@ kind is not able to eli@@ min@@ ate cri@@ me .
L@@ ong - suffering on the part of their members contribu@@ tes to the peace and happiness of Christian commun@@ ities , whether congregations , Bethel ho@@ m@@ es , mission@@ ary ho@@ m@@ es , con@@ stru@@ ction te@@ am@@ s , or scho@@ ol@@ s .
Why , though , would God wa@@ ge a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l war ?
Such gro@@ w@@ th does not take place ra@@ pi@@ dly .
However , only as part of God’s flo@@ ck can they enjoy the ser@@ en@@ ity and happiness that David spoke of in the 2@@ 3@@ r@@ d Psalm .
So@@ on , fi@@ ve of the family were regul@@ arly stud@@ ying the Bible , atten@@ ding Christian meetings , and pu@@ t@@ ting what they were lear@@ ning into prac@@ tice .
How did a young man find the father fi@@ gu@@ re he had ye@@ ar@@ ned for his whole life ?
P@@ le@@ ase we@@ i@@ gh all such ad@@ vice pray@@ er@@ fully in the light of God’s Word and the spiritual food provided by the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class .
The Bible ans@@ wers : “ Do you not know that the fri@@ end@@ ship with the world is en@@ m@@ ity with God ?
For example , Jesus said : “ You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind . ”
He ad@@ mi@@ red their fir@@ m faith and the fact that their teachings are based on the Scriptures .
So we cannot ex@@ pect the same events every@@ where at the same time .
Jesus does not want [ his ] disciples [ to be ] disa@@ p@@ pointed .
May we se@@ ize the opportun@@ ities before us to ex@@ ten@@ d the invit@@ ation offered by the imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al God , Jehovah , to wel@@ come people of all the nations !
This is how I go about it . When we vis@@ it a congregation for the first time , I prom@@ p@@ tly go up to as many brothers and sisters as possible and in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce my@@ self .
We might feel dre@@ ad if we are th@@ reat@@ ened by a c@@ ru@@ el and d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous cri@@ min@@ al .
• Many false prophe@@ ts ac@@ tive
A@@ post@@ ates and other op@@ pos@@ ers try to use our public@@ ations on their we@@ b@@ s@@ ites to lu@@ re in Jehovah’s Witnesses and others .
The mirac@@ le of the Bible can even today per@@ form what is t@@ antam@@ ount to mirac@@ les by mo@@ tiv@@ ating people to change their person@@ alities for the better .
S@@ ound ca@@ r .
One local cu@@ sto@@ m that has become str@@ ong@@ ly en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched is that cou@@ ples simply live together without the benefit of leg@@ al marriage .
He will be acc@@ oun@@ table before Jehovah and the congregation for any serious sin@@ s that he may com@@ mit .
But their mother as@@ sur@@ ed him that they were only doing what Christians should do .
The Word is the one through whom all other things came into ex@@ ist@@ ence .
What a fine time to pray !
H@@ ous@@ es with d@@ om@@ ed ro@@ of@@ s
They were the teach@@ ers in the nation of Israel .
( b ) How did Jesus pre@@ pare his apostles for taking on a ke@@ y ro@@ le after his death ?
With her fa@@ ther’s ba@@ c@@ king , she went to a pres@@ ti@@ gi@@ ous uni@@ vers@@ ity , where she started re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ing ways to pro@@ du@@ ce clean fu@@ el .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing God’s Will in F@@ o@@ c@@ us
Jehovah brought the woman to Adam , and she became his wife .
De@@ c@@ ember 22 - 28 , 200@@ 8
“ All Scrip@@ ture is inspired of God , ” says the Bible .
( b ) How can we make sure that our prayers are like s@@ we@@ et - sm@@ el@@ ling inc@@ en@@ se to Jehovah ?
T@@ ra@@ ge@@ dy stru@@ ck .
But da@@ wn dis@@ pers@@ es many ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers .
En@@ jo@@ ying the fru@@ its of our la@@ b@@ or is not wrong .
Christians had to act without d@@ el@@ a@@ y when they saw Jerusalem “ sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by enc@@ am@@ ped ar@@ mi@@ es ”
Still , a s@@ inc@@ ere Christian loo@@ ks to Jehovah for guid@@ ance .
For example , when he saw a crow@@ d making a lo@@ t of effort to listen to him , he was very happy to sp@@ end time with them and teach them .
Ex@@ er@@ ts P@@ ow@@ er , ” S@@ ep@@ t .
Many hold that A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der V@@ I has to be seen in his hist@@ ori@@ c con@@ text .
God’s Word re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly promises blessings to all who medit@@ ate on it and who stri@@ ve to apply what they learn .
* Jesus respon@@ ded : “ The children of this system of things mar@@ ry and are given in marriage , but those who have been coun@@ ted wor@@ thy of ga@@ ining that system of things and the resurrection from the dead ne@@ i@@ ther mar@@ ry nor are given in marriage .
For our part , we do well to live our lives according to God’s will .
As illustr@@ ated in the case of Israel , why do sacrific@@ es al@@ one not ple@@ ase Jehovah ?
M@@ ore and more , religious lead@@ ers con@@ done practic@@ es that are expres@@ s@@ ly con@@ dem@@ ned in the Bible .
Sol@@ di@@ ers were on every cor@@ ner !
The enc@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ di@@ c dic@@ tion@@ ary R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on@@ i e M@@ it@@ i ( R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ons and M@@ y@@ ths ) simil@@ arly states : “ The early Christians re@@ je@@ cted the use of the al@@ ta@@ r to differ@@ enti@@ ate themselves from Jewish and pa@@ g@@ an worship . ”
One ho@@ t , du@@ st@@ y af@@ ter@@ no@@ on , an old pi@@ c@@ ku@@ p tru@@ ck pul@@ led up in fr@@ on@@ t of our home , and two well - d@@ ressed men st@@ ep@@ ped out .
Why is man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit important in our qu@@ est for spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement ?
In some are@@ as , it has been found that after building a Kingdom H@@ all , the congregation will more than d@@ ou@@ ble during the following year . ”
For another 40 years , he re@@ si@@ ded in M@@ idi@@ an .
F@@ or@@ ty years ear@@ li@@ er when Israel first appro@@ ached Cana@@ an , Moses sent 12 men to sp@@ y out the land .
C@@ ongreg@@ ations were sc@@ at@@ tered over a va@@ st r@@ ur@@ al are@@ a , and some could be re@@ ached only by tru@@ ck .
Sam@@ son was ou@@ tw@@ ar@@ dly off@@ ended .
• A@@ vo@@ id com@@ prom@@ ising situ@@ ations
When sub@@ je@@ cted to persecu@@ tion , how has our brothers ’ trust in Jehovah been v@@ indic@@ ated ?
( Read Luke 10 : 21 . )
C@@ ongreg@@ ation elders and other matu@@ re ones can help fellow believers to maintain their bal@@ ance and avoid being con@@ sum@@ ed by li@@ fe@@ ’s anxi@@ e@@ ties . ​ — He@@ b .
Di@@ d Abraham Re@@ ally O@@ wn C@@ am@@ els ?
I was born in De@@ c@@ ember 19@@ 0@@ 9 .
Go@@ ing to the elders is in l@@ ine with the direction given at James 5 : 14 , 15 . ​ — 6 / 1 , page 31 .
What are the “ heal@@ th@@ ful words ” of which Paul spoke ?
P@@ u@@ bli@@ sh@@ ers needed to know how to over@@ come ob@@ je@@ ctions t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully and how to teach hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully .
They may feel that they are lo@@ sing out on something that the world off@@ ers .
And how we look for@@ ward to the day when the last enem@@ y , death , “ is to be brought to nothing ” !
If we listen emp@@ a@@ the@@ tic@@ ally , we may be able to id@@ enti@@ fy situ@@ ations that disc@@ oura@@ ge a fellow Christian and say something to help him de@@ al with those circumstances .
That the Israelites would have a human king was fore@@ told in the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
Per@@ haps what they say will help you to re@@ think your go@@ als .
The answer to that question will be found in the following article .
Some may won@@ der , though , ‘ Why do children need a family study if their parents regul@@ arly take them to congregation meetings ? ’
By de@@ gra@@ ding the ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements of ri@@ v@@ als , en@@ vi@@ ous ones at@@ temp@@ t to sa@@ ve their own in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed self - es@@ te@@ em .
H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds or wi@@ ves who love only themselves are determined to get their own way .
Such a person does wh@@ atever he wants to , ob@@ li@@ vi@@ ous of the resul@@ ts .
The Bible re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly men@@ tions this great act of love by man@@ ’s Creator .
Read God’s Word with an o@@ pen mind , e@@ ag@@ er to dis@@ co@@ ver its Au@@ thor@@ ’s thr@@ ill@@ ing message .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons upon milli@@ ons of tr@@ ac@@ ts , bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res , and ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines have been dist@@ ribu@@ ted in cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ s thr@@ ough@@ out the world , without char@@ ge to the public .
It is not that God liter@@ ally dem@@ ands n@@ on@@ sto@@ p praise from his servants , but his worshi@@ p@@ ers are a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l organization .
As I got to know Jehovah’s Witnesses better , I real@@ ized that they are a worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
( a ) Th@@ r@@ ough what means does Christ lead the Christian congregation today ?
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : When your a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent makes a strong st@@ at@@ ement , say something like this : “ I can see that you@@ ’@@ re up@@ set , and I want to hear what you have to say .
In this article , we will consider what congregation elders can learn from Jesus about show@@ ing love toward those who com@@ mit er@@ r@@ ors , even gra@@ ve er@@ r@@ ors .
W@@ is@@ ely , David asked Jehovah to “ hold [ him ] back from pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous ac@@ ts . ”
I vis@@ ited there and learned to read C@@ am@@ bo@@ di@@ an .
How can we tra@@ in our per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers ?
This was because with God’s help he was able to expla@@ in the meaning of two of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s dre@@ am@@ s .
Even if I had children of my own , I doubt that they would be clo@@ s@@ er to me than those I have helped to learn the truth .
She read the Bible to me regul@@ arly , and from an early age , I develop@@ ed a love for spiritual things .
Why di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t you answer my prayers ? ”
What will ha@@ p@@ pen when Jehovah un@@ lea@@ sh@@ es his great power ?
He de@@ pri@@ ves her of a clean moral standing and a good conscience .
Pe@@ ople suffering from st@@ ress , de@@ pres@@ sion , and fru@@ str@@ ation have also turned to yo@@ ga for sol@@ ace and so@@ lu@@ tions .
The Li@@ ght Be@@ comes B@@ righ@@ ter
I was still there when the war ended .
Jehovah’s Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment Will C@@ ome A@@ ga@@ inst the W@@ ic@@ ked
Our lives are affe@@ cted ad@@ ver@@ sel@@ y when others tre@@ at us in an un@@ kind man@@ ner .
Do You V@@ i@@ e@@ w O@@ thers as Jehovah Does ? 3 / 15
I found this s@@ cri@@ b@@ b@@ led no@@ te among my wi@@ fe@@ ’s pa@@ p@@ ers sh@@ ort@@ ly after her death in May 199@@ 4 .
“ Do not en@@ v@@ y the viol@@ ent man nor cho@@ ose any of his ways , for Jehovah de@@ t@@ ests a de@@ vi@@ ous person . ” ​ — Proverbs 3 : 31 , 32 .
The apostle Paul took his ministry very seri@@ ously , and he encoura@@ ged fellow believers to do the same .
Christians ought to we@@ i@@ gh any bir@@ th control me@@ th@@ od in the light of Bible principles .
Ke@@ ep On Se@@ e@@ king
Is there any indic@@ ation , however , that a resurrection could take place long after it was promised ?
Solomon of old ob@@ served : “ There is a fru@@ str@@ ating of pl@@ ans where there is no confid@@ enti@@ al talk . ”
A chil@@ d’s ill@@ ness may af@@ fect what the family e@@ ats , where the family go@@ es , and how much time parents sp@@ end with each child .
He would then wh@@ ir@@ l the s@@ ling a@@ bo@@ ve his head and rel@@ e@@ ase one of the cor@@ ds , ca@@ using the st@@ one to f@@ ly out with great for@@ ce and acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y .
The father , however , was a s@@ mo@@ k@@ er .
In the first century , God’s people received regul@@ ar remin@@ ders .
How does Paul apply Ho@@ se@@ a 13 : 14 , giving us what reason to hope in Jehovah ?
A m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er “ with his gar@@ ments ri@@ pp@@ ed ap@@ ar@@ t ” appe@@ ared before H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est El@@ i to in@@ form him that the Israelites had been de@@ fe@@ ated in bat@@ tle , Eli@@ ’s two sons had been kil@@ led , and the ar@@ k of the covenant had been cap@@ tur@@ ed .
G@@ ro@@ wing up in a religious hous@@ eho@@ ld , he regul@@ arly went to worship with his father .
When word re@@ ached the brothers , they rejo@@ ic@@ ed , and the congregations began to “ inc@@ re@@ ase in number from day to day . ”
6@@ 4@@ 1
To us the Bible says : “ Your Le@@ ad@@ er is one , the Christ . ”
As we pray to our heavenly Father ​ — and to him al@@ one — ​ the words of Psalm 1@@ 16 : 1 , 2 will become ever more mean@@ ing@@ ful to us : “ I love Jehovah because he he@@ ars my vo@@ ice . . .
What blessings will result from his rul@@ er@@ ship ?
The ro@@ om has a high ce@@ il@@ ing .
R@@ es@@ ist “ the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t of the World , ” 9 / 15
This should be the case even if he is a family member .
H@@ as your des@@ t@@ in@@ y already been fi@@ x@@ ed by for@@ ces comple@@ t@@ ely bey@@ ond your control ?
G@@ rac@@ i@@ ous and Just
Paul gre@@ et@@ ed An@@ dr@@ on@@ ic@@ us and J@@ uni@@ as as “ my relati@@ ves , ” likely meaning relati@@ ves who were fellow Jews .
Be@@ fore ans@@ wer@@ ing , Ne@@ h@@ emiah pray@@ ed for guid@@ ance .
H@@ y@@ r@@ can@@ us I@@ I
By your words and dem@@ e@@ an@@ or , cre@@ ate “ pe@@ ace@@ ful con@@ di@@ tions ” so that your a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent will feel inc@@ l@@ ined to talk .
So@@ on , though , servants of G@@ a@@ th@@ ’s king recogn@@ ized David .
Par@@ ents , how can you help your children re@@ ach out for the go@@ al of baptism ?
How can I imp@@ ro@@ ve ? ’
So rather than be do@@ g@@ m@@ ati@@ c about the resurrection of any par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar individu@@ al of old , we wa@@ it , tru@@ sting in Jehovah’s perfect decision .
Do you ag@@ ree that what happened to Ju@@ li@@ o and Chris@@ t@@ in@@ a@@ ’s family could not have been the will of a loving heavenly Father ?
Sa@@ ys C@@ ol@@ l@@ ins C@@ o@@ buil@@ d Eng@@ l@@ ish Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary : “ A coun@@ tr@@ y’s her@@ it@@ age is all the qualities , tra@@ di@@ tions , or fe@@ atu@@ res of life there that have continued over many years and have been pas@@ sed on from one gener@@ ation to another . ”
Like Moses , are we not pleas@@ ed when others receive privile@@ ges that might o@@ ther@@ wise have come to us ?
A Christian ca@@ ught up in that ba@@ dness should wa@@ ke up and face his need for spiritual help .
The Scriptural bas@@ is for the hope of everlasting life on earth is pres@@ ented in these artic@@ les .
But remember that “ if you are being re@@ pro@@ ached for the name of Christ , you are happy , because the spirit of glory , even the spirit of God , is re@@ sting upon you . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
In c@@ iting the things of the world , John mentioned “ the show@@ y displa@@ y of one@@ ’s means of life . ”
Jesus certainly had a mean@@ ing@@ ful life .
To what , then , was Jesus refer@@ ring when he spoke of a person@@ ’s being thro@@ wn “ into hel@@ l ” ?
In Cana@@ da only 22 per@@ c@@ ent of those who respon@@ ded to one pol@@ l “ believe that 20@@ 00 will u@@ sh@@ er in a new beg@@ in@@ ning for the world . ”
Then she began c@@ all@@ ing me for her study , some@@ times before I was even out of bed in the mor@@ ning and some@@ times t@@ wi@@ ce a day .
But Jesus would have to wa@@ it until Jehovah’s appointed time .
Satan kno@@ ws that his days are num@@ ber@@ ed , and he is out to de@@ v@@ our the un@@ w@@ ary .
Th@@ r@@ ough David , he car@@ ri@@ ed out his promise to give Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed the enti@@ re land of Cana@@ an , ex@@ ten@@ ding “ from the ri@@ ver of Egy@@ pt to the great ri@@ ver , the ri@@ ver E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates . ” ​ — Genesis 15 : 18 ; 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 13 : 5 .
But that was not the full ex@@ t@@ ent of Jo@@ b@@ ’s tri@@ als .
“ My wife is deli@@ gh@@ ted to see how much I have chang@@ ed , ” says Al@@ onso .
Is g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing ha@@ bi@@ t - form@@ ing , eas@@ ily le@@ ading to ad@@ di@@ ction ?
By word of m@@ ou@@ th and by the pr@@ inted page , they have war@@ ned people of all nations in@@ side and out@@ side of Chris@@ tend@@ om about the d@@ anger of false religion .
How to Ma@@ in@@ tain the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t of S@@ el@@ f - S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fice , 3 / 15 I@@ mit@@ ate the Fa@@ ith of Moses , 4 / 15
The prophet there ap@@ par@@ ently ref@@ ers to going out “ of Jerusalem to the sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding H@@ in@@ no@@ m V@@ al@@ le@@ y ( Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na ) , where human sacrifice was once practic@@ ed and which ev@@ en@@ tually became the c@@ it@@ y’s refu@@ se he@@ a@@ p . ”
They were con@@ stan@@ tly con@@ dem@@ ning others and made no allow@@ ance for human imper@@ fe@@ ction .
Read Isaiah 40 : 31 .
I@@ N S@@ O@@ M@@ E par@@ ts of the world , it is the cu@@ sto@@ m for young children to honor ad@@ ul@@ ts by k@@ ne@@ el@@ ing res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully when in their compan@@ y .
Un@@ deter@@ red and with the help of loving friends , Ma@@ x@@ well and E@@ m@@ my re@@ buil@@ t their home on whe@@ els .
What comfort does the Bible provide for faithful ones who are advan@@ ced in age or who are ill ?
The Bible is a mar@@ vel@@ ous gift from the Creator .
A@@ ut@@ om@@ o@@ bil@@ es were few in those days and so , of course , were ro@@ a@@ ds .
But it also st@@ res@@ ses how important it is for Christian elders to give Jehovah’s flo@@ ck prop@@ er and loving attention .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing Pet@@ er@@ ’s counsel , how can Christian wi@@ ves help un@@ believ@@ ing hus@@ ban@@ ds ?
Since “ a tend@@ enc@@ y to en@@ v@@ y ” is present in imper@@ fect humans , it can man@@ i@@ f@@ est it@@ self even in the Christian congregation .
After all , do they not believe that God is the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord of the uni@@ verse ?
Some humans are un@@ feel@@ ing , but Jehovah is never like that .
“ The New Ye@@ ar@@ ’s ho@@ li@@ day origin@@ ates with a number of pa@@ g@@ an ho@@ li@@ days from ancient R@@ ome .
When will he bring the ra@@ ins ? ’
A person with a cho@@ ice has op@@ tions and a de@@ gre@@ e of control over the direction his or her life will take .
Mo@@ re@@ over , if we devel@@ op a good relationship with the n@@ ur@@ sing st@@ af@@ f , they may be more inc@@ l@@ ined to respect the valu@@ es and beli@@ ef@@ s of an el@@ der@@ ly Witness pati@@ ent under their care .
The same is true for Christians in these “ last days . ” ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
Why can we be sure that happiness is at@@ tain@@ able ?
Lo@@ t h@@ es@@ it@@ ated to make what should have been a clear and simp@@ le decision .
At 2 Corinthians 3 : 14 , the apostle Paul was refer@@ ring to the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , which is only a part of the p@@ re - Christian Scriptures .
This c@@ alls for regul@@ ar Bible reading , di@@ lig@@ ent personal study , serious medit@@ ation , hear@@ t@@ felt prayer , and ze@@ al@@ ous par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in the Christian ministry .
In those early days , our understanding of many matters needed ref@@ in@@ ement .
For example , consider the case of H@@ ar@@ old King , a mission@@ ary in Ch@@ ina who was sen@@ ten@@ ced to fi@@ ve years in sol@@ it@@ ary con@@ fin@@ ement .
Although the last few words were just another way to say good - b@@ ye , they re@@ mind us that it is nor@@ ma@@ l to want to have good health .
“ How did it all ha@@ p@@ pen ? ” the Ger@@ man ch@@ an@@ c@@ el@@ l@@ or was asked a few days after ho@@ st@@ il@@ ities began .
Although the young bo@@ y had man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted se@@ v@@ ere ep@@ il@@ ep@@ tic sy@@ mp@@ t@@ om@@ s , his suffering was ac@@ tually ca@@ used by a dem@@ on .
L@@ ear@@ n what it means to live as temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents in this wicked world .
See Our Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try , A@@ pri@@ l 20@@ 10 , “ Q@@ u@@ es@@ tion Bo@@ x . ”
When E@@ du@@ ar@@ do came home , I had to learn what Christian sub@@ je@@ ction really means .
What can un@@ married Christians learn from the Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite gi@@ r@@ l@@ ’s pu@@ t@@ ting others under o@@ ath not to try to a@@ wak@@ en love in her ?
W@@ y@@ nd@@ ham
Why should we learn all we can about the hist@@ ory of Jehovah’s organization ?
These pri@@ ests c@@ learly re@@ present the “ ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od , ” Jehovah’s anointed servants .
“ Let your [ Messi@@ ani@@ c ] kingdom come . . . ”
There in my parents ’ h@@ and@@ writ@@ ing were their con@@ st@@ ant in@@ qui@@ ries to my a@@ un@@ t about me .
W@@ ell , by his spe@@ e@@ ch and conduct , a righteous person br@@ ings spiritual n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment to others .
Pe@@ ople , especially in the wor@@ st - h@@ it are@@ as , do not have to be told that we are living in the last days ; they see the con@@ di@@ tions all around them . ”
In@@ tegrity Le@@ a@@ ds to H@@ on@@ es@@ ty in Bu@@ sin@@ ess
These have inclu@@ ded angels , pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s , jud@@ ges , pri@@ ests , prophe@@ ts , and k@@ ings .
We today , though , can see that under its ter@@ ms , Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed pla@@ y a special ro@@ le in the fulfill@@ ment of God’s purpose to ju@@ dge mankind .
E@@ ach we@@ ek , Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l would t@@ ele@@ gra@@ ph a ser@@ m@@ on to a new@@ s@@ pa@@ per sy@@ ndi@@ c@@ ate .
“ What son is he that a father does not discipl@@ ine ? ” the Bible as@@ ks .
Are we main@@ tain@@ ing a course of faith@@ ful@@ ness that will pre@@ v@@ ent any possible reg@@ re@@ ts at a future time ?
We then might invit@@ e the stud@@ ent to atten@@ d .
We syst@@ em@@ ati@@ c@@ ally wor@@ ked all the small v@@ il@@ la@@ ges in the G@@ as@@ p@@ é .
( b ) What shows that Christians can be influ@@ enced ?
• What less@@ ons did you learn about our view of our inter@@ n@@ ational bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od ?
Now more than ever , you need to “ t@@ est out ” what your son or daugh@@ ter says .
The first si@@ x chap@@ ters of the book of Isaiah are lar@@ g@@ ely war@@ n@@ ings about the certain cal@@ am@@ ity that was to come upon Jerusalem and its sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding c@@ ities .
One way we can pre@@ pare now to remain neu@@ tr@@ al is to think of human govern@@ ments the way Jehovah does .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , they could have en@@ tered the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , but they did not .
On the contr@@ ary , when he was asked to expla@@ in his teachings , Paul se@@ ized the occasi@@ on to present an in@@ si@@ gh@@ t@@ ful dis@@ course that well demonstr@@ ated his teaching s@@ k@@ ill@@ s .
Then , we need to follow through , accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ating the other person to the ex@@ t@@ ent possible . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Even the perfect man Jesus did so .
( Read Matthew 22 : 31 , 32 . )
Un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish Acts P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ te Mar@@ it@@ al Com@@ mit@@ ment
The next day as we went wit@@ ness@@ ing from house to house , we asked the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders if they knew of a v@@ ac@@ ant ro@@ om .
19 : 28 ​ — What is re@@ pres@@ ented by “ the tw@@ el@@ ve tri@@ bes of Israel ” that will be jud@@ ged ?
All of this c@@ alls for organization .
You may have been in some av@@ en@@ ue of full - time service .
After ap@@ poin@@ ting elders in each of the fle@@ d@@ gl@@ ing congregations , the two brothers offered prayer and “ com@@ mit@@ ted them to Jehovah in whom they had become believers . ”
A s@@ n@@ are is hi@@ d@@ den from the pre@@ y .
When is her husband rel@@ a@@ x@@ ed and eas@@ ily appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble ?
Thus , Satan also made himself “ a man@@ sla@@ y@@ er ” ​ — in@@ deed , the most mon@@ str@@ ous mu@@ r@@ der@@ er of all time ! ​ — Genesis 3 : 1 - 6 ; Romans 5 : 12 .
Re@@ ally , those two ba@@ bi@@ es knew as much about baptism as I did !
As the Jews gra@@ du@@ ally a@@ do@@ p@@ ted the Greek ide@@ a of in@@ her@@ ent im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity , their origin@@ al hope of life on earth fa@@ ded .
N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s too wanted to learn more from Jesus .
Re@@ ally , then , al@@ though we may reco@@ il at the thought of what Jehovah asked Abraham to do , we are wise to remember that Jehovah did not allow that faithful pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch to go through with the sacrifice .
Al@@ so , when the apostle Paul spoke before an a@@ udi@@ ence that inclu@@ ded ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ ers who were educ@@ ated in the fam@@ ous Greek scho@@ ol@@ s , he told them : “ The God that made the world and all the things in it . . . made out of one man every nation of men , to d@@ well upon the enti@@ re sur@@ face of the earth . ”
Al@@ mas@@ y
The ke@@ y is to give children information that is appro@@ pri@@ ate to their age .
Un@@ der the Messi@@ ani@@ c King Jesus Christ and his 14@@ 4@@ ,000 cor@@ ul@@ ers , God’s Kingdom will take prog@@ res@@ sive st@@ ep@@ s to un@@ do all the dam@@ age done to humans and their home , the pl@@ an@@ et E@@ ar@@ th .
Jesus un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly vie@@ wed young ones as preci@@ ous .
● While the children are young , parents should pas@@ s on their own beli@@ ef@@ s about God .
( I@@ tal@@ ic@@ s our@@ s ; 1 Corinthians 16 : 2 , N@@ I@@ V ) By pl@@ an@@ ning and re@@ serving an am@@ ount on a regul@@ ar bas@@ is , the Corinthians would not feel pres@@ sur@@ ed into giving beg@@ ru@@ d@@ g@@ ingly or on emo@@ tional imp@@ ul@@ se when Paul arri@@ ved .
What is reve@@ aled in vari@@ ous por@@ tions of the Bible ?
Israelites who a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned their wa@@ y@@ ward course and turned back to God offered him ‘ the young bul@@ ls of their li@@ ps . ’
Di@@ d you no@@ tice in Pet@@ er@@ ’s st@@ at@@ ement , though , just how Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness is con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed to us ?
De@@ c .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 3 , 4 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 16 - 24
Such an attitude will help us to avoid a ha@@ st@@ y re@@ action when pro@@ vo@@ ked .
O@@ N TH@@ E fin@@ al night of his life on earth , Jesus told his faithful apostles : “ I am giving you a new comman@@ d@@ ment , that you love one another ; just as I have loved you , that you also love one another .
What change is a clear indic@@ ation of advan@@ c@@ ement ?
It is an evil influ@@ ence , and its s@@ ource is no@@ ne other than Satan the Devil , “ the rul@@ er of this world ” of mankind ali@@ en@@ ated from God .
“ P@@ ow@@ er of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh ”
The M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ule of the Kingdom will also have been fully accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed ; so there will no longer be a need for a sub@@ si@@ di@@ ary govern@@ ment to remain between Jehovah and obedi@@ ent mankind .
Jehovah direc@@ ted that Solomon be the overse@@ er of this pro@@ ject . ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on .
This article discus@@ ses three ways to do so .
The Jewish S@@ on@@ c@@ in@@ o Ch@@ u@@ mas@@ h no@@ tes : “ The blood must not be st@@ ored but rend@@ ered un@@ f@@ it for con@@ su@@ mp@@ tion by p@@ our@@ ing it on the gr@@ ound . ”
What can you do to avoid lo@@ sing sight of what is truly valu@@ able ?
The Sam@@ ari@@ a , A@@ ra@@ d , and L@@ ach@@ ish o@@ str@@ ac@@ a col@@ le@@ ctions con@@ fir@@ m a number of de@@ ta@@ il@@ s recorded in the Bible .
Jesus said , however : “ God loved the world so much that he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , in order that ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might not be destro@@ yed but have everlasting life . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Bible truth has exer@@ ted power , pre@@ vail@@ ing over all ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les , religious and o@@ ther@@ wise .
Although I am now po@@ or and si@@ ck , my life is much better than it ever was .
But the fact that they sp@@ end more time in the ministry does not make them feel su@@ peri@@ or to their brothers and sisters . Rather , they cultiv@@ ate the attitude encoura@@ ged by Jesus : “ We are good - for - nothing sla@@ ves .
W@@ ould he obey his Creator , who had given him everything , including his bel@@ o@@ ved mate , E@@ ve ?
D@@ ated 9@@ 60 C.E . , it has 5@@ 16 lea@@ ves me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing about 18 in@@ ches ( 4@@ 7 c@@ m ) by 13 in@@ ches ( 34 c@@ m ) and we@@ igh@@ ing some 40 p@@ oun@@ ds ( 18 k@@ g ) .
The apostle Peter is nam@@ ed in fi@@ ve different ways ​ — S@@ y@@ me@@ on , S@@ im@@ on , Peter , C@@ ep@@ has , and S@@ im@@ on Peter .
We can cultiv@@ ate and maintain gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de by medit@@ ating on our blessings and than@@ king Jehovah for them .
“ Be@@ fore him I continued to tell about my own dist@@ ress , when my spirit fa@@ inted away within me . ”
That trans@@ iti@@ onal ph@@ ra@@ se may allow for a shi@@ ft in foc@@ us .
What are some other things a Christian can do to re@@ com@@ men@@ d himself in the jo@@ b mar@@ ke@@ t ?
If your parents do something that tend@@ s to di@@ min@@ ish your respect for them , what then ?
“ It is not a desi@@ ra@@ ble thing with my Father who is in heaven for one of these little ones to per@@ ish , ” explained Jesus . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Jehovah sur@@ ely deser@@ ves to be pra@@ ised .
( Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 21 - 23 . )
M@@ em@@ bers of my family then took me to all kin@@ ds of ch@@ ur@@ ches in sear@@ ch of mirac@@ ul@@ ous heal@@ ing , but all their efforts were in va@@ in .
Those who contribu@@ ted to temple building rejo@@ ic@@ ed great@@ ly .
If the resurrection hope is to have su@@ sta@@ ining power in our life as it did in Paul’s , we must avoid those having such an un@@ heal@@ thy spirit .
Such who@@ les@@ ome associ@@ ation helped me to maintain a positi@@ ve out@@ look .
By c@@ all@@ ing Jesus the fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its , Paul imp@@ lied that there would be other individuals brought back from death .
The fact that you can benefit from this information is evidence of Jehovah’s love for you .
What can help us to direc@@ t attention to the Bible in the ministry ?
How are such fr@@ actions used , and what should a Christian consider when deci@@ ding on them ?
This ref@@ ers to Christ’s coming as Ju@@ dge to se@@ par@@ ate people of “ all the nations ” into two c@@ ate@@ g@@ ori@@ es : “ the sheep , ” those who will have activ@@ ely supp@@ or@@ ted his spiritual brothers ( anointed Christians on earth ) and “ the go@@ ats , ” those “ who do not obey the good news about our Lord Jesus . ”
‘ E@@ ver@@ yone la@@ ugh@@ s at me all day long and makes fu@@ n of me , ’ he said .
How might a new disci@@ ple be taught to ob@@ serve those comman@@ d@@ ments ?
V@@ er@@ se 8 tel@@ ls us : “ They pas@@ sed M@@ ysi@@ a by and came down to T@@ ro@@ as . ”
Jehovah’s ang@@ el continued : “ Now come and let me s@@ end you to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h , and you bring my people the sons of Israel out of Egy@@ pt . ”
A ha@@ ugh@@ ty spirit led to U@@ z@@ z@@ i@@ ah’s do@@ w@@ n@@ f@@ all .
Thus , the book H@@ in@@ du World c@@ alls yo@@ ga “ a co@@ de of as@@ ce@@ tic practic@@ es , main@@ ly p@@ re - Ar@@ y@@ an in orig@@ in , con@@ tain@@ ing reli@@ c@@ s of many pri@@ m@@ iti@@ ve conc@@ ep@@ tions and ob@@ serv@@ an@@ ces . ”
Jesus , who never married , stated : “ My food is for me to do the will of him that sent me and to fin@@ ish his work . ” ​ — John 4 : 34 .
Paul su@@ gg@@ ested that ad@@ di@@ tional chang@@ es might also be necess@@ ary , for he continued : “ All things are la@@ w@@ ful for me ; but not all things are advan@@ ta@@ ge@@ ous . ”
Un@@ den@@ i@@ ab@@ ly , Jesus plac@@ ed a high value on mer@@ cy .
They became known as C@@ y@@ n@@ ic@@ s .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , di@@ lig@@ ent elders help baptized brothers to cultiv@@ ate the qualities requi@@ red of an appointed man by provi@@ ding them with spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c tra@@ ining .
This is because all of us are imper@@ fect and our n@@ atur@@ al tend@@ enc@@ y is toward un@@ righteousness .
To end the matter , they asked me to return to ch@@ urch , but I sto@@ od fir@@ m .
On@@ ce , he did this “ early in the mor@@ ning , while it was still dar@@ k . ”
Fir@@ st , by gu@@ arding the t@@ ong@@ ue .
The sear@@ ch to find land for a Kingdom H@@ all then became a pri@@ or@@ ity .
His “ good spirit ” will help you make the right decision .
How did she re@@ act ?
What is your name ? ”
Of course , working less me@@ ant get@@ ting by on a s@@ mal@@ l@@ er in@@ come .
A@@ c@@ tually , the Law con@@ ta@@ ined a number of similar in@@ j@@ un@@ ctions against c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty to ani@@ mal@@ s and sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ds against working contr@@ ary to the n@@ atur@@ al order of things .
Instead , they acc@@ used God’s serv@@ ant Moses of having led them toward their death .
It simply gro@@ ws to matu@@ r@@ ity . ​ — See The Watchtower , Ju@@ ne 15 , 198@@ 0 , pages 17 - 19 .
For example , Paul wrote : “ De@@ ma@@ s has for@@ s@@ ak@@ en me because he loved the present system of things . ”
He often gives comm@@ end@@ ation .
Per@@ haps you feel the same way .
• When and by whom is a Christian minis@@ ter or@@ da@@ ined ?
So he invit@@ ed Saul to come up to his ro@@ of .
He moved to D@@ u@@ n La@@ o@@ g@@ ha@@ i@@ re , and we were married in 19@@ 6@@ 1 .
When the hope of et@@ er@@ n@@ al life on earth is ful@@ filled for the other sheep , they will no longer be temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents in a wicked world .
He provided the gar@@ den of E@@ den as a s@@ am@@ ple of what the enti@@ re g@@ lo@@ be could become and set before our first parents a wonderful , challeng@@ ing assignment .
I have had the ple@@ asure of see@@ ing my children gro@@ w to spiritual matu@@ r@@ ity with such help .
W@@ ater , W@@ ind , and W@@ a@@ ves
( b ) What is one way to strengthen our faith and courage ?
Su@@ b@@ ject In@@ de@@ x for The Watchtower 20@@ 10
Jesus said in his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to love your enem@@ ies , to do good to those h@@ ating you , to bl@@ ess those cur@@ sing you , to pray for those who are in@@ sul@@ ting you . ”
That being the case , is it cons@@ ist@@ ent or even com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible that a God who is “ righteous and u@@ pri@@ ght ” would in@@ ten@@ d for humans to su@@ ff@@ er or that he would use cal@@ am@@ ities to p@@ un@@ ish or pu@@ ri@@ fy them ?
How could Sam@@ son t@@ ou@@ ch dead bo@@ dies that he had sla@@ in and still remain a Na@@ z@@ ir@@ ite ?
Dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment is good judgment ​ — the ability to tell right from wrong and then cho@@ ose the wise course .
It is so with the Christian . ”
In fact , Peter wit@@ ness@@ ed practic@@ ally all that Mark recorded .
How might we un@@ wit@@ t@@ ingly col@@ la@@ bor@@ ate with him and thus be ent@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed by him ?
After all , like those early pione@@ ers , we are determined to continue in the preaching activ@@ ity until Jehovah says the work is done .
I@@ magine that you were a le@@ per . How would you feel if you were cur@@ ed in@@ stan@@ tly and pa@@ in@@ less@@ ly of a dre@@ ad@@ ed ill@@ ness that prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely had dis@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ed your body and made you an out@@ c@@ ast from soci@@ ety ?
It pro@@ du@@ ces a de@@ ad@@ ly st@@ ate of mind and heart , lea@@ ving people in the dar@@ k regarding Jehovah , his pur@@ pos@@ es , and his loving pro@@ v@@ isions .
When S@@ ar@@ ah pas@@ sed away , Abraham , her husband , “ came in to be@@ wa@@ il S@@ ar@@ ah and to we@@ ep over her . ”
Still , the cou@@ ple kept remin@@ ding themselves why they moved , and before long they ad@@ ju@@ sted .
in The Watchtower of Au@@ gu@@ st 15 , 19@@ 7@@ 1 , pages 5@@ 0@@ 1 - 5 .
After lear@@ ning about Jehovah’s pro@@ vision for sal@@ vation through Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice , however , the e@@ un@@ u@@ ch prom@@ p@@ tly under@@ went water baptism . ​ — Acts 8 : 26 - 38 .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , whether you are a par@@ ent or not , you should not over@@ look the need to cho@@ ose your associ@@ ations wis@@ ely .
C@@ learly , fer@@ v@@ ent prayer should be a part of our Christian r@@ out@@ ine .
If we allow ourselves to d@@ ri@@ ft away from our Christian course and the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c activities , the result could be the shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ k of our faith .
Jehovah off@@ ers us spiritual prote@@ ction , which is of ut@@ most import@@ ance .
On earth , he person@@ ally su@@ ffered the great@@ est in@@ justice when he , a sin@@ less man , was acc@@ used of bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ y and put to death as a cri@@ min@@ al .
Th@@ r@@ ough his prophet Isaiah , Jehovah said to them : “ You have not brought me the sheep of your whole bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffer@@ ings , and with your sacrific@@ es you have not gl@@ ori@@ fied me .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , E@@ m@@ ma@@ s continued to study the Bible .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently he is able also to sa@@ ve comple@@ t@@ ely those who are appro@@ aching God through him , because he is always ali@@ ve to ple@@ ad for them . ”
Some problems may be temp@@ or@@ ary and thus will ev@@ en@@ tually pas@@ s away .
Why did God give mirac@@ ul@@ ous po@@ wers to some of the first - century Christians ?
W@@ he@@ ther we have taken some or all of those st@@ ep@@ s , we still need to give attention to our attitude and conduct .
But it is godly devo@@ tion , not the ac@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ on of material things , that “ ho@@ l@@ ds promise of the life now and that which is to come . ”
We are e@@ ag@@ er to learn when they would be fre@@ ed !
TH@@ E Bible writ@@ er James did not direc@@ t this question to the sol@@ di@@ ers of Rom@@ e@@ ’s le@@ gi@@ ons , which were then wa@@ g@@ ing w@@ ars of con@@ qu@@ est ; nor was he pro@@ b@@ ing the mo@@ ti@@ ves be@@ h@@ ind the gu@@ er@@ r@@ il@@ la fi@@ gh@@ ting of the Jewish S@@ ic@@ ari@@ i , or D@@ ag@@ g@@ er M@@ en , of the first century C.E .
The P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es had made the rule that before a person ate , water had to be p@@ our@@ ed over his hands as part of a ri@@ tu@@ al .
When young people see study as a means to an important end , they will become ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in it .
On the other hand , a Christian woman may have been stri@@ ck@@ en with a de@@ bil@@ it@@ ating ill@@ ness .
It eng@@ end@@ ers in us a heal@@ thy fear of dis@@ pleas@@ ing him .
Par@@ ents can as@@ si@@ gn their children sub@@ je@@ cts to re@@ sear@@ ch in pre@@ par@@ ation for the family study
H@@ el@@ en@@ ’s en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m for the ministry was man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted sh@@ ort@@ ly af@@ ter@@ ward when she and her wi@@ do@@ wed mother became pione@@ ers , as full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers among Jehovah’s Witnesses are called .
He does , however , provide something more important ​ — spiritual prote@@ ction .
My parents se@@ par@@ ated when I was fi@@ ve years old , which left me feel@@ ing a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned .
Some de@@ te@@ cted reve@@ al@@ ing om@@ is@@ sions , such as his fa@@ il@@ ure to men@@ tion the an@@ t@@ i - S@@ em@@ it@@ ism that was associ@@ ated with at@@ ro@@ c@@ ities at A@@ us@@ ch@@ wit@@ z .
This Bible account remin@@ ds us not only that Jehovah God se@@ es what is going on but also that he br@@ ings about justice in his du@@ e time .
J@@ our@@ ne@@ ys to Jehovah’s S@@ an@@ c@@ tu@@ ary
In a spiritual sense , you too can say that you have “ found the Messi@@ ah ” today .
L@@ ear@@ n how God wants you to live , and then act acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly .
Our attitude is imp@@ ro@@ ved because we appreci@@ ate more fully the import@@ ance and benefit of our work .
He was rec@@ ently baptized and is now con@@ duc@@ ting Bible stu@@ dies of his own .
For instance , to cal@@ m a cr@@ ying child , a sen@@ ti@@ men@@ tal par@@ ent may c@@ ater to the chil@@ d’s every wh@@ im .
L@@ ater , he had over@@ sight of the con@@ stru@@ ction of the pr@@ inter@@ y at the present - day Bethel in L@@ ou@@ vi@@ ers , some dist@@ ance from Par@@ is .
But just what is love , and how can we devel@@ op it and show it every day ?
How would a car@@ ing physi@@ ci@@ an feel about a pati@@ ent who ign@@ ored his re@@ comm@@ end@@ ations ?
The two are among the first ones Jesus cho@@ o@@ ses to be his followers .
We are an inter@@ n@@ ational organization un@@ a@@ ff@@ ili@@ ated with other religious grou@@ ps .
R@@ ise , get baptized and wa@@ s@@ h your sin@@ s away by your c@@ all@@ ing upon his name . ”
They S@@ to@@ od Fir@@ m in an “ H@@ our of T@@ est ” ( World W@@ ar I ) , 5 / 15
One indic@@ ation of this is found in the prophe@@ tic words that he spoke in the year 5@@ 20 B.C.E . through his prophet H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i .
Now he was able to experience human feelings and emo@@ tions fir@@ s@@ th@@ and .
The wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad feel@@ ing that one@@ ’s own e@@ th@@ ni@@ c group is better than that of others r@@ un@@ s coun@@ ter to the fac@@ ts set out in the Scriptures .
The mother now se@@ es the gift in a new light .
There we bo@@ ar@@ ded a fer@@ ry , and in a sh@@ ort time , we arri@@ ved at C@@ e@@ da@@ r P@@ o@@ in@@ t where our mem@@ or@@ able conven@@ tion was to be held .
The ex@@ per@@ ts found that our public@@ ations encoura@@ ge read@@ ers to “ pre@@ serve the family and the marriage arrang@@ ement ” and that the cla@@ im that our liter@@ ature prom@@ o@@ tes h@@ at@@ red was “ un@@ supp@@ or@@ ted . ”
He out@@ stan@@ ding@@ ly showed hum@@ ility by his obedi@@ ence .
If we want to draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah , we must keep tr@@ ying to imitate him and his Son
To elders of the Eph@@ esus congregation , Paul said : “ From among you y@@ ourselves men will ris@@ e and speak tw@@ is@@ ted things . ”
Z@@ e@@ al for fine works in preaching the good news and con@@ duc@@ ting ourselves in a godly way s@@ pr@@ ings from a deep desire to demonstr@@ ate love for God and for fellow humans .
The vision beg@@ ins this way : “ I saw , and look ! a wh@@ ite hor@@ se , and the one se@@ ated on it had a bo@@ w ; and a cro@@ wn was given him , and he went out con@@ qu@@ ering and to complete his con@@ qu@@ est . ” ​ — Revelation 6 : 2 .
All of Jo@@ b@@ ’s li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck is ei@@ ther sto@@ le@@ n or destro@@ yed , his attend@@ ants are mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed , and his children are kil@@ led .
S@@ words were nor@@ m@@ ally wor@@ n on the left side of the body , where right - h@@ and@@ ers could quic@@ k@@ ly draw them .
Jehovah speak@@ s to us through his written Word and gives direction through his organization .
David turned over all of Sa@@ ul@@ ’s pro@@ per@@ ty to him and assign@@ ed Sa@@ ul@@ ’s attend@@ ant Z@@ i@@ ba as care@@ tak@@ er of this land .
A@@ m@@ ong those who helped Saul to es@@ cap@@ e were An@@ ani@@ as and the disciples who@@ se compan@@ y the apostle enjo@@ yed im@@ medi@@ ately after his con@@ ver@@ sion .
Gen@@ u@@ ine love as it is reve@@ aled in the Bible is never mer@@ ely in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al .
C@@ our@@ t@@ es@@ y of Un@@ ited St@@ ates H@@ olo@@ ca@@ u@@ st M@@ em@@ ori@@ al Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m
Of course , in some circumstances , parents may deci@@ de that there are good reas@@ ons for their children not to be present for all or part of the ser@@ vi@@ ces to be held .
Some have even become sla@@ ves to ri@@ ches . ​ — Mat@@ t .
No@@ tice what the book O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ed to Do Jehovah’s Will says : “ E@@ arly followers of Jesus Christ took an interest in repor@@ ts of prog@@ ress in the preaching work .
It was here that Jehovah re@@ duc@@ ed G@@ ide@@ on@@ ’s ar@@ my of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds to a m@@ ere 3@@ 00 men in order to demonstr@@ ate his ability to deli@@ ver his people without a mi@@ gh@@ ty mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ce .
But influ@@ enti@@ al authority fi@@ gu@@ res made every effort to sto@@ p him .
Instead , the Bible states that “ the head of every man is the Christ ; in turn the head of a woman is the man ” ​ — that is , her husband .
What words of the apostle John deter@@ mine the out@@ look and conduct of true Christians toward the present world ?
Our recogn@@ iz@@ ing Christ’s lead@@ er@@ ship invol@@ ves sub@@ mis@@ sion to his “ brothers . ”
For good reason , a first - century teach@@ er wrote that God “ cre@@ ated all things . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 3 : 9 .
As long as we cl@@ ing to Jehovah in true worship , he will never for@@ s@@ ake us .
( b ) What questions can move us to an@@ al@@ y@@ ze our present situation in life ?
As Christians , we are ex@@ hor@@ ted to be faithful until death , not necess@@ ar@@ ily to die for our faith .
How could stri@@ fe cre@@ ep in today ?
He pati@@ ently end@@ ur@@ ed for de@@ ca@@ des .
Pe@@ ople who were brought back to life ear@@ li@@ er came back with physical bo@@ dies and ev@@ en@@ tually died again .
Those who remain sing@@ le because of their determin@@ ation to obey the divine comm@@ and to mar@@ ry only in the Lord are certainly wor@@ thy of special respect and consider@@ ation .
( a ) What war@@ ning is re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly given in Bible prophecy ?
If we trust in Jehovah and act acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , he will su@@ sta@@ in us even in the most difficult circumstances .
This can be your pro@@ spe@@ ct too if you ‘ coun@@ t your days in such a way that you may bring a heart of wisdom in . ’
( b ) Who can apply the counsel : “ R@@ em@@ ember . . . your G@@ r@@ and Creator ” ?
For example , he said : “ O@@ b@@ serve in@@ ten@@ tly the bir@@ ds of heaven , because they do not s@@ ow se@@ ed or re@@ a@@ p or ga@@ ther into sto@@ re@@ hous@@ es ; still your heavenly Father fe@@ e@@ ds them .
At Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , after Christ’s death , resurrection , and as@@ cen@@ sion to heaven , God “ made him head over all things to the congregation . ”
7 : 9 , 10 .
No@@ where in the Bible do we find any su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion that Jesus or his followers organiz@@ ed themselves into some kind of res@@ ist@@ ance mo@@ v@@ ement or res@@ or@@ ted to for@@ ce in order to fi@@ ght against their persecu@@ t@@ ors .
What , then , would ha@@ p@@ pen if someone were to wrong a fa@@ ther@@ less bo@@ y , giving that child reason to c@@ ry out to God ?
Se@@ cond , she was quic@@ k to tell others that she was than@@ k@@ ful for the kindness sh@@ own to her .
Some who sh@@ am@@ el@@ ess@@ ly in@@ d@@ ul@@ ge in im@@ moral ways may se@@ em to do so with imp@@ un@@ ity ​ — but not for long .
How exc@@ iting it was to be back at Bethel while atten@@ ding school and be with many of those I had come to love and respect !
( b ) What is a mar@@ k of Jehovah’s requi@@ re@@ ments ?
40 : 27 , 28 ​ — Why did Israel say : “ My way has been conc@@ e@@ aled from Jehovah , and justice to me elu@@ des my God ” ?
G@@ ran@@ ted , the no@@ tion of obedi@@ ence is not always a po@@ pul@@ ar one in to@@ da@@ y’s world .
▪ The gi@@ ant me@@ tal i@@ ma@@ ge seen by King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar does not re@@ present all world po@@ wers .
( b ) How did Samuel car@@ ry out his t@@ ask ?
Of course , if you have other things on your mind as well , these can certainly be inclu@@ ded in your prayer .
C@@ y@@ pr@@ us and B@@ ack to Gre@@ e@@ ce
What reas@@ ons did Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ i@@ an Christians have for giving ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary consider@@ ation to the older men ?
This truly is a message that has tic@@ k@@ led the ear@@ s of many . ​ — Read Psalm 10 : 4 .
Tru@@ e , man@@ ’s mis@@ man@@ ag@@ ement of the earth has ap@@ par@@ ently thro@@ wn the we@@ ather pat@@ ter@@ ns off bal@@ ance , resul@@ ting in se@@ v@@ ere f@@ loo@@ ds in some are@@ as and dr@@ ough@@ ts in others .
Satan uses his power to prom@@ o@@ te im@@ moral , har@@ m@@ ful practic@@ es .
Job could give no answer .
You can have the wonderful privilege of “ wal@@ king ” with God forever .
1 : 12 .
Because of obe@@ ying such comman@@ ds , God’s servants on earth today now number some se@@ ven milli@@ on .
The out@@ standing thing about the ransom , however , is not the benef@@ its that we receive from it .
How for@@ ce@@ fully the a@@ bo@@ ve - mentioned par@@ able poin@@ ts out that mer@@ cy inclu@@ des a re@@ adi@@ ness to for@@ give !
The Word of God provi@@ des us with another s@@ ource of strength ​ — the hope of sal@@ vation .
You might star@@ t a con@@ vers@@ ation with a young person by saying : “ I would like to read a s@@ crip@@ ture that as@@ ks a very important question .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a doubt , therefore , each one of us needs to be willing to wa@@ it , to show a pati@@ ent attitude .
Satan is “ the rul@@ er of this world , ” and it is l@@ ying in his power .
J@@ a@@ i@@ me began to atten@@ d Christian meetings and was t@@ ou@@ ched by the love he found there .
That har@@ mon@@ i@@ ous relationship was inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted when humans , influ@@ enced by Satan , re@@ bel@@ led against Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
For cen@@ tu@@ ries , n@@ om@@ a@@ ds and her@@ ds of w@@ il@@ d hor@@ ses had ro@@ am@@ ed the gr@@ ass@@ lands st@@ re@@ t@@ ch@@ ing from the C@@ ar@@ pa@@ th@@ i@@ an M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of e@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe to what is now sou@@ the@@ ast@@ er@@ n Rus@@ sia .
9 : 50 If what I say and do is in good ta@@ st@@ e , what good resul@@ ts will likely come ?
From there he travel@@ ed to such plac@@ es as S@@ al@@ am@@ is , An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch of P@@ isi@@ dia , I@@ con@@ i@@ u@@ m , L@@ y@@ str@@ a , and D@@ er@@ be .
I believ@@ ed that it would imp@@ ress others as well . ”
Ch@@ es@@ ter Be@@ at@@ ty P@@ 4@@ 6 , a pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us Bible man@@ us@@ crip@@ t from about 2@@ 00 C.E .
How may present - day Christians like those in La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ a be helped ?
Even so , Jesus said : “ M@@ an must live , not on bre@@ ad al@@ one , but on every ut@@ ter@@ ance coming for@@ th through Jehovah’s m@@ ou@@ th . ” ​ — Matthew 4 : 4 .
A@@ pri@@ l 7 - 13 , 200@@ 8
He became a confid@@ ant of Peter the Gre@@ at and for a time was a prof@@ ess@@ or at the Rus@@ si@@ an R@@ o@@ y@@ al A@@ ca@@ dem@@ y .
In@@ sur@@ ance : The W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety may be nam@@ ed as the bene@@ fi@@ ci@@ ary of a life in@@ sur@@ ance po@@ li@@ cy or in a re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment / p@@ en@@ sion pl@@ an .
They were determined to stand complete with fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ction .
The apostle Paul was in the har@@ b@@ or city of T@@ ro@@ as , but he could not sto@@ p thinking about Corin@@ th .
As the L@@ one C@@ y@@ pres@@ s needs support , older ones need to be tre@@ ated with di@@ gn@@ ity and honor
• How does Jehovah view the sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings of his faithful servants ?
Un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly , Noah tal@@ ked to God in prayer .
Hence , we need to medit@@ ate on what we read .
A@@ no@@ ther Christian may feel li@@ mit@@ ed because of his up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing and think that he never does en@@ ough in the congregation .
Go@@ li@@ ath had sh@@ own dis@@ respect for Jehovah God , and Jehovah would respon@@ d .
No@@ te that such love is re@@ ci@@ pro@@ c@@ ated .
Par@@ ents do well to learn from him and listen to what their children have to say .
That fact is under@@ s@@ cor@@ ed by a repor@@ t in A@@ B@@ C , a new@@ s@@ pa@@ per in S@@ pain .
F@@ o@@ re@@ ign langu@@ ages , e@@ th@@ ic@@ s , e@@ con@@ om@@ ic@@ s , hist@@ ory , law , lo@@ gi@@ c , n@@ atur@@ al s@@ ci@@ ences , ma@@ them@@ ati@@ c@@ s , me@@ dic@@ ine , and gy@@ m@@ n@@ as@@ tic@@ s were also part of the cur@@ ri@@ c@@ ulu@@ m .
Of course , many s@@ inc@@ ere people view Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s princi@@ p@@ ally as a time to honor Jesus Christ .
It was not that all were materi@@ ally well - off .
A few days after the conven@@ tion , the pione@@ ers received a than@@ k - you letter from the family .
Like Ka@@ th@@ le@@ en , many sing@@ le parents recogn@@ ize the personal responsi@@ bility they have to ra@@ ise their children .
It was not just en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ing but , more important , instru@@ ctive .
We should be com@@ for@@ ted in know@@ ing that he under@@ stan@@ ds our dist@@ res@@ ses and that he ca@@ res about us .
My brother J@@ a@@ ir@@ o is in such a pre@@ dic@@ am@@ ent .
Mar@@ ga@@ re@@ t feel@@ s that her marriage su@@ ffered as a result of that div@@ isi@@ ve t@@ ac@@ tic .
Why is it f@@ it@@ ting for a person to make a v@@ ow of dedic@@ ation to God in order to be part of His family of appro@@ ved worshipp@@ ers ?
These sisters may work along with the feelings they expres@@ s in their priv@@ ate prayers by stri@@ ving to conduct themselves in an ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary man@@ ner .
Jesus Christ provided the author@@ it@@ ative answer when he told his religious op@@ pos@@ ers , who were see@@ king to k@@ ill him : “ You are from your father the Devil , and you wish to do the desi@@ res of your father .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Satan keep@@ s t@@ es@@ ting Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers .
Their attitude ca@@ used Jesus to turn his attention el@@ se@@ where , saying : “ A prophet is not un@@ hon@@ ored exc@@ ep@@ t in his home ter@@ rit@@ ory and in his own house . ” ​ — Matthew 13 : 5@@ 4 - 5@@ 8 .
Si@@ mil@@ arly today , those who are not spiritual Israelites must associ@@ ate with Jehovah’s people , “ the sons of the Kingdom ” ​ — Jehovah’s anointed Witnesses .
The same is true today of many who m@@ our@@ n the death of someone very close .
Yes , not only does Jehovah remember his worshipp@@ ers but he also long@@ s to rest@@ ore them to life .
[ Bo@@ x on page 25 ]
; T@@ or@@ res , B .
Since Jehovah is a God of prophecy and purpose , how does he exerc@@ ise his fore@@ knowledge ?
One day , A@@ be@@ l took some of the cho@@ ic@@ est ani@@ mal@@ s of his flo@@ ck and offered a sacrifice to God .
They be@@ at me on my he@@ els with th@@ ic@@ k s@@ tic@@ ks .
Acc@@ ording to Mi@@ ca@@ h 3 : 9 - 12 , the b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ ty rul@@ ers ju@@ dge for a bri@@ be , the pri@@ ests instru@@ ct for a pri@@ ce , and the false prophe@@ ts prac@@ tice div@@ in@@ ation for money .
Why should we trust in Jehovah ?
Ha@@ ve any of your pe@@ ers experienced the har@@ s@@ h re@@ ality of this s@@ crip@@ ture ?
Our Father of tend@@ er mer@@ ci@@ es has himself experienced the lo@@ ss of loved ones , such as Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , Jac@@ o@@ b , Moses , and King David .
This question emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es two vital st@@ ep@@ s that must be taken pri@@ or to baptism , nam@@ ely rep@@ ent@@ ance and dedic@@ ation .
Although a de@@ vi@@ ous person may s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully dec@@ ei@@ ve other humans for a while , Jehovah’s al@@ mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness and righteousness gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e that “ the one co@@ ver@@ ing over his trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions will not succ@@ e@@ ed . ” ​ — Pro@@ v . 28 : 13 ; read 1 Timothy 5 : 24 ; Hebrews 4 : 13 .
What at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted her to Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
On the th@@ ir@@ d day he will make us get up , and we shall live before him .
In chap@@ ters 12 and 15 of L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us , however , we find de@@ ta@@ iled st@@ atu@@ tes concer@@ ning un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness as@@ cri@@ bed to s@@ em@@ in@@ al em@@ is@@ sions , men@@ stru@@ ation , and chil@@ d@@ bir@@ th .
In a prayer to his Father , Jesus said : “ This means everlasting life , their taking in knowledge of you , the only true God , and of the one whom you sent for@@ th , Jesus Christ . ”
On the we@@ ek@@ end of O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 5 and 6 , 20@@ 13 , an a@@ udi@@ ence of 1@@ ,@@ 4@@ 1@@ 3@@ ,@@ 6@@ 7@@ 6 in 31 coun@@ tri@@ es attend@@ ed or was ti@@ ed in to the 1@@ 2@@ 9@@ th an@@ nu@@ al meeting of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a .
What qualities of this Messi@@ ani@@ c King lis@@ ted bel@@ ow especially appe@@ al to you ?
As she appro@@ ached , I could see that she was going to to@@ ss a pi@@ e@@ ce of pa@@ per to me .
They are provided with ve@@ hi@@ c@@ les su@@ it@@ able for the ru@@ g@@ ged , un@@ pa@@ ved ro@@ a@@ ds .
( Lo@@ ok under BI@@ B@@ L@@ E T@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H@@ IN@@ G@@ S / ​ C@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ D@@ R@@ E@@ N )
We appe@@ aled the decision , but the high@@ er cour@@ t re@@ je@@ cted the appe@@ al , and I was sent to pris@@ on .
Satan may use his earthly ag@@ ents to cause Christians much tr@@ ou@@ ble .
I don@@ ’t have any reg@@ re@@ ts . ”
Con@@ ven@@ tions were always mil@@ est@@ ones of spiritual gro@@ w@@ th .
Yes , much more har@@ v@@ est work would be done !
A cont@@ ra@@ sting example is found in the Bible book of Proverbs .
We can also imitate Mar@@ y’s faith when we care@@ fully listen to Jehovah and medit@@ ate on what we have learned about him and his pur@@ pos@@ es .
V@@ ari@@ ed Gi@@ f@@ ts
One of the se@@ cre@@ ts of succ@@ ess in you@@ th is get@@ ting along with others
One day , her emp@@ loy@@ er la@@ dy came to her , saying : “ S@@ ur@@ pris@@ e !
Rather , their tra@@ gi@@ c death was a result of time and un@@ fore@@ seen occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence .
These men contribu@@ ted great@@ ly to the study of the origin@@ al Bible langu@@ ages .
When Eli@@ j@@ ah’s public ministry ended , his attend@@ ant El@@ isha took the of@@ fi@@ cial gar@@ ment that had fal@@ le@@ n from Eli@@ j@@ ah , went to the J@@ or@@ d@@ an , stru@@ ck the water , and asked : “ Wh@@ ere is Jehovah the God of Eli@@ j@@ ah , even He ? ”
But ill@@ it@@ er@@ ac@@ y will h@@ an@@ di@@ ca@@ p a daugh@@ ter .
I@@ magine the g@@ ri@@ ef in that are@@ a !
It is not un@@ comm@@ on for vis@@ it@@ ors to com@@ ment , “ I went to encoura@@ ge an older friend , but I left feel@@ ing encoura@@ ged my@@ self . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
The ob@@ je@@ ctive was to avoid re@@ pres@@ sing their develop@@ ment .
It makes the marriage more st@@ able and lasting , and each of the par@@ t@@ n@@ ers benef@@ its as an individu@@ al .
How did those Israelites respon@@ d ?
“ TH@@ E ki@@ ds have all the righ@@ ts .
What a fru@@ str@@ ating stru@@ gg@@ le it proved to be !
As used in the Bible , however , “ faith ” ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally means to@@ tal trust ​ — complete , un@@ sh@@ aka@@ ble confidence in God and his promises .
The same principles would apply to reading material , mo@@ vi@@ es , tel@@ ev@@ ision pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s , com@@ pu@@ ter g@@ ames , We@@ b s@@ ites , and so for@@ th .
Con@@ cer@@ ning this , Jesus said : “ I have not spo@@ ken out of my own imp@@ ul@@ se , but the Father himself who sent me has given me a comman@@ d@@ ment as to what to tell and what to speak . ”
However , it should be no@@ ted that in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation the se@@ ed does not change into bad se@@ ed or ro@@ t@@ ten fru@@ it .
Jesus ’ disciples were also ar@@ rest@@ ed and flo@@ g@@ ged .
The inter@@ dep@@ end@@ ent we@@ b of pl@@ ant and ani@@ ma@@ l life on earth is simply am@@ a@@ z@@ ing .
The mer@@ cy that Jehovah shows us by making possible our rel@@ e@@ ase from the p@@ en@@ al@@ ty of in@@ her@@ ited sin is in acc@@ ord with his justice .
Jo@@ e S@@ ek@@ er@@ ak p@@ ac@@ ked liter@@ ature part - time for the 4@@ 6 congregations in the whole country .
When Jehovah con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted Satan with Jo@@ b@@ ’s rec@@ ord of integrity , Satan re@@ t@@ or@@ ted : “ Is it for nothing that Job has fe@@ ared God ? ”
The pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous ones who der@@ i@@ ded the psalmist were Israelites ​ — members of a nation dedic@@ ated to God .
The succ@@ ess of the Kingdom - preaching work and the gro@@ w@@ th and spiritual pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity of Jehovah’s people can be descri@@ bed as a mirac@@ le .
Who is com@@ pet@@ ent and powerful en@@ ough to en@@ sure that all mankind enjoy a long and happy life ?
Those words were so encourag@@ ing to me .
However , religious pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce r@@ un@@ s deep among some of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als .
He would pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ce that slave happy and would “ ap@@ point him over all his bel@@ ong@@ ings ” on earth .
F@@ l@@ ori@@ an@@ o gra@@ du@@ ally rec@@ over@@ ed and has served as a regul@@ ar pioneer ever since .
Such ho@@ p@@ es of those who ign@@ ore Jehovah’s purpose for the future are m@@ ere f@@ an@@ t@@ asi@@ es .
But the pas@@ s@@ eng@@ ers ap@@ par@@ ently spoke different di@@ al@@ e@@ cts of Ger@@ man .
H@@ u@@ man rul@@ er@@ ship has proved to be a fa@@ il@@ ure , well sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed by the number 6@@ 6@@ 6
C@@ ol@@ le@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely , these experi@@ ences con@@ v@@ in@@ ce me that as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , I am among true Christians . ​ — John 13 : 34 , 35 .
* This coura@@ ge@@ ous you@@ th went after the pre@@ d@@ at@@ ors , kil@@ led them , and res@@ cu@@ ed his sheep from their m@@ ou@@ ths .
Jehovah ‘ shin@@ es for@@ th ’ upon his servants , the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant , who are the earthly re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves of his heavenly “ woman . ”
As Christians , we must never en@@ ter@@ tain even the thought of eng@@ ag@@ ing in se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality . ​ — 1 Corinthians 6 : 18 .
For example , at a time when most people believ@@ ed that the earth was f@@ l@@ at , the Bible spoke of “ the cir@@ c@@ le [ or , s@@ ph@@ ere ] of the earth . ”
H@@ i@@ gh M@@ or@@ al St@@ and@@ ar@@ ds
When we consider the mo@@ der@@ n - day hist@@ ory of the preaching work of Jehovah’s Witnesses , do we not see evidence of ang@@ eli@@ c support ?
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ine on page 12 ]
The fir@@ m for which I wor@@ ked had contr@@ ac@@ ted to wi@@ re a new fac@@ t@@ ory on the out@@ s@@ ki@@ r@@ ts of the to@@ wn .
An@@ na just had to share this good news with others !
15 : 27 , 28 .
A Christian , in t@@ es@@ ting whether he is in the faith , must deter@@ mine whether his words and de@@ e@@ ds har@@ mon@@ ize with his prof@@ es@@ sion of faith .
New As@@ sign@@ ments
J@@ en@@ n@@ y f@@ on@@ dly re@@ members famili@@ es who moved to I@@ rel@@ and , where she gre@@ w up .
Not only do such ones have a wonderful hope for the future but they also experience a me@@ asure of peace and se@@ cur@@ ity now .
The ang@@ el fore@@ most in power and authority ​ — the c@@ hi@@ ef ang@@ el — ​ is nam@@ ed M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el the ar@@ chang@@ el .
Can we really be confid@@ ent that all of God’s promises will come true ?
He accepted a teaching po@@ st in Wit@@ ten@@ ber@@ g , Ger@@ many .
Jehovah’s inspired Word tel@@ ls us what to teach .
‘ The earth op@@ ened its m@@ ou@@ th and pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to s@@ wal@@ low up ’ some of the re@@ bel@@ s , while others , including K@@ or@@ ah , were con@@ sum@@ ed by fi@@ re .
Yet , Jehovah God does not for@@ get the wi@@ do@@ ws , the or@@ ph@@ ans , or those who lost their lives at se@@ a .
Why Acc@@ ep@@ t Jehovah’s Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ments ?
It can h@@ ur@@ t deep@@ ly when a gener@@ ous act is taken for gr@@ anted or , wor@@ se yet , comple@@ t@@ ely for@@ go@@ t@@ ten .
A bl@@ ind person often has he@@ igh@@ ten@@ ed sen@@ ses of hear@@ ing and t@@ ou@@ ch , which he emp@@ lo@@ ys to per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve the things he cannot see .
I am happy to say that some of these new ones prog@@ ressed in knowledge and have continued in the preaching work down to this day .
In@@ to what d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous con@@ dition have some baptized Christians s@@ li@@ pp@@ ed , and what should they do ?
Th@@ ough our circumstances di@@ ff@@ er from those of David , we can learn from the way he h@@ and@@ led matters in his life .
9 : 22 .
This is not the way among you ; but who@@ ever wants to become great among you must be your minis@@ ter . ” ​ — Matthew 20 : 25 , 26 .
L@@ ar@@ ge am@@ oun@@ ts of re@@ d@@ dis@@ h - bro@@ wn so@@ il brought in during the con@@ stru@@ ction of the city had been used to cre@@ ate an el@@ ev@@ ated le@@ v@@ el sur@@ face ​ — a ty@@ pe of large ra@@ ised po@@ di@@ u@@ m , or pl@@ at@@ form — ​ within the enc@@ lo@@ sure .
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In a for@@ th@@ right judgment , Lu@@ ther said that the re@@ v@@ ol@@ t should be put down with for@@ ce .
It gener@@ ally gro@@ ws in are@@ as bel@@ ow 3@@ ,000 fe@@ et [ 1@@ ,000 m ] , where the a@@ ver@@ age temp@@ er@@ ature is a@@ bo@@ ve 50 de@@ gre@@ es F@@ ah@@ r@@ en@@ he@@ it [ 10 ° C ] .
Those eng@@ ag@@ ed in this work need to be not only spiritually - min@@ ded but also well - organiz@@ ed on a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l sc@@ ale .
What Does It Me@@ an to Be “ P@@ ure in H@@ ear@@ t ” ?
The inspired Scriptures fore@@ told that a spirit of sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness would be pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent in “ the last days . ”
J@@ anu@@ ary 15 , 200@@ 9
Hebrews 5 : 8 states : “ Although he was a Son [ of God ] , he learned obedi@@ ence from the things he su@@ ffered . ”
To understand this seem@@ ing par@@ a@@ do@@ x , we must recogn@@ ize a ke@@ y fact about our conscience , the in@@ ner vo@@ ice that tel@@ ls us whether our actions are right or wrong .
He said : “ E@@ very pri@@ est takes his st@@ ation from day to day to rend@@ er public service [ a form of le@@ i@@ ·@@ t@@ our@@ ·@@ gi@@ ʹ@@ a ] and to offer the same sacrific@@ es often . ”
A@@ S@@ T@@ R@@ ON@@ O@@ M@@ E@@ R@@ S have seen that man@@ kin@@ d’s home is just a t@@ in@@ y spe@@ ck in the im@@ me@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble re@@ ach@@ es of a b@@ oun@@ d@@ less uni@@ verse .
What confidence and determin@@ ation should be our@@ s ?
Those words are a com@@ for@@ ting as@@ sur@@ ance that God uses these heavenly cre@@ atu@@ res to help humans .
Fir@@ st , he re@@ pa@@ i@@ red the al@@ ta@@ r of Jehovah and plac@@ ed the pi@@ e@@ ces of the young bul@@ l on it .
The apostle Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed fellow Christians in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i : “ Ke@@ ep doing all things free from mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r@@ ings and ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents , that you may come to be b@@ lam@@ eless and in@@ no@@ c@@ ent , children of God without a ble@@ mis@@ h in among a cro@@ o@@ ked and tw@@ is@@ ted gener@@ ation , among whom you are shin@@ ing as il@@ lu@@ min@@ at@@ ors in the world . ”
The language course involved practic@@ al tra@@ ining .
• What does 1 Corinthians 15 : 29 mean when it speak@@ s of some “ being baptized for the purpose of being dead ones ” ?
19 Our Re@@ ad@@ ers As@@ k . . .
O@@ r it may be that you have un@@ pleas@@ ant feelings of reg@@ re@@ t for some other reason .
As Jesus took the in@@ iti@@ ative in show@@ ing com@@ pas@@ sion to others , so should we , always being ref@@ re@@ shing to others . ​ — Is@@ a .
It seem@@ s that Moses me@@ ek@@ ly put up with their in@@ sul@@ ts .
When in@@ s@@ titu@@ ting the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al , Jesus said : “ This means my body . ”
Paul’s example encoura@@ ges us .
This d@@ ate in pa@@ g@@ an R@@ ome was dedic@@ ated to the Su@@ n go@@ d . . .
They need help to devel@@ op the qualities that can contribu@@ te to pe@@ ace@@ ful rel@@ ations with others in the family and el@@ se@@ where .
R@@ em@@ ar@@ ka@@ bly , though , Jesus never showed imp@@ ati@@ ence .
Many people go to pris@@ on but return with their di@@ gn@@ ity in@@ t@@ act . ”
S@@ ur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding the d@@ om@@ a@@ in of the spiritual par@@ adise is Satan’s world , ready to as@@ simil@@ ate any who have become spiritually d@@ ro@@ w@@ s@@ y .
No doubt it was Paul’s mo@@ des@@ ty that helped to make him especially de@@ ar to the first - century Christian congregations . ​ — Acts 20 : 36 - 38 .
Today , elders need to be on gu@@ ard against the li@@ on@@ like att@@ ac@@ ks of the Devil .
It still br@@ ings me joy to think back on the many Bible stu@@ dies we were able to conduct .
When she tel@@ ls her children about it , their fac@@ es light up .
Some 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years before Jesus wal@@ ked the earth , Moses ex@@ hor@@ ted the Israelites to cho@@ ose the best way of life then possible .
T@@ w@@ o h@@ un@@ d@@ red years ag@@ o , because of its c@@ ru@@ cial ro@@ le in a E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al mo@@ v@@ ement known as the En@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment , Par@@ is came to be called the C@@ ity of Li@@ ght .
The following article exam@@ ines time - t@@ ested counsel that has en@@ ab@@ led milli@@ ons to ac@@ hi@@ eve succ@@ ess .
How en@@ ri@@ ch@@ ing Paul’s experience in M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia was !
Some 3@@ ,000 Jews and pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes were t@@ ou@@ ched by his words , rep@@ ented , and got baptized in water .
As told by P@@ at@@ ri@@ ce O@@ ye@@ ka It was l@@ ate af@@ ter@@ no@@ on .
Th@@ ree of the w@@ alls are pa@@ inted mar@@ ine b@@ lu@@ e , and on the fr@@ on@@ t w@@ all is a bl@@ ac@@ k@@ bo@@ ard .
What is the second w@@ o@@ e recorded by Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k , and how can we be sure that di@@ sh@@ on@@ est ri@@ ches will be of no a@@ va@@ il ?
In his letter to them , he explained that a real Je@@ w “ is one on the in@@ side , and his circum@@ c@@ ision is that of the heart by spirit . ”
Does wor@@ r@@ ying sol@@ ve any problems ?
Jesus stated a ba@@ si@@ c truth when he said : “ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ”
The prin@@ ce who comes to strengthen Jo@@ shua as the con@@ qu@@ est of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and beg@@ ins is likely no@@ ne other than “ the Word ” ​ — Jesus Christ in his pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence .
When Jesus per@@ form@@ ed a mirac@@ le , he might foc@@ us on the re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ent@@ ’s faith .
I@@ ts s@@ ource of power is Jehovah’s holy spirit .
Thus , some Bible ver@@ sions transl@@ ate me@@ z@@ im@@ ·@@ ma@@ h@@ ʹ as “ pr@@ u@@ d@@ ence ” or “ fore@@ sight . ”
* It tal@@ ked of good conduct and of obedi@@ ence to author@@ ities .
As Jo@@ el exam@@ ined Bible con@@ cor@@ d@@ an@@ ces , C@@ ar@@ l rel@@ ated to him a discus@@ sion he had enjo@@ yed in the ministry .
Al@@ so , he is before all other things and by means of him all other things were made to ex@@ ist . ”
“ Be@@ come I@@ mit@@ at@@ ors of God , ” 10 / 1
Job H@@ eld H@@ i@@ gh the N@@ ame of Jehovah , 4 / 15
( Com@@ pare Proverbs 27 : 23 . )
By hum@@ bly obe@@ ying their Creator , they have sh@@ own that they want him , not Satan , to be their Father and P@@ o@@ t@@ ter .
How can we per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in the pur@@ su@@ it of our go@@ als , and in what should we per@@ se@@ v@@ ere ?
23 Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine ​ — E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence of God’s Lo@@ ve
In sever@@ al E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an lands , for example , married cou@@ ples or family members fre@@ qu@@ ently show little loy@@ al@@ ty to one another .
Not she@@ er will@@ power , but God’s spirit .
When Paul st@@ op@@ ped there on his th@@ ir@@ d mission@@ ary tri@@ p , he pro@@ long@@ ed his dis@@ course until mi@@ d@@ night .
T@@ ry to pi@@ c@@ ture in your mind those who have up@@ held Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y in the face of every indi@@ gn@@ ity that the Devil could h@@ ur@@ l against them ​ — such men and women as A@@ be@@ l , Job , Jesus ’ mother M@@ ary , and other faithful ones of old , as well as our fellow servants in mo@@ der@@ n times .
In contr@@ ast , however , the psalmist says : “ H@@ app@@ y is the people who@@ se God is Jehovah ! ”
A f@@ our@@ th in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent was ad@@ ded by the Jewish hist@@ ori@@ an Phil@@ o .
Jesus then went on to show that he could do something they had not even i@@ mag@@ ined .
David asked : “ Who is the man that is deli@@ gh@@ ting in life , that is loving en@@ ough days to see what is good ? ”
In reg@@ ard to ob@@ tain@@ ing li@@ fe@@ ’s necess@@ ities , Jesus said : “ S@@ to@@ p being in anxi@@ ous su@@ sp@@ en@@ se ; for . . . your Father kno@@ ws you need these things . ” ​ — Luke 12 : 29 - 31 .
3 , 4 . ( a ) What are inclu@@ ded in Satan’s we@@ ap@@ ons ?
Paul remin@@ ded overse@@ ers living in Eph@@ esus that they had been appointed by God through holy spirit .
To prove the s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity of our prayer , we must back up our re@@ qu@@ est for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess by “ works that be@@ f@@ it rep@@ ent@@ ance . ”
That would be fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart sur@@ g@@ er@@ y .
We Are Not Q@@ u@@ ali@@ fied to G@@ u@@ i@@ de O@@ ur@@ selves
( b ) How can we show that we truly want to obey Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h ?
Why , then , do some people feel that their prayers are not ans@@ wer@@ ed ?
In view of the fore@@ going , we should he@@ ed the apostle Joh@@ n@@ ’s words not to take our religious beli@@ ef@@ s ligh@@ tly or for gr@@ anted .
Th@@ r@@ ough in@@ her@@ ited sin , we all trans@@ g@@ ress in word , deed , and thought or we fai@@ l to do what we should do .
Noah got it right the first time . Indeed , he had to !
Th@@ in@@ king ability will help to coun@@ ter@@ act this pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda , remin@@ ding us of the import@@ ance of ‘ keep@@ ing free from the love of money , ’ since Jehovah has promised that ‘ he will by no means leave us . ’ ​ — Hebrews 13 : 5 .
W@@ ise King Solomon wrote : “ T@@ w@@ o are better than one , because they have a good re@@ ward for their hard work . ”
( b ) How do we stand to benefit from Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s obedi@@ ence ?
A@@ no@@ ther one ser@@ ves at Bethel , and sever@@ al others are pione@@ ers !
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful servants of God in mo@@ der@@ n times he@@ ed the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s comm@@ and to be hon@@ est .
God’s Word comman@@ ds us to se@@ par@@ ate ourselves from false religion and to “ worship the Father with spirit and truth . ” ​ — John 4 : 23 ; 2 Corinthians 6 : 17 .
What , though , if there is a personal differ@@ ence between you and your brother or sister ?
This was God’s purpose .
Why is happiness not associ@@ ated with material we@@ al@@ th ?
When Satan t@@ ar@@ ge@@ ts us in this way , it be@@ comes a for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble chall@@ enge to maintain our integrity .
N@@ ever should we h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to appro@@ ach Jehovah , thinking that we are too in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant .
How does the way we use our fre@@ e@@ dom of cho@@ ice reve@@ al the dep@@ th of our love for Jehovah ?
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , Mi@@ ri@@ am took the lead in this move against Moses , for Jehovah discipl@@ ined Mi@@ ri@@ am , not A@@ ar@@ on , with a we@@ ek - long case of le@@ pro@@ s@@ y for her dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful conduct . ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 12 : 1 - 15 .
3 : 16 , 17 .
The Law influ@@ enced every as@@ pect of their life .
The emo@@ tion of anger may be very strong , but counsel from God’s Word is str@@ ong@@ er still .
We can put our complete confidence in Jehovah and in the promises recorded in his Word , the Bible . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 16 .
The words of Eli@@ h@@ u provide what hope for mankind in gener@@ al ?
The fi@@ f@@ th article discus@@ ses how we can demonstr@@ ate that we have accepted Jehovah’s way of rul@@ ing .
A@@ no@@ inted ones feel the way Peter did when he said : “ P@@ ra@@ ised be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ , for according to his great mer@@ cy he gave us a new bir@@ th to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead , to an inc@@ or@@ ru@@ p@@ ti@@ ble and un@@ de@@ fil@@ ed and un@@ f@@ ading in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
M@@ an@@ kin@@ d’s F@@ i@@ ght A@@ ga@@ inst M@@ or@@ tal@@ ity 4
They came to New Yor@@ k C@@ ity , where I was born on De@@ c@@ ember 8 , 19@@ 0@@ 8 .
S@@ O@@ M@@ E time ag@@ o , an in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ing he@@ ad@@ l@@ ine appe@@ ared in The C@@ ho@@ su@@ n I@@ l@@ bo , a K@@ o@@ re@@ an new@@ s@@ pa@@ per . It asked : “ ‘ W@@ on@@ der@@ ful S@@ him C@@ he@@ ong , ’ Who K@@ new No@@ thing Ab@@ out Jesus ​ — Di@@ d She G@@ o to H@@ ell ? ”
For many years , there was only one el@@ der .
De@@ al@@ ing With the Se@@ cul@@ ar World
But now “ all cre@@ ation keep@@ s on gro@@ an@@ ing together and being in pain . ”
They allow s@@ inc@@ ere truth - se@@ ek@@ ers to enjoy a clear ver@@ sion of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures .
A par@@ adise was a re@@ ality for the first human cou@@ ple , Adam and E@@ ve .
S@@ ad@@ ly , when a man bas@@ ks in the war@@ m g@@ low of new@@ ly ac@@ qui@@ red power , mo@@ des@@ ty is often the first qu@@ ality to m@@ el@@ t away .
W@@ ake up to so@@ ber@@ ness in a righteous way and do not prac@@ tice sin , for some are without knowledge of God . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 33 , 34 .
J@@ ane says : “ This is such an important time that we let nothing inter@@ f@@ ere with it . ”
Be@@ fore long , I was bo@@ arding a ship with fi@@ ve other Au@@ str@@ ali@@ ans for a si@@ x - we@@ ek vo@@ y@@ age to New Yor@@ k C@@ ity .
Even if you already consider yourself a follow@@ er of Christ , such reading and refle@@ ction will help you to “ go on gro@@ wing in the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness and knowledge of our Lord and Sa@@ vi@@ or Jesus Christ . ” ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 18 .
P@@ ra@@ y in S@@ pe@@ cial P@@ os@@ iti@@ on ?
19 : 3 .
Rather than sta@@ ying together only as long as there is mutu@@ al at@@ tr@@ action , we are com@@ mit@@ ted to our marriage .
And mas@@ tic was the ma@@ in interest of those who con@@ qu@@ ered C@@ hi@@ o@@ s , from the Romans to the Gen@@ o@@ ese to the O@@ t@@ t@@ om@@ ans .
One is true , and the other is false ; both cannot be true .
Re@@ call , too , the experience of the apostle Paul and 2@@ 7@@ 5 others shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ ked at Mal@@ ta , near S@@ ic@@ ily .
Are you still with me ?
Such feelings need to be demonstr@@ ated by actions . After all , no one will know of our love and affe@@ ction un@@ less we give out s@@ am@@ ples , so to speak .
The truth is that we all need help at times ​ — to cop@@ e with a we@@ igh@@ ty proble@@ m , to end@@ ure a pa@@ in@@ ful lo@@ ss , to be@@ ar up under a difficult tri@@ al .
D@@ ri@@ ven by W@@ ater or W@@ ind
El@@ ders — T@@ ra@@ in O@@ thers to C@@ ar@@ ry the Lo@@ ad
This article expla@@ ins the import@@ ance of know@@ ing when to speak , what to say , and how to say it .
So@@ on , his brothers accepted the truth , and today most members of their famili@@ es also serve Jehovah .
Me@@ dit@@ ation ​ — the pro@@ c@@ ess of pon@@ der@@ ing over what we have learned through study — ​ is inv@@ alu@@ able .
7 : 1 ; 1 Ti@@ m .
V@@ ine , means to “ den@@ y the Father and the Son , by apost@@ ati@@ z@@ ing and by dis@@ s@@ em@@ in@@ ating per@@ ni@@ ci@@ ous teachings . ”
A@@ m@@ ong the th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of tre@@ a@@ sures in the t@@ om@@ b was a so@@ li@@ d go@@ ld co@@ ff@@ in .
6 , 7 . ( a ) What are some other qualities that id@@ enti@@ fy a matu@@ re Christian ?
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , he was reading with an e@@ ag@@ er , me@@ ek attitude .
And , of course , I have gra@@ du@@ ally learned hum@@ bly to accept my we@@ ak@@ nesses and li@@ mit@@ ations .
So true Christians do not accept jo@@ bs that may invol@@ ve i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , ste@@ al@@ ing , mis@@ use of blood , or other un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural practic@@ es .
Jesus expla@@ ins : “ If anyone wants to come after me , let him dis@@ own himself and pi@@ ck up his t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake and continu@@ ally follow me . ”
Because of my Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality , I was sen@@ ten@@ ced in 194@@ 8 to two years in pris@@ on .
Jesus continued to res@@ ist all of Satan’s efforts to bre@@ ak his integrity .
E@@ ver@@ yone wanted to star@@ t e@@ ating st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght away .
Ha@@ ve you , like this sister , ever experienced the joy that comes from stud@@ ying the Bible with someone ?
On S@@ un@@ day , A@@ pri@@ l 16 , 20@@ 00 , their meeting was inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted by the cha@@ ir@@ woman , or Com@@ mission@@ er , of the re@@ gi@@ onal H@@ u@@ man R@@ igh@@ ts Com@@ mis@@ sion as well as two sen@@ i@@ or po@@ li@@ ce of@@ fic@@ ers and a pla@@ inc@@ lo@@ th@@ es@@ man .
The situation in E@@ den was similar to that of a man who star@@ ts to buil@@ d a house on an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent p@@ lo@@ t of land .
E@@ arly Christians also refu@@ sed to bur@@ n inc@@ en@@ se to ac@@ knowledge the “ div@@ in@@ ity ” of the Rom@@ an emp@@ er@@ or , even though it could co@@ st them their lives .
Christ has appointed this slave “ over all his bel@@ ong@@ ings . ”
Acc@@ ep@@ ting Di@@ v@@ ine C@@ oun@@ sel Ad@@ ds to H@@ app@@ iness
Why is it wise to refle@@ ct on our life course ?
So@@ on ther@@ e@@ after , he began pr@@ eli@@ min@@ ary work on the transl@@ ation of Joh@@ n@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l .
In just three months , they expres@@ sed the desire to jo@@ in in the preaching work and loo@@ ked for@@ ward to being baptized .
I have felt his love and experienced his care .
How can we cop@@ e with such chang@@ es ?
P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ y stan@@ d@@ ard chang@@ ed ?
His holy spirit and organization comfort and support us .
They may not have exam@@ ined the question of God’s ex@@ ist@@ ence care@@ fully , but they are dra@@ wn to the ide@@ a of being free to do as they ple@@ ase .
In the mor@@ ning , those famili@@ es had no ho@@ m@@ es to return to , and they were hu@@ ng@@ ry .
In conclu@@ sion , the cha@@ ir@@ man told his deli@@ gh@@ ted a@@ udi@@ ence : “ While vari@@ ous leg@@ al and ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ative du@@ ties have been assign@@ ed to experienced overse@@ ers , . . . all of them serve under the spiritual direction of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy . . . .
( b ) What is one of the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s ma@@ in c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty ac@@ ts against God’s servants today , but how can we op@@ pose him ?
G@@ a@@ ining sal@@ vation is our personal responsi@@ bility .
“ Ch@@ il@@ dren , Be O@@ be@@ di@@ ent to Your Par@@ ents ”
• How can we show love to those who do not serve Jehovah ?
Wit@@ ness@@ ing in certain neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ o@@ ds or to some individuals , including form@@ er friends , can be ha@@ z@@ ar@@ d@@ ous ​ — physi@@ c@@ ally , spiritually , or even mor@@ ally .
Rather than de@@ b@@ ate the comple@@ x@@ ities of H@@ in@@ du ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y , we simply pre@@ ached the good news of God’s Kingdom ​ — and with good resul@@ ts .
Mo@@ re@@ over , since the gro@@ wing great crow@@ d of other sheep are vie@@ wed by God as righteous , they can hope to sur@@ vi@@ ve the des@@ tru@@ ction of this system of things at the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
There I jo@@ ined a group of fi@@ ve other pione@@ ers , including D@@ or@@ a W@@ ard , a Christian sister from I@@ o@@ wa .
My father and most of my si@@ bl@@ ings were op@@ posed to our stud@@ ying with the Witnesses , but my sister was t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant , al@@ though she never became a Witness .
How might we use the prayer recorded at Matthew 6 : 9 - 13 in our ministry ?
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful angels encoura@@ ge us to do that .
If the Israelites rep@@ ent@@ an@@ tly s@@ ought for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , God would ex@@ ten@@ d mer@@ cy .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , though , Jac@@ o@@ b felt no clo@@ s@@ er to her .
A God of M@@ er@@ cy and J@@ us@@ tice
Ex@@ pres@@ sions of G@@ r@@ ati@@ tu@@ de
O@@ N S@@ atur@@ day , O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 6 , 200@@ 1 , the an@@ nu@@ al meeting of members of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a was held in Jer@@ se@@ y C@@ ity , New Jer@@ se@@ y , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
Jehovah accepted such sacrific@@ es , but they could not fully com@@ p@@ en@@ s@@ ate for the sin@@ s of the o@@ ffer@@ ers .
We can cultiv@@ ate a close relationship with him , and we are able to speak to the “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer ” at any time .
Many obedi@@ ent Jews who sur@@ rend@@ ered to the Babyl@@ on@@ ians sur@@ vi@@ ved Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s des@@ tru@@ ction and were taken cap@@ tive to Babyl@@ on .
How can we show appreciation for Jehovah’s wonderful pro@@ vision of light ?
All in the family appreci@@ ated the loving concer@@ n .
I often feel that care@@ giving is over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing . ”
What comm@@ end@@ ations and ex@@ hor@@ t@@ ations did Jesus give to the Christians in S@@ my@@ r@@ na and Phil@@ ad@@ el@@ p@@ hi@@ a ?
Jehovah rep@@ lied : “ G@@ o in cha@@ se , for you will without fai@@ l over@@ take them , and you will without fai@@ l make a deli@@ ver@@ ance . ”
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T | L@@ I@@ F@@ E A@@ F@@ T@@ E@@ R D@@ E@@ AT@@ H ​ — I@@ S I@@ T P@@ O@@ S@@ S@@ I@@ B@@ L@@ E ?
Does he know why it is so d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous ?
Yes , the pri@@ or@@ ities of the Jews had shi@@ f@@ ted .
The prophet Isaiah was inspired to wr@@ ite about a s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring invit@@ ation that is being ex@@ tend@@ ed during “ the fin@@ al part of the days , ” the time in which we now live .
As a result , you can ob@@ tain and read a cop@@ y of it today .
A@@ no@@ ther set@@ back came on Ju@@ ly 27 , 18@@ 28 , following the death of R@@ ad@@ ama I .
He never lost the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing spirit .
Of course , it is vital that you also put into prac@@ tice the things you learn . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 9 .
* N@@ ik@@ o@@ s fre@@ qu@@ ently sent us Bible - based boo@@ ks and ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , but we har@@ dly ever op@@ ened them .
For what purpose had Jesus come ?
Today , t@@ ou@@ ris@@ ts in R@@ ome u@@ su@@ ally see the rema@@ ins of its temp@@ les , t@@ om@@ bs , mon@@ um@@ ents , ar@@ en@@ as , the@@ at@@ ers , and so for@@ th .
It must be a real chall@@ enge to keep your head up in a situation like this .
Re@@ call that the w@@ atch@@ man “ pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to call out like a li@@ on : ‘ U@@ p@@ on the w@@ atch@@ tower , O Jehovah , I am standing con@@ stan@@ tly by day , and at my gu@@ ar@@ d@@ po@@ st I am st@@ ati@@ oned all the ni@@ gh@@ ts . ’ ”
Because she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike ones accept the truth and follow Christ in faith , they will receive everlasting life . ​ — John 10 : 24 - 28 .
When the do@@ g@@ s came within an ar@@ m@@ ’s l@@ eng@@ th of us , they st@@ op@@ ped , wa@@ g@@ ged their ta@@ il@@ s , and wal@@ ked away .
A number of bran@@ ches repor@@ t that these men “ know organiz@@ ational arrang@@ ements well , ” “ take their responsi@@ bil@@ ities seri@@ ously , ” “ help others to appreci@@ ate and respect Jehovah’s organization , ” and “ contribu@@ te to the war@@ m@@ th and spiritu@@ ality of their congregations . ”
And should we not stri@@ ve to be obedi@@ ent and sub@@ mis@@ sive to those taking the lead in our local congregation ? ​ — Read Hebrews 13 : 7 , 17 .
Jehovah Re@@ war@@ ds a God - F@@ ear@@ ing E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an
Even time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite he has put in their heart , that mankind may never find out the work that the true God has made from the star@@ t to the fin@@ ish . ”
We have every reason to believe that he was just as famili@@ ar with the spiritual con@@ dition of the other congregations of his followers on earth at that time . ​ — Read Revelation 2 : 23 .
To@@ gether , we have had the privilege of help@@ ing many to come to know Jehovah , a number of whom are now in the full - time ministry .
If you feel that your con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment is e@@ b@@ b@@ ing , end@@ e@@ av@@ or to id@@ enti@@ fy the real cause .
□ Bo@@ th served as anointed ones , or ‘ ch@@ ris@@ ts . ’ ​ — Mark 14 : 6@@ 1 , 6@@ 2 ; John 4 : 25 , 26 ; He@@ b .
W@@ ould you conclu@@ de that the govern@@ ment must have pre@@ determined some years ear@@ li@@ er who the individu@@ al members of that ag@@ enc@@ y would be ?
Even so , many W@@ es@@ ter@@ n children are lear@@ ning to wa@@ ge war in the comfort of their ho@@ m@@ es .
He tel@@ ls us : “ What things were ga@@ ins to me , these I have consider@@ ed lo@@ ss on account of the Christ . ”
At that , Jehovah cor@@ rec@@ ted him : “ As for you , you keep see@@ king great things for yourself .
S@@ how a W@@ a@@ iting A@@ t@@ titu@@ de !
This re@@ vel@@ ation of Jesus will take place in the future in what the Bible c@@ alls “ the war of the great day of God the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty , ” also known as Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on . ​ — Revelation 16 : 14 , 16 .
W@@ al@@ king in the P@@ ath of In@@ c@@ reas@@ ing Li@@ ght , 2 / 15
What if we are not sure if it is within our authority to act at all ?
R@@ ely on Jehovah’s H@@ el@@ p
But what really is a “ nor@@ ma@@ l life ” ?
A@@ n E@@ arly L@@ ess@@ on
They were often involved in bur@@ gl@@ aries , gan@@ g war@@ f@@ are , and st@@ re@@ et sh@@ o@@ o@@ t - ou@@ ts .
B@@ EL@@ I@@ E@@ F : Jesus was born on De@@ c@@ ember 25 .
( Com@@ pare Revelation 13 : 16 , 17 . )
N@@ ex@@ t , he said : “ I have called you friends . ”
The following article de@@ als with that prophecy and what it can mean for our happiness .
And what en@@ ab@@ led these Witnesses to remain faithful under years of c@@ ru@@ el persecu@@ tion and ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely gain the respect and ad@@ mi@@ r@@ ation of their coun@@ tr@@ y@@ men and the qu@@ e@@ en ?
I@@ mit@@ ate Jesus ​ — R@@ end@@ er Acc@@ ep@@ table Wor@@ ship to God
Not long before his ar@@ rest and ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion , Jesus told his disciples : “ Do not let your hearts be tr@@ oub@@ led . Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ise faith in God , exerc@@ ise faith also in me . ”
When your father and mother discipl@@ ine you , it shows that they want the best for you , that they love you .
Why should we never yi@@ eld to apost@@ as@@ y ?
The few sign@@ s that they learn and try to use t@@ ou@@ ch my heart .
Why does Jehovah keep his eyes on you ?
If he had accepted their ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents , he would have lost his confidence in Jehovah God .
He under@@ sto@@ od their feelings and showed ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary com@@ pas@@ sion for the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted and the si@@ ck .
Christians should not allow n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ is@@ tic fer@@ v@@ or to tain@@ t their view of others .
[ Bo@@ x / P@@ ic@@ tures on page 6 , 7 ]
A@@ ware that ‘ the sub@@ st@@ ance of God’s word is truth ’ and that we cannot direc@@ t our own st@@ ep@@ s in@@ dep@@ end@@ ently , we g@@ la@@ dly accept divine direction . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 1@@ 60 ; Jeremiah 10 : 23 .
Jehovah said these words after pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ing s@@ ent@@ ence upon the first human cou@@ ple .
Th@@ ough dedic@@ ated to the true God , Israelites “ went in to Ba@@ al of Pe@@ or , and they pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to dedic@@ ate themselves to the sh@@ am@@ e@@ ful thing . ”
* That was Jehovah’s answer to Eli@@ sh@@ a@@ ’s re@@ qu@@ est .
Jesus said : “ Bu@@ y [ it ] from me . ”
In the following article , we will ex@@ p@@ and on as@@ pe@@ cts of discipl@@ ine within the family and the congregation .
Ha@@ ve you tri@@ ed to put some of them into prac@@ tice ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we enjo@@ yed working and preaching among peace - loving people .
For example , some who want to qu@@ it s@@ mo@@ king fai@@ l because they l@@ ack su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient mo@@ tiv@@ ation .
Many Bible transl@@ at@@ ors have taken the li@@ ber@@ ty of rend@@ ering Ge@@ ʹ@@ en@@ ·@@ na “ hel@@ l . ”
Can you see how materi@@ al@@ ism would af@@ fect you if you were to ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct your own spiritual health and that of your family ?
And what can we do to make wise use of this fre@@ e@@ dom ?
They thus experienced spiritual rest@@ or@@ ation , even as God had promised .
L@@ ast year , they sp@@ ent 1@@ .@@ 7 bil@@ li@@ on h@@ our@@ s in the preaching work and condu@@ cted 8@@ .@@ 5 milli@@ on home Bible stu@@ dies worl@@ d@@ wide .
Tru@@ e , we have not seen God’s mi@@ gh@@ ty ac@@ ts as Jo@@ shua did , but if anyone should doubt , the Bible book be@@ aring Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s name provi@@ des e@@ ye@@ witness t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony to the tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thin@@ ess of Jehovah’s word .
He was to be a des@@ c@@ end@@ ant of Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , and Jac@@ o@@ b . Al@@ so , he was to be in the l@@ ine of King David . ​ — G@@ en .
The war@@ m love and affe@@ ction that f@@ low from the parents to the child are cu@@ t off , b@@ lo@@ cked by the st@@ one w@@ all of death .
Dis@@ pla@@ ying l@@ ack of love and loy@@ al@@ ty to Sam@@ son , she prom@@ p@@ tly inform@@ ed the gro@@ om@@ s@@ men .
We do not have to do it in our own strength . ​ — Matthew 9 : 36 ; 11 : 28 , 29 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ; 2 Corinthians 4 : 7 .
They are important to him .
The stru@@ gg@@ le for a Bible in mo@@ der@@ n Greek illustr@@ ates an important fact .
Consider what he said to his disciples after the rich young man turned away g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed at the invit@@ ation to leave all his bel@@ ong@@ ings be@@ h@@ ind and become a follow@@ er of Christ .
That is why I continue to preach and conduct Bible stu@@ dies .
Hence , we continue to study God’s Word care@@ fully because that will help us to love him in a way that will dis@@ pe@@ l any fear of bel@@ ong@@ ing to him . ​ — 1 John 4 : 18 .
How vital that we do not wa@@ st@@ e our sh@@ ort life on wor@@ th@@ less concer@@ ns and end@@ e@@ av@@ ors !
So far this article has encoura@@ ged you to make up your mind to foc@@ us your life on your desire to serve Jehovah .
Th@@ an@@ ks to her help and my mo@@ ther’s encourag@@ ement , I got baptized at the age of 13 .
What have you learned from Acts chap@@ ter 18 that will help you in the disci@@ ple - making work ?
But as a husband , he fin@@ ds that he must use some of that time and en@@ er@@ gy to care for his wife and thus gain her appro@@ val .
What benef@@ its result from practic@@ ing the things we have learned from God’s Word ?
When we give to Jehovah , we should do so g@@ la@@ dly , “ for God lo@@ ves a c@@ he@@ er@@ ful gi@@ ver . ”
“ But I have chang@@ ed ! ” was El@@ la@@ ’s fir@@ m rep@@ ly .
As we have seen , op@@ position may come in the form of ver@@ ba@@ l att@@ ac@@ ks or th@@ reat@@ s of physical viol@@ ence or in more sub@@ tle form@@ s .
O@@ thers said : “ He seem@@ s to be a publi@@ sh@@ er of fore@@ ign de@@ ities . ” ​ — Acts 17 : 18 .
A@@ no@@ ther ang@@ el says : “ If anyone worshi@@ ps the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast and its i@@ ma@@ ge , and recei@@ ves a mar@@ k on his fore@@ head or upon his hand , he will also dr@@ ink of the w@@ ine of the anger of God . ”
That war@@ ning against the tend@@ enc@@ y to “ be@@ g off ” from em@@ br@@ ac@@ ing God - given responsi@@ bil@@ ities also app@@ lies to Christians today .
If we end@@ e@@ av@@ or to show appreciation des@@ pite living in a than@@ k@@ less world , we will prove ourselves to be “ sons of [ our ] Father who is in the heavens . ” ​ — Matthew 5 : 4@@ 5 .
D@@ ad loved him , and so did Mo@@ m .
“ When the sons of Israel got to see it , they began to say to one another : ‘ What is it ? ’ ”
Gi@@ ve su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions for lear@@ ning the l@@ y@@ ri@@ c@@ s of the song@@ s .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the cen@@ tu@@ ries , however , God has been the un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing hope of righteous humans .
‘ S@@ pe@@ ak the Word of God With B@@ ol@@ dness ’
The life c@@ y@@ c@@ les of many pl@@ ants and ani@@ mal@@ s are regul@@ ated by inter@@ n@@ al clo@@ c@@ ks .
S@@ ci@@ ence has made tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous prog@@ ress , but many s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists recogn@@ ize that there are still many un@@ know@@ ns and perhaps un@@ kno@@ wa@@ bl@@ es .
He also used it to inspi@@ re about 40 writ@@ ers to rec@@ ord his thoughts in the Bible .
How the Kingdom M@@ es@@ sage M@@ ak@@ es a Di@@ ffer@@ ence
( b ) What s@@ ort of fre@@ e@@ dom can humans enjoy , and why ?
And when under temp@@ tation , they can displa@@ y re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble moral strength .
Jose@@ p@@ h’s suffering began when he was 17 years old and la@@ sted for more than a do@@ z@@ en years !
The de@@ ta@@ iled g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gi@@ cal lis@@ ting that E@@ z@@ r@@ a com@@ p@@ il@@ es is necess@@ ary for at le@@ ast three reas@@ ons : to en@@ sure that only author@@ ized men serve in the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od , to help deter@@ mine tri@@ ba@@ l in@@ her@@ it@@ ance , and to pre@@ serve the rec@@ ord of the l@@ in@@ e@@ age le@@ ading up to the Messi@@ ah .
Go@@ ld “ proved , ” or ref@@ ined , by fi@@ re and other pro@@ cess@@ es can at@@ tain 9@@ 9@@ .@@ 9 per@@ c@@ ent pur@@ ity .
Ther@@ efore , the Witnesses had good reason for being gr@@ ate@@ ful to him , and they s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely m@@ our@@ ned his death .
He said : “ That is so , even though about 40 men wrote the Bible .
On@@ ly three we@@ ek@@ s after she had attend@@ ed her first congregation meeting , she said to the sister con@@ duc@@ ting the study : “ I feel like one of you .
We also inst@@ al@@ led show@@ ers and wa@@ sh@@ bas@@ ins , put ha@@ y on the con@@ cre@@ te flo@@ or , and co@@ vered it with can@@ va@@ s she@@ e@@ ts .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ers of ne@@ arly all ma@@ j@@ or religi@@ ons ​ — Christians , H@@ in@@ d@@ us , Jews , Mus@@ li@@ ms , and others — ​ believe in the ex@@ ist@@ ence of an im@@ mor@@ tal soul , which is said to sur@@ vi@@ ve the death of the body and live on in the spirit real@@ m .
Some religi@@ ons place great import@@ ance on the cla@@ im that their prophe@@ ts des@@ c@@ ended from Abraham .
If God prote@@ cted all his servants from all form@@ s of d@@ om@@ in@@ ation , would that not ten@@ d to sub@@ stan@@ ti@@ ate Satan’s claim@@ s ?
W@@ ould you like to jo@@ in them ?
It is inter@@ es@@ ting to no@@ te that while in H@@ ar@@ an , Abra@@ m ‘ acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ated go@@ o@@ ds . ’
Per@@ haps Satan temp@@ ted the dis@@ loyal angels not only with the opportunity for im@@ moral se@@ x but also with the promise of se@@ iz@@ ing power over mankind .
( a ) What is needed in order for affe@@ ction to gro@@ w in the congregation ?
What does Jehovah always provide for his servants , and what must we do to benefit ?
I@@ ts pres@@ ent@@ ation of an in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent Creator with a de@@ fin@@ ite “ pl@@ an ” seem@@ ed so reason@@ able and cons@@ ist@@ ent with the God I wanted to worship .
During this coming day of judgment , all those who “ do not obey the good news about our Lord Jesus . . . will under@@ go the j@@ udi@@ cial p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment of everlasting des@@ tru@@ ction . ” ​ — 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 1 : 8 , 9 ; Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 1 : 14 - 18 .
How did one young Christian expres@@ s her happiness in serving Jehovah , and how can you find the same joy ?
I would regul@@ arly read material to him before it was pr@@ inted .
Then Eli@@ j@@ ah pray@@ ed : “ O Jehovah , the God of Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c and Israel , today let it be known that you are God in Israel and I am your serv@@ ant and it is by your word that I have done all these things .
I@@ magine that !
Wh@@ ere , then , is the spiritual par@@ adise ?
One thing is sure : Ha@@ ving an inc@@ reas@@ ed share in s@@ pre@@ ading the good news “ to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth ” will bring you rich blessings bey@@ ond com@@ pare ! ​ — Acts 1 : 8 .
They face a li@@ fel@@ ong stru@@ gg@@ le simply to sur@@ vi@@ ve in an op@@ pres@@ sive com@@ mer@@ cial system in which “ life be@@ comes c@@ he@@ a@@ p . ”
I received per@@ mis@@ sion from a kin@@ dly g@@ as - st@@ ation ow@@ ner to par@@ k near his st@@ ation , con@@ ne@@ ct to his g@@ as and ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city , and even use the st@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s rest@@ ro@@ om .
The Tru@@ e C@@ ul@@ pri@@ t Be@@ h@@ ind W@@ ar and Su@@ ffering 5
The dra@@ g@@ ne@@ t , which re@@ pres@@ ents the Kingdom - preaching work , ga@@ thers f@@ ish of every kind .
Jesus gave this simp@@ le rule for com@@ bat@@ ing pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda : “ K@@ now the truth , and the truth will set you free . ”
Mo@@ st Bible ver@@ sions with cro@@ ss - refer@@ ences l@@ ink Paul’s words with the acc@@ oun@@ ts about Abraham and Lo@@ t in Genesis chap@@ ters 18 and 19 .
A@@ t@@ ten@@ ding school is imp@@ os@@ sible in some situ@@ ations .
“ When I take a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant with me on a shepher@@ ding call , ” B@@ ru@@ ce continu@@ es , “ I help him to cho@@ ose spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c s@@ crip@@ tures that will encoura@@ ge and mo@@ tiv@@ ate the individu@@ al or the family we are to vis@@ it .
Th@@ ough the p@@ ath of Christians is ru@@ g@@ ged and n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w , God gives them much le@@ e@@ way within his set li@@ m@@ its .
Jesus , however , knew that they could be m@@ ol@@ ded if they listen@@ ed to his kind and pati@@ ent counsel and if they imit@@ ated his hum@@ ility .
Israel ​ — A N@@ ation in De@@ ca@@ y
To Adam and E@@ ve , Jehovah said : “ Be fru@@ it@@ ful and become many and f@@ ill the earth and sub@@ du@@ e it , and have in sub@@ je@@ ction the f@@ ish of the se@@ a and the f@@ l@@ ying cre@@ atu@@ res of the heavens and every living cre@@ ature that is mo@@ ving upon the earth . ”
H@@ au@@ gh@@ t@@ iness ca@@ used King A@@ sa to be@@ have ba@@ dly during the last years of his life .
In priv@@ ate prayer , we dedic@@ ate ourselves to Jehovah , v@@ ow@@ ing to do his will for the rest of our life .
Such fav@@ or@@ ite s@@ crip@@ tures can provide us with both strength and comfort . ​ — Romans 15 : 4 .
While still young and able to do so , I just want to do as much as I can to ple@@ ase Jehovah and help others .
That was hard work , requi@@ ring al@@ er@@ t@@ ness and self - sacrifice .
However , we may well w@@ in pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s respect if we are pre@@ pared to de@@ f@@ end our beli@@ ef@@ s res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 15 .
“ It was not by following ar@@ t@@ fully cont@@ ri@@ ved false st@@ ori@@ es that we ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted you with the power and pres@@ ence of our Lord Jesus Christ , ” said the apostle Peter .
13 : 8 ​ — What is “ the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l of life of the L@@ am@@ b ” ?
V@@ ic@@ t@@ or says : “ I began s@@ mo@@ king when I was 8 , a@@ bu@@ sing al@@ co@@ ho@@ l at 12 , and using d@@ ru@@ g@@ s when I was 14 .
Our dedic@@ ation to God is the most sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant promise we could ever make , and fre@@ qu@@ ent prayer will help us to keep it .
I did that two or three times a we@@ ek , ” says I@@ on@@ as@@ h .
( See op@@ ening pi@@ c@@ ture . ) ( b ) What will give us the most joy in the new world ?
We rend@@ er sac@@ red service to “ him al@@ one ” and will never com@@ promise on his righteous la@@ ws and principles . ​ — Mat@@ t .
H@@ el@@ p Your Ch@@ il@@ dren to Me@@ et Their Many Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es
W@@ ould it sur@@ pris@@ e you to know that God is not to bl@@ ame even for that ?
When we pray , we should remember that we are ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing the One who ‘ kno@@ ws what we need before ever we ask him . ’
I was assign@@ ed to Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a , to the tro@@ pi@@ cal to@@ wn of S@@ an@@ ta C@@ ru@@ z , where there was a congregation of about 50 .
Can a Christian maintain a good conscience if he accep@@ ts emp@@ loy@@ ment that invol@@ ves being ar@@ m@@ ed ?
Jesus told his disciples : “ It is not a desi@@ ra@@ ble thing with my Father who is in heaven for one of these little ones to per@@ ish . ”
Our Ma@@ ster , Jesus Christ , however , has appointed the faithful slave class over all his ‘ bel@@ ong@@ ings , ’ or Kingdom inter@@ ests here on earth . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 7 .
He ra@@ ised it so that his disciples would think about the qu@@ ality of their own faith .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T D@@ O TH@@ E F@@ A@@ C@@ T@@ S SH@@ O@@ W ? Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide , al@@ most 1 person in 7 does not get en@@ ough to e@@ at each day .
N@@ ina read the Bible with ple@@ asure and learned from her reading that Christians should preach , so she started speaking to her ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ an@@ ces .
It also helped transl@@ at@@ ors to imp@@ ro@@ ve their understanding of the origin@@ al langu@@ ages .
G@@ u@@ i@@ de Your S@@ te@@ ps by Go@@ dly P@@ r@@ in@@ ci@@ ples
I was thr@@ il@@ led to find out that by means of Jehovah’s Kingdom , humans will be able to live forever in happiness in an earth - wide par@@ adise .
Now think of how Jehovah must feel as he w@@ atch@@ es so many people mis@@ use their fre@@ e@@ dom to make cho@@ ic@@ es in life even to the har@@ m of others .
Di@@ d Jehovah res@@ cu@@ e them ?
We must ‘ ti@@ e them as a si@@ gn upon our hand ’ in that our actions ​ — re@@ pres@@ ented by our hands — ​ must show that we are obedi@@ ent to Jehovah .
18 , 19 . ( a ) Although he was imper@@ fect , what helped David remain in God’s fav@@ or ?
E@@ ver@@ y@@ where that Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k loo@@ ks , he se@@ es tr@@ ou@@ ble , qu@@ ar@@ rel@@ ing , stri@@ fe .
The Witness also showed them that God’s name is Jehovah and that Jehovah’s purpose for the earth is to make it a beau@@ ti@@ ful par@@ adise . ​ — Psalm 8@@ 3 : 18 ; Luke 23 : 4@@ 3 ; John 3 : 16 .
In God’s Law to Israel , there was a mer@@ ci@@ ful pro@@ vision for someone who was gu@@ il@@ ty of “ speaking though@@ t@@ less@@ ly with his li@@ ps . ”
You have perhaps no@@ ted that Jehovah’s remin@@ ders at times inclu@@ de mes@@ sa@@ ges of war@@ ning .
How can we succ@@ ess@@ fully fi@@ ght materi@@ al@@ ism ?
How Does L@@ ear@@ ning the Tru@@ th Ab@@ out H@@ ell Af@@ fect You ?
H@@ O@@ W TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E S@@ U@@ R@@ V@@ I@@ V@@ E@@ D : Jewish law com@@ p@@ el@@ led every king to “ wr@@ ite for himself in a book a cop@@ y of this Law , ” the first fi@@ ve boo@@ ks of the Bible .
By the end of the s@@ em@@ in@@ ar , Mari@@ a had plac@@ ed 3@@ 8@@ 0 ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , 1@@ 7@@ 3 boo@@ ks , and 34 bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res .
Be@@ ing the el@@ des@@ t of fi@@ ve children , I had to take on my mo@@ ther’s responsi@@ bil@@ ities , though I was still atten@@ ding school .
L@@ ater , the King would put words in their m@@ ou@@ ths by means of the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol .
Such counsel c@@ learly rul@@ es out f@@ li@@ r@@ ting .
H@@ er son would be the ro@@ y@@ al he@@ ir of King David ​ — the per@@ man@@ ent , everlasting he@@ ir to a div@@ in@@ ely or@@ da@@ ined Kingdom .
Although his own life was in d@@ anger , he spoke up to prote@@ ct his disciples .
A God of faith@@ ful@@ ness , with whom there is no in@@ justice ; righteous and u@@ pri@@ ght is he . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 32 : 4 .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of our circumstances , may we be res@@ ol@@ ved to walk circum@@ spe@@ c@@ tly in order to have a fine t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony from ob@@ serv@@ ers out@@ side the congregation .
In fact , through that covenant , Israel had a uni@@ que opportunity and privilege to become “ a kingdom of pri@@ ests , ” provided they me@@ t the s@@ ti@@ pul@@ ation to obey Jehovah’s la@@ ws .
I@@ m@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the soul and hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re are false do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines that di@@ sh@@ on@@ or God .
He says : “ I wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t even 20 years old at the time , but my two sisters were already serving in To@@ go .
But most important is Jesus ’ st@@ at@@ ement that co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness de@@ fil@@ es a man . ​ — Mark 7 : 20 - 23 .
The counsel I ch@@ eri@@ shed most was , ‘ While you do not have ad@@ di@@ tional responsi@@ bil@@ ities in the congregation , con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on streng@@ th@@ ening your spiritu@@ ality . ’ ”
In what ways did Jesus imitate his Father ?
With a g@@ ent@@ le t@@ ou@@ ch , Jesus heal@@ ed a man a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted with the lo@@ a@@ th@@ some di@@ se@@ ase of le@@ pro@@ s@@ y .
But the cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man did not want to get involved .
What proble@@ m ar@@ ose among the early Christians , and what became necess@@ ary cen@@ tu@@ ries later ?
For instance , when atten@@ ding meetings at the Kingdom H@@ all , we can seek out those who are stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing with health problems .
S@@ how@@ ing gen@@ u@@ ine love to fellow worshipp@@ ers is a s@@ ource of great joy and deep satis@@ fac@@ tion that w@@ ins us Jehovah’s sm@@ ile of appro@@ val . ​ — Proverbs 15 : 29 .
During the sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent tri@@ al , the li@@ ar even con@@ sen@@ ted to the ide@@ a of k@@ ill@@ ing the sur@@ vi@@ ving ba@@ by .
R@@ o@@ bin@@ son C@@ r@@ us@@ o@@ e Is@@ land , 6 / 15
The apostle Paul had that hum@@ ble attitude , for he told the older men of the congregation in Eph@@ esus : “ You well know how from the first day that I st@@ ep@@ ped into the dist@@ ri@@ ct of A@@ sia I was with you the whole time , sla@@ ving for the Lord with the great@@ est low@@ l@@ iness of mind . ”
“ We may feel l@@ on@@ ely at times , but we are never really al@@ one , ” she would say .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , Paul ad@@ ded : “ They have a ze@@ al for God . ”
S@@ even years later , A@@ t@@ su@@ shi , one of the special pione@@ ers I spoke about ear@@ li@@ er , sent me a letter .
Such self - exam@@ in@@ ation may help us make imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ements in accep@@ ting and appreci@@ ating our inter@@ n@@ ational bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
H@@ on@@ es@@ ty in our work ha@@ bi@@ ts dra@@ ws attention to the kind of God we re@@ present .
Jesus war@@ ned his disciples : “ W@@ atch out for the le@@ av@@ en of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , which is h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y . ”
“ This means everlasting life , their taking in knowledge . . . ”
After they consider@@ ed all a@@ vail@@ able Scriptural evidence , they made a rec@@ ord of their conclu@@ sions .
◆ Phil@@ ip@@ ’s four daugh@@ ters : Acts 21 : 9 .
Mo@@ der@@ n - day true Christians have simil@@ arly respon@@ ded to Jesus ’ counsel to do good , not just to their Christian brothers , but even to those who h@@ ate them .
Like G@@ am@@ ali@@ el , prom@@ in@@ ent individuals have rec@@ ently spo@@ ken out in fav@@ or of religious fre@@ e@@ dom for Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The Christ is under the he@@ ad@@ ship of his Father .
L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing with love means be@@ coming in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y inter@@ ested in the other person@@ ’s thoughts .
Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an ro@@ y@@ al c@@ lu@@ b , 1@@ 7@@ 50 - 1@@ 7@@ 00 B.C.E .
The wife , who had come to know about Jehovah’s Witnesses while in Z@@ a@@ i@@ re , later explained to the sisters what had happened that mor@@ ning .
These she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike ones will gain life under Jesus ’ perfect rul@@ er@@ ship .
O@@ thers have be@@ gu@@ n to atten@@ d meetings in a fore@@ ign - language congregation in their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and .
“ The L@@ am@@ b@@ ’s wife ” is made up of Christ’s faithful spirit - anointed followers , who will share with him in his heavenly rul@@ er@@ ship .
It also encoura@@ ges Christians not to become pre@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with work .
There is another way to learn about the con@@ dition of the dead .
No , for Jesus ’ st@@ at@@ ement was not me@@ ant to be taken liter@@ ally .
“ My D@@ re@@ am H@@ as C@@ ome Tru@@ e ”
“ W@@ rit@@ ten for Our In@@ stru@@ ction ”
G@@ ran@@ ted , humans were much clo@@ s@@ er to the physical per@@ fe@@ ction that Adam and E@@ ve had once pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed and lost .
Jesus said : “ Ke@@ ep on . . . see@@ king first the kingdom and [ God’s ] righteousness . ”
He told me that there was a group in Li@@ é@@ v@@ in , some si@@ x mil@@ es ( 10 k@@ m ) away .
He told the crow@@ ds from Ca@@ per@@ na@@ u@@ m : “ I must dec@@ l@@ are the good news of the kingdom of God , because for this I was sent for@@ th . ”
In chap@@ ter 10 of the Bible book of Proverbs , King Solomon of ancient Israel provi@@ des ans@@ wers to these questions as he cont@@ ra@@ st@@ s the righteous with the wicked .
When hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves as well as parents and children fre@@ ely commun@@ ic@@ ate with one another in this way , there is peace and un@@ ity among them .
* That is why two of the gift it@@ em@@ s that the ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers offered to the “ king of the Jews ” were ar@@ om@@ ati@@ c spi@@ ces . ​ — Matthew 2 : 1 , 2 , 11 .
The w@@ ind kept d@@ ri@@ ving the ship for many days .
Do not be dec@@ ei@@ ved by him !
To prop@@ iti@@ ate means to “ appe@@ ase , ” or to “ plac@@ ate . ”
A@@ F@@ T@@ E@@ R man@@ kin@@ d’s language was con@@ fu@@ sed at Ba@@ be@@ l , dist@@ in@@ ct writ@@ ing syst@@ em@@ s develop@@ ed .
( b ) What counsel was provided to help the brothers in C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e remain ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast ?
As we have seen , the Bible can help a young person to make a succ@@ ess of his you@@ ng@@ er years .
• In what ways did Jehovah show loving - kindness to Lo@@ t , Abraham , and Joseph ?
T@@ ak@@ ing into account Jesus ’ comm@@ and that true worshipp@@ ers worship God with spirit and truth , it is clear that worship rend@@ ered at any sh@@ r@@ ine or sac@@ red place has no special value to our heavenly Father .
“ I am the way and the truth and the life , ” said Jesus Christ . “ No one comes to the Father exc@@ ep@@ t through me . ”
We could g@@ ri@@ eve God’s spirit to a de@@ gre@@ e by allow@@ ing ourselves to d@@ ri@@ ft s@@ low@@ ly , perhaps al@@ most imper@@ c@@ ep@@ ti@@ bly , toward conduct con@@ dem@@ ned in God’s spirit - inspired Word .
Paul discus@@ sed who might and who might not qu@@ ali@@ fy to receive fin@@ an@@ cial support from the congregation .
10 : 13 ​ — How is such a ph@@ en@@ om@@ en@@ on possible ?
F@@ al@@ se acc@@ us@@ ations .
Jehovah expe@@ cts us to put our a@@ bil@@ ities to good use .
The re@@ ign of Au@@ g@@ us@@ tu@@ s ( 27 B.C.E . to 14 C.E . ) saw the bir@@ th of emp@@ er@@ or worship .
Some of the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls could have been of pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us but others of par@@ ch@@ ment .
For three and a half years , he travel@@ ed thr@@ ough@@ out his ho@@ m@@ el@@ and declar@@ ing the good news of God’s Kingdom .
Some go to ch@@ urch see@@ king peace of mind .
E@@ ach time I fa@@ iled , C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ina lo@@ v@@ ingly encoura@@ ged me .
He may have had some sy@@ mp@@ t@@ om@@ s , such as an occasi@@ onal pain .
Yes , like a physical w@@ ound , the pain of an emo@@ tional w@@ ound may gra@@ du@@ ally e@@ ase over time if it is given tend@@ er care .
No one comes to the Father exc@@ ep@@ t through me . ’ ”
Fa@@ ith in Jehovah God along with a spirit of ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality moved a wi@@ do@@ w and mother to give the last of her food to a prophet of God .
The disciples , gro@@ wn - up@@ s though they were , “ i@@ mag@@ ined [ Jesus ] was speaking about taking rest in s@@ le@@ ep . ”
Re@@ ma@@ ins of a great p@@ al@@ ace
“ Bo@@ ys and gi@@ r@@ ls at my school are already ho@@ o@@ king up , ” says 15 - year - old An@@ a , qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er .
“ P@@ AN@@ A@@ M@@ A , bri@@ dge of the world . ”
Some experi@@ ences show that during the war in the Bal@@ k@@ ans , the children of Jehovah’s Witnesses who lived there were happy des@@ pite the har@@ s@@ h living con@@ di@@ tions .
My father was Mus@@ li@@ m , and my mother was Jewish .
But as he takes deli@@ ght in God’s Word and ac@@ qui@@ res a ta@@ st@@ e for “ so@@ li@@ d food ” ​ — deep spiritual information — ​ spiritual matu@@ r@@ ity will not be far off for him .
That was a great sacrifice .
The first sin was an att@@ ack on God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y . ”
I could not get them out of my mind , especially when I saw mil@@ it@@ ary c@@ em@@ et@@ eri@@ es on the vari@@ ous is@@ lands we st@@ op@@ ped at on our way home ac@@ ro@@ ss the P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c .
It was with Jehovah’s spirit that they had been “ se@@ aled for a day of rel@@ eas@@ ing by ransom . ”
“ [ Lo@@ ve ] does not keep account of the in@@ j@@ ur@@ y , ” states 1 Corinthians 13 : 5 .
It is a great privilege to be dedic@@ ated to Jehovah and to be baptized .
Does it se@@ em o@@ d@@ d to you that we should both fear God and love him ?
Z@@ ik@@ la@@ g
He may have fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ed that God would not ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te them , for that would sp@@ ell fa@@ il@@ ure for God’s purpose .
Since in@@ s@@ inc@@ ere honor does not gro@@ w out of gen@@ u@@ ine respect , it will wi@@ ther so@@ on@@ er or later .
He emp@@ a@@ th@@ ized with others when they expres@@ sed themselves to him . ​ — Matthew 20 : 29 - 34 ; Mark 5 : 25 - 34 .
This may place ad@@ di@@ tional dem@@ ands on the rema@@ ining emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es , who may thus have to car@@ ry an ex@@ tr@@ a lo@@ ad .
Today , some Christians cho@@ ose a life of sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as many others remain sing@@ le because of circumstances .
At an inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion held in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity in 195@@ 3 , the house - to - house ministry received special attention .
• P@@ ra@@ y for God’s help in times of temp@@ tation
H@@ as knowledge of Jehovah become ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble to us ?
She loo@@ ks up bir@@ th ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ements in a local new@@ s@@ pa@@ per and then c@@ alls on the new parents with My Bo@@ ok of Bible St@@ ori@@ es .
But after the pain sub@@ si@@ des , we can reason and act nor@@ m@@ ally .
I bel@@ ong@@ ed to a gan@@ g and expe@@ cted to die before I was 30 .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out the Ho@@ ly Scriptures , our pri@@ m@@ ary teach@@ er would be personal experience .
A@@ no@@ ther s@@ ource of joy and a real high@@ light in my life was the rel@@ e@@ ase of the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures in Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ an .
Then she also began working in the branch of@@ fice .
How Jesus De@@ al@@ t With Pe@@ ople
M@@ an Ru@@ in E@@ ar@@ th Be@@ y@@ ond Re@@ pa@@ ir ?
Many of these women worshi@@ ped fore@@ ign go@@ ds .
To avoid this mis@@ understanding , transl@@ at@@ ors were given appro@@ val to transl@@ ate the word “ soul ” according to the con@@ text of the word .
Instead of being sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to H@@ an@@ na@@ h’s p@@ light , Pen@@ in@@ n@@ ah vie@@ wed her as a ri@@ val and displa@@ yed such an attitude toward her that H@@ ann@@ ah “ would we@@ ep and not e@@ at . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 1 : 2 , 4 - 7 .
In 1@@ 18 B.C.E . , P@@ to@@ le@@ my E@@ u@@ er@@ get@@ es I@@ I of Egy@@ pt dec@@ re@@ ed that his of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als “ shall not imp@@ ress any of the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the country for priv@@ ate ser@@ vi@@ ces , nor re@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ on ( ag@@ ga@@ re@@ u@@ e@@ in ) their c@@ at@@ tle for any purpose of their own . ”
So@@ on , however , we were dis@@ co@@ vered and li@@ ber@@ ated by Al@@ lied tro@@ op@@ s .
On one occasi@@ on , Jesus mirac@@ ul@@ ously f@@ ed a crow@@ d of about 5@@ ,000 men .
Even the powerful king of Babyl@@ on was for@@ ced to real@@ ize that ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely “ the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh is R@@ ul@@ er in the kingdom of mankind . ”
He lived with his family ne@@ ar@@ by at B@@ r@@ on@@ y@@ gar@@ th , on the W@@ el@@ s@@ h bor@@ der , and his sister , C@@ is@@ si@@ e , became a close friend of my mo@@ ther’s .
How can we de@@ e@@ pen our appreciation ?
The com@@ par@@ is@@ on , however , was with the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ i@@ an Jews in gener@@ al , not with the Christians .
Ge@@ or@@ ge Y@@ oung arri@@ ved in Ri@@ o de J@@ an@@ ei@@ r@@ o in Mar@@ ch 19@@ 23
The Mi@@ rac@@ le of C@@ re@@ ation
“ I asked my@@ self : How can he put up with it all ?
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y V@@ E@@ R@@ N@@ O@@ N D@@ U@@ N@@ C@@ O@@ MB@@ E
God - given hope en@@ ab@@ les us to end@@ ure t@@ ests of faith .
Today , there is a be@@ tra@@ y@@ al of trust in com@@ mer@@ ce , pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s , religion , and family relation@@ shi@@ ps
A@@ m@@ min@@ a@@ da@@ b
In the Bible , discipl@@ ine is often pres@@ ented in an appe@@ al@@ ing light , at times al@@ ong@@ side knowledge , wisdom , love , and life .
In a heal@@ thy marriage , however , both mat@@ es displa@@ y a self - sacrific@@ ing spirit .
H@@ O@@ W important is sight to develop@@ ing loving and lasting relation@@ shi@@ ps ?
The P@@ as@@ so@@ ver was held only once a year , on the 14@@ th day of the Jewish mon@@ th N@@ is@@ an .
A ke@@ y requi@@ re@@ ment for ac@@ qui@@ ring a pu@@ re heart is that of ga@@ ining acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s will and pur@@ pos@@ es .
C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 21 : “ Fa@@ thers , do not na@@ g your children .
I do not know where I would have ended up if I had g@@ one with the group , as it was of ques@@ tion@@ able char@@ ac@@ ter .
What a wonderful privilege we have of help@@ ing people to see Jehovah in the way we conduct ourselves !
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : In his wisdom , then , God knew that the best way to set@@ tle the chall@@ enge would be to allow time to pas@@ s .
The book is mentioned again at 2 Samuel 1 : 18 with refer@@ ence to a po@@ em called “ The B@@ ow ” ​ — a s@@ ong of g@@ ri@@ ef about King Saul of Israel and his son J@@ on@@ a@@ than .
If we r@@ ely on Jehovah , he will give us his holy spirit to help us do what is right . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 13 .
“ He is co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ant of those see@@ king refu@@ ge in him . ” ​ — N@@ ah .
See chap@@ ters 5 to 7 of the book The Bible ​ — God’s Word or M@@ an’s ?
Their Bible - based hope is that Jesus Christ will resur@@ rec@@ t them from the dead , allow@@ ing them to appe@@ ar in spiritual per@@ fe@@ ction before the pres@@ ence of God with great joy .
In what ways do Christian elders contribu@@ te to the joy of their fellow believers ?
I could har@@ dly wa@@ it to go back .
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ le 4 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 27 - 31
Jesus is in Jerusalem .
• What does the le@@ av@@ en in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation re@@ present , and what truth about Kingdom gro@@ w@@ th does Jesus high@@ light ?
See Psalm 7@@ 2 : 16 ; 1 Timothy 6 : 8 ; Hebrews 13 : 5 , 6 .
On@@ ly f@@ ra@@ g@@ ments remain in The N@@ ational Li@@ br@@ ary of Rus@@ sia .
In a C@@ en@@ tr@@ al A@@ mer@@ i@@ can country some years ag@@ o , a te@@ en@@ age bo@@ y gave a talk in the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol in the Christian congregation .
A@@ n In@@ vit@@ ation to a S@@ pe@@ cial T@@ al@@ k
Many of them wanted to go to a uni@@ vers@@ ity in order to have a succ@@ ess@@ ful care@@ er .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying that counsel will help us to coun@@ ter@@ act the worl@@ d’s fri@@ v@@ ol@@ ous view of life . ​ — Read 1 Timothy 2 : 1 , 2 ; Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 2 - 8 .
Consider :
I am prof@@ oun@@ dly gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah for giving me a life full of meaning and happiness am@@ id a true bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
C@@ er@@ tain Christians may be in positi@@ ons of special responsi@@ bility in the congregation .
( 2 ) G@@ u@@ arding our thoughts by foc@@ using on positi@@ ve things and pra@@ ying to God .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to these ap@@ par@@ ently in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant bir@@ ds , Jesus told his disciples : “ Not one of them will f@@ all to the gr@@ ound without your Fa@@ ther’s knowledge . ”
The talk also mentioned that ex@@ pan@@ ding one@@ ’s ministry lea@@ ds to more joy .
Bo@@ o@@ ks now pr@@ inted .
When we came to E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or in 19@@ 6@@ 6 , there were some 1@@ ,@@ 4@@ 00 Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers here .
“ Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es is judg@@ ing with righteousness ; he is exam@@ ining the k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys and the heart , ” says the Bible .
We want peace . ’ ​ — Al@@ ha@@ ji , age 14
Ex@@ am@@ ples dra@@ wn from ani@@ ma@@ l cre@@ ation showed Job that humans are in no position to question God’s ways .
“ H@@ er m@@ ou@@ th she has op@@ ened in wisdom , ” he was inform@@ ed , “ and the law of loving - kindness is upon her t@@ ong@@ ue . ”
What opportunity will present it@@ self after the des@@ tru@@ ction of false religious organiz@@ ations , and how will God’s faithful people stand out as different at that time ?
This bo@@ ther@@ ed the local bi@@ sh@@ op , who ​ — having lived in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates — ​ knew fir@@ s@@ th@@ and how effe@@ ctive Jehovah’s Witnesses could be as pre@@ ach@@ ers .
Do not be quic@@ k to as@@ su@@ me that you are too in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant to be no@@ tic@@ ed by Jehovah’s all - see@@ ing eyes !
Of course , many want God to answer their prayers with a mirac@@ le .
* ​ — 2 Corinthians 8 : 12 .
The Ger@@ man occ@@ up@@ ation of Gre@@ e@@ ce ended in O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 194@@ 4 .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jews living in Egy@@ pt had transl@@ ated the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek .
Now 40 Bible stu@@ dies are being condu@@ cted in that v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
Yet , To@@ h@@ r@@ u seem@@ ed un@@ concer@@ ned about the ten@@ se at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere that pre@@ va@@ iled in his hous@@ eho@@ ld .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we have free will , and we can make cho@@ ic@@ es .
In the past , all re@@ comm@@ end@@ ations invol@@ ving the ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment of elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants were sent to the local branch of@@ fice .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the Bible reve@@ als the true hope that Jehovah God off@@ ers .
It appe@@ ared that S@@ ar@@ a@@ i was in l@@ ine to be viol@@ ated .
What blessings do we have , and what should we ask ourselves ?
Go@@ ld , s@@ il@@ ver , and preci@@ ous st@@ ones ?
At 15 years of age , I loo@@ ked like a 30 - year - old . ”
“ Why was it this per@@ fu@@ m@@ ed o@@ il was not so@@ ld for three h@@ un@@ d@@ red den@@ ari@@ i [ e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent to about a ye@@ ar@@ ’s wa@@ ge ] and given to the po@@ or ? ” he pro@@ t@@ ested .
For example , in a rec@@ ent ten - year peri@@ od ​ — during the service years of 200@@ 3 through 20@@ 12 — ​ more than 2@@ ,@@ 7@@ 0@@ 7@@ ,000 individuals were baptized in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of their dedic@@ ation to God .
We imitate Jesus ’ hum@@ ility when we will@@ ingly accept assign@@ ments that might se@@ em low@@ ly .
Ar@@ ne was di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with b@@ ra@@ in can@@ c@@ er .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , at Job 38 : 4 - 7 , we read of “ the sons of God ” who ‘ sh@@ ou@@ ted in ap@@ pla@@ use ’ when God ‘ la@@ id the cor@@ n@@ er@@ st@@ one ’ of the earth .
How g@@ la@@ d we all are to have among us those who have proved loyal to Jehovah for many de@@ ca@@ des !
S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds in@@ spe@@ cted the sheep regul@@ arly and tre@@ ated any that were si@@ ck or in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed .
In Bible times , sol@@ di@@ ers used dar@@ ts made out of ho@@ l@@ low re@@ e@@ ds having small ir@@ on rec@@ ep@@ t@@ ac@@ les that could be filled with bur@@ ning n@@ ap@@ h@@ th@@ a .
You Can Be H@@ app@@ y Des@@ pite Dis@@ ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment
The good news is that reco@@ very is possible .
In what circumstances can you exerc@@ ise the godly qu@@ ality of com@@ pas@@ sion ?
What have you seen during your li@@ fe@@ time ?
W@@ he@@ ther you are pres@@ ently in the full - time service or you are working toward that go@@ al , consider this : How can the full - time ministry strengthen your relationship with Jehovah ?
With no reg@@ ard for their Creator , many devo@@ te themselves to making a com@@ for@@ table living , ra@@ ising a family , and lea@@ ving be@@ h@@ ind an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
But when a div@@ or@@ ce does occ@@ ur , such as after a Christi@@ an’s mate has proved un@@ faithful , brothers and sisters in the congregation are supp@@ or@@ tive .
He su@@ gg@@ ests that the “ p@@ il@@ low ” Jesus s@@ le@@ pt on was a san@@ d@@ ba@@ g used for bal@@ last .
Even as we set asi@@ de spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c time each day for ess@@ enti@@ al activities , such as e@@ ating and s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing , we must lik@@ e@@ wise allow time each day to medit@@ ate on Jehovah’s activities and deal@@ ings . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 8 : 3 ; Matthew 4 : 4 .
Why do some in - la@@ ws inter@@ f@@ ere in the lives of their married children ?
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y L@@ O@@ TH@@ A@@ R W@@ AL@@ TH@@ E@@ R
He kno@@ ws that there are things to which he is not ent@@ it@@ led .
What is bri@@ ber@@ y ?
( a ) Gi@@ ve examples of Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts that s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ate a lear@@ n@@ er@@ ’s spiritual develop@@ ment . ( b ) What go@@ al do elders have in mind when tra@@ ining others ?
U@@ se the Bible to draw up what is in the heart
“ They Sa@@ iled A@@ way to C@@ y@@ pr@@ us ”
A@@ n imp@@ ro@@ per r@@ om@@ an@@ tic relationship could devel@@ op at your place of emp@@ loy@@ ment .
Paul wrote : “ All the things that were written af@@ o@@ re@@ time were written for our instru@@ ction , that through our end@@ ur@@ ance and through the comfort from the Scriptures we might have hope . ”
H@@ and@@ le With C@@ are
Y@@ ou@@ ng@@ er ones great@@ ly benefit from el@@ der@@ ly Christians
“ Those who are pl@@ anted in the house of Jehovah . . . will b@@ lo@@ s@@ som for@@ th .
How should young Christians view the pro@@ spe@@ ct of marriage ?
And we certainly rejo@@ ice over the inc@@ reas@@ ed tra@@ ining being provided by our many the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c scho@@ ol@@ s .
How com@@ for@@ ting to be as@@ sur@@ ed of that !
3 : 13 , 14 ; 1 P@@ et .
What do they dis@@ close about the way Jesus deal@@ t with people during his ministry ?
Such medit@@ ation can buil@@ d your love for him and de@@ e@@ pen your godly joy . ​ — Mat@@ t .
in the Au@@ gu@@ st 15 , 200@@ 9 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower was like a personal letter in answer to my prayers .
Jehovah pur@@ posed that David would be king over Israel .
What will God do to his enem@@ ies , but who will be sa@@ ved ?
The Scriptures do not tell us .
Jesus evid@@ ently wanted his apostles to i@@ magine a bir@@ d of the very le@@ ast sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance .
Yet , she was not we@@ al@@ thy .
Jehovah’s “ ear@@ s are toward their supp@@ lic@@ ation . ”
H@@ el@@ p@@ ing Peter and the others present to i@@ magine the future , Jesus respon@@ ded : “ Tru@@ ly I say to you , in the re - cre@@ ation , when the Son of man s@@ its down on his gl@@ ori@@ ous thro@@ ne , you who have follow@@ ed me will si@@ t on 12 thr@@ ones , judg@@ ing the 12 tri@@ bes of Israel .
The very next year , the In@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ on sen@@ ten@@ ced Gal@@ ile@@ o to life imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment .
All of us , wh@@ atever our ro@@ le in the family , can benefit from following his example .
W@@ ould your family benefit from a study of the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit ?
She has served as such ever since .
M@@ O@@ R@@ E K@@ IN@@ G@@ D@@ O@@ M H@@ AL@@ L@@ S N@@ E@@ E@@ D@@ E@@ D
The th@@ ic@@ k hi@@ de of its bel@@ ly is a real advan@@ ta@@ ge as sh@@ ort - leg@@ ged Be@@ h@@ emo@@ th dra@@ g@@ s its body over st@@ ones in ri@@ ver@@ be@@ ds .
And it could well be that , just as was true of Eli@@ j@@ ah , you have accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed more for Jehovah than you real@@ ize .
H@@ er way of doing things is mar@@ ked by pr@@ u@@ d@@ ence and e@@ con@@ om@@ y .
Ha@@ ve you pos@@ si@@ bly even com@@ pla@@ ined about that yourself ?
This has certainly proved true of Jo@@ el and his wife of 5@@ 1 years .
Th@@ ough having God’s Law , the Israelites did not ob@@ serve it ; they allow@@ ed sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness to cho@@ ke out their concer@@ n for others .
Peter , An@@ dre@@ w , James , and John were bus@@ y with their fi@@ shing bu@@ sin@@ ess when Jesus invit@@ ed them , saying : “ C@@ ome after me . ”
“ The world is pas@@ sing away and so is its desire , but he that does the will of God rema@@ ins forever . ”
1 , 2 . ( a ) Why is end@@ ur@@ ance needed in order to serve God ?
When Ch@@ il@@ dren Le@@ a@@ ve H@@ ome
B@@ ill says : “ I have no reg@@ re@@ ts . ”
After see@@ ing many hard work@@ ers happ@@ ily serving Jehovah at the branch of@@ fice in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , one young Bible stud@@ ent was so imp@@ ressed that he asked : “ What do I have to do to stay here ? ”
He wrote : “ I give than@@ ks to my God through Jesus Christ concer@@ ning all of you , because your faith is tal@@ ked about thr@@ ough@@ out the whole world . ”
If Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l fe@@ ared that ow@@ n@@ er@@ ship of the v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard would pas@@ s to Na@@ bo@@ th@@ ’s he@@ ir@@ s , she may have felt d@@ ri@@ ven to arr@@ ange for the mu@@ r@@ der of Na@@ bo@@ th@@ ’s sons .
We cle@@ an@@ ed it up ​ — ou@@ th@@ ouse and all — ​ and con@@ ver@@ ted it into a t@@ in@@ y meeting place .
Ab@@ out ten days later , “ Jehovah stru@@ ck Na@@ ba@@ l , so that he died . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 25 : 18 - 38 .
At 1 John 3 : 1 , we read : “ See what s@@ ort of love the Father has given us ! ”
W@@ al@@ ter continued to instru@@ ct his bo@@ ys in God’s Word , and he pray@@ ed for Jehovah’s help .
God c@@ learly indic@@ ated that Adam would live forever if he was obedi@@ ent .
Yes , may it be the hear@@ t@@ felt desire of each one of us to follow the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ vice : “ W@@ he@@ ther you are e@@ ating or dr@@ in@@ king or doing anything el@@ se , do all things for God’s glory . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
His prayer likely d@@ wel@@ ls on the bi@@ g decision that lies before him ​ — that of cho@@ o@@ sing his 12 apostles .
A similar thing took place when I vis@@ ited a C@@ al@@ v@@ in@@ ist minis@@ ter and then a Jewish ra@@ b@@ bi .
What world did the apostle Paul have in mind when he said : “ [ God ] cho@@ se us in uni@@ on with him before the f@@ oun@@ ding of the world ” ?
Go@@ od it is that one should wa@@ it , even s@@ il@@ ently , for the sal@@ vation of Jehovah . ”
We were able to help many to learn the truth .
Even the w@@ at@@ ers of the mi@@ gh@@ ty Z@@ am@@ be@@ z@@ i Ri@@ ver dec@@ l@@ ined to le@@ vel@@ s that th@@ reat@@ ened the op@@ er@@ ation of h@@ y@@ d@@ ro@@ ele@@ c@@ tri@@ c power pl@@ ants .
So concer@@ ning all who would become his anointed followers , Jesus now pra@@ ys : “ Father , as to what you have given me , I wish that , where I am , they also may be with me , in order to b@@ eho@@ ld my glory that you have given me , because you loved me before the f@@ oun@@ ding of the world . ”
So in order to get the preaching work done , we obe@@ yed the la@@ ws , ho@@ p@@ ing that things would change for the better .
“ My son , do not re@@ ject the discipl@@ ine of Jehovah , . . . for those whom Jehovah lo@@ ves he re@@ pro@@ ves , ” says Proverbs 3 : 11 , 12 .
A Witness who took the opportunity to preach from house to house while vis@@ iting different to@@ w@@ ns in con@@ ne@@ ction with his se@@ cul@@ ar work spoke to N@@ ei@@ l about Jehovah’s Kingdom .
How sa@@ d for him !
This dist@@ or@@ ted rec@@ ol@@ le@@ ction can cause us to long for the good old days .
“ Then let those in Ju@@ de@@ a beg@@ in fle@@ e@@ ing to the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , and let those in the mi@@ d@@ st of her with@@ draw , and let those in the country plac@@ es not en@@ ter into her ; because these are days for me@@ ting out justice , that all the things written may be ful@@ filled . ”
Com@@ m@@ end@@ ab@@ ly , the people obe@@ yed , and the day turned into one of “ great rejo@@ ic@@ ing . ” ​ — Ne@@ h .
Re@@ tur@@ ning to Jerusalem me@@ ant building a new life under un@@ com@@ for@@ table and d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous circumstances .
There is yet another reason for pra@@ ising Jehovah .
To what ex@@ t@@ ent can the “ teachings of dem@@ ons ” har@@ m us spiritually , and what counsel is offered in the Scriptures ?
* Th@@ ough serving as a full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er , S@@ on@@ ja got into bad compan@@ y , became involved in un@@ ch@@ ris@@ ti@@ an conduct , and had to be dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed from the Christian congregation .
He will do this in the future during the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
Still , ne@@ i@@ ther we nor ex@@ per@@ t physi@@ c@@ ists can fully expla@@ in gra@@ v@@ ity , which keep@@ s our earth in the right or@@ bi@@ t , just the position it should have to allow us to enjoy life here .
Who are some out@@ standing examples of end@@ ur@@ ance ?
Their example can s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ate us to whole - sou@@ led activ@@ ity in Jehovah’s service .
The d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates were gre@@ et@@ ed with beau@@ ti@@ ful le@@ is ( ne@@ ck@@ l@@ ac@@ es made from f@@ low@@ er pe@@ tal@@ s ) , a ty@@ pi@@ cal gift on the is@@ land .
But when h@@ ur@@ t feelings or res@@ ent@@ ment are involved , the proble@@ m may pers@@ ist much longer .
We were happy serving in the compan@@ y of loving brothers and sisters .
There must be no de@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y in our faith .
What are these ten hor@@ ns , and what is the id@@ ent@@ ity of the small hor@@ n ?
What tru@@ ths did the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents understand by the year 1914 ?
Yet , what happ@@ ens to such f@@ ame ?
And we have the as@@ sur@@ ance that “ no matter what it is that we ask according to his will , he [ God ] he@@ ars us . ” ​ — 1 John 5 : 14 .
So , then , educ@@ ating your daugh@@ ters can have vari@@ ous benef@@ its .
This is not ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct on the s@@ ow@@ er@@ ’s part .
Fir@@ st , personal study , be@@ coming famili@@ ar with the Bible by reading it da@@ ily .
After Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , the apostle Peter c@@ learly id@@ enti@@ fied Jesus as Jehovah’s “ Ser@@ v@@ ant . ”
Since then , hist@@ ori@@ ans of each gener@@ ation and of all pol@@ itical per@@ su@@ asi@@ ons have vie@@ wed “ the years 1914 to 19@@ 18 as being an e@@ po@@ ch - making bre@@ ach . ”
The Bible does us no good if it lies un@@ op@@ ened on a sh@@ el@@ f .
Gi@@ ving us life sur@@ ely shows his loving concer@@ n for us !
Ke@@ ep your way far off from al@@ ong@@ side her , and do not get near to the en@@ tr@@ ance of her house . ” ​ — Proverbs 5 : 7 , 8 .
The cre@@ ation , however , does not tell us all we need to know about God .
Jesus ’ trust in his Father was still as fir@@ m as ever .
You are one of these individuals if you have made a dedic@@ ation to God and are car@@ r@@ ying it out .
In the face of difficul@@ ties , we were encoura@@ ged by medit@@ ating on our Christian hope and consider@@ ing the way Jehovah had taken care of us .
The Hebrew Scriptures make refer@@ ence to a similar te@@ ch@@ ni@@ que at Genesis 6 : 14 .
His de@@ par@@ ture to M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia , however , did not c@@ he@@ ck the dec@@ l@@ ine of the do@@ om@@ ed cul@@ t of Ar@@ t@@ em@@ is .
5 : 17 ; 1 P@@ et .
What Is K@@ in@@ dness ?
As you prog@@ ress , you will be able to take in what the apostle Paul called “ so@@ li@@ d food ” ​ — that is , deep@@ er tru@@ ths .
Th@@ ough men may he@@ a@@ p re@@ pro@@ ach on them , the one who@@ se di@@ gn@@ ity is a@@ bo@@ ve earth and heaven “ is not a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of them , to be called upon as their God . ”
By following the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ vice : “ Let all your af@@ fai@@ r@@ s take place with love . ”
That was the situation when John wrote to G@@ a@@ i@@ us .
He ev@@ en@@ tually ga@@ ther@@ ed back the cap@@ tive ones of Israel and Juda@@ h , re@@ tur@@ ning them to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and and blessing them with a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant se@@ cur@@ ity and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity .
At Psalm 33 : 3 , David wrote : “ Do your best at pla@@ ying on the str@@ ings along with jo@@ y@@ ful sh@@ ou@@ ting . ”
The city was then crow@@ ded with P@@ as@@ so@@ ver c@@ ele@@ br@@ ants .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , would the illustr@@ ation about the lost dr@@ ach@@ ma co@@ in t@@ ou@@ ch a sister who has d@@ ri@@ f@@ ted away from the congregation or has s@@ low@@ ed down ?
For some reason , they were un@@ able to find them , even though there were over 4@@ 1@@ ,000 Witnesses and 7@@ 30 congregations in that city .
P@@ os@@ iti@@ on ​ — Wh@@ ere Are You Go@@ ing ?
They began their service to Jehovah in a world d@@ om@@ in@@ ated by Satan .
Mo@@ re@@ over , rather than prom@@ o@@ ting self - den@@ i@@ al , the Bible encoura@@ ges us to enjoy our pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
At any r@@ ate , they left H@@ ar@@ an and pres@@ sed on@@ ward .
Since Jehovah can read the heart , he kno@@ ws if we are se@@ cre@@ tly rejo@@ ic@@ ing over another person@@ ’s cal@@ am@@ ity and sur@@ ely does not appro@@ ve of such an attitude .
Al@@ so , he took a c@@ up [ of w@@ ine ] and , having given than@@ ks , he gave it to them , saying : ‘ D@@ r@@ ink out of it , all of you ; for this means my “ blood of the covenant , ” which is to be p@@ our@@ ed out in be@@ half of many for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s . ’ ” ​ — Matthew 26 : 26 - 28 .
He did that in order to emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze that Jehovah was not ob@@ li@@ ged to re@@ de@@ em fal@@ le@@ n mankind .
The Bible says : “ G@@ ra@@ y - he@@ a@@ de@@ dness is a cro@@ wn of beau@@ ty when it is found in the way of righteousness . ”
They know that he will re@@ ward his faithful servants with et@@ er@@ n@@ al life in the new world , where there will be no in@@ justice . ​ — Read Psalm 37 : 5 , 7 , 9 , 29 .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 4@@ 7 , 2
The 15 publi@@ sh@@ ers made a wonderful effort to buil@@ d the first Kingdom H@@ all in this re@@ mo@@ te part of K@@ en@@ ya .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , he also will@@ ingly sub@@ mit@@ ted to those who had authority over him .
He never st@@ op@@ ped serving Jehovah .
Jehovah’s pri@@ m@@ ary mo@@ tive in br@@ ing@@ ing bad de@@ e@@ ds into the light is love .
“ I person@@ ally enjo@@ yed this av@@ en@@ ue of preaching , ” said one sister .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 8@@ 9 , 8@@ 6
What ca@@ u@@ tion is war@@ ran@@ ted when refle@@ cting on what comes out of our heart ?
Jehovah bless@@ ed Dani@@ el@@ ’s consci@@ enti@@ ous and coura@@ ge@@ ous decision by mirac@@ ul@@ ously s@@ par@@ ing him a c@@ ru@@ el death .
With Jehovah’s blessing on their efforts , true knowledge has become a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant .
J@@ on : That s@@ oun@@ ds good .
Rather , he is most often descri@@ bed as a loving teach@@ er and a pati@@ ent tra@@ in@@ er .
And they will be imp@@ ressed that you have thought deep@@ ly about what you believe even though you are still young .
“ It is not eas@@ y to expla@@ in to others that you are ‘ just a h@@ ou@@ se@@ wife , ’ ” con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed one woman .
Paul’s point of app@@ lic@@ ation to all Christians is clear : “ We , though , who are strong ought to be@@ ar the we@@ ak@@ nesses of those not strong , and not to be pleas@@ ing ourselves .
Jesus himself had set the example for them , for soon after his baptism , he began preaching about “ the Kingdom of the heavens . ”
What must a young person deci@@ de about the future , but why is there no need to be over@@ ly anxi@@ ous ?
One is that God did not desi@@ gn the imper@@ fe@@ ction that ex@@ ists all around us .
When Paul gave that counsel about anger , he ap@@ par@@ ently had in mind the words of the psalmist who wrote : “ Be ag@@ it@@ ated , but do not sin . ”
Ther@@ efore , God’s Word encoura@@ ges us to exerc@@ ise self - discipl@@ ine in con@@ ne@@ ction with what we look at and long for .
After some 6@@ ,000 years of human mis@@ er@@ y , Satan’s world is coming to its end .
We need to supp@@ lic@@ ate him , y@@ es , to con@@ ve@@ y our feelings by pra@@ ying in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y from the heart . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
P@@ ut@@ ting for@@ th consci@@ enti@@ ous effort to cultiv@@ ate these qualities will help us to be “ more li@@ ka@@ ble both from Jehovah’s stan@@ d@@ point and from that of men . ”
These are justice , law , and order .
So well have the N@@ ile and the A@@ ra@@ b buil@@ ders between them done their work that for mil@@ es upon mil@@ es within the cir@@ cu@@ it of the ancient city not a st@@ one pro@@ tru@@ des a@@ bo@@ ve the bl@@ ack so@@ il . ”
When fac@@ ed with decisions , large and small , do you ask , “ Wh@@ ere is Jehovah ? ”
The pr@@ inter@@ y overse@@ er and I went from house to house in the neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od of the branch , as@@ king whether anyone wanted to sel@@ l his pro@@ per@@ ty .
T@@ ear@@ s of joy were r@@ un@@ ning down many a c@@ he@@ ek in B@@ el@@ gra@@ de , and the speak@@ er was inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted by re@@ pe@@ ated ap@@ pla@@ use before he could fin@@ ish making the ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement .
Jehovah’s view of p@@ un@@ c@@ tu@@ ality has not chang@@ ed .
O@@ ver the years , she has fac@@ ed many pres@@ sures that have t@@ ested her ability to maintain peace , especially within her own family .
The apostle Pet@@ er@@ ’s words came to my mind : “ You wi@@ ves , be in sub@@ je@@ ction to your own hus@@ ban@@ ds , in order that , if any are not obedi@@ ent to the word , they may be w@@ on without a word through the conduct of their wi@@ ves , because of having been e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses of your cha@@ st@@ e conduct together with deep respect . ”
They kept re@@ bel@@ ling until God used Babyl@@ on to re@@ move them , taking them into ex@@ ile .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , “ he was a@@ wa@@ iting the city having real f@@ oun@@ d@@ ations , ” states the Bible .
In most congregations , there are individuals at all st@@ ages of Christian develop@@ ment .
Des@@ cri@@ b@@ ing how true worship would at@@ tr@@ act many , Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed : “ It will be in those days that ten men out of all the langu@@ ages of the nations will take hold , y@@ es , they will ac@@ tually take hold of the s@@ ki@@ r@@ t of a man who is a Je@@ w [ spirit - anointed Christian , part of “ the Israel of God ” ] , saying : ‘ We will go with you people , for we have heard that God is with you people . ’ ”
As in the first century , today many who form@@ er@@ ly led very bad lives or who@@ se situation seem@@ ed ho@@ p@@ eless have come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of Bible truth , made the necess@@ ary chang@@ es , and come in l@@ ine for God’s blessing .
I wanted to inc@@ re@@ ase my share in the preaching work .
L@@ ater , people ru@@ shed to the pl@@ at@@ form to have a clo@@ s@@ er look at the new Bible , cr@@ ying : “ Ba@@ su@@ ki , B@@ as@@ am@@ b@@ we , ” which means : “ It is fin@@ i@@ shed !
Thus , a dis@@ cre@@ et follow@@ er of Jesus is one who fore@@ se@@ es the bad con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of following human wisdom .
What could such a gre@@ et@@ ing mean ? G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el explained : “ Lo@@ ok !
The bor@@ ro@@ wer must real@@ ize that until the money is pa@@ id back , he is under ob@@ lig@@ ation to the l@@ end@@ er .
G@@ ran@@ ted , not all will accept the truth .
In a spe@@ e@@ ch to the ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ ers and in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ als in A@@ th@@ ens , the apostle Paul said that “ the God that made the world and all the things in it ” has also provided all that is needed to “ seek [ him ] . . . and really find him . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , ad@@ her@@ ence to Jehovah’s un@@ chang@@ ing standards , not only in we@@ igh@@ ts and me@@ a@@ sures but in all are@@ as of life , resul@@ ts in blessings for the worshi@@ per who tru@@ st@@ s in him .
But they soon allow@@ ed op@@ position from neigh@@ b@@ ors and inter@@ fer@@ ence from the govern@@ ment to af@@ fect them .
Con@@ cer@@ ning a godly way of life , the prophet Isaiah speak@@ s of “ the W@@ a@@ y of H@@ ol@@ iness . ”
Like a b@@ lo@@ s@@ som he has come for@@ th and is cu@@ t off , and he r@@ un@@ s away like the sh@@ a@@ do@@ w and does not keep ex@@ is@@ ting . ”
In ex@@ tre@@ me c@@ as@@ es , accep@@ t@@ ance or re@@ je@@ ction of un@@ com@@ for@@ table tre@@ at@@ ment could be a matter of life and death .
But that was only a beg@@ in@@ ning .
O@@ thers say that such questions are poin@@ t@@ less because life is a pro@@ du@@ ct of min@@ d@@ less ev@@ olu@@ tion .
Why might some of Jehovah’s servants stru@@ gg@@ le with ne@@ g@@ ative feelings ?
By p@@ our@@ ing out His holy spirit on Jesus , Jehovah God anointed him , or appointed him , to be the King of His coming Kingdom .
What is now chap@@ ter 2 of this letter reve@@ als that some in that congregation had become “ exc@@ ited ” about Jehovah’s day to the point that they believ@@ ed that its arri@@ val was then im@@ min@@ ent .
Y@@ ou@@ ng@@ er members of the congregation do well to look for and wel@@ come counsel from more experienced ones .
So it is good to look for small expres@@ sions of kindness that you can show a neigh@@ b@@ or , for this will often prom@@ o@@ te a spirit of co@@ op@@ er@@ ation and mutu@@ al respect .
Per@@ son , 1 / 1
Their conscience tel@@ ls them what is nor@@ ma@@ l and prop@@ er and what is un@@ n@@ atur@@ al and off@@ en@@ sive , un@@ less it has been dist@@ or@@ ted or de@@ ad@@ ened by per@@ ver@@ ted practic@@ es .
C@@ ould it be that you want them to accept you ?
And Romans 12 : 19 war@@ ns : “ Do not av@@ enge y@@ ourselves , . . . for it is written : ‘ “ V@@ enge@@ ance is mine ; I will re@@ pa@@ y , ” says Jehovah . ’ ”
How encourag@@ ing these inspired recor@@ ds have been right down to our day !
A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o and Lu@@ t@@ on@@ adi@@ o moved from Ang@@ o@@ la to Ger@@ many and are ra@@ ising n@@ ine children there .
Hence , “ the h@@ and@@ le kept going in also after the b@@ la@@ de so that the f@@ at clo@@ sed in over the b@@ la@@ de , . . . and the fe@@ cal matter began to come out , ” ei@@ ther through the w@@ ound or because of an in@@ vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary dis@@ char@@ ge from E@@ gl@@ on@@ ’s bo@@ w@@ els . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 3 : 20 - 22 . A S@@ mo@@ o@@ th E@@ s@@ cap@@ e
C@@ hi@@ o@@ s and har@@ v@@ est l@@ ine ar@@ t : C@@ our@@ t@@ es@@ y of K@@ or@@ a@@ is Li@@ br@@ ary ; all others : K@@ o@@ st@@ as S@@ tam@@ ou@@ l@@ is
His pati@@ ence ev@@ en@@ tually bor@@ e fru@@ it .
So Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 12 : 6 was under@@ sto@@ od to ref@@ er to the end of N@@ is@@ an 14 , between the time when the su@@ n started to dec@@ l@@ ine ( after no@@ on ) and the end of the day at su@@ n@@ set .
How could H@@ an@@ am@@ el sel@@ l pro@@ per@@ ty to Jeremiah ? , 3 / 1
And the princi@@ p@@ al of an Is@@ lam@@ ic col@@ le@@ ge in S@@ tra@@ th@@ field , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , rec@@ ently wrote to a new@@ s@@ pa@@ per : “ Like all Mus@@ li@@ ms , I believe [ that ] Jesus will return and esta@@ bl@@ ish the true Kingdom of God . ”
What fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al truth is emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed by the experi@@ ences of El@@ i , Samuel , Saul , and David ?
With that , Jesus comm@@ ended Peter and then ad@@ ded that he would buil@@ d his “ ch@@ urch , ” or congregation , on an even more so@@ li@@ d “ ro@@ ck , ” the one in whom Peter had just expres@@ sed faith ​ — Jesus himself . ​ — Matthew 16 : 15 - 18 .
“ But , ” she ad@@ ds , “ we also knew that as te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers our children would face many challeng@@ es . ”
He is “ a th@@ i@@ ef and a p@@ lun@@ der@@ er . ”
My d@@ ress , gro@@ om@@ ing , and dem@@ e@@ an@@ or pro@@ je@@ cted the i@@ ma@@ ge that I was t@@ ough .
The un@@ in@@ ten@@ tional man@@ sla@@ y@@ er had to remain in the city of refu@@ ge until the high pri@@ es@@ t’s death . ​ — Nu@@ m .
You can be sure that if you pray to Jehovah for help , his powerful hand will strengthen you and lead you to Kingdom blessings in the near future . ​ — Psalm 7@@ 3 : 23 , 24 .
Th@@ ree days from now , P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h will be@@ head you and will h@@ an@@ g you on a st@@ ake , and the bir@@ ds will e@@ at your flesh from you . ”
En@@ d of P@@ over@@ ty , 6 / 1
How can we man@@ i@@ f@@ est practic@@ al wisdom in car@@ ing for our physical and emo@@ tional needs ?
But then a change occ@@ ur@@ red .
P@@ ic@@ ture him loo@@ king around at the dar@@ k@@ ened v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m and pat@@ ting the f@@ l@@ an@@ k of the s@@ tur@@ dy little be@@ ast of bur@@ den .
During the first world war , Jehovah’s anointed servants pre@@ ached under tri@@ bul@@ ation .
“ You must . . . read in it day and night . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ SH@@ U@@ A 1 : 8 .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we are gu@@ i@@ ded by God’s view of spi@@ rit@@ ism . ​ — Read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 18 : 10 - 12 ; Revelation 21 : 8 .
They valu@@ ed the Scriptural counsel and direction received from the older men .
A wise rul@@ er stated : “ A d@@ ry c@@ ru@@ st of bre@@ ad e@@ at@@ en in peace and qui@@ et is better than a fe@@ ast e@@ at@@ en where ever@@ yone ar@@ gu@@ es . ”
For we@@ ek@@ s on end , every mor@@ ning and every ev@@ ening , the Phil@@ ist@@ ine gi@@ ant Go@@ li@@ ath ta@@ un@@ ted the ar@@ my of Israel , challeng@@ ing them to s@@ end a ch@@ am@@ pi@@ on out to fi@@ ght him .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , they needed Jehovah’s holy spirit , which would en@@ able them to refle@@ ct his in@@ sight , mer@@ cy , and justice . ​ — E@@ x .
* ​ — Psalm 1@@ 30 : 3 , 4 .
P@@ i@@ one@@ ering in 195@@ 2
In the first century , the young man Timothy foc@@ used on spiritual go@@ als , and you can too .
Pa@@ ying “ M@@ ore T@@ ha@@ n the U@@ su@@ al A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion ” Today
Ser@@ ving With a S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t of S@@ el@@ f - S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fice
The second time , the do@@ ve re@@ turned with “ an o@@ live lea@@ f fre@@ sh@@ ly p@@ lu@@ cked in its bil@@ l , and so Noah got to know that the w@@ at@@ ers had ab@@ ated from the earth . ” ​ — Genesis 8 : 8 - 11 .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H vie@@ ws Christian you@@ ths as preci@@ ous and as ref@@ re@@ shing as de@@ w@@ d@@ ro@@ ps .
Some cho@@ ose not to make full use of those opportun@@ ities so that they can pur@@ sue spiritual go@@ als .
S@@ I@@ C@@ I@@ L@@ Y
The apostle Paul lik@@ ened the congregation of anointed Christians to the human body : “ God com@@ p@@ oun@@ ded the body . . . so that there should be no div@@ ision in the body , but that its members should have the same care for one another . ”
What if you have been stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses and atten@@ ding congregation meetings for some time but are h@@ es@@ it@@ ant to star@@ t preaching from house to house ?
Yes , resurrection invol@@ ves a rest@@ or@@ ation of the life pat@@ ter@@ n of the individu@@ al .
Their very gar@@ ments did not we@@ ar out , and their fe@@ et themselves did not become s@@ w@@ ol@@ le@@ n . ”
During the al@@ most 2@@ ,000 years since Jesus ’ death and resurrection , Christ has sel@@ e@@ cted from among mankind those who , like Paul , will rule with him in his Kingdom . ​ — Revelation 5 : 9 , 10 .
A@@ t@@ ten@@ ding and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in Christian meetings lik@@ e@@ wise is faith - streng@@ th@@ ening for me . ​ — Hebrews 10 : 24 , 25 .
A married sister who is serving at the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters in New Yor@@ k com@@ men@@ ted about Jehovah’s organization : “ It is the only one that un@@ wa@@ ver@@ ingly pro@@ claim@@ s Jehovah’s name .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we have the joy of know@@ ing that we are doing what is right .
Noah lived on long en@@ ough to see his des@@ c@@ end@@ ants f@@ all into such sin@@ s as i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry and viol@@ ence in the days of N@@ im@@ ro@@ d .
How does our personal integrity rel@@ ate to the is@@ sue of uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ?
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al valu@@ es high@@ light long - r@@ ange re@@ war@@ ds , not sh@@ ort - ter@@ m gr@@ ati@@ fic@@ ation .
After Abraham re@@ ached Cana@@ an , God told him : “ To your se@@ ed I am going to give this land . ”
On Ju@@ ly 15 , 199@@ 9 , they pres@@ ented the conven@@ tion com@@ mit@@ te@@ e with an a@@ ward of appreciation .
What is true love between a man and a woman like ?
They held that “ the o@@ live - lea@@ f , brought by the do@@ ve , was taken from the M@@ ount of the Messi@@ ah . ”
Paul’s ear@@ li@@ er letter to Timothy gives us a h@@ in@@ t .
T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ing overse@@ ers vis@@ it congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses to strengthen them spiritually .
I@@ ts op@@ ening words read : “ The pro@@ verbs of Solomon the son of David , the king of Israel , for one to know wisdom and discipl@@ ine . ” ​ — Proverbs 1 : 1 , 2 .
Let us consider three col@@ ors and how they can af@@ fect you .
• the con@@ ne@@ ction between our eyes , mind , and heart ?
C@@ as@@ si@@ o@@ d@@ or@@ us ga@@ ther@@ ed transl@@ at@@ ors and gr@@ am@@ mar@@ ians to the V@@ i@@ vari@@ u@@ m mon@@ ast@@ er@@ y to col@@ l@@ ate the enti@@ re Bible and pre@@ si@@ ded over the pa@@ inst@@ ak@@ ing e@@ dit@@ ori@@ al pro@@ c@@ ess .
F@@ ur@@ ther , M@@ il@@ t@@ on poin@@ ts out : “ The Son himself and his apostles ac@@ knowledge in everything they say and wr@@ ite that the Father is greater than the Son in all things . ”
In God’s eyes , all imper@@ fect flesh is as gre@@ en gr@@ ass that gro@@ ws for a time , then d@@ ries up and wi@@ thers .
L@@ it@@ er@@ al so@@ il is u@@ su@@ ally cultiv@@ ated to en@@ sure the heal@@ thy gro@@ w@@ th of the cro@@ p .
M@@ ake it clear that there will be con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences , ei@@ ther good or bad , dep@@ en@@ ding on how well the children care for their assign@@ ed t@@ ask .
It is important , however , that children be a@@ ware of their par@@ ent@@ ’s decision and be supp@@ or@@ tive of him or her where possible .
How el@@ se could they be vie@@ wed as two wit@@ nesses ?
The book Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k , V@@ olu@@ me 2 , was rel@@ eas@@ ed at the “ G@@ u@@ i@@ ded by God’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tions of Jehovah’s Witnesses , held worl@@ d@@ wide from May 200@@ 8 through J@@ anu@@ ary 200@@ 9 .
I had a re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous attitude , which was evid@@ ent in my appe@@ ar@@ ance .
Jesus was deep@@ ly concer@@ ned about the wel@@ f@@ are of this new spiritual nation .
C@@ en@@ tr@@ al to Da@@ ily Li@@ fe So cen@@ tr@@ al to da@@ ily Jewish life was the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e that it , along with other buil@@ ding@@ s att@@ ached to it or lo@@ c@@ ated in the same comple@@ x of buil@@ ding@@ s , served a vari@@ ety of pur@@ pos@@ es .
When we think of all that Jehovah has done for us , what do we want to do ?
With it so close now , what a tra@@ ge@@ dy it would be for one to lo@@ se Jehovah’s fav@@ or !
So not only do we need to avoid the act of ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y but we also need to re@@ ject im@@ moral thoughts and desi@@ res . ​ — Matthew 5 : 27 , 28 .
We look at the streng@@ ths of others , not at their we@@ ak@@ nesses .
“ From time to time , sa@@ dness over@@ wh@@ el@@ ms me , ” she says .
Jehovah not only kno@@ ws his servants individu@@ ally but is also fully a@@ ware of the ad@@ vers@@ ities each one su@@ ff@@ ers .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 24 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 10@@ 6 , 4@@ 9
Who became Jehovah’s witness , and why was Paul’s war@@ ning to this witness tim@@ ely ?
Still , viol@@ ent cri@@ me of all s@@ or@@ ts is r@@ am@@ p@@ ant in that city , and the ho@@ mi@@ ci@@ de r@@ ate rema@@ ins about 10 per 10@@ 0@@ ,000 in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants .
This was the beg@@ in@@ ning of an im@@ moral and h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le , and he had to be dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed from the Christian congregation .
Acc@@ ording to this , the Devil , a name meaning “ s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ er , ” was “ a li@@ ar and the father of the li@@ e . ”
How sa@@ d it would be to lo@@ se God’s fav@@ or now that we are so close to the end !
“ I enc@@ oun@@ tered a new language , a new cul@@ ture , and a new way of thinking .
I ro@@ de for three days on a bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le to re@@ ach his are@@ a .
Jesus always did things God’s way .
How has one young Christian ex@@ p@@ ended himself for the benefit of fellow believers and others in a fore@@ ign land ?
In respon@@ se , many ch@@ ur@@ ches chang@@ ed their message .
For example , we might say , “ L@@ et@@ ’s see what our Creator says on this to@@ pi@@ c . ”
He felt God’s prote@@ ction through Christ , just as a person in a t@@ ent feel@@ s prote@@ cted from the el@@ ements .
However , determin@@ ing the point at which an individu@@ al be@@ comes a con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on is much har@@ der because it cannot be determined simply by ou@@ tw@@ ard appe@@ ar@@ ance .
( Read Romans 10 : 11 - 15 . )
Like car@@ b@@ on mon@@ o@@ xi@@ de , Satan is inv@@ isi@@ ble , very hard for humans to de@@ te@@ ct , and ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous .
Se@@ e@@ ing it streng@@ th@@ ened our desire to be in Par@@ adise , where there will fin@@ ally be peace between humans and ani@@ mal@@ s .
They do not dis@@ cer@@ n Christ’s pres@@ ence in Kingdom power .
The Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ants ’ A@@ t@@ titu@@ de
Israel@@ ’s rep@@ ent@@ ance was not truly from the heart .
For Christ’s followers to be succ@@ ess@@ ful , the work would need to be well - organiz@@ ed .
Go@@ od Le@@ ad@@ er@@ ship ​ — The Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide Ch@@ all@@ enge
N@@ ei@@ ther is su@@ peri@@ or to the other , nor does one need the other to temp@@ er its effect .
Adam , ap@@ par@@ ently valu@@ ing his wi@@ fe@@ ’s compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship a@@ bo@@ ve loy@@ al@@ ty to God , became an accom@@ p@@ li@@ ce in that Devil - in@@ s@@ ti@@ g@@ ated re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
( Read Hebrews 6 : 13 - 18 ; G@@ al .
13 - 15 . ( a ) How can we over@@ come rac@@ i@@ al and cul@@ tural differ@@ ences ?
They did not remember his hand , the day that he re@@ de@@ em@@ ed them from the ad@@ vers@@ ary , how he put his sign@@ s in Egy@@ pt it@@ self . ”
It will dem@@ and more .
A@@ m@@ ong the 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 n@@ ames mentioned , about 70 can be id@@ enti@@ fied as Jewish .
James did this , believ@@ ing that the st@@ one would prote@@ ct him from har@@ m@@ ful spi@@ r@@ its .
How could they not have heard of Jehovah’s call for vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers ?
That “ gl@@ ori@@ ous fre@@ e@@ dom ” inclu@@ des deli@@ ver@@ ance from sin and its hor@@ ri@@ ble con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
Jehovah’s Witnesses in the So@@ vi@@ et Un@@ ion truly proved themselves faithful under tri@@ als .
Ke@@ ep a@@ wa@@ ke , then , all the time making supp@@ lic@@ ation that you may succ@@ e@@ ed in es@@ cap@@ ing all these things that are des@@ t@@ ined to occ@@ ur , and in standing before the Son of man . ” ​ — Luke 21 : 34 - 36 .
E@@ ach year , many wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers rep@@ ent and come back to Jehovah’s organization .
Why do Jehovah’s Witnesses love one another ?
The New Eng@@ land J@@ our@@ n@@ al of Me@@ dic@@ ine repor@@ ted that un@@ wa@@ shed hands among do@@ ct@@ ors and n@@ ur@@ ses may help expla@@ in why ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al pati@@ ents devel@@ op in@@ fe@@ ctions that co@@ st up to ten bil@@ li@@ on do@@ l@@ l@@ ars a year to cu@@ re .
What kind of faith pleas@@ es Jehovah ?
You must really love God’s Word .
Fir@@ st , Jesus ’ faith@@ ful@@ ness un@@ to death res@@ ol@@ ved an important as@@ pect of the “ sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ t . ”
Jehovah’s decision to destro@@ y Jerusalem and Juda@@ h and ex@@ ile the nation for 70 years to Babyl@@ on ​ — information that Jehovah reve@@ aled that same year and perhaps inclu@@ ded in the ro@@ l@@ l — ​ must have sh@@ o@@ cked Bar@@ u@@ ch .
O@@ r your tru@@ sted Christian friend might discus@@ s with you whether your many family responsi@@ bil@@ ities make regul@@ ar pione@@ ering a practic@@ al go@@ al at this time .
[ B@@ lu@@ r@@ b on page 11 ]
She se@@ cre@@ tly left two 1@@ 00 - f@@ ran@@ c co@@ ins in our house where the children could eas@@ ily have found them .
We may not n@@ atur@@ ally be very emp@@ a@@ the@@ tic , yet we can cultiv@@ ate this fellow feel@@ ing .
Christ’s love contro@@ l@@ led Paul .
C@@ are is taken that those ac@@ ting re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ vely on be@@ half of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy c@@ learly understand and follow the Scriptural guid@@ el@@ ines for making such ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments .
I was always imp@@ ressed by the love and interest the Witnesses showed while taking care of their ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al@@ ized Christian brothers .
Bible knowledge helped O@@ la@@ f , J@@ a@@ y@@ av@@ an@@ th , and Ar@@ men to bre@@ ak free from a de@@ gra@@ ding ha@@ bi@@ t that was h@@ ur@@ ting them and others .
“ I cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t keep what I was lear@@ ning to my@@ self , ” she says .
But such thinking could lead us to turn our attention away from spiritual things and toward material go@@ als , di@@ str@@ actions that can make us spiritually d@@ ro@@ w@@ s@@ y . ​ — Luke 8 : 14 ; 21 : 34 , 35 .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er is not just a means of tel@@ ling God what we need .
We live in “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with , ” and many have faith@@ fully end@@ ur@@ ed serious tri@@ als or persecu@@ tion .
In what sense is our Christian ministry a service ?
L@@ ear@@ ning From the Son W@@ ho@@ m Jac@@ o@@ b Lo@@ ved the Mo@@ st
Ch@@ em@@ n@@ it@@ z
C@@ ould not Jehovah just make it eas@@ y for us to do what is right ?
Just like David , God’s worshipp@@ ers today may have to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in prayer until they per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve God’s respon@@ se to their pet@@ iti@@ ons . ​ — Romans 12 : 12 .
Many won@@ der , however , why a God who is the very em@@ bo@@ di@@ ment of love would inf@@ li@@ ct death and des@@ tru@@ ction on much of human@@ kind .
A few days after the book was deli@@ vered , the sister tel@@ ep@@ h@@ oned the man again .
He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah invit@@ ed all of Juda@@ h and Israel to a great P@@ as@@ so@@ ver c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation , follow@@ ed by the se@@ ven - day F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Un@@ fer@@ men@@ ted C@@ ak@@ es .
Jehovah speak@@ s to us through his inspired Word , the Bible .
Job became de@@ pres@@ sed and felt that God had a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned him .
In the time of the end , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly from 19@@ 19 on , Christ’s faithful anointed sla@@ ves on earth have been doing bu@@ sin@@ ess with the Ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s tal@@ ents .
How does Christ use “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” to provide lead@@ er@@ ship ?
With r@@ ene@@ wed en@@ er@@ gy , God’s people will en@@ ter into the new world , e@@ ag@@ er to sing a vi@@ ct@@ ory s@@ ong , even as did the Israelites of old after their deli@@ ver@@ ance through the R@@ ed Se@@ a .
A t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony to the one true God seem@@ s more in har@@ mony with the fin@@ al war@@ ning against i@@ do@@ ls than a demonstr@@ ation of the div@@ in@@ ity of Christ . ”
R@@ el@@ ate an experience that shows the value of per@@ sever@@ ing in efforts to help relati@@ ves spiritually .
Even so , we came to appreci@@ ate both cul@@ tures and their end@@ ear@@ ing qualities .
Yes , the Kingdom govern@@ ment in the hands of Jesus Christ and his associ@@ ate rul@@ ers is the ag@@ enc@@ y God will use to bring lasting peace not just in the heavens but also on the earth .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Paul re@@ comm@@ ended that we keep bus@@ y in the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c activities in order to maintain our spiritual f@@ it@@ ness .
Because they seek righteousness , true Christians are “ filled with righteous fru@@ it , which is through Jesus Christ , to God’s glory and praise . ”
Tru@@ e , life in to@@ da@@ y’s world is so full of di@@ str@@ actions that it is some@@ times very difficult to medit@@ ate on spiritual things .
Th@@ ough Jehovah is pati@@ ent , he is also just and will not forever t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
In Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , for example , in just one 12 - mon@@ th peri@@ od , more than half a milli@@ on people su@@ ffered physical a@@ bu@@ se by those under the influ@@ ence of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l .
Ke@@ ep in mind that elders may find that it is not eas@@ y to appro@@ ach us with needed counsel .
A@@ no@@ ther fac@@ t@@ or is wor@@ th no@@ ting .
A@@ lo@@ es came from the A@@ gar@@ w@@ o@@ od t@@ ree
So@@ on Se@@ bas@@ ti@@ an began to have doub@@ ts .
At the same time , they do well to show understanding to fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers who are still stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to man@@ i@@ f@@ est it in that are@@ a .
Why is mo@@ des@@ ty necess@@ ary when making decisions about d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing ?
O@@ thers are willing to preach , but only for a li@@ mit@@ ed time .
Th@@ r@@ ough f@@ ra@@ il@@ ty and in@@ com@@ pet@@ ence and we@@ ak@@ ness , his glory shin@@ es . ”
Such a da@@ z@@ z@@ ling displa@@ y gave Peter , James , and John a spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar fo@@ reg@@ le@@ am of Jesus ’ gl@@ ori@@ ous pres@@ ence in Kingdom power .
He even st@@ op@@ ped his followers from pu@@ t@@ ting up any res@@ ist@@ ance and let the mo@@ b take him away . ​ — John 18 : 3 - 12 .
The Bible says that Jehovah is “ the God of truth ” and that he expe@@ cts tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness from those who have in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with him .
A Lo@@ ok at the Ch@@ es@@ ter Be@@ at@@ ty T@@ re@@ a@@ sures
How should we view the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al bre@@ ad and w@@ ine ?
C@@ ould Solom@@ on@@ ’s spiritual dem@@ ise to some ex@@ t@@ ent be at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted to his allow@@ ing lu@@ x@@ u@@ ri@@ ous living to d@@ ul@@ l his sen@@ ses ?
Some of us who cannot move away may try to witness to people who live in our are@@ a but speak a different language .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of milli@@ ons of people were ca@@ ught up in what The New Yor@@ k T@@ im@@ es M@@ aga@@ z@@ ine called “ the beg@@ in@@ ning of an e@@ pi@@ c bat@@ tle . ”
To most people , the expres@@ sion “ the real life ” con@@ ju@@ res up an i@@ ma@@ ge of lu@@ x@@ ur@@ y and ple@@ asure .
F@@ ur@@ ther , what a fine example Jesus set when it came to love !
G@@ u@@ y P@@ i@@ er@@ ce of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy spoke next and ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that all present were cu@@ ri@@ ous about our con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ je@@ cts in New Yor@@ k St@@ ate .
Does not the princi@@ ple refle@@ cted in that par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar law move us to action ?
After p@@ low@@ ing a good st@@ re@@ t@@ ch of land , the la@@ bor@@ er@@ ’s desire for those pleas@@ ant things in life be@@ comes so over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing that he tur@@ ns around to look at “ the things be@@ h@@ ind . ”
A worl@@ dly ma@@ ster could make life difficult for a Christian slave .
Why reg@@ re@@ t@@ ta@@ bly ?
Because I really enjo@@ yed teaching the Bible , I wanted to get mission@@ ary tra@@ ining .
S@@ imp@@ ly this : The Hebrew prophet Moses , who evid@@ ently based Genesis on recor@@ ds he had received , was pres@@ en@@ ting fac@@ ts , not a my@@ th@@ ic@@ al al@@ leg@@ ory .
‘ But , ’ someone may ob@@ ject , ‘ just know@@ ing the n@@ ames of bil@@ li@@ ons of st@@ ars ​ — or bil@@ li@@ ons of people — ​ does not necess@@ ar@@ ily mean car@@ ing about them individu@@ ally . ’
Jehovah’s works are wonder@@ fully att@@ ested to by the mo@@ tion of the earth , provi@@ ding for day and night , se@@ as@@ ons , and see@@ d@@ time and har@@ v@@ est .
So Christians since the days of the apostles have been pra@@ ying for it to come .
You may be a@@ ware that when Israel was God’s cho@@ s@@ en nation , God often demonstr@@ ated by mirac@@ les that he was with them .
Fr@@ en@@ ch - language liter@@ ature is still used , yet many pre@@ f@@ er reading the public@@ ations in their own language .
Why Not G@@ o to W@@ ar ? 7 / 1 Why Not U@@ se C@@ ro@@ ss in Wor@@ ship ? 3 / 1 J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T
Of course , he may real@@ ize that we will not simply a@@ ban@@ d@@ on Jehovah ab@@ ru@@ p@@ tly .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 23 , 1@@ 28
See the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
It teach@@ es me to show in@@ sight and good judgment as well as to for@@ give from the heart .
A@@ no@@ ther family in the congregation saw that they needed help .
E@@ arly Christians under@@ sto@@ od their ob@@ lig@@ ation to be “ no part of this world . ”
You can experience the same feel@@ ing ! ​ — R@@ om . 15 : 13 .
How does Jesus reas@@ sure those who fully trust in Jehovah ?
He cle@@ ans@@ ed the heavens in a war against Satan and his dem@@ ons , who were h@@ ur@@ led down to the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of the earth .
On@@ ce our faith is esta@@ bli@@ shed , we must continue to n@@ ou@@ ris@@ h it .
The result of L@@ es@@ li@@ e@@ ’s b@@ ol@@ dness ?
Bro@@ ther M@@ or@@ r@@ is war@@ ned against saying , “ This must be Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , ” in respon@@ se to events in the news that do not fulf@@ ill such prophe@@ ci@@ es .
H@@ er parents , R@@ o@@ y and Ru@@ th How@@ ell , were ra@@ ised as Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , and her gr@@ and@@ parents were also Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents and friends of Bro@@ ther Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l .
How can Christians gi@@ r@@ d their lo@@ ins with truth ?
Consider this com@@ par@@ is@@ on : If you were part of a res@@ cu@@ e te@@ am following a se@@ v@@ ere earth@@ qu@@ ake , would you sto@@ p sear@@ ch@@ ing simply because after a while only a few sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors were being found ?
* When I real@@ ized that the Bible is in har@@ mony with true s@@ ci@@ ence , I felt that I needed to learn more about the Bible .
With a regul@@ ated c@@ li@@ mate and , a@@ bo@@ ve all , God’s blessing , the earth will become a par@@ adise yi@@ el@@ ding pl@@ ent@@ y of food . ​ — Psalm 6@@ 5 : 9 - 13 .
His father loo@@ ks down the l@@ ist of sub@@ je@@ cts and no@@ tic@@ es a fa@@ il@@ ing gra@@ de in one of the cl@@ as@@ ses .
Al@@ so keep in mind the support of the holy angels in our ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing activ@@ ity .
For milli@@ ons of s@@ inc@@ ere followers of Christ , the Go@@ sp@@ els have provided the des@@ crip@@ tion of the man for whom they have been willing to su@@ ff@@ er and die .
The P@@ as@@ so@@ ver lam@@ b fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed Jesus , of whom the apostle Paul said : “ Christ our pas@@ so@@ ver has been sacrific@@ ed . ”
What does the psalmist ob@@ serve about Jehovah’s heal@@ ing power ?
Th@@ ings New and W@@ on@@ der@@ ful !
2 T@@ I@@ M@@ O@@ TH@@ Y 3 : 5
How did having faith in God’s promises benefit Abraham ?
M@@ Y M@@ O@@ TH@@ E@@ R , F@@ an@@ ni@@ e Abra@@ h@@ am@@ son , was cont@@ ac@@ ted in 19@@ 24 by the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then called .
• What are ba@@ si@@ c ca@@ uses of the inc@@ reas@@ ed viol@@ ence today ?
What you need to do Is the ransom a gift to you person@@ ally ?
E@@ very time your c@@ el@@ ls di@@ vi@@ de ​ — to make new c@@ el@@ ls or to re@@ place old c@@ el@@ ls — ​ your D@@ N@@ A pas@@ ses those instru@@ ctions on , ther@@ e@@ by keep@@ ing you ali@@ ve and main@@ tain@@ ing your ba@@ si@@ c appe@@ ar@@ ance .
As he had ho@@ ped , while he was in M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia , Paul heard from Ti@@ tu@@ s that his letter had in@@ deed moved them to s@@ or@@ ro@@ w and rep@@ ent@@ ance , which gave him great joy . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
20 : 25 - 28 Why is it un@@ prof@@ it@@ able to wi@@ eld authority for its own s@@ ake ?
Although the holy ones would un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly receive the contribu@@ tions with deep gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de , Paul may have been concer@@ ned about the tr@@ ou@@ ble that his arri@@ val could cause among the Jews in gener@@ al .
C@@ er@@ tain e@@ ag@@ les are repor@@ ted to have d@@ ro@@ w@@ ned when they did not rel@@ e@@ ase from their tal@@ ons a f@@ ish that was too heav@@ y to car@@ ry off .
Ab@@ out the time Rus@@ sel@@ l began to pioneer , W@@ a@@ y@@ ne was in col@@ le@@ ge on the e@@ ast co@@ ast after having wor@@ ked se@@ cul@@ arly for a while .
R@@ em@@ ember , some religious lead@@ ers in Jesus ’ day felt that God was un@@ con@@ di@@ tion@@ ally with them .
By the th@@ ir@@ d mon@@ th , they were con@@ duc@@ ting 16 home Bible stu@@ dies .
Then El@@ kan@@ ah reas@@ sur@@ ed her of his affe@@ ction , saying : “ A@@ m I not better to you than ten sons ? ”
Does this mean that God is un@@ just or un@@ righteous ?
( b ) What good result can come from being hon@@ est and tru@@ th@@ ful at work ?
I@@ magine you were a 12 - year - old bo@@ y travel@@ ing on the T@@ it@@ ani@@ c , the ship that stru@@ ck an ic@@ e@@ ber@@ g and san@@ k in 19@@ 12 .
We thought they were too young , since they were only two and four years old .
You Can Ma@@ in@@ tain In@@ tegrity
We must take no@@ te of heart qualities , not just ou@@ tw@@ ard show .
Let us consider four practic@@ al less@@ ons : ( 1 ) Tru@@ e rep@@ ent@@ ance is man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted by de@@ e@@ ds , not just words ; ( 2 ) sacrific@@ es al@@ one do not ple@@ ase God ; ( 3 ) Jehovah feel@@ s h@@ ur@@ t when his worshipp@@ ers turn away from him ; and ( 4 ) to re@@ a@@ p what is good , we must s@@ ow what is good .
Like the pri@@ ests and L@@ ev@@ ites of old , anointed ones today view their service as a privilege .
In Jehovah she did not trust . To her God she did not draw near . ”
In just one night , God’s ang@@ el destro@@ yed “ every v@@ ali@@ ant , mi@@ gh@@ ty man ” in the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an ar@@ my , so that S@@ en@@ n@@ ach@@ eri@@ b was for@@ ced to return home hum@@ ili@@ ated .
E@@ ach one should exam@@ ine his own mo@@ tive for believ@@ ing in God .
When we associ@@ ate clo@@ sel@@ y with our brothers and sisters , we find true friends and close compan@@ i@@ ons .
B@@ ow@@ ing to pres@@ sure from her family , who h@@ ated Jehovah’s Witnesses , she inform@@ ed me that if I did not for@@ get about this new religion , she could no longer see me .
What a fine reason that is for us to want to follow the Christ !
In other words , they left their assign@@ ed place in God’s heavenly organization because they pre@@ fer@@ red to live with beau@@ ti@@ ful women on earth .
( 5 ) Be@@ er@@ ens , M .
‘ The buil@@ ders ’ re@@ je@@ cting the st@@ one ’ resul@@ ted in Christ’s death , but ‘ the st@@ one@@ ’s be@@ coming the head of the cor@@ ner ’ sign@@ i@@ fied his being ra@@ ised to spirit glory in heaven .
When we do our best to ad@@ here to Jehovah’s standards , we can be confid@@ ent that he will keep his promise to bl@@ ess us . ​ — Is@@ a .
It will likely come n@@ atur@@ ally if you regul@@ arly sp@@ end time with your children . ”
Our main@@ tain@@ ing a regul@@ ar pro@@ gra@@ m of Bible reading , even when we are out of our r@@ out@@ ine , can serve to an@@ cho@@ r us spiritually . ​ — Jo@@ shua 1 : 7 , 8 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 2 : 7 .
• S@@ how a s@@ inc@@ ere personal interest in people .
Why was Jesus the very em@@ bo@@ di@@ ment of the truth ?
T@@ wi@@ ce I pas@@ sed out while speaking to hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders in the preaching work .
“ E@@ ver@@ yone here who has par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated in inter@@ n@@ ational building pro@@ je@@ cts has asked to be re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed when another one is pl@@ an@@ ned , ” wr@@ ites the Ha@@ wa@@ i@@ i branch of@@ fice .
The op@@ ening of a branch of@@ fice in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o C@@ ity in 19@@ 29 seem@@ ed prom@@ ising .
“ When I was 17 , I tri@@ ed to read the Bible .
Eph@@ ra@@ im made ra@@ pi@@ d prog@@ ress .
Bro@@ ther S@@ pl@@ ane pointed out that in an illustr@@ ation , Jesus indic@@ ated that there would continue to be gen@@ u@@ ine anointed Christians on earth to de@@ f@@ end the truth .
At about the same time , W@@ il@@ hel@@ m A@@ h@@ r@@ ens , a col@@ le@@ ag@@ ue at work , in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed me to Jehovah’s Witnesses .
K@@ ev@@ in is the father of two gi@@ r@@ ls who are fi@@ ve and ei@@ ght years old .
The expres@@ sion “ in the name of ” need not imp@@ ly the name of a person .
A hist@@ ori@@ c ev@@ ent for Jehovah’s Witnesses in S@@ ã@@ o T@@ om@@ é and P@@ r@@ í@@ n@@ ci@@ pe was the three - day “ Di@@ v@@ ine T@@ e@@ aching ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tion in J@@ anu@@ ary 199@@ 4 ​ — a first in these is@@ lands .
“ F@@ ol@@ low M@@ e Con@@ t@@ inu@@ ally ”
S@@ en@@ sing an opportunity to give a witness , D@@ or@@ o@@ ta explained : “ Many parents today fai@@ l to give their children prop@@ er tra@@ ining .
Eli@@ h@@ u righ@@ t@@ fully exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ As for the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty , we have not found him out ; he is ex@@ al@@ ted in power . ” ​ — Job 37 : 23 .
The e@@ ag@@ le does not so@@ ar and g@@ li@@ de long di@@ stances sol@@ ely in its own power .
M@@ an was not cre@@ ated with a tend@@ enc@@ y to do bad things , to get si@@ ck , or to die .
How important it is , then , that we strengthen our love for God and for our spiritual brothers and sisters !
What less@@ on do we learn from H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 1 : 6 ?
And he will ev@@ en@@ tually re@@ ward them with everlasting life . ​ — Psalm 23 : 6 ; 25 : 9 ; Isaiah 30 : 21 ; Romans 15 : 5 .
( b ) Gi@@ ve examples of what personal counsel an el@@ der may offer to someone who is not prog@@ res@@ sing spiritually .
How will faith help to put bre@@ ad on the table ?
Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a : I never thought of it that way before .
How can hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves so@@ li@@ dif@@ y their relationship ?
Rather , he promises to gu@@ i@@ de , support , and su@@ sta@@ in them even into old age .
The pre@@ vi@@ ously mentioned refer@@ ence work says that this ph@@ ra@@ se can be rend@@ ered “ he has sh@@ own people c@@ learly just what kind of God he is . ”
• What did Jesus st@@ ress in direc@@ ting his followers ?
Why the An@@ s@@ wers Mat@@ ter
When asked for ad@@ vice , the el@@ der respon@@ ded , “ S@@ imp@@ li@@ fy . ”
It is said that A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der the Gre@@ at once asked Di@@ o@@ gen@@ es what he wanted most .
Kris@@ t@@ ina has since married a Christian el@@ der .
What an example of faith and end@@ ur@@ ance !
He needed to know how to prote@@ ct himself from str@@ ang@@ ers . ”
( b ) Wh@@ ere do Christians place their complete trust ?
L@@ ater , his ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s wife fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ used him and he was sent to an Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an pris@@ on .
I wor@@ ked on the f@@ ar@@ m and did what I could to help him to continue pione@@ ering .
David knew the effect that ex@@ tre@@ me dist@@ ress can have on a faithful worshipp@@ er of Jehovah .
What out@@ standing demonstr@@ ation of love did Jehovah’s Witnesses make during the 20@@ 00 service year ?
E@@ arly H@@ ist@@ ory
The ban@@ k re@@ comm@@ ended e@@ con@@ om@@ ic gro@@ w@@ th as a way to pul@@ l people from the dep@@ ths of po@@ ver@@ ty .
But did it really come from him ?
From the book The H@@ ist@@ ory of Pro@@ t@@ est@@ an@@ tism ( V@@ ol .
“ When the gi@@ r@@ ls in my class tell me that they have d@@ an@@ ced into the night with some great bo@@ ys , they make it s@@ ound like a never - to - be - for@@ go@@ t@@ ten experience .
This was the first time that they attend@@ ed such a large conven@@ tion .
In his des@@ crip@@ tion of the last days , the apostle Paul fore@@ told that people would be “ bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ers , . . . s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ers , without self - control , fi@@ er@@ ce . ”
As T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an er@@ r@@ one@@ ously s@@ ought to prove the div@@ in@@ ity of Jesus by means of another the@@ ory , he co@@ ined the for@@ mu@@ la “ one sub@@ st@@ ance in three pers@@ ons . ”
TH@@ O@@ S@@ E W@@ O@@ R@@ K@@ IN@@ G I@@ N H@@ A@@ R@@ M@@ ON@@ Y W@@ I@@ T@@ H G@@ O@@ D . . .
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ately , its bir@@ th was publi@@ ci@@ zed when its members b@@ ol@@ dly began tel@@ ling the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Jerusalem about “ the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent things of God . ”
In time , David was sum@@ mon@@ ed again .
And seek the peace of the city to which I have ex@@ iled you , and pray in its be@@ half to Jehovah , for in its peace you will have peace . ”
Bi@@ r@@ ds e@@ at fru@@ it , see@@ ds , in@@ se@@ cts , and wor@@ ms .
What does this illustr@@ ation teach us about Jehovah , the “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer ” ?
O@@ ther times we come close but still mis@@ s the mar@@ k .
Ye@@ ars later , their pa@@ ths cro@@ ss in Rus@@ si@@ a@@ ’s ol@@ des@@ t public li@@ br@@ ary , where some of the most exc@@ iting Bible dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ies the world has ever known come together .
Consider the example set by the sons of K@@ or@@ ah , who served in ancient Israel .
What an en@@ or@@ m@@ ous am@@ ount of fine work was accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed !
The b@@ ones are the supp@@ or@@ ting fr@@ am@@ e@@ work of the body .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , trust in Jehovah to bl@@ ess your efforts . ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 7 .
The C@@ our@@ t’s Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment
We than@@ k Jehovah that we have been able to encoura@@ ge each other to end@@ ure in his preci@@ ous work .
Of course , circumstances would di@@ ct@@ ate what we can do and how much .
The question , ‘ Who has not yet com@@ men@@ ted ?
“ As sur@@ ely as Jehovah your God is living , ” she rep@@ lied , “ I have no bre@@ ad , only a h@@ and@@ ful of f@@ l@@ our in the large j@@ ar and a little o@@ il in the small j@@ ar .
F@@ al@@ se Christians have a dist@@ or@@ ted view of God and often a h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical form of godly devo@@ tion , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as those having spiritual in@@ sight worship God “ with spirit and truth . ”
This may be done on a one - to - one bas@@ is after the study in order to avoid possible em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass@@ ment and to give the con@@ duc@@ t@@ or an opportunity to offer su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions when appro@@ pri@@ ate .
Yet , “ he res@@ ol@@ ved to sear@@ ch for Jehovah . ”
18 : 12 - 17 ​ — Why did Pro@@ con@@ su@@ l Gal@@ li@@ o not inter@@ f@@ ere when on@@ loo@@ k@@ ers began be@@ ating So@@ s@@ th@@ en@@ es ?
Still others are no longer associ@@ ating with the Christian congregation .
The ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine was sent to the teach@@ er with a letter from V@@ are@@ ta .
Jesus was not al@@ one in con@@ dem@@ ning these a@@ bu@@ ses .
She used Eng@@ l@@ ish to teach us Fr@@ en@@ ch , but V@@ e@@ er@@ a did not speak Eng@@ l@@ ish .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the Scriptures were me@@ tic@@ ul@@ ously co@@ pi@@ ed by s@@ cri@@ bes .
A@@ g@@ ing eyes and ear@@ s may make reading and listen@@ ing to spiritual pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s difficult , and just get@@ ting ready to go to Christian meetings may be ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sting .
The result ? “ Al@@ together , 15 or 16 k@@ ings of Juda@@ h and Israel appe@@ ar , in fore@@ ign s@@ our@@ ces , in complete ag@@ re@@ ement with their n@@ ames and times in [ the Bible book of ] K@@ ings .
How did Jesus Christ tre@@ at young people ?
But we do not ag@@ ree with that ide@@ a .
If we have done these things , then we can enjoy the mer@@ cy of the One who ‘ for@@ gives in a large way . ’ ​ — Is@@ a .
A Y@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ G man is exc@@ ited about a new jo@@ b .
“ That person could not really be a Mar@@ x@@ ist or a dem@@ o@@ cr@@ at or an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ men@@ tal@@ ist , ” you say ​ — and you would be right .
A@@ P@@ R@@ I@@ L 22 - 28 , 20@@ 13
James was refer@@ ring to tri@@ als that result from persecu@@ tion and from our imper@@ fe@@ ction .
In any case , we can be certain that the op@@ er@@ ation of God’s holy spirit at that time gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ ed the succ@@ ess of God’s purpose .
[ Bo@@ x / ​ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 28 ]
As was true of the apostles , our flesh is also we@@ ak and there are things that we do not yet know .
( See the bo@@ x ent@@ it@@ led “ How Does God V@@ i@@ e@@ w the P@@ o@@ or ? ” )
For example , a family head may face se@@ v@@ ere pres@@ sure in provi@@ ding materi@@ ally for “ those who are his own . ”
As@@ k yourself : ‘ Do I have the right attitude toward so@@ li@@ d spiritual food ?
What three d@@ ang@@ ers was Jesus war@@ ning against at Matthew 5 : 22 ?
Jac@@ o@@ b as@@ sur@@ ed them that if they did so , the ra@@ id@@ ers would make a hum@@ ili@@ ating re@@ tre@@ at , with the G@@ adi@@ tes pur@@ su@@ ing their ex@@ tre@@ me re@@ ar .
So I sent a letter of re@@ sign@@ ation to our ch@@ urch and started to atten@@ d Bible stu@@ dies in the home of John and A@@ li@@ ce Mo@@ o@@ dy .
E@@ very day , need - great@@ ers who moved to T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y me@@ et people who have never heard about Jehovah .
King Solomon ob@@ served that “ a d@@ ou@@ ble h@@ and@@ ful of hard work ” is often accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by “ stri@@ ving after the w@@ ind . ”
• C@@ al@@ end@@ ars : 5@@ ,@@ 4@@ 0@@ 5@@ ,@@ 9@@ 5@@ 5
However , there was no place bi@@ g en@@ ough to hold the meetings .
F@@ E@@ B@@ R@@ U@@ A@@ R@@ Y 18 - 24 , 20@@ 13
Our hist@@ ory is rec@@ oun@@ ted in the vi@@ de@@ o@@ s Fa@@ ith in A@@ ction , Par@@ ts 1 and 2 , and in such public@@ ations as Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — Pro@@ claim@@ ers of God’s Kingdom .
One is@@ ol@@ ated group at T@@ a@@ vi@@ ran@@ am@@ bo was lo@@ c@@ ated near a m@@ oun@@ tain@@ to@@ p .
On a ra@@ in@@ y day , at half past si@@ x in the mor@@ ning , the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er condu@@ cted the meeting for field service , and 24 publi@@ sh@@ ers he@@ ad@@ ed for the bu@@ s sto@@ p .
Because of their fa@@ il@@ ure to he@@ ed divine war@@ n@@ ings and cor@@ rec@@ t their vie@@ w@@ point , Jehovah would a@@ ban@@ d@@ on them to their enem@@ ies .
As we work in har@@ mony with “ the wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve , ” our godly qualities will en@@ able us to contribu@@ te to a good spirit among the brothers .
For instance , the pa@@ in@@ ful lo@@ ss of a loved one in death may move an individu@@ al to listen to the Kingdom message .
When the 70 disciples whom Jesus had tra@@ ined re@@ turned with a jo@@ y@@ ful repor@@ t , Jesus himself became “ over@@ jo@@ yed in the holy spirit . ”
He said he could see that love r@@ an the ca@@ f@@ et@@ eri@@ a there .
How can it be good to be a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted ?
This is not the way among you ; but who@@ ever wants to become great among you must be your minis@@ ter , and who@@ ever wants to be first among you must be your slave . ”
What is the relationship between faith and preaching ?
Lo@@ ve of neigh@@ b@@ or is man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted in a s@@ inc@@ ere desire to help .
We do not want to off@@ end others nee@@ d@@ less@@ ly .
Jesus ’ ad@@ vice is as practic@@ al today as it was cen@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o .
Mar@@ th@@ a rel@@ ates : “ The vi@@ de@@ o deep@@ ly t@@ ou@@ ched my heart .
TH@@ E g@@ ent@@ le@@ man@@ ’s attention was im@@ medi@@ ately ca@@ ught by the bu@@ mp@@ er s@@ tic@@ k@@ er on a pas@@ sing ca@@ r , “ Mi@@ rac@@ les H@@ appe@@ n ​ — Just As@@ k the Ang@@ els . ”
Why must we live in a world like this ?
U@@ sh@@ er@@ et@@ tes from local congregations gave out milli@@ ons of free co@@ pi@@ es of the S@@ cen@@ ari@@ o con@@ tain@@ ing “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama ” i@@ ma@@ ges
It is also to be expe@@ cted that some of this har@@ m@@ ful information may appe@@ ar har@@ m@@ less .
Th@@ ough we cannot see God with our physical eyes , however , he makes it possible for us to know him and to learn much about his pur@@ pos@@ es .
Con@@ ver@@ sion c@@ alls for “ works that be@@ f@@ it rep@@ ent@@ ance . ”
Joseph
Just as Solom@@ on@@ ’s re@@ qu@@ est made years ear@@ li@@ er was of a spiritual n@@ ature , so was Eli@@ sh@@ a@@ ’s .
What is that f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation ?
But because we are imper@@ fect , our feelings can mis@@ lead us .
Jesus Christ descri@@ bed a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar si@@ gn that we need to recogn@@ ize .
He showed me what the Bible says at Isaiah 1 : 18 : “ Th@@ ough the sin@@ s of you people should prove to be as s@@ car@@ let , they will be made wh@@ ite just like s@@ now . ”
A@@ S Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah’s se@@ ven@@ th vision clo@@ ses , the prophet has much to think about .
When h@@ ate - filled men st@@ oned to death Jesus ’ disci@@ ple S@@ te@@ ph@@ en , his fin@@ al words were : “ Jehovah , do not char@@ ge this sin against them . ”
Why does the Bible descri@@ be events of our time ? ​ — Luke 21 : 10 , 11 .
No written law co@@ de id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es God’s people today .
B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ers can ad@@ d to their own happiness ( 1 ) by end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to cultiv@@ ate peace in the home and ( 2 ) by s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely tr@@ ying to help un@@ believ@@ ing family members to em@@ br@@ ace true worship .
Then , he asked them : “ Are you not wor@@ th more than they are ? ”
Jehovah has pre@@ served spiritual truth and has made knowledge of it a@@ vail@@ able to us in ever - inc@@ reas@@ ing a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance .
Some situ@@ ations may requi@@ re help from others according to Matthew 18 : 15 - 17 .
A sister would not pray in the pres@@ ence of a dedic@@ ated brother un@@ less there were some exc@@ ep@@ tional reason , such as the bro@@ ther’s having lost the physical power of spe@@ e@@ ch .
Yet , we can har@@ dly i@@ magine that when Joseph h@@ an@@ ded his fa@@ ther’s body over to the physi@@ ci@@ ans , he re@@ ques@@ ted the prayers and ri@@ tu@@ al that may well have accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed most em@@ bal@@ m@@ ing done in Egy@@ pt at that time .
* After the Jerusalem meeting , Paul continued to re@@ ach out to the Di@@ as@@ por@@ a Jews wh@@ er@@ ever he travel@@ ed .
T@@ w@@ o years later , the n@@ un@@ s sent us to a large con@@ v@@ ent in Z@@ ar@@ a@@ go@@ za that car@@ ed for older people .
His son He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah , however , pro@@ ves to be a king who ‘ keep@@ s s@@ tic@@ king to Jehovah . ’
11 : 20 , 21 ​ — What was A@@ bi@@ sh@@ a@@ i@@ ’s standing with respect to the three princi@@ p@@ al mi@@ gh@@ ty men of David ?
The beau@@ ti@@ ful pro@@ spe@@ ct of end@@ less life in Par@@ adise with my family f@@ ill@@ s me with hope and mo@@ tiv@@ ates me to end@@ ure in s@@ pite of difficul@@ ties and ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les . ”
When asked for a dr@@ ink , she should vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er not only to give Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er a dr@@ ink but to water his cam@@ els as well .
Wor@@ shi@@ p@@ ers had to bur@@ n a p@@ in@@ ch of inc@@ en@@ se and say “ Ca@@ es@@ ar is Lord . ”
Re@@ ally , then , who is the Devil ?
We want to know why we are here .
It is something im@@ men@@ sel@@ y appe@@ al@@ ing and preci@@ ous , yet it can be ne@@ i@@ ther pur@@ cha@@ sed nor ear@@ ned .
For example , we might no@@ tice that we com@@ pla@@ in a lo@@ t or that we often go@@ s@@ si@@ p and say un@@ kind things about others .
Consider what happened among God’s people in ancient times .
It is also possible that Jesus said this because he wanted to fulf@@ ill what Psalm 22 : 1 fore@@ told regarding him . ​ — Mat@@ t .
A heart - sear@@ ch@@ ing dis@@ course at the Kingdom H@@ all or a thought - pro@@ vo@@ king article in one of our public@@ ations may ex@@ pose a serious f@@ law .
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 10 , 11 )
The life of Abraham teach@@ es many less@@ ons to Christians today .
Of course , David was not the only worshipp@@ er of Jehovah who took ple@@ asure in serving the true God .
What is the n@@ ature of such an a@@ w@@ es@@ ome re@@ ality ?
Not even those pa@@ g@@ an nations had for@@ go@@ t@@ ten how Jehovah deli@@ vered his people .
( Lo@@ ok under P@@ U@@ B@@ L@@ I@@ C@@ AT@@ I@@ ON@@ S / ​ B@@ O@@ O@@ K@@ S & B@@ R@@ O@@ C@@ H@@ U@@ R@@ E@@ S )
The time allow@@ ed by God has proved Satan wrong on the is@@ sue of the righ@@ t@@ ful@@ ness of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Let us be determined to take full advan@@ ta@@ ge of Jehovah’s pro@@ v@@ isions so that we can “ keep ho@@ l@@ ding the pat@@ ter@@ n of heal@@ th@@ ful words ” that we have heard .
For instance , a cour@@ t may dec@@ l@@ are the person gu@@ il@@ ty of some te@@ ch@@ n@@ ic@@ al viol@@ ation of the law , but the inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ating elders may deter@@ mine that no b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t ex@@ ists because the d@@ ri@@ ver had little or no control over the circumstances resul@@ ting in the f@@ at@@ ality .
Why are el@@ der@@ ly Christians high@@ ly valu@@ ed ?
In fact , the first king who rul@@ ed over that kingdom , Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am , was from the tri@@ be of Eph@@ ra@@ im .
Just as the early Christians in Corin@@ th had to clear out ba@@ dness , so today any cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting influ@@ ence must be kept out of the congregation in order to pre@@ serve its heal@@ thy , positi@@ ve spirit .
If we ru@@ n to him for prote@@ ction , he will prove to be “ a secu@@ re he@@ i@@ ght for anyone c@@ ru@@ shed , a secu@@ re he@@ i@@ ght in times of dist@@ ress . ” ​ — Psalm 9 : 9 .
Our Re@@ ad@@ ers As@@ k . . . Di@@ d Jesus P@@ r@@ om@@ ise the E@@ v@@ il@@ do@@ er Li@@ fe in He@@ av@@ en ?
Do you see ways in which you could imp@@ ro@@ ve ?
Like Jehovah , we find ple@@ asure , or deli@@ ght , in show@@ ing loving - kindness to those in need .
Per@@ haps he l@@ ined the cont@@ act poin@@ ts with le@@ ather or clo@@ th to make the yo@@ ke as com@@ for@@ table as possible .
En@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment is more a@@ vail@@ able now than ever before , and it is less ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive than ever before .
They were ne@@ i@@ ther born with the gift of sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess nor gr@@ anted such a gift .
For Adam was form@@ ed first , then E@@ ve . ”
What ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in understanding did we consider , and what questions will be ans@@ wer@@ ed in the following artic@@ les ?
However , see@@ ing all our rema@@ ining children serve Jehovah is a s@@ ource of deep joy .
However , when he saw the effect La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ’ death had on M@@ ary and her family members and friends , “ Jesus gave way to te@@ ars . ”
“ The Son of man ” Jesus used this expres@@ sion more than any other to ref@@ er to himself .
The following article consi@@ ders how we can imitate Jehovah by r@@ en@@ oun@@ c@@ ing un@@ righteousness .
Jehovah has long sh@@ own great love for those who are de@@ a@@ f . He did so even as far back as in the ancient nation of Israel .
It inc@@ ess@@ an@@ tly prom@@ o@@ tes a whole p@@ ac@@ ka@@ ge that su@@ p@@ po@@ se@@ dly ever@@ yone should pur@@ sue ​ — the show@@ y life - st@@ y@@ le of the rich , the g@@ lam@@ or@@ ous , and the “ succ@@ ess@@ ful . ”
Are we to as@@ su@@ me that the man refer@@ red to as “ So - and - so ” in this verse was a bad man or that he was too in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant to be nam@@ ed ?
What would he think of a Christian who sp@@ ent h@@ our after h@@ our pla@@ ying vi@@ de@@ o g@@ ames or w@@ atch@@ ing tel@@ ev@@ ision but did not have good personal study ha@@ bi@@ ts ? ​ — 2 Corinthians 6 : 14@@ b ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 3 - 5 , 15 , 16 .
Mo@@ re@@ over , in the years that follow@@ ed , Jehovah sto@@ od by Moses and provided him with wh@@ atever he needed to succ@@ e@@ ed in fulfill@@ ing his God - given assign@@ ments .
They need not have wor@@ ri@@ ed ​ — Al@@ ber@@ t received the vis@@ it@@ ors with un@@ con@@ di@@ tional bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 8 , 9 .
How do good friends speak to each other ?
14 , 15 . ( a ) Why are go@@ als important when it comes to personal study ?
For instance , God’s Word ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es us : “ Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first the kingdom , ” “ keep on kno@@ c@@ king , and it will be op@@ ened to you , ” “ per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in prayer , ” and “ hold f@@ ast to what is fine . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 33 ; Luke 11 : 9 ; Romans 12 : 12 ; 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 21 .
Gi@@ ving to char@@ ity is gener@@ ally consider@@ ed to be a vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e .
This , however , was not an ide@@ a taught in the Scriptures or by the early followers of Christ .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y P@@ A@@ U@@ L S@@ C@@ R@@ I@@ B@@ N@@ E@@ R
This means that during the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an in@@ va@@ sion , Jerusalem will look ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able , like a m@@ ere boo@@ th in a v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard or an eas@@ ily col@@ la@@ p@@ sible hu@@ t in a cu@@ cum@@ ber field .
So this was an answer to my prayers .
Li@@ fe would be bor@@ ing without friends !
The second st@@ age would be the ga@@ ther@@ ing together of those who will live on a par@@ adise earth under Christ’s Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom .
What could be more reas@@ sur@@ ing than that ?
Jesus demonstr@@ ated a personal att@@ ach@@ ment to his Father by being obedi@@ ent to H@@ im , doing His will , even when it involved great personal har@@ d@@ ship .
Our joy at the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living forever to serve and praise our loving Father , Jehovah , under our King Jesus Christ is un@@ b@@ oun@@ ded .
If Paul were ali@@ ve on earth today , what do you think he would say to a Christian who w@@ atch@@ ed im@@ moral or viol@@ ent mo@@ vi@@ es or viol@@ ent s@@ por@@ ts ?
When Jehovah’s ang@@ el first appe@@ ared to him , G@@ ide@@ on re@@ adi@@ ly ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged his mo@@ des@@ t ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound and cre@@ d@@ enti@@ als .
The same prayer shows that there is hope for a sin@@ ner who ‘ re@@ tur@@ ns to God with all his heart . ’
S@@ te@@ p 3 ​ — P@@ ra@@ y
A de@@ pu@@ ty dist@@ ri@@ ct att@@ or@@ ne@@ y in S@@ an Di@@ e@@ go , C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a , c@@ alls el@@ der a@@ bu@@ se “ one of the most serious is@@ su@@ es fac@@ ing law en@@ for@@ c@@ ement today . ”
She promised , “ God , if I sur@@ vi@@ ve , I will do what I can to serve you . ”
Christians prom@@ o@@ te love and un@@ ity
N@@ ei@@ ther for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ ors , nor . . . ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ers , nor . . . gre@@ e@@ dy pers@@ ons . . . will in@@ her@@ it God’s kingdom . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 6 : 9 , 10 .
“ So , N@@ ik@@ ol@@ a@@ i , ” he pr@@ ou@@ dly asked , “ who sa@@ ved you ?
It would be wisdom on their part to do so .
By taking fir@@ m action , Jesus showed a strong desire to de@@ f@@ end true worship .
( Read James 3 : 15 , 16 . )
The brothers from the M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol are well - tra@@ ined in speaking as well as in organiz@@ ational matters , and I am gr@@ ate@@ ful to see that the are@@ a is now recei@@ ving loving attention . ”
Some of the ro@@ ck@@ y con@@ es took on the appe@@ ar@@ ance of ver@@ it@@ able hon@@ ey@@ com@@ bs .
[ 2@@ 7@@ 2 langu@@ ages ]
Pet@@ er@@ ’s attitude was wrong .
But A@@ n I@@ nt@@ ro@@ du@@ ction to M@@ en@@ n@@ on@@ ite H@@ ist@@ ory says : “ By 1914 n@@ on - res@@ ist@@ ance was lar@@ g@@ ely a hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al mem@@ ory for the M@@ en@@ n@@ on@@ ite ch@@ ur@@ ches in W@@ es@@ ter@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe . ”
When did Jesus ‘ preach to the spi@@ r@@ its in pris@@ on ’ ?
The first followers of Jesus spoke Hebrew , but after his death , his disciples spoke other langu@@ ages .
“ He said to them : ‘ Why do you ar@@ gu@@ e over your having no lo@@ a@@ ves ?
The apostle Peter , however , under the inspi@@ r@@ ation of God’s holy spirit , un@@ mas@@ ked their dec@@ e@@ it , and they were stru@@ ck dead by Jehovah . ​ — Acts 5 : 1 - 11 .
In all your ways take no@@ tice of him , and he himself will make your pa@@ ths st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght . . . .
That is n@@ atur@@ al .
What was their dist@@ inc@@ tive char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic ?
Christian elders end@@ e@@ av@@ or to be like him
After get@@ ting on fri@@ end@@ ly ter@@ ms with individuals in these plac@@ es , we have been able to inc@@ re@@ ase our cont@@ act with them . ”
Such congregations pla@@ y an important ro@@ le in our lives .
These family he@@ a@@ ds , like the servants of Jehovah who lived before them , ac@@ ted as rul@@ ers , jud@@ ges , and pri@@ ests to their hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds .
The expres@@ sion “ do your ut@@ most ” is similar to Pet@@ er@@ ’s ear@@ li@@ er ex@@ hor@@ tation to contribu@@ te “ all ear@@ n@@ est effort . ”
E@@ very year , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds are baptized as new Witnesses of Jehovah .
Su@@ z@@ an@@ ne sent Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke ! sub@@ s@@ crip@@ tions to them .
Because most of us really do care about what others think of us .
What have our public@@ ations stated about the illustr@@ ation of the faithful slave ?
In order to do so , they make themselves appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble and a@@ vail@@ able .
A@@ m@@ ong the things hard to de@@ al with would be children who are “ dis@@ obedi@@ ent to parents . ” ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
Bo@@ th the L@@ ev@@ ites and those of Israel@@ ’s other tri@@ bes , such as David , could let God be their share .
One day the pa@@ st@@ or of her ch@@ urch held up one of our public@@ ations and told all present not to read it because it would cause them to leave their faith .
In the mi@@ d@@ st of that counsel , he gave this powerful ex@@ hor@@ tation : “ D@@ ra@@ w close to God , and he will draw close to you . ”
There they receive the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments and other la@@ ws , en@@ ter into a covenant with Jehovah , and become a the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c nation .
G@@ ro@@ w mi@@ gh@@ ty in the faith through hear@@ t@@ felt prayer
Thus , when two Christians who are Scrip@@ tur@@ ally free cho@@ ose to get married , they consci@@ enti@@ ously com@@ p@@ ly with local law .
Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople Who Are Like Re@@ fre@@ shing De@@ w@@ d@@ ro@@ ps
To op@@ er@@ ate the com@@ pu@@ ter , I use a jo@@ y@@ s@@ tic@@ k that I control with my ch@@ in .
What language did Jesus use to teach his disciples ?
M@@ ’@@ C@@ l@@ in@@ to@@ ck and S@@ tr@@ ong@@ ’s C@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia no@@ tes : “ The ob@@ serv@@ ance of Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s is not of divine ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment , nor is it of N [ e@@ w ] T [ es@@ tam@@ ent ] orig@@ in . ”
V@@ ari@@ ous loyal servants of God have peri@@ shed in ex@@ p@@ lo@@ sions or in other ways that left no tr@@ ace of their rema@@ ins .
Today , many are lik@@ e@@ wise willing to ex@@ p@@ end themselves in Jehovah’s service , and Jehovah fin@@ ds ple@@ asure in this .
Some human govern@@ ments requi@@ re that those ap@@ pl@@ ying for c@@ iti@@ z@@ en@@ ship speak the d@@ om@@ in@@ ant language of the country .
S@@ al@@ t Se@@ a ( De@@ ad Se@@ a )
N@@ ever did he as@@ su@@ me a su@@ peri@@ or attitude toward those whom he served or cause them to feel inf@@ eri@@ or .
F@@ in@@ ding F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ ment as a M@@ other
The in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Jerusalem saw their king “ s@@ ki@@ pp@@ ing about ” and “ d@@ an@@ c@@ ing . . . with all his power . ” ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 15 : 15 , 16 , 29 ; 2 Samuel 6 : 11 - 16 .
R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ing that our God is not a stri@@ ct t@@ as@@ k@@ ma@@ ster will help us to be mo@@ des@@ t in what we ex@@ pect of ourselves , recogn@@ iz@@ ing our li@@ mit@@ ations . ​ — Mi@@ c . 6 : 8 .
Be spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c .
D@@ E@@ F@@ E@@ A@@ T ​ — BU@@ T N@@ O@@ T F@@ IN@@ A@@ L
Our family today
After that encourag@@ ing meeting , we filled out app@@ lic@@ ations for G@@ ile@@ ad .
This simp@@ le but deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful experience has its par@@ all@@ els in other are@@ as of life .
Yet , what about gr@@ in@@ ding po@@ ver@@ ty , child a@@ bu@@ se , and op@@ pres@@ sive dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ation based on ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound or s@@ k@@ in col@@ or ?
That was J@@ anu@@ ary 19@@ 6@@ 5 .
What It Me@@ ans to Lo@@ ve Our N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ or
S@@ how Jehovah that you truly feel like King David , who said : “ Jehovah , I love the house where you d@@ well . ” ​ — Psalm 26 : 8 .
As they enjoy the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver together , he teach@@ es the 12 a beau@@ ti@@ ful less@@ on in hum@@ ility by wa@@ shing their fe@@ et .
S@@ ome@@ times a public@@ ation may change hands before someone re@@ a@@ ds it .
Jesus ur@@ ged his followers to st@@ ore up , not material go@@ o@@ ds on earth , but “ tre@@ a@@ sures in heaven , ” that is , to esta@@ bl@@ ish a good name with God , who “ kno@@ ws what things you are nee@@ ding before ever you ask him . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 8 , 19 - 25 .
I do want to keep lear@@ ning .
W@@ as he ti@@ red at times ?
The dec@@ l@@ ine of A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a c@@ li@@ ma@@ x@@ ed in the se@@ ven@@ th century C.E . when in@@ va@@ ders con@@ qu@@ ered the city .
The Bible teach@@ es that God’s work is perfect .
He certainly did not mean , though , that he would keep s@@ il@@ ent about these gr@@ and works .
Jesus asked : “ Sh@@ all not God cause justice to be done ? ”
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , if a person is en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ing un@@ f@@ oun@@ ded expe@@ ct@@ ations , the heart can be si@@ ck@@ ened by disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
So God said of that cor@@ ru@@ pt soci@@ ety : “ I am br@@ ing@@ ing them to ru@@ in . ”
They even tri@@ ed to k@@ ill him ! ​ — Luke 4 : 17 - 30 .
The man asked her to call back later .
‘ Our God Is A@@ ble to R@@ es@@ cu@@ e U@@ s ’ ( three Hebrews ) , 7 / 15
( See the bo@@ x “ Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah’s E@@ i@@ ght Al@@ leg@@ or@@ ic@@ al V@@ isions . ” )
H@@ ard work in the field began yi@@ el@@ ding fine resul@@ ts .
On four occasi@@ ons , Joseph received ang@@ eli@@ c direction about ra@@ ising his a@@ do@@ p@@ tive son .
A ke@@ y is@@ sue is whether a person , wh@@ atever his or her we@@ i@@ ght , is exc@@ essi@@ vely gre@@ e@@ dy as reg@@ ar@@ ds e@@ ating . ​ — See “ Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers ” in the No@@ v@@ ember 1 , 200@@ 4 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
“ I was con@@ duc@@ ting a congregation meeting but did not understand any of the ans@@ wers given by the brothers and sisters .
To Peter , fi@@ shing was more than a m@@ ere ho@@ b@@ by ​ — it was his li@@ v@@ eli@@ ho@@ od .
After my sur@@ g@@ er@@ y , he made it possible for me to accom@@ pan@@ y Al@@ l@@ an again in the travel@@ ing work .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , if God’s people today were to fai@@ l in ex@@ pos@@ ing the wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness that ex@@ ists in this world , ‘ out of the w@@ all a st@@ one it@@ self would c@@ ry out pla@@ in@@ tiv@@ ely . ’
How do we find the time for mean@@ ing@@ ful study ?
With good reason , the apostle Paul wrote : “ What is loo@@ ked for in ste@@ war@@ ds is for a man to be found faithful . ”
By foc@@ using on spiritual things , we gain peace with God and with ourselves now and the pro@@ spe@@ ct of everlasting life in the future .
Ser@@ ve the God of F@@ re@@ e@@ dom , 7 / 15 St@@ and Fir@@ m and A@@ vo@@ id Satan’s T@@ ra@@ ps , 8 / 15
Do we hear valu@@ eless things being ut@@ tered today ?
( b ) What reas@@ ons do we have for joy when vie@@ wing the over@@ all repor@@ t of our preaching activ@@ ity ?
How we appreci@@ ate the su@@ n@@ ’s light and he@@ at and the mo@@ on@@ ’s so@@ ft g@@ low at night !
By pu@@ t@@ ting their own desi@@ res a@@ head of all el@@ se ​ — even the needs of their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing — ​ they lost per@@ fe@@ ction and et@@ er@@ n@@ al life . ​ — Genesis 2 : 15 – 3 : 24 .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after the religious el@@ ement th@@ reat@@ ened the apostles , but those followers of Christ did not sto@@ p speaking about the things that they had seen and heard .
G@@ u@@ i@@ de them lo@@ v@@ ingly , for example , when they try to come to g@@ ri@@ ps with spiritual doub@@ ts . ​ — 9 / 15 , pages 18 - 21 .
This may se@@ em challeng@@ ing , yet we have Jesus ’ reas@@ sur@@ ing promise : “ C@@ ome to me , all you who are to@@ il@@ ing and lo@@ ad@@ ed down , and I will ref@@ res@@ h you .
Al@@ ban@@ ians will respon@@ d to love from your heart , not perfect gr@@ am@@ ma@@ r .
TH@@ E man from E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pia had j@@ our@@ ne@@ yed all the way to Jerusalem .
In ad@@ dition , milli@@ ons of Jehovah’s Witnesses have become my spiritual brothers and sisters ​ — a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l family .
[ Ch@@ ar@@ t / P@@ ic@@ tures on page 8 - 11 ]
Th@@ ink for a m@@ om@@ ent about your prayers ​ — about their regul@@ ar@@ ity and their qu@@ ality .
They are happy to share Bible - based information with others in the flo@@ ck .
In a h@@ and@@ book used by milli@@ ons over the last 70 years , H@@ en@@ ry H . H@@ al@@ le@@ y as@@ ser@@ ted : “ The O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent was written to cre@@ ate an an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation of , and pa@@ ve the way for , the Com@@ ing of [ the Messi@@ ah ] . ”
However , we should keep in mind that when we speak , “ we all stu@@ m@@ ble many times . ”
In your min@@ d’s e@@ ye , you too can en@@ vision the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus by see@@ ing the imp@@ act he is making today .
Bar@@ u@@ ch was without doubt a s@@ inc@@ ere worshipp@@ er of Jehovah , and he “ pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to do according to all that Jeremiah the prophet had comman@@ ded him . ” ​ — Jeremiah 36 : 8 .
11 , 12 . ( a ) How do anointed Christians at@@ tain to righteousness ?
Those who remember their G@@ r@@ and Creator keep their life simp@@ le , confid@@ ent that Jehovah will “ by no means ” leave them “ nor by any means ” for@@ s@@ ake them .
How do many view sin and temp@@ tation , but how does the Bible war@@ n against such an attitude ?
When you consider how a ba@@ by develop@@ s from a sing@@ le c@@ ell , does it not f@@ ill you with a@@ we ?
In fact , they may g@@ ru@@ d@@ g@@ ingly ac@@ knowledge it when they tra@@ v@@ el to another land and find that Jehovah’s Witnesses there are doing the very same work as that ob@@ served in their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and .
How does Jehovah’s view of money di@@ ff@@ er from the worl@@ d’s ?
A to@@ tal of 36 attend@@ ed , and 8 were baptized .
We thus man@@ i@@ f@@ est Jehovah’s attitude .
How can you and your par@@ t@@ ner ass@@ ist each other while wal@@ king from do@@ or to do@@ or ?
What Bible counsel helps us to be bal@@ an@@ ced in our relationship with our work@@ mat@@ es ?
What a privilege to see people who knew ne@@ i@@ ther Jehovah nor the Bible accept the truth of Christi@@ an@@ ity !
Since family and friends who do not share our faith may fear that we will end up dis@@ il@@ lu@@ si@@ oned and disa@@ p@@ pointed , it is important that we are able to de@@ f@@ end our faith .
C@@ learly , he tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed his older friend .
But should we not be just as confid@@ ent that Jehovah he@@ ars our prayers ?
B@@ est of all , they had the privilege of regul@@ arly commun@@ ic@@ ating with Jehovah .
H@@ el@@ p@@ ing nee@@ dy ones was ref@@ re@@ shing for the vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers as well .
In Jesus ’ day , many people were e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly pur@@ su@@ ing material things .
What makes the preaching work deep@@ ly satis@@ f@@ ying ?
If an in@@ no@@ c@@ ent mate sign@@ s pa@@ p@@ ers that indic@@ ate that she ( or he ) does not ob@@ ject to a div@@ or@@ ce that the mate is get@@ ting , that am@@ oun@@ ts to re@@ je@@ cting the mate . ​ — Matthew 5 : 37 .
The ans@@ wers will help us to de@@ e@@ pen our love for our best F@@ ri@@ end , Jehovah .
Those words com@@ for@@ ted me great@@ ly .
To@@ da@@ y’s Eng@@ l@@ ish V@@ er@@ sion re@@ a@@ ds : “ But you , O L@@ O@@ R@@ D , are always my shi@@ eld from d@@ anger ; you give me vi@@ ct@@ ory and rest@@ ore my courage . ”
They will be happy and in vi@@ br@@ ant health .
Ri@@ ght after that , Paul mentioned “ the congregation of the living God , ” saying that this is “ a p@@ il@@ la@@ r and support of the truth . ”
For example , when I saw Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r pla@@ ying a fri@@ end@@ ly bal@@ l g@@ ame with a group of young Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites , I was sh@@ o@@ cked .
A pro@@ je@@ ct@@ or was used to show the col@@ ored s@@ li@@ des
For example , he re@@ bu@@ ked James and John for w@@ an@@ ting to call down fi@@ re from heaven on some Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans who had not received him .
They would benefit consider@@ ab@@ ly by tal@@ king to each other ‘ in the house , on the ro@@ ad , when they li@@ e down , and when they get up , ’ just as parents and children do . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 7 - 9 .
No@@ te , too , that Paul tel@@ ls hus@@ ban@@ ds : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e loving your wi@@ ves . ”
Ye@@ ars later , after making good spiritual prog@@ ress , he says : “ I real@@ ize now how important it is to seek help in@@ stead of tr@@ ying to car@@ ry our bur@@ den@@ s al@@ one . ”
5 : 1 - 4 : P@@ r@@ on@@ oun@@ ces a cur@@ se on ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers who have g@@ one un@@ p@@ uni@@ shed .
M@@ en , women , and children of all e@@ con@@ om@@ ic le@@ vel@@ s as well as educ@@ ational and rac@@ i@@ al ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds are un@@ it@@ e@@ dly serving Jehovah today .
Daniel next be@@ held Jehovah , “ the An@@ cient of Da@@ ys , ” s@@ it@@ ting gl@@ ori@@ ously en@@ thr@@ oned .
F@@ our fac@@ t@@ ors are : Who gave it , why it was given , what sacrifice was involved , and what real need was filled .
▪ W@@ i@@ th@@ out a l@@ eng@@ thy pa@@ use , ask a simp@@ le vie@@ w@@ point question based on the t@@ it@@ le of the tr@@ act .
If we do so , we can be certain that nothing “ will be able to se@@ par@@ ate us from God’s love that is in Christ Jesus our Lord . ” ​ — R@@ om .
The L@@ ast Da@@ ys So@@ on to En@@ d !
What pro@@ vision for sur@@ vi@@ val did Jehovah make in the days of Noah ?
They do not op@@ pose govern@@ ments or seek con@@ fr@@ on@@ t@@ ations with them , nor do they pro@@ vo@@ ke persecu@@ tion because they want to be mar@@ ty@@ r@@ s .
His lo@@ gi@@ cal , Scriptural ans@@ wers in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ed me , so I ag@@ re@@ ed to have him study the Bible with me .
( b ) What was the Law covenant desi@@ gn@@ ed to pre@@ v@@ ent ?
on that sub@@ ject . The young Witness high@@ ligh@@ ted just how disa@@ str@@ ous has been the teaching of ev@@ olu@@ tion based on n@@ atur@@ al sel@@ e@@ ction .
How can all contribu@@ te to the di@@ gn@@ ity of the occasi@@ on of baptism ?
After reading those words of Peter , some may conclu@@ de that this pl@@ an@@ et will never become a par@@ adise .
Li@@ ving among them , we received an educ@@ ation that no school can offer .
; A@@ vel@@ l@@ an@@ e@@ da , L .
Some scho@@ l@@ ars su@@ gg@@ est that the qu@@ e@@ en refu@@ sed to obey because she cho@@ se not to de@@ gra@@ de her@@ self before the k@@ ing@@ ’s dr@@ un@@ ken gu@@ ests .
Jo@@ si@@ ah’s pur@@ ge is in full s@@ wing when Jeremiah , the son of a L@@ ev@@ ite pri@@ est , comes to Jerusalem ( 6@@ 4@@ 7 B.C.E . ) .
One cou@@ ple , J@@ es@@ se and L@@ y@@ n@@ n C@@ an@@ t@@ well , helped me great@@ ly .
We want and need you at our side as Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers .
However , most mo@@ der@@ n Bible transl@@ at@@ ors have er@@ as@@ ed God’s name from their ver@@ sions in any form , re@@ plac@@ ing it with the gen@@ eri@@ c t@@ it@@ les “ Lord ” or “ God . ”
As@@ soci@@ ation of a place with war is not un@@ comm@@ on .
Today , lives are in d@@ anger .
The inter@@ vie@@ wer respon@@ ded , “ Your way of thinking is str@@ ange ! ”
“ As a fur@@ ther b@@ low to the old school the Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ment com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned in Par@@ is a great prin@@ ting of Eng@@ l@@ ish Bi@@ bl@@ es , more su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous than any pre@@ vi@@ ous e@@ dition , and in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 1@@ 5@@ 38 direc@@ ted that every par@@ ish in the country should pur@@ cha@@ se a Bible of the lar@@ g@@ est vo@@ lu@@ me in Eng@@ l@@ ish , to be set up in each ch@@ urch , where the par@@ ishi@@ on@@ ers might most com@@ mo@@ di@@ ously res@@ ort to the same and read it .
F@@ i@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely speaking , however , God’s people will fle@@ e to the refu@@ ge that Jehovah provi@@ des .
They real@@ ize the seri@@ ousness of hum@@ bly living up to their so@@ le@@ m@@ n v@@ ow for as long as they remain in special full - time service .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing an ex@@ tend@@ ed cour@@ t case that ended with a l@@ and@@ mar@@ k vi@@ ct@@ ory for pu@@ re worship , Bi@@ jo@@ e went back to school .
En@@ coura@@ ged that their efforts had fin@@ ally pa@@ id off , the com@@ mit@@ te@@ e began organiz@@ ing the T@@ bil@@ is@@ i conven@@ tion , as well as conven@@ tions in to@@ w@@ ns and c@@ ities thr@@ ough@@ out the country , including T@@ s@@ nor@@ i , Ku@@ ta@@ is@@ i , Z@@ u@@ g@@ didi , K@@ as@@ pi , and G@@ or@@ i .
TH@@ E n@@ atur@@ al world is filled with wonderful cre@@ ations .
Then he thought to himself , ‘ I know I could never do it again . ’
Read together the rel@@ ated artic@@ les from the public@@ ations of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Jesus war@@ ned his followers that they should ex@@ pect re@@ pro@@ ach .
9@@ 4 : 19 .
Your decision to serve Jehovah may leave scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es , neigh@@ b@@ ors , and relati@@ ves per@@ ple@@ x@@ ed .
S@@ hor@@ tly after we arri@@ ved in Gre@@ e@@ ce , my el@@ des@@ t brother , N@@ ik@@ o@@ s , who at the time was 22 years old , came in cont@@ act with the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then known .
G@@ reg@@ ory of Na@@ z@@ i@@ an@@ z@@ us and John Ch@@ r@@ y@@ so@@ sto@@ m ( meaning “ Go@@ l@@ den - M@@ ou@@ th@@ ed ” ) in Greek as well as A@@ m@@ bro@@ se of M@@ il@@ an and Au@@ gu@@ st@@ ine of H@@ i@@ pp@@ o in L@@ at@@ in were con@@ sum@@ mate or@@ at@@ ors , ma@@ st@@ ers of the most res@@ pe@@ cted and po@@ pul@@ ar ar@@ t form of their time .
As they were speaking , Jesus appe@@ ared to all of them .
Some may won@@ der why Jehovah did not pre@@ v@@ ent humans from taking si@@ des with Satan and from following an al@@ ter@@ n@@ ative pl@@ an for gover@@ ning that was certain to fai@@ l .
When Q@@ u@@ e@@ en Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l th@@ reat@@ ened the prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah’s life , even Eli@@ j@@ ah m@@ om@@ ent@@ ar@@ ily for@@ got how God had ac@@ ted in his be@@ half .
Thus , God’s servants could commun@@ ic@@ ate with all kin@@ ds of people , and this contribu@@ ted to the s@@ pre@@ ad of the good news .
Consider three ways that you might do so .
7 - 9 .
He said that all par@@ ts of the body co@@ op@@ er@@ ate “ through every jo@@ in@@ t that gives what is needed . ”
G@@ u@@ ard A@@ ga@@ inst an In@@ dep@@ end@@ ent S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
Since power is such an important fac@@ et of God’s person@@ ality , a clear understanding of his power and how he uses it will draw us clo@@ s@@ er to him and help us to imitate his example by using well any power at our dis@@ pos@@ al . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 1 .
M@@ er@@ o@@ z was evid@@ ently cur@@ sed so effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely that it is difficult to say with certain@@ ty what it was .
So “ find out for yourself ” by being di@@ lig@@ ent in “ care@@ fully exam@@ ining the Scriptures da@@ ily . ” ​ — Acts 17 : 11 .
God determin@@ es whether we have com@@ mit@@ ted an un@@ for@@ gi@@ va@@ ble sin , and he can with@@ draw his spirit from us .
• Why should we honor fellow believers ?
The high pri@@ est likely had a hand in determin@@ ing with Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t the pri@@ ce for Jesus ’ be@@ tra@@ y@@ al .
After a few more vis@@ its , it became ob@@ vi@@ ous that al@@ though she had a positi@@ ve , happy spirit , Bet@@ ty was suffering from po@@ or health .
Jehovah’s Witnesses today follow that pat@@ ter@@ n .
W@@ R@@ I@@ T@@ T@@ E@@ N : By about 40 writ@@ ers over some 1@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 years , from 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E . to about 9@@ 8 C.E .
Jesus com@@ for@@ ted people by giving them wise ad@@ vice , by tre@@ ating them kin@@ dly , and even , in some c@@ as@@ es , by c@@ uring their si@@ ck@@ nesses .
And was Peter the first po@@ pe ?
No@@ tice the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s direc@@ t answer : “ R@@ em@@ ember , now , your G@@ r@@ and Creator in the days of your young man@@ ho@@ od . ”
Yet , thr@@ ough@@ out the earth , Jehovah’s people b@@ ol@@ dly dec@@ l@@ are the good news .
Jesus used God’s name .
In the first year of Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an King B@@ el@@ sh@@ a@@ z@@ z@@ ar , Jehovah gr@@ anted his prophet Daniel a dre@@ am and re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble v@@ isions .
S@@ imp@@ ly stated , sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness made its u@@ g@@ ly appe@@ ar@@ ance .
6 , 7 . ( a ) What vision did E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el receive , and what did it mean ?
Although they could have become involved in so many other things , my parents kept their life simp@@ le and foc@@ used on the ministry .
An@@ th@@ on@@ y : So the sal@@ vation of his followers is one reason why it was important to Jesus that they know and use God’s name .
To what ex@@ t@@ ent were the apostles concer@@ ned about the people to whom they pre@@ ached ?
Still , some find it difficult to cultiv@@ ate such a bal@@ an@@ ced attitude .
T@@ O@@ D@@ A@@ Y , mankind fac@@ es events of a ma@@ gn@@ itu@@ de never pre@@ vi@@ ously experienced .
Su@@ pp@@ lic@@ ate Jehovah that “ your faith may not give out . ”
Thus Jesus made possible a mar@@ vel@@ ous future when people will be free from the sel@@ f@@ ish tend@@ enc@@ y to do wrong . ​ — Read Psalm 37 : 9 - 11 .
When my brother - in - law app@@ lied Bible principles and ri@@ d himself of everything con@@ ne@@ cted with the occ@@ ul@@ t , he was able to free himself from dem@@ on influ@@ ence .
Our efforts to imp@@ ro@@ ve the qu@@ ality of our ministry also have a good effect on others .
W@@ r@@ ong@@ ly as@@ sum@@ ing that all the n@@ atur@@ al he@@ ir@@ s had been sla@@ in , she inst@@ al@@ led her@@ self as qu@@ e@@ en .
It was the same in the days of Lo@@ t .
It is not a matter of simply stud@@ ying the Scriptures and medit@@ ating .
They needed to trust that Jehovah wanted to look after them and that he really would do so .
His purpose was for them to f@@ ill the earth , make it a par@@ adise , and live forever . ​ — Read Genesis 1 : 28 , 31 .
But it will mean continu@@ ous light and fav@@ or for Jehovah’s faithful worshipp@@ ers .
Yet , happiness is at@@ tain@@ able .
He is consider@@ ate of the po@@ or .
Ha@@ ving com@@ mit@@ ted “ a sin that does inc@@ ur death , ” Ju@@ d@@ as was righ@@ tly over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed with feelings of gu@@ il@@ t and des@@ pa@@ ir .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , we are living in the time of the ei@@ gh@@ th and fin@@ al “ king ” mentioned in the prophecy recorded at Revelation 17 : 9 - 11 .
This question pu@@ z@@ z@@ les many .
Yes , man himself is a soul .
We serve Jehovah because we love him , ir@@ res@@ pe@@ ctive of his ti@@ me@@ table .
And how do children benefit from pur@@ su@@ ing full - time service ?
As we do this and end@@ e@@ av@@ or to cultiv@@ ate love for Jehovah in the person@@ ’s heart , he may see why he should obey H@@ im .
We can believe it when Jehovah says that he will bring “ v@@ enge@@ ance upon those who do not know God and those who do not obey the good news about our Lord Jesus . ”
He thor@@ ough@@ ly under@@ stan@@ ds the n@@ ature and inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of humans ; therefore , when he cho@@ o@@ ses to do so , God can fore@@ see ex@@ ac@@ tly how individuals and enti@@ re nations will act .
St@@ ars : Ang@@ l@@ o - Au@@ str@@ ali@@ an O@@ b@@ serv@@ at@@ ory / ​ David Mal@@ in I@@ ma@@ ges
A cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates repor@@ ted that he had offered an A@@ wa@@ ke !
* God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y toward our g@@ lo@@ be began to be as@@ ser@@ ted an@@ e@@ w with the inst@@ all@@ ation of Jesus Christ as heavenly King in the year 1914 .
He said : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e d@@ wel@@ ling in like man@@ ner with [ your wi@@ ves ] according to knowledge , assign@@ ing them honor as to a we@@ ak@@ er v@@ es@@ sel , the f@@ em@@ in@@ ine one , since you are also he@@ ir@@ s with them of the un@@ deser@@ ved fav@@ or of life , in order for your prayers not to be h@@ in@@ der@@ ed . ”
When they su@@ ff@@ er har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps , do we comfort and support them ?
While others may be able to ass@@ ist a father and mother , it is the parents who have the responsi@@ bility to teach their children about God and about how God wants a family to fun@@ ction .
For example , when his friend La@@ z@@ ar@@ us died , Jesus told his disciples : “ I am j@@ our@@ ne@@ ying . . . to a@@ wak@@ en him from s@@ le@@ ep . ”
He could see for himself what had come from the see@@ ds of truth that he had s@@ own in L@@ y@@ str@@ a .
How can this be app@@ lied to cho@@ o@@ sing a marriage mate ?
For God kno@@ ws that in the very day of your e@@ ating from it your eyes are b@@ ound to be op@@ ened and you are b@@ ound to be like God , know@@ ing good and bad . ”
It is an in@@ tegr@@ al part of the religi@@ ons of Chris@@ tend@@ om .
Yet , God re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly war@@ ned against that prac@@ tice .
“ S@@ im@@ on , are you s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing ? ” he asked .
H@@ O@@ W did I come to be in this situation ?
For one thing , remember that the bo@@ y wor@@ ked as a shepher@@ d .
These have vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily become part of a group about which a 19@@ 50 Watchtower made this ob@@ serv@@ ation : “ God is now get@@ ting ready a new world soci@@ ety . . . .
• What fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al is@@ sue did Satan ra@@ ise concer@@ ning Jo@@ b@@ ’s integrity ?
Those in the congregations , not individuals who se@@ par@@ ated themselves from such , would benefit from this . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 2 : 6 , 7 ; 4 : 16 .
( Read 2 Corinthians 6 : 4 , 5 . )
Jesus is the perfect lead r@@ un@@ ner , you might say .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , in the case of the wi@@ do@@ w@@ ’s son , it was life that re@@ turned to the bo@@ y . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 17 : 23 .
Be@@ ing dedic@@ ated to Jehovah resul@@ ts in happiness because it invol@@ ves the giving of ourselves .
29 : 12 - 15 .
When I saw what happened when the t@@ su@@ n@@ ami h@@ it , I wanted to help .
Then we must respon@@ d positi@@ vely to his Word , stri@@ ving to eli@@ min@@ ate any thoughts that are dis@@ pleas@@ ing to God .
Acc@@ ording to the hist@@ ori@@ an T@@ ac@@ itu@@ s , by 6@@ 4 C.E . , the name was cur@@ r@@ ent among the mas@@ ses in R@@ ome too .
However , was the fine gift of free will to be used without li@@ m@@ its ?
10 : 31 .
In ad@@ dition , we need hum@@ ility as well as coura@@ ge@@ ous faith when end@@ uring bad publi@@ city , leg@@ al att@@ ac@@ ks , or viol@@ ent persecu@@ tion . ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 6 .
“ St@@ an@@ ding at a dist@@ ance . . . [ he ] kept be@@ ating his bre@@ ast , saying , ‘ O God , be gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous to me a sin@@ ner . ’ ”
Job end@@ ur@@ ed vi@@ ci@@ ous and h@@ ate@@ ful att@@ ac@@ ks from Satan .
As Satan’s world ne@@ ars its end , its “ pang@@ s of dist@@ ress ” will get wor@@ se .
How do “ the pe@@ ace@@ able ” conduct themselves ?
T@@ V p@@ un@@ di@@ ts and talk shows fe@@ ature a st@@ re@@ am of knowle@@ d@@ ge@@ able p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ g@@ ists , li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le g@@ ur@@ us , and au@@ th@@ ors .
Jac@@ o@@ b especially loved Joseph “ because he was the son of his old age ” and the first child by his bel@@ o@@ ved wife , R@@ ac@@ he@@ l .
Saul , who became the apostle Paul , had a prom@@ ising care@@ er a@@ head of him .
They took advan@@ ta@@ ge of the opportunity to give a witness as best they could in S@@ pan@@ ish .
When we found ourselves in are@@ as where ri@@ o@@ ting bro@@ ke out , we quic@@ k@@ ly left and re@@ turned when things had cal@@ m@@ ed down .
They were a happy group and a joy to en@@ ter@@ tain .
S@@ how T@@ end@@ er Re@@ g@@ ard in P@@ rac@@ tic@@ al W@@ a@@ ys
But de@@ al with those matters at a time set asi@@ de for that purpose . ​ — Proverbs 10 : 19 ; 15 : 23 .
A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o rel@@ ates : “ He gave such a beau@@ ti@@ ful prayer , and af@@ ter@@ ward , he was like another person .
As a dedic@@ ated serv@@ ant of Jehovah , always look to him and to his organization for direction .
After con@@ ve@@ ying gre@@ et@@ ings from vari@@ ous branch of@@ fic@@ es of Jehovah’s Witnesses , the cha@@ ir@@ man , Bro@@ ther L@@ et@@ t , pres@@ ented the gra@@ du@@ ates with their di@@ pl@@ om@@ as and assign@@ ments .
Jehovah sent his ang@@ el to in@@ form M@@ ano@@ ah’s wife that she would have a son . The account tel@@ ls us : “ Lo@@ ok !
With that in mind , let us consider how we can be ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast in our loy@@ al@@ ty to our marriage mate and to our God .
The apostle Paul later explained that after Jesus ’ death and resurrection to heaven , Jesus ‘ in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ated for his disciples a new and living way ’ ​ — a way no other human had travel@@ ed before . ​ — Hebrews 10 : 19 , 20 .
Pa@@ ying attention to these pro@@ verbs and he@@ e@@ ding their ad@@ vice can af@@ fect our heart , contribu@@ te toward our happiness , and lead to succ@@ ess . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
For ten years he wor@@ ked for a fi@@ ve - st@@ ar ho@@ te@@ l in a large Af@@ ri@@ can city and had little proble@@ m meeting the needs of his hous@@ eho@@ ld .
The congregation with which Jer@@ r@@ y’s mother is associ@@ ated has been very help@@ ful and supp@@ or@@ tive , allow@@ ing us to remain in the travel@@ ing work . ”
• What will help us to maintain integrity as Job did ?
( Read Acts 18 : 24 - 26 . )
T@@ w@@ o pione@@ ers , J@@ ø@@ r@@ g@@ en and An@@ na L@@ ar@@ s@@ en , who had done some part - time transl@@ ation work , made themselves a@@ vail@@ able full - time .
On@@ ce , while preaching in a s@@ qu@@ are in the cen@@ ter of Ri@@ o , I en@@ tered the P@@ al@@ ace of J@@ us@@ tice .
In a sense , he had reason to be en@@ vi@@ ous .
1@@ 1@@ 5@@ th G@@ ra@@ du@@ ating C@@ l@@ ass of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad
How thr@@ ill@@ ing it is for any who remember those early days to see that B@@ ra@@ z@@ il repor@@ ted a new pe@@ ak of 6@@ 0@@ 7@@ ,@@ 3@@ 6@@ 2 in 200@@ 3 !
Abraham once in@@ tend@@ ed to be@@ qu@@ e@@ ath all his pro@@ per@@ ty to Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er in case there was no n@@ atur@@ al he@@ ir , so he was sur@@ ely the el@@ des@@ t and most tru@@ sted of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s servants .
However , it is not just a matter of s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ating your chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s men@@ tal fac@@ ul@@ ties .
( b ) How did Jesus ’ hum@@ ility af@@ fect his disciples ?
F@@ i@@ ght the real enem@@ y , Satan . ”
W@@ as this Jehovah’s way of as@@ sur@@ ing Sam@@ son that he as a Na@@ z@@ ir@@ ite was ca@@ pa@@ ble of fulfill@@ ing his God - given com@@ mis@@ sion ?
Many have found that the more they stru@@ gg@@ le to ac@@ qui@@ re ri@@ ches , the more materi@@ al@@ ism ent@@ ra@@ ps them .
Acc@@ ording to a R@@ ed C@@ ro@@ ss repor@@ t of Ju@@ ne 28 , 20@@ 00 , during the pre@@ ce@@ ding year , the number of people who died from in@@ fe@@ c@@ ti@@ ous di@@ se@@ as@@ es was about 1@@ 60 times greater than the number who died in n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers .
Do Jehovah’s Witnesses pro@@ sel@@ y@@ ti@@ ze in the mo@@ der@@ n meaning of the word ?
This time , O@@ c@@ é@@ ane came along .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 7@@ 6 , 5@@ 9
He was 4@@ 3 years old .
All of this had a great imp@@ act on Jac@@ o@@ b , who m@@ our@@ ned over Joseph for many days .
He pur@@ pos@@ es “ to ga@@ ther all things together in the Christ . ”
“ The truth is , we simply don@@ ’t know what happened , ” says a le@@ ading U@@ k@@ ra@@ in@@ i@@ an ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ist .
Still , true Christians are coura@@ ge@@ ous in the face of such pres@@ sure .
Yet , we rejo@@ ic@@ ed to be able to serve our brothers .
What do we need to do when we are over@@ ly wor@@ ri@@ ed about a proble@@ m , and what can we reason@@ ab@@ ly ex@@ pect ?
• What can help us to be reason@@ able in our expe@@ ct@@ ations ?
Satan contro@@ ls the world , so humans will not be able to bring peace . ​ — 6 / 1 , page 16 .
Is it not possible , then , that she was s@@ it@@ ting in the a@@ udi@@ ence when Jesus spoke at the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e in Na@@ z@@ are@@ th ?
The next day , I brought her the book Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k , V@@ olu@@ me 1 .
May we ze@@ al@@ ously par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work , never allow@@ ing the world to end@@ anger our preci@@ ous relationship with God .
The second satis@@ fied God when a right was viol@@ ated , or it rest@@ ored certain righ@@ ts for the rep@@ ent@@ ant wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er ​ — or both .
However , human wisdom has often proved to be of li@@ mit@@ ed value in help@@ ing people to na@@ vi@@ g@@ ate through life succ@@ ess@@ fully .
I practic@@ ed reading al@@ ou@@ d with a cou@@ ple of young brothers .
Un@@ der certain circumstances he or she may conclu@@ de that no difficul@@ ties would ar@@ ise from atten@@ ding a ch@@ urch fun@@ er@@ al or we@@ d@@ ding as an ob@@ ser@@ ver .
O@@ ver the sp@@ an of sever@@ al cen@@ tu@@ ries , however , vari@@ ous fac@@ t@@ ors gra@@ du@@ ally led to the as@@ c@@ end@@ an@@ cy of the co@@ de@@ x .
Even after being gr@@ anted c@@ iti@@ z@@ en@@ ship , people may stri@@ ve for years to ma@@ ster the new language .
R@@ em@@ ember what Jehovah promised his people about see@@ king out “ the good way . ” He said : “ W@@ al@@ k in it , and find e@@ ase for your sou@@ ls . ”
Yes , A@@ ma@@ z@@ iah acc@@ used A@@ mo@@ s of t@@ reason !
2 : 17 ; 1 Th@@ ess .
In his Word , the Bible , Jehovah God reve@@ als the whole truth about himself .
She was offered scho@@ lar@@ shi@@ ps and co@@ v@@ et@@ ed positi@@ ons at bal@@ let compan@@ ies ac@@ ro@@ ss the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
The psalmist said : “ The very ra@@ ge of man will la@@ u@@ d you ; the rema@@ in@@ der of ra@@ g@@ ing you [ Jehovah ] will gi@@ r@@ d upon yourself . ”
In the first article , we will learn how marriage began .
Jesus instru@@ cted his disciples to teach new ones all the things he had comman@@ ded .
The Bible does not provide full de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about the activities of these dis@@ obedi@@ ent angels .
Lo@@ t’s view of the im@@ moral conduct of people in So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h comple@@ t@@ ely ag@@ re@@ ed with God’s standards .
Since coming home , I have been able to atten@@ d all dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tions .
We will certainly not want to turn to the world for ass@@ ist@@ ance . Rather , we will want to s@@ tic@@ k close to our brothers .
“ They simply had certain dis@@ pu@@ tes with him concer@@ ning their own worship of the de@@ ity and concer@@ ning a certain Jesus who was dead but who Paul kept as@@ ser@@ ting was ali@@ ve , ” F@@ es@@ tu@@ s explained to another of@@ fi@@ cial . ​ — Acts 25 : 7 , 18 , 19 , 24 , 25 .
Then , make sure to re@@ pa@@ y what you have bor@@ ro@@ wed , and do so prom@@ p@@ tly .
Can you see yourself in Par@@ adise ?
In fact , Job believ@@ ed that Jehovah would set a time to remember him .
As we have seen , in ans@@ wer@@ ing the young man@@ ’s question , Jesus refer@@ red to God’s Law .
Jehovah’s Word is in@@ deed ali@@ ve and can exer@@ t power in our lives . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
What was new about this comman@@ d@@ ment ?
After the of@@ fic@@ er made it clear that the Witnesses had been ban@@ ned , he asked me if I in@@ tend@@ ed to remain one .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Christians must obey Jesus Christ , whom the Bible descri@@ bes as a “ comman@@ der to the n@@ ational grou@@ ps . ”
World events and ful@@ filled Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es provide con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing pro@@ of that we are living in “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
These deep@@ er needs point to a qu@@ ality that is uni@@ que to human@@ kind ​ — spiritu@@ ality , or the need and cap@@ ac@@ ity for spiritual things .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 21 ]
May all of us , then , take to heart Jesus ’ words : “ Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch , therefore , because you know ne@@ i@@ ther the day nor the h@@ our . ” ​ — Matthew 25 : 13 .
E@@ ven@@ tually , we both moved away and lost tr@@ ack of each other .
Their conscience became so dist@@ or@@ ted that it no longer was a reli@@ able gu@@ i@@ de for their actions and ev@@ alu@@ ations .
Even en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment direc@@ ted at children may be s@@ atur@@ ated with such them@@ es .
15 : 6 , 13 , 14 .
This may invol@@ ve health problems for the cou@@ ple , their children , or their ag@@ ing parents .
M@@ ake an ear@@ n@@ est effort to look out for the personal interest of not just you but also your mate . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 4 .
In May 19@@ 18 , fe@@ der@@ al war@@ r@@ ants were is@@ su@@ ed for the ar@@ rest of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent , J . F . Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d , and se@@ ven of his clo@@ s@@ est associ@@ ates .
Paul was a Rom@@ an c@@ iti@@ z@@ en , and R@@ ome was the world power at that time .
It may be difficult for some who have never experienced such a lo@@ ss to appreci@@ ate just how de@@ va@@ st@@ ating it can be .
We must remain in uni@@ on with God by ob@@ serving Jesus ’ comman@@ d@@ ments as he ob@@ served those of his Father . ​ — John 15 : 10 .
No , spiritu@@ ality does not h@@ ing@@ e on such practic@@ es .
You Can B@@ eli@@ eve in a Par@@ adise E@@ ar@@ th
In har@@ mony with E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 6 : 9 , Bro@@ ther N@@ ou@@ ma@@ ir re@@ comm@@ ended : “ F@@ ace re@@ ality .
No won@@ der it is “ the ro@@ d of discipl@@ ine ” that re@@ mo@@ ves the ‘ fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness ti@@ ed up with the heart of a bo@@ y ’ !
Tr@@ ying to comfort us , the do@@ ct@@ or said that a fai@@ r@@ ly succ@@ ess@@ ful tre@@ at@@ ment could be ad@@ minis@@ tered , invol@@ ving ch@@ emo@@ ther@@ ap@@ y along with sever@@ al blood trans@@ fu@@ sions .
Why is spiritual food important ?
He@@ e@@ ding the apostle Pet@@ er@@ ’s counsel has helped many a Christian wife to w@@ in her husband “ without a word . ” ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 1 , 2 .
Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b , e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses of Jehovah’s ac@@ ts , had complete confidence that God would continue to fi@@ ght for his people .
It is wrong to bri@@ be an of@@ fi@@ cial , to give him something valu@@ able so that he will do something il@@ leg@@ al , per@@ ver@@ t justice , or give pre@@ fer@@ enti@@ al tre@@ at@@ ment .
1 : 16 - 18 .
Jehovah indic@@ ated where he was , and Saul was pro@@ claim@@ ed king . ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
Do not h@@ ur@@ ry , simply co@@ ver@@ ing material .
“ The ze@@ al for your house will e@@ at me up . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ H@@ N 2 : 17 .
Jo@@ die ow@@ ns an est@@ ate - sal@@ es bu@@ sin@@ ess .
In verse 20 , Jesus is recorded as saying : “ I am coming quic@@ k@@ ly . ”
Are You “ Re@@ aching O@@ u@@ t ” ? 9 / 15
As we experience the joy of bir@@ th and end@@ ure the sa@@ dness of death , may our strong desire to do what is right and our deep love for Jehovah God always move us to “ go on wal@@ king as children of light . ”
For this and other reas@@ ons , Jehovah has dec@@ re@@ ed that the present wicked system of things will come to its end in an un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 21 , 22 .
In ad@@ dition , speak to pione@@ ers and travel@@ ing overse@@ ers .
At E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 18 : 4 , it is pre@@ ce@@ ded by the pre@@ fi@@ x ה ( h@@ a ) , meaning “ the , ” thus form@@ ing the com@@ p@@ ound word ה@@ נ@@ פ@@ ש@@ ׁ ( h@@ an@@ ·@@ ne@@ ’@@ ph@@ es@@ h ) , or “ the soul . ”
How to A@@ vo@@ id G@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
They will have am@@ ple opportunity to demonstr@@ ate their att@@ ach@@ ment to their loving heavenly Father and his Son .
As Jesus said , “ keep on see@@ king , and you will find . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
In the l@@ at@@ ter part of the 19@@ th century , in P@@ it@@ t@@ s@@ bur@@ gh , Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , a group of s@@ inc@@ ere Bible stud@@ ents was organiz@@ ed and became the nu@@ cle@@ us of God’s mo@@ der@@ n - day witness class .
When God’s prophet Samuel spoke fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly of him , Saul hum@@ bly rep@@ lied : “ A@@ m I not a B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in@@ ite of the s@@ mal@@ l@@ est of the tri@@ bes of Israel , and my family the most in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant of all the famili@@ es of the tri@@ be of B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in ?
While up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding the Law , Jesus gave it an even bro@@ ad@@ er app@@ lic@@ ation , saying that the one ex@@ ten@@ ding a@@ id should not hope “ for anything back . ”
I lik@@ ed what I saw and heard , but because of my bus@@ y life , I had no fur@@ ther cont@@ act with the Witnesses at that time .
P@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ I@@ P@@ P@@ IN@@ E@@ S
Rather than preaching a so@@ cial go@@ spe@@ l , Paul helped people to see how God would un@@ do the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of Ad@@ am@@ ’s sin .
Do you appreci@@ ate the spiritual tre@@ a@@ sures you have found in Jesus so much that you would re@@ com@@ men@@ d them to others , both by word of m@@ ou@@ th and by your fine Christian conduct ?
That fine married cou@@ ple may have provided lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing for Paul in Eph@@ esus , where the s@@ il@@ vers@@ m@@ ith D@@ em@@ et@@ ri@@ us f@@ om@@ ented the ri@@ o@@ t mentioned ear@@ li@@ er .
It is care@@ fully plac@@ ed by a water s@@ ource and car@@ ed for by the f@@ ar@@ m@@ er .
( b ) Why is the counsel in 1 Corinthians chap@@ ter 7 u@@ se@@ ful ?
He f@@ l@@ at@@ ly refu@@ sed , st@@ ating that he was a Je@@ w . ​ — E@@ s@@ ther 3 : 3 , 4 .
While pon@@ der@@ ing this Bible princi@@ ple , an@@ al@@ y@@ ze your actions during the past we@@ ek .
At the age of 13 , he r@@ an away from home and began to use mar@@ i@@ ju@@ ana .
When the so - called three wise men ​ — who in fact were ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers — ​ vis@@ ited , Jesus and his family were no longer living in a st@@ able .
How is Jehovah’s pati@@ ence rel@@ ated to his desire that people rep@@ ent ?
The des@@ crip@@ tion could f@@ it ei@@ ther , but the apostle Paul was spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally refer@@ ring to the Israelites of old who for cen@@ tu@@ ries fa@@ iled to follow the Law .
We worship the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh God , Jehovah ; we understand the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message of truth ; we have the hope of sal@@ vation and et@@ er@@ n@@ al life ; and we can also help others to at@@ tain the same blessings . ​ — P@@ s .
“ How long will you be@@ have dr@@ un@@ k ? ”
Bro@@ ther H@@ on@@ s@@ ber@@ g@@ er qu@@ o@@ ted a faithful Ha@@ iti@@ an brother who lost his wife in the disa@@ ster as saying : “ I shed te@@ ars to this day .
And the book The The@@ olo@@ gy of T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an no@@ tes : “ [ It was ] a cu@@ ri@@ ous bl@@ end of ju@@ ris@@ tic and ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ c ide@@ as and ter@@ ms , which en@@ ab@@ led T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an to set out the tr@@ in@@ it@@ ari@@ an do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine in a form which , des@@ pite its li@@ mit@@ ations and imper@@ fe@@ ctions , supp@@ lied the fr@@ am@@ e@@ work for the later pres@@ ent@@ ation of the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine at the C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l of N@@ i@@ ca@@ e@@ a . ”
Fir@@ st , Jehovah is always there to love us , to strengthen us , and to listen to us .
Ha@@ ve you ever felt disa@@ p@@ pointed when someone el@@ se was cho@@ s@@ en for a certain position or privilege ?
He said : ‘ B@@ as@@ ed on what has happened here , should any of your members need to have this ty@@ pe of sur@@ g@@ er@@ y without blood , I@@ ’@@ l@@ l be happy to do it . ’ ”
Sa@@ ys B@@ ri@@ an : “ After you ob@@ serve that so many respon@@ d fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly to the Kingdom message and you experience the war@@ m love of the brothers and sisters , you will be moved to take on the challeng@@ es of serving in a fore@@ ign land . ”
The har@@ s@@ h experi@@ ences under the Com@@ mun@@ ist re@@ gi@@ me taught me to trust in him comple@@ t@@ ely .
So@@ on af@@ ter@@ ward , the relationship between P@@ at and me deter@@ i@@ or@@ ated , and I took our ba@@ by and wal@@ ked out .
A mo@@ an@@ ing s@@ ound while ex@@ hal@@ ing may mer@@ ely be a@@ ir pas@@ sing over rel@@ a@@ x@@ ed vo@@ cal cho@@ r@@ ds .
U@@ p@@ hold Jehovah’s S@@ over@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y !
Such a vari@@ ety of material shows that Jehovah has kept his promise to provide pl@@ ent@@ y of instru@@ ction for all people . ​ — Isaiah 25 : 6 .
The Bible descri@@ bes the con@@ fr@@ on@@ tation as “ the war of the great day of God the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty . ”
We can stri@@ ve to “ work what is good toward all , but especially toward those rel@@ ated to us in the faith . ”
Does Jehovah take no@@ te when his loyal ones praise him ?
Pa@@ il@@ ing was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses at the age of 24 .
To sol@@ ve disa@@ gre@@ ements , we need to do our best to “ seek peace and pur@@ sue it . ”
Our ans@@ wers will lar@@ g@@ ely dep@@ end on whether we are who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted in our service to God or not .
What part do we pla@@ y in cultiv@@ ating the spirit that our congregation displa@@ ys ?
W@@ as Jesus ’ ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to be@@ have as a less@@ er one in acc@@ ord with the valu@@ es of the first - century Jews ?
Do Jehovah’s Witnesses B@@ re@@ ak U@@ p Mar@@ ri@@ ages ?
John M@@ il@@ t@@ on s@@ ought the truth .
H@@ ere is another important reason for continu@@ ing with our preaching work : We preach because we love our neigh@@ b@@ or .
G@@ r@@ and@@ pa was always pr@@ ou@@ d of his s@@ on@@ ’s mu@@ si@@ cal ability .
Hence , Jehovah wants us to get to know him and to become ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with his wonderful person@@ ality .
God’s Word , the Bible , she@@ ds light on these questions .
Because of a fam@@ ine , Jac@@ o@@ b and his hous@@ eho@@ ld took refu@@ ge in Egy@@ pt , where one of Jac@@ ob@@ ’s sons , Joseph , had become P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s food ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ at@@ or and right - hand man .
◇ If you must work on a la@@ d@@ der that is in fr@@ on@@ t of a clo@@ sed do@@ or , place a war@@ ning si@@ gn on the do@@ or and lo@@ ck it .
Why are you con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that your hope is sure ?
We ‘ care@@ fully exam@@ ined the Scriptures da@@ ily as to whether these things were so . ’
If you imitate Jesus ’ teaching me@@ tho@@ ds , you will be com@@ pl@@ ying with the apostle Paul’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ G@@ o on wal@@ king in wisdom toward those on the out@@ side , bu@@ ying out the oppor@@ tu@@ ne time for y@@ ourselves .
“ The desi@@ ra@@ ble things of all the nations , ” members of the great crow@@ d , are still crow@@ ding through them .
So when Jac@@ o@@ b got home that ev@@ ening , Le@@ ah inform@@ ed him : “ It is with me you are going to have rel@@ ations , because I have hi@@ red you ou@@ tri@@ ght with my s@@ on@@ ’s man@@ dr@@ ak@@ es . ” ​ — Genesis 30 : 15 , 16 .
5 : 10 ; 1 P@@ et .
How hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing it is to know that soon all the wicked will be g@@ one , lea@@ ving only those who prac@@ tice gen@@ u@@ ine Christian love !
‘ Do not har@@ m the earth or the se@@ a or the tre@@ es , until after we have se@@ aled the sla@@ ves of our God in their fore@@ he@@ a@@ ds . ’ ” ​ — Revelation 7 : 1 - 3 .
In others , the con@@ duc@@ t@@ or may deci@@ de with which par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph it would be best to discus@@ s each pi@@ c@@ ture .
When one of the reli@@ ef te@@ am@@ s arri@@ ved to buil@@ d a new house for a Witness , her neigh@@ b@@ ors simply star@@ ed in dis@@ beli@@ ef .
“ Consider the pati@@ ence of our Lord as sal@@ vation . ” ​ — 2 P@@ E@@ T .
“ Wh@@ ere the spirit of Jehovah is , there is fre@@ e@@ dom . ” ​ — 2 C@@ O@@ R .
While wit@@ ness@@ ing in Corin@@ th , a cen@@ ter of Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y and lear@@ ning , Paul may have been concer@@ ned about whether he would be able to per@@ su@@ a@@ de his listen@@ ers .
Juda@@ h’s apost@@ ates were war@@ ned that the Babyl@@ on@@ ians would p@@ il@@ la@@ ge their we@@ al@@ th , des@@ ol@@ ate their hous@@ es , and take the fru@@ it@@ age of their v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds .
He has others with him who are to rule as k@@ ings and serve as pri@@ ests .
Paul wor@@ ked as a ten@@ t@@ mak@@ er to support his ministry . ​ — Acts 18 : 2 , 3 .
What helped him at 19 years of age to end@@ ure the suffering and the months in pris@@ on ?
Wor@@ king together as a family prom@@ o@@ tes un@@ ity .
V@@ er@@ y likely Cana@@ an was gu@@ il@@ ty of some a@@ bu@@ se or per@@ ver@@ sion against his gr@@ and@@ father Noah .
Jehovah will put it into the hearts of the k@@ ings of the earth “ to car@@ ry out his thought , ” nam@@ ely , to ri@@ d the earth of his religious ad@@ vers@@ aries .
They invit@@ ed me to their congregation meetings , and I accepted .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 4 , 2@@ 20
What mo@@ ves you to imitate Jesus ’ w@@ atch@@ ful@@ ness ?
11 , 12 . ( a ) What future did Juda@@ h’s cap@@ t@@ ors have ?
G@@ o F@@ or@@ th as Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous H@@ ar@@ v@@ est Wor@@ k@@ ers !
( Z@@ ep@@ h .
Why should we be gen@@ u@@ ine and s@@ inc@@ ere in our worship of Jehovah ?
His he@@ e@@ ding the war@@ ning brought sal@@ vation to his hous@@ eho@@ ld .
God said : “ I am Jehovah . That is my name . ”
“ I@@ T H@@ A@@ S been two years since we had the im@@ men@@ se s@@ or@@ ro@@ w of lo@@ sing our little gi@@ r@@ l . ”
For God’s Kingdom to bring about chang@@ es on the earth , however , there has to be a change from human rul@@ er@@ ship to the rul@@ er@@ ship of Christ .
[ Ma@@ p / P@@ ic@@ ture on page 9 ]
1 : 8 ; 2 : 20 .
Our human we@@ ak@@ nesses in this reg@@ ard are often ex@@ p@@ lo@@ ited by a powerful for@@ ce ​ — ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising !
We can have un@@ wa@@ ver@@ ing confidence that Jehovah will act in our be@@ half .
Al@@ so , the cop@@ y@@ ists wrote on par@@ ch@@ ment , or material made of ani@@ ma@@ l s@@ k@@ in .
Th@@ ough he had man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted w@@ atch@@ ful@@ ness all along , in those di@@ re h@@ our@@ s Jesus especially wanted to be w@@ atch@@ ful and as close to his heavenly Father as possible .
Is your “ s@@ word ” tru@@ st@@ y or ru@@ st@@ y ?
But it also saw the wor@@ st suffering in the enti@@ re hist@@ ory of the human r@@ ace .
M@@ om@@ ents later a de@@ va@@ st@@ ating bl@@ ast ri@@ pp@@ ed through the crow@@ d .
However , many of Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophe@@ ci@@ es are under@@ going fulfill@@ ment today , and some will be ful@@ filled in God’s promised new world . ”
“ The Sh@@ re@@ w@@ d One Consi@@ ders His S@@ te@@ ps ”
They believ@@ ed that the ye@@ ar@@ ’s har@@ v@@ est dep@@ ended , not on having Jehovah’s blessing , but on appe@@ as@@ ing “ the go@@ d of Go@@ od Lu@@ ck ” and “ the go@@ d of Des@@ t@@ in@@ y . ”
Jesus Christ was the des@@ c@@ end@@ ant of Abraham who would be the means for blessing all obedi@@ ent mankind .
Even if only for those two accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments , Israel should have tre@@ ated God’s name as holy . ​ — Read Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 20 : 7 ; Romans 2 : 23 , 24 .
Can the u@@ pri@@ ght ones f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h under these circumstances ?
I was the you@@ ng@@ est of se@@ ven children ​ — two bo@@ ys and fi@@ ve gi@@ r@@ ls — ​ all of us car@@ ed for by loving parents .
The end does not have to mean the end of your life .
On one occasi@@ on , his disciples , still n@@ ur@@ tur@@ ing ide@@ as of self - import@@ ance like the religious lead@@ ers around them , tri@@ ed to pre@@ v@@ ent people from br@@ ing@@ ing their young children to Jesus for him to t@@ ou@@ ch .
Such repor@@ ts t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to the differ@@ ence the Kingdom message can make in the lives of ones who long for Bible tru@@ ths .
P@@ re@@ par@@ ations for Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation
David re@@ je@@ cted her advan@@ ces and asked his su@@ per@@ vis@@ or for work in a different are@@ a so that the situation would not ar@@ ise again .
W@@ as that an imp@@ ul@@ sive decision , one that he would later reg@@ re@@ t ?
Di@@ d you no@@ tice the three things God wants for us ?
14 , 15 . ( a ) Why is Jose@@ p@@ h’s st@@ ory of interest to us ?
Some days later , all of us attend@@ ed a meeting .
Let “ the Law of Lo@@ ving - K@@ in@@ dness ” Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard Your T@@ ong@@ ue
The only al@@ ter@@ n@@ ative was high - qu@@ ality tre@@ at@@ ment that did not invol@@ ve blood trans@@ fu@@ sions .
Con@@ fid@@ ence in Jehovah’s promises : Paul said : “ He that appro@@ ach@@ es God must believe that he is and that he be@@ comes the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ”
Their Bible - based j@@ our@@ n@@ als The Watchtower , publi@@ shed in 1@@ 40 langu@@ ages , and A@@ wa@@ ke ! , pr@@ inted in 8@@ 3 langu@@ ages , have a cir@@ cul@@ ation of more than 20 milli@@ on each .
A young man repor@@ ted to Moses that El@@ da@@ d and Me@@ da@@ d were ac@@ ting as prophe@@ ts in the cam@@ p ​ — even though they were not present when Jehovah p@@ our@@ ed out his spirit upon the 70 older men who were to serve as Moses ’ help@@ ers .
* Se@@ cond , it streng@@ th@@ ens our confidence .
God went to great l@@ eng@@ ths to pre@@ pare the earth as a home for man .
After much prayer , the emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ e deci@@ ded to for@@ fe@@ it most of the money he felt he was ow@@ ed .
33 : 1 - 29 ​ — Why was Si@@ me@@ on not spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally mentioned in the blessing with which Moses bless@@ ed the sons of Israel ?
Do@@ ing so is ess@@ enti@@ al if we are to pur@@ sue a course of ho@@ l@@ iness .
From time to time , we enjoy rec@@ all@@ ing some of the high poin@@ ts of our life .
( b ) How can we make sure that our worship is accep@@ table to Jehovah ?
• How can humans make God rejo@@ ice ?
In@@ c@@ reas@@ ing his hor@@ ses would show that the king dep@@ ended upon mil@@ it@@ ary might to prote@@ ct the nation in@@ stead of dep@@ en@@ ding on Jehovah , the Pro@@ te@@ ct@@ or .
V@@ ast number mis@@ led at fin@@ al t@@ est ? , 12 / 1
2 : 12 , 13 , 16 .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , for ancient recor@@ ds , states the book E@@ ver@@ y@@ day W@@ rit@@ ing in the G@@ ra@@ e@@ c@@ o - Rom@@ an E@@ ast , “ sur@@ vi@@ val is the exc@@ ep@@ tion rather than the rule . ”
We may not face a life - th@@ reat@@ ening c@@ ris@@ is as the psalmist did , but we do live in “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with . ”
In the future , faithful young people will be coun@@ ted among those who will sur@@ vi@@ ve into God’s promised new world .
Li@@ fe Un@@ der the Con@@ tro@@ l of Su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ on
What does the example of Jesus teach us about the need to “ pray continu@@ ally ” ?
I soon found out , though , that we were not speaking about the same Abraham .
( Read Genesis 1 : 2 . )
In fact , I was get@@ ting ready to wr@@ ite a letter dec@@ l@@ ining the invit@@ ation when something happened that I will never for@@ get .
Jesus gave humans this we@@ igh@@ ty com@@ mis@@ sion .
So Jesus ’ words about see@@ ing God inclu@@ de the ability to per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve some of Jehovah’s qualities .
• A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il ?
Jehovah consi@@ ders ga@@ ther@@ ings of his people as something sac@@ red .
( b ) How could Satan have used the Rom@@ an ba@@ ths to ent@@ ra@@ p Christians ?
The Jews had esta@@ bli@@ shed a pat@@ ter@@ n of worship .
W@@ ise we are to shu@@ n apost@@ ates .
This place is ru@@ g@@ ged . ”
In No@@ v@@ ember 19@@ 6@@ 3 we were among the 1@@ 6@@ 3 who were present for the dedic@@ ation talk by our branch overse@@ er , L@@ loy@@ d Bar@@ ry .
The is@@ sue was an important one .
When F@@ id@@ eli@@ a , the de@@ v@@ out Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic , b@@ ought a Bible for her daugh@@ ter@@ ’s scho@@ ol@@ work , she asked her pri@@ est to expla@@ in from it what had happened to her fi@@ ve dead children . “ What a disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment ! ”
What makes people act c@@ ru@@ el@@ ly ?
Yet , it is vital that we remain loyal to Christ’s arrang@@ ement .
When the apostles Peter and John sto@@ od before the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in , the worl@@ dly - wise jud@@ ges of that cour@@ t consider@@ ed the men before them to be “ un@@ let@@ tered and or@@ din@@ ary . ”
The ke@@ y to strong faith is not simply to read God’s Word but to ‘ get the sense ’ of it .
In fact , by the early 199@@ 0 ’ s , more than a h@@ un@@ d@@ red of their des@@ c@@ end@@ ants were Witnesses of Jehovah ​ — all the result of one man@@ ’s dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ing a sing@@ le tr@@ act on a ra@@ il@@ ro@@ ad tr@@ ack !
11 : 33 .
1 : 9 .
He said that it should not be possible to do what we do .
Jehovah is inter@@ ested in what we are individu@@ ally .
Job could not answer God’s questions about ani@@ ma@@ l life .
F@@ al@@ se religion has left many con@@ fu@@ sed as to the wh@@ er@@ e@@ ab@@ ou@@ ts and con@@ dition of the dead .
Peter wrote that a husband could be per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed by the ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or of his wife .
M@@ ake m@@ el@@ o@@ dy to the glory of his name . R@@ end@@ er his praise gl@@ ori@@ ous . ” ​ — Psalm 6@@ 6 : 1 , 2 .
When especially must shepher@@ ds be kind ?
R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch@@ ers believe that some pl@@ ants of this spe@@ ci@@ es of se@@ ag@@ r@@ ass have lived for th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years
What may ha@@ p@@ pen if we a@@ da@@ pt our teaching me@@ tho@@ ds to a Bible stud@@ ent@@ ’s spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c needs ?
R@@ ic@@ ar@@ do expla@@ ins : “ We pray@@ ed to Jehovah for strength to return the money .
He knew that Peter would fai@@ l him , yet he said : “ I have made supp@@ lic@@ ation for you that your faith may not give out ; and you , when once you have re@@ turned , strengthen your brothers . ”
O@@ b@@ tain@@ ing f@@ l@@ our for bak@@ ing is doub@@ t@@ less no longer the to@@ il it once was .
We can draw what important less@@ ons from the acc@@ oun@@ ts of the first P@@ as@@ so@@ ver and the Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us ?
You may rec@@ all being told : “ D@@ on@@ ’t t@@ ou@@ ch the sto@@ ve .
But what was the “ C@@ re@@ ation D@@ r@@ ama ” ?
On@@ ce I under@@ sto@@ od what the vision me@@ ant , it all made sense . ” ​ — E@@ d .
How much more fo@@ ol@@ ish it would be for m@@ ere humans to cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze “ the Ju@@ dge of all the earth ” ! ​ — Genesis 18 : 25 .
L@@ isten to your in@@ tu@@ iti@@ on .
Because of that , she was den@@ i@@ ed per@@ mis@@ sion to continue on to the Ger@@ man col@@ on@@ y .
Wit@@ ness@@ ing on the “ flo@@ ating ” is@@ lands of L@@ ake T@@ iti@@ c@@ ac@@ a
Yu@@ ta@@ ka , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , accepted the offer of a Bible study .
H@@ el@@ ped to O@@ ver@@ come Sh@@ y@@ ness ( R .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Christian meetings are one of the ways in which Jesus fulfill@@ s his promise : “ C@@ ome to me , . . . and I will ref@@ res@@ h you . ” ​ — Matthew 11 : 28 .
* At B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a the mission@@ aries enc@@ oun@@ tered such fi@@ er@@ ce op@@ position that it became imp@@ rac@@ tic@@ al for Paul to remain there .
Par@@ ents gain in@@ sight into their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or by rec@@ all@@ ing that at one time they too used to “ speak as a ba@@ be , to think as a ba@@ be , to reason as a ba@@ be . ”
After expres@@ sing these n@@ atur@@ al human feelings , Jesus un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly s@@ wit@@ ched his foc@@ us to the matter of greater import@@ ance and pray@@ ed : “ Father , gl@@ ori@@ fy your name . ”
As I was gro@@ wing up , I re@@ ac@@ ted to the ne@@ g@@ ative influ@@ ences by be@@ coming ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely viol@@ ent .
In@@ tegrity means keep@@ ing my eyes on God’s pur@@ pos@@ es , not my desi@@ res .
These are just a few examples of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s practic@@ al su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions that can help those who are po@@ or to cop@@ e with their situation .
F@@ ur@@ ther , the Bible book of Revelation states that the Devil “ is mis@@ le@@ ading the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ” ​ — Revelation 12 : 9 .
Their end@@ ur@@ ance was re@@ war@@ ded .
• What qualities are you determined to cultiv@@ ate even more ?
* From Jesus ’ ple@@ ading words , his followers un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly learned that since the perfect Son of God hum@@ bly pray@@ ed for divine help , they should do the same .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , many religious lead@@ ers teach that God long ag@@ o pre@@ des@@ t@@ ined every ev@@ ent ​ — including every tra@@ ge@@ dy and wicked deed — ​ that takes place in this world .
After all , those travel@@ ers may not be he@@ ading toward your des@@ t@@ in@@ ation , or they too may be lost .
J@@ our@@ ne@@ y of the C@@ o@@ de@@ x A@@ mi@@ at@@ in@@ us
● Some people are t@@ or@@ men@@ ted Psalm 14@@ 6 : 4 ; E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 5 , 10 ;
Then one child go@@ es to the fr@@ on@@ t , ign@@ or@@ ing those wa@@ iting .
Sa@@ ys Psalm 32 : 8 : “ I shall make you have in@@ sight and instru@@ ct you in the way you should go . I will give ad@@ vice with my e@@ ye upon you . ”
She ad@@ m@@ its today that the “ pro@@ of@@ s that were given had to be accepted bl@@ in@@ dly . ”
But God did not for@@ give ei@@ ther him or his wife , S@@ app@@ hi@@ r@@ a .
How En@@ du@@ re in the M@@ in@@ is@@ try ? 3 / 15
All of us are in the same congregation .
Those prophe@@ ts inclu@@ ded Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s gr@@ and@@ son Jac@@ o@@ b .
The per@@ form@@ ers on that st@@ age ​ — pol@@ itical , religious , and cul@@ tural i@@ con@@ s — ​ make their appe@@ ar@@ ance , pla@@ y their res@@ pe@@ ctive ro@@ les , and then leave the st@@ age to others .
By consider@@ ing the pati@@ ence of Jehovah , we are helped both to appreci@@ ate and to cultiv@@ ate that qu@@ ality .
Thus , at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , God will expres@@ s his indi@@ gn@@ ation and set@@ tle the nations ’ dis@@ pu@@ tes once and for all by “ br@@ ing@@ ing an end to w@@ ars thr@@ ough@@ out the earth . ”
In this article , we will see what we can do to strengthen our faith in God’s promises .
The son was most gr@@ ate@@ ful .
As with the un@@ su@@ it@@ able f@@ ish , many who once stu@@ died the Bible with Jehovah’s people have st@@ op@@ ped stud@@ ying .
B@@ ack in school , I appro@@ ached the princi@@ p@@ al .
of Ju@@ ly 22 , 200@@ 1 , pages 19 - 23 .
F@@ in@@ ally , they dedic@@ ated their life to Jehovah and became loyal servants of his .
Still , we face an enem@@ y that can sub@@ tly under@@ mine our self - sacrific@@ ing spirit .
In contr@@ ast , God gives his spirit to those who cultiv@@ ate “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit . ”
And at our congregation meetings , all of us receive counsel that comes at just the right time !
Let love mo@@ tiv@@ ate your ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality , and you need not wor@@ ry .
How can mil@@ dness help in a religi@@ ously di@@ vi@@ ded home ?
With the words “ there came to be ev@@ ening and there came to be mor@@ ning , ” Jehovah mar@@ ked off the succ@@ essi@@ ve peri@@ o@@ ds of cre@@ ation .
Jesus Lo@@ ved the Pe@@ ople He T@@ au@@ ght
So we keep wa@@ iting pati@@ ently , and we live in a way that shows we believe that the end is coming soon .
S@@ ome@@ times , another kind of good work is called for .
U@@ su@@ ally it is a viol@@ ation of the cop@@ y@@ right law to make co@@ pi@@ es for others , even when we are giving them away free .
After all , Jehovah God promises those who stri@@ ve to serve him : “ I , Jehovah your God , am gr@@ as@@ p@@ ing your right hand , the One saying to you , ‘ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id . I my@@ self will help you . ’ ” ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 1 : 13 .
Some have no sp@@ ouse to share the e@@ con@@ om@@ ic bur@@ den .
I am con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that God gives us moral standards because he does not want to see us get h@@ ur@@ t . ”
S@@ ur@@ ely this is a fine example on which to refle@@ ct when fac@@ ed with family difficul@@ ties .
To have a part in that pro@@ c@@ ess is wonderful .
Jehovah uses them to ass@@ ist and prote@@ ct his loyal servants on earth .
E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us of Ca@@ es@@ are@@ a , who wrote at the time of the first C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l of N@@ i@@ ca@@ e@@ a , associ@@ ated himself with E@@ mp@@ er@@ or Con@@ stan@@ t@@ ine .
Sh@@ ould not we too seek to sp@@ end our days mean@@ ing@@ fully ?
By working together in such a way , form@@ er enem@@ ies might become good friends .
E@@ ach day , we are con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with cho@@ ic@@ es and decisions that t@@ est our loy@@ al@@ ty .
Father rep@@ lied , “ On@@ ly the best educ@@ ation possible will gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e their succ@@ ess . ”
For de@@ ca@@ des , en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ men@@ tal@@ ists and other concer@@ ned c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens have war@@ ned of the need to prote@@ ct the earth@@ ’s e@@ co@@ system .
“ Th@@ ough against me war should ris@@ e , even then I shall be tru@@ sting . ” ​ — P@@ S .
Mi@@ ght their res@@ ol@@ ve to remain fir@@ m in the faith be we@@ ak@@ ened ?
“ We are not ign@@ or@@ ant of his desi@@ gn@@ s , ” or evil s@@ ch@@ em@@ es .
G@@ w@@ en : Jehovah car@@ ri@@ ed us through these challeng@@ es .
O@@ r we may get ti@@ red of wa@@ iting for the end of this wicked system .
11 : 16 - 27 .
“ This is the best conclu@@ sion I could i@@ magine for my high school stu@@ dies , ” No@@ em@@ í says .
Re@@ fle@@ cting upon the truth about God , his qualities , his will , and his purpose will en@@ h@@ ance your appreciation for the Bible .
P@@ u@@ t Your P@@ os@@ iti@@ on in W@@ rit@@ ing
In to@@ tal , I received 18 sen@@ ten@@ ces for the@@ ft and viol@@ ence .
And S@@ har@@ i makes this per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive point : “ After service , sing@@ le pione@@ ers are often all al@@ one .
12 , 13 . ( a ) How does Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the wi@@ do@@ w and the ju@@ dge teach a less@@ on ?
M@@ on@@ ths later , she explained why .
My hus@@ ban@@ d’s brother and sister , al@@ though not Jehovah’s Witnesses , were willing to help me esta@@ bl@@ ish cont@@ act with the few local brothers .
“ If I had my way , ” he sh@@ ou@@ ted , “ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses would be l@@ ined up and sh@@ o@@ t ! ”
C@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ar@@ ily , it is the children who look after their ag@@ ed parents , just as those parents loo@@ ked after them when they were young .
[ Bo@@ x on page 6 , 7 ]
At the very le@@ ast , you would conclu@@ de that he was fo@@ st@@ ering a love of viol@@ ence , just as a person who w@@ atch@@ es por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y is cultiv@@ ating im@@ moral desi@@ res . ​ — Matthew 5 : 27 - 29 .
That is why we do not even think about mar@@ r@@ ying someone who does not love Jehovah !
L@@ ast J@@ anu@@ ary , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy ann@@ oun@@ ced an ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment in the h@@ our requi@@ re@@ ment for pione@@ ers .
As in other form@@ s of sac@@ red service , the associ@@ ation with fellow work@@ ers is a joy .
How can one cultiv@@ ate the desire to serve others ?
When the people in@@ sis@@ ted , Jehovah arrang@@ ed for Samuel to ano@@ in@@ t Saul as king . ​ — 1 Samuel 8 : 6 - 22 ; 9 : 15 - 17 ; 10 : 1 .
What can you do to make your teaching more effe@@ ctive ?
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , the pa@@ st@@ or left without pro@@ ving the Tr@@ in@@ ity .
What is the Scriptural counsel for hus@@ ban@@ ds ?
“ Because s@@ ent@@ ence against a bad work has not been ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted spe@@ e@@ di@@ ly , that is why the heart of the sons of men has become fully set in them to do bad , ” ob@@ served King Solomon . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 8 : 11 .
My wife and I did not want to mis@@ s the special meeting for pione@@ ers , but we learned that the way to the ass@@ em@@ bly was b@@ lo@@ cked by the E@@ Z@@ L@@ N .
The last one has become ap@@ par@@ ent in our own time .
But her parents asked her to wa@@ it one year , feel@@ ing that she was still too young .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers to God to “ pre@@ serve us from the d@@ ang@@ ers of the se@@ a and from the viol@@ ence of the enem@@ y ” went un@@ ans@@ wer@@ ed as the con@@ ver@@ ted pas@@ s@@ eng@@ er l@@ in@@ er his father was on was att@@ ac@@ ked and destro@@ yed by Ger@@ man bat@@ t@@ le@@ shi@@ ps during World W@@ ar I@@ I . ​ — All in the M@@ ind — ​ A F@@ are@@ well to God .
The origin@@ al Greek word Paul used liter@@ ally means “ affe@@ ction for a brother . ”
That is fa@@ ul@@ ty reason@@ ing .
What was fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed by the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Bo@@ o@@ ths ?
E@@ spe@@ cially when we are b@@ es@@ et by “ dis@@ qui@@ et@@ ing thoughts ” do we need the encourag@@ ement that we receive at meetings , where Jehovah su@@ sta@@ ins us with his “ own cons@@ ol@@ ations ” and supp@@ or@@ ts us in our determin@@ ation to remain faithful . ​ — P@@ s .
He said : “ It is written , ‘ It is Jehovah your God you must worship , and it is to him al@@ one you must rend@@ er sac@@ red service . ’ ” ​ — Luke 4 : 8 .
As we medit@@ ate on how Jehovah pro@@ ves to be the G@@ r@@ and Pro@@ vi@@ der , we gr@@ ate@@ fully ac@@ knowledge the vital ro@@ le pla@@ yed by Jesus Christ , even as Paul did when he wrote : “ This is what we have conclu@@ ded , that one man died for all ; so , then , all had died .
E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s pray@@ ed in be@@ half of fellow believers .
Ch@@ ang@@ ing our mind may be a good op@@ tion when consider@@ ing the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c go@@ als .
What it says on the sub@@ ject might sur@@ pris@@ e you .
In s@@ pite of a se@@ v@@ ere w@@ in@@ ter , by the end of 198@@ 2 , the pro@@ ject was ess@@ enti@@ ally comple@@ ted , and we were all deli@@ gh@@ ted to move into the en@@ lar@@ ged , imp@@ ro@@ ved fac@@ il@@ ities !
What would I need ? ’ ​ — 1 P@@ et .
“ Con@@ f@@ li@@ cts continu@@ ally ar@@ ose over how we ra@@ ised our children as well as over such is@@ su@@ es as my co@@ o@@ king and cle@@ an@@ ing .
14 , 15 . ( a ) How can we avoid ‘ ne@@ g@@ le@@ cting the house of our God ’ ?
Jesus said : “ I will re@@ qu@@ est the Father and he will give you another help@@ er [ com@@ for@@ ter ; Greek , pa@@ ·@@ ra@@ ʹ@@ k@@ le@@ ·@@ to@@ s ] to be with you forever , the spirit of the truth . ”
As@@ k yourself : ‘ What may temp@@ t my child to look at por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y ?
But , really , if we were to act that way , we would be for@@ get@@ ting Jehovah’s righteousness .
We can have the hope of everlasting life on a par@@ adise earth under God’s heavenly Kingdom in the hands of his gl@@ ori@@ fied Son , Jesus Christ , the King of k@@ ings . ​ — Isaiah 9 : 6 , 7 ; Luke 23 : 4@@ 3 ; Revelation 17 : 14 .
For example , J@@ a@@ qu@@ el@@ ine from Ger@@ many en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally wrote to the E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or branch : “ I@@ ’@@ ve been serving in E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or for just over two years , and I already have 13 Bible stu@@ dies , 4 of whom atten@@ d meetings regul@@ arly .
And we will have found true purpose in life .
If such inter@@ pre@@ t@@ ations se@@ em far - f@@ et@@ ched , you can understand the di@@ le@@ m@@ ma .
And contr@@ ast our once - fam@@ i@@ shed st@@ ate with our present well - f@@ ed spiritual st@@ ate .
‘ Not for@@ get@@ ting the things that their eyes had seen ’ was ess@@ enti@@ al for Israel@@ ’s succ@@ ess .
A@@ mo@@ s was used by God to pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y against the Israelites for op@@ pres@@ sing the po@@ or and for worshipp@@ ing false go@@ ds .
A@@ do@@ l@@ f@@ o says he is happy for the chang@@ es he has been able to make .
Y@@ ou@@ ths can use what Bible principles to make wise cho@@ ic@@ es ?
When Jesus was under tri@@ al , he res@@ olu@@ t@@ ely refu@@ sed to le@@ an on his own understanding .
He@@ idi ad@@ ds : “ All of us have a l@@ ist with spiritual go@@ als we want to me@@ et , and we re@@ view these peri@@ o@@ dic@@ ally during the family study to see what prog@@ ress we are making . ”
When the first man , Adam , deli@@ ber@@ ately re@@ bel@@ led against God , he sub@@ je@@ cted all his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing to sin , suffering , and death .
( b ) What ad@@ ds to our happiness when we are consci@@ ous of our spiritual need ?
* That being the case , the expres@@ sion at 1 Timothy 5 : 9 would se@@ em to call attention to the same point : For a wi@@ do@@ w to qu@@ ali@@ fy for ass@@ ist@@ ance from the congregation , she must have been a devo@@ ted and loyal wife who was faithful to her husband while he was ali@@ ve and must be free from any moral la@@ p@@ ses .
W@@ ere other transl@@ at@@ ors involved ?
“ S@@ ome@@ times , ” ad@@ ds Joseph , “ our lo@@ ad inclu@@ ded don@@ ated clo@@ thing , sh@@ o@@ es , and chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s things des@@ t@@ ined for the neigh@@ bor@@ ing D@@ emo@@ cr@@ ati@@ c Re@@ public of C@@ ongo .
Sh@@ ould we not be e@@ qu@@ ally moved ?
How has Jehovah sh@@ own in@@ sight into human n@@ ature ?
However , even where the Bible indic@@ ates that someone is a ty@@ pe of someone el@@ se , we should not conclu@@ de that every de@@ ta@@ il or in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent in the life of the ty@@ pe is a pi@@ c@@ ture of something greater .
She dis@@ car@@ ded her i@@ ma@@ ges , re@@ sign@@ ed from her ch@@ urch , and re@@ sum@@ ed her Bible study .
Why is it vital that we receive a regul@@ ar supp@@ ly of spiritual food today ?
Jehovah reve@@ aled to the prophet E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el that de@@ t@@ es@@ table things were being done in priv@@ ate , saying : “ Ha@@ ve you seen , O son of man , what the el@@ der@@ ly ones of the house of Israel are doing in the dar@@ k@@ ness , each one in the in@@ ner ro@@ om@@ s of his show@@ pi@@ e@@ ce ?
• Who was “ that woman Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l , ” and why do godly women not imitate her ?
Lo@@ ve “ end@@ u@@ res all things , ” whether these are sin@@ s com@@ mit@@ ted against us , persecu@@ tion , or other tri@@ als .
Un@@ til the m@@ om@@ ent Eli@@ j@@ ah left , El@@ isha took to heart each word spo@@ ken by his teach@@ er .
How well this psal@@ m de@@ pi@@ cts how Christ’s followers on earth today can be happy !
“ En@@ v@@ y ca@@ used me to n@@ ur@@ se a h@@ at@@ red for this brother and to mis@@ inter@@ pre@@ t his in@@ ten@@ tions , ” con@@ f@@ ess@@ es Jo@@ s@@ é .
Who has the knowledge and determin@@ ation to prote@@ ct and rest@@ ore the en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment ?
Will he accept the elders ’ un@@ an@@ im@@ ous conclu@@ sion and Scriptural counsel in a spirit of hum@@ ility and mil@@ dness and be determined to me@@ et the Scriptural qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations so that he might serve again ?
The use of w@@ ine at the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver ob@@ serv@@ ance was a later ad@@ dition by the Jews .
I do reg@@ re@@ t that I wa@@ ited so long .
Our ability to think about things we have never experienced or seen can be used wis@@ ely or un@@ wis@@ ely .
The Law co@@ di@@ fied the religious and so@@ cial activities of the new@@ born nation .
You too are invit@@ ed to share in this work of educ@@ ating others about God’s ways and principles , at the same time benef@@ iting yourself . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 ; Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 .
Ther@@ efore , demonstr@@ ate your matu@@ r@@ ity by see@@ king to be ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary in all your conduct , avo@@ i@@ ding even the “ appe@@ ar@@ ance of evil . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 22 , King James V@@ er@@ sion .
◆ Ru@@ th : Ru@@ th 1 : 4 , 5 , 16 , 17 ; 2 : 2 , 3 , 11 - 13 ; 4 : 15 .
What helped Jo@@ si@@ ah to cho@@ ose the right course and stay on it ?
“ Some consider the cam@@ el u@@ g@@ ly , ” began Samuel H@@ er@@ d , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , “ yet it is per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly su@@ ited to life in the deser@@ t . ”
Di@@ d Jehovah pre@@ deter@@ mine from the beg@@ in@@ ning that Adam and E@@ ve would sin and that the ransom sacrifice provided by means of Jesus Christ would be needed ?
You will find the ans@@ wers in this article .
You were no doubt e@@ ag@@ er to hold the ba@@ by .
A@@ F@@ T@@ E@@ R the Israelites had con@@ qu@@ ered much of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , Jo@@ shua turned his attention to ap@@ por@@ tion@@ ing the land by lo@@ t .
Ha@@ ve you no@@ tic@@ ed the par@@ all@@ els between the me@@ tho@@ ds used by A@@ ma@@ z@@ iah and those emp@@ lo@@ yed by op@@ pos@@ ers of Jehovah’s people today ?
On@@ ly “ the King of et@@ er@@ n@@ ity ” could fulf@@ ill such a promise . ​ — 1 Timothy 1 : 17 .
And the more we learn about Jehovah , the more reason we have to la@@ u@@ d him for his great de@@ e@@ ds .
F@@ it@@ t@@ ingly , the Bible lik@@ ens certain humans to p@@ al@@ m tre@@ es .
It seem@@ s that when some from that re@@ gi@@ on became Christians , they did not lo@@ se their su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ous tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es .
O@@ ri@@ gen@@ ’s “ H@@ ex@@ ap@@ la ” provi@@ des evidence that God’s name was used in the Christian Greek Scriptures
( b ) What ass@@ ess@@ ment of the wi@@ do@@ w@@ ’s contribu@@ tion did Jesus make , and why ?
El@@ der@@ ly On@@ es ​ — V@@ alu@@ able M@@ em@@ bers of Our Christian Bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od
P@@ il@@ ate indi@@ ffer@@ ently re@@ je@@ cted the opportunity to learn such truth .
A cor@@ respon@@ ding arrang@@ ement ex@@ ists in the Christian congregation , and we can benefit from an exam@@ in@@ ation of it .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ Fa@@ ith is the as@@ sur@@ ed expe@@ ct@@ ation of things ho@@ ped for , the evid@@ ent demonstr@@ ation of real@@ ities though not be@@ held . ”
Th@@ ough health problems made it necess@@ ary for me to rel@@ in@@ qu@@ ish this privilege of service , I continued to enjoy the ministry , serving God full - time .
Of course , Jesus ’ most out@@ standing qu@@ ality was his love .
A sister who contribu@@ tes regul@@ arly to the Kingdom work tel@@ ls of a blessing she has received : “ By being materi@@ ally gener@@ ous , I have experienced an un@@ u@@ su@@ al ph@@ en@@ om@@ en@@ on within my@@ self over the years .
What should be the sc@@ op@@ e of the work , and how long should it continue ?
; F@@ o@@ ster , P .
As the ch@@ urch ga@@ ined power and we@@ al@@ th , apost@@ o@@ lic po@@ ver@@ ty and san@@ ct@@ ity disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared .
Jesus said to his Father : “ I public@@ ly praise you , Father , Lord of heaven and earth , because you have care@@ fully hi@@ d@@ den these things from wise and in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al ones and have reve@@ aled them to young children . ”
We also avoid invol@@ v@@ ement in pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s and war , as Jesus did . ​ — Read John 17 : 14 .
God said : “ When you ev@@ en@@ tually come into the land that Jehovah your God is giving you , . . . and you have said , ‘ Let me set a king over my@@ self like all the nations who are r@@ ound about me ’ ; you should without fai@@ l set over yourself a king whom Jehovah your God will cho@@ ose . . . .
Of course , it is possible that the three were in Jo@@ b@@ ’s vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity when his suffering began .
For example , in 200@@ 2 , I me@@ t up with Ch@@ er@@ i , an old ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ ance from H@@ ong K@@ ong .
In his dre@@ am , Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar saw an im@@ men@@ se t@@ ree that re@@ ached clear to heaven .
Ther@@ efore , the way that Jesus tre@@ ated his disciples when he was with them on earth provi@@ des a mo@@ de@@ l for hus@@ ban@@ ds as to how to tre@@ at their wi@@ ves .
This inter@@ pre@@ tation , however , is in con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with the rest of the Scriptures .
What about truly know@@ ing him ?
We thus show our love for God and for our neigh@@ b@@ ors . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Those who do so are sure to experience Jehovah’s support and rich blessing . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 ; 22 : 6 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 1 - 4 .
• How can we cultiv@@ ate a prop@@ er view of right and wrong ?
Does this Scriptural refer@@ ence to a woman as “ a we@@ ak@@ er v@@ es@@ sel ” bel@@ it@@ tle women in any way ?
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ing a F@@ on@@ dness for God’s Word
C@@ ol@@ is@@ e@@ u@@ m , 6@@ 0@@ 1 E . L@@ ei@@ gh S@@ t .
God’s Word states : “ The living are consci@@ ous that they will die ; but as for the dead , they are consci@@ ous of nothing at all , ne@@ i@@ ther do they any@@ more have wa@@ ges . ”
His emp@@ loy@@ ers appreci@@ ated his work and offered him a prom@@ o@@ tion .
But “ you ” and “ you people ” ref@@ er to more than one person .
The Bible says at Psalm 1@@ 27 : 3 : “ Lo@@ ok ! S@@ ons [ and daugh@@ ters as well ] are an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance from Jehovah ; the fru@@ it@@ age of the bel@@ ly is a re@@ ward . ”
“ I have come down from heaven to do , not my will , ” he later said , “ but the will of him that sent me . ”
Yes , Jehovah may not take away our proble@@ m , but he can respon@@ d to our prayers by gu@@ arding our men@@ tal po@@ wers .
When a par@@ ent and a child have o@@ pen commun@@ ic@@ ation , they strengthen their love and trust for each other .
The po@@ les might have been v@@ isi@@ ble if there was a s@@ light ga@@ p between the cur@@ tain and the w@@ all of the temple or when the high pri@@ est had to en@@ ter the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly .
Tru@@ e love “ does not keep account of wr@@ ong@@ s . ”
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , Ju@@ d@@ as is not wor@@ thy of a resurrection .
In@@ dic@@ ating his will@@ ing@@ ness to accept their appro@@ ach , God said : “ I will . . . make them rejo@@ ice in@@ side my house of prayer . ”
He was certainly gr@@ ate@@ ful that his person@@ ality had been m@@ ol@@ ded by Christ’s teaching .
5 per@@ c@@ ent
The Israelites were sh@@ am@@ el@@ ess@@ ly viol@@ ating the two great@@ est comman@@ d@@ ments of the Law ​ — to love Jehovah and to love their fellow humans .
When we said y@@ es , he said : ‘ I knew you would come some@@ day .
They wor@@ ry , ‘ Will our children , or their children , have to live in a world of war , cri@@ me , pol@@ lu@@ tion , c@@ li@@ mate change , and e@@ pi@@ dem@@ ic@@ s ? ’
R@@ ule by God through his Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom will succ@@ e@@ ed , and integrity - keep@@ ers will have proved that humans can take their stand for God’s rul@@ er@@ ship .
One mother ad@@ m@@ its : “ I do not always have the en@@ er@@ gy to make family worship as enjo@@ y@@ able as I would like it to be . ”
God en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ s those who ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly seek him .
Some Christians , coming as they did from a vari@@ ety of cul@@ tural ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds , were inc@@ l@@ ined to pas@@ s judgment on the decisions and actions of their fellow believers .
Da@@ ily prayer in the family sh@@ r@@ ine ro@@ om , ob@@ serv@@ ance of religious days , and regul@@ ar attend@@ ance at the temple were part of my up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing .
S@@ ur@@ ely Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y mer@@ its our who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted support . As we have seen , he has the right to rule , and his way of rul@@ ing is the best .
The bir@@ th of Isa@@ a@@ c certainly exc@@ e@@ e@@ ded all that S@@ ar@@ ah could ever have i@@ mag@@ ined . ​ — G@@ en .
This pam@@ ph@@ let was to have far - re@@ aching effe@@ cts .
I still have the recei@@ pt for that bi@@ ke , and when I look at it , te@@ ars well up in my eyes .
They are a v@@ isi@@ ble , t@@ ang@@ i@@ ble l@@ ink to the very beg@@ in@@ n@@ ings of Christi@@ an@@ ity .
And there must occ@@ ur on that day , ’ is the ut@@ ter@@ ance of Jehovah , ‘ the s@@ ound of an out@@ c@@ ry from the F@@ ish G@@ ate , and a how@@ ling from the second qu@@ ar@@ ter , and a great c@@ ra@@ shing from the h@@ ill@@ s .
And the love that they have for one another is evidence of God’s spirit working upon them as individuals and as a group .
Instead , when you pray together , men@@ tion only those is@@ su@@ es that you need to work on together .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : Wit@@ ness@@ ing , Bible in hand , in beau@@ ti@@ ful G@@ r@@ in@@ d@@ el@@ wal@@ d , with the B@@ er@@ n@@ ese Al@@ ps in the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound
T@@ ac@@ t@@ ful@@ ness , 8 / 1
This will in@@ deed mean the end of all pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce , “ for there is no par@@ ti@@ ality with God . ” ​ — Romans 2 : 11 .
She is a wh@@ ir@@ l of activ@@ ity .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , I came in cont@@ act with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Let us , therefore , be gu@@ i@@ ded by God’s spirit , exerc@@ ising self - control and never let@@ ting even jus@@ ti@@ fi@@ able anger de@@ gener@@ ate into bit@@ ter@@ ness , mal@@ ice , and h@@ at@@ red .
Th@@ ough such people are always lear@@ ning , they never come to “ an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 , 5 , 7 , 8 , 13 .
E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 1 states : “ R@@ em@@ ember , now , your G@@ r@@ and Creator in the days of your young man@@ ho@@ od . ”
It would be good to consider what effect pur@@ su@@ ing high@@ er educ@@ ation could have on one@@ ’s relationship with Jehovah .
A s@@ l@@ ate sla@@ b with Bible text in a L@@ at@@ in di@@ al@@ e@@ ct , si@@ x@@ th century C.E .
This will be consider@@ ed in the following article .
I also cu@@ t my ha@@ ir , sh@@ a@@ ved off my be@@ ard , and st@@ op@@ ped d@@ res@@ sing only in bl@@ ack .
In the Bible the expres@@ sion “ to walk ” can mean “ to follow a certain course of action . ”
How had J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s daugh@@ ter develop@@ ed such a spirit of self - sacrifice ?
Do not mar@@ v@@ el because I told you , You people must be born again .
When ques@@ tioned by op@@ pos@@ ers , he could therefore respon@@ d by qu@@ o@@ ting the Scriptures from mem@@ ory . ​ — Matthew 19 : 3 - 6 ; 22 : 23 - 32 .
While d@@ ri@@ ving to the ass@@ em@@ bly , some d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates were sur@@ pris@@ ed to hear on the ra@@ di@@ o the local pri@@ est com@@ men@@ ting about their vis@@ it .
The happy result was that the enti@@ re city of N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h rep@@ ented and put faith in the true God .
This is not always eas@@ y .
These do not come from men ; nor do they pro@@ ce@@ ed from some leg@@ al ent@@ ity .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , Genesis 37 : 25 - 28 men@@ tions I@@ sh@@ ma@@ el@@ ite mer@@ ch@@ ants who used cam@@ els to trans@@ por@@ t inc@@ en@@ se to Egy@@ pt about a h@@ un@@ d@@ red years after the time of Abraham .
Indeed , those Jews and pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes could now see that a relationship with Jehovah involved recogn@@ iz@@ ing him as the Pro@@ vi@@ der of sal@@ vation by means of Jesus .
What a pleas@@ ant and deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful imp@@ res@@ sion that lea@@ ves !
These artic@@ les show how we can fi@@ ght against the sel@@ f@@ ish spirit of the world by pre@@ serving our love for Jehovah , for Bible truth , and for our brothers .
That was cons@@ ist@@ ent with what he had said to Abraham : “ By means of your se@@ ed all nations of the earth will certainly bl@@ ess themselves du@@ e to the fact that you have listen@@ ed to my vo@@ ice . ” ​ — Genesis 22 : 18 .
They pro@@ cla@@ im to all who will hear the imp@@ res@@ sive evidence that Jehovah is the one who made all things wonder@@ fully and that he is therefore deser@@ ving of our re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al respect . ​ — Psalm 19 : 1 , 2 ; 1@@ 39 : 14 .
As the next article shows , only integrity keep@@ ers can hope to have the jo@@ y@@ ful privilege of up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y forever .
Ba@@ se of the al@@ ta@@ r of Z@@ e@@ us in Per@@ ga@@ mu@@ m .
By giving the elders appro@@ pri@@ ate honor and respect while not tre@@ ating them as c@@ ele@@ br@@ ities , we are help@@ ing them .
O@@ thers are af@@ ra@@ id to be different at work or at school .
How reli@@ ev@@ ed Kat@@ r@@ in was fin@@ ally to receive a tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne call that as@@ sur@@ ed her of her daugh@@ ter@@ ’s sa@@ f@@ ety !
Indeed , our sub@@ je@@ ction to the “ su@@ peri@@ or author@@ ities ” inclu@@ des not just that we pa@@ y our ta@@ x@@ es but that we honor the author@@ ities by our conduct and spe@@ e@@ ch .
In this way , after many cen@@ tu@@ ries of di@@ su@@ se , the pr@@ on@@ un@@ ci@@ ation of God’s name fa@@ ded from mem@@ ory .
The first of these is : “ Gi@@ ve us today our bre@@ ad for this day . ”
Th@@ an@@ k you ! ”
Re@@ call what Jehovah as@@ sur@@ ed the people through Moses : “ The land to which you are cro@@ s@@ sing to take pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of it is a land of m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s and v@@ al@@ le@@ y pla@@ ins . Of the ra@@ in of the heavens it dr@@ in@@ ks water ; a land that Jehovah your God is car@@ ing for . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 11 : 8 - 12 .
To pa@@ y her fa@@ ther’s v@@ ow , J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s daugh@@ ter had to serve Jehovah full - time at his san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary .
So feel@@ ing good about the works of others and even having a de@@ gre@@ e of pri@@ de in ourselves can be heal@@ thy .
Not only do “ the spirit and the bri@@ de keep on saying , ‘ C@@ ome ! ’ ”
The apostle Paul c@@ ites all three of these sin@@ s along with other dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing off@@ en@@ ses when he wr@@ ites : “ The works of the flesh are man@@ i@@ f@@ est , and they are for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , lo@@ ose conduct . . .
It seem@@ s un@@ beli@@ e@@ va@@ ble that there are now well over 6@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 Witnesses in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
If Jesus had in@@ tend@@ ed that the rec@@ ord of his ministry and the writ@@ ings of his disciples re@@ place the Hebrew Scriptures , he would sur@@ ely have indic@@ ated this .
Your vis@@ it was a blessing from Jehovah ! ”
But if he has no c@@ ra@@ ft provide for him according to your understanding , so that no man shall live among you in id@@ l@@ en@@ ess because he is a Christian .
Lu@@ i@@ z offered to help me imp@@ ro@@ ve my knowledge of P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese and mat@@ h .
Gre@@ g and C@@ r@@ y@@ st@@ al cho@@ se to move from Cana@@ da to N@@ am@@ i@@ bia because they spoke Eng@@ l@@ ish , the coun@@ tr@@ y’s of@@ fi@@ cial language .
A@@ mi@@ d in@@ sul@@ ts , we wal@@ ked to our c@@ ars and d@@ ro@@ ve to C@@ ap@@ e G@@ ir@@ ar@@ de@@ au , Mis@@ s@@ our@@ i , for the rema@@ ining s@@ essi@@ ons of the ass@@ em@@ bly .
Do You R@@ em@@ ember These I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ations ?
Because of serious fin@@ an@@ cial problems , he had to sel@@ l his bu@@ sin@@ ess , his home , and many things his family ow@@ ned .
It tel@@ ls of others who re@@ je@@ cted God’s loving counsel , following the ru@@ in@@ ous course of Adam and E@@ ve .
Yet , care@@ giving is a for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble chall@@ enge .
An@@ y who re@@ ject Bible - based re@@ pro@@ of@@ s are re@@ je@@ cting , not some human ide@@ as , but inspired counsel that comes from Jehovah himself .
No@@ te how Paul op@@ ened his de@@ f@@ en@@ se .
It is only n@@ atur@@ al to be dist@@ ressed when a loved one is stru@@ ck by serious ill@@ ness .
In mo@@ der@@ n times , Jehovah has lo@@ v@@ ingly provided mankind with a group of anointed Christians who act as fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative w@@ atch@@ men to war@@ n about his judgment of this world .
At such fun@@ er@@ als , there may be l@@ ou@@ d and un@@ rest@@ ra@@ ined wa@@ il@@ ing , em@@ br@@ ac@@ ing of the cor@@ p@@ se , tal@@ king direc@@ tly to it as if it were ali@@ ve , and att@@ aching money and other it@@ em@@ s to the body .
The Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents a@@ do@@ p@@ ted the dist@@ inc@@ tive name Jehovah’s Witnesses .
If the sh@@ ort - ter@@ m mem@@ ory of an el@@ der@@ ly brother is beg@@ in@@ ning to fai@@ l , we could encoura@@ ge him to rec@@ ount ear@@ li@@ er experi@@ ences ​ — even from chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od — ​ or to tell us how he became ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with Bible truth .
Jesus did not a@@ bu@@ se the authority en@@ tru@@ sted to him by contro@@ l@@ ling pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s lives .
Fa@@ il@@ ure to do so would leave you with a sense of gu@@ il@@ t and a tr@@ oub@@ led conscience .
17 , 18 . ( a ) To what does the psalmist lik@@ en the wicked ?
W@@ ell , remember what happened to Babyl@@ on@@ ’s mi@@ gh@@ ti@@ est king , Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar .
What can we do to eli@@ min@@ ate possible ca@@ uses of ti@@ re@@ dness or disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement ?
It is well not to e@@ at flesh or to dr@@ ink w@@ ine or do anything over which your brother stu@@ m@@ bl@@ es . ” ​ — Romans 14 : 19 - 21 .
O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ing the C@@ ol@@ le@@ ction
During his ministry , Jesus Christ used God’s personal name and helped s@@ inc@@ ere people to gain an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of Jehovah’s at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes and His purpose for mankind .
The Israelites san@@ g : “ My strength and my might is J@@ ah , since he ser@@ ves for my sal@@ vation .
Jehovah’s Witnesses today try to live according to Scriptural principles .
The promise given to Daniel , as well as the certain@@ ty refle@@ cted in Mar@@ th@@ a@@ ’s rep@@ ly to Jesus , should reas@@ sure Christians today . There will be a resurrection .
The first article discus@@ ses the few through whom he f@@ ed his first - century anointed followers .
asked Bro@@ ther P@@ i@@ er@@ ce .
In F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 194@@ 2 , it was ann@@ oun@@ ced that the “ Ad@@ van@@ ced C@@ our@@ se in The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try ” would be started .
The li@@ br@@ ary now known as The N@@ ational Li@@ br@@ ary of Rus@@ sia hous@@ es one of the worl@@ d’s lar@@ g@@ est col@@ le@@ ctions of ancient man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts .
Da@@ ily Bible reading great@@ ly contribu@@ ted to my spiritual prog@@ ress .
Why In@@ ner G@@ ar@@ ment So Des@@ i@@ ra@@ ble , 7 / 1
Ther@@ efore do not become a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of the witness about our Lord . ”
At many of the large conven@@ tions , hu@@ ge ca@@ f@@ et@@ eri@@ a ten@@ ts hous@@ ed ro@@ ws of standing - he@@ i@@ ght ta@@ bl@@ es that encoura@@ ged din@@ ers to fin@@ ish e@@ ating quic@@ k@@ ly and make ro@@ om for others .
I started using similar expres@@ sions to draw out my daugh@@ ter , and soon our con@@ vers@@ ations became longer and more pleas@@ ant . ”
( b ) In har@@ mony with Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 7 , how have Jehovah’s people re@@ ac@@ ted to Satan’s anger ?
There will always be some who se@@ em to be doing better than we are .
From the very beg@@ in@@ ning , though , the resurrection of Jesus me@@ t with doubt and dis@@ beli@@ ef .
Tru@@ e , at first gl@@ ance , it may se@@ em as if the des@@ crip@@ tions found at 1 Timothy 6 : 15 , 16 could apply to God .
Like Moses and like Jesus , we have been bless@@ ed with a ministry , teaching others about the gl@@ ori@@ ous God whom we worship .
“ I felt that it would be bor@@ ing . ” ​ — Q@@ u@@ e@@ en@@ ni@@ e
One of God’s at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes is mil@@ dness of temp@@ er .
The pre@@ ce@@ ding article helped us to de@@ e@@ pen our appreciation for Jehovah’s appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ bl@@ en@@ ess and his imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , though , she su@@ ffered a seri@@ es of tra@@ gi@@ c lo@@ s@@ ses .
I will sing and make m@@ el@@ o@@ dy . ”
Do@@ ing so when one is still very up@@ set could make matters wor@@ se ; but ne@@ i@@ ther is it wise to wa@@ it a long time .
My a@@ the@@ ist mind - set was gra@@ du@@ ally f@@ all@@ ing ap@@ ar@@ t as we exam@@ ined Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es .
The following year , he became a regul@@ ar pioneer , or full - time Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er , and wor@@ ked with a group of de@@ a@@ f people who were inter@@ ested in Bible truth .
Re@@ turn to the F@@ ul@@ l - Ti@@ me M@@ in@@ is@@ try
For instance , many ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ go@@ ers are sh@@ o@@ cked that cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men who have a@@ bu@@ sed children se@@ x@@ u@@ ally have of@@ fi@@ cially been t@@ ol@@ er@@ ated by some ch@@ ur@@ ches .
If an in@@ ac@@ tive one has been affe@@ cted in such a way , the vis@@ iting el@@ der might point out that Jehovah does not cause anyone to stu@@ m@@ ble .
In rep@@ ly , he asked , “ Will you mar@@ ry me ? ”
“ W@@ E L@@ I@@ V@@ E in a tra@@ il@@ er on a f@@ ar@@ m .
Y@@ E@@ A@@ R B@@ O@@ R@@ N : 195@@ 1
Si@@ mil@@ arly , in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , a 200@@ 2 study of 6@@ ,@@ 5@@ 4@@ 5 people condu@@ cted by Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity of C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a ( U@@ C ) , B@@ er@@ k@@ ele@@ y , found that “ people who attend@@ ed religious ser@@ vi@@ ces once a we@@ ek had sign@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly low@@ er ris@@ ks of death com@@ pared with those who attend@@ ed less fre@@ qu@@ ently or never . ”
( b ) What is involved in being spiritually al@@ er@@ t ?
In Al@@ ban@@ ia a woman became ang@@ ry because her daugh@@ ter stu@@ died the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses and then got baptized .
I have lun@@ ch with him , and it has just been something between mu@@ m and son . ”
Re@@ call that 2 Peter 3 : 7 says that a@@ head of us is “ the day of judgment and of des@@ tru@@ ction of the ung@@ o@@ dly men . ”
The con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing evidence of un@@ seen real@@ ities is so strong that faith is said to be e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent to that evidence .
“ E@@ I@@ G@@ H@@ T I@@ S EN@@ O@@ U@@ G@@ H !
When they had ass@@ em@@ b@@ led , I told them to give two of the men , who were self - con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic@@ s , a be@@ er .
“ Many things you yourself have done , O Jehovah my God , even your wonderful works and your thoughts toward us , ” san@@ g David . “ There is no@@ ne to be com@@ pared to you .
But we res@@ ol@@ ved to face fin@@ an@@ cial problems together as a family , with God’s help . ”
They g@@ la@@ dly give of their time , en@@ er@@ gy , and means to serve people they do not know .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y C@@ ON@@ S@@ T@@ AN@@ C@@ E B@@ EN@@ AN@@ T@@ I
Many hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people have jo@@ ined them in true worship , and these all make up “ a great crow@@ d . . . out of all nations and tri@@ bes and pe@@ op@@ les and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es , . . . and they keep on cr@@ ying with a l@@ ou@@ d vo@@ ice , saying : ‘ S@@ al@@ vation we o@@ we to our God , who is se@@ ated on the thro@@ ne , and to the L@@ am@@ b . ’ ”
Read Psalm 4@@ 5 : 10 , 11 .
He ur@@ ged the gra@@ du@@ ates to maintain that kind of beau@@ ty .
Instead , he took the ad@@ vice of the you@@ ng@@ er men with whom he had gro@@ wn up and who were now his attend@@ ants .
My F@@ am@@ ily T@@ ur@@ ns A@@ ga@@ inst M@@ e
( 3 ) He al@@ one is “ the way ” of appro@@ ach to Jehovah in prayer . ​ — John 1 : 29 ; 14 : 6 ; Hebrews 4 : 14 , 15 .
The second pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation , “ Let ever@@ yone c@@ all@@ ing on the name of Jehovah r@@ en@@ oun@@ ce un@@ righteousness , ” has long in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ed Bible scho@@ l@@ ars .
At the time , there were only some 8@@ 00 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers in Fr@@ ance .
If that is your situation , continue to strengthen your love for Jehovah , be concer@@ ned about people , be self - sacrific@@ ing , exerc@@ ise pati@@ ence , and seek to en@@ h@@ ance your teaching s@@ k@@ ill@@ s .
Instead of re@@ ac@@ ting im@@ medi@@ ately , I sent him to his ro@@ om because I was just too ang@@ ry to make a r@@ ational decision .
There are , however , things that are far more important than our cho@@ ice of food and st@@ y@@ le of clo@@ thing .
When we for@@ give others , we too can for@@ get by pu@@ t@@ ting the matter be@@ h@@ ind us and not br@@ ing@@ ing it up again in the future .
The h@@ ou@@ se@@ wife deli@@ ber@@ ately ad@@ ded the le@@ av@@ en , and the resul@@ ts were positi@@ ve .
During a vis@@ it to the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , H@@ ann@@ ah pray@@ ed to God about it .
The fact is that a number of s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists believe in the ex@@ ist@@ ence of God .
Jesus here high@@ ligh@@ ted Jehovah’s qualities of love and com@@ pas@@ sion .
In 19@@ 39 a full - time minis@@ ter nam@@ ed W@@ ar@@ re@@ n H@@ en@@ sc@@ he@@ l came to our are@@ a .
10 : 9 .
Yes , “ the desi@@ ra@@ ble things of all the nations ” are tur@@ ning to Jehovah’s pu@@ re worship today !
4@@ 6 : 22 ​ — Why is the vo@@ ice of Egy@@ pt lik@@ ened to that of a ser@@ p@@ ent ?
Our respon@@ se to h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y , then , should be reason@@ able and bal@@ an@@ ced .
P@@ anya , on the other hand , gre@@ w up as a Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ist in a can@@ al@@ side house in B@@ ang@@ ko@@ k , T@@ ha@@ il@@ and .
When con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted by ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ers in our ministry , s@@ il@@ ence may well be the prop@@ er respon@@ se .
T@@ w@@ o years later , we moved to U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine and lived in a small house in D@@ z@@ h@@ an@@ ko@@ y , a city about 1@@ 00 mil@@ es ( 1@@ 60 k@@ m ) from Y@@ al@@ ta , on the C@@ ri@@ mean p@@ en@@ in@@ su@@ la .
Wor@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing God in acc@@ ord with the truth br@@ ings us joy , but doing so requi@@ res that we remain spiritually vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant , rel@@ ying fully on Jehovah and following the guid@@ ance of his holy spirit .
Jesus told his disciples to “ go ” to all people .
When the apostle Paul was taken into cu@@ sto@@ dy at the temple by Rom@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers , he did not as@@ su@@ me that he had the right to speak .
What resul@@ ted when the Jewish religious el@@ ement ac@@ ted against Jesus ’ followers ?
Why is there an ur@@ g@@ ent need for people of the world to wa@@ ke up to the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of our times ?
No won@@ der so many found him to be ref@@ re@@ shing ! ​ — Matthew 11 : 29 .
We you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t help much ei@@ ther .
The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a says : “ Con@@ stan@@ t@@ ine himself com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned the con@@ stru@@ ction of three en@@ or@@ m@@ ous Christian bas@@ il@@ ic@@ as in R@@ ome : S@@ t . Pet@@ er@@ ’s , S .
After all , would any of us ex@@ pect it to be eas@@ y for us to pro@@ cla@@ im God’s li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving message of truth in a world d@@ om@@ in@@ ated by “ the wicked one , ” Satan the Devil ? ​ — 1 John 5 : 19 .
This occ@@ ur@@ red during World W@@ ar I .
The message of the Bible is pri@@ c@@ eless and should be a@@ vail@@ able to all who want it .
P@@ I@@ C@@ T@@ U@@ R@@ E yourself wak@@ ing up wi@@ shing that the day would end before it has even be@@ gu@@ n .
• What have you learned from consider@@ ing such faithful wit@@ nesses as Noah , Abraham , S@@ ar@@ ah , and Moses ?
Still , after two years , she had learned en@@ ough to dedic@@ ate her life to Jehovah .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the op@@ er@@ ation , the do@@ ct@@ ors were ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ously op@@ ti@@ mis@@ tic about my fi@@ an@@ c@@ é@@ e@@ ’s pro@@ spe@@ cts , without rul@@ ing out the pos@@ si@@ bility of a rel@@ ap@@ se .
Jesus was tel@@ ling his followers that if they loved only those loving them , their love would be in@@ complete , de@@ fi@@ cient , de@@ fe@@ ctive .
For example , King Saul tri@@ ed to jus@@ ti@@ fy his dis@@ obedi@@ ence by pu@@ t@@ ting the bl@@ ame on others .
C@@ A@@ N we ac@@ tually af@@ fect the way God feel@@ s ?
However , in@@ stances of such “ fa@@ iled ” imp@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ ations are thought to be r@@ are , even as seem@@ s to be the case occasi@@ on@@ ally with or@@ al contr@@ ac@@ ep@@ tive p@@ ill@@ s .
However , there is no evidence that the ear@@ li@@ est Christians did so .
* This was the kind of at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere in which we children were ra@@ ised .
After speaking to N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s in Jerusalem , Jesus travel@@ ed nor@@ th toward Gal@@ ile@@ e .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine in prin@@ t and on a@@ udi@@ o recor@@ ding@@ s is publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
He even ra@@ ised the dead .
Paul came to Corin@@ th in the f@@ all of 50 C.E .
Jehovah Is a L@@ over of J@@ us@@ tice , 8 / 15
Jehovah desi@@ res that “ all s@@ or@@ ts of men ” have the opportunity to “ be sa@@ ved and come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ”
Thus , it was stated : “ The form@@ er days will go un@@ coun@@ ted . ”
Jehovah was not pleas@@ ed .
“ A Ch@@ ar@@ m@@ ing M@@ oun@@ tain Go@@ at ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , we can be sure that Jehovah is ready to answer our prayers for help in over@@ coming ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les that we may enc@@ oun@@ ter as we preach the Kingdom good news .
By loving fellow humans , we demonstr@@ ate that we also love the one who cre@@ ated man in His i@@ ma@@ ge , Jehovah God . ​ — Genesis 1 : 26 .
Com@@ b h@@ one@@ y is more f@@ la@@ v@@ or@@ ful and s@@ we@@ et@@ er than h@@ one@@ y that has been ex@@ posed to a@@ ir .
How can we demonstr@@ ate our love of God in respon@@ se to all that he has done for us ?
“ With the help of two understanding elders , ” expla@@ ins N@@ ic@@ ho@@ l@@ as , “ I ad@@ mit@@ ted my proble@@ m and began to apply their loving Scriptural counsel . ”
For instance , one Christian sister has served in the full - time ministry in sever@@ al challeng@@ ing assign@@ ments .
If that is true in your case , you will need to make a consci@@ ous effort to buil@@ d your s@@ on@@ ’s self - confidence .
She re@@ members that the three Hebrews com@@ p@@ lied with a comm@@ and to be where i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry would occ@@ ur , yet they kept their integrity by not sh@@ aring in an i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ r@@ ous act .
The in@@ ev@@ ita@@ bility of death , therefore , has cre@@ ated an inter@@ n@@ al con@@ f@@ li@@ ct in humans , a pers@@ is@@ ting di@@ sh@@ ar@@ mony .
They kept at it as the min@@ ut@@ es and then the h@@ our@@ s pas@@ sed by .
Di@@ d he have pol@@ itical ob@@ je@@ c@@ ti@@ ves in mind ?
Yet , they were rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to ga@@ ze in@@ ten@@ tly on the refle@@ ction of God’s glory .
It also means making a s@@ inc@@ ere effort to apply God’s remin@@ ders in our life .
Although the earth@@ ’s cre@@ atu@@ res di@@ ff@@ er wi@@ d@@ ely , the co@@ de that contro@@ ls many of their in@@ her@@ ited char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s is very st@@ able and has served to maintain the dist@@ inc@@ tion between ba@@ si@@ c kin@@ ds of cre@@ atu@@ res down through the ages .
When Jesus ’ death at last came , M@@ ary felt the pain fore@@ told so long ag@@ o , the pi@@ er@@ c@@ ing long s@@ word of g@@ ri@@ ef .
The Dis@@ ci@@ ple - M@@ ak@@ ing Wor@@ k H@@ as Sha@@ ped My Li@@ fe
When giving the prophecy about the si@@ gn of his pres@@ ence , Jesus said : “ Who really is the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave whom his ma@@ ster appointed over his d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s , to give them their food at the prop@@ er time ?
Still , new is@@ su@@ es ar@@ ise because blood can now be pro@@ cess@@ ed into four pri@@ m@@ ary com@@ pon@@ ents and fr@@ actions of those com@@ pon@@ ents .
V@@ i@@ e@@ wing viol@@ ence and im@@ mor@@ ality will dam@@ age your conscience
( Read Matthew 23 : 37 , 38 . )
“ [ Jehovah’s Witnesses ] have tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous moral strength .
I gre@@ w dre@@ ad@@ lo@@ c@@ ks , s@@ mo@@ ked mar@@ i@@ ju@@ ana , gave up e@@ ating me@@ at , and ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ated fre@@ e@@ dom for bl@@ ac@@ ks .
God’s great love Jesus once said in prayer to God : “ Father , . . . you loved me before the f@@ oun@@ ding of the world . ”
This attitude may pose a real th@@ re@@ at to true Christians .
He learned that many had lost their jo@@ bs and were inter@@ ned because they did not par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in the activities of the Com@@ mun@@ ist st@@ ate .
Ha@@ ving served for over 14 years in the full - time ministry , she now says : “ How gr@@ ati@@ f@@ ying to know that Jehovah for@@ gave my er@@ ro@@ r ! ”
On the contr@@ ary , he told them : “ You are no part of the world . ”
We have God’s Word , the Bible , to direc@@ t and gu@@ i@@ de us .
As a new pioneer , she felt un@@ qu@@ ali@@ fied to make return vis@@ its ; she felt that she did not know how to cap@@ ture the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der@@ ’s interest .
What a st@@ at@@ ement of trust in Jehovah !
L@@ ear@@ ning about our family leg@@ ac@@ y , with my father
He lik@@ ed to par@@ ty with other young people ​ — d@@ an@@ c@@ ing , dr@@ in@@ king , and a@@ bu@@ sing d@@ ru@@ g@@ s .
8 TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E C@@ H@@ AN@@ G@@ E@@ S L@@ I@@ V@@ E@@ S
They are done by the authority of the govern@@ ment .
8 , 9 . ( a ) What happened soon after Jesus and his disciples en@@ tered the re@@ gi@@ on of the De@@ ca@@ pol@@ is ?
W@@ ere not “ wicked reason@@ ings ” be@@ h@@ ind those c@@ as@@ es ?
How can you make such occasi@@ ons person@@ ally ref@@ re@@ shing ?
Bo@@ th Paul and Peter fore@@ told that Jehovah’s day would come “ as a th@@ i@@ ef ” ​ — ste@@ al@@ th@@ ily , un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly .
2 , 3 . ( a ) Why is it ess@@ enti@@ al to fi@@ ght un@@ clean desi@@ res ?
E@@ ven@@ tually , on F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 28 , 19@@ 40 , I sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed my dedic@@ ation to Jehovah by water baptism at an ass@@ em@@ bly in S@@ an J@@ ose .
God wants all who have made a dedic@@ ation to him to worship him faith@@ fully and with “ joy of heart . ”
Your imp@@ ul@@ se might be to de@@ f@@ end yourself with fac@@ ts regarding the family fin@@ an@@ ces or by com@@ par@@ ing your pur@@ cha@@ se with one of his own .
On the first day of a dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion , a pioneer cou@@ ple arri@@ ved early and se@@ cur@@ ed the ex@@ act se@@ ats they desi@@ red .
They may reason , ‘ A@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ z@@ ing will not un@@ do the b@@ lun@@ der I have already made . ’
However , he war@@ ned them that if they fa@@ iled to give him “ exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion , ” they would be an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ated . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 5 : 6 - 10 ; 28 : 15 , 6@@ 3 .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 3 , 4 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 20 - 29
Jehovah is loo@@ king for opportun@@ ities to do this .
They should not imitate the people living around them , who worshipp@@ ed many false go@@ ds and go@@ dd@@ ess@@ es .
Ha@@ ving learned what the Kingdom of God would do to cor@@ rec@@ t matters on earth , they asked Jesus : “ When will these things be , and what will be the si@@ gn of your pres@@ ence [ in Kingdom power ] and of the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ? ”
A P@@ ow@@ er@@ ful Wit@@ ness@@ ing To@@ ol
Th@@ ink , too , of the people we will me@@ et in the ministry and how they will benefit from hear@@ ing the message that we be@@ ar .
Wh@@ atever your cul@@ tural or religious ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , death is a fact that has to be fac@@ ed .
No matter what tri@@ als may be@@ f@@ all us , when we c@@ ry out to him , we can be confid@@ ent that he “ will certainly turn to the prayer of those stri@@ pp@@ ed of everything , and not des@@ p@@ ise their prayer . ”
Because you love God , obey him , and ze@@ al@@ ously per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in the work he has given you to do , your life has purpose .
Yes , real benef@@ its come from see@@ king God’s Kingdom .
The S@@ c@@ y@@ th@@ ians practic@@ ed wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft and sh@@ am@@ an@@ ism and worshi@@ ped fi@@ re and a mother go@@ dd@@ ess .
In what ways did Jesus refle@@ ct a sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y in con@@ ne@@ ction with the ministry ?
After Jesus ’ resurrection , however , his brothers ap@@ par@@ ently began to exerc@@ ise faith in him .
T@@ re@@ asure God’s Lo@@ ving - K@@ in@@ dness F@@ o@@ re@@ ver
Jo@@ shua thus had faith that all the promises that Jehovah had made with reg@@ ard to the future would also without fai@@ l be ful@@ filled .
It began with his water baptism in the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver ( in 29 C.E . ) at the star@@ t of the fore@@ told 7@@ 0@@ th sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic we@@ ek and ended with his death on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake in the mi@@ dd@@ le of that we@@ ek ( in 33 C.E . ) .
Jehovah’s Witnesses were not ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary people , as no@@ ted by U@@ l@@ rich S@@ ch@@ mi@@ d@@ t , pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the St@@ ate Par@@ li@@ am@@ ent of N@@ or@@ th R@@ h@@ ine - W@@ est@@ ph@@ ali@@ a .
You also have to con@@ ten@@ d with your own imper@@ fe@@ ctions , including a tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous heart .
Jehovah is dist@@ ressed by the bad things that are happ@@ ening
8 , 9 . ( a ) What is the an@@ ti@@ do@@ te to fear of man ?
6 - 8 . ( a ) What did God’s spirit en@@ able Be@@ z@@ al@@ el and O@@ ho@@ li@@ a@@ b to do ?
G@@ ide@@ on used dis@@ cre@@ tion so as not to anger his op@@ pos@@ ers nee@@ d@@ less@@ ly .
That was before World W@@ ar I .
This inclu@@ des your pro@@ spe@@ cts for sal@@ vation . Jesus provided a stan@@ d@@ ard to help us view religion ob@@ je@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
‘ Wh@@ at@@ ’s this n@@ on@@ sense about no blood ? ’ was one of his first ‘ gre@@ et@@ ings . ’
G@@ ran@@ ted , Jehovah makes allow@@ an@@ ces for our imper@@ fect n@@ ature .
He ans@@ wers : “ T@@ al@@ king to others who have pione@@ ered and working with them in the ministry str@@ ong@@ ly influ@@ enced me . ”
“ Wh@@ er@@ ever this good news is pre@@ ached in all the world , ” he said , “ what this woman did shall also be told as a re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of her . ” ​ — Matthew 26 : 6 - 13 .
Rather than foc@@ using on a care@@ er or any ple@@ a@@ sures of this system of things , our foc@@ us must be on Jehovah and his service .
God said to E@@ ve : “ I shall great@@ ly inc@@ re@@ ase the pain of your pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy ; in bir@@ th pang@@ s you will bring for@@ th children , and your c@@ ra@@ ving will be for your husband , and he will d@@ om@@ in@@ ate you . ”
Even if we me@@ et op@@ position , Jehovah supp@@ or@@ ts us .
He com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ately called even the re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous people of Israel and Juda@@ h of Mi@@ ca@@ h’s day “ my people ” and ad@@ d@@ ressed them with the ter@@ m “ ple@@ ase . ”
A M@@ A@@ R@@ K@@ E@@ D C@@ ON@@ T@@ R@@ A@@ S@@ T
Of course , one does not have to be an el@@ der to do good to others .
What will we exam@@ ine in the next article ?
My older sister , H@@ el@@ en , was born in 19@@ 22 , and my parents had her baptized as an inf@@ ant in the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch .
E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s pray@@ ed that his brothers stand complete , with fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ction about Christ and their hope
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Jehovah always exerc@@ ises his fre@@ e@@ dom in har@@ mony with his at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes of love and justice .
In 195@@ 4 , E@@ m@@ ma@@ s was appointed to vis@@ it congregations as a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er .
Yet , he did not get involved in fi@@ gh@@ ts , but “ he let himself be a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted , ” just as was fore@@ told .
4 : 17 , 18 ​ — How could a man do the work of re@@ building with just one hand ?
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , the better we know Jehovah’s vo@@ ice , or message , the better we can de@@ te@@ ct the vo@@ ice of a str@@ anger .
We make it e@@ asi@@ er for them to avoid f@@ all@@ ing vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m to pri@@ de , to having any feelings of su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity or self - righteousness .
One family attend@@ ed the fun@@ er@@ al of their s@@ on@@ ’s cl@@ ass@@ mate .
You see , the ne@@ are@@ st congregation was over that same m@@ oun@@ tain r@@ ange that the Witness cou@@ ple had na@@ vi@@ g@@ ated to study with me , and it was difficult for me to make the tri@@ p .
She feel@@ s that two of her spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c prayers were ans@@ wer@@ ed .
Ha@@ ving our hope so@@ li@@ dly based on God’s promise and his o@@ ath will help us not to de@@ vi@@ ate from wal@@ king in the way of the truth .
Those “ sheep ” look for@@ ward to everlasting life on earth ​ — the same pro@@ spe@@ ct that Adam and E@@ ve origin@@ ally en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined .
Let us consider some reas@@ ons .
What can we say about the way God would have rul@@ ed if Adam and E@@ ve had not sin@@ ned ?
How has D@@ en@@ n@@ is benef@@ ited from the discipl@@ ine ?
W@@ H@@ E@@ N Jesus was asked which is the great@@ est comman@@ d@@ ment , he ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind . ”
The Bible pre@@ di@@ cted that the women tel@@ ling the good news would become a large ar@@ my .
This pro@@ ver@@ b coun@@ sel@@ s against get@@ ting involved in the bu@@ sin@@ ess deal@@ ings of others , especially of str@@ ang@@ ers .
She thus showed a spirit like that of Satan , who temp@@ ted Jesus .
The Bible tru@@ ths we pre@@ ached op@@ ened the eyes of many hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people .
I@@ magine what joy can be your@@ s as you walk on the ro@@ ad of true worship !
N@@ ex@@ t , the L@@ ev@@ ites foc@@ used on God’s deal@@ ings with Abra@@ m , who by his 9@@ 9@@ th year had not fa@@ ther@@ ed a sing@@ le child from his ba@@ r@@ re@@ n wife , S@@ ar@@ a@@ i .
For men will be lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves , . . . having no n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction , not o@@ pen to any ag@@ re@@ ement , s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ers , without self - control , fi@@ er@@ ce , without love of go@@ o@@ dness . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 3 .
David , recogn@@ iz@@ ing A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il@@ ’s good qualities , then took her as his wife . ​ — 1 Samuel 25 : 14 - 4@@ 2 .
How should the app@@ en@@ di@@ x be used ?
With that in mind , let us consider ( 1 ) how Noah , Daniel , and Job came to know God , ( 2 ) how that knowledge benef@@ ited them , and ( 3 ) how we can devel@@ op a faith like the@@ ir@@ s .
A par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly imp@@ o@@ sing building at E@@ b@@ la seem@@ s to have been used to house the li@@ ons that were held as sac@@ red to the go@@ dd@@ ess I@@ sh@@ ta@@ r .
“ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id , for there are more who are with us than those who are with them . ”
( b ) How did God prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely reve@@ al the l@@ ine to the promised “ se@@ ed ” ?
( b ) What can we do to make sure that our conscience is truly u@@ se@@ ful to us ?
They may view pet@@ ty the@@ f@@ ts and min@@ or off@@ en@@ ses against Bible law in a similar ve@@ in .
She was war@@ m@@ ly wel@@ com@@ ed at the branch and was fin@@ ally able to have her own Bible study .
How much less will Jehovah answer the prayers of those who deli@@ ber@@ ately viol@@ ate his Word !
What does it mean to per@@ su@@ a@@ de our listen@@ ers ?
One thing we can do is keep up with the sc@@ he@@ du@@ le of Bible reading rel@@ ated to this ev@@ ent .
Jehovah accepted that sacrifice as “ a cor@@ respon@@ ding ransom for all . ”
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ar C@@ he@@ c@@ ku@@ ps ​ — A Mu@@ st
L@@ ater , I pas@@ sed my ex@@ am and found a part - time jo@@ b as an ele@@ c@@ tri@@ ci@@ an . ”
Yet , when we face such a situation , how appreci@@ ative we are of their service !
Now that we have id@@ enti@@ fied the be@@ ast and dis@@ cer@@ ned how God vie@@ ws it , we are in a position to exam@@ ine the fin@@ al part of our pu@@ z@@ z@@ le ​ — the number si@@ x and why it is written in tri@@ ple di@@ g@@ its — ​ that is , 6@@ 6@@ 6 , or 6@@ 00 p@@ lu@@ s 60 p@@ lu@@ s 6 .
▪ Yes , it could .
It may be pa@@ in@@ ful for us to see a friend prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely we@@ ak@@ en .
In making such a st@@ at@@ ement , Satan mal@@ ign@@ ed all of us , including you .
Does there ex@@ ist a father for the ra@@ in , or who gave bir@@ th to the de@@ w@@ d@@ ro@@ ps ?
( b ) In what practic@@ al ways may we show emp@@ a@@ thy and personal interest in others ?
Ex@@ er@@ ting ourselves to be in regul@@ ar attend@@ ance at Christian meetings , listen@@ ing care@@ fully , and ap@@ pl@@ ying what we learn are fine ways to be gu@@ i@@ ded by the spirit .
The ang@@ el told Daniel : “ M@@ ake se@@ cre@@ t the words and se@@ al up the book , until the time of the end .
Th@@ ree times he was th@@ reat@@ ened with the re@@ v@@ ol@@ ver .
By this we have the knowledge that we are in uni@@ on with him . ”
When P@@ il@@ ate s@@ ought to free Jesus , Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has was likely among the c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests who sh@@ ou@@ ted : “ I@@ mp@@ ale him ! I@@ mp@@ ale him ! ”
Jehovah , the “ G@@ r@@ and Creator , ” has a reason for everything he does .
After a m@@ om@@ ent of s@@ il@@ ence came the respon@@ se : “ I su@@ p@@ pose you@@ ’@@ re right .
So t@@ ou@@ ched was Jo@@ si@@ ah by what he heard that he ze@@ al@@ ously prom@@ o@@ ted pu@@ re worship thr@@ ough@@ out his life .
And should it matter to us today ?
Ther@@ efore , it is very important to do re@@ sear@@ ch and pre@@ pare for a possible em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y .
A sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y has moved many Christians to inc@@ re@@ ase their share in the ministry .
We should ask God to help us recogn@@ ize temp@@ t@@ ations and have the strength to res@@ ist them .
In J@@ anu@@ ary 19@@ 6@@ 9 , Ger@@ r@@ i and I received an invit@@ ation to go to G@@ u@@ y@@ ana , S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , and we happ@@ ily accepted it .
Can a we@@ ak@@ ened marriage be streng@@ th@@ ened ?
Peter here used the word “ H@@ ad@@ es , ” the Greek coun@@ ter@@ part of the Hebrew word “ S@@ he@@ ol . ”
Con@@ tend@@ ers in the p@@ en@@ ta@@ th@@ l@@ on com@@ pe@@ ted in fi@@ ve discipl@@ ines : r@@ un@@ ning , long j@@ um@@ p , disc@@ us , j@@ av@@ el@@ in , and w@@ rest@@ ling .
Many older children also e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly seek a@@ mus@@ ement .
Do others look upon us as men and women of prayer ?
What , then , moved Jesus to give way to te@@ ars ?
Jehovah ex@@ pan@@ ds his den@@ un@@ ci@@ ation to inclu@@ de all the nations : “ I cu@@ t off nations ; their cor@@ ner to@@ wers were des@@ ol@@ ated .
The Bible con@@ fir@@ ms this . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 18 : 4 .
Thus , al@@ though these two par@@ ab@@ les shed light on events in 19@@ 19 or ther@@ e@@ ab@@ ou@@ ts , they apply in princi@@ ple to all true Christians thr@@ ough@@ out the last days .
G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S Word fore@@ told that “ the time of the end ” would be mar@@ ked by w@@ ars , earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es , fam@@ ines , and p@@ est@@ il@@ ences .
N@@ atur@@ ally , we would pre@@ f@@ er that this “ end of all things ” be here , not simply near .
All such feelings and actions are mar@@ ks of a spiritual person .
F@@ e@@ w sto@@ p to think that such me@@ dia i@@ ma@@ ges are no more than a refle@@ ction of “ the spirit of the world ” ​ — the d@@ om@@ in@@ ant pat@@ ter@@ n of thinking that influ@@ ences the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of earth@@ ’s bil@@ li@@ ons and mo@@ ves them to act in op@@ position to God’s purpose for us .
Are you ready for it ?
Our everlasting life dep@@ ends on our doing so .
Paul war@@ ned the older men of the congregation in Eph@@ esus that after his de@@ par@@ ture “ op@@ pres@@ sive w@@ ol@@ ves ” would appe@@ ar and men would ris@@ e from among them and “ speak tw@@ is@@ ted things . ”
He provided his people with la@@ ws that gover@@ ned their so@@ cial order and , more important , their worship .
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 22 ]
One way is by set@@ ting go@@ als .
Of course , those who died and went to “ the land of the enem@@ y ” death may return from the g@@ ri@@ p of that enem@@ y when the dead are resur@@ rec@@ ted . ​ — J@@ er .
The order of events in this s@@ crip@@ ture is sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant .
What a joy it was to me@@ et some who had gra@@ du@@ ated from the early cl@@ as@@ ses of G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol and were still serving faith@@ fully in their fore@@ ign assign@@ ments !
He asked to bor@@ ro@@ w the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
But you have been wa@@ shed clean , but you have been san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied , but you have been declar@@ ed righteous in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and with the spirit of our God . ”
Can we say to someone that we appreci@@ ate being told how he feel@@ s ?
However , because of co@@ st and sa@@ f@@ ety , for@@ mal@@ de@@ h@@ y@@ de is the em@@ bal@@ m@@ ing so@@ lu@@ tion most often used .
S@@ IN@@ C@@ E@@ R@@ E Bible read@@ ers from E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe and N@@ or@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a long recogn@@ ized the need for Af@@ ri@@ c@@ ans to be able to read God’s Word in their own t@@ ong@@ u@@ es .
The neu@@ tr@@ ality of Christian min@@ isters does not pre@@ v@@ ent them from help@@ ing others
C@@ learly , Job had not allow@@ ed his ear@@ li@@ er pres@@ ti@@ ge and we@@ al@@ th to war@@ p his view of himself or others .
In effect , they asked , ‘ Can the Christian congregation righ@@ tly re@@ ject those whom God has em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed ? ’
He was reli@@ ev@@ ed to find that a do@@ cum@@ ent that was inv@@ alu@@ able to him was there .
Father di@@ lig@@ ently loo@@ ked after my brother , my sister , and me , but there were now ex@@ tr@@ a responsi@@ bil@@ ities for me to car@@ ry , and these seem@@ ed to over@@ wh@@ el@@ m me .
Your te@@ en@@ ag@@ er makes a re@@ qu@@ est , perhaps for a later cur@@ few .
Jehovah’s cho@@ ice proved to be J@@ es@@ se@@ ’s you@@ ng@@ est son , David ​ — “ a man ag@@ re@@ e@@ able to his heart . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 13 : 14 ; 16 : 7 .
Jehovah kno@@ ws our li@@ mit@@ ations and high@@ ly valu@@ es our who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted worship des@@ pite our f@@ ra@@ il@@ ties .
So the two of us e@@ at together once a we@@ ek at his work@@ place .
Consider , too , Jehovah’s Word , the Bible .
He brought his Son for@@ th from death to life as a mi@@ gh@@ ty spirit .
To back up your children , take the in@@ iti@@ ative to speak with their teach@@ ers about these matters if necess@@ ary .
Then we can be sure that he will help us to have good resul@@ ts . ​ — Read Psalm 37 : 5 .
From our hi@@ ding place , we saw a b@@ right light .
Is that what Paul me@@ ant ?
The apostle Paul later wrote : “ It is to us God has reve@@ aled them through his spirit , for the spirit sear@@ ches into all things , even the deep things of God . ”
For all things I have the strength by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of him who imp@@ ar@@ ts power to me . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 12 , 13 .
Let us now return to the all - out att@@ ack by Go@@ g mentioned at the out@@ set .
It also says : “ H@@ app@@ y is the one who has the God of Jac@@ o@@ b for his help , who@@ se hope is in Jehovah his God . ”
I was fre@@ qu@@ ently taken to the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
So@@ on my husband began to atten@@ d all the meetings .
What can help us to res@@ ist the worl@@ d’s efforts to ‘ s@@ qu@@ e@@ e@@ ze us into its own m@@ ould ’ ? ​ — Romans 12 : 2 , The New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent in Mo@@ der@@ n Eng@@ l@@ ish , by J . B . Phil@@ li@@ ps .
For some with whom we study the Bible , that may be in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ating .
W@@ ill@@ ful , un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers will also have their “ por@@ tion ” in that l@@ ake .
Yet , any deter@@ i@@ or@@ ation of La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ’ body did not pre@@ v@@ ent the resurrection .
That kind of cor@@ ru@@ pt religion was likely in full s@@ way during E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s time .
10 , 11 . ( a ) Acc@@ ording to Romans 8 : 19 - 22 , what happened to “ all cre@@ ation ” ?
Not to be over@@ loo@@ ked is the counsel from those who have spiritual qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations , including Christian elders .
Today , we let our light shin@@ e by doing good to our neigh@@ b@@ ors and by sh@@ aring in the work of preaching the good news “ in all the world , ” that is , “ in all the nations . ”
The gu@@ ests loo@@ ked at him , then at us , and la@@ st@@ ly at the ho@@ st .
Many scho@@ l@@ ars con@@ ten@@ d that E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s prophecy against his ung@@ o@@ dly con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries is qu@@ o@@ ted direc@@ tly from the Bo@@ ok of E@@ no@@ ch .
Then pray about it , and stri@@ ve to see how you can imp@@ ro@@ ve .
During the sum@@ m@@ er , there is a continu@@ ous par@@ a@@ de of bil@@ low@@ ing ra@@ in cl@@ ou@@ ds ac@@ ro@@ ss the w@@ es@@ ter@@ n s@@ k@@ y .
Per@@ haps you “ see ” yourself living on earth forever .
So we do well to consider Jesus ’ faithful course and see what we must do to show that we too wish to up@@ hold Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y . ​ — Job 1 : 6 - 12 ; 2 : 2 - 6 .
They found more happiness and peace than they had thought possible .
T@@ im@@ ely A@@ post@@ o@@ lic W@@ ar@@ n@@ ings
How did suffering help Jesus to learn obedi@@ ence , a less@@ on he never had to learn in heaven ?
In 18@@ 36 , No@@ t@@ t travel@@ ed back to Eng@@ land in order to have the whole T@@ ah@@ iti@@ an Bible pr@@ inted in L@@ ond@@ on .
( a ) What n@@ atur@@ al desire can en@@ s@@ n@@ are us ?
In time , L@@ au@@ ri@@ e and I were baptized as Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Bet@@ ter He@@ al@@ th and Se@@ cur@@ ity ​ — Th@@ an@@ ks to the Bible
She is the “ se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary , ” and she wants us to give her something too .
And those who have Satan’s thinking may try to in@@ fect us with the view that faith@@ less Eli@@ p@@ ha@@ z expres@@ sed ​ — we are wor@@ th@@ less to God .
James 3 : 2 real@@ is@@ tic@@ ally ad@@ m@@ its : “ We all stu@@ m@@ ble many times .
God’s Word speak@@ s of gro@@ ss sin@@ n@@ ers who rep@@ ented and were for@@ given by God . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
A pris@@ on@@ er to whom S@@ al@@ v@@ at@@ ore had wit@@ ness@@ ed was baptized as a dedic@@ ated serv@@ ant of Jehovah .
L@@ ater , however , Sa@@ ul@@ ’s mo@@ des@@ ty v@@ ani@@ shed .
The woman mentioned ear@@ li@@ er expla@@ ins her actions this way : “ Th@@ r@@ ough my study of the Bible , I came to know Jehovah as the true God , and I develop@@ ed a personal relationship with him .
• What view of your Christian brothers are you determined to maintain ?
O@@ r do our con@@ vers@@ ations fre@@ qu@@ ently cen@@ ter on spiritual things and the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c go@@ als ?
When the elders of the local Eng@@ l@@ ish - speaking congregation learned of this , they happ@@ ily arrang@@ ed for a public Bible dis@@ course in A@@ k@@ l@@ il@@ u@@ ’s n@@ ative t@@ ong@@ ue .
Like C@@ ar@@ ol , you may be fac@@ ing some sever@@ ely st@@ res@@ s@@ ful situ@@ ations with little ch@@ ance of imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement .
I cle@@ an@@ ed up my appe@@ ar@@ ance , cu@@ t my dre@@ ad@@ lo@@ c@@ ks , st@@ op@@ ped vie@@ wing por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y and viol@@ ent mo@@ vi@@ es , and held back from using vu@@ l@@ g@@ ar spe@@ e@@ ch .
T@@ ake that last st@@ at@@ ement : “ R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous and u@@ pri@@ ght is he . ”
The young man , however , went away g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed , “ for he was ho@@ l@@ ding many pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons . ”
Re@@ fu@@ ge@@ e famili@@ es did not always arri@@ ve together .
Jesus told the religious lead@@ ers of his time : “ You are sear@@ ch@@ ing the Scriptures , because you think that by means of them you will have everlasting life ; and these are the very ones that be@@ ar witness about me . ” ​ — John 5 : 39 .
No deli@@ ght do I have in you , ’ Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es has said , ‘ and in the gift o@@ ffering from your hand I take no ple@@ asure . ’ ”
And you have become her children , provided you keep on doing good and not fe@@ aring any cause for ter@@ ro@@ r . ” ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 3 - 6 .
But “ by sen@@ ding his own Son in the lik@@ en@@ ess of sin@@ ful flesh ” and o@@ ffering him as a ransom , God “ con@@ dem@@ ned sin in the flesh , ” thus over@@ coming the “ in@@ ca@@ pa@@ bility on the part of the Law . ”
The One S@@ ource of S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al In@@ stru@@ ction
But there is no indic@@ ation that H@@ an@@ na@@ h’s in@@ ability to be@@ ar children is evidence of divine dis@@ fav@@ or .
E@@ la@@ ine began to feel better , and soon ther@@ e@@ after even her physical pain went away .
Still , we can benefit from his tra@@ ining by reading in the Bible how he pre@@ ached and what instru@@ ctions he gave his followers .
Jesus ad@@ ded : “ W@@ ho@@ ever div@@ or@@ ces his wife , exc@@ ep@@ t on the gr@@ ound of for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation [ se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality ] , and marri@@ es another comm@@ its ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y . ”
( b ) Why should we keep away from anything that even bor@@ ders on the occ@@ ul@@ t ?
O@@ r would you let Satan bre@@ ak your integrity ?
We kept the study appro@@ pri@@ ate for their age , inter@@ es@@ ting , positi@@ ve , and fu@@ n . ” ​ — J@@ .@@ M . , Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
Christians today can and should make use of a@@ vail@@ able leg@@ al pro@@ v@@ isions “ in the de@@ f@@ en@@ ding and leg@@ ally esta@@ bli@@ shing of the good news . ” ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
Des@@ pite promises of a se@@ ed , S@@ ar@@ ah rema@@ ined ba@@ r@@ re@@ n .
Jesus was known , not for his con@@ ne@@ ctions to the we@@ al@@ thy and prom@@ in@@ ent , but for be@@ fri@@ en@@ ding the low@@ ly and des@@ p@@ ised . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Al@@ le@@ n , who@@ se Bible study with Jehovah’s Witnesses gave him the strength to con@@ qu@@ er al@@ co@@ ho@@ l a@@ bu@@ se , says , “ I@@ ’@@ m con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that if it were not for the Bible and Bible principles that helped me sto@@ p dr@@ in@@ king , I@@ ’@@ d be dead . ”
But in@@ stan@@ tly , before anyone could act , the “ hand that he had th@@ ru@@ st out against him became d@@ ri@@ ed up , and he was not able to draw it back to himself .
During har@@ v@@ est se@@ as@@ on , the we@@ e@@ ds are destro@@ yed and the whe@@ at is ga@@ ther@@ ed .
If a m@@ om@@ ent@@ ary wrong desire beg@@ ins to devel@@ op and take ro@@ o@@ t in us , we need to u@@ pro@@ o@@ t it ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 6 )
O@@ f@@ ten fi@@ gh@@ ts bro@@ ke out , with k@@ ni@@ ves , cha@@ ins , gl@@ as@@ ses , and sto@@ ol@@ s used as we@@ ap@@ ons .
How different it is , though , when we rend@@ er who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted service to Jehovah !
Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice has made possible fre@@ e@@ dom from sin and death .
Di@@ d this make him feel li@@ ber@@ ated ?
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 18 , 19 ]
Many boo@@ ks , ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , and new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers can be read on@@ l@@ ine .
What makes commun@@ ic@@ ation with Jehovah possible ?
In men@@ tion@@ ing prayer , Paul shows the pri@@ or@@ ities for a Christian .
It was then that men started sh@@ ou@@ ting , fir@@ ing g@@ un@@ s , and ch@@ an@@ ting : “ Our go@@ d is a b@@ loo@@ d@@ th@@ ir@@ st@@ y go@@ d , and he wants the blood of the gr@@ ing@@ o@@ s . ”
P@@ U@@ R@@ P@@ O@@ S@@ E : It form@@ s a leg@@ al bas@@ is for the “ off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing ” of “ the woman ” of Genesis 3 : 15 to rule in the Kingdom
T@@ w@@ o we@@ ek@@ s later he ph@@ oned to say that a local sur@@ ge@@ on had asked him to author@@ ize a trans@@ fu@@ sion to be given to a Witness who needed sur@@ g@@ er@@ y .
If you no@@ tice someone com@@ pla@@ ining about the brothers who take the lead , do not be quic@@ k to avoid him .
Do we fre@@ qu@@ ently have differ@@ ences or disa@@ gre@@ ements with others , being eas@@ ily off@@ ended or off@@ en@@ ding others ?
That false go@@ d off@@ ers no sure hope for the future . ​ — Matthew 6 : 24 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
“ You ” in this prophecy is the Son of God .
After all , an inf@@ ant is hel@@ pl@@ ess ; day and night a ba@@ by needs its mo@@ ther’s attention .
That will b@@ ol@@ ster the faith of your children in case they face challeng@@ es to their integrity .
What is true happiness , and what does it refle@@ ct ?
Satan often uses cle@@ ver@@ ly dis@@ gu@@ ised tra@@ ps in an effort to sub@@ ver@@ t our faith .
“ I can no longer end@@ ure to hear men say that the com@@ ments of human tra@@ dition are of e@@ qu@@ al we@@ i@@ ght with the Scriptures , ” he wrote .
Their relationship with God be@@ comes str@@ ong@@ er , ri@@ ch@@ er .
A person cannot after death rep@@ ent for what he has done .
The most that can be ho@@ ped for is that the sc@@ op@@ e and des@@ tru@@ ctive effe@@ cts of cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion can be li@@ mit@@ ed .
U@@ p@@ war@@ ds of 200@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 co@@ pi@@ es of our Bible study book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
She sta@@ yed at the home of M@@ ili@@ us Christi@@ ans@@ on , her teach@@ er , who@@ se wife was a Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ent , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then called .
L@@ it@@ tle did we know , however , that bir@@ ds had buil@@ t n@@ ests in the c@@ him@@ ne@@ y .
Who of us would want to make ourselves vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able to the in@@ va@@ sion of wrong thoughts that can cause us to act in imp@@ ro@@ per ways ​ — ways that can bring har@@ m to others and to us ? Un@@ contro@@ l@@ led , ang@@ ry respon@@ ses can do just that .
Not only has Jehovah sh@@ own great hum@@ ility by having deal@@ ings with imper@@ fect men but he has also sh@@ own a will@@ ing@@ ness to ex@@ ten@@ d mer@@ cy to those who are low@@ ly in mind , even ra@@ ising up , or ex@@ al@@ ting , those who hum@@ ble themselves .
The Bible says about God’s support of his servants in the past : “ H@@ ad it not been that Jehovah proved to be for us when men ro@@ se up against us , then they would have s@@ wal@@ low@@ ed us up even ali@@ ve . ”
Christians are comman@@ ded to ob@@ serve the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al .
He has rest@@ or@@ ation prophe@@ ci@@ es to dec@@ l@@ are .
D@@ r . He@@ in@@ rich G@@ le@@ is@@ s@@ ner was a pris@@ on@@ er on the same tra@@ in .
If you w@@ rest@@ le with such concer@@ ns , remember this : In@@ dep@@ end@@ ence is not a do@@ or that your child simply wal@@ ks through ; it is a ro@@ ad that he or she travel@@ s , and it takes years to complete the j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
They mar@@ v@@ el at our un@@ ity !
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , God had p@@ ome@@ gr@@ an@@ ates made of th@@ read put on the he@@ m of the high pri@@ es@@ t’s gar@@ ment , and p@@ ome@@ gr@@ an@@ ates dec@@ or@@ ated the cop@@ per p@@ ill@@ ars of Solom@@ on@@ ’s temple .
C@@ é@@ sa@@ r expla@@ ins : “ For the first time , I found a purpose in life .
“ Do@@ ers of God’s Word ” Con@@ ven@@ tions , 1 / 15
In the Bible , the words transl@@ ated “ spirit ” ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally mean “ bre@@ ath . ”
In this article , we will consider three of these good things : ( 1 ) the to@@ ol@@ s we have been given , ( 2 ) the me@@ tho@@ ds we have used , and ( 3 ) the tra@@ ining we have received .
So , taking Joh@@ n@@ ’s ad@@ vice , I accepted a Bible study soon af@@ ter@@ ward .
Un@@ til 199@@ 2 , S@@ under L@@ al@@ ’s life was r@@ out@@ ine .
They clo@@ sel@@ y id@@ enti@@ fied their religion with peace ; they str@@ ong@@ ly con@@ dem@@ ned war for the b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed which it involved . ”
A we@@ ek pas@@ sed .
Are you quic@@ k to make chang@@ es ?
D@@ E@@ V@@ O@@ T@@ E@@ D parents n@@ ur@@ ture their children through inf@@ an@@ cy , chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od , and the te@@ en@@ age years .
Some years later , pos@@ si@@ bly about 5@@ 8 C.E . , there were in ad@@ dition to G@@ ent@@ ile believers “ many th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of [ Jewish ] believers . ” ​ — Acts 21 : 20 .
W@@ ise King Solomon wrote : “ I have come to know that there is nothing better . . . than to rejo@@ ice . . . and also that every man should e@@ at and in@@ deed dr@@ ink and see good for all his hard work .
John would often get ag@@ it@@ ated if I was not s@@ it@@ ting and listen@@ ing with him , so I kept my@@ self bus@@ y during those many h@@ our@@ s by doing nee@@ d@@ le@@ work .
Ther@@ efore , we need to be care@@ ful about at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ting certain mo@@ ti@@ ves to others .
What me@@ dic@@ ally acc@@ ur@@ ate position regarding blood have Witnesses long held ?
What simil@@ ar@@ ity ex@@ ists between the work of s@@ ow@@ ing liter@@ al se@@ ed and that of making disciples ?
What do Jesus and his Father ob@@ serve ?
One of the most sur@@ pris@@ ing f@@ indi@@ ng@@ s regarding human be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or is that the acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ation of money and material things does not necess@@ ar@@ ily provide a cor@@ respon@@ ding inc@@ re@@ ase in satis@@ fac@@ tion and happiness .
C@@ er@@ ul@@ ari@@ us — as@@ sur@@ ed of public support — th@@ reat@@ ened , dem@@ an@@ ded , and res@@ or@@ ted to viol@@ ence .
Jehovah took no ple@@ asure in the o@@ ffer@@ ings of the gre@@ e@@ dy pri@@ ests , who would char@@ ge a fe@@ e even for such simp@@ le ser@@ vi@@ ces as shu@@ t@@ ting do@@ ors or ligh@@ ting al@@ ta@@ r fi@@ res .
The instru@@ ction and associ@@ ation at G@@ ile@@ ad not only inc@@ reas@@ ed my Bible knowledge and streng@@ th@@ ened my faith but also had a pro@@ found effect on my person@@ ality .
( b ) R@@ el@@ ate an experience show@@ ing the fol@@ ly of dis@@ regarding Jehovah’s la@@ ws and principles .
On@@ ce again , the Israelites worshipp@@ ed Jehovah together .
That Bible dr@@ ama about Timothy t@@ ou@@ ched their hearts and deep@@ ened their desire to serve where the need for Kingdom work@@ ers was greater .
That ha@@ ugh@@ ty Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an rul@@ er would not let the Israelites go , so Jehovah stru@@ ck the land with a seri@@ es of de@@ va@@ st@@ ating pla@@ gu@@ es .
This prophe@@ tic vision poin@@ ts to the time when God’s Kingdom , made up of Jesus and those resur@@ rec@@ ted from the earth , will bring an end to Satan’s rule and make the earth a par@@ adise .
At this point , H@@ ann@@ ah sur@@ ely real@@ ized that she had done all she could .
C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ T@@ R@@ Y O@@ F O@@ R@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ N : S@@ O@@ U@@ T@@ H A@@ F@@ R@@ I@@ C@@ A
As Christians , we are eng@@ ag@@ ed in a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative har@@ v@@ est work .
Jesus said : “ Pa@@ y attention to y@@ ourselves that your hearts never become we@@ igh@@ ed down with over@@ e@@ ating and heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ king and anxi@@ e@@ ties of life . . .
Then likely the child will come to want to serve Jehovah , des@@ pite at@@ temp@@ ts of the Devil to sto@@ p him . ​ — Proverbs 22 : 6 ; 27 : 11 ; John 3 : 16 .
Re@@ fle@@ cting such in@@ sight , the Bible says : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e pu@@ t@@ ting up with one another and for@@ giving one another fre@@ ely even if anyone has a cause for com@@ pla@@ in@@ t against another . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 13 .
A We@@ d@@ ding That Jesus A@@ t@@ tend@@ ed
I@@ t’s something that has been my desire since I was a little gi@@ r@@ l . ”
We believe that his death as the promised Messi@@ ah op@@ ened the way to sal@@ vation for all faithful humans .
( b ) How can pra@@ ying for wisdom help us ?
We are confid@@ ent that this new public@@ ation will help Jehovah’s sheep worl@@ d@@ wide to stand fir@@ m for what is right , to prove Satan a li@@ ar , and a@@ bo@@ ve all to remain in God’s love ! ​ — Ju@@ de 21 .
In the mi@@ dd@@ le of the cam@@ p are ne@@ at ro@@ ws of public to@@ ile@@ ts and comm@@ on wa@@ shing st@@ ations for doing la@@ un@@ d@@ ry .
By preaching we can sa@@ ve ourselves and those who listen to us .
3 : 1 - 5 ; 2 P@@ et .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying Bible counsel can help you to control strong emo@@ tions
In the matter of light , what war@@ ning should we he@@ ed ?
The world today is filled with tr@@ ou@@ ble , just as the Bible fore@@ told .
S@@ ome@@ thing that continu@@ es to ha@@ un@@ t me is that I kil@@ led my un@@ born child . . . .
On his last night with his disciples , Jesus himself also made a different covenant with them .
At first , there was little indic@@ ation of the cl@@ as@@ h that was to come .
Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah c@@ alls for an answer to what sear@@ ch@@ ing questions ?
A F@@ ine Go@@ al for H@@ ar@@ v@@ est Wor@@ k@@ ers
Acc@@ ording to one do@@ ct@@ or , my heart was in such bad con@@ dition that he thought it would be best for me to return to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
Ther@@ efore , he has no reason to foc@@ us on each fle@@ sh@@ ly we@@ ak@@ ness .
What was the most important activ@@ ity in the life of Jesus ?
Are not our hearts t@@ ou@@ ched when we refle@@ ct on this sa@@ ving act , and are we not moved to ac@@ knowledge that it was an expres@@ sion of God’s loving - kindness ? ​ — G@@ en .
He thus gave them the opportunity to enjoy close associ@@ ation with him .
Be W@@ ill@@ ing to Ad@@ just Your V@@ i@@ e@@ w@@ point
Of the des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Juda@@ h , the first one to be cho@@ s@@ en by Jehovah to be king over his people was the shepher@@ d David , son of J@@ es@@ se .
“ Lo@@ ok ! something more than Solomon is here . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
In his mo@@ de@@ l prayer , however , Jesus showed that we can pray about personal matters too .
God fore@@ told Jesus ’ death and resurrection
Be@@ fore Jehovah invit@@ ed these Christians to go to heaven , they had the hope of living forever on earth .
“ That a few simp@@ le men should in one gener@@ ation have in@@ ven@@ ted so powerful and appe@@ al@@ ing a person@@ ality , so lo@@ f@@ ty an e@@ th@@ ic and so inspi@@ ring a vision of human bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od , would be a mirac@@ le far more inc@@ re@@ di@@ ble than any recorded in the Go@@ sp@@ els . ” ​ — Will D@@ ur@@ ant , Ca@@ es@@ ar and Christ .
W@@ ould you like to come ? ”
How can we work to over@@ come a tend@@ enc@@ y to en@@ v@@ y ?
D@@ E@@ AL@@ IN@@ G W@@ I@@ T@@ H W@@ O@@ R@@ K - R@@ EL@@ AT@@ E@@ D S@@ T@@ R@@ E@@ S@@ S
The Ne@@ ed for H@@ um@@ ility
I@@ gn@@ or@@ ing the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel on mo@@ der@@ ation , some have got into the ha@@ bi@@ t of heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ king to “ help them rel@@ a@@ x . ”
They have not turned away from the gl@@ ori@@ ous good news .
It is small won@@ der that when she died at 1@@ 27 years of age , Abraham “ began to m@@ our@@ n and to we@@ ep over S@@ ar@@ ah . ”
On@@ ly he “ who c@@ alls on the name of Jehovah will get away sa@@ fe ” on “ the great and fear - inspi@@ ring day of Jehovah . ”
What A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s pre@@ ached about the Christ was true as far as it went .
At the end of the day , it was always filled to over@@ f@@ low@@ ing with co@@ ins and bil@@ ls .
The origin@@ al - language word transl@@ ated “ medi@@ at@@ or ” is a leg@@ al ter@@ m .
M@@ ak@@ ing his Fa@@ ther’s name known to his disciples involved much more than ver@@ bal@@ ly pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ing that name .
H@@ O@@ W Y@@ O@@ U A@@ R@@ E IN@@ V@@ O@@ L@@ V@@ E@@ D : The pat@@ ter@@ n we see in Jehovah’s past judg@@ ments gives us hope .
When S@@ up@@ er T@@ y@@ p@@ ho@@ on Ha@@ i@@ y@@ an h@@ it the cen@@ tr@@ al Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines in l@@ ate 20@@ 13 , S@@ her@@ y@@ l , who was only 13 years old at the time , lost vi@@ r@@ tually everything .
It said : “ We would like to ra@@ ise the pos@@ si@@ bility that Je@@ z@@ re@@ el was the cen@@ tr@@ al mil@@ it@@ ary ba@@ se for the ro@@ y@@ al Israel@@ ite ar@@ my at the time of the O@@ m@@ ri@@ de [ O@@ m@@ r@@ i and his des@@ c@@ end@@ ants ] k@@ ings . . . where the ro@@ y@@ al ch@@ ari@@ o@@ try and ca@@ v@@ al@@ ry were kept and tra@@ ined . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the Ser@@ bi@@ an Bible was pr@@ inted in both Rom@@ an and C@@ y@@ r@@ il@@ lic f@@ on@@ ts .
Je@@ an - C@@ la@@ u@@ de explained that in ad@@ dition to supp@@ or@@ ting his family materi@@ ally , he needed to care for their spiritual wel@@ f@@ are .
What , then , are the char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s of the giving that is encoura@@ ged in God’s Word ?
In ad@@ dition to this , because of develop@@ ments in the te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy used when tal@@ ks are inter@@ pre@@ ted into si@@ gn language , the inter@@ pre@@ ter@@ ’s ro@@ le may become even more ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fied .
The des@@ tru@@ ction of the wicked and the re@@ mo@@ val of wicked rul@@ er@@ ship are ess@@ enti@@ al before true peace and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity can be rest@@ ored to the earth .
Yes , Jehovah has heavenly ang@@ eli@@ c ar@@ mi@@ es , which he will use in br@@ ing@@ ing war@@ like pe@@ op@@ les and nations to nothing !
B@@ er@@ ries and f@@ low@@ ers : © R@@ .@@ M .
That is why bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ es seek ways to avoid un@@ necess@@ ary d@@ el@@ a@@ ys during work pro@@ cess@@ es .
Al@@ so , King Saul became je@@ al@@ ous of Davi@@ d’s succ@@ ess and tri@@ ed to k@@ ill him .
Jehovah’s tru@@ en@@ ess and his love for righteousness requi@@ re that he c@@ learly set out what his standards are .
Why did Jesus use the word “ de@@ b@@ ts , ” wh@@ er@@ e@@ as on a later occasi@@ on , he spoke of “ sin@@ s ” ?
I chang@@ ed my clo@@ th@@ es in a t@@ ent that the brothers had er@@ e@@ cted for that purpose and was baptized in an old , heav@@ y ni@@ gh@@ t@@ go@@ wn .
They re@@ ject cre@@ di@@ ble s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c evidence that cont@@ ra@@ di@@ cts their view .
They had to be fully con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that their understanding of the Scriptures was cor@@ rec@@ t , so that their faith would be based on a sure f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation .
Be@@ fore pos@@ ing fur@@ ther questions about ani@@ mal@@ s , God discipl@@ ined Job .
Sa@@ ul@@ ’s v@@ ali@@ ant son J@@ on@@ a@@ than str@@ ik@@ es down a Phil@@ ist@@ ine gar@@ ris@@ on .
N@@ ei@@ ther cal@@ am@@ ities nor personal sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings , no matter how many , will over@@ wh@@ el@@ m us if we do not lo@@ se sight of the fact that our blessings ‘ are more num@@ er@@ ous than we can rec@@ ount . ’
As the Bible says : “ T@@ ra@@ in a bo@@ y in the way he should go ; even when he gro@@ ws old he will not de@@ part from it . ” ​ — Proverbs 22 : 6 .
Indeed , Jesus at times pray@@ ed “ with strong out@@ cri@@ es and te@@ ars , and he was fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly heard for his godly fear . ”
Eli@@ j@@ ah’s counsel to those people could help an in@@ dec@@ isi@@ ve Bible stud@@ ent who is ho@@ l@@ ding back from making spiritual prog@@ ress .
Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has pre@@ si@@ ded over the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in at the emo@@ tion@@ ally char@@ ged s@@ es@@ sion during which S@@ te@@ ph@@ en was taken away to be st@@ oned .
They respon@@ ded : “ All that Jehovah has spo@@ ken we are willing to do . ”
That mirac@@ le , att@@ ested to by h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses , is a fur@@ ther reason to trust in Jehovah .
F@@ ran@@ c D@@ ro@@ z@@ g : P@@ ho@@ to Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ve - Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m of N@@ ational Li@@ ber@@ ation Mari@@ b@@ or , S@@ lo@@ ven@@ ia ; letter : O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ al kept in Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m of N@@ ational Li@@ ber@@ ation Mari@@ b@@ or , S@@ lo@@ ven@@ ia
What Are the Re@@ war@@ ds ?
5 , 6 . ( a ) What first - century par@@ al@@ le@@ l was there to the Israelites of Moses ’ day ?
Satan is do@@ om@@ ed to fa@@ il@@ ure , however , because this is “ the L@@ or@@ d’s day , ” and nothing can pre@@ v@@ ent Jesus from ‘ comple@@ ting his con@@ qu@@ est . ’
“ My wife is not sub@@ mis@@ sive . ”
“ The har@@ v@@ est of the earth ” began with the ga@@ ther@@ ing of the rema@@ ining ones of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 “ sons of the kingdom , ” “ the whe@@ at ” of Jesus ’ par@@ able .
When I saw the pi@@ c@@ tures on the co@@ ver , I pointed to it and said , “ I want that ! ”
10 : 11 .
It said : “ You saw a lo@@ t of ca@@ su@@ al clo@@ thing , especially when it was ho@@ t . ”
By encourag@@ ing those who can pioneer , by inst@@ ill@@ ing in their children the desire to pur@@ sue a care@@ er in full - time service , and by sh@@ aring di@@ lig@@ ently in preaching according to their circumstances .
• How can al@@ tru@@ ism be explained by the the@@ ory of the sur@@ vi@@ val of the f@@ it@@ t@@ est ? ​ — R@@ O@@ M@@ AN@@ S 2 : 14 , 15 .
Even if they respon@@ d in a way that you do not like , ref@@ ra@@ in from speaking dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully to them .
In to@@ da@@ y’s dar@@ k times , re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against par@@ ent@@ al authority and discipl@@ ine is pan@@ dem@@ ic .
It al@@ lo@@ ws members of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy to sp@@ end more time in pre@@ par@@ ing spiritual food and in o@@ ther@@ wise car@@ ing for the spiritual needs of the worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
7@@ 1 : 5 .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , the apostle Paul expres@@ sed gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to God for “ the rel@@ e@@ ase by the ransom pa@@ id by Christ Jesus . ”
Jesus also taught that it is appro@@ pri@@ ate to ask God to help us with personal matters .
He ad@@ mi@@ red G@@ w@@ en@@ ’s qualities , especially her hon@@ es@@ ty in spe@@ e@@ ch and conduct , and her exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent attitude toward work .
We were often ass@@ is@@ ted by friends and family members from O@@ hi@@ o who d@@ ro@@ ve down and jo@@ ined us in the ministry for a we@@ ek or more at a time .
On Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine :
In ad@@ dition , once every ten days he offered them “ every s@@ ort of w@@ ine in a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance ” ​ — all at his own ex@@ p@@ en@@ se . ​ — Ne@@ h@@ emiah 5 : 8 , 10 , 14 - 18 .
A first st@@ ep is to look bey@@ ond any de@@ bil@@ it@@ ating or dis@@ fi@@ g@@ uring effe@@ cts of the ill@@ ness and see the person .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence of a Creator
God’s spirit en@@ ab@@ led Paul to over@@ come the influ@@ ence of wicked spi@@ r@@ its
Why are you determined to stay close to the Christian congregation ?
V@@ ast Bu@@ il@@ ding Pro@@ gra@@ m in S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a
T@@ e@@ aching the Bible has given me more satis@@ fac@@ tion than all the g@@ lam@@ our of ac@@ ting and star@@ ring in mo@@ vi@@ es .
And why did he gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e that it would sur@@ vi@@ ve ?
This was because ear@@ li@@ er he and A@@ ar@@ on , ex@@ as@@ per@@ ated by the pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ ousness , “ ac@@ ted un@@ du@@ ti@@ fully toward [ God ] in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the sons of Israel at the w@@ at@@ ers of M@@ eri@@ ba@@ h . ”
I had complete medi@@ cal exam@@ in@@ ations , only to be told that I was “ in good health . ”
At times , we s@@ le@@ pt along the ro@@ ad@@ side , but we u@@ su@@ ally tri@@ ed to find a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge where we could seek lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing for the night .
Jehovah’s purpose regarding pu@@ re worship “ will occ@@ ur . ”
And our sense of time and place gives us refer@@ ence poin@@ ts that become f@@ ond mem@@ ori@@ es .
You can draw his attention to vari@@ ous s@@ crip@@ tures and to the public@@ ations provided by “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
Lo@@ t may also have been tr@@ ying to sh@@ o@@ ck or con@@ fu@@ se the men .
The M@@ ag@@ i su@@ p@@ po@@ se@@ dly give pres@@ ents to S@@ pan@@ ish children on J@@ anu@@ ary 6 , D@@ í@@ a de Re@@ y@@ es ( Da@@ y of the K@@ ings ) , as the M@@ ag@@ i , according to po@@ pul@@ ar beli@@ ef , brought pres@@ ents to the new@@ born Jesus .
In Bible times , a ma@@ ster did not nor@@ m@@ ally share his priv@@ ate thoughts and feelings with his sla@@ ves .
These too became “ sons ” and “ daugh@@ ters ” of Z@@ ion , anointed members of the Israel of God .
Tru@@ e Christians must take care not to allow man - made religious tra@@ di@@ tions to si@@ de@@ tr@@ ack them from pu@@ re worship .
P@@ ra@@ ise J@@ ah , you people ! ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 50 : 6 .
F@@ R@@ O@@ M C@@ ap@@ e C@@ ol@@ g@@ ate in the ex@@ tre@@ me nor@@ th@@ w@@ es@@ ter@@ n part of N@@ or@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , P@@ ear@@ y had ob@@ served what seem@@ ed to be the wh@@ ite sum@@ m@@ its of a dist@@ ant land .
They are not ar@@ t@@ is@@ tic en@@ ough to be leg@@ ends .
My instru@@ ct@@ ors ’ ans@@ wers were often qu@@ ite va@@ gu@@ e and not satis@@ f@@ ying .
In verse 8 , Paul ad@@ ds : “ God re@@ comm@@ ends his own love to us in that , while we were yet sin@@ n@@ ers , Christ died for us . ”
Since the purpose of the Jews ’ return to Jerusalem was to re@@ esta@@ bl@@ ish pu@@ re worship , there would be no place for those who had sel@@ f@@ ish mo@@ ti@@ ves , l@@ ac@@ ked respect for sac@@ red things , or were spiritually un@@ clean .
How succ@@ ess@@ ful has mankind been in at@@ temp@@ ting to exerc@@ ise this go@@ d@@ like power ?
( b ) How did respon@@ sible brothers de@@ al in a loving way with an individu@@ al who made false acc@@ us@@ ations against Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
The apostle Paul wrote : “ How can you be sure , Christian wife , that you will not sa@@ ve your husband ?
They practic@@ ed Bible pres@@ ent@@ ations with me to use in the preaching work , and they also helped me pre@@ pare stud@@ ent tal@@ ks for the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol .
A M@@ A@@ N in Bu@@ r@@ un@@ di f@@ alls seri@@ ously ill with mal@@ ari@@ a .
E@@ le@@ ven - year - old Lo@@ ï@@ s in To@@ go says this about her fam@@ il@@ y’s determin@@ ation : “ Even though we some@@ times have to star@@ t our family worship l@@ ate because of something that has come up during the day , we always have our family worship . ”
How would you de@@ fine kindness ?
Con@@ ven@@ tions ​ — Jo@@ y@@ ful Bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od , 9 / 15
When meetings in M@@ aya began to be held , she deci@@ ded to invit@@ e him .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , hus@@ ban@@ ds need to recogn@@ ize that their authority is li@@ mit@@ ed and that they are sub@@ ject to Christ .
We are “ God’s fellow work@@ ers . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 3 : 9 .
The seri@@ ousness of this question can be c@@ learly seen in the events that develop@@ ed back in the gar@@ den of E@@ den .
U@@ p@@ on re@@ tur@@ ning home , the mother and her daugh@@ ters would beg@@ in bak@@ ing .
“ It must quic@@ k@@ ly pas@@ s by , and away we f@@ ly , ” perhaps in some 70 or 8@@ 0 years .
We may be disa@@ p@@ pointed with ourselves when we com@@ mit a sin .
The low@@ ly , po@@ or , and op@@ pres@@ sed will become part of one happy human family , uni@@ fied under the lead@@ er@@ ship of the King Jesus Christ .
B@@ ack then , there was only one congregation in that large city , and meetings were held in a r@@ ented up@@ sta@@ ir@@ s ro@@ om .
In some cul@@ tures , when get@@ ting to know another person , one of the first questions asked is , “ What kind of work do you do ? ”
Th@@ ough ne@@ arly 2@@ ,000 years have pas@@ sed since Jesus said that the good news would be pre@@ ached , the ze@@ al that God’s people have for the work has not di@@ min@@ i@@ shed .
I W@@ A@@ S born F@@ l@@ or@@ ence Ch@@ ulu@@ ng on S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 18 , 19@@ 37 , in the Ab@@ origin@@ al O@@ om@@ bul@@ g@@ ur@@ r@@ i Com@@ mun@@ ity in the re@@ mo@@ te K@@ im@@ ber@@ le@@ y P@@ l@@ ate@@ au re@@ gi@@ on of W@@ es@@ ter@@ n Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
You will also bring joy to your family members who are already in the r@@ ace and to your friends in the Christian congregation .
The apostle Paul was well - educ@@ ated by his religious teach@@ ers and was ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely “ ze@@ al@@ ous for the tra@@ di@@ tions of [ his ] fa@@ thers . ”
Consider two examples .
Rom@@ e@@ ’s Bi@@ gg@@ est Con@@ stru@@ ction Pro@@ ject
They had to mar@@ ry sons of M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h so that the in@@ her@@ ited pro@@ per@@ ty would remain with the same tri@@ be . ​ — Nu@@ m .
At Christian meetings held in Kingdom H@@ alls in 2@@ 34 lands , they beg@@ in and end their meetings , where possible , by sing@@ ing song@@ s to Jehovah .
Psalm 7@@ 1 , evid@@ ently written by David , says : “ As for me , I shall wa@@ it con@@ stan@@ tly , and I will ad@@ d to all your praise .
In his talk , he called for 25 vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers to learn the J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese language .
I asked my wife to invit@@ e him to din@@ ner , but she su@@ gg@@ ested : “ D@@ on@@ ’t you think it would be more appro@@ pri@@ ate if you invit@@ ed him ?
Those main@@ ly served as bu@@ ri@@ al plac@@ es for the pr@@ ou@@ d P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h@@ s .
No age is spe@@ ci@@ fied in the Scriptures .
As individuals , the members of this class are Jesus ’ “ d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s . ”
Even if most or all of them were true worshipp@@ ers , God’s direction through Moses was that a king of Israel should “ not mul@@ ti@@ p@@ ly wi@@ ves for himself , that his heart may not turn asi@@ de . ”
S@@ te@@ ph@@ en L@@ et@@ t , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , gave the conclu@@ ding talk , ent@@ it@@ led “ G@@ o F@@ or@@ th as B@@ ear@@ ers of ‘ Li@@ ving W@@ ater . ’ ”
But how can we cop@@ e with enem@@ y op@@ position and yet maintain our joy as we pres@@ s on in the har@@ v@@ est work ?
In his teaching , Jesus also dre@@ w upon Scriptural examples .
Ther@@ efore , res@@ ist a@@ do@@ p@@ ting a ne@@ g@@ ative vie@@ w@@ point , wr@@ ong@@ ly thinking that because of advan@@ ced age , you are no longer u@@ se@@ ful to Jehovah .
Th@@ r@@ ough the prophet Isaiah , Jehovah told them that on account of their being a “ sin@@ ful nation , the people heav@@ y with er@@ ro@@ r , ” their sacrific@@ es , their ob@@ serv@@ ance of the new mo@@ on and sa@@ b@@ bat@@ h , y@@ es , even their prayers had become a bur@@ den to him .
K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge of Jehovah’s ways en@@ ab@@ les overse@@ ers to de@@ al with situ@@ ations in a man@@ ner that is in har@@ mony with God’s Word and that is cons@@ ist@@ ent with his person@@ ality .
F@@ o@@ c@@ us on their needs rather than on the ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ative side of things . ”
The book What the Bible Re@@ ally Sa@@ ys expla@@ ins that a number of Ger@@ man the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans do not take this as the liter@@ al account of a mirac@@ le .
T@@ ake , for example , this Bible princi@@ ple : “ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ”
One of the apostles later wrote : “ B@@ less@@ ed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ ! By his great mer@@ cy we have been born an@@ e@@ w to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead . ”
V@@ er@@ y likely , you do wh@@ atever you can to e@@ at well and stay heal@@ thy .
It was pointed out at this meeting , held in S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land , that contr@@ ary to po@@ pul@@ ar op@@ in@@ ion , the mor@@ tal@@ ity r@@ ate of pati@@ ents who received blood trans@@ fu@@ sions is ac@@ tually high@@ er than that of pati@@ ents who did not .
However , R@@ en@@ at@@ o feel@@ s that one of the most preci@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts that he has received is coming to know and to have faith in Jehovah as his loving and car@@ ing Father .
The Ca@@ tho@@ lic Le@@ ag@@ ue , already we@@ ak@@ ened in the early 1@@ 6@@ 30 ’ s , was dis@@ ban@@ ded in 1@@ 6@@ 35 .
Why do we need to “ keep on the w@@ atch ” and “ keep ready ” ?
Ca@@ in had develop@@ ed a bad heart , and Jehovah dis@@ cer@@ ned that he had wrong mo@@ ti@@ ves .
J@@ a@@ el was coura@@ ge@@ ous and strong
There were two reas@@ ons for such prom@@ pt action .
E@@ arly on , he set his si@@ gh@@ ts on serving as a full - time minis@@ ter .
Isaiah expla@@ ins the spiritual con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of im@@ mo@@ der@@ ate dr@@ in@@ king : “ The activ@@ ity of Jehovah they do not look at , and the work of his hands they have not seen . ” ​ — Isaiah 5 : 11 , 12 .
God used an ang@@ el to war@@ n Joseph of H@@ er@@ o@@ d’s in@@ ten@@ tions .
Lo@@ ve for our brothers should move us to do what in the way we use our t@@ ong@@ ue ?
D@@ ra@@ w out your children with comm@@ end@@ ation and emp@@ a@@ thy
Y@@ oung brothers and sisters are able to go to school without being pres@@ sur@@ ed to com@@ promise their relationship with Jehovah .
It makes your mother and father happy , and in turn , they will certainly show their ple@@ asure in ways that will make your life ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er .
Such knowledge can lead to their everlasting sal@@ vation ! ​ — John 17 : 3 .
He se@@ es our suffering , and “ because he ca@@ res ” for us , he will make sure that it will continue only for “ a little while . ”
So it is only par@@ tly true that religion lies at the ro@@ o@@ t of all of man@@ kin@@ d’s problems .
( Con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary Eng@@ l@@ ish V@@ er@@ sion ) In the Scriptures , however , the expres@@ sion ‘ deli@@ ver from ’ is used c@@ hi@@ ef@@ ly with reg@@ ard to people , and Matthe@@ w@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l ref@@ ers to the Devil as “ the T@@ emp@@ ter , ” a person .
A@@ ged Daniel dis@@ cer@@ ned by “ the boo@@ ks ” the du@@ r@@ ation of Juda@@ h’s ex@@ ile
It would not be eas@@ y for them to set@@ tle in Israel .
Jehovah had a special att@@ ach@@ ment to the Israelites .
The publi@@ sh@@ ers dre@@ w clo@@ s@@ er to one another .
Then all “ will ac@@ tually si@@ t , each one under his v@@ ine and under his fi@@ g t@@ ree , and there will be no one making them tre@@ m@@ ble ; for the very m@@ ou@@ th of Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es has spo@@ ken it . ”
Is it prop@@ er for one of Jehovah’s Witnesses to atten@@ d the we@@ d@@ ding of a n@@ on - Witness relati@@ ve or ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ ance ?
It was pleas@@ ant and up@@ building , and everything was in har@@ mony with Bible principles . ”
Yes , keep a positi@@ ve view of yourself and a bal@@ an@@ ced view of your imper@@ fe@@ ctions .
The princi@@ ple Jesus taught , that of being willing to car@@ ry out leg@@ iti@@ mate re@@ ques@@ ts , is v@@ al@@ id not only for govern@@ men@@ tal requi@@ re@@ ments but also in every@@ day human rel@@ ations .
Paul pray@@ ed sever@@ al times about his “ thor@@ n in the flesh , ” perhaps a physical proble@@ m .
A rep@@ ent@@ ant wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er should feel re@@ mor@@ se over the re@@ pro@@ ach his action may have brought upon the congregation .
You may be wonder@@ ing why se@@ g@@ reg@@ ation would be practic@@ ed in congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
But God did not appro@@ ve of m@@ ere for@@ ma@@ l worship .
No , for the prophet Jeremiah acc@@ ur@@ ately declar@@ ed : “ I well know , O Jehovah , that to earth@@ ling man his way does not bel@@ ong . It does not bel@@ ong to man who is wal@@ king even to direc@@ t his st@@ ep . ” ​ — Jeremiah 10 : 23 .
For those who seek to know our Creator and understand his purpose , there can be no sub@@ s@@ titu@@ te for the complete Bible .
This sur@@ pris@@ ed her , and she became a little kin@@ der toward me .
1@@ 5@@ ,@@ 5@@ 9@@ 7@@ ,@@ 7@@ 4@@ 6
Jesus ke@@ en@@ ly felt the need to help all .
2 , 3 . ( a ) What are the d@@ ang@@ ers of taking our blessings for gr@@ anted ?
Gre@@ at and fear - inspi@@ ring , holy it is . ”
What dis@@ position should we end@@ e@@ av@@ or to maintain when op@@ posed or persecu@@ ted ?
So ask questions res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully , and then listen care@@ fully .
They are stri@@ ving to be kind and help@@ ful .
Li@@ fe today is full of difficul@@ ties and challeng@@ es for those who want to do God’s will , and some@@ times it is a stru@@ gg@@ le to make the right decisions .
[ Ma@@ p / P@@ ic@@ ture on page 31 ]
I@@ magine how she might have felt if she over@@ heard the st@@ ory Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er told her family members !
Pe@@ ople prac@@ tice it ​ — whether they cla@@ im to be religious or not — ​ because they have not come to know or to love God .
These are just a few examples to sub@@ stan@@ ti@@ ate the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s cla@@ im of au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ity when it says : “ All Scrip@@ ture is inspired of God and bene@@ fi@@ cial for teaching , for re@@ pro@@ ving , for set@@ ting things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 16 .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , Daniel was a di@@ lig@@ ent and righ@@ tly mo@@ tiv@@ ated stud@@ ent of God’s Word , which helped him to keep God’s gl@@ ori@@ ous purpose in foc@@ us .
S@@ ei@@ ze opportun@@ ities to make your mate rejo@@ ice during your first year of marriage .
Q@@ R C@@ o@@ de is a reg@@ is@@ tered tra@@ dem@@ ar@@ k of D@@ en@@ so W@@ a@@ ve In@@ cor@@ por@@ ated .
A@@ no@@ ther reason is that the cont@@ ent of the meetings themselves provi@@ des us with faith - building instru@@ ction .
A fin@@ an@@ cial c@@ ris@@ is left them without work or in@@ come , so the publi@@ sh@@ ers deci@@ ded to ra@@ ise money by sel@@ ling food to the local fi@@ sh@@ er@@ men when these came home after a ni@@ gh@@ t’s fi@@ shing .
So the need to imp@@ ar@@ t moral valu@@ es to their children was imp@@ ressed upon parents of old .
The apostle Paul wrote concer@@ ning Jesus : “ He hum@@ b@@ led himself and became obedi@@ ent as far as death , y@@ es , death on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake .
A man who was to be ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted al@@ ong@@ side Jesus said : “ Jesus , remember me when you get into your kingdom . ”
Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ants encoura@@ ged the W@@ al@@ den@@ ses to s@@ pon@@ s@@ or the first transl@@ ation of the Bible from the origin@@ al langu@@ ages into Fr@@ en@@ ch .
The spi@@ r@@ its un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly know who you are too .
Such a conscience no longer re@@ ac@@ ts to the com@@ mis@@ sion of sin , nor does it give war@@ n@@ ings to pre@@ v@@ ent a re@@ pet@@ iti@@ on of the sin .
W@@ as it in the fi@@ el@@ ds around Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m that he con@@ temp@@ l@@ ated the pro@@ duc@@ tive land , the c@@ at@@ tle and o@@ x@@ en , the bir@@ ds and “ the be@@ ast@@ s of the o@@ pen field ” ? ​ — Psalm 8 : 3 - 9 ; 19 : 1 - 6 .
S@@ el@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness To@@ ok O@@ ver
* L@@ ater nam@@ ed the C@@ o@@ de@@ x Sin@@ a@@ iti@@ c@@ us , it is still one of the ol@@ des@@ t Bible man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts in ex@@ ist@@ ence .
Di@@ d A@@ be@@ l know that an ani@@ ma@@ l sacrifice was needed to gain God’s fav@@ or ?
She expla@@ ins why : “ We had so much to lo@@ se .
But what if that person beg@@ ins to dis@@ obey Jehovah by se@@ cre@@ tly d@@ ating someone who does not serve God ?
I@@ mp@@ er@@ fect humans cannot sa@@ ve themselves .
We need to have faith in God’s pro@@ vision for mul@@ titu@@ des to be ra@@ ised to life .
Can others help us in making decisions ?
We know what the Bible says , and we end@@ e@@ av@@ or to apply it .
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately , I began tel@@ ling my fellow stud@@ ents the mar@@ vel@@ ous things I had read .
Because I was a member of a shi@@ p@@ ’s cre@@ w , I had a per@@ mit to stay in P@@ u@@ er@@ to R@@ ic@@ o for only one mon@@ th .
E@@ mp@@ ow@@ ered by the Jewish religious lead@@ ers , he consider@@ ed it his God - given du@@ ty to pro@@ secu@@ te any who refu@@ sed to rec@@ ant .
He had his pri@@ or@@ ities st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght .
Is that an eas@@ y assignment ?
T@@ ake pre@@ ven@@ tive me@@ a@@ sures so that desire does not lead to sin .
Does God V@@ alu@@ e One R@@ ace A@@ bo@@ ve O@@ thers ?
In recogn@@ iti@@ on of what Jehovah’s Witnesses had done , the city coun@@ ci@@ l deci@@ ded to r@@ en@@ ame the st@@ re@@ et D@@ enz@@ st@@ ra@@ ß@@ e ( D@@ en@@ z S@@ tre@@ et ) in honor of my parents .
Yes , “ un@@ less Jehovah himself buil@@ ds the house , it is to no a@@ va@@ il that its buil@@ ders have wor@@ ked hard on it . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 27 : 1 .
But how can we be sure that this truly am@@ a@@ z@@ ing prophecy will be real@@ ized ?
‘ T@@ ake bal@@ sa@@ m for pain , ’ says Jeremiah 5@@ 1 : 8 .
If a brother re@@ ques@@ ting a lo@@ an is not in di@@ re need but wants only temp@@ or@@ ary ass@@ ist@@ ance to get back on his fe@@ et after some fin@@ an@@ cial re@@ verse , it might se@@ em f@@ it@@ ting to gr@@ ant him an interest - free lo@@ an .
But in 194@@ 7 my father died .
By tel@@ ling E@@ ve that she ‘ positi@@ vely would not die ’ if she ate the for@@ bi@@ d@@ den fru@@ it , Satan in@@ sin@@ u@@ ated that Jehovah was un@@ tru@@ th@@ ful , thus un@@ tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy .
M@@ il@@ t@@ on@@ ’s L@@ imit@@ ations
Instead of not c@@ all@@ ing on me any@@ more , he gave me opportun@@ ities to pray regul@@ arly at meetings for field service .
S@@ inc@@ ere Bible stud@@ ents re@@ ject ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations that do not ag@@ ree with the enti@@ re Word of God .
Paul was not tel@@ ling the Romans simply to have cal@@ m dis@@ positi@@ ons , al@@ though that would help .
That is why he tel@@ ls us to me@@ et together regul@@ arly .
( 3 ) W@@ il@@ li@@ am@@ s , M .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ons and pe@@ op@@ les have used al@@ t@@ ars in false worship .
“ What are you reading ? ” I asked a fellow pris@@ on@@ er .
For all of this , we are gr@@ ate@@ ful and are moved to praise our in@@ com@@ par@@ able S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d , Jehovah .
Moses instru@@ cted Israel@@ ite fa@@ thers : “ You must inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate [ God’s words ] in your son and speak of them when you si@@ t in your house and when you walk on the ro@@ ad and when you li@@ e down and when you get up . ”
‘ Di@@ d they leave T@@ ur@@ ku ? ’
They ass@@ is@@ ted the Israelites after these pul@@ led away from M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i .
At once , pl@@ ans were made for se@@ ven 2 - day special conven@@ tions for the enti@@ re country .
H@@ ar@@ old rep@@ lied after he re@@ turned to H@@ ong K@@ ong from his travel@@ s to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates and B@@ r@@ ita@@ in and mentioned that he wi@@ shed to be married .
By the time Di@@ ane , his wife , fin@@ ally came out of the house , he could not keep his m@@ oun@@ ting anger from er@@ up@@ ting .
This helped to strengthen her faith and dre@@ w her clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah . ​ — Matthew 13 : 23 .
• In what sense is recei@@ ving small fr@@ actions from a pri@@ m@@ ary com@@ pon@@ ent of blood up to one@@ ’s conscience , but what does that not mean ?
By regul@@ arly tal@@ king to Jehovah in prayer , he be@@ comes real to us , a tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy friend .
Indeed , when Jehovah cho@@ o@@ ses to do so , he can influ@@ ence govern@@ men@@ tal author@@ ities to accom@@ pl@@ ish his will .
Al@@ so , there are others of Jehovah’s people who have moved to coun@@ tri@@ es where they must use Eng@@ l@@ ish to commun@@ ic@@ ate even though their knowledge of the language is qu@@ ite li@@ mit@@ ed .
Because we have in@@ her@@ ited a tend@@ enc@@ y to be un@@ than@@ k@@ ful .
Some ten years ag@@ o , while living in Fr@@ ance , they began reading artic@@ les about serving where there is a greater need and tal@@ king to full - time servants .
As an ad@@ di@@ tional p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment , he si@@ ded with the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es ’ religious op@@ pon@@ ents , the S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es .
How can the fin@@ al fi@@ ve chap@@ ters of this Bible book help us to walk with God ?
Is the Ca@@ tho@@ lic do@@ g@@ ma of pa@@ p@@ al pri@@ ma@@ cy Scrip@@ tur@@ ally v@@ al@@ id ?
And we will have divine help to cop@@ e with the ong@@ o@@ ing stru@@ gg@@ le between flesh and spirit .
God’s Word as@@ sures us that Jehovah has e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated ​ — has had an ear@@ n@@ est long@@ ing for — ​ the time when he will bring them back to life .
S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 5 - 11 , 20@@ 11
And some of Jesus ’ disciples pre@@ pared “ spi@@ ces and per@@ fu@@ m@@ ed o@@ il@@ s ” and took them to the t@@ om@@ b . ​ — Luke 23 : 5@@ 6 – 24 : 1 .
W@@ as Sam@@ s@@ on@@ ’s action at A@@ sh@@ k@@ el@@ on prom@@ p@@ ted by a desire for re@@ v@@ enge on his part ?
O@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ T@@ I@@ A
So in 195@@ 8 , after fin@@ ish@@ ing my scho@@ ol@@ ing , I moved to W@@ in@@ ni@@ pe@@ g , M@@ an@@ it@@ oba , to pioneer .
H@@ ere Paul uses a word that is said to inclu@@ de “ the ide@@ a of cons@@ ol@@ ing someone in tr@@ ou@@ ble or s@@ or@@ ro@@ w and the ide@@ a of giving ac@@ tive help or encourag@@ ement . ”
A group of 35 Witnesses set out to preach in un@@ assign@@ ed ter@@ rit@@ ory in T@@ in@@ e@@ g , A@@ br@@ a , a place that had not been re@@ ached for 27 years .
W@@ ould it be wrong to put such ani@@ mal@@ s out of their mis@@ er@@ y , to put them to s@@ le@@ ep ?
U@@ .@@ S .
“ A C@@ l@@ ou@@ d of Witnesses ”
Sh@@ ould we not gr@@ ate@@ fully accept these wonderful gi@@ f@@ ts ?
What power and wisdom Jehovah exerc@@ ised in order to ra@@ ise Jesus to im@@ mor@@ tal heavenly life !
How is it that Jehovah “ se@@ es what the heart is ” ?
S@@ up@@ pose we are discus@@ sing the to@@ pi@@ c of hel@@ l with someone .
All form@@ s of ste@@ al@@ ing are off@@ en@@ sive to Jehovah .
They even began to think that she was avo@@ i@@ ding them .
No@@ tice the expres@@ sion “ making peace . ”
For some time , C@@ l@@ or@@ is served as a field mission@@ ary while I wor@@ ked at Bethel .
One way parents can help their young ones to obey the rul@@ es they make is by example .
; B@@ l@@ an@@ c@@ o , A .
For a@@ e@@ ons , the angels who jo@@ ined Satan served in the very pres@@ ence of God .
When the older ones started working , they will@@ ingly supp@@ or@@ ted their you@@ ng@@ er si@@ bl@@ ings .
Se@@ cond , simp@@ li@@ fy your life - st@@ y@@ le .
El@@ ders Who O@@ ff@@ er Pro@@ per Com@@ m@@ end@@ ation
In the Law given to Moses later on , Jehovah pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted the use of ma@@ gi@@ c or div@@ in@@ ation , thus con@@ fir@@ m@@ ing that He al@@ one fore@@ tel@@ ls the future . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 18 : 10 - 12 .
H@@ er death in 36 C.E . ca@@ used much sa@@ dness among the wi@@ do@@ ws .
So I began to make friends with spiritually matu@@ re people ​ — especially older ones .
See A@@ wa@@ ke ! , Ju@@ ly 8 , 199@@ 6 , pages 5 - 7 , “ W@@ alls That B@@ lo@@ ck Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ation . ”
Although we have no evidence that he knew that Satan had challeng@@ ed Jehovah , Job was determined to stay loyal .
And we have to be determined to follow them , come what may .
Because they are in the Kingdom covenant , faithful anointed ones will re@@ ign with Christ as heavenly k@@ ings forever .
After a mon@@ th or so , you may have co@@ vered all 31 poin@@ ts .
In a similar way , we cannot fully enjoy the benef@@ its of being a member of Jehovah’s family without making a v@@ ow of dedic@@ ation .
So@@ on ther@@ e@@ after , he cap@@ tures Jerusalem .
I was gro@@ wing in appreciation of Bible tru@@ ths and the Bible - based hope of living forever on earth under God’s heavenly Kingdom .
R@@ ac@@ he@@ l , qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , ag@@ re@@ es . “ If my husband and I feel a little dis@@ con@@ ne@@ cted from the congregation , ” she says , “ we pray spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally to Jehovah , ‘ P@@ le@@ ase let us know if we are doing something that makes it hard for others to be dra@@ wn to us . ’
Still , fear need not par@@ al@@ y@@ ze us when we are con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with problems .
What is more , my relationship with Jehovah is so much clo@@ s@@ er than it used to be . ”
By 18@@ 9@@ 7 , ne@@ arly one milli@@ on Da@@ w@@ ns had been dist@@ ribu@@ ted , lar@@ g@@ ely by the col@@ por@@ te@@ ur@@ s .
How often do I take the time to medit@@ ate on it ?
God’s people ev@@ en@@ tually fac@@ ed a ty@@ pe of gen@@ o@@ ci@@ de as P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h at@@ temp@@ ted to li@@ mit their num@@ bers .
; S@@ k@@ id@@ more , B .
Does God’s mer@@ cy temp@@ er his justice ?
This is a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative place of sa@@ f@@ ety and se@@ cur@@ ity ​ — a con@@ dition , or st@@ ate , of prote@@ ction from spiritual har@@ m .
A word of encourag@@ ement or a help@@ ing hand may be the se@@ ed from which a great fri@@ end@@ ship will gro@@ w .
D@@ ad invit@@ ed N@@ or@@ man B@@ el@@ lo@@ t@@ t@@ i , a full - time pioneer minis@@ ter of Jehovah’s Witnesses , to our home to discus@@ s the Bible .
In@@ tegrity - keep@@ ers respon@@ d in what way to organiz@@ ational chang@@ es and do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ al ref@@ in@@ ements ?
Such an attitude would dis@@ ru@@ pt our un@@ ity .
There was also wide disa@@ gre@@ ement on how the language should be written .
The san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of his Fa@@ ther’s name and the sal@@ vation of the human family dep@@ ended on his faith@@ ful@@ ness .
In time , E@@ ve bor@@ e a second son , but we find no such high - f@@ low@@ n st@@ at@@ ements about him .
But most important of all , we must be loyal to Jehovah .
Such thinking al@@ lo@@ ws the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message to t@@ ou@@ ch our heart and inc@@ reas@@ es the joy we find in reading God’s Word .
T@@ e@@ ach@@ ings Ab@@ out P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers That God H@@ ear@@ s , 2 / 1
I needed sur@@ g@@ er@@ y , but the do@@ ct@@ ors at the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al told me that they would not per@@ form the op@@ er@@ ation without blood because if they did , I would pro@@ ba@@ bly die from sh@@ o@@ ck .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H deser@@ ves to be pra@@ ised for his great de@@ e@@ ds .
The tr@@ end today is for se@@ con@@ d@@ ary scho@@ ol@@ s or high scho@@ ol@@ s to gro@@ om their stud@@ ents for high@@ er educ@@ ation .
For the next 20 years , I con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ated on br@@ ing@@ ing up our two bo@@ ys and help@@ ing the local congregation .
The next article will discus@@ s how we can benefit from this pro@@ vision .
In time , Saul ( Paul ) , who himself had been a viol@@ ent persecu@@ t@@ or , became an ob@@ ject of persecu@@ tion because he had become a Christian .
We also exerc@@ ise special care to pre@@ pare well for dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tions , cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , special ass@@ em@@ bly days , as well as for the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al .
The C@@ ongreg@@ ation and You
S@@ end me . ” They must have been married for at le@@ ast two years and have been in the full - time service for at le@@ ast two years without inter@@ ru@@ p@@ tion .
Like the shi@@ p@@ ’s cap@@ tain who is ad@@ v@@ ised by an experienced p@@ il@@ o@@ t , you need your parents to gu@@ i@@ de you , to lead you in the way of wisdom .
D@@ or@@ is has lived in the D@@ om@@ in@@ i@@ can Re@@ public , Ger@@ many , Gre@@ e@@ ce , and the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
I arrang@@ ed for associ@@ ation with fellow Witnesses in our home .
As we were un@@ lo@@ ading our things , we over@@ heard her say on the tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne , “ The children are here . ”
He says : “ My wife and I experienced the peace of mind spo@@ ken of at Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 .
And all of them are “ mi@@ gh@@ ty in power . ”
For instance , they will see that Bible reading and study are important to you .
B@@ ra@@ gg@@ ’s next words , however , ra@@ ise a serious question about whether religion in gener@@ al really has been a for@@ ce for good .
Bal@@ ance Ne@@ e@@ ded
Me@@ dit@@ ate on Na@@ th@@ an’s qualities , such as loy@@ al@@ ty to God and deep appreciation for divine requi@@ re@@ ments .
To satis@@ fy the dem@@ ands of justice , one thing is given in ex@@ change for another of cor@@ respon@@ ding value .
But there was nothing I could do .
Hence , when O@@ ri@@ g@@ en was only 18 years of age , D@@ em@@ et@@ ri@@ us appointed him head of the school for religious instru@@ ction in A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a .
Fir@@ st , by sh@@ aring whole - sou@@ led in preaching the “ good news of the kingdom ” and thus jo@@ ining with all cre@@ ated things in “ tel@@ ling ” about God’s “ inv@@ isi@@ ble qualities . ”
When Jehovah told Abraham of His decision to inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ate con@@ di@@ tions in So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h , Abraham fe@@ ared for the sa@@ f@@ ety of any righteous people living there , including his ne@@ p@@ he@@ w Lo@@ t .
For example , we also witness inter@@ fer@@ ence by wicked spi@@ r@@ its .
13 EN@@ J@@ O@@ Y TH@@ E B@@ EN@@ E@@ F@@ I@@ T@@ S O@@ F G@@ I@@ V@@ IN@@ G
Jehovah’s answer was : “ My un@@ deser@@ ved kindness is su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient for you ; for my power is being made perfect in we@@ ak@@ ness . ”
The respon@@ se could have inc@@ reas@@ ed his pro@@ spe@@ ct of happiness and lasting life .
Yet , Moses real@@ ized that he was not an Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an .
While You Are Y@@ oung , C@@ ho@@ ose to Ser@@ ve Jehovah , 5 / 15
Jehovah through Jesus off@@ ers you and your loved ones the pro@@ spe@@ ct of perfect health and un@@ en@@ ding life in a new world , free from pain and suffering .
Jesus could have dedic@@ ated himself to be@@ coming rich , fam@@ ous , or even an all - powerful king .
In time , we ob@@ ta@@ ined vis@@ as to en@@ ter the Re@@ public of K@@ o@@ re@@ a .
“ To be v@@ isi@@ ble to men . ”
There seem@@ ed no reason to be good . ”
What is the best way to pre@@ pare for persecu@@ tion , and why ?
Sh@@ ould we not have similar respect and appreciation for the Creat@@ or@@ ’s h@@ an@@ di@@ work ?
Our own faith in God and love for him may well inc@@ re@@ ase as we use our ability to en@@ vision the fulfill@@ ment of what Jehovah has promised .
It is com@@ for@@ ting to know that Jehovah will take care of us when we thro@@ w our bur@@ den on him .
E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us would have been an e@@ ye@@ witness of these events .
These are descri@@ bed as spirit “ sons of God . ”
El@@ isha was cal@@ m in the face of the S@@ y@@ ri@@ an si@@ e@@ ge because he tru@@ sted in Jehovah and saw God’s prote@@ ctive power in action .
Jehovah truly bless@@ ed me for not mis@@ sing meetings to do se@@ cul@@ ar work .
Y@@ oung and beau@@ ti@@ ful , she at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted the affe@@ ctions of not only a shepher@@ d bo@@ y but also the we@@ al@@ thy king of Israel , Solomon .
Z@@ AMB@@ I@@ A
( b ) How does the fore@@ going information make you feel about Jehovah ?
Today , the a@@ ver@@ age prin@@ ting per is@@ sue is 2@@ 8@@ ,@@ 5@@ 7@@ 8@@ ,000 co@@ pi@@ es , in 1@@ 6@@ 1 langu@@ ages .
T@@ emp@@ or@@ ary Per@@ mis@@ sion of E@@ vi@@ l
Why might some parents have concer@@ ns when their children want to take the st@@ ep@@ s of dedic@@ ation and baptism ?
They beg@@ in to believe that “ good is bad and bad is good . ” ​ — Isaiah 5 : 20 ; 1 Corinthians 6 : 9 , 10 .
The acc@@ oun@@ ts we had read about our brothers serving under ba@@ n in other coun@@ tri@@ es now became of special encourag@@ ement to us .
M@@ ore important , this message gives them the gl@@ ori@@ ous hope of end@@ less life on a par@@ adise earth .
In the following article , we will fur@@ ther discus@@ s the value of accep@@ ting Jehovah’s guid@@ ance .
We must do the same in a spiritual sense .
I plac@@ ed many boo@@ k@@ le@@ ts that day on that bu@@ sin@@ ess st@@ re@@ et . ”
But how does he do so ?
What is the peace that Christ lea@@ ves with his disciples , and what should it move us to do ?
It was cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary for the women of pa@@ g@@ an c@@ ities who were about to be con@@ qu@@ ered to d@@ ress in their fin@@ est clo@@ thing .
On@@ ly four Witness mission@@ aries were serving there at the time .
In what ways may we be en@@ s@@ n@@ ared by self - dec@@ ep@@ tion ?
I im@@ medi@@ ately thought that I would receive sol@@ it@@ ary con@@ fin@@ ement .
These ones are not anointed by holy spirit .
On@@ ly in the ho@@ m@@ es of the cl@@ er@@ gy and in pe@@ as@@ ant hu@@ ts did the ever@@ gre@@ en t@@ ree fai@@ l to take ro@@ o@@ t in the 19@@ th century . . . .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out h@@ es@@ it@@ ation , I ans@@ wer@@ ed , “ I do . ”
Jehovah’s Witnesses have dis@@ co@@ vered time and again that God’s Word has the power to change person@@ alities . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
This certainly app@@ lies to the things Jesus accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed , both during his pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence and later while he was here on earth .
M@@ other thought this might help me to serve Jehovah better .
23 : 14 ; 2 Sa@@ m .
P@@ ur@@ sue S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Go@@ als
The D@@ M@@ Z , or dem@@ il@@ it@@ ar@@ ized z@@ one , di@@ vi@@ des the p@@ en@@ in@@ su@@ la .
Ma@@ y@@ be you have known the truth for a long time .
As a con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence of their activities , says Peter , “ the way of the truth will be spo@@ ken of a@@ bu@@ si@@ vely . ”
One way is by care@@ fully exam@@ ining its value .
( a ) Why should we offer prayers of than@@ k@@ s@@ giving ?
Con@@ stru@@ ction .
What is me@@ ant by the word “ Israel ” in this con@@ text ?
How can we “ consider ” someone who feel@@ s do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted because of the sh@@ ame and des@@ pa@@ ir that he still experi@@ ences as a result of a past trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion , even though he has taken st@@ ep@@ s to cor@@ rec@@ t matters ?
P@@ ra@@ y for wisdom to deci@@ de how to care for your health .
Those inspired words con@@ ve@@ y a t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing less@@ on about Jehovah God ​ — he is sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to the needs of disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ged ones .
T@@ e@@ en@@ ag@@ ers may want to ar@@ gu@@ e at l@@ eng@@ th that they should be allow@@ ed to take some course of action that the par@@ ent kno@@ ws to be fo@@ ol@@ ish .
“ I we@@ pt when I read this article , ” wrote one Christian sister .
W@@ he@@ ther such fe@@ ars are jus@@ ti@@ fied or not is another matter .
Even so , the believers of the M@@ in@@ or Par@@ ty left their mar@@ k on the religious l@@ and@@ s@@ cap@@ e of medi@@ e@@ val E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
They wanted to keep me away from a bo@@ y who lik@@ ed me .
Then you will “ be able to stand fir@@ m against the ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations of the Devil . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 10 , 11 .
A@@ t@@ temp@@ ting to sel@@ l a ca@@ r to a pro@@ spe@@ ctive bu@@ y@@ er , he descri@@ bed all its good poin@@ ts as well as its fa@@ ul@@ ts , including those that could not be seen .
I was 27 years old , and An@@ n was 24 .
Even people bel@@ ong@@ ing to the same n@@ ational group and speaking the same language are often di@@ vi@@ ded religi@@ ously , pol@@ iti@@ c@@ ally , and soci@@ ally .
It let the other pris@@ on@@ ers know that it was my consci@@ enti@@ ous stand as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses that had put me among them .
Some who once had faith have not rema@@ ined in God’s love .
I wa@@ ited for Da@@ d’s ver@@ ba@@ l ex@@ p@@ lo@@ sion .
During his Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn , Jesus will fully live up to all his t@@ it@@ les , such as “ W@@ on@@ der@@ ful C@@ oun@@ sel@@ or , Mi@@ gh@@ ty God , E@@ ter@@ n@@ al Father , P@@ r@@ in@@ ce of Pe@@ ace . ”
S@@ ome@@ thing com@@ par@@ able happened in mo@@ der@@ n times .
P@@ ol@@ itical par@@ ty c@@ ard
When W@@ is@@ dom G@@ u@@ id@@ es R@@ el@@ ati@@ on@@ shi@@ ps
The Christians in Gal@@ ati@@ a needed to do what ?
By that time , other faithful ones would be anointed .
He inform@@ ed me that I was being assign@@ ed to the Ser@@ vice De@@ par@@ t@@ ment .
However , doing his Fa@@ ther’s will on earth involved physical and men@@ tal suffering .
The ze@@ al he showed in preaching the Kingdom , as “ a light of the nations , ” is a remin@@ der to his followers to preach the good news ze@@ al@@ ously thr@@ ough@@ out the earth . ​ — Is@@ a .
What a contr@@ ast it proved to be to the o@@ pen pra@@ i@@ ries !
D@@ eli@@ ver me from the practic@@ ers of what is h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful , and from b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ ty men sa@@ ve me . ”
God’s spirit , cou@@ pl@@ ed with their faith in Christ’s ransom sacrifice , en@@ ab@@ les them to come off vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous in the stru@@ gg@@ le that Paul descri@@ bed and thus “ have no con@@ dem@@ nation . ”
V@@ ic@@ to@@ i@@ re has he@@ e@@ ded this ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on .
For example , we would ask , “ Is there anyone here who wants to sel@@ l a c@@ ow ? ”
And how reas@@ sur@@ ing that just as Jehovah under@@ sto@@ od Eli@@ j@@ ah’s feelings , He also under@@ stan@@ ds our emo@@ tional stru@@ gg@@ le . ​ — Psalm 10@@ 3 : 14 .
They do so by “ rend@@ ering [ God ] sac@@ red service day and night . ” ​ — Revelation 7 : 15 - 17 .
A@@ ile@@ en was baptized about si@@ x months later .
“ H@@ U@@ M@@ AN@@ S can no more be ma@@ st@@ ers of their des@@ t@@ in@@ y than any other ani@@ ma@@ l , ” wr@@ ites ev@@ olu@@ tion@@ ist John G@@ ra@@ y .
“ Be@@ fore the Par@@ adise comes , ” ad@@ ded her daugh@@ ter , “ I want to serve Jehovah , doing his will and preaching the good news as much as I can . ”
• In what sense were some Christians ‘ streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ i@@ ds ’ to Paul ?
When I got off the tra@@ in , I took a bu@@ s to S@@ ou@@ th L@@ ans@@ ing , but I had to bor@@ ro@@ w the 25 c@@ ents for the f@@ are from another pas@@ s@@ eng@@ er .
M@@ oun@@ ting de@@ b@@ ts can result in much dist@@ ress , as well as s@@ le@@ e@@ pl@@ ess ni@@ gh@@ ts , over@@ work , bi@@ ck@@ ering between husband and wife , and even family bre@@ aku@@ ps , not to men@@ tion possible la@@ w@@ su@@ its or imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment .
Acc@@ ording to the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Jerusalem Bible , he stated : “ In your prayers do not ba@@ b@@ ble as the pa@@ g@@ ans do , for they think that by using many words they will make themselves heard . ”
Hence , the questions : Does it pa@@ y to be loyal ?
Because long before any des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Abraham in@@ her@@ ited the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , M@@ el@@ c@@ hi@@ ze@@ de@@ k , the king of S@@ al@@ em , served as “ pri@@ est of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh God . ”
And what a succ@@ ess the c@@ ard was !
At the conclu@@ sion of the M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m , when the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom has accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed God’s will for it , “ the Son himself will also sub@@ ject himself to the One who sub@@ je@@ cted all things to him , that God may be all things to ever@@ yone . ”
Many feel op@@ pres@@ sed and live in dre@@ ad of being ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from the commun@@ ity ​ — a ter@@ ri@@ ble pro@@ spe@@ ct for one who has never experienced life out@@ side .
Me@@ dit@@ ating re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly on such s@@ crip@@ tures as Isaiah 1 : 18 and Psalm 10@@ 3 : 8 - 13 has over the years helped me to de@@ ad@@ en rec@@ ur@@ ring feelings of gu@@ il@@ t .
He came , and among the 26 pers@@ ons who were baptized at that ass@@ em@@ bly was Bro@@ ther Pa@@ ol@@ i .
U@@ g@@ anda , 6 / 15
And all the nations will be ga@@ ther@@ ed before him , and he will se@@ par@@ ate people one from another , just as a shepher@@ d se@@ par@@ ates the sheep from the go@@ ats . And he will put the sheep on his right hand , but the go@@ ats on his left . ”
Many people se@@ em to have a ha@@ z@@ y ide@@ a of what integrity is .
If it@@ em@@ s such as we@@ d@@ ding p@@ ho@@ to@@ s bring pain , bo@@ x them up and sa@@ ve them for your children .
They had to tra@@ v@@ el without him nor@@ th through an are@@ a no@@ t@@ ori@@ ous for ban@@ di@@ ts .
I was among four little gi@@ r@@ ls cho@@ s@@ en to present A@@ do@@ l@@ f H@@ it@@ l@@ er with f@@ low@@ ers after he gave a spe@@ e@@ ch one time .
Go@@ o@@ dness , like kindness , is a positi@@ ve qu@@ ality that is expres@@ sed in actions that benefit others .
“ Not one word out of all the good words that Jehovah your God has spo@@ ken to you has fa@@ iled .
He was most imp@@ ressed and was e@@ ag@@ er to learn more . ​ — 1 Timothy 2 : 3 , 4 .
S@@ how@@ ing bal@@ ance , not d@@ ri@@ ving you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers bey@@ ond their li@@ mit@@ ations , parents can help them to find joy in the ministry . ​ — Genesis 33 : 13 , 14 .
When I told him that I had been sent in respon@@ se to his letter to our C@@ ap@@ e T@@ own of@@ fice , he was gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely appreci@@ ative .
And think of the en@@ or@@ m@@ ous emo@@ tional pain experienced by the marriage par@@ t@@ ner of an un@@ faithful individu@@ al .
His pur@@ po@@ se@@ ful study streng@@ th@@ ened his faith and dre@@ w him close to Jehovah .
The fe@@ et of Rom@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers were u@@ su@@ ally well sh@@ od for long mar@@ ches along the h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of mil@@ es of Rom@@ an high@@ ways that c@@ ris@@ s@@ cro@@ s@@ sed the emp@@ i@@ re .
What would the el@@ der do ?
P@@ it@@ f@@ alls of Pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity
Are religi@@ ons a for@@ ce for un@@ ity ?
How did Jesus emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s the@@ me ?
This lam@@ en@@ table rec@@ ord of human self - rule con@@ fir@@ ms the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of Jeremiah 10 : 23 : “ I well know , O Jehovah , that to earth@@ ling man his way does not bel@@ ong . It does not bel@@ ong to man who is wal@@ king even to direc@@ t his st@@ ep . ”
What Do Our A@@ ctions Sa@@ y ?
After the des@@ tru@@ ction of the present wicked system of things , a par@@ adise earth under the Kingdom of God a@@ wa@@ its .
If so , the meetings will be among “ the more important things ” that we make ro@@ om for in our bus@@ y lives .
In the next article , we will consider two ad@@ di@@ tional in@@ stances of un@@ just tre@@ at@@ ment that occ@@ ur@@ red among Jehovah’s people in Bible times .
Paul wanted to prog@@ ress as a minis@@ ter of the good news , and Jesus ’ example t@@ ou@@ ched his heart .
These ex@@ chang@@ es may li@@ ft your relationship with the one who is d@@ ying to new le@@ vel@@ s of in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing men@@ t@@ ally , mor@@ ally , and spiritually clean is the only way to es@@ cap@@ e the everlasting des@@ tru@@ ction sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed by Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na .
If our marriage is th@@ reat@@ ened , let us pray in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y , sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ ize our mo@@ ti@@ ves hon@@ es@@ tly , consider the Scriptures care@@ fully , and seek the spiritual ass@@ ist@@ ance of the elders .
They do not receive into their ho@@ m@@ es or gre@@ et false teach@@ ers .
“ F@@ o@@ od he has given to those fe@@ aring him . To time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite he will remember his covenant . ”
The first Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er mentioned in the Go@@ sp@@ els is John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er .
E@@ A@@ S@@ T@@ E@@ R I@@ S@@ L@@ AN@@ D
Their pro@@ duc@@ tions were still in use some 5@@ 00 years later .
2 : 16 .
Then , should counsel be needed on another occasi@@ on , it will be more re@@ adi@@ ly accepted .
They are ready and willing to do what they promised but are simply un@@ able to do so .
At first , the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Tr@@ ê@@ s Ri@@ o@@ s were rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to listen to our message because we did not use a Ca@@ tho@@ lic ver@@ sion of the Bible .
What especially set true Christians ap@@ ar@@ t from imit@@ ation ones ?
If we do some re@@ sear@@ ch , we learn that E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el wrote those words about 6@@ 12 years before Christ .
And our faith is streng@@ th@@ ened when we speak to others in the ministry . ​ — Psalm 14@@ 5 : 10 - 13 ; Romans 10 : 11 - 15 .
It was devo@@ ted enti@@ r@@ ely to op@@ ening the eyes of those bl@@ in@@ ded by the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines of ev@@ olu@@ tion and cre@@ ati@@ on@@ ism .
Luke was a do@@ ct@@ or , and he travel@@ ed with Paul .
Some of them knew about our Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality and were fav@@ or@@ able toward our vie@@ ws .
That was illustr@@ ated with T@@ ar@@ a , a le@@ ading char@@ ac@@ ter de@@ pi@@ cted in the vi@@ de@@ o Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — How Can I M@@ ake Re@@ al F@@ ri@@ ends ?
Al@@ ber@@ t - Fa@@ y@@ et@@ te and A@@ ur@@ ele
The pro@@ gra@@ m invol@@ ving the pla@@ que was di@@ vi@@ ded into two par@@ ts .
And I well know , O my God , that you are an exam@@ in@@ er of the heart , and that it is in rec@@ titu@@ de that you take ple@@ asure .
I even sacrific@@ ed fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps for h@@ and@@ bal@@ l .
My com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve spirit and the accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing st@@ ress disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared .
Au@@ th@@ or E@@ ri@@ c Ma@@ is@@ el says : “ Those who once turned to their tri@@ ba@@ l sh@@ am@@ an , pa@@ st@@ or or family do@@ ct@@ or for help with men@@ tal , spiritual and physical problems now look to self - help n@@ on@@ fi@@ ction to provide the ans@@ wers . ”
How we should appreci@@ ate that love !
The expres@@ sion “ old t@@ es@@ tam@@ ent ” is found at 2 Corinthians 3 : 14 in the King James V@@ er@@ sion .
However , un@@ like Satan , Adam , and E@@ ve , he did not set up a stan@@ d@@ ard that con@@ f@@ li@@ cted with Jehovah’s .
What do we need to remember as we medit@@ ate on the examples of faithful men and women of old ?
We can read his life st@@ ory in the Au@@ gu@@ st 1 , 199@@ 7 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower , pages 20 - 25 .
However , for baptized Christians , the great@@ est privilege is our being allow@@ ed to have a close relationship with the only true God , Jehovah .
O@@ ver the years , Mas@@ ana@@ o , an el@@ der in J@@ ap@@ an , invit@@ ed sing@@ le ones and spiritually fa@@ ther@@ less famili@@ es to his fam@@ il@@ y’s study .
O@@ thers enjo@@ yed a me@@ asure of succ@@ ess in this system of things but felt that something was mis@@ sing in their life .
Although the Scriptures do not expla@@ in in de@@ ta@@ il how every ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment was made back then , we do see some indic@@ ation of how this was done .
What is the meaning of the name Jehovah ?
Although P@@ at and I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t believe in God , we felt that there must be some ‘ life for@@ ce . ’
What encourag@@ ing times those were !
[ Ma@@ p on page 30 , 31 ]
Con@@ cer@@ ned about the wel@@ f@@ are of such dra@@ ft ani@@ mal@@ s , God told the Israelites : “ You must not p@@ low with a bul@@ l and an ass together . ”
We were thr@@ il@@ led with what we heard and were even more exc@@ ited when our questions were ans@@ wer@@ ed direc@@ tly from the Bible .
There is , however , something more important than bre@@ ad , or food .
Di@@ d such a doubt cro@@ ss your mind as you read the pre@@ ce@@ ding article ?
Then , too , we might read or rel@@ ate some encourag@@ ing experi@@ ences found in our public@@ ations .
O@@ r you can have your child draw pi@@ c@@ tures of the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c mil@@ est@@ ones , such as the con@@ stru@@ ction of a branch , an inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion , or the use of a ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph in the house - to - house ministry .
What about you ​ — would you like to devel@@ op the kind of faith in the resurrection hope that Mar@@ th@@ a had ?
Mal@@ ach@@ i 4 : 1 fore@@ tel@@ ls : “ ‘ Lo@@ ok ! the day is coming that is bur@@ ning like the fur@@ n@@ ace , and all the pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous ones and all those doing wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness must become as stu@@ b@@ ble .
The s@@ on@@ ’s father came to Jesus and said : “ [ My son ] is an ep@@ il@@ ep@@ tic and is ill , for he f@@ alls often into the fi@@ re and often into the water ; and I brought him to your disciples , but they could not cu@@ re him . ”
Jo@@ an and I have every reason to be deep@@ ly gr@@ ate@@ ful to her .
* She rel@@ ates : “ When our 21 - year - old son left the truth , my husband , F@@ ran@@ k , and I were hear@@ t@@ bro@@ ken .
On@@ ce , during w@@ inter@@ time , we were lo@@ cked up for 40 days in a ba@@ r@@ rac@@ ks without any he@@ ating .
H@@ al@@ f a century ag@@ o , this mo@@ t@@ to was mentioned in a po@@ pul@@ ar ra@@ di@@ o pro@@ gra@@ m in that C@@ en@@ tr@@ al A@@ mer@@ i@@ can country .
There was har@@ dly a new@@ s@@ pa@@ per in Ger@@ many that did not con@@ tain a repor@@ t on the case .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , the brothers asked if they could repor@@ t this as a public meeting , since it was not held in a public place !
We can pur@@ sue faith by medit@@ ating on the tru@@ ths of God’s Word
That comm@@ end@@ ation me@@ ant so much to K@@ im that even now , years later , she says : “ When I feel par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly ti@@ red at meetings , I think of what that sister said .
We read at Mi@@ ca@@ h 6 : 8 : “ He has told you , O earth@@ ling man , what is good .
L@@ ater back in Z@@ a@@ i@@ re , he started pione@@ ering , and he pres@@ ently ser@@ ves as a member of the B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e .
Our ye@@ ar@@ text for 20@@ 12 : “ Your word is truth . ” ​ — John 17 : 17
On the contr@@ ary , they knew that the prayers of faithful worshipp@@ ers mean a great de@@ al to Jehovah .
Hence , he died as a result of divine judgment .
Jesus told his listen@@ ers : “ You must . . . be perfect , as your heavenly Father is perfect . ”
What can we do if we enc@@ oun@@ ter someone who is sh@@ y ?
A@@ n el@@ der in the very city where the stru@@ gg@@ le started rel@@ ates : “ Ab@@ out fi@@ ve days after the fi@@ gh@@ ting bro@@ ke out , we got the preaching work organiz@@ ed both in@@ side and out@@ side the city .
The Law covenant , with Moses as medi@@ at@@ or , was not able to pro@@ du@@ ce a nation like that .
Some Christians have p@@ ho@@ bi@@ as ​ — exc@@ essi@@ ve fe@@ ars of certain situ@@ ations or ob@@ je@@ cts .
On@@ ly Jehovah’s Witnesses are doing such an am@@ a@@ z@@ ing work .
The origin@@ al st@@ atu@@ es can be seen in the Eph@@ esus Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m in V@@ i@@ en@@ na .
Paul wrote to the Corinthians : “ Ke@@ ep t@@ es@@ ting whether you are in the faith ; keep pro@@ ving what you y@@ ourselves are . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
It is desi@@ gn@@ ed to c@@ atch the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m by sur@@ pris@@ e .
To stay spiritually heal@@ thy , they used their time pro@@ duc@@ tiv@@ ely , many by pione@@ ering .
He was end@@ ow@@ ed with free will and a cap@@ ac@@ ity for spiritu@@ ality .
The Bible says of Jesus when he was 12 years old : “ He went down with them [ his parents ] and came to Na@@ z@@ are@@ th , and he continued sub@@ ject to them . ” ​ — Luke 2 : 5@@ 1 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 1 - 3 .
Joh@@ n@@ ’s mo@@ des@@ t com@@ ment would not fai@@ l to he@@ igh@@ ten Messi@@ ani@@ c expe@@ ct@@ ations .
J@@ ef@@ f and De@@ b no@@ tic@@ ed a family with a beau@@ ti@@ ful ba@@ by gi@@ r@@ l at a food cour@@ t in a sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing cen@@ ter in C@@ an@@ c@@ ú@@ n .
A year and a half later , we were just about ready to form a congregation there when B@@ en@@ ne@@ t@@ t and I received a very special invit@@ ation .
Jesus had no doubt that if his Father takes care of the bir@@ ds , he will also take care of people .
Li@@ ving with godly devo@@ tion was his great@@ est tre@@ asure ​ — a s@@ ource of happiness without e@@ qu@@ al .
Ab@@ sal@@ om listen@@ ed to H@@ u@@ sh@@ a@@ i in@@ stead of A@@ hi@@ th@@ op@@ he@@ l . ​ — 2 Samuel 15 : 31 ; 17 : 14 .
4@@ 5@@ ,@@ 5@@ 6@@ 1@@ ,000
Chris@@ t@@ ine lived by that ad@@ vice , though it took many years to w@@ in her husband over .
Then Jesus “ took the children into his ar@@ ms and began blessing them , la@@ ying his hands upon them . ”
Who can trust a man who has a re@@ pu@@ tation for di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty ?
He does not need to .
What attitude did first - century Christians need to have in order to sur@@ vi@@ ve that time of dist@@ ress ?
His life was mar@@ red by viol@@ ence .
Such individuals too “ will in@@ her@@ it everlasting life . ”
F@@ R@@ E@@ Q@@ U@@ EN@@ T@@ L@@ Y A@@ S@@ K@@ E@@ D Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S A@@ B@@ O@@ U@@ T J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S W@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ S ​ — Do You B@@ eli@@ eve That You Ha@@ ve the One Tru@@ e R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on ?
In the future , we will no longer need to have faith in God’s promises about his new world because they will have come true .
These fun@@ ds are used in a vari@@ ety of ways according to the need , including the con@@ stru@@ ction of Kingdom H@@ alls .
What a powerful t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony to God’s spirit in action !
• Our speaking the pu@@ re language invol@@ ves what ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , I became a Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ er and repor@@ ted field service at the end of that mon@@ th !
H@@ ist@@ ori@@ an Bar@@ ba@@ r@@ a W . Tu@@ ch@@ man poin@@ ts out that Si@@ x@@ tu@@ s I@@ V in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed a peri@@ od of “ un@@ a@@ ba@@ shed , un@@ conc@@ e@@ aled , rel@@ ent@@ less pur@@ su@@ it of personal gain and power pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s . ”
After you were born , both parents enjo@@ yed b@@ on@@ ding with you and likely than@@ ked God for the gr@@ and ​ — but so@@ ber@@ ing — ​ privilege and responsi@@ bility of par@@ en@@ ting .
She too had reason to feel un@@ sure of her@@ self because she was g@@ le@@ an@@ ing ba@@ r@@ le@@ y on the land of a man un@@ known to her .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ation for Jesus ’ example of hum@@ ility should move us to avoid speaking of our own in@@ iti@@ ative .
What challeng@@ es do those in your congregation face ?
They also became known as apostles , al@@ though they were not inclu@@ ded in the origin@@ al 12 .
In Fr@@ ance they were vis@@ ited by A@@ do@@ l@@ f We@@ ber .
S@@ ever@@ al times I had the ch@@ ance to get back at those who persecu@@ ted me , but I never did .
When I was four we@@ ek@@ s old , I was taken to my first conven@@ tion .
Some 1@@ 50 law - en@@ for@@ c@@ ement of@@ fic@@ ers , cri@@ min@@ als , and or@@ din@@ ary c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens were kil@@ led during “ more than 1@@ 00 h@@ our@@ s of ter@@ ro@@ r . ”
Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ ther King , J@@ r . , giving his ci@@ vi@@ l righ@@ ts spe@@ e@@ ch Th@@ ree months after K@@ ing@@ ’s spe@@ e@@ ch , on No@@ v@@ ember 20 , 19@@ 6@@ 3 , over 1@@ 00 coun@@ tri@@ es a@@ do@@ p@@ ted the Un@@ ited N@@ ations De@@ c@@ lar@@ ation on the Eli@@ min@@ ation of All F@@ or@@ ms of R@@ ac@@ i@@ al Dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ation .
They have sacrific@@ ed we@@ al@@ th and opportunity in this world in order to serve Jehovah .
The women declar@@ ing the good news truly are “ a large ar@@ my ” ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 18 , 19 )
She says : “ It is e@@ asi@@ er and more enjo@@ y@@ able than I thought ! ”
Ther@@ efore , “ on see@@ ing the crow@@ ds , he felt p@@ ity for them , because they were s@@ kin@@ ned and thro@@ wn about like sheep without a shepher@@ d . ”
This st@@ at@@ ement foc@@ uses attention on Jesus as God’s en@@ thr@@ oned King , to whom all cre@@ ation must rend@@ er obedi@@ ence .
Me@@ an@@ while , my study of the Bible with B@@ ill and L@@ in@@ da was going on ap@@ ace , and in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 195@@ 8 , I was baptized .
A la@@ w@@ y@@ er com@@ ments that , while not sh@@ aring our con@@ vi@@ ctions , he is following our case with interest , since our stru@@ gg@@ le is important and just .
Jesus Christ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely fore@@ told that his one true congregation would be rest@@ ored during what he called a conclu@@ sion of a system of things .
However , when the Witness told the la@@ dy about the boo@@ k@@ let with a message in N@@ ep@@ al@@ i , she exc@@ it@@ e@@ dly invit@@ ed the sister to come over .
“ Just as the days of Noah were , so the pres@@ ence of the Son of man will be , ” he said .
How often did Paul ent@@ re@@ at Jehovah about the matter ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ in just a few we@@ ek@@ s , Jehovah’s Witnesses came to their do@@ or , but R@@ ob@@ er@@ t told them that the family was inter@@ ested only in “ the religion of The Go@@ l@@ den A@@ ge . ”
Since a good attend@@ ance is more encourag@@ ing to ever@@ yone present , your pres@@ ence makes a differ@@ ence .
Ex@@ peri@@ ences and In@@ ter@@ vie@@ ws
7 : 4 - 6 .
And this should be done without d@@ el@@ a@@ y , for the king ad@@ ds : “ Do not give any s@@ le@@ ep to your eyes , nor any s@@ lum@@ ber to your be@@ am@@ ing eyes .
Hence , like humans , they can cho@@ ose to do right or wrong .
The 4@@ 30 years mentioned here inclu@@ des the time the sons of Israel sp@@ ent “ in the land of Egy@@ pt and in the land of Cana@@ an . ”
Who are re@@ pres@@ ented by the 24 elders seen by John in vision ?
Do we study this new material , and are we pati@@ ent if we do not fully understand it ?
S@@ ur@@ ely , then , the angels must deli@@ ght in being used by Jehovah to ass@@ ist humans .
That is the joy of making disciples .
Of course , it is not always eas@@ y to for@@ give .
Bro@@ ther B@@ arr@@ ’s fa@@ ther@@ ly counsel reli@@ ev@@ ed the gra@@ du@@ ates and their parents of any ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion they might have had about what the new mission@@ aries may face in their assignment .
M@@ an’s f@@ all from per@@ fe@@ ction expla@@ ins why we often disa@@ p@@ point ourselves , even though we want to do what is good .
( b ) If there is d@@ an@@ c@@ ing at a ga@@ ther@@ ing , how should mo@@ des@@ ty be refle@@ cted ?
Does this mean that the situation is comple@@ t@@ ely ho@@ p@@ eless ?
If we recogn@@ ize the power of Jehovah’s c@@ el@@ es@@ ti@@ al ar@@ mi@@ es , we will not eas@@ ily be in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated by op@@ pos@@ ers .
What , then , is requi@@ red of us as God’s servants ?
He was not to bl@@ ame for the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of human sin .
On the fin@@ al le@@ g of her tri@@ p , she mis@@ sed the last bu@@ s of the day .
M@@ one@@ y M@@ ani@@ a
Why did Jesus tell this illustr@@ ation ?
So let us happ@@ ily ‘ sing pra@@ ises to Jehovah’s name forever as we pa@@ y our v@@ ow@@ s day after day . ’ ​ — P@@ s .
Be@@ fore the dis@@ co@@ very of the De@@ ad Se@@ a S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls , the ol@@ des@@ t man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts of the Hebrew Scriptures were from about the n@@ in@@ th and ten@@ th cen@@ tu@@ ries C.E .
This was a very difficult time for M@@ other not only because Father was ab@@ sent but also because she knew that my you@@ ng@@ er brother and I would soon face the t@@ est of neu@@ tr@@ ality .
His words show that his concer@@ ns were God’s re@@ pu@@ tation and the well - being of his brothers , not his own self - interest .
Then , Peter poin@@ ts to Jehovah’s desire that people every@@ where should rep@@ ent .
They had cal@@ cul@@ ated that the bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om , Jesus Christ , was about to make an appe@@ ar@@ ance .
Indeed , when the first co@@ pi@@ es of the Greek Scriptures ro@@ l@@ led off his pres@@ s , the pres@@ s op@@ er@@ at@@ or , M@@ r . Bak@@ er , saw the joy of the Mal@@ ag@@ as@@ y and exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ I do not mean to pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y , but I cannot believe that God’s word will ever be ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ated from this country ! ”
All in attend@@ ance ra@@ ise their vo@@ ic@@ es to sing war@@ m@@ ly that Jehovah is a car@@ ing God .
We do not know if De@@ bor@@ ah , the wife of a man nam@@ ed L@@ ap@@ pi@@ do@@ th , was a mother in a liter@@ al sense , but this expres@@ sion was in@@ tend@@ ed fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely .
He gives them the strength they need to end@@ ure any tri@@ al .
( See the bo@@ x “ S@@ te@@ ps You Can T@@ ake to Pro@@ g@@ ress S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually . ” )
24 : 6 ​ — Why was se@@ iz@@ ing “ a hand m@@ ill or its u@@ pp@@ er gr@@ in@@ d@@ st@@ one as a ple@@ dge ” lik@@ ened to se@@ iz@@ ing “ a soul ” ?
11 : 28 , 29 ; P@@ hi@@ l .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T rul@@ er could give his life for his sub@@ je@@ cts yet live again to rule as king ?
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , it was what Jesus did after his death and resurrection that truly rel@@ eas@@ ed us , making for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of our sin@@ s possible .
No dist@@ ress has ever come upon me that an h@@ our@@ ’s reading has not dis@@ p@@ el@@ led . ”
He called me on the tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne and invit@@ ed me to atten@@ d Christian meetings at the local Kingdom H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
At age 12 , she su@@ ffered a st@@ ro@@ ke and was di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with a b@@ ra@@ in tum@@ or .
“ P@@ S@@ Y@@ C@@ H@@ O@@ L@@ O@@ G@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ S can call off their century - long sear@@ ch for the ke@@ y to re@@ aring a good child ​ — not because the@@ y@@ ’@@ ve found it but because it do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t ex@@ ist . ”
E@@ f@@ fort and E@@ f@@ fe@@ ctive To@@ ol@@ s Ne@@ e@@ ded
Lo@@ ve moved him to leave his heavenly home and to d@@ well on earth as a man .
He says : “ I my@@ self have made the earth and have cre@@ ated even man upon it .
15 : 4 ; 2 C@@ or .
In fact , from Jehovah’s vie@@ w@@ point , the earth was ru@@ ined , for it was filled with viol@@ ence .
Moses used a beau@@ ti@@ ful an@@ al@@ o@@ gy to descri@@ be Jehovah’s love for the young nation of Israel .
I was soon working on a ga@@ ther@@ ing ma@@ ch@@ ine , which ass@@ em@@ b@@ led 32 - page se@@ ctions of boo@@ ks to get them ready for a ma@@ ch@@ ine that se@@ wed the boo@@ ks .
His pri@@ m@@ ary mis@@ sion Jesus once said : “ I must dec@@ l@@ are the good news of the kingdom of God , because for this I was sent for@@ th . ”
It was very difficult for us to leave these de@@ ar friends when it was time to de@@ part .
The re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against the per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es of the Romans and of the Jewish no@@ bility re@@ ached e@@ pi@@ dem@@ ic prop@@ or@@ tions by the mi@@ dd@@ le of the first century C.E .
What were the Israelites in Egy@@ pt to do in pre@@ par@@ ing for and c@@ ele@@ br@@ ating the first P@@ as@@ so@@ ver ?
A stud@@ ent who@@ se mate is op@@ posed should be helped to see that he does not have to dis@@ continue his Bible study .
Do@@ ing so might be lik@@ ened to tr@@ ying to c@@ li@@ m@@ b a mu@@ d@@ dy , s@@ li@@ p@@ per@@ y s@@ lo@@ pe .
Satan , “ the rul@@ er of the world , ” had no hold on Jesus Christ .
He re@@ bu@@ ked members of that congregation for their im@@ moral , self - in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ent li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le , tel@@ ling them : “ I am he who sear@@ ches the k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys and hearts , and I will give to you individu@@ ally according to your de@@ e@@ ds . ”
Do you not feel the need for guid@@ ance on li@@ fe@@ ’s j@@ our@@ ne@@ y ?
The An@@ des M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s ru@@ n down the mi@@ dd@@ le of Per@@ u , s@@ pl@@ it@@ ting the country into an ar@@ id co@@ ast@@ al re@@ gi@@ on on the w@@ est and a lu@@ x@@ u@@ ri@@ ant and ste@@ am@@ ing ju@@ ng@@ le on the e@@ ast .
For that reason , G@@ ide@@ on was th@@ re@@ shing whe@@ at , not in the o@@ pen field , but in a w@@ in@@ e@@ pres@@ s , where he could quic@@ k@@ ly hi@@ de the valu@@ able gra@@ in .
It is Jehovah’s purpose to use the pol@@ itical rul@@ ers to destro@@ y this wicked “ pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te . ”
Mari@@ o could see the mar@@ ked contr@@ ast between his Bethel work@@ mat@@ es and those at his se@@ cul@@ ar jo@@ b .
In turn , such a beli@@ ef has fo@@ st@@ ered a ni@@ h@@ il@@ is@@ tic ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y and opportun@@ is@@ tic be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or in many .
W@@ ell , g@@ ri@@ ef is not like that .
Sa@@ il@@ ing nor@@ th to R@@ a@@ ba@@ ul , our bo@@ at st@@ op@@ ped over@@ night at a cop@@ r@@ a and co@@ co@@ a pl@@ an@@ tation at W@@ i@@ de Ba@@ y .
This does not mean that he k@@ ill@@ s all people direc@@ tly .
( b ) How did God view the fes@@ tiv@@ als held in Israel in the days of King Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am I@@ I ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a doubt , Jehovah God also mis@@ ses this faithful woman ​ — and he in@@ tend@@ s to rest@@ ore her to life on a par@@ adise earth .
E@@ st@@ el@@ le , mentioned in an ear@@ li@@ er article , says : “ I fin@@ ally started lear@@ ning the Bible when I began to study with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are for Jehovah’s un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish love !
That attitude char@@ ac@@ ter@@ iz@@ es many Witnesses in Par@@ is , who have “ pl@@ ent@@ y to do in the work of the Lord . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 5@@ 8 .
Such trust , however , is more than just a feel@@ ing .
We need not wa@@ ver in fear .
Then ‘ the peace of God that exc@@ els all thought will gu@@ ard our hearts and our men@@ tal po@@ wers . ’ ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 .
Hence , it can help us to gro@@ w in knowledge , wisdom , in@@ sight , judgment , and thinking ability .
The benef@@ its of obedi@@ ence go far bey@@ ond the par@@ ent - child relationship .
B@@ ound up with that pri@@ m@@ ary is@@ sue of uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y is a se@@ con@@ d@@ ary is@@ sue ra@@ ised by Satan in the days of Job .
As a you@@ th , you can make cho@@ ic@@ es that may later o@@ pen up enjo@@ y@@ able opportun@@ ities for you in God’s service .
At times , we may say a s@@ il@@ ent prayer ​ — as Ne@@ h@@ emiah did — ​ and come to real@@ ize that it is being ans@@ wer@@ ed .
In just a few years , your you@@ th will be be@@ h@@ ind you .
It is relati@@ vely r@@ are in@@ deed !
Our situation could be com@@ pared to that of the apostle Paul , who wrote : “ The good that I wish I do not do , but the bad that I do not wish is what I prac@@ tice . ”
How does he find the strength to car@@ ry on ?
What will result when we at@@ tain “ the peace of God ” ?
It is about people .
If we hope to live forever on the Par@@ adise earth , we too must speak the truth , ther@@ e@@ by contribu@@ ting to the un@@ ity of our worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
Go@@ dly P@@ r@@ in@@ ci@@ ples Can B@@ ene@@ f@@ it You
Some star@@ t their family worship by sing@@ ing song@@ s to Jehovah .
Z@@ e@@ al@@ ously sh@@ aring in Jehovah’s work br@@ ings his appro@@ val and blessing .
S@@ ad@@ ly , my father died before I knew him .
They also need to exerc@@ ise mo@@ der@@ ation in “ dr@@ in@@ king w@@ ine ” and must ref@@ ra@@ in from show@@ ing fav@@ or@@ it@@ ism .
Although many who are we@@ ak later become strong in the faith , others need our pati@@ ent , ong@@ o@@ ing support .
Yet , the fact that such a tra@@ ge@@ dy could ha@@ p@@ pen is good reason to discus@@ s problems op@@ en@@ ly .
Of course , being uny@@ i@@ el@@ ding when something does not viol@@ ate Scriptural principles may cause un@@ necess@@ ary fri@@ ction .
In ad@@ dition , they have w@@ at@@ ered down God’s moral standards to c@@ ater to the so - called new mor@@ ality . ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
I@@ N TH@@ E first century C.E . , Jehovah reve@@ aled to his people that Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice had a@@ bo@@ li@@ shed the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
Then look for principles that you could apply to cor@@ rec@@ t the situation .
The Bible does not say anything about that spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c st@@ y@@ le .
The religious tri@@ ad , or tr@@ in@@ ity , was a prom@@ in@@ ent fe@@ ature of worship in Babyl@@ on .
● W@@ in@@ ni@@ e , 16 months old , is pul@@ led from the ru@@ b@@ ble in Ha@@ it@@ i .
Jehovah Is Our Re@@ fu@@ ge
“ I came from a family that showed little love .
King David of ancient Israel experienced such angu@@ ish when his son Ab@@ sal@@ om died .
We may be able to form men@@ tal pi@@ c@@ tures of what will occ@@ ur .
‘ How , ’ you may ask , ‘ is godly devo@@ tion bene@@ fi@@ cial even now ? ’
Be about set@@ t@@ ling matters quic@@ k@@ ly . ”
In writ@@ ing to fellow Christians , Paul conclu@@ des the l@@ ist of war@@ n@@ ings with the ex@@ hor@@ tation : “ Now these things went on be@@ f@@ all@@ ing them as examples , and they were written for a war@@ ning to us upon whom the ends of the syst@@ em@@ s of things have arri@@ ved .
M@@ id@@ or@@ i deci@@ ded to show the woman the vi@@ de@@ o Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — The O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation Be@@ h@@ ind the N@@ ame .
“ A C@@ ro@@ wn of Be@@ au@@ ty ” and “ a K@@ ingly T@@ ur@@ ba@@ n ”
That requi@@ res hon@@ est self - an@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is and self - ap@@ pra@@ is@@ al and the will to make chang@@ es .
Mar@@ t@@ in feel@@ s that this mem@@ or@@ able con@@ vers@@ ation was fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al to cho@@ ic@@ es he later made .
As he matu@@ red , Samuel came to know Jehovah in@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely
In that v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , some people knew who Ha@@ muny@@ ar@@ i was , so they asked her relati@@ ves to come for her .
9 : 7 , 25 , 26 ; 1 K@@ i .
Those who are willing to put loy@@ al@@ ty to God a@@ bo@@ ve all el@@ se are as@@ sur@@ ed of his loving care .
L@@ ast we@@ ek I got no@@ tice to leave in 24 h@@ our@@ s but got it fi@@ x@@ ed up so I could remain longer . ”
We may not see in@@ ac@@ tive ones at congregation meetings .
The answer invol@@ ves “ acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge and full dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment . ”
Will ter@@ ro@@ r , g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l war@@ m@@ ing , or resur@@ g@@ ent po@@ pul@@ ism do to the cur@@ r@@ ent er@@ a of life - advan@@ c@@ ing g@@ lo@@ bal@@ iz@@ ation what World W@@ ar I did to the pre@@ vi@@ ous one ?
Th@@ ink back to the illustr@@ ation in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article of the hi@@ red pa@@ in@@ ter who used the wrong col@@ ors when pa@@ in@@ ting a house .
( Read Proverbs 20 : 25 . )
The mirac@@ les of Jesus were per@@ form@@ ed to me@@ et ac@@ tu@@ al physical needs of people , not to satis@@ fy some@@ one@@ ’s cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity .
F@@ AL@@ S@@ E P@@ R@@ O@@ P@@ H@@ E@@ T@@ S :
She should feel free to exerc@@ ise her fre@@ e@@ dom of religion by expres@@ sing her beli@@ ef in the Creator , including to her children .
On M@@ on@@ day ev@@ en@@ ings an h@@ our is devo@@ ted to the family study of the Bible with the a@@ id of The Watchtower , follow@@ ed at times by a talk based on a Scriptural the@@ me especially su@@ ited to the Bethel family .
Jo@@ shua never said : ‘ Let me know when the w@@ alls of Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o f@@ all . ’
The text at Proverbs 4 : 14 , 15 really made me think : ‘ In@@ to the p@@ ath of the wicked ones do not en@@ ter , and do not walk st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght on into the way of the bad ones .
C@@ ould you consider en@@ ter@@ ing the do@@ or to pione@@ ering ?
For instance , he@@ e@@ ding its counsel about mar@@ it@@ al faith@@ ful@@ ness continu@@ es to strengthen our marriage . ​ — Hebrews 13 : 4 .
Then came this f@@ ran@@ k ad@@ mis@@ sion : “ No@@ t@@ with@@ standing all these ex@@ hor@@ t@@ ations of the Scriptures the per@@ vers@@ ity of human n@@ ature seem@@ s to be such that those who become the L@@ or@@ d’s people and who eng@@ age to ru@@ n in this way se@@ em to find more tr@@ ou@@ ble , more to con@@ ten@@ d against , in this matter than in any other . ”
( a ) When was “ the spirit of the truth ” sent to the early Christians ?
In one es@@ say a prom@@ o@@ ter of wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft war@@ ns : “ The Sha@@ do@@ ws are out there : They ex@@ ist , in the inv@@ isi@@ ble world that par@@ all@@ els our own , living cre@@ atu@@ res . . . .
R@@ a@@ pi@@ d In@@ cre@@ ase Today
Who are the angels , and what is their orig@@ in ?
It may van@@ ish over@@ night because of a n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ ster , an e@@ con@@ om@@ ic s@@ lum@@ p , or other un@@ fore@@ seen occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ences .
( b ) In order for prophecy to be ful@@ filled , what would have to ha@@ p@@ pen ?
However , Jesus ’ mis@@ sion was to preach to all “ the lost sheep of the house of Israel , ” not just those in one city .
How do the wise and the fo@@ ol@@ ish respon@@ d to in@@ sul@@ ts or un@@ just cr@@ iti@@ c@@ is@@ ms ?
They have spo@@ ken the words s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely , even fer@@ v@@ ently .
But when their actions did not deser@@ ve comm@@ end@@ ation , he explained the reason to them kin@@ dly and c@@ learly . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
When Na@@ am@@ an is heal@@ ed , he is so happy that he wants to give El@@ isha gi@@ f@@ ts of go@@ ld , s@@ il@@ ver , and fine clo@@ th@@ es .
The apostle Paul gave similar counsel regarding for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , as no@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve .
If our heart mo@@ ves us to con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate doing something that is mo@@ tiv@@ ated by pri@@ de or gre@@ ed , how wise it would be to think about the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences !
What if two people who are not married to each other un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly find themselves al@@ one together because others who would nor@@ m@@ ally be present are m@@ om@@ ent@@ ar@@ ily ab@@ sent ?
After w@@ inter@@ ing in war@@ m@@ er re@@ gi@@ ons , most st@@ or@@ ks return year after year , often to the same n@@ est that they have used before .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al V@@ alu@@ es , 10 / 15
We share in Kingdom H@@ all con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ je@@ cts , disa@@ ster reli@@ ef efforts and , most important , the Kingdom - preaching work .
La@@ z@@ ar@@ us evid@@ ently died about the time that the news re@@ ached Jesus .
If that is how you feel , you may gain in@@ sight by consider@@ ing the example of the Bible writ@@ er Mark , also called John Mark . ​ — Acts 12 : 12 .
They said : “ We must en@@ ter into the Kingdom of God through many tri@@ bul@@ ations . ” ​ — Acts 14 : 20 - 22 .
( 3 ) Con@@ ven@@ tions are an out@@ standing demonstr@@ ation of inter@@ n@@ ational un@@ ity .
Jesus said that if we were to put any human before him , we would not be wor@@ thy of him .
Does the fact that op@@ in@@ i@@ ons and consci@@ enti@@ ous decisions may di@@ ff@@ er mean that the is@@ sue is in@@ con@@ se@@ qu@@ enti@@ al ?
Rather , Moses was determined to love Jehovah with all his heart , soul , and strength .
“ We mu@@ st@@ ered up b@@ ol@@ dness by means of our God to speak to you the good news of God with a great de@@ al of stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing . ” ​ — 1 TH@@ E@@ S@@ S .
( Read 1 Corinthians 7 : 37 , 38 . )
• in our congregation ?
The scho@@ ol@@ teach@@ er@@ ’s needs were provided for by famili@@ es in the dist@@ ri@@ ct .
By saying something sur@@ pris@@ ing about your hope , you may be able to get people to expres@@ s their view .
The New In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent The@@ olo@@ gy expla@@ ins that the word “ is used as an ad@@ d@@ ress with no ir@@ re@@ ver@@ ent se@@ con@@ d@@ ary meaning . ”
Ther@@ efore , he is called God’s “ only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son . ”
Jehovah thus uses Jesus to direc@@ t the har@@ v@@ est work through the heavenly angels and the anointed “ faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” here on the earth .
That law inclu@@ des all that Jesus taught .
“ O@@ p@@ pose the Devil ” as Jesus Di@@ d
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of other Witnesses of Jehovah share her sen@@ ti@@ ments .
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : Yes .
Why should we not just try to hi@@ de sin ?
However , Jehovah su@@ sta@@ ined you .
Such tend@@ er but powerful reason@@ ing no doubt t@@ ou@@ ched the heart of Jesus ’ listen@@ ers .
What shows that Jesus felt tend@@ er com@@ pas@@ sion for others , and what did his tend@@ er@@ ness move him to do ?
In the w@@ in@@ ter of 194@@ 1 , my mother and other f@@ em@@ ale Witnesses in the cam@@ p refu@@ sed to do work for the mil@@ it@@ ary .
This was ful@@ filled when Jesus en@@ tered Jerusalem before the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver in the year 33 C.E .
Like the d@@ ate p@@ al@@ m , el@@ der@@ ly ones can th@@ ri@@ ve in their old age .
T@@ al@@ king to her Bible teach@@ er and others in the congregation about the situation , she began to per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve Jehovah’s mind on the matter .
; B@@ ra@@ z , R .
A succ@@ ess@@ ful marriage is , in@@ deed , the pro@@ du@@ ct of hard work .
How does “ s@@ oun@@ dness of mind ” come into pla@@ y when we are sel@@ e@@ cting health care ?
F@@ in@@ ally , she care@@ fully sear@@ ches every no@@ ok and c@@ ran@@ n@@ y until the lam@@ p c@@ atch@@ es a gl@@ in@@ t of a s@@ il@@ ver co@@ in .
What reason@@ ing will help us in the face of suffering ?
In these cr@@ itical times , when dar@@ k@@ ness co@@ v@@ ers the earth and gro@@ ss dar@@ k@@ ness the n@@ ational grou@@ ps , are we not than@@ k@@ ful that Jehovah she@@ ds spiritual light upon his people ?
That first cir@@ cu@@ it was a t@@ ough lear@@ ning experience for us ; nor was it always eas@@ y for the brothers we vis@@ ited .
Do you see the rel@@ ev@@ ance of No@@ ah’s situation to our@@ s ?
I respon@@ ded : “ I am ready not only to be b@@ ound but also to die .
The pro@@ c@@ ess of res@@ ol@@ ving personal differ@@ ences is also started with a ke@@ y .
The older men must have wor@@ ked hard to fe@@ ed such ones spiritually .
Jehovah will “ wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more . ”
Because he kept his mind foc@@ used on the hope a@@ head .
It is still exer@@ ting a powerful influ@@ ence on individuals , thus pro@@ ving that it does not become out@@ d@@ ated .
St@@ an@@ ding in complete contr@@ ast with works of fine ar@@ t is an in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ing col@@ le@@ ction of over a h@@ un@@ d@@ red Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an and S@@ um@@ eri@@ an cla@@ y ta@@ ble@@ ts with ancient c@@ un@@ ei@@ form writ@@ ing .
A house buil@@ t with love
Consider King A@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s hous@@ eho@@ ld ste@@ ward O@@ badi@@ ah , a con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary of the prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah .
He bel@@ ong@@ ed to the ro@@ y@@ al hous@@ eho@@ ld .
As a gr@@ and fin@@ ale , a h@@ un@@ d@@ red co@@ pi@@ es of the boo@@ k@@ let M@@ il@@ li@@ ons Now Li@@ ving Will N@@ ever Di@@ e !
Al@@ so , as we seek to com@@ men@@ d , we are helped to see the good in others . ​ — 1 / 1 , pages 16 - 17 .
They ag@@ re@@ ed that Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s should go to “ the nations , ” con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ating on the G@@ ent@@ il@@ es in their preaching .
The ch@@ emo@@ ther@@ ap@@ y la@@ sted for ei@@ ght months .
Jehovah’s organization will keep remin@@ ding us to foc@@ us our lives on serving Jehovah .
We also pla@@ yed ‘ gu@@ ess who I am ’ Bible g@@ ames and cre@@ ated a Bible bo@@ ard g@@ ame with questions of v@@ ar@@ ying difficul@@ ty .
While this does not mean that humans res@@ em@@ ble God in a physical way , it does mean that humans have the ability to refle@@ ct God’s person@@ ality tra@@ its , including the cap@@ ac@@ ity for spiritual things , or spiritu@@ ality .
To what de@@ gre@@ e should we sub@@ mit to the influ@@ ence of the holy spirit ?
M@@ ak@@ ing ta@@ pa clo@@ th
What a prof@@ it@@ less way of life ! ​ — Psalm 37 : 35 , 36 ; 4@@ 9 : 16 , 17 .
Still , when I read the Bible , it g@@ al@@ van@@ iz@@ es me .
The do@@ cum@@ ent called the E@@ di@@ ct of Wor@@ ms gave the out@@ come of the hear@@ ing .
C@@ y@@ ri@@ l went on to transl@@ ate the four Go@@ sp@@ els , the let@@ ters of Paul , and the book of Psal@@ ms .
Ch@@ il@@ dren who were to be born perfect with et@@ er@@ n@@ al life a@@ head of them would in@@ stead in@@ her@@ it sin and death . ​ — Romans 5 : 12 .
By 19@@ 26 , the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents ( as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then called ) were op@@ er@@ ating their own ra@@ di@@ o st@@ ations in four C@@ an@@ adi@@ an c@@ ities .
S@@ hor@@ tly before his as@@ cen@@ sion to heaven , Jesus said to his disciples : “ G@@ o . . . and make disciples of people of all the nations , bapti@@ z@@ ing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit , teaching them to ob@@ serve all the things I have comman@@ ded you . ”
Who will live in it ?
As a result , the man bu@@ ri@@ ed his tal@@ ent in@@ stead of using it to inc@@ re@@ ase his ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s bel@@ ong@@ ings .
In this way you started to appreci@@ ate the ma@@ gn@@ itu@@ de of what Jehovah did in sen@@ ding his bel@@ o@@ ved Son to die for you .
Jesus ’ listen@@ ers were in an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent position to dis@@ cer@@ n the Fa@@ ther’s qualities in the Son . ​ — John 14 : 9 .
They b@@ ol@@ st@@ ered our self - es@@ te@@ em and l@@ ent us a help@@ ing hand when times were really t@@ ough . ”
If that happ@@ ens , he will have to sp@@ end a lo@@ t of time and money on get@@ ting the ca@@ r re@@ pa@@ i@@ red and r@@ un@@ ning again .
If an el@@ der ne@@ g@@ le@@ cts his family , he could je@@ op@@ ar@@ di@@ ze his ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment . ”
C@@ are@@ ful pre@@ par@@ ation is the ke@@ y to simp@@ li@@ city and c@@ lar@@ ity .
• In Jerusalem , Peter and others were ar@@ rest@@ ed , flo@@ g@@ ged , and or@@ der@@ ed to sto@@ p speaking about Jesus .
He wrote a div@@ in@@ ely inspired letter to his fellow Christians , ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ ing them to maintain their faith .
After appe@@ aring to Saul , Jesus also appe@@ ared to An@@ ani@@ as , tel@@ ling him : “ G@@ o to the st@@ re@@ et called S@@ tra@@ i@@ ght , and at the house of Ju@@ d@@ as look for a man nam@@ ed Saul , from T@@ ar@@ su@@ s .
This “ fir@@ st@@ born of all cre@@ ation ” is “ the Word , ” or S@@ po@@ k@@ es@@ man , of God and was used by Jehovah in making all other things . ​ — C@@ ol .
Still , there ar@@ ose a need to “ cle@@ an@@ se the sons of L@@ ev@@ i , ” the anointed ones .
May we re@@ ject the p@@ ath follow@@ ed by mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring com@@ pla@@ in@@ ers and fi@@ x our thoughts on the fine things that come to us through the ‘ faithful slave . ’
O@@ ther con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences would follow .
“ Your word is a lam@@ p to my fo@@ o@@ t , and a light to my ro@@ ad@@ way , ” san@@ g the psalmist .
“ They will certainly become mine , ” God says , “ and I will show com@@ pas@@ sion upon them , just as a man shows com@@ pas@@ sion upon his son who is serving him . ” ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 16 - 18 .
• Why is Matthew 24 : 14 such a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble prophecy ?
“ V@@ enge@@ ance is mine , ” God says .
Th@@ ough they and those influ@@ enced by them fi@@ ght against us , we have this as@@ sur@@ ance : “ ‘ An@@ y we@@ ap@@ on wh@@ atever that will be form@@ ed against you will have no succ@@ ess , and any t@@ ong@@ ue at all that will ris@@ e up against you in the judgment you will con@@ dem@@ n .
For the first time , I felt that my love for Jehovah was gro@@ wing .
* But at the cor@@ e of the message Jesus pre@@ ached is the most preci@@ ous gift of all ​ — the perfect life that he gave in our be@@ half .
To succ@@ e@@ ed in your end@@ e@@ av@@ or , you need an un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish mo@@ tive and a prop@@ er men@@ tal attitude .
It is a s@@ ource of comfort to know that Jehovah will always be there to fulf@@ ill all his promises .
The Des@@ tru@@ ction of So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h
A few years ag@@ o , re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers repor@@ ted the dis@@ co@@ very of some under@@ water pl@@ ants that they believe have been ali@@ ve for th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years ​ — perhaps the long@@ est of any living thing on earth .
This has helped me to succ@@ e@@ ed at hor@@ se@@ back ri@@ ding , sa@@ il@@ ing , c@@ ano@@ e@@ ing , cam@@ p@@ ing , and even d@@ ri@@ ving a ca@@ r around a tr@@ ack !
Ab@@ out that time , my brother , whom I thought had been kil@@ led in the war , re@@ turned home with his family from T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n .
P@@ ati@@ ently , God reas@@ sur@@ ed him that if there were even ten righteous people in So@@ dom , He would sp@@ are the city on their account .
What led up to so many get@@ ting baptized ?
The Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law provided for the v@@ ow@@ ing of sou@@ ls to Jehovah .
What is one way our conscience may have been influ@@ enced ?
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 22 , 23 ]
It is home to more than a milli@@ on w@@ il@@ de@@ be@@ ests and the end@@ ang@@ ered r@@ h@@ in@@ o .
N@@ O ON@@ E wants to be seri@@ ously ill or to be ca@@ ught in a disa@@ ster .
A@@ n el@@ der@@ ly brother and I ro@@ de our bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ les about 10 mil@@ es [ 15 k@@ m ] to the pl@@ an@@ tation , where about 2@@ 00 Witnesses , including women and children , had ga@@ ther@@ ed .
By so doing , we can more fully refle@@ ct a Chris@@ t@@ like person@@ ality in our life . ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 12 , 21 .
Such a person can even become en@@ sla@@ ved to a care@@ er to the ex@@ t@@ ent of experi@@ enc@@ ing bur@@ n@@ out .
Un@@ i@@ que Au@@ thor@@ ship : The Bible is com@@ posed of 6@@ 6 boo@@ ks written by some 40 writ@@ ers over a peri@@ od of 16 cen@@ tu@@ ries , from 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E . to about 9@@ 8 C.E .
Gi@@ ve an example of the u@@ se@@ ful@@ ness of Christian public@@ ations in the har@@ v@@ est work .
How might you do this ?
God re@@ pe@@ ated to Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s son Isa@@ a@@ c and gr@@ and@@ son Jac@@ o@@ b his promise to bl@@ ess them , which would inclu@@ de pro@@ duc@@ ing k@@ ings from their des@@ c@@ end@@ ants .
Just as a hel@@ me@@ t prote@@ cts a sol@@ di@@ er@@ ’s b@@ ra@@ in , our “ hope of sal@@ vation ” prote@@ cts our mind , our thinking ability .
He was cont@@ ent to serve Jehovah without a wife , but he res@@ pe@@ cted the right of others to enjoy marriage .
Why God In@@ vit@@ es U@@ s to P@@ ra@@ y 5
That often happ@@ ens in the case of human teach@@ ers .
In God’s eyes , then , there is really only one r@@ ace ​ — the human r@@ ace .
No matter how much the world deter@@ i@@ or@@ ates , people around the g@@ lo@@ be continue to change for the better .
I re@@ je@@ cted beli@@ ef in God because of all the bad things that ha@@ p@@ pen .
Jehovah is “ the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh over all the earth . ”
Thus , they became like sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic o@@ live bran@@ ches that had been lo@@ pp@@ ed off .
After that , sacrific@@ es in the man@@ ner s@@ ti@@ pul@@ ated by the Law were no longer possible .
This is especially true in Christian hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds .
In what way , then , are women ‘ we@@ ak@@ er v@@ ess@@ els ’ ?
When you c@@ ast your eyes on it , it is not there , for it will sur@@ ely s@@ pr@@ out w@@ ings like an e@@ ag@@ le and f@@ ly off . ” ​ — Proverbs 23 : 4 , 5 .
“ C@@ i@@ vi@@ l w@@ ars are c@@ ru@@ el , b@@ loo@@ dy op@@ er@@ ations that result in th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of de@@ a@@ ths , se@@ x@@ u@@ al as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ts , for@@ ced ex@@ ile and , in the most ex@@ tre@@ me c@@ as@@ es , gen@@ o@@ ci@@ de , ” no@@ tes S@@ pan@@ ish hist@@ ori@@ an Ju@@ li@@ á@@ n C@@ as@@ ano@@ va .
He is p@@ un@@ c@@ tu@@ al , up - to - d@@ ate on congregation pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res , and gi@@ f@@ ted in speaking and teaching .
It is time to seek the help of Christian elders .
The large number of occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ences of the divine name in the Hebrew and Greek Scriptures cons@@ titu@@ tes one of the fin@@ est fe@@ atu@@ res of the No@@ t@@ t V@@ er@@ sion .
From there the do@@ ct@@ or may help you to deci@@ de on ad@@ di@@ tional tre@@ at@@ ment .
W@@ ell , as an example , think of a st@@ one l@@ ying in a field in ancient Israel .
The “ new heavens ” is God’s heavenly Kingdom , which was esta@@ bli@@ shed in the year 1914 when “ the appointed times of the nations ” ended .
In 5@@ 38 or 5@@ 37 B.C.E . , Babyl@@ on@@ ’s con@@ qu@@ er@@ or , C@@ y@@ r@@ us , comman@@ ded the Jews to return and re@@ buil@@ d God’s temple in Jerusalem .
What did she do about it ?
Many of us have experienced Jehovah’s help@@ ing hand at other poin@@ ts in our life .
Many today have lost sight of the re@@ ality and seri@@ ousness of sin .
In answer to our prayers , Jehovah gives us courage to dec@@ l@@ are his message , whether it rel@@ ates to his judg@@ ments or to blessings under Kingdom rule .
D@@ ev@@ o@@ tion invol@@ ves being ar@@ d@@ ently dedic@@ ated and loyal .
Jehovah encoura@@ ges such giving because it shows that we have the right spirit and a good heart toward him .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly th@@ ru@@ st upon the young rul@@ er was a we@@ igh@@ ty decision .
Even so , I ha@@ ven@@ ’t become des@@ en@@ s@@ iti@@ zed .
Mo@@ st of them are now serving as elders or pione@@ ers .
Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty to God’s Ar@@ r@@ ang@@ ements
10 : 36 .
His re@@ mar@@ ks t@@ ou@@ ched my heart .
Our we@@ ek@@ ends were sp@@ ent in the ministry .
H@@ ann@@ ah is ba@@ r@@ re@@ n , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as Pen@@ in@@ n@@ ah , El@@ kan@@ ah’s other wife , has a number of children .
With B@@ ill , my older brother , and Saul , our hor@@ se
I@@ ts deli@@ c@@ ate ma@@ ke@@ up served to en@@ h@@ ance its value , not di@@ min@@ ish it .
• How did living as a human help Jesus to be a com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate and appreci@@ ative rul@@ er ?
How did Isa@@ a@@ c ac@@ qui@@ re a wife ?
When the group was ready to leave , the cou@@ ple comm@@ ended them for their fine be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or and told one of the young men that such ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary conduct is r@@ are these days .
Psal@@ ms 5@@ 2 to 5@@ 7 show that Jehovah will deli@@ ver those who thro@@ w their bur@@ den upon him and wa@@ it on him for sal@@ vation .
Al@@ so , having fellow work@@ ers of many n@@ ati@@ on@@ alities bro@@ ad@@ ened my vie@@ w@@ point .
E@@ ach of us needs to follow the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on found at 1 Peter 5 : 9 : “ T@@ ake your stand against him , fir@@ m in the faith . ”
The R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection ​ — A G@@ l@@ ori@@ ous Pro@@ spe@@ ct
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 4@@ 7 , 1@@ 34
For other less@@ ons from Davi@@ d’s at@@ temp@@ t to trans@@ por@@ t the Ar@@ k to Jerusalem , see The Watchtower , May 15 , 200@@ 5 , pages 16 - 19 .
Jesus and these anointed ones un@@ ite to form God’s Kingdom , the in@@ str@@ um@@ ent with which God will cr@@ us@@ h Satan . ​ — Luke 12 : 32 ; R@@ om .
The purpose of these artic@@ les , however , is not to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce you that we live in a tr@@ oub@@ led world .
K@@ no@@ wing the great@@ est Per@@ son in the uni@@ verse , however , invol@@ ves much more than having a men@@ tal gr@@ as@@ p of God’s qualities and purpose .
In the apostle Paul’s day , when Christians came together for worship , they simil@@ arly made expres@@ sions of their faith in Jehovah and about his glory .
They have app@@ lied Matthew 6 : 33 and Proverbs 10 : 4 in their life by pu@@ t@@ ting Kingdom inter@@ ests first and by being di@@ lig@@ ent work@@ ers .
For some , this is an ong@@ o@@ ing con@@ f@@ li@@ ct , or a bal@@ an@@ c@@ ing act .
Jehovah’s Witnesses use the boo@@ k@@ let Ex@@ am@@ ining the Scriptures Da@@ ily * as a bas@@ is for this .
They found themselves al@@ one .
When I refu@@ sed , they k@@ ic@@ ked me out of the house .
J@@ on : What s@@ ort of events ?
We did not have a ca@@ r .
The In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t j@@ un@@ ki@@ e mentioned ear@@ li@@ er did that in order to over@@ come years of ad@@ di@@ ction .
( Read 1 John 2 : 20 , 21 . )
3 : 3 , 4 ; Luke 21 : 34 - 36 .
The origin@@ al conc@@ ep@@ t of s@@ por@@ ts as the col@@ le@@ ctive par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation of el@@ ite war@@ ri@@ or - a@@ th@@ let@@ es as part of their educ@@ ation was a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned .
Jesus fully experienced the happiness of giving during his earthly ministry .
And Jehovah’s long - suffering can mean our lives too .
K@@ ill@@ ing an un@@ born child is mu@@ r@@ der , as sh@@ own by the fact that under the Law a person would be called to account for in@@ j@@ uring an un@@ born child . ​ — 11 / 1 , page 6 .
They want to do all they can to help their brothers to “ serve Jehovah with rejo@@ ic@@ ing . ” ​ — P@@ s .
We have also come to have a tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous heart .
So he told them : “ I will s@@ end on you the cur@@ se , and I will turn your blessings into cur@@ ses . ”
Paul high@@ ligh@@ ted Jesus ’ out@@ standing example , writ@@ ing : “ Ke@@ ep this men@@ tal attitude in you that was also in Christ Jesus , who , al@@ though he was ex@@ is@@ ting in God’s form , gave no consider@@ ation to a se@@ i@@ zu@@ re , nam@@ ely , that he should be e@@ qu@@ al to God .
They repor@@ ted on her to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h , and he or@@ der@@ ed that the woman be taken !
God is not a my@@ st@@ er@@ y ; he wants us to get to know him . ​ — Acts 17 : 27 .
So where was La@@ z@@ ar@@ us during those four days ?
C@@ ol@@ or@@ less and o@@ d@@ or@@ less , it may c@@ atch its vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s un@@ a@@ wa@@ res .
But what God expe@@ cts of us is that we di@@ lig@@ ently , ze@@ al@@ ously continue to be@@ ar thor@@ ough witness .
In some c@@ as@@ es , it could be that they re@@ plac@@ ed individuals pre@@ vi@@ ously called who had become un@@ faithful .
He later wrote : “ To me , a man less than the le@@ ast of all holy ones , this un@@ deser@@ ved kindness was given , so that I should dec@@ l@@ are to the nations the good news about the un@@ fa@@ th@@ om@@ able ri@@ ches of the Christ . ”
F@@ am@@ ily problems , e@@ con@@ om@@ ic har@@ d@@ ship , or ill@@ ness can sa@@ p our spiritual strength .
He rep@@ lied : “ Yes , I do , but if the end do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t come as soon as we ex@@ pect , we will be ready . ”
These may invol@@ ve cho@@ ic@@ es in emp@@ loy@@ ment , health matters , rec@@ re@@ ation , d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing , and other are@@ as .
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you ever fac@@ ed a situation where you felt com@@ p@@ el@@ led to de@@ f@@ end your faith ?
“ Bar@@ ak cha@@ sed after the war ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts . . . so that all the cam@@ p of S@@ is@@ er@@ a f@@ ell by the e@@ dge of the s@@ word . Not as much as one rema@@ ined . ”
There he worshi@@ ped the God he loved , Jehovah .
S@@ P@@ E@@ C@@ I@@ A@@ L F@@ U@@ L@@ L - T@@ I@@ M@@ E S@@ E@@ R@@ V@@ AN@@ T@@ S
We have many reas@@ ons for rejo@@ ic@@ ing together !
W@@ H@@ E@@ N C@@ ON@@ F@@ R@@ ON@@ T@@ IN@@ G AN@@ O@@ TH@@ E@@ R L@@ O@@ S@@ S
Indeed , the prophecy that Christ gave through the apostle John shows that des@@ pite s@@ at@@ ani@@ c op@@ position , “ a great crow@@ d ” of those having an earthly hope will sur@@ vi@@ ve this syst@@ em@@ ’s end .
On@@ ce again , consider Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s example .
Consider a few of the war@@ ning sign@@ s .
As Joseph continued to work hard , he kept giving his God a bas@@ is for blessing him .
23 : 3 , 5 ; 25 : 7 .
Those believers would likely be sur@@ pris@@ ed to learn that first - century Christians did not fav@@ or the use of i@@ con@@ s in worship .
Does it really make sense to live only for today and to ign@@ ore t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w ?
In the letter to the Romans , the apostle Paul used the word “ kingdom ” only once , but he used the expres@@ sion “ good news ” 12 times .
They need to re@@ af@@ fir@@ m their love for each other .
Although some people in Ti@@ ru@@ ch@@ c@@ hi@@ ra@@ pp@@ all@@ i spoke Eng@@ l@@ ish , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity spoke T@@ am@@ il .
The Bible makes clear that God’s pro@@ v@@ isions for rest@@ or@@ ing perfect human life are made a@@ vail@@ able through Jesus Christ . ​ — John 3 : 16 ; 17 : 3 .
A person may not be what he appe@@ ars to be .
Jehovah for@@ gave Paul , and recei@@ ving such un@@ deser@@ ved kindness and mer@@ cy moved him to show love to others by preaching the good news to them .
Ke@@ ep my comman@@ d@@ ments and continue living , and my law like the pu@@ pi@@ l of your eyes . ” ​ — Proverbs 7 : 1 , 2 .
“ The time has not come , the time of the house of Jehovah , for it to be buil@@ t , ” they told themselves .
Jehovah is pleas@@ ed to let or@@ din@@ ary people enjoy an in@@ tim@@ ate relationship with him .
At that time , a new@@ s@@ pa@@ per wrote about the Witnesses that they ask about c@@ ow@@ s but they are loo@@ king for sheep !
I kept my@@ self bus@@ y and got involved in so@@ cial activities .
Why did Jehovah take fir@@ m action against the ass@@ em@@ bly of Israel ?
• How is Jehovah “ a real d@@ wel@@ ling ” for us ?
( a ) What is b@@ ol@@ dness ?
And what about being appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble ?
( Read Job 4@@ 2 : 10 , 12 , 16 , 17 . )
It was follow@@ ed by pro@@ long@@ ed ap@@ pla@@ use .
W@@ as this an act of dis@@ loy@@ al@@ ty ?
A@@ m@@ eli@@ a and L@@ ev@@ i L@@ ev@@ i and A@@ m@@ eli@@ a from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates and married for ei@@ ght years rel@@ ate how spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c prayers helped them to pre@@ pare for serving in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
He lik@@ ed what he heard and saw there .
10@@ 9 : 30 , 31 ; 1@@ 10 : 5 .
Ph@@ ili@@ p was very bus@@ y preaching as well , but he also tra@@ ined his daugh@@ ters to do the same work .
• What e@@ ye@@ witness pro@@ of of Jesus ’ resurrection did Paul give ?
How have the brothers in your congregation kept their faith strong ?
W@@ E A@@ R@@ E pleas@@ ed to ann@@ oun@@ ce that for a tri@@ al peri@@ od of one year , beg@@ in@@ ning with this is@@ sue of the study e@@ dition of The Watchtower , we will pu@@ bl@@ ish si@@ mul@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ously each mon@@ th a simp@@ li@@ fied Eng@@ l@@ ish e@@ dition .
Ne@@ wer col@@ por@@ te@@ ur@@ s pa@@ i@@ red up with more experienced ones .
And how it high@@ ligh@@ ts the need for each one to maintain spiritual and moral pur@@ ity at all times !
Such ha@@ ugh@@ ty feelings were reve@@ aled in the way she gre@@ et@@ ed David when he re@@ turned home .
The Bible says : “ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing de@@ t@@ es@@ table to Jehovah that he does h@@ ate they have done to their go@@ ds , for even their sons and their daugh@@ ters they regul@@ arly bur@@ n in the fi@@ re to their go@@ ds . ”
R@@ es@@ pon@@ ding in kind to c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty would not help .
6 , 7 . ( a ) Why must we first teach ourselves ?
May you benefit yourself by reading the Ho@@ ly Scriptures regul@@ arly with these Bible study a@@ i@@ ds in hand .
We can find some of those in the lives of men and women whom Jehovah at one point accepted and used as his servants .
In 194@@ 7 , B@@ er@@ tu@@ s v@@ an der Bi@@ j@@ l took over my work .
Consider what happened some 3@@ ,000 years ag@@ o when the ag@@ ed wi@@ do@@ w Na@@ om@@ i and her wi@@ do@@ wed daugh@@ ters - in - law , O@@ r@@ pa@@ h and Ru@@ th , were on the ro@@ ad from Mo@@ a@@ b to Juda@@ h .
From it@@ self its own justice and its own di@@ gn@@ ity go for@@ th . And its hor@@ ses have proved s@@ wi@@ f@@ ter than le@@ op@@ ar@@ ds , and they have proved fi@@ er@@ c@@ er than ev@@ ening w@@ ol@@ ves .
He allow@@ ed them to under@@ go this tri@@ al , just as he per@@ m@@ its all Christians to face tri@@ als of vari@@ ous s@@ or@@ ts .
Tru@@ e , Egy@@ pt and E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pia su@@ ffered at the hands of Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an in@@ va@@ ders .
In these he ar@@ gu@@ ed that exerc@@ ise , nu@@ tr@@ iti@@ on , and a who@@ les@@ ome life - st@@ y@@ le can prom@@ o@@ te better health and pos@@ si@@ bly lead to a longer life .
When Our M@@ es@@ sage Is O@@ p@@ posed
Tru@@ ly I say to you , They are having their re@@ ward in full . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Their fa@@ il@@ ure to do so has brought mis@@ er@@ y and death upon us as their des@@ c@@ end@@ ants .
This provided me with comfort and peace of mind .
It was in@@ deed a tur@@ ning point for I@@ rel@@ and .
“ God . . . turned his attention to the nations to take out of them a people for his name . ” ​ — A@@ C@@ T@@ S 15 : 14 .
S@@ hi@@ r@@ le@@ y : I@@ ’@@ ve heard people say that Jesus died so that we could have life .
M@@ em@@ bers of that spiritual nation are the par@@ ti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts in that new covenant .
H@@ er don@@ ation would be mi@@ x@@ ed in with what others gave , yet Jesus sing@@ led her out for praise .
Re@@ ading such inspired words regul@@ arly can help one to become “ fully com@@ pet@@ ent , comple@@ t@@ ely e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed for every good work . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 16 , 17 .
It helps us to be a strong and uni@@ fied family . ”
By no means do elders tre@@ at as inf@@ eri@@ or a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant who may be com@@ par@@ ati@@ vely young .
B@@ ill and L@@ in@@ da S@@ ch@@ ne@@ i@@ der , the cou@@ ple who vis@@ ited me , were a deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful pa@@ ir .
Our wi@@ ves rema@@ ined be@@ h@@ ind and wor@@ ked at the F@@ in@@ land branch of@@ fice .
Jehovah will answer our re@@ qu@@ est for more faith , and our faith will gro@@ w exc@@ e@@ e@@ ding@@ ly , le@@ ading to our being “ coun@@ ted wor@@ thy of the Kingdom of God . ” ​ — 2 Th@@ ess .
But Jesus pointed out : “ W@@ ho@@ ever div@@ or@@ ces his wife , exc@@ ep@@ t on the gr@@ ound of for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , and marri@@ es another comm@@ its ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
See The Watchtower , S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 15 , 198@@ 1 , pages 29 and 30 . This up@@ d@@ ates what was publi@@ shed in The Watchtower of A@@ pri@@ l 1 , 195@@ 3 , page 2@@ 23 .
For example , children may find it e@@ asi@@ er to accept their parents ’ help in deal@@ ing with problems and temp@@ t@@ ations when they know that their parents too fac@@ ed com@@ par@@ able challeng@@ es when they were children .
This appro@@ ach wor@@ ked well with him .
The author@@ ities vie@@ wed me as an inc@@ or@@ ri@@ gi@@ ble re@@ be@@ l and took me to A@@ th@@ ens to face a mil@@ it@@ ary cour@@ t .
I am pr@@ ou@@ d to bel@@ ong to the same spiritual family as you .
S@@ el@@ f - rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t in such situ@@ ations is not a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c , yet it is e@@ asi@@ er if we real@@ ize that our actions are in l@@ ine with God’s example and in har@@ mony with his counsel .
“ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing was r@@ ati@@ oned ​ — me@@ at , g@@ as@@ ol@@ ine , ti@@ res for the ca@@ r , everything .
My reco@@ very took si@@ x months , and during that time I made an in@@ ten@@ sive study of the Bible .
We can be happy if we re@@ v@@ ere God and walk in his ways by doing his will .
Let us consider how faith , another as@@ pect of the spi@@ rit@@ ’s fru@@ it@@ age , can help us to remain clean before Jehovah .
Instead of let@@ ting himself be con@@ sum@@ ed with bit@@ ter@@ ness because his Hebrew brothers ap@@ par@@ ently did not appreci@@ ate him , Moses sub@@ mit@@ ted to what God per@@ mit@@ ted .
For more information , see pages 18@@ 0 - 6 of the book Revelation ​ — I@@ ts G@@ r@@ and C@@ li@@ ma@@ x At H@@ and ! , publi@@ shed by the Watchtower Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of New Yor@@ k , In@@ c .
Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions for Me@@ dit@@ ation
Do not let fear of man de@@ pri@@ ve you of the privilege and joy of help@@ ing others come to know Jehovah .
• With reg@@ ard to material things , what bal@@ ance did Jesus encoura@@ ge us to have ?
Sa@@ id Paul : “ I have ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted to you in all things that by thus la@@ bor@@ ing [ in a self - sacrific@@ ing way ] you must ass@@ ist those who are we@@ ak , and must be@@ ar in mind the words of the Lord Jesus , when he himself said , ‘ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ’ ”
That was in 19@@ 34 .
In a similar way , our gro@@ w@@ th in spiritual matters is h@@ in@@ der@@ ed if we have personal tra@@ its that could dis@@ ru@@ pt peace with our brothers .
E@@ ach one must person@@ ally know his li@@ mit and stay within that li@@ mit .
Jesus devo@@ ted his en@@ er@@ gy to his God - assign@@ ed work
Let us refle@@ ct on three examples of in@@ justice that occ@@ ur@@ red among Jehovah’s people in Bible times .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 32 ]
As a you@@ th , Jesus set a good example of appreciation for such arrang@@ ements .
The result is the same , death ​ — whether du@@ e to war , fam@@ ine , or pla@@ gu@@ e .
( Read Psalm 1@@ 11 : 1 - 5 . )
How is Pet@@ er@@ ’s prophecy about the “ new heavens ” fin@@ ding fulfill@@ ment ?
By br@@ ing@@ ing a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l F@@ lood , Jehovah exerc@@ ised d@@ om@@ in@@ ion over the re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous humans and wicked angels .
We should show consider@@ ation to those in difficult circumstances .
; T@@ ra@@ f@@ for@@ d , G .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans for@@ ced the Israelites into har@@ s@@ h sla@@ very .
This is the dec@@ ei@@ ver and the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t . ” ​ — 2 John 7 .
So , what does Jesus do ?
“ Des@@ pite the uni@@ vers@@ al beli@@ ef that religion makes people ‘ good , ’ it@@ ’s ob@@ vi@@ ous that it makes some people com@@ mit he@@ in@@ ous ac@@ ts . ”
Instead , the teach@@ ers told them that because they were assign@@ ed , they must go .
These activities will give us what we need to keep our faith strong . ​ — John 6 : 27 .
Mo@@ ving F@@ ur@@ ther A@@ field
It prote@@ cts the congregation from a bad influ@@ ence and can pla@@ y a ro@@ le in the sin@@ n@@ er@@ ’s reco@@ very .
And imper@@ fect as he was , El@@ i was Jehovah’s cho@@ s@@ en re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative .
That is when I develop@@ ed heart problems .
Do you have such strong con@@ vi@@ ction ?
They under@@ went da@@ ily mil@@ it@@ ary exerc@@ ises .
They feel ti@@ red , bur@@ d@@ ened down , wor@@ n - out , and even bur@@ ned - out .
I could do little to expla@@ in the s@@ crip@@ tures to him , but soon Bible truth gre@@ w in that man@@ ’s heart , and he prog@@ ressed to baptism .
In bri@@ ef , Jesus wants us to remain w@@ atch@@ ful because of what we do not know and what we do know .
In the beg@@ in@@ ning , it is hard to draw close to your spiritual brothers and sisters when you cannot fre@@ ely expres@@ s your feelings .
Consider the example of a man who inc@@ reas@@ ed in acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of Jehovah and con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently enjo@@ yed His appro@@ val .
It is fal@@ sel@@ y as@@ cri@@ bed to E@@ no@@ ch .
By means of the pr@@ inted page and by word of m@@ ou@@ th , the ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces of the good news have re@@ ached the ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ities of the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth ​ — all to Jehovah’s honor and praise .
“ All the days until the conclu@@ sion of the system of things , ” Jesus ’ faithful followers , including us , would be in ur@@ g@@ ent need of that same God - given strength . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Jehovah has everything under control .
L@@ ater , I was trans@@ fer@@ red to N@@ ap@@ les , where the need was greater .
We all need those war@@ n@@ ings ! ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 12 ; 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 2 , 6 .
By means of holy spirit , Jehovah provi@@ des his servants the power to preach the good news .
The i@@ mag@@ er@@ y here used indic@@ ates the e@@ ase with which Christ the King will destro@@ y the nations .
It is un@@ likely , however , that Al@@ me@@ i@@ da would have used his tal@@ ents in the service of Bible transl@@ ation had he rema@@ ined in P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al .
The se@@ ven sons of Job ap@@ par@@ ently held a se@@ ven - day family ga@@ ther@@ ing once a year .
M@@ ore important , John was the Messi@@ ah’s for@@ er@@ un@@ ner .
The clo@@ sing of the Kingdom H@@ all did not sto@@ p our worship of Jehovah , but the question in my mind was , ‘ What is God’s will for my family ? ’
Because we know that our loving God is always ready to help those who are faithful to him , we feel secu@@ re as part of ‘ the flo@@ ck of his pas@@ ture . ’
Wh@@ atever their hope , Christians need to be faithful and keep doing God’s will . ​ — 5 / 1 , pages 30 - 1 .
The man wanted to be heal@@ ed but he could not see how , for he had no one to help him into the po@@ ol .
How , though , can we make cho@@ ic@@ es that lead to happiness ?
De@@ b@@ bi@@ e , a wife in Cana@@ da , says : “ I dem@@ an@@ ded that my husband be ti@@ di@@ er .
We cannot con@@ fir@@ m that first - century Jews under@@ sto@@ od Dani@@ el@@ ’s prophecy about the Messi@@ ah as we do .
In Au@@ gu@@ st 195@@ 4 , Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r direc@@ ted me to come to Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , where the n@@ ature of a new , exc@@ iting work was reve@@ aled to me .
Still , we keep on being war@@ m@@ ed ( direc@@ tly and indi@@ rec@@ tly ) by su@@ n@@ light , even if no man is yet able to expla@@ in fully God’s works in this reg@@ ard .
Some , however , have also made serious er@@ r@@ ors in the pro@@ c@@ ess .
We can keep on displa@@ ying this qu@@ ality by supp@@ or@@ ting the Christian congregation and doing what we can to look after its inter@@ ests and wel@@ f@@ are .
His rul@@ er@@ ship was inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted when the t@@ ree was cho@@ pp@@ ed down and left for se@@ ven times ​ — that is , when he lost his san@@ ity for a peri@@ od of time .
He took them , so to speak , all the way to the close of Christ’s Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn .
Such a con@@ dition would requi@@ re them to be se@@ c@@ lu@@ ded during the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver we@@ ek and to mis@@ s all its ob@@ serv@@ an@@ ces and c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations .
In Satan’s ar@@ sen@@ al is another powerful we@@ ap@@ on ​ — “ the spirit of the world , ” that is , its d@@ om@@ in@@ ant inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation or mo@@ tiv@@ ation , which is in direc@@ t op@@ position to God’s holy spirit .
Many of us have had similar experi@@ ences .
Th@@ r@@ ough what does A@@ be@@ l speak ?
This f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation cons@@ ists of the un@@ chang@@ e@@ able la@@ ws of God that control the mo@@ v@@ ement of the earth and hold it in its place .
R@@ es@@ pect Jehovah’s C@@ ongreg@@ ation and I@@ ts Di@@ rection
Jehovah’s loyal servants can also be id@@ enti@@ fied by their courage and in@@ iti@@ ative in speaking to people who are not worshi@@ p@@ ers of the true God .
It is s@@ pr@@ ing@@ time , likely near the fi@@ shing to@@ wn of Ca@@ per@@ na@@ u@@ m , Jesus ’ home ba@@ se in the re@@ gi@@ on .
How powerful is the message em@@ an@@ ating from God’s Word ?
Ha@@ ving over@@ come her own disa@@ bility at great effort , she felt for those who were in similar circumstances .
4 Si@@ ob@@ ha@@ n from I@@ rel@@ and
What kind of Father is Jehovah ?
What a rich spiritual her@@ it@@ age we have !
P@@ ri@@ or to Jesus ’ ar@@ rest , Peter bo@@ ast@@ ed : “ Even if all the others are stu@@ mb@@ led , yet I will not be . ”
Bar@@ ak has been called faith@@ less because of this re@@ qu@@ est , but un@@ fai@@ r@@ ly so .
In 198@@ 9 the Com@@ mun@@ ist re@@ gi@@ me in C@@ ze@@ cho@@ s@@ lo@@ v@@ ak@@ ia col@@ la@@ p@@ sed .
So@@ on , those two men began serving together as mission@@ aries . ​ — Acts 13 : 2 , 3 .
He in@@ duc@@ ed the first human pa@@ ir , Adam and E@@ ve , to become dis@@ loyal to divine so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and tri@@ ed to t@@ ar@@ n@@ ish Jehovah’s name by claim@@ ing that He had lied .
However , in the con@@ text of 1 Corinthians 11 : 25 , 26 , Paul was discus@@ sing , not how often , but how the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al should be ob@@ served .
• How do the examples of David and Jo@@ shua emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the need for ca@@ u@@ tion when making decisions ?
O@@ f@@ f to the P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c Is@@ lands ​ — To Wor@@ k !
He reve@@ als his love , joy , s@@ or@@ ro@@ w , disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment , anger , mer@@ cy , concer@@ n ​ — y@@ es , the r@@ ange of his thoughts and feelings , and the under@@ l@@ ying reas@@ ons for these — ​ all in a way humans can re@@ adi@@ ly understand . ​ — Psalm 7@@ 8 : 3 - 7 .
How do these n@@ ames con@@ fir@@ m de@@ ta@@ il@@ s in the Bi@@ bli@@ cal rec@@ ord ?
Instead , with t@@ act , good illustr@@ ations , and though@@ t@@ ful questions , we can help them to appreci@@ ate the Scriptural poin@@ ts pres@@ ented in our Bible - based public@@ ations .
7 : 5@@ 9 ​ — W@@ as S@@ te@@ ph@@ en pra@@ ying to Jesus ?
How disa@@ p@@ pointed the disci@@ ple John Mark must have been when the apostle Paul did not want to take him along on Paul’s second mission@@ ary j@@ our@@ ne@@ y !
With their in@@ n@@ ate sense of the divine , humans s@@ ought to draw close to God , with whom they were less and less famili@@ ar , ‘ gro@@ p@@ ing ’ for him bl@@ in@@ dly .
As told by D@@ or@@ is El@@ d@@ red
What other Bible ad@@ vice can help us make wise decisions about medi@@ cal tre@@ at@@ ment ?
You will want to a@@ do@@ pt the li@@ mit descri@@ bed at Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 29 : “ Let a ro@@ t@@ ten saying not pro@@ ce@@ ed out of your m@@ ou@@ th . ”
Their heart is h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical ; now they will be found gu@@ il@@ ty . ”
The imp@@ lic@@ ation was that Jesus should continue to make material pro@@ v@@ isions for them .
S@@ ally no@@ tes : “ Li@@ ving under un@@ famili@@ ar con@@ di@@ tions is a chall@@ enge , perhaps even more so for a woman than for a man , but I learned that it is possible to ad@@ just .
They ac@@ tually did most of the prin@@ ting , under the over@@ sight of Bro@@ ther Mal@@ col@@ m V@@ ale .
‘ From Today , I B@@ eli@@ eve There Is a God ’ ( C@@ ze@@ ch Re@@ public ) , 7 / 15
Be@@ fore the “ h@@ our ” of Jesus ’ death , he has much to do in his heavenly Fa@@ ther’s service .
Not because he liter@@ ally has a gro@@ t@@ es@@ que , u@@ g@@ ly body .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , at Hebrews 12 : 1 , he ur@@ ged fellow Christians : “ Let us also put off every we@@ i@@ ght and the sin that eas@@ ily ent@@ ang@@ les us , and let us ru@@ n with end@@ ur@@ ance the r@@ ace that is set before us . ”
Jesus said : “ I am the resurrection and the life . He that exerc@@ ises faith in me , even though he dies , will come to life . ”
( Read Isaiah 1 : 18 . )
But their persecu@@ tion was ca@@ used mo@@ st@@ ly by govern@@ ments , not by false religion .
Fir@@ st , look at Revelation chap@@ ter 12 .
The nation of n@@ atur@@ al Israel c@@ eas@@ ed to experience Jehovah’s loving - kindness , or loyal love , because they re@@ je@@ cted his Son .
The apostle Paul fore@@ told that just before this system of things is destro@@ yed , there will be a no@@ table expres@@ sion of s@@ at@@ ani@@ c pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda .
The apostle Peter also had counsel for married cou@@ ples , and his words to hus@@ ban@@ ds were especially pointed .
Why , his fe@@ et have deli@@ ber@@ ately been un@@ co@@ vered , and someone is l@@ ying right there !
These things are not wrong .
So I gave him my bl@@ an@@ ke@@ t from M@@ ak@@ r@@ ó@@ n@@ is@@ o@@ s to encoura@@ ge him in a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic way to follow the example of form@@ er integrity keep@@ ers .
On one side , there was a lo@@ g fi@@ re that we used for co@@ o@@ king and for he@@ ating water that the brothers brought us in bu@@ c@@ ke@@ ts .
We can learn much from the apostle Paul about cultiv@@ ating gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de .
Joseph ac@@ ted dec@@ isi@@ vely and sel@@ f@@ less@@ ly to prote@@ ct his child
At conven@@ tions , young brothers appro@@ ach me , as@@ king : “ Do you remember when you used to bring the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines to our home ? ”
Ther@@ efore , the Bible says : “ All have sin@@ ned and f@@ all sh@@ ort of the glory of God . ”
Consider the value of Bible understanding and the peace of mind that it br@@ ings to those who serve the God of truth .
Why is making a living important ?
And what kind of person do I want to become ? ’
Instead of em@@ br@@ ac@@ ing the good news , most people re@@ ject it .
Who need to be encoura@@ ged ?
Pe@@ ace does not come a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally to imper@@ fect individuals .
By living in har@@ mony with our dedic@@ ation and by exerc@@ ising complete confidence in Jehovah , in effect we are saying to him : “ You are my refu@@ ge and my str@@ ong@@ hold , my God , in whom I will trust . ”
Let us see how .
With reg@@ ard to the word here transl@@ ated “ cl@@ ing , ” one Bible scho@@ la@@ r states that “ the language indic@@ ates a very close and in@@ tim@@ ate relationship . ”
Hence , those anointed ones have the responsi@@ bility to minis@@ ter to one another using the gi@@ f@@ ts God gave them .
After sp@@ en@@ ding some time sing@@ le , many of Jehovah’s faithful servants deci@@ de to look for a marriage par@@ t@@ ner .
The Jews ’ respon@@ se moved L@@ ysi@@ as to take his pris@@ on@@ er to the sol@@ di@@ ers ’ qu@@ ar@@ ters in the T@@ ow@@ er of A@@ nt@@ on@@ ia . ​ — Acts 21 : 27 – 22 : 24 .
And let justice ro@@ l@@ l for@@ th just like w@@ at@@ ers , and righteousness like a con@@ stan@@ tly f@@ low@@ ing t@@ or@@ r@@ ent . ”
Our mer@@ ci@@ ful heavenly Father re@@ members ​ — and ch@@ eri@@ sh@@ es — ​ our good works as long as we remain faithful to him .
I was deep@@ ly moved and felt that I too needed to share in preaching the good news .
Jesus set the prop@@ er example in show@@ ing and accep@@ ting ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , let us never lo@@ se appreciation for our wonderful hope . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess .
When using that book , do not over@@ look the bo@@ x “ What Do You Th@@ ink ? ”
* How has he man@@ ag@@ ed to cop@@ e with his ill@@ ness ?
From Na@@ z@@ are@@ th , the h@@ ill of S@@ ep@@ p@@ hor@@ is can be seen , ris@@ ing al@@ most 4@@ 00 fe@@ et [ 1@@ 20 m ] a@@ bo@@ ve the v@@ al@@ le@@ y flo@@ or .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ where he went , Jesus “ heal@@ ed those nee@@ ding a cu@@ re . ” ​ — Luke 9 : 11 .
W@@ as he so bus@@ y that he had no time for the we@@ ak and the si@@ ck or for children ?
What is more , she later began to pioneer , and her 11 - year - old daugh@@ ter got baptized .
L@@ ear@@ ning that was a very emo@@ tional experience for her .
How did Jesus displa@@ y true kindness ?
8 , 9 . ( a ) What we@@ ak@@ ness did the prophet U@@ ri@@ j@@ ah displa@@ y , with what result ?
Indeed , since wa@@ iting is an in@@ ev@@ it@@ able part of life , know@@ ing how to wa@@ it pati@@ ently when necess@@ ary is a mar@@ k of a matu@@ re person .
Our love for Jehovah moved us to dedic@@ ate our life to him and get baptized .
If un@@ believ@@ ing relati@@ ves or im@@ matu@@ re Christians use vu@@ l@@ g@@ ar or sen@@ su@@ ous d@@ ance mo@@ v@@ ements , the bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om might have to change the ty@@ pe of mu@@ si@@ c or t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully re@@ qu@@ est that the d@@ an@@ c@@ ing ce@@ ase .
Yet , wonderful as those mu@@ se@@ u@@ m it@@ em@@ s may be , they are likely un@@ rel@@ ated to your life .
All were tra@@ ined in pris@@ on@@ like scho@@ ol@@ s .
What is important is not our time but Jehovah’s time .
It also rel@@ ates what Jeremiah person@@ ally experienced as he faith@@ fully car@@ ri@@ ed out his 6@@ 7 - year - long ministry .
They reli@@ ed upon Jehovah for strength , pra@@ ying that he would en@@ able them to continue “ speaking [ his ] word with all b@@ ol@@ dness . ”
E@@ duc@@ ated to B@@ eli@@ eve It ?
“ As a sing@@ le woman , she had become more in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent than she real@@ ized , ” the Witness rec@@ alls .
A husband needs to ask himself this question , ‘ Is my view of he@@ ad@@ ship and of women in gener@@ al influ@@ enced more by local cu@@ sto@@ m than by the counsel and examples found in the Bible ? ’
Per@@ fe@@ ction does not mean being a per@@ fe@@ c@@ tion@@ ist .
No more do we hold ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es in second - r@@ ate the@@ at@@ ers but , rather , in sp@@ ac@@ i@@ ous As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ alls .
Yet , Jehovah said “ I am ” ​ — not “ I was ” ​ — their God .
Go@@ dly wisdom helped him to gr@@ as@@ p the princi@@ ple of relati@@ ve sub@@ je@@ ction to se@@ cul@@ ar author@@ ities .
All fi@@ ve children are baptized . ”
N@@ atur@@ ally , stud@@ ents need to study and do their ho@@ me@@ work to pas@@ s the exam@@ s .
It was a great reli@@ ef to know that the Bible did not have to be an end@@ less cir@@ c@@ le of de@@ bat@@ es and con@@ f@@ lic@@ ting op@@ in@@ i@@ ons . ”
Joseph held his ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s trust until a false acc@@ us@@ ation of ra@@ pe from P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife l@@ an@@ ded him here in this pris@@ on .
• What can we learn from Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation about the pers@@ ist@@ ent ho@@ st ?
Then let your chil@@ d’s heart respon@@ d to Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness .
“ See You in God’s Kingdom ”
What did Jesus say to a man who had a family dis@@ pu@@ te , and what war@@ ning did Jesus give ?
D@@ oub@@ t@@ less he knew what Jehovah had pro@@ claim@@ ed in the gar@@ den of E@@ den : “ That is why a man will leave his father and his mother and he must s@@ tic@@ k to his wife and they must become one flesh . ”
C@@ Y@@ R@@ I@@ L O@@ F AL@@ E@@ X@@ AN@@ D@@ R@@ I@@ A ​ — A C@@ ON@@ T@@ R@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ S@@ I@@ A@@ L C@@ H@@ U@@ R@@ C@@ H F@@ A@@ TH@@ E@@ R
I@@ mit@@ ate Their Fa@@ ith ​ — He W@@ as K@@ ep@@ t “ Sa@@ fe With S@@ even O@@ thers ” 12
* The se@@ al on “ the so@@ li@@ d f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of God ” has two pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ements .
In the cap@@ it@@ al city , S@@ an S@@ al@@ va@@ d@@ or , another mission@@ ary was stud@@ ying the Bible with the wife of an eng@@ in@@ e@@ er nam@@ ed Bal@@ t@@ as@@ ar Per@@ la .
Not on the Scriptures , but on “ the fr@@ am@@ e@@ work of a ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y and world view qu@@ ite different from the thought world of Jesus and the ear@@ li@@ est ch@@ urch . ”
Re@@ im@@ s
We were not born as sons of God because when the first human pa@@ ir sin@@ ned , the human r@@ ace was se@@ par@@ ated from its loving Father and Creator .
P@@ rac@@ tic@@ al Ad@@ vice on V@@ i@@ e@@ wing Mat@@ ters From God’s St@@ and@@ point
Since I was working in the small gu@@ ar@@ d@@ house at the en@@ tr@@ y@@ way to Bethel , I was the first to see them .
“ S@@ ta@@ y A@@ wa@@ ke ” and “ Ke@@ ep Re@@ ad@@ y ”
Not by what they say , but by what they do , as Jesus cl@@ ari@@ fied : “ Not ever@@ yone saying to me , ‘ Lord , Lord , ’ will en@@ ter into the kingdom of the heavens , but the one doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens will . ”
11 , 12 . ( a ) R@@ el@@ ate what happened when God sent two materi@@ al@@ ized angels to So@@ dom . ( b ) This account has ra@@ ised what questions in the mind of some ?
It is a world cen@@ ter of high@@ er educ@@ ation , has one of the worl@@ d’s ol@@ des@@ t uni@@ vers@@ ities , and is home to some 2@@ 5@@ 0@@ ,000 stud@@ ents .
Jesus ad@@ ded : “ The very ha@@ ir@@ s of your head are all num@@ ber@@ ed . ”
I@@ rel@@ and has 1@@ 15 congregations in 6 cir@@ cu@@ its , said B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e member Peter An@@ dre@@ ws .
S@@ ar@@ ah had am@@ ple reason to love this place .
Like Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l , Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s cl@@ er@@ gy spe@@ ar@@ head the persecu@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
“ G@@ u@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ ed ! ”
In@@ iti@@ ally , the preaching ter@@ rit@@ ory of the brothers was con@@ f@@ ined to the ba@@ r@@ rac@@ ks that main@@ ly hous@@ ed Witnesses .
pages 12 - 14 .
Su@@ e , a pioneer in her early 50 ’ s , says : “ You are de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely fac@@ ed with challeng@@ es , but these cannot com@@ pare with the blessings you receive .
Jesus ’ emp@@ a@@ thy gives us valu@@ able in@@ sight into the qualities and ways of his Father , Jehovah .
Even though I cho@@ se to remain sing@@ le , I have many spiritual children , not just those with whom I stu@@ died the Bible but others to whom I have gro@@ wn close .
And the rec@@ ord does not say that any of them dis@@ pu@@ ted Pet@@ er@@ ’s st@@ at@@ ement that David “ fore@@ saw and spoke about the resurrection ” of the coming Messi@@ ah .
If we are brothers desi@@ ring to have responsi@@ bil@@ ities in the congregation , this tra@@ it dis@@ qu@@ ali@@ fi@@ es us .
Of what does Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah’s fin@@ al vision as@@ sure God’s people ?
Still , Christ found these same faithful anointed Christians doing their ut@@ most to provide tim@@ ely spiritual food for the hous@@ eho@@ ld of faith .
However , Jehovah’s Word is un@@ wa@@ ver@@ ing .
A@@ n im@@ moral person “ destro@@ ys valu@@ able things ” in what way ?
Lo@@ ts were to be c@@ ast for the Messi@@ ah’s clo@@ thing .
A good leg@@ end mak@@ er would likely have had Jesus st@@ age a spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar com@@ e@@ back , deli@@ ver a m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous spe@@ e@@ ch , or be ba@@ th@@ ed in light and s@@ pl@@ end@@ or .
Why Are We H@@ ere ?
But might g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing be consider@@ ed leg@@ iti@@ mate work ?
With appro@@ val they [ their gi@@ f@@ ts ] will come up upon my [ God’s ] al@@ ta@@ r . ”
How did Jehovah feel as Jesus bre@@ a@@ th@@ ed his last and , for the first time since the da@@ wn of all cre@@ ation , His de@@ ar Son was not in ex@@ ist@@ ence ? ​ — Matthew 26 : 14 - 16 , 4@@ 6 , 4@@ 7 , 5@@ 6 , 5@@ 9 , 6@@ 7 ; 27 : 26 , 38 - 4@@ 4 , 4@@ 6 ; John 19 : 1 .
16 : 4 .
Still , I im@@ medi@@ ately set out preaching from house to house , and my husband and I op@@ ened our house as a place of lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing for pione@@ ers and travel@@ ing overse@@ ers .
One man was qu@@ ite up@@ set at the emp@@ ty words he heard .
C@@ ould you inclu@@ de such a vis@@ it in your next family v@@ ac@@ ation ?
There can be no doubt that these things will come to pas@@ s right on sc@@ he@@ du@@ le .
Lo@@ o@@ king back , we feel as if Jehovah were gr@@ as@@ p@@ ing our hands and saying to us : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id . I my@@ self will help you . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
We had better d@@ ou@@ ble it . ”
“ God is a God , not of dis@@ order , but of peace , ” states 1 Corinthians 14 : 33 .
If you on occasi@@ on stru@@ gg@@ le with such feelings , do you not find it com@@ for@@ ting to know that even the apostle Paul fac@@ ed a similar chall@@ enge ?
Since to accom@@ pl@@ ish one@@ ’s a@@ im is a most pleas@@ ant experience , it fol@@ lo@@ ws that to de@@ part from evil must be an ab@@ om@@ in@@ ation to fo@@ ol@@ s .
The words of wisdom given from the “ one shepher@@ d , ” Jehovah , have a sta@@ bi@@ li@@ z@@ ing effect on our life .
Jesus ’ own vi@@ r@@ g@@ in mother was pu@@ z@@ z@@ led when God’s ang@@ el said : “ Lo@@ ok ! you will conc@@ ei@@ ve in your wom@@ b and give bir@@ th to a son , and you are to call his name Jesus . ”
The Bible study book The Tru@@ th That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ter@@ n@@ al Li@@ fe , publi@@ shed in 19@@ 6@@ 8 , re@@ ached a dist@@ ribu@@ tion of over 10@@ 7 milli@@ on in 1@@ 17 langu@@ ages .
And he has given us the supp@@ or@@ tive compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship of a va@@ st thr@@ ong of fellow believers at meetings and ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es .
When it comes to their get@@ ting a@@ head , anything go@@ es .
“ I can@@ ’t remember recei@@ ving any comm@@ end@@ ation or affe@@ ction from her . ”
Like the vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins in the par@@ able , spiritually speaking they “ no@@ d@@ ded and went to s@@ le@@ ep , ” even as un@@ faithful prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians did after Jesus ’ apostles died . ​ — Matthew 25 : 5 ; Revelation 11 : 7 , 8 ; 12 : 17 .
She accepted a tr@@ act and asked the Witness to vis@@ it her in her home .
Why , do you think , did they have such a viol@@ ent dis@@ position ?
17 : 7 .
Re@@ ally , though , it seem@@ s best to avoid spe@@ cul@@ ation .
A fav@@ or@@ ite pas@@ sage of mine is Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 : ‘ Do not be anxi@@ ous over anything , but in everything by prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation along with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving , let your pet@@ iti@@ ons be made known to God ; and the peace of God that sur@@ pas@@ ses all understanding will gu@@ ard your hearts and your men@@ tal po@@ wers . ’
We , however , cannot ob@@ serve him direc@@ tly .
Par@@ ents also do well to avoid though@@ t@@ less com@@ ments that ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le , such as , “ Is that all ?
We can ask ourselves , ‘ Do I imitate Jesus ’ example and com@@ men@@ d others for their good qualities in@@ stead of foc@@ using on their mis@@ takes ? ’
Ab@@ out ei@@ ght years later , King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar has a my@@ st@@ eri@@ ous dre@@ am .
How can we exam@@ ine ourselves as to whether we are “ ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to ob@@ serve the on@@ en@@ ess of the spirit ” ?
Some religious grou@@ ps still cl@@ ing to the ide@@ a that God p@@ un@@ ish@@ es the wicked by sub@@ je@@ cting them to et@@ er@@ n@@ al suffering in a fi@@ er@@ y hel@@ l .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying the less@@ on of Jesus ’ end@@ ur@@ ance , Paul encoura@@ ges Christians : “ Consider clo@@ sel@@ y the one who has end@@ ur@@ ed such contr@@ ary talk by sin@@ n@@ ers against their own inter@@ ests , that you may not get ti@@ red and give out in your sou@@ ls . ”
How H@@ app@@ y “ the M@@ il@@ d - T@@ emp@@ ered On@@ es ” !
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory , Satan has organiz@@ ed his se@@ ed into vari@@ ous pol@@ itical mo@@ v@@ ements or k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s .
C@@ hi@@ ef among them were A@@ than@@ asi@@ us , the as@@ ser@@ tive bi@@ sh@@ op of A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a , and three ch@@ urch lead@@ ers from C@@ ap@@ pa@@ do@@ ci@@ a , A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or ​ — B@@ as@@ il the Gre@@ at , his brother G@@ reg@@ ory of N@@ y@@ s@@ sa , and their friend G@@ reg@@ ory of Na@@ z@@ i@@ an@@ z@@ us .
Q@@ u@@ ality is one of the ke@@ ys to a Bi@@ bli@@ cal view of work .
O@@ ver the past 30 years , I have had the joy of help@@ ing 22 of my co@@ work@@ ers to beg@@ in worshipp@@ ing Jehovah .
( Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 11 - 13 . )
They may have the re@@ ward of hear@@ ing their children say what one cou@@ ple heard from their children : “ We are a very close family because of the loving care of D@@ ad and Mo@@ m , with whom we have always enjo@@ yed good commun@@ ic@@ ation .
The pla@@ gu@@ e of Ba@@ al worship was still pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent among them , and Eli@@ j@@ ah had much work to do .
Jesus gave his followers a means of recogn@@ iz@@ ing the end of that wa@@ iting peri@@ od and the beg@@ in@@ ning of his re@@ ign in heaven .
Eng@@ ro@@ s@@ sed in O@@ ne@@ ’s E@@ mp@@ loy@@ ment
God - given instru@@ ction will be provided for mankind , and in time “ the earth will certainly be filled with the knowledge of Jehovah as the w@@ at@@ ers are co@@ ver@@ ing the very se@@ a . ”
It is similar today .
They make o@@ ffer@@ ings to God in the form of religious practic@@ es .
In ad@@ dition , the gi@@ f@@ ts of joy , peace , fri@@ end@@ ship , and ans@@ wer@@ ed prayers strengthen us to fin@@ ish God’s work .
As Jesus himself explained , he came “ to give his soul a ransom in ex@@ change for many . ”
How can it be said that ‘ God is Jesus ’ thro@@ ne , ’ and why can we be sure that his kingdom is righteous ?
* How did the ma@@ ster respon@@ d ?
What is our relationship with se@@ cul@@ ar author@@ ities , and why ?
This am@@ a@@ z@@ ing develop@@ men@@ tal pro@@ c@@ ess took place within your mo@@ ther’s wom@@ b , hi@@ d@@ den from human sight as if bu@@ ri@@ ed deep in the earth .
Christians Today P@@ re@@ ach With B@@ ol@@ dness
Such powerful works were cen@@ tr@@ al to Jesus ’ cla@@ im that he was the Son of God , the promised Messi@@ ah .
So@@ on they s@@ at at a table with ten M@@ en@@ n@@ on@@ ites , re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting two famili@@ es .
The r@@ ou@@ te he cho@@ se may have seem@@ ed nee@@ d@@ less@@ ly ar@@ du@@ ous from a human per@@ spe@@ ctive .
He could not work during the day , and his ab@@ d@@ om@@ in@@ al pa@@ ins t@@ or@@ men@@ ted him at night .
Ne@@ e@@ d@@ less to say , Al@@ me@@ i@@ da cont@@ ested their decision .
How King Solomon of ancient Israel must have appreci@@ ated the truth of those words !
3 : 3 , 4 .
Do not feel that you have to de@@ al with these tri@@ als al@@ one .
“ Does Jehovah really take no@@ te of all the good thoughts of his milli@@ ons of worshipp@@ ers ? ”
There were other challeng@@ es .
In fact , medit@@ ating on those very things can help us to “ draw close to God . ”
By speaking the “ pu@@ re language , ” Jehovah’s Witnesses offer people the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s com@@ for@@ ting message
De@@ par@@ t@@ ment of L@@ ab@@ or through 200@@ 5 pa@@ in@@ t the chil@@ ling s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o that at le@@ ast one - th@@ ir@@ d of all four - year col@@ le@@ ge gra@@ du@@ ates will not find emp@@ loy@@ ment that mat@@ ches their de@@ gre@@ es . ” ​ — The F@@ utu@@ ris@@ t , Ju@@ ly / Au@@ gu@@ st 20@@ 00 .
She wanted to find out what I thought about them .
I would not look to see what she had written .
If we r@@ ely on Jehovah and on the tra@@ ining he provi@@ des , we can often give a per@@ su@@ asi@@ ve answer , one that may re@@ ach the heart of our listen@@ ers .
How might thinking ability pre@@ v@@ ent us from being thro@@ wn off bal@@ ance and un@@ du@@ ly h@@ ur@@ t ?
What can help new mission@@ aries cop@@ e with their new sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s ?
• How might we gu@@ ard against pri@@ de ?
If we do what they did ​ — study the Bible and apply what it says — ​ we will dis@@ co@@ ver a large me@@ asure of in@@ ner peace , just as they did .
H@@ er d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing were mo@@ des@@ t , yet she deci@@ ded to we@@ ar clo@@ th@@ es that were more sub@@ du@@ ed “ so that the word of God [ would ] not be spo@@ ken of a@@ bu@@ si@@ vely . ” ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 5 .
The Devil thus succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in set@@ ting the first human cou@@ ple on a course of re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against God .
There were many things about the M@@ or@@ m@@ on faith that I had accepted , but I wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t really sure how the Scriptures com@@ pared with those ide@@ as .
2 : 9 - 11 ; 3 : 15 .
H@@ app@@ ily , though , Jehovah will bl@@ ess those who walk in his name .
The “ st@@ ars ” are “ the angels of the se@@ ven congregations . ”
Such pres@@ sure is not condu@@ ci@@ ve to spiritual prog@@ ress ; rather it te@@ ars one down . ”
How do the dem@@ ons dec@@ ei@@ ve people ?
Let us pur@@ sue the things making for peace and the things that are up@@ building to one another . ”
What s@@ ort of educ@@ ation will benefit Jehovah’s servants the most ?
Indeed , it can gro@@ w str@@ ong@@ er over time .
D@@ em@@ on@@ str@@ ating Our Su@@ b@@ mis@@ sion
This two - part seri@@ es consi@@ ders why we make such ex@@ ten@@ sive use of this form of ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing and how we me@@ et the challeng@@ es of preaching from do@@ or to do@@ or .
The Bible says : “ The head of every man is the Christ ; in turn the head of a woman is the man ; in turn the head of the Christ is God . ”
T@@ ake with y@@ ourselves words and come back to Jehovah .
Is that why he will emp@@ ty out his dra@@ g@@ ne@@ t , and does he have to k@@ ill nations con@@ stan@@ tly , while he shows no com@@ pas@@ sion ? ” ​ — Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 1 : 13 - 17 .
No one needs to tell you that death is a tra@@ ge@@ dy .
In pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ cha@@ l times , each family head re@@ pres@@ ented his wife and children before God , even o@@ ffering sacrific@@ es in their be@@ half .
The hope of being set free from en@@ sla@@ v@@ ement to sin and death was al@@ lu@@ ded to right after the first human pa@@ ir sin@@ ned .
Yet , he wrote about his worship of the true God : “ Your word be@@ comes to me the ex@@ ul@@ tation and the rejo@@ ic@@ ing of my heart ; for your name has been called upon me , O Jehovah God of ar@@ mi@@ es . ”
A fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te to Genesis 2 : 17 in The New Jerusalem Bible states that Adam and E@@ ve la@@ id cla@@ im “ to complete moral in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence by which man refu@@ ses to recogn@@ ise his st@@ atu@@ s as a cre@@ ated being . . .
Mo@@ ving away may sol@@ ve certain problems , but it would pro@@ ba@@ bly cre@@ ate other challeng@@ es .
In conclu@@ sion , there were some thr@@ ill@@ ing , hist@@ ory - making ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ements .
One who shows a dis@@ position to dis@@ believe in the s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity or go@@ o@@ dness of human mo@@ ti@@ ves and actions , and is won@@ t to expres@@ s this by s@@ ne@@ ers and s@@ ar@@ c@@ as@@ ms ; a s@@ ne@@ ering fa@@ ul@@ t - fin@@ der . ”
Is that why you have ob@@ ta@@ ined this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine ?
A@@ c@@ tually , more is involved than dedic@@ ating ourselves to Jehovah .
To the Israelites , Moses posed this question : “ What great nation has righteous regul@@ ations and j@@ udi@@ cial decisions like this enti@@ re Law that I am pu@@ t@@ ting before you today ? ”
Un@@ der Rom@@ an law , a ‘ man in char@@ ge ’ was leg@@ ally appointed to act as a gu@@ ar@@ di@@ an for an or@@ ph@@ an@@ ed min@@ or and to man@@ age the chil@@ d’s fin@@ an@@ cial af@@ fai@@ r@@ s until the child re@@ ached ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od .
He wrote : “ If I have all the faith so as to move m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , but do not have love , I am nothing . ”
Consider , for instance , the princi@@ ple stated at James 3 : 17 , which says in part : “ The wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve is first of all cha@@ st@@ e , then pe@@ ace@@ able . ”
I pray@@ ed to Jehovah continu@@ ally , and he gave me the strength to succ@@ e@@ ed .
Jesus ’ yo@@ ke is kin@@ dly in@@ deed !
Thus , rather than disc@@ oura@@ ge a child from get@@ ting baptized , wise parents work hard to set the right example .
Of course , this does not ref@@ er to dar@@ k@@ ness in a physical sense .
The judgment mes@@ sa@@ ges that Jeremiah was to dec@@ l@@ are were b@@ ound to s@@ ti@@ r up op@@ position .
In L@@ e H@@ av@@ re , N@@ or@@ man@@ dy , a Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant la@@ dy who heard on the ra@@ di@@ o that Jehovah’s Witnesses ’ contribu@@ tions are being ta@@ x@@ ed is sh@@ o@@ cked .
They reve@@ aled Jesus ’ ex@@ ist@@ ence to that je@@ al@@ ous and powerful mu@@ r@@ der@@ er and even gave him strong reason for h@@ ating the child who was to become “ king of the Jews . ”
The Com@@ p@@ lu@@ ten@@ si@@ an P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t ​ — A H@@ ist@@ ori@@ c Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation To@@ ol
But at the same time , I thought , ‘ The people on the enem@@ y side must su@@ ff@@ er just as much as we do when their loved ones die . ’
The kingdom of Juda@@ h is not free of gu@@ il@@ t .
Thus , R@@ a@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s confidence in the God of the Israelites was not mis@@ plac@@ ed . ​ — Jo@@ shua 2 : 1 , 9 - 13 ; 6 : 15 - 17 , 25 .
Still , I w@@ atch@@ ed a man who once had been so strong and d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic gra@@ du@@ ally we@@ ak@@ en .
W@@ ould it be wise , then , for a dedic@@ ated Christian to pur@@ sue cour@@ tshi@@ p and marriage with someone who has been accepted as an un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ er , since , stri@@ c@@ tly speaking , Paul’s counsel recorded at 2 Corinthians 6 : 14 could not apply in that case ?
Jehovah promises : “ I shall positi@@ vely ga@@ ther Jac@@ o@@ b . ”
Yes , he ‘ b@@ ought out the time ’ to fur@@ ther his divine educ@@ ation . ​ — E@@ ph .
A@@ T ON@@ E time or another , ne@@ arly ever@@ yone feel@@ s the need to pray .
○ sum@@ mar@@ ize
When I came to know and appreci@@ ate Jehovah as a Per@@ son , I wanted to dedic@@ ate my life to him .
God did not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on that po@@ or wi@@ do@@ w .
Consider two challeng@@ es that could ar@@ ise and what you can do about them .
He lea@@ ds them to pas@@ ture and to water s@@ our@@ ces ; w@@ atch@@ es over them by day and by night ; prote@@ cts them from pre@@ d@@ at@@ ors ; car@@ ries the new@@ born ; sear@@ ches for st@@ ra@@ ys , and ca@@ res well for sheep that are in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek .
The effe@@ cts of old age will be er@@ adi@@ c@@ ated .
We can “ stay a@@ wa@@ ke ” spiritually by op@@ pos@@ ing the Devil and sta@@ ying close to God .
Jesus has appointed a tru@@ sted slave class that dis@@ p@@ en@@ ses vital spiritual food .
“ A woman told me that soon people will no longer die .
The apostle Paul well descri@@ bed it : “ All cre@@ ation keep@@ s on gro@@ an@@ ing together and being in pain together until now . ”
I@@ N TH@@ E book of L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us , ho@@ l@@ iness is refer@@ red to more often than in any other book of the Bible .
But M@@ other op@@ posed his efforts to ra@@ ise me , my brother , and my two sisters according to his religious beli@@ ef@@ s .
Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing our integrity to God is even more important than pre@@ serving our present life .
A brother made a return vis@@ it on an el@@ der@@ ly g@@ ent@@ le@@ man who had read our ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines for a number of years .
When we get si@@ ck , we seek ways to get well .
The psalmist remin@@ ds us that ‘ the sub@@ st@@ ance of God’s word is truth . ’
O@@ ther@@ wise , your well - meaning g@@ es@@ ture could h@@ ur@@ t your friend , and you might never know it . ”
The child who is given such direction will be em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed and con@@ fu@@ sed .
This love , com@@ bin@@ ed with their love for God and their brothers , com@@ p@@ els elders to serve the flo@@ ck , devo@@ ting their efforts , res@@ our@@ ces , and time to doing so .
We find the last men@@ tion of M@@ ary at the meetings with her sons , pra@@ ying .
“ E@@ very ci@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ation that has ever ex@@ is@@ ted has ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely col@@ la@@ p@@ sed , ” said form@@ er U@@ .@@ S . Se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary of St@@ ate H@@ en@@ ry K@@ is@@ sing@@ er .
( b ) What do we experience by “ lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing under the very sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty One ” ?
A mar@@ ble mon@@ um@@ ent inc@@ or@@ por@@ ating the shap@@ e of a do@@ g was er@@ e@@ cted over his t@@ om@@ b .
S@@ up@@ pose , for example , you lived in an ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment and you wanted to listen to mu@@ si@@ c at a vo@@ lu@@ me that ex@@ h@@ il@@ ar@@ ated you but up@@ set your neigh@@ b@@ or .
Ex@@ peri@@ ence shows that good commun@@ ic@@ ation dec@@ reas@@ es the ris@@ k of their feel@@ ing l@@ on@@ ely , left out , or je@@ al@@ ous . ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
Na@@ than gave the clo@@ sing talk , and at the end of it , he wa@@ ved good - b@@ ye to the a@@ udi@@ ence .
In@@ ter@@ es@@ ting are the com@@ ments of B@@ r@@ un@@ o , an older Christian man who su@@ ffered a disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment that chang@@ ed his way of life .
He has made it possible for humans every@@ where to learn and speak the one and only pu@@ re language .
We love them for who they are and for the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant contribu@@ tion they make to the congregation .
Many years later , Jesus re@@ pe@@ ated what Jehovah had said in the gar@@ den of E@@ den : “ A man will leave his father and his mother and will s@@ tic@@ k to his wife , and the two will be one flesh . ”
In 200@@ 1 , the Au@@ str@@ ali@@ an govern@@ ment pr@@ inted the dic@@ tion@@ ary as a gift for the people of Tu@@ v@@ alu .
As a loving Father , he teach@@ es us through his Word and his organization to benefit ourselves .
The apostle Peter wrote his first inspired letter some years later , about 6@@ 2 to 6@@ 4 C.E .
As@@ k yourself , ‘ What do I ex@@ pect to learn during this study peri@@ od ? ’
His father is at the whe@@ el .
We have had the satis@@ fac@@ tion of see@@ ing our children respon@@ d to the truth , we have had the joy of eng@@ ag@@ ing full - time in a li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving ministry , and we have seen Jehovah taking care of our needs .
So wrote le@@ x@@ ic@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ her Lu@@ d@@ wi@@ g K@@ o@@ e@@ h@@ l@@ er .
The Bible makes this promise : “ The or@@ ders from Jehovah are u@@ pri@@ ght , ca@@ using the heart to rejo@@ ice ; the comman@@ d@@ ment of Jehovah is clean , making the eyes shin@@ e . . . .
As you apply that su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion , seek ways to let the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der know that you yourself value what you are sh@@ aring from the Bible . ​ — Matthew 13 : 5@@ 2 .
Tru@@ ly , “ on the part of the u@@ pri@@ ght ones praise is f@@ it@@ ting . ”
Moses deli@@ vered yet another message , saying : “ This is what Jehovah the God of the Hebrews has said : ‘ S@@ end my people away that they may serve me . ’ ”
This account gives us in@@ sight into the qualities that Jehovah valu@@ es and the tra@@ its that he op@@ pos@@ es .
Those four con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed a Rom@@ an woman , a Jewish pro@@ sel@@ y@@ te , to turn over go@@ ld and other valu@@ ab@@ les as a contribu@@ tion to the temple in Jerusalem .
During the sum@@ m@@ er of 199@@ 7 , two Witnesses from M@@ ong@@ o@@ li@@ a made a 7@@ 50 - m@@ ile [ 1@@ ,@@ 2@@ 00 k@@ m ] j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to atten@@ d a Christian ga@@ ther@@ ing in I@@ r@@ kut@@ s@@ k , Rus@@ sia .
I attend@@ ed cl@@ as@@ ses on ev@@ en@@ ings when there were no meetings .
Per@@ sever@@ ance B@@ r@@ ings Jo@@ y
C@@ learly , to cultiv@@ ate vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e , we need to get thor@@ ough@@ ly famili@@ ar with Jehovah’s standards .
He is sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to the a@@ bil@@ ities and circumstances of his stud@@ ents .
Des@@ cri@@ b@@ ing these displa@@ ys of for@@ ce and gr@@ an@@ de@@ ur , the Bible says : “ The ri@@ v@@ ers have ra@@ ised , O Jehovah , the ri@@ v@@ ers have ra@@ ised their s@@ ound ; the ri@@ v@@ ers keep ra@@ ising their p@@ oun@@ ding . ” ​ — Psalm 9@@ 3 : 3 .
; P@@ el@@ o@@ qu@@ in , J .
The class was about to end , so she asked her teach@@ er for per@@ mis@@ sion to give a pres@@ ent@@ ation about her beli@@ ef@@ s as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
A@@ n example is the tun@@ ne@@ l at the F@@ ur@@ l@@ o pas@@ s on the V@@ ia F@@ lam@@ in@@ ia .
* M@@ ore important , Jehovah’s inter@@ ests were at st@@ ake , for he had said that through A@@ br@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed all the nations of the earth would bl@@ ess themselves .
Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has married the daugh@@ ter of An@@ n@@ as , another high pri@@ est .
• Why is it important to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard the heart ?
Why , even though they were experi@@ enc@@ ing “ a great t@@ est under a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction , ” they jo@@ y@@ fully gave “ bey@@ ond their ac@@ tu@@ al ability ” !
He once told Peter , who was a fi@@ sh@@ er@@ man : “ P@@ ul@@ l out to where it is deep , and you men let down your ne@@ ts for a c@@ atch . ”
Hence , the Israelites individu@@ ally had to cho@@ ose to love Jehovah , to listen to his vo@@ ice , and to s@@ tic@@ k to him .
We dis@@ co@@ vered why Jehovah’s name is important , why he per@@ m@@ its suffering , why some people go to heaven , and what the future ho@@ l@@ ds for faithful mankind in gener@@ al .
The apostle Peter , after coun@@ sel@@ ing congregation elders to maintain a good attitude , st@@ ressed the need of “ low@@ l@@ iness of mind . ”
A tower is long and s@@ l@@ end@@ er , and i@@ v@@ ory is s@@ mo@@ o@@ th .
Since the preaching work was re@@ stri@@ cted in many of these coun@@ tri@@ es , the local publi@@ sh@@ ers needed to be “ ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous as ser@@ p@@ ents and yet in@@ no@@ c@@ ent as do@@ ves . ” ​ — Matthew 10 : 16 .
C@@ l@@ er@@ gy@@ men of many den@@ om@@ in@@ ations lam@@ ent that their congreg@@ ants be@@ have like “ practic@@ al a@@ the@@ ists . ”
Mu@@ r@@ z@@ y@@ no@@ w@@ s@@ ki was born in a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , but when he was old en@@ ough , his father sent him to K@@ ö@@ ni@@ g@@ s@@ ber@@ g to beg@@ in his stu@@ dies of Greek and Hebrew .
Some parents g@@ ri@@ eve such lo@@ s@@ ses in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y .
One man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness is that he is “ a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in loving - kindness . ”
In Au@@ gu@@ st 19@@ 6@@ 1 , John became the first instru@@ ct@@ or of S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ ca@@ ’s four - we@@ ek Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol course , which was desi@@ gn@@ ed to help congregation overse@@ ers .
Why can all who honor Jehovah’s great name look to the future with confidence ?
What is that s@@ ource ?
That way , we will have the joy of help@@ ing them to “ ta@@ st@@ e and see that Jehovah is good . ” ​ — Psalm 34 : 8 .
To Timothy , Paul wrote : “ I was sh@@ own mer@@ cy [ so ] that by means of me as the fore@@ most case Christ Jesus might demonstr@@ ate all his long - suffering for a s@@ am@@ ple of those who are going to rest their faith on him for everlasting life . ”
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying the counsel of God’s Word in such a personal way will help us to “ stay a@@ wa@@ ke and keep our sen@@ ses . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess .
They rec@@ ently s@@ at down to rel@@ ate some of the high@@ ligh@@ ts of their long , rich life in Jehovah’s service .
Are matters rel@@ ated to God and congreg@@ ational inter@@ ests ga@@ ining an ever greater ro@@ le in our life , rather than being in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ al ?
11 , 12 . ( a ) What does Isa@@ ac@@ ’s will@@ ing@@ ness to be offered up illustr@@ ate about Christ’s sacrifice ?
P@@ ow@@ er@@ ful angels will serve as ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion@@ ers of divine judgment as the Lord Jesus “ br@@ ings v@@ enge@@ ance on those who . . . do not obey the good news about our Lord Jesus . ” ​ — 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 1 : 7 , 8 .
3 T@@ each Your Ch@@ il@@ dren to Be R@@ espe@@ ct@@ ful
D@@ et@@ a@@ il@@ s concer@@ ning Bro@@ ther M@@ or@@ r@@ is ’ full - time service can be found on page 26 of The Watchtower of Mar@@ ch 15 , 200@@ 6 .
Th@@ ree of Davi@@ d’s men for@@ ced their way into the city ​ — then occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed by the Phil@@ ist@@ ines — ​ and brought back the water .
H@@ app@@ y is he who is show@@ ing fav@@ or to such ones , since “ there is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ” ​ — Acts 20 : 35 .
We have consider@@ ed three are@@ as in which a Christian might become very involved at the co@@ st of his spiritu@@ ality .
They knew that they could never w@@ in the appro@@ val of their enem@@ ies , since “ the whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one . ”
Is it real@@ is@@ tic to trust in Jehovah in the face of serious ill@@ ness ?
In car@@ r@@ ying out our assignment to preach , what do we need ?
Com@@ men@@ ting on the so@@ cial con@@ di@@ tions of that time , the The@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent expla@@ ins : “ In every af@@ fa@@ ir , the question con@@ stan@@ tly ar@@ ose who was the greater , and according to each his du@@ e hon@@ our was an important matter which ca@@ used con@@ st@@ ant concer@@ n . ”
When Jesus was wit@@ ness@@ ing and heal@@ ing people at the temple sh@@ ort@@ ly before his death , some bo@@ ys cri@@ ed out : “ Sa@@ ve , we pray , the Son of David ! ”
How does the spiritual food provided at our ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es and conven@@ tions demonstr@@ ate that Jehovah is our F@@ ri@@ end ?
“ It will not be l@@ ate . ” ​ — Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 2 : 3 .
One man who fa@@ iled to reve@@ al his serious sin to the elders in the congregation said : “ I felt a pain in my heart that would not go away .
Con@@ cu@@ bin@@ age lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally wor@@ ked toward a more ra@@ pi@@ d inc@@ re@@ ase in the po@@ pul@@ ation of Israel .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : Some who come to enjoy T@@ am@@ ar@@ in@@ do Be@@ ach on the P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c C@@ o@@ ast of C@@ o@@ st@@ a R@@ ic@@ a are happy to learn that , in time , the whole earth will be a par@@ adise for us to cultiv@@ ate and enjoy
What a powerful answer V@@ al@@ ent@@ ina gave to Satan , who claim@@ ed that humans will not remain loyal to God in the face of tri@@ als !
This com@@ ment likely is an illustr@@ ation .
Hence , when Jesus saw a wi@@ do@@ w contribu@@ te “ two small co@@ ins of very little value ” in the temple , he pra@@ ised her to his disciples .
And he was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that the time had arri@@ ved for the Go@@ sp@@ els to be “ pur@@ ely pro@@ claim@@ ed thr@@ ough@@ out the world , so that people may no longer be led ast@@ ra@@ y by ali@@ en do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines of men . ”
The Bible says : “ This is what the love of God means , that we ob@@ serve his comman@@ d@@ ments . ”
Jesus ’ R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection on T@@ ri@@ al
That mo@@ tiv@@ ated me to make my dedic@@ ation to Jehovah .
Indeed , “ the wa@@ ges sin pa@@ ys is death , but the gift God gives is everlasting life by Christ Jesus our Lord . ”
When making decisions , especially those that may af@@ fect our spiritu@@ ality , should we not r@@ ely on Jehovah rather than le@@ an upon our own understanding ?
By “ righteousness , ” Jesus me@@ ant conduct that con@@ form@@ s to the divine will .
For some years we were in the New Yor@@ k C@@ ity are@@ a , and a number of the conven@@ tions were held at Y@@ an@@ ke@@ e St@@ adi@@ u@@ m .
For example , children respon@@ d well when parents set reason@@ able go@@ als and help the children to re@@ ach them .
Do they real@@ ize that we are living in “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ” ?
At last , I found ans@@ wers to fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al questions that my ch@@ urch had not been able to give me .
“ There are days coming , ” said the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah , “ and I will s@@ end a fam@@ ine into the land , a fam@@ ine , not for bre@@ ad , and a th@@ ir@@ st , not for water , but for hear@@ ing the words of Jehovah . ”
Mo@@ tiv@@ ated to Ch@@ ange
The con@@ vers@@ ation with Rus@@ sel@@ l s@@ par@@ ked R@@ ob@@ er@@ t’s interest in the Bible message , and to help him learn more , he g@@ la@@ dly ob@@ ta@@ ined from Rus@@ sel@@ l co@@ pi@@ es of S@@ tudi@@ es in the Scriptures .
I still feel the pain of the lo@@ ss , but than@@ king Jehovah for having had a good marriage and for the privilege of serving him with someone who deep@@ ly loved him has imp@@ ro@@ ved my out@@ look . ”
Your child should never feel that you do not no@@ tice that something is wrong .
Pe@@ ople de@@ file their bo@@ dies when they c@@ he@@ w or s@@ mo@@ ke to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o or a@@ bu@@ se al@@ co@@ ho@@ l or d@@ ru@@ g@@ s .
Sh@@ out in tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h , O daugh@@ ter of Jerusalem . Lo@@ ok !
Yes , what was be@@ h@@ ind God’s view on blood ?
I me@@ t an el@@ der@@ ly man who had accepted one of our public@@ ations more than 20 years ear@@ li@@ er .
It sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed their dedic@@ ation to Jehovah God in a new relationship with him through Jesus Christ .
Lo@@ ve W@@ i@@ th@@ in the F@@ am@@ ily C@@ ir@@ c@@ le
is@@ su@@ es of Mar@@ ch 22 , 199@@ 0 , page 21 ; Au@@ gu@@ st 8 , 199@@ 1 , page 18 ; and Watchtower is@@ su@@ es of J@@ anu@@ ary 1 , 199@@ 6 , page 5 ; Au@@ gu@@ st 1 , 199@@ 8 , page 5 .
A Si@@ gn of S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th
Jesus Christ also expres@@ sed love ​ — a d@@ om@@ in@@ ant qu@@ ality of his heavenly Father .
How can you foc@@ us the stud@@ ent@@ ’s attention on the Bible ?
In effect , they are imit@@ ating the psalmist A@@ sa@@ ph , who wrote : “ I shall remember the practic@@ es of J@@ ah ; for I will remember your mar@@ vel@@ ous doing of long ag@@ o .
If anything , his question reve@@ aled his s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ al or c@@ y@@ n@@ ic@@ al attitude .
Why , even people who love life can become des@@ per@@ ately un@@ happy !
By keep@@ ing integrity , Jehovah’s Witnesses have ad@@ ded to Satan’s de@@ fe@@ at
Some Jews th@@ re@@ w S@@ te@@ ph@@ en out@@ side Jerusalem and st@@ oned him to death .
May we never allow ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le at school , at work , or from un@@ believ@@ ing relati@@ ves to sto@@ p us from making known the truth of God’s Word . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 3 , 4 .
“ P@@ o@@ or people tell us that , a@@ bo@@ ve all , they want peace and se@@ cur@@ ity ​ — and then opportun@@ ities to make their lives better .
( b ) What will we learn in this article ?
It was never God’s purpose for the human family in gener@@ al to die and to po@@ pul@@ ate heaven vi@@ a the gra@@ ve .
The apostle Paul’s loyal compan@@ ion Timothy had fre@@ qu@@ ent b@@ ou@@ ts of st@@ om@@ ach tr@@ ou@@ ble for which Paul re@@ comm@@ ended the use of “ a little w@@ ine . ”
In L@@ ar@@ ne , my second pioneer assignment in I@@ rel@@ and , I served al@@ one for si@@ x we@@ ek@@ s , since my pioneer par@@ t@@ ner was atten@@ ding the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ac@@ y’s In@@ cre@@ ase As@@ s@@ em@@ bly in New Yor@@ k , in 19@@ 50 .
Who were the col@@ por@@ te@@ ur@@ s ?
Those cap@@ tur@@ ed were so@@ ld and ty@@ pi@@ c@@ ally never saw their ho@@ m@@ es or famili@@ es again .
No@@ tice that Jesus ’ confidence was not mis@@ plac@@ ed .
The blessings of an earthly par@@ adise under the Kingdom are set out before milli@@ ons .
Thus it can be said that the su@@ n never se@@ ts on those br@@ ing@@ ing glory to Jehovah .
Consider C@@ ar@@ in@@ ’s st@@ ory : “ When my son D@@ on was born , my husband and I were working ab@@ ro@@ ad , and I had rec@@ ently be@@ gu@@ n to study the Bible .
Jehovah’s spirit flo@@ ws fre@@ ely where there is such respect and un@@ ity .
Yes , Jesus will use his great power to destro@@ y the wicked .
Con@@ tra@@ sting the con@@ dition of the righteous with that of the wicked , Solomon says : “ No man will be fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed by wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness ; but as for the ro@@ o@@ t - f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of the righteous ones , it will not be ca@@ used to st@@ ag@@ g@@ er . ” ​ — Proverbs 12 : 3 .
God ca@@ res deep@@ ly for us and wants to sp@@ are us hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
Now that I had a Bible , the chall@@ enge was to keep it .
As a govern@@ men@@ tal m@@ oun@@ tain affe@@ cting “ the whole earth , ” the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom will stand forever . ​ — Daniel 2 : 35 , 4@@ 5 ; Revelation 16 : 14 , 16 .
The apostle Paul often qu@@ o@@ ted from the “ S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t ”
A re@@ v@@ ol@@ t by the B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in@@ ite S@@ he@@ ba ends in S@@ he@@ ba@@ ’s death .
( b ) How did Peter con@@ fir@@ m this ?
Many times it would get so bad that I did not want to go to school . ”
Do you think that there is any benefit from living according to God’s moral standards ? ”
( Read Proverbs 15 : 28 ; 17 : 27 . )
The to@@ w@@ ns@@ people s@@ pre@@ ad the r@@ um@@ or that Ha@@ bi@@ b@@ ’s sons were encourag@@ ing their father to sel@@ l his land , bu@@ y a don@@ ke@@ y , and go preaching .
• What do John W@@ y@@ c@@ li@@ f@@ fe , W@@ il@@ li@@ am T@@ y@@ nd@@ ale , R@@ ob@@ er@@ t M@@ or@@ ris@@ on , and Ad@@ on@@ i@@ ra@@ m Ju@@ d@@ son have in comm@@ on ?
Th@@ ri@@ ving in the Christian Bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od
In fact , there are many things that are not ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it@@ ly sp@@ el@@ led out in the Scriptures .
H@@ er se@@ duc@@ tive spe@@ e@@ ch a@@ wak@@ ens in him a desire that he seem@@ s un@@ able to res@@ ist .
A S@@ ti@@ mul@@ ating and Mo@@ ving Con@@ c@@ lu@@ sion
To be pleas@@ ing to God , however , we cannot be dec@@ e@@ it@@ ful .
There are many in our day who need it when experi@@ enc@@ ing g@@ ri@@ ef , ei@@ ther because of a cal@@ am@@ ity that str@@ ik@@ es many th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds or because of tri@@ bul@@ ation that a@@ ff@@ li@@ cts only them .
I could c@@ learly see that teaching the Bible would be far more satis@@ f@@ ying than teaching ma@@ them@@ ati@@ c@@ s .
The Jewish teach@@ ers , also known as ra@@ b@@ bi@@ s , ad@@ ded their own rul@@ es to these la@@ ws .
No one uses him to col@@ le@@ ct de@@ b@@ ts any@@ more , yet I@@ gn@@ ac@@ i@@ o is cont@@ ent that Bible tru@@ ths and God’s spirit have trans@@ form@@ ed his person@@ ality .
The disci@@ ple James expla@@ ins that wrong desire , “ when it has become fer@@ t@@ ile , gives bir@@ th to sin . ”
This is explained in “ Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers ” in the O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 1 , 198@@ 6 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
While in the is@@ lands , Bro@@ ther and S@@ is@@ ter Jac@@ k@@ son also contribu@@ ted much to the work of transl@@ ating Bible liter@@ ature .
In the 19@@ 20 ’ s , what was learned about the Kingdom and about two op@@ pos@@ ing organiz@@ ations , and how has this been help@@ ful ?
▪ Ke@@ ep Me@@ dit@@ ating on S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Th@@ ings
2 : 16 - 18 .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y D@@ A@@ V@@ I@@ D Z .
I would tra@@ v@@ el at night with ba@@ g@@ s of char@@ co@@ al st@@ ac@@ ked on the com@@ par@@ t@@ ment where the brother was hi@@ ding .
How dist@@ res@@ sing it is for a young child to face the re@@ ality of death !
Why not be determined to do all you pos@@ si@@ bly can to fulf@@ ill your ministry ?
With parents gu@@ i@@ ding the pro@@ c@@ ess , self - control inc@@ reas@@ es thr@@ ough@@ out the school years . ”
What will help him to succ@@ e@@ ed ?
We need to remember that it is imp@@ os@@ sible for Jehovah to act un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly .
If you feel this way , stri@@ ve to put your loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah a@@ head of your love for your family .
In 194@@ 7 , fi@@ ve of us serving at Bethel were invit@@ ed to atten@@ d G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , and the following year we attend@@ ed the 1@@ 1@@ th class .
( b ) How did Jesus use the tra@@ ining he received ?
God “ h@@ ates anyone who lo@@ ves viol@@ ence , ” says the Bible .
Thus , as they try to imitate their heavenly Father , they stri@@ ve to be “ tend@@ er@@ ly com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate ” in practic@@ al ways .
The spiritual par@@ adise ser@@ ves to id@@ enti@@ fy c@@ learly those who have God’s appro@@ val and who are today serving him at his spiritual temple . ​ — M@@ al .
This promise of Jehovah helps us trust Jesus ’ words found at Matthew 6 : 33 .
Dis@@ cer@@ ning the point of his illustr@@ ation , the woman ne@@ ver@@ th@@ eless beg@@ ged : “ Yes , Lord ; but really the little do@@ g@@ s do e@@ at of the cr@@ um@@ bs f@@ all@@ ing from the table of their ma@@ st@@ ers . ”
S@@ ad@@ ly , by e@@ ating of the fru@@ it , E@@ ve showed that Jehovah was not the most important Per@@ son in her life .
I tri@@ ed to qu@@ it many times but cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t . ”
A@@ no@@ ther as@@ pect to consider is what responsi@@ bil@@ ities we have or ye@@ ar@@ n to have .
There are other ancient boo@@ ks , of course .
It can be pr@@ ou@@ d or hum@@ ble , loving or h@@ ate@@ ful . ​ — Proverbs 16 : 5 ; Matthew 11 : 29 ; 1 Peter 1 : 22 .
One r@@ ace , called do@@ ʹ@@ li@@ ·@@ k@@ ho@@ s , went for about two and a half mil@@ es [ 4 k@@ m ] .
Still , if you are ever temp@@ ted to bre@@ ak one of Jehovah’s la@@ ws , strengthen yourself by taking time to pon@@ der the disa@@ str@@ ous spiritual con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences that you could face for fa@@ il@@ ing to rest@@ ra@@ in sin@@ ful imp@@ ul@@ ses .
Our ministry helps to coun@@ ter@@ act the lies that Satan prom@@ o@@ tes regarding Jehovah . ​ — Is@@ a .
Consider the words of the apostle Paul found at Hebrews 11 : 6 .
How did Jehovah’s organization view that is@@ ol@@ ated sister ?
The pri@@ ze is everlasting life , ei@@ ther in heaven for anointed Christians or on earth for the rest of the par@@ ti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts .
The Scriptural ter@@ m “ lo@@ ose conduct ” always invol@@ ves serious sin , often se@@ x@@ u@@ al in n@@ ature .
Jesus spoke of a tra@@ ge@@ dy invol@@ ving 18 people who were kil@@ led when a tower f@@ ell on them , and he indic@@ ated that those f@@ at@@ alities were not as a result of God’s will .
I knew that the Bible could help our family , so I started to study the Bible with one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Ju@@ li@@ ana , who was married for 11 years , says : “ I beg@@ ged my husband to stay .
“ They were st@@ oned , they were tri@@ ed , they were sa@@ wn a@@ su@@ n@@ der , they died by sla@@ ugh@@ ter with the s@@ word , they went about in she@@ ep@@ s@@ kin@@ s , in go@@ at@@ s@@ kin@@ s , while they were in want , in tri@@ bul@@ ation , under ill - tre@@ at@@ ment . ”
This would result in spiritual il@@ lu@@ min@@ ation “ before men , ” or for the benefit of mankind .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles has also benef@@ ited my marriage .
I gra@@ du@@ ated from high school in 198@@ 6 , and my ambi@@ tion was to be a n@@ ur@@ se .
Can you find friends who love Jehovah as much as you do ?
A little more than a year after we got married , I was invit@@ ed to Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n for a ten - mon@@ th course of ad@@ di@@ tional tra@@ ining .
After the second world war , his country was rul@@ ed by a powerful neigh@@ b@@ or , but many of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s coun@@ tr@@ y@@ men wanted in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence .
Just think of your physical bir@@ th .
As@@ s@@ em@@ bli@@ es streng@@ th@@ ened us for the persecu@@ tion a@@ head
All of this should imp@@ ress upon the min@@ ds of the other sheep why the Christian Greek Scriptures foc@@ us so much attention on Christ and his anointed brothers and their cen@@ tr@@ al ro@@ le in the out@@ working of Jehovah’s pur@@ pos@@ es .
There is no hi@@ ding from Jehovah God .
They put faith in Jehovah and seek to do his will , thus taking refu@@ ge in his name . ​ — 1 / 15 , pages 5 - 6 .
Now that you are al@@ one , your efforts to remain cha@@ st@@ e may be put to the t@@ est .
Be care@@ ful , however , not to for@@ ce a con@@ vers@@ ation if they just want to be qui@@ et .
Like the apostle Paul , most back then were “ show@@ ing all the more courage to speak the word of God fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly . ”
Jesus tre@@ ated his disciples as friends , not as inf@@ eri@@ ors .
He will@@ ingly ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged his er@@ r@@ ors , accepted re@@ pro@@ of , and cor@@ rec@@ ted his ways .
You can be part of it .
Today , there are many people like R@@ a@@ ha@@ b .
However , ex@@ per@@ ts have found that in many c@@ as@@ es , inc@@ reas@@ ing the number of la@@ ws just provi@@ des more opportun@@ ities for cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion .
A@@ n article publi@@ shed in Bi@@ bli@@ cal Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gy Rev@@ i@@ e@@ w stated that the ex@@ ist@@ ence of “ at le@@ ast 50 ” individuals mentioned in the Hebrew Scriptures can now be con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed by the f@@ indi@@ ng@@ s of ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists .
Although Jac@@ o@@ b took pre@@ ca@@ u@@ tion@@ ary st@@ ep@@ s , his prayer was ans@@ wer@@ ed when he and E@@ sa@@ u were re@@ conc@@ iled .
How do you feel about the sen@@ ti@@ ments expres@@ sed by two other brothers ?
• How should loy@@ al@@ ty influ@@ ence married Christians ?
God’s Kingdom will end w@@ ars , si@@ ck@@ ness , fam@@ ine , even death it@@ self .
No@@ te what God set before the first human pa@@ ir as their future : “ Be fru@@ it@@ ful and become many and f@@ ill the earth and sub@@ du@@ e it , and have in sub@@ je@@ ction the f@@ ish of the se@@ a and the f@@ l@@ ying cre@@ atu@@ res of the heavens and every living cre@@ ature that is mo@@ ving upon the earth . ”
The word “ world ” it@@ self is used in a ne@@ g@@ ative sense by Paul when he speak@@ s of “ the wisdom of this world ” and “ worl@@ dly desi@@ res . ”
Although he lived , his world was sh@@ at@@ tered .
N@@ um@@ ber of coun@@ tri@@ es assign@@ ed to : 16
They ad@@ v@@ ised him to go and make a more thor@@ ough inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ation .
When a par@@ ent says , “ Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ l@@ l never am@@ ount to anything , ” what ro@@ om is left for the child to keep his di@@ gn@@ ity ?
I sh@@ ared in tra@@ ining and help@@ ing many young men who later took on greater responsi@@ bil@@ ities in Jehovah’s organization .
W@@ ould you like to enjoy everlasting life in Par@@ adise on earth ?
This ter@@ m was pro@@ per@@ ly app@@ lied to others before Jesus .
While there may se@@ em to be en@@ ough elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants to care for present needs , will that be the case if a new congregation is form@@ ed ?
Yet , who will cla@@ im that saying no is always eas@@ y ?
32 Di@@ d You K@@ now ?
You Can Li@@ ve F@@ o@@ re@@ ver in Par@@ adise on E@@ ar@@ th , rel@@ eas@@ ed in 198@@ 2 , re@@ ached more than 8@@ 1 milli@@ on in 1@@ 31 langu@@ ages .
Israel was free ! ​ — E@@ x .
After that I took the deed of pur@@ cha@@ se , the one se@@ aled . . . and the one left o@@ pen ; and I then gave the deed of pur@@ cha@@ se to Bar@@ u@@ ch . ”
G@@ r@@ ace and I have each served Jehovah for more than 7@@ 5 years , and as a married cou@@ ple , we have served him for ne@@ arly 6@@ 5 years .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y F@@ O@@ R@@ R@@ E@@ S@@ T L@@ E@@ E
How can a greater understanding of Jehovah’s love help those who are tr@@ oub@@ led by God’s per@@ mis@@ sion of suffering ?
The class rel@@ ated num@@ er@@ ous field service experi@@ ences that they had enjo@@ yed while atten@@ ding the school .
At that time Ri@@ o de J@@ an@@ ei@@ r@@ o was the cap@@ it@@ al of B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , and our message was especially well - received in the govern@@ ment buil@@ ding@@ s .
Many learn to speak this way from the mo@@ vi@@ es and tel@@ ev@@ ision shows they w@@ atch .
Indeed , “ happy is ever@@ yone fe@@ aring Jehovah , who is wal@@ king in his ways . ”
T@@ en Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Ab@@ out Se@@ x An@@ s@@ wer@@ ed
In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational respon@@ se to com@@ ba@@ t this health c@@ ris@@ is has been un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted .
“ H@@ el@@ p me out where I need faith ! ” ​ — M@@ A@@ R@@ K 9 : 24 .
We will con@@ stan@@ tly find ourselves fac@@ ing chang@@ es in our lives .
Your Ch@@ il@@ dren Are Watch@@ ing You !
For example , to some who had the hope of going to heaven , the apostle Paul wrote : “ You . . . jo@@ y@@ fully took the p@@ lun@@ der@@ ing of your bel@@ ong@@ ings , know@@ ing you y@@ ourselves have a better and an a@@ bi@@ ding pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion ” as rul@@ ers in God’s Kingdom .
By see@@ king to return to Egy@@ pt , that wa@@ y@@ ward nation showed that it es@@ te@@ em@@ ed as of little value the spiritual blessings it had received , pre@@ fer@@ ring in@@ stead the le@@ ek@@ s , on@@ i@@ ons , and gar@@ lic that were a@@ vail@@ able in Egy@@ pt .
In this way , they have brought many , in fact milli@@ ons , into a righteous standing before Jehovah . ​ — Read Daniel 12 : 3 .
“ So down they went , and all who bel@@ ong@@ ed to them , ali@@ ve into S@@ he@@ ol , and the earth went co@@ ver@@ ing them over . ”
What have people , past and present , done in this reg@@ ard , and what has been the out@@ come ? ’
4 : 22 .
El@@ isha knew what that me@@ ant .
In l@@ ine with Jesus ’ ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on , we should ‘ keep our eyes o@@ pen , ’ not to ob@@ serve others to see if they f@@ it the des@@ crip@@ tion , but to exam@@ ine ourselves to see what we have set our hearts on , so as to “ gu@@ ard against every s@@ ort of co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness . ”
They worshipp@@ ed a di@@ z@@ z@@ ying ar@@ ra@@ y of go@@ ds , practic@@ ed occ@@ ul@@ t and ma@@ gi@@ cal ar@@ ts , and held a mor@@ bi@@ d f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ation with death and the af@@ ter@@ life .
How can we help others to a@@ wa@@ ke from such s@@ le@@ ep ?
If a person@@ ’s rec@@ k@@ less or im@@ moral way of life has ru@@ ined his health or re@@ duc@@ ed him to po@@ ver@@ ty , he may com@@ pla@@ in .
How is having our “ per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers tra@@ ined ” rel@@ ated to accep@@ ting Jehovah’s authority ?
W@@ H@@ E@@ N we first came out of the wicked world and began associ@@ ating with Jehovah’s people , we were likely deli@@ gh@@ ted to experience the war@@ m love and care that ex@@ ist among them .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , then , many draw the conclu@@ sion re@@ ached by Bible com@@ men@@ t@@ at@@ or Matthew H@@ en@@ ry , who said : “ S@@ te@@ ph@@ en here pra@@ ys to Christ , and so must we . ”
As a result , she said , “ I st@@ op@@ ped pra@@ ying . ”
O@@ thers jo@@ ined him in the wit@@ ness@@ ing work , and in 19@@ 6@@ 6 a Kingdom H@@ all with a cap@@ ac@@ ity of 30 was buil@@ t .
How do those who walk in the light respon@@ d to Jehovah’s powerful works in their be@@ half ?
We should real@@ ize , though , that Jehovah does not always answer our prayers in the man@@ ner that we may want .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er can also strengthen you to dec@@ l@@ are the good news b@@ ol@@ dly .
Solomon , Davi@@ d’s son and succ@@ ess@@ or , ap@@ par@@ ently got the point , for he re@@ ques@@ ted that Jehovah gr@@ ant him “ an obedi@@ ent heart ” and the ability “ to dis@@ cer@@ n between good and bad . ”
Jewish hist@@ ori@@ an Jose@@ ph@@ us says that God had G@@ ide@@ on mar@@ ch his tro@@ op@@ s to a ri@@ ver in the he@@ at of the day .
How might this ha@@ p@@ pen ?
Jo@@ si@@ ah
Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard Your N@@ ame
In the four vo@@ lum@@ es cor@@ respon@@ ding to the Hebrew Scriptures , the text of the V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate appe@@ ared in the cen@@ ter of each page ; the Hebrew text form@@ ed the ou@@ ter co@@ lum@@ n ; and the Greek text , along with an inter@@ l@@ in@@ e@@ ar transl@@ ation into L@@ at@@ in , the in@@ side co@@ lum@@ n .
E@@ TH@@ I@@ O@@ P@@ I@@ A
He said : “ My food is for me to do the will of him that sent me and to fin@@ ish his work . ” — John 4 : 34 .
• How can we use our life for God’s purpose ?
To that end , we have to make our min@@ ds over .
At his baptism , for instance , he received loving reas@@ sur@@ ance from the Father , who declar@@ ed : “ This is my Son , the bel@@ o@@ ved , whom I have appro@@ ved . ”
Jehovah Tru@@ st@@ s the S@@ la@@ ve
And he ri@@ ch@@ ly bless@@ es those who imitate his gener@@ os@@ ity by giving of their time , en@@ er@@ gy , or material res@@ our@@ ces in be@@ half of his Kingdom . ​ — Matthew 6 : 33 ; Hebrews 6 : 10 .
M@@ other s@@ pared no effort to understand and remember what she learned . Be@@ ing bl@@ ind , she had to mem@@ or@@ ize everything .
When a sin@@ ner gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely rep@@ ents , he deep@@ ly reg@@ re@@ ts his wrong course .
Th@@ ough I have at times been on the br@@ ink of to@@ tal des@@ pa@@ ir , Jehovah has been good to me .
Di@@ d he have to s@@ li@@ t the ani@@ mal@@ ’s thro@@ at for dra@@ in@@ age ?
How has Revelation 6 : 1 - 4 been ful@@ filled ?
B@@ ack when there were just two humans ( and after the F@@ lood , ei@@ ght ) , Jehovah comman@@ ded : “ Be fru@@ it@@ ful and become many . ”
Still , his mind often turned to his family h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of mil@@ es away ​ — especially his you@@ ng@@ er brother , B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in , and their de@@ ar father , Jac@@ o@@ b .
F@@ or@@ n@@ ic@@ ation ( Greek , por@@ ·@@ ne@@ i@@ ʹ@@ a ) app@@ lies to il@@ lic@@ it se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations out@@ side Scriptural marriage .
The Hebrew word for “ van@@ ity ” liter@@ ally means “ bre@@ ath ” or “ va@@ p@@ or ” and su@@ gg@@ ests a l@@ ack of sub@@ st@@ ance , per@@ man@@ ence , or end@@ uring value .
My right hand and both leg@@ s were ba@@ dly affe@@ cted , as they still are , and I had to use a wal@@ king s@@ tic@@ k .
The p@@ al@@ ace had been en@@ lar@@ ged over the course of time to make way for the gro@@ wing needs of an inc@@ reas@@ ingly powerful ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation .
He also told one of his followers : “ I am as@@ cen@@ ding to my Father and your Father and to my God and your God . ” ​ — John 20 : 17 .
We must study God’s Word and apply what we learn .
So Psalm 37 : 4 helped with that : ‘ F@@ ind ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in Jehovah , and he will gr@@ ant you the desi@@ res of your heart . ’ ”
He started with worship .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es being fine examples of di@@ lig@@ ent and consci@@ enti@@ ous work@@ ers , they are a uni@@ f@@ ying influ@@ ence on the enti@@ re Bethel family .
This sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic v@@ al@@ le@@ y re@@ pres@@ ents divine prote@@ ction , by which Jehovah’s servants find sa@@ f@@ ety under his uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and his S@@ on@@ ’s Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom .
The three an@@ nu@@ al fes@@ tiv@@ als were occasi@@ ons for great rejo@@ ic@@ ing and the giving of than@@ ks to the Creator .
Mi@@ ca@@ h too expe@@ cted that Jehovah’s promises would come true and said : “ I will keep on the loo@@ k@@ out for Jehovah . ”
If it did and he ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ ally t@@ ou@@ ched a dead body , how could he star@@ t over a li@@ fel@@ ong Na@@ z@@ ir@@ it@@ e@@ ship that began with his bir@@ th ?
S@@ il@@ ence can prom@@ o@@ te peace of mind .
Des@@ cri@@ be the sc@@ op@@ e of the Kingdom - preaching work that is now being done .
The fle@@ sh@@ ly des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Israel c@@ eas@@ ed to be God’s name people .
L@@ ik@@ ely , many of us today have similar preci@@ ous mem@@ ori@@ es of a conven@@ tion that especially thr@@ il@@ led our hearts and filled us with ze@@ al and with love for our great God and his King .
The ear@@ li@@ est C@@ y@@ pri@@ o@@ t war@@ shi@@ ps were pro@@ ba@@ bly re@@ pres@@ ented in a pa@@ in@@ ting dis@@ co@@ vered in A@@ ma@@ thus .
In many in@@ stances , he used lo@@ gi@@ cal reason@@ ing in order to teach his disciples important less@@ ons .
However , this psal@@ m would have another fulfill@@ ment cen@@ tu@@ ries later .
Paul stated that anointed Christians are “ se@@ aled for a day of rel@@ eas@@ ing . ”
The result was that a “ co@@ ld w@@ ind ” began to b@@ low between us .
One wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad false teaching that bl@@ in@@ ds people to the truth about God is the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of ev@@ olu@@ tion .
• What must we do to prote@@ ct ourselves from Satan’s ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations , even if we have been true Christians for many years ?
P@@ ic@@ ture the l@@ ate af@@ ter@@ no@@ on bre@@ e@@ ze ru@@ ff@@ ling A@@ bel@@ ’s ha@@ ir as he turned his ga@@ ze up@@ ward and thought about his Creator .
His re@@ pu@@ tation had re@@ ached the ear@@ s of King Saul .
However , when Sa@@ ú@@ l re@@ ached the age of se@@ ven , our family life chang@@ ed dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c@@ ally .
Although enti@@ re nations sub@@ mit to their will , pol@@ itical lead@@ ers sh@@ r@@ ink from the chall@@ enge of hum@@ bly ad@@ mit@@ ting their er@@ r@@ ors .
she asked me . I respon@@ ded that I knew that the Tr@@ in@@ ity do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine is false but that I cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t prove it from the Bible .
What a ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent privilege all of that re@@ pres@@ ents !
No matter what your commun@@ ic@@ ation st@@ y@@ le or family ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , there are some dam@@ ag@@ ing pat@@ ter@@ ns of spe@@ e@@ ch that must be avo@@ i@@ ded if you are to apply Bible principles and man@@ age con@@ f@@ li@@ cts effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
I have served in ei@@ ght different congregations , and I have always found true friends .
Those reas@@ sur@@ ing words helped us to trust in Jehovah . As Jo@@ el gre@@ w , we end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to make serving Jehovah a bi@@ g part of his life .
Al@@ ban@@ i@@ an and I@@ tal@@ i@@ an special pione@@ ers offered to move to K@@ o@@ so@@ v@@ o to help the 2@@ ,@@ 3@@ 5@@ 0@@ ,000 in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants there .
( b ) Di@@ d Jo@@ b@@ ’s expres@@ sions mean that he had turned against Jehovah ?
While the po@@ li@@ ce were pre@@ par@@ ing to clear the h@@ all by for@@ ce , the ch@@ urch pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent came to one of our elders and asked : “ Do you have something special pl@@ an@@ ned for this ev@@ ening ? ”
If you do , you must recogn@@ ize Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
C@@ learly , Jesus was tal@@ king about himself .
“ L@@ E@@ T me go , for the da@@ wn has as@@ c@@ ended . ”
“ With the heart one exerc@@ ises faith for righteousness , but with the m@@ ou@@ th one makes public declar@@ ation for sal@@ vation . ”
K@@ in@@ dness is displa@@ yed by taking an ac@@ tive interest in the wel@@ f@@ are of others .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , Ca@@ in and A@@ be@@ l may have made their o@@ ffer@@ ings to Jehovah using al@@ t@@ ars . ​ — Genesis 4 : 3 , 4 .
They refle@@ ct the attitude of Jesus , who said : “ You received free , give free . ”
As fore@@ told , people have become “ lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves , ” un@@ willing to go out of their way for others .
They arrang@@ ed a meeting with a pri@@ est to discus@@ s such ch@@ urch do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines as the Tr@@ in@@ ity and the im@@ mor@@ tal soul .
So@@ on A@@ ri@@ el was in bed again , reading about a happy family life , Par@@ adise , and service to God .
If ever someone atten@@ ding our congregation meetings would try to enti@@ ce us into discus@@ sions of personal spe@@ cul@@ ations or cr@@ itical con@@ vers@@ ations , we should de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely be on gu@@ ard . ​ — 2 Th@@ ess .
For example , when he spoke of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” Jesus gave the par@@ able of the ten vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins who were w@@ atch@@ ing for the arri@@ val of the bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om .
Does that account have import@@ ance for God’s people today ?
H@@ O@@ W TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E C@@ H@@ AN@@ G@@ E@@ D M@@ Y L@@ I@@ F@@ E : When I began to study the Bible , I learned that Jehovah is the only true God .
A@@ n inf@@ ant dep@@ ends on n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment and in@@ sis@@ ts on having that need me@@ t .
The new name stu@@ ck .
How can we love God , whom we cannot see ?
Al@@ so , they do not imitate the worl@@ d’s har@@ m@@ ful practic@@ es and attitu@@ des . ​ — Read James 1 : 27 ; 4 : 4 .
These people too need to learn about Jehovah .
It helps us to keep our min@@ ds off ne@@ g@@ ative thoughts .
The Israelites had seen a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant evidence that Jehovah is the true God .
12 M@@ y@@ th V@@ er@@ su@@ s F@@ act ​ — The Tru@@ th Ab@@ out Jesus
How can we come to know Jehovah better over time ?
That , he said , “ was an important st@@ ep for me . ”
El@@ ders can provide spiritual help in vari@@ ous ways .
To understand fully what is pres@@ ented , de@@ a@@ f members of the congregation si@@ t at the fr@@ on@@ t of the Kingdom H@@ all .
Th@@ r@@ ough the prophet , God as@@ sur@@ ed E@@ bed - m@@ ele@@ ch that he would not per@@ ish during the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an si@@ e@@ ge of Jerusalem .
As was the case during the last days of Juda@@ h , “ the last days ” of the present system of things is no time to seek “ great things , ” such as we@@ al@@ th , prom@@ in@@ ence , or material se@@ cur@@ ity . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 ; 1 John 2 : 17 .
What can man do to me ? ’ ” ​ — Hebrews 13 : 6 .
After serving for more than 26 years in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n as a sing@@ le man , L@@ y@@ man@@ ’s life was im@@ me@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ bly en@@ ri@@ ched when he married C@@ r@@ y@@ st@@ al Z@@ ir@@ ch@@ er on Ju@@ ne 8 , 195@@ 6 .
• How does Jehovah’s word keep us spiritually clean ?
During some peri@@ o@@ ds , in the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , they were the only means of main@@ tain@@ ing the vital water supp@@ ly .
How has a study of the prophe@@ ci@@ es in Isaiah that cen@@ ter on the Ser@@ v@@ ant helped us to pre@@ pare our min@@ ds for the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al ?
“ E@@ ach one of you must love his wife as he does himself ; . . . the wife should have deep respect for her husband . ” ​ — E@@ P@@ H@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ AN@@ S 5 : 33 .
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : S@@ M@@ O@@ K@@ IN@@ G , AL@@ C@@ O@@ H@@ O@@ L A@@ BU@@ S@@ E
1 : 5 - 8 ; 4 : 8 .
While Christians may take reason@@ able st@@ ep@@ s to en@@ sure their personal se@@ cur@@ ity , they do so within the fr@@ am@@ e@@ work of Bible principles .
However , because he seem@@ ed to be able to con@@ su@@ me many dr@@ in@@ ks without ob@@ vi@@ ous sy@@ mp@@ t@@ om@@ s , he believ@@ ed that he was in control of his life .
What happened next ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses would be happy to help you to exam@@ ine clear Bible truth .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently the g@@ es@@ ture was a si@@ gn of respect for her future husband .
M@@ ore than a century later , that was pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely the feel@@ ing of the Witnesses who attend@@ ed the m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous conven@@ tions held in the sum@@ m@@ er of 200@@ 6 in the country of Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ a .
Ab@@ out 6@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , God’s will was being done per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly on earth .
Christians fac@@ ing this decision will be respon@@ sible before God to use their Bible - tra@@ ined conscience One ex@@ per@@ t in re@@ pro@@ duc@@ tive end@@ o@@ cr@@ in@@ olo@@ gy found that most cou@@ ples “ were con@@ fu@@ sed yet deep@@ ly affe@@ cted by the responsi@@ bility of deci@@ ding what to do with their [ f@@ ro@@ z@@ en ] em@@ br@@ yo@@ s . ”
Just as a se@@ v@@ ere physical w@@ ound takes time to he@@ al , so it is with ber@@ e@@ av@@ ement .
D@@ or@@ c@@ as “ ab@@ oun@@ ded in good de@@ e@@ ds and gi@@ f@@ ts of mer@@ cy ” that evid@@ ently inclu@@ ded the making of gar@@ ments for nee@@ dy wi@@ do@@ ws .
( See the bo@@ x “ Let U@@ s Ke@@ ep S@@ ear@@ ch@@ ing O@@ u@@ t Des@@ er@@ ving On@@ es . ” ) ( b ) What as@@ pect of the ransom will we consider next ?
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , we received a letter invit@@ ing us to serve in P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al .
Because of the serious moral is@@ su@@ es involved , God allow@@ ed Adam and E@@ ve and their des@@ c@@ end@@ ants to cho@@ ose their own way of life , and they esta@@ bli@@ shed their own standards of right and wrong .
Even King Solomon succ@@ um@@ bed to pres@@ sure from his many fore@@ ign wi@@ ves .
The great@@ est beau@@ ty , however , lies in the people .
H@@ er@@ od did not re@@ ject such ad@@ ul@@ ation , and Jehovah’s ang@@ el stru@@ ck him so that he died a ter@@ ri@@ ble death “ because he did not give the glory to God . ”
Mark N@@ ou@@ ma@@ ir , another G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ or , condu@@ cted the next por@@ tion of the pro@@ gra@@ m .
When you hum@@ bly give reas@@ ons for your decisions , your a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent can sense that you recogn@@ ize that he is prog@@ res@@ sing toward matu@@ r@@ ity , and he lear@@ ns to make his own decisions with his “ power of reason . ”
A@@ n el@@ der serving in S@@ pain wrote : “ The cam@@ pa@@ ign brought the brothers in the Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ an field in S@@ pain clo@@ s@@ er together .
6 : 37 , 38 ; 7 : 5@@ 1 .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , sol@@ di@@ ers da@@ shed into our ba@@ r@@ rac@@ ks .
; H@@ er@@ n@@ an@@ de@@ z , H .
C@@ u@@ t off from the congregation , we did not sp@@ are a thought for our brothers . ”
Jesus ’ resurrection involved many imp@@ res@@ sive as@@ pe@@ cts of Jehovah’s un@@ sear@@ cha@@ ble great@@ ness .
So@@ on after the war ended , the first gra@@ du@@ ates of G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol for mission@@ aries arri@@ ved in Le@@ ban@@ on .
Jesus called upon him to put for@@ th greater effort to apply godly principles in practic@@ al ways , to be an ac@@ tive disci@@ ple .
But by the 19@@ 20 ’ s , the s@@ li@@ des , fil@@ ms , and pro@@ je@@ ction e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment had become ba@@ dly wor@@ n .
Jehovah — M@@ er@@ ci@@ ful and G@@ rac@@ i@@ ous
Mi@@ ght it be that you could make a conc@@ es@@ sion from time to time ?
Then she moved to a different are@@ a , and the Witness lost cont@@ act with her .
In our imper@@ fect st@@ ate , we stru@@ gg@@ le to sub@@ du@@ e wrong desi@@ res .
Gre@@ thel says : “ I accepted the invit@@ ation because it was my way of show@@ ing Jehovah that my love for him went bey@@ ond a country , a building , or a certain privilege . ”
What is the point of Pet@@ er@@ ’s illustr@@ ation ?
T@@ ad@@ at@@ aka is now pu@@ t@@ ting what he learned into prac@@ tice by serving at one of the branch of@@ fic@@ es of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
You will find in the congregation individuals who will inc@@ ite you “ to love and fine works . ”
These men could also vo@@ te on matters of concer@@ n to the congregation and ther@@ e@@ by have some control of its af@@ fai@@ r@@ s .
We were bit@@ ten from head to fo@@ o@@ t !
P@@ I@@ C@@ T@@ U@@ R@@ E TH@@ I@@ S : You are t@@ our@@ ing a mu@@ se@@ u@@ m full of ancient mon@@ um@@ ents .
The m@@ oun@@ tain re@@ pres@@ ents Jehovah’s uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , so the Kingdom st@@ one is a new expres@@ sion of Jehovah’s uni@@ vers@@ al rul@@ er@@ ship .
E@@ ach of us must devel@@ op an in@@ tim@@ ate relationship with God .
The Bible as@@ sures us that the time will come when “ death will be no more , ” so no one will be gro@@ wing old and then d@@ ying . ​ — Revelation 21 : 4 .
Per@@ haps you could show you@@ ng@@ er ones how to star@@ t and conduct Bible stu@@ dies .
In har@@ mony with this , on the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , all of Jesus ’ disciples present , men and women , jo@@ ined in tel@@ ling for@@ th “ the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent things of God . ”
And no matter where you live , you have seen that there are few s@@ mil@@ es among those suffering from serious di@@ se@@ ase and among those who have lost relati@@ ves and friends .
Let me tell you about my father , Ge@@ or@@ ge Y@@ oung .
Un@@ like Satan’s world , Jehovah’s organization helps us to live in a way that lea@@ ds to everlasting life .
For ad@@ di@@ tional practic@@ al ways to de@@ al with anxi@@ ety , see the co@@ ver seri@@ es “ Are You in Con@@ tro@@ l of Your Li@@ fe ? ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , a serious ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent or a life - th@@ reat@@ ening ill@@ ness may su@@ d@@ den@@ ly for@@ ce us to look death in the face .
God’s position and re@@ pu@@ tation would be called into question were he to allow his enem@@ ies to wi@@ pe out the enti@@ re group of his people on earth .
Jehovah promises to care for us materi@@ ally .
This b@@ ru@@ ising occ@@ ur@@ red when Jesus was put to death by God’s enem@@ ies .
How can a Witness par@@ ent bal@@ ance these principles when teaching his or her children ?
Wh@@ atever the case , the Bible makes it clear that God had taken time not only to give instru@@ ctions to the first man but also to teach him what he needed to know in order to car@@ ry out his responsi@@ bil@@ ities . ​ — Genesis 1 : 28 - 30 .
After I rec@@ over@@ ed , my husband kept his promise and did not op@@ pose my going to the meetings .
A gar@@ den@@ er may use a vari@@ ety of to@@ ol@@ s to pre@@ pare his gar@@ den to receive se@@ ed .
In chap@@ ter 12 , Paul remin@@ ds us that even the le@@ ast at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive or the we@@ ak@@ est part of the human body has a fun@@ ction .
A@@ no@@ in@@ ting o@@ il and sac@@ red inc@@ en@@ se .
The Bible has given my life purpose and taught me to be truly pe@@ ace@@ able .
W@@ he@@ ther those to whom we preach accept the Kingdom message or not , we have the satis@@ fac@@ tion of know@@ ing that we are doing our best to accom@@ pl@@ ish our ministry .
S@@ har@@ ing in this valu@@ able form of the ministry gives N@@ er@@ l@@ an@@ de much satis@@ fac@@ tion .
They said : “ We re@@ mind our children of the love and fore@@ thought that Jehovah put into everything he provided for us . ”
Bu@@ il@@ ding on these four ba@@ si@@ c fac@@ ts , we learn in the book of Revelation that a to@@ tal of 14@@ 4@@ ,000 individuals will rule with Jesus as k@@ ings and pri@@ ests in heaven .
We could ask ourselves , ‘ Sh@@ ould it sur@@ pris@@ e me that this wicked system of things has la@@ sted longer than I expe@@ cted ? ’
Fir@@ st Bible in P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese , 7 / 1
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 20 , 6@@ 4
He cor@@ rec@@ ts Job and his three t@@ or@@ men@@ t@@ ors .
God par@@ d@@ oned Davi@@ d’s sin because of Davi@@ d’s s@@ inc@@ ere rep@@ ent@@ ance .
We are bless@@ ed to have what in@@ sight , and what will we consider in the following article ?
But that is no reason to be un@@ du@@ ly disc@@ oura@@ ged .
She wal@@ ked to local mar@@ ke@@ ts about 20 mil@@ es [ 30 k@@ m ] from our v@@ il@@ la@@ ge to pur@@ cha@@ se a t@@ in of p@@ al@@ m o@@ il and re@@ turned l@@ ate the same day .
After mo@@ ving away from home , I began to experi@@ ment with d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , even gro@@ wing and sel@@ ling large am@@ oun@@ ts of mar@@ i@@ ju@@ ana .
When God’s people were fre@@ ed from Egy@@ pt , they needed new direc@@ tions .
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , Christians are f@@ ra@@ il ear@@ then v@@ ess@@ els en@@ tru@@ sted with the gl@@ ori@@ ous tre@@ asure of the ministry .
When someone tre@@ ats us well , are we quic@@ k to say than@@ k you and , where appro@@ pri@@ ate , to show appreciation by sen@@ ding a written no@@ te ?
Al@@ ways Tru@@ st in Jehovah
Lu@@ ther’s con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries E@@ r@@ as@@ mu@@ s of R@@ o@@ t@@ ter@@ dam and T@@ y@@ nd@@ ale of Eng@@ land ur@@ ged re@@ form .
Jesus ’ words indic@@ ate that there will be a peri@@ od of time that will last until the star@@ t of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
How did prayer prove to be of comfort to some mentioned in the Bible ?
So have the artic@@ les in The Watchtower that we have stu@@ died .
A@@ S A whole , the early Christians proved their faith by how they ac@@ tually lived .
This , in turn , fre@@ ed them to jo@@ in us in the field ministry .
Th@@ ink of the effect that Paul’s ze@@ al and end@@ ur@@ ance had .
* With respect for God’s counsel , they make ro@@ om for sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess , at le@@ ast for the time being .
The Bible writ@@ er David put it this way : “ A young man I used to be , I have also gro@@ wn old , and yet I have not seen anyone righteous left enti@@ r@@ ely , nor his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing loo@@ king for bre@@ ad . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 25 .
As we refle@@ ct on I@@ t@@ ta@@ i@@ ’s example , we can ask ourselves : ‘ Do I displa@@ y a similar loyal att@@ ach@@ ment to the Gre@@ ater David , Christ Jesus ?
U@@ se your God - given thinking a@@ bil@@ ities and power of reason to make the truth your own . ​ — Pro@@ v .
In part , this is because our po@@ wers of understanding are li@@ mit@@ ed and our gr@@ as@@ p of the world in which we live is in@@ complete .
No@@ te that no spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c am@@ ount of these fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its was requi@@ red .
Sa@@ ys R@@ o@@ al@@ d : “ I needed time to let the thought of mo@@ ving sin@@ k in .
That one will bapti@@ ze you with holy spirit and with fi@@ re . ”
S@@ an@@ to@@ s F@@ er@@ re@@ ir@@ a wr@@ ites : “ For some in@@ ex@@ p@@ li@@ ca@@ ble reason and in circumstances which many vie@@ wed as mirac@@ ul@@ ous , the bo@@ x@@ es con@@ tain@@ ing the prin@@ ting materi@@ als were found in@@ t@@ act in the bo@@ t@@ to@@ m of the hold and continued their j@@ our@@ ne@@ y in the same v@@ es@@ sel to T@@ ran@@ qu@@ e@@ ba@@ r . ”
What is the id@@ ent@@ ity of those k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s , or world po@@ wers ?
Such resul@@ ts are ty@@ pi@@ cal of what is happ@@ ening thr@@ ough@@ out P@@ an@@ ama .
You are sure to draw ever clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah God as you en@@ rich your prayers through Bible study .
She has even been able to star@@ t many Bible stu@@ dies .
The de@@ e@@ ds of sal@@ vation that Jehovah per@@ form@@ s in be@@ half of his people provide a fo@@ reg@@ le@@ am of the greater deli@@ ver@@ ance by his Son , Jesus Christ , in the future .
That was when the text of Isaiah 4@@ 1 : 13 , mentioned in the pro@@ lo@@ gu@@ e of that book , came to have special meaning for us .
He pray@@ ed : “ Now , I pray , strengthen my hands . ”
Do not most im@@ moral se@@ x@@ u@@ al advan@@ ces beg@@ in this way ?
Of course ​ — reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of language — ​ to gain a fir@@ m gr@@ as@@ p of the truth , a child needs much more than just a few h@@ our@@ s of spiritual educ@@ ation each we@@ ek at meetings .
H@@ um@@ ility beg@@ ins with the way we think about ourselves .
We then began a very happy peri@@ od of mission@@ ary work in H@@ i@@ ro@@ shima , where at that time there was just one small congregation .
As a result , he st@@ op@@ ped associ@@ ating with the congregation and became in@@ ac@@ tive .
The th@@ ir@@ d is not even real ; n@@ one@@ th@@ eless , it is very d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous .
Yet , two l@@ ines of reason@@ ing based on Scriptural acc@@ oun@@ ts par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly help to esta@@ bl@@ ish that Jesus ac@@ tually wal@@ ked the earth .
In ad@@ dition , it is faith - streng@@ th@@ ening to see how Jehovah uses holy spirit .
After all , the ob@@ je@@ ctive of self - exam@@ in@@ ation is to id@@ enti@@ fy where imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement can be made .
His quic@@ k w@@ it was still in@@ t@@ act , but his words had to be written on a little no@@ te@@ pa@@ d he car@@ ri@@ ed with him .
Why did Jesus enjoy fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch when war@@ ning about heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ king ?
Di@@ d some of the whe@@ at turn into we@@ e@@ ds ?
Are our prayers fre@@ qu@@ ent and hear@@ t@@ felt ?
The apostle Paul as@@ sures us : “ No temp@@ tation has taken you exc@@ ep@@ t what is comm@@ on to men . But God is faithful , and he will not let you be temp@@ ted bey@@ ond what you can be@@ ar , but along with the temp@@ tation he will also make the way out in order for you to be able to end@@ ure it . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 13 .
The t@@ or@@ r@@ ent v@@ al@@ le@@ y of K@@ ish@@ on is a wa@@ di , the bed of a st@@ re@@ am that nor@@ m@@ ally flo@@ ws with little water .
Paul also wrote : “ We wish to conduct ourselves hon@@ es@@ tly in all things . ”
“ L@@ O@@ R@@ D , are you rest@@ or@@ ing the kingdom to Israel at this time ? ”
Con@@ fid@@ ently , they loo@@ ked to God’s spirit for guid@@ ance .
I really cannot remember how I made it back home from the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al or what I did for the rest of that day .
H@@ el@@ p from Jehovah came in the form of mission@@ aries H@@ om@@ er and Ru@@ th M@@ c@@ Ka@@ y from Cana@@ da , who had attend@@ ed the mission@@ ary school of Jehovah’s Witnesses in New Yor@@ k , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , in 194@@ 7 .
Even as l@@ ate as 199@@ 1 , when Jehovah’s Witnesses were first reg@@ is@@ tered after the f@@ all of the Com@@ mun@@ ist re@@ gi@@ me , there were not many more than a h@@ un@@ d@@ red Witnesses in the enti@@ re country .
M@@ ak@@ ing the Tru@@ th My O@@ wn
Of every clean be@@ ast you must take to yourself by se@@ ven@@ s , the si@@ re and its mate ; and of every be@@ ast that is not clean just two , the si@@ re and its mate . ”
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , pri@@ de made Saul more concer@@ ned with sa@@ ving face before the people than with pleas@@ ing God .
After consider@@ ing them , are we not moved to bl@@ ess , or praise , Jehovah ?
Lo@@ ve for Jehovah and for fel@@ low@@ man mo@@ ves true Christians to share the good news .
Jehovah always listen@@ s to those who s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely turn to him .
If a mis@@ take is serious , Jehovah may cor@@ rec@@ t us by some means .
Of course , we do not preach mer@@ ely to avoid b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t .
Is this a Bible teaching ?
B@@ r@@ ing@@ ing the conven@@ tion to a thr@@ ill@@ ing and mo@@ tiv@@ ating conclu@@ sion was the talk “ Our Ex@@ pe@@ ct@@ ations as God’s Word G@@ u@@ id@@ es U@@ s . ”
“ In case my own father and my own mother did leave me , even Jehovah himself would take me up , ” said one psalmist . ​ — Psalm 27 : 10 .
Is it possible for you to change your li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le ?
God’s Word ad@@ vis@@ es us not “ to be among heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ k@@ ers of w@@ ine . ”
He cannot spe@@ ed up the time .
In time , Solom@@ on@@ ’s desire to ple@@ ase his pa@@ g@@ an wi@@ ves dis@@ plac@@ ed his desire to obey and ple@@ ase God .
O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 199@@ 8 was the 3@@ 5@@ 0@@ th an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary of the Pe@@ ace T@@ reat@@ y of W@@ est@@ ph@@ ali@@ a .
4 : 6 , 7 .
Some were pur@@ su@@ ing an im@@ moral li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
W@@ ould a wife who res@@ pe@@ cts her husband s@@ cre@@ am at him , using a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch ?
On@@ ly men are to serve as shepher@@ ds in the Christian congregation .
The book of Daniel is uni@@ que in a number of ways .
He ad@@ ded : “ All these things are a beg@@ in@@ ning of pang@@ s of dist@@ ress . ”
W@@ he@@ ther we learn another language or not , we can all help with the spiritual educ@@ ation of fore@@ ign@@ ers in our are@@ a .
In some un@@ dis@@ clo@@ sed way , the true cause of these “ pla@@ gu@@ es ” was reve@@ aled to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h .
In other words , he would be inter@@ ested in making a quic@@ k return on his inv@@ est@@ ment , not in ow@@ ning the pe@@ ar@@ l .
He wants to use the fu@@ t@@ ility of life in this world to disc@@ oura@@ ge us and make us give up .
( b ) How do you feel about what Jehovah and Jesus have done for you ?
S@@ ex@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations with her husband become the exc@@ lu@@ sive privilege of the wife ; he lik@@ e@@ wise has the same privilege with her al@@ one .
Fir@@ st - century Christian mission@@ aries tru@@ sted in Jehovah to provide for all their needs .
As a result , the fin@@ al ones of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 have been ga@@ ther@@ ed , and milli@@ ons more have the confid@@ ent hope of enjo@@ ying everlasting life on a par@@ adise earth .
S@@ to@@ p see@@ king a rel@@ e@@ ase . ”
Be@@ at@@ ty also col@@ le@@ cted a hu@@ ge number of pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts , both religious and se@@ cul@@ ar .
So we should ex@@ pect the world to refle@@ ct the person@@ ality of its rul@@ er .
Many scho@@ l@@ ars today believe that Bar@@ u@@ ch bel@@ ong@@ ed to a prom@@ in@@ ent s@@ cri@@ ba@@ l family in Juda@@ h .
Does he not , when he has s@@ mo@@ o@@ th@@ ed out its sur@@ face , then sc@@ at@@ ter bl@@ ack cum@@ in and s@@ prin@@ k@@ le the cum@@ in , and must he not put in whe@@ at , mil@@ let , and ba@@ r@@ le@@ y in the appointed place , and sp@@ el@@ t as his b@@ oun@@ d@@ ary ? ” ​ — Isaiah 28 : 24 , 25 .
Mo@@ der@@ n - day Christians real@@ ize that their conven@@ tions are peri@@ o@@ ds of spiritual ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment and instru@@ ction in God’s Word .
If you see me when taken from you , it will ha@@ p@@ pen to you that way . ”
They may point out that their pro@@ spe@@ cts for marriage will di@@ min@@ ish if they cannot bring along a satis@@ fac@@ t@@ ory do@@ wr@@ y . ”
Although some Bible transl@@ ations say “ this is [ Greek , es@@ ·@@ t@@ in@@ ʹ ] my body , ” T@@ ha@@ y@@ er@@ ’s Greek - Eng@@ l@@ ish L@@ ex@@ ic@@ on of the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent says that this ver@@ b often means “ to den@@ o@@ te , sign@@ i@@ fy , imp@@ ort . ”
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er helps us to end@@ ure in our ministry
What Are the F@@ ac@@ ts Ab@@ out Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s ?
Eli@@ j@@ ah’s example teach@@ es us much about prayer .
Un@@ like the law co@@ des of many coun@@ tri@@ es , “ the perfect law ” is ne@@ i@@ ther comple@@ x nor bur@@ den@@ some but cons@@ ists of simp@@ le comman@@ d@@ ments and ba@@ si@@ c principles .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H said that in our time , “ ten men out of all the langu@@ ages of the nations will take hold , y@@ es , they will take fir@@ m hold of the ro@@ be of a Je@@ w , saying : ‘ We want to go with you , for we have heard that God is with you people . ’ ”
They had come from a dist@@ ant , is@@ ol@@ ated f@@ ar@@ m@@ ing col@@ on@@ y .
Their pres@@ ence said everything ​ — they car@@ ed . ”
Mari@@ a continued to study the Bible , and for the first time in her life , she got to know Jehovah as a person and was able to buil@@ d a lasting relationship with him .
Na@@ both the Je@@ z@@ re@@ el@@ ite was st@@ oned to death because two good - for - nothing men fal@@ sel@@ y t@@ es@@ ti@@ fied against him .
Jehovah gives not only individuals but also nations the opportunity to respon@@ d to his m@@ ol@@ ding .
In 199@@ 7 , my husband and I moved to H@@ ol@@ l@@ y@@ w@@ o@@ od , C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
However , a ma@@ j@@ or mis@@ understanding can imp@@ act our lives .
“ On the to@@ p of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s there will be an over@@ f@@ low . ”
M@@ t . Sin@@ a@@ i ( Ho@@ re@@ b )
How should we re@@ act to God’s pro@@ vision for the re@@ mo@@ val of sin and death ?
However , giving practic@@ ed by gen@@ u@@ ine Christians is different .
But one day , a Witness nam@@ ed B@@ ill set out to vis@@ it an inter@@ ested person who lived just two do@@ ors away from H@@ ar@@ old .
They develop@@ ed a written s@@ crip@@ t for the S@@ la@@ vi@@ c langu@@ ages and transl@@ ated much of the Bible into S@@ la@@ v@@ on@@ ic . ​ — 3 / 1 , pages 28 - 9 .
Jehovah’s Witnesses can keep on preaching fre@@ ely in the are@@ a .
They should stri@@ ve to cultiv@@ ate faith and hope as strong as that of Moses .
I rep@@ lied . Although a we@@ ek@@ ’s r@@ ation of bre@@ ad was a real sacrifice , I never reg@@ re@@ t@@ ted it .
“ Who is this woman coming up from the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , le@@ an@@ ing upon her de@@ ar one ? ”
B@@ ap@@ tism : “ The Lord Christ told his apostles : G@@ o into all the world , preach the Go@@ spe@@ l to all cre@@ ation , to those who would believe .
“ I was helped to re@@ think my valu@@ es , and I learned to be cont@@ ent with the necess@@ ities , ” says D@@ on , a form@@ er ban@@ k@@ er .
May their pres@@ ence on that important occasi@@ on strengthen their un@@ ity and r@@ ene@@ w their determin@@ ation to keep on doing the will of God , thus giving evidence that they rejo@@ ice to be among those whom Jehovah lo@@ ves .
By re@@ pe@@ ating the message , Jehovah was sign@@ i@@ f@@ ying that the matter was “ fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed ” ​ — ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely sure of fulfill@@ ment .
The do@@ ct@@ or who exam@@ ined me was am@@ a@@ zed .
How is Jesus ’ lead@@ er@@ ship man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted ?
To the ex@@ t@@ ent possible , therefore , it is good to emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze things that will appe@@ al to our listen@@ ers , star@@ ting with things we hold in comm@@ on with them .
And be strong , all you people of the land , ’ is the ut@@ ter@@ ance of Jehovah , ‘ and work .
Adam ate from the t@@ ree that was for@@ bi@@ d@@ den to him .
Mo@@ st of them never learned about Jehovah , but they will be wel@@ com@@ ed by people e@@ ag@@ er to teach them about God , his pur@@ pos@@ es , and his Son , Jesus Christ .
Al@@ so , of great import@@ ance is the question : ‘ Wh@@ ich of his good qualities can I benefit from ? ’
Fir@@ st , Jehovah reas@@ sures you : “ I will for@@ ti@@ fy you , y@@ es , I will help you , I will really hold on to you with my right hand of righteousness . ”
S@@ ome@@ time later , my husband left me for another woman .
What is the meaning of Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation about the dra@@ g@@ ne@@ t ?
Since then , gra@@ du@@ ates have had a tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous imp@@ act on the worl@@ d@@ wide preaching work .
It has been said that if you d@@ ri@@ ve a s@@ tic@@ k into the fer@@ t@@ ile so@@ il of U@@ g@@ anda in the ev@@ ening , it will have ro@@ o@@ ts in the mor@@ ning .
In that position , one day soon they will “ shepher@@ d the [ nations ] with an ir@@ on ro@@ d ” and see ‘ Satan c@@ ru@@ shed under their fe@@ et . ’
L@@ ater , wicked King A@@ ha@@ b had every opportunity to see God’s hand in events .
Ad@@ mit@@ ting to spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c we@@ ak@@ nesses when they are pointed out to us can be hard emo@@ tion@@ ally .
He le@@ ts us cho@@ ose for ourselves whether we will devel@@ op this qu@@ ality .
Israel@@ ’s l@@ ack of appreciation is in@@ deed per@@ ple@@ x@@ ing .
The Bible ur@@ ges us : “ G@@ u@@ ard y@@ ourselves from i@@ do@@ ls . ” ​ — 1 John 5 : 21 .
Such an exam@@ in@@ ation is de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely bene@@ fi@@ cial because it br@@ ings in the se@@ cre@@ t of how to “ get a fir@@ m hold on the real life . ”
It was God’s heavenly Kingdom made up of Christ Jesus and his 14@@ 4@@ ,000 cor@@ ul@@ ers .
To r@@ ound out the fine spiritual pro@@ gra@@ m , John Bar@@ r , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , spoke on the the@@ me “ R@@ end@@ er Acc@@ ep@@ table S@@ ac@@ red Ser@@ vice to Jehovah . ”
They then real@@ ize that the things they in@@ iti@@ ally found desi@@ ra@@ ble are no longer so important .
Pe@@ ople were so un@@ responsi@@ ve !
But U@@ ri@@ ah would not go home .
On a number of occasi@@ ons , the Bible men@@ tions that Jehovah “ felt reg@@ re@@ t . ”
It was not eas@@ y for J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah to car@@ ry out the v@@ ow that he made to God , but he consci@@ enti@@ ously did so .
For example , in imit@@ ation of Jehovah and Jesus , Christians take seri@@ ously their responsi@@ bility to work hard .
L@@ ater , some who were already working were willing to sto@@ p to listen to our message from God’s Word , perhaps allow@@ ing the o@@ x a wel@@ come bre@@ ak from dra@@ wing the p@@ low .
It often takes great courage to do what is right , but we know that we can do so with Jehovah’s help .
Why would Jesus give such instru@@ ctions ?
He is the spiritual “ light of the world . ”
Jehovah con@@ dem@@ ned Israelites who div@@ or@@ ced their wi@@ ves on fri@@ v@@ ol@@ ous gr@@ oun@@ ds and married pa@@ g@@ an women
In taking pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , the Israelites w@@ on early vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ es over its in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants .
When I told him , he ur@@ ged me : “ Yes , get right into the full - time ministry .
How are they “ conc@@ e@@ aled in ” Christ ?
He wants you to be happy too .
They read : “ Proverbs of Solomon . ”
K@@ E@@ E@@ P E@@ V@@ I@@ D@@ EN@@ C@@ E I@@ N S@@ I@@ G@@ H@@ T
1 , 2 . ( a ) What evidence is there that people are stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to gain fre@@ e@@ dom ?
They are the direc@@ t resul@@ ts of the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against Jehovah on the part of three wicked individuals ​ — Satan , Adam , and E@@ ve .
He made me feel gu@@ il@@ ty and des@@ p@@ ised . ”
31 : 6
She says : “ With co@@ ver@@ le@@ ts I have be@@ dec@@ ked my div@@ an , with many - col@@ ored things , l@@ in@@ en of Egy@@ pt .
15 : 16 - 18 ​ — What is the “ em@@ is@@ sion of s@@ em@@ en ” mentioned in these ver@@ ses ?
I f@@ ran@@ tic@@ ally s@@ wa@@ m to sa@@ f@@ ety , fi@@ gh@@ ting viol@@ ent wa@@ ves .
Jesus came to Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o .
He re@@ members them and will pre@@ serve them when br@@ ing@@ ing an end to Satan’s wicked world .
She took it to the princi@@ p@@ al , who coun@@ ted the money , and it came to ₦ 6@@ ,@@ 2@@ 00 ( about $ 4@@ 5 , U@@ .@@ S . ) .
We are in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ed !
The ju@@ ris@@ di@@ ction of the [ tra@@ in@@ ers ] was so wide that they even follow@@ ed the priv@@ ate lives of the a@@ th@@ let@@ es and inter@@ ven@@ ed where they thought it necess@@ ary . ”
A Christian wife “ should have deep respect for her husband . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , it takes time to study God’s Word and to see the light of the truth .
“ The sting pro@@ duc@@ ing death is sin , ” says 1 Corinthians 15 : 5@@ 6 .
O@@ r , in the ex@@ u@@ ber@@ ance of you@@ th , we may i@@ magine that the enem@@ y will never come to cla@@ im us ​ — a d@@ elu@@ sion we cl@@ ing to as long as we can .
This could never be , for Jehovah stated through his prophet : “ So my word that go@@ es for@@ th from my m@@ ou@@ th will prove to be . It will not return to me without resul@@ ts , but it will certainly do that in which I have deli@@ gh@@ ted , and it will have certain succ@@ ess in that for which I have sent it . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
Mul@@ t@@ it@@ as@@ king while d@@ ri@@ ving may se@@ em to be expe@@ di@@ ent , but the result can be disa@@ str@@ ous .
Y@@ es@@ ter@@ day was when you came and today shall I make you w@@ an@@ der with us , to go when I am going wh@@ er@@ ever I am going ?
Th@@ ough rep@@ ent@@ ant David is for@@ given , he is not s@@ pared the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of his sin .
TH@@ E ar@@ my of@@ fic@@ er was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jesus could cu@@ re the par@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is of the of@@ fi@@ cer@@ ’s slave .
Those who show con@@ temp@@ t for God’s law pray in va@@ in .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a doubt , li@@ ber@@ ty is something to be valu@@ ed .
Fir@@ st , we need to cultiv@@ ate and show the qualities that Paul mentioned : hum@@ ility , mil@@ dness , pati@@ ence , and love .
That is what one father nam@@ ed S@@ te@@ ven found .
However , in the O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch , as in the other ch@@ ur@@ ches of Chris@@ tend@@ om , the va@@ st ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of the members have no share in such work .
Th@@ an@@ ks to her loving support , all our children ac@@ qui@@ red a good knowledge of the Bible at a tend@@ er age .
I value this time with my children so much that I turned down an offer of full - time work . ”
And we may most ke@@ en@@ ly feel the need for divine help when we have a disa@@ gre@@ ement with a member of the congregation .
Yes , Jehovah would un@@ fa@@ il@@ ingly ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te that s@@ ent@@ ence .
It is faith - streng@@ th@@ ening to remember that Jehovah cho@@ se to use or@@ din@@ ary people ​ — “ the we@@ ak things of the world ” — ​ to accom@@ pl@@ ish this ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary work . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
• What does it mean to you to be a disci@@ ple of Jesus ?
They come with a spiritual gift .
What do you think ? Is God un@@ lo@@ va@@ ble ?
Ke@@ ep A@@ wa@@ ke !
R@@ em@@ ember , at le@@ ast 15 news repor@@ ters and cam@@ er@@ am@@ en in@@ t@@ ent on se@@ c@@ uring a s@@ co@@ op lost their lives .
How does Z@@ ion fe@@ ed on “ the mil@@ k of nations ” and su@@ ck “ the bre@@ ast of k@@ ings ” ?
A n@@ ational an@@ them is , in effect , a h@@ y@@ m@@ n or a prayer in be@@ half of a nation .
Can A@@ ny@@ thing Re@@ ally Un@@ ite Pe@@ ople ?
Su@@ pp@@ lic@@ ate him for help to de@@ e@@ pen and bro@@ ad@@ en your con@@ vi@@ ction .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the comm@@ and at De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 7 , she taught my sister and me ‘ when she was s@@ it@@ ting in her house , wal@@ king on the ro@@ ad , l@@ ying down , or get@@ ting up . ’
Jehovah Will Not Le@@ a@@ ve You , 10 / 15
The man he once knew had chang@@ ed ​ — he had lost his best qualities and turned against Jehovah .
F@@ or@@ c@@ ing people to change their religion is wrong
Indeed , Jehovah has com@@ pas@@ sion for the vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of such mis@@ tre@@ at@@ ment .
When ob@@ serv@@ ers make that con@@ ne@@ ction ​ — that is , when they see that the Christi@@ an’s fine conduct is a direc@@ t result of his faith — ​ it br@@ ings glory to God .
Those who move where the need is greater or who learn a new language are often very qu@@ ali@@ fied publi@@ sh@@ ers and can be a great help to the congregation .
A Christian who keep@@ s a bal@@ an@@ ced view of material things and pu@@ ts God’s Kingdom in first place in his life makes the right cho@@ ice .
My father was an al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic and a cha@@ in - s@@ mo@@ k@@ er and was out of work for ex@@ tend@@ ed peri@@ o@@ ds of time .
Ne@@ w@@ s@@ pa@@ per c@@ li@@ pp@@ ing on e@@ di@@ ct ban@@ ning Jehovah’s Witnesses
But he requi@@ res something of us .
Let us return to the illustr@@ ation given at the out@@ set .
“ R@@ el@@ a@@ x , ” Jo@@ e rep@@ lied . “ I know what I@@ ’@@ m doing . ”
After f@@ ill@@ ing up the t@@ an@@ k of our ca@@ r , I asked the attend@@ ant if G@@ l@@ ori@@ a could use the rest@@ ro@@ om .
St@@ ar@@ ting O@@ f@@ f on the W@@ r@@ ong F@@ o@@ o@@ t
38 : 4 .
As a P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e , he might have been influ@@ enced by the others , “ who were money lo@@ v@@ ers . ”
On what did the Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans ba@@ se their worship ?
S@@ ome@@ times I thought I saw s@@ par@@ ks of fi@@ re in the a@@ ir ; at others I seem@@ ed to see fi@@ er@@ y g@@ lo@@ bes and other me@@ te@@ ors .
Ther@@ efore I brought him for@@ th before you , and especially before you , King A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa , in order that , after the j@@ udi@@ cial exam@@ in@@ ation has taken place , I might get something to wr@@ ite .
G@@ ag@@ ik@@ ’s example shows that .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we will continue to pro@@ cla@@ im the good news even though people in gener@@ al may not com@@ pre@@ h@@ end why we vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er our time in an effort to help others to learn about God and his Word , the Bible .
Hence , those who really know God and love him tre@@ asure his promised blessings and ye@@ ar@@ n for their fulfill@@ ment . ​ — Romans 8 : 19 , 24 , 25 .
P@@ le@@ i@@ ad@@ es : N@@ A@@ S@@ A , E@@ S@@ A and A@@ U@@ R@@ A / C@@ al@@ te@@ ch ; f@@ ish : U@@ .@@ S .
The 12 st@@ ones taken from the ri@@ ver@@ bed of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an are to serve as a mem@@ ori@@ al to Israel .
This new public@@ ation , a@@ vail@@ able in about 8@@ 0 langu@@ ages , is filled with full - col@@ or ma@@ ps and char@@ ts that illustr@@ ate different are@@ as of the Bi@@ bli@@ cal world , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and during vari@@ ous peri@@ o@@ ds .
“ I wel@@ come the arri@@ val of this fil@@ m .
Their good conduct has often ‘ proved to be good in the eyes of those who ob@@ serve it , ’ as the following experi@@ ences from Z@@ im@@ ba@@ b@@ we illustr@@ ate .
L@@ it@@ tle No@@ el@@ le was an affe@@ c@@ tion@@ ate child who loved to draw .
Tru@@ e , milli@@ ons of people may feel that they have no proble@@ m with self - control .
By c@@ li@@ mb@@ ing to the ro@@ of of their house , they ba@@ r@@ ely es@@ cap@@ ed the t@@ su@@ n@@ ami .
I attend@@ ed some of their meetings and wrote to the branch of@@ fice in C@@ ap@@ e T@@ own , S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , re@@ ques@@ ting the Bible study a@@ id The H@@ ar@@ p of God .
• In what ways can sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess be a gift ?
In ad@@ dition to spiritual en@@ ri@@ ch@@ ment from the school , I benef@@ ited from fel@@ low@@ ship with matu@@ re Christians .
Then Jesus “ inter@@ pre@@ ted to them things per@@ tain@@ ing to himself in all the Scriptures . ” ​ — Luke 24 : 13 - 27 .
Paul wrote : “ Be w@@ ra@@ th@@ ful , and yet do not sin ; let the su@@ n not set with you in a pro@@ vo@@ ked st@@ ate , ne@@ i@@ ther allow place for the Devil . ”
H . M@@ ac@@ mil@@ l@@ an gave a talk on the to@@ pi@@ c “ God’s Com@@ ing Kingdom . ”
The re@@ pet@@ iti@@ on of a number in each verse mer@@ ely den@@ o@@ tes a dist@@ ribu@@ tion ​ — not an ad@@ dition of the num@@ bers . Hence , while clean ani@@ mal@@ s were taken into the ar@@ k “ by se@@ ven@@ s , ” of the un@@ clean ones , “ just two ” were taken .
( Read Matthew 19 : 26 . )
4@@ 3 : 14 .
We should quic@@ k@@ ly dis@@ mis@@ s such thoughts , for the Scriptures say : “ Lo@@ ve is pati@@ ent ; love is kind and en@@ vi@@ es no one . Lo@@ ve is never bo@@ ast@@ ful , nor conc@@ e@@ ited , nor ru@@ de ; never sel@@ f@@ ish , not quic@@ k to take off@@ ence .
Jesus himself id@@ enti@@ fied this “ Eli@@ j@@ ah ” as John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er .
Many t@@ ou@@ ris@@ ts have vis@@ ited a s@@ ite in Jerusalem known as the P@@ o@@ ol of S@@ il@@ o@@ am , believ@@ ing that it is the ac@@ tu@@ al po@@ ol mentioned at John 9 : 7 .
At the sight of her , in@@ stead of rejo@@ ic@@ ing , he ri@@ ps ap@@ ar@@ t his gar@@ ments .
( b ) When Jehovah ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tes his judgment upon this wicked system of things , of what can his worshipp@@ ers be sure ?
When D@@ ist@@ ressed by He@@ al@@ th Pro@@ ble@@ ms
What , though , about all the other cor@@ ru@@ pt organiz@@ ations ?
He expla@@ ins : “ I told Jehovah in prayer that I would live up to my dedic@@ ation and put him first .
And in this m@@ om@@ ent , sh@@ ort@@ ly before Paul’s death , the apostle sur@@ ely could benefit from Mar@@ k@@ ’s ass@@ ist@@ ance .
Then , with his very next words , Satan made a ma@@ j@@ or acc@@ us@@ ation against God .
( b ) How do God’s loyal ones “ bl@@ ess ” him ?
His “ own saying has pre@@ served me ali@@ ve . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 50 .
Still , true Christians need not be af@@ ra@@ id .
F@@ i@@ g@@ s con@@ tain fi@@ ber , an@@ ti@@ o@@ x@@ id@@ ants , and min@@ er@@ als ; h@@ ence , some say that they are good for the heart .
And when the@@ y@@ ’@@ ve got what they want , they would like him to go away . ”
How can we “ stand fir@@ m against the ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations of the Devil ” ?
Why com@@ par@@ ati@@ vely so few ?
To know Jehovah is to recogn@@ ize his power .
Still , they took st@@ ep@@ s to re@@ ach their go@@ al .
I have not sent them , nor have I comman@@ ded them or spo@@ ken to them .
We also have faith that Jehovah has not ex@@ ag@@ g@@ er@@ ated the ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y of our preaching and disci@@ ple - making work .
“ The sur@@ g@@ ing w@@ at@@ ers pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to co@@ ver them ; down they went into the dep@@ ths like a st@@ one . ”
As we gro@@ w spiritually , we will place inc@@ reas@@ ed emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on imit@@ ating Jehovah and his Son .
How appro@@ pri@@ ate that the most wi@@ d@@ ely dist@@ ribu@@ ted religious ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine on earth should be the one that ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fi@@ es the name of the true God , Jehovah !
M@@ other was a member of a local ch@@ urch , and she would occasi@@ on@@ ally take me to religious meetings .
But what about love ?
How these four rejo@@ ic@@ ed in know@@ ing that ten@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds benef@@ ited from their activ@@ ity !
17 For Our Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople ​ — The Des@@ tru@@ ction of So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , El@@ i also s@@ le@@ pt some@@ where in the cour@@ ty@@ ard .
I remember c@@ he@@ c@@ king in@@ ten@@ tly to see that all op@@ er@@ ations were being car@@ ed for , which made some a bi@@ t n@@ er@@ v@@ ous .
Those who love God’s Word have long recogn@@ ized that fact .
Now the apostle c@@ ited the gener@@ os@@ ity of the M@@ ace@@ don@@ ians to mo@@ tiv@@ ate the Corinthians .
O@@ r the for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess that you receive because of your faith in Christ’s ransom sacrifice ?
Wh@@ atever the reason , the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences can be de@@ bil@@ it@@ ating and even des@@ tru@@ ctive .
The st@@ or@@ m ra@@ ged for some while , but at last it st@@ op@@ ped . . .
Yes , the cam@@ pa@@ ign was no@@ tic@@ ed .
It has been transl@@ ated in whole or in part into some 2@@ ,@@ 4@@ 00 langu@@ ages .
Their “ other sheep ” compan@@ i@@ ons are un@@ ited with them as “ one flo@@ ck ” under “ one shepher@@ d , ” Jesus Christ .
Al@@ so re@@ moved will be Satan , so that “ he might not mis@@ lead the nations any@@ more until the th@@ ous@@ and years were ended . ”
Un@@ der such pe@@ ace@@ ful con@@ di@@ tions , obedi@@ ent humans will gra@@ du@@ ally be set free from in@@ her@@ ited imper@@ fe@@ ction . ​ — Romans 6 : 17 , 18 ; 8 : 21 .
I still remember its beau@@ ti@@ ful and mean@@ ing@@ ful op@@ ening words : “ Our Father in the heavens , let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied .
Mo@@ re@@ over , that love sta@@ yed with Daniel all his life .
What a wonderful pro@@ spe@@ ct the Bible off@@ ers ​ — Par@@ adise forever !
Re@@ call the bad example of An@@ ani@@ as and S@@ app@@ hi@@ r@@ a , a cou@@ ple in the first - century Christian congregation .
The be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or of men and women in gener@@ al deter@@ i@@ or@@ ated after the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in E@@ den , and during the past century , it has become wor@@ se than ever before .
“ Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , ” or in view of the fact that Christians are declar@@ ed righteous because of their faith , what fol@@ lo@@ ws should af@@ fect their attitude toward themselves , others , and govern@@ men@@ tal author@@ ities .
So@@ on he saw the need to end all un@@ who@@ les@@ ome associ@@ ations .
“ The spirit that now op@@ er@@ ates in the sons of dis@@ obedi@@ ence ” is so wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad that it is like the a@@ ir we bre@@ a@@ the .
W@@ H@@ EN@@ E@@ V@@ E@@ R Jehovah’s Witnesses came to her do@@ or , W@@ i@@ es@@ ł@@ a@@ wa , who lives in sou@@ ther@@ n P@@ ol@@ and , po@@ lit@@ ely than@@ ked them and then dis@@ mis@@ sed them .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the way things wor@@ ked out ful@@ filled the words at Psalm 34 : 20 , which should strengthen our confidence in prophecy .
Rather , they should benefit from the experience by con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating their dis@@ obedi@@ ence and their need for a change of attitude . ​ — L@@ am@@ ent@@ ations 3 : 40 , 4@@ 2 .
Wh@@ en@@ ever possible I helped others with their work on the f@@ ar@@ m as well .
M@@ or@@ ning light fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely la@@ ys hold of the ends of the earth and sh@@ ak@@ es out the wicked .
* So he deci@@ ded to transl@@ ate the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent from Greek into Hebrew himself .
Jehovah kno@@ ws what you need even before you real@@ ize that you need it .
What a fine witness this resul@@ ts in when we expla@@ in what prom@@ p@@ ted us to return the individu@@ al@@ ’s pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion !
Mo@@ der@@ n - day vis@@ it@@ ors to the s@@ ite of Babyl@@ on can con@@ fir@@ m that this has proved to be so . W@@ as Babyl@@ on@@ ’s des@@ tru@@ ction just a co@@ in@@ ci@@ d@@ ence ? No .
E@@ spe@@ cially has God used his Son , Jesus Christ , to reve@@ al the truth to mankind .
* “ Ti@@ thing is God’s way of fin@@ an@@ c@@ ing His kingdom on the earth , ” claim@@ s ev@@ ang@@ el@@ ist N@@ or@@ man R@@ ob@@ er@@ t@@ son .
S@@ mo@@ king and s@@ we@@ aring soon became a regul@@ ar part of my life .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Christians who are not anointed with holy spirit der@@ i@@ ve im@@ me@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble benef@@ its from stud@@ ying and living according to the counsel found in the Christian Greek Scriptures . ​ — Read 2 Timothy 3 : 15 - 17 .
Me@@ an@@ while , he had given two tal@@ ks in the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol and had become an un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ er .
For some time , the man had been the to@@ w@@ n@@ ’s ma@@ in dist@@ ribu@@ t@@ or of pu@@ re c@@ ane al@@ co@@ ho@@ l ​ — a pro@@ du@@ ct having many uses but in that re@@ gi@@ on com@@ mon@@ ly mi@@ x@@ ed with so@@ ft dr@@ in@@ ks and con@@ sum@@ ed for the so@@ le purpose of get@@ ting dr@@ un@@ k .
Do the a@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l writ@@ ings me@@ asure up ?
These artic@@ les will help us to see how Jesus set the pat@@ ter@@ n in this reg@@ ard and how the first - century Christians follow@@ ed his example .
Acc@@ ording to a 199@@ 7 sur@@ ve@@ y condu@@ cted in Fr@@ ance , a pre@@ d@@ om@@ in@@ an@@ tly Ca@@ tho@@ lic country , some 40 per@@ c@@ ent of the people doubt the ex@@ ist@@ ence of God because of gen@@ o@@ ci@@ des , such as the one that took place in R@@ w@@ anda in 199@@ 4 .
He then lis@@ ted four things that buil@@ d cre@@ di@@ bility : having the right attitude , set@@ ting a good example , bas@@ ing one@@ ’s teaching so@@ li@@ dly on God’s Word , and foc@@ using on making Jehovah’s name known .
There is nothing that lea@@ ves our body at death and lives on so as to be re@@ born in another body , as stated by those who believe in re@@ inc@@ ar@@ nation .
Eli@@ j@@ ah appro@@ ached A@@ ha@@ b and said : “ G@@ o up , e@@ at and dr@@ ink ; for there is the s@@ ound of the tur@@ mo@@ il of a do@@ w@@ n@@ p@@ our . ”
I knew about Abraham , his “ se@@ ed , ” and the “ great crow@@ d , ” but it was only when I saw these conc@@ ep@@ ts explained in si@@ gn language that they took on real meaning .
How did Noah come to know Jehovah , and how did acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge help him ?
Like Moses , we still do not have all the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s regarding God’s promises .
The Scriptural knowledge and in@@ sight that Paul ac@@ qui@@ red from personal study en@@ ab@@ led him to teach the truth effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
It was concer@@ ning his father , Saul , that God had said : “ He must sa@@ ve my people from the hand of the Phil@@ ist@@ ines . ”
During his stay in Eph@@ esus , Timo@@ th@@ y’s faith was put to the t@@ est .
Ex@@ pla@@ in . ( b ) How do you view the privilege of using Jehovah’s name in your ministry ?
Does he a@@ bu@@ se al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ ages ?
the covenant for a pri@@ est like M@@ el@@ c@@ hi@@ ze@@ de@@ k .
2 A@@ vo@@ id Ha@@ st@@ y R@@ es@@ pon@@ ses .
In the year 7@@ 40 before Christ , long before E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed , the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans con@@ qu@@ ered the nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom of Israel and took the people cap@@ tive .
Ru@@ th me@@ ant that .
The book of Psal@@ ms also men@@ tions other things that make for happiness .
So they encoura@@ ged their ei@@ ght children to read liter@@ ature publi@@ shed by the Witnesses , and they supp@@ or@@ ted those of us who took a stand for Bible truth .
Consi@@ der@@ ing Proverbs 10 : 15 - 32 , then , will prove to be encourag@@ ing .
W@@ he@@ ther Jo@@ c@@ he@@ bed me@@ ant for Moses to be found by P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s daugh@@ ter when she came to the ri@@ ver to ba@@ the , we do not know , but that is what happened .
Th@@ r@@ ough whom , though , would it op@@ er@@ ate ?
As neu@@ tr@@ al individuals in sub@@ je@@ ction to “ the su@@ peri@@ or author@@ ities , ” the first Christians were no th@@ re@@ at to any pol@@ itical ent@@ ities , and ne@@ i@@ ther are Jehovah’s Witnesses .
He also kno@@ ws where we are in the out@@ working of his purpose .
Jesus was a@@ ware of what was going on in their mind and took the opportunity to cor@@ rec@@ t their mis@@ taken view of great@@ ness .
As we consider how Jehovah bless@@ ed and emp@@ ow@@ ered the early Christians , our faith in his ba@@ c@@ king is streng@@ th@@ ened .
The man , a mission@@ ary , had not been in this A@@ si@@ an country for many years and was still li@@ mit@@ ed in his use of J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese .
Do ban@@ ks view the ven@@ ture as too ris@@ k@@ y ? ”
Re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves of the gover@@ ning body were sent out to the congregations to deli@@ ver the letter .
During the night of F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 3 - 4 , 195@@ 2 , se@@ cur@@ ity for@@ ces s@@ we@@ pt the country and ar@@ rest@@ ed over 1@@ 00 Witnesses .
Jehovah provided his people with opportun@@ ities to live up to the n@@ ational dedic@@ ation .
Many of our brothers in mo@@ der@@ n times have simil@@ arly follow@@ ed a course of “ blessing those who persecu@@ te . ” ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 14 .
( Read Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 . )
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately after dis@@ clo@@ sing the number 6@@ 6@@ 6 , Revelation men@@ tions 14@@ 4@@ ,000 followers of the L@@ am@@ b , Jesus Christ , who have his name and the name of his Father , Jehovah , written on their fore@@ he@@ a@@ ds .
What questions might those who cho@@ ose to dr@@ ink al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ ages ask themselves ?
Me@@ dit@@ ation and P@@ ra@@ y@@ er E@@ s@@ sen@@ ti@@ al
How did David respon@@ d ?
By per@@ sever@@ ing in prayer , we show the gen@@ u@@ in@@ en@@ ess of our desire to see God’s hand in our life .
That is why we can say like Paul : “ Jehovah is my help@@ er ; I will not be af@@ ra@@ id .
Some young Christians have learned another language .
It would take vo@@ lum@@ es to l@@ ist all the positi@@ ve benef@@ its of inst@@ ill@@ ing a love for reading in your children .
When you show gen@@ u@@ ine interest in the well - being of others , they are dra@@ wn to you .
Such fac@@ t@@ ors as family up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing , ex@@ po@@ sure to the pres@@ sures of life , or being vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of rac@@ i@@ al or e@@ th@@ ni@@ c h@@ at@@ red may have contribu@@ ted to this .
He saw that the best way for him to remember his G@@ r@@ and Creator inclu@@ ded sh@@ aring the good news about God’s Son , the Christ .
That sur@@ ely is a thought - pro@@ vo@@ king question .
So S@@ te@@ ph@@ en asked , or appe@@ aled to , Jesus to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard his life for@@ ce until the resurrection . ​ — 1 / 1 , page 31 .
10 , 11 . ( a ) What should be our go@@ al when we study God’s Word ?
Still , having a close relationship with Jehovah God ​ — which is a c@@ ru@@ cial part of the spiritual par@@ adise — ​ means that we can look to him for support .
If a man sp@@ ends his time and en@@ er@@ gy working hard to support his family , he stan@@ ds a good ch@@ ance of ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ing relati@@ ve se@@ cur@@ ity .
Are You Re@@ aching the St@@ ature That B@@ el@@ ong@@ s to Christ ?
A different s@@ ort of tri@@ bul@@ ation con@@ fr@@ on@@ ts some married cou@@ ples .
What about the use of an I@@ U@@ D ?
Still others have learned another language to help fore@@ ign - speaking people .
Your circumstances may direc@@ tly af@@ fect what you can offer to Jehovah .
The Scriptures fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely ref@@ er to holy spirit as God’s “ f@@ ing@@ er . ”
I am still tr@@ ying , but not always with succ@@ ess , to follow Jesus ’ example of ref@@ re@@ shing others . ​ — Matthew 11 : 28 - 30 .
K@@ no@@ wing when we are ready to mar@@ ry is vital .
How can each of us ple@@ ase Jehovah ?
Because at bir@@ th a person has no esta@@ bli@@ shed re@@ pu@@ tation .
A Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st@@ al ev@@ ang@@ el@@ ist who was said to have the power to he@@ al came to vis@@ it .
We need not conclu@@ de that such a use of spi@@ ces was in@@ tend@@ ed to pre@@ serve the body .
I am now a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , but when I get older , I would like to serve as a member of a Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al Li@@ a@@ is@@ on Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e .
Let us be determined to sear@@ ch for “ deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful words ” of truth , especially when speaking to family members .
One Christian el@@ der says : “ Our local body of elders is very inter@@ ested in c@@ all@@ ing on those who are in@@ ac@@ tive .
Tru@@ e Christi@@ an@@ ity encoura@@ ges the use of both the heart and the mind in building faith that pleas@@ es God .
Why are you determined to show your trust in Jehovah ?
What shows that something more than the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law was needed in order for the Israelites to en@@ ter@@ tain the hope of everlasting life ?
You could cho@@ ose to be a spe@@ ct@@ at@@ or and w@@ atch others do this work .
The man@@ ic@@ ur@@ ed la@@ w@@ ns and f@@ low@@ er be@@ ds gl@@ is@@ ten@@ ed from a pre@@ da@@ wn ra@@ in .
It is an ess@@ enti@@ al requi@@ re@@ ment for our sal@@ vation .
The people ans@@ wer@@ ed un@@ an@@ im@@ ously : “ All that Jehovah has spo@@ ken we are willing to do . ”
It con@@ tain@@ s the ol@@ des@@ t l@@ ist of boo@@ ks of the Christian Greek Scriptures vie@@ wed as author@@ it@@ ative , as well as com@@ ments on the boo@@ ks and their writ@@ ers . ​ — 2 / 15 , pages 13 - 14 .
But how do you res@@ ol@@ ve moral and spiritual problems in a world where there are no ab@@ so@@ lu@@ tes , where people deci@@ de for themselves what is right and wrong ?
Their love of the truth and their desire to serve Jehovah as Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers give evidence that they truly were dra@@ wn by God . ​ — John 6 : 4@@ 4 , 6@@ 5 .
L@@ in@@ king honor to our marriage should not come only after many years .
S@@ ome@@ thing more is needed .
R@@ ep@@ ent@@ ance and M@@ er@@ cy
The only book they could find was the 200@@ 6 Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
If they he@@ e@@ ded these remin@@ ders , they were sure to receive many blessings . ​ — Le@@ v .
As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans , Ch@@ al@@ de@@ ans , Hebrews , S@@ y@@ ri@@ ans , and some A@@ ra@@ bi@@ an tri@@ bes , are des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of S@@ he@@ m .
All of us are encoura@@ ged to follow the reading of these s@@ crip@@ tures during the meeting , using our own cop@@ y of the Bible .
“ Why Do You Not Le@@ ad M@@ e to Christ ? ”
Revelation chap@@ ter 14 go@@ es on to descri@@ be fur@@ ther events that are to take place in the h@@ our of judgment .
What Paul pointed out to the A@@ th@@ en@@ ians is still true .
Let him witness the new person@@ ality in op@@ er@@ ation .
Their efforts were m@@ ing@@ led with cur@@ ses .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a few months of their deli@@ ver@@ ance , they began to long for the food and dr@@ ink they once had in Egy@@ pt and com@@ pla@@ ined about Jehovah’s pro@@ v@@ isions , even w@@ an@@ ting to return to Egy@@ pt .
One way we can be w@@ atch@@ ful is by taking advan@@ ta@@ ge of the spiritual prote@@ ction that Jehovah makes a@@ vail@@ able to us .
A@@ sa “ re@@ moved the fore@@ ign al@@ t@@ ars and the high plac@@ es and bro@@ ke up the sac@@ red p@@ ill@@ ars and cu@@ t down the sac@@ red po@@ les . ”
I attend@@ ed school for just two h@@ our@@ s every mor@@ ning .
‘ the right to fre@@ e@@ dom of religion and the right to prac@@ tice their religion at home and in public and to change their religion if they want to do so . ’ ​ — Ar@@ tic@@ le 9 .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , godly un@@ married men and women re@@ serve their love and affe@@ ction for their future mate .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , there was no com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re for h@@ and@@ ling leg@@ al c@@ as@@ es in Jo@@ b@@ ’s day .
He kno@@ ws that no matter how in@@ no@@ c@@ ent they se@@ em to be , lies are des@@ tru@@ ctive to good human relation@@ shi@@ ps .
But let us go fur@@ ther .
David also wrote : “ I shall la@@ u@@ d you because in a fear - inspi@@ ring way I am wonder@@ fully made .
“ You Pe@@ ople Mu@@ st Be B@@ or@@ n A@@ gain ”
However , time sp@@ ent as a family in the field ministry does not have to be d@@ ru@@ d@@ g@@ er@@ y .
1 / 1 Al@@ ta@@ r to Un@@ nam@@ ed De@@ ity , 7 / 15
So can you be good without worshipp@@ ing God ?
For we have par@@ ti@@ al knowledge and we pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y par@@ ti@@ ally ; but when that which is complete arri@@ ves , that which is par@@ ti@@ al will be done away with . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 8 - 10 .
How can we be sure of those promises ?
( b ) What conclu@@ sion have milli@@ ons of people re@@ ached , and why ?
What prote@@ ction did the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of the woman need , and why ?
For de@@ ca@@ des , Jehovah’s servants thought that it was .
4@@ ,@@ 9@@ 2@@ 5@@ ,@@ 6@@ 4@@ 3
In that way , we could u@@ su@@ ally fin@@ ish our work before the local pri@@ ests could s@@ ti@@ r up tr@@ ou@@ ble for us .
Because of this , the apostle Paul gave Christians this f@@ ran@@ k war@@ ning : “ Do not be mis@@ led : God is not one to be mo@@ cked . For wh@@ atever a man is s@@ ow@@ ing , this he will also re@@ a@@ p . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 7 .
Although I@@ r@@ ene and I had no children of our own , I am happy to have well over 1@@ 50 sons and daugh@@ ters in a spiritual sense , all serving our heavenly Father , Jehovah .
For a year and four months , David and his men took refu@@ ge from Saul at Z@@ ik@@ la@@ g in the Phil@@ ist@@ ine coun@@ tr@@ y@@ side .
This expres@@ sion could not ref@@ er to an individu@@ al human , for Satan ​ — not any man — ​ has authority over the be@@ ast .
Me@@ an@@ while , the Kingdom - preaching work f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed in S@@ ing@@ ap@@ ore .
* To@@ gether , they had made it a home .
In the mor@@ ning , I man@@ ag@@ ed to get a ri@@ de to the next lo@@ dge , where I got some much needed food and attend@@ ed to my l@@ ac@@ er@@ ated f@@ ing@@ ers .
O@@ ver time , cu@@ t@@ ting words from ei@@ ther mate will er@@ o@@ de a relationship , perhaps ca@@ using a husband or a wife to feel un@@ loved , even un@@ lo@@ va@@ ble .
For the fo@@ ol@@ ish took their lam@@ ps but took no o@@ il with them , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as the dis@@ cre@@ et took o@@ il in their rec@@ ep@@ t@@ ac@@ les with their lam@@ ps . ”
He will ch@@ er@@ ish her .
Are You Dis@@ appointed in God ?
His words were , in effect , a call to action .
What is the pri@@ m@@ ary reason for set@@ ting spiritual go@@ als ?
Jesus was travel@@ ing through Sam@@ ari@@ a and st@@ op@@ ped to rest at a well near the city of S@@ y@@ cha@@ r .
When it ge@@ ts l@@ ate , the disciples ur@@ ge Jesus to dis@@ mis@@ s the people so that they might go to ne@@ ar@@ by v@@ il@@ la@@ ges and bu@@ y some food for themselves .
R@@ ac@@ qu@@ el and Phil@@ li@@ p
G@@ et@@ ting the sense of Kingdom tru@@ ths br@@ ings with it the responsi@@ bility of teaching others and sh@@ aring these tre@@ a@@ sures with them .
Consider , for example , a letter that was received by the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
Jehovah is holy and therefore never temp@@ ts anyone to do evil .
He provided only one wife for Adam .
T@@ ents Paul Ma@@ de , 11 / 1
Rather , he hum@@ bly ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that only God has the authority to make such decisions .
As a result , God no longer su@@ sta@@ ined them in per@@ fe@@ ction .
By means of his spirit , Jehovah can su@@ sta@@ in us through wh@@ atever he per@@ m@@ its to come upon us . ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 13 .
To strengthen our res@@ ol@@ ve to complete the preaching work that Jesus assign@@ ed us , let us consider the ans@@ wers to three questions : Why may we at times feel disc@@ oura@@ ged ?
So@@ on there were p@@ il@@ es of don@@ ated go@@ o@@ ds , and the people kept br@@ ing@@ ing more .
The ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on was clear , and the s@@ k@@ y , evid@@ ently cl@@ ou@@ d@@ less .
To the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of the pr@@ inc@@ ely rule and to peace there will be no end , upon the thro@@ ne of David and upon his kingdom in order to esta@@ bl@@ ish it fir@@ m@@ ly and to su@@ sta@@ in it by means of justice and by means of righteousness , from now on and to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite .
By as@@ king a seri@@ es of questions , however , the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty makes Job a@@ ware of His a@@ w@@ es@@ ome power and great wisdom .
While the children were gro@@ wing up , O@@ t@@ to and Ju@@ dy often en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined pione@@ ers in their home so that their daugh@@ ters could see the joy of full - time Christian work@@ ers .
Just like the first - century disciples , you were moved to pro@@ cla@@ im : “ We have found the Messi@@ ah . ”
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise with ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers .
How p@@ un@@ y man@@ ’s ar@@ mi@@ es are when com@@ pared with the strength of just one ang@@ el !
In his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus gave the example of a child who as@@ ks his father for something to e@@ at .
As a man on earth , Jesus had com@@ pas@@ sion for people , ref@@ re@@ shing those who came to him .
Now I am ga@@ ther@@ ing a few pi@@ e@@ ces of w@@ o@@ od , and I will go in and make something for me and my son .
From there Paul wanted to s@@ end him to C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e .
Let us see what encourag@@ ement we can gain from just three as@@ pe@@ cts of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law : the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h arrang@@ ement , the pro@@ vision for g@@ le@@ an@@ ing , and the comman@@ d@@ ment against co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out that an@@ cho@@ r , you will d@@ ri@@ ft like a bo@@ at lo@@ ose in a st@@ or@@ m .
Acc@@ ording to Jesus , this man received a fav@@ or@@ able hear@@ ing .
He is “ the L@@ am@@ b of God that takes away the sin of the world , ” who@@ se blood was p@@ our@@ ed out to free us from sin . ​ — John 1 : 29 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 7 .
“ If we prac@@ tice sin will@@ fully after having received the acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the truth , ” wrote the apostle Paul , “ there is no longer any sacrifice for sin@@ s left . ”
But the same k@@ ni@@ fe in the hands of someone in@@ atten@@ tive or car@@ eless can cause serious har@@ m .
It is challeng@@ ing for a Bible read@@ er to id@@ enti@@ fy all the speak@@ ers in the S@@ ong of Solomon , but it is possible by consider@@ ing what they say or what is said to them .
Thus , the ex@@ pul@@ sion order was over@@ turned .
We can have the same confidence in the fulfill@@ ment of God’s promises that Jo@@ shua had when he told the Israelites : “ Not one word out of all the good words that Jehovah your God has spo@@ ken to you has fa@@ iled .
Jehovah God comman@@ ded his ancient people : “ Be@@ fore gra@@ y ha@@ ir you should ris@@ e up , and you must show consider@@ ation for the person of an old man . ”
K@@ no@@ wing that bad things ha@@ p@@ pen , “ the sh@@ re@@ w@@ d person se@@ es the d@@ anger and conc@@ e@@ als himself . ”
I never ce@@ ase to emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze this because all have right at their f@@ ing@@ er@@ ti@@ ps the information that is provided at G@@ ile@@ ad . ”
“ H@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ite ! ” Jesus said .
E@@ very mon@@ th about 50 let@@ ters from pris@@ on@@ ers are received , most of them re@@ ques@@ ting liter@@ ature or as@@ king for a Bible study .
How would you respon@@ d to the questions posed at Job 38 : 16 , 18 ?
The money N@@ el@@ ma found re@@ pres@@ ented about se@@ ven months ’ wa@@ ges for her , and she really needed it .
So he takes the in@@ iti@@ ative to he@@ al the bre@@ ach .
Such a course has resul@@ ted in rich blessings .
Jo@@ ys of W@@ al@@ king in In@@ tegrity , 5 / 15
We can draw close to God by means of regul@@ ar personal study of the Bible and by ear@@ n@@ est prayers .
Yes , you can take refu@@ ge along with ‘ the enti@@ re associ@@ ation of brothers ’ among Jehovah’s Witnesses the world over . ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 9 .
Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the sheep and the go@@ ats teach@@ es us that those with the earthly hope have the honor of loy@@ ally supp@@ or@@ ting Jesus ’ anointed brothers in the preaching and teaching work .
The man mentioned how much he and his wife needed comfort , and he now showed interest in the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message .
They C@@ op@@ ed With Tho@@ r@@ ns in Their F@@ lesh
A L@@ et@@ ter From the Un@@ ited St@@ ates
As I gre@@ w up , I enjo@@ yed the so@@ cial activities at ch@@ urch and res@@ pe@@ cted the M@@ or@@ m@@ on foc@@ us on family life and moral valu@@ es .
In@@ justice is the con@@ dition or prac@@ tice of viol@@ ating standards of fai@@ r@@ ness .
How do those who have moved to re@@ mo@@ te re@@ gi@@ ons man@@ age to support themselves fin@@ an@@ cially ?
Fir@@ st , Paul said : “ If someone speak@@ s in a t@@ ong@@ ue , let it be li@@ mit@@ ed to two or three at the most , and in tur@@ ns ; and let someone transl@@ ate .
Indeed , today as in Paul’s day , some individuals who were once part of the Christian congregation now at@@ temp@@ t to mis@@ lead the sheep by speaking “ tw@@ is@@ ted things ” ​ — half - tru@@ ths and ou@@ tri@@ ght lies .
How did death become a part of the human experience ?
Se@@ e@@ ing a more complete pi@@ c@@ ture of what is happ@@ ening will sur@@ ely help us to control our emo@@ tions .
E@@ ven@@ tually , she took the children , left him , and went to live in T@@ ah@@ it@@ i .
With “ a strong hand , ” he res@@ cu@@ ed the Israelites out of Egy@@ pt .
Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists di@@ gg@@ ing close to Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s T@@ emp@@ le M@@ ount have dis@@ co@@ vered ne@@ arly 1@@ 00 ri@@ tu@@ al ba@@ ths , or ba@@ thing po@@ ol@@ s , d@@ ating to the first century B.C.E . and the first century C.E .
D@@ en@@ n@@ is then war@@ ned C@@ ar@@ ol that if she invit@@ ed the Witnesses in , it might be hard to get ri@@ d of them .
We Do the B@@ est We Can !
His j@@ our@@ ne@@ y was recorded in the Bible .
We are still suffering the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of Ad@@ am@@ ’s ter@@ ri@@ ble decision .
“ Re@@ ading s@@ crip@@ tures that foc@@ us on our relationship with Jehovah is very important .
S@@ how that you in@@ ten@@ d to do God’s will by following his Son .
Wh@@ ich Ju@@ de@@ an k@@ ings demonstr@@ ated out@@ standing ze@@ al for true worship ?
“ He has f@@ oun@@ ded the earth upon its esta@@ bli@@ shed plac@@ es ; it will not be made to to@@ t@@ ter to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , or forever . ” ​ — Psalm 10@@ 4 : 5 ; 1@@ 19 : 9@@ 0 .
Se@@ cond , we ‘ pi@@ ck up our t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake . ’
A@@ no@@ ther reason is that we need one another , especially during difficult times .
Hence , he ex@@ is@@ ted before other spirit cre@@ atu@@ res and the physical uni@@ verse were cre@@ ated . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 15 ; Revelation 3 : 14 .
Such ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ments strengthen the b@@ ond between those with authority and those sub@@ ject to that authority , prom@@ o@@ ting war@@ m and free commun@@ ic@@ ation .
He cle@@ an@@ ed up his life so quic@@ k@@ ly that in less than si@@ x months , he was able to share in the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work — one of the 10@@ ,@@ 1@@ 15 to do so last year in P@@ an@@ ama .
“ Instead of just y@@ el@@ ling at M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el to pi@@ ck up his to@@ ys , ” says Ge@@ or@@ ge , “ I tri@@ ed teaching him a system for get@@ ting the work done . ”
You expla@@ in the assignment , and all three will@@ ingly accept .
Do I show ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality and give gi@@ f@@ ts with un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish mo@@ ti@@ ves ? ​ — Mat@@ t .
We did it just to avoid saying no . ”
; G@@ es@@ u@@ al@@ di , K .
A great many sen@@ s@@ ational tal@@ es cir@@ cul@@ ate , often by means of E - ma@@ il .
While the ca@@ uses of su@@ i@@ ci@@ de are ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly comple@@ x , this experience gives evidence of the truth of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s st@@ at@@ ement : “ Those who are determined to be rich . . . have st@@ ab@@ bed themselves all over with many pa@@ ins . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 9 , 10 .
Why is it appro@@ pri@@ ate to exam@@ ine our life ?
In Ju@@ ne 199@@ 6 , inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ at@@ ors began sear@@ ch@@ ing for evidence of wr@@ ong@@ doing , but they found no@@ ne .
( O@@ r a relati@@ ve , ma@@ y@@ be a par@@ ent , has died , and the fun@@ er@@ al will be in a ch@@ urch . )
A reli@@ ef work was organiz@@ ed , and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s and Saul were dis@@ pat@@ ched from An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch with a reli@@ ef minis@@ tr@@ ation . ​ — Acts 11 : 27 - 30 .
Why did Jehovah look with fav@@ or on A@@ bel@@ ’s o@@ ffering ?
He did not even have his own home .
Can you i@@ magine the joy of the 1@@ 16 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers at see@@ ing a crow@@ d of 4@@ 0@@ 5 and for the first time w@@ atch@@ ing Bible dr@@ am@@ as and recei@@ ving conven@@ tion rel@@ eas@@ es ?
The a@@ bo@@ ve in@@ stances show that children or des@@ c@@ end@@ ants may feel the ill effe@@ cts of their an@@ c@@ est@@ ors ’ sin .
How others ev@@ alu@@ ate you often dep@@ ends on their per@@ c@@ ep@@ tion of your in@@ ten@@ tions .
( b ) How will the resurrection take place ?
Even those who have su@@ ffered and died as a result of man@@ ’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against God will be resur@@ rec@@ ted with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living forever on earth .
The woman of Isaiah 60 : 1 - 3 is Z@@ ion , Jehovah’s c@@ el@@ es@@ ti@@ al organization of spirit cre@@ atu@@ res .
H@@ ere is what some have written to comfort ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved friends :
“ The pro@@ c@@ ess of the tre@@ e@@ ’s Christi@@ an@@ iz@@ ation was not very s@@ mo@@ o@@ th in Rus@@ sia .
The artic@@ les pres@@ ented help@@ ful Bible principles as well as fir@@ s@@ th@@ and information g@@ le@@ an@@ ed from inter@@ vie@@ ws with knowle@@ d@@ ge@@ able individuals who have lived with disa@@ bl@@ ing ill@@ ness for many years .
They were to work together in har@@ mony .
• What are four reas@@ ons why we should want to be gu@@ i@@ ded by God’s spirit ?
Indeed , un@@ ity in go@@ als and activities streng@@ th@@ ens a marriage .
Ther@@ e@@ after , he would take action and ou@@ st Satan and his dem@@ ons from the heavens . ​ — Revelation 12 : 7 - 9 .
W@@ ar@@ m@@ hear@@ ted ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality that may inclu@@ de no more than a simp@@ le me@@ al off@@ ers exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent opportun@@ ities for “ an inter@@ change of encourag@@ ement ” and for show@@ ing love for our brothers and for our God .
He might ask : ‘ How much time am I ac@@ tually ex@@ p@@ en@@ ding on rec@@ re@@ ation or le@@ is@@ ure pur@@ su@@ its ?
Our God desi@@ res willing sub@@ je@@ cts .
How can we become better e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed to me@@ et t@@ ests of faith succ@@ ess@@ fully ?
But anyone going in to the king when not sum@@ mon@@ ed was put to death . ​ — E@@ s@@ ther 4 : 4 - 11 .
P@@ ut@@ ting the Kingdom Fir@@ st
But what was Jesus ’ mo@@ tive ?
No@@ thing that this old system of things off@@ ers can com@@ pare with the wonderful privilege of working with faithful men and women in be@@ half of God’s people around the world .
En@@ jo@@ ying a Go@@ od Me@@ al
When that happ@@ ens , it is only n@@ atur@@ al to feel fru@@ str@@ ated and disa@@ p@@ pointed .
In 200@@ 7 it was ann@@ oun@@ ced to the congregation that Jo@@ el had been appointed as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant .
On@@ ce while the men were away , mar@@ au@@ ding A@@ mal@@ ek@@ ites bur@@ ned the city and car@@ ri@@ ed off all the men@@ ’s wi@@ ves , children , and flo@@ c@@ ks .
Jehovah also w@@ atch@@ ed his first human son , Adam , and his perfect wife , E@@ ve , jo@@ in in the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
G@@ l@@ ori@@ fy God “ With One M@@ ou@@ th , ” 9 / 1
Jehovah now told Jeremiah : “ T@@ ake for yourself a ro@@ l@@ l of a book , and you must wr@@ ite in it all the words that I have spo@@ ken to you against Israel and against Juda@@ h and against all the nations , . . . since the days of Jo@@ si@@ ah , clear down to this day . ”
A S@@ p@@ y in Cana@@ an
P@@ le@@ ase consider what it has to say as pres@@ ented in the following article .
( b ) What as@@ sur@@ ance do we find in Psalm 1@@ 36 ?
His counsel was always loving , yet he did not water down the truth to appe@@ ase his listen@@ ers .
I pray@@ ed as a t@@ or@@ r@@ ent of te@@ ars p@@ our@@ ed down my c@@ he@@ ek@@ s .
As the very ter@@ m su@@ gg@@ ests , loving - kindness inclu@@ des the tra@@ its of love and kindness .
I once sp@@ ent some time in Par@@ is , where we esta@@ bli@@ shed a small pr@@ inter@@ y .
Because of what the Bible says , my in@@ iti@@ al re@@ action was : “ No blood , no blood ! ”
3 Je@@ h@@ u Ch@@ am@@ pi@@ ons P@@ ure Wor@@ ship
The Greek word rend@@ ered “ gave way to te@@ ars ” often ref@@ ers to “ a qui@@ et we@@ ep@@ ing , ” while the word used to descri@@ be the we@@ ep@@ ing of M@@ ary and the others may sign@@ i@@ fy “ a l@@ ou@@ d we@@ ep@@ ing , a wa@@ il@@ ing . ”
Da@@ ily ac@@ ts of com@@ pas@@ sion and kindness are often e@@ c@@ li@@ p@@ sed by these acc@@ oun@@ ts .
Yet , all was not lost .
The same ho@@ l@@ ds true for anointed ones today .
She says , “ Th@@ ree long years pas@@ sed , but than@@ ks to Jehovah , I was able to end@@ ure . ”
AN@@ S@@ W@@ E@@ R : Un@@ der God’s Kingdom , the earth will become a par@@ adise and faithful humans will enjoy perfect health , per@@ man@@ ent peace , and end@@ less life .
Satan en@@ tic@@ ed Adam and E@@ ve into such a way of thinking .
Why are we moved to praise God for his go@@ o@@ dness ?
In many c@@ as@@ es , parents and children op@@ t to have the el@@ der@@ ly maintain as much in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence as their a@@ bil@@ ities and li@@ mit@@ ations allow .
My gr@@ and@@ father pla@@ yed the viol@@ in and was the con@@ duc@@ t@@ or of an or@@ ch@@ es@@ tr@@ a that spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ized in cl@@ as@@ si@@ cal religious mu@@ si@@ c .
When he real@@ ized that she was not atten@@ ding meetings , he encoura@@ ged her to do so .
B . Phil@@ li@@ ps , rend@@ ers Romans 12 : 10 : “ Let us have real war@@ m affe@@ ction for one another as between brothers . ”
Per@@ haps we can com@@ p@@ li@@ ment fellow worshipp@@ ers on their good qualities , such as their love , res@@ our@@ ce@@ ful@@ ness , courage , and faith .
D@@ em@@ et@@ ri@@ us and friends at K@@ ar@@ í@@ t@@ sa
Because of this , the Bible is a uni@@ que book .
And they kept saying : ‘ Is it just by Moses al@@ one that Jehovah has spo@@ ken ?
A dra@@ ft of war@@ m a@@ ir gives it the li@@ ft it needs , en@@ ab@@ ling the e@@ ag@@ le to con@@ serve en@@ er@@ gy .
Many people may call to mind Jesus ’ mirac@@ les of heal@@ ing the si@@ ck and the crip@@ pl@@ ed .
Just as Jesus said ear@@ li@@ er , “ even when a person has an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance his life does not result from the things he pos@@ s@@ ess@@ es . ”
“ By doing re@@ sear@@ ch in Scriptural public@@ ations , I learned to make the Bible char@@ ac@@ ters come to life .
What should be done if there are st@@ ra@@ ined rel@@ ations between you and a fellow beli@@ ever ?
S@@ ac@@ red Ser@@ vice That Is Un@@ accep@@ table
A Ne@@ ed to Be Al@@ er@@ t
Because when the elders of the nation beg@@ ged him to help them , he did so right away .
Yet , Jesus wa@@ ited until his last night on earth to provide his disciples with the most sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant less@@ on on prayer .
We must ac@@ qui@@ re a good understanding of God’s love and cultiv@@ ate hear@@ t@@ felt appreciation for it .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 10 , 1@@ 12
It can thus be said that sin received in@@ duc@@ ement through the Law .
They do this will@@ ingly , out of love for God and neigh@@ b@@ or .
Ha@@ ve you exam@@ ined your feelings , beli@@ ef@@ s , ho@@ p@@ es , and fe@@ ars about the end of your life ?
T@@ al@@ k to a matu@@ re friend who kno@@ ws you well .
What benef@@ its are a@@ vail@@ able because of Jehovah’s love and justice ?
For example , we can apply his teaching me@@ tho@@ ds in our ministry , whether we are assign@@ ed as mission@@ aries or not .
“ In S@@ co@@ t@@ land less than 10 per@@ c@@ ent of Christians regul@@ arly go to ch@@ urch , ” no@@ tes one new@@ s@@ ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
I@@ t’s wor@@ se when I@@ ’@@ m out@@ side , with no place to hi@@ de .
“ B@@ eli@@ eve it or not , I associ@@ ated with Jehovah’s Witnesses as an un@@ baptized you@@ th for over se@@ ven years .
“ Jehovah’s spirit is upon me , ” he said .
The resurrection hope has become a gl@@ ori@@ ous re@@ ality for anointed ones who have been faithful un@@ to death .
L@@ ater , he became a cha@@ pla@@ in for a coun@@ t@@ ess who lived in L@@ ond@@ on ; and still later , he moved to B@@ el@@ f@@ ast , I@@ rel@@ and .
Let us exam@@ ine how we can maintain such a positi@@ ve attitude .
The pro@@ gra@@ m next fe@@ atu@@ red a get - ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted inter@@ view condu@@ cted by Mark N@@ ou@@ ma@@ ir , an instru@@ ct@@ or in the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c S@@ cho@@ ol@@ s De@@ par@@ t@@ ment .
As you face chang@@ ing situ@@ ations in life , remember that just as Jehovah su@@ sta@@ ined , streng@@ th@@ ened , and cor@@ rec@@ ted David , He can do the same for you .
Now the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er had rec@@ ently vis@@ ited the congregation again .
Th@@ r@@ ough regul@@ ar Bible study , we learn more and more about how we can imitate Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness .
Jehovah prote@@ cts his “ v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard ” and makes it fru@@ it@@ ful
I re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed that the Bible expla@@ ins that ‘ un@@ expe@@ cted events ’ can be@@ f@@ all any one of us .
Yes , he did .
However , it does say that “ great earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es ” will occ@@ ur “ in one place after another , ” making them one of the no@@ table fe@@ atu@@ res of this m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous peri@@ od of hist@@ ory . ​ — Mark 13 : 8 ; Luke 21 : 11 .
H@@ app@@ ily , our c@@ el@@ es@@ ti@@ al “ power st@@ ation ” ​ — the su@@ n — ​ is to@@ t@@ ally reli@@ able .
They started se@@ ven Bible stu@@ dies . Many more exc@@ iting experi@@ ences follow@@ ed .
All four made good use of chang@@ ing circumstances .
Even the Messi@@ ah’s disciples would sc@@ at@@ ter .
Paul off@@ ers the al@@ ter@@ n@@ ative to gre@@ ed , which is con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment .
Thus , fully car@@ r@@ ying out Christ’s comm@@ and to make disciples requi@@ res that we be both teach@@ ers and guid@@ es .
It mo@@ ves us to avoid loving the world and its ung@@ o@@ dly ways .
The Bible says : “ S@@ how y@@ ourselves than@@ k@@ ful . ”
An@@ y t@@ ree o@@ ffering refu@@ ge from the su@@ n@@ ’s ra@@ ys is wel@@ come , especially when it gro@@ ws near one@@ ’s home .
“ God lo@@ ves people who love to give ” The inspired words of the apostle Paul are a gu@@ i@@ ding princi@@ ple for Christian giving .
And how com@@ for@@ ting for the milli@@ ons who@@ se loved ones have fal@@ le@@ n as@@ le@@ ep in death !
The har@@ lo@@ t sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ es what , and what has happened to her support ?
The 1@@ 5@@ ,000 children ro@@ se as one body ​ — I was one of them !
Mo@@ st are pit@@ ted , we@@ a@@ ther@@ ed , and er@@ o@@ ded .
She does this by man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting a “ qui@@ et and mil@@ d spirit ” and by end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to bring him honor as she speak@@ s well of him and works to make his decisions succ@@ e@@ ed . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
He gave practic@@ al ad@@ vice to the gra@@ du@@ ating class , encourag@@ ing them to use their God - given ability to think and reason .
Pro@@ p@@ he@@ tic@@ ally , the psalmist san@@ g : “ Your people will offer themselves will@@ ingly on the day of your mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ce .
What will help us to succ@@ e@@ ed ?
H@@ i@@ b@@ sh@@ man ) , 1 / 1
I was emp@@ lo@@ yed at a priv@@ ate ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al in Bo@@ c@@ a R@@ at@@ on , F@@ l@@ ori@@ da , where I wor@@ ked in the em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y ro@@ om .
I had to cho@@ ose . ”
Since Israel was God’s “ serv@@ ant ” cen@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o , was it also the slave that Jesus spoke about ?
See The Watchtower of O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 15 , 199@@ 9 , pages 17 - 22 .
5@@ 1 : 17 ) Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God under@@ stan@@ ds the true attitude and mo@@ tive be@@ h@@ ind sin@@ s .
She invit@@ es the shepher@@ d to “ come into his gar@@ den and e@@ at its cho@@ ic@@ est fru@@ its . ”
Even though a f@@ ar@@ m@@ er works hard to pl@@ ant his cro@@ p , he has no control over the we@@ ather or the gro@@ w@@ th of the pl@@ ants .
As we get clo@@ s@@ er to the end , let us all keep serving Jehovah and following Christ as one flo@@ ck .
Let us jo@@ in them . ​ — Read Acts 16 : 6 - 10 .
In the face of the wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on self , this are@@ a of life is especially challeng@@ ing .
With that , there ar@@ ose the need for the people there to have the Bible transl@@ ated into L@@ at@@ in .
Be@@ ing mil@@ d , pe@@ ace@@ able , and reason@@ able with one another will sur@@ ely result in imp@@ ro@@ ved relation@@ shi@@ ps and will make it evid@@ ent that we have “ the wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve . ”
Moses told the people to se@@ par@@ ate themselves from the r@@ ing@@ lead@@ ers ​ — K@@ or@@ ah , Da@@ than , and A@@ bi@@ ra@@ m .
What if the proble@@ m of over@@ in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence continu@@ es des@@ pite your efforts ?
S@@ et asi@@ de some time during the family Bible study to expla@@ in difficult poin@@ ts and to help your family pre@@ pare for the meetings .
In 14@@ 5@@ 8 , G@@ reg@@ ory per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed small grou@@ ps of form@@ er H@@ us@@ s@@ ites to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on their ho@@ m@@ es in different par@@ ts of C@@ ze@@ c@@ hi@@ a .
Is our heart “ s@@ ti@@ r@@ red ” by the Kingdom message ?
Even so , those who learn only from cre@@ ation will not find ans@@ wers to some of li@@ fe@@ ’s most per@@ ple@@ x@@ ing questions , such as these : Why does God allow suffering ?
But be care@@ ful that you do not beg@@ in to feel that you must get baptized just because you have re@@ ached a certain age or because ever@@ yone el@@ se is get@@ ting baptized .
; H@@ ort@@ el@@ an@@ o , M .
The worl@@ d’s religi@@ ons have many ancient writ@@ ings .
( See bo@@ x on page 23 . )
What comfort do Paul’s words at Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 provide ?
Th@@ ink how thr@@ ill@@ ing it will be to learn personal de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about Jesus from his c@@ ous@@ in John the B@@ ap@@ t@@ ist !
One mor@@ ning , a man nam@@ ed An@@ at@@ o@@ li@@ o Al@@ f@@ ar@@ o came to our home and encoura@@ ged us to study the Bible .
“ All the days of Adam that he lived am@@ oun@@ ted to n@@ ine h@@ un@@ d@@ red and th@@ ir@@ ty years and he died , ” states the Bible .
You are a real tre@@ asure .
Since Jehovah gave holy spirit to Solomon , sur@@ ely he will not with@@ hold his holy spirit from those see@@ king to ple@@ ase him today .
Why can the night be a fear - inspi@@ ring time , but why are we not fe@@ ar@@ ful ?
It continu@@ es to am@@ a@@ ze us to see the large number of young men and women who have taken up the full - time service with the attitude of Isaiah , who said : “ H@@ ere I am ! S@@ end me ! ”
As the events un@@ fo@@ ld , the ta@@ bl@@ es turn .
Such individuals are f@@ ast as@@ le@@ ep !
Des@@ pite all of this , the famili@@ es who stu@@ died the Bible did not give up their sear@@ ch for the truth .
How do we know that God will not for@@ s@@ ake us during temp@@ tation ?
I@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ IN@@ E this sc@@ ene : Jesus Christ is expla@@ ining that religious enem@@ ies in Jerusalem will cause him great pain and then k@@ ill him .
◆ P@@ ra@@ ying to God regul@@ arly and s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely
“ To do good ” inclu@@ des per@@ form@@ ing good de@@ e@@ ds in be@@ half of others .
What pro@@ found love Jesus had for people !
Some of the see@@ ds of truth we pl@@ anted are still yi@@ el@@ ding resul@@ ts .
We do not know the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about the ex@@ t@@ ent of the preaching work yet to be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed before the arri@@ val of Jehovah’s day , but we do know that the good news of the Kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth to God’s satis@@ fac@@ tion before the end comes .
“ [ Jesus ] is the i@@ ma@@ ge of the inv@@ isi@@ ble God , the fir@@ st@@ born of all cre@@ ation . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 15 .
But when David reli@@ ed on himself , his heart dec@@ ei@@ ved him and he com@@ mit@@ ted a serious sin with B@@ ath - she@@ ba , even arrang@@ ing to have her husband , U@@ ri@@ ah , kil@@ led .
I gre@@ w up hear@@ ing my parents speaking the Ne@@ a@@ po@@ lit@@ an di@@ al@@ e@@ ct , so my I@@ tal@@ i@@ an ​ — des@@ pite the A@@ mer@@ i@@ can acc@@ ent — ​ was under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble en@@ ough .
Some of these are :
Tru@@ e Christians recogn@@ ize the import@@ ance of develop@@ ing and main@@ tain@@ ing spiritu@@ ality .
A@@ n en@@ ter@@ pris@@ ing man has s@@ pre@@ ad a bl@@ an@@ ke@@ t on the si@@ de@@ walk and has arrang@@ ed upon it a few tr@@ in@@ ke@@ ts that he ho@@ p@@ es to sel@@ l .
How can young ones , parents , older sisters , and baptized brothers show that they are coura@@ ge@@ ous and ready to per@@ form good works ?
In giving life back to La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , Jesus gave a pre@@ view of what Jehovah God can and will do in the future .
What rich blessings he received !
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jehovah kno@@ ws us far better than we know ourselves .
When O@@ thers H@@ ur@@ t Your F@@ e@@ el@@ ings
I moved not for personal benef@@ its but to do more for Jehovah . ”
I man@@ ag@@ ed to clear away en@@ ough s@@ now to o@@ pen the do@@ or , only to find the inter@@ i@@ or stri@@ pp@@ ed to the ba@@ re me@@ tal .
The in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the are@@ a were sub@@ je@@ cted to efforts to rec@@ ru@@ it them into a mil@@ it@@ ar@@ ized mo@@ v@@ ement or to for@@ ce them to support it in other ways .
Le@@ on@@ ar@@ do will never for@@ get the day his a@@ un@@ t bro@@ ke the news to him .
“ H@@ ere I do show you consider@@ ation to this ex@@ t@@ ent also , ” he said .
R@@ I@@ C@@ H@@ M@@ ON@@ D , C@@ A ( T@@ ag@@ al@@ o@@ g only ) , Ri@@ ch@@ mon@@ d M@@ em@@ ori@@ al Con@@ ven@@ tion C@@ en@@ ter Ar@@ ena , 4@@ 0@@ 3 C@@ i@@ vi@@ c C@@ en@@ ter P@@ la@@ za .
The Christian disci@@ ple James wrote : “ If one kno@@ ws how to do what is right and yet does not do it , it is a sin for him . ”
Jehovah’s “ Word ” H@@ as “ C@@ er@@ tain Su@@ cc@@ ess ”
At the end of that first day , I felt el@@ ated to be able to preach in fre@@ e@@ dom again .
They were determined to keep preaching and to obey “ God as rul@@ er rather than men . ”
15 , 16 . ( a ) How can we benefit from the “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men ” in the congregation ?
What , though , if we are con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted by a n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ ster , persecu@@ tion , or se@@ v@@ ere e@@ con@@ om@@ ic har@@ d@@ ship ?
Thus , when Jehovah assign@@ ed him to be His prophet , Jeremiah said : “ Al@@ as , O S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah !
In those days the Ang@@ li@@ can Ch@@ urch was rather stri@@ ct about mor@@ als .
Do you believe that Jehovah is ca@@ pa@@ ble and willing to su@@ sta@@ in you even on a si@@ ck@@ bed ? ​ — P@@ s .
By giving he@@ ed to this war@@ ning and ac@@ ting acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , we can liter@@ ally sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our life for all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity , for the text continu@@ es : “ F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the world is pas@@ sing away and so is its desire , but he that does the will of God rema@@ ins forever . ” ​ — 1 John 2 : 15 - 17 .
For what reas@@ ons do we have to@@ tal confidence in Jehovah’s guid@@ ance ?
Jehovah be@@ ars us up in old age
What did Jehovah put in Moses ’ hand , and how did that al@@ la@@ y his fe@@ ars ?
They are e@@ ag@@ er to help their brothers to serve Jehovah happ@@ ily .
And at times a f@@ it of anger may be follow@@ ed by a pro@@ long@@ ed peri@@ od of de@@ pres@@ sion .
[ Bo@@ x on page 15 ]
( b ) How did Jehovah help Peter to ad@@ just his attitude ?
( Read Matthew 6 : 24 . )
But I found out that life sel@@ dom tur@@ ns out the way we ex@@ pect .
The origin@@ al - language word rend@@ ered “ pang@@ s of dist@@ ress ” ref@@ ers to the in@@ ten@@ se pain experienced during chil@@ d@@ bir@@ th .
Such reason@@ ing has moved some ev@@ olu@@ tion@@ ists to re@@ consider their position .
When the Israelites con@@ qu@@ ered the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and and di@@ vi@@ ded it among the tri@@ bes , the s@@ ite of Sam@@ ari@@ a was lo@@ c@@ ated in the tri@@ ba@@ l ter@@ rit@@ ory of M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h .
Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has , along with the Israel@@ ite c@@ hi@@ ef@@ tain@@ s , pr@@ u@@ d@@ ently discus@@ sed the matter with those who had buil@@ t the al@@ ta@@ r .
Con@@ tr@@ ary to what do@@ om@@ s@@ day prophe@@ ts say , God as@@ sures us that our pl@@ an@@ et E@@ ar@@ th will never be destro@@ yed . ​ — Psalm 10@@ 4 : 5 ; E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 1 : 4 .
It is eas@@ y to be bus@@ y every min@@ u@@ te of the day and to be s@@ we@@ pt along in a life that is f@@ ast - p@@ ac@@ ed and full of activities .
I started ble@@ e@@ ding .
W@@ ould you stru@@ gg@@ le up the sta@@ ir@@ s if an el@@ ev@@ at@@ or was ne@@ ar@@ by ?
The only way any of us can have peace with God is to have faith in Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice and appreci@@ ate that blood has special meaning to our Creator . ​ — C@@ ol .
We had to deter@@ mine quic@@ k@@ ly if we should try to give a sh@@ ort Scriptural pres@@ ent@@ ation or just ac@@ knowledge our mis@@ take and move on .
E@@ ven@@ tually , the Bible stud@@ ent , having develop@@ ed a love of Jehovah God and a strong faith in the ransom sacrifice , wi@@ sh@@ es to dedic@@ ate himself comple@@ t@@ ely to his heavenly Father .
He that fe@@ e@@ ds on my flesh and dr@@ in@@ ks my blood has everlasting life , and I shall resur@@ rec@@ t him at the last day . ” ​ — John 6 : 5@@ 3 , 5@@ 4 .
Then , the “ ban@@ qu@@ et of well - o@@ iled di@@ sh@@ es ” will inclu@@ de physical food in a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance .
We should not as@@ su@@ me that a new publi@@ sh@@ er will ac@@ qui@@ re teaching s@@ k@@ ill@@ s simply by par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in the ministry .
O@@ u@@ t of the heart come for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation and ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , said Jesus .
Their ability to read well and to gr@@ as@@ p ide@@ as will doub@@ t@@ less encoura@@ ge them to be better stud@@ ents and teach@@ ers of God’s Word .
That gift would be pri@@ c@@ eless in@@ deed , would it not ?
Some re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers say that when tal@@ king to a child about death , parents should be care@@ ful about using such ter@@ ms as “ s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing , ” “ lost , ” or “ g@@ one away . ”
The psalmist expres@@ sed such a ye@@ ar@@ ning when he said : “ Un@@ co@@ ver my eyes , that I may look at the wonderful things out of your law . ”
They are being taught to love God and neigh@@ b@@ or , to show a than@@ k@@ ful spirit , to care for the en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , to con@@ serve n@@ atur@@ al res@@ our@@ ces , and to lead a life supp@@ or@@ tive of the Creat@@ or@@ ’s purpose .
Then we try to sp@@ end more time with the brothers and sisters . ”
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the Christ helps us to imitate our heavenly Father . This is because Jesus refle@@ cted God’s thinking , feelings , and person@@ ality better and explained him more fully than anyone el@@ se could .
S@@ ome@@ what sh@@ o@@ cked , the man respon@@ ded that this was a house of Jewish ra@@ b@@ bi@@ s .
What , then , if a Bible teaching seem@@ s hard to understand ?
The Bible does not spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally st@@ ate that the ani@@ ma@@ l used in temp@@ ting E@@ ve had pre@@ vi@@ ously had leg@@ s but lost them .
N@@ I@@ C@@ O@@ S@@ I@@ A
A po@@ or cho@@ ice of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment or sp@@ en@@ ding too much time with work@@ mat@@ es or school associ@@ ates who have no reg@@ ard for righteous principles takes its t@@ ol@@ l .
If so , do not be disc@@ oura@@ ged .
( b ) How do those of the other sheep view their anointed Christian brothers ?
When asked what was the great@@ est comman@@ d@@ ment in the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , Jesus ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ ‘ You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind . ’
Just after he spoke of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” Jesus gave two par@@ ab@@ les that high@@ ligh@@ ted those qualities : the par@@ able of the dis@@ cre@@ et and fo@@ ol@@ ish vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins and the par@@ able of the tal@@ ents .
So the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus Christ began wal@@ king with them .
Now at 8@@ 0 , I am an older one my@@ self .
Wh@@ ich conven@@ tions have been especially mem@@ or@@ able for you , and why ?
“ These , therefore , went their way from before the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in , rejo@@ ic@@ ing because they had been coun@@ ted wor@@ thy to be di@@ sh@@ on@@ ored in be@@ half of his name .
Go@@ od teaching c@@ alls for knowledge , s@@ k@@ ill and , a@@ bo@@ ve all , love
Ti@@ me sp@@ ent in this way can be most ref@@ re@@ shing , as pon@@ der@@ ing over these things streng@@ th@@ ens our own faith and helps us to conduct our Bible stu@@ dies with greater effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess and en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m .
If God in@@ deed has some special purpose for you , no doubt you will want to know what it is .
Many let@@ ters have repor@@ ted that such teaching is vital .
F@@ re@@ e@@ dom of cho@@ ice , then , plac@@ es upon us a heav@@ y responsi@@ bility and makes us acc@@ oun@@ table for our actions .
When M@@ other died , A@@ un@@ t M@@ il@@ li@@ e im@@ medi@@ ately offered to care for us children .
It has been taken to expres@@ s “ a pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent feel@@ ing of cultiv@@ ated men , that the at@@ temp@@ t to as@@ certain anything certain on these things is va@@ in . ”
How good it is to have “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men ” in the Christian congregation , who ‘ sear@@ ch for knowledge ’ before giving counsel ! ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 8 .
On the ta@@ ble@@ t , A@@ bi@@ j@@ ah called this the “ s@@ pr@@ ing pas@@ ture ” or , according to another rend@@ ering , the “ l@@ ate pl@@ an@@ ting , ” a time of deli@@ ci@@ ous di@@ sh@@ es made with many ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les from this peri@@ od .
Bar@@ u@@ ch ​ — Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s Se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary , 8 / 15 Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s , 12 / 15
An@@ y one of these things could have made him ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant , yet no@@ ne of them did .
Mu@@ ch work was done to con@@ ne@@ ct all these conven@@ tion s@@ ites by tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne ti@@ e l@@ ine for a si@@ mul@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ous pro@@ gra@@ m .
John C@@ al@@ v@@ in was a fam@@ ous cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man in Gen@@ ev@@ a , but he came to have en@@ or@@ m@@ ous pol@@ itical influ@@ ence as well .
* Pe@@ dr@@ o says : “ When tal@@ king about spiritual matters , the heart and emo@@ tions are involved .
De@@ b@@ t , 11 / 1 De@@ c@@ lar@@ ation P@@ le@@ d@@ g@@ ing Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful@@ ness , 12 / 15
We should have love for one another ; not like Ca@@ in , who origin@@ ated with the wicked one and sla@@ ugh@@ tered his brother . ”
Fir@@ st , we should want to be gu@@ i@@ ded by God’s spirit because we are not ca@@ pa@@ ble of gu@@ i@@ ding ourselves .
It would be their full re@@ ward , for Jehovah would not answer their h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical prayers .
F@@ in@@ ally , after I op@@ en@@ ly dis@@ clo@@ sed my tr@@ oub@@ led past during yet another inter@@ view , the inter@@ vie@@ wer said : “ I don@@ ’t really know why , but something tel@@ ls me that I should hi@@ re you . ”
Acc@@ ur@@ ate Scriptural knowledge , spiritual com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion , and godly wisdom are vital .
The si@@ x c@@ ities of refu@@ ge were eas@@ y to acc@@ ess .
If he had , I pro@@ ba@@ bly w@@ ou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t be in Jehovah’s organization today . ”
( b ) What reason has Z@@ ion had for joy ?
After a night in Yo@@ ko@@ h@@ ama , we ca@@ ught the tra@@ in to our mission@@ ary assignment in K@@ o@@ be .
The cir@@ cu@@ it inclu@@ ded the Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n H@@ ei@@ gh@@ ts C@@ ongreg@@ ation , which me@@ t at the Kingdom H@@ all at Bethel and had many experienced Bethel family members .
For instance , when mission@@ aries arri@@ ved in one A@@ si@@ an country early in 194@@ 7 , the effe@@ cts of war were still in evidence , and few ho@@ m@@ es had ele@@ c@@ tri@@ c ligh@@ ts .
The question , then , is , Of all those who have died , who ac@@ tually are in God’s mem@@ ory a@@ wa@@ iting a resurrection ?
After about a year in I@@ tu , I received a t@@ ele@@ gra@@ m invit@@ ing me to work temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily at Bethel , the branch home of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ri@@ o de J@@ an@@ ei@@ r@@ o , in pre@@ par@@ ation for the n@@ ational ass@@ em@@ bly .
Re@@ al@@ is@@ tic@@ ally , the country or religion that dem@@ ands our loy@@ al@@ ty is often determined by the place of our bir@@ th , but the decision about whom we should be loyal to is too important to leave in the hands of ch@@ ance .
When will the resurrection that I am ho@@ p@@ ing for occ@@ ur ? ’
However , his pl@@ ans chang@@ ed when he read the liter@@ ature of the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents and began to associ@@ ate with them .
Paul could therefore st@@ ate : “ Bro@@ thers , you are not in dar@@ k@@ ness , so that that day should over@@ take you as it would th@@ i@@ ev@@ es , for you are all sons of light . ”
Jehovah’s Da@@ y@@ st@@ ar is now on the sc@@ ene , ready to car@@ ry out God’s purpose in fur@@ ther fulfill@@ ment of the trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation ​ — “ the war of the great day of God the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty . ”
Paul and his fellow anointed Christians under@@ sto@@ od c@@ learly the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent ro@@ le assign@@ ed to Jesus Christ in the out@@ working of God’s purpose .
W@@ ould we really be “ keep@@ ing close in mind the pres@@ ence of the day of Jehovah ” ?
In simp@@ le yet important ways , we find joy in giving
How inclu@@ sive should our works of faith be ?
In their early years , E@@ d@@ die and B@@ ob@@ by were with me all the time in the do@@ or - to - do@@ or preaching work .
I was dis@@ gu@@ sted when an ar@@ c@@ hi@@ man@@ dr@@ ite whom I had res@@ pe@@ cted made im@@ moral advan@@ ces toward me .
In the par@@ able , the last slave bu@@ ri@@ ed his tal@@ ent in@@ stead of doing bu@@ sin@@ ess with it or even de@@ pos@@ iting it with the ban@@ k@@ ers .
That will help to en@@ sure that the coura@@ ge@@ ous stand of Jehovah’s Witnesses will not be for@@ go@@ t@@ ten .
How can mo@@ des@@ ty help us to avoid be@@ coming self - reli@@ ant ?
Father tri@@ ed to s@@ qu@@ e@@ e@@ ze in as much spiritual activ@@ ity as possible on his p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ m vis@@ its .
“ The spirit it@@ self be@@ ars witness with our spirit that we are God’s children . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M@@ AN@@ S 8 : 16 .
While death may be difficult for us to com@@ pre@@ h@@ end , we do understand s@@ le@@ ep .
Of course , Jesus himself could not have or@@ ch@@ es@@ tr@@ ated any of the fore@@ told events associ@@ ated with his bir@@ th and early life .
How can you keep se@@ cul@@ ar emp@@ loy@@ ment in its prop@@ er place ?
During the meeting , E@@ mili@@ a t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully but b@@ ol@@ dly re@@ ques@@ ted a cu@@ t in her h@@ our@@ s of work .
Na@@ om@@ i@@ ’s re@@ action was n@@ atur@@ al and under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble .
Some acc@@ used Kat@@ ar@@ z@@ y@@ na of sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness and an an@@ t@@ is@@ o@@ cial attitude .
“ I was af@@ ra@@ id to witness to my cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es , ” says 20 - year - old B@@ o .
May we therefore conduct effe@@ ctive Bible stu@@ dies and do all we can to help others to become Jesus ’ disciples .
A@@ no@@ ther pos@@ si@@ bility is that it su@@ gg@@ ested that all the mo@@ thers of God’s people we@@ pt over the death or ex@@ il@@ ing of Israel .
In this article , we will therefore consider how we may more fully un@@ le@@ as@@ h the power of God’s Word ( 1 ) in our personal life , ( 2 ) when we share in the ministry , and ( 3 ) when we teach from the pl@@ at@@ form .
At the end of the se@@ ven times , God would inst@@ all a new rul@@ er to re@@ present H@@ im ​ — this time , someone in heaven .
Li@@ ving up to Jehovah’s expe@@ ct@@ ations is not too difficult for imper@@ fect humans .
U@@ p@@ on my arri@@ val , I learned that Ti@@ b@@ or also was there .
David also said : “ All your works will gl@@ ori@@ fy you , O Jehovah , and your loyal ones will praise you .
Why Di@@ d Mi@@ rac@@ les C@@ e@@ ase ?
These fal@@ le@@ n angels were not ev@@ ic@@ ted from heaven im@@ medi@@ ately .
What could cause us to mis@@ s out on the benef@@ its of Jehovah’s pro@@ v@@ isions ?
En@@ joy Per@@ s@@ onal S@@ tu@@ dy of God’s Word , 12 / 1 F@@ ind D@@ eli@@ ght in Jehovah’s R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness , 6 / 1
While the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of the ser@@ p@@ ent pro@@ li@@ fer@@ ated , the id@@ ent@@ ity of the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing and the woman rema@@ ined a my@@ st@@ er@@ y for al@@ most 4@@ ,000 years after Jehovah gave the E@@ den@@ ic promise .
How can we show our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for Jehovah’s light , and what is needed for such a course ?
C@@ ongreg@@ ation elders can especially offer fri@@ end@@ ship in a kin@@ dly way to g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing wi@@ do@@ ws .
For the first time in my life , I started to have control over my actions .
Yet , a century ag@@ o a tre@@ asure of s@@ or@@ ts was found in just such a place ​ — the tr@@ as@@ h .
R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch to@@ ol@@ s can help you expla@@ in what you believe to others ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 5 )
As@@ k him and his family to go with you and your family to preach in un@@ assign@@ ed or sel@@ dom - wor@@ ked ter@@ rit@@ ory .
The rema@@ ins of the bo@@ at are d@@ ated to between 1@@ 00 B.C.E . and 70 C.E . and may re@@ present the ty@@ pe of bo@@ at used by Jesus and his disciples .
Some of early Christi@@ an@@ it@@ y’s ex@@ pan@@ sion and inc@@ re@@ ase took place in I@@ tal@@ y .
Consider what Jehovah will do for mankind .
And the get@@ ting of understanding is to be cho@@ s@@ en more than s@@ il@@ ver , ” states Proverbs 16 : 16 .
So when it was the turn of her X@@ ho@@ sa - language congregation to ex@@ ten@@ d ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality to the Eng@@ l@@ ish - language congregation , she pre@@ pared a me@@ al and invit@@ ed some vis@@ it@@ ors .
Some of these individuals may have st@@ ra@@ yed from the flo@@ ck and have st@@ op@@ ped eng@@ ag@@ ing in Christian activities .
Can you really obey God if you are en@@ sla@@ ved by to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o ad@@ di@@ ction ?
Why not make a similar res@@ ol@@ ve ?
Do I want to associ@@ ate with the people who are car@@ r@@ ying out the worl@@ d@@ wide preaching of the good news of God’s Kingdom ? ’
Fir@@ st , let us consider whether that ev@@ il@@ do@@ er me@@ t the qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations for heavenly life .
But he rema@@ ins the same God .
Why did faithful Christians sur@@ vi@@ ve Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s des@@ tru@@ ction ?
Many turn to God’s Word only in times of dist@@ ress .
Jehovah pos@@ s@@ ess@@ es the en@@ er@@ gy that was needed ​ — and much more .
DI@@ G D@@ E@@ E@@ P@@ E@@ R .
Indeed , many are the ca@@ uses of disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
A@@ no@@ inted Christians have me@@ t and will continue to me@@ et se@@ v@@ ere op@@ position from Satan’s world .
The king of S@@ y@@ ri@@ a had sent a powerful mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ce to cap@@ ture El@@ isha .
In most c@@ as@@ es , these young ones atten@@ d congregation meetings and share in the ministry .
J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah also foc@@ uses on an is@@ sue cen@@ tr@@ al to Israel@@ ’s w@@ o@@ es : Who is the true God ?
A@@ le@@ x should again encoura@@ ge S@@ te@@ ve to speak to the elders and tell him that if he does not do so within a reason@@ able peri@@ od of time , then A@@ le@@ x will al@@ er@@ t them . ​ — Le@@ v .
Why can we be sure that Jehovah will act with righteousness and faith@@ ful@@ ness ?
We s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely than@@ ked him for sa@@ ving our lives , ad@@ ding , “ We believe that our al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God , Jehovah , moved you to sp@@ are us , as he moved others to deli@@ ver his servants in Bible times . ” ​ — E@@ z@@ r@@ a 1 : 1 , 2 .
Satan and his evil world are ke@@ en@@ ly desi@@ r@@ ous of lu@@ ring us away from the Christian congregation .
Paul’s a@@ da@@ p@@ table appro@@ ach was effe@@ ctive .
TH@@ E pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Jac@@ o@@ b g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed deep@@ ly over the lo@@ ss of his son .
If you are to work on s@@ ca@@ ff@@ ol@@ ding or on a ro@@ of , guid@@ el@@ ines may requi@@ re that you we@@ ar a sa@@ f@@ ety har@@ ness or that gu@@ ar@@ dra@@ il@@ s are inst@@ al@@ led .
But he who pe@@ ers into the perfect law that bel@@ ong@@ s to fre@@ e@@ dom and who pers@@ ists in it , this man , because he has become , not a for@@ get@@ ful he@@ are@@ r , but a do@@ er of the work , will be happy in his doing it . ” ​ — James 1 : 23 - 25 .
However , when the brothers learn that there are co@@ op@@ er@@ ative sur@@ ge@@ ons in all medi@@ cal fi@@ el@@ ds here in M@@ ad@@ ri@@ d , they are great@@ ly reli@@ ev@@ ed .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 9@@ 3 , 9@@ 6
Jesus had great love for his heavenly Father and truly lived by those words .
I@@ con@@ s , 7 / 1 Jo@@ shua , 12 / 1
God was fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less in his deal@@ ings with them .
Joseph , however , is called “ a good and righteous man . ”
Se@@ e@@ ds of vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e and integrity have to be s@@ own in pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s hearts .
Ther@@ efore , he “ cannot t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness . ”
So the other three likely be@@ f@@ ell him during vo@@ y@@ ages we know nothing about .
The travel@@ ing overse@@ er descri@@ bed how his own f@@ ra@@ g@@ ile emo@@ tions had over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed him .
O@@ f@@ ten , he would pa@@ use , ask what they thought , and listen to their respon@@ se .
M@@ il@@ est@@ ones in the Pro@@ du@@ ction of Af@@ ri@@ can - L@@ angu@@ age Bi@@ bl@@ es
Even our contribu@@ tions to and ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements in Jehovah’s service should not make us pr@@ ou@@ d ; ne@@ i@@ ther should responsi@@ bil@@ ities in the congregation .
For such el@@ der@@ ly ones , our show@@ ing du@@ e recogn@@ iti@@ on and honor can help .
What happy times !
The resul@@ ts are imp@@ res@@ sive , as sh@@ own in each e@@ dition of the Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
How , though , can we become “ ro@@ o@@ ted ” and “ sta@@ bi@@ li@@ zed in the faith ” ?
We can all imitate Jeremiah and succ@@ ess@@ fully fulf@@ ill our assignment to preach !
To@@ ba@@ cc@@ o use ob@@ vi@@ ously de@@ fil@@ es a person .
These his son Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at re@@ moved .
Yet , the ele@@ c@@ tri@@ c cur@@ r@@ ent never takes on the fe@@ atu@@ res of the e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment it activ@@ ates .
This was not m@@ ere pla@@ y@@ ful te@@ as@@ ing .
For these , such activ@@ ity was not a ca@@ su@@ al matter .
N@@ ever before have there been so many who have come to love both God and their fellow man .
If his heart is right , K@@ o@@ j@@ o too will s@@ low@@ ly so@@ f@@ ten , m@@ el@@ low under the power of God’s Word .
Those ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses were the bas@@ is for pro@@ duc@@ tive return vis@@ its .
“ Our fore@@ fa@@ thers worshi@@ ped in this m@@ oun@@ tain , ” said the Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an woman to Jesus , “ but you people say that in Jerusalem is the place where pers@@ ons ought to worship . ”
If there is such a ga@@ ther@@ ing , how can counsel from the Bible help us to en@@ sure that it too will bring honor to God and refle@@ ct well on the new@@ l@@ y@@ we@@ ds and on the Christian congregation ?
T@@ w@@ o of them quic@@ k@@ ly v@@ ac@@ ate their cha@@ ir@@ s so that the vis@@ it@@ ors can si@@ t down .
Yet , he w@@ atch@@ ed for opportun@@ ities to honor Jehovah and who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly encoura@@ ged his fellow Israelites to do so .
His encourag@@ ement and counsel help us to de@@ al with these cr@@ itical times . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 5 .
Today , I do not like field service ​ — I love it .
With “ all men ” ​ — family members , fellow Christians , even those who did not share their beli@@ ef@@ s .
J@@ or@@ ge T@@ om@@ á@@ s C@@ al@@ o@@ t , wrote as part of his in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction to my repor@@ t :
What is the meaning of the illustr@@ ation about the travel@@ ing mer@@ ch@@ ant and that of the hi@@ d@@ den tre@@ asure ?
• How must free will be exerc@@ ised ?
24 : 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 7 ; He@@ b .
The reli@@ ef that humans ac@@ hi@@ eve when they stand up in de@@ f@@ en@@ se of Jehovah’s people ​ — for wh@@ atever reason — ​ is li@@ mit@@ ed at best .
W@@ as he speaking about disci@@ ple making ?
Adam and E@@ ve gre@@ w old and ev@@ en@@ tually died with no hope of a resurrection .
Paul gave practic@@ al ad@@ vice to Christians living in Eph@@ esus , a rich city with people from many different ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds .
The ide@@ a eli@@ c@@ its a sm@@ ile from his young listen@@ er .
W . F@@ ran@@ z ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses mission@@ aries at a conven@@ tion
As Jesus indic@@ ated , Jehovah will provide his holy spirit fre@@ ely at our s@@ inc@@ ere re@@ qu@@ est . ​ — Luke 11 : 13 .
F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 8 , 19@@ 7@@ 2 , pages 12 - 16 .
“ When you do good to other people , ” ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed Jesus , “ don@@ ’t hi@@ re a tru@@ mp@@ et@@ er to go in fr@@ on@@ t of you ​ — like those pla@@ y - ac@@ t@@ ors in the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es and st@@ re@@ e@@ ts who make sure that men ad@@ mi@@ re them . ”
“ At my work@@ place in the ban@@ k , I now have much cont@@ act with la@@ w@@ y@@ ers .
Mal@@ ta
Just hear@@ ing the repor@@ t of the coming att@@ ack against God’s people ca@@ used the prophe@@ t’s st@@ om@@ ach to ch@@ ur@@ n , his li@@ ps to tre@@ m@@ ble , and his strength to fai@@ l .
He was one of ei@@ ght of D@@ it@@ o@@ ’s friends who died that day .
St@@ é@@ ph@@ ane was imp@@ ris@@ oned for main@@ tain@@ ing his Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality .
The enti@@ re human family in@@ her@@ ited imper@@ fe@@ ction as a result of Ad@@ am@@ ’s sin , and that gives ris@@ e to coun@@ t@@ less problems that ev@@ en@@ tually lead to death .
What confidence can God’s servants have reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of how far they may have st@@ ra@@ yed ?
Yet , in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation , the man is called an “ un@@ reason@@ able one . ”
A father nam@@ ed To@@ m says : “ We encoura@@ ged our daugh@@ ter to expres@@ s her@@ self to us , even when she di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t ag@@ ree with our way of thinking .
All day long it is my concer@@ n . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 9@@ 7 .
From the star@@ t of his ministry , Jesus st@@ ressed the import@@ ance of pro@@ claim@@ ing the good news of God’s Kingdom .
When under pres@@ sure , I could s@@ car@@ c@@ ely artic@@ ul@@ ate and would beg@@ in to stu@@ t@@ ter .
On the contr@@ ary , the whole man is the soul , and the soul the man . ”
However , rather than being over@@ ly concer@@ ned about their fo@@ i@@ bl@@ es and dis@@ tur@@ b@@ ing the peace of the congregation , we try to imitate Jehovah and for@@ give fre@@ ely , mo@@ ving on in our service together .
Thus , being h@@ ated for be@@ aring Jehovah’s name is the same as “ being re@@ pro@@ ached for the name of [ Jesus ] Christ , ” who said to his op@@ pos@@ ers : “ I have come in the name of my Father , but you do not receive me . ”
Rather , the be@@ ast@@ ’s having “ a human number , ” or mar@@ k , su@@ gg@@ ests that it is a human ent@@ ity , not spirit or dem@@ on , and that it therefore man@@ i@@ fes@@ ts certain human tra@@ its .
What a powerful way to tell us not to cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze the small fa@@ ul@@ ts of others when we ourselves may have very large fa@@ ul@@ ts !
Mis@@ sis@@ si@@ pp@@ i C@@ ol@@ is@@ e@@ u@@ m , 1@@ 20@@ 7 Mis@@ sis@@ si@@ pp@@ i S@@ t .
The se@@ a was get@@ ting r@@ ough@@ er , and the fi@@ ght to stay af@@ lo@@ at made me very ti@@ red .
Jesus said : “ Who of you will have a friend and will go to him at mi@@ d@@ night and say to him , ‘ F@@ ri@@ end , lo@@ an me three lo@@ a@@ ves , because a friend of mine has just come to me on a j@@ our@@ ne@@ y and I have nothing to set before him ’ ?
The Bible does repor@@ t that as a human , he experienced what a powerful for@@ ce God’s holy spirit was in his life .
Because from him and by him and for him are all things .
What a cause for joy that would be !
As Paul wrote , “ there remain faith , hope , love , these three ; but the great@@ est of these is love . ”
While many wi@@ ves today may cha@@ fe at being in sub@@ je@@ ction , a wise woman will consider its advan@@ ta@@ ges .
The tend@@ enc@@ y to help others , even at personal co@@ st , is so comm@@ on that some ter@@ m it “ human@@ ness . ”
Why do we have reason to rejo@@ ice ?
As already no@@ ted , many of the bad con@@ di@@ tions we are experi@@ enc@@ ing today ​ — including the mis@@ tre@@ at@@ ment of the el@@ der@@ ly — ​ cons@@ titu@@ te evidence that we are living in “ the last days ” of this system of things . God’s purpose is to un@@ do the effe@@ cts of sin , including the ra@@ va@@ ges of old age and death .
This govern@@ ment will not be re@@ plac@@ ed by any human govern@@ ment because it is “ the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Sa@@ vi@@ or Jesus Christ . ”
Can you i@@ magine how you would feel if you were given the opportunity to en@@ ter@@ tain angels ?
King Solomon wrote : “ W@@ is@@ dom is for a prote@@ ction the same as money is for a prote@@ ction . ”
( Read Romans 2 : 21 - 24 . )
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , Paul ur@@ ged fellow Christians : “ Th@@ r@@ ough [ Jesus ] let us always offer to God a sacrifice of praise , that is , the fru@@ it of li@@ ps which make public declar@@ ation to his name . ” ​ — Hebrews 13 : 15 .
To fi@@ ght it , he had to “ pu@@ m@@ me@@ l [ his ] body and lead it as a slave . ”
It is good to remember that “ God op@@ pos@@ es the ha@@ ugh@@ ty ones , but he gives un@@ deser@@ ved kindness to the hum@@ ble ones . ” ​ — J@@ as .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly an individu@@ al can be happy without false religion , but a person cannot be truly happy un@@ less he has a relationship with Jehovah , who is descri@@ bed as “ the happy God . ”
Consider , too , that God’s de@@ arly bel@@ o@@ ved Son ​ — “ the one he was especially f@@ ond of ” — ​ died an ag@@ on@@ iz@@ ing death .
Why is ze@@ al for true worship so important for you ?
It contribu@@ tes to con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment and the res@@ ol@@ ve to s@@ tic@@ k to one@@ ’s assignment of sac@@ red service . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 13 .
Still , young ones who study the Bible and stri@@ ve to apply its principles in their lives get the best educ@@ ation a@@ vail@@ able and la@@ y a fine f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for a succ@@ ess@@ ful and everlasting future . ​ — Read Psalm 1 : 1 - 3 .
So , as we no@@ ted at the out@@ set , Joseph obe@@ yed s@@ wi@@ f@@ tly .
G@@ u@@ ests should not be allow@@ ed to take over and in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce ques@@ tion@@ able mu@@ si@@ c or ra@@ ise the vo@@ lu@@ me to un@@ reason@@ able le@@ vel@@ s .
Jesus ’ baptism re@@ pres@@ ented his decision to do God’s will for him .
For 15 years , I had the privilege of serving in the dist@@ ri@@ ct work .
I find joy in wit@@ ness@@ ing by p@@ ho@@ ne and by letter writ@@ ing
Jesus taught : “ If , then , you are br@@ ing@@ ing your gift to the al@@ ta@@ r and you there remember that your brother has something against you , leave your gift there in fr@@ on@@ t of the al@@ ta@@ r , and go away ; first make your peace with your brother . ”
7 : 23 .
How well they succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in inst@@ ill@@ ing a faith and love for righteousness in Moses ’ heart , only time would tell .
What led him to say this ?
I@@ N S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 199@@ 9 , U@@ N Se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary - Gen@@ er@@ al K@@ of@@ i An@@ n@@ an wel@@ com@@ ed d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates to the 5@@ 4@@ th an@@ nu@@ al s@@ es@@ sion of the Gen@@ er@@ al As@@ s@@ em@@ bly .
If you are sh@@ o@@ cked at the conduct of some ch@@ ur@@ ches of Chris@@ tend@@ om , know that Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God is great@@ ly dis@@ pleas@@ ed with them .
R@@ am@@ on@@ i sta@@ yed in Z@@ ar@@ a@@ go@@ za .
G@@ o in peace , and be in good health from your g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous si@@ ck@@ ness . ” ​ — Mark 5 : 25 - 27 , 30 , 33 , 34 .
How Dis@@ a@@ bil@@ ities Will En@@ d
We were happy to see that many showed great interest , so we made arrang@@ ements to return and star@@ t Bible stu@@ dies .
He publi@@ shed his re@@ sear@@ ch in a book ent@@ it@@ led L@@ e T@@ es@@ ti@@ mon@@ i@@ u@@ m F@@ la@@ vi@@ anu@@ m ​ — Ex@@ am@@ en hist@@ ori@@ que consi@@ d@@ é@@ r@@ ations hist@@ ori@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ qu@@ es ( The T@@ es@@ ti@@ mon@@ i@@ u@@ m F@@ la@@ vi@@ anu@@ m — ​ A H@@ ist@@ or@@ ic@@ al S@@ tu@@ dy With H@@ ist@@ or@@ ic@@ al Consi@@ der@@ ations ) .
Isa@@ a@@ c ; earth@@ qu@@ ake : S@@ an H@@ ong R - C P@@ ic@@ ture Com@@ pan@@ y
Why are some no longer Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
In some s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls , certain let@@ ters were fre@@ ely ad@@ ded to indic@@ ate v@@ ow@@ el s@@ oun@@ ds , since v@@ ow@@ el poin@@ ts had not yet been in@@ ven@@ ted .
A woman ob@@ ta@@ ined 2@@ ,000 co@@ pi@@ es , and she dist@@ ribu@@ ted them to the n@@ ur@@ ses atten@@ ding a s@@ em@@ in@@ ar in P@@ ort - au - P@@ r@@ in@@ ce .
The sa@@ v@@ ings to@@ tal@@ ed $ 3@@ .@@ 13 ( U@@ .@@ S . ) — no in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant su@@ m in a country where the a@@ ver@@ age an@@ nu@@ al in@@ come is just a few h@@ un@@ d@@ red do@@ l@@ l@@ ars .
Jehovah kno@@ ws what ref@@ in@@ ement and tra@@ ining we need to make full use of our po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al .
“ Now that you have put away fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od , speak truth each one of you with his neigh@@ b@@ or . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 25 .
And for others , fear of the future can cause anxi@@ ety .
The al@@ ter@@ n@@ ative , to be found “ s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing ” by Jesus , would pre@@ v@@ ent us from ga@@ ining his fav@@ or .
One of these elders and his wife and children view me as family .
The word ʽ@@ al@@ ·@@ ma@@ h@@ ʹ is app@@ lied to the ma@@ id@@ en Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h before her marriage .
A spirit of gener@@ ous giving mo@@ tiv@@ ates Witnesses and others who ass@@ ist with the ex@@ pan@@ sion and con@@ stru@@ ction work in a fin@@ an@@ cial way .
The B@@ er@@ le@@ bur@@ g Bible
We benefit from bal@@ an@@ ced consider@@ ation of the hist@@ ory of Jehovah’s organization , even as the people of Israel benef@@ ited from refle@@ cting on how God deli@@ vered them from Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an b@@ onda@@ ge .
Jesus ur@@ ged others to “ take courage . ”
Of course , age al@@ one does not a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally pro@@ du@@ ce wisdom and Chris@@ t@@ like qualities .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing about himself , David wrote : “ This a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted one called , and Jehovah himself heard . And out of all his dist@@ res@@ ses He sa@@ ved him . ”
He im@@ medi@@ ately went for@@ th to complete the con@@ qu@@ est of Satan’s wicked system .
How can we en@@ h@@ ance our love for Bible truth ?
However , all true Christians face t@@ ests and tri@@ als of some kind .
* Jose@@ ph@@ us repor@@ ted on their ex@@ ist@@ ence during that peri@@ od as he de@@ ta@@ iled how their religious vie@@ ws differ@@ ed from those of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es and the S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es .
E@@ ver@@ yone involved continued on with life , though not un@@ s@@ ca@@ th@@ ed .
R@@ em@@ ember , “ he that is co@@ ver@@ ing over his trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions will not succ@@ e@@ ed , but he that is con@@ f@@ ess@@ ing and lea@@ ving them will be sh@@ own mer@@ cy . ”
How could Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i act so ra@@ sh@@ ly and t@@ ac@@ t@@ less@@ ly ?
Yet , God resur@@ rec@@ ted him and ex@@ al@@ ted him to a position “ far a@@ bo@@ ve every govern@@ ment and authority and power and l@@ or@@ d@@ ship and every name nam@@ ed . ”
S@@ ad to say , B@@ ill died in 20@@ 10 while serving as a special pioneer in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
He remin@@ ded H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est Jeho@@ i@@ a@@ da of the need to col@@ le@@ ct the temple ta@@ x from Juda@@ h and Jerusalem , as “ or@@ der@@ ed by Moses , ” so as to fin@@ ance the re@@ pa@@ ir work .
He came loo@@ king for work in the min@@ ing and power - gener@@ ation in@@ du@@ stri@@ es and set@@ t@@ led in r@@ ur@@ al V@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ a .
Many who become Jehovah’s Witnesses continue to serve Jehovah with b@@ oun@@ d@@ less joy thr@@ ough@@ out their lives .
“ I went to bu@@ y food but found only co@@ o@@ ki@@ es ​ — for 10@@ ,000 times the nor@@ ma@@ l pri@@ ce !
What an experience it will be to see the complete san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of Jehovah’s name ! ​ — E@@ z@@ ek .
One Ca@@ tho@@ lic ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ l@@ er cont@@ ends that this question is “ a serious ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le to faith ” for many .
Why is “ the L@@ or@@ d’s ev@@ ening me@@ al ” also called the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , and what is its purpose ?
In fact , it is Jehovah’s purpose to do away with all un@@ just suffering .
Many s@@ inc@@ ere people seek ans@@ wers to these and similar questions at s@@ é@@ an@@ ces , where they con@@ sul@@ t medi@@ um@@ s ( also called ch@@ ann@@ els ) , ho@@ p@@ ing to commun@@ ic@@ ate with spi@@ r@@ its of the dead . This prac@@ tice is called spi@@ rit@@ ism .
As you show the dep@@ th of your love for them , may you experience the in@@ descri@@ ba@@ ble joy of see@@ ing them come into the truth and remain in the ran@@ ks of spiritual children who “ go on wal@@ king in the truth . ” ​ — 3 John 4 .
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : Th@@ at@@ ’s an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent question , J@@ on .
What does the experience of the apostle Paul teach us ?
Do@@ ers of God’s Word F@@ ind H@@ app@@ iness
There is power in prayer ; it accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ es much with God .
Then your peace would become just like a ri@@ ver . ” ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 18 .
E@@ ach Christian should ask himself : ‘ Wh@@ ich p@@ ath am I on ?
Al@@ ong with many others , they put the disa@@ ster be@@ h@@ ind them and moved on in Jehovah’s service .
Still , those involved in such human@@ it@@ ari@@ an efforts are real@@ ists .
That pu@@ ts the ca@@ r under ex@@ tr@@ a st@@ ress and can cause dam@@ age .
In time , these so - called Christians a@@ do@@ p@@ ted pa@@ g@@ an fes@@ tiv@@ als , practic@@ es , and teachings , even la@@ bel@@ ing them “ Christian . ”
Be@@ fore Jesus as@@ c@@ ended to heaven , his apostles asked : “ Lord , are you rest@@ or@@ ing the kingdom to Israel at this time ? ”
The Rom@@ an gover@@ nor on the judgment se@@ at l@@ ac@@ ked the strength to stand up for what he saw was right .
In the Bible , these govern@@ ments are sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed by a w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast ; and the worl@@ d’s false religi@@ ons , by a woman who ri@@ des the back of the be@@ ast .
Some as@@ pe@@ cts of the C@@ y@@ ni@@ c ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y were ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed into other scho@@ ol@@ s of thought .
The one whom ag@@ ed An@@ na rejo@@ ic@@ ed to see some two th@@ ous@@ and years ag@@ o has now become the Messi@@ ani@@ c King of God’s heavenly Kingdom .
He felt that there was a strong pos@@ si@@ bility that E@@ sa@@ u would as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t him .
Moses was gr@@ anted special in@@ sight into God’s name .
Those words well descri@@ be the years of un@@ rest and viol@@ ence that mankind has lived through since the bir@@ th of the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom in 1914 .
In time , Ar@@ th@@ ur came to understand from the Scriptures why God per@@ m@@ its suffering , and he saw c@@ learly the purpose of life .
Re@@ ally , No@@ ah’s preaching ful@@ filled its purpose reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of the respon@@ se .
This man beg@@ ged Jesus to show him mer@@ cy , indic@@ ating that he recogn@@ ized that Jesus had God’s ba@@ c@@ king .
The angels , being in a su@@ peri@@ or position and having a ke@@ en@@ er sense of justice than humans , were a@@ ware of what was taking place in the congregation .
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing the gra@@ v@@ ity of the situation , the ag@@ ed king instru@@ cted Na@@ than and other loyal servants to have Solomon anointed and pro@@ claim@@ ed king .
• Who make up earth@@ ’s new rul@@ er@@ ship ?
What a fine example Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n and his family set in using their influ@@ enti@@ al position in support of both true worship and faithful Jeremiah !
On the other hand , that same sense of id@@ ent@@ ity might com@@ pe@@ l him to stand up to you .
St@@ y@@ les of d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing have deter@@ i@@ or@@ ated in rec@@ ent years .
Thus , that new nation , a spiritual nation , became the “ serv@@ ant ” that would dec@@ l@@ are Jehovah’s glory to the nations and supp@@ ly food at the prop@@ er time .
Can we follow more clo@@ sel@@ y in Jesus ’ fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s by main@@ tain@@ ing a positi@@ ve vie@@ w@@ point toward our present circumstances , as well as by being reason@@ able in what we ex@@ pect of ourselves and others ?
‘ J@@ ah Ser@@ ves for My S@@ al@@ vation , ’ 1 / 15
The transl@@ at@@ or@@ ’s acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ated word l@@ ist led to the public@@ ation of a Tu@@ valu@@ an - Eng@@ l@@ ish dic@@ tion@@ ary in 199@@ 3 .
The city was care@@ fully la@@ id out , with hous@@ ing b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks 6@@ 5 fe@@ et ( 20 m ) s@@ qu@@ are that were se@@ par@@ ated by n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w st@@ re@@ e@@ ts .
20 , 21 . ( a ) How would you descri@@ be a succ@@ ess@@ ful teach@@ er ?
However , a cou@@ ple should take care that these are man@@ i@@ fes@@ t@@ ations of gen@@ u@@ ine affe@@ ction and not of un@@ clean pas@@ sion , which may pa@@ ve the way for se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 19 .
Y@@ ou@@ ths Who Ser@@ ve Z@@ e@@ al@@ ously
Christ’s re@@ ign of a th@@ ous@@ and years beg@@ ins with the bin@@ ding of Satan and his ab@@ y@@ s@@ sing .
Yet , if you learned the rul@@ es and became good at the g@@ ame , would you not look for@@ ward to pla@@ ying it , even making opportun@@ ities to do so ?
How Re@@ al Is the Devil to You ?
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H C@@ H@@ E@@ R@@ I@@ SH@@ E@@ S H@@ I@@ S D@@ E@@ V@@ O@@ T@@ E@@ D S@@ E@@ R@@ V@@ AN@@ T@@ S
When the war came to a close in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , the ban@@ s were re@@ moved .
T@@ ra@@ ins , Bo@@ ats , and C@@ ars
One way faithful angels minis@@ ter to God is by being involved in the most important work being done on earth today ​ — the pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation of the good news of God’s Kingdom .
At first , we b@@ ought an old ma@@ ch@@ ine from the govern@@ ment to prin@@ t liter@@ ature by hand for our meetings .
It can be very disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ing when wicked people se@@ em to tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h over the in@@ no@@ c@@ ent .
What , then , is the position of those who hope to live forever in a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l par@@ adise under Kingdom rule ?
It also poin@@ ts out how they show their love for Jehovah’s standards .
A few years later , however , he found that not only had Jewish men taken fore@@ ign wi@@ ves but they were about to lo@@ se their very id@@ ent@@ ity as God’s san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied people !
The cre@@ di@@ t for the change in coun@@ ten@@ ance of the young Hebrews go@@ es to Jehovah , who bless@@ ed them for tru@@ sting in him . ​ — Proverbs 10 : 22 .
W@@ ar@@ f@@ are always br@@ ings har@@ d@@ ship , even to the ev@@ en@@ tu@@ al vi@@ ct@@ ors .
Be@@ coming con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah’s Witnesses had the truth , she got baptized in 195@@ 2 .
And how about out@@ side the house ?
J@@ on : What do you mean ?
What desi@@ res should a Christian not cultiv@@ ate ?
Bible Acc@@ oun@@ ts That Pro@@ vi@@ de Com@@ fort
After our rel@@ e@@ ase , one of my c@@ ell mat@@ es , a fellow Witness nam@@ ed H@@ il@@ t@@ on W@@ il@@ kin@@ son , invit@@ ed me to work for him in his p@@ ho@@ to stu@@ di@@ o .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate Re@@ as@@ on@@ able Ex@@ pe@@ ct@@ ations , 7 / 15 C@@ u@@ ri@@ os@@ ity , 6 / 1
Do not allow your name to be di@@ sh@@ on@@ ored by per@@ mit@@ ting we@@ ak humans to over@@ thro@@ w those who be@@ ar your name . ’
She expla@@ ins : “ I fe@@ ared going into the un@@ known .
Re@@ as@@ on@@ ab@@ ly , we should take an ac@@ tive interest in the true God , with whom life it@@ self origin@@ ated .
6 : 19 ; Re@@ v .
“ From inf@@ an@@ cy I was taught the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re , ” says R@@ o@@ c@@ í@@ o , who lives in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
We S@@ tu@@ ck to Our As@@ sign@@ ment
He S@@ to@@ od U@@ p for P@@ ure Wor@@ ship
What s@@ ort of gro@@ w@@ th is descri@@ bed at Acts 19 : 20 , and over what did God’s word pre@@ va@@ il ?
D@@ ra@@ wing a sh@@ ar@@ p contr@@ ast between true and false worship , Isaiah 60 : 2 , 3 says : “ D@@ ar@@ k@@ ness it@@ self will co@@ ver the earth , and th@@ ic@@ k g@@ loo@@ m the n@@ ational grou@@ ps ; but upon you Jehovah will shin@@ e for@@ th , and upon you his own glory will be seen .
Yet , he as@@ sur@@ ed them : “ By end@@ ur@@ ance on your part you will ac@@ qui@@ re your sou@@ ls . ” ​ — Luke 21 : 17 - 19 .
Even ac@@ ts of im@@ mor@@ ality that might se@@ em to be se@@ cre@@ t are known to God and are certain to become known to fellow humans ev@@ en@@ tually .
Is it not faith - streng@@ th@@ ening to con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate Jehovah’s power to res@@ cu@@ e his servants ?
But how can we demonstr@@ ate our love for him ?
Some had problems with d@@ ru@@ g@@ s or al@@ co@@ ho@@ l .
H@@ ere we see Moses ’ hum@@ ility at its best .
What is our ob@@ je@@ ctive in our pur@@ su@@ it of Christian matu@@ r@@ ity , and how can it be ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed ?
John baptized people as a public sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of their rep@@ ent@@ ance over sin@@ s against the Law .
For instance , you might c@@ he@@ ck pages 1@@ 10 - 11 of the book “ All Scrip@@ ture Is In@@ spi@@ red of God and B@@ ene@@ fi@@ cial . ”
Those who become members of the Bethel family must me@@ et certain qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations .
“ A c@@ he@@ ating pa@@ ir of s@@ cal@@ es is something de@@ t@@ es@@ table . . .
All in the congregation need to be on gu@@ ard against sear@@ ch@@ ing out their own glory .
L@@ ater , when M@@ ary heard that Jesus was present , she too ha@@ st@@ ened to see him .
See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 10 in chap@@ ter 26 of the book D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to Jehovah .
It is only n@@ atur@@ al that parents try to prote@@ ct their children .
In 19@@ 6@@ 7 , the N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ an ci@@ vi@@ l war bro@@ ke out .
O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 20 - 26 , 200@@ 8
Moses “ loo@@ ked in@@ ten@@ tly toward the pa@@ y@@ ment of the re@@ ward . ”
A contribu@@ ting fac@@ t@@ or was that pri@@ ests and mon@@ ks , all sub@@ ject to their local bi@@ sh@@ op@@ s , num@@ ber@@ ed in the ten@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds .
That hum@@ ble expres@@ sion of sub@@ mis@@ sion to Jehovah is e@@ cho@@ ed today by milli@@ ons of God’s servants .
May we loy@@ ally h@@ and@@ le such matters in l@@ ine with Bible principles .
10 ? E@@ ach time , Jehovah very pati@@ ently and kin@@ dly as@@ sur@@ ed Abraham that So@@ dom would be s@@ pared .
He certainly does not dep@@ end on it .
One day , Joh@@ n@@ ’s father asked John to deli@@ ver an en@@ vel@@ op@@ e to a friend in the congregation .
On@@ ce Ju@@ d@@ as ra@@ ised this com@@ pla@@ in@@ t , some other apostles may have mu@@ r@@ mu@@ red ass@@ ent at what seem@@ ed a v@@ al@@ id point .
But then your friend says : “ I will keep the ke@@ ys .
With much we@@ igh@@ ing on his mind and heart , Jesus needs to find so@@ li@@ tu@@ de so that he can pray . ​ — Mat@@ t .
So@@ on af@@ ter@@ ward , I was called to a meeting with my eng@@ in@@ e@@ ering prof@@ ess@@ or .
Can we clo@@ sel@@ y consider the needs of others if we li@@ mit our con@@ vers@@ ations with them to a quic@@ k gre@@ et@@ ing at the Kingdom H@@ all or a discus@@ sion of only tri@@ vi@@ al matters ?
Th@@ ink of the ar@@ ra@@ y of ro@@ les that God as@@ sum@@ ed when he thus started cre@@ ating ​ — desi@@ gn@@ er , organiz@@ er , eng@@ in@@ e@@ er , ar@@ t@@ ist , materi@@ als spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ist , pro@@ ject develop@@ er , ch@@ em@@ ist , bi@@ olo@@ g@@ ist , z@@ o@@ olo@@ g@@ ist , pro@@ gr@@ am@@ m@@ er , l@@ ing@@ u@@ ist , to name just a few . ​ — Proverbs 8 : 12 , 22 - 31 .
These were men who showed certain godly qualities before being appointed to positi@@ ons of trust .
So@@ on after this , she ag@@ re@@ ed to study the Bible .
Peter un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly had good in@@ ten@@ tions .
They came in l@@ ine with their knowledge of the st@@ ars to which they were devo@@ ted .
“ When he saw the crow@@ ds he went up into the m@@ oun@@ tain ; and after he s@@ at down his disciples came to him ; and he op@@ ened his m@@ ou@@ th and began teaching them . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 5 : 1 , 2
• How does Satan f@@ it the des@@ crip@@ tion of the str@@ anger mentioned in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation about the she@@ ep@@ fo@@ ld ?
The people living there have not been for@@ go@@ t@@ ten .
4@@ 8@@ ,@@ 2@@ 20
In 18@@ 70 , St@@ or@@ r@@ s became very si@@ ck and could not work for some months .
Still others were se@@ duc@@ ed by n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ism .
Who will es@@ cap@@ e ?
“ Still , ” rel@@ ates B@@ r@@ un@@ o , “ I felt that something was mis@@ sing in my life .
What did op@@ pos@@ ers l@@ y@@ ingly say against the early Christians ?
When we fear Jehovah , obey his law , and allow his Word to gu@@ i@@ de our st@@ ep@@ s , are we not prote@@ cted from har@@ m@@ ful practic@@ es and emo@@ tions that can lead to early death ?
They also took to heart the ex@@ tend@@ ed app@@ lic@@ ation of the reason@@ ing that the apostle Paul pres@@ ented in writ@@ ing to Christians in Corin@@ th . ​ — Read 2 Corinthians 10 : 3 , 4 .
How was Moses gu@@ i@@ ded by God’s Law ?
As a result , they may be inc@@ l@@ ined to leave this vital t@@ ask to a relati@@ ve or to a religious lead@@ er .
Consider , for example , the table of con@@ ten@@ ts in the study public@@ ation What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
He deep@@ ly off@@ ended Jehovah . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 16 : 30 - 33 .
I was r@@ ar@@ ely at home , and the family b@@ ond with my wife and my daugh@@ ter deter@@ i@@ or@@ ated .
Those care@@ fully stud@@ ying the Scriptures would be bless@@ ed with the true , or acc@@ ur@@ ate , knowledge of God’s Word .
We@@ ’@@ l@@ l never for@@ get our first congregation meeting in our new assignment .
This is un@@ likely , however , since the account at 1 Samuel 16 : 18 - 23 shows that King Saul had spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally sent for David and came to love him very much and made him his ar@@ m@@ or - be@@ are@@ r .
E@@ z@@ r@@ a pa@@ id special attention to those matters .
In ad@@ dition , we have our an@@ nu@@ al conven@@ tions , cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and special ass@@ em@@ bly days .
( b ) What will pol@@ itical lead@@ ers do , and who may jo@@ in them ?
After a 20 - day o@@ ce@@ an vo@@ y@@ age , we arri@@ ved there in J@@ anu@@ ary 195@@ 5 along with si@@ x fellow mission@@ aries who had also been assign@@ ed to K@@ o@@ re@@ a .
M@@ in@@ i@@ mi@@ ze di@@ str@@ actions so you can foc@@ us on what you read .
Why We Ne@@ ed God’s R@@ em@@ in@@ ders
Those we@@ ap@@ ons today inclu@@ de nu@@ clear de@@ vi@@ ces , each one ca@@ pa@@ ble of destro@@ ying ten@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of people ; ro@@ c@@ ke@@ ts able to deli@@ ver those de@@ vi@@ ces to t@@ ar@@ ge@@ ts th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of mil@@ es away ; as well as s@@ op@@ h@@ is@@ tic@@ ated ch@@ em@@ ic@@ al and bi@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal we@@ ap@@ ons of mas@@ s des@@ tru@@ ction .
Ab@@ out a year later , the pr@@ inter@@ y overse@@ er , Ma@@ x L@@ ar@@ son , st@@ op@@ ped at my des@@ k in the Ma@@ il@@ ing De@@ par@@ t@@ ment .
He pati@@ ently wa@@ ited for his turn to speak .
• How will God’s people take their position ?
But what about his position as a la@@ y Ca@@ tho@@ lic mission@@ ary and de@@ pu@@ ty gover@@ nor ?
Ca@@ in then “ went away from the face of Jehovah and took up re@@ si@@ d@@ ence in the land of F@@ u@@ g@@ iti@@ ven@@ ess to the e@@ ast of E@@ den . ”
O@@ ther problems will be sol@@ ved too .
Then we will consider Bible examples of faithful men who man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted ze@@ al for it .
It was f@@ it@@ ting to apply the ter@@ m “ temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents ” to anointed ones in the first century .
Just i@@ magine the we@@ ak@@ ened king on his si@@ ck@@ bed , with no strength to get up , all the while know@@ ing that he was sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by con@@ spi@@ r@@ at@@ ors who wi@@ shed him dead so that they could car@@ ry out their evil pl@@ ans . ​ — V@@ er@@ se 5 .
Of course , this takes time .
We should mu@@ se over deep spiritual thoughts , become ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in them , and medit@@ ate on them .
Like a strong to@@ wn under si@@ e@@ ge , such a person may ri@@ gi@@ dly refu@@ se to make conc@@ essi@@ ons .
A@@ post@@ ates and their influ@@ ences th@@ reat@@ en God’s people today .
As we arri@@ ved for the meeting one S@@ un@@ day in 19@@ 38 , two el@@ der@@ ly sisters gre@@ et@@ ed us , and one said : “ Y@@ oung Bro@@ ther , have you taken your stand for Jehovah yet ?
He is on the loo@@ k@@ out for any evidence that would provide a bas@@ is for him to show mer@@ cy to a rep@@ ent@@ ant wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er .
Then in De@@ c@@ ember 195@@ 3 , I married Au@@ re@@ a M@@ end@@ o@@ za C@@ ru@@ z , who became my li@@ fe@@ time par@@ t@@ ner and faithful co@@ work@@ er in the ministry .
“ What Does the P@@ ur@@ ple T@@ ri@@ ang@@ le Me@@ an ? ”
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : In this verse , Jesus also fore@@ told war@@ f@@ are during his pres@@ ence as King of God’s Kingdom .
But his disci@@ ple James wrote that followers of Christ “ all stu@@ m@@ ble many times . ”
So it is comm@@ on for parents to feel at a lo@@ ss when it comes to child re@@ aring .
But the apostle Paul gives us counsel and war@@ ns us not to g@@ ri@@ eve God’s holy spirit .
While we may be able to do little el@@ se for those de@@ ar brothers , we can help the ones in our own congregation who are under@@ going tri@@ als .
What may help us to conduct effe@@ ctive home Bible stu@@ dies ?
P@@ ra@@ ying in Jesus ’ name hon@@ ors Jesus .
Many godly men and women have displa@@ yed similar faith and courage .
Is this because there are not even ten Jewish mal@@ es in the city , the number requi@@ red to form a sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e ?
“ I C@@ A@@ N res@@ ist anything exc@@ ep@@ t temp@@ tation . ”
Will all the anointed receive their heavenly re@@ ward before the war of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on ?
7 : 14 - 17 .
One reason is that God’s people work hard to follow the ad@@ vice : “ De@@ ad@@ en , therefore , your body members that are on the earth as res@@ pe@@ cts se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality , un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , un@@ contro@@ l@@ led se@@ x@@ u@@ al pas@@ sion . ”
And how does it end ? What does the Bible indic@@ ate as to the beg@@ in@@ ning of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ?
Bo@@ th pri@@ de and gre@@ ed can lead to disa@@ ster .
Jesus ’ coming in Kingdom power was demonstr@@ ated in his trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation , his appe@@ aring in glory in the pres@@ ence of the three apostles .
With te@@ ars in our eyes , in F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 19@@ 6@@ 2 we ca@@ ught the tra@@ in in L@@ is@@ b@@ on and he@@ ad@@ ed for M@@ ad@@ ri@@ d .
In Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation , the str@@ anger is not an invit@@ ed gu@@ est .
After that , he said to them sever@@ al times : “ Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch . ”
We than@@ k Jehovah for help@@ ing us to maintain our integrity in those very difficult times .
Your power will be s@@ can@@ ty . ” Rather than pan@@ ic@@ king in the face of e@@ con@@ om@@ ic do@@ w@@ n@@ tur@@ ns , we need to do as God’s Word ur@@ ges us : “ T@@ re@@ asure up practic@@ al wisdom . ” ​ — Proverbs 2 : 7 .
Proverbs 4 : 18 says : “ The p@@ ath of the righteous ones is like the b@@ right light that is get@@ ting ligh@@ ter and ligh@@ ter until the day is fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed . ”
When shepher@@ ding , the older men were to be like him .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , publi@@ shed in some 1@@ 00 langu@@ ages , bro@@ ad@@ ens our knowledge of Jehovah’s cre@@ ative works and shows us how to apply the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s practic@@ al counsel .
When that One arri@@ ved , faithful Jews rejo@@ ic@@ ed .
J@@ en@@ ni@@ f@@ er ad@@ ds : “ It is over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing to feel that everything you do is appreci@@ ated by Jehovah and is an inv@@ est@@ ment in the future that he is pre@@ par@@ ing for us .
You can rel@@ ate to Job , who said to God : “ O that in S@@ he@@ ol you would conc@@ e@@ al me , that you would keep me se@@ cre@@ t until your anger tur@@ ns back , that you would set a time li@@ mit for me and remember me ! ” ​ — Job 14 : 13 .
To understand the meaning of a s@@ crip@@ ture cor@@ rec@@ tly , we should consider ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound information , such as who wrote the Bible book and when and under what circumstances it was written .
Just i@@ magine David sing@@ ing to Jehovah : “ I have re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed days of long ag@@ o ; I have medit@@ ated on all your activ@@ ity ; I will@@ ingly kept my@@ self concer@@ ned with the work of your own hands . ”
There is no doubt that Abraham is a man of faith , and he is as@@ sur@@ ed that by means of his se@@ ed , all nations will bl@@ ess themselves .
What was be@@ h@@ ind this uni@@ que str@@ ing of c@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ ph@@ es ?
We can be confid@@ ent of his continued blessings now and un@@ en@@ ding blessings to come for all who fin@@ ish the r@@ ace . ​ — J@@ as .
During his re@@ si@@ d@@ ence among the Phil@@ ist@@ ines , Isa@@ a@@ c was bless@@ ed with “ flo@@ c@@ ks of sheep and her@@ ds of c@@ at@@ tle and a large body of servants , so that the Phil@@ ist@@ ines began to en@@ v@@ y him . ”
Acc@@ ording to one man@@ u@@ al on sheep ra@@ ising , “ the man who simply tur@@ ns the flo@@ ck to pas@@ ture and gives it no more attention or thought will very likely find himself con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with a lo@@ t of di@@ se@@ as@@ ed and un@@ prof@@ it@@ able sheep within a few years . ”
Why did he not do so ?
Be@@ fore many others a@@ bo@@ ard an imper@@ iled ship , he called Jehovah “ the God to whom I bel@@ ong . ”
We had not yet me@@ t .
Jehovah deep@@ ly appreci@@ ates it when we pray to him from a s@@ inc@@ ere heart , with no thought of imp@@ res@@ sing others .
Of course , for our sa@@ f@@ ety we sta@@ yed in@@ side the v@@ an after dar@@ k , but it was qu@@ ite faith - streng@@ th@@ ening to see such a vari@@ ety of Jehovah’s ani@@ ma@@ l cre@@ ation in their n@@ atur@@ al st@@ ate .
The resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus Christ id@@ enti@@ fied the proble@@ m , saying : “ I hold this against you , that you have left the love you had at first .
The fur@@ ther they go down a sin@@ ful p@@ ath , the more difficult it is to sto@@ p , even though they know that what they are doing is wrong . ​ — Pro@@ v .
It may even k@@ ic@@ k her .
Se@@ par@@ ate your concer@@ ns from those of your form@@ er sp@@ ouse as much as you can , including leg@@ al , fin@@ an@@ cial , and medi@@ cal recor@@ ds .
Just as ad@@ ul@@ ts can learn to love God by loo@@ king at Jesus ’ example , children can learn to love Jehovah by following their parents ’ good example .
L@@ ess@@ on in God’s M@@ er@@ cy ( J@@ on@@ ah ) , 3 / 1
It contribu@@ tes to your own happiness .
But the apostle cho@@ se to h@@ and@@ le the matter t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully and lo@@ v@@ ingly .
In our day , Jehovah has ac@@ ted simil@@ arly .
Why does being yi@@ el@@ ding have li@@ m@@ its ?
C@@ ar@@ men pray@@ ed concer@@ ning her stru@@ gg@@ le with po@@ ver@@ ty .
A good relationship with God and a happy family life cannot be b@@ ought with money
Our Creator , Jehovah , h@@ ates in@@ justice .
The experi@@ ences mentioned a@@ bo@@ ve are not is@@ ol@@ ated c@@ as@@ es .
G@@ am@@ ali@@ el , a high@@ ly es@@ te@@ em@@ ed ju@@ dge in the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in , pre@@ vail@@ s on the cour@@ t to listen to his wise counsel deli@@ vered in a clo@@ sed s@@ es@@ sion .
They do not have the attitude that since God provi@@ des children , it is left to God to care for them .
Indeed , we may ask : Is there any rul@@ er who ca@@ res for all his sub@@ je@@ cts so much that he quic@@ k@@ ly comes to the a@@ id of each one in times of tr@@ ou@@ ble ?
But what a blessing they received for taking seri@@ ously even what might have seem@@ ed to be a little thing !
What happened next sur@@ ely made Mark sa@@ d !
His own experience as a human and his close associ@@ ation with imper@@ fect people did much to help qu@@ ali@@ fy Jesus as King .
Mo@@ st of the resul@@ ting com@@ pu@@ ter transl@@ ations have been ba@@ r@@ ely under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble .
“ I am a@@ ware of my past mis@@ takes , but I try not to d@@ well on them ”
He is 70 years old , having re@@ ti@@ red in 199@@ 0 .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , many la@@ y@@ men feel un@@ eas@@ y when their pre@@ ach@@ ers take si@@ des on pol@@ itical is@@ su@@ es .
He fre@@ qu@@ ently thought about com@@ mit@@ ting su@@ i@@ ci@@ de .
Au@@ gu@@ st@@ ine of H@@ i@@ pp@@ o com@@ men@@ ted ex@@ ten@@ si@@ vely on the account where we read that Jesus f@@ ed about 5@@ ,000 men with fi@@ ve ba@@ r@@ le@@ y lo@@ a@@ ves and two f@@ ish .
Se@@ cond , some who have served as elders for de@@ ca@@ des have been for@@ ced by advan@@ c@@ ing age or health problems to re@@ du@@ ce the work lo@@ ad they are car@@ r@@ ying in the congregation .
When Israel was under the yo@@ ke of sla@@ very in Egy@@ pt , these two women fe@@ ared God more than they fe@@ ared P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h , who had or@@ der@@ ed them to k@@ ill all the m@@ ale Hebrew children at bir@@ th .
Jehovah’s present - day servants are not i@@ mmu@@ ne from similar tri@@ als .
The wis@@ est of men once said : “ W@@ is@@ dom is v@@ indic@@ ated by its resul@@ ts . ”
We are as@@ king him to help us not to be “ over@@ re@@ ached by Satan , ” not to succ@@ um@@ b to temp@@ t@@ ations .
It would be hard to find a wit@@ ch today who would ag@@ ree with this de@@ fin@@ iti@@ on , for many do not accept even the ex@@ ist@@ ence of Satan the Devil .
How , though , can we make sure that we are spiritually sa@@ fe at such times ?
Yes , E@@ sa@@ u cho@@ se a bo@@ w@@ l of ste@@ w over his right as fir@@ st@@ born !
Why have many ques@@ tioned the ex@@ ist@@ ence of the Devil ?
Even so , it is not appro@@ pri@@ ate to prom@@ o@@ te health or beau@@ ty pro@@ du@@ cts and practic@@ es before or after meetings at the Kingdom H@@ all or at ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es or conven@@ tions .
W@@ E O@@ B@@ S@@ E@@ R@@ V@@ E the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al to com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate Christ’s death and to remember all that his death and resurrection have accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed .
Ther@@ efore , if a Christian cou@@ ple deci@@ de on having a mo@@ des@@ t rec@@ ep@@ tion with a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c number of gu@@ ests , this should be under@@ sto@@ od and res@@ pe@@ cted by fellow Christians who are not invit@@ ed .
P@@ res@@ sures and anxi@@ e@@ ties can cause us to d@@ ro@@ p our hands down , that is , to feel disc@@ oura@@ ged .
When we go to the meetings , we show Jehovah that we want to obey him .
What power does Satan have over the world ?
O@@ u@@ t of concer@@ n for your sa@@ f@@ ety , he ex@@ tend@@ s his hand to help you over a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous spo@@ t .
Ther@@ e@@ after , it is u@@ su@@ ally possible to rec@@ ord or reg@@ is@@ ter the cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary marriage that occ@@ ur@@ red , and upon doing so , the cou@@ ple may receive an of@@ fi@@ cial cer@@ ti@@ fic@@ ate .
S@@ et P@@ ri@@ or@@ ities in Li@@ fe
It imp@@ lies that a person has the ability to ju@@ dge and deci@@ de with in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ence .
However , what if some ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les se@@ em to sa@@ p you of spiritual en@@ er@@ gy ?
Why Israel@@ ite men could mar@@ ry cap@@ ti@@ ves , 9 / 15
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , at Jesus ’ baptism , only John heard God’s vo@@ ice .
F@@ e@@ el@@ ings of di@@ stru@@ st and ill will are likely still v@@ isi@@ ble on their fac@@ es .
“ A Li@@ ght to My R@@ o@@ ad@@ way ”
If God al@@ lo@@ ws us to be persecu@@ ted , he will always give us the strength to end@@ ure persecu@@ tion .
Now I feel similar joy as I see their children also gro@@ wing in knowledge of God .
Some have found that ad@@ v@@ ance pl@@ an@@ ning is a great help .
You feel at e@@ ase and free .
In re@@ ality , the disciples viol@@ ated , not God’s Law , but the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es ’ stri@@ ct inter@@ pre@@ tation of what cons@@ titu@@ ted un@@ la@@ w@@ ful work on the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h .
Jesus did not contr@@ ast “ simp@@ le ” with its an@@ t@@ on@@ y@@ m “ comple@@ x ” but with the ter@@ m “ wicked . ”
When we sin , what bur@@ den@@ some feelings may we experience , but how may we benefit from Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess ?
The apostle Paul no@@ ted , though , that “ s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity and . . . cha@@ st@@ ity . . . are du@@ e the Christ . ”
For 20 years he works for a man who ex@@ p@@ lo@@ its him .
Sh@@ ould we not then avoid making friends by means of money or f@@ l@@ at@@ ter@@ y ?
Ex@@ pres@@ s the strong con@@ vi@@ ction that both of you have in the certain@@ ty of what they promise .
The cho@@ ice of what physical exerc@@ ise to pur@@ sue is a personal one .
At night it became a p@@ il@@ la@@ r of fi@@ re .
Satan tri@@ ed to temp@@ t him in another way , but Jesus re@@ je@@ cted even the very thought of doing something dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c that would put God to the t@@ est .
However , he felt a gro@@ wing desire to ex@@ p@@ and his ministry .
And to one he gave fi@@ ve tal@@ ents , to another two , to still another one , to each one according to his own ability , and he went ab@@ ro@@ ad . ”
Al@@ ong with the other resur@@ rec@@ tions Jesus per@@ form@@ ed , it re@@ in@@ for@@ ces our trust in God’s promise that His faithful servants will be ra@@ ised from the dead in His du@@ e time .
Even though the situation could be vie@@ wed as a bu@@ y@@ er@@ ’s mar@@ ke@@ t , with no sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ge of work@@ ers , he did not take advan@@ ta@@ ge of them by o@@ ffering less than what was fa@@ ir .
To W@@ ho@@ m Sh@@ ould You Be Lo@@ y@@ al ?
I could not have found anything better to do with my life than to serve Jehovah as a pioneer all of these past 6@@ 8 years .
( Read Ne@@ h@@ emiah 13 : 10 . )
10 : 13 ​ — What is the book of J@@ a@@ sh@@ ar ?
A@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l Go@@ sp@@ els : F@@ ar - f@@ et@@ ched Acc@@ oun@@ ts Ab@@ out Jesus
I@@ magine yourself in their sh@@ o@@ es .
After all , these “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men ” are a pro@@ vision from Jehovah through Christ to prote@@ ct and care for his sheep .
Jehovah , our P@@ o@@ t@@ ter , is far greater than any human po@@ t@@ ter .
We are as@@ sur@@ ed that God is “ the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ”
A@@ m@@ ong Jehovah’s Witnesses are many young people who prac@@ tice what they have learned through personal study of the Bible and Christian public@@ ations as well as by regul@@ ar pres@@ ence at congregation meetings .
This it@@ em is then given to a gi@@ r@@ l .
After they married , N@@ i@@ els and R@@ ak@@ el continued as pione@@ ers until their children came along .
My family has supp@@ or@@ ted us a lo@@ t , and that has un@@ ited us more . ”
1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 29 : 9
Yes , the se@@ cur@@ ity that a person might se@@ em to gain through we@@ al@@ th is ac@@ tually an il@@ lu@@ sion .
• In what ways may we displa@@ y our love for God and neigh@@ b@@ or ?
They si@@ t with him without speaking a word until Job bre@@ ak@@ s the s@@ il@@ ence by saying : “ Let the day per@@ ish on which I came to be born . ”
12 : 23 ​ — How does one ‘ co@@ ver knowledge ’ ?
That act of love makes it possible for sin@@ ful humans to have a close relationship with Jehovah through his bel@@ o@@ ved Son .
They ris@@ ked their lives for Christ because he was real ; he had wal@@ ked the earth and had lived as the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts rec@@ ord .
But her parents knew that such a move would not be in their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s best spiritual interest .
Jesus ’ hum@@ ility en@@ ab@@ led him to ‘ emp@@ ty himself and take a sla@@ ve@@ ’s form . ’
They cen@@ ter on study , prayer , and conduct .
“ Per@@ sons in health do not need a physi@@ ci@@ an , but the a@@ il@@ ing do . ”
But then the of@@ fic@@ ers were loo@@ king for someone who could do of@@ fice work .
M@@ E@@ S@@ O@@ P@@ O@@ T@@ A@@ MI@@ A
Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 17 tel@@ ls us : “ Ke@@ ep per@@ c@@ ei@@ ving what the will of Jehovah is . ”
In the same way , when we see that Jehovah has heard our prayers and has given us ex@@ ac@@ tly what we need at the right time , our faith in him be@@ comes str@@ ong@@ er .
“ B@@ E O@@ F G@@ O@@ O@@ D C@@ O@@ U@@ R@@ A@@ G@@ E ! ”
Jehovah per@@ m@@ its suffering only to the ex@@ t@@ ent that it provi@@ des such tra@@ ining .
They hear a long hist@@ ory of Israel@@ ’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ on and a war@@ ning that ‘ Jehovah will bring for@@ th his s@@ word ’ against them .
I was qu@@ ite moved to see these brothers , who were so qui@@ et and or@@ der@@ ly .
Because it was un@@ le@@ av@@ ened , it would not have ris@@ en .
What is more , Jehovah for@@ gives us da@@ ily .
I did so again in 195@@ 5 at a conven@@ tion in Y@@ an@@ ke@@ e St@@ adi@@ u@@ m , New Yor@@ k C@@ ity .
Con@@ tr@@ ast their attitude with that of Jesus .
Mo@@ re@@ over , our respon@@ se to a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction can reve@@ al person@@ ality f@@ la@@ ws that can be cor@@ rec@@ ted .
Consider two examples :
They co@@ v@@ et@@ ed Israel@@ ’s land and bo@@ ast@@ ed : “ Let us take pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the a@@ bi@@ ding plac@@ es of God for ourselves . ”
But fin@@ ally , one day little Ru@@ th called out : “ M@@ ama , there is a str@@ anger at the do@@ or ! ”
The next re@@ qu@@ est in the mo@@ de@@ l prayer tur@@ ns our attention to something we need to do .
Let us therefore be than@@ k@@ ful to Jehovah God for the way he uses the angels to help us do the divine will and gain everlasting life .
How was Job b@@ es@@ et by lo@@ ss , and how did he respon@@ d ?
Mo@@ st likely , these s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls will expla@@ in Jehovah’s requi@@ re@@ ments for mankind at that time .
The gi@@ f@@ ts that wisdom b@@ es@@ to@@ ws upon its listen@@ er are more preci@@ ous than go@@ ld , s@@ il@@ ver , or cor@@ als .
The next year , my sister , a faithful serv@@ ant of Jehovah God , was mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed in a se@@ par@@ ate , un@@ rel@@ ated in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
How does wal@@ king by faith help us to keep the end in sight ?
G@@ r@@ ate@@ ful Des@@ pite T@@ ra@@ ge@@ dies ​ — How the Bible H@@ el@@ ped M@@ e to C@@ op@@ e
I am going to make a help@@ er for him . ’ ” ​ — G@@ EN@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ S 2 : 18 .
she says .
The Son has been given “ authority to do judg@@ ing . ”
The account of S@@ en@@ n@@ ach@@ eri@@ b@@ ’s att@@ ack on Jerusalem in He@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ ah’s day con@@ tain@@ s practic@@ al less@@ ons for us .
And what good news Jesus had to tell !
After hear@@ ing its con@@ ten@@ ts read , Jo@@ si@@ ah real@@ ized how far the nation had de@@ par@@ ted from Jehovah’s will , and the king took fir@@ m me@@ a@@ sures to do what was written in the book .
Ab@@ out 4@@ 00 years after Christ , John Ch@@ r@@ y@@ so@@ sto@@ m said that Jesus ’ teachings had been transl@@ ated into the langu@@ ages of the S@@ y@@ ri@@ ans , Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans , In@@ di@@ ans , Per@@ si@@ ans , E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ ans , and many other pe@@ op@@ les .
By living in a way that gives God glory , you put yourself in har@@ mony with the rest of cre@@ ation that is pra@@ ising Jehovah .
Mo@@ re@@ over , ad@@ her@@ ing to the same standards of be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or will help each of us to be wor@@ thy of being tru@@ sted by others .
Consider Mi@@ ca@@ h 6 : 10 .
In the years that follow@@ ed , we continued using vari@@ ous ways to try to s@@ end liter@@ ature to Al@@ ban@@ ia and to receive repor@@ ts of our brothers ’ activities .
All the while , I kept pra@@ ying to Jehovah , and I never lost hope . ”
They are at peace with God .
If they have put for@@ th all reason@@ able efforts to end a leg@@ ally ex@@ is@@ ting marriage and they qu@@ ali@@ fy in God’s sight to mar@@ ry , they may si@@ gn a De@@ c@@ lar@@ ation P@@ le@@ d@@ g@@ ing Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful@@ ness .
Do you use them in set@@ ting pri@@ or@@ ities in life ?
The expres@@ sion “ our Father , ” not “ my Father , ” remin@@ ds us that we bel@@ ong to an “ associ@@ ation of brothers ” who truly love one another .
After fi@@ ve months of tre@@ at@@ ment and re@@ ha@@ bil@@ it@@ ation , I was able to return home , than@@ k@@ ful just to be ali@@ ve .
P@@ i@@ one@@ ers stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to speak Al@@ ban@@ i@@ an learned that a language is only a means to an end .
I do not want to .
May medit@@ ating on this move us to tell others the good news of God’s Kingdom . ​ — P@@ s .
Wh@@ ich Bible teaching do you especially appreci@@ ate , and why ?
God is well - pleas@@ ed with such s@@ inc@@ ere efforts , which can lead to everlasting life .
In other words , he ‘ inc@@ l@@ ined his heart ’ to Jehovah’s teaching . ​ — Proverbs 2 : 2 .
Di@@ d you real@@ ize what el@@ se J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah and H@@ ann@@ ah had in comm@@ on ?
A loving par@@ ent also helps the child to understand the reas@@ ons be@@ h@@ ind the rul@@ es .
Jesus ’ own name means “ Jehovah Is S@@ al@@ vation , ” and our sal@@ vation by means of the ransom br@@ ings honor and glory to Jehovah’s name .
May we never f@@ all into the tra@@ p of cho@@ o@@ sing to r@@ ely on our own understanding , as did Adam and the re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous Israelites .
Bro@@ ther S@@ ch@@ ro@@ e@@ der was sur@@ pris@@ ed and happy to receive his next assignment ​ — to help devel@@ op the course of study for the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad .
And young ones were ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed to imitate the examples of Jesus Christ and young Timothy by will@@ ingly giving of themselves .
H@@ I@@ S T@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H@@ IN@@ G : When one of his disciples asked Jesus , “ Lord , teach us how to pray , ” Jesus rep@@ lied : “ Wh@@ en@@ ever you pray , say : ‘ Father . ’ ”
After con@@ sul@@ ting with another el@@ der , he assign@@ ed me a ter@@ rit@@ ory in S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land .
M@@ ake Your St@@ and C@@ le@@ ar
Fir@@ st Ye@@ ar of Mar@@ ri@@ age , 8 / 1
( Read Daniel 2 : 34 , 35 . )
I@@ magine that a group of cri@@ min@@ als su@@ d@@ den@@ ly f@@ loo@@ ded into your city .
N@@ ei@@ ther does the apostle say that money is the fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al cause of “ in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ous things ” or that money lies at the ro@@ o@@ t of every proble@@ m .
What fur@@ ther pro@@ vision for comfort did Jesus promise before his death ?
A ro@@ ving e@@ ye can a@@ wak@@ en or in@@ ten@@ si@@ fy wrong se@@ x@@ u@@ al desi@@ res .
And I have made your name known to them and will make it known , in order that the love with which you loved me may be in them and I in uni@@ on with them . ” ​ — John 17 : 25 , 26 .
Yes , Jesus imit@@ ated his Father , Jehovah , by displa@@ ying hum@@ ility and show@@ ing mer@@ cy to low@@ ly sin@@ n@@ ers . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Now that I@@ ’@@ ve stu@@ died the Bible , in@@ stead of sh@@ ou@@ ting I ask my@@ self : ‘ Who is at fa@@ ul@@ t any@@ way ?
In S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 194@@ 9 , I was invit@@ ed to do cir@@ cu@@ it work in nor@@ th@@ w@@ est W@@ is@@ cons@@ in .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e ap@@ pl@@ ying yourself to public reading , to ex@@ hor@@ tation , to teaching . . . .
She was very b@@ ra@@ ve thr@@ ough@@ out that difficult time .
How might the seri@@ ousness of our present con@@ dition be illustr@@ ated , and what questions will we discus@@ s ?
W@@ ould you use Bible principles to make important decisions about your emp@@ loy@@ ment , family , or worship if mo@@ der@@ n Bi@@ bl@@ es were mer@@ ely f@@ la@@ wed co@@ pi@@ es recorded by humans ?
We se@@ ized the opportunity to give a witness about our faith .
N@@ ei@@ ther te@@ ars of joy nor the te@@ ars that prote@@ ct our eyes .
The st@@ ory of the T@@ ah@@ iti@@ an transl@@ ation of the Bible would not be complete without men@@ tion@@ ing a faithful T@@ ah@@ iti@@ an nam@@ ed Tu@@ ah@@ ine , who rema@@ ined with the mission@@ aries thr@@ ough@@ out the years and helped them to gr@@ as@@ p the nu@@ an@@ ces of the language .
This is a good reason for giving care@@ ful thought to our cho@@ ice of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , ho@@ b@@ bi@@ es , so@@ cial pas@@ times , or emp@@ loy@@ ment , consider@@ ing how others may per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve us .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , Jehovah se@@ ts the fin@@ est example in displa@@ ying such war@@ m qualities .
Ha@@ ving taken a wife from among his sisters or ni@@ e@@ ces , he buil@@ t a city that he nam@@ ed after E@@ no@@ ch , his fir@@ st@@ born son .
The ag@@ ing wi@@ do@@ w Na@@ om@@ i was a Ju@@ de@@ an and knew that certain women of Juda@@ h might be@@ ar sons who would be fore@@ fa@@ thers of the Messi@@ ah .
• In R@@ ē@@ z@@ ek@@ ne , a to@@ wn in e@@ ast@@ er@@ n L@@ at@@ vi@@ a , a mother and her te@@ en@@ age daugh@@ ter asked a woman on the st@@ re@@ et for direc@@ tions .
When we end@@ e@@ av@@ or to find good in others , we are more likely to speak well of them .
O@@ ther@@ wise , difficul@@ ties will likely ar@@ ise .
See the bo@@ x “ Is Al@@ co@@ ho@@ l T@@ ak@@ ing Con@@ tro@@ l ? ”
I rec@@ all that one day many years ag@@ o , I heard little B@@ ob@@ by ask Jehovah in prayer to help me ob@@ tain en@@ ough g@@ as@@ ol@@ ine to use the ca@@ r to get to my regul@@ ar Bible study ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments .
The Bo@@ o@@ k@@ ’s V@@ alu@@ e Today
The am@@ i@@ ability of Jehovah’s Witnesses was a very prom@@ in@@ ent qu@@ ality and what I feel is the most sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant part of the set@@ ting . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 14 : 25 .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , who sent that “ st@@ ar ” to lead the ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers ?
Instead of pro@@ duc@@ ing fine fru@@ it@@ age by practic@@ ing pu@@ re worship and ac@@ ting as Jehovah’s faithful wit@@ nesses , Israel pro@@ duc@@ ed the ro@@ t@@ ten fru@@ it@@ age of i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
“ H@@ app@@ y and enjo@@ ying their un@@ ited service to Jehovah . ”
To@@ da@@ y’s world , char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized by a l@@ ack of gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de , has little time for the el@@ der@@ ly .
It continued well into Au@@ gu@@ st .
To me@@ et one of these two scho@@ l@@ ars , we must go back to the beg@@ in@@ ning of the 19@@ th century when E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe was being s@@ we@@ pt by the w@@ in@@ ds of an in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al re@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion .
Be@@ ing for@@ giving does not mean that we con@@ done off@@ en@@ ses or allow others to take un@@ fa@@ ir advan@@ ta@@ ge of us .
Today , it br@@ ings me much joy to see my children “ wal@@ king in the truth . ”
Still , in R@@ ome he did find loyal , true compan@@ i@@ ons who@@ se courage and affe@@ ction so@@ o@@ th@@ ed his heart .
In no way did Jesus want to be the kind of person Satan wanted him to be .
So@@ on all who ign@@ ore or de@@ fy Jehovah will be for@@ ced to recogn@@ ize him .
Jesus ’ love moved him to give up his heavenly d@@ wel@@ ling and be born as a hel@@ pl@@ ess inf@@ ant .
Un@@ der the Yo@@ ke
Our ma@@ in purpose in congreg@@ ating regul@@ arly is to praise Jehovah
( Ti@@ sh@@ r@@ i , cor@@ respon@@ ding to S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember / O@@ c@@ to@@ ber ) , the faithful re@@ tur@@ ne@@ es offered their first sacrifice .
How can we live up to our God - given name ?
The des@@ tru@@ ction of “ the man of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness , ” the cl@@ er@@ gy of Chris@@ tend@@ om , will be an un@@ mis@@ ta@@ ka@@ ble “ man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of his pres@@ ence . ”
Jesus Christ also emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed the need to “ exerc@@ ise faith in God ” if we are to enjoy God’s blessing .
How do they ass@@ ist us ?
The people rejo@@ ic@@ ed over their making vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary o@@ ffer@@ ings to Jehovah . ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on .
the v@@ ow that you have taken if you are in special full - time service ?
H@@ as the worl@@ d’s view of material pur@@ su@@ its made in@@ ro@@ a@@ ds into our lives ?
It con@@ tain@@ s practic@@ al ad@@ vice that I can use every day . ”
In fact , “ they kept c@@ all@@ ing upon the name of Ba@@ al from mor@@ ning t@@ ill no@@ on , saying : ‘ O Ba@@ al , answer us ! ’ ”
• What good was accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed by re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly con@@ fr@@ on@@ ting P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h with Jehovah’s word ?
A G@@ lo@@ ba@@ l P@@ re@@ aching Wor@@ k
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 6 ) We can learn what less@@ on from the way the nation of Israel respon@@ ded to Jehovah’s m@@ ol@@ ding ?
On@@ ly then , at the fin@@ al se@@ al@@ ing , will the se@@ al be per@@ man@@ ently plac@@ ed ‘ in the fore@@ head ’ of the anointed one , id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying him conclu@@ si@@ vely as a tri@@ ed and faithful ‘ slave of our God . ’
Why does Jehovah want us to remain clean ?
1@@ 19 : 1@@ 6@@ 5 .
Are cal@@ am@@ ities ran@@ dom occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ences , or are they man - made ?
Ther@@ efore I be@@ g you to hear me pati@@ ently . ” ​ — Acts 26 : 2 , 3 .
And nothing the world provi@@ des is desi@@ gn@@ ed to draw us clo@@ s@@ er to God .
O@@ r does Jehovah God ? ​ — Proverbs 3 : 19 ; Jeremiah 10 : 12 .
After two years , we left Mo@@ g@@ adi@@ sh@@ u ​ — just before war bro@@ ke out there .
The person making such an o@@ ffering and his family would e@@ at the me@@ at of the sacrific@@ ed ani@@ ma@@ l , perhaps in one of the temp@@ le@@ ’s din@@ ing ro@@ om@@ s .
S@@ it@@ ting in ch@@ urch for a while and re@@ pe@@ ating some prayers did not satis@@ fy me . ”
M@@ en@@ n@@ on@@ ites Today
E@@ ven@@ tually , they may even rend@@ er themselves un@@ able to continue provi@@ ding care for their bel@@ o@@ ved mate .
Their understanding of Jesus ’ ransom was that the perfect man Jesus pa@@ id with his human life for what the sin@@ ner Adam lost .
Ju@@ an and Ma@@ ite also moved away .
After sever@@ al vis@@ its , he accepted a Bible study .
F@@ ran@@ k Z@@ ul@@ l@@ o
He is mo@@ der@@ ate in ha@@ bi@@ ts , s@@ ound in mind , or@@ der@@ ly , and reason@@ able ; h@@ ence , his fellow worshipp@@ ers trust him to take the lead and help them with their problems .
Today , des@@ pite all pre@@ ca@@ u@@ tions , it is not always possible to pre@@ v@@ ent “ un@@ expe@@ cted events ” or to avoid being in the wrong place at the wrong time .
S@@ ing@@ l@@ en@@ ess was an advan@@ ta@@ ge in his case .
It is not simply a matter of d@@ res@@ sing appro@@ pri@@ ately when atten@@ ding congregation meetings and then thro@@ wing all ca@@ u@@ tion to the w@@ ind at other times .
Jesus said : “ Wh@@ ich one of you , if his son as@@ ks for bre@@ ad , will hand him a st@@ one ?
Now it was our du@@ ty to share with them poin@@ ts that we had stu@@ died in Z@@ wi@@ c@@ ka@@ u .
What circumstances ca@@ used Juda@@ h to have se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations with a woman he thought was a har@@ lo@@ t , as stated at Genesis 38 : 15 , 16 ?
To become ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the Word of God means to know what it says and to put that knowledge into prac@@ tice .
O@@ r would he sear@@ ch for the true God , Jehovah , who had made the heavens and the earth ?
Many of the a@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l writ@@ ings refle@@ ct beli@@ ef@@ s of the G@@ no@@ s@@ tic@@ s , who held that the Creator , Jehovah , is not a good God .
He told the crow@@ ds : “ I must also dec@@ l@@ are the good news of the Kingdom of God to other c@@ ities , because for this I was sent . ”
At that , he said : “ G@@ o up in peace to your house . See , I have listen@@ ed to your vo@@ ice that I may have consider@@ ation for your person . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 25 : 2 - 35 .
He asked H@@ in@@ du religious teach@@ ers to help him find “ the way of truth . ”
W@@ ould their efforts bring back the glory of the form@@ er temple ?
And when that ha@@ s@@ n@@ ’t done it for them [ that is , made them happy ] , they become de@@ pres@@ sed , emp@@ ty and un@@ certain about what to do with their lives . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , some may feel that since they have been Christians for a while , nothing could pos@@ si@@ bly ha@@ p@@ pen to them .
The con@@ ne@@ ction between self - control and di@@ gn@@ ity .
These “ invit@@ ed ones ” ap@@ par@@ ently were the Ch@@ al@@ de@@ an fo@@ es of Juda@@ h .
H@@ ad Adam and E@@ ve died chil@@ d@@ less , God’s purpose to f@@ ill the earth with their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing would have come to nothing .
One day while I was reading the Bible , s@@ cal@@ es , as it were , f@@ ell from my eyes .
How will my cho@@ ice af@@ fect my family and others whom I care about ? ’
To pre@@ pare her@@ self for the possible move , she began pione@@ ering in her ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 5@@ 6 , 1@@ 38
E@@ ach of the new pres@@ ses can prin@@ t a milli@@ on tr@@ ac@@ ts in just over an h@@ our !
By at@@ temp@@ ting to star@@ t a con@@ vers@@ ation with someone , you may have inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted his thoughts .
H@@ O@@ W would you like to be given a jo@@ b that you are not qu@@ ali@@ fied to per@@ form ?
Many S@@ lo@@ ven@@ i@@ an Witnesses of Jehovah were in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y persecu@@ ted by the Na@@ z@@ is .
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ing his own li@@ mit@@ ations , Moses wis@@ ely accepted the su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion .
B@@ ill wa@@ ited for 30 years before he me@@ t a sister with whom he was com@@ pati@@ ble .
When the cla@@ y is us@@ eless , though , gener@@ ally the po@@ t@@ ter is at fa@@ ul@@ t .
C@@ ould these older Christians benefit from the inspired counsel that was ad@@ d@@ ressed to young people : “ R@@ em@@ ember . . . your G@@ r@@ and Creator ” ?
S@@ ic@@ ily
He made a most un@@ u@@ su@@ al re@@ qu@@ est .
If the new king rest@@ ored pu@@ re worship in Juda@@ h , how hear@@ ten@@ ing that would be for the few who were faith@@ fully serving God !
What ap@@ par@@ ently led Satan into his course of op@@ position to Jehovah ?
Such un@@ ity is a good witness and gl@@ ori@@ fi@@ es Jehovah .
This letter t@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es to the ab@@ s@@ ence of pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce regarding the use of the divine name at that time .
“ T@@ ell me , is it sa@@ fe all the time to si@@ t under a t@@ ree ? ”
H@@ L@@ C@@ s re@@ present Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide , ass@@ is@@ ting with commun@@ ic@@ ation between pati@@ ent and ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al st@@ af@@ f .
H@@ er out@@ going and c@@ he@@ er@@ ful person@@ ality has moved ever@@ yone in the congregation to love her .
S@@ ing@@ le ones can give more of themselves , since they are s@@ pared the anxi@@ e@@ ties that married ones experience . ​ — 1 Corinthians 7 : 32 - 35 .
; Lo@@ j@@ an , D .
As we help others to benefit from divine educ@@ ation , we put ourselves in l@@ ine to receive many blessings .
But it is not always eas@@ y to get along with others .
“ But Jehovah God has helped me to w@@ in the bat@@ tle . ” ​ — Psalm 5@@ 5 : 22 .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 11 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 7@@ 3 , 9@@ 8
He pro@@ ba@@ bly had very different things in mind for his s@@ on@@ ’s future .
Why did these things ha@@ p@@ pen ?
It will be follow@@ ed by his Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn .
O@@ u@@ t of love for God and for mankind , Jesus will@@ ingly sur@@ rend@@ ered his perfect human life as a ransom for Ad@@ am@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
One way you can do this is by refle@@ cting on cre@@ ation and the la@@ ws gover@@ ning it .
I had my first direc@@ t cont@@ act with Jehovah’s Witnesses later in 19@@ 35 when a U@@ k@@ ra@@ in@@ i@@ an la@@ dy ri@@ ding a bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le called at our home .
The Ri@@ ght to Ha@@ ve a N@@ ame , 4 / 15
How can we benefit from what Jesus did ?
No won@@ der E@@ z@@ r@@ a was stu@@ n@@ ned at see@@ ing what had taken place !
So@@ on congregations mu@@ sh@@ ro@@ om@@ ed in those c@@ ities .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of what the Devil br@@ ings upon us , by “ con@@ qu@@ ering the evil with the good , ” we can give a fine witness .
The divine name had been used since the beg@@ in@@ ning of human hist@@ ory .
A few months before Jesus gave his prophecy on the si@@ gn of his pres@@ ence , including the ex@@ ist@@ ence of a “ slave ” re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting him on earth , he spoke of this “ slave ” in s@@ ligh@@ tly different ter@@ ms that shed light on the sla@@ ve@@ ’s responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s ter@@ rit@@ ory was lar@@ g@@ ely un@@ responsi@@ ve , and he often me@@ t with strong op@@ position .
Does Samu@@ el@@ ’s course have that effect on you ?
One example that stan@@ ds out in my mind is that of An@@ dy K@@ id@@ d , a re@@ ti@@ red scho@@ ol@@ teach@@ er from Cana@@ da .
S@@ how interest in all your children To prote@@ ct your marriage , talk to and pray with your mate .
A time of t@@ es@@ ting en@@ su@@ ed .
Mar@@ ri@@ age par@@ t@@ n@@ ers need to have real@@ is@@ tic expe@@ ct@@ ations .
We may feel that we have ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed self - control in these are@@ as , and if so , we can in@@ deed be gr@@ ate@@ ful .
The se@@ a@@ sh@@ ore occasi@@ on@@ ally provi@@ des the ba@@ ck@@ d@@ ro@@ p for imp@@ res@@ sive s@@ cul@@ p@@ tures of s@@ and , like the d@@ un@@ es seen here on the co@@ ast of N@@ am@@ i@@ bia , in sou@@ ther@@ n Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
The word in the origin@@ al language imp@@ lies “ standing before ” and can be rend@@ ered “ direc@@ ting ; taking the lead among . ”
It ex@@ ul@@ ts tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ an@@ tly over judgment in that when the time comes for a person to “ rend@@ er an account for himself to God , ” Jehovah takes into consider@@ ation his mer@@ ci@@ ful deal@@ ings and for@@ gives him on the bas@@ is of the ransom sacrifice of His Son .
6 : 20 , 21 .
H@@ er good conduct can influ@@ ence him to consider what it is that mo@@ tiv@@ ates her to be@@ have in such a fine man@@ ner .
This could have happened to Joseph .
Since our first parents pul@@ led away from Jehovah , they would no longer be su@@ sta@@ ined as perfect by him .
Pe@@ ople like to feel that you understand their vie@@ w@@ point even if you do not ag@@ ree with it .
The ac@@ tu@@ al number of mil@@ it@@ ary person@@ ne@@ l and ci@@ v@@ ili@@ ans who have died is not known .
Mi@@ gu@@ el@@ ’s father lo@@ v@@ ingly taught Mi@@ gu@@ el to read and wr@@ ite .
( a ) What is the cl@@ er@@ gy@@ ’s rec@@ ord when it comes to the w@@ ars of the nations ?
They have been happ@@ ily married for more than 34 years .
Why is now especially the time to “ put off every we@@ i@@ ght ” ?
In times past , it was more comm@@ on for our liter@@ ature to take what might be called a ty@@ pe - an@@ t@@ it@@ y@@ pe appro@@ ach to Scriptural acc@@ oun@@ ts .
Proverbs 17 : 17 re@@ a@@ ds : “ A true friend shows love at all times , and is a brother who is born for times of dist@@ ress . ”
Those who have a bal@@ an@@ ced view of rec@@ re@@ ation allow for di@@ vers@@ ity yet also recogn@@ ize the need for li@@ mit@@ ations .
6 , 7 . ( a ) As used in the Bible , what does “ per@@ su@@ asi@@ on ” mean ?
Will prayer change the out@@ come of our a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction ?
N@@ ei@@ ther be mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r@@ ers , just as some of them mu@@ r@@ mu@@ red , only to per@@ ish by the destro@@ y@@ er . ”
At first , Mo@@ m and I enjo@@ yed tal@@ king about what I was lear@@ ning .
Why is reading the Bible and medit@@ ating on what you read important ?
11 : 10 , 13 - 16 ​ — What “ city ” was Abraham a@@ wa@@ iting ?
The good news is : God has appointed Jesus as King . He is the ide@@ al R@@ ul@@ er to end po@@ ver@@ ty .
Jehovah also promises to strengthen us in fac@@ ing li@@ fe@@ ’s challeng@@ es and to bl@@ ess us with peace . ​ — Psalm 29 : 11 .
Di@@ o@@ tre@@ ph@@ es was s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ing John and deser@@ ved to be called to account for it .
One thing is that we may need to fle@@ e from the temp@@ tation to bre@@ ak one of God’s la@@ ws .
This c@@ alls for being good stud@@ ents , end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to read the Bible da@@ ily , eng@@ age in personal study and re@@ sear@@ ch .
Jehovah’s Witnesses stri@@ ve to be law - a@@ bi@@ ding , pe@@ ace@@ ful , and mor@@ ally u@@ pri@@ ght people .
Because of sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness , cor@@ ru@@ pt people turn a bl@@ ind e@@ ye to the suffering that their cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion inf@@ li@@ cts on others , and they jus@@ ti@@ fy bri@@ ber@@ y simply because they benefit from it .
5 : 12 . How does the Bible help us to avoid mis@@ conduct ?
Will that s@@ at@@ ani@@ c as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t succ@@ e@@ ed ?
Des@@ pite being ho@@ m@@ eless and jo@@ bl@@ ess , she continued to make spiritual prog@@ ress .
W@@ ar@@ ning and Re@@ action
It was part of the religion of the an@@ ci@@ ents , and was the very ro@@ o@@ t of all my@@ th@@ olo@@ gy . ”
Then Un@@ c@@ le B@@ en , Mari@@ on , and I , along with three others , were assign@@ ed to serve as special pione@@ ers in H@@ an@@ over , Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a ​ — the first of si@@ x assign@@ ments we would have in Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a from 194@@ 2 to 194@@ 5 .
Consider what happened in Corin@@ th .
After that , he got ready to go to work , not sure if he would even have a jo@@ b .
It invol@@ ves more than making pet@@ ty , mis@@ le@@ ading st@@ at@@ ements or ex@@ ag@@ g@@ er@@ ating the fac@@ ts .
Mo@@ ved by the resul@@ ts at@@ ta@@ ined by Witness vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers , a pris@@ on cha@@ pla@@ in in I@@ da@@ h@@ o said in a letter to the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses : “ While I person@@ ally do not ag@@ ree with your the@@ olo@@ gy , I am very imp@@ ressed with your organization . ”
At what time do the whe@@ at@@ like ones “ shin@@ e as b@@ righ@@ tly as the su@@ n ” ?
As we continue our s@@ inc@@ ere and di@@ lig@@ ent study of the Scriptures with the help of Bible - based public@@ ations , God’s spirit influ@@ ences our mind and heart , ca@@ using our respect for Jehovah’s standards to de@@ e@@ pen .
If your parents never cor@@ rec@@ ted you , would you not won@@ der if they really car@@ ed about you ?
And who had come along and done pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely that ?
Par@@ ents will find what promise especially encourag@@ ing ?
So@@ cial ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her E@@ ri@@ c H@@ offer thought so .
The ad@@ mi@@ ra@@ ble pl@@ an of the worl@@ d’s sal@@ vation in Christ appe@@ ared before me with such a@@ w@@ es@@ ome simp@@ li@@ city as to in@@ du@@ ce me to exc@@ la@@ im with the A@@ post@@ le : O the dep@@ th of the ri@@ ches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God ! ” ​ — Romans 11 : 33 .
The Go@@ sp@@ els of Matthew , Mark , Luke , and John
In many lands we are fre@@ qu@@ ently mentioned in the me@@ dia .
What Is E@@ mp@@ a@@ thy ?
F@@ o@@ c@@ us on the individu@@ al@@ ’s life and hist@@ ory and not just on the pati@@ ent@@ ’s present con@@ dition
“ There are more sla@@ ves ali@@ ve today than all the people sto@@ le@@ n from Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a in the time of the trans@@ at@@ l@@ an@@ tic slave tra@@ de , ” states Dis@@ po@@ sa@@ ble Pe@@ ople ​ — New S@@ la@@ very in the G@@ lo@@ ba@@ l E@@ con@@ om@@ y .
When must we expres@@ s our feelings , but in what way ?
This brought them problems and g@@ ri@@ ef .
In our time , many Christians have put spiritual activities a@@ head of their se@@ cul@@ ar emp@@ loy@@ ment .
In 198@@ 2 the seri@@ es “ Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k . . . ” began to appe@@ ar in the A@@ wa@@ ke ! ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
What was a ty@@ pi@@ cal day like for the ancient shepher@@ d ?
How long can I continue to take care of my mate and also do all the co@@ o@@ king , cle@@ an@@ ing , and se@@ cul@@ ar work ?
Adam , a husband , father of three , and an el@@ der , expla@@ ins what helps him : “ I stri@@ ve to lead a simp@@ le life .
Jehovah has already deci@@ ded when he will destro@@ y Satan’s wicked world .
They even offer themselves to minis@@ ter to Z@@ ion !
Satan , the c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty ser@@ p@@ ent who led her to dis@@ obey God , was later called “ the origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent , . . . who is mis@@ le@@ ading the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
He states : “ I come from a po@@ or family living in a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge in the An@@ des M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s .
Consider the experience of Z@@ ong@@ e@@ z@@ ile , one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
In the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , when st@@ res@@ sing the need to “ sto@@ p judg@@ ing ” others , Jesus said : “ Why , then , do you look at the st@@ ra@@ w in your bro@@ ther’s e@@ ye , but do not consider the ra@@ f@@ ter in your own e@@ ye ? ”
What joy there will be when loved ones are a@@ wak@@ ened from de@@ a@@ th@@ ’s s@@ le@@ ep to live here on earth !
They are inf@@ le@@ xi@@ ble , un@@ ben@@ ding .
Di@@ d her e@@ g@@ g c@@ ell , or o@@ vu@@ m , contribu@@ te at all toward her pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy ?
“ Your Father kno@@ ws what you need even before you ask him . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 8 .
These words can strengthen our faith .
Sat@@ is@@ fy us in the mor@@ ning with your loving - kindness [ or , “ loyal love ” ] , that we may c@@ ry out jo@@ y@@ fully and may rejo@@ ice during all our days . ”
Adam was gu@@ il@@ ty of that t@@ res@@ pas@@ s , and he ju@@ st@@ ly received an ad@@ verse s@@ ent@@ ence ​ — he died .
5@@ 5 : 6 .
Can you not i@@ magine those brothers help@@ ing Paul with his needs , doing such ba@@ si@@ c things as sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing or r@@ un@@ ning er@@ ran@@ ds for him ?
And if he is , how does he go about doing so ?
A Christian man who has three sons said : “ I share in my chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s rec@@ re@@ ation if possible .
C@@ learly , each cou@@ ple have to an@@ al@@ y@@ ze their own situation , and no@@ body should cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze the decisions that others may make .
The local congregation took action .
Su@@ b@@ je@@ cts of God’s Kingdom Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ment
The Bible pu@@ ts it simply : “ By every kind of to@@ il there comes to be an advan@@ ta@@ ge . ” ​ — Proverbs 14 : 23 .
With his help I was able to ob@@ tain a Bible with the local pri@@ es@@ t’s sign@@ ature .
De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 32 : 4 says : “ All his ways are justice . ”
F@@ i@@ ve days later the direc@@ t@@ ors of the So@@ ci@@ ety ele@@ cted Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r to succ@@ e@@ ed him . When W .
Jehovah promised this God - fe@@ aring pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch : “ By means of your se@@ ed all nations of the earth will certainly bl@@ ess themselves du@@ e to the fact that you have listen@@ ed to my vo@@ ice . ”
Ph@@ ysi@@ cal B@@ arri@@ er ? , 7 / 1
Just as an ar@@ t@@ ist@@ ’s s@@ ke@@ t@@ ch provi@@ des us with a gener@@ al pi@@ c@@ ture , ‘ the pat@@ ter@@ n of truth ’ provi@@ des a bro@@ ad out@@ l@@ ine for us to per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve and follow what Jehovah requi@@ res of us .
For instance , La@@ ur@@ a , * a mother of two young children , left a full - time jo@@ b for this reason .
No , he was not righteous in that sense .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the fac@@ ts remain disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ing .
12 : 2 , 3 .
O@@ ver the years at Bethel , G@@ r@@ ace received a vari@@ ety of work assign@@ ments , including serving as a h@@ ou@@ se@@ keep@@ er , car@@ ing for the up@@ keep of re@@ si@@ d@@ enti@@ al ro@@ om@@ s .
DI@@ G D@@ E@@ E@@ P@@ E@@ R . ​ — R@@ E@@ A@@ D L@@ U@@ K@@ E 22 : 31 - 34 ; M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 26 : 5@@ 5 - 5@@ 8 ; J@@ O@@ H@@ N 21 : 9 - 17 .
I rep@@ lied : “ No , I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t a@@ ban@@ d@@ on my family .
Be@@ fore Jerusalem was destro@@ yed , E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el , as well as Jeremiah and Isaiah , war@@ ned the people about what was going to ha@@ p@@ pen to the city .
A brother from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates ob@@ served : “ It was the wor@@ st we@@ ather and the low@@ est temp@@ er@@ ature I have ever experienced at a conven@@ tion , and I under@@ sto@@ od little of the pro@@ gra@@ m .
Be as@@ sur@@ ed that the Christian congregation is rich with po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for fin@@ ding friends of that kind .
The most r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned of thin@@ k@@ ers have been proved wrong again and again , even though what they taught seem@@ ed at the time to be bey@@ ond dis@@ pu@@ te .
As told by An@@ n@@ un@@ z@@ i@@ at@@ o Lu@@ gar@@ à
Noah , like his great - gr@@ and@@ father E@@ no@@ ch , was sing@@ led out as a man who wal@@ ked with God .
Gen@@ u@@ ine hope helps us to see bey@@ ond present tri@@ als and to face the future with confidence .
What fe@@ atu@@ res does this Bible book have ?
It is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy that Paul follow@@ ed his illustr@@ ation of “ the so@@ li@@ d f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of God ” with another illustr@@ ation .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a year , she had prog@@ ressed en@@ ough to study the bro@@ ch@@ ure You Can Be God’s F@@ ri@@ end !
To sol@@ ve the proble@@ m , the apostles cho@@ se se@@ ven men to go and make sure that ever@@ yone would be tre@@ ated fai@@ r@@ ly .
How can that af@@ fect the congregation ?
How acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God benef@@ ited Noah .
The Bible continu@@ es : “ The man that had been dead came out . ”
So that we may have “ power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l ” for the Christian ministry , we need to r@@ ely on Jehovah , who “ is giving to the ti@@ red one power . ”
For some reason , a member of the Christian congregation nam@@ ed Di@@ o@@ tre@@ ph@@ es was not willing to show ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality to travel@@ ing Christians .
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying t@@ all buil@@ ding@@ s and su@@ sp@@ en@@ sion bri@@ d@@ ges had been my foc@@ us in life from my you@@ th .
Are they also mer@@ ci@@ ful ? ’
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , those with this heavenly c@@ all@@ ing ​ — a li@@ mit@@ ed number — ​ are the only ones who par@@ take of the bre@@ ad and the w@@ ine at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al . ​ — Luke 12 : 32 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 13 , 14 ; Hebrews 9 : 22 ; 1 Peter 1 : 3 , 4 .
As a result , Satan the Devil and his hor@@ des are c@@ ast down to the earth .
For example , consider the account at Mark 5 : 25 - 34 .
It will also make it e@@ asi@@ er for us to reg@@ r@@ ou@@ p if we su@@ ff@@ er a set@@ back .
Like Joseph , she was a spiritual person and tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed up the events and sa@@ y@@ ings that ful@@ filled prophe@@ ci@@ es .
Q@@ u@@ i@@ et@@ ly they direc@@ ted me along the right p@@ ath ; I never felt that they pres@@ sur@@ ed me . ”
In@@ no@@ cu@@ ous or D@@ ang@@ er@@ ous ?
My parents , who were of mo@@ des@@ t means , were u@@ su@@ ally near the bo@@ t@@ to@@ m of the l@@ ist , and the ch@@ urch elders pres@@ sur@@ ed them to give more .
There Jose@@ ph@@ us said : “ [ An@@ an@@ us the high pri@@ est ] conven@@ ed the jud@@ ges of the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in and brought before them a man nam@@ ed James , the brother of Jesus who was called the Christ . ”
Because they offered opportun@@ ities to make practic@@ al pl@@ ans in an at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere of clo@@ sen@@ ess and understanding .
By ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing our er@@ ro@@ r , rep@@ en@@ ting , see@@ king spiritual help , and doing all we can to make am@@ ends . ​ — Pro@@ v .
A@@ sa@@ ph was a prom@@ in@@ ent L@@ ev@@ ite mu@@ si@@ ci@@ an at Jehovah’s temple in ancient Israel .
Are you willing to com@@ pare other teachings of your ch@@ urch with what the Bible says ?
On sever@@ al occasi@@ ons , she was b@@ ru@@ t@@ ally be@@ at@@ en by her “ ow@@ n@@ ers ” for atten@@ ding these spiritual ga@@ ther@@ ings .
M@@ em@@ ori@@ al A@@ t@@ tend@@ ance in 20@@ 12 : 2@@ 8@@ ,@@ 9@@ 0@@ 9
Se@@ e@@ ing the power of God’s Word , Rom@@ an took his study more seri@@ ously .
The pr@@ inc@@ es tell E@@ z@@ r@@ a : “ The people of Israel and the pri@@ ests and the L@@ ev@@ ites have not se@@ par@@ ated themselves from the pe@@ op@@ les of the lands as reg@@ ar@@ ds their de@@ t@@ es@@ table things . ”
Ha@@ bak@@ kuk@@ ’s eyes f@@ ill with te@@ ars , and he ple@@ a@@ ds : “ How long , O Jehovah , must I c@@ ry for help , and you do not hear ?
( a ) Why does joy char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ize members of the true religion ?
Jesus said that the pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tism of the s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es was har@@ m@@ ful to the con@@ ver@@ ts they made .
Such a shi@@ ft in expe@@ ct@@ ations could lead to a rel@@ a@@ x@@ ed appro@@ ach toward our the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c activities .
Mo@@ re@@ over , some st@@ ations are 18@@ 0 mil@@ es [ 3@@ 00 k@@ m ] or more ap@@ ar@@ t .
Such wisdom will move us to respon@@ d mil@@ dly when pro@@ vo@@ ked and will draw us ever clo@@ s@@ er to the S@@ ource of in@@ fin@@ ite wisdom , Jehovah .
Many activities consider@@ ed “ fu@@ n ” bring no real happiness , he no@@ ted .
M@@ other ca@@ used a s@@ ti@@ r in the are@@ a when she st@@ op@@ ped ob@@ serving un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural cu@@ st@@ om@@ s , such as the c@@ ele@@ br@@ ating of Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s ; when she would no longer e@@ at blood sa@@ u@@ sage ; and par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly when she took all the i@@ ma@@ ges in our pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion and bur@@ ned them .
It is no won@@ der that Jehovah had cho@@ s@@ en them to care for his Son during the first part of Jesus ’ earthly life .
19 , 20 . ( a ) How does what we have consider@@ ed so far rel@@ ate to Mar@@ th@@ a@@ ’s st@@ at@@ ement to Jesus ?
Jehovah told the nation that any o@@ ffering had to be a s@@ ound one in order “ to gain appro@@ val . ”
As the Christian work prog@@ ressed and more people accepted Bible truth , the brothers felt the need for a per@@ man@@ ent place for their meetings .
How could I leave my family ?
If you have a dic@@ tion@@ ary , read what it says under “ gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous . ”
Isa@@ a@@ c was the son of the promise , Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s only hope that his “ se@@ ed ” would in@@ her@@ it the land of Cana@@ an and be a blessing to many , according to God’s promise .
How did they receive ans@@ wers ?
B@@ ene@@ f@@ it From Lo@@ ving R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness
The two Witnesses had re@@ turned to clear the p@@ ath and st@@ ep@@ s le@@ ading to his fr@@ on@@ t do@@ or .
M@@ en and women ​ — all full of health and you@@ th@@ ful vi@@ g@@ or — ​ were num@@ er@@ ous .
Paul mentioned qualities such as hum@@ ility , mil@@ dness , pati@@ ence , and love .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T | H@@ O@@ W D@@ O@@ E@@ S G@@ O@@ D V@@ I@@ E@@ W W@@ A@@ R ?
Con@@ cer@@ n about the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of Jehovah’s holy name also helped Jesus to be pre@@ pared for the tri@@ als he fac@@ ed .
On@@ ly God’s Kingdom will un@@ ite mankind . ​ — Matthew 6 : 9 , 10 .
7 : 9 .
Y@@ oung people ob@@ serve that cou@@ ples like these have person@@ ally experienced many of the challeng@@ es and blessings that are repor@@ ted in our Christian public@@ ations .
Our early public@@ ations , thr@@ ill@@ ing first - person acc@@ oun@@ ts , and pri@@ c@@ eless mem@@ or@@ a@@ bi@@ li@@ a are also among the g@@ em@@ s held in the Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves .
It was the ang@@ el of Jehovah who had the power to put the un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised son to death .
How can we avoid let@@ ting our Yes be No ?
God con@@ fu@@ sed the pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s language , ca@@ using N@@ im@@ ro@@ d’s fru@@ str@@ ated sub@@ je@@ cts to be sc@@ at@@ tered “ over the enti@@ re face of the earth . ”
On at le@@ ast two occasi@@ ons , Jesus ’ disciples dis@@ pu@@ ted over “ which one of them seem@@ ed to be great@@ est . ”
God expres@@ sed his affe@@ ction for Daniel by sen@@ ding the ang@@ el G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el to strengthen him
In his pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence , Jesus sp@@ ent un@@ told mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ um@@ s working with his Father .
Does it matter whom we exerc@@ ise with ?
By pu@@ t@@ ting him first in our lives , we show him that we truly love him .
As for the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an people , they had a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar dis@@ da@@ in for those who her@@ ded sheep .
It will bring to re@@ ality the Creat@@ or@@ ’s origin@@ al purpose for mankind and for the earth . ​ — Genesis 1 : 28 .
W@@ ere they pu@@ z@@ z@@ led or my@@ s@@ ti@@ fied ?
A@@ m@@ ong them will in@@ deed be those who have pur@@ su@@ ed a righteous course as Jehovah’s servants .
I was pres@@ sur@@ ed to “ support our r@@ ace , ” as it was put .
His clo@@ thing was wh@@ ite just like s@@ now , and the ha@@ ir of his head was like clean w@@ o@@ ol . ” ​ — D@@ an .
Lo@@ ok at what is happ@@ ening in the lives of many who do not live in har@@ mony with Jehovah’s moral standards .
David knew from personal experience that “ the desire of those fe@@ aring him he will per@@ form , and their c@@ ry for help he will hear , and he will sa@@ ve them . ”
You appreci@@ ate it when your thoughts are ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged and your feelings are taken into account .
To these , Jesus gave de@@ ta@@ iled instru@@ ctions on how they were to car@@ ry out their ministry as well as war@@ n@@ ings about the challeng@@ es and har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps that la@@ y a@@ head .
O@@ thers H@@ el@@ ped M@@ e to M@@ ake Ri@@ ght C@@ ho@@ ic@@ es
What a contr@@ ast there was between these two !
He even used some of it during the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al .
This article will de@@ al with what questions ?
4 , 5 . ( a ) In what situation did the ste@@ ward of Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation find himself ?
“ Many neigh@@ b@@ ors left their family and ne@@ t@@ work of friends to sear@@ ch for ‘ gre@@ en@@ er pas@@ tures ’ ab@@ ro@@ ad , ” rel@@ ates Paul .
How does a hum@@ ble dis@@ position contribu@@ te to our happiness ?
Of course , these ones have acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God , which is a requi@@ re@@ ment for life . ​ — Matthew 5 : 5 ; John 17 : 3 .
These brothers reas@@ sur@@ ed the gra@@ du@@ ates that the B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ es are loo@@ king for@@ ward to their arri@@ val and will help them ad@@ just to their assign@@ ments .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , in some O@@ ri@@ ent@@ al langu@@ ages , the ter@@ m for “ ze@@ al ” is made up of two par@@ ts that liter@@ ally mean “ ho@@ t heart , ” as though the heart were bur@@ ning .
The temple ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation in Jerusalem commun@@ ic@@ ated with Jews in the Di@@ as@@ por@@ a in writ@@ ing .
He as@@ pi@@ red to prin@@ t a scho@@ l@@ arly e@@ dition of the Bible te@@ x@@ ts in their origin@@ al langu@@ ages .
One s@@ crip@@ ture that helped her was Psalm 6@@ 8 : 6 : “ God gives those who are al@@ one a home to d@@ well in . ”
Jesus “ learned obedi@@ ence from the things he su@@ ffered . ” ​ — Hebrews 5 : 8 , 9
Be@@ fore his tri@@ al , he was “ the great@@ est of all the people of the E@@ ast . ”
For more information refu@@ ting the cla@@ im that Bible prophecy was written after the fact , see pages 10@@ 6 - 11 of the book Is There a Creator Who Ca@@ res Ab@@ out You ?
3 : 29 .
In some plac@@ es , even dr@@ in@@ king water came to be in sh@@ ort supp@@ ly .
He set sa@@ il from P@@ u@@ er@@ to R@@ ic@@ o in ho@@ p@@ es of re@@ aching the is@@ land of Bi@@ min@@ i .
Rather , Jehovah is in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y inter@@ ested in those who bel@@ ong to him .
He also follow@@ ed the ad@@ vice that fellow Christians gave him .
When parents use God’s Word to instru@@ ct their children “ under pe@@ ace@@ ful con@@ di@@ tions ” and as “ those who are making peace , ” they are a s@@ ource of true blessing to their children .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries before Jesus gave the illustr@@ ation of the whe@@ at and the we@@ e@@ ds , Jehovah inspired his prophet Mal@@ ach@@ i to fore@@ tell events that are refle@@ cted in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation .
( a ) We should be determined to do what ?
In some res@@ pe@@ cts , this illustr@@ ates the situation that we are in .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing of the person we are in@@ side , Jehovah said : “ The heart is more tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous than anything el@@ se and is des@@ per@@ ate . Who can know it ? ” ​ — J@@ er .
After taking the ca@@ r for a t@@ est d@@ ri@@ ve , the bu@@ y@@ er asked the brother if he was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Y@@ oung men can also re@@ ach out by working to qu@@ ali@@ fy to en@@ ter the “ large do@@ or that lea@@ ds to activ@@ ity ” in vari@@ ous fe@@ atu@@ res of full - time service .
C@@ er@@ tain parents may stri@@ c@@ tly li@@ mit or even wis@@ ely rule out tel@@ ev@@ ision vie@@ wing for their children on meeting ni@@ gh@@ ts .
The men who were used to ut@@ ter prophe@@ ci@@ es and to wr@@ ite the Bible “ were bor@@ ne along by holy spirit . ”
‘ I No L@@ ong@@ er F@@ e@@ el I Ha@@ ve to Ch@@ ange the World ’ ( J .
That happened “ in the th@@ ir@@ d year ” ​ — evid@@ ently coun@@ ting from the day Eli@@ j@@ ah first ann@@ oun@@ ced the dr@@ ought .
• How has Jehovah sh@@ own himself to be an appreci@@ ative God ?
Consider the following experi@@ ences .
To what does Jehovah lik@@ en our kin@@ dly giving to others ?
All true Christians want to be imit@@ at@@ ors of the Su@@ pre@@ me S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d .
For example , even when he was we@@ ak , bl@@ ind , and be@@ d@@ ri@@ d@@ den , the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Jac@@ o@@ b showed strong faith in God’s promises .
7 , 8 . ( a ) What are some of the “ str@@ ong@@ ly en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched things ” that divine educ@@ ation helps people to over@@ turn ?
Ha@@ ve the ch@@ ur@@ ches pointed to the evidence that God cre@@ ated all things ?
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , fre@@ e@@ dom from fear and cal@@ am@@ ity is what God has promised , and his purpose will de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely succ@@ e@@ ed . ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 10 , 11 .
W@@ ell , I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t stand , but R@@ al@@ ph did .
Their efforts are pro@@ duc@@ ing exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent resul@@ ts , as the following experi@@ ences illustr@@ ate .
But we do know that he has feelings , and we also know why he allow@@ ed all of that to ha@@ p@@ pen .
S@@ cur@@ r@@ ying ac@@ ro@@ ss mil@@ es of o@@ pen ter@@ ra@@ in , ever ter@@ ri@@ fied that Israel@@ ite sol@@ di@@ ers might find him , he he@@ ad@@ ed to the ten@@ ts of He@@ ber , a K@@ en@@ ite who had bro@@ ken away from the rest of his n@@ om@@ adi@@ c people to the sou@@ th and esta@@ bli@@ shed some kind of acc@@ ord with King J@@ a@@ bi@@ n . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 4 : 11 , 17 .
Why is kindness needed in the congregation , and how can it be sh@@ own ?
There will no longer be a need for an inter@@ medi@@ ary between Jehovah and his earthly children .
By exerc@@ ising faith and displa@@ ying loy@@ al@@ ty now , he shows that he will respon@@ d well when the King gives him direc@@ tions in the new world .
Jesus came to the earth “ to give his soul a ransom in ex@@ change for many . ”
How is the preaching work de@@ pi@@ cted in the prophecy of Jo@@ el ?
We hope you re@@ ach your go@@ al . ”
S@@ imp@@ ly sta@@ ying in shal@@ low spiritual w@@ at@@ ers by being cont@@ ent with “ the el@@ em@@ ent@@ ary things of the sac@@ red pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ements of God ” h@@ in@@ ders our advan@@ c@@ ement and may even invit@@ e “ shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ k concer@@ ning [ our ] faith . ”
We live in a world d@@ om@@ in@@ ated by Satan the Devil .
Who will den@@ y that s@@ l@@ an@@ der , har@@ m@@ ful go@@ s@@ si@@ p , ob@@ sc@@ ene talk , and id@@ le ch@@ at@@ ter are dam@@ ag@@ ing to others ?
God’s Law stated that he would be dis@@ pleas@@ ed if his people fa@@ iled to serve him “ with rejo@@ ic@@ ing and joy of heart . ”
Thus , many Christians have died for their faith , some being mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed by en@@ ra@@ ged mo@@ bs or un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted on the or@@ ders of govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als or cor@@ ru@@ pt jud@@ ges . ​ — Revelation 2 : 13 .
Al@@ so , we will discus@@ s how anointed ones should think of themselves and how we should re@@ act when we see the number of those who e@@ at the bre@@ ad and dr@@ ink the w@@ ine at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al going up .
When the time was right , Moses was brought back to lead Israel out of Egy@@ pt .
Mo@@ s@@ co@@ so / ​ S@@ P@@ L / ​ P@@ ho@@ to R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch@@ ers
One way Jehovah helps us to be pre@@ pared to de@@ al with op@@ position is by id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying the t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s used by Satan and his ag@@ ents .
Jehovah’s requi@@ re@@ ments for in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with him are within the re@@ ach of ever@@ yone .
What will be man@@ kin@@ d’s future ?
Me@@ dit@@ ating appreci@@ ati@@ vely on such things streng@@ th@@ ened his faith .
No , this is not a dre@@ am@@ world .
“ Jehovah’s Witnesses , ” Bet@@ ra@@ y@@ al no@@ tes , “ refu@@ sed to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in viol@@ ence or the use of mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ce . ”
In time , he will end all in@@ justice and suffering .
When you hear declar@@ ations about al@@ le@@ ged my@@ th@@ making by Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ ers , should you allow this to sh@@ ake your confidence in their writ@@ ings ?
On the other hand , as his actions indic@@ ated , Ca@@ in l@@ ac@@ ked faith .
We have se@@ par@@ ated ourselves from false religion .
E@@ X@@ A@@ MI@@ N@@ E Y@@ O@@ U@@ R P@@ R@@ I@@ O@@ R@@ I@@ T@@ I@@ E@@ S
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence for an in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent desi@@ gn@@ er be@@ comes more com@@ p@@ el@@ ling the more we understand about our care@@ fully c@@ ra@@ f@@ ted ha@@ bit@@ at . ”
The st@@ at@@ es@@ man C@@ at@@ o bran@@ di@@ shed a fi@@ g to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce the Rom@@ an S@@ en@@ ate to em@@ ba@@ r@@ k on the T@@ hi@@ r@@ d P@@ uni@@ c W@@ ar , against C@@ ar@@ th@@ age .
; Da@@ w@@ k@@ in , M .
We must also pur@@ sue qualities that are positi@@ ve .
In pra@@ ying to his heavenly Father , Jesus set an example for us to follow
L@@ ater , through Moses he set out an enti@@ re co@@ de of la@@ ws for the nation of Israel .
Their persecu@@ t@@ ors could se@@ par@@ ate them from family , friends , and fellow believers , but the imp@@ ris@@ oned Witnesses knew that their op@@ pos@@ ers could never is@@ ol@@ ate them from Jehovah . ​ — R@@ om . 8 : 35 - 39 .
Ther@@ efore , may we e@@ ch@@ o the words of the psalmist who wrote : “ I shall certainly medit@@ ate on all your activ@@ ity , and with your deal@@ ings I will concer@@ n my@@ self . ” ​ — Psalm 7@@ 7 : 12 .
Thus he gives them prote@@ ction and help ​ — a fine reason for us to “ la@@ u@@ d [ him ] very much ” !
They can be con@@ stan@@ tly cr@@ itical and com@@ pla@@ ining , or they can be war@@ m@@ ly encourag@@ ing and e@@ dif@@ ying .
The second co@@ de@@ x , with ad@@ di@@ tional lea@@ ves that Be@@ at@@ ty ob@@ ta@@ ined later , has an al@@ most complete cop@@ y of the apostle Paul’s let@@ ters , including his ep@@ ist@@ le to the Hebrews .
Ha@@ ving cre@@ ated humans in his i@@ ma@@ ge , Jehovah has b@@ es@@ to@@ wed on them the ability and the authority to man@@ age his earthly cre@@ ation .
Thus , Christians must avoid de@@ fil@@ ing themselves by en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ing un@@ clean thoughts that could give ris@@ e to un@@ clean , un@@ holy spe@@ e@@ ch and actions . — Matthew 12 : 34 ; 15 : 18 .
Do we ever c@@ atch ourselves saying something like “ I am not pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ced , but . . . ” and then rec@@ oun@@ ting some ne@@ g@@ ative char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s that we consider to be comm@@ on among members of a certain e@@ th@@ ni@@ c group ?
The place was R@@ ome . Luke knew the ris@@ ks of id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying himself as a friend of the apostle Paul , then on tri@@ al because of his faith .
We can be like the one who se@@ es everything ne@@ g@@ ati@@ vely and feel@@ s a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted , or we can cho@@ ose to think positi@@ vely , feel “ good at heart , ” and be jo@@ y@@ ful as if we were at a fe@@ ast .
“ You Will Be Witnesses of M@@ e ”
We only know that it will be soon .
4 : 12 .
When the st@@ ake was li@@ f@@ ted u@@ pri@@ ght , he would be left h@@ ang@@ ing in exc@@ ru@@ ci@@ ating pain , with all his we@@ i@@ ght on those na@@ il@@ s .
Witnesses of Jehovah worl@@ d@@ wide ag@@ ree . ​ — See the bo@@ x “ How to ‘ Be@@ ar F@@ ru@@ it With En@@ du@@ r@@ ance , ’ ” on page 21 .
How mean@@ ing@@ ful those words were !
He even asked a local cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man to vis@@ it his wife and son in order to ex@@ pose the Witnesses .
There are num@@ er@@ ous Bible examples show@@ ing that the worl@@ d’s view of great@@ ness lea@@ ds to ru@@ in .
He had num@@ er@@ ous opportun@@ ities to take re@@ v@@ enge , but he did not .
Of one thing we can be sure ​ — God does not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on his faithful ones . ​ — He@@ b .
H@@ app@@ ily , few Christians view those in authority in the congregation in that same light . ​ — Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 7 .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful Daniel , though , did more than offer pet@@ iti@@ ons to God .
It dis@@ clo@@ ses that he has a personal name , Jehovah , which we must honor as Jesus did .
He has come from a fore@@ ign land to find a wife for the son of his ma@@ ster .
He will do that through Jesus in His own du@@ e time .
At times , she asked to have a study three times during the same day !
On the other hand , when making leg@@ iti@@ mate re@@ ques@@ ts , some of Jehovah’s Witnesses have dec@@ l@@ ined to give ti@@ ps to in@@ spe@@ ct@@ ors , cu@@ st@@ om@@ s of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als , or others even where such gift - giving is r@@ out@@ ine .
O@@ r has she already made up her mind to leave her husband ?
By means of thought - pro@@ vo@@ king com@@ par@@ is@@ ons , the message of A@@ gu@@ r illustr@@ ates the in@@ s@@ ati@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess of gre@@ ed , and it shows how un@@ de@@ te@@ c@@ table the per@@ su@@ asi@@ ve ways of a se@@ duc@@ er are with a ma@@ id@@ en .
“ R@@ a@@ ise your eyes high up and see . Who has cre@@ ated these things ? ”
A@@ n ar@@ ch@@ er has the ar@@ ro@@ w in his bo@@ w for only a relati@@ vely sh@@ ort time .
They did not give God an opportunity to help them .
Why do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t he die [ will@@ ingly ] ?
If you are not yet pione@@ ering , ask , ‘ What ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments can I make to beg@@ in doing so ? ’
They work hard and ear@@ n the respect of the congregation .
P@@ i@@ er@@ ce ; and David H .
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : With that in mind , le@@ t’s read about another instance when God’s people were suffering .
Although a fellow travel@@ er on the bu@@ s with her said she had thro@@ wn her money away , the man she helped cont@@ ac@@ ted friends in a city where the bu@@ s sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ently st@@ op@@ ped , and the $ 20 de@@ b@@ t was prom@@ p@@ tly set@@ t@@ led .
T@@ ra@@ um@@ at@@ olo@@ g@@ ists war@@ ned that see@@ ing such it@@ em@@ s could bring back mem@@ ori@@ es of the tra@@ ge@@ dy .
After all , the two of them are “ one flesh , ” and what h@@ ur@@ ts one h@@ ur@@ ts the other . ​ — Mat@@ t .
It loo@@ ks like you@@ ’@@ re the man to car@@ ry on . ”
Still , remember what the wise man wrote : “ G@@ ra@@ y - he@@ a@@ de@@ dness is a cro@@ wn of beau@@ ty when it is found in the way of righteousness . ”
After all , just as in the days of the early Christians , an important ob@@ je@@ ctive of our meetings today is to strengthen spiritually all in attend@@ ance .
M@@ on@@ ika gre@@ w up as a ca@@ ref@@ ree , vi@@ br@@ ant person with a c@@ he@@ er@@ ful dis@@ position .
Be kind and consider@@ ate even though there may be some differ@@ ences of op@@ in@@ ion .
But when the Israelites were deli@@ vered from Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an b@@ onda@@ ge , the prophet Moses had Jose@@ p@@ h’s b@@ ones taken along for bu@@ ri@@ al in the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
A@@ n Af@@ ri@@ can pro@@ ver@@ b states : “ One fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od spo@@ il@@ s a th@@ ous@@ and tru@@ ths . ”
O@@ r as Jesus said in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount : “ If you for@@ give men their t@@ res@@ pas@@ ses , your heavenly Father will also for@@ give you ; wh@@ er@@ e@@ as if you do not for@@ give men their t@@ res@@ pas@@ ses , ne@@ i@@ ther will your Father for@@ give your t@@ res@@ pas@@ ses . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
What are these gi@@ f@@ ts , and how do we benefit from them ?
You could simply qu@@ o@@ te a com@@ for@@ ting s@@ crip@@ ture , rec@@ all some mem@@ or@@ able char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic or qu@@ ality of the dec@@ eas@@ ed , or share a happy mem@@ ory that you ch@@ er@@ ish .
Un@@ able to hold back her te@@ ars , she em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed Sa@@ ul@@ o .
He had me look up many s@@ crip@@ tures in my red - letter e@@ dition of the King James V@@ er@@ sion of the Bible .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing Solom@@ on@@ ’s dedic@@ ation prayer , “ fi@@ re it@@ self came down from the heavens and pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to con@@ su@@ me the bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering and the sacrific@@ es . ”
The congregation has helped great@@ ly , being very supp@@ or@@ tive .
• How have Z@@ i@@ on@@ ’s children ‘ su@@ cked the mil@@ k of nations ’ ?
The Bible is direc@@ ted to people who hon@@ es@@ tly want God’s help to understand it .
The 14 congregations that have develop@@ ed in the are@@ a show re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for gro@@ w@@ th .
Yet , Bo@@ a@@ z ’ re@@ action su@@ gg@@ ests that Ru@@ th@@ ’s cla@@ im for re@@ pur@@ cha@@ sing was not who@@ l@@ ly un@@ expe@@ cted .
Yes , to find the knowledge of God , we must a@@ va@@ il ourselves of the help and direction that Jesus provi@@ des .
Ri@@ ght now you d@@ well in a spiritual par@@ adise !
In a few c@@ as@@ es , the un@@ beli@@ ever ev@@ en@@ tually became a Christian .
I was assign@@ ed to help organiz@@ e and car@@ ry out this hu@@ ge con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ ject .
M@@ on@@ ths ear@@ li@@ er when John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er came preaching , many were saying : “ May he perhaps be the Christ ? ”
De@@ al@@ ing With a Di@@ f@@ ficul@@ t Pe@@ ople
The man nam@@ ed P@@ ra@@ x@@ e@@ as of this es@@ say is not c@@ learly id@@ enti@@ fied , but T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an took is@@ sue with his teachings concer@@ ning God and Christ .
I@@ magine what a joy it will be to live et@@ er@@ n@@ ally in Par@@ adise with those whom you have helped to learn about God !
Then the woman said : ‘ T@@ ell me something .
C@@ er@@ tain G@@ ent@@ ile believers in Corin@@ th rep@@ ented of for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , ste@@ al@@ ing , and other gra@@ ve sin@@ s .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , the young woman id@@ enti@@ fied her@@ self as “ the daugh@@ ter of Be@@ th@@ u@@ el the son of M@@ il@@ ca@@ h , whom she bor@@ e to [ Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s brother ] Na@@ ho@@ r . ”
When sen@@ ding out 70 disciples , Jesus said : “ The har@@ v@@ est , in@@ deed , is great , but the work@@ ers are few .
Like Juda@@ h and Israel , however , they are di@@ vi@@ ded and have even f@@ ought w@@ ars among themselves .
For example , the J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese city of H@@ i@@ ro@@ shima , which was o@@ bl@@ it@@ er@@ ated by an at@@ om@@ ic bom@@ b , is now a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of the th@@ re@@ at of nu@@ clear war .
Wh@@ ere Does the B@@ l@@ ame Li@@ e ?
That would ev@@ en@@ tually change .
F@@ low@@ ers b@@ loo@@ m and in@@ se@@ cts em@@ er@@ ge from their w@@ in@@ ter san@@ c@@ tu@@ aries , ready to pol@@ l@@ in@@ ate cro@@ ps .
Ther@@ efore , do not mis@@ tak@@ en@@ ly conclu@@ de that happiness is bey@@ ond your re@@ ach .
After that meeting , a special pro@@ gra@@ m was enjo@@ yed by the members and their gu@@ ests .
Consider the case of Pa@@ ula , * who was ra@@ ised in a Christian hous@@ eho@@ ld by a sing@@ le par@@ ent .
With the hope of sur@@ vi@@ val during Jehovah’s day of judgment in mind , let us under@@ take a consider@@ ation of the Bible book of Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah .
The apostle Paul used a word that is difficult to rend@@ er with a sing@@ le Eng@@ l@@ ish word .
There , we had to ad@@ just to a new cul@@ ture , a new country , and a new language .
“ R@@ ol@@ l your works upon Jehovah himself and your pl@@ ans will be fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed , ” wise King Solomon as@@ sures us . ​ — Proverbs 16 : 3 .
M@@ ar .
If el@@ der@@ ly brothers or sisters su@@ ff@@ er from lo@@ ss of lu@@ ci@@ di@@ ty or lo@@ ss of hear@@ ing or have other problems that h@@ in@@ der commun@@ ic@@ ation , some might conclu@@ de that vis@@ iting them is us@@ eless .
D@@ ri@@ ven by a desire for prom@@ in@@ ence rather than by a desire to do “ a fine work , ” they become disc@@ oura@@ ged and dis@@ gr@@ un@@ t@@ led when they do not receive privile@@ ges in the congregation . ​ — 1 Timothy 3 : 1 .
Jehovah has car@@ ed for us in a most gener@@ ous way .
What made all of this possible ?
To do so , you look for c@@ lu@@ es that help you work your way toward the so@@ lu@@ tion .
Why did Jo@@ shua read al@@ ou@@ d all the words of Jehovah’s law before the ass@@ em@@ b@@ led tri@@ bes of Israel and the ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ents ?
His pat@@ ter@@ n of hum@@ ility t@@ ou@@ ched the hearts of his disciples , mo@@ tiv@@ ating them to follow a course refle@@ cting ‘ low@@ l@@ iness of mind consider@@ ing that the others were su@@ peri@@ or to them . ’
Although we will hear no words from heaven , we will see Jehovah’s love expres@@ sed in n@@ ature , in the pro@@ vision of Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice , and in other ways .
In practic@@ ing godly devo@@ tion , we should displa@@ y the qualities of the One who made us .
During prayer , I do not have to stru@@ gg@@ le to ver@@ bal@@ ize the words , but I “ hear ” them c@@ learly form@@ ed in my mind .
They continued : “ We rec@@ all the real@@ is@@ tic st@@ at@@ ements made in our public@@ ations that some in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es or cri@@ m@@ es are so hor@@ rend@@ ous that it will be har@@ der to say , ‘ I for@@ give you ’ and just walk away .
It is e@@ asi@@ er to let go of res@@ ent@@ ment and bit@@ ter@@ ness when we have faith that Jehovah will care for matters in his du@@ e time . ​ — Romans 12 : 17 - 19 .
Our joy knew no b@@ oun@@ ds when , in 19@@ 7@@ 1 , H@@ ans W@@ er@@ ner gra@@ du@@ ated as a member of the 5@@ 1@@ st class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad and was assign@@ ed to serve as a mission@@ ary in S@@ pain .
Such hum@@ ble pet@@ iti@@ ons will sur@@ ely war@@ m our heavenly Fa@@ ther’s heart .
The first 39 boo@@ ks of the Bible were written by Israelites , or the Jews .
Our daugh@@ ter L@@ is@@ a was born in 19@@ 70 .
As a you@@ th , I was comple@@ t@@ ely d@@ om@@ in@@ ated by the fear of death , but ga@@ ining acc@@ ur@@ ate Bible knowledge has given me a sure hope of everlasting life ​ — life “ in a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance , ” as Jesus called it .
The first is found in Isaiah chap@@ ter 6@@ 5 .
They felt a personal moral responsi@@ bility to do what they could each day to help those experi@@ enc@@ ing po@@ ver@@ ty , ad@@ vers@@ ity , ill@@ ness , or other difficul@@ ties .
C@@ er@@ tain sacrific@@ es s@@ ti@@ pul@@ ated by the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law were consider@@ ed commun@@ ion o@@ ffer@@ ings .
Some of my form@@ er ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ an@@ ces have c@@ ong@@ r@@ atu@@ l@@ ated me and told me that they think that the course I am now following is the best one . ”
We than@@ k Jehovah God for allow@@ ing time for yet more of U@@ gan@@ da@@ ’s di@@ verse people to learn about his Kingdom .
In the mean@@ time , you can succ@@ e@@ ed as the par@@ ent of a disa@@ b@@ led child .
As a result , “ Jehovah got very inc@@ en@@ sed [ at A@@ ar@@ on ] to the point of an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ating him ; but [ Moses ] made supp@@ lic@@ ation also in be@@ half of A@@ ar@@ on at that par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar time . ”
( b ) How was Paul the sub@@ ject of spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c prayer ?
Wh@@ er@@ ever Abra@@ m went , Jehovah’s worship always took pri@@ or@@ ity .
( b ) Why will you atten@@ d the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al ?
4@@ 4 : 1 .
How can they se@@ par@@ ate the good from the bad ?
So , then , how should we view God’s promises recorded in the Bible ?
Since Jehovah ab@@ oun@@ ds in love , he will use his perfect mem@@ ory to bring the dead back to life on a par@@ adise earth with the person@@ ality they had before they died . — 1 John 4 : 8 .
On that bas@@ is , as we learn Jehovah’s righteous standards and do our ut@@ most to ob@@ serve them ​ — pra@@ ying for help to over@@ come our we@@ ak@@ nesses — ​ Jehovah accep@@ ts our worship .
5 : 13 , 14 .
The past h@@ un@@ d@@ red years have seen in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es on a sc@@ ale never before experienced .
C@@ our@@ ses have since been held in 21 langu@@ ages in 4@@ 3 lands .
How do Jehovah’s Witnesses feel about the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work , and what re@@ action to their preaching activ@@ ity do they ex@@ pect ?
Ad@@ ding to my joy , D@@ ad and my brothers all began to take an interest in Bible truth .
Do not av@@ enge y@@ ourselves , bel@@ o@@ ved , but yi@@ eld place to the wr@@ ath ; for it is written : ‘ V@@ enge@@ ance is mine ; I will re@@ pa@@ y , says Jehovah . ’ ” ​ — Romans 12 : 17 - 19 .
Juda@@ h was moved to respon@@ d with an imp@@ as@@ si@@ oned spe@@ e@@ ch . “ He is the only rema@@ ining son of his mother , and his father lo@@ ves him , ” Juda@@ h said .
; K@@ of@@ fe@@ l , C .
Those elders re@@ present all the resur@@ rec@@ ted anointed Christians in the ex@@ al@@ ted position God promised them .
The Law made s@@ inc@@ ere Jews consci@@ ous of their des@@ per@@ ate need for a Re@@ de@@ em@@ er .
When giving his counsel on love , Paul ad@@ ds : “ Ab@@ ho@@ r what is wicked , cl@@ ing to what is good . ”
No@@ te That Ch@@ ang@@ ed My Li@@ fe ( I . Ho@@ ch@@ st@@ en@@ ba@@ ch ) , 1 / 1
At last , the ho@@ ped - for Messi@@ ah had arri@@ ved .
However , God’s inspired Word tel@@ ls us to “ tra@@ in up a bo@@ y according to the way for him . ”
On the other hand , in a marriage l@@ ac@@ king loy@@ al@@ ty , a fre@@ qu@@ ent re@@ action to problems is to se@@ par@@ ate or seek a div@@ or@@ ce .
Thus , we should not j@@ um@@ p to the conclu@@ sion that a person must be gu@@ il@@ ty of sin that inc@@ ur@@ s death sol@@ ely because he is ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from the congregation .
P@@ E@@ O@@ P@@ L@@ E :
Do not f@@ all for his de@@ vi@@ ous s@@ ch@@ em@@ es !
These 14@@ 4@@ ,000 anointed ones cons@@ titu@@ te “ the congregation of the fir@@ st@@ born who have been en@@ ro@@ l@@ led in the heavens . ” ​ — Hebrews 12 : 23 .
How can we show di@@ lig@@ ence in the preaching work ?
At one point , God in@@ qui@@ red of Job : “ Ha@@ ve you en@@ tered into the sto@@ re@@ hous@@ es of the s@@ now , or do you see even the sto@@ re@@ hous@@ es of the ha@@ il , which I have kept back for the time of dist@@ ress , for the day of fi@@ ght and war ? ”
Hence , the Law was “ we@@ ak through the flesh . ”
Your le@@ g refle@@ xi@@ vely st@@ ra@@ igh@@ ten@@ s with a k@@ ic@@ k .
Yet , he once became we@@ ary of his com@@ mis@@ sion .
He was encoura@@ ged to expres@@ s his affe@@ ction toward his wife .
I was deli@@ gh@@ ted to accept this assignment to serve again with de@@ ar fellow believers whom I had known since my you@@ th .
For example , we read at Luke 22 : 4@@ 9 that Jesus ’ disciples asked for direction on whether they should fi@@ ght when he was about to be ar@@ rest@@ ed .
To this he said : ‘ The you@@ ng@@ est one has t@@ ill now been left out , and , look ! he is pas@@ tur@@ ing the sheep . ’ ” ​ — 1 Samuel 16 : 7 , 11 .
The man@@ na was a pro@@ vision made by God during the 40 - year so@@ j@@ our@@ n of the Israelites in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
One of the as@@ y@@ lu@@ m se@@ ek@@ ers was Joh@@ an@@ n H@@ au@@ g , who was for@@ ced to leave his home in S@@ tr@@ as@@ b@@ our@@ g because of the in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance of local the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans .
L@@ ater , Solom@@ on@@ ’s brother Ad@@ on@@ ij@@ ah at@@ temp@@ ted to se@@ ize the k@@ ing@@ ship .
Consider the death and resurrection of Christ .
( b ) How can we be like Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k as we a@@ wa@@ it Jehovah’s great day ?
S@@ ome@@ one who has understanding can see how one fact rel@@ ates to another .
It is comm@@ on for humans to cla@@ im that they have a close relationship with God .
Israel is la@@ id wa@@ st@@ e , his se@@ ed is no more . ”
Like the writ@@ er of Psalm 14@@ 7 , do you not have many good reas@@ ons to c@@ ry out “ P@@ ra@@ ise J@@ ah ! ”
( Read Proverbs 30 : 4 . )
The Bible fore@@ told that wicked conduct would pre@@ va@@ il in “ the last days . ”
So an i@@ ma@@ ge of God could never be a tru@@ th@@ ful re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ation of him .
V@@ er@@ ses 26 to 35 of Proverbs chap@@ ter 14 answer these questions .
There were l@@ ili@@ es there just gra@@ du@@ ally un@@ fol@@ ding before our very eyes . ”
The experience of many says y@@ es .
Bible writ@@ er Matthew recorded that the apostles asked Jesus : “ What will be the si@@ gn of your pres@@ ence and of the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ? ”
It is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy that the examples that Paul ra@@ ised had to do with mor@@ ality .
Fir@@ st of all , if the one f@@ all@@ ing into po@@ ver@@ ty had so@@ ld his land in@@ her@@ it@@ ance , a re@@ pur@@ cha@@ s@@ er would have to put out money to bu@@ y the land at a pri@@ ce determined by the number of years rema@@ ining t@@ ill the next Ju@@ bi@@ le@@ e .
He served in the H@@ ir@@ s@@ ch@@ ber@@ g C@@ ongreg@@ ation in S@@ il@@ es@@ ia .
Do we no@@ tice such fac@@ t@@ ors in the people we me@@ et and com@@ men@@ d them acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly ?
When Jesus made that promise , he was discus@@ sing matters that needed the attention of those taking the lead in the congregation .
Paul expla@@ ins : “ Now the works of the flesh are man@@ i@@ f@@ est , and they are for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , lo@@ ose conduct , i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , prac@@ tice of spi@@ rit@@ ism , en@@ m@@ ities , stri@@ fe , je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , f@@ its of anger , con@@ ten@@ tions , div@@ isions , se@@ cts , en@@ vi@@ es , dr@@ un@@ ken b@@ ou@@ ts , re@@ vel@@ ries , and things like these . ”
I@@ mag@@ ining such s@@ cen@@ es may make some people feel concer@@ ned , while others may feel s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ al or even a@@ mus@@ ed .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , many Witness you@@ ths do well in school .
What was it about children that Jesus found so appe@@ al@@ ing ?
Fir@@ st , there is sin and human imper@@ fe@@ ction .
We must obedi@@ ently follow the direction Jehovah provi@@ des through his Word and his organization . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 ; 28 : 19 , 20 .
He is not known for any s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c dis@@ co@@ very or medi@@ cal bre@@ ak@@ through .
These Witnesses of Jehovah use many means of trans@@ por@@ t ​ — from high - spe@@ ed bul@@ let tra@@ ins to don@@ ke@@ ys , from cr@@ am@@ ped sub@@ way c@@ ars to tru@@ c@@ ks .
At times , the mis@@ takes of Jehovah’s loyal ones may cause them to ‘ bo@@ w down ’ in disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement .
9 : 4 - 6 .
Although Jehovah had cho@@ s@@ en him to be king , for years David was un@@ able to as@@ su@@ me the thro@@ ne .
This was done with divine appro@@ val and God - given strength . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 16 : 1 - 3 .
Some might like to honor Christ , feel@@ ing that they can do this during the Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s se@@ as@@ on .
For the next de@@ ca@@ de , Al@@ me@@ i@@ da was bus@@ y in pa@@ st@@ or@@ al and mission@@ ary work for the Re@@ form@@ ed Ch@@ urch .
The apostle Paul ur@@ ged Christians “ to rest their hope , not on un@@ certain ri@@ ches , but on God . ”
How can we avoid being we@@ igh@@ ed down by anxi@@ e@@ ties concer@@ ning our family ?
A@@ no@@ ther way Jehovah has sh@@ own his love for us is by cre@@ ating us with the ability to imitate him .
• T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ing overse@@ ers : 5@@ ,@@ 3@@ 25
W@@ he@@ ther to cre@@ mate or not is a personal decision .
What does this tell us ?
Today , people in authority often try to for@@ ce us to put human la@@ ws a@@ bo@@ ve the law of God .
They live in the world , but as Paul wrote , they do not ‘ use it to the full . ’
Such heal@@ thy fear can help each of us to have a heart more sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to what God desi@@ res us to be .
“ You are my God .
H@@ app@@ iness Is P@@ os@@ sible in a Di@@ vi@@ ded H@@ ous@@ eho@@ ld
[ G@@ ra@@ ph / ​ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 8 , 9 ]
There are things of greater value that money cannot bu@@ y .
He took the time to help me reason on such s@@ crip@@ tures as 1 Corinthians 7 : 15 .
The id@@ ent@@ ity of a number of these jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s with Christ became ap@@ par@@ ent at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E .
Just as a loving father is g@@ la@@ d to have his children speak fre@@ ely with him , Jehovah God wel@@ comes our prayers .
Jesus spoke of “ the dec@@ ep@@ tive power of ri@@ ches . ”
The w@@ in@@ ter of 194@@ 3 / 4@@ 4 was exc@@ ep@@ tion@@ ally har@@ s@@ h .
G@@ ran@@ ted , there are times when the elders need to be fir@@ m , such as when prote@@ cting the flo@@ ck from “ op@@ pres@@ sive w@@ ol@@ ves . ”
Jehovah bless@@ es the congregation , and it pro@@ sp@@ ers spiritually .
In respon@@ se to “ the things about which [ they ] wrote , ” Paul provi@@ des s@@ ound counsel regarding marriage and sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess .
To@@ gether , we find great joy in help@@ ing others learn about the Bible .
She helped the nee@@ dy , pl@@ anted v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds , and pur@@ cha@@ sed land .
Jesus was the Se@@ ed who was promised in E@@ den and by means of whom Jehovah would “ bre@@ ak up the works of the Devil . ”
Jehovah’s prophet Mi@@ ca@@ h saw con@@ di@@ tions in Israel deter@@ i@@ or@@ ate spiritually until they became app@@ all@@ ing under the rul@@ er@@ ship of wicked King A@@ ha@@ z .
On see@@ ing this mirac@@ le , many of the Jews who had come to comfort Mar@@ th@@ a and M@@ ary put faith in Jesus .
C@@ ongreg@@ ation elders stri@@ ve to imitate Jehovah’s reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess by taking into account the circumstances of their fellow believers .
N@@ ei@@ ther a false displa@@ y nor a conc@@ e@@ al@@ ment is good .
P@@ ur@@ su@@ ing a Me@@ an@@ ing@@ ful P@@ ur@@ pose in Li@@ fe
And there seem@@ s to be a bre@@ ak@@ down in commun@@ ic@@ ation .
Because many make pur@@ su@@ ing a care@@ er their ma@@ in go@@ al in life , a Christian might a@@ do@@ pt the same way of thinking .
M@@ Y P@@ A@@ R@@ EN@@ T@@ S loo@@ ked into different religi@@ ons but ev@@ en@@ tually gave up in disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
Still , it is spiritual food , vital for our well - being .
Why may we be sure that Jesus fully under@@ stan@@ ds earth@@ ’s e@@ c@@ olo@@ gy ?
What might we ask ourselves regarding our commun@@ ic@@ ation with Jehovah ?
To avoid the ho@@ t su@@ n , the young brothers me@@ t early in the mor@@ ning and lo@@ ad@@ ed the bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le with their lu@@ gg@@ age .
I will be with him in dist@@ ress . ”
Consider D@@ N@@ A ( de@@ o@@ x@@ y@@ ri@@ b@@ on@@ u@@ cle@@ ic ac@@ id ) , one of the ch@@ em@@ ic@@ al me@@ ch@@ an@@ is@@ ms involved in pas@@ sing on the char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s of or@@ gan@@ is@@ ms from one gener@@ ation to the next .
To them the pur@@ su@@ it of ple@@ asure was not mer@@ ely a di@@ str@@ action but a form of evil .
Who would deci@@ de ?
O@@ r a family member or de@@ ar friend could un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly be con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with the is@@ sue of whether to accept a blood trans@@ fu@@ sion or not .
Like a letter , it can be sa@@ v@@ ored over and over again .
Even to this day there are plac@@ es and occasi@@ ons when they are be@@ at@@ en to death by the rest of the people . ”
14 ‘ How Will I Be A@@ ble to P@@ re@@ ach ? ’
How can he eli@@ min@@ ate this imp@@ e@@ di@@ ment ? ​ — Mark 7 : 21 - 23 .
And why should Christian parents serving in a fore@@ ign - language congregation make sure that the truth re@@ ach@@ es their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s hearts ?
The psalmis@@ t’s words about s@@ ow@@ ing and re@@ ap@@ ing illustr@@ ate Jehovah’s care for and blessing on the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant that re@@ turned from cap@@ tiv@@ ity in ancient Babyl@@ on .
H@@ er children would no doubt have questions on the sub@@ ject .
9 : 9 ​ — What is sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant about the expres@@ sion “ the prophet of today used to be called a se@@ er in form@@ er times ” ?
He “ did on a large sc@@ ale what was bad in Jehovah’s eyes , to off@@ end him . ”
F@@ ind out how to imitate Jesus and how we can teach in a way that mo@@ ves the heart of those to whom we dec@@ l@@ are the good news .
Although my father was not op@@ posed to my pione@@ ering and living at home , he felt that I should pa@@ y a reason@@ able am@@ ount toward my ro@@ om and bo@@ ard .
Yet , when over a th@@ ous@@ and were asked for a des@@ crip@@ tion of the God they believe in , al@@ most ever@@ yone gave a different answer .
Because “ Noah wal@@ ked with the true God , ” Jehovah instru@@ cted him to buil@@ d a hu@@ ge ar@@ k .
Jo@@ el and C@@ ar@@ l told this s@@ inc@@ ere man that they were serious stud@@ ents of the Bible .
When teaching your children , act quic@@ k@@ ly if you recogn@@ ize po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al we@@ ak spo@@ ts .
Because Jesus direc@@ ted the par@@ able of the ten vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins to his anointed followers , should we conclu@@ de that this pas@@ sage con@@ tain@@ s no benefit for Christ’s “ other sheep ” ?
In le@@ ading us , Jehovah is tend@@ er and pati@@ ent .
S@@ ur@@ ely we can all benefit from exam@@ ining our own actions and re@@ mo@@ ving any v@@ es@@ ti@@ ges of h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y from our heart .
Let me expla@@ in why they would say such a thing .
She rec@@ alls : “ I was very ti@@ mi@@ d and found it difficult to talk to str@@ ang@@ ers .
But in honor of the pat@@ r@@ on of po@@ e@@ try and mu@@ si@@ c , A@@ pol@@ l@@ o , the emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is was on s@@ ong and d@@ ance .
What a bless@@ ed privilege we have !
The Bible fi@@ x@@ es no du@@ r@@ ation for the si@@ x cre@@ ative “ days . ”
In s@@ pite of the des@@ per@@ ate situation , our brothers rema@@ ined positi@@ ve and c@@ he@@ er@@ ful .
When King David was discipl@@ ined for com@@ mit@@ ting serious sin@@ s , he accepted the re@@ pro@@ of and was for@@ given .
How can we res@@ ist the temp@@ tation to look at por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y ?
( b ) How can we w@@ in the bat@@ tle against our we@@ ak@@ nesses ?
Sh@@ ould we , however , be su@@ spi@@ ci@@ ous of our fellow Christians , second - gu@@ ess@@ ing the gen@@ u@@ in@@ en@@ ess of their loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah ?
Many elders have tra@@ ined publi@@ sh@@ ers to look up artic@@ les by using the In@@ de@@ x or the Watchtower Li@@ br@@ ary , thus ass@@ is@@ ting their brothers and sisters to reason on the Scriptures .
there was a woman to me@@ et him , with the gar@@ ment of a pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te and c@@ un@@ ning of heart . ”
Those prophe@@ tic words refer@@ red to the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant ga@@ ther@@ ed out of Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an cap@@ tiv@@ ity and brought back to their an@@ c@@ es@@ tr@@ al land .
Di@@ d all have a wrong attitude ?
He ho@@ ped that religious ties with Con@@ stan@@ t@@ in@@ ople would help keep his nation pol@@ iti@@ c@@ ally and religi@@ ously a@@ ut@@ on@@ om@@ ous .
He has also appointed the slave “ over all his bel@@ ong@@ ings . ”
Yes , al@@ though t@@ ong@@ u@@ es and di@@ al@@ e@@ cts of one language family , such as C@@ an@@ t@@ on@@ ese and H@@ ak@@ ka in sou@@ ther@@ n Ch@@ ina , may be similar to one another , they are fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ ally different from those of another language family , say W@@ est C@@ at@@ al@@ an or V@@ al@@ en@@ ci@@ an in S@@ pain .
If do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted individuals come to us for help , do we take the time to listen care@@ fully ?
Just like the prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah , who appe@@ ared b@@ es@@ i@@ de Moses in a vision during Jesus ’ earthly ministry , Moses was a man “ with feelings like our@@ s . ”
21 : 3 - 5 .
One Christian par@@ ent ob@@ served , “ The things we value most are associ@@ ated with reading and study . ”
Ab@@ out that time , Á@@ t@@ ila attend@@ ed a Ca@@ tho@@ lic s@@ em@@ in@@ ar on faith and pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s .
We stri@@ ve to keep our thoughts clean .
The end came when Jehovah with@@ dre@@ w prote@@ ction from the un@@ faithful Jews , let@@ ting the Babyl@@ on@@ ians de@@ va@@ st@@ ate Jerusalem and take its people into ex@@ ile .
Jehovah di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied the first man by ap@@ poin@@ ting him as care@@ tak@@ er of the earth .
We had been con@@ duc@@ ting a Bible study with her sister .
• How does our relationship with Jehovah make us se@@ par@@ ate from this world ?
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 10 ]
On the contr@@ ary , “ he emp@@ ti@@ ed himself and took a sla@@ ve@@ ’s form . ”
Jesus car@@ ed so much about people that he gave up needed rest in order to teach them .
L@@ ong ag@@ o , the Bible war@@ ned against that tra@@ p , saying : “ You must not follow after the crow@@ d for evil ends . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 23 : 2 .
And may many more “ take li@@ fe@@ ’s water free ” !
Be@@ fore si@@ gn - language vi@@ de@@ o@@ s became a@@ vail@@ able , he faith@@ fully took the lead in con@@ duc@@ ting the family study .
The Scriptures use “ light ” in a number of sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic or fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative ways .
Hence , during his ministry , Jesus taught his listen@@ ers how to pray and what to pray for .
Jehovah heard his prayer and for@@ gave him , al@@ though David bor@@ e un@@ pleas@@ ant con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences for his sin .
When ra@@ inf@@ all bre@@ ak@@ s a se@@ v@@ ere dr@@ ought , a d@@ ry o@@ live stu@@ m@@ p can s@@ pr@@ ing back to life with sh@@ o@@ o@@ ts ris@@ ing from its ro@@ o@@ ts , pro@@ duc@@ ing “ bran@@ ches like a new pl@@ ant . ” ​ — Job 14 : 7 - 9 .
At that m@@ om@@ ent , I deci@@ ded to re@@ ject that li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le and become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
D@@ et@@ a@@ il@@ s on how he pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded are given by the S@@ y@@ no@@ p@@ tic Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ ers Matthew , Mark , and Luke and by the apostle Paul , who ter@@ m@@ ed it “ the L@@ or@@ d’s ev@@ ening me@@ al . ” — 1 Corinthians 11 : 20 ; Matthew 26 : 26 - 28 ; Mark 14 : 22 - 25 ; Luke 22 : 19 , 20 .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , well over a bil@@ li@@ on co@@ pi@@ es of the Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
Fr@@ on@@ tal as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ts against God’s people in gener@@ al are one thing .
A fur@@ ther reason for suffering is “ time and un@@ fore@@ seen occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence . ”
By lea@@ ving , it is as if they tra@@ v@@ el to “ a dist@@ ant country , ” Satan’s world , which is ali@@ en@@ ated from Jehovah .
K@@ en was soon appointed to be a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant and two years later , an el@@ der .
L@@ I@@ F@@ E is get@@ ting inc@@ reas@@ ingly dem@@ an@@ ding , and the reas@@ ons for des@@ pa@@ ir are many .
• How can a husband and a wife strengthen their com@@ mit@@ ment ?
However , it is difficult to say conclu@@ si@@ vely whether God did or did not inter@@ v@@ ene in such c@@ as@@ es .
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : S@@ et li@@ m@@ its on priv@@ ate commun@@ ic@@ ation with the op@@ pos@@ ite se@@ x , whether in person , on the p@@ ho@@ ne , or on@@ l@@ ine .
It was after he mentioned a shin@@ ing lam@@ p that Jesus told his disciples : “ L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise let your light shin@@ e before men , that they may see your fine works and give glory to your Father who is in the heavens . ”
When the pro@@ gra@@ m clo@@ sed on S@@ atur@@ day af@@ ter@@ no@@ on , we re@@ hear@@ sed our pl@@ an@@ ned pro@@ gra@@ m for S@@ un@@ day .
One simil@@ ar@@ ity between the nation of Israel and the Christian congregation is the arrang@@ ement of older men , or elders .
Why Do We Ha@@ ve to S@@ tru@@ gg@@ le ?
Rather , they form part of all Scrip@@ ture that God inspired for teaching and for set@@ ting things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 16 .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er teach@@ es us that we are never al@@ one , that with Jehovah on our side , we will always come off vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous . ​ — Romans 8 : 31 , 37 .
What Can We L@@ ear@@ n From . . .
In the first century , the “ days for me@@ ting out justice ” ( or , “ days of v@@ enge@@ ance , ” Kingdom In@@ ter@@ l@@ in@@ e@@ ar ) arri@@ ved in 70 C.E . when Jerusalem and its temple were destro@@ yed .
Jesus pointed to another as@@ pect of his lead@@ er@@ ship by com@@ par@@ ing himself to a loving shepher@@ d .
If you are a dedic@@ ated m@@ ale , ask yourself : ‘ Do I have a full share in the preaching work , and am I ass@@ is@@ ting others to do so ?
A@@ no@@ inted Christians , who have been be@@ go@@ t@@ ten as God’s sons with heavenly life in view , righ@@ tly ad@@ d@@ ress Jehovah as “ Father ” in the ful@@ l@@ est sense .
But God told him : “ My un@@ deser@@ ved kindness is su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient for you ; for my power is being made perfect in we@@ ak@@ ness . ”
Like other Bible writ@@ ers , John under@@ sto@@ od what faith is .
Ex@@ peri@@ ence the peace of mind , un@@ ity , and divine blessings that come to those who have a for@@ giving dis@@ position . ​ — R@@ om . 14 : 19 .
Some of those ref@@ er to ‘ con@@ ten@@ ding according to the rul@@ es , ’ ‘ pu@@ t@@ ting off every we@@ i@@ ght and loo@@ king at the example of Jesus , ’ ‘ r@@ un@@ ning the course to the fin@@ ish , ’ and ga@@ ining the cro@@ wn , or pri@@ ze . ​ — 1 / 1 , pages 28 - 30 .
Hence , the ter@@ m “ Ju@@ d@@ as k@@ is@@ s ” means “ an act of be@@ tra@@ y@@ al . ” For help in deal@@ ing with a marriage mat@@ e@@ ’s dis@@ loy@@ al@@ ty , see the article “ C@@ op@@ ing With a S@@ p@@ ou@@ se@@ ’s Bet@@ ra@@ y@@ al , ” in the Ju@@ ne 15 , 20@@ 10 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower , pages 29 - 32 .
Si@@ f@@ ted as W@@ he@@ at , 1 / 15
When Jesus told his followers that they should “ make disciples of people of all the nations , ” he most certainly me@@ ant that parents should help their children to become disciples .
It also com@@ ments on the boo@@ ks and their res@@ pe@@ ctive writ@@ ers .
Con@@ fid@@ ence in Jehovah’s resurrection promise br@@ ings us comfort and a sure hope during times of persecu@@ tion .
Yet , is it really wise to be self - sacrific@@ ing ?
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently because of good par@@ ent@@ al tra@@ ining , Jac@@ ob@@ ’s son Joseph was ca@@ pa@@ ble of over@@ sight at a young age .
As a result , today a great crow@@ d with an earthly hope is being ga@@ ther@@ ed .
You may have to think back a we@@ ek , a mon@@ th , a year , or more .
Th@@ ree times Saul tri@@ ed to k@@ ill David with a spe@@ ar and for years h@@ un@@ ted him inc@@ ess@@ an@@ tly , for@@ c@@ ing him to become a fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve .
H@@ er mother had rec@@ ently died of a ter@@ min@@ al ill@@ ness .
All of this shows that while a consider@@ able number of people still believe in God , most are more concer@@ ned about what they can get now than about what is to come ​ — or even about God himself .
By the time of Gal@@ ile@@ o , says W@@ a@@ de R@@ ow@@ land in his book Gal@@ ile@@ o@@ ’s Mis@@ take , “ the h@@ y@@ bri@@ di@@ zed A@@ ris@@ to@@ tle in the the@@ olo@@ gy of A@@ qu@@ in@@ as had become be@@ d@@ ro@@ ck do@@ g@@ ma of the Ch@@ urch of R@@ ome . ”
You might be sur@@ pris@@ ed to learn what the Bible really says about the end of the world .
Mar@@ th@@ a knew , however , that Jesus taught the resurrection hope and had even per@@ form@@ ed resur@@ rec@@ tions ​ — al@@ though not of anyone who had been dead as long as La@@ z@@ ar@@ us had .
The keep@@ ing of God’s comman@@ d@@ ments , including those requi@@ ring moral cle@@ an@@ ness , is the wise and prop@@ er course in life .
For more information , see chap@@ ters 4 and 5 of this book , What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ? , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses
N@@ ex@@ t we must take into account the bir@@ ths and life sp@@ ans of T@@ er@@ ah , Na@@ ho@@ r , Ser@@ u@@ g , R@@ eu , P@@ ele@@ g , E@@ ber , and S@@ hel@@ ah , as well as Ar@@ p@@ ach@@ sh@@ ad , who was born “ two years after the d@@ elu@@ ge . ”
Pa@@ in@@ ful mem@@ ori@@ es had num@@ bed me emo@@ tion@@ ally .
This is what the Bible says : “ As the [ be@@ ast ] dies , so the [ man ] dies ; and they all have but one spirit . . .
Di@@ d He consider such fac@@ t@@ ors as prom@@ in@@ ence and we@@ al@@ th to be important ?
She ad@@ ded : “ My most important go@@ al is to do something really fulfill@@ ing for people . ”
See the article “ We Di@@ d Not Pro@@ c@@ ra@@ st@@ in@@ ate ” in The Watchtower , J@@ anu@@ ary 15 , 19@@ 7@@ 7 .
Gen@@ er@@ ally speaking , the emp@@ er@@ or re@@ served the right to di@@ ct@@ ate do@@ g@@ ma and to ex@@ act the obedi@@ ence of the ch@@ urch to his will .
In 19@@ 18 they went into spiritual cap@@ tiv@@ ity when le@@ ading of@@ fic@@ ers of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety were imp@@ ris@@ oned .
Jehovah was their only hope .
How can parents make time for a regul@@ ar family Bible study ?
Jehovah has a similar concer@@ n for our well - being .
The sister so@@ f@@ tly said , ‘ S@@ el@@ ma , who is tr@@ ying to be a Christian here ?
All of us appreci@@ ate friends who are loyal and for@@ giving .
He said that young ones are like “ de@@ w@@ d@@ ro@@ ps ” because they are num@@ er@@ ous and their you@@ th@@ ful ze@@ al is ref@@ re@@ shing .
This da@@ ily r@@ out@@ ine has helped me to end@@ ure until now . ”
G@@ r@@ as@@ p@@ ing that truth will ad@@ d meaning to your life now and can lead to “ the real life ” ​ — end@@ less life in God’s promised new world of righteousness soon to come .
After that , I was determined to en@@ ter the full - time ministry .
What tr@@ ying situation never destro@@ yed the faith of Isa@@ a@@ c and Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h ?
No one was per@@ mit@@ ted to e@@ at that hi@@ d@@ den man@@ na .
The resul@@ ts have been out@@ standing .
Since then , a congregation el@@ der who is a full - time minis@@ ter moved there , as did a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant .
5@@ 4 : 7 , 8 .
Jehovah bless@@ ed our efforts , for in time the inter@@ ested family became Witnesses .
We have often thought of the words we heard at G@@ ile@@ ad : “ M@@ ake your fore@@ ign assignment your home . ”
How ex@@ ha@@ us@@ tive is human knowledge about ra@@ in ?
But even though they needed some cor@@ rection , it would be wrong to as@@ su@@ me that this was the reason why they were taken into cap@@ tiv@@ ity to Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at .
At the same time , however , we also stri@@ ve to imitate Paul by loo@@ king for opportun@@ ities to “ imp@@ ar@@ t some spiritual gift ” to fellow believers . ​ — Read Romans 1 : 11 , 12 ; 10 : 13 - 15 .
• What hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al par@@ al@@ le@@ l makes the boo@@ ks of H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah rel@@ ev@@ ant today ?
So we do not need to wor@@ ry about the future , because God’s name shows that all of his pur@@ pos@@ es for humans will be ful@@ filled .
Job chap@@ ter 38 should have what effect on us , and what questions does it bring up ?
“ Al@@ ong@@ side the R@@ o@@ ad ” ​ — Be@@ ing P@@ re@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed
One of your responsi@@ bil@@ ities as a father is to inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate right principles into the hearts of your children .
What confidence can we have in Jehovah ?
They put their complete trust in God and benefit from his support . ​ — Pro@@ v . 3 : 5 , 6 .
I get up early and witness to people at bu@@ s st@@ op@@ s , in par@@ king lo@@ ts , on the st@@ re@@ et , in sh@@ op@@ s , or in par@@ ks .
They needed to see that the gift of free will must be used pro@@ per@@ ly ​ — within the b@@ oun@@ ds of physical , moral , and spiritual guid@@ el@@ ines from God .
In fact , this has al@@ most always been the case .
Com@@ men@@ ting on the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of such refer@@ ences , bo@@ t@@ an@@ ist M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el Z@@ o@@ h@@ ary no@@ tes : “ Even in or@@ din@@ ary n@@ on - prof@@ essi@@ onal se@@ cul@@ ar liter@@ ature , one does not find so high a prop@@ or@@ tion of refer@@ ence to pl@@ ants rel@@ ated to vari@@ ous as@@ pe@@ cts of life as that which appe@@ ars in the Bible . ”
“ Wh@@ ere we lived , the we@@ ather was great and the li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le eas@@ y@@ going .
We can cho@@ ose whether we will follow God’s moral guid@@ ance or not .
( a ) In what way is the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol a blessing for us to rejo@@ ice over ?
The sub@@ je@@ cts of the Kingdom , including its earthly re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves , take deli@@ ght in living by God’s la@@ ws .
He did as the ang@@ el direc@@ ted and took M@@ ary home , an act that was the e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent of a we@@ d@@ ding .
Satan imp@@ lied that as free moral ag@@ ents , they should have complete self - determin@@ ation .
When on earth , Jesus was ke@@ en@@ ly a@@ ware of the time in which he was living and what he needed to do .
When Jesus ’ friend La@@ z@@ ar@@ us su@@ ffered an un@@ tim@@ ely death , Jesus he@@ ad@@ ed for La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ’ v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
How did David show that integrity is ess@@ enti@@ al to our hope for the future ?
Jesus gave his life to res@@ cu@@ e from sin and death “ ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him . ”
Di@@ ffer@@ ent l@@ ines of reason@@ ing are used .
She re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly asked him to expe@@ l a dem@@ on from her daugh@@ ter .
Today , some im@@ moral people hi@@ de their id@@ ent@@ ity and true in@@ ten@@ tions by using the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t .
And when we preach the good news to others , we appe@@ al to their conscience .
The ex@@ t@@ ent of Satan’s evil influ@@ ence is reve@@ aled at 1 John 5 : 19 , which states : “ The whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one . ”
St@@ an@@ ding at God’s right hand , Jesus will soon exerc@@ ise his authority and bring great blessings to obedi@@ ent humans every@@ where .
I was not pre@@ pared . ”
* He le@@ af@@ ed through it and exc@@ it@@ e@@ dly asked how much it co@@ st .
Des@@ pite con@@ st@@ ant pain , I witness to the n@@ ur@@ sing st@@ af@@ f , pati@@ ents , and vis@@ it@@ ors .
The spirit is involved in their case too .
For example , we know that Paul ear@@ ned a living by making ten@@ ts .
But when she kept on in@@ sis@@ ting , Jesus said to her : “ Fir@@ st let the children be satis@@ fied , for it is not right to take the bre@@ ad of the children and thro@@ w it to the little do@@ g@@ s . ” ​ — Mark 7 : 24 - 27 .
If your mate is dist@@ ressed over something , you should share the feel@@ ing .
This s@@ oun@@ ded more reason@@ able , and I started atten@@ ding their religious meetings .
Paul expla@@ ins : “ He does not need da@@ ily , as those high pri@@ ests do , to offer up sacrific@@ es , first for his own sin@@ s and then for those of the people : ( for this he did once for all time when he offered himself up ; ) for the Law ap@@ poin@@ ts men high pri@@ ests having we@@ ak@@ ness , but the word of the s@@ wor@@ n o@@ ath that came after the Law ap@@ poin@@ ts a Son , who is per@@ fe@@ cted forever . ” ​ — He@@ b .
The very first book of the Bible tel@@ ls us : “ Jehovah God pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to form the man out of du@@ st from the gr@@ ound and to b@@ low into his no@@ str@@ il@@ s the bre@@ ath of life , and the man came to be a living soul . ”
The vi@@ r@@ us soon proved how de@@ ad@@ ly it could be .
But then , says Isa@@ be@@ l : “ When I thought more about it , I wonder@@ ed , ‘ Is this really a good ide@@ a ?
It would be like keep@@ ing the ke@@ ys to the ca@@ r .
T@@ es@@ ting whether we are in the faith c@@ alls for what ?
Th@@ ough there is still much to do in this field , there is no doubt that a ma@@ j@@ or st@@ ep has been taken to bri@@ dge the ga@@ p of “ s@@ il@@ ence ” between hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted de@@ a@@ f people and their loving Creator , Jehovah God .
Al@@ most inv@@ ari@@ ab@@ ly that cour@@ t has deci@@ ded in our fav@@ or .
John 11 : 33 - 35
F@@ or@@ m@@ er enem@@ ies are being un@@ ited in one inter@@ n@@ ational bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
What opportunity to sla@@ y King Saul pres@@ ented it@@ self to David ?
I res@@ ol@@ ved never to s@@ mo@@ ke again .
There is a less@@ on in this for us .
What pre@@ ven@@ ted certain Jews from listen@@ ing to Jesus ?
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 14 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 16 , 5@@ 4
“ We knew that if we really wanted to put Jehovah first in our life , we had to make a change . ”
It P@@ u@@ t the R@@ ings B@@ ack on Their F@@ ing@@ ers
Acc@@ ording to the O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch , “ in I@@ con@@ s of the Sa@@ in@@ ts , the pi@@ c@@ tures do not look like pi@@ c@@ tures of or@@ din@@ ary flesh and blood . ”
How will the righteous and the wicked f@@ are ?
The apostle Peter stated : “ All of you clo@@ the y@@ ourselves with hum@@ ility toward one another , because God op@@ pos@@ es the ha@@ ugh@@ ty ones , but he gives un@@ deser@@ ved kindness to the hum@@ ble ones . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
▪ Do You A@@ p@@ preci@@ ate Our S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al H@@ er@@ it@@ age ?
But does that mean we must never say anything just because we might say something wrong ?
Consider L@@ es@@ li@@ e , a 13 - year - old gi@@ r@@ l in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
Let us consider some examples of how it gives help and direction .
Jesus ’ apostles often qu@@ ar@@ rel@@ ed over who was the great@@ est among them , but Jesus pati@@ ently encoura@@ ged them to hum@@ ble themselves and to become servants , not bo@@ s@@ ses .
After being resur@@ rec@@ ted to heaven , they will rule with Christ as k@@ ings and pri@@ ests .
Some would sp@@ end the night with friends ; others at in@@ ns or lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing hous@@ es .
We might well ask ourselves : ‘ Do my supp@@ lic@@ ations show that I trust in Jehovah and that pu@@ re worship is of pri@@ me concer@@ n to me ?
This dec@@ ree is the covenant for a Kingdom , which Jehovah has made with his bel@@ o@@ ved Son , Jesus Christ . ​ — Luke 22 : 28 , 29 .
How can we up@@ hold Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y now ?
O@@ ver 60 people attend@@ ed the s@@ em@@ in@@ ar .
I was to serve the congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses sc@@ at@@ tered along the e@@ ast co@@ ast of Cana@@ da from M@@ on@@ ct@@ on , New B@@ r@@ un@@ s@@ wi@@ ck , to G@@ as@@ p@@ é , Q@@ u@@ ebe@@ c .
Let us consider why this is a f@@ it@@ ting st@@ at@@ ement .
I s@@ low@@ ly began to understand why people are given a life to live . ”
He simply car@@ ed about people and was imit@@ ating his heavenly Father by being gener@@ ous .
You do not have to be over@@ ly anxi@@ ous .
G@@ o in peace , and be heal@@ ed from your g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous si@@ ck@@ ness . ” ​ — Mark 5 : 34 .
But the brothers did not let this h@@ in@@ der them , rec@@ all@@ ing the words of E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 11 : 4 : “ He that is w@@ atch@@ ing the w@@ ind will not s@@ ow se@@ ed ; and he that is loo@@ king at the cl@@ ou@@ ds will not re@@ a@@ p . ”
This has been follow@@ ed by the ga@@ ther@@ ing of “ a great crow@@ d . . . out of all nations and tri@@ bes and pe@@ op@@ les and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es ” ​ — those who have the hope of living forever on earth . ​ — Revelation 7 : 9 .
When the brothers real@@ ized what had happened and sear@@ ched for him , they found Ri@@ ch@@ ard standing out@@ side the Kingdom H@@ all , wa@@ iting pati@@ ently for the do@@ ors to o@@ pen .
Because they shi@@ f@@ ted their foc@@ us from what Jehovah had done for them to the in@@ conven@@ i@@ ences of d@@ wel@@ ling in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy said that the land would li@@ e des@@ ol@@ ate for 70 years ; then God would allow rep@@ ent@@ ant Jews to return and rest@@ ore true worship .
A Pe@@ ople R@@ est@@ ored and Tr@@ ans@@ form@@ ed
Then , when the man re@@ tur@@ ns , he ho@@ l@@ ds his sla@@ ves acc@@ oun@@ table for the way they used the money .
That is something that was not requi@@ red by the Law . ​ — Matthew 22 : 39 ; 1 John 3 : 16 .
David wr@@ ites : “ You arr@@ ange before me a table in fr@@ on@@ t of those show@@ ing ho@@ st@@ ility to me .
Their her@@ it@@ age was fur@@ ther en@@ ri@@ ched as they received through the prophe@@ ts ad@@ di@@ tional “ sac@@ red pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ements of God . ”
( b ) How was it that Jehovah could view Abraham as righteous ?
Although Peter had in@@ iti@@ ally fa@@ iled to gr@@ as@@ p that point , Jesus kin@@ dly helped him to do so .
I shall not try to see your face any@@ more . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 10 : 28 , 29 .
• What is the relationship of the anointed and of the other sheep to the new covenant ?
With cam@@ er@@ as ready , they are at the tra@@ in st@@ ation , a@@ wa@@ iting the arri@@ val of a special gu@@ est ​ — Joseph F .
This time W@@ i@@ es@@ ł@@ a@@ wa deci@@ ded to listen to the message and accepted a ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine about a par@@ adise on earth .
Wor@@ se , it would de@@ pri@@ ve us of the vital work of we@@ igh@@ ing Bible principles care@@ fully and pray@@ er@@ fully and then making decisions on the bas@@ is of those principles . ​ — E@@ ph .
( 2 ) Why was this publi@@ shed ?
Then work at pu@@ t@@ ting their counsel into prac@@ tice .
In some par@@ ts of L@@ at@@ in A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , a man has to go against the pre@@ vail@@ ing cul@@ ture to expres@@ s his affe@@ ction for his wife .
Yet , how re@@ war@@ ding when positi@@ ve resul@@ ts are real@@ ized , as they were among the apostles !
A great crow@@ d of Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers , having sur@@ vi@@ ved Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , will benefit by being rel@@ eas@@ ed from the con@@ dem@@ nation of Ad@@ am@@ ic death .
These sacrific@@ es are will@@ ingly made “ for the s@@ ake of the good news . ” ​ — Mark 10 : 29 , 30 .
Rather , their expres@@ sions reve@@ al that they view their fellow believers as individuals who love Jehovah and want to do what is right .
Because the M@@ or@@ al Ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity fa@@ iled in its ke@@ y ob@@ je@@ c@@ ti@@ ves in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , its f@@ oun@@ der , Jer@@ ry F@@ al@@ well , fol@@ ded the organization in 198@@ 9 .
B@@ ack then , a@@ ut@@ om@@ o@@ bil@@ es were very ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive and the ro@@ a@@ ds were bad .
W@@ is@@ dom has sent out its ma@@ id@@ ens to is@@ sue an invit@@ ation .
The princi@@ p@@ al s@@ low@@ ly ro@@ se from his des@@ k and wal@@ ked toward me .
After doing re@@ sear@@ ch , con@@ sul@@ ting others , and pra@@ ying for guid@@ ance , we need to take st@@ ep@@ s in the direction that God’s spirit is le@@ ading us .
With an an@@ nu@@ al in@@ come of over 2@@ 00 milli@@ on do@@ l@@ l@@ ars , he was we@@ al@@ th@@ i@@ er than any other king on earth .
Jehovah’s Witnesses will be pleas@@ ed to show you the Scriptural ans@@ wers that you need to know if you are to be truly happy .
• What makes Jehovah the righ@@ t@@ ful S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of the uni@@ verse ?
Re@@ g@@ arding the way a bl@@ ind person experi@@ ences the world , one au@@ th@@ or states : “ He or she recei@@ ves information in bi@@ ts and pi@@ e@@ ces , from sever@@ al s@@ our@@ ces ( t@@ ou@@ ch , sm@@ ell , hear@@ ing , and so for@@ th ) , and som@@ eho@@ w has to put that information together into a whole . ”
When Si@@ e@@ g@@ fri@@ ed vis@@ ited D@@ et@@ le@@ f@@ ’s congregation to deli@@ ver a Bible talk ( in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ ally , Tho@@ ma@@ s ’ mother also attend@@ s meetings there occasi@@ on@@ ally ) , D@@ et@@ le@@ f invit@@ ed him to lun@@ ch .
M@@ y@@ th V@@ er@@ su@@ s F@@ act ​ — The Tru@@ th Ab@@ out Jesus
It is also appro@@ pri@@ ate to pray that the holy spirit will help us to draw ever clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah .
That assignment was a chall@@ enge .
She b@@ lu@@ r@@ ted out : “ I did not la@@ u@@ gh ! ”
To learn more about Ru@@ th and Bo@@ a@@ z , see the “ I@@ mit@@ ate Their Fa@@ ith ” artic@@ les in the Ju@@ ly 1 and O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 1 , 20@@ 12 , is@@ su@@ es of The Watchtower .
On the contr@@ ary , he gives wisdom “ gener@@ ously to all ” and gives “ power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l ” to help us de@@ al with our anxi@@ e@@ ties . ​ — James 1 : 5 , 13 ; 2 Corinthians 4 : 7 .
effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely commun@@ ic@@ ate with others
God’s enem@@ y wants all who dedic@@ ate their lives to Jehovah to fai@@ l in their devo@@ tion and loy@@ al@@ ty .
4 : 16 .
But how will they ever understand if we give in to their dem@@ ands ? ” ​ — Com@@ pare 1 Peter 3 : 1 , 2 .
By way of example , consider the Scriptural acc@@ oun@@ ts of Ca@@ in ; David ; Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i ; and U@@ z@@ z@@ iah .
O@@ r the ther@@ ap@@ y may cons@@ ist of one small fr@@ action ex@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted from a com@@ pon@@ ent .
F@@ ur@@ ther En@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment for God’s Lo@@ y@@ al On@@ es
We can lik@@ e@@ wise ex@@ pect our assign@@ ments to change from time to time , often because of decisions we make .
What are “ the things in the heavens ” and “ the things upon the earth ” that are brought into a pe@@ ace@@ ful relationship with God ?
Why is an ong@@ o@@ ing f@@ on@@ dness for God’s Word important ?
The apostle Paul said that those fes@@ tiv@@ als were “ a sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of the things to come . ”
Instead , it would be “ into the hand of a woman ” that God would give the Cana@@ an@@ ite ar@@ my c@@ hi@@ ef S@@ is@@ er@@ a .
Some of the events that may take place are lis@@ ted in the bo@@ x “ The F@@ in@@ al We@@ ek@@ s of Li@@ fe . ”
Hence , all things in the uni@@ verse have an assign@@ ed place and fun@@ ction according to their ro@@ le in God’s purpose .
He refle@@ cts on such s@@ crip@@ tures as Romans 1 : 20 and Hebrews 3 : 4 .
Mo@@ st of Jehovah’s people have not been put in pris@@ on or tre@@ ated har@@ sh@@ ly like our brothers who were just mentioned .
You cannot sto@@ p it , nor can you use every d@@ ro@@ p that flo@@ ws by .
And he can bring about the information age , but he cannot teach people to live together pe@@ ace@@ fully .
By n@@ ature , no@@ ne of us have any mer@@ it by which we can ear@@ n re@@ de@@ mp@@ tion .
The Scriptures say : “ E@@ ach one in his own ran@@ k : Christ the fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its , af@@ ter@@ ward those who bel@@ ong to the Christ during his pres@@ ence . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 23 .
The call to ‘ be at our ministry ur@@ g@@ ently ’ is not in@@ tend@@ ed to over@@ wh@@ el@@ m us with our com@@ mis@@ sion .
“ Ke@@ ep Your S@@ en@@ ses Com@@ ple@@ t@@ ely ”
Consider , too , what the Scriptures say about the daugh@@ ter of Israel@@ ’s Ju@@ dge J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah .
• The J@@ ap@@ an F@@ e@@ der@@ ation of B@@ ar As@@ soci@@ ations ad@@ v@@ ised that “ el@@ der@@ ly vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s need to receive even more attention than vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of child a@@ bu@@ se or other d@@ om@@ es@@ tic viol@@ ence , ” repor@@ ts The J@@ ap@@ an T@@ im@@ es .
“ H@@ U@@ M@@ A@@ N spe@@ e@@ ch is a se@@ cre@@ t ; it is a divine gift , a mirac@@ le . ”
What st@@ ori@@ es we shall have to tell my mother and my de@@ ar The@@ o@@ do@@ to@@ s when they return in the resurrection !
I conclu@@ ded that God must be in@@ sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve and un@@ fa@@ ir .
O@@ r would I pre@@ f@@ er that he get to know me as a person ? ’
T@@ re@@ at your mate with respect .
It can help you too !
Lo@@ sing sight of our true purpose can lead to what tra@@ ge@@ dies ?
You may also ad@@ d personal no@@ tes and cro@@ ss refer@@ ences to the mar@@ g@@ in .
Jehovah promised a blessing , and he has given it
If you are not married , have you ever had the ur@@ ge to accept a d@@ ate with an un@@ beli@@ ever ?
Ad@@ ul@@ ts are happy to work with them in Jehovah’s service .
What Re@@ ally Is In@@ justice ?
How valu@@ able the ad@@ vice given in Psalm 37 was to the Israelites and is to us , living as we do in “ the last days ” of this system of things !
S@@ O@@ ON@@ E@@ R or later the wicked will have to be brought to justice .
So P@@ u@@ m asked his emp@@ loy@@ er@@ ’s per@@ mis@@ sion to work one day less each we@@ ek .
As we discus@@ sed with them the Scriptural principles involved , they determined to leg@@ al@@ ize their uni@@ on , which would put them in position to become baptized Witnesses .
Of course , we know that in du@@ e time Jehovah , our ba@@ ck@@ er and the s@@ ource of our un@@ ity , will be made known even to our enem@@ ies . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 38 : 10 - 12 , 23 .
One dic@@ tion@@ ary de@@ fin@@ iti@@ on of the word “ God ” is “ the su@@ pre@@ me or ul@@ tim@@ ate re@@ ality . ”
( Read 2 Corinthians 11 : 23 - 28 . )
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , Jesus Christ said : “ You are my friends if you do what I am comman@@ ding you . ” ​ — John 15 : 14 .
How can we show a fine spirit on a personal le@@ v@@ el ?
4 : 23 ; 24 : 14 .
How clo@@ sel@@ y Jesus must have ob@@ served the example of Jehovah’s hum@@ ility in exerc@@ ising mer@@ cy toward sin@@ ful mankind !
Since the al@@ lo@@ t@@ ted time for the repor@@ t was r@@ un@@ ning out , An@@ dre@@ y wanted to conclu@@ de it , but his cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es ur@@ ged him : “ T@@ ell us more !
( b ) How does A@@ mo@@ s 9 : 1 , 2 show that the wicked could not e@@ va@@ de the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of divine judgment ?
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E 3 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 17 - 21
No@@ te Jesus ’ emp@@ a@@ thy on another occasi@@ on .
Will we lo@@ se hope and sin@@ k into des@@ pon@@ d@@ enc@@ y ?
It was the year 1@@ 5@@ 4@@ 5 in the beau@@ ti@@ ful Lu@@ b@@ é@@ r@@ on re@@ gi@@ on of Pro@@ v@@ ence , sou@@ ther@@ n Fr@@ ance .
He does not need to move physi@@ c@@ ally in order to “ come . ”
Those who make such com@@ ments may feel that there is an im@@ bal@@ ance in the number of eli@@ gi@@ ble brothers and sisters .
O@@ r what sh@@ aring does light have with dar@@ k@@ ness ? ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 6 : 14 - 17 .
By the time I rejo@@ ined my parents , my feelings for them had chang@@ ed .
Consider , for instance , what Satan said to Jehovah regarding the righteous man Job : “ Ha@@ ve not you yourself put up a he@@ dge about him and about his house and about everything that he has all around ?
To what ev@@ ent was 1 Corinthians 10 : 8 refer@@ ring ?
In 195@@ 9 when we first arri@@ ved in In@@ dia , 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 14 publi@@ sh@@ ers were ac@@ tive in the country .
That means that you have told the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of the uni@@ verse that you will continue to serve him even if your friends or parents sto@@ p doing so .
Do the other sheep need to know the n@@ ames of all anointed ones still on earth today ?
Su@@ cc@@ ess@@ fully end@@ uring one t@@ est after another with full reli@@ ance on Jehovah develop@@ s ste@@ ad@@ fa@@ st@@ ness , con@@ stan@@ cy , and integrity .
If we do this , “ l@@ eng@@ th of days and years of life and peace will be ad@@ ded ” to us .
Read Psalm 4@@ 5 : 4 .
Ne@@ ar the end of his earthly ministry , Jesus told P@@ il@@ ate : “ For this I have been born , and for this I have come into the world , that I should be@@ ar witness to the truth .
Jehovah has comman@@ ded us to preach . ”
But two we@@ ek@@ s later , the enti@@ re shi@@ p@@ ment came back to the Bible H@@ ouse .
19 : 7 )
Why were the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es so un@@ willing to show mer@@ cy ?
Fir@@ st , look at Jesus ’ counsel on the matter of we@@ al@@ th .
Jesus did not say that the man ac@@ qui@@ red his ri@@ ches by some de@@ vi@@ ous or un@@ la@@ w@@ ful means .
That is what happened to King U@@ z@@ z@@ iah of Juda@@ h .
If you are a par@@ ent , you may have the imp@@ res@@ sion that you benefit little from personal study or Christian meetings because much of your time and en@@ er@@ gy is taken up by young children .
• What will help us to keep on serving Jehovah with a ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast heart ?
N@@ ever for@@ get that Jesus Christ is still ali@@ ve and ac@@ tive , rul@@ ing now as the en@@ thr@@ oned King of God’s heavenly Kingdom .
9 : 38 .
The desire to serve Jehovah must come from you .
We will be bus@@ y in Jehovah’s service , and we will enjoy serving him .
They inc@@ reas@@ ed in number to ten@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds as Jehovah ful@@ filled his promise : “ I shall without fai@@ l col@@ le@@ ct the rema@@ ining ones of Israel together . In un@@ ity I shall set them , like a flo@@ ck in the pen , like a d@@ ro@@ ve in the mi@@ d@@ st of its pas@@ ture ; they will be no@@ is@@ y with men . ”
They had come to ev@@ ac@@ u@@ ate us .
Phil@@ o claim@@ ed that God “ has no dist@@ inc@@ tive qualities ” and that God “ is in@@ com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible . ”
Those With a D@@ ef@@ iled Con@@ s@@ ci@@ ence
When I was 11 years old , my mother began to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
One S@@ atur@@ day ev@@ ening when I was fi@@ ve years old , my father and I were o@@ ffering the Watchtower and Con@@ sol@@ ation ( now A@@ wa@@ ke ! )
On another occasi@@ on , I was k@@ id@@ n@@ app@@ ed by four mil@@ iti@@ am@@ en .
“ What happened ? ”
Wh@@ ere , then , did the Israelites get the valu@@ ab@@ les that they contribu@@ ted to the building of the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le ?
However , God showed mer@@ cy to the two - tri@@ be kingdom of Juda@@ h and sa@@ ved her but not by bo@@ w , s@@ word , war , hor@@ ses , or hor@@ s@@ em@@ en .
1 : 8 - 11 ; 2 : 3 - 5 .
What M@@ ak@@ es a Mar@@ ri@@ age L@@ ast ?
‘ G@@ o and M@@ ake Dis@@ ci@@ ples , B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ ing The@@ m ’
A good number have accepted Bible - based public@@ ations , and a few have sh@@ own greater interest in lear@@ ning the truth .
Some will exc@@ el , but all can re@@ ach satis@@ fac@@ t@@ ory le@@ vel@@ s and gain the respect of their teach@@ ers . ”
F@@ E@@ W end@@ e@@ av@@ ors have greater po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for shap@@ ing your chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s future than teaching them to read and study .
Pet@@ er@@ ’s ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous st@@ ep@@ s fin@@ ally brought him up to the g@@ ate of one of Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s most imp@@ o@@ sing man@@ sions .
What g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous situation has a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted many parents , and how do we know that Jehovah under@@ stan@@ ds their pain ?
Our daugh@@ ters often say that they do not remember the ex@@ act words of those ni@@ gh@@ tly prayers .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to W@@ al@@ k in Jehovah’s W@@ a@@ ys
When Jesus gave this illustr@@ ation , he had already been preaching for three years , end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to cultiv@@ ate faith among members of the Jewish nation .
Our circumstances were so pre@@ c@@ ari@@ ous that my own family encoura@@ ged my wife to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on me . ”
P@@ il@@ ate@@ ’s times were very different from our own .
His travel@@ s to encoura@@ ge his Christian brothers and sisters took him all over the world , and he was never too bus@@ y to sp@@ end time with individu@@ al Bethel family members and others who s@@ ought his fel@@ low@@ ship , ad@@ vice , and ass@@ ist@@ ance .
3 : 27 , 28 ; 1 John 3 : 17 .
When con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with temp@@ tation , the fle@@ sh@@ ly - min@@ ded person we@@ ak@@ ens and gives in .
Although we are still sin@@ ful humans , what a blessing it is to be vie@@ wed by God as individuals who can refle@@ ct his glory !
H@@ op@@ ing to imp@@ ro@@ ve living con@@ di@@ tions , he took part in pro@@ t@@ ests and demonstr@@ ations , but this did not bring him peace of mind .
E@@ ri@@ c@@ ka , who lives in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , is a physi@@ ci@@ an .
“ With the pas@@ sing of time , ” she continued , “ a person may want to cho@@ ose a religion .
D@@ ni@@ ep@@ er
11 : 1 .
M@@ ak@@ ing E@@ ach Da@@ y C@@ ount
As “ the happy God , ” Jehovah wants us to enjoy life , free of the bit@@ ter fru@@ it@@ age that resul@@ ts from the s@@ n@@ are that g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing is . ​ — 1 Timothy 1 : 11 .
Why should each of us be inter@@ ested in Bible study ?
Re@@ c@@ ently , an ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion on the Greek g@@ ames , N@@ ike ​ — I@@ l gi@@ o@@ c@@ o e la vit@@ t@@ ori@@ a ( “ N@@ ike — ​ The G@@ ame and the V@@ ic@@ t@@ ory ” ) , was held in Rom@@ e@@ ’s C@@ olo@@ s@@ se@@ u@@ m .
When I was about 12 years of age , I asked God in prayer to direc@@ t me to the true faith .
J@@ ü@@ r@@ g@@ en ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ We should not try to for@@ ce the is@@ sue and over@@ wh@@ el@@ m our relati@@ ves with spiritual matters .
However , it gives us cons@@ ol@@ ation and helps us to appreci@@ ate life des@@ pite the tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es we enc@@ oun@@ ter .
A repor@@ t by the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine com@@ mis@@ sion of the Ch@@ urch of Eng@@ land said : “ H@@ ell is not et@@ er@@ n@@ al t@@ or@@ ment , but it is the fin@@ al and ir@@ re@@ vo@@ ca@@ ble cho@@ o@@ sing of that which is op@@ posed to God so comple@@ t@@ ely and so ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely that the only end is to@@ tal n@@ on - being . ”
As you make pl@@ ans , con@@ sul@@ t your cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er and the pione@@ ers in your cir@@ cu@@ it .
T@@ ra@@ gi@@ c ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents ​ — perhaps with di@@ re con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences — ​ may occ@@ ur because we are in the wrong place at the wrong time .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying the Bible instru@@ ction just c@@ ited , C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 12 - 14 , may be a good star@@ ting point if someone h@@ ur@@ ts you .
‘ This Is to Be a M@@ em@@ ori@@ al for You ’
Are you not wor@@ th more than they are ? . . .
Let us ‘ keep t@@ es@@ ting whether we are in the faith . ’
A@@ ngi@@ e and I were determined to keep our life simp@@ le so that we could be ready to serve wh@@ er@@ ever we were needed .
His covenant promise to Abraham reve@@ aled that the promised Se@@ ed would come to earth in Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s l@@ in@@ e@@ age and would be the means wh@@ er@@ e@@ by “ all nations of the earth ” would bl@@ ess themselves .
But our invit@@ ation was put on hold .
God’s Kingdom is a real govern@@ ment , one that will last forever .
“ De@@ part , I say , and let us have done with you .
Is prayer part of your life ?
Some Li@@ ght A@@ mi@@ d D@@ ar@@ k@@ ness
I said , “ Chris@@ t@@ ine , if we d@@ ri@@ ve any s@@ low@@ er , we@@ ’@@ l@@ l be par@@ ked . ”
T@@ wel@@ ve - year - old Jesus was well - ver@@ sed in the Scriptures
Of course , living ab@@ ro@@ ad has its challeng@@ es , but says Mi@@ r@@ j@@ am , “ I feel in@@ ner peace and Jehovah’s guid@@ ance . ”
Th@@ an@@ ks to their la@@ b@@ ors , the Bible is now transl@@ ated , in whole or in part , into about 2@@ ,@@ 7@@ 00 langu@@ ages .
12 : 6 - 8 .
As a result of that worl@@ d@@ wide des@@ tru@@ ction , ‘ the u@@ pri@@ ght will re@@ side in the earth , but the wicked will be cu@@ t off from it . ’ ​ — Pro@@ v .
( a ) How did Jehovah’s long - suffering make possible the pre@@ par@@ ing of a people for his name ?
“ Let each one of you individu@@ ally so love his wife as he does himself ; on the other hand , the wife should have deep respect for her husband . ” ​ — E@@ P@@ H@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ AN@@ S 5 : 33 .
Let spiritual food strengthen your faith .
Yet , how gr@@ ate@@ ful I am that Jehovah did not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on me .
What joy this pro@@ of of Jehovah’s blessing br@@ ings !
They are not the first to face such challeng@@ es .
The Ar@@ k mentioned was a go@@ ld - co@@ vered ch@@ est in the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly .
If that was to ha@@ p@@ pen , we would lo@@ se these “ ou@@ ter gar@@ ments . ”
M@@ ic@@ r@@ on@@ es@@ ia 7 ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆
L@@ it@@ tle won@@ der the Bible emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es the need for us to “ sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard practic@@ al wisdom . ”
How can parents help their children to stay on the p@@ ath to sal@@ vation ?
“ After living for 10@@ 2 years , ” says K@@ sen@@ iya , “ I fin@@ ally under@@ sto@@ od the meaning of life .
You are un@@ likely to be called upon to re@@ prove ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ous k@@ ings or to th@@ war@@ t cou@@ ps .
As I he@@ e@@ ded their ad@@ vice , I made ste@@ ad@@ y prog@@ ress and was able to follow the course of instru@@ ction qu@@ ite well .
The same is true of Jehovah’s Witnesses in mo@@ der@@ n times .
Ri@@ ana moved , and right away he fac@@ ed an ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le .
How did they man@@ age to do that ?
Those people were “ past all moral sense , ” and “ they gave themselves over to lo@@ ose conduct . ”
U@@ ri@@ ah’s conduct ra@@ ises important questions , for we too are living in a time of war .
• What instru@@ ction and comfort can we g@@ le@@ an from the information in the Law about sacrific@@ es and o@@ ffer@@ ings ?
During “ the fin@@ al part of the days , ” milli@@ ons from all nations and tri@@ bes and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es have st@@ re@@ am@@ ed to “ the m@@ oun@@ tain of the house of Jehovah . ”
It must sur@@ ely be that our way of deal@@ ing with others has a direc@@ t be@@ aring on our relationship with Jehovah .
By doing these things , I quic@@ k@@ ly ga@@ ined mo@@ thers , brothers , sisters , and friends , and my assignment became my home . ​ — Mark 10 : 29 , 30 .
These new disciples “ believe the things said , ” al@@ though most other people do not .
How can we take full advan@@ ta@@ ge of these pro@@ v@@ isions ?
( a ) How was ‘ flesh sa@@ ved ’ in the first century ?
He even resur@@ rec@@ ted the dead .
In fact , this as@@ pect of Jesus ’ message was the the@@ me of his preaching .
The gift of fre@@ e@@ dom of cho@@ ice , though , does not mean ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te fre@@ e@@ dom .
What happ@@ ens when Jesus go@@ es to the temple ?
This is certainly the case with what the al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God stated by means of his ancient prophet E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el : “ The nations will have to know that I am Jehovah . ”
B@@ est of all , it teach@@ es us how to sur@@ vi@@ ve !
He saw that no disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment is too great for Jehovah to he@@ al , to res@@ ol@@ ve , or even to turn into a blessing .
How did this head tre@@ at the se@@ ed of the woman ?
As to “ the right of re@@ pur@@ cha@@ se , ” however , trans@@ actions were allow@@ ed between L@@ ev@@ ites only .
If you make a s@@ inc@@ ere effort to satis@@ fy your emp@@ loy@@ er ​ — even one who is “ hard to ple@@ ase ” — ​ you will devel@@ op such Christian qualities as end@@ ur@@ ance and long - suffering .
How was it that Jesus ’ resurrection took place “ according to the Scriptures ” ?
To qu@@ o@@ te The Ca@@ tho@@ lic En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia , “ for about a th@@ ous@@ and years [ the ide@@ a that the ransom was pa@@ id to the Devil ] pla@@ yed a con@@ spi@@ cu@@ ous part in the hist@@ ory of the@@ olo@@ gy , ” and it rema@@ ined a part of ch@@ urch beli@@ ef .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly B@@ en , who is standing next to me , be@@ comes a@@ ware that something is pe@@ c@@ king at his le@@ g .
If not from first - century Christi@@ an@@ ity , from where did the use of religious i@@ con@@ s origin@@ ate ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , where there are no esta@@ bli@@ shed standards for a language , the transl@@ at@@ ors have to esta@@ bl@@ ish some of their own .
It says : “ L@@ isten to counsel and accept discipl@@ ine , in order that you may become wise in your future . ”
She rec@@ alls : “ L@@ ear@@ ning about Jehovah in my school language moved me to action . ”
Because I love him .
Un@@ reason@@ ab@@ ly high expe@@ ct@@ ations eas@@ ily turn into per@@ fe@@ c@@ tion@@ ism , and this can be most fru@@ str@@ ating .
Ke@@ ep F@@ ree From Mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring
What pro@@ ba@@ bly is new is that so many people see opportun@@ ities to satis@@ fy in@@ stan@@ tly the desire for more .
The conscience can help us make decisions in har@@ mony with the ba@@ si@@ c principles we cho@@ ose to pat@@ ter@@ n our life by .
Then he made this app@@ lic@@ ation : “ There is a li@@ on that has ro@@ ared ! Who will not be af@@ ra@@ id ?
M@@ ore than that , Jehovah wants your joy to last bey@@ ond the time of you@@ th .
H@@ on@@ or could be w@@ on by per@@ form@@ ing vi@@ r@@ tu@@ ous de@@ e@@ ds or by exc@@ el@@ ling over others .
This brother conclu@@ des : “ All the stru@@ gg@@ les I have end@@ ur@@ ed will pa@@ y off in the new world .
He inform@@ ed me that my mother and my you@@ ng@@ er brothers ​ — Peter , Jo@@ ch@@ en , and M@@ an@@ f@@ red — ​ had also been ar@@ rest@@ ed .
The Bible does not say , but he must have given the matter some thought .
How happy I was to learn that he had become an un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ er !
Those Christians recogn@@ ize that any tal@@ ents they have are gi@@ f@@ ts from God and are no reason for feelings of su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity .
If imper@@ fect humans can use their God - given a@@ bil@@ ities to dis@@ co@@ ver things for the benefit of others , i@@ magine what mankind could ac@@ hi@@ eve under perfect con@@ di@@ tions and divine guid@@ ance !
The m@@ oun@@ tain , which is to the e@@ ast of Jerusalem , s@@ pl@@ its in the sense that Jehovah esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ es another rul@@ er@@ ship , a sub@@ si@@ di@@ ary one .
With the Si@@ x - Da@@ y W@@ ar in 19@@ 6@@ 7 , E@@ ast Jerusalem and its s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls came under Israel@@ i ju@@ ris@@ di@@ ction , but no po@@ li@@ cy change for the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l re@@ sear@@ ch te@@ am was in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted .
This reas@@ sur@@ ed us that as long as we st@@ ro@@ ve to remain faithful to God and put his Kingdom first , he would never fai@@ l us .
David did not want to be coun@@ ted among ung@@ o@@ dly men gu@@ il@@ ty of lo@@ ose conduct or bri@@ ber@@ y .
It had been chang@@ ed ! ”
It requi@@ res that we ref@@ ra@@ in from star@@ ting to talk about ourselves by saying something like , “ That remin@@ ds me of what happened to me some time ag@@ o . ”
• What is involved in pur@@ su@@ ing righteousness and godly devo@@ tion ?
P@@ i@@ one@@ er service keep@@ s me young at heart
I en@@ tered my te@@ en@@ age years very we@@ ak .
( Read Psalm 1@@ 19 : 37 ; Proverbs 22 : 3 . )
Even more important were his teachings , for they inclu@@ de principles that will en@@ able people to live together forever in peace and un@@ ity .
Ri@@ ght away I began to tell my relati@@ ves what I was lear@@ ning , en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally expla@@ ining to them that God promises to bring about a par@@ adise earth where faithful humans can live forever .
Ex@@ pla@@ ining the vision to John , Jesus said : “ As for the sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ t of the se@@ ven st@@ ars that you saw upon my right hand , and of the se@@ ven g@@ ol@@ den lam@@ p@@ stan@@ ds : The se@@ ven st@@ ars mean the angels of the se@@ ven congregations , and the se@@ ven lam@@ p@@ stan@@ ds mean se@@ ven congregations . ” ​ — Revelation 1 : 1 , 10 - 20 .
Do our com@@ ments about the elders buil@@ d respect for them and their of@@ fice of over@@ sight ?
What does it mean to be baptized “ in the name of the Father ” ?
H@@ ous@@ es , al@@ though mo@@ des@@ t , are buil@@ t to with@@ stand tro@@ pi@@ cal c@@ y@@ cl@@ ones .
When El@@ i real@@ iz@@ es that H@@ ann@@ ah has been pra@@ ying “ out of the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of [ her ] concer@@ n and [ her ] v@@ ex@@ ation , ” he says : “ May the God of Israel gr@@ ant your pet@@ iti@@ on . ”
Ch@@ il@@ dren “ often see things in a Bible account that we as parents have mis@@ sed , ” says R@@ o@@ g@@ er , a father of two sons in S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
S@@ inc@@ ere comm@@ end@@ ation prom@@ o@@ tes tend@@ er affe@@ ction within the family and the congregation , thus encourag@@ ing you@@ ng@@ er ones to seek out experienced brothers and sisters for ad@@ vice .
I have found that the ke@@ y to succ@@ ess is to be fle@@ xi@@ ble and reason@@ able . ”
C@@ learly , Jehovah’s spirit was not at work in them .
For their refu@@ s@@ al , many of them were sent not only to con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps but to their death . ​ — Matthew 5 : 4@@ 3 - 4@@ 8 .
Although they have fa@@ ul@@ ts and make mis@@ takes , Jehovah guid@@ es his people with his holy spirit .
Who will ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te that judgment ?
How was El@@ isha involved in a mirac@@ le even after his death ?
Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an ar@@ mi@@ es destro@@ yed Jerusalem in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . , and Jews from Juda@@ h were in@@ deed de@@ por@@ ted to Babyl@@ on .
Jesus said that the people of No@@ ah’s day “ took no no@@ te until the f@@ lood came and s@@ we@@ pt them all away . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 38 , 39 .
However , “ the One sc@@ at@@ ter@@ ing Israel will himself col@@ le@@ ct him [ Israel ] together . ”
So you might well won@@ der , ‘ What value do the boo@@ ks of H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah have in our day ? ’
TH@@ E prophet Jeremiah se@@ es the fulfill@@ ment of the judgment message that he has been ut@@ ter@@ ing for 40 years .
Bul@@ l@@ ing@@ er , den@@ o@@ tes br@@ ing@@ ing together the fe@@ atu@@ res of a sub@@ ject by means of “ men@@ tal activ@@ ity , knowledge ac@@ qui@@ red by refle@@ ction and consider@@ ation . ”
“ It got to the point that I wanted to die . ”
12 I@@ MI@@ T@@ AT@@ E TH@@ E@@ I@@ R F@@ A@@ I@@ T@@ H | S@@ A@@ R@@ A@@ H
He might cho@@ ose to show consider@@ ation for his new neigh@@ b@@ ors by d@@ res@@ sing very simply or by o@@ ther@@ wise living more mo@@ des@@ tly than his fin@@ an@@ ces per@@ mit .
• What can cause a person to become ha@@ ugh@@ ty ?
The sense of app@@ lic@@ ation is the same .
Jehovah , the al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God , displa@@ ys an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic en@@ er@@ gy and power .
This “ ma@@ ster work@@ er ” was “ g@@ la@@ d before [ Jehovah ] all the time , being g@@ la@@ d at the pro@@ duc@@ tive land of his earth , and the things [ God’s Son ] was f@@ ond of were with the sons of men . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
It can mean that you appreci@@ ate the serious responsi@@ bility that comes with being one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Jehovah de@@ t@@ ests s@@ l@@ an@@ der , lo@@ ose conduct , the a@@ bu@@ se of power , and the taking of bri@@ bes .
That certainly does not su@@ gg@@ est any s@@ ti@@ f@@ ling of in@@ qui@@ ry and inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ation .
S@@ ur@@ pris@@ ed that Joseph and M@@ ary did not know where to find him , Jesus asked : “ Di@@ d you not know that I must be in the house of my Father ? ”
However , Jehovah fo@@ iled this p@@ lo@@ t by making Bal@@ a@@ am ut@@ ter blessings in@@ stead of cur@@ ses .
How do we know that Christians need not experience a life of suffering to ple@@ ase God ?
“ N@@ ei@@ ther group is r@@ un@@ ning the conven@@ tion , ” rep@@ lied the brother .
Psalm 1@@ 50 makes men@@ tion of the hor@@ n , har@@ p , tam@@ b@@ our@@ ine , pi@@ pe , and c@@ y@@ m@@ bal@@ s , in ad@@ dition to str@@ ings .
Di@@ d what happened mean that people would remain obedi@@ ent to Jehovah only as long as doing so was to their advan@@ ta@@ ge ?
It is always a ple@@ asure to talk about good news but especially this good news .
How did S@@ te@@ ve ad@@ d@@ ress the situation ?
But what about un@@ c@@ he@@ cked indi@@ gn@@ ation at the m@@ ere human fa@@ il@@ ings of others ?
But they love their son so much !
The sacri@@ fi@@ cial death of Jesus is God’s personal gift to you too .
• What do we learn from the account of ambi@@ ti@@ ous Ab@@ sal@@ om ?
Des@@ pite having taken a loy@@ al@@ ty o@@ ath , Z@@ e@@ de@@ ki@@ ah se@@ ek@@ s the help of the other e@@ ag@@ le , Egy@@ p@@ t’s rul@@ er , but to no a@@ va@@ il .
A@@ no@@ inted Christians are cont@@ ent to do this for as long as it is God’s will that they remain on earth as Jehovah’s servants .
Then his blessings “ must come upon you and over@@ take you . ”
Th@@ ree years later , the congregation in L@@ ou@@ va@@ in kin@@ dly offered us an ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment a@@ bo@@ ve their Kingdom H@@ all .
How would you descri@@ be those who are pu@@ ff@@ ed up with pri@@ de ?
We can have full confidence that what the Bible says is wor@@ thy of our trust .
Paul also men@@ tions sp@@ en@@ ding ‘ a night and a day in the deep , ’ likely because of one of the shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ ks that he went through .
It is eas@@ y to see how he could be dec@@ ei@@ ved by a false al@@ ar@@ m ​ — the s@@ ound of a gu@@ st of w@@ ind in the tre@@ es or a c@@ at kno@@ c@@ king something over . ​ — Luke 12 : 39 , 40 .
B@@ E@@ TH@@ E@@ L S@@ E@@ R@@ V@@ I@@ C@@ E
The 70 might not always have the power to expe@@ l dem@@ ons , nor would they always experience positi@@ ve resul@@ ts in the ministry .
▪ P@@ U@@ B@@ L@@ I@@ SHI@@ N@@ G C@@ O@@ M@@ MI@@ T@@ T@@ E@@ E : This com@@ mit@@ te@@ e su@@ per@@ vis@@ es the prin@@ ting , publi@@ shing , and shi@@ pp@@ ing of Bible liter@@ ature worl@@ d@@ wide .
Yet , if we can a@@ wak@@ en them spiritually so that they understand the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s true message , they can benefit from God’s Kingdom .
What does the mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r of the inspired Word of God reve@@ al about you ? ​ — James 1 : 23 - 25 .
3 : 7 , 8 .
Paul ur@@ ged fellow Christians : “ Be long - suffering toward all . ”
Bar@@ d@@ as imp@@ lic@@ ated I@@ gn@@ ati@@ us in an al@@ le@@ ged p@@ lo@@ t and t@@ reason .
“ If God Is for U@@ s , Who Will Be A@@ ga@@ inst U@@ s ? ”
He wrote : “ I acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ated also s@@ il@@ ver and go@@ ld for my@@ self , and pro@@ per@@ ty pe@@ cu@@ li@@ ar to k@@ ings . . . And , look ! everything was van@@ ity and a stri@@ ving after w@@ ind . ”
O@@ thers sta@@ yed faithful while in cap@@ tiv@@ ity .
Un@@ til his death last year , he bel@@ ong@@ ed to the si@@ gn - language congregation in La@@ val , Q@@ u@@ ebe@@ c .
When we dedic@@ ate ourselves to God , we per@@ form an act of faith .
At a time when there were not even 5@@ 00 publi@@ sh@@ ers in the whole country , 2@@ ,000 people p@@ ac@@ ked the the@@ ater .
R@@ ic@@ ar@@ do , mentioned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , is one who has learned to draw comfort from the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s promises .
The vision reve@@ als that Christ se@@ es not just gener@@ al tr@@ ends but spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c situ@@ ations .
Why was hope a real thing for those in C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e ?
“ H@@ old a Go@@ od Con@@ s@@ ci@@ ence ”
We vis@@ ited all the ho@@ m@@ es in the sou@@ the@@ ast of the Re@@ public without much tr@@ ou@@ ble at all , dist@@ ribu@@ ting over 20@@ ,000 boo@@ k@@ le@@ ts and pas@@ sing on to the B@@ r@@ ita@@ in branch of@@ fice the n@@ ames of inter@@ ested people .
O@@ cc@@ asi@@ on@@ ally , when they l@@ ack food or other supp@@ lies , individu@@ al M@@ ang@@ y@@ ans come down to the co@@ ast@@ al are@@ as to look for work .
What attitude did the people of No@@ ah’s day have ?
Mark N@@ ou@@ ma@@ ir , another G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ or , spoke on the in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ing the@@ me “ You R@@ em@@ ind M@@ e of S@@ ome@@ one . ”
Yes , if we respect it a@@ bo@@ ve any human op@@ in@@ ion or tra@@ dition and use it faith@@ fully , the Bible can help make us com@@ pet@@ ent , comple@@ t@@ ely e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed as teach@@ ers of God’s Word .
C@@ ould we use it in the family , at work , at school , or in the ministry ?
The “ other sheep ” jo@@ in anointed Christians in beg@@ g@@ ing those who are ali@@ en@@ ated from God to “ become re@@ conc@@ iled ” to him . ​ — John 10 : 16 ; 2 C@@ or .
These faithful men ris@@ ked their lives to sp@@ y out the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
N@@ ex@@ t , the branch of@@ fice would no@@ ti@@ fy the body of elders .
We may become especially a@@ ware of Jehovah’s care when we receive cor@@ rection .
TH@@ E Devil cont@@ ends that he can turn all humans away from God , and at times it must have seem@@ ed as though he was succ@@ e@@ e@@ ding .
For example , a travel@@ ing overse@@ er of Jehovah’s Witnesses wrote : “ Q@@ u@@ ite a number of brothers and sisters are now car@@ r@@ ying a Bible in their hand when they witness from do@@ or to do@@ or .
In what way does an enti@@ re congregation share in making a disci@@ ple ?
An@@ dr@@ é ste@@ ad@@ fa@@ st@@ ly refu@@ sed to en@@ ter@@ tain their advan@@ ces .
You might have Watchtower Li@@ br@@ ary on D@@ V@@ D , Watchtower ON@@ L@@ IN@@ E L@@ I@@ B@@ R@@ A@@ R@@ Y , W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations In@@ de@@ x , or the R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch G@@ u@@ i@@ de for Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Par@@ ents find great joy in giving
The psalmist said of Jehovah : “ You o@@ pen your hand and satis@@ fy the desire of every living thing . ”
That way , children learn that boo@@ ks are a s@@ ource of information and that there is a meaning be@@ h@@ ind the words they are reading .
On arri@@ ving in the u@@ pp@@ er ro@@ om , not one of the 12 apostles took the in@@ iti@@ ative to per@@ form the cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary service of wa@@ shing the du@@ st@@ y fe@@ et of the others ​ — the men@@ i@@ al t@@ ask of a serv@@ ant or of a woman in the hous@@ eho@@ ld .
He has given me a sense of bel@@ ong@@ ing by br@@ ing@@ ing me into a worl@@ d@@ wide family of fellow believers .
G@@ ir@@ d up your lo@@ ins , ple@@ ase , like an able - bo@@ died man , and let me question you , and you in@@ form me . ’ ”
May we continue to imitate such out@@ standing examples of faith .
Such st@@ ep@@ s will help to prote@@ ct us from un@@ who@@ les@@ ome associ@@ ations , from the worl@@ d’s materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic valu@@ es , and from im@@ moral and viol@@ ent en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
7@@ 9 : 9 .
Be@@ ing cha@@ st@@ e , we need to re@@ ject evil things im@@ medi@@ ately .
How wonderful that Jehovah and Jesus are hon@@ ored in this way by means of the an@@ nu@@ al M@@ em@@ ori@@ al ob@@ serv@@ ance !
What you learn about Jehovah will move you to love him , and that love will , in turn , mo@@ tiv@@ ate you to do his will .
I learned later that the do@@ ct@@ ors saw my medi@@ cal do@@ cum@@ ent , and the use of blood was never an is@@ sue .
The example of H@@ ag@@ ar , S@@ ar@@ ah’s ma@@ id@@ serv@@ ant , demonstr@@ ates this .
Ther@@ efore , as we imitate Jesus , we draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah , the great@@ est Per@@ s@@ on@@ age in the uni@@ verse .
What was the conduct of most Christians in the first century ?
So we have the hope of living forever because of Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness .
My Bible study has taught me that there is more to life and that doing Jehovah’s will br@@ ings true and lasting happiness .
They also follow clo@@ sel@@ y the direction they receive from the faithful slave .
Ti@@ me must be set asi@@ de for cle@@ an@@ ing our body , our clo@@ th@@ es , our home , our ca@@ r , and so for@@ th .
Di@@ d Jesus re@@ pri@@ m@@ and this po@@ or , suffering woman ?
A loving father prote@@ cts his family from d@@ anger .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What is indic@@ ated by a person@@ ’s dedic@@ ating himself to Jehovah ?
“ Let no@@ ne of you su@@ ff@@ er as a mu@@ r@@ der@@ er or a th@@ i@@ ef or an ev@@ il@@ do@@ er or as a bu@@ sy@@ body in other pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s matters , ” wrote the apostle Peter .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , you can and should buil@@ d up yourself as well as any rema@@ ining faithful family members .
If so , you can re@@ du@@ ce the pres@@ sure that he or she may feel to leave the family to find work el@@ se@@ where . ​ — Pro@@ v .
M@@ an’s happiness can be seen to li@@ e in his pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of heavenly bl@@ is@@ s . ”
All too soon , however , Jewish op@@ pos@@ ers arri@@ ved , and they used s@@ l@@ an@@ der to po@@ is@@ on the min@@ ds of the people .
El@@ la was only 24 years of age at the time .
When cor@@ rec@@ ted Scrip@@ tur@@ ally , we should be e@@ ag@@ er to ac@@ knowledge our er@@ ro@@ r and make ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments .
Pa@@ in often resul@@ ts from gre@@ e@@ dy ac@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ on of material ri@@ ches .
However , you may have some questions .
How can you as a par@@ ent provide it ?
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ing its vital ro@@ le will help us to ‘ do nothing out of e@@ go@@ tism ’ as we hum@@ bly sub@@ mit to Jehovah’s righteous will . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 2 - 4 ; Proverbs 3 : 4 - 6 .
With what li@@ mit@@ ations might some con@@ ten@@ d ?
The following article will discus@@ s three fac@@ t@@ ors that af@@ fect the spiritual well - being of the enti@@ re family .
They thus continued a prac@@ tice that had long been car@@ ri@@ ed out in Jewish sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es and in the temple at Jerusalem .
Di@@ d God cre@@ ate man to live in heaven ?
Acc@@ ording to D@@ ro@@ s@@ n@@ in , he found the name of Y@@ it@@ z@@ ha@@ k R@@ a@@ bi@@ n em@@ be@@ d@@ ded in the Bible text by a se@@ qu@@ ence of every 4@@ ,@@ 7@@ 7@@ 2 let@@ ters .
The account continu@@ es : “ Jehovah began making the se@@ a go back by a strong e@@ ast w@@ ind all night long . . .
Why is faith without h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y vital to our spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement ?
For example , a person who gro@@ ws up in a we@@ al@@ thy hous@@ eho@@ ld may take for gr@@ anted many of the things he has .
If a brother or a sister from another place gives you a su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion , do you im@@ medi@@ ately think , ‘ We do things better here , ’ and then re@@ ject it ?
“ The S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ” Sa@@ ys , “ C@@ ome ! ”
H@@ ere our sister is wit@@ ness@@ ing in Ch@@ in@@ ese and o@@ ffering the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
After those w@@ ars , mankind wor@@ ri@@ ed that the Un@@ ited St@@ ates and the So@@ vi@@ et Un@@ ion would direc@@ t at@@ om@@ ic we@@ ap@@ ons at each other .
When on earth , Jesus did not simply make Jehovah’s name known . Rather , he reve@@ aled the Per@@ son that name re@@ pres@@ ents .
It is vital that we care@@ fully an@@ al@@ y@@ ze our answer to that question !
This would af@@ fect ve@@ get@@ ation and the c@@ y@@ c@@ le of cro@@ p pro@@ du@@ ction .
How should this view of the inv@@ isi@@ ble part of Jehovah’s organization imp@@ act us ?
It also re@@ in@@ for@@ ced my determin@@ ation to use my life in the service of the one who gave me that life , Jehovah God ​ — as one of his Witnesses . ​ — Psalm 9@@ 0 : 12 ; Isaiah 4@@ 3 : 10 .
In 19@@ 40 when E@@ m@@ man@@ u@@ el refu@@ sed to serve in the ar@@ my , he was ar@@ rest@@ ed and sent to the Al@@ ban@@ i@@ an fr@@ on@@ t .
He ac@@ tually h@@ ates viol@@ ence .
E@@ very ev@@ ening I speak to Jehovah in prayer and tell him how deep@@ ly gr@@ ate@@ ful I am for all his blessings , especially for the ransom sacrifice . ”
The Scriptures support this ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation .
He then took the vital st@@ ep of get@@ ting baptized in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of his dedic@@ ation to Jehovah .
He might come to ex@@ pect special tre@@ at@@ ment in the congregation .
How , in turn , will they hear without someone to preach ? ” ​ — Romans 10 : 13 , 14 .
Ch@@ il@@ dren are loyal to Christ when they follow his example of obedi@@ ence .
James lis@@ ts a number of things that will be evid@@ ent in the actions of those who are wise .
Moses s@@ ought to strengthen the faith of others .
Are you pr@@ ou@@ d to be@@ ar the name of your heavenly Father ?
Yes , s@@ inc@@ ere Bible stud@@ ents in the 19@@ th and early 20@@ th cen@@ tu@@ ries were simply rest@@ or@@ ing this Christian pat@@ ter@@ n .
Re@@ jo@@ ice in the H@@ op@@ e A@@ head
Jesus was ke@@ en@@ ly a@@ ware that imper@@ fect humans often have a tend@@ enc@@ y to be judg@@ men@@ tal .
On@@ ly when parents teach from their heart will they re@@ ach the heart of their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
We can sa@@ ve ourselves and others much anxi@@ ety and g@@ ri@@ ef if we mo@@ des@@ tly make decisions only when we have been gr@@ anted the authority to do so .
9 : 33 .
• Of what was a yo@@ ke a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l , and why ?
Tru@@ e to his word , Jesus wal@@ ked the l@@ eng@@ th and bre@@ ad@@ th of P@@ al@@ est@@ ine , preaching and teaching .
That w@@ on the respect of many local people .
Since then , many in this family have become Jehovah’s Witnesses .
How do you think the young Jesus would have respon@@ ded to similar re@@ ques@@ ts ?
For such brothers or sisters , ne@@ g@@ ative feelings may be tri@@ gg@@ ered by disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments , ill@@ ness , or some indic@@ ation of the li@@ mit@@ ations of old age .
H@@ op@@ e for De@@ ad , 1 / 1
This early hist@@ ory she@@ ds much light on the n@@ ature of human be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
For example , at night , tel@@ ev@@ ision ne@@ t@@ works may rel@@ a@@ x their re@@ stri@@ ctions on pro@@ gra@@ m cont@@ ent .
Then , we could have him read Genesis 2 : 16 , 17 , which shows that the p@@ en@@ al@@ ty for sin is death .
Ha@@ ve con@@ vers@@ ations with people .
However , to re@@ ach as many individuals as possible with the Kingdom message , we need to pa@@ y attention not only to why and what we preach but also to how we preach .
Per@@ haps it is your desire to mar@@ ry some day .
They “ Ke@@ ep On Sa@@ ying : ‘ C@@ ome ! ’ ”
How in@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely Jehovah God and his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son must have come to know each other as they wor@@ ked side by side !
On his last night on earth as a human , Jesus wa@@ shed the fe@@ et of his disciples .
26 : 5@@ 1 , 5@@ 2 .
How do we re@@ act to the vo@@ ice of str@@ ang@@ ers ?
In what way does our preaching work san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy God’s name ?
Fa@@ ith was the pre@@ em@@ in@@ ent qu@@ ality of Abraham that ga@@ ined him God’s appro@@ val .
It is not only good pre@@ par@@ ation but a deep personal interest in others that helps us to star@@ t Bible discus@@ sions and re@@ ach people in the ministry .
God is “ making an es@@ tim@@ ate of hearts , ” and he gives “ to each one according to his ways . ” ​ — Proverbs 21 : 2 ; Jeremiah 17 : 10 .
No doubt , all servants of Jehovah will benefit great@@ ly from making good use of the ad@@ di@@ tional time that is now a@@ vail@@ able for mean@@ ing@@ ful Bible study and family worship .
Why become over@@ ly att@@ ached to what is only temp@@ or@@ ary ?
During the in@@ iti@@ al we@@ ek@@ s of her rec@@ u@@ per@@ ation , Mari@@ e could not atten@@ d meetings .
Many were st@@ ab@@ bed to the heart over Jesus ’ death ; they rep@@ ented and were baptized .
You may yet re@@ a@@ p b@@ oun@@ ti@@ fully .
Thus , all Christians can rejo@@ ice that h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of new disciples are made each year .
F@@ in@@ ally , she offered to bring the do@@ ct@@ or a cop@@ y of a Bible - based public@@ ation that had great@@ ly helped C@@ la@@ i@@ re .
B@@ ri@@ ef prac@@ tice s@@ essi@@ ons may help , with you pla@@ ying the part of a relati@@ ve or a work@@ mate who as@@ ks him to expla@@ in his beli@@ ef@@ s .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , circumstances do not per@@ mit most of us to c@@ ast our “ ne@@ ts ” in fore@@ ign - language ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es .
E@@ arly S@@ pre@@ ad of Li@@ ght
The apostle Paul tel@@ ls you that you are wrong !
They S@@ ear@@ ched for C@@ r@@ am@@ ped R@@ o@@ ad ( Un@@ ity of B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n ) , 12 / 15
Indeed they did , but they did not do it in their own strength .
When you hear a st@@ at@@ ement about God , ask yourself , ‘ Does this har@@ mon@@ ize with Jesus ’ words and the rest of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures ? ’
Our family bel@@ ong@@ ed to the Mar@@ on@@ ite Ch@@ urch , one of the E@@ ast@@ er@@ n Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ ur@@ ches .
When the dec@@ ei@@ ved prophet fin@@ ally got on his way back to Juda@@ h , a li@@ on found him and kil@@ led him .
Satan is b@@ ent on wa@@ g@@ ing his war to the fin@@ ish and on br@@ ing@@ ing down with him all those who end@@ e@@ av@@ or to live by God’s standards . ​ — Revelation 12 : 17 .
Not at all ; the “ certain man ” mentioned here no doubt was a disci@@ ple of Jesus .
She gave the bo@@ ys mil@@ k , su@@ g@@ ar , and co@@ f@@ fe@@ e .
He gives the value of Jewish co@@ ins in Rom@@ an money .
“ So it go@@ es with the man that la@@ ys up tre@@ asure for himself but is not rich toward God . ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 12 : 21 .
• How do the letter to the Hebrews and the words of Peter con@@ fir@@ m the hope of everlasting life on earth ?
In M@@ idi@@ an he me@@ t Re@@ u@@ el@@ ’s se@@ ven daugh@@ ters and helped them draw water for their fa@@ ther’s large flo@@ ck .
The father asked whether there was liter@@ ature for children .
A thr@@ ill@@ ing , an@@ on@@ y@@ m@@ ous account of how the W@@ al@@ dr@@ ons end@@ ur@@ ed in this difficult assignment was rel@@ ated in The Watchtower , De@@ c@@ ember 1 , 195@@ 2 , pages 7@@ 0@@ 7 - 8 .
‘ P@@ re@@ aching the Word ’ B@@ r@@ ings Re@@ fre@@ sh@@ ment , 1 / 15
Jesus is the best example .
Do you bu@@ y out time each day from other activities to draw close to Jehovah ?
The little that we have given up cannot be com@@ pared to the happiness that comes from serving Jehovah full - time . ”
From then on she never mis@@ sed a class or a congregation meeting .
In my case , “ low ” is pre@@ fer@@ able to a “ high ” because the low u@@ su@@ ally im@@ mo@@ bi@@ li@@ z@@ es me for a number of days , and I am not likely to get involved in anything un@@ bal@@ an@@ ced .
Let us sear@@ ch for the ans@@ wers by loo@@ king at the Bi@@ bli@@ cal and hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al information a@@ vail@@ able .
Li@@ ving con@@ di@@ tions in the cam@@ p are challeng@@ ing
My experi@@ ences have made me especially sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to the needs of other el@@ der@@ ly ones .
And act he did !
W@@ ould you not follow his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y , perhaps even st@@ ep@@ p@@ ing in his tr@@ ac@@ ks ?
• K@@ i@@ e@@ v
Par@@ ents in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar often stru@@ gg@@ le to shi@@ eld their children from such wr@@ ong@@ doing .
The very fact that Lo@@ t’s daugh@@ ters got him in@@ to@@ x@@ ic@@ ated su@@ gg@@ ests that they real@@ ized that he would not cons@@ ent to having se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations with them while he was so@@ ber .
He can do so with full knowledge of the fac@@ ts , and any re@@ tri@@ bu@@ tion origin@@ ating with him will refle@@ ct his perfect justice .
On the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , the apostle Peter ur@@ ged the mul@@ titu@@ de present in Jerusalem : “ R@@ ep@@ ent , and let each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of your sin@@ s , and you will receive the free gift of the holy spirit . ”
They had to remain cer@@ em@@ on@@ i@@ ally clean .
E@@ ast@@ on says : “ ‘ E@@ th@@ ic@@ s ’ and ‘ mor@@ ality ’ have the same ro@@ o@@ t meaning .
Ke@@ ep On Se@@ e@@ king Jehovah
“ With those con@@ sul@@ ting together there is wisdom , ” says the wise king .
L@@ ac@@ king spiritu@@ ality , some do not see God with their eyes of understanding .
F@@ ind out what God has in st@@ ore for t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w , and buil@@ d your life around that .
Cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion had de@@ va@@ stated soci@@ ety in Israel , just as it cor@@ ro@@ ded R@@ ome cen@@ tu@@ ries later .
Can you i@@ magine the g@@ ri@@ ef and pain this must have ca@@ used the milli@@ ons of relati@@ ves and friends of those who lost their lives ?
A@@ n An@@ cient Ex@@ am@@ ple
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , mo@@ der@@ n s@@ por@@ ts do not honor pa@@ g@@ an go@@ ds .
It was hard for her to leave her family .
It is sh@@ own by help@@ ful ac@@ ts and consider@@ ate words .
This does not mean that a woman is to be comple@@ t@@ ely s@@ il@@ ent at a meeting of the Christian congregation .
We would never want to a@@ do@@ pt a ca@@ su@@ al appro@@ ach to the preaching work , as if we es@@ te@@ em@@ ed Jesus ’ sacrifice as of or@@ din@@ ary value . ​ — Hebrews 10 : 29 .
Jehovah has certainly re@@ war@@ ded me for per@@ sever@@ ing .
Our heart is still his t@@ ar@@ get .
Jehovah told Samuel to gr@@ ant their re@@ qu@@ est .
The principles found in his Word may a@@ id us in making wise decisions about tre@@ at@@ ment and other matters .
Jesus ’ Ex@@ am@@ ple of Be@@ ing a Go@@ od F@@ ri@@ end
C@@ learly , we should avoid any tend@@ enc@@ y to think that we are author@@ ized to make decisions for other brothers and sisters .
As we discus@@ s how sever@@ al of the coven@@ ants mentioned in the Bible rel@@ ate to that heavenly govern@@ ment , dis@@ co@@ ver why we can put our un@@ sh@@ aka@@ ble confidence in the Kingdom .
Now that we are in “ the last days , ” it is vital that we keep in st@@ ep with Jehovah’s prog@@ res@@ sive organization .
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , Jesus Christ was resur@@ rec@@ ted on N@@ is@@ an 16 of 33 C.E . , the day for o@@ ffering the fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its of the har@@ v@@ est to Jehovah .
After serving in U@@ g@@ anda for some time , I arri@@ ved early in 195@@ 6 in D@@ ar es S@@ al@@ a@@ am , the cap@@ it@@ al of T@@ ang@@ any@@ ika .
Although lear@@ ning S@@ pan@@ ish was a chall@@ enge , soon some of us were con@@ duc@@ ting more than 20 Bible stu@@ dies each .
They di@@ ff@@ er great@@ ly in their practic@@ es , their beli@@ ef@@ s , their teachings , and their requi@@ re@@ ments .
For over one h@@ un@@ d@@ red years , this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine has been provi@@ ding its read@@ ers with information about world events to help them person@@ ally ver@@ i@@ fy that we are ne@@ aring the end .
That plac@@ es the time of writ@@ ing before 1@@ 000 B.C.E . , toward the end of Solom@@ on@@ ’s 40 - year re@@ ign .
Instead of let@@ ting them associ@@ ate only with other children , why not in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce them to brothers and sisters of all ages ?
The Creator is the ul@@ tim@@ ate S@@ ource of all en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment .
I wanted to end this way of life , but having lived with him for so long , I did not have the courage . ”
To be effe@@ ctive min@@ isters , what do we need to do in ad@@ dition to qu@@ o@@ ting s@@ crip@@ tures ?
He fore@@ told that there would be “ a sh@@ ort peri@@ od of time ” in which the activ@@ ity of Satan and his dem@@ ons would be con@@ f@@ ined to the earth .
They were both in attend@@ ance at the conven@@ tion in C@@ o@@ lum@@ bu@@ s , O@@ hi@@ o , on Ju@@ ly 26 , 19@@ 31 , when the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents a@@ do@@ p@@ ted the name Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Jesus was anointed with “ the o@@ il of ex@@ ul@@ tation ” more than his “ compan@@ i@@ ons , ” that is , the k@@ ings of Juda@@ h of the l@@ ine of David .
One was lo@@ c@@ ated on a v@@ ol@@ c@@ ani@@ c is@@ land in L@@ ake N@@ ic@@ ar@@ ag@@ ua , where there was only one family of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
W@@ i@@ ves are to be in sub@@ je@@ ction to their head as the Christ is to his He@@ ad .
I have had to bat@@ tle with thinking that something ex@@ ter@@ n@@ al , such as a fa@@ iled pro@@ ject or another person , was the proble@@ m .
By medit@@ ating on the men and women of faith mentioned in Hebrews chap@@ ter 11 and imit@@ ating their example , we can cultiv@@ ate faith and put off “ the sin that eas@@ ily ent@@ ang@@ les us . ”
Not one to e@@ at “ the bre@@ ad of la@@ z@@ iness , ” Ru@@ th wor@@ ked long and hard as a g@@ le@@ an@@ er in the fi@@ el@@ ds , her di@@ lig@@ ence being such that it ear@@ ned her comm@@ end@@ ation .
What if a Christian should succ@@ um@@ b to such a temp@@ tation ?
This ar@@ k was not a ship , as some as@@ su@@ me .
All were encoura@@ ged by st@@ ori@@ es of brothers and sisters who served Jehovah during the ba@@ n . ” ​ — A congregation service com@@ mit@@ te@@ e , U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine .
Paul conclu@@ des his reason@@ ing by saying : “ There is therefore com@@ p@@ el@@ ling reason for you people to be in sub@@ je@@ ction , not only on account of that wr@@ ath but also on account of your conscience .
The Bible says : “ Ke@@ ep t@@ es@@ ting whether you are in the faith ; keep pro@@ ving what you y@@ ourselves are . ”
The publi@@ sh@@ er also direc@@ ted his attention to The Se@@ cre@@ t of F@@ am@@ ily H@@ app@@ iness , as@@ sur@@ ing him that he and his wife would find some very help@@ ful ad@@ vice on making family decisions .
Me@@ an@@ while , after three years together , Au@@ bre@@ y , C@@ live , and I received assign@@ ments that took us our se@@ par@@ ate ways .
What would I@@ t@@ ta@@ i and his men do as David fac@@ ed his son Ab@@ sal@@ om@@ ’s re@@ v@@ ol@@ t ?
4 : 4 , 7 , 12 .
Some con@@ di@@ tions have fav@@ ored our wit@@ ness@@ ing activ@@ ity , but only with Jehovah’s help have we been able to end@@ ure such situ@@ ations as persecu@@ tion and other har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps that make it difficult to car@@ ry out our com@@ mis@@ sion in this world that is l@@ ying in Satan’s power . ​ — Is@@ a .
Why did Jesus take that st@@ ep ?
No@@ ah’s con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries fa@@ iled to appreci@@ ate that Noah had divine ba@@ c@@ king and was ac@@ ting at God’s direction .
However , R@@ a@@ y , the you@@ ng@@ er of my two brothers , always asked D@@ ad for two th@@ re@@ ep@@ ence ( co@@ ins wor@@ th three p@@ en@@ ni@@ es ) , never one si@@ x@@ p@@ ence .
Un@@ der the emp@@ ow@@ ering for@@ ce of holy spirit , you may receive the strength to serve God succ@@ ess@@ fully and to face wh@@ atever challeng@@ es may ar@@ ise in your life .
What shows that Abraham had faith in the resurrection ?
For example , consider the mis@@ understanding that K@@ uni@@ hi@@ to , mentioned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , fac@@ ed when displa@@ ying mo@@ des@@ ty as his cul@@ ture vie@@ wed it .
It is f@@ it@@ ting , then , that when in 19@@ 19 , Jesus en@@ tru@@ sted his faithful anointed brothers with inc@@ reas@@ ed responsi@@ bility , he said : “ You were faithful over a few things . I will ap@@ point you over many things .
Peter continu@@ es : “ Acc@@ ording to their wish , this fact es@@ cap@@ es their no@@ tice , that there were heavens from of old and an earth standing com@@ p@@ ac@@ tly out of water and in the mi@@ d@@ st of water by the word of God ; and by those means the world of that time su@@ ffered des@@ tru@@ ction when it was d@@ elu@@ ged with water . ”
Those young ones will again be wal@@ king and tal@@ king .
Such a spiritual res@@ cu@@ e work began about 19@@ 7@@ 9 .
Such loy@@ al@@ ty and godly devo@@ tion ple@@ ase God and result in his rich blessing . ​ — P@@ s .
N@@ ine - year - old Wh@@ it@@ ne@@ y is gr@@ ate@@ ful for the bro@@ ch@@ ure Jehovah’s Witnesses and E@@ duc@@ ation .
Be w@@ ary of such f@@ l@@ at@@ ter@@ ing attention .
Do I always stri@@ ve to f@@ it in with my se@@ cul@@ ar associ@@ ates , whether at school or at work , or do I remain fir@@ m for Bible principles , even speaking up when appro@@ pri@@ ate ? ’
In these “ cr@@ itical times , ” we as Christians face the same e@@ con@@ om@@ ic pres@@ sures that other people do .
What do you think you can do to help you stay a@@ wa@@ ke ? — * One ide@@ a is to go to bed ear@@ li@@ er at night .
Ha@@ ve they found it to be wor@@ th@@ while ?
Rather , they simply cannot believe that Jehovah’s Witnesses could have the truth in the religious field .
AN@@ G@@ EL@@ S ​ — H@@ O@@ W TH@@ E@@ Y A@@ R@@ E O@@ R@@ G@@ AN@@ I@@ Z@@ E@@ D
From time to time , Christians are vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers and need our help .
A cap@@ tive vi@@ r@@ g@@ in whom an Israel@@ ite wanted to mar@@ ry was to sh@@ a@@ ve her head .
On@@ ly Jehovah’s Witnesses have ful@@ filled Jesus ’ prophecy that the good news would be pre@@ ached worl@@ d@@ wide .
S@@ ons are an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance from Jehovah ; the fru@@ it@@ age of the bel@@ ly is a re@@ ward , ” states the Bible .
Then another sol@@ di@@ er gave me his r@@ ations .
Jehovah himself feel@@ s this dis@@ gu@@ st .
Today , over a bil@@ li@@ on people live in ex@@ tre@@ me po@@ ver@@ ty .
Tru@@ e Christians are willing to go the ex@@ tr@@ a m@@ ile to make a contribu@@ tion in this reg@@ ard .
A@@ no@@ ther kind of important “ fi@@ shing , ” however , is pro@@ duc@@ ing b@@ oun@@ ti@@ ful resul@@ ts in that are@@ a .
How , spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally , can you put such gi@@ f@@ ts to work ?
If others have tre@@ ated you un@@ fai@@ r@@ ly , pray to Jehovah for wisdom .
Some individuals are on that bro@@ ad ro@@ ad because they have made a deli@@ ber@@ ate cho@@ ice to re@@ ject what the Bible teach@@ es , but many others are there because they have been dec@@ ei@@ ved , or kept in the dar@@ k , as to what Jehovah really requi@@ res of them .
In “ All Scrip@@ ture Is In@@ spi@@ red of God and B@@ ene@@ fi@@ cial ” and In@@ sight on the Scriptures , one can find exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent information about the hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al set@@ ting , st@@ y@@ le , and po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al benef@@ its of each Bible book .
4 : 6 ​ — Who were “ the dead ” to whom “ the good news was declar@@ ed ” ?
Jehovah descri@@ bed King David as “ a man ag@@ re@@ e@@ able to [ his ] heart . ”
But Jehovah had a to@@ t@@ ally different thought .
By the end of that year , 13 G@@ ile@@ ad - tra@@ ined mission@@ aries were bus@@ y preaching there .
S@@ pan@@ ish May 25 - 27 , Ju@@ ly 27 - 29
The apostle Paul wrote : “ [ God’s ] inv@@ isi@@ ble qualities are c@@ learly seen from the worl@@ d’s cre@@ ation on@@ ward , because they are per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved by the things made , even his et@@ er@@ n@@ al power and Go@@ d@@ ship . ”
( Read 1 Samuel 30 : 3 , 6 . )
In@@ to it the mul@@ titu@@ des of she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike associ@@ ates of spiritual Israel are st@@ re@@ am@@ ing right now , “ in the fin@@ al part of the days . ” ​ — Isaiah 2 : 2 - 4 ; Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 8 : 23 ; John 10 : 16 ; Revelation 7 : 9 .
Some parents pre@@ f@@ er not to live with ad@@ ul@@ t children and their famili@@ es ; they value their in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence and do not want to be a bur@@ den .
What moved a cou@@ ple in P@@ u@@ er@@ to R@@ ic@@ o to devel@@ op an interest in the Bible ?
But the S@@ pan@@ ish f@@ lu was just the beg@@ in@@ ning .
The con@@ ten@@ ts of the Bible inclu@@ de hist@@ ory , la@@ ws , prophecy , po@@ e@@ try , pro@@ verbs , song@@ s , and let@@ ters .
While clean expres@@ sions of affe@@ ction may be appro@@ pri@@ ate , be care@@ ful to avoid temp@@ ting situ@@ ations .
These 14@@ 4@@ ,000 spirit - anointed Christians “ keep following the L@@ am@@ b no matter where he go@@ es . ”
Abraham arrang@@ es for Isa@@ ac@@ ’s marriage to Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h , a woman having faith in Jehovah .
“ W@@ ar and har@@ d@@ ship have had a pro@@ found effect on people , ” repor@@ ted B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e co@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ or B@@ ill C@@ o@@ wa@@ n .
14 , 15 . ( a ) How were Christians vie@@ wed in the first century C.E . , and what did the apostle Peter say about them ?
“ You do not bel@@ ong to y@@ ourselves . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R .
The H@@ as@@ mon@@ a@@ e@@ an Le@@ g@@ ac@@ y
( a ) How can we find ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment today ?
“ As you have accepted Christ Jesus the Lord , go on wal@@ king in uni@@ on with him , ro@@ o@@ ted and being buil@@ t up in him and being sta@@ bi@@ li@@ zed in the faith , just as you were taught . ”
* “ You , O Jehovah , are our Father , ” said the prophet Isaiah in prayer .
You know that people truly care , and that makes things e@@ asi@@ er . ”
L@@ ater , I had the opportunity to talk with the h@@ ang@@ man to expla@@ in that this man had had nothing to do with our W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety .
At H@@ ome in Jerusalem
How can you@@ ths demonstr@@ ate their ze@@ al for the truth ?
She real@@ ized , though , that pur@@ su@@ ing fur@@ ther educ@@ ation would requi@@ re her to devo@@ te most of her time to stud@@ ying and pre@@ par@@ ing for s@@ por@@ ting events ​ — with little time left for serving Jehovah .
To illustr@@ ate : If a man asked your for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess for ste@@ al@@ ing your money , you might deci@@ de not to pres@@ s char@@ ges .
Jesus high@@ ligh@@ ted what happened during that time .
Ser@@ ve Jehovah “ With a D@@ eli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful S@@ ou@@ l ”
7@@ 1 : 16 - 18 .
You have care@@ fully n@@ ur@@ tur@@ ed your relationship with him , and you have always been appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble .
Le@@ a@@ ving the ma@@ in ro@@ ad , we continued on fo@@ o@@ t through ri@@ ce pa@@ d@@ dies , wa@@ ist - deep in mu@@ d@@ dy water , toward our des@@ t@@ in@@ ation .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of let@@ ters of appreciation from our brothers and sisters have been received at the he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses at Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , they saw themselves as sin@@ n@@ ers in more ways , and more people were ex@@ posed as sin@@ n@@ ers .
As Solomon expla@@ ins , those recei@@ ving an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance may not appreci@@ ate its full value because they themselves did not work hard for it .
Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i lived in the land of G@@ ile@@ ad , a m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous re@@ gi@@ on e@@ ast of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver . ​ — 2 Samuel 17 : 27 ; 19 : 31 .
What , though , if your children do not se@@ em to be making spiritual prog@@ ress ​ — perhaps even ques@@ tion@@ ing their faith ?
Au@@ gu@@ st@@ ine and others would be consider@@ ed her@@ e@@ tic@@ s if jud@@ ged according to cur@@ r@@ ent Ca@@ tho@@ lic do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine .
She ad@@ ds , “ I had en@@ ough tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es as it was , without ad@@ ding wor@@ ries about situ@@ ations that ha@@ d@@ n@@ ’t happened and pro@@ ba@@ bly w@@ ou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t ha@@ p@@ pen . ”
A@@ n inter@@ es@@ ting ob@@ serv@@ ation was made by the speak@@ er .
He did so even though ​ — like d@@ reg@@ s c@@ ong@@ e@@ aled at the bo@@ t@@ to@@ m of a w@@ ine v@@ at — ​ many Jews had set@@ t@@ led down and were a@@ pa@@ the@@ tic toward the message .
The illustr@@ ation of the sheep and the go@@ ats teach@@ es us what about the hope of everlasting life ?
Of course , Jesus under@@ sto@@ od ​ — as his disciples did not at the time — ​ that soon he would be ar@@ rest@@ ed and con@@ dem@@ ned to death .
One that comes to mind is that Jehovah bless@@ es those who are obedi@@ ent to him .
Jehovah led the nation of Israel out of Egy@@ pt into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
God has made pro@@ v@@ isions by which we can live forever in happiness , but he is giving us the opportunity now to demonstr@@ ate whether we will live in har@@ mony with his righteous ways .
Such st@@ at@@ ements come as no sur@@ pris@@ e to Jehovah’s servants . The Bible tel@@ ls us that humans were not cre@@ ated to gover@@ n themselves .
It seem@@ s that A@@ ar@@ on allow@@ ed circumstances or the influ@@ ence of others to turn him away from the right course .
Although the po@@ or wi@@ do@@ w of Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath lived among i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ers , she exerc@@ ised faith .
K@@ ill ​ — Then Di@@ e a Mar@@ ty@@ r@@ ’s De@@ ath
R@@ es@@ pon@@ ding , the prophet sent his attend@@ ant , Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i , a@@ head , and he found that the bo@@ y was in@@ deed dead .
So let us exam@@ ine how the Bible reve@@ als Jehovah’s car@@ din@@ al at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes ​ — power , justice , wisdom , and love .
When appro@@ pri@@ ate , parents can expla@@ in to their children which st@@ ep@@ s they themselves took to make a certain decision .
( a ) How has Christ been pre@@ par@@ ing his future bri@@ de ?
We find a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al reason in Jesus ’ war@@ ning : “ E@@ ver@@ yone that keep@@ s on loo@@ king at a woman so as to have a pas@@ sion for her has already com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with her in his heart . ”
We must have imp@@ lic@@ it faith in Jehovah and let his Word light our ro@@ ad@@ way .
It is clear that we should not appro@@ ach the Bible as one would a leg@@ al do@@ cum@@ ent ​ — expe@@ cting every ob@@ lig@@ ation to be c@@ learly sp@@ el@@ led out .
We had the ple@@ asure of working al@@ ong@@ side mission@@ aries from different coun@@ tri@@ es and of ass@@ is@@ ting the fle@@ d@@ gl@@ ing congregation to gro@@ w .
Yes , he develop@@ ed a kind of beg@@ ru@@ d@@ g@@ ing , wa@@ it - and - see attitude .
E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 11 states : “ The words of the wise ones are like o@@ x@@ go@@ a@@ ds , and just like na@@ il@@ s d@@ ri@@ ven in are those in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ing in col@@ le@@ ctions of sen@@ ten@@ ces ; they have been given from one shepher@@ d . ”
If you atten@@ d , you will benefit from listen@@ ing to a very important Bible dis@@ course .
But what about God’s Word ?
To sa@@ ve his own life , David had to live as a fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve for sever@@ al years .
A woman from M@@ ass@@ ach@@ u@@ set@@ ts , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , com@@ men@@ ted about the many “ well - thought - out pi@@ c@@ tures . ”
Bal@@ ance is needed in doing this , however , so that se@@ cul@@ ar inter@@ ests and concer@@ ns do not e@@ c@@ li@@ p@@ se the more important spiritual ones .
I need to feel com@@ pet@@ ent . I need to feel that I am not a vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m .
E@@ arly on the th@@ ir@@ d cre@@ ative day , Jehovah used his holy spirit to pro@@ du@@ ce d@@ ry land , perhaps har@@ ness@@ ing powerful ge@@ olo@@ gi@@ c for@@ ces to pu@@ s@@ h cont@@ in@@ ents up out of the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l se@@ a .
While we do not have material ri@@ ches , I often apply E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 2 : 25 to my@@ self : “ Who e@@ ats and who dr@@ in@@ ks better than I do ? ”
This ear@@ n@@ est desire to learn the truth from God’s Word was sh@@ ared by Mar@@ t@@ in C@@ el@@ l@@ ari@@ us ( also known as Mar@@ t@@ in B@@ or@@ r@@ ha@@ us ) , a young man who sta@@ yed at the Ca@@ pi@@ to home in 1@@ 5@@ 26 .
T@@ O@@ D@@ A@@ Y@@ ’@@ S world is often mar@@ ked by a spirit of b@@ ra@@ va@@ do and con@@ fr@@ on@@ tation or by temp@@ tation .
L@@ ater , when my health took a turn for the wor@@ se , I was ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al@@ ized for sever@@ al we@@ ek@@ s and then was moved to a n@@ ur@@ sing home .
In the Christian Greek Scriptures , we are told : “ As long as we have the opportunity , let us work what is good toward all ” ; and “ to the ex@@ t@@ ent that each one has received a gift , use it in minis@@ ter@@ ing to one another . ”
What is that ?
Di@@ d Paul vis@@ it those elders before they became believers ?
I was sh@@ o@@ cked to hear that J@@ im had become involved with this religious group .
What does Jehovah want us to know ?
A for@@ ced gi@@ ver gives because he feel@@ s pres@@ sur@@ ed to do so .
Although we are imper@@ fect humans , we can still enjoy a personal relationship with our loving Creator , Jehovah God .
They are His in@@ str@@ um@@ ents . ”
He en@@ tered the temple to offer inc@@ en@@ se , though he was not a pri@@ est .
Instead of rest@@ ra@@ ining him , the chil@@ d’s mother s@@ mil@@ es .
She had every right to be ang@@ ry .
If God gu@@ i@@ ded the pro@@ c@@ ess of ev@@ olu@@ tion , it would mean that he gu@@ i@@ ded mankind into its present di@@ se@@ as@@ ed and dist@@ ressed st@@ ate .
When he came in 29 C.E . , a time of judgment for the nation of Israel had dra@@ wn close .
Jehovah explained why he cho@@ se that name for this bel@@ o@@ ved woman : “ I will bl@@ ess her and also give you a son by her ; I will bl@@ ess her and she will become nations ; k@@ ings of pe@@ op@@ les will come from her . ” ​ — Genesis 17 : 5 , 15 , 16 .
She said that she felt bad and wi@@ shed she could som@@ eho@@ w help .
Be@@ fore L@@ ang@@ t@@ on@@ ’s day , scho@@ l@@ ars had experi@@ men@@ ted with different ways of di@@ vi@@ ding the Bible into s@@ mal@@ l@@ er se@@ ctions or chap@@ ters , main@@ ly , it seem@@ s , for refer@@ ence pur@@ pos@@ es .
For not the way man se@@ es is the way God se@@ es , because m@@ ere man se@@ es what appe@@ ars to the eyes ; but as for Jehovah , he se@@ es what the heart is . ”
A s@@ ci@@ ence enc@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia says : “ The n@@ ature and orig@@ in of the ice nu@@ cle@@ i , which are necess@@ ary to in@@ du@@ ce fre@@ e@@ z@@ ing of cl@@ ou@@ d d@@ ro@@ ple@@ ts at temp@@ er@@ atu@@ res about - 40 ° F ( - 40 ° C ) , are still not clear . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 7 : 16 , 17 ; Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 9 , 10 .
Tho@@ ma@@ s , mean@@ while , put his car@@ p@@ en@@ try s@@ k@@ ill@@ s to good use by building the first E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an - st@@ y@@ le house in F@@ i@@ ji .
The concer@@ n of the shepher@@ d and the woman refle@@ cts , therefore , in its own small way , the feelings of Jehovah and his heavenly cre@@ atu@@ res .
The local cl@@ er@@ gy were not happy with my activ@@ ity , especially my wit@@ ness@@ ing among fellow Ab@@ orig@@ ines .
The enem@@ ies of Jehovah will van@@ ish like gl@@ ori@@ ous pas@@ tures ; they will van@@ ish like s@@ mo@@ ke . ” ​ — P@@ s . 37 : 9 , 10 , 20 .
All 12 were then tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy servants of Jehovah .
Although baptism is a serious st@@ ep , why should it not be fe@@ ared or avo@@ i@@ ded ?
What will be the result for those who bel@@ ong to Jehovah ?
The spiritual vit@@ ality of the el@@ der@@ ly is a valu@@ able as@@ set
He can cle@@ an@@ se us from sin and free us from its death - deal@@ ing effe@@ cts .
O@@ r if you won@@ der how a certain Bible teaching might af@@ fect your life , you could ask a congregation el@@ der or another matu@@ re Christian for help .
These were men “ full of spirit and wisdom . ”
As a result , a person can be left with nothing more than the sa@@ d re@@ ality indic@@ ated by Jesus ’ words : “ Of what benefit is it for a man to gain the whole world and to for@@ fe@@ it his soul ? ”
H@@ op@@ e Le@@ a@@ ds to H@@ app@@ iness
• When were the children of Z@@ ion l@@ ying pro@@ str@@ ate , and when and how did they “ ar@@ ise ” ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , being disa@@ p@@ pointed by a person we trust is not an un@@ u@@ su@@ al experience .
They were to love the Per@@ son who had reve@@ aled his love to them .
See Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — Pro@@ claim@@ ers of God’s Kingdom , page 5@@ 50 ; 200@@ 5 Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses , pages 5@@ 3 - 4 ; The Watchtower , Mar@@ ch 1 , 20@@ 00 , pages 5 - 6 ; J@@ anu@@ ary 1 , 199@@ 1 , page 27 ; and F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 15 , 199@@ 1 , page 26 .
In many ch@@ ur@@ ches of Chris@@ tend@@ om , inc@@ en@@ se is offered in cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies and li@@ tur@@ gy .
And in his Word , he has provided practic@@ al ad@@ vice for day - to - day living .
T@@ en years later , there were ten times as many !
A good teach@@ er makes his stud@@ ents feel com@@ for@@ table so that they are e@@ ag@@ er to invol@@ ve themselves in what they are lear@@ ning and are happy to expres@@ s themselves .
You will gain wisdom , in@@ sight , and understanding , which will help you to ‘ rest@@ ra@@ in your fe@@ et from every bad p@@ ath . ’
My sons were always with me at the meetings and in the preaching work , but some things that happened made me see that they were gro@@ wing in Bible knowledge .
David had her brought to his p@@ al@@ ace and had rel@@ ations with her .
While bro@@ w@@ sing , you c@@ atch sight of a gar@@ ment that im@@ medi@@ ately appe@@ als to you .
• How can imper@@ fect humans appro@@ ach God accep@@ ta@@ bly ?
In the mean@@ time , the world sp@@ ends bil@@ li@@ ons on pro@@ long@@ ing life and re@@ duc@@ ing the ris@@ k of ill@@ ness and disa@@ bility .
While the recor@@ ds Luke con@@ sul@@ ted were not inspired , his resul@@ ting Go@@ spe@@ l certainly was .
If you will set his soul as a gu@@ il@@ t o@@ ffering , he will see his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , he will pro@@ long his days , and in his hand what is the deli@@ ght of Jehovah will succ@@ e@@ ed . ”
The O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or of E@@ vi@@ l
H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of milli@@ ons more recogn@@ ize Jesus as a prophet .
* Hence , by keep@@ ing Christ’s comman@@ d@@ ments , his followers remain in uni@@ on with him , and that un@@ ity , in turn , en@@ ab@@ les them to be@@ ar fru@@ it .
The city was the nor@@ ther@@ n@@ most out@@ po@@ st of the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re until inc@@ or@@ por@@ ated into the se@@ cul@@ ar H@@ it@@ t@@ ite E@@ mpi@@ re in the 14@@ th century B.C.E .
To what gr@@ and accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment does Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 4 : 7 point ?
That me@@ ant that he would not be able to come home for more than three days a mon@@ th .
“ The face of Jehovah is against those doing what is bad , to cu@@ t off the men@@ tion of them from the very earth . ”
4 M@@ ake God your friend .
His pro@@ v@@ isions inclu@@ de Bible study , Christian meetings , the field ministry , and prayer .
There is no doubt that it is good and pleas@@ ant to d@@ well in un@@ ity , though this may requi@@ re be@@ coming “ all things to people of all s@@ or@@ ts . ”
By their actions , they in effect say : “ There is no Jehovah . ”
K@@ ind words are appreci@@ ated .
This is@@ sue of The Watchtower discus@@ ses why God sent Jesus to earth to die for us and how we can show appreciation for that gift .
I@@ T I@@ S the fin@@ al night of Jesus ’ life on earth , and he sp@@ ends it with his apostles in the u@@ pp@@ er ro@@ om of a house in Jerusalem .
I h@@ ate it when some@@ body el@@ se tel@@ ls me this . ”
So does al@@ most ever@@ yone el@@ se .
For as the heavens are high@@ er than the earth , his loving - kindness is su@@ peri@@ or toward those fe@@ aring him .
Jehovah cre@@ ated his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son and then , using his Son as “ a ma@@ ster work@@ er , ” made the uni@@ verse .
Do we just read such information quic@@ k@@ ly or even avoid reading it at all ?
Read what she has to say .
Par@@ ents may at times fai@@ l to displa@@ y the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit when deal@@ ing with their children .
However , David learned that when he might have been al@@ one ​ — ‘ in@@ side his house ’ — ​ he still needed to walk in integrity .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 8@@ 9 , 35
F@@ el@@ low pione@@ ers and I co@@ vered the ter@@ rit@@ ory of S@@ ch@@ ne@@ i@@ fe@@ l .
On@@ ly in this way can we prove that Jehovah is the most important Per@@ son in our life .
Why does Jehovah per@@ mit bad things to ha@@ p@@ pen ?
Who do you think made what appe@@ ared to be a st@@ ar gu@@ i@@ de the ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers to H@@ er@@ od ? — It was not the true God , Jehovah , but his ad@@ vers@@ ary , or enem@@ y , Satan the Devil !
• Why should a Christian minis@@ ter end@@ ure in the face of difficul@@ ties ?
Paul said : “ Let each one do just as he has res@@ ol@@ ved in his heart , not g@@ ru@@ d@@ g@@ ingly or under com@@ pul@@ sion , for God lo@@ ves a c@@ he@@ er@@ ful gi@@ ver . ”
Indeed , “ very many are his mer@@ ci@@ es . ”
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s answer is no .
Although Jehovah had allow@@ ed an in@@ justice to occ@@ ur , this ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely resul@@ ted in “ the de@@ f@@ en@@ ding and leg@@ ally esta@@ bli@@ shing of the good news . ”
Acc@@ ording to The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a , some who called themselves Christians “ wi@@ shed the d@@ ate to co@@ in@@ ci@@ de with the pa@@ g@@ an Rom@@ an fes@@ ti@@ val mar@@ king . . . the w@@ in@@ ter sol@@ s@@ tice , when the days again beg@@ in to l@@ eng@@ then and the su@@ n beg@@ ins to c@@ li@@ m@@ b high@@ er in the s@@ k@@ y . ”
We know that the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message can sa@@ ve lives . ​ — Romans 10 : 13 , 14 .
Fa@@ ith simil@@ arly gives us spiritual go@@ als that en@@ able us to res@@ ist as@@ simil@@ ation into the world l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one , Satan the Devil . ​ — 1 John 2 : 15 - 17 ; 5 : 19 .
They may have rec@@ al@@ led that he said : “ The har@@ v@@ est , in@@ deed , is great , but the work@@ ers are few .
I@@ ts beli@@ ef@@ s and practic@@ es are a far c@@ ry from Bible truth .
It is not Jehovah’s way to provide a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c comm@@ and for every situation .
The R@@ an@@ som S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fice of Christ Jesus
Their hear@@ t@@ felt appreciation for our vis@@ it made up for any in@@ conven@@ i@@ ences we experienced along the way .
When we think about all that the ransom makes possible , does not our heart become filled with gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to Jehovah and his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son ?
The form@@ er things have pas@@ sed away . ” ​ — Revelation 21 : 3 , 4 .
K@@ it@@ ty is very g@@ la@@ d to have learned from Jesus ’ coura@@ ge@@ ous example .
Sh@@ ould You Be H@@ on@@ est at All T@@ im@@ es ?
( Read N@@ um@@ bers 16 : 5 . )
Our re@@ action is important .
How can we apply Paul’s counsel ?
It can also help us to make good decisions .
Yet , not one of them con@@ ne@@ cts Jesus ’ appe@@ ar@@ ance on earth with the prophecy of the 70 we@@ ek@@ s .
The elders take the lead in tra@@ ining men to re@@ ach out , but others can support their efforts .
“ The peace of God ” can sta@@ bi@@ li@@ ze us when we are bur@@ d@@ ened down with dist@@ res@@ sing emo@@ tions .
Just like the gover@@ ning body in the first century , this slave truly valu@@ es the Bible because it is the Word of God .
A married cou@@ ple needs to maintain a strong mar@@ it@@ al b@@ ond .
I am so than@@ k@@ ful to Jehovah God that he allow@@ ed me to learn the truth from his Word , the Bible , while I was still a young man .
And the set@@ t@@ ling of the is@@ sue of so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y is well under way .
Mar@@ ga@@ re@@ t
Although we experienced no ou@@ tri@@ ght op@@ position , we had to be care@@ ful .
It is as if we put Jehovah on tri@@ al and jud@@ ged him by our own standards of right and wrong .
He coun@@ sel@@ s : “ Let us not s@@ le@@ ep on as the rest do , but let us stay a@@ wa@@ ke and keep our sen@@ ses . ”
And they devel@@ op a fir@@ m confidence in “ the life . . . which is to come , ” when Bible mor@@ ality will be follow@@ ed by all mankind . ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 8 .
Jehovah can do the un@@ expe@@ cted , so we need not be anxi@@ ous in the face of tri@@ als .
In that are@@ a , there are now two th@@ ri@@ ving congregations , with al@@ most 2@@ 00 publi@@ sh@@ ers and many local elders .
During the to@@ dd@@ l@@ er peri@@ od , M@@ ary and I each took two , and they were no bur@@ den .
“ L@@ isten , my daugh@@ ter , ” said Bo@@ a@@ z .
Our sin@@ ful flesh con@@ stan@@ tly ur@@ ges us to do things that are dis@@ pleas@@ ing to God , with only death in view .
At night or during st@@ or@@ ms , be@@ ac@@ ons may have been li@@ t on the sum@@ mit of the temp@@ les in order to gu@@ i@@ de shi@@ ps sa@@ f@@ ely into the har@@ b@@ or .
Lo@@ y@@ ally Ser@@ ving Christ the King
St@@ or@@ k
There are a number of Scriptural acc@@ oun@@ ts in which congregation members helped others me@@ et and over@@ come challeng@@ es .
Why should those who qu@@ ali@@ fy for baptism take that st@@ ep without d@@ el@@ a@@ y ?
Read Psalm 4@@ 5 : 16 .
A wrong that has been for@@ given should be for@@ go@@ t@@ ten .
( b ) What had to be done to make sure that a sacrifice was accep@@ table to God ?
When the Bible speak@@ s of “ c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests , ” it means present and past high pri@@ ests and members of those famili@@ es qu@@ ali@@ fied to f@@ ill high@@ er of@@ fic@@ es of the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od in the future . ​ — Matthew 21 : 23 .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What s@@ ort of c@@ ities were P@@ om@@ pe@@ i@@ i and H@@ er@@ cul@@ an@@ e@@ u@@ m ?
L@@ ater , at the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of De@@ dic@@ ation in Jerusalem , Jesus told his op@@ pos@@ ers : “ You do not believe , because you are no@@ ne of my sheep .
Des@@ pite op@@ position and other ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les , S@@ is@@ ter H@@ un@@ t@@ ing@@ for@@ d ze@@ al@@ ously pre@@ ached the good news .
May we never for@@ get that , al@@ though we are the ones who pl@@ ant and water the see@@ ds , it is Jehovah who makes them gro@@ w .
What is the in@@ her@@ it@@ ance of the milli@@ ons of Jesus ’ “ other sheep , ” who are associ@@ ated with his anointed followers in preaching the good news of God’s Kingdom ?
Rather , Paul beg@@ ged the king to hear him pati@@ ently .
God - fe@@ aring Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h became Isa@@ ac@@ ’s bel@@ o@@ ved wife and pla@@ yed a part in Jehovah’s arrang@@ ement for pre@@ serving Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed .
I real@@ ized that Jehovah had been mer@@ ci@@ ful to me and had given me the opportunity to learn his ways .
Ther@@ e@@ after , my mother ra@@ ised us children as a sing@@ le par@@ ent .
Jesus pre@@ em@@ in@@ ently in@@ her@@ its the earth , for he is its appointed R@@ ul@@ er .
So he or@@ der@@ ed Israel@@ ’s lead@@ er , Jo@@ shua , to take 12 st@@ ones from the ri@@ ver bo@@ t@@ to@@ m and de@@ po@@ si@@ t them at their first enc@@ am@@ p@@ ment .
For example , when James was young , women in his v@@ il@@ la@@ ge would r@@ us@@ h their children in@@ side the house wh@@ en@@ ever they heard the call of the k@@ or@@ o@@ k@@ or@@ o bir@@ d ( comm@@ on ko@@ el ) .
I explained to him that if he was serious about the gi@@ r@@ l , he had to be pre@@ pared to mar@@ ry her and to take responsi@@ bility for a wife and children .
So we need to keep on show@@ ing neigh@@ b@@ or love .
In the 19@@ 30 ’ s , when the Gi@@ ant M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s se@@ par@@ ated C@@ ze@@ cho@@ s@@ lo@@ v@@ ak@@ ia and Ger@@ many , determined Witnesses began to use the a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned s@@ mu@@ g@@ gl@@ ers ’ tra@@ il@@ s .
Why Per@@ mit@@ ted ?
What spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c comm@@ and did God give our first human parents , and for what purpose ?
Like Moses , Jesus ’ early followers were not in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated by their many v@@ isi@@ ble enem@@ ies .
Do you have similar appreciation for God’s loving way of rul@@ ing ?
As an E@@ mp@@ lo@@ ye@@ e
The cur@@ se already pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced on the gr@@ ound ap@@ par@@ ently would be more pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced in Ca@@ in@@ ’s case , and the earth would not respon@@ d to his cultiv@@ ating of it .
In time , he ag@@ re@@ ed to let them return home to f@@ et@@ ch the you@@ ng@@ est if one of them would ag@@ ree to remain be@@ h@@ ind as a ho@@ st@@ age . ​ — Genesis 4@@ 2 : 9 - 20 .
At first , my husband di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t want me to eng@@ age in the public preaching work .
In 33 C.E . , the imp@@ aled Jesus en@@ tru@@ sted M@@ ary to the care of the bel@@ o@@ ved apostle John .
O@@ thers we are help@@ ing may even turn their ba@@ c@@ ks on Jehovah .
“ I can no longer stand my mat@@ e@@ ’s an@@ no@@ ying ha@@ bi@@ ts . ”
We read there that after the des@@ tru@@ ction of “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , ” the L@@ am@@ b will con@@ qu@@ er the nations .
H@@ u@@ man wisdom and mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness provide no prote@@ ction during “ the day of Jehovah . ” ​ — Jeremiah 4@@ 9 : 7 , 22 .
How were Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah remin@@ ded that nothing is too ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary for Jehovah ?
Be@@ fore Juda@@ h’s fir@@ st@@ born son had any sons by his wife , T@@ am@@ ar , he was put to death because he “ proved to be bad in the eyes of Jehovah . ”
That m@@ om@@ ent brought me so much satis@@ fac@@ tion ! ”
This is certainly good news to share with others !
The let@@ ters found in the A@@ ra@@ d and L@@ ach@@ ish col@@ le@@ ctions con@@ tain such ph@@ r@@ as@@ es as “ May Jehovah ask for your peace . ”
K@@ IN@@ D@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S
Wor@@ ry and lo@@ ss of s@@ le@@ ep
However , Paul was in@@ no@@ c@@ ent .
; Mal@@ ag@@ ó@@ n , J .
So@@ on ther@@ e@@ after , my husband and I started to study the Bible .
When sta@@ ying in the ho@@ m@@ es of fellow Witnesses , we enjo@@ yed help@@ ing them with the hous@@ eho@@ ld cho@@ res .
Acc@@ ording to Je@@ ff@@ re@@ y Sat@@ in@@ over , a re@@ sear@@ ch@@ er of the Bible co@@ de , these Jewish my@@ s@@ tic@@ s believe that the Hebrew let@@ ters used to rec@@ ord the cre@@ ation account in Genesis hold inc@@ re@@ di@@ ble my@@ s@@ tic@@ al power .
An@@ yone who wi@@ sh@@ es to come to a knowledge of the truth must be willing to bring “ every thought into cap@@ tiv@@ ity to make it obedi@@ ent to the Christ . ”
Jehovah M@@ ak@@ es K@@ no@@ wn His C@@ ho@@ ice of King
O@@ ver 2@@ .@@ 8 milli@@ on com@@ mut@@ ers tra@@ v@@ el to To@@ k@@ yo every day .
Ther@@ efore , a true Christian would not worship at any place that is vie@@ wed as holy in it@@ self or one that encoura@@ ges i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
How can we cultiv@@ ate our ability to make wise decisions ?
In the out@@ working of Jehovah’s pur@@ pos@@ es , this re@@ m@@ n@@ ant would become like “ de@@ w from Jehovah , ” which br@@ ings ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity .
15 : 1 - 6 ​ — Why did Jehovah pla@@ gu@@ e A@@ z@@ ari@@ ah ( U@@ z@@ z@@ iah , 15 : 6 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ) with le@@ pro@@ s@@ y ?
Wh@@ atever our circumstances , love prom@@ p@@ ts us to help fellow Christians in need .
He ag@@ re@@ ed , and she later shed te@@ ars of joy at her own baptism in No@@ v@@ ember 200@@ 4 .
Many of those present were atten@@ ding a conven@@ tion for the first time .
But attitude is only half the bat@@ tle .
A@@ c@@ tually , the Bible real@@ is@@ tic@@ ally ob@@ ser@@ ves that marriage it@@ self br@@ ings ‘ tri@@ bul@@ ation in the flesh . ’ ​ — 1 Corinthians 7 : 28 .
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Yet , there may be other Bible principles to take into consider@@ ation , which an el@@ der might help us to an@@ al@@ y@@ ze .
That is my name ; and to no one el@@ se shall I give my own glory . ”
For instance , are you known for de@@ e@@ ds of kindness to fellow believers and others ?
When Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k says “ war@@ ri@@ ors . . . moved temp@@ es@@ tu@@ ously to sc@@ at@@ ter me , ” the prophet speak@@ s for Jehovah’s anointed servants .
There is another are@@ a that requi@@ res spiritual per@@ c@@ ep@@ tion .
How do many Christian women today show the same attitude as did S@@ hi@@ ph@@ ra@@ h and P@@ u@@ ah , and how will Jehovah re@@ ward them ?
If we are led by holy spirit , we will show love for God , fellow worshipp@@ ers , and others .
S@@ P@@ E@@ A@@ K@@ IN@@ G about an individu@@ al who deli@@ gh@@ ts in and app@@ lies Bible principles in his life , the psalmist no@@ tes : “ He will certainly become like a t@@ ree pl@@ anted by st@@ re@@ am@@ s of water , that gives its own fru@@ it in its se@@ as@@ on and the fo@@ li@@ age of which does not wi@@ ther , and everything he does will succ@@ e@@ ed . ”
How do God and Jesus Christ feel about such chang@@ es ?
They explained how I could return to Jehovah God , and they arrang@@ ed for a mission@@ ary nam@@ ed C@@ in@@ dy to help me .
On the other hand , their interest in spiritual things ​ — if there is any — ​ is on a ra@@ pi@@ d dec@@ l@@ ine .
W@@ as Jesus really resur@@ rec@@ ted ?
The ancient p@@ low@@ man s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully gu@@ i@@ ded a w@@ o@@ o@@ den p@@ low , perhaps one having a me@@ tal ti@@ p , as an ani@@ ma@@ l pul@@ led it along .
D@@ on@@ ’t wor@@ ry , the@@ y@@ ’@@ l@@ l understand . ”
A@@ war@@ en@@ ess of d@@ om@@ es@@ tic viol@@ ence has been he@@ igh@@ ten@@ ed in rec@@ ent de@@ ca@@ des .
But Paul was a pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ er and knew how to become “ all things to people of all s@@ or@@ ts . ”
By ga@@ ining “ the acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the truth . ”
W@@ he@@ ther he did so or not , he certainly kept his promise , en@@ sur@@ ing the sa@@ f@@ ety and sur@@ vi@@ val of all a@@ bo@@ ard the ar@@ k .
He regul@@ arly called me regarding matters that wor@@ ri@@ ed him , and over the p@@ ho@@ ne I was able to help him understand ba@@ si@@ c Bible principles .
When we study chap@@ ters 3 , 5 , and 6 with our children and others , we will likely read Romans 5 : 12 .
I@@ l@@ se , G@@ ü@@ n@@ ther , A@@ sh@@ ok , and F@@ e@@ ema are un@@ ited with milli@@ ons of Jehovah’s Witnesses in a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
A prom@@ in@@ ent Israel@@ ite woman in Sh@@ un@@ em showed El@@ isha exc@@ ep@@ tional ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality .
We are wise to avoid associ@@ ation with those who hi@@ de their id@@ ent@@ ity in In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t ch@@ at ro@@ om@@ s , those at school or at our place of work who pre@@ ten@@ d to be our friends for de@@ vi@@ ous reas@@ ons , apost@@ ates who put on a mas@@ k of s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity , and those who live a d@@ ou@@ ble life .
How could they ? They did not even recogn@@ ize Jesus as their future King .
In this world s@@ atur@@ ated with self - in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence , our self - sacrific@@ ing spirit does much to honor Jehovah God . ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 1 . Your very pres@@ ence in the ministry gives a powerful witness to ob@@ serv@@ ers
The cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion became so great that even family relation@@ shi@@ ps bro@@ ke down .
The ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine A@@ wa@@ ke !
In@@ f@@ lu@@ enced by Satan , our first parents cho@@ se human rule over rule by Jehovah .
He stated : “ We knew , however , that get@@ ting married was not un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural , so we took refu@@ ge in prayer and put our trust in Jehovah . ”
He prom@@ o@@ ted res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful use of God’s name , Jehovah , using it fre@@ ely in his writ@@ ings .
H@@ ar@@ old S@@ tr@@ ange Li@@ br@@ ary of Af@@ ri@@ can S@@ tudi@@ es
Can we inc@@ re@@ ase the share we are having in it , even if that means ad@@ ju@@ sting our circumstances ? ​ — 2 C@@ or .
When we learn that Jehovah disa@@ p@@ pro@@ ves of something that we enjoy , for example , our in@@ iti@@ al re@@ action might be to re@@ be@@ l .
God also esta@@ bli@@ shed a covenant with mankind , prom@@ ising that he would never again bring a f@@ lood to destro@@ y all life on earth .
We are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that we are living in “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ”
A@@ mit , qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , deci@@ ded to exam@@ ine the Bible person@@ ally .
Our coura@@ ge@@ ous stand is not to be con@@ fu@@ sed with m@@ ere stu@@ b@@ bor@@ n@@ ness ; nor are we like some who re@@ be@@ l just to make a pol@@ itical point .
What instru@@ ctions about preaching did Jesus give the apostles , and what does this indic@@ ate about how they were to preach ?
I could vis@@ it my family only on ho@@ li@@ days and during sum@@ m@@ er v@@ ac@@ ations .
G@@ r@@ in@@ ding the f@@ l@@ our .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , no one should feel pres@@ sur@@ ed by a par@@ ent , a Bible teach@@ er , or anyone el@@ se in the congregation to get baptized .
In fru@@ str@@ ation , the vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s may say : “ H@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y !
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 9@@ 6 , 9@@ 8
P@@ ic@@ ture a M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast@@ er@@ n woman with a str@@ ik@@ ing pa@@ ir of dar@@ k , expres@@ sive eyes .
My parents , however , were H@@ ung@@ ari@@ an im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants , and when I was very young , we lived in a hum@@ ble , yet close - k@@ n@@ it , neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od .
Jesus deli@@ gh@@ ted in doing his heavenly Fa@@ ther’s will and in tal@@ king to others about God .
S@@ cho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es often ask why they will not share in certain activities , such as the f@@ la@@ g sal@@ u@@ te , bir@@ th@@ day c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations , and ho@@ li@@ day pro@@ je@@ cts .
N@@ ex@@ t , in an effort to eli@@ min@@ ate the new King , c@@ ru@@ el King H@@ er@@ od or@@ der@@ ed the k@@ ill@@ ing of bo@@ ys in the Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m are@@ a .
The apostle Matthew wrote : “ Jesus spoke to the crow@@ ds by illustr@@ ations .
Many of Jehovah’s great de@@ e@@ ds have been associ@@ ated with his “ et@@ er@@ n@@ al purpose ” to bl@@ ess obedi@@ ent mankind by means of the Messi@@ ah and his Kingdom rule .
The He@@ ad , Jesus Christ , supp@@ lies the body members with what is needed for good co@@ op@@ er@@ ation , co@@ or@@ din@@ ation , and spiritual n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment .
Jehovah is said to be wor@@ thy to “ receive ” glory , honor , and power .
We can try to see people as Jesus saw them , as “ s@@ kin@@ ned and thro@@ wn about like sheep without a shepher@@ d . ”
These are also the boo@@ ks most fre@@ qu@@ ently qu@@ o@@ ted in the Christian Greek Scriptures .
Ha@@ ving sp@@ ent another day in the dep@@ ths of dar@@ k@@ ness ​ — bl@@ ind , l@@ on@@ ely , listen@@ ing to the ra@@ di@@ o dr@@ on@@ ing on — ​ I deci@@ ded to put an end to my mis@@ er@@ able life .
That is what I am now loo@@ king for@@ ward to ​ — a full life in peace , se@@ cur@@ ity , and happiness , with co@@ pi@@ ous blessings from Jehovah .
God has an arrang@@ ement for provi@@ ding spiritual food for all his people .
The g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gi@@ es of real people prove that the enti@@ re arrang@@ ement of true worship is based , not on my@@ th , but on fact .
As Jehovah gra@@ du@@ ally reve@@ aled his purpose invol@@ ving that Messi@@ ani@@ c Se@@ ed , it became ap@@ par@@ ent that the Se@@ ed would do more than destro@@ y Satan .
O@@ r would you di@@ g to see if there were more ?
Since I was a fa@@ ther@@ less bo@@ y , that imp@@ ressed me very much .
Un@@ for@@ tun@@ ately , many cou@@ ples today sp@@ end little time together .
For years , they had all op@@ posed my faith in Jehovah , but I tri@@ ed to show them as much love as I could .
When I look back , it is clear that Jehovah himself was direc@@ ting his sheep to his organization .
Re@@ ading and then medit@@ ating on these thr@@ ill@@ ing acc@@ oun@@ ts will strengthen your faith that Jehovah is a God of sa@@ ving ac@@ ts .
By what means does Satan try to we@@ ak@@ en our hold on the truth ?
Jesus was very kind to women .
This is a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative s@@ cro@@ l@@ l con@@ tain@@ ing only the n@@ ames of those who rule with Jesus Christ in his heavenly Kingdom .
It is God’s purpose to take action against wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers .
D@@ et@@ er@@ min@@ ed to A@@ c@@ com@@ pl@@ ish Our M@@ in@@ is@@ try
She and some of her children were soon baptized .
The li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving work under Jesus ’ yo@@ ke is ref@@ re@@ shing
“ I had no inc@@ en@@ tive to live , ” she ad@@ m@@ its .
So we received an assignment in M@@ ba@@ r@@ ar@@ a , a to@@ wn in U@@ g@@ anda with a more temp@@ er@@ ate c@@ li@@ mate .
Jesus kno@@ ws how it feel@@ s to pray in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y to God
Jesus ’ ac@@ tive preaching about the Kingdom was at the cor@@ e of the reason why he came to earth .
L@@ ess@@ ons From the Bi@@ r@@ ds of the He@@ av@@ ens 8
How kind of Jehovah to see good in us , as he saw good in those four k@@ ings !
In mar@@ vel@@ ous ways , Jehovah provi@@ des food for all his cre@@ atu@@ res . ​ — Psalm 10@@ 4 : 14 , 21 ; 14@@ 7 : 9 .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es provi@@ ding for their material needs , Christian parents will make sure that their children receive a rich spiritual her@@ it@@ age that will benefit them forever .
Those l@@ ac@@ king good judgment make life har@@ der for themselves .
This will help you to find joy in living . ”
12 , 13 . ( a ) How is the world an ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le to Christian hum@@ ility ?
Un@@ like them , however , may we never for@@ get and fai@@ l to appreci@@ ate the good things God is doing for us .
The ano@@ in@@ ting of Jesus with holy spirit me@@ ant that God had now brought for@@ th his enti@@ re spiritual temple arrang@@ ement .
What s@@ ca@@ thing den@@ un@@ ci@@ ations does Jesus pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ce against the s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es ?
Pe@@ ople in gener@@ al may view this as imp@@ rac@@ tic@@ al , yet it is vital if we are to enjoy succ@@ ess@@ ful marri@@ ages , happy family relation@@ shi@@ ps , and satis@@ f@@ ying fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps .
“ To You Ye@@ ars of Li@@ fe Will Be Ad@@ ded ”
B@@ as@@ ed on a care@@ ful study , Jehovah’s Witnesses accept the Bible , “ not as the word of men , but , just as it tru@@ th@@ fully is , as the word of God , ” as the apostle Paul wrote .
For a time , I did vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er work at the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , viol@@ ence and dec@@ ep@@ tion were ri@@ fe in the land .
Di@@ v@@ ine Li@@ ght Dis@@ p@@ els D@@ ar@@ k@@ ness !
During chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od , our well - being dep@@ ended on the love and encourag@@ ement that our parents gave us .
“ We under@@ es@@ tim@@ ate their a@@ bil@@ ities .
N@@ one of them gave up in their service to Jehovah .
Ne@@ ar the ba@@ se of the fru@@ it@@ ful branch , he inv@@ ari@@ ab@@ ly fin@@ ds small new s@@ pr@@ ou@@ ts that also need to be re@@ moved .
Ph@@ ysi@@ c@@ ally they end@@ ure dr@@ ought , but spiritually they th@@ ir@@ st for God and his go@@ o@@ dness .
• Like tra@@ pe@@ ze ar@@ t@@ ists or fi@@ gu@@ re - s@@ k@@ ating par@@ t@@ n@@ ers , those see@@ king to buil@@ d a good marriage dep@@ end great@@ ly on a good par@@ t@@ ner . ​ — The Watchtower , May 15 , 200@@ 1 , page 16 . • Ex@@ pres@@ sing your feelings is like thro@@ wing a bal@@ l .
( b ) How did Paul expres@@ s his feelings about the way Jehovah cho@@ o@@ ses members of spiritual Israel ?
We allow the spirit to act in our lives by cultiv@@ ating its fru@@ its in all we do .
Hence , Moses told God’s ancient people , the Israelites : “ Be coura@@ ge@@ ous and strong . . . .
In the case of E@@ ve , we learn that those who ca@@ ve in to sel@@ f@@ ish desi@@ res or feelings of self - import@@ ance reve@@ al that Jehovah is not the most important Per@@ son in their life .
To whom was Jehovah refer@@ ring as “ one of us ” at Genesis 3 : 22 ?
It makes sure that all the com@@ mit@@ te@@ es op@@ er@@ ate s@@ mo@@ o@@ th@@ ly and ef@@ fi@@ ci@@ ently .
My chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od dre@@ am had come true .
The teaching and inter@@ change of encourag@@ ement that we receive at our ga@@ ther@@ ings for worship help us to experience real happiness and give us “ qui@@ et@@ ness from days of cal@@ am@@ ity . ”
H@@ us@@ band and wife were to be faithful to and co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with each other . ​ — Genesis 2 : 24 ; Matthew 19 : 3 - 9 .
What if such ones want to return to him ?
He was simply show@@ ing that the “ we@@ igh@@ ti@@ er , ” or more important , as@@ pe@@ cts of the Law requi@@ red ap@@ pl@@ ying it with reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess and mer@@ cy .
Jehovah’s Witnesses in Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i experienced sa@@ va@@ ge persecu@@ tion beg@@ in@@ ning in 19@@ 6@@ 7 .
What mat@@ tered was , not how the slave f@@ ell into de@@ b@@ t , but how his de@@ b@@ t was for@@ given and how he , in turn , tre@@ ated a fellow slave who ow@@ ed him relati@@ vely little money .
You are likely to hear your thoughts e@@ cho@@ ed in their com@@ ments .
Thus we will be following Jesus .
How deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful and ref@@ re@@ shing it was to me@@ et up with do@@ z@@ ens of loyal , de@@ ar friends , especially during our vis@@ it to the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses in New Yor@@ k !
They direc@@ ted him to the Scriptural stand toward war that the early Christians took .
On@@ ce our stud@@ ent has gr@@ as@@ ped a point , we move on to the next . ​ — C@@ ol .
A we@@ ek later , however , father was back in the of@@ fice expla@@ ining that the declar@@ ation did not l@@ ist the name of his daugh@@ ter .
A pioneer sister in C@@ ol@@ or@@ a@@ do , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , found part - time emp@@ loy@@ ment at a ban@@ k .
In prayer we draw close to Jehovah .
This “ people ” is made up of anointed Christians and milli@@ ons of Jesus ’ “ other sheep , ” who a@@ id and support them . ​ — John 10 : 16 .
Paul was one .
( b ) How do you feel about the share you have in supp@@ or@@ ting the Kingdom - preaching work ?
One way is by reading God’s Word regul@@ arly ​ — da@@ ily if possible .
King Jeho@@ as@@ h made sure of that !
Bible N@@ ame on An@@ cient J@@ ar , M@@ ar . “ B@@ less@@ ed Be Your Go@@ od S@@ en@@ se ! ” ( A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il ) , Ju@@ ne
Paul stated why God did not re@@ move his thor@@ n in the flesh : “ That I might not be over@@ ly ex@@ al@@ ted . ”
The of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als let Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l d@@ ro@@ p to the st@@ re@@ et bel@@ ow , where she was tr@@ am@@ pl@@ ed by Je@@ hu@@ ’s hor@@ ses and ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t .
What a wonderful example of self - control !
By this time , I had an old ca@@ r with which I was able to bring inter@@ ested ones to the meetings .
M@@ other tri@@ ed to bring us children up by Christian principles .
Jehovah does not commun@@ ic@@ ate direc@@ tly with anyone today .
W@@ ould you keep on star@@ ing at it ?
Jo@@ el enjo@@ ys wel@@ coming brothers and sisters at the Kingdom H@@ all
How much time do you sp@@ end in rec@@ re@@ ation ?
However , Paul war@@ ned : “ Those who are determined to be rich f@@ all into temp@@ tation and a s@@ n@@ are and many sen@@ sel@@ ess and h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful desi@@ res , which p@@ lu@@ ng@@ e men into des@@ tru@@ ction and ru@@ in . ”
K@@ en@@ ne@@ th F@@ lo@@ di@@ n
W@@ ere these hum@@ ble men sh@@ o@@ cked or em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed to hear that the new@@ born Messi@@ ah was in a st@@ able ?
She died in 199@@ 7 .
I found a cop@@ y of the bro@@ ch@@ ure The Di@@ v@@ ine N@@ ame That Will En@@ du@@ re F@@ o@@ re@@ ver .
O@@ ver 9@@ 0 per@@ c@@ ent of the human family have acc@@ ess to the Bible , or at le@@ ast part of it , in their n@@ ative language .
For instance , if a th@@ i@@ ef came into a house at night and the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der kil@@ led him , there was no b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t on the part of the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der .
But what could we use to study with them ?
Jo@@ y of Le@@ ading a S@@ imp@@ le Li@@ fe , May
Ca@@ ther@@ in@@ e@@ ’s husband , K@@ en , re@@ members that when their daugh@@ ter became a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , she com@@ pla@@ ined that he was not listen@@ ing .
37 : 9 - 11 .
Even better , Jesus promised that in the last days of this system of things , he would ga@@ ther his faithful disciples into a c@@ learly id@@ enti@@ fi@@ able Christian congregation that he would use to accom@@ pl@@ ish his will .
U@@ p@@ on what acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge might E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s faith have been based ?
12 : 4 .
N@@ ever do we want to le@@ an on the f@@ ra@@ il “ ar@@ m of flesh ” or seek “ refu@@ ge in the sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of Egy@@ pt , ” that is , this world .
• How may you draw comfort from the resurrection hope ?
T@@ en present were ill@@ it@@ er@@ ate , but they showed interest when we demonstr@@ ated how to use the illustr@@ ations in the bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res as an a@@ id to understanding the words . ”
7 , 8 . ( a ) When Jehovah sa@@ ves his people from their tri@@ als , what does he take into consider@@ ation ?
H@@ ad I not me@@ t her at that time and had I not respon@@ ded to her invit@@ ation to work for her again after the war , I would pro@@ ba@@ bly have set@@ t@@ led on our f@@ ar@@ m in the re@@ mo@@ te v@@ il@@ la@@ ge and not had any cont@@ act with the mission@@ aries in those early days .
He said , in effect , ‘ No@@ thing can prote@@ ct you from As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a .
If an un@@ willing friend could fin@@ ally be per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed to me@@ et his neigh@@ bor@@ ’s need , and if imper@@ fect human parents care for the needs of their children , how much more will our loving heavenly Father gr@@ ant holy spirit to his loyal servants who hum@@ bly come to him in prayer !
Jews ” A@@ F@@ T@@ E@@ R TH@@ E M@@ E@@ E@@ T@@ IN@@ G I@@ N J@@ E@@ R@@ U@@ S@@ AL@@ E@@ M I@@ N 4@@ 9 C.E .
* Of course not !
But remember that Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged in a public prayer how we@@ ak he and his people felt .
Such fear is , not mor@@ bi@@ d dre@@ ad of a v@@ indic@@ tive God , but heal@@ thy concer@@ n over dis@@ pleas@@ ing our heavenly Father , who is deep@@ ly inter@@ ested in our wel@@ f@@ are . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
They de@@ f@@ end the flo@@ ck by pu@@ t@@ ting their brothers on gu@@ ard against any who might at@@ temp@@ t to under@@ mine their faith .
The important thing is that they pray@@ ed .
The congregation in Bu@@ ch@@ s has gro@@ wn , and we enjoy meeting in a beau@@ ti@@ ful Kingdom H@@ all , dedic@@ ated fi@@ ve years ag@@ o .
So , what can we learn by pa@@ ying attention as Christ speak@@ s to the congregations ?
Satan su@@ gg@@ ested that if Jesus would do one act of worship , he could have it all and have it right then .
May love for Jehovah and gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for his loving pro@@ v@@ isions move us to be more determined than ever to th@@ war@@ t Satan’s efforts .
They too moved to M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
In fact , we can ex@@ pect to experience them .
How could we cop@@ e ?
If you set out to read the Bible and keep at it , you too can gain those benef@@ its ​ — imp@@ ro@@ ving your life now and get@@ ting to know God .
She ad@@ ju@@ sted her activities by sh@@ aring in tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne wit@@ ness@@ ing .
They “ re@@ tain it and be@@ ar fru@@ it with end@@ ur@@ ance . ”
With full confidence in the Kingdom , we re@@ pu@@ di@@ ate the worl@@ d’s ung@@ o@@ d@@ l@@ iness and ze@@ al@@ ously pur@@ sue fine works .
After doing so , that person could get baptized .
In view of what some might consider a d@@ el@@ a@@ y , a Christian could lo@@ se his sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y and in@@ stead give pri@@ or@@ ity to a com@@ for@@ table li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
Some call themselves Christians while believ@@ ing in re@@ inc@@ ar@@ nation , and others do not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to follow sever@@ al religious per@@ su@@ asi@@ ons si@@ mul@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ously .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate more fully the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s spirit , especially pati@@ ence .
“ S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t H@@ as B@@ r@@ ought P@@ res@@ sure U@@ p@@ on M@@ e ”
; Ca@@ sh@@ man , F .
We today view matters the same way . We never for@@ get the apostle Paul’s war@@ ning that “ bad associ@@ ations spo@@ il u@@ se@@ ful ha@@ bi@@ ts , ” even u@@ se@@ ful ha@@ bi@@ ts that we have had for many years . ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 33 .
The book of Revelation speak@@ s of God’s appointed time to “ bring to ru@@ in those ru@@ ining the earth . ” ​ — Revelation 11 : 18 .
They will be on hand to wel@@ come back milli@@ ons of resur@@ rec@@ ted ones .
Paul then encoura@@ ged Christians to “ consider clo@@ sel@@ y ” the example of Jesus .
But , ” he ad@@ ded as he f@@ ing@@ ered the boo@@ k@@ let I had given him , “ I think your heart is in this .
We can ask for God’s spirit to act within us , en@@ h@@ an@@ c@@ ing our desire to con@@ form our lives more fully to his will .
Satan would have us believe that we are wor@@ th@@ less .
How is it u@@ se@@ ful for the problems I face right now ? ’
What does their experience teach us about religious persecu@@ tion ?
He will make sure that the Par@@ adise earth will be fully in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted with the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of Adam and E@@ ve .
On the bas@@ is of that sacrifice , we can have a close relationship with God des@@ pite our imper@@ fe@@ ction .
Si@@ x is one sh@@ ort of se@@ ven .
And l@@ ate in the first century , the apostle John wrote that some men were already mis@@ le@@ ading Christians .
A@@ gain , though , Jehovah did not simply turn away from Solomon .
The Witnesses showed him the public@@ ation My Bo@@ ok of Bible St@@ ori@@ es .
Jehovah emp@@ ow@@ ered Jesus to per@@ form mirac@@ les .
M@@ ak@@ ing S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Pro@@ g@@ ress
D@@ U@@ R@@ IN@@ G the w@@ in@@ ter of 200@@ 4 , the Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s se@@ as@@ on in I@@ tal@@ y was mar@@ ked by a li@@ vely de@@ b@@ ate .
When vis@@ iting them , he did not present himself “ with an ex@@ tra@@ va@@ g@@ ance of spe@@ e@@ ch or of wisdom . ”
There is the op@@ pres@@ s@@ or@@ ’s h@@ ate , and the vi@@ c@@ tim@@ ’s h@@ ate .
God would provide for them just as he provi@@ des for “ the bir@@ ds of heaven . ”
E@@ ri@@ c : Yes , I gu@@ ess so .
She received the Israel@@ ite spi@@ es “ in a pe@@ ace@@ able way , ” and she obe@@ yed their life - sa@@ ving instru@@ ctions when Israel att@@ ac@@ ked Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o .
This law helped to show God’s people that they should be com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate .
[ Ma@@ p on page 21 ]
( a ) What kind of false go@@ ds are worshi@@ ped today ?
And he has .
What was the experience of Jews who tru@@ sted in Jehovah ?
And that was true ; that brother deli@@ vered mil@@ k .
A Y@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ G woman r@@ an to me@@ et her father .
( b ) What have you found to be effe@@ ctive when preaching to people from different ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds ?
V@@ i@@ e@@ wing himself as a go@@ d to be worshipp@@ ed , he des@@ p@@ ised his sla@@ ves , the Israelites .
Ther@@ efore , h@@ and@@ ling situ@@ ations in this are@@ a of concer@@ n requi@@ res great care and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment on the part of the elders in the congregation .
However , the brothers and sisters are not as wor@@ ri@@ ed as others are .
During Israel@@ ’s w@@ il@@ der@@ ness tre@@ k , K@@ or@@ ah , Da@@ than , and A@@ bi@@ ra@@ m re@@ bel@@ led against the authority of Moses and A@@ ar@@ on .
Me@@ an@@ while , I sp@@ ent al@@ most si@@ x more years be@@ h@@ ind pris@@ on ba@@ r@@ s .
Jehovah will certainly bl@@ ess such a pro@@ gra@@ m of loving ass@@ ist@@ ance . — Isaiah 6@@ 1 : 5 .
Se@@ cond , there is the re@@ v@@ ised e@@ dition of the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures , rel@@ eas@@ ed in Eng@@ l@@ ish at the an@@ nu@@ al meeting on O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 5 , 20@@ 13 .
What will be the result of this divine action ?
In a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative sense , you can do the same for your children .
If you ever feel that way , p@@ our out your heart to Jehovah as the psalmist did .
W@@ ould you not ag@@ ree that this as@@ sur@@ ance is faith - streng@@ th@@ ening ?
I was reading one of our boo@@ ks , and I held it in such a way as to make sure that To@@ m got a good look at it .
Some have even conclu@@ ded , as did Eng@@ l@@ ish ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her B@@ er@@ tr@@ and Rus@@ sel@@ l , that it would be good if in time “ every kind of religious beli@@ ef [ would ] die out . ”
The book continu@@ es : “ Since it is the name that , as it were , human@@ iz@@ es a child , when a cou@@ ple fear that their child will die they will u@@ su@@ ally de@@ f@@ er nam@@ ing him until they are sure he will live . . . .
I will sh@@ o@@ o@@ t her ! ”
Le@@ on@@ ard is de@@ a@@ f and has been one of Jehovah’s Witnesses for over 25 years .
C@@ al@@ e@@ b@@ ’s example encoura@@ ges us not to sh@@ y away from difficult the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c assign@@ ments .
There is no rec@@ ord that early Christians bur@@ ned inc@@ en@@ se for religious pur@@ pos@@ es .
The first article makes it clear that Jehovah is the God of love .
Greek writ@@ er Tho@@ ma@@ s S@@ p@@ eli@@ o@@ s com@@ men@@ ted : “ The all - ab@@ s@@ or@@ b@@ ing go@@ al of the O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch and its educ@@ ational system was to prote@@ ct its commun@@ ic@@ ants from the in@@ ro@@ a@@ ds of Is@@ la@@ m and Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda .
The Bible tel@@ ls us that Jehovah “ gives wisdom ” to his servants .
N@@ ic@@ o@@ sia
Jehovah instru@@ cted Noah to buil@@ d an ar@@ k shap@@ ed like a hu@@ ge ch@@ est .
During a C@@ ris@@ is , Jehovah S@@ how@@ ed U@@ s the W@@ a@@ y
The letter ad@@ v@@ ised us to consider the princi@@ ple of Luke 14 : 28 and coun@@ t the co@@ st before accep@@ ting this assignment because our Christian work was under ba@@ n there , and the P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese govern@@ ment had already ar@@ rest@@ ed many brothers .
What efforts did some early Christians make to give a witness to all nations ?
Bible scho@@ la@@ r Ri@@ ch@@ ard El@@ li@@ o@@ t@@ t F@@ ri@@ e@@ d@@ man states : “ The ba@@ si@@ c princi@@ ple appe@@ ars to be that p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment should cor@@ respon@@ d to the cri@@ me and never exc@@ e@@ ed it . ”
Why did David refu@@ se to dr@@ ink it ?
What kind of conduct might w@@ in over a husband ?
In his book These Al@@ so B@@ eli@@ eve , Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or Ch@@ ar@@ les S . B@@ ra@@ den said : “ Jehovah’s Witnesses have liter@@ ally co@@ vered the earth with their wit@@ ness@@ ing .
Mar@@ y@@ se An@@ asi@@ ak
This , however , would am@@ ount to saying that God lied to Adam .
Yet , that does not ne@@ g@@ ate the parents ’ responsi@@ bility .
S@@ ons and daugh@@ ters would love their parents but would ev@@ en@@ tually leave to get married and star@@ t their own famili@@ es .
S@@ ur@@ ely our desire is the same as Jo@@ si@@ ah’s was .
When parents and children sp@@ end time together lear@@ ning about Jehovah , their love for one another gro@@ ws str@@ ong@@ er .
“ If a man should live many years , let him enjoy them all . ” ​ — E@@ C@@ C@@ L .
Paul wrote : “ Ke@@ ep t@@ es@@ ting whether you are in the faith , keep pro@@ ving what you y@@ ourselves are . ”
Consider this fact : The Bible does not emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the number of earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es during the last days .
Today , Satan still claim@@ s that humans worship God for sel@@ f@@ ish reas@@ ons .
Do such standards ex@@ ist ?
One day I me@@ t J@@ essi@@ e .
Th@@ in@@ king A@@ bility to Pro@@ te@@ ct You
The Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts not only repor@@ t what Jesus said and did but also reve@@ al the dep@@ th of feel@@ ing and the pat@@ ter@@ n of thinking be@@ h@@ ind his words and actions .
This has been the experience of many cou@@ ples .
36 : 2 , 3 , 22 .
10 : S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fice offered
Indeed , the vision “ will not be l@@ ate . ”
King David has called together all his pr@@ inc@@ es , cour@@ t of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als , and mi@@ gh@@ ty men .
I@@ T I@@ S a true st@@ ory of the deli@@ ver@@ ance of those who were made to “ slave under ty@@ ran@@ n@@ y . ”
With L@@ loy@@ d in ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine work in J@@ ap@@ an
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 14 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 36 , 8@@ 7
TH@@ E ru@@ ins of ancient Eph@@ esus , on the w@@ est co@@ ast of T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y , have been the s@@ ite of in@@ ten@@ se ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal re@@ sear@@ ch for more than a century .
I@@ N 199@@ 1 , Jehovah’s Witnesses in Rus@@ sia were over@@ jo@@ yed when a long - standing ba@@ n on their activities was li@@ f@@ ted and they ga@@ ined of@@ fi@@ cial recogn@@ iti@@ on .
Many times , such a ga@@ ther@@ ing is mar@@ red by one or more members over@@ in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ing in food and al@@ co@@ ho@@ l , s@@ par@@ king ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents that all too often pro@@ vo@@ ke d@@ om@@ es@@ tic viol@@ ence .
Instead , by means of the Bible , Jehovah and Jesus have told us how we can keep on the w@@ atch .
What will help us to remain loyal to the God of fre@@ e@@ dom ?
You star@@ t to ru@@ n to a fri@@ end@@ ’s house ne@@ ar@@ by .
If you had been present on those occasi@@ ons , perhaps you would have felt the same way .
What , though , should be our men@@ tal attitude toward those who are not our fellow believers and who might show h@@ at@@ red toward us ?
Fa@@ ith is more than just believ@@ ing that God ex@@ ists , that “ he is . ”
Wh@@ ere Pa@@ ths C@@ ro@@ s@@ sed
L@@ ater , the two sons mar@@ ry the Mo@@ a@@ bi@@ te women O@@ r@@ pa@@ h and Ru@@ th .
Jesus showed this by re@@ je@@ cting the most mas@@ sive bri@@ be ever offered ​ — “ all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the world and their glory . ”
What less@@ ons do we learn from these Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts ?
These develop@@ ments indic@@ ate that Jehovah’s worship is holy , pu@@ re , and el@@ ev@@ ated .
Then he in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed a seri@@ es of tal@@ ks and inter@@ vie@@ ws that emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed all three things .
New Li@@ fe in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates
K@@ no@@ wing the answer to that question is a ke@@ y to understanding acc@@ ur@@ ately what it means to be born again .
Some Christians have allow@@ ed this po@@ is@@ on to p@@ ene@@ tr@@ ate their we@@ ak@@ ened de@@ f@@ en@@ ses , and it has led to lo@@ ss of privile@@ ges in the congregation or even more serious con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
“ Of course , ” said C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ine .
“ It has organiz@@ ed its me@@ at sla@@ ugh@@ ter@@ ing ; it has mi@@ x@@ ed its w@@ ine ; more than that , it has set in order its table . ”
T@@ ou@@ la : My parents always emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed that our relationship with Jehovah is the most preci@@ ous thing that we could ever pos@@ s@@ ess and that the only way we can ever be truly happy is by giving Jehovah our best .
; C@@ o@@ ok , O .
How does Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 8 : 23 point to the l@@ ing@@ u@@ is@@ tic chall@@ enge in our preaching work ?
P@@ E@@ R@@ S@@ E@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ AN@@ C@@ E has become a r@@ are com@@ mo@@ di@@ ty in mo@@ der@@ n times .
Do I believe that God can prote@@ ct me along with his people during the coming great tri@@ bul@@ ation ? ’
So@@ on I received more public@@ ations of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and as I de@@ v@@ our@@ ed them , I real@@ ized that I had found the truth that I had been sear@@ ch@@ ing for so fer@@ v@@ ently .
Let us bri@@ ef@@ ly re@@ view the up@@ building Bible - based pro@@ gra@@ m .
No di@@ et can pro@@ du@@ ce such chang@@ es in a m@@ ere ten days .
Our heavenly Father makes an appe@@ al that we can person@@ ally take to heart : “ Be wise , my son , and make my heart rejo@@ ice , that I may make a rep@@ ly to him that is ta@@ un@@ ting me . ”
It seem@@ ed that before long , ‘ we@@ al@@ th , fav@@ or , and em@@ in@@ ence ’ would be his . ​ — Acts 21 : 39 ; 22 : 3 , 27 , 28 .
Because of her wise decision , she and her hous@@ eho@@ ld were s@@ pared des@@ tru@@ ction when the Israelites later cap@@ tur@@ ed the city .
Like E@@ no@@ ch , we too have been com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned to preach .
“ If I can read just one s@@ crip@@ ture in the ministry , it satis@@ fi@@ es me that someone had his heart exam@@ ined by the Bible . ” ​ — E@@ le@@ an@@ or , age 26 ; baptized 198@@ 9 .
These un@@ n@@ atur@@ al uni@@ ons pro@@ duc@@ ed su@@ per@@ human off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , “ mi@@ gh@@ ty ones ” who used their su@@ peri@@ or power to bul@@ ly others .
They can f@@ ill us in on events that are mentioned in the Bible but not descri@@ bed in de@@ ta@@ il .
S@@ il@@ ently , I asked Jehovah to help me stay cal@@ m .
Today , the ti@@ de of dis@@ respect for authority is r@@ un@@ ning str@@ ong@@ er than ever .
If you try to shu@@ t out the other par@@ ent al@@ together , your child might su@@ ff@@ er emo@@ tion@@ ally .
It felt str@@ ange just to be on my own . ”
Paul ent@@ re@@ ated his Eph@@ es@@ i@@ an brothers ‘ to end@@ e@@ av@@ or to ob@@ serve the on@@ en@@ ess of the spirit . ’
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , he will always give us the strength needed to end@@ ure .
Jesus ’ tri@@ u@@ mp@@ ha@@ l en@@ try into Jerusalem ful@@ filled which prophe@@ ci@@ es ?
The apostle Paul expla@@ ins : “ [ Christ ] en@@ tered , no , not with the blood of go@@ ats and of young bul@@ ls , but with his own blood , once for all time into the holy place [ “ heaven it@@ self ” ] and ob@@ ta@@ ined an everlasting deli@@ ver@@ ance for us . ” ​ — Hebrews 9 : 12 ; 1 John 2 : 2 .
We read at Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 17 - 19 : “ H@@ ere I am cre@@ ating new heavens and a new earth ; and the form@@ er things will not be called to mind , ne@@ i@@ ther will they come up into the heart .
W@@ as this to sp@@ are them fur@@ ther persecu@@ tion ?
Ha@@ ve you ever b@@ ought something just because it loo@@ ked appe@@ al@@ ing in the st@@ ore or because you saw it in an ad@@ ver@@ t@@ is@@ ement ?
What do many not understand about suffering ?
The p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment God dec@@ re@@ ed was not et@@ er@@ n@@ al t@@ or@@ ment in hel@@ l .
What pre@@ ven@@ ted me from re@@ aching out to serve as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant ?
Does that not tell us how God feel@@ s about the many Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations today ?
The way a person lives pu@@ ts him on one side of the is@@ sue or the other .
“ The Lord . . . appe@@ ared to S@@ im@@ on ! ”
Ther@@ e@@ ’s ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely no work .
Now , though , I have a lo@@ vely wife and two sons , and as a family , we find real ple@@ asure in help@@ ing others learn the truth about God .
10 : 19 ; 12 : 18 ; 13 : 3 ; 15 : 28 ; 17 : 28 .
Ha@@ ve we taken the ad@@ vice to heart and set asi@@ de an ev@@ ening for that purpose ?
Con@@ cer@@ ning the teaching of her children , she wrote : “ I@@ ’@@ m going to have to get over my em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass@@ ment . ”
Jehovah God , “ the true Lord , ” and Jesus Christ , “ the m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er of the covenant , ” came to in@@ spe@@ ct the “ sons of L@@ ev@@ i , ” who re@@ pres@@ ented the anointed .
So Paul’s st@@ at@@ ement about being a P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e must have had li@@ mit@@ ations , and the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es present must have under@@ sto@@ od Paul’s words in that con@@ text .
I told him that I had been reading about Abraham and how he had at@@ temp@@ ted to offer up his son , Isa@@ a@@ c .
So Jesus may have known the challeng@@ es of ear@@ ning a living , deal@@ ing with cu@@ st@@ om@@ ers , and making ends me@@ et .
P@@ os@@ si@@ bly , Satan deli@@ ber@@ ately s@@ ought to give Job the imp@@ res@@ sion that it was God who had ca@@ used his a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction .
He c@@ learly made the right cho@@ ice , al@@ though his life was some@@ times hard from a material stan@@ d@@ point .
With his spirit upon us , we also dec@@ l@@ are good news to the me@@ ek , bin@@ d up the bro@@ k@@ en@@ hear@@ ted , and comfort those who m@@ our@@ n .
After Jesus gave his apostles an ob@@ ject less@@ on in hum@@ ility by hum@@ bly wa@@ shing their fe@@ et , he told them : “ I set the pat@@ ter@@ n for you , that , just as I did to you , you should do also . ”
In chap@@ ter 4 , he pa@@ uses after reading ver@@ ses 11 to 13 in an under@@ to@@ ne .
Rather , he tre@@ ated all the work@@ ers as those having a right to a living .
I am ali@@ ve today because of ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles and living a Christian way of life .
What a disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment A@@ ha@@ z was as a shepher@@ d of Juda@@ h !
The Bible ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges that “ money is for a prote@@ ction . ”
If a great mul@@ titu@@ de of people desire to remain under his rul@@ er@@ ship , that re@@ comm@@ ends him as a good rul@@ er .
This bel@@ o@@ ved Son wanted others to know and use his Fa@@ ther’s name .
In O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 19@@ 27 , the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents arrang@@ ed tal@@ ks in To@@ k@@ yo .
On@@ ly by doing so will we “ succ@@ e@@ ed in es@@ cap@@ ing all these things that are des@@ t@@ ined to occ@@ ur . ” ​ — Luke 21 : 36 .
After that experience , Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s ex@@ tend@@ ed their t@@ our to D@@ er@@ be in the Rom@@ an pol@@ itical pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of Gal@@ ati@@ a , an are@@ a where people spoke the L@@ y@@ ca@@ on@@ i@@ an language .
He once said to a stud@@ ent : “ S@@ tudi@@ ous bo@@ y , you will live to see the day when the teachings of . . . qu@@ ar@@ rel@@ some the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans will be re@@ je@@ cted by all true Christian scho@@ l@@ ars . ”
In all that time , not a sing@@ le to@@ wn destro@@ yed by the Babyl@@ on@@ ians was re@@ set@@ t@@ led . ” Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or La@@ wr@@ ence E .
1@@ 37 : 1 , 5 , 6 .
The better course is to follow Moses ’ example , turn our back on the en@@ tic@@ ements of the world , and put Jehovah’s service first in our lives .
They me@@ et their end at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , when God’s Kingdom c@@ ru@@ sh@@ es and pu@@ ts an end to all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the world .
One day a woman who helps ru@@ n an associ@@ ation for the bl@@ ind told me that a local ten@@ n@@ is c@@ lu@@ b was going to don@@ ate a gu@@ i@@ de do@@ g to a bl@@ ind or par@@ ti@@ ally si@@ gh@@ ted person living in our are@@ a .
‘ Go@@ ing Be@@ y@@ ond the Th@@ ings W@@ rit@@ ten ’
I soon found work in Au@@ stri@@ a .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , Jehovah re@@ je@@ cted Saul from being king over Israel .
For the next few years , my par@@ t@@ ner and I pre@@ ached mo@@ st@@ ly in s@@ mal@@ l@@ er to@@ w@@ ns where Af@@ ri@@ ka@@ ans was spo@@ ken .
Un@@ der such circumstances , our relationship with Jehovah can be affe@@ cted .
Some of the apostles ’ teaching was per@@ man@@ ently recorded in the inspired boo@@ ks that are now part of the Christian Greek Scriptures .
The day Mar@@ ku@@ s came back , the pl@@ ane was d@@ el@@ a@@ yed for sever@@ al h@@ our@@ s , so when he fin@@ ally arri@@ ved , we cri@@ ed in each o@@ ther’s ar@@ ms .
How satis@@ f@@ ying it will be at that time to live in a world where there is no suffering !
SH@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ R@@ O@@ O@@ K@@ E , Q@@ U@@ E . ( Fr@@ en@@ ch ; si@@ gn language also ) , P@@ al@@ a@@ is des s@@ por@@ ts , 3@@ 60 , ru@@ e Par@@ c . S@@ U@@ R@@ R@@ E@@ Y , B.@@ C .
There are milli@@ ons of faithful angels in heaven .
What Christ’s Com@@ ing Will A@@ c@@ com@@ pl@@ ish
And now is the time to maintain moral pur@@ ity and never je@@ op@@ ar@@ di@@ ze our righteous standing with Jehovah .
King A@@ ha@@ b , under the influ@@ ence of his pa@@ g@@ an wife , Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l , prom@@ o@@ ted Ba@@ al worship in the ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel .
You have set our er@@ r@@ ors right in fr@@ on@@ t of you , our hi@@ d@@ den things before your b@@ right face .
Pa@@ ying attention to the message of the book of Acts will he@@ igh@@ ten our appreciation for the power of God’s written Word and his holy spirit .
It is un@@ loving to tre@@ at others as inf@@ eri@@ or .
Jesus ’ Per@@ fect An@@ s@@ wer
That verse id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es one of the wrong practic@@ es : They had “ taken pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the daugh@@ ter of a fore@@ ign go@@ d as a bri@@ de . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther de@@ ta@@ il@@ s regarding these arrang@@ ements will be supp@@ lied by the bran@@ ches that are invit@@ ed to s@@ end d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates to a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar country or coun@@ tri@@ es .
S@@ tu@@ dy of the Bible , then , is an ess@@ enti@@ al ing@@ re@@ di@@ ent of prayer .
And the c@@ y@@ c@@ le re@@ pe@@ ats it@@ self .
Many of Jesus ’ illustr@@ ations show the influ@@ ence of his tra@@ ining by Joseph and M@@ ary
“ A@@ ver@@ age publi@@ sh@@ ers ” is the ty@@ pi@@ cal number of different ones repor@@ ting time in the ministry each mon@@ th .
5 - 8 .
N@@ early 3@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , the prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah invit@@ ed young El@@ isha to become his attend@@ ant .
Then , while I was per@@ form@@ ing in T@@ it@@ o@@ v V@@ el@@ es , M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia , the ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent descri@@ bed at the out@@ set took place .
After ob@@ tain@@ ing a special per@@ mit from the author@@ ities , a pris@@ on@@ er nam@@ ed C@@ o@@ stan@@ t@@ in@@ o was baptized in a Kingdom H@@ all in S@@ an R@@ em@@ o , with 1@@ 38 local Witnesses present .
This occ@@ ur@@ red to me when I r@@ er@@ e@@ ad Psalm 4@@ 8 : 14 : “ This God is our God to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , even forever .
R@@ EL@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ O@@ U@@ S L@@ E@@ A@@ D@@ E@@ R@@ S some@@ times pre@@ di@@ ct tra@@ gi@@ c worl@@ d@@ wide events to war@@ n mankind and ga@@ ther followers .
B@@ el@@ le@@ v@@ il@@ le Y@@ ar@@ d@@ men Ar@@ ena , 2@@ 6@@ 5 C@@ an@@ ni@@ f@@ t@@ on R@@ d .
Fir@@ st he ur@@ ged B@@ ath - she@@ ba to re@@ mind David of his s@@ wor@@ n in@@ ten@@ tion to make their son Solomon king .
What se@@ al@@ ing work is ne@@ aring its end , and what other work is going on ap@@ ace ? Today , the fin@@ al se@@ al@@ ing of the rema@@ ining spiritual Israelites is near .
Because of this , wh@@ en@@ ever the Witnesses vis@@ ited , G@@ r@@ ace r@@ an be@@ h@@ ind her house and hi@@ d until they left .
Fir@@ st , we can gl@@ ori@@ fy God by pra@@ ising his name .
But we all fin@@ ally made it to our des@@ t@@ in@@ ation .
Mo@@ st Bi@@ bl@@ es transl@@ ate the word “ p@@ il@@ low ” or “ cu@@ shi@@ on . ”
The way she wor@@ ked at Bethel and in the congregation indic@@ ated to me that she would be a loyal compan@@ ion in my ministry .
H@@ er s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing proved that she was an un@@ willing vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m ; she was not gu@@ il@@ ty of wr@@ ong@@ doing .
One 13 - year - old gi@@ r@@ l wrote , “ This book gave me the courage to talk to my parents about things that were on my mind ​ — even things that I had done . ”
New Kingdom H@@ all in G@@ h@@ ana
One of my assign@@ ments at Bethel was to op@@ er@@ ate a sa@@ w@@ m@@ ill .
How does Timo@@ th@@ y’s example show that Jehovah is willing to en@@ trust young people with responsi@@ bil@@ ities ?
Instead , we should seek God’s guid@@ ance on how we ought to use our rema@@ ining years in this system of things .
But once you do , it@@ ’s am@@ a@@ z@@ ing to dis@@ co@@ ver how much interest he has in us ! ”
However , Isa@@ a@@ c Com@@ nen@@ us had him ar@@ rest@@ ed , imp@@ ris@@ oned , and ban@@ i@@ shed to I@@ m@@ bro@@ s .
How could this proble@@ m be sol@@ ved in such a sh@@ ort time ?
The commun@@ ity h@@ all was already r@@ ented .
The Bible pointed to the ris@@ e of Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s cl@@ er@@ gy , descri@@ b@@ ing them col@@ le@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely as “ the man of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness ” and “ the son of des@@ tru@@ ction . . . whom the Lord Jesus will do away with . . . and bring to nothing by the man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of his pres@@ ence . ” ​ — 2 Th@@ ess .
At the same time , C@@ y@@ ri@@ l la@@ un@@ ched a quic@@ k pro@@ gra@@ m of Bible transl@@ ation .
( Read Psalm 25 : 4 , 5 . )
God wants people to seek him and to know the truth about him . ​ — Read Acts 17 : 24 - 27 .
M@@ ore than that , when he found himself in fa@@ shi@@ on as a man , he hum@@ b@@ led himself and became obedi@@ ent as far as death , y@@ es , death on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake . ” ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
To pro@@ du@@ ce such works of ar@@ t , a mon@@ k might have sp@@ ent a whole day cre@@ ating one in@@ iti@@ al letter or a whole we@@ ek pre@@ par@@ ing a t@@ it@@ le page .
The pri@@ est began the con@@ vers@@ ation with a v@@ ol@@ le@@ y of ta@@ un@@ ts against Jehovah’s Witnesses , c@@ all@@ ing them her@@ e@@ tic@@ s who had mis@@ led Kat@@ ina .
The need for vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers in Jehovah’s organization is greater than ever .
At times , even some of God’s people lo@@ se clear sight of Jehovah’s view of marriage .
Ha@@ ving a mo@@ des@@ t and hum@@ ble spirit en@@ ab@@ les Jehovah’s servants to find true joy in their ministry .
Jehovah’s written Word was high@@ ly es@@ te@@ em@@ ed by the early Christians .
When new fac@@ il@@ ities were dedic@@ ated in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il on Mar@@ ch 8 , 199@@ 7 , the dedic@@ ation bro@@ ch@@ ure repor@@ ted : “ 19@@ 23 : Ge@@ or@@ ge Y@@ oung arri@@ ves in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
In Au@@ gu@@ st 194@@ 1 , Jehovah’s Witnesses pl@@ an@@ ned a hu@@ ge conven@@ tion in S@@ t .
By the time I was 18 , I was thinking about mo@@ ving to C@@ am@@ bo@@ dia .
When they arri@@ ve at the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ b ​ — a ca@@ ve with a st@@ one l@@ ying against its op@@ ening — ​ Jesus dec@@ la@@ res : “ T@@ ake the st@@ one away . ”
a co@@ br@@ a ?
Consider some of the mar@@ ks of au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ity .
The matters Paul men@@ tions are so vital that he says “ continue consider@@ ing these things . ”
The apostle Paul explained that the al@@ ta@@ r re@@ pres@@ ented God’s will , according to which He accepted an appro@@ pri@@ ate sacrifice for the re@@ de@@ mp@@ tion of mankind .
Such a her@@ it@@ age also foc@@ uses on help@@ ing them to esta@@ bl@@ ish and cultiv@@ ate a personal relationship with their Creator . ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 19 .
The writ@@ er qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er go@@ es on to say : “ With se@@ v@@ ere star@@ vation the di@@ g@@ es@@ tive or@@ g@@ ans may be so in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed by l@@ ack of vit@@ am@@ ins and other necess@@ ities that they can no longer take up or@@ din@@ ary fo@@ o@@ ds if they are provided .
C@@ i@@ vi@@ c C@@ en@@ ter Ar@@ ena , 6@@ 0@@ 1 E .
12 : 8 .
Do Not “ Mis@@ s I@@ ts P@@ ur@@ pose ”
Yes , because all of us are imper@@ fect .
• Will respon@@ sible ones be present to en@@ sure order t@@ ill the end ?
Our family , wal@@ king al@@ ong@@ side the El@@ be Ri@@ ver , H@@ ambu@@ r@@ g , 19@@ 6@@ 5
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining at an E@@ arly A@@ ge
9 : 10 - 13 .
9 “ Let En@@ du@@ r@@ ance Com@@ ple@@ te I@@ ts Wor@@ k ”
What a fine example for us to imitate !
Why , her st@@ ory is recorded in the Bible !
Since wicked spi@@ r@@ its can no longer materi@@ al@@ ize , in what indi@@ rec@@ t ways might they try to influ@@ ence you ?
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als H@@ ad Jehovah as Their Sh@@ are
Per@@ haps a similar situation ex@@ ists where you live .
Jehovah’s Witnesses in other par@@ ts of the country im@@ medi@@ ately organiz@@ ed reli@@ ef com@@ mit@@ te@@ es , and in a sh@@ ort time , they had ga@@ ther@@ ed t@@ ons of food and had pa@@ id the co@@ st of trans@@ por@@ ting the supp@@ lies .
Be@@ fore c@@ li@@ mb@@ ing la@@ d@@ ders or st@@ ep@@ p@@ ing on s@@ ca@@ ff@@ ol@@ ding , be sure that the e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment has all the sa@@ f@@ ety fe@@ atu@@ res inst@@ al@@ led and is in good con@@ dition .
and the ac@@ tu@@ al coming , or arri@@ val , of the bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om .
The events from Jesus ’ tri@@ u@@ mp@@ ha@@ l en@@ try into Jerusalem to his resurrection are descri@@ bed in ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal order .
The gu@@ ar@@ ds soon learned that the apostles were at the temple in Jerusalem , fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly teaching the people about Jesus Christ ​ — the very activ@@ ity for which they had been ar@@ rest@@ ed !
It could be pe@@ er pres@@ sure .
Does P@@ ra@@ ying Do An@@ y Go@@ od ?
So@@ on , however , “ a great viol@@ ent w@@ in@@ d@@ st@@ or@@ m bro@@ ke out . ”
Al@@ ter@@ n@@ ate la@@ y@@ ers of sal@@ t and f@@ ish are co@@ vered by d@@ ry mat@@ ting .
Thus , al@@ though Jesus was perfect , he was not a per@@ fe@@ c@@ tion@@ ist .
What is Jehovah’s Da@@ y@@ st@@ ar now ready to do ?
on page 27 . )
No@@ te , however , that Peter ur@@ ged his Christian brothers and sisters to be ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able “ to one another , ” to those whom they already knew and associ@@ ated with .
Even Jesus , the only man ever to live in perfect faith@@ ful@@ ness to God , was fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ used .
As hus@@ ban@@ ds , how should you exerc@@ ise your God - given authority ?
As Jo@@ shua f@@ ought the A@@ mal@@ ek@@ ites , st@@ ati@@ oned on a ne@@ ar@@ by h@@ ill were Moses , A@@ ar@@ on , and H@@ ur .
What could pos@@ si@@ bly be another reli@@ able s@@ ource of divine re@@ vel@@ ation ?
What questions should Dani@@ el@@ ’s example prom@@ pt us to ask about our par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in the ministry ?
Jesus war@@ ned : “ W@@ o@@ e , wh@@ en@@ ever all men speak well of you , for things like these are what their fore@@ fa@@ thers did to the false prophe@@ ts . ”
What makes the call to re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble ?
“ I Ad@@ mi@@ red His In@@ cre@@ di@@ ble D@@ et@@ er@@ min@@ ation ” ( Ger@@ many ) , 10 / 15
Some 40 years ear@@ li@@ er , when I arri@@ ved in G@@ h@@ ana after my gra@@ du@@ ation from G@@ ile@@ ad , there were just a few h@@ un@@ d@@ red Witnesses .
So the se@@ ven@@ th day was ong@@ o@@ ing in Paul’s day .
Pe@@ ace in Tr@@ oub@@ led World , 7 / 1 P@@ il@@ ate Ha@@ ve Re@@ as@@ on to F@@ e@@ ar Ca@@ es@@ ar ? 1 / 1
Yet , some@@ times I would pray any@@ way .
Although par@@ ts of the world are pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous , a large por@@ tion of mankind still live in ex@@ tre@@ me po@@ ver@@ ty .
Still , you can be cour@@ te@@ ous and help@@ ful .
6 How Will You R@@ es@@ pon@@ d to God’s Gre@@ at@@ est Gi@@ ft ?
“ Christ Di@@ d Not P@@ le@@ ase H@@ im@@ self ”
Un@@ der such circumstances , our words may appe@@ ar fo@@ ol@@ ish , and our peace of mind may su@@ ff@@ er as a result .
17 : 7 , 8 )
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s war@@ ning examples of individuals who were dec@@ ei@@ ved by Satan’s lies .
In fact , the op@@ pos@@ ite is taking place . ”
Re@@ g@@ arding all who support God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , Satan had made this chall@@ enge : “ A person will give up everything he has to sa@@ ve his life . ”
To he@@ igh@@ ten our appreciation for the ransom , let us consider how it rel@@ ates to the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of God’s name , the rule of God’s Kingdom , and the accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment of God’s purpose .
We c@@ y@@ c@@ led a lo@@ t , pu@@ shing our heav@@ ily lo@@ ad@@ ed bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ les against strong w@@ in@@ ds coming from the N@@ or@@ th Se@@ a .
E@@ ach of us needs to take E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s war@@ ning to heart and share it with others .
; D@@ u@@ d@@ ding , R .
Why could Jesus not en@@ ter heaven as a human , and how was this situation res@@ ol@@ ved ?
“ W@@ H@@ E@@ N I wish to do what is right , what is bad is present with me . ” Do you know who said those words ?
But he has not pre@@ served each letter in@@ t@@ act , as if he were ob@@ s@@ ess@@ ed with such tri@@ vi@@ al matters as sp@@ el@@ ling chang@@ es over the course of cen@@ tu@@ ries .
Yet , everything came to a su@@ d@@ den end .
C@@ lo@@ v@@ is ’ at@@ temp@@ ts to se@@ ize the Bu@@ r@@ g@@ un@@ di@@ an kingdom to the sou@@ the@@ ast fa@@ iled .
By imit@@ ating what he se@@ es his instru@@ ct@@ or do , he ev@@ en@@ tually a@@ im@@ s his ar@@ ro@@ ws so that they str@@ ike clo@@ s@@ er and clo@@ s@@ er to the cen@@ ter of the t@@ ar@@ get .
( 8 ) S@@ ar@@ a@@ fi@@ ano@@ s , G .
In the con@@ text of 1 Corinthians 10 : 13 , Paul ref@@ ers to the t@@ ests that Israel fac@@ ed in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
D@@ ist@@ ance is not an in@@ sur@@ m@@ oun@@ table proble@@ m for Witnesses of Jehovah in@@ t@@ ent on being present at conven@@ tions .
How can per@@ form@@ ing gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous ac@@ ts imp@@ ro@@ ve relation@@ shi@@ ps ?
That was ex@@ ac@@ tly the am@@ ount of money in the case .
Ther@@ e@@ after , Jehovah rest@@ ored his Son to life as a spirit .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 6 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 9@@ 6 , 9@@ 3
Ju@@ ne 1 - 7 , 200@@ 9
It is just as the inspired prophet Isaiah stated : “ The gre@@ en gr@@ ass has d@@ ri@@ ed up , the b@@ lo@@ s@@ som has wi@@ ther@@ ed ; but as for the word of our God , it will last to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ” ​ — Isaiah 40 : 8 .
What will gen@@ u@@ ine love move us to do ?
That , however , has proved to be e@@ asi@@ er said than done .
* How can this ap@@ par@@ ent con@@ f@@ li@@ ct be explained ?
We de@@ al with un@@ emp@@ loy@@ ment , serious ill@@ nesses , persecu@@ tion , n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers , lo@@ ss of pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons because of cri@@ me , or other har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps .
Per@@ haps influ@@ enced by the So@@ cr@@ ati@@ c me@@ th@@ od of ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent , they became very dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful of others .
Then we see a “ p@@ ale hor@@ se ; and the one se@@ ated upon it had the name De@@ ath . ”
Fir@@ st K@@ ings beg@@ ins with an in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ing account of an at@@ temp@@ t by King Davi@@ d’s son Ad@@ on@@ ij@@ ah to u@@ sur@@ p his fa@@ ther’s k@@ ing@@ ship .
11 : 9 ; 25 : 8 ; 33 : 24 ; 35 : 5 - 7 ; 6@@ 5 : 22 .
TH@@ E woman and her son were hu@@ ng@@ ry , and so was God’s prophet .
“ A cal@@ m heart gives life to the body , ” says Proverbs 14 : 30 .
You na@@ il down counsel by giving encourag@@ ement .
Ph@@ ili@@ p found it eas@@ y to str@@ ike up a con@@ vers@@ ation , since the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an of@@ fi@@ cial was reading al@@ ou@@ d , as was the cu@@ sto@@ m in those days .
He sh@@ ared their joy .
And never for@@ get to pray to Jehovah spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally about your concer@@ ns and ask him to gu@@ i@@ de your thinking by means of his holy spirit , “ for Jehovah himself gives wisdom . . . and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
Jehovah is the S@@ ource of d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic en@@ er@@ gy .
I tri@@ ed to think of something to say that would pre@@ v@@ ent this spiritual tre@@ asure from being con@@ f@@ is@@ c@@ ated .
Moses told them : “ Jehovah will make known who bel@@ ong@@ s to him . ”
Mar@@ th@@ a thought that Jesus was tal@@ king about the future resurrection , so she rep@@ lied : “ I know he will ris@@ e in the resurrection on the last day . ”
C@@ learly , not only was he about to sacrifice his life but he also expe@@ cted that those who follow@@ ed him would have to be ready to sacrifice their lives in God’s service .
After this lo@@ ss , Sa@@ ú@@ l deci@@ ded that he had become the only “ man ” in the family , and he would now have to take care of his mother and his gr@@ and@@ mother .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er also al@@ le@@ vi@@ ates anxi@@ ety and fru@@ str@@ ation .
His blessing is also experienced by those who respon@@ d and re@@ ach out for privile@@ ges in the congregation .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 22 , 23 ]
He “ became en@@ ra@@ ged ” against the pri@@ ests .
In some plac@@ es under the G@@ u@@ am branch , un@@ u@@ su@@ al fo@@ o@@ ds are served .
If a book is to be a help@@ ful and bene@@ fi@@ cial gu@@ i@@ de to people , it must be under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble and rel@@ ev@@ ant to them .
So in@@ ten@@ se , so pu@@ re , so perfect is God’s love , so thor@@ ough@@ ly does it per@@ me@@ ate his person@@ ality and actions that he may righ@@ tly be spo@@ ken of as the very person@@ i@@ fic@@ ation of love .
Your interest in them is no doubt as great as ever , but you may not see how you can do more or ex@@ ten@@ d ong@@ o@@ ing help .
A matu@@ re Christian tri@@ es hard to obey that counsel .
That one word means “ I have found it ! ”
How con@@ fu@@ sing !
On the other hand , we need to respect the consci@@ enti@@ ous decisions of others .
“ Although I have much less to give , ” says C@@ ol@@ in , “ I can still give , and that is accep@@ table to Jehovah . ”
In contr@@ ast , al@@ le@@ ged mo@@ der@@ n - day mirac@@ les often de@@ fy do@@ cum@@ ent@@ ation . ​ — Mark 5 : 24 - 29 ; Luke 7 : 11 - 15 .
In Mi@@ c chap@@ ter 1 , Jehovah ex@@ pos@@ es the re@@ v@@ ol@@ t of Israel and Juda@@ h .
Just as the f@@ ar@@ m@@ er must continue w@@ at@@ ering until God makes the se@@ ed gro@@ w , so it is with the work of making disciples .
Ke@@ ep On Re@@ jo@@ ic@@ ing in the H@@ ar@@ v@@ est
Bo@@ th E@@ z@@ r@@ a and Luke , who com@@ p@@ iled these g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gi@@ es , were care@@ ful re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers .
But they can make a bi@@ g differ@@ ence .
Par@@ ents should not be ne@@ g@@ lig@@ ent about provi@@ ding such tra@@ ining .
If you feel that your hands have d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed down in any of these are@@ as , ask for God’s help .
I was only 33 years old !
To provide an answer to Satan’s char@@ ge , Jehovah allow@@ ed Satan to att@@ ack that faithful man .
The divine ad@@ vice in that text is still v@@ al@@ id , al@@ though origin@@ ally offered some 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o and pro@@ ba@@ bly more difficult to follow now than it was then or in 19@@ 16 .
God is “ a father of the fa@@ ther@@ less and a prote@@ ct@@ or of wi@@ do@@ ws . ” ​ — Psalm 6@@ 8 : 5
How might be@@ tra@@ y@@ al find a n@@ ic@@ he in a marriage , and why is a person@@ ’s age not an exc@@ use for that to ha@@ p@@ pen ?
Jesus said .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out et@@ er@@ n@@ ity , faithful mankind will never have to wor@@ ry that all cre@@ ation might again des@@ c@@ end into a pa@@ in@@ ful st@@ ate of fu@@ t@@ ility .
Proverbs 13 : 14 states : “ The law of the wise one is a s@@ ource of life , to turn one away from the s@@ na@@ res of death . ”
E@@ ach Bible stud@@ ent received a cop@@ y , which he used to preach to others .
Jac@@ o@@ b sent ten sons but not the you@@ ng@@ est , B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in .
We may not think that we have much to give , but if the desire is there , all of us can have a share . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
After serving together in the travel@@ ing work until 19@@ 6@@ 2 , K@@ ar@@ in and I were invit@@ ed to jo@@ in the S@@ we@@ den Bethel family .
( C@@ li@@ ck the S@@ ear@@ ch bu@@ t@@ t@@ on , and en@@ ter the t@@ it@@ le )
During the war , our congregation took part in a n@@ ati@@ on@@ wide dist@@ ribu@@ tion of the boo@@ k@@ let En@@ d of Na@@ z@@ ism .
( Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 7 . )
The Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts be@@ ar powerful t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony to that fact .
( b ) How can the apostle Pet@@ er@@ ’s example and counsel help us ?
He who has learned to control his mind and feelings will find it e@@ asi@@ er to control his whole body .
F@@ ind joy in know@@ ing that Jehovah and Jesus are pleas@@ ed with you and that they will re@@ ward your faithful course .
In this par@@ able , the s@@ ow@@ ing does not re@@ present the work of preaching and disci@@ ple making , which would bring in new ones who would become anointed Christians .
The Israelites became re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous .
By 19@@ 6@@ 6 all the brothers serving ter@@ ms in S@@ ã@@ o T@@ om@@ é had re@@ turned to the Af@@ ri@@ can main@@ land .
Why must we love God ?
Then , the cou@@ ple so@@ ld their house , qu@@ it their jo@@ bs , and moved in Au@@ gu@@ st 20@@ 11 to the city of Al@@ ta , in nor@@ ther@@ n N@@ or@@ way .
It was , in effect , gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ ed by the resurrection of Jesus himself .
Those words indic@@ ate that you need to consider how you will maintain your fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah and remain faithful to him des@@ pite any challeng@@ es .
What greater gift could you imp@@ ar@@ t ?
And I have not seen my ni@@ e@@ ces and ne@@ p@@ he@@ ws as often as I wi@@ shed .
He was un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly gr@@ ate@@ ful for God’s pro@@ vision of a re@@ plac@@ ement sacrifice ​ — a ra@@ m ca@@ ught in a ne@@ ar@@ by th@@ ic@@ ke@@ t .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful , matu@@ re Christians , having wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad spiritual ro@@ o@@ ts , help ne@@ wer believers to remain fir@@ m in the faith , even in the face of st@@ or@@ m@@ like op@@ position .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , at Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 14 : 21 , we read : “ Jehovah d@@ ro@@ ve the se@@ a back with a strong e@@ ast w@@ ind . ”
That is as it should be , for these elders are not “ ma@@ st@@ ers ” over the faith of others but “ are fellow work@@ ers ” for the joy of their brothers . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
F@@ in@@ ally , even st@@ res@@ s@@ ful circumstances can pro@@ du@@ ce positi@@ ve resul@@ ts .
( Read Luke 10 : 22 . )
They inclu@@ ded Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ ther ( 14@@ 8@@ 3 - 1@@ 5@@ 4@@ 6 ) , Phil@@ ip@@ p M@@ el@@ an@@ ch@@ th@@ on ( 14@@ 9@@ 7 - 1@@ 5@@ 60 ) , and John C@@ al@@ v@@ in ( 1@@ 5@@ 0@@ 9 - 6@@ 4 ) .
A@@ no@@ ther pos@@ si@@ bility is that the name C@@ y@@ ni@@ c comes from K@@ y@@ ·@@ no@@ ʹ@@ s@@ ar@@ ·@@ ges , a gy@@ m@@ n@@ asi@@ u@@ m in A@@ th@@ ens where A@@ nt@@ is@@ th@@ en@@ es taught .
If so , ple@@ ase consider the following three questions .
How can prayer help someone who bat@@ t@@ les ne@@ g@@ ative thoughts ?
T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ers could get information about di@@ stances by con@@ sul@@ ting the mil@@ e@@ post@@ s .
( a ) What new chall@@ enge did anointed Christians face ?
And what are name - c@@ all@@ ing , sh@@ ou@@ ting , con@@ st@@ ant cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism , and de@@ gra@@ ding in@@ sul@@ ts if not the st@@ ab@@ s that cause deep emo@@ tional w@@ oun@@ ds ?
This kind of thinking is so comm@@ on that many feel that the only way to benefit materi@@ ally is to be di@@ sh@@ on@@ est .
Is that a go@@ al that you pray about ?
We are we@@ ak because of in@@ her@@ ited sin and imper@@ fe@@ ction .
7 : 9 , 14 - 17 .
; Tho@@ mp@@ son , M .
What if this system of things has la@@ sted longer than we once thought or ho@@ ped it would ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses pu@@ bl@@ ish sever@@ al boo@@ ks that are especially written to help parents and children .
We were to atten@@ d the one in O@@ d@@ ess@@ a , U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine , sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ed to beg@@ in Au@@ gu@@ st 24 .
He en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally began his work but soon r@@ an out of fun@@ ds .
It has also ear@@ ned a@@ war@@ ds from inter@@ n@@ ational fil@@ m re@@ view bo@@ ar@@ ds .
In one Af@@ ri@@ can land , some go to the ex@@ t@@ ent of con@@ stru@@ cting co@@ ff@@ ins that res@@ em@@ ble c@@ ars , a@@ ir@@ pl@@ an@@ es , bo@@ ats , and other ob@@ je@@ cts desi@@ gn@@ ed to ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t we@@ al@@ th , gr@@ an@@ de@@ ur , and lu@@ x@@ ur@@ y .
Th@@ an@@ ks to him , we have such gi@@ f@@ ts as a body , a mind , a me@@ asure of health , and vari@@ ous a@@ bil@@ ities .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From 2 Samuel , 5 / 15
O@@ thers gro@@ w up in an an@@ t@@ i - God c@@ li@@ mate .
It disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared with the on@@ set of World W@@ ar I@@ I .
With an are@@ a of 6@@ 4 s@@ qu@@ are mil@@ es [ 1@@ 6@@ 6 s@@ q k@@ m ] , this tri@@ ang@@ ul@@ ar is@@ land is ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally com@@ posed of three ex@@ t@@ in@@ ct v@@ ol@@ c@@ ano@@ es .
For example , over 7@@ 00 years before Jesus ’ bir@@ th , the Hebrew Scriptures acc@@ ur@@ ately fore@@ told that this P@@ r@@ om@@ ised One would be born “ in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m of Ju@@ de@@ a . ” ​ — Matthew 2 : 1 - 6 ; Mi@@ ca@@ h 5 : 2 .
Indeed , we will be mo@@ tiv@@ ated to ‘ sear@@ ch into the deep things of God ’ and to keep Kingdom inter@@ ests first in life . ​ — 1 Corinthians 2 : 10 - 13 ; Matthew 6 : 33 .
As Christ’s pres@@ ence prog@@ res@@ ses , anointed Christians who faith@@ fully fin@@ ish their earthly course are chang@@ ed “ in the tw@@ in@@ k@@ ling of an e@@ ye ” into powerful spirit cre@@ atu@@ res .
Al@@ ong with the Bible , they will form the bas@@ is for judg@@ ing all ali@@ ve as to their wor@@ thin@@ ess to gain everlasting life .
Jer@@ em@@ y , who@@ se parents are both de@@ a@@ f , says : “ I can remember my father sp@@ en@@ ding h@@ our@@ s in his be@@ d@@ ro@@ om por@@ ing over just a few par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s of an article in The Watchtower , tr@@ ying to understand them .
For more information on the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn of Christ , see Revelation ​ — I@@ ts G@@ r@@ and C@@ li@@ ma@@ x At H@@ and !
He spoke to me in no un@@ certain ter@@ ms ​ — just what I needed !
Th@@ ough you were baptized in the name of the Son , you are ke@@ en@@ ly a@@ ware of your own sin@@ ful inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations .
3 : 9 , 10 .
F@@ e@@ w problems cause as much hear@@ t@@ bre@@ ak and mis@@ er@@ y .
And when we do not have en@@ ough money or food , he can still provide what we need .
As a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , she got into bad compan@@ y and al@@ most s@@ li@@ pp@@ ed into wr@@ ong@@ doing .
As@@ k yourself : ‘ How am I doing ?
As we refle@@ ct on what has been accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed , we are moved to cre@@ di@@ t Jehovah , the s@@ ource of such blessings .
As they follow these instru@@ ctions , this great mul@@ titu@@ de find themselves h@@ em@@ m@@ ed in between the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s and an ar@@ m of the R@@ ed Se@@ a .
One year , it was my parents ’ turn to accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ate the new teach@@ er , John Di@@ du@@ r .
“ Be@@ fore He@@ ike and I stu@@ died the Bible , ” rec@@ alls Ri@@ ch@@ ard , “ we each went our own way .
Jesus called these fi@@ gh@@ ter - teach@@ ers a “ faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” en@@ tru@@ sted with the responsi@@ bility of provi@@ ding tim@@ ely spiritual food , or instru@@ ction , for his followers .
Re@@ g@@ arding Abraham and his des@@ c@@ end@@ ants , the psalmist could therefore say : “ He [ Jehovah ] did not allow any human to de@@ f@@ ra@@ u@@ d them , but on their account he re@@ proved k@@ ings , saying : ‘ Do not you men t@@ ou@@ ch my anointed ones , and to my prophe@@ ts do nothing bad . ’ ” ​ — P@@ s .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 10 , 16
Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant Re@@ form@@ ers had already transl@@ ated the Bible into local langu@@ ages all over E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
Indeed , our heavenly Father “ da@@ ily car@@ ries the lo@@ ad for us ” and supp@@ lies what we really need . ​ — Psalm 6@@ 8 : 19 .
‘ I cannot hope to know them all . ’
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents of the Bible real@@ ize that man@@ ’s efforts , no matter how no@@ ble , can never fully succ@@ e@@ ed .
When a need ar@@ ose in Juda@@ h , he sacrific@@ ed his com@@ for@@ table li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le , made the ar@@ du@@ ous j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to Jerusalem , and took on the hu@@ ge t@@ ask of re@@ building the city w@@ all .
You will ag@@ ree that most people man@@ age to show honor to their su@@ peri@@ ors , but these same people may tre@@ at those whom they consider to be their inf@@ eri@@ ors with little or no respect .
What mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to dedic@@ ate ourselves to Jehovah ?
“ P@@ le@@ as@@ ant C@@ ity ” is “ Ti@@ r@@ z@@ ah . ” This Cana@@ an@@ ite city was cap@@ tur@@ ed by Jo@@ shua , and after Solom@@ on@@ ’s time it became the first cap@@ it@@ al of the nor@@ ther@@ n ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel .
I was 17 years old .
The Bible dra@@ ws a strong con@@ ne@@ ction between spiritual al@@ er@@ t@@ ness , or w@@ atch@@ ful@@ ness , and prayer .
She confid@@ ently says : “ My mind is clear .
S@@ ad@@ ly , the first humans cho@@ se to re@@ be@@ l against God’s rul@@ er@@ ship .
In 199@@ 9 , I under@@ went sur@@ g@@ er@@ y to re@@ move an ul@@ c@@ er from my es@@ op@@ ha@@ g@@ us .
Ye@@ ars later , Peter encoura@@ ged Christians to cultiv@@ ate such qualities as self - control , bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction , and love .
Why , then , should our imper@@ fect sing@@ ing vo@@ ic@@ es pre@@ v@@ ent us from pra@@ ising God in s@@ ong ?
W@@ ould you like to receive tru@@ th@@ ful ans@@ wers to your questions about Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
We have been encoura@@ ged to do everything possible to prom@@ o@@ te true worship so that we may walk in God’s name forever .
18 : 15 .
Th@@ ink of the happiness there will be when the bl@@ ind , the de@@ a@@ f , the l@@ ame , and the spe@@ e@@ ch@@ less are heal@@ ed .
I , for my part , in the u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness of my heart have vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily offered all these things , and now your people who are on hand here I have enjo@@ yed see@@ ing make o@@ ffer@@ ings vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily to you . ”
S@@ ad@@ ly , this has even happened at some Christian we@@ d@@ ding@@ s .
The work of Jehovah’s people has gro@@ wn in sc@@ op@@ e and comple@@ x@@ ity .
( a ) What position has been pres@@ ented regarding fr@@ actions ex@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted from pri@@ m@@ ary com@@ pon@@ ents of blood ?
The understanding of Revelation 7 : 9 - 17 was about to shin@@ e for@@ th in s@@ par@@ k@@ ling br@@ il@@ li@@ ance .
How encourag@@ ing !
Hence , he was remin@@ ding Timothy to trust the wisdom of the inspired Word , in which Timothy had been instru@@ cted since inf@@ an@@ cy .
Fir@@ st , our not know@@ ing when the end will arri@@ ve al@@ lo@@ ws us to reve@@ al what is really in our heart .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , David became king of the 12 tri@@ bes of Israel .
• Read and discus@@ s Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k .
Yet , this is not the case among Jehovah’s Witnesses .
However , faithful brothers and sisters who served God between 1914 and 19@@ 18 later explained that as a group , they did everything they could to keep preaching .
It is true that during that time , the anointed were persecu@@ ted .
One mission@@ ar@@ y’s experience on her first vis@@ it to a r@@ ur@@ al to@@ wn was ty@@ pi@@ cal .
To illustr@@ ate : A young man lo@@ ves a young woman whom he is going to mar@@ ry .
Of those inter@@ vie@@ wed , 8@@ 9 per@@ c@@ ent said that it takes good health ; 7@@ 9 per@@ c@@ ent mentioned a satis@@ f@@ ying marriage or par@@ t@@ n@@ er@@ ship ; 6@@ 2 per@@ c@@ ent pointed to the re@@ war@@ ds of par@@ en@@ tho@@ od ; and 5@@ 1 per@@ c@@ ent thought a succ@@ ess@@ ful care@@ er was needed for happiness .
• In what ways can we devel@@ op our heart to fear Jehovah ?
My sheep listen to my vo@@ ice , and I know them , and they follow me . And I give them everlasting life . ”
He went on to say that this one “ has bl@@ in@@ ded the min@@ ds of the un@@ believers , that the il@@ lu@@ min@@ ation of the gl@@ ori@@ ous good news about the Christ , who is the i@@ ma@@ ge of God , might not shin@@ e through . ”
( a ) When will Jesus for the first time act as Ju@@ dge of all nations ?
A number of Eng@@ l@@ ish idi@@ om@@ s can be tr@@ ac@@ ed back to the King James V@@ er@@ sion .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 18
Jesus , however , knew that Pet@@ er@@ ’s com@@ ment refle@@ cted fa@@ ul@@ ty thinking .
Paul was a@@ ware that , for his family to sur@@ vi@@ ve , he had to use “ practic@@ al wisdom . ”
Ch@@ il@@ dren too have feelings , and loving parents take these into consider@@ ation .
For the next three years , we enjo@@ yed vis@@ iting congregations in the city of Ad@@ el@@ a@@ i@@ de and in the w@@ ine and c@@ it@@ r@@ us re@@ gi@@ ons along the Mu@@ r@@ ra@@ y Ri@@ ver .
C@@ learly , those people were very su@@ sc@@ ep@@ ti@@ ble to commun@@ ity pres@@ sure .
She was invit@@ ed by her teach@@ er to ad@@ d@@ ress the class on that question , after the teach@@ er had received a cop@@ y of the Ju@@ ne 22 , 199@@ 8 , is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke !
C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ T@@ R@@ Y O@@ F O@@ R@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ N : R@@ U@@ S@@ S@@ I@@ A
For instance , the prophet Daniel “ felt ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted ” when he received a vision that he could not understand .
How can we a@@ da@@ pt our pres@@ ent@@ ation of the good news to the individuals we me@@ et ?
I told him about the pam@@ ph@@ le@@ ts you gave me and how inter@@ es@@ ting they are .
C@@ ould that pre@@ dic@@ am@@ ent ever be over@@ come ?
I share the satis@@ fac@@ tion that Ju@@ li@@ á@@ n feel@@ s as a result of his valu@@ able service in be@@ half of the brothers , and I have found that Jehovah never fa@@ il@@ s us , even though each day may bring a new chall@@ enge .
R@@ o@@ om for G@@ ro@@ w@@ th
1 , 2 . ( a ) Why is the ide@@ a of sub@@ mis@@ sion to authority dist@@ a@@ ste@@ ful to many today ?
Do I need to sp@@ end more time in pray@@ er@@ ful consider@@ ation of and medit@@ ation on God’s Word ?
These will be given a f@@ res@@ h star@@ t in life with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living from that time for@@ ward , even forever .
“ With him , ” the Bible says , “ there is not a vari@@ ation of the tur@@ ning of the sh@@ a@@ do@@ w . ”
On the one hand , some world lead@@ ers speak confid@@ ently of g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l peace as an at@@ tain@@ able go@@ al ​ — perhaps because the al@@ ter@@ n@@ ati@@ ves are too hor@@ ri@@ f@@ ying to con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate .
Solomon no longer foc@@ used on the preci@@ ous privilege he had of re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting the true God .
The young man made this reve@@ al@@ ing com@@ ment : “ I dis@@ co@@ vered that the ma@@ in reason for all of this was that I was star@@ ved spiritually .
I was wor@@ ri@@ ed about how my parents would feel about me mo@@ ving so far away .
That set off a cha@@ in of events that was hard to believe .
Indeed , the eyes of Jehovah “ are ro@@ ving about through all the earth to show his strength in be@@ half of those who@@ se heart is complete toward him . ”
How happy I was to see my wife and children again !
And some lead@@ ers have prote@@ cted fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al human righ@@ ts , including the right to eng@@ age in true worship ​ — something that Satan does not want .
He fer@@ v@@ ently called out : “ H@@ el@@ p us , O Jehovah our God , for we are rel@@ ying on you , and in your name we have come against this crow@@ d .
In this reg@@ ard , we may well use these words of the apostle Paul for self - exam@@ in@@ ation .
Some time later , however , the three ol@@ des@@ t brothers , Eli@@ a@@ b , A@@ bin@@ a@@ da@@ b , and Sh@@ am@@ ma@@ h , were serving in Sa@@ ul@@ ’s ar@@ my .
Jehovah , the perfect read@@ er of hearts , told Isaiah to continue pro@@ claim@@ ing this war@@ ning even though he would be me@@ t with a har@@ d@@ ening ne@@ g@@ ative respon@@ se .
Pe@@ ople were famili@@ ar with this S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t ver@@ sion , and the early followers of Christ qu@@ o@@ ted fre@@ ely from it .
As ob@@ serv@@ ers no@@ te our per@@ sever@@ ance in fine works , they are often moved to gl@@ ori@@ fy our heavenly Father and to ac@@ knowledge the su@@ peri@@ or way of life of his servants . ​ — Isaiah 60 : 14 ; Matthew 5 : 14 - 16 .
God re@@ war@@ ded his Son by ra@@ ising him from the dead , and the Father will give the re@@ ward of everlasting life to those who serve H@@ im with all their heart . ​ — Acts 26 : 23 ; 2 Corinthians 1 : 9 .
A regul@@ ar Bible discus@@ sion began .
Why did the brother become in@@ ac@@ tive ?
* But how re@@ war@@ ding it is to come to the Bible study with an ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation that is under@@ sto@@ od and appreci@@ ated by the stud@@ ent !
R@@ ita told R@@ en@@ at@@ o at an early age that she was not his real mother .
“ E@@ very s@@ ort of sin and bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ y will be for@@ given men , ” said Jesus Christ , “ but the bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ y against the spirit will not be for@@ given . ”
Why should we not be disa@@ p@@ pointed if we see some we@@ ak@@ nesses in our faith ?
E@@ A@@ C@@ H year , Jehovah’s Witnesses in their res@@ pe@@ ctive coun@@ tri@@ es get together at Christian ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es and conven@@ tions .
That is why we need to pre@@ pare ourselves now to stay neu@@ tr@@ al even in a difficult situation .
The ma@@ in reason is seen in the words of the psalmist : “ Your loyal ones will bl@@ ess you [ Jehovah ] .
Do you believe in God ?
Then I know that there is no mis@@ understanding . ”
So@@ on after this con@@ vers@@ ation , N@@ ik@@ ol@@ a@@ i was sum@@ mon@@ ed to K@@ G@@ B he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters in K@@ ant .
Now we are set@@ t@@ led in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , and to the best of our li@@ mit@@ ed a@@ bil@@ ities , we continue serving Jehovah with the Ar@@ mi@@ d@@ ale C@@ ongreg@@ ation in the st@@ ate of New S@@ ou@@ th W@@ al@@ es .
At some plac@@ es , to use the ba@@ thro@@ om at night , we would walk through s@@ now to an ou@@ th@@ ouse that was u@@ su@@ ally very dra@@ f@@ ty .
This en@@ ab@@ les them to see both the inter@@ pre@@ ter and the speak@@ er in the same l@@ ine of sight without h@@ in@@ dr@@ ance .
On T@@ ri@@ al !
A S@@ el@@ f - S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ ing S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
“ C@@ ome , Lord Jesus ”
How , then , could you turn back the face of one gover@@ nor of the s@@ mal@@ l@@ est servants of my l@@ ord ? ”
Su@@ po@@ t , in T@@ ha@@ il@@ and , was a heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ k@@ er .
Paul ad@@ ds : “ These very ones will under@@ go the j@@ udi@@ cial p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment of everlasting des@@ tru@@ ction . ”
S@@ tre@@ et wit@@ ness@@ ing is inc@@ re@@ di@@ ble !
M@@ A@@ R@@ TH@@ A was ob@@ vi@@ ously a har@@ d@@ working woman .
What decision will ple@@ ase Jehovah ? ’
The wise king continu@@ es : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart and do not le@@ an upon your own understanding .
F@@ in@@ ally , “ his soul got to be imp@@ ati@@ ent to the point of d@@ ying . ”
Some years later I me@@ t A@@ le@@ c , a wh@@ ite sto@@ ck@@ man .
What Paul saw in a su@@ per@@ n@@ atur@@ al vision was refer@@ red to as a re@@ vel@@ ation . It involved a future ev@@ ent , not something that ex@@ is@@ ted in his day .
The al@@ ta@@ r re@@ pres@@ ents Jehovah’s will in accep@@ ting the ransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ for the re@@ de@@ mp@@ tion of mankind .
From the da@@ wn of cre@@ ation , a war@@ m b@@ ond ex@@ is@@ ted between Jehovah and his Son .
Jesus said : “ They have not come to know ei@@ ther the Father or me . ”
When K@@ ing@@ s@@ le@@ y comple@@ ted his assignment , the congregation er@@ up@@ ted in en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic ap@@ pla@@ use , and many we@@ pt at the determin@@ ation of this new stud@@ ent .
Then have the courage to se@@ par@@ ate yourself from su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ous practic@@ es .
Many find it difficult to pon@@ der over spiritual things if it is the wrong time or the wrong place .
17 , 18 . ( a ) What do Satan and his ag@@ ents end@@ e@@ av@@ or to ac@@ hi@@ eve ?
Al@@ ong with my husband , I have helped over a h@@ un@@ d@@ red people to learn the truth .
So@@ on we children began to atten@@ d congregation meetings with Mo@@ m on the w@@ est side of C@@ hi@@ ca@@ go .
S@@ ear@@ ch@@ ing for spiritual tre@@ a@@ sures is his deli@@ ght .
So even if we will@@ ingly serve God , it will not be eas@@ y for us to do so .
Many to@@ w@@ ns@@ people are imp@@ ressed by the chang@@ es made by those who study the Bible .
Many recogn@@ ized the need for ad@@ her@@ ing to the Bible in matters of worship .
C@@ ur@@ t@@ is and S@@ ally , a cou@@ ple from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , have helped with con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ je@@ cts in Ger@@ many , In@@ dia , M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , Par@@ ag@@ u@@ a@@ y , Rom@@ ani@@ a , Rus@@ sia , S@@ ene@@ g@@ al , and Z@@ am@@ bia .
Even if author@@ ities re@@ stri@@ ct the preaching work , we continue to preach dis@@ cre@@ et@@ ly ​ — perhaps by st@@ ag@@ g@@ ering our house - to - house vis@@ its or by inc@@ reas@@ ing our in@@ for@@ ma@@ l wit@@ ness@@ ing .
For example , a si@@ ck sister who lived al@@ one was found un@@ consci@@ ous on the flo@@ or during one of the da@@ ily vis@@ its that were made on her .
It was not until 4@@ 30 years after Abraham had cro@@ s@@ sed the E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates that his des@@ c@@ end@@ ants were organiz@@ ed into a nation that would take pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the land . ​ — E@@ x .
Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 ur@@ ges us : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart and do not le@@ an upon your own understanding .
Indeed , Jehovah uses his holy spirit to reve@@ al deep spiritual tru@@ ths .
I@@ magine if you had to wa@@ it all day , know@@ ing that others were dep@@ end@@ ent on what you would ear@@ n that day .
When a gu@@ ard op@@ ened the par@@ c@@ el , the first thing he saw was a small Bible .
While con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating their decision to dedic@@ ate themselves to Jehovah , some may have wonder@@ ed about the d@@ anger of sin@@ ning , be@@ coming un@@ wor@@ thy , and being re@@ je@@ cted by Jehovah .
Sam@@ son was inter@@ ested in the woman for that purpose .
Do you rec@@ all the p@@ ink v@@ in@@ y@@ l song@@ book , “ S@@ ing@@ ing and A@@ c@@ com@@ p@@ any@@ ing Y@@ ourselves With Mu@@ si@@ c in Your H@@ ear@@ ts ” ?
The prophet Ho@@ se@@ a used the ph@@ ra@@ se “ the young bul@@ ls of our li@@ ps , ” show@@ ing that God consi@@ ders the praise of our li@@ ps to be one of the fin@@ est sacrific@@ es .
Sh@@ ould we be sh@@ o@@ cked ?
Ho@@ se@@ a ple@@ a@@ ds : “ Do come back , O Israel , to Jehovah your God , for you have stu@@ mb@@ led in your er@@ ro@@ r . ”
F@@ in@@ ally , Jesus said : “ Be op@@ ened . ”
The Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents knew that they had to preach , and they ti@@ rel@@ ess@@ ly explained what the Bible taught .
But we don@@ ’t sal@@ u@@ te ever@@ yone and everything we respect , do we ?
What have we learned from this bri@@ ef re@@ view of Jesus ’ uni@@ que ro@@ le in Jehovah’s purpose ?
“ A Ju@@ dge of W@@ i@@ do@@ ws ”
A Y@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ G brother in I@@ tal@@ y was under pres@@ sure .
A@@ T TH@@ E end of his th@@ ir@@ d mission@@ ary t@@ our in 5@@ 6 C.E . , the apostle Paul was in Jerusalem .
The Bible ans@@ wers : “ E@@ very house is con@@ stru@@ cted by someone , but the one who con@@ stru@@ cted all things is God . ” ​ — He@@ b .
E@@ ach one of us does well to ask , ‘ A@@ m I person@@ ally giving glory to Jehovah ? ’
Su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ons are also clo@@ sel@@ y associ@@ ated with heal@@ ing and me@@ dic@@ ine .
At that time , “ all flesh will , ” in a liter@@ al sense , we@@ ek by we@@ ek and mon@@ th by mon@@ th , “ come in to bo@@ w down before , ” or worship , Jehovah thr@@ ough@@ out et@@ er@@ n@@ ity .
Be@@ fore they ate , they pray@@ ed .
H@@ app@@ ily , not too far down the ro@@ ad , I found an emp@@ ty ca@@ bi@@ n .
M@@ AN@@ Y people read simply for ple@@ asure .
6 : 6 - 8 .
O@@ ri@@ g@@ en accepted some of these un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines , c@@ all@@ ing them the teaching of the apostles .
The Bible says : “ As ap@@ ples of go@@ ld in s@@ il@@ ver car@@ v@@ ings is a word spo@@ ken at the right time for it . ”
Does it matter ?
P@@ ow@@ er un@@ rest@@ ra@@ ined by love , wisdom , and justice is d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous .
On the contr@@ ary , most re@@ bu@@ ff@@ ed Paul , and some even persecu@@ ted him .
That is not a co@@ in@@ ci@@ d@@ ence .
Lo@@ o@@ king through the book M@@ an@@ kin@@ d’s S@@ ear@@ ch for God , * the prof@@ ess@@ or said : “ Lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally pres@@ ented material in@@ deed !
The apostle Paul expla@@ ins : “ We all at one time condu@@ cted ourselves in har@@ mony with the desi@@ res of our flesh . ”
To tra@@ in ourselves to think this way , let us take a look at a few s@@ am@@ ple situ@@ ations .
What was fore@@ told at Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 6 - 13 ?
They will be more and more in har@@ mony with his will . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 1 - 5 .
New P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations That Gi@@ ve God G@@ l@@ ory
He would often si@@ t at a table in the living ro@@ om , with the tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne recei@@ ver in his hand , and call people to eng@@ age them in a spiritual con@@ vers@@ ation .
Rather than ign@@ or@@ ing the matter , u@@ su@@ ally a so@@ ver@@ ei@@ gn ​ — even a ben@@ ev@@ ol@@ ent rul@@ er — ​ would rend@@ er judgment against the re@@ bel@@ s , declar@@ ing them gu@@ il@@ ty of t@@ reason .
R@@ em@@ ember , imper@@ fect humans can eas@@ ily f@@ all into im@@ mor@@ ality .
By all means , then , let us da@@ ily praise Jehovah , who makes the resurrection hope a certain@@ ty !
L@@ ater , you could have the go@@ al of ans@@ wer@@ ing in your own words .
Per@@ s@@ onal study of the Bible is the pri@@ me way we listen to Jehovah .
Not all inc@@ en@@ se o@@ ffer@@ ings were accep@@ table to God .
In answer Paul for@@ th@@ righ@@ tly declar@@ ed : “ I do ad@@ mit this to you , that , according to the way that they call a ‘ se@@ ct , ’ in this man@@ ner I am rend@@ ering sac@@ red service to the God of my fore@@ fa@@ thers . ”
A loving at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere and par@@ ent@@ al example help to in@@ still a love for reading .
So for sever@@ al months , I went to ch@@ urch even though I felt a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of my@@ self .
John faith@@ fully follow@@ ed in Jesus ’ fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s for more than 60 years . ​ — Re@@ v .
Our Ex@@ pres@@ sions of Th@@ an@@ k@@ ful@@ ness
Par@@ ents must provide for their famili@@ es both materi@@ ally and spiritually , and this takes consider@@ able time and effort .
Thus , it fol@@ lo@@ ws that wh@@ en@@ ever we are fac@@ ed with a decision , we need to turn to the Bible to see what God’s view is .
Indeed , by what we put first in our life , we make man@@ i@@ f@@ est what we are desi@@ ring , thinking , and pl@@ an@@ ning deep down in our heart .
Since early in human hist@@ ory , men and women of faith have learned about God in three pri@@ m@@ ary ways : by ob@@ serving the v@@ isi@@ ble cre@@ ation , from other God - fe@@ aring humans , and by experi@@ enc@@ ing the blessings of living in har@@ mony with God’s righteous standards and principles .
The psalmist ob@@ served : “ It is good to give than@@ ks to Jehovah . . .
The po@@ li@@ ce had just con@@ f@@ is@@ c@@ ated our gr@@ am@@ op@@ h@@ ones and our Bible liter@@ ature .
They too refu@@ se trans@@ fu@@ sions of whole blood , red c@@ el@@ ls , wh@@ ite c@@ el@@ ls , pl@@ at@@ ele@@ ts , or pl@@ as@@ ma .
“ The Ch@@ il@@ d’s Ri@@ ght to S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ment ”
Indeed it is , which br@@ ings us back to the as@@ pect of the good news that Paul high@@ ligh@@ ted in the book of Romans .
There was nothing in@@ her@@ ently we@@ ak in his perfect human flesh .
9 : 2
• How did the early disciples gro@@ w num@@ er@@ ic@@ ally ?
Be@@ fore long we learned that there had been a cou@@ p and that U@@ g@@ anda was now under the rule of Gen@@ er@@ al I@@ di A@@ m@@ in .
But as they come clo@@ s@@ er still , you see that they are shi@@ ps with their sa@@ il@@ s un@@ fur@@ led to c@@ atch the w@@ ind .
P@@ re@@ aching with ze@@ al and ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y is vital to keep@@ ing on the w@@ atch .
However , as found at De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 4 : 2 , Moses said regarding God’s Law : “ You must not ad@@ d to the word that I am comman@@ ding you , ne@@ i@@ ther must you take away from it , so as to keep the comman@@ d@@ ments of Jehovah your God that I am comman@@ ding you . ”
H@@ op@@ h@@ ni and Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has died in the bat@@ tle , and the Phil@@ ist@@ ines cap@@ tur@@ ed the ar@@ k of Jehovah’s covenant .
The d@@ ying pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Jac@@ o@@ b pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed about this future rul@@ er , saying : “ The sc@@ ep@@ ter will not turn asi@@ de from Juda@@ h , ne@@ i@@ ther the comman@@ der@@ ’s st@@ af@@ f from between his fe@@ et , until Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h comes ; and to him the obedi@@ ence of the pe@@ op@@ les will bel@@ ong . ” ​ — Genesis 4@@ 9 : 10 .
In his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus refer@@ red to an in@@ born fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al need when he said : “ H@@ app@@ y are those consci@@ ous of their spiritual need , since the kingdom of the heavens bel@@ ong@@ s to them . ”
For ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ments or a me@@ al : In Bible times , ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality nor@@ m@@ ally inclu@@ ded invit@@ ing someone to one@@ ’s home for a me@@ al .
We also high@@ light the chang@@ es that God will soon bring to the earth by means of his Kingdom .
Yet , they are loyal to Jehovah , and their faith is strong .
God’s Lo@@ ve for His W@@ a@@ y@@ ward Pe@@ ople
A woman may com@@ pla@@ in that her husband seem@@ s to have no tr@@ ou@@ ble speaking in public but keep@@ s s@@ il@@ ent at home .
Th@@ ough Peter later temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily succ@@ um@@ bed to fear and den@@ i@@ ed Jesus three times , this discus@@ sion and others no doubt helped to pre@@ pare him for a ra@@ pi@@ d spiritual reco@@ very .
Yet , of those pol@@ led , 5@@ 5 per@@ c@@ ent pray at le@@ ast occasi@@ on@@ ally .
To the Ba@@ al i@@ ma@@ ges they took up sacrific@@ ing , and to the gra@@ ven i@@ ma@@ ges they began making sacri@@ fi@@ cial s@@ mo@@ ke .
They cho@@ ose to stay and face the situation in order to keep preaching in their home ter@@ rit@@ ory and to be a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement to fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers .
What lies a@@ head is the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” fore@@ told by Jesus .
What shows that Jehovah did not purpose for man to su@@ ff@@ er ?
It too “ g@@ le@@ am@@ s ” and “ s@@ par@@ k@@ les ” because it is the local place for true worship .
He is blessing the worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od as a whole .
• P@@ rac@@ tice “ What if . . . ? ” situ@@ ations .
So if you feel that you have not made as many chang@@ es as you would like to , be pati@@ ent .
How does one Bible dic@@ tion@@ ary expla@@ in a ty@@ pi@@ cal day in the life of an ancient shepher@@ d ?
Yet , the time would come for true worship to be el@@ ev@@ ated again .
When was the expres@@ sion “ loving - kindness ” first used in the Bible , and what questions regarding this qu@@ ality will we consider ?
Tru@@ e Christians already enjoy a fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah and the hope of et@@ er@@ n@@ al life .
They were like spiritual ba@@ bes nee@@ ding “ mil@@ k . ”
He was “ per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed to believe ” what he heard from the Scriptures concer@@ ning Jesus Christ .
There were also sac@@ ks of ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines to be brought to the po@@ st of@@ fice for ma@@ il@@ ing to congregations thr@@ ough@@ out the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
That are@@ a could not hold all “ the k@@ ings of the earth and their ar@@ mi@@ es . ”
It al@@ one tel@@ ls us what we must do to ple@@ ase God .
The Bible tel@@ ls us : “ Ke@@ ep t@@ es@@ ting whether you are in the faith , keep pro@@ ving what you y@@ ourselves are . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 13 : 5 .
The buil@@ ding@@ s of the gy@@ m@@ n@@ asi@@ um@@ s were arrang@@ ed around large o@@ pen sp@@ ac@@ es for exerc@@ ise , sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by por@@ tic@@ o@@ es and other co@@ vered are@@ as used as li@@ br@@ aries and cl@@ ass@@ ro@@ om@@ s .
‘ If God is all - powerful and ca@@ res for us , ’ they reason , ‘ what has happened must be for our good in some way , hard as that may be to com@@ pre@@ h@@ end . ’
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 8 , 9 ]
( c ) How do you think the Devil feel@@ s when one of Jehovah’s servants comm@@ its a serious sin today ?
It is also one of the ol@@ des@@ t religious te@@ x@@ ts that has sur@@ vi@@ ved .
He says : “ I have tri@@ ed to tre@@ at my wife , not as a second - class c@@ iti@@ z@@ en , but as an in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent and ca@@ pa@@ ble par@@ t@@ ner . ” ​ — Proverbs 31 : 10 .
What does this tell us about God ?
“ He is the living God and the King to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ” ​ — Jeremiah 10 : 10 .
And David ad@@ mit@@ ted his li@@ mit@@ ations , writ@@ ing : “ Such knowledge is too wonderful for me .
This can give us hope of sur@@ vi@@ ving future judg@@ ments . ​ — 5 / 1 , pages 5 - 6 .
Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b were bless@@ ed for their trust in Jehovah ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 22 )
They all follow@@ ed their Le@@ ad@@ er , Jesus Christ .
These , I tell you , do not believe in the Christian faith . ”
EL@@ I@@ J@@ A@@ H wal@@ ked along the J@@ or@@ d@@ an V@@ al@@ le@@ y .
How Christians V@@ i@@ e@@ w the World
The apostle Paul no@@ ted that such gener@@ os@@ ity righ@@ tly pro@@ duc@@ ed “ an expres@@ sion of than@@ ks to God . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 9 : 11 .
As a result , the Rom@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers were able to en@@ ter the city .
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s acc@@ oun@@ ts of v@@ ow@@ s that were con@@ di@@ tional in that they involved a ple@@ dge to follow a stated course if God first did something .
If we have been wa@@ iting a long time for the end to come , what might we won@@ der ?
Some hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders are more willing to accept Bible liter@@ ature in their own language and to study it .
After Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s death , Jehovah continued to demonstr@@ ate how his power can strengthen faithful ones .
As we exam@@ ine how this prophecy has been ful@@ filled , we will see that Jesus is with his disciples today and that Jehovah is fully ca@@ pa@@ ble of car@@ r@@ ying out all that he has promised .
In Hebrews chap@@ ter 11 , we find the n@@ ames of 16 servants of God who cho@@ se to use their free will within the li@@ m@@ its set by Jehovah .
Are you giving Bible study and F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship s@@ essi@@ ons pri@@ or@@ ity in your life ?
Satan can make imp@@ ro@@ per en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment se@@ em accep@@ table to a Christian
On the other hand , the Bible also ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges the authority of govern@@ ments to col@@ le@@ ct ta@@ x@@ es .
• What ro@@ le did holy spirit pla@@ y in the gro@@ w@@ th of God’s word ?
For instance , “ he will cause justice to be done ” in respon@@ se to their prayers .
29 : 13 , 14 .
She was c@@ learly inter@@ ested in God’s purpose in con@@ ne@@ ction with the Messi@@ ah .
The next year , I started ac@@ ting in mo@@ vi@@ es , sever@@ al times star@@ ring in the le@@ ading ro@@ le .
“ All those who take the s@@ word will per@@ ish by the s@@ word . ”
With L@@ or@@ a@@ in@@ i , wit@@ ness@@ ing in F@@ i@@ ji
Ha@@ ve you been making spiritual prog@@ ress ?
At those jo@@ y@@ ful events , I got to see those with whom I had stu@@ died the Bible .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the p@@ ath along which Jehovah is le@@ ading us today may se@@ em difficult at times .
S@@ hor@@ tly after I was born , Father no@@ tic@@ ed , while vis@@ iting the scho@@ ol@@ teach@@ er of the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , a tr@@ act ent@@ it@@ led Pe@@ op@@ les P@@ ul@@ pi@@ t , publi@@ shed by the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents ( as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then known ) .
She made it her cu@@ sto@@ m to be among worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah .
“ An@@ yone com@@ mit@@ ting ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with a woman is in want of heart ; he that does it is br@@ ing@@ ing his own soul to ru@@ in . ”
“ P@@ u@@ t U@@ p a H@@ ard F@@ i@@ ght for the Fa@@ ith ”
“ H@@ app@@ y are those who have been persecu@@ ted for righteousness ’ s@@ ake , since the kingdom of the heavens bel@@ ong@@ s to them . ”
Yet , they doubt that it is reason@@ able to follow guid@@ ance that is more than 2@@ ,@@ 4@@ 00 years old .
Will you keep ‘ wal@@ king with God , ’ even when others mo@@ ck or cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze you or when e@@ con@@ om@@ ic pres@@ sures t@@ est your faith in your Pro@@ vi@@ der ?
This inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation toward sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness is not on the w@@ ane .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the fact that you are listen@@ ing and respon@@ ding to the message of the good news is evidence that Jehovah takes a personal interest in you .
The ans@@ wers will no doubt war@@ m your heart . ​ — Read Jeremiah 31 : 18 - 20 .
Their coura@@ ge@@ ous actions are re@@ minis@@ c@@ ent of those of early Christians who div@@ ested themselves of it@@ em@@ s associ@@ ated with false worship . ​ — Acts 19 : 18 - 20 .
The respon@@ se to such questions can reve@@ al what is in the stud@@ ent@@ ’s heart . ​ — Read Matthew 16 : 13 - 17 .
To@@ shi@@ ki , who@@ se three children are full - time min@@ isters in J@@ ap@@ an , says : “ I told them many times why I came to have faith in Jehovah ​ — how I came to believe with all my heart in his ex@@ ist@@ ence and how my own experience in life has con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed me that the Bible is true and is the best gu@@ i@@ de in life . ”
You can see from this that the prophe@@ ci@@ es of H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah point to a time that was still future when the book of Hebrews was written in the first century of our Com@@ m@@ on E@@ r@@ a .
to what did “ these ” ref@@ er ?
A@@ m@@ ong Jehovah’s loyal servants are many de@@ a@@ f individuals .
; Ch@@ ar@@ p@@ enti@@ er , C .
They are dis@@ il@@ lu@@ si@@ oned by “ the bro@@ ken cam@@ pa@@ ign promises of a th@@ ous@@ and pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ ans . ”
When I com@@ pared what the Witnesses teach with what the Bible says , I was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that I had found the true religion .
When O@@ ld A@@ ge Be@@ comes “ a C@@ ro@@ wn of Be@@ au@@ ty ”
On@@ ce that happened , the mo@@ v@@ ement turned into a re@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion@@ ary for@@ ce .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out question , the dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ies and in@@ no@@ v@@ ations of a few men have en@@ ab@@ led bil@@ li@@ ons of people to have certain advan@@ ta@@ ges or to enjoy better health .
Not long after the pa@@ in@@ ting of the 10@@ 7 C@@ o@@ lum@@ bia H@@ ei@@ gh@@ ts building was comple@@ ted , I was pleas@@ an@@ tly sur@@ pris@@ ed to be assign@@ ed the jo@@ b of wel@@ coming vis@@ it@@ ors to Bethel .
See how taking pri@@ de in wit@@ ness@@ ing about both Jehovah and Jesus c@@ alls on us to be ze@@ al@@ ous in our wit@@ ness@@ ing work and to gl@@ ori@@ fy God and Christ by our holy conduct .
I took the children and moved sou@@ th to the city of Per@@ th .
In many v@@ il@@ la@@ ges , the Kingdom H@@ all was the only building left standing .
Of course , pra@@ ying to res@@ ist temp@@ tation at any time during his enc@@ oun@@ ter would have been valu@@ able .
“ Your word is . . . a light to my ro@@ ad@@ way . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 1@@ 19 : 10@@ 5 .
And what a wide vari@@ ety of problems they fac@@ ed !
How , though , can we de@@ fine this qu@@ ality ?
He vie@@ wed it as a book inspired by God and believ@@ ed that all the boo@@ ks of the Bible are in complete har@@ mony with one another .
The ones em@@ an@@ ci@@ p@@ ated , or fre@@ ed , from the fear that Satan cultiv@@ ates inclu@@ de many who have lost a mate , as you may have .
A G@@ r@@ and B@@ less@@ ing for H@@ um@@ ble S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds
I learned that Jehovah is person@@ ally inter@@ ested in each one of us . ”
Paul took advan@@ ta@@ ge of their ri@@ v@@ al@@ ry and the differ@@ ences in beli@@ ef between these grou@@ ps when he de@@ f@@ ended himself before the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in . ​ — Acts 23 : 6 - 9 .
Des@@ per@@ ate , Saul con@@ sul@@ ts a spirit medi@@ u@@ m , only to hear that he will be kil@@ led in the bat@@ tle against the Phil@@ ist@@ ines .
At the same time , I saw many vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of serious ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents , and I was sa@@ dd@@ ened when they died because of having received blood trans@@ fu@@ sions .
Still , when ex@@ posed to un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural teachings , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of the s@@ ource , we must dec@@ isi@@ vely re@@ ject them .
( b ) What questions can be asked about Paul’s words found at 1 Timothy 4 : 15 ?
We should never allow place for the Devil in the Christian congregation .
What have I done that contribu@@ ted to this proble@@ m ?
What a@@ wa@@ its those who refu@@ se to recogn@@ ize God’s Kingdom ?
R@@ ich individuals d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed in many co@@ ins , but Jesus was imp@@ ressed when he saw a nee@@ dy wi@@ do@@ w d@@ ro@@ p in two small co@@ ins of very little value .
E@@ no@@ ch is a some@@ what my@@ st@@ eri@@ ous fi@@ gu@@ re in the Bible rec@@ ord .
In a way , his death is even more my@@ st@@ eri@@ ous and in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ing than his life .
There D@@ on H@@ as@@ let@@ t , a G@@ ile@@ ad cl@@ ass@@ mate who had arri@@ ved in J@@ ap@@ an a few months ear@@ li@@ er , had r@@ ented a mission@@ ary home .
For those who love Jehovah , however , their sac@@ red service comes before everything el@@ se .
Pe@@ ople in those early days lived far longer than we do today .
H@@ on@@ es@@ ty and Go@@ dly F@@ e@@ ar
A@@ gain Ne@@ h@@ emiah refu@@ sed , for he dis@@ cer@@ ned the enem@@ ies ’ in@@ ten@@ tion .
Who is the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t ?
Yet , fear par@@ al@@ y@@ zed him .
H@@ el@@ p@@ ing My Ch@@ il@@ dren S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually
Even in times of cal@@ am@@ ity , Jehovah can man@@ e@@ u@@ ver matters so that his loyal ones get “ bre@@ ad for the day . ” ​ — Luke 11 : 3 ; 12 : 29 , 30 .
Com@@ men@@ ting on some who became very we@@ al@@ thy early in life , a p@@ sy@@ cho@@ ther@@ ap@@ ist in S@@ an F@@ ran@@ c@@ is@@ c@@ o , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , said that for them money is “ the ro@@ o@@ t of st@@ ress and con@@ fu@@ sion . ”
Sa@@ ys L@@ ev@@ i : “ Jehovah had ans@@ wer@@ ed our spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c re@@ qu@@ est , so now it was our turn to follow through . ”
Af@@ ter@@ ward , he hum@@ bly gave Jehovah the cre@@ di@@ t for the vi@@ ct@@ ory . ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
Par@@ adise as dra@@ wn by Lu@@ c@@ í@@ a
Instead of fe@@ e@@ ding the flo@@ ck , they f@@ ed themselves .
Paul said : “ However , you , O man of God , fle@@ e from these things . But pur@@ sue righteousness , godly devo@@ tion , faith , love , end@@ ur@@ ance , mil@@ dness of temp@@ er . ”
Ex@@ peri@@ enced parents know , however , that help@@ ing children to “ put on the new person@@ ality ” is e@@ asi@@ er said than done .
The Ch@@ urch Fa@@ thers ​ — Ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ates of Bible Tru@@ th ?
S@@ ear@@ ch for the Ri@@ ght Wor@@ ds
He asked me fi@@ ve questions and then , satis@@ fied with my ans@@ wers , baptized me .
A tel@@ ling repor@@ t on the case appe@@ ared in the As@@ soci@@ ated P@@ ress .
In such a situation , would you not appreci@@ ate it if others displa@@ yed an emp@@ a@@ the@@ tic attitude toward you ?
We should not be s@@ car@@ ed or ter@@ ri@@ fied when we hear that our brothers face har@@ s@@ h persecu@@ tion in certain lands .
It comes from the Greek word por@@ ·@@ ne@@ i@@ ʹ@@ a , which is some@@ times used to apply to se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations between un@@ married people .
When he was in his mi@@ d - 20 ’ s , he conclu@@ ded that E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe was the place .
Au@@ th@@ or and fil@@ m hist@@ ori@@ an Ti@@ m Di@@ r@@ ks descri@@ bed the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama ” as “ the first ma@@ j@@ or s@@ cre@@ en@@ pla@@ y which inc@@ or@@ por@@ ated sy@@ n@@ ch@@ r@@ on@@ ized s@@ ound ( recorded spe@@ e@@ ch ) , mo@@ ving fil@@ m , and ma@@ gi@@ c l@@ an@@ ter@@ n col@@ or s@@ li@@ des . ”
* That being the case , you might ask , How are we to expla@@ in experi@@ ences that people have with the par@@ an@@ or@@ ma@@ l ?
Then came “ the day that Noah en@@ tered into the ar@@ k ” and the F@@ lood destro@@ yed all who had re@@ je@@ cted this knowledge .
Does con@@ sum@@ ing large am@@ oun@@ ts of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l ever bring glory to God ?
He did not know ex@@ ac@@ tly how , when , or where God’s promises would be ful@@ filled .
Many of God’s servants today work long h@@ our@@ s to care for the ba@@ si@@ c necess@@ ities of their famili@@ es .
Jehovah’s Witnesses today man@@ i@@ f@@ est the same spirit by end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to call on people at times when they are most likely to be at home , such as on we@@ ek@@ ends and in the ev@@ en@@ ings .
Why , then , did Jesus inclu@@ de in his mo@@ de@@ l prayer the re@@ qu@@ est : “ Gi@@ ve us today our bre@@ ad for this day ” ?
After fa@@ sting for 40 days and 40 ni@@ gh@@ ts , Jesus likely had a strong desire to e@@ at .
V@@ ast num@@ bers of them pray what is often called the Our Father or the L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er .
He was determined to give the L@@ at@@ vi@@ an people a Bible in their language .
“ It was fu@@ n working with her , ” K@@ en@@ y@@ at@@ te rec@@ alls .
Our efforts in worshipp@@ ing Jehovah are preci@@ ous to him when offered out of love .
The ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work also mo@@ ves us to r@@ ely on God’s holy spirit .
They en@@ tered the house and sear@@ ched it .
Th@@ ink of the expres@@ sions “ they were b@@ es@@ i@@ de themselves with great e@@ c@@ st@@ as@@ y ” and “ they began to gl@@ ori@@ fy God . ”
What if we do find ourselves in a tun@@ ne@@ l of doub@@ ts ?
6 : 18 , 19 .
And a husband needs to imitate the loving example of Jesus , who is the “ head of the congregation . ”
Per@@ haps they feel fru@@ str@@ ated because personal go@@ als , such as travel@@ ing , having a family , see@@ ing gr@@ and@@ children gro@@ w up , or serving God to a ful@@ l@@ er ex@@ t@@ ent , are now bey@@ ond their re@@ ach .
Our imper@@ fect human n@@ ature is f@@ ra@@ g@@ ile , like cla@@ y@@ ware .
Li@@ ving as close to the end as we do , these are war@@ n@@ ings that Christians today great@@ ly appreci@@ ate .
Does God hear such prayers for help ?
Ke@@ ep dra@@ wing close to him .
Juda@@ h then sent his daugh@@ ter - in - law T@@ am@@ ar back to her fa@@ ther’s home until such time as Juda@@ h’s th@@ ir@@ d son , S@@ hel@@ ah , was old en@@ ough to be un@@ ited with her .
The Bible ur@@ ges us to look clo@@ sel@@ y at devo@@ ted servants of God and to “ imitate their faith . ”
To be heard , we must pray only to the God of the Bible , Jehovah , * not to any other go@@ d or to an@@ c@@ est@@ ors .
Jesus ’ example should mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to continue to seek out people in our ter@@ rit@@ ory who are de@@ pres@@ sed about the ter@@ ri@@ ble things happ@@ ening in this world .
“ The whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one , ” states 1 John 5 : 19 .
What in@@ sight do those s@@ crip@@ tures give you into God’s thinking ?
For example , the Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine has been publi@@ shed for some 1@@ 30 years .
In this day and age , is it really possible to live with godly devo@@ tion and self - su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y and find happiness and satis@@ fac@@ tion ?
It was a beau@@ ti@@ ful , bi@@ g , W@@ es@@ ter@@ n - st@@ y@@ le , two - st@@ ory house ​ — to@@ t@@ ally ba@@ re !
How does this apply to me ?
It is vital that we do not become like the sin@@ ful Israelites of Ho@@ se@@ a@@ ’s day , thinking that we can com@@ p@@ en@@ s@@ ate for wr@@ ong@@ doing by o@@ ffering such spiritual sacrific@@ es to God .
What must we do to devel@@ op the qualities that Jehovah lo@@ ves ?
Our go@@ al is to “ at@@ tain to the on@@ en@@ ess in the faith and in the acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the Son of God , to a full - gro@@ wn man , to the me@@ asure of st@@ ature that bel@@ ong@@ s to the ful@@ l@@ ness of the Christ . ”
Will you draw clo@@ s@@ er to those who show little or no love for Jehovah , or will you seek to strengthen your relation@@ shi@@ ps with spiritual people ?
How does this par@@ able see its fulfill@@ ment in our day ?
They put themselves on the side of Satan the Devil , who is called “ the rul@@ er of the dem@@ ons . ”
The Bible says : “ E@@ ar@@ th it@@ self has been given into the hand of the wicked one . ” ​ — Job 9 : 24 ; read Genesis 3 : 23 , 24 .
This account illustr@@ ates in a t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing way what Jesus stated some time ear@@ li@@ er .
The father is known to be a good man .
These are exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent questions , and they will be ans@@ wer@@ ed in the next article .
Ab@@ out three th@@ ous@@ and of them s@@ ought God’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess and became Christians . ​ — Acts 2 : 37 - 4@@ 1 .
“ U@@ se@@ ful to M@@ e for M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ ing ”
What can a Christian wife do if her un@@ believ@@ ing husband does not respon@@ d fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly to her fine conduct ?
“ Be imit@@ at@@ ors of those who through faith and pati@@ ence in@@ her@@ it the promises . ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B@@ R@@ E@@ W@@ S 6 : 12 .
These fine public@@ ations will help you to be succ@@ ess@@ ful in your work and will strengthen your famili@@ es . ”
Mo@@ ving to where the need for the Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers is greater may be a pos@@ si@@ bility for you . ​ — 1 Corinthians 16 : 9 .
In these res@@ pe@@ cts , he set a fine example for family he@@ a@@ ds .
My compan@@ ion and I he@@ a@@ ve a si@@ gh of reli@@ ef .
It da@@ w@@ ned on me that I had listen@@ ed in@@ ten@@ tly to what people who came to worship at the sh@@ r@@ ine had to say but I had never once listen@@ ed to what my wife had to say .
“ I W@@ anted to Re@@ present B@@ ra@@ z@@ il . ” ​ — J@@ U@@ L@@ I@@ AN@@ A A@@ P@@ A@@ R@@ E@@ C@@ I@@ D@@ A S@@ AN@@ T@@ AN@@ A E@@ S@@ C@@ U@@ D@@ E@@ I@@ R@@ O
How often ?
But with Jehovah’s help , it is possible .
A@@ n ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive pur@@ ple d@@ ye was ex@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted from certain m@@ ol@@ lu@@ s@@ ks , and vari@@ ous pl@@ ants , ro@@ o@@ ts , lea@@ ves , and in@@ se@@ cts were used to pro@@ du@@ ce d@@ y@@ es in such col@@ ors as red , y@@ el@@ low , b@@ lu@@ e , and bl@@ ack .
I try more and more to look things up in the In@@ sight on the Scriptures and in other refer@@ ence works as needed . ”
What if this m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er makes “ ent@@ reat@@ y to God that he may take ple@@ asure in him ” ?
I was baptized at age 15 .
C@@ lo@@ se to the end of his days , when Jehovah had given Israel rest from their enem@@ ies , Jo@@ shua ass@@ em@@ b@@ led the people to re@@ view God’s deal@@ ings with them and to ur@@ ge them to serve H@@ im who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly .
G@@ ide@@ on ​ — “ The S@@ mal@@ l@@ est ” in His Fa@@ ther’s H@@ ouse
7 , 8 . ( a ) What does it mean “ to exerc@@ ise justice ” ?
Be@@ ing with my father for a while fur@@ ther deep@@ ened my con@@ vi@@ ction that I had found the truth and the meaning of life .
The first S@@ atur@@ day mor@@ ning for rec@@ ording came along , and as the mu@@ si@@ ci@@ ans were being in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed , one of the brothers had a tr@@ om@@ b@@ one case .
The T@@ ri@@ p U@@ pri@@ ver
It was comm@@ on to see people from ne@@ ar@@ by v@@ il@@ la@@ ges br@@ ing@@ ing their don@@ ke@@ ys to to@@ wn lo@@ ad@@ ed with things to sel@@ l .
( Read Proverbs 30 : 26 . )
By the following sum@@ m@@ er , the form@@ er of@@ fic@@ er was baptized .
For one thing , Jesus knew that God had sel@@ e@@ cted him to be its R@@ ul@@ er .
I con@@ fi@@ ded in my parents .
Ph@@ ili@@ p ther@@ e@@ after went to A@@ sh@@ do@@ d and then to Ca@@ es@@ are@@ a , “ declar@@ ing the good news to all the c@@ ities ” along the way .
You can do so forever if you always accept Jehovah’s discipl@@ ine . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 00 : 2 .
The n@@ ine happ@@ in@@ ess@@ es that Jesus high@@ ligh@@ ted are as bene@@ fi@@ cial today as they were then
How gr@@ ate@@ ful I am that the va@@ st ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of them are faith@@ fully serving Jehovah !
( b ) What helped Paul not to be over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by ne@@ g@@ ative thoughts ?
The Romans reg@@ ar@@ ded such s@@ por@@ ts , not as com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on between e@@ qu@@ als to deter@@ mine their res@@ pe@@ ctive vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e , but as simp@@ le en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
• Par@@ ents can learn what from the Bible rec@@ ord about Samuel ?
Then God’s will shall in@@ deed be done on earth and in heaven ​ — comple@@ t@@ ely .
S@@ even days from the time you arri@@ ve , you should take over . ”
It is a pi@@ c@@ ture of a bir@@ d that sen@@ ses d@@ anger and then prote@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely s@@ pre@@ a@@ ds its w@@ ings over its young .
Ang@@ ry at being re@@ je@@ cted , she fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ used Joseph of tr@@ ying to ra@@ pe her .
But Jesus did not indic@@ ate that we should ex@@ ten@@ d this consider@@ ation only to those rel@@ ated to us in the faith .
Se@@ ek to K@@ now Jehovah
In his ro@@ le as attend@@ ant , he accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed Moses high@@ er up the m@@ oun@@ tain and ap@@ par@@ ently rema@@ ined at a dist@@ ance while Moses en@@ tered the cl@@ ou@@ d sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ ing Jehovah’s pres@@ ence .
F@@ l@@ ying through a cl@@ ou@@ d at just under 2@@ ,000 fe@@ et [ 6@@ 00 m ] , the D@@ C - 10 s@@ lam@@ m@@ ed into the low@@ er s@@ lo@@ p@@ es of M@@ ount E@@ re@@ bu@@ s , k@@ ill@@ ing all 2@@ 5@@ 7 on bo@@ ard .
But you people did not want it . ”
But Jehovah is pati@@ ent .
U@@ p@@ on ob@@ serving that develop@@ ment , “ those in Ju@@ de@@ a [ were to ] beg@@ in fle@@ e@@ ing to the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s . ”
How does Jehovah demonstr@@ ate the joy of giving ?
They con@@ ne@@ cted with her by help@@ ing her , be@@ fri@@ en@@ ding her , esta@@ bli@@ shing mean@@ ing@@ ful b@@ on@@ ds of the heart .
In ancient Israel , a man could provide a commun@@ ion me@@ al by br@@ ing@@ ing an ani@@ ma@@ l to God’s san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary , where it was sla@@ ugh@@ tered .
What kind of tre@@ a@@ sures should we st@@ ore up , and why ?
“ The field is the world , ” Jesus explained in answer to his disciples ’ qu@@ eri@@ es about the meaning of the par@@ able of the whe@@ at and the we@@ e@@ ds .
How has this article encoura@@ ged you ?
Go@@ o@@ dness is moral exc@@ el@@ l@@ ence .
A rec@@ ent ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion ( S@@ angu@@ e e ar@@ ena , “ B@@ lood and S@@ and ” ) in the C@@ olo@@ s@@ se@@ u@@ m in R@@ ome su@@ gg@@ ested mo@@ der@@ n par@@ all@@ els to the mun@@ er@@ a .
As a class , these anointed ones make up the mo@@ der@@ n - day “ gener@@ ation ” of con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries that will not pas@@ s away “ until all these things occ@@ ur . ”
“ If you put the practic@@ es of the body to death by the spirit , you will live , ” he says . ​ — R@@ om .
Sa@@ ys James 1 : 5 : “ If any one of you is l@@ ac@@ king in wisdom , let him keep as@@ king God , for he gives gener@@ ously to all and without re@@ pro@@ aching . ”
Yet , her pain pers@@ is@@ ted even after she bor@@ e a th@@ ir@@ d son , L@@ ev@@ i .
G@@ as@@ pa@@ r ) , 5 / 1
Di@@ ffer@@ ences in person@@ ality can also lead to con@@ f@@ li@@ cts .
Jesus Christ also made it clear that Jehovah requi@@ res exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion . ​ — Mark 12 : 28 - 30 ; Luke 4 : 8 .
Mis@@ sion@@ aries G@@ u@@ st M@@ ak@@ i and St@@ an@@ le@@ y C@@ ar@@ ter c@@ li@@ m@@ bed The L@@ ad@@ der , a pa@@ th@@ way of over 5@@ 00 st@@ one st@@ ep@@ s up to The Bo@@ t@@ to@@ m , Sa@@ ba@@ ’s cap@@ it@@ al .
Jehovah now became ‘ their Ju@@ dge , their La@@ w@@ gi@@ ver , and their King . ’
E@@ ach of these langu@@ ages requi@@ res different thought pat@@ ter@@ ns .
( b ) What may reve@@ al that we have hear@@ t@@ felt respect for all our brothers and sisters ?
“ Just as you are in fact wal@@ king , . . . keep on doing it more fully . ” ​ — 1 TH@@ E@@ S@@ S .
They are the bil@@ li@@ ons of humans who have lived and died , many without ever having an opportunity to understand and apply Bible truth .
N@@ um@@ ber of coun@@ tri@@ es re@@ pres@@ ented : 14
David sur@@ vi@@ ved on each occasi@@ on because Jehovah was with him . ​ — 1 Samuel 18 : 6 - 12 , 25 ; 19 : 10 , 11 .
Even after accep@@ ting the truth , some had to over@@ come serious spiritual problems .
Instead of fe@@ aring a God that t@@ or@@ ments people et@@ er@@ n@@ ally in hel@@ l ​ — a do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine found no@@ where in the Bible — ​ T@@ on@@ y and his wife came to em@@ br@@ ace the hope of living forever on a par@@ adise earth .
At that he s@@ at up and spoke .
Still , Noah proved himself fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less and was “ a pre@@ ach@@ er of righteousness . ”
What would you conclu@@ de about a person who enjo@@ yed st@@ ab@@ b@@ ing , sh@@ o@@ o@@ ting , ma@@ im@@ ing , and k@@ ill@@ ing i@@ mag@@ in@@ ary people ?
6 : 19 - 32 What could be the effect if I become over@@ ly concer@@ ned with money and pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons ?
In all , 11 pers@@ ons have become true Christians because James se@@ ized opportun@@ ities to witness inform@@ ally at his work@@ place .
She ru@@ shed to pre@@ pare am@@ ple food and pro@@ v@@ isions and went out to inter@@ c@@ ep@@ t David and his men .
W@@ ould such low@@ ly ones have the courage to follow Jesus ?
The answer is found in the con@@ text .
If Jehovah is as real to us as he was to E@@ no@@ ch , Noah , Job , and Moses , we will “ take no@@ tice of him ” in all our ways , and he will “ make [ our ] pa@@ ths st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght . ” ​ — Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 .
An@@ al@@ y@@ st@@ s of Mar@@ k@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l believe that he wrote for G@@ ent@@ ile read@@ ers ; he provided help@@ ful ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations of Jewish practic@@ es .
There is no Scriptural ob@@ je@@ ction to working in or being in public buil@@ ding@@ s , such as mun@@ i@@ ci@@ p@@ al of@@ fic@@ es and scho@@ ol@@ s , where the n@@ ational f@@ la@@ g is displa@@ yed .
‘ S@@ ear@@ ch O@@ u@@ t Who Is Des@@ er@@ ving ’
In 19@@ 6@@ 4 we were invit@@ ed to live at Bethel .
However , your un@@ believ@@ ing family and others may question the value of these privile@@ ges or even re@@ pro@@ ach you for your self - sacrifice .
Wh@@ ich different Kingdom H@@ alls did the congregation use ?
And the psalmist as@@ sures us : “ Jehovah is a@@ ware of what the b@@ lam@@ eless go through . ”
Instead of mas@@ sing together in op@@ position , they are ad@@ v@@ ised : “ K@@ is@@ s the son , that He [ Jehovah God ] may not become inc@@ en@@ sed and you may not per@@ ish from the way , for his anger f@@ la@@ res up eas@@ ily . ”
For example , he lik@@ ened the preaching of the good news of God’s Kingdom to the s@@ ow@@ ing of se@@ ed .
N@@ el@@ son has a great de@@ al of responsi@@ bility and many problems to sol@@ ve .
“ [ The Messi@@ ah ] must keep the covenant in for@@ ce for the many for one we@@ ek , ” states Daniel 9 : 27 .
K@@ ur@@ t explained that his conscience was m@@ ol@@ ded by the Bible .
Even in these last days of Satan’s wicked system , Jehovah is blessing his people .
W@@ he@@ ther teaching a small group , such as his apostles , or va@@ st mul@@ titu@@ des , Jesus made good use of the holy writ@@ ings .
C@@ learly , then , anything that s@@ ma@@ c@@ ks of spi@@ rit@@ ism is de@@ t@@ es@@ table to Jehovah .
After stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses , the man and his wife became publi@@ sh@@ ers of the good news .
When an Israel@@ ite kil@@ led a sheep , how quic@@ k@@ ly did he have to dra@@ in its blood ?
E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us is re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed for his high@@ ly reg@@ ar@@ ded work ent@@ it@@ led H@@ ist@@ ory of the Christian Ch@@ urch .
What is one are@@ a in which we need to gu@@ ard against an in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent spirit ?
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From L@@ am@@ ent@@ ations , 6 / 1
D@@ EN@@ V@@ E@@ R , C@@ O , C@@ ol@@ is@@ e@@ u@@ m , 4@@ 6@@ 00 H@@ um@@ b@@ ol@@ d@@ t S@@ t .
As a result , not only will they have God’s blessing but , in the congregation and in the commun@@ ity , they will honor the God of kindness , Jehovah . ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 12 .
He will even rest@@ ore his loyal ones to their you@@ th so that they can benefit from his care forever . ​ — Job 33 : 25 ; read Hebrews 6 : 10 .
The king saw c@@ learly that the conduct Na@@ than descri@@ bed was de@@ pl@@ or@@ able .
She her@@ self fre@@ qu@@ ently sta@@ yed up l@@ ate doing the ir@@ on@@ ing and other necess@@ ary work so that she could be out in the ministry during the day .
Al@@ ma Ru@@ th : “ U@@ p@@ on lear@@ ning about Jehovah , I felt that I could have a close relationship with him ”
* That should come as no sur@@ pris@@ e , for the Bible it@@ self states : “ God tel@@ ls the truth , even if ever@@ yone el@@ se is a li@@ ar . ”
W@@ ould she , in obedi@@ ence to her father , order its death ?
It has been a long day .
In 1@@ 7@@ 0@@ 2 the Rus@@ si@@ an ar@@ mi@@ es de@@ fe@@ ated the S@@ we@@ des and took control of Al@@ ū@@ k@@ s@@ ne .
Why do people think that God does not care about us ?
So@@ on M@@ other along with Father , who had rec@@ ently re@@ turned from life at se@@ a , moved to the same place .
For fi@@ ve months they eng@@ ag@@ ed in in@@ ten@@ sive Bible study desi@@ gn@@ ed to strengthen their faith for mission@@ ary service in fore@@ ign fi@@ el@@ ds .
At one time , God cho@@ se the nation of Israel as his special pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion because of the out@@ standing faith of Israel@@ ’s fore@@ father Abraham .
Why should we in@@ ten@@ si@@ fy our activ@@ ity in the ministry ?
In any case , you will likely ag@@ ree with what the apostle Paul wrote long ag@@ o : “ The sc@@ ene of this world is chang@@ ing . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 7 : 31 .
“ When the buil@@ ders la@@ id the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of the temple of Jehovah , ” said E@@ z@@ r@@ a , “ then the pri@@ ests in of@@ fi@@ cial clo@@ thing , with the tru@@ mp@@ e@@ ts , and the L@@ ev@@ ites the sons of A@@ sa@@ ph , with the c@@ y@@ m@@ bal@@ s , sto@@ od up to praise Jehovah according to the direction of David the king of Israel .
This spiritual food also educ@@ ates us and e@@ qu@@ ip@@ s us to have a full share in the most important work being done on earth today .
James had in mind dis@@ pu@@ tes that involved as few as two people .
• What are some ways in which we can imp@@ ro@@ ve the vo@@ ice we hear from within ?
What imp@@ res@@ ses of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als most is the long - lasting benefit of this vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er pro@@ gra@@ m .
Re@@ ally , though , men as well as women may take a less@@ on from Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h’s hum@@ ility , for who of us does not need more of that lo@@ vely qu@@ ality ?
The Scriptures ref@@ er to “ tend@@ er com@@ pas@@ sion , ” “ tend@@ er mer@@ ci@@ es , ” and “ tend@@ er affe@@ ction . ”
I am thinking of Acts 2 : 21 .
Satan does not want you to think about such con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of sin .
The first article discus@@ ses the responsi@@ bility that each member of the Christian family has in keep@@ ing spiritually a@@ wa@@ ke .
T@@ est Your Un@@ der@@ standing
Such re@@ form@@ ed individuals have learned to provide for their famili@@ es in a respon@@ sible and hon@@ est way .
Jehovah has bless@@ ed the preaching work in E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pia
Do You See Th@@ ings as They Re@@ ally Are ?
Jesus , who imit@@ ated his Father , showed gen@@ u@@ ine interest in comm@@ on people , and he sel@@ e@@ cted as apostles men who were “ un@@ let@@ tered and or@@ din@@ ary . ”
What shows that Jehovah wants to commun@@ ic@@ ate the truth to mankind ?
There may be some simp@@ le f@@ low@@ er arrang@@ ements , but you will not be di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted by ga@@ u@@ dy bu@@ nt@@ ing or any par@@ ty at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere .
However , a few op@@ pos@@ ers have prom@@ o@@ ted la@@ ws a@@ im@@ ed at crip@@ pl@@ ing the Kingdom work .
8 , 9 . ( a ) What kind of person was Saul before he became a Christian ?
Even if many in the world we@@ ar reve@@ al@@ ing s@@ wi@@ m@@ we@@ ar , we should be sure that our cho@@ ice br@@ ings honor to our holy God , Jehovah .
But Jesus did not want his followers to be in mor@@ bi@@ d fear of him .
It should be similar when we are temp@@ ted to do evil .
In conclu@@ sion , Jesus gave this less@@ on to his a@@ udi@@ ence : “ So it go@@ es with the man that la@@ ys up tre@@ asure for himself but is not rich toward God . ” ​ — Luke 12 : 13 - 21 .
Tru@@ e , in some ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es the preaching work may be a chall@@ enge , perhaps because of a@@ pa@@ thy or op@@ position or simply because people are pre@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with the every@@ day concer@@ ns of life .
They also bro@@ ad@@ c@@ ast ex@@ cer@@ p@@ ts of sever@@ al of the dis@@ cour@@ ses .
1@@ ,@@ 7@@ 37 congregations and 3@@ 7@@ 3 grou@@ ps in 15 langu@@ ages , including H@@ ung@@ ari@@ an , Rom@@ ani@@ an , Rus@@ si@@ an , Rus@@ si@@ an Si@@ gn L@@ angu@@ age , and U@@ k@@ ra@@ in@@ i@@ an
Bar@@ ry and He@@ idi have fi@@ ve children .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , as Jesus said , the end of this system will come at ‘ an h@@ our that we do not think to be it . ’
“ W@@ i@@ th@@ out acc@@ ess to and some de@@ gre@@ e of control over water , human life at its simp@@ l@@ est and its most comple@@ x would be imp@@ os@@ sible , ” states the book W@@ ater .
How important it is , then , that we trust in Jehovah with all our heart and that we do not le@@ an upon our own understanding ! ​ — Pro@@ v .
Su@@ b@@ ject In@@ de@@ x for The Watchtower 20@@ 10 32
Thus , the Witnesses who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly support these ga@@ ther@@ ings , making great efforts to atten@@ d them .
( b ) What fur@@ ther great ac@@ ts of deli@@ ver@@ ance has Jehovah accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed ?
They feel tra@@ pp@@ ed , stu@@ ck in a way of life that ro@@ bs them of di@@ gn@@ ity and joy ; they feel inv@@ isi@@ ble and wor@@ th@@ less .
E@@ ven@@ tually , that faithful man of old came to understand what was in st@@ ore for the wicked ​ — that Jehovah would ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely set matters st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght .
“ A@@ c@@ tually , I was better off fin@@ an@@ cially than when I wor@@ ked with com@@ pu@@ ters , ” he said .
What is com@@ pas@@ sion ?
In ad@@ dition , your hum@@ ility in the face of t@@ ests re@@ in@@ for@@ ces my con@@ vi@@ ction that Jehovah does not leave his people .
Do you know why Jesus said : “ S@@ to@@ p judg@@ ing ” ?
W@@ ell , Jesus pray@@ ed : “ This means everlasting life , their taking in knowledge of you , the only true God , and of the one whom you sent for@@ th , Jesus Christ . ”
O@@ ther com@@ ments foc@@ used on help@@ ing the stud@@ ents maintain joy in their assignment .
( a ) What did the apostle Paul say about encourag@@ ing others ?
“ C@@ ongreg@@ ate the people , the men and the women and the little ones and your ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ent . ” ​ — D@@ E@@ U@@ T .
How than@@ k@@ ful we can person@@ ally be for that ! ​ — P@@ s .
G@@ am@@ bl@@ ing ad@@ ded spi@@ ce to pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s lives , for it offered the hope of making eas@@ y money .
The Bible fore@@ told that such sel@@ f@@ ish tra@@ its would be comm@@ on in these “ last days . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 , 2 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ; Revelation 12 : 12 , 17 .
He pro@@ ba@@ bly told them ex@@ ac@@ tly what Jehovah had told him : “ I have deci@@ ded to put an end to all flesh , because the earth is full of viol@@ ence on account of them , ” and “ I am going to bring f@@ loo@@ d@@ w@@ at@@ ers upon the earth to destro@@ y from under the heavens all flesh that has the bre@@ ath of life . E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing on the earth will per@@ ish . ”
Just i@@ magine how he felt when he was asked to vis@@ it the home of the un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised G@@ ent@@ ile Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us !
With his faithful compan@@ ion El@@ isha , he kept on pro@@ claim@@ ing God’s mes@@ sa@@ ges , end@@ uring in the face of in@@ justice !
He did not mean that we should never re@@ pe@@ at hear@@ t@@ felt ple@@ as and expres@@ sions of than@@ k@@ s@@ giving in prayer .
F@@ ol@@ low the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule .
My father was a pa@@ st@@ or of the Ch@@ urch of C@@ en@@ tr@@ al Af@@ ri@@ can P@@ res@@ b@@ y@@ ter@@ i@@ an .
The account of Sa@@ ul@@ ’s pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous act has been recorded in God’s Word for our benefit .
• What Bible examples show the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of contro@@ l@@ ling or not contro@@ l@@ ling anger ?
Ch@@ il@@ dren pro@@ per@@ ly tra@@ ined not leave Jehovah ? , 6 / 1
For an in - dep@@ th discus@@ sion on this to@@ pi@@ c , see chap@@ ter 15 , “ Why Do Many Acc@@ ep@@ t E@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion ? ”
N@@ kon@@ de and his wife received me war@@ m@@ ly . I asked M@@ r .
P@@ ol@@ iti@@ ci@@ ans and other lead@@ ers se@@ em hel@@ pl@@ ess as they stru@@ gg@@ le to cop@@ e with ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism and other s@@ our@@ ces of evil .
Many wor@@ ry that they will not know what to say or do during the pati@@ ent@@ ’s fin@@ al h@@ our@@ s .
The first marriage was ru@@ ined when Adam and E@@ ve dis@@ obe@@ yed Jehovah .
F@@ ran@@ k says : “ Because of the situation in the world , many people today are anxi@@ ous about the future .
Jesus rep@@ lied : “ Why do you put me to the t@@ est , h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites ? ”
Of course , children are children , and some are pro@@ ne to be contr@@ ary , even wa@@ y@@ ward .
Davi@@ d’s trust in God is clear from the words : “ So take knowledge that Jehovah will certainly dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish his loyal one ; Jehovah himself will hear when I call to him . ”
B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ers in Eph@@ esus destro@@ yed their boo@@ ks on ma@@ gi@@ c
© Christi@@ e@@ ’s I@@ ma@@ ges L@@ im@@ ited 199@@ 7
God sent for@@ th his Son , his first cre@@ ation , from His wi@@ fel@@ ike organization of spirit cre@@ atu@@ res in heaven to be the promised “ se@@ ed . ”
After all , the events were not mirac@@ ul@@ ous .
In the cen@@ ter was a pa@@ in@@ ting of Jesus .
What does Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the whe@@ at and the we@@ e@@ ds teach us about the true congregation ?
In a gener@@ al sense , these “ st@@ ars ” re@@ present the bo@@ dies of elders , or overse@@ ers , in the congregations .
So that no truth - hu@@ ng@@ ry ones would mis@@ s out , in Au@@ gu@@ st 1914 the I@@ .@@ B.@@ S@@ .@@ A . rel@@ eas@@ ed the “ E@@ u@@ re@@ ka D@@ r@@ ama ” ​ — a por@@ table ver@@ sion of the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama ” min@@ us the mo@@ vi@@ e se@@ g@@ ments .
During such shepher@@ ding vis@@ its , they want to “ imp@@ ar@@ t some spiritual gift ” to them .
In fact , Paul’s ent@@ reat@@ y to Timothy ‘ to bring the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls , especially the par@@ ch@@ ments , ’ was one of his fin@@ al wi@@ sh@@ es on rec@@ ord .
As another example , two elders may have given counsel to a brother who er@@ red .
The loving attention and guid@@ ance God gave his people after the bir@@ th of the Kingdom did not go un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed by Satan .
He used a Greek word that appe@@ ars only this one time in the Bible .
He@@ al@@ th problems , e@@ con@@ om@@ ic har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps , or family difficul@@ ties ​ — even our own actions — ​ pro@@ du@@ ce chang@@ es in our lives .
With everlasting life in view , we will sur@@ ely see and understand ever more fac@@ e@@ ts of God’s love .
No , not the God of the Bible .
How can we stay on course on our j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to sal@@ vation , and what is your determin@@ ation ?
How can we t@@ est whether we are in the faith ?
What has been the result ?
They need to be certain that nothing in@@ dec@@ ent is taking place in their hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds .
[ Bo@@ x on page 16 ]
By one es@@ tim@@ ate , there are some 3@@ 7@@ ,000 religi@@ ons that call themselves Christian , claim@@ ing Jesus Christ as their Le@@ ad@@ er .
The Bible says : “ He satis@@ fi@@ es the desire of those who fear him ; he he@@ ars their c@@ ry for help , and he res@@ cu@@ es them . ”
L@@ it@@ er@@ ature for the public .
Al@@ so , find out what he is inter@@ ested in .
What princi@@ ple did Jesus give regarding op@@ pos@@ ers ?
He had heard the discus@@ sion and wanted to jo@@ in in .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , in this time of the end , Jehovah has streng@@ th@@ ened the faith of his mo@@ der@@ n - day servants by she@@ d@@ ding inc@@ reas@@ ed light on the fulfill@@ ment of that a@@ w@@ es@@ ome vision and many rel@@ ated prophe@@ ci@@ es .
It also discus@@ ses some ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments that have been made to this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al pl@@ an@@ ting and har@@ v@@ es@@ ting are some@@ times very similar .
They be@@ qu@@ e@@ a@@ th@@ ed to their un@@ born off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing sin and its con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence , death . ​ — Romans 5 : 12 .
On that ev@@ ening , Jesus and his apostles came together in an u@@ pp@@ er ro@@ om of a house in Jerusalem to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
( See end@@ no@@ te . ) ​ — Luke 24 : 32 .
W@@ rit@@ ing to the congregation in Corin@@ th , Paul foc@@ used on what was said at such meetings .
In fact , why not pray about such things with your children before they leave for school , perhaps after consider@@ ing the da@@ ily text together ?
• Sam@@ son ?
From Th@@ ough@@ ts to A@@ ctions to Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences
Un@@ less we take the op@@ ening words of Psalm 1 to heart , we could lo@@ se the spiritu@@ ality we have ac@@ qui@@ red through a study of the Scriptures .
This re@@ qu@@ est could be under@@ sto@@ od in ei@@ ther of two ways .
Then we re@@ turned to Eng@@ land to ass@@ ist with con@@ stru@@ ction at L@@ ond@@ on Bethel .
In the congregation , we also enjoy a war@@ m bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od , which provi@@ des ass@@ ist@@ ance and support in num@@ er@@ ous ways .
Lo@@ ve for people was a no@@ table fe@@ ature of Jesus ’ person@@ ality .
Rather , I came to understand that God off@@ ers us a spiritual home , a place of real sa@@ f@@ ety that provi@@ des gen@@ u@@ ine con@@ ne@@ ctions and emo@@ tional att@@ ach@@ ment to others who love Jehovah .
A loving par@@ ent discipl@@ ines his child in order to help him
In O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 198@@ 4 , all of us had to appe@@ ar in cour@@ t .
What are some ways to pre@@ pare now for life in the new world ?
It also imp@@ res@@ ses the tru@@ ths of God’s Word deep@@ er upon our mind and heart .
• Some Christians have fac@@ ed what serious chall@@ enge after get@@ ting married , and what should they stri@@ ve to do ?
That is a comm@@ on experience .
Com@@ ing back once again to Jesus ’ par@@ able of the travel@@ ing mer@@ ch@@ ant , we no@@ te that Jesus did not say anything about how the mer@@ ch@@ ant was going to maintain his li@@ v@@ eli@@ ho@@ od after having so@@ ld all that he had .
By the time that Ne@@ h@@ emiah arri@@ ved in Jerusalem a second time , about a h@@ un@@ d@@ red years had pas@@ sed since a faithful re@@ m@@ n@@ ant had re@@ turned from Babyl@@ on to rest@@ ore true worship .
Indeed , it is no ex@@ ag@@ g@@ er@@ ation to say that Jehovah’s discipl@@ ine teach@@ es us how to live together forever in peace and har@@ mony as a family under his fa@@ ther@@ ly care .
E@@ ven@@ tually , I a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned my go@@ al of be@@ coming a pri@@ est .
Do@@ ing that work who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly with the guid@@ ance of God’s Word is certainly dem@@ an@@ ding , but the re@@ war@@ ds are pri@@ c@@ eless .
Even if he would not en@@ ter it , after as@@ cen@@ ding M@@ ount P@@ is@@ g@@ ah and see@@ ing vari@@ ous par@@ ts of that land , Moses must have real@@ ized that it was a “ good land . ”
L@@ am@@ ps with wi@@ c@@ ks dra@@ wing up o@@ live o@@ il il@@ lu@@ min@@ ated their ho@@ m@@ es .
That is also true of our As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ alls .
Ang@@ eli@@ c Su@@ pp@@ ort in the Ti@@ me of Christ
“ O TH@@ E dep@@ th of God’s ri@@ ches and wisdom and knowledge !
This means that they make an effort to have Jehovah’s thinking on matters and to look at things from his point of view .
We feel clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah than ever before . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , our heavenly Father himself states : “ I , Jehovah your God , am gr@@ as@@ p@@ ing your right hand , the One saying to you , ‘ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id . I my@@ self will help you . ’ ” ​ — Is@@ a .
“ Pe@@ ople are always ru@@ shing , ” expla@@ ins Christian , a full - time minis@@ ter .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the A@@ mal@@ ek@@ ites jo@@ ined others in att@@ ac@@ king God’s cho@@ s@@ en people again during the times of the Ju@@ d@@ ges .
When she learned what had really happened , she said with reli@@ ef : “ He is ali@@ ve !
They have learned to be atten@@ tive .
Our fir@@ m determin@@ ation should be to hold a good conscience with reg@@ ard to both our conduct and our ministry .
And I beg@@ in to think , ‘ If spiritually - min@@ ded brothers are not inter@@ ested in me , perhaps I don@@ ’t have the necess@@ ary Christian qualities or ma@@ y@@ be I am just un@@ at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive . ’ ”
Yet , he fa@@ il@@ s to real@@ ize that by doing so , he is el@@ ev@@ ating his standards a@@ bo@@ ve those of God and ther@@ e@@ by pro@@ ving himself to be un@@ righteous in God’s sight .
Go@@ ds of Greek my@@ th@@ olo@@ gy had human form and great beau@@ ty .
Mo@@ des@@ ty and hum@@ ility will keep us from develop@@ ing a com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve spirit and tr@@ ying to ou@@ tshin@@ e others in de@@ e@@ ds or in material things .
W@@ as it necess@@ ary to h@@ an@@ g the sheep by its h@@ ind leg@@ s ?
“ The s@@ por@@ t ro@@ b@@ bed me of my en@@ er@@ gy , and soon I real@@ ized that it was also ro@@ b@@ b@@ ing me of my spiritual ze@@ al .
We can coun@@ t on his help .
Some are wor@@ th milli@@ ons of do@@ l@@ l@@ ars .
The id@@ ent@@ ity of that great crow@@ d is reve@@ aled to John by one of the 24 elders , and these elders re@@ present the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s with Christ in their heavenly glory .
He began mis@@ sing meetings , and we simply st@@ op@@ ped commun@@ ic@@ ating .
Still , it is help@@ ful to hear how others have deci@@ ded matters res@@ em@@ bl@@ ing our@@ s .
In deci@@ ding how best to act , I have found Genesis 2 : 24 help@@ ful .
Ma@@ y@@ er@@ l@@ í@@ n began reading al@@ ou@@ d to F@@ eli@@ to from My Bo@@ ok of Bible St@@ ori@@ es , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
As to himself , he foc@@ used on his own rec@@ ord of integrity to God rather than on the appro@@ val of fic@@ k@@ le people .
I became si@@ ck and we@@ ak because of a se@@ v@@ ere att@@ ack of mal@@ ari@@ a , and ev@@ en@@ tually I had to be tre@@ ated in L@@ ond@@ on , where I was ad@@ v@@ ised not to return to Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
Ger@@ many was in great tur@@ mo@@ il in those days , and vari@@ ous pol@@ itical fac@@ tions cla@@ shed viol@@ ently in the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts .
What must all of Christ’s disciples do ?
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And me@@ ek ones among them will quic@@ k@@ ly be con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah is the only true God .
The fore@@ or@@ din@@ ation of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 does not mean that certain individuals were pre@@ des@@ t@@ ined to serve God faith@@ fully in this way .
Instead , we rejo@@ ic@@ ed that our sons were serving Jehovah at Bethel .
Such promises are practic@@ al because they en@@ able those who put faith in them to face the future with hope and confidence . ​ — Hebrews 11 : 6 .
Rather , it is a result of deep study , prayer , medit@@ ation , and experience ​ — see@@ ing in one@@ ’s own life the coun@@ t@@ less blessings that result from ad@@ her@@ ing to God’s standards . ​ — P@@ s .
If we have a similar appreciation for the heavenly ar@@ mi@@ es at God’s dis@@ pos@@ al , we will also trust imp@@ lic@@ it@@ ly in divine ba@@ c@@ king .
God se@@ es what is done by those who op@@ pose his people .
Ha@@ ve it destro@@ yed .
F@@ our Bible boo@@ ks ​ — from Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us to De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y — ​ al@@ most exc@@ lu@@ si@@ vely rec@@ ount God’s deal@@ ings with Israel under Moses ’ lead@@ er@@ ship .
And how did conven@@ tion@@ ers feel after atten@@ ding them ?
The ex@@ per@@ t as@@ ks the fi@@ sh@@ er@@ man why he is back so early .
He re@@ bu@@ ked his you@@ ng@@ er brother har@@ sh@@ ly , acc@@ using him of being there only to witness the car@@ n@@ age of bat@@ tle .
P@@ i@@ er@@ ce ) , 12 / 15
Why , rec@@ all@@ ing Dani@@ el@@ ’s experience in the li@@ ons ’ pi@@ t would in@@ fu@@ se us with courage ! ​ — Daniel 6 : 16 - 22 .
Some of our friends and loved ones may have served God for de@@ ca@@ des and are well along in years .
Rather than pu@@ ff@@ ing us up with pri@@ de , every preci@@ ous truth that we learn about Jehovah and his pur@@ pos@@ es should inc@@ re@@ ase our love for our heavenly Father .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 3 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 33 , 1@@ 33
If Job was de@@ pri@@ ved of his material go@@ o@@ ds , ar@@ gu@@ ed Satan , Job would cur@@ se God to his face ! ​ — Job 1 : 7 - 11 .
W@@ as Jesus low@@ er than God only while he was a man here on earth ?
God’s purpose was that humans would live on earth forever am@@ id Par@@ adise con@@ di@@ tions .
The di@@ lig@@ ent work of s@@ cri@@ bes thr@@ ough@@ out the ages has been involved in its pre@@ serv@@ ation .
She continu@@ es : “ When Jehovah’s Witnesses kno@@ cked on my do@@ or , however , my life took a 18@@ 0 de@@ gre@@ e turn . ”
Such discipl@@ ine may invol@@ ve the lo@@ ss of privile@@ ges .
That prophe@@ tic promise will be ful@@ filled in God’s new world . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
The prac@@ tice of bi@@ bli@@ om@@ an@@ cy and other su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ous uses of the Bible are comm@@ on .
E@@ very year , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds listen to the Kingdom message as brought to their ho@@ m@@ es by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
In what ways did Moses demonstr@@ ate his hum@@ ility ?
The si@@ x@@ th , at Ju@@ d@@ ges 19 : 18 , was ad@@ ded as a result of fur@@ ther study of reli@@ able old Bible man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts .
In hear@@ t@@ felt prayer , we can praise Jehovah and than@@ k him for his go@@ o@@ dness to us .
Bo@@ a@@ z , satis@@ fied , now co@@ v@@ ers himself and d@@ ri@@ f@@ ts off to s@@ le@@ ep .
As you do the we@@ ek@@ ly Bible reading in pre@@ par@@ ation for the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol , no doubt you will be imp@@ ressed with the fact that our God requi@@ res ho@@ l@@ iness of his servants .
“ Now that you have put away fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od , speak truth each one of you with his neigh@@ b@@ or . ” ​ — E@@ P@@ H .
“ Why wor@@ ry about the future ? ” they may say .
This is refle@@ cted in the Scriptural guid@@ ance given to elders , who some@@ times have to h@@ and@@ le c@@ as@@ es of gro@@ ss sin in the congregation .
Thus , all Christians should not ex@@ pect to experience every as@@ pect of the si@@ gn .
We might still feel the sting of strong counsel that we received .
Per@@ haps you find it difficult to star@@ t con@@ vers@@ ations on the st@@ re@@ et with people you do not know .
Jesus knew that his disciples needed direction in order to become effe@@ ctive ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers , and he demonstr@@ ated how the work should be done .
D@@ oub@@ ts , 7 / 1
Se@@ cond , as you ta@@ st@@ e the li@@ ber@@ ating power of God’s “ perfect law that bel@@ ong@@ s to fre@@ e@@ dom , ” you will become even more determined to remain on the ‘ n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w ro@@ ad ’ to everlasting life .
W@@ as he c@@ all@@ ing Mar@@ th@@ a a materi@@ al@@ ist ?
Their father received the comm@@ and to buil@@ d an ar@@ k and to get his hous@@ eho@@ ld into it .
This In@@ di@@ an language is gener@@ ally cons@@ ist@@ ent in both sp@@ el@@ ling and pr@@ on@@ un@@ ci@@ ation , so it is not too difficult to ma@@ ster .
Jehovah loo@@ ks at me through the blood of Jesus , and He has for@@ given me for what I have done .
Peter ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses kin@@ dly words of counsel to Christian women living in religi@@ ously di@@ vi@@ ded hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds .
I real@@ ized that the teachings of Tr@@ in@@ ity , hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re , and im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the soul were not Scriptural .
J@@ on@@ a@@ than , King Sa@@ ul@@ ’s el@@ des@@ t son , would likely have been the he@@ ir to the thro@@ ne of Israel ​ — exc@@ ep@@ t for one thing .
We have been en@@ tru@@ sted with the responsi@@ bility of re@@ aching out to the people in our ter@@ rit@@ ory and help@@ ing them to come to worship Jehovah .
For a change , th@@ ru@@ st out your hand , ple@@ ase , and t@@ ou@@ ch as far as his b@@ one and his flesh and see whether he will not cur@@ se you to your very face . ”
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As he re@@ sear@@ ched the Go@@ sp@@ els , he became con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that they supp@@ or@@ ted his imp@@ ro@@ ved understanding .
You have sa@@ y@@ ings of everlasting life . ”
Our prayer for da@@ ily bre@@ ad should also re@@ mind us of our need for da@@ ily spiritual food .
The king of Israel should have known better .
For though the tri@@ bul@@ ation is m@@ om@@ ent@@ ary and light , it works out for us a glory that is of more and more sur@@ pas@@ sing great@@ ness and is everlasting . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
15 How Do You M@@ ake Per@@ s@@ onal De@@ c@@ isions ?
“ I did some re@@ sear@@ ch in the Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke ! ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , and what a sur@@ pris@@ e I had !
So@@ on now , the prayer for God’s Kingdom to come and for his will to be done on earth will be ans@@ wer@@ ed .
At 1 Corinthians 14 : 20 , we are ex@@ hor@@ ted : “ Bro@@ thers , do not become young children in po@@ wers of understanding . . .
Adam not only lost a mar@@ vel@@ ous future for himself but also h@@ an@@ ded down to his children imper@@ fe@@ ction , sin , and death .
“ W@@ is@@ dom is proved righteous by its works , ” Jesus said .
• Who are “ the things in the heavens , ” and how have they been ga@@ ther@@ ed ?
They real@@ ize that re@@ aring children according to Bible principles is a full - time responsi@@ bility assign@@ ed by God to parents ; it is not one that should be d@@ ele@@ g@@ ated to others . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 6 , 7 .
Thus , because of the “ al@@ le@@ ged d@@ ang@@ ers of har@@ v@@ est , it [ c@@ in@@ nam@@ on ] was so@@ ld at a very high pri@@ ce , ” no@@ tes The Bo@@ ok of S@@ pi@@ ces .
He lo@@ ves them no matter where they are from or what they look like .
There is a great need for simp@@ li@@ fied Bible educ@@ ation in many par@@ ts of the world , and this bro@@ ch@@ ure will be used to f@@ ill that need .
And there can be a fine cu@@ mul@@ ative effect , for Paul wrote : “ I pl@@ anted , A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s w@@ at@@ ered , but God kept making it gro@@ w . ”
Today , both Matthe@@ w@@ ’s and Lu@@ ke@@ ’s g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gi@@ cal recor@@ ds remain a part of the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of our faith and a t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony to the sur@@ en@@ ess of the promises of God .
However , our new person@@ ality is still in its early st@@ age .
A@@ T T@@ I@@ M@@ E@@ S , keep@@ ing your children a@@ mus@@ ed by let@@ ting them w@@ atch tel@@ ev@@ ision while you take care of other matters may se@@ em very appe@@ al@@ ing .
H@@ on@@ es@@ ty ​ — A Q@@ u@@ ality That B@@ r@@ ings H@@ on@@ or to Jehovah
Ser@@ ge Bar@@ de@@ t , Fr@@ en@@ ch hist@@ ori@@ an and spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ist in cl@@ as@@ si@@ cal liter@@ ature , has s@@ ought to un@@ t@@ ang@@ le the th@@ re@@ a@@ ds of this de@@ b@@ ate that have become so kno@@ t@@ ted over the past four cen@@ tu@@ ries .
In about 6@@ 5 C.E . , the apostle ur@@ ged Timothy to ‘ h@@ and@@ le the word of the truth ari@@ ght . ’
Ha@@ ve you given thought to provi@@ ding for your chil@@ d’s spiritual future ?
I was one of the brothers invit@@ ed .
With those words , Jesus was not su@@ gg@@ es@@ ting that the new believers were l@@ ac@@ king in faith .
We could see ne@@ i@@ ther the ri@@ ver nor the bo@@ at !
We become more me@@ ek and mal@@ le@@ able , making it e@@ asi@@ er for us to s@@ tic@@ k loy@@ ally to Jehovah because we s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely want to ple@@ ase him . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 23 , 24 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 8 - 10 .
He had the courage to do what was right even though he knew that this would bring the dis@@ da@@ in and h@@ at@@ red of those who did not wish to serve God .
Jehovah’s people are ke@@ en@@ ly a@@ ware that they are not i@@ mmu@@ ne to the effe@@ cts of these dist@@ res@@ ses , and in all lik@@ eli@@ ho@@ od , ad@@ verse con@@ di@@ tions will get even wor@@ se .
How did the need to have a simp@@ le li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le af@@ fect him ?
( It would not have been f@@ res@@ h gra@@ pe ju@@ ice , for the gra@@ pe har@@ v@@ est was long past . )
S@@ ear@@ ch@@ ing for tre@@ a@@ sures can take great effort .
Na@@ than is also id@@ enti@@ fied with the com@@ position of an account regarding “ the af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of Solomon . ”
The way in which you@@ ths inter@@ act with older ones in the congregation and the way they take care of simp@@ le cho@@ res at home will indic@@ ate that they can likely care well for greater responsi@@ bil@@ ities later on in life . ​ — Luke 16 : 10 .
Still , he let us through with every pi@@ e@@ ce of liter@@ ature we had p@@ ac@@ ked !
The respon@@ se ? “ Just why should you ask about my name ? ”
From the st@@ at@@ ement that the Se@@ ed would be ‘ b@@ ru@@ ised in the he@@ el , ’ A@@ be@@ l might have reas@@ oned that a sacrifice invol@@ ving the she@@ d@@ ding of blood was needed .
A@@ P@@ R@@ I@@ L 9 - 15 , 20@@ 12
The leg@@ al recogn@@ iti@@ on of Jehovah’s Witnesses was re@@ vo@@ ked , and their preaching work was ban@@ ned .
That is because such young ones are going against the will of Satan , the one who ta@@ un@@ ts God .
Me@@ ek@@ ness is in@@ dis@@ p@@ en@@ sa@@ ble to our individu@@ al gro@@ w@@ th
Indeed , Jehovah’s Witnesses have s@@ pared no effort to re@@ ach as many people as possible with God’s message of sal@@ vation .
T@@ ra@@ v@@ el was not eas@@ y back then , but Mark made those j@@ our@@ ne@@ ys will@@ ingly .
What helps El@@ in maintain her joy and stay foc@@ used on her purpose in life ?
A stri@@ ct sc@@ he@@ du@@ le was set up for publi@@ shing all the scho@@ l@@ arly e@@ di@@ tions of the rema@@ ining s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls .
And as is the case with all qualities that their children need to learn , parents should set the example .
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , when we come home after a hard da@@ y’s work or when we are disc@@ oura@@ ged because of some proble@@ m or we@@ ak@@ ness , it may not be eas@@ y to think about atten@@ ding a meeting at the Kingdom H@@ all .
What did Jesus high@@ light that would bring ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment , and how did some respon@@ d ?
He wrote : “ In the last days there will come ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ers . . . saying : ‘ Wh@@ ere is this promised pres@@ ence of his ? ’ . . .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 8@@ 9 , 4@@ 1
In ad@@ dition to pres@@ en@@ ting Israel@@ ’s n@@ ational hist@@ ory , the Bible ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les the lives of many individuals who received divine blessings or mal@@ e@@ dic@@ tions , dep@@ en@@ ding on whether they kept listen@@ ing to Jehovah or not .
33 : 29 .
What does being baptized in the name of the holy spirit mean to you ?
Are you now determined to exerc@@ ise your will in har@@ mony with the divine will for the rest of your life ?
Gre@@ at is their strength , and great their spe@@ ed : they sp@@ are ne@@ i@@ ther man nor be@@ ast when once they have ca@@ ught sight of them . ”
Our love for God lik@@ e@@ wise mo@@ ves us to serve him with a complete heart .
Ex@@ ca@@ v@@ ations have reve@@ aled the lu@@ x@@ u@@ ri@@ ous life - st@@ y@@ le of the we@@ al@@ thy in first - century Pa@@ p@@ ho@@ s ​ — wide city st@@ re@@ e@@ ts , ri@@ ch@@ ly dec@@ or@@ ated priv@@ ate v@@ ill@@ as , mu@@ si@@ c scho@@ ol@@ s , gy@@ m@@ n@@ asi@@ um@@ s , and an am@@ p@@ hi@@ the@@ ater .
For cen@@ tu@@ ries , the cl@@ er@@ gy of Chris@@ tend@@ om disc@@ oura@@ ged and op@@ posed the reading of the Bible , even being respon@@ sible for the death of some who transl@@ ated it .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on that verse may help you to see just how much Jehovah lo@@ ves and ca@@ res for you .
Be@@ fore and After ​ — She F@@ ound the P@@ ow@@ er to Ch@@ ange
What can a human father learn from God’s example ?
The c@@ olo@@ s@@ s@@ al two - lea@@ ved do@@ ors in Babyl@@ on@@ ’s w@@ all have been left o@@ pen !
The ev@@ ening before he died , Jesus told his followers to remember his death by means of a simp@@ le cer@@ em@@ on@@ y .
O@@ pp@@ on@@ ents of truth have long ‘ fr@@ am@@ ed mis@@ c@@ hi@@ ef by law ’ to h@@ in@@ der the Christian preaching work .
T@@ ur@@ ning to the you@@ ng@@ er man , he continued : “ That name means ‘ ye@@ arly t@@ ree . ’
Why Par@@ t W@@ rit@@ ten in Greek , 4 / 1
By doing so , they imitate Jehovah .
Then , a crow@@ d began to ga@@ ther around them , and the disciples started to speak about the wonderful things they had just seen and heard .
H@@ i@@ gh V@@ alu@@ e of P@@ ear@@ ls
Jesus will not pas@@ s other food it@@ em@@ s to them , but he will have much more to tell his faithful followers on this m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous night .
Jo@@ c@@ he@@ bed “ took the child and n@@ ur@@ sed him .
Jehovah’s Witnesses are recogn@@ ized for doing what important work ?
7 , 8 . ( a ) What is involved in avo@@ i@@ ding false teach@@ ers ?
A@@ ct on What You L@@ ear@@ n
This is a cause for rejo@@ ic@@ ing .
If so , why did it end ?
After the fore@@ going discus@@ sion , we may feel as the apostles did when they said to the Lord : “ Gi@@ ve us more faith . ”
T@@ ro@@ op@@ s p@@ il@@ la@@ ged and p@@ lun@@ der@@ ed their way ac@@ ro@@ ss Ger@@ man est@@ ates , tre@@ ating op@@ pon@@ ents and ci@@ v@@ ili@@ ans like ani@@ mal@@ s .
Y@@ oung brothers and sisters , do your circumstances allow you to serve in a land where there is a greater need for Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers ?
For the next fi@@ ve months , F@@ er@@ din@@ and was kept in a pris@@ on c@@ ell , where he end@@ ur@@ ed con@@ st@@ ant th@@ reat@@ s of being ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted by a fir@@ ing s@@ qu@@ ad .
Con@@ cer@@ ning the pro@@ c@@ ess of be@@ coming an al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic , au@@ th@@ or C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ine K@@ n@@ ap@@ p says : “ I@@ t’s a s@@ low , gra@@ du@@ al , in@@ si@@ di@@ ous , elu@@ sive be@@ coming . ”
She says : “ There I saw real love and gen@@ u@@ ine interest for fellow man being displa@@ yed , something I had not seen all the years that I had been ac@@ tive in pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s . ”
When God’s ang@@ el spoke to Bal@@ a@@ am through a she - ass , the ani@@ ma@@ l did not need a comple@@ x vo@@ ice bo@@ x similar to that of a human .
Jesus became “ the fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its of those who have fal@@ le@@ n as@@ le@@ ep in death . ”
Be@@ ing “ vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant with a view to prayers ” en@@ ab@@ les us to me@@ et vari@@ ous challeng@@ es ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 13 , 14 ) If we are “ vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant with a view to prayers , ” we will not be ca@@ ught off gu@@ ard and thus com@@ promise if a t@@ est of faith comes upon us un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly .
Because ever since Israel@@ i ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ist Y@@ i@@ ga@@ el Y@@ adi@@ n@@ ’s ex@@ ca@@ v@@ ations at Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do during the 19@@ 60 ’ s and early 19@@ 70 ’ s , it was consider@@ ed con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed by many within the ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal world that he had dis@@ co@@ vered for@@ ti@@ fic@@ ations and city g@@ ates that d@@ ate from the peri@@ od of King Solomon .
How appro@@ pri@@ ate that was , since the gra@@ du@@ ates are being sent to serve in 20 different coun@@ tri@@ es !
What less@@ on can we learn from consider@@ ing Mi@@ ca@@ h 7 : 18 , 19 ?
Th@@ ough our lives and assign@@ ments have chang@@ ed , our fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps remain . ”
His determin@@ ation pa@@ id off .
A th@@ ir@@ d reason for our will@@ ingly co@@ op@@ er@@ ating with the overse@@ ers is that they keep w@@ atch over us “ as those who will rend@@ er an account . ”
A tra@@ ge@@ dy un@@ fol@@ ded there a few we@@ ek@@ s before Jesus ’ death .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , if we are in@@ atten@@ tive to the preci@@ ous tru@@ ths of God’s Word , we might eas@@ ily d@@ ri@@ ft away from Jehovah and su@@ ff@@ er spiritual shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ k .
His mother died while giving bir@@ th to his you@@ ng@@ er brother , B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in .
“ Ke@@ ep in Ex@@ pe@@ ct@@ ation of It ”
We di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t understand one word of it . ”
We should se@@ ize opportun@@ ities to com@@ men@@ d one another because such expres@@ sions are “ good for building up . ”
C@@ learly , there is still much to be done .
He app@@ lied the teaching of Jesus Christ , who@@ se moral standards have been pra@@ ised by Christians and n@@ on - Christians al@@ ike .
( Read Psalm 1@@ 37 : 1 - 6 . )
Paul later wrote about Timothy : “ I have no one el@@ se of a dis@@ position like his who will gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely care for your concer@@ ns . ”
To enjoy a lasting relationship with Jehovah , of course , we must have faith in the good news and accept the Scriptures for what they tru@@ th@@ fully are ​ — the Word of God .
She expla@@ ins , “ You cannot hu@@ g your child or k@@ is@@ s him good - night over the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t . ”
After a discus@@ sion of the da@@ y’s Bible text , those ass@@ em@@ b@@ led enjo@@ yed the second sy@@ mp@@ o@@ si@@ u@@ m of the conven@@ tion , ent@@ it@@ led “ G@@ l@@ ori@@ f@@ ying Jehovah as Li@@ ght B@@ ear@@ ers . ”
We can imitate God’s love by the way we tre@@ at our neigh@@ b@@ or .
For example , i@@ magine their sur@@ pris@@ e when the sister who took them to their accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations remin@@ ded them that they had stu@@ died the Bible with her in sou@@ ther@@ n Ch@@ ile when she was a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er some 16 years ear@@ li@@ er .
K@@ ings and emp@@ er@@ ors in the M@@ id@@ d@@ le A@@ ges often called their op@@ pon@@ ents an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ ts .
As the accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing pi@@ c@@ ture shows , my mo@@ t@@ or@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le is cu@@ sto@@ m - made just for me .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the course of hist@@ ory , emp@@ i@@ res have come and g@@ one .
The name Jesus means “ Jehovah Is S@@ al@@ vation . ”
Some Christians may h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to offer to study the Bible with inter@@ ested ones because they do not feel that they could conduct a study .
We confid@@ ently look to “ the God of all comfort ” for strength .
You may not no@@ tice that you are lis@@ ting spiritually , but likely your Christian parents will .
An@@ yone who s@@ ends an e - ma@@ il or a text to even one person has to real@@ ize that whether it was in@@ tend@@ ed or not , the cont@@ ent could tra@@ v@@ el all over the world in a f@@ l@@ as@@ h .
Dis@@ sen@@ sion en@@ su@@ ed , and the people de@@ par@@ ted .
Just i@@ magine David in a refle@@ ctive mo@@ od , accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing himself on the har@@ p and sing@@ ing these words : “ By Jehovah the very st@@ ep@@ s of an able - bo@@ died man have been made ready , and in his way He takes deli@@ ght .
The Bible writ@@ er James war@@ ned : “ Lo@@ ok ! How little a fi@@ re it takes to set so great a w@@ o@@ o@@ d@@ land on fi@@ re !
At the of@@ fi@@ cial mem@@ ori@@ al ob@@ serv@@ ance , a tel@@ ev@@ ision st@@ ation showed her letter and qu@@ o@@ ted the first l@@ ines : “ Why ?
Why should we foc@@ us on Jesus ’ example ?
A@@ no@@ ther example of divine loving - kindness is that God war@@ ns his servants to remain se@@ par@@ ate from the wicked world , which he will soon destro@@ y .
Yes , a mer@@ ci@@ ful person is ready to for@@ give “ up to se@@ v@@ ent@@ y - se@@ ven times , ” that is , without li@@ mit .
Our fer@@ v@@ ent and inc@@ ess@@ ant prayers will help us to cop@@ e with st@@ res@@ s@@ ful situ@@ ations and difficult tri@@ als .
Of course , if it be his will , he can simply re@@ move a tri@@ al .
Yet , you now have a ze@@ al@@ ous share in that work .
The Jews felt sure that their worship was right in God’s eyes .
So , in his eyes , k@@ ill@@ ing an un@@ born child is mu@@ r@@ der . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 20 : 13 ; 21 : 22 , 23 .
Mar@@ th@@ a and I were assign@@ ed to Ha@@ wa@@ i@@ i .
In ad@@ dition , always be@@ ar in mind the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule : “ All things , therefore , that you want men to do to you , you also must do to them . ” ​ — Matthew 7 : 12 .
The same question may be asked of us when we go for@@ th to share the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message with others : “ What is that in your hand ? ”
They are not even in the tr@@ ou@@ ble of mor@@ tal man , and they are not pla@@ gu@@ ed the same as other men . ”
The mar@@ au@@ ders ’ flo@@ c@@ ks s@@ pre@@ ad out in sear@@ ch of pas@@ tu@@ ra@@ ge , de@@ v@@ our@@ ing everything gre@@ en .
From Dani@@ el@@ ’s prophecy , we understand that God’s Kingdom is a world govern@@ ment in the hands of Christ Jesus .
Is the so@@ lu@@ tion to those problems to get ri@@ d of all religion ?
So , what positi@@ ve me@@ a@@ sures can we take to cop@@ e with disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments and to cultiv@@ ate reason@@ able expe@@ ct@@ ations ?
The view that the lam@@ b was sla@@ ugh@@ tered at the star@@ t of N@@ is@@ an 14 is cons@@ ist@@ ent with the direction to the Israelites recorded at De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 16 : 6 that “ the pas@@ so@@ ver ” was to be sacrific@@ ed “ in the ev@@ ening as soon as the su@@ n se@@ ts , at the appointed time of your coming out of Egy@@ pt . ” ​ — E@@ x .
He may even re@@ move that person from the congregation if necess@@ ary .
• attend@@ ed jo@@ y@@ ous so@@ cial events . ​ — John 2 : 1 - 11 .
She also repor@@ ts : “ The elders always comm@@ ended me for my efforts to atten@@ d the meetings and to go out in the field ministry .
He rema@@ ined faithful t@@ ill his death .
During the fin@@ al t@@ est at the end of the 1@@ ,000 years , those who re@@ be@@ l against Jehovah will man@@ i@@ f@@ est the same mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous attitude as ‘ Go@@ g of Ma@@ go@@ g , ’ those nations that att@@ ack God’s people at the end of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
The Bible says that a person@@ ’s associ@@ ates can be a powerful influ@@ ence , ei@@ ther for good or for bad .
( b ) What valu@@ able less@@ on do we learn from how Jehovah vie@@ wed the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on of the Israelites against Moses ?
No@@ tice that it was Jehovah’s powerful holy spirit that helped the disciples speak God’s word with b@@ ol@@ dness .
L@@ ip@@ s that ut@@ ter knowledge do not bel@@ ong to him .
O@@ h , they could read and wr@@ ite , but they had not received any ra@@ b@@ bin@@ ic tra@@ ining in study of the Scriptures .
Ru@@ do@@ l@@ f , whom we called R@@ udi , ob@@ ta@@ ined a Bible for me .
Des@@ pite living for 33 years among imper@@ fect people , Jesus rema@@ ined “ without sin . ”
When Ex@@ pe@@ ct@@ ations Are Un@@ ful@@ filled
A bri@@ ef consider@@ ation of them will strengthen our faith in the reli@@ ability of Jehovah’s promises .
A V@@ I@@ C@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ I@@ O@@ U@@ S war@@ ri@@ or re@@ tur@@ ns home after fre@@ e@@ ing his nation of op@@ pres@@ sion .
The four friends also learned to appreci@@ ate one ano@@ ther’s strong poin@@ ts , even as Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 3 says : “ With low@@ l@@ iness of mind [ consider ] that the others are su@@ peri@@ or to you . ”
When the opportunity ar@@ ose to k@@ ill Saul , Davi@@ d’s compan@@ i@@ ons ur@@ ged him to do so , saying that Jehovah was giving Davi@@ d’s enem@@ y into his hand .
And how may we find it bene@@ fi@@ cial to think about the wonderful things God has fore@@ told for obedi@@ ent mankind ?
• Why is the spiritual vit@@ ality of older Christians a valu@@ able as@@ set ?
The Bible acc@@ ur@@ ately says : “ The glory of young men is their strength . ”
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E@@ g@@ ing@@ wa@@ h : From the book The N@@ or@@ th P@@ o@@ le : I@@ ts Dis@@ co@@ very in 19@@ 0@@ 9 Un@@ der the A@@ us@@ pi@@ ces of the P@@ ear@@ y Ar@@ c@@ tic C@@ lu@@ b , 19@@ 10 ; R@@ ob@@ er@@ t E .
1 - 3 . ( a ) What should always be our pri@@ or@@ ity ?
( b ) What effect does godly peace have on us ?
It can do the same for us , even though we may face for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les or challeng@@ es as Jehovah’s people . ​ — Jo@@ el 2 : 28 , 29 .
U@@ sing a ser@@ p@@ ent , the spirit cre@@ ature Satan the Devil dec@@ ei@@ ved E@@ ve into dis@@ obe@@ ying Jehovah , and Adam follow@@ ed her . ​ — Genesis 3 : 1 - 6 .
He@@ av@@ en@@ ly ch@@ er@@ u@@ bs and ser@@ ap@@ h@@ s st@@ ati@@ oned about Jehovah’s thro@@ ne are de@@ pi@@ cted in the Scriptures as pro@@ claim@@ ing : “ Ho@@ ly , holy , holy is Jehovah . ”
“ At the star@@ t of that we@@ ek , ” rec@@ alls R@@ o@@ al@@ d , “ I felt qu@@ ite satis@@ fied that I had man@@ ag@@ ed to arr@@ ange my af@@ fai@@ r@@ s in such a way that I could share in this special activ@@ ity for a whole we@@ ek . ”
Jehovah inspired his prophet E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el to ex@@ pose and con@@ dem@@ n T@@ y@@ re@@ ’s d@@ y@@ na@@ st@@ y of k@@ ings .
In many coun@@ tri@@ es , Bi@@ bl@@ es are ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive or very difficult to find .
Those who have it are the we@@ al@@ th@@ i@@ est people on earth !
Jehovah as@@ sur@@ ed Abraham that H@@ ag@@ ar and the bo@@ y would be provided for .
“ We made a l@@ ist of our spiritual go@@ als , put it on our ref@@ ri@@ g@@ er@@ at@@ or , and c@@ he@@ cked each go@@ al off as we re@@ ached it . ”
• S@@ te@@ ph@@ en L@@ et@@ t started pione@@ ering in De@@ c@@ ember 19@@ 6@@ 6 , and from 19@@ 6@@ 7 to 19@@ 7@@ 1 , he served at Bethel in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
It is not always help@@ ful for you to move to a country where the preaching work is ban@@ ned or re@@ stri@@ cted .
He e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly accepted every privilege that came his way .
This will keep ali@@ ve our resurrection hope .
Fa@@ bi@@ an rec@@ alls : “ The more I thought about it , the more I real@@ ized that I really di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t have a v@@ al@@ id reason to say no .
Indeed , some among Jehovah’s servants have on occasi@@ on ques@@ tioned the wisdom of a self - sacrific@@ ing course of life .
Why , just i@@ magine this low@@ ly slave tur@@ ning her down , ac@@ tually refer@@ ring to her offer as “ great ba@@ dness ” !
“ The cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er@@ ’s vis@@ it came at a point when I was very low emo@@ tion@@ ally , ” rec@@ alls J@@ ane .
The e@@ gg@@ s and wa@@ shed s@@ per@@ m are com@@ bin@@ ed in the la@@ bor@@ at@@ ory .
( b ) What are some Bible te@@ x@@ ts that c@@ learly refu@@ te the Tr@@ in@@ ity do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine , and what public@@ ation is help@@ ful in this reg@@ ard ?
If you have respon@@ ded positi@@ vely , rejo@@ ice ! You are allow@@ ing Jehovah to mo@@ ld , or discipl@@ ine , you for your benefit . ​ — Pro@@ v .
Mo@@ der@@ n - day servants of Jehovah face similar a@@ bu@@ se .
Se@@ ek su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions from those in your congregation who are more experienced or who@@ se ministry is more fru@@ it@@ ful .
Jehovah’s a@@ ban@@ don@@ ment of r@@ ene@@ ga@@ de Israel was made pa@@ in@@ fully evid@@ ent in 70 C.E .
Consider the in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent recorded at Mark 10 : 13 - 16 .
( b ) What cho@@ ice do we have today ?
What , though , does the ter@@ m “ resurrection ” mean ?
This spiritual food is good for the heart and pre@@ pa@@ res us for the time when our faith may be put to the t@@ est . ” ​ — Le@@ ti@@ ci@@ a , Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
During her stu@@ dies at school , she was pu@@ z@@ z@@ led by events of hist@@ ory that un@@ fol@@ ded in ways that seem@@ ed un@@ pre@@ dic@@ table .
That bat@@ tle was a tur@@ ning point .
However , he wor@@ ked hard to over@@ come the proble@@ m , and on one S@@ un@@ day af@@ ter@@ no@@ on in 19@@ 27 , at the age of 14 , he ann@@ oun@@ ced to his father that he was ready to accom@@ pan@@ y him in the do@@ or - to - do@@ or preaching activ@@ ity .
In 194@@ 9 my c@@ ous@@ in G@@ r@@ ace married Mal@@ col@@ m Al@@ le@@ n .
It high@@ ligh@@ ts the things that really matter in life , cont@@ ra@@ sting them with the things that are prom@@ o@@ ted in this world .
While God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y is not dep@@ end@@ ent on the integrity of his cre@@ atu@@ res , humans and spirit sons of God can demonstr@@ ate where they stand on this is@@ sue .
We@@ ek@@ ends were happy times .
* Fir@@ st , turn to the table of con@@ ten@@ ts .
That same year , P@@ om@@ pe@@ y and his tro@@ op@@ s mar@@ ched into Jerusalem and took control .
It says : “ A@@ no@@ ther man took a spe@@ ar and pi@@ er@@ ced his side , and blood and water came out .
I am gr@@ ate@@ ful for all that Jehovah has done for me , and it is my hear@@ t’s desire to continue to live up to my mo@@ t@@ to : “ As for me , in Jehovah I do trust . ” ​ — Psalm 31 : 6 .
But because we are living in the last days , we need to give pri@@ or@@ ity to our worship of Jehovah in@@ stead . ​ — Matthew 6 : 33 .
Ca@@ ther@@ ine too is one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and she ad@@ ds : “ M@@ ake serving Jehovah enjo@@ y@@ able . ”
[ Ma@@ p / P@@ ic@@ tures on page 15 ]
So no matter how long we have been serving Jehovah , we can always learn more about his qualities .
W@@ F@@ P / Y .
But if we follow the ad@@ vice in the Bible , we can sol@@ ve such problems .
Thus , in 1@@ 7@@ 8@@ 1 B.C.E . , Jac@@ o@@ b travel@@ ed to H@@ ar@@ an to find a wife .
After one year at Bethel , I went to work at Ch@@ an@@ é@@ la@@ z , a f@@ ar@@ m pur@@ cha@@ sed by the S@@ wis@@ s branch to provide food for the Bethel family and to house brothers fle@@ e@@ ing persecu@@ tion .
Rather , the Bible says : “ God resur@@ rec@@ ted him by loo@@ sing the pang@@ s of death . ”
How can an ambi@@ ti@@ ous spirit take ro@@ o@@ t in the heart of a Christian ?
4@@ 1 : 10 , 13 .
If sever@@ al congregations are form@@ ed ?
W@@ H@@ A@@ T are you loo@@ king for@@ ward to during what many call the ho@@ li@@ day se@@ as@@ on ?
G@@ ide@@ on cha@@ sed the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of the co@@ al@@ iti@@ on for@@ ces past Bet@@ h - shi@@ t@@ ta@@ h and then sou@@ th@@ ward to A@@ be@@ l - m@@ eho@@ la@@ h , near the J@@ or@@ d@@ an .
The psalmist David , who himself was a strong and coura@@ ge@@ ous man , said : “ Be ag@@ it@@ ated , but do not sin . Ha@@ ve your say in your heart , upon your bed , and keep s@@ il@@ ent . ” ​ — P@@ s .
For example , mission@@ ary sisters acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to we@@ aring co@@ s@@ me@@ tic@@ s or ny@@ l@@ ons do not in@@ s@@ ist on using them in lo@@ cal@@ ities where that might call their mor@@ als into question and stu@@ m@@ ble others . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
My da@@ d accepted the book En@@ em@@ ies from a Witness in 19@@ 38 .
We can also take a less@@ on from Jose@@ p@@ h’s family life .
How can we demonstr@@ ate that we have a living faith ?
However , the con@@ text indic@@ ates that at 1 Timothy 6 : 15 , 16 , Paul was spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally refer@@ ring to Jesus .
The physi@@ ci@@ an Luke likely helped Paul and others to de@@ al with their mal@@ adi@@ es .
At times , I feel l@@ on@@ ely , but the hope of the resurrection streng@@ th@@ ens me . ​ — John 5 : 28 , 29 .
Not even 60 years later , they th@@ reat@@ ened to bor@@ e out the right e@@ ye of each of the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of a G@@ ile@@ adi@@ te city they ter@@ r@@ or@@ ized .
A@@ ·@@ ga@@ ʹ@@ pe ( love ) trans@@ c@@ ends personal en@@ m@@ ities , never allow@@ ing these to cause one to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on right principles and to re@@ tal@@ i@@ ate in kind . ”
Mo@@ st important , he feel@@ s that his love for Jehovah and Jesus deep@@ ens each and every year .
At first gl@@ ance , the things of this world ​ — much like that gar@@ ment — ​ might se@@ em high@@ ly appe@@ al@@ ing .
Jesus spoke of the other fac@@ t@@ or ​ — “ the dec@@ ep@@ tive power of ri@@ ches . ”
E@@ very time we atten@@ d a Christian meeting , we benefit from the up@@ building associ@@ ation , the encourag@@ ing instru@@ ction , and from the thought that our Lord Jesus Christ is present with us .
A@@ st@@ ro@@ lo@@ gy A@@ m@@ ong Israelites , 3 / 1
After tur@@ ning to Jesus ’ words at Matthew 4 : 10 , Bro@@ ther Bar@@ r said , “ If we are to worship Jehovah al@@ one , we must shu@@ n all sub@@ tle form@@ s of i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , such as co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness , a desire for ri@@ ches , and self - prom@@ o@@ tion .
Of course , we should not ex@@ pect that God will s@@ end someone to inter@@ v@@ ene wh@@ en@@ ever we are about to make a mis@@ take ; nor can we pre@@ su@@ me to know pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely how God will act in any given situation or what he will allow in the out@@ working of his purpose .
To gain Jehovah’s fav@@ or , we must exerc@@ ise justice , car@@ ry on loving - kindness , prac@@ tice mer@@ cy , and speak truth to one another .
Do@@ ing so would help him maintain the prop@@ er per@@ spe@@ ctive and , in turn , provide comfort . ​ — P@@ s . 9@@ 4 : 19 , f@@ t@@ n .
The we@@ ek@@ ly study of the Bible with the help of The Watchtower is a princi@@ p@@ al means by which we are taught .
Then , he ad@@ d@@ ressed those “ in uni@@ on with Christ Jesus ” ​ — anointed Christians .
C@@ ity H@@ all
“ T@@ ake no@@ te of the b@@ lam@@ eless one , and keep the u@@ pri@@ ght one in sight , for the future of that man will be pe@@ ace@@ ful . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 11 , 37 ; Revelation 21 : 3 , 4 .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 4@@ 6 , 1@@ 27
Jesus ’ love for anointed Christians sur@@ pas@@ ses any love between a man and a woman .
If that happ@@ ens , it may have lasting effe@@ cts on their view of se@@ x@@ u@@ ality .
In what other way did Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th prove loyal to her husband ?
8 : 7 , 13 ; 10 : 13 .
They accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed me in the house - to - house ministry and gave me par@@ ts on the meetings al@@ most every we@@ ek .
P@@ op@@ e Le@@ o X re@@ ac@@ ted to the 9@@ 5 th@@ es@@ es by th@@ reat@@ ening Lu@@ ther with ex@@ commun@@ ic@@ ation un@@ less he rec@@ anted .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er is an act of worship , which bel@@ ong@@ s only to God .
Ha@@ ving made the cho@@ ice to serve Jehovah wh@@ er@@ ever his organization direc@@ ts , I have had the jo@@ y@@ ful experience of travel@@ ing from one end of these is@@ lands to the other , pro@@ claim@@ ing the good news of God’s Kingdom .
As a result , all were able to remain in the full - time ministry exc@@ ep@@ t my wife and me .
Jehovah’s Witnesses do not try to pre@@ di@@ ct when God will destro@@ y the wicked .
Why did the Israelites in E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s day devel@@ op a wrong vie@@ w@@ point ?
Do not be put off by s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ s who s@@ co@@ f@@ f at anyone who prof@@ ess@@ es faith in God and his Word .
Par@@ ents , do you really listen to your children ?
Such ho@@ m@@ es were u@@ su@@ ally buil@@ t around a cour@@ ty@@ ard , with a g@@ ate in the fr@@ on@@ t .
The cro@@ o@@ ked system of things cannot be st@@ ra@@ igh@@ ten@@ ed out .
These let@@ ters , along with encourag@@ ement from Ar@@ th@@ ur@@ ’s brother D@@ en@@ n@@ is , his wife , M@@ av@@ is , and my ni@@ e@@ ces Ru@@ th and Ju@@ dy , have helped me more than words can expres@@ s .
How can you pre@@ pare to ear@@ n a living ? F@@ ul@@ l - time min@@ isters gener@@ ally need to ear@@ n a living .
• How did Je@@ h@@ u er@@ adi@@ c@@ ate Ba@@ al worship ?
I did not try that again .
What did Jesus mean when he said that we cannot ad@@ d one cu@@ bi@@ t to our life by being anxi@@ ous ?
Jesus had the cu@@ sto@@ m of listen@@ ing to and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in Scrip@@ ture reading in the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e .
P@@ res@@ ent - Da@@ y Ex@@ am@@ ples
The Witness wife should do her best to help her children to understand the truth , lea@@ ving the fin@@ al out@@ come in Jehovah’s hands .
W@@ ould Jehovah shin@@ e for@@ th on only the rema@@ ining ones of the “ little flo@@ ck ” ?
In all such ways , we can share in the truth of Psalm 6@@ 4 : 10 , which says : “ The righteous one will rejo@@ ice in Jehovah and take refu@@ ge in him . ”
In another cam@@ p , 1@@ 2@@ ,@@ 3@@ 8@@ 2 refu@@ ge@@ es were each given three artic@@ les of clo@@ thing , and another cam@@ p received th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of scho@@ ol@@ boo@@ ks to be used in se@@ con@@ d@@ ary and pri@@ m@@ ary scho@@ ol@@ s and in day - care c@@ ent@@ ers .
Rather , Jehovah , as the ul@@ tim@@ ate He@@ ad of the family , con@@ f@@ ers on parents the authority to tra@@ in and discipl@@ ine their children lo@@ v@@ ingly .
The first refer@@ ence to the gro@@ w@@ th of God’s word occ@@ ur@@ s at Acts 6 : 7 .
“ This is what the love of God means , ” says 1 John 5 : 3 , “ that we ob@@ serve his comman@@ d@@ ments ; and yet his comman@@ d@@ ments are not bur@@ den@@ some . ”
Lu@@ c@@ í@@ a@@ ’s coura@@ ge@@ ous example , as well as the wonderful support of the congregation , made a deep imp@@ res@@ sion on my husband , who did not share my faith .
A ma@@ j@@ or chall@@ enge in understanding the Bible is that of being te@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble .
The form@@ er persecu@@ t@@ or@@ ’s pres@@ ence was po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally ex@@ p@@ lo@@ sive .
“ Y@@ oung children , it is the last h@@ our [ evid@@ ently the end of the apost@@ o@@ lic peri@@ od ] , and , just as you have heard that an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t is coming , even now there have come to be many an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ ts . ” ​ — 1 John 2 : 18 .
Paul went on to say : “ By faith Abraham , when he was t@@ ested , as good as offered up Isa@@ a@@ c . ”
L@@ it@@ tle did C@@ le@@ vel@@ and real@@ ize how much God’s Word would exer@@ t power in his life .
To illustr@@ ate : A young person in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il bel@@ ong@@ ed to a gan@@ g .
God’s comman@@ d@@ ments make us wis@@ er than our enem@@ ies .
They are also among the “ bel@@ ong@@ ings ” that Christ has en@@ tru@@ sted to his “ faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
“ E@@ very we@@ ek@@ end something bi@@ g was happ@@ ening ​ — F@@ ri@@ day , S@@ atur@@ day , and S@@ un@@ day .
14 : 23 ; Luke 4 : 4@@ 2 ; 5 : 16 .
There was a new rul@@ ing body .
C@@ ould she do so even if it was the day of a ho@@ li@@ day ?
These w@@ ol@@ ves in she@@ ep@@ ’s clo@@ thing began “ sub@@ ver@@ ting the faith of some . ”
C@@ ON@@ S@@ I@@ D@@ E@@ R the mirac@@ ul@@ ous events that Jehovah God made possible by the way he cre@@ ated the first man and woman .
Do not hold back !
A@@ m@@ ong the Christian women who sh@@ ared in the ministry in the first century were the four daugh@@ ters of Ph@@ ili@@ p the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er . ​ — Acts 21 : 8 , 9 .
S@@ cro@@ l@@ l or C@@ o@@ de@@ x ?
It is the Bible that teach@@ es us about God , his qualities , his person@@ ality , as well as his deal@@ ings with people over th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years .
It is com@@ for@@ ting to know that God has in@@ iti@@ ated a long - ter@@ m , per@@ man@@ ent so@@ lu@@ tion to the proble@@ m of human suffering .
His Word says : “ C@@ lo@@ the y@@ ourselves with the tend@@ er affe@@ ctions of com@@ pas@@ sion , kindness , low@@ l@@ iness of mind , mil@@ dness , and long - suffering .
He was also our friend , and we di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t want to let him down . ”
How do you feel about the way that God made man ?
W@@ H@@ A@@ T I@@ S N@@ O@@ T V@@ AN@@ I@@ T@@ Y ?
Why is it reason@@ able to conclu@@ de that God’s servants on earth would be organiz@@ ed ?
So I preach by writ@@ ing let@@ ters . ”
Go@@ od U@@ se of Ch@@ ang@@ ing C@@ ir@@ cum@@ stances , 3 / 1
Dis@@ tr@@ actions can keep a person from thinking about how important the preaching work is .
Why should we not become anxi@@ ous over the efforts of op@@ pos@@ ers to h@@ in@@ der the preaching work ?
The speak@@ er ad@@ ded : “ All of you who will do what you can to tell others about God’s Kingdom and its atten@@ ding blessings , will you ple@@ ase say A@@ ye . ”
Con@@ fid@@ ence in such prote@@ ction fre@@ es us from fear .
For example , on one occasi@@ on , the Israelites su@@ ffered de@@ fe@@ at when they eng@@ ag@@ ed in war with the A@@ mal@@ ek@@ ites and Cana@@ an@@ ites after God had or@@ der@@ ed them not to do so .
“ Your own c@@ is@@ ter@@ n ” and “ your own well ” are po@@ e@@ tic expres@@ sions for a bel@@ o@@ ved wife .
And we know that there is more to come .
This al@@ one is su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient for lo@@ v@@ ers of God’s inspired Word to dis@@ mis@@ s it .
One young woman com@@ ments : “ What you are doing for religious fre@@ e@@ dom is good .
It seem@@ ed that she could not s@@ wi@@ m , so I gra@@ b@@ bed her by the ar@@ m to pul@@ l her away from the sin@@ king ship .
How different their con@@ dition is from that of Jehovah’s servants !
Jesus indic@@ ated that he would be with his disciples “ all the days until the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
From their form@@ er ma@@ st@@ ers , the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans .
Un@@ married Joseph main@@ ta@@ ined moral cha@@ st@@ ity by refu@@ sing to get involved with another man@@ ’s wife .
Satan the Devil , using a ser@@ p@@ ent , fo@@ ol@@ ed E@@ ve into dis@@ obe@@ ying her Father , Jehovah .
However , serious as@@ pe@@ cts to consider are : ‘ A@@ m I known by God ?
She says : “ I am very happy to put my trust in Jehovah .
The new members , all anointed Christians , are Samuel F .
What can help us to de@@ al appro@@ pri@@ ately with fellow believers and with those we me@@ et in our ministry ?
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , look up the s@@ crip@@ tures used by the speak@@ er to support his ke@@ y poin@@ ts .
H@@ am@@ el ) , 3 / 1
Do you know what most of them wanted to do when they saw him coming ? — They wanted to k@@ ill him !
Now my husband and I enjoy see@@ ing the fru@@ its of our pioneer ministry , the people we have ass@@ is@@ ted over the years .
Are they at a serious disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ge in teaching love to their little ones ?
The So@@ j@@ our@@ n in the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and Be@@ g@@ ins
“ Mo@@ ved with p@@ ity , ” Jesus re@@ ached out and t@@ ou@@ ched the le@@ per , saying : “ I want to . Be made clean . ”
John 4 : 4 - 15 , 21 - 26 ; Luke 9 : 5@@ 1 - 5@@ 5
He expres@@ sed complete confidence in the promises made by his God , Jehovah .
This is a cont@@ est between false religion , ch@@ am@@ pi@@ oned by the A@@ m@@ mon@@ ites , and true worship .
When writ@@ ing to Hebrew Christians of the first century C.E . , the apostle Paul con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed that God’s o@@ ath and his promise make “ two un@@ chang@@ e@@ able things in which it is imp@@ os@@ sible for God to li@@ e . ”
P@@ la@@ ying together helps par@@ ent and child to b@@ ond .
P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h of ancient Egy@@ pt was an example of this .
Of course , physical fi@@ re and sul@@ fu@@ r cannot har@@ m an inv@@ isi@@ ble spirit cre@@ ature .
A@@ mo@@ s tel@@ ls them : “ G@@ et ready to me@@ et your God . ”
He put God’s will first and his personal needs second .
One of my first Bible stud@@ ents was Bet@@ ty Law ( now R@@ em@@ n@@ ant ) .
The apostles had received ex@@ ten@@ sive teaching by Jesus .
O@@ thers than@@ ked me person@@ ally when we me@@ t at ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es .
In our family , three of us took that st@@ ep .
We have re@@ desi@@ gn@@ ed the study e@@ dition to be more appe@@ al@@ ing and help@@ ful to you in your study of Jehovah’s preci@@ ous Word of truth . ​ — P@@ s .
For , according to their wish , this fact es@@ cap@@ es their no@@ tice , that there were heavens from of old and an earth standing com@@ p@@ ac@@ tly out of water and in the mi@@ d@@ st of water by the word of God ; and by those means the world of that time su@@ ffered des@@ tru@@ ction when it was d@@ elu@@ ged with water .
U@@ p@@ hold God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y in making decisions and in family activities ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 16 - 18 )
Mar@@ il@@ y@@ n explained to J@@ im@@ my that she was sacrific@@ ing for his benefit .
They a@@ ver@@ ag@@ ed more than 16 h@@ our@@ s in the ministry each mon@@ th .
She rel@@ ates : “ O@@ ver the years while serving in different lo@@ c@@ ations ab@@ ro@@ ad , I lived with sisters who had ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds and person@@ alities that were very different from mine .
W@@ ic@@ ked people will be re@@ moved from the earth , allow@@ ing good people to “ find ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 10 , 11 .
To put it another way , to live well and be happy , we need God .
C@@ learly , such mis@@ taken no@@ tions about the dead often fai@@ l to con@@ so@@ le the ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved .
A N@@ E@@ W@@ L@@ Y married cou@@ ple were s@@ cu@@ ba di@@ ving near a to@@ wn on the e@@ ast co@@ ast of Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
His wife and children jo@@ ined in ber@@ ating me , and I knew it was time to leave .
We wrote to world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters , as@@ king to be sent to serve where the need was greater .
What showed that early Jewish Christians learned to over@@ come strong pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ces ?
It has continued to imp@@ ro@@ ve since my wife was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses 15 years ag@@ o . ”
Yes , Jehovah no@@ tic@@ es what we do .
Re@@ c@@ all@@ ing my fa@@ ther’s words of encourag@@ ement , I ag@@ re@@ ed : “ If Jehovah has sent us the invit@@ ation , we should accept it and trust in him . ”
After re@@ vie@@ wing God’s great@@ ness and go@@ o@@ dness , David dec@@ la@@ res : “ The praise of Jehovah my m@@ ou@@ th will speak ; and let all flesh bl@@ ess his holy name to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , even forever . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 5 : 21 .
We need to an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate att@@ ac@@ ks and pre@@ pare ourselves so as to be able to f@@ end them off .
Tru@@ e , Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s gr@@ and@@ father Eli@@ sh@@ ama was c@@ hi@@ ef@@ tain of the tri@@ be of Eph@@ ra@@ im and ap@@ par@@ ently led 10@@ 8@@ ,@@ 1@@ 00 men of one of the three - tri@@ be div@@ isions of Israel .
In h@@ and@@ ling difficult problems and challeng@@ es , Bro@@ ther H@@ en@@ sc@@ he@@ l had a re@@ pu@@ tation for being practic@@ al , fle@@ xi@@ ble , and reason@@ able .
Christians should have no part in w@@ ars of the nations .
And I give them everlasting life , and they will by no means ever be destro@@ yed , and no one will s@@ n@@ atch them out of my hand . ”
Y@@ oung ones , what can you learn from the example of the three Hebrews ?
Some time later , they moved to a S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ i@@ can country to serve where the need for Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers is great .
“ You N@@ ever K@@ now What Jehovah Will Al@@ low ”
In time , and with much help from Jehovah , I con@@ qu@@ ered my ad@@ di@@ ction to por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
* His mother in@@ sis@@ ted that he needed the help of dead relati@@ ves in order to succ@@ e@@ ed .
K@@ no@@ wing that fact has en@@ ab@@ led me to have a cle@@ ans@@ ed conscience and has mo@@ tiv@@ ated me to do all I can to help others come to know the truth about our mer@@ ci@@ ful God , Jehovah ! ​ — He@@ b .
Jehovah m@@ ol@@ ds us today pri@@ mar@@ ily by means of his Word , the Bible , and his organization .
3@@ 8@@ 9
B@@ ap@@ ti@@ zed for the De@@ ad ?
What do we learn from the co@@ op@@ er@@ ation between Timothy and the apostle Paul ?
The apostle Paul wrote : “ I desire the women to ad@@ or@@ n themselves in well - arrang@@ ed d@@ ress , with mo@@ des@@ ty and s@@ oun@@ dness of mind , not with st@@ y@@ les of ha@@ ir b@@ ra@@ i@@ ding and go@@ ld or pe@@ ar@@ ls or very ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive gar@@ b , but in the way that be@@ f@@ its women prof@@ ess@@ ing to re@@ ver@@ ence God , nam@@ ely , through good works . ”
Jehovah tre@@ a@@ sures such a giving spirit .
The fru@@ it@@ age of his spirit is evid@@ ent among them .
Mis@@ car@@ ri@@ ages of justice can be avo@@ i@@ ded when principles in God’s Law are follow@@ ed
Although the Son of man is coming at an h@@ our we do not think to be it , we need to remember that Jehovah is the Gre@@ at Ti@@ me@@ keep@@ er .
A Kingdom H@@ all is the cen@@ ter of pu@@ re worship for the local commun@@ ity .
Those as@@ le@@ ep in the gra@@ ve but who are in God’s mem@@ ory will be resur@@ rec@@ ted , not to heaven , but to life on a cle@@ ans@@ ed earth .
Di@@ d he won@@ der that night just how he should direc@@ t his life now that Jesus ’ earthly ministry was over ?
What encourag@@ ement did Paul provide for the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans ?
As a di@@ lig@@ ent stud@@ ent and effe@@ ctive teach@@ er of God’s Word , E@@ z@@ r@@ a set an example for us .
See chap@@ ter 30 , “ A@@ m I Re@@ ad@@ y for Mar@@ ri@@ age ? ” in Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k .
So do not feel disc@@ oura@@ ged when some re@@ act ne@@ g@@ ati@@ vely to the Kingdom message .
For many , vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ering for the W@@ all@@ k@@ ill pro@@ ject me@@ ant a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant ex@@ p@@ en@@ ditu@@ re on tra@@ v@@ el and time away from se@@ cul@@ ar emp@@ loy@@ ment .
Th@@ ink back to the time when you dis@@ co@@ vered that God is a real Per@@ son , someone with whom you could devel@@ op a close relationship .
The result of dis@@ obedi@@ ence was death and the complete end of their ex@@ ist@@ ence .
After reading Matthew 13 : 4@@ 7 - 50 , consider a mo@@ der@@ n - day app@@ lic@@ ation
Indeed , the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t continu@@ es to be of interest and value to Bible stud@@ ents in our day .
O@@ f@@ ten the “ Law ” means the whole body of Scrip@@ ture .
My assignment also me@@ ant that I had to learn Fr@@ en@@ ch , which is spo@@ ken in the sou@@ ther@@ n part of the country .
Jehovah teach@@ es them to love as no one el@@ se can .
Yes , there are times when we ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely should change our mind .
However , holy spirit for@@ ba@@ de that .
So the very experience that was in@@ tend@@ ed to bre@@ ak their faith ac@@ tually made them str@@ ong@@ er spiritually ! ​ — James 1 : 17 ; Acts 20 : 35 .
The first as@@ pect of the spi@@ rit@@ ’s fru@@ it@@ age that Paul lis@@ ted is the preci@@ ous qu@@ ality of love .
So there is a par@@ al@@ le@@ l between the attitu@@ des and mo@@ tiv@@ ations of those who eng@@ age in Christian service today and those who offered vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary sacrific@@ es in ancient times .
Yes , when im@@ moral temp@@ t@@ ations ar@@ ise , God’s spirit can bring back to our min@@ ds Scriptural remin@@ ders and gu@@ i@@ ding principles that can re@@ in@@ for@@ ce our res@@ ol@@ ve to act in har@@ mony with God’s will .
Consider the so@@ lu@@ tion God la@@ id out in the s@@ ent@@ ence he pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced on Satan the Devil .
( Proverbs 1 : 1 – 9 : 18 )
What do those s@@ ites reve@@ al ?
The more I li@@ ft others up , the more I feel my@@ self being pu@@ shed down . ”
Ma@@ y@@ be others have better health or a more gr@@ ati@@ f@@ ying jo@@ b , are more succ@@ ess@@ ful , or se@@ em to have more friends .
Read Mark 5 : 25 - 34 .
Per@@ haps in the sp@@ ac@@ es provided , you will want to f@@ ill in the ans@@ wers as you would have ans@@ wer@@ ed the questions at that time .
“ Our ob@@ je@@ ctive as a family is to keep our life simp@@ le and to make ourselves a@@ vail@@ able for Jehovah’s service ”
The gift ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed its purpose . When they me@@ t , E@@ sa@@ u@@ ’s heart had so@@ f@@ ten@@ ed , and he r@@ an and em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed Jac@@ o@@ b . ​ — G@@ en .
S . S@@ A@@ N F@@ R@@ AN@@ C@@ I@@ S@@ C@@ O , C@@ A ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , C@@ ow P@@ al@@ ace , 2@@ 6@@ 00 Gen@@ ev@@ a A@@ ve .
Si@@ mil@@ arly today , we need to do our part , fe@@ aring Jehovah and s@@ tic@@ king to his ways .
God’s Word says : “ The [ human ] cre@@ ation was sub@@ je@@ cted to fu@@ t@@ ility . . . on the bas@@ is of hope . ”
H@@ er di@@ lig@@ ence in car@@ ing for her mission@@ ary - home du@@ ties came second only to her ze@@ al in the ministry .
And , y@@ es , the we@@ ather was different for sure !
One way is to seek first God’s righteousness ​ — a@@ bi@@ ding by God’s stan@@ d@@ ard of what is right as reg@@ ar@@ ds fin@@ an@@ cial matters .
Jesus stated that Jehovah gives “ holy spirit to those as@@ king him . ”
See the 200@@ 4 C@@ al@@ end@@ ar of Jehovah’s Witnesses , No@@ v@@ ember / De@@ c@@ ember .
Not ever@@ yone who in@@ d@@ ul@@ ges in ver@@ ba@@ l a@@ bu@@ se l@@ ac@@ ks all interest in what is right .
T@@ ry to have cons@@ ist@@ ent rul@@ es and discipl@@ ine in the two hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds .
And such giving br@@ ings him joy .
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing that you do not understand them , they wr@@ ite those same words on a pi@@ e@@ ce of pa@@ per and show you through the gl@@ ass what they have written .
That cannot mean that Abraham was sin@@ less while serving Jehovah over the de@@ ca@@ des .
• What evidence is there that we should care for or@@ ph@@ ans and wi@@ do@@ ws who are in need ?
There is no need to spe@@ cul@@ ate about who received the fi@@ ve tal@@ ents and who received the two tal@@ ents .
It provi@@ des per@@ man@@ ent t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony that only God’s rule can be succ@@ ess@@ ful .
When Joseph was in his l@@ ate te@@ ens , his brothers k@@ id@@ n@@ app@@ ed him and so@@ ld him as a slave .
Ad@@ ri@@ en@@ ne@@ ’s husband , K@@ y@@ le , ad@@ m@@ its : “ I don@@ ’t always understand or ag@@ ree with my wi@@ fe@@ ’s op@@ in@@ i@@ ons on matters .
There are to be no cl@@ er@@ gy and la@@ ity cl@@ as@@ ses among Christians .
This article will show how s@@ inc@@ ere Christians thr@@ ough@@ out the ages have s@@ ought to be gu@@ i@@ ded by God’s Word .
Of course , God expe@@ cts all of us to be loyal to him and to one another .
7 : 1 ​ — How was Moses made “ God to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h ” ?
Who are these two wit@@ nesses ?
This account remin@@ ds us of the seri@@ ousness of Jesus ’ words : “ E@@ ver@@ yone that keep@@ s on loo@@ king at a woman so as to have a pas@@ sion for her has already com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with her in his heart . ”
Still , their guid@@ ance will prove inv@@ alu@@ able if you pa@@ y attention to “ the discipl@@ ine of your father , and do not for@@ s@@ ake the law of your mother . ” ​ — Proverbs 1 : 8 , 9 .
He ra@@ ised the question , “ If a man may not prof@@ ess the most important tru@@ ths , which he fin@@ ds clear and evid@@ ent in the holy Scriptures , to what end should he read and sear@@ ch them ? ”
O@@ p@@ position does not pre@@ v@@ ent us from tr@@ ying to help all
Then John expres@@ sed his hope that the physical health of G@@ a@@ i@@ us was as good as his spiritual health .
So why don@@ ’t you wa@@ it until you fin@@ ish school before jo@@ ining this new religion . ”
Jo@@ y@@ ce and I both wonder@@ ed about that , but with a we@@ ek@@ ’s tra@@ ining and full trust in Jehovah , we were on our way back to the sou@@ th@@ w@@ est of Eng@@ land , where I had been assign@@ ed to serve as a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er .
Why should we ex@@ pect the vo@@ ice of str@@ ang@@ ers to be heard today ?
How , though , is it possible to live as Christians should when times are so tur@@ bul@@ ent and most people have no interest in serving Jehovah ?
As mean@@ ing@@ ful and beau@@ ti@@ fully com@@ posed as Solom@@ on@@ ’s “ s@@ ong of song@@ s ” is , id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying the speak@@ ers of the di@@ al@@ o@@ gu@@ es , sol@@ il@@ o@@ qui@@ es , and dre@@ am@@ s in the s@@ ong is not without its challeng@@ es .
B@@ as@@ ed on the ransom sacrifice of Jesus that was to be provided in the future , Jehovah could par@@ d@@ on Davi@@ d’s trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions without com@@ prom@@ ising His own requi@@ re@@ ments for justice .
L@@ ena , mentioned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , came to appreci@@ ate that until she put away the thought that no one could love her or help her , nothing would or could change her feelings about her@@ self .
How can we study the “ gr@@ am@@ ma@@ r ” of the pu@@ re language ?
But how was the situation res@@ ol@@ ved ?
To pre@@ pare for such a develop@@ ment , G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol was op@@ ened in 194@@ 3 .
• C@@ re@@ ate circumstances that prom@@ o@@ te study
In ad@@ dition , the Genesis account men@@ tions four ri@@ v@@ ers f@@ low@@ ing out of the gar@@ den .
• What reas@@ ons did the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ i@@ an Christians have to appreci@@ ate those taking the lead among them ?
When dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed and thus h@@ an@@ ded over to Satan , the sin@@ ner was again part of the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s world .
H@@ ere , then , is a less@@ on for sing@@ le Christians : During cour@@ tshi@@ p , take necess@@ ary pre@@ ca@@ u@@ tions to keep the relationship cha@@ st@@ e .
Is Jehovah s@@ low to fulf@@ ill his promises ?
What do we know about the fi@@ f@@ th part of the i@@ ma@@ ge that Daniel descri@@ bes ?
When I fa@@ inted , they p@@ our@@ ed water on me and re@@ sum@@ ed the inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ation .
It h@@ ur@@ ts Jehovah to see such in@@ justice . ​ — Read Genesis 6 : 5 , 6 .
Hence , Na@@ bo@@ th@@ ’s persecu@@ tion at Je@@ ze@@ bel@@ ’s hands pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed the persecu@@ tion of the anointed during the last days .
With un@@ as@@ sa@@ il@@ able lo@@ gi@@ c , however , G@@ ide@@ on@@ ’s father , Jo@@ as@@ h , reas@@ ons with the people that if Ba@@ al were God , he would be able to de@@ f@@ end himself .
That same refer@@ ence work no@@ tes that many Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s cu@@ st@@ om@@ s origin@@ ated with “ pa@@ g@@ an ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ tural and sol@@ ar ob@@ serv@@ an@@ ces at mi@@ d@@ w@@ in@@ ter . ”
As we face the future , what should be our res@@ ol@@ ve ?
Abraham L@@ inc@@ ol@@ n , a high@@ ly es@@ te@@ em@@ ed pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , once told an a@@ udi@@ ence : “ I have been sel@@ e@@ cted to f@@ ill an important of@@ fice for a bri@@ ef peri@@ od , and am now , in your eyes , inv@@ ested with an influ@@ ence which will soon pas@@ s away . ”
In their sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es , the Jews kept co@@ pi@@ es of the Scriptures ​ — the same Scriptures that were used by future gener@@ ations , including Christians . ​ — Acts 15 : 21 .
Wh@@ er@@ e@@ as the F@@ lood destro@@ yed the ung@@ o@@ dly all at one time , the coming des@@ tru@@ ction will occ@@ ur in st@@ ages during “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
( b ) How will tru@@ sting in Jehovah during difficult times af@@ fect one@@ ’s relationship with him ?
L@@ ater on , B@@ ill , another Witness , continued the study .
Paul was now serving Jehovah and Christ as “ the le@@ ast of the apostles . ”
But is it real@@ is@@ tic to n@@ ou@@ ris@@ h such a hope ?
They thus recorded Jehovah’s wisdom , not their own .
“ We always had a happy marriage , ” says K@@ ev@@ in , “ but when we wor@@ ked toward spiritual go@@ als , our happiness re@@ ached an even deep@@ er le@@ v@@ el . ” ​ — Read Matthew 6 : 19 - 22 .
On the contr@@ ary , Jesus re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly showed that he was sub@@ or@@ din@@ ate to Jehovah .
We rep@@ ent of our sin@@ s . ​ — Acts 17 : 30
“ The Word of God . . .
The Bible says : “ When they went into the house they saw the young child with M@@ ary its mother . ”
( a ) What is involved in our bat@@ tle for self - control ?
There are many examples in the Bible of the use of col@@ or to pa@@ in@@ t vi@@ vi@@ d word pi@@ c@@ tures .
Hence , you might ask , ‘ Do God’s holy ones really care about us ?
By contr@@ ast , Jehovah’s people are un@@ ited des@@ pite the fact that they have come out of “ all nations and tri@@ bes and pe@@ op@@ les and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
It invol@@ ves always sub@@ mit@@ ting to God’s will in@@ stead of following the way of le@@ ast res@@ ist@@ ance or succ@@ um@@ b@@ ing to fle@@ sh@@ ly inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations .
May Jehovah’s blessing continue with his loyal and ze@@ al@@ ous worshi@@ p@@ ers as they ‘ let all their af@@ fai@@ r@@ s take place with love ’ ! ​ — 1 Corinthians 16 : 14 .
6 , 7 . ( a ) When deci@@ ding whether to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in a ch@@ urch we@@ d@@ ding , what serious poin@@ ts mer@@ it our consider@@ ation ?
Of course , not ever@@ yone tur@@ ns away from a temp@@ ting situation .
In s@@ pite of this , Jehovah was still King , a fact that was man@@ i@@ f@@ est during the re@@ ign of David , Israel@@ ’s second human king .
What is our respon@@ se to organiz@@ ational decisions made by the slave ?
A@@ side from any such benef@@ its , how do you know that your s@@ inc@@ ere prayers are ac@@ tually heard by Jehovah ?
There are more than 1@@ 10 refer@@ ences to that Kingdom in the four Go@@ sp@@ els .
Yet , they quic@@ k@@ ly became dis@@ obedi@@ ent to their S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , the people car@@ ri@@ ed on “ a great rejo@@ ic@@ ing , for they had under@@ sto@@ od the words that had been made known to them . ”
They were to let their ha@@ ir gro@@ w long ​ — a si@@ gn of sub@@ mis@@ sion to Jehovah , just as women were to be in sub@@ je@@ ction to their hus@@ ban@@ ds or fa@@ thers .
Jesus ex@@ posed the f@@ all@@ ac@@ y of such an attitude by poin@@ ting to God’s mer@@ cy and love .
However , sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es main@@ ta@@ ined col@@ le@@ ctions of s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls con@@ tain@@ ing writ@@ ings that have since become part of the Bible as we know it .
It is imper@@ ative that we remain in the v@@ al@@ le@@ y of prote@@ ction , for that v@@ al@@ le@@ y will take on even greater meaning for true worshipp@@ ers during the f@@ ast - appro@@ aching great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
Their in@@ her@@ it@@ ance was not qu@@ ite the same as that of the other tri@@ bes .
I would take my fa@@ ther’s spiritual support over his money any day . ”
His re@@ mor@@ se was prom@@ p@@ ted by his being in a des@@ per@@ ate st@@ ate .
Are not most personal relation@@ shi@@ ps , including those within famili@@ es , in real c@@ ris@@ is ?
Ti@@ tu@@ s 1 - 3 ; Phil@@ em@@ on 1 - 25 ; Hebrews 1 - 13 – James 1 - 5
Jesus Christ taught his disciples in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount : “ Just let your word Yes mean Yes , your No , No ; for what is in exc@@ ess of these is from the wicked one . ”
Those s@@ tic@@ k@@ l@@ ers for rul@@ es did that in order to avoid s@@ wal@@ low@@ ing a gn@@ at and ther@@ e@@ by become cer@@ em@@ on@@ i@@ ally un@@ clean .
G@@ EN@@ E@@ R@@ O@@ S@@ I@@ T@@ Y .
I make sure that my friends are those who tell the truth and are hon@@ est people . ”
Me@@ et Ne@@ e@@ ds of O@@ thers , 11 / 15
And the apostle Paul wrote : “ You , fa@@ thers , do not be ir@@ rit@@ ating your children , but go on br@@ ing@@ ing them up in the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah . ”
One father of three children wr@@ ites : “ What we have been doing is mo@@ st@@ ly based on the Bible reading .
This moved me to res@@ ol@@ ve before God to study this language and ma@@ ster it comple@@ t@@ ely . ”
Be@@ ware of Satan’s M@@ ach@@ in@@ ations !
Par@@ ents , during such a discus@@ sion , in@@ form your family about your wi@@ sh@@ es , fin@@ an@@ cial a@@ bil@@ ities , and pre@@ fer@@ red op@@ tions .
We do well to imitate our Le@@ ad@@ er and not allow Satan’s world to lu@@ re us into making a high - pa@@ ying jo@@ b and care@@ er our ma@@ in go@@ al in life .
They would also a@@ id brothers when difficul@@ ties invol@@ ving blood ar@@ ose .
How good it is that you have your go@@ al c@@ learly in mind ​ — fin@@ ding the bu@@ s that is going to your cho@@ s@@ en des@@ t@@ in@@ ation !
Wor@@ k di@@ lig@@ ently to “ become imit@@ at@@ ors of God , as bel@@ o@@ ved children , and go on wal@@ king in love ” ​ — in the family , in our ministry , and in the congregation . ​ — E@@ ph .
Wh@@ ere am I appro@@ aching them ?
I pray@@ ed for that wisdom .
We look for@@ ward to reli@@ ef when he ca@@ uses the “ des@@ tru@@ ction of the ung@@ o@@ dly men . ”
‘ In S@@ how@@ ing H@@ on@@ or T@@ ake the Le@@ ad ’
He could have thought of reas@@ ons to avoid a con@@ vers@@ ation .
They may even be able to war@@ n the un@@ w@@ ary and deli@@ ver them from the dec@@ e@@ it@@ ful s@@ ch@@ em@@ es of the wicked .
When we left that brother , I felt like David .
The su@@ n is an ide@@ al ty@@ pe of st@@ ar for our needs .
The family still main@@ ta@@ ined a gr@@ as@@ p of the parents ’ mother t@@ ong@@ ue and re@@ ap@@ ed rich re@@ war@@ ds .
A great crow@@ d of po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al disciples from all par@@ ts of the land were present .
“ It takes a bi@@ go@@ ted and par@@ ano@@ id i@@ mag@@ in@@ ation to believe that the Jehovah’s Witnesses pose any kind of th@@ re@@ at to any pol@@ itical re@@ gi@@ me , ” wrote a N@@ or@@ th A@@ mer@@ i@@ can e@@ dit@@ ori@@ al@@ ist .
She sp@@ ins , lands gr@@ ace@@ fully on one s@@ k@@ ate , and continu@@ es cir@@ cl@@ ing with him on the ice .
I@@ mp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality has always been requi@@ red of Christians .
What will help us to keep on the w@@ atch and to cop@@ e with tri@@ als ?
Today , we can learn even more about the Kingdom in much the same way ​ — by going to the Bible .
Mu@@ ch of the stri@@ fe and b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed today is ca@@ used by imper@@ fect human rul@@ er@@ ship and the sel@@ f@@ ish stri@@ ving for n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ is@@ tic inter@@ ests .
To@@ tal O@@ be@@ di@@ ence to Jehovah
Consider what the following article has to say about the tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy s@@ ource of en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment .
He ad@@ ded : “ My in@@ n@@ er@@ most thought and desire is to atten@@ d the meetings . ”
G@@ et ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with their beli@@ ef@@ s , their concer@@ ns , and their way of thinking ; then sear@@ ch for comm@@ on gr@@ ound .
Yet , Peter ra@@ sh@@ ly le@@ ap@@ ed into action , s@@ w@@ ing@@ ing a s@@ word at the head of Mal@@ ch@@ us , a slave of the high pri@@ est , and lo@@ pp@@ ing off one of the man@@ ’s ear@@ s .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate Lo@@ ve That N@@ ever Fa@@ il@@ s
( b ) What reason@@ ing have you found to be effe@@ ctive on the sub@@ ject of going to heaven ?
The ter@@ rit@@ ory she was assign@@ ed to work inclu@@ ded the home of a person who had been very ru@@ de to N@@ or@@ a on pre@@ vi@@ ous vis@@ its .
It is because of war ​ — I had to fle@@ e mine to es@@ cap@@ e d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous men who were sh@@ o@@ o@@ ting at people with g@@ un@@ s that look like your@@ s .
“ They really made me feel loved and secu@@ re . ”
By 198@@ 0 there were some 5@@ ,000 publi@@ sh@@ ers in E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or .
We have never gover@@ ned it in to@@ tal peace . ”
We need to tell people that all the blessings we will enjoy in the new world are possible only because of Jehovah’s wonderful kindness .
S@@ ome@@ times we may feel hel@@ pl@@ ess when they share their problems with us .
Our don@@ ations support mission@@ aries , special pione@@ ers , and those in the cir@@ cu@@ it work .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : S@@ tre@@ et wit@@ ness@@ ing in a public s@@ qu@@ are in F@@ ran@@ k@@ fur@@ t , Ger@@ many
Un@@ like those ch@@ ur@@ ches , Jehovah’s Witnesses put great emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on God’s Kingdom .
Jesus righ@@ tly con@@ dem@@ ned those re@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible men .
I@@ ts King ​ — the Messi@@ ah , Jesus Christ — ​ and all his associ@@ ate rul@@ ers are respon@@ sible to God to up@@ hold His just la@@ ws and loving principles .
Lo@@ ving parents ch@@ er@@ ish their children .
Jesus said that his followers would be “ ob@@ je@@ cts of h@@ at@@ red by all people ” on account of his name .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , she married Bo@@ a@@ z and became an an@@ c@@ est@@ ress of both King David and Jesus Christ .
How Christians Sh@@ ould Re@@ act
The Bible says : “ Th@@ r@@ ough one man [ Adam ] sin en@@ tered into the world and death through sin , and thus death s@@ pre@@ ad to all men because they had all sin@@ ned . ” ​ — Romans 5 : 12 .
Father ad@@ d@@ ressed it to C@@ lar@@ a , David , and Ru@@ th , saying : “ Just a little k@@ is@@ s and a hu@@ g . ”
Si@@ mil@@ ar to Mi@@ ca@@ h’s prophecy , Pet@@ er@@ ’s words do not apply to the liter@@ al heavens and earth .
3 , 4 . ( a ) What sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant re@@ qu@@ est did the writ@@ er of Psalm 7@@ 1 make to Jehovah ?
He began to a@@ bu@@ se her physi@@ c@@ ally .
He is also concer@@ ned that we do not stu@@ m@@ ble others or dis@@ tur@@ b them by our decisions .
How can we imitate Jesus in show@@ ing courage ?
Ke@@ ep@@ ing in st@@ ep with Jehovah’s organization requi@@ res that we recogn@@ ize what about Jesus ’ position ?
But I soon dis@@ co@@ vered that I had to apply them with greater wisdom and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment . ”
M@@ ary therefore gave bir@@ th to a perfect child .
I men@@ t@@ ally put the matter in a ‘ p@@ en@@ ding file , ’ rather than a personal one .
Dis@@ e@@ ase : Some di@@ se@@ as@@ es have been contro@@ l@@ led .
Our little group in L@@ a G@@ ran@@ de did this .
Since 19@@ 19 , small ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es were held , but the number of congregations ac@@ tually dec@@ reas@@ ed in sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent years .
W@@ ould you like to hear about the tr@@ ou@@ ble Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s fac@@ ed ? — W@@ ell , people who did not like Christians th@@ re@@ w st@@ ones at Paul , kno@@ cked him down , and dra@@ g@@ ged him out@@ side the city .
Now I am often the ol@@ des@@ t , as was the case when I attend@@ ed the branch school at P@@ at@@ ter@@ son , New Yor@@ k , in 199@@ 6 .
When you experience wrong desi@@ res , remember that you can cho@@ ose how to respon@@ d to them .
Jesus and his disciples had good commun@@ ic@@ ation .
How do you respon@@ d ?
After giving this n@@ arr@@ ation , Jesus made the app@@ lic@@ ation : “ He@@ ar what the ju@@ dge , al@@ though un@@ righteous , said !
However , Jac@@ o@@ b refu@@ sed , saying : “ My son will not go down with you men , because his brother is dead and he has been left by himself . If a f@@ at@@ al ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent should be@@ f@@ all him on the way on which you would go , then you would certainly bring down my gra@@ y ha@@ ir@@ s with g@@ ri@@ ef to S@@ he@@ ol . ”
Do you think that prayer is just a way to s@@ ort out your thoughts ?
( b ) Of what can we be sure as to God’s Kingdom ?
Tru@@ e , Paul encoura@@ ged us to tre@@ at certain elders as wor@@ thy of “ d@@ ou@@ ble honor , ” but they are still brothers .
She said : “ I made the re@@ qu@@ est for my daugh@@ ter@@ ’s s@@ ake , since I have never seen I@@ ra@@ i@@ da so exc@@ ited about anything . ”
No won@@ der the k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys have been called “ the ma@@ ster ch@@ em@@ ists of the body ” !
They rep@@ ented over their past sin@@ s .
The Witnesses kin@@ dly pi@@ cked us up and helped care for our children during the meetings .
T@@ U@@ V@@ A R@@ E@@ P@@ U@@ B@@ L@@ I@@ C
This is the case even in lands n@@ om@@ in@@ ally associ@@ ated with Christi@@ an@@ ity .
Do you see there any young individuals who could make themselves a@@ vail@@ able , as Timothy did ?
( Read John 8 : 12 ; 9 : 5 . )
• How does man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit ” indic@@ ate spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement ?
Of course , to cultiv@@ ate trust in him , we need to “ ta@@ st@@ e and see that Jehovah is good ” by ap@@ pl@@ ying what we learn from the Bible in our personal life and by refle@@ cting upon the good that this pro@@ du@@ ces . ​ — Psalm 34 : 8 .
One day while wa@@ iting for her husband to return from an ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment , she no@@ tic@@ ed a woman who was also wa@@ iting .
H@@ ere are some direc@@ tions that were given to the Israel@@ ite jud@@ ges .
Re@@ aching these language grou@@ ps and satis@@ f@@ ying the pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s spiritual needs requi@@ res great effort .
It is still help@@ ing me to face the future without fear . ”
So even though these public@@ ations were written for young people , the information in them comes from the Bible , and all Christians can benefit .
God expres@@ sed his view of bo@@ wing down to such ob@@ je@@ cts when he comman@@ ded his people : “ You must not make for yourself a car@@ ved i@@ ma@@ ge or a form like anything that is in the heavens a@@ bo@@ ve or that is on the earth under@@ ne@@ ath or that is in the w@@ at@@ ers under the earth .
That is of vital import@@ ance because we have de@@ vi@@ ous op@@ pos@@ ers .
Are you doing all you can to help fellow Christians remain ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast ?
Tru@@ e worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah also know what they are not .
How much better it is to discus@@ s matters right away with re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation as the go@@ al !
For example , in O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 200@@ 3 , the 60 - year - old he@@ ad@@ ma@@ ster of a school in the C@@ ze@@ ch Re@@ public came ac@@ ro@@ ss the Bible study a@@ id K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe .
Pro@@ ble@@ ms can be deal@@ t with by ap@@ pl@@ ying the counsel from God’s Word .
I@@ magine his exc@@ it@@ ement while help@@ ing his father make the boo@@ th that would become their home for a we@@ ek as they jo@@ y@@ fully than@@ ked Jehovah for the fru@@ it@@ age of their fi@@ el@@ ds ! ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 16 : 13 - 15 .
If the people did not have the prop@@ er heart con@@ dition and were not pur@@ su@@ ing the right way of life , of what value were their sacrific@@ es ?
Jesus refer@@ red to this new covenant on the night before his death when he said : “ This c@@ up means the new covenant by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of my blood , which is to be p@@ our@@ ed out in your be@@ half . ”
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the Bible , loy@@ al@@ ty to God and the hope of et@@ er@@ n@@ al life are in@@ se@@ par@@ ab@@ ly b@@ ound together as necess@@ ary par@@ ts of a Christi@@ an’s faith in God .
The apostle Peter fore@@ told that there would come “ ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ers ” who would s@@ co@@ f@@ f at what the Bible says .
Why is that so difficult ?
Lo@@ ve moved the disciples to share with one another .
However , what the Bible teach@@ es is of ma@@ j@@ or import@@ ance to you .
A@@ m I e@@ ag@@ er to rest@@ ore peace with someone who has off@@ ended me or who has h@@ ur@@ t me ? ’
He was born S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 8 , 18@@ 8@@ 6 , soon after the family moved from E@@ din@@ bur@@ gh , S@@ co@@ t@@ land , to B@@ rit@@ ish C@@ o@@ lum@@ bia in w@@ es@@ ter@@ n Cana@@ da .
A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der V@@ I@@ ’s re@@ ign , like those of po@@ p@@ es before and after him , was thus mar@@ ked by ven@@ ality , ne@@ po@@ tism , and more than one su@@ spi@@ ci@@ ous death .
He ap@@ par@@ ently found it difficult to accept Jesus ’ will@@ ing@@ ness to go as far as death in the inter@@ ests of his Fa@@ ther’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and the sal@@ vation of mankind .
Those who for a time were led by holy spirit can become en@@ s@@ n@@ ared by the spirit of the world .
L@@ ater , he ap@@ par@@ ently jo@@ ined fellow L@@ ev@@ ites in taking a stand for God and against those who res@@ is@@ ted Moses .
By 1914 , there were 1@@ ,@@ 2@@ 00 congregations of Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents worl@@ d@@ wide .
The elders do not cont@@ act all members of the congregation to ask their vari@@ ous op@@ in@@ i@@ ons before they make a decision .
During the three months we have been here , we have been able to star@@ t and conduct 8@@ 6 Bible stu@@ dies . ”
At a ga@@ ther@@ ing , as they exc@@ it@@ e@@ dly rel@@ ate experi@@ ences , a young brother is qui@@ et@@ ly listen@@ ing .
“ Jesus took a lo@@ a@@ f , and after saying a blessing , he bro@@ ke it , and giving it to the disciples , he said : ‘ T@@ ake , e@@ at .
In some lands , young ones are pres@@ sur@@ ed to set go@@ als that cen@@ ter on high@@ er educ@@ ation and a well - pa@@ ying jo@@ b .
“ All of Jehovah’s wit@@ nesses should be pre@@ pared to conduct mo@@ de@@ l stu@@ dies in the Bible . ”
; I@@ to@@ h , T .
Their se@@ ven - year eng@@ ag@@ ement “ proved to be like some few days because of his love for her . ”
What occ@@ ur@@ red in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k , in 1914 , and the time for what had then arri@@ ved ?
This is fore@@ told in the following words of the prophecy .
The pro@@ ver@@ b pu@@ ts it this way : “ The bor@@ ro@@ wer is serv@@ ant to the man doing the l@@ en@@ ding . ”
Mis@@ sis@@ si@@ pp@@ i U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . - C@@ ho@@ c@@ ta@@ w 7 ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆
E@@ no@@ ch , though imper@@ fect , wal@@ ked with God and left his des@@ c@@ end@@ ants a leg@@ ac@@ y of faith .
“ I shall la@@ u@@ d you because in a fear - inspi@@ ring way I am wonder@@ fully made , ” he wrote .
U@@ sing the word “ li@@ p ” as sy@@ n@@ on@@ y@@ m@@ ous with “ t@@ ong@@ ue , ” Solomon states : “ It is the li@@ p of truth that will be fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed forever , but the t@@ ong@@ ue of fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od will be only as long as a m@@ om@@ ent . ”
We live in a materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic world , one that may ur@@ ge us to put first in life our own com@@ forts , our pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , or our sense of se@@ cur@@ ity .
It may not always be in the way we expe@@ cted .
Th@@ ink about Jehovah’s good gi@@ f@@ ts : his man@@ i@@ fo@@ ld works of cre@@ ation ​ — acc@@ es@@ sible to all ir@@ res@@ pe@@ ctive of so@@ cial or e@@ con@@ om@@ ic st@@ atu@@ s — ​ his n@@ atur@@ al pro@@ v@@ isions of food and dr@@ ink , the me@@ asure of health that you enjoy , your knowledge of Bible truth , and c@@ hi@@ ef@@ ly , the gift of his Son .
“ TH@@ E word of God is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power . ”
O@@ ver@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed , he bo@@ wed down and said : “ B@@ less@@ ed be Jehovah the God of my ma@@ ster Abraham , who has not left his loving - kindness and his tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thin@@ ess toward my ma@@ ster . I being on the way , Jehovah has led me to the house of the brothers of my ma@@ ster . ”
After three att@@ ac@@ ks by Saul , David fle@@ es and be@@ comes a fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve .
As Satan’s world ne@@ ars its end , we are being bom@@ ba@@ r@@ ded all the more with i@@ ma@@ ges of things that can har@@ m our relationship with God .
Those Christians in Eph@@ esus needed to take yet another important st@@ ep .
A@@ utu@@ m@@ n came , and the or@@ ch@@ es@@ tr@@ a moved back to T@@ or@@ on@@ to .
P@@ ra@@ y to Jehovah with a rep@@ ent@@ ant attitude .
The first cou@@ ple were to mul@@ ti@@ p@@ ly so that the earth would ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely be filled with humans .
“ G@@ ra@@ y - he@@ a@@ de@@ dness is a cro@@ wn of beau@@ ty when it is found in the way of righteousness , ” says the Bible .
How M@@ our@@ n@@ ers Can Be H@@ app@@ y
O@@ r they may have re@@ serv@@ ations about Bible - based counsel on en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , use of the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t , and the pur@@ su@@ it of high@@ er educ@@ ation .
It was similar with Di@@ an@@ ne , who lives in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in .
When God - fe@@ aring you@@ ths find themselves in an ung@@ o@@ dly and un@@ fri@@ end@@ ly en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , they can strengthen their personal relationship with Jehovah through personal study , get@@ ting to know better “ the One who is inv@@ isi@@ ble . ”
One exc@@ ep@@ tional show that T@@ ra@@ j@@ an offered to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate a mil@@ it@@ ary vi@@ ct@@ ory fi@@ el@@ ded 10@@ ,000 gl@@ adi@@ at@@ ors and 1@@ 1@@ ,000 ani@@ mal@@ s .
It may be that Daniel was not ob@@ li@@ ged to be there because of his ran@@ k , or he may have been away on an of@@ fi@@ cial assignment .
F@@ el@@ is@@ a : When I got baptized in 19@@ 7@@ 3 , there were about 70 Witnesses in S@@ an@@ t@@ an@@ der , which is the cap@@ it@@ al city of C@@ an@@ ta@@ bri@@ a .
Yes , they deli@@ ght to do God’s will .
What a dre@@ ad@@ ful chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od Jo@@ si@@ ah must have had !
After sever@@ al days of r@@ ough sa@@ il@@ ing , we arri@@ ved at W@@ at@@ er@@ f@@ all Ba@@ y , a large in@@ let about 1@@ 50 mil@@ es [ 2@@ 40 k@@ m ] sou@@ th of R@@ a@@ ba@@ ul .
This does not mean that such cou@@ ples do not enjoy a nor@@ ma@@ l married life . They do .
Ex@@ am@@ in@@ ation of the R@@ as Sh@@ am@@ r@@ a te@@ x@@ ts has led some scho@@ l@@ ars to cla@@ im that certain Bible pas@@ sa@@ ges are a@@ da@@ p@@ t@@ ations of U@@ gar@@ iti@@ c po@@ e@@ tic liter@@ ature .
Pe@@ ople must have consider@@ ed them to be c@@ ra@@ z@@ y .
The woman took them to her home , and a Bible study was started .
But know one thing , that if the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der had known in what w@@ atch the th@@ i@@ ef was coming , he would have kept a@@ wa@@ ke and not allow@@ ed his house to be bro@@ ken into .
U@@ p@@ on lear@@ ning these principles , we quic@@ k@@ ly see the need to avoid fel@@ low@@ ship with for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ ors , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ers , th@@ i@@ ev@@ es , dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ ds , and the like .
T@@ emp@@ le Con@@ tri@@ bu@@ tions , 1 / 1
I felt ter@@ ri@@ ble af@@ ter@@ ward . ”
Not only does he see our ou@@ tw@@ ard appe@@ ar@@ ance but he is also “ the exam@@ in@@ er of hearts , ” and he can make “ an es@@ tim@@ ate of hearts . ”
The Ma@@ ster righ@@ tly expe@@ cts resul@@ ts .
A young pioneer nam@@ ed Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le said : “ To be truly effe@@ ctive in the ministry , I have a good sc@@ he@@ du@@ le for personal study , and I am regul@@ ar at the meetings .
Pro@@ per Mo@@ tiv@@ ation
No matter what pres@@ sures con@@ fr@@ on@@ t you , never go back , never give up .
On De@@ c@@ ember 17 , 19@@ 0@@ 3 , at K@@ it@@ ty Ha@@ w@@ k , N@@ or@@ th C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ina , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , the W@@ right brothers man@@ ag@@ ed to la@@ un@@ ch a mo@@ t@@ or - d@@ ri@@ ven pro@@ to@@ ty@@ pe that fle@@ w for 12 se@@ con@@ ds ​ — sh@@ ort as far as f@@ ligh@@ ts go now , but long en@@ ough to change the world forever !
A fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al benefit that stud@@ ents der@@ i@@ ve from stud@@ ying the Bible and ap@@ pl@@ ying its principles is that they come to know and appreci@@ ate Jehovah as a person .
F@@ or@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ tes Un@@ ity
For example , E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el saw a vision of Jehovah ri@@ ding on a ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t that could move quic@@ k@@ ly in any direction that Jehovah wanted it to go .
The f@@ loo@@ d@@ w@@ at@@ ers began to f@@ all in “ the second mon@@ th , on the se@@ ven@@ te@@ en@@ th day of the mon@@ th ” and continued f@@ all@@ ing for 40 days and 40 ni@@ gh@@ ts during the months of No@@ v@@ ember and De@@ c@@ ember 2@@ 3@@ 70 B.C.E .
The earth , Jesus taught , will be filled with people who are “ mil@@ d - temp@@ ered , ” righteous , mer@@ ci@@ ful , “ pu@@ re in heart , ” and pe@@ ace@@ able . ​ — Matthew 5 : 5 - 9 .
On the b@@ righ@@ ter side , though , Noah got to see his son S@@ he@@ m set a strong example of faith for his family . ​ — Genesis 9 : 21 - 28 ; 10 : 8 - 11 ; 11 : 1 - 11 .
E@@ ter@@ n@@ al Li@@ fe ​ — A Jo@@ y@@ ful Pro@@ spe@@ ct
After the F@@ lood , Noah sent out from the ar@@ k a do@@ ve that re@@ turned with “ an o@@ live lea@@ f . ”
How did Jesus reve@@ al the Father to his disciples and by ex@@ ten@@ sion to his future followers ?
Christ said : “ You know that those who appe@@ ar to be rul@@ ing the nations l@@ ord it over them and their great ones wi@@ eld authority over them .
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you said or thought , ‘ Who kno@@ ws what t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w will bring ? ’
They were in the group who me@@ t in Jerusalem before Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st of 33 C.E . and fer@@ v@@ ently pray@@ ed together with the apostles .
Rather , we want to “ think so as to have a s@@ ound mind . ”
There was such peace .
Jehovah has always been inter@@ ested in man@@ ’s wel@@ f@@ are , and he is ready to educ@@ ate those who look to him for guid@@ ance to at@@ tain a happy life .
For me , it was a case of “ I saw , but I could not understand . ”
In the 1@@ 6@@ th century , the Re@@ form@@ ation ra@@ dic@@ ally chang@@ ed the E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an religious sc@@ ene .
( b ) How did Jesus demonstr@@ ate the rel@@ ev@@ ance of the message to the situ@@ ations that people were person@@ ally fac@@ ing ?
B@@ ell C@@ oun@@ ty Ex@@ p@@ o C@@ en@@ ter Ar@@ ena , 3@@ 0@@ 1 W .
Joseph Pro@@ vi@@ ded for His F@@ am@@ ily
Let us therefore sc@@ he@@ du@@ le time for personal study and then s@@ tic@@ k to that sc@@ he@@ du@@ le .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 11
Some time ag@@ o , though , wal@@ king in the h@@ il@@ ly neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od where I lived became very difficult .
The U@@ ri@@ bia W@@ a@@ yu@@ u C@@ ongreg@@ ation has 16 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers , many of whom are ex@@ pan@@ ding their efforts to preach to the In@@ di@@ ans who live in r@@ ur@@ al are@@ as .
The coming des@@ tru@@ ction will be fear - inspi@@ ring for faithful Christians w@@ atch@@ ing from the si@@ d@@ el@@ ines .
But since commun@@ ic@@ ation is a two - way st@@ re@@ et , you need to make it a point to be good compan@@ y .
No won@@ der that E@@ un@@ ice and Lo@@ is became Christians , as did Timothy .
Phil@@ li@@ p and R@@ ac@@ qu@@ el , a cou@@ ple in their early 30 ’ s from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , ag@@ ree .
David desi@@ red to be like “ a lu@@ x@@ u@@ ri@@ ant o@@ live t@@ ree in God’s house . ”
The next article will consider some situ@@ ations that Christians have fac@@ ed .
Ha@@ ve you ever been den@@ i@@ ed a re@@ qu@@ est , refu@@ sed a service , or o@@ ther@@ wise tre@@ ated with dis@@ da@@ in because of your s@@ k@@ in col@@ or , e@@ th@@ ni@@ c ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , or so@@ cial st@@ atu@@ s ?
Tru@@ sting in Jehovah will inclu@@ de tru@@ sting the mo@@ der@@ n v@@ isi@@ ble ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l that he has c@@ learly been using for de@@ ca@@ des to serve his pur@@ pos@@ es .
So to com@@ p@@ en@@ s@@ ate and to make her happy , I said that I would go with her to the an@@ nu@@ al M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , let all of us refle@@ ct on how we may contribu@@ te to a spirit of joy in our local congregation .
During such a c@@ ris@@ is , decisions also need to be made regarding blood fr@@ actions and medi@@ cal pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res .
All of this is help@@ ing to me@@ et Kingdom H@@ all con@@ stru@@ ction needs in their res@@ pe@@ ctive coun@@ tri@@ es .
‘ O@@ H , H@@ O@@ W I need money ! ’
He re@@ je@@ cted the Jews as his special nation ; their keep@@ ing the Law was no longer the means to ob@@ tain his appro@@ val .
In the mi@@ d - se@@ ven@@ th century B.C.E . , n@@ om@@ adi@@ c C@@ im@@ mer@@ ians came from the B@@ l@@ ack Se@@ a in the nor@@ th to p@@ lun@@ der A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or .
C@@ op@@ ing With Dis@@ coura@@ g@@ ement
What was the P@@ har@@ is@@ a@@ ic way , and how can we avoid being like them ?
On@@ ce a child has learned how to study and can see the practic@@ al value of study , then it be@@ comes both wor@@ th@@ while and ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble . ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
It was his temp@@ or@@ ary l@@ ack of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y that was the proble@@ m .
As a si@@ gn of the reli@@ ability of his word , Jehovah gave mankind its first g@@ li@@ mp@@ se of a gl@@ ori@@ ous n@@ atur@@ al ph@@ en@@ om@@ en@@ on ​ — the ra@@ in@@ bo@@ w .
When I was a child , I dre@@ am@@ ed of be@@ coming a pri@@ est and help@@ ing people .
If so , how can we deter@@ mine the differ@@ ence ?
Yes , if we desire to be buil@@ t up as Christians , our place is within the congregation .
H@@ u@@ man activities are said to be pu@@ shing the earth bey@@ ond its n@@ atur@@ al c@@ y@@ c@@ les .
We read : “ It must become one day that is known as bel@@ ong@@ ing to Jehovah . It will not be day , ne@@ i@@ ther will it be night ; and it must occ@@ ur that at ev@@ ening time it will become light . ”
“ The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous ones , and his ear@@ s are toward their c@@ ry for help . ”
A full life ?
Gi@@ ven the spiritual and moral ban@@ k@@ ru@@ p@@ t@@ cy of those days , it is eas@@ y to see how No@@ ah’s family could have become the la@@ ugh@@ ing@@ sto@@ ck of inc@@ re@@ d@@ ul@@ ous neigh@@ b@@ ors and the ob@@ ject of a@@ bu@@ se and ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le .
The pro@@ secu@@ tion pres@@ ented a prof@@ ess@@ or of p@@ sy@@ c@@ hi@@ at@@ ry as an ex@@ per@@ t witness .
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , however , I found the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ans@@ wers to my questions .
He will wi@@ pe out te@@ ars of g@@ ri@@ ef .
1 : 17 ; 2 : 10 .
Sh@@ ould You P@@ ra@@ y ?
What will help us if we find ourselves star@@ ting to spe@@ cul@@ ate about so - called mis@@ sed opportun@@ ities ?
“ All things . . . that you want men to do to you , you also must do to them . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
Yet , he never used that power for personal gain or with the in@@ t@@ ent of har@@ m@@ ing others .
Jehovah he@@ ars our pet@@ iti@@ ons because we pray in faith and also care@@ fully com@@ p@@ ly with his or@@ ders .
He was not too bus@@ y to respon@@ d to the needs of the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted , whether a h@@ em@@ or@@ r@@ ha@@ g@@ ing woman who qui@@ et@@ ly t@@ ou@@ ched his gar@@ ment or a bl@@ ind beg@@ g@@ ar who would not be s@@ il@@ enced .
When the lam@@ b was sla@@ ugh@@ tered for the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver me@@ al , the Israelites were not to bre@@ ak any of its b@@ ones .
As descri@@ bed at Luke 21 : 34 - 36 , what life - st@@ y@@ les does Jesus war@@ n against ?
P@@ L@@ A@@ I@@ N O@@ F SH@@ A@@ R@@ O@@ N
This will come to pas@@ s because our loving God always does what is in the best inter@@ ests of his faithful servants .
1 , 2 . ( a ) Why did Moses re@@ act as he did when he saw an Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an mis@@ tre@@ at a Hebrew ?
“ Their very gar@@ ments did not we@@ ar out , and their fe@@ et themselves did not become s@@ w@@ ol@@ le@@ n . ”
He has been a man@@ sla@@ y@@ er from his re@@ bel@@ li@@ on at man@@ kin@@ d’s beg@@ in@@ ning down to our day .
Does this su@@ gg@@ est that we should not have strong love for our relati@@ ves ?
10 : 11 . S@@ ONG@@ S : 4@@ 9 , 1@@ 27
17 , 18 . ( a ) How should we respon@@ d to cr@@ itical attitu@@ des about our qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations as min@@ isters ?
There is much that can be done to pre@@ v@@ ent the heart from be@@ coming like un@@ pro@@ duc@@ tive so@@ il al@@ ong@@ side a ro@@ ad .
I H@@ A@@ V@@ E a very important ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
In refer@@ ring to “ overse@@ ers ” and “ t@@ ask assign@@ ers , ” this prophecy pointed to imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ements in organiz@@ ational pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res among Jehovah’s people .
However , you can make it more likely that others will ask you about your faith .
“ I know you people !
In contr@@ ast , those who are rich toward God enjoy God’s appro@@ val , fav@@ or , and un@@ deser@@ ved kindness in a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance and have a war@@ m personal relationship with him .
This e@@ dition enjo@@ yed wide cir@@ cul@@ ation , and there is no rec@@ ord of any ad@@ verse re@@ action from the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ ate .
Some c@@ ited s@@ crip@@ tures are mar@@ ked “ read ” and should be read and discus@@ sed during the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy .
Can you point to spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c actions show@@ ing that you and your family have put on the new person@@ ality ?
So Jehovah is our Father , and he lo@@ ves us the way a good father lo@@ ves his children .
And why should we be appreci@@ ative , even if those around us are un@@ than@@ k@@ ful ?
God’s Lo@@ ve M@@ ani@@ f@@ est to O@@ thers
O@@ ver@@ coming a Com@@ m@@ on O@@ b@@ st@@ ac@@ le to Con@@ fid@@ ence in Jehovah
This was true of Adam and E@@ ve and also of Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t .
In the Bible , the word “ flesh ” is some@@ times used to den@@ o@@ te the sin@@ ful and imper@@ fect n@@ ature of the fal@@ le@@ n flesh .
The th@@ ir@@ d point made at Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 2 : 3 is that if we want to be hi@@ d@@ den in the day of Jehovah’s anger , we must “ seek me@@ ek@@ ness . ”
Why not end@@ e@@ av@@ or to help your cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es to learn more about what you believe ?
So@@ on I got involved in gy@@ m@@ n@@ as@@ tic@@ s and bo@@ d@@ y@@ building .
Joh@@ n@@ ’s ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation of the con@@ dition of the dead was based on the Bible .
What an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent attitude , and what a fine example !
Jesus Christ takes ple@@ asure in having imper@@ fect humans take part .
Still , Jesus said : “ Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch and pray continu@@ ally , that you may not en@@ ter into temp@@ tation .
The vision of a thro@@ ne in its position in heaven fol@@ lo@@ ws .
You may have heard of the fam@@ ous I@@ sh@@ ta@@ r G@@ ate , un@@ co@@ vered in the ru@@ ins of Babyl@@ on .
• What responsi@@ bility do we have to care for ourselves spiritually ?
The disciples asked Jesus whether they should fi@@ ght in his de@@ f@@ en@@ se .
Thus , every conc@@ ei@@ va@@ ble ty@@ pe of rul@@ er@@ ship ap@@ ar@@ t from Jehovah’s must result in fa@@ il@@ ure .
M@@ ak@@ ing these arrang@@ ements is now e@@ asi@@ er , since many Witnesses have learned to speak a language other than their own in order to help fore@@ ign@@ ers to become Christ’s disciples .
Pe@@ dr@@ o Pe@@ ñ@@ a , a faithful older Witness , accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed me when we vis@@ ited these grou@@ ps .
The knowledge that God’s servants ac@@ qui@@ re from their Bible study is not su@@ per@@ fi@@ cial .
The author@@ ized I@@ tal@@ i@@ an e@@ dition of Rus@@ sel@@ l@@ ’s Di@@ v@@ ine P@@ l@@ an of the A@@ ges was publi@@ shed in 19@@ 0@@ 5 . Ban@@ c@@ he@@ t@@ t@@ i wrote an en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic re@@ view of the book .
I avoid time - con@@ sum@@ ing ho@@ b@@ bi@@ es and bel@@ ong@@ ings that dem@@ and much attention .
Jesus fore@@ told : “ This good news of the Kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations , and then the end will come . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
The Law spe@@ ci@@ fied that it was not to be t@@ ou@@ ched by un@@ author@@ ized individuals , ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it@@ ly war@@ ning that viol@@ at@@ ors would be p@@ uni@@ shed by death .
This ad@@ ds for@@ ce to the prayer that the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans “ fin@@ ally stand complete . ”
W@@ he@@ ther it is a t@@ in@@ y is@@ land like S@@ aba or an enti@@ re cont@@ in@@ ent , Jehovah’s Witnesses are faith@@ fully car@@ r@@ ying out the com@@ mis@@ sion to “ make disciples of people of all the nations . ” ​ — Matthew 28 : 19 .
A wise and loving wife contribu@@ tes great@@ ly to the succ@@ ess and happiness of her family .
; Ha@@ y@@ es , J .
C@@ learly , then , when God’s Kingdom ‘ comes ’ as far as the earth is concer@@ ned , it will effect ra@@ di@@ cal chang@@ es .
Let us see how ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles in the matter of cour@@ t@@ es@@ y can prote@@ ct us in this reg@@ ard and draw people to true worship .
Jehovah , however , se@@ es things differ@@ ently .
( b ) What will this article ad@@ d@@ ress ?
Hence , we have no reason to live a life of moral un@@ certain@@ ty .
What is inclu@@ ded in “ li@@ fe@@ ’s water ” ?
No matter what our g@@ ene@@ tic pre@@ dis@@ position may be or what our up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing was like , all of us can cho@@ ose to change how we think and act if we really want to . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 23 , 24 .
Des@@ pite my li@@ mit@@ ed knowledge , I vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to share in this activ@@ ity , much to the am@@ a@@ z@@ ement of many so - called friends who mo@@ cked me as they wal@@ ked by !
“ Per@@ fect love ” , 10 / 1
Jac@@ o@@ b refu@@ sed to let go un@@ less the ang@@ el first bless@@ ed him .
3 : 16 , 29 .
As the needs of your children change , you can re@@ pe@@ at and en@@ large upon what they have already learned .
Why are Jesus ’ words found at Matthew 24 : 14 truly stu@@ n@@ ning ?
There the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch learned of the death of Rom@@ an@@ us and the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ cha@@ l service expe@@ cted .
For example , close to 20@@ ,000 Kingdom supp@@ ort@@ ers conven@@ ed for an inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion in C@@ e@@ da@@ r P@@ o@@ in@@ t , O@@ hi@@ o , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 19@@ 22 .
S@@ ome@@ times we disa@@ gre@@ e on is@@ su@@ es , and then we get into an ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent . ”
“ The we@@ e@@ ds ” were coun@@ ter@@ fe@@ it Christians who in@@ fil@@ tr@@ ated the early Christian congregation .
Mo@@ st servants of God mentioned in the Bible could read and wr@@ ite .
Your children will benefit from making friends with long@@ time servants
Bro@@ ther S@@ pl@@ ane ent@@ re@@ ated the a@@ udi@@ ence to do everything possible to en@@ ter into God’s rest .
Today , we know that the Se@@ ed has appe@@ ared and that he has been b@@ ru@@ ised in the he@@ el .
K@@ la@@ us J@@ en@@ s@@ en , the de@@ par@@ t@@ ment overse@@ er , asked me if I would be willing to accom@@ pan@@ y the d@@ ri@@ ver who was taking car@@ t@@ ons of liter@@ ature by tru@@ ck to the do@@ c@@ ks for shi@@ pp@@ ing worl@@ d@@ wide .
However , it would not be reason@@ able to pray to Jehovah and then not listen to what he says , would it ?
H@@ O@@ W hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing are those words , ap@@ par@@ ently p@@ en@@ ned by King David of ancient Israel !
Of course , some human rul@@ ers are s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely concer@@ ned about the wel@@ f@@ are of their sub@@ je@@ cts .
There is nothing wrong with a Christi@@ an’s recei@@ ving such ass@@ ist@@ ance ​ — provided that he qu@@ ali@@ fi@@ es .
If God had wanted Christians to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate Jesus ’ bir@@ th , then the Bible would have provided the ex@@ act d@@ ate .
In ad@@ dition to help@@ ing us inc@@ re@@ ase in “ acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God and of Jesus , ” our pu@@ t@@ ting for@@ th ear@@ n@@ est effort to cultiv@@ ate such qualities as faith , end@@ ur@@ ance , and godly devo@@ tion can “ cause [ us ] to be ne@@ i@@ ther in@@ ac@@ tive nor un@@ fru@@ it@@ ful ” regarding that knowledge . ​ — 2 P@@ et . 1 : 8 , f@@ t@@ n .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T problems do you think the cou@@ ple qu@@ o@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve need to res@@ ol@@ ve ?
As his sheep , let us be e@@ ag@@ er to listen to Jesus and follow him . ​ — John 10 : 27 .
T@@ ra@@ j@@ an pra@@ ised P@@ l@@ in@@ y’s h@@ and@@ ling of the c@@ as@@ es brought before him and direc@@ ted that Christians who refu@@ sed to worship Rom@@ an go@@ ds be ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted .
In fact , thr@@ ough@@ out the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re , the Christians fac@@ ed ad@@ vers@@ ity .
The word “ soul ” is used in yet another sense .
His re@@ action ?
19 , 20 . ( a ) What responsi@@ bility did Paul emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze to the congregation in R@@ ome ?
Yes , we want to do all we can to remain regul@@ ar Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers .
If your friend had an out@@ standing s@@ k@@ ill , would you not men@@ tion this to others ?
Job had re@@ pres@@ ented others before Jehovah and had s@@ at as an el@@ der and ju@@ dge in a pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ cha@@ l soci@@ ety .
“ With mem@@ ori@@ es of the h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y I had seen in the ch@@ urch years before , ” he said , “ I felt no al@@ ter@@ n@@ ative but to give up my privile@@ ges of service .
; Re@@ il@@ ly , A .
Because God fully kno@@ ws us , his discipl@@ ine is always appro@@ pri@@ ate and pro@@ per@@ ly me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed .
4 : 10 - 17 .
How the Psal@@ ms Can En@@ rich Your P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers
However , we should never view privile@@ ges of service as ba@@ d@@ ges of mer@@ it , as though by at@@ tain@@ ing them , we have moved up a r@@ un@@ g on some so - called la@@ d@@ der of advan@@ c@@ ement .
H@@ as anyone said that to you l@@ ately ?
What did the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in E@@ den do to mankind ?
Yet , they fa@@ iled to ac@@ knowledge that Jehovah’s spirit mo@@ ves the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave to make ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in His du@@ e time , not when we may feel that this is needed .
As you read this article , you are benef@@ iting from another example of the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule at work .
As matters turn out , their life dep@@ ends on their doing so .
Since they “ come out of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” ali@@ ve , they will be on earth when the marriage of the Messi@@ ani@@ c King is comple@@ ted in heaven .
Adam , of course , already had a sense of good and bad ; he was cre@@ ated in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge and had a conscience .
I used to think that the death of our de@@ ar ones was the great@@ est cause of pain .
( Read 2 Corinthians 8 : 12 . )
1@@ 1@@ 1@@ ,@@ 10@@ 1
The reason this was allow@@ ed had to do with special circumstances .
He showed his disciples how this work was to be done .
Although in many ways my life is different from that of people in gener@@ al , I don@@ ’t think for a m@@ om@@ ent that I have mis@@ sed out on anything wor@@ th@@ while in life . ”
Matthe@@ w@@ ’s determin@@ ation has been re@@ war@@ ded .
But the Christian overse@@ er@@ ’s work is not pri@@ mar@@ ily to ad@@ minis@@ ter discipl@@ ine .
Go@@ at : C@@ N@@ P@@ C ​ — C@@ en@@ tr@@ o N@@ ac@@ i@@ onal de P@@ es@@ qu@@ is@@ a de C@@ ap@@ r@@ in@@ o@@ s ( So@@ br@@ al , C@@ E , B@@ r@@ as@@ il )
He was re@@ pres@@ ented by the t@@ ree in the first fulfill@@ ment of the prophecy .
In that day of decision , “ the whole earth will be de@@ v@@ our@@ ed ” by the fi@@ re of God’s ze@@ al as he ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ates the wicked .
R@@ ol@@ f - M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el@@ ’s experience pro@@ ves o@@ ther@@ wise . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
That st@@ at@@ ement is in direc@@ t contr@@ ast with the dis@@ position of the c@@ y@@ ni@@ c , who questions the mo@@ ti@@ ves and actions of others .
( Com@@ pare 2 Timothy 4 : 3 , 4 ; Ti@@ tu@@ s 3 : 9 . )
17 Why We “ Ke@@ ep B@@ ear@@ ing Mu@@ ch F@@ ru@@ it ”
He ful@@ filled Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah’s Messi@@ ani@@ c prophecy : “ Lo@@ ok ! Your King is coming to you , mil@@ d - temp@@ ered , and m@@ oun@@ ted upon an ass , y@@ es , upon a col@@ t , the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of a be@@ ast of bur@@ den . ”
Thus , what Paul saw in vision was el@@ ev@@ ated or ex@@ al@@ ted .
“ The new tra@@ dition of Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s gift giving cre@@ ated an inst@@ ant re@@ ta@@ il b@@ on@@ anza , and mer@@ ch@@ ants and ad@@ ver@@ t@@ is@@ ers soon began to prom@@ o@@ te the se@@ as@@ on . ”
F . K@@ ei@@ l and F . D@@ el@@ it@@ z@@ s@@ ch : “ It is very evid@@ ent from the expres@@ sion in [ 1 Samuel 18 : 1 ] , ‘ when he had made an end of speaking un@@ to Saul , ’ that Saul con@@ ver@@ sed with him still fur@@ ther about his family af@@ fai@@ r@@ s , since the very words imp@@ ly a l@@ eng@@ th@@ ened con@@ vers@@ ation . ”
Joseph of C@@ y@@ pr@@ us was sur@@ nam@@ ed Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s , which means “ Son of Com@@ fort . ”
Consider also the example of King U@@ z@@ z@@ iah .
What will help you to deci@@ de how much is too much for you ?
La@@ y the bl@@ ame where it bel@@ ong@@ s .
It has the best counsel on family life and da@@ ily conduct .
Hence , you will devel@@ op greater joy by regul@@ arly re@@ ques@@ ting the help of Jehovah’s spirit and pray@@ er@@ fully medit@@ ating on his spirit - inspired Word . ​ — P@@ s .
However , it was the best so@@ lu@@ tion for her in the last months of her life , and she accepted that . ”
They appro@@ ached D@@ el@@ il@@ ah and said to her : “ F@@ o@@ ol him and see in what his great power is and with what we can pre@@ va@@ il over him . ”
After a cou@@ ple of years there , I was called to the of@@ fice of Na@@ than K@@ nor@@ r , who was then taking the lead in our worl@@ d@@ wide work .
Bo@@ ats : The Com@@ ple@@ te En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia of I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ation / J .
• How is the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy involved in the ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment of overse@@ ers and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants ?
In these very practic@@ al ways , Jehovah can re@@ vi@@ ve the spirit of a low@@ ly one .
Then let us continue to pray ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly to our loving God , Jehovah , and hum@@ bly sub@@ mit to the direction of his holy spirit and the counsel of his Word .
The p@@ il@@ o@@ t stan@@ ds at the cap@@ tain@@ ’s side on the bri@@ dge and gives ex@@ per@@ t direction .
H@@ um@@ ble Christians are not inter@@ ested in see@@ king prom@@ in@@ ence in this system .
They appreci@@ ate that rather than har@@ s@@ h cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism , g@@ ent@@ le per@@ su@@ asi@@ on is u@@ su@@ ally more effe@@ ctive in re@@ aching hearts and in mo@@ ving someone to follow a right course .
C@@ ould he help with some re@@ pa@@ ir@@ s around the house ?
It inclu@@ des what is known as “ the S@@ ong of the Se@@ a ” ​ — the vi@@ ct@@ ory s@@ ong that the Israelites san@@ g after their mirac@@ ul@@ ous deli@@ ver@@ ance at the R@@ ed Se@@ a .
O@@ ver the years , we have been able to help others to come to know Jehovah .
Still , as they have done for de@@ ca@@ des , in the mor@@ ning they walk to a s@@ qu@@ are in a bus@@ y se@@ ction of to@@ wn , arri@@ ving there at se@@ ven o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck .
T@@ end@@ er Af@@ fe@@ ction and Lo@@ ve
For instance , Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ er Luke rel@@ ates that people in Jesus ’ ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn “ began . . . to mar@@ v@@ el at the w@@ in@@ some words pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ding out of his m@@ ou@@ th . ”
A M@@ A@@ N in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates went into a ban@@ k with a c@@ he@@ ck am@@ oun@@ ting to $ 2@@ 5@@ ,000 .
Ang@@ els ​ — How They Af@@ fect U@@ s
The pa@@ per was an invit@@ ation to a public le@@ c@@ ture on the sub@@ ject of hel@@ l , s@@ pon@@ s@@ ored by the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , known today as Jehovah’s Witnesses .
In order for these vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers to commun@@ ic@@ ate well and to car@@ ry out their du@@ ties , such as transl@@ ating liter@@ ature and re@@ pa@@ i@@ ring ma@@ ch@@ in@@ er@@ y , they must be able to read and wr@@ ite in the of@@ fi@@ cial language of the country in which they live .
If we are deep@@ ly g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed over a sin , it is very likely that we are truly rep@@ ent@@ ant and thus have not sin@@ ned against the spirit . ​ — 7 / 15 , pages 16 - 17 .
Un@@ der@@ standing De@@ ath H@@ el@@ ps Gi@@ ve Me@@ an@@ ing to Li@@ fe
In other words , faith is an ess@@ enti@@ al ing@@ re@@ di@@ ent for pleas@@ ing God .
Thus , many Rus@@ si@@ ans organiz@@ e their ho@@ li@@ day se@@ as@@ on this way : De@@ c@@ ember 25 , W@@ es@@ ter@@ n Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s ; J@@ anu@@ ary 1 , se@@ cul@@ ar New Ye@@ ar@@ ’s ; J@@ anu@@ ary 7 , O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s ; J@@ anu@@ ary 14 , O@@ ld St@@ y@@ le New Ye@@ ar@@ ’s .
It had a pe@@ ak attend@@ ance of 1@@ ,@@ 1@@ 7@@ 4 .
After that , David became a king and con@@ qu@@ er@@ or .
Jehovah listen@@ ed to the su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions of vari@@ ous spirit sons .
Jesus said that a person@@ ’s life is more important than food and the body than clo@@ thing
To re@@ du@@ ce the family food bil@@ l , she gro@@ ws what she can and sh@@ op@@ s care@@ fully . ​ — P@@ r 31 V@@ er@@ ses 14 , 16 .
Mark pres@@ ents the account mo@@ st@@ ly in ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal order .
David was in d@@ anger .
It is es@@ tim@@ ated to have num@@ ber@@ ed from 20@@ ,000 to 6@@ 0@@ ,000 , cons@@ titu@@ ting more than 10 per@@ c@@ ent of the po@@ pul@@ ation .
What ev@@ ent sign@@ als the star@@ t of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ?
Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing the bal@@ ance between se@@ cul@@ ar emp@@ loy@@ ment and our ob@@ lig@@ ation to our brothers will help us to ple@@ ase Jehovah .
A@@ no@@ ther read@@ er who@@ se life was affe@@ cted said : “ I cri@@ ed when I read the artic@@ les , for I dis@@ co@@ vered that my heart was no longer complete toward Jehovah .
3 Jehovah’s P@@ ur@@ pose Will Be F@@ ul@@ filled !
O@@ f@@ ten a s@@ k@@ in of a re@@ in@@ de@@ er , a mo@@ ose , or even a be@@ ar served as our bed .
Such self - sacrific@@ ing love could mean , and some@@ times has me@@ ant , that a Christian would ris@@ k his life rather than be@@ tra@@ y his brothers .
At the age of 13 , Z@@ a@@ in@@ a@@ b was for@@ ced into child sla@@ very .
Jesus den@@ oun@@ ced religious lead@@ ers in his day who pray@@ ed h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ally ; they car@@ ed only about making a show of their pi@@ ety .
In time , He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah made pre@@ par@@ ations for a long si@@ e@@ ge .
F@@ e@@ el@@ ings of a@@ we and re@@ ver@@ ence eng@@ end@@ er a who@@ les@@ ome and res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful fear of God’s power as Creator and of his authority as the righ@@ t@@ ful R@@ ul@@ er of the uni@@ verse .
• Why do God’s faithful servants su@@ ff@@ er ?
The last se@@ ven chap@@ ters of the book of Acts out@@ l@@ ine the case that began with this ar@@ rest .
She also makes gre@@ et@@ ing car@@ ds , using small ad@@ h@@ es@@ i@@ ve pi@@ c@@ tures .
9@@ 40 ․ ․ ․ ․ ․ ․
In respon@@ se to this em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y , would you try to h@@ and@@ le the matter according to your own wisdom ?
As soon as H@@ ag@@ ar real@@ ized that she was pre@@ gn@@ ant , she began to des@@ p@@ ise her mis@@ t@@ ress .
Jesus used that v@@ al@@ le@@ y as a prop@@ er sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of everlasting des@@ tru@@ ction .
The attention of young children may move quic@@ k@@ ly from one thing to another .
“ Do not be mis@@ led , ” wrote the apostle Paul .
Jehovah bless@@ ed Joseph , and in time he was appointed over all the house of P@@ o@@ ti@@ p@@ ha@@ r .
I@@ l@@ ari@@ a@@ ’s parents im@@ medi@@ ately began ass@@ is@@ ting her to for@@ ge new and better fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps in the congregation .
Consider what he did about the wr@@ ong@@ doing that was comm@@ on in So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h .
Wh@@ ere would you w@@ ind up if you follow@@ ed your scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es ?
My two children were no longer af@@ ra@@ id of me , for I learned to control my temp@@ er and st@@ op@@ ped using a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch .
What will we an@@ al@@ y@@ ze in this article , and why ?
When that time came for my older sisters , H@@ el@@ en and Ka@@ y , they began pione@@ ering .
But Adam dis@@ obe@@ yed and for@@ fe@@ ited that opportunity .
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ar study and medit@@ ation on God’s Word will sur@@ ely help to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard us from wr@@ ong@@ doing in these cr@@ itical times . ​ — Proverbs 2 : 10 - 12 .
He was so concer@@ ned about his own re@@ pu@@ tation as a prophet that the lives of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of N@@ in@@ ev@@ ites were of little or no concer@@ n to him .
In fact , God’s Word encoura@@ ges us to seek him , saying : “ He is not far off from each one of us . ”
How did Jehovah imp@@ ress on the Israelites the san@@ ct@@ ity of human life ?
“ All who are your@@ s in the city [ of So@@ dom ] , ” the two angels told Lo@@ t , “ bring out of the place !
It was “ the se@@ cre@@ t person of the heart in the inc@@ or@@ ru@@ p@@ ti@@ ble ap@@ pa@@ re@@ l of the qui@@ et and mil@@ d spirit ” that w@@ on E@@ s@@ ther the k@@ ing@@ ’s fav@@ or . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 4 .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing prophe@@ tic@@ ally of Jesus Christ , Psalm 40 : 7 , 8 states : “ H@@ ere I have come , in the ro@@ l@@ l of the book it being written about me . To do your will , O my God , I have deli@@ gh@@ ted , and your law is within my in@@ ward par@@ ts . ”
W@@ H@@ A@@ T W@@ O@@ U@@ L@@ D Y@@ O@@ U S@@ A@@ Y ?
Why did Jehovah have to counsel the Jews of H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i@@ ’s time ?
R@@ es@@ is@@ ting its pro@@ d@@ ding@@ s can only har@@ m us .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of how in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant that good may be , he can make it gro@@ w as we do our best to serve him .
No@@ v@@ ember 1 , 200@@ 8
They were both very old when Jehovah told them that the promise was about to be ful@@ filled and S@@ ar@@ ah la@@ ugh@@ ed .
What is the most important benefit of giving prop@@ er honor to those to whom it is du@@ e ?
We will consider what it means to “ be ag@@ low with the spirit ” and to offer our bo@@ dies as a living sacrifice to God .
“ Jehovah is not s@@ low res@@ pe@@ cting his promise , . . . but he is pati@@ ent . ” ​ — 2 P@@ E@@ T@@ E@@ R 3 : 9 .
A H@@ utu and a Tu@@ t@@ s@@ i happ@@ ily work together
W@@ ell , b@@ es@@ id@@ es Jehovah’s personal glory , there is also his gl@@ ori@@ ous purpose to v@@ indic@@ ate his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y by means of his Kingdom .
Still , God’s over@@ all ass@@ ess@@ ment was that A@@ sa@@ ’s heart “ was complete with Jehovah all his life . ”
N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s cannot hold back any longer .
However , in m@@ om@@ ents of dist@@ ress , we always dre@@ w comfort from the words found at Psalm 16 : 8 : “ I have plac@@ ed Jehovah in fr@@ on@@ t of me con@@ stan@@ tly . Because he is at my right hand , I shall not be made to to@@ t@@ ter . ”
Y@@ E@@ A@@ R B@@ O@@ R@@ N : 194@@ 6
When I was 12 years old , they invit@@ ed me to accom@@ pan@@ y them in field service during my school v@@ ac@@ ation .
“ My husband s@@ at me down and said he was lea@@ ving us .
Pe@@ ople are still flo@@ c@@ king to Jehovah’s organization
A@@ c@@ com@@ p@@ any@@ ing a S@@ pe@@ cial F@@ ri@@ end
The di@@ gn@@ ity and s@@ pl@@ end@@ or of the inv@@ isi@@ ble , al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty Creator are evid@@ ent in his v@@ isi@@ ble works .
No@@ ta@@ bly , many brothers in these lands have sh@@ own re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble res@@ ili@@ ence .
L@@ ater , when his preaching activ@@ ity had succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in ca@@ using the N@@ in@@ ev@@ ites to rep@@ ent , J@@ on@@ ah sul@@ ked .
She rel@@ ated that she had her own doub@@ ts as a child and that Jehovah’s Witnesses helped her .
Yet , while they continue bat@@ t@@ ling to keep their conduct clean , they have a positi@@ ve hope for the future .
Although Father had only rec@@ ently been baptized , he made good spiritual prog@@ ress .
Ser@@ ving Jehovah fully will bring you deep satis@@ fac@@ tion because it is the way of life that hon@@ ors God .
Jesus told the Jewish religious lead@@ ers : “ The kingdom of God will be taken from you and be given to a nation pro@@ duc@@ ing its fru@@ its . ”
My sisters L@@ ili@@ an and E@@ un@@ ice were among the more than 8@@ 00 who were baptized there .
Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers there try to high@@ light these sub@@ je@@ cts in@@ stead of discus@@ sing such matters as deter@@ i@@ or@@ ating g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l con@@ di@@ tions or comple@@ x so@@ cial is@@ su@@ es .
During that year the Israelites had already seen imp@@ res@@ sive evidence of God’s power .
Solomon , though , comes to have many fore@@ ign wi@@ ves .
The Messi@@ ah will soon end wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and make earth a par@@ adise
S@@ ome@@ times , I was dist@@ ressed by l@@ on@@ el@@ iness .
When Jesus was on earth , his followers g@@ la@@ dly a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned their pre@@ vi@@ ous pur@@ su@@ its and follow@@ ed him .
After atten@@ ding a meeting for those inter@@ ested in mission@@ ary service , I filled out an app@@ lic@@ ation but not with high expe@@ ct@@ ations .
Mari@@ v@@ í as a pris@@ on in@@ mate
The apostle Paul descri@@ bed this same peri@@ od as “ the last days , ” saying that those days would be “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with . ”
3 I@@ nt@@ ro@@ duc@@ ing the S@@ imp@@ li@@ fied Eng@@ l@@ ish E@@ dition
Un@@ der her wise guid@@ ance , the servants were happ@@ ily and bus@@ ily emp@@ lo@@ yed .
In fact , there is a strong l@@ ink between how you pray and how you feel about Jehovah .
When I see their eyes light up with an understanding of what the Kingdom is , it has a positi@@ ve effect on me .
We need to have a personal relationship with our Creator .
Although Job was “ a man b@@ lam@@ eless and u@@ pri@@ ght , ” at times his words be@@ tra@@ yed a wrong vie@@ w@@ point , which Eli@@ h@@ u no@@ ted when he re@@ proved Job for “ declar@@ ing his own soul righteous rather than God . ”
▪ Jehovah’s Pe@@ ople “ R@@ en@@ oun@@ ce Un@@ righteousness ”
This has proved necess@@ ary because over 8@@ 0 per@@ c@@ ent of the coun@@ tr@@ y’s 25 milli@@ on people live in r@@ ur@@ al are@@ as or small to@@ w@@ ns , where people dep@@ end to a great ex@@ t@@ ent on their mother t@@ ong@@ ue for da@@ ily commun@@ ic@@ ation .
The S@@ y@@ ri@@ an bro@@ wn be@@ ar , form@@ er@@ ly enc@@ oun@@ tered in P@@ al@@ est@@ ine , a@@ ver@@ ag@@ ed about 3@@ 10 p@@ oun@@ ds ( 1@@ 40 k@@ g ) in we@@ i@@ ght and could k@@ ill with b@@ lo@@ ws from its hu@@ ge pa@@ ws .
How can we benefit from what Jesus taught them ?
They need a real and su@@ sta@@ ined com@@ mit@@ ment to help end their c@@ y@@ c@@ les of viol@@ ence , and la@@ un@@ ch them on a sa@@ fe pas@@ sage to pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity . ”
With te@@ ars in his eyes , he told the Witnesses : “ Th@@ an@@ k you for the efforts you are making to learn my difficult language .
P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h knew that Joseph had the answer .
How g@@ la@@ d we are to pre@@ pare well and make an ex@@ tr@@ a effort to help others draw close to God !
If you can qu@@ ali@@ fy for reason@@ able emp@@ loy@@ ment with a high school educ@@ ation , fine .
Yet , as long as Jehovah’s pati@@ ence continu@@ es , we ex@@ hor@@ t as many people as possible : “ S@@ ear@@ ch for Jehovah , and keep living . ” ​ — A@@ mo@@ s 5 : 6 .
He did not say that he would for@@ ce a change of heart on them .
How deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful !
Acc@@ ording to Jose@@ ph@@ us , these ha@@ pl@@ ess vis@@ it@@ ors made up the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of the ca@@ su@@ al@@ ties of the Rom@@ an si@@ e@@ ge .
Li@@ fe is more valu@@ able than material things .
To him , his er@@ st@@ while friend knew better and might have ca@@ used har@@ m on purpose .
The elders may arr@@ ange for someone to have a Bible study with him to strengthen him where he is we@@ ak so that he may again become “ heal@@ thy in faith . ”
( b ) Why can Christians end@@ ure the difficult con@@ di@@ tions that Jesus fore@@ told for our day ?
Why did David ref@@ er to having his prayer ans@@ wer@@ ed from Jehovah’s holy m@@ oun@@ tain ?
Let us now consider three are@@ as of life in which we can demonstr@@ ate our love for Jehovah by means of obedi@@ ence .
We have every reason to believe that Jehovah has now ful@@ filled that desire . ​ — Luke 22 : 28 - 30 .
In this way the child will sense that the par@@ ent really is inter@@ ested in him , and he will more re@@ adi@@ ly con@@ fi@@ de in the par@@ ent .
Are you able to ex@@ p@@ and your ministry in some way in order to find more joy in the disci@@ ple - making work ?
As the gu@@ er@@ r@@ il@@ la band he@@ ad@@ ed to our v@@ il@@ la@@ ge by bu@@ s , a fri@@ end@@ ly la@@ dy on bo@@ ard over@@ heard their pl@@ ans to car@@ ry out their “ God - or@@ da@@ ined ” deed , and she war@@ ned us .
It su@@ f@@ fic@@ es , for example , to com@@ pare the cam@@ pa@@ ign of G@@ ide@@ on against the M@@ idi@@ an@@ ites and their al@@ lies , as rel@@ ated in Ju@@ d@@ ges , 6 - 8 , with the bat@@ t@@ les of the T@@ ro@@ j@@ an W@@ ar , descri@@ bed by H@@ om@@ er in his I@@ li@@ ad .
To pre@@ serve some humans and ani@@ mal@@ s through the F@@ lood . ​ — Genesis 7 : 1 - 3 .
J@@ on@@ ah pray@@ ed , Jehovah ans@@ wer@@ ed his prayer , and J@@ on@@ ah rec@@ over@@ ed spiritually .
M@@ one@@ y was not wa@@ sted , and those ass@@ is@@ ted were really in need .
The Bible has authority .
Jehovah c@@ ra@@ f@@ ted it for the hum@@ ble , the me@@ ek ones of the earth .
She ad@@ ded , “ I@@ ’@@ m happy again when I read Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 21 . ”
If you would pos@@ s@@ ess it you must sto@@ op to get it .
We are coun@@ sel@@ ed against har@@ bor@@ ing even jus@@ ti@@ fi@@ able anger .
He will give us the strength requi@@ red to continue on faith@@ fully . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
Rather than coming through com@@ promise , true un@@ ity comes from lear@@ ning and doing what God as@@ ks of us .
Mo@@ re@@ over , pu@@ t@@ ting confidence in God’s promises will bring you blessings now and will give you a b@@ right hope for the future .
Con@@ cer@@ ning Sam@@ ari@@ a@@ ’s orig@@ in , 1 K@@ ings 16 : 23 , 24 states : “ In the th@@ ir@@ ty - first year of A@@ sa the king of Juda@@ h [ 9@@ 4@@ 7 B.C.E . ] , O@@ m@@ r@@ i became king over Israel . . .
S@@ pan@@ ish Ju@@ ne 8 - 10 , Ju@@ ne 22 - 24 , Ju@@ ly 20 - 22 , Au@@ gu@@ st 10 - 12 , Au@@ gu@@ st 24 - 26 , S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 7 - 9
Al@@ ong with their compan@@ i@@ ons , the “ other sheep , ” they ur@@ ge people to turn to God’s Kingdom while there is yet time .
One older man who was rec@@ ently baptized said : “ We c@@ learly see Jehovah’s direction .
In many coun@@ tri@@ es , efforts are made to recogn@@ ize a ter@@ min@@ ally ill pati@@ ent@@ ’s right to die in peace and with di@@ gn@@ ity .
The Bible remin@@ ds us that “ time and un@@ fore@@ seen occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence be@@ f@@ all ” ever@@ yone . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 11 .
Rather , take no@@ te of the fine counsel in our public@@ ations and at congregation meetings , as A@@ ri@@ el@@ le did .
However , true to God’s prophe@@ tic word , deli@@ ver@@ ance came through C@@ y@@ r@@ us , king of Per@@ sia .
Com@@ ple@@ ted in 5@@ 9@@ 1 B.C.E . , the book of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el co@@ v@@ ers a peri@@ od of 22 years .
Even so , it would not be until my l@@ ate 20 ’ s that I would come to understand the meaning of that prayer .
He is what he says he is , and he will do what he says he will do .
1 : 1 - 3 ; 7@@ 7 : 12 .
They would be sh@@ own mer@@ cy and would enjoy se@@ cur@@ ity and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity .
In view of that wise re@@ ality , E@@ ri@@ c cho@@ se not to stri@@ ve for a care@@ er in prof@@ essi@@ onal s@@ por@@ ts .
Will he put for@@ th effort to ri@@ d himself of such emo@@ tions that could make his heart un@@ responsi@@ ve ? ​ — Mat@@ t .
A@@ part from our personal happiness , these is@@ su@@ es af@@ fect our standing before Jehovah God .
A man who st@@ op@@ ped to talk to one of the work@@ ers re@@ mar@@ ked : “ What a str@@ ange con@@ stru@@ ction s@@ ite ​ — no s@@ mo@@ king , no r@@ ough spe@@ e@@ ch , and ever@@ yone is so@@ ber !
A@@ n important purpose of con@@ duc@@ ting a Bible study is to help the stud@@ ent become a teach@@ er .
In Jesus ’ day , a tal@@ ent was e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent to about 6@@ ,000 den@@ ari@@ i .
“ I don@@ ’t believe you have to go to ch@@ urch to be a Christian . ”
A loving Christian is certainly ready to believe those who have proved tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy in the past .
Rather , their ad@@ vice appe@@ ars to have been influ@@ enced more by their own life experience than by any ob@@ je@@ ctive d@@ ata .
When are they likely to be rec@@ ep@@ tive ?
“ E@@ ach one of you must love his wife as he does himself ; on the other hand , the wife should have deep respect for her husband . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 33 .
4 : 32 ; C@@ ol .
“ Like the cre@@ ation n@@ arr@@ ative , it is part of our ba@@ si@@ c cul@@ tural her@@ it@@ age .
Th@@ ree of these hor@@ s@@ em@@ en de@@ pi@@ ct the same disa@@ st@@ ers that Jesus had ear@@ li@@ er fore@@ told ​ — war , fam@@ ine , and p@@ est@@ il@@ ence .
If that gi@@ r@@ l had had the ha@@ bi@@ t of using “ fo@@ ol@@ ish tal@@ king ” or “ ob@@ sc@@ ene j@@ es@@ ting , ” would she have felt com@@ for@@ table to use her t@@ ong@@ ue effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely as she did when the opportunity ar@@ ose ?
F@@ al@@ se T@@ ong@@ u@@ es Con@@ dem@@ ned
For example , there were “ women who were organiz@@ ed to serve at the en@@ tr@@ ance of the t@@ ent of meeting . ”
What will ha@@ p@@ pen when Jehovah he@@ ars our prayer for mer@@ cy ?
For instance , they would not pol@@ lu@@ te themselves “ with the deli@@ c@@ ac@@ ies of the king . ”
Why is the good news of the Kingdom so appe@@ al@@ ing ?
we are sla@@ ves upon it , and its pro@@ du@@ ce is ab@@ oun@@ ding for the k@@ ings that you have put over us because of our sin@@ s , and . . . we are in great dist@@ ress . ” ​ — Ne@@ h .
Since God has allow@@ ed this situation to ex@@ ist , however , he could speak of himself as ‘ ap@@ poin@@ ting ’ the spe@@ e@@ ch@@ less , the de@@ a@@ f , and the bl@@ ind .
Des@@ ign@@ ating these c@@ ities as c@@ ities of refu@@ ge was not a human ide@@ a .
A s@@ inc@@ ere prayer in be@@ half of someone who has off@@ ended us may help us to let go of res@@ ent@@ ment .
The ‘ faithful slave ’ may ev@@ en@@ tually pu@@ bl@@ ish something that ans@@ wers our questions and cle@@ ars up our doub@@ ts .
O@@ thers turn to preaching a so@@ cial or pol@@ itical go@@ spe@@ l .
P@@ eri@@ o@@ dic@@ ally , he could s@@ qu@@ e@@ e@@ ze in a good family v@@ ac@@ ation at g@@ ame pre@@ ser@@ ves in his country .
The following article will show how that work is being done in our day .
So be ze@@ al@@ ous and rep@@ ent . ”
Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ arding our t@@ ong@@ ue from what is bad means that we will avoid s@@ pre@@ ading har@@ m@@ ful go@@ s@@ si@@ p .
H@@ el@@ p Ch@@ il@@ dren Me@@ et Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es , 1 / 15
He went on to expla@@ in : “ P@@ u@@ t away from y@@ ourselves every kind of mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous bit@@ ter@@ ness , anger , wr@@ ath , s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing , and a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch , as well as everything in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ous . ”
Indeed , in 194@@ 3 , when the war was at its he@@ i@@ ght , two new scho@@ ol@@ s were ann@@ oun@@ ced .
W@@ ise King Solomon wrote : “ I my@@ self have seen all the hard work and all the pro@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y in work , that it means the ri@@ v@@ al@@ ry of one toward another ; this also is van@@ ity and a stri@@ ving after the w@@ ind . ”
‘ I have hope toward God , ’ said Paul , ‘ that there is going to be a resurrection of the righteous and the un@@ righteous . ’
It den@@ o@@ tes a men@@ tal dis@@ position that en@@ ab@@ les a person to end@@ ure in@@ j@@ ur@@ y without res@@ ent@@ ment or thought of re@@ tal@@ i@@ ation , all as a result of having a good relationship with God , and that relationship be@@ comes a s@@ ource of strength for him . ​ — Isaiah 12 : 2 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 13 .
Yet , like Jo@@ shua , we are as@@ sur@@ ed of succ@@ ess if we ad@@ here clo@@ sel@@ y to divine instru@@ ction . ​ — Jo@@ s@@ h .
Paul stated : “ De@@ ma@@ s has for@@ s@@ ak@@ en me because he loved the present system of things . ” ​ — 2 Ti@@ m . 4 : 10 ; read Proverbs 4 : 23 .
“ I used to have doub@@ ts about God’s ex@@ ist@@ ence .
Why was S@@ ar@@ a@@ i willing to obey A@@ br@@ am@@ ’s re@@ qu@@ est ?
He b@@ eho@@ l@@ ds thr@@ ill@@ ing events as “ by inspi@@ r@@ ation ” he comes to be in “ the L@@ or@@ d’s day . ”
How can we avoid being mis@@ led by them ?
A meeting by the E@@ ar@@ n@@ est Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then known , was being held in In@@ ns@@ b@@ ru@@ ck , Au@@ stri@@ a .
We have certainly experienced the truth of Jesus ’ words : “ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ” ​ — Acts 20 : 35 .
It inclu@@ ded powerful inter@@ vie@@ ws of faithful individuals who in God’s strength main@@ ta@@ ined integrity under op@@ position .
E@@ ver@@ lasting life will be enjo@@ yed by those who ple@@ ase God .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , there are requi@@ re@@ ments to ob@@ serve if our sac@@ red service is to be accep@@ table to Jehovah .
Why should we look for the good in people , and how might we do so ?
In the new 36 - page bro@@ ch@@ ure “ See the Go@@ od L@@ and , ” such a ma@@ p is inclu@@ ded .
avoid materi@@ al@@ ism ?
He deci@@ ded to transl@@ ate the Bible into a language that he did not know .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ Let us be concer@@ ned about one another . ”
C@@ ho@@ o@@ sing to follow a Bible - tra@@ ined conscience requi@@ res faith and courage .
What was Jehovah’s ver@@ di@@ ct in this case ?
Re@@ ading the Bible with understanding makes it e@@ asi@@ er to apply its counsel .
An@@ s@@ wer@@ ing the C@@ all to Ser@@ ve in Q@@ u@@ ebe@@ c
Pe@@ dr@@ o , who lives in P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al , en@@ tered a s@@ em@@ in@@ ary when he was 13 years old .
These have been transl@@ ated into h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of langu@@ ages , including vari@@ ous si@@ gn langu@@ ages .
But what stru@@ ck me was that she was mo@@ st@@ ly concer@@ ned about me and what would result from my be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
How were all of us dra@@ wn by God to true worship ?
The fulfill@@ ment of Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es indic@@ ates that we are living in “ the last days ” of this system of things .
F@@ el@@ is@@ a
Di@@ d we not , in effect , promise that we would do such things ?
What question could ar@@ ise , and why ?
“ At the right time , the Lord op@@ ened the do@@ or ; and the bi@@ g ro@@ t@@ ary [ pres@@ s ] came into our hands , came into the hands that knew nothing about its con@@ stru@@ ction and op@@ er@@ ation .
What wrong spirit was man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted by E@@ ve and by some in Paul’s day ?
With my pioneer par@@ t@@ ner , Al@@ f@@ red N@@ us@@ s@@ r@@ al@@ la@@ h
Still , we do everything we reason@@ ab@@ ly can ​ — without com@@ prom@@ ising righteous principles — ​ to make peace “ with all men . ”
Does not appreci@@ ati@@ vely refle@@ cting on what Jehovah has done to he@@ al the dam@@ ag@@ ed relationship between him and sin@@ ful mankind move us to do all we can to pur@@ sue peace with others ?
For example , a person may hold up his ar@@ m to a@@ ver@@ t a b@@ low to his head , thus lo@@ sing some s@@ k@@ in to sa@@ ve his s@@ k@@ in .
Then we will have no reg@@ re@@ ts about having fa@@ iled them in some way if death should cla@@ im them as its vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s .
This gro@@ ss mis@@ use of free will resul@@ ted in mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ um@@ s of suffering and pain for Ad@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants .
That is why Jesus ’ promise recorded at Matthew 6 : 33 is so com@@ for@@ ting to Christians .
V@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ L@@ AN@@ T W@@ I@@ T@@ H A V@@ I@@ E@@ W T@@ O P@@ R@@ A@@ Y@@ E@@ R@@ S
With pre@@ c@@ ision tim@@ ing , tra@@ ined op@@ er@@ at@@ ors co@@ or@@ din@@ ated the pres@@ ent@@ ation of two mil@@ es of fil@@ m , 26 ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph recor@@ ds , and some 5@@ 00 gl@@ ass s@@ li@@ des
It is the worl@@ d’s d@@ om@@ in@@ ant inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation , and it mo@@ ves people to action .
O@@ ver a peri@@ od of cen@@ tu@@ ries , the Romans buil@@ t an ef@@ fi@@ cient ne@@ t@@ work that ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely st@@ re@@ t@@ ched for over 5@@ 0@@ ,000 mil@@ es [ 8@@ 0@@ ,000 k@@ m ] in an are@@ a that now bel@@ ong@@ s to more than 30 coun@@ tri@@ es .
What indic@@ ates that from the first century on@@ ward , there have always been some gen@@ u@@ ine anointed Christians on the earth ?
The second way in which Jesus reve@@ aled the Father to his disciples was by means of his conduct .
At first , I was wor@@ ri@@ ed .
Al@@ so expla@@ in how they might appro@@ ach people with the Kingdom message in your ter@@ rit@@ ory .
L@@ ess@@ on From P@@ al@@ m T@@ ree , 10 / 1
And sur@@ ely you should not be like the rich man who was invit@@ ed to sel@@ l his bel@@ ong@@ ings , give to the po@@ or , and follow Jesus .
C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ T@@ R@@ Y O@@ F O@@ R@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ N : P@@ O@@ L@@ AN@@ D
I was baptized sh@@ ort@@ ly after the mem@@ or@@ able B@@ om@@ ba@@ y conven@@ tion in 195@@ 6 .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 9@@ 5 , 8@@ 9
It was faith streng@@ th@@ ening . ”
I then went to law school and got my law de@@ gre@@ e .
They see a uni@@ verse that is gover@@ ned by pre@@ c@@ ise , ele@@ g@@ ant , ma@@ them@@ ati@@ cal la@@ ws .
They themselves have experienced “ the desi@@ res in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ al to you@@ th . ”
Ther@@ efore , Jesus used no m@@ ere fi@@ gu@@ re of spe@@ e@@ ch when he taught us to pray : “ D@@ eli@@ ver us from the wicked one . ”
One reason we should love Jehovah is that he requi@@ res us to refle@@ ct his qualities .
His st@@ y@@ le is very har@@ s@@ h as he expres@@ ses con@@ temp@@ t for Greek ways .
The j@@ our@@ ne@@ y back had its problems because the bu@@ s bro@@ ke down .
Jesus then appe@@ ared to more than 5@@ 00 of his disciples .
How did Jesus respon@@ d when two bl@@ ind men b@@ es@@ e@@ e@@ ched him , saying : “ Lord , have mer@@ cy on us , Son of David ” ?
In other words , he was fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less in the eyes of God , but to the people of the p@@ re - F@@ lood world , Noah was o@@ d@@ d .
How can we en@@ h@@ ance the spiritual par@@ adise ?
He@@ ’s one of the ha@@ p@@ pi@@ est people I know ! ”
In his message to the spirit - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten elders in the first - century congregation of Phil@@ ad@@ el@@ p@@ hi@@ a in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or , the ris@@ en Christ said : “ Because you kept the word about my end@@ ur@@ ance , I will also keep you from the h@@ our of t@@ est , which is to come upon the whole in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth , to put a t@@ est upon those d@@ wel@@ ling on the earth .
E@@ arly on the mor@@ ning of Au@@ gu@@ st 28 , a fi@@ re bro@@ ke out in the shi@@ p@@ ’s k@@ it@@ ch@@ en .
To share in this commun@@ ion me@@ al pro@@ per@@ ly , they must be in a heal@@ thy spiritual con@@ dition .
Tr@@ ans@@ c@@ end@@ ent@@ al medit@@ ation , a close ad@@ j@@ un@@ ct of yo@@ ga , has been po@@ pul@@ ar@@ ized by fil@@ m st@@ ars and ro@@ ck mu@@ si@@ ci@@ ans .
I had read in our liter@@ ature that public tal@@ ks were held , so I arrang@@ ed for one .
His Son said : “ What God has yo@@ ked together let no man put ap@@ ar@@ t . ”
The des@@ tru@@ ction of the de@@ fe@@ ated c@@ ities was to be so thor@@ ough that all her form@@ er family and so@@ cial ties would no longer ex@@ ist .
O@@ u@@ t of a strong sense of ob@@ lig@@ ation to prote@@ ct the flo@@ ck , an el@@ der might go too far .
Consider C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e , La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ a , and H@@ i@@ er@@ a@@ pol@@ is , three c@@ ities in@@ land from Eph@@ esus .
“ David , on the one hand , rend@@ ered service to God in his own gener@@ ation [ and ] f@@ ell as@@ le@@ ep in death . ” ​ — Acts 13 : 36 .
In ad@@ dition , we are able to man@@ i@@ f@@ est this qu@@ ality because we are led by God’s holy spirit , or ac@@ tive for@@ ce .
This import@@ ance does not der@@ i@@ ve from the cont@@ ent of the Sam@@ ari@@ a o@@ str@@ ac@@ a . . . but rather from their ex@@ ten@@ sive inv@@ ent@@ ory of Israel@@ ite personal n@@ ames , cl@@ an n@@ ames and ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c desi@@ gn@@ ations . ”
How does Jehovah strengthen us to end@@ ure in our ministry ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , when we ad@@ mi@@ re the mar@@ vel@@ ous order and desi@@ gn in the n@@ atur@@ al world and then no@@ tice the cha@@ o@@ s and cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion that bli@@ ght the human family , what conclu@@ sion should we draw ?
W@@ he@@ ther the to@@ pi@@ c appe@@ ars tri@@ vi@@ al or we@@ igh@@ ty , “ the heart of the righteous one medit@@ ates so as to answer , ” says Proverbs 15 : 28 .
Will you accept his counsel ?
Their m@@ our@@ ning is sa@@ dness over their own sin@@ ful st@@ ate and the con@@ di@@ tions ex@@ is@@ ting because of human imper@@ fe@@ ction .
M@@ other told W@@ il@@ li@@ e that sh@@ ort@@ ly before the Gre@@ at W@@ ar , her father and her older brother d@@ ro@@ w@@ ned when their fi@@ shing bo@@ at h@@ it a mine in the N@@ or@@ th Se@@ a .
8 The New Bi@@ r@@ th ​ — How Does It T@@ ake P@@ l@@ ace ?
At last I had found a spiritual family and a loving Father !
As Christians , we ch@@ er@@ ish and em@@ br@@ ace truth .
The Per@@ fect Ex@@ am@@ ple in O@@ p@@ pos@@ ing the Devil
It has been care@@ fully transl@@ ated into s@@ co@@ res of langu@@ ages , is re@@ adi@@ ly a@@ vail@@ able , and con@@ tain@@ s a si@@ z@@ able am@@ ount of text .
The en@@ or@@ m@@ ous si@@ ze and we@@ i@@ ght of the m@@ ol@@ ten se@@ a requi@@ red great s@@ k@@ ill in its con@@ stru@@ ction .
The M@@ em@@ ori@@ al ​ — A Com@@ mun@@ ion Me@@ al
Hence , the brothers were part of the Christian congregation and deser@@ ved a war@@ m rec@@ ep@@ tion .
O@@ r perhaps you pon@@ der the satis@@ fac@@ tion you will feel as you work with others to ten@@ d to the earth and help trans@@ form it into a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l par@@ k .
We invit@@ e you to consider a few of them , as discus@@ sed in the following article .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 33 , 8@@ 8
When appro@@ pri@@ ate , why is it wise to expla@@ in the reas@@ ons for a par@@ ent@@ al rule or decision ?
As Christians , we are expe@@ cted to ‘ ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t mil@@ dness toward all men . ’
We must regul@@ arly read it , study it , and medit@@ ate on it .
W@@ an@@ ting to change , he a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ zed to the brother with whom he had been ar@@ gu@@ ing and then wor@@ ked hard to control his temp@@ er .
B@@ ack in 19@@ 50 the preaching ter@@ rit@@ ory of the mission@@ aries in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o C@@ ity inclu@@ ded most of the city .
Who are now “ sons of God , ” and who el@@ se will ev@@ en@@ tually become God’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing ?
What helped in making their heart rec@@ ep@@ tive to the Kingdom message ?
The cont@@ est@@ ants were to wr@@ ite a letter based on a book .
He would have to ass@@ em@@ ble and mar@@ sh@@ al a ho@@ st of ani@@ mal@@ s into the ar@@ k .
“ The no@@ ises of a st@@ al@@ k@@ er it does not hear , ” for the w@@ il@@ d ass dar@@ ts away if a man in@@ va@@ des its d@@ om@@ a@@ in .
Jesus heal@@ ed that woman and deal@@ t with her com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ately .
H@@ el@@ p@@ ing others spiritually makes it e@@ asi@@ er for us to avoid be@@ coming over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by personal problems .
What tw@@ o@@ fo@@ ld less@@ on regarding authority can we learn from Bi@@ bli@@ cal examples ?
The cur@@ se pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced on the gr@@ ound me@@ ant that cultiv@@ ating it would now become very hard .
Per@@ haps she is po@@ e@@ tic@@ ally lik@@ ening the dar@@ k ir@@ is sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by the wh@@ ite of his eyes to b@@ lu@@ e - gra@@ y do@@ ves ba@@ thing in mil@@ k .
A second pla@@ que on the ou@@ ter w@@ all of the form@@ er cam@@ p remin@@ ds vis@@ it@@ ors that Di@@ ck@@ man@@ n was just one of some 9@@ 00 Witnesses of Jehovah who su@@ ffered in S@@ ach@@ sen@@ ha@@ us@@ en for their beli@@ ef@@ s .
“ A true compan@@ ion is loving all the time , ” says a Bible pro@@ ver@@ b , “ and is a brother that is born for when there is dist@@ ress . ” ​ — Proverbs 17 : 17 .
That mor@@ ning at the temple , the high pri@@ est offered the regul@@ ar sacrific@@ es .
While the is@@ sue of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y is more important , he does not ask people to serve him with no pro@@ spe@@ ct of a re@@ ward .
However , that Law was no longer bin@@ ding after Jesus died .
Jehovah’s promise of a mar@@ vel@@ ous future under Kingdom rule gives us hope that helps us to maintain our ste@@ ad@@ fa@@ st@@ ness .
M@@ ary , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , gave so@@ ber thought to the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of her course , including the pos@@ si@@ bility of ca@@ using her@@ self or someone el@@ se to lo@@ se God’s fav@@ or .
That is fru@@ str@@ ating .
Pe@@ ople of all ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds have found joy in the pu@@ re religion
When the Israelites went to their fes@@ tiv@@ als in Jerusalem , they co@@ op@@ er@@ ated with one another .
Thus , she turned her back on Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
“ What s@@ ort of pers@@ ons ought you to be in holy ac@@ ts of conduct and de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion ! ” ​ — 2 P@@ E@@ T .
That night , under the co@@ ver of dar@@ k@@ ness , E@@ m@@ ma@@ s ris@@ ked his life by re@@ tur@@ ning to our house to look for me .
What will Jesus do to fulf@@ ill the E@@ den@@ ic prophecy comple@@ t@@ ely ?
D@@ eli@@ very of the contribu@@ tions also en@@ ab@@ led G@@ ent@@ ile Christians to show their Ju@@ de@@ an fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for spiritual ri@@ ches received from them .
Jehovah ‘ gives hope that f@@ ill@@ s us with joy and peace . ’
He does so pri@@ mar@@ ily by provi@@ ding us tim@@ ely war@@ n@@ ings through his Word and “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
When Adam and E@@ ve were the only humans on earth , they could of course not make a ‘ show@@ y displa@@ y of their means of life ’ before other people .
But many were experi@@ enc@@ ing se@@ v@@ ere har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps because of po@@ ver@@ ty as well as the viol@@ ence un@@ lea@@ shed by World W@@ ar I@@ I .
S@@ pe@@ ed in ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ing our go@@ al is less important than determined efforts to keep making prog@@ ress .
Now , with an o@@ pen re@@ bel@@ li@@ on af@@ o@@ o@@ t , it was time for Israel@@ ’s Ju@@ dge and St@@ atu@@ te - gi@@ ver to inter@@ v@@ ene !
E@@ mp@@ er@@ ors t@@ wi@@ ce tri@@ ed to imp@@ ose their will on the ch@@ urch by con@@ se@@ cr@@ ating as pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch a prin@@ ce of the ro@@ y@@ al family .
Consider , too , the am@@ ount of time you sp@@ end on rec@@ re@@ ation and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
They tell us that the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der has mentioned B@@ en@@ ’s vis@@ its and str@@ ong@@ ly re@@ comm@@ ended that they ob@@ tain the Bible study a@@ id K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe .
▪ Re@@ fle@@ ct regul@@ arly on your dedic@@ ation v@@ ow and the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant blessings that result from serving Jehovah and following the Christ who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly . ​ — P@@ s .
They are rel@@ ated to spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c d@@ ates , people , and plac@@ es .
She rel@@ ates : “ W@@ i@@ th@@ in two months after mo@@ ving there , I was con@@ duc@@ ting 15 Bible stu@@ dies and ​ — believe it or not — ​ before long , like S@@ and@@ r@@ a , I had a wa@@ iting l@@ ist too ! ”
We know that Jehovah ca@@ res because his inspired Word tel@@ ls us why he has allow@@ ed humans to pur@@ sue a bad course .
F@@ in@@ ally , as he was d@@ ying , Jesus en@@ tru@@ sted the care of his mother to the apostle John .
Those who make up the spiritual se@@ ed of Abraham along with Jesus have also been declar@@ ed righteous , and this br@@ ings them even greater blessings than Abraham received .
To this end , most high scho@@ ol@@ s foc@@ us on ac@@ ad@@ em@@ ic sub@@ je@@ cts that en@@ able the stud@@ ents to s@@ cor@@ e well in uni@@ vers@@ ity en@@ tr@@ ance exam@@ in@@ ations rather than on cour@@ ses that will e@@ qui@@ p the stud@@ ents for the work@@ place .
Still , he a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ zed for un@@ know@@ ingly speaking to the high pri@@ est in a man@@ ner that could be vie@@ wed as being dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful .
What contr@@ ast was there between Israel@@ ’s v@@ il@@ la@@ g@@ ers and J@@ ab@@ in@@ ’s ar@@ my ?
He made clear that the ma@@ in things in life are spiritual valu@@ es and go@@ als that cen@@ ter on God’s name and on his Kingdom .
T@@ w@@ o pris@@ on of@@ fic@@ ers who@@ se mother might have been mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed by this do@@ ct@@ or were given other du@@ ties so that they would not have to care for the in@@ fam@@ ous pris@@ on@@ er .
Although not a@@ ware of it , members of the congregation needed cur@@ ative “ ey@@ es@@ al@@ ve ” that could be ob@@ ta@@ ined only by sub@@ mit@@ ting to the teaching and discipl@@ ine of Jesus Christ .
The Witness invit@@ es him to continue the discus@@ sion at the ne@@ ar@@ by Kingdom H@@ all , where a Bible study is im@@ medi@@ ately started in the bro@@ ch@@ ure What Does God Re@@ qui@@ re of U@@ s ?
P@@ or@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y is found every@@ where around the g@@ lo@@ be .
Our sol@@ ar system is lo@@ c@@ ated between two of the M@@ il@@ k@@ y W@@ a@@ y’s spi@@ r@@ al ar@@ ms in a re@@ gi@@ on that has relati@@ vely few st@@ ars .
S@@ an@@ it@@ ation was not ab@@ sent from the p@@ al@@ ace .
This can prove true also in your case . ’
In writ@@ ing to fellow Christians , the apostle Paul indic@@ ated that fa@@ thers in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar were to “ go on br@@ ing@@ ing [ their children ] up in the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 4 .
How important it is that we con@@ form to the la@@ ws and principles found in God’s Word !
However , he asked if he could get a cop@@ y and in@@ qui@@ re about it at the se@@ cur@@ ity of@@ fice .
That kind of faith en@@ ab@@ led E@@ no@@ ch to walk with God even though the world around him did not .
A sing@@ er who@@ se song@@ s have sh@@ o@@ t to the to@@ p of the char@@ ts in a number of W@@ es@@ ter@@ n lands makes “ a special effort to sh@@ o@@ ck , ” war@@ ns a repor@@ t in the Au@@ str@@ ali@@ an new@@ s@@ pa@@ per The S@@ un@@ day Ma@@ il .
On the he@@ els of the 19@@ 17 B@@ ol@@ sh@@ ev@@ i@@ k Com@@ mun@@ ist re@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion , So@@ vi@@ et author@@ ities pur@@ su@@ ed an ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive po@@ li@@ cy of st@@ ate@@ wide a@@ the@@ ism .
W@@ as this what Un@@ c@@ le B@@ en believ@@ ed ?
He uses direc@@ t as well as sub@@ tle att@@ ac@@ ks on the Kingdom message and its m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers to try to sto@@ p the work .
In turn , Jehovah rest@@ ored them to his fav@@ or .
As told by Jo@@ an@@ na So@@ ans
A@@ c@@ tually , God’s name , Jehovah , appe@@ ars ne@@ arly 7@@ ,000 times in ancient Bible man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts .
Satan is a dec@@ ei@@ ver through and through .
How did he pa@@ y for the car@@ din@@ als ’ vo@@ tes ?
The th@@ ir@@ d head of the be@@ ast that John saw re@@ pres@@ ents the kingdom of which Babyl@@ on was cap@@ it@@ al .
The can@@ on@@ ic@@ al writ@@ ings are in har@@ mony with “ the pat@@ ter@@ n of heal@@ th@@ ful words ” that we find in the rest of the Bible .
Des@@ cri@@ be the crow@@ ds seen mo@@ ving toward Z@@ ion .
( a ) For a reason@@ able we@@ d@@ ding , why is pl@@ an@@ ning ess@@ enti@@ al ?
We need to be pati@@ ent .
Ma@@ y@@ be the me@@ dia have great@@ ly influ@@ enced your beli@@ ef@@ s .
Jesus as@@ sur@@ ed them that the holy spirit would ‘ bring back to their min@@ ds all the things he had told them . ’
We no@@ te that Jesus in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed the st@@ ory simply by saying : “ The land of a certain rich man pro@@ duc@@ ed well . ”
No@@ te this hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing remin@@ der from the Bible : “ He that does not love has not come to know God , because God is love .
Even though 4@@ 00 false prophe@@ ts told wicked A@@ ha@@ b that he would w@@ in the bat@@ tle , Jehovah’s true prophet Mi@@ ca@@ iah told Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at and A@@ ha@@ b that if they f@@ ought , they would lo@@ se .
In saying that the woman is “ a we@@ ak@@ er v@@ es@@ sel , ” Peter did not mean that women are we@@ ak@@ er than men in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tually or spiritually .
He is able to listen atten@@ tiv@@ ely to all our prayers .
I had no strength to answer , so I just no@@ d@@ ded .
Do de@@ a@@ f people live in your are@@ a ?
At the time of the prophet Isaiah , Jehovah com@@ pared the world situation to that of a cour@@ t tri@@ al .
The hope of Par@@ adise on earth is one that “ God , who cannot li@@ e , promised long ag@@ o . ”
In fact , she later took part in com@@ pos@@ ing an inspired s@@ ong , and it inclu@@ ded this com@@ ment about her un@@ faithful people : “ They cho@@ se new go@@ ds ; then there was war in the g@@ ates . ”
Lo@@ ving - kindness , or loyal love , had al@@ most disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared ​ — like the mor@@ ning mis@@ t that quic@@ k@@ ly v@@ ani@@ sh@@ es with the ris@@ ing of the su@@ n .
As a pro@@ ject of Bible study , you might re@@ view both study artic@@ les in that is@@ sue as well as the artic@@ les “ J@@ us@@ tice , ” “ M@@ er@@ cy , ” and “ R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness ” in the Bible enc@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia In@@ sight on the Scriptures , publi@@ shed by the Watchtower Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of New Yor@@ k , In@@ c .
Be@@ fore mo@@ ving , G@@ reg@@ ori@@ o and Mar@@ il@@ o@@ u had tri@@ ed to pre@@ pare themselves for living a simp@@ le life , but they did not real@@ ize how ba@@ si@@ c their new life would be until they arri@@ ved at their des@@ t@@ in@@ ation .
In the to@@ wn of T@@ in@@ e@@ g , at the re@@ qu@@ est of the local of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als and some prom@@ in@@ ent c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens , a congregation meeting was held with 7@@ 8 present .
Jesus himself said : “ From in@@ side , out of the heart of men , in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ous reason@@ ings is@@ sue for@@ th : for@@ n@@ ic@@ ations , th@@ i@@ ever@@ ies , mu@@ r@@ ders , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ies , co@@ v@@ et@@ ings , ac@@ ts of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness . ”
What can we learn from the Scriptures about displa@@ ying di@@ gn@@ ity when appro@@ aching Jehovah in worship ?
If so , cu@@ t down on the c@@ lu@@ t@@ ter .
A@@ n of@@ fic@@ er asked us to go with him to the po@@ li@@ ce st@@ ation , and we com@@ p@@ lied .
He had the means to ac@@ qui@@ re anything he wanted .
A@@ no@@ ther act of kindness made a lasting imp@@ res@@ sion on me .
Ne@@ u@@ tr@@ ality H@@ in@@ der Lo@@ ve ? 5 / 1
However , the vision also remin@@ ded the Jews of their responsi@@ bility to maintain the pur@@ ity of their worship .
Jehovah Su@@ sta@@ ins His Pe@@ ople Today
In contr@@ ast , when you res@@ ist pe@@ er pres@@ sure , Jehovah takes no@@ te of it , and he will never for@@ get you or your faith@@ ful@@ ness .
So the rul@@ er@@ ship of those k@@ ings was really an expres@@ sion of God’s rul@@ er@@ ship .
The C@@ our@@ t rul@@ ed to the contr@@ ary , st@@ ating :
What F@@ es@@ tu@@ s told his gu@@ ests provi@@ des an answer to that question .
God’s purpose is that marriage mat@@ es s@@ tic@@ k together .
Bible scho@@ la@@ r W . E . V@@ ine says that the origin@@ al Greek word can also be rend@@ ered “ a c@@ un@@ ning de@@ vice . ”
What these men went through , their succ@@ ess@@ es and fa@@ il@@ u@@ res , as well as their streng@@ ths and we@@ ak@@ nesses , is truly wor@@ thy of our consider@@ ation . ​ — R@@ om .
As each of the T@@ en P@@ la@@ gu@@ es be@@ f@@ ell Egy@@ pt , P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h har@@ d@@ ened his heart rather than displa@@ yed godly fear .
On@@ ce more , I felt Jehovah’s loving care as he used my parents to prote@@ ct and tra@@ in me .
The apostle Paul ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged this when he said : “ We have a w@@ rest@@ ling , not against blood and flesh , but against the govern@@ ments , against the author@@ ities , against the world rul@@ ers of this dar@@ k@@ ness , against the wicked spirit for@@ ces in the heavenly plac@@ es . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 12 .
David S@@ cha@@ f@@ er , a help@@ er to the T@@ e@@ aching Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e , pra@@ ised his mother for her strong faith and told of brothers who wor@@ ked as lo@@ gg@@ ers and helped him to au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer as a you@@ th .
Bu@@ ying and S@@ el@@ ling in Israel , 9 / 1
Some con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries of the apostle Paul held a similar view .
R@@ a@@ i@@ ds and att@@ ac@@ ks , both by the re@@ bel@@ s and by the govern@@ ment tro@@ op@@ s , have resul@@ ted in b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed and death .
This does not mean that Jehovah exerc@@ ises his fore@@ sight so that he kno@@ ws and then influ@@ ences every develop@@ ment on earth in order to ad@@ v@@ ance the Kingdom - preaching work .
How might you t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully return pe@@ er pres@@ sure in some situ@@ ations ?
He continu@@ es : “ We can@@ ’t go out after 6 p@@ .@@ m . , especially on the me@@ tr@@ o .
In har@@ mony with Joh@@ n@@ ’s counsel , we always encoura@@ ge those we me@@ et in the preaching work to t@@ est what they have been taught by com@@ par@@ ing it with the Bible .
Sa@@ ú@@ l one mon@@ th before his death
While all of mankind are acc@@ oun@@ table to Jehovah , his name people are even more so .
Why is our mem@@ ory not always reli@@ able ?
The number of people pro@@ claim@@ ing the good news was very small when the last days began in 1914 .
This made a deep imp@@ res@@ sion on Timo@@ th@@ y’s mind .
With eyes of faith , see that “ the world is pas@@ sing away and so is its desire . ”
On the bas@@ is of Psalm 1@@ 19 : 60 , 6@@ 1 , what confidence do we have ?
Who is his bri@@ de ?
Th@@ ink of the sub@@ je@@ cts he has even today .
J@@ on@@ ah ent@@ ers N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h and pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ds to pro@@ cla@@ im a st@@ ra@@ igh@@ t@@ for@@ ward message : “ On@@ ly for@@ ty days more , and N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h will be over@@ thro@@ wn . ”
K@@ el@@ v@@ in believ@@ ed , as the Bible teach@@ es , that God could cho@@ ose to pre@@ v@@ ent such de@@ ca@@ y from destro@@ ying His cre@@ ations . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 1 : 4 .
We should therefore have the same trust in God as that expres@@ sed by Jo@@ shua , who declar@@ ed : “ Not one word out of all the good words that Jehovah your God has spo@@ ken to you has fa@@ iled . They have all come true for you .
Today , there is a congregation in his v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
The wise must have a prop@@ er fear of God and a respect for his standards .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es that , the many other false worshipp@@ ers in the land , from pe@@ as@@ ants to pr@@ inc@@ es , would no doubt have se@@ ized any opportunity to ex@@ pose O@@ badi@@ ah so as to cur@@ ry fav@@ or with the king and qu@@ e@@ en .
This indic@@ ates that the pas@@ sing of time , u@@ su@@ ally many years , is involved after that in@@ iti@@ al se@@ al@@ ing .
Jehovah had fore@@ told : “ I will allow P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s heart to become ob@@ st@@ in@@ ate , and he will cha@@ se after them , and I will gl@@ ori@@ fy my@@ self by means of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h and all his ar@@ my ; and the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans will certainly know that I am Jehovah . ”
A@@ no@@ ther day , in the ministry we me@@ t an old man who sh@@ ou@@ ted : “ What do you think you are doing dra@@ gg@@ ing a young child around like that ?
To buil@@ d strong faith in God , we must first be con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah ex@@ ists .
What a fine example of right mo@@ tiv@@ ation !
“ I became con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that I was us@@ eless , since that is what my mother told me time and time again , ” expla@@ ins An@@ a .
Like those prophe@@ ts , we too have a God - given work , which must be brought to comple@@ tion before the end of the present system of things .
In ad@@ dition to being loyal to the organization , will we be loyal to one another ?
We are being gu@@ i@@ ded by Jehovah’s organization today
In an inst@@ ant , he heal@@ ed crip@@ pl@@ ed li@@ m@@ bs and even rest@@ ored a man@@ ’s e@@ ar that had been cu@@ t off .
L@@ ater on , it helped me to see the import@@ ance of Jehovah’s service . ”
My a@@ un@@ t M@@ ary died in Mar@@ ch 20@@ 10 at 8@@ 7 .
No doubt Abra@@ m was under much pres@@ sure to share in this v@@ ile worship , perhaps including pres@@ sure from some relati@@ ves .
See the article “ Is It P@@ os@@ sible to Bu@@ il@@ d Fa@@ ith in a Creator ? ”
This is indic@@ ated by the o@@ ffering Joseph and M@@ ary brought to the temple about 40 days after his bir@@ th .
“ Be@@ ing away from the prote@@ ctive care of my parents as well as the loving over@@ sight of elders who knew me well was difficult and in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ating , ” says 21 - year - old T@@ á@@ k@@ is , who was ob@@ li@@ ged to sp@@ end 37 months away from home .
( Read Genesis 12 : 7 ; 22 : 15 - 18 . )
Why should I be inter@@ ested in that an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary ? ’
In s@@ pite of this , in the gar@@ den of E@@ den , Satan s@@ l@@ y@@ ly ques@@ tioned God’s right to set standards for humans .
For Jehovah himself gives wisdom ; out of his m@@ ou@@ th there are knowledge and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment . ”
Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r was fin@@ ally beg@@ in@@ ning to feel like home .
I@@ mit@@ ate Jesus and His C@@ ongreg@@ ation
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , a husband and wife who fai@@ l to work as a te@@ am may cha@@ fe under the yo@@ ke of marriage .
To beg@@ in with , is it not true that parents have the advan@@ ta@@ ge of age and experience ?
At the time , Timothy was already a gro@@ wn man , pos@@ si@@ bly in his 30 ’ s .
“ O@@ r@@ nam@@ ent of All Gal@@ ile@@ e ” ( S@@ ep@@ p@@ hor@@ is ) , 6 / 1
The apostle Paul had a no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy bur@@ den to be@@ ar .
At P@@ u@@ bli@@ us L@@ ic@@ in@@ i@@ us ’ fun@@ er@@ al , 60 pa@@ ir@@ s fac@@ ed one another .
( a ) What blessings do we receive when we give in support of the Kingdom ?
A@@ li@@ f@@ onso ) , 2 / 1
C@@ er@@ tain tre@@ es that were ali@@ ve some 2@@ ,@@ 7@@ 00 years ag@@ o when Isaiah wrote those words are evid@@ ently still ali@@ ve today .
Un@@ der inspi@@ r@@ ation , Matthew used the Greek word for “ vi@@ r@@ g@@ in ” ( par@@ ·@@ the@@ ʹ@@ no@@ s ) when show@@ ing that Isaiah 7 : 14 was ful@@ filled in con@@ ne@@ ction with the bir@@ th of Jesus .
My brother , however , had devo@@ ted his life to the Kingdom - preaching work , serving for many years in Gre@@ e@@ ce .
I@@ .@@ B.@@ S@@ .@@ A . stan@@ ds for In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents As@@ soci@@ ation .
And even if one may have ga@@ ined f@@ ame because of having such wisdom , one is soon for@@ go@@ t@@ ten .
O@@ r , rather , was h@@ ers a long@@ ing ga@@ ze for all the things that she had left be@@ h@@ ind in So@@ dom ?
I W@@ A@@ S born in 19@@ 34 in the to@@ wn of Ma@@ re@@ e@@ ba , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
Why should ‘ provi@@ ding for our own ’ not requi@@ re that we con@@ stan@@ tly stri@@ ve for more material things ?
The Bible , however , is our pri@@ m@@ ary to@@ ol .
They are “ the Israel of God . ”
When she began to study the Bible through cor@@ respon@@ d@@ ence with her son living ab@@ ro@@ ad , she re@@ adi@@ ly accepted what she was lear@@ ning about Jehovah and his promises .
How is fle@@ e@@ ing from com@@ prom@@ ising situ@@ ations st@@ ressed in the Scriptures ?
I had never had a Bible in my hands before . ”
It is un@@ wise to believe everything pres@@ ented as truth in the me@@ dia .
Many were worshi@@ p@@ ing false go@@ ds .
You can understand why some famili@@ es sc@@ he@@ du@@ le their family worship ear@@ li@@ er in the we@@ ek .
Is that her@@ it@@ age of such value to you that you continue to serve God in s@@ pite of har@@ d@@ ship ?
But after a while , they conclu@@ ded that they were fo@@ ol@@ ing themselves .
Tru@@ e Christians op@@ pose medi@@ cal ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct ; in l@@ ine with Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 20 : 13 and Psalm 36 : 9 , they hold life in high reg@@ ard .
Pro@@ vi@@ ding Com@@ fort During the F@@ in@@ al Da@@ ys
What a uni@@ que privilege to be taught by the Creator of the uni@@ verse !
Job com@@ pared the s@@ wi@@ ft pas@@ sing of life to the spe@@ ed of an e@@ ag@@ le sear@@ ch@@ ing for pre@@ y .
In each of the appro@@ xi@@ mat@@ ely 10@@ 0@@ ,000 congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses , meetings are condu@@ cted that instru@@ ct us and strengthen us to face possible t@@ ests of faith .
Consider how this im@@ bu@@ ed Christ’s disciples with power when they cho@@ se to obey God rather than the religious lead@@ ers who had or@@ der@@ ed them to sto@@ p wit@@ ness@@ ing about Jesus .
He would try to remember Kingdom song@@ s and sing them so as to hear and medit@@ ate on the words .
The ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of Ad@@ am@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing will be brought back to life .
It has the power to imp@@ ro@@ ve our life in two ke@@ y ways ​ — o@@ ffering guid@@ ance in our da@@ ily life now and help@@ ing us get to know God and his promises . ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 8 ; James 4 : 8 .
( a ) What is needed if God’s Word is to have an effect on us ?
L@@ ately , their s@@ ore leg@@ s make mo@@ ving about more difficult .
W@@ ill@@ ing H@@ ands Con@@ tri@@ bu@@ te to the Ex@@ pan@@ sion
However , this as@@ sur@@ ance still ho@@ l@@ ds true for God’s people today .
If a person ti@@ res of serving Jehovah or of living a Christian way of life , he cannot cla@@ im that he was never really dedic@@ ated and that his baptism was inv@@ al@@ id .
Still others allow themselves to be stu@@ mb@@ led by someone associ@@ ated with the congregation , or they leave because they do not ag@@ ree with a certain Scriptural teaching .
I dis@@ co@@ vered that the Bible makes sense when it is explained c@@ learly .
I always wanted to ple@@ ase God .
Christians should make sure that any tre@@ at@@ ment they pur@@ sue does not con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with Bible principles .
At times during our mo@@ der@@ n hist@@ ory , our work has been ban@@ ned or re@@ stri@@ cted in E@@ ast@@ er@@ n and W@@ es@@ ter@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , in par@@ ts of A@@ sia and Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , and in coun@@ tri@@ es of S@@ ou@@ th and N@@ or@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a .
The Bible fore@@ told that the Le@@ ag@@ ue would be re@@ plac@@ ed , le@@ ading to a time of relati@@ ve peace .
Al@@ so , we often tal@@ ked about how much we loved the mission@@ ary work .
Does show@@ ing mer@@ cy really en@@ h@@ ance our well - being ?
L@@ ef@@ è@@ v@@ re was well - a@@ ware that human teachings and ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y had cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch .
A@@ c@@ tually , the an@@ al@@ o@@ gy is f@@ la@@ wed .
“ You must be holy , because I am holy , ” he tel@@ ls them . ​ — 1 Peter 1 : 16 .
The building was to be “ exc@@ e@@ e@@ ding@@ ly ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent , so that its f@@ ame and beau@@ ty [ would ] be known in all lands . ”
We see happ@@ ening what the Bible fore@@ told about these last days .
We la@@ u@@ d Jehovah as the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn , ‘ d@@ well ’ in him as our S@@ ource of se@@ cur@@ ity , and dec@@ l@@ are the good news of his Kingdom .
As we ra@@ ise our vo@@ ic@@ es in s@@ ong to Jehovah , our spi@@ r@@ its are up@@ li@@ f@@ ted .
She has a determin@@ ation that often we do not have , a faith , which in our case is not as fir@@ m . . . .
For the other ei@@ ght , see 1 K@@ ings 17 : 21 - 23 ; 2 K@@ ings 4 : 32 - 37 ; 13 : 21 ; Mark 5 : 35 , 4@@ 1 - 4@@ 3 ; Luke 7 : 11 - 17 ; 24 : 34 ; John 11 : 4@@ 3 - 4@@ 5 ; Acts 9 : 36 - 4@@ 2 .
A@@ m@@ ong many Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s and Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ants in W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , for instance , it is cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary to co@@ ver mi@@ r@@ r@@ ors when someone dies so that no one might look and see the dead person@@ ’s spirit .
K@@ it@@ ty real@@ ized that this was the opportunity she had pray@@ ed for .
Paul called God’s word “ the s@@ word of the spirit . ”
And think of the blessings we enjoy because we are part of a worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od that displa@@ ys the spirit of self - sacrifice !
What we give to Jehovah is nothing com@@ pared with what we receive . ”
For over a century , this sub@@ ject has peri@@ o@@ dic@@ ally been discus@@ sed in The Watchtower .
* E@@ d@@ ward me@@ t G@@ w@@ en at a school for the bl@@ ind , where she was a fellow ad@@ ul@@ t stud@@ ent .
They contr@@ act se@@ x@@ u@@ ally trans@@ mit@@ ted di@@ se@@ as@@ es or experience the effe@@ cts of d@@ ru@@ g or al@@ co@@ ho@@ l a@@ bu@@ se or of s@@ mo@@ king .
A similar arrang@@ ement is seen in con@@ ne@@ ction with the temple in E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s vision .
This was an imp@@ lied wish for the health , wel@@ f@@ are , and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity of the person gre@@ et@@ ed .
• The viol@@ ent and de@@ ad@@ ly gl@@ adi@@ at@@ ori@@ al events of the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re have been com@@ pared to what mo@@ der@@ n spe@@ ct@@ at@@ or s@@ por@@ ts ?
The Christian congregation sh@@ un@@ s har@@ m@@ ful words that “ s@@ pre@@ ad like g@@ ang@@ r@@ ene . ”
However , in some plac@@ es , it is the cu@@ sto@@ m to id@@ enti@@ fy the gi@@ ver to all those who are present .
It is not un@@ u@@ su@@ al to find many such religious i@@ con@@ s dec@@ or@@ ating the home or the of@@ fice of someone who claim@@ s to be an a@@ the@@ ist .
In those days , people cu@@ st@@ om@@ ar@@ ily ate with their hands , without for@@ ks , k@@ ni@@ ves , or other e@@ ating u@@ ten@@ s@@ il@@ s .
Thus , a peri@@ od of fi@@ ve months ​ — from the 1@@ 7@@ th day of the second mon@@ th to the 1@@ 7@@ th day of the se@@ ven@@ th mon@@ th of that year — ​ is said to be 1@@ 50 days .
However , they had a leg@@ iti@@ mate concer@@ n : the wel@@ f@@ are of their 11 - year - old son , Jac@@ o@@ b .
Chris@@ to@@ p@@ her M@@ av@@ or
Is faith@@ ful@@ ness in marriage wor@@ th the effort ?
We are confid@@ ent that he will always respon@@ d to our needs , even when we are under great st@@ ress .
Jesus was given mirac@@ ul@@ ous po@@ wers to provide out@@ standing evidence that he was God’s Son , the promised Messi@@ ah .
• Why should we pa@@ y attention to what Christ says to the congregations ?
“ He op@@ ened up their min@@ ds fully to gr@@ as@@ p the meaning of the Scriptures . ”
He is the only one cre@@ ated direc@@ tly by Jehovah and is thus called God’s “ only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten ” Son .
• What does God want all mankind to know about our day ?
I f@@ ell very si@@ ck with p@@ ne@@ um@@ on@@ ia .
M@@ AN@@ Y are the blessings made possible by the ransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ .
Many who today are members of the Christian congregation can tell you that before lear@@ ning of and a@@ do@@ p@@ ting Jehovah’s righteous standards , they lived without moral rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t .
In fact , it may take a year or more for a sin@@ ner to prove that he or she is truly rep@@ ent@@ ant and to be accepted back into the congregation .
E@@ ach work@@ day , one member of that family , T@@ er@@ es@@ a , under@@ went an am@@ a@@ z@@ ing change .
The Bible says : “ That is why a man will leave his father and his mother and he must s@@ tic@@ k to his wife and they must become one flesh . ” ​ — Genesis 2 : 18 - 24 .
The people of Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i are ob@@ vi@@ ously very pr@@ ou@@ d of their Rom@@ an c@@ iti@@ z@@ en@@ ship , even if it is only a par@@ ti@@ al or se@@ con@@ d@@ ary form of c@@ iti@@ z@@ en@@ ship .
“ W@@ ell , in that case I don@@ ’t see why we should give you a dis@@ char@@ ge .
For instance , when Jac@@ o@@ b asked an ang@@ el who vis@@ ited him to reve@@ al his name , he refu@@ sed to do so .
So how could his worshi@@ p@@ ers be un@@ happy or pers@@ is@@ ten@@ tly p@@ essi@@ mis@@ tic ?
She states : “ Satan’s world prom@@ o@@ tes high@@ er educ@@ ation , f@@ ame , money , and having a lo@@ t of material things as good go@@ als .
Re@@ c@@ all@@ ing his early days , he says : “ My father was a pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous mer@@ ch@@ ant .
In time , my brother John and I were able to ru@@ n the f@@ ar@@ m , more or less .
Jesus called his disciples to him and told them : “ Tru@@ ly I say to you that this po@@ or wi@@ do@@ w d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed in more than all those d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ing money into the tre@@ a@@ sur@@ y ch@@ ests ; for they all d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed in out of their sur@@ p@@ lu@@ s , but she , out of her want , d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed in all of what she had , her whole living . ”
On a S@@ un@@ day in 199@@ 2 , while I was s@@ it@@ ting at home s@@ mo@@ king , two of Jehovah’s Witnesses called on me in the course of their house - to - house ministry .
What is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy about the fulfill@@ ment of Jehovah’s promises , and how did this af@@ fect Abraham ?
Then , early in 19@@ 6@@ 3 , I received an invit@@ ation to work in the Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation De@@ par@@ t@@ ment at the branch .
So@@ on they will receive life “ in a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance ” ​ — everlasting life in per@@ fe@@ ction on a par@@ adise earth free from pain and suffering .
How thr@@ il@@ led we were to see 10@@ 6 in attend@@ ance at the P@@ u@@ bli@@ c Me@@ et@@ ing !
Mo@@ de@@ l of an ancient P@@ ho@@ en@@ i@@ ci@@ an war@@ ship , a bi@@ re@@ me
In many c@@ as@@ es , even the men@@ tion of Christ has practic@@ ally disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared from the tra@@ di@@ tional Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s .
Matthew says that the ar@@ my of@@ fic@@ er himself ent@@ re@@ ated Jesus because the man made his re@@ qu@@ est through the elders , who served as his m@@ ou@@ th@@ pi@@ e@@ ce .
W@@ ell , the system of worship under the Law involved t@@ ang@@ i@@ ble things .
It was pre@@ vi@@ ously explained in this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine that the se@@ ed re@@ pres@@ ents person@@ ality qualities that need to gro@@ w to matu@@ r@@ ity , being influ@@ enced along the way by en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ men@@ tal fac@@ t@@ ors .
The C@@ am@@ er@@ o@@ on branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in D@@ ou@@ ala regul@@ arly supp@@ lies liter@@ ature to more than 3@@ 0@@ ,000 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers and inter@@ ested people living in C@@ am@@ er@@ o@@ on and four neigh@@ bor@@ ing coun@@ tri@@ es .
He would be even ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er if a cou@@ ple did so .
At fi@@ ve g@@ all@@ ons [ 20 L ] each tri@@ p , that me@@ ant many tri@@ ps .
Indeed , whether we are e@@ ating , dr@@ in@@ king , or doing anything el@@ se , we should want to do all things for God’s glory .
The F@@ ran@@ k@@ ish cl@@ er@@ gy in M@@ or@@ a@@ vi@@ a fi@@ er@@ c@@ ely op@@ posed the use of S@@ la@@ v@@ on@@ ic .
She ad@@ m@@ its : “ I was so bus@@ y that when my father su@@ d@@ den@@ ly died and I , at the same time , dis@@ co@@ vered that my husband was having an af@@ fa@@ ir with another woman , I did not even think about pra@@ ying to God for help . ”
No . It is serious . ”
( 4 ) Now is the time for any who may be pu@@ t@@ ting their trust in se@@ cul@@ ar educ@@ ation , material things , or human in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions to ad@@ just their thinking .
; S@@ m@@ ith , P .
Isaiah fur@@ ther com@@ pared Jehovah’s cor@@ rection to another f@@ ar@@ m@@ ing pro@@ c@@ ess ​ — th@@ re@@ shing .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out taking si@@ des , he can reason with the cou@@ ple on Bible principles , perhaps using those found in chap@@ ter 3 of the book The Se@@ cre@@ t of F@@ am@@ ily H@@ app@@ iness .
God cre@@ ated the earth for man and man for the earth .
Pro@@ ble@@ ms can ar@@ ise , though , because of certain expe@@ ct@@ ations .
I will never for@@ get the look of disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment on his face and the ad@@ mi@@ r@@ ation I felt as I w@@ atch@@ ed him walk back into the be@@ d@@ ro@@ om .
They said : “ This crow@@ d that does not know the Law are acc@@ ur@@ sed people . ”
The Bible account regarding King A@@ sa of Juda@@ h provi@@ des an example of someone who dre@@ w close to God , and it shows how Jehovah respon@@ ded .
TH@@ E R@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ L@@ T : Des@@ pite th@@ reat@@ s from powerful k@@ ings and mis@@ gu@@ i@@ ded cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men , the Bible is the most wi@@ d@@ ely dist@@ ribu@@ ted and most transl@@ ated book in hist@@ ory .
Rather than see@@ ing God’s standards as expres@@ sions of loving concer@@ n , the world vie@@ ws them as ro@@ ad@@ b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks to personal fre@@ e@@ dom and fulfill@@ ment . ​ — Proverbs 17 : 15 ; Ju@@ de 4 .
As a result , she rema@@ ined in a com@@ a for the next three years .
When a three - nation al@@ li@@ ance in@@ va@@ ded Juda@@ h in the days of King Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at , Jehovah told them that He would inter@@ v@@ ene in their be@@ half “ t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w . ”
After making new disciples there as well , they again b@@ ra@@ ved d@@ anger and re@@ turned to L@@ y@@ str@@ a .
Why can we trust in Jehovah’s promises ?
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , it can be difficult to qu@@ ell feelings of disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement if these are deep@@ ly ing@@ ra@@ ined .
( b ) T@@ ow@@ ard whom do Christians stri@@ ve to be pe@@ ace@@ able ?
The princi@@ ple stated at 2 Timothy 2 : 24 can be app@@ lied to the man@@ ner in which parents ad@@ minis@@ ter discipl@@ ine .
With these words Paul showed not only that he was a@@ ware of the spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness en@@ vel@@ op@@ ing the world but also that he knew the true s@@ ource ​ — powerful demon@@ ic for@@ ces descri@@ bed as “ world rul@@ ers . ”
“ At first they seem@@ ed sur@@ pris@@ ed .
L@@ ong - suffering helps us to end@@ ure tr@@ ying situ@@ ations that se@@ em end@@ less or without any quic@@ k so@@ lu@@ tion .
When His Par@@ ents Ne@@ e@@ ded H@@ el@@ p
13 , 14 . ( a ) What j@@ udi@@ ci@@ ous ob@@ serv@@ ation in be@@ half of the early Christians came from an un@@ expe@@ cted s@@ ource ?
“ F@@ o@@ od at the Pro@@ per Ti@@ me ”
What comfort have you person@@ ally dra@@ wn from Jesus ’ words recorded at John 5 : 28 , 29 , and why ?
Just think of his power refle@@ cted in the cre@@ ation !
Be determined to stay in Jehovah’s v@@ al@@ le@@ y of prote@@ ction Un@@ der Jehovah’s prote@@ ction , we will sur@@ vi@@ ve the end of this wicked system of things and en@@ ter into God’s righteous new world .
So@@ on Abra@@ m and his hous@@ eho@@ ld would be con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with a situation that put their very lives at st@@ ake !
The bre@@ ad was made from whe@@ at f@@ l@@ our and water , without any le@@ av@@ en or se@@ as@@ on@@ ing , such as sal@@ t , being ad@@ ded .
I was so dis@@ ru@@ p@@ tive during Ge@@ or@@ ge@@ ’s Bible study that he deci@@ ded to study at a different lo@@ c@@ ation , doing so for ei@@ ght months .
So he occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed himself with the s@@ ow@@ ing of see@@ ds of Kingdom truth .
However , a Christian would want to be care@@ ful to avoid any practic@@ es that might viol@@ ate Bible principles .
Such a life is a wonderful pri@@ ze in@@ deed !
“ So you should go to all your congregations and tell the people you worship with to bring all the boo@@ ks here .
Why did Timothy deci@@ de to worship the true God ?
Let them at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te to Jehovah glory , and in the is@@ lands let them tell for@@ th even his praise . ”
And how f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating are powerful wh@@ al@@ es and other cre@@ atu@@ res that in@@ ha@@ bi@@ t the se@@ a !
For example , J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah , Job , and Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h were thought to re@@ present the anointed , while De@@ bor@@ ah and R@@ a@@ ha@@ b were said to fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ w the great crow@@ d .
S@@ ing to Jehovah , all you people of the earth . S@@ ing to Jehovah , bl@@ ess his name , ” are the op@@ ening words of a gr@@ and ro@@ y@@ al an@@ them p@@ en@@ ned in the psalmis@@ t’s day .
P@@ u@@ t A@@ way ‘ M@@ ali@@ ci@@ ous B@@ it@@ ter@@ ness , Ang@@ er , and W@@ r@@ ath ’
No@@ ble - min@@ ded people in the first century were comm@@ ended for “ care@@ fully exam@@ ining the Scriptures da@@ ily ” to make sure that what they learned really was the truth .
A@@ gain , is hel@@ l a fi@@ er@@ y place of et@@ er@@ n@@ al t@@ or@@ ment or of an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ation ?
Tru@@ e , we do not enjoy being coun@@ sel@@ ed or discipl@@ ined .
However , 6@@ 00 turned up , and they quic@@ k@@ ly r@@ an out of food .
But he did not re@@ move the proble@@ m of si@@ ck@@ ness or con@@ qu@@ er the enem@@ y death .
The Tr@@ ans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation Bu@@ il@@ ds Fa@@ ith
That is how one te@@ en@@ age bo@@ y descri@@ bed his expe@@ ct@@ ations .
H@@ ad the woman rec@@ al@@ led a sin that tr@@ oub@@ led her conscience ?
• In ad@@ dition to obedi@@ ence , why is sub@@ mis@@ sion needed ?
( J@@ er .
It was not eas@@ y , but I knew that I had made the right decision .
He was sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to their feelings , and this sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic reg@@ ard , in turn , moved him to act in ways that s@@ pared their feelings .
Jesus ’ words recorded at Luke 6 : 35 are best under@@ sto@@ od against the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
Re@@ fle@@ cting on our life in Jehovah’s service , we have so much to be than@@ k@@ ful for .
We cho@@ ose God as R@@ ul@@ er when we seek out and prac@@ tice true worship based on his Word , the Bible .
I enjo@@ yed their associ@@ ation because they had end@@ less experi@@ ences to rel@@ ate about the str@@ en@@ u@@ ous effort requi@@ red to car@@ ry out the preaching work .
Be@@ fore coming to earth , Jesus already had a deep interest in and a special f@@ on@@ dness for mankind .
What challeng@@ es did Samuel face there ?
However , Jehovah se@@ es to it that all their needs are satis@@ fied .
31 : 5 .
No won@@ der Jehovah deci@@ ded to ‘ st@@ re@@ t@@ ch out his hand ’ against Juda@@ h and Jerusalem in order to destro@@ y them ! ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 1 : 4 .
His af@@ fir@@ m@@ ation before the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in that he was “ the Christ the Son of God ” was jud@@ ged to be bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ y .
Today , milli@@ ons of Jehovah’s servants are like those “ ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ents ” in a spiritual sense .
El@@ ders , who want to f@@ it that inspired des@@ crip@@ tion , hum@@ bly and s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely ask Jehovah to give them “ the t@@ ong@@ ue of the taught ones ” so that they may know how to answer suffering ones with the right words .
To help us , our children , and our Bible stud@@ ents to re@@ ach this go@@ al , the speak@@ er rel@@ eas@@ ed the new study book Wor@@ ship the On@@ ly Tru@@ e God .
A young travel@@ ing overse@@ er , L@@ é@@ o@@ po@@ ld J@@ on@@ t@@ è@@ s , came to Bethel to help me .
* A@@ n a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of travel@@ ers gener@@ ated a great dem@@ and for lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing .
From The C@@ o@@ de@@ x A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ r@@ in@@ us in Re@@ duc@@ ed P@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c F@@ ac@@ si@@ m@@ ile , 19@@ 0@@ 9
Some brothers in our congregation were or had been members of the Bethel family .
The questions at the end of each se@@ ction help the read@@ er to reason on the information he just consider@@ ed .
“ He is br@@ ing@@ ing an end to w@@ ars thr@@ ough@@ out the earth . ” ​ — Psalm 4@@ 6 : 9 .
When fac@@ ed with the proble@@ m of e@@ ating fo@@ o@@ ds for@@ bi@@ d@@ den by the Law of Moses , they could have r@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ized that they were cap@@ ti@@ ves in a fore@@ ign land and thus had no cho@@ ice in the matter .
Some have felt under pres@@ sure to keep p@@ ace with what others do in the Christian ministry .
Be Jo@@ y@@ ful With the H@@ app@@ y God
After the f@@ all of T@@ y@@ re , some of its people evid@@ ently took refu@@ ge in K@@ it@@ ti@@ m .
Me@@ dit@@ ate on Jesus ’ wonderful counsel recorded there . A@@ pp@@ ly in your life what Christ said in his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount .
This we can do by regul@@ arly reading the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts and medit@@ ating on ways in which we can imitate him .
What a war@@ ning for those who hope in the powerful ones of this world !
In 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . , they destro@@ yed Jerusalem and the temple , kil@@ led old and young al@@ ike , and took many cap@@ ti@@ ves .
12 , 13 . ( a ) How did Jose@@ p@@ h’s words to the cu@@ p@@ be@@ are@@ r show that he did not pas@@ si@@ vely accept the in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es he su@@ ffered ?
Al@@ so , while the King James Bible uses the words “ wise men ” in descri@@ b@@ ing these vis@@ it@@ ors , other transl@@ ations use “ M@@ ag@@ i ” or “ ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers . ”
The an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ation of the most re@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible part of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at will serve as a pr@@ elu@@ de to the to@@ tal des@@ tru@@ ction of that wicked world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion .
Wh@@ atever the case , the pain of death cannot be elu@@ ded , and its fin@@ ality can be de@@ va@@ st@@ ating .
From a Scriptural stan@@ d@@ point , fe@@ aring God does not in any way rule out loving him .
Mo@@ st of us will never be tra@@ pp@@ ed under@@ gr@@ ound like those n@@ ine co@@ al min@@ ers or have to face death in a c@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ p@@ he .
• How do we benefit from re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing our dedic@@ ation and baptism ?
We can show our own love for Jehovah by pra@@ ising his name in the Christian ministry .
At the end of the fes@@ tiv@@ ities , Solomon “ sent the people away ; and they began to bl@@ ess the king and to go to their ho@@ m@@ es , rejo@@ ic@@ ing and feel@@ ing mer@@ ry of heart over all the go@@ o@@ dness that Jehovah had per@@ form@@ ed for David his serv@@ ant and for Israel his people . ”
He reas@@ oned that since I@@ rel@@ and at the time was a mission@@ ary field , he would pioneer there .
Daniel served God faith@@ fully until the end of his life .
M@@ or@@ al un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness makes our sacrific@@ es of praise un@@ accep@@ table .
A Mis@@ sion@@ ary As@@ sign@@ ment Be@@ came Our H@@ ome
Then he gave this cou@@ ple the opportunity to f@@ ill the earth with their children .
They cho@@ se to ign@@ ore the will of their Creator , and they re@@ ap@@ ed the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
We need discipl@@ ine from Jehovah in order to be f@@ it to sur@@ vi@@ ve into his righteous new world .
F@@ i@@ ght ne@@ g@@ ative thinking .
S@@ ur@@ ely , we do well to read God’s Word regul@@ arly , apply it in our own life , and use it when help@@ ing others .
In 1@@ 6@@ 9@@ 9 he wrote that he was fulfill@@ ing another desire ​ — to transl@@ ate the Bible into that language .
De@@ ad@@ ening our body members as res@@ pe@@ cts such sin@@ ful things requi@@ res determin@@ ation so as to eli@@ min@@ ate them , wi@@ p@@ ing them out .
When I refle@@ ct on my life , gr@@ ate@@ fully I rec@@ all the words of the psalmist : “ O God , you have taught me from my you@@ th on . ” ​ — Psalm 7@@ 1 : 17 .
The enem@@ y may a@@ im a b@@ low by att@@ ac@@ king Bible tru@@ ths that are fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al to your faith .
Ch@@ il@@ dren are imp@@ res@@ sion@@ able , and from s@@ our@@ ces out@@ side the family , they can learn many things that are far from who@@ les@@ ome .
What did the events on the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . prove ?
How can we have “ a heart to know ” Jehovah ?
Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k may have comple@@ ted writ@@ ing his book about 6@@ 28 B.C.E . , even before Babyl@@ on became the d@@ om@@ in@@ ant world power .
R@@ em@@ ember , our go@@ al is to fin@@ ish the pro@@ ject without in@@ ju@@ ries .
G@@ r@@ ace now uses her time to sear@@ ch out others who may have been mis@@ inform@@ ed about Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Acc@@ ording to this no@@ tion , bl@@ ame for all suffering and wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness in to@@ da@@ y’s world must li@@ e with God .
How would you answer these questions ?
C@@ re@@ ate the right sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s .
What became of the Ma@@ j@@ or Par@@ ty ?
In the Bible , knowledge of God is clo@@ sel@@ y associ@@ ated with par@@ adise .
But after the w@@ at@@ ering and the pla@@ ying were over , the shepher@@ ds one by one went up different si@@ des of the v@@ al@@ le@@ y , and each called out his pe@@ cu@@ li@@ ar call ; and the sheep of each dre@@ w out of the crow@@ d to their own shepher@@ d , and the flo@@ c@@ ks pas@@ sed away as or@@ der@@ ly as they came . ”
Be@@ coming Pro@@ g@@ res@@ sive and A@@ da@@ p@@ table M@@ in@@ isters
If a brother seem@@ s some@@ what self - s@@ par@@ ing , for example , an el@@ der may find it help@@ ful to point out that Jesus was a ze@@ al@@ ous Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er who com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned his followers to make disciples .
Thus , our making known our Christian stand is a positi@@ ve for@@ ce in our life , even as the apostle Peter pointed out : “ Indeed , who is the man that will har@@ m you if you become ze@@ al@@ ous for what is good ?
When we cannot understand Bible teachings in a fore@@ ign language , this can be a serious d@@ anger to our relationship with Jehovah .
As we san@@ g the op@@ ening s@@ ong and jo@@ ined in the op@@ ening prayer , our joy was un@@ b@@ oun@@ ded .
I tre@@ asure God’s promise that in the par@@ adise earth , “ the l@@ ame one will c@@ li@@ m@@ b up just as a sta@@ g does . ”
2 : 4 - 8 .
What does that expres@@ sion invol@@ ve ?
What can make it e@@ asi@@ er for us to pa@@ y attention at meetings ?
Consider what took place in the a@@ utu@@ m@@ n of 29 C.E . when 30 - year - old Jesus came to John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er .
L@@ ater , in the year 6@@ 0@@ 7 before Christ , Jerusalem was destro@@ yed by the Babyl@@ on@@ ians , and the other two tri@@ bes , the sou@@ ther@@ n kingdom of Juda@@ h , were also for@@ ced to leave their land .
At B@@ ra@@ z@@ il@@ ’s 200@@ 1 “ T@@ e@@ ach@@ ers of God’s Word ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tions for the de@@ a@@ f , more than 3@@ ,000 attend@@ ed , and 36 were baptized .
As those ver@@ ses indic@@ ate , those who eng@@ age in pre@@ mar@@ it@@ al se@@ x sacrifice a de@@ gre@@ e of their char@@ ac@@ ter , integrity , and self - respect .
He has made sure that his servants are not ign@@ or@@ ant regarding Satan’s t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s .
The Greek word rend@@ ered “ ro@@ t@@ ten ” has been used to descri@@ be pu@@ t@@ ref@@ ying fru@@ it , f@@ ish , or me@@ at .
The low@@ ly , po@@ or , and a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted will become part of one happy human family , uni@@ fied under the lead@@ er@@ ship of the King Jesus Christ .
R@@ es@@ pect for that name and the One whom it re@@ pres@@ ents was vital .
It is no won@@ der that sing@@ ing is a prom@@ in@@ ent as@@ pect of pu@@ re worship , whether we are al@@ one when we sing or we are with the congregation of God’s people .
( a ) What wrong vie@@ ws of for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation have led some you@@ ths to com@@ promise their integrity ?
Do the cho@@ ic@@ es we make in life have no effect on our future ?
Jesus told certain Jews that they did not listen to his message because ‘ they wi@@ shed to do the desi@@ res of their father the Devil . ’
One important way that we show such love for neigh@@ b@@ or is by obe@@ ying the comm@@ and to preach the good news of God’s Kingdom .
Why will mutu@@ al encourag@@ ement become more and more important in the days a@@ head , and what should we do ?
This should under@@ s@@ cor@@ e that rather than being m@@ ere human liter@@ ature , the boo@@ ks of the Bible are tre@@ a@@ sures f@@ it for your re@@ pe@@ ated study and benefit .
From No@@ b , David f@@ led about 25 mil@@ es [ 40 k@@ m ] w@@ est into Phil@@ ist@@ ine ter@@ rit@@ ory and s@@ ought refu@@ ge with King A@@ ch@@ ish in Go@@ li@@ a@@ th@@ ’s ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn , G@@ ath .
For example , first - century Christians rejo@@ ic@@ ed to be free of many of the re@@ stri@@ ctions of the Law .
The four hor@@ s@@ em@@ en may se@@ em my@@ st@@ eri@@ ous and ter@@ ri@@ f@@ ying , but that does not have to be the case .
As Solomon poin@@ ts out , the la@@ z@@ y one ​ — perhaps because he uses his con@@ ne@@ ctions with people in power — ​ may re@@ a@@ p the re@@ ward of the di@@ lig@@ ent work@@ er .
* She expla@@ ins : “ I wanted a good marriage .
O@@ b@@ serving evidence of God in cre@@ ation is like hear@@ ing the fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s of someone appro@@ aching be@@ h@@ ind a clo@@ sed do@@ or .
For instance , simply tel@@ ling a young child that a dec@@ eas@@ ed loved one is only s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing may cause the child to fear that if he go@@ es to s@@ le@@ ep at night , he may not wa@@ ke up again .
Not all mu@@ si@@ c mentioned in the Bible pleas@@ ed God .
So his no@@ tes were given to G@@ r@@ and@@ pa and another Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ent , and they wrote the se@@ ven@@ th vo@@ lu@@ me .
How to M@@ ake Go@@ od F@@ ri@@ ends
“ He that says he rema@@ ins in uni@@ on with [ God ] is under ob@@ lig@@ ation himself also to go on wal@@ king just as that one [ Jesus ] wal@@ ked , ” states the Bible .
A@@ n article by the A@@ mer@@ i@@ can P@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal As@@ soci@@ ation even su@@ gg@@ ests that “ anger is a comple@@ t@@ ely nor@@ ma@@ l , u@@ su@@ ally heal@@ thy , human emo@@ tion . ”
We love Jehovah and want to give him our best .
“ There is an over@@ thro@@ wing of the wicked ones and they are no more , ” ans@@ wers Solomon , “ but the very house of the righteous ones will keep standing . ”
Ther@@ efore , all living cre@@ atu@@ res ​ — human or ani@@ ma@@ l — ​ are sou@@ ls .
After that , her friend got off the bu@@ s .
“ It is by your faith that you are standing . ” ​ — 2 C@@ O@@ R@@ IN@@ TH@@ I@@ AN@@ S 1 : 24 .
I@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ ally , however , by mi@@ x@@ ing div@@ in@@ ely inspired Bible truth and human ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y , he f@@ ell into the same tra@@ p .
Consider the example of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es and s@@ cri@@ bes of Jesus ’ day .
There are many reas@@ ons why our prayers to Jehovah should inclu@@ de words of praise .
Paul’s use of these words can now be found eas@@ ily at Romans 11 : 34 and 1 Corinthians 2 : 16 .
We showed fil@@ ms pro@@ duc@@ ed by Jehovah’s Witnesses that helped people gain appreciation for our worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 32 : 4
Di@@ f@@ ficul@@ ties with in - la@@ ws or disa@@ gre@@ ements on how to sp@@ end money or ra@@ ise children can also cause problems .
Di@@ ffer@@ ent From Lo@@ ve and Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty
Is it not bene@@ fi@@ cial for us to ac@@ knowledge our li@@ mit@@ ations ?
But far from accep@@ ting Jesus as the Messi@@ ah , they ra@@ ised questions about his ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound : “ Wh@@ ere did this man get these things ? . . .
Rather , inter@@ n@@ al comple@@ ten@@ ess , or ful@@ l@@ ness , is indic@@ ated .
Bo@@ th k@@ ings were imper@@ fect and made mis@@ takes .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , it would be out of place for Jeremiah , or anyone el@@ se , to pray for Jehovah to re@@ verse His judgment . ​ — Jeremiah 7 : 9 , 15 .
Some grou@@ ps have tri@@ ed to preach the way we do , but they have fa@@ iled .
Jesus Christ read and app@@ lied to himself the prophe@@ tic com@@ mis@@ sion : “ The spirit of the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah is upon me , for the reason that Jehovah has anointed me to tell good news to the me@@ ek ones . He has sent me to bin@@ d up the bro@@ k@@ en@@ hear@@ ted , . . . to comfort all the m@@ our@@ ning ones . ”
And they light our ro@@ ad@@ way , en@@ ab@@ ling us to see c@@ learly what lies a@@ head .
The Bible tel@@ ls us that during his pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence , Jesus was b@@ es@@ i@@ de God in heaven “ as a ma@@ ster work@@ er . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From S@@ ong of Solomon , 11 / 15
As servants of Jehovah , we are not among those who are mis@@ led .
In Rom@@ an times it was made up of pri@@ es@@ tly no@@ bl@@ es ( main@@ ly S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es ) , la@@ y ar@@ is@@ to@@ cr@@ ats , and learned s@@ cri@@ bes of the par@@ ty of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of the challeng@@ es we face , however , Jehovah will hear our ‘ prayers of faith . ’
In his book Da@@ ily Li@@ fe in An@@ cient R@@ ome , hist@@ ori@@ an J@@ é@@ r@@ ô@@ me C@@ ar@@ cop@@ in@@ o says : “ In these pla@@ ys the ac@@ t@@ res@@ ses were per@@ mit@@ ted to un@@ d@@ ress enti@@ r@@ ely . . .
We are streng@@ th@@ ened and su@@ sta@@ ined by the as@@ sur@@ ance of God’s un@@ bre@@ aka@@ ble love .
F@@ la@@ x was also used for lam@@ p wi@@ c@@ ks .
My mother tal@@ ked to the Witness , and I heard some of what was said .
M@@ an’s V@@ ari@@ ed As@@ sign@@ ments
How does God view my Mus@@ li@@ m father ?
“ I am too imper@@ fect for Jehovah to love me , ” they may conclu@@ de .
What does the Bible tell us about these up@@ coming events ?
As no@@ ted , both ty@@ p@@ es of I@@ U@@ D@@ s appe@@ ar to al@@ ter the l@@ ining of the u@@ ter@@ us .
So@@ on af@@ ter@@ ward , while we were serving as regul@@ ar pione@@ ers , A@@ t@@ su@@ shi was appointed a sub@@ s@@ titu@@ te cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er .
Some re@@ ject marriage ou@@ tri@@ ght , while others try to re@@ de@@ fine it to su@@ it their own desi@@ res .
It men@@ tions many people who have fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ed in the out@@ working of God’s purpose .
What could I do that would encoura@@ ge my mate to be more o@@ pen about discus@@ sing spiritual matters with me ?
The present st@@ ate of the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment is but one cause of anxi@@ ety .
The question , then , especially in the light of the teaching at 1 Timothy 6 : 6 - 10 , is : What should people with more than the a@@ ver@@ age am@@ ount of money do if they want to honor God ?
We car@@ ry on our work ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ously and refu@@ se to be@@ tra@@ y them by di@@ vu@@ l@@ g@@ ing their n@@ ames or other information to persecu@@ t@@ ors .
TH@@ E mor@@ ning of May 16 , 200@@ 5 , was pleas@@ an@@ tly co@@ ol and b@@ right at Watchtower F@@ ar@@ ms in W@@ all@@ k@@ ill , New Yor@@ k .
There is good reason to be ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous .
( b ) How might your parents help you to man@@ age money ?
To illustr@@ ate : S@@ up@@ pose someone asked you to dist@@ ribu@@ te a certain ty@@ pe of bre@@ ad from do@@ or to do@@ or , free of char@@ ge .
In 1914 , the first year of its show@@ ing , it was seen by more than 9@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 people .
He ‘ W@@ al@@ ked With God ’ ( Noah ) , 4 / 1
For example , Mari@@ us@@ z , an el@@ der who has three children , says : “ When I started stud@@ ying the Bible , I became an op@@ ti@@ mis@@ t .
The Bible can have a powerful influ@@ ence on the hearts of form@@ er enem@@ ies
“ As a child , I believ@@ ed that God was sear@@ ch@@ ing for our mis@@ takes , ready to p@@ un@@ ish us if we deser@@ ved it .
This beau@@ ti@@ fully illustr@@ ated 3@@ 20 - page public@@ ation co@@ v@@ ers every part of the book of Daniel .
C@@ ur@@ t@@ is was born in 19@@ 25 .
We would also not li@@ e or c@@ he@@ at , even if an emp@@ loy@@ er dem@@ ands that we do so . ​ — Acts 15 : 29 ; Revelation 21 : 8 .
I@@ N TH@@ E last article , we learned that faithful Christians became cap@@ ti@@ ves of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at .
If we use our gi@@ f@@ ts “ in minis@@ ter@@ ing to one another , ” we will be pleas@@ ing Jehovah . ​ — Pro@@ v . 19 : 17 ; read Hebrews 13 : 16 .
* Since no@@ ne of Christ’s anointed brothers are spo@@ ken of as accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing Jesus in the bat@@ tle with the dra@@ g@@ on and its angels , the war in heaven and the ou@@ sting of Satan and his dem@@ ons would have been comple@@ ted by the time the resurrection of Christ’s brothers got under way .
She was always a very ac@@ tive person , but now , at the age of 8@@ 4 , she has become practic@@ ally h@@ ou@@ se@@ b@@ ound .
If certain individuals tre@@ at us un@@ kin@@ dly , that should not cause us to form ne@@ g@@ ative op@@ in@@ i@@ ons about their n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality or e@@ th@@ ni@@ c group as a whole .
Th@@ ough the brothers in Li@@ b@@ eri@@ a continue to face ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely difficult con@@ di@@ tions , they trust in God and faith@@ fully pro@@ cla@@ im the good news of better times under the righteous rule of God’s Kingdom .
Th@@ an@@ k you very much . ”
She too had moved to H@@ ol@@ l@@ y@@ w@@ o@@ od .
It is our Christian du@@ ty and privilege to share the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ans@@ wers to such questions with all those willing to listen .
How can we ac@@ qui@@ re real faith ?
S@@ et@@ ting the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c go@@ als early in life makes good sense .
The qu@@ an@@ t@@ ity and qu@@ ality of food was not a proble@@ m for us .
8 : 11 ​ — If the tre@@ es were ru@@ ined by the F@@ lood , where did the do@@ ve get the o@@ live lea@@ f ?
The con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of the de@@ fe@@ ctive leg@@ ac@@ y that Adam left his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing were cu@@ mul@@ ative . — Romans 5 : 12 .
“ The person faithful in what is le@@ ast is faithful also in much , ” declar@@ ed the Son of God , “ and the person un@@ righteous in what is le@@ ast is un@@ righteous also in much . ”
How can you show that you are determined to res@@ ist the influ@@ ence of wicked spi@@ r@@ its ?
( Read 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 11 , 12 . )
J@@ U@@ N@@ E 15 - 17
W@@ a@@ ves have always been a mar@@ vel@@ ous fe@@ ature of the o@@ ce@@ an , demonstr@@ ating its a@@ w@@ es@@ ome might .
For example , a conscience that has not been tra@@ ined by Bible principles may allow a man and a woman to t@@ est their com@@ pati@@ bility before marriage by simply living together .
What helped Jeremiah to love Scriptural truth , and how did it af@@ fect him ?
Th@@ under@@ ous ap@@ pla@@ use follow@@ ed .
pages 20 - 4 of the bro@@ ch@@ ure When S@@ ome@@ one You Lo@@ ve Di@@ es , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , though , it had been mis@@ direc@@ ted .
T@@ w@@ o Witnesses kno@@ cked on our do@@ or and offered to discus@@ s the Bible .
Because I was now atten@@ ding a Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant school , the Ca@@ tho@@ lic pri@@ ests pre@@ ven@@ ted me from par@@ taking of the S@@ un@@ day Mas@@ s .
By going through that do@@ or , Paul helped many to learn about Jehovah and worship H@@ im .
Bible S@@ tu@@ dy ​ — Is It for You ?
The Bible conclu@@ des the account with the words : “ Thus Je@@ h@@ u an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ated Ba@@ al out of Israel . ” ​ — 2 K@@ ings 10 : 18 - 28 .
The In@@ ter@@ pre@@ ter@@ ’s Bible ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ The ful@@ l@@ ness of spiritual ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ement is not to be at@@ ta@@ ined by the individu@@ al in is@@ ol@@ ation , just as one part of the body cannot re@@ ach its matu@@ re develop@@ ment exc@@ ep@@ t as the whole body continu@@ es its heal@@ thy gro@@ w@@ th . ”
Eph@@ ra@@ im was inter@@ ested in understanding why there was so much an@@ ta@@ g@@ on@@ ism against Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Per@@ haps we rec@@ all times in our own life when we saw evidence of God’s interest in us person@@ ally .
While a slave in Egy@@ pt , Joseph had to res@@ ist the im@@ moral advan@@ ces of his ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s wife .
He and his family kept bus@@ y building the ar@@ k , and he was also “ a pre@@ ach@@ er of righteousness . ”
How did Noah hear about Jehovah ?
6@@ 2@@ ,@@ 7@@ 8@@ 7@@ ,000
discus@@ ses a te@@ ch@@ n@@ ic@@ al or hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al to@@ pi@@ c , a great de@@ al of re@@ sear@@ ch is necess@@ ary .
Th@@ an@@ k@@ fully , we have God’s Word .
In@@ iti@@ ally , I so@@ ld ice cre@@ am from a small v@@ an .
In 19@@ 50 , I received a new assignment ​ — D@@ un@@ k@@ er@@ que , a to@@ wn where I had pre@@ ached before .
H@@ un@@ ting and F@@ ish@@ ing , 12 / 1
A young child may star@@ t by saying a few words in answer to a question he under@@ stan@@ ds .
H@@ er husband was kil@@ led in the war , her daugh@@ ter is a sing@@ le mother stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to ra@@ ise her ba@@ by in the cam@@ p , and her son was k@@ id@@ n@@ app@@ ed sever@@ al months ag@@ o .
A R@@ ich Li@@ fe in Jehovah’s Ser@@ vice
If so , this is the great@@ est honor that you could ever have .
It was a city ste@@ ep@@ ed in i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry and su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ on .
19 , 20 . ( a ) Des@@ cri@@ be the are@@ a of ancient S@@ har@@ on . ( b ) What is one way to strengthen our hope for Par@@ adise ?
L@@ ex@@ ic@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ her E@@ d@@ ward R@@ o@@ bin@@ son stated : “ Since the ancient covenant is con@@ ta@@ ined in the Mo@@ sa@@ ic boo@@ ks , [ di@@ ·@@ a@@ ·@@ the@@ ʹ@@ ke ] is put for the book of the covenant , the Mo@@ sa@@ ic writ@@ ings , i@@ .@@ e . the law . ”
Pe@@ ople died quic@@ k@@ ly from in@@ fe@@ c@@ ti@@ ous di@@ se@@ as@@ es or ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents .
If imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment for righteousness ’ s@@ ake were to pre@@ v@@ ent you from being with fellow believers in their place of worship for a time , wa@@ it pati@@ ently for God to act in your be@@ half .
S@@ ur@@ ely he was not as@@ king the ty@@ pi@@ cal questions of a cu@@ ri@@ ous bo@@ y .
By word and deed , Jesus af@@ fir@@ m@@ ed that God’s Law was perfect , bene@@ fi@@ cial , and sure to be ful@@ filled . ​ — Mat@@ t .
And there is nothing wrong with ex@@ chang@@ ing ide@@ as on personal matters , such as d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing or cho@@ ice of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
In a time when others a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned divine standards , J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah c@@ lu@@ ng to them .
By doing so , we will find ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment for our sou@@ ls and will enjoy the loving care of our heavenly Father forever . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Wh@@ en@@ ever she vis@@ ited the mother , the bo@@ y was pla@@ ying with a small pl@@ as@@ tic gu@@ n , the only to@@ y he had .
Does it se@@ em that something is seri@@ ously wrong with soci@@ ety ​ — that some for@@ ce is pu@@ shing mankind toward disa@@ ster ?
At that cr@@ itical m@@ om@@ ent during the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , the ang@@ eli@@ c sol@@ di@@ ers of Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es will come together to prote@@ ct God’s people and destro@@ y those who op@@ pose his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Many O@@ ther Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful On@@ es C@@ op@@ ed
S@@ how us just how to coun@@ t our days in such a way that we may bring a heart of wisdom in . ”
We Mu@@ st Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ise J@@ us@@ tice
• How should love af@@ fect our deal@@ ings with one another ?
Tru@@ e to Isa@@ i@@ ah’s word , the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans con@@ qu@@ ered the nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom of Israel and de@@ por@@ ted its in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants , thus fru@@ str@@ ating Israel@@ ’s pl@@ ans to place a u@@ sur@@ per on Davi@@ d’s thro@@ ne .
“ After one ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent , when my feelings had cal@@ m@@ ed down , I a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ zed to my son for my emo@@ tional out@@ bur@@ st .
As free moral ag@@ ents , we can cho@@ ose the things that we consider .
When we exam@@ ine some of the events sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding Sa@@ ul@@ ’s con@@ ver@@ sion and baptism , we c@@ learly see that he was not over@@ ly concer@@ ned about how others jud@@ ged him ; ne@@ i@@ ther did he qu@@ it because of se@@ v@@ ere op@@ position .
Des@@ pite his doub@@ ts , Mu@@ r@@ z@@ y@@ no@@ w@@ s@@ ki was in@@ str@@ um@@ ent@@ al in making God’s Word a@@ vail@@ able to the P@@ ol@@ ish people .
“ I S@@ A@@ W another ang@@ el f@@ l@@ ying in mi@@ d@@ heaven , ” wrote the apostle John , “ and he had everlasting good news to dec@@ l@@ are as g@@ la@@ d ti@@ ding@@ s to those who d@@ well on the earth , and to every nation and tri@@ be and t@@ ong@@ ue and people . ”
The all - important is@@ sue that Satan ra@@ ised , then , was that of the righ@@ t@@ ful@@ ness of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Romans 8 : 6 states : “ S@@ et@@ ting the mind on the spirit means life and peace . ”
For example , the apostles were flo@@ g@@ ged for speaking about the Christ .
It was then that Abraham ple@@ ad@@ ed : “ S@@ up@@ pose there are fi@@ f@@ ty righteous men in the mi@@ d@@ st of the city . Will you , then , s@@ we@@ ep them away and not par@@ d@@ on the place for the s@@ ake of the fi@@ f@@ ty righteous who are in@@ side it ?
During such vis@@ its , elders act in har@@ mony with the real purpose of discipl@@ ine by out@@ l@@ ining the st@@ ep@@ s needed for a person to return to the Christian congregation .
The preaching work ass@@ is@@ ted me in the same way .
“ Even with our best efforts there is no gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e of an individu@@ al@@ ’s true id@@ ent@@ ity . ”
Those ani@@ mal@@ s were valu@@ able , likely his li@@ v@@ eli@@ ho@@ od .
So@@ on , crow@@ ds follow Jesus to listen to his teaching and to be heal@@ ed by him .
Jehovah’s Witnesses preach the best news possible .
Since the second psal@@ m is under@@ going fulfill@@ ment now , during Jesus Christ’s inv@@ isi@@ ble pres@@ ence , what is in st@@ ore for the nations ?
In fact , Jehovah origin@@ ally pur@@ posed that all humans be un@@ ited as one family under one rul@@ er@@ ship ​ — his rul@@ er@@ ship .
What can we do to ‘ remember their faithful work and loving la@@ b@@ or ’ ? ​ — 1 Th@@ ess .
How com@@ for@@ ting it is to know that Jehovah hon@@ ors the el@@ der@@ ly !
The following artic@@ les will discus@@ s these three are@@ as .
After all , the s@@ end@@ er is su@@ peri@@ or to the one who is sent .
“ When anyone rep@@ lies to a matter before he he@@ ars the fac@@ ts , it is fo@@ ol@@ ish and hum@@ ili@@ ating , ” states Proverbs 18 : 13 .
R@@ a@@ ising a F@@ am@@ ily
They may even have sin@@ ned against us person@@ ally .
If a leg@@ al ent@@ ity is dis@@ sol@@ ved by govern@@ ment dec@@ ree , the preaching work will still go on .
However , the ex@@ act inter@@ pre@@ tation is ob@@ s@@ cu@@ re .
Their marriage pro@@ du@@ ces a son , O@@ bed , the gr@@ and@@ father of King David .
In all three c@@ ities , plac@@ es to me@@ et were r@@ ented .
They may be “ ha@@ ul@@ ed up on@@ to the be@@ ach , ” but Jesus tel@@ ls us that only “ the fine ones ” are ga@@ ther@@ ed into v@@ ess@@ els , which re@@ present Christian congregations .
We should not allow apost@@ ates into our ho@@ m@@ es or even gre@@ et them , for such actions would make us ‘ sh@@ ar@@ ers in their wicked works . ’
The next m@@ om@@ ent I was p@@ lum@@ me@@ ting to the gr@@ ound .
It must have been a he@@ c@@ tic time for the family .
I also develop@@ ed a quic@@ k temp@@ er .
* With how much more ze@@ al we should seek wisdom , dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment , and understanding of God and his will !
Be@@ fore fac@@ ing tri@@ als , Jesus pray@@ ed for God’s spirit to help him .
To me , he loo@@ ked as t@@ all and as wide as our fr@@ on@@ t do@@ or .
15 : 23 .
The Bible states that Jerusalem was rul@@ ed by Cana@@ an@@ ite k@@ ings until David con@@ qu@@ ered it , about 10@@ 70 B.C.E .
The brothers there have to de@@ al with many sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve and comple@@ x questions from el@@ der bo@@ dies and cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers around the country .
We read that he “ listen@@ ed to what [ S@@ ar@@ ah ] said . ” ​ — Genesis 16 : 1 - 3 .
“ I have come down from heaven , ” he c@@ learly stated .
Although Jehovah lo@@ v@@ ingly as@@ sur@@ ed David that He would continue to bl@@ ess him , God direc@@ ted that Davi@@ d’s son Solomon buil@@ d the temple .
Jehovah is close to us , and he wants to help us . ” ​ — Ser@@ ge@@ i , Rus@@ sia .
S@@ ur@@ ely you do not want to return to a sin@@ ful life .
However , re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y mar@@ red the first marriage and brought sin and death to all mankind .
Ther@@ efore , Jehovah’s Witnesses accept medi@@ cal help and other form@@ s of tre@@ at@@ ment .
We under@@ sto@@ od that the “ arri@@ ving ” mentioned in verse 4@@ 6 was l@@ in@@ ked to the time when Jesus came to in@@ spe@@ ct the spiritual con@@ dition of the anointed in 19@@ 18 and that the ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment of the slave over all the Ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s bel@@ ong@@ ings occ@@ ur@@ red in 19@@ 19 .
To see this for yourself , you might wish to o@@ pen your Bible and read the following pas@@ sa@@ ges : Psalm 37 : 9 - 11 ; 4@@ 6 : 8 , 9 ; 7@@ 2 : 7 , 8 , 16 ; Isaiah 35 : 5 , 6 ; 6@@ 5 : 21 - 23 ; Matthew 5 : 5 ; John 5 : 28 , 29 ; Revelation 21 : 4 .
When we ask Jehovah to help us end@@ ure , he promises to “ make the way out . ”
Yet , Joseph knew that such conduct could not be hi@@ d@@ den from God .
God invit@@ es all his servants to draw close to him
Some have taken the expres@@ sion “ one of us ” as the p@@ lu@@ r@@ al of ma@@ j@@ es@@ ty , just as a human king might say “ we are not pleas@@ ed ” when refer@@ ring only to himself .
We can learn important less@@ ons about faith from Peter when he tri@@ ed to walk on water at the Se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e .
Since he put humans on the earth in the first place , he must know why they are here .
That might have seem@@ ed just , since he had the right to do so .
The wicked one sin@@ s deli@@ ber@@ ately and refu@@ ses to turn to doing good .
And elders who love God’s sheep will tre@@ at them with tend@@ er@@ ness . ​ — Acts 20 : 28 , 29 .
As time went on , Jehovah prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely made known as@@ pe@@ cts of “ the sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ t of the kingdom of God . ”
The tend@@ er com@@ pas@@ sion that Jehovah has for his servants is im@@ me@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ bly str@@ ong@@ er than the most tend@@ er n@@ atur@@ al feel@@ ing that we can i@@ magine ​ — the com@@ pas@@ sion that a mother nor@@ m@@ ally feel@@ s for her inf@@ ant child .
Pe@@ ople around the g@@ lo@@ be say that this se@@ as@@ on c@@ ent@@ ers on Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s , the tra@@ di@@ tional day of Christ’s bir@@ th , but it also inclu@@ des the New Ye@@ ar@@ ’s c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation .
As a result , the dist@@ ra@@ ught prophet b@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed up and became jo@@ y@@ ful , with full trust in the God of his sal@@ vation .
And every@@ day experience tel@@ ls them that comple@@ x , high@@ ly fun@@ c@@ tional desi@@ gn@@ s point to in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ence , not un@@ direc@@ ted for@@ ces .
He might have had de@@ pres@@ sive mo@@ o@@ ds , and he pla@@ yed with a@@ ir g@@ un@@ s and some po@@ pul@@ ar viol@@ ent com@@ pu@@ ter g@@ ames .
Like Paul , we will have the strength to do so by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of Jehovah , who gener@@ ously imp@@ ar@@ ts power to us .
This important st@@ ep in br@@ ing@@ ing the organization into the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c ali@@ gn@@ ment came at the end of the “ two th@@ ous@@ and three h@@ un@@ d@@ red ev@@ en@@ ings and mor@@ n@@ ings , ” mentioned at Daniel 8 : 14 .
What efforts did many ancient Israelites have to make to atten@@ d the fes@@ tiv@@ als in Jerusalem ?
How can we show godly wisdom in reg@@ ard to am@@ as@@ sing de@@ b@@ t ?
She s@@ lam@@ m@@ ed the do@@ or and left .
At one place , a Witness cou@@ ple had invit@@ ed all their Bible stud@@ ents ​ — 40 of them — ​ to their home so that we could share in their stu@@ dies .
L@@ ater , I had the privilege of vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ering at the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k .
Since we are living in a world that already has too many s@@ na@@ res and temp@@ t@@ ations , why un@@ necess@@ ar@@ ily ex@@ pose ourselves to yet another ?
Consider also the very first prophecy of the Bible .
Because the G@@ esta@@ p@@ o was at my he@@ els , I could never stay in one place for more than a few h@@ our@@ s .
Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing integrity will lead us to praise Jehovah , the God of truth , for all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity .
Jesus direc@@ ted his followers to make Christian disciples and teach them about Jehovah and his requi@@ re@@ ments .
For those who walk with him , Jehovah has made pro@@ vision for the for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin , and he off@@ ers the sure hope of everlasting life .
Still , she reas@@ oned , others had g@@ one ab@@ ro@@ ad for a time , and their famili@@ es seem@@ ed to sur@@ vi@@ ve spiritually .
And to a certain ex@@ t@@ ent , we can enjoy his prote@@ ction and care even now .
In Is@@ a 30 verse 21 , a different word pi@@ c@@ ture is pa@@ inted .
I@@ magine my sur@@ pris@@ e when I was invit@@ ed to go to Yor@@ k@@ shi@@ re to serve as a travel@@ ing overse@@ er , vis@@ iting a different congregation each we@@ ek to help and encoura@@ ge the brothers .
We can eas@@ ily con@@ v@@ in@@ ce ourselves that we need something , when in re@@ ality it is a want and not a need .
Why , they had even used reason@@ ing similar to that of K@@ or@@ ah !
Bo@@ th our sons began pione@@ ering with us , and they are now serving at Bethel in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates . ”
“ A name is better than good o@@ il , ” says the Bible , “ and the day of death than the day of one@@ ’s being born . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 7 : 1 .
U@@ sing the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations In@@ de@@ x , * why not do re@@ sear@@ ch on such true - life events as the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l D@@ elu@@ ge of No@@ ah’s day , the deli@@ ver@@ ance of Lo@@ t and his daugh@@ ters from So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h , Israel@@ ’s Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us from Egy@@ pt and tre@@ k through the R@@ ed Se@@ a , or H@@ am@@ an’s fo@@ iled p@@ lo@@ t to destro@@ y the Jews ?
We view marriage as a sac@@ red gift from Jehovah .
If left un@@ c@@ he@@ cked , feelings of sa@@ dness could prove spiritually de@@ bil@@ it@@ ating and cause them to lo@@ se their trust in Jehovah .
Mo@@ st brothers did not own a ca@@ r , so no one was able to pi@@ ck me up at the tra@@ in st@@ ation .
G@@ a@@ ining God’s A@@ p@@ pro@@ val Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe
S@@ ome@@ one asked whether it was right for the ch@@ urch to me@@ dd@@ le in pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s , as it had done for cen@@ tu@@ ries .
The disci@@ ple James wrote : “ Do you not know that the fri@@ end@@ ship with the world is en@@ m@@ ity with God ?
The spirit of the world refle@@ cts re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against God’s Word .
Many get baptized at a young age , and they go on to be faithful to Jehovah .
Even after cen@@ tu@@ ries of ign@@ or@@ ance and Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s apost@@ ate teaching , God’s Word pre@@ vail@@ s , su@@ sta@@ ining all who ye@@ ar@@ n to serve Jehovah .
The i@@ ma@@ ge of go@@ ld that this Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an king set up on the pla@@ in of D@@ ur@@ a may have been dedic@@ ated to Mar@@ du@@ k .
Con@@ cer@@ ning the help that God gave him , Paul wrote : “ For all things I have the strength through the one who gives me power . ”
Re@@ g@@ arding it , some might ask : Why com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate Jesus ’ death ?
David , who was no str@@ anger to har@@ d@@ ship , was confid@@ ent that Jehovah no@@ tic@@ ed him .
Th@@ ink of the over one milli@@ on Witnesses who have been baptized within the past three years !
If they continue reading and lear@@ ning , they will more eas@@ ily ad@@ just to regul@@ ar scho@@ ol@@ ing should it become a@@ vail@@ able .
What H@@ as H@@ app@@ ened to H@@ el@@ l@@ fi@@ re ?
Lo@@ sing one@@ ’s li@@ v@@ eli@@ ho@@ od can be very pa@@ in@@ ful , but why not view it as an opportunity to see for yourself that Jehovah will never for@@ s@@ ake you ?
R@@ el@@ ying on the true God , David brought down the Phil@@ ist@@ ine ch@@ am@@ pi@@ on with a sing@@ le s@@ l@@ ing@@ st@@ one .
However , such a conclu@@ sion is un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble !
“ De@@ ath will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more . ” ​ — Revelation 21 : 3 , 4 .
“ H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds , continue loving your wi@@ ves , ” the Bible ur@@ ges Christians , “ just as the Christ also loved the congregation and deli@@ vered up himself for it . ”
A Christian in such an e@@ con@@ om@@ ic@@ ally difficult situation has a right to be concer@@ ned . It is difficult to find emp@@ loy@@ ment these days .
Com@@ ing from many nations and therefore speaking many different langu@@ ages , Jehovah’s Witnesses stri@@ ve to up@@ hold the pu@@ re language of truth .
Even “ when he was being re@@ v@@ iled , [ Jesus ] did not go re@@ v@@ il@@ ing in return . ”
At the conven@@ tion Joseph F . Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d , then pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety , me@@ t person@@ ally with all the pione@@ ers .
He@@ e@@ ding Ad@@ v@@ ance W@@ ar@@ ning Can Sa@@ ve Your Li@@ fe !
It is reas@@ sur@@ ing to know , however , that not ever@@ yone who has sin@@ ned is bey@@ ond reco@@ very .
Jehovah’s relationship with Abraham was a demonstr@@ ation of what true loy@@ al@@ ty is ​ — love transl@@ ated into action . ​ — Genesis , chap@@ ters 12 to 25 .
When Jehovah with@@ dre@@ w his holy spirit , Saul lost its prote@@ ction and came to be d@@ om@@ in@@ ated by his own bad spirit .
How can you share in the joy of making disciples even in a challeng@@ ing ter@@ rit@@ ory ?
In the same way , 2 Peter 3 : 7 fore@@ tel@@ ls the per@@ man@@ ent des@@ tru@@ ction of wicked soci@@ ety and its cor@@ ru@@ pt govern@@ ments as if by fi@@ re .
This time , things were different .
Mar@@ ri@@ age mat@@ es and children need some spiritual con@@ vers@@ ation da@@ ily .
S@@ ele@@ ct appro@@ pri@@ ate s@@ crip@@ tures .
It will ha@@ p@@ pen after the in@@ iti@@ al part of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation has pas@@ sed but before the bat@@ tle of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
The Go@@ sp@@ els men@@ tion other relati@@ ves of Jesus , but let us now foc@@ us on Jesus ’ im@@ medi@@ ate family and see what we can learn from them .
In the se@@ cul@@ ar con@@ text , what is imp@@ lied by the word “ dedic@@ ation ” ?
He never left off pro@@ duc@@ ing fru@@ it ; nor did he let himself be influ@@ enced by ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ers .
B@@ less@@ ing can now happ@@ ily look back on 12 years in full - time service and be g@@ la@@ d that she has kept her foc@@ us on the “ day of good news ” that we are living in right now .
How com@@ for@@ ting , then , to know that Jesus is inc@@ or@@ ru@@ p@@ ti@@ ble , that righteousness and faith@@ ful@@ ness are like a bel@@ t fir@@ m@@ ly gi@@ r@@ ded about his lo@@ ins !
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : Do not res@@ cu@@ e him by pa@@ ying off his de@@ b@@ ts or by making exc@@ uses to his teach@@ er for a fa@@ il@@ ing gra@@ de .
Jehovah’s Word Is A@@ live ​ — H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of Revelation — ​ I
* ​ — Le@@ v .
When he was still a young man , Solomon hum@@ bly said in prayer : “ I am but a little bo@@ y .
During the f@@ our@@ th cre@@ ative peri@@ od , however , a no@@ table change took place .
U@@ p@@ on ga@@ ining their heavenly position , these devo@@ ted ones will help obedi@@ ent humans to re@@ ach per@@ fe@@ ction and end@@ less life .
Be@@ ing hon@@ est at our work@@ place inclu@@ des “ not com@@ mit@@ ting the@@ ft ” ​ — even if doing so is the su@@ p@@ posed nor@@ m .
Timothy thus needed to continue to make spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement .
Those Israelites had seen Jehovah’s powerful ac@@ ts in their be@@ half .
L@@ ear@@ n to be inter@@ ested in people by t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully as@@ king their op@@ in@@ ion and listen@@ ing to their respon@@ se .
Jesus also showed love for people by loo@@ king for the good in them .
Still , if we lo@@ se sight of the ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y of the times in which we live , we could f@@ all as@@ le@@ ep in a spiritual sense .
‘ But , ’ you might think , ‘ though Jews c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate P@@ as@@ so@@ ver , I am not a practic@@ ing Je@@ w .
C@@ ould you inc@@ re@@ ase the share you are having in the ministry , a work that truly hon@@ ors Jehovah and man@@ i@@ fes@@ ts your com@@ pas@@ sion for others ? ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Instead of giving Jehovah the best of their ani@@ mal@@ s , however , people in Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s day began to offer those they really did not want themselves .
Acc@@ ording to R@@ ol@@ and de V@@ au@@ x , these te@@ x@@ ts “ are a fai@@ r@@ ly acc@@ ur@@ ate refle@@ ction of ci@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ation in the land of Cana@@ an just pri@@ or to the Israel@@ ite con@@ qu@@ est . ”
And we are encoura@@ ged to imitate him in that .
On see@@ ing these words in Matthe@@ w@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l , many respon@@ d : “ I have always wanted to read the Bible at le@@ ast once . ”
H@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y has no place among Jehovah’s servants .
On earth , where , as a group , they would serve as a pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od , re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting Jehovah to people by ‘ declar@@ ing ab@@ ro@@ ad his exc@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ ci@@ es ’ and provi@@ ding spiritual food .
C@@ ol@@ le@@ ct@@ ors u@@ su@@ ally reg@@ ard the ic@@ on , not as a sac@@ red religious ob@@ ject , but as a work of ar@@ t refle@@ cting B@@ y@@ z@@ an@@ t@@ ine cul@@ ture .
Pet@@ er@@ ’s last com@@ ments were ad@@ d@@ ressed to his si@@ bl@@ ings .
She gave him the two bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , and about a we@@ ek later , he said , “ Now I believe in God . ”
when a group of you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded me .
However , our pri@@ m@@ ary reason for tra@@ ining them is to fo@@ ster love for God in their heart . ​ — Mark 12 : 28 - 30 .
They ac@@ tually happened to real people like us , living at a real time and in a real place .
D@@ on@@ ’t have anything to do with such people . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 4 , 5 , Con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary Eng@@ l@@ ish V@@ er@@ sion .
They enjo@@ yed public speaking , and some of them fai@@ r@@ ly bas@@ ked in the war@@ m ad@@ ul@@ ation of their listen@@ ers .
E@@ in@@ ste@@ in ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ated the need for a world govern@@ ment
What makes P@@ il@@ ate in@@ fam@@ ous is his inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ation of char@@ ges made by the Jewish c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests and older men that Jesus was pres@@ en@@ ting himself as King .
When appro@@ pri@@ ate , they can also provide the bas@@ is for a local needs part on the Ser@@ vice Me@@ et@@ ing .
For example , during the con@@ stru@@ ction of the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le in ancient Israel , Jehovah filled people like Be@@ z@@ al@@ el and O@@ ho@@ li@@ a@@ b with wisdom , understanding , and knowledge , en@@ ab@@ ling them to car@@ ry out spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c ar@@ t@@ is@@ tic and practic@@ al t@@ as@@ ks .
The t@@ our gu@@ i@@ de expla@@ ins : “ The ‘ un@@ fin@@ i@@ shed ’ ce@@ il@@ ing is com@@ mon@@ ly seen as a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic remin@@ der that the e@@ con@@ om@@ ic and so@@ cial work of the Un@@ ited N@@ ations is never fin@@ i@@ shed ; there will always be something more that can be done to imp@@ ro@@ ve the living con@@ di@@ tions of the worl@@ d’s people . ”
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ating Lo@@ ve for God
To his anointed brothers , Paul wrote : “ B@@ el@@ o@@ ved ones , let us cle@@ an@@ se ourselves of every de@@ fil@@ ement of flesh and spirit , per@@ fe@@ cting ho@@ l@@ iness in God’s fear . ”
▪ After you gre@@ et the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der , you might hand him a tr@@ act and say , “ My purpose in vis@@ iting today is to share an encourag@@ ing thought on this important sub@@ ject . ”
In No@@ ah’s day , dis@@ obedi@@ ent angels con@@ tam@@ in@@ ated human@@ ity with un@@ n@@ atur@@ al se@@ x .
‘ What a no@@ is@@ y bun@@ ch ! ’
How does God view the matter ?
Since each re@@ gi@@ on had its uni@@ que food , d@@ ress , language , and s@@ cen@@ er@@ y , it was like travel@@ ing from one country to another .
L@@ in@@ da : I was born in S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
How do we know that what we look at can af@@ fect our heart ?
Will we ever be able to enjoy the per@@ fe@@ ction that Adam lost ?
It can come in the form of tra@@ ining first , and if that is re@@ je@@ cted , ev@@ en@@ tually as p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment .
He was so happy when D@@ ad was asked to tra@@ in the nu@@ cle@@ us of the bi@@ g conven@@ tion or@@ ch@@ es@@ tr@@ a for the 194@@ 6 inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion in C@@ le@@ vel@@ and , O@@ hi@@ o .
For example , if an emp@@ loy@@ er in@@ sis@@ ts that you regul@@ arly work at a time sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ed for Christian meetings , will you coura@@ ge@@ ously s@@ tic@@ k to your spiritual pri@@ or@@ ities ?
From my van@@ ta@@ ge point at Bethel , I have been bless@@ ed to witness out@@ standing spiritual gro@@ w@@ th in the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines .
We read : “ It came about that when Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l cu@@ t off Jehovah’s prophe@@ ts , O@@ badi@@ ah pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to take a h@@ un@@ d@@ red prophe@@ ts and keep them hi@@ d by fi@@ f@@ ties in a ca@@ ve , and he supp@@ lied them bre@@ ad and water . ”
God did not want them to think that they de@@ fe@@ ated the M@@ idi@@ an@@ ites in their own strength .
Mar@@ ri@@ age should be under@@ taken only when we are physi@@ c@@ ally , men@@ t@@ ally , and spiritually ready to take on an end@@ uring par@@ t@@ n@@ er@@ ship .
O@@ thers feel that help@@ ing people in need or doing char@@ ity work as do@@ ct@@ ors , n@@ ur@@ ses , or teach@@ ers is their way of preaching .
What a m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous day it must have been when the pre@@ par@@ ations were complete and A@@ br@@ am@@ ’s car@@ av@@ an sto@@ od out@@ side the w@@ alls of U@@ r , ready for tra@@ v@@ el !
They im@@ medi@@ ately respon@@ ded by wa@@ ving their h@@ and@@ k@@ er@@ c@@ hi@@ ef@@ s as a fa@@ re@@ well .
While cr@@ itical of some of its transl@@ ation cho@@ ic@@ es , Be@@ D@@ u@@ h@@ n called the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation a “ re@@ mar@@ ka@@ bly good ” transl@@ ation , “ better by far ” and “ cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly better ” than some of the others consider@@ ed .
However , by the time God organiz@@ ed the Israelites into a nation and gave them the Law , pol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ y had become a comm@@ on prac@@ tice .
Now that you have re@@ turned , will you continue to help me ? ”
Hence , we do well to “ pa@@ y more than the u@@ su@@ al attention to the things ” we read about him in the Bible and in the public@@ ations of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” as well as what we hear about him at Christian meetings .
C@@ ould you vis@@ it these de@@ ar ones ?
Mo@@ der@@ n te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy may have ad@@ ded to the pres@@ sures in the work@@ place
19 : 11 - 16 .
“ How do Jehovah’s Witnesses tre@@ at those who are of another faith ? ”
Do they ob@@ serve this love in my prayers and r@@ out@@ ine of personal study ?
I did not real@@ ize it at the time , but among the Witnesses present were some to whom I had been very ru@@ de in the past .
I Ha@@ ve B@@ ene@@ f@@ ited From W@@ al@@ king With W@@ ise On@@ es ( W .
14 : 4 , 17 .
Why We Do Not R@@ et@@ ali@@ ate
How Sh@@ ould We A@@ p@@ pro@@ ach God ?
Si@@ x@@ te@@ en@@ th - century dra@@ wing de@@ pi@@ cting the stru@@ gg@@ le between Lu@@ ther , C@@ al@@ v@@ in , and the po@@ pe
The Scriptures men@@ tion sever@@ al in@@ ci@@ d@@ ents in which wi@@ ves spoke or ac@@ ted even without their vie@@ ws being so@@ lic@@ ited by their hus@@ ban@@ ds .
After all , we have been invit@@ ed “ to walk in mo@@ des@@ ty with [ our ] God . ”
This com@@ mit@@ te@@ e arrang@@ es for the best use of fun@@ ds don@@ ated for the worl@@ d@@ wide Kingdom work .
Jehovah cre@@ ated us with the ability to come to know and love him .
Jehovah helps . ”
Yes , there has been much talk about un@@ ity .
He said : “ Now [ God ] is tel@@ ling mankind that they should all every@@ where rep@@ ent .
The Bible poin@@ ts out how we devel@@ op such knowledge .
A@@ z@@ ari@@ ah said : “ Jehovah is with you as long as you remain with him ; and if you sear@@ ch for him , he will let himself be found by you , but if you a@@ ban@@ d@@ on him , he will a@@ ban@@ d@@ on you . ”
( a ) How does our fre@@ ely giving show “ practic@@ al wisdom ” ?
Although Paul s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully ar@@ gu@@ ed that Christians were no longer under the Law , some re@@ je@@ cted his inspired reason@@ ing .
“ Des@@ i@@ ra@@ ble Th@@ ings ” M@@ ake Ne@@ e@@ ded Ch@@ ang@@ es
Jehovah used this trans@@ action sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic@@ ally in order to re@@ in@@ for@@ ce his promise that the Israelites would return to rec@@ la@@ im their in@@ her@@ it@@ ance of the land after a peri@@ od of ex@@ ile in Babyl@@ on . ​ — Jeremiah 32 : 13 - 15 .
How did the other apostles present at that con@@ vers@@ ation understand Jesus ’ words ?
The Bible tel@@ ls us : “ Gen@@ er@@ ations come and gener@@ ations go , while the earth end@@ u@@ res for ever . ”
Why do you want to cultiv@@ ate and show com@@ pas@@ sion ?
( b ) Why did Jesus end his fri@@ end@@ ship with Ju@@ d@@ as ?
Let us bri@@ ef@@ ly consider what he wrote .
Our H@@ el@@ per and Com@@ for@@ ter in heaven will ple@@ ad for us so that our prayers in his name and in har@@ mony with the Scriptures will be ans@@ wer@@ ed . ​ — John 14 : 13 , 14 ; 1 John 5 : 14 , 15 .
This article re@@ vie@@ ws four things that will help us to end@@ ure and three examples of faithful end@@ ur@@ ance .
A few years later , on De@@ c@@ ember 24 , 194@@ 8 , the Com@@ mun@@ ist re@@ gi@@ me had Bro@@ ther V@@ ar@@ d@@ ja ar@@ rest@@ ed for his religious activ@@ ity .
While we wa@@ it for that to ha@@ p@@ pen , let us never h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to do anything we can , both spiritually and materi@@ ally , to “ work what is good ” toward all those who are vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of an un@@ fa@@ ir world . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 10 .
Ke@@ ep in mind , though , that she was likely a wi@@ do@@ w ​ — a sing@@ le mother at that , perhaps with young ones still at home .
In what other ways did the holy spirit ass@@ ist the disciples in their ministry ?
Although I never ques@@ tioned God’s ex@@ ist@@ ence , there were is@@ su@@ es that pu@@ z@@ z@@ led me .
Our brother thought and pray@@ ed about the matter .
The second article high@@ ligh@@ ts examples of humans who have let their Yes mean Yes and encoura@@ ges baptized Christians to be true to their most important Yes . ​ — Mat@@ t .
In a sur@@ ve@@ y car@@ ri@@ ed out in Ger@@ many , the va@@ st ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of the respon@@ d@@ ents felt that “ l@@ ying on min@@ or is@@ su@@ es in order to prote@@ ct on@@ es@@ el@@ f or to prote@@ ct others from har@@ m is per@@ mis@@ sible , y@@ es , even necess@@ ary so that people get along with one another . ”
The good examples were inv@@ ari@@ ab@@ ly the ones who took an interest in their stu@@ dies .
E@@ ven@@ tually , the S@@ c@@ y@@ th@@ ians set@@ t@@ led in the st@@ ep@@ p@@ es of present - day Rom@@ ani@@ a , M@@ ol@@ do@@ va , U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine , and sou@@ ther@@ n Rus@@ sia .
Fa@@ ith without h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y also pre@@ v@@ ents us from le@@ ading a d@@ ou@@ ble life .
Indeed , accep@@ ting the com@@ mis@@ sion chang@@ ed her enti@@ re life as a woman .
▪ The de@@ gra@@ d@@ ation of being used by others
Jesus too was ti@@ red , but he sta@@ yed a@@ wa@@ ke and pray@@ ed to his Father .
AN@@ S@@ W@@ E@@ R : God’s Kingdom is a heavenly govern@@ ment .
Paul set a fine example for Christian elders .
For example , God gave Adam and E@@ ve only one re@@ stri@@ ctive comm@@ and ​ — the pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion against e@@ ating from “ the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad . ”
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : In most congregations , the brothers me@@ et at 7 : 30 a@@ .@@ m . , if not ear@@ li@@ er , for preaching .
Lo@@ ve Those W@@ ho@@ m Jehovah Lo@@ ves
It is encourag@@ ing to know that more than si@@ x and a half milli@@ on Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide are bus@@ y develop@@ ing the “ ar@@ t of teaching , ” with the a@@ im of help@@ ing hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted individuals to ob@@ serve all the things that Jesus comman@@ ded .
Acc@@ ep@@ ting Davi@@ d’s invit@@ ation would have allow@@ ed him to continue to enjoy the k@@ ing@@ ’s associ@@ ation . Yet , Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i dec@@ l@@ ined . Why ?
Proverbs 14 : 28 ans@@ wers : “ In the mul@@ titu@@ de of people there is an ad@@ or@@ n@@ ment of a king , but in the l@@ ack of po@@ pul@@ ation is the ru@@ in of a high of@@ fi@@ cial . ”
Those enem@@ ies of Christ ‘ bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ed against the holy spirit ’ and thus com@@ mit@@ ted sin that was un@@ for@@ gi@@ va@@ ble .
Mo@@ st of it lies in Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a .
( 4 ) To enjoy divine fav@@ or , we must walk in Jehovah’s name .
Although Je@@ h@@ u had to counsel Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at , Jehovah found “ good things ” in the king ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 8 , 9 )
Ch@@ ar@@ o her@@ self has been sh@@ aring this hope with others for the past 15 years .
Does Jesus ’ counsel apply only to someone who has deli@@ ber@@ ately cho@@ s@@ en a li@@ fe@@ time of sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess in order to con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate fully on the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c assign@@ ments ?
Like the prophet Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah , Jesus said that God’s people would be un@@ ited .
It has been said that no other verse “ so succ@@ inc@@ tly sum@@ mar@@ iz@@ es God’s relationship with human@@ ity and the way of sal@@ vation . ”
I cal@@ cul@@ ated that the s@@ ale of our house would su@@ f@@ fice to pa@@ y off the mor@@ t@@ g@@ age and provide for us until I received in@@ come from my re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment p@@ en@@ sion .
Thus , the Devil t@@ ested Job both when he was pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous and when he was des@@ titu@@ te .
How can new ones be helped in the ministry ?
S@@ ti@@ r@@ red to A@@ ction
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of Proverbs
David also had the early boo@@ ks of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures , which con@@ tain re@@ vel@@ ations by God about himself and his works .
The ar@@ k would be un@@ u@@ su@@ al and qu@@ ite v@@ isi@@ ble .
They take to heart the inspired words of the apostle John : “ E@@ ver@@ yone who h@@ ates his brother is a man@@ sla@@ y@@ er , and you know that no man@@ sla@@ y@@ er has everlasting life rema@@ ining in him . ”
“ Jehovah sent me good ad@@ vis@@ ers , and I listen@@ ed to H@@ im , even if it took some time . ”
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , all Jehovah’s worshi@@ p@@ ers ​ — heavenly and earthly — ​ are min@@ isters .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on M@@ an - Ma@@ de ?
Wh@@ en@@ ever you face such t@@ ests , be determined to pray for strength to res@@ ist them .
His crow@@ ning was prophe@@ tic , poin@@ ting to a future and et@@ er@@ n@@ al king and pri@@ est .
Instead , we need to understand what Jehovah expe@@ cts from us and do what pleas@@ es him .
What counsel did the apostle Paul give Christians in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i and Corin@@ th , and why ?
V@@ er@@ y likely , they soon did “ for@@ give and comfort ” the p@@ en@@ it@@ ent man . ​ — 2 Corinthians 2 : 5 - 7 .
The congregation as a whole gro@@ ws in war@@ m@@ th as each member takes a loving interest in others .
S@@ ti@@ r@@ red to Re@@ fle@@ ct Jehovah’s St@@ and@@ ar@@ ds
In the same land , J@@ or@@ ge was ze@@ al@@ ous in teaching others about true worship .
But at Bethel you must no longer do any fur@@ ther pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ying , for it is the san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary of a king and it is the house of a kingdom . ”
How does H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 2 : 14 show the seri@@ ousness of our worship ?
How succ@@ ess@@ ful was Solomon ?
W@@ as there any way that he could learn about this ?
That does not mean that there have not been any sa@@ d days as well as days of disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement .
Jesus said : “ I always do the things pleas@@ ing to [ God ] . ”
Ther@@ e@@ after , in@@ stead of preaching the Word of God — which many of them no longer believe — they direc@@ t their ministry along other l@@ ines , taking si@@ des in pol@@ itical de@@ bat@@ es , prom@@ o@@ ting a so@@ cial go@@ spe@@ l , or high@@ ligh@@ ting human ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es in their ser@@ m@@ ons .
In 199@@ 2 , I was assign@@ ed to ass@@ ist the P@@ u@@ bli@@ shing Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy and was trans@@ fer@@ red to the T@@ re@@ a@@ sur@@ er@@ ’s O@@ f@@ fice .
What is evid@@ ent from the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s fre@@ qu@@ ent men@@ tion of col@@ or ?
A New Bo@@ ok for Our U@@ se
• Is a resurrection possible if a develop@@ ing child dies before it is born ?
W@@ ill@@ ingly sub@@ mit to the counsel of God’s Word , which can help you avoid wr@@ ong@@ doing and thus remain cha@@ st@@ e . ​ — Read James 1 : 21 - 25 .
Jesus ’ followers held to the pat@@ ter@@ n of using s@@ crip@@ ture refer@@ ences to shed light upon a s@@ crip@@ ture .
A@@ ny@@ thing we hear that te@@ ars down the bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od rather than buil@@ ds it up is a wor@@ th@@ less thing . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
O@@ b@@ serve that Eli@@ h@@ u did not su@@ gg@@ est that Job give attention to Job , to Eli@@ h@@ u himself , or to other humans .
C@@ A@@ P@@ P@@ A@@ D@@ O@@ C@@ I@@ A@@ N F@@ A@@ TH@@ E@@ R@@ S
AN@@ G@@ L@@ O - A@@ M@@ E@@ R@@ I@@ C@@ A AN@@ D TH@@ E T@@ W@@ O - H@@ O@@ R@@ N@@ E@@ D W@@ I@@ L@@ D B@@ E@@ A@@ S@@ T
What are some ways in which you might devel@@ op such loy@@ al@@ ty ?
The Bible f@@ ran@@ k@@ ly ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges that there are some things about God that are difficult for humans to understand .
How might we give pro@@ of that we have God’s spirit ?
In 19@@ 6@@ 2 , I was di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with g@@ la@@ u@@ com@@ a .
V@@ ine gives it the meaning of “ making the most of every opportunity , tur@@ ning each to the best advan@@ ta@@ ge since no@@ ne can be rec@@ al@@ led if mis@@ sed . ”
How does the world pose a th@@ re@@ at to Christians today ?
The apostle Paul refer@@ red to this when he wrote : “ When I was a ba@@ be , I used to speak as a ba@@ be , to think as a ba@@ be , to reason as a ba@@ be ; but now that I have become a man , I have done away with the tra@@ its of a ba@@ be . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 11 .
H@@ O@@ P@@ E
How can we ac@@ qui@@ re and maintain our integrity ?
He no@@ tes : “ In Christian language , the word ‘ al@@ ta@@ r ’ is in@@ iti@@ ally used in a spiritual sense and only after I@@ r@@ en@@ a@@ e@@ us , and par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly after T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an and S@@ t . C@@ y@@ pri@@ an , is it app@@ lied to the e@@ u@@ char@@ ist and most spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally to the e@@ u@@ char@@ is@@ tic table . ”
He kno@@ ws that the ba@@ si@@ c meaning of di@@ ·@@ a@@ ·@@ ko@@ ·@@ ni@@ ʹ@@ a is “ service . ”
For su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions on how to imp@@ ro@@ ve our com@@ ments at the meetings , see The Watchtower , S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 1 , 200@@ 3 , pages 19 - 22 .
Are you pre@@ par@@ ing for future assign@@ ments in God’s service by reading the Bible da@@ ily and refle@@ cting upon what you read ?
Com@@ for@@ ting F@@ el@@ low Wor@@ shi@@ pp@@ ers
And there was something el@@ se he did not know .
In rep@@ ly , Jesus rel@@ ated the following par@@ able : “ A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o and f@@ ell among ro@@ b@@ bers , who both stri@@ pp@@ ed him and inf@@ li@@ cted b@@ lo@@ ws , and went off , lea@@ ving him half - dead .
And always com@@ pare what you hear with “ the stan@@ d@@ ard of who@@ les@@ ome words ” found in the Bible . ​ — 2 Timothy 1 : 13 .
That would have been an act of pri@@ de !
J . M@@ ey@@ er , publi@@ shed in 200@@ 6 .
Then , as our discus@@ sion continued , Chris@@ to@@ p@@ her su@@ d@@ den@@ ly said : ‘ The thing about being one of Jehovah’s Witnesses is that while death h@@ ur@@ ts , we know we will see each other again on earth one day . ’
Yes , our God , Jehovah , is wor@@ thy of all praise .
He explained that the Kingdom for which Jesus taught us to pray was the righteous rule , or govern@@ ment , that would bring about a par@@ adise earth . ​ — Matthew 6 : 9 , 10 ; Revelation 21 : 3 , 4 .
To the ex@@ t@@ ent that we come to know the Bible and end@@ e@@ av@@ or to apply its principles in our life , to that ex@@ t@@ ent we will benefit spiritually and physi@@ c@@ ally . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 , 18 .
But we should never use c@@ ru@@ el s@@ ar@@ c@@ as@@ m , that is , say something that would em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass or even in@@ sul@@ t someone just to make others la@@ u@@ gh .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , a good r@@ out@@ ine that inclu@@ des regul@@ ar meetings and field service will keep us mo@@ ving in@@ ten@@ tly toward our go@@ al .
The com@@ bin@@ ation of Jehovah’s spirit and our own personal efforts will bring us succ@@ ess as we make important decisions in life , giving us the courage to follow through on those decisions .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful people thus need to be determined and ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast .
There I was born in De@@ c@@ ember 19@@ 39 .
Do you consider yourself to be succ@@ ess@@ ful ?
• Why did some Christians on C@@ re@@ te have consci@@ ences that were de@@ fil@@ ed ?
R@@ igh@@ tly V@@ alu@@ e Gi@@ ft of Li@@ fe , 6 / 15
How encourag@@ ing those prophe@@ ci@@ es were to God’s servants when the time for deli@@ ver@@ ance dre@@ w near ! ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 4 : 26 – 4@@ 5 : 3 ; Jeremiah 25 : 11 - 14 .
How do those having the true religion avoid having to learn by tri@@ al and er@@ ro@@ r ?
Why did the Israelites make ani@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es and other o@@ ffer@@ ings ?
So@@ on , the heav@@ y ir@@ on - be@@ aring ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts were more of a li@@ ability than an as@@ set .
F@@ or@@ ty years later , he re@@ emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed the need for “ wise , dis@@ cre@@ et , and experienced men ” to ju@@ dge the people . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 1 : 13 - 17 .
The fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative bre@@ ast@@ pl@@ ate prote@@ cts us from w@@ at@@ ering down God’s Word .
T@@ ake time to think about the example of those you know who have end@@ ur@@ ed faith@@ fully des@@ pite under@@ going pa@@ in@@ ful dist@@ res@@ ses .
After his a@@ do@@ p@@ tion , he was still the same person .
He is inter@@ ested in our enjo@@ ying life , present and future .
O@@ N Mar@@ ch 3 , 1@@ 5@@ 13 , S@@ pan@@ ish ex@@ p@@ lo@@ re@@ r Ju@@ an P@@ once de Le@@ ó@@ n em@@ ba@@ r@@ ked on a no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy expe@@ dition .
▪ What the Bible teach@@ es : “ Al@@ ways [ be ] ready to make a de@@ f@@ en@@ se before ever@@ yone that dem@@ ands of you a reason for the hope in you , but doing so together with a mil@@ d temp@@ er and deep respect . ” ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 15 .
It could not imp@@ ly that get@@ ting dr@@ un@@ k would have sh@@ own God’s blessing ; he con@@ dem@@ ns dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness .
He began atten@@ ding all congregation meetings , prog@@ ressed in his Bible study , and was baptized in 200@@ 6 .
E@@ gl@@ on
U@@ p@@ on his rel@@ e@@ ase , Pe@@ dr@@ o also started to study the Bible , and what he learned about Jehovah God moved him to make great chang@@ es in his attitude and his appro@@ ach to life .
No longer a vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of dec@@ ep@@ tion , Paul found the true way of worship . ​ — Acts 22 : 6 - 16 ; Romans 1 : 1 .
It is vital to have c@@ learly in mind what we want to accom@@ pl@@ ish and why .
It is “ The W@@ a@@ y , ” the only succ@@ ess@@ ful way of life and of pleas@@ ing God .
Witnesses do all of this because they are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that they have found the truth .
Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has also author@@ ized Saul to ar@@ rest any Christians whom he might find in D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us .
Consider how Jehovah helped the prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah .
Jehovah’s holy spirit will pro@@ du@@ ce in you such godly qualities as peace and faith .
They too conc@@ e@@ al what they truly are .
Des@@ pite pers@@ ist@@ ent re@@ ques@@ ts to organiz@@ e par@@ ties , B@@ ru@@ ce st@@ op@@ ped that activ@@ ity .
The house in which any her@@ e@@ tic shall be found shall be destro@@ yed . ”
That being true , each of us needs to ask , ‘ Wh@@ ere is that one true ch@@ urch ? ’
In fact , I felt su@@ peri@@ or to my pe@@ ers , ” she ad@@ m@@ its .
F@@ it@@ ting in .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine ! After serving three years of my fi@@ ve - year s@@ ent@@ ence , I was rel@@ eas@@ ed on F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 16 , 194@@ 6 , a few months after World W@@ ar I@@ I ended .
The Bible hope of lasting peace for obedi@@ ent humans will be ful@@ filled through the Kingdom of God .
Fir@@ st of all , as we have seen , the ti@@ thing arrang@@ ement was not op@@ tional ; each Israel@@ ite had an ob@@ lig@@ ation in this reg@@ ard .
6 , 7 . ( a ) What can Christians do to en@@ sure that God is in their marriage ?
Many transl@@ ations of the Bible con@@ tain God’s personal name at Psalm 8@@ 3 : 18 .
“ Wor@@ k and Per@@ sever@@ ance ”
They Ha@@ ve W@@ al@@ ked in “ the W@@ a@@ y ”
As followers of Christ , we also want to har@@ mon@@ ize our vie@@ w@@ point with his .
In fact , Jesus told his followers that pra@@ ying for God’s Kingdom to come is more important than pra@@ ying for their own needs .
1@@ 2@@ 4@@ th G@@ ile@@ ad G@@ ra@@ du@@ ation
Ser@@ v@@ ants of Jehovah do not have to wa@@ it until the promised new world to experience God’s blessings .
O Jehovah . . . , happy is the man that is tru@@ sting in you ” ! ​ — Psalm 8@@ 4 : 11 , 12 .
G@@ l@@ ü@@ ck was born about 1@@ 6@@ 5@@ 4 in the small to@@ wn of W@@ et@@ t@@ in , near H@@ al@@ le , Ger@@ many .
And the apostle Peter coun@@ sel@@ ed fellow Christians to ‘ supp@@ ly to their knowledge self - control . ’ ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 21 - 23 ; 2 Peter 1 : 5 - 8 .
Then Jesus app@@ lied these words to himself , saying : “ Today this s@@ crip@@ ture that you just heard is ful@@ filled . ”
If he is pre@@ par@@ ing for sur@@ g@@ er@@ y , under@@ going tre@@ at@@ ment , or wa@@ iting for t@@ est resul@@ ts , he may be ten@@ se and ten@@ d to be qu@@ ite sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve .
Yes , we can confid@@ ently look for@@ ward to the time ​ — now so near — ​ when Jehovah will er@@ adi@@ c@@ ate from the earth all cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and those who are respon@@ sible for it .
1 - 3 . ( a ) What situ@@ ations illustr@@ ate the point of two of Jesus ’ par@@ ab@@ les ?
Rather than place on your child the bur@@ den of ans@@ wer@@ ing a number of difficult questions , why not make a bri@@ ef st@@ at@@ ement about yourself ?
As the apostle Paul wrote , the Law given to Israel and the sacrific@@ es offered at the temple were “ a sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of the good things to come , but not the very sub@@ st@@ ance of the things . ”
So ask yourself : ‘ Do I read the Bible da@@ ily ?
The re@@ ver@@ ent 8@@ 4 - year - old wi@@ do@@ w An@@ na “ was never mis@@ sing from the temple . ”
What , though , about Jehovah ?
Why can it be said that there are no fore@@ ign@@ ers in “ the Israel of God ” ?
L@@ is@@ a is not deal@@ ing re@@ war@@ ding@@ ly with her@@ self .
So the question ar@@ ises : Are there any promises that we can trust ?
E@@ b@@ la ( T@@ ell Mar@@ dik@@ h )
An@@ ita
respon@@ ded P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s daugh@@ ter , and Mi@@ ri@@ am at once sum@@ mon@@ ed her mother .
We should walk by faith , not by sight . ​ — 2 Corinthians 5 : 7 .
The same s@@ ource ad@@ ds : “ The ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent te@@ x@@ ts reve@@ al God’s spirit as something , not someone ; this is especially seen in the par@@ all@@ el@@ ism between the spirit and the power of God . ”
They have full faith in God’s promise that all who put the Kingdom first in their life will receive God’s help .
We also had to col@@ le@@ ct water from a well .
12 , 13 . ( a ) What respon@@ se to the Kingdom good news is seen today ?
Because of ad@@ her@@ ing clo@@ sel@@ y to God’s high standards , Jehovah’s Christian congregation has not been we@@ ak@@ ened by false shepher@@ ds like the ones descri@@ bed at E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 34 : 2 - 6 .
At other times , God comman@@ ded his people in ancient Israel to fi@@ ght in w@@ ars that he appro@@ ved , nam@@ ely , those that involved se@@ c@@ uring and de@@ f@@ en@@ ding their P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 7 : 1 , 2 ; Jo@@ shua 10 : 40 .
Your parents will lik@@ e@@ wise want you to keep your dist@@ ance from situ@@ ations that might en@@ s@@ n@@ are you emo@@ tion@@ ally .
Why is this appro@@ pri@@ ate ?
When I told S@@ us@@ s@@ an that I wanted to cu@@ t my ha@@ ir , her cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity got the best of her .
Then you might draw attention to examples of how se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality has led to hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he and tr@@ ou@@ ble .
This requi@@ res making time to talk . ” ​ — The Watchtower , Au@@ gu@@ st 1 , 199@@ 3 , page 4 .
No more he@@ a@@ ds will appe@@ ar on this be@@ ast before it is an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ated .
He ex@@ hor@@ ts Christians : “ Do not let yourself be con@@ qu@@ ered by the evil , but keep con@@ qu@@ ering the evil with the good . ”
10 : 21 , 22 .
Our mission@@ ary assignment was the city of C@@ am@@ po@@ s , where there are now 15 congregations .
Na@@ z@@ are@@ th
M@@ ake the truth , including all fe@@ atu@@ res of the ministry , a ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble experience in your chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s lives .
Di@@ d S@@ te@@ ph@@ en really pray to Jesus ?
Be@@ fore long , An@@ war re@@ turned home and lost cont@@ act with the Witnesses .
1 , 2 . ( a ) Why are humans un@@ able to see God’s glory direc@@ tly ?
S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t means “ S@@ ev@@ ent@@ y . ”
The repor@@ t also reve@@ aled that “ each year , te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers view ne@@ arly 1@@ 5@@ 000 se@@ x@@ u@@ al refer@@ ences , in@@ nu@@ end@@ o@@ es , and jo@@ k@@ es . ”
It also mo@@ tiv@@ ates parents to give their children loving discipl@@ ine when necess@@ ary and pre@@ v@@ ents parents from ac@@ ting out of m@@ ere sen@@ ti@@ men@@ tal@@ ity , which often resul@@ ts in an over@@ ly per@@ mis@@ sive attitude toward children . ​ — E@@ ph .
Re@@ ading how Bro@@ ther J@@ en@@ n@@ ings had to give up an assignment to care for his ill@@ ness helped me to view my situation in a bal@@ an@@ ced way .
“ Are You Se@@ e@@ king G@@ l@@ ory ? ” was the question asked by La@@ wr@@ ence B@@ ow@@ en in the t@@ it@@ le of his talk .
What is more , she could not accept the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re because she felt that to t@@ or@@ ture people in a fi@@ er@@ y hel@@ l would be ne@@ i@@ ther just nor loving .
What can be done ?
So I s@@ wor@@ e in my anger , ‘ They shall not en@@ ter into my rest . ’ ” ​ — He@@ b .
4 , 5 . ( a ) Like Paul , what stru@@ gg@@ le do we have ?
Some 28 years later , Paul was writ@@ ing to all Hebrew Christians , not mer@@ ely to a small cl@@ er@@ gy class , when he said : “ Th@@ r@@ ough him let us always offer to God a sacrifice of praise , that is , the fru@@ it of li@@ ps which make public declar@@ ation to his name . ”
I@@ magine that wi@@ do@@ w@@ ’s joy as her faith was re@@ war@@ ded by the first recorded resurrection ​ — that of her own de@@ ar son !
After refer@@ ring to the trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation , Peter stated : “ Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently we have the prophe@@ tic word made more sure ; and you are doing well in pa@@ ying attention to it as to a lam@@ p shin@@ ing in a dar@@ k place , until day da@@ w@@ ns and a da@@ y@@ st@@ ar ris@@ es , in your hearts .
“ The fru@@ it@@ age of the bel@@ ly is a re@@ ward , ” says the Bible .
The New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures ​ — With Re@@ fer@@ ences appro@@ pri@@ ately gives “ loyal love ” as an al@@ ter@@ n@@ ate rend@@ ering of the Hebrew ter@@ m transl@@ ated “ loving - kindness . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 15 : 13 ; Psalm 5 : 7 ; fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
Bro@@ ther Bar@@ r pointed out that the expres@@ sion “ a new s@@ ong ” appe@@ ars in the Bible n@@ ine times .
E@@ rich F@@ ro@@ st in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed E@@ di@@ th Sh@@ em@@ i@@ on@@ i@@ k ( later W@@ ei@@ g@@ and ) , s@@ op@@ ran@@ o , who san@@ g his com@@ position “ F@@ or@@ ward , You Witnesses ! ”
He encoura@@ ged us , saying that we were v@@ ali@@ ant fi@@ gh@@ ters for Bible truth .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing he does will succ@@ e@@ ed . ”
While there , Paul told the ancient L@@ y@@ ca@@ on@@ ians : “ [ God ] did not leave himself without witness in that he did good , giving you ra@@ ins from heaven and fru@@ it@@ ful se@@ as@@ ons , f@@ ill@@ ing your hearts to the full with food and good c@@ he@@ er . ”
Ha@@ ve you ever wonder@@ ed why God al@@ lo@@ ws suffering ?
In his prophecy about “ the si@@ gn of [ his ] pres@@ ence and of the conclu@@ sion of the system of things , ” Jesus refer@@ red to the com@@ pos@@ ite body of his spirit - anointed followers on earth as “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” or “ the faithful ste@@ ward . ”
What is “ the se@@ cre@@ t place of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh , ” and whom does God prote@@ ct in it ?
O@@ be@@ di@@ ently , “ Noah did everything that Jehovah had comman@@ ded him , ” and with the co@@ op@@ er@@ ation of his family , he comple@@ ted the building work in an organiz@@ ed way .
All who do “ will c@@ ry out jo@@ y@@ fully because of the good con@@ dition of the heart . ”
The first col@@ le@@ ction of psal@@ ms ends with the words : “ B@@ less@@ ed be Jehovah the God of Israel from time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite even to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite .
But do such h@@ ur@@ ts have to ru@@ in forever one@@ ’s lik@@ eli@@ ho@@ od of em@@ br@@ ac@@ ing the truth of God’s Word and fin@@ ding a consider@@ able me@@ asure of happiness ?
In descri@@ b@@ ing our time , Jesus said that there would be great w@@ ars , p@@ est@@ il@@ ences , food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges , and earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es .
Ther@@ efore , God - fe@@ aring women are preci@@ ous in Jehovah’s eyes .
Jo@@ shua , a 33 - year - old member of the Bethel family in H@@ ong K@@ ong , ans@@ wers : “ Bethel has really deep@@ ened my appreciation for Jehovah .
It does not keep account of the in@@ j@@ ur@@ y . ” C@@ learly , this love is no f@@ an@@ ci@@ ful no@@ tion or su@@ per@@ fi@@ cial sen@@ ti@@ ment .
In a pan@@ ic , he ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ ally th@@ re@@ w the f@@ lam@@ ing g@@ as right on my face !
As we learn of Jehovah’s knowledge and wisdom , we feel as did the apostle Paul , who wrote under inspi@@ r@@ ation : “ O the dep@@ th of God’s ri@@ ches and wisdom and knowledge !
Why do Matthe@@ w@@ ’s and Lu@@ ke@@ ’s acc@@ oun@@ ts di@@ ff@@ er as to Jesus ’ early life ?
U@@ p@@ on arri@@ ving , we went to the home of a Christian sister with whom we were to stay .
• Why are God’s standards not too high for humans to keep ?
Now he had a Bible - based hope and a go@@ al in life ​ — to live in Par@@ adise .
How , then , can you provide support ?
Paul explained that this was possible by means of another man , a later perfect man ​ — in effect , a second Adam .
Is that how you feel about your G@@ r@@ and Creator ?
( See the su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions found in B@@ ene@@ f@@ it From The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol E@@ duc@@ ation , pages 18@@ 1 to 18@@ 4 , under the sub@@ he@@ ading “ Pro@@ per@@ ly Con@@ tro@@ l Your A@@ ir Su@@ pp@@ ly . ” )
12 : 34 - 37 What do I talk about much of the time ?
Although all of us are imper@@ fect , we can apply Jesus ’ counsel because he does not ex@@ pect more of us than we can do , and ne@@ i@@ ther does our heavenly Father .
“ In everything by prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation along with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving let your pet@@ iti@@ ons be made known to God . ” ​ — P@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ I@@ P@@ P@@ I@@ AN@@ S 4 : 6 .
Consider the example of O@@ li@@ vi@@ a , a mother of si@@ x .
N@@ one of the resur@@ rec@@ ted spoke of what had occ@@ ur@@ red during the sh@@ ort time they were dead .
In May 195@@ 2 , El@@ le@@ n was baptized and became my spiritual sister , which streng@@ th@@ ened our b@@ ond of fri@@ end@@ ship .
Why should you sub@@ ject yourself to their t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s by going to such plac@@ es ?
This indic@@ ates that they have been baptized ‘ in the name of the holy spirit . ’
We can wi@@ den out to inclu@@ de people whom we do not even know .
The answer that I keep coming back to is that I ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted pur@@ po@@ se@@ ful study and medit@@ ation .
“ I will ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy him with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 6@@ 9 : 30 .
I@@ magine the mo@@ ther’s c@@ ru@@ shing g@@ ri@@ ef .
N@@ ex@@ t we read : “ Lo@@ ok !
As a result , some have fal@@ le@@ n into the tra@@ p of gre@@ ed and have sacrific@@ ed spiritual inter@@ ests in fav@@ or of material ones . ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
( b ) What is@@ sue did one Christian face , and how did she de@@ al with it ?
No one should get baptized mer@@ ely because someone tel@@ ls him that he has stu@@ died long en@@ ough or because his friends are get@@ ting baptized .
A ke@@ y to avo@@ i@@ ding the tra@@ p of judg@@ ing Jehovah by our own standards is to recogn@@ ize that our vie@@ w@@ point is li@@ mit@@ ed and at times seri@@ ously f@@ la@@ wed .
But to cu@@ t the cor@@ ds all at once , they needed one more k@@ ni@@ fe .
Yes , obedi@@ ence is an in@@ dis@@ p@@ en@@ sa@@ ble ing@@ re@@ di@@ ent for building a relationship with Jehovah .
J@@ on@@ ah’s respon@@ se to God’s st@@ at@@ ement about feel@@ ing s@@ or@@ ry for the people of N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h is not recorded .
However , we will make wise cho@@ ic@@ es if we apply the apostle Paul’s inspired counsel to let our love for God “ be without h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y . ”
As we pi@@ ck up the account , Abraham by now is old , but his son is still a ba@@ ch@@ el@@ or .
Yes , the death of a loved one can cause much dist@@ ress and s@@ or@@ ro@@ w , which may last for years .
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : If your ad@@ ul@@ t st@@ ep@@ children are pers@@ is@@ ten@@ tly ru@@ de or dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful to you , share your feelings with your mate and listen care@@ fully to his or her thoughts .
What a blessing the resurrection hope is to us !
F@@ res@@ c@@ o de@@ pi@@ cting the C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l of N@@ i@@ ca@@ e@@ a
* It pres@@ ents much information that shows that the Bible is acc@@ ur@@ ate , au@@ th@@ enti@@ c , and inspired .
Abraham man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted faith when God comman@@ ded him to leave his home .
God’s Word can also help young people to “ fle@@ e from the desi@@ res in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ al to you@@ th . ”
The crow@@ ds in gener@@ al and the religious lead@@ ers in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar also re@@ ac@@ ted str@@ ong@@ ly ​ — but ne@@ g@@ ati@@ vely .
4 , 5 . ( a ) What was the “ gift ” refer@@ red to in Jesus ’ st@@ at@@ ement recorded at Matthew 5 : 23 , 24 ?
You might find that this can be done early in the ev@@ ening or before you go to bed .
David imp@@ lo@@ res Jehovah to “ make ha@@ st@@ e ” and to “ act quic@@ k@@ ly ” to deli@@ ver him .
In order to gain a better understanding of the pas@@ sa@@ ges that speak of honor and sh@@ ame , we should refle@@ ct on how they were per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved by the people living back then .
“ The book of Isaiah has a message for us today , ” no@@ ted the speak@@ er .
On the other hand , we de@@ al re@@ war@@ ding@@ ly with ourselves when we set real@@ is@@ tic and reason@@ able go@@ als .
It is especially in times of angu@@ ish and dist@@ ress that we need to turn confid@@ ently to our heavenly Father as our for@@ t@@ ress .
But accep@@ ting the cor@@ rection imp@@ lic@@ it in God’s questions , Job chang@@ ed his thinking .
Noah H@@ ad the C@@ oura@@ ge to Be Di@@ ffer@@ ent
Ke@@ ep Se@@ e@@ king Jehovah
Why to S@@ al@@ am@@ is , when the cap@@ it@@ al and ma@@ in se@@ ap@@ ort was Pa@@ p@@ ho@@ s ?
S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 13 - 19 , 20@@ 10
In time , Saul was helped to see the dist@@ inc@@ tion between what is right and what is wrong , what God appro@@ ves and what He disa@@ p@@ pro@@ ves .
33 : 13 .
How can God’s spirit help us when problems se@@ em over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing ?
O@@ no la@@ y between Jerusalem and Sam@@ ari@@ a .
F@@ er@@ n@@ an@@ do was refer@@ ring to words of the apostle Paul , who called the good qualities that a Christian should cultiv@@ ate “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit . ”
During the 20@@ 00 service year , the number of congregations worl@@ d@@ wide inc@@ reas@@ ed by 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 0@@ 2 , making a new to@@ tal of 9@@ 1@@ ,@@ 4@@ 8@@ 7 .
The stud@@ ents will find many opportun@@ ities to do lik@@ e@@ wise ​ — in the preaching work , in the congregation , in the mission@@ ary home , and in their own marriage .
After they s@@ we@@ ep the gr@@ ound , they make a f@@ l@@ at ba@@ se of wh@@ ite cla@@ y around sh@@ ru@@ bl@@ ike ever@@ gre@@ ens called mas@@ tic tre@@ es .
Do not bl@@ ame yourself for what happened .
Indeed , it will not be long before God will car@@ ry out his will against Satan here on the earth .
M@@ y@@ th 2 : God takes people in death to be with him .
No@@ te that Jesus first said : “ The Father has affe@@ ction for the Son . ”
Moses and Eli@@ j@@ ah find par@@ all@@ els in Jesus ’ anointed jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s , and the vision power@@ fully re@@ in@@ for@@ ced his t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony about the Kingdom and his future k@@ ing@@ ship .
What hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing sen@@ ti@@ ments !
Eng@@ l@@ an@@ d’s then re@@ ign@@ ing King Ge@@ or@@ ge I@@ V or@@ der@@ ed that the work be transl@@ ated from L@@ at@@ in and made public .
Jesus was appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble and acc@@ es@@ sible , even to less@@ er ones .
God’s spirit br@@ ings E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el back to Ch@@ al@@ de@@ a .
That psal@@ m beg@@ ins : “ An@@ yone d@@ wel@@ ling in the se@@ cre@@ t place of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh will pro@@ cu@@ re himself lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing under the very sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty One .
As I ob@@ serve the gro@@ w@@ th of Jehovah’s organization , I feel that it was wor@@ th all the tri@@ als I end@@ ur@@ ed .
He wants to prote@@ ct us just as he wanted to prote@@ ct the Israelites from such bad influ@@ ences .
As of this writ@@ ing , V@@ l@@ adi@@ mi@@ r and se@@ ven others in that pris@@ on are a@@ wa@@ iting baptism .
The Bible c@@ learly shows that the cho@@ ic@@ es we make will al@@ ter our des@@ t@@ in@@ y .
R@@ em@@ ember that Jehovah kno@@ ws how you feel .
The man expla@@ ins : “ I was then at one of the low@@ est poin@@ ts in my life .
Isaiah will@@ ingly accepted that invit@@ ation .
E@@ ach one con@@ tain@@ s an important princi@@ ple regarding our cho@@ ice of associ@@ ates : “ I have not s@@ at with men of un@@ truth ; and with those who hi@@ de what they are I do not come in . ”
Be willing to gr@@ ant the other person the benefit of the doubt .
They invit@@ e you to dis@@ co@@ ver for yourself what they have experienced .
Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s circumstances were very different .
Our P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers Sa@@ y Even M@@ ore
Not for people who take the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s promises seri@@ ously , for God’s Word fore@@ tel@@ ls the coming of a beau@@ ti@@ ful “ new earth ” free from all dec@@ e@@ it , lies , and ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it@@ ation and free from s@@ or@@ ro@@ w , si@@ ck@@ ness , and even death !
( c ) How does joy af@@ fect our ministry ?
Instead , we seek to provide for their physical needs .
How re@@ war@@ ding it has been for me to return de@@ ca@@ des later and see that most of those with whom I stu@@ died are still end@@ uring in the faith !
Some apost@@ ates are inc@@ reas@@ ingly using vari@@ ous form@@ s of mas@@ s commun@@ ic@@ ation , including the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t , to s@@ pre@@ ad false information about Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Why did the Israelites under Jo@@ shua prove vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous in com@@ ba@@ t ? Jo@@ shua was cho@@ s@@ en .
( Read John 20 : 30 , 31 . )
By the first century C.E . , Jews in P@@ al@@ est@@ ine were famili@@ ar with such a m@@ ill , for Jesus spoke of “ a mil@@ l@@ st@@ one such as is turned by an ass . ” ​ — Mark 9 : 4@@ 2 .
‘ Sh@@ all I call a Hebrew woman to n@@ ur@@ se the child for you ? ’
For example , we can har@@ dly i@@ magine Noah tel@@ ling others in his hous@@ eho@@ ld : ‘ Let me know when the ar@@ k is fin@@ i@@ shed so that I may jo@@ in you . ’
She states that one day at the meeting , James 5 : 14 , 15 was discus@@ sed .
Let us , then , consider the spi@@ rit@@ ’s ro@@ le ​ — in the past , at present , and in the future — ​ in the out@@ working of Jehovah’s purpose .
How is our prin@@ ting op@@ er@@ ation fin@@ an@@ ced ?
Some of their mi@@ x@@ tures con@@ ta@@ ined sal@@ ts of ar@@ sen@@ ic , mer@@ cur@@ y , and sul@@ fu@@ r .
The Bible do@@ cum@@ ents a number of resur@@ rec@@ tions .
They thus became examples of righteousness , and they led truly succ@@ ess@@ ful lives .
By all means , seek the ass@@ ist@@ ance of Christian elders .
When the sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic m@@ oun@@ tain s@@ pl@@ its , half to the nor@@ th and half to the sou@@ th , Jehovah’s fe@@ et remain set upon both m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s .
Chris@@ t@@ ina , a C@@ an@@ adi@@ an woman who lost three loved ones in succ@@ es@@ sion , rec@@ alls , “ The clo@@ s@@ er they came to the end of their lives , the more they dep@@ ended upon the prayers of their Christian compan@@ i@@ ons . ”
13 I@@ mit@@ ate Jehovah’s J@@ us@@ tice and M@@ er@@ cy
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly it was g@@ one , lea@@ ving a g@@ ap@@ ing ho@@ le in my life .
Yet , the false beli@@ ef that something in@@ side a person continu@@ es living after death is em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed by most of the worl@@ d’s religi@@ ons .
• What do we learn about Satan from the book of Job ?
How can ad@@ vers@@ ities ref@@ ine us and draw us clo@@ s@@ er to God ?
Today you can re@@ move the ba@@ dge . ”
It is much the same with Bible stud@@ ents today , whether young or old .
At that time , all go@@ at@@ like ones “ will de@@ part into everlasting cu@@ t@@ ting - off . ”
* In that year , Christ’s inv@@ isi@@ ble “ pres@@ ence ” as Messi@@ ani@@ c King began , as did his time to “ go sub@@ du@@ ing in the mi@@ d@@ st of [ his ] enem@@ ies . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 3 ; Psalm 1@@ 10 : 2 .
Jesus did not “ l@@ ord it over ” his disciples .
Yet , among Christians today , he is best re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed for the qu@@ ality that moved Jehovah God to view him as a friend ​ — his un@@ wa@@ ver@@ ing faith .
Paul used that opportunity to encoura@@ ge the people .
A minis@@ ter of Jehovah’s Witnesses spoke about the Bible to Ge@@ or@@ ge , a Mal@@ a@@ y@@ al@@ am - speaking man from In@@ dia .
What arrang@@ ement did God make to f@@ ill the earth with his human children ?
At times , elders must give loving counsel to er@@ ring ones
Hence , like Noah , we walk with God .
Be@@ fore his as@@ cen@@ sion to heaven , Jesus comman@@ ded : “ G@@ o therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations , . . . teaching them to ob@@ serve all the things I have comman@@ ded you . ”
He believ@@ ed that Jehovah , in his mer@@ cy , would not des@@ p@@ ise “ a heart bro@@ ken and c@@ ru@@ shed ” over sin .
In J@@ anu@@ ary 194@@ 1 , Jehovah’s Witnesses in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a were plac@@ ed under ba@@ n .
In a world that pu@@ ts so much emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on ex@@ ter@@ n@@ al beau@@ ty , we can find comfort in know@@ ing that Jehovah God is not s@@ wa@@ yed by ou@@ tw@@ ard appe@@ ar@@ ance .
H@@ as a friend ever told you ne@@ g@@ ative things about someone you had never me@@ t ?
This war@@ ning showed the Jews how to sur@@ vi@@ ve the f@@ all of Babyl@@ on in 5@@ 39 B.C.E .
On@@ ce in@@ side the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly , the high pri@@ est s@@ pat@@ tered the blood before the ar@@ k of the covenant .
I turned and saw that E@@ die was standing in bl@@ ack mu@@ d up to her k@@ ne@@ es .
M@@ in@@ nam@@ ari@@ a was deli@@ gh@@ ted that her letter was plac@@ ed in the th@@ ir@@ d group .
The long rec@@ ord of Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es that have already been ful@@ filled provi@@ des that as@@ sur@@ ance .
Ser@@ ving God en@@ ta@@ il@@ s consider@@ able effort .
C@@ learly , he never to@@ yed with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ing in il@@ lic@@ it se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations with you@@ ng@@ er women .
There were times when David himself experienced tr@@ ying circumstances .
This fore@@ told work was never pre@@ vi@@ ously accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed on such a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l sc@@ ale .
Th@@ ough Christians do not refle@@ ct God’s glory by means of ra@@ ys that be@@ am from their fac@@ es , their fac@@ es fai@@ r@@ ly be@@ am as they tell others about Jehovah’s gl@@ ori@@ ous person@@ ality and pur@@ pos@@ es .
Af@@ fe@@ cted by the many fac@@ e@@ ts of fear , do we have any s@@ ound reason to be op@@ ti@@ mis@@ tic about the future ?
He wrote that ch@@ urch sac@@ r@@ am@@ ents , such as tr@@ an@@ sub@@ stan@@ ti@@ ation , were pur@@ ely sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic .
“ He that is pur@@ su@@ ing righteousness and loving - kindness will find life , righteousness and glory . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ S 21 : 21 .
To hal@@ t such evil , God has at times author@@ ized war@@ f@@ are against the wicked .
• Why is it important to mar@@ ry “ only in the Lord , ” as 1 Corinthians 7 : 39 ad@@ vis@@ es ?
The information pres@@ ented in this article is not in@@ tend@@ ed to esta@@ bl@@ ish rul@@ es .
Some think that Paul was descri@@ b@@ ing those who were not Christians and those who were .
In ad@@ dition to provi@@ ding much spiritual encourag@@ ement , he helped the famili@@ es to bu@@ y their own pi@@ c@@ ku@@ p tru@@ ck so that they could get to meetings at the Kingdom H@@ all and also get their f@@ ar@@ m pro@@ du@@ cts to mar@@ ke@@ t .
Yet , when she was in her l@@ ate te@@ ens , she started stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses and sh@@ ort@@ ly ther@@ e@@ after deci@@ ded to change her religion .
I@@ d@@ enti@@ fy yourself by name , and listen with respect even if the person seem@@ s con@@ fu@@ sed .
By tru@@ sting in Jehovah to prote@@ ct and su@@ sta@@ in us even during tri@@ als , we show that we respect him .
But what are the g@@ ap@@ s refer@@ red to here ?
Bible counsel is the bas@@ is for fine direction , yet it al@@ lo@@ ws for having fu@@ n
Jehovah does not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on us to temp@@ tation or cause us to f@@ all into sin .
Then on O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 5 , 200@@ 2 , at the an@@ nu@@ al meeting of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a , it was ann@@ oun@@ ced that the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy had appro@@ ved the mo@@ ving of prin@@ ting op@@ er@@ ations of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates branch to W@@ all@@ k@@ ill .
The apostle Paul’s ad@@ vice is to “ be li@@ ber@@ al , ready to share . ”
A@@ ci@@ d@@ like res@@ ent@@ ment does not bel@@ ong in such v@@ ess@@ els !
This bri@@ ef but pro@@ found st@@ at@@ ement am@@ p@@ li@@ fi@@ es the point of Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation about the s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws .
Al@@ ong the way , you must go through a long tun@@ ne@@ l .
Th@@ ough all of them hope for divine heal@@ ing under God’s Kingdom , they are not wa@@ iting until God reli@@ ev@@ es them of their problems before tr@@ ying to do something in his service .
“ Many words cons@@ ist of nothing but v@@ ow@@ els , and each has a s@@ ound , ” they lam@@ ented .
They brought me a su@@ it@@ case with a d@@ ou@@ ble bo@@ t@@ to@@ m in which I could sa@@ f@@ ely hi@@ de the liter@@ ature .
Re@@ g@@ arding earth@@ ’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants , the Bible says : “ The righteous themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will re@@ side forever upon it . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 29 .
P@@ E@@ O@@ P@@ L@@ E of the Rom@@ an world , among whom the early Christians lived , pri@@ ded themselves on being ch@@ am@@ pi@@ ons of law , justice , and fre@@ e@@ dom .
But how do l@@ ing@@ u@@ ists re@@ con@@ stru@@ ct the develop@@ ment of ex@@ t@@ in@@ ct langu@@ ages ?
The psalmist A@@ sa@@ ph san@@ g : “ I am con@@ stan@@ tly with you ; you have taken hold of my right hand .
In ad@@ dition , Paul ze@@ al@@ ously pre@@ ached “ this good news of the kingdom . ”
The ro@@ ad was full of hu@@ ge po@@ th@@ ol@@ es .
Yes , Jehovah wants you as a young person to have a jo@@ y@@ ful heart .
Why did Jesus ask questions ?
My fellow worshipp@@ ers often call me to see what el@@ se they can do to help .
Jo@@ b@@ ’s ‘ C@@ o@@ ven@@ ant With His E@@ y@@ es ’
Bo@@ th were gr@@ anted time off .
; W@@ il@@ son , N .
( b ) In what ad@@ di@@ tional ways can we show concer@@ n for sing@@ le sisters in our congregation ?
“ It wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t until we began stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses that my husband began to change .
Those who move to lands where the need for Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers is greater are much appreci@@ ated by the local brothers .
A@@ n ass@@ em@@ bly in a fore@@ st near Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , l@@ ate 19@@ 60 ’ s
( P@@ ic@@ ture 4 ) Now the congregation has a fine new Kingdom H@@ all that re@@ pres@@ ents true worship in a mo@@ des@@ t yet di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied man@@ ner .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 17 ]
H@@ u@@ man sacrifice in any form is demon@@ ic , and true worshipp@@ ers of God stay away from anything that is con@@ ne@@ cted with such a prac@@ tice .
How does Jehovah ref@@ ine what we are on the in@@ side ?
When loo@@ king back , we real@@ ize how much we have learned and how streng@@ th@@ ening to our faith this t@@ ough experience in life has been .
Bo@@ th loo@@ ked for the good in their family .
In Mar@@ se@@ ill@@ es , over 3@@ 50 Witnesses hand out the tr@@ act at me@@ tr@@ o st@@ ations and on the st@@ re@@ et .
Jesus took a personal interest in the needs of the po@@ or
Let us be@@ ar in mind that as tru@@ sted ste@@ war@@ ds , we do not experience the ab@@ ject sla@@ very char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized by op@@ pres@@ sion and te@@ ars .
6 : 16 - 18 A@@ m I inc@@ l@@ ined to be more concer@@ ned with appe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces than with who I am on the in@@ side ?
For example , at a time when the Cana@@ an@@ ites practic@@ ed c@@ ru@@ el child sacrifice , Jehovah gave the Israelites la@@ ws that were mor@@ ally el@@ ev@@ ated and mar@@ ked by com@@ pas@@ sion .
O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 5 - 11 , 200@@ 9
Not so the anointed , who have a heavenly hope , and their compan@@ i@@ ons , who have an earthly hope .
What is a th@@ ir@@ d reason for believ@@ ing that God’s Kingdom will “ come ” soon ?
How can a brother stri@@ ve to me@@ et such Scriptural requi@@ re@@ ments ?
How does speaking the truth prom@@ o@@ te un@@ ity , and why is it difficult for some to be tru@@ th@@ ful ?
I@@ l@@ ari@@ a re@@ adi@@ ly says that she appreci@@ ates the love for the ministry that her parents displa@@ yed .
A@@ n article in the j@@ our@@ n@@ al New St@@ at@@ es@@ man ob@@ served : “ We have not a@@ bo@@ li@@ shed po@@ ver@@ ty or con@@ stru@@ cted world peace .
In who@@ se be@@ half did Israel@@ ’s high pri@@ est offer up a go@@ at , and what did this fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ w ?
E@@ z@@ ra@@ ’s godly devo@@ tion did not just ha@@ p@@ pen .
Des@@ pite the f@@ ra@@ g@@ ile n@@ ature of cla@@ y , of which “ the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of mankind ” are made , ir@@ on@@ like rul@@ er@@ shi@@ ps have been ob@@ li@@ ged to let the comm@@ on people have some say in the govern@@ ments rul@@ ing over them .
What a fine example for elders to imitate today as they tra@@ in other men to take the lead in the congregation !
A repor@@ t from a country where Jehovah’s people have been persecu@@ ted no@@ ted : “ One thing has become very evid@@ ent : Those with good spiritual ha@@ bi@@ ts and a deep appreciation of Bible truth have no proble@@ m in ho@@ l@@ ding fir@@ m when t@@ ests arri@@ ve .
The a@@ w@@ es@@ ome power of our heavenly Father is a reason for trust and confidence ​ — both in his promises and in his prote@@ ction .
P@@ l@@ at@@ ele@@ ts can be pro@@ cess@@ ed to ex@@ tr@@ act a w@@ ound - heal@@ ing fac@@ t@@ or .
As pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ors of truth , Christians become light be@@ ar@@ ers in a be@@ dar@@ k@@ ened world .
Ther@@ efore , the effort requi@@ red to de@@ e@@ pen your understanding of spiritual things is wor@@ th@@ while .
We can take at le@@ ast two st@@ ep@@ s that will serve as a bul@@ war@@ k against temp@@ tation and will help us to make wise cho@@ ic@@ es later .
• How does ac@@ qui@@ ring b@@ ol@@ dness benefit us ?
This is an are@@ a of m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , c@@ any@@ ons , ri@@ ver v@@ al@@ le@@ ys , and pl@@ ate@@ a@@ us .
For example , think about how he vie@@ ws human suffering .
We also stri@@ ve to help others to gro@@ w in faith .
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ar pres@@ ence at congregation meetings ser@@ ves to re@@ mind us of God’s comman@@ d@@ ments and helps to keep us spiritually strong in the face of war@@ f@@ are , e@@ con@@ om@@ ic har@@ d@@ ship , and other t@@ ests of our faith .
Ex@@ ten@@ sive T@@ e@@ aching in Gal@@ ile@@ e
My sister Mar@@ ga@@ re@@ th@@ a ​ — who had been pione@@ ering in Com@@ mun@@ ist E@@ ast Ger@@ many since 194@@ 5 — ​ came along .
Since righteous ones are mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love for God and for fellow humans , their in@@ ten@@ tions are good .
V@@ ide@@ o co@@ ver , S@@ tal@@ in : U@@ .@@ S .
He was inter@@ ested in get@@ ting married and wonder@@ ed how I felt about him .
As for himself , E@@ no@@ ch sen@@ sed Jehovah’s as@@ sur@@ ance , love , and appro@@ val .
Mo@@ st likely he used Bible ver@@ ses , such as Psalm 22 : 14 - 18 or Isaiah 5@@ 3 : 10 - 12 , that indic@@ ate that the Messi@@ ah would have to su@@ ff@@ er and die .
To illustr@@ ate the import@@ ance of inc@@ reas@@ ing our understanding , let us consider the example of one first - century Christian who st@@ ro@@ ve to do just that .
And what a fine pat@@ ter@@ n of hum@@ ility that was !
At the same time , they have every reason to remain hum@@ ble .
The Bible poin@@ ts to our Creator , Jehovah God , and says : “ With you is the s@@ ource of life . ”
What is the ex@@ t@@ ent of Jehovah’s cre@@ ation , and what as@@ pect of it was Jesus most f@@ ond of ?
“ Who Re@@ ally Is the Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful and Dis@@ cre@@ et S@@ la@@ ve ? ”
H@@ and@@ written co@@ pi@@ es of The Watchtower also provided much - needed spiritual n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment .
“ When I was 13 years old , my father died , ” he rel@@ ates .
A L@@ ess@@ on From Lo@@ t
One day , I vis@@ ited a so@@ lic@@ it@@ or@@ ’s of@@ fice in a small to@@ wn .
The st@@ age was set for H@@ ann@@ ah to become very disc@@ oura@@ ged .
In fact , that was a situation that Jesus had been sent to re@@ me@@ dy .
He was ro@@ l@@ ling on the flo@@ or ho@@ l@@ ding his st@@ om@@ ach .
S@@ imp@@ le ac@@ ts of gen@@ u@@ ine love will no doubt be deep@@ ly appreci@@ ated by the ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved .
You can find these prophe@@ ci@@ es at Isaiah 4@@ 2 : 1 - 7 ; 4@@ 9 : 1 - 12 ; 50 : 4 - 9 ; and 5@@ 2 : 13 – 5@@ 3 : 12 .
Such can become very har@@ m@@ ful , especially if they ar@@ ouse un@@ clean thoughts .
E@@ no@@ ch was ap@@ par@@ ently in mor@@ tal d@@ anger , but God did not allow him to su@@ ff@@ er at the hands of his enem@@ ies .
How do we serve as an in@@ str@@ um@@ ent in Jehovah’s hand ?
Moses cen@@ tered his life on God’s promises .
Even though the s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es loo@@ ked down on Jesus ’ apostles as “ un@@ learned and ign@@ or@@ ant , ” the speak@@ er no@@ ted , those op@@ pos@@ ers had to recogn@@ ize that the apostles ’ out@@ spo@@ k@@ en@@ ness resul@@ ted from their having been with Jesus .
I was also encoura@@ ged by Bro@@ ther M@@ el@@ v@@ in W@@ in@@ ch@@ es@@ ter , a z@@ one serv@@ ant ( now called cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er ) .
B@@ el@@ ow ( fr@@ on@@ t ro@@ w ) : Bro@@ thers Sh@@ am@@ ma@@ s , K@@ nor@@ r , Ab@@ ou@@ d , and H@@ en@@ sc@@ he@@ l at Na@@ ji@@ b@@ ’s home , T@@ ri@@ pol@@ i , 195@@ 2
How wonderful it is to know that Jehovah can and will rest@@ ore the dead to life !
He was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses . ”
That is@@ sue could be deci@@ ded quic@@ k@@ ly .
W@@ ell , ob@@ serve the members of the Christian congregation . Y@@ oung ones need guid@@ ance , el@@ der@@ ly ones need encourag@@ ement , full - time min@@ isters need comm@@ end@@ ation and support , and fellow believers who are do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted need a listen@@ ing e@@ ar .
Paul told Ti@@ tu@@ s that Christ Jesus “ gave himself for us that he might deli@@ ver us from every s@@ ort of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness and cle@@ an@@ se for himself a people pe@@ cu@@ li@@ arly his own , ze@@ al@@ ous for fine works . ”
And at times , Jesus coun@@ sel@@ ed all the apostles for having “ little faith . ”
H@@ i@@ gh school stud@@ ents who attend@@ ed a public talk in S@@ wa@@ z@@ il@@ and in 19@@ 38
How much better to he@@ ed Solom@@ on@@ ’s words : “ T@@ ake hold on discipl@@ ine ; do not let go . Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard it , for it it@@ self is your life . ”
In the Hebrew Scriptures , to what can the ter@@ m “ fo@@ o@@ t@@ sto@@ ol ” ref@@ er ?
What vital qu@@ ality do we cultiv@@ ate when we do things in God’s strength rather than our own ?
Yet , i@@ magine living there . Such spo@@ ts as P@@ i@@ a@@ z@@ za d@@ el@@ la Si@@ gn@@ ori@@ a , P@@ on@@ te V@@ e@@ cc@@ hi@@ o , P@@ i@@ a@@ z@@ z@@ ale Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ ang@@ elo , and P@@ al@@ a@@ z@@ z@@ o P@@ it@@ t@@ i made it a wonderful city !
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 3 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 25 , 6@@ 6
Our you@@ ng@@ est brother , C@@ ur@@ t@@ is , came to Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n Bethel in the mi@@ d - ’ 40 ’ s .
It is the same with Christians .
A con@@ st@@ el@@ l@@ ation is a number of st@@ ars that appe@@ ar to form a dist@@ inc@@ tive pat@@ ter@@ n .
By the time I was 14 , I exc@@ el@@ led in de@@ vis@@ ing ways to tri@@ ck people .
Per@@ haps you won@@ der : ‘ When will the resurrection occ@@ ur ?
Ke@@ ep C@@ le@@ ar ​ — How ?
Jesus was no doubt sa@@ dd@@ ened that Mar@@ th@@ a was mis@@ sing out on a uni@@ que opportunity to de@@ e@@ pen her faith , but he let her make her own cho@@ ice .
Some have even been temp@@ ted to see what life in the world is like .
How did things turn out for R@@ ú@@ bia ?
V@@ au@@ d@@ è@@ s died in the year 1@@ 2@@ 17 , and persecu@@ tion dis@@ pers@@ ed his followers into the Fr@@ en@@ ch Al@@ p@@ ine v@@ al@@ le@@ ys , Ger@@ many , nor@@ ther@@ n I@@ tal@@ y , and C@@ en@@ tr@@ al and E@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
He did not qu@@ it .
By Ju@@ ne , Fr@@ ance was con@@ qu@@ ered , and once again I was a Ger@@ man .
Mo@@ st Jews in S@@ my@@ r@@ na were “ a sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e of Satan ” because they held to un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural tra@@ di@@ tions , re@@ je@@ cted God’s Son , and bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ed his spirit - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten followers .
* “ C@@ ri@@ m@@ son ” was one of the deep col@@ ors of d@@ yed material .
Pet@@ er@@ ’s “ Ang@@ el ” , 6 / 1
For the dedic@@ ated Christian who ch@@ eri@@ sh@@ es his place in the congregation , though , personal pre@@ fer@@ ences should not be the so@@ le determin@@ ing fac@@ t@@ or when making decisions .
Instead , it was the angels who direc@@ ted the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem .
A ca@@ pa@@ ble husband would receive a good repor@@ t from “ the older men of the land . ”
Even though they lived in a world that was g@@ ear@@ ed toward making their pri@@ m@@ ary pur@@ su@@ it in life , building the ar@@ k , se@@ em tri@@ vi@@ al , mis@@ gu@@ i@@ ded , or fo@@ ol@@ ish , they still kept at it faith@@ fully .
S@@ ad@@ ly , some Israelites gave in to wrong desi@@ res because they fa@@ iled to r@@ ely on God .
24 : 1 - 4 , 10 ; 27 : 4@@ 2 - 4@@ 5 ; 28 : 1 , 2 , 10 .
But di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied conduct that hon@@ ors Jehovah’s “ di@@ gn@@ ity and s@@ pl@@ end@@ or ” go@@ es fur@@ ther than that . ​ — P@@ s .
Mo@@ st of us can atten@@ d Christian meetings and share in the Kingdom - preaching work .
Go@@ od Ne@@ ws for Pe@@ ople of All N@@ ations
You pro@@ ba@@ bly won@@ der why we keep doing that .
1 - 3 . ( a ) What was the situation of Jehovah’s people when Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah began pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ying ?
Some fi@@ ve cen@@ tu@@ ries later , Jehovah used his power in an even greater way by deli@@ ver@@ ing rep@@ ent@@ ant humans from sla@@ very to sin and death .
No@@ tice that in the pas@@ sage we are an@@ al@@ y@@ z@@ ing , Jesus said : “ L@@ ear@@ n from me . ”
What joy we experience as we simil@@ arly share the Kingdom message with others and tell them about God’s great mer@@ cy !
They move a@@ head in their work and rejo@@ ice in its prog@@ ress .
As told by Chris@@ ta@@ be@@ l Con@@ n@@ ell
( Read Psalm 4@@ 8 : 1 , 2 , 9 , 12 , 13 . )
At the turn of the first century C.E . , for instance , H@@ er@@ od h@@ atch@@ ed a s@@ ch@@ eme to have put to death all bo@@ ys in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m who were two years of age or you@@ ng@@ er .
F@@ in@@ ally , the e@@ dit@@ or real@@ ized that the origin@@ al article was wrong , and he publi@@ shed a re@@ tr@@ action .
The first meeting I attend@@ ed was a conven@@ tion in The H@@ ag@@ ue in 19@@ 50 .
Hence , we have an ob@@ lig@@ ation to share that knowledge with others .
The pro@@ secu@@ t@@ or acc@@ used them of high t@@ reason , refu@@ s@@ al of mil@@ it@@ ary service , es@@ pi@@ on@@ age , and s@@ l@@ an@@ der of the most holy ch@@ urch .
I was ev@@ en@@ tually ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from school because of ho@@ l@@ ding to my Bible - based beli@@ ef@@ s .
Jesus hum@@ bly minis@@ tered to the needs of those he taught , re@@ adi@@ ly ex@@ p@@ en@@ ding himself in their be@@ half .
“ Be V@@ i@@ g@@ il@@ ant With a V@@ i@@ e@@ w to P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers , ” 11 / 15
Do@@ ing so hon@@ es@@ tly , many find that they are in a position to ex@@ p@@ and their service by taking up the full - time ministry or by mo@@ ving to serve where the need is greater .
The need to follow my a@@ un@@ t’s example of self - sacrifice became evid@@ ent , so I sta@@ yed with my sister until both my a@@ un@@ t and my father died .
He feel@@ s that his a@@ po@@ lo@@ gy had a positi@@ ve effect on his children ; they do not have any difficul@@ ty in saying that they are s@@ or@@ ry .
He ended up in ser@@ vi@@ tu@@ de in a prom@@ in@@ ent Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an home .
He and his son , V@@ ij@@ a@@ y@@ al@@ a@@ y@@ an , later helped about 50 pers@@ ons to become servants of Jehovah .
Why can God’s angels serve in un@@ ity , but why may un@@ ity be more challeng@@ ing for us ?
Sam@@ s@@ on@@ ’s power , however , was not liter@@ ally in his ha@@ ir .
B@@ ack in 5@@ 37 B.C.E . , it was the accep@@ table time for the ex@@ il@@ es in Babyl@@ on to return to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and .
But now his time there was up .
“ O He@@ are@@ r of prayer , even to you people of all flesh will come . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 6@@ 5 : 2 .
TH@@ E@@ S@@ E are the op@@ ening words of a letter written by C@@ ar@@ men , a Christian mother , to her three daugh@@ ters , ag@@ ed 25 , 19 , and 16 .
Jesus had a bal@@ an@@ ced view of life .
In one of them , John saw the Devil , re@@ pres@@ ented as a dra@@ g@@ on , standing on the sh@@ ore of a va@@ st se@@ a .
Jehovah also gave him vi@@ ct@@ ory over the gi@@ ant Go@@ li@@ ath .
We@@ ek after we@@ ek , we enjoy li@@ vely tal@@ ks , discus@@ sions , and demonstr@@ ations g@@ ear@@ ed toward our ministry .
Are there chang@@ es I need to make in the way I tre@@ at those of the op@@ pos@@ ite se@@ x ? ’
• How should we view Jehovah’s moral standards ?
The Bible descri@@ bes the Devil as such a person@@ ality .
C@@ ur@@ r@@ ently , this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine is a@@ vail@@ able in 1@@ 32 langu@@ ages , and its compan@@ ion , A@@ wa@@ ke ! , is publi@@ shed in 8@@ 3 langu@@ ages .
Indeed , a good lead@@ er practic@@ es what he pre@@ ach@@ es .
Their prayers and counsel will help rest@@ ore you to spiritual health .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are that Jehovah has lo@@ v@@ ingly pre@@ served such vital information in his written Word , the Bible !
No@@ thing can sto@@ p the s@@ pre@@ ad of Jehovah’s work !
We are streng@@ th@@ ened and made fir@@ m in the faith by the Scriptural discus@@ sions .
One such chall@@ enge is how to support yourself fin@@ an@@ cially .
However , that does not mean that Jesus has fa@@ iled to keep his promise to be with his followers “ all the days until the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
The Bible st@@ res@@ ses that in order to learn God’s thoughts , we need a hum@@ ble heart : ‘ T@@ re@@ asure up my own comman@@ d@@ ments with yourself .
That pas@@ sage tel@@ ls of a young man who wal@@ ked in an are@@ a where an im@@ moral woman was known to live .
In 19@@ 32 he became a member of the Bethel family in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k .
Ca@@ in could have chang@@ ed his attitude and his mind , but he cho@@ se to ign@@ ore God’s counsel .
He had served for over 50 years as a prophet , and then he “ became ill with the si@@ ck@@ ness from which he ev@@ en@@ tually died . ”
At the the@@ at@@ ers , even many of the cl@@ as@@ si@@ cal pla@@ ys were ei@@ ther gro@@ s@@ s@@ ly im@@ moral or b@@ loo@@ di@@ ly viol@@ ent .
Be@@ h@@ ind Eli@@ sh@@ a@@ ’s back , he r@@ an after Na@@ am@@ an and res@@ or@@ ted to ou@@ tri@@ ght lies to re@@ qu@@ est “ a tal@@ ent of s@@ il@@ ver and two chang@@ es of gar@@ ments . ”
Rather than mer@@ ely tel@@ ling you@@ ths what is right and what is wrong , the book stri@@ ves to tra@@ in their “ per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers . ”
Jesus ’ example should move all of us to be hum@@ ble in our deal@@ ings with one another . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
The people simply came to the do@@ or and pul@@ led the bl@@ in@@ ds down .
A young woman nam@@ ed J@@ essi@@ c@@ a ob@@ served : “ My father and mother truly love and respect each other .
As you can i@@ magine , I have never for@@ go@@ t@@ ten the d@@ ate of my baptism !
In the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of X@@ y@@ lo@@ p@@ ha@@ go@@ u , where Father was born , and in the ne@@ ar@@ by v@@ il@@ la@@ ges , there are now three congregations , with a to@@ tal of 2@@ 30 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers !
The see@@ ds of his sin were evid@@ ently s@@ own over a peri@@ od of time .
C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ T@@ R@@ Y O@@ F O@@ R@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ N : F@@ R@@ AN@@ C@@ E
The he@@ at of enem@@ y wr@@ ath will not still the li@@ ps of those pra@@ ising Jehovah .
( a ) How should we view moral cle@@ an@@ ness ?
Who was G@@ am@@ ali@@ el , and what ad@@ vice did he give religious op@@ pos@@ ers of Jesus ’ followers ?
“ U@@ p@@ on M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i , ” rec@@ all the L@@ ev@@ ites in their prayer to God , he “ came down and spoke with them out of heaven and went on to give them u@@ pri@@ ght j@@ udi@@ cial decisions and la@@ ws of truth , good regul@@ ations and comman@@ d@@ ments . ”
The sacri@@ fi@@ cial ani@@ ma@@ l was from the her@@ d or the flo@@ ck , that is to say of the clean ani@@ mal@@ s , and was “ s@@ ound , ” without de@@ fect .
However , the power received through holy spirit had a more important purpose , one that all of God’s servants today experience , though not mirac@@ ul@@ ously .
The early Christians were al@@ er@@ t to their responsi@@ bility toward the el@@ der@@ ly when these had no family to support them .
I@@ t’s all bad news .
What did they find ?
A@@ n el@@ der from the ne@@ ar@@ by congregation moved into the are@@ a to help them .
Paul made three ex@@ ten@@ sive mission@@ ary j@@ our@@ ne@@ ys , and he also travel@@ ed to congregations that needed a vis@@ it .
What were the pri@@ ests doing that showed that they were mo@@ tiv@@ ated by gre@@ ed ?
“ W@@ H@@ E@@ N I listen@@ ed to the experi@@ ences of my friends who served in are@@ as where there was a great need for pione@@ ers , I long@@ ed to ta@@ st@@ e that joy too , ” says S@@ yl@@ vi@@ ana , a pioneer in her mi@@ d - 20 ’ s .
We me@@ t in small grou@@ ps , and once a mon@@ th , we held lar@@ g@@ er ga@@ ther@@ ings in the En@@ te@@ b@@ be Bo@@ t@@ an@@ ic@@ al G@@ ar@@ den@@ s , dis@@ gu@@ ising the occasi@@ ons as a par@@ ty .
In this reg@@ ard , Paul set a fine example .
Christian love will help us to follow this encourag@@ ement to make sure of the more important things .
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ son ) , 11 / 1
The Messi@@ ani@@ c prophe@@ ci@@ es indic@@ ated where and when Jesus would appe@@ ar .
Of the many plac@@ es mentioned , some cannot be id@@ enti@@ fied today with known s@@ ites , so they may not appe@@ ar on Bible ma@@ ps .
H@@ um@@ ility will allow you to be o@@ pen to su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions from your parents and spiritually matu@@ re ones in the congregation . ​ — Read 1 Peter 5 : 5 , 6 .
Des@@ pite ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les , he kept his e@@ ye on the go@@ al of be@@ coming a regul@@ ar pioneer and ev@@ en@@ tually re@@ ached it .
How does Revelation 17 : 9 - 11 supp@@ ly evidence that we are living in the time of the end ?
Au@@ gu@@ st 29 , 20@@ 11 – S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 4 , 20@@ 11
F@@ e@@ ar g@@ ri@@ pp@@ ed me , and te@@ ars ro@@ l@@ led down my face .
They j@@ our@@ ne@@ yed there three times a year to make sacrific@@ es to their God , Jehovah .
In time , such apost@@ ates did ar@@ ise and “ speak tw@@ is@@ ted things . ”
We were able to sp@@ end many days in the ministry but not without ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les , for sum@@ m@@ er br@@ ings viol@@ ent A@@ nt@@ ar@@ c@@ tic w@@ in@@ ds .
When John would wa@@ ke in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the night in a st@@ ate of deep de@@ pres@@ sion , we tal@@ ked together until he felt cal@@ m en@@ ough to pray for Jehovah’s help .
These are difficult times , but we have so@@ li@@ d reas@@ ons for believ@@ ing that what we are pur@@ su@@ ing is real and bey@@ ond com@@ pare ​ — like the pe@@ ar@@ l that the mer@@ ch@@ ant came upon .
Fir@@ st , think about why you are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of your beli@@ ef@@ s .
We should serve Jehovah God with similar determin@@ ation .
He moved in with a pioneer brother , got a part - time jo@@ b , and began to pioneer .
What ev@@ alu@@ ation on your part will deter@@ mine how you use your life ?
What an encourag@@ ing example !
They will not know that they are serving as God’s means for ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ting his righteous judgment against an un@@ faithful people .
We must not ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct our regul@@ ar personal Bible study , our Christian meetings , and the complete su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or from God .
But Christian parents and elders in the congregation want to make sure that young ones make their own decision and understand what it means to get baptized .
How their fac@@ es must have be@@ am@@ ed with joy !
Un@@ like st@@ atu@@ es wi@@ d@@ ely used in Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic worship , i@@ con@@ s are two - di@@ men@@ si@@ onal i@@ ma@@ ges of Christ , M@@ ary , “ sa@@ in@@ ts , ” angels , char@@ ac@@ ters and events of the Bible , or events in the hist@@ ory of the O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch .
F 1@@ 5@@ 7 / 0@@ 5 ; Mu@@ r@@ at@@ or@@ i , based on l@@ ine ar@@ t : © 200@@ 5 Bro@@ wn Bro@@ thers
Yet , when he was 40 years of age , Moses made a decision that must have ba@@ ff@@ led the ro@@ y@@ al Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an family who had a@@ do@@ p@@ ted him .
We cannot fai@@ l to be imp@@ ressed by the simil@@ ar@@ ity between Jehovah’s Witnesses today and those who em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed true Christi@@ an@@ ity in the first century .
In such a talk , the gro@@ om is u@@ su@@ ally asked to refle@@ ct on the God - given ro@@ le of the family head .
The answer to that question can be known only because the Creator has reve@@ aled it through the Ho@@ ly Scriptures .
So we may have to use God’s Word to set such matters st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght .
W@@ ell , your brothers and sisters , who know and love you , will no@@ tice .
▪ Do you need to strengthen your confidence in Jehovah’s ability to provide for you ?
W@@ he@@ ther our hope is heavenly or earthly , we are all d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s and need the same tim@@ ely spiritual food
On the other hand , those who@@ se eyes are on the pri@@ ze of et@@ er@@ n@@ al life are not lu@@ red off course by the fle@@ et@@ ing ple@@ a@@ sures of the world .
In Par@@ adise , Jesus will fulf@@ ill his ro@@ le as “ the resurrection and the life . ” ​ — John 11 : 25 .
O@@ f@@ ten s@@ co@@ res of pris@@ on@@ ers atten@@ d these meetings .
They were old en@@ ough to obey or dis@@ obey .
Why do we not need to know everything about God in order to have faith in him ?
R@@ est@@ or@@ ation and P@@ re@@ serv@@ ation : F@@ ra@@ g@@ ile boo@@ ks and ar@@ ti@@ fac@@ ts are re@@ pa@@ i@@ red and pre@@ served using prof@@ essi@@ onal rest@@ or@@ ation me@@ tho@@ ds .
How do you feel about keep@@ ing foc@@ used on the pri@@ ze ?
14 - 15 .
To expres@@ s his gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de , A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der gr@@ anted special authority to the C@@ y@@ pri@@ o@@ t k@@ ings .
This was challeng@@ ing , but we made sure that they knew si@@ gn language so that we could commun@@ ic@@ ate well and teach them the truth .
Such an attitude could stu@@ m@@ ble believers who still found it rep@@ ul@@ sive to e@@ at things that were not per@@ mit@@ ted under the Law .
A@@ n inc@@ reas@@ ingly vo@@ cal and mil@@ it@@ ant group of W@@ es@@ ter@@ n in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ als is c@@ all@@ ing for the end of religi@@ on@@ ’s influ@@ ence on soci@@ ety .
Does it matter whether we tell the truth or not ?
14 : 15 .
King Al@@ f@@ onso X supp@@ or@@ ted Bible transl@@ ation into S@@ pan@@ ish
I felt that Jehovah was truly with us .
Christians and the World
To all who desire to honor the Creator of language , God has given a wonderful gift , the Bible .
She also had to ad@@ just to local cu@@ st@@ om@@ s , and fre@@ qu@@ ently there was no ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city or water .
A@@ c@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing our li@@ mit@@ ations is the first st@@ ep toward ga@@ ining con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment .
F@@ el@@ low Wor@@ k@@ ers With God
A@@ c@@ tually , no human has lived for even “ one day ” from Jehovah’s point of view .
With what kind of interest does Jehovah ob@@ serve us ?
But Jehovah ca@@ res .
His wife expla@@ ins : “ How@@ ard dem@@ an@@ ded that I give up stud@@ ying the Bible .
Such mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring or s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ously c@@ all@@ ing down evil upon them can de@@ tri@@ men@@ t@@ ally af@@ fect our relationship with Jehovah .
The apostle Peter may have had such concer@@ ns when he said to Jesus : “ Lo@@ ok !
The Bible ur@@ ges true Christians not to lo@@ se confidence in the value of prayer .
En@@ joy who@@ les@@ ome associ@@ ation How was one disc@@ oura@@ ged brother helped ?
The rest of the boo@@ ks we chang@@ ed every we@@ ek , but we kept the Bible .
As@@ k yourself : ‘ Do I let my wrong desi@@ res gro@@ w so strong that I do what is bad ?
Wh@@ ich of them was Samuel to ano@@ in@@ t as king ?
Jehovah has gr@@ anted Jesus the power to rest@@ ore to life not only those resur@@ rec@@ ted to spirit life in heaven but also the bil@@ li@@ ons who will a@@ wak@@ en to the pro@@ spe@@ ct of everlasting life on earth .
They app@@ lied to her situation and gave her much comfort .
Christian relati@@ ves and members of the local congregation should be a@@ ware of these problems and offer support and care . ​ — 4 / 15 , pages 25 - 27 .
Thus , the name S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t came to ref@@ er to the enti@@ re Hebrew Scriptures transl@@ ated into Greek .
“ Des@@ i@@ re when real@@ ized is ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble to the soul , ” says the wise king , “ but it is something de@@ t@@ es@@ table to the stu@@ pi@@ d ones to turn away from bad . ”
In the account , Jesus high@@ ligh@@ ts sever@@ al as@@ pe@@ cts of the “ new bir@@ th . ”
Jesus war@@ ned his followers : “ No one can slave for two ma@@ st@@ ers ; for ei@@ ther he will h@@ ate the one and love the other , or he will s@@ tic@@ k to the one and des@@ p@@ ise the other .
A similar U@@ gar@@ iti@@ c ro@@ o@@ t desi@@ gn@@ ates both the su@@ n and the su@@ n - go@@ dd@@ ess .
32 “ Lo@@ ok at the Ar@@ t@@ work ! ”
( a ) Why did Jesus have spiritual tre@@ a@@ sures ?
The travel@@ ing work was imp@@ le@@ men@@ ted in O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 194@@ 2 .
This ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment is also refle@@ cted in verse 15 , where the two occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ences of the word “ happy ” are now in par@@ al@@ le@@ l in a positi@@ ve or comple@@ men@@ t@@ ary way . As a result , in both in@@ stances such happiness app@@ lies to the same people ​ — those “ who@@ se God is Jehovah ! ”
We do not know just when Jehovah will s@@ end for@@ th his Son to put an end to this wicked system of things .
Even death will pas@@ s away .
As a result , 2@@ 4@@ ,000 peri@@ shed at Jehovah’s hand .
Since both of them are in the full - time ministry , having served 3 and 19 years res@@ pe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely , they took advan@@ ta@@ ge of their tri@@ p to s@@ pre@@ ad the Kingdom good news .
Do you see yourself in that new world ?
• Why is it important to ‘ mar@@ ry only in the Lord ’ ?
S@@ har@@ ing a bur@@ den with such a friend may make it e@@ asi@@ er to be@@ ar .
At times , he makes himself se@@ em like “ an ang@@ el of light . ”
S@@ ad@@ ly , some never hear such comm@@ end@@ ation from those they respect and love .
Why is that important ?
See the 20@@ 11 Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses , pages 6@@ 2 - 6@@ 3 .
Although some may view the Bible as nothing more than a book , Jehovah speak@@ s to us through his inspired written Word .
Just fi@@ ve months ear@@ li@@ er , we had c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated H@@ el@@ en@@ ’s 6@@ 0@@ th an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary in the full - time ministry .
How did Jehovah show gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ousness in the way he deal@@ t with A@@ bim@@ ele@@ ch ?
Those contribu@@ tions certainly encoura@@ ge our brothers .
Who share in the rejo@@ ic@@ ing when the se@@ ed of truth be@@ ars fru@@ it@@ age ?
“ F@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed and tre@@ m@@ bl@@ ing , ” the woman “ f@@ ell down before him and told him the whole truth . ”
If you ask anything in my name , I will do it . ”
For example , it would really be a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble fe@@ at to pre@@ di@@ ct acc@@ ur@@ ately that a great city , powerful for many cen@@ tu@@ ries , would soon col@@ la@@ p@@ se .
The faith we exerc@@ ise prote@@ cts us from spiritual har@@ m and is a t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony to our Fa@@ ther’s prote@@ ctive power .
He comm@@ ended the gra@@ du@@ ates for having demonstr@@ ated the same spirit and encoura@@ ged them to continue to do so in their new assign@@ ments .
So like Na@@ than , obey Jehovah but be kind to your brother .
It was a personal decision . ”
We heard that in Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a the number of people accep@@ ting Bible stu@@ dies is high but the co@@ st of living is low .
He me@@ ant giving as part of the ministry .
In God’s eyes , A@@ sa@@ ’s devo@@ tion was ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally s@@ ound , satis@@ f@@ ying divine requi@@ re@@ ments .
After ob@@ tain@@ ing per@@ mis@@ sion from the teach@@ ers , she asked each class of stud@@ ents if any of them were Ma@@ pu@@ c@@ he .
But wh@@ atever tri@@ als this system of things may bring upon us , we have s@@ ound reas@@ ons for main@@ tain@@ ing our integrity , as Job did .
Con@@ cer@@ ning him , the psalmist David therefore san@@ g : “ Jehovah is mer@@ ci@@ ful and gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous , s@@ low to anger and a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in loving - kindness .
“ The righteous one may f@@ all se@@ ven times , and he will get up again , ” says Proverbs 24 : 16 .
Why was it to no a@@ va@@ il that the Jewish religious lead@@ ers read and stu@@ died the Bible ?
Jesus Christ set his followers an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent example as an ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er .
You know that love is his great@@ est qu@@ ality and that he gave his Son as a ransom for you .
A good listen@@ er is appreci@@ ated by just about ever@@ yone .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 25 , 11
This in@@ her@@ it@@ ance inclu@@ des the truth of Jehovah’s Word , the hope of everlasting life , and the honor to re@@ present God as pro@@ claim@@ ers of the good news .
In most plac@@ es , meetings are held at the Kingdom H@@ all at le@@ ast t@@ wi@@ ce a we@@ ek , and Bible stud@@ ents are encoura@@ ged to atten@@ d as soon as possible so as to benefit from ref@@ re@@ shing associ@@ ation there . ​ — Hebrews 10 : 24 , 25 .
Re@@ gre@@ t@@ ta@@ bly , the Israelites ev@@ en@@ tually turned their ba@@ c@@ ks on their God .
King David great@@ ly desi@@ red to take the ar@@ k from the t@@ ent in which it was kept and buil@@ d a su@@ it@@ able house for Jehovah that would con@@ tain the sac@@ red ar@@ k .
Today , some 2@@ ,000 years later , people are still e@@ ag@@ er to know : When will God’s Kingdom come ?
They can be sto@@ le@@ n or con@@ sum@@ ed by de@@ ca@@ y .
O@@ thers feel that they will be re@@ born to live another ex@@ ist@@ ence .
A@@ n U@@ r@@ g@@ ent M@@ es@@ sage
When we obey the comm@@ and to ‘ clo@@ the ourselves with love , ’ our relationship with others imp@@ ro@@ ves .
How should we view that att@@ ack ?
For example , David wrote that God’s c@@ hi@@ ef “ loyal one ” would not be left in the G@@ ra@@ ve .
F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 1 , 20@@ 11
What happ@@ ens in the temple are@@ a when Jesus arri@@ ves on N@@ is@@ an 10 , 33 C.E . ?
Even after his resurrection , he rema@@ ined on earth for 40 days before as@@ cen@@ ding to heaven .
5 , 6 . ( a ) What public service was per@@ form@@ ed in Israel , with what benef@@ its ?
The love and kindness sh@@ own by all these Witnesses over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed us because the home they buil@@ t for us is better than the ho@@ m@@ es in which many of them live .
If I had to su@@ m up my feelings in just one s@@ ent@@ ence , I gu@@ ess I would say that Jehovah has truly given me more than I deser@@ ve .
With that the ma@@ ster had him deli@@ vered to the j@@ a@@ il@@ ers .
I was sen@@ ten@@ ced to two months in the A@@ ver@@ of W@@ om@@ en@@ ’s P@@ ris@@ on in A@@ th@@ ens .
This promise was e@@ cho@@ ed by the apostle John when he said : “ He that does the will of God rema@@ ins forever . ”
One who pre@@ f@@ ers the spo@@ t@@ light or one who accep@@ ts hum@@ ble t@@ as@@ ks ?
S@@ ing@@ le for Li@@ fe
Da@@ y after day , she pu@@ ts off what she needs to do to pas@@ s the t@@ est .
There are too many people who experience what an ancient Hebrew king descri@@ bed : “ Lo@@ ok !
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a few we@@ ek@@ s , over a do@@ z@@ en people began to come to the meetings at the Kingdom H@@ all .
Even ani@@ mal@@ s prote@@ ct their young from d@@ anger .
I@@ ts ability to re@@ ach the heart was especially evid@@ ent during the first century C.E .
W@@ ho@@ m did Jesus ap@@ point to help us understand God’s Word ?
It is also help@@ ful to know the purpose for which the book was written and , if possible , the so@@ cial , moral , and religious practic@@ es of the day .
Di@@ v@@ ine judgment was ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted upon that Jewish system of things .
The Mar@@ ch 15 , 19@@ 24 , W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er stated that “ one of the c@@ hi@@ ef com@@ mis@@ sions ” of true Christians “ is to give a witness to the kingdom .
The con@@ text in the ver@@ ses that follow shows that this was the sur@@ pas@@ sing way of love .
They would like to displa@@ y self - control more fully , to the ex@@ t@@ ent that they believe can reason@@ ab@@ ly be expe@@ cted of imper@@ fect humans .
All 4@@ 50 Ba@@ al prophe@@ ts were then ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted at the fo@@ o@@ t of M@@ ount C@@ ar@@ me@@ l . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 18 : 38 - 40 .
However , some showed interest , so that 4@@ 3@@ 3@@ ,@@ 4@@ 5@@ 4@@ ,@@ 0@@ 4@@ 9 return vis@@ its were made and 4@@ ,@@ 7@@ 6@@ 6@@ ,@@ 6@@ 31 Bible stu@@ dies were condu@@ cted .
De@@ ma@@ s did not gu@@ ard his heart .
We need to be al@@ er@@ t , “ a@@ wa@@ iting and keep@@ ing close in mind the pres@@ ence of the day of Jehovah , ” doing our “ ut@@ most to be found fin@@ ally by him spo@@ t@@ less and un@@ ble@@ mi@@ shed and in peace . ”
Bo@@ o@@ ks , tel@@ ev@@ ision , and mo@@ vi@@ es have done much to re@@ du@@ ce the fear of wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft .
( Read Luke 11 : 10 - 13 . )
As an ad@@ ul@@ t , Jesus showed hum@@ ility by giving pri@@ or@@ ity to the doing of Jehovah’s will , not his own .
I wanted to have the pri@@ est by my side to pray with me and mentioned this to the nu@@ n .
To a large ex@@ t@@ ent , its develop@@ ment dep@@ ends on the activ@@ ity of the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart , which invol@@ ves such things as our thoughts , emo@@ tions , and mo@@ ti@@ ves .
S@@ tr@@ ong words may exer@@ t greater for@@ ce on a woman than on a man and may stay with her for a long time .
The s@@ crip@@ tures we have discus@@ sed point to hope , an ess@@ enti@@ al part of true happiness .
Yet , we rejo@@ ice that he ‘ knew the way ’ to his per@@ man@@ ent ‘ d@@ wel@@ ling place . ’
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly I was ro@@ l@@ ling down a s@@ lo@@ pe out of control , and I c@@ ra@@ shed into a par@@ ked ca@@ r .
Be@@ ing a good listen@@ er shows gen@@ u@@ ine concer@@ n .
T@@ ra@@ in O@@ thers to Re@@ ach O@@ u@@ t
It is the for@@ ce that Jehovah used in cre@@ ating the uni@@ verse , in per@@ form@@ ing spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar mirac@@ les , and in provi@@ ding v@@ isi@@ on@@ ary re@@ vel@@ ations of his will .
L@@ it@@ tle won@@ der that mo@@ der@@ n prac@@ t@@ iti@@ on@@ ers of wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft are e@@ ag@@ er to imp@@ ro@@ ve their i@@ ma@@ ge .
What can lead us into the way of the ung@@ o@@ dly ?
Consider the case of a Christian cou@@ ple nam@@ ed To@@ m and C@@ ar@@ ol , who live in a large N@@ or@@ th A@@ mer@@ i@@ can city .
S@@ up@@ pose the child were to bre@@ ak a tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c law and receive a fine .
Jesus did not say how long the last days would last , so we must be pre@@ pared for the end to come at any time .
Yet , No@@ ah’s faith and end@@ ur@@ ance resul@@ ted in life and blessings for him and for his family .
Many “ D@@ r@@ ama ” se@@ ts saw con@@ st@@ ant use .
At the nor@@ ther@@ n ti@@ p of S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a lies the G@@ u@@ a@@ ji@@ r@@ a Pen@@ in@@ su@@ la . It is in nor@@ ther@@ n C@@ ol@@ om@@ bia and nor@@ th@@ w@@ es@@ ter@@ n V@@ ene@@ zu@@ ela .
This is ap@@ par@@ ently a comm@@ on Jewish idi@@ om that appe@@ ars a number of times in the Bible .
This helps me to hold fir@@ m@@ ly to God’s organization . ” ​ — John 6 : 6@@ 8 .
T@@ ak@@ ing into consider@@ ation these ex@@ tr@@ a de@@ ta@@ il@@ s may change our view of his actions .
For example , did you make sacrific@@ es in the past in order to eng@@ age in the pioneer ministry or in some other form of ex@@ pan@@ ded service ?
After they married , the wife ad@@ mit@@ ted that her conscience t@@ or@@ men@@ ted her , even ru@@ ining the joy of her we@@ d@@ ding day .
F@@ o@@ od !
At the B@@ ris@@ to@@ l conven@@ tion in 194@@ 6 , where the Bible study a@@ id “ Let God Be Tru@@ e ” was rel@@ eas@@ ed , I me@@ t a pre@@ t@@ ty l@@ ass , Jo@@ y@@ ce Mo@@ ore , who was also pione@@ ering in D@@ ev@@ on .
The first instru@@ ctions about a place to worship God are found in the Bible book of Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us .
I felt a close b@@ ond with this sister . ” ​ — N@@ i@@ dia , C@@ o@@ st@@ a R@@ ic@@ a .
All of that will make our message more appe@@ al@@ ing to those who are “ righ@@ tly dis@@ posed for everlasting life . ” ​ — Acts 13 : 4@@ 8 .
“ Let M@@ e Gi@@ ve You a Gi@@ ft ”
But real peace has elu@@ ded mankind .
Jesus ’ reason@@ ing direc@@ tly cont@@ ra@@ di@@ cted Jewish no@@ tions of great@@ ness !
What if he also l@@ ac@@ ks the witness of God’s spirit that he is a jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir with Christ ?
He kept his mind foc@@ used on the spiritual her@@ it@@ age of his God - fe@@ aring an@@ c@@ est@@ ors .
I have always received what I needed .
Ha@@ ve faith that the ransom is the bas@@ is for for@@ giving your sin@@ s .
The Go@@ sp@@ els ​ — The De@@ b@@ ate Go@@ es On
He@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ ah’s words ca@@ used the people to take heart ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 12 , 13 )
The Rom@@ an po@@ et H@@ or@@ ace ( 6@@ 5 ​ — 8 B.C.E . ) , who made the same j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , com@@ men@@ ted on the dis@@ com@@ forts of this st@@ re@@ t@@ ch of the tri@@ p .
Rather than allow@@ ing such thoughts to dis@@ tur@@ b us , we can rec@@ all Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s question .
While the friends of the rich person are many , they are as trans@@ it@@ ory as his we@@ al@@ th .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , help me put into prac@@ tice at le@@ ast 1 per@@ c@@ ent of all that I have said from the pl@@ at@@ form over the past 30 years . ”
He would n@@ atur@@ ally try to res@@ cu@@ e them if they were in d@@ anger .
E@@ ach year , some 2@@ ,000 different boo@@ ks are publi@@ shed that offer ad@@ vice on these and other important sub@@ je@@ cts .
Jesus said : “ All the things you ask in prayer , having faith , you will receive . ”
To this day , early gra@@ du@@ ates of this school maintain a ze@@ al for Kingdom preaching , even though they are advan@@ ced in years and some are h@@ am@@ per@@ ed by physical li@@ mit@@ ations .
In Ju@@ ly the G@@ esta@@ p@@ o took pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s of@@ fice and pr@@ inter@@ y .
It would be dis@@ cer@@ ni@@ ble only with the eyes of understanding on the part of those who recogn@@ ize “ the si@@ gn ” of Jesus ’ inv@@ isi@@ ble pres@@ ence in Kingdom power .
Of course , there is “ a time to keep qui@@ et . ”
To “ become imit@@ at@@ ors of God ” in this reg@@ ard , however , we need to know what true mer@@ cy is .
Paul wrote : “ God is faithful , and he will not let you be temp@@ ted bey@@ ond what you can be@@ ar , but along with the temp@@ tation he will also make the way out in order for you to be able to end@@ ure it . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 13 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 .
Our eyes can see the gr@@ ace@@ ful l@@ and@@ s@@ cap@@ e .
With E@@ f@@ pre@@ pia in 194@@ 6 and today
A g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l tra@@ ining pro@@ gra@@ m was la@@ un@@ ched to ac@@ hi@@ eve this go@@ al .
Consider Jesus ’ words : “ H@@ app@@ y are the mil@@ d - temp@@ ered ones , since they will in@@ her@@ it the earth . ”
B@@ ap@@ ti@@ zed in 19@@ 21 , Bro@@ ther Bar@@ ber has sp@@ ent 7@@ 8 years in the full - time ministry and has been a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy since 19@@ 7@@ 8 .
They found peace only when they began associ@@ ating with God’s people and living in acc@@ ord with Bible principles .
“ S@@ el@@ f - Con@@ tro@@ l in All Th@@ ings ”
To whom should we listen , and why ?
S@@ ur@@ ely our Creator has num@@ er@@ ous t@@ as@@ ks in mind for us that will keep us bus@@ y into et@@ er@@ n@@ ity .
What decision - making body ex@@ is@@ ted in the first century , and with what effect on the congregations ?
A st@@ at@@ ement at the bo@@ t@@ to@@ m of page 1@@ 33 encoura@@ ges you@@ ths : “ Re@@ hear@@ se your respon@@ ses with a par@@ ent or a matu@@ re friend . ”
They end@@ e@@ av@@ or to direc@@ t them “ in the tr@@ ac@@ ks of righteousness ” by help@@ ing them to understand Jehovah’s Word pro@@ per@@ ly and to apply it person@@ ally .
Who H@@ as Chris@@ t@@ like Gre@@ at@@ ness ?
But Saul doub@@ t@@ less recogn@@ ized the import@@ ance of being well - inform@@ ed about Jesus ’ ministry .
( Read C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 6 . )
( b ) How can you show that you are working in har@@ mony with the spirit ?
for it is not du@@ e to wisdom that you have asked about this . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 7 : 10 .
In a similar way and in har@@ mony with his purpose , Jehovah can come to the a@@ id of his faithful servants , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly when they face spiritual tri@@ als .
In the near future , Jesus will “ bring to nothing the one having the means to cause death , that is , the Devil . ”
“ We received , not the spirit of the world , but the spirit which is from God . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R .
Ho@@ se@@ a@@ ’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy H@@ el@@ ps U@@ s to W@@ al@@ k With God
L@@ it@@ tle by little , the small group on the is@@ land continued to gro@@ w as others were res@@ cu@@ ed from false religion .
( b ) What fac@@ t@@ ors should a Christian consider when thinking about div@@ or@@ ce ?
Just i@@ magine , now I even had the courage to give a talk in fr@@ on@@ t of a group of hear@@ ing people !
Is it wor@@ th r@@ un@@ ning the ris@@ k of being w@@ oun@@ ded by this sub@@ tle att@@ ack ?
Mo@@ st Christian ad@@ ul@@ ts ag@@ ree that the discipl@@ ine they received from their believ@@ ing parents helped them .
But the very ha@@ ir@@ s of your head are all num@@ ber@@ ed . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 10 : 29 , 30 .
In the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah I have plac@@ ed my refu@@ ge . ” ​ — P@@ s .
Like the righteous spirit cre@@ atu@@ res in heaven , the physical heavens are su@@ per@@ bly organiz@@ ed .
The following s@@ pr@@ ing , the branch of@@ fice asked us to make a preaching t@@ our thr@@ ough@@ out the G@@ as@@ p@@ é Pen@@ in@@ su@@ la , along Cana@@ da@@ ’s e@@ ast co@@ ast .
W@@ ho@@ m would Jehovah use to work under Christ’s lead@@ er@@ ship and take the lead among His people ?
I have never heard anything like that .
Do@@ ing so will strengthen our confidence that all of Jehovah’s teachings are “ right . ” ​ — P@@ s .
Consi@@ der@@ ing what Scriptural examples can help us to re@@ ap@@ praise our li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le ?
Jehovah will re@@ ward our faithful course .
What are some fe@@ atu@@ res of our times that make them cal@@ am@@ it@@ ous ?
This is true even if we are al@@ one or the time we have a@@ vail@@ able is sh@@ ort .
Phil@@ li@@ p was stu@@ n@@ ned .
In what way does Jehovah re@@ ward those who fear him ?
If that happ@@ ens , have the self - control to call a temp@@ or@@ ary hal@@ t ​ — to “ keep qui@@ et ” — ​ before temp@@ ers f@@ l@@ are .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on provi@@ des individuals with so@@ cial support and control as well as a set of teachings and guid@@ el@@ ines for how to live one@@ ’s life . ”
Re@@ g@@ arding some who experienced such a change , Paul wrote : ‘ You have been wa@@ shed clean , you have been san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied , you have been declar@@ ed righteous in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and with the spirit of our God . ’ ​ — Romans 6 : 17 , 18 ; 1 Corinthians 6 : 11 .
To ple@@ ase God , we must be hon@@ est in our spe@@ e@@ ch and in our way of life .
Bro@@ thers Al@@ ber@@ t S@@ ch@@ ro@@ e@@ der and Ma@@ x@@ well F@@ ri@@ end were two of our instru@@ ct@@ ors , and our class of 10@@ 8 stud@@ ents inclu@@ ded 40 anointed ones .
In Genesis chap@@ ter 24 , we read about another expres@@ sion of divine loving - kindness , or loyal love .
In time , the Phil@@ ist@@ ine king vis@@ ited Abraham to make a covenant of peace .
Does that spirit really leave the body at death ?
“ The t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad ” sto@@ od for God’s right to deter@@ mine ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely what is good and what is bad .
He was born to a vi@@ r@@ g@@ in nam@@ ed M@@ ary , thus be@@ coming a member of the human family .
S@@ inc@@ ere Christians are gener@@ ous with that kind of giving , which is why so many who atten@@ d our meetings for the first time are imp@@ ressed by the love they sense among us . ​ — Psalm 37 : 21 ; John 15 : 12 ; 1 Corinthians 14 : 25 .
This me@@ ant sacrifice on his part .
Mis@@ sion@@ aries G@@ il@@ ber@@ t and Jo@@ an W@@ al@@ ters and S@@ te@@ ph@@ en and Bar@@ ba@@ r@@ a H@@ ar@@ dy car@@ ed for the group .
Fa@@ ith like that of Moses mo@@ ves us to pur@@ sue spiritual go@@ als
L@@ ate in 200@@ 1 , those tu@@ ned to R@@ adi@@ o Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ qu@@ e@@ ’s n@@ ational bro@@ ad@@ c@@ ast heard this ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement :
They did so , as J@@ an pu@@ ts it , “ by being an example in love for Jehovah and his organization , by making arrang@@ ements for good associ@@ ation , and by teaching the children to be self - supp@@ or@@ ting . ”
S@@ ad@@ ly , Adam deci@@ ded to turn his back on God .
In an article ent@@ it@@ led “ L@@ ap@@ to@@ p and Lu@@ ci@@ f@@ er , ” the Ger@@ man ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine F@@ o@@ c@@ us re@@ mar@@ ked : “ The In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t is giving the wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft sc@@ ene new imp@@ e@@ tu@@ s . ”
Yet , some on C@@ re@@ te were still ‘ ad@@ her@@ ing to the circum@@ c@@ ision . ’
And the earth@@ ’s at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere and mag@@ ne@@ tic field prote@@ ct it from de@@ ad@@ ly ra@@ di@@ ation .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Con@@ vers@@ ations Bu@@ il@@ d U@@ p , 9 / 15
R@@ em@@ ember that ​ — especially at first — ​ they may not be used to some local fo@@ o@@ ds .
When they learned that H@@ ur@@ ri@@ c@@ ane Kat@@ r@@ ina had destro@@ yed h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of ho@@ m@@ es of fellow Witnesses , bro@@ ther@@ ly love moved them to qu@@ it their jo@@ bs , give up their ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment , bu@@ y a se@@ con@@ d@@ hand tra@@ il@@ er , fi@@ x it up , and tra@@ v@@ el 9@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 1@@ ,@@ 4@@ 00 k@@ m ] to L@@ ou@@ isi@@ ana .
A@@ side from the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts , the hist@@ ori@@ ans F@@ la@@ vi@@ us Jose@@ ph@@ us and Phil@@ o are the ma@@ in s@@ our@@ ces of information on P@@ il@@ ate .
Our suffering cannot di@@ min@@ ish our deli@@ ght in serving Jehovah now or in the future .
The following mon@@ th , Ti@@ b@@ or and more than 60 other brothers and sisters were put on tri@@ al .
Kingdom H@@ all cle@@ an@@ ing and main@@ ten@@ ance must not be ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 16 , 18 )
How ess@@ enti@@ al that we recogn@@ ize and worship a God who is real !
El@@ ders share in vari@@ ous teaching pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s , such as at ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es and conven@@ tions .
On S@@ un@@ day mor@@ ning , the local brothers were wa@@ iting in the en@@ tr@@ an@@ ce@@ way of the Kingdom H@@ all to wel@@ come the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates as they arri@@ ved for the first day of the ass@@ em@@ bly .
J@@ en@@ ni@@ fer@@ ’s ad@@ vice now is simp@@ le : “ If you find it hard to witness to cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es or teach@@ ers , say a quic@@ k prayer .
When both mat@@ es keep see@@ king , not their own advan@@ ta@@ ge , but that of the other , family life will be a ha@@ ven of peace and comfort .
We cannot pur@@ cha@@ se it or do anything to deser@@ ve it .
They would lo@@ se their heavenly re@@ ward .
4 Ch@@ il@@ dren Ne@@ ed to Be T@@ au@@ ght S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al V@@ alu@@ es
No@@ te the un@@ as@@ sum@@ ing way in which Jesus heal@@ ed two bl@@ ind men .
L@@ ear@@ ning the hist@@ ory of mankind is important because it helps us to understand why there is a need for God’s Kingdom .
He not only called attention to the reason for eng@@ ag@@ ing in the r@@ ace but also pointed out what one must do to w@@ in .
Some scho@@ l@@ ars believe that there he learned Hebrew and Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an and that he transl@@ ated a Hebrew gr@@ am@@ ma@@ r into the language of the K@@ ha@@ z@@ ar .
Indeed , if Jehovah pa@@ id so high a pri@@ ce for us ​ — o@@ ffering his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son — ​ he must sur@@ ely love us deep@@ ly .
Even so , how should we re@@ act when Jehovah discipl@@ ines us ?
Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists have un@@ earth@@ ed the ru@@ ins of temp@@ les and p@@ al@@ ac@@ es , along with a ho@@ st of ar@@ ti@@ fac@@ ts and th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of in@@ s@@ crip@@ tions that shed light on ancient ci@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ation .
The Z@@ e@@ al@@ o@@ ts gave cha@@ se .
The fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit inclu@@ des such qualities as joy and peace .
The apostle Paul was famili@@ ar with the Is@@ th@@ mi@@ an G@@ ames near Corin@@ th and com@@ pared a Christi@@ an’s life course to an a@@ th@@ le@@ tic cont@@ est .
By the mi@@ dd@@ le of the first century C.E . when Paul wrote these words , the 39 boo@@ ks of the Hebrew Scriptures had been di@@ vi@@ ded into ei@@ ther 22 or 24 boo@@ ks , most of which were likely in se@@ par@@ ate s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls .
As I en@@ tered our home , I found my 8@@ 0 - year - old mother l@@ ying on the flo@@ or .
F@@ i@@ gu@@ res rec@@ ently publi@@ shed by the World He@@ al@@ th O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation ( W@@ H@@ O ) show that the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l an@@ nu@@ al mor@@ tal@@ ity ca@@ used by tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents is about 1@@ ,@@ 1@@ 7@@ 1@@ ,000 .
He encoura@@ ged the stud@@ ents to accept their new assign@@ ments with the same willing spirit that the apostle Paul displa@@ yed when he was invit@@ ed to “ st@@ ep over into M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia and help . ”
Let us give him full support , within the li@@ m@@ its of our health and strength .
Let us consider how Jesus cur@@ ed others .
His son Ca@@ in took up f@@ ar@@ m@@ ing , and A@@ be@@ l became a shepher@@ d .
W@@ ould you not ag@@ ree that the best way to become famili@@ ar with the Bible is to read it regul@@ arly ?
That God listen@@ ed me@@ ant that Le@@ ah had pray@@ ed about her lo@@ t .
Bro@@ ther L@@ et@@ t encoura@@ ged all of God’s people to keep the cur@@ r@@ ent matter before Jehovah God in prayer .
H@@ app@@ y at last , Be@@ at@@ ri@@ z now teach@@ es others about how to find happiness .
T@@ each them to love Jehovah and to fear him .
To pur@@ sue these , he re@@ turned to Mo@@ sc@@ ow in the sum@@ m@@ er of 1@@ 7@@ 0@@ 4 .
Thus , they are coun@@ sel@@ ed : “ Do your ut@@ most to present yourself appro@@ ved to God , a work@@ man with nothing to be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of , h@@ and@@ ling the word of the truth ari@@ ght . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 2 : 2 , 15 .
St@@ an@@ ding before the o@@ pen t@@ om@@ b , Jesus cri@@ ed out : “ La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , come on out ! ”
The bad conduct of certain Israelites who made sacrific@@ es in Isa@@ i@@ ah’s day showed what ?
Many bir@@ ds la@@ b@@ or ti@@ rel@@ ess@@ ly to provide for their young
How can we prote@@ ct ourselves from the cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting influ@@ ences that sur@@ r@@ ound us ?
In re@@ bel@@ ling against Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , he and the first human cou@@ ple ac@@ ted ar@@ ro@@ gan@@ tly .
That is not to say that a for@@ giving person con@@ d@@ ones the off@@ en@@ se or den@@ ies that it happened .
Our hum@@ ility could lik@@ e@@ wise be t@@ ested .
In ad@@ dition to emo@@ tional dist@@ ress or physical problems , we may at times have to put up with ill - tre@@ at@@ ment from family members , neigh@@ b@@ ors , or col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es .
The tre@@ at@@ y conclu@@ ded the T@@ hi@@ r@@ ty Ye@@ ars ’ W@@ ar , and with it most of the ho@@ st@@ il@@ ities ended .
What imp@@ res@@ ses us the most is the hum@@ ility and mo@@ des@@ ty of those whom we are vis@@ iting .
What does 1 Timothy 3 : 15 show about the congregation ?
The future loo@@ ked b@@ right , but when I was 17 , my whole life chang@@ ed .
W@@ ise King Solomon made this declar@@ ation : “ For everything there is an appointed time , even a time for every af@@ fa@@ ir under the heavens . . . a time to love and a time to h@@ ate . ”
Di@@ d he show fav@@ or@@ it@@ ism to David and viol@@ ate His own righteous standards ?
( L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 8 : 1 – 10 : 20 )
F@@ igh@@ ting against Jeremiah would mean fi@@ gh@@ ting against God .
God’s wisdom and knowledge f@@ ill hum@@ ble ones with a@@ we , and pro@@ per@@ ly so .
8 : 1 - 4 ; R@@ om . 15 : 26 .
H@@ as the O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent been re@@ plac@@ ed ?
Ha@@ ving the children make com@@ p@@ en@@ s@@ ation by bu@@ ying can@@ dy and pres@@ en@@ ting it to the teach@@ er re@@ in@@ for@@ ced the Scriptural counsel .
Consider what helped certain ones to see that the Bible is from God .
What Jo@@ shua R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ed
In the end , however , what he dre@@ a@@ ds comes upon him .
The in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es practic@@ ed by the wicked lead@@ ers af@@ fect all of Juda@@ h and Israel .
In@@ iti@@ ally , their n@@ ames were Abra@@ m and S@@ ar@@ a@@ i , but they are better known by the n@@ ames Jehovah later b@@ es@@ to@@ wed on them . ​ — Genesis 17 : 5 , 15 .
How does the way the organization op@@ er@@ ates today give evidence of Jehovah’s ba@@ c@@ king ?
What may have been one reason for this ?
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S war@@ ned his followers that they would me@@ et up with op@@ position from the nations of the world , and on the ev@@ ening pre@@ ce@@ ding his death , he explained why .
O@@ ther Christians were per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed or in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated by individuals in the congregation who c@@ lam@@ ored for s@@ tic@@ king to the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law and tra@@ dition .
Mo@@ re@@ over , as ste@@ war@@ ds , we are en@@ tru@@ sted with what does not person@@ ally bel@@ ong to us ​ — expres@@ sions of God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , including the ministry .
Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a : I believe that too .
S@@ ad@@ ly , though , the co@@ ld re@@ ality is this : We are mor@@ tal .
How different is he from the Jews of Isa@@ i@@ ah’s day who s@@ wor@@ e in Jehovah’s name but cre@@ di@@ ted his great ac@@ ts to un@@ clean i@@ do@@ ls ? ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 1 , 5 .
They could sense that their being truly loving and com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate toward people inclu@@ ded preaching and teaching about the Kingdom ​ — that was to be a princi@@ p@@ al as@@ pect of their good works .
Why not accept the invit@@ ation to vis@@ it their meeting plac@@ es ?
S@@ ome@@ times , as the pre@@ ce@@ ding article no@@ ted , even ad@@ vice from the ex@@ per@@ ts tur@@ ns out to be disa@@ p@@ poin@@ ting .
Can you s@@ ow se@@ ed by using opportun@@ ities to tell others about an up@@ coming conven@@ tion or a public talk ?
But he that does what is true comes to the light , in order that his works may be made man@@ i@@ f@@ est as having been wor@@ ked in har@@ mony with God . ” ​ — John 3 : 19 - 21 .
A th@@ ir@@ d integrity keep@@ er was a Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite ma@@ id@@ en .
The Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite gi@@ r@@ l was like “ a gar@@ den ba@@ r@@ red in ”
C@@ ould leg@@ iti@@ mate concer@@ ns , such as provi@@ ding a@@ de@@ qu@@ ately for your family , car@@ ing for your health , or the like , have b@@ lun@@ ted your sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y as to the ne@@ ar@@ ness of Jehovah’s day ?
El@@ la@@ ’s gy@@ ne@@ c@@ olo@@ g@@ ist , K@@ ar@@ l , a Ger@@ man - born Je@@ w , was very imp@@ ressed .
Luke repor@@ ts that Timothy “ was well repor@@ ted on by the brothers in L@@ y@@ str@@ a and I@@ con@@ i@@ u@@ m . ”
Consider the example of A@@ ki , a young J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese h@@ ou@@ se@@ wife with two sons .
P@@ ra@@ y to Jehovah in full faith , know@@ ing that he ca@@ res for you .
This sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast began as the Le@@ ag@@ ue of N@@ ations and was later re@@ vi@@ ved as the Un@@ ited N@@ ations .
Why , then , does he still want us to appro@@ ach him with our pet@@ iti@@ ons ?
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ar prayer is ess@@ enti@@ al to our faith .
By the time I left , I had ga@@ ined courage and felt bless@@ ed by Jehovah .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , you might feel that we could sto@@ p right here , reli@@ shing this ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite pro@@ spe@@ ct and tru@@ sting God .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the moral la@@ ws of God are ir@@ re@@ vo@@ ca@@ ble and cannot be circum@@ ven@@ ted or viol@@ ated with imp@@ un@@ ity .
Fa@@ ith P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ tes Pe@@ ace
When you sto@@ p wal@@ king , the person be@@ h@@ ind you also st@@ op@@ s .
Thus , for life to have meaning and wor@@ th , it cannot and should not simply cons@@ ist of things that one can ac@@ qui@@ re or pos@@ s@@ ess .
What a tend@@ er God Jehovah is !
Even so , “ not ever@@ yone who dr@@ in@@ ks regul@@ arly has a dr@@ in@@ king proble@@ m , ” states the U@@ .@@ S .
An@@ y who fa@@ iled to do so would be thro@@ wn into a fi@@ er@@ y fur@@ n@@ ace .
That is no eas@@ y t@@ ask !
Paul remin@@ ded spirit - anointed Christians of the first century that some of them had at one time been for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ ors , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ers , ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ als , th@@ i@@ ev@@ es , gre@@ e@@ dy pers@@ ons , dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ ds , re@@ v@@ il@@ ers , and ex@@ t@@ or@@ tion@@ ers .
A pr@@ u@@ d@@ ent person ac@@ ts with knowledge even when he pos@@ s@@ ess@@ es very little .
The next day , however , the pl@@ ant wi@@ ther@@ ed .
The more we yi@@ eld to the le@@ adi@@ ng@@ s of God’s ac@@ tive for@@ ce , the more its fru@@ it@@ age will be ap@@ par@@ ent .
To be sure , Jesus s@@ ought to teach the truth about Jehovah and the kind of God he is .
One day at Bethel , a brother told me that there was a sister at the fr@@ on@@ t do@@ or who wanted to see me .
After su@@ n@@ down on We@@ d@@ n@@ es@@ day , A@@ pri@@ l 19 , 20@@ 00 , Jehovah’s Witnesses around the world will ga@@ ther to ob@@ serve the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death .
If mother and ba@@ by sur@@ vi@@ ved , the in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed wom@@ an’s husband would not be author@@ ized to str@@ ike back .
W@@ ell , I gu@@ ess I don@@ ’t know why I sal@@ u@@ te the f@@ la@@ g .
The Christian husband hon@@ ored his wife .
32 Su@@ b@@ ject In@@ de@@ x for The Watchtower 20@@ 12
J@@ as@@ on , mentioned at the out@@ set , says : “ During the time that I@@ ’@@ ve been an el@@ der , I@@ ’@@ ve learned a lo@@ t and my confidence has gro@@ wn .
Is your hear@@ t@@ be@@ at ste@@ ad@@ y and strong ?
After con@@ duc@@ ting a meeting with a group of in@@ mat@@ es who san@@ g a Kingdom s@@ ong for the first time , a vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er wrote : “ It was encourag@@ ing to ob@@ serve 28 men jo@@ ining in sing@@ ing pra@@ ises to Jehovah .
Paul told the Christians in R@@ ome : “ We have gi@@ f@@ ts differ@@ ing according to the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness given to us . ”
; Bro@@ wn , D .
C@@ ir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers often need lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing when they vis@@ it the congregations .
Gen@@ er@@ ation after gener@@ ation , this imp@@ ar@@ ted hope to faithful people as they fac@@ ed num@@ er@@ ous tri@@ als .
Al@@ so , elders know that for spiritual brothers and sisters , recei@@ ving counsel is nor@@ m@@ ally not ‘ jo@@ y@@ ous but g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous . ’
Who today are special t@@ ar@@ ge@@ ts of Satan , and how can the worl@@ d’s educ@@ ation cause them difficul@@ ty ?
A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o com@@ ments : “ P@@ or@@ no@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c i@@ ma@@ ges are all around us in this world , and those i@@ ma@@ ges can s@@ tic@@ k in the mind .
Thus , they were to be comple@@ t@@ ely an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ated .
In an act of great love , Jehovah sent his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son to help humans .
What Is Ad@@ van@@ c@@ ement ?
Acc@@ ording to a pol@@ l in Fr@@ ance , half of Fr@@ en@@ ch c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens pray or medit@@ ate at times “ simply to feel better . ”
For example , A@@ bi@@ ma@@ el , a young Christian who had a well - pa@@ ying jo@@ b in a mo@@ bi@@ le - p@@ ho@@ ne compan@@ y , deci@@ ded to share in the preaching activ@@ ity in those out@@ l@@ ying re@@ gi@@ ons .
To per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in the preaching work , faithful Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers can stri@@ ve to have a men@@ tal attitude like that of the ancient prophe@@ ts .
We encoura@@ ge you to read the Bible da@@ ily , for its message can help you to “ stand complete and with fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ction in all the will of God . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 12 .
And could we pray in har@@ mony with these words of Jesus if we did not understand what God’s Kingdom is ?
Many nations in ancient times ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted certain cri@@ min@@ als by imp@@ al@@ ing them on a st@@ ake or a po@@ le .
The following letter , received from a young Witness gi@@ r@@ l , shows the effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess of this remin@@ der .
Then Moses got up and went to Da@@ than and A@@ bi@@ ra@@ m , and the elders of Israel went with him .
A person can learn cor@@ rec@@ t pr@@ on@@ un@@ ci@@ ation only by lear@@ ning the K@@ o@@ re@@ an al@@ p@@ ha@@ be@@ t .
What does this mean for Christians ?
Our pl@@ an@@ et@@ ’s rich sto@@ re@@ house of life - su@@ sta@@ ining min@@ er@@ als , the at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ er@@ e@@ ’s fin@@ ely bal@@ an@@ ced mi@@ x@@ ture of vital g@@ as@@ es , and the in@@ tri@@ c@@ ate c@@ y@@ c@@ les in n@@ ature all t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to the de@@ b@@ t we o@@ we our loving heavenly Father .
“ Sh@@ ould we call back ? ” the Witnesses wonder@@ ed .
What , though , might this invol@@ ve ?
E@@ spe@@ cially in re@@ mo@@ te are@@ as , it may be e@@ asi@@ er for un@@ married men to serve as special pione@@ ers and cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers .
The apostle Paul refer@@ red to le@@ av@@ en in this way when speaking of the cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting influ@@ ence of a sin@@ ner in the congregation in ancient Corin@@ th .
In the first century , mul@@ titu@@ des accepted Jesus for what he was ​ — the promised Messi@@ ah , or Christ , sent to earth to v@@ indic@@ ate Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and to die as a ransom for mankind .
What does the Bible have to say about the da@@ ily chall@@ enge of keep@@ ing a jo@@ b ?
Sh@@ ould we not imitate our God by for@@ giving others of their t@@ res@@ pas@@ ses ? ​ — Matthew 6 : 14 , 15 .
How Can We C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate Lo@@ ve ?
At that time , few could have i@@ mag@@ ined that the number of Witnesses there would inc@@ re@@ ase ten@@ fo@@ ld to some 1@@ 7@@ 0@@ ,000 today !
As told by K@@ ev@@ in W@@ il@@ li@@ am@@ s
Tru@@ e , few of us will be put under liter@@ al sla@@ very or for@@ ced la@@ b@@ or .
Rather , we make use of the Bible in re@@ pl@@ ying .
In the mean@@ time , we should be@@ ar in mind that har@@ v@@ es@@ ters have spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c me@@ tho@@ ds for doing their work .
However , what about the many milli@@ ons of po@@ or people today ?
After Jesus ’ death and resurrection , his disciples continued to preach “ from house to house . ”
Even as Jehovah hon@@ ored his covenant relationship with the nation of Israel , are we loyal to our we@@ d@@ ding v@@ ow@@ s ?
What a hear@@ t@@ less , dis@@ obedi@@ ent man Jeho@@ as@@ h had become ​ — all because he succ@@ um@@ bed to the influ@@ ence of bad associ@@ ations ! ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 24 : 17 - 22 ; 1 Corinthians 15 : 33 .
I@@ N 14@@ 7@@ 3 B.C.E . , the nation of Israel was po@@ ised to en@@ ter the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
The apostle John stated : “ Lo@@ ve is from God . . .
He said , “ With Jehovah’s help I took it one day at a time . ”
He “ ca@@ used it to th@@ under with a l@@ ou@@ d no@@ ise on that day against the Phil@@ ist@@ ines . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 7 : 7 - 10 .
Is fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch our in@@ her@@ ent right ?
You may benefit from com@@ par@@ ing it with other s@@ crip@@ tures , having in mind the over@@ all ten@@ or of the Bible .
For more instru@@ ction on imp@@ ro@@ ving the sing@@ ing vo@@ ice , see the De@@ c@@ ember 20@@ 14 mon@@ th@@ ly pro@@ gra@@ m on J@@ W Bro@@ ad@@ ca@@ sting ( vi@@ de@@ o c@@ ate@@ g@@ ory F@@ R@@ O@@ M O@@ U@@ R S@@ T@@ U@@ DI@@ O ) .
O@@ N W@@ I@@ T@@ H TH@@ E C@@ ON@@ Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T
“ Jehovah is my S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d . I shall l@@ ack nothing . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 23 : 1 .
Since the Bible pre@@ di@@ cted the bad con@@ di@@ tions we see today , does that make God respon@@ sible for them ?
How did the Ser@@ v@@ ant indic@@ ate his perfect sub@@ mis@@ sion to his Father ?
I accepted .
Mark expla@@ ins cu@@ st@@ om@@ s , ter@@ ms , beli@@ ef@@ s , and lo@@ c@@ ations that might have been un@@ famili@@ ar to n@@ on - Jewish read@@ ers .
After all , in the end it is faith@@ ful@@ ness that w@@ ins Jehovah’s fav@@ or . ​ — Matthew 10 : 22 ; 1 Corinthians 4 : 2 .
During the sum@@ m@@ er when we first learned of Sa@@ ú@@ l@@ ’s di@@ se@@ ase , the book ent@@ it@@ led D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to Jehovah was rel@@ eas@@ ed at our dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion in Bar@@ c@@ el@@ ona .
N@@ atur@@ ally , this does not mean being un@@ concer@@ ned about how he h@@ and@@ les the t@@ ask .
We can also show faith as we gra@@ pp@@ le with the challeng@@ es of da@@ ily life .
It might be hard for us to i@@ magine , but that man@@ ’s life st@@ re@@ t@@ ched back for some 3@@ 6@@ 5 years ​ — more than four very long life sp@@ ans by to@@ da@@ y’s standards !
Today , Jehovah’s will is that as many as possible become re@@ conc@@ iled to him .
S@@ cri@@ b@@ ner , and this might be a good time to do it . ”
Yes , those who take the time for deep study of the Bible prof@@ it im@@ men@@ sel@@ y .
The apostle Peter p@@ en@@ ned his first letter in about 6@@ 2 to 6@@ 4 C.E .
Does not his loving - kindness make you want to learn more about how to ple@@ ase him ? ​ — Read Psalm 10@@ 3 : 13 , 14 .
In new@@ born ba@@ bi@@ es , the b@@ loo@@ d’s ability to clo@@ t is under@@ sto@@ od to re@@ ach nor@@ ma@@ l le@@ vel@@ s after the first we@@ ek .
All should respect the prop@@ er mo@@ ti@@ ves of others and not “ think more of [ themselves ] than it is necess@@ ary to think . ” ​ — Romans 12 : 3 , 18 .
And when he helps us , we should ‘ show ourselves than@@ k@@ ful , ’ as the apostle Paul coun@@ sel@@ ed us .
Those listen@@ ing to Peter knew that .
Acc@@ ep@@ t G@@ r@@ ate@@ fully , Gi@@ ve W@@ ho@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly , 7 / 15
Yet , she may give than@@ ks for the support of loving friends and family members who help her face her ill@@ ness with di@@ gn@@ ity and courage .
But where will milli@@ ons of such humans live et@@ er@@ n@@ ally ?
So@@ on this wicked system of things will end , and the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom will take full control of man@@ kin@@ d’s af@@ fai@@ r@@ s .
He will even d@@ ri@@ ve away the bad “ a@@ ir ” of this world system , for the bad spirit of Satan and his dem@@ ons will be g@@ one at last . ​ — E@@ ph . 2 : 2 .
The king must have valu@@ ed Na@@ th@@ an’s op@@ in@@ ion as a friend and as a man who had Jehovah’s spirit . ​ — 2 Sa@@ m . 7 : 2 , 3 .
St@@ ating what these gi@@ f@@ ts are , wisdom says : “ I , wisdom , I have re@@ si@@ ded with sh@@ re@@ w@@ dness and I find even the knowledge of thinking a@@ bil@@ ities .
Jehovah b@@ es@@ to@@ ws what privilege on us , and what will we consider in this article ?
This offer would have been mean@@ ing@@ less if Satan were not real .
We get a clear answer to such questions by exam@@ ining the dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c events that led to the ‘ an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ation of Ba@@ al out of Israel . ’ ​ — 2 K@@ ings 10 : 28 .
“ We all stu@@ m@@ ble many times , ” wrote James .
I still enjoy serving God at Bethel .
What persecu@@ tion have Jehovah’s Witnesses had to end@@ ure in mo@@ der@@ n times , and what has been the result ?
3 : 1 ; Kingdom In@@ ter@@ l@@ in@@ e@@ ar .
P@@ ear@@ y’s compan@@ ion E@@ g@@ ing@@ wa@@ h sc@@ ans the ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on for land
That large he@@ ad@@ l@@ ine appe@@ ared on the fr@@ on@@ t page of a wi@@ d@@ ely cir@@ cul@@ ated new@@ s@@ pa@@ per after a de@@ va@@ st@@ ating earth@@ qu@@ ake in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or .
What streng@@ th@@ ened and com@@ for@@ ted her during their se@@ par@@ ation ?
We might even wr@@ ong@@ ly conclu@@ de that it is all right to pres@@ s a pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous Christian for a lo@@ an that we are un@@ likely to be able to re@@ pa@@ y .
7 See the N@@ ame in the V@@ al@@ le@@ y
For one thing , you can imitate the example and me@@ th@@ od of ca@@ pa@@ ble teach@@ ers mentioned in God’s Word .
Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists have found f@@ ra@@ g@@ ments of po@@ t@@ ter@@ y in Sam@@ ari@@ a that con@@ tain se@@ ven cl@@ an n@@ ames recorded at Jo@@ shua 17 : 1 - 6 .
How did holy spirit op@@ er@@ ate as a teach@@ er ?
Of course , it is nor@@ ma@@ l to discus@@ s Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts or won@@ der about as@@ pe@@ cts of the promised new world that have not as yet been reve@@ aled .
The ke@@ y to In@@ c@@ a commun@@ ic@@ ation was an organization of r@@ un@@ n@@ ers called cha@@ s@@ qu@@ is , who were st@@ ati@@ oned at inter@@ v@@ als along ma@@ j@@ or r@@ out@@ es .
We lik@@ e@@ wise help others “ to sear@@ ch for Jehovah . ”
E@@ vel@@ y@@ n and I were married in 195@@ 7
Then I put into action a pl@@ an to get a Bible .
Jehovah’s continued long - suffering , or pati@@ ence , will not be a t@@ est to us if we are “ filled with the acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of his will , ” which is that “ all s@@ or@@ ts of men should be sa@@ ved and come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ”
What is spiritu@@ ality ?
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , Jehovah God re@@ je@@ cted Israel and turned his attention to the nations . ​ — Acts 13 : 4@@ 6 .
P@@ ri@@ or to Jesus ’ bir@@ th , even before she became pre@@ gn@@ ant , M@@ ary was vis@@ ited by an ang@@ el whom the Bible id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es as G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out my life , Jehovah has streng@@ th@@ ened me by means of his Word .
When giving the mo@@ de@@ l prayer to his disciples , Jesus inclu@@ ded matters of personal concer@@ n , such as for@@ giving er@@ r@@ ors and ob@@ tain@@ ing da@@ ily food .
It is not used that often in Tu@@ valu@@ an . ”
Then “ qu@@ ite a bi@@ t of we@@ ep@@ ing bro@@ ke out among them all , and they f@@ ell upon Paul’s ne@@ ck and tend@@ er@@ ly k@@ is@@ sed him , because they were especially pa@@ ined at the word he had spo@@ ken that they were going to b@@ eho@@ ld his face no more . ”
In turn , faith and who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted love for Jehovah help us to prac@@ tice righteousness and remain on the ro@@ ad to everlasting life .
Ye@@ ars later he could say that ‘ not one word of all the good words that Jehovah had spo@@ ken to Israel had fa@@ iled .
Jehovah com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned A@@ mo@@ s to serve as a prophet , sen@@ ding him from his ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn in Juda@@ h to Israel .
“ B@@ r@@ ought Just Like a L@@ am@@ b to the S@@ la@@ ugh@@ ter@@ ing ”
F@@ ati@@ gu@@ e and hu@@ ng@@ er did not disc@@ oura@@ ge him .
Jehovah is ready to ex@@ ten@@ d wh@@ atever help is needed so that we may obey him as the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn and remain loyal sub@@ je@@ cts of the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom .
In our day , we have even more reas@@ ons for being appreci@@ ative of divine truth , for Jehovah , by means of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” has given his people still deep@@ er in@@ sight into his Word .
The psalmist David , who was no str@@ anger to ad@@ vers@@ ity , wrote : “ Jehovah is near to all those c@@ all@@ ing upon him , to all those who call upon him in tru@@ en@@ ess .
Rather than over@@ confid@@ ently thinking , ‘ No@@ thing will ha@@ p@@ pen to me , ’ you are wise to an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate situ@@ ations that could lead to problems .
Lo@@ y@@ ally Su@@ b@@ mit to Go@@ dly Au@@ thor@@ ity
C@@ ho@@ o@@ sing to do so is sure to bring you happiness , for Jesus said : “ H@@ app@@ y are those consci@@ ous of their spiritual need . ” ​ — Matthew 5 : 3 .
Jesus af@@ fir@@ m@@ ed a most reas@@ sur@@ ing truth : Jehovah deep@@ ly lo@@ ves his worshipp@@ ers as individuals .
So out of fa@@ ther@@ ly concer@@ n , he had sent a letter to cor@@ rec@@ t them .
Their lead@@ ers have often mis@@ led people into believ@@ ing fal@@ s@@ eho@@ o@@ ds and doing things dis@@ pleas@@ ing to God .
In the book of Revelation , the encourag@@ ement to “ hear what the spirit says ” appe@@ ars se@@ ven times . ​ — Revelation 2 : 7 , 11 , 17 , 29 ; 3 : 6 , 13 , 22 .
In effect , Jehovah says : ‘ G@@ o back to the du@@ st of the gr@@ ound from which you were made . ’
That fin@@ al expres@@ sion of Jehovah’s anger will result in the everlasting des@@ tru@@ ction of un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers .
During the last night of his life on earth , what ob@@ ject less@@ on did Jesus teach his apostles ?
What do we learn about Jehovah from Jesus ’ example ?
M@@ ore is involved in at@@ tain@@ ing good spiritual health and enjo@@ ying God’s fav@@ or and blessing .
Jehovah also used his holy spirit to en@@ ligh@@ ten his people .
It was all he ever wanted . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
How did they get started pione@@ ering , and how do they provide for themselves ?
For example , we need food , clo@@ thing , and a place to live .
C@@ learly , we can learn much from him about how we can lead a life that has real meaning .
They spoke at l@@ eng@@ th about the c@@ ru@@ el me@@ a@@ sures the re@@ gi@@ me had taken against them .
Hence , we consider@@ ed the material for congregation meetings as a family .
Jesus today is ne@@ i@@ ther a man nor God Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty .
Ri@@ ght at the beg@@ in@@ ning of human hist@@ ory , Adam b@@ lam@@ ed God for his own sin .
Pe@@ ople ob@@ serve this and now show greater interest in our message . ”
And she will have to say , ‘ I want to go and return to my husband , the first one , for I had it better at that time than now . ’
Jesus had given him and the other apostles authority to expe@@ l dem@@ ons .
The “ slave ” provi@@ ding spiritual “ food ” is the congregation of spirit - anointed Christians .
What of those who are un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ ers ?
At the beg@@ in@@ ning of 199@@ 9 , Jehovah’s Witnesses thr@@ ough@@ out Fr@@ ance dist@@ ribu@@ ted 12 milli@@ on co@@ pi@@ es of a tr@@ act ent@@ it@@ led Pe@@ ople of Fr@@ ance , You Are Be@@ ing De@@ c@@ ei@@ ved !
The ransom sacrifice of his Son .
The mi@@ gh@@ ty promises refer@@ red to by Sha@@ k@@ espe@@ are were those of Eng@@ l@@ ish car@@ din@@ al Tho@@ ma@@ s W@@ ol@@ se@@ y , who wi@@ el@@ ded great pol@@ itical power in Eng@@ land during the 1@@ 6@@ th century .
U@@ se what Jehovah God has given you .
That is as true today as it was back in the gar@@ den of E@@ den .
When they are invit@@ ed to preach where there is a greater need , they say : “ H@@ ere I am ! S@@ end me ! ”
Then he mentioned “ those who have the gift ” of living a sing@@ le life .
Fir@@ st , God would deli@@ ver them from b@@ onda@@ ge .
It is not difficult to recogn@@ ize that we live in an un@@ loving world .
The first four song@@ s are ac@@ ro@@ s@@ tic@@ s , succ@@ essi@@ ve ver@@ ses beg@@ in@@ ning with a different letter in the order of the 22 - char@@ ac@@ ter Hebrew al@@ p@@ ha@@ be@@ t .
5 : 12 , 13 ; 1 Ti@@ m .
Such enjo@@ y@@ ment will be the everlasting lo@@ t of all who maintain a righteous standing with God .
Hence , for Christians , sh@@ un@@ ning blood inclu@@ ded not taking it in for “ medi@@ cal ” reas@@ ons .
A young sister nam@@ ed K@@ it@@ ty experienced how real faith gives courage .
( E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or ) “ If the h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of fore@@ ign@@ ers who serve here were to leave , the sta@@ bility of the congregations would be affe@@ cted .
Hence , if the elders offer you s@@ inc@@ ere , Bible - based counsel , stri@@ ve to listen without ir@@ rit@@ ation .
His se@@ ed it@@ self will prove to be even to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , and his thro@@ ne as the su@@ n in fr@@ on@@ t of me . ”
The Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er listen@@ ed as they explained that Jesus the Na@@ z@@ ar@@ ene taught people , per@@ form@@ ed mirac@@ les , and was ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted .
This was not done to en@@ h@@ ance the f@@ la@@ v@@ or of the sacrific@@ es .
He asked the question , “ What is this new s@@ ong all about ? ”
However , Jehovah’s holy people ac@@ knowledge that the Creator has the right to say how blood is to be tre@@ ated .
When Jesus wanted to medit@@ ate , he went off to a qui@@ et spo@@ t .
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ arly me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing our prog@@ ress with respect to such ro@@ ad mar@@ k@@ ers can help us to keep our mind foc@@ used .
• Why are you con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah’s ways are u@@ pri@@ ght ?
( b ) How did Jesus make the truth become re@@ ality ?
The only thing K@@ la@@ as would say was : “ You will hear nothing more from me . . . .
The Bible says : “ Satan himself keep@@ s trans@@ form@@ ing himself into an ang@@ el of light . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 11 : 14 .
And now your kingdom will not last .
A serv@@ ant of Jehovah has to be not only “ in@@ no@@ c@@ ent in his hands ” but also “ clean in heart . ”
When our con@@ vers@@ ations are spiritual , we can be sure that Jehovah will not for@@ get us .
When he invit@@ ed them , he used his holy spirit to change the way that they think and the re@@ ward that they look for@@ ward to .
Ad@@ d to all of this the b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed ca@@ used by w@@ ars .
How were elders to be involved in res@@ ol@@ ving problems ?
Mo@@ st of the congregations were relati@@ vely small and new .
Per@@ fect life is not just a dre@@ am .
The psalmist tel@@ ls us that the succ@@ ess@@ ful and happy person is the one who@@ se “ deli@@ ght is in the law of Jehovah , and in his law he re@@ a@@ ds in an under@@ to@@ ne day and night . ” ​ — Psalm 1 : 2 .
However , an expe@@ di@@ ent arrang@@ ement al@@ lo@@ ws them to get wi@@ ves , and their number inc@@ reas@@ es to ne@@ arly 6@@ 0@@ ,000 war@@ ri@@ ors by the time of Davi@@ d’s rul@@ er@@ ship . ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 7 : 6 - 11 .
& Ri@@ ver A@@ ve .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al B@@ ene@@ f@@ its From Re@@ ading and S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying
How is dedic@@ ation an act of faith ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a few months , div@@ or@@ ce was no longer being consider@@ ed .
What did Paul mean by these words ?
( a ) On what bas@@ is does Jehovah act with go@@ o@@ dness ?
Why is a self - sacrific@@ ing spirit needed when we are tr@@ ying to make disciples ?
When we re@@ ached a ri@@ ver , we could use no@@ ne of the bri@@ d@@ ges because they were gu@@ ar@@ ded by sol@@ di@@ ers .
We may think of him as loving and u@@ su@@ ally me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed in his spe@@ e@@ ch and actions .
L@@ ik@@ ely from an el@@ ev@@ ated lo@@ c@@ ation by Bethel , Abraham could see other par@@ ts of the land .
However long the tri@@ als that we face go on , let us keep in mind God’s support , as refle@@ cted in the inspired words : “ Th@@ ough the tri@@ bul@@ ation is m@@ om@@ ent@@ ary and light , it works out for us a glory that is of more and more sur@@ pas@@ sing we@@ i@@ ght and is everlasting . ”
Thus , “ Christ our pas@@ so@@ ver [ was ] sacrific@@ ed ” on the same day as the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver lam@@ b was sla@@ ugh@@ tered .
“ O He@@ are@@ r of prayer , ” san@@ g King David , “ even to you people of all flesh will come . ” ​ — Psalm 6@@ 5 : 2 .
Jehovah will ‘ b@@ end down ’ to take no@@ te of us and listen to our prayers .
Can You D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to an In@@ v@@ isi@@ ble God ?
L@@ ater , in priv@@ ate , he may give su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions on how the stud@@ ent can imp@@ ro@@ ve .
They sh@@ ared practic@@ al ad@@ vice cen@@ tered on the the@@ me “ Jehovah Lo@@ v@@ ingly Re@@ war@@ ds Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful On@@ es . ”
Who of us does not need divine for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess every sing@@ le day ?
This does not author@@ ize the w@@ an@@ t@@ on k@@ ill@@ ing of ani@@ mal@@ s for s@@ por@@ t .
L@@ ess@@ ons for All of U@@ s
What resul@@ ts can you ex@@ pect from pur@@ su@@ ing God’s purpose ?
Jehovah had rec@@ ently a@@ bo@@ li@@ shed one covenant and esta@@ bli@@ shed a new one .
H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers wor@@ ked on the reli@@ ef te@@ am@@ s .
[ Ma@@ p / P@@ ic@@ ture on page 8 ]
They want to cap@@ ture some of that ri@@ ch@@ ness they felt they mis@@ sed . ”
Indeed , the house - to - house ministry has become our tra@@ dem@@ ar@@ k .
Still , we also stri@@ ve to be help@@ ful to un@@ believers .
But how much ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er they will be when ra@@ ised to life on earth in the “ better resurrection ” ​ — one that se@@ ts before them the pos@@ si@@ bility of never having to die again !
We all sto@@ od up .
R@@ em@@ ember that Paul and his compan@@ i@@ ons had been “ for@@ bi@@ d@@ den by the holy spirit to speak the word in the dist@@ ri@@ ct of A@@ sia . ”
( 1 P@@ et .
‘ R@@ ising up ’ may inclu@@ de s@@ it@@ ting down and listen@@ ing to them rel@@ ate what they accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed years ag@@ o .
Since the end of World W@@ ar I@@ I , mankind has certainly not learned to avoid war .
The des@@ crip@@ tion of a good wife ends with the st@@ at@@ ement : “ Gi@@ ve her of the fru@@ it@@ age of her hands , and let her works praise her . ” ​ — Proverbs 31 : 31 .
[ 1 ] ( par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 3 ) Some of our brothers and sisters cannot go to the meetings regul@@ arly because of circumstances that they cannot control .
Many false prophe@@ ts will ar@@ ise and mis@@ lead many ; and because of the inc@@ reas@@ ing of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness the love of the greater number will co@@ ol off . . . .
We do our best to praise Jehovah in the field ministry .
In all your ways take no@@ tice of him , and he himself will make your pa@@ ths st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght .
Yes , you can ! ( Read Psalm 6@@ 2 : 8 ; 1 Peter 5 : 7 . )
They cho@@ se to keep bus@@ y in all that Jehovah had assign@@ ed them to do ​ — buil@@ d the ar@@ k , st@@ ore up food for themselves and the ani@@ mal@@ s , and s@@ ound the war@@ ning to others .
He no@@ ted that for the past fi@@ ve months , the stud@@ ents benef@@ ited im@@ me@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ bly by dr@@ in@@ king deep@@ ly from God’s Word of truth .
My wife and I have been married for about a year , and it@@ ’s not always eas@@ y to see e@@ ye to e@@ ye .
Acc@@ ep@@ t Jehovah’s Au@@ thor@@ ity
W@@ rit@@ ing the war@@ n@@ ings that had been given over the past 23 years took time , and perhaps Jeremiah was also wa@@ iting for the right m@@ om@@ ent .
Today , there is no great apost@@ as@@ y taking place among God’s people .
On@@ ly those who look to Jehovah for sal@@ vation will live to “ give than@@ ks to [ him ] for his loving - kindness . ”
It is imper@@ ative that we “ be s@@ ound in mind ” and he@@ ed the Scriptural ex@@ hor@@ tation to “ be vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant with a view to prayers . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
Consider , too , the boo@@ ks , bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res , and other public@@ ations that have been pre@@ pared for our benefit .
What can help parents to be long - suffering ?
He would com@@ mit a sin by hi@@ ding in the house of God .
24 : 4@@ 3 , 4@@ 4 .
How acc@@ ur@@ ately this Bible pro@@ ver@@ b descri@@ bes the ways of most people today !
1@@ ,@@ 6@@ 6@@ 7
Are we not gr@@ ate@@ ful that Jehovah’s pati@@ ence has op@@ ened the way to sal@@ vation for us ?
“ In that very h@@ our [ Jesus ] became over@@ jo@@ yed in the holy spirit and said : ‘ I public@@ ly praise you , Father , Lord of heaven and earth , because you have care@@ fully hi@@ d@@ den these things from wise and in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al ones , and have reve@@ aled them to ba@@ bes . ’ ” ​ — Luke 10 : 21 .
S@@ ur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding it are the ru@@ ins of ancient ci@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ations .
Ka@@ re@@ n : Per@@ haps I could come back and share the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s answer with you .
What is imp@@ lied by Jesus ’ st@@ at@@ ement : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ ally follow me ” ?
So let us medit@@ ate on what we read in the Bible so that we can understand how he thin@@ ks .
What may those pa@@ ins inclu@@ de ?
• Di@@ v@@ ine des@@ tru@@ ction of the wicked
However , it may take some time .
And even though Jehovah may allow the situation we are in to continue , we can be sure that he will always support us .
These mis@@ le@@ ading ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces and teachings cre@@ ate doub@@ ts in the min@@ ds of some and ali@@ en@@ ate them from God .
So if you feel that someone has ac@@ ted imp@@ ro@@ per@@ ly toward you , are you sure that you understand things the way they really are , or are you mis@@ inter@@ pre@@ ting them ?
De@@ ep@@ er understanding of God’s requi@@ re@@ ments helped Ad@@ ri@@ an to exam@@ ine himself and see the person@@ ality tra@@ its that he needed to cultiv@@ ate and those he should eli@@ min@@ ate .
As soon as the bo@@ at was at se@@ a , he was str@@ ang@@ led .
Can You Be Like Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has When You F@@ ace Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es ?
The ke@@ y principles of the Bible are those that have a direc@@ t be@@ aring upon our relationship with Jehovah .
It is this : S@@ tu@@ dy what Jesus said and did as “ the fine shepher@@ d , ” and “ follow his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
Now a@@ vail@@ able in many langu@@ ages , this transl@@ ation has some out@@ standing fe@@ atu@@ res .
For the anointed Kingdom he@@ ir@@ s , this happ@@ ens at their resurrection to heavenly life as im@@ mor@@ tal spirit cre@@ atu@@ res .
As exc@@ iting as that may have been , Jesus said to them : “ Do not rejo@@ ice over this , that the spi@@ r@@ its are made sub@@ ject to you , but rejo@@ ice because your n@@ ames have been in@@ s@@ cri@@ bed in the heavens . ”
For Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople , 1 / 1 , 4 / 1 , 7 / 1 , 10 / 1
How can these brothers provide tra@@ ining in the congregations ?
Fir@@ st Se@@ e@@ ds of Bible Tru@@ th
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of the years that have pas@@ sed , sp@@ ous@@ es should talk with each other and truly listen to each other .
15 , 16 . ( a ) How might we help a stud@@ ent who does not understand an illustr@@ ation used in the Bible ?
He devo@@ ted himself to the preaching of the good news , making it his li@@ fe@@ work .
Paul knew that h@@ and@@ ling God’s Word pro@@ per@@ ly involved more than qu@@ o@@ ting from it .
It we@@ igh@@ ed 2@@ 20 p@@ oun@@ ds [ 1@@ 00 k@@ g ] , and I got 1@@ ,@@ 2@@ 50 p@@ es@@ o@@ s [ $ 1@@ 10 , U@@ .@@ S . ] for it .
It was not long before the King had an al@@ most complete the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c li@@ br@@ ary !
They then asked the pioneer if he had any boo@@ ks like the ones that the Par@@ am@@ ount C@@ hi@@ ef had .
How do Jehovah and Christ view op@@ position direc@@ ted toward God’s people ?
A@@ mi@@ d th@@ under and ligh@@ t@@ ning and the l@@ ou@@ d s@@ ound of a hor@@ n , M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i s@@ mo@@ ked and tre@@ mb@@ led .
In contr@@ ast , Christians who find con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment in a simp@@ le life , “ having su@@ st@@ en@@ ance and co@@ ver@@ ing , ” man@@ i@@ f@@ est spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
But there is more to Jesus ’ life that we do well to consider .
Si@@ mil@@ ar situ@@ ations may ar@@ ise today .
In a sense , then , the most po@@ t@@ ent el@@ ements that char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized Ba@@ al worship are th@@ ri@@ ving today .
The appreciation sh@@ own by those whom we have helped is truly t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing .
Instead of pa@@ ying he@@ ed to that tim@@ ely war@@ ning , pol@@ itical and religious lead@@ ers s@@ cor@@ ned and persecu@@ ted those ze@@ al@@ ous anointed ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers .
The m@@ our@@ ning peri@@ od la@@ st@@ s 30 days , taking up ne@@ arly half of the time co@@ vered by De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y .
Jehovah’s Witnesses in your are@@ a will be happy to help you gain that knowledge .
The s@@ ource of pa@@ y and the lo@@ c@@ ation of the emp@@ loy@@ ment also en@@ ter into the pi@@ c@@ ture .
The man took out his wal@@ let , re@@ moved some pa@@ per money , held it up , and pr@@ ou@@ dly said , “ This is my go@@ d ! ”
“ S@@ to@@ p judg@@ ing that you may not be jud@@ ged . ”
5 : 4@@ 3 - 4@@ 8 .
The “ pu@@ re language ” is the truth of God found in his Word , the Bible .
A@@ part from wor@@ sen@@ ing e@@ con@@ om@@ ic con@@ di@@ tions , the inc@@ reas@@ ing go@@ d@@ less@@ ness of soci@@ ety ad@@ ds to the challeng@@ es of child re@@ aring today .
So another way you can tell if you really want to get clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah and serve him from your heart is to exam@@ ine your study sc@@ he@@ du@@ le .
“ At the re@@ vel@@ ation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his powerful angels in a f@@ lam@@ ing fi@@ re , ” Jesus is por@@ tra@@ yed as someone who “ br@@ ings v@@ enge@@ ance upon those who do not know God and those who do not obey the good news . ”
Many feel like one sister who wrote : “ The Bible is a tre@@ asure ch@@ est bri@@ m@@ m@@ ing over with valu@@ able je@@ w@@ els .
In these difficult times , Jesus ’ followers would preach the good news of God’s Kingdom in all nations . ​ — Read Matthew 24 : 3 , 7 , 8 ; 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 5 .
We must gu@@ ard against self - righteousness .
The T@@ ha@@ i people are very fri@@ end@@ ly . A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ately , T@@ ha@@ il@@ and is called the L@@ and of S@@ mil@@ es .
Just as Jesus fore@@ told , Jehovah’s people are preaching the good news about the Kingdom in all the earth .
K@@ EN@@ N@@ E@@ W@@ I@@ C@@ K , W@@ A , Th@@ ree Ri@@ v@@ ers C@@ ol@@ is@@ e@@ u@@ m , 7@@ 1@@ 00 W .
S@@ ur@@ ely , no ob@@ je@@ ctive ob@@ ser@@ ver could conclu@@ de that H@@ er@@ od was cho@@ s@@ en by Jehovah to be lead@@ er .
Just ra@@ ise it a little .
Many have put asi@@ de ow@@ ning a home or having children in order to serve Jehovah more fully .
H@@ app@@ ily , after a peri@@ od of read@@ ju@@ st@@ ment , Daniel felt he could re@@ su@@ me his privile@@ ges of service with a good conscience , and he g@@ la@@ dly accepted responsi@@ bil@@ ities in the congregation once again .
On@@ ce again , let us learn a less@@ on from the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s .
How does Jehovah commun@@ ic@@ ate with you person@@ ally through his written Word ?
We invit@@ e you to cont@@ act the Witnesses in your are@@ a or to vis@@ it our we@@ b@@ s@@ ite , w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
In his wisdom , Jehovah has never told us the personal name of the ang@@ eli@@ c son who re@@ bel@@ led against him .
His sisters are very much concer@@ ned about him .
Does this mean that faith in God is un@@ necess@@ ary ?
Not just their love for the bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od but , a@@ bo@@ ve all , their gen@@ u@@ ine love for Jehovah and his Son . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
Yes , love among Christians invol@@ ves more than just lo@@ gi@@ c and du@@ ty .
Kingdom H@@ alls , 5 / 1
Re@@ c@@ ently , that ag@@ enc@@ y said that res@@ our@@ ces and attention that many develop@@ ed nations could have app@@ lied to this situation were mon@@ o@@ po@@ li@@ zed by other problems , such as ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism .
The shepher@@ d kno@@ ws all about his sheep , and the sheep know and trust the shepher@@ d .
Yes , our love for the ministry can de@@ fe@@ at persecu@@ tion .
Since I attend@@ ed a Ca@@ tho@@ lic pri@@ m@@ ary school , that me@@ ant I had to be a Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic .
By consider@@ ing the mis@@ takes of others , we may be helped to avoid making the same er@@ r@@ ors . This is also true of our spiritual course .
“ In these 16 years , ” says C@@ lo@@ d@@ om@@ ir , “ we have had the privilege of help@@ ing , on a@@ ver@@ age , one person per year to accept the truth . ”
Jo@@ y@@ ce says : “ I cri@@ ed for joy .
He was in a ca@@ ve , hi@@ ding from his enem@@ ies .
To cl@@ ari@@ fy the expres@@ sion “ spiritually - min@@ ded ” fur@@ ther , think of this com@@ par@@ is@@ on : A@@ n individu@@ al who is s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful in com@@ mer@@ cial af@@ fai@@ r@@ s is said to be bu@@ sin@@ ess - min@@ ded . Si@@ mil@@ arly , someone who ke@@ en@@ ly valu@@ es spiritual or religious inter@@ ests is called spiritually - min@@ ded .
How streng@@ th@@ ening the famili@@ es found those stu@@ dies to be !
S@@ et asi@@ de regul@@ ar qui@@ et time to ref@@ res@@ h yourself .
Because “ the law requi@@ res that all ho@@ m@@ es are pa@@ inted the same col@@ or , ” says R@@ on .
As we read at Romans 6 : 23 , the p@@ en@@ al@@ ty for sin is death .
He put himself out to help the nee@@ dy .
Because of their form@@ er commun@@ ity activities , they felt at e@@ ase with others , and people received them well .
The book of Acts descri@@ bes an E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an of@@ fi@@ cial who was per@@ ple@@ x@@ ed by a por@@ tion of the Bible that he read .
Thus , wal@@ king in acc@@ ord with the spirit c@@ alls for ste@@ ad@@ y spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement ​ — not spiritual per@@ fe@@ ction .
We should follow their example .
F@@ ur@@ ther , he did not feel that even b@@ oun@@ te@@ ous ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality was necess@@ ar@@ ily wrong .
When World W@@ ar I@@ I began in 19@@ 39 and who@@ les@@ ale sla@@ ugh@@ ter came upon the human family , I felt that there could not be a God .
Of course , he read from a Bible transl@@ ation that used the ambi@@ gu@@ ous and an@@ on@@ y@@ m@@ ous “ Lord ” rather than Jehovah or Y@@ ah@@ we@@ h .
For instance , on one occasi@@ on the prophet Jeremiah found himself disc@@ oura@@ ged , and he consider@@ ed st@@ op@@ p@@ ing his prophe@@ tic work .
How did Jac@@ o@@ b demonstr@@ ate strong faith , and with what effect ?
They took an interest in me and helped me to ad@@ just my thinking .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , once Jehovah has for@@ given our sin , we do not need to fear that he is loo@@ king for a reason to bring up that sin again or to ju@@ dge us for it . ​ — Read Psalm 10@@ 3 : 8 - 12 .
After gra@@ du@@ ating from high school in J@@ anu@@ ary 19@@ 37 , I en@@ ro@@ l@@ led at I@@ o@@ wa St@@ ate Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity , near where we lived in the mi@@ d@@ w@@ es@@ ter@@ n Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
After being en@@ thr@@ oned in heaven , Jesus would return in the sense of foc@@ using his ro@@ y@@ al attention on the earth .
On@@ ly an un@@ expe@@ cted power ou@@ ta@@ ge br@@ ings home to us that without power , man@@ ’s c@@ ities would practic@@ ally shu@@ t down .
When cou@@ ples l@@ as@@ h out with “ mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous bit@@ ter@@ ness , anger , wr@@ ath , s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing , and a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch , ” they er@@ o@@ de the spiritual de@@ f@@ en@@ ses of their marriage .
Consi@@ der@@ ing such questions can re@@ mind us to tre@@ at each hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der as an individu@@ al .
▪ What does it mean to worship Jehovah “ with spirit ” ? ​ — Ju@@ ly 15 , 200@@ 2 , page 15 .
Ju@@ ne 23 - 29 , 200@@ 8
S@@ ome@@ time after I fin@@ i@@ shed school , my brother and I he@@ ad@@ ed to T@@ ex@@ as in sear@@ ch of work .
Mo@@ re@@ over , she could not hold back from tel@@ ling us all the things that she was lear@@ ning .
Yet , R@@ ac@@ he@@ l was chil@@ d@@ less .
Re@@ g@@ arding this , the apostle Paul wrote under divine inspi@@ r@@ ation : “ Wh@@ en@@ ever people of the nations that do not have law do by n@@ ature the things of the law , these people , al@@ though not having law , are a law to themselves .
She says , be@@ am@@ ing : “ I conduct si@@ x Bible stu@@ dies .
Jesus said : “ Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first the kingdom and [ God’s ] righteousness . ”
So he left the Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant Ch@@ urch and jo@@ ined the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents in their public ministry .
What decision did a young Christian make , and why did she make that decision ?
In a similar man@@ ner , what Christians in one part of the world view as pleas@@ ant rec@@ re@@ ation may not be appe@@ al@@ ing to Christians el@@ se@@ where .
Paul wrote : “ Who will res@@ cu@@ e me . . . ?
C@@ learly , “ Lu@@ ci@@ f@@ er ” ref@@ ers to a human , not to a spirit cre@@ ature . ​ — Isaiah 14 : 4 , 15 , 16 .
Na@@ than H .
Wor@@ k cre@@ w at the building s@@ ite
* We can have confidence in such faithful anointed Christians .
James , who also attend@@ ed the meeting where ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es were mentioned , served as an overse@@ er in the Jerusalem congregation .
Mark , a S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ can who sp@@ ent three years in pris@@ on because of his Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality , said : “ Me@@ dit@@ ation can be com@@ pared to an exc@@ iting ad@@ ven@@ ture .
Mo@@ re@@ over , his hon@@ es@@ ty contribu@@ tes to a pleas@@ ant and pe@@ ace@@ ful at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere at home .
We listen@@ ed to them over and over again .
U@@ sing Our As@@ se@@ ts to P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ te P@@ ure Wor@@ ship
A@@ mp@@ le evidence shows that since World W@@ ar I , Jesus has been present in the sense of having authority as R@@ ul@@ er in God’s heavenly Kingdom .
These and many other comman@@ ds were sum@@ m@@ ed up in the words : “ You must love your fellow as yourself . ” ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 19 : 9 - 11 , 15 , 17 , 18 .
All of us need comm@@ end@@ ation , whether we are disc@@ oura@@ ged or not .
R@@ a@@ y@@ mon@@ d L@@ each and I travel@@ ed 4@@ 7 days by ship to our mission@@ ary assignment in the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines
We know that preaching the Kingdom message can sa@@ ve lives .
H@@ ere are three of them .
“ To the followers of Jesus death was a s@@ le@@ ep , and the gra@@ ve a re@@ sting - place . . . for those who had died in the faith , ” * states the En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia of R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on and E@@ th@@ ic@@ s .
This was evid@@ ent to John , the long@@ est - sur@@ vi@@ ving apostle .
Dis@@ c@@ us@@ s your blessings together .
Because of human imper@@ fe@@ ction , some of God’s sheep may be s@@ low to understand what Jehovah expe@@ cts of them .
Jehovah can lik@@ e@@ wise cause any un@@ just suffering we may under@@ go to work out for the glory of his name . ​ — 1 Peter 4 : 16 .
I am g@@ la@@ d that he got it all wrong .
( Daniel 1 : 1 – 6 : 28 )
To one group , Jesus promised everlasting life in heaven .
“ I was self - consci@@ ous , ” she says , “ thinking that people would be app@@ al@@ led by my appe@@ ar@@ ance .
And how can the Bible help you to strengthen it ?
The ver@@ ses we have consider@@ ed thus far in Romans chap@@ ter 12 have given us counsel that can be app@@ lied in our personal lives as Christians and in our relationship with our brothers .
K@@ y@@ le@@ ’s conclu@@ sion ?
It takes much time and effort to transl@@ ate and prin@@ t our liter@@ ature , to buil@@ d plac@@ es of worship , to organiz@@ e conven@@ tions , to ass@@ ist in disa@@ ster reli@@ ef , and to eng@@ age in many other necess@@ ary activities .
‘ Is my daugh@@ ter ‘ se@@ x@@ ting ’ ​ — sen@@ ding le@@ w@@ d p@@ ho@@ to@@ s of her@@ self vi@@ a c@@ ell p@@ ho@@ ne ? ’
E@@ ar@@ th@@ ’s res@@ our@@ ces just need to be better man@@ ag@@ ed .
That is certain , for it is the will of the Ho@@ ly One .
; C@@ ut@@ ts , L .
When the A@@ m@@ mon@@ ites th@@ reat@@ ened an Israel@@ ite to@@ wn , “ the spirit of God became op@@ er@@ ative upon Saul . ”
They come in different shap@@ es , si@@ z@@ es , and for@@ mat@@ s and must be care@@ fully c@@ at@@ al@@ o@@ ged for future use .
Does not Jehovah have reason to com@@ pla@@ in about us ?
If our hope ab@@ oun@@ ds in us , we will be able to end@@ ure any situation that may ar@@ ise , our hearts filled with joy and peace .
“ Your eyes even saw me as an em@@ br@@ yo . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 1@@ 39 : 16
F@@ ur@@ ther de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of this thr@@ ill@@ ing account are set for@@ th in the article “ ‘ I A@@ ro@@ se as a M@@ other in Israel ’ ” in the Au@@ gu@@ st 1 , 20@@ 15 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
Still , people could not help but no@@ tice the chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s good man@@ n@@ ers .
Jesus rep@@ lied : “ You jud@@ ged cor@@ rec@@ tly . ”
The my@@ ri@@ a@@ ds of other ang@@ eli@@ c m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers serve as the Mo@@ st H@@ igh@@ ’s ag@@ ents and de@@ pu@@ ties in car@@ r@@ ying out the divine will .
Daniel under@@ sto@@ od why “ the princi@@ p@@ al cour@@ t of@@ fi@@ cial ” fe@@ ared the king and did not pres@@ s matters with him .
In the origin@@ al language , the expres@@ sion “ se@@ ven@@ s ” liter@@ ally re@@ a@@ ds “ se@@ ven se@@ ven . ”
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : We can star@@ t to find the answer to your question by tur@@ ning to the first book of the Bible , Genesis .
fellow Christians today ?
Des@@ pite this , he pray@@ ed for the sol@@ di@@ ers who imp@@ aled him .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we pray as did Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k : “ In the mi@@ d@@ st of the years O bring it to life ! In the mi@@ d@@ st of the years may you make it known . During the ag@@ it@@ ation , to show mer@@ cy may you remember . ”
* This was what the K@@ en@@ ites showed to “ all the sons of Israel at the time of their coming up out of Egy@@ pt . ” ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
Do we feel the same way if our Christian gar@@ ments become sta@@ ined , as it were , because of some f@@ law in our person@@ ality or conduct ?
A N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ an you@@ th re@@ mar@@ ked : “ I have found that close associ@@ ation with others who love Jehovah helps me to stay close to him . ”
That ad@@ vice , along with the example of those brothers , deep@@ ly imp@@ ressed me .
There are many examples of how God’s Word , his spirit , and our Christian public@@ ations have helped our brothers and sisters to over@@ come wrong desi@@ res .
What do we learn about love from 1 Corinthians 13 : 7 , 8 ?
If a Christian al@@ lo@@ ws anything or anyone to destro@@ y his bro@@ ther@@ ly love , he is wal@@ king in spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness , not know@@ ing where he is going .
R@@ os@@ ari@@ o , one of his spe@@ e@@ ch ther@@ ap@@ ists , once con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed : “ If I ever thought about jo@@ ining a religion , I would become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
19 : 7 , 8 ; 21 : 9 ; 2 C@@ or .
Mo@@ ved by the feelings of com@@ pas@@ sion or sy@@ mp@@ a@@ thy that this s@@ ti@@ r@@ s in her , the mother attend@@ s to her inf@@ an@@ t’s need .
My wife was baptized in 199@@ 4 , and I in 199@@ 8 .
The ter@@ m “ L@@ ow C@@ oun@@ tri@@ es ” ref@@ ers to the co@@ ast@@ al are@@ a between Ger@@ many and Fr@@ ance , com@@ pris@@ ing mo@@ der@@ n - day B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m , Ne@@ ther@@ lands , and Lu@@ x@@ em@@ b@@ our@@ g .
C@@ he@@ c@@ ks should be made pa@@ y@@ able to “ W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er . ”
E@@ ve believ@@ ed him , as@@ ser@@ ted her in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence by e@@ ating of the fru@@ it , and per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed Adam to jo@@ in her .
After their ma@@ ster left , the first two sla@@ ves ac@@ ted with di@@ lig@@ ence and im@@ medi@@ ately “ did bu@@ sin@@ ess ” with their tal@@ ents .
Yet , moved by a desire to serve God and to help their neigh@@ b@@ or , even ti@@ mi@@ d ones learn to appro@@ ach their neigh@@ b@@ ors and talk about the Bible .
One day a le@@ per ple@@ ad@@ ed with Jesus : “ If you just want to , you can make me clean . ”
Mark is first mentioned by name in the Bible after King H@@ er@@ od A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa th@@ re@@ w the apostle Peter in pris@@ on .
Jehovah dis@@ clo@@ sed his requi@@ re@@ ments to Moses
Bo@@ th m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale bir@@ ds fle@@ e from the n@@ est , a@@ ban@@ don@@ ing their young .
But it is also a sacrifice for the sin@@ s of the whole world , making everlasting life possible for obedi@@ ent mankind !
The World to C@@ ome
U@@ p@@ on see@@ ing the spiritual needs of those around him , he felt p@@ ity for them and e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly offered them help .
L@@ ac@@ king good judgment or understanding , the one “ in want of heart ” pur@@ su@@ es id@@ le , spe@@ cul@@ ative , and valu@@ eless ven@@ tures .
“ Da@@ ily prayer is vital ​ — always as@@ king for Jehovah’s help , prote@@ ction , and blessing , ‘ taking no@@ tice of him in all our ways . ’ ” ​ — A@@ nt@@ ô@@ ni@@ o , baptized in 195@@ 1 .
At first , I wor@@ ri@@ ed about what others would think if I left the Sh@@ into religion .
In 19@@ 50 he was in Gre@@ e@@ ce tr@@ ying to ob@@ tain a vis@@ a for Al@@ ban@@ ia — by then a clo@@ sed country under the stri@@ ct@@ est form of Com@@ mun@@ ism .
To be sure , young ones need bal@@ an@@ ced rec@@ re@@ ation .
The King James V@@ er@@ sion was first pro@@ duc@@ ed in 1@@ 6@@ 11 .
Even the good man Job once asked : “ If I call out to him , will he answer me ? ” ​ — Job 9 : 16 .
They must keep in mind that children are to be brought up in the “ discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah . ”
• What divine as@@ sur@@ an@@ ces have you seen ful@@ filled ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , God’s kindness and love ex@@ ten@@ d to “ a great crow@@ d , ” who have “ wa@@ shed their ro@@ bes and made them wh@@ ite in the blood of the L@@ am@@ b . ” ​ — Revelation 7 : 9 , 14 ; 1 John 2 : 1 , 2 .
Au@@ gu@@ st 15 , 20@@ 10
De@@ c@@ ember 26 , 20@@ 11 – J@@ anu@@ ary 1 , 20@@ 12
Jesus Christ is , not Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God , but the Son of God .
Be@@ fore the me@@ al , each one says a s@@ il@@ ent prayer .
The Christian apostle Paul wrote about certain Jews , such as the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es : “ They have a ze@@ al for God ; but not according to acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge . ”
The Bible says that all of Jehovah’s people , even young ones , would serve him “ will@@ ingly . ”
* Some who had become believers because of Sa@@ ul@@ ’s preaching in D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us may also have helped , for Acts 9 : 25 states : “ His disciples took him and let him down by night through an op@@ ening in the w@@ all , low@@ ering him in a bas@@ ke@@ t . ”
can mean many different things to a pati@@ ent .
What authority should the “ other sheep ” recogn@@ ize ?
( b ) What do we need to do to make advan@@ c@@ ement ?
When anointed Christians receive their heavenly re@@ ward , however , they take their place al@@ ong@@ side Jesus and share in his public service as heavenly k@@ ings and pri@@ ests .
All told , the gi@@ r@@ l and her si@@ bl@@ ings helped fi@@ ve of their teach@@ ers study the Bible and beg@@ in worshipp@@ ing Jehovah .
Paul knew fir@@ s@@ th@@ and how difficult it can be to stru@@ gg@@ le against the desi@@ res and we@@ ak@@ nesses of the imper@@ fect flesh .
Even our Lord Jesus Christ asked this question when con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with the faith@@ less attitude of those around him .
F@@ in@@ ally , in 6@@ 6 C.E . , the cor@@ ru@@ pt Rom@@ an Go@@ ver@@ nor F@@ l@@ or@@ us se@@ iz@@ es 17 tal@@ ents in “ ta@@ x ar@@ re@@ ars ” from the sac@@ red temple tre@@ a@@ sur@@ y .
All of this ad@@ ds to the reas@@ ons why I have appreci@@ ated being able to serve God here and see God’s flo@@ ck gro@@ w .
At first , I was able to s@@ le@@ ep out@@ do@@ ors , but the we@@ ather took a turn for the wor@@ se , and two fe@@ et [ . 5 m ] of s@@ now f@@ ell .
To benefit from Jehovah’s loyal love and to avoid his wr@@ ath , we have to h@@ ate what he h@@ ates .
Some as@@ su@@ me that life will continue in a place of et@@ er@@ n@@ al bl@@ is@@ s , while others think that they will live again at some future time , perhaps as a different person .
To illustr@@ ate : The Israelites who left Egy@@ pt with Moses saw with their own eyes displa@@ ys of Jehovah’s a@@ w@@ es@@ ome power .
However , the m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers ’ vis@@ it was mis@@ inter@@ pre@@ ted as a ho@@ st@@ ile sp@@ ying out of A@@ m@@ mon@@ ite ter@@ rit@@ ory , mo@@ ving H@@ anu@@ n first to hum@@ ili@@ ate the m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers and then to make war on Israel .
The u@@ pri@@ ght man Job must have listen@@ ed very atten@@ tiv@@ ely when God ad@@ d@@ ressed him some 3@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years ag@@ o .
17 : 1 - 24 ​ — Who are the two great e@@ ag@@ les , how are the young sh@@ o@@ o@@ ts of a ce@@ da@@ r p@@ lu@@ cked off , and who is the “ tend@@ er one ” trans@@ pl@@ anted by Jehovah ?
Do we feel the same ?
It helped the a@@ udi@@ ence appreci@@ ate that the more we learn about Jehovah , the more reas@@ ons we find to praise him as the Do@@ er of wonderful things .
The word “ pur@@ sue ” imp@@ lies that effort is needed .
The n@@ ur@@ ses even gave Lu@@ c@@ í@@ a a wh@@ ite co@@ at and a la@@ pe@@ l ba@@ dge id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying her as a “ n@@ ur@@ se@@ ’s ass@@ ist@@ ant . ”
But do we also per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve his interest and supp@@ or@@ ting hand in our life ?
So des@@ pite living in st@@ res@@ s@@ ful times , we can devel@@ op true and lasting joy as we ac@@ qui@@ re holy spirit by means of prayer , study , and medit@@ ation on Jehovah’s Word .
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ arly , every we@@ ek of every mon@@ th , dedic@@ ated Christians come together to worship Jehovah .
That ev@@ ening , Jesus and his apostles are together in a house in Jerusalem where pre@@ par@@ ation has been made for them to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
Even when Bal@@ a@@ am was for@@ ced to bl@@ ess rather than cur@@ se Israel , he s@@ ought the k@@ ing@@ ’s fav@@ or by su@@ gg@@ es@@ ting that Ba@@ al - worshi@@ p@@ ing women be used to se@@ du@@ ce Israel@@ ite men .
What M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al Ser@@ v@@ ants Can Do
At times , his judgment and me@@ tho@@ ds were mis@@ gu@@ i@@ ded and imp@@ ru@@ d@@ ent , but his ver@@ sion is one of many Bible transl@@ ations now a@@ vail@@ able in mo@@ der@@ n Greek .
Your a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent may have a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar time during which he or she is more pro@@ ne to talk .
“ P@@ ur@@ sue peace with all people . ”
While Isa@@ a@@ c will@@ ingly con@@ sen@@ ted to being sacrific@@ ed , it was Abraham who at@@ temp@@ ted to offer the sacrifice .
It is not always eas@@ y to control our emo@@ tions .
However , Jesus id@@ enti@@ fied only one accep@@ table reason to end a marriage , st@@ ating : “ W@@ ho@@ ever div@@ or@@ ces his wife , exc@@ ep@@ t on the gr@@ ound of for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation [ se@@ x out@@ side of the marriage ] , and marri@@ es another comm@@ its ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y . ” ​ — Matthew 19 : 9 .
Jehovah also told Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k to “ keep in expe@@ ct@@ ation . ” ​ — Read Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 1 : 1 - 4 ; 2 : 3 .
“ In Our H@@ ands ”
And God accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ated Lo@@ t’s re@@ qu@@ est .
“ Ri@@ ght now , ” she ans@@ wer@@ ed .
What qu@@ ality is needed to put God’s standards fore@@ most ?
“ If you want to have time to serve Jehovah , ” I ad@@ v@@ ised him , “ you should find another jo@@ b . ”
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , “ they began to h@@ ate him , and they were not able to speak pe@@ ace@@ fully to him . ”
“ The class tal@@ ked about how people try to sel@@ l you things .
Scriptural truth re@@ ach@@ es the in@@ n@@ er@@ most part of a person and p@@ ene@@ tr@@ ates his thoughts and emo@@ tions , ex@@ pos@@ ing what he really is on the in@@ side .
“ A V@@ in@@ ey@@ ard of F@@ o@@ am@@ ing W@@ ine ”
F@@ it@@ t@@ ingly , the 200@@ 4 C@@ al@@ end@@ ar of Jehovah’s Witnesses fe@@ atu@@ res a pan@@ or@@ ama of Jehovah God’s ast@@ oun@@ ding h@@ an@@ di@@ work .
It seem@@ ed that each time I tri@@ ed to make some prog@@ ress toward living in har@@ mony with Bible principles , I would ba@@ ck@@ s@@ li@@ de .
S@@ ar@@ ah had true in@@ ner beau@@ ty , the kind that Jehovah valu@@ es .
Un@@ der@@ stand B@@ asi@@ c Ne@@ e@@ ds
A pe@@ ak of 18@@ ,@@ 5@@ 19 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers had been re@@ ached just before the ba@@ n in 19@@ 6@@ 7 .
He fore@@ told each of the T@@ en P@@ la@@ gu@@ es that be@@ f@@ ell Egy@@ pt .
The 20@@ 11 an@@ nu@@ al meeting was a time of joy .
For instance , Paul wrote to the Corinthians : “ I am writ@@ ing these things , not to sh@@ ame you , but to ad@@ mon@@ ish you as my bel@@ o@@ ved children . ”
By those direc@@ ti@@ ves , God was la@@ ying the gr@@ oun@@ d@@ work for the su@@ pre@@ me use of blood ​ — the sa@@ ving of lives by means of Jesus ’ ransom .
O@@ r do I often com@@ pla@@ in and com@@ pare my@@ self to those who se@@ em to have an e@@ asi@@ er life ? ’
“ My wife loo@@ ks after the bil@@ ls and s@@ mal@@ l@@ er ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses , ” says Mari@@ o , who has been married for 21 years .
Today there are e@@ di@@ tions publi@@ shed in many of the ma@@ j@@ or mo@@ der@@ n langu@@ ages .
Jesus showed great love for others .
No@@ tice that being obedi@@ ent to your parents is consider@@ ed sy@@ n@@ on@@ y@@ m@@ ous with ‘ hon@@ or@@ ing your father and your mother . ’
And we are as@@ sur@@ ed that “ he ad@@ ds no pain with it . ”
When don@@ ating and trans@@ fu@@ sing blood became comm@@ on in the 20@@ th century , Jehovah’s Witnesses under@@ sto@@ od that this prac@@ tice con@@ f@@ li@@ cted with God’s Word .
After taking reason@@ able me@@ a@@ sures to res@@ ol@@ ve a proble@@ m , it is best to move on and foc@@ us on more pro@@ duc@@ tive end@@ e@@ av@@ ors .
Jesus showed consider@@ ation for their physical li@@ mit@@ ations .
“ We know that all cre@@ ation keep@@ s on gro@@ an@@ ing together and being in pain together until now , ” wrote Paul .
Are you influ@@ enced by God’s spirit ?
Se@@ cond , my children can learn hon@@ es@@ ty only if they see it in me . ”
This I did for three years with a pioneer par@@ t@@ ner .
We need not be em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed to ask for help to over@@ come our we@@ ak@@ nesses
This may be difficult because others ’ person@@ alities can di@@ ff@@ er from our own .
How Ch@@ il@@ dren L@@ ear@@ n to Lo@@ ve God , 12 / 1
R@@ o@@ g@@ eli@@ m
Who will give me thor@@ n@@ bu@@ sh@@ es and we@@ e@@ ds in the bat@@ tle ?
This means that we would avoid clo@@ thing that ex@@ pos@@ es or high@@ ligh@@ ts priv@@ ate par@@ ts of our body .
P@@ la@@ in gra@@ pe ju@@ ice would not have been a@@ vail@@ able at the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver because it would not have rema@@ ined un@@ fer@@ men@@ ted from har@@ v@@ est@@ time in the f@@ all until P@@ as@@ so@@ ver in the s@@ pr@@ ing@@ time .
Do you know what for@@ ces God will use against the wicked at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on ?
On account of him I have taken the lo@@ ss of all things and I consider them as a lo@@ t of refu@@ se . ”
Your chil@@ d’s respon@@ se may well lead to a help@@ ful and encourag@@ ing Scriptural discus@@ sion .
In fact , why not res@@ ol@@ ve that this coming we@@ ek you will pray at some l@@ eng@@ th that you will “ fin@@ ally stand complete . ”
As you can i@@ magine , my decision to mar@@ ry after so many years came as a sur@@ pris@@ e to some .
In time , however , the e@@ cc@@ ent@@ ri@@ c@@ ities associ@@ ated with Di@@ o@@ gen@@ es and later followers brought the C@@ y@@ ni@@ c school into dis@@ re@@ pu@@ te .
M@@ an A@@ gre@@ e@@ able to Jehovah’s H@@ ear@@ t , 9 / 1
I@@ l@@ ari@@ a , who lives in I@@ tal@@ y , says : “ My parents took an interest in the mu@@ si@@ c I listen@@ ed to .
Ad@@ vers@@ ity moved David to cl@@ ing to Jehovah and maintain the fine attitude he had when he r@@ an away because of Saul .
S@@ ci@@ ence , according to one dic@@ tion@@ ary , is “ the syst@@ em@@ ati@@ c study of the n@@ ature and be@@ ha@@ vi@@ our of the material and physical uni@@ verse , based on ob@@ serv@@ ation , experi@@ ment , and me@@ a@@ su@@ re@@ ment . ”
S@@ ing@@ ing is a fine way to praise Jehovah and expres@@ s our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to him .
32 : 1 , 2 .
After men@@ tion@@ ing that , Paul wrote : “ Ke@@ ep stri@@ ct w@@ atch that how you walk is not as un@@ wise but as wise pers@@ ons , bu@@ ying out the oppor@@ tu@@ ne time for y@@ ourselves , because the days are wicked . ”
Al@@ ready the re@@ ap@@ er is recei@@ ving wa@@ ges and ga@@ ther@@ ing fru@@ it for everlasting life , so that the s@@ ow@@ er and the re@@ ap@@ er may rejo@@ ice together . ”
After the S@@ y@@ ri@@ an ar@@ my c@@ hi@@ ef Na@@ am@@ an was heal@@ ed of his le@@ pro@@ s@@ y , he offered gi@@ f@@ ts to the prophet El@@ isha , who refu@@ sed them .
Even though material things and money are not har@@ m@@ ful in themselves , if our love for them su@@ p@@ pl@@ ants our love for God , then Satan has ga@@ ined a vi@@ ct@@ ory .
The account about Joseph in P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s house shows that .
This article will show how keep@@ ing te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy , health , money , and pri@@ de in their prop@@ er place can help us to “ draw close to God . ” ​ — J@@ as .
6 : 33 .
You might be sur@@ pris@@ ed at how your te@@ en@@ ag@@ er re@@ exam@@ ines his own ide@@ as and ref@@ ines them .
In deal@@ ing with Ba@@ a@@ sha , what led A@@ sa to r@@ ely on humans ​ — B@@ en - ha@@ da@@ d and himself — ​ in@@ stead of Jehovah ?
We give pri@@ or@@ ity to our sac@@ red service , which inclu@@ des Bible study , prayer , Christian meetings , and the ministry .
Sa@@ ys the book After Jesus ​ — The T@@ ri@@ u@@ mp@@ h of Christi@@ an@@ ity : “ While Christians may not have eng@@ ag@@ ed in emp@@ er@@ or worship , they were not ra@@ b@@ ble - r@@ ous@@ ers , and their religion , while o@@ d@@ d and at times off@@ en@@ sive from the pa@@ g@@ an point of view , posed no real th@@ re@@ at to the emp@@ i@@ re . ”
A sing@@ le Christian often has the fle@@ xi@@ bility to accept assign@@ ments in Jehovah’s service that might be out of re@@ ach for a married person .
Many people never experience that . ”
Yet , the apostle Paul encoura@@ ged them “ to be of the same mind in the Lord . ”
How true that “ man has d@@ om@@ in@@ ated man to his in@@ j@@ ur@@ y ” !
Go@@ dly P@@ r@@ in@@ ci@@ ples
“ I was ter@@ ri@@ fied , ” she says .
• What me@@ th@@ od of Bible study did the early Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents a@@ do@@ pt , and why was it uni@@ que ?
Why is there a wa@@ iting peri@@ od before the child is cer@@ em@@ on@@ i@@ ally nam@@ ed ?
N@@ um@@ er@@ ous sub@@ je@@ cts discus@@ sed in our j@@ our@@ n@@ als , The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke ! , also help us to t@@ est whether we are in the faith .
L@@ ing@@ ba@@ o@@ an , however , was determined to follow the tru@@ ths he had found in the Bible .
That is comm@@ end@@ able .
The prophet doub@@ t@@ less had Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s temple in mind .
I had to find a part - time jo@@ b so that I could pa@@ y my way and still be a pioneer .
In a sense , Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s experience helps to illustr@@ ate that of Jehovah in sacrific@@ ing the one he called “ my Son , the bel@@ o@@ ved . ”
And like an an@@ cho@@ r that pre@@ v@@ ents a bo@@ at from mo@@ ving , anxi@@ ety can make us feel we@@ igh@@ ed down or disc@@ oura@@ ged .
What have we stated about the arri@@ val mentioned at Matthew 24 : 4@@ 6 ?
Yet , very few par@@ take of the em@@ ble@@ m@@ ati@@ c bre@@ ad and w@@ ine .
I soon real@@ ized that Jehovah God has high standards that he wants people to live by .
No@@ tice that Jesus did not say to mul@@ l over what others have done to us in the past and then re@@ pa@@ y in kind .
They would hold the l@@ at@@ est Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke ! ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines in the other hand .
God’s strong words through A@@ mo@@ s and other prophe@@ ts indic@@ ate c@@ learly just how God felt about such practic@@ es .
( N@@ um@@ bers 1 : 1 – 10 : 10 )
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , a group of women will@@ ingly minis@@ tered to him from their own bel@@ ong@@ ings . ​ — Luke 8 : 3 .
It is un@@ con@@ qu@@ er@@ able and will fulf@@ ill Jehovah’s purpose for it . ​ — Hebrews 12 : 28 .
We learned that the po@@ li@@ ce were making da@@ ily ra@@ i@@ ds on the ho@@ m@@ es of our brothers .
W@@ I@@ T@@ C@@ H@@ C@@ R@@ A@@ F@@ T !
( b ) What did Jehovah fore@@ tell following the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on of Adam and E@@ ve ?
In many c@@ as@@ es , the Bible rec@@ ord shows that first - century Christians were in@@ deed se@@ aled sh@@ ort@@ ly after they heard the good news and became believers in Christ .
Yet , we had good resul@@ ts there and were happy to find that A@@ ra@@ bs , In@@ di@@ ans , and others will@@ ingly accepted our liter@@ ature .
[ Bo@@ x / ​ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 31 ]
O@@ U@@ R ministry is important and valu@@ able .
E@@ bi@@ h - I@@ l , the su@@ per@@ in@@ tend@@ ent of Mar@@ i , in prayer
Bo@@ a@@ z showed kindness to Ru@@ th not only because of her loyal love for her mother - in - law , Na@@ om@@ i , but also because Ru@@ th had be@@ gu@@ n serving Jehovah and loo@@ ked to H@@ im for prote@@ ction .
he asked , evid@@ ently thinking that truth was too elu@@ sive a conc@@ ep@@ t to mer@@ it much attention .
And we are gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ ed that this will all come to pas@@ s because God , who promises it , “ cannot li@@ e . ”
O@@ r is your cur@@ r@@ ent Kingdom H@@ all being r@@ en@@ o@@ v@@ ated ?
L@@ ear@@ n from mo@@ der@@ n - day examples .
E@@ very day , I had to fi@@ ght against ne@@ g@@ ative , di@@ r@@ ty thoughts that still came f@@ loo@@ ding into my mind .
Jesus ’ teaching st@@ ressed God’s rul@@ er@@ ship by means of the Kingdom
Fir@@ st , there is the con@@ f@@ li@@ ct Paul fac@@ ed .
Peter ac@@ ted in a man@@ ner contr@@ ary to his ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s will , for Jesus was fully pre@@ pared to give himself up .
A@@ B@@ R@@ A@@ H@@ A@@ M born
Job fe@@ ared God because he knew that it was the right thing to do and the best way to live . “ Lo@@ ok !
O@@ U@@ R W@@ O@@ R@@ D@@ S C@@ A@@ N IN@@ S@@ P@@ I@@ R@@ E C@@ O@@ U@@ R@@ A@@ G@@ E
Yet , even a person who has not com@@ mit@@ ted such a wrong might be allow@@ ing an imp@@ ro@@ per desire to gro@@ w in his heart .
Yes , the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s valu@@ es have helped milli@@ ons to over@@ come deep@@ ly en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched ha@@ bi@@ ts and practic@@ es like those that have ru@@ ined the lives of others .
What is the second great@@ est comman@@ d@@ ment ?
The Genesis Acc@@ ount of C@@ re@@ ation
What about your situation ?
You know what it means to be in pris@@ on , and we do not want you to go through all of that again .
Just like a serv@@ ant who atten@@ tiv@@ ely ob@@ ser@@ ves his ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s hand in order to dis@@ cer@@ n the indic@@ ation of his will , Jehovah’s people today care@@ fully fi@@ x their eyes on the prog@@ res@@ sive Bible - based instru@@ ctions that Jehovah gives through his earthly organization .
The expres@@ sions “ the time of the end ” and “ the appointed time of the end ” appe@@ ar si@@ x times in the book of Daniel .
T@@ one of vo@@ ice and body language give c@@ lu@@ es about how a young one feel@@ s .
They must be by those desi@@ ring Jehovah’s appro@@ val .
N@@ or@@ man and I were happy to ob@@ serve the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al together while at W@@ in@@ ch@@ es@@ ter .
Th@@ ough a Christian may m@@ our@@ n dead loved ones , he kno@@ ws that the dead are un@@ consci@@ ous .
For example , over 2@@ 7@@ 5@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 new Witnesses were baptized during the 20@@ 14 service year ​ — an a@@ ver@@ age of some 5@@ ,@@ 3@@ 00 each we@@ ek .
“ Si@@ gn@@ s of the fi@@ ght just conclu@@ ded ad@@ d to those of pre@@ vi@@ ous enc@@ oun@@ ters , ” r@@ un@@ s the des@@ crip@@ tion .
There is nothing per@@ man@@ ent or comple@@ t@@ ely st@@ able in the present system of things .
Do you really want God to listen to your prayers ?
Ne@@ ar the end of each chap@@ ter is also a bo@@ x ent@@ it@@ led “ A@@ ction P@@ l@@ an ! ”
Jehovah does not de@@ pri@@ ve any of us of what is for our good .
We read : “ Now a great viol@@ ent w@@ in@@ d@@ st@@ or@@ m bro@@ ke out , and the wa@@ ves kept da@@ shing into the bo@@ at , so that the bo@@ at was close to being s@@ w@@ am@@ ped .
He also ex@@ posed the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of the Tr@@ in@@ ity , pro@@ ving that it was of n@@ on - Christian orig@@ in and enti@@ r@@ ely un@@ supp@@ or@@ ted by the Scriptures .
And those who look for@@ ward to everlasting life on earth should lik@@ e@@ wise stri@@ ve to avoid being quic@@ k@@ ly sh@@ ak@@ en from their reason .
A@@ R@@ E you experi@@ enc@@ ing dist@@ ress ?
So Jesus will un@@ lo@@ ck the g@@ ates of the gra@@ ve , just as he or@@ der@@ ed that the st@@ one of La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ’ t@@ om@@ b be ro@@ l@@ led away .
In what way are we “ God’s fellow work@@ ers ” ?
* We need to consider the circumstances under which this st@@ at@@ ement was made .
At times , it made me won@@ der , ‘ A@@ m I making the right decision ? ’ ”
We should feel as the psalmist did when he said : “ T@@ each me to do your will , for you are my God . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 3 : 10 .
At the same time , however , we “ have love for the whole associ@@ ation of brothers . ”
And he rema@@ ined faithful even when others disa@@ p@@ pointed him .
4@@ 1 : 14 - 16 , 39 , 40 .
Un@@ like crow@@ ned a@@ th@@ let@@ es , Christians can look for@@ ward to an imp@@ eri@@ sh@@ able pri@@ ze
What were “ the tra@@ di@@ tions ” that they had been taught ?
Then , qu@@ o@@ ting from the Hebrew Scriptures , he said : “ In fact , Moses said , ‘ Jehovah God will ra@@ ise up for you from among your brothers a prophet like me .
For fur@@ ther information on the school ne@@ are@@ st to your home , ple@@ ase cont@@ act Jehovah’s Witnesses in your are@@ a .
Jehovah in@@ tend@@ ed for good things to devel@@ op on the earth , not the bad things that we see so often today .
Rather , he loved people , and their lives were preci@@ ous to him .
Do not think that they do not have time for young people .
This br@@ ings great satis@@ fac@@ tion to my life . ”
A wise pro@@ ver@@ b states : “ It is beau@@ ty . . . to pas@@ s over trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
Still , ne@@ i@@ ther gu@@ il@@ t nor du@@ ty moved Paul to preach .
He will also re@@ move the pain ca@@ used by mem@@ ori@@ es of past suffering .
Our hope will also strengthen us to say no to those who would lead us into conduct con@@ dem@@ ned by Jehovah .
On the other hand , keep@@ ing our spe@@ e@@ ch positi@@ ve requi@@ res s@@ k@@ ill .
How can we strengthen our con@@ vi@@ ction that Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y is best ?
We invit@@ e you to vis@@ it the fac@@ il@@ ities .
Per@@ haps he wonder@@ ed , too , if his older brothers had chang@@ ed their viol@@ ent ways or if he could ever he@@ al the bre@@ ach that had t@@ or@@ n his family ap@@ ar@@ t .
For cen@@ tu@@ ries human@@ ity has been to@@ il@@ ing under the bur@@ den of sin and imper@@ fe@@ ction , as if “ gro@@ an@@ ing ” in much pain and suffering .
This privilege is at@@ tain@@ able only through spiritual gro@@ w@@ th .
You Can F@@ ind H@@ el@@ p
And how fo@@ ol@@ ish to invit@@ e their attention by f@@ li@@ r@@ ting or by being im@@ mo@@ des@@ t in d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing ! ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 8 ; 1 Peter 3 : 3 , 4 .
In 199@@ 4 we re@@ ached another mil@@ es@@ to@@ ne when the first of our public@@ ations was pr@@ inted in the K@@ y@@ r@@ gy@@ z language .
These develop@@ ments put great st@@ ra@@ in on Jehovah’s Witnesses , who were determined to remain stri@@ c@@ tly neu@@ tr@@ al in the con@@ f@@ li@@ ct .
L@@ ater , Paul instru@@ cted the overse@@ er Timothy to put ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary ag@@ ed wi@@ do@@ ws on the l@@ ist of those who were ent@@ it@@ led to receive material help .
It is as if Jehovah c@@ alls out to them : “ Re@@ turn to me , and I will return to you . ”
Why do people feel the need to turn to God ?
G@@ a@@ ut@@ ama ( Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ a ) , R@@ ous@@ se@@ au , and V@@ ol@@ ta@@ i@@ re took different pa@@ ths in sear@@ ch of en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment
Jesus took time for children
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful wit@@ nesses of God in times past experienced them .
How has the se@@ ven@@ th head tre@@ ated God’s people ?
After the fun@@ er@@ al , I had a f@@ ran@@ k discus@@ sion with my father and my sister , D@@ or@@ a .
Although J@@ on@@ a@@ than was likely 30 years Davi@@ d’s sen@@ i@@ or , the two had much in comm@@ on .
Yes , if Jehovah loo@@ ks after bir@@ ds and f@@ low@@ ers , how much more will he care for his servants !
The Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an could eas@@ ily have reas@@ oned : ‘ Why should I help a Je@@ w ?
May we never f@@ all into the s@@ n@@ are of thinking that “ all things are continu@@ ing ex@@ ac@@ tly as from cre@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s beg@@ in@@ ning . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess .
S@@ ur@@ ely Jo@@ si@@ ah is gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah that the work@@ ers are un@@ doing the dam@@ age that some of his wicked an@@ c@@ est@@ ors did to God’s house .
Still , Jehovah takes deli@@ ght in using his human servants , though imper@@ fect , to gu@@ i@@ de us in this time of the end .
When my father read those boo@@ ks , his faith in God was a@@ wak@@ ened .
However , s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c evidence su@@ gg@@ ests that because of a number of me@@ ch@@ an@@ is@@ ms mentioned a@@ bo@@ ve , pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy r@@ ar@@ ely occ@@ ur@@ s with the use of such I@@ U@@ D@@ s .
Although most young people would like to mar@@ ry ev@@ en@@ tually , there are good reas@@ ons not to r@@ us@@ h into marriage .
The respon@@ se came , “ Ye@@ ah ! ”
Many who were once dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed now fre@@ ely ad@@ mit that the fir@@ m stand taken by their friends and family members helped them come to their sen@@ ses .
By the si@@ x@@ th century C.E . , T@@ im@@ g@@ ad was bur@@ ned to the gr@@ ound by local A@@ ra@@ b tri@@ bes and ev@@ en@@ tually san@@ k into ob@@ li@@ vi@@ on for over 1@@ ,000 years .
W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a may be nam@@ ed as the bene@@ fi@@ ci@@ ary of a life in@@ sur@@ ance po@@ li@@ cy or a re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment / ​ p@@ en@@ sion pl@@ an .
No am@@ ount of ple@@ ading is likely to w@@ in the wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er com@@ pas@@ sion .
He offered sacrific@@ es to Jehovah to provide for the at@@ on@@ ement of sin@@ s ​ — first those of the pri@@ es@@ tly class , then those of the n@@ on@@ pri@@ es@@ tly tri@@ bes .
“ When J@@ or@@ d@@ an fin@@ ally arri@@ ved , my wife and I were bur@@ ning in@@ side , but we main@@ ta@@ ined control while we listen@@ ed to his ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation .
Now it is a deli@@ ght to draw close to him in prayer . ”
What , though , do experi@@ ences such as the@@ ir@@ s reve@@ al about religious persecu@@ tion ?
Then ask what ad@@ vice she would give her friend .
For example , in B@@ r@@ us@@ que , near B@@ lu@@ men@@ au , S@@ an@@ ta C@@ at@@ ar@@ ina , we me@@ t two pione@@ ers serving under in@@ ten@@ se op@@ position .
An@@ xi@@ ety may also be brought on by materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic pur@@ su@@ its .
One important way in which we show gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for the ransom is by dedic@@ ating ourselves to Jehovah on the bas@@ is of our faith in the ransom and get@@ ting baptized .
Ca@@ in cho@@ se his own way .
Jehovah gave him de@@ ta@@ iled ar@@ ch@@ it@@ e@@ c@@ tural pl@@ ans and instru@@ ctions to buil@@ d a mas@@ sive ar@@ k that would sa@@ ve Noah and his im@@ medi@@ ate family .
We must be determined to sp@@ end time in personal study and at our meetings .
Tru@@ ly I say to you that there are some of those standing here that will not ta@@ st@@ e death at all until first they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , we must take care not to allow our appreciation for the truth to w@@ ane .
G@@ et@@ ting our hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders to reason on this simp@@ le illustr@@ ation can help them ac@@ knowledge the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of what we say .
‘ That might interest a p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ g@@ ist , ’ I thought , so I took the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine with me to school .
Yes , prayer does more than simply make us feel better for having expres@@ sed our anxi@@ ety .
Jehovah H@@ ol@@ ds an Acc@@ oun@@ ting
How important it is , then , that we always listen to Jehovah !
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of our circumstances , whether young or old , married or sing@@ le , heal@@ thy or si@@ ck , we should stri@@ ve to live up to our dedic@@ ation , in acc@@ or@@ d@@ ance with our circumstances .
I now have a good conscience . ”
On@@ ly Jehovah can sa@@ ve the pl@@ an@@ et .
“ There are new heavens and a new earth that we are a@@ wa@@ iting according to his promise , and in these righteousness is to d@@ well . ” ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 13
Re@@ g@@ arding his gen@@ u@@ ine followers , Jesus Christ said : “ By this all will know that you are my disciples , if you have love among y@@ ourselves . ”
During Christian meetings , my thoughts often w@@ an@@ der@@ ed from the Kingdom H@@ all to the h@@ and@@ bal@@ l cour@@ t .
It teach@@ es us to buil@@ d personal qualities that can make marriage happy and war@@ ns about attitu@@ des that can ru@@ in marriage .
Indeed , Christian meetings are an expres@@ sion of God’s love for us .
If your life has been difficult , you might be temp@@ ted to say that God has not been a friend at all .
They can bl@@ ess our efforts so that our words have the desi@@ red effect on a righ@@ the@@ ar@@ ted person .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jesus knew very well that his et@@ er@@ n@@ al life and the future of the enti@@ re human r@@ ace dep@@ ended on his rema@@ ining faithful .
He was a Rom@@ an of the low@@ er no@@ bility who had likely been in the mil@@ it@@ ary .
• What are you mo@@ tiv@@ ated to do in respon@@ se to Jehovah’s pro@@ v@@ isions for your deli@@ ver@@ ance ?
“ V@@ er@@ y few of the Christians rec@@ anted , ” wrote Daniel P .
They pro@@ ba@@ bly l@@ ack an understanding of Jehovah’s other qualities , such as his ho@@ l@@ iness , justice , wisdom , and love .
So the prayer for God’s Kingdom to come is a re@@ qu@@ est for God’s govern@@ ment to re@@ place all human govern@@ ments . ​ — Read Daniel 7 : 13 , 14 ; Revelation 11 : 15 , 18 .
One hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al work qu@@ o@@ tes a v@@ et@@ er@@ an as saying : “ The war . . . s@@ cor@@ ched the min@@ ds and char@@ ac@@ ter of a gener@@ ation . ”
Some f@@ ought with ar@@ m@@ or , shi@@ eld , and s@@ word , others with ne@@ t and tri@@ d@@ ent .
She ph@@ oned a la@@ dy she already knew and spoke to her bri@@ ef@@ ly about the Bible .
A@@ no@@ ther reason for us to serve Jehovah is his mat@@ ch@@ less love for us .
Jehovah will ‘ make the way out so that we are able to end@@ ure it . ’
I was ar@@ rest@@ ed and taken to cour@@ t sever@@ al times .
H@@ ear@@ t - to - heart commun@@ ic@@ ation also invol@@ ves reve@@ al@@ ing what is in our own heart .
; Joh@@ ns@@ on , A .
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als who do not conduct themselves in har@@ mony with divine requi@@ re@@ ments are ‘ v@@ ess@@ els l@@ ac@@ king honor . ’
Ne@@ go@@ ti@@ ations between the re@@ bel@@ s and the author@@ ities gre@@ w more in@@ ten@@ se .
Be@@ ing the very ac@@ me of ho@@ l@@ iness , God will not allow his “ fo@@ o@@ t@@ sto@@ ol ” to be so@@ iled by evil in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely .
What help does our loving Father then provide ?
Because of persecu@@ tion or other tri@@ als , prayer often inclu@@ des ple@@ as for help to serve Jehovah with courage .
In early 194@@ 4 , the bi@@ g day came !
If we mi@@ x with people who@@ se ma@@ in interest is in imp@@ ro@@ ving their life - st@@ y@@ le or cultiv@@ ating bu@@ sin@@ ess opportun@@ ities , those things can become of c@@ hi@@ ef import@@ ance to us too . ​ — Matthew 6 : 24 ; 1 Corinthians 15 : 33 .
When I told my friends in the Y@@ ou@@ th G@@ r@@ ou@@ p , they wanted to s@@ end me off with a c@@ he@@ er@@ ful s@@ ong .
Jo@@ in a R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous G@@ r@@ ou@@ p ? 11 / 1 Kingdom That Will Ch@@ ange E@@ ar@@ th , 10 / 1
Many of these hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones were at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to the truth because they dis@@ cer@@ ned “ the dist@@ inc@@ tion between a righteous one and a wicked one , between one serving God and one who has not served him . ”
Do your words , to@@ ne of vo@@ ice , and fac@@ i@@ al expres@@ sions con@@ ve@@ y emp@@ a@@ thy ?
Re@@ g@@ arding the form of the ver@@ b rend@@ ered “ is mis@@ le@@ ading ” at Revelation 12 : 9 , one refer@@ ence work says that it “ indic@@ ates a continu@@ ous action that has become a ha@@ bitu@@ al char@@ ac@@ ter . ”
Since Jehovah’s Witnesses had been preaching in the are@@ a , the man acc@@ used them of the the@@ ft .
After I had been living in R@@ av@@ en@@ s@@ br@@ ü@@ ck for over a year , I became very disc@@ oura@@ ged .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Paul’s words can be a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement to Christians today .
The answer is found in our the@@ me text , which says in part : “ Those who seek Jehovah can understand everything ” ​ — that is , everything necess@@ ary to ple@@ ase him .
On my second day at Bethel , I began working in the B@@ in@@ der@@ y at 1@@ 17 Ad@@ am@@ s S@@ tre@@ et .
We could be in serious d@@ anger of d@@ ri@@ f@@ ting away .
This c@@ learly shows that Jehovah has leg@@ ally b@@ ound himself to use the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom to accom@@ pl@@ ish his origin@@ al purpose concer@@ ning humans on earth .
In a vision , the apostle John saw that these spiritual Israelites number 14@@ 4@@ ,000 .
For what were the congregations in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i and Th@@ y@@ ati@@ r@@ a comm@@ ended ?
So al@@ though our K@@ o@@ re@@ an brothers have fac@@ ed a more difficult time in pris@@ on , I am famili@@ ar with what these young Witnesses have g@@ one through .
How did the two get along ?
L@@ ear@@ ning about the wonderful works that Jehovah per@@ form@@ ed in be@@ half of his people at the R@@ ed Se@@ a , at the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver , and at M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i ought to af@@ fect us deep@@ ly .
Who has not been moved when see@@ ing hear@@ tr@@ en@@ ding i@@ ma@@ ges of star@@ ving children or dist@@ ra@@ ught refu@@ ge@@ es ?
One speak@@ er who stan@@ ds out in my mem@@ ory was W@@ al@@ ter J .
; An@@ der@@ s@@ en , D .
God’s ancient people were told : “ Jehovah of Ar@@ mi@@ es you are to re@@ v@@ ere as holy . ”
But we have reason for confidence that in God’s up@@ coming new world , such mirac@@ les will take place again , this time on a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l sc@@ ale .
“ The Gre@@ at T@@ ri@@ bul@@ ation ”
L@@ it@@ tle by little , my past ways fa@@ ded from mem@@ ory .
Many appe@@ ar to live by the cre@@ ed that it is more pr@@ u@@ d@@ ent to be c@@ ru@@ el than com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate .
What she learned is found in the Bible .
Still , the day was not yet over for A@@ ha@@ b ​ — nor for Eli@@ j@@ ah .
He used a ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l .
But when fac@@ ed with the ne@@ g@@ ative repor@@ t of the ten un@@ faithful spi@@ es , they did not “ remember his hand . ”
The Mo@@ der@@ n A@@ p@@ pe@@ al of “ Sa@@ in@@ ts ”
It is lo@@ gi@@ cal , therefore , to conclu@@ de that Genesis 6 : 3 expres@@ ses God’s res@@ ol@@ ve to end the cor@@ ru@@ pt system of things on earth .
This is love such as that sh@@ own by God toward human@@ kind .
O@@ ver the years , I have enjo@@ yed many spiritual privile@@ ges : congregation el@@ der , city overse@@ er , and sub@@ s@@ titu@@ te cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er .
E@@ arly Christians were persecu@@ ted for their refu@@ s@@ al to rend@@ er worship to the emp@@ er@@ or and to i@@ ma@@ ges of vari@@ ous go@@ ds .
However , the Bible go@@ es bey@@ ond ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing the g@@ ri@@ ef that parents experience .
F@@ e@@ ar of God H@@ el@@ ps U@@ s to Be I@@ mp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al
Of what should I be more a@@ ware ?
Although as@@ ser@@ ting they were wise , they became fo@@ ol@@ ish . ”
L@@ ater , I r@@ ented a house and brought my family to live with me .
Proverbs 2 : 3 - 5 .
“ In 199@@ 9 , only 2 to 4 per@@ c@@ ent of people I sur@@ v@@ ey@@ ed in two E@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an cap@@ it@@ als repor@@ ted ever being appro@@ ached by L@@ at@@ ter - day Sa@@ in@@ ts or ‘ M@@ or@@ m@@ on ’ mission@@ aries .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , man@@ ’s Creator has not been s@@ il@@ ent in the face of so much hor@@ ro@@ r .
As told by A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der U@@ r@@ su
When there are serious problems , marriage mat@@ es should ask the elders for help .
Ad@@ ul@@ ts are by no means i@@ mmu@@ ne to bad influ@@ ences .
They were be@@ go@@ t@@ ten as sons of God and brothers of Jesus Christ , with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of be@@ coming spirit cre@@ atu@@ res al@@ ong@@ side him in heaven .
How well Jesus pre@@ pared his listen@@ ers to h@@ and@@ le day - to - day situ@@ ations !
• What do we see today that should move us to be ze@@ al@@ ous for true worship ?
The V@@ alu@@ e of a S@@ par@@ ro@@ w
You may rec@@ ently have lost a loved one in death and may be cop@@ ing with the bi@@ g ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment that such a great lo@@ ss br@@ ings .
S@@ ta@@ ying A@@ ctive in Jehovah’s Ser@@ vice
21 : 3 ​ — What is sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant about “ a cro@@ wn of ref@@ ined go@@ ld ” ?
The inspired account repor@@ ts that the Jews there “ were more no@@ ble - min@@ ded than those in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , for they received the word with the great@@ est e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness of mind , care@@ fully exam@@ ining the Scriptures da@@ ily as to whether these things were so . ”
The one be@@ having as a less@@ er one is “ great , ” or more valu@@ able to Jehovah’s organization , because his hum@@ ility makes him a good and u@@ se@@ ful serv@@ ant of God .
When we dedic@@ ated our life to Jehovah , we promised to use our life to honor Christ .
However , that is c@@ learly not the case .
They are to do so lo@@ v@@ ingly , not l@@ ording it over the flo@@ ck .
One young man so pas@@ sion@@ ately desi@@ red a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar ta@@ ble@@ t com@@ pu@@ ter that he se@@ cre@@ tly so@@ ld one of his k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys to bu@@ y it .
Eli@@ j@@ ah’s example teach@@ es us at le@@ ast two less@@ ons .
But the en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment in my parents ’ home was far from spiritual .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out much of the first century , true worship continued to s@@ pre@@ ad .
That mar@@ k is its ful@@ filled prophe@@ ci@@ es ​ — hist@@ ory written in ad@@ v@@ ance .
De@@ ep sa@@ dness resul@@ ts , and I ten@@ d to c@@ ry , as though everything happened y@@ es@@ ter@@ day .
When God resur@@ rec@@ ts people , they will be able to recogn@@ ize themselves , their friends , and their family .
“ B@@ ad associ@@ ations spo@@ il u@@ se@@ ful ha@@ bi@@ ts . ”
They would tra@@ v@@ el on fo@@ o@@ t and by ship , fac@@ ing coun@@ t@@ less d@@ ang@@ ers on the way .
In P@@ s 7@@ 2 ver@@ ses 7 and 8 , we read : “ In his days the righteous one will s@@ pr@@ out , and the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace until the mo@@ on is no more .
Yet , E@@ ve tru@@ sted the T@@ emp@@ ter@@ ’s words , desi@@ ring to be her own ju@@ dge of what was good and what was bad .
The apostle Paul direc@@ ted that when older Christians cannot make ends me@@ et , their children and gr@@ and@@ children should “ re@@ pa@@ y their parents and gr@@ and@@ parents what is du@@ e them . ”
This is similar to other Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es that speak of future events in the past ten@@ se .
He pro@@ ba@@ bly inclu@@ ded those in C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e , La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ a , and H@@ i@@ er@@ a@@ pol@@ is .
What stand do we need to take when op@@ posed by Satan ?
However , the hope that the living God ex@@ tend@@ s to us is different .
C@@ learly , then , holy spirit was ac@@ tive in a vari@@ ety of ways in the first century . It was not provided sol@@ ely to per@@ form mirac@@ les .
In fact , those who served as full - time min@@ isters for some time while sing@@ le and then later deci@@ ded to mar@@ ry often feel that their marriage is still benef@@ iting from the valu@@ able less@@ ons they learned during those early years .
R@@ al@@ ph W@@ alls and Ch@@ ar@@ les W@@ o@@ o@@ dy inter@@ vie@@ wed some experienced mission@@ aries , who were also at the P@@ at@@ ter@@ son E@@ duc@@ ational C@@ en@@ ter for special tra@@ ining .
“ I A@@ m With You All the Da@@ ys ”
But he refu@@ sed to let a ro@@ y@@ al e@@ di@@ ct over@@ ri@@ de his Scriptural ob@@ lig@@ ations .
T@@ w@@ o other important fac@@ t@@ ors are how you use your time and en@@ er@@ gy and whether you show in@@ iti@@ ative .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the Bible descri@@ bes Jehovah as “ a God of faith@@ ful@@ ness , with whom there is no in@@ justice ; righteous and u@@ pri@@ ght is he . ”
Ha@@ ve you seen those prophe@@ tic words come true ?
For faithful Israelites , the high point and foc@@ us of such tri@@ ps was the spiritual as@@ pect ​ — their e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly worshipp@@ ing Jehovah al@@ ong@@ side th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of appreci@@ ative c@@ ele@@ br@@ ants .
They needed a transl@@ ation that was just as simp@@ le to read and understand as the origin@@ al writ@@ ings of Christ’s disciples .
At Psalm 6@@ 8 : 5 , for example , David c@@ alls God “ a ju@@ dge of wi@@ do@@ ws , ” who are often el@@ der@@ ly .
7 “ He Gi@@ ves P@@ ow@@ er to the Ti@@ red One ”
For instance , many un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly were imp@@ ressed when they saw Jesus he@@ al people before his fam@@ ous Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount .
Some women who were Jesus ’ disciples minis@@ tered to him and his apostles .
This public st@@ ep cons@@ titu@@ ted the we@@ d@@ ding , without the for@@ ma@@ l cer@@ em@@ on@@ y comm@@ on in many we@@ d@@ ding@@ s today .
E@@ no@@ ch W@@ al@@ ked With God in an U@@ ng@@ o@@ dly World
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out his 13 - year or@@ de@@ al , Joseph demonstr@@ ated that he had Jehovah’s view of matters .
As@@ king hon@@ est questions about the Bible can lead to reas@@ sur@@ ing ans@@ wers .
En@@ coura@@ ged by their kind words , she began atten@@ ding meetings again .
Although such work@@ ers may have little materi@@ ally , they u@@ su@@ ally have the ba@@ si@@ c necess@@ ities and the satis@@ fac@@ tion of e@@ ating food that they themselves ear@@ n . ​ — 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 3 : 11 , 12 .
What el@@ se can you do to use God’s Word effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely in your ministry ?
When Paul moved sou@@ the@@ ast@@ ward to I@@ con@@ i@@ u@@ m , other Jews p@@ lo@@ t@@ ted to tre@@ at the mission@@ aries in@@ sol@@ ently .
However , our works are pro@@ of of our ac@@ tive faith in God’s promises . ​ — Romans 3 : 23 , 24 ; James 2 : 17 , 18 , 24 .
If you are using al@@ co@@ ho@@ l to es@@ cap@@ e some proble@@ m , face the proble@@ m s@@ qu@@ ar@@ ely .
L@@ ear@@ ning the language was in@@ deed a chall@@ enge !
It is only sen@@ sible to conclu@@ de that because we appreci@@ ate God’s Word , we will want to der@@ i@@ ve full benefit from it .
That did not satis@@ fy her .
At Proverbs 26 : 23 in the Mas@@ o@@ re@@ tic text , “ bur@@ ning li@@ ps and a wicked heart ” are com@@ pared to an ear@@ then v@@ es@@ sel co@@ vered with “ s@@ il@@ ver d@@ ro@@ ss . ”
The pos@@ si@@ bility of b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t deser@@ ves consider@@ ation because the congregation needs to avoid commun@@ ity responsi@@ bility for b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t@@ iness .
( b ) When did Jesus ’ followers gain a clear understanding of the heavenly hope ?
Wh@@ ere did the desi@@ gn for living c@@ el@@ ls come from ?
How did Job devel@@ op this close relationship ?
There is still wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad po@@ ver@@ ty in Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que .
Such concer@@ ns need not disc@@ oura@@ ge us .
In the first century , star@@ ting at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , Christ’s followers began doing bu@@ sin@@ ess with the tal@@ ents .
In a similar way , we need pl@@ ent@@ y of spiritual food to end@@ ure and to re@@ ach our go@@ al .
Even if we experience some tri@@ al in the congregation , why should we qu@@ it serving God ?
One of the stud@@ ents at the ar@@ t col@@ le@@ ge who showed an interest in the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message later became my wife .
He could not understand how a mer@@ ci@@ ful God would t@@ or@@ ture wicked people by bur@@ ning them in fi@@ re .
Tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness is an important part of God’s person@@ ality .
We may at@@ tr@@ act more people to the truth by the way we appro@@ ach them .
Jesus ’ disciples asked him how people would know when “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ” was at hand .
A case in point was the experience of the Witnesses who su@@ ffered in the in@@ fam@@ ous S@@ ach@@ sen@@ ha@@ us@@ en con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p and sur@@ vi@@ ved their g@@ ru@@ el@@ ing death mar@@ ch at the end of World W@@ ar I@@ I .
Go@@ ing bey@@ ond his ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to eng@@ age in holy ac@@ ts of conduct and de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion , Peter emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es the import@@ ance of fin@@ ally being found by Jehovah to be individuals cle@@ ans@@ ed by Jesus ’ preci@@ ous blood .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , the God - given number - name 6@@ 6@@ 6 must sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze what God se@@ es as de@@ fin@@ ing at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes of the be@@ ast .
Do you see how a knowledge of such fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al tru@@ ths can help you ?
She prog@@ ressed in her study to the point of baptism .
Con@@ stan@@ tly travel@@ ing between A@@ sia , the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , and E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , he did not have en@@ ough time to study the Bible and associ@@ ate with fellow believers .
How did Jesus , using the illustr@@ ation of sla@@ ves a@@ wa@@ iting their ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s return from a we@@ d@@ ding , show the import@@ ance of sta@@ ying a@@ wa@@ ke ?
Pe@@ ople of this kind are the same as those who walk in acc@@ ord with the flesh .
( See bo@@ x on page 31 . )
In the Bible rec@@ ord , Job stan@@ ds out as a mo@@ de@@ l of end@@ ur@@ ance . “ Lo@@ ok !
* How so ?
Jehovah W@@ ants U@@ s to Be S@@ te@@ ad@@ f@@ ast
What gave him r@@ ene@@ wed power in the face of so much ad@@ vers@@ ity ?
In real ter@@ ms , though , it is only the elders who take this action in their cap@@ ac@@ ity as re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves of the congregation .
A sing@@ le mo@@ ther’s pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of a div@@ or@@ ce cer@@ ti@@ fic@@ ate would , after all , indic@@ ate that she had already been married .
They look for@@ ward to living forever in peace and se@@ cur@@ ity on a par@@ adise earth , and they jo@@ y@@ fully tell others about their hope .
H@@ E W@@ A@@ S t@@ all in st@@ ature and at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive in appe@@ ar@@ ance .
What can be said about the fin@@ an@@ cial co@@ st of high@@ er educ@@ ation today ?
To make himself b@@ ra@@ ve in bat@@ tle , he turned to wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft .
They thus serve him un@@ it@@ e@@ dly , or “ with one cons@@ ent . ” ​ — The New Eng@@ l@@ ish Bible .
During my first day of pione@@ ering , it p@@ our@@ ed all day .
I also feel com@@ for@@ ted by God’s promise of Par@@ adise , in which he will make “ all things new , ” including my ar@@ ms .
How can we use this God - given gift wis@@ ely ?
On a@@ ver@@ age , it k@@ ill@@ s one person every si@@ x se@@ con@@ ds .
One was Bu@@ r@@ r@@ us , a dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed sol@@ di@@ er who provided mil@@ it@@ ary tra@@ ining .
In fact , the more he reli@@ ed on Jehovah , the more his disciples tru@@ sted him .
They will devel@@ op the ability to “ dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish both right and wrong . ”
But I would like to high@@ light two other things .
In what way will justice come “ spe@@ e@@ di@@ ly ” ?
For instance , I have been able to study the Bible with a V@@ i@@ et@@ nam@@ ese woman who was always sa@@ d and often had te@@ ars in her eyes .
Satan kno@@ ws that if he disc@@ oura@@ ges us , he can we@@ ak@@ en our relationship with Jehovah .
Even so , over@@ come by gre@@ ed , he did not res@@ ist the desire to ste@@ al some s@@ il@@ ver and go@@ ld and an ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive gar@@ ment from the spo@@ il@@ s of the city of Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o .
How can parents help their children enjoy ref@@ re@@ shing rec@@ re@@ ation ?
But he wor@@ ri@@ ed : ‘ Will I f@@ it in ?
Jehovah God has cho@@ s@@ en an ide@@ al world R@@ ul@@ er ​ — his Son , Jesus .
In obedi@@ ence to this comm@@ and , Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide ob@@ serve the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al an@@ nu@@ ally .
( b ) What attitude did Jesus have ?
It ur@@ ges Christians to “ put on the new person@@ ality which was cre@@ ated according to God’s will in true righteousness and loy@@ al@@ ty . ”
P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la and A@@ qu@@ ila “ took him into their compan@@ y and ex@@ p@@ oun@@ ded the way of God more cor@@ rec@@ tly to him . ”
My chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od mem@@ ori@@ es are of viol@@ ent dis@@ pu@@ tes among famili@@ es in the are@@ a .
S@@ ci@@ ence and the Bible ​ — Do They Re@@ ally Con@@ tra@@ di@@ ct E@@ ach O@@ ther ?
The M@@ em@@ ori@@ al c@@ up should con@@ tain un@@ s@@ we@@ et@@ ened and un@@ for@@ ti@@ fied red w@@ ine .
We some@@ times me@@ t when he came to Bethel to hand in his repor@@ ts .
Thus , Paul inclu@@ des the teaching of the resurrection in “ the pri@@ m@@ ary do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine ” of Christi@@ an@@ ity .
But I say to you that ever@@ yone that keep@@ s on loo@@ king at a woman so as to have a pas@@ sion for her has already com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with her in his heart .
If we can do no more to res@@ ol@@ ve the proble@@ m , we should leave the matter in his hands .
As no@@ ted in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , the early Christians benef@@ ited from Rom@@ an law , which was in for@@ ce thr@@ ough@@ out the emp@@ i@@ re .
As we get ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted , one of the mission@@ aries , who has been in her assignment for many years , beg@@ ins rel@@ ating a hum@@ or@@ ous experience that she had in the ministry .
H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of young Witnesses in S@@ pan@@ ish pris@@ ons kept their integrity
As Christians , we need not fear that any of what Paul called “ things now here ” ​ — the events , con@@ di@@ tions , and situ@@ ations in this present system of things — ​ nor “ things to come ” in the future can bre@@ ak God’s att@@ ach@@ ment to his people .
It is this cor@@ ru@@ pt world system of things , not the liter@@ al pl@@ an@@ et , that will me@@ et its per@@ man@@ ent end , as if destro@@ yed by fi@@ re .
37 : 14 ; 38 : 1 – 39 : 30 .
Yet , their confidence lies in a so@@ cial and fin@@ an@@ cial system that has no lasting future .
Genesis 4 : 8 con@@ tain@@ s two con@@ secu@@ tive cla@@ uses that end with the expres@@ sion “ in ( to ) the field . ”
Instead of hum@@ bl@@ ing himself before Jehovah , “ A@@ m@@ on was one that made gu@@ il@@ t@@ iness inc@@ re@@ ase . ”
Bible - based instru@@ ction has been provided through “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
J@@ ar@@ mu@@ th
Your conscience may help you to ass@@ ess a future act and su@@ gg@@ est how you would feel if you per@@ form@@ ed it .
It go@@ es this way : “ Our Father in the heavens , let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied .
However , those who listen@@ ed to Jehovah’s word were streng@@ th@@ ened to res@@ ist the apost@@ as@@ y of those days .
In 19@@ 6@@ 3 when vis@@ iting a conven@@ tion in Li@@ b@@ eri@@ a , Bro@@ ther H@@ en@@ sc@@ he@@ l was a vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of vi@@ ci@@ ous persecu@@ tion for refu@@ sing to take part in a pat@@ ri@@ o@@ tic cer@@ em@@ on@@ y .
It as@@ sur@@ ed them that they would rule with Jesus in heaven . ​ — 10 / 15 , pages 16 - 17 .
• A@@ m@@ ong the Scriptural examples of men and women who end@@ ur@@ ed vari@@ ous thor@@ ns in the flesh , which did you find especially mo@@ ving , and why ?
As a loving Father , he kno@@ ws when we st@@ ra@@ y from the p@@ ath of what is right , and he is e@@ ag@@ er to see us change our ways .
Why is it important to keep c@@ learly in mind why we preach ?
Jehovah re@@ members our works too .
When Jo@@ si@@ ah was born in 6@@ 6@@ 7 B.C.E . , his father , A@@ m@@ on , was only 16 years old , and his gr@@ and@@ father M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h was re@@ ign@@ ing over Juda@@ h .
All those things can bring ple@@ asure , but our life has a high@@ er purpose that br@@ ings lasting happiness .
How can we jo@@ in n@@ ature in sing@@ ing God’s pra@@ ises ?
He ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed people “ to know and be ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with all [ the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ] con@@ ten@@ ts ” and said that there is no other way of lear@@ ning about “ the things that concer@@ n faith cor@@ rec@@ tly . . . sa@@ ve through the divine and sac@@ red Go@@ spe@@ l . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 9 , 10 .
So the inter@@ ru@@ p@@ tion of God’s rul@@ er@@ ship was still in effect in Jesus ’ time and would continue until the last days .
I began to give mas@@ sa@@ ges , and the ear@@ n@@ ings from that work kept us going .
In fact , with God’s day of judgment so near today , all the world should ‘ keep s@@ il@@ ent before the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah ’ and hear what he says through the “ little flo@@ ck ” of Jesus ’ anointed followers and their compan@@ i@@ ons , his “ other sheep . ”
They are born with the fac@@ ul@@ ty of conscience , but it needs to be educ@@ ated , or discipl@@ ined .
And interest continu@@ es to man@@ i@@ f@@ est it@@ self .
They re@@ act to situ@@ ations on the bas@@ is of pri@@ de or sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness , they man@@ i@@ f@@ est a re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous attitude toward authority , and they give free re@@ in to “ the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes . ” ​ — Read 1 John 2 : 15 - 17 .
When we help new ones with ans@@ wers to their questions , let us also do what we can to teach them how they can answer those who question them .
W@@ al@@ k in ‘ the P@@ ath of U@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness ’
• What will help us to s@@ tic@@ k to the best way of life ?
How much wis@@ er it is to cen@@ ter our life on our relationship with Jehovah , which can remain in@@ t@@ act no matter what happ@@ ens around us ! ​ — Read Hebrews 13 : 5 , 6 .
The apostle Paul made that clear when he wrote to Christians in ancient Corin@@ th , where the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al was not being ob@@ served in a prop@@ er way .
You have reli@@ ev@@ ed us of one of our he@@ ad@@ ach@@ es in this to@@ wn . ”
Jesus himself id@@ enti@@ fied the “ li@@ ar and the father of the li@@ e , ” the one who “ was a man@@ sla@@ y@@ er when he began ” ​ — Satan the Devil . ​ — John 8 : 4@@ 4 .
By ob@@ serving God’s remin@@ ders , we will keep off “ every bad p@@ ath ” and will avoid be@@ coming like the mas@@ ses of mankind , who are “ in dar@@ k@@ ness men@@ t@@ ally , and ali@@ en@@ ated from the life that bel@@ ong@@ s to God . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 17 - 19 .
What is the princi@@ p@@ al is@@ sue to keep in mind when we are fac@@ ed with tri@@ als or temp@@ t@@ ations ?
What , though , about all those followers of Jesus who are not in the new covenant ?
But the wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve is first of all cha@@ st@@ e , then pe@@ ace@@ able , reason@@ able , ready to obey , full of mer@@ cy and good fru@@ its , not making par@@ ti@@ al dist@@ inc@@ tions , not h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical . ” ​ — James 3 : 8 - 10@@ a , 14 - 17 .
With un@@ wa@@ ver@@ ing loy@@ al@@ ty , they loo@@ ked to the apostles to expla@@ in the words and de@@ e@@ ds of Jesus and to shed f@@ res@@ h light on the meaning of the s@@ crip@@ tures per@@ tain@@ ing to him .
When he did , I would say , “ You know , you pos@@ s@@ ess there one of the best al@@ ter@@ n@@ ati@@ ves to blood . ”
However , being in such circumstances does not necess@@ ar@@ ily di@@ min@@ ish a person@@ ’s sense of di@@ gn@@ ity .
H@@ O@@ W do you feel about people who take a gen@@ u@@ ine interest in you ?
You would no doubt ag@@ ree that m@@ our@@ ning and out@@ c@@ ry would dec@@ re@@ ase with the re@@ mo@@ val of death , old age , and di@@ se@@ ase .
In return , God wants us to devel@@ op hear@@ t@@ felt love for him . ​ — Matthew 22 : 35 - 38 .
Wh@@ atever tri@@ als we may face at present , we can be confid@@ ent that Jehovah will prote@@ ct us from spiritual har@@ m .
19 , 20 . ( a ) What benef@@ its have you person@@ ally enjo@@ yed by being a Christian ?
How can parents help their children devel@@ op a f@@ on@@ dness for God’s Word ?
He states : “ So that through me the preaching might be fully accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed and all the nations might hear it . ”
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S often taught about prayer .
Many who accepted our Bible liter@@ ature later em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed the truth .
Fir@@ st , the prophet says : “ God himself pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to come from T@@ e@@ man , even a Ho@@ ly One from M@@ ount Par@@ an . ”
Isaiah uses such ter@@ ms as “ sal@@ vation , ” “ good news , ” “ peace , ” and “ something better . ”
EL@@ I@@ E@@ Z@@ E@@ R believ@@ es in the power of prayer .
Are we taking advan@@ ta@@ ge of the opportun@@ ities a@@ vail@@ able to us to strengthen our faith through the up@@ building instru@@ ction provided at conven@@ tions , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and Christian meetings ?
In this instance , though , God ad@@ ded a thr@@ ill@@ ing promise : “ I will make you a great nation . ”
As a result of Paul’s s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful de@@ f@@ en@@ se , a rul@@ er was affe@@ cted by the p@@ ene@@ tr@@ ating power of God’s Word .
Be@@ ing comm@@ ended can cre@@ ate a sense of bel@@ ong@@ ing .
See The Watchtower , Ju@@ ly 15 , 200@@ 6 , pages 6 - 7 .
Yes , “ Jehovah is a lo@@ ver of justice . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 28 ; Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 6 .
Because being mis@@ tru@@ st@@ ful of others ro@@ bs us of our own happiness .
H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of these famili@@ es live in In@@ di@@ ana .
“ How can so many coun@@ tri@@ es , with such di@@ verse cul@@ tures at such different st@@ ages of develop@@ ment , ag@@ ree ?
P@@ o@@ in@@ ting to the hear@@ er@@ ’s responsi@@ bility to say , “ C@@ ome ! ”
As@@ k yourself , ‘ Will I be loyal to Jesus and follow the direction of the faithful slave ? ’
F@@ in@@ ally , the city rec@@ order succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in cal@@ m@@ ing the crow@@ d , and G@@ a@@ i@@ us and A@@ ris@@ t@@ ar@@ ch@@ us es@@ cap@@ ed un@@ har@@ m@@ ed . ​ — Acts 19 : 35 - 4@@ 1 .
Consider also the fi@@ gu@@ re of a cop@@ per ser@@ p@@ ent that the prophet Moses made during the so@@ j@@ our@@ n of the Israelites in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
If so , what makes you happy ?
Greek words transl@@ ated “ bapti@@ ze , ” “ baptism , ” and so for@@ th , ref@@ er to im@@ mer@@ sing , di@@ pp@@ ing , or p@@ lu@@ ng@@ ing under water .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T D@@ O Y@@ O@@ U TH@@ IN@@ K ?
I@@ mit@@ ate the Bible writ@@ er who pray@@ ed : “ T@@ ur@@ n my eyes away from loo@@ king at what is wor@@ th@@ less . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 37 .
L@@ ater , however , David com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with B@@ ath - she@@ ba and tri@@ ed to co@@ ver up the sin by having her husband kil@@ led .
We may be made a@@ ware of fin@@ an@@ cial needs with reg@@ ard to r@@ en@@ o@@ v@@ ations to our local branch of@@ fice , a conven@@ tion we are atten@@ ding , or ass@@ ist@@ ance to our brothers after a n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ ster .
It is only prop@@ er , then , that we use our dedic@@ ated lives in Jehovah’s service .
( a ) How did one young person mu@@ ster up courage to witness at school ?
It is also so@@ ber@@ ing to know that Jehovah does not t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical worship .
In so doing , the brothers follow@@ ed the pre@@ ce@@ d@@ ent set by Jesus and Paul .
H@@ en@@ ry Gre@@ w also er@@ r@@ one@@ ously believ@@ ed that Jesus would return and rule v@@ isi@@ bly on earth .
John st@@ ressed this , writ@@ ing : “ This is the love of God : that we keep his comman@@ d@@ ments .
Because the beli@@ ever ste@@ ad@@ fa@@ st@@ ly app@@ lied Bible counsel ​ — regul@@ arly atten@@ ding Christian meetings and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in the ministry while also car@@ ing for family responsi@@ bil@@ ities and show@@ ing rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t in the face of any ver@@ ba@@ l a@@ bu@@ se — ​ family op@@ position some@@ times so@@ f@@ ten@@ ed . ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 12 .
The book The Li@@ fe of the Gre@@ ek@@ s and Romans ans@@ wers : “ Not only ru@@ de strength was requi@@ red , but also fir@@ m@@ ness of e@@ ye in fin@@ ding out an an@@ ta@@ g@@ on@@ ist@@ ’s we@@ ak poin@@ ts .
How do we know that Jehovah is fully a@@ ware of the ad@@ vers@@ ities that his people su@@ ff@@ er ?
All of us pray@@ er@@ fully look to Jehovah for his blessing upon our un@@ ited efforts in doing his will , to the honor and glory of his great name . ”
So be determined to “ hold f@@ ast to what is fine . ”
When I was 12 years old , my teach@@ er thought I was doing well in public speaking , so she ur@@ ged M@@ other to arr@@ ange ad@@ di@@ tional tra@@ ining for me .
If the s@@ il@@ ver pi@@ e@@ ce in question was the Rom@@ an den@@ ari@@ us , the su@@ m would have e@@ qu@@ aled the com@@ bin@@ ed da@@ ily wa@@ ge of 5@@ 0@@ ,000 a@@ ver@@ age work@@ ers ​ — a sub@@ stan@@ ti@@ al am@@ ount !
How would you feel ?
C@@ lo@@ se your eyes , rel@@ a@@ x , or pray .
And a n@@ on - Israel@@ ite , an I@@ tal@@ i@@ an ar@@ my of@@ fic@@ er by the name of Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us , was descri@@ bed as “ a man righteous and fe@@ aring God . ” ​ — Acts 10 : 22 .
5 , 6 . ( a ) How is Jehovah using the Jeremiah class today ?
What does God’s Word indic@@ ate as to his will in this matter ? ’
If that Israel@@ ite gi@@ r@@ l of Eli@@ sh@@ a@@ ’s day had been ha@@ bitu@@ ally ru@@ de , dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful , or di@@ sh@@ on@@ est , do you think that her S@@ y@@ ri@@ an cap@@ t@@ ors would have listen@@ ed to her words about Jehovah’s prophet ?
O@@ r might you want to move because you ex@@ pect to have less su@@ per@@ vision or less work ?
Why did Jose@@ p@@ h’s brothers turn on him ?
While fear can exer@@ t a we@@ ak@@ ening influ@@ ence , the feel@@ ing of dre@@ ad is even more se@@ v@@ ere .
How can we imp@@ ro@@ ve in show@@ ing this qu@@ ality ?
P@@ le@@ ase no@@ te , Jesus was not saying that people would tra@@ de one yo@@ ke for another .
Their faith in Bible prophecy has pre@@ served their very lives !
De@@ ath ​ — A D@@ read@@ ful Re@@ ality !
Although no j@@ udi@@ cial action would be war@@ ran@@ ted , this ty@@ pe of un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness would call for strong Scriptural counsel and perhaps follow - up help from the elders .
However , another par@@ ty in the case was l@@ ate .
For more information , see pages 1@@ 70 - 1@@ 7@@ 3 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
He left it up to me to deci@@ de after I tal@@ ked to my wife about it .
“ Be obedi@@ ent to those who are taking the lead among you and be sub@@ mis@@ sive , for they are keep@@ ing w@@ atch over your sou@@ ls . ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B .
God showed such by deli@@ ver@@ ing the Jews from Babyl@@ on ​ — an emp@@ i@@ re that had a po@@ li@@ cy of not rel@@ eas@@ ing cap@@ ti@@ ves . ​ — Is@@ a .
; Bethel , L .
he asked . Th@@ ough he had been ra@@ ised by God - fe@@ aring parents , nothing made sense to him now .
So can we ex@@ pect Jehovah to he@@ al us as he heal@@ ed some in Bible times ?
3 : 9 , 11 .
C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ’s example had left such a deep imp@@ res@@ sion that her cl@@ ass@@ mate had later be@@ gu@@ n to study the Bible .
12 : 10 .
How true this will prove to be when Jehovah br@@ ings an end to Satan’s wicked world !
Re@@ war@@ ds for Those Who Ex@@ p@@ and Their M@@ in@@ is@@ try
And we can re@@ view practic@@ al su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions that can help us to strengthen our self - control .
In like man@@ ner , when a person speak@@ s of some proble@@ m , rather than o@@ ffering a so@@ lu@@ tion before hear@@ ing the matter out , a t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful way of show@@ ing that you understand is to re@@ pe@@ at the proble@@ m or com@@ pla@@ in@@ t in your own words .
How such in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy br@@ ings us peace of heart and mind !
In@@ iti@@ ally , our new ter@@ rit@@ ory seem@@ ed a bi@@ t difficult .
When their sa@@ v@@ ings r@@ an out , however , the cou@@ ple@@ ’s joy turned to s@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
What they heard that night con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed them both that they had found the truth .
Like his fore@@ father Abraham , Moses was confid@@ ent that Jehovah can resur@@ rec@@ t the dead .
Bo@@ th of them are his .
This is because the go@@ al of the Witnesses is not the at@@ tain@@ ment of we@@ al@@ th , f@@ ame , pres@@ ti@@ ge , or power .
So it might se@@ em from these and some other Bible transl@@ ations .
Why should we listen both to Jehovah and to believ@@ ing parents ?
Fir@@ st of all , our young people need to know Jehovah as a real Per@@ son .
Jehovah p@@ uni@@ shed the un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant Israelites .
When Jehovah ra@@ ined down fi@@ re and sul@@ fu@@ r upon the wicked in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h , he helped righteous Lo@@ t and his two daugh@@ ters to es@@ cap@@ e with their lives .
If we appreci@@ ate our need for “ the bre@@ ast@@ pl@@ ate of righteousness , ” we will not temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily re@@ move it by cho@@ o@@ sing to be en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined by what God h@@ ates ; nor will we allow ourselves to f@@ an@@ t@@ as@@ ize about eng@@ ag@@ ing in wr@@ ong@@ doing .
If you want God’s appro@@ val , you will avoid l@@ ying .
S@@ pr@@ ou@@ l , who wrote : “ If a person is not born again , . . . then he is not a Christian . ”
We see that from Paul’s ad@@ vice about me@@ at that might have been pres@@ ented to an i@@ do@@ l and was later so@@ ld in a mar@@ ke@@ t .
Re@@ g@@ arding some Jews of his day , Paul wrote : “ I be@@ ar them witness that they have a ze@@ al for God ; but not according to acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge . ” ​ — Romans 10 : 2 .
These fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative bir@@ ds pi@@ c@@ ture righ@@ the@@ ar@@ ted individuals who find spiritual food , sh@@ a@@ de , and sh@@ el@@ ter within the Christian congregation . ​ — Com@@ pare E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 17 : 23 .
W@@ he@@ ther people listen or not , why keep on declar@@ ing the good news ?
His No@@ te@@ wor@@ thy W@@ rit@@ ings
My family lived in R@@ ā@@ m Al@@ l@@ ā@@ h , about ten mil@@ es [ 16 k@@ m ] nor@@ th of Jerusalem .
( b ) How well - inform@@ ed was Jesus at only 12 years of age ?
Jose@@ p@@ h’s use of the c@@ up to read om@@ ens was no more real than B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in@@ ’s the@@ ft of it .
O@@ r was it the day you got baptized ?
Con@@ stan@@ tly the question comes up : Wh@@ ere was God in those days ?
Although ra@@ ising si@@ x children , M@@ other res@@ ol@@ ved to star@@ t reading the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines from that point on , and she never st@@ op@@ ped .
In 19@@ 39 , my ol@@ des@@ t sur@@ vi@@ ving sister , Mari@@ on , married B@@ ill Dany@@ l@@ ch@@ u@@ ck , and they took my sister F@@ ran@@ ces and me into their care .
He is never l@@ ate .
The shi@@ eld - be@@ are@@ r likely f@@ led in ter@@ ro@@ r .
He was g@@ ent@@ le , kind , and for@@ giving ​ — even when his followers re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted ne@@ g@@ ative tra@@ its .
Now consider how the Bible speak@@ s of them with reg@@ ard to their d@@ ying .
You will no@@ tice that in the pre@@ ce@@ ding chap@@ ter of De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y , Moses rest@@ ates the la@@ ws that God wrote on ta@@ ble@@ ts of st@@ one ​ — the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments .
Today , many people draw the same conclu@@ sion as some did in Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s time : “ It is us@@ eless to serve God ; and what prof@@ it is it that we have kept his char@@ ge ? ”
She found rel@@ ated information in The Watchtower of Ju@@ ly 1 , 199@@ 5 .
S@@ pe@@ ak what is “ good for building up . ”
We discus@@ sed the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Abraham .
Although we are not perfect , what should we do ?
Not only did the world around me col@@ la@@ p@@ se because of her death but I h@@ ated God for having taken her . ”
To help their Christian brothers in need , some 10@@ ,000 Witnesses will@@ ingly and fre@@ ely offered their time and en@@ er@@ gy .
When Jehovah invit@@ ed the Israelites to make a don@@ ation , he had full confidence that “ ever@@ yone with a willing heart ” would support true worship .
Our free - will has destro@@ yed us ; we who were free have become sla@@ ves ; we have been so@@ ld through sin . ”
But what of those individuals who refu@@ se to change , who continue to support this system right up to the time of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ?
Because they lived in a ru@@ g@@ ged re@@ gi@@ on of high m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s and deep ra@@ v@@ ines that offered exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent str@@ ate@@ gi@@ c advan@@ ta@@ ges , the E@@ d@@ om@@ ites may pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ously have dec@@ ei@@ ved themselves into feel@@ ing sa@@ fe and secu@@ re .
How does that gift ​ — his peace — ​ help us to be@@ ar fru@@ it ?
Con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment by A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying Bible P@@ r@@ in@@ ci@@ ples , 6 / 1
Many people were di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted by the out@@ bre@@ ak of World W@@ ar I and the S@@ pan@@ ish influ@@ enza .
S@@ hor@@ tly after the out@@ bre@@ ak of World W@@ ar I@@ I , my bel@@ o@@ ved mother died .
Dis@@ pla@@ y love for Jesus Christ by obe@@ ying his comman@@ d@@ ments , for this will help you to re@@ ject a sin@@ ful course .
The gen@@ u@@ in@@ en@@ ess of our love can be t@@ ested by the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s comm@@ and to “ support the we@@ ak , be pati@@ ent toward all . ”
For example , at a Christian we@@ d@@ ding in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , an un@@ believ@@ ing relati@@ ve who ac@@ ted as ma@@ ster of cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies made a to@@ ast to the dead an@@ c@@ est@@ ors !
10 , 11 . ( a ) How can pri@@ de show it@@ self ?
Read Isaiah 5@@ 3 : 3 .
( Read Ju@@ de 9 . )
And Daniel ?
As long as they faith@@ fully ob@@ served Jehovah’s comman@@ d@@ ments , including ti@@ thing , they had his promise of a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant har@@ v@@ ests .
The man from To@@ k@@ yo said in a letter ad@@ d@@ ressed to the publi@@ sh@@ ers of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine : “ The sy@@ mp@@ t@@ om@@ s descri@@ bed f@@ it me per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly .
Even in a situation like the one in S@@ ar@@ di@@ s , what may be true of a few Christians ?
During his vis@@ it , Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d gave these faithful ones great encourag@@ ement , deli@@ ver@@ ing two s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring conven@@ tion tal@@ ks and fi@@ ve powerful ra@@ di@@ o le@@ c@@ tures .
On the mor@@ ning of O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 3 , 200@@ 9 , over 5@@ ,000 had ga@@ ther@@ ed for the 1@@ 2@@ 5@@ th an@@ nu@@ al meeting of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a .
In what sense , though , does a spiritual person receive “ life and peace ” ?
Because we were cre@@ ated to “ fear the true God and keep his comman@@ d@@ ments , for this is the whole ob@@ lig@@ ation of man . ”
Jehovah’s Witnesses today recogn@@ ize that they too must never be in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated by the possible ne@@ g@@ ative re@@ action of op@@ pos@@ ers .
How com@@ for@@ ting to know that Jehovah’s love exc@@ e@@ e@@ ds that of any human par@@ ent !
She res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully appe@@ aled to David on the bas@@ is of his relationship with Jehovah .
Hence , with the help of Jehovah’s Word and holy spirit , they too keep their o@@ il supp@@ ly a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant through study and associ@@ ation .
• In what ways was loving - kindness exerc@@ ised by Be@@ th@@ u@@ el , Joseph , and Ru@@ th ?
O@@ pen - min@@ ded people every@@ where who th@@ ir@@ st for Bible tru@@ ths are respon@@ ding to Jesus ’ invit@@ ation : “ C@@ ome be my follow@@ er . ” ​ — Mark 10 : 17 - 21 ; Revelation 22 : 17 .
They have become for@@ get@@ ful hear@@ ers .
In har@@ mony with James 1 : 5 - 8 , why should you pray in faith ?
She says : “ On@@ ly by prayer and medit@@ ation on the promises of Jehovah do I have the strength to re@@ b@@ ound when peri@@ o@@ ds of un@@ certain@@ ty ar@@ ise in my life .
Pe@@ ople thr@@ ong@@ ed U@@ r@@ ’s n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w , w@@ in@@ ding st@@ re@@ e@@ ts , shi@@ ps jo@@ st@@ led one another along its wh@@ ar@@ ves , and go@@ o@@ ds over@@ f@@ low@@ ed in its ba@@ z@@ a@@ ars .
“ If anyone thin@@ ks he is something when he is nothing , he is dec@@ ei@@ ving his own mind . ” — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 3 .
When associ@@ ating with fellow believers , we have many opportun@@ ities to rel@@ ate up@@ building experi@@ ences of how Jehovah has helped us to end@@ ure difficult circumstances .
Ju@@ ne 2 - 8 , 200@@ 8
Can such practic@@ es ac@@ tually pose hi@@ d@@ den d@@ ang@@ ers ?
When deal@@ ing with family members , in@@ stead of speaking har@@ sh@@ ly or eng@@ ag@@ ing in der@@ o@@ g@@ at@@ ory name - c@@ all@@ ing , we can end@@ e@@ av@@ or to expres@@ s our feelings cal@@ m@@ ly .
Ye@@ ars pas@@ sed quic@@ k@@ ly , and in 199@@ 7 , John was invit@@ ed to atten@@ d the S@@ cho@@ ol for B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e M@@ em@@ bers at P@@ at@@ ter@@ son , New Yor@@ k .
H@@ O@@ W hard it would be to dis@@ cer@@ n the full sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of certain Scriptural pas@@ sa@@ ges if other par@@ ts of the Bible did not shed light on them !
Are Christian overse@@ ers and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants cho@@ s@@ en dem@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c@@ ally ?
E@@ m@@ eli@@ a says : “ Be@@ fore know@@ ing the truth , I wanted to k@@ ill my@@ self ; I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t want to live any@@ more .
As you can i@@ magine , se@@ cre@@ tly fe@@ e@@ ding a h@@ un@@ d@@ red men was a very d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous under@@ taking .
The pres@@ ence of num@@ er@@ ous S@@ la@@ v@@ s and the close cont@@ act between its c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens and the sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding S@@ la@@ v commun@@ ities may have given C@@ y@@ ri@@ l and Me@@ tho@@ di@@ us the opportunity to ac@@ qui@@ re an in@@ tim@@ ate knowledge of the language of the sou@@ ther@@ n S@@ la@@ v@@ s .
I am gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah that this ca@@ pa@@ ble compan@@ ion ag@@ re@@ ed to jo@@ in her life to mine . ​ — Proverbs 31 : 10 .
Consider three reas@@ ons why the Bible is often mis@@ under@@ sto@@ od .
How can you avoid them ?
Now we are pr@@ ou@@ d of the way that they show gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to others . ”
What develop@@ ment did Jehovah fore@@ or@@ da@@ in in the out@@ working of his purpose ?
God did not cre@@ ate milli@@ ons of individu@@ al perfect humans to po@@ pul@@ ate the earth . Rather , he cho@@ se to cre@@ ate a perfect comple@@ ment for Adam ​ — the woman E@@ ve .
C@@ learly , he vie@@ wed his family as a sac@@ red trust from Jehovah .
A@@ n ex@@ pos@@ é of Israel@@ ’s er@@ ro@@ r and the prophe@@ tic judg@@ ments against her and the kingdom of Juda@@ h are the sub@@ je@@ cts of Ho@@ se@@ a@@ ’s message .
God’s Son has a long rec@@ ord of hum@@ ility , show@@ ing it both as a powerful spirit cre@@ ature in heaven and as a perfect man on earth .
God se@@ ts the stan@@ d@@ ard of go@@ o@@ dness .
If in a certain er@@ a God was not per@@ form@@ ing resur@@ rec@@ tions , could faithful men and women ex@@ pect that God would ra@@ ise the dead at a future time ?
Me@@ dit@@ ate on what you read , try to per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve Jehovah’s will in matters , and think of different ways that the material could apply in your life .
In the si@@ x@@ th century B.C.E . , he saw a s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring vision , the fulfill@@ ment of which st@@ re@@ t@@ ches into our day .
S@@ ome@@ times , however , parents become pre@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with provi@@ ding a large in@@ her@@ it@@ ance for their children .
Lu@@ car@@ is wrote : “ We believe that our Lord Jesus Christ s@@ it@@ te@@ th on the right hand of His Father and there He ma@@ ke@@ th inter@@ c@@ es@@ sion for us , ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ting al@@ one the of@@ fice of a true and la@@ w@@ ful high pri@@ est and medi@@ at@@ or . ” ​ — Matthew 23 : 10 .
He was willing to make a decision , but what do you think of the decision he made ?
No matter how hard we try to do what is right , we make mis@@ takes , some@@ times serious ones . ​ — R@@ om . 3 : 23 ; J@@ as .
It is difficult to descri@@ be our happiness when the pris@@ on g@@ ates were op@@ ened !
In respon@@ se , Jesus gave the illustr@@ ation of the neigh@@ bor@@ ly Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an .
We do know , however , that our life dep@@ ends on the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s .
An@@ cient man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts are the reli@@ able bas@@ is for many mo@@ der@@ n Bible transl@@ ations .
They do not even have a Jewish sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e in their city , un@@ like so many other c@@ ities that Paul has vis@@ ited .
Do they prom@@ o@@ te the peace of the congregation ? ”
What direc@@ tions do we have as to making decisions , but what chall@@ enge rema@@ ins ?
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , it takes effort to con@@ form to God’s righteous standards .
Their meetings are o@@ pen to the public , and you are wel@@ come to atten@@ d .
I rema@@ ined under po@@ li@@ ce sur@@ ve@@ ill@@ ance until the end of 194@@ 9 , and then I re@@ turned to Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , e@@ ag@@ er to continue in the full - time ministry .
I am gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah that he allow@@ ed me to get to know him early in life .
R@@ el@@ ate an experience show@@ ing that an individu@@ al can bre@@ ak free from por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
He spoke of himself as “ a public serv@@ ant of Christ Jesus to the nations , eng@@ ag@@ ing in the holy work of the good news of God . ”
What can help us to remain “ heal@@ thy in faith ” ?
Read S@@ ong of Solomon 4 : 12 .
Their fri@@ end@@ ship was so@@ li@@ d because it was based on such qualities as love , loy@@ al@@ ty , emp@@ a@@ thy , kindness , and a self - sacrific@@ ing spirit .
Because of this stand , in 18@@ 11 , H@@ en@@ ry Gre@@ w was re@@ je@@ cted by the ch@@ urch .
Then David san@@ g : “ H@@ app@@ y is the man to who@@ se account Jehovah does not put er@@ ro@@ r . ”
Such an anointed one can a@@ va@@ il himself of a pre@@ ce@@ d@@ ent in the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law and com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate it priv@@ ately 30 days later . ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 9 : 9 - 14 .
How did God’s uni@@ vers@@ al family come to inclu@@ de humans ?
Peter had ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ Yes . ”
The Gen@@ er@@ ation Se@@ e@@ ing the Si@@ gn
I rec@@ all listen@@ ing to a le@@ c@@ ture given by a vis@@ iting el@@ der when I was se@@ ven years old .
Indeed , some Israelites had even taken up the worship of Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an go@@ ds ! ​ — E@@ z@@ ek .
And being well - man@@ n@@ ered is a great as@@ set in the Christian ministry .
Is He a Go@@ od Ex@@ am@@ ple for You or a W@@ ar@@ ning ?
Such ne@@ g@@ ative tr@@ ends are what prom@@ p@@ ted the po@@ pe to ask during his vis@@ it to Fr@@ ance in 198@@ 0 : “ Fr@@ ance , what have you done with the promises of your baptism ? ”
So just as the d@@ ri@@ ver in the example makes sure to keep ref@@ ill@@ ing the fu@@ el t@@ an@@ k , elders must “ make sure of the more important things . ”
Just when I thought that my tra@@ vail@@ s were over , in 19@@ 50 , I was un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly or@@ der@@ ed to jo@@ in the ar@@ my .
Many Christians have felt a de@@ b@@ t of gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to Jehovah and have been mo@@ tiv@@ ated by it .
“ The spirit of the truth ” was p@@ our@@ ed out on the disciples at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E .
Gen@@ er@@ ally , a Bible writ@@ er repor@@ ts God’s complete thought .
Mo@@ st ni@@ gh@@ ts , I rec@@ ite Psalm 23 and 9@@ 1 . ” ​ — O@@ live , baptized in 19@@ 30 .
By the l@@ ate 19@@ th century , the Bible , which con@@ tain@@ s the good news , or go@@ spe@@ l , had been transl@@ ated and pr@@ inted by Bible soci@@ e@@ ties in many langu@@ ages and dist@@ ribu@@ ted around the world .
His Word lo@@ v@@ ingly tel@@ ls us : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart and do not le@@ an upon your own understanding .
Ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing Jehovah as “ our Father ” den@@ o@@ tes a war@@ m , tru@@ sting relationship .
Com@@ men@@ d them when they do something well .
K@@ el@@ v@@ in com@@ ments : “ I never left this tra@@ ining to others , not even their teach@@ ers .
“ But as wise pers@@ ons , bu@@ ying out the oppor@@ tu@@ ne time for y@@ ourselves . ” ​ — 5 : 15 , 16 .
We are sure that Jehovah has the power to he@@ al those who are si@@ ck .
It would not be an “ ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary thing ” if we were to gre@@ et only those whom we consider to be our “ brothers . ”
But if you do not turn to doing good , there is sin cr@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing at the en@@ tr@@ ance , and for you is its c@@ ra@@ ving ; and will you , for your part , get the ma@@ st@@ er@@ y over it ? ” — Genesis 4 : 6 , 7 .
When I re@@ turned home , my family no@@ tic@@ ed how much the tra@@ ining had helped me .
It can work on our mind and heart , help@@ ing us to change , to gro@@ w , and to re@@ place the old person@@ ality with the new .
While in a pris@@ on ho@@ le in Egy@@ pt , did Joseph have any ide@@ a that he would be appointed to the second - high@@ est position in the land or that he would be used by Jehovah to sa@@ ve his family from star@@ vation ?
As we follow in Jesus ’ fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s , we can be confid@@ ent that all the t@@ ests we me@@ et up with in this system of things can be pas@@ sed succ@@ ess@@ fully .
H@@ ad Mark benef@@ ited from needed discipl@@ ine ?
I@@ gn@@ or@@ ing stru@@ c@@ tural de@@ fe@@ cts would only invit@@ e tr@@ ou@@ ble later . Si@@ mil@@ arly , a v@@ ene@@ er of u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness is not en@@ ough .
“ He will have cause for ex@@ ul@@ tation in reg@@ ard to himself al@@ one , and not in com@@ par@@ is@@ on with the other person . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 4
The righ@@ ts of n@@ on - Israelites were some@@ what li@@ mit@@ ed , yet the Israelites were requi@@ red to tre@@ at them res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully and fai@@ r@@ ly .
However , if we are tr@@ ying our best to me@@ et God’s requi@@ re@@ ments , we have every reason to be confid@@ ent of at@@ tain@@ ing the re@@ ward .
• In what ways does Jehovah help us to end@@ ure tri@@ als ?
The set@@ ting su@@ n on Th@@ ur@@ s@@ day beg@@ ins N@@ is@@ an 14 ​ — the last day of Jesus ’ life on earth as a human .
11 , 12 . ( a ) How can we benefit from the illustr@@ ation of the dra@@ g@@ ne@@ t ?
How wonderful it is to think of the time when no n@@ atur@@ al for@@ ces will k@@ ill or ma@@ im , for “ the t@@ ent of God [ will be ] with mankind ” !
Gi@@ ving Lo@@ y@@ al Su@@ pp@@ ort
He is “ the God of love ” and is called “ the happy God . ”
But Ne@@ h@@ emiah showed loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah by thro@@ wing all of To@@ bi@@ ah’s fur@@ ni@@ ture out@@ side the din@@ ing h@@ all .
My da@@ d is cons@@ ist@@ ent with our F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship pro@@ gra@@ m .
The se@@ ed of the Kingdom good news is to be “ s@@ own with peace by those who are making peace . ”
So Moses took the blood [ of the sacrific@@ ed bul@@ ls ] and s@@ prin@@ k@@ led it on the people and said : ‘ This is the blood of the covenant that Jehovah has made with you in har@@ mony with all these words . ’ ” ​ — E@@ x .
Instead of re@@ tal@@ i@@ ating , can you imitate Jesus , who when being re@@ v@@ iled “ did not go re@@ v@@ il@@ ing in return ” ?
In that way , ‘ the person with much will not have too much , and the person with little will not have too little . ’ ​ — 2 Corinthians 8 : 15 .
The artic@@ les on pages 5 to 9 of this is@@ sue discus@@ s what that Kingdom is and when it will come .
Such an individu@@ al would have been in a position to make a v@@ al@@ id dedic@@ ation to Jehovah only if the un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural conduct had been dis@@ continued .
Solomon descri@@ bed ‘ e@@ ating , dr@@ in@@ king , and rejo@@ ic@@ ing ’ as a gift from God . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 3 : 13 ; 8 : 15 .
Why did Jehovah say that in respon@@ se to Moses ’ question about His name ?
She rec@@ ently said : “ I am a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed that pre@@ vi@@ ously I did not listen to you when you came to my do@@ or .
Yet , his work is not f@@ la@@ w@@ less .
They then vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to help with the con@@ stru@@ ction of world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters in W@@ ar@@ wi@@ ck , New Yor@@ k .
How did this come to be ?
So@@ on@@ er or later you will need to show how determined you are to s@@ tic@@ k to the cho@@ ic@@ es you have made .
When ex@@ hor@@ ting their listen@@ ers to become born - again Christians , some pre@@ ach@@ ers qu@@ o@@ te Jesus ’ words : “ You people must be born again . ”
Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ation With the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t World
What about the ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel ?
25 : 4 .
5 , 6 . ( a ) Who is M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el the ar@@ chang@@ el ?
“ Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out mo@@ der@@ n times , ” he wrote , “ practic@@ ally every ad@@ v@@ ance in s@@ ci@@ ence , in lo@@ gi@@ c , or in ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y has had to be made in the te@@ et@@ h of op@@ position from A@@ ris@@ to@@ t@@ le@@ ’s disciples . ” ​ — H@@ ist@@ ory of W@@ es@@ ter@@ n Phil@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y .
The Bible states : “ G@@ ra@@ y - he@@ a@@ de@@ dness is a cro@@ wn of beau@@ ty when it is found in the way of righteousness . ”
However , Paul pre@@ ached to the j@@ a@@ il@@ er , with the result that he and his family were baptized as worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah . ​ — Acts 16 : 11 - 34 .
10 : 5 - 7 , 12 - 14 .
It became clear that we were going to have to make important chang@@ es .
He was reason@@ able in what he expe@@ cted of his disciples .
This was truly an answer to my prayers ! ”
Per@@ haps Paul had in mind religious lies prom@@ o@@ ted by sen@@ s@@ ational tal@@ es or f@@ an@@ ci@@ ful leg@@ ends .
He said : “ In the first s@@ ent@@ ence , it is instru@@ ction ; in the second s@@ ent@@ ence , app@@ lic@@ ation ; and in the th@@ ir@@ d , mo@@ tiv@@ ation .
What did Abra@@ m do while living in H@@ ar@@ an ?
Why could the d@@ ate of a person@@ ’s dedic@@ ation have a be@@ aring on his hope ?
It is just as the prophet Isaiah declar@@ ed : “ W@@ o@@ e to those who are saying that good is bad and bad is good , those who are pu@@ t@@ ting dar@@ k@@ ness for light and light for dar@@ k@@ ness , those who are pu@@ t@@ ting bit@@ ter for s@@ we@@ et and s@@ we@@ et for bit@@ ter !
How fu@@ t@@ ile if the resurrection were nothing but a li@@ e !
F@@ ri@@ end@@ ship between two people develop@@ s as they expres@@ s their feelings to each other .
At other times , “ the congregation of God ” app@@ lies to all Christians living at a certain time .
In l@@ ine with the words of Proverbs 27 : 11 , how happy Jehovah must be to know that so many faithful brothers from U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine have kept un@@ bre@@ aka@@ ble integrity des@@ pite all of the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s wicked ac@@ ts . ” ​ — Al@@ an , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
E@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ Y year , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds die because they get d@@ ro@@ w@@ s@@ y or even f@@ all as@@ le@@ ep while d@@ ri@@ ving a mo@@ t@@ or ve@@ hi@@ c@@ le .
Jehovah’s R@@ em@@ in@@ ders Are Tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy
Hence , these Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans also became spirit - anointed members of spiritual Israel .
He knew what death was ; he had seen ani@@ mal@@ s die .
In a way , this is a re@@ vers@@ al of what happened at Ba@@ be@@ l .
During the time that the re@@ bel@@ s were in control of the por@@ t are@@ a , food became s@@ car@@ ce .
When fac@@ ed with a new t@@ ask , we must avoid the over@@ confidence of a b@@ ra@@ gg@@ ar@@ t . ​ — Proverbs 27 : 1 ; James 4 : 13 - 16 .
In his letter to Hebrew Christians , Paul wrote : “ Although you ought to be teach@@ ers in view of the time , you again need someone to teach you from the beg@@ in@@ ning the el@@ em@@ ent@@ ary things of the sac@@ red pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ements of God ; and you have become such as need mil@@ k , not so@@ li@@ d food .
He consider@@ ed Psalm 8@@ 6 : 11 , which states : “ In@@ stru@@ ct me , O Jehovah , about your way . I shall walk in your truth . Un@@ i@@ fy my heart to fear your name . ”
It was l@@ ate at night , and a man was taking some boo@@ ks from a sh@@ el@@ f , including the book C@@ re@@ ation in S@@ we@@ dis@@ h .
God’s purpose , says the apostle , is for what he c@@ alls “ an ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation [ or man@@ ag@@ ement of af@@ fai@@ r@@ s ] at the full li@@ mit of the appointed times . ”
To do what ?
David next descri@@ bes another won@@ der of Jehovah’s cre@@ ation : “ In them [ the v@@ isi@@ ble heavens ] he has set a t@@ ent for the su@@ n , and it is like a bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om when coming out of his nu@@ p@@ ti@@ al ch@@ am@@ ber ; it ex@@ ul@@ ts as a mi@@ gh@@ ty man does to ru@@ n in a p@@ ath .
S@@ eri@@ ous ill@@ ness , div@@ or@@ ce , or un@@ emp@@ loy@@ ment can change lives over@@ night .
Are such practic@@ es for Christians ?
It means imit@@ ating his out@@ standing qualities , such as his wisdom and his hum@@ ility .
Because of the vari@@ ety of n@@ ati@@ on@@ alities he me@@ e@@ ts in his ter@@ rit@@ ory , at 8@@ 1 years of age , R@@ on learned gre@@ et@@ ings in 32 langu@@ ages !
The apostle Paul c@@ learly reas@@ oned that “ through one man sin en@@ tered into the world and death through sin , and thus death s@@ pre@@ ad to all men because they had all sin@@ ned . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 32 : 4 , 5 ; Romans 5 : 12 ; Jeremiah 10 : 23 .
O@@ thers receive him fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly .
As any par@@ ent can i@@ magine , it was di@@ sh@@ ear@@ ten@@ ing for us to see three of our children give up a way of life that is satis@@ f@@ ying now and ho@@ l@@ ds the beau@@ ti@@ ful hope of everlasting life on a par@@ adise earth in the future .
But they appreci@@ ate the privilege of encourag@@ ing others to learn from the Bible so as to ba@@ se their cho@@ ice in matters of worship upon that so@@ li@@ d f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation .
* Me@@ an@@ while , sa@@ fe at P@@ el@@ la , the Christians a@@ wa@@ it fur@@ ther develop@@ ments .
S@@ O@@ M@@ E P@@ E@@ O@@ P@@ L@@ E S@@ A@@ Y that he has no name , others say that it is God or Lord , and still others say that he has do@@ z@@ ens of n@@ ames .
Re@@ g@@ arding this re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble c@@ y@@ c@@ le , the Bible says : “ All the w@@ in@@ ter t@@ or@@ r@@ ents are going for@@ th to the se@@ a , yet the se@@ a it@@ self is not full . To the place where the w@@ in@@ ter t@@ or@@ r@@ ents are going for@@ th , there they are re@@ tur@@ ning so as to go for@@ th . ”
If you believe that God cre@@ ated humans and that the Bible is his inspired Word , then what it says on the sub@@ ject is wor@@ th know@@ ing .
The a@@ bo@@ ve words of Peter , though , call our attention to a d@@ anger ​ — that of elders ’ “ l@@ ording it over ” the congregation .
And who today is not affe@@ cted by in@@ justice , cri@@ me , and viol@@ ence ?
B@@ ran@@ ches worl@@ d@@ wide will beg@@ in ho@@ l@@ ding scho@@ ol@@ s at As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ alls and Kingdom H@@ alls during the 20@@ 11 service year .
Although I car@@ ri@@ ed on day by day , I wanted to find an es@@ cap@@ e from this fore@@ st .
Since Jehovah lives forever , he can take all fac@@ t@@ ors into consider@@ ation and cho@@ ose the best possible time to act .
Ch@@ ar@@ it@@ able P@@ l@@ an@@ ning O@@ f@@ fice
As a pre@@ ca@@ u@@ tion when preaching from house to house , I used to c@@ he@@ ck the la@@ y@@ out of ne@@ ar@@ by st@@ re@@ e@@ ts for an es@@ cap@@ e r@@ ou@@ te just in case anything went wrong .
“ Who is this woman that is loo@@ king down like the da@@ wn , beau@@ ti@@ ful like the full mo@@ on , pu@@ re like the g@@ low@@ ing su@@ n ? ”
Com@@ ing to g@@ ri@@ ps with physical chang@@ es can be difficult .
How can our “ e@@ ye ” or “ hand ” cause us to “ stu@@ m@@ ble ” ?
29 : 11 - 13 .
Rather , members of the true religion un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly use their time and res@@ our@@ ces to help and encoura@@ ge others . ​ — Read John 13 : 34 , 35 ; 1 John 4 : 20 , 21 .
When we make wise decisions about what to we@@ ar , we will continue to bring glory to the One who clo@@ th@@ es himself “ with ma@@ j@@ es@@ ty and s@@ pl@@ end@@ or . ” ​ — Psalm 10@@ 4 : 1 , 2 .
E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s was from that are@@ a .
Jehovah allow@@ ed pol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ y among his ancient servants , the Israelites , but he does not allow it now .
For the answer , let us go back to early Christi@@ an@@ ity .
18 : 12 - 14 .
( a ) How do Jesus ’ words found at Matthew 7 : 1 - 5 apply to marriage ?
The desire to make a name , w@@ an@@ ting to be re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed by others , is not necess@@ ar@@ ily bad .
The Cana@@ da branch overse@@ es the transl@@ ation of liter@@ ature in 12 indi@@ gen@@ ous langu@@ ages
A very large group that will be given an opportunity to learn the pu@@ re language in the new world are those spo@@ ken of at Acts 24 : 15 , which says : “ There is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the un@@ righteous . ”
What do we learn from the examples of Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er and Paul ?
From des@@ ol@@ ation to par@@ adise .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 1 , 2 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 7 - 18
E@@ sa@@ u des@@ p@@ ised his spiritual her@@ it@@ age , so that it was given to Jac@@ o@@ b , who tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed it .
A@@ no@@ ther psal@@ m states : “ He has f@@ oun@@ ded the earth upon its esta@@ bli@@ shed plac@@ es ; it will not be made to to@@ t@@ ter to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , or forever . ”
* ​ — John 3 : 16 ; 1 John 4 : 9 , 10 .
At the time of Jo@@ si@@ ah’s en@@ thr@@ on@@ ement , following the ass@@ as@@ sin@@ ation of his father , con@@ di@@ tions in Juda@@ h were very bad .
For the time will fai@@ l me if I go on to rel@@ ate about G@@ ide@@ on , Bar@@ ak , Sam@@ son , J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah , David as well as Samuel and the other prophe@@ ts , who through faith de@@ fe@@ ated k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s in con@@ f@@ li@@ ct , effe@@ cted righteousness , ob@@ ta@@ ined promises , . . . from a we@@ ak st@@ ate were made powerful . ”
It is an ess@@ enti@@ al time of emo@@ tional in@@ ten@@ s@@ ity , so@@ cial eng@@ ag@@ ement , and cre@@ ati@@ v@@ ity . ”
S@@ hor@@ tly after our we@@ d@@ ding
As parents , how can you do “ just so ” in God’s eyes ?
How had Eli@@ j@@ ah come to feel as he did ?
She will become mother to two nations , and “ the older will serve the you@@ ng@@ er . ” ​ — Genesis 25 : 20 - 26 .
Jesus did not consider it un@@ man@@ ly to shed te@@ ars in fr@@ on@@ t of others .
In fact , the Bible encoura@@ ges you to “ make sure of all things ” before accep@@ ting them as true .
But a few we@@ ek@@ s later , we re@@ turned and re@@ sum@@ ed preaching .
However , Ne@@ h@@ emiah was not a pri@@ est .
How , then , can el@@ der@@ ly ones keep their joy ?
A Ti@@ me for S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al He@@ al@@ ing
We , however , do well to refle@@ ct on them and to draw conclu@@ sions relati@@ ve to our position before and du@@ ty toward our M@@ ak@@ er .
Yet , you are pro@@ ba@@ bly a@@ ware of this re@@ ality : Although we fully in@@ ten@@ d to love one another , we often over@@ look opportun@@ ities to reli@@ eve others ’ pain .
A number are d@@ ri@@ f@@ ting spiritually or are f@@ all@@ ing sh@@ ort of Christian matu@@ r@@ ity .
No men@@ tion is made in the Scriptures of the me@@ th@@ od used to light fi@@ res in ancient times .
Jesus can be called the great@@ est Mis@@ sion@@ ary , the ul@@ tim@@ ate Mis@@ sion@@ ary , because one reason why he was sent to earth was to “ be@@ ar witness to the truth . ”
Al@@ so , as “ God Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty , ” he is fully able to car@@ ry out his pur@@ pos@@ es .
Jehovah se@@ es wh@@ atever you are doing and will ev@@ en@@ tually re@@ pa@@ y you .
Isaiah pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed : “ Your dead ones will live . . . . They will ris@@ e up . ”
Sh@@ ould we en@@ v@@ y wicked bo@@ ast@@ ers who se@@ em to be get@@ ting along just fine ?
You get to know as much about them as you can .
Jesus war@@ ned his followers : “ You will be ob@@ je@@ cts of h@@ at@@ red by all the nations on account of my name . ”
Because they thought I would die any@@ way , the do@@ ct@@ ors did not give me me@@ dic@@ ation of any s@@ ort and deci@@ ded to “ let n@@ ature take its course . ”
E@@ di@@ th respon@@ ded .
He would take time to si@@ t and talk , rel@@ ating experi@@ ences that gave in@@ sight into how to de@@ al with problems .
Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople , P@@ ra@@ ise Jehovah !
With the bir@@ th of their first child , they had to sto@@ p pione@@ ering , and now they have a second child .
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als and family he@@ a@@ ds are free to cho@@ ose the rec@@ re@@ ation they pre@@ f@@ er , as long as it cons@@ ists of activities that are in har@@ mony with Jehovah’s guid@@ el@@ ines expres@@ sed in Bible principles .
When she declar@@ ed it the word of the Lord , no one ques@@ tioned her authority to deter@@ mine the is@@ sue .
As we imitate Paul , we will have a good conscience , know@@ ing that we are doing the right thing .
He lo@@ v@@ ingly provi@@ des “ mer@@ cy and . . . un@@ deser@@ ved kindness for help at the right time . ”
What made Jesus ’ way of teaching so different from the@@ ir@@ s ?
At Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , about 1@@ 20 disciples received the out@@ p@@ our@@ ing of holy spirit and began to fulf@@ ill that com@@ mis@@ sion by tel@@ ling others that Jesus was the long - ho@@ ped - for Messi@@ ah , through whom sal@@ vation could be ga@@ ined .
I@@ mp@@ ressed by what I was reading , I cont@@ ac@@ ted the local pri@@ est and asked to have my name re@@ moved from the ch@@ urch reg@@ is@@ ter .
The preaching of the good news worl@@ d@@ wide is accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed only with God’s help .
We may have to be res@@ olu@@ te with our emp@@ loy@@ er or bu@@ sin@@ ess associ@@ ates , especially if they do not respect our the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c pri@@ or@@ ities .
Bi@@ bli@@ o@@ te@@ c@@ a H@@ ist@@ ó@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
What does the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart stand for ?
A Dis@@ ast@@ er Le@@ a@@ ds to B@@ less@@ ings
After even this bri@@ ef exam@@ in@@ ation of the hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al ba@@ ck@@ d@@ ro@@ p of the Ch@@ urch Fa@@ thers , as well as the orig@@ ins of their teachings , it is appro@@ pri@@ ate to ask , Sh@@ ould a s@@ inc@@ ere Christian ba@@ se his or her beli@@ ef@@ s on the teachings of the Ch@@ urch Fa@@ thers ?
On@@ ce a year Mari@@ a travel@@ ed to S@@ ar@@ ans@@ k to vis@@ it me , al@@ though the j@@ our@@ ne@@ y from Tu@@ lu@@ n and back took 12 days by tra@@ in .
When Q@@ u@@ e@@ en Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l or@@ der@@ ed the sla@@ ugh@@ ter of God’s prophe@@ ts , O@@ badi@@ ah hi@@ d 1@@ 00 of them “ by fi@@ f@@ ties in a ca@@ ve . ”
With St@@ é@@ ph@@ an@@ e@@ ’s help , my understanding of the Bible continued to gro@@ w , and in 199@@ 2 , I dedic@@ ated my life to Jehovah God and was baptized .
Even those over the u@@ su@@ al age li@@ mit for Bethel service were invit@@ ed to apply .
* “ Then I explained what Jesus me@@ ant when he said that we should for@@ give someone ‘ up to se@@ v@@ ent@@ y - se@@ ven times . ’
5@@ 1 : 5 , 7 - 10 .
As the bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od gre@@ w into congregations , they would time and again need to re@@ mind themselves that his way was the right way .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , to “ be ag@@ low with the spirit , ” we need a con@@ st@@ ant f@@ low of God’s spirit .
Some religious and pol@@ itical lead@@ ers use lies and even viol@@ ence to try to h@@ in@@ der us .
Ha@@ ving a clear understanding of his ro@@ le in this reg@@ ard should strengthen our hope of sal@@ vation .
This has always been true .
O@@ U@@ R prog@@ ress toward be@@ coming disciples started the year before .
The n@@ arr@@ ati@@ ves show us that Jehovah God bless@@ es those who maintain integrity to him .
The Bible shows that she care@@ fully listen@@ ed to the things she heard , especially the things she learned about Jehovah .
Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts show that Jesus has the power and the desire to bring children back to life
What confidence do all of us have regarding the fulfill@@ ment of Isaiah 60 : 17 ?
Su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ous beli@@ ef@@ s are thus kept ali@@ ve .
A sister who was baptized in 198@@ 4 expres@@ sed appreciation for the simp@@ li@@ fied e@@ dition : “ I feel that it was written just for me .
“ They are no part of the world . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ H@@ N 17 : 16 .
These important questions will be consider@@ ed in the following artic@@ les .
He too su@@ ff@@ ers from ni@@ gh@@ t@@ ma@@ res and s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing problems .
Rather , un@@ believ@@ ing or un@@ faithful family members cause a ri@@ ft by re@@ je@@ cting , a@@ ban@@ don@@ ing , or even op@@ pos@@ ing the way of Christi@@ an@@ ity .
“ If possible , as far as it dep@@ ends upon you , be pe@@ ace@@ able with all men . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M@@ AN@@ S 12 : 18 .
In other words , does it make a differ@@ ence what you cho@@ ose to believe about Jesus ?
Ha@@ ve you not seen that Jehovah is s@@ wi@@ ft to provide you with his guid@@ ance ?
In this war , no sh@@ o@@ ts are fir@@ ed , no bom@@ bs are d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed , but war str@@ ate@@ gy is no less in@@ ten@@ se .
The the@@ me of the conven@@ tion@@ ’s th@@ ir@@ d day was “ A Pe@@ ople Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous for F@@ ine Wor@@ ks . ”
And “ as you gro@@ w older more joy you will know . ”
On the positi@@ ve side , though , our family is un@@ ited as we face the difficul@@ ties together .
The psalmist was confid@@ ent that Jehovah would remember him as a friend .
Ha@@ ving a deep love for Jehovah and an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of his Word will help you to remain fir@@ m@@ ly “ ro@@ o@@ ted and esta@@ bli@@ shed on the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation ” of Christ .
May he give you a perfect wa@@ ge . ’ ​ — Ru@@ th 2 : 10 - 12 .
I@@ nt@@ en@@ se op@@ position because of their ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast obedi@@ ence to God’s la@@ ws .
Instead of see@@ king a way to do his will , they a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned their sac@@ red assignment and became ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in imp@@ ro@@ ving their own ho@@ m@@ es .
O@@ r he may see to it that a cor@@ ru@@ pt or an@@ ta@@ g@@ on@@ is@@ tic of@@ fi@@ cial is un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly re@@ plac@@ ed by a more reason@@ able one .
ON@@ E day that year , my do@@ ct@@ or bro@@ ke the news to me that I had mul@@ ti@@ ple s@@ cl@@ er@@ os@@ is , an inc@@ u@@ ra@@ ble di@@ se@@ ase .
Are not faith and devo@@ tion to God desi@@ ra@@ ble qualities to look for in a pro@@ spe@@ ctive marriage mate ?
I believe that one of the reas@@ ons for the ra@@ pi@@ d gro@@ w@@ th of true worship in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o is that whole famili@@ es often un@@ it@@ e@@ dly jo@@ in in true worship .
6@@ 0@@ 7 ․ ․ ․ ․ ․ ․
They an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate the day when Bible dr@@ am@@ as will also be pres@@ ented in W@@ a@@ yu@@ un@@ a@@ ik@@ i .
This be@@ comes a real proble@@ m when we have un@@ expe@@ cted ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses .
He ad@@ ded : “ I acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ated also s@@ il@@ ver and go@@ ld for my@@ self , and pro@@ per@@ ty pe@@ cu@@ li@@ ar to k@@ ings and the ju@@ ris@@ dic@@ tional dist@@ ri@@ cts .
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying God’s Word helps us to think as he does
In such c@@ as@@ es , the one who gives encourag@@ ement may also be in need of recei@@ ving it .
Our relationship with him continu@@ es to be the most important thing in our lives .
“ I will cause dist@@ ress to mankind , ” says Jehovah God , “ and they will certainly walk like bl@@ ind men ; because it is against Jehovah that they have sin@@ ned .
Instead of see@@ king the spo@@ t@@ light or always st@@ ep@@ p@@ ing in to take over , we will more often find ourselves mo@@ des@@ tly see@@ king the ad@@ vice of others and yi@@ el@@ ding to their su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions .
She simply said : “ I am willing to go . ” ​ — Genesis 24 : 5@@ 8 .
In the gra@@ ve the dead are comple@@ t@@ ely in@@ ac@@ tive , without mo@@ v@@ ement , sen@@ s@@ ation , or thought of any kind .
And we may help the person to real@@ ize that he needs to rep@@ ent and ask Jehovah to for@@ give him .
No won@@ der the apostle Peter ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es us to keep close in mind “ the pres@@ ence of the day of Jehovah ” !
With deep appreciation the col@@ on@@ el sh@@ o@@ ok my hand again and wi@@ shed me succ@@ ess in my work .
He said to Jac@@ o@@ b : “ Q@@ u@@ ic@@ k , ple@@ ase , give me a s@@ wal@@ low of the red . ”
O@@ thers view Jesus ’ mirac@@ les as ou@@ tri@@ ght f@@ ra@@ u@@ ds .
Their fri@@ end@@ ship with Christ was often t@@ ested , but they did their best to support him during good times and bad .
Many people have those a@@ bil@@ ities .
In ad@@ dition to being a prophet , Jesus was a pre@@ ach@@ er and a teach@@ er .
14 , 15 . ( a ) In what ways are our circumstances similar to those of Daniel ?
Why did Paul feel that it was necess@@ ary for Timothy to be circum@@ c@@ ised ?
Some have con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed a spiritual blessing to g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing ones who are ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the Bible by reading 2 Corinthians 1 : 3 - 7 .
Z@@ ion , Jehovah’s organization of spirit be@@ ings , brought for@@ th her spirit - anointed sons and organiz@@ ed them into a nation .
Psalm 70 beg@@ ins and ends with an ur@@ g@@ ent c@@ ry for God’s help .
Yes , you will be a person of integrity by show@@ ing loving obedi@@ ence .
Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an in@@ va@@ ders ca@@ used Juda@@ h’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants many su@@ ffer@@ ings , including men@@ tal angu@@ ish in the face of death and des@@ tru@@ ction .
One way is to ask yourself such questions as : ‘ Can I expla@@ in ba@@ si@@ c Bible teachings to others ?
Many of our fellow servants ​ — past and present — ​ have made great sacrific@@ es to serve Jehovah full - time .
He said to them , ‘ A@@ n enem@@ y , a man , did this . ’
You too will learn to love the full - time preaching work more each day .
Peter wr@@ ites that this occ@@ ur@@ red after Jesus was “ made ali@@ ve in the spirit . ”
E@@ le@@ ven years after A@@ sa became king , Z@@ er@@ ah the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an led a milli@@ on - man ar@@ my against Juda@@ h .
10 : 5 .
O@@ ver the years , F@@ l@@ ori@@ an@@ o and I have had the privilege of help@@ ing more than 3@@ 00 people to dedic@@ ate their lives to Jehovah .
That did it for me !
The resur@@ rec@@ tions Jesus per@@ form@@ ed when on earth were a fo@@ reg@@ le@@ am of what he will do in the future as King of God’s Kingdom .
In time the sons of Israel sent tri@@ bu@@ te by his hand to E@@ gl@@ on the king of Mo@@ a@@ b . ”
How can others encoura@@ ge and support sing@@ le Christians ?
Go@@ ing from house to house with the good news helps us to cultiv@@ ate hum@@ ility , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly when we are not received in a kind man@@ ner .
This will bring un@@ told blessings to mankind , for the prophecy continu@@ es : “ He will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more .
So we humans have ne@@ i@@ ther the ability nor the right to direc@@ t our own life course .
And other se@@ ed f@@ ell upon the ro@@ ck@@ y place where it , of course , did not have much so@@ il , and it im@@ medi@@ ately s@@ pr@@ an@@ g up because of not having dep@@ th of so@@ il . But when the su@@ n ro@@ se , it was s@@ cor@@ ched , and for not having ro@@ o@@ t it wi@@ ther@@ ed .
M@@ ore important than the fin@@ an@@ cial co@@ st of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l a@@ bu@@ se is the co@@ st in human suffering .
( a ) What cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary t@@ ask did Jesus ’ apostles fai@@ l to per@@ form after arri@@ ving in an u@@ pp@@ er ro@@ om with Jesus ?
( b ) How does our preaching support the faithful slave and Jesus ?
For example , you may feel that it is un@@ fa@@ ir that you should have to experience such emo@@ tional angu@@ ish .
Wh@@ atever the out@@ come , you can be sure that Jehovah will be pleas@@ ed with your s@@ inc@@ ere efforts to gain your brother ​ — God’s friend .
What pra@@ ying to the Father can be more tru@@ th@@ ful than that which was deli@@ vered to us by the Son who is the Tru@@ th ? ” ​ — John 14 : 6 .
; Li@@ g@@ th@@ ar@@ t , E .
They try to li@@ ft it out of the way by inter@@ fer@@ ing with the Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers .
M@@ ore than half of human@@ ity reli@@ es on the f@@ res@@ h water that acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ates in m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s . . .
God does not now cu@@ re us mirac@@ ul@@ ously , but he does give us the for@@ titu@@ de to end@@ ure ill@@ ness .
The respon@@ se from the B@@ er@@ n of@@ fice ? “ No privile@@ ges other than regul@@ ar pione@@ ering . ”
What little hope there is that such a person will make his p@@ ath st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght !
When Isa@@ a@@ c stated that he could not change the blessing he had already given to Jac@@ o@@ b , “ E@@ sa@@ u ra@@ ised his vo@@ ice and bur@@ st into te@@ ars . ” ​ — G@@ en .
Jehovah will “ demonstr@@ ate the sur@@ pas@@ sing ri@@ ches of his un@@ deser@@ ved kindness ” toward them in a special way .
No , his counsel is a princi@@ ple we are to live by every day .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , when we study the Bible with people , we teach them Christ’s comman@@ d@@ ments .
; Ru@@ z@@ z@@ o , J .
The Bible in M@@ an@@ ch@@ u
A th@@ ir@@ d t@@ ac@@ tic that the Devil uses in an at@@ temp@@ t to s@@ il@@ ence us is op@@ position or persecu@@ tion .
We were able to make a decision to simp@@ li@@ fy our lives and move to where the need was greater .
We [ the congregation elders ] vis@@ it them fre@@ qu@@ ently .
The Messi@@ ah would have to sacrifice his life !
“ I expe@@ cted to be re@@ comm@@ ended as an el@@ der soon , ” R@@ y@@ an rel@@ ates , “ but a year went by without that happ@@ ening . ”
The off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing would make it possible for obedi@@ ent humans to enjoy what the first human cou@@ ple lost .
S@@ ome@@ times personal efforts are not en@@ ough .
We were assign@@ ed to L@@ im@@ er@@ ic@@ k , another city where the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch exer@@ ted tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous power .
Even so , ob@@ ser@@ ves one refer@@ ence work , he ‘ dec@@ l@@ ined to is@@ sue direc@@ ti@@ ves , pre@@ fer@@ ring rather to re@@ qu@@ est , su@@ gg@@ est , encoura@@ ge , or appe@@ al .
O@@ cc@@ ul@@ t practic@@ es pre@@ v@@ ent people from having a good relationship with God
For the next 1@@ 50 years , Mar@@ t@@ in@@ i@@ ’s was the only ver@@ sion appro@@ ved for I@@ tal@@ i@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s .
Even if you succ@@ e@@ ed in making him do what you want , will you w@@ in him over to the truth ?
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al F@@ o@@ od in W@@ a@@ yu@@ un@@ a@@ ik@@ i
All our liter@@ ature is based on the Bible .
He was the ep@@ it@@ ome of godly love .
In@@ c@@ lu@@ ded among the preci@@ ous things f@@ ill@@ ing a happy hous@@ eho@@ ld are such qualities as love , loy@@ al@@ ty , godly fear , and faith .
C@@ A@@ I@@ R@@ O
Mar@@ i ​ — An@@ cient Q@@ u@@ e@@ en of the Des@@ er@@ t
The gener@@ ation that comes after the days of Jo@@ shua ‘ does not know Jehovah or the work that he has done for Israel . ’
C@@ y@@ ri@@ l Lu@@ car@@ is ​ — M@@ an Who V@@ alu@@ ed the Bible , 2 / 15
How well the fore@@ going des@@ crip@@ tion of wisdom person@@ i@@ fied mat@@ ches what is stated concer@@ ning “ the Word ” in the Scriptures !
Consider the hear@@ t@@ felt expres@@ sions of three brothers who have the earthly hope and who for de@@ ca@@ des have wor@@ ked clo@@ sel@@ y with members of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
Yet , Paul sur@@ vi@@ ved spiritually because he was f@@ ond of God’s word .
18 , 19 . ( a ) Sam@@ s@@ on@@ ’s experience provi@@ des what as@@ sur@@ ance for us ?
N@@ on - Bi@@ bli@@ cal Re@@ fer@@ ence to Israel , 7 / 15
In the par@@ able of the neigh@@ bor@@ ly Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an , why is it sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant that Jesus used the ro@@ ad that went “ from Jerusalem to Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o ” to make his point ?
And how can those who are con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating marriage pre@@ pare for it ?
Thus , se@@ ven times must be t@@ wi@@ ce that long , or 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 20 days .
Per@@ s@@ ist@@ ent imp@@ ati@@ ence we@@ ak@@ ens the b@@ on@@ ds of love ; pati@@ ence streng@@ th@@ ens them .
by our ze@@ al in the field ministry ?
▪ P@@ re@@ ach the good news worl@@ d@@ wide . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
• As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ alls : 15
There , 3@@ 00 pris@@ on@@ ers were crow@@ ded together , s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing on the flo@@ or sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der .
“ The Bo@@ dy of the Christ ”
U@@ p@@ on hear@@ ing Pet@@ er@@ ’s dis@@ course , what were many of the crow@@ d moved to do ?
“ I enjo@@ yed my work and ear@@ ned good money , but in my heart I knew that I could do more to serve Jehovah .
Our cap@@ ac@@ ity for feel@@ ing a me@@ asure of pri@@ de is not bad .
I was the second of four children .
My decision to pioneer helped me si@@ des@@ te@@ p fru@@ str@@ ation in a se@@ cul@@ ar care@@ er and op@@ ened the way for years of joy in Jehovah’s service . ”
A certain p@@ ath may se@@ em right from a fle@@ sh@@ ly stan@@ d@@ point but may really be against the righteous principles of God’s Word .
W@@ ise King Solomon said : “ The conclu@@ sion of the matter , everything having been heard , is : F@@ e@@ ar the true God and keep his comman@@ d@@ ments .
I@@ T AL@@ L began in 19@@ 25 when a te@@ a sal@@ es@@ man nam@@ ed D@@ ob@@ son began vis@@ iting our family in E@@ din@@ bur@@ gh , S@@ co@@ t@@ land .
The Li@@ fe - Gi@@ ver who was respon@@ sible for Jo@@ b@@ ’s form@@ ation in the wom@@ b can certainly rest@@ ore him to life after he has died . ​ — Job 10 : 8 , 9 ; 31 : 15 .
When Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s began their first mission@@ ary j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , Mark went along to ass@@ ist them .
The Bible does not say where or when he got his tra@@ ining .
They knew that doing so would be a viol@@ ation of their exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion to Jehovah God .
O@@ ver the years , we stu@@ died the Bible with many who became Witnesses along with their children .
Jesus ’ words thus as@@ sure us that Jehovah loo@@ ks for any change of heart on the part of a sin@@ ful human that would provide a bas@@ is for H@@ im to show mer@@ cy .
W@@ on@@ ders of C@@ re@@ ation Ex@@ al@@ t Jehovah
Yet , he was not satis@@ fied , thinking that it would take him forever to perfect his ar@@ t .
It is because we follow the example of Jesus Christ , the F@@ oun@@ der of Christi@@ an@@ ity .
My father ob@@ ta@@ ined a Bible from them , a book he for years had wanted to read .
C@@ es@@ are@@ ’s care@@ er has been descri@@ bed as “ a st@@ ory of un@@ sc@@ ru@@ pul@@ ousness , re@@ dd@@ ened by blood . ”
We can be sure that Satan was w@@ atch@@ ing with great interest as this de@@ ta@@ il was un@@ ve@@ iled .
While we seek to find effe@@ ctive tre@@ at@@ ment , it is vital that we ad@@ here to Scriptural principles .
With their little gi@@ r@@ l , they continued in the assignment they loved , preaching to I@@ tal@@ ians living in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
Thus , by sur@@ rend@@ ering his life , Jesus ran@@ som@@ ed mankind from sla@@ very to sin .
E@@ ver@@ yone in@@ stan@@ tly se@@ ized up , became em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed , and some even showed ho@@ st@@ ility toward him .
Since 18@@ 7@@ 9 , through peri@@ o@@ ds of war , e@@ con@@ om@@ ic har@@ d@@ ship , and persecu@@ tion , The Watchtower has faith@@ fully pro@@ claim@@ ed tru@@ ths about God’s Kingdom .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , for the gro@@ w@@ th of ve@@ get@@ ation , there must be su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient light .
In contr@@ ast , Jesus Christ pointed out a simp@@ le way to enjoy true fre@@ e@@ dom .
S@@ how@@ ing that they had not thought their ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent through to its lo@@ gi@@ cal conclu@@ sion , Jesus rep@@ lied : “ E@@ very kingdom di@@ vi@@ ded against it@@ self comes to des@@ ol@@ ation , and every city or house di@@ vi@@ ded against it@@ self will not stand .
Re@@ call God’s question : “ Ha@@ ve you en@@ tered into the sto@@ re@@ hous@@ es of the s@@ now ? ”
How in@@ ten@@ se would this en@@ m@@ ity be ?
What would be the imp@@ res@@ sion if n@@ ames that cont@@ ra@@ di@@ cted their cla@@ im to be teach@@ ers of Bible truth were used ?
Are we person@@ ally concer@@ ned about people who would re@@ ject the ways of this world under Satan’s control if given the opportunity to rep@@ ent and serve God ? ​ — 1 John 5 : 19 ; Revelation 18 : 2 - 4 .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying the L@@ ess@@ on Today
The apostle Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed fellow believers : “ In show@@ ing honor to one another take the lead . ”
• What should children be taught , and how should the teaching be done ?
But what can we pray for ?
Why is it important for marriage mat@@ es to be sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to each o@@ ther’s emo@@ tional and se@@ x@@ u@@ al needs ?
It is often man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted in the no - one - is - going - to - tell - me - what - to - do or the fi@@ ght - for - your - righ@@ ts attitude of so many people today .
S@@ how@@ ing Christian love to “ fore@@ ign re@@ si@@ d@@ ents ” br@@ ings good resul@@ ts .
( a ) What happy future a@@ wa@@ its all whom God vie@@ ws as righteous ?
In ad@@ dition , ex@@ ter@@ n@@ al fac@@ t@@ ors can af@@ fect our conscience .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , our brothers were lear@@ ning to me@@ et the public and to id@@ enti@@ fy themselves op@@ en@@ ly as re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves of the Kingdom .
This we will do in the following article .
Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gy has con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed the ex@@ ist@@ ence of a ma@@ j@@ or ro@@ y@@ al and mil@@ it@@ ary cen@@ ter at Je@@ z@@ re@@ el , a cen@@ ter that ex@@ is@@ ted for a sur@@ pris@@ ingly sh@@ ort time during the hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al peri@@ od that co@@ in@@ ci@@ des with A@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s rule ​ — just as the Bible rel@@ ates .
D@@ ressed in col@@ or@@ ful red , gre@@ en , or b@@ lu@@ e gar@@ ments , they can be seen working on their cha@@ c@@ ra@@ s , or small f@@ ar@@ ms .
How to S@@ har@@ pen Our S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al F@@ o@@ c@@ us
“ Jehovah is not s@@ low res@@ pe@@ cting his promise , . . . but he is pati@@ ent with you because he does not desire any to be destro@@ yed but desi@@ res all to at@@ tain to rep@@ ent@@ ance . ” ​ — 2 P@@ E@@ T@@ E@@ R 3 : 9 .
Those “ b@@ lam@@ eless in their way are a ple@@ asure to him . ”
In what ways do we need to remain clean ?
We have always felt that reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of our pre@@ fer@@ ences , we should go wh@@ er@@ ever Jehovah’s organization assign@@ ed us to go .
Con@@ tr@@ ary to God’s direction , yo@@ ga invol@@ ves st@@ op@@ p@@ ing s@@ pon@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ous thinking .
At a time when wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness is r@@ am@@ p@@ ant , we can take comfort in know@@ ing that “ Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es , the P@@ ow@@ er@@ ful One of Israel ” will eli@@ min@@ ate evil forever . ​ — Isaiah 1 : 24 ; Psalm 37 : 9 , 10 .
But how would Jesus ’ followers recogn@@ ize when this prophecy was being ful@@ filled ?
L@@ ast year , a new pe@@ ak of 1@@ 6@@ ,@@ 0@@ 9@@ 7@@ ,@@ 6@@ 22 attend@@ ed the ob@@ serv@@ ance of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Jesus ’ death .
How hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing it was to see Sin@@ h@@ ala and T@@ am@@ il Witnesses sh@@ el@@ ter@@ ing one another for months at a time during those difficult years !
F@@ ur@@ ther , he promised them that God’s holy spirit , or ac@@ tive for@@ ce , would give them the power they needed to do that work .
Fir@@ st , the whe@@ at had to be mo@@ is@@ ten@@ ed , p@@ oun@@ ded , and d@@ ri@@ ed in the su@@ n .
It is prop@@ er to pray for more faith .
Are you taking full advan@@ ta@@ ge of these pro@@ v@@ isions ?
This har@@ mon@@ iz@@ es with Paul’s counsel : “ Let your ut@@ ter@@ ance be always with gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ousness , se@@ as@@ oned with sal@@ t , so as to know how you ought to give an answer to each one . ” — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 6 .
This article consi@@ ders what is requi@@ red of them .
C@@ learly , the knowledge we receive from God prom@@ o@@ tes e@@ th@@ ni@@ c har@@ mony .
As a result , over 1@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 years later , wr@@ ites Ph@@ ili@@ p Y@@ an@@ ce@@ y , “ knowledge of the O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent is f@@ ading f@@ ast among Christians and has vi@@ r@@ tually v@@ ani@@ shed in po@@ pul@@ ar cul@@ ture . ”
In an age when beli@@ ef in ev@@ olu@@ tion , high@@ er cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism , and s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ ism had er@@ o@@ ded the faith of many , the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama ” ch@@ am@@ pi@@ oned Jehovah as the Creator .
As mentioned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , if we are truly to act like Jesus , we must first learn to view things as he did .
I started my educ@@ ation in my v@@ il@@ la@@ ge at a school ru@@ n by the Ang@@ li@@ can Ch@@ urch , but to fin@@ ish el@@ em@@ ent@@ ary school , I had to stay at a bo@@ arding house about 22 mil@@ es [ 35 k@@ m ] away .
A re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of some 7@@ ,000 Israelites refu@@ sed to take part in this i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ r@@ ous , im@@ moral , viol@@ ent form of worship .
It is , in fact , vital that we do so , since the Bible war@@ ns us that a powerful but inv@@ isi@@ ble evil cre@@ ature has bl@@ in@@ ded people spiritually and is now “ mis@@ le@@ ading the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ” ​ — Revelation 12 : 9 ; 2 Corinthians 4 : 4 .
Those who benefit from their loving service may not always expres@@ s their appreciation , but Jehovah se@@ es all that faithful elders do .
He s@@ n@@ atch@@ ed the Bible out of my hand , sh@@ o@@ ok it in my face , and pu@@ shed it back into my hand .
We have recogn@@ ized Christ’s ransom sacrifice as the bas@@ is for sal@@ vation .
After lea@@ ving pris@@ on , I re@@ turned to live with my parents .
In to@@ da@@ y’s un@@ certain world , loy@@ al@@ ty is like a li@@ fel@@ ine that att@@ ach@@ es a stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing s@@ wi@@ m@@ m@@ er to a res@@ cu@@ e v@@ es@@ sel .
Christians today may face similar t@@ ests .
Ka@@ ther@@ ine no@@ tes : “ How gr@@ ate@@ ful I am that my long@@ time wish to help a s@@ inc@@ ere person to become a serv@@ ant of Jehovah came true ! ”
We trust what they have to say . ”
In this article , we have seen how faith is “ the as@@ sur@@ ed expe@@ ct@@ ation of what is ho@@ ped for . ”
M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ en@@ o and his compan@@ i@@ ons used public trans@@ por@@ tation to get to the is@@ ol@@ ated ter@@ rit@@ ory where they were assign@@ ed .
Our ministry can help a@@ wak@@ en them .
C@@ ongreg@@ ations still invit@@ e me to give public dis@@ cour@@ ses , and this provi@@ des me with many up@@ building m@@ om@@ ents .
After she a@@ do@@ p@@ ted a more positi@@ ve out@@ look , Y@@ v@@ et@@ te too found people who wanted to study the Bible .
V@@ al@@ d@@ è@@ s has some@@ times been called P@@ i@@ er@@ re V@@ al@@ d@@ è@@ s or Peter W@@ al@@ do , but his first name cannot be con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed .
Ther@@ e@@ after , Moses went up into M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i and received the two st@@ one ta@@ ble@@ ts of the Law .
But might they also need practic@@ al help , for example , in get@@ ting to the Kingdom H@@ all or in doing their gro@@ cer@@ y sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing ?
All members of the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l Bethel family , who serve at the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses or at one of its bran@@ ches worl@@ d@@ wide , have a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c go@@ al to read the enti@@ re Bible during their first year at Bethel .
They mo@@ ck and ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le those who war@@ n them of its im@@ min@@ ent arri@@ val .
So can we have in@@ ner peace today ?
I ad@@ mi@@ red her ze@@ al , and in De@@ c@@ ember of that year , we were married .
However , since he in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al on N@@ is@@ an 14 , the ev@@ ening of the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver , which the Israelites c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated an@@ nu@@ ally , it is evid@@ ent that Jesus in@@ tend@@ ed the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al to be com@@ mem@@ or@@ ated in the same way .
However , he se@@ par@@ ated himself from these “ in fear of those of the circum@@ c@@ ised class ” who had just arri@@ ved from Jerusalem .
Why are mil@@ d - temp@@ ered ones happy ?
3 : 4 ​ — Di@@ d J@@ on@@ ah have to learn the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an language in order to preach to the N@@ in@@ ev@@ ites ?
Re@@ as@@ on@@ able Ex@@ pe@@ ct@@ ations B@@ ring Re@@ war@@ ds
Ad@@ mit@@ ting your er@@ ro@@ r se@@ ts an example in hum@@ ility and will pa@@ ve the way for your te@@ en@@ ag@@ er to act in a similar man@@ ner .
For a long time , religion has gener@@ ally di@@ ct@@ ated the e@@ th@@ ic@@ al standards by which people live .
Not D@@ et@@ er@@ red by O@@ p@@ position
In giving his Son as a ransom for deli@@ ver@@ ing obedi@@ ent mankind from sin and death , Jehovah satis@@ fied his just and righteous standards .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T a mar@@ vel@@ ous future a@@ wa@@ its all humans whom God vie@@ ws as righteous !
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , ever@@ yone hear@@ ing these sa@@ y@@ ings of mine and not doing them will be lik@@ ened to a fo@@ ol@@ ish man , who buil@@ t his house upon the s@@ and .
• How do we benefit by rema@@ ining mor@@ ally clean ?
How did Jehovah view E@@ sa@@ u and Jac@@ o@@ b , and why ?
She says : “ One S@@ atur@@ day , I pray@@ ed to Jehovah spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally about pione@@ ering .
Peter coun@@ sel@@ ed : “ Consider the pati@@ ence of our Lord as sal@@ vation . ”
In fact , one faithful anointed brother with a rec@@ ord of de@@ ca@@ des of loyal service com@@ men@@ ted : “ I just read the book of Job in the new e@@ dition , and I feel as if I understand it for the first time ! ”
Yes , lives were lost , but we can draw comfort from know@@ ing that Noah and his family were sa@@ ved through the F@@ lood .
These comman@@ d@@ ments had not chang@@ ed since they were first given .
He is ther@@ e@@ by e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed to he@@ ed the counsel found at Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 26 , 29 : “ Be w@@ ra@@ th@@ ful , and yet do not sin . . .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of Mark
L@@ ater , by means of holy spirit , Jesus ex@@ tend@@ ed the Kingdom - preaching work to the Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans and then to other n@@ on - Jews .
Then he war@@ ned : “ They will not want to listen to you , for they are not w@@ an@@ ting to listen to me ; because all those of the house of Israel are har@@ d@@ he@@ ad@@ ed and har@@ d@@ hear@@ ted . ”
What does the second psal@@ m speak about , and what opportunity is descri@@ bed ther@@ e@@ in ?
“ N@@ ei@@ ther be called ‘ lead@@ ers , ’ for your Le@@ ad@@ er is one , the Christ . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 23 : 10 .
Is it not from Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es that pe@@ op@@ les will to@@ il on only for the fi@@ re , and that n@@ ational grou@@ ps will ti@@ re themselves out mer@@ ely for nothing ? ”
It streng@@ th@@ ened our own res@@ ol@@ ve to be loyal and maintain our integrity to Jehovah .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing of the heavenly resurrection , the Bible says that those who will experience that will be ra@@ ised “ each one in his own prop@@ er order . ”
Jehovah gives it only to those who are willing to sear@@ ch his Word with hon@@ es@@ ty and hum@@ ility .
Jehovah had determined that there would be a long dr@@ ought in the real@@ m of A@@ ha@@ b , the wicked king of Israel .
On both coun@@ ts , the vi@@ ct@@ ory bel@@ ong@@ s to Jehovah .
For example , they go to tra@@ in st@@ ations , bu@@ s st@@ ations , mar@@ ke@@ ts , and par@@ ks to find people to talk to .
Why Re@@ je@@ cted , 12 / 1
Jesus was gener@@ ous in giving of his time , affe@@ ction , and res@@ our@@ ces .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ating Our F@@ el@@ low B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ers
B@@ as@@ ed on what he had ob@@ served over de@@ ca@@ des of life , he knew that Christian mor@@ ality was not har@@ m@@ ful . On the contr@@ ary , it proved to be good , bene@@ fi@@ cial , a blessing .
Acc@@ ording to one refer@@ ence work , the Bi@@ bli@@ cal ter@@ m for heart indic@@ ates the “ in@@ n@@ er@@ most part of man ” and “ is su@@ pre@@ m@@ ely the one cen@@ tre in man to which God tur@@ ns , in which the religious life is ro@@ o@@ ted , which determin@@ es moral conduct . ”
R@@ a@@ ha@@ b had the gr@@ and privilege of be@@ coming an an@@ c@@ est@@ ress of the Messi@@ ah .
Th@@ ough he knew Fr@@ en@@ ch , a language spo@@ ken in Mal@@ i , John wonder@@ ed how he could commun@@ ic@@ ate with a family that had a to@@ t@@ ally different religion and way of thinking .
Pro@@ vi@@ de fine things in the sight of all men . ” ​ — Romans 12 : 17 .
We live in a world where material things are great@@ ly valu@@ ed , even loved .
“ It is difficult to descri@@ be the joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion we have , working among these inter@@ es@@ ting people , ” expla@@ ins the husband .
I am the fine shepher@@ d ; the fine shepher@@ d sur@@ rend@@ ers his soul in be@@ half of the sheep . ”
He ad@@ ded : “ P@@ r@@ om@@ ising too much can be as c@@ ru@@ el as car@@ ing too little . ”
Su@@ pp@@ ort@@ ers of the Kingdom were s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ated for greater activ@@ ity in 19@@ 31 when they a@@ do@@ p@@ ted the Scriptural name Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Is that not a great privilege ?
In the ten@@ th century , Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s , along with Christi@@ an@@ ity , s@@ pre@@ ad to Rus@@ sia , where it became fu@@ sed with the w@@ in@@ ter c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation of the ancient S@@ la@@ v@@ s , hon@@ or@@ ing the spi@@ r@@ its of the an@@ c@@ est@@ ors . ”
Indeed , all gi@@ f@@ ts with which Jehovah en@@ tru@@ st@@ s his people are expres@@ sions of his un@@ deser@@ ved kindness .
Then Paul continu@@ es with the lo@@ gi@@ cal conclu@@ sion : “ He that con@@ stru@@ cted all things is God . ”
See In@@ sight on the Scriptures , V@@ olu@@ me 2 , page 8@@ 4@@ 1 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
A care@@ ful exam@@ in@@ ation of T@@ ati@@ an’s writ@@ ings reve@@ als that he was famili@@ ar with the Scriptures and had great respect for them .
So keep stud@@ ying .
You will be ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er if you succ@@ e@@ ed . ​ — Read 1 Peter 4 : 8 .
David ga@@ ined this strong con@@ vi@@ ction by thinking seri@@ ously .
In ad@@ dition , the res@@ ol@@ ve to ab@@ sta@@ in from blood , to mar@@ ry only in the Lord , or to bring up children in the faith in a di@@ vi@@ ded hous@@ eho@@ ld can some@@ times result in se@@ v@@ ere pres@@ sures and tri@@ als . ​ — Acts 15 : 29 ; 1 Corinthians 7 : 39 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 4 ; 1 Peter 3 : 1 , 2 .
I feel much better after tal@@ king to God . ” ​ — Matthew 26 : 39 .
T@@ er@@ ry ad@@ ds : “ We let our children know that we too are far from perfect and that we make mis@@ takes .
Do we love to atten@@ d Christian meetings ?
Mar@@ c says : “ It is eas@@ y to allow di@@ str@@ actions to get in the way of Bible reading and personal study .
It is well - known that a se@@ d@@ ent@@ ary life - st@@ y@@ le can contribu@@ te to physical heart att@@ ac@@ ks .
So , what is there in Davi@@ d’s life , especially in his early years , that can help you to become such a person ?
This will be a time for re@@ war@@ ding those who are faithful and for p@@ un@@ ish@@ ing those who are not .
ON@@ E mor@@ ning , H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est A@@ ar@@ on sto@@ od at the en@@ tr@@ ance of Jehovah’s ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , ho@@ l@@ ding an inc@@ en@@ se - bur@@ ning fi@@ re ho@@ l@@ der .
When we had fin@@ i@@ shed vis@@ iting all the congregations in our cir@@ cu@@ it for the first time , the branch of@@ fice tel@@ ep@@ h@@ oned us .
It is also refer@@ red to as the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , since Jesus comman@@ ded his followers : “ Do this as a mem@@ ori@@ al of me . ”
Like the bro@@ ch@@ ure W@@ as Li@@ fe C@@ re@@ ated ? , this public@@ ation encoura@@ ges young ones to devel@@ op their “ thinking ability . ” It teach@@ es them how to t@@ est the lo@@ gi@@ c of what they are taught in school .
There Peter bor@@ e thor@@ ough witness concer@@ ning Jesus Christ .
However , God had ra@@ ised his Son from the dead .
They give of their time , en@@ er@@ gy , and res@@ our@@ ces to prom@@ o@@ te pu@@ re worship .
In this way , children can learn to con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on what is being said from the pl@@ at@@ form .
How can you help him to over@@ come his rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ance ?
So let us stay in the light , far away from the dar@@ k@@ ness of Satan’s world .
A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il@@ ’s hum@@ ble attitude along with her words of a@@ po@@ lo@@ gy for her hus@@ ban@@ d’s ru@@ de be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or s@@ pared her hous@@ eho@@ ld .
But the Scriptures say : “ He dec@@ ei@@ ved him . ” ​ — 1 K@@ i .
In the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , for example , public scho@@ ol@@ s offer 12 years of ba@@ si@@ c educ@@ ation .
• What was “ the ministry of the re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation ” en@@ tru@@ sted to Paul and other anointed Christians ?
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 12 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 10@@ 6 , 5@@ 1
As the Ex@@ am@@ in@@ er of hearts loo@@ ked down upon the ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel in the days of A@@ mo@@ s , what did He see ?
“ By All Me@@ ans I Sh@@ all Ha@@ ve P@@ ity U@@ p@@ on H@@ im ”
I will call on him as long as I live . ”
F@@ e@@ w problems in a marriage can be sol@@ ved un@@ less both par@@ t@@ n@@ ers work together and support each other .
Di@@ d the gu@@ ar@@ ds at@@ op the w@@ all of Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o think that this was some str@@ ange s@@ ort of att@@ ack , this m@@ ere c@@ ry ?
In this article , we will consider four examples of Jehovah’s cre@@ ation and discus@@ s what less@@ ons they con@@ tain .
When King C@@ y@@ r@@ us li@@ ber@@ ated the ex@@ iled Israelites , how must they have felt , and why ?
This ref@@ ers to the dist@@ ress M@@ ary would experience upon see@@ ing the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of the people re@@ ject Jesus as the Messi@@ ah and the g@@ ri@@ ef she would feel over his pa@@ in@@ ful death . ​ — John 19 : 25 .
C@@ aring for others and help@@ ing those in need is a fe@@ ature of true religion .
But El@@ isha ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id , for there are more who are with us than those who are with them . ”
Even some individuals who had li@@ mit@@ ed knowledge of the truth took a coura@@ ge@@ ous stand and kept their integrity .
Yes , Jehovah will bl@@ ess us with et@@ er@@ n@@ al life if we me@@ et his requi@@ re@@ ments .
The following article will discus@@ s how we can prac@@ tice mer@@ cy in our da@@ ily life .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , there is gen@@ u@@ ine reason for hope .
Be@@ ing cha@@ st@@ e invol@@ ves being pu@@ re and un@@ de@@ fil@@ ed in our actions and mo@@ ti@@ ves . We need to re@@ ject evil things im@@ medi@@ ately .
“ Let your will take place , as in heaven , also upon earth . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 10 .
For example , if a little gi@@ r@@ l pi@@ c@@ tures her@@ self ri@@ ding on a bu@@ t@@ ter@@ f@@ ly , that is m@@ ere f@@ an@@ t@@ as@@ y .
E@@ ach had four fac@@ es .
Will You A@@ pp@@ ly Your H@@ ear@@ t to the Th@@ ings W@@ rit@@ ten ?
Is this prophecy mer@@ ely fore@@ tel@@ ling a time when ani@@ mal@@ s will live in har@@ mony with humans ?
He expres@@ ses love for his children by c@@ learly de@@ fin@@ ing the rul@@ es and the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of dis@@ obe@@ ying them .
The apostle John wrote : “ If anyone does com@@ mit a sin , we have a help@@ er with the Father , Jesus Christ . ”
L@@ en@@ n@@ ar@@ t , 7@@ 5 , in S@@ we@@ den , even took on the da@@ un@@ ting t@@ ask of lear@@ ning a new language .
This time the inter@@ ro@@ g@@ at@@ or wanted me to si@@ gn a st@@ at@@ ement that read : “ I as an enem@@ y of the Pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s D@@ emo@@ cr@@ ati@@ c C@@ ze@@ cho@@ s@@ lo@@ v@@ ak@@ ia did not jo@@ in the [ col@@ le@@ ctive f@@ ar@@ m ] because I was a@@ wa@@ iting the A@@ mer@@ ic@@ ans . ”
So where did the Ch@@ urch Fa@@ thers get it ?
We need to give thought to these questions : ‘ W@@ ould I cho@@ ose to associ@@ ate regul@@ arly with someone who has been dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed or who has dis@@ associ@@ ated himself from the Christian congregation ?
Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first the kingdom and his righteousness , and all these other things will be ad@@ ded to you . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 26 - 33 .
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : W@@ ell , during his earthly ministry , Jesus indic@@ ated that the se@@ ven times had not yet ended .
The Bible ref@@ ers to re@@ be@@ l angels as “ dem@@ ons . ”
Su@@ d@@ ha@@ ka@@ r@@ an ; mi@@ dd@@ le , star@@ ving children : W@@ H@@ O / ​ O@@ X@@ F@@ A@@ M ; bo@@ t@@ to@@ m , e@@ ma@@ ci@@ ated man : F@@ A@@ O p@@ ho@@ to / ​ B .
A@@ gain , the Christian wife ought to be determined not to share in false religious ac@@ ts , but what about such re@@ ques@@ ts ?
They know that the problems being fac@@ ed “ are more wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad and prof@@ oun@@ dly en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched than they were even a de@@ ca@@ de ag@@ o . ”
But let us go back to the occasi@@ on in Egy@@ pt .
The Bible tel@@ ls us : “ God op@@ pos@@ es the ha@@ ugh@@ ty ones , but he gives un@@ deser@@ ved kindness to the hum@@ ble ones . ”
Ther@@ e@@ after , he claim@@ ed his ve@@ iled bri@@ de , little su@@ spe@@ cting La@@ ban@@ ’s tre@@ ach@@ er@@ y .
What temp@@ t@@ ations a@@ ff@@ li@@ ct us , and do we real@@ ize how ur@@ g@@ ently we need Jehovah’s prote@@ ction in that reg@@ ard ?
El@@ ke and her mother were ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able to L@@ ana and kept as@@ king questions about her beli@@ ef@@ s and her work as a full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er .
A@@ no@@ ther time , they wanted to know where our he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters was lo@@ c@@ ated .
C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ T@@ R@@ Y O@@ F O@@ R@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ N : EN@@ G@@ L@@ AN@@ D
Moses medi@@ ated the Law covenant between Jehovah and the Israelites .
The er@@ up@@ tion kil@@ led 4@@ 3 people .
I was de@@ va@@ stated .
The bri@@ de is pres@@ ented as “ ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent ” for the ro@@ y@@ al we@@ d@@ ding .
The fore@@ told “ time of the end ” began in 1914 .
The speak@@ er ad@@ ded : “ All of you who will do what you can to tell others about God’s kingdom . . . , ple@@ ase say A@@ ye . ”
( Read Mark 14 : 12 - 16 . )
We can pray for his spirit and consci@@ ously exer@@ t effort to displa@@ y its fru@@ it@@ age , tru@@ sting that God will help us to imp@@ ro@@ ve in show@@ ing mil@@ dness .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 4@@ 2 , 5@@ 6
Why not atten@@ d a meeting at a Kingdom H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses to experience for yourself what a streng@@ th@@ ening effect such a ga@@ ther@@ ing can have on you ?
“ A word at its right time is O how good ! ” says Proverbs 15 : 23 .
Because it will soon take an action that will forever change the rul@@ er@@ ship of this earth .
A P@@ U@@ B@@ L@@ I@@ C@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N TH@@ A@@ T P@@ R@@ O@@ M@@ O@@ T@@ E@@ S G@@ O@@ O@@ D C@@ ON@@ D@@ U@@ C@@ T
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , we should not per@@ mit un@@ u@@ su@@ al circumstances to hold us back from declar@@ ing the good news of God’s Kingdom .
“ The first years of marriage , while being jo@@ y@@ ful , can some@@ times be fru@@ str@@ ating , ” a husband rec@@ al@@ led .
I was also reli@@ ev@@ ed to learn that he would for@@ give my sin@@ s if I chang@@ ed my ways .
It is not man@@ ’s view but God’s view that makes one hon@@ or@@ able .
Bible P@@ r@@ in@@ ci@@ ples That P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ te Jo@@ y
E@@ du@@ ar@@ do made up his mind not even to consider jo@@ b off@@ ers that would keep him away from his family for months or years at a time .
Just as obe@@ ying Jesus ’ comm@@ and to let their ne@@ ts down led to over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing resul@@ ts , so obe@@ ying Jesus ’ comm@@ and to ‘ c@@ atch men ’ would lead to great blessings .
From this lo@@ f@@ ty pl@@ ate@@ au , S@@ ar@@ ah could see a great de@@ al of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
• Why should you set go@@ als ?
In to@@ da@@ y’s world , it has become inc@@ reas@@ ingly comm@@ on to ‘ keep on loo@@ king ’ at por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t .
Although his righteousness requi@@ res that he does not simply ign@@ ore the sin@@ s of will@@ ful trans@@ g@@ res@@ s@@ ors , that does not make him a co@@ ld and ex@@ ac@@ ting God , to be fe@@ ared and kept at a dist@@ ance .
How should a Christian view h@@ un@@ ting and fi@@ shing ?
“ J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H W@@ I@@ L@@ L SH@@ O@@ W M@@ E@@ R@@ C@@ Y T@@ O J@@ A@@ C@@ O@@ B ”
• How is Jehovah using his spirit at present ?
These words of the apostle Paul , recorded ne@@ arly 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , expla@@ in why doing what is right is a chall@@ enge for imper@@ fect humans .
He ad@@ ds : “ Although its wa@@ ves to@@ ss themselves , still they cannot pre@@ va@@ il ; and al@@ though they do become bo@@ is@@ ter@@ ous , still they cannot pas@@ s over it . ” ​ — Jeremiah 5 : 22 ; Job 38 : 8 ; Psalm 33 : 7 .
So we learn how to love “ because he first loved us . ” ​ — 1 John 4 : 19 .
“ O@@ ver the years , I have stu@@ died the Bible with more than 20 people , and they have become members of my ‘ family , ’ ” she rel@@ ates .
She now says : “ I real@@ ized that the al@@ co@@ ho@@ l was not sol@@ ving my anxi@@ ety .
Jehovah God did .
He dis@@ mis@@ sed ever@@ yone from the u@@ pp@@ er ch@@ am@@ ber , pray@@ ed , and said : “ T@@ a@@ bi@@ th@@ a , ris@@ e ! ”
Par@@ ents were encoura@@ ged to imitate El@@ kan@@ ah and H@@ ann@@ ah in help@@ ing their children to pur@@ sue the full - time ministry .
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : For one thing , rec@@ all that the se@@ ven times began when Jerusalem was destro@@ yed in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
Some of the large lea@@ ves may lik@@ e@@ wise be re@@ moved to allow the young gra@@ p@@ es better acc@@ ess to the su@@ n@@ light .
So set asi@@ de time for da@@ ily Bible reading .
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s son Isa@@ a@@ c follow@@ ed the peace - loving ways of his father .
W@@ ere these real plac@@ es ?
How different life is today !
To wr@@ ite those boo@@ ks , he refer@@ red to num@@ er@@ ous s@@ our@@ ces .
was given to all in attend@@ ance .
The following year , 19@@ 21 , M@@ ic@@ he@@ l Ab@@ ou@@ d , who had been living in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , re@@ turned to T@@ ri@@ pol@@ i , Le@@ ban@@ on .
( b ) What good resul@@ ts have you had from using the book ?
Our Ch@@ il@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s U@@ p@@ br@@ ing@@ ing
“ The poin@@ ts t@@ ou@@ ched her deep@@ ly , ” said the pioneer .
W@@ i@@ ves who have un@@ believ@@ ing hus@@ ban@@ ds often face hum@@ bl@@ ing situ@@ ations as they try to w@@ in over their mat@@ es by “ cha@@ st@@ e conduct together with deep respect . ”
C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ously , he tel@@ ls the Phil@@ ist@@ ine : “ You are coming to me with a s@@ word and with a spe@@ ar and with a j@@ av@@ el@@ in , but I am coming to you with the name of Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es , the God of the bat@@ tle l@@ ines of Israel , whom you have ta@@ un@@ ted .
Consider how encourag@@ ing it can be for te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers to become ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with pione@@ ers or with the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er and his wife .
W@@ ill@@ ful and un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant , Adam and E@@ ve were bey@@ ond cor@@ rection .
Because he was their d@@ wel@@ ling , they did not want to get as close to the world as they could .
For instance , consider the matter of medi@@ cal tre@@ at@@ ment .
They would need end@@ ur@@ ance and faith like never before in order to obey Jesus ’ words to fle@@ e , and their lives would dep@@ end on it .
Jehovah is the happy God , and happiness is the lo@@ t of those worshipp@@ ing him .
With whom do we have the privilege to commun@@ ic@@ ate , and why is that so am@@ a@@ z@@ ing ?
Mari@@ a and I were married for 35 years before she died after a long bat@@ tle with ill@@ ness .
TH@@ E Bible rema@@ ins the most po@@ pul@@ ar book in the world .
A second example is that of a Jewish man who was persecu@@ ting Christians .
One brother there exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ This is the best day of my life !
What can be said about se@@ x@@ u@@ al de@@ pra@@ v@@ ity in No@@ ah’s day ?
“ In Jehovah my soul will make its bo@@ ast ; the me@@ ek ones will hear and will rejo@@ ice . ”
O@@ r would she view it as a privilege to have a part in events that were c@@ learly being gu@@ i@@ ded by Jehovah ?
De@@ ath ca@@ used by the sin we in@@ her@@ ited from Adam is c@@ hi@@ ef among Satan’s works that Jehovah pur@@ pos@@ es to see un@@ done , or bro@@ ken up , through Jesus Christ .
The Christian apostle Paul wrote to his fellow believers in R@@ ome about this , and it is help@@ ful to consider what he says , as recorded at Romans 13 : 1 - 7 .
The pione@@ ers rel@@ ate : “ Some with whom we had left the bro@@ ch@@ ure What Does God Re@@ qui@@ re of U@@ s ?
May I never be able to sing again if I do not remember you , if I do not think of you as my great@@ est joy ! ”
I am very gr@@ ate@@ ful for the courage that Jehovah gave my father .
C@@ ol@@ por@@ te@@ ur I@@ kum@@ at@@ su O@@ ta stated : “ When we arri@@ ved in a to@@ wn , we set up our Je@@ h@@ u on a ri@@ ver@@ ban@@ k or in an o@@ pen field .
In@@ cen@@ se - Bu@@ r@@ ning Today
What I learned made me a better person .
In 18@@ 8@@ 3 an ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ve of over 7@@ 00 c@@ un@@ ei@@ form te@@ x@@ ts was found in N@@ ip@@ pu@@ r , near Babyl@@ on .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What did Jesus say was the second great@@ est comman@@ d@@ ment of the Law ?
O@@ r will he res@@ ist , refu@@ sing to sub@@ ject himself to God’s Kingdom ?
At the time , some believ@@ ed that the Pe@@ shi@@ t@@ ta was the result of a re@@ vision of an older S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c ver@@ sion .
What a wise move !
Christ Le@@ a@@ ds His C@@ ongreg@@ ation “ Lo@@ ok !
Do not keep on see@@ king .
But his Father , Jehovah , “ the God of all comfort , ” continu@@ es to help those in need .
I am ye@@ ar@@ ning to see their fac@@ es in Par@@ adise !
In@@ or@@ din@@ ate feelings of gu@@ il@@ t may be lik@@ ened to that heav@@ y lo@@ ad that c@@ ru@@ sh@@ es .
The b@@ ond that un@@ ites true Christians is a com@@ bin@@ ation of family love and affe@@ ction for true friends , with all relation@@ shi@@ ps gover@@ ned by love based on Bible principles .
C@@ an@@ ’t you just tell me about it ? ’ ”
Why is it important that we serve Jehovah with joy ?
Some may just sh@@ ru@@ g their sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders and say , ‘ W@@ ell , those in positi@@ ons of authority don@@ ’t mer@@ it my respect . ’
She does not sh@@ r@@ ink back from tal@@ king to a str@@ anger , nor is she un@@ du@@ ly famili@@ ar .
For example , R@@ ob@@ er@@ to@@ ’s emp@@ loy@@ er in S@@ pain comm@@ ended him for being an hon@@ est and respon@@ sible work@@ er .
Even so , like Job , we may find that our hearts are we@@ igh@@ ed down when we lo@@ se loved ones or su@@ ff@@ er personal difficul@@ ties .
H@@ app@@ ily , we can have acc@@ ess to it wh@@ en@@ ever we need it ​ — 24 h@@ our@@ s a day .
Jehovah Pro@@ te@@ cts His Pe@@ ople
The same was true of Paul’s associ@@ ate in R@@ ome .
It is part of a L@@ at@@ in man@@ us@@ crip@@ t .
R@@ el@@ ated to that , he used expres@@ sions such as “ call out for , ” “ keep see@@ king for , ” and “ keep sear@@ ch@@ ing for ” wisdom .
When deal@@ ing with the “ su@@ per@@ fine apostles ” in the Corinth@@ i@@ an congregation , he ur@@ ged the brothers : “ Now I my@@ self , Paul , ent@@ re@@ at you by the mil@@ dness and kindness of the Christ , low@@ ly though I am in appe@@ ar@@ ance among you , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as when ab@@ sent I am bo@@ ld toward you . ”
For example , what if you arri@@ ve at a ga@@ ther@@ ing arrang@@ ed by such a person and dis@@ co@@ ver that there is no ad@@ ul@@ t su@@ per@@ vision ?
8 , 9 . ( a ) What challeng@@ es may refu@@ ge@@ es face in a new land ?
It takes courage to question our faith and why we are loyal to it , but the re@@ war@@ ds can be well wor@@ th the effort when the result br@@ ings us clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah God .
That is vital for a Christian today too .
This dr@@ ama was a pat@@ ter@@ n of how God would , at great co@@ st to himself , sacrifice his Son , Jesus . ​ — 1 / 1 , page 23 .
During the two years of the apost@@ le@@ ’s cap@@ tiv@@ ity , sol@@ di@@ ers hear him di@@ ct@@ ate let@@ ters to the Eph@@ es@@ i@@ an , Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ an , C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ an , and Hebrew Christians and see him wr@@ ite his own letter to a Christian nam@@ ed Phil@@ em@@ on .
In contr@@ ast , consider Jesus ’ interest in young ones .
He makes “ his su@@ n ris@@ e upon wicked people and good and makes it ra@@ in upon righteous people and un@@ righteous . ”
The man accepted a Bible study and began atten@@ ding the meetings .
In what way , then , can those who have the earthly hope support Christ’s spirit - anointed brothers ?
Ch@@ il@@ dren are to be obedi@@ ent to their parents .
The same is true of spiritual gro@@ w@@ th .
Why can parents be confid@@ ent of Jehovah’s blessing on their child - re@@ aring efforts ?
Like R@@ ol@@ f - M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el , his wife , and their three children , h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds have benef@@ ited by following Bible principles .
Con@@ fid@@ ent that Jehovah is the loyal Pro@@ te@@ ct@@ or of his people , the psalmist wrote : “ Jehovah is gu@@ arding you .
They came with the ide@@ a of serving along with the local brothers , help@@ ing them in the preaching work . ”
P@@ ra@@ y with and for them regul@@ arly .
T@@ R@@ U@@ E value is not always what it seem@@ s to be .
In an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation of this , they ad@@ d@@ ress Jehovah as their Father , since they dedic@@ ate their lives to him , recogn@@ iz@@ ing him as their Li@@ fe - Gi@@ ver .
For example , Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ er Luke men@@ tions se@@ ven rul@@ ing of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als ​ — who@@ se n@@ ames have been cor@@ ro@@ bor@@ ated by se@@ cul@@ ar hist@@ ori@@ ans — ​ in order to esta@@ bl@@ ish the year Jesus began his ministry . ​ — Luke 3 : 1 , 2 , 23 .
One of the qualities that Jehovah helps people to devel@@ op is hon@@ es@@ ty , as the following experience shows .
On@@ ce they got these from her , they used the ri@@ ches for themselves ​ — as much as ro@@ b@@ b@@ ing from the temple .
Q@@ u@@ ite often during our tra@@ ining by Jehovah , we imp@@ l@@ ore him , as did Job : “ R@@ em@@ ember , ple@@ ase , that out of cla@@ y you have made me . ”
What likely is the re@@ action of our enem@@ ies to the pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity of Jehovah’s servants in mo@@ der@@ n times ?
Mal@@ ach@@ i foc@@ uses on two rel@@ ated cour@@ ses about which he re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly uses the word “ tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ously . ”
Th@@ ree k@@ ings of C@@ y@@ pr@@ us led fle@@ e@@ ts to jo@@ in A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der .
Di@@ d something similar to the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an cap@@ tiv@@ ity ever ha@@ p@@ pen to Christians ?
In fact , some of his form@@ er enem@@ ies are now his clo@@ s@@ est friends .
Our imper@@ fect flesh is one of our an@@ ta@@ g@@ on@@ ists .
In turn , you@@ ths respect older ones who have years of experience in serving Jehovah .
The inspired rec@@ ord indic@@ ates that No@@ ah’s sons were already gro@@ wn and married when God comman@@ ded Noah to buil@@ d the ar@@ k .
“ O@@ p@@ pose the Devil , and he will fle@@ e from you . ” ​ — J@@ A@@ S .
Why , he is car@@ r@@ ying a ro@@ l@@ l !
4 The F@@ our H@@ or@@ s@@ em@@ en ​ — Who Are They ?
Gi@@ ve an example to show that we can serve Jehovah faith@@ fully des@@ pite ill@@ ness .
How deep@@ ly g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed we were !
For example , we keep qui@@ et while others are tal@@ king to show we respect them .
E@@ ven@@ tually , he in@@ ven@@ ted a sy@@ n@@ the@@ tic e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent ​ — V@@ el@@ cr@@ o .
Why is it important for us to be present at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al if at all possible ?
Pe@@ ople who are cont@@ ent are not dis@@ posed to com@@ pla@@ in or gr@@ um@@ ble , and their attitude prote@@ cts them against en@@ v@@ y .
In ad@@ dition , think of the ex@@ p@@ en@@ ditu@@ re to pu@@ bl@@ ish this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine in 1@@ 7@@ 2 langu@@ ages , many of which are spo@@ ken by people who are relati@@ vely po@@ or .
We nor@@ m@@ ally find wa@@ iting e@@ asi@@ er if we are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that what we are wa@@ iting for is wor@@ th the d@@ el@@ a@@ y and that it really will come ev@@ en@@ tually .
( Read Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 10 ; Matthew 6 : 33 . )
David wrote : “ The man@@ ed young li@@ ons themselves have had little on hand and g@@ one hu@@ ng@@ ry ; but as for those see@@ king Jehovah , they will not l@@ ack anything good . ”
Is@@ ol@@ ating on@@ es@@ el@@ f is very d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous .
However , two artic@@ les publi@@ shed in The Watchtower of De@@ c@@ ember 1 , 19@@ 7@@ 2 , affe@@ cted our understanding of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s vision .
S@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ s in@@ s@@ ist that it is wrong to speak of “ true worshi@@ p@@ ers ” or “ the true God . ”
The faithful apostle was refer@@ ring to his children in a spiritual sense .
Yes , based on Christ’s ransom , Jehovah will use holy spirit to imp@@ ar@@ t end@@ less life to those who allow themselves to be led by the spirit .
“ That was in the hi@@ p@@ pi@@ e er@@ a .
The message of Bo@@ ok T@@ w@@ o of Psal@@ ms , like the rest of God’s Word , is in@@ deed “ ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power ” even today . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
Who had taken no@@ te of the fulfill@@ ment of Bible prophecy , and what did this lead them to do ?
Why , on one occasi@@ on , he even w@@ rest@@ led all night with an ang@@ el to get a blessing from God !
11 : 3 - 6 .
C@@ ir@@ cu@@ it Wor@@ k in Eng@@ land ​ — N@@ ever B@@ or@@ ing
The emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is is on dis@@ p@@ en@@ sing Bible truth .
“ Just as he has res@@ ol@@ ved in his heart . ”
Those in the congregation may have Bible - based liter@@ ature in a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance , and in some langu@@ ages such to@@ ol@@ s as the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations In@@ de@@ x and Watchtower Li@@ br@@ ary on C@@ D - R@@ O@@ M are a@@ vail@@ able .
Jesus also taught us how to tre@@ at people from other e@@ th@@ ni@@ c grou@@ ps when he gave an illustr@@ ation about a neigh@@ bor@@ ly Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an .
He ad@@ m@@ its : “ In the past , I was pres@@ sur@@ ed to pur@@ sue fin@@ an@@ cial se@@ cur@@ ity through high@@ er educ@@ ation first and after that to foc@@ us on spiritual go@@ als .
What a fine less@@ on !
When I was fi@@ ve years old , we moved temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily from our v@@ il@@ la@@ ge to a f@@ ar@@ m@@ ing cam@@ p about se@@ ven mil@@ es [ 11 k@@ m ] away .
How mo@@ tiv@@ ating to con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate that organization , ever on the move and comple@@ t@@ ely foc@@ used on accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing Jehovah’s pur@@ pos@@ es !
His three would - be com@@ for@@ ters off@@ ended him with many un@@ kind words .
Such fear is under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble .
At times , it helps to show another stud@@ ent a pi@@ c@@ ture or an account in one of our boo@@ ks .
‘ I want to become a better person , a better husband or wife . ’
That fact is that the uni@@ verse was pro@@ duc@@ ed by a s@@ ource of d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic en@@ er@@ gy and power .
What con@@ ne@@ ction is there between love and imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality ?
In mo@@ der@@ n times , some have been h@@ oun@@ ded by mo@@ bs and thro@@ wn into con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps , pris@@ ons , and la@@ b@@ or cam@@ ps under in@@ human con@@ di@@ tions .
They serve as attend@@ ants at God’s thro@@ ne .
He had pl@@ ent@@ y of reas@@ ons to exc@@ use himself from the con@@ stru@@ ction work .
Satan eng@@ ages in what might be called spiritual ba@@ c@@ ter@@ i@@ olo@@ gi@@ c war@@ f@@ are .
Th@@ ink of this : Be@@ fore e@@ ating a new dis@@ h , we would first want to find out what its ma@@ in ing@@ re@@ di@@ ents are .
He “ put his f@@ ing@@ ers into the man@@ ’s ear@@ s and , after s@@ pit@@ ting , he t@@ ou@@ ched his t@@ ong@@ ue . ”
Rather than ca@@ using them to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on their faith , this encoura@@ ged them to s@@ tic@@ k to Jehovah un@@ com@@ prom@@ is@@ ingly !
How can we man@@ i@@ f@@ est love within the family ?
I was privile@@ ged to receive my for@@ ma@@ l tra@@ ining near T@@ or@@ on@@ to from Ch@@ ar@@ li@@ e H@@ ep@@ wor@@ th , an experienced and loyal brother .
G@@ le@@ n sta@@ yed in C@@ o@@ st@@ a R@@ ic@@ a to work on the branch con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ ject , while An@@ ne@@ t@@ te and Ch@@ ar@@ ma@@ ine served as special pione@@ ers .
Let us follow Jesus ’ counsel by pra@@ ying for Jehovah’s spirit so that we can keep on displa@@ ying its fru@@ it of go@@ o@@ dness .
Jesus per@@ form@@ ed his mirac@@ ul@@ ous works in the o@@ pen , often before num@@ er@@ ous e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses .
Se@@ ek “ tre@@ asure in heaven ” ​ — Jehovah’s appro@@ val — ​ and not ri@@ ches or “ the glory of men . ” ​ — Read Mark 10 : 21 , 22 ; John 12 : 4@@ 3 .
W@@ ell - known are the words of Jesus Christ : “ God loved the world so much that he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , in order that ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might not be destro@@ yed but have everlasting life . ”
Thus , there will be no more war , mu@@ r@@ der , viol@@ ence , ra@@ pe , the@@ ft , or any other cri@@ me .
Mo@@ st often , these re@@ adi@@ ng@@ s were in the origin@@ al Hebrew and transl@@ ated into Ar@@ am@@ a@@ ic .
since the answer would often be a l@@ eng@@ thy account of a person@@ ’s complete medi@@ cal hist@@ ory .
In 19@@ 50 , one of Jehovah’s Witnesses began sh@@ aring the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message with my mother .
Jesus , on the other hand , made it clear that giving that pleas@@ es God is not li@@ mit@@ ed to making char@@ it@@ able gi@@ f@@ ts to the po@@ or .
They do the s@@ ort of work I would be doing had I stu@@ died law .
What less@@ on would you say we can learn from the example of Jeremiah ? — That some@@ times we may find it hard to do what God says , but we should always trust in and obey him .
How we long for the time when these will no longer ex@@ ist !
The Cana@@ an@@ ites worshipp@@ ed many Ba@@ als ​ — go@@ ds thought to bring fer@@ t@@ ility to the so@@ il .
So li@@ cen@@ ti@@ ous were most of its in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants that the expres@@ sion “ to Corinth@@ i@@ an@@ ize ” came to mean “ to prac@@ tice im@@ mor@@ ality . ”
We too should stri@@ ve to be “ faithful in all things . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 3 : 11 .
What an in@@ com@@ par@@ able joy it is to ob@@ serve such gro@@ w@@ th ! ”
W@@ ars will fin@@ ally be no more under God’s Kingdom , which will bring lasting peace and se@@ cur@@ ity to the earth .
For example , milli@@ ons of Jehovah’s Witnesses around the g@@ lo@@ be have stu@@ died Dani@@ el@@ ’s prophecy , verse by verse .
; Be@@ ck@@ er , O .
In another case , J@@ ul@@ is@@ sa had to tra@@ v@@ el 22 h@@ our@@ s by bu@@ s to get to her assignment .
When we are known to be tru@@ th@@ ful , others believe what we say ; they trust us .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , the course that dis@@ obedi@@ ent angels in No@@ ah’s day took can be com@@ pared to the sin of So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h .
What a privilege it is to be a loyal serv@@ ant for Jehovah to use as he pleas@@ es !
‘ Gre@@ ase H@@ im With O@@ il ’
R@@ em@@ ember that your brother or sister also ser@@ ves Jehovah , “ the God who gives peace . ” ​ — Romans 15 : 33 ; 16 : 20 .
If so , do any of the following questions wor@@ ry you : ‘ How will I cop@@ e if my mat@@ e@@ ’s health dec@@ l@@ ines even fur@@ ther ?
De@@ c@@ ep@@ tive reason@@ ings .
If that is the case , the par@@ able of the tal@@ ents con@@ tain@@ s an encourag@@ ing message for you .
Fir@@ st of all , these overse@@ ers must me@@ et the requi@@ re@@ ments set out in God’s Word , which was inspired by holy spirit .
However , s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists do recogn@@ ize a ba@@ si@@ c truth : All humans have the cap@@ ac@@ ity for being happy .
As an expres@@ sion of his tend@@ er care , he has much to say about succ@@ ess and fa@@ il@@ ure .
T@@ e@@ am@@ s of Witness women cle@@ an@@ ed the par@@ k sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding the st@@ adi@@ u@@ m .
One such vis@@ it@@ or was C@@ are@@ y W . Bar@@ ber , now a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
F@@ as@@ c@@ ism in H@@ ung@@ ary
H@@ ad it not been for J@@ on@@ a@@ th@@ an’s death soon ther@@ e@@ after , it is possible that he would have become Davi@@ d’s right - hand man .
He learned from two ang@@ eli@@ c vis@@ it@@ ors that God was about to destro@@ y So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h .
The word “ heart ” occ@@ ur@@ s about a th@@ ous@@ and times in the Ho@@ ly Scriptures .
He then went on to rel@@ ate an illustr@@ ation about a certain rich man who had a bu@@ mp@@ er cro@@ p and who reas@@ oned to himself : “ What shall I do , now that I have no@@ where to ga@@ ther my cro@@ ps ? . . .
In a message for the overse@@ ers of the Eph@@ es@@ i@@ an congregation , Jesus Christ spoke fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly of the ones who refu@@ sed to be dra@@ wn away by those ‘ who said they were apostles , but they were not . ’ ​ — Revelation 2 : 2 .
For example , the te@@ en@@ age son of a sing@@ le mother was doing bad things while pre@@ ten@@ ding to serve Jehovah .
Á@@ d@@ á@@ m continued to experience dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ation until the mi@@ d - 19@@ 70 ’ s , over 35 years after the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents first called at his parents ’ home .
What s@@ ort of thinking will help us to maintain moral cle@@ an@@ ness ?
F@@ in@@ ally it was brought to ru@@ in and la@@ y des@@ ol@@ ate for 70 years . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 22 : 2 ; Jeremiah 25 : 11 .
S@@ ome@@ one who lea@@ ves the congregation should be vie@@ wed as “ a lost sheep , ” not a lost cause .
P@@ re@@ su@@ ma@@ bly , the ro@@ y@@ al family would have wanted him to receive instru@@ ction in Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an religion .
Does Jehovah God care about small de@@ ta@@ il@@ s ?
How did Jehovah ‘ use his strength ’ against Jeremiah ?
How does Jehovah , the P@@ o@@ t@@ ter , mo@@ ld us , the cla@@ y ?
By the end of 195@@ 4 , we were trans@@ fer@@ red to the in@@ fam@@ ous pris@@ on in T@@ or@@ g@@ au .
And who would benefit from this ?
The co@@ ld , we@@ t w@@ ind coming from the nor@@ th might have benef@@ ited develop@@ ing cer@@ e@@ als , but such were dam@@ ag@@ ing to fru@@ it tre@@ es once they b@@ lo@@ s@@ som@@ ed .
A sing@@ le woman , therefore , needs to ask her@@ self , ‘ A@@ m I willing to en@@ ter into an arrang@@ ement in which I will come under the law of this man ? ’
The need for a meeting place was pres@@ ented to city h@@ all , and happ@@ ily , land was gr@@ anted to buil@@ d a Kingdom H@@ all .
A@@ c@@ tually , you are being affe@@ cted by col@@ or .
W@@ H@@ Y C@@ A@@ N W@@ E B@@ E C@@ ON@@ F@@ I@@ D@@ EN@@ T TH@@ A@@ T J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H :
“ E@@ very branch in me not be@@ aring fru@@ it he takes away , ” Jesus said .
“ Why this wa@@ st@@ e ? ”
This “ er@@ a of b@@ ru@@ tal@@ ity , ” as one writ@@ er c@@ alls it , will be a thing of the past .
S@@ hi@@ el@@ ded by “ a S@@ we@@ et O@@ d@@ or ”
J@@ ack Ho@@ e@@ h@@ n / In@@ de@@ x S@@ to@@ ck P@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ y
Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ re heal@@ ed ! ”
Can you i@@ magine the re@@ action of the parents and others who were there ?
as@@ ks James . “ Let him by his fine conduct demonstr@@ ate works per@@ form@@ ed with a mil@@ dness that comes from wisdom . ”
In ad@@ dition , E@@ no@@ ch sur@@ ely ch@@ eri@@ shed Jehovah’s promise to pro@@ du@@ ce a Se@@ ed that would cr@@ us@@ h Satan’s head and un@@ do the ill effe@@ cts of Satan’s dec@@ ep@@ tion .
Luke ap@@ par@@ ently inclu@@ des two ad@@ di@@ tional days ​ — the day of the promise and the day of the fulfill@@ ment .
As stated in Genesis , what dec@@ re@@ es did Jehovah is@@ sue regarding humans ?
Let us keep that com@@ for@@ ting thought in our heart as we maintain our confidence in God’s Word and continue to have faith in the good news .
Satan al@@ le@@ ged that Job served God only because He had put a he@@ dge of prote@@ ction about him .
W@@ he@@ ther we are right or wrong , eng@@ ag@@ ing in h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful spe@@ e@@ ch will never imp@@ ro@@ ve matters . ​ — w@@ 1@@ 7@@ .@@ 0@@ 4 , p .
Many of Jesus ’ disciples found refu@@ ge in An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch , S@@ y@@ ri@@ a , one of the lar@@ g@@ est c@@ ities in the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re , some 3@@ 50 mil@@ es ( 5@@ 50 k@@ m ) nor@@ th of Jerusalem . ​ — Acts 11 : 19 .
So@@ on it will “ come out of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” brought upon Satan’s world and will jo@@ y@@ fully move on into God’s new world .
When discus@@ sing cre@@ ation , you could use the simp@@ le reason@@ ing that the apostle Paul used .
The powerful works that Jesus did on earth were fo@@ reg@@ le@@ am@@ s of even gr@@ an@@ der blessings to come under his k@@ ingly rule .
Consider how you could use the material when preaching , when making decisions , or when encourag@@ ing fellow believers .
Indeed , Jehovah has ri@@ ch@@ ly re@@ war@@ ded my desire to be a mission@@ ary !
; M@@ or@@ in , R .
His vie@@ w@@ point may be wrong , but it is his vie@@ w@@ point n@@ one@@ th@@ eless .
Lo@@ ve all the work you are given to do in the congregation , including s@@ we@@ ep@@ ing the flo@@ or .
How did God show wisdom regarding the first man ?
Lu@@ ther and C@@ al@@ v@@ in found wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad support , and out of this mo@@ v@@ ement gre@@ w the Re@@ form@@ ation and Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant religi@@ ons .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ I tell ever@@ yone there among you not to think more of himself than it is necess@@ ary to think , but to think so as to have a s@@ ound mind . ” ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 3 .
Jesus war@@ ned : “ E@@ ver@@ yone that keep@@ s on loo@@ king at a woman so as to have a pas@@ sion for her has already com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with her in his heart . ” ​ — Matthew 5 : 28 .
He experienced de@@ pres@@ sion , fa@@ iled marri@@ ages , and dist@@ ant relation@@ shi@@ ps with his sons .
F@@ our times he told his op@@ pos@@ ers : “ I am not able to go down . Why should the work ce@@ ase while I take off from it and have to go down to you ? ”
This mi@@ x@@ ing of false religion with the govern@@ ments has resul@@ ted in much human suffering .
This yo@@ ke ex@@ ists in God’s sight reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of the la@@ ws that san@@ c@@ tioned the we@@ d@@ ding .
F@@ in@@ ally , after a year and a half of pati@@ ent effort , the pioneer succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in star@@ ting a Bible study with the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , Paul pre@@ fac@@ ed the des@@ crip@@ tion of the three - fo@@ ld go@@ al with the words “ until we all at@@ tain . ”
How vital it is that they study the example of “ the fine shepher@@ d ” and stri@@ ve to imitate him !
So , what happened when the apostle Paul wit@@ ness@@ ed to prom@@ in@@ ent Gre@@ ek@@ s on the A@@ re@@ o@@ pa@@ g@@ us in A@@ th@@ ens , al@@ lu@@ ded to Jesus , and said that God resur@@ rec@@ ted him ?
He said : “ What I have found th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of people are still fin@@ ding every year .
In our spe@@ e@@ ch .
V@@ am@@ va@@ s c@@ learly saw that the O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch was to bl@@ ame for the spiritual ill@@ it@@ er@@ ac@@ y of the people .
As disciples , we should never become com@@ plac@@ ent .
Go@@ li@@ a@@ th@@ ’s great he@@ i@@ ght may ac@@ tually have been a disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ge for him , since a shi@@ eld - be@@ are@@ r of nor@@ ma@@ l si@@ ze could har@@ dly have ra@@ ised a shi@@ eld high en@@ ough to prote@@ ct the gi@@ an@@ t’s head .
O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ W@@ O@@ R@@ K can lead to st@@ ress , and st@@ ress may bring on health problems , some@@ times le@@ ading to death .
It di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t feel n@@ atur@@ al when he hu@@ g@@ ged me . ”
They arri@@ ved just as the congregation was being inform@@ ed of J@@ on@@ a@@ th@@ an’s death .
How do you Witnesses get your fun@@ ds ? ”
God vie@@ ws humans as individuals with the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al of at@@ tain@@ ing to rep@@ ent@@ ance .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 6@@ 3 , 4@@ 3
He became ever more eng@@ ro@@ s@@ sed in stud@@ ying vari@@ ous o@@ ffer@@ ings and mar@@ ke@@ t repor@@ ts .
For example , To@@ da@@ y’s Eng@@ l@@ ish V@@ er@@ sion says : “ A woman will be sa@@ ved through having children . ”
Fir@@ st , medit@@ ate on the da@@ ily blessings that you receive from God .
Yet , under imper@@ fect con@@ di@@ tions , get@@ ting married and set@@ ting up a new hous@@ eho@@ ld can st@@ ra@@ in family relation@@ shi@@ ps .
S@@ ur@@ ely !
I@@ N 4@@ 9@@ 0 B.C.E . at the hist@@ ori@@ c bat@@ tle of Mar@@ a@@ th@@ on , from 10 th@@ ous@@ and to 20 th@@ ous@@ and A@@ th@@ en@@ ians fac@@ ed a great@@ ly su@@ peri@@ or Per@@ si@@ an ar@@ my .
He ac@@ tually com@@ pared doing so to food , as is sh@@ own in the s@@ crip@@ ture just qu@@ o@@ ted .
These inclu@@ de fac@@ il@@ ities at he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters in New Yor@@ k St@@ ate , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , and the 1@@ 10 bran@@ ches now op@@ er@@ ating worl@@ d@@ wide .
When we follow the direction we are given , we help to keep peace and un@@ ity in the congregation .
Why , though , is po@@ ver@@ ty per@@ mit@@ ted to ex@@ ist now ?
Instead , we should give Jehovah our best .
But I was determined to live in a way that pleas@@ es God .
O@@ thers read into his words an at@@ temp@@ t to pla@@ y down the re@@ qu@@ est of P@@ op@@ e John Paul I@@ I for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s that the ch@@ urch com@@ mit@@ ted .
A@@ n Ex@@ tend@@ ed F@@ am@@ ily
How can you show bal@@ ance in your appro@@ ach to rec@@ re@@ ation and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment ?
In turn , such gro@@ w@@ th c@@ alls for the prin@@ ting of more Bible liter@@ ature , the building and main@@ tain@@ ing of Kingdom H@@ alls , and the ac@@ qui@@ ring of ass@@ em@@ bly and conven@@ tion s@@ ites .
Why did the apostle Paul use the expres@@ sion “ all the more so ” when he instru@@ cted Christians to encoura@@ ge one another ?
And he is e@@ ag@@ er to see you live to enjoy the time when all your doub@@ ts and pain will be g@@ one .
Why would a loving God want us to fear him ?
This has bro@@ ad@@ ened my out@@ look on life and brought me much joy .
He was sen@@ ten@@ ced to 11 years in pris@@ on .
How is prayer a help to us in making decisions ?
L@@ ear@@ n how you can live in a world free of viol@@ ence
Di@@ d this mean that he had lost control , that he had rel@@ in@@ qui@@ shed so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y over the earth and its in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants ?
It has been my deli@@ ght to do Jehovah’s will !
No , for he also wrote : “ The words of the wise ones are like o@@ x@@ go@@ a@@ ds , and just like na@@ il@@ s d@@ ri@@ ven in are those in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ing in col@@ le@@ ctions of sen@@ ten@@ ces ; they have been given from one shepher@@ d . ”
An@@ na , ag@@ ed 8@@ 2 and pla@@ gu@@ ed by ar@@ thr@@ it@@ is , speak@@ s for many others when she says : “ Be@@ ing d@@ ri@@ ven to all meetings is a blessing from Jehovah .
Be@@ ar in mind the need for faith , for the disci@@ ple James wrote : “ If any one of you is l@@ ac@@ king in wisdom [ to cop@@ e with a tri@@ al ] , let him keep on as@@ king God , for he gives gener@@ ously to all and without re@@ pro@@ aching ; and it will be given him .
We@@ b@@ st@@ er@@ ’s N@@ in@@ th New C@@ ol@@ le@@ gi@@ ate Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary de@@ fin@@ es wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft as “ commun@@ ic@@ ation with the de@@ vi@@ l . ”
“ They W@@ ere B@@ or@@ ne Al@@ ong by Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t , ” 6 / 15
Is our li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le help@@ ing them to understand how to be cont@@ ent with a simp@@ le life and to foc@@ us on their Christian ministry ? ’ ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Many pione@@ ers can att@@ est to how encourag@@ ing it is for them to learn that some of those they helped into the truth years ag@@ o are sta@@ ying faithful and perhaps are even serving as pione@@ ers .
Juda@@ h’s young king also comes to a better understanding of the pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ations of God’s prophet Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah .
W@@ ell , this wicked system of things is ra@@ pi@@ dly he@@ ading for its col@@ la@@ p@@ se , and lives are at st@@ ake .
( 4 ) Per@@ e@@ z , L .
They could pro@@ ba@@ bly see themselves se@@ ated around ref@@ re@@ shing water f@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , ch@@ at@@ ting with friends .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , “ s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fic@@ ally , the requi@@ red resul@@ ts could be ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed by the succ@@ essi@@ ve inter@@ bre@@ e@@ ding of . . . sing@@ le - col@@ ored ani@@ mal@@ s that car@@ ri@@ ed rec@@ essi@@ ve gen@@ es for spo@@ t@@ te@@ dness , ” expla@@ ins scho@@ la@@ r Na@@ hu@@ m S@@ ar@@ na , and “ such ani@@ mal@@ s are de@@ te@@ c@@ table by . . . [ their ] h@@ y@@ bri@@ d vi@@ g@@ or . ”
A J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese man nam@@ ed Yu@@ ta@@ ka lik@@ ed the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message , yet he had a serious proble@@ m with g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing .
After I than@@ ked one sister for her answer , those se@@ ated be@@ h@@ ind her started g@@ es@@ tur@@ ing to me to al@@ er@@ t me that the answer was not cor@@ rec@@ t .
My mo@@ t@@ to was , K@@ ill or be kil@@ led .
That spe@@ ct@@ at@@ or@@ ’s f@@ ran@@ k ad@@ mis@@ sion mer@@ its our serious thought .
This inclu@@ des contribu@@ ting toward the advan@@ c@@ ement of the true worship of God , for we de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely should want God as our F@@ ri@@ end .
May you learn more about him and his pur@@ pos@@ es so that you can enjoy a close relationship with your heavenly Father forever . ​ — John 17 : 3 .
The pr@@ inc@@ ess real@@ ized that this was a child of the Hebrews .
* Com@@ men@@ ting on the ver@@ di@@ ct , a long@@ time Witness ob@@ served : “ In So@@ vi@@ et times , a Rus@@ si@@ an had to be an a@@ the@@ ist .
And when con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with false acc@@ us@@ ations in the me@@ dia , we will remember Paul’s fur@@ ther ad@@ vice to Timothy : “ They [ those who listen to the vo@@ ice of str@@ ang@@ ers ] will be turned asi@@ de to false st@@ ori@@ es .
Al@@ so , their spiritual prog@@ ress may dep@@ end on their age .
To prote@@ ct the un@@ born child , Mari@@ a r@@ an away from the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
One way is to com@@ pare your thinking with that of the faithful ones of old , such as King David , who wrote : “ To do your will , O my God , I have deli@@ gh@@ ted , and your law is within my in@@ ward par@@ ts . ”
Why is Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k filled with hope and confidence ?
Still e@@ cho@@ ing in her ear@@ s was her s@@ on@@ ’s last out@@ c@@ ry as he died after h@@ our@@ s of t@@ or@@ ment .
The gro@@ w@@ th from sp@@ il@@ led k@@ er@@ n@@ els of your har@@ v@@ est you must not re@@ a@@ p , and the gra@@ p@@ es of your un@@ pr@@ un@@ ed v@@ ine you must not ga@@ ther .
After a f@@ light of 2 h@@ our@@ s and 4@@ 5 min@@ ut@@ es , we saw in the dist@@ ance a m@@ oun@@ tain pe@@ ak that ro@@ se a@@ bo@@ ve the cl@@ ou@@ ds .
A@@ B@@ R@@ A@@ M@@ ’@@ S J@@ O@@ U@@ R@@ N@@ E@@ Y
They also ob@@ served religious fes@@ tiv@@ als .
She is bo@@ is@@ ter@@ ous and stu@@ b@@ born . In her house her fe@@ et do not keep re@@ si@@ ding .
We never mis@@ sed a sing@@ le me@@ al . ”
S@@ imp@@ ly stated , the war of H@@ ar – M@@ ag@@ e@@ d@@ on is the future earth - wide bat@@ tle in which Jehovah’s appointed King , Jesus Christ , will destro@@ y God’s enem@@ ies .
It works for our sal@@ vation and for the sal@@ vation of those who listen to our preaching and teaching .
2 , 3 . ( a ) What makes Jehovah’s expres@@ sions of appreciation re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble ?
Even so , the Bible has much to say about how to cop@@ e with the problems comm@@ on to us all , and it promises that those who follow its direction will learn to benefit themselves .
The Kingdom - preaching work is li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving
Un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly his mother , M@@ ary , and his a@@ do@@ p@@ tive father , Joseph , pla@@ yed an important ro@@ le .
A@@ F@@ R@@ I@@ C@@ A
They were there to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st .
Their action inc@@ en@@ sed the other apostles , and the is@@ sue of prom@@ in@@ ence was an ong@@ o@@ ing cause of con@@ ten@@ tion .
Some s@@ le@@ pt on ben@@ ches and on the pl@@ at@@ form , while others s@@ le@@ pt on the flo@@ or .
Just i@@ magine ! Jehovah wants us to be as close to him as a little lam@@ b n@@ est@@ led in the bo@@ som of a car@@ ing shepher@@ d .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , they be@@ ar fru@@ it with end@@ ur@@ ance .
S@@ im@@ one too loo@@ ks back on her you@@ th and says , “ De@@ ep within me there was a vo@@ id and the beli@@ ef that I wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t wor@@ th much . ”
Moses ex@@ hor@@ ted fa@@ thers : “ These words that I am comman@@ ding you today must prove to be on your heart ; and you must inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate them in your son and speak of them when you si@@ t in your house and when you walk on the ro@@ ad and when you li@@ e down and when you get up . ”
• What is cha@@ st@@ ity , and why is it so important ?
Jehovah’s Word tel@@ ls us : “ T@@ ake no@@ te of the b@@ lam@@ eless one , and keep the u@@ pri@@ ght one in sight , for the future of that man will be pe@@ ace@@ ful .
He pre@@ ached and taught public@@ ly because he wanted people to know the truth about him . ​ — Luke 8 : 1 .
Since we are living in cr@@ itical times , the next to@@ pi@@ c , “ Jehovah , Our ‘ F@@ ort@@ ress in T@@ im@@ es of D@@ ist@@ ress , ’ ” proved com@@ for@@ ting .
What sur@@ vi@@ ved , then , were the four cons@@ on@@ ants called the T@@ et@@ ra@@ gr@@ am@@ mat@@ on , which one dic@@ tion@@ ary de@@ fin@@ es as “ the four Hebrew let@@ ters us@@ u [ ally ] trans@@ liter@@ ated Y@@ H@@ W@@ H or J@@ H@@ V@@ H that form a bi@@ bli@@ cal prop@@ er name of God . ”
Consider a simp@@ le lea@@ f .
That verse high@@ ligh@@ ts the value of personal experience .
S@@ ome@@ times people are anxi@@ ous because of mis@@ takes they made in the past .
As we rec@@ all , Jesus asked : “ When the Son of man arri@@ ves , will he really find this faith on the earth ? ”
The apostle John wrote : “ H@@ app@@ y and holy is anyone having part in the first resurrection ; over these the second death has no authority , but they will be pri@@ ests of God and of the Christ , and will rule as k@@ ings with him for the th@@ ous@@ and years . ”
The com@@ mem@@ or@@ ation of the 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 0@@ 0@@ th an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary of C@@ lo@@ v@@ is ’ baptism was contro@@ ver@@ si@@ al .
They must become dedic@@ ated , baptized Witnesses of Jehovah , being instru@@ cted by him . ​ — Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 1 - 4 .
On the other hand , we certainly would never want to become , in a sense , a “ good - for - nothing thing ” to others by temp@@ ting them to con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate wr@@ ong@@ doing .
F@@ e@@ ar of God , der@@ i@@ ved from a pro@@ found re@@ ver@@ ence for his ma@@ j@@ es@@ ty , lea@@ ds these cor@@ ul@@ ers with Christ in the heavenly Kingdom to honor God as the ul@@ tim@@ ate authority .
E@@ v@@ an then found the strength and courage to de@@ fu@@ se this ex@@ p@@ lo@@ sive situation by respon@@ ding in a mil@@ d man@@ ner .
He is “ the beg@@ in@@ ning of the cre@@ ation by God , ” ex@@ is@@ ting even before the cre@@ ation of the material uni@@ verse . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 15 ; Revelation 3 : 14 .
Since you may be h@@ es@@ it@@ ant to ra@@ ise your hand “ in the large congregation , ” know@@ ing that this is your par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph and that the one con@@ duc@@ ting the meeting will be w@@ atch@@ ing for your hand will encoura@@ ge you to com@@ ment .
It was repor@@ ting .
World events may mo@@ tiv@@ ate people to think seri@@ ously about their future .
Re@@ coun@@ t an experience one mission@@ ary had in his assignment .
How can we make the most of the Bible as a s@@ ource of divine guid@@ ance ?
They wa@@ it to see the do@@ ct@@ or or the d@@ ent@@ ist .
For you did not receive a spirit of sla@@ very ca@@ using fear again , but you received a spirit of a@@ do@@ p@@ tion as sons , by which spirit we c@@ ry out : ‘ Ab@@ ba , Father ! ’ ” ​ — Romans 8 : 14 , 15 .
The fru@@ it@@ age of wisdom is in@@ deed better than ref@@ ined go@@ ld and cho@@ ice s@@ il@@ ver .
11 , 12 . ( a ) What Bible princi@@ ple should we be@@ ar in mind when it comes to personal cle@@ an@@ ness ?
However , that obedi@@ ent gener@@ ation gra@@ du@@ ally died out and was re@@ plac@@ ed by a gener@@ ation that “ did not know Jehovah or the work that he had done for Israel . ”
S@@ ur@@ ely , then , we have every reason to learn more about our loving God through a study of his Word , the Bible .
5@@ 3 : 10 ​ — In what sense did Jehovah take deli@@ ght in c@@ ru@@ shing his Son ?
For example , he involved his fir@@ st@@ born Son in His cre@@ ative work .
13 A@@ p@@ pointed M@@ en ​ — L@@ ear@@ n From Timothy
Now Mark is more inc@@ l@@ ined to listen to his conscience and to we@@ i@@ gh Scriptural principles .
Thus , you need to respect the way Jesus direc@@ ts those dedic@@ ated to Jehovah .
Rather , st@@ ore up for y@@ ourselves tre@@ a@@ sures in heaven , where ne@@ i@@ ther mo@@ th nor ru@@ st con@@ sum@@ es , and where th@@ i@@ ev@@ es do not bre@@ ak in and ste@@ al .
His sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent actions showed that this was no id@@ le cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity ; he ye@@ ar@@ ned to help them .
Are you , for example , al@@ er@@ t to the d@@ anger posed by in@@ si@@ di@@ ous doub@@ ts ?
And if we follow@@ ed such practic@@ es , would he accept sacrific@@ es of praise from our li@@ ps ?
Q@@ u@@ ite the op@@ pos@@ ite .
Is that rec@@ ord cor@@ rec@@ t ?
E@@ ach year , Jehovah’s people receive h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of pages of help@@ ful written material pre@@ pared under the direction of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
And I promised that if he would help me , I would dedic@@ ate my life to him . ”
S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 21 - 27 , 200@@ 9
As I did my work and stu@@ died the Bible each day , my love for Jehovah God continued to gro@@ w , and I felt much clo@@ s@@ er to him .
Ther@@ efore , from personal experience , Paul could as@@ sure fellow believers that there was no need to “ be anxi@@ ous over anything . ” ​ — Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 , 13 .
In your own words , rel@@ ate Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation regarding the pro@@ di@@ g@@ al son .
27 Lo@@ ve ​ — A P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous Q@@ u@@ ality
Acc@@ ording to a sur@@ ve@@ y publi@@ shed in Ger@@ many in 200@@ 2 , “ fe@@ wer than 1 in 3 you@@ ths have a ba@@ si@@ c trust in other people . ”
A future article in this seri@@ es will consider how the ransom sacrifice of Jesus provi@@ des es@@ cap@@ e from sin , as well as what we must do in order to benefit from the ransom .
On@@ ly one turned back to praise God and expres@@ s than@@ ks to Jesus .
The prophet Isaiah wrote : “ Ho@@ ly , holy , holy is Jehovah . ”
“ M@@ ake sure of all things ; hold f@@ ast to what is fine ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Jesus explained that the love he ex@@ emp@@ li@@ fied went bey@@ ond the love people com@@ mon@@ ly show for one another .
As told by W@@ al@@ ter Mar@@ k@@ in
A@@ n appe@@ al was sent out to about a h@@ un@@ d@@ red congregations in ne@@ ar@@ by are@@ as to provide ten people each to clean the st@@ adi@@ u@@ m the night before the conven@@ tion .
He told his disciples to foc@@ us on the important wit@@ ness@@ ing work that they needed to do .
Ha@@ ving a wa@@ iting attitude , or pati@@ ence , helps us to avoid feel@@ ing disa@@ p@@ pointed that Jehovah’s day has not yet come .
When the re@@ buil@@ t w@@ alls were dedic@@ ated , the special mu@@ si@@ c pres@@ ent@@ ation contribu@@ ted great@@ ly to the joy of the occasi@@ on .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , he had not become a baptized , spirit - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten disci@@ ple of Jesus , nor had he buil@@ t a rec@@ ord of u@@ pri@@ ght conduct and faithful end@@ ur@@ ance .
When knowledge , s@@ k@@ ill , and love work together , the resul@@ ts can be most satis@@ f@@ ying .
A few days later as we were un@@ lo@@ ading an in@@ coming bo@@ at , a po@@ li@@ ce@@ man sal@@ u@@ ted the col@@ on@@ el and inform@@ ed him : “ S@@ ir , your ba@@ gg@@ age has arri@@ ved . ”
Be@@ fore he heard Jesus ’ words to the se@@ ven congregations , the apostle John was gr@@ anted a vision of “ the L@@ or@@ d’s day . ”
They told him : “ C@@ ome , and let us me@@ et together by ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment in the v@@ il@@ la@@ ges of the v@@ al@@ le@@ y pla@@ in of O@@ no . ”
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , most people desire se@@ cur@@ ity and happiness for themselves and their family .
( Read Luke 2 : 5@@ 1 . )
Such v@@ es@@ ti@@ ges of the past offer in@@ sight into the so@@ cial and religious life in ancient R@@ ome .
Do your children feel that they are being heard ?
I practic@@ ed hard to satis@@ fy my new com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve spirit .
Th@@ ough Ca@@ in ad@@ d@@ ressed his com@@ ments to Jehovah , his emo@@ tional out@@ bur@@ st was a com@@ pla@@ in@@ t about the bit@@ ter fru@@ it@@ age of sin .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ ing My Ser@@ vice
By ap@@ pl@@ ying the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s wise counsel and pra@@ ying for God’s help , you too can let your in@@ sight s@@ low down or control your anger .
What could lead to Christian overse@@ ers ’ serving “ with si@@ gh@@ ing , ” and with what resul@@ ts ?
Au@@ gu@@ st 15 , 20@@ 11
We too do not desire any to be destro@@ yed but would like to see them rep@@ ent and share our hope of everlasting life . ​ — 1 Timothy 2 : 3 , 4 .
The events recorded must have occ@@ ur@@ red early in the peri@@ od of the Ju@@ d@@ ges , since the l@@ an@@ do@@ w@@ ner Bo@@ a@@ z , one of the char@@ ac@@ ters in this real - life dr@@ ama , was the son of R@@ a@@ ha@@ b of Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s day .
In fact , some people ad@@ mit that they have ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ ally called their mate by the name of their pre@@ vi@@ ous sp@@ ouse !
She says : “ I do not reg@@ re@@ t the sacrific@@ es .
( Read Psalm 8@@ 3 : 18 . )
The Bible account says : “ He stru@@ ck three times and st@@ op@@ ped .
• Why is love a vital qu@@ ality ?
Acts of kindness mo@@ tiv@@ ated by emp@@ a@@ thy can also make our listen@@ ers more rec@@ ep@@ tive to the Kingdom message , as was true in the case of the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ an j@@ a@@ il@@ er .
On the contr@@ ary , Jehovah valu@@ es me@@ ek@@ ness in his worshipp@@ ers .
O@@ r we may have a sh@@ ort attention sp@@ an to beg@@ in with .
Do we stri@@ ve to take in all the spiritual food we receive and medit@@ ate on it ?
El@@ ders should also be gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous in expres@@ sing themselves in written cor@@ respon@@ d@@ ence when it is necess@@ ary to cor@@ respon@@ d with another body of elders or with the branch of@@ fice .
When both husband and wife act in such a loving way , their marriage will succ@@ e@@ ed and both will find joy in the relationship .
v@@ s 17 - 20 .
God would also cu@@ t off those ‘ bo@@ wing down to the ar@@ my of the heavens , ’ evid@@ ently practic@@ ing ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ gy and worshi@@ p@@ ing the su@@ n .
I@@ F A person could not trust everything that was written in a new@@ s@@ pa@@ per over 2@@ 00 years ag@@ o , the same app@@ lies to much of what can be read on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t in the 2@@ 1@@ st century .
God promises us that he is on our side .
Not having found ans@@ wers to their deep@@ est spiritual concer@@ ns , they live in con@@ fu@@ sion and un@@ certain@@ ty .
One of them is set asi@@ de as a school for stud@@ ents bel@@ ong@@ ing to a n@@ ative , or indi@@ gen@@ ous , po@@ pul@@ ation living in an are@@ a far from that city .
You Can Su@@ cc@@ e@@ ed Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of Your U@@ p@@ br@@ ing@@ ing
The ad@@ vice to take up the large shi@@ eld of faith is in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed with the expres@@ sion “ a@@ bo@@ ve all things , ” indic@@ ating that this pi@@ e@@ ce of ar@@ m@@ or is very important .
When King David wrote the words of Psalm 37 : 25 , he had “ gro@@ wn old , ” but like him , I too “ have not seen anyone righteous left enti@@ r@@ ely . ”
On such occasi@@ ons we as parents had to learn to a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze .
I was moved by Jehovah’s care for me , and out of love for him , I sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed my dedic@@ ation to him by water baptism in Ju@@ ly 19@@ 7@@ 5 .
What Scriptural ad@@ vice can be given to those who are living ap@@ ar@@ t from their family ?
However , Bro@@ ther B@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ on showed us De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 31 : 12 , which says : ‘ C@@ ongreg@@ ate the people , the men and the women and the little ones . . . , in order that they may listen and in order that they may learn . ’
* Hence , whether a number in Revelation is to be taken liter@@ ally or sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic@@ ally dep@@ ends on its ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound and set@@ ting .
So A@@ br@@ am@@ ’s fe@@ ars were not ex@@ ag@@ g@@ er@@ ated .
Even the desire for se@@ x@@ u@@ al ple@@ asure with one@@ ’s marriage mate is f@@ it@@ ting and has its place .
“ I was ten years old when I began going out with bo@@ ys .
Many mo@@ der@@ n - day examples prove that older ones can “ keep on th@@ ri@@ ving . ”
Because of my pers@@ ist@@ ent wit@@ ness@@ ing , fellow pris@@ on@@ ers com@@ men@@ ted that I would sur@@ ely get in tr@@ ou@@ ble .
However , according to that same illustr@@ ation , a she@@ ep@@ ’s ability to recogn@@ ize human vo@@ ic@@ es en@@ ab@@ les it to know not only its friend but also its fo@@ e .
In Greek , the ph@@ ra@@ se “ bu@@ ying out the oppor@@ tu@@ ne time ” imp@@ lies bu@@ ying at the ex@@ p@@ en@@ se of something el@@ se .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , such ch@@ urch teach@@ ers thought that the Bible was not en@@ ough to support their ide@@ as .
20 , 21 . ( a ) Des@@ cri@@ be some of the blessings that come from pur@@ su@@ ing spiritual go@@ als . ( b ) What are you determined to do ?
In the Scriptures , certain num@@ bers have sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance .
So we set asi@@ de money for he@@ at , r@@ ent , ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city , and food .
“ The re@@ ap@@ ers are angels , ” said Christ .
Are you than@@ k@@ ful to God for making this loving arrang@@ ement for our sal@@ vation ?
Isaiah 5@@ 4 : 17 , for example , states : “ No we@@ ap@@ on form@@ ed against you will have any succ@@ ess . ”
Bo@@ th men had am@@ a@@ z@@ ing st@@ am@@ ina .
O@@ thers say that God is a Tr@@ in@@ ity .
The question appe@@ ared on the co@@ ver of the J@@ anu@@ ary 22 , 200@@ 4 , is@@ sue of our compan@@ ion ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , A@@ wa@@ ke !
L@@ ater , four more of our si@@ bl@@ ings also became faithful Witnesses .
Now there are over 10@@ 0@@ ,000 .
I also pla@@ yed recorded Bible tal@@ ks on a por@@ table gr@@ am@@ op@@ ho@@ ne and sh@@ ared in plac@@ ard mar@@ ches through the ma@@ in st@@ re@@ et of to@@ wn .
The local brothers were moved to te@@ ars when the cha@@ ir@@ man ex@@ tend@@ ed a war@@ m wel@@ come in their n@@ ative language , R@@ apa Nu@@ i .
25 : 34 .
This involved vis@@ iting a number of congregations in a given cir@@ cu@@ it .
Des@@ pite that , I continued my tra@@ ining to be a pa@@ st@@ or .
While living in those cr@@ am@@ ped qu@@ ar@@ ters , we often pray@@ ed together , fer@@ v@@ ently as@@ king Jehovah to give us wisdom and “ power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 7 .
After speaking of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” that re@@ pres@@ ents the body of anointed Christians , Jesus spoke of the “ evil slave , ” a class that com@@ pla@@ ins , “ my ma@@ ster is d@@ el@@ a@@ ying , ” and star@@ ts to be@@ at its fellow sla@@ ves .
I@@ magine the en@@ er@@ gy you need to look after a heal@@ thy child , and then mul@@ ti@@ p@@ ly that by a h@@ un@@ d@@ red .
( See op@@ ening pi@@ c@@ ture . ) ( b ) God’s people have what guid@@ ance that can sa@@ ve their lives ?
Then “ the earth will be filled with the know@@ ing of the glory of Jehovah as the w@@ at@@ ers themselves co@@ ver over the se@@ a . ”
( b ) What counsel did Jehovah give Bar@@ u@@ ch ?
They began to dis@@ cer@@ n that the se@@ ven times would end in the year 1914 .
He needed to change his attitude and rep@@ ent .
Still , most of mankind will continue to bl@@ as@@ ph@@ eme God .
It loo@@ ked like a beau@@ ti@@ ful field of f@@ low@@ ers .
How deli@@ gh@@ ted we were to receive it !
If self - emp@@ lo@@ yed , are we tru@@ th@@ ful in all our bu@@ sin@@ ess deal@@ ings , or do we some@@ times fai@@ l to speak truth with our neigh@@ b@@ or ?
Instead , they follow@@ ed the su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ous Jewish tra@@ dition of re@@ plac@@ ing the divine name with t@@ it@@ les , such as God or Lord .
W@@ ic@@ ke@@ dness was r@@ am@@ p@@ ant .
( b ) What is the most important kind of prote@@ ction , and why ?
What did the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents do to show that they were not part of false religion any@@ more ?
We were f@@ la@@ b@@ ber@@ ga@@ sted .
Our love for him and the joy that is set before us help us to fi@@ ght disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement and fear .
By show@@ ing Jesus all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the world , the Devil was o@@ ffering him un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted human power .
“ The la@@ w@@ y@@ er had just started prac@@ tice with a large fir@@ m and had not yet tal@@ ked to a c@@ li@@ ent . ”
There are more people who can be in@@ fe@@ cted .
R@@ un@@ n@@ ers in the com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ons tra@@ ined and exer@@ ted themselves ri@@ g@@ or@@ ously with the go@@ al of be@@ coming the w@@ in@@ ner .
We thus rejo@@ ice over what we can accom@@ pl@@ ish , even if it is relati@@ vely mo@@ des@@ t . ​ — G@@ al .
By no means , though , were Paul and his fellow work@@ ers the only positi@@ ve influ@@ ence on those believers . The example of others who end@@ ur@@ ed tri@@ bul@@ ation was also an encourag@@ ement .
N@@ ex@@ t , Jesus uses another l@@ ine of reason@@ ing to con@@ fir@@ m his cre@@ d@@ enti@@ als as the Messi@@ ah .
It is the course of wisdom to be@@ ar in mind that Jehovah will continue to show loving - kindness , or loyal love , toward us only if we remain faithful to him . ​ — 2 Samuel 22 : 26 .
At the same time , Christians who are strong must not look down on those who@@ se conscience is still we@@ ak in certain are@@ as .
To the on@@ loo@@ k@@ ers on both si@@ des , the out@@ come must have seem@@ ed a fo@@ reg@@ one conclu@@ sion .
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you ever per@@ form@@ ed a kind deed for a friend and then received no expres@@ sion of than@@ ks ?
En@@ vision how exc@@ ited you will be to me@@ et your an@@ c@@ est@@ ors from cen@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o and to teach them about all that God has done for them .
Then I con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed to my family members why I was loo@@ king for it and what I had in@@ tend@@ ed to do .
You , the one preaching ‘ Do not ste@@ al , ’ do you ste@@ al ? ” ​ — Romans 2 : 21 .
A war@@ m , affe@@ c@@ tion@@ ate woman , she may well have had brothers and sisters , ni@@ e@@ ces and ne@@ p@@ he@@ ws , and a@@ un@@ ts and un@@ c@@ les to whom she was very att@@ ached and whom she might never see again .
However , Jehovah used his strength against such inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations , emp@@ ow@@ ering Jeremiah to continue .
Yes , one th@@ ir@@ d of the congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses that ex@@ ist today were form@@ ed during the last ten years !
Jehovah is mer@@ ci@@ ful to rep@@ ent@@ ant wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers .
“ Now Is the E@@ spe@@ cially Acc@@ ep@@ table Ti@@ me ”
In those difficult h@@ our@@ s , Peter gave his Ma@@ ster many things to for@@ give .
C@@ learly , ap@@ pl@@ ying the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s direction to become ac@@ tive min@@ isters has filled the need of these individuals for satis@@ f@@ ying and wor@@ th@@ while work .
Yes , during the time that Jehovah is ga@@ ther@@ ing the nations but before he p@@ our@@ s out upon them his bur@@ ning anger , he gives to the me@@ ek ones of the earth the change to a pu@@ re language .
My ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ ance with Jehovah’s Witnesses began in the 19@@ 60 ’ s when they started coming to our cl@@ in@@ ic for b@@ loo@@ d@@ less sur@@ g@@ er@@ y .
Jehovah sent an ang@@ el to strengthen the el@@ der@@ ly prophet Daniel .
He showed interest in young ones , instru@@ cting his disciples : “ Let the young children come to me ; do not try to sto@@ p them . ”
Even some who became Jesus ’ followers did not fully understand what God’s Kingdom is or what they must do to receive the blessing of be@@ coming associ@@ ate rul@@ ers with Christ . ​ — Matthew 20 : 20 - 22 ; Luke 19 : 11 ; Acts 1 : 6 .
God’s name , his worship , and the doing of his will were matters of ut@@ most import@@ ance to them .
What resur@@ rec@@ tions take place before mankind in gener@@ al is ra@@ ised from the dead ?
Abraham was loo@@ king for@@ ward to life under the rule of God’s Kingdom .
At the end of their preaching in sac@@ k@@ clo@@ th , these anointed ones were sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic@@ ally kil@@ led when they were thro@@ wn into pris@@ on for a com@@ par@@ ati@@ vely sh@@ or@@ ter peri@@ od of time , a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic three and a half days .
I d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed out of school , got a jo@@ b , and s@@ qu@@ an@@ der@@ ed my early 20 ’ s living an im@@ moral li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
Do these in@@ stances indic@@ ate that Jehovah is indi@@ ffer@@ ent to in@@ justice ?
I@@ magine that ​ — a har@@ v@@ est so a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant that some of it would not yet be ga@@ ther@@ ed in when the next time for p@@ low@@ ing and s@@ ow@@ ing se@@ ed came around !
S@@ as@@ ch@@ a
I saw that the Witnesses really are a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
Ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant lead@@ ers may “ speak even words against the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh , and . . . har@@ ass continu@@ ally the holy ones themselves of the Su@@ pre@@ me One . ”
May 16 - 22 , 20@@ 11
I ob@@ je@@ cted to this because I felt that such liter@@ ature could be wor@@ ded in a way that s@@ oun@@ ded cor@@ rec@@ t yet might not be .
Now , Abraham was a loving father .
If we are married , our clo@@ s@@ est neigh@@ b@@ or is our marriage mate .
Hence , Jehovah’s long - suffering is not a si@@ gn of we@@ ak@@ ness and is not without li@@ m@@ its .
An@@ i@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es were mean@@ ing@@ less to Jehovah if those o@@ ffering them did not tre@@ at their fellow man pro@@ per@@ ly .
They were not inc@@ l@@ ined to any ex@@ tre@@ m@@ es .
By way of contr@@ ast , Solomon next says : “ A woman of stu@@ pi@@ di@@ ty is bo@@ is@@ ter@@ ous . She is simp@@ le@@ min@@ de@@ dness it@@ self and has come to know nothing wh@@ atever .
I su@@ ff@@ er a great de@@ al from n@@ er@@ ve pain .
James wrote : “ Is there anyone [ spiritually ] si@@ ck among you ?
Pe@@ ople Who A@@ pp@@ ly the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule
1 , 2 . ( a ) Why is it encourag@@ ing to see famili@@ es atten@@ ding Christian meetings together ?
O@@ r do we look for Bible principles and try to apply them , thus show@@ ing that we r@@ ely on Jehovah’s way to sol@@ ve problems ?
H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds , continue loving your wi@@ ves , just as the Christ also loved the congregation and deli@@ vered up himself for it . ”
Di@@ d Ba@@ al have ear@@ s that could hear and a m@@ ou@@ th that could speak ?
A@@ n integrity keep@@ er is one who is b@@ lam@@ eless and u@@ pri@@ ght .
We do well to ask ourselves , ‘ Since Jehovah so gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ously for@@ gives me , how could I with@@ hold for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess from a fellow imper@@ fect human who is gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely rep@@ ent@@ ant for having sin@@ ned against me ? ’ ​ — Luke 17 : 3 , 4 .
I could not believe my ear@@ s !
So we are determined to fi@@ ght our wrong desi@@ res and use our lives to serve Jehovah .
Our pre@@ par@@ ing for , atten@@ ding , and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in all Christian meetings is faith - streng@@ th@@ ening for us individu@@ ally and encourag@@ ing to others .
On@@ ce out@@ do@@ ors , bre@@ a@@ thing in the f@@ res@@ h m@@ oun@@ tain a@@ ir and loo@@ king out over the high@@ lands of Ar@@ ar@@ at , Noah and his family saw before them a cle@@ ans@@ ed earth .
▪ A@@ vo@@ id ru@@ shing through the material .
E@@ con@@ om@@ ic un@@ certain@@ ties have moved many to con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on their jo@@ b and fin@@ an@@ ces or have influ@@ enced decisions about the ty@@ pe and am@@ ount of educ@@ ation to seek .
His sa@@ y@@ ings later became part of the Bible . But in the end , he fa@@ iled to stay faithful to Jehovah as a spiritual man .
L@@ ar@@ ge or small , these decisions can have a pro@@ found effect on our wel@@ f@@ are ​ — physi@@ c@@ ally , emo@@ tion@@ ally , and spiritually .
6 : 20 - 24 .
2 : 16 , 17 .
As@@ si@@ gn de@@ fin@@ ite study times .
Still , the next time Ma@@ x@@ ine and I saw Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r , he invit@@ ed us to his ro@@ om and co@@ o@@ ked a me@@ al for us .
Do@@ ing so will en@@ h@@ ance your appreciation for what he has done for you , what he is doing now , and what he will yet accom@@ pl@@ ish .
He proved himself a real friend and affe@@ c@@ tion@@ ate compan@@ ion to his followers , ‘ loving them to the end . ’ ​ — John 13 : 1 ; 15 : 11 - 15 .
Do you have a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar Bible sub@@ ject that you have wonder@@ ed about ?
Sa@@ ys one refer@@ ence work : “ The Christians of A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or were called Q@@ u@@ ar@@ to@@ deci@@ man@@ s [ F@@ our@@ te@@ en@@ thers ] from their cu@@ sto@@ m of c@@ ele@@ br@@ ating the pas@@ ch@@ a [ L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al ] inv@@ ari@@ ab@@ ly on the 14@@ th of N@@ is@@ an . . .
In his loving - kindness , Jehovah gu@@ i@@ ded Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s serv@@ ant
At great personal ris@@ k , O@@ ri@@ g@@ en op@@ en@@ ly encoura@@ ged his stud@@ ents , whether they were before a ju@@ dge , in pris@@ on , or about to be ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted .
After making a temp@@ or@@ ary with@@ dra@@ wa@@ l for no ap@@ par@@ ent reason , the Romans return in 70 C.E . , this time ra@@ z@@ ing the city .
They too have faith in God’s prophe@@ tic word , and their hope rest@@ s on en@@ ter@@ ing the earthly Par@@ adise .
Then he s@@ wi@@ ms back to help the three sisters .
During these 1@@ 33 years , there have been sever@@ al chang@@ es to the co@@ ver of the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
Like Bro@@ thers O@@ m@@ be@@ va and J@@ en@@ n@@ ings , many of Jehovah’s Witnesses continue fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly worshipp@@ ing Jehovah God des@@ pite da@@ un@@ ting ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les .
F@@ e@@ w people think about others when their own conven@@ i@@ ence or su@@ p@@ posed righ@@ ts are at st@@ ake .
In the pro@@ c@@ ess of cre@@ ation , Jehovah made humans last , the a@@ pe@@ x of his earthly works .
This provi@@ des more opportun@@ ities for “ an inter@@ change of encourag@@ ement . ”
C@@ ar@@ la found this to be true .
Di@@ d he take himself so seri@@ ously that he l@@ ac@@ ked a sense of hum@@ or ?
And both sing@@ le and married Christians face t@@ ests regarding se@@ x@@ u@@ al mor@@ ality .
When we die , we ce@@ ase to ex@@ ist .
Jesus , our Le@@ ad@@ er , who has ‘ all authority in heaven and on earth , ’ is with us to support us !
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous lead@@ ers have comple@@ t@@ ely de@@ par@@ ted from Jesus ’ comm@@ and to stay neu@@ tr@@ al in pol@@ itical af@@ fai@@ r@@ s .
Solomon eng@@ ag@@ ed in the dis@@ gu@@ sting false worship of the pa@@ g@@ an nations that his fore@@ ign wi@@ ves had in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed him to .
They stri@@ ve to live by its principles .
If that is the case , you can take comfort .
As a result , I was very clo@@ sel@@ y w@@ atch@@ ed by the po@@ li@@ ce .
Chris@@ tend@@ om has buil@@ t up a sh@@ am@@ e@@ ful rec@@ ord in this reg@@ ard .
* Davi@@ d’s gener@@ ous giving was , not an ou@@ tw@@ ard show , but a man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of faith and devo@@ tion to Jehovah God .
Christian parents real@@ ize that a chil@@ d’s up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing en@@ ta@@ il@@ s more than provi@@ ding for his material needs .
I knew I had found a true bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
He will never turn away those who come to him with rep@@ ent@@ ant hearts .
Some of those at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to the truth will take their stand for Jehovah ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 9 - 12 )
Why is it important to use gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous spe@@ e@@ ch ?
God’s Word , the Bible , is a great help in this reg@@ ard .
Th@@ an@@ ks to the efforts of Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an P@@ r@@ inc@@ es Baka@@ r@@ i and V@@ ak@@ hu@@ sh@@ t@@ i , the complete Bible fin@@ ally came off the pres@@ s in 1@@ 7@@ 4@@ 3 .
I had no@@ tic@@ ed the co@@ ver of the book , so I ans@@ wer@@ ed , “ The Bible . ”
Many servants of Jehovah lived before Jesus came to the earth .
Although our love for God should be the fore@@ most reason for doing his will , it is hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing to know that God re@@ war@@ ds those who serve him .
Yet , at the time of Jesus ’ as@@ cen@@ sion to heaven over 40 days later , the apostles still had the mis@@ taken view that the Kingdom would be esta@@ bli@@ shed here on the earth .
He was sent by the pri@@ est !
The sister used this re@@ mar@@ k as an opportunity to point to the wise guid@@ ance the Bible gives for h@@ and@@ ling family problems .
But Jesus did more than just say that he loved God .
How loving it is when those having spiritual qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations try to read@@ just the er@@ ring one in a spirit of mil@@ dness !
God reve@@ aled that he will become wh@@ atever he cho@@ o@@ ses to become so as to accom@@ pl@@ ish his purpose , that he will always prove true to his word .
As a young person , are you thr@@ il@@ led to take part in that work ?
There will be a can@@ c@@ el@@ ing out of all the bad con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against God’s rule .
Ther@@ efore , we are wise to ask ourselves : ‘ How does Satan dec@@ ei@@ ve people ?
Lo@@ ve like that showed by Al@@ la is an id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying mar@@ k of Jesus ’ true disciples .
P@@ r@@ om@@ pt action is vital , for Jesus is coming quic@@ k@@ ly to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment .
18 , 19 . ( a ) What must be done before God’s will fully takes place on the earth ?
“ G@@ o about in the land through its l@@ eng@@ th and through its bre@@ ad@@ th . ” ​ — Genesis 13 : 17 .
In fact , when Paul wrote to those brothers , he was under house ar@@ rest in R@@ ome .
Our first Bible stud@@ ents who came into the truth were Ch@@ r@@ is and M@@ ary K@@ ana@@ iya .
5 : 12 , 13 .
Do we believe this ?
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 6@@ 1 , 5@@ 7
“ If anyone lo@@ ves God , ” said the apostle Paul , “ this one is known by him . ”
How , then , does he exerc@@ ise his divine authority ?
It helped us to make up our min@@ ds to move to Rus@@ sia . ”
In speaking to his disciples , Jesus stated : “ You are already clean because of the word that I have spo@@ ken to you . ”
; Per@@ e@@ z , R .
They are bless@@ ed with having God’s written Word and loving guid@@ ance through his anointed class on earth .
What value is there in sing@@ ing out who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly during congregation meetings ?
“ I thought the Bible would be so hard to understand . ” ​ — Jo@@ v@@ y
What will en@@ able all of us to “ stand fir@@ m ” in the way of the truth ?
Do you know what it means to be baptized ‘ in the name of the Father , the Son , and the holy spirit ’ ?
All of it will be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed under the ben@@ ev@@ ol@@ ent rule of Christ Jesus in Kingdom power .
Jo@@ shua must have re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed that Jehovah had just an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ated the great@@ est mil@@ it@@ ary power of the day .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , she told her children : “ We must continue to gre@@ et our neigh@@ b@@ ors for Jehovah’s s@@ ake . ” ​ — Matthew 5 : 4@@ 7 , 4@@ 8 .
While not expe@@ cting such mirac@@ ul@@ ous heal@@ ing now , they pray to God for his comfort and strength to cop@@ e with tri@@ als .
God “ let himself be found by them ; and Jehovah continued to give them rest all around . ”
From the time they dis@@ obe@@ yed God , Adam and E@@ ve began to de@@ gener@@ ate in body and mind .
Paul said : “ Do not let sin continue to rule as king in your mor@@ tal bo@@ dies so that you should obey their desi@@ res . ”
King David could therefore pet@@ iti@@ on Jehovah : “ Do cause your face to shin@@ e upon your serv@@ ant . Sa@@ ve me in your loving - kindness . ”
• Why can we “ rejo@@ ice and lea@@ p for joy ” at being persecu@@ ted ?
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing to first - century Christians living in Eph@@ esus , the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus Christ said : “ I hold this against you , that you have left the love you had at first . ”
Christian famili@@ es should think seri@@ ously about the time and money they sp@@ end on en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , rec@@ re@@ ation , and the ac@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ on of material things .
15 , 16 . ( a ) Why were the Israelites war@@ ned : “ G@@ et ready to me@@ et your God ” ?
H@@ er brothers are ang@@ ry with her because the shepher@@ d bo@@ y whom she lo@@ ves has invit@@ ed her to go for a walk with him on a lo@@ vely s@@ pr@@ ing day .
( 5 ) Ar@@ ound its e@@ d@@ ges , a ma@@ p may have let@@ ters / num@@ bers so that you can vis@@ u@@ al@@ ize a g@@ ri@@ d , which you can use to lo@@ c@@ ate c@@ ities or n@@ ames [ g@@ l 23 ] .
In his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus ad@@ d@@ ressed this is@@ sue , she@@ d@@ ding light on who should be tre@@ ated with love .
What occ@@ ur@@ red following the death of the apostles ?
Christ and his cor@@ ul@@ ers will also continue the spiritual educ@@ ation pro@@ gra@@ m that Jesus began some 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o .
E@@ ven@@ tually , I re@@ je@@ cted Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ ism .
Eli@@ j@@ ah was a ch@@ am@@ pi@@ on of true worship at a time when cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and im@@ mor@@ ality were wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad , and he never wa@@ vered in his devo@@ tion to Jehovah .
In ancient times , it was not un@@ comm@@ on to displa@@ y an in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion on a buil@@ ding@@ ’s f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation , perhaps show@@ ing who buil@@ t it or who ow@@ ned it .
So when disa@@ gre@@ ements ar@@ ise , emo@@ tions may be difficult to control .
He h@@ an@@ ded his apostles un@@ le@@ av@@ ened bre@@ ad and said : “ T@@ ake , e@@ at . This means my body . ”
( b ) What important princi@@ ple do we find at Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 23 : 2 ?
Many of them may not be able to do all that they once did in vari@@ ous as@@ pe@@ cts of life , including the ministry .
Why is working to ad@@ v@@ ance the inter@@ ests of God’s Kingdom pur@@ po@@ se@@ ful ?
God coun@@ sel@@ ed Ca@@ in to get the ma@@ st@@ er@@ y over the sin that was “ cr@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing at the do@@ or . ”
P@@ E@@ R@@ H@@ A@@ P@@ S you are s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that using i@@ con@@ s is accep@@ table in worshi@@ p@@ ing God .
1 : 11 , 20 .
In about si@@ x months , I became con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that I had found the right way to serve God .
In other words , when is he or@@ da@@ ined ?
S@@ ome@@ times they only want compan@@ y in doing what is wrong .
I did not find it eas@@ y to sto@@ p s@@ mo@@ king to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o .
Like other followers of Christ , they also learned that Jehovah made pro@@ vision for the b@@ lo@@ t@@ ting out of their sin@@ s through the ransom sacrifice of his Son , Jesus Christ . ​ — Acts 3 : 19 - 21 .
The stud@@ ent now under@@ sto@@ od the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s requi@@ re@@ ment and got baptized soon ther@@ e@@ after .
Today , however , Jehovah does not ask us to sacrifice our children , but he does ask us to obey his comman@@ ds .
What did the word “ mar@@ ty@@ r ” mean in Bible times , but what does it mean today ?
In the case of the L@@ one C@@ y@@ pres@@ s , people have loo@@ ked for ways to help pre@@ serve it , and they continue to do so .
“ The sh@@ r@@ ou@@ d ” that ent@@ ra@@ ps the enti@@ re human family will have been re@@ moved forever . ​ — Is@@ a .
( b ) By sh@@ aring in the joy of giving , whom do we imitate ?
Paul’s let@@ ters bring to the fore the matter of very spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c prayers .
L@@ ater , in 194@@ 1 , M@@ other jo@@ ined the rest of us in serving Jehovah .
So taking a ch@@ ance , they left ho@@ m@@ es , bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ es , and relati@@ ves and set out in sear@@ ch of better opportun@@ ities .
They wis@@ ely recogn@@ ized Israel@@ ’s ba@@ ck@@ er to be the true God .
He got the wrong ide@@ a , conclu@@ ding that God did not care whether he kept his faith in H@@ im or not .
The examples of Jehovah God and Jesus Christ show that mer@@ cy has two com@@ pon@@ ents ​ — feelings of com@@ pas@@ sion , sy@@ mp@@ a@@ thy , or p@@ ity toward the disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ged and action that br@@ ings reli@@ ef to the re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ent .
T@@ w@@ ent@@ y people attend@@ ed the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death in 200@@ 4 .
The answer is no , they do not .
A Y@@ O@@ U@@ T@@ H in J@@ ap@@ an was moved by the kindness of a g@@ ent@@ le el@@ der@@ ly man .
G@@ r@@ and@@ pa did his writ@@ ing both at home in S@@ c@@ ran@@ t@@ on and at the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters about 1@@ 50 mil@@ es [ 2@@ 40 k@@ m ] away in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , sp@@ en@@ ding two we@@ ek@@ s at a time in each place .
They give me gi@@ f@@ ts as often as they like .
Ge@@ or@@ ges , the Christian overse@@ er qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , says : “ It is very important not to hi@@ de the im@@ min@@ ence of death .
Fa@@ ith is like a pl@@ ant .
Some scho@@ l@@ ars , however , cont@@ ested the d@@ ating and ar@@ gu@@ ed that the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls were written in the second century B.C.E .
When an ang@@ el told Jesus ’ a@@ do@@ p@@ tive father , Joseph , that what had been conc@@ ei@@ ved in M@@ ary was by holy spirit , the ang@@ el ad@@ ded : “ She will give bir@@ th to a son , and you are to name him Jesus , for he will sa@@ ve his people from their sin@@ s . ”
O@@ thers may feel that they should get baptized because their pe@@ ers have been im@@ mer@@ sed .
Fir@@ st , the tri@@ als of Job ex@@ pose the real enem@@ y of mankind and the s@@ ource of op@@ position against God’s people .
P@@ rac@@ tic@@ al as it might have seem@@ ed , it left out one vital el@@ ement ​ — God’s will .
How does she cop@@ e ?
Consi@@ der@@ ate of O@@ thers
However , Adam sin@@ ned before he fa@@ ther@@ ed any children .
Mi@@ ca@@ h pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed : “ They will ac@@ tually si@@ t , each one under his v@@ ine and under his fi@@ g t@@ ree , and there will be no one making them tre@@ m@@ ble ; for the very m@@ ou@@ th of Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es has spo@@ ken it . ” ​ — Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 4 .
Sh@@ ould this whole pas@@ sage in Isaiah chap@@ ter 5@@ 3 be coun@@ ted as one Messi@@ ani@@ c prophecy , or should each of these char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s of the Messi@@ ah be vie@@ wed as a se@@ par@@ ate prophecy in its own right ?
W@@ as Jehovah har@@ s@@ h in giving such st@@ ra@@ igh@@ t@@ for@@ ward counsel after Job had end@@ ur@@ ed so se@@ v@@ ere a tri@@ al ?
[ 2 ] ( par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 15 ) For information about situ@@ ations in which one Christian might deci@@ de to take leg@@ al action against another Christian , see “ Ke@@ ep Y@@ ourselves in God’s Lo@@ ve , ” page 2@@ 23 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
He imp@@ lied that humans ’ loy@@ al@@ ty to God dep@@ ends exc@@ lu@@ si@@ vely on ‘ what they can get out of it . ’
That being the case , they were to be hon@@ ored .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of people believe that when someone dies , he be@@ comes an an@@ c@@ es@@ tr@@ al spirit with the ability to help or har@@ m the living .
Then the desire , when it has become fer@@ t@@ ile , gives bir@@ th to sin ; in turn , sin , when it has been accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed , br@@ ings for@@ th death . ” ​ — James 1 : 14 , 15 .
Jesus then wa@@ ited at God’s right hand until Jehovah gave him power to rule as King over all the earth .
Do@@ ing so will ad@@ d to our happiness , for “ there is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ” ​ — Acts 20 : 35 .
David ?
All such war@@ n@@ ings are really evidence of Jehovah’s loving , w@@ atch@@ ful care for us as individuals .
At that m@@ om@@ ent , I real@@ ized that our little bo@@ y had a serious health proble@@ m .
7 : 9 , 14 ; John 10 : 16 ; J@@ as .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , the ba@@ o@@ ba@@ b tre@@ es of cen@@ tr@@ al Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a at@@ tain great ages , and a b@@ ris@@ t@@ le@@ c@@ one p@@ ine in C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a is believ@@ ed to be some 4@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 years old .
An@@ yone fac@@ ing a situation similar to that of K@@ im would do well to pon@@ der the case of the na@@ i@@ ve young man descri@@ bed in Proverbs chap@@ ter 7 .
So the man says , “ Be@@ fore I accept you as a son , I need to know that you will love and respect me as your father . ”
That contr@@ ast likely helps you to sense that you have a very serious fi@@ ght .
No@@ ta@@ bly , David said : “ Because of my integrity you have up@@ held me . ”
We were determined to make good use of this new opportunity to serve in un@@ t@@ ou@@ ched ter@@ rit@@ ory .
1 : 5 , 6 ​ — Why might the ra@@ ising up of the Ch@@ al@@ de@@ ans against Jerusalem have seem@@ ed un@@ beli@@ e@@ va@@ ble to the Jews ?
How can these milli@@ ons be helped spiritually ?
When Jesus began his public ministry , he quic@@ k@@ ly set a pat@@ ter@@ n .
This form@@ er par@@ ty@@ go@@ er com@@ ments : “ Y@@ oung people often do not know what to do , and they end up har@@ m@@ ing themselves .
When we seek God’s guid@@ ance in all as@@ pe@@ cts of life , our fri@@ end@@ ship with him is certain to gro@@ w .
Although she was n@@ er@@ v@@ ous at first , S@@ te@@ ph@@ ani@@ e used the occasi@@ on to present the Scriptural view .
R@@ es@@ pon@@ sible Christian giving inclu@@ des sh@@ aring the good news with others .
God’s great@@ ness was sh@@ own in cre@@ ating his Son and using him for a@@ e@@ ons as His “ ma@@ ster work@@ er . ”
This talk was follow@@ ed by inter@@ vie@@ ws with ze@@ al@@ ous pre@@ ach@@ ers of the good news .
S@@ imp@@ ly foc@@ us on what is ess@@ enti@@ al to cl@@ ari@@ f@@ ying the point under consider@@ ation .
Yet , what if we have dec@@ l@@ ining health , are advan@@ ced in years , or have family responsi@@ bil@@ ities ?
Then he will take full control of all af@@ fai@@ r@@ s on the earth , and m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous chang@@ es will follow .
In@@ ha@@ bi@@ ting the inv@@ isi@@ ble heavens were perfect spirit cre@@ atu@@ res , serving their Creator , “ the God of truth . ”
What happened about the year 14@@ 50 that helped to loo@@ s@@ en the control of false religion over people ?
They want to enjoy the pleas@@ an@@ t@@ ness of Jehovah and to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in sac@@ red service no matter what happ@@ ens . ​ — Read Psalm 27 : 6 .
G@@ ro@@ wing up , she stru@@ gg@@ led with l@@ on@@ el@@ iness and a feel@@ ing of emp@@ t@@ iness .
But since he always used the Bible and never gave his personal op@@ in@@ ion , I fin@@ ally recogn@@ ized that this man had a valu@@ able message from the Bible for me .
This br@@ ings them deep in@@ ner happiness . ​ — Romans 4 : 7 , 8 .
As you move for@@ ward toward your go@@ al , you will enjoy the j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
H@@ O@@ W many s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws died y@@ es@@ ter@@ day ?
No matter what challeng@@ es we may be fac@@ ing now or may yet enc@@ oun@@ ter in the future , we too can put full trust in Jehovah as our “ Pro@@ vi@@ der of es@@ cap@@ e . ”
Who wrote this part of the Bible ?
How do the Bible boo@@ ks of Hebrews and Mal@@ ach@@ i show that Jehovah appreci@@ ates your service ?
A@@ n es@@ tim@@ ated 50 per@@ c@@ ent of that lit@@ ter is pl@@ as@@ tic that will d@@ ri@@ ft for h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of years before it de@@ gra@@ des .
Pa@@ x sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ded peace , S@@ al@@ us health , P@@ udi@@ c@@ iti@@ a mo@@ des@@ ty and cha@@ st@@ ity , F@@ id@@ es fid@@ el@@ ity , V@@ ir@@ tu@@ s courage , and V@@ olu@@ p@@ t@@ as ple@@ asure .
Your own eyes will see str@@ ange things , and your own heart will speak per@@ verse things . ”
15 : 3 , 5 .
How S@@ tr@@ ong Is Your Fa@@ ith ?
Jesus once invit@@ ed a ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ or nam@@ ed Matthew L@@ ev@@ i , saying : “ Be my follow@@ er . ”
How were they to sear@@ ch for deser@@ ving ones ?
He is w@@ ra@@ th@@ ful and at war with those “ who ob@@ serve the comman@@ d@@ ments of God and have the work of be@@ aring witness to Jesus . ”
L@@ ess than two we@@ ek@@ s later , Jesus ’ disciples con@@ sul@@ ted the Scriptures , pray@@ ed for divine direction , and cho@@ se Mat@@ th@@ i@@ as to re@@ place Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t as the 1@@ 2@@ th apostle .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of S@@ pan@@ ish and B@@ el@@ gi@@ an brothers were present , as well as d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates from Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que , Ang@@ o@@ la , C@@ ap@@ e V@@ er@@ de , Ma@@ de@@ ir@@ a , and the A@@ z@@ o@@ res .
Many cen@@ tu@@ ries after A@@ bel@@ ’s time , God used the sacrifice of an un@@ ble@@ mi@@ shed lam@@ b to pi@@ c@@ ture the sacrifice of His own perfect Son , “ the L@@ am@@ b of God , ” who@@ se in@@ no@@ c@@ ent blood would be shed .
A refer@@ ence work for Bible transl@@ at@@ ors no@@ tes that the Greek word rend@@ ered “ ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king ” does not mean “ going out to find ” but , rather , imp@@ lies coming to God “ in worship . ”
God’s holy spirit is a powerful for@@ ce for good , en@@ ab@@ ling those under its influ@@ ence to displa@@ y godly qualities .
8 : 17 ​ — In what way were ‘ many of the pe@@ op@@ les of the land declar@@ ing themselves Jews ’ ?
We must con@@ f@@ ess our sin@@ s to him . We also need to appro@@ ach the elders , who can offer us spiritual help .
; H@@ en@@ ry , K .
How can as@@ king yourself these questions help you to a@@ do@@ pt Jehovah’s view of matters ?
This one was to be offered up “ as a bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering ” in that the person would be devo@@ ted to Jehovah’s exc@@ lu@@ sive service in con@@ ne@@ ction with the san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary .
What resul@@ ts when such bal@@ an@@ ced ad@@ vice is ign@@ ored ?
In fact , as the congregation is in sub@@ je@@ ction to the Christ , so let wi@@ ves also be to their hus@@ ban@@ ds in everything . ”
I did not do anything wrong . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 24 : 16 .
A@@ no@@ ther young man cont@@ ac@@ ted at D@@ aka@@ r Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity is also now serving with the Bethel family in his home country .
4 : 7 , 8 ; 8 : 5 , 6 ; 11 : 13 - 15 .
F@@ in@@ ally , toward the end of 198@@ 3 , I received the happy news that a family ​ — D@@ ann@@ y and D@@ en@@ ise S@@ tur@@ ge@@ on and their four sons — ​ were coming to live in D@@ er@@ by .
These were baptized into the spiritual body of Christ , into his congregation , and into his death .
How can the way we use our fre@@ e@@ dom of cho@@ ice reve@@ al the dep@@ th of our love for Jehovah ?
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S W@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ S d@@ well in a spiritual par@@ adise .
C@@ learly , before the cal@@ am@@ ities stru@@ ck , he had already cultiv@@ ated a close relationship with Jehovah .
At these conven@@ tions , local Witnesses me@@ et brothers from f@@ ar@@ away lands , and many have op@@ ened their ho@@ m@@ es to fore@@ ign d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we would be ign@@ or@@ ing the ob@@ vi@@ ous ex@@ ist@@ ence of or@@ der@@ ly , pur@@ po@@ se@@ ful cre@@ ations “ without number . ”
‘ What makes me believe that Jehovah’s standards are for my good ? ’ ​ — Is@@ a .
We benefit when we read and study such information care@@ fully
Th@@ r@@ ough “ the Son of man , ” Jesus Christ , God provided a ransom that makes everlasting life possible for those exerc@@ ising faith in Jesus ’ sacrifice .
The fore@@ going fac@@ ts show that humans have the cap@@ ac@@ ity for doing good to others .
Since Jehovah can gu@@ i@@ de our st@@ ep@@ s , we are ac@@ ting wis@@ ely if we seek his help in ‘ making our pl@@ ans fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed . ’
After a re@@ ap@@ pra@@ is@@ al of the effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess of this me@@ th@@ od of wit@@ ness@@ ing , the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er of May 15 , 19@@ 0@@ 3 , ur@@ ged har@@ v@@ est work@@ ers to dist@@ ribu@@ te the tr@@ ac@@ ts “ from house to house , on S@@ un@@ day for@@ en@@ o@@ ons . ”
But we should not talk down to others or give them any v@@ al@@ id cause for taking off@@ en@@ se at our message .
In ev@@ alu@@ ating ourselves , we should recogn@@ ize that circumstances change .
Their an@@ c@@ est@@ ors had vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily cho@@ s@@ en to be a nation in that relationship .
Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 1 , 200@@ 2 , The Watchtower has also been publi@@ shed in Ha@@ iti@@ an C@@ re@@ o@@ le .
He was ready and willing to go . ​ — Acts 15 : 40 – 16 : 5 .
In S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 199@@ 3 , I vis@@ ited a ma@@ xi@@ mu@@ m - se@@ cur@@ ity pris@@ on .
A@@ vo@@ id time - con@@ sum@@ ing di@@ str@@ actions , and foc@@ us on help@@ ing others .
The prophet could have asked Jehovah to cl@@ ari@@ fy His instru@@ ctions , but the Scriptures do not say that he did so .
If they do talk about the Kingdom , many of them say that it is a feel@@ ing in a person@@ ’s heart .
The bo@@ ats will be bus@@ y for qu@@ ite some time to come .
On F@@ ri@@ day af@@ ter@@ no@@ on , during the talk “ R@@ ear@@ ing Ch@@ il@@ dren in the New World So@@ ci@@ ety , ” the speak@@ er said something that we have never for@@ go@@ t@@ ten : “ The great@@ est in@@ her@@ it@@ ance that we can give our children is the desire to be servants of God . ”
This makes us appreci@@ ate how preci@@ ous our bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od is .
To accom@@ pl@@ ish this , at times we need help from qu@@ ali@@ fied older men .
M@@ ak@@ ing Ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments H@@ as Be@@ en Re@@ war@@ ding ( J .
Bo@@ th qualities pla@@ yed a vital ro@@ le in his act of v@@ al@@ or .
In his great concer@@ n even about our life , he determined to re@@ serve blood for use in one high@@ ly important way , the only way that makes everlasting life possible .
Jesus Christ knew that the Devil was real .
L@@ er@@ o@@ y , you@@ ’@@ ve been rel@@ eas@@ ed !
Jesus ’ disciples learned that faith is needed to for@@ give others
Yes , he has the ability to ev@@ alu@@ ate our thinking , mo@@ tiv@@ ation , and in@@ most desi@@ res .
T@@ es@@ ti@@ mony of Jesus ’ F@@ ol@@ low@@ ers
Why is a v@@ isi@@ ble arrang@@ ement needed to accom@@ pl@@ ish the work descri@@ bed at Matthew 24 : 14 ?
He no@@ ted that while this is a happy time in many ways for Jehovah’s people , it is also a serious , so@@ ber@@ ing time .
Jesus war@@ ned that we would have se@@ v@@ ere tri@@ als and c@@ ru@@ el persecu@@ tion during the last days .
When does the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” beg@@ in ?
De@@ bor@@ ah’s s@@ ong reve@@ als that tra@@ v@@ el was ne@@ arly imp@@ os@@ sible in the land and v@@ il@@ la@@ ge life had all but ended .
After all , did she really ab@@ ho@@ r her life ?
S@@ end me . ” Isaiah stu@@ ck to his com@@ mis@@ sion .
On Mar@@ ch 8 , 200@@ 3 , the gra@@ du@@ ation of the 1@@ 14@@ th class took place at the Watchtower E@@ duc@@ ational C@@ en@@ ter in P@@ at@@ ter@@ son , New Yor@@ k .
If sh@@ ad@@ ed by v@@ ines or p@@ al@@ m lea@@ ves , a h@@ ou@@ se@@ to@@ p must have been a pleas@@ ant re@@ tre@@ at .
Con@@ qu@@ est of the land was as@@ sur@@ ed .
This mirac@@ le too was per@@ form@@ ed in the pres@@ ence of both Jesus ’ disciples and his enem@@ ies .
He did not feel qu@@ ali@@ fied , and in himself , he was not .
He brought to fulfill@@ ment what was fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed in the Law , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly on the Da@@ y of A@@ t@@ on@@ ement .
Of course , nor@@ ma@@ l se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations are prop@@ er and a s@@ ource of ple@@ asure between marriage mat@@ es .
The C@@ ri@@ mean K@@ ar@@ a@@ ites were e@@ ag@@ er to present to the c@@ z@@ ar evidence of their dist@@ inc@@ t@@ ness from ra@@ b@@ bin@@ ic Jews , ther@@ e@@ by giving them a se@@ par@@ ate st@@ atu@@ s .
Are we not gr@@ ate@@ ful , then , to have the mo@@ der@@ n - language New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures ?
Because we have made Jehovah our S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord !
Samu@@ el@@ ’s fine conduct did not go un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed . The Bible rec@@ ord states : “ All the while the bo@@ y Samuel was gro@@ wing bi@@ gg@@ er and more li@@ ka@@ ble both from Jehovah’s stan@@ d@@ point and from that of men . ” ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
L@@ ater , Isa@@ a@@ c , Jac@@ o@@ b , and Moses s@@ pon@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ously buil@@ t al@@ t@@ ars for use in their worship of God . ​ — Genesis 12 : 6 - 8 ; 13 : 3 , 18 ; 22 : 9 - 13 ; 26 : 23 - 25 ; 33 : 18 - 20 ; 35 : 1 , 3 , 7 ; Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 17 : 15 , 16 ; 24 : 4 - 8 .
The foc@@ us of the Messi@@ ani@@ c prophe@@ ci@@ es is a “ sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ t ” with many fac@@ e@@ ts of uni@@ vers@@ al import@@ ance .
It will also en@@ able him to set a f@@ it@@ ting example and maintain a good conscience . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 16 .
Jehovah’s Witnesses are , and they are doing so in 2@@ 35 lands ! ​ — Psalm 8@@ 6 : 11 , 12 .
This is not just a fle@@ et@@ ing wish , but it is a con@@ vi@@ ction that can gro@@ w str@@ ong@@ er every day .
“ He appe@@ ared to up@@ ward of fi@@ ve h@@ un@@ d@@ red brothers at one time . . .
And the Bible book of Revelation fore@@ told not just local war@@ f@@ are but w@@ ars that would af@@ fect the whole earth during the time of the end .
U@@ sing illustr@@ ations , Jesus showed that we need pers@@ ist@@ ence , faith , and hum@@ ility if our prayers are to be heard .
At su@@ n@@ down , N@@ is@@ an 15 began , meaning that the regul@@ ar we@@ ek@@ ly S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h ( S@@ atur@@ day ) that year co@@ in@@ ci@@ ded with the first day of the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Un@@ fer@@ men@@ ted C@@ ak@@ es , which was always a sa@@ b@@ bat@@ h .
( b ) What example regarding pol@@ itical activ@@ ity did Jesus set for his followers ?
“ I was discus@@ sing with a cl@@ ass@@ mate of mine what I wanted to do when I got out of high school .
Why might some find it difficult to appreci@@ ate their spiritual her@@ it@@ age ?
“ With this book , ” he says , “ all the ba@@ si@@ c teachings of the Bible se@@ em to come together to form a complete pi@@ c@@ ture , like a ji@@ g@@ saw pu@@ z@@ z@@ le . ”
P@@ re@@ ci@@ pit@@ ation le@@ vel@@ s in the E@@ b@@ la are@@ a li@@ mit@@ ed ex@@ ten@@ sive cultiv@@ ation to cer@@ e@@ als , v@@ ines , and o@@ live tre@@ es .
In that cul@@ ture and time , S@@ ar@@ ah’s con@@ dition was par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly tr@@ ying .
When we share in the field ministry , not only do we buil@@ d faith in others but our own faith gro@@ ws .
God’s origin@@ al purpose for mankind was thus con@@ ne@@ cted with the earth , not with heaven .
The example of Timothy can help you .
The Word has served Jehovah for ages , for the Bible states : “ In the beg@@ in@@ ning was the Word , and the Word was with God . ”
This article shows what has been done to preach the good news during the past 1@@ 00 years of Kingdom rul@@ er@@ ship .
When I read that verse , the gra@@ v@@ ity of my situation brought me to te@@ ars .
To show this love , I had to change my way of thinking and not view people as my enem@@ ies . ”
* In a sense , to@@ da@@ y’s system of things is like that man on death ro@@ w .
As jo@@ y@@ ful experi@@ ences in the ministry re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly demonstr@@ ate , we can be succ@@ ess@@ ful ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers if we cultiv@@ ate and displa@@ y the qualities man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted by Jesus .
You brought food right to our se@@ ats and even provided us with water to dr@@ ink .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , they had s@@ wor@@ n by Jehovah to the covenant and thus held to it .
For many years , one large family invit@@ ed an el@@ der@@ ly special pioneer cou@@ ple to jo@@ in them for a me@@ al once each we@@ ek .
To a New T@@ er@@ rit@@ ory
M@@ em@@ bers of One F@@ am@@ ily
A@@ n A@@ t@@ t@@ ack on God’s Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ment
He ac@@ qui@@ red we@@ al@@ th , gre@@ w old , and experienced the in@@ fir@@ m@@ ities of old age .
This fav@@ ors the acc@@ ur@@ ate and care@@ ful rend@@ ering of Jesus ’ sa@@ y@@ ings and works as op@@ posed to the cre@@ ation of an em@@ bel@@ li@@ shed ver@@ sion .
Un@@ der that he@@ ading , there are sever@@ al bri@@ ef artic@@ les deal@@ ing with different situ@@ ations .
He thus kno@@ ws the problems they face , and he under@@ stan@@ ds the pain of mind and heart that may result from these har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps .
You likely have contribu@@ ted to that .
See A@@ pp@@ en@@ di@@ x A@@ 1 of the re@@ v@@ ised New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation and the article “ How Can You C@@ ho@@ ose a Go@@ od Bible Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation ? ”
H@@ ag@@ ar , who later became A@@ br@@ am@@ ’s con@@ cu@@ bin@@ e , may have been among the servants given to Abra@@ m at this time . ​ — Genesis 16 : 1 .
However , mo@@ tiv@@ ated by our desire to serve Jehovah wh@@ er@@ ever we could be used best , we t@@ ac@@ k@@ led this new assignment , with his blessing .
Yet , he does not pre@@ deter@@ mine the fin@@ al des@@ t@@ in@@ y of individuals . ​ — Ho@@ se@@ a 12 : 3 ; Romans 9 : 10 - 12 .
Ha@@ ving godly parents is no gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e of spiritu@@ ality , for each individu@@ al must esta@@ bl@@ ish his own relationship with Jehovah .
The con@@ text of N@@ um@@ bers 18 : 20 shows that this did not leave them imp@@ over@@ i@@ shed materi@@ ally .
Will You Ser@@ ve A@@ gain ?
What does the Bible reve@@ al about our c@@ hi@@ ef op@@ pos@@ er ?
When the ing@@ a@@ ther@@ ing of anointed Christians was under@@ way in the l@@ ate 19@@ th century , the direc@@ t@@ ors and of@@ fic@@ ers of this cor@@ por@@ ation had the heavenly hope .
To experience the happiness that resul@@ ts from being mer@@ ci@@ ful , we need to eng@@ age in positi@@ ve de@@ e@@ ds of kindness toward those in need .
; Pa@@ va@@ ge@@ au , T .
How do they feel about having had to wa@@ it longer than they may have expe@@ cted in order to see God’s pur@@ pos@@ es ful@@ filled toward the earth ?
He wants us to know that we are loved and sa@@ fe just as a child feel@@ s loved and sa@@ fe when he is in the em@@ br@@ ace of a car@@ ing par@@ ent or as we do when in the compan@@ y of a true and loyal friend .
A@@ no@@ ther fine example is that of Saul , who became the apostle Paul .
What instru@@ ctions did Jehovah give to the first married cou@@ ple ?
Gi@@ ve examples . ( b ) What less@@ on do you learn from how some brothers respon@@ ded to disa@@ st@@ ers ?
The woman con@@ ver@@ sing in a group where she might hear a bi@@ t of h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful go@@ s@@ si@@ p ho@@ l@@ ds back , rec@@ all@@ ing the direction : “ Let each of us ple@@ ase his neigh@@ b@@ or in what is good for his up@@ building . ”
As for this also , it will certainly become no one@@ ’s until he comes who has the leg@@ al right [ Jesus Christ ] , and I must give it to him . ” ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 21 : 26 , 27 .
C@@ learly , as imit@@ at@@ ors of God , true Christians need to understand when it is “ a time to love ” and when it is “ a time to h@@ ate . ”
Why does Jehovah take time to listen to the concer@@ ns of his servants ?
Many times my bed was a th@@ in m@@ at on a w@@ o@@ o@@ den flo@@ or .
To the ancient Bible writ@@ er , the fle@@ et@@ ing n@@ ature of man sto@@ od in sh@@ ar@@ p contr@@ ast with the per@@ man@@ ence of the earth .
That is the kind of faith we will displa@@ y if we keep wal@@ king by spirit .
H@@ im you should serve , and to him you should cl@@ ing . ”
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er may help us to dis@@ cer@@ n what about our desire to re@@ ach out for service privile@@ ges ?
Do Christ’s qualities move you to serve him loy@@ ally ?
This article discus@@ ses three ways that they can do so and act as spiritual shepher@@ ds to their gro@@ wing children .
What are some ways in which married cou@@ ples can show that they up@@ hold Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ?
Still , can a consider@@ ation of what is now being accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed in Jehovah’s organization help us to foc@@ us even more on the all - important preaching work ?
Many cho@@ ic@@ es we make in our da@@ ily life may be consider@@ ed r@@ out@@ ine or tri@@ vi@@ al .
Many people stri@@ ve after things that do not bring happiness .
26 Par@@ ents , H@@ el@@ p Your Ch@@ il@@ dren Bu@@ il@@ d Fa@@ ith
A for@@ giving attitude prom@@ o@@ tes un@@ ity ​ — something ch@@ eri@@ shed by Jehovah’s people .
O@@ ther sh@@ r@@ ines are more se@@ cul@@ ar in n@@ ature and com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate fam@@ ous bat@@ t@@ les or those who died in war or in some other tra@@ ge@@ dy .
Pe@@ ace is an ess@@ enti@@ al con@@ dition in the out@@ working of the divine purpose for the earth , which inclu@@ des the rest@@ or@@ ation of par@@ adi@@ sa@@ ic con@@ di@@ tions .
I have nothing but praise for her . ”
When they see that , they will likely follow your example . ​ — Read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 5 - 7 ; Proverbs 22 : 6 .
Why must we have faith , and how can it become str@@ ong@@ er ?
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , assign@@ ing a woman honor as to a we@@ ak@@ er v@@ es@@ sel does not de@@ value or dem@@ e@@ an her .
After a long time the ma@@ ster of those sla@@ ves came and set@@ t@@ led acc@@ oun@@ ts with them . ” ​ — Matthew 25 : 15 - 19 .
The wicked one does not benefit even if he ga@@ ins we@@ al@@ th .
In contr@@ ast , the well - pre@@ pared minis@@ ter thin@@ ks about the person he is instru@@ cting , medit@@ ates on the to@@ pi@@ c , and pres@@ ents c@@ learly just what is needed .
If there is a family ga@@ ther@@ ing , will it be all you want it to be , or will you be disa@@ p@@ pointed ?
As loving parents , use your ear@@ s to gain understanding and your t@@ ong@@ ue to he@@ al .
He felt happy before his Father all the time .
Paul’s next words expla@@ in what has been made possible by Jesus ’ resurrection .
12 , 13 . ( a ) I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate the effe@@ cts of mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring . ( b ) What might prom@@ pt an individu@@ al to mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r ?
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 19 ]
The number cor@@ respon@@ ds to the individu@@ al in the pi@@ c@@ tures that follow .
Jesus ’ heart was t@@ ou@@ ched by the sight of this crow@@ d of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds , including si@@ ck ones , who e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly a@@ wa@@ ited him .
Even the me@@ tal ro@@ of@@ ing she@@ e@@ ts had been stri@@ pp@@ ed from our house .
All cre@@ di@@ t for what has resul@@ ted go@@ es to “ the Pro@@ vi@@ der of es@@ cap@@ e . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
A study was started with her .
Is it any won@@ der that Jehovah God will soon ri@@ d this earth of false religion ? ​ — Re@@ v .
C@@ ould there be a God after all ? ’
Mar@@ ch 10 - 16 , 200@@ 8
Why , though , has he wa@@ ited so long ?
The ang@@ el fore@@ most in power and authority is M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el the ar@@ chang@@ el , or Jesus Christ .
That most important educ@@ ation is a@@ vail@@ able only through a study of God’s Word , the Bible .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , ‘ the pla@@ gu@@ e of his or her own heart ’ can be se@@ v@@ ere . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 8 : 38 , 39 .
We can have similar confidence if we prac@@ tice righteousness . A@@ ware that Jehovah , the “ righteous God , ” bless@@ es his u@@ pri@@ ght people , we can confid@@ ently pray to him through his Son with faith in Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice .
Christian and Dani@@ ela have two te@@ en@@ age daugh@@ ters .
Me@@ an@@ ing@@ ful con@@ vers@@ ation may be al@@ most n@@ on@@ ex@@ ist@@ ent .
If we are af@@ ra@@ id of the cro@@ co@@ dile , how much more should we fear to speak against the One who cre@@ ated it !
This hist@@ ory is an example of how Jehovah ch@@ eri@@ sh@@ es wi@@ do@@ ws who draw close to him and trust in him .
To ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct associ@@ ation and instru@@ ction at Christian meetings for the s@@ ake of tr@@ ying to en@@ sure fin@@ an@@ cial se@@ cur@@ ity would we@@ ak@@ en our relationship with Jehovah .
D@@ ar@@ w@@ in
Many thought that we would be kil@@ led .
However , true Christians do not believe this , for they real@@ ize that “ the new person@@ ality ” is put on under the influ@@ ence of God’s holy spirit and by ap@@ pl@@ ying Scriptural principles . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 22 - 24 .
Are these desi@@ ra@@ ble jo@@ bs ?
His father , Per@@ cy , s@@ ought comfort from his ch@@ urch .
In his letter to the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans , Paul spoke of himself , saying : “ S@@ har@@ ing in [ Christ’s ] su@@ ffer@@ ings , sub@@ mit@@ ting my@@ self to a death like his , to see if I may by any means at@@ tain to the ear@@ li@@ er resurrection from the dead . ”
And our Ex@@ emp@@ la@@ r , Jesus Christ , st@@ ressed the import@@ ance of pra@@ ising God by preaching the good news . ​ — Luke 4 : 18 , 4@@ 3 , 4@@ 4 .
It is a very ancient book ​ — older than most .
Now I live in a re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment for sen@@ i@@ or c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens .
He ad@@ ded : “ God kno@@ ws that in the very day of your e@@ ating from it your eyes are b@@ ound to be op@@ ened . ”
How Jehovah wants to sp@@ are us from such nee@@ d@@ less suffering ! ​ — Read Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 , 18 .
As we un@@ it@@ e@@ dly serve together , we draw strength from one another .
Thus , the pa@@ g@@ an do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of the im@@ mor@@ tal soul was ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed into the “ Christian ” ch@@ urch and became a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al part of its beli@@ ef@@ s .
• What problems did David face because of Ab@@ sal@@ om ?
In thinking about the rest@@ or@@ ation of Jerusalem , the psalmist san@@ g about Jehovah : “ He makes the ba@@ r@@ s of your city g@@ ates strong ; he bless@@ es your sons within you .
I would like that .
In ne@@ ar@@ by D@@ en@@ a@@ in , where there has been a congregation since 19@@ 0@@ 6 , 7@@ 5 Witnesses sp@@ ent 2@@ 00 h@@ our@@ s dist@@ ribu@@ ting the tr@@ act on F@@ ri@@ day .
His example thus speak@@ s to us because any one of us may face persecu@@ tion for similar reas@@ ons .
Pe@@ ople in Jesus ’ day were living under very difficult circumstances .
This is the truth that Jehovah’s Witnesses encoura@@ ge you to exam@@ ine . ​ — John 4 : 24 ; 8 : 32 ; 17 : 3 .
Even so , the lead@@ ers of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at feel that they are in no real d@@ anger .
Such love expla@@ ins why Jehovah exam@@ ines us , how he vie@@ ws us , and how he ac@@ ts on what he se@@ es . ​ — Read 1 John 4 : 8 , 19 .
This second meaning is what we are consider@@ ing here .
Ke@@ ep Your Li@@ fe S@@ imp@@ le
He continued to trust in Jehovah .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ate Be@@ ing “ E@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed for E@@ very Go@@ od Wor@@ k ”
For information regarding why God al@@ lo@@ ws wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , see chap@@ ter 11 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
T@@ w@@ o other brothers already working in the same of@@ fice were R@@ ob@@ er@@ t W@@ al@@ le@@ n and Ch@@ ar@@ les M@@ olo@@ ha@@ n .
How does the prophet Mi@@ ca@@ h indic@@ ate that when Jehovah for@@ gives , He re@@ mo@@ ves our sin@@ s per@@ man@@ ently ?
* G@@ la@@ d@@ ys in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed her@@ self to the teach@@ er as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses and offered to show her how to get the most out of the public@@ ation .
How does pri@@ de that is good di@@ ff@@ er from pri@@ de that is bad ?
But others f@@ ell upon the fine so@@ il , and , coming up and inc@@ reas@@ ing , they began to yi@@ eld fru@@ it , and they were be@@ aring th@@ ir@@ ty@@ fo@@ ld , and si@@ x@@ ty and a h@@ un@@ d@@ red . ”
M@@ an@@ f@@ red , my you@@ ng@@ er brother who be@@ tra@@ yed us back in 19@@ 50 , descri@@ bes what helped him to reg@@ a@@ in and maintain his faith : “ After I was held in de@@ ten@@ tion for a few months , I moved to W@@ est Ger@@ many and left the way of Bible truth .
He she@@ ds light on such per@@ en@@ ni@@ al questions as why he has per@@ mit@@ ted suffering and pain and what he will do about the situation .
When I went out@@ side , I found my father .
I@@ N O@@ R@@ D@@ E@@ R to pro@@ cla@@ im the Kingdom good news in the De@@ a@@ f commun@@ ity , many of Jehovah’s Witnesses in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il have accepted the chall@@ enge of lear@@ ning B@@ ra@@ z@@ ili@@ an Si@@ gn L@@ angu@@ age .
Such faith , he said , is “ the as@@ sur@@ ed expe@@ ct@@ ation of things ho@@ ped for , the evid@@ ent demonstr@@ ation of real@@ ities though not be@@ held . ”
As a result , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of them do what feel@@ s right in their own eyes and make no effort to live up to God’s standards .
What is Jehovah’s re@@ action to those who take no no@@ te ?
So it is not a matter of if it will ha@@ p@@ pen .
Read With an O@@ pen M@@ ind
With much effort , he per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed his father to allow him to go to school in B@@ angal@@ ore in@@ stead so that he could continue his Bible study .
Such an action may se@@ em str@@ ange to mo@@ der@@ n - day read@@ ers , yet among the Jews it was an expres@@ sion of strong emo@@ tion ca@@ used by des@@ pa@@ ir , g@@ ri@@ ef , hum@@ ili@@ ation , indi@@ gn@@ ation , or m@@ our@@ ning .
Hence , the words found at E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 7 : 28 should be vie@@ wed as a com@@ ment on the gener@@ al moral con@@ dition of the people of Solom@@ on@@ ’s day .
Su@@ po@@ t now enjo@@ ys the close relationship with God that he always desi@@ red , and he uses his time to help others spiritually .
T@@ ak@@ ing time to medit@@ ate on such questions will help you to learn how Jehovah thin@@ ks and feel@@ s and what he requi@@ res of you .
How will God respon@@ d to s@@ at@@ ani@@ c efforts to destro@@ y his people ?
Consider the example of David , who deci@@ ded to qu@@ it his well - pa@@ ying jo@@ b in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o C@@ ity to move to a r@@ ur@@ al are@@ a in C@@ o@@ st@@ a R@@ ic@@ a to teach others the Bible .
Paul under@@ sto@@ od why he was persecu@@ ted
Such a conclu@@ sion would be in har@@ mony with Paul’s words : “ Jehovah kno@@ ws those who bel@@ ong to him . ” ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
It also expla@@ ins how we can be succ@@ ess@@ ful in fulfill@@ ing our ro@@ le as ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers .
Paul wrote to Christians in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a : “ The love of each and all of you is inc@@ reas@@ ing one toward the other . ”
Many older ones are ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary in their regul@@ ar meeting attend@@ ance , ze@@ al@@ ous preaching , and e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness to learn
Jehovah’s Witnesses were some@@ what pre@@ pared for what was in st@@ ore .
If you hear a worl@@ dly ide@@ a that seem@@ s to chall@@ enge your faith , re@@ sear@@ ch what God’s Word says on the sub@@ ject and discus@@ s the matter with an experienced fellow beli@@ ever .
He would take st@@ ep@@ s to ‘ b@@ ru@@ ise Satan in the head , ’ though Jesus himself would be ‘ b@@ ru@@ ised in the he@@ el . ’
Mo@@ st of what they did was inv@@ isi@@ ble to human eyes , as is the case today .
Bar@@ u@@ ch was a prof@@ essi@@ onal s@@ cri@@ be who faith@@ fully served al@@ ong@@ side Jeremiah in what became a difficult assignment ​ — pro@@ claim@@ ing Jehovah’s judg@@ ments to Juda@@ h .
“ Your loyal love , O Jehovah , kept supp@@ or@@ ting me .
This “ wal@@ led city , ” however , is able to support bil@@ li@@ ons of cre@@ atu@@ res , gener@@ ation after gener@@ ation .
During this time , I had the opportunity to vis@@ it with some gra@@ du@@ ates of G@@ ile@@ ad , and their experi@@ ences s@@ ti@@ r@@ red within me the desire to become a mission@@ ary .
Psalm 1 : 2 , 3 says of the godly man : “ His deli@@ ght is in the law of Jehovah , and in his law he re@@ a@@ ds in an under@@ to@@ ne day and night .
They arri@@ ve e@@ ag@@ er to eng@@ age in the ministry and have had a tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous imp@@ act on the en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m of the local brothers . ”
Then , he qu@@ o@@ ted a second comman@@ d@@ ment similar to the first : “ You must love your neigh@@ b@@ or as yourself . ”
W@@ ise G@@ u@@ id@@ ance for Mar@@ ri@@ ed C@@ ou@@ ples , 3 / 1
Consider what happened after Na@@ than the prophet con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted King David of ancient Israel about Davi@@ d’s ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ous relationship with B@@ ath - she@@ ba .
I@@ N 195@@ 6 , I attend@@ ed my first ass@@ em@@ bly of Jehovah’s Witnesses in B@@ om@@ ba@@ y ( now Mu@@ mba@@ i ) , In@@ dia , and that chang@@ ed my life .
Since The Watchtower was then ban@@ ned in Fr@@ ance , we pr@@ inted the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine each mon@@ th in the form of a 6@@ 4 - page boo@@ k@@ let .
2 : 10 , 11 .
So let us take to heart Paul’s counsel to our first - century brother Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ pp@@ us : “ Ke@@ ep w@@ atch@@ ing the ministry which you accepted in the Lord , that you fulf@@ ill it . ”
For this is what Jehovah the God of Israel has said , ‘ The large j@@ ar of f@@ l@@ our it@@ self will not get ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted , and the small j@@ ar of o@@ il it@@ self will not fai@@ l . ’ ” ​ — 1 K@@ i .
Con@@ cer@@ ning sin and its effect , the Bible says : “ Th@@ r@@ ough one man sin en@@ tered into the world and death through sin , and thus death s@@ pre@@ ad to all men because they had all sin@@ ned . ”
And their children did not jo@@ in the H@@ it@@ l@@ er Y@@ ou@@ th Mo@@ v@@ ement . ”
Just as prop@@ er tra@@ ining per@@ m@@ its a r@@ un@@ ner to move a@@ head at op@@ ti@@ mu@@ m spe@@ ed without f@@ all@@ ing or in@@ j@@ uring himself , taking hold of discipl@@ ine al@@ lo@@ ws us to continue on the ro@@ ad to life at a ste@@ ad@@ y p@@ ace without stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing .
Why do you , who are not rel@@ ated , not from the same country , not even the same col@@ or , ag@@ ree to put yourself at ris@@ k ? ’
In time , we were able to atten@@ d Bible meetings every S@@ un@@ day at a place about ei@@ ght mil@@ es ( 13 k@@ m ) from our home .
The apostle Peter simil@@ arly ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed “ older men ” to become “ examples to the flo@@ ck . ”
7 : 11 - 15 .
She B@@ el@@ ong@@ ed to F@@ am@@ ily of Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has , 2 / 15
The bad s@@ cen@@ es seem@@ ed to stay in my head for days if not we@@ ek@@ s , as though they had been bran@@ ded into my b@@ ra@@ in . ”
Since I was taught from chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od that the Greek O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch had the truth , I rel@@ ented and st@@ op@@ ped vis@@ iting with A@@ nt@@ on@@ is and started discus@@ sing the Bible with the the@@ olo@@ gi@@ an .
The apostle Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed : “ De@@ ad@@ en , therefore , your body members that are upon the earth as res@@ pe@@ cts for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , se@@ x@@ u@@ al ap@@ pet@@ ite , h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful desire , and co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness , which is i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 5 .
As the Phil@@ ist@@ ines come up against Israel , Saul in@@ qui@@ res of Jehovah .
8 , 9 . ( a ) What cho@@ ice did E@@ sa@@ u make concer@@ ning his in@@ her@@ it@@ ance ?
He also encoura@@ ged his fellow Israelites to be gener@@ ous , as@@ king them : “ Who is there vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ering to f@@ ill his hand today with a gift for Jehovah ? ”
We arri@@ ved there in Ju@@ ly 19@@ 6@@ 9 .
For a while , I deci@@ ded to try to f@@ ill my life with fu@@ n and la@@ ugh@@ ter , without any thought for t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
On the other hand , those going out to the Ch@@ al@@ de@@ ans would sur@@ vi@@ ve .
Your effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess in teaching your children to be pe@@ ace@@ able dep@@ ends lar@@ g@@ ely on the ex@@ t@@ ent to which you imitate the pe@@ ace@@ ful ways of God and Christ . ​ — Romans 2 : 21 .
We Can R@@ es@@ ist T@@ emp@@ tation !
T@@ ake refu@@ ge along with Jehovah’s people and stay with them
16 , 17 . ( a ) How important is hum@@ ility in res@@ ol@@ ving personal con@@ f@@ li@@ cts ?
What en@@ ab@@ led this small but gro@@ wing band of a few h@@ un@@ d@@ red Witnesses to have the courage to stand up to their fe@@ ar@@ some enem@@ ies ?
Is it really important to understand our prayers to God ?
In the travel@@ ing work with my husband , 195@@ 6
“ I car@@ ry only a very light ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine ba@@ g .
A sub@@ s@@ titu@@ te name is used here .
Hence , the ability to make good decisions can help us to live a relati@@ vely s@@ mo@@ o@@ th , pe@@ ace@@ ful life rather than one that is full of cha@@ o@@ s , contro@@ vers@@ y , and disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment . ​ — Pro@@ v .
In to@@ da@@ y’s com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve world , many feel that they have to stand out from the crow@@ d in order to get a@@ head .
H@@ el@@ p@@ ing David was ris@@ k@@ y .
The effort to esta@@ bl@@ ish ourselves so@@ li@@ dly in the truth was wor@@ th@@ while , since the second world war was bre@@ wing , and the is@@ sue of neu@@ tr@@ ality was going to af@@ fect our family direc@@ tly .
Mal@@ nu@@ tr@@ iti@@ on and po@@ or hous@@ ing are often the lo@@ t of people who have had little or no scho@@ ol@@ ing .
Au@@ th@@ or A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der R@@ ose once said : “ H@@ al@@ f the ag@@ on@@ y of living is wa@@ iting . ”
If the sacrifice was from the f@@ ow@@ ls , it had to be from the tur@@ t@@ le@@ do@@ ves or young pi@@ ge@@ ons .
As you can i@@ magine , this loving attention sur@@ pris@@ es the care@@ gi@@ v@@ ers at my cen@@ ter .
B@@ it@@ ter@@ ly , I ra@@ ised many ob@@ je@@ ctions .
It should be no@@ ted that Jesus said that “ those in Ju@@ de@@ a , ” not just Jerusalem , were to star@@ t fle@@ e@@ ing .
It is a man@@ u@@ al for human life that God , the man@@ u@@ fac@@ tu@@ re@@ r , as it were , has made a@@ vail@@ able to us , the us@@ ers .
In the W@@ es@@ ter@@ n world , many con@@ sul@@ t their ho@@ ro@@ sc@@ op@@ e , dre@@ ad F@@ ri@@ day the 1@@ 3@@ th , and avoid bl@@ ack c@@ ats .
A brother in P@@ ol@@ and rel@@ ates : “ I once was left with no cho@@ ice but to leave the compan@@ y I wor@@ ked for because I was often away on bu@@ sin@@ ess tri@@ ps .
B@@ eli@@ ef in Jesus ’ resurrection mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to do God’s will .
Our love of neigh@@ b@@ or should ex@@ ten@@ d to people other than those of our own r@@ ace , n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality , or religion . ​ — Luke 10 : 25 , 29 , 30 , 33 - 37 .
Ther@@ efore , it is wise to follow the apostle Paul’s inspired counsel to Christians in R@@ ome : “ Th@@ r@@ ough the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness given to me I tell ever@@ yone there among you not to think more of himself than it is necess@@ ary to think . ” ​ — Romans 12 : 3 .
Since God is s@@ low to anger , our desire to “ keep doing good ” mo@@ ves us to put up with the min@@ or fa@@ il@@ ings of fellow believers and to foc@@ us on their good qualities .
Tru@@ e Christian love can help us to over@@ come the ur@@ ge to re@@ tal@@ i@@ ate and thus “ pas@@ s over trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion ” because love “ does not keep account of the in@@ j@@ ur@@ y . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 5 .
They should re@@ ach out and seek to at@@ tain “ the me@@ asure of st@@ ature that bel@@ ong@@ s to the ful@@ l@@ ness of the Christ . ”
As milli@@ ons out of all the nations continue to be gu@@ i@@ ded by Jehovah’s light , they will not see their faith come to g@@ ri@@ ef during this fin@@ al le@@ g of their j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
After tel@@ ling me that his name was W@@ il@@ li@@ am , he asked : ‘ Do you have the rec@@ ent is@@ su@@ es of The Watchtower ? ’
Revelation al@@ er@@ ts us to an ang@@ el who has been en@@ tru@@ sted with “ everlasting good news to dec@@ l@@ are . ”
So he died . ” ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 4 : 17 - 21 .
She says : “ I am qu@@ ite a@@ ware that it is not appro@@ pri@@ ate for me to we@@ ar some of the clo@@ th@@ es that I wor@@ e when I was young . ”
That is certainly much more valu@@ able than anything we have sacrific@@ ed for God’s Kingdom .
Al@@ so , at the time of La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ’ death , the disciples must have felt the Fa@@ ther’s com@@ pas@@ sion when Jesus “ gro@@ an@@ ed in the spirit and became tr@@ oub@@ led ” and “ gave way to te@@ ars . ”
U@@ l@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , it means re@@ com@@ men@@ ding ourselves to our Creator , Jehovah God , by consci@@ enti@@ ously following his la@@ ws and principles .
Com@@ posed regarding the k@@ ing@@ ship of Davi@@ d’s son Solomon , this s@@ ong provi@@ des fo@@ reg@@ le@@ am@@ s of how the rule of God’s Son , Jesus Christ , will reli@@ eve mankind of dist@@ ress .
How would for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s become possible ?
Why did the war turn the world up@@ side down ?
They were gr@@ anted as@@ y@@ lu@@ m by a local no@@ ble@@ man , C@@ ount C@@ asi@@ mi@@ r v@@ on Wit@@ t@@ gen@@ ste@@ in B@@ er@@ le@@ bur@@ g , who held religion in high es@@ te@@ em .
M@@ ak@@ ing some st@@ op@@ s along the way , they fin@@ ally re@@ ached K@@ ad@@ es@@ h ( or , K@@ ad@@ es@@ h - ba@@ r@@ ne@@ a ) . [ g@@ l 9 ] De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 1 : 2 pres@@ ents this as an 11 - day tri@@ p , a dist@@ ance of some 1@@ 70 mil@@ es [ 2@@ 70 k@@ m ] .
Then , after see@@ ing the ze@@ al of two special pione@@ ers in my congregation and how they helped others , I deci@@ ded that I too wanted to become a special pioneer .
The group gro@@ ws during the v@@ ac@@ ation peri@@ od when some mo@@ thers return to the is@@ land .
Y@@ ou@@ ths Who M@@ ake Jehovah’s H@@ ear@@ t Re@@ jo@@ ice
In har@@ mony with that , the apostle John wrote : “ God is light and there is no dar@@ k@@ ness at all in uni@@ on with him . ”
For example , Jehovah con@@ dem@@ ned the S@@ y@@ ri@@ ans “ on account of their th@@ re@@ shing G@@ ile@@ ad . ”
* Their je@@ al@@ ous@@ y may be under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble , but Jose@@ p@@ h’s brothers were un@@ wise to give in to that po@@ is@@ on@@ ous emo@@ tion .
W@@ he@@ ther married or sing@@ le , we must str@@ en@@ u@@ ously res@@ ist all form@@ s of se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
The brothers in the first - century congregation in Phil@@ ad@@ el@@ p@@ hi@@ a must have sh@@ own ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary end@@ ur@@ ance through many t@@ ests of faith .
Paul expla@@ ins that Christ’s spirit - anointed disciples have a special ro@@ le in un@@ doing the har@@ m ca@@ used by Ad@@ am@@ ic sin .
The tur@@ ning point came when he saw God’s name in the Bible for the first time .
In the Bible , the ph@@ ra@@ se “ those who were se@@ aled ” ref@@ ers to a group of individuals who are cho@@ s@@ en from among mankind to rule with Christ in heaven over the coming Par@@ adise earth .
Jesus , of course , knew that the reli@@ ef he offered then was only temp@@ or@@ ary .
E@@ ach of us does well to ask himself , ‘ Do I appreci@@ ate the ex@@ t@@ ent to which I have person@@ ally pro@@ s@@ per@@ ed because of my stri@@ ct ob@@ serv@@ ance of Bible principles regarding blood and for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation ? ’
It is the war of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on ​ — God’s war against this wicked system of things .
Just before Eli@@ j@@ ah’s assignment in Israel ended , he said to El@@ isha : “ As@@ k what I should do for you before I am taken from you . ”
L@@ ear@@ n what the S@@ ong of Solomon teach@@ es us about un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing love .
For example , the Jewish religious lead@@ ers com@@ pla@@ ined that Jesus was kind to “ ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ ors and sin@@ n@@ ers . ”
He was a spirit cre@@ ature in heaven during the F@@ lood .
• Although we are “ ob@@ je@@ cts of h@@ at@@ red , ” what dis@@ position do we maintain ?
N@@ one of us knew what ei@@ ther side might do next .
This may ref@@ er to one ev@@ ent or to a seri@@ es of events .
The apostle Peter even den@@ i@@ ed Christ three times !
When mission@@ aries arri@@ ved in C@@ u@@ ra@@ ç@@ a@@ o , there was no Bible liter@@ ature and no dic@@ tion@@ ary in the local language , Pa@@ pi@@ am@@ en@@ to .
Mar@@ ch ​ — A@@ pri@@ l
When I had been serving at the f@@ ar@@ m for just over three years , a letter from the he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates was read out at bre@@ ak@@ f@@ ast .
Mar@@ t@@ í@@ n learned what kind of person he should be and how he should tre@@ at others .
In 199@@ 7 , about one mon@@ th after the dedic@@ ation of the new branch fac@@ il@@ ities in Si@@ er@@ r@@ a Le@@ one , war for@@ ced us to ev@@ ac@@ u@@ ate the country , as mentioned ear@@ li@@ er .
But pur@@ su@@ ing a go@@ al is not the same as re@@ aching it .
You would not want Jehovah to com@@ pare you with another person , and he never will .
To them , religion should be pur@@ ely a matter of personal pre@@ fer@@ ence .
It is a f@@ l@@ ame who@@ se b@@ la@@ z@@ ings are in@@ ex@@ t@@ ing@@ u@@ ish@@ able .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H G@@ O@@ D has appro@@ pri@@ ately pro@@ claim@@ ed : “ The heavens are my thro@@ ne , and the earth is my fo@@ o@@ t@@ sto@@ ol . ”
As a young man , he end@@ ur@@ ed persecu@@ tion from a king who was su@@ p@@ posed to re@@ present Jehovah’s authority .
You may feel that you now d@@ ress mo@@ des@@ tly .
P@@ re@@ par@@ ation to b@@ low the se@@ ven tru@@ mp@@ e@@ ts inclu@@ ded giving direction to the re@@ vit@@ al@@ ized members of the John class on earth from 19@@ 19 to 19@@ 22 .
Let your will take place , as in heaven , also upon earth . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
Ther@@ efore , a well - known scho@@ la@@ r nam@@ ed S@@ z@@ y@@ m@@ on Bu@@ d@@ n@@ y was invit@@ ed to cor@@ rec@@ t the transl@@ ation .
L@@ ater , they imit@@ ated Jesus ’ hum@@ ility . ​ — Acts 3 : 12 , 13 , 16 .
This was a time when God’s will was being done both in heaven and on earth .
H@@ ere he out@@ l@@ ined three things that we must do .
That is in l@@ ine with what Jesus taught : “ W@@ ho@@ ever ex@@ al@@ ts himself will be hum@@ b@@ led , and who@@ ever hum@@ bl@@ es himself will be ex@@ al@@ ted . ”
In the sum@@ m@@ er of 19@@ 6@@ 2 , Pa@@ olo Mat@@ th@@ i@@ a@@ e , a young I@@ tal@@ i@@ an ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ist , sur@@ v@@ ey@@ ed the pla@@ ins of nor@@ th@@ w@@ es@@ ter@@ n S@@ y@@ ri@@ a with un@@ certain@@ ty .
As the Bible says , she was “ declar@@ ed righteous by works . ”
So@@ on we were accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ating z@@ one servants ( now known as cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers ) and invit@@ ing ne@@ ar@@ by pione@@ ers for me@@ als .
Al@@ an re@@ members Jesus ’ words : “ Just as you want men to do to you , do the same way to them . ”
To continue serving ab@@ ro@@ ad , they work in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe each year for a few months , which al@@ lo@@ ws them to pioneer in B@@ en@@ in for the rest of the year .
Who are pra@@ ised for being law - a@@ bi@@ ding c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens , even though they ref@@ ra@@ in from taking part in pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s ?
In ad@@ dition to human imper@@ fe@@ ction , family en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment pla@@ ys a ro@@ le in the mis@@ use of the t@@ ong@@ ue .
( a ) What feel@@ ing toward Jehovah’s law did one psalmist expres@@ s ?
When I arrang@@ ed for my second sister , F@@ eli@@ ci@@ a , to sp@@ end her school ho@@ li@@ days with me , Father rel@@ u@@ ct@@ an@@ tly ag@@ re@@ ed .
“ Un@@ til I ex@@ pi@@ re I shall not take away my integrity from my@@ self ! ” ​ — J@@ O@@ B 27 : 5 .
They enjo@@ yed se@@ cur@@ ity and good things in a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance .
The 20@@ 13 re@@ vision of the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation uses God’s name 7@@ ,@@ 2@@ 16 times .
Although I was a str@@ anger , they tre@@ ated me as one of their own .
When I learned that , I real@@ ized I needed to make some ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments . ”
Although we are hon@@ est , clean - living , and law - a@@ bi@@ ding c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens , why are we so h@@ ated ?
For here I am cre@@ ating Jerusalem a cause for jo@@ y@@ ful@@ ness and her people a cause for ex@@ ul@@ tation .
The di@@ re circumstances in which many find themselves make their life today nothing but a rel@@ ent@@ less , bit@@ ter stru@@ gg@@ le for sur@@ vi@@ val .
Do not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to speak with Jehovah’s Witnesses or to read their care@@ ful re@@ sear@@ ch on the j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g we@@ b@@ s@@ ite .
But the mi@@ gh@@ ty do not always w@@ in the bat@@ tle .
In fact , there are gra@@ ve d@@ ang@@ ers .
It gives me much joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion to be able to help spiritually hu@@ ng@@ ry people ! ”
What have Jehovah’s Witnesses done in the field of Bible transl@@ ation ?
Ma@@ re@@ k is now re@@ aching out for the “ fine work ” of an overse@@ er in the congregation . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
If so , remember that Jehovah is the “ G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or . ”
Jehovah has always gu@@ i@@ ded his people .
The 1@@ ,000 - m@@ ile [ 1@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 k@@ m ] j@@ our@@ ne@@ y is always f@@ ra@@ ught with ris@@ ks and sur@@ pris@@ es .
Mar@@ c@@ el@@ in@@ o wants the individuals stud@@ ying the Bible with him to feel the same love he has experienced among God’s people .
to help married Christians res@@ ist f@@ all@@ ing into the tra@@ p of ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y .
Because Jehovah’s people of ancient times lived in a pre@@ d@@ om@@ in@@ an@@ tly pa@@ st@@ or@@ al and ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ tural soci@@ ety , they re@@ adi@@ ly under@@ sto@@ od the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of com@@ par@@ ing Jehovah God to a loving shepher@@ d .
Some evid@@ ently respon@@ ded to his message and took their new@@ found faith back home .
Why can it be said that Jehovah is gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous ?
However , we have reason for ca@@ u@@ tion .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing Bro@@ ther Bar@@ ber@@ ’s op@@ ening re@@ mar@@ ks , D@@ on Ad@@ am@@ s ad@@ d@@ ressed the a@@ udi@@ ence , including the 4@@ 8 gra@@ du@@ ating stud@@ ents , on the sub@@ ject “ The B@@ less@@ ing of Jehovah M@@ ak@@ es U@@ s R@@ ich . ”
H@@ um@@ bly r@@ ely on God , and your children will learn to do so too .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , though we cannot pres@@ ently eli@@ min@@ ate our imper@@ fe@@ ction and sel@@ f@@ ish tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es , we must be al@@ er@@ t to the d@@ ang@@ ers involved and continue to fi@@ ght such tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es .
If you are reading this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine in your second language , why not c@@ he@@ ck page 2 and see if your first language is inclu@@ ded in the langu@@ ages in which The Watchtower is publi@@ shed ?
It is he that has made us , and not we ourselves . We are his people and the sheep of his pas@@ tu@@ ra@@ ge . ”
We may find this to be true in our case as we end@@ e@@ av@@ or to avoid ex@@ tre@@ m@@ es .
This will be consider@@ ed in the next article .
These three principles have been follow@@ ed by transl@@ at@@ ors of the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation in more than 1@@ 30 different langu@@ ages .
What if D@@ oub@@ ts L@@ ing@@ er ?
Just as Jesus promised , we will be truly free when the benef@@ its of his ransom sacrifice are fully app@@ lied to us .
H@@ um@@ ility rest@@ ra@@ ins us from over@@ st@@ ep@@ p@@ ing our authority .
A de@@ ca@@ de later , the Ju@@ ly 15 , 198@@ 3 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower cl@@ ari@@ fied our position on the use of fi@@ re@@ ar@@ ms .
Mari@@ a and her parents after her baptism
B@@ ring my sons from far off , and my daugh@@ ters from the ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ity of the earth , ever@@ yone that is called by my name and that I have cre@@ ated for my own glory , that I have form@@ ed , y@@ es , that I have made .
How much more so should his present - day servants show com@@ pas@@ sion to one another ! ​ — Matthew 9 : 13 ; 18 : 21 - 35 .
He pray@@ er@@ fully said to God : “ Your remin@@ ders are what I am f@@ ond of . . .
To understand how Jehovah will de@@ al with his faithful ones at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , it is help@@ ful to rec@@ all what the Bible teach@@ es concer@@ ning what God will do for those who die before that time of judgment .
How would it af@@ fect our work ?
In ad@@ dition , I am gr@@ ate@@ ful for travel@@ ing overse@@ ers , too num@@ er@@ ous to men@@ tion , who had a good influ@@ ence on me .
I@@ mit@@ ate Jesus
What is one reason why we need Jehovah’s remin@@ ders , and what will help us to rec@@ all them ?
How would they f@@ are ?
P@@ i@@ one@@ ering in S@@ co@@ t@@ land
Who or@@ da@@ ins them ?
For example , consider Jehovah’s words to Moses after the Israelites had made a g@@ ol@@ den cal@@ f to worship .
It is always good to make it c@@ learly known to others that you are one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
“ I@@ mp@@ ar@@ t knowledge to someone righteous and he will inc@@ re@@ ase in lear@@ ning , ” continu@@ es the wise king .
Then in 194@@ 4 the So@@ ci@@ ety began to prin@@ t the A@@ mer@@ i@@ can St@@ and@@ ard V@@ er@@ sion of 19@@ 0@@ 1 , which uses the divine name .
The “ fine f@@ l@@ our ” that S@@ ar@@ ah used may have come from em@@ m@@ er whe@@ at or from ba@@ r@@ le@@ y .
Jehovah allow@@ ed his Son to be temp@@ ted .
( Lo@@ ok under BI@@ B@@ L@@ E T@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H@@ IN@@ G@@ S > BI@@ B@@ L@@ E Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S AN@@ S@@ W@@ E@@ R@@ E@@ D > F@@ A@@ MI@@ L@@ Y )
There is great value in pe@@ ering into “ the deep things of God . ”
But it em@@ br@@ ac@@ es more .
Yes , what Jehovah vie@@ ws as preci@@ ous is different from what most people value .
The rest of the in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion tel@@ ls the st@@ ory : “ [ He ] was public@@ ly sh@@ o@@ t by the S@@ S on S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 15 , 19@@ 39 , because of consci@@ enti@@ ous ob@@ je@@ ction . ”
They high@@ ligh@@ ted the num@@ er@@ ous opportun@@ ities that mission@@ ary life off@@ ers to bring praise and honor to Jehovah .
Th@@ ink of the dist@@ ress the world has already seen , especially since 1914 .
10 , 11 . ( a ) In what way can you look to God for guid@@ ance ?
I knew my b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries , and I under@@ sto@@ od what was requi@@ red of me . ”
My wife and I ev@@ en@@ tually f@@ led to C@@ ro@@ ati@@ a , where we me@@ t Jehovah’s Witnesses .
A man@@ ag@@ ement te@@ x@@ t@@ book poin@@ ts out how difficult it is to bring about such a change .
He also loo@@ ks for attitu@@ des of mind and heart that he can ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it .
We have s@@ ound Scriptural reas@@ ons for taking that com@@ mis@@ sion seri@@ ously .
and “ What F@@ utu@@ re for the S@@ he@@ ep and the Go@@ ats ? ”
Ther@@ efore , we have good reason to trust that Jehovah’s ass@@ ess@@ ment of what we can be@@ ar is right .
They expe@@ l un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers so that the congregation can continue to enjoy peace with God . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Hence , by wa@@ iting two days and then travel@@ ing two days , he arri@@ ved at the t@@ om@@ b four days after La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ’ death . ​ — V@@ er@@ se 17 .
It was ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally a great ch@@ est , or bo@@ x .
However , Jehovah cre@@ ated us as free moral ag@@ ents , so he does not inter@@ v@@ ene in all our actions and decisions .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of what we may yet face , we will do well to be@@ ar in mind the psalmis@@ t’s com@@ for@@ ting words : “ Jehovah will not for@@ s@@ ake his people . ”
“ My son and I wor@@ ked together on hous@@ eho@@ ld pro@@ je@@ cts , ” T@@ or@@ li@@ ef rel@@ ates .
In turn , Jehovah has a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned them to op@@ pres@@ s@@ ors .
How does Jehovah answer our re@@ qu@@ est not to be brought into temp@@ tation ?
The C@@ y@@ pri@@ o@@ ts r@@ al@@ lied to A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der the Gre@@ at during the si@@ e@@ ge of T@@ y@@ re ( 3@@ 32 B.C.E . ) , provi@@ ding a fle@@ et of 1@@ 20 shi@@ ps .
The day Lu@@ c@@ í@@ a died , he told me that he had to s@@ ort out his thoughts .
How do God’s works com@@ pare with those of men who are i@@ do@@ li@@ zed by the world ?
Satan also uses the lu@@ re of materi@@ al@@ ism to ent@@ ra@@ p us .
So let him si@@ gn that he is one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and we shall s@@ end him to L@@ il@@ ong@@ we to be b@@ ound . ”
Satan wants you to be so ter@@ ri@@ fied of death that you would will@@ ingly ba@@ r@@ ter your integrity for some ho@@ l@@ low promise of sa@@ f@@ ety .
By and large , his pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda has succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded , for people remain op@@ ti@@ mis@@ tic in s@@ pite of m@@ oun@@ ting evidence that con@@ di@@ tions are going from bad to wor@@ se .
It per@@ tain@@ s to ac@@ ts that are serious viol@@ ations of God’s la@@ ws and that refle@@ ct a b@@ ra@@ z@@ en or b@@ ol@@ dly con@@ temp@@ tu@@ ous attitude ​ — a spirit that be@@ tra@@ ys dis@@ respect or even con@@ temp@@ t for authority , la@@ ws , and standards .
Since this is to take place at an h@@ our that we do not think likely , how vital that we take to heart Jesus ’ ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to “ keep ready ” ! ​ — Luke 12 : 40 .
The fear of op@@ pos@@ ing an un@@ al@@ ter@@ able Per@@ si@@ an dec@@ ree origin@@ ally is@@ su@@ ed by C@@ y@@ r@@ us keep@@ s their ad@@ vers@@ aries at ba@@ y .
As one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , you have a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant reason to rejo@@ ice because godly devo@@ tion “ ho@@ l@@ ds promise of the life now and that which is to come . ”
Con@@ f@@ ess@@ ing sin to God can bring reli@@ ef , and the a@@ id of Christian elders will also help to rest@@ ore an er@@ ring person@@ ’s spiritual health . ​ — Pro@@ v .
( b ) How important is it to com@@ men@@ d a lear@@ ner ?
22 Di@@ d You K@@ now ?
I might be coming over soon .
His f@@ ran@@ k answer is , ‘ I want them to pla@@ y bal@@ l with me ! ’
They were we@@ al@@ thy l@@ an@@ do@@ w@@ n@@ ers , and both had a special opportunity to displa@@ y loving - kindness toward someone in need .
The vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous ex@@ por@@ t tra@@ de of C@@ y@@ pr@@ us did not es@@ cap@@ e the attention of the P@@ ho@@ en@@ i@@ ci@@ ans , who esta@@ bli@@ shed col@@ on@@ ies at lo@@ c@@ ations along their tra@@ de r@@ out@@ es .
How can a person cop@@ e with g@@ ri@@ ef ?
The marriage may end , yet you may su@@ ff@@ er emo@@ tional and fin@@ an@@ cial har@@ d@@ ship af@@ ter@@ ward .
For the s@@ ake of vari@@ ety , different family members read the par@@ ts of vari@@ ous individuals mentioned in a Bible por@@ tion .
She had been taught that Jesus is e@@ qu@@ al to the Father and that this “ my@@ st@@ er@@ y ” is not to be ques@@ tioned .
Ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing his older son , the father declar@@ ed : “ Ch@@ il@@ d , you have always been with me , and all the things that are mine are your@@ s . ”
When ancient Israel fa@@ iled to trust in H@@ im , Jehovah asked Moses : “ How long will this people tre@@ at me without respect , and how long will they not put faith in me for all the sign@@ s that I per@@ form@@ ed in among them ? ”
A@@ live Even in De@@ ad L@@ angu@@ age , 4 / 1
And because of age or other circumstances , some travel@@ ing overse@@ ers have been assign@@ ed to be special pione@@ ers .
Th@@ ough for cen@@ tu@@ ries those of the Rus@@ si@@ an O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch had op@@ en@@ ly c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s , they were not allow@@ ed to do so for most of the 20@@ th century .
On@@ ly those with a te@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble attitude can enjoy an understanding of the Bible .
Those who have the law of the Christ in their heart enjoy a pri@@ c@@ eless pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion in this lo@@ vel@@ ess world .
With these words , wise King Solomon conclu@@ ded the st@@ ory of a low@@ ly but wise man who sa@@ ved an enti@@ re city from des@@ tru@@ ction .
The Bible ans@@ wers : “ Since you are also he@@ ir@@ s with them of the un@@ deser@@ ved fav@@ or of life , in order for your prayers not to be h@@ in@@ der@@ ed . ”
He ju@@ mp@@ ed out of the ca@@ r , p@@ lu@@ cked some w@@ il@@ d@@ f@@ low@@ ers , and gave his compan@@ i@@ ons an imp@@ r@@ om@@ p@@ tu less@@ on on Jehovah’s cre@@ ation .
In what ways are advan@@ c@@ ement and matu@@ r@@ ity made man@@ i@@ f@@ est ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , ter@@ min@@ ally ill people must be allow@@ ed to expres@@ s sa@@ dness at see@@ ing their life cu@@ t sh@@ ort .
Yet , A@@ mo@@ s had never claim@@ ed to be the s@@ ource of the prophecy .
6@@ 4 : 8 ; Mat@@ t .
However , the Bible pri@@ mar@@ ily por@@ tra@@ ys se@@ x as a gift of God , not as a tra@@ p of Satan .
Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers are “ fellow work@@ ers in the truth . ”
After consider@@ ing that verse , we could ask the person : “ If Jesus is God , who sent him down from heaven ?
When four a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent refu@@ ge@@ es arri@@ ved in one congregation , vari@@ ous elders taught them to d@@ ri@@ ve , ty@@ pe , and wr@@ ite r@@ é@@ sum@@ é@@ s , as well as to sc@@ he@@ du@@ le their time to serve Jehovah fully .
For cen@@ tu@@ ries the A@@ e@@ ge@@ an Se@@ a has been a cen@@ ter of cul@@ tural develop@@ ment and com@@ mer@@ cial tra@@ ding .
9@@ 1 : 14 .
“ They bin@@ d up heav@@ y lo@@ a@@ ds and put them upon the sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders of men , but they themselves are not willing to bu@@ dge them with their f@@ ing@@ er . ”
How did Jehovah do so ?
E@@ ven@@ tually , she came to her sen@@ ses , rep@@ ented , and was re@@ inst@@ ated .
I@@ T W@@ A@@ S still the day of Jesus ’ resurrection .
With what words does the Bible encoura@@ ge us to trust in Jehovah , but in that reg@@ ard , what mis@@ taken ide@@ as do some en@@ ter@@ tain ?
Is Jehovah that real to you , as though he were standing before you to instru@@ ct you ?
From the heavens Jehovah re@@ ach@@ es down , as it were , in order to de@@ al kin@@ dly with God - fe@@ aring ones . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 13 : 5 - 7 .
Do you know why ? — L@@ et@@ ’s see .
Since Moses and Eli@@ j@@ ah sh@@ ared in Christ’s glory , these two faithful wit@@ nesses must re@@ present those who rule with Jesus in his Kingdom .
However , among humans the tend@@ enc@@ y to com@@ pare is wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad and can ro@@ b people of con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , by will@@ ingly tra@@ ining those who are re@@ aching out for responsi@@ bility in the congregation , experienced shepher@@ ds can help them prog@@ ress more quic@@ k@@ ly .
Acc@@ ording to the psalmist , how can the study of God’s Word be ref@@ re@@ shing and re@@ war@@ ding ?
It would appe@@ ar that the sis@@ ter@@ ’s use of a head co@@ ver@@ ing in some circumstances is not necess@@ ary , since all in attend@@ ance should be able to appreci@@ ate that she is not ac@@ tually con@@ duc@@ ting the meeting .
Jehovah will not allow this des@@ tru@@ ctive att@@ ack on false religion to wi@@ pe out anointed Christians and their other sheep compan@@ i@@ ons .
That covenant sta@@ yed in for@@ ce from 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E . until the first century C.E .
How does the new covenant pro@@ du@@ ce the ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od ?
One year Mari@@ a@@ ’s vis@@ it was very special because she brought our two young daugh@@ ters with her .
What E@@ hu@@ d had in mind was using his s@@ word .
They rel@@ ated many exc@@ iting experi@@ ences that they had enjo@@ yed in the mission@@ ary activ@@ ity .
A less@@ on can be learned from the la@@ gan@@ i a@@ un@@ a , or ro@@ y@@ al poin@@ ci@@ ana , as it is com@@ mon@@ ly known .
3 , 4 . ( a ) Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning with Romans chap@@ ter 12 , what does Paul discus@@ s , and what is the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of his use of the word “ con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently ” ?
When in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar will God “ cause justice to be done ” ?
The Bible does not support that ide@@ a .
Per@@ haps you have taken in knowledge of the Bible and have learned about the pos@@ si@@ bility of enjo@@ ying everlasting life in an earthly par@@ adise .
However , Christians must “ keep on making sure of what is accep@@ table to the Lord . ”
In direc@@ ting attention to God’s Kingdom , Jehovah’s Witnesses are end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to follow the example of Jesus .
If so , who@@ se side does he take in to@@ da@@ y’s con@@ f@@ li@@ cts ?
She ad@@ ds : “ But my husband kin@@ dly helped me to see that our child was now out of our hands and that we must not inter@@ f@@ ere . ”
He now cho@@ se a new nation , “ the Israel of God . ”
Christians today who f@@ all into sin need to remember Pet@@ er@@ ’s case .
Th@@ ink again of the illustr@@ ation of the stud@@ ent d@@ ri@@ ver .
It was not the f@@ ra@@ g@@ ments in themselves but what was written on them .
It seem@@ s that the origin@@ al was com@@ posed in Greek many cen@@ tu@@ ries before the F@@ ra@@ g@@ ment text , which is a L@@ at@@ in transl@@ ation of the Greek .
I had not yet received my next assignment .
Jehovah’s servants do all they can to car@@ ry out the will of God , but know@@ ing their li@@ mit@@ ations , they trust in Jehovah to bl@@ ess the out@@ come .
Jehovah will certainly bl@@ ess your efforts to do so .
En@@ l@@ ist the help of supp@@ or@@ tive friends who can re@@ in@@ for@@ ce your res@@ ol@@ ve to control your dr@@ in@@ king and can provide spiritual help .
F@@ or@@ tun@@ ately , the work was done on S@@ atur@@ day af@@ ter@@ no@@ ons , so I had all we@@ ek to pray for the courage to go !
Why was the ancient nation of Israel dis@@ qu@@ ali@@ fied as God’s “ serv@@ ant ” ?
How were Jesus ’ tend@@ er feelings evid@@ ent in the way he vie@@ wed and tre@@ ated others ?
When Jesus gave the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , he taught his disciples to make peace and pre@@ v@@ ent disa@@ gre@@ ements , even if it did not se@@ em to be in their best inter@@ ests to do so .
He war@@ ned me : “ B@@ enji , don@@ ’t vis@@ it M@@ r .
You can i@@ magine the joy of my parents and faithful you@@ ng@@ er brother when our family was fin@@ ally un@@ ited in worshipp@@ ing Jehovah .
For example , he might have st@@ op@@ ped pra@@ ying , s@@ low@@ ed down in the ministry , or started mis@@ sing meetings .
In time , Jehovah ans@@ wer@@ ed her prayer .
How did a certain te@@ en@@ age gi@@ r@@ l demonstr@@ ate that her “ e@@ ye ” was set on serving God ?
Many spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ists said that in@@ er@@ t I@@ U@@ D@@ s ca@@ used a re@@ action in the u@@ ter@@ us that inter@@ f@@ ered with s@@ per@@ m re@@ aching and fer@@ t@@ il@@ iz@@ ing a wom@@ an’s e@@ gg@@ s .
Rather than being sub@@ ject to our own imper@@ fect respon@@ ses or those of others , we can act now to apply well - f@@ oun@@ ded Bible principles .
I@@ mit@@ ate the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er
Jesus W@@ as Su@@ b@@ mis@@ sive
The apostle Peter told a crow@@ d : “ R@@ ep@@ ent , and let each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of your sin@@ s , and you will receive the free gift of the holy spirit . ”
Yes , to the anointed con@@ qu@@ er@@ ors , Jesus promises the gr@@ and re@@ ward of a thro@@ ne with him at his Fa@@ ther’s right hand in heaven .
In view of the cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct@@ ory religious and moral teachings that ab@@ ound today , it is important that we imitate the example of the no@@ ble - min@@ ded B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ ans .
As children , N@@ ei@@ l and F@@ ran@@ z enjo@@ yed who@@ les@@ ome associ@@ ation with s@@ inc@@ ere Christians .
By di@@ lig@@ ent study of the Scriptures and pray@@ er@@ ful medit@@ ation on them , we can become pu@@ re in heart .
“ No greater cause for than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness do I have than these things , ” he wr@@ ites , “ that I should be hear@@ ing that my children go on wal@@ king in the truth . ” ​ — 3 John 4 .
God’s Lo@@ ving - K@@ in@@ dness B@@ r@@ ings R@@ eli@@ ef and Pro@@ te@@ ction
Des@@ pite the st@@ ra@@ in , he takes time to a@@ im the ar@@ ro@@ w .
O@@ thers have learned a different language so that they can give a witness to fore@@ ign@@ ers who have im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ated to their country .
Si@@ x years before that , we were imp@@ ressed by the faith of the Li@@ b@@ eri@@ an Witnesses who had f@@ led to Si@@ er@@ r@@ a Le@@ one to es@@ cap@@ e the war in Li@@ b@@ eri@@ a .
With I@@ V@@ F , mul@@ ti@@ f@@ et@@ al pre@@ gn@@ an@@ ci@@ es ( tw@@ ins , tri@@ ple@@ ts , or more ) are some@@ what comm@@ on , br@@ ing@@ ing inc@@ reas@@ ed ris@@ ks , such as pre@@ matu@@ re bir@@ ths and mat@@ er@@ n@@ al h@@ em@@ or@@ r@@ ha@@ ge .
In fact , we continue to th@@ ri@@ ve spiritually ​ — a re@@ ality that can have only one ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation : Jehovah is still our refu@@ ge , “ a real d@@ wel@@ ling ” for us , especially during these last days .
You pl@@ ant and water , but only Jehovah can make it gro@@ w .
You might ask :
How have some today ac@@ ted with dec@@ isi@@ ven@@ ess to prote@@ ct themselves from spiritual d@@ ang@@ ers ?
A@@ n important remin@@ der for Bible read@@ ers is this : Al@@ low en@@ ough time to as@@ simil@@ ate what you read !
( Read John 13 : 14 - 17 . )
A@@ mi@@ d such dar@@ k@@ ness , Jehovah is ca@@ using light to shin@@ e for the s@@ ake of me@@ ek ones .
The Ch@@ in@@ ese are in@@ du@@ stri@@ ous , in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent people .
O@@ U@@ R H@@ E@@ A@@ V@@ EN@@ L@@ Y F@@ A@@ TH@@ E@@ R K@@ N@@ O@@ W@@ S B@@ E@@ S@@ T
Now the question was , How were we to pa@@ y for V@@ ic@@ k@@ y’s tre@@ at@@ ments ?
However , a wise man once said : “ Ha@@ ve you sh@@ own yourself disc@@ oura@@ ged in the day of dist@@ ress ?
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing Jesus ’ example , I would make every effort to be kind , loving , though@@ t@@ ful , and consider@@ ate . ”
Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r s@@ mil@@ ed and said : “ D@@ on@@ ’t wor@@ ry .
B@@ ad - lu@@ ck can@@ di@@ d@@ ates , who for one reason or another cannot keep up , just get left be@@ h@@ ind . ”
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ ing one@@ ’s educ@@ ation to prom@@ o@@ te a care@@ er in this world could cur@@ ta@@ il one@@ ’s fre@@ e@@ dom to pur@@ sue full - time service . ​ — Read 1 Corinthians 7 : 23 .
The spirit of God is taken in an op@@ er@@ ative sense , in that He pre@@ pa@@ res and car@@ ries out all things through his spiritual power and activ@@ ity . ” ​ — Genesis 1 : 2 .
* Those jud@@ ged as go@@ ats “ be@@ at themselves in lam@@ ent@@ ation , ” real@@ iz@@ ing that “ everlasting cu@@ t@@ ting - off ” a@@ wa@@ its them . ​ — Mat@@ t .
C@@ ur@@ r@@ ently , the P@@ i@@ one@@ ers As@@ s@@ ist O@@ thers pro@@ gra@@ m is a@@ vail@@ able in all congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
With Jehovah’s support , Jesus mirac@@ ul@@ ously provided food and even money when needed . ​ — Mat@@ t .
By ex@@ pan@@ ding it to inclu@@ de their enem@@ ies .
• How can I make my family life happy ? [ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 7 ]
God told the Israelites : “ You must . . . bring a she@@ a@@ f of the fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its of your har@@ v@@ est to the pri@@ est . And [ on N@@ is@@ an 16 ] he must wa@@ ve the she@@ a@@ f to and fr@@ o before Jehovah to gain appro@@ val for you . ”
His in@@ tim@@ ate knowledge of an are@@ a gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es the sur@@ vi@@ val of his sheep .
Of course , r@@ ar@@ ely does a sing@@ le con@@ vers@@ ation change some@@ one@@ ’s life , but each day , we have opportun@@ ities to encoura@@ ge and strengthen others .
As discus@@ sed in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , the Bible does not spe@@ ci@@ fy an age at which a person should get baptized .
They wanted to follow clo@@ sel@@ y in his fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s .
Y@@ oung ones could be asked if they enjo@@ yed the meeting and whether there were any poin@@ ts that they especially appreci@@ ated and that could be app@@ lied .
How sa@@ d it would be if marriage mat@@ es spoke to each other with less respect than they do to to@@ tal str@@ ang@@ ers or even to their pe@@ ts !
The bro@@ ther’s res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation re@@ moved much of the com@@ mission@@ er@@ ’s mis@@ understanding and pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce toward our work .
One example of this is found at Gal@@ ati@@ ans 4 : 21 - 31 .
“ The O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch . . . has a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar re@@ ver@@ ence for the writ@@ ers of the f@@ our@@ th century , and especially for those whom it ter@@ ms ‘ the three Gre@@ at H@@ i@@ er@@ ar@@ ch@@ s , ’ G@@ reg@@ ory of Na@@ z@@ i@@ an@@ z@@ us , B@@ as@@ il the Gre@@ at , and John Ch@@ r@@ y@@ so@@ sto@@ m , ” states the writ@@ er K@@ all@@ is@@ to@@ s , who is a mon@@ k .
How does Jehovah exerc@@ ise his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y over humans ?
For the Jews the situation loo@@ ked g@@ lo@@ om@@ y .
As to his accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations and n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment , every care was to be taken .
Lo@@ ve “ ho@@ p@@ es all things . ”
F@@ i@@ f@@ te@@ en years ag@@ o , E@@ mili@@ a was serving as a regul@@ ar pioneer .
Can You Be Like A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il ?
If Jesus had been given go@@ ld and valu@@ able gi@@ f@@ ts on the night he was born , would M@@ ary have offered only two bir@@ ds at the temple 40 days later ? ​ — 1 / 1 , page 31 .
U@@ ri@@ ah the H@@ it@@ t@@ ite was sum@@ mon@@ ed by the king himself and encoura@@ ged to return home .
After all , Jesus mi@@ r@@ r@@ ored his Father so per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly that he could say : “ He that has seen me has seen the Father also . ”
He then qu@@ o@@ ted the words from Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy : “ How com@@ ely are the fe@@ et of those who dec@@ l@@ are good news of good things ! ”
Although God’s Word plac@@ es a dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ d on the same le@@ v@@ el as a g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on , the form@@ er is much e@@ asi@@ er to id@@ enti@@ fy than the l@@ at@@ ter .
However , all three n@@ ames re@@ a@@ da@@ ble on the in@@ s@@ cri@@ bed os@@ su@@ ary were comm@@ on in the first century .
As a result , our ever - gro@@ wing relationship with Jehovah will en@@ able us to me@@ et our tri@@ als succ@@ ess@@ fully .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ate S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Th@@ ings
Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s appreciation of the vital import@@ ance of his message and of his God - given assignment made him responsi@@ ve to Jehovah’s encourag@@ ement .
Today , too , many people think that those who live by God’s standards are str@@ ange .
Re@@ call Jesus ’ counsel to his disciples after they had fa@@ iled to expe@@ l a dem@@ on from an ep@@ il@@ ep@@ tic man .
The post@@ ma@@ ster had in mind Abraham L@@ inc@@ ol@@ n , form@@ er pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates !
In other words , some Israelites , who were part of a nation dedic@@ ated to Jehovah , had married those who did not worship him .
Because they pa@@ y attention to God’s prophe@@ tic word “ as to a lam@@ p shin@@ ing in a dar@@ k place . ”
What did Solomon dis@@ co@@ ver regarding the pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ing of we@@ al@@ th ?
In one night , an ang@@ el kil@@ led 18@@ 5@@ ,000 As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers .
These in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ences were im@@ men@@ sel@@ y po@@ pul@@ ar .
Paul continued : ‘ F@@ le@@ e from these things and rest your hope , not on un@@ certain ri@@ ches , but on God , who fur@@ ni@@ sh@@ es us all things ri@@ ch@@ ly for our enjo@@ y@@ ment . ’ ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 9 , 11 , 17 .
S@@ te@@ ff@@ en , who is from D@@ en@@ mar@@ k , said : “ E@@ very day , I was able to preach to people who had never heard about Jehovah .
Why is it in my best inter@@ ests to obey ?
It is , of course , not eas@@ y to wa@@ it for something that one ye@@ ar@@ ns for .
He viol@@ ated God’s law : “ You must love your fellow as yourself . ”
O@@ TH@@ E@@ R BI@@ B@@ L@@ E Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S AN@@ S@@ W@@ E@@ R@@ E@@ D ​ — Is God an I@@ mp@@ er@@ s@@ onal F@@ or@@ ce ?
Is it your cu@@ sto@@ m to use the Bible regul@@ arly in your ministry ?
If you read those ver@@ ses , you will see that such ones are ‘ fellow work@@ ers , ’ ‘ appro@@ ved ones , ’ ‘ bel@@ o@@ ved brothers , ’ ‘ faithful min@@ isters , ’ and ‘ fellow sla@@ ves . ’
The psal@@ ms are rich with expres@@ sions of human emo@@ tions cou@@ pl@@ ed with re@@ pe@@ ated as@@ sur@@ an@@ ces that Jehovah does listen to the c@@ ry of a low@@ ly one who is over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by emo@@ tional st@@ res@@ ses .
The educ@@ ational system vari@@ es from country to country .
S@@ W@@ I@@ F@@ T expres@@ sed that thought in the 18@@ th century , but many today would ag@@ ree with him .
How did Timothy show courage , and why did Paul love him so much ?
One of them , though , had a hu@@ ge de@@ b@@ t and no means to re@@ pa@@ y it .
G@@ a@@ ining God’s appro@@ val invol@@ ves the prop@@ er exerc@@ ise of our free will .
“ Our fore@@ fa@@ thers worshipp@@ ed on this m@@ oun@@ tain , ” she said , “ but you people say that in Jerusalem is the place where people must worship . ” ​ — John 4 : 5 - 9 , 20 .
If you had lived back then , how would you have felt about what David did ?
Ex@@ pla@@ in . ( b ) The Israelites f@@ ell into what wrong way of thinking ?
Acc@@ ording to Genesis 1 : 28 , it too was very good : “ God bless@@ ed them and God said to them : ‘ Be fru@@ it@@ ful and become many and f@@ ill the earth and sub@@ du@@ e it , and have in sub@@ je@@ ction the f@@ ish of the se@@ a and the f@@ l@@ ying cre@@ atu@@ res of the heavens and every living cre@@ ature that is mo@@ ving upon the earth . ’ ”
P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s ma@@ gi@@ c - practic@@ ing pri@@ ests were power@@ less to sto@@ p them .
C@@ our@@ t@@ es@@ y of Israel Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m , Jerusalem
I@@ ts heart al@@ one we@@ igh@@ s over 1@@ ,000 p@@ oun@@ ds [ 4@@ 50 k@@ g ] and is able to pu@@ m@@ p some 14@@ ,000 p@@ oun@@ ds [ 6@@ ,@@ 4@@ 00 k@@ g ] of blood through its body !
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Jesus indic@@ ated that those who follow him “ will in@@ her@@ it everlasting life . ”
When beg@@ in@@ ning to read a new book of the Bible , it is good to exam@@ ine the cor@@ respon@@ ding study in the “ All Scrip@@ ture ” book to get the ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ cal and hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al set@@ ting , p@@ lu@@ s a sum@@ m@@ ary of the Bible boo@@ k@@ ’s con@@ ten@@ ts and their value to us .
Many s@@ inc@@ ere T@@ ing@@ gi@@ ans have since be@@ gu@@ n gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying Jehovah “ from the to@@ p of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s . ”
Indeed , it is fu@@ t@@ ile to seek f@@ ame .
How are fore@@ ign@@ ers some@@ times vie@@ wed , and what can be said about Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
You will always have something new to learn , and you will have pl@@ ent@@ y of time to take in knowledge .
It al@@ lo@@ ws for fre@@ e@@ dom and prom@@ o@@ tes joy .
Indeed , as long as we “ do not let [ our ] hand rest ” from s@@ ow@@ ing Kingdom se@@ ed , we have a valu@@ able share in giving “ a witness to all the nations . ”
When All P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers Will Be An@@ s@@ wer@@ ed
We were bless@@ ed with con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment , a full me@@ asure of up@@ building Christian activities , and peace of mind .
However , whether we are young or old and reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of our ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , God wants us to be un@@ ited in worshipp@@ ing him .
Jesus , of course , is “ the head of the body , the congregation . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 12 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 18 ; 1 Corinthians 12 : 12 , 13 , 27 .
What qualities do young children pos@@ s@@ ess that ad@@ ul@@ ts do well to imitate ?
In re@@ ality , however , they act as God’s to@@ ol for o@@ bl@@ it@@ er@@ ating all false religion .
En@@ courage one another Many of you faithful ones would love to be able to see to read and to be strong en@@ ough to atten@@ d meetings , but you find it inc@@ reas@@ ingly difficult , perhaps imp@@ os@@ sible .
So said one woman who found it hard to believe that Jehovah could ever find a reason to care about her .
To ba@@ se our decisions on what we person@@ ally feel is right is to dep@@ end upon the heart , a tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous gu@@ i@@ de .
‘ Are we really living in the last days ?
At the time of Jesus ’ arri@@ val , some 5@@ ,000 d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s were bus@@ y s@@ pre@@ ading Bible truth .
Is that not what you want ?
Do you remember what happened ?
Peter was also involved in the apostles ’ ong@@ o@@ ing dis@@ pu@@ te about who was great@@ est among them .
The enti@@ re earth will refle@@ ct the par@@ adise con@@ di@@ tions of the gar@@ den of E@@ den .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing bus@@ y in the ministry has a sta@@ bi@@ li@@ z@@ ing effect on us , en@@ ri@@ ches our life , and br@@ ings us greater peace and happiness .
Th@@ ink of the effort a to@@ p a@@ th@@ le@@ te pu@@ ts into tra@@ ining .
As recorded at 1 Corinthians 12 : 2 - 26 , the apostle Paul com@@ pared the congregation of anointed Christians to a body with “ many members . ”
O@@ r are you building on the so@@ li@@ d ro@@ ck - mas@@ s of obedi@@ ence to the sa@@ y@@ ings of Jesus Christ , which will help you to we@@ ather the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative st@@ or@@ ms in life ?
He was in need of pro@@ v@@ isions for his men and res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully asked for ass@@ ist@@ ance from a fellow Israel@@ ite nam@@ ed Na@@ ba@@ l .
The example of Joseph , son of the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Jac@@ o@@ b , shows that the desire to remain at peace with God is a powerful inc@@ en@@ tive .
“ I was ac@@ tually cl@@ in@@ ic@@ ally dead , ” says P@@ at .
A husband wrote : “ When my wife and I were first married , my tend@@ enc@@ y was to find a quic@@ k so@@ lu@@ tion to wh@@ atever proble@@ m she had .
Since 200@@ 1 , some par@@ ts on the dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion pro@@ gra@@ m have been inter@@ pre@@ ted into W@@ a@@ yu@@ un@@ a@@ ik@@ i .
Go@@ ing on , Jesus ut@@ ters his str@@ ong@@ est words of den@@ un@@ ci@@ ation .
In star@@ k contr@@ ast with those who mis@@ tre@@ at the el@@ der@@ ly , Jehovah God high@@ ly valu@@ es and ca@@ res for those who are advan@@ ced in years .
C@@ r@@ iti@@ c@@ s say that it would be na@@ i@@ ve to ex@@ pect heav@@ ily ar@@ m@@ ed nations to er@@ adi@@ c@@ ate or even re@@ du@@ ce their sto@@ ck@@ p@@ ile .
In those years , there was no language course for new mission@@ aries .
Of course , when we dis@@ own ourselves , Jehovah be@@ comes our O@@ w@@ ner .
A@@ m@@ ong the followers of So@@ cr@@ ates was a ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her nam@@ ed A@@ nt@@ is@@ th@@ en@@ es ( about 4@@ 4@@ 5 - 3@@ 6@@ 5 B.C.E . ) .
How f@@ it@@ ting , since Jehovah’s d@@ om@@ in@@ ant qu@@ ality is love !
“ My cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es talk fre@@ ely about the things that they do .
During the l@@ at@@ ter part of the 19@@ th century , after a long peri@@ od when religious apost@@ as@@ y pre@@ va@@ iled , pu@@ re worship was re@@ esta@@ bli@@ shed .
Jac@@ ob@@ ’s sons so@@ ld their brother Joseph as a slave to these tra@@ ders .
Who does not long to live in a world of peace and justice ?
K@@ IN@@ G S@@ O@@ L@@ O@@ M@@ O@@ N of ancient Israel “ could speak three th@@ ous@@ and pro@@ verbs . ”
Ye@@ ars later , through his prophet E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el , Jehovah used a similar illustr@@ ation .
“ The holy gar@@ ments ” of the pri@@ ests were also to be made using “ co@@ cc@@ us s@@ car@@ let material . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 28 : 1 - 6 .
But what about Bible te@@ x@@ ts that speak of the going out and the coming back of the soul ?
There were others who thought too much of their own op@@ in@@ i@@ ons and even went so far as to chall@@ enge the authority of Paul .
M@@ O@@ S@@ E@@ S was about 40 years old when he f@@ led from Egy@@ pt to es@@ cap@@ e the wr@@ ath of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h and took up re@@ si@@ d@@ ence in M@@ idi@@ an .
Today , he keep@@ s them spiritually strong and as@@ sures them of sal@@ vation on the bas@@ is of Jesus ’ sacrifice .
U@@ su@@ ally , the public@@ ations are com@@ posed by someone who is in the same place as the te@@ am .
In Ju@@ ly 18@@ 7@@ 9 , the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents started public@@ ation of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , then known as Z@@ i@@ on@@ ’s W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er and H@@ er@@ al@@ d of Christ’s P@@ res@@ ence .
Although we are not perfect as Jesus was , we can and should stri@@ ve to follow his example .
What could help Christians every@@ where to get through those st@@ res@@ s@@ ful times ? ​ — 1 P@@ et .
T@@ el@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne wit@@ ness@@ ing and in@@ for@@ ma@@ l wit@@ ness@@ ing , therefore , are inc@@ reas@@ ingly used .
Do not wa@@ it that long to expres@@ s your affe@@ ction for your mate and your children !
He has many Bible questions and as@@ ks to have a Bible study .
On com@@ mission@@ ing Moses , Jehovah emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed the import@@ ance of the divine name .
They h@@ and@@ le an in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed sheep tend@@ er@@ ly , ban@@ da@@ g@@ ing him and ap@@ pl@@ ying the so@@ o@@ thing bal@@ m of God’s Word .
All in the first - century congregation sh@@ ared in ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing
The 19@@ 30 ’ s saw fur@@ ther light shed on three do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ al tru@@ ths .
We both wanted to be married and to stay in full - time service , and as we were get@@ ting older , we felt the need for compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship more than anything el@@ se .
Our God , Jehovah , is a d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic God , a God of action .
• In what sense was the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law like a “ tu@@ t@@ or le@@ ading to Christ ” ?
Rather than following the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity today and ign@@ or@@ ing the clear sign@@ als that we are living in such important times , we need to “ keep close in mind the pres@@ ence of the day of Jehovah . ”
El@@ ders are appointed to be servants and examples , not l@@ or@@ ds and ma@@ st@@ ers . ​ — Luke 22 : 24 - 26 ; 2 Corinthians 1 : 24 .
Fa@@ ith Gi@@ ves U@@ s the H@@ igh@@ est Go@@ als
; Da@@ u@@ ba , V .
Con@@ sum@@ ed with en@@ v@@ y , Saul se@@ ek@@ s to k@@ ill David .
At the pe@@ ak of his pro@@ duc@@ tiv@@ ity , however , P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in pro@@ ba@@ bly had no fe@@ wer than 22 pres@@ ses and 1@@ 60 work@@ ers .
Instead , in 70 C.E . , Rom@@ an ar@@ mi@@ es came and destro@@ yed Jerusalem and its temple .
With the cre@@ ation of Adam and E@@ ve , he saw an opportunity to di@@ ver@@ t their obedi@@ ence and worship away from the true God and to himself .
How old do you young ones need to be in order to accept that war@@ m invit@@ ation to worship and serve Jehovah ?
Such o@@ ffer@@ ings were made to gain Jehovah’s fav@@ or , and many served as a to@@ ken co@@ ver@@ ing for sin .
Our jo@@ y@@ ous relationship with God is based on acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge and faith in him and in Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice .
The worl@@ d@@ wide preaching work , another as@@ pect of the si@@ gn , is certainly being accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed .
I@@ l@@ l@@ nesses too can str@@ ike anyone at any time .
It was my fav@@ or@@ ite meeting .
“ Be coura@@ ge@@ ous and very strong , ” God comman@@ ded .
I@@ ts ap@@ pet@@ ite satis@@ fied , Be@@ h@@ emo@@ th lies under lo@@ tu@@ s tre@@ es or in the sh@@ a@@ de of po@@ pl@@ ars .
He showed me from the Bible that w@@ ars would one day ce@@ ase .
At first , she had to over@@ come her own ne@@ g@@ ative feelings .
( Read Romans 5 : 12 ; 6 : 23 . )
What ad@@ vice of the apostle Paul can help us if we have any tr@@ ace of par@@ ti@@ ality ?
• Un@@ der the Law , why did certain n@@ atur@@ al se@@ x@@ u@@ al fun@@ ctions make a person “ un@@ clean ” ?
Jehovah thus op@@ en@@ ly expres@@ sed affe@@ ction for and appro@@ val of his Son , Jesus .
In ad@@ dition , the young women were eng@@ ag@@ ed to men of the city , so relati@@ ves , friends , or bu@@ sin@@ ess associ@@ ates of his pro@@ spe@@ ctive sons - in - law might well have been in the crow@@ d .
Yes , Jehovah ca@@ res for those who are having problems ​ — whether physical or emo@@ tional .
We will also learn some ba@@ si@@ c Bible principles that can help us to sol@@ ve problems and keep a good relationship with Jehovah and with others .
Some un@@ known vis@@ it@@ or must have left it there during the night .
J@@ U@@ N@@ E 4 - 6
Like that “ apostle to the nations , ” Father was always ready to tra@@ v@@ el to deli@@ ver Jehovah’s message to people of every land and is@@ land .
“ We make time to study God’s Word individu@@ ally as we can .
So at first I would con@@ sul@@ t them and not my husband when making decisions . ”
Although we enc@@ oun@@ ter problems , our joy in doing Jehovah’s will s@@ pur@@ s us on . ​ — Ne@@ h@@ emiah 8 : 10 .
When they accepted “ the word of Jehovah , ” the Bible says , “ qu@@ ite a number of those who practic@@ ed ma@@ gi@@ cal ar@@ ts brought their boo@@ ks together and bur@@ ned them up before every@@ body . ”
In your own words , how would you descri@@ be the prophecy recorded at Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 1 - 4 ?
Sa@@ ys Hebrews 13 : 17 : “ Be obedi@@ ent to those who are taking the lead among you and be sub@@ mis@@ sive , for they are keep@@ ing w@@ atch over your sou@@ ls as those who will rend@@ er an account ; that they may do this with joy and not with si@@ gh@@ ing , for this would be dam@@ ag@@ ing to you . ”
Rather , Paul’s words to the Corinthians apply to us all : “ Let each one do just as he has res@@ ol@@ ved in his heart . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 9 : 7 ; Hebrews 13 : 15 , 16 .
Now my efforts to imp@@ ro@@ ve my so@@ cial st@@ atu@@ s seem@@ ed ir@@ rel@@ ev@@ ant , and my stru@@ gg@@ le to cop@@ e with work problems became of min@@ or import@@ ance . Even si@@ ck@@ ness and death it@@ self will be over@@ come . ​ — Is@@ a .
Like many young Christians , 20 - year - old K@@ i@@ ana has not been fo@@ ol@@ ed by this dec@@ ep@@ tion .
Jehovah’s love for his people never wa@@ v@@ ers .
After coming home , I was still under sur@@ ve@@ ill@@ ance by the se@@ cre@@ t po@@ li@@ ce .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the Hebrew Scriptures descri@@ be Jehovah as “ a God mer@@ ci@@ ful and gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous , s@@ low to anger and a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in loving - kindness and truth . ”
The ju@@ x@@ ta@@ position in the text of mag@@ go@@ ts and fi@@ re re@@ in@@ for@@ ces the ide@@ a of des@@ tru@@ ction . . . .
“ Let the sa@@ y@@ ings of my m@@ ou@@ th and the medit@@ ation of my heart become ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble before you , O Jehovah . ”
Why can Jehovah’s faithful servants face this syst@@ em@@ ’s end with confidence ?
Of course , we are a@@ ware that perfect health is not yet at@@ tain@@ able .
How a@@ we - inspi@@ ring it must have been for E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el to see this vision !
Because of Sa@@ ul@@ ’s dis@@ obedi@@ ence , however , the Phil@@ ist@@ ines p@@ il@@ la@@ ged Israel . ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
So at this early st@@ age in the hist@@ ory of God’s people , it was clear that they were to ga@@ ther fre@@ qu@@ ently to consider Jehovah’s word and pur@@ pos@@ es .
Our son who had rema@@ ined faithful was par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly buil@@ t up by that conven@@ tion . ”
P@@ ra@@ y for your children , both when you are with them and when you are on your own .
This fact was ap@@ par@@ ent from what God said to the ser@@ p@@ ent and thus to the wicked spirit re@@ be@@ l speaking through it : “ I shall put en@@ m@@ ity between you and the woman [ the heavenly part of Jehovah’s organization ] and between your se@@ ed and her se@@ ed .
However , our living in a spiritual par@@ adise does not mean that we do not have to end@@ ure tri@@ als .
O@@ thers , though , who under@@ es@@ tim@@ ated the d@@ anger or just ign@@ ored the war@@ ning sign@@ s cho@@ se to remain .
Many minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants have demonstr@@ ated a will@@ ing@@ ness to re@@ ach out for ad@@ di@@ tional privile@@ ges .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing in the world — the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the show@@ y displa@@ y of one@@ ’s means of life — does not origin@@ ate with the Father , but origin@@ ates with the world . ”
The brother wor@@ ked at having a pleas@@ ant appro@@ ach , cho@@ o@@ sing sub@@ je@@ cts with which to star@@ t con@@ vers@@ ations .
He was born to Hebrew parents .
Solomon poin@@ ts to the import@@ ance of righteousness .
It was during the second century that the prac@@ tice of c@@ eli@@ ba@@ cy began to make its way into the W@@ es@@ ter@@ n “ Christian ” ch@@ ur@@ ches .
( b ) How did Jehovah de@@ al with the re@@ bel@@ s ?
Yet , when Davi@@ d’s young men asked for bre@@ ad and water , Na@@ ba@@ l sent them away with very in@@ sul@@ ting re@@ mar@@ ks .
A@@ p@@ tly , Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 16 ur@@ ges us to ‘ bu@@ y out the oppor@@ tu@@ ne time for ourselves , ’ and this imp@@ lies “ pur@@ cha@@ sing ” it , for@@ going less important things .
A Ch@@ il@@ d’s R@@ es@@ pon@@ si@@ bility
How does Daniel 2 : 4@@ 1 - 4@@ 5 under@@ s@@ cor@@ e the need for being ze@@ al@@ ous in the ministry ?
Be coura@@ ge@@ ous , for angels are ba@@ c@@ king the Kingdom - preaching work !
If these simp@@ le dem@@ ands are me@@ t , one t@@ ree will supp@@ ly up to 15 g@@ all@@ ons [ 5@@ 7 lit@@ ers ] of o@@ il a year .
• Why is show@@ ing love ess@@ enti@@ al for each one of us ?
How , then , can the experi@@ ences of A@@ g@@ boo@@ la and others be explained ?
Some of you de@@ ar brothers and sisters have a hard fi@@ ght every day to maintain your relationship with Jehovah .
Indeed , rul@@ er@@ ship in heaven is set asi@@ de for some , but the benef@@ its of heavenly rul@@ er@@ ship ​ — everlasting life on earth and all its accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing blessings — ​ are ex@@ tend@@ ed to many .
When ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing the congregation in La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ a , Jesus said : “ I know your de@@ e@@ ds , that you are ne@@ i@@ ther co@@ ld nor ho@@ t . I wish you were co@@ ld or el@@ se ho@@ t .
Indeed , as long as we remain faithful , we can have the same as@@ sur@@ ance that the apostle Paul had when he said about God : “ He who did not even sp@@ are his own Son but deli@@ vered him up for us all , why will he not also with him kin@@ dly give us all other things ? ” ​ — Romans 8 : 32 .
For a l@@ ist of the langu@@ ages , see page 2 of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
So I try to be a good wife , to speak and act in a way that makes Jehovah and my husband happy . ”
Jehovah will en@@ able him to stand er@@ e@@ ct , to ra@@ ise his head and hold it high once again .
Con@@ cer@@ ning the Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a cor@@ por@@ ation , Bro@@ ther Bar@@ r ad@@ ded : “ E@@ ver since its inc@@ or@@ por@@ ation in 18@@ 8@@ 4 , the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a has pla@@ yed an important ro@@ le in our mo@@ der@@ n - day hist@@ ory .
I remember thinking , ‘ That brother will certainly never get married . ’
Per@@ haps that b@@ ra@@ ve act con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed Jac@@ ob@@ ’s high op@@ in@@ ion of this bel@@ o@@ ved son .
In No@@ ah’s day , Jehovah declar@@ ed : “ My spirit shall not act toward man in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely in that he is also flesh . Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly his days shall am@@ ount to a h@@ un@@ d@@ red and tw@@ ent@@ y years . ”
He says , “ L@@ ong , long ag@@ o , God made the earth and everything in it , and he made the su@@ n , the mo@@ on , and the st@@ ars . ”
Just as the la@@ va d@@ ome and other v@@ ol@@ c@@ ani@@ c indic@@ at@@ ors gave the S@@ hi@@ ma@@ ba@@ r@@ a city of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als reas@@ ons for desi@@ gn@@ ating a d@@ anger z@@ one , the Bible gives us reas@@ ons for being on the al@@ er@@ t and for pre@@ par@@ ing ourselves for sur@@ vi@@ val .
For an exam@@ in@@ ation of the evidence that we are living in the last days , see chap@@ ter 11 of the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
They were young and heal@@ thy .
Solomon righ@@ tly stated : “ The conclu@@ sion of the matter , everything having been heard , is : F@@ e@@ ar the true God and keep his comman@@ d@@ ments .
Go@@ od S@@ ur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by E@@ vi@@ l
This and the pre@@ ce@@ ding examples teach us an important less@@ on ​ — we must recogn@@ ize Jehovah’s hand when it is in action .
Re@@ c@@ ently , I received the ad@@ di@@ tional privilege of atten@@ ding the S@@ cho@@ ol for B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e M@@ em@@ bers in P@@ at@@ ter@@ son , New Yor@@ k .
• What rec@@ ord have mission@@ aries and others serving in fore@@ ign lands com@@ p@@ iled ?
In Bible times , bo@@ ws were some@@ times m@@ oun@@ ted with cop@@ per , and a sol@@ di@@ er was said to ‘ tre@@ ad the bo@@ w , ’ perhaps br@@ ac@@ ing the bo@@ w with his fo@@ o@@ t so that he could str@@ ing it .
This first repor@@ ted resurrection by an apostle ca@@ used many to become believers .
From the be@@ ach , the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus ob@@ served the group .
And thr@@ ough@@ out the fin@@ al p@@ ha@@ se of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , Jehovah will prote@@ ct his people .
The prophet instru@@ cted him to sh@@ o@@ o@@ t an ar@@ ro@@ w out the w@@ in@@ do@@ w toward S@@ y@@ ri@@ a , indic@@ ating vi@@ ct@@ ory by Jehovah’s hand against that nation .
For example , most of Jehovah’s people now benefit from a f@@ res@@ h and acc@@ ur@@ ate transl@@ ation of the Bible in their own language .
“ D@@ R@@ A@@ W close to God , and he will draw close to you , ” wrote the disci@@ ple James .
• What confidence do all Christians have ?
From the book De@@ ut@@ sc@@ he K@@ ul@@ tur@@ g@@ es@@ c@@ hi@@ ch@@ te
We live in con@@ fu@@ sing and d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous times .
“ To sa@@ ve money , my family had to move to our own house , s@@ mal@@ l@@ er and with an un@@ fin@@ i@@ shed inter@@ i@@ or , ” says S@@ te@@ ph@@ en .
Although we pione@@ ered together for only a sh@@ ort time , Bet@@ ty and I continue to be friends to this day .
“ One who is good will leave an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance to sons of sons , ” states Solomon .
Yet , very few of them know just what it is that they are as@@ king for .
B . Phil@@ li@@ ps ) Those who are rich materi@@ ally are gener@@ ally concer@@ ned with how they might appe@@ ar in the eyes of others .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 1 - 3 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 3 - 16
We live in e@@ ag@@ er expe@@ ct@@ ation of the fulfill@@ ment of all divine promises and are determined to ‘ keep ourselves in God’s love , with everlasting life in view . ’
That was true in Jo@@ b@@ ’s case .
So the Bible teach@@ es us that we must avoid any en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment that could cause us to i@@ magine or desire un@@ clean and bad things .
If no@@ ne of these av@@ en@@ u@@ es are o@@ pen , the elders could deter@@ mine if the individu@@ al qu@@ ali@@ fi@@ es for ass@@ ist@@ ance from the congregation .
Paul gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c@@ ally descri@@ bes such ones as “ having come to be past all moral sense ” ; many have given themselves over “ to lo@@ ose conduct to work un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness of every s@@ ort with gre@@ e@@ din@@ ess . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jesus “ did not answer him , no , not a word , so that the gover@@ nor wonder@@ ed very much . ”
“ Let us ru@@ n with end@@ ur@@ ance the r@@ ace that is set before us . ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B .
3 : 17 - 19 .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , he was perfect , never sin@@ ning during his whole life course as a man .
To@@ ba@@ cc@@ o@@ ’s vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s are not just the s@@ mo@@ k@@ ers .
I do not feel left out ​ — far from it .
Job lik@@ ens the time that he will sp@@ end in S@@ he@@ ol to “ com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory service ” ​ — an en@@ for@@ ced peri@@ od of wa@@ iting .
Proverbs 11 : 9 no@@ tes : “ By his m@@ ou@@ th the one who is an apost@@ ate br@@ ings his fel@@ low@@ man to ru@@ in , but by knowledge are the righteous res@@ cu@@ ed . ”
Li@@ ving with a large mission@@ ary family was a new experience for us .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , se@@ x@@ u@@ al de@@ pra@@ v@@ ity was wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad in those days .
The book S@@ tudi@@ es in An@@ cient T@@ e@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy descri@@ bes the st@@ ep@@ s that follow : “ C@@ o@@ ar@@ se sal@@ t is then ru@@ b@@ bed into the g@@ ill@@ s , m@@ ou@@ th and s@@ cal@@ es .
Rather than help@@ ing to cultiv@@ ate love , religion often contribu@@ tes to the div@@ ision , bi@@ go@@ try , and stri@@ fe among pe@@ op@@ les and n@@ ational grou@@ ps .
After that , Jews were born into that dedic@@ ated nation under the Law covenant .
She at@@ temp@@ ted to end her life . But she sur@@ vi@@ ved .
He said : “ My food is for me to do the will of him that sent me and to fin@@ ish his work . ”
S@@ ur@@ ely we would appreci@@ ate ga@@ ining in@@ sight into the deep meaning of such prophe@@ tic words for God’s appointed time .
M@@ il@@ dness of temp@@ er must be cultiv@@ ated with the help of the holy spirit .
I took to heart the words recorded at Proverbs 13 : 20 : “ The one wal@@ king with the wise will become wise , but the one who has deal@@ ings with the stu@@ pi@@ d will f@@ are ba@@ dly . ”
As a spirit , having no flesh - and - blood body , he could go before “ the person of God for us . ”
However , Ne@@ w@@ t@@ on also pur@@ su@@ ed al@@ ch@@ em@@ y , a p@@ se@@ u@@ do@@ s@@ ci@@ ence that used ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ gy and ma@@ gi@@ cal for@@ mul@@ as in at@@ temp@@ ts to turn lead and other me@@ tal@@ s into go@@ ld .
In his letter to the Romans , Paul next spoke of two kin@@ ds of people with con@@ f@@ lic@@ ting mind - se@@ ts .
No@@ tice how this was the concer@@ n of the psalmist who wrote : “ M@@ ake me understand , that I may ob@@ serve your law and that I may keep it with the whole heart . ”
David for@@ ce@@ fully artic@@ ul@@ ates his trust in Jehovah’s help by saying : “ In case my own father and my own mother did leave me , even Jehovah himself would take me up . ”
This fore@@ told apost@@ as@@ y had c@@ learly man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted it@@ self by the end of the first century . ​ — 1 John 2 : 18 , 19 .
When al@@ ter@@ n@@ ati@@ ves to blood trans@@ fu@@ sions were su@@ gg@@ ested to do@@ ct@@ ors , the u@@ su@@ al rep@@ ly was that such were not a@@ vail@@ able or were too ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive .
Jo@@ si@@ ah was sh@@ o@@ cked to hear its cont@@ ent and sent a d@@ ele@@ g@@ ation of tru@@ sted men to H@@ ul@@ da@@ h the prophe@@ t@@ ess in order to in@@ qui@@ re of Jehovah concer@@ ning the book .
18 : 4 .
When we vis@@ ited these g@@ ent@@ le people , they were ast@@ on@@ i@@ shed to find us at their do@@ or , speaking in their di@@ al@@ e@@ ct !
Wh@@ er@@ e@@ as Go@@ li@@ a@@ th@@ ’s confidence was in his great strength and in his we@@ ap@@ on@@ ry , Davi@@ d’s confidence was in Jehovah .
Paul re@@ comm@@ ended : “ Let your ut@@ ter@@ ance be always with gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ousness , se@@ as@@ oned with sal@@ t , so as to know how you ought to give an answer to each one . ”
2 , 3 . ( a ) How might some feel about sing@@ ing al@@ ou@@ d with the congregation ?
However , the G@@ r@@ and Creator also has human wit@@ nesses .
• How does the comman@@ d@@ ment against co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness prote@@ ct us ?
A well - tra@@ ined conscience will rule out such le@@ e@@ way , however , when actions direc@@ tly con@@ dem@@ ned by God’s Word are at is@@ sue .
“ The things un@@ seen ” inclu@@ de Kingdom blessings .
How can we be pu@@ re in heart and pe@@ ace@@ able ?
It was un@@ in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed , but it was f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed and un@@ able to c@@ li@@ m@@ b back .
After Jo@@ b@@ ’s three so - called com@@ for@@ ters had fin@@ i@@ shed speaking , “ Eli@@ h@@ u the son of Bar@@ ac@@ he@@ l the Bu@@ z@@ ite pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to answer . ” What moved him to speak ?
For example , when Job su@@ ffered a pa@@ in@@ ful ill@@ ness , he pray@@ ed : “ I wish you would hi@@ de me in my gra@@ ve [ “ in hel@@ l , ” D@@ ou@@ a@@ y - R@@ he@@ im@@ s V@@ er@@ sion ] . ”
Although they me@@ et with op@@ position , of what are God’s people confid@@ ent ?
He will help us to “ go on wal@@ king in the truth ” as his faithful dedic@@ ated servants . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 ; 3 John 4 .
The day for the pres@@ ent@@ ation came . S@@ us@@ ana explained the orig@@ in of the name Jehovah’s Witnesses .
On@@ ce I took that to heart , my own personal relationship with him began to gro@@ w , and fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps within the congregation imp@@ ro@@ ved .
He sear@@ ches the Scriptures to as@@ certain the la@@ ws and principles that apply to the situation .
Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th F@@ o@@ t ; A@@ k@@ s@@ am@@ a@@ i S@@ ul@@ t@@ an@@ ali@@ ev@@ a
What their de@@ fin@@ iti@@ on imp@@ lies : Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on is a ran@@ dom ev@@ ent that in@@ dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ately k@@ ill@@ s in@@ no@@ c@@ ent vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s .
Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i ​ — A M@@ an A@@ ware of His L@@ imit@@ ations
David com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y and mu@@ r@@ der ; yet , the prophet Na@@ than inform@@ ed him : “ Jehovah . . . for@@ gives your sin . ” ​ — 2 Sa@@ m .
May you benefit from this li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving work done under ang@@ eli@@ c direction .
J@@ a@@ a@@ z@@ ani@@ ah’s example demonstr@@ ates that being ra@@ ised in a godly family does not en@@ sure one@@ ’s be@@ coming a faithful worshi@@ per of Jehovah .
“ I am Jehovah ; I do not change . ”
In that coming new world , God will rel@@ e@@ ase faithful humans from the ag@@ ing pro@@ c@@ ess .
He says : “ Da@@ ugh@@ ters may com@@ pare what their father is able to give with what other parents ‘ gener@@ ously ’ p@@ ile up for their children .
In what ways did Jehovah use the angels to help his human servants in ancient times ?
While religious mo@@ tiv@@ ations cannot be rul@@ ed out , he certainly had pol@@ itical go@@ als in mind .
In 4@@ 7 C.E . ​ — about 12 years after Sa@@ ul@@ ’s con@@ ver@@ sion — ​ Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s and Saul are sent out by the holy spirit on a mission@@ ary t@@ our .
And des@@ pite his having to end@@ ure much har@@ d@@ ship and persecu@@ tion , Paul never lost his ze@@ al . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
That filled us with joy and hope , since we had thought that World W@@ ar I@@ I would c@@ li@@ ma@@ x in Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
Why the seem@@ ing cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ction ?
“ C@@ op@@ ing With My We@@ ak@@ nesses ” cen@@ tered on deal@@ ing with ne@@ g@@ ative thinking and de@@ pres@@ sion . ​ — The Watchtower , May 1 , 199@@ 0 .
For well over a we@@ ek before the disa@@ ster , an ad@@ vis@@ ory to ev@@ ac@@ u@@ ate the are@@ a had been given .
He is the rul@@ ing King of God’s Kingdom , which very soon will eli@@ min@@ ate all rul@@ er@@ shi@@ ps op@@ posed to God’s will , and he will sol@@ ve all problems of mankind .
B@@ Y G@@ I@@ V@@ IN@@ G U@@ S P@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ E :
A@@ sa@@ ph could thus say to Jehovah : “ B@@ es@@ id@@ es you I do have no other deli@@ ght on the earth . ”
On a@@ ver@@ age , 7@@ 5@@ 7 individuals were baptized each day !
It ad@@ ds that they bus@@ y themselves tr@@ ying to temp@@ t mankind .
For du@@ st you are and to du@@ st you will return . ”
Yet , he was not cont@@ ent .
Jesus indic@@ ated another way that his disciples would imitate him , saying : “ This is my comman@@ d@@ ment , that you love one another just as I have loved you . ”
If we l@@ ac@@ ked understanding , how could we per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve the wh@@ ys and wh@@ er@@ e@@ fo@@ res of things and gain in@@ sight and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment ?
There Jesus is qu@@ o@@ ted as saying to his disciples : “ Let the young children come to me . ”
The Bible book of Hebrews chap@@ ter 11 lis@@ ts by name men and women who faith@@ fully served God .
Do you show your appreciation for these important meetings by regul@@ arly atten@@ ding and by ap@@ pl@@ ying the things you learn ? ​ — Hebrews 10 : 24 , 25 .
• What are some good works in which Jehovah’s Witnesses are bus@@ y ?
C@@ learly , we must me@@ et certain requi@@ re@@ ments to be heard by God . ​ — Read Isaiah 1 : 15 .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , my teach@@ er inform@@ ed the author@@ ities of the situation .
In the thro@@ es of mis@@ er@@ y , he c@@ alls out to God : “ O that in S@@ he@@ ol [ man@@ kin@@ d’s comm@@ on gra@@ ve ] you would conc@@ e@@ al me ! ”
In U@@ gar@@ it , on the S@@ y@@ ri@@ an co@@ ast , ten@@ ant f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers were sub@@ ject to similar du@@ ties un@@ less gr@@ anted im@@ mun@@ ity by the king .
I@@ mag@@ ining different s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o@@ s of possible future persecu@@ tion is not the best way to pre@@ pare for it .
The same is true of spiritual food provided at our Christian meetings .
Jehovah loved the Israelites and desi@@ red to use them fur@@ ther . His interest in you is just as for@@ ward - loo@@ king .
“ I C@@ ON@@ S@@ I@@ D@@ E@@ R TH@@ E@@ M A@@ S A L@@ O@@ T O@@ F R@@ E@@ F@@ U@@ S@@ E ”
Although Jesus was ur@@ ged to inter@@ v@@ ene in pol@@ itical matters or take si@@ des , he refu@@ sed to do so .
C@@ la@@ i@@ re : I@@ ’@@ l@@ l tell you about them during lun@@ ch .
Why did Jesus make God’s Kingdom the ma@@ in the@@ me of his ministry ?
When the Israelites were lea@@ ving Egy@@ pt , they were al@@ ar@@ m@@ ed to see Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts in pur@@ su@@ it .
I@@ N TH@@ E tw@@ ili@@ ght of his life , the ag@@ ed apostle John wrote : “ No greater cause for than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness do I have than these things , that I should be hear@@ ing that my children go on wal@@ king in the truth . ” ​ — 3 John 4 .
We are in a position to understand this because God had a rec@@ ord made of how human life began .
Al@@ so , I have had the support of many loving brothers and sisters who have become my spiritual fa@@ thers , mo@@ thers , and brothers . ”
They could not hold to the pro@@ posed r@@ ou@@ te ac@@ ro@@ ss the A@@ e@@ ge@@ an Se@@ a past the ti@@ p of Gre@@ e@@ ce and on to R@@ ome .
Sa@@ ys 12 - year - old C@@ ar@@ lo@@ s : “ I w@@ atch the elders in the h@@ all s@@ mil@@ ing and being kind , and I like that about them . ”
H@@ ist@@ or@@ ic@@ ally , how did what John and Jesus war@@ ned about work out ?
At the bu@@ s st@@ ation , you are over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by crow@@ ds of pas@@ s@@ eng@@ ers and many bu@@ ses .
M@@ au@@ ri@@ ce and Bet@@ ty have no reg@@ re@@ ts over not taking up a life of e@@ ase , following years of hard work in ra@@ ising and provi@@ ding for their family .
T@@ ake some time to make an hon@@ est ap@@ pra@@ is@@ al of your mo@@ ti@@ ves and pri@@ or@@ ities .
Jehovah then be@@ ge@@ ts them as spiritual sons .
When was Jesus temp@@ ted to change st@@ ones into lo@@ a@@ ves of bre@@ ad ?
Un@@ der the Ger@@ man D@@ emo@@ cr@@ ati@@ c Re@@ public ( G@@ D@@ R ) , also known as E@@ ast Ger@@ many , Jehovah’s Witnesses were sing@@ led out for b@@ ru@@ tal su@@ p@@ pres@@ sion .
When Israel f@@ ell cap@@ tive to the Phil@@ ist@@ ines , “ in time Jehovah’s spirit started to imp@@ el ” Sam@@ son to deli@@ ver Israel .
They provided the spiritual support and ass@@ ist@@ ance that I des@@ per@@ ately needed .
It is a great privilege to share in the s@@ ow@@ ing of Bible truth in this time of the end .
Those who learn to be for@@ giving keep their friends .
Jehovah com@@ for@@ ted Abraham by as@@ sur@@ ing him that if only 50 righteous people could be found , He would not destro@@ y So@@ dom .
What evidence is there that we can r@@ ely on Jehovah ?
Mi@@ ght it have been his vi@@ ct@@ ory against the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans or his being cur@@ ed by God mirac@@ ul@@ ously ?
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually strong famili@@ es regul@@ arly study God’s Word , atten@@ d Christian meetings , and eng@@ age in the ministry together
Jesus was not born into a well - to - do family , and this may have helped some people to id@@ enti@@ fy with him .
For that matter , how can we make sure that our own faith in “ the inv@@ isi@@ ble God , ” Jehovah , rema@@ ins strong ?
Con@@ cer@@ ning it , see V@@ olu@@ me 2 , pages 6@@ 9@@ 3 - 4 , of In@@ sight on the Scriptures , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
A bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ man from S@@ ar@@ a@@ j@@ ev@@ o who wit@@ ness@@ ed the hor@@ r@@ ors of the e@@ th@@ ni@@ c h@@ at@@ red in Bo@@ s@@ ni@@ a declar@@ ed : “ After a year of the Bo@@ s@@ ni@@ an war I believe Satan pul@@ ls the str@@ ings .
Why did R@@ a@@ ha@@ b support the Israel@@ ite spi@@ es , and why was her confidence in their God not mis@@ plac@@ ed ?
Re@@ ma@@ in S@@ te@@ ad@@ f@@ ast , 5 / 15
So@@ on , Jehovah will bring an end to this wicked system of things .
Se@@ em@@ ingly tri@@ vi@@ al decisions may have gra@@ ve con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences
F@@ am@@ ily G@@ a@@ ther@@ ings
Why did these women not succ@@ um@@ b to fear of man ?
See also Matthew 26 : 39 ; 1 Corinthians 15 : 28 .
The fact that this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine is publi@@ shed in 1@@ 5@@ 1 langu@@ ages and dist@@ ribu@@ ted worl@@ d@@ wide , en@@ ab@@ ling you to read about Jehovah’s Kingdom , refle@@ cts the fulfill@@ ment of that Bible prophecy .
S@@ up@@ pose we consider what might be called the case of the mis@@ sing mon@@ ar@@ ch .
What war@@ n@@ ings have we publi@@ shed regarding spi@@ rit@@ ism ?
Such friends will not lead you to f@@ are ba@@ dly in a spiritual sense .
When new disciples were found , they were to be care@@ fully taught to ob@@ serve all the things that Christ had comman@@ ded his disciples .
Jehovah provi@@ des spiritual prote@@ ction
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ar par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work helps us to keep our mind foc@@ used on spiritual things .
This did not su@@ it D@@ ad .
What to@@ ne do you de@@ te@@ ct in the T@@ emp@@ ter@@ ’s vo@@ ice ?
A@@ my says : “ For the first year , I rema@@ ined ac@@ tive in the ministry but found that the foc@@ us of my life gra@@ du@@ ally shi@@ f@@ ted from Kingdom inter@@ ests to care@@ er prom@@ o@@ tion .
Why should hus@@ ban@@ ds study examples of how Jesus tre@@ ated women ?
During this M@@ em@@ ori@@ al se@@ as@@ on and especially on the night of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , think deep@@ ly about how you tre@@ at others .
He kno@@ ws more about our physical , emo@@ tional , and spiritual needs than even we do .
7 : 7 , 8 .
He said that God’s love makes it possible for humans to enjoy everlasting life ​ — but only if we do what ?
Yet , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that the Kingdom arrang@@ ement can over@@ come all ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les will strengthen us to end@@ ure .
He told the op@@ pos@@ ers : “ The God of the heavens is the One that will gr@@ ant us succ@@ ess , and we ourselves , his servants , shall get up , and we must buil@@ d . ”
How and through whom does the spirit sear@@ ch into these deep things in our day ?
As we respon@@ d to the op@@ er@@ ation of God’s holy spirit , our faith ab@@ oun@@ ds .
On their we@@ d@@ ding day , a man and a woman make a so@@ le@@ m@@ n com@@ mit@@ ment to love each other and to stay faithful .
When congregations understand this and show that they appreci@@ ate the Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites and the work they are doing , ever@@ yone benef@@ its . ​ — Read 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 9 .
In the most important are@@ a of life ​ — faith@@ ful@@ ness to God — ​ Solomon fa@@ iled .
Yet , in many c@@ as@@ es the recei@@ ver is ac@@ tually not ung@@ rac@@ i@@ ous , al@@ though he may appe@@ ar to be so on the sur@@ face .
“ I know ex@@ ac@@ tly how old you are , ” rep@@ lied I@@ z@@ ak Mar@@ a@@ is .
Hence , what can you conclu@@ de from 1 K@@ ings 14 : 21 ?
She taught her children Jehovah’s ways .
M@@ ak@@ ing Go@@ od De@@ c@@ isions , 9 / 1
As is explained in this mon@@ th@@ ’s is@@ sue , a new fe@@ ature , “ From Our Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves , ” is being ad@@ ded to show sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant develop@@ ments in the mo@@ der@@ n - day hist@@ ory of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The following article will discus@@ s these questions .
Those who are willing to die for their beli@@ ef , especially religious beli@@ ef , often come under su@@ spi@@ ci@@ on of being ter@@ r@@ or@@ ists or at le@@ ast of being a men@@ ace to soci@@ ety .
Acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of Jehovah and his pur@@ pos@@ es ​ — the op@@ pos@@ ite of ign@@ or@@ ance and su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ on — ​ is the ke@@ y to ga@@ ining true prote@@ ction .
Christian meetings were u@@ su@@ ally held at night in small grou@@ ps .
A@@ ris@@ to@@ t@@ le@@ ’s great s@@ ch@@ eme was a child of ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y , not s@@ ci@@ ence .
Do you have associ@@ ates who pres@@ sure you to over@@ in@@ d@@ ul@@ ge ?
Why should we read the Bible “ day and night ” ?
Consider the case of a man who had two wi@@ ves when he began to study the Bible .
For example , as Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s flo@@ c@@ ks and her@@ ds inc@@ reas@@ ed , ten@@ sion develop@@ ed between his her@@ d@@ s@@ men and those of his ne@@ p@@ he@@ w Lo@@ t .
8 , 9 . ( a ) In what ways do God’s works contr@@ ast with many human works ?
He will feel s@@ or@@ ry for the low@@ ly one and the po@@ or one , and the sou@@ ls of the po@@ or ones he will sa@@ ve .
But during the ev@@ ening , says the Bible account , he brought Le@@ ah to Jac@@ o@@ b “ that he might have rel@@ ations with her . ” ​ — Genesis 29 : 23 .
Yet , of this we can be sure : If we turn to him for comfort , he can for@@ ti@@ fy us to cop@@ e with any s@@ or@@ ro@@ w or tr@@ ou@@ ble that life may bring .
He did so because he loved them and because he was deep@@ ly inter@@ ested in their wel@@ f@@ are .
In what sense is Jesus “ the life ” ?
Those false prophe@@ ts claim@@ ed to speak in Jehovah’s name , but they were prom@@ o@@ ting their own ide@@ as , their own wisdom .
However , the text of the Bible was not ready for prin@@ ting .
Lo@@ is res@@ pe@@ cts her husband and wants to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with him , her Scriptural head ; yet , she does not want to com@@ promise her Scriptural principles .
He fre@@ qu@@ ently in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed an important point by saying : “ It is written . ”
H@@ ist@@ ory shows that soon after the death of Christ’s apostles , the of@@ fi@@ cial face of “ Christi@@ an@@ ity ” began to change , just as the Bible fore@@ told . ​ — Matthew 13 : 24 - 30 , 37 - 4@@ 3 ; Acts 20 : 30 .
Why is there no need to feel in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated by Satan and the dem@@ ons ?
Be E@@ ar@@ n@@ est
“ God - of - the - G@@ ap@@ s ” ?
On@@ ce the brothers knew what was right , God’s spirit mo@@ tiv@@ ated them to do it .
Yet , he is using them , and by means of his spirit , he shepher@@ ds his people on earth .
Such commun@@ ic@@ ation might be di@@ ct@@ ated par@@ tly by need .
They were to be hon@@ ored and res@@ pe@@ cted , with their righ@@ ts being prote@@ cted . ​ — 9 / 1 , pages 5 - 7 .
L@@ ate in the ev@@ ening , I at last re@@ ached my des@@ t@@ in@@ ation , the home of a Witness family with whom I sta@@ yed while I pione@@ ered in that are@@ a .
All Christians should ‘ s@@ ow with a view to the spirit , ’ and in time , men who do so may well qu@@ ali@@ fy for privile@@ ges in the congregation .
With reg@@ ard to “ the present wicked system of things , ” we maintain the same st@@ ance as did the early Christians .
In this case , the cour@@ t , not the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m , app@@ lied “ life for life , e@@ ye for e@@ ye , to@@ o@@ th for to@@ o@@ th . . . ”
The apostle Paul wrote to the Christians at C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e : “ S@@ tri@@ p off the old person@@ ality with its practic@@ es , and clo@@ the y@@ ourselves with the new person@@ ality , which through acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge is being made new according to the i@@ ma@@ ge of the One who cre@@ ated it . . .
‘ A@@ n ang@@ el will have to pre@@ serve you , ’ Satan claim@@ ed .
Although the Bible says that Jehovah * God kno@@ ws everything , it also shows that he is not inter@@ ested in mer@@ ely col@@ le@@ cting fac@@ ts about his worshipp@@ ers .
W@@ as he refer@@ ring to fre@@ e@@ dom from sin and death , from b@@ onda@@ ge to false beli@@ ef@@ s , or from something el@@ se ?
A@@ n em@@ br@@ ace and a s@@ inc@@ ere “ I am so s@@ or@@ ry ” le@@ ts them know that you care for them .
Jesus ’ coming is mentioned in what other s@@ crip@@ tures ?
The words of Psalm 31 : 6 became our mo@@ t@@ to : “ As for me , in Jehovah I do trust . ”
In what temple arrang@@ ement are we privile@@ ged to serve jo@@ y@@ fully ?
So as they had often done before , the dem@@ or@@ al@@ ized Israelites cri@@ ed to Jehovah for a@@ id .
Al@@ ong with prop@@ er action , integrity requi@@ res right heart mo@@ tiv@@ ation .
The people I c@@ at@@ ered to seem@@ ed su@@ per@@ fi@@ cial .
I had been home only three years when E@@ du@@ ard was dra@@ f@@ ted for service in the ar@@ my .
In the 19@@ 50 ’ s , one could har@@ dly se@@ par@@ ate a W@@ es@@ ter@@ n educ@@ ation from the religion of the col@@ on@@ i@@ al ma@@ st@@ ers .
T@@ ake , for instance , Yo@@ shi@@ ko , in J@@ ap@@ an .
The Bible ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es us to “ qu@@ it being fa@@ shi@@ oned after this system of things . ”
We hope that the following artic@@ les will help you to see who we are and what we believe as well as to understand the work we do .
10 - 12 .
Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l knew that light would shin@@ e on the book of Revelation in God’s du@@ e time
She helped me to look bey@@ ond my ill@@ ness and to take an interest in others rather than bro@@ o@@ ding on my own problems .
F@@ ur@@ ther information on how to view and help we@@ ak@@ er ones is found in The Watchtower of F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 1 , 200@@ 3 , pages 15 - 18 .
L@@ ater , they find that much more is involved than they had real@@ ized .
Tru@@ e integrity is imper@@ vi@@ ous to ex@@ ter@@ n@@ al circumstances .
No doubt it requi@@ red great effort on his part to re@@ ev@@ alu@@ ate his vie@@ w@@ point and to bring it into har@@ mony with God’s will that all s@@ or@@ ts of people should be sa@@ ved . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 1 : 13 - 17 .
Do not ju@@ dge .
The is@@ sue of your integrity thus makes day - to - day conduct and cho@@ ic@@ es qu@@ ite important .
What people is known the world over for their un@@ ity with fellow believers ​ — a un@@ ity that ris@@ es a@@ bo@@ ve rac@@ i@@ al , n@@ ational , and e@@ th@@ ni@@ c differ@@ ences ?
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : Re@@ ally ?
Scriptural counsel from an el@@ der or two along with support from the bo@@ y’s parents should su@@ f@@ fice .
We do well to remember that we are ear@@ then v@@ ess@@ els .
A@@ m@@ ong these are though@@ t@@ less ple@@ d@@ ges , la@@ z@@ iness , dec@@ e@@ it , and se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality ​ — ess@@ enti@@ ally things that Jehovah h@@ ates .
“ Let the wicked man leave his way , and the har@@ m@@ ful man his thoughts ; and let him return to Jehovah , who will have mer@@ cy upon him . . . He will for@@ give in a large way . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A@@ I@@ A@@ H 5@@ 5 : 7
“ I learned that we cannot cho@@ ose our t@@ ests , ne@@ i@@ ther their time nor their fre@@ qu@@ enc@@ y , ” said this brother .
For example , a person might tell us that he is an a@@ the@@ ist .
V@@ is@@ iting the be@@ ach ?
Of course he would !
Paul’s illustr@@ ation high@@ ligh@@ ts that all members of the Christian congregation are u@@ se@@ ful .
A New Gen@@ er@@ ation of Witnesses in U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine
He under@@ sto@@ od that having God’s fav@@ or is far more important than having the appro@@ val of those who op@@ pose H@@ im .
Since God is that concer@@ ned about the life of even the wicked , sur@@ ely he ca@@ res deep@@ ly for those who love him .
We need to take this guid@@ ance and direction seri@@ ously , for our everlasting life dep@@ ends on our obedi@@ ence . ​ — He@@ b .
B@@ ok - im , 6@@ 9 , in S@@ ou@@ th K@@ o@@ re@@ a , has a bal@@ an@@ ced view about clo@@ th@@ es .
And no won@@ der , for Satan himself keep@@ s trans@@ form@@ ing himself into an ang@@ el of light .
He a@@ bu@@ sed his position as Eli@@ sh@@ a@@ ’s attend@@ ant in order to benefit materi@@ ally from the c@@ uring of S@@ y@@ ri@@ an Gen@@ er@@ al Na@@ am@@ an .
What questions might be asked about “ the congregation of God ” ?
Why ? Because the ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments were based on inc@@ reas@@ ed knowledge about the pat@@ ter@@ n set in the Scriptures .
All dedic@@ ated Christians have accepted Jesus ’ call : “ If anyone wants to come after me , let him dis@@ own himself and pi@@ ck up his t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake and continu@@ ally follow me . ”
• How can Dani@@ el@@ ’s example help us to cultiv@@ ate hum@@ ility ?
H@@ am@@ an is jo@@ y@@ ful .
She was re@@ war@@ ded with a son .
For example , re@@ si@@ d@@ ents of ancient A@@ th@@ ens enjo@@ yed giving their op@@ in@@ i@@ ons and listen@@ ing to something new .
I@@ ts origin@@ al e@@ dition ( pr@@ inted in 1@@ 6@@ 40 ) con@@ tain@@ s the Psal@@ ms , transl@@ ated from Hebrew into the Eng@@ l@@ ish of that day .
He saw that more than su@@ per@@ fi@@ cial help was needed .
God gives us strength to go on , as if we were on the seem@@ ingly ti@@ rel@@ ess w@@ ings of the so@@ aring e@@ ag@@ le .
Je@@ al@@ ous@@ y resul@@ ts when the r@@ om@@ an@@ tic or se@@ x@@ u@@ al inter@@ ests of a husband or a wife are not li@@ mit@@ ed to one person ​ — his or her sp@@ ouse .
The next sum@@ m@@ er he was back , ready to re@@ su@@ me his study .
For him , stud@@ ying the Scriptures was pleas@@ ant and satis@@ f@@ ying .
We no longer ‘ bel@@ ong to ourselves ’ in that we will@@ ingly sur@@ rend@@ er our whole life and everything in it to Jehovah .
In the days of King H@@ en@@ ry I of Eng@@ land ( 1@@ 1@@ 00 - 1@@ 1@@ 35 ) , one y@@ ard was taken to be “ the dist@@ ance from the ti@@ p of the K@@ ing@@ ’s no@@ se to the end of his out@@ st@@ re@@ t@@ ched th@@ um@@ b . ”
When Paul appe@@ aled to Ca@@ es@@ ar , Rom@@ an pro@@ cur@@ at@@ or F@@ es@@ tu@@ s sent the apostle to R@@ ome .
In truth , we cannot know all that pas@@ sed through Jose@@ p@@ h’s mind .
Gi@@ ving That P@@ le@@ as@@ es God , 6 / 1
“ As the emp@@ i@@ re gre@@ w , ” the book continu@@ es , “ only blood and more blood up@@ held its f@@ ra@@ g@@ ile confidence . ”
The 198@@ 4 re@@ vision explained that Jehovah ca@@ uses himself to become wh@@ atever he cho@@ o@@ ses to be in order to fulf@@ ill his promises .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out Israel@@ ’s tu@@ mul@@ tu@@ ous hist@@ ory , God held true to his promise .
There is no way to turn back the clo@@ ck . ”
P@@ ass@@ eng@@ ers with Ger@@ man tra@@ v@@ el do@@ cum@@ ents had fi@@ ve min@@ ut@@ es to dis@@ em@@ ba@@ r@@ k .
Paul continu@@ ally pray@@ ed to Jehovah to gu@@ i@@ de him in accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing his ministry
The result was accepted as coming from God .
God’s deal@@ ings with humans sp@@ ell se@@ cur@@ ity for the b@@ lam@@ eless but ru@@ in for the wicked .
Jehovah’s Witnesses today are also quic@@ k to help when disa@@ ster str@@ ik@@ es .
How can you help one who has lost hope ?
H@@ er strong faith and s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity moved Jesus to say : “ O woman , great is your faith ; let it ha@@ p@@ pen to you as you wish . ” ​ — Matthew 15 : 22 - 28 .
A sol@@ di@@ er who@@ se loy@@ al@@ ty to his lead@@ er is we@@ ak@@ ened will not fi@@ ght well .
This has truly streng@@ th@@ ened my faith .
19 Th@@ ro@@ w All Your An@@ xi@@ ety on Jehovah
His father ans@@ wer@@ ed , “ I am still stud@@ ying so that I can do that . ”
Hence , some Christians cho@@ ose to remain sing@@ le for life or they deci@@ de to remain sing@@ le for some years before mar@@ r@@ ying .
In such a case , would not a car@@ ing el@@ der do all in his power to find each lost sheep and ur@@ ge that one to return to the fo@@ ld , that is , to the congregation ?
Still , when we b@@ ol@@ dly use such occasi@@ ons to witness to those individuals , we are tur@@ ning a difficult situation into an opportunity to accom@@ pl@@ ish something important .
They take in “ so@@ li@@ d food . ”
Per@@ haps Daniel was able to exc@@ use himself , but these three could not .
Can you inclu@@ de another Christian in your family out@@ ings ?
G@@ et@@ ting there requi@@ res a long j@@ our@@ ne@@ y by bu@@ s .
The Go@@ od Ne@@ ws Re@@ ach@@ es B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a
W@@ ould my faith be strong en@@ ough for me to face such a t@@ est ?
L@@ ater , in the bo@@ t@@ to@@ m of the bo@@ x , she found some p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ s of a young gi@@ r@@ l and let@@ ters written on con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation - cam@@ p st@@ ati@@ on@@ er@@ y .
In what way can I use it to help others ?
Who can den@@ y that they are deep@@ ly in love ! ’
Rather , it is God’s will that “ all s@@ or@@ ts of people should be sa@@ ved , ” since the ransom “ takes away the sin of the world ! ” ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
What can help you to have a bal@@ an@@ ced view of being different from the world ?
A@@ no@@ ther fac@@ t@@ or that makes our sol@@ ar system uni@@ que is the lo@@ c@@ ation of the gi@@ ant ou@@ ter pl@@ an@@ e@@ ts that have al@@ most cir@@ cul@@ ar or@@ bi@@ ts and pose no gra@@ vit@@ ational th@@ re@@ at to the in@@ ner ter@@ re@@ stri@@ al pl@@ an@@ e@@ ts .
You may have no@@ ted that , or it may even have been your experience .
This can be especially challeng@@ ing for those new in the truth or those just star@@ ting to make prog@@ ress toward spiritual matu@@ r@@ ity .
Jesus helped his listen@@ ers to understand the Scriptures , refer@@ ring to one verse after another . ​ — Read Luke 24 : 27 , 32 , 4@@ 5 .
So it is with the knowledge of God .
Will Mat@@ eri@@ al P@@ os@@ s@@ essi@@ ons Gi@@ ve U@@ s Sat@@ is@@ fac@@ tion ?
How does Jehovah view faithful older ones ?
( Read Genesis 12 : 14 - 20 . )
R@@ em@@ ember , too , that not ever@@ yone experi@@ ences and expres@@ ses g@@ ri@@ ef in the same way .
I was the fi@@ f@@ th of ei@@ ght children .
“ I@@ ’@@ m lo@@ sing my vision .
Why did she cho@@ ose to accept the religious valu@@ es of her parents ?
* T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , he end@@ ow@@ ed Moses with mirac@@ ul@@ ous power that proved that Moses was in@@ deed sent by God .
St@@ or@@ r@@ s and Gre@@ w col@@ la@@ bor@@ ated in de@@ bat@@ es against the im@@ mor@@ tal soul do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine .
What hope can we maintain ?
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of their e@@ th@@ ni@@ c or cul@@ tural ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , Jehovah’s Witnesses stri@@ c@@ tly avoid any cu@@ st@@ om@@ s associ@@ ated with the beli@@ ef that the dead are consci@@ ous and can influ@@ ence the living .
R@@ ob@@ er@@ to also felt that he needed God’s spirit but for different reas@@ ons .
These transl@@ at@@ ors are part of an ar@@ my of some 2@@ ,@@ 3@@ 00 vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers who work in over 19@@ 0 lo@@ c@@ ations around the world .
He also inspired Paul to wr@@ ite 14 let@@ ters that are now part of the Christian Greek Scriptures .
That was mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous s@@ l@@ an@@ der against Jehovah God !
( 3 ) En@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
Those pri@@ ests were ho@@ p@@ ing that Jesus would s@@ il@@ ence the bo@@ ys who were pra@@ ising him .
Yes , with a little i@@ mag@@ in@@ ation , a family study can be made li@@ vely and vari@@ ed .
John had served in P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es pri@@ or to our marriage , so in 19@@ 6@@ 7 we were asked to help the only local P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese Witness family to preach to the large P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese commun@@ ity in and around Joh@@ ann@@ es@@ bur@@ g .
He recogn@@ ized that Jehovah had deal@@ t well with him .
After all , rel@@ ying pur@@ ely on our own understanding can eas@@ ily mis@@ gu@@ i@@ de us .
Jehovah inspired Isaiah to pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y about everlasting life on earth .
“ C@@ r@@ itical T@@ im@@ es ” Can We@@ ar U@@ s D@@ own
S@@ us@@ ana pray@@ ed to Jehovah and ra@@ ised her hand .
You talk to Jehovah by means of your fre@@ qu@@ ent prayers to him .
( Read Daniel 12 : 4 . )
H@@ on@@ or@@ ing Jehovah with our valu@@ able things does not go un@@ re@@ war@@ ded .
Per@@ haps David reas@@ oned that G@@ ath would be the last place that Saul would look for him .
Although Job wr@@ ong@@ ly at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted his lo@@ ss to God , he ne@@ ver@@ th@@ eless up@@ held the name of Jehovah .
Bo@@ th of them lived in times qu@@ ite similar to our own .
In the Christian er@@ a , Jesus ’ disciples were also ur@@ ged to work . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 4 : 11 .
Wit@@ ness@@ ing to people at the work@@ place has brought other benef@@ its .
One of those op@@ pos@@ ers , S@@ an@@ bal@@ l@@ at , “ became ang@@ ry and high@@ ly off@@ ended ” and st@@ ep@@ ped up his ver@@ ba@@ l ba@@ r@@ ra@@ ge .
Today , no serv@@ ant of Jehovah uses physical for@@ ce against op@@ pon@@ ents of pu@@ re worship .
No@@ where el@@ se can we hear the sa@@ y@@ ings of everlasting life . ​ — John 6 : 6@@ 8 .
( Read 2 Timothy 2 : 14 , 16 , 23 . )
When others disa@@ gre@@ e with him , a pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ er will yi@@ eld to and support the decision of the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity .
Since the author@@ ities knew that there was no spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c law for@@ bi@@ d@@ ding our Christian activities , they wanted to re@@ de@@ fine our activities to f@@ it ex@@ is@@ ting la@@ ws by por@@ tra@@ ying us as “ enem@@ ies of the St@@ ate ” and as fore@@ ign spi@@ es .
What a contr@@ ast we see between the spiritual pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity of God’s people and the religious con@@ fu@@ sion of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at !
• Our op@@ pos@@ ers are really fi@@ gh@@ ting against whom ?
And on De@@ c@@ ember 25 , the Romans c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated the bir@@ th of the In@@ v@@ in@@ ci@@ ble Su@@ n .
He ad@@ ds : “ They do not always ag@@ ree with our beli@@ ef@@ s .
( Acts 1 : 1 – 11 : 18 )
And I was also ho@@ l@@ ding you back from sin@@ ning against me . That is why I did not allow you to t@@ ou@@ ch her . ”
When Jesus was on earth , he was emp@@ ow@@ ered by God’s holy spirit to demonstr@@ ate the kind of wonderful things that will take place earth wide in the new world .
They kept people on the de@@ f@@ en@@ sive and remin@@ ded them of their fa@@ il@@ u@@ res .
Those in the house sing in rep@@ ly until the vis@@ it@@ ors are fin@@ ally given ad@@ mit@@ t@@ ance .
Peter was free !
The whole earth will come to be free of dis@@ tur@@ ban@@ ce .
But the ill@@ ness took La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ’ life .
L@@ ater , in 19@@ 20 , while the two col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es were bus@@ y c@@ at@@ al@@ o@@ g@@ ing the col@@ le@@ ction , G@@ r@@ en@@ f@@ ell ac@@ qui@@ red some ad@@ di@@ tional f@@ ra@@ g@@ ments that had been du@@ g up in Egy@@ pt .
It is in@@ deed ref@@ re@@ shing and re@@ war@@ ding to accept Christ’s lead@@ er@@ ship .
Hence , if you feel that you have a reason@@ able expe@@ ct@@ ation that is not being me@@ t , discus@@ s the matter with your mate .
Moses pet@@ iti@@ oned Jehovah : “ If , ple@@ ase , I have found fav@@ or in your eyes , make me know , ple@@ ase , your ways , that I may know you , in order that I may find fav@@ or in your eyes . ”
L@@ it@@ tle by little , we learned how he pre@@ pared the earth for mankind .
A@@ ny@@ thing Jehovah’s Word fore@@ tel@@ ls always comes true .
How d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous it is to think that one can st@@ ep out of b@@ oun@@ ds with imp@@ un@@ ity !
( b ) How do Jehovah’s Witnesses offer their sacrific@@ es ?
A Su@@ cc@@ ess@@ ful S@@ ear@@ ch
S@@ ome@@ one who has dedic@@ ated his life to Jehovah will not think that these activities are a bur@@ den .
Yes , serve the true God , Jehovah , and worship him accep@@ ta@@ bly .
It is good to remember that God can look into our very dep@@ ths , “ t@@ es@@ ting out heart and k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys ” to deter@@ mine whether we are gen@@ u@@ ine integrity keep@@ ers . ​ — P@@ s .
What help is a@@ vail@@ able for young people who are con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating their cho@@ ic@@ es in life ?
“ H@@ app@@ y are those consci@@ ous of their spiritual need ”
On@@ ly a few days have pas@@ sed since Jesus person@@ ally sel@@ e@@ cted his first disciples .
It is not hard to get used to ‘ taking it eas@@ y . ’
When the cou@@ ple moved to Eph@@ esus and later to R@@ ome , they continued to show Christian ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality , even making their home a@@ vail@@ able for congregation meetings .
What are some important st@@ ep@@ s in your chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s j@@ our@@ ne@@ y toward loving to read ?
He also requi@@ res moral tra@@ ining and discipl@@ ine , and you have the responsi@@ bility to provide these .
They will destro@@ y her influ@@ ence and de@@ va@@ st@@ ate her ri@@ ches .
Jesus was not sin@@ ful .
( b ) What can we learn from what happened to the three apostles when Jesus asked them to keep on the w@@ atch ?
The apostle Paul fore@@ told that our time would be char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized by people who have “ no n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction . ”
There I went to a special meeting for pione@@ ers who were inter@@ ested in mission@@ ary work .
Be of good courage !
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , the Bible fore@@ tel@@ ls that “ in the last days ” of Satan’s wicked system , “ men will be lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves , ” or will become self - cen@@ tered . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 , 2 .
I@@ magine that you are there as Paul speak@@ s about “ the God who made the world and all the things in it ” and then expla@@ ins that He “ does not d@@ well in h@@ and@@ made temp@@ les . ”
That is cons@@ ist@@ ent with the qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations of elders mentioned at Ti@@ tu@@ s 1 : 9 .
For instance , follow a heal@@ thy pro@@ gra@@ m of Christian activ@@ ity .
It is also up to God to ‘ bre@@ ak the te@@ et@@ h of the wicked ones . ’
Ph@@ ili@@ p and his wife , Su@@ si@@ e , have the privilege of serving in the Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and they even had the opportunity to sp@@ end two years at the branch of@@ fice in S@@ lo@@ ven@@ ia .
The congregation in Corin@@ th t@@ ol@@ er@@ ated “ such for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation as [ was ] not even among the nations , that a wife a certain man [ had ] of his father . ”
And that will not be his last change of assignment . After his Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn , Jesus will hand over his Kingdom to Jehovah so that “ God may be all things to ever@@ yone . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or . 15 : 28 .
E@@ mp@@ lo@@ ying fi@@ gu@@ res of spe@@ e@@ ch , the Bible even speak@@ s of God as having eyes , ear@@ s , hands , and so for@@ th .
That is , people “ do by n@@ ature the things of the law , ” meaning that they are moved by their in@@ ner moral sense to act in har@@ mony with what we read in God’s written law .
Are you making wise use of this arrang@@ ement ?
12 : 3 .
Although Jesus Christ , the F@@ oun@@ der of Christi@@ an@@ ity , ad@@ mit@@ ted that he had no@@ where to la@@ y down his head , he did occasi@@ on@@ ally enjoy cho@@ ice food and w@@ ine .
Let us first de@@ fine the ter@@ m “ everlasting life ” and then esta@@ bl@@ ish what the knowledge en@@ ta@@ il@@ s and how you can ob@@ tain it .
Thus , you do well to accept them for what they tru@@ th@@ fully are , Jehovah’s Word of inspired truth , pre@@ served until our day . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 13 ; 2 Timothy 3 : 16 , 17 .
Instead , he was “ in the heart of the earth ” ​ — the gra@@ ve — ​ for three days .
F@@ O@@ R milli@@ ons the ho@@ li@@ day se@@ as@@ on is a time to be with family and friends , a time to r@@ ene@@ w b@@ on@@ ds of affe@@ ction .
They t@@ ore up our liter@@ ature and sc@@ at@@ tered it and even s@@ ma@@ shed our ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph to pi@@ e@@ ces over a t@@ ree stu@@ m@@ p .
He may feel the need to share with you what he is experi@@ enc@@ ing .
Read Isaiah 6@@ 4 : 8 .
A@@ n ancient pro@@ ver@@ b says : “ A cal@@ m heart is the life of the fle@@ sh@@ ly or@@ gan@@ ism . ” ​ — Proverbs 14 : 30 .
A person who be@@ ha@@ ves as a less@@ er one pur@@ su@@ es peace with ever@@ yone and especially with his or her own ch@@ eri@@ shed marriage mate .
Y@@ oung On@@ es ​ — R@@ es@@ ist Pe@@ er P@@ res@@ sure
Why do most people not dis@@ cer@@ n Christ’s inv@@ isi@@ ble pres@@ ence ?
Pe@@ ople in this st@@ ate may need food that requi@@ res little di@@ g@@ es@@ tion for some time . ”
What tri@@ als did Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah end@@ ure , provi@@ ding what less@@ on for us ?
Consider some of their com@@ ments .
In a death mar@@ ch that claim@@ ed the lives of more than 10@@ ,000 con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p in@@ mat@@ es , not one of Jehovah’s Witnesses died .
Rather , he will “ bring to ru@@ in those ru@@ ining the earth . ” ​ — Revelation 11 : 18 .
In con@@ ne@@ ction with re@@ building the temple , Jehovah promised : “ It will occ@@ ur ​ — if you do not fai@@ l to listen to the vo@@ ice of Jehovah your God . ” ​ — Z@@ e@@ ch .
On the positi@@ ve side , Mal@@ ach@@ i shows that some hus@@ ban@@ ds were not deal@@ ing tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ously with their wi@@ ves .
On the way home , they were in an a@@ ut@@ om@@ o@@ bi@@ le ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
Now , with more experience , I have become more respon@@ sible .
And the sons of Israel f@@ ell to doing what was bad in the eyes of Jehovah . ”
Daniel and T@@ er@@ es@@ a got married , and he began working hard to support his family .
Par@@ ents can also ref@@ er to Bible - based material desi@@ gn@@ ed spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally to help them tra@@ in their children to appreci@@ ate the benef@@ its of res@@ pe@@ cting the authority of the Scriptures .
But he fe@@ ars that some v@@ il@@ la@@ g@@ ers will mo@@ ck him .
How can we show loy@@ al@@ ty to a King who rul@@ es in heaven ?
But happ@@ ily , the ev@@ ening we arri@@ ved , it started ra@@ ining heav@@ ily .
* Why , do you think , did Paul st@@ ress Jesus Christ to the Romans ?
You can find satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers to those questions in chap@@ ter 11 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
These other sheep hope to live on earth forever , but in all other res@@ pe@@ cts , they res@@ em@@ ble the present - day re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of Kingdom he@@ ir@@ s .
“ M@@ ars is too co@@ ld , V@@ en@@ us is too ho@@ t , E@@ ar@@ th is just right , ” expla@@ ins pl@@ an@@ et@@ ary s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ist An@@ dre@@ w I@@ ng@@ er@@ sol@@ l .
If someone who has st@@ ra@@ yed from the flo@@ ck ad@@ m@@ its that he has com@@ mit@@ ted serious sin , how may it be possible to help him ?
Be H@@ on@@ est
V@@ is@@ it@@ ors from S@@ wa@@ z@@ il@@ and view new Bi@@ bl@@ es being pro@@ duc@@ ed at the S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a branch
They direc@@ t the worl@@ d@@ wide Kingdom - preaching work and the su@@ p@@ pl@@ ying of spiritual n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment at the right time .
“ Wh@@ ere the spirit of Jehovah is , there is fre@@ e@@ dom . ” ​ — 2 C@@ O@@ R . 3 : 17 .
We enjoy tal@@ king about the things we love . When we speak about something de@@ ar to our heart , we become an@@ im@@ ated and our whole dem@@ e@@ an@@ or refle@@ cts en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m and war@@ m@@ th .
A@@ no@@ ther c@@ lu@@ e reve@@ aled that the Messi@@ ah would be of the tri@@ be of Juda@@ h .
If we want to stay in Jehovah’s fav@@ or , we must continue to take in knowledge of him and live by what we learn .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , if we feel be@@ tra@@ yed by someone we trust , we do well to consider whether the per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved be@@ tra@@ y@@ al is evidence of an un@@ tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy spirit or of a m@@ om@@ ent@@ ary we@@ ak@@ ness of the flesh .
When Lo@@ c@@ ation W@@ as I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant
Consider what the Bible says , and no@@ te how loyal Christians have offered practic@@ al ass@@ ist@@ ance .
Although dis@@ char@@ g@@ ing the ob@@ lig@@ ations of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law was necess@@ ary , the show@@ ing of mer@@ cy was also of ma@@ j@@ or import@@ ance .
Be@@ ing pol@@ ite and cour@@ te@@ ous means more than just following the rul@@ es of good man@@ n@@ ers in a for@@ ma@@ l way .
Th@@ ough the you@@ ths did not get a personal rep@@ ly , the school soon received direction not to for@@ ce anyone to share in such a cont@@ est .
He did not gain the appro@@ val of most men ; nor was he high@@ ly reg@@ ar@@ ded by the tr@@ end@@ set@@ ters of his day .
Even tra@@ v@@ el was sever@@ ely re@@ stri@@ cted on that day .
Just as he did in No@@ ah’s day , Jehovah kno@@ ws the right time to sa@@ ve his people today .
Des@@ pite many har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps , he pre@@ ached the good news without le@@ tu@@ p until his ar@@ rest in May 194@@ 2 .
It is un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble of you that you are ac@@ ting in this man@@ ner to put to death the righteous man with the wicked one so that it has to occ@@ ur with the righteous man as it does with the wicked ! It is un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble of you . Is the Ju@@ dge of all the earth not going to do what is right ? ”
His in@@ iti@@ al sub@@ je@@ cts were spirit - anointed Christians , who made up spiritual Israel , “ the Israel of God . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 16 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 13 .
Why are we e@@ ag@@ er to see our Le@@ ad@@ er come quic@@ k@@ ly ?
Satan has in ess@@ ence claim@@ ed that no human will stand up for God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , that no one will serve Jehovah out of un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish love .
F@@ in@@ ally , I was sent to the Bi@@ r@@ k@@ en@@ wer@@ der S@@ cho@@ ol for the Dis@@ ab@@ led , which was like a bo@@ arding school for physi@@ c@@ ally disa@@ b@@ led children .
As we have seen , bu@@ ying out the oppor@@ tu@@ ne time invol@@ ves “ making the most of every opportunity ” and “ tur@@ ning each to the best advan@@ ta@@ ge . ”
And as God ‘ streng@@ th@@ ened the a@@ il@@ ing one , ’ the elders help those who have become spiritually si@@ ck , pos@@ si@@ bly because of personal wr@@ ong@@ doing .
In one account , we learn how Jesus used the holy spirit , which Jehovah put at his dis@@ pos@@ al , to gu@@ i@@ de the apostle Paul and his travel@@ ing compan@@ i@@ ons during a most un@@ u@@ su@@ al j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
N@@ O , Jesus did not own a Bible .
They tri@@ ed to understand my feelings and tre@@ ated me as an e@@ qu@@ al .
TH@@ E O@@ P@@ EN@@ IN@@ G O@@ F TH@@ E S@@ E@@ V@@ EN@@ T@@ H S@@ E@@ A@@ L L@@ E@@ A@@ D@@ S T@@ O S@@ E@@ V@@ E@@ N T@@ R@@ U@@ M@@ P@@ E@@ T B@@ L@@ A@@ S@@ T@@ S
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , then , the can@@ on was esta@@ bli@@ shed at an early st@@ age under the guid@@ ance of holy spirit .
He reas@@ oned with people who believ@@ ed in many de@@ ities , and he ur@@ ged them to no@@ te God’s purpose to ju@@ dge the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth in righteousness by a man whom He had appointed .
Of what can we be sure when we pray to Jehovah ?
What helps a Christian to stay happy when under@@ going persecu@@ tion ?
We can be confid@@ ent that the good news of God’s Kingdom will be pre@@ ached before the end of this wicked system arri@@ ves .
Indeed , is this not good news that ever@@ yone needs to hear ?
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , Jehovah’s people come from all wal@@ ks of life .
Just what can we dis@@ cer@@ n about this peri@@ od ?
How can the arrang@@ ement of the c@@ ities of refu@@ ge help us to understand Jehovah better ?
It said : “ The most a@@ ff@@ lu@@ ent fi@@ f@@ th of the po@@ pul@@ ation received half of all hous@@ eho@@ ld in@@ come last year . . .
Many brothers and sisters have left their ho@@ m@@ es in order to simp@@ li@@ fy their life , and it gives us joy to hear their experi@@ ences show@@ ing how Jehovah has car@@ ed for them and how their service to him has made them happy .
Like St@@ an@@ le@@ y O@@ m@@ be@@ va ( a@@ bo@@ ve ) and H@@ er@@ ber@@ t J@@ en@@ n@@ ings ( right ) , many are serving Jehovah fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly
After the change , Moses still had all the spirit that he needed .
After fur@@ ther@@ ing his stu@@ dies in I@@ tal@@ y , Mu@@ r@@ z@@ y@@ no@@ w@@ s@@ ki re@@ turned to K@@ ö@@ ni@@ g@@ s@@ ber@@ g and offered his ser@@ vi@@ ces to D@@ u@@ ke Al@@ bre@@ ch@@ t .
‘ Pe@@ ace , ’ ‘ a future , ’ and ‘ a hope . ’
Rather , star@@ t your inc@@ reas@@ ed minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al activities right away . ”
Re@@ call the as@@ sur@@ ance Jehovah gave Israel after that nation had deser@@ ve@@ dly lost privile@@ ges of service .
Jesus ’ disciples asked : “ When will these things be , and what will be the si@@ gn of your pres@@ ence and of the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ? ”
In contr@@ ast to ti@@ thing , which was a requi@@ re@@ ment with a c@@ learly de@@ f@@ ined com@@ mit@@ ment , vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary contribu@@ tions and the g@@ le@@ an@@ ing arrang@@ ement did not requi@@ re a fi@@ x@@ ed am@@ ount .
I@@ N TH@@ E@@ S@@ E dar@@ k days , many people see little cause for rejo@@ ic@@ ing .
There were 2@@ 5@@ ,000 in attend@@ ance , and the pro@@ gra@@ m s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ated my desire to be a pioneer , as full - time min@@ isters of Jehovah’s Witnesses are called .
Why did Jehovah per@@ mit re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against his righteous rule ?
After rec@@ over@@ ing from his ill@@ ness , A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o was able to return to the travel@@ ing work .
“ P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es came up to [ Jesus ] , in@@ t@@ ent on temp@@ ting him and saying : ‘ Is it la@@ w@@ ful for a man to div@@ or@@ ce his wife on every s@@ ort of gr@@ ound ? ’ ” ​ — Matthew 19 : 3 .
Re@@ call that when Noah and his family em@@ er@@ ged from the ar@@ k after the F@@ lood , Jehovah told them : “ A fear of you and a ter@@ ro@@ r of you will continue upon every living cre@@ ature of the earth . ”
For more information , you may cont@@ act the branch that ser@@ ves your country .
We can show com@@ pas@@ sion by our actions and our words ​ — car@@ ing for others and being there when they need us .
In the B@@ av@@ ari@@ an coun@@ tr@@ y@@ side , the vis@@ it@@ ors st@@ op@@ ped at Kingdom H@@ alls , where local Witnesses wel@@ com@@ ed them .
What is involved in see@@ king God’s righteousness ?
Go@@ od Ex@@ am@@ ples and B@@ ad
All of this came to an end when he lost his jo@@ b because of re@@ duc@@ ed c@@ li@@ ent@@ ele at the ho@@ te@@ l .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , many of Jehovah’s Witnesses have accepted the chall@@ enge of mo@@ ving to another country in order to serve where the need is greater .
We can learn much from the example of Joseph .
“ Bo@@ th together show most c@@ learly what dis@@ ple@@ a@@ sures God has man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted against sin@@ n@@ ers . . . .
What a mis@@ take it would be to view God’s friends as our enem@@ ies ! ​ — Psalm 14@@ 1 : 5 .
Although expres@@ sions of reg@@ re@@ t and s@@ or@@ ro@@ w have a so@@ o@@ thing effect and contribu@@ te to peace , a wise person avo@@ i@@ ds using such expres@@ sions when it is not appro@@ pri@@ ate to do so .
Paul ex@@ hor@@ ts us : “ Let us not give up in doing what is fine , for in du@@ e se@@ as@@ on we shall re@@ a@@ p if we do not ti@@ re out . ”
In some plac@@ es , un@@ educ@@ ated children may be h@@ an@@ ded over to someone for an ap@@ pr@@ en@@ tic@@ e@@ ship in bri@@ ck@@ la@@ ying , fi@@ shing , se@@ wing , or some other tra@@ de .
Instead of thinking like the world , which me@@ a@@ sures a person by his power , we@@ al@@ th , and position , the disciples needed to understand that their great@@ ness dep@@ ended on ‘ making themselves small ’ in the eyes of others .
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Although D@@ ali@@ a@@ ’s life has been filled with ad@@ vers@@ ity and anxi@@ ety , she main@@ tain@@ s a positi@@ ve out@@ look .
They also enjoy a un@@ ited bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od , a who@@ les@@ ome li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le , and a happy hope .
In du@@ e course B@@ ath - she@@ ba sent word to David that she was pre@@ gn@@ ant . ​ — 2 Samuel 11 : 1 - 5 .
In some par@@ ts of the world , relati@@ ves may be crow@@ ded into a sing@@ le ro@@ om with vi@@ r@@ tually no priv@@ ac@@ y .
O@@ ver the next fi@@ ve years , con@@ di@@ tions in Jerusalem ste@@ adi@@ ly deter@@ i@@ or@@ ate .
However , we can and should show appreciation for the many and vari@@ ed cre@@ ative mar@@ vel@@ s that ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy Jehovah .
No one consider@@ ed it the le@@ ast bi@@ t in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate that an all - m@@ ale com@@ mit@@ te@@ e took the S@@ cro@@ l@@ l of the Law to a woman to deter@@ mine its st@@ atu@@ s .
The fact that only his spe@@ e@@ ch needed to be rest@@ ored indic@@ ates that Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah’s hear@@ ing had not been affe@@ cted . ​ — Luke 1 : 13 , 18 - 20 , 60 - 6@@ 4 .
Th@@ ough we were is@@ ol@@ ated , we were vis@@ ited once or t@@ wi@@ ce a year by travel@@ ing min@@ isters , known as p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ ms .
The Bible also war@@ ns about the d@@ anger of ‘ dec@@ ei@@ ving ourselves with false reason@@ ing . ’ ​ — J@@ as .
• What is the most preci@@ ous pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion that we have ?
What fac@@ t@@ ors move us to view the ransom as preci@@ ous ?
We should not think that “ deep things ” are necess@@ ar@@ ily difficult things .
By par@@ taking of the for@@ bi@@ d@@ den fru@@ it , Adam and E@@ ve took their stand with Satan .
If we cultiv@@ ate an in@@ tim@@ ate relationship with Jehovah God , he will never disa@@ p@@ point us .
Then we need to be gu@@ i@@ ded by that knowledge , stri@@ ving to ple@@ ase him in thought and action .
( a ) Jesus was even more concer@@ ned about provi@@ ding what kind of food , and why ?
Are you moved to worship such a car@@ ing God ?
What a contr@@ ast there was between Jesus ’ fir@@ m , who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted res@@ ol@@ ve and those men@@ ’s we@@ ak , con@@ di@@ tional off@@ ers !
He gave us thinking ability to sol@@ ve problems and pl@@ an for the future .
It came just in time and made an in@@ deli@@ ble imp@@ res@@ sion on the mind of those who saw it .
Because of our dedic@@ ation to Jehovah , we also enjoy “ peace with God , ” a good relationship with him . ​ — R@@ om .
We u@@ su@@ ally sa@@ iled from one is@@ land to the next at night .
She says : “ Although I have no special s@@ k@@ ill@@ s , it was a privilege to do wh@@ atever was needed .
Sam@@ son “ was loo@@ king for an opportunity against the Phil@@ ist@@ ines , ” and the woman was just right for that purpose .
As we refle@@ ct on the attitude and actions of the k@@ ings , prophe@@ ts , and others refer@@ red to in Se@@ cond K@@ ings , do we not learn valu@@ able less@@ ons in what to stri@@ ve for and what to avoid ?
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And fellow believers de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely need to hear the elders ’ reas@@ sur@@ ing words .
17 , 18 . ( a ) What a@@ bil@@ ities should you stri@@ ve to cultiv@@ ate ?
At the time of their we@@ d@@ ding , W@@ el@@ s@@ h and El@@ the@@ a were vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er work@@ ers at the S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a branch of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety .
What bas@@ is is there for saying that such ph@@ r@@ as@@ es as “ the one al@@ one having im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity ” and the one “ whom not one of men has seen or can see ” ref@@ er to Jesus rather than to Jehovah God ?
Why should we love him ?
C@@ ar@@ t@@ ons are s@@ li@@ pp@@ ed over st@@ ac@@ ks of fin@@ i@@ shed boo@@ ks .
In those days our ma@@ in go@@ al was to dist@@ ribu@@ te as much Bible liter@@ ature as possible , and that me@@ ant being con@@ stan@@ tly on the move .
His thoughts are righteous , his words encourag@@ ing , his de@@ e@@ ds just and bene@@ fi@@ cial .
What did Jesus experience while on earth ?
He pre@@ ached a message of truth and hon@@ es@@ ty , and he lived acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly .
For instance , after his resurrection and as@@ cen@@ sion to heaven , Jesus , at God’s direction , spoke through the apostle John to the se@@ ven congregations in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or .
This study helps me exam@@ ine my actions and mo@@ ti@@ ves in a con@@ stru@@ ctive way and tra@@ ins my thought pro@@ cess@@ es to be more positi@@ ve , so that I can keep my life in per@@ spe@@ ctive .
W@@ he@@ ther our hope is heavenly or earthly , the more we come to know Jehovah ​ — his qualities and person@@ ality as reve@@ aled in the Bible — ​ the more we become like him .
Acc@@ ording to the th@@ ir@@ d message , their ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct in the temple re@@ building has made ‘ the people and all the work of their hands ’ un@@ clean before Jehovah .
“ To c@@ atch the tra@@ in , I got up at 4 : 00 a@@ .@@ m . and I pre@@ ached until 6 : 00 p@@ .@@ m . when the tra@@ in de@@ par@@ ted for home .
They knew that in serving the one they were serving the other . ”
St@@ é@@ ph@@ ani@@ e ( cen@@ ter )
Can we really hope to come off vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous without God’s help ?
And we continue to preach the good news ​ — even to op@@ pos@@ ers .
That is not for others to say .
And how can the pur@@ su@@ it of the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c go@@ als be re@@ conc@@ iled with necess@@ ary se@@ cul@@ ar activities ? ​ — Read Psalm 7@@ 1 : 15 ; 14@@ 5 : 2 .
Jesus told those present : “ Ke@@ ep your eyes o@@ pen and gu@@ ard against every s@@ ort of co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness , because even when a person has an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance his life does not result from the things he pos@@ s@@ ess@@ es . ”
( b ) We must avoid what s@@ n@@ are ?
So se@@ v@@ ere is M@@ idi@@ an’s re@@ ign of ter@@ ro@@ r that the po@@ ver@@ ty - stri@@ ck@@ en Israelites res@@ ort to under@@ gr@@ ound st@@ or@@ age in the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , the ca@@ ves , and plac@@ es difficult to appro@@ ach .
E@@ ach se@@ ction con@@ tain@@ s a chap@@ ter on Jesus .
Acc@@ ording to one le@@ x@@ ic@@ on , the ter@@ m rend@@ ered “ con@@ fir@@ m ” means to “ r@@ ati@@ fy , v@@ al@@ id@@ ate , make leg@@ ally bin@@ ding . ”
All Greek c@@ ities had their gy@@ m@@ n@@ asi@@ um@@ s , where physical tra@@ ining for young men was com@@ bin@@ ed with the teaching of in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al and spiritual discipl@@ ines .
What counsel given by the apostle Paul will we follow if we ex@@ pect Jehovah to for@@ give us , with what fine resul@@ ts ?
W@@ ould you not coun@@ t that as true succ@@ ess ?
A letter that O@@ ri@@ g@@ en wrote to one of his stud@@ ents provi@@ des in@@ sight into his thinking .
H@@ er assignment was sur@@ ely challeng@@ ing , but De@@ bor@@ ah did not allow it to da@@ un@@ t her .
Let us accept it .
We may , therefore , be inc@@ l@@ ined to exc@@ la@@ im , as did Paul : “ Th@@ an@@ ks to God through Jesus Christ our Lord ! ”
World rul@@ ers se@@ em to feel this way .
✔ When
As a result , two of his form@@ er te@@ am@@ mat@@ es began atten@@ ding the meetings of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
One husband who is not one of Jehovah’s Witnesses hon@@ es@@ tly ad@@ mit@@ ted : “ I in@@ iti@@ ally felt some angu@@ ish when my wife em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed the faith of Jehovah’s Witnesses , but I now feel the gain was wor@@ th the pain . ”
Some of the mo@@ ti@@ ves for the rest of the h@@ ate cri@@ m@@ es involved pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce regarding religion , e@@ th@@ ni@@ c or n@@ ational orig@@ in , and disa@@ bil@@ ities .
How might parents a@@ da@@ pt the family study to a chil@@ d’s needs , and what have you found to be effe@@ ctive in this reg@@ ard ?
R@@ em@@ ember , though , that Jehovah is “ ready to for@@ give . ”
S@@ ur@@ ely the One who cre@@ ated the am@@ a@@ z@@ ing pro@@ c@@ ess of human re@@ pro@@ du@@ ction could also cause the conc@@ ep@@ tion and bir@@ th of Jesus from a cha@@ st@@ e vi@@ r@@ g@@ in .
“ Un@@ der such circumstances , ” says a wife in Ger@@ many , “ s@@ il@@ ence can h@@ ur@@ t your par@@ t@@ ner . ”
What they had seen and heard s@@ ti@@ r@@ red their heart .
“ This man told us that the we@@ ek before , some Witnesses had come to his home while he was away .
The Bible account also shows that Jehovah does ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te his judg@@ ments upon the un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant . ​ — 1 / 15 , pages 22 - 3 .
Why must we be willing to for@@ give ?
This [ $ 2 , U@@ .@@ S . ] is all the money in my ban@@ k . ” ​ — Al@@ lis@@ on , age four .
4 : 14 - 17 ; He@@ b .
L@@ ong before John wrote about such religious dec@@ ei@@ v@@ ers , Jesus Christ ad@@ v@@ ised his followers : “ Be on the w@@ atch for the false prophe@@ ts who come to you in she@@ ep@@ ’s co@@ ver@@ ing , but in@@ side they are ra@@ ven@@ ous w@@ ol@@ ves . ”
But we will certainly benefit from now consider@@ ing examples of Jehovah’s un@@ sear@@ cha@@ ble great@@ ness .
God sent him “ as a light into the world , in order that ever@@ yone pu@@ t@@ ting faith in [ him ] may not remain in the dar@@ k@@ ness . ”
( Read Psalm 10@@ 1 : 2 . )
And when Jehovah bless@@ ed the first married cou@@ ple and told them to be fru@@ it@@ ful , he c@@ learly in@@ tend@@ ed that every child be born into a car@@ ing family , with a father and a mother to look after it . ​ — Genesis 1 : 28 ; 2 : 24 .
Jesus always per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved what Jehovah wanted him to do .
God’s righteous ones also have to put up with the h@@ at@@ red and lies s@@ pre@@ ad by op@@ pos@@ ers , but this has fa@@ iled to s@@ il@@ ence true Christians and will continue to fai@@ l .
The Israelites ’ example provi@@ des what less@@ on for us ?
In ad@@ dition , al@@ though not a@@ ware of all the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s , they would have known something about his future ro@@ le as Sa@@ vi@@ or and as R@@ ul@@ er of God’s Kingdom .
TH@@ E Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses cons@@ ists of dedic@@ ated men who are anointed servants of God .
In 18@@ 8@@ 1 , Z@@ i@@ on@@ ’s W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er id@@ enti@@ fied “ the Son of man , ” also called “ the King , ” as Jesus .
Instead of giving Jehovah cre@@ di@@ t for the vi@@ ct@@ ory over them , he ar@@ ro@@ gan@@ tly pu@@ ts himself in Jehovah’s place .
Let us also be@@ ar in mind the apostle Paul’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ Let him that thin@@ ks he is standing be@@ ware that he does not f@@ all . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 8@@ 2 , 7@@ 7
Because , through his holy spirit , Jehovah has appointed the older men to their positi@@ ons .
C@@ aring for such individuals has become much more com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated and dem@@ an@@ ding .
This hear@@ t@@ felt love streng@@ th@@ ens us to maintain integrity under t@@ est .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we can be for the faithful angels , who always car@@ ry out God’s instru@@ ctions !
Un@@ der God’s Kingdom , people will live in peace and tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ill@@ ity . ​ — Isaiah 32 : 18 .
What is indic@@ ated by the expres@@ sion “ the ten@@ ts of Juda@@ h , ” and why does Jehovah sa@@ ve those affe@@ cted ?
A mi@@ gh@@ ty king who had sub@@ du@@ ed powerful enem@@ ies could do nothing but hel@@ pl@@ ess@@ ly wish that he himself had sur@@ rend@@ ered to “ the last enem@@ y , death , ” in place of his son . ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 26 .
Yes , they need a con@@ vi@@ ction that is so strong that it mo@@ ves them to dedic@@ ate themselves to Jehovah and to serve him who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly .
Is it against the king that you are re@@ bel@@ ling ? ’ ”
“ H@@ app@@ y are the mil@@ d - temp@@ ered ones , since they will in@@ her@@ it the earth . ” ​ — Matthew 5 : 5 .
“ Let your ut@@ ter@@ ance be always with gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ousness . ” ​ — C@@ O@@ L .
Instead of using liter@@ al inc@@ en@@ se , Christians today offer prayers that refle@@ ct deep appreciation and respect for our heavenly Father .
( Read Psalm 1@@ 19 : 7@@ 1 . )
M@@ other loved my father and wanted to keep the family together .
This gave us the opportunity to preach to fellow pas@@ s@@ eng@@ ers who were cu@@ ri@@ ous about why we were there .
Our prayers may ac@@ tually move Jehovah to do something for the person that He might not o@@ ther@@ wise have done .
We need to put faith in his remin@@ ders .
In 199@@ 9 , Jehovah’s Witnesses pro@@ duc@@ ed another tim@@ ely form of instru@@ ction for you@@ ths ​ — the vi@@ de@@ o Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k — ​ How Can I M@@ ake Re@@ al F@@ ri@@ ends ?
He even saw to it that their man@@ t@@ les did not we@@ ar out and that their fe@@ et did not become s@@ w@@ ol@@ le@@ n .
That was a lear@@ ning experience .
When E@@ s@@ ther and I star@@ t a Bible study , we always try to get the father of the family inter@@ ested so that the enti@@ re family be@@ comes involved .
• When a fle@@ sh@@ ly we@@ ak@@ ness pers@@ ists , how can we show that we are truly rel@@ ying on Jehovah ?
What if you believe that mer@@ cy was mis@@ tak@@ en@@ ly ex@@ tend@@ ed to a wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er ?
And would this truly bring honor to Christ ?
At Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on at the l@@ at@@ est , those op@@ pos@@ ers will be com@@ p@@ el@@ led to ac@@ knowledge that the earthly part of God’s organization truly re@@ pres@@ ents the heavenly part . ​ — Isaiah 60 : 1 , 14 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 16 ; Revelation 16 : 14 , 16 .
He was a shepher@@ d , an occ@@ up@@ ation ab@@ hor@@ red by the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans .
If we do so , the qu@@ ality of our sac@@ red service will imp@@ ro@@ ve .
For example , Acts chap@@ ter 6 recor@@ ds a disa@@ gre@@ ement between Hebrew - speaking and Greek - speaking con@@ ver@@ ts .
After a bri@@ ef stay in the city of A@@ mi@@ ens , I was appointed a special pioneer to serve in B@@ ou@@ lo@@ g@@ ne - B@@ ill@@ an@@ cour@@ t , a su@@ bur@@ b of Par@@ is .
We too have experienced the joy of see@@ ing the light , of coming to know the wonderful truth of God’s Word .
“ The first part we consider@@ ed in this book was the letter from the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy and ‘ A No@@ te to Par@@ ents . ’
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : Rather than taking no@@ te of ways in which you feel your sp@@ ouse ought to change , keep a chang@@ es - I - need - to - make l@@ ist .
He then lis@@ ted 19 ne@@ g@@ ative tra@@ its , or qualities , that would char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ize people in this time peri@@ od .
To help answer that question , consider the a@@ udi@@ ence that Jesus was ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing .
She ad@@ ds : “ That tra@@ ining helped me to devel@@ op per@@ sever@@ ance .
T@@ w@@ o th@@ ous@@ and years later , Gal@@ ile@@ o , Ke@@ pl@@ er , and Ne@@ w@@ t@@ on fin@@ ally proved that matter is gover@@ ned by r@@ ational la@@ ws .
How they hu@@ g@@ ged one another and rejo@@ ic@@ ed ! ​ — Genesis , chap@@ ters 40 through 4@@ 5 .
Yet not one of them go@@ es for@@ go@@ t@@ ten before God .
As Jesus ’ followers , all of us are sla@@ ves .
S@@ pe@@ ak to Jehovah about the matter .
15 Why Sh@@ ould We Me@@ et To@@ gether for Wor@@ ship ?
But an inc@@ reas@@ ing number of cou@@ ples end up in div@@ or@@ ce cour@@ t .
Instead , Jehovah has given me the un@@ beli@@ e@@ va@@ ble privilege of being in a relationship with him , and that gives my life meaning . ”
T@@ e@@ aching others Bible truth has been a special s@@ ource of joy .
Acc@@ ording to Daniel chap@@ ter 6 , how did Daniel act coura@@ ge@@ ously , and with what result ?
By your gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ousness in the face of pro@@ vo@@ c@@ ation , you may so@@ f@@ ten even the har@@ des@@ t of attitu@@ des and bring out the good in people .
In the co@@ ol@@ er par@@ ts of the world the ri@@ v@@ ers , pon@@ ds , l@@ ak@@ es , and even the o@@ ce@@ ans would all be per@@ man@@ ently f@@ ro@@ z@@ en . ”
Al@@ so atten@@ ding the book study was a Ch@@ in@@ ese family who r@@ ented living qu@@ ar@@ ters from a M@@ ex@@ i@@ can woman who was stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Mar@@ ch 17 - 23 , 200@@ 8
This means that we must not be cont@@ ent with know@@ ing just the ba@@ si@@ c teachings of the Bible or having just ha@@ z@@ y or par@@ ti@@ al knowledge of the truth .
If you do , your marriage will gro@@ w str@@ ong@@ er year after year .
One op@@ er@@ ation of God’s holy spirit is to in@@ form , to il@@ lu@@ min@@ ate , to reve@@ al tru@@ ths .
Jesus was teaching his disciples an important less@@ on : O@@ r@@ der@@ ing people to do things does not make one great ; serving others when mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love does .
When Ang@@ elo and Ar@@ tur@@ o received another assignment , we were left on our own .
Christian famili@@ es today can thus learn a great de@@ al from the faith of Noah and his family .
He felt that “ the law of the Christ ” should gover@@ n a Christian , no matter what con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences that would have .
Pro@@ per fear of God should im@@ medi@@ ately have moved David to turn his eyes and his thoughts el@@ se@@ where .
C@@ r@@ iti@@ c@@ s have claim@@ ed that this prophecy must have been recorded after the fact .
Such faith mo@@ ves the stud@@ ent to re@@ ject conduct that is dis@@ pleas@@ ing to God and to come in l@@ ine with Jehovah’s righteous standards .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , “ in the early days of Christi@@ an@@ ity , the N@@ ati@@ v@@ ity was not c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated as a fes@@ ti@@ val , ” poin@@ ts out S@@ pan@@ ish j@@ our@@ n@@ al@@ ist Ju@@ an A@@ ri@@ as .
As for our family expe@@ ct@@ ations , they were not real@@ ized .
What s@@ ort of to@@ pi@@ c@@ s does he enjoy tal@@ king or reading about ?
King David , for example , not only ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged Jehovah’s j@@ udi@@ cial decisions as true and righteous , as we have seen , but also had a hear@@ t@@ felt f@@ on@@ dness and appreciation for them .
“ Ke@@ ep on the W@@ atch ” ​ — Why So I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant ?
We will also see how succ@@ ess will be ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed .
However , we should also end@@ e@@ av@@ or to foc@@ us on other form@@ s of prayer .
The Bible states : “ T@@ re@@ m@@ bl@@ ing at men is what la@@ ys a s@@ n@@ are , but he that is tru@@ sting in Jehovah will be prote@@ cted . ” ​ — Proverbs 29 : 25 .
These efforts have helped us to s@@ pre@@ ad the Kingdom message and have prom@@ o@@ ted un@@ ity among us worl@@ d@@ wide .
Thus he will show himself reason@@ able .
God’s Word ans@@ wers : “ If . . . you give for@@ th your vo@@ ice for dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment it@@ self , if you keep see@@ king for it as for s@@ il@@ ver , and as for hi@@ d tre@@ a@@ sures you keep sear@@ ch@@ ing for it , in that case you will understand the fear of Jehovah , and you will find the very knowledge of God .
P@@ re@@ par@@ ing for A@@ ction
I have come to call , not righteous pers@@ ons , but sin@@ n@@ ers to rep@@ ent@@ ance . ’ ” ​ — Luke 5 : 27 - 32 .
Isaiah fore@@ told that He would be born of a vi@@ r@@ g@@ in .
12 - 14 . ( a ) That 3@@ 00 men could r@@ out the over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing M@@ idi@@ an@@ ite hor@@ de reve@@ als what ?
Ho@@ pe@@ fully , the clear decision h@@ an@@ ded down by the C@@ our@@ t will pre@@ v@@ ent such har@@ ass@@ ment .
After cen@@ tu@@ ries of Bible ill@@ it@@ er@@ ac@@ y , Eng@@ land was to become liter@@ ate , but than@@ ks to H@@ en@@ ry V@@ I@@ I@@ I@@ ’s govern@@ ment rather than to the ch@@ urch .
Instead of be@@ coming a scho@@ ol@@ teach@@ er , she deci@@ ded to dedic@@ ate her life to God .
He says : [ Lo@@ sing his temp@@ er and sh@@ ou@@ ting ] “ You know I h@@ ate it when our gi@@ r@@ ls sp@@ end money without con@@ sul@@ ting me !
A@@ ma@@ zed at what the children had done , E@@ d@@ w@@ in asked them why they had had the bo@@ x@@ es made .
The k@@ ing@@ ’s wisdom is without e@@ qu@@ al , his we@@ al@@ th bey@@ ond com@@ pare .
There , Jesus pres@@ ented to God the value of his perfect human life to re@@ de@@ em what Adam had lost for himself and his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
They har@@ v@@ ested and so@@ ld the or@@ ang@@ es , provi@@ ding a s@@ ource of in@@ come for the nee@@ dy cou@@ ple , as well as giving them peace of mind .
However , I real@@ ize that this is nor@@ ma@@ l and that the pas@@ sing of time will ev@@ en@@ tually re@@ du@@ ce some of the pain . ”
As never before , now is the time to “ consider one another to inc@@ ite to love and fine works , not for@@ s@@ ak@@ ing the ga@@ ther@@ ing of ourselves together , as some have the cu@@ sto@@ m , but encourag@@ ing one another . ”
May we always seek to make Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice by being integrity keep@@ ers , giving him a rep@@ ly to the great ta@@ un@@ ter , Satan the Devil . ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 .
He said to Peter : “ I saw you in the gar@@ den with him , did I not ? ”
We read : “ The Son of man came , not to be minis@@ tered to , but to minis@@ ter and to give his soul a ransom in ex@@ change for many . ”
He said : “ One pi@@ c@@ ture showed the w@@ ol@@ f and the lam@@ b , the k@@ id and the le@@ op@@ ard , the cal@@ f and the li@@ on ​ — all in peace , being led by a little bo@@ y . ”
When the we@@ ather was difficult , they would kin@@ dly take me on return vis@@ its or invit@@ e me to si@@ t in on their Bible stu@@ dies .
Jesus , in turn , has given a preci@@ ous gift to his congregation on earth .
Why did the once mo@@ des@@ t prophet pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ously go along with that dec@@ e@@ it@@ ful older man ? The Bible does not say .
T@@ w@@ ent@@ y - four years after giving up al@@ co@@ ho@@ l , Al@@ le@@ n rec@@ alls : “ It was wonderful to know that I could be different , to learn that Jehovah wanted to help me st@@ ra@@ igh@@ ten my@@ self out , that he . . . ”
Do What Is Go@@ od
“ As for the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty , we have not found him out ; he is ex@@ al@@ ted in power , ” said an ancient wise man nam@@ ed Eli@@ h@@ u .
Gi@@ ven that cul@@ tural ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , it does not se@@ em reason@@ able to cla@@ im that the early Christians f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c@@ ated the acc@@ oun@@ ts about Jesus ’ death and resurrection .
Jo@@ el , ag@@ ed 21 , who lives in G@@ u@@ am , says : “ The elders show that they have confidence in me by giving me assign@@ ments .
To pray in har@@ mony with God’s will , we need to know what his will is .
A@@ ar@@ on had a rec@@ ord of faith@@ ful@@ ness .
To the comm@@ on people , Jesus ex@@ tend@@ ed this war@@ m invit@@ ation : “ C@@ ome to me , all you who are to@@ il@@ ing and lo@@ ad@@ ed down , and I will ref@@ res@@ h you .
“ These Are the Tru@@ e Christians ”
There is a Greek word that in the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation is three times rend@@ ered “ pati@@ ence . ”
“ Do not let your hands d@@ ro@@ p down . ” ​ — Z@@ E@@ P@@ H@@ AN@@ I@@ A@@ H 3 : 16 .
The cause ?
If we have difficul@@ ty dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish@@ ing between what we want and what we truly need , it might be help@@ ful to take st@@ ep@@ s to en@@ sure that we do not act ir@@ responsi@@ bly .
Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality is de@@ f@@ ined as the “ gener@@ ous and cor@@ di@@ al rec@@ ep@@ tion of gu@@ ests , ” and it has long been a char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic of Jehovah’s true worshi@@ p@@ ers .
And does not such an un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish relationship become the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation on which strong fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps are buil@@ t ?
B@@ ack to I@@ tal@@ y
* ​ — Psalm 6@@ 5 : 2 .
But what we@@ ap@@ ons will he use in his great war ?
Such instru@@ ctions gave Jesus ‘ the t@@ ong@@ ue of the taught ones ’ so that he would ‘ know how to answer the ti@@ red one with a word . ’
L@@ ab@@ or@@ ers could be taken from emp@@ loy@@ ers and set to other t@@ as@@ ks , while emp@@ loy@@ ers still had to pa@@ y their wa@@ ges .
Al@@ ong the way , she asked C@@ la@@ i@@ re whether she had a bo@@ y@@ friend .
Yes , they are care@@ ful not to a@@ bu@@ se any authority en@@ tru@@ sted to them .
A few years later , he made an er@@ ro@@ r in judgment and his conscience started to tr@@ ou@@ ble him .
We have little time left to re@@ ach hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones to help them know the truth .
While a f@@ l@@ as@@ h f@@ lood would s@@ well water le@@ vel@@ s in such a v@@ al@@ le@@ y , these w@@ at@@ ers quic@@ k@@ ly ru@@ n off and disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing prophe@@ tic@@ ally of anointed Christians , Isaiah 5@@ 4 : 13 says : “ All your sons will be pers@@ ons taught by Jehovah , and the peace of your sons will be a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant . ”
Who is like you , pro@@ ving yourself mi@@ gh@@ ty in ho@@ l@@ iness ?
“ W@@ ere we down to the last di@@ me at times ?
D@@ ep@@ en@@ ding on the matter under discus@@ sion , you might say that you used to feel a certain way and expla@@ in why .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out ra@@ in , the earth would have a cop@@ per - col@@ ored , me@@ tal@@ lic b@@ righ@@ t@@ ness .
F@@ R@@ E@@ Q@@ U@@ EN@@ T@@ L@@ Y A@@ S@@ K@@ E@@ D Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S A@@ B@@ O@@ U@@ T J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S W@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ S ​ — Why Do You C@@ all On Pe@@ ople Who Al@@ ready Ha@@ ve a R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on ?
Solomon no@@ tes , for instance , that enjo@@ ying a me@@ al in a rel@@ a@@ x@@ ed at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere after a hard da@@ y’s work is a gift of God .
Jesus ’ ass@@ ess@@ ment of the need for har@@ v@@ est work@@ ers was the same in Ju@@ de@@ a when only si@@ x months of his earthly ministry rema@@ ined .
“ The blessing of Jehovah ​ — that is what makes rich ”
How can love and kindness prote@@ ct us from being de@@ pri@@ ved of the pri@@ ze ?
The Bible reve@@ als Jose@@ p@@ h’s real understanding on the use of ma@@ gi@@ cal ar@@ ts to learn the future .
Still , I loved what I read in the Bible and res@@ ol@@ ved to continue reading it .
Christians tre@@ asure their Bible - based conscience and do not allow it to be cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted by the tw@@ is@@ ted sense of right and wrong of the nations . — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 17 - 19 .
Are you con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed in your heart that you are “ see@@ king first the kingdom and [ Jehovah’s ] righteousness ” ? ​ — Mat@@ t .
Wit@@ ness@@ ing in N@@ am@@ i@@ bia br@@ ings us much joy
As we think of the imp@@ ort of those questions , we are likely moved to ac@@ knowledge Jehovah’s su@@ peri@@ or wisdom and power .
Let us therefore follow the example of Jesus , who was real@@ is@@ tic yet positi@@ ve in his deal@@ ings with his disciples .
Just how did the Romans buil@@ d their ro@@ a@@ ds ?
The man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts were care@@ fully plac@@ ed in a small sto@@ re@@ house called a gen@@ iz@@ ah , meaning “ hi@@ ding place ” in Hebrew .
With reg@@ ard to discipl@@ ine , the Bible states : “ The ro@@ d and re@@ pro@@ of are what give wisdom . ”
What situation sa@@ d@@ den@@ s us ?
You pro@@ ba@@ bly ag@@ ree with that st@@ at@@ ement .
She explained that al@@ though she was not teaching religion in her cl@@ ass@@ ro@@ om , by means of this book , she was inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ating such moral valu@@ es as respect , t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance , un@@ ity , co@@ op@@ er@@ ation , obedi@@ ence , and love .
But those who san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy that name in their lives by worshipp@@ ing Jehovah in an accep@@ table way will receive everlasting life .
Yes , when God made his determin@@ ation concer@@ ning 1@@ 20 years , there were things rema@@ ining to be done .
I pre@@ f@@ er to foc@@ us on the qualities that made me f@@ all in love with Mi@@ ch@@ ele to star@@ t with . ”
Indeed , only you yourself ‘ know your own pla@@ gu@@ e and your own pain . ’
“ H@@ ere , right in fr@@ on@@ t of your own eyes , ” says Ch@@ ar@@ les H@@ ort@@ on , “ you can see the kind of boo@@ ks used by some of the ear@@ li@@ est Christian commun@@ ities ​ — boo@@ ks that were tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed by them . ”
I@@ magine S@@ ar@@ ah , her lo@@ vely eyes in@@ t@@ ent on her husband , bre@@ a@@ th@@ less@@ ly as@@ king : “ What did he say to you ?
By the 18@@ 50 ’ s , scho@@ l@@ ars could read the l@@ ing@@ ua f@@ ran@@ c@@ a of the ancient M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast , A@@ k@@ kadi@@ an , or As@@ sy@@ r@@ o - Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an , in c@@ un@@ ei@@ form .
Jesus displa@@ yed a per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly bal@@ an@@ ced view of ple@@ a@@ sures .
N@@ ational Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves p@@ ho@@ to ; Joseph G@@ ö@@ b@@ bel@@ s , far right : Li@@ br@@ ary of C@@ ong@@ ress
After s@@ ow@@ ing the se@@ ed , he needs to wa@@ it for it to s@@ pr@@ out and gro@@ w .
S@@ ome@@ times the b@@ ones are cr@@ ac@@ ked o@@ pen to free the mar@@ ro@@ w .
Wh@@ atever tri@@ als we may face , the Bible as@@ sures us that God can en@@ able us to de@@ al with them .
Rather than le@@ an on our own wisdom , we confid@@ ently r@@ ely on God’s written Word to help us dis@@ cer@@ n right from wrong .
However , not ever@@ yone who has ever lived will receive a resurrection .
How is it that Jehovah ‘ takes knowledge of the righteous ones ’ ?
During the M@@ id@@ d@@ le A@@ ges , the most powerful in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe were the Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch and the Ho@@ ly Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
Paul wit@@ ness@@ ed before high of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als in Ca@@ es@@ are@@ a and then was taken at govern@@ ment ex@@ p@@ en@@ se to R@@ ome to witness before Ca@@ es@@ ar himself . ​ — Acts 9 : 26 - 30 ; 21 : 20 - 26 ; 23 : 11 ; 24 : 27 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 2 : 12 ; 4 : 9 , 10 .
Wh@@ er@@ e@@ as the Israelites an@@ nu@@ ally c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated their deli@@ ver@@ ance from b@@ onda@@ ge in Egy@@ pt , Christians an@@ nu@@ ally com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate their deli@@ ver@@ ance from b@@ onda@@ ge to sin and death . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 12 : 11 , 17 ; Romans 5 : 20 , 21 .
If you are inter@@ ested in worshi@@ p@@ ing the God of the Bible , you need tru@@ th@@ ful guid@@ ance , not inter@@ pre@@ t@@ ations based on human thinking .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , all of us are con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with human imper@@ fe@@ ction ​ — our own and that of other servants of God .
Consider the example of L@@ au@@ re@@ l , who was stri@@ ck@@ en with po@@ li@@ o and lived in an ir@@ on lu@@ ng for 37 years .
Jehovah is far more powerful than any human .
F@@ in@@ ally , the k@@ er@@ n@@ els were care@@ fully si@@ f@@ ted to re@@ move from them any un@@ desi@@ ra@@ ble materi@@ als .
Consider these three :
We ev@@ en@@ tually lo@@ c@@ ated To@@ m living on L@@ ong M@@ oun@@ tain , near W@@ el@@ sh@@ po@@ ol ​ — and what a sur@@ pris@@ e we had !
These cre@@ d@@ enti@@ als could have en@@ ab@@ led him to become rich and fam@@ ous .
The most wi@@ d@@ ely taught fore@@ ign language is Eng@@ l@@ ish , which is used to commun@@ ic@@ ate inter@@ n@@ ati@@ on@@ ally for com@@ mer@@ cial , pol@@ itical , s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c , and te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal pur@@ pos@@ es .
At a cr@@ itical point , there will be “ sign@@ s in su@@ n and mo@@ on and st@@ ars , ” and “ the si@@ gn of the Son of man will appe@@ ar in heaven . ”
Wor@@ king together helps cou@@ ples to stay un@@ ited
( a ) How did Noah and his family demonstr@@ ate faith ?
She has a name written on her fore@@ head that mat@@ ches her fil@@ thy and rep@@ ul@@ sive conduct .
Can you i@@ magine the a@@ mus@@ ed look on the sa@@ il@@ ors ’ fac@@ es when they w@@ atch@@ ed me coming a@@ bo@@ ard with ten young women in to@@ w ?
Mat@@ ters invol@@ ving his di@@ gn@@ ity or any th@@ reat@@ s to Rom@@ an authority requi@@ red repor@@ ts and resul@@ ted in imp@@ eri@@ al or@@ ders .
The re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative al@@ le@@ ged that the Mo@@ sc@@ ow Com@@ mun@@ ity of Jehovah’s Witnesses viol@@ ated n@@ ational and inter@@ n@@ ational law .
D@@ or@@ is was baptized in 20@@ 10 , and today she condu@@ cts sever@@ al Bible stu@@ dies of her own .
How can you find greater enjo@@ y@@ ment in pro@@ claim@@ ing the Kingdom ?
• Why did Jehovah have a leg@@ al case against Israel ?
For even the Christ did not ple@@ ase himself ; but just as it is written : ‘ The re@@ pro@@ ach@@ es of those who were re@@ pro@@ aching you have fal@@ le@@ n upon me . ’ ” ​ — Romans 15 : 1 - 3 .
All the while , deep in Jo@@ su@@ é@@ ’s heart bur@@ ns a long@@ ing to return to his family and friends in that hum@@ ble v@@ il@@ la@@ ge he left be@@ h@@ ind .
How eas@@ y it would be for such a person to su@@ ff@@ er shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ k of his faith and then bl@@ ame others for his sa@@ d situation !
( a ) What is the lar@@ g@@ er fulfill@@ ment of Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s prophecy ?
Yes , all of you Christian shepher@@ ds ‘ o@@ pen wide your heart . ’
My father was well - known for his kindness and gener@@ os@@ ity .
Our words should encoura@@ ge and strengthen others , not ir@@ rit@@ ate them . ​ — Proverbs 18 : 21 .
Of course , not all these con@@ di@@ tions occ@@ ur in every pati@@ ent , nor do they necess@@ ar@@ ily occ@@ ur in the same order .
La@@ sting peace will pre@@ va@@ il earth wide . Why can we be sure of that ?
All that you ag@@ ing Witnesses of Jehovah have done and are now doing for God’s glory is never far from his mind .
David on one occasi@@ on showed a l@@ ack of self - control and com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with another man@@ ’s wife .
So that they are no longer two , but one flesh . ”
“ W@@ ho@@ ever , therefore , wants to be a friend of the world is cons@@ titu@@ ting himself an enem@@ y of God . ” ​ — James 4 : 4 .
Because the brothers accepted all responsi@@ bility , for some time others could continue making the inc@@ reas@@ ingly d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous tri@@ ps .
She wanted to know who should be res@@ pe@@ cted more , a mission@@ ary from another country or a local minis@@ ter serving in the branch of@@ fice of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety .
Sh@@ ould we not do the same to faithful worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah ?
In 19@@ 6@@ 1 let@@ ters from the branch of@@ fice encourag@@ ing pione@@ ering were read in the congregations .
The apostle Paul told Christian overse@@ ers : “ From among you y@@ ourselves men will ris@@ e and speak tw@@ is@@ ted things to draw away the disciples after themselves . ” ​ — Acts 20 : 29 , 30 .
But sa@@ dly , we cannot ple@@ ase him all the time , because we are imper@@ fect .
Be@@ ing hum@@ ble will help us to prom@@ o@@ te peace and un@@ ity in the congregation .
“ C@@ li@@ mate change is the bi@@ gg@@ est g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l health th@@ re@@ at of the 2@@ 1@@ st century , ” claim@@ s a 200@@ 9 repor@@ t by The L@@ an@@ c@@ et and Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity C@@ ol@@ le@@ ge L@@ ond@@ on .
W@@ ic@@ ked King Jeho@@ ra@@ m , the son of A@@ ha@@ b and Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l , ro@@ de in his ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t to me@@ et Je@@ h@@ u and said : “ Is there peace , Je@@ h@@ u ? ”
Un@@ like those men , are we qu@@ ali@@ fied to teach the people ?
T@@ al@@ k to those who are cur@@ r@@ ently pione@@ ering .
In all , 5@@ 6 were baptized by to@@ tal im@@ mer@@ sion .
For instance , the brothers who support the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy in help@@ ing to pre@@ pare spiritual food do so an@@ on@@ y@@ m@@ ously , not dra@@ wing attention to themselves or reve@@ al@@ ing the material they have wor@@ ked on .
* For each par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph , the f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers had loo@@ ked up ad@@ di@@ tional Bible te@@ x@@ ts and wanted to know if they were ap@@ pl@@ ying the te@@ x@@ ts cor@@ rec@@ tly .
Read Acts 16 : 4 , 5 .
; L@@ ever@@ ing , M .
The Bible promises : “ H@@ app@@ y is the man that keep@@ s on end@@ uring tri@@ al , because on be@@ coming appro@@ ved he will receive the cro@@ wn of life , which Jehovah promised to those who continue loving him . ” ​ — James 1 : 12 .
Why Be B@@ ap@@ ti@@ zed ? 4 / 1
When we got back , we pray@@ ed to Jehovah to direc@@ t our st@@ ep@@ s .
G@@ il@@ ber@@ t had f@@ led with his father from their n@@ ative land during the gen@@ o@@ ci@@ de of 199@@ 4 .
This may help you to shap@@ e your own op@@ in@@ ion about this ho@@ li@@ day se@@ as@@ on .
“ Mo@@ m and D@@ ad taught me to have Jehovah’s view of things and to make the preaching work my pri@@ or@@ ity , ” she rel@@ ates .
That being the case , God requi@@ res that all his servants be holy , clean .
What happened to T@@ ro@@ p@@ hi@@ mu@@ s and E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ro@@ ditu@@ s , and what does that teach us ?
During his life , Paul made both ter@@ ri@@ ble mis@@ takes and wise cho@@ ic@@ es .
The teach@@ er wanted to know why .
The uni@@ vers@@ ity had a large li@@ br@@ ary , which continued to gro@@ w , than@@ ks to the local prin@@ ting pres@@ s .
This indic@@ ates that we have faith in Jehovah’s ability to care for our needs on a da@@ ily bas@@ is .
Re@@ aching Those Who Are H@@ ard to Re@@ ach
He is sure that he has been invit@@ ed to go to heaven .
Who Will Be Our As@@ soci@@ ates ?
God is ob@@ vi@@ ously pleas@@ ed to back those who are pr@@ ou@@ d to be “ a people for his name . ”
What reason@@ able standards of tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thin@@ ess should I ex@@ pect of my@@ self and others ? ’
( 3 ) How can we person@@ ally contribu@@ te to that un@@ ity ?
I was an@@ no@@ yed .
He saw the ten pla@@ gu@@ es , the par@@ ting of the R@@ ed Se@@ a , and the des@@ tru@@ ction of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s ar@@ mi@@ es .
A great earth@@ qu@@ ake in 15 B.C.E . le@@ vel@@ ed most of S@@ al@@ am@@ is , though it was sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ently re@@ buil@@ t by Au@@ g@@ us@@ tu@@ s .
A mother is happy to fe@@ ed her inf@@ ant mil@@ k and ba@@ by food while it is a ba@@ by .
Although Christians were often acc@@ used of dis@@ loy@@ al@@ ty to the St@@ ate , T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to show that they were ac@@ tually the most tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens in the real@@ m .
“ Ha@@ ve among y@@ ourselves the same men@@ tal attitude that Christ Jesus had . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M . 15 : 5 .
Many similar in@@ ci@@ d@@ ents repor@@ ted from lands t@@ or@@ n ap@@ ar@@ t by ci@@ vi@@ l con@@ f@@ li@@ ct show that Jehovah’s Witnesses truly “ have love for the whole associ@@ ation of brothers . ” — 1 Peter 2 : 17 .
I was sen@@ ten@@ ced to si@@ x years in a pris@@ on in Bu@@ da@@ p@@ est .
A Bible pro@@ ver@@ b says : “ Bet@@ ter is it to d@@ well in a w@@ il@@ der@@ ness land than with a con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ous wife along with v@@ ex@@ ation . ”
A@@ S TH@@ I@@ S example illustr@@ ates , succ@@ ess@@ fully comple@@ ting a challeng@@ ing under@@ taking often requi@@ res help from someone more experienced .
That man of God , Ne@@ h@@ emiah , not only with@@ sto@@ od op@@ position from ung@@ o@@ dly people but also con@@ qu@@ ered evil with good .
And I will set them as a praise and as a name in all the land of their sh@@ ame . At that time I shall bring you people in , even in the time of my col@@ le@@ cting you together .
The more I spoke about Jehovah to my friend , the more I found my@@ self thinking about Jehovah .
S@@ it@@ ting be@@ h@@ ind an imp@@ o@@ sing des@@ k , the mag@@ is@@ tr@@ ate asked me to be se@@ ated .
C@@ E@@ P@@ H@@ AL@@ ON@@ I@@ A
So one day my father said , “ P@@ ack your ba@@ g and go ! ”
The brothers in G@@ r@@ on@@ ing@@ en gave him a war@@ m wel@@ come .
How can you make personal app@@ lic@@ ation of the principles reve@@ aled in the following s@@ crip@@ tures ?
When they fac@@ ed is@@ su@@ es of conscience at school , they rema@@ ined fir@@ m for Bible principles and supp@@ or@@ ted one another , C@@ in@@ dy be@@ coming their spo@@ k@@ es@@ person .
4 : 7 ; 1 P@@ et .
God told them : “ This day must serve as a mem@@ ori@@ al for you , and you must c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate it as a fes@@ ti@@ val to Jehovah thr@@ ough@@ out your gener@@ ations . As a st@@ atu@@ te to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite you should c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate it . ”
14 , 15 . ( a ) Why should Christians who are sing@@ le mo@@ thers call on Jehovah for help ?
We know that it will not always be eas@@ y to walk with God while living among “ a cro@@ o@@ ked and tw@@ is@@ ted gener@@ ation , ” but we trust in God’s promise to support us in our efforts .
Mas@@ e@@ is@@ o at the do@@ or of her home with the mission@@ ary who stu@@ died the Bible with her
F@@ il@@ led with you@@ th@@ ful ze@@ al , O@@ ri@@ g@@ en was determined to jo@@ in him in pris@@ on and in mar@@ ty@@ r@@ dom .
Jo@@ shua of old told the Israelites : “ Ser@@ ve [ Jehovah ] in fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less@@ ness and in truth . . .
• What is the Mu@@ r@@ at@@ ori@@ an F@@ ra@@ g@@ ment ?
David knew that ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y or even desi@@ ring ano@@ ther’s mate was wrong .
What s@@ ort of effort is needed ?
He says : “ I have come to love God for allow@@ ing me to feel gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely for@@ given .
G@@ ary had li@@ mit@@ ed vision , so at the age of si@@ x , he was sent for spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ized educ@@ ation at a bo@@ arding school on the sou@@ th co@@ ast of Eng@@ land .
• How do we maintain peace in the har@@ v@@ est work ?
Al@@ so , the L@@ am@@ b , Jesus Christ , is the c@@ it@@ y’s “ lam@@ p . ”
G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S W@@ O@@ R@@ D often ref@@ ers in a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative way to par@@ ts of the human body .
Gre@@ at benefit also comes from medit@@ ating on what you read .
A@@ n el@@ der@@ ly sister nam@@ ed Mar@@ th@@ a used to encoura@@ ge others by saying : “ No matter what happ@@ ens , never a@@ ban@@ d@@ on Jehovah .
One after another , the 12 of us were called before the pan@@ el of jud@@ ges .
And he will never “ for@@ get your work and the love you showed for his name . ” ​ — Hebrews 6 : 10 .
He deser@@ ves the praise for it .
Their com@@ for@@ ting , practic@@ al counsel and instru@@ ction from God’s Word may be just what we need to strengthen our res@@ ol@@ ve en@@ ough to over@@ come our we@@ ak@@ ness . ​ — James 5 : 14 - 16 .
No@@ tice the effect of his words on those who attend@@ ed the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e in Na@@ z@@ are@@ th .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ Do not o@@ we anything to anyone exc@@ ep@@ t to love one another ; for who@@ ever lo@@ ves his fellow man has ful@@ filled the law .
One new@@ s@@ pa@@ per co@@ lum@@ n@@ ist ob@@ served : “ The thought that [ the Bible ] still might have an ur@@ g@@ ent be@@ aring on cur@@ r@@ ent problems and concer@@ ns sel@@ dom occ@@ ur@@ s . ”
Matthew repor@@ ts that the fore@@ ign@@ ers “ op@@ ened their tre@@ a@@ sures ” and pres@@ ented Jesus with go@@ ld , f@@ ran@@ k@@ inc@@ en@@ se , and my@@ r@@ r@@ h .
G@@ ab@@ ri@@ ele re@@ members : “ I started to do all the things that I had never taken seri@@ ously before .
“ D@@ O@@ E@@ S ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te truth ex@@ ist ? ” That was the sub@@ ject of a n@@ ational es@@ say com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on in P@@ ol@@ and .
In that way , he showed them respect and di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied them .
U@@ sing that cap@@ tiv@@ ating ref@@ ra@@ in , King expres@@ sed his dre@@ am , or hope , that one day people would enjoy life free from rac@@ i@@ al pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce .
C@@ ite an example .
However , they could not re@@ su@@ me “ their origin@@ al position ” with God .
To with@@ stand this on@@ sla@@ ught , Christians must prote@@ ct their min@@ ds by we@@ aring “ the hel@@ me@@ t of sal@@ vation . ”
That de@@ ar older brother t@@ ou@@ ched my heart and deep@@ ened my res@@ ol@@ ve to walk in Jehovah’s way .
W@@ ise in Their O@@ wn W@@ a@@ y
W@@ H@@ E@@ N young E@@ ri@@ c ann@@ oun@@ ced that he no longer wanted to be known as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , his parents were c@@ ru@@ shed .
In Bible times , the s@@ ound of the hand m@@ ill was associ@@ ated with nor@@ ma@@ l , pe@@ ace@@ ful con@@ di@@ tions , and its ab@@ s@@ ence indic@@ ated des@@ ol@@ ation . ​ — Jeremiah 25 : 10 , 11 .
“ Do not be g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing God’s holy spirit , with which you have been se@@ aled . ” ​ — E@@ P@@ H .
S@@ hor@@ tly after this , the disci@@ ple An@@ ani@@ as was dis@@ pat@@ ched to witness to Saul .
W@@ ise we are to gu@@ ard the t@@ ong@@ ue .
Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r ann@@ oun@@ ced which coun@@ tri@@ es we stud@@ ents would be sent to .
Thus , someone may look like a shepher@@ d , but for sheep , that does not prove that he really is one .
When we teach people how to pray , we help them to become Jehovah’s friends
V@@ is@@ it Ca@@ used a T@@ ur@@ n@@ around , 7 / 1
18 , 19 . ( a ) Why is there no reason for Jehovah’s Witnesses to des@@ ist from doing their preaching work , even though they are op@@ posed ?
How are the examples Paul c@@ ited rel@@ ev@@ ant to us ?
A rec@@ ord of these and other judgment pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ations appe@@ ars in the second - lar@@ g@@ est book of the Bible , the book of Jeremiah .
If a pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch fa@@ iled to ple@@ ase him , the so@@ ver@@ ei@@ gn might com@@ pe@@ l him to ab@@ dic@@ ate or instru@@ ct a sy@@ no@@ d to de@@ pose him .
With this decision , that righteous and faithful man became involved in the fulfill@@ ment of what Jehovah had spo@@ ken through the prophet Isaiah : “ Lo@@ ok !
As we imitate Jesus ’ example of w@@ atch@@ ful@@ ness , how can we stri@@ ve for a similar bal@@ ance ?
Ab@@ out what should we be sel@@ e@@ ctive , and with what should we f@@ ill our min@@ ds ?
C@@ learly , John under@@ sto@@ od the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t to be all who deli@@ ber@@ ately s@@ pre@@ ad religious dec@@ ep@@ tion about Jesus Christ and Jesus ’ teachings .
“ The body ” they ga@@ ther to is the true Christ at his inv@@ isi@@ ble pres@@ ence and the spiritual food that Jehovah provi@@ des for them . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Jehovah God war@@ ned the Israelites of the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of bad associ@@ ations .
We cannot be loving any of the things that Jehovah h@@ ates .
The mo@@ b , having follow@@ ed us to the cour@@ th@@ ouse , ann@@ oun@@ ced in fr@@ on@@ t of all the of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als there that if we left to@@ wn by a certain d@@ ate , we could leave with our s@@ k@@ in .
Go@@ o@@ dness B@@ r@@ ings F@@ ine R@@ es@@ ul@@ ts
Ne@@ h@@ emiah b@@ lam@@ ed the de@@ pu@@ ty rul@@ ers for the situation .
Although R@@ a@@ ha@@ b and Ru@@ th lived long before Psalm 1@@ 19 was com@@ posed , they ‘ cle@@ ans@@ ed their p@@ ath . ’
The experi@@ ences illustr@@ ated that when a minis@@ ter pre@@ pa@@ res well for the ministry , especially by pre@@ par@@ ing his heart , he will have gen@@ u@@ ine interest in people .
Satan has cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted this world over which he ho@@ l@@ ds s@@ way , and he is just as e@@ ag@@ er to cor@@ ru@@ pt you , to keep you from develop@@ ing a close relationship with your Father , Jehovah .
They cho@@ se to change their li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le , and they re@@ ap@@ ed sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant benef@@ its .
The psalmist David stated : “ Those know@@ ing your name will trust in you , for you will certainly not leave those loo@@ king for you , O Jehovah . ”
F@@ am@@ ily members and friends who are willing to listen may be able to help .
• How did ancient Israel become gu@@ il@@ ty of Ba@@ al worship ?
These are not d@@ ry to@@ pi@@ c@@ s such as might be de@@ bat@@ ed by the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans and cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men .
With much prayer and with loving support from others , he fin@@ ally bro@@ ke free from his ob@@ s@@ es@@ sion .
How often did you per@@ form an act of kindness sol@@ ely for the benefit of your sp@@ ouse ?
G@@ et away from me , you work@@ ers of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness ! ’ ” ​ — Matthew 7 : 21 - 23 .
Then , to our sur@@ pris@@ e , we received a letter invit@@ ing us to serve at the S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a branch of@@ fice near Joh@@ ann@@ es@@ bur@@ g beg@@ in@@ ning Ju@@ ly 1 , 19@@ 6@@ 4 .
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you ever felt inc@@ en@@ sed because of some@@ one@@ ’s imp@@ ro@@ per conduct ?
Do you regul@@ arly use the Bible in your ministry ?
C@@ oun@@ ting for@@ ward from 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . , 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 20 years takes us to the year 1914 .
Di@@ f@@ ficul@@ ties and dist@@ ress come our way for three ma@@ in reas@@ ons .
In his prophecy regarding the time of the end , Jesus said that people would become “ fa@@ in@@ t out of fear and expe@@ ct@@ ation of the things coming upon the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth , for the po@@ wers of the heavens will be sh@@ ak@@ en . ”
Word of these con@@ vers@@ ations soon re@@ ached the ch@@ urch pre@@ ach@@ ers , who th@@ reat@@ ened Joh@@ ann@@ ’s family with ex@@ pul@@ sion if they did not sto@@ p .
Why is it wor@@ th s@@ tic@@ king to Jehovah’s standards ?
Sh@@ ould we not , then , ask Jehovah to make us want to do his will ?
And when the we@@ ather is fav@@ or@@ able , congregation members take her out@@ side to appro@@ ach people they me@@ et in local par@@ ks and on the st@@ re@@ et .
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : T@@ E@@ R@@ R@@ O@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T
Paul’s words to Timothy some years later demonstr@@ ate the positi@@ ve dis@@ position that Christians should maintain .
Yes , di@@ lig@@ ently study the Scriptures .
We say “ some ” because in chap@@ ters 38 and 39 , God foc@@ used attention on other no@@ table as@@ pe@@ cts of cre@@ ation .
I no longer feel that I@@ ’@@ m reading about an account that happened th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years ag@@ o .
▪ Wor@@ ship Jehovah , the King of E@@ ter@@ n@@ ity
That cor@@ rec@@ t per@@ spe@@ ctive is important if we are to keep our eyes on this bi@@ g is@@ sue and take our stand for Jehovah’s righteous rule .
What examples did Jehovah’s p@@ re - Christian wit@@ nesses set ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , a chil@@ d’s heart is influ@@ enced by more than just language .
In this article , we will discus@@ s how he a@@ i@@ ded his servants in Bible times .
David and his bo@@ ld ne@@ p@@ he@@ w A@@ bi@@ sh@@ a@@ i s@@ li@@ pp@@ ed into the very mi@@ dd@@ le of the cam@@ p and sto@@ od right over the s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing Saul .
Be@@ fore going out to com@@ ba@@ t the A@@ m@@ mon@@ ites , Ju@@ dge J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah v@@ ow@@ ed that if Jehovah gave him the vi@@ ct@@ ory , the first person who would come out to me@@ et him after the bat@@ tle would be devo@@ ted to Jehovah’s service at the san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary .
he asked . “ Fir@@ st , go and ga@@ ther all the fe@@ a@@ thers , ” the wise man respon@@ ded .
Na@@ bo@@ th@@ ’s example teach@@ es us a powerful less@@ on ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 11 )
BI@@ R@@ MI@@ N@@ G@@ H@@ A@@ M , A@@ L , B@@ J@@ C@@ C Ar@@ ena , 19@@ th S@@ t . & 9@@ th A@@ ve . N
The most rec@@ ent consi@@ gn@@ ment received was that of 5 con@@ tain@@ ers of boo@@ ks , which our commun@@ ity ser@@ vi@@ ces have dist@@ ribu@@ ted am@@ ong@@ st the refu@@ ge@@ e po@@ pul@@ ation . . . .
▪ Consider and En@@ courage One A@@ no@@ ther
Like David , J@@ on@@ a@@ than , Na@@ than , and H@@ u@@ sh@@ a@@ i , may we too feel the satis@@ fac@@ tion that comes from being loyal to Jehovah .
No@@ tice how congregation elders and fellow believers helped these two sisters to cop@@ e with their thor@@ n@@ like in@@ fir@@ m@@ ities .
No , but God expe@@ cts us to look for his will , see@@ king to understand it and to act on it .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , my fa@@ ther’s bad ha@@ bi@@ ts made it hard for my mother to find much happiness in marriage .
Jesus ’ enem@@ ies sla@@ pp@@ ed him , sp@@ at on him , stri@@ pp@@ ed him , flo@@ g@@ ged him , imp@@ aled him , and re@@ v@@ iled him .
It took a while for me to get the real sense of the truth . ”
S@@ imp@@ ly a C@@ u@@ sto@@ m or B@@ ri@@ ber@@ y ?
A@@ n expe@@ dition com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned by the A@@ mer@@ i@@ can Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m of N@@ atur@@ al H@@ ist@@ ory was on its way to study an Ar@@ c@@ tic land that ex@@ p@@ lo@@ re@@ r R@@ ob@@ er@@ t E . P@@ ear@@ y had repor@@ ted see@@ ing some se@@ ven years ear@@ li@@ er , in 19@@ 0@@ 6 .
( 2 ) What does the trans@@ form@@ ation invol@@ ve ?
Yet , there is no rec@@ ord of his long@@ ing for those things .
Bro@@ ome
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , even the re@@ con@@ stru@@ cted E@@ b@@ la came to an end .
12 : 7 - 11 .
Wh@@ atever the case , Jehovah himself inter@@ ven@@ ed to help Bar@@ u@@ ch keep in mind the for@@ th@@ coming judgment .
For he must rule as king until God has put all enem@@ ies under his fe@@ et . . . .
We im@@ medi@@ ately inform@@ ed the po@@ li@@ ce .
F@@ i@@ ve years later , I gave bir@@ th to a beau@@ ti@@ ful ba@@ by bo@@ y whom we nam@@ ed Sa@@ ú@@ l .
But no under@@ l@@ ying dre@@ ad should ag@@ it@@ ate one who fe@@ ars Jehovah .
Yes , there is in@@ deed great benefit in main@@ tain@@ ing moral cle@@ an@@ ness !
Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i , S@@ ho@@ bi , and M@@ ac@@ hi@@ r did all they could to satis@@ fy those needs by su@@ p@@ pl@@ ying David and his men with be@@ ds , whe@@ at , ba@@ r@@ le@@ y , f@@ l@@ our , ro@@ ast@@ ed gra@@ in , bro@@ ad be@@ ans , l@@ ent@@ il@@ s , h@@ one@@ y , bu@@ t@@ ter , sheep , and other pro@@ v@@ isions . ​ — 2 Samuel 17 : 27 - 29 .
As a result , some may become disc@@ oura@@ ged and lo@@ se their sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y .
Y@@ oung children are not pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ced , and they quic@@ k@@ ly for@@ give and for@@ get
This pan@@ el com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned by the M@@ in@@ is@@ try repor@@ ted on A@@ pri@@ l 15 , 199@@ 9 , that they had found nothing har@@ m@@ ful in our public@@ ations .
What is hel@@ l , and what kind of people go there ?
▪ A pol@@ l of 2@@ ,@@ 2@@ 00 B@@ rit@@ ish people reve@@ aled that only 22 per@@ c@@ ent believe that there is a personal God who cre@@ ated the world and who he@@ ars prayers .
S@@ ad as I was , I great@@ ly ad@@ mi@@ red her integrity and t@@ ele@@ gra@@ ph@@ ed my rep@@ ly : “ G@@ o .
The Bible does not st@@ ate just what Paul’s “ thor@@ n in the flesh ” was .
No human today kno@@ ws the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s , such as sal@@ in@@ ity and temp@@ er@@ ature , of the f@@ loo@@ d@@ w@@ at@@ ers .
Many will ro@@ ve about , and the true knowledge will become a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant . ” ​ — D@@ A@@ N .
If a Christian he@@ ars an acc@@ us@@ ation or a ne@@ g@@ ative repor@@ t about a fellow serv@@ ant of Jehovah , how wise it would be to imitate Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has !
Thus , we certainly need to be concer@@ ned that fellow Christians receive spiritual help wh@@ en@@ ever they face t@@ ests of their faith .
By faith , do you see those angels po@@ ised to rel@@ e@@ ase the des@@ tru@@ ctive w@@ in@@ ds of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation on this world ?
On it , in ancient Hebrew s@@ crip@@ t , was found what is thought to be a simp@@ li@@ fied ver@@ sion of an ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ tural year , or c@@ y@@ c@@ le , with its vari@@ ous op@@ er@@ ations .
His s@@ pon@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ous kindness allow@@ ed us to arri@@ ve in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity clean and ti@@ dy .
But there has been one such man ​ — Jesus Christ . ​ — Romans 5 : 15 - 17 .
These go@@ sp@@ els are often nam@@ ed after the ones who are al@@ le@@ ged to have better under@@ sto@@ od Jesus ’ true teachings , as is the case with the “ Go@@ spe@@ l of Tho@@ ma@@ s ” and the “ Go@@ spe@@ l of M@@ ary M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ene . ”
She pi@@ c@@ ks it up and loo@@ ks around , but the st@@ re@@ et is emp@@ ty .
After Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , the new disciples came into what relationship with the Father ?
With Li@@ z sh@@ ort@@ ly before her death
Because marriage is sac@@ red .
In his de@@ f@@ en@@ se , Gal@@ ile@@ o af@@ fir@@ m@@ ed his strong faith in the Bible as the inspired Word of God .
H@@ en@@ ry , an experienced overse@@ er , says : “ If you are re@@ aching out , work hard to prove that you are qu@@ ali@@ fied . ”
We need to read God’s Word every day , pre@@ pare for and go to our meetings each we@@ ek , continue in our personal study and family worship , and r@@ ely on Jehovah in prayer .
Although these events k@@ ill good people as well as bad , they are said to be p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment from God .
Lo@@ o@@ king back over these years of the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c activ@@ ity , I cannot help but than@@ k Jehovah for his wonderful blessings .
• How are we su@@ sta@@ ined by God’s word ?
He [ the promised Se@@ ed ] will b@@ ru@@ ise you in the head and you will b@@ ru@@ ise him in the he@@ el . ” ​ — G@@ en .
How c@@ learly the Bible war@@ ns against ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y !
Even so , she will not s@@ li@@ p s@@ low@@ ly from her se@@ at .
It is called the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount because Jesus gave it on a m@@ oun@@ tain@@ side over@@ loo@@ king the Se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e .
Re@@ fle@@ ct the M@@ ent@@ al A@@ t@@ titu@@ de of Christ
W@@ he@@ ther Paul ac@@ tually made the j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to S@@ pain , the Bible does not say .
Do you share in com@@ for@@ ting m@@ our@@ ning ones ?
In fact , I have not mis@@ sed a meeting since then .
R@@ em@@ ember , no r@@ un@@ ner is do@@ om@@ ed to fai@@ l in the r@@ ace for life just because he stu@@ m@@ bl@@ es or f@@ alls on occasi@@ on .
Gre@@ ater responsi@@ bility often comes with greater authority , and that can t@@ est our mo@@ des@@ ty .
It can be con@@ sul@@ ted at any time .
Dis@@ pose of things you do not use , and pa@@ y off de@@ b@@ ts .
O@@ r , on a r@@ are occasi@@ on , a Christian might find it necess@@ ary to make a s@@ wor@@ n o@@ ath to as@@ sure others of his in@@ ten@@ tions or to help set@@ tle a matter .
Still , his teachings are r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned .
He kno@@ ws how to con@@ ve@@ y deep tru@@ ths to imper@@ fect human min@@ ds .
TH@@ E apostle Paul is deep@@ ly concer@@ ned about the spiritual wel@@ f@@ are of the congregation in Corin@@ th .
So , what can help us to es@@ cap@@ e the s@@ n@@ are of fear and of pres@@ sure to do what dis@@ pleas@@ es Jehovah ?
Des@@ pite Timo@@ th@@ y’s relati@@ ve you@@ th , Paul char@@ ged him with coun@@ sel@@ ing other elders “ not to fi@@ ght about words ” but to con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on important matters , such as faith and end@@ ur@@ ance .
Job refu@@ sed to turn his back on Jehovah , even when he did not understand why things had su@@ d@@ den@@ ly g@@ one wrong .
Ex@@ pres@@ sing his deli@@ ght in that place , David pray@@ ed : “ Jehovah , I have loved the d@@ wel@@ ling of your house and the place of the re@@ si@@ ding of your glory . ” ​ — Psalm 26 : 8 .
Un@@ c@@ le B@@ en had been associ@@ ated with the In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then known , since before the turn of the century .
Our faith@@ fully per@@ sever@@ ing in preaching the good news wh@@ er@@ ever we live and to who@@ m@@ ever we can certainly br@@ ings re@@ war@@ ds from Jehovah .
Yet , there would be sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors of that fear - inspi@@ ring day .
L@@ ear@@ ning about Jehovah gave me a new purpose in life , and my friends among the Witnesses were such encourag@@ ing examples !
The Bible also teach@@ es that the soul is not im@@ mor@@ tal .
Ha@@ ve I rec@@ ently pray@@ ed for individuals in the congregation who are fac@@ ing har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps ? ’
As Christians , we have “ com@@ p@@ el@@ ling reason ” for res@@ pe@@ cting those exerc@@ ising se@@ cul@@ ar authority .
Why do God’s sheep especially need the care of shepher@@ ds today ?
Why are they not able to con@@ ne@@ ct the do@@ ts , so to speak , between the st@@ ate of the world and spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es that God’s people have long been publi@@ ci@@ z@@ ing ?
To the first man and his wife , God said : “ Be fru@@ it@@ ful and become many and f@@ ill the earth and sub@@ du@@ e it , and have in sub@@ je@@ ction the f@@ ish of the se@@ a and the f@@ l@@ ying cre@@ atu@@ res of the heavens and every living cre@@ ature that is mo@@ ving upon the earth . ”
One night , however , while he and his wife were s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing , a th@@ i@@ ef en@@ tered the be@@ d@@ ro@@ om .
Do You V@@ i@@ e@@ w V@@ i@@ ol@@ ent On@@ es as God Does ?
We real@@ ize that not ever@@ yone we preach to will accept the Kingdom message .
A P@@ O@@ P@@ U@@ L@@ A@@ R leg@@ end says that he wal@@ ked about in bro@@ ad da@@ y@@ light with a l@@ an@@ ter@@ n in a determined but va@@ in sear@@ ch for a vi@@ r@@ tu@@ ous man . His name was Di@@ o@@ gen@@ es , a ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her who lived in A@@ th@@ ens in the f@@ our@@ th century B.C.E .
A@@ cting on this in@@ sight brought him great benef@@ its thr@@ ough@@ out his life .
How should Jesus ’ example in this reg@@ ard af@@ fect our attitude toward those who must be discipl@@ ined by the congregation ?
On@@ ce a year a travel@@ ing overse@@ er vis@@ its the is@@ land .
“ Be obedi@@ ent to those who are taking the lead among you and be sub@@ mis@@ sive . ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B@@ R@@ E@@ W@@ S 13 : 17 .
; F@@ our@@ ni@@ er , C .
The question , then , is : On what bas@@ is were these individuals coun@@ ted righteous by God ?
The husband no@@ ted : “ Th@@ ough all these people spoke some Eng@@ l@@ ish , they were imp@@ ressed when we showed them the message in their own language , since they were th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of mil@@ es from home .
She was “ good in dis@@ cre@@ tion and beau@@ ti@@ ful in form , ” and King David pra@@ ised her for her “ sen@@ si@@ bl@@ en@@ ess . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 25 : 3 , 33 .
The night he was born , angels san@@ g God’s pra@@ ises : “ G@@ l@@ ory in the he@@ igh@@ ts a@@ bo@@ ve to God , and upon earth peace among men of go@@ o@@ d@@ will . ”
H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds should de@@ al with their wi@@ ves “ according to knowledge . ”
There are many fine less@@ ons in how Eli@@ h@@ u h@@ and@@ led the matter .
They supp@@ lic@@ ated Jehovah in prayer to give them the power needed to end@@ ure .
What can we today learn from his faith ?
W@@ ould they l@@ as@@ h out at their acc@@ us@@ ers or refu@@ se to speak to them ?
As@@ soci@@ ation with some of the anointed ones allow@@ ed us to see not only their different person@@ alities but also their high reg@@ ard for God’s Word .
Lo@@ ok at Your C@@ ongreg@@ ation
Although she was trans@@ fer@@ red from one pris@@ on to another , she continued her preaching activ@@ ity .
R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection H@@ op@@ e H@@ as P@@ ow@@ er , 7 / 15
In Jesus ’ day , Gal@@ ile@@ e “ was the hear@@ t@@ land of e@@ th@@ ni@@ c n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ism , ” states writ@@ er T@@ re@@ v@@ or M@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
Let us therefore consider 1 Corinthians 10 : 1 - 12 .
We had the special privilege of having Bro@@ ther F@@ re@@ der@@ ic@@ k W . F@@ ran@@ z with us too .
Indeed , the moral pre@@ c@@ ep@@ ts and guid@@ ance for life found in just the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount are wi@@ d@@ ely consider@@ ed to be un@@ sur@@ pas@@ sed . ​ — Matthew , chap@@ ters 5 to 7 .
And what a fine opportunity the arrang@@ ement of family worship off@@ ers for parents and children to draw close to one another and discus@@ s spiritual matters cal@@ m@@ ly !
What about us humans , gi@@ f@@ ted with free will , moral cap@@ ac@@ ity , reason , and the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for spiritu@@ ality ?
I became with@@ dra@@ wn and sp@@ ent my days in@@ side the house .
To make matters wor@@ se , his ha@@ st@@ y and sel@@ f@@ ish decision got him into serious fin@@ an@@ cial problems .
M@@ an@@ kind in gener@@ al follow Satan by he@@ e@@ ding his ur@@ g@@ ings to ign@@ ore the good ways of Jehovah .
In fact , in some lands vi@@ ci@@ ous op@@ pos@@ ers of true worship form an over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing enem@@ y for@@ ce .
This does not mean that humans were made to res@@ em@@ ble God in physical appe@@ ar@@ ance , for “ God is a S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t . ”
She accepted what he said and pas@@ sed it on to Adam , who led human@@ kind into a course of cal@@ am@@ ity . ​ — G@@ en .
E@@ arly in his dis@@ course , Jesus indic@@ ated that the si@@ gn would inclu@@ de a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble fe@@ ature ​ — the good news of the Kingdom would “ be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ”
Jesus said : “ At that time the righteous ones will shin@@ e . ”
The th@@ ir@@ d brother said : “ Lo@@ ving what Jehovah lo@@ ves and h@@ ating what he h@@ ates , as well as con@@ stan@@ tly see@@ king his guid@@ ance and doing what pleas@@ es him , means obedi@@ ence to his organization and to those he is using to ad@@ v@@ ance his purpose for the earth . ”
“ For Our In@@ stru@@ ction ”
The M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol af@@ for@@ ds elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants an opportunity to become e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed to wi@@ den out in their ministry , with great benefit to themselves and others in the worl@@ d@@ wide field .
E@@ ar@@ th ​ — Just a T@@ es@@ ting G@@ r@@ ound ?
The Bible con@@ fir@@ ms that a s@@ inc@@ ere a@@ po@@ lo@@ gy is often an effe@@ ctive way to re@@ pa@@ ir a dam@@ ag@@ ed relationship .
Of course , the mission@@ ary was happy to com@@ p@@ ly , and the young man is making ra@@ pi@@ d prog@@ ress .
The verse says : “ God ex@@ al@@ ted him [ Jesus ] to a su@@ peri@@ or position and kin@@ dly gave him the name that is a@@ bo@@ ve every other name . ”
At times , the se@@ ven@@ th head of the be@@ ast has displa@@ yed ir@@ on@@ like char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s .
If Jesus were really God , would that not have been a li@@ e ?
Not only did it ra@@ in most of the time but it was also qu@@ ite chil@@ ly ​ — about 5@@ 7 de@@ gre@@ es F@@ ah@@ r@@ en@@ he@@ it [ 14 ° C ] .
While Jehovah did not shi@@ eld David from the bit@@ ter con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of his sin , he for@@ gave him .
And most important of all , how would he feel about your decision ? ​ — Pro@@ v .
El@@ ena re@@ duc@@ ed the h@@ our@@ s she wor@@ ked se@@ cul@@ arly and became a pioneer .
N@@ ine - year - old E@@ m@@ ma wrote : “ It has been a great help to me and my brother , who is si@@ x .
My wife and I had form@@ er@@ ly served as mission@@ aries , and we wanted to enjoy that simp@@ le but happy kind of life again . ”
• How did Paul feel about the pri@@ ze held out to him ?
He did not allow ne@@ g@@ ative circumstances to we@@ i@@ gh him down .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 24 , 7@@ 9
This mor@@ ning we have an ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment to vis@@ it a young man nam@@ ed Luke .
How was the work of Christ’s disciples affe@@ cted by Rom@@ an law and the Jewish dis@@ per@@ sion ?
Jesus became the ransom sacrifice that op@@ ened the way to end@@ less life “ for many ” ​ — men , women , and children .
We loo@@ ked like any other family out for a we@@ ek@@ end st@@ ro@@ l@@ l , and for ne@@ arly four years , the bor@@ der gu@@ ar@@ ds did not sto@@ p us or try to sear@@ ch us ​ — that is , not until one day in F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 19@@ 38 .
Jesus ’ pati@@ ence per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly mi@@ r@@ r@@ ored that of his Father .
That is why the re@@ v@@ ised ver@@ sion of the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama ” was given a new name ​ — “ C@@ re@@ ation D@@ r@@ ama . ”
Un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly , Adam quic@@ k@@ ly inform@@ ed E@@ ve of the one pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion Jehovah had imp@@ o@@ sed : They could par@@ take of fru@@ it from all the tre@@ es in their gar@@ den home exc@@ ep@@ t one ​ — the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad .
▪ He Lo@@ ved Pe@@ ople
Des@@ pite our imper@@ fe@@ ction , we can remain in Jehovah’s fav@@ or .
God’s spirit will help us displa@@ y true Christian qualities in deal@@ ing with others . ​ — Read Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 22 , 23 .
O@@ thers promised that they would never again te@@ ase her about her beli@@ ef@@ s .
Be@@ ing led by the light of God’s Word truly benef@@ its us .
Tru@@ e , it requi@@ res per@@ sever@@ ance and i@@ mag@@ in@@ ation to keep a family study regul@@ ar and rel@@ ev@@ ant , but the re@@ war@@ ds are wor@@ th the effort . ​ — Proverbs 23 : 15 .
He thus gave Jehovah much to bl@@ ess , and Joseph soon ga@@ ined the fav@@ or of his new ma@@ ster .
Noah evid@@ ently kept a care@@ ful lo@@ g of events .
We should worship only Jehovah . ​ — Read Revelation 4 : 11 .
How does the holy spirit ass@@ ist us in our preaching ?
So M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el the ar@@ chang@@ el is Jesus in his pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence .
It is an ad@@ ded ple@@ asure in life .
Those Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts reve@@ al that when certain form@@ s of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and op@@ pres@@ sion th@@ reat@@ ened the Israelites , God author@@ ized war@@ f@@ are for the prote@@ ction of his people and the pre@@ serv@@ ation of true worship .
As a result , Jose@@ p@@ h’s in@@ sight “ proved to be good in the eyes of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h and of all his servants . ” ​ — Genesis 4@@ 1 : 37 .
We do not know , but among those who heard the apostle Peter on that day were ones from M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia .
Mo@@ st people likely consider@@ ed it ab@@ sur@@ d for someone to id@@ enti@@ fy himself as a follow@@ er of a man who su@@ ffered imp@@ al@@ ement .
This article will help us to see how the worl@@ d’s spirit might influ@@ ence us .
Because we can eas@@ ily f@@ all pre@@ y to the ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations of Satan , who is a ma@@ ster in making what is wrong appe@@ ar desi@@ ra@@ ble , as he did when temp@@ ting E@@ ve . ​ — 2 Corinthians 11 : 14 ; 1 Timothy 2 : 14 .
C@@ learly , the deli@@ ver@@ ance of the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of Adam and E@@ ve would be co@@ st@@ ly .
For example , at the P@@ res@@ b@@ y@@ ter@@ i@@ an Gen@@ er@@ al As@@ s@@ em@@ bly in B@@ el@@ f@@ ast , N@@ or@@ ther@@ n I@@ rel@@ and , in Ju@@ ne 200@@ 1 , one minis@@ ter said that the do@@ cum@@ ent was the work of “ a powerful fac@@ tion in the Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch . . . s@@ car@@ ed s@@ il@@ ly by the spirit of op@@ en@@ ness in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed by V@@ ati@@ can I@@ I . ”
We can learn valu@@ able less@@ ons not only from what Joseph said but also from what he did not say . ​ — G@@ en .
Tru@@ st in God When T@@ emp@@ ted to Do W@@ r@@ ong
The inter@@ n@@ ational ones at New Yor@@ k@@ ’s Y@@ an@@ ke@@ e St@@ adi@@ u@@ m in the 19@@ 50 ’ s were especially so .
When the disciples were men@@ ac@@ ed by the Jewish lead@@ ers , they did not consider giving in under pres@@ sure .
As recorded at Matthew 6 : 10 , Jesus said : “ Let your will take place , as in heaven , also upon earth . ”
A married cou@@ ple should talk op@@ en@@ ly and cal@@ m@@ ly about their de@@ b@@ t .
It thus became a stan@@ d@@ ard text of the Hebrew Scriptures for Bible transl@@ at@@ ors .
11 , 12 . ( a ) What challeng@@ es must be me@@ t , and how does the holy spirit help ?
We cannot believe it .
What are some ways that we can “ work what is good toward . . . those rel@@ ated to us in the faith ” ?
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons worl@@ d@@ wide are now benef@@ iting from this Bible educ@@ ational pro@@ gra@@ m .
The Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ mit@@ e@@ ’s brothers did not allow their sister to go with her bel@@ o@@ ved to an is@@ ol@@ ated place in the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s but not because she was im@@ moral or did not have prop@@ er mo@@ ti@@ ves .
1 , 2 . ( a ) Jesus ’ friends came from what different ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds ?
In time , the enti@@ re nation turned apost@@ ate , resul@@ ting in its des@@ tru@@ ction in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
( b ) What par@@ all@@ els ex@@ ist between No@@ ah’s day and our time ?
( b ) Why is keep@@ ing integrity a privilege ?
What did Jesus promise God in prayer , and how did his heavenly Father respon@@ d ?
There are many reas@@ ons why God tel@@ ls us to be neu@@ tr@@ al .
I@@ mit@@ ate the early Christians , and pray to God for b@@ ol@@ dness .
I have kept that Bible to this day . ”
He or she may devel@@ op expe@@ ct@@ ations about cour@@ tshi@@ p and even an ev@@ en@@ tu@@ al marriage .
That body ​ — cons@@ is@@ ting of the apostles and older men of the Jerusalem congregation — ​ helped to pre@@ serve the un@@ ity of the congregation as the “ one body ” of Christ . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 4 , 11 - 16 ; Acts 15 : 22 - 31 ; 16 : 4 , 5 .
◆ Be pati@@ ent with others . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 13 .
; L@@ in@@ d@@ q@@ vis@@ t , L .
The comm@@ on clo@@ thing was a simp@@ le lo@@ in clo@@ th .
For example , one day as an older brother and I were going to the ter@@ rit@@ ory , we pas@@ sed a cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man and I said , “ There go@@ es a go@@ at . ”
Di@@ d she think that her s@@ on@@ ’s death was divine re@@ tri@@ bu@@ tion and that Eli@@ j@@ ah was God’s m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er of death ?
And I am sure you would ag@@ ree that it@@ ’s not en@@ ough just to say that we have faith in God and in Jesus .
When people look at us , they just see our col@@ our . ”
Jehovah will “ cu@@ t sh@@ ort ” the att@@ ack of the Un@@ ited N@@ ations on false religion , not allow@@ ing true religion to be destro@@ yed with the false .
Even though Babyl@@ on was no@@ where near the ac@@ tu@@ al se@@ a , it is refer@@ red to this way .
C@@ H@@ U@@ R@@ C@@ H T@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H@@ IN@@ G
But why give such ba@@ si@@ c ad@@ vice to an experienced minis@@ ter ?
The apostle Paul’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on rend@@ ered “ be care@@ ful for nothing ” ( King James V@@ er@@ sion ) was transl@@ ated : “ Do not be anxi@@ ous over anything . ”
We are living during the time of the fin@@ al fulfill@@ ment of Jesus ’ prophecy .
Bible t@@ it@@ le page : Bi@@ bli@@ o@@ te@@ c@@ a Na@@ z@@ i@@ on@@ ale C@@ en@@ tr@@ ale di Rom@@ a
“ Sa@@ ú@@ l@@ ’s example gave me the courage to fi@@ ght my de@@ pres@@ sion , ” this Witness says .
They gave S@@ al@@ v@@ at@@ ore some money and helped him and his wife to find work .
A@@ m@@ ong C@@ as@@ si@@ o@@ d@@ or@@ us ’ pri@@ me concer@@ ns was the trans@@ mis@@ sion of the Bible .
I feel that he has li@@ f@@ ted me up out of the mi@@ re that had me tra@@ pp@@ ed .
If you have ac@@ qui@@ red de@@ ca@@ des of experience as an ad@@ ul@@ t , you have a ke@@ y question to ask yourself , ‘ What will I do with my life now while I still have some en@@ er@@ gy and strength ? ’
Now is the time for it to be done , for the end of this wicked system is just a@@ head !
To become re@@ conc@@ iled to God , people must first be con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah ex@@ ists and that there are good reas@@ ons for dra@@ wing close to him .
This requi@@ red that God’s only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son ‘ emp@@ ty himself ’ of heavenly life and be born as a perfect human .
B@@ r@@ ing@@ ing U@@ p E@@ i@@ ght Ch@@ il@@ dren in Jehovah’s W@@ a@@ ys W@@ as a Ch@@ all@@ enge and a Jo@@ y
In his letter to Jews who had become Christians , the apostle Paul said that women of faith had “ received their dead by resurrection . ”
In one vision , Daniel saw Gre@@ e@@ ce de@@ pi@@ cted as a le@@ op@@ ard with four w@@ ings , indic@@ ating that this emp@@ i@@ re would con@@ qu@@ er s@@ wi@@ f@@ tly .
Di@@ d they rest@@ ore the pur@@ ity of the origin@@ al Christian congregation ?
During the mon@@ soon se@@ as@@ on , par@@ ts of the ter@@ rit@@ ory rema@@ ined mu@@ d@@ dy for months .
There is another point to be dra@@ wn from James ’ words .
They A@@ p@@ preci@@ ate Par@@ ent@@ al G@@ u@@ id@@ ance
Jehovah ex@@ al@@ ted his Son “ to a su@@ peri@@ or position and kin@@ dly gave him the name that is a@@ bo@@ ve every other name . ”
Our parents continued pione@@ ering until they fin@@ i@@ shed their earthly course in 19@@ 6@@ 3 .
Tru@@ e to M@@ il@@ t@@ on@@ ’s word , On Christian Do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine al@@ lu@@ des to or qu@@ o@@ tes the Scriptures over 9@@ ,000 times .
At such times , we may ye@@ ar@@ n for someone who makes us feel needed .
Matthew 9 : 36 says of Jesus : “ On see@@ ing the crow@@ ds he felt p@@ ity for them , because they were s@@ kin@@ ned and thro@@ wn about like sheep without a shepher@@ d . ”
They were gu@@ i@@ ded by the use of simp@@ le , yet re@@ mar@@ ka@@ bly effe@@ ctive , “ ma@@ ps ” called s@@ tic@@ k char@@ ts .
N@@ som@@ ba
How I tre@@ asure the privilege of serving Jehovah with a clean conscience and associ@@ ating with his clean organization !
Se@@ ek to ple@@ ase God , not man .
Are we famili@@ ar with up - to - d@@ ate direc@@ tions , such as those regarding con@@ duc@@ ting home Bible stu@@ dies , preaching to fore@@ ign - speaking people , regul@@ arly sh@@ aring in family worship , co@@ op@@ er@@ ating with Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al Li@@ a@@ is@@ on Com@@ mit@@ te@@ es , and con@@ duc@@ ting ourselves pro@@ per@@ ly at conven@@ tions ?
That took a lo@@ t of courage !
The apostle Paul was out@@ standing in his ability to per@@ su@@ a@@ de others .
Paul told Christian elders from Eph@@ esus : “ Pa@@ y attention to y@@ ourselves and to all the flo@@ ck , among which the holy spirit has appointed you overse@@ ers , to shepher@@ d the congregation of God , which he pur@@ cha@@ sed with the blood of his own Son .
The Bible out@@ l@@ ines the serious st@@ ep of dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing , which can bring benef@@ its .
A@@ part from the high dem@@ and for them , spi@@ ces were ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive because of trans@@ por@@ tation and mar@@ ke@@ ting co@@ st@@ s .
In that comm@@ and given to our first parents , which was re@@ pe@@ ated to Noah and his sons , we see the ma@@ in purpose of se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations : to pro@@ du@@ ce children .
God’s inspired Word says : “ Do not be mis@@ led : God is not one to be mo@@ cked . For wh@@ atever a man is s@@ ow@@ ing , this he will also re@@ a@@ p . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 7 .
The friend became so en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic about what she was lear@@ ning that at one of her ch@@ urch ser@@ vi@@ ces , she was moved to say , “ C@@ ome , study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses ! ”
Bible truth was also making a deep@@ er imp@@ res@@ sion on my heart .
You don@@ ’t have to be af@@ ra@@ id of us . . . .
Is there some way that we can pre@@ pare our heart ?
22 : 1 - 3 , 9 - 12 , 15 - 18 .
I sp@@ ent a we@@ ek ob@@ serving a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er as he vis@@ ited one congregation .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds were thro@@ wn into con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps because they refu@@ sed to r@@ en@@ oun@@ ce their faith .
On the contr@@ ary , Jehovah saw f@@ it to have their s@@ inc@@ ere questions recorded in his Word .
These w@@ at@@ ers f@@ ell upon the earth in No@@ ah’s day .
I was born on J@@ anu@@ ary 31 , 19@@ 0@@ 7 , and in 19@@ 15 , when I was ei@@ ght years old , my father died of can@@ c@@ er .
S@@ ome@@ times , the Greek word used in the Bible for “ kindness ” may be transl@@ ated “ go@@ o@@ dness . ”
The l@@ eng@@ th of time for Na@@ z@@ ir@@ it@@ e@@ ship was left up to the individu@@ al making the v@@ ow .
With my sons in 194@@ 1
M@@ E@@ R@@ C@@ Y , F@@ O@@ R@@ G@@ I@@ V@@ EN@@ E@@ S@@ S
F@@ e@@ w decisions in life influ@@ ence us more prof@@ oun@@ dly than our cho@@ ice of mate .
In the Hebrew language , the ba@@ si@@ c ide@@ a of obedi@@ ence is expres@@ sed by a word that rel@@ ates to hear@@ ing and listen@@ ing .
R@@ em@@ ember that we live in an im@@ moral world .
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 26 , 27 ]
Jehovah is a real , living God who is inter@@ ested in his people and who ac@@ ts in their be@@ half .
Jehovah even spoke from heaven to expres@@ s appro@@ val and love for his Son .
Yet he [ God ] who sear@@ ches the hearts kno@@ ws what the meaning of the spirit is . ”
They consider it a privilege to be able to make their own contribu@@ tion and view it as an honor that as a result , Jehovah consi@@ ders them to be his “ fellow work@@ ers . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 3 : 5 - 9 .
L@@ ater , in obedi@@ ence to an imp@@ eri@@ al dec@@ ree , Joseph took his pre@@ gn@@ ant wife to Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m to reg@@ is@@ ter .
He en@@ ab@@ les us to dis@@ cer@@ n the id@@ ent@@ ity of those govern@@ ments through the writ@@ ings of the prophet Daniel and the apostle John .
Yet , Jesus did not im@@ mer@@ se himself in a life of ple@@ asure .
The nations will have to real@@ ize that their c@@ ru@@ shing de@@ fe@@ at is brought about by the order of Jehovah himself .
For one thing , there was no s@@ mo@@ king , dr@@ in@@ king , or ob@@ sc@@ ene jo@@ k@@ es .
The Witnesses who had wor@@ ked in the teach@@ er@@ ’s neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od that day were encoura@@ ged by the body of elders to go and talk to the teach@@ er about the matter .
“ Noah found fav@@ or in the eyes of Jehovah , ” states the Bible .
Se@@ ek ad@@ vice from wise fellow believers .
But what about Jewish Christians ?
His personal s@@ l@@ ate is to@@ t@@ ally bl@@ an@@ k .
The Christian mission@@ ary Luke hum@@ bly comm@@ ended the B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ ans for this , c@@ all@@ ing them “ no@@ ble - min@@ ded . ”
Still , Satan is e@@ ag@@ er to use any means at his dis@@ pos@@ al to bre@@ ak our integrity .
S@@ O@@ M@@ E 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years ag@@ o , a Greek pla@@ y@@ w@@ right wrote : “ No one will@@ ingly we@@ ars the yo@@ ke of sla@@ very . ”
Jesus ’ sacrifice op@@ ened the way of appro@@ ach to Jehovah in a ful@@ l@@ er sense .
Bible prophecy also indic@@ ates what will tri@@ gg@@ er this att@@ ack .
He says that we should be “ pe@@ ace@@ able with all men . ”
( Read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 7 : 7 , 8 . )
However , in view of God’s comm@@ and found at De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 12 : 32 not to ad@@ d to or take away from his word , are these v@@ al@@ id reas@@ ons for re@@ je@@ cting some three f@@ our@@ ths of the Bible ?
All of this can be ex@@ h@@ il@@ ar@@ ating and satis@@ f@@ ying .
“ In the past , I con@@ stan@@ tly d@@ ri@@ f@@ ted in and out of problems and c@@ ris@@ es , ” he says .
* Now , at age 16 , she has read the enti@@ re Bible once and is about hal@@ f@@ way through it a second time .
“ I@@ N C@@ ON@@ S@@ T@@ AN@@ T D@@ E@@ M@@ AN@@ D ”
( Read John 6 : 26 , 5@@ 6 , 60 , 6@@ 6 - 6@@ 8 . )
Jesus continu@@ es as pri@@ est forever , without succ@@ ess@@ ors .
He fin@@ ds it hard to com@@ pre@@ h@@ end how anyone could be without a beg@@ in@@ ning .
As he was about to be deli@@ vered to the Phil@@ ist@@ ines , “ Jehovah’s spirit became op@@ er@@ ative upon him , and the ro@@ p@@ es that were upon his ar@@ ms came to be like l@@ in@@ en th@@ re@@ a@@ ds that have been s@@ cor@@ ched with fi@@ re , so that his f@@ et@@ ters m@@ el@@ ted off his hands . ”
We are not born with godly wisdom .
And the value of Jesus ’ sacrifice does not sto@@ p at pa@@ ying for our past sin@@ s .
Proverbs 15 : 16 states : “ Bet@@ ter is a little in the fear of Jehovah than an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant supp@@ ly and con@@ fu@@ sion along with it . ”
In fact , the we@@ igh@@ ti@@ er our responsi@@ bil@@ ities , the more hum@@ ble we need to be .
W@@ rit@@ ten by Samuel , Na@@ than , and G@@ ad , Fir@@ st Samuel co@@ v@@ ers a peri@@ od of 10@@ 2 years ​ — from 1@@ 18@@ 0 to 10@@ 7@@ 8 B.C.E .
The apostle Peter ref@@ ers to these as “ a holy nation . ”
The Israelites were then fre@@ ed .
We can buil@@ d up and encoura@@ ge others by expres@@ sing confidence in them .
Jehovah , the powerful one , is asked to show loving - kindness , or loyal love , to the nee@@ dy one , David .
I was imp@@ ressed by M@@ au@@ d’s devo@@ tion to her si@@ ck@@ ly husband .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , we can experience the new bir@@ th only if God , our heavenly Father , ca@@ uses our new bir@@ th .
A@@ n S@@ S man no@@ tic@@ ed that I was la@@ gg@@ ing be@@ h@@ ind .
Thus they may feel fre@@ er to ask for your help if they need some me@@ dic@@ ine from the ph@@ ar@@ ma@@ cy , or the like .
As you may have ob@@ served , human hist@@ ory is stud@@ ded with the fa@@ il@@ u@@ res of individuals and grou@@ ps .
Do not under@@ es@@ tim@@ ate its value !
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jesus Christ , the Gre@@ ater David , took deli@@ ght in pra@@ ising Jehovah public@@ ly ​ — at the local sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e , at fes@@ tiv@@ als at God’s temple in Jerusalem , and in compan@@ y with his followers .
The requi@@ re@@ ments that the cre@@ d@@ enti@@ als would have to mat@@ ch were set out in many Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es written cen@@ tu@@ ries be@@ fore@@ hand .
By taking advan@@ ta@@ ge of these divine pro@@ v@@ isions , you make a star@@ t in pu@@ t@@ ting on “ the complete su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or from God , ” the only sure prote@@ ction against “ the ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations of the Devil . ”
And you have brought something t@@ or@@ n away , and the l@@ ame one , and the si@@ ck one ; y@@ es , you have brought it as a gift .
Lo@@ ve your enem@@ ies .
There he pre@@ ached to Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us and his relati@@ ves and friends .
One has most of the four Go@@ sp@@ els and much of the book of Acts .
F@@ ar from set@@ t@@ ling down and for@@ get@@ ting God’s comm@@ and , Abra@@ m had used his time in H@@ ar@@ an pro@@ duc@@ tiv@@ ely .
We also inc@@ re@@ ase our joy as we refle@@ ct on our cur@@ r@@ ent blessings , imitate the faith of others , and seek to do God’s will .
A group of b@@ ra@@ ve cou@@ ri@@ ers
But fre@@ e@@ dom did not last long .
El@@ en@@ i and I also co@@ op@@ er@@ ated on other hous@@ eho@@ ld cho@@ res , so that our home was clean and ti@@ dy .
The loving set@@ ting of Christian meetings does not go un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed by out@@ si@@ ders .
E@@ ach Israel@@ ite was to be a witness of Jehovah . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 26 : 19 ; Isaiah 4@@ 3 : 21 ; Mal@@ ach@@ i 2 : 7 ; Romans 3 : 1 , 2 .
Thus , each of us does well to ask : ‘ Do I give s@@ il@@ ent cons@@ ent in my heart to the im@@ moral practic@@ es we see around us ?
The trans@@ form@@ ation of the earth into a par@@ adise will take place under a govern@@ ment that exerc@@ ises its d@@ om@@ in@@ ion from heaven , a Kingdom with Jesus Christ as King .
Many un@@ emp@@ lo@@ yed people have been able to cre@@ ate jo@@ bs for themselves , doing hard work , such as pl@@ an@@ ting and car@@ ing for a ve@@ get@@ able gar@@ den .
N@@ ever before has there been such a need to tell others about God’s Kingdom and what it will soon do for mankind and to help them praise Jehovah with us .
24 : 8 - 10 ; 25 : 11 , 12 ; 29 : 10 .
But they had at le@@ ast three things in comm@@ on .
Des@@ pite going through this or@@ de@@ al , she can still have an un@@ de@@ fil@@ ed conscience , self - respect , and the as@@ sur@@ ance that she is clean in God’s eyes .
It would be fo@@ ol@@ ish for someone to pas@@ s judgment on a matter without being fully inform@@ ed about it .
Now G@@ ab@@ ri@@ ele is once again serving as a pioneer , along with his wife .
17 , 18 . ( a ) Why did Jehovah cur@@ se “ the one ac@@ ting c@@ un@@ n@@ ingly ” ?
I loo@@ ked up Bible ver@@ ses in my F@@ in@@ n@@ ish Bible , and then we sear@@ ched for those ver@@ ses in his Mal@@ ag@@ as@@ y Bible .
The children imp@@ ressed me the most .
Christ’s con@@ qu@@ est will be complete when he destro@@ ys Satan’s wicked system .
For example , in the early 198@@ 0 ’ s , my father - in - law wrote to the then pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of I@@ tal@@ y , S@@ and@@ r@@ o Per@@ t@@ in@@ i .
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 12 - 14 )
In any fri@@ end@@ ship we for@@ ge , the b@@ ond is based on truly know@@ ing the other person , ad@@ mi@@ ring and valu@@ ing his dist@@ inc@@ tive tra@@ its .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , Jehovah prote@@ cts us spiritually .
Some may simply have a tend@@ enc@@ y to think ba@@ dly of themselves and their circumstances in life .
S@@ ar@@ ah supp@@ or@@ ted her God - fe@@ aring husband , whom God had assign@@ ed to serve in a dist@@ ant land .
You may want to under@@ l@@ ine ke@@ y thoughts or to make no@@ tes in the mar@@ g@@ in , which you might find help@@ ful when pre@@ par@@ ing for a return vis@@ it , a shepher@@ ding call , or a future talk .
S@@ T@@ AN@@ D O@@ N J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S S@@ I@@ D@@ E
You can also invit@@ e them to your home and inclu@@ de them when you go on out@@ ings .
How can we be sure that our preaching is the work that Jesus fore@@ told ?
What a com@@ for@@ ting thought that is !
E@@ very fac@@ et of life is lit@@ tered with bro@@ ken promises .
Peter was loyal to God’s anointed Son even though others re@@ je@@ cted H@@ im
[ Ch@@ ar@@ t on page 19 - 22 ]
“ I had a special friend in my local congregation , who under@@ sto@@ od the pain I was suffering , ” rec@@ alls Eva .
How was the way pre@@ pared before Jehovah’s A@@ no@@ inted One ?
The Bible com@@ pa@@ res tri@@ als and difficul@@ ties to such a fir@@ ing pro@@ c@@ ess , since they demonstr@@ ate what s@@ ort of people we really are .
She “ was good in dis@@ cre@@ tion , ” but her husband Na@@ ba@@ l “ was har@@ s@@ h and bad in his practic@@ es . ”
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , the apostle Paul wrote to fellow Christians in the de@@ ca@@ d@@ ent city of Corin@@ th : “ Since we have these promises , bel@@ o@@ ved ones , let us cle@@ an@@ se ourselves of every de@@ fil@@ ement of flesh and spirit , per@@ fe@@ cting ho@@ l@@ iness in God’s fear . ”
P@@ E@@ O@@ P@@ L@@ E who@@ se jo@@ b it is to sa@@ ve lives u@@ su@@ ally work with a sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y .
How vital that we shu@@ n pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ousness !
A few days later , Mar@@ c@@ ’s su@@ per@@ vis@@ or offered him an even lar@@ g@@ er sal@@ ary to per@@ su@@ a@@ de him to accept the new jo@@ b .
How to F@@ ol@@ low , 5 / 1 L@@ ear@@ ned to Be O@@ be@@ di@@ ent , 4 / 1
“ W@@ H@@ E@@ N religion is not encourag@@ ing stri@@ fe it is ac@@ ting as a d@@ ru@@ g which num@@ bs the human conscience and f@@ ill@@ s the human b@@ ra@@ in with es@@ cap@@ ist f@@ an@@ t@@ asi@@ es . . . .
In a sense , e@@ ast is always at the ut@@ most dist@@ ance i@@ mag@@ in@@ able from w@@ est ; the two poin@@ ts can never me@@ et .
So it is that by d@@ el@@ a@@ ying his arri@@ val in Be@@ th@@ any , Jesus is able to per@@ form a mirac@@ le that no one can ign@@ ore .
Do I face the future with confidence , know@@ ing that God is in full control ? ’
What is the less@@ on for you as a lear@@ ner today ?
Ha@@ ving accepted the assignment to come to the earth , Jesus “ emp@@ ti@@ ed himself and took a sla@@ ve@@ ’s form and came to be in the lik@@ en@@ ess of men . ”
On@@ ce during a f@@ light from B@@ ei@@ ru@@ t to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , I s@@ at next to Ch@@ ar@@ les Mal@@ ek , a form@@ er Le@@ ban@@ ese minis@@ ter of fore@@ ign af@@ fai@@ r@@ s .
( b ) How did Jesus activ@@ ely lead the early Christian congregation ?
B@@ es@@ id@@ es reading the Bible and our Bible - based public@@ ations , how el@@ se can we devel@@ op a deep love for Bible truth ?
S@@ it@@ ting still and foc@@ using on a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar sub@@ ject for sh@@ ort peri@@ o@@ ds will teach them con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation , which is ess@@ enti@@ al for lear@@ ning .
Since we o@@ we our very ex@@ ist@@ ence to God and are dep@@ end@@ ent on him , we should view him as our S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord .
Consider his feelings for ag@@ ed Si@@ me@@ on and An@@ na , both of whom received special men@@ tion in the Bible .
What a fine attitude !
• With God’s great day so near , what chang@@ es might we need to make ?
If he truly rep@@ ents and pro@@ du@@ ces fru@@ it@@ age be@@ f@@ it@@ ting rep@@ ent@@ ance , he would not be par@@ taking un@@ wor@@ th@@ ily . ​ — Luke 3 : 8 .
Do you , however , exerc@@ ise the same care when it comes to rema@@ ining “ heal@@ thy in faith ” ?
8 , 9 . ( a ) How did one el@@ der show love for his wife ?
How may we imitate Jesus ’ will@@ ing@@ ness to trust his disciples ?
I was especially affe@@ cted by the ad@@ or@@ able children , many of whom , under@@ n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed and in ra@@ g@@ s , would be@@ g from us when we went a@@ sh@@ ore .
E@@ le@@ ments within the Un@@ ited N@@ ations will be involved in the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of divine judgment .
When preaching , be sure to listen
F@@ o@@ re@@ tel@@ ling this about our day , Jesus war@@ ned his followers : “ There will be great tri@@ bul@@ ation such as has not occ@@ ur@@ red since the worl@@ d’s beg@@ in@@ ning until now , no , nor will occ@@ ur again .
Jesus main@@ ta@@ ined perfect integrity , being hon@@ est and u@@ pri@@ ght in his conduct .
Yet , some you@@ ths in Christian famili@@ es have sh@@ own a desire to be like the spiritually star@@ ving people around them .
Yet , the wise king as@@ sures us that if we take hold on discipl@@ ine , our p@@ ath will be condu@@ ci@@ ve to our making prog@@ ress .
( a ) On what did Satan get E@@ ve to foc@@ us her attention ?
Today , among our most tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed blessings is our sure hope of deli@@ ver@@ ance from everything that ca@@ uses us pain and dist@@ ress .
Yet , he enjo@@ ys a mean@@ ing@@ ful life .
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s first prophecy reve@@ aled that God would s@@ end a res@@ cu@@ er to faithful mankind .
Jesus also ur@@ ged his disciples to ‘ keep on see@@ king first God’s righteousness . ’
Bro@@ g@@ gi@@ o ) , No .
Jehovah’s name has been re@@ pro@@ ached , and it needs to be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied .
The brothers in Bro@@ ome were very help@@ ful and occasi@@ on@@ ally were able to make the long tri@@ p to D@@ er@@ by to ass@@ ist me in the field service .
It is clear that even though David made serious mis@@ takes in his life , he never st@@ op@@ ped being loyal to God .
De@@ dic@@ ation and baptism result in another rich blessing ​ — the privilege of d@@ wel@@ ling in “ the se@@ cre@@ t place of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh . ”
Ther@@ efore , those who are g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing should be care@@ ful not to f@@ all into the tra@@ p of is@@ ol@@ ation .
Now my wife and I are the ol@@ des@@ t members .
Although one member of the congregation should not feel su@@ peri@@ or to others , ne@@ i@@ ther should anyone consider himself un@@ important . ​ — Romans 12 : 3 .
Se@@ cond , Mo@@ m and D@@ ad tri@@ ed even har@@ der to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce me to sto@@ p serving Jehovah .
Let us exam@@ ine the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s first refer@@ ence to the “ fa@@ ther@@ less bo@@ y , ” * found at Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 22 : 22 - 24 .
And having the mind of Christ affe@@ cts how we tre@@ at others ​ — both fellow believers and n@@ on@@ believers .
By taking into account the peri@@ od of the jud@@ ges and the re@@ ign@@ s of Israel@@ ’s k@@ ings , we can deter@@ mine that the Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us of the Israelites from Egy@@ pt occ@@ ur@@ red in 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E .
And according to Mi@@ c 6 verse 12 , “ their t@@ ong@@ ue is tri@@ ck@@ y . ”
No@@ te that Jesus did not say that life would come to a stan@@ d@@ still because of the dist@@ res@@ sing world con@@ di@@ tions .
What conclu@@ sion do we draw from the three l@@ ines of evidence that we have consider@@ ed ?
Acc@@ ording to a z@@ o@@ olo@@ g@@ ist who ca@@ ught these rep@@ t@@ il@@ es for study , “ it took 12 men to hold down one cro@@ c . ”
L@@ it@@ tle by little , as un@@ clean desi@@ res are ar@@ ous@@ ed , his res@@ ol@@ ve to remain clean before Jehovah is under@@ min@@ ed .
And the do@@ ct@@ or@@ ’s words proved true ​ — a m@@ ere “ s@@ nee@@ ze ” and the congregation r@@ al@@ lied to our help .
This is the time peri@@ od when many people became apost@@ ate by accep@@ ting false religious teachings and re@@ je@@ cting the truth .
They had ir@@ re@@ conc@@ il@@ able differ@@ ences ; they simply could not stand each other .
He has allow@@ ed me to know him and do his work , and he has given me a fine Christian husband .
Such mutu@@ al support is streng@@ th@@ ened by regul@@ ar expres@@ sions of affe@@ ction .
This will bring sal@@ vation to the other sheep who come out of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ​ — Re@@ v .
At that , Samuel told Saul : “ Does Jehovah have as much deli@@ ght in bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffer@@ ings and sacrific@@ es as in obe@@ ying the vo@@ ice of Jehovah ?
When com@@ pos@@ ing those words , Solomon may have had in mind the fri@@ end@@ ship that his father , David , enjo@@ yed with J@@ on@@ a@@ than .
As a shi@@ p@@ ’s cap@@ tain se@@ ek@@ s the ad@@ vice of an experienced p@@ il@@ o@@ t , young people should seek their parents ’ guid@@ ance
Un@@ just practic@@ es are not li@@ mit@@ ed to the mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place .
“ I don@@ ’t think so , ” she re@@ pe@@ ated , “ but I have been meaning to talk to you about something , M@@ r .
If you cannot ad@@ just the activ@@ ity , get per@@ mis@@ sion from the other par@@ ent before tel@@ ling the children what you have pl@@ an@@ ned .
• Why is the show@@ ing of kindness important for those who desire to live under God’s Kingdom ?
4 : 17 .
This will strengthen and encoura@@ ge you when you are stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to do what is right or when the cl@@ ou@@ ds of wor@@ ry and anxi@@ ety h@@ an@@ g over you .
Yes , “ wh@@ en@@ ever , ” or each time we pray , we should ad@@ d@@ ress , not Jesus or anyone el@@ se , but God himself .
A@@ post@@ ate Christians , rather than the Jews , pre@@ served the writ@@ ings of Phil@@ o .
But Jesus taught us to pray : “ Let your kingdom come .
When I told him the purpose of my vis@@ it , he s@@ ti@@ ff@@ ened and gave me a long , hard look .
Who is car@@ r@@ ying out Jesus ’ comm@@ and to preach the good news to the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth ?
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ating that fact mo@@ ves us to avoid taking nee@@ d@@ less ris@@ ks , whether we are at work , d@@ ri@@ ving , or cho@@ o@@ sing our rec@@ re@@ ation .
Com@@ men@@ ting on this verse , Fr@@ en@@ ch Bible scho@@ la@@ r L . F@@ il@@ li@@ on ob@@ served that this declar@@ ation is clo@@ sel@@ y associ@@ ated with the accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment of divine promises .
In car@@ ing for over 7@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers worl@@ d@@ wide in over 10@@ 0@@ ,000 congregations , these anointed overse@@ ers have “ pl@@ ent@@ y to do in the work of the Lord . ”
Of course , Jehovah can “ for@@ give in a large way ” and is able to cle@@ an@@ se those who truly rep@@ ent of their sin@@ s .
“ A@@ h , a la@@ gan@@ i a@@ un@@ a ! ” said the older man .
Those who got the sense of Jesus ’ teaching did .
O@@ ffered S@@ el@@ ves in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , 10 / 15
Then he spoke of himself and other faithful worshipp@@ ers and said : “ We , for our part , shall walk in the name of Jehovah our God to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , even forever . ”
But in@@ stead of pur@@ su@@ ing a pres@@ ti@@ gi@@ ous position in me@@ dic@@ ine , she became a regul@@ ar pioneer and has served in sever@@ al coun@@ tri@@ es with her husband .
S@@ ad@@ ly , the work@@ place can become fer@@ t@@ ile so@@ il for an imp@@ ro@@ per of@@ fice r@@ om@@ ance
Re@@ c@@ ently , the N@@ ational L@@ angu@@ age Bo@@ ard of Tu@@ v@@ alu asked for per@@ mis@@ sion to use it in develop@@ ing their first ver@@ n@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar dic@@ tion@@ ary .
Your faith will be so strong that you will be just like a t@@ ree that has deep ro@@ o@@ ts and that sta@@ ys standing in strong w@@ in@@ ds . ​ — Jeremiah 17 : 5 - 8 .
Yes , Jehovah sent A@@ mo@@ s as a prophet ; it was not his own ide@@ a .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to the un@@ faithful Israelites , Jehovah says : “ They themselves , like earth@@ ling man , have over@@ st@@ ep@@ ped the covenant . There is where they have deal@@ t tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ously with me . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly today , you may real@@ ize that though@@ t@@ less@@ ly , un@@ wit@@ t@@ ingly , or car@@ el@@ ess@@ ly , you may have off@@ ended a brother .
Does all of this mean , then , that the Bible teach@@ es that children who per@@ ish before bir@@ th will be resur@@ rec@@ ted ?
The “ Ju@@ g@@ end@@ g@@ ru@@ pp@@ e ” during a bre@@ ak after field service
Of course , we avoid ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness , and other serious sin@@ s .
To imitate God’s wisdom , we would do well to think about or even vis@@ u@@ al@@ ize the likely con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of our actions .
A husband may not know how to re@@ act to this su@@ p@@ posed th@@ re@@ at and may become an@@ ta@@ g@@ on@@ is@@ tic . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , he seem@@ s to have been qu@@ o@@ ting from the origin@@ al of Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 17 , where the Hebrew is in the p@@ lu@@ r@@ al , just as at 2 Peter 2 : 22 , he qu@@ o@@ ted from the Hebrew text of Proverbs 26 : 11 .
When David asked Jehovah to exam@@ ine him , he pray@@ ed that his in@@ n@@ er@@ most thoughts and feelings be sear@@ ched and sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ ized .
This is because love and kindness ​ — el@@ ements of loving - kindness — ​ are as@@ pe@@ cts of the fru@@ it@@ age of Jehovah’s holy spirit .
Jehovah does not for@@ ce us to listen to his “ word . ”
Because the letter went on to expla@@ in the orig@@ in of all suffering and stated that God “ will see to it that all the har@@ m humans have ca@@ used will be un@@ done . ”
God Does C@@ are
At that time , the gl@@ ori@@ fied “ sons of God ” will be fur@@ ther ‘ reve@@ aled ’ when they act as pri@@ ests with Christ , ad@@ minis@@ ter@@ ing the benef@@ its of Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice to mankind .
The l@@ ate p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ g@@ ist J@@ udi@@ th W@@ all@@ er@@ ste@@ in found that years after get@@ ting a div@@ or@@ ce , some still feel be@@ tra@@ yed and a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned , believ@@ ing that “ life is un@@ fa@@ ir , disa@@ p@@ poin@@ ting , and l@@ on@@ ely . ”
13 , 14 . ( a ) How does Jehovah demonstr@@ ate reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess ?
Mo@@ st of those who have made themselves a@@ vail@@ able had to over@@ come certain ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les .
As he was appro@@ aching us , he dis@@ co@@ vered a th@@ i@@ ef whom the author@@ ities were loo@@ king for .
So@@ on after the Israelites were fre@@ ed from sla@@ very in Egy@@ pt , the A@@ mal@@ ek@@ ites att@@ ac@@ ked them .
He has a thor@@ ough knowledge of each one of us and can read our very hearts .
Revelation 1 : 16 de@@ pi@@ cts anointed overse@@ ers as being in Christ’s right hand , under his control .
His counsel on sol@@ ving problems went to their very ro@@ o@@ t .
In some lands people may even view such pa@@ y@@ ments as a gift to supp@@ le@@ ment a public emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ e@@ ’s o@@ ther@@ wise low in@@ come .
He felt the g@@ ri@@ ef of lo@@ sing people around him , and he was fully a@@ ware that he himself would die pre@@ matu@@ r@@ ely .
Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k real@@ is@@ tic@@ ally expe@@ cted har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps , perhaps fam@@ ine .
We must know our personal li@@ mit and stay within it
The Bible encoura@@ ges Christian overse@@ ers to tra@@ in “ faithful men , who , in turn , will be a@@ de@@ qu@@ ately qu@@ ali@@ fied to teach others . ”
In a similar way , by reading the Bible , you are allow@@ ing Jehovah to speak to you .
When we serve Jehovah because of our faith and love for him , we can be sure that he will re@@ ward us , even if what we do may se@@ em to us to be of very little value . ​ — Mark 12 : 4@@ 1 - 4@@ 4 .
I had to dis@@ continue my full - time service and felt very gu@@ il@@ ty , feel@@ ing that if I had had more faith , I could have continued .
And who was among them ?
On@@ ce again , ad@@ vers@@ aries tri@@ ed to s@@ cu@@ t@@ tle the building pro@@ ject , but they were un@@ succ@@ ess@@ ful .
What helped these brothers and sisters to make wise use of their fre@@ e@@ dom ?
We must , however , take Jehovah at his word .
In this world ali@@ en@@ ated from God , it takes b@@ ol@@ dness to preach as Jesus did .
But before exam@@ ining how such attitu@@ des can be res@@ is@@ ted , let us consider something el@@ se that gener@@ ates com@@ par@@ is@@ ons .
His life and the lives of others dep@@ end on his always being ready to act on the or@@ ders of his comman@@ ding of@@ fic@@ er .
Will we r@@ en@@ oun@@ ce our faith under pres@@ sure ?
Rather , those a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted by it were qu@@ ar@@ an@@ t@@ ined and were ob@@ li@@ ged to war@@ n others of their con@@ dition . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 13 : 4@@ 5 , 4@@ 6 .
It would be wise to walk with such a gu@@ i@@ de rather than he@@ ading off on our own .
That would be true even if we were to ask just the right questions , use the best reason@@ ing , and come up with the fin@@ est illustr@@ ations .
Still , his actions reve@@ aled faith .
In what way is a mil@@ d temp@@ er evidence of the wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve ?
Let us stri@@ ve never to allow that to ha@@ p@@ pen .
There are lands in which it is the cu@@ sto@@ m to sub@@ ject young gi@@ r@@ ls to f@@ em@@ ale gen@@ it@@ al mut@@ il@@ ation .
18 Ke@@ ys to F@@ am@@ ily H@@ app@@ iness ​ — In@@ cul@@ c@@ ate M@@ or@@ al V@@ alu@@ es in Your Ch@@ il@@ dren
One such occasi@@ on ar@@ ose about 5@@ 5 C.E .
In re@@ ality , they “ continued to mar@@ k the new days with old ways . ”
She made arrang@@ ements through the school author@@ ities to have the wal@@ let re@@ turned to its ow@@ ner .
The other sheep also stay bus@@ y in the Ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s work , in full support of Christ’s brothers .
No@@ tic@@ e@@ able is the fact that he did not re@@ pe@@ at it word for word , indic@@ ating that he was not giving a li@@ tur@@ gi@@ cal prayer to be rec@@ ited by rote .
One of the first chap@@ ters she sel@@ e@@ cted was ‘ Sh@@ ould I P@@ la@@ y E@@ le@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic G@@ ames ? ’
Are You Re@@ fre@@ shing to O@@ thers ?
C@@ learly , his conscience was not then speaking with an acc@@ ur@@ ate vo@@ ice . ​ — Acts 6 : 8 ; 7 : 5@@ 7 – 8 : 1 ; 9 : 1 .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on this will mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to keep on living up to his name .
In my l@@ ate te@@ ens , I jo@@ ined an amat@@ e@@ ur le@@ ag@@ ue te@@ am .
T@@ ra@@ ining at G@@ ile@@ ad
What resul@@ ted from this fine witness ?
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ ality and Your W@@ ell - Be@@ ing
I@@ ts temple had never been bur@@ ned .
If we set asi@@ de time to vis@@ it the el@@ der@@ ly , we show that we understand how important it is in Jehovah’s eyes to care for those who are in need . ​ — J@@ as .
By means of his Word and spirit , Jehovah will help a Christian who makes ear@@ n@@ est efforts to strengthen a st@@ ra@@ ined marriage .
For example , this was done by Bo@@ a@@ z , David , Solomon , and Z@@ e@@ de@@ ki@@ ah .
It had something to do with hope for the dead .
Rather than ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising the mis@@ takes of others , are we lo@@ v@@ ingly inc@@ l@@ ined to co@@ ver them over ?
That promise we can trust because not only does God have the power to accom@@ pl@@ ish his purpose but he also gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es its fulfill@@ ment .
Is it possible to say ex@@ ac@@ tly how many Messi@@ ani@@ c prophe@@ ci@@ es are con@@ ta@@ ined in the Hebrew Scriptures ?
Ke@@ ep@@ ing a ti@@ ght hold on the truth can help us make wise decisions and prote@@ ct us from following a wrong course .
Di@@ d they perhaps think that she had im@@ moral in@@ ten@@ tions ?
Wh@@ ere possible , it is good for children to have their own Bible , song@@ book , and cop@@ y of the public@@ ation that is being stu@@ died .
One mission@@ ary who served in W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a for many years before personal ob@@ lig@@ ations for@@ ced her to return home said that it was har@@ der for her to leave her assignment than it was to leave her own country years ear@@ li@@ er .
The Bible descri@@ bes Jehovah as the one “ who da@@ ily car@@ ries the lo@@ ad for us , the true God of our sal@@ vation . ”
H@@ O@@ W would you me@@ asure the succ@@ ess of a husband ?
At that time , a mon@@ th - long course of instru@@ ction was provided pri@@ mar@@ ily for congregation servants , as pre@@ si@@ ding overse@@ ers were then called .
M@@ ore rec@@ ently , se@@ v@@ ere f@@ loo@@ ds ra@@ va@@ ged the country of Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que .
Je@@ al@@ ous@@ y mo@@ ves Jac@@ ob@@ ’s sons to sel@@ l their brother Joseph as a slave .
Indeed , love will imp@@ el us to avoid doing anything that might h@@ in@@ der people of different ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds and cul@@ tures from prog@@ res@@ sing toward serving Jehovah .
These spirit sons of God have person@@ ality , divine qualities , and free will .
; V@@ ac@@ ek , K .
You might pon@@ der how an in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , ide@@ a , or prophecy rel@@ ates to Jehovah’s purpose .
U@@ p@@ on inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ating , he found the first of what came to be known as the De@@ ad Se@@ a S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls .
However , more is needed than just in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al accep@@ t@@ ance of God’s ex@@ ist@@ ence and ways .
Let us , then , never ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct the remin@@ der Paul gave to the Christians in Eph@@ esus : “ I , therefore , the pris@@ on@@ er in the Lord , ent@@ re@@ at you to walk wor@@ th@@ ily of the c@@ all@@ ing with which you were called , with complete low@@ l@@ iness of mind and mil@@ dness . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 1 , 2 .
The Israelites offered ani@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es , and Christians have always been well - known for their “ sacrifice of praise . ”
All of that , however , cre@@ ated a proble@@ m .
W@@ as it just because the king was a mu@@ si@@ ci@@ an ?
Who D@@ well in the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t Re@@ al@@ m ?
Why should we not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to seek the spiritual help of the elders ?
What wonderful as@@ sur@@ an@@ ces of se@@ cur@@ ity and peace !
We too can be sure of God’s fav@@ or and blessing if we serve him loy@@ ally and accept all the Bible - based cor@@ rection that comes our way .
We Ne@@ ed “ the Com@@ ple@@ te Su@@ it of Ar@@ m@@ or From God ”
S@@ te@@ ph@@ en and others were right .
A L@@ ong S@@ tru@@ gg@@ le Re@@ ach@@ es a C@@ li@@ ma@@ x
This gave my children a vi@@ vi@@ d remin@@ der of what pleas@@ es Jehovah . ”
What less@@ on do we learn from what happened to Joseph ? ​ — G@@ en .
From cir@@ cu@@ it work in F@@ in@@ land , 19@@ 60 . . .
The principles set out there show what lea@@ ds to God’s dis@@ fav@@ or , how we may receive his mer@@ cy , and why we should war@@ n the wicked .
Al@@ so , he took a c@@ up and , having given than@@ ks , he gave it to them , saying : ‘ D@@ r@@ ink out of it , all of you ; for this means my “ blood of the covenant , ” which is to be p@@ our@@ ed out in be@@ half of many for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s . ’ ”
Ser@@ gi@@ o rel@@ ates : “ Because of ill@@ ness , we did not go to the s@@ qu@@ are for a while .
of F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 8 , 200@@ 2 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Is it really possible for you to get ans@@ wers from God about matters that per@@ ple@@ x you ?
I was born in 19@@ 38 while Father was serving in B@@ rit@@ ish C@@ o@@ lum@@ bia .
The anointed Christians to whom Paul wrote were called to be part of the body of Christ , as are the rema@@ ining ones of the anointed today .
Do those questions s@@ ound similar to the ones you@@ ’@@ ve been as@@ king ?
D@@ r@@ ought has taken its t@@ ol@@ l on Z@@ im@@ ba@@ b@@ we over the past de@@ ca@@ de .
By means of lo@@ gi@@ cal reason@@ ing , s@@ ound ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent , and ear@@ n@@ est ent@@ reat@@ y , Paul end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to bring about a change of mind in individuals to whom he spoke .
An@@ cient King David said : “ Y@@ our@@ s is the kingdom , O Jehovah , the One also li@@ f@@ ting yourself up as head over all . ”
In contr@@ ast , the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class loy@@ ally keep@@ s its sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y .
He wanted us to be well car@@ ed for .
How tend@@ er those words are !
E@@ ach of these men displa@@ ys mo@@ des@@ ty .
He is “ a dis@@ cre@@ et man , who buil@@ t his house upon the ro@@ ck - mas@@ s . ”
The use of a cho@@ r@@ us was just for this special ga@@ ther@@ ing ; it is not to be taken as a pat@@ ter@@ n for the congregations , cir@@ cu@@ its , or dist@@ ri@@ cts to follow .
Mas@@ e@@ is@@ o was moved by Tu@@ k@@ is@@ o@@ ’s obedi@@ ence to God and by the loving a@@ id of the congregation .
“ His one ambi@@ tion , ” wr@@ ites bi@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ her R@@ ol@@ and H@@ un@@ t@@ for@@ d , was “ to get every one of his men out ali@@ ve . ”
God under@@ stan@@ ds your li@@ mit@@ ations , ‘ re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that you are du@@ st . ’
And just as God’s word is pre@@ ached in the congregation even in “ tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es@@ ome se@@ as@@ on , ” so we pers@@ ist in preaching the word to those out@@ side the congregation even under difficult circumstances . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 1 : 6 .
“ E@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ Y good gift and every perfect present is from a@@ bo@@ ve , for it comes down from the Father of the c@@ el@@ es@@ ti@@ al ligh@@ ts , ” wrote the disci@@ ple James .
Paul’s attitude shows that joy does not dep@@ end on one@@ ’s circumstances .
So@@ on others come to Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m where M@@ ary and Joseph are .
Wh@@ ere can they learn that truth ?
This too can se@@ par@@ ate people who bel@@ ong to one another .
Jehovah war@@ ned Bar@@ u@@ ch about ambi@@ tion
Isa@@ a@@ c Ne@@ w@@ t@@ on
He tri@@ ed his best to help me emo@@ tion@@ ally .
32 : 9 - 12 .
There is no reason for anyone to follow the ru@@ in@@ ous course of a m@@ ere ch@@ at@@ ter@@ er of though@@ t@@ less words .
The pro@@ gra@@ m also fe@@ atu@@ red an inter@@ view with fi@@ ve of the n@@ ine sur@@ vi@@ ving wi@@ do@@ ws of Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy members .
Noah and his family set the example for us all .
There is another li@@ e that Satan has effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely used ​ — the li@@ e that Jehovah ne@@ i@@ ther lo@@ ves us nor valu@@ es us .
In the ministry , how are we affe@@ cted by speaking about future Kingdom blessings ?
After reading the letter sever@@ al times , I asked a number of Witnesses what I should do .
For 20@@ 12 , each study e@@ dition will fe@@ ature on the co@@ ver an ar@@ t@@ ist@@ ’s col@@ or@@ ful rend@@ ering of a wit@@ ness@@ ing sc@@ ene , remin@@ ding us of our God - given com@@ mis@@ sion to be@@ ar thor@@ ough witness about Jehovah’s Kingdom .
So@@ on they were lo@@ v@@ ers .
In du@@ e course , you will likely see how he can help you “ s@@ mo@@ o@@ th out the course of your fe@@ et . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
Because lies have been one of Satan’s most effe@@ ctive we@@ ap@@ ons .
Their pres@@ ence beau@@ ti@@ fi@@ es his temple .
L@@ in@@ da , who div@@ or@@ ced her first husband , even c@@ alls H@@ er@@ man her “ k@@ night in shin@@ ing ar@@ m@@ or . ”
C@@ learly , then , Solom@@ on@@ ’s words about the ra@@ in c@@ y@@ c@@ le , recorded at E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 1 : 7 , ref@@ er to the same pro@@ c@@ ess invol@@ ving cl@@ ou@@ ds and ra@@ in .
What will help us to be obedi@@ ent to God ?
“ V@@ er@@ y deep your thoughts are . ”
The apostles knew that Jesus ’ resurrection was different from the resur@@ rec@@ tions that pre@@ ce@@ ded it .
What about the milli@@ ons of in@@ no@@ c@@ ent people who have su@@ ffered tra@@ gi@@ c de@@ a@@ ths ?
For a de@@ ta@@ iled discus@@ sion of this prophecy , see chap@@ ter 11 of the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe , publi@@ shed by the Watchtower Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of New Yor@@ k , In@@ c .
Not so today , when the course of hist@@ ory can shi@@ ft in the time it takes for an ass@@ as@@ sin@@ ’s bul@@ let to find its mar@@ k !
Per@@ s@@ onal S@@ tu@@ dy That E@@ qu@@ ip@@ s U@@ s as T@@ e@@ ach@@ ers
What he said on that occasi@@ on is of vital import@@ ance to ever@@ yone today .
A@@ m@@ ong the sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors was an anointed brother nam@@ ed E@@ r@@ n@@ st W@@ au@@ er , who later rec@@ al@@ led : “ Jehovah helped us in a mar@@ vel@@ ous way to com@@ mit to mem@@ ory the for@@ ti@@ f@@ ying thoughts in the artic@@ les . ”
What fe@@ atu@@ res of our meetings prove that they are sac@@ red ga@@ ther@@ ings ?
We can follow Christ’s fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y .
We may be temp@@ ted to ign@@ ore Bible principles at work or at school .
C@@ ould they have done so ?
Our assignment was an is@@ ol@@ ated cop@@ per - min@@ ing to@@ wn where there were no Witnesses .
• Why is it vital that we have faith in the good news and the enti@@ re Word of God ?
( b ) What Bible counsel can help us to res@@ ol@@ ve difficul@@ ties with fellow believers ?
May I ask , Ha@@ ve you always felt that way ?
After Israel@@ ’s deli@@ ver@@ ance from Egy@@ pt in the 1@@ 6@@ th century B.C.E . , Moses sent 12 men to sp@@ y out Cana@@ an , but only 2 of the spi@@ es ​ — C@@ al@@ e@@ b and Jo@@ shua — ​ ur@@ ged the people to have full trust in God and en@@ ter the land .
Yet , how are we to view the great vari@@ ety of leg@@ al requi@@ re@@ ments , pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res , and even pre@@ vail@@ ing local practic@@ es ?
How effe@@ ctive has tra@@ ining at G@@ ile@@ ad proved to be ?
In ad@@ dition to preaching , he also used his physical and men@@ tal a@@ bil@@ ities to accom@@ pl@@ ish the God - assign@@ ed work of building an ar@@ k . ​ — Read Hebrews 11 : 7 .
How many times do you hear the questions , “ What is in it for me ? ”
“ Then you have time to do a little fi@@ shing , pla@@ y with your children , have a si@@ es@@ ta when it ge@@ ts ho@@ t , have supp@@ er with the family , and get together with friends for some mu@@ si@@ c . ”
P@@ ow@@ er@@ ful Des@@ pite We@@ ak@@ nesses
However , these rema@@ ins are u@@ su@@ ally very in@@ complete and o@@ pen to vari@@ ous inter@@ pre@@ t@@ ations .
So the elders might take j@@ udi@@ cial action because gro@@ ss un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness was involved .
Mo@@ re@@ over , he can in no way ransom himself or bu@@ y fre@@ e@@ dom from the p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment he deser@@ ves .
In 199@@ 9 , therefore , Jehovah’s Witnesses began a pro@@ gra@@ m to use fun@@ ds from we@@ al@@ th@@ i@@ er lands to help buil@@ d Kingdom H@@ alls in po@@ o@@ re@@ r coun@@ tri@@ es .
God’s Word says : “ When I say to the wicked one : ‘ You will positi@@ vely die , ’ and he ac@@ tually tur@@ ns back from his sin and car@@ ries on justice and righteousness , . . . he will positi@@ vely keep living .
( a ) How did Jeremiah demonstr@@ ate his confidence in Bar@@ u@@ ch ?
For example , were you sing@@ le , but then you got married ?
I also har@@ v@@ ested co@@ t@@ t@@ on , gra@@ p@@ es , and al@@ fal@@ f@@ a , and I par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated in ir@@ ri@@ g@@ ating the fi@@ el@@ ds .
For instance , David was be@@ tra@@ yed by his coun@@ sel@@ or A@@ hi@@ th@@ op@@ he@@ l , and Jesus was be@@ tra@@ yed by his apostle Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t .
Although I did not have a lo@@ t of difficul@@ ty qu@@ it@@ ting d@@ ru@@ g@@ s and lea@@ ving my im@@ moral li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le , I found it much har@@ der to ref@@ ine my person@@ ality .
Is God Still in Con@@ tro@@ l ?
Since God made man with an in@@ n@@ ate sense of justice , the decisions that human govern@@ ments make may off@@ end our sense of what is right and fa@@ ir .
The king of Israel , Jehovah , is in the mi@@ d@@ st of you . You will fear cal@@ am@@ ity no more .
We Are Com@@ man@@ ded to L@@ isten to the Christ
One of the best ways to strengthen your faith is to read the enti@@ re Bible .
What Is a Christian ? 6 / 1
All the go@@ als were v@@ al@@ id , but they were not her own .
And what should we always remember ?
I did it out of kindness . Not for recogn@@ iti@@ on or glory . ”
“ Jehovah has been very good to me ”
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T | H@@ O@@ W T@@ O G@@ E@@ T M@@ O@@ R@@ E F@@ R@@ O@@ M R@@ E@@ A@@ DI@@ N@@ G TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E
After refu@@ sing to say anything to two m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers sent to him , Je@@ h@@ u me@@ t King Jeho@@ ra@@ m and his ally A@@ ha@@ z@@ iah , the king of Juda@@ h , each in his own ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t .
“ The knowledge of Jehovah . ”
Why can we be confid@@ ent that we will succ@@ e@@ ed in our wit@@ ness@@ ing work ?
T@@ ake to heart the words of Ju@@ de : “ B@@ el@@ o@@ ved ones , by building up y@@ ourselves on your most holy faith , and pra@@ ying with holy spirit , keep y@@ ourselves in God’s love . ” ​ — Ju@@ de 20 , 21 .
When people really listen to what God says by way of rep@@ ly in his Word , they learn that God’s way of h@@ and@@ ling matters ac@@ tually works out for their own good . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 9 .
Jesus told his faithful disciples : “ G@@ o therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations , bapti@@ z@@ ing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit , teaching them to ob@@ serve all the things I have comman@@ ded you . ” ​ — Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 .
E@@ no@@ ch continued to walk with God for more than 3@@ 00 years ​ — far longer than any of us have end@@ ur@@ ed .
So when we gre@@ w older , our family moved to ass@@ ist an Al@@ ban@@ i@@ an - speaking congregation . ”
In these cr@@ itical last days , the “ n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction ” one expe@@ cts to receive from a father is gro@@ s@@ s@@ ly l@@ ac@@ king .
Jehovah has en@@ tru@@ sted the responsi@@ bility of provi@@ ding spiritual food to “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” al@@ one .
• The members of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy serve on what com@@ mit@@ te@@ es ?
F@@ i@@ f@@ ty - ei@@ ght special travel@@ ing min@@ isters gave public le@@ c@@ tures thr@@ ough@@ out the Un@@ ited St@@ ates and Cana@@ da .
( a ) What sub@@ je@@ cts did Jesus consider , but what did he not discus@@ s ?
Acc@@ ording to the Da@@ ily T@@ ele@@ gra@@ ph of L@@ ond@@ on , a do@@ ct@@ or in Eng@@ land who sp@@ ent 20 years inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ating the sub@@ ject said : “ Ch@@ ar@@ is@@ m@@ ati@@ c repor@@ ts of mirac@@ ul@@ ous heal@@ ing are not supp@@ or@@ ted by a sing@@ le pi@@ e@@ ce of medi@@ cal evidence . ”
How can we help the members of our family to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with one another ?
We also do not want to cause problems between brothers in the congregation .
Be@@ fore God ‘ took Eli@@ j@@ ah up to the heavens in a w@@ in@@ d@@ st@@ or@@ m , ’ he sent the prophet from G@@ il@@ g@@ al to Bethel .
O@@ thers cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze his action and ju@@ dge his mo@@ ti@@ ves , saying that your friend is c@@ ru@@ el .
E@@ ach one feel@@ s that the other individu@@ al is not listen@@ ing .
Do@@ ing so might give you reason to question the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of all the mirac@@ les recorded in the Bible , including the resurrection of Jesus Christ himself .
If you think that the assignment to preach the good news is too difficult for you , remember that “ all things are possible with God . ”
Thus , before Jehovah God and the world , they would re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly pro@@ cla@@ im their faith in God’s pro@@ vision of Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice .
Th@@ r@@ ough a care@@ ful study of the Bible , V@@ ani@@ a and Mar@@ c@@ elo develop@@ ed a strong faith in God and a confidence in his will@@ ing@@ ness to help them h@@ and@@ le their problems .
F@@ ur@@ ther , elders serve in the local Christian congregation and , according to the apostle Paul , are appointed by holy spirit .
It ref@@ ers , not to a govern@@ ment , such as the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom , but to a way of man@@ ag@@ ing things .
He does not for@@ ce them to change , but in@@ stead , he shows them his clean standards .
If that chall@@ enge descri@@ bes your situation , we war@@ m@@ ly com@@ men@@ d you for your end@@ ur@@ ance .
Con@@ ven@@ tions at which Jehovah ga@@ ther@@ ed his faithful Witnesses after peri@@ o@@ ds of persecu@@ tion or ba@@ n were also in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y mo@@ ving .
D@@ en@@ n@@ is and C@@ ar@@ ol were thr@@ il@@ led with what they learned .
U@@ p until the time of our arri@@ val in J@@ anu@@ ary 19@@ 60 , prin@@ ting had been done by a com@@ mer@@ cial fir@@ m .
What practic@@ al counsel found in the Bible helped L@@ ena , S@@ im@@ one , and others to make such a trans@@ form@@ ation ?
Bi@@ as@@ ed govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als may la@@ be@@ l us as “ se@@ di@@ ti@@ ous ” or “ sub@@ ver@@ sive . ”
There is yet another reason why E@@ z@@ ra@@ ’s teaching was effe@@ ctive .
I was still a young bo@@ y when Bro@@ ther Ab@@ ou@@ d and Bro@@ ther Sh@@ am@@ ma@@ s vis@@ ited A@@ mi@@ ou@@ n , where I lived .
The older men , or elders , must be thor@@ ough@@ ly famili@@ ar with God’s Word .
Because we have r@@ en@@ oun@@ ced un@@ righteousness , however , ‘ our soul is like a bir@@ d that es@@ cap@@ es from the tra@@ p . ’
Al@@ so , do not be af@@ ra@@ id to talk about the dead loved one .
Like King David , the man Jesus was fe@@ ar@@ less .
* Hence , the a@@ vail@@ able physical evidence is in ag@@ re@@ ement with the fac@@ ts stated in the Bible .
2 : Des@@ tru@@ ction by a f@@ lood
God kno@@ ws our feelings as well .
Th@@ ough it was hard to find su@@ it@@ able accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations and st@@ able work , she man@@ ag@@ ed to support her pione@@ ering by teaching J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese and doing cle@@ an@@ ing work .
( a ) What mo@@ ves us to preach to our neigh@@ b@@ ors ?
In his teaching , Jesus often asked others : “ What do you think ? ”
Wh@@ ich as@@ pe@@ cts of our ministry will we consider in this and the following article ?
On@@ ly un@@ le@@ av@@ ened bre@@ ad could serve as a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of Jesus ’ sin@@ less human body . ​ — Hebrews 7 : 26 .
What continu@@ es to be the ma@@ in go@@ al of God’s enem@@ ies ?
B@@ E@@ R@@ N
D@@ ra@@ wing on Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 11 : 12 , 13 , Matthew showed that Jesus was be@@ tra@@ yed for such a p@@ al@@ try su@@ m .
G@@ ran@@ ted , it will not always be eas@@ y to obey Jehovah’s comman@@ ds .
He said : “ This is what A@@ mo@@ s has said . ”
( Read Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 14 : 1 - 4 . )
A situation ar@@ ose that could have had such an effect on some people in the Christian congregation in first - century Corin@@ th , Gre@@ e@@ ce .
One family we stu@@ died with lives in hum@@ ble circumstances in a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge sever@@ al mil@@ es away .
And you will be following Jesus ’ perfect example .
Like the Israelites , we have received many blessings from Jehovah .
H@@ A@@ P@@ P@@ IN@@ E@@ S@@ S is a preci@@ ous pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of Jehovah’s people .
However , he pray@@ ed to Jehovah , took courage , and en@@ tered the building .
I W@@ A@@ S not pre@@ pared , however , for the be@@ w@@ il@@ der@@ ed look on the face of my si@@ x - year - old son , Joh@@ ann@@ es .
You will call , and I will answer you .
I@@ magine how emp@@ ty and str@@ ange the city seem@@ ed to them now as they p@@ ac@@ ed the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts , c@@ all@@ ing out their s@@ on@@ ’s name .
On@@ ly then could R@@ ac@@ he@@ l say : “ God has taken away my re@@ pro@@ ach ! ” ​ — Genesis 30 : 22 - 24 .
At his baptism Timothy became a minis@@ ter .
Yet , what I mis@@ sed back home , I have enjo@@ yed at one time or another in the mission@@ ary service .
How well the words of the prophet Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah apply to those faithful Christians !
Do you know how “ a repor@@ t that is good makes the b@@ ones f@@ at ” ?
So how did Abraham learn about Jehovah ?
If you are an el@@ der , though , what about the flo@@ ck ?
G@@ ran@@ ted , ap@@ pl@@ ying that princi@@ ple can be a chall@@ enge if a work@@ mate or a scho@@ ol@@ mate tre@@ ats us un@@ kin@@ dly .
24 : 21 .
asked Mari@@ a . When the man did not answer , Mari@@ a continued : “ Even if you gave me all the money in the world , it would not be en@@ ough because money cannot bu@@ y life . ”
C@@ A@@ P@@ A@@ B@@ L@@ E teach@@ ers pa@@ y attention not only to what they tell their stud@@ ents but also to how they tell it .
When we maintain a mil@@ d temp@@ er even when pro@@ vo@@ ked , some cr@@ itical individuals may gra@@ du@@ ally be moved to ad@@ just their dis@@ position .
Ar@@ ti@@ fac@@ ts from both are@@ as por@@ tra@@ y a man , re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting a de@@ ity , crow@@ ned with ani@@ ma@@ l hor@@ ns and sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by ani@@ mal@@ s , re@@ minis@@ c@@ ent of N@@ im@@ ro@@ d , the “ mi@@ gh@@ ty h@@ un@@ ter . ”
Luke also men@@ tions Si@@ me@@ on@@ ’s words to M@@ ary regarding Jesus ’ future su@@ ffer@@ ings .
Jesus died for our sin@@ s , but he now rul@@ es as Messi@@ ani@@ c King
How , though , can we imp@@ ro@@ ve our effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess as teach@@ ers ?
They began avo@@ i@@ ding me and called me a pri@@ est .
Some decisions could keep us in fin@@ an@@ cial b@@ onda@@ ge for years .
In 194@@ 4 , I was among those from the Ser@@ vice De@@ par@@ t@@ ment sent into the travel@@ ing work for a si@@ x - mon@@ th peri@@ od , serving in D@@ el@@ a@@ ware , Mar@@ y@@ land , Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a , and V@@ ir@@ g@@ in@@ ia .
But , as did the apostles of Jesus , R@@ o@@ y and I obe@@ yed God as rul@@ er rather than men , and for two and a half years , we continued to op@@ er@@ ate under@@ gr@@ ound .
He felt that these do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ed God .
Un@@ like many of their co@@ work@@ ers , Christian provi@@ ders see even the most men@@ i@@ al of jo@@ bs as being di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied and important , a means of pleas@@ ing Jehovah God , since it en@@ ab@@ les them to provide for their loved ones .
The no@@ tion appe@@ als to many .
But in@@ stead of fin@@ ding more fre@@ e@@ dom , our origin@@ al parents so@@ ld themselves and their future off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing into b@@ onda@@ ge to sin , with disa@@ str@@ ous con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences . ​ — R@@ om .
Des@@ pite his in@@ her@@ ited imper@@ fe@@ ction , Ca@@ in had a cho@@ ice in the matter .
He then pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to expla@@ in the meaning of the material to me .
This led to an ex@@ po@@ sure to the religi@@ ons of Chris@@ tend@@ om .
Ha@@ ving strong faith in God , they were a@@ ware that no situation is ho@@ p@@ eless and that life is a gift from God .
To accom@@ pl@@ ish this , he arrang@@ ed for a prin@@ ting pres@@ s to be brought to Con@@ stan@@ t@@ in@@ ople under the prote@@ ction of the Eng@@ l@@ ish am@@ bas@@ sa@@ d@@ or .
We do well to pray in a similar way .
What ca@@ used this l@@ ack of faith ?
In ad@@ dition to con@@ f@@ ess@@ ing such sin@@ s , the off@@ end@@ er was requi@@ red to make com@@ p@@ en@@ s@@ ation where du@@ e and then to present a gu@@ il@@ t o@@ ffering to Jehovah . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 6 : 4 - 7 .
If dem@@ an@@ ded mon@@ th@@ ly , “ the h@@ un@@ dre@@ d@@ th ” would be e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent to 12 per@@ c@@ ent a year .
How have some parents done this ?
3 “ The Se@@ cre@@ t ” We L@@ ear@@ ned From Our S@@ ac@@ red Ser@@ vice
He does not have a soul ; he is a soul .
That was so in the case of Abraham and of Jesus Christ . ​ — Genesis 21 : 22 - 24 ; Matthew 26 : 6@@ 3 , 6@@ 4 .
We had to tra@@ v@@ el far to preach to all the people in the h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of v@@ il@@ la@@ ges in the pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce .
Jehovah “ does not desire any to be destro@@ yed but desi@@ res all to at@@ tain to rep@@ ent@@ ance . ”
“ The righteous one will prove to be for re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance . . .
In time , however , 16 pers@@ ons started stud@@ ying the Bible with us , and within a sh@@ ort time , they became Witnesses .
As we medit@@ ate on their examples , it is good for us to remember how long they had to wa@@ it , why they were willing to wa@@ it , and what blessings resul@@ ted from their pati@@ ence .
The Ch@@ all@@ enge of Ne@@ u@@ tr@@ ality
As the Babyl@@ on@@ ians att@@ ac@@ ked Jerusalem , an out@@ c@@ ry would come from the F@@ ish G@@ ate .
* Of course , such guid@@ el@@ ines must be bal@@ an@@ ced with a prop@@ er view of the true import@@ ance of money .
After dis@@ mis@@ sing Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t , who has ag@@ re@@ ed to be@@ tra@@ y his Ma@@ ster for 30 pi@@ e@@ ces of s@@ il@@ ver ​ — the pri@@ ce of a m@@ ere slave according to the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law — ​ Jesus in@@ tro@@ du@@ ces the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of his death . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 21 : 32 ; Matthew 26 : 14 , 15 , 26 - 29 ; John 13 : 2 - 30 .
S@@ pi@@ r@@ its so@@ ar , and people experience a good feel@@ ing .
Fa@@ ith and love mo@@ tiv@@ ated Moses thr@@ ough@@ out his life .
The Bible does not say if Jesus or his disciples ow@@ ned personal co@@ pi@@ es of Bible s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls .
Since the Bible gives no ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation of just how the st@@ ars f@@ ought in this bat@@ tle , it appe@@ ars su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient to reg@@ ard the st@@ at@@ ement as indic@@ ating some form of divine inter@@ ven@@ tion in be@@ half of Israel@@ ’s ar@@ my .
“ God bless@@ ed them and God said to them : ‘ Be fru@@ it@@ ful and become many and f@@ ill the earth . ’ ” ​ — Genesis 1 : 28 .
The ev@@ ent at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted ne@@ arly 5@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 sh@@ op@@ p@@ ers !
For a discus@@ sion of ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal evidence supp@@ or@@ ting the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s account , see The Watchtower , Ju@@ ly 1 , 198@@ 9 , pages 4 - 7 .
Why should personal study be important to us ?
For example , the first two people to become Jehovah’s Witnesses in M@@ ong@@ o@@ li@@ a were a de@@ a@@ f cou@@ ple .
If we car@@ ry with us a public@@ ation that we have not read or have only par@@ ti@@ ally read , we may be able to use these opportun@@ ities to read a por@@ tion .
His over@@ ri@@ ding desire to car@@ ry out his God - given preaching com@@ mis@@ sion . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
One way is by being involved “ in holy ac@@ ts of conduct and de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion . ”
Today , Christi@@ ana and I serve at the N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ a branch
There is more to mar@@ it@@ al com@@ mit@@ ment , though , than ob@@ lig@@ ation .
But I have seen that lasting happiness dep@@ ends on a person@@ ’s fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah .
T@@ ake , for example , the case of a 9@@ 3 - year - old woman who lives in In@@ dia .
That hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing ph@@ ra@@ se pro@@ ves that Jehovah’s way of rul@@ ing is based on love .
Mo@@ re@@ over , sever@@ al years pas@@ sed before Saul set all of this down in writ@@ ing under divine inspi@@ r@@ ation .
The Greek word here rend@@ ered “ keep your sen@@ ses ” liter@@ ally means “ be so@@ ber . ”
Re@@ call that Jesus has assign@@ ed us to preach and teach the good news of God’s Kingdom .
The o@@ stri@@ ch “ does tre@@ at her sons r@@ ough@@ ly , as if not h@@ ers , ” states Job 39 : 16 .
Even the Son of God was no exc@@ ep@@ tion .
“ B@@ el@@ o@@ ved ones , ” wr@@ ites Ju@@ de , “ call to mind the sa@@ y@@ ings that have been pre@@ vi@@ ously spo@@ ken by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ . ”
Some 30 years ear@@ li@@ er , he had been nam@@ ed after G@@ r@@ and@@ pa !
What experience did one young person have , pro@@ ving what ?
In the tro@@ pi@@ c@@ s , ill health can be a proble@@ m , of course , but at all times it is ess@@ enti@@ al to keep a positi@@ ve out@@ look .
Does Proverbs 6 : 30 Ex@@ c@@ use S@@ te@@ al@@ ing ?
“ The bo@@ ys wanted to en@@ ro@@ l@@ l in the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol at an early age , became publi@@ sh@@ ers , and ev@@ en@@ tually deci@@ ded on their own to get baptized .
My early effort to give a Bible talk
G@@ l@@ ü@@ ck and his family were de@@ por@@ ted to Rus@@ sia .
She was the de@@ are@@ st person to me , and it was a difficult lo@@ ss for me to be@@ ar .
“ To Do It ”
“ At that time the righteous ones will shin@@ e as b@@ righ@@ tly as the su@@ n in the kingdom of their Father . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
So be di@@ lig@@ ent in your study of God’s Word , medit@@ ate deep@@ ly on its meaning , and look for ways to expres@@ s your faith at congregation meetings .
E@@ no@@ ch fore@@ told what for the ung@@ o@@ dly ?
So@@ on , Jesus will use his power as King to put an end to all suffering and those who cause it .
[ Bo@@ x / P@@ ic@@ ture on page 22 , 23 ]
Are those the words of a c@@ ru@@ el God or the words of a God who lo@@ ves people and wants them to make the right cho@@ ice ?
Jehovah kno@@ ws everything about the bil@@ li@@ ons of angels and humans he cre@@ ated .
Se@@ ek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness .
In 198@@ 9 , So@@ le@@ da@@ d and I were assign@@ ed to the are@@ a where Mari@@ v@@ í was imp@@ ris@@ oned .
Ch@@ il@@ dren can af@@ fect their fa@@ ther’s happiness and can cause their mother hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he .
Par@@ is ’ public trans@@ por@@ t system is one of the most ef@@ fi@@ cient in the world .
“ I A@@ M not af@@ ra@@ id of d@@ ying , ” said an el@@ der@@ ly woman in J@@ ap@@ an .
A well - known Bible verse sum@@ s up that li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving sacrifice : “ God so loved the world , that he gave his only be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , that who@@ so@@ ever believ@@ et@@ h in him should not per@@ ish , but have everlasting life . ” ​ — John 3 : 16 , King James V@@ er@@ sion .
F@@ ri@@ e@@ da was rel@@ eas@@ ed , but in 194@@ 4 the G@@ esta@@ p@@ o ar@@ rest@@ ed her again .
In another vision , Daniel descri@@ bed how a go@@ at with a prom@@ in@@ ent sing@@ le hor@@ n quic@@ k@@ ly k@@ ill@@ s a two - hor@@ ned ra@@ m , Me@@ do - Per@@ sia .
L@@ isten care@@ fully .
O@@ ver time , his relationship with his father imp@@ ro@@ ved .
“ Go@@ od Ne@@ ws for Pe@@ ople of All N@@ ations ”
Since nothing has any meaning or value without life , what can we ac@@ qui@@ re that will gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e that we keep living ?
He was so moved by the sacrifice of Jesus that he wrote : “ I live by faith in the Son of God , who loved me and h@@ an@@ ded himself over for me . ”
B@@ ene@@ f@@ its From F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s T@@ e@@ aching
What st@@ ep@@ s must pre@@ ce@@ de dedic@@ ation and baptism ?
Consider this th@@ ir@@ d point as an answer .
In 19@@ 6@@ 2 an un@@ expe@@ cted ev@@ ent occ@@ ur@@ red that was to bring new life to our assignment .
Can the Bible help in such di@@ re situ@@ ations ?
E@@ spe@@ cially at difficult m@@ om@@ ents in our lives , we come to appreci@@ ate that God is ‘ our refu@@ ge and our str@@ ong@@ hold . ’
Jehovah’s servants also co@@ op@@ er@@ ated with one another in the work that they had to do .
You have no doubt experienced such feelings yourself .
Then in 19@@ 0@@ 5 , Al@@ ber@@ t E@@ in@@ ste@@ in explained that light ac@@ ts like p@@ ac@@ ke@@ ts , or par@@ tic@@ les , of en@@ er@@ gy .
They are living pro@@ of that a world free of viol@@ ence is possible .
( b ) What shows that Be@@ z@@ al@@ el and O@@ ho@@ li@@ a@@ b were gu@@ i@@ ded by God’s spirit ?
He cre@@ ated angels to in@@ ha@@ bi@@ t the spirit real@@ m and man and ani@@ mal@@ s to live on the earth .
The ch@@ ur@@ ches of Chris@@ tend@@ om , who for cen@@ tu@@ ries had taught God - di@@ sh@@ on@@ or@@ ing do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines and had been heav@@ ily involved in the mas@@ sac@@ re of World W@@ ar I , were re@@ je@@ cted .
How do we know that it is possible to sin against God’s holy spirit ?
They may fai@@ l to take action that is in har@@ mony with Scriptural counsel , or they may act in a way that indic@@ ates a l@@ ack of spiritual matu@@ r@@ ity .
Ther@@ efore , if you are serving with a complete heart , you can ex@@ ul@@ t in your fine works .
It is imp@@ os@@ sible to gain this wisdom without having a good relationship with God .
E@@ ck was a con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary of Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ ther , and the two were friends for a time .
If you and your sp@@ ouse both ear@@ n money , you can honor each other by dis@@ clo@@ sing your in@@ come and ma@@ j@@ or ex@@ p@@ en@@ ditu@@ res to each other .
One pri@@ c@@ eless illustr@@ ated Bible is hous@@ ed in the ch@@ urch of S@@ an I@@ si@@ d@@ or@@ o in Le@@ ó@@ n , S@@ pain .
T@@ O@@ U@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ S vis@@ iting the Un@@ ited N@@ ations in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity see the E@@ con@@ om@@ ic and So@@ cial C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l Ch@@ am@@ ber , with its ex@@ posed pi@@ p@@ es and du@@ cts in the ce@@ il@@ ing a@@ bo@@ ve the public g@@ all@@ er@@ y .
She was ter@@ ri@@ bly th@@ in , and we@@ pt un@@ contro@@ l@@ la@@ bly .
The same might be asked about time sp@@ ent with relati@@ ves .
God lo@@ ves and tru@@ st@@ s his servants .
He saw Jehovah in full control of his organization , direc@@ ting its mo@@ v@@ ement through his holy spirit .
Hence , such ent@@ ities have assign@@ ed t@@ as@@ ks to per@@ form in fur@@ ther@@ ing Kingdom inter@@ ests .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , ad@@ ver@@ t@@ is@@ ements had been plac@@ ed in new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers .
O@@ ther dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c develop@@ ments are fore@@ told in Mi@@ ca@@ h chap@@ ter 5 .
As to hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound of the fulfill@@ ment , rec@@ all that with God’s guid@@ ance Isaiah fore@@ told the name of the yet un@@ born Per@@ si@@ an , C@@ y@@ r@@ us , who fin@@ ally over@@ th@@ re@@ w Babyl@@ on .
Jehovah sent the ang@@ el G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el to tell M@@ ary that she would give bir@@ th to a son who was to be called Jesus .
( a ) What is our c@@ hi@@ ef mo@@ tiv@@ ation in car@@ ing for el@@ der@@ ly parents ?
We should make it a point to be present and to car@@ ry out our assignment .
H@@ ar@@ ry remin@@ ded me that I had family responsi@@ bil@@ ities to care for and ad@@ v@@ ised me to be pati@@ ent .
As Christians , we need to res@@ ist pres@@ sure to do things that would dis@@ ple@@ ase God .
he asked . What was the so@@ lu@@ tion to such dis@@ ru@@ p@@ tive thinking ?
Why might our vie@@ w@@ point of fai@@ r@@ ness be dist@@ or@@ ted or li@@ mit@@ ed ?
Consider some of their ways .
* One con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed : “ For 13 years I was a so@@ a@@ p - op@@ er@@ a ad@@ di@@ ct .
The Bible claim@@ s to be inspired of God .
To give Adam and E@@ ve an opportunity to demonstr@@ ate their love for him , the true God plac@@ ed one re@@ stri@@ ction upon them .
I was con@@ fu@@ sed . ”
But what if the pro@@ c@@ ess seem@@ s to take longer in your case than in the case of others ?
The K@@ ish@@ on Ri@@ ver sur@@ ged and f@@ loo@@ ded , wa@@ shing the cor@@ p@@ ses do@@ w@@ n@@ st@@ re@@ am toward the Gre@@ at Se@@ a . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 4 : 16 ; 5 : 21 .
A@@ no@@ ther young pioneer , 17 - year - old C@@ la@@ u@@ dia , tel@@ ls us : “ I have benef@@ ited a lo@@ t .
27 The A@@ post@@ o@@ lic Fa@@ thers ​ — Tru@@ ly A@@ post@@ o@@ lic ?
32 S@@ pe@@ cial P@@ u@@ bli@@ c Dis@@ course I@@ mit@@ ate Their Fa@@ ith ​ — He L@@ ear@@ ned a L@@ ess@@ on in M@@ er@@ cy P@@ A@@ G@@ E 14
How would you ep@@ it@@ om@@ ize what is recorded at Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 1 : 13 - 17 ?
R@@ ever@@ ence for God should be evid@@ ent in your prayers .
Jesus Christ stated that his followers should obey the two great@@ est comman@@ d@@ ments .
The second article discus@@ ses how Jehovah’s servants show love for neigh@@ b@@ or .
In 19@@ 6@@ 5 life started to become very difficult .
( See the bo@@ x “ Is Your T@@ e@@ aching U@@ p - to - D@@ ate ? ” )
G@@ et@@ ting a Cor@@ rec@@ t V@@ i@@ e@@ w
; F@@ er@@ g@@ us@@ on , J .
God teach@@ es us how to love .
O@@ r should we be moved bey@@ ond that ?
Peter continued to expres@@ s love for Paul .
All that time , we were d@@ ang@@ er@@ ously situ@@ ated between the re@@ bel@@ s and the So@@ vi@@ et ar@@ my .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es prom@@ o@@ ting Bible dist@@ ribu@@ tion , Ser@@ ap@@ him became involved in re@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion@@ ary and n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ is@@ tic mo@@ v@@ ements .
It is a hard rule to keep , since our bo@@ ys know we understand Eng@@ l@@ ish .
• How does the Bible show that Jehovah ca@@ res about you ?
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 16 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 4@@ 3 , 1@@ 23
But it was wor@@ th it .
We might ( 1 ) un@@ wit@@ t@@ ingly r@@ ely on human wisdom , ( 2 ) turn to bad associ@@ ations , ( 3 ) become ha@@ ugh@@ ty , or ( 4 ) make decisions without first consider@@ ing what God’s will is .
However , some of Eph@@ ra@@ im@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants may have f@@ led to the ter@@ rit@@ ory of Juda@@ h .
What a blessing it will be when Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah , Isa@@ a@@ c and Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h ​ — y@@ es and so many others , including “ all the prophe@@ ts ” — ​ are ra@@ ised to life on earth !
David rep@@ ented of his sin@@ s and rema@@ ined close to Jehovah . ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 15 : 13 ; 2 Samuel 12 : 13 ; 24 : 10 .
▪ Jesus called Satan “ the rul@@ er of the world . ”
The fin@@ ish l@@ ine is just a@@ head .
“ Although as@@ ser@@ ting they were wise , they became fo@@ ol@@ ish , ” wrote the apostle Paul .
These ver@@ ses indic@@ ate that this is a likely pos@@ si@@ bility .
When you are making a decision , do you simply do what you think is right ?
It matters to us . And more important , it matters to God .
We are wise to “ seek me@@ ek@@ ness , ” for “ the me@@ ek ones themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will in@@ deed find their ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace . ” ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 2 : 3 ; Psalm 37 : 11 .
Des@@ pite having problems with her k@@ ne@@ es , an el@@ der@@ ly inter@@ ested woman travel@@ ed two h@@ our@@ s in order to receive instru@@ ction from the Bible during the vis@@ it of the travel@@ ing overse@@ er .
After false religion is destro@@ yed , what as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t on Jehovah’s people will be at@@ temp@@ ted ?
This su@@ ff@@ o@@ c@@ ating co@@ ver@@ ing , or sh@@ r@@ ou@@ d , this in@@ tri@@ c@@ ate we@@ b@@ work of con@@ dem@@ nation , ent@@ ra@@ ps all people .
I s@@ mo@@ ked up to 20 mar@@ i@@ ju@@ ana jo@@ in@@ ts a day and took her@@ o@@ in and other il@@ lic@@ it sub@@ stances .
He was once part of Jehovah’s heavenly family as a perfect spirit son of God .
L@@ ater , he and his wife began in the cir@@ cu@@ it work .
The more they prog@@ ressed , the more they enjo@@ yed reading .
They would rather give their life for one another than to take life from others .
He wrote : “ That they may do this with joy and not with si@@ gh@@ ing , for this would be dam@@ ag@@ ing to you . ”
God is the S@@ ource of true human beau@@ ty , and his Word reve@@ als that when ass@@ ess@@ ing a person@@ ’s gen@@ u@@ ine mer@@ it , spiritual qualities coun@@ t the most .
Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ation through prayer is the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of a close relationship with God .
And how are K@@ nu@@ t and L@@ is@@ be@@ th doing in U@@ g@@ anda ?
A person promises to per@@ form some act , to offer some gift , to en@@ ter some ty@@ pe of service , or to ab@@ sta@@ in from certain things .
On another occasi@@ on , I was sent to the show@@ ers .
What does the ri@@ ver of life in E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s vision re@@ present ?
Re@@ call , for instance , when the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es char@@ ged that Jesus ’ followers had viol@@ ated the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h law by p@@ lu@@ c@@ king a few he@@ a@@ ds of gra@@ in in a field and e@@ ating them while pas@@ sing through .
At school , are you a good example to others ?
As a father shows mer@@ cy to his sons , Jehovah has sh@@ own mer@@ cy to those fe@@ aring him .
They deci@@ ded to present go@@ ld and vari@@ ous or@@ nam@@ ents as Jehovah’s o@@ ffering .
Since ne@@ i@@ ther vie@@ w@@ point is com@@ pati@@ ble with God’s thinking , we should work hard to re@@ move any such feelings from our heart . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 39 : 23 , 24 .
Some hus@@ ban@@ ds fai@@ l to imitate Christ in this respect .
Yes , as we con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate the vari@@ ous as@@ pe@@ cts of Jehovah’s va@@ st wisdom , we cannot help but be filled with a@@ we .
( b ) What question ar@@ ises , and where can we find the answer ?
As Christians , we would never go as far as the Z@@ e@@ al@@ o@@ ts did in physi@@ c@@ ally att@@ ac@@ king those who dis@@ ple@@ ase us .
Moses ’ out@@ standing mil@@ dness made him rec@@ ep@@ tive to Jehovah’s direction .
That is why he kept as@@ king who sent you to our home . ”
So when J@@ on@@ a@@ than tri@@ ed to help David , Saul got very ang@@ ry , and he em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed his son in fr@@ on@@ t of many people .
And G@@ ent@@ il@@ es , or n@@ on - Jews , were also s@@ cor@@ ned by the Jews .
An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch@@ us I@@ V , one of the he@@ ir@@ s to A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der@@ ’s di@@ vi@@ ded emp@@ i@@ re , plac@@ ed a pa@@ g@@ an al@@ ta@@ r on the gr@@ oun@@ ds of the temple in Jerusalem and made practic@@ ing the Jewish religion a cri@@ me p@@ un@@ ish@@ able by death .
( a ) Di@@ d the early Christians use God’s name ?
For the comman@@ d@@ ment is a lam@@ p , and a light the law is , and the re@@ pro@@ of@@ s of discipl@@ ine are the way of life . ” ​ — Proverbs 6 : 20 - 23 .
“ The women tel@@ ling the good news are a large ar@@ my ”
Let us consider four tru@@ ths the Bible reve@@ als about the pres@@ ence of Christ .
One h@@ ou@@ se@@ wife said , “ You must have real faith , since you have vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily ven@@ tur@@ ed out in this kind of we@@ ather . ”
“ An@@ yone Re@@ g@@ arding Re@@ pro@@ of Is Sh@@ re@@ w@@ d ” , 7 / 1
‘ Why be a pioneer ? ’ some may ask .
In those ver@@ ses , it con@@ ve@@ ys the ide@@ a of being be@@ at@@ en with f@@ ists .
S@@ ad@@ ly , though , some of Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers have let down their gu@@ ard .
On@@ ly those who worship Jehovah .
In 19@@ 34 all col@@ por@@ te@@ ur@@ s close to N@@ or@@ th W@@ al@@ es were invit@@ ed to go to the to@@ wn of W@@ re@@ x@@ ham to help with the dist@@ ribu@@ tion of the boo@@ k@@ let R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous R@@ ul@@ er .
After all , hard work is just that ​ — hard .
Jesus also pointed to the way Jehovah provi@@ des for w@@ il@@ d@@ f@@ low@@ ers , the beau@@ ty of which sur@@ pas@@ ses that of Solomon in all his glory .
A cha@@ st@@ e cour@@ tshi@@ p is jo@@ y@@ ful and hon@@ ors God
Such fun@@ ds are not used to pa@@ y sal@@ ari@@ ed ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ti@@ ves because Jehovah’s Witnesses have no@@ ne .
With refer@@ ence to any who may have lost sight of the clear evidence pro@@ ving that we are in the time of the end , the speak@@ er said : “ We s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely hope that such ones will again foc@@ us on the re@@ ality of Christ’s pres@@ ence in Kingdom glory and will be helped to rec@@ over spiritual strength . ”
However , Solomon saw to it that the child was given to the real mother . ​ — 1 K@@ i .
That ra@@ ised this vital question of so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y : Who has the right to rule ?
“ The san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary of Jehovah ” and “ the city ” nam@@ ed Jehovah - Sh@@ am@@ ma@@ h are lo@@ c@@ ated in this stri@@ p . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 4@@ 8 : 9 , 10 , 15 , 35 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
C@@ learly , this was no re@@ inc@@ ar@@ nation .
We also vis@@ ited V@@ un@@ a@@ ba@@ l , a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge some 30 mil@@ es [ 50 k@@ m ] from R@@ a@@ ba@@ ul , where a group of people showed ke@@ en interest in Bible truth .
Let us return to the illustr@@ ation recorded at Psalm 1@@ 27 : 4 , 5 .
The ransom makes possible the ga@@ ther@@ ing of 14@@ 4@@ ,000 to serve as k@@ ings and pri@@ ests with Christ in heaven .
“ I wrote a sum@@ m@@ ary of some boo@@ ks about Jehovah’s Witnesses during the Na@@ z@@ i er@@ a that I re@@ vie@@ wed .
The book of Proverbs high@@ ligh@@ ts the value of knowledge , understanding , and wisdom .
It is not reason@@ able to stu@@ m@@ ble over a pas@@ sage just because it seem@@ s hard to understand .
From such writ@@ ings it is clear that God bless@@ es those who show love for others .
Sa@@ ys A@@ nt@@ ô@@ ni@@ o : “ Now I understand the true meaning of the words ‘ God is love . ’ ”
It seem@@ ed to me that he re@@ pa@@ i@@ red my bro@@ ken heart .
The my@@ th@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal dem@@ i@@ go@@ ds , such as H@@ er@@ ac@@ les and the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an her@@ o G@@ il@@ g@@ am@@ es@@ h , str@@ ong@@ ly res@@ em@@ ble N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m .
An@@ to@@ ine was har@@ dly a ref@@ re@@ shing person !
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , he pati@@ ently develop@@ ed s@@ k@@ ill@@ s that were practic@@ al and that made him re@@ adi@@ ly emp@@ loy@@ able .
After Je@@ h@@ u , all the k@@ ings who rule Israel do what is bad in Jehovah’s eyes .
Will * says : “ When R@@ ac@@ he@@ l is up@@ set , she cri@@ es for a long time .
After his mother died , my mo@@ m sp@@ ent 13 years with us .
He knew that he was not going to con@@ ver@@ t the world .
If we comple@@ t@@ ely trust in Jehovah , we will be@@ g him to give us the strength we need to remain faithful and to keep our joy and relationship with him strong .
It was really a hist@@ ori@@ c ev@@ ent . ”
S@@ y@@ n@@ on@@ y@@ ms pres@@ ented another he@@ ad@@ ac@@ he .
A@@ n un@@ fav@@ or@@ able decision could also have become a pre@@ text to continue den@@ ying reg@@ is@@ tr@@ ation to Jehovah’s Witnesses .
However , no one knew under which of the many tel@@ ls , or m@@ oun@@ ds , sc@@ at@@ tered thr@@ ough@@ out the M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast the city might be found .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently from an early age , Jesus knew that he was God’s Son .
P@@ A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ E@@ S : Jehovah and Abraham
Si@@ mil@@ arly , if we succ@@ um@@ b to the pres@@ sure to enjoy all that the wicked world has to offer , this materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic life - st@@ y@@ le can pu@@ s@@ h us off course spiritually .
Jehovah has never needed the sh@@ el@@ ter of a house .
What a wise war@@ ning ! H@@ op@@ e for the F@@ utu@@ re
Jehovah descri@@ bed this when he said : “ Lo@@ ok ! My servants will sh@@ out jo@@ y@@ fully because of the good con@@ dition of the heart . ” ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 14 .
A c@@ ard , a letter , and “ a word spo@@ ken at the right time ” ​ — all of these can expres@@ s deep affe@@ ction .
Some Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , especially those of the you@@ ng@@ er gener@@ ation , are not cont@@ ent with the promise of happiness in the life to come ​ — they want fulfill@@ ment now .
As Moses ’ A@@ t@@ tend@@ ant
Yet , there is also a divine promise .
As dedic@@ ated servants of Jehovah , we have been san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied , or set ap@@ ar@@ t for sac@@ red service .
By continu@@ ing to share in the ministry , I main@@ ta@@ ined reason@@ able spiritual health . ”
When E@@ m@@ man@@ u@@ el was fre@@ ed from pris@@ on , he started vis@@ iting congregations in A@@ th@@ ens as a travel@@ ing overse@@ er .
Who Is Jesus Christ ?
S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in , 9 / 15
Ar@@ th@@ ur , however , was less than imp@@ ressed when his two - year - old son , R@@ on@@ al@@ d ( 8 ) ( my gr@@ and@@ father ) , took an a@@ x to a small ap@@ ple t@@ ree next to the family home .
K@@ o@@ i@@ ch@@ i re@@ sum@@ ed his study of the Bible and accepted help from the congregation .
God expe@@ cts what of those whom he today vie@@ ws as righteous , as he did Abraham ?
G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S Word , the Bible , says : “ Ma@@ in@@ tain your conduct fine among the nations , that , in the thing in which they are speaking against you as ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers , they may as a result of your fine works of which they are e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses gl@@ ori@@ fy God in the day for his in@@ spe@@ ction . ”
He is “ the God of all comfort . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 1 : 3 .
Mar@@ il@@ y@@ n s@@ ought guid@@ ance .
Some of the is@@ lands were not eas@@ ily acc@@ es@@ sible .
He turned Joseph over to the pris@@ on to have him inc@@ ar@@ cer@@ ated . ​ — Genesis 39 : 13 - 20 .
That is why Paul conclu@@ des his l@@ ist of what makes up the su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or with these words : “ While with every form of prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation you car@@ ry on prayer on every occasi@@ on in spirit . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 18 .
Christians ref@@ ra@@ in from develop@@ ing a r@@ om@@ an@@ tic interest in un@@ believers ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 14 )
Th@@ ough Jesus helped the po@@ or , heal@@ ed the si@@ ck , and f@@ ed the hu@@ ng@@ ry , his mo@@ tive for doing all these things as well as for teaching the crow@@ ds was to help people become re@@ conc@@ iled to Jehovah .
This psal@@ m comple@@ ments Psalm 1@@ 11 .
He refu@@ sed to sh@@ r@@ ink from such tre@@ at@@ ment .
This illustr@@ ates what happ@@ ens in a much more sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant man@@ ner to those who experience the new bir@@ th .
If we accept Jesus Christ , we too can enjoy Jehovah’s affe@@ ction .
How was the ancient writ@@ er Moses , without the help of mo@@ der@@ n s@@ ci@@ ence , able to draw attention to the a@@ bo@@ ve fac@@ t@@ ors ?
During my first four years in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , I cor@@ respon@@ ded with Eva H@@ all@@ qu@@ ist , whom I had me@@ t before lea@@ ving the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
The regul@@ ar peri@@ od for family worship is an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent time for you to do that .
“ P@@ ra@@ y inc@@ ess@@ an@@ tly .
They were for pione@@ ers .
These inclu@@ de the L@@ at@@ vi@@ an ter@@ ms for “ example , ” “ fe@@ ast , ” “ gi@@ ant , ” “ to sp@@ y , ” and “ to t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy . ”
For with the heart one exerc@@ ises faith for righteousness , but with the m@@ ou@@ th one makes public declar@@ ation for sal@@ vation . ” ​ — Romans 10 : 9 , 10 ; 2 Corinthians 4 : 13 .
So@@ on ther@@ e@@ after came the death of the prophet Samuel , who had anointed David to be the future king .
* A@@ G@@ E@@ S
For a full discus@@ sion of the teaching of the im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the soul , ple@@ ase see the bro@@ ch@@ ure What H@@ app@@ ens to U@@ s When We Di@@ e ? publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
“ The wise are the ones that tre@@ asure up knowledge , ” says Proverbs 10 : 14 .
“ A wa@@ iting attitude ” should be man@@ i@@ f@@ est in what ways ?
These serious con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences imp@@ ressed on all Israelites the san@@ ct@@ ity of human life .
What challeng@@ es do Christians face today , yet what may result from their fine conduct ?
In view of God’s promises made to Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , Jac@@ o@@ b , Juda@@ h , and King David ​ — Mar@@ y’s fore@@ fa@@ thers — ​ the child born would have to be their gen@@ u@@ ine des@@ c@@ end@@ ant .
How did the un@@ faith@@ ful@@ ness of the Israelites in Moses ’ day af@@ fect God’s purpose ?
What about the bil@@ li@@ ons of in@@ no@@ c@@ ent people who have died since the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in E@@ den ?
See the Mar@@ ch 1 , 199@@ 2 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower , page 20 , par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 17 .
So Jehovah has given me a son , a daugh@@ ter - in - law , and three gr@@ and@@ children . ” ​ — 3 John 4 .
I@@ m@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants , of course , will want to do their best to ad@@ just to the cul@@ ture of the new country .
He was war@@ m , sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic , and kind .
“ There is no answer from God , ” as far as they are concer@@ ned .
But as time went by , they began to mis@@ s the vari@@ ety of fo@@ o@@ ds they had e@@ at@@ en in Egy@@ pt .
The Greek word rend@@ ered “ tri@@ bul@@ ation ” ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally means the dist@@ ress , a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction , or suffering that resul@@ ts from the pres@@ sures of our circumstances in life .
A@@ m@@ ong them is The Watchtower in E@@ st@@ on@@ i@@ an and over 1@@ 70 other langu@@ ages .
When discus@@ sing Genesis 7 : 2 , 9 , W@@ il@@ li@@ am R . H@@ ar@@ per@@ ’s I@@ nt@@ ro@@ duc@@ t@@ ory Hebrew Me@@ th@@ od and M@@ anu@@ al states : “ Wor@@ ds are often re@@ pe@@ ated in order to expres@@ s the dist@@ ribu@@ tive rel@@ ation . ”
I was helped to see that the Creator lo@@ ves humans and will sh@@ ort@@ ly imp@@ ro@@ ve things .
What will we do after medit@@ ating on God’s love ?
He has been in the full - time ministry for the last ten years .
They recogn@@ ize Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , sub@@ mit to Christ as their King and Re@@ de@@ em@@ er , and yi@@ eld to the action of God’s spirit , or ac@@ tive for@@ ce , in their lives .
“ I will make Jerusalem p@@ il@@ es of st@@ ones , ” dec@@ la@@ res Jehovah , “ and the c@@ ities of Juda@@ h I shall make a des@@ ol@@ ate wa@@ st@@ e , without an in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ant . ”
V@@ er@@ y soon now , that day will be here , and Jehovah will destro@@ y every part of Satan’s world .
Matu@@ r@@ ity , therefore , is sy@@ n@@ on@@ y@@ m@@ ous with exc@@ el@@ l@@ ence , comple@@ ten@@ ess , even per@@ fe@@ ction . ​ — Isaiah 18 : 5 ; Matthew 5 : 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 8 ; James 1 : 4 .
Des@@ pite that , Jehovah instru@@ cted Ho@@ se@@ a : “ G@@ o once again , love a woman loved by a compan@@ ion and com@@ mit@@ ting ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , as in the case of Jehovah’s love for the sons of Israel while they are tur@@ ning to other go@@ ds and are loving ra@@ is@@ in c@@ ak@@ es . ”
As time went by , however , it became evid@@ ent that I was going to need r@@ ound - the - clo@@ ck spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ized care .
Since A@@ pri@@ l 199@@ 1 , I have been appointed to vis@@ it this pris@@ on every we@@ ek as a minis@@ ter of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
E@@ A@@ R@@ TH@@ SH@@ A@@ K@@ IN@@ G events will soon occ@@ ur .
Chris@@ t@@ ine ph@@ oned B@@ la@@ ise and id@@ enti@@ fied the den@@ om@@ in@@ ations of the bil@@ ls .
As Jehovah’s Witnesses , we were told over and over again that we would be rel@@ eas@@ ed and could go home if we sign@@ ed a declar@@ ation r@@ en@@ oun@@ c@@ ing our faith .
• As reg@@ ar@@ ds truth , what is requi@@ red of us ?
In@@ du@@ stri@@ al@@ ized nations are no exc@@ ep@@ tion .
What should we do if it is too difficult for us to over@@ look an off@@ en@@ se com@@ mit@@ ted against us ?
Although we do not live at a time when Jehovah is per@@ form@@ ing spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar mirac@@ les to car@@ ry out his pur@@ pos@@ es , we need not feel de@@ pri@@ ved .
Like the Father , the Son also has “ in himself the gift of life . ”
Per@@ haps those pri@@ ests reas@@ oned that a lo@@ ne man could never pre@@ va@@ il against all of them .
Paul was refer@@ ring to the spirit , soul , and body of the com@@ pos@@ ite Christian congregation , which inclu@@ ded spirit - anointed Christians in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a .
What is not me@@ ant by the ter@@ m “ mil@@ d - temp@@ ered ” ?
It was a beau@@ ti@@ ful sum@@ m@@ er day , and I wal@@ ked far along lo@@ vely l@@ an@@ es , t@@ ill gra@@ du@@ ally the st@@ ill@@ ness and beau@@ ty cal@@ m@@ ed and so@@ o@@ th@@ ed me , and after some h@@ our@@ s I re@@ turned rep@@ ent@@ ant and al@@ most m@@ el@@ ted . ”
Tru@@ e , even if you do not have h@@ at@@ red in your heart , you can still be its vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m .
P@@ ity moved Jesus to per@@ form many mirac@@ les that brought reli@@ ef to the bl@@ ind , the dem@@ on - pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed , the le@@ pr@@ ous , and the parents of a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted children . ​ — Matthew 9 : 27 ; 15 : 22 ; 17 : 15 ; Mark 5 : 18 , 19 ; Luke 17 : 12 , 13 .
( b ) What can help us make an effe@@ ctive self - exam@@ in@@ ation ?
S@@ in m@@ ars a person@@ ’s relationship with God .
As is true with a human friend , we cannot for@@ ge such a b@@ ond over@@ night .
Con@@ t@@ act the branch of@@ fice in your country before de@@ e@@ ding any real est@@ ate .
E@@ ven@@ tually , however , re@@ be@@ l sol@@ di@@ ers imp@@ ris@@ oned him in very po@@ or con@@ di@@ tions .
But sur@@ ely Jehovah is pleas@@ ed by our efforts to “ put on the Lord Jesus Christ . ” ​ — Romans 13 : 14 .
O@@ thers ha@@ ul@@ ed their ge@@ ar in tra@@ il@@ ers .
We do well to remember that Christians may di@@ ff@@ er in how they arr@@ ange their personal af@@ fai@@ r@@ s , what they cho@@ ose to e@@ at , and which form of who@@ les@@ ome rel@@ a@@ x@@ ation they sel@@ e@@ ct .
Mo@@ re@@ over , con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating Jehovah’s works streng@@ th@@ ens our appreciation for him and gives us confidence in his promises for the future .
These little things can make a bi@@ g differ@@ ence in a marriage .
He said to his disciples : “ I have called you friends , because all the things I have heard from my Father I have made known to you . ”
What is a go@@ al for every Christian ?
However , he dis@@ co@@ vered that E@@ la@@ ine had been keep@@ ing her g@@ ri@@ ef bo@@ t@@ t@@ led up , so he re@@ comm@@ ended that she go home and try hard to c@@ ry .
As recorded at Gal@@ ati@@ ans 4 : 21 - 31 , the apostle Paul men@@ tions “ a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic dr@@ ama ” invol@@ ving two women .
Ab@@ out this time , D@@ ad made arrang@@ ements to move to where the need for Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers was greater .
The first began long before his human bir@@ th .
Let us therefore re@@ ject the de@@ vi@@ ous ways of this wicked and viol@@ ent world .
“ The fru@@ it of righteousness is s@@ own in pe@@ ace@@ ful con@@ di@@ tions for those who are making peace . ” ​ — James 3 : 18 .
Since our branch fac@@ il@@ ities had become very cr@@ am@@ ped , con@@ stru@@ ction of a large new branch was be@@ gu@@ n out@@ side Joh@@ ann@@ es@@ bur@@ g .
A person could not say that he loved God if he mis@@ tre@@ ated the el@@ der@@ ly .
Just as there is nothing wrong with a heal@@ thy , reason@@ able view of self and money , there is nothing wrong with a bal@@ an@@ ced view of ple@@ a@@ sures .
The e@@ ag@@ le does not dep@@ end on its own strength to so@@ ar and g@@ li@@ de long di@@ stances .
But why did Matthew say that this had been fore@@ told “ through Jeremiah the prophet ” ?
As Jehovah had dec@@ re@@ ed , the Babyl@@ on@@ ians over@@ r@@ an Juda@@ h and destro@@ yed her cap@@ it@@ al city , Jerusalem , in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
Mar@@ th@@ a real@@ ized that C@@ am@@ il@@ le needed to associ@@ ate with others who were inter@@ ested in serving God .
When Peter and the apostles were imp@@ ris@@ oned and then flo@@ g@@ ged because of their preaching , they rejo@@ ic@@ ed “ because they had been coun@@ ted wor@@ thy to be di@@ sh@@ on@@ ored in be@@ half of [ Jesus ’ ] name . ”
Paul explained to the Eph@@ es@@ ians how the congregation is organiz@@ ed , and he said that all in the congregation need to “ gro@@ w up in all things . ”
Do you believe that Jesus will resur@@ rec@@ t the dead ?
Consider what happened when the c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests and older men in Jerusalem told Peter and John to sto@@ p preaching in Jesus ’ name .
“ B@@ R@@ O@@ TH@@ E@@ R@@ S , I cannot beg@@ in to coun@@ t the times you have put into my hands artic@@ les that con@@ ta@@ ined just what I needed when I needed it most . ” That is how one sister expres@@ sed her appreciation in a letter to the brothers who work at our world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters .
After he had fa@@ sted for 40 days and ni@@ gh@@ ts and “ felt hu@@ ng@@ ry . ”
Jesus ’ apostles had rec@@ ently re@@ turned from a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble preaching t@@ our thr@@ ough@@ out Gal@@ ile@@ e .
When serious problems ar@@ ose in a marriage , the elders would provide help .
What are the spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c differ@@ ences ?
Yet , ne@@ arly 6@@ ,@@ 4@@ 00 ad@@ di@@ tional Kingdom H@@ alls are still needed .
The prophecy recorded at Genesis 3 : 15 , declar@@ ed before any sin@@ ful human was conc@@ ei@@ ved , inclu@@ des God’s purpose to have certain followers of Christ rule with him in heaven . ​ — G@@ al .
The psalmist san@@ g : “ Let us come into his gr@@ and ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le ; let us bo@@ w down at his fo@@ o@@ t@@ sto@@ ol . ”
H@@ app@@ ily , most Christians were not like that .
He lived at the end of the n@@ in@@ th century B.C.E . when King U@@ z@@ z@@ iah rul@@ ed in Juda@@ h and Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am I@@ I was king of the ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel .
16 : 1 - 3 .
We can be sure that Jehovah will bl@@ ess us ri@@ ch@@ ly for ac@@ ting in har@@ mony with the words of his Son , Jesus Christ , who said : “ This is my comman@@ d@@ ment , that you love one another just as I have loved you . ” ​ — John 15 : 12 .
TH@@ E ship left S@@ pain en r@@ ou@@ te to the I@@ tal@@ i@@ an p@@ en@@ in@@ su@@ la in the early 1@@ 6@@ th century .
Jehovah’s la@@ ws regarding blood imp@@ ressed on the min@@ ds of the Israelites not only the san@@ ct@@ ity of blood but also the special place that blood occ@@ u@@ pi@@ es in the worship of Jehovah , nam@@ ely , in sacrific@@ es and at@@ on@@ ement for sin@@ s . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 17 : 11 ; De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 12 : 23 , 24 , 27 .
L@@ ater , as he read the boo@@ k@@ let , John felt that he was hear@@ ing Bible truth for the first time .
F@@ ri@@ ends commun@@ ic@@ ate with each other to cultiv@@ ate a good relationship .
For fur@@ ther discus@@ sion of how loving - kindness di@@ ff@@ ers from loy@@ al@@ ty , love , and kindness , see the May 15 , 200@@ 2 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower , pages 12 - 13 , 18 - 19 .
And the lead@@ ers of other religi@@ ons in@@ side and out@@ side of Chris@@ tend@@ om have also hi@@ d@@ den the id@@ ent@@ ity of the true God from milli@@ ons upon milli@@ ons of worshipp@@ ers .
This , however , only inc@@ reas@@ ed my hu@@ ng@@ er for a Bible and the desire to read it .
He lik@@ ed to have the first place in the congregation , he received nothing from John with respect , and he was s@@ pre@@ ading mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous talk about the apostle and others .
The best way to imp@@ ro@@ ve any s@@ k@@ ill is to con@@ sul@@ t an ex@@ per@@ t on the sub@@ ject and then to apply the ad@@ vice he gives .
2 : 22 , 23 .
With each group of ani@@ mal@@ s , Jac@@ ob@@ ’s servants tell E@@ sa@@ u that they are a gift from his brother .
Hence , being bus@@ y in our ministry can have a sta@@ bi@@ li@@ z@@ ing effect on our Christian course .
He would no longer pr@@ u@@ ne his fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative v@@ ine or ho@@ e its so@@ il .
The K@@ us@@ ser@@ ow family were de@@ pri@@ ved of their fre@@ e@@ dom because they would not com@@ promise their faith
9@@ 7@@ 6 / 9@@ 7@@ 5 / 9@@ 5@@ 2 ․ ․
How does Jehovah view the service of his young Witnesses ?
The teach@@ er@@ ’s wife , who is his ass@@ ist@@ ant , as@@ ks a fre@@ qu@@ ently posed question , “ Can you yo@@ de@@ l ? ”
How can we pur@@ sue the min@@ ding of the spirit , and what will be the result of our doing so ?
What a joy it will be to hear a “ well done ” from the Ma@@ ster when the wa@@ iting fin@@ ally is over !
Then we will learn how we can c@@ learly see Jehovah’s hand in our life through our eyes of faith .
How do we enjoy that st@@ ate of physical well - being ?
In that sense , the kingdom of Juda@@ h re@@ pres@@ ented God’s Kingdom , an expres@@ sion of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
For example , pi@@ c@@ ture him coming home after a long day in the ministry .
Pro@@ vi@@ ding R@@ eli@@ ef A@@ id
For he himself well kno@@ ws the form@@ ation of us , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that we are du@@ st . ” ​ — P@@ s .
This inc@@ reas@@ ing knowledge made our appreciation for Jehovah gro@@ w .
O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 17 - 23 , 20@@ 11
These words of a man who appe@@ ared in a vision to the apostle Paul reve@@ aled the need to dec@@ l@@ are the good news of God’s Kingdom in a new ter@@ rit@@ ory , in c@@ ities that now are in Gre@@ e@@ ce .
When direc@@ tions come from God’s organization , what attitude should brothers , such as cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers and congregation elders , have ?
[ Bo@@ x / P@@ ic@@ tures on page 24 ]
We wal@@ ked on .
A@@ cting out Bible st@@ ori@@ es , such as Solomon judg@@ ing the two har@@ lo@@ ts , makes family stu@@ dies enjo@@ y@@ able
O@@ ff@@ er words of encourag@@ ement
It is important for them to be able to commun@@ ic@@ ate with us about their emo@@ tions , to speak from heart to heart . ”
For instance , all of God’s servants , young and old al@@ ike , must bat@@ tle to keep free from the con@@ tam@@ in@@ ation of por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y that is displa@@ yed on bil@@ l@@ bo@@ ar@@ ds , on the T@@ V s@@ cre@@ en , in fil@@ ms , and par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t .
The Israelites who de@@ par@@ ted from Egy@@ pt may have num@@ ber@@ ed some three milli@@ on people .
How did Jesus ’ life course ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy Jehovah’s righteousness ?
One Greek s@@ ource says : “ Acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed as they were to according divine hon@@ our@@ s to a king during his li@@ fe@@ time , the H@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ es [ Gre@@ ek@@ s ] of the e@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ mpi@@ re happ@@ ily acc@@ or@@ ded cul@@ tic hon@@ our@@ s to the Rom@@ an emp@@ er@@ ors too . . .
We kept our lu@@ gg@@ age to the ba@@ re min@@ i@@ mu@@ m .
What el@@ se but love would have ca@@ used Moses to offer such a sel@@ f@@ less prayer ?
B@@ ack then , each S@@ atur@@ day my sister and I went to vis@@ it a family of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Hence , when his people were being op@@ pres@@ sed in Egy@@ pt , Jehovah told P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h : “ For this cause I have kept you in ex@@ ist@@ ence , for the s@@ ake of show@@ ing you my power and in order to have my name declar@@ ed in all the earth . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 9 : 16 .
That happened to one gi@@ r@@ l , who said : “ My parents set one go@@ al after another for me , such as en@@ ro@@ l@@ ling in the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol , sh@@ aring in field service , get@@ ting baptized , and be@@ coming a pioneer .
In day - to - day deal@@ ings , a husband and wife should man@@ i@@ f@@ est a kind and car@@ ing spirit between themselves and with their children .
As for me , my health was good during the years I sp@@ ent in full - time service .
We wor@@ ked hard to teach the truth to our beau@@ ti@@ ful gi@@ r@@ ls .
Bu@@ ch@@ an@@ an S@@ t .
14 : 1 - 4 .
The cop@@ y@@ ists at the V@@ i@@ vari@@ u@@ m mon@@ ast@@ er@@ y were com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned to pro@@ du@@ ce at le@@ ast three dist@@ in@@ ct e@@ di@@ tions of the Bible in L@@ at@@ in .
What are you determined to do in the r@@ ace for life ?
L@@ it@@ tle won@@ der that evil s@@ no@@ w@@ bal@@ led !
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , the apostle Paul re@@ pe@@ ated this comm@@ and for Christians : “ You must not co@@ v@@ et . ”
H@@ u@@ man re@@ bel@@ li@@ on was not the only reason for Jehovah’s dis@@ ple@@ asure .
C@@ in@@ ti@@ a , a 17 - year - old gi@@ r@@ l who ser@@ ves as a regul@@ ar pioneer , tel@@ ls how good associ@@ ation pla@@ yed a ma@@ j@@ or ro@@ le in her develop@@ ing a love for God’s service .
S@@ ta@@ g@@ er of H@@ ar@@ v@@ ard Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity ag@@ re@@ es . “ Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out Phil@@ is@@ ti@@ a , and later thr@@ ough@@ out Juda@@ h , ” he says , the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an k@@ ing@@ ’s “ s@@ cor@@ ched - earth po@@ li@@ cy cre@@ ated a ver@@ it@@ able wa@@ st@@ el@@ and w@@ est of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver . ”
In fact , if a Christian re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly and un@@ rep@@ ent@@ an@@ tly gives in to f@@ its of anger and will not change , he or she must be dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed from the Christian congregation .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , congregation elders can shepher@@ d us as part of the flo@@ ck under their care .
At a certain point , the g@@ ul@@ f between L@@ at@@ in , the sac@@ red e@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ as@@ tic@@ al language , and the ver@@ n@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar , with its di@@ al@@ e@@ cts and local vari@@ ants , became so wide that L@@ at@@ in was no longer under@@ sto@@ od by those who had no for@@ ma@@ l educ@@ ation .
S@@ et prog@@ res@@ sive go@@ als toward be@@ coming a pioneer .
And Jehovah ri@@ ch@@ ly re@@ war@@ ded Job for his integrity .
Then I would qu@@ o@@ te the words of Psalm 34 : 10 : “ As for those see@@ king Jehovah , they will not l@@ ack anything good . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , Paul was inspired to wr@@ ite about circum@@ c@@ ision according to the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law : “ W@@ as any man called circum@@ c@@ ised ?
No longer will te@@ ars of s@@ or@@ ro@@ w be shed .
From time to time , we need to ask ourselves : ‘ Wh@@ ere does my true affe@@ ction li@@ e ?
What was the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of sel@@ ling these righ@@ ts for a bo@@ w@@ l of ste@@ w ?
Tru@@ e worship was cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted , and the Israelites themselves took up serving false go@@ ds .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we are fully con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that teaching others the good news from the Bible can bring them se@@ cur@@ ity and certain@@ ty spiritually , and even emo@@ tion@@ ally and physi@@ c@@ ally .
Even though I am no longer rich materi@@ ally , I feel like a milli@@ on@@ a@@ i@@ re spiritually . ”
So@@ on they en@@ tered the au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer service and respon@@ ded to the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er@@ ’s su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion that they serve with a congregation where there was a greater need .
The con@@ text also shows why that vital truth is of comfort to God’s servants .
Wh@@ ere does the Christian congregation stand on this ?
It pres@@ ents him as the loving Pro@@ vi@@ der , the in@@ com@@ par@@ able D@@ eli@@ ver@@ er , and the F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ er of his pur@@ pos@@ es .
“ I think that as a Christian , I need su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient knowledge about the sub@@ ject .
Thus , we read : “ Jehovah continued with Joseph and kept show@@ ing loyal love to him and gr@@ an@@ ting him fav@@ or in the eyes of the c@@ hi@@ ef of@@ fic@@ er of the pris@@ on . ”
She will honor his position and remain under “ the law of her husband . ” ​ — Romans 7 : 2 .
In worship , “ holy ” app@@ lies to that which is se@@ par@@ ated from comm@@ on use , or held sac@@ red .
E@@ spe@@ cially must we as Christians , or@@ da@@ ined min@@ isters of Jehovah God , have a heal@@ thy concer@@ n about how others view us .
Why does the material we study at congregation meetings deser@@ ve care@@ ful ad@@ v@@ ance pre@@ par@@ ation ?
In the 1@@ 6@@ th century , most people could not understand L@@ at@@ in .
The se@@ ed that f@@ ell on the fine so@@ il took ro@@ o@@ t , s@@ pr@@ ou@@ ted , and gre@@ w into , let us say , a whe@@ at st@@ al@@ k .
However , pur@@ su@@ ing such a course would be a serious er@@ ro@@ r .
O@@ p@@ in@@ i@@ ons about d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing , health and nu@@ tr@@ iti@@ on , and other personal matters may also tri@@ gg@@ er contro@@ vers@@ y .
When you in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce a s@@ crip@@ ture , foc@@ us attention on the import@@ ance of know@@ ing God’s thinking on the sub@@ ject .
From there we went to Pet@@ er@@ bor@@ ough , O@@ nt@@ ari@@ o , for si@@ x months of pione@@ ering before he@@ ading sou@@ th to G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol .
M@@ ere words cannot con@@ ve@@ y the over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing feelings of sh@@ o@@ ck , dis@@ beli@@ ef , num@@ b@@ ness , and des@@ pa@@ ir that can result from such tra@@ gi@@ c , un@@ expe@@ cted lo@@ s@@ ses .
It is as if someone were th@@ ru@@ sting a f@@ ing@@ er in Jehovah’s e@@ ye@@ bal@@ l .
By recogn@@ iz@@ ing the prophe@@ t’s right to deci@@ de , Jehovah di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied him .
In May 194@@ 3 , I was trans@@ fer@@ red to another pris@@ on in Bu@@ da@@ p@@ est and later to the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of M@@ á@@ ri@@ ano@@ s@@ z@@ tr@@ a , where we lived in a mon@@ ast@@ er@@ y with some 70 n@@ un@@ s .
Un@@ like Jehovah , the s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es showed a car@@ eless dis@@ reg@@ ard for life .
My Li@@ fe Ch@@ ang@@ es
T@@ ake pri@@ de in even the small de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of your work .
After we arri@@ ved at G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol , Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r told us that stud@@ ents en@@ ro@@ l@@ led in Fr@@ en@@ ch - language cl@@ as@@ ses , as we were , would be sent to Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
Yes , Jesus ’ lead@@ er@@ ship is prog@@ res@@ sive , not st@@ ag@@ n@@ ant .
It be@@ ge@@ ts gener@@ os@@ ity . ​ — Luke 6 : 38 .
They had to be willing to sacrifice their very lives for one another and for others .
What a powerful way to teach the value of set@@ ting wor@@ th@@ while go@@ als and then using our God - given strength to ac@@ hi@@ eve them !
Do you feel s@@ or@@ ry for those who su@@ ff@@ er ?
So it seem@@ s that Jesus was refer@@ ring to his anointed followers , both in the first century and in the mo@@ der@@ n app@@ lic@@ ation of his words . ​ — 2 / 15 , pages 23 - 4 .
But Jehovah is no more respon@@ sible for the des@@ tru@@ ction ca@@ used by them than a we@@ a@@ ther@@ man is respon@@ sible for the dam@@ age done by a ty@@ p@@ ho@@ on that he fore@@ ca@@ st@@ s .
When we read about such people as Abraham , S@@ ar@@ ah , Isa@@ a@@ c , Jac@@ o@@ b , Moses , R@@ a@@ ha@@ b , G@@ ide@@ on , Bar@@ ak , and many others , these acc@@ oun@@ ts may move us to exam@@ ine our own faith .
J@@ on@@ ah’s V@@ i@@ e@@ w of Pe@@ ople ​ — A St@@ ar@@ k Con@@ tr@@ ast
Jesus Christ said that these ones were “ work@@ ers of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness ” who would be c@@ learly id@@ enti@@ fied by their evil actions .
• The fine se@@ ed
Will we take these real - life experi@@ ences to heart ?
Our meetings should be an o@@ as@@ is where our de@@ a@@ f brothers and sisters receive spiritual encourag@@ ement
He re@@ je@@ cted the H@@ us@@ s@@ ites for the viol@@ ent turn their mo@@ v@@ ement had taken , and he turned away from the W@@ al@@ den@@ ses because of their com@@ prom@@ ising stand .
What is involved in wal@@ king in God’s name ?
“ On to@@ p of the he@@ igh@@ ts , by the way , at the cro@@ s@@ sing of the ro@@ ad@@ ways it has st@@ ati@@ oned it@@ self .
Those who are se@@ x@@ u@@ ally prom@@ is@@ cu@@ ous also face ma@@ j@@ or health ris@@ ks , both physical and men@@ tal .
Fir@@ st - century Jews who wanted to ple@@ ase God had to rep@@ ent of their sin@@ s against Christ .
Let us individu@@ ally prom@@ o@@ te love for Jehovah by tal@@ king about his loving ways .
What “ emp@@ ty thing ” have the present - day n@@ ational grou@@ ps “ kept mut@@ ter@@ ing ” ?
Jehovah ad@@ ded that if someone , such as a h@@ un@@ ter or a f@@ ar@@ m@@ er , kil@@ led an ani@@ ma@@ l for food , he had to dra@@ in the blood and co@@ ver it with du@@ st .
Are Jesus ’ St@@ at@@ ements Acc@@ ur@@ ate ?
Thus we con@@ ve@@ y a feel@@ ing of war@@ m@@ th and show our personal interest in him .
It can help gu@@ i@@ de us to do what is good and sto@@ p us from doing what is bad .
F@@ in@@ ding cal@@ m in this tr@@ oub@@ led world is a r@@ are blessing in@@ deed .
For you are great and are doing won@@ dr@@ ous things ; you are God , you al@@ one . ”
She said : “ R@@ ise up , for this is the day that Jehovah will give S@@ is@@ er@@ a into your hand . Is Jehovah not going out before you ? ”
Christ In@@ iti@@ ates the P@@ re@@ aching Wor@@ k
It refle@@ cted good par@@ ent@@ al tra@@ ining .
Ne@@ ar the end of your study peri@@ od , bri@@ ef@@ ly re@@ view what you have co@@ vered .
We do well to keep fully at@@ tu@@ ned to the un@@ fol@@ ding of God’s purpose . Our future life pro@@ spe@@ cts dep@@ end on its fulfill@@ ment .
It is n@@ est@@ led in the E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an Al@@ ps , with Au@@ stri@@ a to the nor@@ th , I@@ tal@@ y to the w@@ est , C@@ ro@@ ati@@ a to the sou@@ th , and H@@ ung@@ ary to the e@@ ast .
H@@ el@@ p them to make new friends by arrang@@ ing opportun@@ ities for up@@ building associ@@ ation .
That mor@@ ning , when the bu@@ ses d@@ ro@@ ve off to the har@@ b@@ or , the work@@ ers took with them 7 boo@@ ks , 6@@ 9 boo@@ k@@ le@@ ts , and 4@@ 7@@ 9 ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines .
E@@ ve fa@@ iled to foc@@ us on her relationship with Jehovah
How did P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h show ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness , and with what result ?
This teach@@ es him to make com@@ par@@ is@@ ons .
However , if people lo@@ se confidence in him for any reason , someone el@@ se may soon be s@@ it@@ ting in the se@@ at of power .
The heart of the wise one ca@@ uses his m@@ ou@@ th to show in@@ sight , and to his li@@ ps it ad@@ ds per@@ su@@ asi@@ ven@@ ess . ” ​ — Proverbs 16 : 20 - 23 .
‘ God of the Li@@ ving , ’ 2 / 1
What if you have a quic@@ k temp@@ er and real@@ ize that you need more self - control ?
What Is a Fa@@ ther’s R@@ o@@ le ?
Jesus , in turn , imp@@ ressed upon his followers the import@@ ance of being gu@@ i@@ ded by God’s holy spirit , or “ ac@@ tive for@@ ce . ”
A@@ F@@ T@@ E@@ R An@@ ita * was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , her husband became fi@@ er@@ c@@ ely op@@ posed .
It took three more we@@ ek@@ s before my sister - in - law M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ena and I re@@ ached our home in Lu@@ č@@ ene@@ c , on May 30 , 194@@ 5 .
That night , however , a mo@@ b of men from the city sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded the house and dem@@ an@@ ded that the vis@@ it@@ ors be brought out to them for im@@ moral pur@@ pos@@ es . Lo@@ t tri@@ ed to reason with the mo@@ b , but to no a@@ va@@ il .
However , when the pres@@ s arri@@ ved in Ju@@ ne 1@@ 6@@ 27 , Lu@@ car@@ is ’ enem@@ ies char@@ ged him with emp@@ lo@@ ying it for pol@@ itical pur@@ pos@@ es , and they ev@@ en@@ tually had it destro@@ yed .
Just as the Bible fore@@ told , in our time ‘ wicked men and imp@@ o@@ st@@ ors have advan@@ ced from bad to wor@@ se . ’
The inspired rec@@ ord tel@@ ls us that Paul set out from Ca@@ es@@ are@@ a in the cu@@ sto@@ dy of the Rom@@ an cen@@ tu@@ ri@@ on Ju@@ li@@ us , together with other sol@@ di@@ ers and Paul’s compan@@ i@@ ons .
He ad@@ ded : “ He who lo@@ ves his wife lo@@ ves himself . ”
The result is the en@@ or@@ m@@ ous di@@ vers@@ ity of religious vie@@ ws found worl@@ d@@ wide .
Such ones become valu@@ ed and tru@@ sted emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es and therefore are less likely to lo@@ se their jo@@ b .
To them , that was an ob@@ vi@@ ous conclu@@ sion !
In time , however , the ag@@ enc@@ y was a@@ udi@@ ted , and J@@ ur@@ an@@ di@@ r was comm@@ ended for his hon@@ es@@ ty .
Like King David , why is it good for us to medit@@ ate on what we learn about Jehovah ?
Per@@ haps you have set certain go@@ als for yourself , such as be@@ coming a pioneer or a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant , serving in a ter@@ rit@@ ory where there is a greater need for Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers , or be@@ coming a Be@@ th@@ el@@ ite .
In contr@@ ast , no@@ te what the Bible says about God : “ I , Jehovah , am your God , the One teaching you to benefit yourself , the One ca@@ using you to tre@@ ad in the way in which you should walk .
* A@@ m@@ ong these are th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
He comman@@ ded Adam : “ From every t@@ ree of the gar@@ den you may e@@ at to satis@@ fac@@ tion . But as for the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad you must not e@@ at from it , for in the day you e@@ at from it you will positi@@ vely die . ”
I was char@@ ged with pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tism , a serious off@@ en@@ se at the time .
But children must ev@@ en@@ tually deci@@ de for themselves whether to let this world b@@ end them to its will or to allow Jehovah to make their “ pa@@ ths st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght . ” ​ — Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 ; Romans 12 : 2 .
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , this may result in some em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass@@ ment and perhaps some un@@ pleas@@ ant con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
Jesus lik@@ ened his coming to the arri@@ val of a th@@ i@@ ef
How have present - day Christians benef@@ ited from la@@ ws and leg@@ al decisions ?
The same ho@@ l@@ ds true regarding those who are li@@ mit@@ ed by po@@ or health , family responsi@@ bil@@ ities , or other circumstances .
They also show how using gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous spe@@ e@@ ch can do much to prom@@ o@@ te good rel@@ ations .
Our jo@@ b is to preach , tru@@ sting that Jehovah will give us his blessing .
On one occasi@@ on , I called from my bal@@ con@@ y to a neigh@@ b@@ or as she was pas@@ sing by .
Jehovah declar@@ ed : “ I will ro@@ ck all the nations , and the desi@@ ra@@ ble things of all the nations must come in ; and I will f@@ ill this house with glory . . . .
That s@@ ong , recorded in Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us chap@@ ter 15 , inclu@@ des this declar@@ ation in verse 18 : “ Jehovah will rule as king forever and ever . ”
And how can we to a greater de@@ gre@@ e cultiv@@ ate our spirit of self - sacrifice ?
Rather than being d@@ om@@ in@@ ated by such worl@@ dly desi@@ res , Jesus ’ disciples are to keep their e@@ ye simp@@ le and to foc@@ us on doing God’s will . ​ — Matthew 6 : 22 - 24 , 31 - 33 ; 1 John 2 : 17 .
But most people felt that religion it@@ self was good .
He should also be al@@ er@@ t that no one person d@@ om@@ in@@ ates the con@@ vers@@ ation .
14 : 1 - 6 .
What does it mean when we pray for God’s Kingdom to come ?
☞ What was sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant about “ Ch@@ il@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s Da@@ y ” at the 194@@ 1 The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c As@@ s@@ em@@ bly ? ​ — Jehovah’s Witnesses — ​ Pro@@ claim@@ ers of God’s Kingdom , pages 8@@ 6 , 8@@ 8 .
Jehovah explained : “ I am keep@@ ing a@@ wa@@ ke concer@@ ning my word in order to car@@ ry it out . ”
We cannot com@@ pre@@ h@@ end the power needed to cre@@ ate the enti@@ re uni@@ verse .
No , for there is no@@ ne !
What can you do if you desire to pur@@ sue the full - time ministry ?
“ I@@ F ON@@ E par@@ t@@ ner chang@@ es his or her religion , the marriage will bre@@ ak up . ” So go@@ es the cla@@ im of many people .
Such knowledge can lead to faith .
Many view it as a sac@@ red book mer@@ ely for cer@@ em@@ on@@ i@@ al use in making v@@ ow@@ s or in s@@ we@@ aring to tell the truth in cour@@ t .
This is not just ‘ some religion . ’ It is the cor@@ e of my thinking , go@@ als , mor@@ als , and ex@@ ist@@ ence . ”
That por@@ table t@@ ent served as a cen@@ tr@@ al fe@@ ature of God’s arrang@@ ement for appro@@ ach to him for over four cen@@ tu@@ ries .
The point of the si@@ m@@ ile would be that Jehovah’s spirit emp@@ ow@@ ered Sam@@ son to per@@ form a t@@ ask that requi@@ red ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary physical strength .
The pri@@ ce was 1 1 / 2 gu@@ il@@ ders ​ — the e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent of a ye@@ ar@@ ’s wa@@ ges for a hous@@ eho@@ ld ma@@ id .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , E@@ z@@ r@@ a the pri@@ est declar@@ ed : “ You y@@ ourselves have ac@@ ted un@@ faith@@ fully in that you gave a d@@ wel@@ ling to fore@@ ign wi@@ ves so as to ad@@ d to the gu@@ il@@ t@@ iness of Israel . ”
A@@ n a@@ the@@ ist and ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her nam@@ ed M@@ ic@@ he@@ l On@@ f@@ ra@@ y mus@@ es on how it is possible that the same religious book could inspi@@ re two ty@@ p@@ es of men , one “ as@@ pi@@ ring to sa@@ in@@ t@@ l@@ iness , ” the other “ car@@ r@@ ying out an act of in@@ human c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty ” ​ — ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism .
We can cultiv@@ ate un@@ sh@@ aka@@ ble trust in God’s su@@ peri@@ or wisdom !
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the Scriptures st@@ ate : “ God set [ Jesus ] for@@ th as an o@@ ffering for prop@@ iti@@ ation through faith in his blood .
On@@ ly Jehovah could .
; C@@ la@@ y@@ t@@ on , Z .
What makes this st@@ at@@ ement re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble is that God shows appreciation for devo@@ ted people even though they are sin@@ n@@ ers and f@@ all sh@@ ort of his glory . ​ — Romans 3 : 23 .
Our happiness and succ@@ ess dep@@ end on what ?
( a ) How do the psalmis@@ t’s words as@@ sure us that Jehovah is deep@@ ly concer@@ ned about us as individuals ?
Mark was likely among those who were ga@@ ther@@ ed to pray .
But he p@@ our@@ ed out his heart to Jehovah and dre@@ w near to him in fer@@ v@@ ent prayer .
In ad@@ dition , my mother tri@@ ed her best to teach me the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s cons@@ ol@@ ing message .
As parents , we were some@@ what concer@@ ned about their li@@ mit@@ ed understanding of Greek .
As Christians determined to maintain our integrity to God , we e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly a@@ wa@@ it that time when Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y will be v@@ indic@@ ated .
F@@ ur@@ ther R@@ est@@ or@@ ation at H@@ and !
Pro@@ v@@ in@@ cial ju@@ ris@@ di@@ ction was based on F@@ eli@@ x@@ ’s power and authority .
A@@ n individu@@ al could , as it were , hold a g@@ ru@@ dge against Jehovah .
The pi@@ t is u@@ su@@ ally cam@@ ou@@ f@@ la@@ ged with a th@@ in co@@ ver@@ ing of s@@ tic@@ ks and so@@ il .
You may reason , ‘ Such a life is not what I think of as mean@@ ing@@ ful ! ’
In order to tre@@ at Jesus ’ body , for instance , N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s provided a large qu@@ an@@ t@@ ity of spi@@ ces for this purpose .
Pro@@ ve Bible truth to yourself .
And the w@@ ind ab@@ ated , and a great cal@@ m set in . ”
The princi@@ ple of Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 20 : 5 is illustr@@ ated by the example of Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i as well .
But how would the comm@@ on people benefit from the Scriptures at a time when those sac@@ red writ@@ ings were mo@@ st@@ ly in L@@ at@@ in ?
This could ha@@ p@@ pen because of our imper@@ fect view of matters or because we do not have all the fac@@ ts .
W@@ as God refer@@ ring to the faithful angels ?
As we got to the sta@@ ir@@ s of a house , we took off our boo@@ ts and sh@@ o@@ ok the s@@ now out of them .
L@@ ater , that home began to be used as a lo@@ c@@ ation for the M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol .
When you need personal attention , go to those who serve as shepher@@ ds , teach@@ ers , and coun@@ sel@@ ors in the Christian congregation .
For example , after his resurrection he explained his ro@@ le in God’s purpose to two disciples who were in a qu@@ and@@ ary over his death .
What demonstr@@ ates the con@@ dition of our heart ?
He said : “ Those ei@@ gh@@ te@@ en upon whom the tower in S@@ il@@ o@@ am f@@ ell , ther@@ e@@ by k@@ ill@@ ing them , do you i@@ magine that they were proved greater de@@ b@@ t@@ ors [ sin@@ n@@ ers ] than all other men in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ting Jerusalem ? ”
Why should those led by God’s spirit show kindness ?
To illustr@@ ate : A new Bible stud@@ ent nam@@ ed J@@ a@@ y was ad@@ di@@ cted to to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o .
She has a@@ es@@ the@@ tic@@ ally pre@@ pared her bed with col@@ or@@ ful l@@ in@@ en from Egy@@ pt and per@@ fu@@ m@@ ed it with cho@@ ice f@@ ra@@ gr@@ an@@ ces of my@@ r@@ r@@ h , al@@ o@@ es , and c@@ in@@ nam@@ on .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From 2 K@@ ings , 8 / 1
TH@@ A@@ T was in 194@@ 9 , more than 60 years ag@@ o , but my st@@ ory beg@@ ins many years ear@@ li@@ er .
“ S@@ mo@@ king ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ tes . . . has been s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fic@@ ally pro@@ ven to har@@ m ne@@ arly every or@@ g@@ an in the body and to inc@@ re@@ ase mor@@ bidi@@ ty and mor@@ tal@@ ity , ” says The To@@ ba@@ cc@@ o A@@ t@@ l@@ as .
So hum@@ ility descri@@ bes the view that a person has of himself , not the op@@ in@@ ion that others have of him .
What continu@@ es to be necess@@ ary for God’s people to en@@ ter into his rest ?
To do so , you need to “ form a long@@ ing ” for the spiritual food that God provi@@ des .
T@@ ar@@ din@@ ess can cause a stud@@ ent to mis@@ s certain cl@@ as@@ ses and h@@ in@@ der his scho@@ l@@ as@@ tic prog@@ ress .
We find an instru@@ ctive example in the three Hebrews , as rel@@ ated in Daniel chap@@ ter 3 .
You might view this as a small thing , and you make your cho@@ ice without much deli@@ ber@@ ation , especially if you are in a h@@ ur@@ ry .
Mar@@ ri@@ age Can Su@@ cc@@ e@@ ed in To@@ da@@ y’s World
( a ) Why did God’s people need some cor@@ rection between 1914 and 19@@ 19 ?
On@@ ce again we wor@@ ked with my brother C@@ ar@@ l and his wife , C@@ la@@ i@@ re .
At one rec@@ ent conven@@ tion , some came from coun@@ tri@@ es where people ten@@ d to be re@@ served when expres@@ sing their emo@@ tions .
Like Joseph , they know that there is no better inv@@ est@@ ment they can make for the s@@ ake of their children .
And in 199@@ 3 the brothers in K@@ y@@ r@@ gy@@ z@@ st@@ an ho@@ sted a conven@@ tion at S@@ par@@ ta@@ k St@@ adi@@ u@@ m in Bi@@ sh@@ ke@@ k for the first time .
The first - century Jewish hist@@ ori@@ an Jose@@ ph@@ us tel@@ ls us that ten@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an Jews travel@@ ed to Jerusalem for the an@@ nu@@ al fes@@ tiv@@ als .
Yet , Jesus is not ha@@ ugh@@ ty or al@@ o@@ of .
Thus , as He@@ ad of the Christian congregation , Jesus has full control of the bo@@ dies of elders .
Peter was not as@@ king a question .
“ In@@ tegrity ” is moral s@@ oun@@ dness or comple@@ ten@@ ess .
But he never tal@@ ks to me about our bil@@ ls .
A F@@ ine Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ent and T@@ e@@ ach@@ er
I organiz@@ e my time care@@ fully so as to have en@@ ough time for wit@@ ness@@ ing . ”
All who remain loyal to Jehovah and his organization will have his continued blessing .
2 : 18 , 19 .
He has far more experience and st@@ am@@ ina than you do , but he pati@@ ently wal@@ ks near you .
But he@@ ad@@ ship is not to be exerc@@ ised in a d@@ om@@ in@@ e@@ ering way .
Tru@@ e , those out@@ side No@@ ah’s im@@ medi@@ ate hous@@ eho@@ ld “ took no no@@ te ” of his preaching .
Why do we need to “ pa@@ y more than the u@@ su@@ al attention ” to the tru@@ ths of God’s Word ?
Their th@@ ir@@ d son , S@@ et@@ h , was born when Adam was 1@@ 30 years old .
It em@@ br@@ ac@@ es “ the enti@@ re associ@@ ation of [ his ] brothers in the world . ” ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 9 .
H@@ el@@ p Y@@ oung On@@ es to Be@@ come F@@ am@@ ili@@ ar With Jehovah’s O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation
However , we also real@@ ize that allow@@ ing for di@@ vers@@ ity in rec@@ re@@ ation is not a li@@ cen@@ se to in@@ d@@ ul@@ ge on@@ es@@ el@@ f .
M@@ ake sure to take your children with you in vari@@ ous fe@@ atu@@ res of the ministry .
That con@@ vers@@ ation was to change my life to@@ t@@ ally ! M@@ r@@ s .
He had se@@ x@@ u@@ al enc@@ oun@@ ters with men and women in ex@@ change for sh@@ el@@ ter and money .
Yes , a person can become en@@ ra@@ ged against God in his heart .
We can be certain of experi@@ enc@@ ing hear@@ t@@ felt joy if we have a full share in to@@ da@@ y’s spiritual har@@ v@@ est work .
But when the gu@@ ar@@ ds went to f@@ et@@ ch them , they dis@@ co@@ vered that their c@@ el@@ ls were emp@@ ty , al@@ though the do@@ ors had been lo@@ cked .
N@@ ei@@ ther No@@ ah’s building pro@@ ject nor his preaching moved the people of his day to act .
And he saw f@@ it to draw them into a relationship with him .
• Jo@@ b@@ ’s re@@ action to personal tra@@ ge@@ dies ?
There is no better way to use your life .
‘ Still , ’ some may ask , ‘ why would Lo@@ t offer his daugh@@ ters to the mo@@ b ? ’
In what ways do God’s angels help us ?
His brothers tre@@ ated him ba@@ dly .
So , then , do you want to enjoy a truly wor@@ th@@ while life ?
At times , the apostles made spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments , such as at the time they appointed se@@ ven men to care for the da@@ ily food dist@@ ribu@@ tion to wi@@ do@@ ws .
Th@@ ough Jehovah brought des@@ tru@@ ction on the wicked in times past , he pre@@ served ali@@ ve both Noah and Lo@@ t , who served him faith@@ fully .
“ E@@ sa@@ u became a man know@@ ing how to h@@ un@@ t , a man of the field , ” wh@@ er@@ e@@ as “ Jac@@ o@@ b [ was ] a b@@ lam@@ eless man , d@@ wel@@ ling in ten@@ ts . ”
• What responsi@@ bil@@ ities come with the honor of be@@ aring Jehovah’s name ?
Jesus Christ called Satan “ the wicked one ” and “ the rul@@ er of the world , ” or un@@ righteous human soci@@ ety .
Al@@ ways gr@@ ate@@ ful to receive the gi@@ f@@ ts that the congregations sent him , Paul consci@@ enti@@ ously avo@@ i@@ ded imp@@ o@@ sing “ an ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive bur@@ den ” on his brothers . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 9 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 15 - 18 .
How would you feel about this gift ?
Such love un@@ ites people of all ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds , rac@@ es , and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es in happy associ@@ ation to serve Jehovah “ sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der . ”
The qu@@ ality of pati@@ ence will be consider@@ ed in a future article in this seri@@ es on “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit . ”
Jehovah then gives fur@@ ther la@@ ws per@@ tain@@ ing to L@@ ev@@ ite ob@@ lig@@ ations and the cle@@ ans@@ ing of the people .
They simply served the practic@@ al purpose of sign@@ s , show@@ ing the people where to ga@@ ther .
In faith , we par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in this work to the best of our ability , using wh@@ atever res@@ our@@ ces are at our dis@@ pos@@ al .
Jo@@ shua ex@@ hor@@ ted Israel to “ fear Jehovah and serve him ”
A@@ gain , good commun@@ ic@@ ation can en@@ sue , Scriptural counsel can be sh@@ ared , and a streng@@ th@@ ening of faith can result .
Consider some of the differ@@ ences between her situation and our@@ s .
• What are some ways that the worl@@ d’s spirit might af@@ fect us ?
The number of h@@ our@@ s sp@@ ent in the field went up from 4@@ 29 to 7@@ 6@@ 5 . . . .
The thro@@ ne was on whe@@ els .
Matthew repor@@ ts that they asked : “ Ex@@ pla@@ in to us the illustr@@ ation of the we@@ e@@ ds in the field . ”
A gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous person is “ mar@@ ke@@ dly consider@@ ate of ano@@ ther’s feelings ” and displa@@ ys an ‘ end@@ ear@@ ing kin@@ d@@ l@@ iness especially to inf@@ eri@@ ors . ’
It was Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s faith , not his e@@ th@@ ni@@ c orig@@ in , that made him “ Jehovah’s friend . ”
My ministry keep@@ s me st@@ able .
“ Your loving - kindness is in fr@@ on@@ t of my eyes , ” continued David , “ and I have wal@@ ked in your truth . ”
Moses asked to see God’s glory in the m@@ oun@@ tain , and he did see the af@@ ter@@ g@@ low of Jehovah’s glory .
In chap@@ ter 12 of his letter to the Christians in R@@ ome , Paul gave wise counsel on how they should re@@ act to op@@ position .
The apostle Peter said that some in the first - century congregation had “ eyes full of ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y ” and ‘ en@@ tic@@ ed un@@ ste@@ ad@@ y sou@@ ls . ’
A@@ gain , I fer@@ v@@ ently pray@@ ed to Jehovah .
A gl@@ ori@@ ous hope in@@ deed !
S@@ ome@@ one who is consider@@ ate of others , who is a@@ da@@ p@@ table , and who has a positi@@ ve spirit ?
In 19@@ 17 the Ju@@ li@@ an cal@@ end@@ ar was 13 days be@@ h@@ ind its G@@ reg@@ ori@@ an coun@@ ter@@ part .
How did the words of Isaiah 6@@ 1 : 1 - 3 apply to Jesus and at the same time ex@@ pose the s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es ?
“ We u@@ su@@ ally discus@@ s decisions , and when he deci@@ des what will or will not be done , I know it is for our benefit .
To medit@@ ate on Jehovah’s end@@ uring love : To think care@@ fully and seri@@ ously about the many ways Jehovah shows his love for us
That in it@@ self is a vi@@ vi@@ d fi@@ gu@@ re of spe@@ e@@ ch , but what con@@ cre@@ te example can we use to illustr@@ ate the point ​ — an er@@ as@@ er ? a sp@@ ong@@ e ?
E@@ ar@@ th will thus be cle@@ ans@@ ed of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , and righteous humans will live forever on this g@@ lo@@ be .
The cont@@ est was arrang@@ ed by the F@@ in@@ n@@ ish post@@ al ser@@ vi@@ ces , the F@@ e@@ der@@ ation for F@@ in@@ n@@ ish M@@ other T@@ ong@@ ue T@@ e@@ ach@@ ers , and the F@@ in@@ n@@ ish L@@ it@@ er@@ ature So@@ ci@@ ety .
One text told of the vi@@ ct@@ ory of S@@ ar@@ g@@ on , king of A@@ k@@ ka@@ d , over “ Mar@@ i , Y@@ ar@@ mut@@ i , and E@@ b@@ la . ”
How can we exerc@@ ise our thinking ability in order to become spiritually matu@@ re ?
But because you , King Jo@@ si@@ ah , hum@@ b@@ led yourself , you will be ga@@ ther@@ ed to your gra@@ v@@ ey@@ ard in peace and will not see the cal@@ am@@ ity . ’
Job was confid@@ ent that he would live again
He showed the book to his son and said : “ What a ni@@ ce book !
What is the ke@@ y to a succ@@ ess@@ ful marriage ?
What s@@ crip@@ ture helped ?
Yes , Jehovah expe@@ cts us to obey his la@@ ws under all circumstances .
When we tre@@ at others in the way that Jesus spe@@ ci@@ fied , we are ac@@ ting in har@@ mony with the spirit be@@ h@@ ind “ the Law ” ​ — the writ@@ ings that make up the Bible boo@@ ks of Genesis through De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y .
The Bible also descri@@ bes many loyal individuals .
What will help you hus@@ ban@@ ds to cultiv@@ ate godly qualities in you and your family ?
It is not a book , therefore , that will provide us with ad@@ di@@ tional information about what ac@@ tually happened in Jesus ’ li@@ fe@@ time . ”
Bible prophecy is also su@@ peri@@ or in many other ways .
L@@ it@@ tle did he real@@ ize that , in time , many would a@@ ban@@ d@@ on Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ ism .
• How can one become an as@@ set as a neigh@@ b@@ or ?
This time , I accepted the offer .
( b ) Why should we not fear to pray out l@@ ou@@ d to Jehovah ?
One of the Witness famili@@ es who live close by now take me to the congregation meetings and out in the preaching work .
David wrote : “ Who may as@@ c@@ end to the m@@ oun@@ tain of Jehovah , and who may stand up in his holy place ?
God has also given us the gift of free will , or fre@@ e@@ dom of cho@@ ice .
When God turned his cur@@ se into a blessing , Bal@@ a@@ am wor@@ ked with Mo@@ a@@ bi@@ te King Bal@@ ak and lu@@ red many Israelites into i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry and se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
C@@ au@@ ti@@ ous G@@ ide@@ on re@@ ques@@ ts a si@@ gn that God would be with him in str@@ ik@@ ing down M@@ idi@@ an , and Jehovah is willing to accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ate G@@ ide@@ on@@ ’s reason@@ able need for as@@ sur@@ ance .
Jesus was out@@ standing in per@@ c@@ ei@@ ving pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s feelings and at dis@@ cer@@ ning how best to tre@@ at them kin@@ dly .
We would never want them to lo@@ se their joy or become fru@@ str@@ ated because of something we do .
When was “ the Ho@@ ly of Ho@@ lies ” anointed , as fore@@ told at Daniel 9 : 24 ?
Some understand her words to mean that Jac@@ o@@ b was with R@@ ac@@ he@@ l more often than with Le@@ ah .
• What can parents learn from the way Jesus tre@@ ated his disciples ?
Mo@@ st would ad@@ mit that their marriage has not been without its challeng@@ es .
How did Joseph get into such a ter@@ ri@@ ble pre@@ dic@@ am@@ ent ?
Jehovah’s servants enjoy tal@@ king about a vari@@ ety of sub@@ je@@ cts , but spiritual to@@ pi@@ c@@ s always f@@ la@@ v@@ or the con@@ vers@@ ations of spiritually inc@@ l@@ ined people . ​ — 1 Corinthians 2 : 13 .
It is something I have never experienced before . ”
K@@ no@@ wing that the Devil br@@ ings persecu@@ tion upon us because he des@@ per@@ ately wants to bre@@ ak our integrity to God can ac@@ tually help us to be coura@@ ge@@ ous and strong .
Davi@@ d’s words about Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess show us what a mer@@ ci@@ ful Father we have : “ He for@@ gives all your er@@ r@@ ors and he@@ als all your a@@ il@@ ments ; he rec@@ la@@ im@@ s your life from the pi@@ t and crow@@ ns you with his loyal love and mer@@ cy .
In ad@@ dition to the pur@@ cha@@ sed fil@@ ms , Bethel family members were fil@@ m@@ ed in ne@@ ar@@ by Y@@ on@@ k@@ ers , New Yor@@ k , as they pla@@ yed the par@@ ts of Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , and the ang@@ el who pre@@ ven@@ ted Abraham from ac@@ tually sacrific@@ ing his son . ​ — G@@ en .
“ With language , the lear@@ ning cur@@ ve is more like a sta@@ ir@@ case , ” no@@ tes Jo@@ on , who has taken up Ch@@ in@@ ese .
“ W@@ ho@@ ever e@@ ats the lo@@ a@@ f or dr@@ in@@ ks the c@@ up of the Lord un@@ wor@@ th@@ ily will be gu@@ il@@ ty res@@ pe@@ cting the body and the blood of the Lord . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R@@ IN@@ TH@@ I@@ AN@@ S 11 : 27 .
It is God’s will that “ all s@@ or@@ ts of men should be sa@@ ved and come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ”
Yet , Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or C@@ ar@@ l Tho@@ res@@ en of St@@ an@@ for@@ d Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , lead re@@ sear@@ ch@@ er for the St@@ an@@ for@@ d F@@ or@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess Pro@@ ject , no@@ tes that there are “ very few people who understand what for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess is and how it works . ”
Today , over si@@ x milli@@ on true worshi@@ p@@ ers “ offer themselves will@@ ingly ” in Jehovah’s service .
“ You must love Jehovah your God . . . with your whole mind and with your whole strength . ” ​ — M@@ A@@ R@@ K 12 : 30 .
How happy we are when we have his appro@@ val because we have st@@ ored up “ tre@@ a@@ sures in heaven ” !
What shall I do to you , O Juda@@ h , when the loving - kindness of you people is like the mor@@ ning cl@@ ou@@ ds and like the de@@ w that early go@@ es away ? ”
Even though B@@ ill and R@@ am@@ on later su@@ ffered the lo@@ ss of their mat@@ es in death , both had experienced the joy and support that a faithful wife can give .
• What were some of the thor@@ ns that M@@ ep@@ hi@@ bo@@ sh@@ et@@ h and Ne@@ h@@ emiah had to end@@ ure ?
By the time Mar@@ ku@@ s came home from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , I was con@@ duc@@ ting 17 Bible stu@@ dies !
Mu@@ ch to the reli@@ ef of Jehovah’s people , the ba@@ n ​ — descri@@ bed by a cour@@ t justice as “ ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ary , cap@@ ri@@ ci@@ ous and op@@ pres@@ sive ” — ​ was li@@ f@@ ted in Ju@@ ne 194@@ 3 .
The Bible stud@@ ent may take no@@ te of a congregation el@@ der who faith@@ fully takes the lead in field service des@@ pite his many congregation responsi@@ bil@@ ities . He may me@@ et a Witness who is disa@@ b@@ led and h@@ ou@@ se@@ b@@ ound but who is a s@@ ource of spiritual encourag@@ ement to all who vis@@ it him .
T@@ ur@@ ning to my father , the pri@@ est said : “ M@@ r . E@@ con@@ om@@ o@@ s , k@@ ic@@ k your relati@@ ve out im@@ medi@@ ately ; she has set your house on fi@@ re . ”
Our spiritual family in New Be@@ d@@ for@@ d , M@@ ass@@ ach@@ u@@ set@@ ts
As He@@ ad of the Christian congregation , Jesus “ gave gi@@ f@@ ts in men . ”
Bro@@ thers , I do not yet consider my@@ self as having la@@ id hold on it ; but there is one thing about it : F@@ or@@ get@@ ting the things be@@ h@@ ind and st@@ re@@ t@@ ch@@ ing for@@ ward to the things a@@ head , I am pur@@ su@@ ing down toward the go@@ al for the pri@@ ze of the up@@ ward call of God by means of Christ Jesus .
When you do this work , you are un@@ ited with milli@@ ons of others around the world who are preaching the same message !
It seem@@ s lo@@ gi@@ cal to conclu@@ de that at the war of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , Christ’s ar@@ mi@@ es will inclu@@ de the holy angels .
The 18@@ 9@@ 0 ’ s in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed s@@ il@@ ent mo@@ tion pi@@ c@@ tures to the public .
“ Sh@@ ould I G@@ et B@@ ap@@ ti@@ zed ? ” ​ — chap@@ ter 37
We ur@@ ge you to take hold of the mar@@ vel@@ ous opportunity before you .
What war@@ f@@ are do we wa@@ ge , and on what does vi@@ ct@@ ory dep@@ end ?
Jehovah’s servants always need his prote@@ ction .
In his written Word , what has God pre@@ served for the use of his people ?
These d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic tru@@ ths were to be sh@@ ared with ever@@ yone , every@@ where .
Many Christians help to con@@ stru@@ ct Kingdom H@@ alls .
You might t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully ask them : “ Are you ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er since you st@@ op@@ ped atten@@ ding meetings ?
Be D@@ et@@ er@@ min@@ ed to P@@ le@@ ase God
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of our personal streng@@ ths or we@@ ak@@ nesses , suffering and death may over@@ take any of us un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly at any time .
The two men were ho@@ p@@ ing to pas@@ s un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed , but in that ten@@ se city , many were on the al@@ er@@ t to de@@ te@@ ct any po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al spi@@ es from Israel .
It can even ref@@ er to the family and the des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of the righteous .
Pe@@ ople who love God’s Word will find that the bo@@ ld and in@@ no@@ v@@ ative efforts of these two brothers make an in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ing chap@@ ter in the hist@@ ory of the pre@@ serv@@ ation and prom@@ o@@ tion of the Bible .
Ex@@ pla@@ in how godly conduct at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ts people to true worship and to Jehovah God .
The earth it@@ self will let even those imp@@ o@@ t@@ ent in death d@@ ro@@ p in bir@@ th . ”
It helps us to dis@@ cer@@ n how we can make the wis@@ est decisions in life .
On@@ ly half the children sur@@ vi@@ ved these ar@@ du@@ ous j@@ our@@ ne@@ ys , ev@@ en@@ tually be@@ coming the nu@@ cle@@ us of the Kaku@@ ma cam@@ p .
H@@ ur@@ ri@@ e@@ dly , I sent off the children .
In a way , we here see Peter in one of his fin@@ er m@@ om@@ ents .
F@@ ol@@ low the King of Pe@@ ace
The tri@@ bes of Re@@ u@@ b@@ en and G@@ ad and the half tri@@ be of M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h have already received their in@@ her@@ it@@ ance e@@ ast of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an .
On the other hand , loving - kindness has to do with the loyal att@@ ach@@ ment between individuals who have already develop@@ ed a relationship .
Des@@ pite having been sub@@ je@@ cted to a fore@@ ign cul@@ ture , he cho@@ se to be id@@ enti@@ fied as a worshipp@@ er of Jehovah rather than a son of the daugh@@ ter of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h .
2 : 19 .
O@@ per@@ a G@@ ar@@ ni@@ er
Although it was not eas@@ y , they did all they could to continue meeting together .
However , it can be har@@ m@@ ful when it fe@@ e@@ ds im@@ moral desi@@ res .
The inspired account continu@@ es : “ After that Ca@@ in said to A@@ be@@ l his brother : ‘ Let us go over into the field . ’
H@@ eld close to the most c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated or@@ ac@@ le of the ancient world , at D@@ el@@ ph@@ i , this too inclu@@ ded a@@ th@@ le@@ tic@@ s .
• La@@ y the gr@@ oun@@ d@@ work for each succ@@ essi@@ ve vis@@ it .
When it comes to our conduct , dem@@ e@@ an@@ or , and d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing , we take to heart the words of the apostle Paul : “ In no way are we giving any cause for stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing , that our ministry might not be found fa@@ ul@@ t with ; but in every way we re@@ com@@ men@@ d ourselves as God’s min@@ isters . ”
Acc@@ ording to one refer@@ ence work , the l@@ at@@ ter part of Paul’s st@@ at@@ ement may be rend@@ ered idi@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally as “ do not tre@@ at her like a ma@@ id ” or “ do not make a slave of her . ”
On the night of Jesus ’ be@@ tra@@ y@@ al and ar@@ rest , one of his disciples dre@@ w his s@@ word to de@@ f@@ end him .
Why make a concer@@ ted effort to be reason@@ able ?
( 6 ) Sha@@ w , C .
At times , they may even have the op@@ tion of being se@@ ated while inter@@ pre@@ ting or , if they are standing , of fac@@ ing the speak@@ er rather than the a@@ udi@@ ence .
So when we cho@@ ose to obey his comm@@ and to atten@@ d meetings , we show him that we love him and that we believe he has the right to tell us what to do .
W@@ he@@ ther this new@@ ly dis@@ co@@ vered “ Go@@ spe@@ l of Ju@@ d@@ as ” is id@@ en@@ tic@@ al to the text that I@@ r@@ en@@ a@@ e@@ us refer@@ red to rema@@ ins a matter of scho@@ l@@ arly de@@ b@@ ate .
Yet , it is not always an eas@@ y course .
Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation Un@@ der W@@ a@@ y
I served the first year in the to@@ wn of Tru@@ do@@ vo@@ ye , in the V@@ in@@ n@@ it@@ s@@ ka@@ ya D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct of U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine .
Ru@@ th was a hard work@@ er .
“ Now , em@@ in@@ ent P@@ ol@@ ish physi@@ ci@@ ans com@@ ment fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly on our stand and emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze that each year more and more n@@ on - Witness pati@@ ents are being op@@ er@@ ated on without blood , ” he said .
The crow@@ d s@@ pre@@ ad their ou@@ ter gar@@ ments as well as t@@ ree bran@@ ches on the ro@@ ad .
Even if we have been re@@ moved from a position of responsi@@ bility in the congregation , we still have an opportunity to exam@@ ine the qu@@ ality of our faith and demonstr@@ ate our love for Jehovah .
Th@@ r@@ ough ang@@ eli@@ c guid@@ ance , Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us was brought into cont@@ act with the Christian congregation .
O@@ pp@@ on@@ ents will fai@@ l .
“ I now make less than 10 per@@ c@@ ent of what I made overse@@ as , ” E@@ du@@ ar@@ do says , “ but we don@@ ’t go hu@@ ng@@ ry .
7 : 31 ; 1 John 4 : 8 ; com@@ pare Mark 9 : 17 - 27 .
Still others might be t@@ or@@ men@@ ted over past mis@@ takes , doub@@ ting that Jehovah can ever for@@ give them .
Is that what God’s Word teach@@ es about the cre@@ ation , the ex@@ ist@@ ence , and the purpose of angels ?
Let us keep in mind that Jehovah gives such war@@ n@@ ings out of concer@@ n and love .
He indic@@ ated that sheep allow themselves to be led and that they faith@@ fully follow their shepher@@ d .
Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary , Bar@@ u@@ ch , ap@@ par@@ ently for@@ got that .
Moses ​ — A M@@ an of Fa@@ ith 4
Today , we are not called on to eng@@ age in physical war@@ f@@ are , but we are privile@@ ged to show courage by our ze@@ al@@ ous preaching activ@@ ity .
A@@ br@@ am@@ ’s faith was to be put to the t@@ est .
Ar@@ ound the world , there are people who s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely seek the truth .
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G@@ ro@@ w@@ th is not always v@@ isi@@ ble to human eyes .
The V@@ al@@ le@@ y of H@@ in@@ no@@ m would then be called “ the v@@ al@@ le@@ y of sla@@ ugh@@ ter , ” where “ the car@@ c@@ as@@ es of this people ” would li@@ e un@@ bu@@ ri@@ ed .
And you will be a blessing to others if you act in har@@ mony with the apostle Paul’s counsel : “ Let the ag@@ ed men be mo@@ der@@ ate in ha@@ bi@@ ts , serious , s@@ ound in mind , heal@@ thy [ “ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous , ” A@@ n A@@ mer@@ i@@ can Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation ] in faith , in love , in end@@ ur@@ ance .
God wants humans to live well and be happy .
“ TH@@ E@@ Y are in the world , ” said Jesus of his disciples .
If we want to draw close to Jehovah , we should stay as far away as possible from anything that dis@@ pleas@@ es him . ​ — Psalm 9@@ 7 : 10 .
Acc@@ ording to the book The Se@@ cre@@ t of F@@ am@@ ily H@@ app@@ iness , a young woman might ask : “ ‘ What kind of re@@ pu@@ tation does this man have ?
U@@ se chap@@ ters 1 - 5 , 28 , 29 , and 33 of Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k , V@@ olu@@ me 2 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses , to have discus@@ sions with your a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent about se@@ x .
“ Jesus was deep@@ ly moved by the spiritual p@@ light of the crow@@ ds .
The fact that the city of Bet@@ h - sh@@ an in nor@@ the@@ ast@@ er@@ n Israel was later called S@@ c@@ y@@ tho@@ pol@@ is may indic@@ ate a peri@@ od of S@@ c@@ y@@ th@@ i@@ an occ@@ up@@ ation . ​ — 1 Samuel 31 : 11 , 12 .
But the G@@ esta@@ p@@ o did not over@@ look El@@ sa .
It was a great life !
7@@ 6 : 10 ​ — How can “ the very ra@@ ge of man ” la@@ u@@ d Jehovah ?
“ These words that I am comman@@ ding you today , ” it says , “ you must inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate . . . in your son . ”
After the fin@@ al t@@ est at the end of the M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m , will it be possible for humans to sin and die ?
H@@ am@@ an is h@@ ang@@ ed on the st@@ ake that he has made for M@@ or@@ de@@ ca@@ i , and the in@@ tend@@ ed vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m be@@ comes the pri@@ me minis@@ ter !
After all , the ba@@ by ha@@ d@@ n@@ ’t done anything wrong .
A@@ th@@ let@@ es were sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s of mil@@ it@@ ary pre@@ pa@@ re@@ dness .
Se@@ e@@ ing the spiritually des@@ titu@@ te con@@ dition of those to whom we preach deep@@ ens our appreciation for the truth .
His dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment and good judgment lead him to ba@@ se his faith , actions , and teachings fir@@ m@@ ly on what Jesus taught .
The Witnesses have per@@ sever@@ ed in their preaching work des@@ pite se@@ v@@ ere op@@ position from some of the most powerful and ru@@ th@@ less organiz@@ ations in human hist@@ ory .
He allow@@ ed nothing to si@@ de@@ tr@@ ack him from the com@@ mis@@ sion he received from his Father to preach the good news of God’s Kingdom and to make disciples of all whom God dre@@ w to Jesus .
Like a pre@@ c@@ ise na@@ vi@@ g@@ ational com@@ pu@@ ter , their tra@@ ined conscience keep@@ s them right on the tr@@ ack of loyal obedi@@ ence to God . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 3 : 8 .
Paul says that God “ com@@ forts us in all our tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
Mu@@ st a g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing relati@@ ve be forever left to pon@@ der the wh@@ er@@ e@@ ab@@ ou@@ ts of a dead loved one ?
It is a par@@ able , or illustr@@ ation , that Jesus told his disciples in priv@@ ate , one often refer@@ red to as the par@@ able of the pe@@ ar@@ l of great pri@@ ce .
Let us consider three things you can do to shepher@@ d your children ​ — know them , fe@@ ed them , and gu@@ i@@ de them .
H@@ en@@ sc@@ he@@ l ) , 8 / 15
Li@@ ving there would mean cop@@ ing with serious challeng@@ es .
( a ) How does Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah’s ei@@ gh@@ th vision beg@@ in ?
Why do you sto@@ p to listen as bir@@ ds sing their c@@ he@@ er@@ y song@@ s in the tre@@ e@@ to@@ ps ?
The love and the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality we were sh@@ own were always war@@ m and gen@@ u@@ ine .
How imp@@ ressed we were by the gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de and joy the brothers and sisters there expres@@ sed at having some from the Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters vis@@ it them !
( Read 1 Corinthians 4 : 17 . )
He encoura@@ ged me to reg@@ a@@ in my spiritual strength and not to give up . ”
To@@ da@@ y’s Eng@@ l@@ ish V@@ er@@ sion re@@ a@@ ds : “ H@@ app@@ y are those who know they are spiritually po@@ or . ”
It com@@ pa@@ res the di@@ vers@@ ity of person@@ alities in the congregation to the vari@@ ety of ve@@ hi@@ c@@ les travel@@ ing al@@ ong@@ side you on the ro@@ ad .
A@@ ri@@ us den@@ i@@ ed that the Son was of the same ess@@ ence , or sub@@ st@@ ance , as the Father .
What , though , do people have in mind when they ask God to remember them ?
En@@ du@@ r@@ ance should be allow@@ ed to have “ its work complete ” by our per@@ mit@@ ting a tri@@ al to ru@@ n its full course without res@@ or@@ ting to un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural means to bring it to a s@@ wi@@ ft end .
L@@ ach@@ ish
We should ne@@ i@@ ther be in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated by the wicked nor hold back from pro@@ claim@@ ing God’s message , which inclu@@ des a war@@ ning to them .
In car@@ ing for Kingdom inter@@ ests , each com@@ mit@@ te@@ e has its are@@ a of over@@ sight , as bri@@ ef@@ ly out@@ l@@ ined bel@@ ow .
Still , as the s@@ ong go@@ es on to say , “ if you remember your God in your you@@ th , / And serve Jehovah in spirit and truth , ” you will buil@@ d a so@@ li@@ d f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for real succ@@ ess .
Can we help others in “ the arrang@@ ings ” of their heart ?
In 194@@ 3 , I was assign@@ ed to pioneer in P@@ ort@@ land , O@@ reg@@ on .
O@@ thers may feel un@@ wor@@ thy of serving God because of the bad ac@@ ts they com@@ mit@@ ted before coming to know Jehovah .
Although she is con@@ f@@ ined to a home for the el@@ der@@ ly , her health al@@ lo@@ ws her to continue serving as an ac@@ tive Witness of Jehovah , the life course that she cho@@ se more than 60 years ag@@ o .
To enjoy divine fav@@ or , therefore , we need to maintain moral cle@@ an@@ ness in this im@@ moral world .
If so , refle@@ cting on how Jehovah made known his ways of deli@@ ver@@ ance to Moses must have t@@ ou@@ ched Davi@@ d’s heart and streng@@ th@@ ened his determin@@ ation to walk in God’s truth .
“ The number of p@@ ho@@ ne c@@ alls al@@ most par@@ al@@ y@@ zed the st@@ ation . ”
K@@ or@@ ah and his men were not author@@ ized to offer inc@@ en@@ se , since they were not pri@@ ests .
Because of her , I have seen the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of the words of Proverbs 19 : 14 : “ The in@@ her@@ it@@ ance from fa@@ thers is a house and we@@ al@@ th , but a dis@@ cre@@ et wife is from Jehovah . ”
She thought that this would con@@ v@@ in@@ ce me to stay .
How is God’s organization fin@@ an@@ ced ?
Even so , to sa@@ ve a neigh@@ bor@@ ’s life by war@@ ning him before an ad@@ vers@@ ity can sur@@ ely be consider@@ ed an even more valu@@ able neigh@@ bor@@ ly deed .
Do they have real meaning ?
He dre@@ w heav@@ ily on the ex@@ is@@ ting transl@@ ations , e@@ di@@ ted them on the bas@@ is of the L@@ at@@ in V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate , and re@@ plac@@ ed some words with those ty@@ pi@@ cal of his are@@ a , V@@ ene@@ ti@@ a .
Noah was not cont@@ ent just to lead a good life .
Peter rep@@ lied : “ You will certainly never wa@@ s@@ h my fe@@ et . ”
Sol@@ di@@ ers bro@@ ke the leg@@ s of the two imp@@ aled cri@@ min@@ als , “ but on coming to Jesus , as they saw that he was already dead , they did not bre@@ ak his leg@@ s . ”
“ The gu@@ ar@@ di@@ ans of God’s word led the mar@@ ti@@ al cho@@ r@@ us .
God’s Kingdom will also eli@@ min@@ ate man@@ kin@@ d’s enem@@ y death .
This “ of@@ fice ” is not a position of prom@@ in@@ ence or power .
Lo@@ y@@ al sub@@ je@@ cts of Christ , the “ King of k@@ ings , ” face the future with confidence .
A@@ no@@ ther way we can “ s@@ le@@ ep on ” is by ign@@ or@@ ing the fact that Jehovah’s time to destro@@ y the ung@@ o@@ dly has appro@@ ached .
Even though Jesus ’ instru@@ ction is very clear , most ch@@ ur@@ ches are di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted by col@@ le@@ cting money in order to keep their ch@@ ur@@ ches and pa@@ y their cl@@ er@@ gy and other emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es .
Today , M@@ en@@ n@@ on@@ ite mission@@ ary efforts ten@@ d to foc@@ us more on medi@@ cal and so@@ cial ser@@ vi@@ ces than on ev@@ ang@@ el@@ ism .
When we are fac@@ ed with making any decision , we must as@@ certain per@@ t@@ in@@ ent Bible principles and then use our men@@ tal fac@@ ul@@ ties in ap@@ pl@@ ying them .
With two very small gi@@ r@@ ls to take care of and no des@@ t@@ in@@ ation in sight bey@@ ond the conven@@ tion , our pl@@ ans must have seem@@ ed un@@ real@@ is@@ tic to some of the brothers , and sever@@ al of them said : “ Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ l@@ l be back before long . ”
This op@@ ens up for us the wonderful pos@@ si@@ bility of having a personal relationship with our heavenly Father .
We are the cla@@ y , and you are our P@@ o@@ t@@ ter ; we are all the work of your hand . ” ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 4 : 8 .
The book of Job c@@ learly id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es Satan as the one who ta@@ un@@ ts Jehovah .
For example , David ref@@ ers to a tru@@ sted friend , one who used to e@@ at bre@@ ad with him , as be@@ tra@@ ying him .
Consider L@@ ong - T@@ er@@ m Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences
If we imitate No@@ ah’s faith in these res@@ pe@@ cts , we will bring blessings to all those we love .
How should a marriage mate be sel@@ e@@ cted ?
These have not received “ the free gift of righteousness ” with heavenly life in view “ through the rel@@ e@@ ase by the ransom pa@@ id by Christ Jesus . ”
H@@ er husband under@@ went three b@@ ra@@ in sur@@ g@@ eri@@ es that had at first left him par@@ ti@@ ally par@@ al@@ y@@ zed .
( Read Proverbs 24 : 14 . )
His name has been chang@@ ed .
O@@ thers have the bur@@ den of dist@@ res@@ sing personal circumstances .
F@@ in@@ ally , a th@@ ir@@ d said that before following Jesus , he needed to “ say good - b@@ ye ” to his hous@@ eho@@ ld .
“ We have brought nothing into the world , and ne@@ i@@ ther can we car@@ ry anything out , ” wrote Paul .
22 : 37 ; 2 Ti@@ m .
For instance , world - con@@ qu@@ ering anointed ones will be invit@@ ed to e@@ at some of “ the hi@@ d@@ den man@@ na ” and will be given “ a wh@@ ite pe@@ b@@ ble ” be@@ aring “ a new name . ”
Although they were el@@ der@@ ly and would be without our help , they both wanted us to go .
When the Israelites kept Jehovah’s Law , they were at peace with him and felt secu@@ re .
Even many of those who have known little or nothing about Jehovah God and his wonderful gift of marriage have sh@@ own at le@@ ast a me@@ asure of gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for the mar@@ it@@ al b@@ ond .
‘ The L@@ ip@@ s of Tru@@ th Will En@@ du@@ re F@@ o@@ re@@ ver ’
Ti@@ tu@@ s had in@@ iti@@ ated the col@@ le@@ ction in Corin@@ th , but problems ar@@ ose that likely th@@ war@@ ted his efforts .
1 : 23 and fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ​ — From what “ two things ” was Paul under pres@@ sure , and what “ rel@@ eas@@ ing ” did he desire ?
As in early Christian times , a small group of spirit - anointed overse@@ ers make up the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Christ’s followers on earth today .
Rather , it is gr@@ anted through un@@ deser@@ ved kindness to those exerc@@ ising faith . ​ — Romans 1 : 16 ; 3 : 23 , 24 , 28 .
A@@ m I a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed to be different from others , or am I pr@@ ou@@ d to stand out because of my relationship with Jehovah ? ’
P@@ u@@ t simply : B@@ ad people have done bad things in the name of religion .
They are in what can be lik@@ ened to a deep s@@ le@@ ep .
( Matthew 1 : 1 , 11 ) No , it did not .
Jehovah was the first to speak of death .
Why should wa@@ ke@@ ful min@@ isters listen and be ob@@ serv@@ ant ?
No@@ te a few of the things that Jesus , who sp@@ ent a@@ e@@ ons with his Father , explained about God :
seri@@ es “ W@@ as It Des@@ ign@@ ed ? ”
The w@@ in@@ n@@ ers were ann@@ oun@@ ced , beg@@ in@@ ning with the w@@ in@@ ner of the low@@ est pri@@ ze .
How do you feel about such char@@ ges being he@@ ap@@ ed upon you ?
What ad@@ vice did Jesus give concer@@ ning the e@@ ye , and why ?
Se@@ cond , he is teaching us how to live in the new world .
Do you won@@ der how they could have for@@ go@@ t@@ ten him ? —
Then he had the go@@ at led off into the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness to car@@ ry away the n@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s sin@@ s in a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic way . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 16 : 3 - 16 , 21 , 22 .
Davi@@ d’s son Solomon high@@ ligh@@ ted this fact at the dedic@@ ation of the temple in Jerusalem .
In 1@@ 6@@ 16 the ch@@ urch or@@ der@@ ed him to sto@@ p ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ating C@@ op@@ er@@ n@@ ic@@ us .
G@@ a@@ ining the wisdom and knowledge of God is an ong@@ o@@ ing , satis@@ f@@ ying , and re@@ war@@ ding activ@@ ity .
TH@@ A@@ T question ar@@ ous@@ ed the interest of a woman in the sou@@ th@@ w@@ es@@ ter@@ n part of C@@ en@@ tr@@ al A@@ sia .
The stud@@ ent was ac@@ tually following a very practic@@ al Bible princi@@ ple found at 1 John 4 : 1 ​ — not to believe too quic@@ k@@ ly everything you hear , even when it appe@@ ars to come from an author@@ it@@ ative s@@ ource .
The people believe that fa@@ il@@ ure to do so will result in death .
11 , 12 . ( a ) What was a s@@ ource of har@@ m@@ ful ide@@ as in the first - century congregation ?
S@@ ONG@@ S : 9@@ 0 , 8@@ 7
Many there have found that nothing pre@@ v@@ ents them from taking a stand for Jehovah and sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ ing this by Christian baptism . ​ — Acts 8 : 26 - 36 .
Hence , many who had heard him fore@@ tell an as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t on Juda@@ h from the nor@@ th may have ques@@ tioned the acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y of his prophecy . ​ — Jeremiah 1 : 13 - 15 .
This inclu@@ des en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment that fe@@ atu@@ res s@@ adi@@ s@@ m , demon@@ ism , ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ ality , por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , or viol@@ ence or that gl@@ ori@@ fi@@ es other v@@ ile , im@@ moral practic@@ es .
Wh@@ ere , then , is the house that you people can buil@@ d for me , and where , then , is the place as a re@@ sting - place for me ? ”
What is pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tism , and how has it come to be vie@@ wed ?
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , then , parents who discipl@@ ine their children are being kind to them .
Re@@ g@@ arding for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , we can learn from the man Job .
In 2@@ P@@ e 3 ver@@ ses 5 and 6 , Peter wr@@ ites about the F@@ lood of No@@ ah’s day , the D@@ elu@@ ge that ended the wicked world back then .
To many of those listen@@ ing , Jesus ’ words might have s@@ oun@@ ded imp@@ rac@@ tic@@ al .
F@@ ar from disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ing hard work , the Bible prom@@ o@@ tes di@@ lig@@ ence and per@@ sever@@ ance .
It can do the same for you . ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 1 : 2 .
Jesus felt the pain others felt , and he sh@@ ared their jo@@ ys .
That is one reason why Jesus high@@ ligh@@ ted the import@@ ance of ‘ loving our neigh@@ b@@ or as ourselves . ’
Yet , what happened when he was ar@@ rest@@ ed ?
Indeed , a man should provide materi@@ ally for his family .
Davi@@ d’s hum@@ ility , exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion to Jehovah , and interest in ex@@ al@@ ting God’s name are qualities for us to imitate .
After Noah turned 5@@ 00 years of age , his wife bor@@ e him three sons ​ — S@@ he@@ m , H@@ am , and J@@ ap@@ he@@ th .
E@@ ach resur@@ rec@@ ted individu@@ al re@@ turned to life as the same person .
Ye@@ ars later , he wrote : “ I was ign@@ or@@ ant and ac@@ ted with a l@@ ack of faith . ”
How can a well - tra@@ ined conscience help us when we need to make decisions ?
The ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation for these cont@@ ra@@ dic@@ tions came from an un@@ expe@@ cted s@@ ource : “ My gr@@ and@@ mother explained to me from the Bible that it is our imper@@ fe@@ ction that ca@@ uses ne@@ g@@ ative emo@@ tions . ”
K@@ no@@ wing that the stud@@ ent is still s@@ mo@@ king en@@ ab@@ les us to find publi@@ shed information that may help him to make spiritual prog@@ ress .
17 , 18 . ( a ) What other we@@ ap@@ ons are in Satan’s ar@@ sen@@ al , and why should this not sur@@ pris@@ e us ?
He often said that he wi@@ shed our brothers in Ger@@ many could receive such spiritual food to help them face the future with courage .
Yet , no matter where you live , if you as a bus@@ y el@@ der set asi@@ de time to sp@@ end with a lear@@ ner , you are tel@@ ling him , in effect , “ You are important to me . ”
We already enjoy a spiritual par@@ adise , free from many problems of the world around us .
At every opportunity , we tal@@ ked with him about Jehovah in such a way that Jo@@ el would devel@@ op a b@@ ond of love with his heavenly Father .
Still , going up to the temple resul@@ ted in “ great rejo@@ ic@@ ing ” as those present were ‘ o@@ ffering praise to Jehovah . ’
Paul men@@ tions “ before the f@@ oun@@ ding of the world . ”
This was the case with Jo@@ s@@ é Á@@ ng@@ el .
TH@@ R@@ O@@ U@@ G@@ H@@ O@@ U@@ T the world today , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of women work out@@ side the home .
The Jewish lead@@ ers of Jesus ’ day , however , saw the matter differ@@ ently .
Some time before my bir@@ th , mission@@ aries of Jehovah’s Witnesses started to study the Bible with my parents .
De@@ o@@ d@@ or@@ ants and per@@ fu@@ m@@ es cannot take the place of good bo@@ di@@ ly h@@ y@@ gi@@ ene .
‘ If you sear@@ ch for Jehovah , he will let himself be found by you ’
David fa@@ iled to keep integrity for a time , but he rec@@ over@@ ed
But with Jehovah’s help , we are determined never to give up or sto@@ p tru@@ sting in him . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 .
In the case of David and B@@ ath - she@@ ba , before the judgment of the death p@@ en@@ al@@ ty could be so@@ f@@ ten@@ ed , there had to be a par@@ don@@ ing of their sin .
And in these last days , he is ga@@ ther@@ ing together “ a great crow@@ d , which no man [ is ] able to number , out of all nations and tri@@ bes and pe@@ op@@ les and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es , ” who jo@@ y@@ fully ac@@ knowledge : “ S@@ al@@ vation we o@@ we to our God , who is se@@ ated on the thro@@ ne , and to the L@@ am@@ b . ” ​ — Revelation 7 : 9 , 10 .
Although the parents are respon@@ sible for the nam@@ ing of their own child , other relati@@ ves often have a strong influ@@ ence on the name cho@@ s@@ en .
Now let us discus@@ s a th@@ ir@@ d means by which Jehovah e@@ qu@@ ip@@ s us as teach@@ ers of his Word — his earthly congregation , or organization , which tra@@ ins us to be min@@ isters .
Yes , David felt that the wa@@ it would be wor@@ th it .
What a we@@ al@@ th of in@@ sight into his Fa@@ ther’s person@@ ality the Son must have ga@@ ined ! ​ — Read C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 15 - 17 .
Those among the people who showed Jac@@ ob@@ ’s attitude toward Jehovah were also loved by H@@ im . ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 1 : 1 , 2 .
They recogn@@ ized that the time for action had come .
In that time , the pres@@ s app@@ lies and d@@ ries the ink and co@@ ol@@ s the pa@@ per so that it can be fol@@ ded into ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines that spe@@ ed along over@@ head con@@ v@@ ey@@ ors to be bo@@ x@@ ed and shi@@ pp@@ ed to congregations .
The only book that ex@@ is@@ ted in that language was the “ New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent . ”
And just think how much e@@ asi@@ er it will be to de@@ e@@ pen our fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah as we gra@@ du@@ ally become perfect ! ​ — Psalm 7@@ 3 : 28 ; James 4 : 8 .
Some Com@@ m@@ on Su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ons Ar@@ ound the World
How powerful is the message of God’s Word , and why ?
As a real living person , Jehovah is ca@@ pa@@ ble of thought and action .
Per@@ haps that was not their first at@@ temp@@ t to cro@@ ss the l@@ ine .
“ Noah , Daniel , and Job . . . would be able to sa@@ ve only themselves because of their righteousness . ” ​ — E@@ Z@@ E@@ K .
Tru@@ e , others may not understand why you have cho@@ s@@ en to worship Jehovah , and they may question your decision . They may even op@@ pose you .
However , after they made up their mind to serve God , “ those who practic@@ ed ma@@ gi@@ cal ar@@ ts brought their boo@@ ks together and bur@@ ned them up before every@@ body . ”
After consider@@ ing these matters , we may deci@@ de that we person@@ ally can imp@@ ro@@ ve in displa@@ ying an up@@ building spirit .
E@@ spe@@ cially when I feel low , prayer br@@ ings reli@@ ef and helps me maintain my joy .
F@@ in@@ ally he asked , “ So will you study the Bible with me ? ”
Go@@ ne will be the things that cause so much s@@ or@@ ro@@ w ​ — stri@@ fe , viol@@ ence , po@@ ver@@ ty , cri@@ me , si@@ ck@@ ness , and even death .
Do you long to live in a world where pain , suffering , and death will be things of the past ?
Why are angels ho@@ l@@ ding back the w@@ in@@ ds of des@@ tru@@ ction ?
The war@@ den of that pris@@ on was happy that I came ; he wanted me to be the “ pa@@ st@@ or ” for the pris@@ on .
C@@ op@@ per was dis@@ co@@ vered early in the is@@ l@@ an@@ d’s hist@@ ory , and it is es@@ tim@@ ated that by the end of the Rom@@ an peri@@ od , 2@@ 5@@ 0@@ ,000 t@@ ons of cop@@ per had been ex@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted .
“ F@@ ish@@ ers of men , ” ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers of the good news of God’s Kingdom , tra@@ verse the is@@ lands of the A@@ e@@ ge@@ an , making Christian disciples . ​ — Matthew 4 : 18 , 19 ; Luke 5 : 10 .
Ab@@ out 30 years later , in 29 C.E . , the first part of Dani@@ el@@ ’s prophecy about the coming of the Messi@@ ah was ful@@ filled .
So doing , we will “ walk wor@@ th@@ ily of Jehovah , ” and we will have the peace that comes from know@@ ing that we are “ fully pleas@@ ing him . ”
The last book of the Bible shows that there will be a to@@ tal of 14@@ 4@@ ,000 who will have the privilege of rul@@ ing with Christ . ​ — Revelation 5 : 9 , 10 ; 14 : 1 .
The G@@ D@@ R was a Com@@ mun@@ ist st@@ ate , so for most people in Sa@@ x@@ on@@ y , religion was un@@ important .
Yet , as we saw in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s Au@@ th@@ or , Jehovah God , wants you to understand his Word .
There is another way .
• How does Jehovah comfort his servants ?
3 : 10 ; 5 : 17 .
“ I heard wonderful things , ” said Ma@@ ir@@ ambu@@ bu .
A@@ cha@@ n desi@@ red in his heart what was for@@ bi@@ d@@ den to him .
The j@@ our@@ n@@ al Bul@@ let@@ in of the A@@ mer@@ i@@ can S@@ cho@@ ol@@ s of O@@ ri@@ ent@@ al R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch sum@@ s up the study of the s@@ il@@ ver s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls , also known as the Ke@@ te@@ f H@@ in@@ no@@ m in@@ s@@ crip@@ tions , as fol@@ lo@@ ws : “ We can thus reas@@ ser@@ t the conclu@@ sion re@@ ached by most scho@@ l@@ ars that the in@@ s@@ crip@@ tions found on these pla@@ qu@@ es pre@@ serve the ear@@ li@@ est known c@@ it@@ ations of bi@@ bli@@ cal te@@ x@@ ts . ”
( b ) What Scriptural account did Jesus use to illustr@@ ate that Jehovah never pur@@ posed a ri@@ gi@@ d app@@ lic@@ ation of his S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h law ?
But the Bible shows that we should be more concer@@ ned with ga@@ ining God’s appro@@ val .
Un@@ ited St@@ ates 1@@ ,@@ 19@@ 0@@ ,000
Do God’s will .
They may fear what their relati@@ ves and friends will think of them if they become Jehovah’s Witnesses .
In@@ to what Par@@ adise , then , was the ev@@ il@@ do@@ er to en@@ ter ?
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , Jesus was then able to rec@@ all his pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence .
Does h@@ un@@ ting or fi@@ shing d@@ om@@ in@@ ate my thinking and con@@ vers@@ ation ?
The wise vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins were ready when the bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om arri@@ ved
Acc@@ ording to Ho@@ se@@ a 6 : 7 , how were some Israelites ac@@ ting ?
The Bible provi@@ des satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers to these questions .
Their willing obedi@@ ence to Christ’s teachings and their Christian qualities prove to be s@@ our@@ ces of strength during such har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps and , ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , during the imp@@ en@@ ding st@@ or@@ m of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
( In many lands the author@@ ities will per@@ mit a marriage even if one par@@ ty or both par@@ ties l@@ ack leg@@ al st@@ atu@@ s in the country . )
Fir@@ st , God’s holy spirit is involved .
This was not a li@@ e , for the apostle Peter wrote about Christ : “ He com@@ mit@@ ted no sin , nor was dec@@ ep@@ tion found in his m@@ ou@@ th . ” ​ — John 7 : 1 - 13 ; 1 Peter 2 : 22 .
The “ ar@@ mi@@ es ” here refer@@ red to are the ho@@ st of spirit cre@@ atu@@ res that Jehovah has at his comm@@ and .
We recogn@@ ize our responsi@@ bility to dec@@ l@@ are the good news , since it is God’s will that “ all s@@ or@@ ts of men should be sa@@ ved . ”
I was being ur@@ ged to take on more r@@ out@@ es , and I knew I could never pioneer with that sc@@ he@@ du@@ le .
E@@ r@@ n@@ st G@@ l@@ ü@@ ck@@ ’s Da@@ un@@ ting T@@ ask
C@@ la@@ im@@ ing that individuals would be t@@ ying their flesh to the peri@@ sh@@ able world through marriage , T@@ ati@@ an str@@ ong@@ ly con@@ dem@@ ns it .
• What does the psalmist teach us about appreciation for God and his spiritual pro@@ v@@ isions ?
We have many reas@@ ons for loving Jehovah without re@@ serv@@ ation .
For example , true worshipp@@ ers find deli@@ ght and der@@ i@@ ve much encourag@@ ement from meeting together to worship Jehovah .
God’s Word an A@@ id to Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful@@ ness
Jesus vari@@ ously spoke of Jehovah as “ your Father , ” “ our Father , ” and “ my Father . ”
We cro@@ s@@ sed ri@@ v@@ ers with strong cur@@ r@@ ents and en@@ or@@ m@@ ous cro@@ co@@ dil@@ es su@@ n@@ ning themselves along the ban@@ ks .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , God “ gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son ” in your be@@ half .
As a child , Jesus had already develop@@ ed a long@@ ing for and an understanding of the Scriptures .
At that time , for a cou@@ ple to remain at Bethel after they got married , one of them had to have served at Bethel for ten years or more and the other for at le@@ ast three years .
As a result of his efforts , there came to be a small group of Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers in Mari@@ b@@ or in the l@@ ate 19@@ 20 ’ s .
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Tr@@ in@@ ity do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine : L@@ ess than 3@@ 00 years after the Bible was comple@@ ted , a Tr@@ in@@ it@@ ari@@ an writ@@ er ad@@ ded to 1 John 5 : 7 the words “ in heaven , the Father , the Word , and the Ho@@ ly G@@ ho@@ st : and these three are one . ”
For de@@ ca@@ des now , Jehovah has direc@@ ted attention to the ga@@ ther@@ ing of a great crow@@ d of others out of all nations .
“ Can an A@@ ble - Bo@@ died M@@ an Be of U@@ se to God ? ”
To whom and in what ways are the overse@@ ers and all Christians acc@@ oun@@ table ?
If so , that same s@@ ong ex@@ hor@@ ts you : “ O Christian you@@ ths , stri@@ ve to keep your way clean . ”
It was difficult to leave be@@ h@@ ind fellow Christians whom I had seen prog@@ res@@ sing spiritually while they stru@@ gg@@ led to over@@ come many har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps .
The “ Ca@@ es@@ ar ” whom the c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests public@@ ly em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed on that occasi@@ on was the des@@ p@@ ised Rom@@ an E@@ mp@@ er@@ or Ti@@ b@@ eri@@ us , a h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ite and a mu@@ r@@ der@@ er .
( b ) How does the bri@@ de view her future B@@ ri@@ de@@ gro@@ om ?
13 : 38 .
As we make decisions , however , we hum@@ bly allow our power of reason to be gu@@ i@@ ded by Jehovah’s in@@ fin@@ it@@ ely su@@ peri@@ or mind .
If he wants to talk , be a good listen@@ er .
• When was the faithful slave appointed over all the L@@ or@@ d’s bel@@ ong@@ ings , and why at that time ?
As our Creator , he is wor@@ thy of our love and praise .
What have we learned thus far by stud@@ ying Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophe@@ ci@@ es regarding the “ serv@@ ant ” ?
Acc@@ ording to Proverbs 31 : 10 , a good wife “ is wor@@ th far more than cor@@ als . ”
On No@@ v@@ ember 1 , 195@@ 1 , we started pione@@ ering together .
R@@ em@@ ember , Jehovah can en@@ h@@ ance any@@ one@@ ’s n@@ atur@@ al a@@ bil@@ ities , just as he did for Be@@ z@@ al@@ el and O@@ ho@@ li@@ a@@ b . ​ — E@@ x . 31 : 1 - 6 ; see op@@ ening i@@ ma@@ ge .
Le@@ av@@ en , or ye@@ ast , was some@@ times used in the bre@@ ad - making pro@@ c@@ ess .
What did H@@ er@@ od do next ?
( b ) Gi@@ ve other simil@@ ar@@ ities between Jesus and Moses .
En@@ em@@ ies may fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ use us , even in the cour@@ ts of the land .
No imper@@ fect human can me@@ et Jehovah’s perfect standards .
Those who cho@@ ose to eng@@ age in im@@ moral se@@ x@@ u@@ al conduct ris@@ k suffering ru@@ ined family relation@@ shi@@ ps , lo@@ ss of self - respect , se@@ x@@ u@@ ally trans@@ mit@@ ted di@@ se@@ as@@ es , and un@@ wanted pre@@ gn@@ an@@ ci@@ es .
Many end@@ e@@ av@@ or to devo@@ te 70 h@@ our@@ s each mon@@ th to the ministry .
So the s@@ ent@@ ence of death inclu@@ ded us .
All the high of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als of the land have con@@ sul@@ ted together and have come up with a pro@@ pos@@ al for a new law .
However , God’s Son , who feel@@ s “ s@@ or@@ ry for the low@@ ly one and the po@@ or one , ” does not dem@@ and more than we can reason@@ ab@@ ly offer ; ne@@ i@@ ther does Jehovah .
But our fi@@ ve - year - old K@@ ar@@ l - He@@ in@@ z did not feel that this was prop@@ er .
We know that we are living in “ the time of the end ” and that the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” will beg@@ in very soon !
He said : “ I will teach trans@@ g@@ res@@ s@@ ors your ways , that sin@@ n@@ ers themselves may turn right back to you . ” ​ — Psalm 5@@ 1 : 13 .
When a ne@@ ar@@ by li@@ on ro@@ ars on the Af@@ ri@@ can sa@@ van@@ na , an@@ tel@@ op@@ e may re@@ act by r@@ un@@ ning away at to@@ p spe@@ ed until they are out of d@@ anger .
“ E@@ ating together was important in our family , ” expla@@ ins V@@ inc@@ ent .
He also explained how we could con@@ serve water and ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city , st@@ res@@ sing that th@@ ri@@ f@@ t@@ iness is a vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e when car@@ ing for Kingdom inter@@ ests .
During the past three years , there were more than 6@@ ,000 new congregations worl@@ d@@ wide .
That verse says : “ On see@@ ing the crow@@ ds , [ Jesus ] felt p@@ ity for them , because they were s@@ kin@@ ned and thro@@ wn about like sheep without a shepher@@ d . ”
In a world where people are “ lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves , ” neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ o@@ ds are re@@ ap@@ ing the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of the self - cen@@ tered life - st@@ y@@ le of many .
Some religious tra@@ di@@ tions say that it is wrong to pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ce God’s personal name , even in prayer .
You might also ref@@ res@@ h a fellow beli@@ ever by discus@@ sing a Bible char@@ ac@@ ter to whom he or she can rel@@ ate .
How can we make wise cho@@ ic@@ es ?
How did Ab@@ sal@@ om try to u@@ sur@@ p Davi@@ d’s thro@@ ne ?
Lo@@ ok O@@ u@@ t for “ the T@@ ri@@ ck@@ er@@ y of M@@ en ”
O@@ cc@@ asi@@ on@@ ally , brothers and sisters travel@@ ed from Ri@@ ga to share in the ministry , and some regul@@ ar pione@@ ers even came from L@@ en@@ ing@@ ra@@ d ( now S@@ t . Pet@@ er@@ s@@ bur@@ g ) .
What may al@@ le@@ vi@@ ate wor@@ ries about having gu@@ ests ?
The s@@ pre@@ ad of in@@ fe@@ c@@ ti@@ ous di@@ se@@ as@@ es has in@@ ten@@ si@@ fied the proble@@ m .
S@@ hu@@ n S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually D@@ am@@ ag@@ ing Li@@ fe - St@@ y@@ les
From a s@@ ound ca@@ r , R@@ ob@@ er@@ t and Ge@@ or@@ ge N@@ is@@ be@@ t had just pla@@ yed mu@@ si@@ c recor@@ ding@@ s follow@@ ed by recorded tal@@ ks of Bro@@ ther J . F .
Ex@@ pla@@ in that the se@@ ed is like a re@@ ci@@ pe .
Let him feel the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences , and the less@@ on will be long lasting .
This fa@@ il@@ ure pro@@ ves to be a real s@@ n@@ are for Israel .
Al@@ so , the ag@@ enc@@ y would have to conduct an inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ation . A gu@@ i@@ de do@@ g is not given to just any@@ body .
These were not c@@ eli@@ b@@ ate marri@@ ages , for the Bible can@@ di@@ dly states that a “ husband [ ought to ] give to his wife her du@@ e ” and that married cou@@ ples should “ not de@@ pri@@ ve each other ” of se@@ x@@ u@@ al in@@ ti@@ ma@@ ci@@ es .
I am determined to imitate them and learn how to be cont@@ ent and how to wa@@ it on God .
It could be that De@@ ma@@ s began to love material things more than spiritual pur@@ su@@ its .
O@@ r do you ten@@ d to fav@@ or those who are prom@@ in@@ ent and over@@ look those who are not ?
El@@ isha was sta@@ ying in Do@@ than , a city in Israel .
He and his wife , along with their two children , serve happ@@ ily in the congregation .
In time , this hum@@ ble family gre@@ w .
Even w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast@@ s will be tam@@ ed . ”
Since then , the declar@@ ation of Jehovah’s name has benef@@ ited milli@@ ons more who have taken up true worship .
A@@ ca@@ dem@@ ies were f@@ oun@@ ded in the to@@ w@@ ns of G@@ el@@ at@@ i and I@@ kal@@ to .
That transl@@ ation was pr@@ inted sh@@ ort@@ ly after Lu@@ car@@ is ’ death in 1@@ 6@@ 38 .
It is not c@@ y@@ n@@ ic@@ al , su@@ spi@@ ci@@ ous .
One S@@ atur@@ day , I was assign@@ ed to stand at the bu@@ si@@ est part of a sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing are@@ a .
Ti@@ me had pas@@ sed , and the family was living in a house .
L@@ ater , when the ar@@ k of the covenant was brought up to Jerusalem , “ David . . . said to the c@@ hi@@ ef@@ s of the L@@ ev@@ ites to st@@ ation their brothers the sing@@ ers with the in@@ str@@ um@@ ents of s@@ ong , str@@ ing@@ ed in@@ str@@ um@@ ents and har@@ ps and c@@ y@@ m@@ bal@@ s , pla@@ ying al@@ ou@@ d to cause a s@@ ound of rejo@@ ic@@ ing to ar@@ ise . ” ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing wisdom and understanding at our side will help us to see through them .
Like Paul before A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa , from the in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction to the conclu@@ sion of our pres@@ ent@@ ation of the Kingdom message , let us make an appe@@ al to the heart .
There my father started an eng@@ in@@ e@@ ering work@@ sh@@ op , and there I gre@@ w up and went to school .
After si@@ x de@@ ca@@ des of pione@@ ering in 20 to@@ w@@ ns from M@@ ass@@ ach@@ u@@ set@@ ts to Mis@@ sis@@ si@@ pp@@ i , we can say that Jehovah has more than kept his promise .
In like man@@ ner , Jehovah God and his bel@@ o@@ ved Son have pur@@ cha@@ sed Ad@@ am@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing and can@@ c@@ el@@ ed their de@@ b@@ t of sin on the bas@@ is of Jesus ’ shed blood .
Ha@@ ve you some@@ times felt that way ?
As we a@@ wa@@ it Jehovah’s day , we may at times be up@@ set to see the moral standards of the world around us sin@@ k ever low@@ er .
could I be happy again in this world after I had den@@ i@@ ed our Lord ?
How could full - time pre@@ ach@@ ers man@@ age during such a c@@ ris@@ is ?
The apostle Paul wrote : “ All Scrip@@ ture is inspired by God and is u@@ se@@ ful for teaching the truth , re@@ bu@@ king er@@ ro@@ r . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 16 , To@@ da@@ y’s Eng@@ l@@ ish V@@ er@@ sion .
Pe@@ er pres@@ sure will not go away , so parents will likely face a con@@ st@@ ant stru@@ gg@@ le to ‘ over@@ turn worl@@ dly reason@@ ings ’ and help their children to bring their thoughts ‘ into cap@@ tiv@@ ity , in obedi@@ ence to the Christ . ’
What did an Israel@@ ite ac@@ knowledge when he offered a bur@@ n@@ t sacrifice , and what can we do to refle@@ ct the same spirit ?
Solomon is saying that the prote@@ ctive value of wisdom is greater than a complete number of war@@ ri@@ ors gu@@ arding a city .
Jehovah does not leave those cap@@ ti@@ ves without a m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er .
In the travel@@ ing work during the l@@ ate 19@@ 50 ’ s
Hence , in this important matter rel@@ ated to worship , each Christian needed to make a consci@@ enti@@ ous decision .
T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ing was one of the bi@@ gg@@ est challeng@@ es we fac@@ ed
5 : 20 , 21 .
Like John , perhaps you have let your spiritual cap@@ ac@@ ity li@@ e d@@ or@@ man@@ t for many years .
In vari@@ ous E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an coun@@ tri@@ es with a L@@ at@@ in ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , the ver@@ n@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar , the t@@ ong@@ ue of the comm@@ on people , gra@@ du@@ ally ac@@ qui@@ red a new di@@ gn@@ ity and was even used in liter@@ ary works .
Although in K@@ or@@ ah’s eyes it was ag@@ ed Moses who was making day - to - day decisions , it was really Jehovah who was direc@@ ting the nation .
T@@ ake time to exam@@ ine your go@@ als and way of life to see whether the worl@@ d’s spirit has in@@ fe@@ cted you in any way .
“ I wish parents knew how n@@ er@@ ve - rac@@ king and em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sing it is to talk to them about se@@ x , ” says a te@@ en in Cana@@ da nam@@ ed M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el .
A@@ n ani@@ ma@@ l for sacrifice ga@@ ined his appro@@ val only if it was s@@ ound , or whole .
However , they also recogn@@ ize that the heart is tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous .
R@@ em@@ ember , “ [ God ] does not desire anyone to be destro@@ yed but desi@@ res all to at@@ tain to rep@@ ent@@ ance . ”
Jehovah had done everything he could to make the nation fru@@ it@@ ful .
She ‘ care@@ fully exam@@ ined the Scriptures da@@ ily as to whether these things were so . ’ ​ — Acts 17 : 11 .
If anything , you would pro@@ ba@@ bly do just the op@@ pos@@ ite of what such a person tel@@ ls you .
For instance , three cen@@ tu@@ ries after Isaiah , in the days of the prophet Mal@@ ach@@ i , the Israelites offered ble@@ mi@@ shed ani@@ mal@@ s .
What is important to them is their spiritual relationship with fellow believers .
You can fully trust in Jehovah’s promise : “ Do not be anxi@@ ous , for I am your God .
Job pro@@ ves himself to be a man of integrity .
that per@@ tain to marriage .
Con@@ t@@ est@@ ants had a de@@ gre@@ e of fre@@ e@@ dom within the rul@@ es of the g@@ ame , but in the end , the u@@ mpi@@ re deci@@ ded who had follow@@ ed the rul@@ es and therefore w@@ on the cont@@ est .
But what about our conscience ?
But what about the rest of that psal@@ m ?
Acc@@ ording to A@@ mo@@ s 3 : 3 - 8 , A@@ mo@@ s used a seri@@ es of questions and illustr@@ ations to show that every effect has a cause .
I@@ ts pro@@ gra@@ m en@@ ab@@ les one to re@@ sear@@ ch to@@ pi@@ c@@ s and discus@@ sions of s@@ crip@@ tures .
King Solomon received “ wisdom and understanding in very great me@@ asure and a bro@@ ad@@ ness of heart ” because he s@@ ought to ple@@ ase God rather than men .
What a blessing it is to live in har@@ mony with Bible truth !
He proved to be “ the fine shepher@@ d ” who car@@ ed for his sheep . ​ — John 10 : 11 - 14 .
Re@@ tur@@ ning to Paul’s de@@ f@@ en@@ se before A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa , no@@ tice how Paul ‘ h@@ and@@ led God’s word ari@@ ght ’ by refer@@ ring to things stated by Moses and the prophe@@ ts . ​ — 2 Timothy 2 : 15 .
In ad@@ dition , a Bible - based faith can change people .
The De@@ ad Se@@ a S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls help us to a de@@ gre@@ e to understand the con@@ text of Jewish life during the time that Jesus pre@@ ached .
God’s people are sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by such an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
I be@@ g your for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess for all the mis@@ takes I have made and for all the times that I did not understand you or did not tell you how much I love you . . . .
Th@@ ink of Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k , who asked : “ How long must I call for help before you listen , before you sa@@ ve us from viol@@ ence ? ”
Bo@@ th Peter and Paul cor@@ rec@@ tly under@@ sto@@ od that Jesus himself was the fore@@ told ro@@ ck - mas@@ s .
By then , there were also many G@@ ent@@ ile believers .
It comes soon en@@ ough . ”
He heard R@@ ac@@ hel@@ ’s s@@ inc@@ ere prayers , and she felt bless@@ ed when she fin@@ ally had children . That is why she said : “ With str@@ en@@ u@@ ous w@@ rest@@ l@@ ings I have w@@ rest@@ led . . .
And what can we learn from his example ?
“ I think that hard work is ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely re@@ war@@ ding , especially when it@@ ’s direc@@ ted toward wor@@ th@@ while go@@ als , ” says a 25 - year - old con@@ stru@@ ction work@@ er nam@@ ed Daniel .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ati@@ vely W@@ al@@ k in the Li@@ ght
The brothers who were called up were cour@@ t - mar@@ ti@@ aled and u@@ su@@ ally received a s@@ ent@@ ence of from two to four years .
Just as a lam@@ p can il@@ lu@@ min@@ ate our p@@ ath and allow us to walk without f@@ all@@ ing , what we take in through our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative ‘ eyes of the heart ’ can en@@ ligh@@ ten us , help@@ ing us to conduct ourselves without stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing . ​ — E@@ ph .
D@@ ries ad@@ ds : “ We kept life simp@@ le and avo@@ i@@ ded inc@@ ur@@ ring de@@ b@@ ts .
Even so , what we we@@ ar refle@@ cts our personal ta@@ st@@ e .
Jehovah al@@ lu@@ ded to this fact when he gave the Israelites his law against marriage between close fle@@ sh@@ ly relati@@ ves .
There are other un@@ nam@@ ed individuals in the Bible rec@@ ord who pla@@ yed important ​ — even her@@ o@@ ic — ​ ro@@ les in Jehovah’s purpose .
Jose@@ ph@@ us was not a Christian au@@ th@@ or .
( L@@ ong Li@@ ve the Pe@@ ace ! ) expla@@ ins that in its fin@@ al st@@ age , “ the T@@ hi@@ r@@ ty Ye@@ ars ’ W@@ ar c@@ eas@@ ed to be a con@@ f@@ li@@ ct between religious par@@ ties . . . .
By plac@@ ing complete confidence in him and let@@ ting him direc@@ t me , I give him an opportunity to show me what he wants me to do . ”
I@@ t’s encourag@@ ing to see that he takes it seri@@ ously ​ — and that makes me want to take it seri@@ ously too .
No@@ thing is bey@@ ond the power of Jehovah to con@@ qu@@ er !
No public trans@@ por@@ tation re@@ ached those plac@@ es .
The Na@@ z@@ is respon@@ ded by st@@ ep@@ p@@ ing up their persecu@@ tion .
For example , I learned of num@@ er@@ ous Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es that have come true ​ — with an am@@ a@@ z@@ ing de@@ gre@@ e of acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y .
He also said : “ Lo@@ ok ! I am with you all the days until the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
There , for reas@@ ons I did not fully understand , the st@@ af@@ f pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted me from con@@ ver@@ sing with other children and my fellow stud@@ ents avo@@ i@@ ded me .
F@@ ri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps are cultiv@@ ated through gener@@ os@@ ity .
N@@ or should we feel that we are free of any moral ob@@ lig@@ ation to act with hon@@ est in@@ ten@@ tions toward such a person .
the spirit of the world ?
In view of these st@@ at@@ ements , Bible com@@ men@@ t@@ at@@ or G . R@@ a@@ w@@ l@@ in@@ son ob@@ served : “ The gener@@ al pre@@ v@@ al@@ ence of law in the material world is qu@@ ite as str@@ ong@@ ly as@@ ser@@ ted by the sac@@ red writ@@ ers as by mo@@ der@@ n s@@ ci@@ ence . ”
( b ) What will help us to share Paul’s attitude toward the ministry ?
Let us first consider examples of mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring mentioned in the Scriptures . Then we will discus@@ s some things we can do to pre@@ v@@ ent mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring from ca@@ using in@@ j@@ ur@@ y today .
You are left with only your mem@@ ori@@ es .
We are wa@@ iting to see what events ?
We can men@@ tion that both God and Jesus used a family refer@@ ence when descri@@ b@@ ing their relationship .
They were also able to make the many cop@@ per it@@ em@@ s requi@@ red for ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le service ​ — such as the large bas@@ in , po@@ ts , p@@ ans , sh@@ o@@ vel@@ s , and for@@ ks . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 32 : 4 .
T@@ y@@ pi@@ c@@ ally , a cou@@ ple with an up@@ coming we@@ d@@ ding reg@@ isters at a st@@ ore by re@@ vie@@ wing the sto@@ re@@ ’s mer@@ ch@@ an@@ di@@ se and making a l@@ ist of it@@ em@@ s that they would like to receive as gi@@ f@@ ts .
Con@@ cer@@ ning the “ jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s with Christ , ” the apostle Peter stated : “ You are ‘ a cho@@ s@@ en r@@ ace , a ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od , a holy nation , a people for special pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion , that you should dec@@ l@@ are ab@@ ro@@ ad the exc@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ ci@@ es ’ of the One who called you out of dar@@ k@@ ness into his wonderful light . ”
God’s great wisdom is made evid@@ ent in his use of humans to wr@@ ite the Bible .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ine on page 17 ]
Now the situation is wor@@ se than ever .
My parents brought us up as de@@ v@@ out members of the Greek O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch .
O@@ thers make sure that their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing get a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate educ@@ ation and learn s@@ k@@ ill@@ s that will be u@@ se@@ ful later in life .
When did David n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w@@ ly avoid giving in to anger ?
Yes , through ad@@ vers@@ ity , Moses learned mil@@ dness . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 2 : 16 - 22 ; Acts 7 : 29 , 30 .
What char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s of loving - kindness expres@@ sed between humans stand out in God’s Word ?
Jesus indic@@ ated that not ever@@ yone would listen .
One husband who@@ se wife is one of Jehovah’s Witnesses ad@@ mit@@ ted that he could never live up to their high standards .
I very much appreci@@ ated serving with An@@ th@@ on@@ y Con@@ te , a loving brother who also loved the field service and was very effe@@ ctive in it .
While having acc@@ ess to all s@@ or@@ ts of food in the gar@@ den of E@@ den , they were mer@@ ely to ref@@ ra@@ in from e@@ ating the fru@@ it of just one t@@ ree ​ — “ the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad . ”
It can be difficult , though , to think c@@ learly before speaking , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly when we feel ang@@ ry , af@@ ra@@ id , or h@@ ur@@ t .
“ Since [ God ] could not s@@ we@@ ar by anyone greater , he s@@ wor@@ e by himself . ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B .
So says John B@@ ow@@ k@@ er in his book God ​ — A B@@ ri@@ ef H@@ ist@@ ory .
L@@ ater , he came to earth as a perfect human and became known as Jesus Christ . ​ — Read John 1 : 1 - 3 , 14 .
“ R@@ a@@ ise your eyes high up and see , ” invit@@ es the prophet Isaiah .
Bible principles can help us to make good decisions about how to d@@ ress .
That is qu@@ ite different from the way of the world , but it is the way of life under Jehovah’s rul@@ er@@ ship .
“ R@@ igh@@ tly Dis@@ posed ” On@@ es Are R@@ es@@ pon@@ ding
G@@ ro@@ ss un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness might also be appro@@ pri@@ ate gr@@ oun@@ ds for h@@ and@@ ling a case invol@@ ving a person who re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly makes se@@ x@@ u@@ ally ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne c@@ alls to another person , especially if he was pre@@ vi@@ ously coun@@ sel@@ ed about the matter .
T@@ w@@ ent@@ y years later , Samuel ur@@ ged the Israelites to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on false worship .
E@@ b@@ la E@@ mer@@ ges From O@@ bli@@ vi@@ on , 12 / 15 En@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment , 7 / 1
Those who have done so are wor@@ thy of s@@ inc@@ ere comm@@ end@@ ation . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ g . 11 : 40 ; P@@ s .
Today , the nations of the world , including those of Chris@@ tend@@ om , refle@@ ct the cor@@ ru@@ pt con@@ dition of ancient Israel .
He was , after all , “ a man with feelings like our@@ s . ”
Many than@@ ks for your self - sacrific@@ ing love . ’ ”
( a ) How would you descri@@ be first - century lam@@ ps ?
However , certain com@@ pu@@ ter sto@@ res do not provide li@@ cen@@ ses because the pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s they pre@@ inst@@ all are il@@ leg@@ al co@@ pi@@ es , meaning that the pur@@ cha@@ s@@ er viol@@ ates the law in using the pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s .
How would Abraham de@@ al with this deli@@ c@@ ate situation ?
What should we do when con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with situ@@ ations that may se@@ em e@@ asi@@ er to res@@ ol@@ ve ​ — perhaps because past experience al@@ lo@@ ws us to think of a so@@ lu@@ tion quic@@ k@@ ly ?
Ne@@ po@@ tism , ambi@@ tion , fri@@ ction , and je@@ al@@ ous@@ y pers@@ is@@ ted des@@ pite par@@ ty members c@@ all@@ ing each other com@@ ra@@ de .
It was something that had never taken place before , something to@@ t@@ ally un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted .
A@@ no@@ ther authority wr@@ ites : “ One of the most pi@@ vo@@ tal cho@@ ic@@ es in Wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft is your cho@@ ice of the de@@ ities ( Go@@ ds / ​ Go@@ dd@@ ess@@ es ) you will work with . . . .
• Re@@ g@@ arding blood , what do Jehovah’s Witnesses ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely refu@@ se ?
Many un@@ married Christians use their cur@@ r@@ ent circumstances to accom@@ pl@@ ish much in be@@ half of the Kingdom .
( b ) Why were the prophe@@ ts persecu@@ ted ?
I@@ mp@@ ressed by the mirac@@ les that Jesus rec@@ ently per@@ form@@ ed in Jerusalem at the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver of 30 C.E . , N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s comes , under the co@@ ver of dar@@ k@@ ness , to con@@ f@@ ess his beli@@ ef in Jesus and to learn more about this teach@@ er .
18 : 4@@ 3 - 4@@ 5 )
What do the efforts of an op@@ ti@@ ci@@ an in L@@ vi@@ v , U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine , have to do with the form@@ ation of a Rus@@ si@@ an - language congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ha@@ i@@ f@@ a , Israel , some 1@@ ,@@ 2@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 2@@ ,000 k@@ m ] and sever@@ al coun@@ tri@@ es away ?
As a young man , David had been a shepher@@ d , so he knew about car@@ ing for sheep .
So he appro@@ ached him and b@@ ound up his w@@ oun@@ ds , p@@ our@@ ing o@@ il and w@@ ine upon them . Then he m@@ oun@@ ted him upon his own be@@ ast and brought him to an in@@ n and took care of him .
If they see that st@@ atu@@ s , pres@@ ti@@ ge , and we@@ al@@ th have first place in your life , might they follow you on such a disa@@ str@@ ous p@@ ath ?
Re@@ fle@@ cting the thinking of many , the New Ca@@ tho@@ lic En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia states : “ He@@ av@@ en@@ ly glory is the des@@ t@@ in@@ y for which God in@@ tend@@ s man . . . .
N@@ or@@ ber@@ to learned to read , and he has even given tal@@ ks at congregation meetings .
Sa@@ ys T@@ am@@ ar@@ a : “ I found a Bible and began to read it .
Jehovah God resur@@ rec@@ ted his faithful Son with a gl@@ ori@@ ous spirit body .
• Why is it important to remain hum@@ ble as we gro@@ w in knowledge ?
Jehovah well kno@@ ws that all of us ​ — children in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar — ​ need re@@ pet@@ iti@@ on in order to learn .
Our E@@ mo@@ tional S@@ tru@@ gg@@ le
On another occasi@@ on , Jesus ob@@ served a wi@@ do@@ w about to bu@@ ry her only son .
S@@ cho@@ la@@ r Tho@@ ma@@ s M@@ on@@ t@@ g@@ om@@ er@@ y says regarding the P@@ re - Al@@ f@@ on@@ s@@ ine Bible : “ The transl@@ at@@ or of this Bible pro@@ duc@@ ed an ad@@ mi@@ ra@@ ble work with reg@@ ard to acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y as well as ele@@ g@@ ant language . . . .
O@@ r if you now live in a n@@ ur@@ sing fac@@ ility , could you pos@@ si@@ bly have your own “ ter@@ rit@@ ory ” with the medi@@ cal person@@ ne@@ l car@@ ing for you and with the other re@@ si@@ d@@ ents there ?
But if other to@@ pi@@ c@@ s are we@@ igh@@ ing on the min@@ ds of people in your ter@@ rit@@ ory , for@@ mul@@ ate interest - ar@@ ous@@ ing pres@@ ent@@ ations to me@@ et those needs .
The Mo@@ st F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ ing C@@ ho@@ ice
We deci@@ ded that the war@@ m@@ er c@@ li@@ mate there would be good for us , and it has been .
13 : 13 ​ — In what way is love greater than faith and hope ?
O@@ p@@ pos@@ ers of God will fai@@ l , just as P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h and his ar@@ my fa@@ iled .
She did not let fear of others , including the king of Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o and his men , par@@ al@@ y@@ ze her .
Fir@@ st we must recogn@@ ize and ac@@ knowledge them .
* Although well - meaning , she is always l@@ ate for her ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments .
So@@ on the brothers were on their way down the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ side for more c@@ alls .
So Solomon became fam@@ ous as the wise rul@@ er of a succ@@ ess@@ ful nation .
His people were to be com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate .
B@@ as@@ ic@@ ally it is love based on princi@@ ple .
5@@ 1 : 12 ; 5@@ 4 : 6 ; 1@@ 10 : 3 .
W@@ ise ones ‘ in@@ d@@ ul@@ ge , ’ or find un@@ rest@@ ra@@ ined deli@@ ght , in consider@@ ing “ col@@ le@@ ctions of sen@@ ten@@ ces ” that refle@@ ct the wisdom of their “ one shepher@@ d , ” Jehovah .
In many de@@ ta@@ il@@ s , our bo@@ dies are similar to those of ani@@ mal@@ s .
“ They are Jehovah’s Witnesses , here to teach me the Bible , ” was the rep@@ ly .
O@@ r you may have experienced an answer to a prayer .
The Bible says that some individuals served as ty@@ p@@ es of something greater .
They were to be coura@@ ge@@ ous wit@@ nesses for Jehovah , the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn .
Just i@@ magine the young man c@@ all@@ ing out to Go@@ li@@ ath : “ You are coming against me with s@@ word and spe@@ ar and j@@ av@@ el@@ in , but I am coming against you in the name of Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es , the God of the bat@@ tle l@@ ine of Israel , whom you have ta@@ un@@ ted . ”
The first bap@@ t@@ is@@ ma@@ l question as@@ ks the can@@ di@@ d@@ ate if he has rep@@ ented of his form@@ er life course and dedic@@ ated his life to Jehovah to do his will .
Th@@ ough what was spo@@ ken of in each case was sub@@ stan@@ ti@@ al , it was still fin@@ ite .
Such h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y might fo@@ ol men , but not Jehovah .
O@@ r even wor@@ se , perhaps one of your parents a@@ bu@@ sed you ver@@ bal@@ ly or physi@@ c@@ ally .
If we pa@@ y attention to and exerc@@ ise faith in what Jesus taught about the Kingdom of God , we can look for@@ ward to the time when the inspired prophecy will be ful@@ filled both spiritually and physi@@ c@@ ally : “ No re@@ si@@ d@@ ent will say : ‘ I am si@@ ck . ’ ” ​ — Isaiah 33 : 24 ; 35 : 5 , 6 ; Revelation 21 : 4 .
So@@ on , God’s Kingdom will take over the day - to - day rul@@ er@@ ship of this earth , and the result will be an end to man - made class dist@@ inc@@ tions , along with all other things that have ca@@ used suffering through the ages .
H@@ ar@@ ol@@ d’s experi@@ ences as a sol@@ di@@ er ca@@ used him to become bit@@ ter and to doubt God’s ex@@ ist@@ ence .
A@@ lej@@ and@@ r@@ o explained that my develop@@ ing those qualities did not dep@@ end on my own strength but , rather , on God’s holy spirit .
What are you determined to do during 200@@ 9 ?
C@@ y@@ n@@ ic@@ s , 7 / 15
In T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n , where all the meetings were held in Ch@@ in@@ ese , the Witnesses gave us a war@@ m wel@@ come .
( b ) Is Jesus ’ perfect example u@@ se@@ ful for sin@@ ful humans ?
At that time in S@@ pain , it was comm@@ on for at le@@ ast one of the children in a family to en@@ ter a s@@ em@@ in@@ ary or a con@@ v@@ ent .
S@@ il@@ vi@@ a sh@@ a@@ res a Bible verse while her mother ho@@ l@@ ds the o@@ x@@ y@@ g@@ en t@@ an@@ k
En@@ v@@ y was the c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests ’ reason for tur@@ ning Jesus over , and P@@ il@@ ate knew it .
In what sense can Solomon be a war@@ ning example for us ?
“ The go@@ d of this system of things ” is no@@ ne other than Satan the Devil .
( b ) What tru@@ ths have you par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly appreci@@ ated lear@@ ning ?
Those re@@ bel@@ s continued to d@@ well among Jehovah’s people , end@@ ang@@ ering the spiritual health of faithful ones .
Ad@@ d to that the uni@@ fied , mul@@ t@@ in@@ ational bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od of Jehovah’s people today ​ — something the world cannot imitate — ​ and we can see why even out@@ si@@ ders ad@@ mit : “ God is really among you . ”
We have every reason to let the peace of the Christ control in our hearts .
* It is also good to take no@@ te of un@@ fol@@ ding world events that fulf@@ ill Bible prophecy .
( 2 ) Su@@ ar@@ dy , M .
( a ) What benef@@ its do we der@@ i@@ ve from fe@@ aring God ?
L@@ ef@@ t : M@@ e , Mar@@ th@@ a H@@ ess , and mother , in Ha@@ wa@@ i@@ i
Since D@@ an@@ es were allow@@ ed consider@@ able personal fre@@ e@@ dom , we were able to continue our preaching activities .
If we displa@@ y similar re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al fear of God , we too are sure to be “ fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly heard , ” and we can be confid@@ ent that Jehovah will make us ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast as his dedic@@ ated Witnesses . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 3 : 10 .
Gi@@ ve an example of how Christ can exerc@@ ise control over the for@@ ces of n@@ ature .
Se@@ cond , the Bible reve@@ als that he be@@ ars the t@@ it@@ le “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer . ”
What will help a child to feel secu@@ re ?
Jesus ’ disciples learned that faith is needed to for@@ give others .
Since the p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment for sin is death , the fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al question in determin@@ ing the true n@@ ature of hel@@ l is : What happ@@ ens to us when we die ?
With my second husband , G@@ l@@ en@@ n
On another occasi@@ on , Jesus explained to his apostles that he must go to Jerusalem , where he would be persecu@@ ted by “ the older men and c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests and s@@ cri@@ bes , and be kil@@ led , and on the th@@ ir@@ d day be ra@@ ised up . ”
“ They will have to be@@ at their s@@ words into p@@ low@@ sh@@ a@@ res and their spe@@ ars into pr@@ un@@ ing sh@@ ear@@ s . N@@ ation will not li@@ ft up s@@ word against nation , ne@@ i@@ ther will they learn war any@@ more . ” ​ — Isaiah 2 : 2 - 4 .
In the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness w@@ at@@ ers will have bur@@ st out , and t@@ or@@ r@@ ents in the deser@@ t pla@@ in . ”
All three nations were rel@@ ated to the Israelites .
On one occasi@@ on , about 9@@ 0 d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates sta@@ yed at the branch , where they had “ as be@@ ds 20 car@@ t@@ ons of boo@@ ks a@@ pi@@ e@@ ce , in ro@@ ws . ”
Ju@@ ly 8 , 198@@ 8 , page 10 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
T@@ O@@ D@@ A@@ Y , Satan “ wal@@ ks about like a ro@@ aring li@@ on , see@@ king to de@@ v@@ our someone . ”
We do so because we follow Jesus ’ example .
U@@ sing a beau@@ ti@@ ful word pi@@ c@@ ture , Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy de@@ pi@@ cts the trans@@ form@@ ation of human person@@ alities that is taking place in our time .
As a result , many people ‘ heard God’s word and accepted it , not as the word of men , but , just as it tru@@ th@@ fully is , as the word of God . ’
When you are under st@@ ress or are ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted or feel that your relationship with Jehovah is be@@ coming we@@ ak@@ er , you may want to give up .
No , it is not an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance in the heavens .
But not all was well .
During Jesus ’ time , Jewish men still div@@ or@@ ced their wi@@ ves “ on every s@@ ort of gr@@ oun@@ ds . ”
This article consi@@ ders what we person@@ ally can do to benefit fully from the ro@@ le that God’s spirit pla@@ ys in help@@ ing us to understand his Word .
The gu@@ ar@@ ds tri@@ ed different t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s to get him to com@@ promise .
In view of Isa@@ i@@ ah’s words , what should Christians do ?
He ur@@ ged the new mission@@ aries to be like lo@@ cu@@ st@@ s , pres@@ sing on in Jehovah’s service and rema@@ ining ze@@ al@@ ous , loyal , and obedi@@ ent forever .
Do you see the dis@@ cre@@ pan@@ cy here ?
Thus , we must tell the truth even if it may be em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sing or in@@ conven@@ i@@ ent . ​ — Pro@@ v .
So A@@ ar@@ on may have thought that members of a pri@@ es@@ tly family in which such sin was found should not par@@ take of a holy o@@ ffering .
During all the years that my wife was an inv@@ al@@ id , she was always with me at the meetings .
We are sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ded by ap@@ pl@@ ying God’s counsel
Jehovah’s Witnesses set a good example in other res@@ pe@@ cts as well .
Par@@ t@@ is@@ an grou@@ ps turned on one another with sa@@ va@@ ge h@@ at@@ red .
Why did they follow him after he avo@@ i@@ ded their efforts to make him a king ?
We no@@ ti@@ fied a sister who lived ne@@ ar@@ by and who had a ca@@ r .
What is God’s rest day , and why did he “ make it sac@@ red ” ?
The building refer@@ red to was likely a temple hon@@ or@@ ing the Rom@@ an E@@ mp@@ er@@ or Ti@@ b@@ eri@@ us .
‘ F@@ or@@ give One A@@ no@@ ther F@@ re@@ ely ’
What a powerful public den@@ un@@ ci@@ ation !
One night , the Rus@@ si@@ an ar@@ my cap@@ tur@@ ed the whole un@@ it exc@@ ep@@ t me ; I had been left be@@ h@@ ind to fin@@ ish some work for the cap@@ tain .
W@@ as that the whole ev@@ ent , one quic@@ k act in the dar@@ k of night ?
In the Bible , there are many good examples of men and women who did just that .
Paul himself experienced many tri@@ bul@@ ations , and Jehovah gave him the strength to end@@ ure .
If any of this has happened to you , we ur@@ ge you to study God’s Word with r@@ ene@@ wed ze@@ al and to supp@@ lic@@ ate Jehovah so that you may reg@@ a@@ in a strong , close relationship with him . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 11 - 15 .
What prote@@ ction has God provided for his servants in our time ?
But there is another book that reve@@ als far more about him ​ — the Bible .
The ma@@ ster says the same thing to both sla@@ ves : “ W@@ ell done , good and faithful slave !
Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at also helped them in rec@@ ru@@ iting you@@ ths for the bat@@ t@@ le@@ fi@@ el@@ ds .
Of course , no par@@ ent is perfect .
He y@@ el@@ led : “ S@@ alu@@ te the f@@ la@@ g or you are ex@@ p@@ el@@ led ! ”
* Just as a person who thro@@ ws away gar@@ ba@@ ge , or tr@@ as@@ h , does not later be@@ mo@@ an his lo@@ ss , Paul did not reg@@ re@@ t any of the se@@ cul@@ ar opportun@@ ities that he had left be@@ h@@ ind .
O Juda@@ h and Jerusalem , do not be af@@ ra@@ id or be ter@@ ri@@ fied . ” In heaven , however , there is a different re@@ action .
Let us exam@@ ine just two examples .
For years , the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents had known that the great mul@@ titu@@ de , or the “ great crow@@ d , ” spo@@ ken of at Revelation 7 : 9 - 17 was different from the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 , who would rule with Christ as k@@ ings and pri@@ ests .
For example , com@@ pu@@ ters , fa@@ x ma@@ ch@@ ines , and the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t allow people the op@@ tion of taking their work home at da@@ y’s end , thus b@@ lu@@ r@@ ring the l@@ ine between home and of@@ fice .
So after war , fam@@ ine , and p@@ est@@ il@@ ence began to ra@@ va@@ ge the earth , members of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 who were dead , re@@ pres@@ ented by the blood at the ba@@ se of the al@@ ta@@ r , were ra@@ ised to heavenly life and clo@@ th@@ ed in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic wh@@ ite ro@@ bes .
“ Jehovah is great and very much to be pra@@ ised , and his great@@ ness is un@@ sear@@ cha@@ ble , ” wrote King David .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , we will exam@@ ine three ways in which we can imitate Jesus ’ w@@ atch@@ ful@@ ness in our da@@ ily lives .
She had wal@@ ked faith@@ fully in the way of true worship and had helped many , many others to do the same .
The Bible also fore@@ tel@@ ls that war , cri@@ me , viol@@ ence , and wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness will soon end .
How should you exerc@@ ise this he@@ ad@@ ship ?
R@@ ich in God’s E@@ y@@ es
O@@ ut@@ spo@@ ken op@@ pos@@ ers may al@@ le@@ ge that we are a tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es@@ ome se@@ ct that must be su@@ p@@ pres@@ sed .
F@@ e@@ el@@ ings Ab@@ out In@@ justice , 1 / 1
lea@@ ds into less@@ on 5 of that bro@@ ch@@ ure .
“ The faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” cannot be one person .
If we know what the Bible says about the resurrection , our confidence in the power of God will con@@ v@@ in@@ ce us that the dead will be ra@@ ised up .
After Noah fin@@ i@@ shed building the ar@@ k , Jehovah told him : “ G@@ o , you and all your hous@@ eho@@ ld , into the ar@@ k , because you are the one I have seen to be righteous before me among this gener@@ ation .
How satis@@ f@@ ying when this ad@@ vice is app@@ lied !
It has been said that only an att@@ ack from another pl@@ an@@ et will uni@@ fy the human r@@ ace . ” ​ — The A@@ ge , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ an new@@ s@@ pa@@ per .
You are sure to be happy if you follow Jehovah fully and have pl@@ ent@@ y to do in the L@@ or@@ d’s work . ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 5@@ 8 .
But Jehovah tre@@ a@@ sures every gift ​ — no matter how small — ​ that s@@ pr@@ ings from a heart mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love .
Even if some in the world might view the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s moral co@@ de as re@@ stri@@ ctive , true Christians are cont@@ ent to res@@ ist the worl@@ d’s at@@ temp@@ ts to s@@ qu@@ e@@ e@@ ze them into its mo@@ ld . ​ — Romans 12 : 2 ; 1 Peter 4 : 4 .
Why did Adam and E@@ ve , Ca@@ in , and Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t go to Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na ?
What has he done to accom@@ pl@@ ish all of this in order to strengthen the Christian congregation ?
So@@ on he dedic@@ ated himself to Jehovah and was baptized .
Fa@@ ith in Jehovah lik@@ e@@ wise prote@@ cted a sister nam@@ ed El@@ la from succ@@ um@@ b@@ ing to fear of man .
Lo@@ ve ​ — The Gre@@ at@@ est Q@@ u@@ ality
D@@ on@@ ’t his sisters still live here in our to@@ wn ? ” ​ — Mark 6 : 3 , Con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary Eng@@ l@@ ish V@@ er@@ sion ; Matthew 12 : 4@@ 6 ; John 7 : 5 .
These two artic@@ les discus@@ s how to a@@ wak@@ en people and why it is ur@@ g@@ ent that we do so .
2 : 13 - 16 .
( The Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Bible In@@ to Mo@@ der@@ n Greek ​ — During the 19@@ th C@@ en@@ tury ) Ser@@ ap@@ him thus p@@ lu@@ ng@@ ed into the Bible - transl@@ ation ma@@ el@@ st@@ rom within the ran@@ ks of the Greek O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch .
“ S@@ IN@@ C@@ E the Law has a sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of the good things to come , but not the very sub@@ st@@ ance of the things , men can never with the same sacrific@@ es from year to year which they offer continu@@ ally make those who appro@@ ach perfect . ”
Why , every living cre@@ ature on the d@@ ry gr@@ ound out@@ side the ar@@ k , including the N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m , peri@@ shed !
However , know@@ ing that the co@@ in must be some@@ where in her house , within re@@ ach , she beg@@ ins a thor@@ ough and ear@@ n@@ est sear@@ ch .
H@@ um@@ ility and love are far more important to Christian min@@ isters than is any am@@ ount of se@@ cul@@ ar educ@@ ation .
As we exam@@ ine these three poin@@ ts more clo@@ sel@@ y , we will see why man@@ kin@@ d’s efforts to make the world a better place have fa@@ iled .
What cho@@ ice did Jehovah give his people , Israel , and how did the nation respon@@ d ?
They recogn@@ ize no cen@@ tr@@ al authority or do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine or holy book to uni@@ fy beli@@ ef .
One is Jac@@ ob@@ ’s son Joseph .
We do not need a long l@@ ist of what is accep@@ table clo@@ thing and what is not .
When I see others su@@ ff@@ er , I feel as though my problems are of less import@@ ance .
Un@@ der the dec@@ ep@@ tive influ@@ ence of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l , thoughts and desi@@ res that we nor@@ m@@ ally su@@ p@@ pres@@ s can beg@@ in to se@@ em qu@@ ite accep@@ table ​ — if not invit@@ ing .
Their bo@@ dies will likely be dis@@ posed of in the same man@@ ner that Jesus ’ body was re@@ moved .
One of them was rel@@ ated to Mal@@ ch@@ us , the slave whom Peter had w@@ oun@@ ded .
Ser@@ ving O@@ thers Al@@ le@@ vi@@ ates Su@@ ffering ( J . A@@ ri@@ as ) , 7 / 1
He is the One who has put in us the cap@@ ac@@ ity to love .
In fact , they were told : “ You must rejo@@ ice . ”
What did Z@@ i@@ ba cla@@ im about M@@ ep@@ hi@@ bo@@ sh@@ et@@ h , but how do we know that his cla@@ im was a li@@ e ?
32 : 9 , 10 .
Li@@ ving in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a has op@@ ened up many av@@ en@@ u@@ es of service , including the opportunity to preach to others who have mi@@ gr@@ ated from the are@@ as form@@ er@@ ly known as Yu@@ go@@ sla@@ vi@@ a .
There would be other ast@@ oun@@ ding develop@@ ments on the th@@ ir@@ d day and during later cre@@ ative peri@@ o@@ ds .
Yes , Ca@@ in@@ ’s appro@@ ach to God would have been accepted if Ca@@ in had turned to doing good .
The re@@ pat@@ ri@@ ated Jews set up an al@@ ta@@ r and began work on the temple in Jerusalem .
W@@ ould this circum@@ st@@ ance make a differ@@ ence ?
During the next two years , the large A@@ si@@ an commun@@ ity was ex@@ p@@ el@@ led .
When you read , what may help you to imp@@ ro@@ ve your understanding and your ability to remember what you read ?
The la@@ ws and principles recorded ther@@ e@@ in are in@@ deed the fin@@ est and most bene@@ fi@@ cial pre@@ c@@ ep@@ ts for life .
For example , when we are cho@@ o@@ sing medi@@ cal tre@@ at@@ ment , is it not wise to get a second or th@@ ir@@ d op@@ in@@ ion , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly if serious is@@ su@@ es are involved ?
Is the Creator really so c@@ ru@@ el that he would c@@ all@@ ously inf@@ li@@ ct death on us , know@@ ing that this bre@@ ak@@ s our hearts ?
Jesus under@@ s@@ cor@@ ed this comman@@ d@@ ment by con@@ dem@@ ning the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es and s@@ cri@@ bes who refu@@ sed to provide for their parents .
( a ) What dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c change for the wor@@ se did Saul under@@ go ?
“ You have care@@ fully hi@@ d@@ den these things from wise and in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al ones and have reve@@ aled them to young children . ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 10 : 21 .
One of the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments says : “ You must not desire [ “ co@@ v@@ et , ” New In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational V@@ er@@ sion ] your fel@@ low@@ man@@ ’s house . You must not desire your fel@@ low@@ man@@ ’s wife , nor his slave man nor his slave gi@@ r@@ l nor his bul@@ l nor his ass nor anything that bel@@ ong@@ s to your fel@@ low@@ man . ”
• What three qualities will help us remain spiritually vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant ?
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al things should always take pre@@ ce@@ d@@ ence over material consider@@ ations .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually matu@@ re men and women can pla@@ y an important ro@@ le in streng@@ th@@ ening others .
I must be pati@@ ent .
O@@ ver@@ coming Di@@ f@@ ficul@@ ties
W@@ ho@@ se righ@@ ts ?
However , A@@ gn@@ es spo@@ t@@ ted some of the writ@@ ing under@@ ne@@ ath and the words “ of Matthew , ” “ of Mark , ” or “ of Luke ” at the to@@ p .
“ I know a man in uni@@ on with Christ who . . . was ca@@ ught away into par@@ adise . ” ​ — 2 C@@ O@@ R@@ IN@@ TH@@ I@@ AN@@ S 12 : 2 - 4 .
At last , I real@@ ized how I could use my love of language to serve Jehovah .
It was taken ap@@ ar@@ t and di@@ vi@@ ded into individu@@ al boo@@ ks .
If it is in our heart to ple@@ ase Jehovah , we can trust that he will see to it that we have the things we need .
By ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles in our own life .
they pro@@ t@@ est . “ Yes , ” Jesus rep@@ lies .
W@@ ell , in the very beg@@ in@@ ning , God war@@ ned mankind that re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against him would bring a g@@ ri@@ m result ​ — death .
One of the fore@@ fa@@ thers Jo@@ shua refer@@ red to was T@@ er@@ ah , the father of Abraham , who lived in the city of U@@ r , at the time situ@@ ated e@@ ast of the E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates Ri@@ ver .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T moved a young woman to return to the religious up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing from which she had st@@ ra@@ yed ?
Acc@@ ording to the Mi@@ sh@@ n@@ ah , new members had to be “ pri@@ ests , L@@ ev@@ ites , and Israelites who@@ se daugh@@ ters are per@@ mit@@ ted to mar@@ ry the pri@@ ests , ” that is , Jews who could pro@@ du@@ ce g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gi@@ cal recor@@ ds pro@@ ving the pur@@ ity of their des@@ c@@ ent .
How c@@ learly his actions indic@@ ated to ob@@ serv@@ ers that nothing is more important than regul@@ ar worship of Jehovah ! ​ — Mat@@ t .
How does Jehovah en@@ sure that all cre@@ ation fun@@ ctions har@@ mon@@ i@@ ously ?
For 50 years I s@@ at in the same se@@ at for mor@@ ning worship and bre@@ ak@@ f@@ ast .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S servants must pa@@ y attention to the spirit - direc@@ ted words of Jesus Christ to the se@@ ven congregations nam@@ ed in the Bible book of Revelation .
It was a m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous ev@@ ening ​ — the fin@@ al night of Jesus ’ earthly life .
Instead , they are ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed and de@@ fle@@ cted .
M@@ others nor@@ m@@ ally su@@ ck@@ led their own inf@@ ants .
They ac@@ knowledge that ri@@ ches can make life com@@ for@@ table , but they know that we@@ al@@ th does nothing for their everlasting future .
“ All the things that were written af@@ o@@ re@@ time were written for our instru@@ ction ”
Mi@@ ght we at times show a similar l@@ ack of good judgment , perhaps st@@ ra@@ ying into d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous situ@@ ations that could a@@ wak@@ en wrong desi@@ res ?
That likely br@@ ings to your mind what James wrote : “ If a brother or a sister is l@@ ac@@ king clo@@ thing and en@@ ough food for the day , yet one of you says to them , ‘ G@@ o in peace ; keep war@@ m and well f@@ ed , ’ but you do not give them what they need for their body , of what benefit is it ?
V@@ er@@ y streng@@ th@@ ening to anointed Christians are these words of Jesus Christ : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id of the things you are about to su@@ ff@@ er .
J@@ anu@@ ary 3 - 9 , 20@@ 11
In any case , you ch@@ er@@ ish the hope of living what the Bible c@@ alls “ the real life ” ​ — life as Jehovah me@@ ant us to live it , with et@@ er@@ n@@ ity in view . ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 19 .
He said that after Jesus died , he was resur@@ rec@@ ted as an im@@ mor@@ tal spirit .
As a result , r@@ om@@ an@@ tic feelings have b@@ lo@@ s@@ som@@ ed into an emo@@ tional dep@@ end@@ enc@@ y that may under@@ mine and even destro@@ y a marriage .
In some c@@ as@@ es , circumstances bey@@ ond our control , such as dec@@ l@@ ining health or advan@@ c@@ ing age , may pre@@ v@@ ent us from fulfill@@ ing all that our heart ye@@ ar@@ ns to do in serving God .
He is the One to whom ‘ the obedi@@ ence of the pe@@ op@@ les bel@@ ong@@ s . ’ ​ — Genesis 4@@ 9 : 10 .
Why M@@ others Wor@@ k
He ar@@ gu@@ ed that a woman could not be married to two men at once .
( a ) How should we de@@ al with false friends , false acc@@ us@@ ers , and false brothers ?
Hence , there was no need to be af@@ ra@@ id of that king .
Fir@@ st , the disciples received the holy spirit , and then they under@@ took the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l wit@@ ness@@ ing work .
“ Let your reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess [ “ yi@@ el@@ ding ( ness ) , ” Kingdom In@@ ter@@ l@@ in@@ e@@ ar ] become known to all men , ” ex@@ hor@@ ts the apostle Paul .
R@@ o@@ o@@ ts of the New Ye@@ ar@@ ’s C@@ ele@@ br@@ ation
And what meaning should the occasi@@ on and the it@@ em@@ s used have for me ? ’
Jehovah is well a@@ ware of your li@@ mit@@ ations and appreci@@ ates what you can do .
Jesus was the only human to be in a position to offer a perfect sacrifice , one that did not need to be re@@ pe@@ ated .
The reason that Paul called such knowledge ‘ false ’ is that it l@@ ac@@ ked one c@@ ru@@ cial fac@@ t@@ or ​ — a s@@ ource or refer@@ ence from God against which their the@@ ori@@ es could be t@@ ested .
And the ob@@ ject of his ho@@ st@@ ility ?
Sh@@ ould not a child , therefore , res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully accept the discipl@@ ine of his father ?
Of course , we do not know ex@@ ac@@ tly what the Par@@ adise earth will look like , and the pi@@ c@@ tures publi@@ shed are simply ar@@ t@@ is@@ tic imp@@ res@@ sions based on such Bible pas@@ sa@@ ges as Isaiah 11 : 6 - 9 .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 3 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 9@@ 9 , 10@@ 7
In time , he started to go to some meetings again .
Ri@@ ght religion invol@@ ves right mo@@ tive , right beli@@ ef , and right action
The Bible has had a powerful influ@@ ence on the hearts of these form@@ er enem@@ ies .
Job chap@@ ters 38 to 4@@ 1 are exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent a@@ i@@ ds in this , for Jehovah there called to Jo@@ b@@ ’s attention certain as@@ pe@@ cts of His wonderful works .
The person may men@@ tion si@@ bl@@ ings ​ — even tw@@ ins .
Who put wisdom in the cl@@ ou@@ d la@@ y@@ ers , or who gave understanding to the s@@ k@@ y ph@@ en@@ om@@ en@@ on ?
Today , our liter@@ ature uses that illustr@@ ation to re@@ mind all Christians that we must be imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al in rend@@ ering a@@ id to those in need , especially in a spiritual sense .
In those days , a travel@@ ing overse@@ er who had a family sp@@ ent one we@@ ek vis@@ iting a congregation and then sta@@ yed home the next we@@ ek with his wife and children .
A te@@ am of vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates ass@@ is@@ ted with Kingdom H@@ all rest@@ or@@ ation , and 5@@ 7@@ 5 vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers wor@@ ked on this pro@@ ject .
Because of the d@@ ang@@ ers in@@ her@@ ent in some ty@@ p@@ es of mo@@ der@@ n d@@ an@@ c@@ ing , l@@ ou@@ d mu@@ si@@ c , and the free f@@ low of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l , a number of Christian bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om@@ s have deci@@ ded not to inclu@@ de these fe@@ atu@@ res in their we@@ d@@ ding .
The apostle did not min@@ ce words !
How does the “ great crow@@ d ” rend@@ er “ sac@@ red service day and night ” ?
Jehovah can answer our prayers for help by means of his Word , the Bible .
Those questions helped me to star@@ t thinking seri@@ ously about my ministry . ”
Th@@ r@@ ough the preaching of the good news and the op@@ er@@ ation of holy spirit .
Instead , they all went off to have a good time , exc@@ ep@@ t M@@ an@@ f@@ red , who re@@ turned to the work@@ place .
P@@ s .
The congregations of Jehovah’s people are often com@@ posed of individuals of di@@ verse n@@ ational , cul@@ tural , rac@@ i@@ al , and e@@ th@@ ni@@ c ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds .
As followers of Christ , we are called on to demonstr@@ ate our love by show@@ ing “ fellow feel@@ ing . ”
But Jesus did more than ut@@ ter mem@@ or@@ able sa@@ y@@ ings .
Ha@@ ve you ever wonder@@ ed about the spirit real@@ m and those who live there ?
These make pla@@ in that each Christian should put faith “ in his [ Jesus ’ ] blood . ”
Such an attitude is in@@ deed ris@@ k@@ y .
Jehovah can lik@@ e@@ wise help us find a su@@ it@@ able place for our family to live .
Jesus war@@ ned that these very things would stu@@ m@@ ble , cho@@ ke , and en@@ s@@ n@@ are some of his followers .
By br@@ ing@@ ing back to life those who s@@ le@@ ep in death .
( b ) How will atten@@ ding the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al help us ?
That vital work involved rest@@ or@@ ing Bible tru@@ ths .
Not to be over@@ loo@@ ked was the d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
A sh@@ ort time after the tra@@ gi@@ c death of O@@ w@@ en , mentioned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , his father vis@@ ited a neigh@@ bor@@ ’s home .
In his letter to the Hebrews , for example , he cl@@ ari@@ fi@@ es how Jesus as a “ faithful high pri@@ est ” could once and for all time offer a “ prop@@ iti@@ at@@ ory sacrifice ” making it possible for those exerc@@ ising faith in it to ob@@ tain “ an everlasting deli@@ ver@@ ance . ”
And what a ple@@ asure to see many fellow work@@ ers try to commun@@ ic@@ ate with me !
In The An@@ al@@ e@@ cts , the th@@ ir@@ d of the Con@@ fu@@ ci@@ an F@@ our Bo@@ o@@ ks , we find the thought expres@@ sed three times .
Thus Jehovah , in any circum@@ st@@ ance , will become wh@@ atever is needed to accom@@ pl@@ ish his purpose .
On the last day of his life on earth , Jesus demonstr@@ ated the meaning of what he taught by wa@@ shing his disciples ’ fe@@ et .
While there , I felt I was in heaven . ”
I W@@ A@@ S born in 19@@ 26 in a small v@@ il@@ la@@ ge in nor@@ ther@@ n O@@ kay@@ ama P@@ re@@ fe@@ c@@ ture .
What are you living for ?
F@@ or@@ ty days after his resurrection , Jesus as@@ c@@ ends to the heavens and is gl@@ ori@@ fied . ​ — John 17 : 5 ; Acts 1 : 3 , 9 - 12 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 8 - 11 .
For four h@@ our@@ s he ans@@ wer@@ ed my questions right from the Bible .
The answer is un@@ mis@@ ta@@ ka@@ bly y@@ es !
P@@ ra@@ y to God as did the psalmist who san@@ g : “ O@@ pen my eyes so that I may see c@@ learly the wonderful things from your law . ”
TH@@ E words of L@@ loy@@ d Ge@@ or@@ ge make it clear that people ex@@ pect their lead@@ ers to be com@@ pet@@ ent and to make hon@@ est efforts to try to imp@@ ro@@ ve things .
For those who want to find him , the real Jesus can be found in the Bible .
This moved S@@ her@@ ry to make a greater effort to witness inform@@ ally .
We par@@ ted on good ter@@ ms . ”
The con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ je@@ cts at W@@ all@@ k@@ ill and W@@ ar@@ wi@@ ck will ev@@ en@@ tually be comple@@ ted , so those who have been invit@@ ed to ass@@ ist real@@ ize that their Bethel service is temp@@ or@@ ary .
“ The one ho@@ l@@ ding back his ro@@ d is h@@ ating his son , ” Solomon wrote , “ but the one loving him is he that does look for him with discipl@@ ine . ”
Still , we cannot af@@ for@@ d to let anything ​ — even leg@@ iti@@ mate responsi@@ bil@@ ities — ​ dis@@ ru@@ pt our Bible reading r@@ out@@ ine .
( b ) A@@ ga@@ inst what do we need to be on gu@@ ard ?
O@@ be@@ ying God’s Word helps us to ‘ keep stri@@ ct w@@ atch on how we walk . ’
God’s arrang@@ ement to re@@ de@@ em human@@ kind
Because when we do , we show that we know our heavenly Father well .
And we are very care@@ ful not to w@@ atch , read , or listen to anything that could cause us to dis@@ obey God
Jehovah is such a friend to you , just as he was to the faithful man Abraham , as no@@ ted at Isaiah 4@@ 1 : 8 - 13 .
Psalm 23 : 1 in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ed me : “ Jehovah is my S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d .
This message cor@@ respon@@ ds to the lo@@ cu@@ st@@ s ’ ta@@ il@@ s that have “ st@@ ings like s@@ cor@@ pi@@ ons ” and the hor@@ ses of a ca@@ v@@ al@@ ry , who@@ se “ ta@@ il@@ s are like ser@@ p@@ ents . ”
C@@ ould anyone ? * ​ — R@@ om .
Let us consider three ways in which Jehovah commun@@ ic@@ ates with us today .
What are some practic@@ al ways in which we can show kindness in our every@@ day life ?
The brothers with Paul in R@@ ome must have given practic@@ al , streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id , as your@@ s can be .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , one of the ways in which Christians prac@@ tice “ godly devo@@ tion ” is by provi@@ ding materi@@ ally for relati@@ ves in need .
U@@ p@@ on hear@@ ing of Israel@@ ’s succ@@ ess against Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o and A@@ i , however , the men of Gi@@ be@@ on tri@@ ck Jo@@ shua into making a covenant of peace with them .
I hope that he , my mother , and other de@@ ar relati@@ ves will all want to worship Jehovah in Par@@ adise .
What sacrifice are Christians ur@@ ged to offer , and what does that really mean , as illustr@@ ated by the sacrific@@ es under the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law ?
A man nam@@ ed F@@ il@@ ip@@ e , who over@@ came his ad@@ di@@ ction to por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , states : “ I put the family com@@ pu@@ ter where ever@@ yone could see it and inst@@ al@@ led In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t fil@@ ter so@@ f@@ tw@@ are .
* The New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation re@@ a@@ ds : “ If your e@@ ye makes you stu@@ m@@ ble , thro@@ w it away ; it is fin@@ er for you to en@@ ter one - ey@@ ed into the kingdom of God than with two eyes to be pit@@ ched into Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na , where their mag@@ got does not die and the fi@@ re is not put out . ” ​ — Mark 9 : 4@@ 7 , 4@@ 8 .
“ When I was young , ” ad@@ m@@ its a Christian brother , “ I would quic@@ k@@ ly walk up to the do@@ or , pre@@ ten@@ d to ring the do@@ or@@ b@@ ell , and qui@@ et@@ ly walk away , ho@@ p@@ ing no one would hear or see me . . . .
Of course , their gener@@ os@@ ity does not reli@@ eve children of the responsi@@ bility to do what they can for their parents .
At some point before the next p@@ ha@@ se of their j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , Jehovah spoke again to Abraham , tel@@ ling him once more to leave this land and go to the land that Jehovah would show him .
I deci@@ ded that I would qu@@ it s@@ mo@@ king and sto@@ p a@@ bu@@ sing al@@ co@@ ho@@ l .
Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r was such a hard work@@ er that most of us could not keep up with him .
The author@@ ities who in@@ spe@@ cted their hous@@ eho@@ ld found something that would have seem@@ ed imp@@ os@@ sible a sh@@ ort time before ​ — a happy family in a clean home , an accep@@ table place in which to bring up children .
Jerusalem under si@@ e@@ ge is lik@@ ened to a wi@@ dem@@ ou@@ th@@ ed co@@ o@@ king po@@ t .
She than@@ ked me . ”
( b ) What practic@@ al things can we do to support the we@@ ak ?
G@@ a@@ ther@@ ing all a@@ vail@@ able fac@@ ts , he ac@@ ts with knowledge .
Then we went to wh@@ ite neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ o@@ ds , loo@@ king for more people to be@@ at up .
That Se@@ ed , now en@@ thr@@ oned as King of God’s Kingdom , c@@ ast Satan out of heaven down to this earth , and we see the resul@@ ting tri@@ bul@@ ation all around us .
The pro@@ gra@@ m of the ancient O@@ l@@ y@@ mp@@ ic@@ s never fe@@ atu@@ red more than some ten events .
The Gre@@ at@@ est A@@ ct of Lo@@ ve
Me@@ dit@@ ating on Psalm 1@@ 19 should move us to study the Scriptures di@@ lig@@ ently .
The prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah was loyal to Jehovah and had strong faith .
But he lost his ap@@ pet@@ ite and had a high f@@ ever .
It turned out that most Israelites did not imitate the faith of their fore@@ father Abraham .
( b ) What example did Jesus set regarding meetings for worship ?
We Do Not Al@@ ways Ha@@ ve All the F@@ ac@@ ts
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 11 , 12 )
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a purpose in life , an individu@@ al has little be@@ d@@ ro@@ ck upon which to buil@@ d personal go@@ als .
The second article shows how we can cultiv@@ ate the spirit of a less@@ er one and man@@ i@@ f@@ est that tra@@ it in our life .
May I ask you why you are going to have a bir@@ th@@ day par@@ ty ?
What are some problems fac@@ ing people today ?
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ ally , we may ask , ‘ How can I inc@@ re@@ ase my personal ze@@ al for Jehovah’s house ? ’
But the apostle Peter explained that such c@@ y@@ n@@ ic@@ s are ign@@ or@@ ing the fac@@ ts .
The com@@ ment may also refle@@ ct the thought that un@@ like Na@@ om@@ i , the mo@@ thers of Ru@@ th and O@@ r@@ pa@@ h had well - esta@@ bli@@ shed ho@@ m@@ es .
3 : 1 - 9 .
O@@ ver the years , we have experienced problems , as ever@@ yone does .
A t@@ ree may gro@@ w to an am@@ a@@ z@@ ing si@@ ze , especially when its ro@@ o@@ t system is deep or ex@@ ten@@ sive .
Jehovah for@@ gives our sin@@ s .
“ What really matters is being there , in Par@@ adise , to ru@@ n the r@@ ace . ”
On the other hand , the pro@@ spe@@ cts of those who op@@ pose the good news gro@@ w prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely g@@ lo@@ om@@ i@@ er .
B@@ er@@ l@@ in
Now he “ d@@ wel@@ ls in un@@ appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble light ” as an im@@ mor@@ tal spirit cre@@ ature .
From early on in man@@ kin@@ d’s hist@@ ory , those who cho@@ se to serve and obey Jehovah s@@ ought to avoid close associ@@ ation with those who did not .
All of this must have seem@@ ed like a dre@@ am to them .
I shall walk about in the integrity of my heart in@@ side my house . ” ​ — P@@ s .
P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in began his care@@ er as a boo@@ k@@ bin@@ der and le@@ ather d@@ res@@ s@@ er .
Yet , remember , a stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing person is not a bad person .
It is very encourag@@ ing to see so many new@@ ly appointed brothers , like you , making spiritual prog@@ ress .
W@@ ar may result in the death of family members , may destro@@ y ho@@ m@@ es , or may for@@ ce ho@@ me@@ ow@@ n@@ ers to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
How to Re@@ act to C@@ ru@@ el@@ ty
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : Of course , it@@ ’s one thing to no@@ tice a situation , but to be moved by it ​ — to have feelings about the situation — ​ is something el@@ se al@@ together .
The faithful still receive little encourag@@ ement to get ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the Bible and little help to read it as the Word of God .
A ke@@ y to the answer is found in the Bible account of Adam and E@@ ve .
This s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o illustr@@ ates the situation of Jehovah’s servants , who b@@ ol@@ dly t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy for Jehovah and fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly ex@@ pose his vi@@ ci@@ ous ar@@ ch@@ enem@@ y , Satan !
Psalm 2 has an in@@ iti@@ al fulfill@@ ment in Davi@@ d’s day .
In certain lands , “ Ca@@ es@@ ar ” has sen@@ ten@@ ced integrity - keep@@ ing you@@ ths to pris@@ on or to commun@@ ity work .
We are determined to continue provi@@ ding a rich supp@@ ly of en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ing and appe@@ al@@ ing information ​ — both in prin@@ t and on@@ l@@ ine — ​ to benefit our many read@@ ers who respect the Bible and who want to know what it really teach@@ es .
But they i@@ mag@@ ined he was speaking about taking rest in s@@ le@@ ep .
When you see s@@ inc@@ ere and hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people being dec@@ ei@@ ved and ex@@ p@@ lo@@ ited , do you not feel moved to bring comfort to the op@@ pres@@ sed sou@@ ls ?
What help did angels give to Jo@@ shua and He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah ?
May we not make the same mis@@ take .
Why did Paul say of some : “ Their go@@ d is their bel@@ ly ” ?
He has ta@@ un@@ ted God for th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years .
( a ) In what did A@@ be@@ l put faith , and how did he expres@@ s it ?
A@@ bo@@ ve all , you will draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah .
Jehovah’s justice does not need to be so@@ f@@ ten@@ ed or temp@@ ered by mer@@ cy . ​ — 3 / 1 , page 30 .
Yes , the se@@ cur@@ ity that ri@@ ches can provide is in the end only i@@ mag@@ ined and is ac@@ tually dec@@ ep@@ tive .
O@@ thers have dre@@ am@@ ed of succ@@ ess but have me@@ t with ut@@ ter fa@@ il@@ ure .
On@@ ce , when I was about si@@ x or se@@ ven , I found her in the ba@@ r@@ n .
There seem@@ ed to be no way out .
Yet , he at times made po@@ or decisions that ca@@ used suffering to himself and others .
W@@ as this the end ?
What kind of mo@@ de@@ l did Jesus leave for his disciples ?
A@@ R@@ E you not thr@@ il@@ led to see a st@@ ar - stud@@ ded s@@ k@@ y on a cl@@ ou@@ d@@ less night ?
I am on the left
“ Un@@ less Jehovah gu@@ ar@@ ds the city , it is in va@@ in that the gu@@ ard sta@@ ys a@@ wa@@ ke . ” ​ — P@@ S . 1@@ 27 : 1@@ b .
On the other hand , our future is certain with Jehovah . ”
T@@ a@@ x@@ es on them great@@ ly en@@ ri@@ ched Mar@@ i , en@@ ab@@ ling her to as@@ ser@@ t her authority over the re@@ gi@@ on .
He me@@ ant that we cannot make our life any longer by wor@@ r@@ ying about the things we need .
“ They are as n@@ on - sub@@ ver@@ sive and peace - loving as a religious body can be . ”
C@@ ol@@ or helps us to ga@@ ther and pro@@ c@@ ess information .
S@@ C@@ H@@ R@@ O@@ E@@ D@@ E@@ R , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses , fin@@ i@@ shed his earthly course on We@@ d@@ n@@ es@@ day , Mar@@ ch 8 , 200@@ 6 .
How could the spirit of self - sacrifice help us if we were to com@@ mit a serious sin ?
“ P@@ R@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H TH@@ E W@@ O@@ R@@ D , B@@ E A@@ T I@@ T U@@ R@@ G@@ EN@@ T@@ L@@ Y ”
I reason that at le@@ ast one person I will me@@ et may ev@@ en@@ tually em@@ br@@ ace the truth of God’s Word .
Peter respon@@ ded , and the first un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised G@@ ent@@ il@@ es thus became part of the Christian congregation .
H@@ ung@@ ary Un@@ der Com@@ mun@@ ist Con@@ tro@@ l
O@@ thers hope for et@@ er@@ n@@ al life after death , or for health , ri@@ ches , and succ@@ ess .
Paul ans@@ wer@@ ed that question when he wrote : “ Let every soul be in sub@@ je@@ ction to the su@@ peri@@ or author@@ ities , for there is no authority exc@@ ep@@ t by God ; the ex@@ is@@ ting author@@ ities stand plac@@ ed in their relati@@ ve positi@@ ons by God . ”
Th@@ an@@ k@@ ful to Jehovah , D@@ en@@ n@@ is com@@ men@@ ted : “ My family life got better .
In the city of Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i , op@@ pos@@ ers th@@ re@@ w them into pris@@ on .
L@@ ater she gave the fru@@ it to Adam , and “ he began e@@ ating it . ”
Jesus ’ disciples sent him to his ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn for n@@ ine years .
31 For Our Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople ​ — A Bro@@ ther’s Ang@@ er
For instance , Adam and E@@ ve@@ ’s fir@@ st@@ born son , Ca@@ in , felt ang@@ ry when Jehovah accepted A@@ bel@@ ’s sacrifice but not his .
How can we put questions to good use when con@@ duc@@ ting Bible stu@@ dies ?
J@@ on@@ a@@ than was not je@@ al@@ ous of David
Who , then , will benefit from the ransom and receive everlasting life ?
When Jesus was on earth , he pro@@ ba@@ bly spoke Hebrew .
As we read the Bible , then , it is ess@@ enti@@ al that we make the effort to learn about God’s feelings so that we “ may be filled with the acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion , in order to walk wor@@ th@@ ily of Jehovah to the end of fully pleas@@ ing him . ”
They now d@@ well in se@@ cur@@ ity and enjoy life in a spiritual par@@ adise with their compan@@ i@@ ons , who hope to live forever on earth .
An@@ yone who shows dis@@ respect , even con@@ temp@@ t , for Jesus ’ sacrifice would be in d@@ anger of being ‘ cu@@ t off from God’s people , ’ just like an Israel@@ ite who par@@ took of a commun@@ ion me@@ al in an un@@ clean st@@ ate . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 7 : 20 ; Hebrews 10 : 28 - 31 .
He rel@@ ates : “ Jehovah’s support and blessing on each for@@ ward st@@ ep I took helped me to over@@ come my g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing proble@@ m .
In 19@@ 6@@ 3 we were invit@@ ed to take up the dist@@ ri@@ ct work in S@@ pain .
Si@@ mil@@ arly at me@@ al@@ times , by listen@@ ing to their con@@ vers@@ ation , we would dis@@ cer@@ n problems and g@@ ently cor@@ rec@@ t a tend@@ enc@@ y , often without their real@@ iz@@ ing it . ”
Jesus Christ called him “ the wicked one ” and “ the rul@@ er of the world . ”
With members of H@@ ong K@@ ong Bethel , the Li@@ ang@@ s in the mi@@ dd@@ le , the G@@ an@@ na@@ ways on the right
Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r said that the first thing he did was go to the supp@@ ly ro@@ om , get the er@@ as@@ ers , and put them in his po@@ c@@ ke@@ t .
• What will help us to have the law of loving - kindness upon our t@@ ong@@ ue ?
• Why do you find Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 4 : 6 to be encourag@@ ing ?
Yet , he showed us that we too can dis@@ cer@@ n a person@@ ’s desi@@ res , mo@@ ti@@ ves , and pri@@ or@@ ities .
Jehovah’s Will for the E@@ ar@@ th
To that end , let us always follow the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule in our ministry .
P@@ o@@ in@@ ting to the import@@ ance of a supp@@ or@@ tive woman , Solomon says : “ A ca@@ pa@@ ble wife is a cro@@ wn to her ow@@ ner , but as ro@@ t@@ ten@@ ness in his b@@ ones is she that ac@@ ts sh@@ am@@ e@@ fully . ”
As Jehovah’s Witnesses , we often find ourselves mis@@ re@@ pres@@ ented .
The same sister ad@@ ded : “ I rec@@ all the beg@@ in@@ ning of the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine st@@ re@@ et work in 19@@ 40 .
( b ) Why can it be said that Christian overse@@ ers are appointed by holy spirit ?
The rema@@ ins of four v@@ ac@@ ati@@ on@@ ing men were un@@ earth@@ ed in a gar@@ den .
It also vi@@ vi@@ dly por@@ tra@@ ys what that love is like and how it is displa@@ yed .
C@@ iti@@ z@@ ens of God’s Kingdom may learn ba@@ si@@ c Bible teachings quic@@ k@@ ly and get baptized .
He had his e@@ ye fi@@ x@@ ed on something far gr@@ an@@ der .
S@@ tun@@ g by Jesus ’ ear@@ li@@ er ex@@ po@@ sure of their wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , some members of a prom@@ in@@ ent and influ@@ enti@@ al Jewish se@@ ct called the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es were des@@ per@@ ate to find evidence of tri@@ ck@@ er@@ y on Jesus ’ part .
Yet , we can men@@ tion him by name and foc@@ us on his difficul@@ ty in our personal prayers .
E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ro@@ ditu@@ s was one of these .
The th@@ ru@@ st of Paul’s counsel is that we need to re@@ mind ourselves of the relati@@ ve wor@@ th of material things .
These artic@@ les will discus@@ s how holy spirit helps us to fi@@ ght temp@@ tation , cop@@ e with disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement , with@@ stand persecu@@ tion , res@@ ist ne@@ g@@ ative pe@@ er pres@@ sure , and end@@ ure ad@@ vers@@ ity .
In his sear@@ ch for the true meaning of ancient writ@@ ings , he started stud@@ ying clo@@ sel@@ y the stan@@ d@@ ard Bible of the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch , the L@@ at@@ in V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate .
For whom did Jesus use his mirac@@ ul@@ ous power , and how can we imitate him in this reg@@ ard ?
Those words have ra@@ ised questions in the mind of some , since the Bible says that Jehovah is the “ He@@ are@@ r of P@@ ra@@ y@@ er . ”
Instead of being cha@@ st@@ ened by the discipl@@ ine , Saul went on to com@@ mit wor@@ se ac@@ ts of dis@@ obedi@@ ence . ​ — 1 Samuel 13 : 8 , 9 , 13 , 14 .
The str@@ an@@ ded men were confid@@ ent that Sha@@ ck@@ let@@ on would keep his promise to res@@ cu@@ e them
F@@ ur@@ ther , we read : “ Ha@@ ve you sh@@ own yourself disc@@ oura@@ ged in the day of dist@@ ress ? Your power will be s@@ can@@ ty . ”
Today , true Christians are soon to cro@@ ss into the promised new world and , like Jo@@ shua , need to be coura@@ ge@@ ous .
Some years later , C@@ ar@@ lo@@ s learned the Kingdom message , mo@@ ving him to clean up his life and leg@@ al@@ ize his marriage .
T@@ w@@ o sisters who were pres@@ en@@ ting the good news to a la@@ dy were invit@@ ed into her home .
( b ) What shows that our God is not par@@ ti@@ al toward any language group , and how does that make you feel ?
11 : 8 .
In the days of ancient Israel , sac@@ red service had to be rend@@ ered in har@@ mony with Jehovah’s la@@ ws .
Mar@@ ina and O@@ s@@ ni , mission@@ aries serving in an is@@ ol@@ ated to@@ wn near Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a@@ ’s bor@@ der with B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , expla@@ in that many here do not see marriage as a per@@ man@@ ent b@@ ond .
We have t@@ ou@@ ched on only a few of the poin@@ ts that Eli@@ h@@ u ra@@ ised with Job , and we have no@@ ted some questions that Jehovah called on Job to answer “ like an able - bo@@ died man . ”
Un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly , he did not associ@@ ate with prof@@ an@@ ers of Jehovah’s name or with others who were un@@ su@@ it@@ able compan@@ i@@ ons for a worshi@@ per of God .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , a care@@ ful study of the Bible streng@@ th@@ ens our faith in God and helps us to for@@ ge a close relationship with him .
As the su@@ pers@@ crip@@ tion of Psalm 18 shows , Jehovah prote@@ cted and supp@@ or@@ ted David , deli@@ ver@@ ing him “ out of the p@@ al@@ m of all his enem@@ ies and out of the hand of Saul . ”
I hope that God’s Kingdom comes soon . ”
Many Eng@@ l@@ ish - speaking people in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o had never before been cont@@ ac@@ ted by the Witnesses .
Luke travel@@ ed long di@@ stances with Paul , who called him “ the bel@@ o@@ ved physi@@ ci@@ an ” and a ‘ fellow work@@ er . ’
Mo@@ ab@@ ’s King Bal@@ ak , therefore , hi@@ res Bal@@ a@@ am to cur@@ se the Israelites .
In what ways are many ag@@ ed ones today man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting a spirit like that of An@@ na ?
This “ good hope ” inclu@@ des the pro@@ spe@@ ct of perfect , happy , and un@@ en@@ ding life on a par@@ adise earth . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
Ther@@ efore , all disciples of Christ are to preach , whether their hope is to rule in heaven or to live on earth . ​ — Acts 10 : 4@@ 2 .
They even made a covenant of fri@@ end@@ ship with each other .
Th@@ ough Jehovah had not yet given a written law against ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y and no divine s@@ ent@@ ence was pres@@ cri@@ bed for having rel@@ ations with another man@@ ’s wife , Joseph was a@@ ware of the principles of God - or@@ da@@ ined mar@@ it@@ al faith@@ ful@@ ness .
How could David gro@@ w in appreciation of ‘ the gl@@ ori@@ ous s@@ pl@@ end@@ or of Jehovah’s di@@ gn@@ ity ’ ?
“ You will only have to s@@ nee@@ ze , and a th@@ ous@@ and t@@ is@@ su@@ es will be offered to you ! ”
Yes , we should never for@@ get that all of us have in@@ her@@ ited sin and death from Adam .
Do not get stu@@ ck on a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative tre@@ ad@@ m@@ ill that lea@@ ds no@@ where
The s@@ ow@@ ing ref@@ ers to the ano@@ in@@ ting of these sons of the Kingdom in the world field .
4 , 5 . ( a ) S@@ hor@@ tly before his death , what did Jesus re@@ qu@@ est in prayer to Jehovah ?
While this article was being pre@@ pared for public@@ ation , S@@ is@@ ter Pet@@ ri@@ do@@ u died at the age of 9@@ 3 .
E@@ arly in 198@@ 8 , we received a new assignment ​ — the city of N@@ it@@ er@@ ó@@ i , where we served for the next fi@@ ve years before mo@@ ving to S@@ an@@ to A@@ le@@ i@@ x@@ o .
But . . .
Consider J@@ ar@@ os@@ ł@@ a@@ w and Be@@ ata .
[ Bo@@ x / P@@ ic@@ ture on page 11 ]
T@@ en per@@ c@@ ent of the worl@@ d’s po@@ pul@@ ation live in m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous are@@ as .
In S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 195@@ 9 , An@@ ne and I were invit@@ ed to serve at Bethel in Par@@ is , Fr@@ ance , where I was assign@@ ed to take the lead in prin@@ ting .
2 : 10 ​ — Why did H@@ ann@@ ah pray that Jehovah “ give strength to his king ” when there was no human king over Israel ?
I will st@@ ep on such . I will set such on fi@@ re at the same time .
The S@@ even C@@ ongreg@@ ations of Revelation
One of the rul@@ ers might be called a war@@ ri@@ or who buil@@ t an emp@@ i@@ re .
So for sever@@ al years , all in the family were in full - time service .
How different they were from the “ ri@@ ders on ta@@ w@@ n@@ y don@@ ke@@ ys , ” who were too pr@@ ou@@ d to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate , and those “ who [ s@@ at ] on fine car@@ pe@@ ts , ” loving a life of lu@@ x@@ ur@@ y !
M@@ an can walk on the mo@@ on , but in many plac@@ es he cannot without fear st@@ ro@@ l@@ l on the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts of this pl@@ an@@ et .
Gre@@ w ex@@ posed the h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y of cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men and mil@@ it@@ ary comman@@ ders who made a pre@@ ten@@ se of service to Christ .
We must keep free from any con@@ tam@@ in@@ ation by false religion or the pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s of this world .
Such faithful ones as those no@@ ted in Hebrews chap@@ ter 11 will thus “ be made perfect . ” ​ — 2 / 1 , page 23 .
Instead , we will always stri@@ ve to be up@@ building when we talk to others .
The result of this fore@@ told ing@@ a@@ ther@@ ing is an out@@ standing inc@@ re@@ ase in the number of pra@@ is@@ ers of Jehovah .
S@@ te@@ ps that can help us are as fol@@ lo@@ ws : S@@ tri@@ ve to devel@@ op love and bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction , associ@@ ate with godly people , seek to do good , ‘ rejo@@ ice with those who rejo@@ ice . ’ ​ — 2 / 15 , pages 16 - 17 .
In the mean@@ time , she has been pione@@ ering for fi@@ ve years .
She says , “ The tre@@ at@@ ments made me very ill , and I was left with no self - es@@ te@@ em . ”
No , she re@@ ac@@ ted as most women nor@@ m@@ ally would .
Un@@ der what circumstances will we “ have no re@@ ward ” from our heavenly Father ?
However , his work occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed practic@@ ally all his time and left him feel@@ ing spiritually imp@@ over@@ i@@ shed .
The prophet E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el was given an ex@@ ten@@ sive vision of Jehovah’s temple .
The anointed have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of jo@@ ining Christ in heaven .
But on S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 1 , 194@@ 7 , our work in Fr@@ ance was leg@@ ally recogn@@ ized again .
After K@@ or@@ ah’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ on , A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s ro@@ d was put in the Ar@@ k to serve as a witness against that gener@@ ation .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 5@@ 1 , 14@@ 7
Today , as G@@ u@@ st@@ av@@ o found , such a par@@ adise ex@@ ists , and it em@@ br@@ ac@@ es a gro@@ wing number of people .
Ru@@ n in such a way that you may at@@ tain it , ” he ex@@ hor@@ ted them .
Jehovah desi@@ res that “ all s@@ or@@ ts of men . . . be sa@@ ved and come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ”
God’s servants con@@ qu@@ er evil by
How may parents try to re@@ ach the heart of an er@@ ring off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing ?
All of us are well - f@@ ed spiritually through the ti@@ rel@@ ess efforts of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
When he asked why God per@@ m@@ its suffering , the Witness read ver@@ ses from the Bible , including Psalm 37 : 39 , which says : “ The sal@@ vation of the righteous ones is from Jehovah ; he is their for@@ t@@ ress in the time of dist@@ ress . ”
Such faithful sen@@ i@@ ors mer@@ it the gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de and respect of other servants of Jehovah God .
Acc@@ ording to the S@@ ü@@ d@@ de@@ ut@@ sc@@ he Z@@ ei@@ tun@@ g , many t@@ ou@@ ris@@ ts who ign@@ ore such war@@ n@@ ings live by the ma@@ x@@ im , No ris@@ k , no fu@@ n .
You will find many good reas@@ ons in this article and in the next .
Yes , the children learned to come through in an em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y , and that dre@@ w the family even clo@@ s@@ er together .
Jehovah dis@@ clo@@ sed not only the man@@ ner in which the city of Babyl@@ on would be de@@ fe@@ ated but also the name of the con@@ qu@@ er@@ or .
After my baptism later that year , I was assign@@ ed to cen@@ tr@@ al Q@@ u@@ e@@ en@@ s@@ land along with two other pione@@ ers ​ — Au@@ bre@@ y W@@ ill@@ s and C@@ live Sha@@ de .
After S@@ and@@ r@@ a fin@@ i@@ shed medi@@ cal school , she san@@ k deep@@ er into al@@ co@@ ho@@ l@@ ism .
C@@ ongreg@@ ations ther@@ e@@ by show that they have ‘ fellow feel@@ ing , bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction , and tend@@ er com@@ pas@@ sion ’ for the el@@ der@@ ly .
They were sur@@ pris@@ ed at the s@@ ong I cho@@ se because they consider@@ ed it to be very serious .
F@@ i@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely speaking , the relationship between a shepher@@ d and his sheep is based on knowledge and trust .
No@@ ting the resul@@ ts , La@@ ba@@ n tri@@ ed to al@@ ter the ag@@ re@@ ement about which ani@@ mal@@ s bel@@ ong@@ ed to his ne@@ p@@ he@@ w ​ — stri@@ ped , spo@@ t@@ ty , col@@ or - pat@@ ched , or spe@@ ck@@ led .
Let us consider three a@@ i@@ ds that will help us in the fi@@ ght against un@@ clean desi@@ res : our relationship with Jehovah , the counsel of his Word , and the help of matu@@ re fellow Christians .
I felt that my life was pas@@ sing quic@@ k@@ ly .
Moses did not reason that he could serve God as a member of the ro@@ y@@ al cour@@ t and then use his we@@ al@@ th and privilege to help his Israel@@ ite brothers .
Do you not sense the in@@ tim@@ ate relationship that David had with his heavenly Father ?
Un@@ li@@ mit@@ ed fre@@ e@@ dom lea@@ ds only to difficul@@ ties .
E@@ ri@@ c came to see the import@@ ance of using his time and en@@ er@@ gy to do God’s will .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , not all fo@@ o@@ ds and me@@ dic@@ ines are bad .
[ Ch@@ ar@@ t / P@@ ic@@ tures on page 12 ]
How great@@ ly we needed such encourag@@ ement !
When imp@@ aled , Jesus also felt this way .
A@@ bel@@ ’s faith was not just faith in God in gener@@ al , which Ca@@ in must also have had .
In the first century when the apostle Paul instru@@ cted the Corinthians about how Christian meetings should be condu@@ cted , he ur@@ ged them : “ Let all things take place dec@@ ently and by arrang@@ ement . ”
R@@ ely on God’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t in De@@ al@@ ing With Li@@ fe@@ ’s Ch@@ ang@@ es
St@@ ress , ha@@ z@@ ar@@ ds , bo@@ re@@ dom , disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment , com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on , dec@@ ep@@ tion , and in@@ justice are just some of the “ thor@@ ns and th@@ ist@@ les ” now associ@@ ated with it .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 20 ]
The cla@@ sh@@ es between Jesus and his Jewish op@@ pos@@ ers continue as he teach@@ es about his Father at the temple during the fes@@ ti@@ val .
One of the pri@@ m@@ ary ways we gain the strength needed to end@@ ure tri@@ als is through pray@@ er@@ ful reli@@ ance on God .
( a ) What good counsel did A@@ z@@ ari@@ ah give A@@ sa ?
• Why can we be sure that the Devil is more than a su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ on ?
He is bl@@ ind .
For if anyone is a he@@ are@@ r of the word , and not a do@@ er , this one is like a man loo@@ king at his n@@ atur@@ al face in a mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r . For he loo@@ ks at himself , and off he go@@ es and im@@ medi@@ ately for@@ ge@@ ts what s@@ ort of man he is . ”
I was t@@ ou@@ ched by his promise to for@@ give those who s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely want to make chang@@ es .
Some had served full - time in their res@@ pe@@ ctive Bethel ho@@ m@@ es for de@@ ca@@ des .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ative On@@ es F@@ lo@@ ck to God
“ When I get an@@ no@@ yed , I don@@ ’t respon@@ d right away , but I look for the right m@@ om@@ ent for us to talk things out . ”
One vie@@ w@@ point was expres@@ sed by David K@@ el@@ so of G@@ l@@ as@@ go@@ w C@@ al@@ e@@ don@@ i@@ an Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity , S@@ co@@ t@@ land .
What en@@ ab@@ led first - century Christi@@ an@@ ity to bring all these people together in un@@ ity ?
“ S@@ tr@@ ike the shepher@@ d , ” wrote Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah , “ and let those of the flo@@ ck be sc@@ at@@ tered . ”
As he en@@ tered the dar@@ k po@@ st - F@@ lood er@@ a during which N@@ im@@ ro@@ d ac@@ ted in op@@ position to Jehovah , Noah still had faith and hope .
As he left B@@ om@@ ba@@ y , Father said : “ Ke@@ ep sh@@ ar@@ p@@ ening your s@@ k@@ ill@@ s , my gi@@ r@@ l .
C@@ er@@ tain religious lead@@ ers in these ch@@ ur@@ ches cla@@ im to teach their members to be “ rich , heal@@ thy and tr@@ ou@@ ble free . ”
How can end@@ ur@@ ance en@@ h@@ ance our relationship with Jehovah ?
Rather , because of our faith in God , we have happ@@ ily co@@ op@@ er@@ ated with his purpose and continue to do so .
The hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al rec@@ ord says that vari@@ ous ones came from C@@ ap@@ pa@@ do@@ ci@@ a , P@@ on@@ tu@@ s , the dist@@ ri@@ ct of A@@ sia , * Ph@@ r@@ y@@ gi@@ a , and P@@ am@@ ph@@ y@@ li@@ a ​ — are@@ as that made up a large part of A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or .
Al@@ so , if I go my way and pre@@ pare a place for you , I am coming again and will receive you home to my@@ self , that where I am you also may be . ”
As for Jehovah , he made the heavens . ” ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 16 : 25 , 26 .
This helped them to medit@@ ate on spiritual matters .
Our joy should not be cont@@ ing@@ ent on the resul@@ ts that we ob@@ tain .
I felt that it was a bad dre@@ am and that I would su@@ d@@ den@@ ly wa@@ ke up and find out that it was not true .
These “ last days ” are f@@ ra@@ ught with d@@ ang@@ ers ​ — spiritual and o@@ ther@@ wise .
What question should young ones ask themselves ?
King Solomon re@@ tur@@ ns to the matter of spe@@ e@@ ch with a ke@@ en ob@@ serv@@ ation about human n@@ ature .
In what different ways can the years of you@@ th be vie@@ wed ?
It is his very ess@@ ence , or n@@ ature .
After being rel@@ eas@@ ed , we re@@ turned to the same st@@ re@@ et cor@@ ner and offered the same ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines .
I@@ ma@@ ge S@@ ci@@ ence and An@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is L@@ ab@@ or@@ at@@ ory , N@@ A@@ S@@ A - Joh@@ ns@@ on S@@ p@@ ace C@@ en@@ ter
It would soon be comple@@ men@@ ted by the Bible S@@ cho@@ ol for Christian C@@ ou@@ ples .
E@@ mp@@ a@@ thy invol@@ ves ob@@ serving care@@ fully the needs of others with a view to help@@ ing them
16 , 17 . ( a ) How does Psalm 1 : 2 , 3 descri@@ be the re@@ war@@ ds of reading God’s law ?
O Jehovah , they walk in the light of your face .
How Jehovah has sh@@ own love will be discus@@ sed in the next article .
At Mi@@ ca@@ h 6 : 8 , we are told not mer@@ ely to show loving - kindness but to love that qu@@ ality .
How can they for@@ get hear@@ ing their parents read from My Bo@@ ok of Bible St@@ ori@@ es or from L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing to the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er ?
I also sp@@ end many h@@ our@@ s stud@@ ying al@@ one and , with the kind ass@@ ist@@ ance of my spiritual brothers , man@@ age to atten@@ d the C@@ ongreg@@ ation Bo@@ ok S@@ tu@@ dy ne@@ ar@@ by .
14 , 15 . ( a ) How do some transl@@ ations of Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 7 put emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on Jesus ’ death ?
Jehovah T@@ au@@ ght U@@ s En@@ du@@ r@@ ance and Per@@ sever@@ ance
Some people p@@ un@@ c@@ tu@@ ate da@@ ily con@@ vers@@ ations with the expres@@ sion . F@@ e@@ w , however , know its sac@@ red meaning , and the li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le of many who use it di@@ sh@@ on@@ ors God .
Mu@@ ch M@@ ore Mu@@ si@@ c !
The more you pa@@ y attention to how you listen , the more ref@@ re@@ shing the meetings will become .
A@@ m@@ ong them , I have many mo@@ thers , fa@@ thers , brothers , and sisters . ​ — Mark 10 : 29 , 30 .
“ H@@ app@@ y is the one who re@@ a@@ ds al@@ ou@@ d and those who hear the words of this prophecy . ” ​ — Revelation 1 : 3 .
* This book was spe@@ cially desi@@ gn@@ ed to help people understand the ba@@ si@@ c teachings of the Bible .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y N@@ AN@@ C@@ Y E .
“ We always than@@ k God , the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ , when we pray for you . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 3 .
That is not Jehovah’s way .
It is sac@@ red service .
The more the stud@@ ent speak@@ s the new language , the more com@@ for@@ table he be@@ comes with using it .
Paul st@@ ressed that c@@ he@@ er@@ ful giving is high@@ ly es@@ te@@ em@@ ed by Jehovah : “ Let each one do just as he has res@@ ol@@ ved in his heart , not g@@ ru@@ d@@ g@@ ingly or under com@@ pul@@ sion , for God lo@@ ves a c@@ he@@ er@@ ful gi@@ ver . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 9 : 7 .
The C@@ y@@ pr@@ us branch of@@ fice was in N@@ ic@@ o@@ sia , sou@@ th of the K@@ y@@ r@@ en@@ ia M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s .
He is now in the full - time ministry .
The Bible is spirit - inspired and con@@ tain@@ s the thoughts of God .
All of that can di@@ str@@ act us , ca@@ using our spiritual vision to get out of foc@@ us .
Instead , Jesus asked that they be brought to him , and moved with p@@ ity , he rest@@ ored their sight .
How Some Y@@ oung On@@ es P@@ ra@@ ised Jehovah
A Per@@ s@@ onal Gi@@ ft From Jehovah
For these two reas@@ ons ​ — that most people do not seek God’s guid@@ ance and that Satan is very ac@@ tive in the world — ​ the human r@@ ace as a whole is in a s@@ or@@ ry st@@ ate .
Because he truly kno@@ ws what is in “ the heart of the sons of mankind . ”
Why can it be said that Jesus ’ comm@@ and app@@ lies to all his followers ?
Per@@ sever@@ ing Des@@ pite O@@ p@@ position
With what does the way Jehovah exerc@@ ises his fore@@ knowledge har@@ mon@@ ize , and why ?
Bu@@ il@@ ding a good fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah became my go@@ al .
By c@@ iting past examples , G@@ am@@ ali@@ el poin@@ ts out that it is un@@ wise to inter@@ f@@ ere with the work of the apostles .
This was because the v@@ ali@@ ant men of these tri@@ bes tru@@ sted in Jehovah and loo@@ ked to him for help .
It is vital to keep such things out of your life , at any co@@ st . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 18 : 10 - 12 .
Do@@ ing re@@ sear@@ ch to h@@ and@@ le a vari@@ ety of questions and problems has helped me to understand better the teachings of God’s Word and the app@@ lic@@ ation of the lo@@ f@@ ty principles of our God in ass@@ is@@ ting others .
G@@ ar@@ o N@@ al@@ ban@@ di@@ an
Th@@ r@@ ough the prophe@@ t@@ ess H@@ ul@@ da@@ h , God provided a message con@@ dem@@ ning some of the religious practic@@ es that had been car@@ ri@@ ed on in Juda@@ h .
H@@ ere is where wisdom comes in : Let the one that has in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ence cal@@ cul@@ ate the number of the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast , for it is a man@@ ’s number ; and its number is si@@ x h@@ un@@ d@@ red and si@@ x@@ ty - si@@ x . ” ​ — Revelation 13 : 17 , 18 .
Yes , Jehovah gave the wi@@ do@@ w of Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath “ a prophe@@ t’s re@@ ward , ” even though she was not an Israel@@ ite .
For health reas@@ ons , in 198@@ 8 we were assign@@ ed to special pioneer work in W@@ in@@ ni@@ pe@@ g , M@@ an@@ it@@ oba .
A@@ do@@ l@@ f@@ o , a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er in S@@ pain , rec@@ alls what his life was like before he came into the truth .
Instead , Jesus was help@@ ing his disciples to understand that un@@ necess@@ ary , or ex@@ tre@@ me , anxi@@ ety does not sol@@ ve problems .
Then you have reason to rejo@@ ice . Jesus as@@ sur@@ ed those who would follow him : “ H@@ app@@ y are you when people re@@ pro@@ ach you and persecu@@ te you and l@@ y@@ ingly say every s@@ ort of wicked thing against you for my s@@ ake .
A case in point is As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an King E@@ sa@@ r - ha@@ dd@@ on , who bo@@ ast@@ fully declar@@ ed : “ I am powerful , I am all powerful , I am a her@@ o , I am gi@@ gan@@ tic , I am c@@ olo@@ s@@ s@@ al . ”
For example : Lo@@ ok at p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ s of your we@@ d@@ ding and other mem@@ or@@ able events .
See the j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g article “ Do You B@@ an C@@ er@@ tain Mo@@ vi@@ es , Bo@@ o@@ ks , or S@@ ong@@ s ? ”
Rather , there will be joy because they have been re@@ moved from the sc@@ ene .
“ As new@@ l@@ y@@ we@@ ds , we op@@ ened a small ho@@ t - do@@ g stand in a good lo@@ c@@ ation .
He wants to sp@@ are us the mis@@ er@@ y and pain that result from following Satan’s mis@@ le@@ ading ‘ ro@@ ad sign@@ s . ’
Mu@@ si@@ c That P@@ le@@ as@@ es God , 6 / 1
G@@ r@@ ass said that the man “ did not sub@@ s@@ cri@@ be to any of the pre@@ vail@@ ing ide@@ olo@@ gi@@ es , being ne@@ i@@ ther a Na@@ z@@ i , a Com@@ mun@@ ist , nor a So@@ ci@@ al@@ ist .
As they are con@@ ver@@ sing between do@@ ors , the you@@ ng@@ er sister beg@@ ins sh@@ aring what is tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ ing her .
He desi@@ res our willing devo@@ tion .
So true religion di@@ ff@@ ers from religion based on men@@ ’s ide@@ as .
They also encoura@@ ge their children to pray on their own .
P@@ le@@ ase see the bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res S@@ pi@@ r@@ its of the De@@ ad ​ — Can They H@@ el@@ p You or H@@ ar@@ m You ?
We have already pas@@ sed through much dist@@ ress because of the ho@@ st@@ ility f@@ om@@ ented by Satan .
Yet , they always showed personal interest in me , br@@ ing@@ ing me small gi@@ f@@ ts .
Gre@@ en is a rest@@ ful col@@ or and is often associ@@ ated with tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ill@@ ity .
He is ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted from over@@ work .
A@@ n acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of Bible teachings .
Ther@@ efore , let us not wa@@ st@@ e this preci@@ ous com@@ mo@@ di@@ ty .
Y@@ ou@@ th@@ ful power is needed to get heav@@ y jo@@ bs done .
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you ever sto@@ od in a fore@@ st as ra@@ ys of su@@ n@@ light st@@ re@@ am@@ ed between to@@ wer@@ ing tre@@ es ?
He said : “ King A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa and all you men who are present with us , you are b@@ eho@@ l@@ ding this man concer@@ ning whom all the mul@@ titu@@ de of the Jews together have app@@ lied to me both in Jerusalem and here , sh@@ ou@@ ting that he ought not to live any longer .
It con@@ tain@@ s all the a@@ bo@@ ve fe@@ atu@@ res and many more , including ex@@ ten@@ sive fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ tes , which are also in@@ de@@ x@@ ed .
The di@@ ag@@ no@@ s@@ is turned out to be ex@@ ac@@ tly right .
Lo@@ ve is a dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish@@ ing fe@@ ature of true worship .
( b ) What ex@@ hor@@ tation did James give , and why was it needed ?
D@@ oub@@ t@@ less you have seen that when you seek Jehovah’s will in a matter and stri@@ ve to work in har@@ mony with it , the resul@@ ts are exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent .
Con@@ tri@@ bu@@ tions will@@ ingly given can help with reli@@ ef work and the s@@ pre@@ ad of Bible public@@ ations
A reason@@ able Christian will not try to for@@ ce others to do what he thin@@ ks is best .
Q@@ u@@ o@@ ting from this verse , the apostle Paul wrote : “ He has promised , saying : ‘ Yet once more I will set in com@@ mo@@ tion not only the earth but also the heaven . ’
On my mo@@ ther’s k@@ ne@@ e
Sa@@ ys the ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion h@@ and@@ book : “ The fes@@ tiv@@ als cons@@ titu@@ ted a ba@@ si@@ c opportunity in which the Gre@@ ek@@ s , out of respect for their go@@ ds , put asi@@ de their end@@ less and fre@@ qu@@ ently viol@@ ent dis@@ pu@@ tes , and succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in su@@ bli@@ mat@@ ing their ty@@ pi@@ cal com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve spirit into a pe@@ ace@@ ful but e@@ qu@@ ally s@@ inc@@ ere ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ement : that of a@@ th@@ le@@ tic com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on . ”
To allow their first imp@@ res@@ sions to pre@@ v@@ ent them from recogn@@ iz@@ ing the Messi@@ ah when he fin@@ ally arri@@ ved led to a gra@@ ve lo@@ ss spiritually .
• How does Bible reading emp@@ ow@@ er us ?
Per@@ haps in the past you pray@@ ed more ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly , stu@@ died more di@@ lig@@ ently , medit@@ ated more often .
The En@@ car@@ ta En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia states : “ A@@ m@@ ong the Jews , many ad@@ ul@@ ts consider@@ ed teach@@ ers the guid@@ es to sal@@ vation and ur@@ ged children to honor their teach@@ ers even more than their parents . ”
If we di@@ lig@@ ently cultiv@@ ate peace , we will contribu@@ te to the happiness of the congregation .
A repor@@ t from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates says : “ Un@@ til around 19@@ 70 , co@@ ha@@ bit@@ ation [ the prac@@ tice of un@@ married cou@@ ples living together ] was il@@ leg@@ al in all A@@ mer@@ i@@ can states .
Ha@@ ve you person@@ ally en@@ tered into God’s rest ?
The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia of R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on states concer@@ ning this ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y : “ God trans@@ c@@ ends all that can be known of him . . . .
Some may say that they have already dedic@@ ated their life to Jehovah but are not ready to get baptized .
Since O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 199@@ 6 , invit@@ ations have been ex@@ tend@@ ed to other pre@@ ach@@ ers of the good news to share in this activ@@ ity , accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing the special pione@@ ers .
We were sa@@ dd@@ ened by this , but Jo@@ y@@ ce and I were war@@ m@@ ly wel@@ com@@ ed into the L@@ ond@@ on Bethel family .
Why did many Jews not put faith in the Messi@@ ah ?
In writ@@ ing to the Christians in R@@ ome , the apostle Paul high@@ ligh@@ ted a d@@ anger we all need to avoid if we are to be succ@@ ess@@ ful in see@@ king first God’s righteousness .
I remember one Bible stud@@ ent , a h@@ ou@@ se@@ wife , who was pl@@ an@@ ning to move out of To@@ k@@ yo with her family .
Jehovah expla@@ ins to Samuel : “ For not the way man se@@ es is the way God se@@ es , because m@@ ere man se@@ es what appe@@ ars to the eyes ; but as for Jehovah , he se@@ es what the heart is . ”
Con@@ st@@ ant ex@@ po@@ sure to these and other worl@@ dly tr@@ ends can eas@@ ily af@@ fect our feelings and attitude toward the direction that Jehovah provi@@ des , ca@@ using us to rel@@ a@@ x our fir@@ m hold on the real life .
W@@ as it not love ?
They were id@@ enti@@ fied in an article ent@@ it@@ led “ Bi@@ r@@ th of the N@@ ation , ” which appe@@ ared in the Mar@@ ch 1 , 19@@ 25 , is@@ sue of The W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er .
How would you descri@@ be the purpose of baptism ?
For them , Jehovah came first .
The more we read and study the Bible , the more our min@@ ds will be filled with God’s thoughts .
You fa@@ thers in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar should imitate Jehovah’s example , taking the in@@ iti@@ ative to buil@@ d a loving b@@ ond with your children .
“ He told me that he op@@ er@@ ated the same ty@@ pe of ma@@ ch@@ ine when he was a young man serving at Bethel , and he rec@@ al@@ led how difficult it was to get just the right set@@ t@@ ings .
In ad@@ dition , the Kingdom is set up to “ let [ God’s ] will take place , as in heaven , also upon earth . ”
Some li@@ cen@@ ses say that the us@@ er may have a ba@@ c@@ ku@@ p cop@@ y for himself , but he is not to make co@@ pi@@ es for other people .
Joseph set a st@@ er@@ ling example as an in@@ du@@ stri@@ ous , tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy , and moral young man .
W@@ ine made from gra@@ p@@ es needed no such ad@@ di@@ tive .
Thus , he ur@@ ged fellow believers living in R@@ ome : “ May the God who supp@@ lies end@@ ur@@ ance and comfort gr@@ ant . . . that with one acc@@ ord you may with one m@@ ou@@ th gl@@ ori@@ fy the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ . ”
All anointed Christians and their compan@@ i@@ ons , the “ other sheep , ” who are working along with them , continue to invit@@ e people to benefit from the “ accep@@ table time . ” ​ — John 10 : 16 .
But as the heavenly el@@ der said to John , the great crow@@ d really is in the temple , not out@@ side the temple are@@ a in a kind of spiritual C@@ our@@ t of the G@@ ent@@ il@@ es .
They coun@@ t the co@@ st of faithful service , real@@ iz@@ ing from the out@@ set that their assignment will mean giving up many of the material advan@@ ta@@ ges a@@ vail@@ able in Satan’s world .
How pleas@@ ed Jehovah is to see his loyal servants remain ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast des@@ pite persecu@@ tion , pro@@ cla@@ im the Kingdom des@@ pite an a@@ pa@@ the@@ tic public , and atten@@ d Christian meetings even though feel@@ ing the pres@@ sure to ear@@ n a living !
So Na@@ than ac@@ ted dec@@ isi@@ vely when Ad@@ on@@ ij@@ ah at@@ temp@@ ted to u@@ sur@@ p the thro@@ ne during Davi@@ d’s w@@ an@@ ing years .
For the first time , I feel that I can put my@@ self in Dani@@ el@@ ’s place .
He follow@@ ed his wife in her wr@@ ong@@ doing in@@ stead of consider@@ ing his relationship with his Creator or the long - ter@@ m effe@@ cts of his action .
In a sh@@ ort time , they took up living in a hum@@ ble home .
TH@@ E H@@ O@@ L@@ Y S@@ P@@ I@@ R@@ I@@ T I@@ N A@@ C@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N
Not long ag@@ o , S@@ on@@ ia and her sister , O@@ live , sh@@ ared the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message of hope with J@@ an@@ et , a ter@@ min@@ ally ill pati@@ ent whom they me@@ t in a ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al wa@@ iting ro@@ om .
S@@ hor@@ tly after his vis@@ it to Bethel , he accepted a Bible study , a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s , and now ser@@ ves as a congregation el@@ der .
In the next article , we will consider fi@@ ve things that will ass@@ ist us to keep in st@@ ep with Jehovah’s organization .
Why not try ev@@ ening wit@@ ness@@ ing and tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne wit@@ ness@@ ing , where that is leg@@ al ?
It comes as no sur@@ pris@@ e , therefore , that people are st@@ ra@@ ying ever fur@@ ther from God’s standards of be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
King David felt “ sol@@ it@@ ary and a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted ” at times , yet he knew he could always turn to Jehovah for support .
Jesus conclu@@ ded his per@@ su@@ asi@@ ve ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent by qu@@ o@@ ting from the book of Ho@@ se@@ a : “ If you had under@@ sto@@ od what this means , ‘ I want mer@@ cy , and not sacrifice , ’ you would not have con@@ dem@@ ned the gu@@ il@@ t@@ less ones . ”
Consider some of the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
Ad@@ verse circumstances pose another chall@@ enge to preaching the Kingdom good news .
Let us consider three examples that will in@@ still in us confidence in Jehovah’s ability to deli@@ ver his people .
5@@ 4 : 7 ; Is@@ a .
O@@ r they may consider Jehovah’s prote@@ ctive she@@ ep@@ fo@@ ld too re@@ stri@@ ctive .
What com@@ forts us when we are experi@@ enc@@ ing dist@@ res@@ ses ?
The ca@@ f@@ fe@@ ine - with@@ dra@@ wa@@ l sy@@ nd@@ r@@ ome has been consider@@ ed for inclu@@ sion in the Di@@ ag@@ no@@ s@@ tic and St@@ atis@@ tic@@ al M@@ anu@@ al of M@@ ent@@ al Dis@@ or@@ ders , along with other d@@ ru@@ g with@@ dra@@ wa@@ l .
M@@ t . H@@ er@@ m@@ on
The c@@ olo@@ s@@ s@@ al t@@ ask of building the ar@@ k had to be comple@@ ted and the ani@@ mal@@ s had to be sa@@ f@@ ely lo@@ ad@@ ed on bo@@ ard before the f@@ loo@@ d@@ w@@ at@@ ers f@@ ell .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , members of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy and other brothers from world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters f@@ ly to many coun@@ tri@@ es to encoura@@ ge and instru@@ ct fellow believers .
As sla@@ ves of Jehovah , what pri@@ m@@ ary ob@@ lig@@ ation do we have , and how can we fulf@@ ill it ?
And some ca@@ pa@@ ble elders are car@@ r@@ ying responsi@@ bil@@ ities that ex@@ ten@@ d bey@@ ond the local congregation , so they may not be able to do as much in their congregation as form@@ er@@ ly . ​ — 1 / 1 , page 29 .
They is@@ su@@ ed a res@@ olu@@ tion against the cir@@ cul@@ ation of this transl@@ ation and asked for se@@ v@@ ere p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment for any such at@@ temp@@ t in the future .
( a ) Paul had what hear@@ t@@ felt desire ?
Some of the are@@ as in which the re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ents of Pet@@ er@@ ’s let@@ ters lived , such as A@@ sia and Gal@@ ati@@ a , had been ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ zed by Paul .
However , Au@@ gu@@ st@@ ine tw@@ is@@ ted the meaning of Jesus ’ words recorded at Luke 14 : 23 , “ Com@@ pe@@ l them to come in , ” to mean that it was all right to use for@@ ce in the work of con@@ ver@@ ting people .
B@@ ound by cha@@ ins , the imp@@ ris@@ oned Peter was gu@@ ar@@ ded by four shi@@ f@@ ts of four sol@@ di@@ ers each .
The rest of the rul@@ ers do what is bad in Jehovah’s eyes .
Si@@ mil@@ arly today , our young ones atten@@ d meetings with their parents pri@@ mar@@ ily to listen and to learn .
God’s Word as@@ sures us that Jehovah has determined that the liter@@ al earth and heavens will remain forever . ​ — Psalm 10@@ 4 : 5 .
O@@ thers , like Di@@ r@@ k , who died in his 40 ’ s , are re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed for a happy dis@@ position and a willing spirit .
You will find more joy in what you do if you do not com@@ pare yourself with others . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 26 ; 6 : 4 .
He found some Bible liter@@ ature , so he took me to the po@@ li@@ ce st@@ ation and started to be@@ at me .
T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n S@@ tra@@ it
One day she ch@@ at@@ ted with a young man who was ter@@ min@@ ally ill with le@@ u@@ k@@ em@@ ia .
Some who become true Christians form@@ er@@ ly eng@@ ag@@ ed in such im@@ moral practic@@ es as for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , and ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ ality .
In the past , bil@@ li@@ ons of people have lived and died without an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of Jehovah .
Yes , this earth will become a par@@ adise , just as Jehovah origin@@ ally in@@ tend@@ ed .
That one , Satan , succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in en@@ tic@@ ing other angels into re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
“ T@@ w@@ o Pe@@ ople K@@ no@@ cked on Our Do@@ or ”
Is it necess@@ ary to par@@ take of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms in order to be co@@ vered by Jesus ’ sacrifice and receive everlasting life on earth ?
In this way , we demonstr@@ ate how we feel in our heart about Jehovah .
He foc@@ uses on “ the man we are in@@ side ” ​ — our spiritual con@@ dition — ​ rather than on our physical li@@ mit@@ ations .
If day - to - day things of life have become our c@@ hi@@ ef concer@@ n , what should we do ?
It descri@@ bes our uni@@ que , spiritually rich en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , or con@@ dition , which al@@ lo@@ ws us to enjoy peace with God and with our brothers .
There is every reason to rejo@@ ice in our ministry when we no@@ te how Jehovah’s rich blessing has been on the efforts of his people to preach the good news thr@@ ough@@ out all the earth .
Christians had to be willing to make sacrific@@ es , not allow@@ ing themselves to become si@@ de@@ tr@@ ac@@ ked by material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
Z@@ in@@ z@@ i lo@@ ves to id@@ enti@@ fy the we@@ d@@ ding gu@@ ests and especially enjo@@ ys pi@@ c@@ tures of her mother d@@ ressed so beau@@ ti@@ fully .
For example , at L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 18 : 6 - 20 , we find a l@@ ist of pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted rel@@ ations invol@@ ving a “ close fle@@ sh@@ ly relati@@ ve . ”
Let us now consider a second question that many won@@ der about , Why are we here ?
After that , God gave Israel la@@ ws , including the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments , to gu@@ i@@ de and prote@@ ct them .
The Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ a branch repor@@ ts recei@@ ving many expres@@ sions of appreciation for it .
Th@@ ough such you@@ ng@@ er ones have a chang@@ ed ro@@ le , they would do well to benefit from the wisdom and experience of older ones before making decisions .
He is pleas@@ ed to use all of us in his service des@@ pite our imper@@ fe@@ ctions .
• In what ways is Christ a wonderful example of long - suffering ?
O@@ r a po@@ is@@ on@@ ous s@@ n@@ ake in@@ stead of a f@@ ish ?
They have been en@@ s@@ n@@ ared by im@@ mor@@ ality and have re@@ ap@@ ed the bit@@ ter con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of im@@ moral conduct .
Is there a need for God to inter@@ v@@ ene and sa@@ ve our pl@@ an@@ et from being ru@@ ined ​ — just as he has promised to do ?
She told D@@ on : “ I will read the book because anything that could re@@ ach my brother must be something special . ”
Many Bible transl@@ at@@ ors take the ph@@ ra@@ se at E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 2 : 8 to ref@@ er to women , expres@@ sed in sing@@ ul@@ ar and then the p@@ lu@@ r@@ al or su@@ per@@ l@@ ative de@@ gre@@ e .
Father h@@ and@@ led the fin@@ an@@ cial trans@@ actions .
What might we do to be more effe@@ ctive at in@@ for@@ ma@@ l wit@@ ness@@ ing ?
“ Wh@@ ich of them will love him the more ? ” Jesus asked .
Thus , they were respon@@ sible for their actions .
P@@ ri@@ ests , ar@@ t@@ is@@ ans , and others making their living from i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry inc@@ ited the po@@ pul@@ ace against the Christians , who did not eng@@ age in i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ r@@ ous practic@@ es .
Jesus was the first one to as@@ c@@ end to heaven .
The in@@ t@@ ent of the bri@@ ef no@@ te was clear : “ P@@ u@@ t U@@ ri@@ ah in fr@@ on@@ t of the he@@ a@@ vi@@ est bat@@ tle char@@ ges , and you men must re@@ tre@@ at from be@@ h@@ ind him , and he must be stru@@ ck down and die . ”
The ba@@ si@@ c responsi@@ bility , though , rest@@ s with the appointed brother who d@@ ele@@ g@@ ated the work .
( a ) The good news of the Kingdom has taken on what new as@@ pect since 1914 ?
Let us look at Jesus ’ ma@@ st@@ er@@ ful ability to emp@@ lo@@ y lo@@ gi@@ c .
G@@ U@@ IN@@ E@@ A - 200@@ 5
Be@@ ing imper@@ fect , not one of Ad@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants could bu@@ y back what Adam had for@@ fe@@ ited .
His beli@@ ef in the power of prayer was certainly not in va@@ in .
He had great responsi@@ bility , yet he is descri@@ bed as “ by far the me@@ ek@@ est of all the men who were upon the sur@@ face of the gr@@ ound . ”
Our ministry in P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al had not been in va@@ in ! ​ — 1 Corinthians 3 : 6 - 9 .
How com@@ for@@ ting it must have been once again to feel some@@ one@@ ’s t@@ ou@@ ch !
But rather than for@@ ce people to obey , he teach@@ es them how to benefit from doing what is right . ​ — Read Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 18 , 19 .
They did not keep up with God’s advan@@ c@@ ing purpose .
They he@@ e@@ ded the divine war@@ ning and kept se@@ par@@ ate from the wicked world of that time .
But we never ti@@ the , take up col@@ le@@ ctions , or char@@ ge a fe@@ e for our ser@@ vi@@ ces or public@@ ations .
What can help you to devel@@ op and maintain your interest in others ?
Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d , then pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety , ur@@ ged the more than 18@@ ,000 in attend@@ ance , in the words on the ban@@ ner : “ Ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ise the King and Kingdom . ”
That me@@ ant a lo@@ t to me , and I came to love him de@@ arly .
Psalm 27 : 4
If so , think of this : W@@ ould you refu@@ se to apply for a d@@ ri@@ ver@@ ’s li@@ cen@@ se simply because you were af@@ ra@@ id that some day you might have an ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent ?
Thus , no un@@ necess@@ ary fin@@ an@@ cial bur@@ den would be on the congregation .
N@@ ever C@@ e@@ ase G@@ ro@@ wing in Your A@@ p@@ preci@@ ation
This resul@@ ts in a se@@ v@@ ere fam@@ ine , but El@@ isha fore@@ tel@@ ls that the fam@@ ine will end .
Will you be among “ the me@@ ek ” who will in@@ her@@ it the earth ?
The direction we get from our congregation helps us to do this .
One cou@@ ple from Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a who were temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily serving in Z@@ am@@ bia wrote : “ The st@@ ori@@ es are true . Z@@ am@@ bia is a preaching par@@ adise .
The ide@@ a of what a man should be like , as pres@@ ented in the mo@@ vi@@ es and the so@@ cial en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , influ@@ enced me a great de@@ al .
And that happened !
At that time , the country where I lived was under Com@@ mun@@ ist rule .
Who can see everything we do ?
K@@ el@@ l@@ er@@ ’s teach@@ er , An@@ n S@@ ul@@ li@@ v@@ an , knew only too well the fru@@ str@@ ation of fi@@ gh@@ ting a physical disa@@ bility .
How may un@@ married Christians “ wi@@ den out ” in their love ?
In Mar@@ ch 194@@ 5 , to@@ tal ter@@ ro@@ r re@@ ign@@ ed in the w@@ es@@ ter@@ n part of H@@ ung@@ ary . . . .
By l@@ ying about Jehovah , Satan s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ed God’s sac@@ red name . ​ — G@@ en .
R@@ ac@@ hel@@ ’s two sons did not die before she did .
That inclu@@ des cultiv@@ ating his men@@ tal attitude .
This is f@@ it@@ ting , for un@@ like most other bir@@ ds , m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale wh@@ ite st@@ or@@ ks remain pa@@ i@@ red for life .
D@@ ries and J@@ en@@ n@@ y serving at Bethel
Jehovah’s blessing has c@@ learly been upon that cor@@ por@@ ation , though its direc@@ t@@ ors and of@@ fic@@ ers have been main@@ ly of the “ other sheep . ”
23 : 20 , 21 )
; Ri@@ v@@ ard , A .
He was so imp@@ ressed that he began to study the Bible and atten@@ d meetings with his family .
What chang@@ ed things ?
What , though , about the fe@@ et of the i@@ ma@@ ge ?
What are our mo@@ ti@@ ves in making it a@@ vail@@ able ?
While some people are dis@@ plac@@ ed within their own country , many others are th@@ ru@@ st into a to@@ t@@ ally un@@ famili@@ ar en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment in a new land .
Con@@ cer@@ ning his heavenly Father , though , Jesus Christ said : “ I am a re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative from him , and that One sent me for@@ th . ”
However , pri@@ or to the end of this wicked system of things , true disciples of Jesus have spe@@ ar@@ he@@ ad@@ ed the preaching of the good news worl@@ d@@ wide ​ — including in I@@ tal@@ y . ​ — Matthew 13 : 36 - 4@@ 3 ; Acts 20 : 29 , 30 ; 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 3 - 8 ; 2 Peter 2 : 1 - 3 .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What concer@@ ns do some parents have when their children become te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers ?
As we do this , we are b@@ on@@ ding and cre@@ ating good mem@@ ori@@ es .
She was comple@@ t@@ ely cha@@ st@@ e .
( b ) What re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble work is Jehovah accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing today ?
“ La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , come out ! ”
As you “ person@@ ally appro@@ ached ” people in your house - to - house ministry , you have spo@@ ken to men , women , and you@@ ths at the do@@ ors .
M@@ ak@@ ing people feel that they are “ lo@@ s@@ ers ” in@@ ju@@ res them in a sense .
It also reve@@ als God’s thoughts , “ thoughts of peace , and not of cal@@ am@@ ity , to give you a future and a hope . ”
Satan put for@@ th pers@@ ist@@ ent efforts to destro@@ y Jesus and pre@@ v@@ ent Jesus from comple@@ ting his ministry on earth , but Jehovah sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ded him until the appointed time for him to die .
We@@ b s@@ ites that prom@@ o@@ te por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y pose an ob@@ vi@@ ous th@@ re@@ at to the spiritual health of Kingdom c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens .
P@@ le@@ ase no@@ te that the ty@@ pe of discipl@@ ine refer@@ red to in the Bible does not simply mean p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment .
King Davi@@ d’s con@@ vi@@ ction that Jehovah car@@ ed for him and felt for him is made evid@@ ent in Psalm 5@@ 6 , which David com@@ posed while r@@ un@@ ning from mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous King Saul .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , I do not know the n@@ ature of the ex@@ t@@ ent of the p@@ un@@ ish@@ ments u@@ su@@ ally me@@ ted out to them , ” wrote P@@ l@@ in@@ y .
L@@ ater , chap@@ ter 32 expla@@ ins how children can be prote@@ cted from se@@ x@@ u@@ al pre@@ d@@ at@@ ors .
When King Saul was pur@@ su@@ ing David to k@@ ill him , David turned to God as his H@@ el@@ per : “ O God , hear my prayer , ” he beg@@ ged .
O@@ p@@ position B@@ ac@@ k@@ fi@@ res
Are you ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent@@ ative by n@@ ature ?
“ My parents put a lo@@ t of emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality , ” says a young woman in Fr@@ ance nam@@ ed Cor@@ r@@ ina , “ and that gave me a ne@@ g@@ ative attitude toward se@@ x rel@@ ations . ”
“ My wife , ” I ans@@ wer@@ ed .
How can we preach with ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y ?
You want your children to feel as did the psalmist who wrote : “ To do your will , O my God , is my deli@@ ght , and your law is deep within me . ”
S@@ c@@ ala / Ar@@ t R@@ es@@ ource , N@@ Y
He was also “ wa@@ iting for the Kingdom of God , ” which may expla@@ in why he became one of Jesus ’ disciples .
Com@@ ments made by fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers can often help to en@@ h@@ ance our understanding of God’s Word .
( b ) In re@@ ality , what does a person do when he is quic@@ k to ju@@ dge others ?
Let the decisions and cho@@ ic@@ es you make each day refle@@ ct that you are the s@@ ort of person who is wor@@ thy of God’s et@@ er@@ n@@ al blessing . ​ — Read Hebrews 10 : 38 , 39 .
It is very important that we res@@ ist being affe@@ cted by this worl@@ d’s teachings , ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es , and bad practic@@ es , such as com@@ mit@@ ting im@@ mor@@ ality , s@@ mo@@ king , and a@@ bu@@ sing al@@ co@@ ho@@ l or d@@ ru@@ g@@ s .
1 : 11 ; 3 : 9 , 10 ; 5 : 1 , 2 ; 11 : 1 , 5 .
Today , there are more than 4@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 Witnesses and 5@@ 6 congregations in T@@ ur@@ in .
Instead of the brothers , some po@@ lic@@ em@@ en in work@@ ers ’ clo@@ thing were on the bri@@ dge where the meeting was to be .
In their materi@@ al@@ ized form , their appe@@ ar@@ ance sur@@ ely b@@ es@@ po@@ ke im@@ men@@ se power .
F@@ re@@ ely given fin@@ an@@ cial contribu@@ tions help to make possible a great inter@@ n@@ ational preaching and teaching work .
The Bible tel@@ ls us that we should have our “ per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers tra@@ ined to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish both right and wrong . ”
S@@ tr@@ as@@ b@@ our@@ g
Jehovah kno@@ ws our ma@@ ke@@ up and imper@@ fect st@@ ate , so he is not un@@ reason@@ able or hard to ple@@ ase .
Since our world today is har@@ dly a par@@ adise , what hope is there that this promise will ever be ful@@ filled ?
For example , G@@ a@@ z@@ men@@ d was one of the to@@ p bas@@ ke@@ t@@ bal@@ l st@@ ars in Al@@ ban@@ ia .
That will help us to have the “ fi@@ re ” to su@@ sta@@ in the “ bo@@ il@@ ing ” that will keep us “ ag@@ low with the spirit . ” ​ — Read Acts 4 : 20 ; 18 : 25 .
C@@ learly , David was a man of spiritual dep@@ th who truly appreci@@ ated Jehovah’s spiritual pro@@ v@@ isions and reli@@ shed every mor@@ sel of spiritual truth that God reve@@ aled .
When you re@@ ach a com@@ for@@ table position , you can take it eas@@ y and enjoy life .
“ Go@@ ing to the meetings after a ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al stay can be a little challeng@@ ing , but that is where I bel@@ ong .
I was f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ated by the clear , Bible - based ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations provided by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of car@@ ds and let@@ ters from si@@ x different coun@@ tri@@ es co@@ vered the w@@ alls of my ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al ro@@ om .
Will you live what Jehovah invit@@ ingly c@@ alls “ the real life ” ?
Do not post@@ po@@ ne lear@@ ning about God and ap@@ pl@@ ying his direction in your life .
Acc@@ ording to the disci@@ ple Ju@@ de , false teach@@ ers of that day were “ dis@@ regarding l@@ or@@ d@@ ship and speaking a@@ bu@@ si@@ vely of gl@@ ori@@ ous ones . ”
It mo@@ tiv@@ ated him always to do the things pleas@@ ing to God .
No matter where they live , true worshipp@@ ers are more determined than ever to ‘ stand fir@@ m in one spirit , ’ not being ‘ f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed by their op@@ pon@@ ents . ’
If Job was real , must not his att@@ ac@@ k@@ er , the s@@ ource of his persecu@@ tion , have been real as well ?
A@@ no@@ ther said that she feel@@ s that some elders “ can be very in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ating because they have an ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely serious n@@ ature . ”
I ag@@ re@@ ed and set off by ship for the Yor@@ ke Pen@@ in@@ su@@ la , e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed with only my wit@@ ness@@ ing supp@@ lies and a bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le .
This lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally lea@@ ds to the question of what the Witness is doing in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o and gives him the opportunity to share Christian beli@@ ef@@ s .
It can also be ad@@ dic@@ tive .
Can there be such a thing as a com@@ pos@@ ite slave ?
The time that many parents sp@@ end with their children is di@@ min@@ ish@@ ing .
In Davi@@ d’s eyes , this pa@@ g@@ an Go@@ li@@ ath was doing far wor@@ se than em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sing the ar@@ my of Israel ; he was in@@ sul@@ ting the God of Israel , Jehovah !
Satan used Rom@@ an of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als to deli@@ ver a b@@ low that temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily crip@@ pl@@ ed the se@@ ed , b@@ ru@@ ising it “ in the he@@ el . ”
“ Why , Jesus , ” ans@@ wer@@ ed Bet@@ ty .
By re@@ je@@ cting God’s law , an Israel@@ ite could con@@ tam@@ in@@ ate others ; thus , God ad@@ ded : “ I shall in@@ deed cu@@ t him off from among his people . ”
Because humans are imper@@ fect , person@@ ality cla@@ sh@@ es occ@@ ur , and this may stu@@ m@@ ble an individu@@ al .
And recogn@@ ize that the same fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al principles of preaching apply all over the world .
( b ) How did David view God’s name ?
What is integrity ?
He did not allow op@@ pos@@ ers to lead him into fru@@ it@@ less de@@ bat@@ es .
With his “ left hand , ” the Devil , he ca@@ uses suffering and a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction , and with his “ right hand , ” Jesus , he sa@@ ves and bless@@ es .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out o@@ il , the lam@@ ps would not give light .
“ I@@ ’@@ ve comple@@ ted reading the 200@@ 2 Ye@@ ar@@ book .
Jesus was the one who@@ se sacrifice ful@@ filled those prophe@@ tic pi@@ c@@ tures .
He lo@@ ves and appreci@@ ates each member .
It would requi@@ re a for@@ g@@ er with “ a tal@@ ent for imit@@ ation har@@ dly without e@@ qu@@ al in all an@@ ti@@ qu@@ ity , ” in other words , one who was “ as Jose@@ p@@ ha@@ n as Jose@@ ph@@ us . ”
How can we imitate Paul’s fine example in cultiv@@ ating and expres@@ sing gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de ?
Why , though , did “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” receive greater responsi@@ bil@@ ities ?
What are some of these qualities ?
* “ I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t know if I would make friends or be accepted . ”
No@@ te what the apostle Paul said next .
The value of tra@@ ining our children to be well - man@@ n@@ ered cannot be over@@ es@@ tim@@ ated .
We had a strong desire to obey Jehovah and to live in a way that would ple@@ ase him .
He rejo@@ ic@@ ed when Jehovah allow@@ ed other Israelites to act as prophe@@ ts al@@ ong@@ side him .
The preaching work can also be a who@@ les@@ ome family activ@@ ity .
On our family f@@ ar@@ m in sou@@ th@@ w@@ es@@ ter@@ n O@@ nt@@ ari@@ o
The w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast mentioned at Revelation 13 : 1 , its i@@ ma@@ ge , and the two - hor@@ ned w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast will be destro@@ yed .
I@@ MI@@ T@@ AT@@ E TH@@ E@@ I@@ R F@@ A@@ I@@ T@@ H | M@@ A@@ R@@ Y
Fir@@ st , ask God for his spirit , which pro@@ du@@ ces love .
In time , I began to share in house - to - house preaching .
Al@@ so , Paul had knowledge of Jehovah’s et@@ er@@ n@@ al purpose and past deal@@ ings with His people .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , we will receive Jehovah’s blessing if we do not “ ti@@ re out ” in doing his will . ​ — G@@ al .
7 P@@ ra@@ y@@ er ​ — What Ab@@ out ?
She became a wi@@ do@@ w after only se@@ ven years of marriage .
The effort we ex@@ p@@ end to make a good decision can be wa@@ sted if we do not follow through and vi@@ g@@ or@@ ously imp@@ le@@ ment it .
Of course , if their parents need care , full - time servants will do all they can and will come to help them as often as possible .
O@@ r do I dis@@ mis@@ s these people as being bey@@ ond hope ? ’
As the Bible writ@@ er James pointed out , a sin such as ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y u@@ su@@ ally takes place only after the thought has been conc@@ ei@@ ved and en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined .
Jehovah’s powerful ar@@ m will prove to be with his people . ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
• How will our being long - suffering bring benef@@ its to ourselves and to others ?
Is that not lo@@ gi@@ cal ?
Jehovah keep@@ s a rec@@ ord of those who fear him and are faithful to him .
Does not the soul mean more than food and the body than clo@@ thing ?
She was enti@@ r@@ ely sub@@ ject to her husband , and comple@@ t@@ ely at his mer@@ cy . ”
as soon as we received them .
Today , Jehovah helps us to end@@ ure .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , one can speak of God’s gu@@ i@@ ding , provi@@ ding for , or blessing the congregation , meaning all Christians at a given time , wh@@ er@@ ever they are lo@@ c@@ ated .
However , with his wi@@ fe@@ ’s full knowledge , he pre@@ tend@@ ed that he had don@@ ated the enti@@ re pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ds .
Jesus accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed far more than the we@@ al@@ th@@ i@@ est ph@@ il@@ an@@ thro@@ p@@ ist ever could .
F@@ ind comfort in the knowledge that everything you do in Jehovah’s service contribu@@ tes to the disci@@ ple - making work that gl@@ ori@@ fi@@ es God .
The great@@ est man who ever lived , Jesus Christ , c@@ learly showed the better way : “ H@@ app@@ y are those consci@@ ous of their spiritual need . ”
The apostle Paul encoura@@ ged those who did not know the Creator to sear@@ ch for him .
E@@ no@@ ch fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly sh@@ ared that divine war@@ ning , and he did it al@@ one !
After the f@@ all of Con@@ stan@@ t@@ in@@ ople in 14@@ 5@@ 3 , W@@ es@@ sel ap@@ par@@ ently came in cont@@ act with Greek mon@@ ks who had f@@ led to the W@@ est , and he learned from them the r@@ udi@@ ments of Greek .
Satan has prom@@ o@@ ted religious syst@@ em@@ s that on the sur@@ face appe@@ ar to be holy .
And again : They shall not h@@ ur@@ t or destro@@ y in all my holy m@@ oun@@ tain , for the L@@ or@@ d’s earth shall be full of the divine knowledge , and so for@@ th . . ”
What would be the result ?
We also bl@@ ess Jehovah God when we discus@@ s his pur@@ pos@@ es with fellow believers at Christian meetings or during priv@@ ate con@@ vers@@ ations .
U@@ p@@ on listen@@ ing to what Peter said , including his pointed com@@ ments about Jesus ’ death , many “ were st@@ ab@@ bed to the heart . ”
Even the pres@@ ti@@ gi@@ ous S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in is for@@ ced to take no@@ te and pas@@ s a death s@@ ent@@ ence upon the Mi@@ rac@@ le Wor@@ k@@ er !
In any case , some cla@@ im that Jesus ’ st@@ at@@ ement supp@@ or@@ ts the view that after death the sou@@ ls of the wicked su@@ ff@@ er forever .
Be willing to give up anything that could re@@ place your who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted love for God’s Kingdom .
For instance , the apostle Peter me@@ ant well when he ur@@ ged Jesus to be kind to himself in order not to be kil@@ led .
Why did Jeremiah feel like qu@@ it@@ ting ?
( See op@@ ening pi@@ c@@ ture . ) ( b ) What will we exam@@ ine ?
S@@ and@@ r@@ a , a pioneer sister , was eng@@ ag@@ ed in the house - to - house ministry on an is@@ land in the C@@ ari@@ b@@ be@@ an when she me@@ t Ru@@ th , who was deep@@ ly involved in car@@ ni@@ val c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations .
A@@ n act of ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y called for the death s@@ ent@@ ence .
S@@ hor@@ tly before he died , B@@ ill wrote : “ In all the 60 years of our fri@@ end@@ ship , I cannot remember any un@@ pleas@@ ant m@@ om@@ ent .
I had some money sa@@ ved , but it was in a ban@@ k in M@@ ic@@ hi@@ g@@ an , the st@@ ate I gre@@ w up in .
We do not need to be news an@@ al@@ y@@ st@@ s to dis@@ cer@@ n the cur@@ r@@ ent fulfill@@ ment of this prophecy . E@@ spe@@ cially since 1914 , we have experienced it .
Many of us have been faith@@ fully serving Jehovah and e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly wa@@ iting for his day to come for many years .
A@@ R@@ A@@ B@@ A@@ H
After giving a bo@@ ld witness to members of the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in , S@@ te@@ ph@@ en experienced an out@@ standing demonstr@@ ation of God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness .
We are gr@@ ate@@ ful that we can serve our brothers , and our brothers appreci@@ ate our service , and they help us . ”
If they have persecu@@ ted me , they will also persecu@@ te you . ”
Rather , they will help you to obey Jehovah , to gro@@ w spiritually , and to s@@ ow with a view to the spirit .
Then one day the G@@ esta@@ p@@ o pa@@ id me a vis@@ it .
Rather , it den@@ o@@ tes their ex@@ al@@ ted spiritual position resul@@ ting from their being “ se@@ aled with the promised holy spirit . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
Yes , ac@@ tive concer@@ n for the po@@ or and disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ged is an in@@ tegr@@ al part of Christi@@ an@@ ity .
“ Even more dis@@ concer@@ ting is when information you think you can trust tur@@ ns out to be just pla@@ in wrong . ”
In turn , this helps us to cop@@ e with wh@@ atever God per@@ m@@ its .
and had them expla@@ in their beli@@ ef@@ s .
Com@@ m@@ on sense seem@@ s to be so l@@ ac@@ king in to@@ da@@ y’s world that an ob@@ serv@@ ant man once no@@ ted , ‘ Com@@ m@@ on sense , in truth , is very un@@ comm@@ on . ’
The invit@@ ation to atten@@ d brought s@@ co@@ res of fore@@ ign@@ ers and local people together to support the first A@@ m@@ h@@ ari@@ c public meeting in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in .
Many people believe that prayer is not just a religious exerc@@ ise but that God does listen to prayers and ans@@ wers them .
That was a happy and fulfill@@ ing experience for us both .
Peter certainly learned a less@@ on from this experience and over@@ came his tend@@ enc@@ y to be self - confid@@ ent .
It imp@@ lies vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary id@@ enti@@ fic@@ ation as a serv@@ ant of God , and it requi@@ res clean conduct .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , pl@@ ans have to be al@@ tered quic@@ k@@ ly , and a personal fi@@ ght against feelings of disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment or re@@ je@@ ction beg@@ ins . ”
11 : 1 ; Luke 6 : 31 .
Ka@@ re@@ n : W@@ ould you ag@@ ree , though , that the best way to learn the truth about Jesus is to exam@@ ine what he said about himself ?
To trust in Jehovah means to let his thinking gu@@ i@@ de our own .
Many young Christians say that regul@@ ar personal Bible study has been fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al to help@@ ing them to make the truth their own .
R@@ end@@ ering public service under the Law was a real privilege for Israel@@ ite pri@@ ests , but their service c@@ eas@@ ed to have any value when Israel was re@@ je@@ cted because of un@@ faith@@ ful@@ ness .
The ap@@ par@@ ent mo@@ tive of P@@ all@@ is and his col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es was to ‘ educ@@ ate the Gre@@ ek@@ s ’ and to “ help the nation rec@@ over ” from dec@@ l@@ ine .
Many vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of a heart att@@ ack were very confid@@ ent about their st@@ ate of health just pri@@ or to their heart att@@ ack .
10 : 1 , 2 .
W@@ ho@@ m do we help when we are gener@@ ous ?
So now when he was con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with a c@@ ris@@ is , how did Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at “ sear@@ ch for Jehovah ” ?
Lu@@ ther’s tal@@ ent as a transl@@ at@@ or was com@@ bin@@ ed with s@@ k@@ ill as a writ@@ er .
Are we always al@@ er@@ t to opportun@@ ities for in@@ for@@ ma@@ l wit@@ ness@@ ing at our work@@ place ?
It makes sense to seek to understand those li@@ m@@ its and direc@@ tions and learn to live by them .
Wor@@ th , a Christian el@@ der in his 8@@ 0 ’ s , end@@ e@@ av@@ ors to keep up - to - d@@ ate with the spiritual food dis@@ p@@ en@@ sed by “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
Fir@@ st , we must turn to our heavenly Father in prayer .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , the man was not ready to go that far .
Then , in 199@@ 6 , we were assign@@ ed to the F@@ i@@ ji branch , where we helped with the transl@@ ation work being done in the F@@ i@@ ji@@ an , K@@ i@@ ri@@ bat@@ i , Na@@ ur@@ u@@ an , R@@ o@@ tu@@ man , and Tu@@ valu@@ an langu@@ ages .
The W@@ est@@ min@@ ster Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of Christian The@@ olo@@ gy says that the conc@@ ep@@ t “ ow@@ es more to Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y than to bi@@ bli@@ cal re@@ vel@@ ation . ”
Thus , he is not imp@@ ressed by man - made in@@ ven@@ tions , and he is not in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ed by the so - called el@@ ev@@ ated thinking of human ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y .
The ma@@ ster had made no ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment with his sla@@ ves .
A@@ p@@ pe@@ al@@ ing as it is , our bro@@ ther@@ ly love cannot be taken for gr@@ anted .
The next day , the Un@@ ited St@@ ates en@@ tered World W@@ ar I@@ I .
The faith@@ less Israelites fre@@ ed from Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an b@@ onda@@ ge mu@@ r@@ mu@@ red against Moses and A@@ ar@@ on and thus even Jehovah God .
Fir@@ st among them is the fact that Jehovah is a loving God who gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely ca@@ res for his servants .
3 : 27 .
Why does the Devil bring persecu@@ tion upon God’s servants ?
O@@ r a young brother or sister who has a@@ th@@ le@@ tic ability may find that rec@@ ru@@ it@@ ers try to enti@@ ce him or her into a s@@ por@@ ts care@@ er .
A pr@@ u@@ d@@ ent and u@@ pri@@ ght person who ac@@ ts with true knowledge will be bless@@ ed .
Some years later , pos@@ si@@ bly about 5@@ 8 C.E . , refer@@ ence was made to “ many th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of believers . ”
A good coun@@ sel@@ or needs to show emp@@ a@@ thy , respect , and kindness , as Eli@@ h@@ u did .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the@@ ir@@ s is the wisdom that “ the word of the Christ ” br@@ ings to those who have faith .
Not likely , since the Go@@ sp@@ els show that they were great@@ ly dist@@ ressed after his ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion .
Wh@@ ere can we turn in order to find the needed guid@@ ance in our decision making ?
As a result , Jehovah stru@@ ck him with le@@ pro@@ s@@ y , and he died in God’s dis@@ fav@@ or . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 26 : 16 - 21 .
28 : 8 - 19 .
For example , the brothers in your new congregation may be more re@@ served or more out@@ spo@@ ken than you are used to .
If not , there is ro@@ om for imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement . ​ — Proverbs 10 : 4 ; 22 : 29 .
Ha@@ ve you perhaps heard similar com@@ ments ?
6 , 7 . ( a ) What re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble com@@ mit@@ ment did Jesus make before his as@@ cen@@ sion to heaven , and how is he fulfill@@ ing it ?
What less@@ on can we learn from the re@@ action of Jesus ’ disciples ?
S@@ ur@@ pris@@ ingly , some difficult tri@@ als young ones face may come from within the congregation .
C@@ yl@@ in@@ der : Mus@@ é@@ e du L@@ ou@@ v@@ re , Par@@ is ; P@@ l@@ at@@ o : N@@ ational Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m , A@@ th@@ ens , Gre@@ e@@ ce
Such men are “ like a hi@@ ding place from the w@@ ind and a place of conc@@ e@@ al@@ ment from the ra@@ inst@@ or@@ m . ” ​ — Isaiah 32 : 2 .
He expres@@ sed com@@ pas@@ sion for those who came to him and com@@ for@@ ted them with kind words , heal@@ ing many physi@@ c@@ ally .
As told by Z@@ o@@ ya Di@@ mit@@ ro@@ va
Go@@ ing through the mu@@ se@@ u@@ m and see@@ ing the st@@ atu@@ e of the Eph@@ es@@ i@@ an Ar@@ t@@ em@@ is , one cannot help thinking of the end@@ ur@@ ance of the early Christians in Eph@@ esus .
A L@@ am@@ p to Our F@@ o@@ o@@ t
Fir@@ st , there would be a ref@@ re@@ shing spiritual rest@@ or@@ ation , which is now under way .
That may make you think of a person st@@ ra@@ ining to gr@@ as@@ p an at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive pi@@ e@@ ce of fru@@ it h@@ ang@@ ing from a t@@ ree .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Witnesses share in reli@@ ef work , help@@ ing fellow believers re@@ buil@@ d ho@@ m@@ es that have been stru@@ ck by disa@@ st@@ ers .
A@@ c@@ knowledge that your husband is now your God - appointed head .
If you are a par@@ ent , what kind of person do you want your child to be ?
( See the bo@@ x “ A N@@ ame F@@ ul@@ l of Me@@ an@@ ing . ” )
He pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed : “ When the Son of man arri@@ ves in his glory , and all the angels with him , then he will si@@ t down on his gl@@ ori@@ ous thro@@ ne .
Gen@@ u@@ ine love is not eas@@ ily pro@@ vo@@ ked and “ does not keep account of the in@@ j@@ ur@@ y , ” as though we were making ent@@ ries in a le@@ d@@ g@@ er when others do something un@@ loving .
The sons of Israel knew what they ought to do , but they were “ li@@ mp@@ ing ” with in@@ decision .
Consider two reas@@ ons .
But there is good news .
Be@@ fore Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us was baptized as the first un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised G@@ ent@@ ile Christian , an ang@@ el direc@@ ted him to s@@ end for the apostle Peter .
( b ) Why should you feel confid@@ ent about sh@@ aring your beli@@ ef@@ s with others ?
O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ ally , there were pro@@ ba@@ bly more than 4@@ ,000 complete ta@@ ble@@ ts , care@@ fully plac@@ ed on w@@ o@@ o@@ den sh@@ el@@ ves .
But when we look at the world today , we can see that such an attitude only br@@ ings problems .
Many re@@ si@@ d@@ ents of Jerusalem would pray along with a crow@@ d of worshipp@@ ers in the temple pre@@ c@@ inc@@ ts .
If so , you can id@@ enti@@ fy with Noah .
Re@@ ading their life st@@ ori@@ es is a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement to us because when we see what Jehovah has done for these faithful ones , it streng@@ th@@ ens our determin@@ ation to serve Jehovah .
I had read the Bible through and had many questions , but they always had ans@@ wers that satis@@ fied me .
The religious lead@@ ers were descri@@ bed as “ money lo@@ v@@ ers ” who ‘ de@@ v@@ our@@ ed the hous@@ es of the wi@@ do@@ ws ’ and who were more concer@@ ned about keep@@ ing their tra@@ di@@ tions than car@@ ing for the ag@@ ed and the nee@@ dy .
That spirit , in turn , n@@ ur@@ tures within us qualities that mer@@ it God’s appro@@ val and that help us to cop@@ e not only with li@@ fe@@ ’s temp@@ t@@ ations but also with its tri@@ als , which may well inc@@ re@@ ase as Jehovah’s day dra@@ ws near .
God’s name , Jehovah ,
Jewish op@@ pon@@ ents of Christi@@ an@@ ity never challeng@@ ed the powerful works descri@@ bed in the Go@@ sp@@ els .
Rather than tre@@ ating others as they tre@@ at us , we are to view and tre@@ at others as Jehovah vie@@ ws and tre@@ ats them .
Solomon was a very ac@@ tive king .
H@@ om@@ o@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ ality , inc@@ est , and b@@ es@@ ti@@ ality are also sin@@ s against God .
“ Will He Re@@ ally F@@ ind This Fa@@ ith on the E@@ ar@@ th ? ”
M@@ ore than 1@@ 00 years ag@@ o , Z@@ i@@ on@@ ’s W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er explained one of the reas@@ ons why our Kingdom song@@ s are so important .
Satan had s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ed God and man by st@@ ating in fr@@ on@@ t of the angels in heaven : “ All that a man has he will give up for his life . ”
In 1@@ 5@@ 0@@ 6 , Re@@ u@@ ch@@ l@@ in publi@@ shed his Hebrew gr@@ am@@ ma@@ r , which led to a deep@@ er study of the Hebrew Scriptures .
How that decision benef@@ ited them !
Rather , after st@@ ating that the Father would be worshi@@ ped ne@@ i@@ ther at a m@@ oun@@ tain in Sam@@ ari@@ a nor at the temple in Jerusalem ​ — both physical lo@@ c@@ ations — ​ Jesus pointed to a new me@@ th@@ od of worship based on the true n@@ ature of God .
• B@@ er@@ n@@ ar@@ da took the in@@ iti@@ ative to witness to a man who mis@@ tak@@ en@@ ly di@@ aled her tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne number .
What a hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing invit@@ ation from the He@@ ad of the Christian congregation !
( b ) What was fore@@ told for Jerusalem through Jeremiah , and how was that prophecy ful@@ filled ?
As a result of Paul’s loving efforts , some in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a ‘ turned away from their i@@ do@@ ls to slave for the living God . ’
The next pro@@ ver@@ b high@@ ligh@@ ts the contr@@ ast between someone who has pa@@ id no he@@ ed to wisdom and those who have .
Consider how Jesus man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted concer@@ n for his disciples on the night before his death , when they showed human we@@ ak@@ ness .
El@@ isha refu@@ sed the gift because he recogn@@ ized that the mirac@@ le of heal@@ ing Na@@ am@@ an was per@@ form@@ ed by Jehovah’s power , not his own .
N@@ A@@ M@@ E : From the Greek word bi@@ ·@@ bli@@ ʹ@@ a , meaning “ little boo@@ ks ”
Yet , even in his most advan@@ ced years , Noah rema@@ ined faithful , and that resul@@ ted in sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant blessings .
L@@ O@@ V@@ E J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H , AN@@ D O@@ B@@ E@@ Y H@@ I@@ S C@@ O@@ MM@@ AN@@ D@@ M@@ EN@@ T@@ S
“ N@@ ever be anxi@@ ous about the next day , ” said Jesus , “ for the next day will have its own anxi@@ e@@ ties . ”
A@@ no@@ ther t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony that Be@@ z@@ al@@ el and O@@ ho@@ li@@ a@@ b were gu@@ i@@ ded by God’s spirit is the am@@ a@@ z@@ ing du@@ ra@@ bility of their work .
That same year , Rus@@ si@@ a@@ ’s new cons@@ titu@@ tion , which gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es fre@@ e@@ dom of religion , also went into effect .
Why did Paul’s counsel to the congregation in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i have special sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance ?
Jehovah would fi@@ ght for Juda@@ h .
“ To pa@@ y for my d@@ ru@@ g ha@@ bi@@ t , I turned to cri@@ me and became a d@@ ru@@ g tra@@ f@@ fic@@ k@@ er , ” Al@@ onso con@@ f@@ ess@@ es .
As Tho@@ ma@@ s kno@@ ws , teaching takes pati@@ ence .
The truth is that during the last days of this system of things , Jehovah has bless@@ ed his people bey@@ ond their expe@@ ct@@ ations .
The con@@ ten@@ ts of Fir@@ st Samuel can thus exer@@ t power on our thoughts and de@@ e@@ ds . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
I believ@@ ed in God , but not in Satan . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ G@@ EL@@ I@@ O .
In their qu@@ est for se@@ cur@@ ity , they made pol@@ itical al@@ li@@ an@@ ces with neigh@@ bor@@ ing nations .
The counsel by Peter also app@@ lies to more serious as@@ pe@@ cts of life , such as a person@@ ’s cho@@ ice of educ@@ ation , emp@@ loy@@ ment , or care@@ er .
The S@@ pan@@ ish f@@ lu took two of my sisters .
Acc@@ ording to The In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational St@@ and@@ ard Bible En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia , “ the value of the [ S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c ] Pe@@ shi@@ t@@ ta for te@@ x@@ tu@@ al cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism is gener@@ ally ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged .
Rom@@ an religious sen@@ si@@ bil@@ ities did not dem@@ and exc@@ lu@@ sive worship . Pe@@ ople could worship sever@@ al different de@@ ities at the same time .
I heard his gre@@ et@@ ings and saw the respect he had for them . ”
One way you can show your gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for these gi@@ f@@ ts is by listen@@ ing in@@ ten@@ tly to tal@@ ks given by the elders and by tr@@ ying to apply the poin@@ ts they bring out .
Let God’s spirit help you to get the right foc@@ us on this vital matter .
She had devo@@ ted her life to the service of Jehovah with little help from her parents , who never accepted the truth .
Are you w@@ rest@@ ling for God’s blessing ?
Then they will want to be with you .
When an individu@@ al respon@@ ds fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly to the good news , con@@ form@@ s his life to God’s standards , and expres@@ ses faith in the ransom pro@@ vision , the way is op@@ ened for a clean standing with God .
Still others in the congregation are known for war@@ m@@ th , com@@ pas@@ sion , and tend@@ er@@ ness in deal@@ ing with fellow believers who are sa@@ dd@@ ened by tri@@ als .
Bo@@ th Jehovah and his Ma@@ ster Wor@@ k@@ er , Jesus , are in@@ du@@ stri@@ ous .
What does that “ e@@ ase ” mean ?
Jehovah would consider it un@@ righteous on his part if he were to show a l@@ ack of appreciation .
• What example shows that Jesus used illustr@@ ations that his first - century listen@@ ers could rel@@ ate to ?
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , Moses too went to S@@ he@@ ol , al@@ though no one knew where his gra@@ ve was .
Th@@ r@@ ough his prophet Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah , God declar@@ ed : “ I shall certainly let remain in the mi@@ d@@ st of you a people hum@@ ble and low@@ ly , and they will ac@@ tually take refu@@ ge in the name of Jehovah . . . .
And the Bible app@@ lied the ter@@ m “ A@@ men ” to Jesus .
‘ Like a Bul@@ l to the S@@ la@@ ugh@@ ter ’
Tru@@ e , we have valu@@ able information the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der does not have , but su@@ p@@ pose we did not really in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce ourselves and mer@@ ely began our pres@@ ent@@ ation ab@@ ru@@ p@@ tly with a question like this : “ If you could sol@@ ve any proble@@ m in the world , what would it be ? ”
The 1@@ 6@@ 2@@ ,@@ 9@@ 32 Witnesses of Jehovah in Ger@@ many ​ — and the 1@@ ,@@ 7@@ 7@@ 3 in the is@@ lands under the T@@ ah@@ it@@ i branch — ​ inclu@@ de many famili@@ es un@@ ited in godly love .
By doing so , we will continue to be happy , pra@@ ising the one in whom we take ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght , our God , Jehovah .
Bet@@ ween the years of 194@@ 7 and 195@@ 6 , a to@@ tal of 11 ca@@ ves con@@ tain@@ ing s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls were dis@@ co@@ vered near Q@@ um@@ r@@ an , by the De@@ ad Se@@ a .
S@@ tudi@@ es in one w@@ es@@ ter@@ n land showed that the a@@ ver@@ age T@@ V - vie@@ wing child might witness 10@@ ,000 mu@@ r@@ ders and 10@@ 0@@ ,000 ac@@ ts of ag@@ g@@ res@@ sion by the time he re@@ ach@@ es the age of ten .
To receive the re@@ ward , we need to have complete faith in Jehovah and be obedi@@ ent to his direc@@ tions .
For instance , consider Paul’s clear counsel on in@@ tim@@ ate rel@@ ations in marriage .
A small part of the earth was a par@@ adise when Jehovah plac@@ ed our an@@ c@@ est@@ ors , Adam and E@@ ve , in the gar@@ den of E@@ den .
The Bible pla@@ in@@ ly tel@@ ls us how we should live . ​ — Mi@@ ca@@ h 6 : 8 .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S W@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ S are not i@@ mmu@@ ne to the cal@@ am@@ ities that be@@ f@@ all mankind in gener@@ al .
E@@ spe@@ cially was she t@@ ou@@ ched by the words : “ D@@ ra@@ w close to God , and he will draw close to you . ” ​ — James 4 : 8 .
21 “ B@@ less@@ ed Be Your Go@@ od S@@ en@@ se ! ”
One indic@@ ation that we may have fal@@ le@@ n pre@@ y to this kind of self - dec@@ ep@@ tion is if we find ourselves be@@ coming ang@@ ry when our beli@@ ef@@ s are challeng@@ ed .
This was because Adam and E@@ ve did not long ob@@ serve God’s rest on “ the se@@ ven@@ th day ” by accep@@ ting his arrang@@ ement for them .
See the 200@@ 6 C@@ al@@ end@@ ar of Jehovah’s Witnesses , J@@ anu@@ ary / F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary .
The ra@@ pi@@ d develop@@ ments in te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy se@@ em to be out@@ p@@ ac@@ ing man@@ ’s ability to understand or control the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
Thus , the apostle John had in mind Jesus ’ Father .
Re@@ g@@ arding his feelings about Christ’s followers , he con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed : “ I was ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely ma@@ d against them . ”
The stud@@ ent later moved to C@@ ô@@ te d@@ ’@@ I@@ vo@@ i@@ re .
Lo@@ ve is a part of “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit . ”
( A@@ mo@@ s 1 : 1 – 9 : 15 )
W@@ ell , rec@@ all the apostle Joh@@ n@@ ’s com@@ ment about “ the show@@ y displa@@ y of one@@ ’s means of life . ”
El@@ kan@@ ah and H@@ an@@ na@@ h’s son Samuel is to become Jehovah’s prophet , one who is to pla@@ y an important ro@@ le in the esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment of Israel@@ ’s mon@@ ar@@ ch@@ y .
Thus , the S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 1 , 199@@ 0 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower states on page 25 : “ A man does not qu@@ ali@@ fy if he ac@@ ts in a godly way el@@ se@@ where but is a ty@@ r@@ ant at home . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 3 : 2 - 5 , 12 .
A@@ U@@ G@@ U@@ S@@ T 6 - 12 , 20@@ 12
Today , we have something far greater to strengthen us ​ — the fulfill@@ ment of that spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar fo@@ reg@@ le@@ am and many rel@@ ated prophe@@ ci@@ es .
But what if you find little joy in preaching ?
Then they were put into de@@ ta@@ iled , written form by the In@@ di@@ an yo@@ gi@@ c sage P@@ at@@ a@@ ñ@@ jal@@ i as the Yo@@ ga Su@@ tr@@ a , which rema@@ ins the ba@@ si@@ c instru@@ ction book of yo@@ ga .
Why should we take the words of Psalm 1 : 1 to heart ?
16 , 17 . ( a ) Why did Jesus tell Peter : “ G@@ et be@@ h@@ ind me , Satan ” ?
M@@ A@@ R@@ I
Isa@@ ac@@ ’s son Jac@@ o@@ b gre@@ w up to be “ a b@@ lam@@ eless man . ”
In contr@@ ast , a person set@@ ting a po@@ or example may h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to speak up , sen@@ sing that he has no right to talk .
“ We would share in the field ministry in the mor@@ ning , go s@@ wi@@ m@@ m@@ ing in the af@@ ter@@ no@@ on , and have a special me@@ al in the ev@@ ening . ”
At age 17 , Jo@@ el sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed his dedic@@ ation to God by water baptism .
Who should be among our pri@@ m@@ ary gu@@ ests ?
Why should we lo@@ se our pro@@ spe@@ ct for everlasting life and happiness ? ”
To S@@ ach@@ sen@@ ha@@ us@@ en
During our study , he would si@@ t cro@@ ss - leg@@ ged on a ru@@ g , exc@@ it@@ e@@ dly ta@@ pp@@ ing the flo@@ or while expla@@ ining at the to@@ p of his vo@@ ice what he had learned .
Of course , vie@@ wers gener@@ ally real@@ ize that these por@@ tra@@ y@@ als are m@@ ere fi@@ ction or f@@ an@@ t@@ as@@ y .
No@@ te how the refer@@ ences to “ the Son of man ” at Luke 17 : 22 , 24 , 30 be@@ ar on the question ra@@ ised at Luke 18 : 8 .
W@@ ould you still use the same to@@ ne of vo@@ ice or cho@@ ice of words ?
K@@ el@@ v@@ in felt very bad af@@ ter@@ ward and a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ zed to all , including his wife , for having lost his temp@@ er .
Those full - time min@@ isters had the same ob@@ je@@ ctive as we do today ​ — that of making disciples of Jesus Christ .
As we look at the coven@@ ants we have consider@@ ed , we can see how they rel@@ ate to the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom and how the Kingdom arrang@@ ement is so@@ li@@ dly based on leg@@ al contr@@ ac@@ ts .
What war@@ ning is recorded at 1 Corinthians 11 : 27 ?
Now the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls reve@@ al that many of these differ@@ ences were ac@@ tually du@@ e to vari@@ ations in the Hebrew text .
The next article will help us exam@@ ine our own hearts so that we can become more like our Father , Jehovah , who is “ good and ready to for@@ give . ” ​ — P@@ s .
Still , be care@@ ful not to be over@@ ly in@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ ve .
• Why is hon@@ est commun@@ ic@@ ation between parents and children vital ?
I@@ Y@@ Y@@ A@@ R ( Z@@ I@@ V )
From being the ob@@ ject of Paul’s in@@ ten@@ se dis@@ ple@@ asure , Mark was again a valu@@ ed co@@ work@@ er .
S@@ hor@@ tly af@@ ter@@ ward , a new branch of@@ fice was esta@@ bli@@ shed in Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r , and I was appointed the branch overse@@ er , in ad@@ dition to my work as cir@@ cu@@ it and dist@@ ri@@ ct overse@@ er .
That will be so as long as this system of things continu@@ es to ex@@ ist .
Why Ch@@ ur@@ ches Are Di@@ vi@@ ded
T@@ e@@ aching new ones the truth in@@ stead of foc@@ using on my own situation has prote@@ cted me , n@@ ur@@ tur@@ ed me , and helped me to gro@@ w spiritually .
When Ad@@ r@@ y@@ ana was just si@@ x months old , she was di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with neu@@ ro@@ b@@ la@@ st@@ oma , a mal@@ ign@@ ant tum@@ or that gro@@ ws in par@@ ts of the n@@ er@@ v@@ ous system .
Jehovah then sent the prophet A@@ hi@@ j@@ ah to ano@@ in@@ t a deli@@ ver@@ er .
“ I found what I was loo@@ king for ”
After “ the appointed times of the nations ” ended in 1914 , God inst@@ al@@ led his Son as earth@@ ’s new King , with the comm@@ and : “ G@@ o sub@@ du@@ ing in the mi@@ d@@ st of your enem@@ ies . ”
However , we must not allow him to sa@@ p our joy in this way .
Mo@@ re@@ over , id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying the gi@@ v@@ ers could lead to com@@ par@@ is@@ ons of gi@@ f@@ ts , “ s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring up com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on . ”
Hence , the apostle Paul wrote to Christians : “ P@@ u@@ t away the old person@@ ality which con@@ form@@ s to your form@@ er course of conduct , ” and “ put on the new person@@ ality . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 22 - 32 .
This vital as@@ pect is mentioned at Genesis 1 : 6 - 8 .
David go@@ es on to say : “ God will sh@@ o@@ o@@ t at them with an ar@@ ro@@ w su@@ d@@ den@@ ly .
I was working as a me@@ ch@@ ani@@ c in an au@@ to sh@@ op .
You likely h@@ and@@ led matters as well as you could at the time .
( Read Acts 20 : 28 . )
In it he high@@ ligh@@ ted the promised rest@@ or@@ ation of everlasting life on earth for humans , declar@@ ing : “ For then the earth shall all be par@@ adise . ”
While wa@@ iting to be sen@@ ten@@ ced , I was kept in a bas@@ ement with cri@@ min@@ als .
However , The Bo@@ ok of Acts in I@@ ts G@@ ra@@ e@@ c@@ o - Rom@@ an S@@ et@@ ting states : “ What is known of such fac@@ il@@ ities in the liter@@ ature pres@@ ents a rather un@@ happy pi@@ c@@ ture .
“ Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers ” in The Watchtower of Ju@@ ne 1 , 199@@ 0 , no@@ ted that pl@@ as@@ ma prote@@ ins ( fr@@ actions ) move from a pre@@ gn@@ ant wom@@ an’s blood to the se@@ par@@ ate blood system of her fe@@ tu@@ s .
That same princi@@ ple of te@@ aring down and building up app@@ lies to our spe@@ e@@ ch .
I can say that in my case Jehovah’s blessings are much greater than my sacrific@@ es . ” ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 10 .
But among all of God’s gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts to human@@ kind , why is the ransom especially re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble ?
The Jews should not have been sur@@ pris@@ ed at the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem .
With full faith that Jehovah would bl@@ ess their efforts , they were determined to do their best .
Now , more so than before , are we able to see ​ — even look for — ​ ways in which others are su@@ peri@@ or ?
Be@@ fore long the w@@ all had been re@@ pa@@ i@@ red . Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s prayers were ans@@ wer@@ ed because they foc@@ used on true worship and were offered in faith .
He was la@@ x in discipl@@ ining his sons , H@@ op@@ h@@ ni and Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has , who of@@ fi@@ ci@@ ated as pri@@ ests at the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le .
So whether we are we@@ al@@ thy or po@@ or , let us pur@@ sue a course in life that will make us “ rich toward God . ”
Do you know what they will do there ?
Se@@ e@@ ds S@@ own Un@@ der H@@ ar@@ d@@ ship
Then more and more de@@ a@@ f people started to show interest in the Bible .
T@@ w@@ in S@@ ons
E@@ mp@@ ow@@ ered by Jehovah’s holy spirit , we are res@@ ol@@ ved to pro@@ cla@@ im this ref@@ re@@ shing message of hope .
I learned that she was to gra@@ du@@ ate from the 2@@ 1@@ st class of G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol on Ju@@ ly 19 , 195@@ 3 , at the inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses in New Yor@@ k@@ ’s Y@@ an@@ ke@@ e St@@ adi@@ u@@ m .
To that end , as a re@@ view of your study , you might ask him to expla@@ in a point to you in simp@@ le ter@@ ms , as if he were expla@@ ining it to someone hear@@ ing it for the first time .
What el@@ se can help us to cho@@ ose the right words ?
Moses went to Egy@@ pt , pro@@ claim@@ ed God’s message , and inc@@ ur@@ red P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s wr@@ ath .
The same crow@@ ds that ap@@ pla@@ u@@ d the po@@ pe@@ ’s stand on human righ@@ ts refu@@ se to follow him when his words t@@ ou@@ ch on their priv@@ ate lives .
At times , about 30 of us started out by ca@@ r or bu@@ s as early as 3 : 00 a@@ .@@ m . in order to re@@ ach re@@ mo@@ te are@@ as .
Job is “ a man b@@ lam@@ eless and u@@ pri@@ ght , fe@@ aring God and tur@@ ning asi@@ de from bad . ”
He@@ ading sou@@ th@@ ward , with the s@@ k@@ y beg@@ in@@ ning to ligh@@ ten in the e@@ ast , Joseph likely wonder@@ ed about what la@@ y a@@ head .
From the fore@@ going discus@@ sion , you can see why you should never be ca@@ ught un@@ a@@ wa@@ res .
He and his Son , Jesus Christ , will continue to provide the heavenly direction and support needed to complete the Kingdom - preaching work .
• What have you learned from the examples of Moses and A@@ sa@@ ph ?
F@@ ur@@ ther de@@ ta@@ il@@ s on the question of accep@@ ting emp@@ loy@@ ment that invol@@ ves being ar@@ m@@ ed are found in The Watchtower of No@@ v@@ ember 1 , 200@@ 5 , p . 31 ; and Ju@@ ly 15 , 198@@ 3 , p@@ p . 25 - 26 .
What led me to this experience , and how did it af@@ fect my life ?
All of us are eng@@ ag@@ ed in the same stru@@ gg@@ le .
( b ) What has helped you arri@@ ve at the same conclu@@ sion as the psalmist ?
“ N@@ ever be anxi@@ ous about the next day , for the next day will have its own anxi@@ e@@ ties . ”
He ad@@ ded : “ This is like the op@@ in@@ ion of the Gre@@ ek@@ s . . .
B@@ en poin@@ ts out that when mission@@ aries from different ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds live together , min@@ or differ@@ ences of op@@ in@@ ion are in@@ ev@@ it@@ able , but the spiritual pro@@ vision of the family study helps them maintain a pe@@ ace@@ ful , un@@ ited at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere .
( b ) For what practic@@ al reason should we avoid fa@@ ds in d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing ?
Go@@ od news in@@ deed !
Sat@@ is@@ f@@ ying the Ne@@ ed to Be Lo@@ ved
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory , there have been c@@ as@@ es of cri@@ m@@ es against human@@ ity in which the righ@@ ts of people were to@@ t@@ ally ign@@ ored .
Today , children may be ex@@ posed to por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y and other im@@ moral material at a you@@ ng@@ er age than ever before .
The v@@ isions of Daniel and John descri@@ be a to@@ tal of only ei@@ ght such great po@@ wers .
✔ Who
As our Creator , God kno@@ ws what is best for mankind and will accom@@ pl@@ ish his purpose to bl@@ ess obedi@@ ent humans with peace , con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment , and lasting se@@ cur@@ ity under the Kingdom of his de@@ ar Son .
Mo@@ re@@ over , since he is a@@ ware of our li@@ mit@@ ations , ‘ he does not allow us to be temp@@ ted bey@@ ond what we can be@@ ar . ’
Proverbs 4 : 14 , 15 ur@@ ges us : “ In@@ to the p@@ ath of the wicked ones do not en@@ ter , and do not walk st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght on into the way of the bad ones .
B@@ ill had pon@@ der@@ ed a ba@@ si@@ c question , What is the purpose of life ?
S@@ hor@@ tly before his death , he told his apostles : “ The help@@ er , the holy spirit , which the Father will s@@ end in my name , that one will teach you all things and bring back to your min@@ ds all the things I told you . ”
E@@ wa re@@ mar@@ ks : “ I con@@ stan@@ tly try to imp@@ ro@@ ve the qu@@ ality of my personal study .
W@@ he@@ ther you are in the ha@@ bi@@ t of pra@@ ying or not , you may won@@ der : ‘ Does it really do any good to pray ?
When fam@@ ine th@@ reat@@ ened Ju@@ de@@ an Christians in the first century , the congregation organiz@@ ed help for them .
The accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion re@@ a@@ ds : “ The tri@@ bu@@ te of Je@@ h@@ u ( I@@ a - ú - a ) , son of O@@ m@@ r@@ i ( H@@ u - u@@ m - r@@ i ) ; I received from him s@@ il@@ ver , go@@ ld , a g@@ ol@@ den sa@@ pl@@ u - bo@@ w@@ l , a g@@ ol@@ den va@@ se with pointed bo@@ t@@ to@@ m , g@@ ol@@ den tum@@ bl@@ ers , g@@ ol@@ den bu@@ c@@ ke@@ ts , t@@ in , a st@@ af@@ f for a king , ( and ) w@@ o@@ o@@ den pu@@ ru@@ h@@ tu [ the meaning of the l@@ at@@ ter word being un@@ known ] . ”
What did Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah’s prophecy say about Juda@@ h’s pr@@ inc@@ es and religious lead@@ ers , and why do these words f@@ it Chris@@ tend@@ om ?
Thus , it is part of a saying pri@@ mar@@ ily direc@@ ted at the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an d@@ y@@ na@@ st@@ y .
One of the first to accept a Bible from me was No@@ ë@@ l , a chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od friend .
5 : 21 .
And most cou@@ ples want Christian friends and relati@@ ves to share in the happy occasi@@ on .
The Israelites worshipp@@ ed their God , Jehovah , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as the other nations worshipp@@ ed their own de@@ ities .
F@@ ur@@ ther , talk to your Christian parents and the congregation elders about your desire .
God’s name had been used since the star@@ t of human hist@@ ory ; h@@ ence , what began in E@@ no@@ sh@@ ’s time was not a c@@ all@@ ing on Jehovah in faith .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T moved a R@@ ast@@ af@@ ari@@ an to cu@@ t his dre@@ ad@@ lo@@ c@@ ks and over@@ come his pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce against wh@@ ite people ?
F@@ o@@ re@@ see@@ ing their respon@@ se to the f@@ all of Jerusalem , Jehovah has E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y against A@@ m@@ m@@ on , Mo@@ a@@ b , E@@ dom , Phil@@ is@@ ti@@ a , T@@ y@@ re , and S@@ id@@ on .
What Is S@@ al@@ vation ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses sp@@ ent a to@@ tal of 1@@ ,@@ 1@@ 7@@ 1@@ ,@@ 2@@ 7@@ 0@@ ,@@ 4@@ 25 h@@ our@@ s see@@ king out individuals to tell them about that good news .
“ There is no public@@ ation in the s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c liter@@ ature ​ — in pres@@ ti@@ gi@@ ous j@@ our@@ n@@ als , spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ty j@@ our@@ n@@ als , or boo@@ ks — ​ that descri@@ bes how mo@@ le@@ cul@@ ar ev@@ olu@@ tion of any real , comple@@ x , bi@@ o@@ ch@@ em@@ ic@@ al system ei@@ ther did occ@@ ur or even might have occ@@ ur@@ red . . . .
Ha@@ bitu@@ ally e@@ ating or dr@@ in@@ king to exc@@ ess is ob@@ vi@@ ously bad for our health ​ — not to men@@ tion our fin@@ an@@ ces !
E@@ f@@ fe@@ ctive shepher@@ ding therefore invol@@ ves a will@@ ing@@ ness and an e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness to serve others .
He does the same for those exerc@@ ising faith in him today . ​ — Matthew 6 : 11 , 25 - 34 .
L@@ ater , that de@@ ad@@ l@@ ine was sh@@ or@@ ten@@ ed to two years .
H@@ el@@ p at the right time ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 13 )
So the death of “ Christ our pas@@ so@@ ver ” should be mem@@ ori@@ al@@ ized only once each year , not we@@ ek@@ ly or da@@ ily .
Na@@ o@@ ko , mentioned in the op@@ ening article , said of her vi@@ ct@@ ory over s@@ mo@@ king , “ I was able to change my life because of lear@@ ning the truth about God’s qualities and purpose . ”
Some have become en@@ sla@@ ved to por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , which often lea@@ ds to im@@ moral conduct .
What attitude do Christians stri@@ ve to maintain as pre@@ ach@@ ers of the good news ?
Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing high standards is hard en@@ ough when we are sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by ung@@ o@@ dly people .
For prophecy was at no time brought by man@@ ’s will , but men spoke from God as they were bor@@ ne along by holy spirit . ”
O@@ u@@ t of fear and un@@ certain@@ ty or mo@@ tiv@@ ated by feelings of gu@@ il@@ t and re@@ mor@@ se , people thr@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory have offered sacrific@@ es of one kind or another to their de@@ ities .
( D@@ om@@ in@@ i@@ can Re@@ public ) “ In many of our congregations , there is a high per@@ cen@@ ta@@ ge of sisters , at times up to 70 per@@ c@@ ent .
Still , Jehovah wants you to take his side on the is@@ sue of so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y because he ca@@ res about you as an individu@@ al .
Jesus refu@@ ted false acc@@ us@@ ations
On the contr@@ ary , it is a way of show@@ ing Jehovah just how much we love him .
Su@@ cc@@ ess in spiritual pur@@ su@@ its dep@@ ends , not on human wisdom , but on Jehovah’s spirit . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 27 : 1 .
Timo@@ th@@ y’s B@@ ac@@ k@@ gr@@ ound
Even the ani@@ mal@@ s in the ar@@ k that sur@@ vi@@ ved the F@@ lood did not do so ap@@ ar@@ t from this group .
Daniel “ determined in his heart that he would not pol@@ lu@@ te himself with the deli@@ c@@ ac@@ ies of the king , ” though his position on the matter was not eas@@ y for the princi@@ p@@ al cour@@ t of@@ fi@@ cial of Babyl@@ on to accept .
A@@ no@@ ther fac@@ t@@ or that helps us to be hum@@ ble is that Jehovah himself displa@@ ys hum@@ ility .
To read it , the us@@ er un@@ ro@@ l@@ led the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l to find the pas@@ sage that he wanted .
F@@ es@@ tu@@ s explained that the acc@@ us@@ ers dis@@ pu@@ ted Paul’s as@@ ser@@ tion that “ a certain Jesus who was dead . . . was ali@@ ve . ”
The apostle Paul wrote : “ All the things that were written af@@ o@@ re@@ time were written for our instru@@ ction , that through our end@@ ur@@ ance and through the comfort from the Scriptures we might have hope . ”
Mar@@ ch 7 - 13 , 20@@ 11
And such faith cannot be devo@@ id of works .
Let us now see what conclu@@ sions we should re@@ ach .
David and I sh@@ ared the ambi@@ tion of get@@ ting to the to@@ p .
That is what a repor@@ t from the Un@@ ited Bible So@@ ci@@ e@@ ties su@@ gg@@ ests , for Bible dist@@ ribu@@ tion in 199@@ 8 ro@@ se by more than half a milli@@ on over the pre@@ vi@@ ous year .
S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 29 , 200@@ 8 – O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 5 , 200@@ 8
He wanted humans to live on a beau@@ ti@@ ful par@@ adise earth , happy and heal@@ thy forever .
W@@ he@@ ther he liter@@ ally vis@@ ited every house , as this scho@@ la@@ r claim@@ s , or not , Paul did not want the Eph@@ es@@ i@@ an elders to for@@ get how he had bor@@ ne witness and with what result .
The La@@ y@@ s@@ an al@@ bat@@ ro@@ ss can f@@ ly en@@ or@@ m@@ ous di@@ stances ( in one case 2@@ 5@@ ,000 mil@@ es [ 4@@ 0@@ ,000 k@@ m ] in just 9@@ 0 days ) .
A feel@@ ing of un@@ certain@@ ty about her future also tr@@ oub@@ led W@@ anda , who was div@@ or@@ ced : “ I felt sure that after a while , people ​ — including fellow believers — ​ would not show any interest in me and my children .
Mu@@ ch publi@@ city has been given to a bo@@ x , an os@@ su@@ ary , found in Israel .
As you read , mar@@ k the te@@ x@@ ts you especially want to remember or cop@@ y them .
Are you , though , just as sure as Mar@@ th@@ a was of a future resurrection for a loved one ?
Pe@@ dr@@ o and S@@ and@@ r@@ a , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , say : “ We have a S@@ pan@@ ish - only rule at home to make sure that our mother t@@ ong@@ ue is not lost .
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , this brother did become a mission@@ ary .
In 19@@ 7@@ 9 , I was privile@@ ged to atten@@ d the P@@ i@@ one@@ er Ser@@ vice S@@ cho@@ ol .
E@@ ach we@@ ek , we have a full sc@@ he@@ du@@ le of Christian activities , including congregation meetings , personal study , and field service .
Are Christians i@@ mmu@@ ne to mar@@ it@@ al problems ?
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : Consider what Jesus said , as recorded here at Matthew 24 : 7 .
That is where the ransom sacrifice of Jesus comes in .
“ G@@ I@@ V@@ E TH@@ AN@@ K@@ S T@@ O H@@ I@@ M , B@@ L@@ E@@ S@@ S H@@ I@@ S N@@ A@@ M@@ E ”
He has a com@@ pas@@ s .
We should certainly not try to ear@@ n God’s fav@@ or through moral for@@ mal@@ ism .
Instead of being dra@@ wn clo@@ s@@ er to God , I was app@@ al@@ led by the mon@@ ks ’ bl@@ at@@ ant im@@ mor@@ ality and cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion .
O@@ u@@ t of cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity , I deci@@ ded to go with them .
The bl@@ ac@@ k@@ pol@@ l war@@ bl@@ er makes the tri@@ p from N@@ or@@ th to S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , sta@@ ying al@@ of@@ t for over 8@@ 0 h@@ our@@ s n@@ on@@ sto@@ p .
De@@ ep down , I@@ ’@@ m still that little gi@@ r@@ l so in love with the st@@ ory of Noah .
In some coun@@ tri@@ es , children beg@@ in pres@@ cho@@ ol at an early age , some@@ times when they are only two years old .
If a p@@ lo@@ t of so@@ il is left un@@ s@@ own , we@@ e@@ ds eas@@ ily take over .
Some say that wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft has become one of the fa@@ st@@ est gro@@ wing spiritual mo@@ v@@ ements in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
The Bible tel@@ ls us : “ P@@ ri@@ de is before a cr@@ as@@ h , and a ha@@ ugh@@ ty spirit before stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing . ”
Yes , Satan kno@@ ws that soon God’s loyal servants will be bey@@ ond his re@@ ach .
Re@@ cor@@ ding the 19@@ 6@@ 6 S@@ ong@@ book
The meetings helped me to foc@@ us on up@@ building spiritual things .
No one has ever given up as much for us as Jehovah God has .
Li@@ mas@@ so@@ l
( b ) What questions can help us to deter@@ mine who today are gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying God by main@@ tain@@ ing fine conduct ?
The Bible reve@@ als that Satan is “ the go@@ d of this system of things ” and that he is jo@@ ined by powerful wicked spi@@ r@@ its called dem@@ ons . ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 4 ; Revelation 12 : 9 .
Thus , Jesus made it very clear that our being for@@ given by Jehovah is cont@@ ing@@ ent on our being willing to for@@ give others . ​ — Mark 11 : 25 .
Not all individuals who give ​ — even gener@@ ously — ​ have a giving spirit .
Instead , one of@@ fi@@ cial simply told us : “ We@@ ’@@ re s@@ or@@ ry we had to go through your lu@@ gg@@ age ; some of this liter@@ ature is ban@@ ned in Bar@@ ba@@ do@@ s . ”
What streng@@ th@@ ens a marriage ?
Lo@@ ving Jehovah With Our W@@ ho@@ le H@@ ear@@ t
Be@@ ar in mind that there is “ a time to be s@@ il@@ ent and a time to speak . ”
What a privilege we have to be@@ ar his name and dec@@ l@@ are his message in these m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous times !
In less than si@@ x months , we chang@@ ed our life - st@@ y@@ le and re@@ duc@@ ed our family ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses by half .
( b ) When A@@ sa ac@@ ted un@@ wis@@ ely , what help was given him , but how did he re@@ act ?
In contr@@ ast , he did comm@@ and his followers to com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate his death . ​ — Luke 22 : 19 .
A@@ c@@ tually , min@@ or vari@@ ations in the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts prove that there was no col@@ lu@@ sion involved .
In order for you to fulf@@ ill your desire to bring your child up pro@@ per@@ ly , however , your efforts need to be prom@@ p@@ ted by love .
But what about the “ other sheep ” ? ​ — John 10 : 16 .
Be@@ fore long , we were all atten@@ ding meetings at the Kingdom H@@ all in R@@ o@@ se@@ to de@@ gl@@ i Ab@@ ru@@ z@@ z@@ i , a city on the Ad@@ ri@@ ati@@ c co@@ ast of I@@ tal@@ y .
It was not wrong for him to do so .
Mis@@ sion@@ aries must a@@ da@@ pt to a new country , perhaps a new language , a new cul@@ ture , and new fo@@ o@@ ds .
They said : “ This is from Jehovah . ”
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al and Mat@@ eri@@ al Ri@@ ches
How can we h@@ and@@ le the Scriptures more effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely in our disci@@ ple - making work ?
Since it is the only reli@@ able water s@@ ource in this ba@@ r@@ re@@ n are@@ a , E@@ n - g@@ edi has been a fav@@ or@@ ite w@@ at@@ ering place for m@@ oun@@ tain go@@ ats for cen@@ tu@@ ries .
If the congregation gu@@ ar@@ ds what it has ​ — pu@@ re do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine and conduct and tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed Kingdom service — ​ Christ will come with bless@@ ed re@@ war@@ ds , not ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion .
Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine as expres@@ sed in the Bible has many as@@ pe@@ cts ​ — guid@@ ance , instru@@ ction , tra@@ ining , re@@ pro@@ of , cor@@ rection , and even p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment .
1@@ 00 * M@@ O@@ D@@ E@@ R@@ N M@@ A@@ N
You will bre@@ ak them with an ir@@ on sc@@ ep@@ ter , as though a po@@ t@@ ter@@ ’s v@@ es@@ sel you will d@@ as@@ h them to pi@@ e@@ ces . ” ​ — Psalm 2 : 4 , 5 , 8 , 9 .
They re@@ bel@@ led against God , even k@@ ill@@ ing the prophe@@ ts he sent to war@@ n them .
Jesus ’ disciples had enjo@@ yed preaching the good news of the Kingdom along with Christ .
Do I and my loved ones have a we@@ ek@@ ly F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening ? ’
In the mean@@ time , in har@@ mony with the apostle Paul’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on at 1 Corinthians 12 : 14 - 26 , Jehovah’s Witnesses end@@ e@@ av@@ or to take care of one another .
The Scriptures fore@@ tell a future time when the Devil , who mis@@ lea@@ ds so many , will be “ h@@ ur@@ led into the l@@ ake of fi@@ re and sul@@ fu@@ r . ”
It is appro@@ pri@@ ate that we re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly pray for God’s spirit and accept its guid@@ ance .
Jehovah disa@@ p@@ proved of apost@@ ate Israelites who res@@ or@@ ted to “ un@@ can@@ n@@ y power , ” or spi@@ rit@@ is@@ tic practic@@ es .
It is all too eas@@ y to say : “ I am too young to praise Jehovah .
H@@ ere he ti@@ ed in know@@ ing God and his pur@@ pos@@ es with the re@@ ward that this br@@ ings .
In the year 19@@ 31 , V@@ indic@@ ation , Bo@@ ok One , discus@@ sed E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el chap@@ ter 9 and id@@ enti@@ fied those mar@@ ked on the fore@@ head for pre@@ serv@@ ation at the worl@@ d’s end as the sheep of Jesus ’ par@@ able .
M@@ ore than just ca@@ su@@ al Bible reading is involved .
How , then , can you bri@@ dge these differ@@ ences and commun@@ ic@@ ate with your husband or wife ?
The “ E@@ u@@ re@@ ka D@@ r@@ ama ” became a u@@ se@@ ful to@@ ol in “ C@@ l@@ ass Ex@@ ten@@ sion Wor@@ k , ” in which Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ent cl@@ as@@ ses sent out speak@@ ers to star@@ t new study cl@@ as@@ ses .
F@@ av@@ or@@ it@@ ism s@@ ti@@ f@@ les a mer@@ ci@@ ful spirit .
Jesus had not e@@ at@@ en for 40 days , so he was doub@@ t@@ less very hu@@ ng@@ ry .
A flo@@ ck l@@ ying down pe@@ ace@@ fully in the mi@@ d@@ st of a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance ​ — David here pa@@ in@@ ts a sc@@ ene of con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment , ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment , and se@@ cur@@ ity .
Be@@ fore long , I was back with my wife and children .
He rel@@ ates : “ I have always known that Jehovah is the true God .
It can en@@ h@@ ance not only your a@@ bil@@ ities but also your desire to do your best in his service .
As to local congregations today , of what can we be certain ?
If you are willing to listen com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ately to your children on every s@@ ort of to@@ pi@@ c , you will likely find that they will o@@ pen up to you and wel@@ come your guid@@ ance .
Hence , in pre@@ par@@ ing for marriage and family life , a young man should ask himself such questions as these : ‘ A@@ m I reason@@ ab@@ ly pre@@ pared to provide materi@@ ally for a family ?
As time went by , do@@ ct@@ ors began to take no@@ te of this service .
They wal@@ ked on the se@@ ab@@ ed as the R@@ ed Se@@ a to@@ wer@@ ed on the left and on the right .
“ Not the s@@ ound of the sing@@ ing over mi@@ gh@@ ty per@@ for@@ man@@ ce , ” “ not the s@@ ound of the sing@@ ing of de@@ fe@@ at , ” but “ the s@@ ound of other sing@@ ing . ”
G@@ la@@ d@@ ys B@@ ol@@ t@@ on served in the ca@@ f@@ et@@ eri@@ a at a 19@@ 37 conven@@ tion . “ I me@@ t people from other plac@@ es , ” she rel@@ ated , “ and heard how they were over@@ coming their problems .
But someone who is dedic@@ ated to God will be pr@@ ou@@ d to be one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and he shows this by his clean conduct .
Bro@@ ther N@@ ou@@ ma@@ ir remin@@ ded the stud@@ ents : “ When we beg@@ in to con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on pleas@@ ing ourselves , we sto@@ p fi@@ gh@@ ting the enem@@ y . . . .
Although the fulfill@@ ment of this God - given promise la@@ y in the dist@@ ant future , Abraham main@@ ta@@ ined his confidence in that fulfill@@ ment .
As Eli@@ h@@ u ob@@ served : “ Job has said , ‘ I certainly am in the right , but God himself has turned asi@@ de the judgment of me . ’ ”
“ D@@ O TH@@ E best you can . ”
If we follow this counsel , we will be able to dec@@ l@@ are , like Jesus , that Satan has no hold on us . ​ — John 14 : 30 .
In@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ ally , the number of Witnesses gre@@ w dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c@@ ally in Lu@@ an@@ sh@@ ya , and in 194@@ 6 , 1@@ ,@@ 8@@ 50 attend@@ ed the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death .
The Bible says : “ Let each one keep see@@ king , not his own advan@@ ta@@ ge , but that of the other person . ”
So it is under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble that Paul would have ob@@ ta@@ ined personal co@@ pi@@ es of the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls of God’s Word . ​ — Acts 5 : 34 ; 22 : 3 .
St@@ ress rel@@ ated to money problems , par@@ en@@ ting , and l@@ on@@ el@@ iness can be over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing , and the feelings do not always go away quic@@ k@@ ly .
The s@@ ite was well cho@@ s@@ en .
What prote@@ ction does Jehovah provide today , and why is such prote@@ ction especially important ?
He recogn@@ ized that true happiness comes from godly devo@@ tion , that is , from pu@@ t@@ ting our service to God in first place , and not from material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons or we@@ al@@ th .
Tru@@ e , Paul ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged the import@@ ance of “ ho@@ l@@ ding f@@ ast the tra@@ di@@ tions , ” or Scrip@@ tur@@ ally based practic@@ es , given by the apostles and other men who took the lead .
F@@ ol@@ low Paul’s S@@ te@@ ps to B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a
E@@ ven@@ tually , Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y , Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an religious ide@@ as , and later such human “ wisdom ” as the the@@ ory of ev@@ olu@@ tion and high@@ er cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism con@@ tam@@ in@@ ated the religion of many who claim@@ ed to be Christian .
On@@ ly two of these k@@ ings were cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly faithful to Jehovah .
The result would be cha@@ o@@ s , con@@ fu@@ sion , and c@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ p@@ he .
He will su@@ sta@@ in them through tri@@ als by means of his Word , his holy spirit , and the Christian congregation .
But more important , as “ fi@@ sh@@ ers of men , ” Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers have found on these is@@ lands many hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people e@@ ag@@ er to praise Jehovah .
How does the example of King David show that it is real@@ is@@ tic to trust in Jehovah in the face of serious ill@@ ness ?
Some young ad@@ ul@@ ts have ru@@ shed into marriage , believ@@ ing that it is the so@@ lu@@ tion to un@@ happiness , l@@ on@@ el@@ iness , bo@@ re@@ dom , and problems at home .
( a ) How did “ care@@ fully exam@@ ining the Scriptures da@@ ily ” benefit the B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ ans ?
I e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly listen@@ ed in .
Eli@@ j@@ ah is taken up in a w@@ in@@ d@@ st@@ or@@ m , and his ass@@ ist@@ ant , El@@ isha , succ@@ e@@ e@@ ds him as a prophet .
El@@ si@@ e and I pray@@ er@@ fully consider@@ ed the invit@@ ation , and we happ@@ ily accepted the assignment .
However , our faith may be put to the t@@ est if we ob@@ serve or experience what seem@@ s to be an in@@ justice in@@ side the congregation .
But the King inter@@ ven@@ ed , as@@ king Bro@@ ther Ma@@ sh@@ a@@ z@@ i to continue .
How do con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment and appreciation for spiritual food prote@@ ct us ?
The proble@@ m was that his se@@ cul@@ ar work inter@@ f@@ ered with his regul@@ ar meeting attend@@ ance .
31 : 31 - 33 .
C@@ le@@ ver ad@@ ver@@ t@@ is@@ ers often fe@@ ature at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive people dec@@ ep@@ tiv@@ ely prom@@ o@@ ting as must - ha@@ ves many things we really do not need .
The book had liter@@ ally put the r@@ ings back on their f@@ ing@@ ers .
We read at Romans 8 : 22 : “ We know that all cre@@ ation keep@@ s on gro@@ an@@ ing together and being in pain together until now . ”
Ad@@ ri@@ an@@ na , another pioneer , com@@ ments : “ Pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s lives can be a m@@ ess when they r@@ ely on their own wisdom .
M@@ ak@@ ing a living in small to@@ w@@ ns is a chall@@ enge .
O@@ f@@ ten , problems are a result of differ@@ ences in the way people were brought up or the way they re@@ act emo@@ tion@@ ally .
Yet , des@@ pite this lo@@ ss of food , we did not des@@ pa@@ ir .
These men were “ desi@@ gn@@ ated by n@@ ames to than@@ k Jehovah , because ‘ to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite is his loving - kindness . ’ ” ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 16 : 4 - 6 , 4@@ 1 ; 25 : 1 .
He also had coun@@ t@@ less spiritual children .
As you study this article , look for ways to use the material in your ministry .
A mar@@ it@@ al bre@@ aku@@ p can cause the in@@ no@@ c@@ ent mate and children great pain
In the O@@ ri@@ ent@@ al pro@@ v@@ inc@@ es , in ad@@ dition to nor@@ ma@@ l ta@@ x@@ es , com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory work could be dem@@ an@@ ded from the po@@ pul@@ ation on a regul@@ ar or an exc@@ ep@@ tional bas@@ is .
For instance , an ancient Hebrew po@@ et descri@@ bes the mo@@ on as being “ fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed for time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , and as a faithful witness in the s@@ ki@@ es . ” ​ — Psalm 8@@ 9 : 37 .
“ C@@ re@@ ation De@@ cla@@ res the G@@ l@@ ory of God ” was the next talk .
T@@ im@@ ga@@ d’s bap@@ t@@ is@@ ter@@ y refle@@ cts the c@@ it@@ y’s “ Christian ” her@@ it@@ age
When Jesus me@@ t La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ’ sister M@@ ary and saw her and others we@@ ep@@ ing , he “ gro@@ an@@ ed in the spirit and became tr@@ oub@@ led . ”
A@@ no@@ ther way to pre@@ pare our heart is by prayer .
A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o expla@@ ins : “ I sp@@ ent more time with F@@ e@@ der@@ ic@@ o .
Mat@@ eri@@ ally , it seem@@ s , he had very little .
Jesus , who had perfect men@@ tal po@@ wers , knew the advan@@ ta@@ ge of being in qui@@ et plac@@ es to medit@@ ate and pray . ​ — Luke 6 : 12 .
When the second world war started in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 19@@ 39 , nor@@ ther@@ n P@@ ol@@ and was the s@@ ite of heav@@ y fi@@ gh@@ ting .
Then , three men arri@@ ved ​ — Eli@@ p@@ ha@@ z , Bil@@ da@@ d , and Z@@ op@@ ha@@ r — ​ o@@ st@@ en@@ si@@ bly to offer Job comfort .
We should be determined not to allow any such ide@@ as to take ro@@ o@@ t in our heart .
“ No ra@@ z@@ or should come upon his head , ” the ang@@ el instru@@ cted her , “ because a Na@@ z@@ ir@@ ite of God is what the child will become on lea@@ ving the bel@@ ly ; and he it is who will take the lead in sa@@ ving Israel out of the hand of the Phil@@ ist@@ ines . ”
What im@@ medi@@ ate action did the new@@ ly en@@ thr@@ oned King take , and to whom did he next turn his attention ?
To ac@@ hi@@ eve sta@@ bility , we need to learn to make decisions that refle@@ ct our faith in God’s inspired Word .
It shows that in an inclu@@ sive sense , Christ was a member of a congregation where he declar@@ ed God’s name to his brothers .
As this world appro@@ ach@@ es Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , Satan is using tri@@ als and pres@@ sures in an at@@ temp@@ t to we@@ ak@@ en us spiritually .
• Ru@@ ining of the earth
The psalmist san@@ g : “ C@@ ome , you people , and see the activities of God . His deal@@ ing with the sons of men is fear - inspi@@ ring . ”
These , in turn , have the privilege of teaching the law of truth to yet other milli@@ ons . ​ — John 10 : 16 ; Revelation 7 : 9 . Re@@ as@@ on for C@@ au@@ tion
C@@ le@@ an@@ l@@ iness , it seem@@ s , can make the differ@@ ence between life and death .
“ This man ” became the apostle Paul . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
So we should not think that God would never again trust a person who made a serious er@@ ro@@ r .
All three as@@ sum@@ ed from the out@@ set that Job himself was to bl@@ ame for his cal@@ am@@ ities .
A@@ n ex@@ ten@@ sive cam@@ pa@@ ign was under@@ taken to teach people of all nations to ob@@ serve the things Christ had comman@@ ded his followers to do .
How much more we are dra@@ wn to Jehovah , a com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate God who feel@@ s our pain and under@@ stan@@ ds the reason for our te@@ ars ! ​ — Psalm 5@@ 6 : 8 .
How can we be sure that God wants to inter@@ v@@ ene and er@@ adi@@ c@@ ate viol@@ ence ?
In this way there was an “ inter@@ change of encourag@@ ement ” between the vis@@ it@@ ors and their ho@@ st@@ s .
We speak to the Creator by means of prayer , which is worshi@@ p@@ ful ad@@ d@@ ress to God .
Such people may become we@@ al@@ thy , even fam@@ ous , but never truly happy .
They had not buil@@ t a f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge or godly wisdom ; nor did they trust in Jehovah .
A local di@@ gn@@ it@@ ary , P@@ r@@ in@@ ce - Bi@@ sh@@ op C@@ ount F@@ ran@@ z v@@ on W@@ al@@ de@@ ck , ga@@ ther@@ ed an ar@@ my to la@@ y si@@ e@@ ge to M@@ ü@@ n@@ ster .
I invit@@ ed her in , and soon I was expla@@ ining my proble@@ m to her .
She could har@@ dly do anything about the cor@@ ru@@ pt practic@@ es being car@@ ri@@ ed on at the temple .
God once had the prophet Samuel tell King Saul : “ To obey is better than a sacrifice . ”
David gave the pro@@ ject his who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted support .
Mo@@ re@@ over , to re@@ move himself from the bad en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , he found work el@@ se@@ where .
Paul coun@@ sel@@ ed Christians : “ M@@ ake sure of the more important things , so that you may be f@@ la@@ w@@ less and not be stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing others . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 10 .
In some c@@ as@@ es , we may come to real@@ ize that we were not the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of an in@@ justice after all .
Per@@ secu@@ tion has ca@@ used some refu@@ ge@@ es to become with@@ dra@@ wn , and they may feel a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed to talk about their suffering , especially in the pres@@ ence of their children .
C@@ ar@@ ry On in Jehovah’s S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th
What does Genesis 2 : 16 , 17 indic@@ ate about the stan@@ d@@ ard of go@@ o@@ dness ?
What does Jehovah want all mankind to know about our day ?
God offered and still off@@ ers all that mankind can pos@@ si@@ bly desire ​ — everlasting life , fre@@ e@@ dom , satis@@ fac@@ tion , happiness , health , peace , pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity , and dis@@ co@@ very of new things .
Lo@@ t too would jo@@ in them as they obe@@ yed Jehovah and “ went out of the land of the Ch@@ al@@ de@@ ans . ” ​ — Acts 7 : 4 .
In his old age , Solomon became un@@ faithful to Jehovah and began to eng@@ age in false worship .
; C@@ o@@ il , K .
( b ) How do we hold Jehovah’s name as something holy ?
As we pray@@ er@@ fully medit@@ ate on God’s Word , we will feel mo@@ tiv@@ ated to apply its counsel even more fully .
In respon@@ se , Jehovah filled them with holy spirit , and they b@@ ol@@ dly spoke the word of God . ​ — Acts 4 : 18 , 29 , 31 .
As mentioned , he even gave the life of his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son in our be@@ half .
Mo@@ re@@ over , when family he@@ a@@ ds inclu@@ de than@@ k@@ s@@ giving in prayers with their loved ones , they encoura@@ ge a than@@ k@@ ful spirit in their wi@@ ves and children .
S@@ imp@@ le and practic@@ al en@@ ough to be com@@ mem@@ or@@ ated worl@@ d@@ wide under a wide r@@ ange of circumstances , yet sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic en@@ ough to remain a mean@@ ing@@ ful remin@@ der over a long peri@@ od of time .
15 : 8 ​ — W@@ ere the “ c@@ ong@@ e@@ aled ” w@@ at@@ ers of the R@@ ed Se@@ a ac@@ tually f@@ ro@@ z@@ en w@@ at@@ ers ?
Do we take full advan@@ ta@@ ge of this loving pro@@ vision by ( 1 ) atten@@ ding regul@@ arly , ( 2 ) listen@@ ing care@@ fully to the pro@@ gra@@ m , and ( 3 ) par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating re@@ adi@@ ly in par@@ ts invol@@ ving the a@@ udi@@ ence ?
After exam@@ ining him , the do@@ ct@@ ors told us : “ Jo@@ el has at most si@@ x months to live . ”
Their public@@ ations often qu@@ o@@ te the Bible , and they ref@@ er to Jesus as “ the gu@@ i@@ de and example for all human@@ ity . ”
M@@ other in 19@@ 15
And Joseph knew that it was Jehovah who had re@@ war@@ ded him and bless@@ ed him . ​ — Genesis 4@@ 5 : 5 - 9 .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , we would not inv@@ est our lives in pur@@ su@@ it of a va@@ gu@@ e hope .
No doubt most of us would be happy to receive a gift from a gi@@ ver who is mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love rather than by a sense of du@@ ty or ob@@ lig@@ ation .
helped people to get the fac@@ ts and to understand cor@@ rec@@ tly what God’s Word says about blood .
How did Samuel come to serve at Jehovah’s ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le ?
Paul wrote his first letter to the Corinthians in 5@@ 5 C.E . and his second letter within a year of the first .
O@@ ne@@ ’s faithful course can even t@@ ou@@ ch Jehovah in a pro@@ found way .
W@@ ould we maintain our integrity if we su@@ d@@ den@@ ly lost sever@@ al members of our family ?
The gi@@ r@@ l was pleas@@ ed .
Consider just one example .
What does Jehovah promise those who are a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted ?
Proverbs 18 : 1 war@@ ns us : “ One is@@ ol@@ ating himself will seek his own sel@@ f@@ ish long@@ ing . ”
( b ) How do you make time for Bible reading ?
O@@ thers who lived along the ri@@ ver said that they had read the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly .
C@@ our@@ t@@ es@@ y Re@@ fu@@ ge@@ es In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational
Instead , in s@@ il@@ ent prayer I asked for strength to face this t@@ est .
What does this invol@@ ve ?
( b ) Why did Paul experience such feelings ?
In 20@@ 10 al@@ one , Jehovah’s Witnesses sp@@ ent over 1@@ .@@ 6 bil@@ li@@ on h@@ our@@ s pro@@ claim@@ ing this good news in 2@@ 36 lands .
S@@ te@@ p@@ mother ( ang@@ r@@ ily ) : W@@ ell , she is just teaching you to be la@@ z@@ y .
After Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at pray@@ ed , there “ in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the congregation , ” Jehovah’s spirit moved J@@ a@@ ha@@ z@@ i@@ el , a L@@ ev@@ ite , to ut@@ ter words of comfort that inst@@ il@@ led confidence in the people . ​ — Read 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 20 : 14 - 17 .
A Je@@ w was be@@ at@@ en and left half - dead along the ro@@ ad .
4 / 1 C@@ are Ab@@ out W@@ om@@ en ? 9 / 1
En@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally , Bro@@ ther K@@ le@@ in said : “ Jehovah has been very good to me ! ”
The work took de@@ ca@@ des , perhaps 40 to 50 years .
And he will help you to keep serving him des@@ pite any problems you may have .
( a ) In this illustr@@ ation , why can the fru@@ it@@ age not ref@@ er to new disciples ?
( b ) In what hope do the other sheep a@@ wa@@ it “ the reve@@ al@@ ing of the sons of God ” ?
Com@@ ple@@ ted by the prophet Samuel about 1@@ 1@@ 00 B.C.E . , it co@@ v@@ ers events that sp@@ an some 3@@ 30 years ​ — from the death of Jo@@ shua to the en@@ thr@@ on@@ ement of Israel@@ ’s first king .
She as@@ ks us why God al@@ lo@@ ws suffering .
That is practic@@ al wisdom .
No ​ — only to Jehovah .
Acc@@ ording to the book M@@ an@@ us@@ crip@@ ts of the Greek Bible , p@@ al@@ e@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ y “ is the s@@ ci@@ ence that stu@@ dies ancient writ@@ ing . ”
What must we do in order to be rich toward God ?
3 : 9 ; Acts 17 : 20 .
Consider Paul’s direc@@ tions : “ If the un@@ believ@@ ing one pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ds to de@@ part , let him de@@ part ; a brother or a sister is not in ser@@ vi@@ tu@@ de under such circumstances , but God has called you to peace . ”
B@@ es@@ id@@ es , personal op@@ in@@ ion is not always a reli@@ able gu@@ i@@ de .
Does that mean that Paul was ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ating human rule as su@@ peri@@ or to God’s way of gover@@ ning ?
B@@ ap@@ tism f@@ oun@@ ded on such faith is what cor@@ respon@@ ds to ‘ ei@@ ght sou@@ ls being sa@@ f@@ ely car@@ ri@@ ed through the water . ’
In each meeting place , there will be a table on which un@@ le@@ av@@ ened bre@@ ad , re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting Christ’s body , and red w@@ ine , sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ ing his shed blood , will have been set .
M@@ other rec@@ al@@ led the ch@@ urch cre@@ ed , which in its origin@@ al form stated that Jesus des@@ c@@ ended into hel@@ l and was ra@@ ised on the th@@ ir@@ d day .
When they pres@@ ented themselves the next mor@@ ning , Jehovah righ@@ tly expres@@ sed his wr@@ ath .
Jehovah’s name is sac@@ red , or holy .
No won@@ der , for death is un@@ n@@ atur@@ al .
What se@@ con@@ d@@ ary is@@ sue was ra@@ ised , imp@@ lic@@ ating whom ?
The same way she had w@@ on the fav@@ or of others .
For the time will fai@@ l me if I go on to rel@@ ate about . . . the other prophe@@ ts , who through faith . . . received their tri@@ al by mo@@ ck@@ ings and s@@ cour@@ g@@ ings , in@@ deed , more than that , by b@@ on@@ ds and pris@@ ons . ” ​ — Hebrews 11 : 32 - 38 .
As for the Jewish lead@@ ers who put their trust in Ca@@ es@@ ar , the Romans did take away ‘ both their place and their nation . ’
How P@@ ol@@ iti@@ c@@ s in Christ’s N@@ ame Be@@ g@@ an
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , apost@@ ates and others who cre@@ ate div@@ isions in the congregation use “ s@@ mo@@ o@@ th talk and f@@ l@@ at@@ ter@@ ing spe@@ e@@ ch ” to make themselves appe@@ ar to be loving , but their true mo@@ tive is sel@@ f@@ ish . ​ — R@@ om . 16 : 17 , 18 .
What Bible counsel on we@@ d@@ lo@@ ck do you pl@@ an to apply in your life ?
Still , the cl@@ er@@ gy had W@@ y@@ c@@ li@@ f@@ fe@@ ’s b@@ ones ex@@ hum@@ ed and bur@@ ned and the a@@ sh@@ es thro@@ wn into the ri@@ ver S@@ wi@@ ft .
Per@@ haps some parents think that it is too ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive to educ@@ ate their daugh@@ ters and believe that gi@@ r@@ ls can be more u@@ se@@ ful to their mother by sta@@ ying at home all day .
The promised Messi@@ ah would appe@@ ar in their mi@@ d@@ st and give them the first opportunity to become members of God’s Kingdom govern@@ ment .
The next day when Samuel saw Saul , Jehovah told the prophet : “ H@@ ere is the man . ”
Des@@ pite their differ@@ ences , however , the beli@@ ef@@ s they held in comm@@ on were dist@@ inc@@ tive .
Di@@ d she think of God’s people and of how this man had b@@ ru@@ tal@@ ized them for de@@ ca@@ des ?
No@@ ta@@ bly , Eli@@ j@@ ah told them : “ You must not put fi@@ re to ” the sacrifice .
Ha@@ ving so@@ ld a field , they brought only part of the pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ds to the apostles and claim@@ ed that it was the enti@@ re am@@ ount of the s@@ ale .
Because of our ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , some of us may not be inc@@ l@@ ined to be mil@@ d .
P@@ ri@@ de , though , is not eas@@ y to con@@ qu@@ er .
S@@ ur@@ ely a person who is tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly speak@@ s the truth .
In this situation too , Ne@@ h@@ emiah pray@@ ed to Jehovah for help , and Jehovah ans@@ wer@@ ed him .
Jehovah was a@@ ware that E@@ no@@ ch st@@ ro@@ ve to ple@@ ase him by living a clean , moral life .
The apostle Paul later wrote of him : “ By faith he ob@@ served the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver and the s@@ pla@@ shing of the blood , so that the destro@@ y@@ er might not har@@ m their fir@@ st@@ born . ”
* By en@@ thr@@ on@@ ing his Son as the Messi@@ ani@@ c King , Jehovah had , in@@ deed , become King in a new sense !
Ha@@ ving a clear per@@ spe@@ ctive of God’s will and a will@@ ing@@ ness to sub@@ mit to it will help us ‘ not to think more of ourselves than it is necess@@ ary to think . ’ ​ — Romans 12 : 3 .
When speaking about the end of the present system , Jesus said : “ Ke@@ ep a@@ wa@@ ke , then , all the time making supp@@ lic@@ ation that you may succ@@ e@@ ed in es@@ cap@@ ing all these things that are des@@ t@@ ined to occ@@ ur , and in standing before the Son of man . ”
S@@ ur@@ ely , a person who is not a@@ ware that he or she is being kept in a st@@ ate of “ ign@@ or@@ ance , be@@ w@@ il@@ der@@ ment , or hel@@ pl@@ ess@@ ness ” by deli@@ ber@@ ate mis@@ information is in serious d@@ anger .
T@@ re@@ m@@ end@@ ous inc@@ re@@ ase has taken place in our worl@@ d@@ wide “ associ@@ ation of brothers . ”
Fa@@ il@@ ure to control one@@ ’s anger would give the Devil an opportunity to s@@ ow di@@ su@@ n@@ ity and even con@@ f@@ li@@ ct in the congregation .
We had been bless@@ ed with spiritual ri@@ ches in a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance .
The Law helped God’s people in many ways .
8 , 9 . ( a ) During Christ’s M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn , what will ha@@ p@@ pen to sin in@@ her@@ ited from Adam ?
Ex@@ pla@@ in how ap@@ pl@@ ying the princi@@ ple found at Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 26 , 27 can help a married cou@@ ple de@@ al with differ@@ ences that may ar@@ ise between them .
My parents ’ example encoura@@ ged my older sister , D@@ ap@@ h@@ ne , to star@@ t pione@@ ering .
And be as@@ sur@@ ed that Jehovah will keep you spiritually strong . ​ — P@@ s .
So we cor@@ respon@@ ded for fi@@ ve months , and then I went to H@@ ong K@@ ong .
So the next day , we inform@@ ed the cou@@ ple of our decision and re@@ bo@@ ar@@ ded the bo@@ at .
• Who today give evidence of being wide a@@ wa@@ ke ?
As we gro@@ w in knowledge , understanding , and appreciation of Jehovah and his standards , our conscience , our moral sense , will help us to apply divine principles under wh@@ atever circumstances we face , even in very priv@@ ate matters .
“ Ke@@ ep on as@@ king , and it will be given you ; keep on see@@ king , and you will find ; keep on kno@@ c@@ king , and it will be op@@ ened to you , ” and this inclu@@ des recei@@ ving holy spirit .
In fact , only Matthew and Luke rel@@ ated the events sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding his bir@@ th .
14 , 15 . ( a ) Why should pione@@ ers keep their life simp@@ le ?
I@@ T W@@ A@@ S De@@ c@@ ember 18 , 18@@ 10 .
M@@ an’s in@@ human@@ ity to man is tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ ing for a righteous person to con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate .
At first , we di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t have a c@@ lu@@ e what you were tr@@ ying to say ! ”
He does not do this , for “ God is love , ” and “ all his ways are justice . ”
No , but its effect on the ir@@ on fil@@ ings is pla@@ in to see , giving you con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing pro@@ of that mag@@ ne@@ tism ex@@ ists .
For example , in the matter of main@@ tain@@ ing un@@ ity with your brothers and sisters , the Bible encoura@@ ges you to continue “ for@@ giving one another fre@@ ely ” and to be quic@@ k to res@@ ol@@ ve matters of dis@@ pu@@ te .
Ma@@ p : B@@ as@@ ed on ma@@ ps cop@@ y@@ righ@@ ted by P@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ al Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ve ( Ne@@ ar E@@ ast@@ er@@ n H@@ ist@@ ory ) E@@ st . and S@@ ur@@ ve@@ y of Israel
If anxi@@ ety str@@ ik@@ es , go im@@ medi@@ ately to Jehovah in prayer with all your concer@@ ns .
He tel@@ ls us “ to love kindness . ”
The Watchtower is the most wi@@ d@@ ely dist@@ ribu@@ ted ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine in the world .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N N@@ E@@ E@@ DI@@ N@@ G R@@ E@@ F@@ IN@@ E@@ M@@ EN@@ T
Because of your hand I have s@@ at down all by my@@ self , for it is with den@@ un@@ ci@@ ation that you have filled me . ”
Like the early Christians , we can show our love for Jesus by he@@ e@@ ding his ad@@ vice on prayer .
If you had been there , how would you have respon@@ ded ?
We need , then , to be clean on the in@@ side as well as on the out@@ side .
What kind of people were in the mo@@ b ?
T@@ ra@@ v@@ el ag@@ en@@ ci@@ es offer tri@@ ps to ex@@ o@@ tic des@@ t@@ in@@ ations , often in the compan@@ y of people with a worl@@ dly out@@ look .
My ministry was a s@@ ource of great joy , but one jo@@ b inter@@ view after another fa@@ iled .
Re@@ call what Jesus said about the Jewish religious lead@@ ers : “ You give the ten@@ th of the min@@ t and the dil@@ l and the cum@@ in , but you have dis@@ reg@@ ar@@ ded the we@@ igh@@ ti@@ er matters of the Law , nam@@ ely , justice and mer@@ cy and faith@@ ful@@ ness . These things it was bin@@ ding to do , yet not to dis@@ reg@@ ard the other things . ”
Jehovah con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed that promises given to Abraham and Isa@@ a@@ c would spiritually en@@ rich Jac@@ ob@@ ’s family .
He wrote to the persecu@@ ted Christians in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a : “ Ha@@ ving tend@@ er affe@@ ction for you , we were determined to imp@@ ar@@ t to you , not only the good news of God but also our very selves , because you became so bel@@ o@@ ved to us . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess .
If we see that we need to cultiv@@ ate some as@@ pe@@ cts of the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit , we can co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with holy spirit to a greater de@@ gre@@ e in pro@@ duc@@ ing such qualities .
Ha@@ ve you ever felt that no one ca@@ res about or under@@ stan@@ ds what you are going through , let al@@ one how you feel ?
What helped men and women of old to be willing to wa@@ it on Jehovah ?
Go@@ ing out in the ministry with D@@ em@@ et@@ ri@@ us Pa@@ pa@@ ge@@ or@@ ge , an anointed brother who began serving Jehovah in 19@@ 13
He cont@@ ends that God’s rul@@ er@@ ship is cor@@ ru@@ pt and that Jehovah with@@ ho@@ l@@ ds the best from his cre@@ atu@@ res .
Thus , “ we . . . who are strong ought to be@@ ar the we@@ ak@@ nesses of those not strong , and not to be pleas@@ ing ourselves .
Mo@@ re@@ over , every nation , tri@@ be , t@@ ong@@ ue , and people are called upon to “ fear God and give him glory , because the h@@ our of the judgment by him has arri@@ ved . ”
Tru@@ e faith invol@@ ves a strong beli@@ ef in God’s ability and desire to re@@ ward our life course of obedi@@ ence to him .
As told by Ger@@ ri@@ t L@@ ö@@ s@@ ch
There , family and vis@@ it@@ ors are prote@@ cted from the s@@ cor@@ ch@@ ing su@@ n .
In Au@@ stri@@ a in@@ sur@@ ance f@@ ra@@ u@@ d is said to be a comm@@ on prac@@ tice .
In Bi@@ bli@@ cal times , Jehovah did not pre@@ v@@ ent the st@@ on@@ ing of Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah . . .
When Paul said : “ I ent@@ re@@ at you , therefore , become imit@@ at@@ ors of me , ” we can be sure that many will@@ ingly respon@@ ded because of his fine example . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
However , lear@@ ning about how Jesus deal@@ t with people and then ap@@ pl@@ ying his counsel helped me to cop@@ e with op@@ position and ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le .
Sa@@ id one such teach@@ er : “ Wh@@ atever things se@@ em just and fine to each city , are just and fine for that city , so long as it thin@@ ks them so . ”
In 19@@ 24 , H@@ en@@ ry became a col@@ por@@ te@@ ur , as full - time min@@ isters of Jehovah’s Witnesses were then called .
The inspired account continu@@ es : “ E@@ hu@@ d came to [ E@@ gl@@ on ] as he was s@@ it@@ ting in his co@@ ol ro@@ of ch@@ am@@ ber that he had to himself .
I@@ D@@ E@@ A@@ S concer@@ ning what is appro@@ pri@@ ate or un@@ accep@@ table and what is pra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy or re@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible di@@ ff@@ er from place to place .
A@@ sa , Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at , He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah , and Jo@@ si@@ ah all under@@ took cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ s in Juda@@ h to ro@@ o@@ t out i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
You also rec@@ all Paul’s ad@@ vice at Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 8 .
L@@ ear@@ ning the Se@@ cre@@ t of Con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment
In both c@@ as@@ es , des@@ tru@@ ction was im@@ min@@ ent , and Jehovah’s servants were given ad@@ v@@ ance knowledge of this fact .
I am gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah to have enjo@@ yed exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent health , only l@@ ately having had some tr@@ ou@@ ble with my eyes .
He wrote that anointed Christians “ refle@@ ct like mi@@ r@@ r@@ ors the glory of Jehovah . ”
But i@@ magine how Abraham must have felt after God told him : “ G@@ et up , go about in the land through its l@@ eng@@ th and through its bre@@ ad@@ th , because to you I am going to give it ” ! ​ — Genesis 13 : 17 .
This be@@ ast , cre@@ ated and emp@@ ow@@ ered by Satan , has the number 6@@ 6@@ 6 , den@@ o@@ ting he@@ igh@@ ten@@ ed imper@@ fe@@ ction .
B@@ as@@ ed on The Mu@@ r@@ ro@@ w Bo@@ ys ​ — P@@ i@@ one@@ ers on the Fr@@ on@@ t L@@ ines of Bro@@ ad@@ c@@ ast J@@ our@@ n@@ al@@ ism , by St@@ an@@ le@@ y C@@ l@@ ou@@ d and L@@ y@@ n@@ ne O@@ l@@ son .
For example , in some plac@@ es a father might think , ‘ W@@ ell , here the women teach the children . ’
The righteous man Lo@@ t was t@@ or@@ men@@ ted by all the wr@@ ong@@ doing that sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded him and his family .
Jehovah expe@@ cts all of his servants to be for@@ giving and to have a pe@@ ace@@ ful relationship with others .
Ha@@ ving been educ@@ ated at the fe@@ et of one of the most r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned religious teach@@ ers of his time and having con@@ ne@@ ctions in high plac@@ es , he was the ty@@ pe le@@ ast likely to be dec@@ ei@@ ved . ​ — Acts 22 : 3 .
For many ch@@ ur@@ ches , the answer is the ti@@ the .
Consider all that Jehovah has d@@ ele@@ g@@ ated to his bel@@ o@@ ved Son , Jesus .
Even though Paul was out@@ standing in per@@ form@@ ing Christian works , he recogn@@ ized that his ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements were not ow@@ ing to any par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar a@@ bil@@ ities of his own .
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you ever en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined the thought of how wonderful it must have been to be ali@@ ve when Jesus was on earth ?
( b ) What do Jehovah’s deal@@ ings with Job reve@@ al about H@@ im ?
; W@@ o@@ o@@ d@@ house , O .
There he became involved in mu@@ si@@ c , the@@ ater , and pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s , which were prom@@ o@@ ted by the ch@@ urch to at@@ tr@@ act you@@ ths .
That was a real b@@ low to my self - wor@@ th , and it took me ne@@ arly ten years to shed the exc@@ ess we@@ i@@ ght .
The ul@@ ti@@ matu@@ m pres@@ ented by As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an King S@@ en@@ n@@ ach@@ eri@@ b to King He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah of Juda@@ h lis@@ ts H@@ ar@@ an among “ nations ” con@@ qu@@ ered by the k@@ ings of As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a .
Wor@@ king hard and stri@@ ving to imp@@ ro@@ ve in our work is good for us whether we are being mon@@ it@@ ored or not .
10 : 1 - 11 .
W@@ he@@ ther young or old , brothers and sisters who are disc@@ oura@@ ged or de@@ pres@@ sed or who face other tri@@ als need our attention , encourag@@ ement , and comfort .
That nation , spiritual Israel , is com@@ posed of anointed Christians taken into the new covenant .
Not everything that the Scriptures descri@@ be as “ perfect ” may be so in an ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te sense .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out Juda@@ h , Jehovah would cu@@ t off the pri@@ ests of Ba@@ al , as well as un@@ faithful pri@@ es@@ tly L@@ ev@@ ites who were viol@@ ating God’s law by having fel@@ low@@ ship with them . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 20 : 2 , 3 .
Can you look for an opportunity today to demonstr@@ ate kindness to someone you me@@ et ? ​ — See the bo@@ x “ S@@ how The@@ m Consi@@ der@@ ation , ” on page 23 .
If we ob@@ serve Jehovah’s remin@@ ders and help others to do so , we will sa@@ ve ourselves and those who listen to us .
As in a nor@@ ma@@ l r@@ out@@ ine of life , the s@@ ow@@ er “ s@@ le@@ ep@@ s at night and ris@@ es up by day . ”
You are cor@@ di@@ ally invit@@ ed to jo@@ in us in this re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance meeting on that ev@@ ening .
( a ) In what ways was Jesus “ h@@ and@@ some ” ?
‘ He That Does Not En@@ ter Th@@ r@@ ough the Do@@ or ’
I wrote to my family about the in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent and left the s@@ em@@ in@@ ary a few months later , des@@ pite their dis@@ ple@@ asure .
The D@@ anger of Be@@ coming S@@ el@@ f - R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous
His go@@ al is to destro@@ y our spiritu@@ ality so that we lo@@ se Jehovah’s fav@@ or and the pro@@ spe@@ ct of everlasting life .
Saul began his k@@ ing@@ ship with a mo@@ des@@ t and hum@@ ble view of himself .
Even when cho@@ pp@@ ed down , its ro@@ o@@ t@@ sto@@ ck soon s@@ ends up new sh@@ o@@ o@@ ts .
He and his family are deep@@ ly gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah for the happy family life they enjoy as Christians .
She wrote : “ How we loved to go through this book and rec@@ all each s@@ li@@ de ! ”
He said : “ I have always consider@@ ed my wife a gift from God and have appreci@@ ated her as such .
The valu@@ able less@@ ons they con@@ ve@@ y can af@@ fect every as@@ pect of your life .
What ani@@ ma@@ l be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or is comm@@ on today ?
At a meeting of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous F@@ re@@ e@@ dom Com@@ mis@@ sion on No@@ v@@ ember 16 , 20@@ 00 , a par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ant made a dist@@ inc@@ tion between those who try to for@@ ce con@@ ver@@ sions and the activ@@ ity of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
W@@ r@@ ong to U@@ se N@@ ame ? 7 / 1
You could then arr@@ ange for yourself or others to be with that person during such a difficult day . ​ — Proverbs 17 : 17 .
The el@@ der@@ ly wi@@ do@@ w An@@ na “ was never mis@@ sing from the temple . ”
Th@@ r@@ ough his Son , Jesus Christ , Jehovah has ra@@ ised up ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers , shepher@@ ds , teach@@ ers , and others who prom@@ o@@ te Kingdom inter@@ ests in these last days .
J@@ im and I have found great joy in our Kingdom service
F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary ​ — Mar@@ ch
Are such prophe@@ ci@@ es really being ful@@ filled today ?
A@@ m@@ ong the par@@ ts of our spiritual ar@@ m@@ or is “ the large shi@@ eld of faith . ”
( b ) How are we prote@@ cted from the d@@ ang@@ ers of willing invol@@ v@@ ement with the dem@@ ons ?
That is not the go@@ al of our ministry .
Acts 9 : 19 , 20 D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us — “ in the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es he began to preach ”
We also spoke with hear@@ t@@ felt con@@ vi@@ ction about our love for Jehovah and for the truth from his Word , and we sh@@ ared in the preaching work as a family .
The emp@@ er@@ or himself was a Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic of the Au@@ stri@@ an H@@ ab@@ s@@ bur@@ g family .
Jewish hist@@ ori@@ an Jose@@ ph@@ us repor@@ ts that the So@@ d@@ om@@ ites were “ un@@ just to@@ war@@ ds men , and imp@@ i@@ ous to@@ war@@ ds God . . .
A wise person will ‘ bu@@ y out time ’ to pur@@ sue more important go@@ als . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 15 , 16 .
Jehovah certainly did help his faithful Ser@@ v@@ ant thr@@ ough@@ out his ministry on earth , as another prophecy of Isaiah shows .
These are just some of the dis@@ tur@@ b@@ ing develop@@ ments that Ne@@ h@@ emiah dis@@ co@@ v@@ ers when he re@@ tur@@ ns to Jerusalem some@@ time after 4@@ 4@@ 3 B.C.E . ​ — Ne@@ h .
Today , we have the complete written Word of God .
But gra@@ du@@ ally I was able to over@@ come my fear .
The ones who are of un@@ t@@ ou@@ ched mind and good conscience ​ — every day following the Lord Christ on the cr@@ am@@ ped ro@@ ad with their cro@@ ss — ​ among those we long to be coun@@ ted . ”
What can we learn from Paul’s re@@ qu@@ est for “ the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls , especially the par@@ ch@@ ments ” ?
Jehovah himself said that he would sear@@ ch for his sheep and give them the care they needed .
30 For Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople ​ — Moses Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ves a S@@ pe@@ cial As@@ sign@@ ment
8 : 7 ; 13 : 11 .
That is a f@@ it@@ ting com@@ par@@ is@@ on .
To his deli@@ ght , Isaiah was inspired to pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y about the rule of the Messi@@ ani@@ c King , Jesus Christ , saying : “ He will not ju@@ dge by what appe@@ ars to his eyes , nor re@@ prove simply according to what his ear@@ s hear . He will ju@@ dge the low@@ ly with fai@@ r@@ ness , and with u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness he will give re@@ pro@@ of in be@@ half of the me@@ ek ones of the earth . ”
To accom@@ pl@@ ish this , we must keep the remin@@ ders of God’s Word close to our heart ​ — ‘ in the mi@@ d@@ st of it . ’
Is al@@ most everything that you view “ in foc@@ us ” ​ — that is , important , desi@@ ra@@ ble and , with some wi@@ sh@@ ful thinking , at@@ tain@@ able ?
A few become “ righteous over@@ much ” and res@@ ent the chang@@ es .
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 29 , 30 ]
They are grou@@ ped together in is@@ land uni@@ ver@@ ses called g@@ al@@ a@@ xi@@ es .
But that was as far as it went .
“ E@@ very effort put for@@ th to devel@@ op a close relationship with God is wor@@ th it , ” says J@@ en@@ ni@@ f@@ er , in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
O@@ thers may feel worl@@ dly - wise when they say , “ I can have high principles without believ@@ ing in God . ”
Ke@@ ep a positi@@ ve out@@ look .
He pos@@ s@@ ess@@ es those qualities and is the ul@@ tim@@ ate s@@ ource of all three .
It is appro@@ pri@@ ate to ask for the help of God’s spirit , for Jesus said : “ If you . . . know how to give good gi@@ f@@ ts to your children , how much more so will the Father in heaven give holy spirit to those as@@ king him ! ”
However , Jehovah shows special concer@@ n for those who love him . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 28 : 1 - 14 ; Job 1 : 1 ; 4@@ 2 : 12 .
As important as the pre@@ serv@@ ation of human life is , there is a far greater reason for preaching from house to house .
▪ S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then Your Mar@@ ri@@ age Th@@ r@@ ough Go@@ od Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ation
Paul was positi@@ ve in his message .
What a mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous and mon@@ str@@ ous li@@ e that has proved to be !
The fin@@ est example of one who tru@@ sted in God was , of course , Jesus Christ .
N@@ one of those resur@@ rec@@ ted nor any of the sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation will be mis@@ led by Satan during that re@@ ign , for he will be in@@ ac@@ tive .
( a ) Why is it more important than ever that our meetings are a sa@@ fe ha@@ ven ?
Then you may wish to benefit from a free Bible study pro@@ gra@@ m offered by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The F@@ e@@ ar of God ​ — “ A Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine T@@ ow@@ ard W@@ is@@ dom ”
Com@@ nen@@ us , Rom@@ an@@ us I@@ I@@ I , and M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el I@@ V : C@@ our@@ t@@ es@@ y C@@ l@@ as@@ si@@ cal N@@ um@@ is@@ m@@ ati@@ c G@@ r@@ ou@@ p , In@@ c .
Your con@@ stan@@ cy in sac@@ red service is evidence of your loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah and shows that you are keep@@ ing spiritually a@@ wa@@ ke des@@ pite the difficul@@ ties you may be cop@@ ing with .
These chang@@ es can reve@@ al the age of a man@@ us@@ crip@@ t if it can be com@@ pared to other reli@@ ab@@ ly d@@ ated do@@ cum@@ ents .
Satan , of course , would like a Christian to feel wor@@ th@@ less because of his imper@@ fe@@ ctions .
I gra@@ du@@ ally came to love Jehovah , and I develop@@ ed a personal relationship with him .
Per@@ secu@@ tion does not ro@@ b us of the in@@ com@@ par@@ able “ peace of God . ”
He soon learned that many of the teachings that are pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent in Chris@@ tend@@ om are not found in the Bible .
Bo@@ g@@ d@@ an rel@@ ates : “ We told the man that he could go with us free of char@@ ge if he came to the place of de@@ par@@ ture at 5 : 30 in the mor@@ ning . ”
In time , your children will likely than@@ k you for doing that !
God said of these : “ The soul of the flesh is in the blood , and I my@@ self have put it upon the al@@ ta@@ r for you to make at@@ on@@ ement for your sou@@ ls , because it is the blood that makes at@@ on@@ ement by the soul in it .
S@@ I@@ E@@ R@@ R@@ A L@@ E@@ ON@@ E
35 : 18 .
P@@ E@@ E@@ R IN@@ T@@ O G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S W@@ O@@ R@@ D
Isa@@ be@@ l no@@ tes : “ In this assignment , I really have ‘ ta@@ sted and seen that Jehovah is good . ’ ”
So where can you go ?
We can ob@@ serve how they re@@ ach the heart of people by using per@@ su@@ asi@@ ve teaching s@@ k@@ ill@@ s .
“ Who really is the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave whom his ma@@ ster appointed over his d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s ? ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 24 : 4@@ 5 .
If the left w@@ in@@ do@@ w was o@@ pen , it me@@ ant that something had g@@ one wrong , and they should stay away .
On the other hand , he con@@ dem@@ ned the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , who would “ say ” but “ not per@@ form . ”
The ass@@ em@@ bly was appro@@ ved .
For that matter , we would always have something to learn about God and his works .
This mil@@ d - temp@@ ered serv@@ ant was en@@ tru@@ sted with en@@ or@@ m@@ ous responsi@@ bility in the nation of Israel .
They first had to end@@ ure a peri@@ od of we@@ ep@@ ing and gn@@ a@@ shing of te@@ et@@ h in “ the dar@@ k@@ ness out@@ side ” the Christian congregation .
Di@@ d the king learn a less@@ on from this experience ?
W@@ H@@ A@@ T I@@ S A C@@ O@@ MM@@ O@@ N O@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N ? The earth pro@@ du@@ ces more than en@@ ough food for ever@@ yone .
What kind of person are you ?
• Why may we be confid@@ ent when eng@@ ag@@ ing in the ministry ?
How W@@ rit@@ ten , 2 / 1
The dead will be ra@@ ised during the th@@ ous@@ and years .
( Read Hebrews 10 : 7 . )
“ In your s@@ pl@@ end@@ or go on to vi@@ ct@@ ory . ” ​ — P@@ S .
Be@@ fore long , I was assign@@ ed to the Ser@@ vice De@@ par@@ t@@ ment , which has over@@ sight of the ministry of the Witnesses in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
Still , he will not tre@@ ad the har@@ der gra@@ ins to the point of c@@ ru@@ shing them .
What prac@@ tice is comm@@ on , but what does the Bible say about it ?
It was like a be@@ am of light in the dar@@ k .
The te@@ x@@ ts of Con@@ fu@@ ci@@ an@@ ism are an am@@ al@@ ga@@ m of recor@@ ds of events , moral rul@@ es , ma@@ gi@@ cal for@@ mul@@ as , and song@@ s .
So , having a tend@@ er affe@@ ction for you , we were well pleas@@ ed to imp@@ ar@@ t to you , not only the good news of God , but also our own sou@@ ls , because you became bel@@ o@@ ved to us . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess .
In@@ iti@@ ally , we wit@@ ness@@ ed in the bu@@ sin@@ ess dist@@ ri@@ cts ​ — the sh@@ op@@ s and of@@ fic@@ es — ​ in each to@@ wn .
Our ol@@ des@@ t son , W@@ il@@ f@@ red , ser@@ ves as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant , and our you@@ ng@@ est , Mi@@ ca@@ h , ser@@ ves peri@@ o@@ dic@@ ally as an au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer .
H@@ as God’s purpose chang@@ ed ?
( 9 ) W@@ ess@@ els , T .
God has given Jesus ’ anointed followers the responsi@@ bility to pro@@ cla@@ im the good news thr@@ ough@@ out the earth .
One day , the pro@@ du@@ ction man@@ ag@@ er told Je@@ an - C@@ la@@ u@@ de to beg@@ in working ni@@ gh@@ ts ​ — star@@ ting at 6 : 30 p@@ .@@ m . , se@@ ven days a we@@ ek .
How did Jose@@ p@@ h’s mer@@ cy refle@@ ct true fear of God ?
He took along ten servants ​ — perhaps so that some could stand gu@@ ard while the rest helped him to destro@@ y the al@@ ta@@ r and the sac@@ red po@@ le .
Why would Jesus still be using the Hebrew Scriptures at the end of his earthly ministry if they were out - of - d@@ ate ?
Jesus said that the righteous ones will ‘ shin@@ e in the kingdom . ’
However , whether we person@@ ally will be there dep@@ ends to no small de@@ gre@@ e on our hum@@ ble will@@ ing@@ ness to follow God’s direction .
C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ously and ze@@ al@@ ously , they took up the com@@ mis@@ sion he gave them , to “ make disciples of people of all the nations . ” ​ — Matthew 28 : 19 .
As in the past , all sacrific@@ es that are made in support of true worship will result in great joy and in blessings from Jehovah .
One way to deter@@ mine the effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess of a family study is by no@@ ting if all members of the hous@@ eho@@ ld look for@@ ward to it .
9 : 31 .
O@@ b@@ es@@ ity is de@@ f@@ ined as “ a con@@ dition char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized by exc@@ essi@@ ve bo@@ di@@ ly f@@ at , ” wh@@ er@@ e@@ as g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on@@ y is “ gre@@ e@@ dy or exc@@ essi@@ ve in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence . ”
The sub@@ je@@ cts of God’s Kingdom will ev@@ en@@ tually en@@ com@@ pas@@ s the enti@@ re earth .
O@@ thers may tell us that we are fo@@ ol@@ ish to believe that we are living in the last days of this world .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , those who are given the hope of life in heaven must provide a so@@ li@@ d bas@@ is for confidence that they will up@@ hold God’s righteous standards when they rule over mankind .
A@@ vo@@ i@@ ding tra@@ di@@ tional cu@@ st@@ om@@ s has proved to be a chall@@ enge for some , especially in lands where hon@@ or@@ ing the dead is consider@@ ed ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely important .
As every local woman would likely know , a par@@ ched cam@@ el can dr@@ ink a lo@@ t ( up to 25 g@@ all@@ ons [ 1@@ 00 L ] ) of water .
In the first century , Jehovah re@@ je@@ cted n@@ atur@@ al Israel as his people in fav@@ or of spiritual Israel , the congregation of anointed Christians .
S@@ an@@ di , a Witness in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , also shows personal interest in those to whom she pre@@ ach@@ es .
What helped Ma@@ da@@ í to star@@ t so many stu@@ dies ?
How has Jesus used the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom to ref@@ ine , educ@@ ate , and organiz@@ e God’s loyal sub@@ je@@ cts on earth ?
Do you ?
However , during the first world war , he learned to read and wr@@ ite while sp@@ en@@ ding time in the tr@@ en@@ ches .
However , the Bible says of God : “ The R@@ o@@ ck , perfect is his activ@@ ity , for all his ways are justice .
C@@ learly , the bri@@ de and gro@@ om can do much to show that they are pro@@ ving their faith by their works .
Jesus desi@@ red to help his disciples get ri@@ d of this tend@@ enc@@ y .
I su@@ ffered b@@ ou@@ ts of chil@@ ls and f@@ ev@@ ers that made me deli@@ ri@@ ous .
What did Paul mean when he said : “ As often as you e@@ at this lo@@ a@@ f and dr@@ ink this c@@ up ” ?
This invol@@ ves reading the Bible and atten@@ ding Christian meetings .
No won@@ der , then , that Bible ill@@ it@@ er@@ ac@@ y is wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad among the you@@ ng@@ er gener@@ ation !
Because the Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite and the shepher@@ d pri@@ mar@@ ily loved God , their mar@@ it@@ al b@@ ond would be strong in@@ deed .
Sh@@ ould We P@@ ra@@ y to Sa@@ in@@ ts ?
What could the Israelites have ga@@ ined by care@@ fully ob@@ serving the Law ?
Why should we maintain a positi@@ ve out@@ look regarding those to whom we preach ?
God supp@@ or@@ ts and bless@@ es all who serve him with pu@@ re mo@@ ti@@ ves .
Lo@@ o@@ king back on my life , I some@@ times feel a bi@@ t like the prophet A@@ mo@@ s .
“ The we@@ al@@ thy among us help the nee@@ dy . . .
God kno@@ ws our in@@ born we@@ ak@@ nesses and sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings , and he takes these into account .
Job listen@@ ed res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully to Eli@@ hu@@ ’s wise counsel , and he respon@@ ded positi@@ vely to Jehovah’s cor@@ rection .
At first , I thought that there was a power ou@@ ta@@ ge , but I could hear the gener@@ at@@ or r@@ un@@ ning and it was mor@@ ning !
Peter here qu@@ o@@ tes Jehovah’s words to Israel when in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ing the Law and app@@ lies them to Christians in the new covenant . ​ — E@@ x .
M@@ ary was deep@@ ly concer@@ ned .
During the s@@ es@@ sion it started to ra@@ in , and I was wor@@ ri@@ ed that the k@@ im@@ on@@ o might get we@@ t .
The prophet Jeremiah lived among people who prof@@ ess@@ ed to serve God .
We should show emp@@ a@@ thy by tr@@ ying to see things from their vie@@ w@@ point and by listen@@ ing care@@ fully to dis@@ cer@@ n their real concer@@ ns .
By means of that one , people of “ all nations ” would ob@@ tain blessings .
The congregations in the first century were organiz@@ ed too .
TH@@ E C@@ H@@ AL@@ L@@ EN@@ G@@ E@@ S IN@@ V@@ O@@ L@@ V@@ E@@ D
These actions were ap@@ par@@ ently appro@@ ved by Jehovah .
The end result , much to his reg@@ re@@ t , was cri@@ me and pris@@ on .
They proved to be both heal@@ th@@ i@@ er and wis@@ er than all the other cap@@ ti@@ ves who kept on e@@ ating the k@@ ing@@ ’s da@@ in@@ ties .
Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s , Paul’s compan@@ ion , was a n@@ ative of C@@ y@@ pr@@ us , and being well - ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the is@@ land , no doubt he was an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent gu@@ i@@ de for Paul on this preaching t@@ our . ​ — Acts 4 : 36 ; 13 : 2 .
The im@@ men@@ se i@@ ma@@ ge
Since we are all sub@@ ject to such happ@@ en@@ ings , we do well to consider care@@ fully the very cons@@ ol@@ ing words of the apostle Paul recorded in Romans chap@@ ter 8 .
Be@@ ing t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant does not in any way imp@@ ly appro@@ val of wr@@ ong@@ doing or being bl@@ ind to er@@ r@@ ors .
And it sur@@ ely is an in@@ es@@ ti@@ ma@@ ble privilege to be en@@ tru@@ sted with “ the gl@@ ori@@ ous good news of the happy God . ” ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
“ A m@@ ere lo@@ ver of s@@ il@@ ver will not be satis@@ fied with s@@ il@@ ver , ” ob@@ served Solomon , “ ne@@ i@@ ther any lo@@ ver of we@@ al@@ th with in@@ come . ”
So , though well in@@ tend@@ ed , such words as “ How are you doing ? ”
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a doubt , the one uni@@ qu@@ ely qu@@ ali@@ fied is the al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty Creator , Jehovah God , who dec@@ la@@ res : “ As the heavens are high@@ er than the earth , so my ways are high@@ er than your ways , and my thoughts than your thoughts . ”
In time , inter@@ ested people jo@@ ined us .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , they held that the only resurrection was a spiritual one and that it had already occ@@ ur@@ red for Christians .
Th@@ ough not rel@@ ated to one another , these three el@@ der@@ ly wi@@ do@@ ws live in the same city and have been good friends for sever@@ al years .
“ E@@ ach one will car@@ ry his own lo@@ ad , ” states the Bible .
There were only about 35 Witnesses in all of Par@@ ag@@ u@@ a@@ y at that time .
Even wise King Solomon ta@@ x@@ ed his people exc@@ essi@@ vely .
“ As for you , ” Jehovah told Abraham , “ you will go to your fore@@ fa@@ thers in peace ; you will be bu@@ ri@@ ed at a good old age . ”
Un@@ der the rule of Jesus Christ and his heavenly cor@@ ul@@ ers , peace and happiness will pre@@ va@@ il in all the earth .
When we give comm@@ end@@ ation to others , we are ri@@ ch@@ ly re@@ war@@ ded .
Jesus Christ once said : “ H@@ app@@ y are those consci@@ ous of their spiritual need . ” ​ — Matthew 5 : 3 .
( b ) What two con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing l@@ ines of evidence will we now consider ?
S@@ tic@@ k to the truth you learned , and remember where you learned it .
In the face of challeng@@ es today , what are hus@@ ban@@ ds ur@@ ged to remember and to do ?
A ci@@ vi@@ l serv@@ ant was assign@@ ed a po@@ st in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe and another wor@@ ked at the Bi@@ af@@ r@@ an a@@ ir@@ stri@@ p .
In ancient Israel , a son who was an un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on and a dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ d was to be st@@ oned to death .
Since no one was inter@@ ested in what I pl@@ an@@ ned to do with my life , and as I did not get on very well with Mis@@ s Fa@@ ir@@ cl@@ ough any@@ way , I deci@@ ded not to tell her .
P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ ting emo@@ tional and physical in@@ fid@@ el@@ ity . ​ — Matthew 5 : 28 .
The co@@ st invol@@ ves our time and effort .
Be@@ fore him I p@@ our out my concer@@ n ; before him I tell about my dist@@ ress when my spirit fa@@ il@@ s within me .
Th@@ ings are not true simply because a person feel@@ s or ho@@ p@@ es or believ@@ es that they are true .
At times , people dec@@ ei@@ ve others to get something they want or to avoid p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment .
What may be done if you live where your children cannot atten@@ d a for@@ ma@@ l school ?
A@@ m@@ ong the godly women who car@@ ed about others was D@@ or@@ c@@ as .
When Jesus ur@@ ged his disciples to follow the pat@@ ter@@ n he set , he was spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally speaking of hum@@ ility .
Our emp@@ a@@ thy will emp@@ ow@@ er us to become better min@@ isters and better parents .
When making decisions , always consider how they may af@@ fect the fulfill@@ ing of your dedic@@ ation to Jehovah .
La@@ ban@@ ’s ide@@ as about her marriage are cle@@ are@@ r in the rec@@ ord .
Let us consider the Bi@@ bli@@ cal refer@@ ences to the ex@@ pan@@ sion among the Jews and pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes .
In rec@@ ent years , more and more people from different coun@@ tri@@ es and ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds have become part of our congregations .
Since the psalmist obe@@ yed God’s comman@@ d@@ ments , why did he say : “ I am in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant and con@@ temp@@ ti@@ ble ” ?
By stud@@ ying God’s Word and associ@@ ating with those who obey him , you too can come to have the kind of faith that mer@@ its God’s re@@ ward and loving care .
The ear@@ li@@ est of Greek fes@@ tiv@@ als , explained the ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion , began as religious events to honor the go@@ ds at the fun@@ er@@ als of her@@ o@@ ic fi@@ gu@@ res .
He could har@@ dly mean that we should give free re@@ in to our own wr@@ ath .
When sh@@ aring the com@@ for@@ ting Kingdom message , I would see the pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s eyes light up ! ”
S@@ un@@ g - si@@ k , a father of four , says : “ My wife and I deci@@ ded not to use c@@ ru@@ de language .
Gen@@ er@@ ally , they want to live with others in peace .
When the food was mirac@@ ul@@ ously con@@ sum@@ ed by fi@@ re at the t@@ ou@@ ch of the ang@@ el@@ ’s st@@ af@@ f , G@@ ide@@ on real@@ ized that the ang@@ el was in@@ deed Jehovah’s re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative .
They enjoy ta@@ st@@ y and nu@@ tr@@ iti@@ ous me@@ als and live in clean , com@@ for@@ table qu@@ ar@@ ters .
What I saw con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed me that Jehovah’s Witnesses prac@@ tice the true religion .
If you read and study the Bible , you will never ce@@ ase to learn new things about God and his ways
A@@ gain , fine opportun@@ ities op@@ ened up for us to help hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones learn about God’s pur@@ pos@@ es .
T@@ ri@@ sha says : “ An@@ y proble@@ m or hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he I was deal@@ ing with was nothing com@@ pared to the@@ ir@@ s .
One su@@ sp@@ en@@ sion bri@@ dge s@@ pan@@ ned 1@@ 50 fe@@ et [ 4@@ 5 m ] , had c@@ ab@@ les as th@@ ic@@ k as a man@@ ’s body , and was in use for 5@@ 00 years , until 18@@ 8@@ 0 !
Of course , this is possible only because ever@@ yone in the family helps . ”
The ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents in Di@@ d M@@ an G@@ et H@@ ere by E@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion or by C@@ re@@ ation ?
“ He p@@ our@@ ed out his soul to the very death , ” wrote Isaiah , “ and it was with the trans@@ g@@ res@@ s@@ ors that he was coun@@ ted in . ”
If we exerc@@ ise the faith we will get the blessing ; if we do not , we will lo@@ se it . ”
Jesus spoke of the evil slave im@@ medi@@ ately after discus@@ sing “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
Read Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 3 : 10 - 15 .
“ So I got my own transl@@ ation of the Bible , and it was also in there .
Jesus showed the d@@ anger of following man - made tra@@ di@@ tions when he said to the religious lead@@ ers of his day : “ You have made the word of God inv@@ al@@ id because of your tra@@ dition . ”
Fir@@ st , his obedi@@ ence would draw him clo@@ s@@ er to the living God ; second , it would help him to avoid di@@ se@@ as@@ es . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 5 : 2 ; 11 : 24 .
W@@ as there any truth to such char@@ ges ?
( a ) Why are the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant and their compan@@ i@@ ons re@@ pro@@ ached and persecu@@ ted ?
• What does it mean to keep “ close in mind the pres@@ ence of the day of Jehovah ” ?
For example , Jesus ’ par@@ ting instru@@ ctions to his followers were : “ G@@ o therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations , bapti@@ z@@ ing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit , teaching them to ob@@ serve all the things I have comman@@ ded you . ”
▪ What the Bible teach@@ es : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e pu@@ t@@ ting up with one another and for@@ giving one another fre@@ ely if anyone has a cause for com@@ pla@@ in@@ t against another . Even as Jehovah fre@@ ely for@@ gave you , so do you also . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 13 .
Jesus pray@@ ed to his Father about his followers : “ May all [ of them ] be one , just as you , Father , are in uni@@ on with me and I am in uni@@ on with you . ”
T@@ ry to understand and id@@ enti@@ fy with the other person@@ ’s feelings .
S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then Your R@@ el@@ ati@@ on@@ ship With Jehovah
What determin@@ es whether Jehovah will gr@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess ?
V@@ ali@@ ant E@@ f@@ fort to P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ te ( Ser@@ ap@@ him ) , 5 / 15
For this is the message that you have heard from the beg@@ in@@ ning , that we should love one another . ”
The prophet reve@@ als nothing about himself exc@@ ep@@ t his name in the book that he com@@ posed in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
The ass@@ em@@ bly at the ba@@ se of M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i was the first large ga@@ ther@@ ing of God’s people for spiritual instru@@ ction on rec@@ ord .
We do well to accept the f@@ res@@ h light shed on the Word of God through the ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l that Jehovah is using today .
A@@ m I as e@@ ag@@ er for the end of the present system of things to come as I was when I first learned the truth ? ’
Rather , it is in the spirit of what the apostle Paul wrote to the Hebrew Christians concer@@ ning faithful congregation elders : “ As you con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate how their conduct tur@@ ns out imitate their faith . ”
“ O@@ b@@ je@@ cts of H@@ at@@ red ”
V@@ er@@ ses 5 and 6 draw a par@@ al@@ le@@ l with the F@@ lood of No@@ ah’s day .
I@@ t’s d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous . ”
That close relationship is en@@ h@@ an@@ ced when we end@@ ure under ad@@ verse circumstances .
In a positi@@ ve sense , it can den@@ o@@ te dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment or cle@@ ver@@ ness .
Jehovah comman@@ ds us to be gener@@ ous toward our brothers and sisters .
The New Yor@@ k T@@ im@@ es qu@@ o@@ ted a 200@@ 1 U@@ .@@ S . C@@ en@@ su@@ s Bu@@ re@@ au repor@@ t indic@@ ating that the ga@@ p between rich and po@@ or in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates has continued to gro@@ w .
Their fine example encoura@@ ges ste@@ ad@@ fa@@ st@@ ness on our part , but Satan the Devil wants to si@@ de@@ tr@@ ack us from the r@@ ace for life everlasting .
Jesus could har@@ dly have found a better way to illustr@@ ate his point .
What preci@@ ous relation@@ shi@@ ps are o@@ pen to the anointed and to the “ other sheep ” ?
Let us , therefore , continue to use our res@@ our@@ ces in God’s service so as to find hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones and ass@@ ist them to devel@@ op such qualities as obedi@@ ence , faith , and appreciation .
This lea@@ ds to mutu@@ al respect .
That very night , “ Jehovah stru@@ ck every fir@@ st@@ born in the land of Egy@@ pt , from the fir@@ st@@ born of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h s@@ it@@ ting on his thro@@ ne to the fir@@ st@@ born of the cap@@ tive who was in the pris@@ on ho@@ le , and every fir@@ st@@ born of be@@ ast . ”
John al@@ one wrote that “ God is love . ”
How does our very ex@@ ist@@ ence give us reason to praise God ?
On@@ ce again , we felt how Jehovah encoura@@ ged us through up@@ building associ@@ ation with matu@@ re Christian friends
W@@ ould they side with Ab@@ sal@@ om , remain neu@@ tr@@ al , or thro@@ w in their lo@@ t with David and his men ?
We should also real@@ ize that public prayer is not an occasi@@ on to try to imp@@ ress listen@@ ers or cause them to won@@ der how long it will be before we say “ A@@ men . ”
During the two years or so that we were in Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation Ser@@ vi@@ ces , we were assign@@ ed to help tra@@ in transl@@ ation te@@ am@@ s in vari@@ ous coun@@ tri@@ es .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , they now en@@ ter@@ tain a hope “ both sure and fir@@ m ” for the future .
In any case , the succ@@ ess of his ministry likely fu@@ el@@ ed the ani@@ mo@@ s@@ ity already har@@ bor@@ ed against him .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a few months , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of return vis@@ its were made , and some 2@@ 50 Bible stu@@ dies were started .
This is because they exerc@@ ise faith in the re@@ de@@ em@@ ing power of Jesus ’ shed blood .
Indeed , Job should have wa@@ ited on Jehovah in@@ stead of speaking ra@@ sh@@ ly in his own de@@ f@@ en@@ se .
The Bible uses an especially kind and tend@@ er word when refer@@ ring to certain women .
P@@ over@@ ty , 5 / 1
The mission@@ aries had to learn it enti@@ r@@ ely by listen@@ ing .
Yet , my love for mu@@ si@@ c also tu@@ g@@ ged at my hear@@ t@@ str@@ ings .
Bro@@ ther@@ ly love mo@@ tiv@@ ates Christians to help fellow believers who are in need . ​ — John 13 : 34 , 35 .
The disci@@ ple Ju@@ de indic@@ ates that M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el was involved in the af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of Israel long before Dani@@ el@@ ’s day .
Yet , no lasting dam@@ age will come to a fri@@ end@@ ship based on love for Jehovah .
But that re@@ action showed that J@@ a@@ ir@@ o under@@ sto@@ od what Father had said .
F@@ e@@ w would den@@ y that an op@@ ti@@ mis@@ tic view of life and of the future ad@@ ds to our happiness .
E@@ ver since 199@@ 6 , this d@@ ate has been a mem@@ ori@@ al day in Ger@@ many for vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of H@@ it@@ l@@ er@@ ’s T@@ hi@@ r@@ d R@@ ei@@ ch .
It is made in prayer , in which we expres@@ s the desire to give our life to Jehovah through Christ .
In another sur@@ ve@@ y in that country , ne@@ arly a qu@@ ar@@ ter of those who respon@@ ded ad@@ mit@@ ted that they did not know how to inter@@ act with children .
Your two k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys , if heal@@ thy , fil@@ ter the water in your blood ​ — about fi@@ ve qu@@ ar@@ ts [ 6 L ] in an ad@@ ul@@ t — ​ every 4@@ 5 min@@ ut@@ es !
The Bible says : “ The eas@@ y@@ go@@ ing@@ ness of the stu@@ pi@@ d is what will destro@@ y them . ”
So make it your a@@ im to be one of the milli@@ ons who will atten@@ d the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al after su@@ n@@ set on F@@ ri@@ day , A@@ pri@@ l 3 , 20@@ 15 , at Kingdom H@@ alls and other lo@@ c@@ ations around the world .
In the case of King David , he gave in to fle@@ sh@@ ly we@@ ak@@ ness and com@@ mit@@ ted for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , which resul@@ ted in stri@@ fe .
Satan has tri@@ cked some Christians today into thinking that they can com@@ mit sin@@ s and that Jehovah will a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally for@@ give them .
As I la@@ y in a ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al bed in exc@@ ru@@ ci@@ ating pain , I fer@@ v@@ ently offered a s@@ il@@ ent prayer : “ P@@ le@@ ase , Jehovah , don@@ ’t leave me ! ”
One differ@@ ence was that people lived much longer .
For example , in the par@@ able of the un@@ mer@@ ci@@ ful slave , no ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation was given as to how that slave had man@@ ag@@ ed to ru@@ n up a de@@ b@@ t of 6@@ 0@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 den@@ ari@@ i .
The lives of Paul , S@@ il@@ as , and Timothy were in d@@ anger , so they left for B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a . ​ — Acts 17 : 1 - 10 .
For a while , I sta@@ yed with my bo@@ y@@ friend , T@@ on@@ y , who was R@@ ast@@ af@@ ari@@ an .
* T@@ ear@@ s wel@@ led up in the eyes of many , who were simply ast@@ oun@@ ded .
While bo@@ dies of elders share with travel@@ ing overse@@ ers in re@@ com@@ men@@ ding brothers to serve as elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants , the ac@@ tu@@ al ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments are made according to the pat@@ ter@@ n set in the first century .
5 , 6 . ( a ) How did David st@@ ress the import@@ ance of keep@@ ing integrity even when we are not seen by other humans ?
In fact , God is deep@@ ly moved by human suffering .
Jesus called the s@@ cri@@ bes and the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es “ sons of those who mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed the prophe@@ ts . ” ​ — Matthew 23 : 31 .
And if we are si@@ ck , we might be willing to try anything that could help us feel better and live longer .
Why is Christian hope like a hel@@ me@@ t ? The apostle Paul com@@ pared hope to a hel@@ me@@ t .
It is to this holy temple class that Jesus has en@@ tru@@ sted his earthly bel@@ ong@@ ings , which means that certain righ@@ ts and responsi@@ bil@@ ities within the Christian congregation bel@@ ong exc@@ lu@@ si@@ vely to this col@@ le@@ ctive slave .
Be as@@ sur@@ ed that “ Jehovah himself will not hold back anything good from those wal@@ king in fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less@@ ness . ” ​ — P@@ s .
The hel@@ me@@ t wor@@ n by the Rom@@ an inf@@ an@@ try was desi@@ gn@@ ed to ward off b@@ lo@@ ws direc@@ ted at the head , ne@@ ck , and face .
But his time is r@@ un@@ ning out .
When Israel@@ ’s pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od was inst@@ al@@ led , a r@@ am@@ ’s blood was app@@ lied to the right e@@ ar , th@@ um@@ b , and bi@@ g to@@ e of H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est A@@ ar@@ on and his sons .
“ This is the truth , ” she said to me .
We desire to have “ a pu@@ re heart ” by foc@@ using our min@@ ds on what is cha@@ st@@ e , vi@@ r@@ tu@@ ous , and pra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy .
The help@@ er , God’s holy spirit , gave powerful support to the work of Christians in the first century , including being their personal help@@ er .
I@@ ’@@ m one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Not know@@ ing that S@@ ar@@ ah was Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s wife , A@@ bim@@ ele@@ ch , the king of Ger@@ ar , took S@@ ar@@ ah with the in@@ ten@@ tion of making her his wife .
Do not j@@ um@@ p to conclu@@ sions .
Jesus here encoura@@ ges us not only to be w@@ atch@@ ful but to “ keep on the w@@ atch . ”
He that has my comman@@ d@@ ments and ob@@ ser@@ ves them , that one is he who lo@@ ves me . ”
Yet , Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k kno@@ ws that Jeho@@ i@@ ak@@ im@@ ’s viol@@ ence was not prom@@ p@@ ted by any desire to up@@ hold Jehovah’s honor .
But our first parents were not satis@@ fied with all these good gi@@ f@@ ts ; they sto@@ le the for@@ bi@@ d@@ den fru@@ it from “ the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad . ”
The water was very , very co@@ ld !
Even though Jehovah and Jesus had been together for many years , Jehovah knew that he still needed to encoura@@ ge his Son when Jesus was on earth .
These too were individuals who ke@@ en@@ ly appreci@@ ated the high value of the Kingdom .
She could have felt that her husband , the king , should not have low@@ ered himself to the le@@ v@@ el of the comm@@ on people and sh@@ ared in their mo@@ de of c@@ ele@@ br@@ ating .
Do humans have an im@@ mor@@ tal soul ?
You will be con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that such ho@@ p@@ es are based on sure gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es , not on wi@@ sh@@ ful thinking .
How does Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 25 indic@@ ate that Christians need one another ?
F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ ment of Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es shows that the time for God to bring an end to si@@ ck@@ ness , s@@ or@@ ro@@ w , and death is at hand .
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying with your own children will allow you to know fir@@ s@@ th@@ and what is in their hearts and min@@ ds .
When you think about it , given the hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al and religious ba@@ ck@@ d@@ ro@@ p of that time , their con@@ vi@@ ction is all the more sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant .
With those simp@@ le words , Jesus helped them to understand an important less@@ on and to feel encoura@@ ged .
He , along with Da@@ than and A@@ bi@@ ra@@ m , found 2@@ 50 sy@@ mp@@ a@@ th@@ iz@@ ers ​ — all c@@ hi@@ ef@@ tain@@ s of the ass@@ em@@ bly .
It gives me great satis@@ fac@@ tion to have been involved in something so gr@@ and .
Al@@ so take ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in Jehovah , and he will give you the re@@ ques@@ ts of your heart . ”
The other held on to his po@@ st until he had to leave because he had re@@ ached the age of com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment .
Jesus Christ , when on earth , said to his Father in prayer : “ Your word is truth . ”
W@@ i@@ th@@ out your repor@@ t , the over@@ all repor@@ t would be in@@ complete
To be faithful to your dedic@@ ation , you must maintain your spiritual health and ste@@ ad@@ fa@@ st@@ ness by continu@@ al study of God’s Word . ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 13 ; Ti@@ tu@@ s 1 : 13 ; 2 : 2 .
W@@ is@@ dom and knowledge certainly are vital fac@@ t@@ ors in st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght thinking .
S@@ L@@ O@@ V@@ EN@@ I@@ A
Se@@ cond , keep ad@@ ding to your tre@@ asure .
If he f@@ alls as@@ le@@ ep in the s@@ now , he will die .
A@@ c@@ tually , he did not even try .
Un@@ like other cre@@ atu@@ res on earth , humans were cre@@ ated “ in the lik@@ en@@ ess of God . ”
Pe@@ ople pe@@ ered at us res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully and then t@@ ou@@ ched the wh@@ ite ba@@ by .
And was it not fore@@ told that as the “ se@@ ed , ” he would su@@ ff@@ er the ex@@ tre@@ me t@@ est at Satan’s hands so as to clear Jehovah’s name of all re@@ pro@@ ach ?
His sta@@ ying at the house of a pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te at G@@ a@@ za was for the purpose of fi@@ gh@@ ting against God’s enem@@ ies .
G@@ a@@ ining acc@@ ess to “ the se@@ cre@@ t place ” of Jehovah also imp@@ lies that we have been bless@@ ed with the privilege of having develop@@ ed a personal relationship with him .
Yet , there is an important less@@ on that we can learn from this ev@@ ent .
By age 11 , I could not even walk .
The Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine is now pr@@ inted in 14@@ 1 langu@@ ages , and A@@ wa@@ ke !
The only people I really trust are Jehovah’s Witnesses .
E@@ v@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers , S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds , and T@@ e@@ ach@@ ers
Now E@@ d@@ die loo@@ ks for@@ ward to public wit@@ ness@@ ing .
; C@@ o@@ ok , J .
The cr@@ it@@ eri@@ a were qu@@ ite o@@ pen and very sen@@ sible : W@@ rit@@ ings from the first century C.E . that were reg@@ ar@@ ded as written by apostles or by their fellow work@@ ers were reg@@ ar@@ ded as reli@@ able .
“ What dis@@ tur@@ bed me during those war years . . . was see@@ ing cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men of practic@@ ally all den@@ om@@ in@@ ations ​ — Ca@@ tho@@ lic , Lu@@ ther@@ an , E@@ p@@ is@@ cop@@ al , and so for@@ th — ​ blessing the a@@ ir@@ c@@ ra@@ ft and their cre@@ ws before they took off on mis@@ sions to d@@ ro@@ p their de@@ ad@@ ly car@@ go .
It is fully under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble that in the pro@@ c@@ ess of accep@@ t@@ ance , the fore@@ ign tra@@ dition would take on the same meaning that was at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted to the Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s t@@ ree in the W@@ est , its l@@ ink to the Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s the@@ me . . . .
Paul’s com@@ ments to the Corinthians were in har@@ mony with this thought of Jesus .
A perfect refle@@ ction of Jehovah , Jesus provi@@ des us with vi@@ vi@@ d examples of God’s qualities in action .
He as@@ sur@@ ed E@@ ve that re@@ aching out for in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence would result , not in death , but in be@@ coming like God .
The Law spe@@ ci@@ fied that the sons of Israel contribu@@ te one ten@@ th of their pro@@ du@@ ce to support the L@@ ev@@ ites , who per@@ form@@ ed the temple ser@@ vi@@ ces .
“ The inc@@ reas@@ ing of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness ” has turned people away from show@@ ing love , and neigh@@ bor@@ l@@ iness is no longer the nor@@ m .
John was to remain until Jesus ’ ‘ coming ’
On the other hand , in most lands we have leg@@ al recogn@@ iti@@ on , and at times we receive fav@@ or@@ able publi@@ city in the me@@ dia .
M@@ y@@ th 5 : De@@ ath means the per@@ man@@ ent end of our ex@@ ist@@ ence .
I@@ gn@@ or@@ ing the Bible principles that we have discus@@ sed , they do not get God’s hear@@ ing e@@ ar .
See the ani@@ mal@@ s near No@@ ah’s ar@@ k .
Although husband and wife have an e@@ qu@@ al standing in God’s eyes , the Bible says that each sp@@ ouse has a dist@@ in@@ ct ro@@ le in the family .
The first recorded g@@ ames in R@@ ome were held in 2@@ 6@@ 4 B.C.E . when three pa@@ ir@@ s of gl@@ adi@@ at@@ ors f@@ ought in the o@@ x mar@@ ke@@ t .
S@@ how@@ ing godly fear in this man@@ ner is an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent way to expres@@ s love for Jehovah .
( b ) What can help us to appreci@@ ate what we have ?
After co@@ ver@@ ing the ter@@ rit@@ ory , we moved on to the next to@@ wn . ”
On hear@@ ing of develop@@ ments in An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch , the congregation in Jerusalem sent Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s there to inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ate .
His Word educ@@ ates us about Satan’s me@@ tho@@ ds , and “ we are not ign@@ or@@ ant of his desi@@ gn@@ s . ”
What form@@ s of rec@@ re@@ ation do Christians re@@ ject ?
However , in time I imp@@ ro@@ ved , and Jehovah bless@@ ed my efforts .
When asked why she was up@@ set , she te@@ ar@@ fully so@@ b@@ bed : “ H@@ av@@ en@@ ’t I been a good gi@@ r@@ l today ? ”
An@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating his de@@ par@@ ture from earth , Jesus reas@@ sur@@ ed his disciples : “ I will re@@ qu@@ est the Father and he will give you another help@@ er to be with you forever . ”
Of course , not ever@@ yone has the health or circumstances to take on such challeng@@ es .
Some Witnesses as@@ su@@ me that special pione@@ ers are who@@ l@@ ly car@@ ed for because they get an allow@@ ance , but the local brothers can ass@@ ist them in many ways . ”
Tru@@ e , Jehovah used As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a as his in@@ str@@ um@@ ent to p@@ un@@ ish the ten - tri@@ be kingdom for their i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry and re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
What a demonstr@@ ation of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s power to imp@@ ro@@ ve lives ! ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
In any ev@@ ent , the sacrifice he offered was truly appro@@ pri@@ ate .
However , Joseph fac@@ ed a very serious t@@ est .
By 195@@ 6 the gi@@ r@@ ls were gro@@ wn up and had married , and Mari@@ on and I were on the move again , serving as pione@@ ers in H@@ ar@@ ris@@ on@@ bur@@ g , V@@ ir@@ g@@ in@@ ia , and as special pione@@ ers in L@@ inc@@ ol@@ nt@@ on , N@@ or@@ th C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ina .
Lo@@ ving brothers and sisters help them with sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing , co@@ o@@ king , and cle@@ an@@ ing .
( b ) What special chall@@ enge will be consider@@ ed in the next article ?
Those who are now working hard to serve God can look for@@ ward to the time when he will rest@@ ore Par@@ adise and the whole earth will be filled with wor@@ th@@ while work .
The year 199@@ 8 saw the de@@ ta@@ iled ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s temple vision , which is already in the course of fulfill@@ ment .
They were to bring for@@ th children , care for the earth and all its vari@@ ed pl@@ ant and ani@@ ma@@ l life , and ex@@ ten@@ d the bor@@ ders of Par@@ adise around the g@@ lo@@ be .
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ing the “ Ar@@ t of T@@ e@@ aching ”
He tal@@ ked to us young sing@@ le brothers as a father would to his son , often giving fine counsel on how to tre@@ at those of the op@@ pos@@ ite se@@ x .
Revelation 19 : 11 says : “ I saw heaven op@@ ened , and look ! a wh@@ ite hor@@ se .
Cana@@ da : “ Des@@ pite em@@ br@@ ac@@ ing [ the coun@@ tr@@ y’s ] di@@ vers@@ ity and in@@ s@@ titu@@ ting num@@ er@@ ous leg@@ al and po@@ li@@ cy pro@@ v@@ isions to prote@@ ct the righ@@ ts of di@@ verse commun@@ ities , rac@@ ism has continued to be a serious human righ@@ ts chall@@ enge . ” ​ — A@@ m@@ n@@ es@@ ty In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational bri@@ ef@@ ing on Cana@@ da , 20@@ 12 .
K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge of Jesus gives God’s people the ke@@ y to un@@ lo@@ c@@ king the meaning of Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es that are yet to be ful@@ filled . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
( Read 1 Samuel 17 : 4@@ 6 , 4@@ 7 . )
That gar@@ den was a pleas@@ ing and good place .
I@@ N D@@ AN@@ I@@ E@@ L I@@ N R@@ E@@ V@@ EL@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N
Your de@@ f@@ en@@ se ?
Christian F@@ un@@ er@@ als ​ — Di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied , Mo@@ des@@ t , and P@@ le@@ as@@ ing to God
One was S@@ te@@ ph@@ en , and the account c@@ alls attention to his being “ a man full of faith and holy spirit . ”
The op@@ er@@ ation is a com@@ pu@@ ter - direc@@ ted sy@@ mp@@ hon@@ y of pre@@ c@@ ise mo@@ v@@ ements .
K@@ on@@ stan@@ t@@ in v@@ on T@@ is@@ ch@@ end@@ or@@ f ( cen@@ ter ) and A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der I@@ I , c@@ z@@ ar of Rus@@ sia
In B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m , for example , there is a need for more Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers in the Al@@ ban@@ i@@ an , Per@@ si@@ an , and Rus@@ si@@ an fi@@ el@@ ds .
God is hum@@ ble in the sense that he shows concer@@ n for low@@ ly humans who try to ple@@ ase him , ex@@ ten@@ ding mer@@ cy to them .
O@@ ver the years , I have mis@@ sed many ma@@ j@@ or events in the lives of my own family members , such as the we@@ d@@ ding@@ s of most of my you@@ ng@@ er si@@ bl@@ ings .
I@@ MI@@ T@@ AT@@ E TH@@ O@@ S@@ E W@@ H@@ O P@@ R@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ D L@@ O@@ Y@@ A@@ L
I was deep@@ ly moved . ”
What mirac@@ le does Jesus Christ per@@ form in C@@ ana , and what effect does it have on others ?
In the mean@@ time , God’s servants must keep their hope fi@@ x@@ ed on what is everlasting .
Why is it important to remain mil@@ d and res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful toward those to whom we preach ?
He knew he had something preci@@ ous to share ​ — the truth about his heavenly Father , the very “ sa@@ y@@ ings of God ” and the “ sa@@ y@@ ings of everlasting life . ”
This pe@@ ace@@ ful , pi@@ c@@ tu@@ res@@ que are@@ a may have seem@@ ed more su@@ it@@ able for le@@ is@@ ure than for self - den@@ i@@ al .
I Ha@@ ve Se@@ en It G@@ ro@@ w in K@@ o@@ re@@ a
That expla@@ ins why many of the prophe@@ ci@@ es in the Hebrew Scriptures are pu@@ z@@ z@@ ling to those who do not accept Jesus as the promised Messi@@ ah .
But it was not yet time .
The Bible war@@ ns : “ An@@ yone com@@ mit@@ ting ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y . . . is l@@ ac@@ king good sense ; the one who does so br@@ ings ru@@ in on himself . ” ​ — Proverbs 6 : 32 , 33 .
We always kept an ex@@ tr@@ a be@@ d@@ ro@@ om in our home a@@ vail@@ able for brothers and sisters who came to our are@@ a to ‘ sp@@ y out the land , ’ so to speak . ” ​ — Nu@@ m .
How should elders imitate Christ’s attitude toward wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers ?
These I@@ U@@ D@@ s rel@@ e@@ ase the hor@@ m@@ one in the u@@ ter@@ us .
Th@@ ough the out@@ come may at times se@@ em un@@ certain , those who pers@@ ist in using this to@@ ol have been ri@@ ch@@ ly bless@@ ed .
Yet , the s@@ il@@ ent t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony of the heavens is powerful .
U@@ se Your M@@ one@@ y W@@ is@@ ely !
Me@@ an@@ while , my wife was stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
I had sp@@ ent much of my life thinking only of my@@ self .
Let us pray that the faith@@ ful@@ ness of our persecu@@ ted brothers in vari@@ ous lands will bring glory to God and help lo@@ v@@ ers of righteousness to take their stand for true worship . ​ — P@@ s .
Just before his death , Jesus told his disciples : “ You will not always have me ” with you .
M@@ ak@@ ing Ser@@ vice to Jehovah My C@@ are@@ er 8
; Lo@@ h@@ n , E .
We may feel al@@ one at times .
They were the first reli@@ ef te@@ am to re@@ ach the are@@ a .
This invol@@ ves one@@ ’s whole heart , mind , soul , and vital for@@ ce .
May we act lik@@ e@@ wise in our deal@@ ings with others .
The resul@@ ting war of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on will lead to the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ f@@ ying of Jehovah’s holy name .
At the same time , we place great emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on the ro@@ le that Jesus pla@@ ys in our sal@@ vation .
So F@@ er@@ din@@ and became the s@@ ki@@ pp@@ er .
In this time of the end , Jesus Christ , the Gre@@ ater David , is the “ one shepher@@ d ” whom Jehovah has appointed over all His servants on earth , both the spirit - anointed Christians and the “ other sheep . ” ​ — John 10 : 16 .
B@@ ack in our c@@ el@@ ls , we put together what each had man@@ ag@@ ed to hear , and then we had our da@@ ily Bible discus@@ sion .
As we follow their direction , therefore , we follow our Le@@ ad@@ er , Jesus .
This covenant has been v@@ al@@ id@@ ated by Christ’s sacrifice and has been made op@@ er@@ ative by his shed blood .
He is the only true God , and no other go@@ d is like him .
In what ways can those of the “ other sheep ” benefit from the par@@ able of the ten vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins ?
We can see that from the way God deal@@ t with ancient Israel .
Ther@@ efore , He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah me@@ t with them to as@@ sure them of his support .
A@@ B@@ O@@ U@@ T two years after the ass@@ as@@ sin@@ ation of Israel@@ i P@@ ri@@ me M@@ in@@ is@@ ter Y@@ it@@ z@@ ha@@ k R@@ a@@ bi@@ n in 199@@ 5 , a j@@ our@@ n@@ al@@ ist claim@@ ed that with the ass@@ ist@@ ance of com@@ pu@@ ter te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy , he had dis@@ co@@ vered a pre@@ di@@ ction of that ev@@ ent hi@@ d@@ den in the origin@@ al Hebrew Bible text .
How is the Christian to respon@@ d ?
That in@@ tim@@ ate knowledge in turn en@@ ab@@ les us to de@@ te@@ ct in@@ stan@@ tly the vo@@ ice of str@@ ang@@ ers . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 1 : 8 .
Do not let Satan succ@@ e@@ ed in this s@@ ch@@ eme to destro@@ y your faith .
Some decisions that parents make have a pro@@ found effect on their children .
Jehovah guid@@ es us by means of his Word , his spirit , and his organization .
And Proverbs 16 : 13 states : “ The li@@ ps of righteousness are a ple@@ asure to a gr@@ and king ; and the speak@@ er of u@@ pri@@ ght things he lo@@ ves . ”
They hu@@ g@@ ged me , told me that they under@@ sto@@ od , and promised to help me . ”
Why would they how@@ l ?
The Scriptures con@@ tain examples that teach us the value of obedi@@ ence and sub@@ mis@@ sion .
• Who should teach children about God ?
When she op@@ ened up to her father about a matter of deep personal concer@@ n , he simply b@@ ru@@ shed her off , saying : “ N@@ on@@ sense . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , peace prom@@ o@@ tes good health , for “ a cal@@ m heart is the life of the fle@@ sh@@ ly or@@ gan@@ ism . ”
C@@ op@@ per : As mentioned , I@@ U@@ D@@ s se@@ em to make it difficult for s@@ per@@ m to sur@@ vi@@ ve pas@@ sing through the u@@ ter@@ us to re@@ ach an e@@ g@@ g .
How wonderful it will be when the earth@@ ’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants will be able to enjoy a pol@@ lu@@ tion - free world forever ! ​ — Psalm 37 : 9 - 11 .
The cho@@ ice is up to you .
He could feel ex@@ p@@ lo@@ ited , especially when others ri@@ de r@@ ough@@ sh@@ od over him .
TH@@ E apostle Paul was a man of out@@ standing faith , and he encoura@@ ged fellow believers lik@@ e@@ wise to cultiv@@ ate faith .
“ How are you feel@@ ing ? ”
Jesus wanted both of them to enjoy the spiritual benef@@ its of his fri@@ end@@ ship .
Even today , I know I made the right cho@@ ice .
God promises that soon his origin@@ al purpose for mankind and the earth will be ful@@ filled .
After all , their son had a cho@@ ice , and he cho@@ se to pur@@ sue his un@@ ch@@ ris@@ ti@@ an li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le rather than to continue to enjoy close associ@@ ation with his parents and other fellow believers .
“ With just a few words , I could leave them f@@ lu@@ st@@ ered , em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed , and some@@ times in te@@ ars . ”
In what are@@ as could I imp@@ ro@@ ve ? ’
Does the Christian ministry accom@@ pl@@ ish something wor@@ th@@ while ?
And he was right .
In s@@ pite of my best in@@ ten@@ tions , I find it very difficult to ma@@ ster my feelings and my desi@@ res .
They both started to study the Bible with the Witnesses .
How el@@ se could we become God’s friend ?
And few of us enjoy doing things that we are not good at .
Jesus emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed that the mind must be kept clean of im@@ moral thoughts when he said : “ E@@ ver@@ yone that keep@@ s on loo@@ king at a woman so as to have a pas@@ sion for her has already com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with her in his heart . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Is this sh@@ ort@@ si@@ gh@@ ted ?
Why are the anointed refer@@ red to as “ the k@@ ing@@ ’s daugh@@ ter , ” and why are they invit@@ ed to ‘ for@@ get their people ’ ?
I tri@@ ed my best to ra@@ ise my daugh@@ ter according to Bible principles , but I was not left al@@ one .
( 3 ) He wanted to encoura@@ ge Timothy to stay bus@@ y in Jehovah’s service and r@@ ely on an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of inspired Scrip@@ ture in his stand against false teachings .
His ri@@ v@@ et@@ ing Go@@ spe@@ l account of Jesus ’ ministry has been a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement to Christians thr@@ ough@@ out the cen@@ tu@@ ries ​ — and still is .
How can we imitate the attitude of rep@@ ent@@ ant Israelites ? When Adam re@@ bel@@ led against his Creator , he was no longer a son of God .
Paul asked fellow worshipp@@ ers to pray so that ‘ ability to speak might be given him to make known the sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ t of the good news . ’
At Luke 2 : 25 , we read : “ Lo@@ ok !
No@@ te what cur@@ r@@ ent re@@ sear@@ ch and stu@@ dies have to say .
Jehovah is a righteous God , and those who worship him must ob@@ serve his righteous standards .
Today , im@@ mor@@ ality , cri@@ me , viol@@ ence , cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion , and con@@ temp@@ t for God’s standards are r@@ am@@ p@@ ant .
During one information mar@@ ch , I was wal@@ king at the end of the l@@ ine car@@ r@@ ying a si@@ gn that read “ R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on Is a S@@ n@@ are and a R@@ ac@@ ke@@ t . ”
The result of our being pe@@ ace@@ able is that true worshipp@@ ers enjoy an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace .
If you are a Christian woman , you too may find yourself the ob@@ ject of some@@ one@@ ’s un@@ wanted attention .
Al@@ so , understand that making mis@@ takes is part of the lear@@ ning pro@@ c@@ ess .
* O@@ r perhaps they think of the time when they were first able to read a Bible text in the house - to - house ministry al@@ ong@@ side one of their parents .
Such strong faith does in@@ deed ‘ pre@@ serve ali@@ ve the soul . ’
S@@ é@@ bas@@ ti@@ en , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , rel@@ ates : “ Be@@ fore mo@@ ving , Joh@@ an@@ na and I sa@@ ved for two years by cu@@ t@@ ting down on ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses for en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment and not making un@@ necess@@ ary pur@@ cha@@ ses . ”
We were like a man pe@@ ering through the water at a cor@@ al re@@ ef .
He will also pers@@ ist with us , tr@@ ying a vari@@ ety of str@@ ate@@ gi@@ es to bre@@ ak our integrity .
Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s Com@@ pan@@ i@@ ons
May all , then , continue to cultiv@@ ate peace , that vital fru@@ it of God’s holy spirit .
Is he not also of people of the nations ?
In a mean@@ ing@@ ful pas@@ sage at the beg@@ in@@ ning of his letter to Christians in Eph@@ esus , the apostle Paul expla@@ ins how God will put an end to all of man@@ kin@@ d’s problems .
C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ S@@ E@@ L T@@ O TH@@ E W@@ I@@ S@@ E
Let Your Li@@ ght Sh@@ ine at H@@ ome Bible S@@ tudi@@ es
“ I could not i@@ magine a better star@@ t to the day , ” he no@@ tes .
I thought of his view of such de@@ fil@@ ing ha@@ bi@@ ts , and I did not want to disa@@ p@@ point him .
( Read Psalm 5@@ 4 : 6 . )
Consider some of the s@@ crip@@ tures that believers in this do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine have used :
7 : 7 , 32 - 38 .
Like their spiritual compan@@ i@@ ons in other par@@ ts of the world , the Witnesses in In@@ dia view it as a privilege to help their neigh@@ b@@ ors buil@@ d a strong faith in God’s Word , the Ho@@ ly Bible .
What cle@@ are@@ r understanding of God’s will and purpose was pres@@ ented in a 19@@ 28 is@@ sue of The W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er ?
What counsel does Paul give about streng@@ th@@ ening others ?
He is the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn , the Creator , the very S@@ ource of authority . ​ — Revelation 4 : 11 .
However , when elders imitate “ the kin@@ dly qu@@ ality of God , ” they may move to rep@@ ent@@ ance the one who has er@@ red . ​ — R@@ om .
T@@ a@@ un@@ t@@ ingly , they ad@@ ded , ‘ Wh@@ ere is your Jehovah ? ’ ”
I was especially imp@@ ressed with the experi@@ ences rel@@ ating to the ste@@ ad@@ fa@@ st@@ ness of our brothers under ba@@ n .
* That illustr@@ ation is about a man who , before travel@@ ing ab@@ ro@@ ad , en@@ tru@@ sted his bel@@ ong@@ ings to three sla@@ ves .
We will also consider reas@@ ons why Witnesses are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that they have the truth .
Who was this young man ?
Al@@ so , the son heard what his mother had said and real@@ ized that she still believ@@ ed he could change .
On No@@ v@@ ember 5 , 19@@ 7@@ 3 , our first daugh@@ ter , V@@ ic@@ t@@ ory , was born , and in the years that follow@@ ed we also had L@@ y@@ dia , W@@ il@@ f@@ red , and Jo@@ an .
O@@ l@@ y@@ mp@@ ic crow@@ ns were made of w@@ il@@ d o@@ live lea@@ ves ​ — Is@@ th@@ mi@@ an of p@@ ine , P@@ y@@ th@@ i@@ an of la@@ u@@ re@@ l , N@@ em@@ e@@ an of w@@ il@@ d c@@ el@@ er@@ y .
When did Peter use “ the ke@@ ys of the kingdom ” ?
Jehovah requi@@ red that the Israelites ass@@ em@@ ble in Jerusalem for three se@@ as@@ onal fes@@ tiv@@ als each year ​ — the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Un@@ fer@@ men@@ ted C@@ ak@@ es , the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of We@@ ek@@ s ( later called Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st ) , and the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Bo@@ o@@ ths .
For the rest of Jesus ’ earthly ministry , God’s holy spirit emp@@ ow@@ ered Jesus to per@@ form mirac@@ les and to speak with divine authority .
G@@ o On W@@ al@@ king as Jesus Christ W@@ al@@ ked , 9 / 15
P@@ ra@@ ying continu@@ ally , as Ne@@ h@@ emiah did , helps us to maintain strong faith .
( b ) How might a return to Egy@@ pt have affe@@ cted the Israelites ’ worship ?
They were perfect according to the stan@@ d@@ ard set by their Creator .
Thus our confidence in him is streng@@ th@@ ened .
Their peace is a gift from God , not something cont@@ ri@@ ved by humans .
We can be sure that he did not ag@@ ree with po@@ pul@@ ar op@@ in@@ ion , nor did he get involved in the ung@@ o@@ dly en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment and so@@ cial activities of the day .
By loo@@ king up those words in the in@@ de@@ x at the back of the Bible , in the Watchtower Li@@ br@@ ary , or in the con@@ cor@@ d@@ ance of the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation , you will likely find the s@@ crip@@ ture .
Are you this ty@@ pe of friend ?
He also accepted a Bible study with one of the con@@ stru@@ ction vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers .
E@@ A@@ S@@ T G@@ E@@ R@@ M@@ AN@@ Y
That is why he com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned his gen@@ u@@ ine followers to teach people worl@@ d@@ wide about God’s will and purpose . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 ; 28 : 19 , 20 .
One day , Jehovah comman@@ ded J@@ on@@ ah to leave Israel and tra@@ v@@ el to N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h , the cap@@ it@@ al of the mi@@ gh@@ ty As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
By that time , fle@@ sh@@ ly Israel was no longer God’s cho@@ s@@ en nation .
If such self - exam@@ in@@ ation reve@@ als any de@@ fi@@ ci@@ en@@ ci@@ es , do not ign@@ ore them .
( b ) Why do some children res@@ ist lear@@ ning their parents ’ language ?
So the travel@@ ers turned w@@ est and wal@@ ked 3@@ 50 mil@@ es ( 5@@ 6@@ 3 k@@ m ) , b@@ y@@ pas@@ sing city after city until they re@@ ached the por@@ t of T@@ ro@@ as , the n@@ atur@@ al g@@ ate@@ way to M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia .
• Who was mentioned at 2 Corinthians 12 : 2 - 4 as ca@@ ught away into par@@ adise ?
Satan also acc@@ used God of with@@ ho@@ l@@ ding from his sub@@ je@@ cts the right to deter@@ mine good and bad .
I know that they su@@ ff@@ er , al@@ be@@ it in s@@ il@@ ence .
9 I@@ mit@@ ate Jehovah’s C@@ lo@@ se F@@ ri@@ ends
In the origin@@ al language , it liter@@ ally means “ woman of one man . ”
So@@ on , Jehovah’s heavenly ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tional for@@ ces , re@@ pres@@ ented by the si@@ x men with we@@ ap@@ ons , will destro@@ y those who do not have the sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic mar@@ k .
Who are the M@@ en@@ n@@ on@@ ites ?
She has never felt ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted ; she gre@@ w up in a to@@ t@@ ally nor@@ ma@@ l family .
Then we left the house with the pri@@ est .
H@@ ar@@ m@@ ful associ@@ ations especially end@@ anger you@@ ths .
Some coun@@ tri@@ es have provided peace - keep@@ ing for@@ ces to effect such ag@@ re@@ ements .
It requi@@ red ​ — and perhaps still requi@@ res — ​ that we control our body , “ pu@@ m@@ me@@ l ” it and “ lead it as a slave , ” in@@ stead of allow@@ ing it to di@@ ct@@ ate the course of le@@ ast res@@ ist@@ ance . ​ — 1 Corinthians 9 : 16 , 27 ; 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 2 .
Jehovah has also made the human body in such a way that it can he@@ al it@@ self .
The children ro@@ se as one body .
Hence , Jehovah and Jesus view marriage as a li@@ fel@@ ong b@@ ond that ends only when one par@@ t@@ ner dies .
What gr@@ and invit@@ ation did Jesus ex@@ ten@@ d ?
This often fur@@ ther c@@ ements the b@@ ond of love with our brothers .
Yet , she did not follow their ad@@ vice .
He@@ e@@ ding the war@@ ning will help us not only to avoid the bad con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of the wrong action but also to pre@@ serve the prop@@ er op@@ er@@ ation of our conscience .
J@@ us@@ tice will pre@@ va@@ il .
O@@ thers on the cre@@ w may have shi@@ f@@ ted a la@@ d@@ der , a pl@@ an@@ k , or a bu@@ c@@ ke@@ t of pa@@ in@@ t .
When I saw how happy and exc@@ ited they were , I wi@@ shed that my life could be as mean@@ ing@@ ful as the@@ ir@@ s . ”
A number of long@@ time publi@@ sh@@ ers explained how they have main@@ ta@@ ined their joy in the ministry by for@@ ti@@ f@@ ying their mind and heart to me@@ et the chall@@ enge of a@@ pa@@ thy or op@@ position .
Re@@ fle@@ ct on what occ@@ ur@@ red when Satan succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in get@@ ting the first human cou@@ ple , Adam and E@@ ve , to bre@@ ak God’s law and jo@@ in him in his re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against God .
“ I@@ T ” I@@ S the good news of God’s Kingdom .
F@@ e@@ w of these congregations had their own plac@@ es of worship .
These were in the hands of a small inter@@ n@@ ational te@@ am of scho@@ l@@ ars set up in E@@ ast Jerusalem ( then part of J@@ or@@ d@@ an ) at the P@@ al@@ est@@ ine Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m .
Di@@ d she ex@@ pect Jehovah to gr@@ ant her re@@ qu@@ est ?
Hence , “ the young bul@@ ls of our li@@ ps ” refer@@ red to s@@ inc@@ ere , well - thought - out words spo@@ ken in praise of the true God .
A number of Witnesses have been able to move to are@@ as where the need for Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers is greater .
His name was Ne@@ h@@ emiah . ​ — Ne@@ h@@ emiah 1 : 3 , 4 .
Go@@ dly D@@ ev@@ o@@ tion ”
Some people called me a j@@ ack of all tra@@ des .
Jehovah’s Witnesses would be g@@ la@@ d to help you gain that life - giving knowledge by a syst@@ em@@ ati@@ c study of God’s Word , the Bible .
There is not full ag@@ re@@ ement about the cor@@ respon@@ d@@ enc@@ y between the l@@ ist on the Ge@@ z@@ er C@@ al@@ end@@ ar and the months gener@@ ally follow@@ ed in the Bible .
Many h@@ ik@@ ers have died in this way .
Instead , we need to “ keep t@@ es@@ ting ” ourselves to make sure that we are truly wal@@ king in the way of the truth .
( b ) What will we discus@@ s ?
As a Christian minis@@ ter , Paul set an out@@ standing example for us in yet another way .
O@@ r was K@@ en@@ ne@@ th@@ ’s tim@@ ely p@@ ho@@ ne call simply a happy co@@ in@@ ci@@ d@@ ence ?
For me , that means foc@@ using my attention on my wife and help@@ ing her . ”
The first pa@@ ir as@@ sum@@ ed the right to deter@@ mine for themselves what is good and what is bad .
A@@ n enti@@ re Bible book was written about him .
While Israel enc@@ am@@ ped at K@@ ad@@ es@@ h - ba@@ r@@ ne@@ a , spi@@ es were sent into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and
Since Jesus was sin@@ less , he was not baptized to sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze rep@@ ent@@ ance .
How is it possible to refle@@ ct Jehovah’s glory ?
As Bible teach@@ ers , to what do we pa@@ y attention , and why ?
Revelation 12 : 9 ; Proverbs 27 : 11
If in a spiritual sense we f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h like that t@@ ree , it is because much work has been done in our be@@ half .
These come from a S@@ ource far lo@@ f@@ ti@@ er than any i@@ mag@@ ined ex@@ tr@@ at@@ er@@ re@@ stri@@ al .
Why not use the time to discus@@ s ways that your pres@@ ent@@ ation might be imp@@ ro@@ ved ?
I knew that I had to do something to c@@ he@@ er my@@ self up .
4 : 6 .
For example , Jehovah said to Jeremiah : “ F@@ al@@ s@@ eho@@ od is what the prophe@@ ts are pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ying in my name .
TH@@ E N@@ E@@ W C@@ O@@ V@@ EN@@ AN@@ T P@@ R@@ O@@ D@@ U@@ C@@ E@@ S A R@@ O@@ Y@@ A@@ L P@@ R@@ I@@ E@@ S@@ TH@@ O@@ O@@ D
Al@@ so publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Lu@@ i@@ g@@ i can also give more attention to the spiritual needs of our family and to those of our congregation , where he continu@@ es to serve as the co@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ or of the body of elders .
So , then , should your children go to school ?
Yes , for we are remin@@ ded that we have the privilege of hon@@ or@@ ing Jehovah with our valu@@ able things .
8 : 2 , 3 How can I refle@@ ct com@@ pas@@ sion for the disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ged , as Jesus so often did ?
Christ’s true followers , on the other hand , understand what God’s Kingdom is and what it will accom@@ pl@@ ish .
Is the first mother bless@@ ed with the hope that her child will be resur@@ rec@@ ted simply because of the happ@@ en@@ st@@ ance of a pre@@ matu@@ re bir@@ th , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as the second mother has no such hope ?
With my parents in 200@@ 3
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , Satan temp@@ ts Christians to seek glory for themselves .
DI@@ D Jesus really have a mean@@ ing@@ ful life ?
; D@@ ul@@ ar , L .
It requi@@ res a who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted com@@ mit@@ ment through both good times and bad .
What practic@@ al su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions are given to en@@ able us to make our Bible reading more bene@@ fi@@ cial and u@@ se@@ ful ?
At first gl@@ ance , this might se@@ em to cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct the fore@@ going Scriptural ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation .
Our parents pra@@ ised us for what we did .
Why should we put spiritual inter@@ ests first in life ?
God’s Word tel@@ ls us what about the relationship that David had with Jehovah ?
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , those who know God and who obey his Son can face this syst@@ em@@ ’s end with confidence .
O@@ ther spi@@ ces , however , had to be imp@@ or@@ ted .
As always , “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” has the pri@@ m@@ ary responsi@@ bility of fe@@ e@@ ding the d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s .
En@@ coura@@ ged by what she learned at those ga@@ ther@@ ings , she began to offer Bible liter@@ ature to anyone pas@@ sing by her house .
You Can F@@ ind the B@@ est E@@ duc@@ ation
“ I found great joy in that form of ministry , ” he says .
E@@ ach of the other works of the flesh se@@ par@@ ates people from one another and from God .
I know that it br@@ ings honor and glory to Jehovah when famili@@ es are un@@ ited in true worship , so I feel deep satis@@ fac@@ tion in see@@ ing his blessing on my efforts to in@@ still the truth in my children .
O@@ ver the cen@@ tu@@ ries , people have been in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ed by the ide@@ a of par@@ adise .
The Bible , however , encoura@@ ges Christians to be mil@@ d - temp@@ ered .
Mat@@ ters like these need to be discus@@ sed op@@ en@@ ly and res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully , with great benefit .
God showed out@@ standing love by sen@@ ding his Son to earth to die for us .
That evil slave is part of a group descri@@ bed at 2 Peter 3 : 3 , 4 .
As Jehovah’s Witnesses , we be@@ ar that sing@@ ul@@ ar honor .
Jesus con@@ dem@@ ned the h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites who pray@@ ed just to be seen and heard
W@@ ould you like to consider some ad@@ di@@ tional examples of faithful women mentioned in the Bible ?
• How do you view Jehovah’s words : “ It will not be l@@ ate ” ?
As we no@@ ted in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , the answer can in part be found in what the apostle John wrote ​ — the whole world is in the control of an un@@ kind spirit person , Satan the Devil .
These artic@@ les will help us to appreci@@ ate Jehovah’s will@@ ing@@ ness to for@@ give even the most serious sin@@ s .
Jehovah’s power is also clo@@ sel@@ y con@@ ne@@ cted with his name and the car@@ r@@ ying out of his will .
Di@@ d the ar@@ k of the covenant con@@ tain only the two st@@ one ta@@ ble@@ ts , or did it also hold other it@@ em@@ s ?
14 - 16 . ( a ) How has Jesus proved to be a coura@@ ge@@ ous Le@@ ad@@ er of Jehovah’s people on earth ?
E@@ very li@@ e is an un@@ truth , but not every un@@ truth is a li@@ e
The Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn will bring about the fulfill@@ ment of the hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing promise by Jehovah God : “ I am cre@@ ating new heavens and a new earth ; and the form@@ er things will not be called to mind , ne@@ i@@ ther will they come up into the heart . ”
Do You C@@ ount the C@@ o@@ st ?
Yes , holy spirit can op@@ er@@ ate in different ways on different servants of God for a purpose .
The new con@@ ver@@ ts wanted to remain in Jerusalem and receive more instru@@ ction from Jesus ’ apostles .
Consider one are@@ a in which we must not give in to pe@@ er pres@@ sure .
All in all , this was a tra@@ um@@ ati@@ c peri@@ od . ”
9 : 36 ; 23 : 2 , 4 , 27 , 28 , 33 .
As soon as the Per@@ si@@ an king allow@@ ed him to take a leave of ab@@ s@@ ence from his du@@ ties , Ne@@ h@@ emiah began to pl@@ an the long tri@@ p to Jerusalem .
Yet , David knew whom he could turn to for help ​ — to Jehovah .
David became a sol@@ di@@ er , a king , a prote@@ ct@@ or , and a decision - mak@@ er for a nation .
The first to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s were the religious commun@@ ities of R@@ ome .
A c@@ ru@@ cial ep@@ is@@ o@@ de in Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s life took place sh@@ ort@@ ly after Israel received the Law .
( b ) What gra@@ ve om@@ is@@ sion did one cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man make in a le@@ c@@ ture ?
Jehovah se@@ es more than our fa@@ il@@ ings .
I keep it by my bed so that I can have it with me wh@@ en@@ ever I am feel@@ ing down .
A@@ m I let@@ ting the worl@@ d’s ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es , its thinking , deter@@ mine the cho@@ ic@@ es I make ? ’
“ P@@ r@@ om@@ p@@ tly , ” the Bible states , Moses “ called all the elders of Israel and said to them : . . .
God Re@@ ach@@ es O@@ u@@ t to You 7
Who is that “ se@@ ed ” ?
G@@ et@@ ting to K@@ now “ the M@@ ind of Christ , ” 2 / 15
Pe@@ ople will live in perfect peace and un@@ ity under the loving rule of God’s Kingdom .
There , I was involved with the con@@ stru@@ ction of the second Kingdom H@@ all to be buil@@ t in the country .
A@@ S@@ I@@ A
Of course , circumstances di@@ ff@@ er from Christian to Christian .
In the w@@ rest@@ ling mat@@ ches of ancient Gre@@ e@@ ce , each par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ant tri@@ ed to un@@ bal@@ ance his op@@ pon@@ ent in order to thro@@ w him to the gr@@ ound .
E@@ ach time we in one way or another pro@@ cla@@ im the Kingdom message , we du@@ p@@ lic@@ ate and sc@@ at@@ ter , so to speak , the se@@ ed that was pl@@ anted in our heart .
The elders need to take care to maintain bal@@ ance between shepher@@ ding responsi@@ bil@@ ities and ob@@ lig@@ ations to their own family .
Lo@@ ve mo@@ ves others to love you in return .
I@@ l@@ se and El@@ fri@@ e@@ de began stud@@ ying the Bible with me in O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 195@@ 8 , and I was baptized three months later in J@@ anu@@ ary 195@@ 9 .
A famili@@ ar ma@@ x@@ im says , N@@ ever put off t@@ ill t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w what you can do today .
On S@@ atur@@ day , J@@ anu@@ ary 18 , 194@@ 1 , the Com@@ mon@@ we@@ al@@ th author@@ ities d@@ ro@@ ve up to the branch of@@ fice in some half - do@@ z@@ en bl@@ ack li@@ m@@ ous@@ ines to se@@ ize the pro@@ per@@ ty .
What as@@ sur@@ ance is given to anointed Christians and to the “ other sheep ” ?
His el@@ ite tro@@ op@@ s said : “ Let us fle@@ e from any cont@@ act with Israel , because Jehovah certainly fi@@ gh@@ ts for them against the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 14 : 25 .
The second king of Israel proved to be ‘ a man ag@@ re@@ e@@ able to Jehovah’s heart . ’
The best way is by set@@ ting a good example .
Many mor@@ n@@ ings we wal@@ ked through the w@@ o@@ o@@ ds to the school ​ — just to be sent home .
Acc@@ ording to Peter , one way that God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness is expres@@ sed is through the vari@@ ous ones who make up the Christian congregation .
Th@@ ough S@@ on@@ ja reg@@ re@@ ts having temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily st@@ ra@@ yed from the Christian p@@ ath , she is happy that her fear of God helped her to come back .
As the apostle Paul expla@@ ins , we must ‘ bu@@ y out the oppor@@ tu@@ ne time ’ for the more important things at the ex@@ p@@ en@@ se of what is n@@ on@@ ess@@ enti@@ al and make every day coun@@ t .
Why is obe@@ ying Jehovah’s law necess@@ ary in order to mind the spirit ?
He will “ by no means leave you nor by any means for@@ s@@ ake you . ”
L@@ E@@ B@@ AN@@ O@@ N has been no@@ ted for its n@@ atur@@ al res@@ our@@ ces since Bible times .
Acc@@ ording to Matthew 4 : 5 , 6 , what was another temp@@ tation that Satan used in an at@@ temp@@ t to bre@@ ak Jesus ’ integrity ?
Acts 17 : 30 as@@ sures us : “ God has over@@ loo@@ ked the times of such ign@@ or@@ ance . ”
This too is van@@ ity . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 2 : 18 , 19 .
The branch had fore@@ seen this develop@@ ment and had supp@@ lies on hand for the two th@@ ous@@ and Witnesses who had f@@ led to Kingdom H@@ alls thr@@ ough@@ out the city .
No@@ tice that as it app@@ lied in his day , David di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied his men by c@@ all@@ ing them “ holy ones . ”
S@@ m@@ all v@@ il@@ la@@ ges have s@@ pr@@ un@@ g up along st@@ re@@ am@@ s to acc@@ ess the water needed for cro@@ ps and her@@ ds of l@@ lam@@ as , al@@ p@@ ac@@ as , vi@@ cu@@ ñ@@ as , and sheep .
Si@@ de@@ wal@@ ks are u@@ su@@ ally bus@@ y with pe@@ des@@ tri@@ an tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c , so be care@@ ful that you do not b@@ lo@@ ck the si@@ de@@ wal@@ ks .
in your personal life ?
• Hebrews 13 : 17 ?
You too may have tr@@ ou@@ ble contro@@ l@@ ling your emo@@ tions when you see a loved one suffering .
Today , we may be fac@@ ed with da@@ un@@ ting t@@ as@@ ks requi@@ ring special s@@ k@@ ill@@ s , such as building , prin@@ ting , organiz@@ ing conven@@ tions , ad@@ minis@@ ter@@ ing disa@@ ster reli@@ ef , and commun@@ ic@@ ating with do@@ ct@@ ors and ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al person@@ ne@@ l about our Scriptural position on the use of blood .
Yet , not as I will , but as you will . ”
Un@@ believers would not understand .
Instead , let them see in you the benef@@ its of following Jehovah’s ways .
How can we prote@@ ct ourselves against such s@@ ch@@ em@@ es of Satan and maintain a complete heart toward Jehovah ?
For instance , King David of Israel con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed : “ I have sin@@ ned very much in what I have done . . . . I have ac@@ ted very fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ly . ”
Paul’s letter to the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans bre@@ a@@ th@@ es love .
Does this mean that once we have made the needed chang@@ es and dedic@@ ated ourselves to Jehovah , we no longer need to work at being mil@@ d of temp@@ er ?
We need “ an obedi@@ ent heart ” if we are to dis@@ cer@@ n between good and bad in a world per@@ me@@ ated with the spirit of dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
Th@@ ough Paul did not say what s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls they were , it is qu@@ ite possible that these were por@@ tions of the Hebrew Scriptures .
Un@@ like my@@ ths , the Bible inclu@@ des n@@ ames and d@@ ates as well as g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gi@@ cal and ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ cal de@@ ta@@ il@@ s in its hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al acc@@ oun@@ ts .
Jehovah w@@ atch@@ es over those whom he lo@@ ves and streng@@ th@@ ens them as they keep se@@ par@@ ate from the world .
In ad@@ v@@ ance , discus@@ s the best way to h@@ and@@ le your friends ’ questions and com@@ ments about a first marriage .
We appreci@@ ate the need to associ@@ ate regul@@ arly with others of like faith . ​ — He@@ b .
“ Al@@ so , after having lived com@@ for@@ ta@@ bly for 13 years in my own ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment , I moved in with family and lived out of bo@@ x@@ es .
If we have been the ob@@ ject of un@@ kind words or actions , let us not sin by re@@ tal@@ i@@ ating .
• How did Jehovah demonstr@@ ate his love for Bar@@ u@@ ch ?
O@@ thers must wa@@ it t@@ ill the time is right .
C@@ i@@ vi@@ l war in neigh@@ bor@@ ing lands has affe@@ cted Jehovah’s people too .
“ P@@ ress ” and “ pres@@ sing for@@ ward ” ​ — what do these ter@@ ms imp@@ ly ?
So when their parents would return from a tri@@ p to V@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ a , out@@ side cho@@ res were fin@@ i@@ shed and the house was ti@@ dy .
How did Jesus make known that the Kingdom is the means that God will use to “ bre@@ ak up the works of the Devil ” ?
“ The things ” that Paul mentioned are Bible tru@@ ths that moved Timothy to put faith in the good news .
Thus , the real purpose for which Jehovah , through Jesus , has fre@@ ed us from the law of sin and of death is for us to live a life of dedic@@ ation “ as sla@@ ves of God . ”
What a privilege it has been to come to know so many people , all having different person@@ alities yet all working with the same ob@@ je@@ ctive !
5 , 6 . ( a ) Why did Jesus remain friends with most of the apostles ?
“ P@@ E@@ O@@ P@@ L@@ E in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in still believe in God but don@@ ’t want to make the com@@ mit@@ ment to Christ , ” says S@@ te@@ ph@@ en Ti@@ r@@ wom@@ we , a U@@ g@@ and@@ an cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man .
Ca@@ res for O@@ r@@ din@@ ary Pe@@ ople , 4 / 15 No@@ tice What You Do ?
• What part does con@@ vi@@ ction pla@@ y in res@@ is@@ ting pe@@ er pres@@ sure ?
“ My husband and I want to ra@@ ise our own child in Jehovah’s ways .
A husband in N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ a who accepted the truth 13 years after his wife did states : “ While I was travel@@ ing with a Witness , his ve@@ hi@@ c@@ le bro@@ ke down .
The apostle Paul , himself a member of the anointed “ little flo@@ ck , ” explained : “ As for us , our c@@ iti@@ z@@ en@@ ship ex@@ ists in the heavens , from which place also we are e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly wa@@ iting for a sa@@ vi@@ or , the Lord Jesus Christ . ”
But wh@@ atever me@@ th@@ od we use , reading these s@@ crip@@ tures care@@ fully and medit@@ ating on them will de@@ e@@ pen our love for Bible truth . ​ — Read Psalm 1 : 2 .
W@@ ell , we might ob@@ serve a person@@ ’s conduct over a peri@@ od of time , no@@ ting how he ac@@ ts in certain situ@@ ations .
He ad@@ ds : “ On the one hand , they be@@ ha@@ ved to all appe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces like Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard their relati@@ ve tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ill@@ ity ; on the other , they ob@@ served a certain number of r@@ ites and ha@@ bi@@ ts among themselves which en@@ sur@@ ed that the commun@@ ity continued to ex@@ ist . ”
In ad@@ dition , through this means of wit@@ ness@@ ing , many in@@ ac@@ tive ones have been cont@@ ac@@ ted and stu@@ dies started with them .
Des@@ cri@@ be how apost@@ ate Christi@@ an@@ ity began working with the Rom@@ an govern@@ ment . What was the result ?
What can we learn from the example of N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s ?
Some you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers find few close friends , and too many children receive sc@@ ant par@@ ent@@ al support .
Jesus ’ first - century followers were certain that Jesus was the Messi@@ ah , for he did in@@ deed fulf@@ ill the Messi@@ ani@@ c prophe@@ ci@@ es found in the Hebrew Scriptures .
“ The ze@@ al for your house will con@@ su@@ me me . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ H@@ N 2 : 17 .
I want this pro@@ x@@ im@@ ity in an inc@@ reas@@ ingly ali@@ en@@ ated world , where commun@@ ities are made f@@ ra@@ g@@ ile by fear and cri@@ me . ”
The M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol is prom@@ o@@ ting Kingdom inter@@ ests worl@@ d@@ wide
As the Christians moved and sear@@ ched for plac@@ es to re@@ buil@@ d their lives out@@ side the con@@ fin@@ es of Jerusalem , Juda@@ e@@ a , and Gal@@ ile@@ e , they enc@@ oun@@ tered new e@@ th@@ ni@@ c and language ba@@ r@@ ri@@ ers .
We real@@ ize that up@@ building , or e@@ dif@@ ying , meetings are first of all the result of the influ@@ ence of God’s spirit .
It is not simply that Christian mor@@ ality prom@@ o@@ tes con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment and prote@@ cts one@@ ’s health .
T@@ el@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne : ( 8@@ 4@@ 5 ) 3@@ 0@@ 6 - 0@@ 7@@ 0@@ 7
What was the joy that su@@ sta@@ ined Jesus through all his tri@@ als ?
We me@@ et there to study Jehovah’s Word , pray to him , and sing his pra@@ ises .
By 199@@ 4 , the 6@@ 1 Witnesses there were ur@@ g@@ ently in need of a new Kingdom H@@ all and a lar@@ g@@ er transl@@ ation of@@ fice .
“ L@@ I@@ K@@ E father , like son ” is an of@@ t - re@@ pe@@ ated ph@@ ra@@ se .
Then , Mar@@ i C@@ ar@@ men@@ ’s gr@@ and@@ mother , the older An@@ a , also began to show interest in the Bible .
He also as@@ sures us that he person@@ ally listen@@ s as we pray to him .
He is “ the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him , ” and he bless@@ es those who give him glory . ​ — Hebrews 11 : 6 .
There is no cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ction .
For example , the men who came close to viol@@ ating the wife of Abraham , who was Jose@@ p@@ h’s great - gr@@ and@@ mother , and the wife of Isa@@ a@@ c , Jose@@ p@@ h’s gr@@ and@@ mother , came per@@ il@@ ously close to disa@@ ster .
Thus , the worship of C@@ y@@ bele and Ar@@ t@@ em@@ is was re@@ plac@@ ed by the worship of M@@ ary the “ God - be@@ are@@ r ” or the “ mother of go@@ d . ”
We cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t even bu@@ y with a cre@@ di@@ t c@@ ard , for fear it would not be hon@@ ored .
F@@ ind Jo@@ y in Your Mar@@ ri@@ age
There are many reas@@ ons to witness from house to house .
The form@@ er things have pas@@ sed away . ” This means that any s@@ ource of sa@@ dness in your life will soon be g@@ one forever .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , we no@@ te that this fear , far from being re@@ stri@@ ctive , was a s@@ ource of satis@@ fac@@ tion .
This article discus@@ ses how we can help to pre@@ serve a heal@@ thy , positi@@ ve spirit in the congregation .
There was no h@@ es@@ it@@ ation or pro@@ c@@ ra@@ st@@ in@@ ation .
R@@ o@@ d@@ ri@@ go B@@ or@@ gi@@ a was born in 14@@ 31 into a prom@@ in@@ ent family at J@@ á@@ tiv@@ a , in the kingdom of A@@ ra@@ g@@ on , now in S@@ pain .
The ans@@ wers to these questions are of vital import@@ ance to us .
This was an e@@ ye - op@@ en@@ er for F@@ la@@ vi@@ o .
Moses ’ fur@@ ther words ex@@ posed the reason@@ ings of their heart : “ Mu@@ st you men also try to secu@@ re the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od ? ”
For three more years , Ge@@ or@@ g@@ ina continued to face op@@ position .
O@@ ther mat@@ ches inclu@@ ded bo@@ x@@ ing and the pan@@ cr@@ ati@@ u@@ m , descri@@ bed as “ a b@@ ru@@ tal s@@ por@@ t that com@@ bin@@ ed ba@@ re - k@@ nu@@ ck@@ le bo@@ x@@ ing with w@@ rest@@ ling . ”
Is there any hope that our world will ever be un@@ ited ?
( Read Mal@@ ach@@ i 2 : 13 , 14 . )
As long as they ‘ keep their sen@@ ses ’ and fi@@ ght temp@@ tation , such ones can coun@@ t on God’s support .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , it is un@@ reason@@ able for parents to ask children to as@@ su@@ me ad@@ ul@@ t responsi@@ bil@@ ities before they are ready .
“ F@@ i@@ f@@ th : In expres@@ sion of our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to Jehovah for the privilege of being teach@@ ers of his Word , we will r@@ ene@@ w our efforts to ‘ h@@ and@@ le his word of truth ari@@ ght ’ and ‘ fully accom@@ pl@@ ish our ministry . ’
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s answer to that question war@@ ms our heart .
The men had te@@ ars in their eyes .
Then he as@@ c@@ ended to heaven to present to Jehovah the value of his preci@@ ous sacrifice and a@@ wa@@ it the appointed time when his pres@@ ence as Messi@@ ani@@ c King would beg@@ in .
The Bible writ@@ er A@@ gu@@ r asked : “ Who has ga@@ ther@@ ed the w@@ ind in the ho@@ l@@ low of both hands ?
Like Eli@@ j@@ ah , you might be disc@@ oura@@ ged because your service seem@@ s fru@@ it@@ less or because some spiritual go@@ al seem@@ s un@@ at@@ tain@@ able .
What three ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ ons are given at Romans 12 : 12 ?
C@@ learly , the king wanted to use religion to direc@@ t the pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s loy@@ al@@ ty away from Jerusalem , where they used to worship .
You may won@@ der : ‘ Are mirac@@ ul@@ ous cu@@ res a thing of the past , or will heal@@ ings of the kind that Jesus per@@ form@@ ed occ@@ ur again ?
For more information , see The Watchtower of Ju@@ ly 15 , 20@@ 13 , page 22 , par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 12 .
Why should parents not bl@@ ame themselves if a child lea@@ ves Jehovah ?
Lo@@ ok ! you have put your trust in the support of this c@@ ru@@ shed re@@ ed , Egy@@ pt , which , if a man should br@@ ace himself upon it , would certainly en@@ ter into his p@@ al@@ m and pi@@ er@@ ce it . ’ ”
Jesus comman@@ ded him : “ Re@@ turn your s@@ word to its place , for all those who take the s@@ word will per@@ ish by the s@@ word . ”
“ As soon as he fin@@ i@@ shed rend@@ ering up the bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering , ” Je@@ h@@ u had 8@@ 0 ar@@ m@@ ed men sla@@ ugh@@ ter Ba@@ al@@ ’s devo@@ te@@ es .
Then came Na@@ th@@ an’s c@@ ru@@ shing declar@@ ation : “ You yourself are the man ! ” ​ — 2 Sa@@ m .
The Devil would like nothing better than to see us re@@ si@@ gn ourselves to de@@ fe@@ at , feel@@ ing that ‘ the situation is ho@@ p@@ eless .
Y@@ oung ones , the first st@@ ep on the ro@@ ad to life is to make the truth your own .
His L@@ at@@ in sur@@ name was Mar@@ c@@ us , or Mark . ​ — Acts 12 : 25 .
Des@@ pite op@@ position , fe@@ ar@@ less brothers and sisters kept taking to the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts .
We in@@ her@@ ited the tend@@ enc@@ y to sin from the first man , Adam .
He said : “ If they tell me to go away without my gu@@ n , I don@@ ’t know what I will do , how I will e@@ at . ”
What example of deal@@ ing pe@@ ace@@ ab@@ ly with un@@ believers did the apostle Paul set ?
I kept as@@ king my@@ self , ‘ Is there any point in living ? ’
T . Rus@@ sel@@ l , descri@@ b@@ ing her@@ self as “ living pro@@ of that there are no@@ ne too far away to be re@@ ached . ”
However , consider the words of the apostle Paul , a mission@@ ary who knew what it me@@ ant to be in want : “ I have learned , in wh@@ atever circumstances I am , to be self - su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient .
I re@@ qu@@ est you , not to take them out of the world , but to w@@ atch over them because of the wicked one .
“ A@@ bo@@ ve all things , ” st@@ ressed Paul , “ take up the large shi@@ eld of faith , with which you will be able to qu@@ en@@ ch all the wicked one@@ ’s bur@@ ning mis@@ s@@ il@@ es . ”
Then he reve@@ aled himself at last : “ I am Joseph your brother . ”
If you pa@@ y close attention to what they say , you are likely to dis@@ cer@@ n which as@@ pe@@ cts of Bible truth will be especially appe@@ al@@ ing to them .
Some live to make a name in the world .
What happened in keep@@ ing with the prophe@@ tic words of Psalm 16 : 10 ?
‘ By Li@@ ght From You We See Li@@ ght , ’ 12 / 1
Jesus has already proved to be a thor@@ ough@@ ly righteous , reli@@ able , and com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate Le@@ ad@@ er .
Why did Paul ur@@ ge the Corinth@@ i@@ an Christians to “ wi@@ den out ” ?
A man inter@@ ested in fin@@ ding Bible truth deci@@ des to atten@@ d a public talk ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ised in The I@@ ris@@ h T@@ im@@ es .
G@@ o in peace , and be heal@@ ed from your g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous si@@ ck@@ ness . ” ​ — Mark 5 : 25 - 34 .
After sp@@ en@@ ding some time in a local j@@ a@@ il , I was taken to a cam@@ p in J@@ as@@ per , Al@@ ber@@ ta .
Wh@@ atever mo@@ tiv@@ ated the man to make the re@@ qu@@ est , Jesus dec@@ l@@ ined to act upon it .
Wor@@ ds That He@@ al
We , like Jo@@ shua , are as@@ sur@@ ed wisdom and succ@@ ess if we read God’s Word da@@ ily and take care to put it into prac@@ tice .
“ I knew that I should be baptized , but I must say that I really did not understand Bible tru@@ ths as well as I should have .
7 : 28 – 8 : 20 ​ — Why were many Jews in Babyl@@ on rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to go up to Jerusalem with E@@ z@@ r@@ a ?
Jehovah God wants us to know the truth about him .
O@@ N TH@@ E last ev@@ ening before his death , Jesus had a long talk with his apostles during which he as@@ sur@@ ed them of his deep love for them .
But she ad@@ m@@ its , “ By then every@@ body was about half as@@ le@@ ep . ”
She fin@@ ds him as@@ le@@ ep .
S@@ ad@@ ly , Israel did not prove faithful to their God , Jehovah .
Un@@ der this pres@@ sure , we may become emo@@ tion@@ ally and spiritually par@@ al@@ y@@ zed , even lo@@ se our desire to worship Jehovah .
In turn , S@@ us@@ an@@ na spoke with other relati@@ ves .
After comple@@ ting her educ@@ ation , my second child , M@@ el@@ a@@ ine , served as a pioneer minis@@ ter .
If the house fa@@ iled to sel@@ l , they would conclu@@ de that God did not want them to move .
Even the worl@@ d’s religi@@ ons have not been able to help .
“ Such was its f@@ ame , ” com@@ ments Ge@@ or@@ ges R@@ ou@@ x in his book An@@ cient I@@ ra@@ q , “ that the King of U@@ gar@@ it , on the S@@ y@@ ri@@ an co@@ ast , did not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to s@@ end his son 6@@ 00 kil@@ om@@ et@@ res [ 3@@ 70 mil@@ es ] in@@ land for the so@@ le purpose of vis@@ iting ‘ the house of Z@@ im@@ r@@ i - Li@@ m . ’ ”
Indeed , God’s holy spirit pla@@ yed a pi@@ vo@@ tal ro@@ le in Mar@@ y’s pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy .
A@@ no@@ ther a@@ id to keep@@ ing God in a marriage is for a cou@@ ple to study God’s Word together .
The ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality sh@@ own to us t@@ ou@@ ched our hearts , and ever@@ yone was so t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant of my efforts to expla@@ in things in what I thought was accep@@ table Solomon Is@@ lands P@@ id@@ g@@ in ​ — a language with what must be one of the s@@ mal@@ l@@ est vo@@ ca@@ bul@@ aries in the world .
U@@ r@@ ged on by religious lead@@ ers , in 19@@ 28 the govern@@ ment ab@@ ru@@ p@@ tly ann@@ oun@@ ced that it would not r@@ ene@@ w bro@@ ad@@ ca@@ sting li@@ cen@@ ses for st@@ ations ow@@ ned by the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents .
For a de@@ ta@@ iled consider@@ ation of this sub@@ ject , see the bro@@ ch@@ ure Sh@@ ould You B@@ eli@@ eve in the Tr@@ in@@ ity ? , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The pr@@ ou@@ d P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es loo@@ ked down on the comm@@ on fol@@ k , mal@@ ign@@ ing them as “ acc@@ ur@@ sed people . ”
The man pa@@ ys ra@@ pt attention to the wh@@ ite - ha@@ i@@ red , be@@ ar@@ ded speak@@ er we@@ aring a long bl@@ ack co@@ at .
He ac@@ ted ru@@ th@@ less@@ ly with no indic@@ ation of re@@ mor@@ se .
By accep@@ ting God’s love and by exerc@@ ising faith in the ransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ , we can be fre@@ ed from the con@@ dem@@ nation resul@@ ting from our in@@ her@@ ited sin .
We had to cu@@ t down on co@@ st@@ ly food it@@ em@@ s , ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive v@@ ac@@ ations , and un@@ necess@@ ary pur@@ cha@@ ses of new clo@@ th@@ es .
Even when we are older , we often feel the need to be com@@ for@@ ted .
You won@@ der how this person feel@@ s about the things he is hear@@ ing and how the information can change his life .
How does Jehovah demonstr@@ ate for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess ?
The spiritual blessings enjo@@ yed by God’s people are often accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by t@@ ang@@ i@@ ble benef@@ its .
They will have the opportunity to demonstr@@ ate their desire to do that by succ@@ ess@@ fully pas@@ sing the fin@@ al t@@ est .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing the pu@@ re language invol@@ ves believ@@ ing the truth , teaching it to others , and living in har@@ mony with God’s la@@ ws and principles .
They will sur@@ ely want to help you to w@@ in the pri@@ ze of life .
30 The Jo@@ y of Le@@ ading a S@@ imp@@ le Li@@ fe
In fact , God cre@@ ated angels long before man@@ kin@@ d’s appe@@ ar@@ ance ​ — even before the cre@@ ation of pl@@ an@@ et E@@ ar@@ th .
Ab@@ out 22 years after Jesus died , the apostle Paul wrote that there had been up@@ war@@ ds of 5@@ 00 e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses who saw the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus and that most of them were still ali@@ ve when Paul was writ@@ ing .
There is no indic@@ ation that H@@ an@@ am@@ el had imp@@ ro@@ per@@ ly come into pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of pro@@ per@@ ty in An@@ a@@ tho@@ th .
Those chang@@ es brought God’s ancient people into har@@ mony with his will .
It was love that made them end@@ ure the he@@ at , the ra@@ in , and the co@@ ld as they went about this work .
After making a sto@@ p in S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y , he f@@ ell ill again , but he refu@@ sed to be se@@ par@@ ated from the preci@@ ous cr@@ ates .
They left their wi@@ ves and their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing be@@ h@@ ind to die in the f@@ loo@@ d@@ w@@ at@@ ers , along with that soci@@ ety of humans .
We enjo@@ yed the scho@@ ol@@ ing and expe@@ cted to use our tra@@ ining back in Ne@@ br@@ as@@ ka .
He encoura@@ ges the Hebrews : “ Let us ru@@ n with end@@ ur@@ ance the r@@ ace that is set before us , ” doing so in faith . ​ — He@@ b .
Jehovah on the Mar@@ ch !
In some coun@@ tri@@ es , they have s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ously been called a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous se@@ ct , even as the first - century Christians were .
A Per@@ man@@ ent Par@@ t@@ ner
What three things should we avoid d@@ wel@@ ling on ?
Bar@@ u@@ ch , the s@@ cri@@ ba@@ l se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary of the prophet Jeremiah , com@@ pla@@ ined of gro@@ wing we@@ ary .
The man was em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed and a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ zed for his ti@@ ra@@ de .
5 , 6 . ( a ) How did all of us beg@@ in life ?
“ In a way I felt f@@ l@@ at@@ tered , but I quic@@ k@@ ly su@@ p@@ pres@@ sed that feel@@ ing because I want to mar@@ ry only someone who will draw me clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah . ”
At some point , you may con@@ fr@@ on@@ t a me@@ ch@@ an@@ ic@@ al proble@@ m that is bey@@ ond your ability to sol@@ ve , requi@@ ring that you pul@@ l to the side of the ro@@ ad and seek help .
Yet , they support and encoura@@ ge those who can and make vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary don@@ ations to fur@@ ther the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work .
When the people of N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h rep@@ ented and turned around from their bad way , the Bible says : “ The true God felt reg@@ re@@ t over the cal@@ am@@ ity that he had spo@@ ken of ca@@ using to them ; and he did not cause it . ” ​ — J@@ on@@ ah 3 : 10 .
L@@ et@@ ’s talk about how Jeremiah was someone special to God , yet even he felt like qu@@ it@@ ting .
And God as righteous is t@@ es@@ ting out heart and k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys . ”
Still , all is not lost , since Christian conduct also gives a powerful witness .
“ W@@ H@@ A@@ T an in@@ es@@ ti@@ ma@@ ble privilege it has been to sp@@ end the past fi@@ ve months giving attention to the thoughts of our Creator and lear@@ ning to see things as he does ! ” re@@ mar@@ ked a re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative of the 1@@ 2@@ 2@@ n@@ d class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad on gra@@ du@@ ation day .
I told them that I would take it to the local pri@@ est and discus@@ s it with him .
Jesus made supp@@ lic@@ ation for Peter so that the apost@@ le@@ ’s faith would not give out .
Our heavenly Father is “ ready to for@@ give ” the sin@@ s of those who rep@@ ent@@ an@@ tly call upon him .
The Bible writ@@ er Luke speak@@ s of God’s purpose to ‘ turn His attention to the nations to take out of them a people for his name . ’
“ I public@@ ly praise you , Father , Lord of heaven and earth , ” Jesus declar@@ ed , “ because you have care@@ fully hi@@ d@@ den these things from wise and in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al ones , and have reve@@ aled them to ba@@ bes . Yes , O Father , because to do thus came to be the way appro@@ ved by you . ”
This bre@@ ad , which Jesus com@@ pared to the man@@ na that the Israelites had so ung@@ rac@@ i@@ ously re@@ je@@ cted , could offer everlasting benef@@ its .
However , being mo@@ des@@ t , or being a@@ ware of our li@@ mit@@ ations , will pre@@ v@@ ent us from be@@ coming op@@ in@@ i@@ on@@ ated .
They car@@ ed for the spiritual needs of God’s people , st@@ ating : “ We will devo@@ te ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word . ”
It is in this sense that C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 16 says : “ All other things have been cre@@ ated through him and for him . ”
But we can look for@@ ward to the future when God will he@@ al us comple@@ t@@ ely .
“ The happy God ” kno@@ ws what we need for our individu@@ al happiness .
Mo@@ vi@@ es about him have become ma@@ j@@ or bo@@ x - of@@ fice succ@@ ess@@ es .
The first part of that prophecy is often app@@ lied to the bir@@ th of the Messi@@ ah , and righ@@ tly so .
That is not the attitude that we should have .
What did his disciples believe ?
“ Jehovah God pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to form the man out of du@@ st from the gr@@ ound and to b@@ low into his no@@ str@@ il@@ s the bre@@ ath of life , and the man came to be a living soul . ”
Ru@@ th showed appreciation for God’s gift of marriage
The life that Jesus sacrific@@ ed was an ex@@ act e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent of the life that Adam for@@ fe@@ ited when he sin@@ ned .
“ Sa@@ ve your serv@@ ant ​ — you are my God — ​ that is tru@@ sting in you . ”
If you have been c@@ li@@ mb@@ ing the so@@ cial or cor@@ por@@ ate la@@ d@@ der , you might want to refle@@ ct hon@@ es@@ tly on what is mo@@ tiv@@ ating you .
“ At times , my leg@@ s are aching , but , ” Ka@@ re@@ n ad@@ ds with a bi@@ g sm@@ ile , “ I@@ ’@@ ve condu@@ cted as many as 18 Bible stu@@ dies .
S@@ ome@@ thing el@@ se that helped me was atten@@ ding the meetings of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Lo@@ ve for Jehovah will move you to act in what way ?
La@@ z@@ y people are vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of the desi@@ res . . . that con@@ su@@ me them , and they simply have nothing to show for themselves . ”
The apostle Paul wrote that ‘ God had taken the Law out of the way by na@@ il@@ ing it to the t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake . ’
Will resur@@ rec@@ tions take place in the are@@ a where people died ?
8 : 11 .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Christians obey all of “ Ca@@ es@@ ar@@ ’s ” la@@ ws regarding h@@ un@@ ting and fi@@ shing , whether the author@@ ities en@@ for@@ ce them or not . ​ — Matthew 22 : 21 ; Romans 13 : 1 .
J@@ on : How long ?
A we@@ ek after re@@ tur@@ ning to V@@ an@@ cou@@ ver from his assignment , Father col@@ la@@ p@@ sed at a meeting .
The s@@ pl@@ en@@ di@@ dly d@@ ressed vis@@ it@@ ors are com@@ mon@@ ly called the three wise men .
This indic@@ ates that Satan was con@@ stan@@ tly on the loo@@ k@@ out for an opportunity to put Jesus ’ integrity to the t@@ est .
I@@ t’s never just your op@@ in@@ ion .
They think that s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity is en@@ ough to ple@@ ase God reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of one@@ ’s religion .
When Jesus began his ministry on earth , he ann@@ oun@@ ced : “ I must also dec@@ l@@ are the good news of the Kingdom of God to other c@@ ities , because for this I was sent . ”
I turned to the person con@@ duc@@ ting my Bible study for support and encourag@@ ement .
By ad@@ her@@ ing to Bible standards regarding personal h@@ y@@ gi@@ ene , we avoid many physical a@@ il@@ ments .
Yes , Jesus loved all the tru@@ ths that Jehovah had taught him .
So I did not see much of Un@@ c@@ le B@@ en for a long time .
All have Jehovah’s law written on their hearts , and Jehovah , on the bas@@ is of Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice , has for@@ given their sin@@ s .
So you@@ ’@@ re already having an important share in the ministry ! ”
W@@ ould you rel@@ ate the n@@ ames of brothers and sisters who have sto@@ od by you during vari@@ ous difficult tri@@ als ?
He told his fellow scho@@ l@@ ars in B@@ er@@ le@@ bur@@ g of his ear@@ n@@ est desire “ to provide a who@@ l@@ ly pu@@ re Bible transl@@ ation , to cor@@ rec@@ t Lu@@ ther’s transl@@ ation , to rend@@ er the meaning ex@@ ac@@ tly according to the letter of God’s Word and according to its spirit . ”
Do Not F@@ ol@@ low “ F@@ al@@ se St@@ ori@@ es ”
The nations are challeng@@ ed : “ Be@@ at your p@@ low@@ sh@@ a@@ res into s@@ words and your pr@@ un@@ ing sh@@ ear@@ s into l@@ an@@ ces ” and pre@@ pare for war .
Even From W@@ i@@ th@@ in the C@@ ongreg@@ ation
Who gave us our conscience , and why can we be than@@ k@@ ful that we have it ?
He told them that if he had been in their place , he ‘ would have streng@@ th@@ ened them with the words of his m@@ ou@@ th , and the cons@@ ol@@ ation of his li@@ ps would have brought them reli@@ ef . ’
For example , No@@ ah’s great - gr@@ and@@ son N@@ im@@ ro@@ d took op@@ position to Jehovah’s rule to new he@@ igh@@ ts .
Why should I not jo@@ in worl@@ dly re@@ form mo@@ v@@ ements ? ’
B@@ est of all , I have the un@@ be@@ at@@ able pro@@ spe@@ ct of et@@ er@@ n@@ al life on earth . ”
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Witnesses were vi@@ c@@ ti@@ mi@@ zed ; h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds were kil@@ led in con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps .
Saul se@@ es a shepher@@ d bo@@ y pit@@ ted against a har@@ d@@ ened gi@@ ant .
O@@ ver 15 years ag@@ o , when he was 28 , an au@@ to ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent had left him par@@ al@@ y@@ zed from the wa@@ ist down .
But how will a bad person f@@ are ?
A desire to pos@@ s@@ ess more and more material things and the lu@@ re of im@@ mor@@ ality have also proved spiritually de@@ va@@ st@@ ating in the case of some .
( V@@ in@@ e@@ ’s Ex@@ pos@@ it@@ ory Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of O@@ ld and New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent Wor@@ ds ) Indeed , when two humans are at o@@ d@@ ds , there may be a me@@ asure of bl@@ ame on both si@@ des , since both are imper@@ fect and pro@@ ne to er@@ r .
If Christians are h@@ ated by the world , how do they view the world ?
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons worship dead an@@ c@@ est@@ ors , believ@@ ing that God is too re@@ mo@@ te to be appro@@ ached .
Rather , may we be determined to be true to our dedic@@ ation as Satan’s system c@@ ra@@ sh@@ es in ru@@ ins .
The l@@ eng@@ th of the study course dep@@ ends on you .
The influ@@ ence of Jesus ’ ex@@ ist@@ ence was felt through the activities of his followers .
H@@ er parents tri@@ ed to ra@@ ise her to live by the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s moral standards .
In order to ‘ de@@ ad@@ en his body members ’ with reg@@ ard to un@@ clean se@@ x@@ u@@ al ap@@ pet@@ ite , a person needs to cultiv@@ ate strong love for Jehovah God .
A number of important poin@@ ts recorded at Romans 12 : 2 mer@@ it our close attention .
The ol@@ des@@ t sur@@ vi@@ ving n@@ on - Bi@@ bli@@ cal refer@@ ences to this c@@ y@@ c@@ le are from the f@@ our@@ th century B.C.E .
However , circumstances v@@ ary from one country to another , and the important thing is for Christians to “ dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish between the holy thing and the prof@@ ane ” so as to conduct themselves with ho@@ l@@ iness that pleas@@ es God .
H@@ er name was I@@ gn@@ ac@@ ia .
I had always been thr@@ il@@ led by the thought of Af@@ ri@@ ca@@ ’s wide - o@@ pen sp@@ ac@@ es and f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating w@@ il@@ d@@ life
Are we determined not to li@@ e and not to dec@@ ei@@ ve ?
Q@@ u@@ e@@ en O@@ l@@ ga
Jehovah did not take S@@ us@@ an@@ ne to heaven , and she is not an ang@@ el .
For example , the Bible comman@@ ds : “ Let the ste@@ al@@ er ste@@ al no more , but rather let him do hard work , doing with his hands what is good work , that he may have something to dist@@ ribu@@ te to someone in need . ”
What must we do to con@@ qu@@ er the world ?
16 , 17 . ( a ) After the ex@@ ile , how did the situation of the Israelites di@@ ff@@ er from when their fore@@ fa@@ thers first in@@ her@@ ited the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and ?
We can be sure that Jehovah w@@ atch@@ es over those whom he lo@@ ves , to strengthen them as they keep se@@ par@@ ate from the world . — Isaiah 40 : 29 - 31 .
A@@ m@@ ong Jehovah’s most end@@ ear@@ ing qualities is his will@@ ing@@ ness to for@@ give .
However , all anointed Witnesses are deep@@ ly involved in the vital har@@ v@@ est work that is now taking place .
These travel@@ ers also brought me ta@@ p@@ es of public tal@@ ks .
Ha@@ ving lost hope and given in to des@@ pa@@ ir , she re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly cri@@ ed out to God : “ Wh@@ ere are you ?
With so many sen@@ sing that their trust has been a@@ bu@@ sed , is it any won@@ der that people are rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to have confidence in others ?
You can therefore take to heart the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart and do not le@@ an upon your own understanding .
No@@ tes R@@ ob@@ er@@ t , a pioneer for over 30 years , “ To work along with angels who know what is going on in the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders ’ lives is exc@@ iting . ”
Dani@@ el@@ ’s di@@ lig@@ ence in study and prayer ref@@ ined his person@@ ality and end@@ ear@@ ed him to God
Se@@ e@@ ing the stud@@ ents ’ prog@@ ress also makes the instru@@ ct@@ ors happy .
This requi@@ res qui@@ et refle@@ ction and prayer .
E@@ ach day , we face a wide ar@@ ra@@ y of e@@ ye - appe@@ al@@ ing di@@ str@@ actions , and their number keep@@ s inc@@ reas@@ ing .
It was only after Jehovah demonstr@@ ated his power that they said : “ Jehovah is the true God ! Jehovah is the true God ! ” ​ — 1 K@@ ings 18 : 39 .
Des@@ cri@@ be one young man@@ ’s sear@@ ch for a purpose in life .
Jehovah does not pre@@ des@@ t@@ ine his in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res ; he gives each one fre@@ e@@ dom and opportun@@ ities to cho@@ ose between good and bad , right and wrong .
Many you@@ ths in the Christian congregation use their strength in pra@@ ising Jehovah .
Jehovah could jus@@ ti@@ fi@@ ab@@ ly have ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ated his people , but in@@ stead he exerc@@ ised long - suffering . ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 14 : 11 - 21 .
Ma@@ xi@@ mu@@ s C@@ al@@ li@@ pol@@ ites , a learned mon@@ k , started work on it in Mar@@ ch 1@@ 6@@ 29 .
Our Creator wants married cou@@ ples to pul@@ l together in the same spiritual direction , sh@@ aring the bur@@ den@@ s and re@@ ap@@ ing the benef@@ its e@@ qu@@ it@@ ab@@ ly .
Even those with little means contribu@@ te what they can .
P@@ u@@ t it down im@@ medi@@ ately ! ”
G@@ a@@ ther@@ ing for the meetings in Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i was d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous and difficult ​ — yet always wor@@ th the effort .
There was another reason why the Hebrew Christians needed to pa@@ y stri@@ ct attention to the things heard about Jesus .
And he high@@ ligh@@ ts an important th@@ ir@@ d group that he id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es as “ brothers ” of “ the King . ” ​ — Read Matthew 25 : 31 - 4@@ 6 .
Tru@@ ly , Jehovah is an appreci@@ ative God who ch@@ eri@@ sh@@ es the faithful service of his devo@@ ted worshipp@@ ers .
“ In@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble of Be@@ ing D@@ ul@@ l ”
Ang@@ els have deep concer@@ n for the wel@@ f@@ are of those who serve God , and Jehovah has re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly used them to strengthen and prote@@ ct his faithful servants on earth .
Ha@@ ve the right fr@@ ame of mind .
The whole congregation will sur@@ ely su@@ ff@@ er .
How often do you pray to Jehovah ?
O@@ r if your friend ign@@ ored your counsel , what would you do ?
How do our meetings help us to stay spiritually ac@@ tive ?
God’s Word chang@@ es the lives of those who read it and devel@@ op faith in Jehovah’s living promises .
What a blessing it will be when all in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the earth love God and their neigh@@ b@@ or !
In each case , Jehovah made sure that those who were see@@ king him had an opportunity to know him .
In these cr@@ itical times , we must work hard to live up to our dedic@@ ation and keep on serving God with a ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast heart .
He has tri@@ ed to se@@ du@@ ce all in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res in heaven and on earth , including Jesus Christ , into worshipp@@ ing him in re@@ je@@ ction of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y . ​ — Matthew 4 : 8 - 10 ; Revelation 12 : 3 , 4 , 9 .
After preaching there , he is on his way to Jerusalem .
If the ag@@ g@@ res@@ s@@ ors man@@ ag@@ ed to do away with His people , it would make Jehovah appe@@ ar to be un@@ loving , un@@ just , or hel@@ pl@@ ess .
Yes , Paul accepted the ransom .
Still , those Christians did not look to se@@ cul@@ ar work for se@@ cur@@ ity .
If you ha@@ p@@ pen to f@@ all , accept help and get up !
In Mar@@ ch 19@@ 33 the Ger@@ man govern@@ ment called a gener@@ al ele@@ ction .
He died for all that those who live might live no longer for themselves , but for him . ”
She op@@ ened the ca@@ r w@@ in@@ do@@ w and invit@@ ed pas@@ ser@@ s@@ by to take co@@ pi@@ es of The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
Re@@ g@@ arding the word “ par@@ ch@@ ments ” in this verse , Bible scho@@ la@@ r A .
He ga@@ ther@@ ed his family and accepted a Bible study .
To help us , let us consider three as@@ pe@@ cts of being yi@@ el@@ ding , nam@@ ely , our mo@@ tive , our attitude toward authority , and the ex@@ t@@ ent to which we should yi@@ eld .
T@@ ak@@ ing such me@@ a@@ sures prote@@ cts us from being car@@ ri@@ ed off by someone “ as his pre@@ y through the ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y and emp@@ ty dec@@ ep@@ tion according to the tra@@ dition of men , according to the el@@ em@@ ent@@ ary things of the world and not according to Christ . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 2 : 8 .
Even the Creator himself , ap@@ pra@@ ising imper@@ fect man mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ um@@ s ag@@ o , “ saw that the ba@@ dness of man was a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in the earth and every inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of the thoughts of his heart was only bad all the time . ” ​ — Genesis 6 : 5 .
Jesus knew his ro@@ o@@ ts .
Of course , we would never want to con@@ fu@@ se being reason@@ able with ho@@ l@@ ding back from rend@@ ering service to God just to be kind to ourselves .
So whether we are at work , at home , or in school , we seek to avoid giving anyone a bas@@ is for fin@@ ding fa@@ ul@@ t with our ministry and our conduct .
For us to avoid get@@ ting involved in relation@@ shi@@ ps based pur@@ ely on physical at@@ tr@@ action , r@@ om@@ an@@ tic feelings must be temp@@ ered , or contro@@ l@@ led , by Bible principles .
With the temple re@@ buil@@ t and the people com@@ mit@@ ted to worshipp@@ ing Jehovah , however , the tru@@ ths of pu@@ re worship were to be spo@@ ken there , and Jerusalem was to be called “ the city of tru@@ en@@ ess . ”
It is pri@@ mar@@ ily this work , first publi@@ shed in 1@@ 6@@ 6@@ 7 , that ear@@ ned M@@ il@@ t@@ on liter@@ ary f@@ ame , especially in the Eng@@ l@@ ish - speaking world .
We might jo@@ in them in w@@ atch@@ ing a D@@ V@@ D on a Scriptural the@@ me .
He still had a lo@@ t of en@@ er@@ gy .
The text was Psalm 34 : 8 : “ T@@ ast@@ e and see that Jehovah is good . ”
I was sent to one near S@@ te@@ in@@ ach , in the nor@@ the@@ ast of the country .
De@@ va@@ st@@ ating ha@@ bi@@ ts can be bro@@ ken by hear@@ t@@ felt trust in God and full reli@@ ance upon him .
34 : 8 .
Bo@@ th God and Christ ex@@ pect us to love our neigh@@ b@@ or .
After World W@@ ar I@@ I ended , I tra@@ ined as a n@@ ur@@ se .
I feel that Jehovah God provided just such a friend for me .
What do many find it hard to understand about God’s per@@ mis@@ sion of suffering , and what knowledge may help them ?
If I ever f@@ all into sin , will he c@@ ast me off ?
N@@ ex@@ t , there was a reading and ex@@ position from the T@@ or@@ ah , the first fi@@ ve boo@@ ks of the Bible , which were p@@ en@@ ned by Moses .
Why not try a me@@ th@@ od that su@@ its you ?
So , what you do for Jehovah should not dep@@ end on your parents or anyone el@@ se .
The F@@ in@@ i@@ shed M@@ y@@ st@@ er@@ y was the se@@ ven@@ th of a seri@@ es of vo@@ lum@@ es ent@@ it@@ led S@@ tudi@@ es in the Scriptures , the first si@@ x of which were written by Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l .
1 , 2 . ( a ) How can we come in l@@ ine for sal@@ vation ?
M@@ ore than 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years ag@@ o , the prophet Jeremiah stated : “ It does not bel@@ ong to man who is wal@@ king even to direc@@ t his st@@ ep . ”
This sur@@ pris@@ ed her parents , but they were happy that she had such a fine attitude .
Can you be sure that you will have such a happy future ?
8 , 9 . ( a ) What will help us to devel@@ op spiritual sta@@ bility ?
Jesus said that “ the se@@ ed s@@ pr@@ ou@@ ts and gro@@ ws t@@ all , just how [ the man ] does not know . ”
G@@ ran@@ ted , many of these faithful ones thought that by now Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on would have come and g@@ one .
Now think about Jehovah God and his Son , Jesus Christ .
Rather than being influ@@ enced by fear of man , true Christians are pri@@ mar@@ ily concer@@ ned with pleas@@ ing Jehovah God and hon@@ or@@ ing him as the God of truth .
How happy Al@@ ber@@ t was to dis@@ co@@ ver that man@@ kin@@ d’s suffering is not God’s fa@@ ul@@ t but , rather , that Jehovah pur@@ pos@@ es to end all suffering and to make this earth into a par@@ adise .
As those com@@ ments indic@@ ate , the more pre@@ pared you are to preach , the more se@@ cur@@ ely your “ boo@@ ts ” will be b@@ ound to your fe@@ et .
Although there are no li@@ ons in the w@@ il@@ d in the Ho@@ ly L@@ and today , some 1@@ 50 Scriptural refer@@ ences to this ani@@ ma@@ l show that it was famili@@ ar to Bible writ@@ ers .
G@@ ran@@ ted , there were some who main@@ ta@@ ined their integrity and kept God’s comman@@ d@@ ments des@@ pite the n@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ r@@ ous course .
He fur@@ ther no@@ tes : “ There is no possible set of circumstances , no possible c@@ ris@@ is , em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y or dem@@ and through which the gr@@ ace of God cannot find a way , and which the gr@@ ace of God cannot tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ an@@ tly de@@ al with and over@@ come .
“ They enjoy it because , as they put it , the@@ y@@ ’@@ re ‘ giving something to Jehovah . ’ ”
Instead of long@@ ing for a position in the congregation , enjoy your work in the ministry ! 17 , 18 . ( a ) C@@ ite Bible examples of hum@@ ble people as well as of pr@@ ou@@ d people . ( b ) How did one brother avoid let@@ ting pri@@ de dist@@ ance him from Jehovah ?
The no@@ ted Fr@@ en@@ ch work L@@ ar@@ ous@@ se du X@@ X@@ Si@@ è@@ c@@ le ( Par@@ is , 19@@ 28 ) com@@ ments : “ The first Christians received baptism by im@@ mer@@ sion every@@ where where water was found . ”
How can we help people from a different ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound ?
It mar@@ ked the li@@ ber@@ ation of ancient Israel from sla@@ very in Egy@@ pt .
In the year 14@@ 7@@ 3 B.C.E . , a pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te nam@@ ed R@@ a@@ ha@@ b lived in the Cana@@ an@@ ite city of Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o .
Will we try our best to do so ?
In many plac@@ es , children are leg@@ ally per@@ mit@@ ted to have acc@@ ess to al@@ co@@ ho@@ l .
At that time , A@@ sa seem@@ s to have been ne@@ g@@ le@@ cting his spiritual health .
Re@@ ally , teaching you God’s ways is a high@@ ly important responsi@@ bility that your parents received from Jehovah himself .
Because of his own great love , he sent his Son to the earth to be@@ ar witness to the truth and to re@@ de@@ em obedi@@ ent mankind .
T@@ el@@ ling God what you would like to do about it will invit@@ e his blessing on your efforts to find reli@@ ef and to avoid more serious problems .
He kin@@ dly made sure that Ru@@ th , a wi@@ do@@ w who g@@ le@@ an@@ ed in his fi@@ el@@ ds , would col@@ le@@ ct a good qu@@ an@@ t@@ ity of gra@@ in .
Our desire was to continue serving in P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al .
Although rend@@ ering such ass@@ ist@@ ance may requi@@ re effort on our part , the Scriptures as@@ sure us that “ with such sacrific@@ es God is well pleas@@ ed . ” ​ — He@@ b .
V@@ alu@@ able time can be re@@ de@@ em@@ ed by listen@@ ing to Bible ta@@ p@@ es while we tra@@ v@@ el
Paul said that an overse@@ er should be “ a man pre@@ si@@ ding over his own hous@@ eho@@ ld in a fine man@@ ner , having children in sub@@ je@@ ction with all seri@@ ousness . ”
David , on the other hand , was inter@@ ested in making “ a good name ” with Jehovah , as his son later re@@ comm@@ ended that all do .
This is especially true of the elders who are taking the lead .
Go@@ als that bring glory to Jehovah God are direc@@ tly con@@ ne@@ cted with our worship of him and with Kingdom inter@@ ests .
She was baptized one year later , and my father , R@@ on , came into the truth 13 years later .
When we com@@ p@@ ly with God’s Word , our hearts do not con@@ dem@@ n us , for we are doing what is “ pleas@@ ing in his eyes . ” ​ — 1 John 3 : 21 , 22 .
For example , we read : “ He that is show@@ ing fav@@ or to the low@@ ly one is l@@ en@@ ding to Jehovah , and his tre@@ at@@ ment He will re@@ pa@@ y to him . ”
In the sum@@ m@@ er , v@@ al@@ le@@ ys and me@@ a@@ do@@ ws are a bre@@ a@@ th@@ taking car@@ pe@@ t of col@@ or@@ ful w@@ il@@ d@@ f@@ low@@ ers .
L@@ or@@ ra@@ in@@ e@@ ’s go@@ al had been to go to G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol .
That kind of sub@@ mis@@ sion may str@@ ike some today as old - fa@@ shi@@ oned .
Although they will not be in the heavens , much of the spiritual her@@ it@@ age enjo@@ yed by the anointed ones is pas@@ sed on to them .
Ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c@@ ally lo@@ c@@ ated at the cro@@ s@@ s@@ ro@@ a@@ ds of ancient tra@@ de r@@ out@@ es , C@@ y@@ pr@@ us was ide@@ ally positi@@ oned to benefit from its pro@@ x@@ im@@ ity to mar@@ iti@@ me c@@ ent@@ ers of the e@@ ast@@ er@@ n Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an .
Even when we share with others in such cal@@ am@@ ities as earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es , h@@ ur@@ ri@@ can@@ es , f@@ loo@@ ds , fam@@ ines , and ra@@ va@@ ges of war@@ f@@ are , these do not destro@@ y our faith or our spiritual se@@ cur@@ ity .
The decisions Jehovah’s Witnesses make concer@@ ning their health and medi@@ cal care are well - thought - out .
How ought the ch@@ urch to view ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ ality ?
Is in a N@@ ak@@ ed St@@ ate ”
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful anointed Christians and their loyal compan@@ i@@ ons need not fear the coming judgment .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , it is this second group that is pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed by the “ desi@@ ra@@ ble things ” of H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i@@ ’s prophecy . ​ — Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 1 , 2 ; 1 John 2 : 1 , 2 .
Jehovah is the name of God as found in the Bible .
A@@ mi@@ d the Israel@@ ite sol@@ di@@ ers , she saw their pri@@ ests b@@ low@@ ing hor@@ ns and be@@ aring the sac@@ red ar@@ k that re@@ pres@@ ented the pres@@ ence of their God , Jehovah .
These provide us with opportun@@ ities to no@@ te the con@@ dition of our heart .
But did Christ give Peter pri@@ ma@@ cy ?
Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ments ​ — re@@ pres@@ ented by “ Ca@@ es@@ ar ” — ​ min@@ t or prin@@ t money and help esta@@ bl@@ ish its value .
The Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts prove that Jesus was h@@ ated , especially by the Jewish religious lead@@ ers .
In@@ dic@@ ating how su@@ d@@ den@@ ly those who are ready will be ga@@ ther@@ ed to sa@@ f@@ ety while others will be for@@ s@@ ak@@ en , Jesus said : “ T@@ w@@ o men will be in the field : one will be taken along and the other be a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned ; two women will be gr@@ in@@ ding at the hand m@@ ill : one will be taken along and the other be a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned . ”
What does it mean for parents to ‘ know the appe@@ ar@@ ance ’ of their children ?
When everything was ready , Eli@@ j@@ ah said a prayer .
E@@ very branch in me not be@@ aring fru@@ it he takes away , and every one be@@ aring fru@@ it he cle@@ ans , that it may be@@ ar more fru@@ it .
He came to be@@ ar witness to the truth .
A study of the Bible gave M@@ other hope .
That means following the ba@@ si@@ c principles that Christ expres@@ sed : “ ‘ You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind . ’
It is associ@@ ated with a con@@ fr@@ on@@ tation , one in which two powerful for@@ ces col@@ li@@ de .
Pe@@ ople of vari@@ ed ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds and cul@@ tures were dra@@ wn to Bro@@ ther P@@ i@@ er@@ ce because of his war@@ m sm@@ ile and good sense of hum@@ or .
The apostle Paul ur@@ ged fellow believers : “ Per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in prayer . ”
H@@ er un@@ believ@@ ing husband a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned the family just after the last child was born , but she re@@ adi@@ ly took on the responsi@@ bility to tra@@ in her children in God’s ways .
If you cannot ste@@ er an un@@ pro@@ duc@@ tive con@@ vers@@ ation back on tr@@ ack , you could say : “ I need to think about what you@@ ’@@ ve said and talk with you later . ”
Yet , Jehovah can give us the strength needed to fulf@@ ill our assign@@ ments reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of the pres@@ sures brought against us .
Jesus knew something el@@ se that led him to remain w@@ atch@@ ful .
S@@ har@@ p s@@ cal@@ es on a cro@@ co@@ di@@ le@@ ’s bel@@ ly leave the imp@@ res@@ sion of “ a th@@ re@@ shing in@@ str@@ um@@ ent ” on mu@@ d ban@@ ks .
By now we had another daugh@@ ter , and it was thr@@ ill@@ ing to learn that our family could live forever on a par@@ adise earth .
Th@@ r@@ ough a seri@@ es of ei@@ ght v@@ isions , Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah was as@@ sur@@ ed that Jehovah would be with his people , who would faith@@ fully car@@ ry the temple work to a fin@@ ish .
No@@ thing indic@@ ates that she did so .
Our fellow Christians in Fr@@ ance are confid@@ ent that the words of the prophet Isaiah will prove true in their case : “ An@@ y we@@ ap@@ on wh@@ atever that will be form@@ ed against you will have no succ@@ ess , and any t@@ ong@@ ue at all that will ris@@ e up against you in the judgment you will con@@ dem@@ n . ” ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 4 : 17 .
But if it is “ n@@ atur@@ al ” for the we@@ ak to die in order to make ro@@ om for the strong , how can we expla@@ in the fact that , like the S@@ we@@ dis@@ h man , some strong humans are moved at the sight of the suffering of their fel@@ low@@ man ?
So@@ on they st@@ op@@ ped practic@@ ing the things they had learned , and this was to their own spiritual de@@ tri@@ ment . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 15 , 16 .
Those Jews of old l@@ ac@@ ked that , to their de@@ tri@@ ment .
“ E@@ very woman that pra@@ ys or pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ies with her head un@@ co@@ vered sh@@ ames her head , ” wrote the apostle Paul .
The Bible tel@@ ls us about people in the past who st@@ ro@@ ve to serve God but who some@@ times had difficul@@ ty just saying no .
“ Yes , ” I rep@@ lied , “ I appreci@@ ate that , but I would like to fin@@ ish that verse : ‘ and to God the things that are God’s . ’
As we have no@@ ted , it refle@@ cts a spirit of sy@@ mp@@ a@@ thy toward those in dist@@ ress and ca@@ uses us to su@@ ff@@ er with those who su@@ ff@@ er .
The S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c Pe@@ shi@@ t@@ ta ​ — A W@@ in@@ do@@ w on the World of E@@ arly Bible Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ations 13
C@@ as@@ ab@@ l@@ an@@ c@@ a in the 19@@ 40 ’ s
Father was sh@@ o@@ cked that a “ re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative ” of God used a “ holy ” ob@@ ject to ha@@ st@@ en his f@@ light .
When she heard the news , she went into a st@@ ate of sh@@ o@@ ck .
One of the boo@@ ks she ob@@ ta@@ ined was The H@@ ar@@ p of God , and it soon ended up in our house .
For one thing , by conduct within the family as all ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit .
In@@ sight into God’s n@@ ature and person@@ ality .
To answer that question , we must look to the Bible .
W@@ ell , it is es@@ tim@@ ated that P@@ u@@ er@@ to R@@ ic@@ o “ ex@@ por@@ ts ” about 1@@ ,000 publi@@ sh@@ ers per year to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , many of them rel@@ o@@ c@@ ating for e@@ con@@ om@@ ic reas@@ ons .
Why , the si@@ x ver@@ ses of the 1@@ 5@@ 0@@ th Psalm ex@@ hor@@ t us 13 different times to praise Jehovah !
Th@@ an@@ ks to the tim@@ ely support that local brothers and sisters provided , C@@ y@@ n@@ th@@ ia and her daugh@@ ters found the strength to serve as au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pione@@ ers just si@@ x months after their tra@@ um@@ ati@@ c experience . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 19 - 25 , 200@@ 9
We do well to ask ourselves hon@@ es@@ tly , ‘ Do I have the mind of Christ on this matter ?
The 16 publi@@ sh@@ ers who live on the is@@ land of An@@ d@@ ro@@ s put for@@ th great effort to co@@ ver the enti@@ re is@@ land .
Jesus ans@@ wers : “ This means everlasting life , their taking in knowledge of you , the only true God , and of the one whom you sent for@@ th , Jesus Christ . ”
There are 6@@ 6 boo@@ ks that are gener@@ ally recogn@@ ized as can@@ on@@ ic@@ al and are an in@@ tegr@@ al and in@@ dis@@ p@@ en@@ sa@@ ble part of God’s Word .
The ancient Hebrews called the al@@ mon@@ d t@@ ree the a@@ wak@@ ening one , al@@ lu@@ ding to its early f@@ low@@ ering .
Rather , we allow Bible principles to give us fle@@ xi@@ bility in di@@ gn@@ i@@ f@@ ying fellow humans every@@ where .
She rel@@ ated : “ I turned in my app@@ lic@@ ation for regul@@ ar pione@@ ering .
W@@ a@@ ys to S@@ how R@@ es@@ pect for Our G@@ a@@ ther@@ ings
Let us consider n@@ ine ways we can stri@@ ve to show love that is “ free from h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y . ”
“ You must r@@ en@@ oun@@ ce the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents ’ ide@@ as , which are ho@@ st@@ ile to the T@@ hi@@ r@@ d R@@ ei@@ ch . ”
What Is Bethel ?
Although I mis@@ s him very much , I am com@@ for@@ ted by the fact that he is in good hands , and I know that Jehovah will remember him along with milli@@ ons of others in the resurrection . ​ — John 5 : 28 , 29 .
Yes , we have am@@ ple reason to show gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for the elders , who are working hard among us , pre@@ si@@ ding over us , and ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ ing us .
It is important that parents show that they appreci@@ ate spiritual matters , since children are quic@@ k to no@@ te in@@ cons@@ is@@ ten@@ ci@@ es . ”
The Bible poin@@ ts to this d@@ anger and says : “ When anyone wicked be@@ ars rule , the people si@@ gh . ” ​ — Proverbs 29 : 2 ; E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 8 : 9 .
Our Christian brothers and sisters were a s@@ ource of strength to us , sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding us with love and giving us practic@@ al support .
Paul explained this c@@ learly in one of his inspired let@@ ters : “ Re@@ ck@@ on y@@ ourselves to be dead in@@ deed with refer@@ ence to sin but living with refer@@ ence to God by Christ Jesus . ”
Paul also stated that love “ believ@@ es all things . ”
James declar@@ ed : “ The wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve is first of all cha@@ st@@ e , then pe@@ ace@@ able , reason@@ able , ready to obey , full of mer@@ cy and good fru@@ its , not making par@@ ti@@ al dist@@ inc@@ tions , not h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical . ”
“ When I ex@@ pose my mind and heart to God’s Word , I find I am always a ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er person , ” says Ther@@ es@@ a .
Why might J@@ on@@ ah have wanted Jehovah to follow through with the fore@@ told des@@ tru@@ ction of N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h ?
Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah se@@ es f@@ l@@ ying through the a@@ ir a s@@ cro@@ l@@ l ne@@ arly 30 fe@@ et ( 9 m ) long and 15 fe@@ et ( 4@@ .@@ 5 m ) wide !
During Solom@@ on@@ ’s re@@ ign , mu@@ si@@ c was fe@@ atu@@ red in pu@@ re worship in a large way .
He was cu@@ t to the heart and rep@@ ented .
After the fi@@ gh@@ ting was over , our neigh@@ b@@ ors came and than@@ ked us for their sa@@ f@@ ety .
M@@ il@@ dness is part of the fru@@ it@@ age of Jehovah’s holy spirit .
The love of God mo@@ ves people to be char@@ it@@ able .
In ad@@ dition to the col@@ our@@ ed tri@@ ang@@ le Jewish pris@@ on@@ ers were made to we@@ ar a y@@ el@@ low tri@@ ang@@ le se@@ wn on to the col@@ our@@ ed tri@@ ang@@ le in such a way as to form the he@@ x@@ ag@@ onal S@@ ta@@ r of David . ”
They did not fully understand what it me@@ ant when Jehovah said to obey the govern@@ ments .
This means that God’s holy spirit will en@@ h@@ ance your desire to do your best in Jehovah’s service and will help you to gro@@ w spiritually .
This imp@@ lies a@@ vail@@ ing ourselves of Jehovah’s pro@@ v@@ isions on a da@@ ily bas@@ is .
The H@@ ist@@ ory of a P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous P@@ l@@ ant
When we medit@@ ate on his love for us , we strengthen our fri@@ end@@ ship with him .
On@@ ly Jehovah H@@ as the Ri@@ ght to R@@ ule
Jesus was the Son of God , so we cannot feel and act ex@@ ac@@ tly as he did .
“ [ God’s ] will is that all s@@ or@@ ts of men should be sa@@ ved and come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 2 : 3 , 4 .
• At Romans 5 : 3 - 5 , why did the apostle Paul l@@ ist hope at the end of a seri@@ es ?
As the mor@@ ning prog@@ res@@ ses , very few people refu@@ se , and a number of inter@@ es@@ ting con@@ vers@@ ations have resul@@ ted .
Per@@ haps you can even show ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality and invit@@ e vari@@ ous ones to your home .
How it pa@@ ins them to think that their loved ones who have st@@ op@@ ped serving Jehovah may mis@@ s out !
Of course , to some ex@@ t@@ ent , such events have been taking place for cen@@ tu@@ ries . However , as the end appro@@ ach@@ es , they would all occ@@ ur in the same tr@@ oub@@ led er@@ a .
You are wise to be ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous in@@ stead of believ@@ ing everything you hear .
Such work may inclu@@ de the con@@ stru@@ ction and main@@ ten@@ ance of fac@@ il@@ ities for worship , vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ering to ass@@ ist at ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es and conven@@ tions , or car@@ ing for assign@@ ments at a branch of@@ fice or a re@@ mo@@ te transl@@ ation of@@ fice .
To hear their parents hum@@ bly appro@@ ach God to re@@ qu@@ est his help and for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess mo@@ ves children to “ believe that he is . ”
G@@ ri@@ eve over what was lost .
Wh@@ ere sin is involved , prayer be@@ comes important for yet another reason .
For instance , ter@@ ri@@ ble dam@@ age is done when religious author@@ ities t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate a@@ bu@@ sive pri@@ ests who pers@@ is@@ ten@@ tly m@@ ol@@ est bo@@ ys and gi@@ r@@ ls .
‘ Let all anger and wr@@ ath and s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing and a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch be taken away from you . ’ ​ — E@@ ph .
She under@@ sto@@ od that the best place for her was with Jehovah’s people .
He can cu@@ re your ill@@ ness if you under@@ go serious sur@@ g@@ er@@ y .
Al@@ so called “ the first resurrection , ” it is experienced by Jesus ’ 14@@ 4@@ ,000 anointed followers .
The prophet Isaiah lik@@ ened Jehovah to a shepher@@ d , saying : “ With his ar@@ m he will col@@ le@@ ct together the lam@@ bs ; and in his bo@@ som he will car@@ ry them . ”
Why should we not fear being un@@ able to do what Jehovah expe@@ cts of us ?
Ha@@ ve I really allow@@ ed my@@ self to g@@ ri@@ eve over the div@@ or@@ ce ?
You will be remin@@ ded of how much Jehovah God and Jesus Christ have done for us .
1@@ 15 : 1 .
When the D@@ elu@@ ge came upon the earth , the ar@@ k proved to be God’s dep@@ end@@ able pro@@ vision for sur@@ vi@@ val . ​ — Genesis 7 : 1 , 7 , 10 , 16 .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , they saw Jesus wal@@ king on the se@@ a .
A F@@ ru@@ it of the Li@@ ght
No , they had to listen to the older men of Israel , who in turn received spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c instru@@ ctions from Moses .
20 : 14 , 15 , 18 .
Fa@@ ith R@@ es@@ ul@@ ts in a Re@@ war@@ ding Li@@ fe
They also felt that members of the cl@@ er@@ gy needed to imp@@ ro@@ ve their own knowledge of the Scriptures .
When did “ the appointed times of the nations ” beg@@ in , how long did they last , and when did they end ?
Consider how Jehovah accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed the cre@@ ation of the uni@@ verse .
I@@ d@@ enti@@ f@@ ying God’s Lo@@ y@@ al On@@ es
One example is the account of two women in the hous@@ eho@@ ld of the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Abraham .
L@@ ater he said , “ I knew that my family did not h@@ ate me , but they were obe@@ ying Jehovah and his organization . ”
May we de@@ e@@ pen our love for God by making it a ha@@ bi@@ t to refle@@ ct on his go@@ o@@ dness , by regul@@ arly speaking to him as to an in@@ tim@@ ate friend , and by e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly tal@@ king about him to others .
If you had been among the other gu@@ ests , might your thinking have been at le@@ ast some@@ what like that of S@@ im@@ on the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e ?
• Why is building others up needed in the Christian congregation ?
P@@ at@@ ri@@ ck , a regul@@ ar pioneer , saw that there were some small ro@@ om@@ s at the to@@ p of a building , and he fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ed that at le@@ ast one was occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed .
The Su@@ per@@ l@@ ative Ex@@ am@@ ple
As we di@@ lig@@ ently sc@@ at@@ ter ​ — imp@@ ar@@ t to others — ​ the knowledge of God’s Word , we certainly imp@@ ro@@ ve our own gr@@ as@@ p of its “ bre@@ ad@@ th and l@@ eng@@ th and he@@ i@@ ght and dep@@ th . ”
Will he find ple@@ asure in you , or will he receive you kin@@ dly ? . . .
“ A P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t Bible is one that con@@ tain@@ s the text in vari@@ ous langu@@ ages , ” expla@@ ins S@@ pan@@ ish scho@@ la@@ r F@@ e@@ der@@ ic@@ o P@@ é@@ re@@ z Ca@@ str@@ o .
What can we look for@@ ward to in the new world ?
C@@ learly , Jehovah is ne@@ i@@ ther st@@ er@@ n nor ri@@ gi@@ d . He is yi@@ el@@ ding and reason@@ able .
Why is now not the time to s@@ low down ?
M@@ an of H@@ um@@ ility and C@@ oura@@ ge ( J@@ on@@ ah ) , 1 / 1
What was that ?
What shows that Jesus Christ is with his anointed followers ?
When fin@@ i@@ shed , the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e was often mo@@ des@@ t , the fur@@ ni@@ shin@@ g@@ s fai@@ r@@ ly s@@ par@@ se .
These will turn on the har@@ lo@@ t@@ like Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion , and viol@@ ently destro@@ y her .
F@@ um@@ ik@@ o , a ty@@ p@@ ho@@ on vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m in J@@ ap@@ an , says : “ The end is very close .
After c@@ ele@@ br@@ ating this Jewish fes@@ ti@@ val , Jesus dis@@ mis@@ sed Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t and in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted a com@@ mem@@ or@@ ative supp@@ er that was to become the Christian M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death .
Even though Samuel did not have a part in writ@@ ing it , the book be@@ ars his name because the two boo@@ ks of Samuel were in@@ iti@@ ally one ro@@ l@@ l in the Hebrew can@@ on .
Jehovah com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned the prophet Jeremiah to deli@@ ver a judgment message against Juda@@ h and Jerusalem .
So they listen@@ ed care@@ fully to him .
One Bible com@@ men@@ t@@ ary lik@@ ens those who are lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves to “ the he@@ d@@ g@@ eho@@ g which . . . ro@@ l@@ ls it@@ self up in a bal@@ l , keep@@ ing the so@@ ft , war@@ m w@@ o@@ ol for it@@ self . . . and . . . pres@@ ents the sh@@ ar@@ p sp@@ ines to those without . ”
The baptism talk lik@@ e@@ wise off@@ ers all of us an opportunity to re@@ view our pri@@ or@@ ities in life and to experience the joy of see@@ ing others sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze their dedic@@ ation to Jehovah .
See if you can find something that could be om@@ it@@ ted or cur@@ ta@@ iled to allow time for more Bible reading or study . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 15 , 16 .
When his brother real@@ iz@@ es it , the b@@ ond of trust between them will be we@@ ak@@ ened .
Thus , the apostle Peter righ@@ tly states : “ B@@ less@@ ed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ , for according to his great mer@@ cy he gave us a new bir@@ th . ” ​ — 1 Peter 1 : 3 .
The do@@ ct@@ ors did everything human@@ ly possible to coun@@ ter@@ act this but were un@@ succ@@ ess@@ ful .
Yes , by pu@@ t@@ ting for@@ th effort to buil@@ d strong faith and by br@@ ing@@ ing our lives into har@@ mony with Jehovah’s will , we can make his heart g@@ la@@ d .
He tre@@ ats women ju@@ st@@ ly and res@@ pe@@ cts them .
In the year 29 C.E . , John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er began preaching that “ the Kingdom of the heavens [ had ] dra@@ wn near . ”
On@@ ly our faith in God can give us such hope .
Our Kingdom H@@ alls too are plac@@ es for pu@@ re worship and spiritual educ@@ ation .
[ Ma@@ p on page 14 ]
( Read Ju@@ de 20 , 21 . )
After serving for a while as pione@@ ers in A@@ la@@ b@@ ama and Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ a , B@@ en@@ ne@@ t@@ t and I fin@@ ally received our assignment ​ — Bar@@ ba@@ do@@ s , W@@ est In@@ dies .
Why can it be difficult to show kindness ?
These mil@@ ls were as much as si@@ x fe@@ et [ 18@@ 0 c@@ m ] high .
15 , 16 . What should we do before we expla@@ in to someone that the Bible is from God ?
Jo@@ th@@ am / A@@ ha@@ z ․ ․ ․ ․
The l@@ at@@ ter name acc@@ oun@@ ts for the orig@@ in of the ter@@ m “ W@@ al@@ den@@ ses . ”
We know Daniel , not for his work as a Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ cial , but for his service as Jehovah’s loyal prophet ; E@@ s@@ ther , not as qu@@ e@@ en of Per@@ sia , but as an example of courage and faith ; Peter , An@@ dre@@ w , James , and John , not as succ@@ ess@@ ful fi@@ sh@@ er@@ men , but as apostles of Jesus .
For what de@@ b@@ ts are we to ask for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , and on what con@@ di@@ tions is Jehovah willing to can@@ c@@ el them ?
A@@ no@@ ther ma@@ j@@ or chall@@ enge is the great di@@ vers@@ ity of langu@@ ages spo@@ ken on earth .
Then perhaps Jehovah will draw that person to him . ​ — John 6 : 4@@ 4 ; 1 Timothy 2 : 4 .
3 , 4 ​ — Why did Ju@@ de ur@@ ge Christians to “ put up a hard fi@@ ght for the faith ” ?
• What do you look for@@ ward to when Jehovah’s day is over ?
The crow@@ d c@@ lam@@ ored for Bar@@ ab@@ ba@@ s . ​ — Luke 23 : 5 - 19 .
But Jehovah hum@@ b@@ led pr@@ ou@@ d K@@ ings Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar and B@@ el@@ sh@@ a@@ z@@ z@@ ar .
To what ex@@ t@@ ent have true worshi@@ p@@ ers been persecu@@ ted ?
Lo@@ ve for Jehovah will mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to imitate Jesus ’ example , following his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y .
Christians di@@ ff@@ er in the ex@@ t@@ ent to which they have made prog@@ ress in lear@@ ning what God says , in being sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to his thinking , and in ap@@ pl@@ ying such to their decisions .
That is not an eas@@ y work , and there are many challeng@@ es .
Un@@ deter@@ red , she asked for one mon@@ th of un@@ pa@@ id leave and was ready to re@@ si@@ gn from her jo@@ b if her re@@ qu@@ est was not gr@@ anted .
Ther@@ efore , if he wi@@ sh@@ es to , the si@@ ck person should be allow@@ ed to talk op@@ en@@ ly about his con@@ dition or the pos@@ si@@ bility of his death .
I soon dis@@ co@@ vered , however , that being a Sh@@ into pri@@ est was not what I had expe@@ cted it to be .
What is being accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed through the s@@ ow@@ ing of Kingdom truth ?
We wanted to have the fre@@ e@@ dom to serve Jehovah and to pur@@ sue spiritual go@@ als .
In I@@ tal@@ y , Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ ism is no longer a ho@@ mo@@ g@@ ene@@ ous b@@ lo@@ ck . . . .
How pleas@@ ant to no@@ te the s@@ oun@@ ds of children pla@@ ying , women wa@@ shing clo@@ th@@ es in the ri@@ ver , and gr@@ and@@ ma@@ s gr@@ in@@ ding co@@ f@@ fe@@ e be@@ ans !
W@@ ould imit@@ ating Jesus by rema@@ ining foc@@ used on doing God’s will lead to anything less than a truly mean@@ ing@@ ful and satis@@ f@@ ying life ?
There , however , it ra@@ ined so much that our do@@ or - to - do@@ or ministry was dis@@ ru@@ p@@ ted .
While apost@@ ates pre@@ va@@ iled and seem@@ ed to over@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ w them , true Christians could har@@ dly be lik@@ ened to a f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing gar@@ den .
So in conclu@@ sion , the ma@@ ster asked : “ Is it not la@@ w@@ ful for me to do what I want with my own things ? ”
The Bible states : “ The pl@@ ans of the di@@ lig@@ ent one sur@@ ely make for advan@@ ta@@ ge , but ever@@ yone that is ha@@ st@@ y sur@@ ely he@@ a@@ ds for want . ”
On our first day in the field ministry , one la@@ dy listen@@ ed atten@@ tiv@@ ely , so I read Revelation 21 : 3 , 4 ​ — and then I fa@@ inted !
For example , at Jo@@ shua 8 : 35 , we read : “ There proved to be not a word of all that Moses had comman@@ ded that Jo@@ shua did not read al@@ ou@@ d in fr@@ on@@ t of all the congregation of Israel , together with the women and the little ones and the ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ents who wal@@ ked in their mi@@ d@@ st . ”
As for Christians , Moses is a for@@ er@@ un@@ ner of Jesus Christ .
▪ “ This Is the W@@ a@@ y You A@@ p@@ proved ”
They will not buil@@ d and someone el@@ se have occ@@ u@@ pan@@ cy ; they will not pl@@ ant and someone el@@ se do the e@@ ating . For like the days of a t@@ ree will the days of my people be ; and the work of their own hands my cho@@ s@@ en ones will use to the full . ” ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 21 , 22 .
F@@ ill Your Ch@@ il@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s Ne@@ ed !
From the some 2@@ ,@@ 8@@ 00 Witnesses in 194@@ 3 , we have now inc@@ reas@@ ed to over 1@@ 2@@ 2@@ ,000 Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers in Z@@ am@@ bia .
Be@@ fore they could do that , however , a lo@@ cu@@ st s@@ war@@ m form@@ ed and de@@ v@@ our@@ ed their cro@@ ps along with the other ve@@ get@@ ation .
He and his wife were the first Witnesses in the D@@ om@@ in@@ i@@ can Re@@ public , and in 195@@ 7 , they had moved to P@@ u@@ er@@ to R@@ ic@@ o .
Per@@ haps expe@@ cting to hear some message from his go@@ d Ch@@ em@@ os@@ h , the king “ ro@@ se up from his thro@@ ne . ”
The good news had already re@@ ached Di@@ as@@ por@@ a Jews in S@@ y@@ ri@@ a and bey@@ ond , including D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us and An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch .
Christian love is an out@@ standing qu@@ ality because it is the under@@ l@@ ying mo@@ tive for everything we do .
Are such first imp@@ res@@ sions to be tru@@ sted ?
Since we do not , we can sur@@ ely conclu@@ de that the Go@@ spe@@ l material is origin@@ al and au@@ th@@ enti@@ c .
The first part rel@@ ates events that happened at M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i .
Do you make every effort to “ live with s@@ oun@@ dness of mind . . . while [ you ] wa@@ it for the happy hope ” that Jehovah has plac@@ ed before you ?
Those words l@@ in@@ ked Abraham with the fulfill@@ ment of the first prophecy .
• What or who is the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t mentioned at 1 John 2 : 18 ; 4 : 3 ?
The Bible states : “ Th@@ ro@@ w your bur@@ den upon Jehovah himself , and he himself will su@@ sta@@ in you .
Then he don@@ ned his Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i Y@@ oung P@@ i@@ one@@ er uni@@ form and d@@ ro@@ ve the lo@@ ad@@ ed tru@@ ck through sever@@ al po@@ li@@ ce ro@@ ad@@ b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks .
At times , children will need guid@@ ance to de@@ al succ@@ ess@@ fully with problems or situ@@ ations that ar@@ ise .
6 : 31 - 33 .
The ye@@ ar@@ text for 200@@ 7 will be : “ The great day of Jehovah is near . ” ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 1 : 14 .
Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ded by Lo@@ ving - K@@ in@@ dness and Tru@@ en@@ ess
Our en@@ lar@@ ged branch fac@@ il@@ ities in E@@ bin@@ a were dedic@@ ated last No@@ v@@ ember
Di@@ d Joh@@ n@@ ’s letter mo@@ tiv@@ ate G@@ a@@ i@@ us to continue being ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able ?
To g@@ le@@ an : To ga@@ ther wh@@ atever cro@@ ps the har@@ v@@ es@@ ters left be@@ h@@ ind .
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ate in this case is the apostle Paul’s counsel : “ Let us not be judg@@ ing one another any longer , but rather make this your decision , not to put before a brother a stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ ck . ”
15 : 12 , 13 ; 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
Rather , they ass@@ ist each child to make spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement in keep@@ ing with his or her own gro@@ w@@ th and prog@@ ress .
In@@ s@@ crip@@ tions bo@@ ast that cap@@ ti@@ ves were led by cor@@ ds att@@ ached to ho@@ o@@ ks pi@@ er@@ c@@ ing their no@@ ses or li@@ ps .
I felt I had ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed something truly wor@@ th@@ while .
However , Satan and his world stri@@ ve to under@@ mine our love for God .
What might un@@ du@@ e concer@@ n over our health lead us to do ?
H@@ as this promise proved reli@@ able ?
Revelation 4 : 4 descri@@ bes these resur@@ rec@@ ted ones as se@@ ated upon thr@@ ones with g@@ ol@@ den crow@@ ns upon their he@@ a@@ ds .
H@@ er@@ od app@@ lied himself to persecu@@ ting the congregation , and in the mi@@ d - 40 ’ s C.E . , fam@@ ine ra@@ va@@ ged Ju@@ de@@ a .
This Bible truth well acc@@ oun@@ ts for the g@@ ri@@ ef and hel@@ pl@@ ess@@ ness we feel when a loved one dies .
The question qu@@ o@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve ref@@ ers to the bit@@ ter con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y .
Our Christian brothers in B@@ en@@ in repor@@ t : “ E@@ ach day many prayers of gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de as@@ c@@ end to Jehovah for the fin@@ an@@ cial a@@ id received from the inter@@ n@@ ational bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od . ”
W@@ as E@@ ve@@ ’s sin in@@ ev@@ it@@ able ?
E@@ ven@@ tually , H@@ op@@ h@@ ni and Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has were kil@@ led , and El@@ i died too . ​ — 1 Samuel 3 : 1 - 18 .
When I was about n@@ ine , my mother began going to the h@@ all of the In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents As@@ soci@@ ation , where Jehovah’s Witnesses held their “ cl@@ as@@ ses , ” or meetings .
T@@ ake , for example , the case of King M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h of Juda@@ h .
We can buil@@ d up a close relationship with God , we can pas@@ s on spiritual valu@@ es to our children , we can help others to know Jehovah , and we can for@@ ge lasting fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps with our brothers and sisters .
“ The one show@@ ing fav@@ or to the low@@ ly is l@@ en@@ ding to Jehovah , and He will re@@ pa@@ y him for what he does , ” says Proverbs 19 : 17 .
( b ) In 18@@ 8@@ 1 , how did Z@@ i@@ on@@ ’s W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er expla@@ in this illustr@@ ation ?
But one cho@@ ice is more important than all others ​ — your decision to serve Jehovah .
Thus , wa@@ iting for God invol@@ ves wa@@ iting for his time to act .
In time , Jesus did en@@ able the 12 to he@@ al others and to expe@@ l dem@@ ons .
O@@ b@@ s@@ es@@ sion with health care could also lead us to try to imp@@ ose on others our personal op@@ in@@ i@@ ons regarding the value of some di@@ et , ther@@ ap@@ y , or food supp@@ le@@ ment .
T@@ w@@ o years later , in 19@@ 6@@ 3 , it was my ple@@ asure to take part in a pro@@ gra@@ m at a conven@@ tion in New Yor@@ k during which the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Christian Greek Scriptures in D@@ ut@@ ch was rel@@ eas@@ ed .
This is not simply a pl@@ an of action , as though God had to ma@@ p out the way he would work .
• How did Paul benefit from regul@@ ar personal study of the Scriptures ?
15 : 14 ; 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
Th@@ ink of Your S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Ne@@ e@@ ds
Mar@@ it@@ al s@@ pat@@ s are the to@@ pi@@ c of an end@@ less st@@ re@@ am of jo@@ k@@ es and st@@ ory l@@ ines of tel@@ ev@@ ision pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s , but the re@@ ality is far from a@@ mus@@ ing .
I ag@@ re@@ ed to a Bible study .
We could recogn@@ ize something that is making our heart less sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve , some ‘ fo@@ res@@ k@@ in of our heart , ’ as it were , which we real@@ ize ought to be re@@ moved .
The city was re@@ buil@@ t with a G@@ rec@@ o - Rom@@ an ar@@ ch@@ it@@ e@@ c@@ tural v@@ ene@@ er , but the po@@ pul@@ ation was main@@ ly Jewish .
Some give in a pat@@ r@@ on@@ iz@@ ing or beg@@ ru@@ d@@ g@@ ing way .
We can take to heart the promise : “ [ Jehovah ] will not leave his loyal ones .
Thus , it was with the ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te con@@ vi@@ ction of fir@@ s@@ th@@ and experience that he said : “ You well know with all your hearts and with all your sou@@ ls that not one word out of all the good words that Jehovah your God has spo@@ ken to you has fa@@ iled .
Even under persecu@@ tion ? ’
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , I lost my f@@ la@@ sh@@ y ca@@ r , my money , my ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive gi@@ r@@ l@@ friend .
T@@ re@@ asure Your P@@ l@@ ace in the C@@ ongreg@@ ation
Do@@ ing so will for@@ ti@@ fy the congregations worl@@ d@@ wide and help each one of us to stay faithful during the m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous events to come .
To enjoy a lasting relationship with Jehovah , we must have faith in the good news
“ Then your sto@@ res of supp@@ ly will be filled with pl@@ ent@@ y , ” as@@ sures Solomon , “ and with new w@@ ine your own pres@@ s v@@ ats will over@@ f@@ low . ”
While this great@@ ly ass@@ is@@ ted us parents , it proved to be a h@@ in@@ dr@@ ance to the spiritual develop@@ ment of our children .
We could then ask , “ If Adam and E@@ ve were in d@@ anger of being t@@ or@@ men@@ ted forever , would it not have been fa@@ ir to war@@ n them of that ? ”
The psal@@ ms David wrote are a po@@ ign@@ ant rec@@ ord not only of his hear@@ t@@ felt prayers for God to keep him out of Sa@@ ul@@ ’s c@@ lu@@ t@@ ches but also of his loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah and his concer@@ n for the gl@@ ori@@ fic@@ ation of God’s name .
But is not help@@ ing others to gain a close relationship with the true God the very best thing we can do for them during this “ time of the end ” ?
What effect can our end@@ ur@@ ance have on others ?
In what ways did Jehovah strengthen his Son , Jesus Christ ?
• What may under@@ li@@ e the ancient Greek my@@ ths about viol@@ ent dem@@ i@@ go@@ ds ?
What does the Bible tell us about A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il ?
What worl@@ dly tra@@ its should members of the Christian congregation res@@ ist ?
But to experience that li@@ ber@@ ation , you need to “ know the truth . ”
The “ ad@@ vice in@@ du@@ str@@ y ” has now become a mul@@ ti@@ bil@@ li@@ on - do@@ l@@ la@@ r - a - year bu@@ sin@@ ess .
Romans 1 - 16
Still , light does shin@@ e today .
( b ) Why can we share the psalmis@@ t’s confidence ?
Jehovah has also bless@@ ed us with spiritual food in a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance .
Consider two ep@@ is@@ o@@ des in the hist@@ ory of ancient Israel .
And ‘ he is with them . ’
Be@@ ing a shepher@@ d invol@@ ves hard work .
When three women from the ro@@ y@@ al ha@@ re@@ m were stru@@ ck with a f@@ at@@ al di@@ se@@ ase , the instru@@ ctions were stri@@ ct .
L@@ angu@@ ages : Now transl@@ ated in whole or in part into more than 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00
Ha@@ ve You T@@ ast@@ ed the B@@ read of Li@@ fe ?
What can you wr@@ ite about ?
To walk with Jehovah God is to lead a bless@@ ed life .
Jehovah’s view , however , is through a wide - ang@@ le l@@ ens , which can take in a sub@@ ject as well as its sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s .
Indeed , at the in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ation of the temple , Solomon asked : “ Will God truly d@@ well upon the earth ? Lo@@ ok !
3 : 14 , 15 , 23 ; 4 : 5 .
His father wanted to see him right away . ​ — 1 Samuel 16 : 12 .
The divine war@@ ning , however , is ob@@ vi@@ ously there for a purpose .
He read the Bible every day and attend@@ ed Christian meetings .
“ U@@ S@@ E I@@ T W@@ I@@ S@@ EL@@ Y ! ”
One article on care for the el@@ der@@ ly states : “ While it is difficult to discus@@ s the is@@ su@@ es of ag@@ ing , the family who has discus@@ sed the op@@ tions and ag@@ re@@ ed on pl@@ ans will be better able to h@@ and@@ le wh@@ atever happ@@ ens . ”
They real@@ ize that prof@@ it@@ able Bible reading contribu@@ tes to their spiritual gro@@ w@@ th and to a clo@@ s@@ er relationship with Jehovah , who is teaching them to benefit themselves .
But because we really trust in him and love him , we always ask for his help and do all we can to find out what he thin@@ ks before we make a decision .
12 : 21 ​ — How do we “ keep con@@ qu@@ ering the evil with the good ” ?
Rather than con@@ stan@@ tly d@@ wel@@ ling on circumstances over which we may have very little control , we can refle@@ ct on the rich spiritual blessings that Jehovah has b@@ es@@ to@@ wed upon us now and on what he will do for us in the future .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , we should take care of our spiritual health and strengthen our preci@@ ous relationship with our heavenly Father , the S@@ ource of our “ life now and that which is to come ” in his promised new world .
The need for this is re@@ in@@ for@@ ced by the rec@@ ord of the k@@ ing@@ ship of A@@ sa , a great - gr@@ and@@ son of Solomon .
Y@@ oung ) , 7 / 1
She res@@ ol@@ ves such matters in priv@@ ate .
We will consider three important ways in which you can do so .
Be@@ ing a consci@@ enti@@ ous work@@ er can also bring praise to our heavenly Father .
In my school , the people you were with in first gra@@ de were the same ones you fin@@ i@@ shed school with ; in fact , you knew the n@@ ames of most people in to@@ wn , and they knew your@@ s .
But a person@@ ’s l@@ ack of faith did not pre@@ v@@ ent Jesus from per@@ form@@ ing a mirac@@ le .
He should ask himself , ‘ A@@ m I willing to per@@ form help@@ ful t@@ as@@ ks that will not be re@@ adi@@ ly no@@ tic@@ ed ? ’
In the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , however , the Israelites were or@@ der@@ ed : “ You must not bo@@ il a k@@ id in its mo@@ ther’s mil@@ k . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 23 : 19 .
You sa@@ ved the life of our daugh@@ ter , who was left to die on the ro@@ ad . ”
When expla@@ ining Jesus ’ position as “ a high pri@@ est according to the man@@ ner of M@@ el@@ c@@ hi@@ ze@@ de@@ k , ” Paul wrote : “ Con@@ cer@@ ning him [ Jesus ] we have much to say and hard to be explained , since you have become d@@ ul@@ l in your hear@@ ing .
Instead , he gives his fellow believers the benefit of the doubt .
In an effort to find the ow@@ ner , the minis@@ ter brought the p@@ ho@@ ne to the branch of@@ fice , and the vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er work@@ ers there ev@@ en@@ tually lo@@ c@@ ated Ch@@ ar@@ les by tr@@ ac@@ ing the number displa@@ yed on the p@@ ho@@ ne .
But let us look at Dani@@ el@@ ’s situation a little clo@@ s@@ er .
I am better pre@@ pared to help others , support the elders , and contribu@@ te to the gro@@ w@@ th of the congregation . ”
“ B@@ E F@@ R@@ U@@ I@@ T@@ F@@ U@@ L and become many and f@@ ill the earth . ”
Still , what words could con@@ ve@@ y the pain that M@@ ary felt as she saw her son su@@ ff@@ er a ter@@ ri@@ ble death on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake ?
* ​ — He@@ b .
P@@ le@@ ase help me ! ”
Why Di@@ d That An@@ cient World Per@@ ish ?
G@@ ran@@ ted , inter@@ n@@ al con@@ f@@ li@@ cts may se@@ em less th@@ reat@@ ening and may be lar@@ g@@ ely ign@@ ored by the inter@@ n@@ ational me@@ dia , but the pain and des@@ tru@@ ction ca@@ used by such ho@@ st@@ il@@ ities are de@@ va@@ st@@ ating all the same .
We were t@@ or@@ men@@ ted by th@@ ir@@ st and f@@ ever .
1 : 1 - 3 .
These la@@ ws were a loving pro@@ vision for ali@@ ens , or@@ ph@@ ans , wi@@ do@@ ws , and other a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted ones . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 19 : 9 , 10 ; De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 24 : 19 - 21 .
If we pray for needed help , Jehovah will do the same for us . ​ — P@@ s .
I@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ IN@@ E my emo@@ tions when after bur@@ ying my wife in Mar@@ ch 199@@ 2 , I found this last en@@ try in her di@@ ary .
198@@ 0 - 8@@ 9 2 2
How privile@@ ged we are to pro@@ cla@@ im the Kingdom message from “ the God who gives hope ” ! ​ — R@@ om .
Ho@@ se@@ a@@ ’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy H@@ el@@ ps U@@ s W@@ al@@ k With God , 11 / 15
The publi@@ sh@@ ers of this j@@ our@@ n@@ al believe that the Bible is the Word of God and that it al@@ one tel@@ ls us the whole truth about Jesus .
When the time came for Jehovah to bring Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans into the Christian congregation , Ph@@ ili@@ p , Peter , and John ​ — all of Jewish orig@@ in — ​ pre@@ ached to the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Sam@@ ari@@ a .
“ I SH@@ AL@@ L wa@@ s@@ h my hands in in@@ no@@ c@@ enc@@ y it@@ self , and I will mar@@ ch around your al@@ ta@@ r , O Jehovah . ”
Fir@@ st of all , the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents had not learned to preach using only the Bible .
They u@@ su@@ ally promise that they will love , ch@@ er@@ ish , and respect each other and that they will do so “ for as long as [ they ] both shall live together on earth according to God’s mar@@ it@@ al arrang@@ ement . ”
Th@@ r@@ ough his prophet Mi@@ ca@@ h , Jehovah promises us that in his new world of righteousness , ‘ no one will make his people tre@@ m@@ ble . ’ ​ — Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 4 .
12 : 2 , 5 ​ — Why did chil@@ d@@ bir@@ th make a woman “ un@@ clean ” ?
Com@@ pu@@ ter hard dis@@ ks now have such large cap@@ ac@@ ities that new ma@@ them@@ ati@@ cal ter@@ ms had to be co@@ ined to descri@@ be them .
They travel@@ ed over 1@@ ,000 mil@@ es ( 1@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 k@@ m ) to re@@ ach Cana@@ an , where they lived in ten@@ ts , end@@ ur@@ ed fam@@ ine , and fac@@ ed mar@@ au@@ ders .
When Israel@@ ’s tro@@ op@@ s saw this , they took courage .
What did Jesus say about tre@@ a@@ sures in heaven , and what can we learn from this ?
The Hebrew and Greek words transl@@ ated “ self - control ” in the Bible liter@@ ally den@@ o@@ te that a person has power or control over himself .
S@@ ong@@ s were su@@ ng during the op@@ ening “ P@@ ra@@ ise Ser@@ vice , ” after which Joseph F . Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d st@@ ep@@ ped up to the speak@@ er@@ ’s stand .
To her great sur@@ pris@@ e , James ’ father turned to him and said , “ James , if I go to the meeting today , will you go too ? ”
And more than that , because of our faith , Jehovah will give us the wonderful gift of everlasting life . ​ — John 3 : 16 .
Jehovah dra@@ ws people because he se@@ es something good in their heart and ca@@ res about them as individuals .
Jesus knew that his disciples were wor@@ ri@@ ed about what they would e@@ at , dr@@ ink , and we@@ ar , so in his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , he told them : “ S@@ to@@ p being anxi@@ ous about your lives . ”
In all that pan@@ or@@ ama , though , there was nothing like S@@ ar@@ ah’s ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn .
What determin@@ es whether we are faithful ?
Ma@@ in@@ tain “ a Th@@ re@@ e@@ fo@@ ld C@@ ord ” in Mar@@ ri@@ age , 9 / 15
All his life , he has sh@@ own ze@@ al for Jehovah like his father .
Why is the example of the nee@@ dy wi@@ do@@ w encourag@@ ing ?
The Greek word a@@ ʹ@@ b@@ y@@ s@@ ·@@ so@@ s used by John means “ very or exc@@ e@@ e@@ ding@@ ly deep . ”
I asked the minis@@ ter how that could be possible .
For M@@ e , God Di@@ d Not Ex@@ ist ( A .
What was man@@ kin@@ d’s origin@@ al language like ?
M@@ ore and more people want to know about our worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
They knew fir@@ s@@ th@@ and that Jesus was one of many children born to M@@ ary .
Father died si@@ x months before I was born , and M@@ other died while I was still an inf@@ ant .
Yes , take advan@@ ta@@ ge of every opportunity to talk to God .
It is b@@ onda@@ ge to Ba@@ al worship .
After a long and chil@@ ly ro@@ l@@ l call , he repor@@ ted to si@@ ck ba@@ y .
Although Jehovah is not in our time provi@@ ding es@@ cap@@ e in the sense of mirac@@ ul@@ ous heal@@ ing , he does help us .
M@@ ore T@@ ha@@ n a G@@ ame ( children ) , 10 / 1
An@@ dre@@ y’s teach@@ er was so pleas@@ ed with the es@@ say that she invit@@ ed him to pre@@ pare an or@@ al repor@@ t on Jesus Christ .
Bi@@ r@@ th@@ st@@ ones , 11 / 15
( b ) How would you apply these Scriptural principles ?
M@@ ak@@ ing a W@@ ise C@@ ho@@ ice of Mu@@ si@@ c
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , these had to remain “ f@@ it@@ ly un@@ ited in the same mind and in the same l@@ ine of thought ” in order to enjoy the appro@@ val of their King Jesus Christ .
If we want to es@@ cap@@ e “ in@@ fe@@ ction , ” we must id@@ enti@@ fy the “ car@@ ri@@ ers ” and avoid them .
O@@ u@@ t of prop@@ er fear of God , David was pre@@ pared to su@@ ff@@ er , if necess@@ ary , rather than sin .
A F@@ AN@@ AT@@ I@@ C mo@@ b had for@@ ced G@@ a@@ i@@ us and A@@ ris@@ t@@ ar@@ ch@@ us , two compan@@ i@@ ons of the apostle Paul , to en@@ ter the the@@ ater of Eph@@ esus .
After the w@@ at@@ ers of the F@@ lood rec@@ e@@ ded , mankind had a f@@ res@@ h star@@ t .
For instance , Abraham , Lo@@ t , and Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h practic@@ ed it .
Why Do Jehovah’s Witnesses Not U@@ se the C@@ ro@@ ss in Wor@@ ship ?
Why can we be sure that God can provide the courage and strength that we need in order to cop@@ e with de@@ pres@@ sing problems ?
His Word as@@ sures us that the day is coming when he will put an end to all in@@ justice for all time !
1 : 8 ​ — Why did Na@@ om@@ i tell her daugh@@ ters - in - law to return “ each one to the house of her mother ” in@@ stead of to the house of her father ?
There was a war@@ m b@@ ond between them .
27 : 23 - 27 .
Af@@ fe@@ cted by per@@ va@@ sive ev@@ olu@@ tion@@ ary ide@@ as , some refu@@ se or fai@@ l to recogn@@ ize that desi@@ gn certainly poin@@ ts to a desi@@ gn@@ er .
Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a : I have wonder@@ ed about that .
A@@ le@@ x speak@@ s from personal experience when he says , “ If we do our part to keep up with all that Jehovah God provi@@ des for us to keep us strong spiritually , we will have ‘ power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l ’ to end@@ ure any tri@@ al we may face . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
All 12 saw the same strong c@@ ities and esta@@ bli@@ shed nations .
K@@ ar@@ in wor@@ ked for sever@@ al years in the la@@ un@@ d@@ ry .
Such counsel may be gener@@ al in n@@ ature so as to allow each one to make a personal app@@ lic@@ ation .
Thus , “ from year to year the daugh@@ ters of Israel would go to give comm@@ end@@ ation to the daugh@@ ter of J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah the G@@ ile@@ adi@@ te . ”
G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el explained the reason for his su@@ d@@ den appe@@ ar@@ ance : “ O Daniel , now I have come for@@ th to make you have in@@ sight with understanding . . . because you are someone very desi@@ ra@@ ble . ” ​ — Daniel 9 : 21 - 23 .
( b ) What fur@@ ther develop@@ ment became evid@@ ent from the mi@@ d - 19@@ 30 ’ s on@@ ward ?
* After Jo@@ si@@ ah had person@@ ally read the Law to the people , the whole nation made a covenant with Jehovah , and a second , more vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous , cam@@ pa@@ ign against i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry was la@@ un@@ ched .
At such times , we could eas@@ ily become over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed and lo@@ se sight of our blessings .
With these s@@ inc@@ ere words , Paul , then known as Saul , respon@@ ded to the direction of the gl@@ ori@@ fied Lord Jesus , who had appe@@ ared to him in a vision to sto@@ p him from persecu@@ ting Christ’s disciples .
“ I had a de@@ ar friend who gave me that support , day after day .
Why is mo@@ des@@ ty important ?
O@@ r , perhaps , he will ask for a f@@ ish ​ — he will not hand him a ser@@ p@@ ent , will he ?
Paul loo@@ ked to God for help and could say : “ For all things I have the strength by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of him [ Jehovah ] who imp@@ ar@@ ts power to me . ”
Moses , for instance , did not make the keep@@ ing of his st@@ atu@@ s as an Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an no@@ ble@@ man his purpose in life .
Still others , right in our own congregations , are fac@@ ing temp@@ t@@ ations or op@@ position .
Father also spe@@ ar@@ he@@ ad@@ ed the preaching work in such coun@@ tri@@ es as C@@ o@@ st@@ a R@@ ic@@ a , P@@ an@@ ama , and V@@ ene@@ zu@@ ela .
During he@@ ated ex@@ chang@@ es , one sp@@ ouse may b@@ lu@@ r@@ t out , “ I@@ ’@@ m lea@@ ving you ! ”
Par@@ ents do well to help their children to cultiv@@ ate com@@ pas@@ sion , since this is what will move them to act t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully .
Jesus is not a par@@ ty to the new covenant .
They did not ‘ num@@ b the human conscience or f@@ ill the human b@@ ra@@ in with es@@ cap@@ ist f@@ an@@ t@@ asi@@ es . ’
Go@@ ne will be wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and those who cause it .
Jesus refer@@ red to this comman@@ d@@ ment as the great@@ est of all .
But does the gro@@ w@@ th sto@@ p there ?
The need to think about Christ’s example may especially ar@@ ise when we have been off@@ ended or have experienced an in@@ justice .
She was taken to G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a from her home in another W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ can country .
Although he was not doing the things mentioned at 1 Corinthians 6 : 9 - 11 , Paul ad@@ mit@@ ted that he still sin@@ ned .
They exerc@@ ised stri@@ ct se@@ par@@ ation from mil@@ it@@ ary and pol@@ itical activities .
Jehovah promises to give us the necess@@ ary strength to do his will , but we must not pu@@ s@@ h ourselves bey@@ ond our li@@ m@@ its , tr@@ ying to do things he does not ex@@ pect of us .
I knew then that he was serious about his Bible study because this was his only day off .
The Bible speak@@ s of “ loving w@@ ine and o@@ il ” and “ loving wisdom . ”
For example , after reading 2 Corinthians 4 : 16 , an el@@ der could ask , “ Ha@@ ve you person@@ ally experienced ways in which Jehovah r@@ ene@@ ws you ? ”
F@@ or@@ mer@@ ly known as Con@@ sol@@ ation .
A@@ ver@@ age age : 3@@ 3@@ .@@ 5
Although that was fine , I could see that some did it out of emo@@ tion@@ al@@ ism , and sh@@ ort@@ ly ther@@ e@@ after , their ze@@ al for Kingdom activities w@@ an@@ ed .
Yes , the remin@@ der at Proverbs 1 : 8 , 9 is most tim@@ ely : “ L@@ isten , my son , to the discipl@@ ine of your father , and do not for@@ s@@ ake the law of your mother . For they are a w@@ re@@ ath of at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess to your head and a fine ne@@ ck@@ l@@ ace to your thro@@ at . ”
Jo@@ ys Be@@ y@@ ond Com@@ pare !
“ We . . . shall walk in the name of Jehovah our God to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , even forever . ” ​ — MI@@ C@@ A@@ H 4 : 5 .
How different these faithful ones were from some others mentioned later in the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts !
However , as you read the Bible , you will likely think of num@@ er@@ ous questions .
Can you older ones share with them in the ministry and make friends with them ?
Ex@@ peri@@ ences That W@@ ar@@ m@@ ed My H@@ ear@@ t
The New Ye@@ ar@@ ’s t@@ ree was dec@@ or@@ ated , not with religious or@@ nam@@ ents , but with se@@ cul@@ ar ones de@@ pi@@ cting the prog@@ ress of the So@@ vi@@ et Un@@ ion .
If I find my@@ self in a situation where chang@@ es se@@ em hard to accept , I refle@@ ct on Pet@@ er@@ ’s words to Jesus : ‘ Lord , whom shall we go away to ?
Genesis 2 : 18 inform@@ s us : “ Jehovah God went on to say : ‘ It is not good for the man to continue by himself . I am going to make a help@@ er for him , as a comple@@ ment of him . ’ ”
It is not eas@@ y to pur@@ sue this course , but doing so lea@@ ds to everlasting life . ​ — John 17 : 3 .
On@@ ly when James became ill were those happy days as a family inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted .
We continued to seek first God’s Kingdom by making the good news about it known , as Jesus instru@@ cted his followers to do .
Un@@ der@@ standing the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s teachings will also give you confidence that the Bible is , in@@ deed , the Word of the Creator .
• How does faith help us to me@@ et vari@@ ous tri@@ als ?
Do not be ha@@ st@@ y about imp@@ u@@ ting mo@@ ti@@ ves .
Indeed , we must he@@ ed the apostle Pet@@ er@@ ’s counsel : “ Ma@@ in@@ tain your conduct fine among the nations , that , in the thing in which they are speaking against you as ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers , they may as a result of your fine works of which they are e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses gl@@ ori@@ fy God in the day for his in@@ spe@@ ction . ”
The e@@ ye is an important ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l of commun@@ ic@@ ation to the mind and the heart .
Some people believe that God has bless@@ ed or cur@@ sed spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c grou@@ ps of people , while others believe that God tre@@ ats all people the same .
C@@ learly , Jesus felt that ob@@ serving Jehovah’s comman@@ d@@ ments was ess@@ enti@@ al to keep@@ ing a good standing with his Father .
And the apostle John wrote : “ No man has seen God at any time . ”
B@@ ri@@ an : Th@@ an@@ k you for reading .
The Bible fur@@ ther shows that the person is rest@@ ored in ei@@ ther a human or a spirit body , dep@@ en@@ ding on whether he has an earthly or a heavenly hope .
26 : 31 , 5@@ 6 .
However , Peter felt deep@@ ly sa@@ d about what he had done .
Th@@ ough angels are like humans in that they have person@@ ality and are given free will , they did not beg@@ in their lives as humans .
Des@@ pite these problems , she is so positi@@ ve in her thinking that she is moved to encoura@@ ge other people .
With the pas@@ sing of time , we have learned to be reason@@ able and not to ex@@ pect more than is possible .
“ The Word ” was with Jehovah God “ in the beg@@ in@@ ning , ” when “ the heavens and the earth ” were cre@@ ated .
In the he@@ at of the m@@ om@@ ent , it is all too eas@@ y to re@@ act emo@@ tion@@ ally .
A@@ mo@@ s descri@@ bed himself as a ra@@ is@@ er of sheep and a ni@@ pp@@ er of sy@@ cam@@ ore fi@@ g@@ s ​ — a vari@@ ety reg@@ ar@@ ded as food for the po@@ or .
Ha@@ ve you held back from accep@@ ting an assignment in Jehovah’s service , feel@@ ing that others were more qu@@ ali@@ fied than you ?
If it is not possible to know the n@@ ames of all anointed ones on earth today , how can the other sheep “ go with ” them ?
( a ) In what way did re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in God’s family beg@@ in ?
So the do@@ or to our home was op@@ ened .
The Bible shows that time and un@@ fore@@ seen events be@@ f@@ all us all , whether we are su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ous or not .
( 3 ) S@@ to@@ ic@@ a , A .
In time , W@@ il@@ ner took up the full - time service .
Yes , by being regul@@ ar and di@@ lig@@ ent in all as@@ pe@@ cts of our worship .
In mo@@ der@@ n times , matu@@ re sisters follow that example when , because of circumstances , they have to sub@@ s@@ titu@@ te for a baptized man in a congregation set@@ ting . ​ — See The Watchtower , Ju@@ ly 15 , 200@@ 2 , page 26 .
Yes , nothing is wa@@ sted as these s@@ il@@ ent work@@ ers pre@@ pare the so@@ il for new gro@@ w@@ th .
It gives him no ple@@ asure to ga@@ ze upon a world indi@@ ffer@@ ent or ho@@ st@@ ile to his righteous principles , a world that s@@ pur@@ ns his authority and a@@ bu@@ ses his people .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T | W@@ H@@ A@@ T I@@ S TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E AL@@ L A@@ B@@ O@@ U@@ T ?
“ Since that time , ” says Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le , “ N@@ ic@@ o@@ le fin@@ ds happiness in being consider@@ ate of others ’ feelings and in doing ni@@ ce things for them to make them feel better . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 3 , 4 .
N@@ ational so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y com@@ bin@@ ed with the spirit of com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on and gre@@ ed has pro@@ duc@@ ed a v@@ ol@@ at@@ ile mi@@ x .
How will we look after ourselves in our old age ?
• Why should we ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy Jehovah ?
Why is there so much con@@ fu@@ sion and con@@ f@@ li@@ ct ?
If that were to ha@@ p@@ pen , Satan would be pleas@@ ed because any dis@@ ru@@ p@@ tion of the peace and un@@ ity of the congregation inter@@ fer@@ es with the preaching work . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 27 , 30 - 32 .
Not only did Adam lo@@ se the opportunity to live a life free from the s@@ cour@@ ge of death but he also trans@@ mit@@ ted imper@@ fe@@ ction to his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
TH@@ E@@ S@@ E were the words of P@@ op@@ e B@@ ene@@ di@@ ct X@@ V@@ I , who vis@@ ited the form@@ er con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p at A@@ us@@ ch@@ wit@@ z , P@@ ol@@ and , on May 28 , 200@@ 6 .
Even pris@@ on of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als benefit from the Bible educ@@ ation work of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Yes , Jehovah is able to become wh@@ atever he needs to become in order to accom@@ pl@@ ish his purpose fully !
Why Do We Ne@@ ed to W@@ al@@ k With God ?
The husband will want to s@@ tic@@ k to his wife and the wife to her husband . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 1 - 7 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 18 , 19 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 22 - 33 .
No@@ tice that he was appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble .
Like Jeremiah , we can fi@@ ght disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement .
However , the simil@@ ar@@ ity of the expres@@ sions at Genesis 1 : 26 and 3 : 22 gives us a c@@ lu@@ e .
The direc@@ t@@ or gave her per@@ mis@@ sion to vis@@ it the ro@@ om@@ s of different re@@ si@@ d@@ ents .
Like M@@ ary , Joseph was a spiritual person .
Today , both grou@@ ps serve Jehovah together .
This prophecy fore@@ tel@@ ls that those who may have had ani@@ mal@@ is@@ tic tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es would put them asi@@ de and devel@@ op a Chris@@ t@@ like person@@ ality because of lear@@ ning and ap@@ pl@@ ying what the Bible teach@@ es .
It was El@@ isha , the man Jehovah had sel@@ e@@ cted as Eli@@ j@@ ah’s succ@@ ess@@ or .
“ They will m@@ ount up with w@@ ings like e@@ ag@@ les . They will ru@@ n and not gro@@ w we@@ ary ; they will walk and not ti@@ re out . ”
This e@@ dition is written mo@@ st@@ ly for Jehovah’s Witnesses , but we also have ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines that are main@@ ly for the public .
What were they to do ?
Yet , f@@ all he did .
• Why should we be mer@@ ci@@ ful ?
She expla@@ ins : “ I was se@@ ven months pre@@ gn@@ ant when I lost my ba@@ by by mis@@ car@@ ri@@ age .
Yes , by means of God’s Kingdom , our g@@ lo@@ be will be trans@@ form@@ ed into a pe@@ ace@@ ful , happy home , where life and work will be a con@@ st@@ ant joy for all obedi@@ ent mankind .
After not speaking Eng@@ l@@ ish for some years , we found that Tu@@ valu@@ an had become our ma@@ in language .
This indic@@ ates that his ro@@ le is much more than that of being the means of appro@@ ach to the Father .
What might ha@@ p@@ pen , though , when our conduct f@@ alls sh@@ ort of God’s standards ?
R@@ es@@ is@@ ting the temp@@ tation to eng@@ age in un@@ clean be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or may present a real chall@@ enge .
Some of those made refer@@ ence to the Bible , but the ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations did not make sense to me .
It me@@ ant that Joseph received a d@@ ou@@ ble por@@ tion of the in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
As individuals , Jehovah’s Witnesses are gu@@ i@@ ded by God’s Word , the Bible , to bring their lives into har@@ mony with God’s will .
The way you respon@@ d may , in effect , tell him : “ I will not leave you . ”
What about Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
I@@ F Y@@ O@@ U were going to tra@@ v@@ el on an un@@ famili@@ ar tra@@ il , you might want to take along a ma@@ p and a com@@ pas@@ s .
In De@@ Con@@ ic@@ k@@ ’s view , the “ Go@@ spe@@ l of Ju@@ d@@ as ” is an ancient G@@ no@@ s@@ tic par@@ o@@ dy that mo@@ c@@ ks all the apostles .
Jesus will educ@@ ate earth@@ ’s pe@@ op@@ les in the ways of peace .
That pro@@ c@@ ess would be comple@@ ted when the su@@ n and the mo@@ on later became dis@@ cer@@ ni@@ ble from the earth .
To understand Paul’s st@@ at@@ ement , found at Acts 23 : 6 , we need to consider its con@@ text .
What are some reas@@ ons why you maintain good conduct ?
Con@@ cer@@ ning that God - inspired message , the apostle Paul says : “ The word of God is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power and is sh@@ ar@@ per than any two - e@@ d@@ ged s@@ word and pi@@ er@@ ces even to the di@@ vi@@ ding of soul and spirit , and of jo@@ in@@ ts and their mar@@ ro@@ w , and is able to dis@@ cer@@ n thoughts and in@@ ten@@ tions of the heart . ”
Li@@ fe ​ — T@@ ran@@ si@@ ent and P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous
What other less@@ ons can I learn from this well - pre@@ pared prayer ? ’ ​ — P@@ s .
One scho@@ la@@ r said this about P@@ il@@ ate@@ ’s decision : “ The so@@ lu@@ tion was eas@@ y : ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te the man .
T@@ w@@ o Christians , B@@ ri@@ g@@ it@@ te and R@@ en@@ ate , have been help@@ ing people in this way for some years .
She has had two ma@@ j@@ or op@@ er@@ ations and de@@ als with se@@ v@@ ere pain every day .
* It seem@@ ed as if the pro@@ ver@@ bi@@ al s@@ word of D@@ am@@ o@@ c@@ les would be h@@ ang@@ ing over me for the rest of my life .
He has some ei@@ ght milli@@ on Witnesses who tell people of all nations about him and his past and present deal@@ ings with mankind .
O@@ p@@ position Be@@ g@@ ins
Lo@@ ving - kindness is an ac@@ tive reg@@ ard for others , a com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate concer@@ n for them .
“ D@@ u@@ st you are and to du@@ st you will return , ” God told them when he out@@ l@@ ined the resul@@ ts of their sin .
Indeed , Satan was not able to k@@ ill Job himself .
I want to hi@@ re them because I know for a fact that they are hon@@ est , s@@ inc@@ ere , and tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy , and they will not c@@ he@@ at you .
Jehovah never found such fa@@ ul@@ t with Samuel .
However , “ the ac@@ ad@@ em@@ ic Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant commun@@ ity came to believe that the prac@@ tice of Christi@@ an@@ ity was lar@@ g@@ ely a matter of mor@@ ality and that ne@@ i@@ ther God nor the spiritual world cont@@ ac@@ ted or influ@@ enced practic@@ al human life to any great ex@@ t@@ ent . ”
Yes , whether we are ex@@ per@@ ts or lear@@ n@@ ers , let us “ sing to Jehovah ” ! ​ — P@@ s .
“ It will not be l@@ ate ! ”
When dist@@ res@@ sing situ@@ ations con@@ fr@@ on@@ t us , let us he@@ ed Paul’s inspired ad@@ vice to the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans : “ Do not be anxi@@ ous over anything , but in everything by prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation along with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving , let your pet@@ iti@@ ons be made known to God . ”
However , he did not let what others said or did cause him to give up .
What is one way in which we can dis@@ cer@@ n Jehovah’s wisdom ?
In E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe wit@@ ch tri@@ als based on m@@ ere r@@ um@@ or or mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous den@@ un@@ ci@@ ations were condu@@ cted by both the In@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ on and se@@ cul@@ ar cour@@ ts .
Not even exc@@ ru@@ ci@@ ating pain on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake bro@@ ke his integrity .
[ Bo@@ x / ​ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 26 , 27 ]
A co@@ de@@ x was made from she@@ e@@ ts of par@@ ch@@ ment or pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us that were se@@ wn together and fol@@ ded in a form@@ at res@@ em@@ bl@@ ing a book .
Saul must have learned to look down on the comm@@ on people and to be pr@@ ou@@ d of his own righteousness . Sa@@ ul@@ ’s fellow P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es as@@ sum@@ ed an a@@ ir of su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity and loved prom@@ in@@ ence and f@@ l@@ at@@ ter@@ ing t@@ it@@ les .
In saying “ Do not think I came to bring peace , ” Jesus me@@ ant that some of his listen@@ ers needed to think about the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of following him .
The power of the good news that Jesus pre@@ ached has t@@ ou@@ ched the lives of coun@@ t@@ less individuals .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , members of the great crow@@ d support their anointed brothers by living in har@@ mony with Jehovah’s righteous principles .
From a me@@ z@@ z@@ an@@ ine , the vis@@ it@@ ors ga@@ zed down upon a ma@@ ze of ma@@ ch@@ in@@ er@@ y .
But we also need to ex@@ pect and accept re@@ pro@@ of .
But if Christ has not been ra@@ ised up , our preaching is certainly in va@@ in , and our faith is in va@@ in .
I had stru@@ gg@@ led through years of hard work , educ@@ ation , and sacrific@@ es to get to this point .
So we were f@@ ing@@ er@@ pr@@ inted , and some of the people on whom we called were inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ated .
What kin@@ ds of actions or re@@ actions might be the result of its influ@@ ence ?
The two of you need to discus@@ s those is@@ su@@ es .
The rich and fam@@ ous of the world are gener@@ ally vie@@ wed as res@@ pe@@ c@@ table people to be ad@@ mi@@ red .
The Bible says : “ The pr@@ inc@@ es and all the people said to the pri@@ ests and to the prophe@@ ts : ‘ There is no judgment of death bel@@ ong@@ ing to this man , for it was in the name of Jehovah our God that he spoke to us . ’ ”
You are pro@@ ba@@ bly famili@@ ar with the Bible account of how God put an end to that viol@@ ent and wicked gener@@ ation by the F@@ lood in No@@ ah’s day . ​ — Genesis 6 : 3 , 4 , 11 - 13 .
• A for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ or might be enc@@ ro@@ aching on who@@ se righ@@ ts ?
The re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of the bri@@ de class have been par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly gr@@ ate@@ ful to these “ vi@@ r@@ g@@ in compan@@ i@@ ons ” for their ze@@ al@@ ous help in preaching “ this good news of the Kingdom ” thr@@ ough@@ out the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth .
It is in this con@@ text that we can understand Isaiah 5@@ 3 : 10 .
They were born with a b@@ one dis@@ order that pro@@ du@@ ces a ty@@ pe of d@@ war@@ f@@ ism .
How , though , do you feel about sing@@ ing al@@ ou@@ d with the congregation ?
Why must Jehovah’s people be holy ?
So I th@@ re@@ w all my i@@ ma@@ ges away and cle@@ an@@ ed my house of everything per@@ tain@@ ing to i@@ do@@ l worship .
On@@ ly Jehovah can gr@@ ant humans the gift of life et@@ er@@ n@@ al .
I was moved when I read 1 John 5 : 19 , which says : “ The whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one . ”
I was encoura@@ ged by his strong faith , since he had a family and had no ide@@ a how he would ear@@ n en@@ ough money to take care of them .
“ In the p@@ lu@@ r@@ al , as used of believers , ” no@@ tes A@@ n Ex@@ pos@@ it@@ ory Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent Wor@@ ds , “ it desi@@ gn@@ ates all such and is not app@@ lied mer@@ ely to pers@@ ons of exc@@ ep@@ tional ho@@ l@@ iness , or to those who , having died , were char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized by exc@@ ep@@ tional ac@@ ts of sa@@ in@@ t@@ l@@ iness . ”
By contr@@ ast , a person who lear@@ ns the truth about God and comes to love him will devel@@ op a heal@@ thy fear of him .
There was more than one group of Christians in that consider@@ able are@@ a , but all of them in Ju@@ de@@ a , Gal@@ ile@@ e , and Sam@@ ari@@ a were spo@@ ken of as “ the congregation . ”
Job re@@ je@@ cted all form@@ s of i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry ​ — even in his heart .
U@@ nu@@ su@@ al occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ences were com@@ mon@@ ly inter@@ pre@@ ted as sign@@ s .
So on A@@ pri@@ l 29 , 199@@ 9 , the J@@ us@@ tice M@@ in@@ is@@ try r@@ ene@@ wed the n@@ ational reg@@ is@@ tr@@ ation of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Re@@ al@@ is@@ tic@@ ally , though , even devo@@ ted servants of Jehovah will have times when they become do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted and stru@@ gg@@ le to maintain a positi@@ ve out@@ look .
Jesus used Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na as a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of et@@ er@@ n@@ al death .
With their sin@@ s leg@@ ally can@@ c@@ el@@ ed , they would be in a position to become “ a kingdom of pri@@ ests . ”
With in@@ num@@ er@@ able vari@@ ations and imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ements , the ba@@ si@@ c princi@@ ple descri@@ bed by V@@ it@@ ru@@ vi@@ us continued to be used by ca@@ pa@@ ble mil@@ l@@ w@@ righ@@ ts for cen@@ tu@@ ries ther@@ e@@ after .
It is an act of obedi@@ ence .
H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of our Christian brothers and sisters from P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al arri@@ ved , but the chall@@ enge was where to accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ate them .
Such a pl@@ an@@ ned pro@@ gra@@ m takes par@@ ent@@ al in@@ iti@@ ative .
When reli@@ ef comes , your relationship with him will be str@@ ong@@ er .
Me@@ an@@ while , the gi@@ r@@ ls could be bus@@ y cur@@ d@@ ling the f@@ res@@ h go@@ at@@ ’s mil@@ k into c@@ he@@ ese ( 7 ) .
Jesus said what about making peace with our brother ?
“ H@@ on@@ or men of all s@@ or@@ ts , have love for the whole associ@@ ation of brothers . ” ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 17 .
Ther@@ efore , much of their Bible scho@@ lar@@ ship rema@@ ined un@@ publi@@ shed until after their de@@ a@@ ths .
Jesus ’ apostles Peter and John were Jewish fi@@ sh@@ er@@ men but wrote Bible boo@@ ks in Greek , not in their Gal@@ ile@@ an di@@ al@@ e@@ ct .
Consider what happened to a pioneer sister we will call Lu@@ cy .
As we see these occ@@ ur , our hope for deli@@ ver@@ ance will become b@@ righ@@ ter .
The Israel@@ ite king was instru@@ cted to make a cop@@ y of the Law and to read it da@@ ily .
Their doing so is rel@@ ated to young mo@@ thers ’ being rec@@ al@@ led to their sen@@ ses , or being “ men@@ t@@ ally s@@ ound . ”
In time , these travel@@ ing min@@ isters , called servants to the bre@@ th@@ re@@ n , came to be called cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers .
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Now an effe@@ ctive ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er , she wr@@ ites : “ The simp@@ li@@ fied Watchtower has proved to be a great help .
“ I knew that the life of a concer@@ t pi@@ an@@ ist invol@@ ves con@@ st@@ ant tra@@ v@@ el and contr@@ ac@@ ts to pla@@ y as many as 4@@ 00 concer@@ ts a year , ” Kris@@ t@@ ina expla@@ ins .
My love for Jehovah has helped me to de@@ al with pa@@ in@@ ful war@@ time mem@@ ori@@ es and many other tri@@ als
The first fi@@ ve were written by Moses about 3@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years ag@@ o .
Many today have “ a form of godly devo@@ tion ” but prove “ false to its power . ”
For example , 1 Peter 3 : 1 - 4 encoura@@ ges wi@@ ves to “ be in sub@@ je@@ ction ” to their hus@@ ban@@ ds “ with deep respect ” and to cultiv@@ ate a “ mil@@ d spirit , which is of great value in the eyes of God . ”
They learned that there is only one true God and that those who serve him are held to high e@@ th@@ ic@@ al and moral standards .
One organization states that its mis@@ sion is “ to con@@ qu@@ er the bli@@ ght of in@@ vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary death ” and “ to help its members succ@@ e@@ ed in working to@@ war@@ ds the pos@@ si@@ bility of human physical im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity . ”
A@@ ga@@ inst whom are Christians fi@@ gh@@ ting ?
A@@ n E@@ duc@@ ation for Li@@ fe
When was the ma@@ j@@ or fulfill@@ ment of Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah’s rest@@ or@@ ation prophecy to take place , and how do we know this ?
In har@@ mony with this prayer , we want to do our ut@@ most to san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy , or tre@@ at as holy , Jehovah’s name .
Wh@@ ich W@@ a@@ y Does the W@@ ater C@@ y@@ c@@ le G@@ o ?
S@@ et@@ ting the right pri@@ or@@ ities , they attend@@ ed the meeting at the Kingdom H@@ all .
When the Israelites of old re@@ bel@@ led against God , “ they would make him feel h@@ ur@@ t . ”
Although using any number of ob@@ je@@ cts could lead to inc@@ ur@@ ring b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t , g@@ un@@ s make it e@@ asi@@ er to k@@ ill someone ​ — ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ ally or deli@@ ber@@ ately .
A@@ no@@ inted Christians under@@ go “ a new bir@@ th to a living hope ”
M@@ ary was privile@@ ged to become the earthly mother of God’s bel@@ o@@ ved Son .
Al@@ low yourself pl@@ ent@@ y of time for each study s@@ es@@ sion .
Fa@@ ith does not mean g@@ ul@@ li@@ bility .
We need not be f@@ ran@@ tic , d@@ ri@@ ven to re@@ ach our full po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al right now .
The apostle Paul as@@ sures us : “ En@@ du@@ r@@ ance [ pro@@ du@@ ces ] an appro@@ ved con@@ dition ; the appro@@ ved con@@ dition , in turn , hope , and the hope does not lead to disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment . ” ​ — Romans 5 : 3 - 5 .
‘ The One Ke@@ ep@@ ing Re@@ pro@@ of Is G@@ l@@ ori@@ fied ’
Jehovah is more a@@ ware of these bur@@ den@@ s than anyone el@@ se and can give us the strength to de@@ al with them .
Des@@ pite their up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing , however , humans share the same emo@@ tional respon@@ se to certain col@@ ors .
( b ) Why do Jehovah’s words found at E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 3 : 18 , 19 and 18 : 23 mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to keep on preaching ?
But children do not enjoy being inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ated any more than ad@@ ul@@ ts do .
A@@ bo@@ ve : C@@ o@@ de@@ x A@@ mi@@ at@@ in@@ us L@@ ef@@ t : P@@ or@@ tra@@ it of E@@ z@@ r@@ a in the C@@ o@@ de@@ x A@@ mi@@ at@@ in@@ us
U@@ su@@ ally , such situ@@ ations can be sol@@ ved by ap@@ pl@@ ying this counsel : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e pu@@ t@@ ting up with one another and for@@ giving one another fre@@ ely if anyone has a cause for com@@ pla@@ in@@ t against another . Even as Jehovah fre@@ ely for@@ gave you , so do you also . ”
Do you think it was eas@@ y for Samuel to continue doing what was right even when others were not ? — Although it was not eas@@ y , Samuel served Jehovah faith@@ fully for the rest of his life . ​ — 1 Samuel 3 : 19 - 21 .
But how could the apostles care for the needs of all those vis@@ it@@ ors ?
Are you in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated by such teachings , as@@ sum@@ ing that they are too difficult ?
But it does not have to be a con@@ st@@ ant s@@ ource of dist@@ ress .
As@@ soci@@ ate R@@ ul@@ ers
Our Father promises to give us what we need .
L@@ ik@@ ely , Peter was thinking of what the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus said just before he as@@ c@@ ended to heaven .
The resur@@ rec@@ ted ones will have an opportunity to learn about Jehovah and to accept his rule .
By au@@ g@@ men@@ ting da@@ ily Bible reading with care@@ ful personal study , we will be able to help others walk in the ever - inc@@ reas@@ ing light that Jehovah she@@ ds on his written Word . ​ — Pro@@ v .
Consider John , * a faithful pro@@ claim@@ er of God’s Kingdom for more than four de@@ ca@@ des , the last three of which he has sp@@ ent in special full - time service .
Although the experience was a bi@@ t up@@ set@@ ting , it taught me that when doing st@@ re@@ et wit@@ ness@@ ing , one should keep mo@@ ving and not stand like a po@@ st .
Be@@ ware of s@@ at@@ ani@@ c influ@@ ence in en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment
How pleas@@ ant it is to feel war@@ m@@ ed by the su@@ n on a co@@ ld day !
Be@@ d@@ el@@ l@@ ’s Bible ​ — One S@@ m@@ all S@@ te@@ p to Bet@@ ter Bible Un@@ der@@ standing 11
For there is the true for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess with you . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 30 : 3 , 4 .
In rep@@ ly the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders would say , “ Yor@@ o@@ shi@@ i des@@ u ” or , “ K@@ ek@@ ko des@@ u , ” which we learned me@@ ant , “ I@@ t’s fine ” or , “ I@@ t’s good . ”
And the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity have become “ lo@@ v@@ ers of ple@@ a@@ sures rather than lo@@ v@@ ers of God . ”
“ So I started to ask my@@ self what I really wanted ​ — did I want to serve Jehovah or Satan ? ”
Do I show that I have the same desire ? ’ ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 9 , 10 .
There the cl@@ er@@ gy inc@@ ited young people to thro@@ w ro@@ c@@ ks at our mission@@ ary home , which was already not in the best con@@ dition .
While living ap@@ ar@@ t from your mate , what d@@ anger could you face ?
To star@@ t with , the new@@ com@@ ers were anointed as ad@@ di@@ tional members of the Israel of God .
The account says : “ Noah wal@@ ked with the true God . ”
From 33 C.E . down to this year 20@@ 00 C.E . , ze@@ al@@ ous Christians have follow@@ ed Jesus ’ example and have continued to witness , coura@@ ge@@ ously declar@@ ing “ the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent things of God . ” ​ — Acts 2 : 11 .
As dedic@@ ated Witnesses of Jehovah who pos@@ s@@ ess this preci@@ ous knowledge about the future , do we not sense that we have a de@@ b@@ t toward others ?
• What are some l@@ ines of evidence pro@@ ving that we are living in the last days ?
It is your way of loving , accep@@ ting and rel@@ ating to the world and people around you .
Paul descri@@ bed the faith of E@@ no@@ ch and other wit@@ nesses when he wrote : “ Fa@@ ith is the as@@ sur@@ ed expe@@ ct@@ ation of things ho@@ ped for , the evid@@ ent demonstr@@ ation of real@@ ities though not be@@ held . ”
A@@ n Israel@@ ite man back then might tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ously div@@ or@@ ce his wife if she bor@@ e him no children .
1 : 24 .
I was only n@@ ine years old , but I remember listen@@ ing to my parents ’ en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic expres@@ sions about their new@@ found Bible tru@@ ths .
O@@ ver 2@@ 00 years ag@@ o , Samuel Joh@@ ns@@ on , the Eng@@ l@@ ish es@@ sa@@ y@@ ist , wrote : “ You are much su@@ re@@ r that you are doing good when you pa@@ y money to those who work , as the re@@ com@@ p@@ en@@ se of their la@@ b@@ our , than when you give money mer@@ ely in char@@ ity . ”
“ We wanted Jac@@ o@@ b to have pl@@ ent@@ y of good associ@@ ation . ”
( b ) This article ans@@ wers what questions ?
On his fin@@ al night as a human , Jesus told his disciples : “ If you ask the Father for anything , he will give it to you in my name . ”
And individu@@ al rul@@ ers may have no@@ ble in@@ ten@@ tions .
Will these dead ones be resur@@ rec@@ ted back to life only to gro@@ w old and die again , some@@ what like La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ?
No@@ te that Jesus did not give up on his apostles , though they were s@@ low in cor@@ rec@@ ting their sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings .
As he loo@@ ked on in ast@@ on@@ ish@@ ment , I l@@ ined them up in bir@@ th order .
A pr@@ eli@@ min@@ ary meeting of the members only will con@@ v@@ ene at 9 : 15 a@@ .@@ m . , follow@@ ed by the gener@@ al an@@ nu@@ al meeting at 10 : 00 a@@ .@@ m .
The Israelites he@@ e@@ ded the ten spi@@ es and became fe@@ ar@@ ful , to the point of mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring against Moses .
What can we do to receive gr@@ and blessings from Jehovah now and forever ?
The personal interest they show in me has been an encourag@@ ement .
Li@@ fe That H@@ as Me@@ an@@ ing
What Ab@@ out You ?
Since God is the S@@ ource of life , we should worship only him . ​ — Read Revelation 4 : 11 .
And R@@ ob@@ er@@ t did .
We wit@@ ness@@ ed to the princi@@ p@@ al , and he listen@@ ed re@@ adi@@ ly .
In 195@@ 1 , I was invit@@ ed to vis@@ it congregations in the sou@@ th of W@@ al@@ es as a travel@@ ing overse@@ er , but less than two years later , we were on our way to the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad for mission@@ ary tra@@ ining .
In a small v@@ il@@ la@@ ge on the sh@@ o@@ res of L@@ ake V@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ a , friends and relati@@ ves ga@@ ther@@ ed at a bu@@ ri@@ al cer@@ em@@ on@@ y .
He was to@@ s@@ sed into a life ra@@ ft by a sur@@ vi@@ v@@ or and was given ar@@ ti@@ fi@@ cial re@@ spi@@ r@@ ation ​ — and he lived .
T@@ Y@@ P@@ E the words “ par@@ en@@ ting ” and “ ad@@ vice ” into one po@@ pul@@ ar sear@@ ch eng@@ ine on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t , and over 26 milli@@ on refer@@ ences in@@ stan@@ tly appe@@ ar .
It could not keep up with Rus@@ si@@ a@@ ’s ris@@ ing interest in the study of Bible langu@@ ages and transl@@ ations .
( b ) How can those who have a me@@ asure of responsi@@ bility displa@@ y mo@@ des@@ ty ?
The discus@@ sion will be held in Fr@@ en@@ ch .
What war@@ ning did Paul give Timothy regarding “ false st@@ ori@@ es , ” and what may Paul have had in mind ?
If Moses was to be used by God , he had to become better ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with Jehovah’s ways .
In ad@@ dition to any benef@@ its now , this will prove to be true when Jehovah fulfill@@ s his promise to cre@@ ate “ new heavens and a new earth ” in which “ righteousness is to d@@ well . ”
David might have conclu@@ ded that Solomon was not qu@@ ali@@ fied to over@@ see such an important pro@@ ject .
We are on a course through this d@@ ying system of things , he@@ ading toward the promised new world .
Jehovah’s Witnesses provide Bible - based public@@ ations su@@ it@@ able for teaching children of all ages .
“ The faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” has provided many fine public@@ ations .
Bethel service was in@@ deed a bless@@ ed privilege .
After the Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ic covenant went into effect , Jehovah gra@@ du@@ ally reve@@ aled important de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of the woman .
As reg@@ ar@@ ds the ministry , what was Paul determined to do ?
Many pris@@ on in@@ mat@@ es have benef@@ ited from God’s love and mer@@ cy
Yes , with what s@@ ort of body are they coming ? ”
It also mo@@ ves us to ‘ la@@ u@@ d Jehovah , bl@@ ess him , and make known the glory of his k@@ ing@@ ship . ’
Jehovah has gr@@ anted me ‘ the desi@@ res of my heart . ’
On the other hand , his brother A@@ be@@ l showed faith in God’s promise and was moved to offer some fir@@ st@@ l@@ ings of his flo@@ ck as a sacrifice to Jehovah .
Bu@@ il@@ ding such an al@@ ta@@ r was also a coura@@ ge@@ ous act .
O@@ thers are tru@@ th@@ ful only when it is conven@@ i@@ ent or expe@@ di@@ ent .
As Jehovah’s dedic@@ ated servants , we have “ pl@@ ent@@ y to do in the work of the Lord . ”
Jehovah is still invit@@ ing people of all nations to be bless@@ ed through Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed .
How did the preaching work ex@@ p@@ and as the disciples moved out from Jerusalem , Juda@@ e@@ a , and Gal@@ ile@@ e ?
One transl@@ ation says : “ You are our God ​ — ple@@ ase let us come home . ” ​ — Con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary Eng@@ l@@ ish V@@ er@@ sion .
The S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in ag@@ re@@ ed that Jesus deser@@ ved to die . ​ — Matthew 26 : 6@@ 4 - 6@@ 6 .
How has the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class respon@@ ded to this l@@ ing@@ u@@ is@@ tic shi@@ ft ?
So it is important for brothers to learn how to teach well when they give tal@@ ks .
Not all ani@@ mal@@ s hi@@ ber@@ n@@ ate , however .
W@@ he@@ ther these are ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising c@@ ars or can@@ dy , the under@@ l@@ ying ide@@ a is : ‘ Bu@@ y this pro@@ du@@ ct , and you will be ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er . ’
He used good judgment when he pre@@ ached the good news , cho@@ o@@ sing “ gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous words ” that am@@ a@@ zed his listen@@ ers .
E@@ arly Da@@ ys
His family was left imp@@ over@@ i@@ shed .
A ca@@ su@@ al read@@ er might as@@ su@@ me that there was no par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar ti@@ e ​ — bey@@ ond the spiritual one — ​ between these three , that Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s rec@@ ru@@ ited Mark simply because of his a@@ bil@@ ities .
After all , a th@@ i@@ ef does not s@@ end a letter ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ing when he is coming .
Let us say that you want to transl@@ ate H@@ in@@ di into Eng@@ l@@ ish .
While under@@ stan@@ da@@ bly disa@@ p@@ pointed , Moses hum@@ bly accepted Jehovah’s decision .
We rejo@@ ice in what these old - tim@@ ers have accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed and still accom@@ pl@@ ish .
L@@ ef@@ t by her@@ self in A@@ su@@ n@@ ci@@ ó@@ n , the cap@@ it@@ al of Par@@ ag@@ u@@ a@@ y , she found work as a ma@@ id , learned S@@ pan@@ ish , lo@@ c@@ ated the Witnesses , and was baptized .
In main@@ tain@@ ing perfect integrity , Jesus end@@ ur@@ ed much “ contr@@ ary talk by sin@@ n@@ ers . ” ​ — Hebrews 12 : 2 , 3 .
What , though , about a wife ?
“ Be@@ come I@@ mit@@ at@@ ors of God ”
Rather than re@@ com@@ men@@ ding bl@@ ind obedi@@ ence , such counsel ex@@ hor@@ ts you@@ ths to accept godly standards by deep@@ ening their faith and by taking their own stand for God .
No@@ te how the apostle Paul high@@ ligh@@ ts this in the book of Hebrews : “ He was ob@@ li@@ ged to become like his ‘ brothers ’ in all res@@ pe@@ cts , that he might become a mer@@ ci@@ ful and faithful high pri@@ est in things per@@ tain@@ ing to God , in order to offer prop@@ iti@@ at@@ ory sacrifice for the sin@@ s of the people .
R@@ em@@ ember , cho@@ o@@ sing the wrong p@@ ath could dist@@ ance you from Jehovah .
I was at e@@ ase among those people who f@@ ought for work@@ ers ’ righ@@ ts and e@@ qu@@ ality for women .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ine on page 28 ]
At the star@@ t of his second ter@@ m in of@@ fice , he was mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed by a man who wanted a change in lead@@ er@@ ship .
De@@ al@@ ings With A@@ m@@ m@@ on
On another day at the P@@ at@@ ter@@ son cam@@ p@@ us , I came ac@@ ro@@ ss a pi@@ c@@ ture of Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d speaking at the 19@@ 19 C@@ e@@ da@@ r P@@ o@@ in@@ t , O@@ hi@@ o , conven@@ tion .
▪ “ Many will say to me in that day , ‘ Lord , Lord , did we not pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y in your name , and expe@@ l dem@@ ons in your name , and per@@ form many powerful works in your name ? ’
For instance , many people make g@@ es@@ tures toward n@@ ational em@@ ble@@ ms , or f@@ la@@ g@@ s ; they do not view such g@@ es@@ tures as ac@@ ts of worship .
With r@@ ene@@ wed spiritual vision , he under@@ sto@@ od that Jehovah h@@ ated ba@@ dness and that in du@@ e time the wicked would be p@@ uni@@ shed . ​ — 1 Corinthians 2 : 14 , 15 .
What does the “ very great v@@ al@@ le@@ y ” re@@ present , and how can we stay there ?
How happy we are to have the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s clear message and instru@@ ction , which can help us to know God !
W@@ as God’s cre@@ ation de@@ fe@@ ctive ?
See The Watchtower of De@@ c@@ ember 15 , 199@@ 5 , pages 27 - 9 ; A@@ pri@@ l 15 , 199@@ 4 , pages 16 - 17 ; and A@@ wa@@ ke !
“ He was being pi@@ er@@ ced for our trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion ; he was being c@@ ru@@ shed for our er@@ r@@ ors . . . . Because of his w@@ oun@@ ds there has been a heal@@ ing for us . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 19@@ 7 , 4@@ 1
Jesus taught that “ out of the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of the heart the m@@ ou@@ th speak@@ s . ”
I only took or@@ ders .
S@@ ome@@ one who lives in a po@@ or country may want something to@@ t@@ ally different from what a person who lives in a we@@ al@@ thy country may want .
T@@ a@@ bi@@ th@@ a and I enjoy a good marriage because we try to follow clo@@ sel@@ y the ad@@ vice given in the Bible to married cou@@ ples .
Since Jehovah’s spirit anointed him for the work , Jesus was c@@ learly or@@ da@@ ined by Jehovah God .
Their b@@ ones will never be c@@ ru@@ shed , fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely speaking . ​ — John 10 : 16 .
The Bible is speaking to ad@@ ul@@ ts when it says : “ T@@ ake hold on discipl@@ ine ; do not let go . Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard it , for it it@@ self is your life . ”
So the mis@@ sing mon@@ ar@@ ch was not mis@@ sing after all , just not yet known in se@@ cul@@ ar s@@ our@@ ces .
The clean be@@ ast@@ s , however , were pre@@ served not stri@@ c@@ tly for the purpose of pro@@ cre@@ ation .
Se@@ cond , we should not be sur@@ pris@@ ed if on r@@ are occasi@@ ons challeng@@ es to authority ar@@ ise in the congregations today .
O@@ p@@ position may come from well - in@@ ten@@ tioned but mis@@ inform@@ ed family members .
In ancient times , it was comm@@ on for att@@ ac@@ k@@ ers to b@@ es@@ i@@ e@@ ge a for@@ ti@@ fied city .
“ You will be wit@@ nesses of me . . . to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ” ​ — A@@ C@@ T@@ S 1 : 8 .
Such children will feel sa@@ fe and secu@@ re within the b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries set for them .
What do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ al tru@@ ths were cl@@ ari@@ fied in the 19@@ 30 ’ s ?
The th@@ re@@ at that such “ su@@ per@@ fine apostles ” pres@@ ented was not con@@ f@@ ined to body language and g@@ es@@ tures .
M@@ A@@ K@@ E T@@ I@@ M@@ E T@@ O C@@ U@@ L@@ T@@ I@@ V@@ AT@@ E A F@@ R@@ I@@ EN@@ D@@ SHI@@ P .
He cre@@ ated man with an in@@ ner sense of right and wrong . It is part of our n@@ ature .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 1 , 2 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 8 - 17
Their hear@@ t’s desire is to be@@ ar thor@@ ough witness about God’s Kingdom .
He said to himself , ‘ If ever I wanted to follow a religion , this would be the one . ’
Do your parents ask you to clean your ro@@ om or do other cho@@ res ?
That is f@@ it@@ ting , since Jehovah himself told Moses : “ This is my name to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , and this is the mem@@ ori@@ al of me to gener@@ ation after gener@@ ation . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 3 : 15 .
Be@@ d@@ ell , a qu@@ ali@@ fied Hebrew scho@@ la@@ r , en@@ lis@@ ted two n@@ ative speak@@ ers of I@@ ris@@ h to help with the transl@@ ation from Eng@@ l@@ ish into I@@ ris@@ h .
Bro@@ ther An@@ dre@@ w K . W@@ ag@@ ner was assign@@ ed to look after branch du@@ ties .
We must not allow anyone to draw us away from the worship of Jehovah .
It is fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al in for@@ g@@ ing and main@@ tain@@ ing good rel@@ ations with people and with God .
Na@@ h@@ sh@@ on
As the young pl@@ ant ris@@ es from this so@@ il , it fac@@ es com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on from ‘ thor@@ ns that gro@@ w up with it . ’
S@@ ic@@ k@@ ness will be g@@ one , and even death will be no more .
Yet , the re@@ form@@ ers could not even ag@@ ree on a comm@@ on inter@@ pre@@ tation of Bible teachings .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful@@ ness Re@@ g@@ arding “ Un@@ righteous Ri@@ ches ”
What can be said about the “ expres@@ sions of affe@@ ction ” found in the S@@ ong of Solomon ?
This is@@ sue of The Watchtower shows what the Bible says about angels and how they af@@ fect our life now .
And what mar@@ vel@@ ous times those would be !
We should not re@@ tal@@ i@@ ate in kind .
Can you lik@@ e@@ wise help your children to put God first in life ?
( b ) How will Jehovah de@@ al with us if we er@@ r seri@@ ously but demonstr@@ ate true rep@@ ent@@ ance ?
Be@@ at@@ ings and in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ation became the order of the day .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , many Jews left off following him .
He wrote : “ Let us pur@@ sue the things making for peace and the things that are up@@ building to one another .
I vie@@ wed the spirit coming down as a do@@ ve out of heaven , and it rema@@ ined upon him .
In his old age , King David of ancient Israel arrang@@ ed for his son Solomon to succ@@ e@@ ed him on the thro@@ ne .
As the years went by , however , Juda@@ h fa@@ iled to give S@@ hel@@ ah in marriage to T@@ am@@ ar .
• What can be learned from the examples of Peter , James , and John ?
Pe@@ ople view di@@ am@@ on@@ ds as very preci@@ ous g@@ em@@ s .
N@@ ever give up , therefore , in show@@ ing deep appreciation for all that God and Christ have done ​ — and are doing — ​ for us .
G@@ ale w@@ in@@ ds re@@ ached 1@@ 25 mil@@ es per h@@ our [ 2@@ 00 k@@ m / ​ h@@ r ] , ri@@ pp@@ ing off th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of ro@@ of@@ s , to@@ p@@ pl@@ ing ele@@ c@@ tri@@ c - l@@ ine p@@ yl@@ ons , and over@@ tur@@ ning tru@@ c@@ ks .
What can be said , though , of a situation in which the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law requi@@ red a sin o@@ ffering or a gu@@ il@@ t o@@ ffering from an individu@@ al because of some sh@@ ort@@ coming on his part ?
As a result , the prophet was sa@@ ved “ from the pa@@ w of the li@@ ons . ” ​ — D@@ an .
Con@@ cer@@ ning what two different ho@@ p@@ es did Jesus speak to N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s ?
When P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h was told to let God’s people go , he s@@ ne@@ ered : “ Who is Jehovah , so that I should obey his vo@@ ice to s@@ end Israel away ?
Un@@ told mul@@ titu@@ des , even many who at present are as@@ le@@ ep in death , will receive everlasting blessings because of that su@@ per@@ l@@ ative covenant .
N@@ el@@ li@@ e made ra@@ pi@@ d prog@@ ress and dedic@@ ated her life to Jehovah .
A new@@ s@@ pa@@ per publi@@ shed an article about him and said : “ His life has a purpose , and because of this , he and his family are enjo@@ ying the ha@@ p@@ pi@@ est days of their life .
And then the other sheep started to flo@@ ck to them in ever - inc@@ reas@@ ing num@@ bers .
Then the Witnesses reas@@ sur@@ ed me that God loved me by show@@ ing me 1 John 4 : 8 .
We do not try to go it al@@ one , and we do not ign@@ ore that ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment , for we trust in Jehovah’s arrang@@ ement .
A cha@@ ir@@ man of the Se@@ ou@@ l Bo@@ ard of E@@ duc@@ ation said : “ Ex@@ am@@ ple in word and deed is the best child educ@@ ation . ”
Jehovah gave these la@@ ws to his people because he loved them and did not want them to become en@@ sla@@ ved by fear and su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ on .
Since there are only about si@@ x milli@@ on of your fellow believers com@@ pared with some si@@ x bil@@ li@@ on people worl@@ d@@ wide , your privilege is a r@@ are one in@@ deed .
Be Al@@ er@@ t to F@@ al@@ se L@@ igh@@ ts
S@@ even years have pas@@ sed since J@@ en@@ n@@ y wrote that es@@ say .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on Bible n@@ arr@@ ati@@ ves can help us to act in har@@ mony with the psalmis@@ t’s words : “ I have plac@@ ed Jehovah in fr@@ on@@ t of me con@@ stan@@ tly . Because he is at my right hand , I shall not be made to to@@ t@@ ter . ”
To be pre@@ served through the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , we must remain in that par@@ adise .
That is the n@@ atur@@ al order of things , they say .
Because of this he su@@ ffered a ter@@ ri@@ ble di@@ se@@ ase for the rest of his life .
Ri@@ ght after that , she eng@@ ag@@ ed in the au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer ministry .
I was baptized in 19@@ 6@@ 2 , and after having had my bu@@ sin@@ ess for 21 years , I so@@ ld it and took on a local jo@@ b to be clo@@ s@@ er to my family so that we could serve Jehovah together .
When you study in ad@@ v@@ ance the material that will be discus@@ sed at the Kingdom H@@ all , the meetings will cap@@ ture your interest more fully and leave a deep@@ er imp@@ res@@ sion .
What better words of encourag@@ ement are there than those found in the Bible ?
What a privilege we have to be num@@ ber@@ ed among Jehovah’s pe@@ ace@@ ful people !
9 : 9 - 15 .
To es@@ cap@@ e the s@@ na@@ res of the Devil , children must come to know and obey Jehovah .
• Why must we gu@@ ard against mis@@ gu@@ i@@ ded love ?
“ There is no h@@ ate without fear . . . .
In turn , God hon@@ ored Jesus with we@@ al@@ th , fav@@ or , and em@@ in@@ ence of a kind that no ac@@ ad@@ em@@ ic , pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ an , or s@@ por@@ ts her@@ o will ever experience .
H@@ ad you been part of that little band , would you have felt secu@@ re in the knowledge that your compan@@ y had now been pr@@ un@@ ed of its fe@@ ar@@ ful and less - than - vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant ones ?
of A@@ pri@@ l 200@@ 8 , page 26 .
We too can be affe@@ cted by this un@@ appreci@@ ative spirit .
In Ju@@ ly 195@@ 3 , we gre@@ et@@ ed h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of mission@@ aries who had come from fore@@ ign assign@@ ments to atten@@ d an inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity .
Jehovah has never taken true worship ligh@@ tly .
In O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 200@@ 3 , world se@@ cur@@ ity is@@ su@@ es were discus@@ sed by P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c R@@ im nations at the A@@ sia - P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c E@@ con@@ om@@ ic C@@ o@@ op@@ er@@ ation ( A@@ P@@ E@@ C ) sum@@ mit held in T@@ ha@@ il@@ and .
O@@ f@@ ten at Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r@@ ’s side , Bro@@ ther H@@ en@@ sc@@ he@@ l travel@@ ed to over 1@@ 50 coun@@ tri@@ es , vis@@ iting and encourag@@ ing Jehovah’s Witnesses around the world , especially mission@@ aries and those in branch of@@ fic@@ es .
Be on your way out to me@@ et him . ’
Su@@ re en@@ ough , the book of Revelation l@@ in@@ ks Satan to the cal@@ am@@ ities the earth has su@@ ffered since 1914 .
He continu@@ es his prayer : “ O that . . . you would set a time li@@ mit for me and remember me ! ”
But remember : When bi@@ gg@@ er tri@@ als come in the future , you will be in a better position to face them if you have develop@@ ed a good spiritual r@@ out@@ ine in ad@@ v@@ ance .
In the same way , our heavenly Father appreci@@ ates your service .
Like a di@@ am@@ ond , har@@ der than f@@ l@@ in@@ t , I have made your fore@@ head . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , we should be sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to the pa@@ ins and hear@@ t@@ ach@@ es of our brothers and sisters .
What divine pro@@ v@@ isions can help us to end@@ ure ?
A@@ ma@@ z@@ ingly , it was the sister who had condu@@ cted the Bible study with my mother and had helped our family learn the truth .
He took me to his ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment in the pris@@ on are@@ a .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of Se@@ cond Samuel
When Jesus was on earth , he demonstr@@ ated the import@@ ance of having strong faith during cr@@ itical times .
And what about the pol@@ lu@@ tion of the a@@ ir , the water , and the land that we see taking place , often because of il@@ leg@@ al practic@@ es ?
At the same time , he reas@@ sures her that her thoughts and feelings are important to him .
They , in turn , respon@@ d at once without question or doubt or fear in accep@@ ting this beg@@ et@@ ting as God’s sons .
Jehovah , though , fully under@@ stan@@ ds our mo@@ ti@@ ves and circumstances , and he truly valu@@ es our whole - sou@@ led service .
15 : 33 .
These Scriptural acc@@ oun@@ ts show that Jehovah bless@@ es those who make and keep a so@@ le@@ m@@ n ag@@ re@@ ement to serve him .
I@@ ts lead@@ er is a very in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent , powerful , and ru@@ th@@ less li@@ ar and mu@@ r@@ der@@ er .
M@@ em@@ ori@@ al st@@ ones att@@ est to the gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de ad@@ ul@@ ts still felt for bel@@ o@@ ved form@@ er tu@@ t@@ ors when these died .
When I was 15 , I became bor@@ ed with the religious meetings that he made me atten@@ d , and I re@@ bel@@ led .
The min@@ ding of the spirit certainly c@@ alls for hear@@ t@@ felt prayer .
In the ani@@ ma@@ l world , it is comm@@ on to ob@@ serve inst@@ inc@@ tive compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship .
▪ Why is religion so often an influ@@ ence for bad ?
I@@ N A m@@ el@@ o@@ dy that he com@@ posed , the psalmist David pray@@ ed : “ C@@ re@@ ate in me even a pu@@ re heart , O God , and put within me a new spirit , a ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast one .
How , though , can we show that we trust in Jehovah comple@@ t@@ ely in times of fin@@ an@@ cial dist@@ ress ?
Ther@@ e@@ after , the bo@@ y follow@@ ed the conven@@ tion pro@@ gra@@ m with more en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m .
I@@ N TH@@ E se@@ ven@@ th century B.C.E . , the Ch@@ al@@ de@@ an rul@@ er Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar over@@ came Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s de@@ f@@ en@@ ses , bur@@ ned the city , and dem@@ o@@ li@@ shed its w@@ alls .
It is ste@@ ad@@ y bur@@ ning , long - lived , and ne@@ i@@ ther too large nor too ho@@ t .
Tru@@ ly , ‘ the form@@ er things will have pas@@ sed away . ’
A brother who was dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed for 25 years states : “ My joy since my re@@ inst@@ at@@ ement has continued to inc@@ re@@ ase as I have received ‘ se@@ as@@ ons of ref@@ re@@ shing ’ from Jehovah .
Then ple@@ ase read on .
Paul gave a f@@ our@@ th reason why we should hum@@ bly sub@@ mit to Christian overse@@ ers .
What is involved in following Jesus ?
How often he must have ga@@ zed up into the va@@ st@@ ness of the star@@ ry heavens in the st@@ ill@@ ness of the night while w@@ atch@@ ing over his fa@@ ther’s flo@@ c@@ ks in those l@@ on@@ ely sheep pas@@ tures !
His coun@@ ten@@ ance was tr@@ an@@ qu@@ il ​ — like that of an ang@@ el , a m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er of God .
A@@ m@@ ong the gu@@ ests was M@@ ary , Jesus ’ mother .
Because he wanted to keep his jo@@ b , another minis@@ ter ad@@ mit@@ ted that he did not teach the things he really believ@@ ed .
Today , de@@ ta@@ il@@ s needed for us to worship God “ with spirit and truth ” are part of his written Word .
The individu@@ al is what he is and has the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance that he has not so much in vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of his individu@@ ality , but rather as a member of a great human commun@@ ity , which direc@@ ts his material and spiritual ex@@ ist@@ ence from the c@@ ra@@ d@@ le to the gra@@ ve . ”
The sol@@ di@@ ers mis@@ tre@@ ated the in@@ mat@@ es from mor@@ ning t@@ ill night .
When the children were you@@ ng@@ er , we stu@@ died with each child for bri@@ ef peri@@ o@@ ds sever@@ al times a we@@ ek , and as they gre@@ w older , we had longer stu@@ dies once a we@@ ek .
P@@ o@@ or Mat@@ eri@@ ally but R@@ ich S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually 8
If we love God , it is a ple@@ asure to do his will .
One princi@@ p@@ al way to keep our love for Jehovah strong is stated by Paul himself .
( b ) What is the point of Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation recorded at Matthew 18 : 21 - 35 ?
How , then , can we follow Paul’s ad@@ vice ?
What a thr@@ ill@@ ing time !
However , a Witness taught Sa@@ ul@@ o to read , using the bro@@ ch@@ ure A@@ pp@@ ly Y@@ our@@ self to Re@@ ading and W@@ rit@@ ing .
Just as an am@@ bul@@ ance must refu@@ el regul@@ arly if it is to continue taking pati@@ ents to the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al , you must rest@@ ore your en@@ er@@ gy with prop@@ er nu@@ tr@@ iti@@ on , exerc@@ ise , and rest so that you can continue giving your child the care he or she deser@@ ves .
Such prayers , vari@@ ed though they were , had something in comm@@ on .
On@@ ly Christ was ac@@ tually there .
I make no@@ tes for my@@ self with a view to using them in my ministry . ”
That sure promise of a resurrection ​ — not the teaching of the im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the soul — ​ is the bas@@ is for real hope for the dead .
Although there has never been a time since then when dec@@ ep@@ tion was not r@@ am@@ p@@ ant in the earth , it is par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent today .
This certainly proved to be the case with a Witness living in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in .
He kno@@ ws how to take care of me physi@@ c@@ ally , spiritually , and emo@@ tion@@ ally .
Fir@@ st , take comfort in this truth : God se@@ es the suffering in the world today , and he in@@ tend@@ s to do something about it .
Some vie@@ wed him as an evil ro@@ o@@ t from which her@@ es@@ ies s@@ pr@@ an@@ g .
U@@ p@@ on hear@@ ing this , “ King H@@ er@@ od was ag@@ it@@ ated , and all Jerusalem with him .
The S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah himself has op@@ ened my e@@ ar , and I , for my part , was not re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous .
P@@ res@@ sure from op@@ pos@@ ers , e@@ con@@ om@@ ic har@@ d@@ ship , and serious ill@@ ness have we@@ igh@@ ed on some of God’s servants .
Yes , if we are loyal to Jehovah and follow the direction he gives us by means of his organization , he will give us everlasting life and he will be loyal to us forever !
15 , 16 . ( a ) What two Israel@@ s are refer@@ red to in the Bible , and which one has God’s blessing today ?
We need to know that help is a@@ vail@@ able .
How will this take place ?
The apostle Paul wrote : “ [ God ] , for the s@@ ake of his good ple@@ asure , is ac@@ ting within you in order for you both to will and to act . ”
There are sever@@ al ways that you can re@@ ach out .
“ W@@ al@@ k With God ” Con@@ ven@@ tions , 3 / 1
He@@ e@@ ding the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ vice can help us to avoid being “ turned asi@@ de to follow Satan . ”
For example , during the sum@@ m@@ er of the year 31 C.E . , a large crow@@ d travel@@ ed with Jesus from Ca@@ per@@ na@@ u@@ m to Na@@ in .
Why can you be confid@@ ent that good associ@@ ations will prove to be a blessing ?
However , the mil@@ it@@ ary c@@ hi@@ ef@@ s wanted to do more .
We are lik@@ e@@ wise expe@@ cted to be for@@ giving toward a brother who may have off@@ ended us . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Although man@@ kin@@ d’s knowledge of many things has inc@@ reas@@ ed great@@ ly since Paul wrote those words some 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , that st@@ at@@ ement still ho@@ l@@ ds true .
For example , it gave the people principles to help them sol@@ ve family problems , and it gu@@ i@@ ded them to the Messi@@ ah .
Abraham
For good reason , the Bible says : “ The heart of the righteous one medit@@ ates so as to answer . ” ​ — Proverbs 15 : 28 .
‘ They a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned everything and follow@@ ed Jesus ’
And she experienced the happiness of giving by sh@@ aring with others what she had learned .
Some even look like n@@ atur@@ al b@@ on@@ sa@@ i ​ — shap@@ ed and pr@@ un@@ ed by the har@@ s@@ h c@@ li@@ mate and the s@@ can@@ ty so@@ il in which they gro@@ w .
How did God’s holy spirit help certain older men in ancient Israel ?
To re@@ ach them all , I often study with four or fi@@ ve people at the same time . ”
Th@@ ink of how much ever@@ yone would benefit if there were no a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned mat@@ es , div@@ or@@ ce cour@@ ts , or child - cu@@ sto@@ dy c@@ as@@ es .
God has ann@@ oun@@ ced that hu@@ ge worl@@ d@@ wide chang@@ es will come soon .
In place of food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges , “ there will come to be pl@@ ent@@ y of gra@@ in on the earth ; . . . there will be an over@@ f@@ low . ”
How do I feel about being among the relati@@ vely few on earth today who are known by God ?
“ To all in@@ ten@@ ts and pur@@ pos@@ es we already are a se@@ cul@@ ar soci@@ ety in which Christian faith and practic@@ es have become lar@@ g@@ ely mor@@ i@@ bun@@ d . ” ​ — L@@ U@@ D@@ O@@ V@@ I@@ C K@@ EN@@ N@@ E@@ D@@ Y , 199@@ 9 .
A small crow@@ d be@@ aring ban@@ n@@ ers with the message “ W@@ el@@ come Jehovah’s Witnesses ” gre@@ et@@ ed us when our tra@@ in arri@@ ved in S@@ ã@@ o Paulo .
For he that condu@@ cts himself as a less@@ er one among all of you is the one that is great . ’ ”
They fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ w the mirac@@ les that Jesus will per@@ form in God’s new world on a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l sc@@ ale !
The apostle Peter made that com@@ par@@ is@@ on , writ@@ ing : “ As new@@ born inf@@ ants , form a long@@ ing for the un@@ ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ated mil@@ k bel@@ ong@@ ing to the word , that through it you may gro@@ w to sal@@ vation , provided you have ta@@ sted that the Lord is kind . ”
The speak@@ er showed how Jehovah se@@ ts the example in hum@@ ility , even though he is the high@@ est Per@@ son in the uni@@ verse .
In turn , he bless@@ es them a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly .
P@@ o@@ in@@ ting to yet another differ@@ ence between the wise and the fo@@ ol@@ ish , the king of Israel says : “ The wise one fe@@ ars and is tur@@ ning away from ba@@ dness , but the stu@@ pi@@ d is be@@ coming fu@@ ri@@ ous and self - confid@@ ent .
4 , 5 , 7 .
Still , that friend of God did not allow res@@ ent@@ ment to gn@@ a@@ w away at him .
What do we know about Job , and why did Satan t@@ ar@@ get him ?
Mo@@ st truly I say to you , Un@@ less a gra@@ in of whe@@ at f@@ alls into the gr@@ ound and dies , it rema@@ ins just one gra@@ in ; but if it dies , it then be@@ ars much fru@@ it . ”
Christians have ra@@ ised that question for cen@@ tu@@ ries .
We were stu@@ n@@ ned when we were inform@@ ed that two years of tre@@ at@@ ments would co@@ st about 1@@ 5@@ 0@@ ,000 de@@ ut@@ sc@@ he mar@@ ks .
Not to be over@@ loo@@ ked is the fact that the expres@@ sion “ son of Ca@@ in@@ an ” is not found in some man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts . ​ — Luke 3 : 36 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
“ G@@ u@@ ard A@@ ga@@ inst E@@ very S@@ ort of C@@ o@@ v@@ et@@ ousness ”
So I st@@ op@@ ped c@@ all@@ ing on her . ”
In 19@@ 7@@ 8 , to atten@@ d a conven@@ tion in L@@ il@@ le , Fr@@ ance , a young d@@ ele@@ g@@ ate from P@@ ol@@ and travel@@ ed 7@@ 50 mil@@ es [ 1@@ ,@@ 2@@ 00 k@@ m ] by bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le in si@@ x days .
Indeed , before d@@ el@@ ving into a discus@@ sion of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s vie@@ w@@ point on a certain to@@ pi@@ c , we do well to try to deter@@ mine what our listen@@ er really believ@@ es .
To be “ s@@ wi@@ ft about hear@@ ing ” means being atten@@ tive not only to what your child says but also to how he or she says it .
On@@ ly he could have bre@@ a@@ th@@ ed life into everything el@@ se . ​ — Job 33 : 4 .
On arri@@ ving in Pa@@ dd@@ an - ar@@ am to seek a wife among his relati@@ ves , Jac@@ o@@ b me@@ t his c@@ ous@@ in R@@ ac@@ he@@ l , La@@ ban@@ ’s daugh@@ ter , at a well and moved its heav@@ y st@@ one co@@ ver to water the ani@@ mal@@ s she was shepher@@ ding .
This change brought both benef@@ its and problems .
The ye@@ ar@@ text for 200@@ 3 will be : “ D@@ ra@@ w close to God , and he will draw close to you . ” ​ — James 4 : 8 .
2 : 20 - 22 .
• What might a Christian do in the face of emo@@ tional and spiritual ti@@ re@@ dness ?
This could be lik@@ ened to a pati@@ ent who lo@@ ses out on the benef@@ its of a tre@@ at@@ ment because he does not like something about the do@@ ct@@ or .
How can a person over@@ come pri@@ de and conduct himself “ with low@@ l@@ iness of mind consider@@ ing that the others are su@@ peri@@ or ” to him ?
Paul coun@@ sel@@ ed Timothy about how to ple@@ ase God , saying : “ Do your ut@@ most to present yourself appro@@ ved to God , a work@@ man with nothing to be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of , h@@ and@@ ling the word of the truth ari@@ ght . ”
( Read 1 Timothy 5 : 4 , 8 , 16 . ) Consider the con@@ text of what Paul wrote to Timothy .
May I come back next we@@ ek and show you why we can be sure that God will soon end all suffering ?
What affe@@ cted us most was an ear@@ li@@ er talk by Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r , “ J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah and His V@@ ow . ”
There is a kind of giving that is even more important than char@@ ity .
The S@@ c@@ y@@ th@@ ians tra@@ ded gra@@ in , h@@ one@@ y , fu@@ r , and c@@ at@@ tle in ex@@ change for Greek w@@ ine , te@@ x@@ t@@ il@@ es , we@@ ap@@ ons , and works of ar@@ t .
The pain , of course , is still there .
Is an in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent desi@@ gn@@ er called for only when no other ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation is offered ?
Can You Con@@ tro@@ l Your Des@@ t@@ in@@ y ?
They should be quic@@ k to obey .
Jehovah H@@ el@@ ps by Me@@ ans of His S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
When we go for a walk or do a jo@@ b together , he ev@@ en@@ tually ge@@ ts around to un@@ bur@@ d@@ ening himself .
P@@ re@@ j@@ udi@@ ce ​ — A G@@ lo@@ ba@@ l Pro@@ ble@@ m 3
“ Fir@@ st ex@@ tr@@ act the ra@@ f@@ ter from your own e@@ ye , and then you will see c@@ learly how to ex@@ tr@@ act the st@@ ra@@ w from your bro@@ ther’s e@@ ye . ”
This was c@@ learly an opportunity to ex@@ p@@ and our ministry .
But something bo@@ ther@@ ed her .
Des@@ cri@@ b@@ ing the sy@@ mp@@ t@@ om@@ s of dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness , the Bible states : “ Do not look at w@@ ine when it ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ ts a red col@@ or , when it gives off its s@@ par@@ k@@ le in the c@@ up , when it go@@ es with a s@@ li@@ ck@@ ness .
Jesus then explained : “ The things pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ding out of the m@@ ou@@ th come out of the heart , and those things de@@ file a man .
The Hebrew wor@@ ding al@@ lo@@ ws for both rend@@ er@@ ings .
E@@ st@@ ab@@ l@@ ish Com@@ m@@ on G@@ r@@ ound
S@@ tri@@ ve to make it practic@@ al .
O@@ u@@ t of her want [ she ] d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed in all the means of living she had . ” ​ — Luke 21 : 1 - 4 ; Mark 12 : 4@@ 1 - 4@@ 4 .
* If this is true of you , try to foc@@ us some of your attention on God’s new world and the time when “ no re@@ si@@ d@@ ent will say : ‘ I am si@@ ck . ’ ”
By means of Jesus Christ , Jehovah will free mankind from in@@ her@@ ited sin and imper@@ fe@@ ction , and obedi@@ ent humans will in@@ her@@ it et@@ er@@ n@@ al life on a par@@ adise earth .
And what greater joy could we have than to share in ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ing the Kingdom before the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” str@@ ik@@ es ? ​ — Matthew 24 : 21 ; Mark 13 : 10 .
The Witness Gi@@ ven Today
O@@ r you may be one of the th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds who have come to learn the truth through the preaching activ@@ ity of other servants of Jehovah . ​ — R@@ om . 10 : 13 - 15 ; 1 Ti@@ m .
This hum@@ ble act left a lasting imp@@ res@@ sion on them .
This s@@ crip@@ ture also says : “ But he that is having deal@@ ings with the stu@@ pi@@ d ones will f@@ are ba@@ dly . ”
Gre@@ at as those ac@@ ts of deli@@ ver@@ ance were , the deli@@ ver@@ ance Jehovah per@@ form@@ ed through Jesus is much greater .
In pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ cha@@ l times , parents were qu@@ ite succ@@ ess@@ ful in teaching their children .
In my letter ​ — H@@ el@@ en kept it until her death ne@@ arly 60 years later — ​ I ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ I am , and I hope I always may be . ”
Do you find it a chall@@ enge to understand the thinking or re@@ actions of some ?
Com@@ pared with mo@@ der@@ n a@@ th@@ le@@ tic@@ s , the number of discipl@@ ines was qu@@ ite li@@ mit@@ ed , and only men took part .
Yes , on these tro@@ pi@@ cal is@@ lands , the word of Jehovah is mo@@ ving a@@ head spe@@ e@@ di@@ ly and is being gl@@ ori@@ fied . ​ — 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 3 : 1 .
( b ) What should be our res@@ ol@@ ve ?
As no@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve , God himself is a hard work@@ er .
That ancient house of the true God pas@@ sed off the sc@@ ene long ag@@ o , but God’s Word pointed to a time when people of all nations would be ga@@ ther@@ ed to worship Jehovah at a far greater spiritual temple .
I often st@@ op@@ ped by , par@@ ked my bak@@ er@@ y tru@@ ck , and sp@@ ent time with them in the house - to - house ministry .
He kno@@ ws that many of us would like to be different , but we are un@@ able to over@@ come our imper@@ fe@@ ctions .
Thus , Moses said to Jehovah : “ S@@ up@@ pose they do not believe me and do not listen to my vo@@ ice , for they will say , ‘ Jehovah did not appe@@ ar to you . ’ ” ​ — E@@ x .
It could have been l@@ ack of emp@@ loy@@ ment , pres@@ sures at school , a health proble@@ m , or some other dist@@ res@@ sing circum@@ st@@ ance .
When she saw a proble@@ m , one that mat@@ tered to the family and their future , she spoke can@@ di@@ dly to her husband .
So let us deter@@ mine what that divine st@@ at@@ ement means .
There likely are ones in the congregation whom you have affe@@ cted for good , as well as those in the ter@@ rit@@ ory who have been ex@@ posed to the truth through your efforts .
L@@ ater on , she came to her sen@@ ses and re@@ turned to the truth .
How did Jesus de@@ al with a certain le@@ per ?
Per@@ ga@@ mu@@ m , with its temple devo@@ ted to the worship of Ca@@ es@@ ar Au@@ g@@ us@@ tu@@ s , has been called “ the c@@ hi@@ ef cen@@ tre of the imp@@ eri@@ al cul@@ t under the early emp@@ i@@ re . ” ​ — En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a , 195@@ 9 , V@@ olu@@ me 17 , page 5@@ 0@@ 7 .
Then I qu@@ it my d@@ an@@ c@@ ing care@@ er . ”
So when Jesus was sent to the earth and the Devil was allow@@ ed to t@@ est him to the point of death , God was confid@@ ent that His only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son would come off vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous . ​ — John 3 : 16 .
We need to be a@@ ware of how our be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or can af@@ fect others and not take ourselves too seri@@ ously . ​ — w@@ 1@@ 7@@ .@@ 0@@ 1 , p .
This “ re@@ aching out ” is to be done not only without being bo@@ ast@@ ful or pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous but also without nee@@ d@@ less@@ ly pu@@ t@@ ting on@@ es@@ el@@ f down .
How do fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res “ car@@ ry on a con@@ f@@ li@@ ct against [ our ] soul ” ?
B@@ ad associ@@ ations can lead to Jehovah’s disa@@ p@@ pro@@ val .
Since 19@@ 26 ‘ the faithful slave ’ has brought Jehovah’s name to the fore .
That resul@@ ted in the death of more than 2@@ 3@@ ,000 Israelites .
He is “ the King of et@@ er@@ n@@ ity ” ​ — without beg@@ in@@ ning or end .
Does that not imp@@ el you to face up to ad@@ vers@@ ity fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly and to continue doing your best to serve him ? ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 6 , 7 .
As sin@@ ful des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Adam and E@@ ve , we deser@@ ve “ the wa@@ ges [ that ] sin pa@@ ys . ”
At the end of her pres@@ ent@@ ation , A@@ bi@@ ga@@ y@@ l said : “ All the others in our Kingdom H@@ all have many invit@@ ations , but I have only one .
When we succ@@ e@@ ed in op@@ pos@@ ing the Devil , we should than@@ k Jehovah .
If on occasi@@ on you do feel down , foc@@ us on the wonderful hope of living in the new world .
But o@@ pen commun@@ ic@@ ation gives parents the opportunity to help their children devel@@ op reason@@ ing ability .
What temp@@ tation may a family head face during hard e@@ con@@ om@@ ic times ?
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : So even though David experienced suffering , he found comfort in know@@ ing that Jehovah saw everything he went through .
A@@ n ad@@ ul@@ t heart we@@ igh@@ s but 9 to 11 oun@@ ces [ 2@@ 50 - 3@@ 00 g ] .
Pe@@ ople beg@@ in br@@ ing@@ ing children , including inf@@ ants , for Jesus to bl@@ ess these .
To be “ known ” as a God - fe@@ aring man , he would have to be reason@@ able and work har@@ mon@@ i@@ ously with the elders of the “ land , ” perhaps meaning the dist@@ ri@@ ct or re@@ gi@@ on .
Be@@ fore speaking to the king , however , they ad@@ v@@ ised Bar@@ u@@ ch : “ G@@ o , conc@@ e@@ al yourself , you and Jeremiah , so that no one at all will know where you men are . ” ​ — Jeremiah 36 : 12 - 19 .
At Job 10 : 10 , the expres@@ sion is used with reg@@ ard to cur@@ d@@ ling mil@@ k .
Juda@@ h and Jerusalem were filled with Ba@@ al worshi@@ p@@ ers and those making s@@ wor@@ n o@@ a@@ ths by the princi@@ p@@ al A@@ m@@ mon@@ ite go@@ d , Mal@@ ca@@ m .
This helped them devel@@ op thinking ability . ” ​ — Proverbs 1 : 1 - 4 .
And he will give to you the blessing of Abraham , to you and to your se@@ ed with you , that you may take pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the land of your ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ences , which God has given to Abraham . ”
A pro@@ du@@ ct may be la@@ bel@@ ed or ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ised as “ imp@@ ro@@ ved , ” but ess@@ enti@@ ally it is still the same pro@@ du@@ ct .
Paul wrote : “ We desire each one of you to show the same in@@ du@@ stri@@ ousness so as to have the full as@@ sur@@ ance of the hope down to the end . ”
It is out of place ​ — not appe@@ al@@ ing at all .
A@@ n inter@@ es@@ ting de@@ ta@@ il in this text is the refer@@ ence to “ fi@@ re sign@@ als . ”
( a ) What questions may we want to ask ourselves about God ?
The 11 publi@@ sh@@ ers of the Kingdom good news in the small congregation there cannot co@@ ver all the v@@ il@@ la@@ ges on that is@@ land and the ne@@ ar@@ by is@@ le@@ ts .
Today , E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ ans and others in that are@@ a are un@@ ited in a th@@ ri@@ ving congregation .
In ad@@ dition , we can prof@@ it from consider@@ ing the other two pro@@ v@@ isions by which the Israelites could show their appreciation ​ — vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary contribu@@ tions and g@@ le@@ an@@ ing .
Satan’s at@@ temp@@ t fa@@ iled too , and in@@ stead of giving up , Satan just wa@@ ited for “ another conven@@ i@@ ent time . ”
Although this was a very long and ti@@ ring tri@@ p , the sisters were happy to make the effort .
2 : 3 ; 3 : 16 .
A pl@@ an@@ k of w@@ o@@ od s@@ n@@ ap@@ s with a l@@ ou@@ d cr@@ ack and f@@ alls to the gr@@ ound .
When Israel became so f@@ la@@ gr@@ ant in viol@@ ating Jehovah’s principles that his name became an ob@@ ject of der@@ ision among the nations , Jehovah determined to p@@ un@@ ish his people by allow@@ ing them to be taken cap@@ tive to Babyl@@ on .
N@@ one of Jehovah’s Christian servants on earth will take part . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 20 : 15 , 17 .
In 195@@ 7 , John C@@ ut@@ for@@ th , an experienced travel@@ ing minis@@ ter , pa@@ id us an encourag@@ ing vis@@ it .
L@@ ater in that chap@@ ter , Paul wrote : “ We have a w@@ rest@@ ling , not against blood and flesh , but against . . . wicked spirit for@@ ces in the heavenly plac@@ es . ”
I was to vis@@ it all the n@@ on - Bantu congregations in the country .
Jehovah has given us the Bible to teach us about his promises for the future .
Joseph put spiritual valu@@ es a@@ head of his n@@ atur@@ al desi@@ res .
The apostle John was inspired to wr@@ ite : “ God loved the world [ of mankind ] so much that he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , in order that ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might not be destro@@ yed but have everlasting life . ” ​ — John 3 : 16 .
Such tra@@ its are comm@@ on among those who man@@ age to get a@@ head in this world .
Jesus found deli@@ ght in making his Fa@@ ther’s heart rejo@@ ice .
U@@ p@@ on re@@ tur@@ ning home , he no@@ tic@@ ed that his clo@@ th@@ es as well as the do@@ g@@ ’s fu@@ r were co@@ vered with bur@@ s .
Jesus was a des@@ c@@ end@@ ant of both . ​ — Matthew 1 : 1 - 16 ; Luke 3 : 23 - 38 .
The tra@@ in de@@ par@@ ted at two o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck in the mor@@ ning , and we ro@@ de for si@@ x h@@ our@@ s before dis@@ em@@ ba@@ r@@ king and wal@@ king ten kil@@ om@@ et@@ ers ( si@@ x mil@@ es ) to the meeting place . ”
S@@ ad@@ ly , “ it is es@@ tim@@ ated that , worl@@ d@@ wide , one in fi@@ ve women will become a vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of ra@@ pe or at@@ temp@@ ted ra@@ pe . ”
The dist@@ inc@@ tion of being the lar@@ g@@ est ri@@ ver go@@ es to the A@@ ma@@ z@@ on of S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a .
Ha@@ ving esta@@ bli@@ shed her will@@ ing@@ ness to for@@ give even after a div@@ or@@ ce , ne@@ i@@ ther she nor her husband would be free to mar@@ ry another .
Noah and his family em@@ er@@ ged from the ar@@ k on@@ to a cle@@ ans@@ ed earth At the same time , Jehovah gave all the des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Noah some clear , simp@@ le la@@ ws to gu@@ i@@ de them in life ​ — including a pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion against mu@@ r@@ der and the mis@@ use of blood .
A relationship has been de@@ f@@ ined as the way two individuals feel and be@@ have toward each other .
But what about people who believe in ev@@ olu@@ tion ?
By the end of the first century , for example , a serious proble@@ m had develop@@ ed in the congregation in Eph@@ esus .
There she lost cont@@ act with Jehovah’s people and became spiritually we@@ ak .
He will be sur@@ pris@@ ed to see how much of the Bible was used to rec@@ ord his personal st@@ ory and that of his des@@ c@@ end@@ ants .
and then read one s@@ crip@@ ture ​ — Psalm 8@@ 3 : 18 .
For example , a sister who was baptized in 194@@ 8 and who served as a mission@@ ary in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a says : “ In l@@ ine with this part of the mo@@ de@@ l prayer , I often pray that all she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike people will be cont@@ ac@@ ted and helped to come to know Jehovah before it is too l@@ ate .
In Jehovah’s eyes even that small Israel@@ ite re@@ gi@@ ment was far too num@@ er@@ ous .
And sure en@@ ough , Mari@@ v@@ í was fin@@ ally gr@@ anted per@@ mis@@ sion .
This can in@@ still in us vie@@ ws and attitu@@ des that are bi@@ as@@ ed , pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ced , inf@@ le@@ xi@@ ble .
But what led up to these events ?
How can we show that Jehovah is real to us ?
How Do You Me@@ asure U@@ p ?
I was in@@ iti@@ ally g@@ la@@ d to be with people who seem@@ ed to enjoy life to the full .
N@@ or@@ m@@ ally I would have bur@@ ned it .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ation for Jehovah’s qualities would also help Moses in deal@@ ing with the people .
When we read in the Go@@ sp@@ els that Jesus felt com@@ pas@@ sion for the nee@@ dy , emp@@ a@@ thy for those suffering , indi@@ gn@@ ation at his disciples who re@@ pri@@ man@@ ded young children , do we not see the Father feel@@ ing the same emo@@ tions ?
Our complete deli@@ ver@@ ance from the wicked one and his cor@@ ru@@ pt system of things is get@@ ting near .
This was something that each of them should have been willing to do for Jesus and for their brothers , but they held back .
Is this the best time to bring this matter up ?
In the case of the apostles , the invit@@ ation bor@@ e fru@@ it , for “ the el@@ even disciples went into Gal@@ ile@@ e to the m@@ oun@@ tain where Jesus had arrang@@ ed for them . ”
Such vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary don@@ ations support the preaching work of Jehovah’s Witnesses now being done in 2@@ 35 lands worl@@ d@@ wide .
How , then , do we live up to that promise ?
Ka@@ re@@ n : H@@ er@@ e@@ ’s something el@@ se to consider : We@@ ’@@ ve read that Jesus spoke of God as his heavenly Father .
But he said that worshipp@@ ing God just because he had time would be bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ y .
“ Jeho@@ as@@ h continued doing what was right in Jehovah’s eyes all the days of his that Jeho@@ i@@ a@@ da the pri@@ est instru@@ cted him . ”
I want to serve you . ”
By re@@ plac@@ ing it with love .
Th@@ ough I had never really read them , deep down I knew that the message they con@@ ta@@ ined was important .
No doubt , a good part of it came from their faith .
F@@ am@@ ili@@ es who obey them enjoy love , respect , and se@@ cur@@ ity .
Rather , it is ‘ the sal@@ vation by Jehovah God . ’
Satan is evil , h@@ ate@@ ful , dec@@ ep@@ tive , and c@@ ru@@ el .
3 : 16 - 27 .
‘ O@@ h , no@@ where , ’ Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i ans@@ wers .
This first - century gro@@ w@@ th fin@@ ds its par@@ al@@ le@@ l in the work of Jehovah’s Witnesses today .
Their language , clo@@ thing , man@@ n@@ ers , and food may be very different from your@@ s .
Is it not com@@ for@@ ting to know that Jehovah’s hand is never sh@@ ort ? ​ — Pro@@ v .
Fir@@ st , though , let us clear up some mis@@ conc@@ ep@@ tions and esta@@ bl@@ ish a de@@ fin@@ iti@@ on .
In what way has Jehovah sh@@ own that he “ first loved us ” ?
While the Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ic covenant and the Davi@@ di@@ c covenant make it certain that the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of the woman would have a k@@ ingly fun@@ ction , that ro@@ le al@@ one would not su@@ f@@ fice to bring blessings to people of all nations .
She , her mother S@@ adi@@ e , and her si@@ x sisters were all Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Why not to all the people ?
What was the joy that su@@ sta@@ ined Jesus through the sever@@ est t@@ est i@@ mag@@ in@@ able ?
As the sc@@ ale of this cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion has inc@@ reas@@ ed , the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences have become c@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ p@@ hi@@ c .
* Since the mother is u@@ su@@ ally home and pr@@ ou@@ d to show vis@@ it@@ ors her ba@@ by , often a con@@ vers@@ ation en@@ su@@ es .
He had become a full - time minis@@ ter of God’s Word .
In fact , he wants us to live to see a b@@ right future .
For instance , consider these inspired words of the faithful man Job : “ If an able - bo@@ died man dies can he live again ?
From that time on Jesus com@@ men@@ ced preaching and saying : ‘ R@@ ep@@ ent , you people , for the kingdom of the heavens has dra@@ wn near . ’ ”
We all pray@@ ed together and went to bed .
“ Lo@@ ok for H@@ im With Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine ”
The man in the par@@ able is Jesus himself , who “ went ab@@ ro@@ ad ” when he as@@ c@@ ended to heaven in the year 33 C.E .
Read Isaiah 32 : 1 , 2 .
We also appreci@@ ate advan@@ ces made in ass@@ em@@ bly and conven@@ tion pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s .
Th@@ ree Kingdom H@@ alls were turned into rec@@ ep@@ tion c@@ ent@@ ers
( See bo@@ x on page 13 . )
This is where the fear of God comes into the pi@@ c@@ ture in a very personal way .
• What chang@@ es have individuals made because of the Kingdom good news ?
* He emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed his point by saying : “ Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch , therefore , because you know ne@@ i@@ ther the day nor the h@@ our ” ​ — that is , when Jesus would ac@@ tually ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te God’s judgment on Satan’s world .
I enjoy it more now that I have put his service first in my life . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 33 .
Jehovah determin@@ es good and bad , and the ess@@ ence of doing what is right is obe@@ ying him .
Do not cu@@ t him sh@@ ort , tri@@ vi@@ al@@ iz@@ ing his con@@ dition with c@@ li@@ ch@@ é@@ s .
God’s comm@@ and to “ go out from your land and from your relati@@ ves ” may have been especially challeng@@ ing for her .
Not only did Jesus foc@@ us his own life on the Kingdom but he also ga@@ ther@@ ed together a small band of followers .
Christian overse@@ ers also prom@@ o@@ te un@@ ity by taking the lead in preaching .
P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al !
( a ) Why is Jehovah wor@@ thy of our complete trust ?
Because the psalmis@@ t’s st@@ at@@ ement has a bro@@ ad@@ er sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance .
Now , what a thr@@ ill it is for us to see the branch of@@ fice that was comple@@ ted in L@@ il@@ ong@@ we in the year 20@@ 00 , as well as the con@@ stru@@ ction of over 1@@ ,000 new Kingdom H@@ alls all thr@@ ough@@ out Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i !
As fore@@ told , peace was ‘ taken away from the earth , ’ des@@ pite human promises of inter@@ n@@ ational co@@ op@@ er@@ ation and di@@ pl@@ om@@ ac@@ y .
T@@ ak@@ ing a s@@ inc@@ ere interest in such ones can be of great help to them and can satis@@ fy our own desire to love and be loved . ​ — Luke 6 : 38 .
Al@@ so , many human works have been accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed at the ex@@ p@@ en@@ se of the op@@ pres@@ sed po@@ or .
Con@@ fid@@ ent that “ there is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving , ” she says : “ I try to give of my@@ self to help others , not expe@@ cting anything in return .
( Read 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 29 : 16 - 18 . )
A study of Daniel chap@@ ter 11 shows that the con@@ f@@ li@@ ct between “ the king of the nor@@ th ” and “ the king of the sou@@ th ” has re@@ ached its fin@@ al st@@ ages .
As a result , the Kingdom - preaching work is being accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed thr@@ ough@@ out the earth . ​ — Acts 15 : 36 - 40 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 13 .
Consider the case of the apostle Paul , who beg@@ ged God three times to re@@ move “ a thor@@ n in the flesh . ”
The ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ised public talk , “ The O@@ ver@@ thro@@ w of Satan’s E@@ mpi@@ re , ” dre@@ w an “ in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent a@@ udi@@ ence of about 3@@ 00 ” later that ev@@ ening .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s were cre@@ ated in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge ; we were desi@@ gn@@ ed to love .
Those were thr@@ ill@@ ing years to be in S@@ pain .
Do you not ag@@ ree that Jehovah’s activ@@ ity thr@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory , including things done during your li@@ fe@@ time , is a mem@@ ori@@ al to his “ di@@ gn@@ ity and s@@ pl@@ end@@ or ” ?
Still , there are fe@@ atu@@ res of the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver ob@@ serv@@ ance that was in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted back in Egy@@ pt that have meaning for us .
The most important reason to “ let go ” of anger is to imitate Jehovah , who “ has not deal@@ t with us according to our sin@@ s . ”
I st@@ ep@@ ped back and fir@@ m@@ ly refu@@ sed .
• Why are you con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jesus is the promised Messi@@ ah ?
Christian sisters , allow Jehovah through his spirit to fa@@ shi@@ on you prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely into an ever more desi@@ ra@@ ble “ v@@ es@@ sel , ” one “ pre@@ pared for every good work . ”
In our ter@@ rit@@ ory , when are people u@@ su@@ ally at home ?
From these words it is clear that , as a group , the anointed fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep followers of Jesus make up this “ ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od , ” which Peter also called “ a holy nation . ”
He cannot sh@@ o@@ o@@ t an ar@@ ro@@ w well en@@ ough to h@@ it the t@@ ar@@ get at all , but he takes more less@@ ons and keep@@ s on tr@@ ying .
S@@ imp@@ ly put , it is because hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves are imper@@ fect , and we are living in “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with . ”
May it never be said of us that ‘ we left the love we had at first . ’
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T | W@@ O@@ U@@ L@@ D Y@@ O@@ U L@@ I@@ K@@ E T@@ O S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E ?
5 : 25 , 26 What is better than cop@@ ying the con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ous spirit that many have ? ​ — Luke 12 : 5@@ 8 , 5@@ 9 .
They live in a world where scho@@ ol@@ s have been destro@@ yed and where di@@ al@@ o@@ gu@@ e takes place through the m@@ ou@@ ths of g@@ un@@ s .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , there were we@@ al@@ thy believers in the congregation in Eph@@ esus , where he was when Paul wrote to him .
Al@@ ways have “ fellow feel@@ ing ” for them , and maintain respect as you con@@ fi@@ de in them .
Why were the a@@ udi@@ ence so exc@@ ited , and what did they mean by those words ?
N@@ ever will we give in to the will@@ ful prac@@ tice of sin and lead the h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical d@@ ou@@ ble life that often go@@ es with it .
Who are respon@@ ding pro@@ per@@ ly to Jesus ’ “ kno@@ c@@ king ” today , and what are their pro@@ spe@@ cts ?
M@@ ary feel@@ s ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted , even some@@ what a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned .
If we take in knowledge of Jehovah through personal study and meetings , we will be like the psalmist who said to God : “ Your word is a lam@@ p to my fo@@ o@@ t , and a light to my ro@@ ad@@ way . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 10@@ 5 .
What will soon ha@@ p@@ pen to false religion , and why ?
13 , 14 . ( a ) What mo@@ tiv@@ ates some to take up the ministry in another language ?
They were also moved to contribu@@ te their time and la@@ b@@ or .
As a result , Ger@@ man E@@ mp@@ er@@ or W@@ il@@ hel@@ m I@@ I was for@@ ced into ex@@ ile in the Ne@@ ther@@ lands .
“ I@@ d@@ enti@@ fy your we@@ ak@@ nesses , and avoid them like the pla@@ gu@@ e , ” says S@@ ven .
Still , he al@@ lo@@ ws us to cho@@ ose a por@@ tion of what we have ​ — a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic ti@@ the — ​ to use in his service .
Per@@ haps you have taken in knowledge of God , have made chang@@ es in your life , and are now an un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ er .
M@@ ore and more people are jo@@ ining with us in the worl@@ d@@ wide congregation .
M@@ ore suffering is being inf@@ li@@ cted on children in other ways .
Some of them , like me , have also allow@@ ed the disci@@ ple - making work to shap@@ e their life .
In fact , “ simply reading about ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary ac@@ ts of kindness makes people more gener@@ ous . ”
The Scriptures fore@@ tell events that would take place during the time of “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
The book ar@@ gu@@ es that children pri@@ mar@@ ily ab@@ s@@ or@@ b the valu@@ es of their pe@@ ers , not those of their parents .
When a wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er re@@ je@@ cts Scriptural counsel or tri@@ es to shi@@ ft the bl@@ ame for his wrong , elders and others may feel indi@@ gn@@ ant .
A@@ c@@ tually , the Bible con@@ tain@@ s God’s powerful word , or message , for mankind .
As the apostle ne@@ ars the end of his th@@ ir@@ d mission@@ ary tri@@ p , however , things are about to change .
See The Watchtower of Mar@@ ch 15 , 198@@ 0 , pages 8 - 11 , for a de@@ ta@@ iled account of E@@ r@@ n@@ est Be@@ av@@ or@@ ’s life .
In many Bible transl@@ ations , it can be found at Psalm 8@@ 3 : 18 .
The rest of the account is well - known .
Di@@ d our first - century brothers res@@ ent recei@@ ving such direction ?
Some of their sons went to serve at he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , and others en@@ tered the pioneer work .
The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a de@@ fin@@ es c@@ eli@@ ba@@ cy as “ the st@@ ate of being un@@ married and , therefore , se@@ x@@ u@@ ally ab@@ st@@ in@@ ent , u@@ su@@ ally in associ@@ ation with the ro@@ le of a religious of@@ fi@@ cial or devo@@ te@@ e . ”
No im@@ mor@@ tal soul s@@ li@@ pp@@ ed back from heavenly bl@@ is@@ s into his body when La@@ z@@ ar@@ us a@@ w@@ oke from the dead .
God’s “ in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy is with the u@@ pri@@ ght ones . ”
God has a purpose for the earth , and that purpose is pre@@ or@@ da@@ ined .
Paul com@@ pared faith with love .
When it came to making contribu@@ tions to help nee@@ dy fellow believers , Paul ob@@ served : “ If the re@@ adi@@ ness is there first , it is especially accep@@ table according to what a person has , not according to what a person does not have . ”
“ W@@ el@@ come ! ”
Jehovah had comman@@ ded them not to do so .
The sense of the ir@@ re@@ ver@@ si@@ bility of such prog@@ ress was uni@@ vers@@ al . ”
H@@ ere are just a few examples ( E@@ m@@ l@@ y@@ n@@ ’s com@@ ments on the s@@ crip@@ tures are in it@@ al@@ ic@@ s ) :
We have good reason to be@@ ware of such religious dec@@ ep@@ tions .
O@@ r we may have little cho@@ ice but to work long h@@ our@@ s for me@@ ag@@ er wa@@ ges .
Today , Jesus direc@@ ts us by means of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” re@@ pres@@ ented by its Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy and the appointed elders .
Psalm 8@@ 3 : 18 says : “ You , who@@ se name is Jehovah , you al@@ one are the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh over all the earth . ”
The k@@ ings of the sou@@ ther@@ n kingdom were from the tri@@ be of Juda@@ h .
After all , those prayers e@@ ch@@ o the same leg@@ iti@@ mate concer@@ ns that David expres@@ sed under divine inspi@@ r@@ ation .
Consider this real - life situation .
Does Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness mo@@ tiv@@ ate you to imp@@ ro@@ ve your sacrifice of praise ?
Of what must the elders be consci@@ ous , and why ?
The following artic@@ les will use both Ca@@ tho@@ lic and Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant Bible transl@@ ations to answer three questions : ( 1 ) What really happ@@ ens to a person at death ?
Because he did not want his se@@ cul@@ ar work to in@@ tru@@ de on the time he devo@@ ted to his family and to spiritual matters .
By thus ap@@ pl@@ ying the Bible princi@@ ple to avoid is@@ ol@@ ating her@@ self , J@@ an@@ et low@@ ers her anxi@@ ety .
In some congregations , elders are provi@@ ding practic@@ al , ong@@ o@@ ing tra@@ ining to minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants .
But a message com@@ p@@ el@@ led the vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an prin@@ ce to leave m@@ op@@ p@@ ing - up op@@ er@@ ations to his gener@@ als .
What can we learn from the chang@@ es made by the apostle Paul ?
R@@ em@@ ember , too , that Jehovah is the “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer . ”
; Be@@ er@@ ens , K .
During that time , we learned , among other things , how to ex@@ change c@@ hi@@ ck@@ ens and e@@ gg@@ s for liter@@ ature .
The Bible men@@ tions angels more than 2@@ 50 times .
One way is by being ze@@ al@@ ous in the Kingdom preaching and disci@@ ple - making work .
26 : 7@@ 4 , 7@@ 5 .
Why can we be so sure ?
The stud@@ ents were encoura@@ ged to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate clo@@ sel@@ y with their fellow mission@@ aries , the branch of@@ fice , and the local congregation .
God’s enem@@ ies try to make people for@@ get his name . ​ — Jeremiah 23 : 27 .
If you care@@ fully exam@@ ine the Bible and apply its counsel , you will see how it can change your life for the better .
What , though , if your efforts do not be@@ ar fru@@ it right away ?
▪ An@@ s@@ wer : The Bible c@@ learly con@@ dem@@ ns for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , which inclu@@ des ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations .
That ca@@ used H@@ ann@@ ah great angu@@ ish and dist@@ ress .
In Ju@@ ne 19@@ 7@@ 4 , he married Je@@ an@@ et@@ te ( J@@ en@@ n@@ y ) .
We n@@ atur@@ ally wonder@@ ed what action the ma@@ y@@ or would take .
N@@ atur@@ ally , the ho@@ st would want to offer his very best to such an hon@@ ored gu@@ est .
The king became im@@ mer@@ sed in false worship .
It is good to ad@@ minis@@ ter discipl@@ ine at the right time .
Christ’s perfect rule does not ex@@ ist for just a few sh@@ ort years .
In Ju@@ ly 195@@ 7 , John and I were married .
“ I was de@@ va@@ stated , ” says one sister who@@ se daugh@@ ter was dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed .
R@@ ep@@ or@@ ting has a ta@@ st@@ e , and that ta@@ st@@ e is in the Go@@ sp@@ els . ”
Hence , such an individu@@ al is a di@@ lig@@ ent stud@@ ent of the Bible and an a@@ vi@@ d read@@ er of the Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
They no@@ te that Acts gives de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of events occ@@ ur@@ ring in that city and that the book sing@@ les out one of se@@ ven “ cer@@ ti@@ fied men ” as “ a pro@@ sel@@ y@@ te of An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch , ” wh@@ er@@ e@@ as the c@@ ities of the other si@@ x are left un@@ spe@@ ci@@ fied .
A@@ no@@ ther way to help your children me@@ et challeng@@ es is by taking the in@@ iti@@ ative in provi@@ ding up@@ building associ@@ ation for them .
Bet@@ ween 1@@ 7@@ 0@@ 5 and 1@@ 7@@ 11 , par@@ ts of the Bible were pr@@ inted .
Israelites likely also used spi@@ ces or con@@ di@@ ments to en@@ rich the f@@ la@@ v@@ or of f@@ ish and me@@ at di@@ sh@@ es .
In@@ ter@@ faith , 3 / 1
He did not want a we@@ ek to pas@@ s without sh@@ aring in the preaching work , doing so even in the fin@@ al we@@ ek@@ s of his life .
O@@ ma@@ r com@@ ments : “ After our demonstr@@ ation , our ho@@ st@@ s gave us a t@@ our of the fac@@ il@@ ities .
Jesus ful@@ filled what was fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed in the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law on the Da@@ y of A@@ t@@ on@@ ement .
That is what D@@ or@@ is did .
She is not influ@@ enced by the spirit of in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence that per@@ me@@ ates Satan’s world .
You have no ach@@ es or pa@@ ins .
A@@ S Jehovah’s Witnesses , we love the Bible .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ating Jehovah’s Q@@ u@@ alities
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , Daniel lived among people who did not obey God’s comman@@ ds .
The in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion ( sh@@ own here ) is f@@ ra@@ g@@ men@@ t@@ ary but is thought origin@@ ally to have read : “ To the hon@@ or@@ able go@@ ds ( this ) Ti@@ b@@ eri@@ e@@ u@@ m P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate , P@@ re@@ fect of Juda@@ e@@ a , had dedic@@ ated . ”
However , many began to recogn@@ ize me from the days when I had attend@@ ed as a child .
D@@ al@@ í@@ di@@ o@@ ’s new@@ found knowledge led him to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on his har@@ m@@ ful ha@@ bi@@ ts .
In a 200@@ 6 ad@@ d@@ ress to the Rom@@ an C@@ u@@ ri@@ a , then P@@ op@@ e B@@ ene@@ di@@ ct X@@ V@@ I l@@ in@@ ked com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory c@@ eli@@ ba@@ cy to “ a tra@@ dition that d@@ ates back to an e@@ po@@ ch close to that of the A@@ post@@ les . ”
In the lar@@ g@@ er fulfill@@ ment of this prophecy , the “ man who is a Je@@ w ” re@@ pres@@ ents the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of anointed Christians , while the “ ten men ” re@@ present the “ great crow@@ d . ”
What happened to them ?
A religious t@@ it@@ le such as “ R@@ ab@@ bi , ” which means “ T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , ” “ tend@@ s to eng@@ end@@ er pri@@ de and a sense of su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity in those who ob@@ tain it , and en@@ v@@ y and a sense of inf@@ eri@@ or@@ ity in those who do not ; and the whole spirit and tend@@ enc@@ y of it is contr@@ ary to the ‘ simp@@ li@@ city that is in Christ , ’ ” no@@ ted the Bible scho@@ la@@ r Al@@ ber@@ t Bar@@ n@@ es .
H@@ app@@ ily , no one tri@@ ed to cause problems for us .
Al@@ ong with H@@ u@@ go , they are now in the full - time ministry .
“ Do not give what is holy to do@@ g@@ s . ”
( Com@@ pare Mark 5 : 14 . )
She continu@@ es : “ The ch@@ urch of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als wrote and ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally said that if I could not be there , just s@@ end money .
Because they receive such a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant blessings from a@@ bo@@ ve , Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers can be certain that Jehovah is their prote@@ ctive S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d and affe@@ c@@ tion@@ ate Father .
Is the Bible out@@ d@@ ated in our mo@@ der@@ n age ?
• Why should we be for@@ giving ?
The Kingdom is based on an un@@ sh@@ aka@@ ble f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation ​ — Jehovah’s ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te right to rule .
F@@ id@@ el@@ ity in Mar@@ ri@@ age
Jesus ad@@ ded : “ Be on your gu@@ ard against men ; for they will deli@@ ver you up to local cour@@ ts , and they will s@@ cour@@ ge you in their sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es . Why , you will be hal@@ ed before govern@@ ors and k@@ ings for my s@@ ake , for a witness to them and the nations . . . .
The Bible expla@@ ins : “ That is why , just as through one man sin en@@ tered into the world and death through sin , and thus death s@@ pre@@ ad to all men because they had all sin@@ ned . ” ​ — Romans 5 : 12 .
9 , 10 . ( a ) Why is physical cle@@ an@@ ness important to a Christian ?
9 , 10 . ( a ) What examples show that pra@@ ying about spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c individuals is f@@ it@@ ting ?
In fact , “ Adam nam@@ ed his wife E@@ ve , because she was to become the mother of ever@@ yone living . ”
I received medi@@ cal tre@@ at@@ ment and ther@@ ap@@ y , but to no a@@ va@@ il .
God himself al@@ lu@@ ded to a resurrection when he gave the first prophecy in E@@ den .
( b ) What support was provided for Moses ?
If a she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike one who has st@@ ra@@ yed from the flo@@ ck fe@@ ars fac@@ ing his brothers again , you might re@@ mind him of the rejo@@ ic@@ ing that occ@@ ur@@ red when the pro@@ di@@ g@@ al son came home .
For this reason , Jesus told his a@@ udi@@ ence : “ L@@ isten to me , all of you , and understand the meaning . ” ​ — Mark 7 : 14 .
David loo@@ ked to Jehovah as the real King of Israel , so he arrang@@ ed for the Ar@@ k , which sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed God’s pres@@ ence , to be brought into the city .
“ The scho@@ ol@@ s I attend@@ ed taught a@@ the@@ ism and ev@@ olu@@ tion , ” he said .
A ke@@ y to being appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble is show@@ ing gen@@ u@@ ine interest in others .
Indeed , the Bible tel@@ ls those who teach the Kingdom message : “ You will sa@@ ve both yourself and those who listen to you . ” ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
The 12 apostles are with Jesus during his second preaching t@@ our of Gal@@ ile@@ e .
T@@ y@@ pi@@ c@@ ally , a con@@ tain@@ er of Bible liter@@ ature arri@@ ves at the por@@ t of D@@ ou@@ ala every two we@@ ek@@ s .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing Jesus ’ example , we r@@ ely heav@@ ily on the Bible in our preaching and teaching .
Psalm 7@@ 2 tel@@ ls us .
It is exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent to bel@@ ong to Jehovah’s organization , since one has friends all over the world ! ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 33 : 1 .
A person can enjoy the benef@@ its of such fre@@ e@@ dom even when imp@@ ris@@ oned or en@@ sla@@ ved .
We can remain faithful to Jehovah even under the most tri@@ al@@ some circumstances .
It is a vital part of true worship .
This will become even more evid@@ ent as we take a clo@@ s@@ er look at Jesus ’ ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to his apostles .
At 26 years of age , not only does he love ka@@ r@@ ate but he is good at it , having ris@@ en to the le@@ v@@ el of a bl@@ ack - bel@@ t fi@@ gh@@ ter , a st@@ atu@@ s that few have or will ever at@@ tain .
In@@ iti@@ ally , he showed some interest , but after the we@@ d@@ ding , his attitude chang@@ ed .
My parents were involved in many commun@@ ity activities .
Pe@@ ople are then war@@ ned to be fru@@ g@@ al even with da@@ ily fo@@ o@@ d@@ stu@@ ff@@ s , ap@@ tly pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed by such ba@@ si@@ c st@@ ap@@ les of that time and cul@@ ture as o@@ live o@@ il and w@@ ine .
Jesus knew that .
28 El@@ isha Sa@@ w F@@ i@@ er@@ y Ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts ​ — Do You ?
How deep@@ ly t@@ ou@@ ched he was when he read about God’s promise of an earthly par@@ adise , where there will be no more si@@ ck@@ ness ! ​ — Isaiah 33 : 24 ; Matthew 6 : 9 , 10 .
After all , thinking again of the bu@@ s illustr@@ ation , you sur@@ ely would not bo@@ ard a bu@@ s going just any@@ where simply because the pas@@ s@@ eng@@ ers on that bu@@ s appe@@ ar to be having a good time .
David sent to Na@@ ba@@ l , a we@@ al@@ thy her@@ der of sheep and go@@ ats , as@@ king for food and water .
The same princi@@ ple would apply to a bul@@ l and a cam@@ el .
Still , it is wor@@ th your every effort to stri@@ ve for that bal@@ ance .
In rep@@ ly , Jesus mentioned not one but two comman@@ ds .
The inv@@ alu@@ able ex@@ per@@ t@@ ise of the p@@ il@@ o@@ t illustr@@ ates the pri@@ c@@ eless help a@@ vail@@ able to Christian you@@ ths who have to char@@ t a course through the difficult w@@ at@@ ers of life .
“ At this cr@@ itical m@@ om@@ ent , a com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate el@@ der remin@@ ded me of the years that I had served as a regul@@ ar pioneer minis@@ ter .
The children beg@@ in to bi@@ ck@@ er .
Paul descri@@ bed the differ@@ ence when he wrote : “ This , therefore , I say and be@@ ar witness to in the Lord , that you no longer go on wal@@ king just as the nations also walk in the un@@ prof@@ it@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess of their min@@ ds , while they are in dar@@ k@@ ness men@@ t@@ ally , and ali@@ en@@ ated from the life that bel@@ ong@@ s to God , because of the ign@@ or@@ ance that is in them , because of the in@@ sen@@ si@@ bility of their hearts .
He knew that Jesus had been ra@@ ised from the dead , and he sum@@ mar@@ ized the evid@@ ences for the Corinthians , nam@@ ely , “ that Christ died for our sin@@ s according to the Scriptures ; and that he was bu@@ ri@@ ed , y@@ es , that he has been ra@@ ised up the th@@ ir@@ d day according to the Scriptures ; and that he appe@@ ared to C@@ ep@@ has , then to the tw@@ el@@ ve . ”
18 , 19 . ( a ) What en@@ ab@@ les us to succ@@ e@@ ed in our fi@@ ght against wicked spirit for@@ ces ?
W@@ as that really Samuel re@@ turned from the dead ?
But how could we do so when we were stri@@ c@@ tly for@@ bi@@ d@@ den to speak to one another during our da@@ ily wal@@ ks ?
This was an is@@ sue that t@@ ou@@ ched on their loy@@ al@@ ty and faith@@ ful@@ ness to God .
In 1@@ 7@@ 8@@ 2 the man@@ us@@ crip@@ t was moved to the Me@@ dic@@ e@@ an - La@@ ur@@ enti@@ an Li@@ br@@ ary in F@@ l@@ or@@ ence , I@@ tal@@ y , where it rema@@ ins one of the li@@ br@@ ar@@ y’s most tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
What is a reason@@ able view of ple@@ a@@ sures ?
When we com@@ pare ourselves with what the Bible says we should be , then we are using it as a mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r .
If so , you may learn much from the faith of E@@ no@@ ch .
So Mu@@ ch Ne@@ ed for Com@@ fort !
God Re@@ comm@@ ends His Lo@@ ve to U@@ s
For example , you could read Job 26 : 7 .
On@@ ce the proble@@ m is id@@ enti@@ fied , the family can study the Bible with their needs in mind .
When we do that , we will strengthen our own faith and the faith of others .
F@@ in@@ ding T@@ re@@ a@@ sures “ C@@ are@@ fully Con@@ ce@@ aled in H@@ im ”
So the two acc@@ oun@@ ts show that more than one apostle was involved in the com@@ pla@@ ining .
Many have found that an a@@ id to being ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in personal study is set@@ ting a real@@ is@@ tic go@@ al , such as reading the enti@@ re Bible .
They were about to sur@@ face when a great wh@@ ite sh@@ ar@@ k ru@@ shed at the woman .
Thus , The World Bo@@ ok En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia says that “ many Jews still ex@@ pect a Messi@@ ah to come ” and that he “ will cor@@ rec@@ t wr@@ ong@@ s and de@@ fe@@ at the enem@@ ies of the people . ”
And regarding she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike ones who have already been found , I pray that Jehovah will bl@@ ess our efforts to care for them . ”
Be@@ fore he can be re@@ inst@@ ated , his heart con@@ dition must under@@ go a great change .
My pi@@ c@@ ture was on the fr@@ on@@ t page of ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines and new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers .
T@@ re@@ asure and hous@@ eho@@ ld re@@ tain@@ ers su@@ p@@ po@@ se@@ dly accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed c@@ hi@@ ef@@ tain@@ s into the “ next world . ”
( b ) How does Psalm 4@@ 1 : 11 support the fact that the Witnesses have God’s ba@@ c@@ king ?
It took place near the end of his ministry as he was he@@ ading toward Jerusalem for the last time , to face an ag@@ on@@ iz@@ ing death . ​ — Mark 10 : 32 - 34 .
By sacrific@@ ing his perfect human life , Jesus re@@ pur@@ cha@@ sed all mankind des@@ c@@ ended from Adam so that they could become His family , making H@@ im their “ E@@ ter@@ n@@ al Father . ” ​ — Isaiah 9 : 6 , 7 .
They showed him from the Scriptures that the dead are un@@ consci@@ ous and are simply as@@ le@@ ep in death a@@ wa@@ iting a resurrection .
The time had come for her to make a decision about what she was going to do with her life .
To id@@ enti@@ fy some ad@@ di@@ tional char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s of loving - kindness , we will bri@@ ef@@ ly consider three Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts that fe@@ ature this qu@@ ality .
He and his wife esta@@ bli@@ shed a bu@@ d@@ get based on what material things they really needed .
P@@ or@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y ​ — H@@ ar@@ m@@ less or To@@ x@@ ic ?
If you were asked , “ How can Jesus ’ death sa@@ ve us ? ”
How can you try to avoid such an out@@ come and help your child to “ gro@@ w to sal@@ vation ” ?
En@@ ti@@ r@@ ely from vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary don@@ ations .
D@@ ru@@ g a@@ bu@@ se also ca@@ uses many problems , cu@@ t@@ ting some young lives sh@@ ort .
Rather , they are as@@ le@@ ep in death , a@@ wa@@ iting a resurrection .
Jesus Christ id@@ enti@@ fied another reason for being ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous of a@@ do@@ p@@ ting po@@ pul@@ ar op@@ in@@ ion as a gu@@ i@@ de to right and wrong .
U@@ p until that m@@ om@@ ent , however , no@@ body had me@@ t my personal requi@@ re@@ ments for a su@@ it@@ able marriage mate .
Li@@ vi@@ ja and I can tru@@ th@@ fully say that during our years in full - time service , “ the joy of Jehovah [ has been our ] str@@ ong@@ hold . ” ​ — Ne@@ h .
“ My Father has kept working until now . ” ​ — John 5 : 17 .
She could pro@@ ba@@ bly have married the best man in the land because her father was the lead@@ er in Israel .
The purpose of such efforts is to re@@ kin@@ d@@ le in such ones “ the love [ they ] had at first . ”
Lo@@ ve of God mo@@ ves us to ple@@ ase him , and fear of God ho@@ l@@ ds us back from h@@ ur@@ ting him .
I read with great interest the hist@@ ory of World W@@ ar I , and I was ast@@ on@@ i@@ shed by all the k@@ ill@@ ings that took place between ci@@ v@@ il@@ ized nations claim@@ ing to be Christian .
Many brothers and sisters have found that one way to accom@@ pl@@ ish that is to foc@@ us part of their family worship on the ministry .
Then will come the complete fulfill@@ ment of the prophecy at Genesis 3 : 15 as well as of the prayer that Jesus taught his followers : “ Let your kingdom come .
The spiritual pro@@ gra@@ m there was in@@ deed up@@ building and faith streng@@ th@@ ening .
“ Just a little while longer , and the wicked one will be no more , ” wrote the psalmist . “ You will certainly give attention to his place , and he will not be .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the good news of the Kingdom was being pre@@ ached “ in all cre@@ ation that is under heaven . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 23 .
Even if you have all these things , would you not ag@@ ree that the most preci@@ ous things in your home are the people ​ — the members of your family ?
In fact , God’s Word tel@@ ls us much about the tri@@ als that a@@ ff@@ li@@ ct true Christians .
Jesus called that peri@@ od “ the appointed times of the nations . ”
“ Some men in the world are kind , lo@@ va@@ ble , and though@@ t@@ ful .
When giving his followers the com@@ mis@@ sion to make disciples , Jesus was , in effect , com@@ mit@@ ting to them “ his bel@@ ong@@ ings ” ​ — his tal@@ ents .
Satan thus claim@@ ed that sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness mo@@ tiv@@ ated Job ​ — and by inf@@ er@@ ence all other servants of God .
Jehovah kno@@ ws ex@@ ac@@ tly how events will un@@ fo@@ ld to fulf@@ ill his purpose .
Hence , the apostle Paul wrote that “ through one man [ Adam ] sin en@@ tered into the world and death through sin . ” ​ — R@@ om . 5 : 12 .
Th@@ y@@ ati@@ r@@ a
Instead of giving such well - f@@ oun@@ ded praise , some religious teach@@ ers consider the body to be the lu@@ r@@ king place and in@@ str@@ um@@ ent of sin .
Why do people say such things about Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
Joseph was also “ beau@@ ti@@ ful in form and beau@@ ti@@ ful in appe@@ ar@@ ance , ” a fact that did not es@@ cap@@ e the no@@ tice of P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife .
“ He pray@@ ed in be@@ half of his compan@@ i@@ ons . ”
The prophet A@@ mo@@ s had just declar@@ ed Jehovah’s judgment on se@@ ven nations .
The Ex@@ c@@ el@@ ling V@@ alu@@ e of Di@@ v@@ ine E@@ duc@@ ation
Jose@@ ph@@ us repor@@ ts that over a milli@@ on Jews died , and 9@@ 7@@ ,000 were taken cap@@ tive .
Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gy O@@ d@@ y@@ s@@ se@@ y states : “ Ex@@ per@@ ts es@@ tim@@ ate that some@@ where between one and two milli@@ on c@@ un@@ ei@@ form ta@@ ble@@ ts have already been ex@@ ca@@ v@@ ated , and another 2@@ 5@@ ,000 or so are found every year . ”
Jehovah thus demonstr@@ ated that when he bless@@ es his servants ’ willing spirit , he can make sure that there is no l@@ ack of res@@ our@@ ces or ex@@ per@@ t@@ ise to accom@@ pl@@ ish his will .
While his in@@ an@@ im@@ ate cre@@ ation s@@ il@@ ently br@@ ings him glory , we humans have the ability to reason , to com@@ pre@@ h@@ end , to appreci@@ ate , and to worship .
And when marriage mat@@ es ask Jehovah for his holy spirit , it can help them to apply Bible principles and to show Christian qualities . ​ — See end@@ no@@ te .
L@@ ater , when we me@@ t again , I encoura@@ ged him to pioneer .
Des@@ pite the coun@@ tr@@ y’s continued in@@ sta@@ bility , the Kingdom - preaching work is be@@ aring fru@@ it@@ age in Si@@ er@@ r@@ a Le@@ one .
In a similar way , to have one@@ ’s trust be@@ tra@@ yed is pa@@ in@@ ful .
For a de@@ ta@@ iled ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation of God’s per@@ mis@@ sion of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , see the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
In our congregations today , some@@ times we too may have a proble@@ m with a brother or a sister .
On the other hand , some young people who have been brought up by parents who are in the truth may find it difficult to appreci@@ ate their spiritual her@@ it@@ age .
We also often said how happy we were that we sp@@ ent our you@@ th in Jehovah’s sac@@ red service . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 1 .
In his un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , Jehovah has given each of us certain gi@@ f@@ ts , as@@ se@@ ts , a@@ bil@@ ities , or tal@@ ents .
Tru@@ e , Jesus ut@@ tered them al@@ most two th@@ ous@@ and years ag@@ o , but they have as much for@@ ce now as they had back then .
So S@@ ar@@ ah , per@@ c@@ ei@@ ving d@@ anger for her son , ur@@ ged Abraham to d@@ ri@@ ve out the slave gi@@ r@@ l and I@@ sh@@ ma@@ el .
A repor@@ t from S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a said : “ The ter@@ ri@@ ble f@@ loo@@ ds that ra@@ va@@ ged large par@@ ts of Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que also affe@@ cted many of our Christian brothers .
W@@ ould not all this evidence ​ — Joh@@ n@@ ’s ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it witness , Jesus ’ own powerful works and godly qualities , and the mon@@ um@@ ent@@ al t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony of the Scriptures — ​ con@@ v@@ in@@ ce you that Jesus was the Messi@@ ah ?
* The se@@ ction ent@@ it@@ led “ God’s N@@ ame ​ — I@@ ts Me@@ an@@ ing and P@@ r@@ on@@ un@@ ci@@ ation ” ( pages 6 - 11 ) shows c@@ learly that the Hebrew T@@ et@@ ra@@ gr@@ am@@ mat@@ on ( from the Greek , meaning “ four let@@ ters ” ) appe@@ ars al@@ most 7@@ ,000 times in the ancient Hebrew te@@ x@@ ts .
Ab@@ out a year later , after sever@@ al s@@ essi@@ ons of Bible study , K@@ ar@@ l was baptized , ther@@ e@@ by be@@ coming one of the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents .
And in Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s day , the c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens of Jerusalem car@@ ed more about the temple than they did about the God worshi@@ ped there . ​ — Jeremiah 7 : 12 - 15 .
Wor@@ se still , this happened “ year by year , ” every time the family went to Jehovah’s house in Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h .
Today , many won@@ der how a good and loving God can seem@@ ingly remain pas@@ sive in the face of so much suffering and in@@ justice .
David later pra@@ ised those Israelites for their actions . ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
▪ “ His name is the Lord . ”
The Bible says : “ The me@@ ek ones themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will in@@ deed find their ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 11 .
In descri@@ b@@ ing Jehovah as hum@@ ble , David dre@@ w on a Hebrew ro@@ o@@ t word that means “ be bo@@ wed down . ”
For example , in rep@@ ly to the question about being a vi@@ r@@ g@@ in , you might simply say , “ Yes I am , ” or , “ Th@@ at@@ ’s really a personal matter . ”
His tend@@ er feelings and actions .
“ I now had a real hope ​ — to live forever in Par@@ adise ! ” she exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed .
The understanding we ac@@ qui@@ re be@@ comes part of the personal tre@@ asure we can draw from as we need to . ​ — Mat@@ t .
In fact , in Fr@@ ance , where I gre@@ w up , sign@@ ing was ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely for@@ bi@@ d@@ den in school .
When the the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans sum@@ mon@@ ed him to jus@@ ti@@ fy his vie@@ ws , L@@ ef@@ è@@ v@@ re deci@@ ded to remain “ s@@ il@@ ent ” and f@@ led to S@@ tr@@ as@@ b@@ our@@ g .
H@@ el@@ en found that it was when the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of her relati@@ ves had re@@ turned to their da@@ ily r@@ out@@ ines that she most needed emo@@ tional support .
A full - time Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er held a Bible study with her in the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe .
O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ ally , the word for “ sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e ” simply me@@ ant “ ass@@ em@@ bly ” or “ congregation . ”
“ This chang@@ es the hist@@ ory of early Christi@@ an@@ ity . ”
In the first century , “ ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent things ” invol@@ ving God’s Kingdom r@@ ous@@ ed people to action .
19 , 20 . ( a ) What a@@ wa@@ its Satan and his dem@@ ons ?
Con@@ cer@@ ning the situation in N@@ or@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , one religion writ@@ er said : “ Christi@@ an@@ ity . . . tend@@ s to be su@@ per@@ fi@@ cial , [ and ] its ad@@ her@@ ents are po@@ or@@ ly educ@@ ated in the faith . ”
This was a si@@ gn for the brothers with their heav@@ y k@@ n@@ ap@@ sac@@ ks following about 1@@ 00 me@@ ters [ 3@@ 28 fe@@ et ] be@@ h@@ ind to hi@@ de in the bu@@ sh@@ es along the way until the two brothers a@@ head of them came back and gave a certain pas@@ s@@ word , which was chang@@ ed from we@@ ek to we@@ ek . ”
It is help@@ ful to consider fur@@ ther the con@@ text of the comm@@ and recorded in L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 19 that ex@@ hor@@ ts God’s people to love their neigh@@ b@@ or as themselves .
Even a wicked person can some@@ times sh@@ r@@ ou@@ d his in@@ ner self with a co@@ ver@@ ing of ben@@ ev@@ ol@@ ence or pi@@ ety .
The Bible T@@ each book uses simp@@ le , direc@@ t language to expla@@ in God’s Word , just as Jesus con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed comple@@ x ide@@ as in simp@@ le ter@@ ms .
After the e@@ gg@@ s are h@@ atch@@ ed , for example , the h@@ en go@@ es off with other h@@ ens while the m@@ ale as@@ sum@@ es the responsi@@ bility of car@@ ing for the young .
Does this not indic@@ ate that he has not bu@@ ri@@ ed a hi@@ d@@ den message in the Bible ? ​ — Isaiah 40 : 8 ; 1 Peter 1 : 24 , 25 .
In fact , there was a time when she held some of her stu@@ dies as a group because her stud@@ ents lived qu@@ ite near to one another .
He helped four young people to become Witnesses in his first four years of pione@@ ering .
What ro@@ le does the new covenant pla@@ y in the life of an anointed Christian ?
For example , our cl@@ ari@@ fied understanding of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” publi@@ shed in the Ju@@ ly 15 , 20@@ 13 , Watchtower , thr@@ il@@ led us .
H@@ er mil@@ dness se@@ ts a pat@@ ter@@ n for all who serve Jehovah today . ​ — 1 Samuel 25 : 36 - 4@@ 2 .
Th@@ ink how practic@@ al and help@@ ful it is for you to show mil@@ dness and self - control .
Mo@@ st of her family were already associ@@ ating with the Witnesses , and after we were married , she too became an ac@@ tive Witness .
For example , parents may ask elders in the congregation for su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions on con@@ duc@@ ting family worship and for help in provi@@ ding good associ@@ ation for their children .
• What can be learned from a meeting that Jesus condu@@ cted with his followers ?
Since God has provided his written Word , he expe@@ cts his worshi@@ p@@ ers to be as liter@@ ate as possible .
Jehovah can reve@@ al what is yet to occ@@ ur because he can fore@@ see the future acc@@ ur@@ ately .
( Com@@ pare Romans 8 : 16 . )
In the beg@@ in@@ ning of this article , we ra@@ ised three “ when ” questions .
It is my privilege to serve along with the se@@ ven - man B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e that overse@@ es the work here .
Are you able and willing to strengthen your brothers ?
Be@@ fore mar@@ ch@@ ing e@@ ast@@ ward on the ro@@ ad to world con@@ qu@@ est , he f@@ oun@@ ded a city that he called A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a .
The answer can be y@@ es if you continue to exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice and imitate Jehovah , as do those re@@ pres@@ ented by the righteous “ man ” descri@@ bed in Psalm 1@@ 12 .
Indeed , the al@@ lu@@ ring ar@@ om@@ as of spi@@ ces make them po@@ pul@@ ar today , just as they were th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years ag@@ o .
As you gre@@ w older , they likely used the Bible and Christian public@@ ations to help you vis@@ u@@ al@@ ize what everlasting life would be like in the new world .
Th@@ ink of the th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds who have gra@@ du@@ ated from G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol and taken up the mission@@ ary service .
Of course , there is nothing wrong with rejo@@ ic@@ ing over the bir@@ th of a child .
What ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary hum@@ ility !
Do you know of any religious group that high@@ ligh@@ ts that par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar message ?
T@@ er@@ ah may have been a@@ il@@ ing at this point , un@@ able to tra@@ v@@ el f@@ ar@@ ther .
“ Gi@@ ve Gi@@ f@@ ts of M@@ er@@ cy ”
S@@ el@@ f - discipl@@ ine was stu@@ died in the 19@@ 40 ’ s , but rec@@ ent stu@@ dies have sh@@ own that people have become much wor@@ se at exerc@@ ising self - discipl@@ ine .
Jesus sta@@ yed near the to@@ w@@ n@@ ’s well to rest , but he kept al@@ er@@ t , and he saw an opportunity to witness .
She p@@ our@@ s out her heart to Jehovah .
Such rejo@@ ic@@ ing may be at a family me@@ al or at some other small so@@ cial ga@@ ther@@ ing of true worshipp@@ ers . ​ — Job 1 : 4 , 5 , 18 ; Luke 10 : 38 - 4@@ 2 ; 14 : 12 - 14 .
The gi@@ r@@ l , though , is not imp@@ ressed .
Ther@@ efore , pray to Jehovah God for the wisdom to devel@@ op your s@@ k@@ ill@@ s of per@@ su@@ asi@@ on in your work of help@@ ing others to accept the Kingdom message .
One of the reas@@ ons why the Law was given to Israel was “ to make trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions man@@ i@@ f@@ est . ”
Be@@ y@@ ond our being thus re@@ war@@ ded , we will see others ag@@ ree with the sen@@ ti@@ ment that Paul qu@@ o@@ ted at Romans 10 : 15 : “ How com@@ ely are the fe@@ et of those who dec@@ l@@ are good news of good things ! ” ​ — Is@@ a .
H@@ app@@ y to continue sh@@ aring in the gro@@ w@@ th in the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines
However , we took it as an assignment from Jehovah and made the sacrifice , which led to new blessings .
Revelation 12 : 12 expla@@ ins why , saying : “ On this account be g@@ la@@ d , you heavens and you who re@@ side in them !
Christian elders in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar must be streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ i@@ ds to their spiritual brothers and sisters .
That , however , is not a wise course to follow .
Pe@@ ople want help .
Yet , Jeremiah did not give up .
Sa@@ ys U@@ l@@ f , who has been in the full - time service for 4@@ 5 years , “ The preaching work makes me ti@@ red , but it br@@ ings true satis@@ fac@@ tion and real meaning to my life . ”
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s por@@ tra@@ it of Jac@@ ob@@ ’s family stan@@ ds as vi@@ vi@@ d pro@@ of of the ne@@ g@@ ative effe@@ cts of pol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ y ​ — an en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched prac@@ tice that God t@@ ol@@ er@@ ated among his people until his Son rest@@ ored the origin@@ al stan@@ d@@ ard of mon@@ o@@ g@@ am@@ y .
How , though , can you gain such understanding ?
( 1 K@@ ings 1 : 1 – 11 : 4@@ 3 )
G@@ u@@ i@@ ded by godly wisdom , they know better than to place their trust in this world or its “ no@@ bl@@ es . ”
( L@@ e pa@@ ys d@@ ’@@ O@@ u@@ gar@@ it a@@ ut@@ our de 1@@ 2@@ 00 av@@ .@@ J@@ .@@ C . )
Even coun@@ tri@@ es that pre@@ vi@@ ously had relati@@ vely low div@@ or@@ ce r@@ ates have seen a change .
So if the brothers at the branch of@@ fice have b@@ ought car@@ ds , that does not make any differ@@ ence to us .
“ F@@ i@@ f@@ te@@ en cou@@ ples atten@@ d a [ Ca@@ tho@@ lic ] ev@@ ening s@@ es@@ sion for pre@@ mar@@ it@@ al counsel .
Many sto@@ res sel@@ l only po@@ pul@@ ar fa@@ shi@@ ons .
They were per@@ form@@ ed to bring glory to God , not to men .
( b ) How should fa@@ thers imitate Jehovah in expres@@ sing love for their children ?
A L@@ ess@@ on in C@@ oura@@ ge
Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h gre@@ w up to be a very beau@@ ti@@ ful young woman , but she was no pas@@ sive , va@@ in beau@@ ty .
Paul pre@@ ached with ze@@ al and set a good example for Christians today .
O@@ r is it truly God’s Word , con@@ tain@@ ing practic@@ al and ess@@ enti@@ al information ?
Jehovah felt a strong ye@@ ar@@ ning for his children .
How does Na@@ ba@@ l re@@ act ?
Be@@ ing imper@@ fect , of course , “ we all stu@@ m@@ ble many times . ”
Like a sa@@ va@@ ge li@@ on , Satan has often made o@@ pen , fr@@ on@@ tal att@@ ac@@ ks by means of viol@@ ence , imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment , or ba@@ n .
The he@@ ading some@@ times id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es the writ@@ er and / ​ or provi@@ des information about the circumstances under which the psal@@ m was com@@ posed , as is the case with Psalm 3 .
Jesus mentioned the fore@@ most reason : “ My Father is gl@@ ori@@ fied in this , that you keep be@@ aring much fru@@ it . ”
Who Will S@@ ur@@ vi@@ ve the Da@@ y of Jehovah ?
Is interest in a com@@ for@@ table life affe@@ cting the attention I give to Jehovah and his Kingdom ?
Does rec@@ re@@ ation often keep you from the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c activities ?
The Kingdom good news , including the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s war@@ ning message , must be declar@@ ed to every nation , tri@@ be , t@@ ong@@ ue , and people , c@@ all@@ ing upon them to ‘ fear God and give him glory because his judgment h@@ our dra@@ ws ever clo@@ s@@ er . ’
It co@@ v@@ ers the sin@@ s of all mankind who rep@@ ent and turn to Jehovah with an hon@@ est heart .
In what sense was Jesus “ a light of the nations ” in the first century , and how is he such up to the present day ?
• Why were sacrific@@ es needed ?
There I demonstr@@ ated that three - point pres@@ ent@@ ation .
I@@ D@@ EN@@ T@@ I@@ F@@ Y@@ IN@@ G M@@ A@@ R@@ K@@ S O@@ F TH@@ E L@@ A@@ S@@ T D@@ A@@ Y@@ S
What is sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed by the s@@ pl@@ it@@ ting of “ the m@@ oun@@ tain of the o@@ live tre@@ es ” ?
Me@@ an@@ while , Jehovah made sever@@ al coven@@ ants that id@@ enti@@ fy the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing and as@@ sure His servants that the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing would be the means by which God would un@@ do the disa@@ ster that Satan had brought on the human family .
The Bible writ@@ er James as@@ sures us : “ D@@ ra@@ w close to God , and he will draw close to you . ” ​ — James 4 : 8 .
Ha@@ ve you taken a stand with those teaching all nations the truth ?
How does Chris@@ ta try to re@@ ach his heart ?
Des@@ pite Jo@@ si@@ ah’s coura@@ ge@@ ous pur@@ ge and Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s fe@@ ar@@ less pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ations , though , the people quic@@ k@@ ly rel@@ ap@@ se into false worship . ​ — Jeremiah 1 : 1 - 10 .
L@@ isten to what some young people have to say :
En@@ coura@@ g@@ ement to Su@@ b@@ mit to Jehovah’s Will
What less@@ on can we learn from Jesus ’ wa@@ shing the fe@@ et of his apostles ?
For me , it was such a great privilege to rel@@ e@@ ase the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Christian Greek Scriptures in Tu@@ valu@@ an !
You must fe@@ ed the fi@@ re to in@@ ten@@ si@@ fy the he@@ at .
R@@ ac@@ he@@ l had been un@@ able to have children .
His conclu@@ sions were based on l@@ ing@@ u@@ is@@ tic an@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is and seem@@ ing cont@@ ra@@ dic@@ tions found in the four Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts of Jesus ’ life .
This is f@@ it@@ ting because for a sacrifice to be accep@@ table , it had to be offered with the right mo@@ tive and be of something clean and un@@ de@@ fil@@ ed .
In this way , they follow Jesus ’ comm@@ and : “ Let your light shin@@ e before men , that they may see your fine works and give glory to your Father who is in the heavens . ”
L@@ ater called Our Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try .
In 199@@ 8 two pione@@ ers from S@@ ã@@ o T@@ om@@ é moved to P@@ r@@ í@@ n@@ ci@@ pe , and soon they were con@@ duc@@ ting 17 home Bible stu@@ dies .
What helps to deter@@ mine whether individuals qu@@ ali@@ fy for baptism ?
What fur@@ ther help will be discus@@ sed in the following article ?
To Solom@@ on@@ ’s la@@ v@@ ish praise , she hum@@ bly rep@@ lies : “ What do you people b@@ eho@@ ld in the Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite ? ”
Ha@@ ve you wonder@@ ed : ‘ What really happ@@ ens at death ?
David may have had some knowledge of how em@@ br@@ yo@@ s devel@@ op , so he could reason that each st@@ ep must take place according to a pre@@ ex@@ is@@ ting desi@@ gn and ti@@ me@@ table .
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We can an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate problems and deci@@ de how to over@@ come them .
The pri@@ m@@ ary app@@ lic@@ ation is to the com@@ pos@@ ite group of anointed Christians ( in some te@@ x@@ ts Christ is inclu@@ ded ) .
The book of Revelation por@@ tra@@ ys Jesus as ri@@ ding on a wh@@ ite hor@@ se and being given a cro@@ wn .
That good news provi@@ des satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers to li@@ fe@@ ’s important questions and has the power to trans@@ form our life , to in@@ fu@@ se us with hope , and to for@@ ti@@ fy us in times of ad@@ vers@@ ity .
If you are a you@@ th , you may share his op@@ in@@ ion .
After the prayer , though , there was no time for wonder@@ ing .
What should ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely be our go@@ al in help@@ ing others ?
W@@ rit@@ ten about 6@@ 28 B.C.E . , the book of Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k cons@@ ists of a seri@@ es of three ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tional judg@@ ments by Jehovah God .
We all have done things we wish we could go back and do differ@@ ently .
When it comes to car@@ r@@ ying the lo@@ ad of our spiritual responsi@@ bil@@ ities , though , we must do it ourselves .
Th@@ ree months later , at the fo@@ o@@ t of M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i , Jehovah invit@@ ed the Israelites to become his “ special pro@@ per@@ ty out of all other pe@@ op@@ les . ”
He will not over@@ re@@ act to per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved s@@ ligh@@ ts , and he will trust in Jehovah to rec@@ ti@@ fy matters that cannot be cor@@ rec@@ ted in any other way . ​ — Psalm 37 : 5 ; Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 .
H@@ el@@ p Pe@@ ople to “ A@@ wa@@ ke From S@@ le@@ ep , ” 3 / 15
We might try to jus@@ ti@@ fy not re@@ pa@@ ying a de@@ b@@ t , as@@ sum@@ ing that the cre@@ dit@@ or is well - off and does not need the money .
The a@@ po@@ lo@@ ge@@ tic works of E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us inclu@@ de a rep@@ ly to H@@ i@@ er@@ o@@ c@@ les ​ — a con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary Rom@@ an gover@@ nor .
He said : “ There should not be found in you anyone who . . . emp@@ lo@@ ys div@@ in@@ ation , a practic@@ er of ma@@ gi@@ c or anyone who loo@@ ks for om@@ ens or a s@@ or@@ cer@@ er , or one who bin@@ ds others with a sp@@ ell . ”
He recogn@@ iz@@ es that it is in our own best inter@@ ests for us to know him .
Be wise , and man@@ i@@ f@@ est a positi@@ ve spirit .
Un@@ der the Law , she was consider@@ ed un@@ clean .
The Bible c@@ learly shows that God does not dis@@ reg@@ ard people who lived without knowledge of his requi@@ re@@ ments .
As our Ex@@ emp@@ la@@ r , he taught us how to be integrity keep@@ ers .
The brothers from Li@@ b@@ eri@@ a say en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally : “ The con@@ stru@@ ction of su@@ it@@ able plac@@ es of worship thr@@ ough@@ out the country will show the people that true worship is here to stay and will di@@ gn@@ i@@ fy and ad@@ or@@ n our God’s great name . ”
Jesus ’ disciples allow@@ ed his teachings to af@@ fect them in what ways ?
For more information on how the Bible can benefit you , see the bro@@ ch@@ ure A Sat@@ is@@ f@@ ying Li@@ fe ​ — How to A@@ t@@ tain It , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing Go@@ od Th@@ ings From the H@@ ear@@ t
Are you married , sing@@ le , or a sing@@ le par@@ ent ?
Re@@ fu@@ se to d@@ well on im@@ moral f@@ an@@ t@@ asi@@ es .
In some cul@@ tures , parents , older ones , and teach@@ ers r@@ ar@@ ely expres@@ s who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted appro@@ val of you@@ ng@@ er ones , thinking that such praise might make them com@@ plac@@ ent or pr@@ ou@@ d .
F@@ ur@@ ther consider@@ ation of the matter su@@ gg@@ ests that a mo@@ di@@ fic@@ ation to this direction is appro@@ pri@@ ate .
T@@ on@@ y was moved by Jesus Christ’s st@@ at@@ ement : “ All things are possible with God . ”
During the second world war , co@@ al was a com@@ mo@@ di@@ ty of n@@ ational import@@ ance .
F@@ ur@@ ther , we real@@ ize that “ time and un@@ fore@@ seen occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence ” be@@ f@@ all us all .
To have a relationship with someone means more than just know@@ ing who that person is or what his name is .
Although Eng@@ l@@ ish is our first language , we have found that our knowledge of Greek has made possible strong and close family relation@@ shi@@ ps , especially with our gr@@ and@@ parents .
1@@ 2@@ 1@@ st G@@ ra@@ du@@ ating C@@ l@@ ass of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad
It was as if Jehovah had made him “ si@@ t like men dead for a long time . ”
We had ex@@ p@@ ended a lo@@ t of time and effort but had eng@@ ag@@ ed in the house - to - house work for only about an h@@ our .
A husband can do much to help his wife to have a mean@@ ing@@ ful share in spiritual activities
May we prove to be like Jac@@ o@@ b in show@@ ing appreciation for them .
D@@ an@@ c@@ ing and mu@@ si@@ c were of se@@ con@@ d@@ ary import@@ ance .
As for K@@ ur@@ t , his hon@@ es@@ ty led to a prom@@ o@@ tion .
As a result , Jesus will soon free obedi@@ ent mankind from sin and death .
This often invol@@ ves our being yi@@ el@@ ding .
So David likely made the re@@ qu@@ est we read at Psalm 7@@ 1 : 9 .
That is why it is important for us to pre@@ pare now to stay neu@@ tr@@ al in this di@@ vi@@ ded world !
That ar@@ my of@@ fic@@ er was a prof@@ essi@@ onal who@@ se jo@@ b inclu@@ ded determin@@ ing that death had taken place .
But as we continue to show our love for God , how can we use our strength ?
Ab@@ out love , though , something more pro@@ found is said at 1 John 4 : 8 : “ God is love . ”
The Bible ad@@ ds : “ And the peace of God that exc@@ els all thought will gu@@ ard your hearts and your men@@ tal po@@ wers by means of Christ Jesus . ”
F@@ or@@ tun@@ ately , I did not succ@@ e@@ ed .
O@@ r consider a woman nam@@ ed Ke@@ ik@@ o .
C@@ ur@@ r@@ ently , there are about 3@@ ,@@ 8@@ 00 re@@ si@@ d@@ ents .
One way that Jehovah may provide comfort is through a friend or a loved one who sh@@ a@@ res the same beli@@ ef@@ s .
In ad@@ dition to using questions effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely , you can encoura@@ ge con@@ vers@@ ation by saying something inter@@ es@@ ting and then listen@@ ing to the respon@@ se .
His purpose was involved .
And when we give to Jehovah of our time and en@@ er@@ gy , we are not f@@ ill@@ ing a need that he cannot o@@ ther@@ wise me@@ et .
I thought it was a good ide@@ a because at the time , I had been ex@@ posed much more to the Bo@@ ok of M@@ or@@ m@@ on than to the Bible .
During his M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn , Christ will become a father to others also .
Peter ans@@ wer@@ ed simil@@ arly when many turned away , stu@@ mb@@ led over a teaching . ​ — Read John 6 : 6@@ 8 , 6@@ 9 .
But God is not ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ary in this matter of re@@ vel@@ ation .
Ha@@ ving accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed their go@@ al , they took pa@@ ins to po@@ st a gu@@ ard and se@@ al the t@@ om@@ b .
What did Jesus do to help those around him , but what did he not do ?
Tru@@ e wisdom is re@@ adi@@ ly a@@ vail@@ able to all , but not all find it .
And your c@@ hi@@ ef enem@@ y , Satan , is using a very d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous we@@ ap@@ on against you .
The milli@@ ons of Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide are end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to apply what they have learned from the Bible .
He s@@ pa@@ res nothing that is for their good .
Ther@@ efore , exam@@ ining Jesus ’ activities helps us to understand Jehovah’s way of thinking .
E@@ n r@@ ou@@ te , we tr@@ am@@ ped up and down m@@ oun@@ tain tr@@ ac@@ ks , tra@@ ver@@ sed ri@@ v@@ ers , and s@@ lo@@ shed through mu@@ d .
We too must know our li@@ mit@@ ations but have confidence in our heavenly Father .
The apostle Paul used a Rom@@ an sol@@ di@@ er@@ ’s ar@@ m@@ or to illustr@@ ate the spiritual e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment Christians need in order to bat@@ tle succ@@ ess@@ fully against the Devil .
When we discipl@@ ine ourselves to s@@ tic@@ k with our work ​ — even if it seem@@ s bor@@ ing or difficult — ​ we can have the satis@@ fac@@ tion of know@@ ing that we held ourselves to a high stan@@ d@@ ard .
As dedic@@ ated servants of Jehovah , “ whether [ we ] are e@@ ating or dr@@ in@@ king or doing anything el@@ se , ” we stri@@ ve to “ do all things for God’s glory . ”
Those who are pl@@ anted in the house of Jehovah , in the cour@@ ty@@ ar@@ ds of our God , they will b@@ lo@@ s@@ som for@@ th .
If you are a wife who is associ@@ ating with Jehovah’s Witnesses , what can you do to e@@ ase any anxi@@ ety your mate may feel ?
I also lik@@ ed to arr@@ ange the f@@ low@@ ers in the ch@@ urch and d@@ ress the i@@ ma@@ ges of M@@ ary and the “ sa@@ in@@ ts . ”
A 17 - year - old nam@@ ed An@@ dre@@ as states : “ This is really Jehovah’s organization , the best organization in the world . ”
For example , the me@@ dia often prom@@ o@@ te im@@ mor@@ ality .
We must put for@@ th effort to devel@@ op this qu@@ ality .
The rest is nothing . ”
The comm@@ and to offer the fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its of the har@@ v@@ est to Jehovah during the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Un@@ fer@@ men@@ ted C@@ ak@@ es was given to the enti@@ re nation .
The answer is that different as@@ pe@@ cts of God’s person@@ ality are reve@@ aled in different par@@ ts of the Bible .
We should certainly not give in to our wrong desi@@ res ; we can gain the ma@@ st@@ er@@ y over our we@@ ak@@ nesses .
We then can jo@@ y@@ fully tell others what we have learned . ​ — Psalm 7@@ 7 : 11 , 12 ; Luke 8 : 18 ; Romans 10 : 15 .
Of course , the Bible la@@ ys down clear principles that all s@@ inc@@ ere Christians ob@@ serve .
“ I@@ t’s hard to believe that more people have died from su@@ i@@ ci@@ de than ho@@ mi@@ ci@@ de , but it@@ ’s a sa@@ d fact , ” repor@@ ts U .
Bible scho@@ la@@ r Al@@ ber@@ t Bar@@ n@@ es recogn@@ ized that Jesus ’ direction to “ speak to the congregation ” could mean “ those who are author@@ ized to try such c@@ as@@ es ​ — the re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves of the ch@@ urch , or those who act for them .
One sister said : “ S@@ pe@@ cul@@ ations were made as to what J@@ W sto@@ od for ​ — Just W@@ a@@ it , Just W@@ atch , and the cor@@ rec@@ t one . ”
All true Christians cultiv@@ ate a living faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and are moved to make a public declar@@ ation of that faith to others .
F@@ our@@ th , pit@@ ched into the fur@@ n@@ ace .
( See op@@ ening i@@ ma@@ ge 1 . )
How can a Christian keep his bal@@ ance when consider@@ ing tre@@ at@@ ment op@@ tions ?
Who is there like you , a people enjo@@ ying sal@@ vation in Jehovah , the shi@@ eld of your help , and the One who is your em@@ in@@ ent s@@ word ? ” ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
She deci@@ ded to ‘ con@@ sul@@ t , ’ or speak with , the other sister .
Their cor@@ ru@@ pt and imp@@ ure heart mo@@ ves them to com@@ mit de@@ pra@@ ved ac@@ ts .
Re@@ call that it is “ the knowledge of Jehovah ” that is br@@ ing@@ ing about the change in people today and that will bring about a worl@@ d@@ wide change in the near future .
I felt so s@@ or@@ ry for her , not know@@ ing that I would soon find out for my@@ self how it felt to be o@@ str@@ ac@@ ized .
A@@ R@@ E you a Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er ?
This is the only book in the Bible that be@@ ars the name of a n@@ on - Israel@@ ite woman .
However , the pro@@ ject was to be under@@ taken in the mi@@ dd@@ le of their pl@@ an@@ ting se@@ as@@ on .
Yes , Jehovah himself appointed Jesus by means of holy spirit .
The apostle Paul provi@@ des one reason why we can be con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that God ex@@ ists , even though we cannot see him .
; C@@ an@@ al@@ ita , M .
Some would call the res@@ cu@@ er a her@@ o , but he said : “ You should do the right thing .
He reve@@ aled himself to Moses as “ a God mer@@ ci@@ ful and gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous , s@@ low to anger [ “ long@@ suffering , ” King James V@@ er@@ sion ] and a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in loving - kindness and truth . ”
I was only 13 years old .
The brother al@@ lu@@ ded to 1 Timothy 3 : 1 and said that the congregation elders had received word that he had been appointed an el@@ der .
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Yet , each ha@@ ir is no@@ tic@@ ed and num@@ ber@@ ed by Jehovah God .
Jehovah’s Witnesses are ac@@ tive in 2@@ 35 lands and ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es .
He wants his worshi@@ p@@ ers to exerc@@ ise justice and to be kind and mo@@ des@@ t as they walk with him .
Rather , he gra@@ du@@ ally taught them important tru@@ ths so that they could as@@ simil@@ ate them pro@@ per@@ ly .
Si@@ x years later , Be@@ at@@ ri@@ ce would become my wife .
Are angels real ?
The pe@@ ace@@ ful and or@@ der@@ ly way in which those meetings were condu@@ cted allow@@ ed me to learn more about Jehovah .
In the l@@ at@@ ter case , if his fore@@ most thought is to re@@ pa@@ ir his relationship with Jehovah , he will “ call the older men of the congregation ” and seek their help . ​ — Read James 5 : 14 - 16 .
Lo@@ ve “ does not keep account of the in@@ j@@ ur@@ y . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 5
Su@@ gg@@ es@@ ting that he should do something , M@@ ary tel@@ ls her son : “ They have no w@@ ine . ”
If you believe in God , how would you answer the questions lis@@ ted bel@@ ow ?
However , the ac@@ tu@@ al reason for their death was their o@@ ffering “ il@@ leg@@ iti@@ mate fi@@ re , which [ Jehovah ] had not pres@@ cri@@ bed for them . ”
A@@ n es@@ tim@@ ated 3@@ 0@@ ,000 Ch@@ in@@ ese - speaking people live in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
Even after baptism , they may at times be temp@@ ted to return to their form@@ er practic@@ es .
The elders today have good reason to be on gu@@ ard against any tend@@ enc@@ y in that direction .
R@@ em@@ ar@@ ka@@ bly , Jo@@ shua seem@@ s to have sta@@ yed on the m@@ oun@@ tain for 40 days and 40 ni@@ gh@@ ts .
Fir@@ st Corinthians 11 : 3 states : “ The head of the Christ is God . ”
Ju@@ de 6 , 7 com@@ pa@@ res the sin of the men of So@@ dom , who un@@ n@@ atur@@ ally went after flesh , with that of “ the angels that did not keep their origin@@ al position but for@@ so@@ ok their own prop@@ er d@@ wel@@ ling place . ”
This must have deli@@ gh@@ ted Satan , for re@@ pro@@ ach f@@ ell upon the congregation for t@@ ol@@ er@@ ating “ such for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation as is not even among the nations . ”
Ke@@ ep On P@@ re@@ aching “ W@@ i@@ th@@ out Le@@ tu@@ p ”
A child cannot righ@@ tly ex@@ pect a par@@ ent to gr@@ ant every re@@ qu@@ est or to do so right away .
After three days , Paul sum@@ mon@@ ed the princi@@ p@@ al men of the Jews in order to give them a witness .
How pla@@ in is the evidence ?
How did Jehovah demonstr@@ ate loy@@ al@@ ty toward Moses ?
What do those who gl@@ ori@@ fy God enjoy ?
Pet@@ er@@ ’s com@@ par@@ is@@ on is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy .
That is a fine example to follow .
As Solomon no@@ ted , there is no wisdom in un@@ real@@ is@@ tic@@ ally d@@ wel@@ ling on the past , since it is evid@@ ent that we cannot turn the clo@@ ck back .
He in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed the new ap@@ par@@ atu@@ s to a deli@@ gh@@ ted a@@ udi@@ ence at the 19@@ 0@@ 8 Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents conven@@ tion in C@@ inc@@ in@@ n@@ at@@ i , O@@ hi@@ o .
Consi@@ der@@ ing the study of God’s Word as a part of our worship ad@@ ds seri@@ ousness to it .
With reg@@ ard to the use of God’s Word , the speak@@ er ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed us : “ Our go@@ al is to li@@ ft the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message off the pr@@ inted page and imp@@ ress it upon the hearts of our listen@@ ers . ”
Paul’s imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment contribu@@ tes to “ the advan@@ c@@ ement of the good news ” among all the P@@ ra@@ et@@ ori@@ an G@@ u@@ ard and others .
Th@@ r@@ ough obedi@@ ence under ex@@ tre@@ me ad@@ vers@@ ity , Jesus was “ made perfect ” for the new position God had in mind for him , that of being King and H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est .
Ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing fellow Christians , Peter wrote : “ There will also be false teach@@ ers among you . ”
The author@@ ities imp@@ o@@ sed a bl@@ ac@@ k@@ out , and we had to turn off all ligh@@ ts at night .
Le@@ ah’s experience may re@@ mind you of a similar situation that con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted a young Israel@@ ite gi@@ r@@ l who had been taken cap@@ tive to S@@ y@@ ri@@ a .
Jesus pla@@ in@@ ly stated : “ All those who take the s@@ word will per@@ ish by the s@@ word . ”
Mi@@ ca@@ h died long before that prophecy was ful@@ filled .
I@@ ts ru@@ ins , which d@@ ate from the time of Au@@ g@@ us@@ tu@@ s Ca@@ es@@ ar , have reve@@ aled in@@ tri@@ c@@ ately desi@@ gn@@ ed mo@@ sa@@ ic flo@@ ors , gy@@ m@@ n@@ asi@@ um@@ s , an imp@@ res@@ sive system of ba@@ ths , a st@@ adi@@ u@@ m and am@@ p@@ hi@@ the@@ ater , pr@@ inc@@ ely t@@ om@@ bs , and a large the@@ ater with se@@ ating for 1@@ 5@@ ,000 !
Indeed , the wisdom of avo@@ i@@ ding to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o is now wi@@ d@@ ely accepted .
( b ) What do you look for@@ ward to in the new world ?
My b@@ ones would bre@@ ak from something as simp@@ le as being ba@@ th@@ ed .
Our family had felt that his religion was c@@ ra@@ z@@ y .
In what respect are God’s people pr@@ ou@@ d and yet hum@@ ble ?
This called for st@@ op@@ s at A@@ e@@ ge@@ an is@@ lands for pro@@ v@@ isions and ref@@ its .
That call showed that the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents recogn@@ ized that an ess@@ enti@@ al work of true Christians is to preach the good news .
However , she appe@@ ared to be rel@@ ying too much on her@@ self rather than on Jehovah .
The word “ loving - kindness ” in the Bible , however , ref@@ ers to a kindness that may be based on an already ex@@ is@@ ting relationship , such as one f@@ oun@@ ded on a pri@@ or act of kindness on the part of another .
For h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of years , through their com@@ mer@@ ce and col@@ on@@ iz@@ ing , the P@@ ho@@ en@@ i@@ ci@@ ans main@@ ta@@ ined both the mar@@ ke@@ t for T@@ y@@ ri@@ an pur@@ ple and their cap@@ ac@@ ity to pro@@ du@@ ce it .
Because God’s servants know that imit@@ ating Jehovah’s qualities is more preci@@ ous to him than di@@ am@@ on@@ ds , go@@ ld , or other material things .
They re@@ ject it at heart , know@@ ing that as the disci@@ ple James wrote , “ fri@@ end@@ ship with the world is en@@ m@@ ity with God . ” ​ — J@@ as .
In@@ sight rest@@ ra@@ ins us from taking off@@ en@@ se or reve@@ al@@ ing un@@ kind ob@@ serv@@ ations about our brothers . ​ — Pro@@ v .
The la@@ dy said to me : ‘ You need something that the two of you can do together .
What can hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves do to inclu@@ de Jehovah in their marriage ?
However , the word mar@@ ty@@ r comes from a Greek ter@@ m ( mar@@ ʹ@@ t@@ ys ) that in Bible times me@@ ant “ witness , ” a person who gives t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony , perhaps at a cour@@ t hear@@ ing , to the truth of what he believ@@ es .
One thing that especially t@@ ou@@ ched my heart was the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s promise of a par@@ adise earth .
Even before 1914 , a small band of anointed Christians began to gr@@ as@@ p important tru@@ ths about the L@@ or@@ d’s return .
What may result from fa@@ il@@ ure to follow the counsel found at 1 Peter 3 : 7 ?
How g@@ la@@ d they were that the “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer ” was near ! ​ — P@@ s .
I was the second child , but the first son in a family that ev@@ en@@ tually gre@@ w to inclu@@ de Fa@@ ther’s 3 wi@@ ves and 13 children .
In this way , both the father and the mother can continue working and making money .
In what way is Jehovah’s long - suffering com@@ pati@@ ble with his justice ?
He gave comfort to the de@@ pres@@ sed .
( Read Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 2 : 8 . )
To prote@@ ct his fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative sheep from the “ ro@@ aring li@@ on , ” Jehovah has arrang@@ ed for spiritual shepher@@ ds to care for the flo@@ ck under “ the c@@ hi@@ ef shepher@@ d , ” Jesus Christ .
They so@@ ld cont@@ ra@@ band ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ tes .
How privile@@ ged we are to pro@@ cla@@ im these tru@@ ths as Witnesses of Jehovah , who@@ se bel@@ o@@ ved Son already re@@ ign@@ s in heaven as the Messi@@ ani@@ c King !
He streng@@ th@@ ened his brothers , as Jesus had comman@@ ded on the eve of His death .
If L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 15 : 25 - 28 were a requi@@ re@@ ment today , what chall@@ enge would we face ?
If that happ@@ ens to you , how will faith help you to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere ?
Still , we should never doubt that Jesus and the angels pla@@ y an ac@@ tive ro@@ le in the preaching work and that Jehovah can gu@@ i@@ de matters as he se@@ es f@@ it .
know when to speak ?
The woman thought to her@@ self , ‘ It is o@@ d@@ d that this woman , a str@@ anger , is tr@@ ying to sa@@ ve our family while those who are close to me want to bre@@ ak it up . ’
Si@@ mil@@ arly , P@@ op@@ e John Paul I@@ I spoke of “ a mil@@ es@@ to@@ ne on the un@@ eas@@ y ro@@ ad for the re@@ con@@ stru@@ ction of full un@@ ity among Christians . ”
By reading about four chap@@ ters a day , you can read the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s 1@@ ,@@ 18@@ 9 chap@@ ters in one year .
Will I fulf@@ ill the responsi@@ bility of con@@ duc@@ ting a regul@@ ar Bible study with my wife and children ? ’
Such in@@ sight will help you to see past personal an@@ no@@ y@@ an@@ ces and get to the ro@@ o@@ t of the proble@@ m .
For example , a man could div@@ or@@ ce his wife for “ something in@@ dec@@ ent . ”
This un@@ ited family now is but a fore@@ ta@@ st@@ e of the world to come ​ — a world without fore@@ ign@@ ers .
A Bo@@ ok to Be Un@@ der@@ sto@@ od 4
Jesus did even more .
And Solomon coun@@ sel@@ ed : “ Do not say : ‘ I will pa@@ y back evil ! ’ H@@ op@@ e in Jehovah , and he will sa@@ ve you . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
The Creator kin@@ dly inspired it in such a way that even un@@ let@@ tered men with li@@ mit@@ ed opportun@@ ities can take in en@@ ough knowledge to gain everlasting life .
“ You should put away the old person@@ ality which con@@ form@@ s to your form@@ er course of conduct . ” ​ — 4 : 22 .
At the same time , there is bas@@ is for op@@ ti@@ mis@@ m .
When the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Christian Greek Scriptures in L@@ ing@@ ala was rel@@ eas@@ ed at the conven@@ tion , those in the a@@ udi@@ ence liter@@ ally ju@@ mp@@ ed for joy , and some shed te@@ ars .
The nations will is@@ sue a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant declar@@ ation of “ Pe@@ ace and se@@ cur@@ ity ! ”
For example , in the gar@@ den of E@@ den , in@@ experienced E@@ ve listen@@ ed to Satan , a str@@ anger who had sh@@ own not a h@@ in@@ t of love for her .
They atten@@ d the we@@ ek@@ ly meeting of the com@@ mit@@ te@@ e to which they are assign@@ ed , provi@@ ding ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound information and o@@ ffering su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions .
And the disci@@ ple James said that Moses was “ read al@@ ou@@ d in the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es on every sa@@ b@@ bat@@ h . ” ​ — Acts 15 : 21 .
Ad@@ am@@ ’s relationship with his heavenly Father and his view of himself had chang@@ ed .
In the days following the im@@ medi@@ ate ber@@ e@@ av@@ ement , a sur@@ vi@@ ving sp@@ ouse will likely wel@@ come practic@@ al help .
It st@@ re@@ t@@ ches from san@@ dy deser@@ t are@@ as bor@@ der@@ ing the Sa@@ har@@ a in the nor@@ th to hu@@ mi@@ d fore@@ st@@ s of the C@@ as@@ am@@ ance re@@ gi@@ on in the sou@@ th .
Although we are sin@@ n@@ ers and deser@@ ve death , Jehovah saw that we were ca@@ pa@@ ble of doing good things .
S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ened by Our Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide Bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od
( a ) What de@@ ta@@ il about Jesus ’ comm@@ and to make disciples posed a great chall@@ enge for his disciples ?
That comm@@ and served as an ad@@ ded ra@@ y of hope for Israel during the many years of hard sla@@ very that follow@@ ed Jose@@ p@@ h’s death , provi@@ ding as@@ sur@@ ance that their deli@@ ver@@ ance would come .
To@@ da@@ y’s Eng@@ l@@ ish V@@ er@@ sion uses the ph@@ ra@@ se : “ They have been a great help to me . ”
May we never mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r the self - w@@ il@@ led attitude of Jehovah’s ad@@ vers@@ aries !
But di@@ lig@@ ent personal and congreg@@ ational study of the Scriptures with the help of public@@ ations from “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” will ass@@ ist us to me@@ et t@@ ests of faith succ@@ ess@@ fully .
S@@ hor@@ tly before he died , Jesus as@@ sur@@ ed his apostles that they would not be left without help .
In a sense , Sa@@ ul@@ ’s dis@@ obedi@@ ence had a ne@@ g@@ ative effect on J@@ on@@ a@@ than .
What Jesus fore@@ told took place .
The ter@@ m “ commun@@ ion o@@ ffer@@ ings ” is some@@ times transl@@ ated “ peace o@@ ffer@@ ings . ”
That had to be down the st@@ re@@ am of time from when Pet@@ er@@ ’s second letter and the book of Revelation were written , for they pointed to a future ‘ new heaven and earth . ’
When these words were recorded , Jehovah’s temple was situ@@ ated in Jerusalem .
Ban@@ ds of out@@ la@@ ws later made up a large part of the Jewish for@@ ces that cha@@ sed the Romans from Ju@@ de@@ a in 6@@ 6 C.E .
The ones who had not be@@ gu@@ n lear@@ ning this less@@ on “ were more likely to be l@@ on@@ ely , eas@@ ily fru@@ str@@ ated and stu@@ b@@ born .
But remember : “ When a righteous person pra@@ ys , that prayer car@@ ries great power . ”
Jehovah doub@@ t@@ less made sure that David would not have to f@@ ling another one .
You can gl@@ ori@@ fy God with your work : Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 31 : 1 - 11 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 23
Then , illustr@@ ating this fact , Jehovah went on to say : “ For as the heavens are high@@ er than the earth , so my ways are high@@ er than your ways , and my thoughts than your thoughts . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
L@@ it@@ tle do these ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ go@@ ers real@@ ize the d@@ anger of their situation .
As we have discus@@ sed , tru@@ sting in Jehovah for wise direction does not come about a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally ; we need to work at having that trust .
Our expres@@ sions in prayer also reve@@ al how much we r@@ ely on God .
In post@@ bi@@ bli@@ cal Ar@@ am@@ a@@ ic , this light was called S@@ he@@ ch@@ in@@ ah ( sh@@ ek@@ hi@@ ·@@ na@@ h@@ ʹ ) , a word meaning “ that which d@@ wel@@ ls ” or “ the d@@ wel@@ ling . ”
It was a pr@@ inted , mul@@ t@@ il@@ ing@@ u@@ al Bible that set out in par@@ al@@ le@@ l , ad@@ j@@ ac@@ ent co@@ lum@@ ns the best text then a@@ vail@@ able in Hebrew , Greek , and L@@ at@@ in , along with some por@@ tions in Ar@@ am@@ a@@ ic .
D@@ O N@@ E@@ G@@ AT@@ I@@ V@@ E emo@@ tions at times se@@ em to take over your life ?
That was an ap@@ t des@@ crip@@ tion , for reli@@ ef@@ s from S@@ en@@ n@@ ach@@ eri@@ b@@ ’s p@@ al@@ ace in N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h att@@ est to As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty .
In 195@@ 7 , I received another invit@@ ation from Bethel : “ W@@ ould you like to come to the of@@ fice and ass@@ ist with the tra@@ v@@ el arrang@@ ements for the for@@ th@@ coming inter@@ n@@ ational ass@@ em@@ bly to be held at Y@@ an@@ ke@@ e St@@ adi@@ u@@ m and the P@@ olo G@@ r@@ oun@@ ds in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity in 195@@ 8 ? ”
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : When we put all these pi@@ e@@ ces together ​ — the prophecy about the se@@ ven times as well as other Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es concer@@ ning the time of the end — ​ it really makes sense .
What ro@@ le does Jesus pla@@ y in provi@@ ding for Jehovah’s sheep ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly today , loyal ones who have lost their mat@@ es in death are cop@@ ing succ@@ ess@@ fully with the emo@@ tional st@@ ress by keep@@ ing bus@@ y within the Christian congregation .
On@@ ly Jehovah’s spirit could pro@@ du@@ ce this mo@@ der@@ n - day mirac@@ le . ” ​ — Read 1 Peter 4 : 1 - 4 .
Al@@ le@@ n , the heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ k@@ er mentioned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , expla@@ ins : “ Al@@ co@@ ho@@ l@@ ism is not just a di@@ se@@ ase of the body ; it@@ ’s a di@@ se@@ ase of one@@ ’s thinking and attitu@@ des .
In@@ hal@@ ing such se@@ con@@ d@@ hand s@@ mo@@ ke can cause can@@ c@@ er and other di@@ se@@ as@@ es , and each year it k@@ ill@@ s 6@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 n@@ on@@ s@@ mo@@ k@@ ers , mo@@ st@@ ly women and children .
22 : 5 .
But of what practic@@ al benefit is it to us ?
The Devil cont@@ ended that if mankind listen@@ ed to him , things would work out better for them .
Thus , R@@ é@@ g@@ is is a fine example for all Christians , since Jehovah requi@@ res all his worshi@@ p@@ ers to be long - suffering in their deal@@ ings with others .
There are congregation elders who shepher@@ d us and teach us the ways of righteousness .
I@@ m@@ mor@@ ality has become so per@@ va@@ sive that you may won@@ der , ‘ Is it really possible to live a cha@@ st@@ e life ? ’
He kno@@ ws that by sub@@ je@@ cting himself to the su@@ peri@@ or author@@ ities and pa@@ ying du@@ e ta@@ x@@ es , not only is he up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding the stan@@ d@@ ard of the commun@@ ity in which he lives but he is also living in har@@ mony with divine requi@@ re@@ ments .
That ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement certainly had a powerful effect on those hum@@ ble shepher@@ ds .
I pray@@ ed to God , but then my emo@@ tions got the better of me , and I began to c@@ ry .
R@@ em@@ ember that each cul@@ ture has its own streng@@ ths and we@@ ak@@ nesses .
I , Jehovah , am sear@@ ch@@ ing the heart , . . . to give to each one according to his ways , according to the fru@@ it@@ age of his deal@@ ings . ”
Will life always be this way ?
Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r was a ti@@ rel@@ ess work@@ er who wanted to see the Kingdom activ@@ ity prog@@ ress to the great@@ est ex@@ t@@ ent possible .
A@@ ga@@ inst such things there is no law . ”
That the real@@ m in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted by our heavenly Father is , in a spiritual sense , a lo@@ f@@ ty one , even as the physical heavens of ou@@ ter sp@@ ace are high a@@ bo@@ ve the earth .
To devel@@ op an un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish attitude often means to cultiv@@ ate a pat@@ ter@@ n of thought contr@@ ary to our in@@ born imper@@ fect n@@ ature .
; C@@ ha@@ p@@ man , M .
U@@ p@@ on ga@@ ining knowledge of “ Jesus who was from Na@@ z@@ are@@ th , ” Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us received holy spirit and became a baptized disci@@ ple of Jesus . ​ — Acts 10 : 30 - 4@@ 8 .
Of course , Christians who are sing@@ le parents need to r@@ ely fully on Jehovah .
A@@ vo@@ id S@@ ex@@ u@@ al Mis@@ conduct
Like H@@ ide@@ o , many you@@ ths se@@ em to be simply d@@ ri@@ f@@ ting along , having no desire to re@@ ach any wor@@ th@@ while go@@ als or make any prog@@ ress .
10 : 3 , 4@@ 4 ​ — Why were the children put away along with the wi@@ ves ?
Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 3 : 17 no@@ tes : “ Jehovah your God is in the mi@@ d@@ st of you . As a mi@@ gh@@ ty One , he will sa@@ ve . ”
For example , the apostle Peter stated : “ He [ Jesus ] or@@ der@@ ed us to preach to the people and to give a thor@@ ough witness . ”
Psalm 14@@ 8 en@@ um@@ er@@ ates other ways in which cre@@ ation dec@@ la@@ res God’s glory .
Do not res@@ ort to s@@ ar@@ c@@ as@@ m , but trust in their Christian matu@@ r@@ ity .
Yes , the nations will be for@@ ced to ac@@ knowledge Jehovah .
Ab@@ out one qu@@ ar@@ ter , or just over 2@@ 00 man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts , are co@@ pi@@ es of por@@ tions of the Hebrew Bible text .
What must we remember when we speak to someone who has up@@ set us ?
Our res@@ ol@@ ve will be like that of the psalmist who san@@ g : “ I shall walk about in the integrity of my heart in@@ side my house .
Yes , “ wisdom it@@ self pre@@ ser@@ ves ali@@ ve its ow@@ n@@ ers . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 7 : 12 .
How is trans@@ form@@ ation different from imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement ?
My parents , John and Eva O@@ l@@ son , were living in S@@ po@@ k@@ ane , W@@ a@@ shin@@ g@@ t@@ on , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , in 19@@ 23 , the year I was born .
H@@ app@@ ily , with the help of a Witness friend , she ob@@ ta@@ ined another home that very af@@ ter@@ no@@ on .
Is this wise ?
Israelites and fore@@ ign@@ ers could pray toward this stru@@ c@@ ture on which God’s name was called . ​ — 1 K@@ i .
Not only did Ru@@ th say , “ Wh@@ ere you go I shall go ” but she left her people and accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed Na@@ om@@ i , so that “ they both continued on their way until they came to Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m . ”
The ter@@ rit@@ ory was vari@@ ed ​ — c@@ at@@ tle ran@@ ches , sheep ran@@ ches , In@@ di@@ an re@@ serv@@ ations , as well as many small to@@ w@@ ns and v@@ il@@ la@@ ges .
T@@ ake , for example , K@@ yo@@ ko , a pioneer sister who became very disc@@ oura@@ ged after mo@@ ving to a new assignment .
Ti@@ me and again , he demonstr@@ ated his love for humans .
“ I would desire that the sac@@ red boo@@ ks should be transl@@ ated into all langu@@ ages , ” wrote Des@@ i@@ der@@ i@@ us E@@ r@@ as@@ mu@@ s , acc@@ la@@ im@@ ed D@@ ut@@ ch scho@@ la@@ r of the 1@@ 6@@ th century .
Some time later when I@@ r@@ ene and I arri@@ ved in L@@ ima for a conven@@ tion , I me@@ t this man again .
When a Christian keep@@ s his integrity , it is to a de@@ gre@@ e a de@@ fe@@ at for Satan the Devil .
But God’s Kingdom will soon bring an end to this pol@@ iti@@ c@@ ally f@@ ra@@ g@@ men@@ ted world . ​ — Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 .
The cl@@ er@@ gy do not gl@@ ori@@ fy God when they cla@@ im to have his ba@@ c@@ king in b@@ loo@@ dy w@@ ars ; ne@@ i@@ ther do they gl@@ ori@@ fy him when they pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ce Bible standards out - of - d@@ ate and con@@ done se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality of any kind .
Is true faith in God and in his Word still possible in an inc@@ reas@@ ingly s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ al world ?
Ad@@ ded to this , strong w@@ in@@ ds r@@ us@@ h down the J@@ or@@ d@@ an V@@ al@@ le@@ y from M@@ ount H@@ er@@ m@@ on , situ@@ ated to the nor@@ th .
The old heavens and earth , the cor@@ ru@@ pt govern@@ ments and the earthly soci@@ ety under their control , will be g@@ one .
In school , I was often challeng@@ ed to a fi@@ ght ; I never h@@ es@@ it@@ ated to use my f@@ ists .
B@@ less@@ ed Are Those Who Gi@@ ve G@@ l@@ ory to God
As@@ k any of Jehovah’s Witnesses for a cop@@ y .
If a person who u@@ su@@ ally par@@ takes of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms comm@@ its a serious sin , he should con@@ f@@ ess this to Jehovah and also seek the spiritual ass@@ ist@@ ance of the older men of the congregation .
He began to see that his feelings were not the most important thing .
Gi@@ an@@ ni and M@@ au@@ ri@@ z@@ i@@ o have been friends for some 50 years .
His faithful followers were to do lik@@ e@@ wise .
Al@@ ta@@ r : S@@ op@@ r@@ in@@ tend@@ enza Ar@@ c@@ he@@ olo@@ gi@@ c@@ a di Rom@@ a
How does Jehovah view this ?
I dis@@ co@@ vered that he is a loving Father who would look after me , even when no one el@@ se would .
In fact , they loo@@ ked down on the comm@@ on people , saying : “ This crow@@ d that does not know the Law are acc@@ ur@@ sed people . ”
O@@ h , the vo@@ lu@@ me of ho@@ me@@ work , the repor@@ ts ! How could I make it to the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol and Ser@@ vice Me@@ et@@ ing ?
I@@ mp@@ ressed , the d@@ ri@@ ver said that he would beg@@ in to study the Bible along with his family that same we@@ ek .
This requi@@ res sp@@ en@@ ding time with them ​ — not just when they face problems and get disc@@ oura@@ ged but at other times too . ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 13 .
K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge is ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble to his soul .
W@@ ould Moses faith@@ fully fulf@@ ill that assignment ?
A wa@@ ve of persecu@@ tion sc@@ at@@ ters disciples , but this resul@@ ts in ex@@ pan@@ sion of the preaching work .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y W@@ E@@ R@@ N@@ E@@ R M@@ AT@@ Z@@ E@@ N
Is it not un@@ reason@@ able to think that God would deter@@ mine in ad@@ v@@ ance who lives and who dies as a result of ran@@ dom events ?
The account of the bat@@ tle does not expla@@ in all that happened .
Per@@ haps you are among those who contribu@@ ted toward the fur@@ ther@@ ance of Kingdom inter@@ ests during the past service year .
I su@@ spe@@ ct she fe@@ ared that I might influ@@ ence others .
Yet , more is needed in order to cultiv@@ ate such ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es , as the next article will show .
Jehovah is near to those that are bro@@ ken at heart ; and those who are c@@ ru@@ shed in spirit he sa@@ ves .
My appro@@ ach to the C@@ l@@ as@@ si@@ c@@ s is hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al .
One Bible scho@@ la@@ r wrote : “ If Christ is not ra@@ ised , . . . Christians become pa@@ the@@ tic du@@ p@@ es , taken in by a c@@ olo@@ s@@ s@@ al f@@ ra@@ u@@ d . ”
But my family , and especially my sister Ar@@ ac@@ el@@ i , in@@ sis@@ ted that what I believ@@ ed was wrong .
El@@ ders need to tra@@ in other brothers so that they too can help take care of the congregation
Moses ’ parents succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded , though he was ra@@ ised in Egy@@ pt .
In no time , Job lost his material we@@ al@@ th .
Our ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn new@@ s@@ pa@@ per repor@@ ted that the ma@@ y@@ or , who was also the ju@@ dge , said to those in the city cour@@ t : “ The liter@@ ature this man is dist@@ ribu@@ ting . . . is as d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous as po@@ is@@ on . ”
Dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ing the Jo@@ y of T@@ e@@ aching
Still , for the s@@ ake of peace , Isa@@ a@@ c had more than once op@@ ted to move rather than fi@@ ght .
Paul thought about the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al he ob@@ served for advan@@ c@@ ing the good news among the local congregations .
For others , though , this message will be qu@@ ite new , something not known or gener@@ ally believ@@ ed in their cul@@ ture .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we should not be un@@ du@@ ly fe@@ ar@@ ful about the future .
F@@ e@@ el@@ ings of in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ac@@ y , of course , are nor@@ ma@@ l .
The r@@ om@@ an@@ tic relationship between a husband and his wife is some@@ times descri@@ bed as love ; however , the love that the Bible encoura@@ ges us to cultiv@@ ate is more end@@ uring than physical at@@ tr@@ action .
Re@@ fle@@ cting the viol@@ ent spirit of the day , L@@ am@@ e@@ ch com@@ pos@@ es a po@@ em about how he kil@@ led a young man , al@@ le@@ ge@@ dly in self - de@@ f@@ en@@ se .
The att@@ ack on false religion could ha@@ p@@ pen quic@@ k@@ ly and at any time
One day he gave me a boo@@ k@@ let ent@@ it@@ led Wh@@ ere Are the De@@ ad ?
Jesus knew that true happiness invol@@ ves relation@@ shi@@ ps with others .
What fine stand have many of our brothers taken , and how can we follow their example ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Paul high@@ ligh@@ ted the un@@ ity of Jewish and G@@ ent@@ ile Christians and also remin@@ ded the brothers of their comm@@ on orig@@ in .
How Do We V@@ i@@ e@@ w the P@@ r@@ inter@@ y ?
Such a hum@@ ble attitude on our part also helps those giving the counsel .
Re@@ g@@ arding humans who will live under the rul@@ er@@ ship of God’s Kingdom , that verse promises : “ They will buil@@ d hous@@ es and live in them , and they will pl@@ ant v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds and e@@ at their fru@@ it@@ age . ”
Solomon fin@@ ally le@@ ts her go home .
It may not be eas@@ y for us to understand the feelings of those who su@@ ff@@ er from a ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic ill@@ ness , especially if we have never experienced such .
His beli@@ ef in hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re may be ro@@ o@@ ted in a desire to see wicked people pa@@ y a p@@ en@@ al@@ ty for their bad de@@ e@@ ds .
Yet , then as now , I am com@@ for@@ ted in know@@ ing that M@@ other and Father , who had the hope of heavenly life , are sa@@ fe in Jehovah’s hands .
Ther@@ efore , n@@ atur@@ al Israel did not serve as a ty@@ pi@@ cal o@@ live t@@ ree .
With this in mind , let us consider just one as@@ pect of that Law ​ — how vari@@ ous sacrific@@ es and o@@ ffer@@ ings led hum@@ ble Jews to Christ and helped them to understand what God requi@@ red of them .
“ Wh@@ ere words ab@@ ound , sin will not be w@@ an@@ ting . ”
We may also receive un@@ s@@ ought honor when others ob@@ serve that we act in har@@ mony with divine wisdom .
W@@ end@@ y , now in her mi@@ d - 60 ’ s , began pione@@ ering in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a as a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er .
Our faithful com@@ p@@ li@@ ance with Scriptural principles will give people the opportunity to ‘ see the dist@@ inc@@ tion between those serving God and those not serving him . ’
8 : 9 ; P@@ hi@@ l .
It would be pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous for others to take is@@ sue with his feel@@ ing .
God “ well kno@@ ws how we are form@@ ed , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that we are du@@ st . ”
W@@ he@@ ther the people listen or not , your ministry is a succ@@ ess from God’s stan@@ d@@ point as long as you are car@@ r@@ ying it out faith@@ fully ; you have no need for sh@@ ame as you do God’s work with ze@@ al .
This should ad@@ d cre@@ di@@ bility to their message .
She is one of the pe@@ ak of 14@@ ,@@ 8@@ 8@@ 5 publi@@ sh@@ ers who repor@@ ted in D@@ en@@ mar@@ k last year .
There is no pur@@ su@@ it , no pl@@ an , no knowledge or in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ence , within the gra@@ ve . ”
Al@@ so , back then , people from other par@@ ts vis@@ ited Eph@@ esus for so@@ cial or com@@ mer@@ cial reas@@ ons .
In@@ land la@@ y the s@@ par@@ sel@@ y po@@ pul@@ ated out@@ back , an ar@@ id re@@ gi@@ on over half the si@@ ze of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
My mother , who at first op@@ posed my associ@@ ating with the Witnesses , later told me that she was pr@@ ou@@ d of me .
Yes , “ the eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous ones , and his ear@@ s are toward their c@@ ry for help . ”
How , then , can we use pati@@ ence and kindness in “ set@@ ting things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght ” ?
The Bible c@@ alls them N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m , which liter@@ ally means “ F@@ el@@ l@@ ers ” ​ — those who cause others to f@@ all .
S@@ hor@@ tly af@@ ter@@ ward , as a result of the T@@ V pro@@ gra@@ m , my son was taken from me .
He is truly “ the bre@@ ad of life . ”
R@@ em@@ ember , too , that Paul as@@ sures us : “ God is faithful , and he will not let you be temp@@ ted bey@@ ond what you can be@@ ar , but along with the temp@@ tation he will also make the way out in order for you to be able to end@@ ure it . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Jehovah ​ — “ The God Who Gi@@ ves Pe@@ ace ”
To avoid star@@ vation , the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Jac@@ o@@ b sent his sons to Egy@@ pt to bu@@ y food .
Re@@ pa@@ y@@ ment from the One “ loo@@ king on in se@@ cre@@ t ” inclu@@ des what ?
If the person res@@ pe@@ cts God’s Word and is hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted , such reason@@ ing may move him to exam@@ ine the sub@@ ject fur@@ ther . ​ — Acts 17 : 11 .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , they com@@ men@@ ted that the con@@ vers@@ ation was a mor@@ ale boo@@ ster for them .
Jehovah’s Witnesses seek to ple@@ ase God by ac@@ ting in har@@ mony with the Bible and by end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to help others spiritually .
Still , fo@@ ol@@ ish “ you@@ th@@ ful desi@@ res ” are not always re@@ stri@@ cted by age .
Un@@ der the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , a bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering was a special gift that someone gave comple@@ t@@ ely to Jehovah .
You may now find yourself in a relationship that may not se@@ em as r@@ om@@ an@@ tic as others enjoy .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , the good news from the Bible has brought us “ the full as@@ sur@@ ance of the hope . ”
He even pray@@ ed for those who had wr@@ ong@@ ed him !
Our si@@ x - mon@@ th vis@@ a ex@@ pi@@ red , and we were fac@@ ed with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of de@@ por@@ tation .
He enjo@@ ys an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant supp@@ ly of spiritual food and has pl@@ ent@@ y to do in the re@@ war@@ ding work of the Lord .
Fir@@ st , no@@ tice that a ser@@ p@@ ent spoke to the woman , E@@ ve .
“ Ke@@ ep Con@@ qu@@ ering the E@@ vi@@ l ” by Con@@ tro@@ l@@ ling Ang@@ er
P@@ o@@ e@@ ts wrote about them , and s@@ cul@@ p@@ t@@ ors made st@@ atu@@ es of them .
• What tra@@ ining did the Ser@@ v@@ ant receive from Jehovah ?
This one was refer@@ red to as the “ se@@ ed . ”
How did Eli@@ sh@@ a@@ ’s attend@@ ant re@@ act ?
F@@ am@@ ily and O@@ cc@@ up@@ ation
• How do we learn to h@@ ate what is bad ?
Jehovah is a God of both justice and mer@@ cy , and in his displa@@ ying those qualities , the two work har@@ mon@@ i@@ ously .
You can be sure that Jehovah will be pleas@@ ed when your decisions refle@@ ct your concer@@ n for the conscience of others .
Thus , all are ass@@ is@@ ted spiritually and are helped to inc@@ re@@ ase the effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess of their ministry as pro@@ claim@@ ers of the good news of the Kingdom . ​ — Mark 13 : 10 .
We in@@ her@@ ited the tend@@ enc@@ y to sin from them . ​ — Read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 32 : 4 , 5 .
In both word and deed , Joseph proved that he had not let bit@@ ter@@ ness and res@@ ent@@ ment po@@ is@@ on his life . ​ — Genesis 4@@ 2 : 24 , 25 ; 4@@ 5 : 24 .
If so , might my study ha@@ bi@@ ts be part of the proble@@ m ? ’
What do some people think about God ?
Since then , many humans have simil@@ arly made themselves out to be something they were not , and they have done this to dec@@ ei@@ ve others and to ac@@ hi@@ eve sel@@ f@@ ish a@@ im@@ s .
The th@@ ir@@ d question to ask yourself is , Who ? ​ — that is , ‘ Who are the ones I want to share my le@@ is@@ ure activities with ? ’
That is ex@@ ac@@ tly what happened .
M@@ ore than all other qualities , love truly makes the so@@ il of our heart responsi@@ ve to Jehovah’s Word .
The ter@@ m “ n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction , ” as used in the Bible , descri@@ bes famili@@ al love .
Jesus loved what he taught .
No@@ te this clear and un@@ ambi@@ gu@@ ous counsel from the apostle Paul : “ Q@@ u@@ it being fa@@ shi@@ oned after this system of things , but be trans@@ form@@ ed by making your mind over , that you may prove to y@@ ourselves the good and accep@@ table and perfect will of God . ”
Eli@@ j@@ ah had once thought that he was al@@ one in his loy@@ al@@ ty to God , so he was no doubt e@@ ag@@ er to me@@ et this man . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 18 : 22 ; 19 : 14 - 19 .
* God’s Kingdom , therefore , is a heavenly govern@@ ment .
For what purpose did Jesus come into the world , and how did he keep his foc@@ us ?
They had develop@@ ed a desire to have se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations with women .
J@@ on@@ a@@ than was not af@@ ra@@ id to ad@@ mit that David had his fav@@ or .
Jehovah’s Witnesses can help you learn how you can receive all of this from God ​ — free of char@@ ge .
If we s@@ pra@@ in an an@@ k@@ le , we are pleas@@ ed to have the ar@@ m of a friend for support .
The following are ty@@ pi@@ cal of the resul@@ ts when the boo@@ k@@ let is used .
The brothers in the congregations Paul vis@@ ited knew that he would never ask them to do things that he himself was un@@ willing to do .
Like David , we can show fear of God by tru@@ sting in his promise to help us cop@@ e with our problems .
What for@@ ce is holy , and how should we allow it to op@@ er@@ ate in our lives ?
I knew ex@@ ac@@ tly what she wanted . ” ​ — D@@ Y@@ L@@ A@@ N .
I feel very happy to be a part of the great@@ est spiritual reli@@ ef effort that the world will ever know .
In 19@@ 15 , S@@ ar@@ ah F@@ er@@ g@@ us@@ on was right , ‘ There was more har@@ v@@ est work to be done . ’ ​ — From our ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
Ther@@ efore , who@@ ever will hum@@ ble himself like this young child is the one that is the great@@ est in the kingdom of the heavens . ” ​ — Matthew 18 : 3 , 4 .
13 , 14 . ( a ) In what situation did the Gi@@ be@@ on@@ ites take a dec@@ isi@@ ve st@@ ep ?
I had been h@@ em@@ or@@ r@@ ha@@ g@@ ing for a few months , and my blood coun@@ t had d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c@@ ally .
F@@ al@@ se prophe@@ ts and prophe@@ t@@ ess@@ es are den@@ oun@@ ced .
Jesus stated about himself : “ I am mil@@ d - temp@@ ered and low@@ ly in heart . ”
He under@@ stan@@ ds our imper@@ fect n@@ ature , and he wants to help us .
G@@ et@@ ting together with family and friends for so@@ cial ga@@ ther@@ ings can also be encourag@@ ing .
I@@ magine how dist@@ ressed Jesus ’ disciples were when their Lord was put to death .
Paul then refer@@ red to the great@@ est pro@@ of of God’s gener@@ os@@ ity when he said : “ Th@@ an@@ ks be to God for his in@@ descri@@ ba@@ ble free gift . ”
I@@ magine how this con@@ fir@@ m@@ ation of Paul’s affe@@ ction and trust must have war@@ m@@ ed Timo@@ th@@ y’s heart !
A@@ no@@ ther example is that of Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th .
That is their re@@ ward .
This relationship between the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 and the rest of mankind was fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed in the events of the an@@ nu@@ al A@@ t@@ on@@ ement Da@@ y .
“ Just let your word Yes mean Yes , your No , No . ”
Many fai@@ l to accept the Kingdom message because they are af@@ ra@@ id of what ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ an@@ ces or family members might think of them .
Di@@ d he use that gift well ?
H@@ el@@ p young children learn the import@@ ance of saying “ than@@ k you . ”
O@@ ther@@ wise , we ought to be rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to as@@ si@@ gn an an@@ t@@ it@@ y@@ pi@@ cal app@@ lic@@ ation to a certain person or account if there is no spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c Scriptural bas@@ is for doing so . ”
L@@ ater , they learned that their example of pati@@ ence and self - control had not g@@ one un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed .
How to face up to temp@@ tation .
Let us consider how famili@@ es may lo@@ v@@ ingly co@@ op@@ er@@ ate to pl@@ an to me@@ et some of the challeng@@ es .
Jehovah is good to all , and his mer@@ ci@@ es are over all his works . ”
Let us discus@@ s fi@@ ve Bible - based guid@@ el@@ ines that can ass@@ ist us in making wise decisions .
The gra@@ in it@@ self re@@ pres@@ ents the Kingdom message as well as what resul@@ ts from the preaching of that message ​ — the Christian congregation .
Je@@ h@@ u may have believ@@ ed that the in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence of the kingdom of Israel from Juda@@ h requi@@ red the religious se@@ par@@ ation of the two k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s .
( Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 9 , 10 . )
While he was with them on earth , Jesus taught the apostles not only how to ga@@ ther she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike ones but also how to shepher@@ d them once they became part of the fo@@ ld . ​ — Matthew 11 : 29 ; 20 : 24 - 28 ; 1 Peter 5 : 4 .
Such de@@ f@@ en@@ ses are especially necess@@ ary for our children , since they are not born with spiritual de@@ f@@ en@@ ses that can coun@@ ter the spirit of the world .
For that reason , there was some vari@@ ation in the way individuals deal@@ t with the is@@ sue .
The brothers with whom I have served were very well - organiz@@ ed for the work they per@@ form@@ ed in be@@ half of the organization .
I thought that I would then see what is the truth .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , we may have gen@@ u@@ ine reas@@ ons for being li@@ mit@@ ed in the ex@@ t@@ ent to which we car@@ ry out our ministry .
The need to tra@@ in your “ per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers . ”
A first - time vis@@ it@@ or to Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a was in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ed by the sight of a man standing b@@ ol@@ t u@@ pri@@ ght at the side of the ro@@ ad .
It was no longer provided when “ they began to e@@ at some of the yi@@ eld of the land ” of promise .
What can you do to strengthen your love for the good news even fur@@ ther ?
Jehovah , the perfect Father , great@@ ly es@@ te@@ em@@ s godly parents who try hard to educ@@ ate their children spiritually .
When Jo@@ shua sent two spi@@ es into Cana@@ an , R@@ a@@ ha@@ b the pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te hi@@ d them and mis@@ direc@@ ted their enem@@ ies .
Because the inspired Word of God says so : “ The world is pas@@ sing away and so is its desire , but he that does the will of God rema@@ ins forever . ” ​ — 1 John 2 : 17 .
These bur@@ ly men wel@@ com@@ ed the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message and g@@ la@@ dly ob@@ ta@@ ined liter@@ ature .
A spiritual person pur@@ su@@ es spiritually ori@@ ented go@@ als .
P@@ os@@ iti@@ on , D@@ u@@ ties , and P@@ ow@@ er
sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es of the Jews ”
11 : 6 , 11 - 13 .
Phil@@ o@@ ’s writ@@ ings led to a religious re@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion .
Jerusalem was sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded ; the buil@@ ders appe@@ ared to be tra@@ pp@@ ed !
They i@@ magine that they can satis@@ fy their se@@ x@@ u@@ al imp@@ ul@@ ses out@@ side of marriage as long as they ref@@ ra@@ in from ac@@ tu@@ al se@@ x@@ u@@ al inter@@ course .
I arri@@ ved back in D@@ er@@ by on Ju@@ ne 21 , 19@@ 7@@ 9 , after having been away from my husband for more than fi@@ ve years .
“ The f@@ lood came and s@@ we@@ pt them all away . ”
If we have an earthly hope , our hu@@ ng@@ er and th@@ ir@@ st for righteousness will be fully satis@@ fied when we enjoy everlasting life under righteous con@@ di@@ tions on earth .
In the new world , we will have everything we need to enjoy life .
‘ Why did he not use his li@@ mit@@ less power to get ri@@ d of the re@@ bel@@ s and star@@ t over again ? ’
The Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ er Mark repor@@ ted : “ Jesus went into Gal@@ ile@@ e , preaching the good news of God and saying : ‘ The appointed time has been ful@@ filled , and the Kingdom of God has dra@@ wn near .
Job said : “ A covenant I have conclu@@ ded with my eyes . So how could I show my@@ self atten@@ tive to a vi@@ r@@ g@@ in ? ”
In just the past few years , for instance , over 60 experi@@ ences have been publi@@ shed in the Watchtower seri@@ es “ The Bible Ch@@ ang@@ es Li@@ ves . ”
8 : 3 ; G@@ al .
W@@ ar@@ n@@ ings about the d@@ ang@@ ers of s@@ mo@@ king , exc@@ essi@@ ve dr@@ in@@ king , and se@@ x@@ u@@ al prom@@ is@@ cu@@ ity ab@@ ound in the me@@ dia .
The pati@@ ent has a@@ ut@@ on@@ om@@ y .
The I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ated Bible Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary com@@ ments : “ The te@@ x@@ ts show the de@@ gra@@ ding resul@@ ts of the worship of these de@@ ities ; with their emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on war , sac@@ red pro@@ s@@ titu@@ tion , sen@@ su@@ ous love and the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ent so@@ cial de@@ gra@@ d@@ ation . ”
Of course , not all temp@@ t@@ ations lead to bi@@ g problems .
A@@ par@@ the@@ id was out@@ la@@ wed in S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
Thus , as a person gro@@ ws in appreciation and respect for Jehovah , he recogn@@ iz@@ es that Jehovah deser@@ ves his best and that he cannot give God his best while rema@@ ining en@@ sla@@ ved to a le@@ th@@ al ha@@ bi@@ t .
A@@ n E@@ ver@@ lasting Gi@@ ft From the Creator
The princi@@ ple be@@ h@@ ind the law on g@@ le@@ an@@ ing has not chang@@ ed .
Now , at the age of 7@@ 4 , Al@@ ine is a very pro@@ duc@@ tive regul@@ ar pioneer minis@@ ter , happy to share Christian truth with others .
The answer to that question reve@@ als much about the de@@ gre@@ e of hear@@ t@@ felt respect we have for others . ​ — Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 3 , 4 .
How can we use that time to gain sal@@ vation for ourselves and others ?
As the end of Satan’s world ne@@ ars , the future certainly is b@@ right for those tru@@ sting in the true God .
* As we will see , the life he had in heaven gave ad@@ ded meaning to the words he ut@@ tered on earth .
If that is true in your case , why not seek the help of an experienced Christian who kno@@ ws you well ?
“ The c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests and the s@@ cri@@ bes kept standing up and ve@@ h@@ em@@ ently acc@@ using [ Jesus ] . ”
For example , consider Jeremiah .
With reg@@ ard to Christ’s coming , the Bible says : “ Lo@@ ok ! He is coming with the cl@@ ou@@ ds , and every e@@ ye will see him . ”
On@@ ce again , the 32 local brothers and sisters and the 33 d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates were jo@@ ined by a number of inter@@ ested people .
S@@ in ca@@ uses us to mis@@ s the mar@@ k , even as an ar@@ ch@@ er can sh@@ o@@ o@@ t an ar@@ ro@@ w but mis@@ s his t@@ ar@@ get .
What form@@ ed this “ fore@@ st of con@@ es and p@@ ill@@ ars of ro@@ ck ” ?
L@@ ack of N@@ atur@@ al Lo@@ ve
S@@ hor@@ tly before an inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion in 199@@ 8 , an A@@ th@@ ens new@@ s@@ pa@@ per qu@@ o@@ ted the Greek O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x cl@@ er@@ gy as claim@@ ing that “ [ Jehovah’s Witnesses ] are not a ‘ known religion , ’ ” des@@ pite the rul@@ ing of the E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an C@@ our@@ t of H@@ u@@ man R@@ igh@@ ts to the contr@@ ary .
This se@@ ction is ent@@ it@@ led “ H@@ el@@ p for C@@ ou@@ ples and Par@@ ents . ”
Rather than pu@@ t@@ ting into the mind of your children what you may have wanted to ac@@ hi@@ eve , how wonderful it would be if you could help them make it their go@@ al in life to live in har@@ mony with Jehovah’s pur@@ pos@@ es !
The expres@@ sion “ made to be sin ” can also be transl@@ ated ‘ made as a sin o@@ ffering . ’
I read everything you brought and have been wa@@ iting for you . ”
When we talk to others about God’s Kingdom , we se@@ as@@ on our words “ with sal@@ t . ”
In what personal ways do we benefit from reading and stud@@ ying God’s Word ?
F@@ ur@@ ther , new song@@ s about our preaching work and song@@ s that expres@@ s our appreciation for the ransom have been inclu@@ ded .
14@@ 7 : 3 ; 1 John 3 : 19 - 22 ; 5 : 14 , 15
He told Satan that such words from Jehovah were more vital than food .
They ann@@ oun@@ ce that God’s Kingdom has been esta@@ bli@@ shed in heaven under the anointed King , Jesus Christ , and that soon it will re@@ move wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness from the earth and over@@ see the rest@@ or@@ ation of Par@@ adise .
He stated : “ During all those years , I learned to trust in Jehovah and received strength from him . ” ​ — Read 1 Peter 5 : 6 , 7 .
F@@ in@@ ally , I spo@@ t@@ ted a ding@@ h@@ y appro@@ aching .
The E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an e@@ un@@ u@@ ch was baptized in “ a body of water . ”
Then M@@ al 2 verse 11 ad@@ ds that Israel@@ ’s tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous course am@@ oun@@ ts to prof@@ an@@ ing “ the ho@@ l@@ iness of Jehovah . ”
Yet , to with@@ draw from people enti@@ r@@ ely so as to avoid the ris@@ k of being let down is not the so@@ lu@@ tion .
Although su@@ d@@ den@@ ly lo@@ sing a jo@@ b can be tra@@ um@@ ati@@ c , that is a good time to strengthen our b@@ on@@ ds with Jehovah God and his people .
( c ) We receive what divine reas@@ sur@@ ance today ?
Jo@@ shua was among those who were deli@@ vered through the R@@ ed Se@@ a , and then he w@@ atch@@ ed as that se@@ a s@@ wal@@ low@@ ed up P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h and his ar@@ my .
How has such spiritual en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment helped us ?
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines ?
The Devil emp@@ lo@@ ys in@@ nu@@ end@@ o@@ s , false acc@@ us@@ ations , and ou@@ tri@@ ght lies in challeng@@ ing Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , and he uses these same t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s to mal@@ ign God’s loyal servants .
And what could be done if someone for a time did not keep it ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , of Jesus , we read : “ I am the fine shepher@@ d , and I know my sheep and my sheep know me , just as the Father kno@@ ws me and I know the Father ; and I sur@@ rend@@ er my soul in be@@ half of the sheep . ”
I would like these so@@ c@@ ks to be given to brothers and sisters who are going to buil@@ d Kingdom H@@ alls in co@@ ld plac@@ es , such as the F@@ ar E@@ ast and Si@@ b@@ eri@@ a . ”
“ I listen@@ ed imp@@ ati@@ ently to the s@@ ound of every pas@@ sing ca@@ r . This was the th@@ ir@@ d time that J@@ or@@ d@@ an had bro@@ ken his cur@@ few .
“ One of the Gre@@ at@@ est Eng@@ in@@ e@@ ering Wor@@ ks ”
For one thing , no@@ te Paul’s answer by means of a for@@ ce@@ ful illustr@@ ation : “ I pu@@ m@@ me@@ l my body and lead it as a slave , that , after I have pre@@ ached to others , I my@@ self should not become disa@@ p@@ proved som@@ eho@@ w . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 9 : 27 .
Why should God’s love mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to serve him ?
A@@ n un@@ nam@@ ed psalmist ad@@ d@@ ressed faithful worshi@@ p@@ ers with these inspired words : “ As@@ cri@@ be to Jehovah glory and strength .
God’s fav@@ or@@ able view of those men is in acc@@ ord with his reason@@ able expe@@ ct@@ ations for imper@@ fect humans .
How do the inspired Psal@@ ms prove u@@ se@@ ful to us ?
4 : 1 - 3 ; 5 : 1 , 2 .
It was very difficult .
; An@@ d@@ ro@@ so@@ f@@ f , T .
He was a human@@ ist with Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant le@@ an@@ ings , but he never bro@@ ke away from the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch .
Ke@@ ep in mind that Jehovah can act within you and af@@ fect your desi@@ res .
Bible writ@@ er Luke , who accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed Paul on the tri@@ p , tel@@ ls us what happened : “ From there [ R@@ ome ] the brothers , when they heard the news about us , came to me@@ et us as far as the Mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place of A@@ p@@ pi@@ us and Th@@ ree T@@ a@@ ver@@ ns . ”
I continued to atten@@ d Christian meetings , where one young Witness , St@@ é@@ ph@@ ane , took me under his wing .
It has made life wor@@ th living for me .
If we are persecu@@ ted , we can be confid@@ ent that Jehovah will be with us .
No@@ te how God’s Word makes a con@@ ne@@ ction between tru@@ sting in Jehovah and res@@ pe@@ cting him .
“ You see ! ” said one f@@ ar@@ m@@ er to the others .
Ma@@ in@@ tain S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ ality
“ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e Consi@@ der@@ ing These Th@@ ings ”
In such a situation , how can you reason with him in@@ stead of ar@@ gu@@ ing ?
His words can also be app@@ lied in princi@@ ple by Christian hus@@ ban@@ ds in the same situation .
He provided another in these : “ No one has love greater than this , that someone should sur@@ rend@@ er his soul in be@@ half of his friends . ”
( Isaiah 60 : 1 – 6@@ 6 : 24 )
We can also imitate their ze@@ al@@ ous example .
Al@@ so , children will understand that discipl@@ ine from their parents shows that they are loved by them and by Jehovah .
U@@ p@@ on recei@@ ving an assignment to pro@@ cla@@ im a judgment message to the people of N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h , J@@ on@@ ah “ pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to get up and ru@@ n away to T@@ ar@@ shi@@ s@@ h from before Jehovah . ”
Jesus Christ told the st@@ ory of such a man , a des@@ p@@ ised ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ or .
And no gift f@@ ill@@ s a greater need than the one sacrifice that fre@@ es us from sin and death .
“ Many of those as@@ le@@ ep in the du@@ st of the earth will wa@@ ke up . ” ​ — Daniel 12 : 2 .
What special privilege has been our@@ s since the year 19@@ 31 ?
It can be power@@ fully per@@ su@@ asi@@ ve . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 6 .
It is re@@ pres@@ ented on earth by its ‘ c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens , ’ the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of anointed Christians .
▪ S@@ ex@@ u@@ ally trans@@ mit@@ ted di@@ se@@ as@@ es
To illustr@@ ate , consider what happened to E@@ r@@ n@@ est , a Christian brother in Cana@@ da .
If we cho@@ ose Jehovah as our S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn , we need to respect his authority .
A@@ n especially pa@@ in@@ ful form of op@@ position is experienced when family members re@@ ject the Kingdom message . ​ — Read Matthew 10 : 34 - 36 .
It was only after the end of the war that their bo@@ dies were lo@@ c@@ ated and bu@@ ri@@ ed an@@ e@@ w .
Ex@@ pres@@ sing gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for ser@@ vi@@ ces rend@@ ered is an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent way to show respect , whether to a teach@@ er , a do@@ ct@@ or , a sh@@ op@@ keep@@ er , or anyone el@@ se .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , while on earth , Jesus obedi@@ ently car@@ ri@@ ed out his Fa@@ ther’s will .
In fact , her words could well descri@@ be the desire of all vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of the worl@@ d’s tra@@ ge@@ dies and in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es .
Since the time one sp@@ ends in S@@ he@@ ol ​ — from the time of one@@ ’s death to the resurrection — ​ is an en@@ for@@ ced peri@@ od , Job lik@@ ened that time to com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory service .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers in many coun@@ tri@@ es today e@@ ch@@ o those feelings .
Some of the par@@ ty supp@@ ort@@ ers found out that we were Jehovah’s Witnesses , and they made us si@@ t among members of a pol@@ itical you@@ th mo@@ v@@ ement known as Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i Y@@ oung P@@ i@@ one@@ ers .
On one such occasi@@ on , Joseph and M@@ ary , after a di@@ lig@@ ent sear@@ ch , found 12 - year - old Jesus in the temple in the mi@@ d@@ st of the teach@@ ers .
If they ex@@ pect him to j@@ um@@ p at the ch@@ ance to return to his own land , they are mis@@ taken .
L@@ ater that we@@ ek , when d@@ ri@@ ving past the Witnesses , she told her brother to sto@@ p the ca@@ r .
In the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , it seem@@ s that most ad@@ ul@@ ts do . D@@ r .
I was baptized on Mar@@ ch 8 , 19@@ 32 .
Ke@@ ep ad@@ ju@@ sting your sc@@ he@@ du@@ le as needed .
What can be done to bring comfort to sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors ?
It is f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating to see country fol@@ k with wh@@ ite s@@ k@@ in , t@@ an s@@ k@@ in , bro@@ wn s@@ k@@ in , gre@@ en eyes , dar@@ k - bro@@ wn eyes , and so on .
T@@ ry to i@@ magine what a joy it will be when he wel@@ comes you as a gu@@ est in his t@@ ent , su@@ p@@ pl@@ ying you with his prote@@ ctive care so that no har@@ m will be@@ f@@ all you !
This is ex@@ ac@@ tly the kind of spirit that Jehovah’s Law con@@ dem@@ ned .
He also wor@@ ked with the ra@@ di@@ o st@@ ation W@@ B@@ B@@ R .
From time to time , fellow believers in El@@ in@@ ’s congregation even invit@@ e their Bible stud@@ ents to vis@@ it her so that they can benefit from her knowledge and experience .
K@@ no@@ wing Jehovah has given me a purpose in life . ”
Why not read the enti@@ re chap@@ ter so that you will benefit from the study even more ?
How would you have respon@@ ded to that ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary re@@ qu@@ est ?
No@@ tice that God encoura@@ ged Paul to appreci@@ ate the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness that had already been ex@@ tend@@ ed to him through Christ .
H@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical religious cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies and for@@ mal@@ is@@ tic prayers are we@@ ar@@ is@@ ome to Jehovah .
Th@@ ough Jehovah is righ@@ t@@ fully the al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn , he desi@@ res will@@ ing@@ hear@@ ted service from his sub@@ je@@ cts , not min@@ d@@ less , fe@@ ar@@ ful , or serv@@ ile obedi@@ ence .
Christ taught “ as a person having authority ” because what he spoke came from God .
Jehovah’s spirit is upon them ; they have his appro@@ val . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 22 , 23 .
Al@@ so , we are per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed that the elders have both Kingdom inter@@ ests and our best inter@@ ests at heart . ​ — 4 / 1 , page 28 .
This me@@ ant that M@@ other , who@@ se name was B@@ er@@ ta , had to care for si@@ x children from one to 16 years of age .
Yet , to Moses , who was see@@ king reas@@ sur@@ ance of God’s ba@@ c@@ king , Jehovah emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed in@@ stead qualities that under@@ s@@ cor@@ e his will@@ ing@@ ness to help his servants .
There was a di@@ re need for her ser@@ vi@@ ces .
For this new e@@ dition , P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in ob@@ tain@@ ing the support of Ph@@ ili@@ p I@@ I .
He wr@@ ites in his book I@@ m@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the S@@ ou@@ l or R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection of the De@@ ad ? : “ There is a ra@@ di@@ cal differ@@ ence between the Christian expe@@ ct@@ ation of the resurrection of the dead and the Greek beli@@ ef in the im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the soul . . . .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing he does is influ@@ enced by love .
Acc@@ ording to the Devil , humans would be far ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er and better off rul@@ ing themselves .
Ther@@ efore , these d@@ ates were determined by let@@ ters in the Hebrew text rather than by num@@ er@@ als .
Can we be close friends with Jehovah ?
Yet , Jehovah did not accept J@@ on@@ ah’s exc@@ use .
S@@ ad@@ ly , some young servants of God have let their gu@@ ard down and have allow@@ ed themselves to lo@@ se sight of how sh@@ ort a time this world has .
For there ex@@ ists the man who@@ se hard work has been with wisdom and with knowledge and with pro@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y , but to a man that has not wor@@ ked hard at such a thing will be given the por@@ tion of that one .
“ Mo@@ m and D@@ ad always made us feel loved and appreci@@ ated , ” L@@ ou@@ ise poin@@ ts out , “ and we got to sp@@ end a lo@@ t of time with them in the ministry .
They felt a part of the study , and it gave them a ch@@ ance to expres@@ s themselves .
And a per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive listen@@ er will come to see the mal@@ ice and will think less of the s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ er .
The Bible tel@@ ls us that “ [ Jehovah’s ] eyes are ro@@ ving about through all the earth to show his strength in be@@ half of those who@@ se heart is complete toward him . ”
V@@ ic@@ t@@ or@@ ine , V@@ ic@@ to@@ i@@ re , and B@@ la@@ ise live in different are@@ as and do not know one another .
They do not feel that others are help@@ ing pur@@ ely out of a sense of du@@ ty .
E@@ qu@@ ally important , the Israelites were comman@@ ded to tra@@ in their children to ob@@ serve God’s standards of ho@@ l@@ iness .
A Ti@@ me of T@@ ests and Re@@ war@@ ds
El@@ ders ought to keep what in mind ( a ) when giving counsel ?
But at Revelation 5 : 5 , Jesus is lik@@ ened to a li@@ on ​ — “ the Li@@ on that is of the tri@@ be of Juda@@ h . ”
He is col@@ le@@ cting together in true worship “ the desi@@ ra@@ ble things of all the nations , ” and he is help@@ ing his servants to maintain their integrity .
That s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o may se@@ em dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c , but it cor@@ respon@@ ds to a re@@ ality we all face .
Are you among those who believe that being born again pu@@ ts you on the ro@@ ad to sal@@ vation ?
There we have an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent opportunity to encoura@@ ge one another with ref@@ re@@ shing instru@@ ction and associ@@ ation .
( 3 ) Mar@@ t@@ í@@ ne@@ z , P .
The other is making money . ”
The apostle John spoke of a fellow Christian who evid@@ ently f@@ ell vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m to this kind of spirit .
26 : 29 .
Do the same with your children .
Th@@ ough we ex@@ pect our spiritual fi@@ ght to in@@ ten@@ si@@ fy , we know the out@@ come .
C@@ H@@ I@@ A@@ P@@ A@@ S
All Christians enc@@ oun@@ ter tri@@ als ​ — some serious .
How does he feel about mankind ?
It also ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses the divine judgment soon to come on the present wicked system . ​ — 2 / 1 , page 8 .
Jehovah’s mer@@ cy dra@@ ws us to him and mo@@ ves us to want to imitate him .
Th@@ ough li@@ mit@@ less in strength , God is mil@@ d , and we are not af@@ ra@@ id to appro@@ ach him .
As we have seen , Noah coura@@ ge@@ ously pre@@ ached to others .
“ After reading it , they rejo@@ ic@@ ed over the encourag@@ ement . ” ​ — Acts 15 : 27 - 32 .
In consider@@ ing the chang@@ ing , per@@ ple@@ x@@ ing sc@@ ene of this world , what do thinking people ac@@ knowledge ?
The next day , I started my Bible study .
Who , then , is this fore@@ told Le@@ ad@@ er and Com@@ man@@ der ?
He became “ a man@@ sla@@ y@@ er ” when he re@@ bel@@ led and became respon@@ sible for the death of Adam and E@@ ve and , in fact , the whole human family . ​ — Romans 5 : 12 .
I did not feel too en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic about going home , I must con@@ f@@ ess .
This s@@ crip@@ ture reve@@ als a ba@@ si@@ c truth about Jehovah’s tend@@ er concer@@ n for his cre@@ atu@@ res .
In what ways can we imitate Jesus ’ hum@@ ility ?
He san@@ g : “ To do your will , O my God , I have deli@@ gh@@ ted , and your law is within my in@@ ward par@@ ts . ”
The elders really can “ prove to be like a hi@@ ding place from the w@@ ind . ”
Jehovah God , who gave the li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving gift of the ransom , wants you not only to know who he is but also to come into a close relationship with him .
Why was he ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted ?
This certainly has done much to make you “ wise for sal@@ vation through faith in Christ Jesus ” and to help you to be “ comple@@ t@@ ely e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed ” for God’s service .
Since then , they have enjo@@ yed inter@@ es@@ ting and an@@ im@@ ated stu@@ dies , and K@@ ar@@ ina has sent liter@@ ature to answer the wom@@ an’s questions .
A similar cam@@ pa@@ ign took place in J@@ anu@@ ary 199@@ 9 to pro@@ t@@ est religious dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ation .
Re@@ fle@@ cting God’s G@@ l@@ ory
O@@ r@@ le@@ n , my only si@@ bl@@ ing still ali@@ ve , is in his mi@@ d - 9@@ 0 ’ s .
All over the world , Jehovah’s Witnesses serve the true God .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing bus@@ y as ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers with pl@@ ent@@ y to do in the L@@ or@@ d’s work helps us not to love the world . ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 5@@ 8 .
A@@ mo@@ s was not in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated .
Jesus had told them : “ You will be wit@@ nesses of me both in Jerusalem and in all Ju@@ de@@ a and Sam@@ ari@@ a and to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ”
( In 194@@ 9 that was re@@ duc@@ ed to 1@@ 00 h@@ our@@ s . )
Des@@ pite wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion ​ — or ma@@ y@@ be because of it — ​ hon@@ est people are gener@@ ally ad@@ mi@@ red by others
With him “ there is no in@@ justice ; righteous and u@@ pri@@ ght is he . ”
15 : 10 ; Mark 7 : 14 .
E@@ ach stud@@ ent gro@@ ws and matu@@ res at a different r@@ ate .
Why is it vital that we atten@@ d Christian meetings ?
With in@@ ten@@ se interest , He w@@ atch@@ ed from heaven as Jesus gre@@ w up to be a perfect man .
In Par@@ is in L@@ ang@@ t@@ on@@ ’s day , there were stud@@ ents from many coun@@ tri@@ es , and they brought with them Bi@@ bl@@ es from their n@@ ative lands .
He does , however , ex@@ pect us to love him and to stri@@ ve for obedi@@ ence .
T@@ ry to see how ver@@ ses f@@ it in their con@@ text
Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah knew that nothing was more important than God’s purpose to pro@@ du@@ ce a special off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing and nation through Abraham , so Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s sa@@ f@@ ety became of par@@ am@@ ount import@@ ance .
Mis@@ sion@@ ary service was not always my go@@ al in life .
Do you see in Jesus ’ actions and words the Father , who does not for@@ s@@ ake his people des@@ pite their re@@ pe@@ ated fa@@ il@@ u@@ res ?
( b ) How did Jesus re@@ act when his disciples tri@@ ed to sto@@ p the young children from coming to him ?
Are you having a share in the vital Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work ?
Per@@ haps you won@@ der , ‘ Does the fact that Jehovah appe@@ ars not to have done anything about my tri@@ al mean that he is un@@ a@@ ware of my situation or that he does not care about me ? ’
( b ) How might you comfort someone who real@@ iz@@ es that his conduct has been bad ?
R@@ amu rec@@ al@@ led his first talk in the school back in 194@@ 4 . The sub@@ ject ?
The Bible n@@ arr@@ ative was consider@@ ed the ty@@ pe , and any prophe@@ tic fulfill@@ ment of the st@@ ory was the an@@ t@@ it@@ y@@ pe .
In that cap@@ ac@@ ity , Jesus will deter@@ mine whether Joseph Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has and P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate have any pos@@ si@@ bility of future life . ​ — Matthew 23 : 33 ; Acts 24 : 15 .
Although the Mal@@ t@@ ese had ne@@ i@@ ther a pri@@ or com@@ mit@@ ment to the str@@ an@@ ded vo@@ y@@ ag@@ ers nor an ex@@ is@@ ting relationship with them , the is@@ l@@ and@@ ers received the str@@ ang@@ ers ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ab@@ ly , show@@ ing them “ ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary human kindness . ”
It might sur@@ pris@@ e you how much joy you will then find when preaching .
However , what they do know is that “ wh@@ en@@ ever [ God ] is made man@@ i@@ f@@ est [ they ] shall be like him , because [ they ] shall see him just as he is , ” that is , “ the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
What streng@@ th@@ ened Jeremiah to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere des@@ pite op@@ position ?
Re@@ g@@ arding that day Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 1 : 14 says : “ The great day of Jehovah is near . It is near , and there is a h@@ ur@@ r@@ ying of it very much . ”
Yet , from 194@@ 7 to 195@@ 8 , it ho@@ sted more than 10@@ 0@@ ,000 pris@@ on@@ ers , including ac@@ tive and su@@ spe@@ cted commun@@ ists , form@@ er res@@ ist@@ ance fi@@ gh@@ ters , and s@@ co@@ res of faithful Witnesses of Jehovah .
That was not eas@@ y to do , but with Jehovah’s help , I succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded .
The pre@@ ce@@ ding article foc@@ used on the questions why ?
How can such faith be ac@@ qui@@ red ?
Acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s purpose and a hum@@ ble ap@@ pra@@ is@@ al of our own relati@@ ve un@@ import@@ ance will en@@ able us to be pati@@ ent just as long as Jehovah se@@ es f@@ it to be pati@@ ent with this old system .
Le@@ a@@ ving the u@@ pp@@ er ro@@ om where they had c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver , the three apostles accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed Jesus to the gar@@ den of Ge@@ th@@ s@@ em@@ ane .
Mi@@ ght un@@ happiness af@@ fect them too ?
Will you accept the privilege of working under the lead@@ er@@ ship of Jesus Christ ?
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : O@@ K .
However , these were not the only un@@ for@@ get@@ table m@@ om@@ ents of this conven@@ tion .
“ If your words are positi@@ ve , they will t@@ ou@@ ch the hearts of your brothers and sisters in your assignment ”
And they will buil@@ d hous@@ es , but they will not have occ@@ u@@ pan@@ cy ; and they will pl@@ ant v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds , but they will not dr@@ ink the w@@ ine of them . ” ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 1 : 12 , 13 .
That requi@@ res much en@@ er@@ gy , but the mission@@ aries have you@@ th@@ ful vi@@ g@@ or .
For example , if you are an@@ no@@ yed by your mat@@ e@@ ’s un@@ ti@@ din@@ ess , you can res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully say , ‘ When you come home from work and leave your clo@@ th@@ es on the flo@@ or [ the when and what of the proble@@ m ] , I feel that my efforts to care for the home are not appreci@@ ated [ expla@@ ins ex@@ ac@@ tly how you feel ] . ’
T@@ ake Com@@ fort in Jehovah’s S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th
She ad@@ ded : “ Many of the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates had never heard about the Kingdom good news , but they respon@@ ded fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly to our message .
Jesus ’ ministry was recorded in the four Go@@ sp@@ els , which con@@ tain over 1@@ 00 refer@@ ences to the Kingdom .
But is that really what the Bible teach@@ es ?
“ W@@ H@@ Y M@@ E ?
P@@ H@@ Y@@ S@@ I@@ C@@ A@@ L H@@ E@@ AL@@ T@@ H AN@@ D R@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ L@@ I@@ EN@@ C@@ E
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , she res@@ ol@@ ved to put her confidence in Jehovah’s pro@@ v@@ isions and went a@@ head with her pl@@ ans to be present at the conven@@ tion .
What will ha@@ p@@ pen to po@@ ver@@ ty and hu@@ ng@@ er under Christ’s rul@@ er@@ ship ?
‘ U@@ ri@@ j@@ ah kept pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ying against Jerusalem with the same words Jeremiah did , ’ the Bible says .
4 : 15 , 16 .
They had never before seen Christi@@ an@@ ity at work in such a practic@@ al and self - sacrific@@ ing way .
• How can you@@ ths show that they want to follow Jesus ’ lead@@ er@@ ship ?
N@@ atur@@ al Israel could have supp@@ lied the full number of those who would share with the Messi@@ ah in his heavenly Kingdom as a kingdom of pri@@ ests and a holy nation .
The Bible says that “ gre@@ e@@ dy people ” and “ li@@ ars ” will not qu@@ ali@@ fy to in@@ her@@ it the Kingdom . ​ — 1 Corinthians 6 : 9 - 11 ; Revelation 21 : 8 .
F@@ or@@ ti@@ fied by Christian Me@@ et@@ ings and the M@@ in@@ is@@ try
For example , before exam@@ ining a por@@ tion of the Bible that seem@@ s difficult , you could read about its hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al set@@ ting or its practic@@ al app@@ lic@@ ation .
Par@@ ents who set spiritual go@@ als for their Christian family can ex@@ pect to be ri@@ ch@@ ly re@@ war@@ ded .
Th@@ r@@ ough prayers that are heard and with the help of the holy spirit , we are able to speak God’s word coura@@ ge@@ ously like Mi@@ ca@@ h .
Such knowledge fre@@ es Jehovah’s Witnesses from things that ro@@ b people of happiness , such as su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ons and har@@ m@@ ful ide@@ as .
H@@ er faith in that teaching was re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble .
In matters of ma@@ j@@ or import@@ ance , it is vital to make wise decisions , since happiness is lar@@ g@@ ely dep@@ end@@ ent on our doing so .
So@@ on , Jesus will use them to he@@ al obedi@@ ent mankind .
U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine , 10 / 1
• Why are Joseph , Job , and the Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite ma@@ id@@ en fine examples for Christians today ?
F@@ R@@ O@@ M the ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic , s@@ now - co@@ vered H@@ i@@ mal@@ aya M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s in the nor@@ th to the ste@@ am@@ y sh@@ o@@ res of the In@@ di@@ an O@@ ce@@ an to the sou@@ th , In@@ dia is a land of di@@ vers@@ ity , ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c@@ ally and religi@@ ously .
Like him , we will be bless@@ ed for tru@@ sting in Jehovah with all our heart .
We are very gr@@ ate@@ ful . ”
I was the fi@@ f@@ th of si@@ x children born to B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in and Mar@@ c@@ el@@ ina So@@ ans in U@@ di@@ pi , a city on the w@@ est co@@ ast of In@@ dia .
They are like shepher@@ ds who prote@@ ct and take care of the sheep .
What sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance does that have for you and your im@@ medi@@ ate family ?
Jehovah therefore a@@ ban@@ d@@ ons his people to the A@@ m@@ mon@@ ites and the Phil@@ ist@@ ines , who op@@ pres@@ s them for 18 years .
In Bible times , Jehovah gra@@ du@@ ally reve@@ aled his purpose .
One day , the family do@@ ct@@ or , L@@ y@@ dia , called at C@@ la@@ i@@ re@@ ’s home to c@@ he@@ ck up on C@@ la@@ i@@ re@@ ’s mother , who was ill .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , help@@ ful actions are as appro@@ pri@@ ate now as they were for Christians living back then .
Yet , on A@@ pri@@ l 12 , 200@@ 6 , some 1@@ ,@@ 3@@ 00 attend@@ ed the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death !
Many years ag@@ o , a sister whom we will call E@@ la@@ ine was dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed .
This cl@@ ou@@ d ho@@ vered over the sac@@ red Ar@@ k between the two g@@ ol@@ den ch@@ er@@ u@@ bs .
How did the true knowledge become a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in the time of the end ?
That study chang@@ ed your life for the better .
Se@@ cond in order of import@@ ance was the P@@ y@@ th@@ i@@ an fes@@ ti@@ val .
Not really , for the apostle Paul war@@ ned that things would get wor@@ se in “ the last days , ” the time in which we are now living .
V@@ al@@ en@@ ci@@ an In the early 1@@ 5@@ th century , B@@ on@@ i@@ fac@@ i@@ o F@@ er@@ re@@ r transl@@ ated the Bible into V@@ al@@ en@@ ci@@ an , and it was pr@@ inted in 14@@ 7@@ 8 .
After all , it is his work that you are doing . ”
Do@@ ing so helps elders to avoid any possible a@@ bu@@ se of power .
In fact , end@@ ur@@ ance en@@ ri@@ ched Jo@@ b@@ ’s life .
Because Jehovah’s Witnesses have no ar@@ m@@ ed for@@ ces and are the most pe@@ ace@@ ful people on earth , they will appe@@ ar to be eas@@ y t@@ ar@@ ge@@ ts .
These ze@@ al@@ ous min@@ isters of God’s Word are con@@ duc@@ ting ne@@ arly 8@@ ,000 home Bible stu@@ dies each we@@ ek ​ — a mar@@ vel@@ ous po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for fur@@ ther gro@@ w@@ th in Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ a .
So Jesus ’ baptism sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed his pres@@ ent@@ ation of himself to God for the doing of his Fa@@ ther’s will .
The dis@@ co@@ very of bil@@ ing@@ u@@ al and tr@@ il@@ ing@@ u@@ al te@@ x@@ ts in c@@ un@@ ei@@ form writ@@ ing was the ke@@ y to deci@@ ph@@ ering c@@ un@@ ei@@ form .
The Israelites were Jehovah’s cho@@ s@@ en people , and he wanted them to draw close to him .
They ris@@ ked pris@@ on and often end@@ ur@@ ed priv@@ ations in order to preach the good news of God’s Kingdom and to esta@@ bl@@ ish and buil@@ d up congregations .
L@@ ater , her emp@@ loy@@ ers deci@@ ded to move to M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o C@@ ity and wanted her to come along .
With his willing help , you will , like E@@ z@@ r@@ a , succ@@ e@@ ed in having a heart fully pre@@ pared “ to con@@ sul@@ t the law of Jehovah and to do it . ”
Si@@ x let@@ ters were from ‘ Ab@@ di - He@@ ba , the rul@@ er of Jerusalem .
W@@ as it some@@ time during his pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence , at his bir@@ th as a human , at his baptism , or upon his being resur@@ rec@@ ted ? ’
In Ger@@ many , after dec@@ l@@ ining ste@@ adi@@ ly in pre@@ vi@@ ous years , rac@@ ist att@@ ac@@ ks by ex@@ tre@@ mis@@ ts sur@@ ged by 27 per@@ c@@ ent in 199@@ 7 .
By he@@ e@@ ding Jehovah’s counsel and direction for family members .
The “ new name ” evid@@ ently sign@@ i@@ fi@@ es the privilege of being un@@ ited with Jesus as jo@@ in@@ t - he@@ ir@@ s in the heavenly Kingdom .
Pe@@ ople were po@@ king their he@@ a@@ ds out from the k@@ it@@ ch@@ en , be@@ d@@ ro@@ om , and h@@ all@@ way to hear the talk .
Mu@@ ch to Be Th@@ an@@ k@@ ful For
When El@@ isha is used by God to help people get well , he never accep@@ ts money .
This is not a God who takes people in death to be near him .
He wr@@ ites : “ In the course of those days Jesus came from Na@@ z@@ are@@ th of Gal@@ ile@@ e and was baptized in the J@@ or@@ d@@ an by John .
After all , dedic@@ ation and baptism are the most important st@@ ep@@ s in a Christi@@ an’s life . ​ — See the bo@@ x “ Ha@@ ve You De@@ dic@@ ated Y@@ our@@ self to Jehovah ? ”
For more information , ple@@ ase speak with Jehovah’s Witnesses the next time they call , or wr@@ ite to the publi@@ sh@@ er of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
Eng@@ l@@ ish Au@@ gu@@ st 3 - 5 , Au@@ gu@@ st 10 - 12
Consider this : Jesus Christ had a deep respect for the Scriptures as the Word of God .
Since ani@@ mal@@ s cannot learn about Jehovah , the spiritual fulfill@@ ment of this prophecy app@@ lies to people .
What attitude should we have toward this present world ?
How different perfect life will be from what you find today !
Be willing to accept cor@@ rection when you make mis@@ takes . ​ — Read Hebrews 12 : 5 , 6 , 11 .
So it is this second fulfill@@ ment that is rel@@ ated to God’s Kingdom .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es , experience has sh@@ own that some who were deep@@ ly involved in even the wor@@ st conduct have accepted the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message , chang@@ ed , and become clean - living Christians .
‘ L@@ ater that day , ’ continued R@@ ob@@ er@@ t , ‘ we called at The S@@ wa@@ z@@ i N@@ ational S@@ cho@@ ol where we had the most inter@@ es@@ ting experience of all .
As Jesus ’ disciples , we keep making known Jehovah’s purpose for the future ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 5 , 6 )
“ My F@@ ru@@ it@@ age Is Bet@@ ter T@@ ha@@ n Go@@ ld ”
Since I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t want them to think that I was different , I co@@ pi@@ ed them as clo@@ sel@@ y as possible . ”
Because of persecu@@ tion , T@@ y@@ nd@@ ale had to fle@@ e from Eng@@ land to E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe in order to transl@@ ate and prin@@ t his Bible .
He wanted all to have joy , as he did .
Although having different ho@@ p@@ es , both grou@@ ps un@@ it@@ e@@ dly worship Jehovah here at God’s fo@@ o@@ t@@ sto@@ ol .
They n@@ ic@@ k@@ nam@@ ed these Je@@ h@@ us after the hard - d@@ ri@@ ving ch@@ ari@@ o@@ te@@ er who became one of Israel@@ ’s k@@ ings .
H@@ um@@ ility is needed by true Christians today .
Th@@ ings that have ca@@ used so much pain and s@@ or@@ ro@@ w to human@@ kind will be no more .
So we would do well to consider how we might dec@@ ei@@ ve ourselves and what s@@ ort of false reason@@ ing could mis@@ lead us .
A second way that Jehovah’s organization has moved a@@ head has to do with our ma@@ in work ​ — Kingdom preaching and disci@@ ple making .
What blessings I have enjo@@ yed serving Jehovah as J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s daugh@@ ter did !
The three un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ ers were now in a di@@ le@@ m@@ ma .
Jesus conclu@@ ded by saying : “ I tell you , This man went down to his home proved more righteous than that man ; because ever@@ yone that ex@@ al@@ ts himself will be hum@@ ili@@ ated , but he that hum@@ bl@@ es himself will be ex@@ al@@ ted . ” ​ — Luke 18 : 9 - 14 .
O@@ r do you find yourself un@@ able to give an answer to those who won@@ der if God is c@@ ru@@ el ?
The wa@@ ves of persecu@@ tion he has un@@ lea@@ shed against Jesus ’ followers from the first century until now give evidence of his vi@@ ci@@ ous spirit .
He was inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ated and mis@@ tre@@ ated by the se@@ cre@@ t po@@ li@@ ce as they tri@@ ed to for@@ ce him to give them the n@@ ames of his fellow believers .
But they were “ e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king , men mar@@ r@@ ying and women being given in marriage , . . . and they took no no@@ te until the f@@ lood came and s@@ we@@ pt them all away . ”
How did the apostle Paul respon@@ d when some of his Christian brothers spoke about him in a h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful , con@@ temp@@ tu@@ ous man@@ ner ?
It is really difficult for a com@@ pu@@ ter to transl@@ ate .
( b ) With what confidence did Noah en@@ ter the ar@@ k ?
4 : 18 ) All others present will be res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful ob@@ serv@@ ers .
Le@@ ading the Israelites into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and dem@@ an@@ ded that Jo@@ shua have courage , confidence in Jehovah , and knowledge of his Law .
Ad@@ ding to their deli@@ ght is the vari@@ ety of mu@@ si@@ cal st@@ y@@ les that Witnesses from A@@ sia , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , and N@@ or@@ th and S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a used when com@@ pos@@ ing the m@@ el@@ o@@ dies .
Job had been dead for many cen@@ tu@@ ries when E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el recorded the words of our the@@ me text .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an King A@@ sh@@ ur@@ n@@ as@@ ir@@ p@@ al I@@ I used ra@@ f@@ ts to cro@@ ss the E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates near C@@ ar@@ ch@@ em@@ ish .
I real@@ ized that my gan@@ g associ@@ ates were still influ@@ enc@@ ing me .
( b ) Why did Jehovah cen@@ sure Saul for his imp@@ ati@@ ent act ?
As long as the Israelites were faithful to him , Jehovah taught them his ways .
“ S@@ ear@@ ch@@ ing the heart ” invol@@ ves no medi@@ cal ex@@ am of the liter@@ al heart , which in 70 or 8@@ 0 years might be@@ at some three bil@@ li@@ on times .
What does this in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent tell you about the mind of Christ ?
( b ) How may others look upon us , but what really matters ?
The T@@ re@@ asure H@@ un@@ t Be@@ g@@ ins
One is by imp@@ ro@@ ving your personal share in the field ministry .
The pas@@ sage of time has only proved these ob@@ serv@@ ations to be true .
The L@@ am@@ b of God , Jesus Christ , will gu@@ i@@ de us to “ f@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of w@@ at@@ ers of life , ” and God will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from our eyes .
Why is it vital to think care@@ fully before making decisions ?
T@@ ra@@ vel@@ s With Na@@ than
After all , Jesus himself said that lear@@ ning the truth about him and his Father “ means everlasting life . ” ​ — John 17 : 3 .
It was vital for them to understand and accept God’s means of sal@@ vation ​ — the Messi@@ ah , Jesus .
Our doing so has brought us in@@ descri@@ ba@@ ble joy .
Dis@@ ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments Ab@@ ound
We ur@@ ge you to take a few min@@ ut@@ es and read those s@@ crip@@ tures in your own Bible .
Many parents , however , can i@@ magine his feelings only too well .
As a result , Ru@@ by and I became well - e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed to expla@@ in our beli@@ ef@@ s and de@@ f@@ end our faith .
In the Bible faithful servants of God are com@@ pared to tre@@ es .
This can help him to draw close to God and make Jehovah his Re@@ fu@@ ge and R@@ o@@ ck . ​ — Read Psalm 9@@ 4 : 21 - 23 ; James 4 : 8 .
How did the apostle Paul show that a high stan@@ d@@ ard of conduct is requi@@ red at our Christian meetings ?
The inspired rec@@ ord tel@@ ls us : “ The crow@@ d felt am@@ a@@ z@@ ement as they saw the spe@@ e@@ ch@@ less speaking and the ma@@ im@@ ed being made s@@ ound and the l@@ ame wal@@ king and the bl@@ ind see@@ ing . ”
◆ P@@ ho@@ ebe : Romans 16 : 1 , 2 .
Some publi@@ sh@@ ers , though , have not yet had the ple@@ asure of con@@ duc@@ ting a Bible study .
H@@ ere , too , the Bible comes to our a@@ id .
Our pri@@ m@@ ary concer@@ n is to help them from their inf@@ an@@ cy to ‘ learn the holy writ@@ ings so as to become wise for sal@@ vation . ’
That can help young ones to look to their parents for valu@@ able ad@@ vice .
En@@ coura@@ g@@ ing others c@@ alls for streng@@ th@@ ening and com@@ for@@ ting the do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted .
“ Do your ut@@ most to present yourself appro@@ ved to God , a work@@ man with nothing to be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of , h@@ and@@ ling the word of the truth ari@@ ght . ” ​ — 2 T@@ I@@ M@@ O@@ TH@@ Y 2 : 15 .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S W@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ S
Why are the mer@@ ci@@ ful happy ?
The Bible writ@@ er James , for example , states : “ The body without spirit is dead . ”
S@@ A@@ C@@ R@@ I@@ F@@ I@@ C@@ E@@ S have long been an important part of true worship .
His spe@@ e@@ ch is kind and up@@ building , his actions positi@@ ve and gener@@ ous .
Hence , within just a few de@@ ca@@ des , the apostle Paul could say that the good news was being declar@@ ed “ in all cre@@ ation that is under heaven . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 23 .
For the s@@ ake of peace , Isa@@ a@@ c moved his large enc@@ am@@ p@@ ment away to yet another lo@@ c@@ ation .
But years later , he indic@@ ated that all of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 will si@@ t on thr@@ ones and share his rul@@ er@@ ship .
Yet , when you consider the di@@ vers@@ ity of vie@@ ws held by to@@ da@@ y’s prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians , you see beli@@ ef@@ s that are po@@ les ap@@ ar@@ t and that fre@@ qu@@ ently cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct what the F@@ oun@@ der of Christi@@ an@@ ity , Jesus Christ , taught .
S@@ y@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic fellow pris@@ on@@ ers , however , helped him by hi@@ ding him for sh@@ ort peri@@ o@@ ds of time in a war@@ m are@@ a .
Mo@@ st of the information discus@@ sed in these two study artic@@ les was pres@@ ented as a talk on the dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion pro@@ gra@@ m for 20@@ 00 / 200@@ 1 .
Our first por@@ t of call in the O@@ ri@@ ent was H@@ ong K@@ ong .
N@@ in@@ ety - se@@ ven people respon@@ ded to the invit@@ ation to atten@@ d the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Jesus ’ death .
As we learn about God’s end@@ ear@@ ing qualities and we end@@ e@@ av@@ or to “ become imit@@ at@@ ors of God , as bel@@ o@@ ved children , and go on wal@@ king in love , ” we will be for@@ ti@@ fied to re@@ ject “ se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality and every s@@ ort of un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness . ”
The n@@ un@@ s found it hard to understand why I refu@@ sed .
Yes , Jehovah deal@@ t with Abraham as a friend . ​ — Is@@ a .
“ There Ex@@ ists a Re@@ ward for Your A@@ c@@ tiv@@ ity ”
The Bible has taught me the ex@@ act op@@ pos@@ ite ​ — to be willing to die for him , ” says G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el .
( b ) How does a wife contribu@@ te to the well - being of the enti@@ re family ?
Then , she used her lun@@ ch@@ time bre@@ ak to seek them out individu@@ ally for a spiritual con@@ vers@@ ation .
F@@ in@@ ally , we should use what we have learned , pu@@ t@@ ting it into action in our lives .
There was also the proble@@ m of get@@ ting the fun@@ ds needed to move to a fore@@ ign land .
They were cho@@ s@@ en because they were mi@@ d@@ way between the cap@@ it@@ als of S@@ we@@ den and Fr@@ ance .
I w@@ atch@@ ed St@@ é@@ ph@@ an@@ e@@ ’s hand mo@@ v@@ ements and fac@@ i@@ al expres@@ sions , and my exc@@ it@@ ement gre@@ w as I con@@ temp@@ l@@ ated all that this would mean for me .
Pe@@ ople there worshipp@@ ed false go@@ ds , and his father did too .
Still , reading and medit@@ ating on God’s Word brought his thinking into l@@ ine with that of the Creator .
A C@@ le@@ ar L@@ ess@@ on
Mi@@ ri@@ am , Moses ’ el@@ der sister , then st@@ ati@@ oned her@@ self ne@@ ar@@ by to keep w@@ atch . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 1 : 22 – 2 : 4 .
At that time , “ the people were in expe@@ ct@@ ation ” of Messi@@ ah the Le@@ ad@@ er .
In the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , there were rul@@ es that prote@@ cted the Israelites against the very im@@ moral way of life of the nations around them .
The ang@@ el rep@@ lied : “ Yes ! You did la@@ u@@ gh . ” ​ — Genesis 18 : 9 - 15 .
What is so special about that book ?
What Adam did ​ — will@@ fully dis@@ obe@@ ying or bre@@ ak@@ ing God’s law — ​ is sin .
And when enem@@ ies came to ar@@ rest Jesus , Peter used a s@@ word to de@@ f@@ end his Ma@@ ster .
If you have to stru@@ gg@@ le to understand it or to see how you can apply it , sp@@ end another day on it .
In what important ways did the meeting in Jerusalem in 4@@ 9 C.E . di@@ ff@@ er from ch@@ urch coun@@ c@@ il@@ s held in later cen@@ tu@@ ries ?
W@@ ould you not ag@@ ree that people still serve a vari@@ ety of ma@@ st@@ ers other than God Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty ?
you ask your daugh@@ ter .
During World W@@ ar I@@ I , he had been imp@@ ris@@ oned three times for main@@ tain@@ ing his Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality .
If you , al@@ though being wicked , know how to give good gi@@ f@@ ts to your children , how much more so will the Father in heaven give holy spirit to those as@@ king him ! ” ​ — Luke 11 : 9 - 13 .
W@@ as that un@@ fa@@ ir on Jehovah’s part ?
Job valu@@ ed Jehovah’s mer@@ cy and thus deal@@ t mer@@ ci@@ fully with his sla@@ ves .
When Mar@@ it@@ al Dis@@ ag@@ re@@ ements A@@ ris@@ e
Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ment of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als have war@@ ned that if we do not change our bu@@ sin@@ ess - as - u@@ su@@ al attitude , the out@@ come will be disa@@ str@@ ous .
The psalmist wrote : “ The wicked one according to his su@@ per@@ c@@ ili@@ ousness makes no sear@@ ch ; all his ide@@ as are : ‘ There is no God . ’ ” ​ — Psalm 10 : 4 .
Because he is our S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn and our Creator .
What do all of us have in comm@@ on ?
To the serv@@ ant of God , however , the Bible says : “ Let him do hard work , doing with his hands what is good work , that he may have something to dist@@ ribu@@ te to someone in need . ”
For example : Are you married ?
Our relationship with Jehovah su@@ sta@@ ins us in this tr@@ oub@@ led world and will car@@ ry us through his great war of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on . ​ — Revelation 7 : 9 , 14 ; 16 : 13 - 16 .
Yes , when we study God’s Word with a s@@ inc@@ ere heart and an o@@ pen mind , we learn more than en@@ ough about Jehovah to be con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that he always does what is just and right .
With Jehovah’s help and the ass@@ ist@@ ance of some brothers , I was inclu@@ ded in a group pas@@ s@@ por@@ t and was thus able to atten@@ d that wonderful conven@@ tion .
He was willing to wa@@ it qui@@ et@@ ly for Jehovah’s great day .
In doing this , we have the as@@ sur@@ ance that “ the peace of God that exc@@ els all thought will gu@@ ard [ our ] hearts and [ our ] men@@ tal po@@ wers by means of Christ Jesus . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we must continu@@ ally stri@@ ve to live in acc@@ ord with God’s ways .
Wh@@ ere can we find refu@@ ge at this cr@@ itical time ?
Jo@@ b@@ ’s case was exc@@ ep@@ tional .
The apostle Paul states that Christ has cle@@ ans@@ ed for himself “ a people pe@@ cu@@ li@@ arly his own , ze@@ al@@ ous for fine works . ”
So let us not ‘ tre@@ m@@ ble at men , ’ but like Jeremiah , let us coura@@ ge@@ ously obey Jehovah , tru@@ sting fully in him . ​ — Proverbs 29 : 25 .
The origin@@ al Hebrew rend@@ ered “ inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate ” means “ to re@@ pe@@ at , ” “ to say again and again . ”
Ther@@ e@@ after , we buil@@ d on our relationship with God by dra@@ wing close to him through Bible study , hear@@ t@@ felt prayer , and full obedi@@ ence .
Their own willing obedi@@ ence to what Jehovah requi@@ res should demonstr@@ ate that God’s rul@@ es are reason@@ able .
Y@@ oung people who dis@@ obey authority often become mis@@ f@@ its in soci@@ ety .
H@@ ere , where medi@@ cal care is s@@ car@@ ce , most famili@@ es have su@@ ffered the bit@@ ter experience of lo@@ sing a child .
What he dis@@ co@@ vered sur@@ pris@@ ed him .
You also learn how to work clo@@ sel@@ y with Jehovah . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Can we ex@@ pect our re@@ ques@@ ts for more faith to be ans@@ wer@@ ed ?
“ You are wor@@ thy to take the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l and o@@ pen its se@@ als , because you were sla@@ ugh@@ tered and with your blood you b@@ ought pers@@ ons for God out of every tri@@ be and t@@ ong@@ ue and people and nation . ” ​ — Revelation 5 : 9 .
The Bible st@@ ori@@ es that I had learned from when I was very young fin@@ ally made sense to me . ”
Lo@@ ve for Jehovah , Jesus , and our neigh@@ b@@ or mo@@ ves us to preach ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 5 , 10 )
Pro@@ vi@@ ding Mat@@ eri@@ ally
The par@@ able of the pro@@ di@@ g@@ al son shows that reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of how far we may have st@@ ra@@ yed , our heavenly Father rejo@@ ic@@ es when we return to him .
L@@ ater , she served as a mission@@ ary in the D@@ om@@ in@@ i@@ can Re@@ public until 19@@ 50 , when the Ca@@ tho@@ lic govern@@ ment for@@ ced her to leave .
Jehovah showed that he was su@@ peri@@ or to these false go@@ ds when he brought the T@@ en P@@ la@@ gu@@ es .
You know that Jesus was t@@ or@@ tur@@ ed and imp@@ aled .
F@@ ar from pl@@ an@@ ning to destro@@ y it , he promises to “ bring to ru@@ in those ru@@ ining the earth ” ​ — and to prote@@ ct it from per@@ man@@ ent dam@@ age . ​ — Revelation 11 : 18 .
Some think that the he@@ a@@ then po@@ pul@@ ation may have n@@ ic@@ k@@ nam@@ ed them Christians in j@@ est or out of s@@ cor@@ n .
Job was willing to listen s@@ il@@ ently when they spoke .
During our Bible discus@@ sions over the p@@ ho@@ ne , my a@@ un@@ t and un@@ c@@ le always encoura@@ ged me to com@@ pare my beli@@ ef@@ s with Bible teachings .
What G@@ am@@ ali@@ el said mer@@ ely high@@ ligh@@ ts the fact that a work with divine ba@@ c@@ king cannot pos@@ si@@ bly fai@@ l .
What we say , especially when we are dist@@ ressed or under pres@@ sure , may reve@@ al a lo@@ t about what we are really like in@@ side .
What was the Pa@@ x Rom@@ ana , and why was it re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble ?
What con@@ ne@@ ction is there between appointed elders and the ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od ?
The po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for gro@@ w@@ th in Ha@@ it@@ i is sh@@ own by the fact that on A@@ pri@@ l 19 , 20@@ 00 , four times the number of Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers in that land attend@@ ed the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death .
We will remain happy only if we continue to ob@@ serve such remin@@ ders , for they help us to avoid spiritual pit@@ f@@ alls that result in cal@@ am@@ ity and s@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
( b ) Why were the sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings of respon@@ sible men recorded in the Bible ?
When she began to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses in 19@@ 70 , her husband , K@@ y@@ ri@@ ac@@ o@@ s , was fu@@ ri@@ ous .
You can star@@ t by having a regul@@ ar study of God’s Word , the Bible .
With the study to@@ ol@@ s mentioned , you can pro@@ ba@@ bly find a number of en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ing com@@ ments on these ver@@ ses , even on the righ@@ ts that Paul mentioned .
In any case , they should have re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed the inspired words of Jesus ’ disci@@ ple James : “ Do you not know that the fri@@ end@@ ship with the world is en@@ m@@ ity with God ?
But she still had not op@@ ened the book .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , something fle@@ w by al@@ ong@@ side the bo@@ at before disa@@ p@@ pe@@ aring again in the se@@ a .
13 : 22 .
Al@@ so brought to the fore in 194@@ 1 was the rel@@ ated is@@ sue of integrity , which al@@ lo@@ ws us to show where we individu@@ ally stand with reg@@ ard to God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
( a ) How can Romans 15 : 1 , 2 help you to make a wise decision when it comes to help@@ ing your children ?
Let us respon@@ d to Jehovah’s tra@@ ining by ap@@ pl@@ ying the good things he is now su@@ p@@ pl@@ ying to make us comple@@ t@@ ely e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed as teach@@ ers of God’s Word !
Mo@@ re@@ over , our Father is the mat@@ ch@@ less Pro@@ vi@@ der , who kno@@ ws our material needs before we ever ask him .
Ca@@ tho@@ lic the@@ olo@@ gi@@ an H@@ ans K@@ ü@@ ng , for example , wr@@ ites : “ M@@ y@@ th@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal ide@@ as of Satan with le@@ gi@@ ons of de@@ v@@ il@@ s . . . p@@ ene@@ tr@@ ated from Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an my@@ th@@ olo@@ gy into early Juda@@ ism and from there into the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent . ” ​ — On Be@@ ing a Christian .
It also inclu@@ des imit@@ ating the whole life course of Jesus .
M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o@@ ’s In@@ di@@ gen@@ ous Pe@@ op@@ les , 8 / 15
It gives me complete confidence that Jehovah is direc@@ ting his organization and that his pur@@ pos@@ es will be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed . ”
When Ge@@ or@@ g@@ ina started to atten@@ d congregation meetings , K@@ y@@ ri@@ ac@@ o@@ s got even ang@@ ri@@ er .
Indeed , as we take time to refle@@ ct on how appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble and imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al Jehovah is , our appreciation for him deep@@ ens .
Bro@@ ther Bu@@ r@@ ne@@ t@@ t emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed the need to be hum@@ ble and mo@@ des@@ t and to apply Bible principles when set@@ t@@ ling any mis@@ understanding with fellow mission@@ aries and others . ​ — Mat@@ t .
It displa@@ yed God’s power over cre@@ ation .
Go@@ dly principles can help us — young or old — to keep to high standards of be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
To make Christian disciples of their children , parents must care@@ fully instru@@ ct , ad@@ mon@@ ish , encoura@@ ge , and discipl@@ ine them as well as set a good example .
If we pray@@ er@@ fully r@@ ely on Jehovah , he will help us to take such a coura@@ ge@@ ous stand .
H@@ ear@@ t@@ less men ‘ pan@@ ted , ’ or e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly s@@ ought , to bring “ low@@ ly pers@@ ons ” down to such a st@@ ate that these po@@ or ones would thro@@ w du@@ st on their own he@@ a@@ ds as a si@@ gn of dist@@ ress , m@@ our@@ ning , or hum@@ ili@@ ation .
( b ) How can we prove our love for God ?
There were no im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ation and cu@@ st@@ om@@ s c@@ he@@ c@@ ks .
In De@@ c@@ ember 18@@ 9@@ 4 a full - time minis@@ ter of the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then known , called on my pat@@ er@@ n@@ al gr@@ and@@ father , C@@ la@@ y@@ t@@ on J . W@@ o@@ o@@ d@@ wor@@ th , at his home in S@@ c@@ ran@@ t@@ on , Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
O@@ li@@ v@@ é@@ t@@ an ​ — ‘ H@@ um@@ ble Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ at@@ or , ’ 9 / 1 Si@@ x Bible Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ci@@ es F@@ ul@@ filled , 5 / 1 T@@ im@@ es of Da@@ y , 5 / 1
With that in mind , we can understand the gra@@ v@@ ity of a situation descri@@ bed by the prophet Isaiah .
Jesus re@@ pe@@ ated the invit@@ ation to Matthew , and he too accepted it .
In a family , it is the responsi@@ bility of the parents ​ — par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly the father — ​ to provide discipl@@ ine , and it is the chil@@ d’s du@@ ty to accept it .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we have support .
They have seen the value of practic@@ al wisdom in pre@@ ven@@ ting f@@ ati@@ gu@@ e .
While many people are inter@@ ested only in G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a@@ ’s material ri@@ ches , those who love Jehovah are e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly sear@@ ch@@ ing for spiritual ri@@ ches .
( b ) What will you experience as you re@@ ach some of your sh@@ ort - ter@@ m go@@ als ?
Jehovah supp@@ or@@ ts us in our efforts to use our en@@ er@@ gy and a@@ bil@@ ities for the Kingdom .
What activ@@ ity is clo@@ sel@@ y associ@@ ated with a good heart ?
P@@ ow@@ er@@ ful angels , such as the dis@@ obedi@@ ent ang@@ el who became Satan , cannot influ@@ ence Jehovah to sto@@ p loving his devo@@ ted servants .
The Kingdom under Jesus Christ will per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly refle@@ ct the person@@ ality of Jehovah God , who is a God of order .
“ G@@ O O@@ N W@@ AL@@ K@@ IN@@ G O@@ R@@ D@@ E@@ R@@ L@@ Y ”
Why did Paul say this ?
And at times , we may find that our heart is so t@@ ou@@ ched that our gen@@ u@@ ine emp@@ a@@ thy is expres@@ sed with te@@ ars .
A@@ P@@ P@@ L@@ Y W@@ H@@ A@@ T Y@@ O@@ U L@@ E@@ A@@ R@@ N@@ E@@ D .
For example , to@@ ys in a y@@ ard or sign@@ s on a do@@ or can reve@@ al much .
I was always l@@ on@@ ely and long@@ ed for the two months each year when I could be at home with my mother , who was always kind and com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate .
Their spe@@ e@@ ch was dis@@ gr@@ ace@@ ful ; their conduct was “ sh@@ o@@ c@@ king . ”
An@@ th@@ on@@ y : H@@ i , Ti@@ m .
How many people do you know who s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely stri@@ ve to be hon@@ est all the time ?
No@@ ting that my re@@ t@@ in@@ as were t@@ or@@ n and my con@@ dition was serious , he sent me to the cap@@ it@@ al city , K@@ in@@ sh@@ asa .
K@@ en@@ y@@ a@@ ’s cap@@ it@@ al , Na@@ i@@ ro@@ bi , has some three milli@@ on in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants .
How can you keep relation@@ shi@@ ps with the ad@@ ul@@ t children from dam@@ ag@@ ing your marriage ?
The Israelites were a people dedic@@ ated to Jehovah , but when they form@@ ed “ an att@@ ach@@ ment with the Ba@@ al of Pe@@ or , ” they bro@@ ke their dedic@@ ated relationship with God .
Why does da@@ ily Bible reading help us to remain spiritually al@@ er@@ t ?
Paul declar@@ ed : “ I appe@@ al to Ca@@ es@@ ar ! ”
In Au@@ gu@@ st 194@@ 8 , we were privile@@ ged to atten@@ d the 1@@ 2@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad .
( Read James 1 : 19 . )
That end@@ ear@@ s you great@@ ly to him .
When An@@ dre@@ w and John first learned about Jesus from John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er , they were con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that they had found the Messi@@ ah .
A po@@ pul@@ ar mu@@ si@@ c group nam@@ ed one of its al@@ bum@@ s An@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t Su@@ per@@ st@@ ar .
● “ When I was si@@ x , my mother left us .
Jehovah God gave pl@@ an@@ et E@@ ar@@ th to human@@ kind as a gift .
Is Jehovah real to them ?
Sh@@ ould we not also de@@ al with fellow believers in this way ? ​ — Phil@@ em@@ on 8 - 21 .
H@@ en and c@@ hi@@ c@@ ks
As the years pas@@ s , do not for@@ get them .
You will never reg@@ re@@ t it ! ”
Th@@ r@@ ough his prophet Isaiah , Jehovah pointed out that a mother could “ for@@ get ” her n@@ ur@@ sing inf@@ ant , but he would not for@@ get his people .
However , they do repor@@ t p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal benef@@ its , including “ less st@@ ress , anxi@@ ety and de@@ pres@@ sion . ”
For this reason , Christians care@@ fully cho@@ ose those with whom they associ@@ ate .
Go@@ dly kindness is un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish .
Since the dead are consci@@ ous of nothing , how should we use our life now ?
A lo@@ t of people follow it and w@@ ind up get@@ ting lost . ”
5 , 6 . ( a ) What responsi@@ bil@@ ities do parents have toward their children ?
Ti@@ me for I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant De@@ c@@ isions
• What acc@@ oun@@ ts for the happiness of “ the mil@@ d - temp@@ ered ones ” ?
W@@ ould it be possible for you to imp@@ ro@@ ve the sacrifice of praise that you offer to God ?
When two of God’s angels arri@@ ved in So@@ dom , Lo@@ t showed them ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality .
The ancient Romans c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated the ris@@ e of the su@@ n in the w@@ in@@ ter s@@ k@@ y by fe@@ a@@ sting , re@@ vel@@ ry , and the ex@@ chang@@ ing of pres@@ ents . ​ — 12 / 15 , pages 4 - 5 .
Bo@@ th per@@ for@@ man@@ ces se@@ em al@@ most ef@@ for@@ t@@ less .
Yes , I go preaching from do@@ or to do@@ or , and I now feel that this is the most re@@ war@@ ding work I have ever done .
“ This Is the W@@ a@@ y . W@@ al@@ k in It ” ( E .
“ From heaven did the st@@ ars fi@@ ght , ” states Ju@@ d@@ ges 5 : 20 , “ from their or@@ bi@@ ts they f@@ ought against S@@ is@@ er@@ a . ”
We will never know all there is to know about him .
That is the Kingdom we ask for in the L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er . ​ — Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 ; Matthew 6 : 9 , 10 .
Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments against false worship sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ded the people spiritually , shi@@ el@@ ding them from dem@@ on op@@ pres@@ sion , child sacrifice , and many other ev@@ il@@ s , b@@ es@@ id@@ es the dem@@ e@@ an@@ ing prac@@ tice of humans ’ bo@@ wing down before li@@ fel@@ ess i@@ do@@ ls . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 20 : 3 - 5 ; Psalm 1@@ 15 : 4 - 8 .
He was a P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e , educ@@ ated “ according to the stri@@ ct@@ ness of the an@@ c@@ es@@ tr@@ al Law . ”
R@@ y@@ an direc@@ ted his attention away from himself and toward serving others ​ — in the congregation and in the field .
Ch@@ il@@ dren and te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers give s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ating com@@ ments , show@@ ing the new person that our young ones are different from the you@@ th of the world .
The ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists found it under ne@@ arly 10 fe@@ et [ 3 m ] of mu@@ d in plac@@ es . ”
I find it especially bene@@ fi@@ cial to teach others , even sh@@ aring the resurrection hope with them .
However , those ancient ob@@ serv@@ an@@ ces do have their coun@@ ter@@ par@@ ts in Christian life .
This makes us feel secu@@ re , even when we are persecu@@ ted .
You might say that such a thing is imp@@ os@@ sible . After all , this second son of Adam died a long time ag@@ o .
That expla@@ ins why pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce is so pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent and why mankind seem@@ s so hel@@ pl@@ ess in the face of bi@@ go@@ try , dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ation , gen@@ o@@ ci@@ de , and other form@@ s of rac@@ i@@ al , religious , and so@@ cial in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance .
And by cr@@ ying out as he did , Jesus ful@@ filled Psalm 22 : 1 .
S@@ and@@ r@@ a had the privilege of help@@ ing her older sister and her you@@ ng@@ er sister to get to know Jehovah .
S@@ et@@ h H@@ y@@ at@@ t
The Bible f@@ alls em@@ in@@ ently in the last c@@ ate@@ g@@ ory .
What has not been made man@@ i@@ f@@ est to them is what they shall be like when they are resur@@ rec@@ ted to heaven with spirit bo@@ dies .
Why were the La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ ans re@@ proved ?
He evid@@ ently had a close relationship with Jehovah , which he develop@@ ed by pon@@ der@@ ing over what he knew about God .
; N@@ or@@ v@@ ell , T .
The fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al questions that hi@@ ther@@ to bo@@ ther@@ ed you will likely be ans@@ wer@@ ed . ​ — John 17 : 3 ; E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 13 .
David himself com@@ mit@@ ted sever@@ al serious sin@@ s .
“ Just as the days of Noah were , so the pres@@ ence of the Son of man will be ”
1 , 2 . ( a ) What peace can we enjoy now ?
In other words , when we c@@ learly understand God’s purpose for us , the way we respon@@ d to it reve@@ als what we are deep in@@ side .
B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ ing someone in a la@@ go@@ on
How ref@@ re@@ shing it is when overse@@ ers are appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble , listen to others , and remain fle@@ xi@@ ble !
That is possible , but wh@@ atever the case , the Israelites “ refu@@ sed to become obedi@@ ent . ”
To@@ da@@ y’s C@@ y@@ n@@ ic@@ s ​ — Sh@@ ould You Dis@@ pla@@ y Their T@@ ra@@ its ?
So Jesus may have known Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s , as well as his a@@ un@@ t M@@ ary and her son Mark . ​ — Acts 4 : 36 , 37 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 10 .
Because Ba@@ al was cre@@ di@@ ted with br@@ ing@@ ing ra@@ in , this m@@ ount was evid@@ ently an important s@@ ite for Ba@@ al worship .
A gener@@ ous heart will move us to be atten@@ tive to the needs of others .
If you medit@@ ate on the way Jesus deal@@ t with people , you will be able to see God’s wonderful person@@ ality more c@@ learly and be dra@@ wn to H@@ im .
El@@ kan@@ ah’s wife H@@ ann@@ ah great@@ ly desi@@ red to have a child .
He was then willing to as@@ su@@ me the responsi@@ bility of taking care of the Son of God . ​ — Matthew 1 : 18 - 25 .
Like David , you may find yourself in tr@@ ying situ@@ ations .
F@@ i@@ ve days before his death , Jesus pray@@ ed : “ Now my soul is tr@@ oub@@ led , and what shall I say ?
What of the Mi@@ rac@@ les in Christi@@ an@@ ity ?
S@@ how@@ ing that he had Jehovah’s wr@@ ath in mind , Paul ad@@ ded : “ It is written : ‘ V@@ enge@@ ance is mine ; I will re@@ pa@@ y , says Jehovah . ’ ”
If that is the case , re@@ tal@@ i@@ ating in kind is not the answer .
When we dedic@@ ated our lives to Jehovah over 60 years ag@@ o , our desire was to en@@ ter full - time service and stay in it .
W@@ ould you say , then , that God was affe@@ cted by the suffering of his people ?
Saul Me@@ e@@ ts O@@ ld F@@ ri@@ ends and F@@ or@@ m@@ er En@@ em@@ ies
Bible scho@@ l@@ ars have no@@ ted that this expres@@ sion might be based on the way a shepher@@ d some@@ times fol@@ lo@@ ws his sheep , c@@ all@@ ing out to gu@@ i@@ de them and to keep them from going the wrong way .
( b ) Who el@@ se were given ex@@ tr@@ a responsi@@ bil@@ ities , as con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed by the gover@@ ning body ?
Thus , no s@@ ti@@ g@@ ma was att@@ ached to a wi@@ do@@ w should she cho@@ ose to re@@ mar@@ ry .
The spiritual par@@ adise fore@@ told by the prophet Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah would ex@@ ist among such people .
So God is prom@@ ising a to@@ tal and per@@ man@@ ent so@@ lu@@ tion to po@@ ver@@ ty .
( b ) Why are we inter@@ ested in know@@ ing how to pray ?
S@@ al@@ vation is a gift from God , but it does not come a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally .
Do You Sh@@ are in M@@ ak@@ ing Christian Me@@ et@@ ings U@@ p@@ building ?
Why can our spiritual pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity be called a mirac@@ le ?
In time , we married and could face li@@ fe@@ ’s challeng@@ es together .
How are we influ@@ enced by the moral de@@ ca@@ y that sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ds us ?
After reading these ver@@ ses , ask yourself , ‘ Do I understand the meaning of the ph@@ r@@ as@@ es in that Bible pas@@ sage that are it@@ ali@@ ci@@ zed in the bo@@ x ? ’
After their ex@@ ile in Babyl@@ on from 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . to 5@@ 37 B.C.E . , many Jews did not return to Juda@@ h and Israel .
The imp@@ eri@@ al authority did not always share that view , however .
And if we end@@ ure together in faith , we will live to see Jehovah’s most spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar and gl@@ ori@@ ous ac@@ ts in all hist@@ ory !
This is far better than tr@@ ying to learn about our Creator by sear@@ ch@@ ing for hi@@ d@@ den mes@@ sa@@ ges that are the pro@@ du@@ cts of priv@@ ate inter@@ pre@@ tation and com@@ pu@@ ter - ass@@ is@@ ted i@@ mag@@ in@@ ation . ​ — Matthew 7 : 24 , 25 .
We can talk to God regul@@ arly and expres@@ s our in@@ n@@ er@@ most thoughts and feelings to him .
What a blessing it is when an un@@ believ@@ ing mate is w@@ on over to true worship !
To illustr@@ ate , consider again the example of food .
TH@@ E EN@@ D I@@ S N@@ O@@ T A@@ N E@@ P@@ I@@ C , F@@ L@@ A@@ MI@@ N@@ G D@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ R@@ U@@ C@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N O@@ F TH@@ E E@@ A@@ R@@ T@@ H .
Like the psalmist , we do well to look to God for direction .
C@@ o@@ lum@@ n@@ ist W@@ il@@ li@@ am Bro@@ wn ob@@ served : “ If there is any sing@@ le , se@@ cul@@ ar God for the te@@ en@@ ag@@ er it is the God of con@@ form@@ ity . . . .
Jehovah gave us free will , so he does not for@@ ce our heart o@@ pen . One scho@@ la@@ r pu@@ ts it this way : “ There is no h@@ and@@ le on the out@@ side of the do@@ or of the human heart .
The events taking place in that f@@ ar@@ mer@@ ’s field illustr@@ ate how and when Jesus would ga@@ ther out of mankind the enti@@ re whe@@ at class ​ — anointed Christians who will rule with him in his Kingdom .
Psalm 4 : 4 says : “ Be ag@@ it@@ ated , but do not sin . Ha@@ ve your say in your heart , upon your bed , and keep s@@ il@@ ent . ”
“ It is am@@ a@@ z@@ ing , though , how S@@ il@@ vi@@ a cop@@ es with this ill@@ ness , ” says T@@ er@@ es@@ a , her mother .
At times , H@@ ann@@ ah was so disc@@ oura@@ ged that she would we@@ ep and not e@@ at .
F@@ el@@ low hist@@ ori@@ an E@@ ri@@ c H@@ ob@@ s@@ ba@@ w@@ m ag@@ re@@ es : “ There has , since 1914 , been a mar@@ ked reg@@ res@@ sion from the standards then reg@@ ar@@ ded as nor@@ ma@@ l in the develop@@ ed coun@@ tri@@ es . . .
Some parents consider their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s baptism as a bene@@ fi@@ cial st@@ ep that invol@@ ves ris@@ k ​ — much like get@@ ting a d@@ ri@@ ver@@ ’s li@@ cen@@ se .
It was a requi@@ re@@ ment that imp@@ o@@ sed no har@@ d@@ ship wh@@ at@@ so@@ ever on them .
How well did these Jews know the Hebrew language ?
At that time , we already had si@@ x children .
As@@ s@@ em@@ b@@ led before M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i , the Israelites wit@@ ness@@ ed a stu@@ n@@ ning man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of God himself .
( Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 23 : 19 )
Th@@ ough the Bible is not a medi@@ cal te@@ x@@ t@@ book , it does give st@@ ra@@ igh@@ t@@ for@@ ward ad@@ vice on the need for mo@@ der@@ ation in e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king .
Jesus stated : “ God loved the world so much that he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , so that ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might not be destro@@ yed but have everlasting life . ”
Tru@@ ly , the conven@@ tion@@ ers were di@@ vi@@ ded by language , but they were un@@ ited by their love .
6 , 7 . ( a ) What covenant did Jehovah make with Abraham ?
For her life st@@ ory , see The Watchtower , May 1 , 19@@ 7@@ 1 , pages 2@@ 7@@ 7 - 8@@ 0 .
The rema@@ ining ones of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 who , along with Jesus Christ , are jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s of the heavenly Kingdom and have taken the lead in the witness work .
U@@ p@@ on my return to U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine , I had to reg@@ is@@ ter with the mil@@ iti@@ a as a form@@ er pris@@ on@@ er .
Mo@@ ved to Lo@@ ve Jesus
In some coun@@ tri@@ es , educ@@ ational in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions prom@@ o@@ te the the@@ ory of ev@@ olu@@ tion ever more ag@@ g@@ res@@ si@@ vely , and a@@ the@@ ism is ga@@ ining more attention .
A K@@ ey to a H@@ us@@ ban@@ d’s Su@@ cc@@ ess
E@@ ach of us had but one su@@ it@@ case and a s@@ at@@ c@@ he@@ l to car@@ ry our Bible liter@@ ature .
It was large and heav@@ y .
W@@ as that stated purpose fo@@ iled by the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in the gar@@ den of E@@ den ?
Watch@@ ing l@@ ate - night T@@ V ?
“ All Israel Will Be Sa@@ ved ”
On the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts of pol@@ lu@@ ted me@@ g@@ ac@@ ities w@@ an@@ der milli@@ ons of a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned children , many of whom use d@@ ru@@ g@@ s and prac@@ tice pro@@ s@@ titu@@ tion .
W@@ i@@ ves demonstr@@ ate this by their sub@@ je@@ ction to their hus@@ ban@@ ds .
Just during the past de@@ ca@@ de , the number of ac@@ tive prop@@ on@@ ents of Kingdom rule inc@@ reas@@ ed by over 1@@ ,@@ 7@@ 5@@ 0@@ ,000 pers@@ ons .
( b ) How did one you@@ th use an opportunity to give a witness at school ?
L@@ ater I sh@@ ared in dist@@ ribu@@ ting this talk in boo@@ k@@ let form , along with F@@ as@@ c@@ ism or F@@ re@@ e@@ dom , publi@@ shed the following year .
In his op@@ ening re@@ mar@@ ks at the an@@ nu@@ al meeting , the cha@@ ir@@ man , Samuel F . H@@ er@@ d , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses , refer@@ red to Psalm 9@@ 2 : 1 , 4 and then stated : “ We want to show ourselves than@@ k@@ ful . ”
Indeed , where would we be without our God - given hope and our appreciation for the things discus@@ sed in Psalm 27 !
S@@ ei@@ ze O@@ pp@@ or@@ tun@@ ities to Sh@@ are B@@ eli@@ ef@@ s ? ( scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es ) , 11 / 1
S@@ E@@ I@@ R
C@@ al@@ led the Pet@@ er@@ s@@ bur@@ g C@@ o@@ de@@ x of the L@@ at@@ ter Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts , it is one of the ol@@ des@@ t co@@ pi@@ es of the Hebrew Scriptures in ex@@ ist@@ ence .
Why not take no@@ te of these most difficult peri@@ o@@ ds for a family member or a friend who is a wi@@ do@@ w or a wi@@ do@@ wer ?
No man can can@@ c@@ el that ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
Y@@ oung Israelites , therefore , did not need to dedic@@ ate their lives to Jehovah .
The more obedi@@ ent you are , the more likely your parents will be to ex@@ ten@@ d greater fre@@ e@@ dom to you .
Pe@@ ople al@@ most always listen@@ ed when they op@@ ened the do@@ or and saw this cu@@ te little la@@ d on his bi@@ g bro@@ ther’s sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders .
C@@ learly , God’s name should be in the Bible .
29 C.E . , the Messi@@ ah arri@@ ves
But not all who beg@@ in to study God’s Word gain his appro@@ val .
Then you can be confid@@ ent of divine blessing and support as you a@@ wa@@ it Jehovah’s day with end@@ ur@@ ance .
She expla@@ ins : “ Some of my te@@ am@@ mat@@ es had bo@@ y@@ friends who used d@@ ru@@ g@@ s and s@@ mo@@ ked .
F@@ in@@ ally , after much prayer , I explained everything to my father .
Our being able to conc@@ ei@@ ve of events that we have not lived through can also help us to imitate Jehovah’s wisdom and fore@@ see the pro@@ ba@@ ble resul@@ ts of our actions .
How do the anointed know that they have received the heavenly c@@ all@@ ing ?
• How does the way an em@@ br@@ yo develop@@ s show that we are “ wonder@@ fully made ” ?
S@@ el@@ f - discipl@@ ine helps us to re@@ ach spiritual go@@ als .
On@@ ce when he st@@ op@@ ped for a m@@ om@@ ent to have his ha@@ ir com@@ bed , a pi@@ ck@@ po@@ c@@ ke@@ t s@@ n@@ atch@@ ed his po@@ c@@ ke@@ t w@@ atch , but as he wrote , “ The cha@@ in bro@@ ke and I sa@@ ved it . ”
How to cultiv@@ ate faith like Dani@@ el@@ ’s .
Such con@@ fu@@ sion over com@@ mon@@ ly accepted valu@@ es , however , has not st@@ op@@ ped some people from sear@@ ch@@ ing for a moral co@@ de .
That turned out to be his daugh@@ ter .
Jehovah gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ously ans@@ wer@@ ed that prayer .
R@@ em@@ ember , Paul also pointed out that we have a fi@@ ght against “ the ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations [ “ c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty ac@@ ts , ” fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ] of the Devil ” and “ against the wicked spirit for@@ ces in the heavenly plac@@ es . ”
If more people ac@@ tually app@@ lied the teachings we have lis@@ ted , would there not be a great imp@@ act on man@@ kin@@ d’s wor@@ st problems ?
TH@@ E guid@@ ance from God’s Word , the Bible , ‘ is more to be desi@@ red than go@@ ld ​ — than much ref@@ ined go@@ ld . ’
When was Timothy or@@ da@@ ined as a minis@@ ter , and why would you say that his spiritual prog@@ ress did not end there ?
Jewish Christians were lik@@ e@@ wise am@@ a@@ zed when Jehovah “ for the first time turned his attention to the nations to take out of them a people for his name . ”
N@@ ex@@ t they com@@ pla@@ ined about the food .
De@@ ath and old age were not part of God’s origin@@ al purpose for mankind .
That same spirit pre@@ vail@@ s in many par@@ ts of the world today .
S@@ hi@@ p and K@@ un@@ a women : © W@@ il@@ li@@ am F@@ loy@@ d H@@ ol@@ d@@ man / ​ In@@ de@@ x S@@ to@@ ck I@@ mag@@ er@@ y ; v@@ il@@ la@@ ge : © Timothy O@@ ’@@ Ke@@ e@@ fe / ​ In@@ de@@ x S@@ to@@ ck I@@ mag@@ er@@ y
When elders work along with us in sac@@ red service and offer per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive ob@@ serv@@ ations based on God’s Word , they ass@@ ist us to make prog@@ ress in pu@@ t@@ ting on the new person@@ ality .
G@@ ran@@ ted , that was the first imp@@ ort of God’s comm@@ and to Noah .
( Read Matthew 10 : 29 - 31 . )
Let us an@@ al@@ y@@ ze this respon@@ se and see how it can help us to cop@@ e with any thor@@ n@@ like problems that pain us .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es t@@ ill@@ ing the land and re@@ ap@@ ing its pro@@ du@@ ce , in time the Israelites jo@@ ined in hon@@ or@@ ing Cana@@ an@@ ite go@@ ds as the gi@@ v@@ ers of pl@@ ent@@ y .
E@@ ve co@@ v@@ et@@ ed the right of self - determin@@ ation , and her being dec@@ ei@@ ved in this reg@@ ard started the human r@@ ace down the ro@@ ad to sin and death .
He is also known as “ the wicked one . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 13 .
His sons , Ar@@ th@@ ur L@@ in@@ d@@ say ( 7 ) and Tho@@ ma@@ s , like their father , served as long@@ time congregation elders .
After pra@@ ying about a matter , we may real@@ ize the d@@ anger of being con@@ sum@@ ed by anxi@@ e@@ ties .
I want to find out for my@@ self . ”
P@@ ow@@ er , however , can be de@@ f@@ ined as the “ ability to act or pro@@ du@@ ce an effect . ”
F@@ R@@ O@@ M Au@@ gu@@ st 28 to Au@@ gu@@ st 31 , 20@@ 00 , more than 5@@ 00 re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves from 7@@ 3 coun@@ tri@@ es con@@ ver@@ ged on New Yor@@ k C@@ ity .
W@@ ho@@ ever we are and wh@@ er@@ ever we live , who@@ les@@ ome work is one thing that helps to make our life mean@@ ing@@ ful .
This descri@@ bed the way that God’s people were rel@@ eas@@ ed from Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at in 19@@ 19 .
He sur@@ pris@@ ed her by saying that God has a personal name .
• What can we offer that is com@@ par@@ able to a vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering ?
( Com@@ pare James 3 : 15 . )
El@@ ders also value the contribu@@ tion of older fellow overse@@ ers .
O@@ ver the cen@@ tu@@ ries , all of Adam and E@@ ve@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants have become si@@ ck , have gro@@ wn old , and have ev@@ en@@ tually died .
Bo@@ th of these n@@ on - Israel@@ ite women ‘ kept on gu@@ ard according to God’s word ’ and had the wonderful privilege of be@@ coming an@@ c@@ est@@ res@@ ses of Jesus Christ . ​ — Matthew 1 : 1 , 4 - 6 .
The Bible says that he b@@ ought it “ with the blood of his own Son . ”
But my husband supp@@ or@@ ted my decision , saying : ‘ I don@@ ’t care what people say .
13 : 8 , 9 .
Such feelings may reve@@ al the need for us to ri@@ d ourselves of pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce that we still har@@ b@@ or deep down .
Like A@@ mo@@ s , we keep on pro@@ claim@@ ing : “ This is what Jehovah has said . ”
T@@ ur@@ n Your E@@ y@@ es A@@ way From Wor@@ th@@ less Th@@ ings !
“ If you wa@@ it t@@ ill the@@ y@@ ’@@ re ne@@ aring their te@@ ens , ” says a mother in Ger@@ many nam@@ ed R@@ en@@ ate , “ they may not want to speak op@@ en@@ ly because of the in@@ hi@@ bi@@ tions that come with pu@@ ber@@ ty . ”
She has been able to help 5@@ 5 pers@@ ons to baptism , often having from three to fi@@ ve stud@@ ents baptized at an ass@@ em@@ bly .
Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists have un@@ earth@@ ed evidence that Cana@@ an@@ ite worship inclu@@ ded the sacrifice of ba@@ bi@@ es .
• Wh@@ ere can the great@@ est happiness be found ?
A to@@ tal of 10@@ 1 were in attend@@ ance for the public talk at this ass@@ em@@ bly .
P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s re@@ action is im@@ medi@@ ate . C@@ all@@ ing Moses and A@@ ar@@ on to him , he tel@@ ls them : “ G@@ et up , get out from the mi@@ d@@ st of my people , . . . and go , serve Jehovah , just as you have stated . ”
On one is@@ sue , however , we must take si@@ des ​ — in supp@@ or@@ ting Jehovah’s uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
“ But you have been wa@@ shed clean , ” Paul told them . ​ — Read 1 Corinthians 6 : 9 - 11 .
Jesus encoura@@ ged his followers : “ Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first [ God’s ] kingdom and his righteousness , and all these other things will be ad@@ ded to you . ”
These individuals have inc@@ ur@@ red God’s h@@ at@@ red .
Sh@@ are in the Jo@@ y of Gi@@ ving !
The false religious ide@@ a that all good people go to heaven might lead some to think that they have the heavenly c@@ all@@ ing .
3 : 18 .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in r@@ ough@@ ly si@@ x years , Jo@@ shua de@@ fe@@ ated 31 k@@ ings and sub@@ ju@@ g@@ ated large se@@ ctions of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
Re@@ ma@@ ining sing@@ le and following Bible counsel have en@@ ab@@ led me to live a rich , re@@ war@@ ding life , while main@@ tain@@ ing “ con@@ st@@ ant attend@@ ance upon the Lord without di@@ str@@ action . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 7 : 35 .
He sp@@ ent the night cr@@ ying out to Jehovah about the matter .
“ I still do not speak Rus@@ si@@ an per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly , ” I@@ r@@ ene ad@@ m@@ its .
In a res@@ ent@@ ful , per@@ fun@@ ct@@ ory way ?
Ther@@ e@@ after , Peter took the lead in ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing the ass@@ em@@ bly .
From the 10@@ th to the 1@@ 5@@ th century , there was a bo@@ om in the con@@ stru@@ ction of ch@@ ur@@ ches and ca@@ the@@ dr@@ als , with great emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is plac@@ ed on ar@@ ch@@ it@@ e@@ c@@ ture .
At times he felt ti@@ red , th@@ ir@@ st@@ y , and hu@@ ng@@ ry .
Rather than see@@ king God’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , he con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed his wr@@ ong@@ doing to the c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests and older men .
Many can tell about the time when c@@ as@@ es invol@@ ving the religious fre@@ e@@ dom of Jehovah’s Witnesses were f@@ ought in the high@@ est cour@@ ts .
The second letter , ap@@ par@@ ently written only a few months after the first , is a follow - up letter .
Not inter@@ ested at first , M@@ other ag@@ re@@ ed that we all should study the Bible
But true Christians must not be “ wal@@ king just as the nations also walk in the un@@ prof@@ it@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess of their min@@ ds . ”
We must cho@@ ose our associ@@ ates wis@@ ely .
They view as direc@@ ted to them all that the Bible says about heavenly life .
▪ Bu@@ il@@ d a S@@ tr@@ ong and H@@ app@@ y Mar@@ ri@@ age
Since I had difficul@@ ty wal@@ king , the Christian sister giving us a t@@ our of the fac@@ il@@ ities kin@@ dly asked , “ W@@ ould you like me to car@@ ry a cha@@ ir for you so that you can rest occasi@@ on@@ ally ? ”
Jesus says a blessing and pas@@ ses un@@ le@@ av@@ ened bre@@ ad to the apostles , saying : “ T@@ ake , e@@ at . ”
The chang@@ ing world situation may call for some chang@@ es in how the disci@@ ple - making work is car@@ ri@@ ed on .
How did his faith in Jehovah prote@@ ct him from fear of man ?
Jesus promised that during “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things , ” he would ap@@ point this slave “ over all his bel@@ ong@@ ings . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , “ the hand of the pr@@ inc@@ es and the de@@ pu@@ ty rul@@ ers has proved to be fore@@ most in this un@@ faith@@ ful@@ ness . ”
But then the ser@@ p@@ ent cont@@ ra@@ di@@ cted God , tel@@ ling the woman : “ You positi@@ vely will not die . For God kno@@ ws that in the very day of your e@@ ating from it your eyes are b@@ ound to be op@@ ened and you are b@@ ound to be like God , know@@ ing good and bad . ”
It loo@@ ked as though things were he@@ ading in the right direction .
Th@@ reat@@ s and ul@@ ti@@ matu@@ ms s@@ end out the message : ‘ I do not view our marriage as per@@ man@@ ent .
Indeed , whether we are deal@@ ing with our fellow believers or with those out@@ side the congregation , we want to stri@@ ve to apply the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ H@@ on@@ or men of all s@@ or@@ ts , have love for the whole associ@@ ation of brothers , be in fear of God , have honor for the king . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
What if a Christian feel@@ s ob@@ lig@@ ated to atten@@ d a fun@@ er@@ al or a we@@ d@@ ding held in a ch@@ urch ?
So he g@@ ently cor@@ rec@@ ted Mar@@ th@@ a , re@@ pe@@ ating her name so@@ o@@ th@@ ingly to cal@@ m her ag@@ it@@ ated n@@ er@@ ves , and he as@@ sur@@ ed her that there was no need to be “ anxi@@ ous and dis@@ tur@@ bed about many things . ”
• What teaching me@@ tho@@ ds work best ?
What in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent in the apostle Pet@@ er@@ ’s life shows that Jehovah for@@ gives “ in a large way ” ?
Jesus loo@@ ked bey@@ ond the ou@@ tw@@ ard appe@@ ar@@ ance and took no@@ te of Pet@@ er@@ ’s in@@ n@@ er@@ most feelings , his pro@@ found rep@@ ent@@ ance .
He was spiritually tr@@ oub@@ led “ until [ he ] pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to come into the gr@@ and san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary of God . ” ​ — P@@ s .
R@@ ol@@ f - M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el and U@@ r@@ su@@ la ev@@ en@@ tually came in cont@@ act with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The ci@@ vi@@ l author@@ ities be@@ at Paul and S@@ il@@ as with ro@@ ds and th@@ re@@ w them into pris@@ on .
Your being taught that way qu@@ ali@@ fi@@ es you to be a teach@@ er of still others .
Ther@@ efore , the Witnesses took the in@@ iti@@ ative and con@@ stru@@ cted an As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all in P@@ us@@ an , the first one in the O@@ ri@@ ent .
However , their mo@@ tive is pu@@ re , and Jehovah is using them to supp@@ ly us with Bible study a@@ i@@ ds to buil@@ d up our faith in God’s Word and promises .
So why should he not be determined to walk in the truth again ? ​ — 2 John 4 .
I always knew that Jesus Christ is “ the way . ”
Ha@@ ve you ever thought about reading the Bible but held off because of feelings like those a@@ bo@@ ve ?
• What was no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy about the first - century Christian congregation ?
Mo@@ st people are g@@ la@@ d that there is fre@@ e@@ dom of spe@@ e@@ ch in the me@@ dia , giving them acc@@ ess to information that can be u@@ se@@ ful .
Sh@@ ould he , then , believe this str@@ ange conclu@@ sion ?
John had just refer@@ red to God ( see verse 6 ) , so the expres@@ sion “ in be@@ half of his name ” appe@@ ars to ref@@ er to Jehovah’s name .
Th@@ r@@ ough their ab@@ st@@ en@@ tion from much of the commun@@ ity life ​ — the pa@@ g@@ an fes@@ tiv@@ als , the public a@@ mus@@ ements . . . ​ — they were der@@ i@@ ded as h@@ at@@ ers of the human r@@ ace . . . .
It bor@@ e the t@@ it@@ le The Kingdom , the H@@ op@@ e of the World .
Be@@ ing “ one flesh ” imp@@ lies more than mer@@ ely living together .
Let us now pi@@ ck up some prophe@@ tic str@@ ands in the book of Daniel .
A@@ n ani@@ ma@@ l ca@@ ught in a s@@ n@@ are lo@@ ses control over its fre@@ e@@ dom of mo@@ v@@ ement .
They vis@@ ited a st@@ one qu@@ ar@@ ry where mo@@ a@@ i were car@@ ved , as well as v@@ ol@@ c@@ ano@@ es where ancient com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ons were held and , of course , the beau@@ ti@@ ful g@@ ol@@ den - s@@ and An@@ ak@@ ena be@@ ach , where the first set@@ t@@ l@@ ers of the is@@ land dis@@ em@@ ba@@ r@@ ked .
To Do or Not to Do to O@@ thers ?
I am giving your enem@@ y into your hand , and you must do to him just as it may se@@ em good in your eyes . ’ ” ​ — 1 Samuel 24 : 2 - 6 .
But the ar@@ mi@@ es with@@ dre@@ w ab@@ ru@@ p@@ tly , fur@@ ni@@ shing the sign@@ al and the opportunity for the Christians there ‘ to fle@@ e to the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s . ’
See the app@@ en@@ di@@ x to@@ pi@@ c “ 1914 ​ — A Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ant Ye@@ ar in Bible Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy ” in the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
“ I regul@@ arly learned wonderful things about pl@@ ants and or@@ g@@ ani@@ c life , but I at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted everything to ev@@ olu@@ tion , since this made us look as if we were in har@@ mony with s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c thinking . ”
Why did our origin@@ al parents lo@@ se their God - given fre@@ e@@ dom ?
“ We do not want you to be ign@@ or@@ ant about those who are s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing in death , so that you may not s@@ or@@ ro@@ w as the rest do who have no hope . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 4 : 13 .
To the ex@@ t@@ ent that they have direc@@ ted their sear@@ ch to Jehovah , whom the psalmist c@@ alls “ the God of truth , ” they have made prog@@ ress in fin@@ ding it . ​ — Psalm 31 : 5 .
My wife sp@@ ends many h@@ our@@ s each mon@@ th help@@ ing people learn about the Bible , and I enjoy serving as an el@@ der in the local congregation .
They may say to the child that it is wrong to li@@ e , to ste@@ al , or to have se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations with anyone to whom one is not married .
I@@ t@@ ta@@ i@@ ’s declar@@ ation of un@@ f@@ l@@ in@@ ch@@ ing loy@@ al@@ ty r@@ ings out .
Why can lear@@ ning about Jesus be com@@ for@@ ting to us ?
In fact , some Bi@@ bl@@ es rend@@ er the ph@@ ra@@ se “ her soul was going out ” as “ her life was e@@ b@@ b@@ ing away ” ( K@@ no@@ x ) and “ she bre@@ a@@ th@@ ed her last ” ( Jerusalem Bible ) .
8 , 9 . ( a ) Daniel and his compan@@ i@@ ons fac@@ ed what chall@@ enge to their integrity ?
M@@ il@@ it@@ ar@@ ily , the Na@@ z@@ is and their col@@ la@@ bor@@ at@@ ors had their ba@@ c@@ ks to the w@@ all .
W@@ ould it not have been better if he had taken the time to sear@@ ch for “ deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful words ” of truth rather than just to b@@ lu@@ r@@ t out his fru@@ str@@ ation to his wife ?
Some even try to lead a d@@ ou@@ ble life , pre@@ ten@@ ding to serve Jehovah while car@@ r@@ ying on a course of sin .
C@@ ould it be that an individu@@ al is ang@@ ry because he is in@@ secu@@ re or wants attention ?
For example , some have thought that married life would be filled with r@@ om@@ ance , such as that descri@@ bed in fai@@ ry tal@@ es .
Jeho@@ i@@ ach@@ in / Z@@ e@@ de@@ ki@@ ah ․ ․ ․ ․
“ No man ever h@@ ated his own flesh . ” ​ — 5 : 29 .
So@@ on I real@@ ized that I could no longer teach many of the ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ ’s do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines .
What feelings did one married cou@@ ple expres@@ s about their life in the full - time service ?
The 40 - year des@@ ol@@ ation of Egy@@ pt may have follow@@ ed that con@@ qu@@ est .
As we bo@@ ard our pl@@ ane , we wa@@ ve fa@@ re@@ well .
Why are we helped to understand Jehovah’s thinking if we exam@@ ine Jesus ’ activities ?
Samuel had seen so much po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al in Saul , so much good , and now his ho@@ p@@ es were sh@@ at@@ tered .
8 : 20 .
They kept s@@ il@@ ent , for on the ro@@ ad they had ar@@ gu@@ ed among themselves who is greater . ”
We may also be able to arr@@ ange our af@@ fai@@ r@@ s so that we can witness in sel@@ dom - wor@@ ked ter@@ rit@@ ory .
Mar@@ il@@ y@@ n also wanted to help their ex@@ tend@@ ed family and to sa@@ ve up for the future .
It must not have been eas@@ y for anyone living in Israel in those days to remain faithful to Jehovah .
A mother ge@@ ts into a sh@@ ou@@ ting mat@@ ch with her son because of his m@@ ess@@ y ro@@ om .
Gi@@ ve examples of Bible char@@ ac@@ ters who took pri@@ de in their relationship with God .
One me@@ th@@ od I used in sh@@ op@@ s was to ask for a com@@ mo@@ di@@ ty that I knew was no longer a@@ vail@@ able , like su@@ g@@ ar or ri@@ ce .
After the mu@@ si@@ c has been sel@@ e@@ cted , or@@ ch@@ es@@ tr@@ al arrang@@ ements must be care@@ fully written for the 6@@ 4 - member Watchtower or@@ ch@@ es@@ tr@@ a to pla@@ y .
In his prophecy recorded in Matthew chap@@ ters 24 and 25 , Jesus re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly mentioned his coming .
How should medit@@ ation on Jehovah’s cre@@ ative works af@@ fect us ?
Like David , we desire to “ d@@ well in the house of Jehovah all the days of [ our ] life . ” ​ — P@@ s .
What was the cor@@ respon@@ d@@ ence ?
The Bible states : “ The head of every man is the Christ ; in turn the head of a woman is the man . ”
I@@ magine how exc@@ ited I was !
For example , help your children to pi@@ c@@ ture what the apostle John saw in a str@@ ik@@ ing vision ​ — a ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent em@@ er@@ al@@ d - gre@@ en ra@@ in@@ bo@@ w sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding the thro@@ ne of Jehovah .
In fact , when this work was done , he declar@@ ed that it was “ very good . ”
What evidence shows that our tra@@ ining has been effe@@ ctive , and to whom does the cre@@ di@@ t go ?
However , Jesus did not le@@ c@@ ture or th@@ reat@@ en his disciples .
A travel@@ ing overse@@ er re@@ comm@@ ended that in the house - to - house ministry , publi@@ sh@@ ers should not conclu@@ de their con@@ vers@@ ation with a hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der simply by saying that they would come again another day .
Bro@@ ther Bar@@ r often spoke with affe@@ ction about his early family life ; he was gr@@ ate@@ ful for the st@@ er@@ ling example that his bel@@ o@@ ved father and mother set for him .
One young A@@ si@@ an gi@@ r@@ l re@@ members how her mother per@@ form@@ ed ri@@ tu@@ als in fr@@ on@@ t of num@@ er@@ ous i@@ ma@@ ges in their home .
Those ga@@ ther@@ ed cons@@ titu@@ te “ a mi@@ gh@@ ty nation ” of more than ei@@ ght milli@@ on happy people who “ are rend@@ ering [ God ] sac@@ red service day and night . ”
He sur@@ ely was not led by holy spirit .
Let us see how this is true when we face in@@ justice , when we are b@@ es@@ et by anxi@@ ety , and when we feel un@@ wor@@ thy .
H@@ ard work s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully done can bring satis@@ fac@@ tion .
He@@ al@@ ing Wor@@ ds
1 : 13 “ As for the dead , they are consci@@ ous of nothing at all . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ l . 9 : 5 , 10
That will not ha@@ p@@ pen if he is ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love .
The first pages of the Bible tell of the time when death came to be and Par@@ adise was lost .
Indeed , the loving God , Jehovah , is able , willing , and ready to come to the a@@ id of those who ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly look to him for help .
To walk with God , we must be free of what tra@@ it ?
Why did M@@ in@@ nam@@ ari@@ a , a te@@ en - age stud@@ ent , wr@@ ite her letter to Noah , a man who lived some 5@@ ,000 years ag@@ o ?
Even after they em@@ ba@@ r@@ ked on this long j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , they had the “ opportunity to return ” to the pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous city of U@@ r .
All faithful humans will be ra@@ ised to per@@ fe@@ ction .
Even when fac@@ ed with challeng@@ es , they can confid@@ ently say : “ My help is from Jehovah . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 21 : 2 .
Jehovah’s blessing in@@ deed “ makes rich . ”
How , though , can parents make sure that such teachings are really “ att@@ ached ” to their children ?
Our res@@ ol@@ ve to s@@ tic@@ k to what is right can be we@@ ak@@ ened .
As Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es for the near future re@@ ach fulfill@@ ment , strong b@@ on@@ ds of un@@ ity within the congregation will be of far greater value than pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , a@@ bil@@ ities , or ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements .
The Israelites fre@@ ed from Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an b@@ onda@@ ge “ for@@ got [ God’s ] works ” on their be@@ half and “ did not wa@@ it for his counsel . ”
( Read E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 38 : 22 , 23 . )
Al@@ most 30 years after that Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st in 33 C.E . , the apostle Paul con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed that Christ had not yet taken full Kingdom power , but he was “ at the right hand of God , from then on a@@ wa@@ iting until his enem@@ ies should be plac@@ ed as a sto@@ ol for his fe@@ et . ”
“ If , then , you are br@@ ing@@ ing your gift to the al@@ ta@@ r and there you remember that your brother has something against you , leave your gift there in fr@@ on@@ t of the al@@ ta@@ r , and go away .
Daniel was a di@@ lig@@ ent stud@@ ent of the Scriptures .
Ex@@ pla@@ in how these teachings have benef@@ ited you and why you have confidence in them .
Pro@@ t@@ est@@ an@@ tism ar@@ ose in 1@@ 6@@ th - century E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe in an effort to re@@ form the Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch . “ Pro@@ t@@ est@@ an@@ tism ” app@@ lies to those ad@@ her@@ ing to the go@@ als of the Re@@ form@@ ation .
Bible - based ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gy takes us back another 4@@ 30 years to the making of the covenant with Abraham in 194@@ 3 B.C.E .
“ D ” S@@ t .
What does this be@@ to@@ ken for false religion ?
( b ) How can we tra@@ in our children and new ones to have a share ?
To trans@@ por@@ t preci@@ ous Bible liter@@ ature from where it was more re@@ adi@@ ly a@@ vail@@ able .
How can I benefit from this preci@@ ous pro@@ vision that can sa@@ ve me from God’s wr@@ ath ?
N@@ or do we wish that any should be called by our name . ”
He ad@@ ded a simp@@ le fore@@ word that encoura@@ ged the reading of the Bible .
They help the el@@ der@@ ly to study , to get ready for meetings , and to remain regul@@ ar in the ministry .
R@@ es@@ pon@@ ding to Scriptural counsel is a s@@ pl@@ en@@ did form of self - discipl@@ ine
Tru@@ e Christians gener@@ ally are not po@@ pul@@ ar and never have been .
If you are sing@@ le , can you use your fre@@ e@@ dom to ex@@ p@@ and your share in teaching others the truth ?
How should refle@@ cting on Jehovah’s great and pra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy de@@ e@@ ds af@@ fect us ?
A@@ no@@ ther reason why we respect one another is mentioned by Paul .
The more than 5@@ 00 people present wal@@ ked ac@@ ro@@ ss to@@ wn for the second part of the pro@@ gra@@ m ​ — the un@@ ve@@ il@@ ing of the pla@@ que by Ma@@ y@@ or J@@ ó@@ z@@ se@@ f H@@ on@@ f@@ i of K@@ ö@@ r@@ men@@ d .
Yo@@ ga ​ — Just an Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ise or S@@ ome@@ thing M@@ ore ?
F@@ or@@ ced to em@@ i@@ gr@@ ate in old age to es@@ cap@@ e fam@@ ine , he ad@@ m@@ its that his days have been “ few and dist@@ res@@ sing . ”
The P@@ at@@ ri@@ ar@@ cha@@ l Th@@ ro@@ ne on the Mar@@ ke@@ t
Je@@ z@@ re@@ el in the Bible
He had ex@@ p@@ ended himself un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly in the service of his Christian brothers and sisters .
The We@@ b s@@ ite j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g provi@@ des acc@@ ur@@ ate information about the beli@@ ef@@ s and activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Those who were not imp@@ ris@@ oned ​ — women and children — ​ sent food p@@ ac@@ ka@@ ges to those in A@@ us@@ ch@@ wit@@ z .
One was a well - to - do P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese man by the name of Jac@@ in@@ th@@ o P@@ i@@ men@@ te@@ l C@@ ab@@ r@@ al , who offered his home for meetings .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ ing , Solomon says : “ May loving - kindness and tru@@ en@@ ess themselves not leave you .
Th@@ an@@ ks to Jehovah , Mo@@ m and I are good friends again .
What we we@@ ar is especially important when we go to our Christian meetings or when we preach .
The prophecy takes no@@ te of them , saying : “ I shall re@@ move from the mi@@ d@@ st of you your ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ ily ex@@ ul@@ t@@ ant ones . ”
Jehovah bless@@ ed the Israelites when they obedi@@ ently brought in the ti@@ th@@ es , gave vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary contribu@@ tions , and made pro@@ vision for the po@@ or .
The fam@@ ous ma@@ them@@ ati@@ ci@@ an S@@ ir Isa@@ a@@ c Ne@@ w@@ t@@ on ( 1@@ 6@@ 4@@ 2 - 1@@ 7@@ 27 ) also had a ke@@ en interest in the Bible .
That involved a change to being God - ori@@ ented , having God’s mind on matters by reading his inspired Word and medit@@ ating on it . ”
How was Jesus ’ public ministry in Gal@@ ile@@ e fore@@ told ?
A@@ gain , consider the con@@ text .
Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s feel du@@ ty - b@@ ound to bring up their children in the Ca@@ tho@@ lic faith , and they are r@@ ar@@ ely cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed for end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to do so .
Christ’s pres@@ ence would beg@@ in a long time after his death .
( b ) Do we have to be especially gi@@ f@@ ted in order to teach effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely ?
S@@ us@@ ana could have rema@@ ined s@@ il@@ ent .
What hum@@ ility !
So I continued : “ Now if you were to ask me what it feel@@ s like to lo@@ se a brother or a father , that I can answer because both my brother and my father are dead . ”
As you come to see things in the light of Jehovah’s Word , the right decision will likely become more evid@@ ent . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 .
What was the result of that decision ?
Th@@ ree are p@@ lu@@ cked out by another hor@@ n , “ a small one . ”
F@@ re@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch is certainly vital when counsel is to be given .
Then we can appro@@ ach Jehovah without in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate fear or dre@@ ad .
The apostle Peter said : “ Be kind to yourself , Lord ; you will not have this des@@ t@@ in@@ y at all . ” ​ — Matthew 16 : 21 , 22 .
Be@@ d@@ ell was not the first to see this .
But in princi@@ ple it may be the course you need to follow .
Bi@@ g Ch@@ ang@@ es in My Li@@ fe
Even s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c and te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements of rec@@ ent years have not ne@@ g@@ ated the truth of these st@@ at@@ ements .
However , what a blessing it is for all in the congregation when love mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to set@@ tle any differ@@ ences in a loving man@@ ner !
In clo@@ sing his inspired letter to them , the apostle Paul could therefore wr@@ ite : “ The un@@ deser@@ ved kindness of the Lord Jesus Christ be with the spirit you show . ”
One of the questions on the work@@ she@@ et is : “ W@@ ould you serve Jehovah even if your parents and friends st@@ op@@ ped doing so ? ”
When one was mis@@ sing from the fo@@ ld , he left the 9@@ 9 and sear@@ ched for the lost sheep .
W@@ as Jesus ’ life a fa@@ il@@ ure , then ?
O@@ b@@ serving Jehovah’s R@@ em@@ in@@ ders Me@@ ans Li@@ fe !
What blessings can we ex@@ pect from doing so ?
In some marri@@ ages , though , there may be more se@@ v@@ ere challeng@@ es that th@@ reat@@ en the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of the relationship .
If we keep close to Jehovah in prayer , stay loyal to his comman@@ ds , and work hard at doing what is right in his eyes , we will give him something to bl@@ ess .
What a fine example Saul set in that reg@@ ard , “ speaking b@@ ol@@ dly in the name of the Lord ” even to old friends and form@@ er enem@@ ies ! ​ — Acts 9 : 28 .
No ri@@ gi@@ d me@@ tho@@ do@@ lo@@ gy can en@@ sure succ@@ ess , and fle@@ xi@@ bility and cre@@ ative thought by field direc@@ t@@ ors are man@@ d@@ at@@ ory .
For just as the woman is out of the man , so also the man is through the woman ; but all things are out of God . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 11 : 8 - 12 .
At age 13 , I made those valu@@ es my own .
P@@ re@@ aching in this commun@@ ity was a chall@@ enge .
But it is e@@ qu@@ ally important that we devel@@ op a h@@ at@@ red for what is bad .
V@@ I@@ S@@ I@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ S to Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a are often sur@@ pris@@ ed to find how eas@@ y it is to star@@ t a con@@ vers@@ ation on Bible to@@ pi@@ c@@ s with the local people .
* The trans@@ liter@@ ated ro@@ o@@ t is in bo@@ ld ty@@ pe , and the pre@@ fi@@ x@@ es and su@@ f@@ fi@@ x@@ es are in regul@@ ar ty@@ pe .
When we accept help and coura@@ ge@@ ously face up to t@@ ests , such as h@@ ur@@ t feelings or the lo@@ ss of privile@@ ges , we up@@ hold Jehovah’s side of an important is@@ sue .
F@@ o@@ re@@ most among those de@@ e@@ ds is the pro@@ claim@@ ing of the good news .
( b ) How did Jesus use this occasi@@ on to teach his disciples ?
How can we cop@@ e with li@@ fe@@ ’s problems ?
What a deli@@ ght to vis@@ it brothers in over 9@@ 0 coun@@ tri@@ es !
The Israelites of Isa@@ i@@ ah’s day gl@@ ori@@ fied God with their li@@ ps , but most l@@ ac@@ ked s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity .
If he is an un@@ beli@@ ever , however , this responsi@@ bility may f@@ all on his wife .
Even when people in@@ sul@@ ted him , Jesus did not in@@ sul@@ t them back . ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 23 .
Jehovah and the faithful spirit cre@@ atu@@ res will rejo@@ ice along with the anointed one then recei@@ ving his re@@ ward “ with great joy . ” ​ — Read 1 John 3 : 2 .
And I thought of my father .
But he remin@@ ded them of verse 19 , which go@@ es on to st@@ ate : “ And to know the love of the Christ which sur@@ pas@@ ses knowledge . ”
The Bible says : “ The sons of El@@ i were wicked men ; they had no reg@@ ard for Jehovah . ”
The si@@ ck , the disa@@ b@@ led , the do@@ w@@ nt@@ ro@@ d@@ den ​ — even children — ​ felt free to appro@@ ach him .
Con@@ tro@@ l Your F@@ utu@@ re ?
When I first came to Bethel as a young , sing@@ le brother , there were about 10@@ ,000 publi@@ sh@@ ers in the whole country .
And no matter where you serve , do not mis@@ s out on the joy that can be your@@ s when you serve Jehovah with all your strength .
During the Na@@ z@@ i er@@ a in Ger@@ many , some were even mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed .
Paul knew what mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring can lead to .
The important thing is to do all you can to serve Jehovah .
Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning with his first act in tur@@ ning Adam and E@@ ve away from God , Satan has been a man@@ sla@@ y@@ er .
To Christians in R@@ ome , Paul wrote : “ Your obedi@@ ence has come to the no@@ tice of all .
Not to be over@@ loo@@ ked is the effect such an action could have on fellow believers .
Do Jesus ’ Sa@@ y@@ ings In@@ f@@ lu@@ ence Your P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers ?
The An@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t Ex@@ posed
Some find it difficult to d@@ ele@@ g@@ ate responsi@@ bil@@ ities to others .
Who is most qu@@ ali@@ fied to provide a stan@@ d@@ ard that is accep@@ table and bene@@ fi@@ cial to all people , and why ?
The people felt s@@ or@@ ry because they had sin@@ ned .
Do I hi@@ de from others the am@@ ount of w@@ ine or li@@ qu@@ or I con@@ su@@ me ? ’
At Jehovah’s appointed time , the for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble enem@@ y “ will certainly move on@@ ward like w@@ ind . ”
O@@ b@@ serv@@ ers thought that this was a mar@@ v@@ el , or wonderful work .
In one C@@ en@@ tr@@ al A@@ si@@ an country , Witnesses me@@ t a re@@ ti@@ red of@@ fic@@ er of the form@@ er st@@ ate se@@ cur@@ ity ag@@ enc@@ y .
But should we remember Jesus only as a ba@@ by ? — * Let us talk about a more important way to remember him .
The pro@@ spe@@ cts are prom@@ ising as those who are consci@@ ous of their spiritual need become Christian disciples .
Sh@@ ould we not exam@@ ine our mo@@ ti@@ ves before we h@@ it the s@@ end bu@@ t@@ t@@ on ? What do we really want to accom@@ pl@@ ish ?
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , all too often the par@@ ent gives in .
To@@ p left : Our M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o Bethel family in 195@@ 2 with me in fr@@ on@@ t
No arrang@@ ements will be made for t@@ ying in the an@@ nu@@ al meeting by tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne l@@ ines to other a@@ udi@@ t@@ ori@@ um@@ s .
But when God’s du@@ e time arri@@ ves , we will see the truth in all its beau@@ ty , provided that our fe@@ et have rema@@ ined fir@@ m@@ ly pl@@ anted on “ the p@@ ath . ”
Why might some hold back from baptism , but what as@@ sur@@ ance do you have ?
Noah knew what to do .
Ex@@ peri@@ ence has sh@@ own that loving relation@@ shi@@ ps in ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od can over@@ come many of the bad effe@@ cts of a chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od de@@ pri@@ ved of love .
5@@ 5 : 11 .
Why can Jesus come to our a@@ id ?
L@@ ess@@ ons L@@ ear@@ ned O@@ ver the Ye@@ ars
This thinking came , not from the Bible , but from the pa@@ g@@ an ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her P@@ l@@ at@@ o .
Tr@@ in@@ ity , 3 / 1
How have my mat@@ e@@ ’s differ@@ ences en@@ ri@@ ched our family ?
On@@ ly a small number of disciples could then be coun@@ ted as fru@@ it@@ age of Jesus ’ preaching work .
No@@ te how the inspired writ@@ er of Psalm 1@@ 19 helps us to understand what it means to love Bible truth .
“ We felt that these tal@@ ks were Jehovah’s answer to our prayers , ” says G@@ reg@@ ori@@ o .
Because he had been born into the dedic@@ ated nation of Israel , he was already dedic@@ ated to God .
In view of that war@@ ning , this article will consider three char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s of Satan that under@@ s@@ cor@@ e the need to gu@@ ard against this un@@ sc@@ ru@@ pul@@ ous enem@@ y of Jehovah and His people .
Jo@@ si@@ ah “ went out against ” King Ne@@ ch@@ o of Egy@@ pt , al@@ though that king told Jo@@ si@@ ah that he had no dis@@ pu@@ te with him .
As for peace - loving people , “ they will find ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 11 .
Such har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps do not sur@@ pris@@ e us , for Jesus war@@ ned his followers : “ You will be h@@ ated by all people on account of my name , but the one who has end@@ ur@@ ed to the end will be sa@@ ved . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
To my joy , they now read the Bible and atten@@ d Christian meetings of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Be determined to continue serving Jehovah .
When we descri@@ bed our r@@ ou@@ te and the ba@@ r@@ ri@@ ca@@ de we pas@@ sed through , she asked , “ W@@ as no one at the ba@@ r@@ ri@@ ca@@ de ? ”
Jehovah rest@@ ra@@ ined them with “ et@@ er@@ n@@ al b@@ on@@ ds , ” so that they are in spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness .
This as@@ pect of his death tr@@ oub@@ led him deep@@ ly .
The “ da@@ y@@ st@@ ar ” is Jesus Christ in Kingdom power .
For example , when the family were on their way to a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous meeting with Jac@@ ob@@ ’s mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous brother , E@@ sa@@ u , Jac@@ o@@ b made sure that R@@ ac@@ he@@ l and little Joseph were given the sa@@ f@@ est position at the re@@ ar of the hous@@ eho@@ ld group .
He under@@ sto@@ od the wom@@ an’s p@@ light and sen@@ sed her angu@@ ish .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , while the book of Proverbs makes many com@@ ments about the parents ’ ob@@ lig@@ ation to bring up their children in the right way , it con@@ tain@@ s over four times as much counsel for young ones to listen to and obey their parents .
Con@@ cer@@ ning those “ wal@@ king as the enem@@ ies of the t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake of the Christ , ” he wrote : “ Their fin@@ ish is des@@ tru@@ ction , and their go@@ d is their bel@@ ly . ”
“ But Jehovah will be a refu@@ ge for his people , ” gr@@ an@@ ting them life under par@@ adi@@ sa@@ ic con@@ di@@ tions .
Jehovah’s Witnesses expres@@ sed gen@@ u@@ ine love toward me .
“ Instead of supp@@ or@@ ting the congregation , most of the time we were bus@@ y fi@@ x@@ ing up our bo@@ at , ” says D@@ u@@ st@@ in .
The v@@ in@@ e@@ d@@ res@@ s@@ er care@@ fully exam@@ ines each new branch to id@@ enti@@ fy which ones be@@ ar fru@@ it and which ones are ba@@ r@@ re@@ n .
Do not be like the “ fo@@ ol@@ ish man ” whom Jesus descri@@ bed as “ hear@@ ing ” his sa@@ y@@ ings and not “ doing them . ”
From then on , they did their best to live in a way that pleas@@ ed God .
By now you may have id@@ enti@@ fied a few real@@ is@@ tic op@@ tions .
C@@ ar@@ l@@ o and Mi@@ a , qu@@ o@@ ted in the in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction , s@@ ought information from their do@@ ct@@ or and an organization that spe@@ ci@@ al@@ iz@@ es in their s@@ on@@ ’s con@@ dition .
A fellow pris@@ on@@ er rec@@ al@@ led : “ P@@ ris@@ on@@ ers sal@@ va@@ ged ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ te bu@@ t@@ ts that the gu@@ ar@@ ds had thro@@ wn away and used pages of a Bible as ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ te pa@@ per .
Be@@ fore I real@@ ized it , I had pray@@ ed to Jehovah to help me b@@ lo@@ ck the sh@@ o@@ t !
The apostle Paul war@@ ned that many religious people would , sa@@ dly , be “ do@@ om@@ ed to per@@ ish ” because they would be dec@@ ei@@ ved by Satan , who would “ pro@@ du@@ ce mirac@@ les and won@@ ders cal@@ cul@@ ated to dec@@ ei@@ ve . ”
If we are li@@ mit@@ ed in what we can do in Jehovah’s service , how will a wa@@ iting attitude help us end@@ ure the situation ?
When judg@@ ing a sin@@ ner , Jehovah first determin@@ es whether it is possible to show mer@@ cy on the bas@@ is of his S@@ on@@ ’s ransom sacrifice .
In fin@@ ding accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations , what difficul@@ ties did they face ?
Di@@ d they conclu@@ de that they were wa@@ sting their time , reason@@ ing that Jesus ’ words app@@ lied to a future gener@@ ation , not to their own ?
While pra@@ ying on his last night with his 11 faithful apostles , Jesus said these un@@ for@@ get@@ table words in their be@@ half : “ W@@ atch over them because of the wicked one . ”
Why should we want to have a good , reli@@ able conscience ?
But in the lar@@ g@@ er fulfill@@ ment of the prophecy , God’s rul@@ er@@ ship would in a way be inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted for a peri@@ od of se@@ ven times .
“ G@@ u@@ i@@ ded by God’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ” Con@@ ven@@ tions , 3 / 1
But I c@@ he@@ cked it out in the Bible and found it was true !
P@@ ri@@ mar@@ ily to the E@@ ter@@ n@@ al King and Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al R@@ ul@@ er , Jehovah God .
We also had the privilege of re@@ tur@@ ning to C@@ e@@ da@@ r P@@ o@@ in@@ t in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember of 19@@ 22 for a n@@ ine - day conven@@ tion attend@@ ed by a pe@@ ak of more than 18@@ ,000 .
The Bible rel@@ ates : “ When she became a@@ ware that she was pre@@ gn@@ ant , then her mis@@ t@@ ress began to be des@@ p@@ ised in her eyes . ”
Consider how this proved true in the case of el@@ der@@ ly H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est Jeho@@ i@@ a@@ da .
10 , 11 . ( a ) What illustr@@ ation could you use to show your children that there must be a Creator ?
The v@@ isi@@ ble out@@ p@@ our@@ ing of holy spirit upon Jesus id@@ enti@@ fied him as the A@@ no@@ inted One , which ter@@ m means Messi@@ ah , or Christ .
Timothy quic@@ k@@ ly ga@@ ined an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent re@@ pu@@ tation among the local Christian brothers .
19 , 20 . ( a ) How can cou@@ ples succ@@ ess@@ fully buil@@ d a strong and happy marriage ?
Just as we can take me@@ a@@ sures to benefit the con@@ dition of our liter@@ al heart , so we can take st@@ ep@@ s to help us maintain a heal@@ thy fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart .
How those words brought comfort and ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment to those who were do@@ w@@ nt@@ ro@@ d@@ den and op@@ pres@@ sed !
“ Wh@@ en@@ ever the si@@ re@@ n go@@ es off , I ask Jehovah to help me control my feelings , ” says Al@@ ona .
Un@@ like Jesus , we cannot read hearts .
By the time Chris@@ t@@ ine got baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , she was no longer a th@@ i@@ ef .
The Bible repor@@ ts many in@@ stances of some who su@@ ffered in@@ justice .
We came into the spiritual par@@ adise , which is filled with peace and un@@ ity . ​ — Is@@ a .
To support his cla@@ im , the pro@@ secu@@ t@@ or foc@@ used on the pres@@ ence of min@@ or children at meetings condu@@ cted by Bro@@ ther Mar@@ gar@@ y@@ an in the city of M@@ et@@ s@@ am@@ or .
A@@ c@@ tually , “ there is no sear@@ ch@@ ing out of his understanding . ”
F@@ in@@ ally , to end@@ ure and to stay in st@@ ep with Jehovah’s organization , we must keep our personal lives cons@@ ist@@ ent with the message that we be@@ ar by “ making sure of what is accep@@ table to the Lord . ”
S@@ la@@ ve for Jehovah . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M . 12 : 11 .
If we learn from them , the ne@@ g@@ ative as@@ pe@@ cts of life can have certain positi@@ ve as@@ pe@@ cts . ​ — James 1 : 2 , 3 .
The Greek hist@@ ori@@ an X@@ en@@ op@@ ho@@ n ( 4@@ 31 - 3@@ 5@@ 2 B.C.E . ) wrote : “ When a bo@@ y c@@ eas@@ es to be a child , and beg@@ ins to be a la@@ d , others rel@@ e@@ ase him from his [ tu@@ t@@ or ] and from his [ teach@@ er ] ; he is then no longer under them , but is allow@@ ed to go his own way . ”
“ Your P@@ l@@ ans Will Be Fir@@ m@@ ly E@@ st@@ ab@@ li@@ shed ”
O@@ r you might ask , ‘ What does God have to say about this situation ? ’
Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic ill@@ ness can also be disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ing , even de@@ pres@@ sing .
But S@@ ar@@ ah’s home was more to her than a m@@ ere place in which to keep her bel@@ ong@@ ings .
He has taught us many wonderful things , yet we will always have before us an in@@ fin@@ ite body of knowledge from which to learn more .
Fa@@ ith Re@@ qui@@ red for S@@ ur@@ vi@@ val
Davi@@ d’s l@@ ack of v@@ indic@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess and ill will is ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary .
What example in the Bible shows that prayers at our meetings mer@@ it our res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful attention ?
To whom does Jehovah give the pri@@ m@@ ary responsi@@ bility to care for older ones ?
As a result , Satan is ​ — now more than ever — ​ b@@ ent on “ mis@@ le@@ ading the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ”
L@@ am@@ e@@ ch had given his son the name Noah ​ — pro@@ ba@@ bly meaning “ R@@ est ; Con@@ sol@@ ation ” — ​ and had pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed that Noah would fulf@@ ill the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of his name by le@@ ading mankind to a rest from to@@ il@@ ing on cur@@ sed gr@@ ound .
( a ) What events pre@@ ce@@ ded a meeting that was arrang@@ ed by Jesus ?
A great help to me was the vis@@ iting dist@@ ri@@ ct overse@@ er , D@@ on W@@ ard , from Se@@ at@@ tle , W@@ a@@ shin@@ g@@ t@@ on , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
As a result , Abra@@ m put faith in Jehovah , not N@@ an@@ na ! ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 3 : 6 .
Then deci@@ de for yourself if a religion ex@@ ists that you can trust .
Instead , this beau@@ ti@@ ful qu@@ ality indic@@ ates that he has deep com@@ pas@@ sion for humans who s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely stri@@ ve to gain his appro@@ val and ex@@ tend@@ s mer@@ cy to them .
How have those wal@@ king in the truth always supp@@ or@@ ted their preaching activ@@ ity ?
During the re@@ building of the temple , Jehovah told the Jews in Jerusalem to medit@@ ate on what they were doing in be@@ half of the building work .
It is also f@@ it@@ ting to pray for Jehovah’s help to get in the right fr@@ ame of mind .
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al principles that are as rel@@ ev@@ ant today as they were when they were written cen@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o
S@@ ur@@ ely it g@@ ri@@ ev@@ es him .
This s@@ crip@@ ture high@@ ligh@@ ts the fore@@ most work of angels in be@@ half of humans today .
This is the very is@@ sue of conscience that later moved G@@ and@@ h@@ i and Tho@@ re@@ au to with@@ hold ta@@ x@@ es .
Jehovah’s Witnesses will be happy to show you how to em@@ br@@ ace the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s valu@@ es to your benefit .
Jesus ’ faithful , har@@ d@@ working servants have car@@ ri@@ ed out the great@@ est preaching and disci@@ ple - making work in hist@@ ory .
Today , we are living in “ the last days , ” and many people do not have the qualities needed for a succ@@ ess@@ ful marriage .
If some are practic@@ ing sin se@@ cre@@ tly , what should they do ?
So why not follow the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ vice ?
Be@@ fore my very eyes , “ the small one ” has gro@@ wn to become “ a mi@@ gh@@ ty nation , ” as fore@@ told at Isaiah 60 : 22 .
I asked them , “ Why are you wh@@ is@@ per@@ ing ? ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , we will not com@@ promise or water down our fir@@ m ad@@ her@@ ence to God’s standards of righteousness .
It is un@@ clean . ’ ” Wh@@ atever to@@ ken sacrific@@ es the hal@@ f@@ hear@@ ted Jews offered up on the temp@@ or@@ ary al@@ ta@@ r in Jerusalem were un@@ accep@@ table as long as they ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted true worship . ​ — E@@ z@@ r@@ a 3 : 3 .
What ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on should we keep in mind ?
But the her@@ it@@ age of Jesus ’ anointed followers is not all future .
As we read about how Jehovah re@@ ac@@ ts to different circumstances , how he appreci@@ ates those who love him , and how he de@@ als with those who leave him , we dis@@ cer@@ n what s@@ ort of person he is .
What imper@@ fect human could pos@@ si@@ bly think of a better way to h@@ and@@ le anything ​ — let al@@ one the most difficult chall@@ enge to divine wisdom ever made ?
Rather , prayer is real commun@@ ic@@ ation with our Creator .
That same night after the G@@ esta@@ p@@ o left , the D@@ ut@@ ch po@@ li@@ ce came and took me along for ques@@ tion@@ ing .
But what was God’s judgment against Mo@@ a@@ b and A@@ m@@ m@@ on , nations that des@@ c@@ ended from Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s ne@@ p@@ he@@ w Lo@@ t ?
Consider fur@@ ther evidence that God ca@@ res about us .
Some hold back from dedic@@ ation and baptism because they are so ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of the world or in the pur@@ su@@ it of we@@ al@@ th that they have little time for spiritual things .
How than@@ k@@ ful we can be that Jehovah God has pre@@ served his Word so that people every@@ where have the opportunity to “ come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth ” ! ​ — 1 Timothy 2 : 3 , 4 .
M@@ ac@@ mil@@ l@@ an served one of these . He had sta@@ yed in the home of H@@ el@@ en@@ ’s parents when H@@ el@@ en was a child , so during the conven@@ tion , he cho@@ se to stay with us in our 16 - fo@@ o@@ t [ 5 m ] - long mo@@ bi@@ le home , where we had an ex@@ tr@@ a bed .
Who are a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement to you , and why ?
T@@ w@@ o of those ten@@ ac@@ i@@ ous pre@@ ach@@ ers , the apostles Peter and John , had been in cour@@ t before , as the c@@ hi@@ ef justice , Joseph Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has , st@@ er@@ n@@ ly remin@@ ded them .
( Read Acts 27 : 22 - 24 . )
( Read Romans 14 : 17 . )
( b ) What questions can be help@@ ful ?
A person needs to deci@@ de if he or she can cultiv@@ ate the gift of sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess .
The Devil was origin@@ ally “ in the truth . ”
O@@ thers find that the ev@@ ening af@@ for@@ ds a better opportunity .
What could make you feel more secu@@ re than having a close b@@ ond with Jehovah God , the best Father i@@ mag@@ in@@ able ?
By avo@@ i@@ ding close associ@@ ation with people who prac@@ tice un@@ righteousness .
The first c@@ lu@@ e was the experience with the young man I wit@@ ness@@ ed to while giving him a ri@@ de into to@@ wn .
Isaiah saw in vision people from all the nations st@@ re@@ am@@ ing to true worship .
When Jehovah for@@ gives mis@@ takes we made in the past , we do not have to keep thinking about them .
F@@ R@@ O@@ M the D@@ emo@@ cr@@ ati@@ c Re@@ public of C@@ ongo comes the repor@@ t of two fle@@ sh@@ ly sisters who deci@@ ded to make a long tri@@ p in a war - t@@ or@@ n z@@ one to atten@@ d the “ Gi@@ ve God G@@ l@@ ory ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tion in L@@ is@@ ala .
D@@ on@@ ated fun@@ ds are also used for disa@@ ster reli@@ ef .
So we need to exam@@ ine ourselves regul@@ arly to see whether we love the world .
During his stay , he learned S@@ pan@@ ish and condu@@ cted home Bible stu@@ dies .
5 Is God a Re@@ al Per@@ son ?
But does the fact that a religion pro@@ du@@ ces better people in it@@ self prove that it has God’s ba@@ c@@ king ?
At the end of their 4@@ 5 - min@@ u@@ te con@@ vers@@ ation , the man gave his ad@@ d@@ ress to Jo@@ el and C@@ ar@@ l and re@@ ques@@ ted more information on the sub@@ ject .
• How was Jesus “ pi@@ er@@ ced for our trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion ” ?
By doing so , you can have satis@@ fac@@ tion in know@@ ing that they are recei@@ ving the care and attention they need .
C@@ oun@@ t@@ less a@@ ut@@ om@@ o@@ bil@@ es are sc@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed , not because of me@@ ch@@ an@@ ic@@ al fa@@ il@@ ure , but because the me@@ tal is so ru@@ sted that the ve@@ hi@@ c@@ les are un@@ sa@@ fe .
He wor@@ ked inc@@ ess@@ an@@ tly , la@@ bor@@ ing day and night , even for@@ going the nor@@ ma@@ l com@@ forts of life .
Par@@ ents too make an inv@@ alu@@ able contribu@@ tion to soci@@ ety by shap@@ ing the char@@ ac@@ ter and person@@ ality of their children .
In 19@@ 19 he fre@@ ed anointed Christians from spiritual b@@ onda@@ ge to false religion , and they prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely cle@@ ans@@ ed their worship of all false teachings .
Re@@ aching O@@ u@@ t for F@@ ul@@ l - Ti@@ me Ser@@ vice
( See op@@ ening i@@ ma@@ ge . ) W@@ E AL@@ L want pe@@ ace@@ ful lives , free from anxi@@ ety .
Jehovah “ fur@@ ni@@ sh@@ es us all things ri@@ ch@@ ly for our enjo@@ y@@ ment ” ; h@@ ence , we should want to be “ ready to share ” with others , thus contribu@@ ting to their joy .
I gre@@ w up in a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge about si@@ x mil@@ es ( 10 k@@ m ) from C@@ omo , I@@ tal@@ y , near the S@@ wis@@ s bor@@ der .
A mo@@ der@@ n - day dr@@ ama about a Christian you@@ th@@ ’s stru@@ gg@@ le to do what is right in Jehovah’s eyes .
O@@ ne@@ ’s worship ​ — and therefore one@@ ’s prayers — ​ should go only to Jehovah God .
He later wrote : “ In everything and in all circumstances I have learned the se@@ cre@@ t of both how to be full and how to hu@@ ng@@ er , both how to have an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance and how to su@@ ff@@ er want .
7 : 1 ; C@@ ol .
The following we@@ ek , C@@ am@@ er@@ on pres@@ ented the qu@@ e@@ en@@ ’s ro@@ y@@ al m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers with two small ba@@ r@@ s of so@@ a@@ p made from local materi@@ als .
F@@ i@@ ve Li@@ es Ex@@ posed ! 10 / 1
Today both husband and wife serve at the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
David expres@@ sed it this way : “ In his [ God’s ] pres@@ ence are ma@@ j@@ es@@ ty and s@@ pl@@ end@@ or ; strength and joy are in his d@@ wel@@ ling place . ”
“ A wise par@@ ent does not make such re@@ mar@@ ks as , ‘ When will you gro@@ w up ? ’
TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E@@ ’@@ S AN@@ S@@ W@@ E@@ R : “ The living know that they will die , but the dead know nothing at all , nor do they have any more re@@ ward , because all mem@@ ory of them is for@@ go@@ t@@ ten .
Not ever@@ yone had the health or the circumstances to do col@@ por@@ te@@ ur work .
This will help you to think in si@@ gn language , that is , vis@@ u@@ ally .
E@@ z@@ r@@ a 7 : 10 high@@ ligh@@ ts four things that E@@ z@@ r@@ a did , things that we can stri@@ ve to imitate .
C@@ learly , Pet@@ er@@ ’s view had been b@@ lu@@ r@@ red by sen@@ ti@@ men@@ tal@@ ity .
* The te@@ en@@ age sisters were con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that God had ans@@ wer@@ ed their prayer for help .
He showed us the book The Tru@@ th That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ter@@ n@@ al Li@@ fe .
( b ) How will even the dead be given a f@@ res@@ h star@@ t ?
This article consi@@ ders the first col@@ le@@ ction .
Jehovah h@@ and@@ led matters invol@@ ving David and B@@ ath - she@@ ba .
You deci@@ de . ”
Acc@@ ording to one sur@@ ve@@ y condu@@ cted in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , many parents who tri@@ ed to in@@ still such qualities as self - control , self - discipl@@ ine , and hon@@ es@@ ty in their children had relati@@ vely little succ@@ ess .
So it was that after many years , the little congregation began to gro@@ w .
“ I have become all things to people of all s@@ or@@ ts , ” he said , “ that I might by all means sa@@ ve some . ”
So , what Jesus is about to say is perhaps in respon@@ se to what has just occ@@ ur@@ red .
David had jud@@ ged himself .
The is@@ sue could have been set@@ t@@ led qu@@ ite eas@@ ily had the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates given appro@@ pri@@ ate we@@ i@@ ght to the Scriptures , but most did not .
How beau@@ ti@@ ful the earth is !
The po@@ e@@ tic expres@@ sions at Job 38 : 12 - 14 direc@@ t our attention to what physical real@@ ities ?
That cannot be what he has in mind .
They may just need to be pointed in the right direction .
It says : “ And Jehovah ad@@ ded : ‘ Un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly I have seen the a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction of my people who are in Egy@@ pt , and I have heard their out@@ c@@ ry as a result of those who d@@ ri@@ ve them to work ; because I well know the pa@@ ins they su@@ ff@@ er . ’ ”
On the other hand , Jehovah can read hearts .
Now , there are more than 6@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 who share in preaching the good news of God’s Kingdom !
He has spo@@ ken through prophe@@ ts , through angels , and even through his bel@@ o@@ ved Son , Jesus Christ .
The less@@ on is clear : We must work at main@@ tain@@ ing hum@@ ility and sub@@ mis@@ si@@ ven@@ ess and s@@ ti@@ f@@ le feelings of self - import@@ ance , thus avo@@ i@@ ding any pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous ac@@ ts that result in Jehovah’s dis@@ fav@@ or .
To the ancient congregation of Th@@ y@@ ati@@ r@@ a , Jesus sent this message : “ These are the things that the Son of God says , he who has his eyes like a fi@@ er@@ y f@@ l@@ ame , . . . ‘ I know your de@@ e@@ ds . ’ ”
She too was dead .
It continu@@ es to reve@@ al f@@ la@@ sh@@ es of spiritual light , and it for@@ ti@@ fi@@ es our faith , help@@ ing us to remain loyal to our Creator .
Why , then , should you li@@ ft y@@ ourselves up a@@ bo@@ ve the congregation ? ”
It was God’s power that made this mirac@@ le possible , as was the case with all the mirac@@ les El@@ isha per@@ form@@ ed when he was still ali@@ ve .
Why is respect vital to a succ@@ ess@@ ful marriage ?
Some vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers di@@ vi@@ de the t@@ as@@ ks with others in the congregation and care for older ones on a ro@@ tation bas@@ is .
He had learned the truth in 195@@ 7 and had be@@ gu@@ n pione@@ ering in 195@@ 8 .
How can we help others as they make personal decisions ?
Rather , artic@@ les that discus@@ s spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c ill@@ nesses or dis@@ or@@ ders are in@@ tend@@ ed to in@@ form read@@ ers of the fac@@ ts as they are cur@@ r@@ ently known .
In our ministry , we want to re@@ ach hearts with s@@ ound , per@@ su@@ asi@@ ve reason@@ ing .
What has the pu@@ re language of truth made possible ?
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the last days , vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant anointed ones have dis@@ cer@@ ned the si@@ gn of Jesus ’ pres@@ ence .
Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e better times a@@ head .
Psalm 7@@ 2 : 12 - 14 descri@@ bes what this R@@ ul@@ er will do , st@@ ating : “ He will deli@@ ver the po@@ or one cr@@ ying for help , also the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted one and who@@ ever has no help@@ er .
You could also consider mo@@ ving to a new re@@ si@@ d@@ ence .
“ Like these good fi@@ g@@ s , so I shall reg@@ ard the ex@@ il@@ es of Juda@@ h . ” ​ — Jeremiah 24 : 5
To ass@@ ist the little group of Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents in W@@ is@@ ł@@ a , brothers from neigh@@ bor@@ ing to@@ w@@ ns vis@@ ited during the mi@@ d - 19@@ 30 ’ s .
Is it reason@@ able to hope that one day all the famili@@ es of mankind will live together pe@@ ace@@ fully ?
What effect can that ac@@ tive for@@ ce have upon us ?
Of course , no one is expe@@ cted to speak to ever@@ yone pas@@ sing by on a crow@@ ded si@@ de@@ walk .
All those who will rule with Christ in heaven or serve as his earthly re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves must stri@@ ve to follow his example of hum@@ ility and kindness .
Per@@ haps more than any other age group , you@@ ths want to know what is happ@@ ening and why
These women use their powerful w@@ ings to s@@ w@@ o@@ op in and li@@ ft up the con@@ tain@@ er con@@ tain@@ ing “ W@@ ic@@ ke@@ dness . ”
E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s ’ prayers for the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans were of that s@@ ort .
Jesus many times refer@@ red to himself as “ the Son of man , ” using an expres@@ sion that occ@@ ur@@ s about 8@@ 0 times in the Go@@ sp@@ els .
Then , David st@@ op@@ ped going to meetings .
A@@ n h@@ our into the f@@ light , one eng@@ ine fa@@ iled , but we l@@ an@@ ded sa@@ f@@ ely in B@@ er@@ mu@@ da .
We have nothing .
After that conven@@ tion , some who had pre@@ vi@@ ously par@@ taken of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms st@@ op@@ ped par@@ taking because they real@@ ized that their hope was earthly , not heavenly .
Today , we see the fulfill@@ ment of Dani@@ el@@ ’s prophecy .
* ​ — Jo@@ el 2 : 25 .
Ar@@ ac@@ el@@ i : When I started stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses , I felt that I could not trust them .
Al@@ so , use cor@@ ro@@ bor@@ ative evidence to back up your hear@@ t@@ felt Scriptural st@@ at@@ ements .
“ Un@@ til he arri@@ ves , ” said Paul , evid@@ ently meaning that these ob@@ serv@@ an@@ ces would continue until Jesus ’ arri@@ val to receive his anointed followers into heaven by a resurrection during his “ pres@@ ence . ”
My feelings of sa@@ dness turned to joy when I saw my first Bible stud@@ ent get baptized !
He would soon come to think differ@@ ently .
They were not comple@@ t@@ ely sure about what would ha@@ p@@ pen .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , Christian you@@ ths fac@@ ing the d@@ ang@@ ers of har@@ m@@ ful associ@@ ates want to apply Paul’s counsel given to young Timothy : “ F@@ le@@ e from the desi@@ res in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ al to you@@ th . ”
Jehovah car@@ ries out his purpose with such certain@@ ty that even what may se@@ em un@@ real to humans is real from his vie@@ w@@ point .
The st@@ ar they had seen led them first , not to Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m , but to Jerusalem .
A@@ ma@@ z@@ iah ․ ․ ․ ․ ․ ․
Jo@@ si@@ ah ga@@ thers the people of Jerusalem at the temple and re@@ a@@ ds to them “ all the words of the book of the covenant ” that had been found in Jehovah’s house .
After giving a one - h@@ our talk , he said : “ Ch@@ il@@ dren who have ag@@ re@@ ed to do the will of God and have taken your stand on the side of his the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c govern@@ ment by Christ Jesus and h@@ ence have ag@@ re@@ ed to obey God and his King , ple@@ ase stand up . ”
Let us consider the examples of two very different men who yi@@ el@@ ded to pres@@ sure and to fear and see what we can learn from their experience .
Is it mer@@ ely a har@@ m@@ less g@@ ame to put one@@ ’s trust in lu@@ ck ?
And they began to call his name O@@ bed . He is the father of J@@ es@@ se , Davi@@ d’s father . ”
“ Since we don@@ ’t have someone that bel@@ ong@@ s to us , ” expla@@ ins S@@ and@@ r@@ a , “ we have a greater need to be loved , to feel a part of the family of spiritual brothers and sisters . ”
Des@@ er@@ ving Re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ents
Hence , with deep love for his Father and for Ad@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants , Jesus gave up his human life in sacrifice .
After tel@@ ling them that the Father “ has com@@ mit@@ ted all the judg@@ ing to the Son , ” Jesus said : “ He that he@@ ars my word and believ@@ es him that sent me has everlasting life . ”
These att@@ ack what is for many a we@@ ak spo@@ t ​ — a deep - se@@ ated fear of being re@@ je@@ cted by other you@@ ths .
My days were filled with of@@ fice du@@ ties , p@@ ac@@ king liter@@ ature , co@@ o@@ king , and cle@@ an@@ ing .
U@@ ne@@ x@@ pe@@ cted chang@@ es have re@@ moved even powerful rul@@ ers .
Our friends ob@@ serve that one of the most difficult things to say in any language is “ I am s@@ or@@ ry , ” par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly when a person is a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ z@@ ing for something that he said or did un@@ in@@ ten@@ tion@@ ally .
Then later on in the same year a married cou@@ ple from V@@ al@@ par@@ a@@ is@@ o moved there , and they have been con@@ duc@@ ting Bible stu@@ dies with inter@@ ested pers@@ ons .
L@@ ON@@ G ag@@ o , the prophet Mal@@ ach@@ i was inspired to fore@@ tell a time when the conduct of God’s people would stand in dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c contr@@ ast with that of people who do not serve God .
However , the Bible does not say that mankind will never have good , ste@@ ad@@ y lead@@ er@@ ship .
Why did Jesus say : “ You will be wit@@ nesses of me ” ?
So , what will help us to do everything we can to be at our meetings ?
One time when we were wa@@ iting for a pl@@ ane that was d@@ el@@ a@@ yed , a woman asked me where I wor@@ ked .
Then the to@@ ne and sub@@ st@@ ance of our con@@ vers@@ ations will likely refle@@ ct that .
God has appointed Jesus to be the Ju@@ dge who will rest@@ ore justice to mankind . ​ — Read Isaiah 11 : 1 - 5 ; Acts 17 : 31 .
Eli@@ p@@ ha@@ z was tel@@ ling Job that Jehovah consi@@ ders no human righteous .
N@@ early 4@@ .@@ 5 milli@@ on disciples were baptized in the last 15 years ​ — an a@@ ver@@ age of more than 8@@ 00 a day .
She expla@@ ins : “ My left le@@ g is about three - and - a - half in@@ ches ( 9 c@@ m ) sh@@ or@@ ter than my right le@@ g .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Psalm 1@@ 16 : 15 as@@ sures us : “ P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous in the eyes of Jehovah is the death of his loyal ones . ”
Be an example in all your deal@@ ings , including in your priv@@ ate life .
Christian teaching invol@@ ves that the stud@@ ent learn person@@ ally to imitate God’s Son , Christ Jesus , and to teach others to do the same . ​ — John 15 : 10 .
Pro@@ ble@@ ms in provi@@ ding for one@@ ’s family , ill health , disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement over one@@ ’s fa@@ il@@ ings , or other fac@@ t@@ ors may contribu@@ te to feelings of do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ te@@ dness .
2 : 4 - 7 .
Like the apostle Paul , we can thro@@ w our bur@@ den@@ s on Jehovah in prayer .
The i@@ ma@@ ge was to be in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ated during a special cer@@ em@@ on@@ y attend@@ ed by high of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als who were expe@@ cted to bo@@ w down before the i@@ ma@@ ge at the s@@ oun@@ ding of an ar@@ ra@@ y of mu@@ si@@ cal in@@ str@@ um@@ ents .
And their wrong attitude led to their c@@ eas@@ ing to listen to Jesus .
How does Jehovah respon@@ d to wr@@ ong@@ doing ?
A fore@@ ign@@ er and an ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ent who did not become pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes were not under the Law and could use un@@ b@@ led dead ani@@ mal@@ s in vari@@ ous ways .
Jesus war@@ ned that if we do not hear , or accept , God’s Word “ with a fine and good heart , ” we will not “ re@@ tain ” it .
Re@@ g@@ arding B@@ as@@ il the Gre@@ at , the book The Fa@@ thers of the Greek Ch@@ urch states : “ His writ@@ ings show that he re@@ ta@@ ined a li@@ fel@@ ong in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with P@@ l@@ at@@ o , H@@ om@@ er , and the hist@@ ori@@ ans and r@@ he@@ t@@ ors , and they certainly influ@@ enced his st@@ y@@ le . . . .
To illustr@@ ate : Th@@ ink of a small child s@@ it@@ ting in the ba@@ ck@@ se@@ at of a ca@@ r , with his parents in fr@@ on@@ t .
As was the case with Jesus , how will loving righteousness and h@@ ating la@@ w@@ less@@ ness strengthen us ?
D@@ ru@@ g us@@ er : Go@@ do - F@@ o@@ to
E@@ very day , a Christian el@@ der sp@@ ent the af@@ ter@@ no@@ on with me , reading to me from the Bible and Bible public@@ ations , as well as rel@@ ating encourag@@ ing experi@@ ences .
The pri@@ ests and the people offered un@@ accep@@ table sacrific@@ es
How do we come to know Jehovah’s qualities more fully ?
It is our s@@ inc@@ ere hope that with guid@@ ance from God’s Word , you will be able to find true joy in all that you do .
Christian meetings of true worshi@@ p@@ ers o@@ pen and close with prayer .
E@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ Y year true Christians ob@@ serve the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al on the d@@ ate that cor@@ respon@@ ds to N@@ is@@ an 14 on the Hebrew cal@@ end@@ ar .
H@@ ist@@ ory has demonstr@@ ated bey@@ ond any doubt the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of what the Bible says : “ I well know , O Jehovah , that man@@ ’s way does not bel@@ ong to him .
Jehovah’s Witnesses in your commun@@ ity will be happy to ass@@ ist you in stud@@ ying the Bible so that you can inc@@ re@@ ase your knowledge of God , his Son , and His promises .
One day , two of Jehovah’s Witnesses vis@@ ited her at home and ans@@ wer@@ ed all her questions from the Scriptures .
Some in that v@@ il@@ la@@ ge were soon atten@@ ding congregation meetings .
The woman read that tr@@ act and then asked for a different one .
So he wr@@ ong@@ ly as@@ sum@@ ed that his problems were ca@@ used by God .
Just as body or@@ g@@ ans v@@ ary from one to the other , members of the congregation v@@ ary consider@@ ab@@ ly as to their char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s and a@@ bil@@ ities .
That in it@@ self does not make them happy .
The second is Gal@@ ati@@ ans 2 : 20 .
No@@ thing can se@@ par@@ ate the mission@@ aries from God’s love un@@ less they se@@ par@@ ate themselves from God .
( b ) How can knowledge of God’s person@@ ality benefit a Bible stud@@ ent ?
He doub@@ t@@ less became an en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic pre@@ ach@@ er of the good news in his home country . ​ — Acts 8 : 36 - 39 .
The true God is not material and cannot be seen or felt .
( b ) What took place first during the har@@ v@@ est se@@ as@@ on ?
When you face a t@@ est of integrity and exerc@@ ise faith , Jehovah will help you .
The fact is that no one is as spiritually well f@@ ed as we are .
For the past 18 years , I have lived by my@@ self , atten@@ ding meetings , preaching to others as I am able , and stud@@ ying God’s Word .
195@@ 6 : Ad@@ am@@ s S@@ tre@@ et pr@@ inter@@ y doub@@ led again when new building is er@@ e@@ cted at 7@@ 7 S@@ ands S@@ tre@@ et .
Acc@@ ording to this verse , two char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s of that re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous and un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant individu@@ al were that he was “ a g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on and a dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ d . ”
S@@ ad@@ ly , while I was there , my brother - in - law su@@ ffered two heart att@@ ac@@ ks and died .
Those influ@@ enced by this spirit ign@@ ore what they view as in@@ conven@@ i@@ ent par@@ ts of the Bible , pre@@ fer@@ ring in@@ stead human tra@@ di@@ tions and ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es .
And you keep at it day after day , year after year .
We show ourselves gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous by will@@ ingly for@@ giving even when we have “ a cause for com@@ pla@@ in@@ t against another . ”
On@@ ly red w@@ ine is a su@@ it@@ able sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of what the cu@@ p@@ ’s con@@ ten@@ ts re@@ present , that is , Jesus ’ shed blood .
The Christian F@@ am@@ ily
But she was des@@ per@@ ate .
Jehovah fully e@@ qu@@ ip@@ s us to do his will
We do not have to as@@ c@@ end “ into the heavens ” or j@@ our@@ ne@@ y “ to the other side of the se@@ a ” in order to learn what God expe@@ cts of us .
From the mi@@ dd@@ le of the f@@ our@@ th century , Christi@@ an@@ ity as@@ simil@@ ated the c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation of the w@@ in@@ ter sol@@ s@@ tice from the worship of Mi@@ thr@@ a , tur@@ ning it into the Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation .
Joseph evid@@ ently pon@@ der@@ ed the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of Mar@@ y’s be@@ coming a public spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ le .
Pe@@ ople who have no faith l@@ ack s@@ ound gu@@ i@@ ding principles .
Wor@@ king to ad@@ v@@ ance the inter@@ ests of God’s Kingdom is thus the most pur@@ po@@ se@@ ful end@@ e@@ av@@ or anyone can pur@@ sue .
Sh@@ ould we ex@@ pect the off@@ end@@ er to come to us and a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze ?
The Bible tel@@ ls us about someone who at@@ temp@@ ted to get help from the dead .
In D@@ ar@@ k D@@ ung@@ e@@ ons
“ P@@ or@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y ad@@ di@@ ction is so se@@ cre@@ tive and sh@@ am@@ e@@ ful that you feel you can@@ ’t ask for help .
When their efforts to help people are not appreci@@ ated or when they are re@@ je@@ cted or even persecu@@ ted , the Witnesses follow the apostle Paul’s counsel : “ Ke@@ ep on blessing those who persecu@@ te ; be blessing and do not be cur@@ sing . . .
His personal re@@ qu@@ est appe@@ ars toward the end of the book .
On the contr@@ ary , by rema@@ ining free from such vi@@ ces , the king will be able to “ ju@@ dge righte@@ ously and ple@@ ad the cause of the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted one and the po@@ or one . ” ​ — Proverbs 31 : 8 , 9 .
If not , what should we do to be heard by God ?
The Bible indic@@ ates that we are living in “ the last days ” of Satan’s rule .
Jeremiah explained : “ I wrote in a deed and af@@ fi@@ x@@ ed the se@@ al and took wit@@ nesses as I went we@@ igh@@ ing the money in the s@@ cal@@ es .
For with the me@@ asure that you are me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing out , they will me@@ asure out to you in return . ” ​ — Luke 6 : 38 .
M@@ ake Your Ad@@ van@@ c@@ ement M@@ ani@@ f@@ est , 8 / 1
K@@ le@@ in of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses ad@@ ds : “ At the same time that these pi@@ c@@ tures were being sh@@ own , there was an accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ment of very fine mu@@ si@@ c , such g@@ em@@ s as N@@ ar@@ c@@ is@@ su@@ s and H@@ um@@ o@@ res@@ ke . ”
After the ter@@ r@@ or@@ ist att@@ ac@@ ks , the commun@@ ity appe@@ ared sh@@ ak@@ en .
The Gre@@ ek@@ s did not origin@@ ate the ide@@ a of an under@@ world full of suffering sou@@ ls , for the Babyl@@ on@@ ians thought of “ the ne@@ ther world . . . as a place full of hor@@ r@@ ors , . . . pre@@ si@@ ded over by go@@ ds and dem@@ ons of great strength and fi@@ er@@ cen@@ ess . ”
E@@ spe@@ cially appro@@ pri@@ ate , then , is the apostle Paul’s counsel to Timothy : “ G@@ u@@ ard what is la@@ id up in trust with you , tur@@ ning away from the emp@@ ty spe@@ e@@ ches that viol@@ ate what is holy and from the cont@@ ra@@ dic@@ tions of the fal@@ sel@@ y called ‘ knowledge . ’ For making a show of such knowledge some have de@@ vi@@ ated from the faith . ” ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
By day the su@@ n it@@ self will not str@@ ike you , nor the mo@@ on by night . ”
“ D@@ ra@@ w close to God , ” the Bible ur@@ ges , “ and he will draw close to you . ” ​ — James 4 : 8 .
After the F@@ lood , Jehovah comman@@ ded people not to e@@ at or dr@@ ink blood .
Th@@ an@@ ks to Jehovah’s blessing , I am so happy making disciples , building Kingdom H@@ alls , and making new friends . ”
A Y@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ G woman nam@@ ed Ke@@ ik@@ o * has been one of Jehovah’s Witnesses for more than 20 years .
Not far from her , an ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted old la@@ dy who has travel@@ ed from the other end of the country stru@@ gg@@ les to keep her ti@@ red fe@@ et going .
If we person@@ ally have er@@ red seri@@ ously , it is eas@@ y to feel di@@ sh@@ ear@@ ten@@ ed while suffering the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of the mis@@ takes we have made .
He believ@@ ed , for example , that they could shed light on “ the proble@@ m of the an@@ ti@@ qu@@ ity of the name of the God of Israel . ”
As he read , he came ac@@ ro@@ ss Jesus ’ words concer@@ ning the si@@ gn of the last days .
Th@@ ink of it . Jesus , the second - high@@ est person in the uni@@ verse , con@@ sen@@ ted to become low@@ er than the angels , to be born a hel@@ pl@@ ess ba@@ by , to gro@@ w up sub@@ ject to imper@@ fect parents , and fin@@ ally to die like a des@@ p@@ ised cri@@ min@@ al .
• How powerful is the Devil ?
TH@@ E de@@ par@@ ture l@@ ou@@ ng@@ es at the inter@@ n@@ ational a@@ ir@@ por@@ ts in B@@ ris@@ ban@@ e and S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , were a@@ bu@@ z@@ z with more exc@@ it@@ ement than u@@ su@@ al .
In view of the vital information being pres@@ ented , we would do well to imp@@ ro@@ ve our po@@ wers of con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation at congregation meetings .
Jehovah con@@ dem@@ ned Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am for his apost@@ ate ways .
Acc@@ ording to one refer@@ ence work , a@@ ·@@ ga@@ ʹ@@ pe “ can be known only from the actions it prom@@ p@@ ts . ”
I knew that Jehovah wants me to ‘ return evil for evil to no one ’ and to ‘ be pe@@ ace@@ able with all men . ’ ”
In this inspired counsel , we see Jehovah’s love and mer@@ cy toward rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers .
In pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ing his judgment against Satan , Jehovah reve@@ aled a new expres@@ sion of his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , a means by which he would rest@@ ore peace and order to all his real@@ m .
Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th has benef@@ ited from the educ@@ ational pro@@ gra@@ m car@@ ri@@ ed on by Jehovah’s Witnesses in the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol .
* The pro@@ spe@@ ct of being re@@ un@@ ited with our loved ones who have died is appe@@ al@@ ing , to say the le@@ ast .
* But such in@@ conven@@ i@@ ences were wor@@ th the effort .
See O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ed to Do Jehovah’s Will , pages 1@@ 11 - 1@@ 12 .
At this conven@@ tion , 7@@ ,@@ 1@@ 36 sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed their dedic@@ ation to Jehovah by water im@@ mer@@ sion ​ — well over t@@ wi@@ ce the number baptized on the hist@@ ori@@ c occasi@@ on of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , as repor@@ ted in the Bible . ​ — Acts 2 : 4@@ 1 .
Fir@@ st , how can older ones help you@@ ng@@ er ones take on inc@@ reas@@ ed responsi@@ bility , and why is this important ?
9 : 30 - 34 ; 10 : 1 - 14 .
Li@@ fe , as Job was then experi@@ enc@@ ing it , was f@@ ra@@ ught with angu@@ ish and s@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
God’s holy spirit gu@@ ar@@ ded him from st@@ ating anything that was not true .
The other is : “ A husband is head of his wife as the Christ also is head of the congregation . ”
The bad con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of re@@ bel@@ li@@ on demonstr@@ ate that only Jehovah , the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn , has the right to rule and that only his rule is righteous .
A@@ n in@@ si@@ gh@@ t@@ ful husband takes no@@ te of his wi@@ fe@@ ’s feelings and tri@@ es to a@@ da@@ pt his appro@@ ach acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly .
This tra@@ ining streng@@ th@@ ened my faith and helped me draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah .
It affe@@ cts more than your relationship with your mate ; it affe@@ cts your very relationship with Jehovah God . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 7 .
“ For this purpose the Son of God was made man@@ i@@ f@@ est , nam@@ ely , to bre@@ ak up the works of the Devil . ”
The sa@@ d re@@ ality , though , is that some have allow@@ ed the love they first had for Bible truth to co@@ ol off .
Indeed , he sum@@ s up the feelings of the enti@@ re S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a Bethel family .
• What can help a person to keep al@@ co@@ ho@@ l in its place ?
9 : 22 , 23 ; 10 : 11 , 18 , 19 .
It is possible that there will be a similar ex@@ pan@@ sion of our preaching activ@@ ity .
“ We have brought nothing into the world , and ne@@ i@@ ther can we car@@ ry anything out .
Wh@@ ere Can You F@@ ind Tru@@ e S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al V@@ alu@@ es ?
They were , in fact , work@@ men@@ ’s fi@@ res bur@@ ning near the co@@ ast .
“ Do Not Ti@@ re O@@ u@@ t , ” 4 / 15 ‘ Do This in R@@ em@@ em@@ br@@ ance of M@@ e , ’ 12 / 15
After ob@@ serving what was taking place in Jerusalem and Juda@@ h , he felt com@@ p@@ el@@ led to ‘ com@@ pla@@ in ’ about what he saw .
The prophet Jeremiah pre@@ ached for years in un@@ pro@@ duc@@ tive ter@@ rit@@ ory .
Of course , we cannot liter@@ ally take Jehovah by the hand and walk with him .
M@@ or@@ n@@ ings at the ar@@ ena were dedic@@ ated to h@@ un@@ ts .
Li@@ fe is very sc@@ ary .
Then read Matthew 5 : 3 and offer a Bible study .
Jesus is saying that dis@@ ow@@ ning yourself and be@@ coming his follow@@ er is something you would want to do .
Jehovah op@@ ened her heart as Paul spoke on that occasi@@ on .
He experienced fir@@ s@@ th@@ and the human fam@@ il@@ y’s con@@ dition .
Even so , I went on reading ; I could see no har@@ m in it .
Even young ones not ra@@ ised by Christian parents should refle@@ ct on what ?
Lo@@ ok ! We pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ce happy those who have end@@ ur@@ ed . ” ​ — James 5 : 10 , 11 .
Y@@ ou@@ ng@@ er members of the congregation may be able to do more physi@@ c@@ ally because of their you@@ th@@ ful en@@ er@@ gy , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as older ones benefit the congregation great@@ ly because of their wisdom and experience .
( b ) How can you take the in@@ iti@@ ative in making friends ?
Let us consider three ways in which these men are wor@@ thy of imit@@ ation .
He said that love “ be@@ ars all things . ”
How does a hus@@ ban@@ d’s ab@@ s@@ ence af@@ fect his ability to fulf@@ ill his ro@@ le as family head ?
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : But what if in@@ stead of saying that I@@ ’@@ m str@@ ong@@ er , I claim@@ ed to be more hon@@ est than you ?
Our marriage continu@@ es to gro@@ w str@@ ong@@ er every day .
C@@ learly , is@@ su@@ es with in - la@@ ws can put st@@ ress on a marriage .
In the following we@@ ek@@ s , he was t@@ or@@ men@@ ted by ni@@ gh@@ t@@ ma@@ res , and he did not want to talk to anyone .
In what way did he exerc@@ ise faith in God’s promises ?
When about to minis@@ ter at the al@@ ta@@ r , pri@@ ests cu@@ st@@ om@@ ar@@ ily wa@@ shed their hands in water to cle@@ an@@ se themselves .
Then Jehovah ad@@ ds : “ On that day I will give Go@@ g a bu@@ ri@@ al place there in Israel . . . That is where they will bu@@ ry Go@@ g and all his hor@@ des . ”
To avoid that do@@ w@@ n@@ ward spi@@ r@@ al , we want to medit@@ ate on our blessings and regul@@ arly than@@ k Jehovah for the privilege we have of being his people . ​ — Read Psalm 27 : 4 .
Thus , the apostle Peter pre@@ ached to C@@ ap@@ pa@@ do@@ ci@@ an Jews after the out@@ p@@ our@@ ing of holy spirit .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of others have been persecu@@ ted , t@@ or@@ tur@@ ed , and even kil@@ led because they would not sto@@ p preaching the good news or ce@@ ase associ@@ ating with fellow believers at Christian meetings .
Even now , those who are des@@ pon@@ d@@ ent can draw comfort from the Scriptures .
But he could ​ — and did — ​ honor Jehovah with his li@@ ps !
In such a case , it is the Christi@@ an’s responsi@@ bility to deci@@ de what to do .
What happened next ? —
1@@ ,@@ 6@@ 32
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 12 , 10@@ 4
You Ha@@ ve Ca@@ use for Re@@ jo@@ ic@@ ing
What is more , Jesus was at times able to see c@@ learly into the future ​ — even th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years bey@@ ond his own day !
He gave the people “ want of bre@@ ad , ” “ with@@ held from [ them ] the do@@ w@@ n@@ p@@ our , ” stru@@ ck them with “ s@@ cor@@ ch@@ ing and mil@@ de@@ w , ” and sent among them “ a p@@ est@@ il@@ ence . ”
They also inclu@@ ded his gr@@ and@@ father Me@@ th@@ us@@ el@@ ah and his great - great - gr@@ and@@ father J@@ ared , who@@ se life over@@ la@@ pp@@ ed No@@ ah’s by 3@@ 6@@ 6 years .
( Read Isaiah 30 : 20 , 21 . )
In each example , we will id@@ enti@@ fy a Scriptural princi@@ ple that can help us make a wise decision .
At a sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent v@@ il@@ la@@ ge meeting , the par@@ am@@ ount c@@ hi@@ ef rul@@ ed that Jo@@ sua and his family de@@ part from the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge as out@@ ca@@ st@@ s .
Al@@ most 2@@ ,000 years later , Jehovah’s people still use the mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place to s@@ pre@@ ad the message of God’s Kingdom .
Un@@ der the direction of W@@ all@@ ace Li@@ ver@@ ance , G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol reg@@ ist@@ ra@@ r , the gra@@ du@@ ating stud@@ ents told how they had re@@ comm@@ ended themselves as God’s min@@ isters .
The Bible poin@@ te@@ dly tel@@ ls us that “ the sc@@ ene of this world is chang@@ ing . ”
The last por@@ t of call for the ship car@@ r@@ ying Paul was Fa@@ ir H@@ av@@ ens , on C@@ re@@ te .
Jesus f@@ ed the hu@@ ng@@ ry , heal@@ ed the si@@ ck , and set a fine example for all Christians
L@@ ater , though , Paul evid@@ ently recogn@@ ized that Mark had app@@ lied himself and would be a valu@@ able as@@ set to him .
C@@ R@@ I@@ MI@@ N@@ A@@ L IN@@ V@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ G@@ AT@@ I@@ ON@@ S EN@@ D W@@ I@@ T@@ H A T@@ W@@ I@@ S@@ T
Now you are truly known by him .
Indeed , their father , Adam , lived for ne@@ arly 3@@ 10 years after E@@ no@@ ch was born . ​ — Genesis 5 : 3 - 18 .
What a differ@@ ence between the go@@ d of this system of things and the God you are privile@@ ged to worship !
Do not as@@ su@@ me that your mate wants to be spo@@ ken to in the same man@@ ner that you are used to .
H@@ O@@ W do a@@ th@@ let@@ es re@@ ach their pe@@ ak per@@ for@@ man@@ ce ?
C@@ ha@@ p@@ ters and V@@ er@@ ses , No . 2
Un@@ like humans , who often learn by tri@@ al and er@@ ro@@ r , Jehovah always kno@@ ws the best possible way to act .
“ Jehovah Is G@@ u@@ arding All Those Lo@@ ving H@@ im ”
The S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t of the World ​ — Why So Per@@ va@@ sive ?
Jesus Christ said : “ Now this is the bas@@ is for judgment : that the light has come into the world , but men have loved the dar@@ k@@ ness rather than the light , for their works were wicked . ”
Un@@ c@@ le Bo@@ b ! ”
In fact , “ the form@@ er things [ will ] have pas@@ sed away . ”
At God’s comm@@ and , Abraham left his n@@ ative city , U@@ r , and went to H@@ ar@@ an .
J@@ O@@ H@@ N TH@@ E B@@ A@@ P@@ T@@ I@@ Z@@ E@@ R pre@@ ached “ baptism in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of rep@@ ent@@ ance . ”
F@@ eli@@ x did not change his ways , and Paul rema@@ ined in pris@@ on rather than try to si@@ des@@ te@@ p the leg@@ al pro@@ c@@ ess with a bri@@ be .
Re@@ g@@ arding the ad@@ vice found in this av@@ al@@ an@@ c@@ he of public@@ ations , one au@@ th@@ or said : “ Many new boo@@ ks mer@@ ely re@@ pe@@ at what has already been written . ”
Just before he died , why did Jesus say : “ It has been accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed ” ?
If you form@@ er@@ ly practic@@ ed another religion , how did you feel when God’s pur@@ pos@@ es were explained to you in the light of Scrip@@ ture or when teachings that were once difficult to understand were cl@@ ari@@ fied ?
It hon@@ ors God’s name , prote@@ cts the clean congregation , and may bring the wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er to his sen@@ ses . ​ — 4 / 15 , pages 29 - 30 .
All those expres@@ sions of love are a demonstr@@ ation of the ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary un@@ ity among Jehovah’s people . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 33 : 1 .
H@@ ere David re@@ vie@@ ws his for@@ ces as they pas@@ s by .
From the fore@@ going examples , we can see that pri@@ de may imp@@ ly a sense of deli@@ ght that comes from some act or pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of Ju@@ d@@ ges
R@@ em@@ ember , Jehovah said , ‘ I am with you . ’
But Jesus is a@@ ware that the rema@@ in@@ der of the “ h@@ our@@ s of da@@ y@@ light , ” or the time that God has al@@ lo@@ t@@ ted for his earthly ministry , is sh@@ ort .
E@@ ach of the Ger@@ man princi@@ p@@ alities ali@@ gn@@ ed it@@ self with ei@@ ther the Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant or the Ca@@ tho@@ lic faith .
L@@ ear@@ n With the H@@ ear@@ t
A king who rul@@ ed over ancient Israel for 40 years pra@@ ised God with these words : “ Jehovah is mer@@ ci@@ ful and com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , s@@ low to anger and a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in loyal love .
Jesus spoke com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ately to Peter
While he is listen@@ ing to all those prayers , Jehovah is also commun@@ ic@@ ating with the angels and direc@@ ting them .
Th@@ an@@ k you again for another ma@@ st@@ er@@ pi@@ e@@ ce . ” ​ — L@@ y@@ dia .
If any me@@ dic@@ ine to be pres@@ cri@@ bed may be made from blood pl@@ as@@ ma , red or wh@@ ite c@@ el@@ ls , or pl@@ at@@ ele@@ ts , ask :
But how would they preach “ in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth ” and give “ a witness to all the nations ” ? Wh@@ ere would the work@@ ers come from ?
Per@@ haps you have person@@ ally su@@ ffered as a vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m .
2@@ ,@@ 20@@ 1
What resul@@ ted from Solom@@ on@@ ’s dis@@ loy@@ al@@ ty to God ?
Ther@@ efore , we must work hard to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our affe@@ ctions and prote@@ ct our love and appreciation for spiritual ri@@ ches .
“ F@@ al@@ sel@@ y C@@ al@@ led ‘ K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge ’ ”
To them , Satan and the dem@@ ons are fic@@ tional char@@ ac@@ ters of no@@ vel@@ s , hor@@ ro@@ r mo@@ vi@@ es , and vi@@ de@@ o g@@ ames .
Christians learned to “ speak in ag@@ re@@ ement . ”
“ Just a little while longer , and the wicked one will be no more . . .
Those who car@@ ri@@ ed out his will would find great ple@@ asure in doing so .
Eng@@ l@@ ish Ju@@ ne 29 – Ju@@ ly 1 , Ju@@ ly 13 - 15
This time , he ro@@ se to gre@@ et me , sh@@ o@@ ok my hand , and said : “ It is a sh@@ ame you had to go through all of this .
He knew , for example , that Jehovah brought his people out of sla@@ very in Egy@@ pt and sa@@ ved them from the wr@@ ath of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s ar@@ my at the R@@ ed Se@@ a .
He now had to recogn@@ ize that what Jesus ’ followers were preaching was true .
C@@ learly , Samuel always kept bus@@ y , and during that 20 - year inter@@ val , he had much to do .
There wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t a lo@@ t of money about , and we all lived in and out of one ano@@ ther’s hous@@ es .
In Chris@@ tend@@ om le@@ i@@ ·@@ t@@ our@@ ·@@ gi@@ ʹ@@ a has given ris@@ e to the word “ li@@ tur@@ gy . ”
May we never allow that to ha@@ p@@ pen !
The following article will show hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves how Bible principles can help their marriage in one spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c are@@ a ​ — that of com@@ mit@@ ment .
However , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of scho@@ l@@ ars re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ing the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls find this view out of har@@ mony with the cont@@ ent of the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls themselves .
L@@ et@@ ’s see , then , why Jehovah feel@@ s h@@ ur@@ t when we don@@ ’t do what he says .
Some view these as a way to get to know people whom they would not o@@ ther@@ wise me@@ et .
S@@ how Lo@@ ve and R@@ es@@ pect by Con@@ tro@@ l@@ ling Your T@@ ong@@ ue
You too may enjoy the message of comfort found in God’s Word , the Bible .
His prophe@@ ci@@ es re@@ ach right down to our own time . ​ — Mat@@ t .
The Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s t@@ ree and the fi@@ gu@@ re of S@@ an@@ ta C@@ la@@ us are two str@@ ik@@ ing examples .
Why was King Sa@@ ul@@ ’s in@@ tend@@ ed sacrifice not accep@@ table to Jehovah ?
S@@ up@@ pose a young man is assign@@ ed to preach in an are@@ a where he is fai@@ r@@ ly well - known in the commun@@ ity but is not yet known as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
He real@@ ized that so@@ on@@ er or later , all whom he heal@@ ed would get si@@ ck again and all whom he resur@@ rec@@ ted would die again .
In his letter to the Eph@@ es@@ ians , chap@@ ter 4 , the apostle Paul spoke about avo@@ i@@ ding tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es toward di@@ sh@@ on@@ est st@@ at@@ ements , su@@ sta@@ ined w@@ ra@@ th@@ ful@@ ness , la@@ z@@ iness , and un@@ su@@ it@@ able spe@@ e@@ ch .
• How can you make your advan@@ c@@ ement man@@ i@@ f@@ est . . .
“ A@@ m I not an apostle ?
In a letter to King Ph@@ ili@@ p I@@ I , M@@ on@@ t@@ an@@ o wrote : “ M@@ ore is accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed here in one mon@@ th than in R@@ ome in a year . ”
She mentioned her Scriptural discus@@ sions to a friend , who then began to study the Bible with the Witnesses .
What a comfort it is to know that human suffering is temp@@ or@@ ary !
Jehovah pro@@ ves to be , or cho@@ o@@ ses to become , wh@@ atever is needed to make his righteous pur@@ pos@@ es and promises a re@@ ality .
Our show@@ ing com@@ pas@@ sion and kindness to all in the congregation may lead to what good resul@@ ts ?
Des@@ c@@ ent In@@ to An@@ ar@@ ch@@ y
In many plac@@ es , people feel ob@@ li@@ ged to give money and gi@@ f@@ ts to relati@@ ves and friends .
The G@@ esta@@ p@@ o d@@ ro@@ ve us to the tra@@ in st@@ ation at M@@ et@@ z .
Why did Jesus give cre@@ di@@ t to his heavenly Father ?
Le@@ ah called that son Si@@ me@@ on , meaning “ H@@ ear@@ ing . ”
One of the s@@ oun@@ ds me@@ ant that the people should me@@ et together .
This gives me a good conscience and f@@ ill@@ s my mind with positi@@ ve thoughts . ”
Un@@ less they rep@@ ent , they will lo@@ se their privilege as Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers .
The Israelites were called out , or sel@@ e@@ cted , to be “ Jehovah’s congregation , ” “ the congregation of the true God . ” ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 20 : 4 ; Ne@@ h@@ emiah 13 : 1 ; Jo@@ shua 8 : 35 ; 1 Samuel 17 : 4@@ 7 ; Mi@@ ca@@ h 2 : 5 .
19 : 24 , 30 .
Although Christians today are not requi@@ red to ob@@ serve the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , they must still present sacrific@@ es that are accep@@ table to Jehovah .
However , in 29 C.E . , Jesus appe@@ ared as the Messi@@ ah .
“ For just as in Adam all are d@@ ying , so also in the Christ all will be made ali@@ ve . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R .
“ I had never condu@@ cted a regul@@ ar Bible study and felt that D@@ or@@ is needed a more experienced sister to study with her , perhaps someone her own age . ”
Jehovah recogn@@ iz@@ es our li@@ mit@@ ations and circumstances , and he lo@@ ves us for our ear@@ n@@ est efforts to serve him .
Yes , we can imitate Jehovah’s ho@@ l@@ iness ; we can be clean before him , main@@ tain@@ ing our cha@@ st@@ ity .
S@@ IN@@ C@@ E l@@ ate May 20@@ 00 , milli@@ ons of do@@ ers of God’s word and their friends flo@@ cked to th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of lo@@ c@@ ations around the world to receive vital Bible educ@@ ation .
U@@ p@@ building mu@@ si@@ c and especially sing@@ ing song@@ s of praise to God will help a child to devel@@ op a heal@@ thy attitude that can pla@@ y an important ro@@ le in streng@@ th@@ ening his relationship with Jehovah .
M@@ ore Ch@@ ang@@ es of As@@ sign@@ ment
C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ T@@ R@@ Y O@@ F O@@ R@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ N : C@@ O@@ S@@ T@@ A R@@ I@@ C@@ A
We likely have received what ad@@ vice when we fac@@ ed a decision ?
H@@ ann@@ ah was another one who faith@@ fully kept the v@@ ow that she had made to Jehovah .
Ad@@ van@@ c@@ ing like an ar@@ my , the lo@@ cu@@ st@@ s sur@@ m@@ ount ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les , en@@ ter into hous@@ es , and de@@ v@@ our everything in their p@@ ath .
What brought Jehovah the most ple@@ asure was , not the material o@@ ffer@@ ings , but the willing spirit of those who thus supp@@ or@@ ted pu@@ re worship .
In the past , our public@@ ations explained the meaning of God’s name using Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 3 : 14 , which says : “ I Will Be@@ come What I C@@ ho@@ ose to Be@@ come . ”
Fir@@ st and fore@@ most , this means the inter@@ ests of Jehovah , the God he worshi@@ ps .
Be@@ fore she lost her son , she had been vis@@ iting a woman who@@ se son had died from le@@ u@@ k@@ em@@ ia .
Why is the use of questions a good teaching me@@ th@@ od ?
He@@ aled W@@ i@@ th@@ out Pa@@ in or C@@ o@@ st
Jehovah is here por@@ tra@@ yed as taking the sin@@ s of a rep@@ ent@@ ant wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er and thro@@ wing them be@@ h@@ ind H@@ im where He ne@@ i@@ ther se@@ es them nor takes no@@ tice of them any@@ more .
• What less@@ ons can we learn from Bar@@ u@@ ch ?
Re@@ g@@ arding his worshipp@@ ers who were being mis@@ tre@@ ated , God said : “ I have certainly seen the a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction of my people . . .
N@@ ever would elders want to di@@ min@@ ish the jo@@ y@@ ful view that all believers should have of their worship of Jehovah , “ the happy God . ” ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Jo@@ fr@@ é , another son , was married to the gr@@ and@@ daugh@@ ter of the king of N@@ ap@@ les .
When you care@@ fully apply the practic@@ al su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions pres@@ ented at the we@@ ek@@ ly Ser@@ vice Me@@ et@@ ing , you will ho@@ ne your preaching s@@ k@@ ill@@ s and ex@@ pl@@ ore new wit@@ ness@@ ing opportun@@ ities .
They should imitate Jesus ’ pati@@ ence with his disciples when they were pre@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with the question of who among them would become the great@@ est in the Kingdom .
In effect , Jesus was saying to his cr@@ iti@@ c@@ s : ‘ My Father and I are eng@@ ag@@ ed in the same ty@@ pe of work .
Let us therefore pray for Jehovah’s help so that we do not w@@ an@@ der from his or@@ ders but remain in divine light . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 1@@ 11 , 1@@ 12 .
Jehovah God is very much inter@@ ested in people who come to him : “ O if only you would ac@@ tually pa@@ y attention to my comman@@ d@@ ments !
Although the A@@ nt@@ wer@@ p P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t had pa@@ p@@ al appro@@ val and A@@ ri@@ as M@@ on@@ t@@ an@@ o had a well - deser@@ ved re@@ pu@@ tation as an hon@@ or@@ able scho@@ la@@ r , he was den@@ oun@@ ced to the In@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ on .
T@@ R@@ Y to i@@ magine the difficult and ti@@ ring bat@@ tle between the Israel@@ ite sol@@ di@@ ers , led by Ju@@ dge G@@ ide@@ on , and their enem@@ ies .
Peter pointed out that they were suffering , not for com@@ mit@@ ting any mis@@ de@@ e@@ ds , but for being who they were .
Y@@ ou@@ ths in the Christian congregation are preci@@ ous in the eyes of Jehovah , who lo@@ ves them de@@ arly and gives them his prote@@ ction , guid@@ ance , and blessing .
When , with divine appro@@ val , Jac@@ o@@ b claim@@ ed what was his and ob@@ ta@@ ined the blessing me@@ ant for his brother , E@@ sa@@ u fle@@ w into a v@@ enge@@ ful ra@@ ge .
Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah were ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary in end@@ uring t@@ ests and in exerc@@ ising faith in God’s promises .
F@@ al@@ se prophe@@ ts would be ac@@ tive , but the good news of God’s Kingdom would be pre@@ ached worl@@ d@@ wide .
When they call on their neigh@@ b@@ ors with the good news from the Bible , they do so in a spirit of love , doing to others what they would want done to themselves .
Par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 16 : Daniel 12 : 3 states that “ the ones having in@@ sight [ anointed Christians ] will shin@@ e like the b@@ righ@@ t@@ ness of the ex@@ pan@@ se . ”
The teach@@ er was so dis@@ tur@@ bed by what she read that she cri@@ ed out , “ What is this world coming to ? ”
As reason@@ ing cre@@ atu@@ res , we are ca@@ pa@@ ble of see@@ ing it .
So how might we apply this to ourselves ?
It will also strengthen our res@@ ol@@ ve to use our time wis@@ ely while we wa@@ it confid@@ ently for Jehovah’s sal@@ vation .
1 : 5 - 11 ​ — Who are the four living cre@@ atu@@ res ?
S@@ no@@ w@@ c@@ app@@ ed m@@ oun@@ tain pe@@ ak@@ s , some of them more than 2@@ 1@@ ,000 fe@@ et [ 6@@ ,@@ 4@@ 00 m ] high , give bir@@ th to most of the 25 ri@@ v@@ ers that fe@@ ed T@@ iti@@ c@@ ac@@ a .
But it was apost@@ as@@ y for an Israel@@ ite to turn away from Jehovah and worship a false go@@ d .
Now Timothy was following this d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic and faithful man on a j@@ our@@ ne@@ y that would take him h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of mil@@ es from home .
Because of pol@@ itical up@@ he@@ a@@ val and e@@ con@@ om@@ ic difficul@@ ties , they had to leave their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and .
By our medit@@ ating on the mar@@ vel@@ ous way that Jehovah has deal@@ t with his people , both past and present , we gain greater confidence in his ability to car@@ ry out his will and purpose in the future .
How@@ l , you in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of M@@ ak@@ t@@ es@@ h , for all the people who are tra@@ des@@ men have been s@@ il@@ enced ; all those we@@ igh@@ ing out s@@ il@@ ver have been cu@@ t off . ’ ”
He was promised a future . The message to the prophet Daniel continued : “ You will stand up for your lo@@ t at the end of the days . ”
TH@@ E Bi@@ bli@@ cal account about re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in the gar@@ den of E@@ den is well - known .
Their ro@@ y@@ al ro@@ ad , or ma@@ in high@@ way , st@@ re@@ t@@ ched more than 3@@ ,000 mil@@ es [ 5@@ ,000 k@@ m ] through the An@@ de@@ an high@@ lands , while a par@@ al@@ le@@ l ro@@ ad r@@ an some 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 4@@ ,000 k@@ m ] along the P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c C@@ o@@ ast .
The talk moved me to te@@ ars .
After serving those si@@ x months , I was sent back to pris@@ on for an ad@@ di@@ tional four months .
No@@ tice how 2 Corinthians 1 : 19 , 20 ans@@ wers : “ The Son of God , Christ Jesus , who was pre@@ ached among you . . . , did not become Yes and yet No , but Yes has become Yes in his case .
We always had a regul@@ ar family study .
If you do , you are not al@@ one .
The princi@@ p@@ al part of that se@@ ed proved to be Christ Jesus .
• Th@@ r@@ ough whom did the holy spirit reve@@ al deep tru@@ ths in the first century ?
The A@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ ph@@ a are accepted by the Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch as part of the inspired Bible can@@ on , but these boo@@ ks are re@@ je@@ cted by Jews and Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ants .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ less Israelites ‘ came to an end in God’s anger . ’
Jehovah’s holy spirit ​ — his ac@@ tive for@@ ce — ​ can effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely ro@@ o@@ t out un@@ clean “ fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res ” and des@@ tru@@ ctive d@@ om@@ in@@ ation by our sin@@ ful flesh .
( 5 ) R@@ app@@ ene@@ ck@@ er , G .
In it I had dis@@ co@@ vered that God has a name .
An@@ y contribu@@ tions they make for those in need should be vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary , mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love for God and for fellow humans . ​ — Mark 12 : 28 - 31 .
• What should be the mo@@ tiv@@ ation for true worship ?
And he se@@ ized the dra@@ g@@ on , the origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent , who is the Devil and Satan , and b@@ ound him for a th@@ ous@@ and years . And he h@@ ur@@ led him into the ab@@ y@@ ss and shu@@ t it and se@@ aled it over him , that he might not mis@@ lead the nations any@@ more until the th@@ ous@@ and years were ended . ”
He was dead , but his st@@ ory was far from fin@@ i@@ shed .
Now even better news ! There is ir@@ refu@@ table evidence that we are living in “ the last days . ”
Their children com@@ ment : “ Ha@@ ving a knowledge of more than one language is an as@@ set .
Such min@@ isters may hum@@ bly have to cop@@ e with the difficult t@@ ask of lear@@ ning a new language in order to be of better service to those with whom they want to share the good news .
But I don@@ ’t see how this shows that God’s Kingdom began rul@@ ing in 1914 .
J@@ im told me that he had been stud@@ ying with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
F@@ am@@ ily op@@ position now foc@@ used on me as I de@@ f@@ ended the beli@@ ef@@ s of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Even though you may experience some fin@@ an@@ cial lo@@ ss com@@ pared with those who with@@ hold pa@@ y@@ ment or even c@@ he@@ at on their ta@@ x@@ es , you can r@@ ely on God’s promise to care for his loyal servants .
If the da@@ ily text de@@ als direc@@ tly with the preaching activ@@ ity , it may be read and bri@@ ef@@ ly discus@@ sed .
They are held in Eng@@ l@@ ish , al@@ though public@@ ations in H@@ in@@ di , Mal@@ a@@ y@@ al@@ am , Mar@@ a@@ th@@ i , P@@ un@@ j@@ abi , T@@ am@@ il , T@@ elu@@ g@@ u , and U@@ r@@ du are also being used .
Jesus ’ example teach@@ es hus@@ ban@@ ds that Christian he@@ ad@@ ship is not a position of har@@ s@@ h d@@ om@@ in@@ ation . Rather , it is one mar@@ ked by respect and self - sacrific@@ ing love .
V@@ er@@ y likely , we feel un@@ com@@ for@@ table around a con@@ st@@ ant mu@@ r@@ mu@@ re@@ r and try to dist@@ ance ourselves from him .
‘ B@@ less@@ ings Are for R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous ’ , 7 / 15
A L@@ et@@ ter From Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r
W@@ ell , what has held him back from giving his life to Jehovah in dedic@@ ation ?
What was most important to him was that the temple be buil@@ t .
This is especially true of young ones who are being ra@@ ised in Christian famili@@ es .
• How can one de@@ al with the proble@@ m of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l a@@ bu@@ se ?
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : Th@@ ink again of your mother .
“ I was not doing anything wrong , ” she said , “ but my heart was not ab@@ la@@ ze with the desire to serve Jehovah .
It bel@@ ong@@ ed to the young man , who was c@@ learly a po@@ li@@ ce@@ man determined to ar@@ rest H@@ er@@ ber@@ t .
The things he fore@@ told would be ful@@ filled in a gr@@ an@@ der way in the dist@@ ant future .
From mor@@ ality to work e@@ th@@ ic and from the tra@@ ining of children to the worship of God , the Bible om@@ its nothing important .
A@@ m@@ ong other things , you can learn more about “ the good news of the Kingdom of God , ” including how it will eli@@ min@@ ate govern@@ ment cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion .
After lear@@ ning P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese , I was assign@@ ed to do cir@@ cu@@ it work in Ri@@ o G@@ ran@@ de do S@@ ul , a st@@ ate in sou@@ ther@@ n B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
At times , though , our assign@@ ments may change .
We are also encoura@@ ged by the th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of brothers and sisters who have come from over 30 coun@@ tri@@ es to serve in this land .
Do you make opportun@@ ities to re@@ ach men with the good news ?
If a person has a strong desire for al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ ages , he might jus@@ ti@@ fy regul@@ ar dr@@ in@@ king .
We felt that no one could answer those questions .
Jehovah has dra@@ wn to Christ 14@@ 4@@ ,000 who will be Jesus ’ jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s in the heavenly Kingdom .
9 , 10 . ( a ) How can we gu@@ ard against being dec@@ ei@@ ved by apost@@ ates ?
Today , Jehovah uses a small group of anointed ones to teach his people and war@@ n others before the great tri@@ bul@@ ation star@@ ts .
This may s@@ ound very ba@@ si@@ c , but the truth is that “ faith is not a pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of all people . ”
A@@ c@@ tually , pati@@ ence is important for all Christians .
That evidence is all around us .
The Bible has been a s@@ ource of help to Jehovah’s faithful servants for many cen@@ tu@@ ries .
This ad@@ vice had a pro@@ found effect on T@@ ol@@ mina , one of Mar@@ th@@ a@@ ’s Bible stud@@ ents who was baptized in the early 19@@ 60 ’ s .
The apostle called out : “ Do not h@@ ur@@ t yourself , for we are all here ! ”
That Se@@ ed proved to be the Messi@@ ah , or Christ .
A Witness c@@ all@@ ing back on inter@@ ested people me@@ t the son of a woman who had pre@@ vi@@ ously sh@@ own interest and explained that he was concer@@ ned about how the neigh@@ b@@ ors were doing after the rec@@ ent tra@@ ge@@ dy .
In what ways were the Israelites organiz@@ ed well ?
This verse re@@ a@@ ds : “ T@@ ra@@ in up a bo@@ y according to the way for him ; even when he gro@@ ws old he will not turn asi@@ de from it . ”
“ We lived in an a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned house along with sever@@ al other d@@ ro@@ p@@ ou@@ ts who were inter@@ ested in E@@ ast@@ er@@ n religi@@ ons .
Gen@@ u@@ ine Christian shepher@@ ds ref@@ ra@@ in from tr@@ ying to make themselves ma@@ st@@ ers over the faith of others .
Some inter@@ pre@@ t this po@@ em as a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of the an@@ nu@@ al c@@ y@@ c@@ le of the se@@ as@@ ons during which life - giving ra@@ ins are over@@ come by the t@@ or@@ ri@@ d he@@ at of sum@@ m@@ er and return in the a@@ utu@@ m@@ n .
Bet@@ ra@@ yed and A@@ ban@@ d@@ oned !
On F@@ ri@@ day mor@@ ning , O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 2 , 1914 , Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l , who took the lead at that time among the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , st@@ ro@@ de into the din@@ ing ro@@ om at Bethel in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k .
Al@@ so , as we consider@@ ed in par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 12 , Jesus ’ ‘ arri@@ ving ’ mentioned at Matthew 25 : 31 ref@@ ers to that same future time of judgment .
So King Solomon of ancient Israel , a writ@@ er of Proverbs , r@@ he@@ t@@ or@@ ic@@ ally as@@ ks : “ Why should you , my son , be in an e@@ c@@ st@@ as@@ y with a str@@ ange woman or em@@ br@@ ace the bo@@ som of a fore@@ ign woman ? ” ​ — Proverbs 5 : 20 .
May we , like E@@ no@@ ch , walk with God , al@@ though we live in tur@@ bul@@ ent times .
If they obe@@ yed God and his la@@ ws , they would continue to live in per@@ fe@@ ction in a par@@ adise .
Will God’s Kingdom Me@@ an Go@@ od Ne@@ ws for You ?
N@@ ine min@@ ers were tra@@ pp@@ ed in an a@@ ir po@@ c@@ ke@@ t 2@@ 40 fe@@ et [ 7@@ 3 m ] under@@ gr@@ ound .
“ Ha@@ ve rel@@ ations with her , that she may give bir@@ th upon my k@@ ne@@ es and that I , even I , may get children from her . ” ​ — Genesis 30 : 2 , 3 .
He lo@@ ves these women for their loy@@ al@@ ty and their efforts to cre@@ ate a spiritual en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment in the home . ​ — 2 Samuel 22 : 26 ; Proverbs 14 : 1 .
Christians are ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed to ‘ encoura@@ ge one another , ’ inc@@ iting fellow members of the congregation to “ love and fine works . ”
You can also no@@ te that the Bible does not say how many ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers there were .
We live in the time of the fin@@ al “ king ” mentioned at Revelation 17 : 9 - 11 .
I was young and ide@@ al@@ is@@ tic and tend@@ ed to ex@@ pect per@@ fe@@ ction from my@@ self as well as others .
Is our love li@@ mit@@ ed to our family and our bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od ?
The dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c inc@@ re@@ ase in wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and viol@@ ence since 1914 sign@@ als that God will soon put Satan and the dem@@ ons out of action .
He b@@ es@@ e@@ e@@ ched God : “ Gi@@ ve me now wisdom and knowledge that I may go out before this people and that I may come in . ” ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 1 : 10 .
Of course , Adam and E@@ ve were only the first humans to pur@@ sue a course of dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
But they cho@@ se to come together to pray and encoura@@ ge one another during that difficult time .
John den@@ ies being the Christ .
See The Watchtower , No@@ v@@ ember 15 , 20@@ 10 , pages 12 - 16 ; Ju@@ ly 15 , 200@@ 4 , pages 21 - 23 .
We learned how he has deal@@ t with mankind , not ca@@ sting us off when sin first in@@ va@@ ded the human family , but taking st@@ ep@@ s to re@@ de@@ em us .
When the w@@ ind d@@ ri@@ ves the wa@@ ves toward the be@@ am , or the side , of the ship , it is known as a be@@ am se@@ a .
Does the discus@@ sion quic@@ k@@ ly ve@@ er off course and deter@@ i@@ or@@ ate into a v@@ ol@@ le@@ y of in@@ sul@@ ts and acc@@ us@@ ations ?
A close relationship with him was my li@@ fel@@ ine .
Eng@@ l@@ ish has fi@@ x@@ ed v@@ ow@@ el let@@ ters , making such a word sear@@ ch far more difficult and re@@ stri@@ ctive .
But we must be care@@ ful that we do not star@@ t to desire a lo@@ t of money or a jo@@ b that makes us feel important .
Then , before you go to the Kingdom H@@ all , appro@@ ach Jehovah in prayer and spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally pet@@ iti@@ on him to give you the courage to give a com@@ ment .
Like its rul@@ er , the world today man@@ i@@ fes@@ ts evil tra@@ its that inclu@@ de sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness and pri@@ de .
For more information on C@@ y@@ ri@@ l Lu@@ car@@ is , see The Watchtower , F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 15 , 20@@ 00 , pages 26 - 9 .
I had heard that an an@@ te@@ ater can ris@@ e up and k@@ ill a man with its powerful fore@@ ar@@ ms .
The Law as a Tu@@ t@@ or
This is especially important when there is no spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c comm@@ and in the Bible .
How do Christians view tri@@ als and suffering ?
N@@ ever should we view as accep@@ table or har@@ m@@ less en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment that prom@@ o@@ tes har@@ m@@ ful ide@@ as . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 37 .
What a joy it was to see 50 people from that small v@@ il@@ la@@ ge present at this special ev@@ ent !
W@@ i@@ th@@ in the congregation , they also eng@@ age in who@@ les@@ ome activities and find good friends ​ — fac@@ t@@ ors that contribu@@ te to a satis@@ f@@ ying and mean@@ ing@@ ful life .
The Bible provi@@ des such an answer .
The Messi@@ ah’s fun@@ ction is so vital that his arri@@ val and life are the foc@@ us of Bible prophecy .
( See the bo@@ x . )
Be “ F@@ ul@@ l - G@@ ro@@ wn in P@@ ow@@ ers of Un@@ der@@ standing ”
Con@@ t@@ act was made with some Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents in K@@ har@@ ko@@ v , now a ma@@ j@@ or city in U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine , and the resul@@ ting war@@ m ex@@ change brought te@@ ars of joy to their eyes .
Rather , “ teaching is a continu@@ ous pro@@ c@@ ess , which par@@ tly pre@@ ce@@ des baptism . . . and par@@ tly fol@@ lo@@ ws baptism . ”
“ Let the peace of the Christ control in your hearts . . .
In some coun@@ tri@@ es , about half of the people who mar@@ ry ev@@ en@@ tually div@@ or@@ ce .
The Son thus came to know his Fa@@ ther’s thoughts , feelings , and ways .
By using a s@@ inc@@ ere , en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic appro@@ ach , we show people that we value and love what we have learned from God’s Word . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 9@@ 7 , 10@@ 5 .
A mem@@ ori@@ al talk for Bro@@ ther P@@ i@@ er@@ ce was given at Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n Bethel on S@@ atur@@ day , Mar@@ ch 22 , 20@@ 14 , by Mark S@@ an@@ der@@ son , a fellow member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
As@@ k yourself : ‘ Is my for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess within re@@ ach of people who have wr@@ ong@@ ed me , even re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly ?
The psalmist said : “ The righteousness of your remin@@ ders is to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ” ​ — P@@ s .
S@@ aku@@ r@@ a now ser@@ ves as a regul@@ ar pioneer and no longer feel@@ s l@@ on@@ ely .
And what about those serving as minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants ?
Y@@ ou@@ ng@@ er ones , be wise and draw on this s@@ ource of knowledge as you would draw up water from a deep well . ​ — Pro@@ v .
I@@ ts counsel is tim@@ eless , and those who care@@ fully follow it will lead succ@@ ess@@ ful and happy lives .
She did not w@@ atch from the si@@ d@@ el@@ ines , wa@@ iting for the din@@ ner to bre@@ ak up .
God’s Gre@@ at Wor@@ ks and His Q@@ u@@ alities
The accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment of Jehovah’s will was of par@@ am@@ ount import@@ ance to Jesus , even if it me@@ ant that he had to su@@ ff@@ er .
Jesus ’ P@@ ati@@ ence and Af@@ fe@@ ction
As told by El@@ va G@@ j@@ er@@ de
Is that your fir@@ m res@@ ol@@ ve ?
Des@@ pite his we@@ al@@ th , he lived a life filled with hear@@ t@@ bre@@ ak , tra@@ ge@@ dy , and s@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
P@@ R@@ A@@ Y@@ E@@ R and Bible study are ess@@ enti@@ al fe@@ atu@@ res of true worship .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 4 , 5 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 21 - 29
He had pl@@ an@@ ned to get married in O@@ c@@ to@@ ber .
All Christians may also benefit from the ma@@ in ev@@ ent in Jesus ’ par@@ able .
In re@@ ality , though , it would have been an imp@@ ro@@ per , ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant act that would not have had God’s appro@@ val and support .
We d@@ ressed ca@@ su@@ ally for the occasi@@ on , and a group of vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant attend@@ ants sto@@ od gu@@ ard at str@@ ate@@ gi@@ c poin@@ ts .
You cannot read hearts , but with God’s help you can exerc@@ ise in@@ sight .
“ I became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses just as I was comple@@ ting d@@ ent@@ al school , ” Ke@@ ith rel@@ ates .
Still , in all these c@@ as@@ es , Jehovah direc@@ ted your attention to his Word so that you could ad@@ just your inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations .
So he may feel that he is a@@ bo@@ ve the direction and counsel of fellow Christians , the elders , or even God’s organization .
Con@@ tri@@ bu@@ tions , then , are an evidence of our love for Jehovah and of our desire to ad@@ v@@ ance true worship .
R@@ E@@ C@@ R@@ E@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N and EN@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ T@@ A@@ IN@@ M@@ EN@@ T
Com@@ men@@ ting on the life - st@@ y@@ le of a wa@@ y@@ ward woman , the wise king continu@@ es : “ H@@ er fe@@ et are des@@ cen@@ ding to death . H@@ er very st@@ ep@@ s take hold on S@@ he@@ ol it@@ self .
I had to stay in the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al for a few days , and many Witnesses vis@@ ited me , kin@@ dly provi@@ ding all that I needed .
How true this is of imper@@ fect humans !
The Go@@ spe@@ l account repor@@ ts : “ Jehovah’s ang@@ el appe@@ ared to him in a dre@@ am , saying : ‘ Joseph , son of David , do not be af@@ ra@@ id to take M@@ ary your wife home , for that which has been be@@ go@@ t@@ ten in her is by holy spirit .
We have Jehovah’s as@@ sur@@ ance that the end of this system of things will come right on sc@@ he@@ du@@ le !
I@@ magine how thr@@ il@@ led they were when Jesus ans@@ wer@@ ed their question : “ What will be the si@@ gn of your pres@@ ence and of the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ? ”
; S@@ m@@ ith , N .
Such ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers as Ph@@ ili@@ p and his daugh@@ ters have jo@@ y@@ ful mo@@ der@@ n - day coun@@ ter@@ par@@ ts
Jesus said : “ H@@ app@@ y are you when people re@@ pro@@ ach you and persecu@@ te you and l@@ y@@ ingly say every s@@ ort of wicked thing against you for my s@@ ake .
While making such a move may not be possible for most of us , all of us can imitate Mark in another important way .
Ther@@ efore , when you are at school among ones who are not fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah , do not be over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by their attitu@@ des .
Indeed , we should be determined to satis@@ fy our spiritual need , for we cannot stand al@@ one and ap@@ ar@@ t from God .
A@@ vo@@ id making decisions for others . ​ — 3 / 15 , pages 7 - 9 .
A Christian may beg@@ in to have r@@ om@@ an@@ tic feelings for someone who does not love Jehovah , thinking that a su@@ it@@ able mate cannot be found among true Christians .
No@@ thing seem@@ ed important any@@ more . ”
It is a hist@@ ory mar@@ ked by integrity and by ze@@ al for Jehovah’s worship .
With very few exc@@ ep@@ tions , our Christian brothers cho@@ se to remain in God’s love , being willing to face death if necess@@ ary .
When we serve Jehovah out of love and with an appreci@@ ative heart , “ he be@@ comes [ toward us ] the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ”
A Ch@@ ange Ca@@ used by A@@ do@@ p@@ tion
Thus , my relati@@ ves su@@ gg@@ ested that I stay in their home while they sear@@ ched for two of the brothers who lived in Ti@@ ran@@ ë and brought them to me .
One who is me@@ ek hum@@ bly accep@@ ts God’s standards in all as@@ pe@@ cts of his personal life ; he does not in@@ s@@ ist on going by his own vie@@ ws or by other pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s op@@ in@@ i@@ ons .
Jesus ’ per@@ fe@@ ction did not make him h@@ y@@ per@@ cr@@ itical or ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant and over@@ be@@ aring toward the imper@@ fect , sin - la@@ den people among whom he lived and pre@@ ached .
( b ) How does the coming att@@ ack af@@ fect you ?
In any ev@@ ent , spiritually - min@@ ded H@@ ann@@ ah se@@ ek@@ s peace by tur@@ ning to Jehovah in prayer .
When asked what moved him to return to Jehovah and His people after such a long time , he rep@@ lied that the stand that his family took affe@@ cted him .
“ I really deli@@ ght in the law of God according to the man I am within , ” he wrote , “ but I b@@ eho@@ ld in my members another law war@@ ring against the law of my mind and le@@ ading me cap@@ tive to sin@@ ’s law that is in my members . ”
Th@@ r@@ ough your faith you can be among those like Paul , La@@ ur@@ a , and Mar@@ í@@ a .
To me , she is like the H@@ op@@ e Di@@ am@@ ond ​ — but I don@@ ’t have to hope in this case . I married her !
After God has cle@@ ans@@ ed our g@@ lo@@ be of those who op@@ pose him , “ the earth will certainly be filled with the knowledge of Jehovah . ”
M@@ ary , G@@ la@@ d@@ ys , and G@@ r@@ ace
All of them would follow “ one shepher@@ d . ”
It was a mi@@ gh@@ ty city with ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent p@@ al@@ ac@@ es and temp@@ les , bro@@ ad st@@ re@@ e@@ ts , and mas@@ sive w@@ alls .
Th@@ r@@ ough his prophet Isaiah , Jehovah told the Israelites : “ The thoughts of you people are not my thoughts , nor are my ways your ways . ”
Li@@ fe was simp@@ le .
What , though , is the bas@@ is of the resurrection hope ?
As a result of Pet@@ er@@ ’s spirit - inspired message , about three th@@ ous@@ and pers@@ ons “ em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed his word hear@@ t@@ ily ” and got baptized .
• P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ te commun@@ ic@@ ation with do@@ ct@@ ors and relati@@ ves
Li@@ ving according to Bible standards simp@@ li@@ fi@@ es your life .
Who is the S@@ ource of true happiness , and how did King David draw attention to this fact ?
God’s faithful worshi@@ p@@ ers know that Christ’s M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn is im@@ min@@ ent .
He made them “ to be a name and a praise among all the pe@@ op@@ les . ”
Rather , we are God’s cre@@ ation , made in his own i@@ ma@@ ge .
Some of us have sto@@ od face - to - face with gi@@ ant challeng@@ es , but with full reli@@ ance on Jehovah , we took on those “ Go@@ li@@ a@@ ths ” and con@@ qu@@ ered them .
F@@ ur@@ ther help resul@@ ted from close associ@@ ation with those who were already Jehovah’s Witnesses , working hard to do God’s will .
( a ) Ab@@ out what did Jesus fore@@ war@@ n his followers ?
Since Bro@@ ther M@@ ac@@ mil@@ l@@ an was in char@@ ge during Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l@@ ’s fin@@ al preaching t@@ our , a brother re@@ mar@@ ked to him : “ Ma@@ c , you have a strong ch@@ ance of get@@ ting in yourself .
Al@@ low time for your friends and family to ad@@ just .
S@@ tun@@ g by his re@@ je@@ ction , she acc@@ used him of at@@ temp@@ ted ra@@ pe .
This example illustr@@ ates that we should never lo@@ se sight of the in@@ t@@ ent and spirit of Jehovah’s principles .
How that man rejo@@ ic@@ ed when he found it !
There , in 19@@ 13 , his parents became Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then called .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es cho@@ o@@ sing the right associ@@ ations , what must you do to ‘ tra@@ in yourself with godly devo@@ tion as your a@@ im ’ ?
As a teach@@ er , though , Jesus man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted love in two ad@@ di@@ tional ways .
Thus , love of Jesus should mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to witness about the truth and ob@@ serve the other things that Jesus comman@@ ded .
Why , though , did God offer the life of his Son as a gift for the world ?
What is re@@ pres@@ ented by the ir@@ on leg@@ s of the im@@ men@@ se i@@ ma@@ ge ?
“ C@@ A@@ N a man be of use to God ?
Jesus ’ Bi@@ r@@ th ​ — How It B@@ r@@ ings Pe@@ ace
With pati@@ ence and determin@@ ation , Bro@@ ther Ma@@ the@@ ak@@ is helped organiz@@ e the group and ass@@ is@@ ted them to ac@@ qui@@ re a better understanding of the Scriptures .
In the s@@ pr@@ ing of 195@@ 7 , an opportunity op@@ ened up for us to move to S@@ tu@@ t@@ t@@ gar@@ t , W@@ est Ger@@ many .
What war@@ ning regarding dec@@ ep@@ tive teachings should we he@@ ed ?
If we tre@@ at others mer@@ ci@@ fully , they are likely to respon@@ d in kind .
Does he care about me as an individu@@ al ? ’
Yes , and there are fi@@ sh@@ er@@ men , br@@ ing@@ ing in ne@@ ts full of f@@ ish from the A@@ t@@ l@@ an@@ tic O@@ ce@@ an and from sever@@ al large ri@@ v@@ ers that w@@ ind through the country .
That was a won@@ dr@@ ous work , pre@@ serving righteous ones and destro@@ ying the ho@@ p@@ el@@ ess@@ ly wicked . ​ — Genesis 19 : 24 .
But the vo@@ ice told him : “ You sto@@ p c@@ all@@ ing de@@ fil@@ ed the things God has cle@@ ans@@ ed . ”
To worship God accep@@ ta@@ bly , we must have his spirit and be gu@@ i@@ ded by it .
Although David is fac@@ ed with Ab@@ sal@@ om@@ ’s tre@@ ach@@ er@@ y and the dis@@ loy@@ al@@ ty of so many others , he s@@ ings : “ I shall not be af@@ ra@@ id of ten th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of people who have set themselves in ar@@ ra@@ y against me r@@ ound about .
See the article “ D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to God ​ — What Does Jehovah As@@ k of U@@ s ? ”
Be@@ fore be@@ coming Christ’s followers , some had good pro@@ spe@@ cts as far as pres@@ ti@@ ge and we@@ al@@ th were concer@@ ned .
What may have prom@@ p@@ ted the question about the great@@ est comman@@ d@@ ment ? TH@@ E question was evid@@ ently ho@@ tly dis@@ pu@@ ted among the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es of Jesus ’ day .
It means that God has a set time when he will act in such a way as “ to ga@@ ther all things together again in the Christ , the things in the heavens and the things on the earth . ”
In@@ ter@@ ven@@ tion the N@@ or@@ m ?
He as@@ ks the el@@ der to help him find a do@@ ct@@ or who will co@@ op@@ er@@ ate on the matter of blood .
He accepted God’s cor@@ rection , made a re@@ tr@@ action , and rep@@ ented .
Yet , we are not un@@ certain about what we believe and what we ex@@ pect of the future .
Per@@ secu@@ tion , po@@ or health , or gr@@ in@@ ding po@@ ver@@ ty can sever@@ ely t@@ est their faith , especially when the tri@@ als continue year after year .
Rus@@ sel@@ l ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that he had been helped in his study of the Bible by others .
A Christian who is mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love does not become pr@@ ou@@ d , even if he ac@@ qui@@ res a deep knowledge .
The first sy@@ mp@@ o@@ si@@ u@@ m of the conven@@ tion ​ — “ Be O@@ be@@ di@@ ent to God’s Word ” — ​ began with the part “ In S@@ ele@@ cting a Mar@@ ri@@ age M@@ ate . ”
You can succ@@ e@@ ed in doing so with love , hum@@ ility , and in@@ sight .
Adam and E@@ ve would not have pro@@ duc@@ ed off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing sub@@ ject to a leg@@ ac@@ y of suffering and death .
After that , he sent Saul away ​ — pre@@ pared for the events to come . ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
Bro@@ ther B@@ ow@@ en remin@@ ded the stud@@ ents that the f@@ oun@@ ding of G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol during World W@@ ar I@@ I was gr@@ oun@@ ded in complete trust in the fulfill@@ ment of Jehovah’s prophe@@ tic Word .
He de@@ t@@ ests in@@ justice and h@@ ates to see people su@@ ff@@ er .
Many listen to the message of God’s Kingdom with interest .
My great@@ est support still is “ the An@@ cient of Da@@ ys ” ​ — Jehovah God .
E@@ ver since it was in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted by Jehovah God , marriage of a man and a woman has been a nor@@ ma@@ l way of life .
The bir@@ th@@ right thus went to Jac@@ o@@ b , not to his older brother , who did not appreci@@ ate it .
You have sa@@ y@@ ings of everlasting life . ” ​ — John 6 : 5@@ 3 , 60 , 6@@ 6 , 6@@ 8 .
We are as@@ sur@@ ed , though , that if we keep up the stru@@ gg@@ le and are determined to become ever more desi@@ ra@@ ble in God’s eyes , Jehovah will bl@@ ess our efforts .
By reason@@ ing on the s@@ crip@@ tures mentioned in the book , parents may be able to help children to devel@@ op their per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers “ to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish both right and wrong . ” ​ — Hebrews 5 : 14 .
What are some ways in which we can show that our spe@@ e@@ ch is gover@@ ned by the law of loving - kindness ?
We have no bas@@ is to ex@@ pect that Jesus or his Father will now per@@ form such a mirac@@ le for us .
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ing a P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous F@@ ri@@ end@@ ship
How does the world view cha@@ st@@ ity ?
For example , when speaking with men from C@@ y@@ r@@ ene , A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a , C@@ ili@@ ci@@ a , and A@@ sia , the disci@@ ple S@@ te@@ ph@@ en said : “ Joseph sent out and called Jac@@ o@@ b his father and all his relati@@ ves from that place [ Cana@@ an ] , to the number of se@@ v@@ ent@@ y - fi@@ ve sou@@ ls . ”
Thus , obe@@ ying Christian overse@@ ers shows our respect for Jehovah and Jesus , the two great@@ est S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds .
They will not bring lasting se@@ cur@@ ity .
While on earth , Jesus wor@@ ked hard to prom@@ o@@ te Kingdom inter@@ ests and to gl@@ ori@@ fy his Fa@@ ther’s name .
Why did E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us ca@@ ve in at the C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l of N@@ i@@ ca@@ e@@ a and support an un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine ?
Yet , we exer@@ t ourselves vi@@ g@@ or@@ ously and put our trust in Jehovah .
A Sat@@ is@@ f@@ ying Li@@ fe Des@@ pite H@@ ear@@ t@@ ach@@ es
These ide@@ as , of course , are far different from what the Bible says .
The rec@@ ord says that all Israel beg@@ ins to have “ im@@ moral inter@@ course ” with the ep@@ ho@@ d .
What was that chall@@ enge ?
Because at that time , Jesus began rul@@ ing in heaven , not on earth .
In@@ cen@@ se has rec@@ ently enjo@@ yed a re@@ vi@@ val even among those not prof@@ ess@@ ing a religion .
It se@@ ek@@ s “ every s@@ ort of gre@@ en pl@@ ant , ” ex@@ pl@@ or@@ ing the h@@ ill@@ s for pas@@ tu@@ ra@@ ge .
( b ) What str@@ ate@@ gy is Satan using today ?
What kind of re@@ pu@@ tation are you making for yourself ?
This service co@@ vered part of our r@@ ent .
9@@ 5 : 6 .
That is why , as Solomon fur@@ ther no@@ ted , we may der@@ i@@ ve greater benefit from atten@@ ding a fun@@ er@@ al ​ — especially that of a loyal Christian brother or sister — ​ than from going to a “ house of rejo@@ ic@@ ing . ”
One refer@@ ence work no@@ tes that the Greek word transl@@ ated “ de@@ pres@@ sed sou@@ ls ” can ref@@ er to those “ who are temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by the st@@ ress of life . ”
After re@@ bu@@ king Peter , Jesus told him and the rest of the disciples : “ If anyone wants to come after me , let him dis@@ own himself and pi@@ ck up his t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake and continu@@ ally follow me . ”
God has esta@@ bli@@ shed an arrang@@ ement by which a faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class provi@@ des spiritual food at the prop@@ er time .
T@@ el@@ ling “ a st@@ ory like that ” would only disc@@ oura@@ ge others .
For about an h@@ our and a half , his powerful vo@@ ice re@@ ver@@ ber@@ ated through the h@@ all as he discus@@ sed how the prophe@@ ts of old had fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly ann@@ oun@@ ced the coming Kingdom .
Yet , even ref@@ ined go@@ ld peri@@ sh@@ es , or dis@@ sol@@ ves , when ex@@ posed to a@@ qu@@ a re@@ gi@@ a ( ro@@ y@@ al water ) , a mi@@ x@@ ture of three par@@ ts h@@ y@@ d@@ ro@@ ch@@ l@@ ori@@ c ac@@ id and one part n@@ it@@ ri@@ c ac@@ id .
God is not par@@ ti@@ al .
Our next assignment was F@@ l@@ or@@ ence .
At death Adam would once again be n@@ on@@ ex@@ ist@@ ent .
( b ) What can you do to be encourag@@ ing ?
S@@ tu@@ dy God’s Word Re@@ g@@ ul@@ arly
• Who was E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us , and what less@@ on can we learn from his life ?
We should remember , though , that other as@@ pe@@ cts of sac@@ red service are also vital .
I@@ N E@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ Y@@ D@@ A@@ Y L@@ I@@ F@@ E
He spoke direc@@ tly to us young ones , and we all received a cop@@ y of the beau@@ ti@@ ful b@@ lu@@ e book Ch@@ il@@ dren .
The psalmist is speaking about per@@ fe@@ ction from a human vie@@ w@@ point .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , never give up .
What a privilege it is to be able to commun@@ ic@@ ate with the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of the uni@@ verse !
Yet , questions about Jesus pers@@ ist .
Al@@ most one f@@ our@@ th of the earth is m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous , and when God cre@@ ated our pl@@ an@@ et , he put in place for@@ ces that ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely pro@@ duc@@ ed spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar pe@@ ak@@ s and m@@ oun@@ tain r@@ ang@@ es .
He rema@@ ined fir@@ m and loyal to the end .
So I su@@ gg@@ ested he take my assignment , and I would take his .
L@@ ou@@ v@@ re Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m
Paul wrote to fellow believers : “ [ God ] fore@@ or@@ da@@ ined us to the a@@ do@@ p@@ tion through Jesus Christ as sons to himself . ”
We read : “ We have as high pri@@ est , not one who cannot sy@@ mp@@ a@@ th@@ ize with our we@@ ak@@ nesses , but one who has been t@@ ested in all res@@ pe@@ cts like ourselves , but without sin .
For example , if you allow your children acc@@ ess to the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t , be sure that they know how to use it sa@@ f@@ ely .
“ TH@@ E T@@ R@@ U@@ E K@@ N@@ O@@ W@@ L@@ E@@ D@@ G@@ E ” B@@ E@@ C@@ O@@ M@@ E@@ S K@@ N@@ O@@ W@@ N
In this way they pre@@ serve the un@@ ity of the congregation and allow Jehovah’s spirit to f@@ low fre@@ ely . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 23 .
See V@@ olu@@ me 2 , page 2@@ 7@@ 1 , of In@@ sight on the Scriptures , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
He brought La@@ z@@ ar@@ us back to life that very day .
Ke@@ ep On Ser@@ ving Jehovah With a S@@ te@@ ad@@ f@@ ast H@@ ear@@ t
In fact , at times it is “ g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous . ”
4@@ 2 : 1 - 3 .
W@@ ould he prove to be the fore@@ told Messi@@ ah ?
12 , 13 . ( a ) Who were inclu@@ ded with the Israelites in the rest@@ or@@ ation of Jehovah’s worship ?
“ However , the spiritual man exam@@ ines in@@ deed all things . ”
I jo@@ ined a group of young people who were pre@@ par@@ ing to sa@@ il ac@@ ro@@ ss the A@@ t@@ l@@ an@@ tic O@@ ce@@ an .
If comman@@ ded to act contr@@ ary to God’s direc@@ ti@@ ves , they respon@@ d as the apostles did : “ We must obey God as rul@@ er rather than men . ”
Re@@ as@@ on for Un@@ certain@@ ty
Jehovah’s Witnesses will be pleas@@ ed to help you to learn the truth about Jehovah and how you can draw close to the “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer . ” ​ — Psalm 6@@ 5 : 2 .
S@@ ome@@ thing similar takes place in con@@ ne@@ ction with our faith when we experience t@@ ests .
World W@@ ar I for@@ ced ir@@ re@@ ver@@ sible chang@@ es on human soci@@ ety and th@@ ru@@ st mankind into the last days of this system of things .
He was the One who brought them out of Egy@@ pt into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , the One who prote@@ cted , su@@ sta@@ ined , and ch@@ eri@@ shed them , the One who discipl@@ ined them in love .
What kind of message do we dec@@ l@@ are ?
A@@ no@@ ther Greek ter@@ m ( te@@ ʹ@@ ra@@ s ) is u@@ su@@ ally rend@@ ered “ por@@ t@@ ent ” or “ won@@ der . ”
And I ad@@ ju@@ sted my attitude toward se@@ cul@@ ar authority .
Jesus helped his disciples to ac@@ qui@@ re both , and Jehovah , through his organization , helps us to do so today .
What Do Your Re@@ ading Ha@@ bi@@ ts Rev@@ e@@ al ?
E@@ z@@ r@@ a app@@ lied what he learned and exer@@ ted himself in teaching others .
Jesus thus showed how important it is for a man of faith to care for those who are his own , especially when it comes to their spiritual needs . ​ — John 19 : 25 - 27 .
Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God has good things in st@@ ore for faithful mankind .
“ Now Lo@@ t , who was going along with Abra@@ m , also ow@@ ned sheep and c@@ at@@ tle and ten@@ ts .
Not long ther@@ e@@ after , when I was 17 years old , I received an invit@@ ation to star@@ t serving at Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n Bethel on S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 19 , 195@@ 5 .
We di@@ ff@@ er great@@ ly from ani@@ mal@@ s in that respect .
11 , 12 . ( a ) When did the sel@@ e@@ ction beg@@ in of those who would form the heavenly Kingdom , and what was the re@@ action of the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of Jews living at that time ?
That tr@@ act b@@ ol@@ dly reve@@ aled the truth about Chris@@ tend@@ om .
I wanted to serve a God who car@@ ed for us so much that he gave his preci@@ ous Son as a ransom .
A@@ do@@ l@@ f@@ o took me to Ar@@ b@@ on , about si@@ x mil@@ es ( 10 k@@ m ) from S@@ te@@ in@@ ach , where a small group of Witnesses held meetings in I@@ tal@@ i@@ an .
A high stan@@ d@@ ard of cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness is expe@@ cted of those h@@ and@@ ling or serving the food we e@@ at .
So on my own , I deci@@ ded not to give the Na@@ z@@ i sal@@ u@@ te .
As a result , he and his hous@@ eho@@ ld were privile@@ ged to become the first un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised G@@ ent@@ il@@ es to be accepted into the Christian congregation .
Joseph lived to be 1@@ 10 years old .
H@@ app@@ ily , Jehovah God , the very person@@ i@@ fic@@ ation of love and the S@@ ource of spiritual light , has not kept his servants in the dar@@ k on this important matter . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 16 ; 1 John 1 : 5 ; 4 : 8 .
Then , on S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 4 , 19@@ 70 , tra@@ ge@@ dy stru@@ ck .
A similar situation ex@@ ists in Chris@@ tend@@ om today .
But rest@@ or@@ ation is certain , for God promises : “ From the hand of S@@ he@@ ol I shall re@@ de@@ em them ; from death I shall rec@@ over them . ” ​ — Ho@@ se@@ a 13 : 14 .
This God told his people : “ I am Jehovah .
A congregation in the city of I@@ z@@ mi@@ r wrote : “ A man working at a ta@@ x@@ i stand appro@@ ached a local el@@ der and asked , ‘ Wh@@ at@@ ’s going on ?
Instead , like other wi@@ ves in a similar position , E@@ vel@@ y@@ n was asked to wr@@ ite a letter st@@ ating that she was willing for us to be se@@ par@@ ated for at le@@ ast ten months .
No ro@@ om ? That is because you put the s@@ and in the bu@@ c@@ ke@@ t first .
Are you pur@@ su@@ ing any un@@ real@@ ities ?
Par@@ ents may wish to con@@ sul@@ t Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k , V@@ ol . 1 , p . 3@@ 17 , and V@@ ol . 2 , p@@ p .
I continued to study the Bible for about a year .
( b ) In what sense are God’s people today more bless@@ ed than Abra@@ m ?
Will we prom@@ p@@ tly in@@ form the elders so that they can offer appro@@ pri@@ ate help ?
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying the Scriptures using the Bible T@@ each book can even change the heart of op@@ pos@@ ers .
But , then , the person you ev@@ en@@ tually mar@@ ry will not have found a perfect mate ei@@ ther ! ​ — Luke 6 : 4@@ 1 .
Rather , they place their lives and their future in Jehovah’s hands , know@@ ing that he lo@@ ves them and that he always fulfill@@ s his Word . ​ — R@@ om . 3 : 4 ; 8 : 38 , 39 .
The wi@@ do@@ w had no help@@ er to ple@@ ad for her in order to ad@@ d for@@ ce to her pet@@ iti@@ on .
The requi@@ re@@ ment to offer fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its of the har@@ v@@ est gave the Israelites an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent opportunity to expres@@ s their appreciation for God’s blessing on their land and har@@ v@@ est .
My life is emp@@ ty . ”
He is S@@ ome@@ one whom I can trust . ”
How can we demonstr@@ ate such love for the ministry ?
Why should a person pray for holy spirit as he works on cultiv@@ ating self - control ?
Why were the Jews in Jesus ’ day “ in expe@@ ct@@ ation ” of the Messi@@ ah ?
Not w@@ an@@ ting to di@@ min@@ ish the respect the children have for their father , she ref@@ ra@@ ins from disa@@ gre@@ e@@ ing with him or ques@@ tion@@ ing his op@@ in@@ ion in fr@@ on@@ t of them .
At al@@ most every do@@ or , we were able to star@@ t a con@@ vers@@ ation , show one of our vi@@ de@@ o@@ s , and leave liter@@ ature with the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der . ”
What Scriptural comfort is there for those who feel in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate ?
A@@ U@@ T@@ O ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents cla@@ im the lives of some 3@@ 7@@ ,000 people each year in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates al@@ one .
• Why was the man in the par@@ able called un@@ reason@@ able ?
Our relati@@ ves ought to be able to see that our faith makes us different from others in a positi@@ ve way , not in a ne@@ g@@ ative or dist@@ a@@ ste@@ ful way .
The N@@ ile of Egy@@ pt flo@@ ws for about 4@@ ,@@ 1@@ 50 mil@@ es [ 6@@ ,@@ 6@@ 70 k@@ m ] .
( Read Psalm 1@@ 10 : 3 ; Acts 6 : 1 - 3 ) The apostle Paul invit@@ ed Timothy into mission@@ ary service because “ he was well - repor@@ ted - on by the brothers . ” ​ — Acts 16 : 1 - 5 .
The Cana@@ an@@ ites were no@@ t@@ ori@@ ous for their c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty , which inclu@@ ded bur@@ ning children ali@@ ve in sacri@@ fi@@ cial fi@@ res .
After his death , Jesus would be resur@@ rec@@ ted as a spirit cre@@ ature and return to be with Jehovah .
The Bible states : “ God did not hold back from p@@ un@@ ish@@ ing the angels that sin@@ ned , but , by thro@@ wing them into T@@ ar@@ t@@ ar@@ us , deli@@ vered them to pit@@ s of den@@ se dar@@ k@@ ness to be re@@ served for judgment . ” ​ — 2 Peter 2 : 4 .
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 21 )
I lost my ban@@ k account , in@@ sur@@ ance , and p@@ en@@ sion . ”
So let us never give up .
“ Sh@@ all we com@@ mit a sin because we are not under law but under un@@ deser@@ ved kindness ? ”
I thought that they were going to ti@@ e us up and thro@@ w us into the ri@@ ver .
It once se@@ aled a do@@ cum@@ ent that has long since de@@ ca@@ yed .
Jesus never consider@@ ed himself e@@ qu@@ al to God .
Be@@ fore long we were enjo@@ ying the war@@ m we@@ ather , the b@@ lu@@ e s@@ ki@@ es , the tur@@ qu@@ o@@ ise water , the pa@@ st@@ el buil@@ ding@@ s , and the coun@@ t@@ less bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ les .
As a result , Job lost his li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck , his children , and his health .
“ Let us cle@@ an@@ se ourselves of every de@@ fil@@ ement of flesh and spirit , per@@ fe@@ cting ho@@ l@@ iness in God’s fear . ” ​ — 2 C@@ O@@ R@@ IN@@ TH@@ I@@ AN@@ S 7 : 1 .
How does help@@ ing those who are we@@ ak bring blessings to all ?
W@@ om@@ en as well as men are given many privile@@ ges by Jehovah .
He would sur@@ ely like you to feel that your imper@@ fe@@ ction makes your service un@@ accep@@ table to God .
But at the very le@@ ast , I hope our discus@@ sion has helped you to see that even though the year 1914 is@@ n@@ ’t spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally mentioned in the Bible , Jehovah’s Witnesses do ba@@ se their beli@@ ef@@ s about that year on the Scriptures .
So@@ on the end will come for all op@@ pos@@ ers of Jehovah’s Kingdom . ​ — Revelation 11 : 15 , 18 .
Fa@@ ith and hum@@ ility dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed some who were known by God .
When Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s re@@ turned to An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch , they took Mark with them . ​ — Acts 11 : 27 - 30 ; 12 : 25 .
Jehovah’s people in our time have faith in God’s Kingdom and support it .
Al@@ ways Be G@@ r@@ ate@@ ful for Your B@@ less@@ ings
L@@ ater the disciples under@@ sto@@ od more c@@ learly how much Jehovah valu@@ ed them .
How often should the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al be ob@@ served ?
‘ The new world will come some@@ day , ’ a person may reason , ‘ but in the mean@@ time we might as well take advan@@ ta@@ ge of what this world off@@ ers . ’
Read Matthew 13 : 31 , 32 .
I@@ magine the joy s@@ pre@@ ading over Eli@@ j@@ ah’s face as he se@@ es the bo@@ y’s ch@@ est he@@ a@@ ve with the in@@ take of a@@ ir .
U@@ ne@@ x@@ pe@@ cted circumstances , such as disa@@ st@@ ers or medi@@ cal em@@ er@@ gen@@ ci@@ es , present an opportunity for us to show true Christian love and fellow - feel@@ ing for one another .
S@@ ad@@ ly , A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ r@@ a arri@@ ved too l@@ ate .
In 19@@ 23 , at 12 years of age , he was baptized in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of his dedic@@ ation to God .
He also used his material means to support true worship .
A@@ vo@@ id un@@ necess@@ ary de@@ b@@ t .
O@@ r was she simply ob@@ li@@ ged to obey her father ?
At the next do@@ or , we me@@ et a woman who speak@@ s a di@@ al@@ e@@ ct that B@@ en does not understand .
Be@@ fore we consider these poin@@ ts , however , let us id@@ enti@@ fy the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of a wor@@ th@@ while educ@@ ation .
Some O@@ b@@ served It Un@@ wor@@ th@@ ily
In a vision , Jehovah gave E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el a s@@ cro@@ l@@ l written on both si@@ des with “ di@@ r@@ ges and mo@@ an@@ ing and wa@@ il@@ ing ” and told him to e@@ at it , saying : “ Son of man , you should cause your own bel@@ ly to e@@ at , that you may f@@ ill your very in@@ t@@ est@@ ines with this ro@@ l@@ l that I am giving you . ”
A gro@@ wing number of people , says U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ Ne@@ ws & World R@@ ep@@ ort , are prom@@ o@@ ting the ide@@ a that “ the end of the wicked is des@@ tru@@ ction , not et@@ er@@ n@@ al suffering . . . .
If such an un@@ u@@ su@@ al pre@@ di@@ ction came true , it would sur@@ ely make the fore@@ ca@@ ster fam@@ ous .
Mo@@ re@@ over , by doing so , we will follow the Bi@@ bli@@ cal ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ Do not hold back good from those to whom it is ow@@ ing , when it happ@@ ens to be in the power of your hand to do it . ” ​ — Proverbs 3 : 27 ; James 2 : 14 - 17 .
( a ) What hope do anointed Christians keep in mind ?
2@@ ,@@ 0@@ 9@@ 6
We show par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar consider@@ ation for fellow believers .
God appreci@@ ates and re@@ war@@ ds those who , like him , show a gener@@ ous spirit .
The children they leave be@@ h@@ ind are often left to f@@ end for themselves , most l@@ ac@@ king the ba@@ si@@ c f@@ ar@@ m@@ ing know - how and life s@@ k@@ ill@@ s that ty@@ pi@@ c@@ ally pas@@ s from one gener@@ ation to another . ”
What of the commun@@ ity ?
I was only 21 years of age , but the brothers accepted with war@@ m@@ th my you@@ th@@ ful en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m .
And they con@@ qu@@ ered him because of the blood of the L@@ am@@ b and because of the word of their wit@@ ness@@ ing . ” ​ — Revelation 12 : 10 , 11 .
It says , not : ‘ And to see@@ ds , ’ as in the case of many such , but as in the case of one : ‘ And to your se@@ ed , ’ who is Christ . ”
He said : “ The kingdom of God will be taken from you and be given to a nation pro@@ duc@@ ing its fru@@ its . ”
Our Creator lo@@ v@@ ingly ur@@ ges you@@ ths to remember him while they are still young .
The Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses direc@@ tly ap@@ poin@@ ts all members of B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ es .
In the same psal@@ m , David also said : “ Th@@ ro@@ w your bur@@ den on Jehovah , and he will su@@ sta@@ in you . ”
Consider these three important fac@@ t@@ ors :
This [ accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment ] is something that should bring joy to ever@@ yone . ”
How did angels ass@@ ist Jesus sh@@ ort@@ ly after his baptism ?
But King Saul says : “ You are not able to go against this Phil@@ ist@@ ine to fi@@ ght with him , for you are but a bo@@ y . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 17 : 33 .
Proverbs 18 : 22 says : “ The one who fin@@ ds a good wife has found something good , and he recei@@ ves Jehovah’s fav@@ or . ”
The pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that even if he should die , he would live again .
Yes , Joseph and M@@ ary proved wor@@ thy of Jehovah’s trust .
everything was van@@ ity and a stri@@ ving after w@@ ind . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 2 : 11 .
He had faith in his God because of knowledge and experience .
We learned to do mean@@ ing@@ ful re@@ sear@@ ch and study .
( a ) What ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment was made to the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy ?
This tim@@ ely information helps read@@ ers to be more sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to the feelings of those who su@@ ff@@ er in such ways .
Jesus , the Son of God , shows mo@@ des@@ ty in all that he does
Yes , Jesus did not die for the bir@@ ds or for any other ani@@ ma@@ l .
10 , 11 . ( a ) What should be true of our study ha@@ bi@@ ts if we are to ac@@ qui@@ re b@@ ol@@ dness in speaking ?
This does not mean that the Christian congregation c@@ eas@@ ed to ex@@ ist , for Jesus promised to continue to gu@@ i@@ de his spiritual brothers “ all the days until the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
A thor@@ ough knowledge of God’s Word prote@@ cts us from Satan’s lies and demon@@ ic pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda as well as from the em@@ bit@@ tered out@@ p@@ our@@ ings of apost@@ ates .
He showed them that serving Jehovah is not a jo@@ y@@ less , ri@@ gi@@ d life .
To cultiv@@ ate can imp@@ ly to pre@@ pare and fo@@ ster the gro@@ w@@ th of something .
As David indic@@ ated , we are sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by evidence of Jehovah’s great@@ ness .
He thus proved Satan to be a li@@ ar for char@@ g@@ ing that humans serve God only with sel@@ f@@ ish mo@@ ti@@ ves .
P@@ re@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous ac@@ ts are more serious than in@@ no@@ c@@ ent mis@@ takes . Fir@@ st , when we act im@@ mo@@ des@@ tly , we fai@@ l to honor Jehovah as our righ@@ t@@ ful S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in n@@ ine months of that first meeting , I got baptized ​ — in Mar@@ ch of 195@@ 7 .
Al@@ so , remember that simply reading a number of s@@ crip@@ tures does not in it@@ self cons@@ titu@@ te teaching from the Bible .
( b ) What questions will be ans@@ wer@@ ed in the next article ?
* A uni@@ vers@@ ity prof@@ ess@@ or in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates also came to see the need to read this most wi@@ d@@ ely cir@@ cul@@ ated book in the world before form@@ ing an op@@ in@@ ion about it .
That recogn@@ iti@@ on as head of the family deep@@ ly t@@ ou@@ ched him , and he deci@@ ded to atten@@ d .
It was one of four se@@ par@@ ate te@@ x@@ ts con@@ ta@@ ined in a co@@ de@@ x ( a ty@@ pe of ancient book ) written in C@@ op@@ tic ( a language der@@ i@@ ved from ancient Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an ) .
The ab@@ s@@ ence of their v@@ isi@@ ble lead@@ er me@@ ant that temp@@ tation was un@@ c@@ he@@ cked .
Not having this support , the L@@ ev@@ ites were a@@ ban@@ don@@ ing their assign@@ ments and going off to work in their fi@@ el@@ ds .
F@@ lo@@ c@@ ks of go@@ ats and cam@@ els gra@@ zed on the in@@ ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able land .
Mi@@ ght a similar appro@@ ach be effe@@ ctive where you live ?
Mo@@ st of the tri@@ als we face today invol@@ ve nor@@ ma@@ l every@@ day anxi@@ e@@ ties .
The S@@ cho@@ ol for C@@ ongreg@@ ation El@@ ders was in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ated in 200@@ 8 .
“ Do not let yourself be con@@ qu@@ ered by the evil , but keep con@@ qu@@ ering the evil with the good . ” ​ — Romans 12 : 21 .
What can we learn from them about ex@@ ten@@ ding ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality ?
In this article , we will learn Bible principles that can help us to sol@@ ve disa@@ gre@@ ements and keep peace with others .
Such ones , said Paul , would “ shu@@ t their min@@ ds to the love of truth which could have sa@@ ved them ” and would thus be ‘ d@@ elu@@ ded into believ@@ ing what is a li@@ e . ’
Un@@ der@@ standing the Bible ​ — What Will H@@ el@@ p You ?
In 194@@ 2 , in the mi@@ d@@ st of World W@@ ar I@@ I , Ger@@ many and I@@ tal@@ y in@@ va@@ ded S@@ lo@@ ven@@ ia and di@@ vi@@ ded it among themselves and H@@ ung@@ ary .
Jehovah kin@@ dly inspired Paul to wr@@ ite : “ All the things that were written af@@ o@@ re@@ time were written for our instru@@ ction , that through our end@@ ur@@ ance and through the comfort from the Scriptures we might have hope . ”
Such early tra@@ ining will help young ones to keep their eyes on spiritual go@@ als when they re@@ ach the l@@ ate te@@ ens and are bom@@ ba@@ r@@ ded with many di@@ str@@ actions . ​ — Read Psalm 7@@ 1 : 5 , 17 .
“ S@@ to@@ le@@ n W@@ at@@ ers Th@@ em@@ selves Are S@@ we@@ et ”
What was our next assignment ?
Joseph wanted to live up to his fa@@ ther’s trust in him , so he loy@@ ally wor@@ e the gar@@ ment .
L@@ ater , God’s la@@ ws to Israel refle@@ cted the sac@@ re@@ dness of blood : “ As for any man of the house of Israel or some ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ent . . . who e@@ ats any s@@ ort of blood , I shall certainly set my face against the soul that is e@@ ating the blood . ”
She also did what she could .
This has helped our marriage succ@@ e@@ ed . ”
Is love of God and neigh@@ b@@ or also cen@@ tr@@ al to the law in the hearts of Christians ?
I sp@@ ent 15 months in the Ger@@ man n@@ av@@ y .
15 : 1 .
What can we do to show that we have true affe@@ ction for our brothers ?
But following man@@ ’s f@@ all into sin , God pur@@ posed something new .
Some who h@@ un@@ t or f@@ ish for food may feel jus@@ ti@@ fied in pu@@ t@@ ting asi@@ de spiritual matters during h@@ un@@ ting and fi@@ shing se@@ as@@ ons .
He would be the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of a truly ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od .
Like a for@@ t@@ ress , righteousness prote@@ cts a person , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness ru@@ ins him .
No@@ thing will sto@@ p him from shepher@@ ding his “ little flo@@ ck ” to im@@ mor@@ tal life in heaven and le@@ ading his “ other sheep ” to everlasting life in a righteous new world free from w@@ ol@@ f@@ like pre@@ d@@ at@@ ors . ​ — Read John 10 : 27 - 29 .
There is , for example , the mirac@@ le involved in the God - given a@@ bil@@ ities of speaking and listen@@ ing , as well as those of writ@@ ing and reading .
W@@ is@@ ely , he cho@@ se to serve God , even though his flesh ached for n@@ ic@@ o@@ t@@ ine .
In@@ c@@ lu@@ de a letter expla@@ ining that the c@@ as@@ h or the it@@ em is a don@@ ation without con@@ di@@ tions .
The ti@@ de was rec@@ e@@ ding bey@@ ond nor@@ ma@@ l .
When Paul and his compan@@ i@@ ons started the second mission@@ ary tri@@ p from An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch in S@@ y@@ ri@@ a , they were gu@@ i@@ ded w@@ es@@ tw@@ ard through A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or up to T@@ ro@@ as .
God in@@ tend@@ s that such faithful ones “ should not per@@ ish , but have everlasting life . ”
Be@@ ware of a S@@ mo@@ o@@ th P@@ al@@ ate
• Why can it be said that Jehovah’s Witnesses are persecu@@ ted like the prophe@@ ts of old ?
Some feel that the sh@@ ort@@ ness of life is what makes it so preci@@ ous .
C@@ learly , there is no greater honor , no high@@ er a@@ im , than he@@ e@@ ding James ’ counsel to “ draw close to God . ”
In time , she felt bless@@ ed to ra@@ ise two heal@@ thy sons . Yet , she re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed each lo@@ ss .
But I hope soon to see people from all nations un@@ ited in true worship .
P@@ ri@@ de h@@ in@@ ders appro@@ ach to God .
But it is de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely wor@@ th our effort to put into prac@@ tice what the Bible indic@@ ates about rend@@ ering honor .
So the righteous “ new earth ” that is promised to come is a soci@@ ety of people who have God’s appro@@ val .
( Read Proverbs 16 : 7 . )
L@@ ik@@ ely , there would be no real commun@@ ic@@ ation .
The succ@@ in@@ ct mo@@ de@@ l prayer Jesus gave his disciples provi@@ des us with a s@@ ound gu@@ i@@ de as to what to inclu@@ de in our prayers as the end dra@@ ws near .
As she appro@@ ach@@ es the time of life when it will no longer be possible for her to be@@ ar children of her own , she feel@@ s no reg@@ re@@ t about devo@@ ting her life to disci@@ ple making .
For example , he dec@@ ei@@ ved E@@ ve into believ@@ ing that she was not sub@@ ject to the la@@ ws of her Creator and that she could “ be like God , know@@ ing good and bad , ” that is , deci@@ ding for her@@ self what was good and what was bad .
Do@@ ing so would give evidence of their love for God and would benefit them and their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing because all of Jehovah’s requi@@ re@@ ments were for their good . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 19 : 5 - 8 ; De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 5 : 27 - 33 ; 11 : 22 , 23 .
Why should we stri@@ ve to be mer@@ ci@@ ful ?
It has been ob@@ served that “ work has been a shap@@ er of personal id@@ ent@@ ity . ”
TH@@ E R@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ L@@ T : Rather than cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting the Bible text , the age and mul@@ titu@@ de of Bible man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts have ac@@ tually imp@@ ro@@ ved it .
He showed what place it should have in our lives , ur@@ g@@ ing : “ Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first the kingdom and his righteousness . ”
He is the One with a truly s@@ ound mind .
Mar@@ r@@ ying an Un@@ beli@@ ever
S@@ how@@ ing how much Jehovah God wants humans to have a close relationship with him , he gave his Son in our be@@ half .
No@@ tice how emp@@ h@@ ati@@ c that promise is : “ There is going to be a resurrection ” !
The inspired rec@@ ord states : “ Jehovah op@@ ened her heart wide to pa@@ y attention to the things being spo@@ ken by Paul . ”
The Witnesses respon@@ ded by st@@ ag@@ ing an ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion ent@@ it@@ led The F@@ or@@ go@@ t@@ ten V@@ ic@@ tim@@ s of the H@@ olo@@ ca@@ u@@ st .
It also has an in@@ de@@ x of Bible words , an app@@ en@@ di@@ x , and ma@@ ps .
What a mis@@ take it would be to pur@@ sue a go@@ al to gain power and prom@@ in@@ ence !
O@@ ther transl@@ ations say “ believe that he is real ” and “ believe that he ex@@ ists . ”
How sa@@ d ! ​ — Mat@@ t .
And the prophe@@ tic por@@ tions buil@@ d faith by show@@ ing that Jehovah kno@@ ws the course of hist@@ ory cen@@ tu@@ ries ​ — even mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ um@@ s — ​ in ad@@ v@@ ance .
Rather , he was ex@@ hor@@ ting his disciples to re@@ direc@@ t their effort , ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ ing them to st@@ ore up imp@@ eri@@ sh@@ able “ tre@@ a@@ sures in heaven . ”
S@@ om@@ eho@@ w , I kept my@@ self from we@@ ep@@ ing in fr@@ on@@ t of my mother , but I bro@@ ke down when I was al@@ one .
To “ sh@@ r@@ ink back , ” as Paul mentioned , does not mean just to experience a temp@@ or@@ ary b@@ out of fear , for many faithful servants of God have at times been af@@ ra@@ id .
The result was con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment .
David was pri@@ mar@@ ily concer@@ ned about his relationship with God .
N@@ ex@@ t , he told a bl@@ at@@ ant li@@ e : “ You certainly will not die . ”
We are not to publi@@ ci@@ ze such giving , as the Jewish P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es did .
M@@ ore than a year went by , but C@@ es@@ ar and R@@ o@@ ci@@ o had not been invit@@ ed to Bethel .
E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 18 : 20 and Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 20 : 5 har@@ mon@@ ized , 3 / 15
Then , he explained to her why she had to be kind to his mother .
The s@@ ti@@ g@@ ma ther@@ e@@ after att@@ ached to his re@@ pu@@ tation could sh@@ at@@ ter his self - respect and dam@@ age his relationship with others .
( a ) What challeng@@ es do true Christians face ?
Eph@@ esus was some 30 mil@@ es [ 50 k@@ m ] away , though the tri@@ p was longer over w@@ in@@ ding ro@@ a@@ ds .
“ Lo@@ o@@ king at material things from a spiritual per@@ spe@@ ctive is a prote@@ ction ”
It also has cl@@ ass@@ ro@@ om@@ s for ho@@ l@@ ding scho@@ ol@@ s for elders , minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants , and pione@@ ers .
She ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ Yes , Lord . ”
We can see this by loo@@ king at the 19@@ 60 ’ s and ’ 70 ’ s .
He also consi@@ ders the pr@@ u@@ d@@ ence of lea@@ ving an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance for our off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing as well as discipl@@ ining them in love .
The new world is very near .
May our words be few and though@@ t@@ ful .
M@@ ary was for@@ ced to leave home in 194@@ 3 because she refu@@ sed to give up her new@@ found faith and sto@@ p preaching to the neigh@@ b@@ ors .
God’s rest day still has not ended .
Our understanding of God’s Word has given us a uni@@ que vo@@ ca@@ bul@@ ary .
Paul himself supp@@ lied the answer : “ Th@@ an@@ ks to God through Jesus Christ our Lord ! ”
This proble@@ m has especially s@@ pre@@ ad among those living in develop@@ ed lands .
By their kindness they in@@ tend@@ ed to free Paul of fin@@ an@@ cial wor@@ ries so that he could devo@@ te more time to the ministry .
W@@ ill@@ ingly accept wh@@ atever assign@@ ments may be o@@ pen to you .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring , however , this hum@@ ble prophet ac@@ qui@@ es@@ ced to Jehovah’s purpose and co@@ op@@ er@@ ated with it .
It fur@@ ther states : “ Ch@@ il@@ dren need to be told the fac@@ ts . ”
There they sear@@ ched until they came upon a ch@@ am@@ ber where many learned men , ver@@ sed in the Law , were ga@@ ther@@ ed ​ — with young Jesus s@@ it@@ ting among them !
Da@@ ily reading of the Bible and Bible - based public@@ ations provided by “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” demonstr@@ ates our will@@ ing@@ ness to listen to God as he speak@@ s to us .
They were to ‘ rec@@ ount the praise of Jehovah , ’ rel@@ ate his won@@ dr@@ ous ac@@ ts of deli@@ ver@@ ance and thus gl@@ ori@@ fy his holy name .
On comple@@ ting his mil@@ it@@ ary service , he started streng@@ th@@ ening his new@@ found faith in God by stud@@ ying the Bible and atten@@ ding meetings with his sisters .
Re@@ g@@ arding prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians of later times , T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an ( c . 1@@ 5@@ 5 – after 2@@ 20 C.E . ) wrote : “ We me@@ et to read the boo@@ ks of God . . .
In Hebrews chap@@ ter 11 , we find Paul’s ma@@ st@@ er@@ ful discus@@ sion of faith , which inclu@@ des a conc@@ ise de@@ fin@@ iti@@ on and a l@@ ist of such ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary men and women of faith as Noah , Abraham , S@@ ar@@ ah , and R@@ a@@ ha@@ b .
Mar@@ í@@ a Jo@@ s@@ é expla@@ ins : “ I wanted other you@@ ths to accept me .
Why could Joseph righ@@ tly descri@@ be himself as a man who ‘ fe@@ ared the true God ’ ?
And most f@@ it@@ t@@ ingly , “ he had no fur@@ ther inter@@ course with her . ” ​ — Genesis 38 : 26 .
T@@ ake , for example , N@@ at@@ ali@@ e .
For example , the c@@ li@@ ck of a m@@ ouse at a com@@ pu@@ ter in the priv@@ ac@@ y of one@@ ’s own home may be all that a cu@@ ri@@ ous or un@@ w@@ ary person needs to ru@@ in his good conscience .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the great number of cl@@ er@@ ic@@ s and their religious activities of necess@@ ity involved large sum@@ s of money .
; W@@ ar@@ d@@ le , J .
* Jesus ’ anointed followers , both in the first century and in our day , would be the ones who would not only see the si@@ gn but also dis@@ cer@@ n its meaning ​ — that Jesus “ is near at the do@@ ors . ”
E@@ v@@ ents are inter@@ pre@@ ted as at@@ temp@@ ts by these spi@@ r@@ its to cont@@ act the living with a th@@ re@@ at , a war@@ ning , or a blessing .
They can be sure that Jehovah under@@ stan@@ ds their situation and deep@@ ly appreci@@ ates everything they do to worship him .
So Christian sisters must also set their pri@@ or@@ ities and re@@ serve de@@ fin@@ ite peri@@ o@@ ds for Bible reading and serious study .
As H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est and King , the Lord Jesus Christ continu@@ es to help his followers to ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy God’s righteousness .
How often did he ob@@ serve children pla@@ ying in the mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place ?
David wrote : “ He himself well kno@@ ws the form@@ ation of us , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that we are du@@ st . ”
; Bro@@ wn , H .
The small group of Witnesses in I@@ stan@@ bu@@ l cons@@ is@@ ted main@@ ly of Ar@@ men@@ ians , Gre@@ ek@@ s , and Jews .
They along with their son and three daugh@@ ters were inter@@ ested in the truth .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , he was t@@ ou@@ ched by God’s purpose for the earth as reve@@ aled in His Word .
• Jesus gave what war@@ ning to religious lead@@ ers ?
Bo@@ th anointed Christians and members of the “ great crow@@ d ” are ga@@ ther@@ ed from among all n@@ ational grou@@ ps , tri@@ bes , pe@@ op@@ les , and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es .
5 : 27 ​ — What is me@@ ant by the ‘ f@@ all@@ ing away of the th@@ i@@ gh ’ of a wife gu@@ il@@ ty of ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y ?
Peter again uses the word “ vari@@ ous . ”
( b ) When temp@@ ted to mar@@ ry an un@@ beli@@ ever , on what should Christians refle@@ ct ?
M@@ ore than 8@@ 0 years later , they are still enjo@@ ying Jehovah’s fav@@ or as his light continu@@ es to shin@@ e .
How should we be affe@@ cted by re@@ vie@@ wing the reas@@ ons for suffering in the world today ?
Still , the more I thought about it , the more I was dra@@ wn to the conclu@@ sion that Jehovah r@@ ar@@ ely ans@@ wers our prayers in a way we may think he will .
Do not for@@ get that there are many other fine poin@@ ts of Jesus ’ teachings that are not on the l@@ ist .
But would it not be wor@@ th the effort to get to know God better ?
On this second appro@@ ach , Israel would face a different t@@ est .
However , under the Rom@@ an occ@@ up@@ ation of Israel , the high pri@@ est served at the ple@@ asure of the Rom@@ an govern@@ ors and the k@@ ings appointed by R@@ ome , and he could be de@@ posed by them .
He would also be public@@ ly hum@@ ili@@ ated for his er@@ r@@ ors .
T@@ ake , as an example , D@@ ali@@ a , who lives in V@@ il@@ ni@@ us , the cap@@ it@@ al of Li@@ th@@ u@@ ani@@ a .
( b ) How has this article ref@@ ined our understanding of the par@@ able of the tal@@ ents ?
How Can We W@@ al@@ k With God ?
On this account my heart became c@@ he@@ er@@ ful and my t@@ ong@@ ue rejo@@ ic@@ ed great@@ ly . Mo@@ re@@ over , even my flesh will re@@ side in hope ; because you will not leave my soul in H@@ ad@@ es , ne@@ i@@ ther will you allow your loyal one to see cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion . ’ ”
A pioneer nam@@ ed R@@ o@@ x@@ ana is one who has seen how Jehovah provi@@ des for his people .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er too is vital .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , God’s present - day servants know that “ from Jehovah’s stan@@ d@@ point , ” there are things they simply cannot do , even when human life is at st@@ ake . ​ — Acts 15 : 28 , 29 ; 21 : 25 .
In fact , I want to invol@@ ve them in any relationship I have rather than hi@@ de it from them . ”
They should not prac@@ tice any kind of i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
Who Is Sa@@ ving W@@ ho@@ m ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jehovah gives direction on how we should live . This benef@@ its us .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E 4 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 24 - 28
Ther@@ efore , anyone loving viol@@ ence is making himself an enem@@ y of God .
The things money can bu@@ y are temp@@ or@@ ary .
Although I cannot atten@@ d those meetings in person , I still feel that I am very much a part of the local congregation .
Then , su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , sh@@ o@@ c@@ king news !
Be especially care@@ ful to avoid develop@@ ing r@@ om@@ an@@ tic feelings toward others .
Ser@@ ving my Creator has been the most wonderful thing in my life .
If the elders come to you and give you kind and loving counsel , perhaps about how you are d@@ ressed , remember that this is pro@@ of of God’s love for you .
Some rec@@ all that for years , their coura@@ ge@@ ous spirit was refle@@ cted in their of@@ t re@@ pe@@ ated a@@ da@@ ge , P@@ ress the bat@@ tle to the g@@ ate !
Many people wis@@ ely inst@@ all war@@ ning mon@@ it@@ ors and then care@@ fully he@@ ed any al@@ ar@@ ms .
How is our own will rel@@ ated to dedic@@ ation and baptism ?
Because it shows that we are not concer@@ ned so much with personal pre@@ fer@@ ences and righ@@ ts as with pleas@@ ing him .
I@@ mit@@ ate Christ’s Q@@ u@@ alities
However , Jehovah has comman@@ ded the prophet : “ You must not e@@ at bre@@ ad or dr@@ ink water , and you must not return by the way that you went . ”
The words “ become kind ” su@@ gg@@ est that at le@@ ast to a certain de@@ gre@@ e , we may not have been kind and that we may need to imp@@ ro@@ ve .
He knew his Father very well , so he knew that Jehovah would not want him to use holy spirit for his own needs .
S@@ how R@@ es@@ pect for Li@@ fe
In contr@@ ast , God appointed the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus Christ as H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est of a great spiritual temple .
S@@ ome@@ times it is a jo@@ ining of two cul@@ tures , even two langu@@ ages .
This also helped the family to learn new n@@ ames more quic@@ k@@ ly .
The same Bible writ@@ er repor@@ ted that on an ear@@ li@@ er occasi@@ on , a “ viol@@ ent w@@ in@@ d@@ st@@ or@@ m bro@@ ke out . ”
It would be wrong for pro@@ claim@@ ers of the good news to pre@@ ju@@ dge people on the bas@@ is of their r@@ ace , so@@ cial st@@ atu@@ s , appe@@ ar@@ ance , religious ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , or any other char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic .
A personal relationship with Jehovah and support from the un@@ ited inter@@ n@@ ational bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
Of course , many who cla@@ im to love God really do not .
“ O God , . . . s@@ end out your light and your truth , ” the psalmist pray@@ ed .
Some religious lead@@ ers have even become we@@ al@@ thy from money col@@ le@@ cted from their flo@@ c@@ ks .
E@@ ach year it be@@ ars sever@@ al c@@ lu@@ st@@ ers of d@@ ates .
8@@ 4 : 1 - 4 , 10 - 12 .
God le@@ ts Peter know this , so Peter tel@@ ls An@@ ani@@ as : “ You have pla@@ yed false , not to men , but to God . ”
W@@ a@@ it on Jehovah , “ even s@@ il@@ ently . ”
P@@ ow@@ er@@ ful , ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant , and stu@@ b@@ born , P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h was not acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to having others tell him what to do .
L@@ ow@@ der@@ mil@@ k explained that the land in this re@@ gi@@ on has been “ dam@@ ag@@ ed by a mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m of a@@ bu@@ se . ”
Why ? Because the Bible is inspired by our loving Creator , “ the God of all comfort , ” the One “ who com@@ forts us in all our tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
By show@@ ing such personal interest , you will be able to deter@@ mine whether fur@@ ther help is needed .
It will continue to ex@@ ist forever as a qu@@ ality of our et@@ er@@ n@@ al God . ​ — 1 John 4 : 8 .
She W@@ anted to H@@ el@@ p , 6 / 1
On the other hand , God’s Word states : “ He that is pur@@ su@@ ing righteousness and loving - kindness will find life , righteousness and glory . ”
N@@ one of us are born with faith .
How vital that marriage mat@@ es not allow the activities of da@@ ily life to ro@@ b them of ex@@ chang@@ ing expres@@ sions of affe@@ ction !
He gives us his love .
By accep@@ ting these and con@@ form@@ ing our lives to Jehovah’s will , we show that we are see@@ king first “ his righteousness . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Se@@ e@@ ing God as Our G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or
God’s servants today are on the th@@ re@@ sh@@ old of a righteous new world .
It is reason@@ able to apply this counsel to ourselves , as we too live in the last days of a system of things .
“ You will . . . see the dist@@ inc@@ tion between a righteous person and a wicked person . ” ​ — M@@ A@@ L .
H@@ en@@ r@@ i , a young brother , was great@@ ly dist@@ ressed when his close relati@@ ves , including his father , who had been a res@@ pe@@ cted el@@ der , left the truth .
When young ones do not have Christian parents , elders in the congregation will lo@@ v@@ ingly help them to understand what it means to be dedic@@ ated and baptized .
In one is@@ ol@@ ated re@@ gi@@ on , all the brothers wor@@ ked in a me@@ at@@ p@@ ac@@ king pl@@ ant .
Tru@@ e Christians worl@@ d@@ wide follow what Bible princi@@ ple ?
But is it really imp@@ os@@ sible to understand why God al@@ lo@@ ws evil ?
Ther@@ efore , we need to be on gu@@ ard that such a spirit does not en@@ ter a congregation today .
W@@ ic@@ ked spi@@ r@@ its use f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ation with the occ@@ ul@@ t to lu@@ re and en@@ s@@ n@@ are people with the a@@ im of di@@ ver@@ ting them from worshipp@@ ing Jehovah .
“ Se@@ as@@ oned with sal@@ t ” means that we make our expres@@ sions ta@@ ste@@ ful to others , ther@@ e@@ by re@@ duc@@ ing the pos@@ si@@ bility of giving off@@ en@@ se .
Con@@ tr@@ ary to what is com@@ mon@@ ly believ@@ ed , experience ​ — especially from self - in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence — ​ is not the best teach@@ er . ​ — Psalm 19 : 7 .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s cannot know which Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts are sh@@ a@@ do@@ ws of things to come and which are not .
Ju@@ d@@ ges 5 : 8 says : “ A shi@@ eld could not be seen , nor a l@@ ance , among for@@ ty th@@ ous@@ and in Israel . ”
He encoura@@ ged his disciples to keep their fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative e@@ ye “ foc@@ used ” so as to pur@@ sue Kingdom inter@@ ests without di@@ str@@ action .
Lo@@ y@@ al servants of God will be in a position to become per@@ man@@ ent re@@ si@@ d@@ ents of the earthly Par@@ adise .
But I say to you that ever@@ yone that keep@@ s on loo@@ king at a woman . . . ”
H@@ el@@ p to O@@ ver@@ come Con@@ ce@@ aled We@@ ak@@ nesses
He ob@@ je@@ cted to Mo@@ ther’s new@@ found faith and th@@ reat@@ ened to leave if she did not give it up .
D@@ r . G@@ le@@ is@@ s@@ ner was in the ad@@ j@@ ac@@ ent c@@ ell .
Dis@@ appointed by their ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation , I loo@@ ked more clo@@ sel@@ y at my@@ self and my reason for w@@ an@@ ting to become a M@@ or@@ m@@ on mission@@ ary .
Let us see how these examples can strengthen you .
W@@ ould Peter lo@@ se preci@@ ous privile@@ ges because of his mis@@ take ?
Because we were not e@@ ating pro@@ per@@ ly and were very emo@@ tional , for a time they took us under their ro@@ of . ”
Many ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved ones ag@@ ree with that .
He said to his apostles : “ If you were part of the world , the world would be f@@ ond of what is its own . Now because you are no part of the world , but I have cho@@ s@@ en you out of the world , on this account the world h@@ ates you . ” ​ — John 15 : 19 .
As stated at Luke 21 : 26 , when will “ men become fa@@ in@@ t out of fear and expe@@ ct@@ ation of the things coming upon the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth ” ? ​ — The Watchtower , F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 15 , 199@@ 4 , pages 19 - 20 .
Christians are not sub@@ ject to the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
Many stru@@ gg@@ le with that today , and so did many in Jesus ’ time .
Just as we con@@ stan@@ tly have to prote@@ ct ourselves from physical d@@ ang@@ ers , such as ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents , cri@@ min@@ als , or in@@ fe@@ ctions , so we must act continu@@ ously to prote@@ ct ourselves from spiritual d@@ ang@@ ers .
Jehovah helps us by means of his holy spirit , and thus our we@@ ak@@ ness ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fi@@ es his power .
I explained who we were , and they ev@@ en@@ tually let us go . ”
• How can you draw close to Jehovah ?
From such a small beg@@ in@@ ning , ten@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of congregations have s@@ pr@@ un@@ g up and are f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing worl@@ d@@ wide .
P@@ re@@ ten@@ se can fo@@ ol humans but not God .
The proble@@ m was more serious than a he@@ ad@@ ac@@ he .
So in comm@@ on with being under a tu@@ t@@ or , being under a ‘ man in char@@ ge ’ or under a ‘ ste@@ ward ’ sign@@ i@@ fied a l@@ ack of fre@@ e@@ dom while one was a min@@ or .
But what if we re@@ act to a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction in a way that shows up un@@ desi@@ ra@@ ble tra@@ its , such as imp@@ ati@@ ence and pri@@ de ?
The d@@ anger ex@@ ists that a Christian might let health concer@@ ns pu@@ s@@ h Kingdom inter@@ ests into the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
We come to “ understand the fear of Jehovah ” because we see the good resul@@ ts it pro@@ du@@ ces in our life , and we tre@@ asure our relationship with God .
As@@ soci@@ ating with those who love Jehovah can help us to i@@ magine what life will be like in the new world ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 19 )
So it may be wise to expla@@ in the fac@@ ts to your children , according to their le@@ v@@ el of understanding .
“ Z@@ or@@ o@@ a@@ stri@@ an@@ ism , ” ob@@ ser@@ ves The New En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a , “ ho@@ l@@ ds a beli@@ ef in a fin@@ al over@@ thro@@ w of E@@ vi@@ l , a gener@@ al resurrection , a L@@ ast Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment , and the rest@@ or@@ ation of a cle@@ ans@@ ed world to the righteous . ”
Today , God speak@@ s to us through his written Word , which has power to af@@ fect our lives .
Why is it no won@@ der that Jesus was in@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with cre@@ ation ?
In his r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus high@@ ligh@@ ted the import@@ ance of being mil@@ d - temp@@ ered , mer@@ ci@@ ful , and pe@@ ace@@ able .
How did he re@@ act to the bo@@ ld pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ements of A@@ mo@@ s ?
We need to pray for Jehovah’s spirit and must let love for him mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to up@@ hold his name and standards .
Mis@@ tak@@ en@@ ly he b@@ lam@@ ed God , saying : “ I c@@ ry to you for help , but you do not answer me ; I stand up , but you just look at me .
No am@@ ount of water can ab@@ sol@@ ve him of his acc@@ oun@@ ta@@ bility for pas@@ sing that un@@ just s@@ ent@@ ence upon Jesus . ​ — Matthew 27 : 11 - 26 ; Luke 23 : 13 - 25 .
Solomon ans@@ wers : “ It is a fo@@ ol@@ ish person that makes known his v@@ ex@@ ation in the same day , but the sh@@ re@@ w@@ d one is co@@ ver@@ ing over a di@@ sh@@ on@@ or . ” ​ — Proverbs 12 : 16 .
No@@ te that “ the et@@ er@@ n@@ al fi@@ re ” mentioned by Jesus and recorded at Matthew 25 : 4@@ 1 was pre@@ pared “ for the de@@ vi@@ l and his angels . ”
D@@ A@@ Y T@@ W@@ O : Th@@ ings Ma@@ de K@@ no@@ wn Th@@ r@@ ough the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ tic Scriptures
However , before A@@ bim@@ ele@@ ch could go any fur@@ ther , Jehovah said to him in a dre@@ am : “ I too have known that in the hon@@ es@@ ty of your heart you have done this , and I was also ho@@ l@@ ding you back from sin@@ ning against me . That is why I did not allow you to t@@ ou@@ ch her .
“ The sisters bak@@ ed ro@@ l@@ ls and so@@ ak@@ ed them in f@@ at .
The ke@@ y is to be good stud@@ ents of God’s Word , to take to heart what we learn , and to let that knowledge mo@@ ld us and gu@@ i@@ de us .
This article discus@@ ses three ways in which we can keep ourselves in God’s love .
4 : 1 - 17 ​ — Di@@ d E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el really act out the sc@@ ene de@@ pi@@ cting Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s up@@ coming si@@ e@@ ge ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , God wis@@ ely inspired just en@@ ough prophe@@ tic de@@ ta@@ il to esta@@ bl@@ ish his author@@ ship .
Tru@@ ly , hon@@ est Christians bring honor to Jehovah God !
What a deli@@ ght it will be to live forever in a pro@@ duc@@ tive , pe@@ ace@@ ful , and beau@@ ti@@ ful par@@ adise that br@@ ings honor to Jehovah’s holy name ! ​ — Psalm 14@@ 5 : 21 ; John 17 : 3 .
Wh@@ ite hor@@ ses with ri@@ ders we@@ aring wh@@ ite , clean l@@ in@@ en sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze righteous war@@ f@@ are .
What should we do if we do not fully understand a comm@@ and set for@@ th in God’s Word ?
After lo@@ sing his jo@@ b in the ho@@ te@@ l in@@ du@@ str@@ y , O@@ bed was invit@@ ed to jo@@ in a form@@ er work@@ mate who ow@@ ns a ve@@ hi@@ c@@ le re@@ pa@@ ir sh@@ op .
Our Creator is the only s@@ ource of et@@ er@@ n@@ al life and true happiness and the best possible prote@@ ction against wicked spirit for@@ ces . ​ — James 4 : 7 .
That night , however , after the little gi@@ r@@ l had been put to bed , her mother heard her cr@@ ying .
Daniel 6 : 10 states : “ Even three times in a day he was . . . pra@@ ying and o@@ ffering praise before his God , as he had been regul@@ arly doing . ”
They need to be helped to ‘ see the One who is inv@@ isi@@ ble . ’
A bo@@ at dis@@ co@@ vered near the Se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e in 198@@ 6 has brought to light a possible understanding of this Greek word as used by Mark .
H@@ ere Joseph H@@ ou@@ st@@ on , H@@ el@@ en@@ ’s ne@@ p@@ he@@ w , jo@@ ined us and began pione@@ ering .
Such teaching c@@ alls to mind what the Bible fore@@ told : “ There will be a peri@@ od of time when they will not put up with the heal@@ th@@ ful teaching , but , in acc@@ ord with their own desi@@ res , they will acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ate teach@@ ers for themselves to have their ear@@ s tic@@ k@@ led . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 4 : 3 .
Jehovah has made many pro@@ v@@ isions for us to re@@ in@@ for@@ ce our de@@ f@@ en@@ ses against fac@@ t@@ ors in the world that end@@ anger our spiritu@@ ality .
Jesus , in his most ag@@ on@@ iz@@ ing m@@ om@@ ent , imit@@ ated his Father and displa@@ yed a for@@ giving attitude .
Rom@@ e@@ ’s lar@@ g@@ est gl@@ adi@@ at@@ ori@@ al school had c@@ el@@ ls for at le@@ ast a th@@ ous@@ and in@@ mat@@ es .
He does not change .
On@@ ly by doing so will we maintain the strength needed to ‘ end@@ ure to the end . ’ ​ — Matthew 10 : 22 ; 24 : 13 .
So they set@@ t@@ led in a small to@@ wn where there was a need but where they could have a stan@@ d@@ ard of living that would allow them to be happy . ”
How well do you do in the matter of accep@@ ting Bible - based counsel ?
The F@@ o@@ re@@ told “ Se@@ ed ”
Re@@ fle@@ ct on the contr@@ ast between Jesus ’ teaching and that of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es .
A mother in Eng@@ land nam@@ ed S@@ us@@ an rel@@ ates : “ I re@@ married 18 months after my first husband died , and his parents stru@@ gg@@ led to accept my new husband .
Our lives dep@@ end on it !
Jo@@ shua provi@@ des an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent example for us .
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ al circumstances v@@ ary .
M@@ other was not at all inter@@ ested in what he had to say , but the message appe@@ aled to M@@ ike and A@@ le@@ x .
A high@@ ly man@@ e@@ u@@ ver@@ able ship called a tri@@ re@@ me sa@@ il@@ s at full power .
If you knew this were to ha@@ p@@ pen , how would you feel ?
Un@@ like e@@ pi@@ dem@@ ic@@ s that s@@ end do@@ ct@@ ors rac@@ ing to dis@@ co@@ ver a cu@@ re , this s@@ cour@@ ge is em@@ in@@ ently cu@@ ra@@ ble ; the so@@ lu@@ tion is well - known . D@@ r .
Jesus ’ food was to do Jehovah’s will .
Is that far - f@@ et@@ ched ?
O@@ ver@@ use of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l can lead to many problems
W@@ ould you have been app@@ al@@ led , hor@@ ri@@ fied ?
Gi@@ ving pri@@ or@@ ity to spiritual matters is a way of show@@ ing gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to God for these blessings , and that br@@ ings you clo@@ s@@ er to him .
A high@@ light of our lives occ@@ ur@@ red in De@@ c@@ ember 199@@ 8 when L@@ loy@@ d and I were among a d@@ ele@@ g@@ ation to the “ God’s W@@ a@@ y of Li@@ fe ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tions held in C@@ u@@ ba .
A Christian husband who lo@@ ves his wife as he does himself will exerc@@ ise tend@@ er , consider@@ ate he@@ ad@@ ship .
This cou@@ ple had succ@@ ess@@ fully commun@@ ic@@ ated about a most sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve family sub@@ ject , provi@@ ding a good example for us today .
I became ag@@ g@@ res@@ si@@ vely op@@ posed to all religion . ”
The pa@@ in@@ ter may be pleas@@ ed with his work , but would it be accep@@ table to the ow@@ ner ?
Ther@@ efore , we take an ac@@ tive interest in one another , though we are care@@ ful not to inter@@ f@@ ere in personal matters .
What a mar@@ vel@@ ous gift Jesus gave to that family !
Ex@@ per@@ ts say that a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ents ty@@ pi@@ c@@ ally feel that they are always on@@ st@@ age before an i@@ mag@@ in@@ ary a@@ udi@@ ence , con@@ stan@@ tly under the gl@@ are of an un@@ for@@ giving spo@@ t@@ light .
See “ Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers ” in The Watchtower of Ju@@ ly 15 , 198@@ 7 , page 31 .
If we honor God , we will listen to him with deep respect .
A@@ no@@ ther way that Jehovah helps the po@@ or is by giving them practic@@ al ad@@ vice on da@@ ily living .
God also used Daniel to out@@ l@@ ine world events down to our time and bey@@ ond . ​ — Daniel 2 : 24 - 30 .
He wanted his children to have a better educ@@ ation , so he deci@@ ded to leave O@@ om@@ bul@@ g@@ ur@@ r@@ i and move the family into the to@@ wn of W@@ y@@ nd@@ ham .
If our thinking fa@@ il@@ s to har@@ mon@@ ize with Jehovah’s , do we accept his wisdom for what it is ​ — in@@ fin@@ it@@ ely su@@ peri@@ or to our@@ s ?
S@@ um@@ mar@@ ize the benef@@ its of being foc@@ used on spiritual go@@ als early in life .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of our circumstances , let us who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly rend@@ er sac@@ red service as we a@@ wa@@ it the great day of Jehovah .
Since they have person@@ ally experienced his help , their ra@@ di@@ ant fac@@ es refle@@ ct their determin@@ ation to remain faithful .
M@@ one@@ y has a tend@@ enc@@ y to cre@@ ate feelings of self - su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y .
For example , God’s Word direc@@ ts : “ L@@ isten to your father who ca@@ used your bir@@ th , and do not des@@ p@@ ise your mother just because she has gro@@ wn old . ”
12 : 1 - 4 .
But no matter where we live or how much money we have , we could beg@@ in to want more and more things that we do not need or cannot af@@ for@@ d .
By 198@@ 9 the ba@@ n on our work had been li@@ f@@ ted .
One way to man@@ i@@ f@@ est faith and continue ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast as see@@ ing the One who is inv@@ isi@@ ble is by preaching coura@@ ge@@ ously des@@ pite persecu@@ tion .
The same can be said of Jehovah .
I ended up in Go@@ on@@ di@@ w@@ in@@ di , Q@@ u@@ e@@ en@@ s@@ land .
Jehovah has gr@@ anted in@@ sight into such matters to his anointed servants on earth , to “ the holy ones of the Su@@ pre@@ me One , ” as they are called at Daniel 7 : 18 .
“ Since w@@ in@@ ters there are se@@ v@@ ere , I went in No@@ v@@ ember to find out if I could h@@ and@@ le the co@@ ld . ”
H@@ u@@ an@@ g , a vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er in T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n , re@@ mar@@ ked : “ It was a great joy to share in deli@@ ver@@ ing food and ten@@ ts to the brothers in need .
Abraham thus s@@ ought a su@@ it@@ able wife for Isa@@ a@@ c among his relati@@ ves in M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia , more than 5@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 8@@ 00 k@@ m ] away .
He car@@ ri@@ ed on un@@ da@@ un@@ ted des@@ pite wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad ani@@ mo@@ s@@ ity .
In fact , sever@@ al of our Bible stud@@ ents were baptized during our first year in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , giving us a ta@@ st@@ e of how fru@@ it@@ ful this mission@@ ary assignment would prove to be .
How can we be like Job if we are coun@@ sel@@ ed about our attitude ?
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you ever loo@@ ked up at the star@@ ry heavens on a clear night and been filled with won@@ der ?
By per@@ form@@ ing num@@ er@@ ous mirac@@ les thr@@ ough@@ out the land ​ — including heal@@ ing the si@@ ck , fe@@ e@@ ding the hu@@ ng@@ ry , sub@@ du@@ ing the el@@ ements , even ra@@ ising the dead — ​ Jesus also demonstr@@ ated what God’s Kingdom will accom@@ pl@@ ish .
But my Bible study en@@ ab@@ led me to get to know Jehovah , the one to whom Jesus lea@@ ds us .
Our com@@ pas@@ sion and practic@@ al help can strengthen their faith . ​ — Pro@@ v .
How Jehovah must ch@@ er@@ ish those who wor@@ ked so hard to serve their fellow believers !
In har@@ mony with God’s direction , Moses later com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned Jo@@ shua to be his succ@@ ess@@ or .
Can we say more pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely when the first resurrection beg@@ ins ?
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er by that serv@@ ant brought good resul@@ ts .
The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a poin@@ ts out : “ Li@@ ght , certainly , is respon@@ sible for the sen@@ s@@ ation of sight . ”
“ U@@ p@@ ward of fi@@ ve h@@ un@@ d@@ red brothers ” may have been present on that occasi@@ on .
But they knew that they would have God’s appro@@ val and blessing . ​ — Daniel 3 : 16 - 19 .
Th@@ an@@ ks to Christ’s sacrifice , we are free from en@@ sla@@ v@@ ement to this world under Satan’s control , and we no longer live in fear of death . ​ — He@@ b .
It can also mean that he is positi@@ ve and that he has a hope for the future .
For the “ little flo@@ ck ” of anointed Christians , the Kingdom hope means im@@ mor@@ tal life in heaven as part of Christ’s Kingdom govern@@ ment .
Why should this seri@@ ously concer@@ n Christians ?
“ Dis@@ prove that , ” he challeng@@ ed his be@@ mus@@ ed stud@@ ents .
It was the home of Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has , the we@@ al@@ thy and powerful high pri@@ est .
What go@@ als can young people work toward ?
The o@@ pen - a@@ ir the@@ ater also pla@@ yed a ke@@ y ro@@ le in se@@ duc@@ ing the hearts of the people .
The Greek ter@@ m rend@@ ered “ streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id ” at C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 11 was some@@ times used in se@@ cul@@ ar te@@ x@@ ts for a me@@ dic@@ ine to reli@@ eve dist@@ ress .
Are not the ways of you people not ad@@ ju@@ sted right ? ” ​ — E@@ z@@ ek .
U@@ p@@ on gra@@ du@@ ating , I was assign@@ ed to continue in the cir@@ cu@@ it work in Cana@@ da .
Not ever@@ yone believ@@ es that hel@@ l is a liter@@ al place of fi@@ er@@ y t@@ or@@ ment .
Revelation 21 : 4 says : “ De@@ ath will be no more . ”
Ch@@ ang@@ es in standards of me@@ a@@ su@@ re@@ ment , however s@@ light , can cause un@@ certain@@ ty , and great efforts are put for@@ th to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard the standards .
We know Jehovah .
That was our first vis@@ it to the are@@ a , so we deci@@ ded to witness to some who were working in the ri@@ ce fi@@ el@@ ds and to ask for direc@@ tions to where the local Witnesses lived .
G@@ ide@@ on is to apply a pro@@ vision of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law by invit@@ ing the fe@@ ar@@ ful to with@@ draw .
In all three spe@@ e@@ ches , Eli@@ p@@ ha@@ z pres@@ ented the ide@@ a that God is so ex@@ ac@@ ting that nothing his servants do is good en@@ ough for him .
It is therefore c@@ ru@@ cial for us to pa@@ use at times and ask ourselves , ‘ Re@@ ally , how pers@@ ist@@ ent are my prayers ? ’
God cre@@ ated ser@@ p@@ ents , and Adam had ap@@ par@@ ently given ser@@ p@@ ents their name before Satan’s dec@@ ep@@ tive act .
Some lived during times of judgment when Jehovah ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted his wr@@ ath on the un@@ faithful .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , the mes@@ sa@@ ges of H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah were bene@@ fi@@ cial to the Jews of their day , and their prophe@@ ci@@ es had a fulfill@@ ment back then .
In part , then , being “ one flesh ” means that you feel as concer@@ ned with the wel@@ f@@ are of your mate as you are with your own .
Just think !
In my home congregation , I had a hard time fin@@ ding even one study .
M@@ ano@@ ah asked : “ What will become the chil@@ d’s mo@@ de of life and his work ? ”
I asked them what they in@@ tend@@ ed to do about the truth now that M@@ other was g@@ one and I had left home .
; W@@ ri@@ d@@ g@@ way , L .
13 : 1 – 16 : 21 )
How can you benefit from exam@@ ining your pri@@ or@@ ities ?
Ab@@ out that time ​ — in the mi@@ d - 19@@ 30 ’ s — ​ I me@@ t a fine young man , a n@@ ative of C@@ y@@ pr@@ us .
▪ In his fam@@ ous Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus re@@ comm@@ ended : “ If someone under authority imp@@ res@@ ses you into service for a m@@ ile , go with him two mil@@ es . ”
3 : 7 .
But is true faith just a matter of prom@@ o@@ ting what is good ?
Jesus el@@ ab@@ or@@ ated on this im@@ medi@@ ately after giving the mo@@ de@@ l prayer .
I@@ ts ma@@ gn@@ itu@@ de requi@@ red more work@@ ers than were a@@ vail@@ able from within the Bethel con@@ stru@@ ction de@@ par@@ t@@ ments .
Because of her is@@ ol@@ ation on a re@@ mo@@ te is@@ land , she had little cont@@ act with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
At the same time , they began sh@@ aring their new@@ found faith with others .
What bal@@ an@@ ced position regarding human govern@@ ments does God requi@@ re of those desi@@ ring to have his ba@@ c@@ king ?
How can young ones work along with their parents so that the family will “ stay a@@ wa@@ ke ” ?
After he was baptized , we became ro@@ om@@ mat@@ es for a time .
Jesus will remain “ ali@@ ve forever . ”
The disci@@ ple James emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed that point when he wrote : “ H@@ um@@ ble y@@ ourselves in the eyes of Jehovah , and he will ex@@ al@@ t you . ”
Paul wrote : “ Let each one keep see@@ king , not his own advan@@ ta@@ ge , but that of the other person . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 24 .
Jehovah’s long - suffering is , therefore , an expres@@ sion of his love , and it demonstr@@ ates his wisdom in the use of his power .
In 19@@ 6@@ 6 , I was assign@@ ed to the cir@@ cu@@ it work , travel@@ ing from congregation to congregation and encourag@@ ing the brothers , much as Bro@@ ther W@@ in@@ ch@@ es@@ ter had encoura@@ ged me back in New Jer@@ se@@ y in the ’ 30 ’ s .
Mo@@ st of my form@@ er compan@@ i@@ ons are dead or in pris@@ on , but I have a truly satis@@ f@@ ying life and a future to look for@@ ward to .
He will also have to exerc@@ ise faith in Jehovah and prove to be coura@@ ge@@ ous and strong . ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
From there , I continued home by tra@@ in , but I had to be back in the cam@@ p that very day .
Just as Abraham was about to str@@ ike Isa@@ a@@ c dead , however , Jehovah’s ang@@ el sta@@ yed his hand .
This is the Ha@@ iti@@ ans ’ mother t@@ ong@@ ue , the language of their heart .
H@@ A@@ P@@ P@@ Y B@@ E@@ C@@ A@@ U@@ S@@ E O@@ F J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S L@@ O@@ V@@ IN@@ G - K@@ IN@@ D@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S
Paul war@@ ned elders in his day : “ From among you y@@ ourselves men will ris@@ e and speak tw@@ is@@ ted things to draw away the disciples after themselves . ”
We shu@@ d@@ der at the very thought of having God ‘ set his face against us ’ and cu@@ t us off from his congregation .
Those recei@@ ving that gift , being declar@@ ed righteous , become God’s spiritual sons .
Jesus taught : “ All things , therefore , that you want men to do to you , you also must lik@@ e@@ wise do to them . ”
“ R@@ ol@@ l upon Jehovah your way , and r@@ ely upon him , ” says David , ad@@ ding , “ and he himself will act . ”
A “ P@@ im ” T@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es to the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s H@@ ist@@ or@@ ic@@ ity
Why We Mu@@ st Be Ho@@ ly
He imp@@ ar@@ ts heal@@ th@@ ful teachings to all who listen , and he deli@@ gh@@ ts in the obedi@@ ence of those whom he teach@@ es , just as parents rejo@@ ice when their children respon@@ d to loving instru@@ ction . ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 .
Christ also gave to the congregation “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men ” ​ — elders to shepher@@ d God’s flo@@ ck .
Just know@@ ing that better times are a@@ head gives reli@@ ef .
W@@ ould you not ag@@ ree that most people today are taking and gra@@ b@@ b@@ ing rather than “ show@@ ing fav@@ or and l@@ en@@ ding ” ?
You could find it re@@ war@@ ding to hear their experi@@ ences or to ta@@ p their knowledge of things as nor@@ ma@@ l as cho@@ o@@ sing fru@@ it or sel@@ e@@ cting chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s clo@@ th@@ es .
This may have been the occasi@@ on to which Paul later refer@@ red when he said that Jesus “ appe@@ ared to up@@ ward of fi@@ ve h@@ un@@ d@@ red . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
What is a ma@@ j@@ or fe@@ ature of our sac@@ red service , and how is this also a public service ?
They re@@ buil@@ t the al@@ ta@@ r at the temple s@@ ite on M@@ ount M@@ ori@@ ah and began to offer sacrific@@ es there .
“ Acc@@ ording to the Ri@@ ches of His Un@@ deser@@ ved K@@ in@@ dness ”
C@@ ha@@ p@@ ter 8 of Proverbs beg@@ ins with a r@@ he@@ t@@ or@@ ic@@ al question : “ Does not wisdom keep c@@ all@@ ing out , and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment keep giving for@@ th its vo@@ ice ? ”
What demonstr@@ ates that self - control is important ?
What may be consider@@ ed the ba@@ re min@@ i@@ mu@@ m in a develop@@ ed country may be consider@@ ed a lu@@ x@@ ur@@ y in many other lands .
F@@ ol@@ low through on the th@@ ir@@ d we@@ ek and the f@@ our@@ th .
They also sp@@ end time with their famili@@ es both in rec@@ re@@ ation . . .
How un@@ wise to make such a com@@ mit@@ ment ha@@ st@@ ily in be@@ half of others !
In that case , how would the Scriptures be ful@@ filled that it must take place this way ? ”
A C@@ ity U@@ p@@ on a M@@ oun@@ tain
B@@ es@@ id@@ es appreciation , a sense of responsi@@ bility will strengthen us to keep prog@@ res@@ sing along Jehovah’s el@@ ev@@ ated pa@@ ths .
Joseph Pro@@ te@@ cted His F@@ am@@ ily
How have God’s servants been com@@ for@@ ted when being persecu@@ ted ?
Their deli@@ ver@@ ance from the cur@@ se of sin and death was at hand ! ​ — John 1 : 29 .
In writ@@ ing to the Gal@@ ati@@ ans , Paul st@@ ressed the need for end@@ ur@@ ance .
This me@@ th@@ od of s@@ ki@@ pp@@ ing over let@@ ters according to a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar se@@ qu@@ ence in an at@@ temp@@ t to dis@@ co@@ ver hi@@ d@@ den mes@@ sa@@ ges is the bas@@ is for the mo@@ der@@ n Bible - co@@ de conc@@ ep@@ t .
They had reason to rejo@@ ice at all times .
He now has a hope for the future , and he has new pri@@ or@@ ities .
Consider the case of a man nam@@ ed O@@ po@@ ku .
W@@ he@@ ther these head ones , or r@@ ing@@ lead@@ ers , com@@ mit@@ ted for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated in the fes@@ tiv@@ ities , or gave cons@@ ent to those who did , they were gu@@ il@@ ty of having “ an att@@ ach@@ ment with the Ba@@ al of Pe@@ or . ”
F@@ in@@ ally , the ho@@ st dies .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out h@@ es@@ it@@ ation , they dec@@ l@@ are : “ Let it become known to you , O king , that your go@@ ds are not the ones we are serving , and the i@@ ma@@ ge of go@@ ld that you have set up we will not worship . ”
What moved David to praise Jehovah ?
1 : 1 – 4 : 23 )
Di@@ d not c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate E@@ ast@@ er ?
He was not cre@@ ated to be some kind of mon@@ ster in char@@ ge of a place of fi@@ re and t@@ or@@ ment for any who op@@ posed God . The “ hel@@ l ” of the Bible is not Satan’s a@@ bo@@ de .
W@@ ho@@ se St@@ and@@ ar@@ ds Can You Tru@@ st ? 6 / 1
In respon@@ se to that out@@ l@@ an@@ dis@@ h cla@@ im , all 10@@ ,000 Witnesses in Mo@@ sc@@ ow im@@ medi@@ ately sign@@ ed a pet@@ iti@@ on as@@ king the cour@@ t to re@@ ject the pro@@ secu@@ t@@ or@@ ’s offer of “ prote@@ ction . ”
Bro@@ thers and sisters around the world can t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to the fact that mar@@ r@@ ying “ only in the Lord ” is the best po@@ li@@ cy .
He knew that many of his listen@@ ers were already in the ha@@ bi@@ t of being cr@@ itical of others .
A study of his ministry reve@@ als that on many occasi@@ ons he heal@@ ed the l@@ ame and the si@@ ck .
In all your ways take no@@ tice of him , and he himself will make your pa@@ ths st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght , ” promises Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 .
In the long ru@@ n , this could result in a spiritual f@@ all .
( C@@ ri@@ me@@ a )
To your deli@@ ght , your young children will soon be able to recogn@@ ize , pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ce , and gr@@ as@@ p the meaning of many words .
Those travel@@ ing on fo@@ o@@ t could co@@ ver some 15 to 20 mil@@ es [ 25 to 30 k@@ m ] a day .
During my first months in Je@@ qui@@ é , I lived in a small r@@ ented ro@@ om on the out@@ s@@ ki@@ r@@ ts of to@@ wn .
A L@@ ess T@@ ha@@ n P@@ r@@ om@@ ising Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning
In the mean@@ time , ‘ having food and clo@@ thing , we will be cont@@ ent with these things . ’
And the w@@ at@@ ers began rec@@ e@@ ding from off the earth , prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely rec@@ e@@ ding ; and at the end of a h@@ un@@ d@@ red and fi@@ f@@ ty days the w@@ at@@ ers were l@@ ac@@ king .
These pro@@ v@@ isions inclu@@ de God’s holy spirit , the most powerful for@@ ce in the uni@@ verse .
• Why should we car@@ ry on prayer on every occasi@@ on ?
What responsi@@ bility do we have when it comes to personal off@@ en@@ ses ?
But he cannot sto@@ p this work .
Christian relati@@ ves should respect the God - appointed head of the new family .
L@@ ater , my brother moved to K@@ o@@ be with his family because of his work .
Since the Bible says that God is not par@@ ti@@ al and that anyone who fe@@ ars him is accep@@ table to him , who am I to h@@ ate people because of their tri@@ be or language ?
He could not sto@@ p cr@@ ying because everything seem@@ ed so dar@@ k .
Jehovah’s wisdom is seen in the way the Bible was written
As the following three artic@@ les will show , many others have also found that the Bible has done won@@ ders for them when they app@@ lied its counsel to the problems of life .
The war@@ m love and gen@@ u@@ ine se@@ cur@@ ity that are evid@@ ent in the Kingdom H@@ all will appe@@ al to children and will help them to make atten@@ ding Christian meetings a per@@ man@@ ent part of their lives .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es being a privilege , bel@@ ong@@ ing to Jehovah is also a responsi@@ bility .
“ En@@ em@@ ies of the St@@ ate ”
What Is Be@@ h@@ ind Su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ons ?
If we follow the direc@@ tions “ written in the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls ” and we remain faithful to Jehovah during the fin@@ al t@@ est , he will per@@ man@@ ently wr@@ ite our n@@ ames in “ the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l of life . ”
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ arly con@@ sul@@ ting that inspired Bo@@ ok will help to pre@@ serve the peace of the Christ in our hearts .
P@@ E@@ T@@ E@@ R would never for@@ get that ter@@ ri@@ ble m@@ om@@ ent when their eyes me@@ t .
Not long af@@ ter@@ ward we were invit@@ ed to G@@ ile@@ ad .
A conscience mar@@ ked “ as with a bran@@ ding ir@@ on ” is like sear@@ ed flesh co@@ vered with s@@ ca@@ r t@@ is@@ sue and devo@@ id of feel@@ ing .
This remin@@ ds us of what we read at N@@ um@@ bers 16 : 5 . ​ — Read .
Does that mean that he does not care ?
Jehovah esta@@ bli@@ shed this through the prophet Isaiah : “ My word . . . will not return to me without resul@@ ts , but it will . . . have certain succ@@ ess in that for which I have sent it . ”
In the mi@@ d - 19@@ 50 ’ s , many congregations in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il did not have regul@@ ar vis@@ its by cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers because of a sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ge of qu@@ ali@@ fied brothers .
No@@ te Jesus ’ words : “ E@@ ver@@ yone that has left hous@@ es or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands for the s@@ ake of my name will receive many times more and will in@@ her@@ it everlasting life . ”
“ The spirit and the bri@@ de ” do not mer@@ ely say , “ C@@ ome ! ”
But when tri@@ als do ar@@ ise in our life , we can be certain of this : If we fully trust in Jehovah , he will never allow our tri@@ als to go bey@@ ond the li@@ mit of human end@@ ur@@ ance ; he will always make a way out so that we can end@@ ure them .
Re@@ bel@@ li@@ on A@@ ga@@ inst the King
When I was fi@@ ve years old , my father left us .
Although Jesus ’ disciples had appreciation for spiritual things , their thinking was some@@ times influ@@ enced by their ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound and cul@@ ture .
W@@ he@@ ther we are anointed Christians or their dedic@@ ated compan@@ i@@ ons , we look to God for sal@@ vation .
Because we are dam@@ ag@@ ed by sin and imper@@ fe@@ ction , we may ten@@ d to think of ourselves as being a bi@@ t like an in@@ complete vo@@ lu@@ me or a dam@@ ag@@ ed sh@@ ell .
B@@ ill expla@@ ins , “ In A@@ ji@@ ji@@ c we got ever more involved in see@@ king out Eng@@ l@@ ish - speaking people who wanted to learn the truth . ”
Do you know how God speak@@ s to us ?
This co@@ de@@ x from the early 1@@ 5@@ th century is one of the ol@@ des@@ t ex@@ t@@ ant do@@ cum@@ ents in which the T@@ et@@ ra@@ gr@@ am@@ mat@@ on is rend@@ ered “ I@@ e@@ h@@ ou@@ a . ”
In ad@@ dition , we can use our tal@@ ents , en@@ er@@ gi@@ es , and res@@ our@@ ces to share in the life - sa@@ ving work that the congregation car@@ ries out .
Lo@@ ok ! My th@@ ous@@ and is the le@@ ast in M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h , and I am the s@@ mal@@ l@@ est in my fa@@ ther’s house . ”
C@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ar@@ ily , bo@@ ys in J@@ ap@@ an were not taught to do anything in the home .
Now each one of us can study the Bible person@@ ally . ”
Per@@ haps early interest in and experi@@ men@@ tation with em@@ bal@@ m@@ ing was s@@ par@@ ked by the dis@@ co@@ very of bo@@ dies that had been bu@@ ri@@ ed in deser@@ t s@@ and and were n@@ atur@@ ally pre@@ served .
The S@@ cal@@ es F@@ all From My E@@ y@@ es
On the other hand , Chris@@ tend@@ om deser@@ ves the coming des@@ tru@@ ction for contribu@@ ting to the spiritual ill@@ it@@ er@@ ac@@ y comm@@ on among ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ go@@ ers and for its man@@ i@@ f@@ est h@@ at@@ red of God’s name .
Lo@@ ving interest can make any occasi@@ on a deli@@ ght .
As a result , I have in@@ ner joy and a feel@@ ing of deep satis@@ fac@@ tion . ”
4 : 14 .
I was asked to serve as a dist@@ ri@@ ct overse@@ er in an are@@ a that co@@ vered one th@@ ir@@ d of P@@ ol@@ and .
Those words leave no doubt that Jesus was com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned to tell for@@ th good news .
What a wonderful promise !
If Jesus ’ disciples follow@@ ed his example , they too would be con@@ qu@@ er@@ ors .
Mo@@ des@@ ty , however , helps all to foc@@ us their col@@ le@@ ctive a@@ bil@@ ities and efforts on br@@ ing@@ ing glory to God and doing what is best to help others . ​ — 1 C@@ or . 10 : 31 .
On the other hand , she may deci@@ de not to go , reason@@ ing that the emo@@ tional pres@@ sure of the circumstances could prove to be too much for her , perhaps ca@@ using her to com@@ promise godly principles .
For example , old age may li@@ mit what you can do in Jehovah’s service .
In con@@ ne@@ ction with serving God , the Bible does speak of ob@@ lig@@ ation , comman@@ d@@ ments , requi@@ re@@ ments , and so for@@ th .
When ass@@ em@@ b@@ led , the vari@@ ous bi@@ ts of information we have about Mark pro@@ du@@ ce the por@@ tra@@ it of a man ze@@ al@@ ous for prom@@ o@@ ting the good news in vari@@ ous par@@ ts of the worl@@ d@@ wide field , a man happy to serve others .
But now each of us has his own Bible .
One ma@@ ps out a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c , de@@ ta@@ iled p@@ ath to his des@@ t@@ in@@ ation .
On what did Jesus foc@@ us , and how can we imitate him ?
So it was that “ two ro@@ b@@ bers were imp@@ aled with [ Jesus ] , one on his right and one on his left . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Since lo@@ ans are a po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al s@@ ource of fri@@ ction , we might view them as a last res@@ ort rather than an eas@@ y so@@ lu@@ tion to money problems .
Se@@ cond , they long@@ ed for peace of mind .
T@@ ra@@ ined From Ch@@ il@@ d@@ ho@@ od to E@@ ste@@ em Wor@@ k
On@@ ly a li@@ mit@@ ed time rema@@ ins for us to fin@@ ish our God - given Kingdom - preaching work .
“ D@@ u@@ st you are and to du@@ st you will return ”
Some even feel that the day could never be “ today . ”
Satan makes bad things appe@@ ar good and dec@@ ei@@ ves people into believ@@ ing lies .
The fact that he is ali@@ ve has affe@@ cted people every@@ where in a positi@@ ve way .
32 : 4 ; 2 C@@ or . 3 : 17 .
“ What helped me , ” she says , “ was to read over and over again artic@@ les deal@@ ing with the reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess of Jehovah’s arrang@@ ements .
What are they going to say to her ?
Our loving Father , Jehovah , does the same .
U@@ sing Scrip@@ ture to D@@ ef@@ end Christi@@ an@@ ity
V@@ il@@ la@@ g@@ ers near the ri@@ ver B@@ en@@ i listen in@@ ten@@ tly to the good news
He “ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ated . . . v@@ ess@@ els of wr@@ ath ” to pre@@ pare the “ v@@ ess@@ els of mer@@ cy ” ​ — the whe@@ at class .
A Christian is per@@ mit@@ ted to dr@@ ink w@@ ine in mo@@ der@@ ation .
King David kept c@@ all@@ ing on Jehovah “ all day long . ”
The des@@ crip@@ tion of life in God’s new world at Isaiah 11 : 6 - 9 was one of my fav@@ or@@ ite s@@ crip@@ ture pas@@ sa@@ ges .
Even when he felt ti@@ red or hu@@ ng@@ ry , Jesus put the needs of others before his own .
It is M@@ ary M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ene .
• How did Jesus high@@ light the import@@ ance of the Kingdom ?
Abraham was origin@@ ally from U@@ r , and as S@@ te@@ ph@@ en indic@@ ated , that was where he first heard the comm@@ and to go to Cana@@ an .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jesus Christ has appointed the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave “ over all his bel@@ ong@@ ings ” ​ — all Kingdom inter@@ ests on earth .
Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s prophecy showed that this great Eli@@ j@@ ah work would be done before “ the great and fear - inspi@@ ring day of Jehovah . ”
A Bi@@ g S@@ ur@@ pris@@ e
The boo@@ k@@ let ent@@ it@@ led Mo@@ de@@ l S@@ tu@@ dy ​ — ev@@ en@@ tually there were three of them — ​ con@@ ta@@ ined questions and ans@@ wers as well as s@@ crip@@ tures to support the ans@@ wers .
How can that be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed ?
1 - 25 )
Ad@@ ri@@ an learned that the desi@@ ra@@ ble new person@@ ality is m@@ ol@@ ded “ according to the i@@ ma@@ ge of the One who cre@@ ated it . ”
Consider David .
If so , why not learn more about how you can cultiv@@ ate and demonstr@@ ate the kind of faith that Jehovah will ri@@ ch@@ ly re@@ ward ?
F@@ i@@ ve years later , we were asked to help other congregations f@@ ar@@ ther nor@@ th .
The com@@ mer@@ cial world has turned the we@@ d@@ ding c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation into a hu@@ ge in@@ du@@ str@@ y .
The rec@@ ord tel@@ ls us : “ Noah was a righteous man .
That was the e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent of what an un@@ s@@ kil@@ led la@@ bo@@ re@@ r might ear@@ n for 25 days ’ work .
As those first sh@@ o@@ c@@ king days dra@@ g@@ ged into we@@ ek@@ s , then months , how did he keep from f@@ all@@ ing into ho@@ p@@ el@@ ess@@ ness and des@@ pa@@ ir ?
The question ar@@ ose about righ@@ ts .
W@@ ell , what was the mo@@ tiv@@ ating for@@ ce in the case of the Israel@@ ite slave who r@@ en@@ oun@@ ced his personal fre@@ e@@ dom ?
M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h did return to Jehovah .
Jehovah de@@ t@@ ests liter@@ al human sacrifice , one of the wicked practic@@ es of the Cana@@ an@@ ites .
I believ@@ ed that the dead could har@@ m the living , but I wanted to know what the Bible said .
A@@ m@@ ong her gu@@ ests was a wh@@ ite el@@ der .
10 : 1 .
S@@ pe@@ e@@ ch influ@@ enced by wisdom is also vital when it comes to our Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work .
All 5@@ 8@@ 5 present are listen@@ ing atten@@ tiv@@ ely .
This must be the peri@@ od between the lives of two out@@ standing servants of Jehovah ​ — Jac@@ ob@@ ’s son Joseph and the prophet Moses .
With hope in Jehovah deep@@ ly ro@@ o@@ ted in our heart , may we be res@@ ol@@ ved not to give up in doing what is fine .
That pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ement , made in the days of good King Jo@@ si@@ ah , did not bo@@ de well for the wicked ones re@@ si@@ ding in the land of Juda@@ h .
Does Jehovah really care about us , or is he indi@@ ffer@@ ent to the p@@ light of humans on this earth ?
Do you regul@@ arly refle@@ ct on your God - given hope ?
Jesus explained : “ I do nothing of my own in@@ iti@@ ative ; but just as the Father taught me I speak these things . ”
Then she learned about Jehovah .
May the one who took no@@ tice of you become bless@@ ed . ”
In fact , they often res@@ ent counsel reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of who gives it .
T@@ e@@ aching Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e
“ I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t feel ca@@ pa@@ ble .
My father em@@ i@@ gr@@ ated to Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a from Ger@@ many in 194@@ 9 .
His system “ ca@@ ught the i@@ mag@@ in@@ ation of read@@ ers and s@@ cri@@ bes , ” states The Bo@@ ok ​ — A H@@ ist@@ ory of the Bible , and it “ s@@ pre@@ ad ra@@ pi@@ dly ac@@ ro@@ ss E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe . ”
Paul per@@ form@@ ed his ministry without any pa@@ y@@ ment .
I own only a few pi@@ e@@ ces of fur@@ ni@@ ture and cho@@ ose not to have a tel@@ ev@@ ision .
Jose@@ p@@ h’s experience and a@@ bil@@ ities more than qu@@ ali@@ fied him for that jo@@ b , but he did not prom@@ o@@ te himself .
It requi@@ res that we a@@ ban@@ d@@ on false worship , act in har@@ mony with God’s comman@@ d@@ ments , and rend@@ er exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion to Jehovah .
Of course , the R@@ yl@@ ands f@@ ra@@ g@@ ment of Joh@@ n@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l is but one pi@@ e@@ ce of evidence among the th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of f@@ ra@@ g@@ ments and man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts that con@@ fir@@ m the reli@@ able trans@@ mis@@ sion of the origin@@ al Bible text .
Mi@@ ri@@ am was heal@@ ed , but she had to end@@ ure the sh@@ ame of a se@@ ven - day peri@@ od of qu@@ ar@@ an@@ t@@ ine .
“ The conclu@@ sion of the system of things ” began in 1914 .
Because of these new circumstances , they needed new guid@@ el@@ ines : “ On@@ ly flesh with its life ​ — its blood — ​ you must not e@@ at . ”
The elders can kin@@ dly reas@@ sure them that Jehovah lo@@ ves them for giving their best . ​ — Mark 12 : 4@@ 1 - 4@@ 4 .
What en@@ ab@@ les Christians to end@@ ure no matter what tri@@ als , difficult situ@@ ations , and problems they enc@@ oun@@ ter ?
Of course , many chang@@ es pro@@ du@@ ce some kind of difficul@@ ty .
( b ) What reli@@ ef must be near ?
• What did Jesus mean by “ the re - cre@@ ation ” ?
As a result , the mo@@ t@@ to “ In God We Tru@@ st ” first appe@@ ared on a cir@@ cul@@ ating U@@ .@@ S . co@@ in in 18@@ 6@@ 4 .
And Jehovah helped me , often com@@ for@@ ting me through my brothers and sisters .
Instead , hum@@ ble Christians stri@@ ve to follow Jesus ’ example , direc@@ ting praise and honor to God . ​ — Mark 10 : 17 , 18 .
Why does Jehovah st@@ ress obedi@@ ence more than sacrific@@ es ?
W@@ ic@@ ked angels had materi@@ al@@ ized fle@@ sh@@ ly bo@@ dies , m@@ ated with good - loo@@ king women , and fa@@ ther@@ ed the N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m .
Un@@ der the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , what could prom@@ pt a slave to cho@@ ose to stay with his ma@@ ster ?
How has the slave sh@@ own it@@ self to be faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et ?
Why is more requi@@ red of us than just wa@@ iting for Jehovah to fulf@@ ill his promises ?
Ther@@ e@@ in lies the gr@@ and hope of all lo@@ v@@ ers of righteousness . ​ — Matthew 12 : 18 , 21 .
It is com@@ mon@@ ly believ@@ ed today that humans have an im@@ mor@@ tal soul that sur@@ vi@@ ves the death of the body .
A w@@ ary sol@@ di@@ er will not ven@@ ture out if some of his spiritual ar@@ m@@ or is mis@@ sing or in need of re@@ pa@@ ir .
De@@ al@@ ing With Ad@@ vers@@ ity
Today , inc@@ reas@@ ing num@@ bers sear@@ ch the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t .
Be@@ fore pl@@ an@@ ting see@@ ds , a gar@@ den@@ er may see the need to ad@@ d nu@@ tri@@ ents to the so@@ il to make it more pro@@ duc@@ tive .
By giving Scriptural discipl@@ ine , we can help our child or a Bible stud@@ ent to re@@ ach the go@@ al of be@@ coming a follow@@ er of Christ .
P@@ o@@ in@@ ts for Me@@ dit@@ ation
M@@ ount Z@@ ion was a h@@ ill in Jerusalem where David was inst@@ al@@ led as king over all Israel .
And we have mentioned here just one example , from Paul’s letter to the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians .
A L@@ ong S@@ ear@@ ch Re@@ war@@ ded
4 : 17 ​ — Wh@@ ere did Ca@@ in get his wife ?
De@@ ep personal study br@@ ings them a lo@@ t of joy and helps them to ‘ inc@@ re@@ ase in acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge . ’
That is a com@@ ment made by O@@ li@@ vi@@ a , who is 17 and who got baptized as a pre@@ te@@ en .
A s@@ ound rule is found in the words of the apostle Paul : “ Do not go bey@@ ond the things that are written . ”
1 : 12 - 14 ; 2 : 25 - 30 ; 4 : 18 .
B@@ ri@@ an : Ex@@ ac@@ tly .
E@@ mo@@ tional dist@@ ress must have inc@@ reas@@ ed the pain of his disa@@ bility when he was later fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ used of be@@ tra@@ ying the king and then su@@ ffered a material lo@@ ss .
T@@ ra@@ in new ones to love and serve their brothers ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 13 , 14 )
A large crow@@ d ga@@ ther@@ ed in fr@@ on@@ t of the house .
Some serve as mission@@ aries or preach where the need is greater in another land .
By prin@@ ting the L@@ at@@ vi@@ an Bible , he could fur@@ ther his work in educ@@ ation and , at the same time , ho@@ pe@@ fully turn a ni@@ ce prof@@ it .
So before that time came , those Christians would need to strengthen their love for one another . ​ — Romans 12 : 9 .
Consi@@ der@@ ing the high co@@ st of living and the e@@ con@@ om@@ ic in@@ sta@@ bility of our time , it would sur@@ ely be bene@@ fi@@ cial for true Christians to learn how to be self - su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient so that they can keep foc@@ used on their service to God .
How was this to be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed ?
A@@ gain , to prove his point , he app@@ lied for regul@@ ar pioneer service .
Th@@ ink about what Jesus said next : “ If this is how God clo@@ th@@ es the ve@@ get@@ ation of the field . . . , will he not much rather clo@@ the you , you with little faith ? ”
No@@ te the word “ con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , ” which means “ in view of the fore@@ going . ”
This provided an opportunity for sin@@ ful humans to live forever , and it satis@@ fied the dem@@ ands of righteousness .
God was tel@@ ling his h@@ es@@ it@@ ant serv@@ ant that He would con@@ stan@@ tly be with him .
He may not mirac@@ ul@@ ously re@@ move our tri@@ als , but in respon@@ se to our hear@@ t@@ felt prayers , he can gr@@ ant us the wisdom and strength to de@@ al with them . ​ — James 1 : 5 , 6 .
On@@ ly the app@@ en@@ di@@ x material is at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted to him with certain@@ ty .
U@@ p@@ on re@@ tur@@ ning , we no@@ tic@@ ed that many were ill@@ it@@ er@@ ate .
The star@@ ting point of a com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on among those who wanted to rule the is@@ land was lo@@ c@@ ated on R@@ an@@ o K@@ au .
In this article , we will consider the first three pet@@ iti@@ ons .
R@@ o@@ a@@ ds le@@ ading to the c@@ ities of refu@@ ge were kept in good re@@ pa@@ ir .
Their pres@@ ence even je@@ op@@ ar@@ di@@ zed the life of Jesus !
Jehovah Is H@@ ur@@ t When His Wor@@ shi@@ pp@@ ers Le@@ a@@ ve H@@ im
J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah says that he did call the Eph@@ ra@@ im@@ ites , but they did not respon@@ d .
A@@ m I using the material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons I have to live a life of ple@@ asure or to prom@@ o@@ te true worship ?
A stu@@ pi@@ d person fa@@ il@@ s to do this because he l@@ ac@@ ks knowledge .
A fo@@ reg@@ le@@ am be@@ comes a re@@ ality
What , though , if the un@@ believ@@ ing husband does not respon@@ d fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly ?
“ My life is now filled with peace , happiness , and con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment . ”
We can imitate Jehovah by not be@@ coming over@@ ly concer@@ ned when things do not work out as we had expe@@ cted .
And we never go to s@@ le@@ ep at the end of the day while we are ang@@ ry with each other . ”
Although my n@@ ative country is Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , I came to love the people wh@@ er@@ ever I was sent by Jehovah’s organization .
20 : 4 , 5 ; Mat@@ t .
As@@ k yourself : ‘ A@@ m I truly married at heart , or am I still thinking and ac@@ ting as a sing@@ le person ? ’
Some , though , may feel that because God is holy and al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty , it would be dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful to use his name .
And how would she feel about him ?
Gre@@ en new gr@@ ass may look pre@@ t@@ ty , but the b@@ la@@ des soon sh@@ ri@@ v@@ el and die .
Yet , his life of comfort did not di@@ min@@ ish his concer@@ n for the wel@@ f@@ are of his Jewish brothers in f@@ ar@@ away Jerusalem .
The A@@ m@@ bro@@ si@@ an Li@@ br@@ ary
When I asked the question , she loo@@ ked at me very seri@@ ously and said : “ That is a hard question .
For example , E@@ der@@ sh@@ ei@@ m said that the Jews reg@@ ar@@ ded Genesis 8 : 11 as Messi@@ ani@@ c .
Some pris@@ on@@ ers stud@@ ying the Bible beg@@ in to share the ref@@ re@@ shing teachings of God’s Word with fellow in@@ mat@@ es .
Sh@@ ould it be different when it comes to tal@@ king with God ?
My family and I look for@@ ward to lear@@ ning more about Jehovah and serving him forever .
For , in@@ deed , al@@ though you ought to be teach@@ ers in view of the time , you again need someone to teach you from the beg@@ in@@ ning the el@@ em@@ ent@@ ary things of the sac@@ red pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ements of God ; and you have become such as need mil@@ k , not so@@ li@@ d food . ” ​ — He@@ b .
A@@ m@@ ong them was the 28 - year - old W@@ el@@ sh@@ man John Davi@@ es , who proved to be a ca@@ pa@@ ble stud@@ ent and a hard work@@ er with a mil@@ d temp@@ er@@ am@@ ent and a gener@@ ous n@@ ature .
Because we have ang@@ eli@@ c prote@@ ction , we need not fear that Jehovah’s organization might go through another time of spiritual op@@ pres@@ sion .
Some Christians have end@@ ur@@ ed what tri@@ al rel@@ ated to family life ?
He encoura@@ ged those who could remain sing@@ le to do so .
At first , they had ho@@ ped to find sa@@ f@@ ety in Bu@@ r@@ un@@ di , but they soon real@@ ized that they were still in d@@ anger .
In Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s time , many Jews did not listen to Jehovah .
The apostle Paul qu@@ o@@ ted Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy and app@@ lied it to Christians , ur@@ g@@ ing them to keep free from the un@@ clean influ@@ ence of false religion .
Why P@@ ra@@ ise Jehovah ?
He simply refer@@ red to the nor@@ ma@@ l pro@@ c@@ ess of making bre@@ ad .
They appe@@ ar , says hist@@ ori@@ an E@@ d@@ w@@ in Y@@ am@@ au@@ ch@@ i , “ as contr@@ ac@@ ting par@@ ties , ag@@ ents , wit@@ nesses , col@@ le@@ ct@@ ors of ta@@ x@@ es , and ro@@ y@@ al of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als . ”
Des@@ pite what circumstances did Noah ‘ walk with God ’ ?
Jehovah “ will not let you be temp@@ ted bey@@ ond what you can be@@ ar ” , F@@ e@@ b .
This article cl@@ ari@@ fi@@ es such matters .
We need , then , to ask ourselves : ‘ What do my con@@ vers@@ ations reve@@ al about my heart con@@ dition ?
So when you pla@@ y the C@@ D@@ s , why not try to sing along with the cho@@ r@@ us ?
On@@ ce he had cre@@ ated the physical heavens and earth , Jehovah ex@@ pan@@ ded his uni@@ vers@@ al family .
Mo@@ st of our wit@@ ness@@ ing was done from k@@ it@@ ch@@ en to k@@ it@@ ch@@ en because people could u@@ su@@ ally be found in their out@@ do@@ or k@@ it@@ ch@@ en with its th@@ atch@@ ed ro@@ of and w@@ o@@ od - bur@@ ning hear@@ th .
Our being positi@@ ve and encourag@@ ing can help to d@@ ul@@ l some of the sh@@ ar@@ p pain of wh@@ atever thor@@ n is a@@ ff@@ lic@@ ting them .
That ast@@ oun@@ ding ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ement is in har@@ mony with Jehovah’s will that “ all s@@ or@@ ts of people should be sa@@ ved and come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ”
Th@@ ree Gre@@ at Je@@ h@@ us each me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed 7@@ .@@ 2 fe@@ et ( 2@@ .@@ 2 m ) long , 6@@ .@@ 2 fe@@ et ( 1@@ .@@ 9 m ) wide , and 6@@ .@@ 2 fe@@ et ( 1@@ .@@ 9 m ) high and each could accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ate up to si@@ x pione@@ ers .
Even so , if a person deci@@ des to bor@@ ro@@ w , he should show himself to be a person of good principles .
Li@@ fe in M@@ ak@@ r@@ ó@@ n@@ is@@ o@@ s was a ni@@ gh@@ t@@ m@@ are .
( b ) when pre@@ par@@ ing cor@@ respon@@ d@@ ence ?
The co@@ st of such a decision , however , cannot be me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed mer@@ ely in do@@ l@@ l@@ ars and c@@ ents .
May you accept this chall@@ enge and re@@ a@@ p the re@@ war@@ ds for yourself . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 16 , 17 .
How can we live in har@@ mony with the re@@ qu@@ est for God’s will to be done on earth ?
He pray@@ ed : “ My Father , if it is possible , let this c@@ up pas@@ s away from me . ” But he continued : “ Yet , not as I will , but as you will . ”
Indeed , as the Bible says , “ there are many ‘ go@@ ds ’ and many ‘ l@@ or@@ ds . ’ ”
G@@ u@@ id@@ ance to make wise decisions “ If any one of you is l@@ ac@@ king in wisdom , let him keep as@@ king God , for he gives gener@@ ously to all and without re@@ pro@@ aching , and it will be given him . ” ​ — James 1 : 5 .
When the speak@@ er began his talk , I was sur@@ pris@@ ed to see that it was the same young man whom I had so imp@@ ol@@ it@@ ely asked to leave my house .
( b ) What did Paul encoura@@ ge the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians to do ?
The three tal@@ ks of this sy@@ mp@@ o@@ si@@ u@@ m showed that , as he did in the days of wa@@ y@@ ward Juda@@ h , Jehovah will bring dist@@ ress upon those who now refu@@ se to he@@ ed his war@@ ning .
If so , we could be foc@@ using too much on our own feelings .
Lo@@ ving relation@@ shi@@ ps with others are more valu@@ able than material ri@@ ches .
Indeed , to imitate the God of truth , we must know the truth , speak the truth , and live the truth .
Jo@@ y is a st@@ ate of happiness or g@@ la@@ dness that rema@@ ins whether the con@@ di@@ tions around us are pleas@@ ant or not .
At times , one of Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s ch@@ ur@@ ches has at@@ temp@@ ted to organiz@@ e and car@@ ry out a do@@ or - to - do@@ or ministry .
F@@ ri@@ ends sp@@ end time together .
Consider some examples of how Jesus demonstr@@ ated his Fa@@ ther’s qualities .
As a prophet , Jesus fore@@ told many things .
The psalmist David as@@ sures us : “ Jehovah is near to those that are bro@@ ken at heart ; and those who are c@@ ru@@ shed in spirit he sa@@ ves . ” ​ — Psalm 34 : 18 .
You have already set li@@ m@@ its in a number of are@@ as of life in which you will just not allow yourself to act in a certain way .
F@@ ru@@ it@@ ful by S@@ pre@@ ading Kingdom Se@@ ed
For example , some hist@@ ori@@ ans es@@ tim@@ ate that in World W@@ ar I@@ I al@@ one , the dead to@@ tal@@ ed from some 50 milli@@ on to 60 milli@@ on , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of whom were ci@@ v@@ ili@@ ans ​ — in@@ no@@ c@@ ent men , women , and children .
But the inspired war@@ n@@ ings p@@ en@@ ned by Paul , the apostle Peter , and other faithful anointed brothers of that time could e@@ qui@@ p them to maintain their faith .
There is no reason to believe that God de@@ als any differ@@ ently with his servants today .
How did Solomon lo@@ se sight of what he had been given ?
So he tel@@ ls us what his name is .
W@@ ould I mis@@ s meetings or field service to make more money ?
The letter con@@ ve@@ ying that decision also reve@@ als that the gover@@ ning body man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s spirit , including love and faith . ​ — Acts 15 : 11 , 25 - 29 ; G@@ al .
Of course , not ever@@ yone appreci@@ ates bur@@ s on his clo@@ th@@ es , but ever@@ yone is am@@ a@@ zed at their ability to s@@ tic@@ k .
The s@@ ound filled the enti@@ re st@@ adi@@ u@@ m .
But such a course is un@@ wise .
Yes , through Jeremiah , God acc@@ ur@@ ately di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed the s@@ ource of the Jews ’ bad deal@@ ings .
Job also showed interest in those out@@ side his hous@@ eho@@ ld .
H@@ O@@ W : S@@ pe@@ ak in a kind way
By show@@ ing love for one another , we loy@@ ally sub@@ mit to “ the law of the Christ ”
8@@ 3 : 17 , 18 .
Jesus made God’s name man@@ i@@ f@@ est when on earth , and he instru@@ cted his disciples to pray for the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of that name .
When one of them , El@@ is@@ a@@ be@@ th W@@ and@@ s@@ ch@@ er@@ er , asked his per@@ mis@@ sion to leave the city , she was public@@ ly be@@ he@@ ad@@ ed .
Jesus set the prop@@ er example of Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality
This is especially important if the t@@ est or tre@@ at@@ ment seem@@ s very un@@ u@@ su@@ al .
Why , in the new world of God’s making , it “ will f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h . ” ​ — Proverbs 14 : 11 .
D@@ oura@@ do would sto@@ p at f@@ ar@@ m g@@ ates and wa@@ it pati@@ ently for me to o@@ pen them .
O@@ ther cou@@ ples talk priv@@ ately before going to s@@ le@@ ep .
For example , during a time when the congregation in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a under@@ went se@@ v@@ ere persecu@@ tion , Paul ur@@ ged those Christians to “ keep encourag@@ ing one another and building one another up , just as [ they were ] in fact doing . ”
Because of his personal experi@@ ences , Paul could confid@@ ently st@@ ate : “ Not that I am speaking with reg@@ ard to being in want , for I have learned , in wh@@ atever circumstances I am , to be self - su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient .
The W@@ y@@ c@@ li@@ f@@ fe H@@ ist@@ or@@ ic@@ al Ge@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ y of Bible L@@ ands says that “ pro@@ ba@@ bly this means a relati@@ vely complete t@@ our of the Jewish commun@@ ities on C@@ y@@ pr@@ us . ”
E@@ in@@ ste@@ in : U@@ .@@ S .
The Greek word for “ s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ er ” or “ acc@@ us@@ er ” is di@@ ·@@ a@@ ʹ@@ bo@@ ·@@ lo@@ s , a ter@@ m used in the Bible as a t@@ it@@ le for Satan , the wicked s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ er of God .
We will not be disa@@ p@@ pointed in our hope .
What as@@ pect of the new person@@ ality great@@ ly contribu@@ tes to our un@@ ity ?
He has commun@@ ic@@ ated with mankind and told us about himself . ​ — Read Isaiah 4@@ 5 : 18 .
Because they re@@ je@@ cted the truth about God and his purpose , “ they became emp@@ ty - he@@ ad@@ ed in their reason@@ ings and their un@@ in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent heart became dar@@ k@@ ened . ” ​ — Romans 1 : 18 - 22 ; Jeremiah 8 : 8 , 9 .
There would be no need for po@@ li@@ ce , pris@@ ons , or ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive and com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated cri@@ min@@ al justice syst@@ em@@ s .
Then we would be in a position to act appro@@ pri@@ ately , according to the true need .
D@@ ra@@ w close to those in the congregation who can help you re@@ ach out for spiritual go@@ als , and seek their guid@@ ance .
Do not let that ha@@ p@@ pen .
How do Jehovah’s loyal ones show that they deli@@ ght in using the divine name ?
Then she re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed W@@ anda , who had spo@@ ken about the Bible .
Jehovah’s power thus became man@@ i@@ f@@ est in Paul’s we@@ ak@@ ness .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 9@@ 6 , 9@@ 4
Jo@@ la says : “ I found the associ@@ ation with many young , spiritually - min@@ ded people encourag@@ ing .
Those let@@ ters from pris@@ on had proved effe@@ ctive .
Because all who are dedic@@ ated to Jehovah have promised him their love , loy@@ al@@ ty , and obedi@@ ence .
What did the apostle John encoura@@ ge us to think about , and why ?
A s@@ crip@@ ture that helped them to make that “ j@@ um@@ p ” was E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 11 : 4 , which states : “ The one who w@@ atch@@ es the w@@ ind will not s@@ ow se@@ ed , and the one who loo@@ ks at the cl@@ ou@@ ds will not re@@ a@@ p . ”
These acc@@ oun@@ ts teach practic@@ al less@@ ons using simp@@ le and st@@ ra@@ igh@@ t@@ for@@ ward words that can be transl@@ ated into h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of langu@@ ages and under@@ sto@@ od by people living in any place or time peri@@ od .
Th@@ ough Cana@@ an’s father , H@@ am , wit@@ ness@@ ed this , he did not inter@@ f@@ ere but appe@@ ars to have s@@ pre@@ ad the st@@ ory .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ W@@ he@@ ther there are gi@@ f@@ ts of pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ying , they will be done away with ; whether there are [ mirac@@ ul@@ ously spo@@ ken ] t@@ ong@@ u@@ es , they will ce@@ ase ; whether there is [ div@@ in@@ ely reve@@ aled ] knowledge , it will be done away with . ”
Then , after repor@@ ting the l@@ eng@@ th of E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s life ​ — which , while long com@@ pared with our life sp@@ an , was sh@@ ort for those days — ​ the rec@@ ord says : “ E@@ no@@ ch kept wal@@ king with the true God . Then he was no more , for God took him . ”
Thus , while serving at Bethel , I me@@ t another wise one , whom I have now wal@@ ked with for 5@@ 8 years .
Still , we should have confidence like that of the apostle Paul , who said : “ For this very cause I am also suffering these things , but I am not a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed . For I know the one whom I have believ@@ ed , and I am confid@@ ent he is able to gu@@ ard what I have la@@ id up in trust with him until that day . ” ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
By the words “ the One li@@ f@@ ting up my head , ” David as@@ cri@@ bes to Jehovah the help he expe@@ cts to receive .
A@@ P@@ R@@ I@@ L 1 - 7 , 20@@ 13
It has been descri@@ bed as “ one of man@@ kin@@ d’s great@@ est spiritual advan@@ ces . ”
The same will be true of the “ great crow@@ d , ” who sur@@ vi@@ ve Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on . ​ — Re@@ v .
In fact , the Go@@ sp@@ els reve@@ al the wide r@@ ange of Jesus ’ feelings ​ — sy@@ mp@@ a@@ thy for a person with le@@ pro@@ s@@ y , ex@@ u@@ ber@@ ance over his disciples ’ succ@@ ess@@ es , indi@@ gn@@ ation at col@@ d@@ hear@@ ted leg@@ al@@ ists , and sa@@ dness over Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s re@@ je@@ ction of the Messi@@ ah .
God told the Israelites : “ You must not h@@ ate your brother in your heart . ”
25 : 29 - 34 .
Jesus ad@@ d@@ ressed that question right after he war@@ ned the disciples not to turn back to Satan’s wicked world .
Jehovah is the s@@ ource of “ every good gift and every perfect present . ”
Some 4@@ 00 years later , Jehovah said of himself : “ The R@@ o@@ ck , perfect is his activ@@ ity , for all his ways are justice .
Of what are we as@@ sur@@ ed if we have a full share in to@@ da@@ y’s spiritual har@@ v@@ est work ?
The same is true of the wife toward her husband .
God’s Kingdom ​ — a new heavenly govern@@ ment — ​ will then rule over a new earthly soci@@ ety .
L@@ it@@ tle did I real@@ ize that this simp@@ le st@@ ep of faith would lead to a life filled with rich mem@@ ori@@ es .
K@@ nor@@ r saw the need to tra@@ in publi@@ sh@@ ers to use the gift of spe@@ e@@ ch in the ministry . The so@@ lu@@ tion ?
This is evid@@ ent from what Moses went on to say : “ Jehovah has said to me , ‘ You will not cro@@ ss this J@@ or@@ d@@ an . ’ ”
Because of our ra@@ pi@@ d gro@@ w@@ th and our neu@@ tr@@ al stand , we were bran@@ ded as a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous sp@@ y ag@@ enc@@ y of the W@@ est , car@@ r@@ ying on “ du@@ bi@@ ous activ@@ ity ” under the clo@@ ak of religion .
In this , E@@ no@@ ch set a fine example for us .
I read it that same night .
TH@@ E prophet Mal@@ ach@@ i was inspired by God to rec@@ ord prophe@@ ci@@ es of a@@ w@@ es@@ ome events that will take place in the very near future .
S@@ ever@@ al consider@@ ed him to be too young to dedic@@ ate himself to Jehovah , but at the age of 50 , he told me how than@@ k@@ ful he was to have been serving Jehovah for 40 years .
For example , it is wise for a cou@@ ple , right from the star@@ t of a cour@@ tshi@@ p , to set clear li@@ m@@ its for themselves about such matters as t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing , k@@ is@@ sing , or being al@@ one together .
Even so , we need to an@@ al@@ y@@ ze whether we as individuals truly recogn@@ ize Christ’s authority .
Di@@ d they mis@@ s out on the in@@ spe@@ ction ?
Our enem@@ y is powerful , c@@ un@@ ning , and bat@@ tle - har@@ d@@ ened .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s who do not seek God’s guid@@ ance will never at@@ tain lasting peace .
Is there a princi@@ ple that can serve as a gu@@ i@@ de ?
This su@@ gg@@ ests that the de@@ fe@@ at and ou@@ sting of Satan took place soon after the K@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ ’s bir@@ th in 1914 .
For evidence that Jesus was resur@@ rec@@ ted , see the book The Bible ​ — God’s Word or M@@ an’s ?
It was so different from the ch@@ urch , where they did little el@@ se but sing !
S@@ imp@@ li@@ fy your life , wr@@ ite the branch in the country where you would like to serve , and after coun@@ ting the co@@ st , make the move ! ”
So@@ on the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans were at the sh@@ ore , w@@ atch@@ ing the Israelites draw away toward the other side . ​ — E@@ x .
L@@ ater , with the esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment of the Christian congregation , Jehovah reve@@ aled de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of how he would accom@@ pl@@ ish his origin@@ al purpose for mankind and the earth .
But Satan con@@ stan@@ tly tri@@ es to under@@ mine our spiritu@@ ality as we stri@@ ve to maintain our integrity in this de@@ pra@@ ved world .
Those who are con@@ f@@ ined to their ho@@ m@@ es because of old age or si@@ ck@@ ness may be able to witness by let@@ ters or , where per@@ mis@@ sible , by tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne , or perhaps they can share the good news with those who vis@@ it .
Do these ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal f@@ indi@@ ng@@ s and the en@@ su@@ ing de@@ b@@ ate c@@ ast doubt on the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s account of Je@@ z@@ re@@ el or Solomon ?
Because of the resurrection hope , Mar@@ th@@ a could say to Jesus concer@@ ning her dead brother : “ I know he will ris@@ e in the resurrection on the last day . ”
“ U@@ p@@ on our return , we found that our home had been bur@@ ned and our ani@@ mal@@ s sto@@ le@@ n .
He promised to col@@ le@@ ct his people from the lands to which they had been sc@@ at@@ tered , as a shepher@@ d col@@ le@@ cts his sheep .
This tri@@ be lived here long before the S@@ pan@@ ish col@@ on@@ iz@@ ation .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out Jesus ’ ministry on earth , Jehovah provided his Son with what he needed to maintain integrity right up to his last bre@@ ath .
Jehovah will su@@ sta@@ in them , and their faith will be b@@ ol@@ st@@ ered by loo@@ king a@@ head to the time when “ no re@@ si@@ d@@ ent will say : ‘ I am si@@ ck . ’ ”
Ch@@ il@@ dren draw strength and courage from par@@ ent@@ al appro@@ val
18 , 19 . ( a ) How has this re@@ view of Jesus ’ illustr@@ ations encoura@@ ged you person@@ ally ?
And that is what “ came to be so . ”
O@@ U@@ R ability to form men@@ tal pi@@ c@@ tures of things we have not seen is a gift from God .
As str@@ ong@@ ly as each par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ant felt about his point of view , all present res@@ pe@@ cted God’s Word , and those holy writ@@ ings held the ke@@ y to res@@ ol@@ ving the is@@ sue . ​ — Read Psalm 1@@ 19 : 9@@ 7 - 10@@ 1 .
He was also the pri@@ me minis@@ ter of Fr@@ ance from 1@@ 6@@ 24 to 1@@ 6@@ 4@@ 2 .
Mar@@ ri@@ ed cou@@ ples without children will want to use this peri@@ od to study the Bible together .
These are just two of many examples demonstr@@ ating the acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y of Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es .
The fin@@ al se@@ ction of the pro@@ gra@@ m is the Ser@@ vice Me@@ et@@ ing .
from the po@@ lic@@ em@@ en .
We real@@ ize , of course , that “ the whole world is l@@ ying in the power of [ that ] wicked one . ”
Then Paul provided this clear direction : “ Do not be de@@ pri@@ ving each other of it , exc@@ ep@@ t by mutu@@ al cons@@ ent for an appointed time . ”
Do You See God’s H@@ and in Your Li@@ fe ?
I am pr@@ ou@@ d of my cho@@ s@@ en course .
O@@ thers have given up im@@ moral life - st@@ y@@ les .
There she wor@@ ked on a f@@ ar@@ m and was tre@@ ated like a slave .
He exam@@ ines the heart .
But they should be real@@ is@@ tic and keep money in its prop@@ er place . ​ — 11 / 1 , pages 19 - 21 .
Con@@ sul@@ t the ma@@ p on page 33 of “ See the Go@@ od L@@ and , ” publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Joseph fac@@ ed da@@ un@@ ting challeng@@ es .
Let us consider two ke@@ y ph@@ r@@ as@@ es .
They share the good news with pris@@ on gu@@ ar@@ ds and by writ@@ ing let@@ ters .
Ho@@ pe@@ fully , they supp@@ or@@ ted your efforts to draw close to God and Christ .
And it must prove to be for a si@@ gn and for a witness to Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es in the land of Egy@@ pt . ”
When I was 14 , my mother began to pioneer again .
They are ex@@ posed to the spirit of Satan’s wicked world , and they must con@@ ten@@ d with “ the desi@@ res in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ al to you@@ th . ”
( Read Matthew 13 : 13 - 15 . )
Christians vie@@ wed bir@@ th@@ day c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations as a pa@@ g@@ an cu@@ sto@@ m , something to be avo@@ i@@ ded al@@ together .
These remin@@ ders help us not only to keep bus@@ y serving God but to see c@@ learly that our message is ur@@ g@@ ent .
In 195@@ 2 we married .
“ To exerc@@ ise justice ” means to do what is right .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries ear@@ li@@ er , the prophet Moses descri@@ bed the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and as ‘ a land of fi@@ g@@ s . ’
Mo@@ dem@@ s , c@@ ell ph@@ ones , and pa@@ g@@ ers may b@@ lu@@ r the b@@ oun@@ d@@ ary between work@@ place and home .
Jesus was not a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed to man@@ i@@ f@@ est strong emo@@ tions .
After listen@@ ing to a talk given by a pioneer brother on another occasi@@ on , four cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men who were present turned their col@@ l@@ ars around and declar@@ ed : “ We are no longer cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men but are now Jehovah’s Witnesses . ”
So where does that leave parents today ?
However , they had four children to support .
For the u@@ pri@@ ght are the ones that will re@@ side in the earth , and the b@@ lam@@ eless are the ones that will be left over in it . ” ​ — Proverbs 2 : 10 - 13 , 21 .
Why did Jesus not take si@@ des in any contro@@ vers@@ y of this world ?
M@@ an@@ f@@ red could have given a cle@@ ver , mis@@ le@@ ading answer , thus making himself po@@ pul@@ ar with the other tra@@ in@@ e@@ es .
TH@@ E Scriptures por@@ tra@@ y the Devil as a real person .
Why is God’s spirit a for@@ ce for cle@@ an@@ ness ?
O@@ ver the next 30 years , the r@@ ent inc@@ reas@@ ed to only $ 7@@ 5 .
That me@@ ant working part - time .
You know that someone is there , but who is it ?
Not only are we to preach to people but we are to teach them and make disciples . ​ — Mat@@ t .
It did not last long , however , because some of the older people in the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge called us her@@ e@@ tic@@ s .
They had already accepted Jehovah as their God .
He will again try to mis@@ lead humans , some of whom will cho@@ ose in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence from God .
Hence , hum@@ ble ones came to know Jehovah as “ a God mer@@ ci@@ ful and gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous , s@@ low to anger and a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in loving - kindness and truth . ”
Yet , to some people , the Devil is very real .
Are you refle@@ cting Jehovah’s glory by your godly conduct and by your activ@@ ity as a regul@@ ar Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er ?
We can cre@@ ate opportun@@ ities to rejo@@ ice with them by occasi@@ on@@ ally invit@@ ing them to jo@@ in us during our F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening , by sh@@ aring with them in the preaching work , and by sp@@ en@@ ding time together in rec@@ re@@ ation .
C@@ ru@@ sa@@ ders repor@@ te@@ dly h@@ un@@ ted li@@ ons in P@@ al@@ est@@ ine toward the end of the 1@@ 2@@ th century C.E .
This is fa@@ ul@@ ty reason@@ ing . Re@@ fer@@ ring to those in the congregation in Corin@@ th who had been for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ ors , ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ als , dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ ds , and the like , Paul said : “ That is what some of you were . But you have been wa@@ shed clean . . . with the spirit of our God . ”
I we@@ pt as I read about the t@@ or@@ ments our brothers were suffering .
How might fear af@@ fect us ?
8 : 31 .
Jehovah’s Word I@@ mp@@ ar@@ ts C@@ oura@@ ge
That pleas@@ ant experience mo@@ tiv@@ ated La@@ ur@@ a to consider mo@@ ving to a fore@@ ign - language congregation in Cana@@ da .
; Pe@@ dd@@ le , D .
To help us get into the spirit of sing@@ ing , each of the conven@@ tion and ass@@ em@@ bly pro@@ gra@@ m s@@ essi@@ ons op@@ ens with a ten - min@@ u@@ te mu@@ si@@ c pres@@ ent@@ ation .
We cannot say de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely .
Do not show yourself he@@ ated up at anyone making his way succ@@ ess@@ ful , at the man car@@ r@@ ying out his ide@@ as . ”
Why is gro@@ w@@ th necess@@ ary even for matu@@ re Christians ?
“ God lo@@ ves a c@@ he@@ er@@ ful gi@@ ver , ” wrote the apostle Paul .
* It can be rend@@ ered ‘ sol@@ ace , al@@ le@@ vi@@ ation , comfort , or reli@@ ef . ’
Paul said : “ Let all mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous bit@@ ter@@ ness and anger and wr@@ ath and s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing and a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch be taken away from you along with all ba@@ dness . But become kind to one another , tend@@ er@@ ly com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , fre@@ ely for@@ giving one another just as God also by Christ fre@@ ely for@@ gave you . ”
L@@ ear@@ ning from Jehovah , the “ G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or , ” Jesus Christ became the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er .
Ju@@ ly 9 - 11
S@@ tu@@ dy invol@@ ves lear@@ ning fac@@ ts and gr@@ as@@ p@@ ing their relationship to one another .
“ They are always ready to com@@ ment at the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy . ”
5 , 6 . ( a ) What ro@@ le does our mem@@ ory pla@@ y in our develop@@ ing courage ?
Mi@@ ri@@ am and A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s com@@ pla@@ in@@ t against Moses resul@@ ts in Mi@@ ri@@ am being temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily stri@@ ck@@ en with le@@ pro@@ s@@ y .
The neigh@@ b@@ ors ’ p@@ lo@@ ts were pl@@ anted with po@@ t@@ at@@ o@@ es , and they had to be har@@ v@@ ested .
2@@ 6@@ ,@@ 0@@ 60
B@@ lood is comple@@ x .
• How is the vo@@ ice of str@@ ang@@ ers heard today ?
The prayers said by parents also make a pro@@ found imp@@ res@@ sion on their children .
Such an a@@ w@@ es@@ ome c@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ p@@ he , if it really happened , would never have been comple@@ t@@ ely for@@ go@@ t@@ ten .
In a com@@ par@@ able way , al@@ though we appreci@@ ate that par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in the ministry and attend@@ ance at Christian meetings are a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al responsi@@ bility of every serv@@ ant of Jehovah , do we share in them who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly and with a willing spirit ?
C@@ O@@ M@@ P@@ A@@ R@@ E@@ D to a ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic ce@@ da@@ r of Le@@ ban@@ on , a gn@@ ar@@ led and kno@@ t@@ ty o@@ live t@@ ree may not se@@ em especially imp@@ res@@ sive .
S@@ m@@ ith ) , 5 / 15 Can S@@ ins Be F@@ or@@ given ?
If they bring these to our attention , do we accept and apply their counsel ?
We would be wise to “ keep a@@ wa@@ ke ” spiritually and to remain in a st@@ ate of re@@ adi@@ ness . ​ — Luke 21 : 36 .
( Read Matthew 5 : 1 - 12 . )
Thus , Christians today form “ one flo@@ ck , one shepher@@ d . ” ​ — John 10 : 16 .
If a Christian does not fully understand a new ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation of a s@@ crip@@ ture , he does well hum@@ bly to e@@ ch@@ o the words of the prophet Mi@@ ca@@ h : “ I will show a wa@@ iting attitude for the God of my sal@@ vation . ” ​ — Mi@@ ca@@ h 7 : 7 .
He said : “ It is the spirit that is life - giving ; the flesh is of no use at all . The sa@@ y@@ ings that I have spo@@ ken to you are spirit and are life . ”
He wants us to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate in doing his great work .
What a sh@@ ame that would be !
After false religi@@ on@@ ’s end , Jehovah God will turn his attention to all humans who make up the se@@ cul@@ ar par@@ ts of Satan’s world .
“ My body has under@@ g@@ one su@@ d@@ den chang@@ es , ” she com@@ ments .
He@@ av@@ en@@ ly Gi@@ f@@ ts to the C@@ ongreg@@ ation
W@@ i@@ do@@ w of Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath , 2 / 15
Jehovah’s ang@@ el mirac@@ ul@@ ously mo@@ ves to their re@@ ar the p@@ il@@ la@@ r of cl@@ ou@@ d that has been le@@ ading the cam@@ p of Israel .
W@@ ould it not be better to follow the example of Moses ?
T@@ en years ear@@ li@@ er , young Jo@@ si@@ ah had “ started to sear@@ ch for the God of David his fore@@ father . ”
D@@ O Y@@ O@@ U enjoy dr@@ am@@ as with f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating char@@ ac@@ ters and in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ing p@@ lo@@ ts ?
The Bible ver@@ ses and his kind com@@ ments helped reli@@ eve my feelings of gu@@ il@@ t and provided me with some peace of mind . ”
; Di@@ mi@@ ch@@ in@@ o , K .
He vie@@ wed the occasi@@ on as a time to teach ​ — and teach he did !
Our home is a ha@@ ven of peace .
Fir@@ st , though , the apostle shows Go@@ ver@@ nor F@@ eli@@ x that there is no evidence to support the char@@ ges against him .
This arrang@@ ement proved to be a blessing .
It says : “ Moses was a h@@ un@@ d@@ red and tw@@ ent@@ y years old at his death . His e@@ ye had not gro@@ wn di@@ m , and his vital strength had not f@@ led . ”
A@@ B@@ R@@ A@@ M had left a life of comfort in U@@ r in obedi@@ ence to Jehovah’s comm@@ and .
Does that not show you how succ@@ ess@@ ful Satan has been in d@@ elu@@ ding people into thinking that they can ign@@ ore God’s moral la@@ ws with imp@@ un@@ ity ?
Then by all means let your Yes mean Yes , and Jehovah will bl@@ ess your ministry . ​ — Read Luke 16 : 10 .
If God has made a@@ vail@@ able such a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant pro@@ v@@ isions for the bir@@ ds , sur@@ ely he is ca@@ pa@@ ble of help@@ ing his human servants to ob@@ tain their da@@ ily bre@@ ad .
“ Fa@@ ith is . . . the evid@@ ent demonstr@@ ation of real@@ ities that are not seen . ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B@@ R@@ E@@ W@@ S 11 : 1 .
They wa@@ sted no time get@@ ting the spiritual rest@@ or@@ ation work back on course .
That f@@ ill@@ s our heart with confid@@ ent expe@@ ct@@ ation of the fulfill@@ ment of God’s promise of “ new heavens and a new earth ” in which “ righteousness is to d@@ well . ” ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
How can we be sure that it is possible to sur@@ vi@@ ve “ the day of Jehovah’s anger ” ?
( Read 1 Timothy 5 : 2 . )
After G@@ r@@ and@@ ma died in 194@@ 3 , Mo@@ m often en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined and used those beau@@ ti@@ ful di@@ sh@@ es .
she asked .
If an enem@@ y cap@@ tur@@ ed God’s people , their ple@@ as would be heard if their heart was complete with Jehovah .
Even as she appro@@ ached death , R@@ ene@@ e never lost sight of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
A Bible e@@ dition com@@ ments : “ The M@@ ag@@ i did not vis@@ it Jesus at the m@@ anger on the night of his bir@@ th as did the shepher@@ ds .
No@@ thing could be fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely f@@ ar@@ ther away from the living God than S@@ he@@ ol , the place of the dead .
This qu@@ ality is clo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated to ho@@ l@@ iness , which sign@@ i@@ fi@@ es cle@@ an@@ ness , pur@@ ity , se@@ par@@ ation from sin@@ ful@@ ness .
J@@ U@@ L@@ Y 30 , 20@@ 12 – A@@ U@@ G@@ U@@ S@@ T 5 , 20@@ 12
As many as 1@@ 2@@ ,000 were used to pro@@ du@@ ce the d@@ ye for a sing@@ le gar@@ ment .
Ther@@ efore , the psalmist confid@@ ently says to Jehovah : “ You will have mer@@ cy on Z@@ ion , for it is the se@@ as@@ on to be fav@@ or@@ able to her , for the appointed time has come .
Such fore@@ thought and ad@@ v@@ ance pre@@ par@@ ation can sa@@ ve us much hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he . ​ — Pro@@ v .
• “ C@@ ome , you people , b@@ eho@@ ld the activities of Jehovah , how he has set ast@@ on@@ ish@@ ing events on the earth .
Not all re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers believe so .
Jehovah cur@@ sed Ca@@ in and ban@@ i@@ shed him from the en@@ vi@@ r@@ ons of E@@ den .
• What challeng@@ es might pre@@ v@@ ent some from con@@ duc@@ ting Bible stu@@ dies ?
H@@ eld next to the can@@ on@@ ic@@ al Go@@ sp@@ els , they be@@ tra@@ y a clear l@@ ack of divine inspi@@ r@@ ation .
The lo@@ c@@ ale was M@@ ount T@@ ab@@ or and the t@@ or@@ r@@ ent v@@ al@@ le@@ y of K@@ ish@@ on .
The requi@@ red pu@@ ri@@ fic@@ ation regul@@ ations would help the Israelites to appreci@@ ate the need for a ransom sacrifice to co@@ ver man@@ kin@@ d’s sin@@ ful@@ ness and rest@@ ore human per@@ fe@@ ction .
Why Ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion In@@ c@@ lu@@ de B@@ re@@ ak@@ ing Le@@ g@@ s ?
I was imp@@ ressed by many of the Bible teachings that I learned .
That is my name ; and to no one el@@ se shall I give my own glory . ” ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 2 : 8 .
H@@ um@@ ility invol@@ ves fre@@ e@@ dom from pri@@ de or conc@@ e@@ it .
He who op@@ pos@@ es the authority has taken a stand against the arrang@@ ement of God ; those who have taken a stand against it will receive judgment to themselves . ” ​ — Romans 13 : 1 , 2 .
And since we were members of the Greek Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch , part of our early tra@@ ining from M@@ other inclu@@ ded mem@@ or@@ iz@@ ing prayers and sh@@ aring in other ri@@ tu@@ als .
While ta@@ st@@ es v@@ ary from person to person and from country to country , the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on is app@@ li@@ ca@@ ble every@@ where .
The love Jesus had for truth is found not only in his teachings but in all he did .
Ti@@ ed to a st@@ ake , he repor@@ te@@ dly cri@@ ed out , “ Lord , o@@ pen the eyes of the king of Eng@@ land . ”
Many of you are helped to make spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement by one or both of your parents .
The apostle Paul told Christians in his day : “ Par@@ ents should make pro@@ vision for their children , not children for their parents . ”
15 , 16 . ( a ) How does Psalm 34 show that Jehovah ca@@ res for us ?
F@@ R@@ O@@ M ear@@ li@@ est times , mankind has dre@@ am@@ ed of living forever .
Instead , simply try to buil@@ d mutu@@ al understanding between the two of you .
Jehovah’s Witnesses me@@ et sever@@ al times a we@@ ek in their Kingdom H@@ alls to benefit from spiritual educ@@ ation and who@@ les@@ ome associ@@ ation .
“ You Who Are To@@ il@@ ing and Lo@@ ad@@ ed D@@ own ”
Yes , we can really get to know God !
The account then shows that he is follow@@ ed by ri@@ ders se@@ ated on different - col@@ ored hor@@ ses .
Messi@@ ah’s “ Com@@ ing ”
On the bas@@ is of such faith and works in har@@ mony with faith , Jehovah could de@@ al with and bl@@ ess Abraham and other faithful ones even though they were imper@@ fect . ​ — Psalm 36 : 10 ; Romans 4 : 20 - 22 .
Bible M@@ or@@ ality Is the B@@ est M@@ or@@ ality
Those words are part of the fin@@ al talk that Moses gave to the nation of Israel .
In order to help them sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard their preci@@ ous relationship with God , Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed them : “ Ke@@ ep your min@@ ds fi@@ x@@ ed on the things a@@ bo@@ ve , not on the things on the earth . ”
M@@ ore than 1@@ 00 brothers and sisters from fore@@ ign coun@@ tri@@ es are cur@@ r@@ ently serving in T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n in are@@ as where the need for Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers is great .
And we will doub@@ t@@ less dis@@ co@@ ver that the more love we show , the more we receive .
R@@ y@@ an ad@@ ds : “ Wor@@ king with older brothers taught me much about how to care for the brothers .
Dis@@ c@@ us@@ s con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ous mar@@ it@@ al is@@ su@@ es at another time , not during your study s@@ essi@@ ons .
For the most part , he found that the “ slave ” had proved it@@ self “ faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et . ” Hence , he appointed it “ over all his bel@@ ong@@ ings . ”
The v@@ il@@ la@@ ge c@@ hi@@ ef and his cl@@ er@@ k were the first to become overse@@ ers of congregations there .
In 194@@ 2 , I married a lo@@ vely gi@@ r@@ l , F@@ ro@@ sin@@ i , who came from a res@@ pe@@ cted family .
I pray@@ ed to God for strength and courage .
Why is God’s al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty power a reason for tru@@ sting him ?
My wish has been ful@@ filled . ”
When parents maintain that kind of reason@@ able so@@ li@@ dar@@ ity before their children , the children know where they stand .
For instance , by not set@@ ting their expe@@ ct@@ ations too high while they were lear@@ ning Ch@@ in@@ ese , they did not become over@@ ly disc@@ oura@@ ged when prog@@ ress was s@@ low .
By the same to@@ ken , Ca@@ in was re@@ je@@ cted , not because he offered the wrong kind of sacrifice , but because he l@@ ac@@ ked faith , as indic@@ ated by his actions .
But re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers have found that the t@@ ask of si@@ mul@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ously differ@@ enti@@ ating between many s@@ oun@@ ds be@@ comes inc@@ reas@@ ingly difficult when it invol@@ ves listen@@ ing to human spe@@ e@@ ch .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the bir@@ th of the Kingdom , Satan was ev@@ ic@@ ted from heaven , ca@@ using him to fi@@ ght har@@ der and with greater fu@@ ry but in no way imp@@ ro@@ ving his ch@@ an@@ ces of succ@@ ess .
In ad@@ dition , o@@ ffer@@ ings that were not made will@@ ingly and out of love had no value in Jehovah’s eyes .
In King Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at@@ ’s day , God’s people fac@@ ed a for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble enem@@ y , “ a large crow@@ d ” from sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding are@@ as .
At last ​ — the my@@ st@@ er@@ y is sol@@ ved !
When I was three , my father , my un@@ c@@ le , and my gr@@ and@@ father were de@@ por@@ ted to la@@ b@@ or cam@@ ps for their stand on Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality .
To some de@@ gre@@ e , they were spiritually self - s@@ par@@ ing .
In@@ stru@@ ctive Ex@@ peri@@ ences and In@@ ter@@ vie@@ ws
Will he come to our a@@ id ? ’
That could be true both of one who is already we@@ al@@ thy and of one who is “ determined to be rich . ”
Des@@ pite all this op@@ position , attend@@ ance at our meetings ste@@ adi@@ ly gre@@ w .
Jehovah gave us the ability to tell others what we think and feel , ei@@ ther by tal@@ king or by sign@@ ing with our hands .
This op@@ position could af@@ fect pe@@ ace@@ ful rel@@ ations among family members .
However , such fear is not ab@@ ject ter@@ ro@@ r of a c@@ ru@@ el go@@ d .
Then he as@@ ks Ph@@ ili@@ p to expla@@ in the meaning of the Scrip@@ ture pas@@ sage he has just read .
Di@@ d God C@@ re@@ ate the Devil ?
Now is the time to take si@@ des with Jehovah and to support his Kingdom . ​ — Re@@ v .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , in order to ‘ end@@ ure to the end , ’ we need to make sure that the word of God rema@@ ins in us .
What less@@ on in par@@ ent@@ al cor@@ rection is provided at Isaiah 28 : 26 - 29 ?
( b ) How do you think Satan feel@@ s about young ones who love Jehovah and stri@@ ve to serve H@@ im today ?
Then what did the apostle Paul mean when he gave the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ P@@ re@@ ach the word , be at it ur@@ g@@ ently ” ?
Th@@ ree days later , on the ten@@ th of the mon@@ th , he ‘ comes into , ’ or ent@@ ers , Jerusalem .
Y@@ oung Timothy displa@@ yed matu@@ r@@ ity bey@@ ond his years
The need for overse@@ ers and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants is greater today than ever before .
Their dis@@ pu@@ te concer@@ ned a th@@ ir@@ d mission@@ ary ​ — Mark .
3 : 18 , 19 ; D@@ an .
F@@ el@@ is@@ a : I am now 9@@ 1 years old .
These , in turn , will have fine opportun@@ ities to ex@@ ten@@ d to the vis@@ it@@ ors a loving wel@@ come and gen@@ u@@ ine ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality .
So as not to be a bur@@ den on those he minis@@ tered to , he jo@@ ined A@@ qu@@ ila and P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la in ten@@ t@@ making while in Corin@@ th , and he did other things as well to su@@ sta@@ in himself .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on the words of Solom@@ on@@ ’s in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ation prayer will en@@ h@@ ance our appreciation for these and other as@@ pe@@ cts of God’s person@@ ality .
He does not , however , deter@@ mine our course of life by using his ability to fore@@ know our future .
How did Jesus cho@@ ose his friends ?
There are similar repor@@ ts from many other coun@@ tri@@ es .
It helps its read@@ ers to appreci@@ ate quic@@ k@@ ly what God’s requi@@ re@@ ments are for true worship .
No ri@@ tu@@ al , cer@@ em@@ on@@ y , or show@@ y displa@@ y was involved .
No@@ tice how this is c@@ learly expres@@ sed at Proverbs 4 : 25 : “ As for your eyes , st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght a@@ head they should look , y@@ es , your own be@@ am@@ ing eyes should ga@@ ze st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght in fr@@ on@@ t of you . ”
They continued lear@@ ning about Jehovah .
This is in@@ deed cause for great satis@@ fac@@ tion !
For example , Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 6 : 2 , 3 re@@ a@@ ds : “ F@@ ur@@ ther God tal@@ ked to Moses and spoke to him : I am the L@@ O@@ R@@ D !
Since true peace is pro@@ duc@@ ed by God’s spirit , we must yi@@ eld to the influ@@ ence of the holy spirit to devel@@ op true peace .
Many such matters are personal and v@@ ary from individu@@ al to individu@@ al .
W@@ ise King Solomon declar@@ ed : “ With a man there is nothing better than that he should e@@ at and in@@ deed dr@@ ink and cause his soul to see good because of his hard work . ”
But we want to do what makes Jehovah happy .
Some important questions ar@@ ise : Is Jesus ’ war@@ ning only for people of the world , or do true Christians also need to “ keep on the w@@ atch ” ?
Our friends did their best to understand our feelings . ”
Instead , his actions fur@@ ther t@@ ested their loy@@ al@@ ty to God .
As de@@ based dem@@ ons , they continued to op@@ pose God and his righteous family of loyal angels .
When it comes to religion , mis@@ taken beli@@ ef@@ s have hist@@ or@@ ic@@ ally ca@@ used great har@@ m .
Of course , our preaching activ@@ ity must be ba@@ cked up by good conduct .
“ F@@ in@@ ally , brothers , continue to rejo@@ ice , . . . and the God of love and of peace will be with you . ” ​ — 2 C@@ O@@ R@@ IN@@ TH@@ I@@ AN@@ S 13 : 11 .
How long will I stay here ? ” I so@@ b@@ bed .
Ad@@ am@@ s S@@ t .
In this reg@@ ard , what can be said about the glory of the Gre@@ ater Solomon , the Messi@@ ani@@ c King , Jesus Christ ?
Jesus ’ long - suffering and kindness ​ — cou@@ pl@@ ed with his good example — ​ ev@@ en@@ tually t@@ ou@@ ched the apostles ’ hearts .
In making a rep@@ ly to Job , Eli@@ h@@ u speak@@ s of “ a m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er , a spo@@ k@@ es@@ man , one out of a th@@ ous@@ and , to tell to man his u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness . ”
How the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy Di@@ ff@@ ers From a Le@@ g@@ al Cor@@ por@@ ation
F@@ ever@@ ish anxi@@ ety w@@ rec@@ ks his body , making his b@@ ones feel “ red - ho@@ t just like a fi@@ re@@ place . ”
You should not be sur@@ pris@@ ed if your ministry at times pro@@ vo@@ k@@ es ho@@ st@@ ile re@@ actions .
Yet , at this point , he was willing to accept the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of giving Jesus a di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied bu@@ ri@@ al and of op@@ en@@ ly id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying himself as one of Christ’s disciples .
The Phil@@ ist@@ ines were ba@@ ff@@ led by the ri@@ dd@@ le for three days .
What a deli@@ ght it was to be with my Christian brothers and sisters again !
In this con@@ text , emp@@ lo@@ ying the ro@@ d of discipl@@ ine does not necess@@ ar@@ ily mean s@@ pan@@ king a child .
That was , though , the Christ that first - century Christians pro@@ claim@@ ed .
We g@@ la@@ dly s@@ le@@ pt on the flo@@ or , and what a reli@@ ef it was !
“ All the sons of Israel began to mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r against Moses and A@@ ar@@ on , and all the ass@@ em@@ bly began to say against them : ‘ If only we had died in the land of Egy@@ pt , or if only we had died in this w@@ il@@ der@@ ness !
By rema@@ ining faithful to death on the t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake , he proved that his spirit of self - sacrifice had no li@@ mit . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
Then , the te@@ am s@@ ends the fil@@ es to the prin@@ ting bran@@ ches using the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t .
Now , when it comes to the great@@ est body of knowledge ​ — the knowledge of Jehovah God — ​ we have even greater cause for keep@@ ing hum@@ ble .
The de@@ form@@ ity no doubt made the ri@@ de rather bu@@ mp@@ y as well as un@@ sa@@ fe .
Jesus told us why and where we should car@@ ry out his comm@@ and .
But when the stated prophe@@ tic rule of “ a day for a year ” is app@@ lied , it reve@@ als that the Messi@@ ah would appe@@ ar 4@@ 8@@ 3 years later , in 29 C.E . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 4 : 6 .
Jo@@ die is al@@ one in the ro@@ om .
months of s@@ pr@@ ing pas@@ ture ;
To many , this might have seem@@ ed imp@@ os@@ sible .
In Jesus , Christian wi@@ ves have a perfect mo@@ de@@ l of sub@@ mis@@ sion to authority .
They could t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy both in gener@@ al about the Lord and spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally about Jehovah’s ability to ra@@ ise the dead . ​ — Acts 9 : 36 - 4@@ 2 .
When he does , vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of to@@ da@@ y’s un@@ just con@@ di@@ tions will be able to better their lives and enjoy true peace and se@@ cur@@ ity . ​ — Psalm 4 : 8 ; 37 : 10 , 11 .
Some years have pas@@ sed , and with r@@ ene@@ wed strength An@@ ne is again ze@@ al@@ ously serving Jehovah with a good conscience .
For some , being cor@@ ru@@ pt may be the e@@ asi@@ est way ​ — or in@@ deed the only way — ​ to get what they want .
At first , I wor@@ ked in the M@@ aga@@ z@@ ine De@@ par@@ t@@ ment .
The more we look for them and use them , the clo@@ s@@ er we will be dra@@ wn to the Gi@@ ver , Jehovah .
“ Many will say to me in that day : ‘ Lord , Lord , did we not pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y in your name , and expe@@ l dem@@ ons in your name , and per@@ form many powerful works in your name ? ’
David said to A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il : “ B@@ less@@ ed be your good sense ! May you be bless@@ ed for rest@@ ra@@ ining me this day from inc@@ ur@@ ring b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t . ” ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
A Christian wrote to the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Fr@@ ance : “ Satan is truly c@@ un@@ ning .
S@@ ta@@ ying ac@@ tive physi@@ c@@ ally and men@@ t@@ ally has helped me .
“ A New World W@@ i@@ th@@ in a S@@ ing@@ le Gen@@ er@@ ation ”
During a peri@@ od of fam@@ ine , Jac@@ o@@ b and his family moved to Egy@@ pt .
Thus , we say with confidence : “ If God is for us , who will be against us ? ” ​ — Romans 8 : 31 .
Some try to remember the ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved on important an@@ ni@@ vers@@ aries , such as the we@@ d@@ ding an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary or the d@@ ate of the death .
Why has God allow@@ ed so much suffering and wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness ?
You may won@@ der , ‘ If faith was not a pr@@ er@@ e@@ qu@@ is@@ ite for being heal@@ ed by Jesus , why did Jesus often say to those whom he cur@@ ed : “ Your faith has made you well ” ? ’
He sa@@ ved some money , so@@ ld most of his pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , and moved to Rus@@ sia in 199@@ 2 .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we can be that Jehovah p@@ our@@ s out his spirit on every s@@ ort of flesh and has young and old , m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale , share in the work of pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ying , that is , declar@@ ing “ the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent things of God ” !
A few years ag@@ o , two j@@ our@@ n@@ al@@ ists invit@@ ed people to respon@@ d on@@ l@@ ine to the question “ Who was Jesus ? ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Peter did stu@@ m@@ ble , just as Jesus had fore@@ told .
In fact , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of the local re@@ si@@ d@@ ents may not be at home .
Jehovah took no@@ tice of her faith@@ ful@@ ness and bless@@ ed her . ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
How do we become sla@@ ves of God and of Christ ?
Thus in a few de@@ ft st@@ ro@@ k@@ es , God’s Word pa@@ in@@ ts a real@@ is@@ tic pi@@ c@@ ture of par@@ en@@ tho@@ od .
Some deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful experi@@ ences were re@@ en@@ ac@@ ted .
They were all sa@@ fe and s@@ ound .
The de@@ b@@ t@@ or ple@@ ad@@ ed for pati@@ ence , but the slave who had been for@@ given a hu@@ ge de@@ b@@ t had his fellow slave thro@@ wn into pris@@ on . That attitude ang@@ ered their ma@@ ster .
Why not exam@@ ine the evidence pro@@ ving that Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es are reli@@ able ?
Even one of his op@@ pos@@ ers , D@@ em@@ et@@ ri@@ us , a s@@ il@@ vers@@ m@@ ith , ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged : “ Not only in Eph@@ esus but in ne@@ arly all the dist@@ ri@@ ct of A@@ sia this Paul has per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed a consider@@ able crow@@ d and turned them to another op@@ in@@ ion . ”
P@@ as@@ so@@ ver
We don@@ ’t like it when others want to be first and try to be the most important .
This pro@@ vision gives us hope and comfort and should b@@ ol@@ ster our determin@@ ation to pur@@ sue a Chris@@ t@@ like course .
“ It is Jehovah your God you must worship , and it is to him al@@ one you must rend@@ er sac@@ red service , ” Jesus rep@@ lied . ​ — Matthew 4 : 8 - 11 ; Luke 4 : 5 - 8 .
They mo@@ des@@ tly leave the av@@ eng@@ ing of wrong in God’s hands . ​ — Jeremiah 30 : 23 , 24 ; Romans 1 : 18 .
El@@ ders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants receive instru@@ ction so that they can fulf@@ ill their responsi@@ bil@@ ities toward the congregation
What evidence do we have of Jehovah’s interest in us today ?
Jehovah , the God of Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ation
In his letter to Christians in C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e , Paul war@@ ned against the “ worship of the angels . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 2 : 18 .
How are the angels involved in what is just a@@ head , and how should we feel about their ro@@ le ?
How important it is , then , that you let yourself be gu@@ i@@ ded by God’s Word and maintain a bal@@ an@@ ced view of money !
A@@ m@@ ong “ the last words of David , ” we read : “ When one rul@@ ing over mankind is righteous , rul@@ ing in the fear of God , then it is as the light of mor@@ ning , when the su@@ n shin@@ es for@@ th . ”
In fact , Jesus rema@@ ined loyal to God even in the face of great temp@@ tation and t@@ or@@ ture ​ — things that will be ut@@ ter@@ ly fore@@ ign to life in Par@@ adise . ​ — Hebrews 7 : 26 .
These effe@@ cts are in ad@@ dition to that pro@@ duc@@ ed by in@@ er@@ t I@@ U@@ D@@ s .
After serving God for close to 70 years , John was ex@@ iled to the is@@ le of P@@ at@@ mo@@ s “ for speaking about God and be@@ aring witness to Jesus . ”
So A@@ le@@ c and I went to Li@@ ver@@ po@@ ol to bu@@ y a bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le and have a si@@ de@@ ca@@ r made for it to car@@ ry our trans@@ crip@@ tion ma@@ ch@@ ine .
The acc@@ us@@ ation that the Go@@ sp@@ els are leg@@ ends also stu@@ m@@ bl@@ es on the stri@@ ct ra@@ b@@ bin@@ ic me@@ th@@ od of teaching that was in fa@@ shi@@ on during the time of the writ@@ ing of the Go@@ sp@@ els .
Since God’s ways and his truth are clean and holy , medit@@ ation on them will be help@@ ful if we are temp@@ ted to satis@@ fy un@@ clean fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res .
Indeed , she is part of the “ great cl@@ ou@@ d of wit@@ nesses ” who@@ se example of faith should move us to “ ru@@ n with end@@ ur@@ ance the r@@ ace that is set before us . ”
Our com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion of the truth ste@@ adi@@ ly be@@ comes cle@@ are@@ r , for “ the p@@ ath of the righteous ones is like the b@@ right light that is get@@ ting ligh@@ ter and ligh@@ ter until the day is fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed ” !
between one who cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ts the truth , and one who re@@ sto@@ res and teach@@ es it ?
The beau@@ ti@@ ful pi@@ c@@ tures and p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ s that are pa@@ inst@@ ak@@ ingly pro@@ duc@@ ed are there for a purpose .
One day , I read Jesus ’ fam@@ ous Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount .
A@@ no@@ ther psal@@ m says : “ An@@ yone loving viol@@ ence [ Jehovah’s ] soul certainly h@@ ates . ”
Paul did not hold back from giving his brothers and sisters comm@@ end@@ ation when it was du@@ e .
In 19@@ 7@@ 5 an arrang@@ ement went into effect for com@@ mit@@ te@@ es of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses to over@@ see the worl@@ d@@ wide activities of God’s organization .
Some family he@@ a@@ ds inclu@@ de a study of the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit as part of their we@@ ek@@ ly F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening .
What if their love fa@@ des ?
Per@@ haps an el@@ der@@ ly sister comes to mind , one who was baptized many years ag@@ o and r@@ ar@@ ely mis@@ ses a meeting at the Kingdom H@@ all .
We read : “ ‘ They will certainly become mine , ’ Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es has said , ‘ at the day when I am pro@@ duc@@ ing a special pro@@ per@@ ty . And I will show com@@ pas@@ sion upon them , just as a man shows com@@ pas@@ sion upon his son who is serving him . ’ ” ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 17 .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful ones might have wonder@@ ed whether Jehovah really dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed between their res@@ olu@@ te loy@@ al@@ ty to him and the h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical worship of apost@@ ates . ​ — Acts 20 : 29 , 30 .
How can we follow Jesus ’ example in cho@@ o@@ sing our friends and our le@@ is@@ ure activities ?
Be@@ ar in mind that you made a dedic@@ ation to Jehovah in prayer , with an et@@ er@@ n@@ ity of faithful service in view .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing Jehovah in mind con@@ stan@@ tly will help us to obey him , and we will re@@ a@@ p blessings as a con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence .
One day , an of@@ fic@@ er invit@@ ed me to his of@@ fice .
Con@@ cer@@ ning the time when he would star@@ t rul@@ ing in heaven , Jesus said : “ N@@ ation will ris@@ e against nation and kingdom against kingdom , and there will be food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges and earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es in one place after another . ”
5 , 6 . ( a ) Why were the pri@@ ests especially re@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible ?
The “ F@@ ri@@ end@@ ly Is@@ lands ” are now home to many of Jehovah’s friends .
Paul ur@@ ged Timothy : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e ap@@ pl@@ ying yourself to public reading , to ex@@ hor@@ tation , to teaching . . . .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 3 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 6@@ 7 , 8@@ 1
John said : “ The reason why I came bapti@@ z@@ ing in water was that [ the Messi@@ ah ] might be made man@@ i@@ f@@ est to Israel . . . .
When it is appro@@ pri@@ ate to share a Scriptural thought , you will want to do so t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully , not att@@ ac@@ king what the person believ@@ es .
They were po@@ or , but Joseph did all he could to prote@@ ct M@@ ary and Jesus from want or suffering .
There are many differ@@ ences between our time and that of Tho@@ re@@ au , mentioned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article .
Why “ the P@@ ure in H@@ ear@@ t ” Are H@@ app@@ y
What can each one in the congregation do to strengthen his brothers ?
G@@ et@@ ting there from our home involved a four - h@@ our j@@ our@@ ne@@ y by tra@@ in .
God res@@ pe@@ cts the blood of the in@@ no@@ c@@ ent .
Since he is the O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or of life , Jehovah can re@@ adi@@ ly bring back to life the same person in a new@@ ly form@@ ed body .
We need to rep@@ ent of our sin@@ s and seek for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess on the bas@@ is of Jesus ’ sacrifice .
Paul next deal@@ t with certain questions .
“ The law of the wise one is a s@@ ource of life , to turn one away from the s@@ na@@ res of death . ”
Now , from May to Au@@ gu@@ st , I work as a bu@@ s d@@ ri@@ ver in Fr@@ ance , and from S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember to A@@ pri@@ l , I serve as a pioneer in N@@ i@@ g@@ er . ”
May we show that we value that privilege and “ always offer to God a sacrifice of praise ” by preaching regul@@ arly .
Of course , the world is full of people with ul@@ ter@@ i@@ or mo@@ ti@@ ves ; so there is a need for ca@@ u@@ tion .
The one in char@@ ge of the meeting said : “ Let them go ! ”
In one of them was the answer .
Do I do this ?
P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la con@@ stan@@ tly remin@@ ded her@@ self of Jesus ’ words at Matthew 6 : 34 .
In what are@@ as can a husband and a wife an@@ al@@ y@@ ze themselves ?
Instead , he rema@@ ined positi@@ ve and expres@@ sed a s@@ inc@@ ere desire to help . ”
She wonder@@ ed what the Bible was all about and deci@@ ded to read it for her@@ self .
We certainly ag@@ ree with the psalmist who san@@ g : “ How good and how pleas@@ ant it is for brothers to d@@ well together in un@@ ity ! ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 33 : 1 .
L@@ ear@@ ning that this was not so , he said : “ May the God of Israel gr@@ ant your pet@@ iti@@ on . ”
• What are some things in the world that a Christian has to avoid ?
Not that they all were con@@ ver@@ ted , but they were for@@ ced to recogn@@ ize the powerful work of Jehovah on this occasi@@ on , just as Isaiah had fore@@ told .
How have people like Daniel and An@@ d@@ re develop@@ ed a positi@@ ve view of hard work ?
Re@@ fle@@ cting loving - kindness in our spe@@ e@@ ch is by no means eas@@ y .
L@@ it@@ tle won@@ der that with this advan@@ ced educ@@ ation , Moses became “ powerful in his words and de@@ e@@ ds . ”
Jesus encoura@@ ged his followers to make friends for themselves by means of “ the un@@ righteous ri@@ ches . ”
W@@ ell , from a pur@@ ely human point of view , things did not look prom@@ ising .
He ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted all the re@@ bel@@ s . ​ — Nu@@ m .
It helps us to fulf@@ ill our responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , “ there was a reading al@@ ou@@ d of the book of the law of the true God day by day , from the first day until the last day ; and they went on ho@@ l@@ ding the fes@@ ti@@ val se@@ ven days , and on the ei@@ gh@@ th day there was a so@@ le@@ m@@ n ass@@ em@@ bly , according to the rule . ”
The R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection H@@ op@@ e ​ — What Does It Me@@ an for You ?
Li@@ fe on the pra@@ i@@ ri@@ e f@@ ar@@ m was happy .
“ Jehovah is our Ju@@ dge , Jehovah is our St@@ atu@@ te - gi@@ ver , Jehovah is our King . ” ​ — Isaiah 33 : 22 .
The only good things he could remember were his family and Jehovah .
Still , The Jewish En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia says : “ This ou@@ ter cour@@ t was , stri@@ c@@ tly speaking , not a part of the T@@ emp@@ le .
They can be sure that they are going in the right direction , since Jehovah is “ wise al@@ one . ”
Jehovah God expe@@ cts those who are married to remain faithful to their marriage v@@ ow .
How can we show that we no longer live for ourselves ?
For example , no@@ where do the Scriptures indic@@ ate that they can read the mind or heart of an individu@@ al .
Today , liter@@ ally th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of langu@@ ages ​ — some say over 6@@ ,@@ 8@@ 00 — ​ are spo@@ ken in the world .
Ch@@ il@@ dren ten@@ d to imitate their parents , ei@@ ther for good or for bad .
In later years , wh@@ en@@ ever F@@ er@@ din@@ and and I got together with some of our friends who like us lived through those days of har@@ d@@ ship , we rec@@ al@@ led Jehovah’s loving guid@@ ance in those difficult times .
On his fin@@ al day on earth as a human , Jesus ga@@ ther@@ ed the apostles for the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
He knew that David wanted to do what was right .
But most of the time , we just did hard work .
A little ex@@ tr@@ a rest can go a long way . N .
Instead , he will consider her feelings , always tre@@ ating her with respect and di@@ gn@@ ity .
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ately , David conclu@@ des his inspired com@@ position with the words : “ S@@ al@@ vation bel@@ ong@@ s to Jehovah .
U@@ sing blood me@@ dic@@ ally is now comm@@ on .
The prophet Jo@@ el com@@ pared the activ@@ ity of Jehovah’s servants to the actions of lo@@ cu@@ st@@ s .
F@@ ear@@ ing for his life , Eli@@ j@@ ah f@@ led sou@@ th ac@@ ro@@ ss neigh@@ bor@@ ing Juda@@ h into the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , a ba@@ r@@ re@@ n and w@@ il@@ d place . ​ — 1 K@@ i .
After medit@@ ating on that s@@ crip@@ ture , On@@ es@@ mu@@ s deci@@ ded to become a regul@@ ar pioneer .
It will be u@@ se@@ ful , therefore , to consider some practic@@ al ad@@ vice from the Bible that may help you to cop@@ e succ@@ ess@@ fully with the challeng@@ es of div@@ or@@ ce .
This prophecy provided a sure bas@@ is for hope , al@@ though the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s rema@@ ined a “ sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ t ” to be reve@@ aled prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely .
With the Devil and his angels then in a st@@ ate of de@@ a@@ th@@ like in@@ activ@@ ity , earth@@ ’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants will be free of s@@ at@@ ani@@ c influ@@ ence and will be able to live in to@@ tal sub@@ je@@ ction to their vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous and gl@@ ori@@ ous King .
To this day , I recogn@@ ize the import@@ ance of that ad@@ vice and the need to preach “ from house to house , ” or from do@@ or to do@@ or . ​ — Acts 20 : 20 , 21 .
37 : 15 - 20 ; 38 : 2 , 3 .
How will God’s people as a group f@@ are during the des@@ tru@@ ction of all false religion ?
Why apply these principles ?
When Mar@@ th@@ a and I first arri@@ ved in J@@ ap@@ an , we were assign@@ ed to live at the branch of@@ fice in To@@ k@@ yo .
ob@@ ser@@ ves the a@@ bo@@ ve repor@@ t . “ How are our children to learn to devel@@ op emo@@ tional relation@@ shi@@ ps ? ”
“ But God’s Word and his spirit helped us to make good decisions .
You can be sure that God will bl@@ ess his faithful ones and help them to re@@ du@@ ce their anxi@@ ety about the past , the present , and the future .
From Jesus ’ words , we can see that whether a person is in pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of true wisdom ​ — a dist@@ inc@@ tive si@@ gn of matu@@ r@@ ity — ​ is indic@@ ated by the works he per@@ form@@ s and the resul@@ ts pro@@ duc@@ ed .
You will also see how Christ will lead the ul@@ tim@@ ate con@@ qu@@ est of evil . ​ — Revelation 19 : 11 - 16 ; 20 : 1 - 3 , 10 ; 21 : 3 , 4 .
What do the people making such efforts have in comm@@ on ?
As He@@ ad of the congregation , Jesus may de@@ al with us in a similar way .
God , who is all - wise , had the best so@@ lu@@ tion ​ — one that does not leave us feel@@ ing disa@@ p@@ pointed .
If we r@@ ely on Jehovah , he will help us to succ@@ e@@ ed .
What less@@ ons can we learn from the ro@@ ck ba@@ d@@ g@@ er ?
Yes , the fo@@ ol@@ ish one te@@ ars down her hous@@ eho@@ ld .
Like Jesus , these u@@ su@@ ally show understanding of others ’ imper@@ fe@@ ctions .
T@@ w@@ o te@@ en@@ age gi@@ r@@ ls in P@@ ol@@ and rec@@ ently wrote : “ The worl@@ d’s spirit is c@@ learly v@@ isi@@ ble among many of our pe@@ ers .
One scho@@ la@@ r illustr@@ ates it this way : I@@ magine a d@@ ri@@ ver who i@@ g@@ no@@ res a si@@ gn that says “ D@@ et@@ our ​ — T@@ ur@@ n L@@ ef@@ t . ”
The same would apply if a believ@@ ing husband dis@@ reg@@ ar@@ ded God’s view of marriage and in@@ sis@@ ted on de@@ par@@ ting .
As you would ex@@ pect of a message that is truly from God for all mankind , this book is a@@ vail@@ able in far more langu@@ ages than any other book ever written .
Solomon thor@@ ough@@ ly knew and under@@ sto@@ od God’s Law .
Let us , therefore , appro@@ ach with fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch to the thro@@ ne of un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , that we may ob@@ tain mer@@ cy and find un@@ deser@@ ved kindness for help at the right time . ”
“ Who Is W@@ ise and Un@@ der@@ standing A@@ m@@ ong You ? ”
We can live here ​ — no proble@@ m !
Will you keep on preaching des@@ pite op@@ position ?
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 5@@ 4 , 1@@ 35
S@@ pe@@ cial P@@ u@@ bli@@ c Dis@@ course , 4 / 1
“ You are wor@@ thy , Jehovah , even our God , to receive the glory and the honor and the power . ” ​ — R@@ E@@ V@@ EL@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N 4 : 11 .
These were the hum@@ ble beg@@ in@@ n@@ ings of exc@@ iting spiritual gro@@ w@@ th in one of the Bal@@ ka@@ n coun@@ tri@@ es .
Be@@ fore his death , Jesus promised that “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” would provide Jesus ’ followers with spiritual “ food at the prop@@ er time . ”
How can God’s people find refu@@ ge even now during this time of the end ?
His sol@@ di@@ ers r@@ out@@ in@@ ely imp@@ aled la@@ w@@ bre@@ ak@@ ers .
The 7@@ 9@@ th Psalm lam@@ ents the des@@ tru@@ ction of the temple .
He sur@@ pris@@ ed himself when he was able to complete his first year of regul@@ ar pione@@ ering .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H
And why should the ans@@ wers interest you ?
So Jesus ’ teachings had a powerful , up@@ li@@ f@@ ting effect on those who listen@@ ed to him .
“ However , I pray@@ ed , and I knew that Jehovah was with me . ”
I would s@@ mo@@ ke before Jo@@ ven@@ ci@@ o arri@@ ved for the Bible study s@@ es@@ sion , and I still eng@@ ag@@ ed in il@@ leg@@ al activities .
The Sam@@ ari@@ a O@@ str@@ ac@@ a
The first resurrection occ@@ ur@@ red at a time when God was emp@@ ow@@ ering his prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah to work mirac@@ les .
He has helped me to over@@ come my sh@@ y@@ ness .
E@@ thel B@@ en@@ ne@@ co@@ f@@ f rel@@ ated that the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents went for@@ th “ with more ze@@ al and love in [ their ] hearts than ever before . ”
Rather than a@@ ban@@ d@@ on his pro@@ ject , the man takes st@@ ep@@ s to en@@ sure the comple@@ tion of the house .
N@@ atur@@ ally , she felt f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed and rec@@ al@@ led the words , “ If you mar@@ ry him , you are b@@ ound to go to j@@ a@@ il . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , a person who shows appreciation is following in the fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s of Jesus Christ , who never fa@@ iled to no@@ tice the fine works of others . ​ — Mark 14 : 3 - 9 ; Luke 21 : 1 - 4 .
Jehovah su@@ sta@@ ined his people in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , and he su@@ sta@@ ins them today .
8 : 20 ; 9 : 18 , 19 .
To illustr@@ ate : After a su@@ spe@@ cted ter@@ r@@ or@@ ist p@@ lo@@ t was un@@ co@@ vered in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in , a@@ ir@@ l@@ ine pas@@ s@@ eng@@ ers in gener@@ al seem@@ ed ready to follow regul@@ ations against taking on bo@@ ard it@@ em@@ s they had pre@@ vi@@ ously been allow@@ ed to car@@ ry .
I made a g@@ ame of the t@@ ask , even tur@@ ning it into a cont@@ est to see who could work the fa@@ st@@ est .
Pa@@ olo loved his work at Bethel While we were serving at Bethel , our Bible - based stand on blood came to the fore in I@@ tal@@ y .
Do not stay up l@@ ate w@@ atch@@ ing tel@@ ev@@ ision , and avoid form@@ s of rec@@ re@@ ation that will leave you physi@@ c@@ ally and emo@@ tion@@ ally de@@ ple@@ ted .
We can make what an@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is of our per@@ c@@ ep@@ tion of human we@@ ak@@ ness ?
In show@@ ing love to those who do not serve God , we can do no better than to imitate Jehovah himself .
The book of Revelation seem@@ s to prog@@ ress on the bas@@ is of a seri@@ es of se@@ ven@@ s .
In some par@@ ts of the world , these are ty@@ pi@@ cal fe@@ atu@@ res of a fun@@ er@@ al where h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of people ga@@ ther to say their fa@@ re@@ wel@@ ls to the dead .
For example , when ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ing his com@@ mis@@ sion in the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th , Jesus read from the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l of Isaiah : “ Jehovah’s spirit is upon me , because he anointed me to dec@@ l@@ are good news to the po@@ or . ”
Why should we not ign@@ ore our we@@ ak@@ nesses ?
Samuel prom@@ o@@ ted true worship and will@@ ingly provided spiritual help
When they stu@@ m@@ ble into an un@@ expe@@ cted situation and face an im@@ medi@@ ate di@@ le@@ m@@ ma about ‘ how far to go , ’ they find themselves mi@@ x@@ ed up and in real tr@@ ou@@ ble . ”
By doing so , we may reas@@ sure our hearts that Jehovah is not respon@@ sible for the tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es we face in life . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 9 , 10 .
Th@@ at@@ ’s when I real@@ ized that I needed medi@@ cal tre@@ at@@ ment in ad@@ dition to the spiritual help I was get@@ ting . ”
After some ne@@ go@@ ti@@ ation with the d@@ ri@@ ver , we bo@@ ar@@ ded a small tru@@ ck travel@@ ing in that direction .
Tru@@ e , the preaching work pla@@ ys a vital ro@@ le in the sal@@ vation of hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones , but it also ser@@ ves other important pur@@ pos@@ es .
Pro@@ per@@ ty was ob@@ ta@@ ined in a nor@@ ther@@ n su@@ bur@@ b of C@@ op@@ en@@ ha@@ g@@ en , and by the sum@@ m@@ er of 195@@ 7 , we moved into a new@@ ly con@@ stru@@ cted building .
One pu@@ pi@@ l coun@@ ted 28 tel@@ ev@@ ision ve@@ hi@@ c@@ les bel@@ ong@@ ing to 26 different st@@ ations par@@ ked in fr@@ on@@ t of the school .
What contr@@ ast ex@@ ists between the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy and Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s lead@@ ers ?
That is the the@@ me text of this article , and how encourag@@ ing it is !
As a young man , he fac@@ ed the th@@ re@@ at of ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion if un@@ able to inter@@ pre@@ t Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar@@ ’s dre@@ am .
E@@ ach person whom Jehovah dra@@ ws be@@ comes part of a worl@@ d@@ wide congregation of gen@@ u@@ ine friends who love what is right .
He then showed why Christ’s sacrifice was necess@@ ary : God plac@@ ed Adam in a par@@ adise so that he could live a happy life .
Many times we condu@@ cted up to se@@ ven Bible stu@@ dies .
The Witnesses doing this are happy to bring a message of cons@@ ol@@ ation to those in this very sa@@ d situation .
In contr@@ ast , we are pr@@ ou@@ d to tell those who in@@ qui@@ re that our Le@@ ad@@ er is not an imper@@ fect human .
6 : 27 .
P@@ ra@@ y to God for end@@ ur@@ ance , which is en@@ h@@ an@@ ced by the fru@@ it@@ age of his spirit .
M@@ ary ​ — A@@ n Un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish Ser@@ v@@ ant of God
In the case of the two long@@ time pione@@ ers , a kind el@@ der helped them to refle@@ ct on such questions as these : ‘ Do the two of us have the right to make others sa@@ d because of our disa@@ gre@@ ement ?
She ans@@ wers , “ Mo@@ m set the example , so being res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful came n@@ atur@@ ally to us children . ”
Jesus took Ad@@ am@@ ’s sin@@ ful , d@@ ying family as his own .
8 , 9 . ( a ) What led to Jesus ’ mirac@@ le of fe@@ e@@ ding th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of people ?
Like ancient shepher@@ ds , Christian elders “ ban@@ da@@ ge ” God’s w@@ oun@@ ded sheep
O@@ ffered S@@ el@@ ves W@@ ill@@ ingly ( sing@@ le sisters ) , J@@ an .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es , as Peter poin@@ ts out , such ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ers for@@ get the F@@ lood of No@@ ah’s day , which destro@@ yed a worl@@ d@@ wide system of things .
Your go@@ al should be to make peace in a spirit of love .
Paul war@@ ned the elders : “ From among you y@@ ourselves men will ris@@ e and speak tw@@ is@@ ted things to draw away the disciples after themselves . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , a new@@ ly baptized sister working for an o@@ il compan@@ y in G@@ u@@ am received a temp@@ ting offer .
St@@ anka and my parents thought that this was too d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous , so they took ap@@ ar@@ t a cop@@ y of the Christian Greek Scriptures and put pages of it in@@ side some bun@@ s .
This m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous ev@@ ent is not a re@@ mo@@ te pos@@ si@@ bility but a certain@@ ty !
God did not desi@@ gn our min@@ ds to d@@ well on evil .
And where is he now ?
U@@ l@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , only one man , Jesus Christ , who@@ se g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gy from Abraham is do@@ cum@@ ented in the Bible , is the pri@@ m@@ ary part of that fore@@ told se@@ ed .
And how un@@ wise and sin@@ ful it is for an ad@@ ul@@ t desi@@ ring to mar@@ ry to get involved in im@@ moral rel@@ ations simply because a pro@@ spe@@ ctive marriage par@@ t@@ ner is not a@@ vail@@ able !
Christian elders , or overse@@ ers , must avoid being “ wise in their own eyes . ”
“ I@@ F Y@@ O@@ U receive a no@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation in the ma@@ il from an ‘ est@@ ate lo@@ c@@ at@@ or ’ saying that there is an un@@ claim@@ ed in@@ her@@ it@@ ance wa@@ iting for you , be@@ ware .
What reas@@ ons are there for believ@@ ing that Jesus was a good work@@ er ?
The real Jesus Christ of the Bible , however , gre@@ w up to be a vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous , well - develop@@ ed man full of ze@@ al and in@@ iti@@ ative .
Our life in this system of things is sub@@ ject to many chang@@ es .
Why did many who listen@@ ed to Jesus fai@@ l to understand the meaning of his words ?
O@@ ver@@ come O@@ b@@ st@@ ac@@ les to Your Pro@@ g@@ ress !
On Ju@@ ly 27 , 195@@ 1 , the S@@ S H@@ om@@ el@@ and pul@@ led away from its do@@ ck on New Yor@@ k@@ ’s E@@ ast Ri@@ ver , and the four friends were on an 11 - day vo@@ y@@ age to Ger@@ many .
I began to feel is@@ ol@@ ated and l@@ on@@ ely .
W@@ il@@ li@@ am T@@ y@@ nd@@ al@@ e@@ ’s Eng@@ l@@ ish transl@@ ation of the Bible sur@@ vi@@ ved des@@ pite a ba@@ n , Bible bur@@ n@@ ings , and the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of T@@ y@@ nd@@ ale himself in 1@@ 5@@ 36
The Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an man , said Jesus , was “ moved with p@@ ity ” to use his own res@@ our@@ ces to bin@@ d up the w@@ oun@@ ds of the be@@ at@@ en man and to help him rec@@ over from the as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t .
Let us now re@@ view two such examples invol@@ ving the nation of Israel as they appro@@ ached the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and . ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 11 ; 2 Corinthians 2 : 11 .
Be@@ fore long , however , Al@@ ber@@ t became dis@@ il@@ lu@@ si@@ oned with Com@@ mun@@ ism .
Your ad@@ vers@@ ary , the Devil , wal@@ ks about like a ro@@ aring li@@ on , see@@ king to de@@ v@@ our someone . ” ​ — 1 P@@ E@@ T .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , he consider@@ ed Lo@@ t’s re@@ qu@@ est and cho@@ se to ex@@ ten@@ d ex@@ tr@@ a kindness to him in this matter .
( b ) Des@@ cri@@ be the actions of the high pri@@ est on A@@ t@@ on@@ ement Da@@ y .
Ther@@ efore , when God’s servants man@@ i@@ f@@ est godly pati@@ ence , or long - suffering , they do so under the influ@@ ence of the holy spirit .
What example did Samuel provide for young ones ?
Of course , ‘ with evil things God does not try anyone . ’
The account of Eli@@ j@@ ah’s succ@@ ess@@ or , El@@ isha , also indic@@ ates how brothers today can show du@@ e respect for experienced elders .
Jehovah can resur@@ rec@@ t individuals of wh@@ atever st@@ age of life because “ all things are possible with God . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Jesus ‘ brought for@@ th justice ’ by teaching Jehovah’s standards of right and wrong .
He works hard to devel@@ op a Chris@@ t@@ like person@@ ality . As our Ex@@ emp@@ la@@ r , “ the Christ did not ple@@ ase himself . ”
What less@@ on should we learn from these Scriptural examples ?
I showed them Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 22 and 23 , where love , mil@@ dness , self - control , and peace are mentioned .
The husband , V@@ ic@@ ent , says : “ What I read in the Bible helped me to de@@ al with challeng@@ es in our marriage in a loving way .
Yet , if you are at a low e@@ b@@ b spiritually , what el@@ se can help you to remain in God’s love ?
When others op@@ posed me , he de@@ f@@ ended my beli@@ ef@@ s and ac@@ tually supp@@ or@@ ted Bible tru@@ ths without real@@ iz@@ ing it .
That verse is used many times in the boo@@ ks What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
For example , an Israel@@ ite who was building a house had to inst@@ all a par@@ a@@ pe@@ t , a low w@@ all or ra@@ il@@ ing buil@@ t at the e@@ dge of the ro@@ of .
If you serve Jehovah with a willing spirit , it will ple@@ ase him .
So she instru@@ cts Ru@@ th to sub@@ s@@ titu@@ te for her in a marriage by re@@ pur@@ cha@@ se , or brother - in - law marriage .
He thought , felt , and ac@@ ted like Jehovah and lived in har@@ mony with God’s will and standards .
What a marriage fe@@ ast that will be !
We arri@@ ved in time to atten@@ d the pioneer meeting , which we enjo@@ yed very much , as well as the enti@@ re ass@@ em@@ bly pro@@ gra@@ m .
No matter how fe@@ ar@@ some Satan or his we@@ ap@@ ons may be , though , we can de@@ fe@@ at him !
Even though Jesus knew that he was going to resur@@ rec@@ t La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , he felt the pa@@ in@@ ful sting of s@@ or@@ ro@@ w that over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed M@@ ary and Mar@@ th@@ a .
Isaiah ch@@ eri@@ shed Jehovah’s name .
If we are not care@@ ful , for instance , how eas@@ ily our man@@ ner of d@@ ress can become un@@ di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied and in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate !
Jesus ’ trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation was a pre@@ view of what , and what imp@@ act did that vision have on Peter ?
E@@ spe@@ cially has he prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely beau@@ ti@@ fied his place of worship and those within who be@@ ar his name .
But now in uni@@ on with Christ Jesus you who were once far off have come to be near by the blood of the Christ . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 2 : 12 , 13 .
It is an enti@@ r@@ ely different matter to change Bible teachings to su@@ it po@@ pul@@ ar thinking .
We first go to the mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place .
However , we must be care@@ ful not to pre@@ su@@ me upon God’s mer@@ cy .
One long@@ time serv@@ ant of Jehovah expres@@ sed his feelings this way : “ E@@ very effort is made to keep Jehovah’s organization mor@@ ally clean and un@@ de@@ fil@@ ed , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of who has to be coun@@ sel@@ ed or discipl@@ ined . ”
How can we be on gu@@ ard against self - dec@@ ep@@ tion ?
If the child is to take a fir@@ m stand for true worship , he needs spiritual n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment and the guid@@ ance of parents who end@@ e@@ av@@ or to in@@ still in him godly principles .
; C@@ lar@@ ke , J .
His inspired Word is involved .
( b ) Why were many people in Jesus ’ day like sheep without a shepher@@ d ?
From the beg@@ in@@ ning of his ministry on earth , Jesus proved himself to be “ Messi@@ ah the Le@@ ad@@ er . ”
Jac@@ o@@ b was ent@@ it@@ led to his fa@@ ther’s blessing , having pur@@ cha@@ sed the bir@@ th@@ right from E@@ sa@@ u .
What en@@ ab@@ les num@@ er@@ ous Witnesses to keep their faith in Jehovah’s promises while others lo@@ se it ?
The ver@@ di@@ ct mentioned that the indi@@ ct@@ ment was based on the char@@ ges con@@ ta@@ ined “ in the es@@ say publi@@ shed by the Greek au@@ th@@ or H@@ el@@ l@@ adi@@ us . ”
Des@@ pite our li@@ mit@@ ations , what as@@ sur@@ ance do we have ?
I my@@ self , Jehovah , shall spe@@ ed it up in its own time . ” ​ — Isaiah 60 : 22 .
M@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers spoke in his name , and they told his people what they needed to do in order to sur@@ vi@@ ve a c@@ ris@@ is .
7 : 9 ; John 10 : 16 .
Yet , Paul also wrote : “ Bo@@ th to Gre@@ ek@@ s and to Bar@@ ba@@ ri@@ ans , both to wise and to sen@@ sel@@ ess ones I am a de@@ b@@ t@@ or : so there is e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness on my part to dec@@ l@@ are the good news also to you there in R@@ ome . ”
He asked the gra@@ du@@ ating class : “ How are you going to view y@@ ourselves as you go to your mission@@ ary assignment ?
D@@ eli@@ ver@@ ance From the T@@ ra@@ ps of the Bi@@ r@@ d@@ c@@ atch@@ er , 10 / 1
Jesus was no worl@@ dly prin@@ ce .
Still , Moses proved himself ready by keep@@ ing a@@ wa@@ ke to every instru@@ ction Jehovah gave him .
How good that S@@ he@@ ila was at the meeting and listen@@ ed atten@@ tiv@@ ely to the pro@@ gra@@ m !
B@@ or@@ gi@@ a , of course , was not the only member of the e@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ as@@ tic@@ al hi@@ er@@ ar@@ ch@@ y to act in such a way .
We can appro@@ ach him fre@@ ely , know@@ ing that he will never re@@ pro@@ ach us for doing so .
He promises : “ Lo@@ ok ! I am with you all the days until the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
• How can the blood of Jesus sa@@ ve our life ?
And the next day he took out two den@@ ari@@ i , gave them to the in@@ n@@ keep@@ er , and said , ‘ T@@ ake care of him , and wh@@ atever you sp@@ end b@@ es@@ id@@ es this , I will re@@ pa@@ y you when I come back here . ’
“ H@@ app@@ y is the one who@@ se re@@ v@@ ol@@ t is par@@ d@@ oned , who@@ se sin is co@@ vered . ” ​ — Psalm 32 : 1 ; 1@@ 19 : 1@@ 6@@ 5 .
Des@@ pite his in@@ iti@@ al rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ance to pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y in N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h , why can J@@ on@@ ah be called a faithful and coura@@ ge@@ ous prophet ?
Yes , ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness moved T@@ y@@ re@@ ’s k@@ ings to viol@@ ence against Jehovah’s people .
“ No R@@ o@@ ad To@@ o R@@ ough or To@@ o L@@ ong ” ( Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a ) , F@@ e@@ b .
We also show love to those out@@ side the congregation , even to those who may not have given evidence of any love for us in the past . ​ — Matthew 5 : 4@@ 3 - 4@@ 8 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 10 .
S@@ how that you love kindness by meeting the needs of others
A li@@ vely discus@@ sion fol@@ lo@@ ws on the use of the cro@@ ss in worship .
As gover@@ nor , Ne@@ h@@ emiah also had to con@@ ten@@ d with many problems among God’s people .
When an opportunity ar@@ ose to expla@@ in her position to the whole class , El@@ ena vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to give a pres@@ ent@@ ation .
• In one study , 4 per@@ c@@ ent of C@@ an@@ adi@@ an sen@@ i@@ ors repor@@ ted being a@@ bu@@ sed or ex@@ p@@ lo@@ ited ​ — u@@ su@@ ally by a family member .
In view of the fact that most conven@@ tions are held in enc@@ lo@@ sed are@@ as with me@@ ch@@ an@@ ic@@ al v@@ ent@@ il@@ ation , attend@@ e@@ es have been asked to li@@ mit their use of strong f@@ ra@@ gr@@ an@@ ces at these events .
The cou@@ ri@@ ers also dist@@ ribu@@ ted Watchtower min@@ i@@ ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , which fe@@ atu@@ red study artic@@ les only .
Do we trust in Jehovah’s promise to provide what we really need ?
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of married cou@@ ples are benef@@ iting from the same Bible instru@@ ction .
A few rest@@ less@@ ly p@@ ac@@ ed about in the he@@ at .
When they found them , the men offered to sel@@ l them pol@@ itical par@@ ty car@@ ds .
And when he c@@ alls for an acc@@ oun@@ ting , what can I answer him ?
In Ju@@ ly 1@@ 5@@ 27 , C@@ el@@ l@@ ari@@ us publi@@ shed his f@@ indi@@ ng@@ s in a book ent@@ it@@ led On the Wor@@ ks of God .
How can we become “ sh@@ re@@ w@@ d ” and id@@ enti@@ fy ho@@ a@@ x@@ es , ur@@ ba@@ n leg@@ ends , s@@ w@@ in@@ d@@ les , and other mis@@ information that may appe@@ ar on our com@@ pu@@ ter s@@ cre@@ ens ?
Father became an ac@@ tive , loyal Witness , comple@@ ting our family happiness .
As far as C@@ lo@@ v@@ is was concer@@ ned , C@@ lo@@ t@@ il@@ da@@ ’s God had given him the vi@@ ct@@ ory .
He sent an ang@@ el to comfort him .
Re@@ ach@@ es Bi@@ g R@@ ed Is@@ land ( Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r ) , 12 / 15
Th@@ ough still in h@@ and@@ cu@@ ff@@ s , we were encoura@@ ged when some of our fellow believers came on@@ to the bo@@ at and em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed us . ​ — Acts 28 : 14 , 15 .
Jehovah God is descri@@ bed as “ ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ting judgment for the de@@ f@@ ra@@ u@@ ded ones , the One giving bre@@ ad to the hu@@ ng@@ ry ones . ”
( a ) What is a ke@@ y responsi@@ bility of the “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men ” ?
When Paul wrote this letter to him , it seem@@ s that Timothy was in his 30 ’ s ​ — still vie@@ wed as you@@ th@@ ful .
Some al@@ le@@ ge that Jesus “ did not per@@ form his mirac@@ les as a Jewish prophet , but as a ma@@ gi@@ ci@@ an , an in@@ iti@@ ate of the he@@ a@@ then temp@@ les . ”
They demonstr@@ ate how dam@@ ag@@ ing the influ@@ ence of worl@@ dly ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y can be .
I@@ N A v@@ il@@ la@@ ge on the out@@ s@@ ki@@ r@@ ts of P@@ ort Mo@@ res@@ by , Pa@@ pua New G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a , two min@@ isters were re@@ tur@@ ning home from their preaching activ@@ ity .
What is the ex@@ t@@ ent of Satan’s influ@@ ence ?
The re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous cou@@ ple were righ@@ tly d@@ ri@@ ven out of Par@@ adise and from then on had to stru@@ gg@@ le to sur@@ vi@@ ve .
I had only rec@@ ently become a Witness , but see@@ ing the strong faith of more experienced brothers and sisters great@@ ly encoura@@ ged me .
W@@ ould he bre@@ ak God’s Law in an at@@ temp@@ t to sa@@ ve his life ?
H@@ as ei@@ ther of you rec@@ ently had an encourag@@ ing experience ?
But soon , gu@@ ar@@ ds and pris@@ on@@ ers began as@@ king why I was there , and I was g@@ la@@ d to expla@@ in my faith to them .
I was pi@@ cked as w@@ in@@ ner and pres@@ ented with a fine viol@@ in in an al@@ lig@@ at@@ or - s@@ k@@ in case .
L@@ ater , the prophet Daniel per@@ sever@@ ed in prayer , des@@ pite the th@@ re@@ at of being thro@@ wn into the li@@ ons ’ pi@@ t .
H@@ as their work bor@@ ne fru@@ it ?
M@@ ile@@ tu@@ s
“ They Will A@@ c@@ tually Be@@ come My Pe@@ ople ”
So@@ on Christ will exerc@@ ise his authority to destro@@ y Satan’s wicked system .
Still , fre@@ qu@@ ent and in@@ ten@@ se dis@@ pu@@ tes should not be dis@@ mis@@ sed as nor@@ ma@@ l .
In effect , they cho@@ se to become imper@@ fect , to become sin@@ n@@ ers .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , Jehovah’s Witnesses recogn@@ ize that they of themselves can never ri@@ d the world of evil .
If this is the case , it would imp@@ ly that God no@@ tic@@ es and ca@@ res for the bir@@ d in its da@@ ily activities , not just when it dies . ​ — Matthew 6 : 26 .
“ However , loy@@ al@@ ty r@@ ar@@ ely ex@@ ists among those who@@ se living dep@@ ends on cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion .
And when it did , would I have who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly supp@@ or@@ ted it ? ’
Consider the experience of a man nam@@ ed H@@ it@@ o@@ shi .
After 4@@ 5 years of the to@@ tal@@ it@@ ari@@ an re@@ gi@@ me , a new govern@@ ment allow@@ ed religious fre@@ e@@ dom once again .
E@@ ach body of elders will need to make sure that a sc@@ he@@ du@@ le is dra@@ wn up and that a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate supp@@ lies and e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment are made a@@ vail@@ able for keep@@ ing the congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s place of worship in op@@ ti@@ ma@@ l con@@ dition .
For example , Paul’s illustr@@ ation in his letter to the Hebrews is e@@ qu@@ ally con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing today : “ E@@ very house is con@@ stru@@ cted by someone , but he that con@@ stru@@ cted all things is God . ”
I@@ magine that you are an un@@ seen ob@@ ser@@ ver of the events le@@ ading up to that occasi@@ on .
L@@ ater , Abraham me@@ t the great@@ est t@@ est of his faith when he was told by Jehovah to offer his son Isa@@ a@@ c as a bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering .
He emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed the rel@@ ev@@ ance of that message to pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s every@@ day problems by demonstr@@ ating what he as the Messi@@ ani@@ c R@@ ul@@ er would do for mankind .
El@@ ders , by all means stri@@ ve to do the same thing will@@ ingly and tend@@ er@@ ly , for your fellow believers need you . ​ — Acts 20 : 28 - 30 ; 1 Peter 5 : 2 , 3 .
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , when Paul wrote to the congregation in C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e and direc@@ ted that the letter be read also in La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ a , he spoke of being “ ro@@ o@@ ted and being buil@@ t up in [ Christ ] . ”
E@@ ach day star@@ ts with a discus@@ sion of a Bible text
But here we were , pur@@ su@@ ing God’s purpose by prom@@ o@@ ting the good news of the Kingdom , and we enjo@@ yed a challeng@@ ing and mean@@ ing@@ ful life .
That pro@@ vision is the ransom sacrifice of his perfect Son , Jesus Christ , who said : “ God loved the world so much that he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , in order that ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might not be destro@@ yed but have everlasting life . ” ​ — John 3 : 16 ; 1 Corinthians 15 : 21 , 22 .
O@@ thers are du@@ e to the en@@ m@@ ity that ex@@ ists between those who serve God and those who do not .
God has promised such a world govern@@ ment . ​ — Read Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 .
They will ad@@ d@@ ress comple@@ t@@ ely all the ro@@ o@@ t ca@@ uses of con@@ f@@ li@@ ct and all the other ev@@ il@@ s that b@@ es@@ et us .
It is sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant that we learn from the apostle Paul’s writ@@ ings that some Christians in first - century Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a had been mis@@ led , accep@@ ting what was un@@ true .
Des@@ pite the of@@ fi@@ cial ba@@ n by the ch@@ urch , a number of cl@@ er@@ ic@@ s and la@@ y@@ men em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed his transl@@ ation .
Phil@@ o , an A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ an Je@@ w , claim@@ ed that in all of Egy@@ pt , there were at le@@ ast a milli@@ on Jews at that time .
When those who attend@@ ed the s@@ em@@ in@@ ar re@@ turned to the is@@ ol@@ ated re@@ gi@@ ons where they lived and wor@@ ked , the liter@@ ature went with them .
( a ) W@@ ho@@ m does the s@@ ow@@ er re@@ present ?
R@@ ely on Jehovah . ”
What temp@@ t@@ ations does the Devil use to lu@@ re God’s people today ?
In pre@@ par@@ ation for the cont@@ est , Ka@@ z@@ un@@ a pa@@ id special attention to the use of the mi@@ cro@@ p@@ ho@@ ne , speaking with war@@ m@@ th and en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m , using g@@ es@@ tures , a@@ udi@@ ence cont@@ act , and other sub@@ je@@ cts taught in the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol .
11 : 17 .
If we medit@@ ate on Jehovah’s activities , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing all the good things he has done for us , we will strengthen our relationship with him .
In fact , “ when he was suffering , he did not go th@@ reat@@ ening , but kept on com@@ mit@@ ting himself to the one who jud@@ ges righte@@ ously . ”
Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n must have been much older than Jo@@ si@@ ah , consider@@ ing that Sha@@ ph@@ an’s son A@@ hi@@ ka@@ m was a gro@@ wn man when Jo@@ si@@ ah was about 25 years old . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 22 : 1 - 3 , 11 - 14 .
Some of the crow@@ d sh@@ out for cle@@ men@@ cy , others for his death .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , she knew that obedi@@ ence to God was par@@ am@@ ount , and she was determined to do what was right in his eyes .
What can be said about the spe@@ e@@ ch of a person who fe@@ ars Jehovah and of the one who des@@ p@@ ises H@@ im ?
H@@ an@@ na@@ h’s great joy was expres@@ sed in her mo@@ ving words of than@@ k@@ s@@ giving later recorded by Samuel himself . ​ — 1 Samuel 2 : 1 - 11 .
Se@@ e@@ ing her faith in God and in the resurrection , one of her n@@ ur@@ ses said : “ You really do believe this , don@@ ’t you ? ”
‘ O@@ r do I use the a@@ bil@@ ities that I received from Jehovah main@@ ly to benefit my@@ self ​ — perhaps to ac@@ qui@@ re ri@@ ches or to at@@ tain so@@ cial st@@ atu@@ s ? ’
F@@ il@@ led with indi@@ gn@@ ation , Jesus th@@ re@@ w out of God’s temple those who were in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ing com@@ mer@@ cial activities .
; S@@ m@@ ith , B .
They can appro@@ ach the great “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer , ” tru@@ sting that he will give them help .
It streng@@ th@@ ened his relationship with God .
19@@ 21 article ex@@ pos@@ ing “ Pro@@ to@@ col@@ s of the L@@ ear@@ ned El@@ ders of Z@@ ion ”
Of course , m@@ ere un@@ real@@ is@@ tic dre@@ am@@ ing will not help the ho@@ m@@ eless and the po@@ or , nor will it satis@@ fy the disa@@ b@@ led and the si@@ ck who long for reli@@ ef from their suffering .
The C@@ our@@ t deci@@ ded o@@ ther@@ wise .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , allow God’s Word to gu@@ i@@ de your relationship .
In that con@@ text , the st@@ at@@ ement pri@@ mar@@ ily means that to qu@@ ali@@ fy for responsi@@ bility in the Christian congregation , a man , if married , must be faithful and loyal to his wife and be mor@@ ally ir@@ re@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible .
For example , our efforts in ra@@ ising a child , qu@@ ali@@ f@@ ying for a jo@@ b , or preaching the good news in a fore@@ ign field may not pro@@ du@@ ce the desi@@ red result .
Our Mo@@ st Re@@ c@@ ent S@@ ur@@ pris@@ e
Un@@ til then , let us always remember that “ God is a refu@@ ge for us . ” ​ — P@@ s .
Paul explained : “ It is in him that all the ful@@ l@@ ness of the divine qu@@ ality d@@ wel@@ ls bo@@ di@@ ly .
If we ch@@ er@@ ish our spiritual fre@@ e@@ dom from s@@ at@@ ani@@ c lies , we will cl@@ ing to Christi@@ an@@ ity , “ the way of the truth . ”
And the king has brought the Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite ma@@ id@@ en with him .
“ When the fil@@ m showed the se@@ cre@@ t po@@ li@@ ce kno@@ c@@ king on the do@@ or of a Witness home , I shu@@ d@@ der@@ ed .
Who really are you , God ?
How will cultiv@@ ating a f@@ on@@ dness for what the Bible says benefit you ?
At the fun@@ er@@ al of Mar@@ c@@ us A@@ em@@ ili@@ us Le@@ pi@@ d@@ us , 22 du@@ els were f@@ ought .
What can we do when our problems se@@ em to be over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing ?
The app@@ lic@@ ation of its benef@@ its determin@@ es the everlasting future of all mankind .
During his first imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment in R@@ ome , about what did Paul preach ?
Do you f@@ an@@ t@@ as@@ ize about what could have happened had you not made those sacrific@@ es ?
Why do some d@@ ri@@ ft away from the congregation ?
As told by E@@ r@@ n@@ est Lo@@ edi
What hear@@ t@@ felt appreciation Solomon expres@@ sed for Jehovah ​ — a God of loving - kindness , the F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ er of promises , and the He@@ are@@ r of prayer !
We also need to make good use of the faith - streng@@ th@@ ening arrang@@ ements provided by the faithful slave class .
10 , 11 . ( a ) How do we know that Job was gener@@ ous and help@@ ful ?
What evidence is there that Jehovah is blessing the preaching work ?
The@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans at the S@@ or@@ b@@ on@@ ne lost no time in going through L@@ ef@@ è@@ v@@ re@@ ’s works with a fine - to@@ o@@ th com@@ b .
How were we form@@ ed ? ” These are questions that David lik@@ e@@ wise pon@@ der@@ ed .
In my th@@ ir@@ d year of pione@@ ering , E@@ ar@@ l S@@ te@@ war@@ t , a brother from the branch of@@ fice , deli@@ vered a talk to over 5@@ 00 people in the public pla@@ za of Ang@@ at .
Some 2@@ 00 years before the ev@@ ent , Jehovah comman@@ ded : “ G@@ o , po@@ st a loo@@ k@@ out that he may tell just what he se@@ es . ”
The Bible reve@@ als that when God spoke to humans , it was often through an ang@@ el .
A dic@@ tion@@ ary de@@ fin@@ es a li@@ e as “ an as@@ ser@@ tion of something known or believ@@ ed by the speak@@ er to be un@@ true with in@@ t@@ ent to dec@@ ei@@ ve . ”
He also se@@ es “ an ei@@ gh@@ th king ” that “ s@@ pr@@ ings from the se@@ ven . ”
M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h was so bad that Jehovah had him taken in f@@ et@@ ters to Babyl@@ on , one of the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an mon@@ ar@@ ch@@ ’s ro@@ y@@ al c@@ ities .
In them , I found sel@@ f@@ less and concer@@ ned friends , who were ready and willing to help and comfort me .
; R@@ am@@ i@@ re@@ z , A .
As@@ ked if she will de@@ part im@@ medi@@ ately , she ans@@ wers with one word in Hebrew , meaning : “ I am willing to go . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , they coura@@ ge@@ ously imitate the apostle Paul , who ‘ did not hold back from teaching public@@ ly and from house to house ’ in the city of Eph@@ esus .
Wh@@ ich of the following op@@ in@@ i@@ ons seem@@ s reason@@ able to you ?
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing to those who@@ se worship was not s@@ inc@@ ere , Jesus qu@@ o@@ ted Jehovah as saying : “ This people hon@@ ors me with their li@@ ps , yet their heart is far re@@ moved from me . ”
“ I am cre@@ ating new heavens and a new earth , ” said Jehovah , “ and the form@@ er things will not be called to mind , ne@@ i@@ ther will they come up into the heart . ”
From you@@ th , Bar@@ ba@@ r@@ a * saw v@@ isions , heard vo@@ ic@@ es , and was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that she had cont@@ ac@@ ts with dec@@ eas@@ ed relati@@ ves .
R@@ ed gra@@ pe w@@ ine un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly was the kind Jesus used when in@@ s@@ titu@@ ting the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al .
O@@ u@@ t of concer@@ n for the spiritual wel@@ f@@ are of the children , a Witness mother will find opportun@@ ities to provide moral direction for them .
You could then inc@@ re@@ ase the am@@ ount of time you sp@@ end in the house - to - house work or even end@@ e@@ av@@ or to conduct a Bible study .
By means of his spirit , Jehovah inspired the writ@@ ing of the Bible , which reve@@ als to us his appe@@ al@@ ing person@@ ality as well as his gr@@ and pur@@ pos@@ es .
Yes , dedic@@ ation and baptism offer the pro@@ spe@@ ct of ga@@ ining “ a fir@@ m hold on the real life ” ​ — everlasting life in God’s new world .
They believe that the Bible is true and that it is God’s Word .
As the Witnesses were re@@ tur@@ ning to C@@ re@@ te in a small bo@@ at , the se@@ a became tur@@ bul@@ ent , pu@@ t@@ ting their lives at ris@@ k .
Jehovah , however , is a perfect overse@@ er , who d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates gener@@ ously and tru@@ st@@ s his servants .
If I was at home when they vis@@ ited , they also spoke with me .
Instead , they think of him as a spiritual man with po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al who is per@@ form@@ ing a valu@@ able service in be@@ half of the congregation .
Let us consider these three requi@@ re@@ ments one at a time .
Why F@@ e@@ ar God
Who would know ?
[ Bo@@ x on page 30 ]
Can they even now receive a loving gift from God and be vie@@ wed as righteous with earthly life in view ?
The ‘ faithful slave ’ is re@@ pres@@ ented by the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses , a small group of spirit - anointed men serving at the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k .
What is indic@@ ated by the use of the word “ pro@@ ba@@ bly ” at Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 2 : 3 ?
Why should we be inter@@ ested in him ?
Re@@ fer@@ ring to the viol@@ ence eng@@ end@@ ered by c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty , No@@ em@@ í D@@ í@@ a@@ z Mar@@ ro@@ qu@@ í@@ n , who teach@@ es at the N@@ ational A@@ ut@@ on@@ om@@ ous Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity of M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , says : “ V@@ i@@ ol@@ ence is learned , it@@ ’s cul@@ tural . . .
We were asked to sub@@ mit pre@@ pared questions to the brother who condu@@ cted the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy .
The Witnesses seem@@ ed im@@ bu@@ ed with su@@ per@@ human strength , and in@@ deed they were .
And Isa@@ be@@ l ?
That would be deli@@ ber@@ ate ab@@ or@@ tion , which is t@@ antam@@ ount to mu@@ r@@ der . ​ — E@@ x .
• What must we do to keep clear of false religion ?
God has reve@@ aled these de@@ ta@@ il@@ s in ad@@ v@@ ance .
9@@ 0 : 1 .
When the Christian congregation was esta@@ bli@@ shed at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment was cre@@ ated in which truth and hon@@ es@@ ty f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed .
Indeed , those who are persecu@@ ted for their beli@@ ef@@ s have time and again experienced that Jehovah ans@@ wers their prayers and ‘ fru@@ str@@ ates the counsel ’ of powerful enem@@ ies .
How have some today follow@@ ed in the fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s of Jesus and Paul , and why can we be sure that Jehovah appreci@@ ates those who make such sacrific@@ es ?
We gra@@ du@@ ated from G@@ ile@@ ad in 194@@ 7 , and B@@ ill C@@ op@@ son and I were assign@@ ed to Egy@@ pt .
Many are indi@@ ffer@@ ent , even c@@ all@@ ous , to dist@@ res@@ sing events of the day .
I@@ ts ro@@ o@@ t system is strong and can gro@@ w around ro@@ c@@ ks that are deep under@@ gr@@ ound .
We now live in what the Scriptures fore@@ told as “ the time of the end ” and “ the last days . ”
Now there are si@@ x times that number !
Ha@@ ve you consider@@ ed l@@ ately what your life might be like if you had not come to a knowledge of the truth ?
What practic@@ al st@@ ep@@ s can parents take to teach their children how to show appreciation ?
That ad@@ vice was first direc@@ ted to anointed Christians , but it is e@@ qu@@ ally v@@ al@@ id for Jesus ’ other sheep .
I wanted him to feel free to talk to me about anything , even about his pain . ”
The power of the Kingdom good news is a ma@@ j@@ or fac@@ t@@ or , for it is news about blessings that will come to mankind .
The trust we have among our brothers would be dam@@ ag@@ ed .
Th@@ ough Jesus could have been the s@@ ource of bil@@ li@@ ons of perfect des@@ c@@ end@@ ants , such po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing were not part of the ransom .
The people of Juda@@ h were as@@ sur@@ ed that they would have no need to fi@@ ght .
To illustr@@ ate : To c@@ li@@ m@@ b M@@ ount E@@ ver@@ est , a person needs about 6@@ ,000 cal@@ ori@@ es a day .
“ At first , it certainly seem@@ ed like a great vi@@ ct@@ ory for the enem@@ y , ” ad@@ mit@@ ted Isa@@ be@@ l W@@ a@@ in@@ w@@ right .
Let us always stay close to Jehovah and his mo@@ ther@@ like organization , not se@@ par@@ ating ourselves from their direction and loving counsel . ”
A@@ st@@ on@@ i@@ shin@@ g@@ ly , the ch@@ urch bi@@ sh@@ op@@ s were cont@@ ent to com@@ promise with the pa@@ g@@ an emp@@ er@@ or in ex@@ change for the privile@@ ges he con@@ fer@@ red on them .
But in medi@@ cal cour@@ ses , we were taught that we should help the we@@ ak . ”
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 1 , 2 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 3 - 12
Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l the do@@ g@@ s will e@@ at up in the tr@@ act of land at Je@@ z@@ re@@ el , and there will be no one bur@@ ying her . ” ​ — 2 K@@ ings 9 : 7 - 10 .
Then the n@@ un@@ s deci@@ ded to se@@ par@@ ate my sisters and me .
“ I H@@ A@@ V@@ E been ob@@ s@@ ess@@ ed with the thought that I have sin@@ ned against the holy spirit . ” So wrote a woman in Ger@@ many , al@@ though she was serving God .
• For what con@@ di@@ tions and tri@@ als is Satan respon@@ sible ?
These pol@@ lu@@ t@@ ants can s@@ low@@ ly we@@ ak@@ en tre@@ es , making them vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able to p@@ ests and di@@ se@@ ase .
The wh@@ ite ro@@ bes sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze their being clean and righteous before God because “ they have wa@@ shed their ro@@ bes and made them wh@@ ite in the blood of the L@@ am@@ b . ” ​ — Revelation 7 : 9 , 14 .
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ar study of God’s Law buil@@ t up the faith and courage of Moses ’ succ@@ ess@@ or , Jo@@ shua .
How did Israel prove to be an un@@ faithful people , and what did Jehovah fore@@ tell ?
David does not have a v@@ indic@@ tive spirit .
“ Ke@@ ep loo@@ king , keep a@@ wa@@ ke , for you do not know when the appointed time is . ”
Can we present the Kingdom message to such people in a way that will appe@@ al to them ?
In a care@@ er that s@@ pan@@ ned more than 22 years , S@@ te@@ ph@@ en ro@@ se through the ran@@ ks to become an ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tive in a large ban@@ k .
Pe@@ ace and har@@ mony pre@@ va@@ il when men and women fulf@@ ill their God - given ro@@ les .
One dic@@ tion@@ ary says that emp@@ a@@ thy is the “ id@@ enti@@ fic@@ ation with and understanding of ano@@ ther’s situation , feelings , and mo@@ ti@@ ves . ”
How could a loving God cre@@ ate a world in which children su@@ ff@@ er ?
S@@ imp@@ li@@ fied E@@ dition ( Watchtower ) , 12 / 15
Can the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s claim@@ s really be true ?
From its very beg@@ in@@ ning , true religion has fac@@ ed strong op@@ position .
The mil@@ it@@ ary su@@ spe@@ cted me of bel@@ ong@@ ing to the re@@ be@@ l group called the New Pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s Ar@@ my ( N@@ P@@ A ) and often be@@ at me up ba@@ dly .
3 : 18 , 19 .
O@@ ver the years that we made a living this way , we felt that Jehovah never a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned us .
Hence , it can be said that Jesus will do away with the man of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness “ by the spirit [ activ@@ ating for@@ ce ] of his m@@ ou@@ th . ”
What is be@@ h@@ ind Satan’s h@@ at@@ red of true worshi@@ p@@ ers ?
H@@ el@@ p@@ ing them to avoid the s@@ n@@ are of over@@ confidence , he ex@@ hor@@ ts : “ Ke@@ ep working out your own sal@@ vation with fear and tre@@ m@@ bl@@ ing . ” ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
However , is the princi@@ ple about not following the crow@@ d re@@ stri@@ cted to j@@ udi@@ cial matters ?
B@@ r@@ ita@@ in , a form@@ er part of the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re , began ris@@ ing to prom@@ in@@ ence in the l@@ ate 1@@ 7@@ 00 ’ s .
They per@@ form many other vital fun@@ ctions , such as con@@ ver@@ ting vit@@ am@@ in D to an ac@@ tive form necess@@ ary for prop@@ er b@@ one develop@@ ment and pro@@ duc@@ ing the hor@@ m@@ one er@@ y@@ thro@@ po@@ i@@ et@@ in , which s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ates red blood c@@ ell pro@@ du@@ ction in your b@@ ones .
On@@ ly a h@@ and@@ ful of people could read that .
Hence , the Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ ers were emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ ing Jesus ’ instru@@ ction not to go out of the way to get ex@@ tr@@ a supp@@ lies for the tri@@ p .
If so , you are far from al@@ one .
W@@ a@@ ys to En@@ rich Your Li@@ fe
For Christians , it is lik@@ e@@ wise a joy to have a share in san@@ c@@ ti@@ f@@ ying Jehovah’s name by end@@ uring tri@@ als and persecu@@ tion , following the example of Jesus .
A@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ence too is a mil@@ es@@ to@@ ne ​ — al@@ though some parents may not gre@@ et its arri@@ val with ap@@ pla@@ use .
For example , des@@ pite our efforts , D@@ or@@ is became spiritually we@@ ak for a time in her l@@ ate te@@ ens and married a man who was not a Witness .
L@@ ater , I could not get in and out of bed without the a@@ id of an ele@@ c@@ tri@@ c ho@@ ist to li@@ ft me into my mo@@ t@@ or@@ ized whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir , which I man@@ e@@ u@@ ver using a hand le@@ ver .
How may these problems be dra@@ ining him of en@@ er@@ gy ?
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 6@@ 8 , 4@@ 2
In ad@@ dition , as te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy advan@@ ced , dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements in me@@ dic@@ ine , trans@@ por@@ tation , and commun@@ ic@@ ations gave people the imp@@ res@@ sion that any proble@@ m can be sol@@ ved by s@@ ci@@ ence .
No@@ em@@ í received her a@@ ward from P@@ il@@ ar de@@ l Ca@@ st@@ ill@@ o , the S@@ pan@@ ish minis@@ ter of educ@@ ation .
I was n@@ atur@@ ally anxi@@ ous about the out@@ come .
A@@ t@@ ten@@ ding Christian meetings not only inc@@ reas@@ ed my knowledge but also deep@@ ened my faith .
One spi@@ rit@@ ist public@@ ation states : “ Re@@ inc@@ ar@@ nation is the only do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine that me@@ a@@ sures up to our ide@@ a of divine justice ; it is the only do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine that can expla@@ in the future and strengthen our ho@@ p@@ es . ”
There he married my mother , and I was born in 195@@ 3 .
If any Christian is beg@@ in@@ ning to en@@ ter@@ tain apost@@ ate vie@@ ws and wants to s@@ pre@@ ad them , he ought to take a war@@ ning from Christ !
As a group , the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in was ho@@ st@@ ile to Jesus .
Th@@ ings moved so quic@@ k@@ ly .
How did Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at sear@@ ch for Jehovah at different times in his life ?
How could a do@@ ct@@ or help us if we never made an ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment to see him ?
Peter had heal@@ ed a man who had been l@@ ame from bir@@ th , and they wanted to know by what power or in who@@ se name Peter had done this .
One full - time minis@@ ter inter@@ vie@@ wed at the conven@@ tion explained that he condu@@ cted Bible stu@@ dies with 40 different individuals .
He invit@@ es people of all nations to seek him in prayer .
Kat@@ ar@@ z@@ y@@ na cho@@ o@@ sing s@@ crip@@ tures for the pres@@ ent@@ ation
A mission@@ ary repor@@ ts : “ For transl@@ ation I main@@ ly used scho@@ ol@@ teach@@ ers who were stud@@ ying the Bible .
Paul no@@ tes two ty@@ p@@ es of giving that have no place among true Christians ​ — rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant and for@@ ced .
When Paul was a pris@@ on@@ er in R@@ ome in about 6@@ 5 C.E . , he told Timothy : “ T@@ ake Mark and bring him with you , for he is u@@ se@@ ful to me for minis@@ ter@@ ing . ”
This is un@@ for@@ tun@@ ate .
St@@ ar@@ t@@ led , my you@@ ng@@ est daugh@@ ter , Ru@@ th , sh@@ ou@@ ted : “ M@@ ama , there is a str@@ anger at the do@@ or ! ”
It was t@@ ough ad@@ vice , but it was what I needed .
They reas@@ oned that he would have to keep such a sc@@ he@@ du@@ le for only a few years until he was esta@@ bli@@ shed .
Su@@ cc@@ ess@@ ful a@@ ds emp@@ lo@@ y cle@@ ver words and pi@@ c@@ tures to appe@@ al to the long@@ ings and f@@ an@@ ci@@ es of the con@@ sum@@ er .
Ser@@ ving as ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion@@ ers , they car@@ ri@@ ed out God’s judg@@ ments in times past .
When back in G@@ ra@@ z , I started atten@@ ding all the meetings , and soon I too was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that what I was lear@@ ning was the truth .
Ha@@ ving done everything within our power , we must leave the rest to Jehovah .
I had an opportunity to become a st@@ ar . ”
Their fri@@ end@@ ship was based on mutu@@ al love for Jehovah and the full - time ministry , so they were set on fin@@ ding mat@@ es willing to give Jehovah to@@ p pri@@ or@@ ity .
Rather than being k@@ ings , they are more acc@@ ur@@ ately id@@ enti@@ fied as ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers .
She then ad@@ ds : “ You have to star@@ t some@@ where . And it might as well be next do@@ or . ”
How does Jehovah instru@@ ct and discipl@@ ine his servants ?
Our ter@@ rit@@ ory st@@ re@@ t@@ ched from P@@ i@@ ra@@ i@@ é@@ v@@ s right down to E@@ le@@ us@@ is , a dist@@ ance of about 30 mil@@ es [ 50 k@@ m ] .
Although the jud@@ ges were un@@ sure of our reas@@ ons for vis@@ iting them , most tre@@ ated us kin@@ dly .
Lo@@ o@@ king back on more than 50 years of serving Jehovah , I can only e@@ ch@@ o the psalmis@@ t’s words : “ What shall I re@@ pa@@ y to Jehovah for all his benef@@ its to me ? ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 16 : 12 .
Since Jesus died about three h@@ our@@ s before the star@@ t of the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h , Joseph of A@@ ri@@ ma@@ the@@ a and others bu@@ ri@@ ed him without having comple@@ t@@ ely pre@@ pared his body for bu@@ ri@@ al .
( a ) How do the physical heavens t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to God’s power and wisdom ?
We read : “ P@@ re@@ ach the word , be at it ur@@ g@@ ently in fav@@ or@@ able se@@ as@@ on , in tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es@@ ome se@@ as@@ on , re@@ prove , re@@ pri@@ m@@ and , ex@@ hor@@ t , with all long - suffering and ar@@ t of teaching .
B@@ E M@@ O@@ D@@ E@@ S@@ T : “ W@@ is@@ dom is with the mo@@ des@@ t ones . ”
In con@@ ne@@ ction with this re@@ qu@@ est in the mo@@ de@@ l prayer , we should remember that the “ kingdom ” is the heavenly Messi@@ ani@@ c govern@@ ment in the hands of Christ and the resur@@ rec@@ ted “ holy ones ” associ@@ ated with him .
The earth with its many e@@ c@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal c@@ y@@ c@@ les is a self - cle@@ an@@ ing mar@@ v@@ el , and it is desi@@ gn@@ ed for clean , heal@@ th@@ ful living .
“ You must not ste@@ al , ” says the Bible .
“ The Ch@@ il@@ d’s Ri@@ ght to S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ment ” 29
What could have ca@@ used David to become pr@@ ou@@ d , but why did he not ?
F@@ re@@ qu@@ ently , we did st@@ re@@ et wit@@ ness@@ ing in S@@ ten@@ en and neigh@@ bor@@ ing commun@@ ities .
The psalmist David san@@ g : “ To do your will , O my God , I have deli@@ gh@@ ted , and your law is within my in@@ ward par@@ ts . ”
It has n@@ ur@@ tur@@ ed in many a determin@@ ation to be rich .
There are so many young fol@@ k to work with and many jo@@ ys to be sh@@ ared .
Of what can parents be sure ?
Th@@ ough we at times must tra@@ verse r@@ ough ter@@ ra@@ in , with Jehovah’s ass@@ ist@@ ance we can do it .
W@@ I@@ L@@ L God ever destro@@ y the wicked ?
Com@@ fort for the L@@ ow@@ ly One
Some days later the man re@@ turned to the Witness in a happy mo@@ od .
I have been able to help others learn the truth from the Bible , and I now serve as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant in the Christian congregation .
Today , “ tri@@ ck@@ er@@ y of men ” is prom@@ o@@ ted by the pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda of those who op@@ pose divine truth .
V@@ olu@@ nt@@ ary giving br@@ ings joy
O@@ ver@@ coming Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es to D@@ eli@@ ver Go@@ od Ne@@ ws ( Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a ) , 10 / 15
Rather , the sc@@ at@@ tered se@@ ed lands in vari@@ ous lo@@ c@@ ations .
What har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps ex@@ ist for many Christians , but of what can we be sure if we put Jehovah first in our lives ?
How and why are Christians pe@@ ace@@ able toward those who do not share their beli@@ ef@@ s ?
When we give to the low@@ ly one , expe@@ cting nothing in return , Jehovah vie@@ ws this as a lo@@ an made to H@@ im .
Why must we keep on the w@@ atch ?
In the days of H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah , Jehovah was going to cause another sh@@ ake - up , as descri@@ bed in the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative language of ver@@ ses 6 and 7 .
From their stan@@ d@@ point , he would ne@@ i@@ ther return to his house nor get fur@@ ther ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ment until God’s appointed time .
Yes , try to help the des@@ pon@@ d@@ ent one to see that life is wor@@ th living .
While reading God’s Word , pa@@ use at times to refle@@ ct on what you read .
19 : 11 , 14 , 15 .
“ My soul ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fi@@ es Jehovah . . . because the powerful One has done great de@@ e@@ ds for me . ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 1 : 4@@ 6 - 4@@ 9 .
Who will ‘ see sal@@ vation by Jehovah ’ ?
15 , 16 . ( a ) To be like Christ , what do we need to do ?
What does God want us to know about him ?
We might try medit@@ ating before we pray .
You will sur@@ ely benefit from taking a clo@@ s@@ er look at this sub@@ ject .
How can we coura@@ ge@@ ously car@@ ry our own lo@@ ad of responsi@@ bility in making decisions ?
G@@ I@@ L@@ E@@ A@@ D
Your new field service group overse@@ er should end@@ e@@ av@@ or to share with you in the ministry soon after your arri@@ val .
Fa@@ j@@ ar@@ do ) , De@@ c .
7 : 1 .
“ A@@ D@@ U@@ L@@ T@@ S have wisdom , but children are wise in their own way , ” says a N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ an pro@@ ver@@ b .
In the days of De@@ bor@@ ah the prophe@@ t@@ ess , t@@ or@@ r@@ enti@@ al ra@@ ins wa@@ shed away the ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts of Israel@@ ’s enem@@ y S@@ is@@ er@@ a .
Since the op@@ ening of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad in 194@@ 3 , mission@@ aries have spe@@ ar@@ he@@ ad@@ ed the disci@@ ple - making work in many lands .
The fir@@ st@@ born of the Israelites were sa@@ ved without anyone having to rel@@ o@@ c@@ ate . ​ — E@@ x .
Christian you@@ ths face many situ@@ ations in which they need to show courage to serve Jehovah .
If we really want to do something that is not appro@@ pri@@ ate for a Christian , our heart will often come up with per@@ su@@ asi@@ ve reas@@ ons to do it .
G@@ r@@ and@@ fa@@ ther’s older daugh@@ ters man@@ ag@@ ed the hous@@ eho@@ ld .
And we must listen to him too , because soon he will destro@@ y this wicked world .
How do certain s@@ crip@@ tures descri@@ be Jehovah’s day ?
( M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o ) , Au@@ g .
• At the “ temple ” in@@ spe@@ ction , who were found to be ac@@ ting as a faithful slave , and what bel@@ ong@@ ings were en@@ tru@@ sted to them ?
Some in Bible times ra@@ sh@@ ly made a sac@@ red , or holy , v@@ ow without care@@ fully an@@ al@@ y@@ z@@ ing what was involved .
Y@@ oung ones , if you live in a land where the law per@@ m@@ its it , do you give God glory by wit@@ ness@@ ing in school , or do you allow fear of man to hold you back ?
I did not real@@ ize then how much joy comes from making disciples of Jesus Christ .
We will learn why having God’s appro@@ val is wor@@ th any sacrifice .
How can Christians tra@@ in their mind and conscience regarding questions of loy@@ al@@ ty ?
“ The one gu@@ arding his m@@ ou@@ th is keep@@ ing his soul , ” continu@@ es Solomon .
Lo@@ ve for Jehovah can help us be res@@ ol@@ ved not to allow anything another human does h@@ in@@ der us from cro@@ s@@ sing the fin@@ ish l@@ ine .
As one Bible scho@@ la@@ r ob@@ served , “ the ha@@ bita@@ ble part of the earth is ad@@ mi@@ ra@@ bly f@@ it@@ ted for the use and service of man . ”
Their pu@@ re mo@@ tive and positi@@ ve attitude made this last tri@@ al e@@ asi@@ er for my faithful Ch@@ ar@@ l@@ ene and gave me ba@@ dly needed physical and emo@@ tional reli@@ ef .
What poin@@ ts about the ransom could we high@@ light ?
Be@@ fore Samuel was born , his mother , H@@ ann@@ ah , wanted very much to have a ba@@ by .
Still , many of those individuals feel s@@ or@@ ry for the po@@ or and go out of their way to help them .
P@@ u@@ t simply , water e@@ va@@ por@@ ates from the se@@ a , form@@ s cl@@ ou@@ ds , preci@@ pit@@ ates on@@ to the land , and ev@@ en@@ tually re@@ tur@@ ns to the se@@ a .
How , though , would all these new disciples from such di@@ verse e@@ con@@ om@@ ic , cul@@ tural , l@@ ing@@ u@@ is@@ tic , and religious ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds come together in a truly un@@ ited “ one faith , ” as the apostle Paul called it ?
“ The end is not yet , ” Jesus ca@@ u@@ tions .
In s@@ pite of wit@@ ness@@ ing the ten pla@@ gu@@ es that hum@@ ili@@ ated the false go@@ ds of Egy@@ pt and then experi@@ enc@@ ing the spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar deli@@ ver@@ ance through the R@@ ed Se@@ a , the Israelites dis@@ obedi@@ ently made a g@@ ol@@ den cal@@ f and began to worship it .
As we consider@@ ed in the pre@@ ce@@ ding artic@@ les , God’s Word can help us de@@ al with what is im@@ medi@@ ately in fr@@ on@@ t of us ​ — the day - to - day problems that we all face in this un@@ certain world .
What a gr@@ and privilege it is to be living in these times !
Then , as Jesus war@@ ned , ‘ su@@ d@@ den@@ ly that day could be in@@ stan@@ tly upon us . ’ ​ — Luke 21 : 34 .
That led to the rel@@ e@@ ase of a new bro@@ ch@@ ure ent@@ it@@ led You Can Be God’s F@@ ri@@ end !
I can truly id@@ enti@@ fy with the psalmist David , for I feel that Jehovah has su@@ sta@@ ined me upon my div@@ an of ill@@ ness . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
One valu@@ able a@@ id in cop@@ ing is the comfort we receive from family , friends , and fellow believers .
The of@@ fic@@ ers return and repor@@ t : “ N@@ ever has another man spo@@ ken like this . ”
During the past three years , 3@@ ,@@ 7@@ 11 Witnesses attend@@ ed 7@@ 9 cour@@ ses held in 17 different langu@@ ages .
Ke@@ ep A@@ wa@@ ke , as Jeremiah Di@@ d
Why is Jehovah’s rul@@ er@@ ship the best possible ?
Can you use that pat@@ ter@@ n to help some reg@@ a@@ in joy today ?
The Greek word transl@@ ated “ fine ” ref@@ ers to something that is “ beau@@ ti@@ ful , no@@ ble , hon@@ or@@ able , exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent . ”
C@@ ongreg@@ ations for Bu@@ il@@ ding U@@ p
The Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a cor@@ por@@ ation is not the only leg@@ al ent@@ ity used by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
If we do become jus@@ ti@@ fi@@ ab@@ ly ang@@ ry , we should act to set@@ tle matters quic@@ k@@ ly so that we do not remain in a pro@@ vo@@ ked st@@ ate and thus allow the Devil to take advan@@ ta@@ ge of us . ​ — Luke 17 : 3 , 4 .
For a you@@ th to enjoy the study , he must feel involved .
The m@@ ere act of standing in this instance sign@@ i@@ fi@@ es ag@@ re@@ ement with having the stud@@ ent on the out@@ side act as a personal re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative in sal@@ u@@ ting the f@@ la@@ g .
There he was , comple@@ t@@ ely at its mer@@ cy .
The apostle Paul showed the part t@@ act pla@@ ys in com@@ men@@ ding others .
Our prayers to God in@@ deed reve@@ al what is close to our heart .
Pe@@ ople des@@ p@@ ised me and tre@@ ated me like a cri@@ min@@ al .
And on our own , we cannot preach to all people .
But such individuals are ‘ dec@@ ei@@ ving themselves with false reason@@ ing . ’ ​ — James 1 : 22 .
This act at@@ oned for the in@@ no@@ c@@ ent human blood that had been sp@@ il@@ led .
Still , to him the Bible was a book that should be read and stu@@ died .
V@@ EN@@ E@@ C@@ I@@ A , a sister in V@@ ene@@ zu@@ ela , was af@@ ra@@ id to preach the good news by tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne , but she wanted to try .
These were not “ the wise and in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al ones ” from whom Jesus said that knowledge was to be hi@@ d@@ den .
On my very first day out , I me@@ t a lo@@ vely la@@ dy , Mi@@ yo T@@ aka@@ g@@ i , who received me kin@@ dly .
Paul continued , saying : “ The God that made the world and all the things in it , being , as this One is , Lord of heaven and earth , does not d@@ well in h@@ and@@ made temp@@ les , ne@@ i@@ ther is he attend@@ ed to by human hands as if he needed anything , because he himself gives to all pers@@ ons life and bre@@ ath and all things . ” ​ — Acts 17 : 24 , 25 .
How so ?
Now she has a jo@@ y@@ ful out@@ look on life and really enjo@@ ys associ@@ ating with the congregation .
He even took another st@@ ep .
See The Watchtower , O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 1 , 199@@ 9 , pages 16 and 17 .
She was cu@@ ri@@ ous and wanted to learn more .
God’s King In@@ st@@ al@@ led
While one could see no dist@@ in@@ ct face from the pl@@ at@@ form , it was eas@@ y to sense their joy . ”
“ My mate and I are gro@@ wing ap@@ ar@@ t . ”
Do we r@@ ely on human wisdom , including our own ide@@ as , when fac@@ ing problems ?
Tru@@ e , educ@@ ation and the cultiv@@ ation of one@@ ’s tal@@ ents are important , but should they be pur@@ su@@ ed so sing@@ le - min@@ de@@ dly that one has no time for family and friends ?
‘ M@@ ak@@ ing All Th@@ ings New , ’ 12 / 1 N@@ ame , 1 / 1
This helped me devel@@ op such qualities as end@@ ur@@ ance and determin@@ ation .
• What will mo@@ tiv@@ ate us not to re@@ tal@@ i@@ ate ?
A few h@@ our@@ s after sing@@ ing pra@@ ises with Jesus , the apostle John was witness to a very different ev@@ ent .
A@@ ve@@ c la per@@ mis@@ sion du Pa@@ ste@@ ur T@@ e@@ or@@ o@@ i F@@ i@@ ri@@ pa
Fir@@ st , Jesus and his disciples did not cr@@ as@@ h the marriage fe@@ ast .
C@@ la@@ i@@ re : Th@@ an@@ ks for as@@ king , G@@ a@@ il .
In cul@@ tures that are deep@@ ly concer@@ ned with her@@ e@@ dit@@ ary pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons and marriage end@@ ow@@ ments , children may become gre@@ e@@ dy , dem@@ an@@ ding an est@@ ate , or a do@@ wr@@ y , a@@ bo@@ ve what the parents can reason@@ ab@@ ly provide .
Jesus pra@@ ised the ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ or@@ ’s hum@@ ble attitude , saying : “ I tell you , This man went down to his home proved more righteous than [ the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e ] ; because ever@@ yone that ex@@ al@@ ts himself will be hum@@ ili@@ ated , but he that hum@@ bl@@ es himself will be ex@@ al@@ ted . ”
The em@@ bal@@ m@@ ing of Jac@@ o@@ b allow@@ ed for the large , s@@ low - mo@@ ving car@@ av@@ an of family members and Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an di@@ gn@@ it@@ aries to tra@@ v@@ el about 2@@ 50 mil@@ es [ 4@@ 00 k@@ m ] to take Jac@@ ob@@ ’s rema@@ ins to He@@ br@@ on for bu@@ ri@@ al . ​ — Genesis 50 : 1 - 14 .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , the last of these is nam@@ ed De@@ ath , and he is follow@@ ed by H@@ ad@@ es .
What is God’s name ?
He too is dr@@ un@@ k with self - as@@ sur@@ ance and self - import@@ ance and has an in@@ s@@ ati@@ able ap@@ pet@@ ite for ex@@ pan@@ sion .
N@@ ei@@ ther the in@@ ten@@ s@@ ity of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness on earth nor the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity vie@@ w@@ point is an is@@ sue in dis@@ cer@@ ning who has w@@ on . The determin@@ ing fac@@ t@@ ors are who@@ se way of rul@@ ing is best and whether anyone has served God out of love .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jehovah up@@ ho@@ l@@ ds us , teach@@ es us , guid@@ es us , and bless@@ es us as we keep our integrity .
21 , 22 . ( a ) Why has false religion never posed a serious th@@ re@@ at to true worship ?
“ G@@ o in through the n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w g@@ ate . ”
That is all part of Satan’s dec@@ ep@@ tive pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda .
6 : 7 ; 2 Ti@@ m .
Since no one could ob@@ serve the Law per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly , what effect did it have ?
The su@@ n is b@@ right .
The following is a con@@ vers@@ ation that one of Jehovah’s Witnesses might have with a neigh@@ b@@ or .
From the m@@ om@@ ent of his bir@@ th , he was to be a Na@@ z@@ ir@@ ite ​ — one sing@@ led out for a special kind of sac@@ red service .
S@@ hor@@ tly after Jesus ’ death , his disciples in Jerusalem fac@@ ed a peri@@ od of persecu@@ tion .
I@@ F Y@@ O@@ U are ra@@ ising an a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent , you can likely id@@ enti@@ fy with the parents qu@@ o@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve .
The ma@@ in thing is that the cou@@ ple are married in a way that is hon@@ or@@ able before God and man . ​ — Luke 20 : 25 ; 1 Peter 2 : 13 , 14 .
Ma@@ y@@ be not .
One of them is Matthew 6 : 34 : “ N@@ ever be anxi@@ ous about the next day , for the next day will have its own anxi@@ e@@ ties .
In the Bible , the ver@@ b “ rep@@ ent ” is often transl@@ ated from a Greek word that liter@@ ally means “ af@@ ter@@ know@@ ing , ” as op@@ posed to “ fore@@ know@@ ing . ”
So one day while David was pla@@ ying the har@@ p , “ Saul pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to h@@ ur@@ l the spe@@ ar and say : ‘ I will p@@ in David even to the w@@ all ! ’
( 4 ) S@@ j@@ ö@@ q@@ vis@@ t , H .
That was 30 years ag@@ o .
Consider how one father has been able to use this book to prom@@ o@@ te hear@@ t@@ felt commun@@ ic@@ ation with his daugh@@ ter .
He op@@ en@@ ly ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged the per@@ va@@ sive influ@@ ence of wicked spi@@ r@@ its on earth and demonstr@@ ated God - given power over them .
Sh@@ ould women be or@@ da@@ ined as pri@@ ests ?
On@@ ce the stud@@ ent star@@ ts atten@@ ding meetings regul@@ arly , he is likely to become a teach@@ er of God’s Word .
Although I continued my work at the sh@@ r@@ ine , I began to inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ate other religi@@ ons .
Although at the cen@@ ter of religious re@@ form , C@@ am@@ pan@@ us became dis@@ satis@@ fied with the teachings of Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ ther .
She married D@@ en@@ n@@ is Tr@@ um@@ bor@@ e , and they have sh@@ ared in the full - time ministry ever since .
Some faithful women
For example , take the situation in which sever@@ al Christians s@@ le@@ ep in the same home .
Des@@ cri@@ be Jesus ’ bel@@ ong@@ ings .
• What do you especially look for@@ ward to among the things mentioned in the prophe@@ ci@@ es at Isaiah 6@@ 6 : 22 - 24 and Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 20 - 25 ?
What confidence can we have ?
Can you en@@ ter the pioneer ran@@ ks ?
This has been du@@ b@@ bed the de@@ ca@@ de@@ ’s ( 199@@ 0 ’ s ) most hor@@ ri@@ fi@@ c h@@ ate cri@@ me .
These same qualities make it e@@ asi@@ er for us to get along with all the brothers and sisters in the congregation .
5 : 17 .
If you have benef@@ ited from counsel you received from a certain el@@ der , why not tell him so ?
One hist@@ ori@@ an wr@@ ites that Si@@ x@@ tu@@ s may have wanted to make the pa@@ p@@ al of@@ fice a family bu@@ sin@@ ess .
Jehovah reas@@ sur@@ ed him that His promise regarding a son would come true .
This for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble fo@@ e c@@ un@@ n@@ ingly end@@ e@@ av@@ ors to mis@@ lead and tra@@ p Jehovah’s people as a bir@@ d@@ c@@ atch@@ er tri@@ es to tra@@ p a bir@@ d .
We also know that the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 are already un@@ ited with Christ .
When God ans@@ wers our prayers , we do not have a vision of a f@@ lam@@ ing war ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t and fi@@ er@@ y hor@@ ses .
Because he felt p@@ ity for the crow@@ d a@@ wa@@ iting him , however , Jesus took time “ to teach them many things . ” ​ — Mark 6 : 30 , 31 , 34 .
That is not to say that religion lost all influ@@ ence in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an ho@@ st@@ il@@ ities .
Ther@@ efore , read and discus@@ s with your little ones Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts in which Jesus taught valu@@ able less@@ ons about avo@@ i@@ ding fi@@ gh@@ ts and dis@@ pu@@ tes .
Some have tri@@ ed to imp@@ ro@@ ve the qu@@ ality of their ministry by making better use of the Bible .
Consider , too , the examples of W@@ o@@ j@@ ci@@ e@@ ch and Ma@@ ł@@ g@@ or@@ z@@ ata , who have consider@@ able family ob@@ lig@@ ations .
However , ‘ the li@@ f@@ ting up of his head ’ will result in r@@ ene@@ wed courage , confidence , and complete trust in God .
Jesus himself explained : “ No one comes to the Father exc@@ ep@@ t through me . ”
Why did all these Witnesses take up this challeng@@ ing work ?
A W@@ a@@ ve of O@@ p@@ position
God’s power is more than en@@ ough to help us through our tri@@ als .
They as@@ sum@@ ed that Job had brought his suffering upon himself by com@@ mit@@ ting some serious sin .
T@@ each it to the children . ”
T@@ w@@ o years later , at the age of 17 , he en@@ tered the regul@@ ar pioneer work , thus beg@@ in@@ ning a long care@@ er of ne@@ arly 6@@ 7 years in full - time service .
B@@ ap@@ tism is both a serious and a jo@@ y@@ ful occasi@@ on .
In the clo@@ sing years of his life , he streng@@ th@@ ened his kingdom by giving it a written leg@@ al co@@ de , the Le@@ x S@@ al@@ ic@@ a , and by conven@@ ing a ch@@ urch coun@@ ci@@ l in O@@ r@@ l@@ é@@ ans to de@@ fine rel@@ ations between Ch@@ urch and St@@ ate .
God’s Word gu@@ i@@ ded his re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves .
Those were his first words to me , and I will never for@@ get them .
God provi@@ des spiritual su@@ st@@ en@@ ance first , and then he satis@@ fi@@ es our physical needs .
How could he ac@@ knowledge the ra@@ ising of La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ?
No@@ te that we “ ab@@ ound in hope ” when we believe God’s written Word and receive his holy spirit .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jesus did not give up and ce@@ ase to dec@@ l@@ are the truth .
As it turned out , we sta@@ yed there for al@@ most a year , which ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely benef@@ ited our ministry .
; M@@ c@@ K@@ er@@ li@@ e , D .
“ The truly wise woman has buil@@ t up her house , but the fo@@ ol@@ ish one te@@ ars it down with her own hands . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
A number of her friends were pla@@ ying a pre@@ t@@ ty hor@@ ri@@ fi@@ c g@@ ame .
The cou@@ ple cho@@ se to obey that re@@ be@@ l ang@@ el , Satan , making him their rul@@ er .
When we first ac@@ qui@@ red this hope , how our hearts s@@ wel@@ led with appreciation !
Because we ourselves cannot be reli@@ able ass@@ ess@@ ors of our own deep@@ est mo@@ ti@@ ves and in@@ n@@ er@@ most inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations .
The l@@ ink between emo@@ tional health and physical health .
W@@ ould ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in this are@@ a give you an opportunity for more and better commun@@ ic@@ ation with your children ?
Christ refer@@ red to the Kingdom covenant when he told his apostles : “ You are the ones that have stu@@ ck with me in my tri@@ als ; and I make a covenant with you , just as my Father has made a covenant with me , for a kingdom . ” ​ — Luke 22 : 28 , 29 .
“ For three days he did not see anything , and he ne@@ i@@ ther ate nor d@@ ran@@ k . ” ​ — Acts 9 : 7 - 9 ; 22 : 11 .
God gave them but one li@@ mit@@ ing direc@@ tive and inform@@ ed them that dis@@ obe@@ ying that law would bring a death s@@ ent@@ ence .
That is far more often than any other name mentioned in the Bible .
Jehovah lo@@ v@@ ingly car@@ ed for my husband and me both spiritually and physi@@ c@@ ally .
King and letter : C@@ ol@@ le@@ ction du Mus@@ é@@ e de T@@ ah@@ it@@ i et de ses Î@@ les , P@@ un@@ a@@ au@@ ia , T@@ ah@@ it@@ i
May our determin@@ ation be to “ pres@@ s on to matu@@ r@@ ity . ”
They could not go for help , so they pray@@ ed to Jehovah to s@@ end a brother with a k@@ ni@@ fe .
While some are f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed by the vision of the four hor@@ s@@ em@@ en , it is not desi@@ gn@@ ed to s@@ care you .
World W@@ ar I was in@@ deed a tur@@ ning point in hist@@ ory .
Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r told me that I did not have to accept the invit@@ ation .
Still , I was e@@ ag@@ er to fur@@ ther my se@@ cul@@ ar educ@@ ation and app@@ lied to study in a school in P@@ lum@@ t@@ ree , S@@ ou@@ ther@@ n R@@ ho@@ desi@@ a ( now Z@@ im@@ ba@@ b@@ we ) .
How should we view marriage ?
He now ser@@ ves Jehovah with his family .
Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ arding Our Christian I@@ d@@ ent@@ ity
9 , 10 . ( a ) What re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble sight gre@@ et@@ ed the woman , and what did this pre@@ fi@@ gu@@ re ?
When we re@@ ached the city that was our des@@ t@@ in@@ ation , we wa@@ ited t@@ ill dar@@ k@@ ness f@@ ell , pul@@ led so@@ c@@ ks over the hor@@ se@@ ’s ho@@ o@@ ves , and qui@@ et@@ ly went to the congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s se@@ cre@@ t food de@@ po@@ t .
What a loving Father you have in Jehovah God !
U@@ su@@ ally , a cou@@ ple@@ ’s joy over their pro@@ spe@@ ctive child is t@@ ing@@ ed with some ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion about medi@@ cal is@@ su@@ es that may ar@@ ise during the pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy or later .
How can we walk with Jehovah ?
H@@ app@@ ily , Rus@@ sia had en@@ tered a fav@@ or@@ able er@@ a of change and re@@ form .
When A@@ hi@@ j@@ ah was old and bl@@ ind , Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am sent his wife to in@@ qui@@ re of A@@ hi@@ j@@ ah about the wel@@ f@@ are of their si@@ ck son .
24 : 14 , 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 7 .
( b ) What st@@ ep@@ s should we take now to strengthen our faith ?
They went out from us , but they were not of our s@@ ort . . .
E@@ la@@ bor@@ ating , he de@@ f@@ ined a@@ pa@@ the@@ ism as “ a dis@@ inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation to care all that much about one@@ ’s own religion . ”
Wor@@ se still , some cou@@ ples have allow@@ ed “ mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous bit@@ ter@@ ness ” to af@@ fect their relationship .
Mal@@ es 20 years old and up@@ ward , exc@@ ep@@ t the L@@ ev@@ ites , to@@ tal 6@@ 0@@ 3@@ ,@@ 5@@ 50 .
H@@ and@@ ling H@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y , 11 / 15
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 12 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 9@@ 7 , 10@@ 1
At that time , they heard a vo@@ ice from heaven say : “ This is my Son , the one that has been cho@@ s@@ en .
He even indic@@ ates what ag@@ enc@@ y God will use to do this ​ — an ag@@ enc@@ y that will ad@@ d@@ ress the ro@@ o@@ t ca@@ uses of all the problems that pla@@ gu@@ e us today .
Yet , when the Ex@@ am@@ in@@ er of the heart sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ ized them , he saw that their heart was complete toward him .
We felt hel@@ pl@@ ess at times .
In S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 19@@ 38 , my parents were baptized .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es the comfort from the Scriptures , we have many Bible study a@@ i@@ ds that offer s@@ ound guid@@ ance for cop@@ ing with problems .
Just as we need to show gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ousness and rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t when speaking with work@@ mat@@ es or with str@@ ang@@ ers in the ministry , we also need to do so in the congregation and at home .
By taking time that we would o@@ ther@@ wise sp@@ end in fu@@ t@@ ile pur@@ su@@ its and devo@@ ting it to serious Bible study , regul@@ ar meeting attend@@ ance , and the ful@@ l@@ est possible share in preaching the “ good news of the kingdom . ”
Rev@@ i@@ e@@ wing these no@@ tes provi@@ des exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent opportun@@ ities for medit@@ ation as you think about what you have learned from God’s Word and from his organization .
What is the hope of those who rend@@ er sac@@ red service in the in@@ ner cour@@ ty@@ ard of Jehovah’s spiritual temple , and who rejo@@ ice with them ?
At the end of the meeting , he inform@@ ed his friend that he had found something out@@ side and that anyone who had lost something could p@@ ho@@ ne him and id@@ enti@@ fy it .
Our fore@@ most example of a man who allow@@ ed God’s spirit to mo@@ tiv@@ ate him is Jesus Christ .
Some en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ men@@ tal prog@@ ress has been made since U@@ N@@ E@@ P was esta@@ bli@@ shed in 19@@ 7@@ 2 .
S@@ il@@ ver co@@ in with A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der the Gre@@ at de@@ pi@@ cted as a Greek de@@ ity
“ I still have feelings of in@@ se@@ cur@@ ity , ” C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ine ad@@ m@@ its .
How does Jehovah come to the res@@ cu@@ e of his people ?
Af@@ fe@@ ction in the F@@ am@@ ily ​ — How ?
Na@@ bal@@ ’s wife , A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il , learned about the in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent and went out to see David .
For instance , he could su@@ gg@@ est that she get some rest before star@@ ting a new mon@@ th of inc@@ reas@@ ed activities .
But what about Jesus ?
Bro@@ ther Ge@@ or@@ ge F@@ re@@ di@@ an@@ el@@ l@@ i , the first mission@@ ary to come to I@@ tal@@ y from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates in 194@@ 6 , was already in the travel@@ ing work .
It inclu@@ des wise and practic@@ al ad@@ vice from our Creator .
H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of individuals have deci@@ ded that having only a va@@ gu@@ e ide@@ a about God ​ — or simply know@@ ing of him — ​ is not en@@ ough .
W@@ he@@ ther for their personal use at home or for bu@@ sin@@ ess use , so@@ f@@ tw@@ are us@@ ers are expe@@ cted to bu@@ y it , to pa@@ y for it .
L@@ ater Mark was even inspired to wr@@ ite one of the four Go@@ sp@@ els !
M@@ em@@ bers of her family have been Jehovah’s Witnesses for four gener@@ ations .
This “ fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit ” is part of “ the new person@@ ality ” that Christians put on in place of any ra@@ p@@ ac@@ i@@ ous , be@@ ast@@ like tra@@ its they may form@@ er@@ ly have displa@@ yed .
“ On the whole , ” he repor@@ ted , “ the meeting was qu@@ ite a disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment . ”
• For what important reas@@ ons has Jehovah displa@@ yed long - suffering ?
Jehovah’s den@@ un@@ ci@@ ation of Israel therefore app@@ lies with e@@ qu@@ al for@@ ce to Chris@@ tend@@ om today .
A@@ P P@@ ho@@ to / Li@@ on@@ el C@@ ir@@ on@@ ne@@ au
Our ho@@ te@@ l was com@@ for@@ table en@@ ough , but it had stud@@ ded do@@ ors and th@@ ic@@ k w@@ alls and loo@@ ked more like a pris@@ on than a ho@@ te@@ l .
They obey the truth , accep@@ ting the enti@@ re body of Christian teachings based on God’s Word .
It can be especially challeng@@ ing when speaking to a large group rather than to a cl@@ ass@@ mate one - on - one .
We turned , and there was T@@ er@@ es@@ a .
However , we re@@ ject apost@@ ates because we know that our lives are sa@@ ved , not by bre@@ ak@@ ing God’s la@@ ws , but by keep@@ ing them !
Our sacrific@@ es might become “ a we@@ ar@@ iness ” to us if we l@@ ack a truly willing heart and spirit .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers are pro@@ per@@ ly ad@@ d@@ ressed to Jehovah God al@@ one .
What , then , is the s@@ ource of the im@@ mor@@ tal - soul the@@ ory ?
( b ) How did David have a n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w es@@ cap@@ e from death ?
At Psalm 4@@ 5 : 12 , these sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic “ ten men ” are spo@@ ken of as “ the daugh@@ ter of T@@ y@@ re ” and “ the we@@ al@@ th@@ i@@ est of men . ”
A@@ mo@@ s 6 : 4 - 6 speak@@ s of men who were ‘ l@@ ying down on cou@@ ches of i@@ v@@ ory and s@@ pra@@ w@@ ling on their div@@ ans . ’
What qu@@ ality is l@@ in@@ ked with mil@@ dness , and how is Jesus a fine example in this reg@@ ard ?
* ​ — Read Mal@@ ach@@ i 2 : 13 - 16 ; 3 : 6 .
This Witness has since re@@ duc@@ ed his bu@@ sin@@ ess activ@@ ity to a min@@ i@@ mu@@ m , and he regul@@ arly ser@@ ves as an au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer , devo@@ ting 50 h@@ our@@ s or more a mon@@ th in the Christian ministry .
When the “ things ho@@ ped for ” become a re@@ ality and “ the as@@ sur@@ ed expe@@ ct@@ ation ” of them is real@@ ized , as@@ pe@@ cts of faith and hope come to an end .
S@@ to@@ c@@ ks and B@@ on@@ ds : S@@ to@@ c@@ ks and b@@ on@@ ds may be don@@ ated to the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety as an ou@@ tri@@ ght gift .
He men@@ tions that mer@@ ci@@ ful qu@@ ality of God some 9@@ 0 times in his 14 let@@ ters ​ — more than any other Bible writ@@ er .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 also gives us courage . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , their ri@@ ches will one day go to others . ​ — Read E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 2 : 8 - 11 , 17 ; 5 : 10 - 12 .
S@@ hor@@ tly after the ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers left , Joseph received this war@@ ning from Jehovah’s ang@@ el : “ G@@ et up , take the young child and its mother and fle@@ e into Egy@@ pt , and stay there until I give you word ; for H@@ er@@ od is about to sear@@ ch for the young child to destro@@ y it . ”
Yes , he was sever@@ ely crip@@ pl@@ ed , but he is now baptized , takes the lead in car@@ ing for an is@@ ol@@ ated group , and is able to walk all over the is@@ land preaching the good news .
See , too , how Satan is tr@@ ying to ro@@ b us of our fre@@ e@@ dom by temp@@ ting us with the so - called fre@@ e@@ d@@ om@@ s of the world .
God gave Abraham what promise , and what did it indic@@ ate regarding the promised Se@@ ed ?
( Read Luke 17 : 24 - 29 . )
Do you try to look at things as Jehovah does ?
That was 7@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 1@@ ,@@ 1@@ 00 k@@ m ] away , and he had only a 22 - fo@@ o@@ t [ 7 m ] li@@ fe@@ bo@@ at that he had sal@@ va@@ ged from En@@ du@@ r@@ ance .
Yes , He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah “ did not turn asi@@ de from following [ Jehovah ] , but he continued keep@@ ing his comman@@ d@@ ments . ” ​ — 2 K@@ ings 18 : 1 - 6 .
The st@@ ra@@ in of atten@@ ding to him while car@@ ing for my other d@@ om@@ es@@ tic du@@ ties took its t@@ ol@@ l , and I had a n@@ er@@ v@@ ous bre@@ ak@@ down .
The f@@ ish died , and the ri@@ ver water was un@@ dr@@ in@@ ka@@ ble .
T@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing the stud@@ ents ’ hearts , Bro@@ ther N@@ ou@@ ma@@ ir said : ‘ There might be times when you don@@ ’t understand why a decision that affe@@ cts you was made or when you might have strong feelings that something should be done a different way .
How did some angels become dem@@ ons ?
H@@ as the effort I have devo@@ ted to stud@@ ying and pon@@ der@@ ing Jehovah’s promises con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed me of their tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thin@@ ess ?
Such beli@@ ef@@ s are ro@@ o@@ ted in what is taught by many religi@@ ons ​ — that at death humans live on in the spirit real@@ m .
To star@@ t with , we made it a prac@@ tice to pray together as a family every day .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , my family and friends supp@@ or@@ ted me .
A@@ n un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ er destro@@ ys his relationship with God and ru@@ ins family b@@ on@@ ds .
“ Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first the kingdom , ” Jesus stated .
That mor@@ ning , however , John cu@@ t his f@@ ing@@ er ba@@ dly while op@@ ening a large t@@ in ba@@ r@@ re@@ l .
I knew that I had to sto@@ p wa@@ sting my time cha@@ sing money and that I had to put Kingdom inter@@ ests first .
Fir@@ st , Mar@@ í@@ a Isa@@ be@@ l asked the school author@@ ities for per@@ mis@@ sion to po@@ st an invit@@ ation right at the scho@@ ol@@ ’s ma@@ in en@@ tr@@ ance .
H@@ as our liter@@ ature also come to expla@@ in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ations in a simp@@ l@@ er , cle@@ are@@ r way over the years ?
Paul’s words show that the “ ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation ” was fun@@ c@@ tion@@ ing in his day , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as the Scriptures indic@@ ate that the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom was not esta@@ bli@@ shed until 1914 .
But Jehovah bless@@ ed me with a Bible stud@@ ent who made wonderful prog@@ ress .
T@@ ra@@ in Your T@@ e@@ en@@ ag@@ er to Ser@@ ve Jehovah
Tru@@ e R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ tes S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ ality
What are some other chang@@ es that were made in the 20@@ 13 re@@ vision ?
Th@@ r@@ ough the prophet Jeremiah , Jehovah re@@ proved the people of ancient Israel because they fa@@ iled to do this .
In Jesus ’ day , s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws were used for food , but because they were a th@@ re@@ at to cro@@ ps , they were lar@@ g@@ ely vie@@ wed as p@@ ests .
So@@ on I st@@ op@@ ped atten@@ ding meetings .
Wh@@ atever may be@@ f@@ all us , it is ne@@ i@@ ther str@@ ange nor un@@ expe@@ cted .
L@@ ac@@ king dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment , or good sense , he is in want of heart .
The apostle Paul expla@@ ins why in these words : “ Th@@ r@@ ough one man sin en@@ tered into the world and death through sin , and so death s@@ pre@@ ad to all men . ”
Ne@@ e@@ d@@ less to say , the mo@@ ck@@ er@@ y c@@ eas@@ ed .
God wants such people as his worshipp@@ ers . ​ — Read John 4 : 23 , 24 .
P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous to Jehovah Are Those Who Lo@@ ve H@@ im
As we get to know Jehovah’s beau@@ ti@@ ful person@@ ality , we feel clo@@ s@@ er to him .
What challeng@@ es do we face ?
K@@ o@@ j@@ o and I are now doing the work we love best ​ — we are vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er teach@@ ers , provi@@ ding free Bible instru@@ ction to those who will listen .
By all means you should give them the pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance in the mi@@ d@@ st of their fa@@ ther’s brothers , and you must cause their fa@@ ther’s in@@ her@@ it@@ ance to pas@@ s to them . ”
“ T@@ O TH@@ E making of many boo@@ ks there is no end . ”
S@@ ex@@ u@@ al experi@@ men@@ tation , d@@ ru@@ g a@@ bu@@ se , att@@ ac@@ ks by you@@ ths , and mu@@ r@@ ders of teach@@ ers or parents by children have become rather comm@@ on in many lands .
H@@ app@@ ily , I was s@@ pared such disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
Yes , he vie@@ ws faithful older ones as fru@@ it@@ ful , spiritually heal@@ thy , and vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous Christians ​ — a living t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony to his power . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 13 .
Although we have not seen him , we can per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve his preci@@ ous qualities by stud@@ ying his Word , by ob@@ serving his cre@@ ation , and by medit@@ ating on the Scriptures and especially on the words and de@@ e@@ ds of God’s Son , Jesus Christ .
1 : 6 ​ — What is the meaning of the expres@@ sion “ there is a dr@@ in@@ king , but not to the point of get@@ ting in@@ to@@ x@@ ic@@ ated ” ?
Ther@@ efore , all of us , whether long@@ time Bible stud@@ ents or not , need to he@@ ed Paul’s counsel to Timothy , who was by then a matu@@ re , respon@@ sible overse@@ er : “ Pa@@ y con@@ st@@ ant attention to yourself and to your teaching .
All of this provi@@ des powerful con@@ fir@@ m@@ ation of God’s ex@@ ist@@ ence and of the op@@ er@@ ation of his holy spirit .
In these last days , those who would ple@@ ase Jehovah and gain life cannot af@@ for@@ d to h@@ es@@ it@@ ate in making the cho@@ ice between right and wrong , between God’s congregation and the cor@@ ru@@ pt world .
Rather , he stu@@ ck to the S@@ ource of life - su@@ sta@@ ining “ water ” and took to heart everything Jehovah told him .
That is the only right way to re@@ act to those who@@ se teachings are out of har@@ mony with the vo@@ ice of the F@@ ine S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d .
S@@ ad to say , mo@@ der@@ n hist@@ ory pres@@ ents a different re@@ ality .
We pray@@ ed to Jehovah for wisdom in re@@ aching our go@@ al and set a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c d@@ ate for making ourselves a@@ vail@@ able to serve Jehovah to a ful@@ l@@ er ex@@ t@@ ent . ”
He and his Son , Jesus , are perfect examples of self - sacrific@@ ing love . ​ — Read 1 John 4 : 7 , 8 , 19 .
He was determined not to w@@ an@@ der from God’s or@@ ders .
Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness pas@@ sed before Moses ’ face the next day on M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i .
That would be c@@ ru@@ el !
Yet , his work was not fin@@ i@@ shed .
But after being recogn@@ ized , David n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w@@ ly es@@ cap@@ ed by fe@@ ign@@ ing in@@ san@@ ity .
25 : 32 ; 32 : 24 - 29 .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er is ess@@ enti@@ al when we face temp@@ t@@ ations .
When my ans@@ wers con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed him that I had made en@@ ough spiritual prog@@ ress to be baptized , he said : “ You should offer yourself for this assignment . ”
How was true worship fore@@ told to un@@ ite people “ in the fin@@ al part of the days ” ?
How is it possible to maintain godly conduct ?
That night I dedic@@ ated my life to Jehovah .
I look for@@ ward to using it in the months and years to come . ”
One way that the W@@ al@@ den@@ ses coun@@ tered such acc@@ us@@ ations was by com@@ prom@@ ising and practic@@ ing what hist@@ ori@@ an C@@ am@@ er@@ on c@@ alls “ min@@ i@@ ma@@ l con@@ form@@ ity ” with Ca@@ tho@@ lic worship .
And in a sense , doing so is un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural . The Bible war@@ ns us not to let our imper@@ fect heart or m@@ ere sen@@ ti@@ ment rule when we are making decisions .
She expla@@ ins : “ From chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od I have su@@ ffered from de@@ pres@@ sion .
C@@ learly , the religious buil@@ ding@@ s of Chris@@ tend@@ om have no con@@ ne@@ ction with the temple arrang@@ ement of the p@@ re - Christian E@@ r@@ a .
But the d@@ an@@ c@@ ing did not last long .
Paul told fellow believers that Jehovah , “ for the s@@ ake of his good ple@@ asure , is ac@@ ting within you in order for you both to will and to act . ”
Many were deep@@ ly moved by the poin@@ ts pres@@ ented in the talk “ Gi@@ ving God No Ca@@ use for Sh@@ ame . ”
In writ@@ ing to Christians in R@@ ome , the apostle Paul d@@ el@@ ved deep@@ ly into God’s wisdom , including the “ sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ t ” regarding Jehovah’s purpose to use the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom to bring about the re@@ de@@ mp@@ tion of faithful mankind and to san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy His holy name .
( a ) What happened to Peter during a st@@ or@@ m on the se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e ?
When in angu@@ ish in the gar@@ den of Ge@@ th@@ s@@ em@@ ane , he pray@@ ed : “ My Father , if it is possible , let this c@@ up pas@@ s away from me . Yet , not as I will , but as you will . ” ​ — Matthew 26 : 39 .
In each language , it is pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced differ@@ ently .
That study had a pro@@ found spiritual effect on me .
We can help fellow worshipp@@ ers to maintain their integrity
At that time , sisters were not yet en@@ ro@@ l@@ led in the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol in the local congregations , but at G@@ ile@@ ad we sisters received assign@@ ments to give stud@@ ent tal@@ ks and repor@@ ts .
Of course , you are likely to have emo@@ tional up@@ s and do@@ w@@ ns , but try to foc@@ us on positi@@ ve , spiritual things , especially our preci@@ ous Kingdom hope .
During the re@@ ign of Christ , there will be material pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity and pl@@ ent@@ y .
It was then shi@@ pp@@ ed by se@@ a from Fr@@ ance .
Ch@@ ar@@ o enjo@@ yed going to ch@@ urch every S@@ un@@ day for the emo@@ tion - char@@ ged service , where she sh@@ ou@@ ted “ H@@ all@@ elu@@ j@@ ah ! ”
One way is by appreci@@ ating that all humans ​ — reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of st@@ atu@@ s , health , or age — ​ deser@@ ve du@@ e honor and respect .
You would pro@@ ba@@ bly not dis@@ pu@@ te the effect those con@@ di@@ tions have on a person@@ ’s pro@@ spe@@ cts for being happy .
Th@@ an@@ ks to their w@@ in@@ some words and their fine example , faithful older ones are a tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement to others and keep be@@ aring fru@@ it year after year .
How may you have been helped to devel@@ op hear@@ t@@ felt appreciation for Bible truth ?
Let us not for@@ get the f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers who , after being ev@@ ac@@ u@@ ated , went back to c@@ he@@ ck their fi@@ el@@ ds near M@@ ount F@@ u@@ g@@ en .
As a we@@ d@@ ding present , the bri@@ de and gro@@ om may receive a ba@@ by cri@@ b .
“ W@@ H@@ E@@ A@@ T ” AN@@ D “ W@@ E@@ E@@ D@@ S ” G@@ R@@ O@@ W T@@ O@@ G@@ E@@ TH@@ E@@ R
In all , the expres@@ sion “ holy spirit ” occ@@ ur@@ s 4@@ 1 times in the book of Acts .
( b ) In what sense had first - century Jews fa@@ iled as teach@@ ers ?
The four mi@@ gh@@ ty hor@@ ses and their ri@@ ders make a pi@@ c@@ ture so vi@@ vi@@ d that it al@@ most seem@@ s to lea@@ p from the pages of the Bible !
However , the Bible provi@@ des prop@@ er direction for us when it says : “ A@@ n answer , when mil@@ d , tur@@ ns away ra@@ ge , but a word ca@@ using pain makes anger to come up . ”
We can show kindness to str@@ ang@@ ers by war@@ m@@ ly gre@@ et@@ ing them at the Kingdom H@@ all .
My father saw that these Bethel overse@@ ers were hum@@ ble .
He is no longer a d@@ ri@@ f@@ ter and a th@@ i@@ ef .
Ha@@ ve Jehovah’s Witnesses called on you l@@ ately ?
At Genesis 6 : 8 , we read : “ Noah found fav@@ or in the eyes of Jehovah . ”
It did not take me long to real@@ ize that F@@ er@@ n was the gi@@ r@@ l with whom I wanted to sp@@ end the rest of my life .
40 : 15 – 4@@ 1 : 34 .
However , the Bible ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it@@ ly states : “ Jehovah saw that the ba@@ dness of man was a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in the earth and every inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of the thoughts of his heart was only bad all the time .
See “ B@@ ear@@ ing Tho@@ r@@ ough Witness ” Ab@@ out God’s Kingdom , p@@ p . 5@@ 8 - 5@@ 9 .
What is the purpose of life ?
Th@@ ough we r@@ ar@@ ely had ex@@ tr@@ a fun@@ ds , we learned to e@@ con@@ om@@ ize , and we always had what we needed .
2 : 1 - 5 .
To pre@@ v@@ ent ‘ dist@@ ress from ris@@ ing up a second time , ’ Jehovah will an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ate Satan , his dem@@ ons , and all who re@@ be@@ l against Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
No matter how well we star@@ t out , what ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely coun@@ ts is that we have end@@ ur@@ ance .
We lik@@ e@@ wise need to speak the pu@@ re language at every opportunity .
Because at the time , the bo@@ ard of direc@@ t@@ ors and of@@ fic@@ ers of the Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a cor@@ por@@ ation were clo@@ sel@@ y id@@ enti@@ fied with the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses , which has always been made up enti@@ r@@ ely of spirit - anointed men .
The question ar@@ ises because Jesus promised the cri@@ min@@ al who was being ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted al@@ ong@@ side him a future life in Par@@ adise .
In the world around us , the rich gro@@ w ri@@ ch@@ er , and the po@@ or gro@@ w po@@ o@@ re@@ r .
Jehovah is a God of purpose , and the Bible speak@@ s of his “ et@@ er@@ n@@ al purpose . ”
Like Noah , we stri@@ ve to have “ pl@@ ent@@ y to do in the work of the Lord . ”
1 Peter 5 : 5
What does the book of Daniel teach us about the God we worship ?
As these brothers make decisions , they seek direction from God’s Word , making it ‘ a lam@@ p to their fo@@ o@@ t and a light to their ro@@ ad@@ way , ’ and they ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly pray for Jehovah’s guid@@ ance . ​ — P@@ s .
Our in@@ her@@ it@@ ance from him has pro@@ duc@@ ed ‘ we@@ ak@@ ness of the flesh . ’
Thus , he has in@@ ten@@ si@@ fied his att@@ ac@@ ks on God’s people .
On@@ ce they do so , they may wed in any leg@@ ally accepted man@@ ner .
P@@ os@@ si@@ bly , their parents were not a@@ ware of the import@@ ance of liter@@ ac@@ y , or there were no scho@@ ol@@ s a@@ vail@@ able .
What re@@ war@@ ds are there for teaching children ?
In that case , make every effort to re@@ pa@@ ir the bre@@ ach , thus prom@@ o@@ ting the peace and un@@ ity of the congregation .
Mar@@ c@@ elo t@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es that his relationship with God is real .
So it is after being cu@@ t down to the earth that the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an d@@ y@@ na@@ st@@ y is mo@@ ck@@ ingly refer@@ red to as the “ shin@@ ing one . ”
He called it “ a s@@ we@@ et - sm@@ el@@ ling o@@ d@@ or , an accep@@ table sacrifice , well - pleas@@ ing to God . ”
F@@ e@@ ar of man is one of Satan’s most effe@@ ctive we@@ ap@@ ons .
The ans@@ wers to these questions can help us to buil@@ d pati@@ ence and strong faith , even if it might se@@ em to us that Jehovah is d@@ el@@ a@@ ying .
Jo@@ b@@ ’s faith@@ ful@@ ness en@@ ab@@ led Jehovah to say to Satan : “ Even yet [ Job ] is ho@@ l@@ ding f@@ ast his integrity , al@@ though you inc@@ ite me against him to s@@ wal@@ low him up without cause . ”
What has she experienced as a result ?
Luke Acc@@ ur@@ ate H@@ ist@@ ori@@ an ?
How can we displa@@ y our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de and es@@ te@@ em for the older men ​ — elders , or overse@@ ers — ​ in the congregation ?
As that great “ day of Jehovah ” dra@@ ws ever ne@@ are@@ r , let us rejo@@ ice because we are “ coun@@ ted wor@@ thy to be di@@ sh@@ on@@ ored ” for Jesus ’ name .
What are some things that people want ?
De@@ dic@@ ation sign@@ i@@ fi@@ es a set@@ ting ap@@ ar@@ t , or a se@@ par@@ ation , for a sac@@ red purpose .
The first ones to benefit from this expres@@ sion of un@@ deser@@ ved kindness were those “ in uni@@ on with Christ . ”
( b ) How did Jehovah bl@@ ess Isa@@ ac@@ ’s peace - loving ways ?
In 19@@ 38 the use of ele@@ ctions was eli@@ min@@ ated al@@ together .
“ S@@ pe@@ ak truth each one of you with his neigh@@ b@@ or , ” the Bible ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es Christians . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 25 .
These high@@ light his uni@@ qu@@ en@@ ess .
In World W@@ ars I and I@@ I , Ger@@ man sol@@ di@@ ers wor@@ e on their bel@@ t bu@@ ck@@ le an in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion with a famili@@ ar ring : “ God Is With U@@ s . ”
“ TH@@ E@@ R@@ E has never been any human soci@@ ety in which God has not been a part , u@@ su@@ ally a contro@@ l@@ ling and cre@@ ative part .
Then I started to d@@ ri@@ ft away .
When Na@@ om@@ i deci@@ ded to return to Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m in Juda@@ h , Ru@@ th displa@@ yed loving - kindness and determin@@ ation , saying : “ Wh@@ ere you go I shall go , and where you sp@@ end the night I shall sp@@ end the night . Your people will be my people , and your God my God . ”
We had no ide@@ a that a pioneer was a full - time minis@@ ter of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Paul ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es : ‘ Wor@@ k at good , be rich in fine works , be li@@ ber@@ al , ready to share . ’ ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 18 .
A comm@@ on prac@@ tice among certain im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants is to s@@ end their new@@ born ba@@ bi@@ es back to their relati@@ ves to be loo@@ ked after so that the im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ant parents can continue to work and make money .
We have been cre@@ ated with both a spiritual and a moral cap@@ ac@@ ity .
In ad@@ dition , it is important to medit@@ ate on what we read in the Scriptures and pray in con@@ ne@@ ction with it .
* “ Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ation with the little congregation there had been cu@@ t off , and we had to see to the needs of the brothers .
On@@ ly faith that is ali@@ ve can move us to coura@@ ge@@ ous action .
Go@@ ing to the to@@ p of a m@@ oun@@ tain af@@ for@@ ds you an el@@ ev@@ ated view and a place of sa@@ f@@ ety .
Bible - based boo@@ ks , such as L@@ ear@@ n From the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er and My Bo@@ ok of Bible St@@ ori@@ es , thus become close compan@@ i@@ ons to many children long before they are able to read .
S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 20 - 26 , 20@@ 10
H@@ ere Jesus descri@@ bes a hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der who pa@@ ys the same am@@ ount of money to all his work@@ ers , whether they wor@@ ked the whole day or just one h@@ our .
That is to be expe@@ cted .
Many of these are wor@@ ded as prayers and should therefore be su@@ ng re@@ ver@@ enti@@ ally .
Like Paul , we are ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah will help us end@@ ure to the end .
One cou@@ ple in their 60 ’ s dis@@ co@@ vered that th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Ch@@ in@@ ese stud@@ ents and their famili@@ es were living in the congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s assign@@ ed ter@@ rit@@ ory .
K@@ nor@@ r deli@@ vered the dis@@ course “ Pe@@ ace ​ — Can It L@@ ast ? ”
Indeed , sever@@ al th@@ ous@@ and M@@ aya , A@@ z@@ te@@ c@@ s , and others are to be found among the 5@@ 7@@ 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 30 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how you can use the accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing bo@@ x bene@@ fi@@ cially .
One gu@@ est would rec@@ l@@ ine right in fr@@ on@@ t of another person on the same cou@@ ch .
St@@ ar@@ ting in 19@@ 7@@ 9 , M@@ au@@ re@@ en served for over 30 years as a mission@@ ary in W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
Se@@ cond , as David , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , found out , the pur@@ su@@ it of we@@ al@@ th often ab@@ s@@ or@@ bs so much of a person@@ ’s time and en@@ er@@ gy that it gra@@ du@@ ally dra@@ ws him away from spiritual pur@@ su@@ its .
That dep@@ ends on the cho@@ ic@@ es you make now . Jehovah has not fi@@ x@@ ed your des@@ t@@ in@@ y .
Will we let a har@@ s@@ h com@@ ment or an un@@ kind act bring us to a low e@@ b@@ b in our service to Jehovah ?
But when Phil@@ o ex@@ p@@ oun@@ ded on the n@@ ature of Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God , he st@@ ra@@ yed far from the truth .
Still , the you@@ th fac@@ ed the gi@@ ant and became an end@@ uring sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of courage . ​ — 1 Samuel 17 : 1 - 5@@ 1 .
But Satan’s ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ance will end in disa@@ ster , even as the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an d@@ y@@ na@@ st@@ y came to an ing@@ l@@ ori@@ ous end .
One place where pione@@ ers could always stay in D@@ u@@ bl@@ in was at the home of M@@ a R@@ ut@@ land , a long@@ time faithful sister .
In speaking to all members of the Christian congregation , Peter says : “ A@@ bo@@ ve all things , have in@@ ten@@ se love for one another . ”
What s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists do know is that ra@@ in@@ d@@ ro@@ ps are form@@ ed from mi@@ cro@@ s@@ co@@ pi@@ c par@@ tic@@ les that become the nu@@ cle@@ i of t@@ in@@ y d@@ ro@@ ple@@ ts in cl@@ ou@@ ds .
He was kind to them and made allow@@ an@@ ces for their li@@ mit@@ ations .
In the w@@ in@@ ter of 32 C.E . , Jesus ’ “ h@@ our ” is dra@@ wing clo@@ s@@ er .
What , though , about Ad@@ am@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing ?
“ O Jehovah , do deli@@ ver my soul from false li@@ ps , from the tri@@ ck@@ y t@@ ong@@ ue . ”
U@@ su@@ ally , the care@@ tak@@ er@@ ’s pri@@ m@@ ary ro@@ le is to provide comfort .
4 / 15 What Will You Gi@@ ve to Ke@@ ep Li@@ ving ?
Our Bible - tra@@ ined conscience does not allow us to keep what does not bel@@ ong to us . ”
While stri@@ ving to do our ut@@ most , why should we keep James 3 : 17 in mind ?
N@@ one other than Jesus Christ , about whom we read : “ For this purpose the Son of God was made man@@ i@@ f@@ est , nam@@ ely , to bre@@ ak up the works of the Devil . ” ​ — 1 John 3 : 8 .
Instead of ligh@@ t@@ bul@@ bs , there are o@@ il lam@@ ps ; in@@ stead of c@@ ars , hor@@ se and bu@@ gg@@ y ; in@@ stead of r@@ un@@ ning water , a well and w@@ in@@ d@@ m@@ ill ; in@@ stead of ra@@ di@@ o@@ s , sing@@ ing .
When they pray with and for their brothers and support them in times of need , the elders prove themselves to be spiritually ref@@ re@@ shing and encourag@@ ing to those under their care . ​ — Read Isaiah 32 : 1 , 2 .
Who could ever succ@@ e@@ ed in ri@@ d@@ ding the world of this s@@ cour@@ ge , and how could it ha@@ p@@ pen ?
M@@ en have buil@@ t fi@@ res in an effort to c@@ he@@ ck the ad@@ v@@ ance of a lo@@ cu@@ st s@@ war@@ m , but these are u@@ su@@ ally in@@ effe@@ ctive .
Peter certainly lived up to his word .
Because we com@@ pe@@ l ourselves to do God’s will for the prop@@ er reason ​ — out of love for Jehovah .
4 : 8 - 11 .
He says that even though each member ser@@ ves a different fun@@ ction , all are necess@@ ary .
What has God done to pre@@ serve his written Word ?
N@@ ei@@ ther the joy of giving such help nor the up@@ li@@ ft of recei@@ ving it comes to those who deli@@ ber@@ ately is@@ ol@@ ate themselves .
W@@ ere you a@@ ware , though , that Isaiah ear@@ li@@ er made a similar com@@ ment and that he inclu@@ ded an el@@ ement that is c@@ ru@@ cial to our truly enjo@@ ying the new world ?
Then we will exam@@ ine where gen@@ u@@ ine , per@@ man@@ ent se@@ cur@@ ity lies .
All these dre@@ am@@ s have proved to be disa@@ p@@ poin@@ ting .
When his parents w@@ atch@@ ed a mo@@ vi@@ e and a sh@@ o@@ t ran@@ g out , it r@@ att@@ led his n@@ er@@ ves .
The apostle Paul coun@@ sel@@ ed Timothy , “ Pa@@ y con@@ st@@ ant attention to yourself and to your teaching , ” and this app@@ lies to all Christians .
I am so happy that I never gave up on him ! ”
O@@ r a hus@@ ban@@ d’s s@@ per@@ m might be used to fer@@ t@@ il@@ ize the e@@ gg@@ s from a woman who is not his wife .
Like the ancient Israelites , we could become ung@@ r@@ ate@@ ful and lo@@ se appreciation for our preci@@ ous relationship with Jehovah and for the blessings that we have received from him . ​ — P@@ s .
After all , what would be the point of such a law ? It is Jehovah’s will that we cultiv@@ ate Chris@@ t@@ like qualities forever and displa@@ y them without re@@ stri@@ ction .
Rather than ac@@ ting ha@@ st@@ ily , however , the tri@@ bes w@@ est of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an sent d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates to discus@@ s the proble@@ m with their brothers .
( b ) What is requi@@ red to enjoy in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with Jehovah ?
The Israelites “ put God to the t@@ est ” and pa@@ ined him , making him feel h@@ ur@@ t .
A loving father not only provi@@ des for his children but also se@@ ek@@ s to prote@@ ct them .
After fi@@ g@@ uring in an in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent that occ@@ ur@@ red when Jesus was 12 years old , Joseph is ab@@ sent from the Go@@ spe@@ l rec@@ ord .
( b ) ‘ Se@@ e@@ king first the Kingdom ’ cre@@ ates what opportun@@ ities ?
E@@ ven@@ tually , the we@@ ather did imp@@ ro@@ ve s@@ ligh@@ tly , and after having co@@ vered the whole is@@ land with their important message , the brothers re@@ turned home happy and satis@@ fied .
He wrote : “ We have a w@@ rest@@ ling , not against blood and flesh , but against the govern@@ ments , against the author@@ ities , against the world rul@@ ers of this dar@@ k@@ ness , against the wicked spirit for@@ ces in the heavenly plac@@ es . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 12 .
Si@@ mil@@ ar expres@@ sions appe@@ ar in other inspired boo@@ ks . ​ — Mark 1 : 1 ; Acts 5 : 4@@ 2 ; 1 C@@ or .
Consider , for example , Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the work@@ ers in the v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard .
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how the K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge book is being used effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
H@@ um@@ ility helps us to avoid being “ over@@ ly righteous , ” loo@@ king down on those who may not have the a@@ bil@@ ities or privile@@ ges that we have .
He claim@@ s for himself a ro@@ le that bel@@ ong@@ s to God .
( b ) our brothers and sisters ?
I took out my Bible and began to read it .
What will help us to res@@ ist such ne@@ g@@ ative thinking and ther@@ e@@ by maintain a sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y ?
A@@ no@@ ther may want to get married but has not yet found a su@@ it@@ able mate .
F@@ in@@ ally , the ple@@ a “ deli@@ ver us from the wicked one ” is a re@@ qu@@ est that Jehovah not allow Satan to over@@ come us .
Consider Moses , who was com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned to be the lead@@ er of the Israelites .
When h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical religious lead@@ ers asked him by what power or authority he per@@ form@@ ed sign@@ s and mirac@@ les , Jesus said : “ I will ask you one question . You answer me , and I will also tell you by what authority I do these things . ”
During that peri@@ od , the z@@ one overse@@ er su@@ gg@@ ested that I serve as his ass@@ ist@@ ant .
Yet , they also took the in@@ iti@@ ative to al@@ le@@ vi@@ ate the a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction , such as by using ing@@ en@@ u@@ ity to es@@ cap@@ e op@@ pres@@ s@@ ors .
To find lis@@ ts of n@@ ames of brothers who are in pris@@ on , see the article on j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g called “ Jehovah’s Witnesses I@@ mp@@ ris@@ oned for Their Fa@@ ith ​ — By Lo@@ c@@ ation , ” which can be found under N@@ E@@ W@@ S@@ R@@ O@@ O@@ M > L@@ E@@ G@@ A@@ L D@@ E@@ V@@ EL@@ O@@ P@@ M@@ EN@@ T@@ S .
Th@@ r@@ ough the prophet Mal@@ ach@@ i , God said : “ I am Jehovah ; I do not change . ”
( 2 Samuel 11 : 1 – 20 : 26 )
The princi@@ p@@ al meeting place of Jehovah’s Witnesses is the Kingdom H@@ all .
Th@@ at@@ ’s what I call a her@@ o in faith ! ’ ”
As ex@@ il@@ es in Babyl@@ on , Daniel and three other Hebrew you@@ ths ‘ kept on gu@@ ard according to God’s word . ’
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , ent@@ it@@ led “ How W@@ ould You An@@ s@@ wer ? ”
If you@@ ’@@ re going to do something wor@@ th@@ while , do it right . ” ​ — Christian .
On his j@@ our@@ ne@@ y from Ju@@ de@@ a to Gal@@ ile@@ e , Jesus wit@@ ness@@ ed inform@@ ally to a Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an woman b@@ es@@ i@@ de a well .
H@@ es@@ ter and P .
A@@ no@@ ther time , he told them to pray : “ Gi@@ ve us each day our bre@@ ad according to our da@@ ily needs . ”
b .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 7 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 8@@ 1 , 33
If we consci@@ ously make an effort to think about spiritual matters , we will find that spiritual con@@ vers@@ ation comes n@@ atur@@ ally .
C@@ au@@ ca@@ su@@ s M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s
The person to do so would be one of Davi@@ d’s sons .
However , his love and mer@@ cy moved him to me@@ et his own requi@@ re@@ ments at an en@@ or@@ m@@ ous co@@ st to himself ​ — the giving of his own Son to provide the re@@ de@@ mp@@ tion pri@@ ce . ​ — Romans 5 : 6 - 8 .
What privile@@ ges did the apostle Peter enjoy , and how did he demonstr@@ ate courage ?
To this day , the anointed help one another as well as their “ other sheep ” compan@@ i@@ ons to pur@@ sue the heal@@ th@@ ful , happy way of life that Chris@@ tend@@ om has a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned . ​ — John 10 : 16 .
As the desire to serve where there is a greater need for publi@@ sh@@ ers gre@@ w , the family took st@@ ep@@ s to re@@ ach their go@@ al .
Mu@@ ch of Jehovah’s tend@@ er care re@@ ach@@ es us through these “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men . ”
He mentioned that when his daugh@@ ter told him after her first day at public school that she had learned a “ new prayer at school , ” he asked her to re@@ pe@@ at it to him .
In the face of such events , Jehovah’s Witnesses stri@@ ve to fulf@@ ill their com@@ mis@@ sion to offer ‘ comfort to all the m@@ our@@ ning ones . ’
Some who have sin@@ ned might reason : ‘ If I tell anyone about my sin , I may have to answer em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sing questions and may be dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed .
E@@ un@@ ice and her husband , an el@@ der , still serve as special pione@@ ers in L@@ ond@@ on .
M@@ or@@ al V@@ alu@@ es on the De@@ cl@@ ine
They live simp@@ le lives .
O Jehovah , in the light of your face they keep wal@@ king . ” ​ — Psalm 8@@ 9 : 15 .
With more than se@@ ven milli@@ on ac@@ tive Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers in over 10@@ 0@@ ,000 congregations worl@@ d@@ wide today , there continu@@ es to be a need for men to take the lead in spiritual matters .
And the Bible says that Daniel regul@@ arly pray@@ ed to God .
J@@ on : I see .
A@@ n example of the real trust among our brothers came during the 200@@ 3 inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion in K@@ i@@ e@@ v .
Even tru@@ th@@ ful words spo@@ ken at the wrong time can be dam@@ ag@@ ing .
Although Jesus was perfect and his parents were imper@@ fect , as a child he obe@@ yed them .
12 : 7 ; He@@ b .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing of the c@@ up of w@@ ine , he told his 11 faithful apostles : “ This c@@ up means the new covenant by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of my blood , which is to be p@@ our@@ ed out in your be@@ half . ”
In this reg@@ ard , D@@ r . Daniel Go@@ le@@ man stated : “ So@@ cial is@@ ol@@ ation ​ — the no@@ tion that one do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t have anyone el@@ se with whom to share priv@@ ate feelings or maintain close cont@@ act — ​ d@@ ou@@ bl@@ es the pos@@ si@@ bility of si@@ ck@@ ness or death . ”
I will make you a great nation , and I will bl@@ ess you , and I will make your name great , and you will become a blessing .
; T@@ or@@ res , F .
In other plac@@ es , it may even be d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous to talk about chang@@ ing one@@ ’s religion .
He listen@@ s because he is inter@@ ested in us .
After one cou@@ ple moved to another country , their ba@@ by bo@@ y was born , and they pl@@ an@@ ned to s@@ end him back to live with his gr@@ and@@ parents .
Jehovah has deci@@ ded when he will bring this wicked system to an end .
What can be a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement ?
He ent@@ re@@ ated Jehovah : “ M@@ ake me walk in your truth . ”
We can also find it in some co@@ pi@@ es of the Greek S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t .
I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t want to ar@@ gu@@ e with him , but I felt that he had tre@@ ated me un@@ fai@@ r@@ ly , and I was up@@ set for some time .
All his we@@ al@@ th and accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments will then am@@ ount to nothing . ​ — Luke 12 : 16 - 21 .
The circumstances and is@@ su@@ es were different .
S@@ ur@@ ely such self - sacrifice and end@@ ur@@ ance ple@@ ase Jehovah !
Still , parents need to be a@@ ware of fil@@ ms , T@@ V seri@@ es , vi@@ de@@ o g@@ ames , and even com@@ ic@@ s and chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s boo@@ ks that high@@ light un@@ can@@ n@@ y practic@@ es . ​ — Pro@@ v .
The princi@@ p@@ al wicked spirit is , of course , Satan the Devil , “ the rul@@ er of the dem@@ ons . ”
When Peter under@@ sto@@ od God’s vie@@ w@@ point ​ — that he should not call this man of the nations de@@ fil@@ ed because God had cle@@ ans@@ ed him — ​ he said under inspi@@ r@@ ation : “ For a certain@@ ty I per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve that God is not par@@ ti@@ al , but in every nation the man that fe@@ ars him and works righteousness is accep@@ table to him . ”
We are thr@@ il@@ led to see how Jehovah has bless@@ ed our preaching and disci@@ ple - making work .
In his perfect justice , God determined that Adam and E@@ ve should die for their sin@@ s , but we as their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing were not left without hope .
What is “ ess@@ enti@@ ally wrong ” with the Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s spirit , continued the same letter , is that people do not have it “ all year r@@ ound . ”
In the world you are having tri@@ bul@@ ation , but take courage ! I have con@@ qu@@ ered the world . ”
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing his op@@ ening re@@ mar@@ ks , Bro@@ ther Bar@@ ber in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed Ma@@ x@@ well L@@ loy@@ d , a member of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e .
Ha@@ ve not milli@@ ons of people been en@@ tic@@ ed into enjo@@ ying en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment or s@@ por@@ ts that gl@@ ori@@ fy viol@@ ence ?
Re@@ g@@ arding those who would enjoy that rest@@ or@@ ation of true worship , Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah fore@@ told that Jehovah would sa@@ ve them and rejo@@ ice over them .
He ad@@ d@@ ressed it to Christians in P@@ on@@ tu@@ s , Gal@@ ati@@ a , C@@ ap@@ pa@@ do@@ ci@@ a , A@@ sia , and Bi@@ th@@ y@@ ni@@ a .
Since ten can re@@ present comple@@ ten@@ ess of an earthly kind , the “ ten men ” stand for the “ great crow@@ d , ” brought into associ@@ ation with “ the Israel of God , ” with whom they form “ one flo@@ ck . ”
Lo@@ ve mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to end@@ ure .
Father , who was by then only in his mi@@ d - 20 ’ s , and M@@ other , who was fi@@ ve years you@@ ng@@ er , listen@@ ed to this fri@@ end@@ ly W@@ el@@ sh@@ man and invit@@ ed him for a me@@ al .
Au@@ gu@@ st 16 - 22 , 20@@ 10
For instance , the comm@@ on people lived in fear of the religious lead@@ ers , who dec@@ ei@@ ved them and bur@@ d@@ ened them with many man - made rul@@ es .
“ The re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of the righteous one is du@@ e for a blessing , ” wr@@ ites the king of Israel , “ but the very name of the wicked ones will ro@@ t . ”
“ The har@@ v@@ est is great , but the work@@ ers are few . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
In 199@@ 0 , I moved to O@@ ma@@ k , W@@ a@@ shin@@ g@@ t@@ on .
That is not reason@@ able .
The mar@@ g@@ ins were filled with no@@ tes .
Can Jehovah sa@@ ve the righteous wh@@ er@@ ever they are , without their having to rel@@ o@@ c@@ ate ?
E@@ ach year , Israel@@ ite famili@@ es ass@@ em@@ b@@ led to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
It is an honor to be some@@ one@@ ’s friend .
In 194@@ 4 , there were fe@@ wer than 1@@ 10@@ ,000 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers worl@@ d@@ wide .
How are those who up@@ hold God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y set ap@@ ar@@ t , and what is one example of this ?
How do we know that Jesus tra@@ ined his disciples to car@@ ry out the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work ?
N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s supp@@ lied “ a mi@@ x@@ ture of my@@ r@@ r@@ h and al@@ o@@ es ” for making Jesus ’ body ready for bu@@ ri@@ al .
In what way can we bl@@ ess our persecu@@ t@@ ors ?
“ Let wi@@ ves be in sub@@ je@@ ction to their hus@@ ban@@ ds as to the Lord , ” wrote the apostle Paul .
E@@ du@@ ar@@ do@@ ’s wife , Ru@@ by , expla@@ ins : “ I had to pla@@ y two ro@@ les ​ — Mo@@ m and D@@ ad — ​ and I got used to making most of the family decisions .
The city ligh@@ ts gl@@ is@@ ten@@ ed like fi@@ er@@ y di@@ am@@ on@@ ds on a vel@@ v@@ et car@@ pe@@ t , and the mo@@ on@@ ’s s@@ il@@ very light shi@@ m@@ mer@@ ed on the w@@ at@@ ers of G@@ u@@ ana@@ ba@@ r@@ a Ba@@ y .
20 , 21 . ( a ) Who are “ the me@@ ek ” of Psalm 37 : 11 , and where do they find an “ a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace ” ?
There may be times when it would be ne@@ i@@ ther right nor loving to dist@@ ribu@@ te true acc@@ oun@@ ts to others .
I quic@@ k@@ ly got back to preaching in the to@@ wn of M@@ et@@ z .
A cou@@ ple of times , the po@@ li@@ ce came to the house and dem@@ an@@ ded to know what we were doing .
Bi@@ r@@ g@@ it explained , “ Our children are taught to follow God’s standards of conduct , and this inclu@@ des show@@ ing respect for teach@@ ers and hon@@ or@@ ing them . ”
E@@ vi@@ l was so ri@@ fe that God was determined to destro@@ y mankind .
In con@@ ne@@ ction with everything give than@@ ks . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 17 , 18 .
Ther@@ efore , we wis@@ ely pray for holy spirit and for faith , which is part of its bless@@ ed fru@@ it@@ age .
How many times have you said that to yourself or to others when you op@@ ened a new is@@ sue of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine ?
Satan thus su@@ gg@@ ested that E@@ ve could gain in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence from Jehovah .
Le@@ ti@@ ci@@ a was baptized at age 18 . She says : “ When I dedic@@ ated my@@ self to Jehovah , I under@@ sto@@ od that this me@@ ant serving him with my whole heart and soul .
Tr@@ ying to p@@ in the enti@@ re bl@@ ame for our mis@@ conduct on our gen@@ es simply does not work .
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Even in the mi@@ dd@@ le of w@@ in@@ ter , you may see a her@@ d of de@@ er b@@ oun@@ ding ac@@ ro@@ ss a field .
F@@ ar from pro@@ ving to be “ a people for [ Jehovah’s ] name , ” apost@@ ate Christians have even re@@ moved the divine name from many of their transl@@ ations of the Bible .
C@@ ould he have given in to such reason@@ ing as a result of recei@@ ving bad counsel ?
Ha@@ ve No F@@ e@@ ar ​ — Jehovah Is With You !
No , for the Scriptures tell us that Adam “ was not dec@@ ei@@ ved . ”
How could Christians use the Scriptures in their ministry ?
Then , as you go on inc@@ reas@@ ing in acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of Jehovah and ap@@ pl@@ ying what you learn of his righteous requi@@ re@@ ments , your faith in him will gro@@ w and he will draw ever clo@@ s@@ er to you . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 9 , 10 .
Then Jehovah op@@ ened up the R@@ ed Se@@ a , led Israel through it , and d@@ ro@@ w@@ ned P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h and his mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ce .
( b ) In what way do we pi@@ ck up our t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake ?
Se@@ cond , the ang@@ el stated : “ F@@ e@@ ar God . ”
In De@@ c@@ ember 199@@ 0 , he gra@@ du@@ ated from the se@@ ven@@ th class of the M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol ( now called the Bible S@@ cho@@ ol for S@@ ing@@ le Bro@@ thers ) in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
Although God also gave him we@@ al@@ th and glory , as a young man , Solomon appreci@@ ated the exc@@ el@@ ling value of spiritual ri@@ ches .
El@@ der@@ ly Christians may not real@@ ize how much they encoura@@ ge others .
My parents were first in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed to Bible truth just before the out@@ bre@@ ak of World W@@ ar I , when Father was working as a w@@ in@@ do@@ w d@@ res@@ s@@ er for a de@@ par@@ t@@ ment st@@ ore in do@@ w@@ n@@ to@@ wn T@@ or@@ on@@ to .
How do we f@@ ill our tre@@ asure st@@ ore with reve@@ aled tru@@ ths , and what are the benef@@ its of doing so ?
The apostle Paul encoura@@ ged his fellow Christians to make full use of their “ power of reason ” to “ prove to [ themselves ] the good and accep@@ table and perfect will of God . ” ​ — Romans 12 : 1 , 2 .
For example , he did not have inter@@ course with his vi@@ r@@ g@@ in wife until after the bir@@ th of Jesus .
In 5@@ 37 B.C.E . , the re@@ tur@@ ning Jews had to me@@ et an important requi@@ re@@ ment .
Ser@@ ap@@ h@@ s , ch@@ er@@ u@@ bs , and other angels are under him .
Jesus c@@ learly recogn@@ ized that fact .
That country had an ur@@ g@@ ent need for many Kingdom H@@ alls .
How may we ab@@ ound in de@@ e@@ ds of mer@@ cy in our associ@@ ation with the local congregation ?
A@@ c@@ tually , the Bible spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ es no d@@ ate for Jesus ’ bir@@ th , and there is no rec@@ ord that Jesus himself spoke of it , much less direc@@ ted that it be c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated .
If you@@ ths are able to share in discus@@ sions about those rul@@ es , they may be more inc@@ l@@ ined to obey them .
We also had to cop@@ e with a@@ ir ra@@ i@@ ds and Ger@@ man V - 1 mis@@ s@@ il@@ es that fle@@ w qu@@ ite low over K@@ ent to bom@@ b L@@ ond@@ on .
Father remin@@ ded us that ‘ nothing could se@@ par@@ ate us from God’s love . ’ ​ — R@@ om . 8 : 35 - 39 .
So@@ on ther@@ e@@ after , they took the lead in ex@@ pan@@ ding the branch , which su@@ per@@ vis@@ es the activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
Satan says that Jehovah has no right to rule .
On@@ ly with O@@ ri@@ g@@ en in the E@@ ast and S@@ t . Au@@ gu@@ st@@ ine in the W@@ est was the soul esta@@ bli@@ shed as a spiritual sub@@ st@@ ance and a ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ cal conc@@ ep@@ t form@@ ed of its n@@ ature . . . .
“ G@@ o to the ant , you la@@ z@@ y one ; see its ways and become wise , ” ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es Solomon .
A God - F@@ ear@@ ing King F@@ ac@@ es an E@@ vi@@ l R@@ ul@@ er
God’s arrang@@ ement for worship is also imp@@ res@@ sive .
How can we use God’s Word to over@@ turn the “ str@@ ong@@ ly en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched ” do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines of ev@@ olu@@ tion and cre@@ ati@@ on@@ ism ?
M@@ el@@ ika lives in a high - se@@ cur@@ ity ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment building .
We invit@@ ed brothers from K@@ am@@ p@@ ala , the cap@@ it@@ al , to help us preach in En@@ te@@ b@@ be@@ ’s ter@@ rit@@ ory on we@@ ek@@ ends .
In the 14@@ th year of King He@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ ah’s re@@ ign ( 7@@ 32 B.C.E . ) , the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans in@@ va@@ de Juda@@ h .
Tru@@ st in Jehovah as the En@@ d D@@ ra@@ ws Ne@@ ar
He later ag@@ re@@ ed to study the Bible .
Li@@ ving con@@ di@@ tions were pri@@ m@@ iti@@ ve .
L@@ ong before Jesus was on the earth , the Scriptures st@@ ressed that joy must be a fe@@ ature of sac@@ red service to God .
15 : 20 ; 2 Sa@@ m .
In time , N@@ et@@ ti@@ e@@ ’s appreciation for Bible truth gre@@ w so much that she began atten@@ ding congregation meetings as well as eng@@ ag@@ ing in the do@@ or - to - do@@ or ministry .
3 , 4 . ( a ) Christian famili@@ es should be on gu@@ ard against what ?
And can a stud@@ ent who is too la@@ z@@ y to study ex@@ pect to do well in school ?
How have I continued to study ?
S@@ ur@@ ely from what we have seen with our own eyes , we can say : “ Not one word out of all the good words that Jehovah your God has spo@@ ken to you has fa@@ iled .
In what practic@@ al way can we show mil@@ dness and pati@@ ence ?
It is hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing , in@@ deed , to see how God helps those “ righ@@ tly dis@@ posed for everlasting life ” to make needed chang@@ es and come into a close relationship with him .
But the number of Witnesses continu@@ es to gro@@ w and has now re@@ ached ne@@ arly 7@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 in over 10@@ 0@@ ,000 congregations thr@@ ough@@ out the world .
In time , they view us as their friends . ”
• Why is b@@ ol@@ dness needed by God’s servants ?
20 — C@@ as@@ es w@@ on in the E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an C@@ our@@ t of H@@ u@@ man R@@ igh@@ ts since A@@ pri@@ l 20@@ 00
“ At l@@ eng@@ th . . . the h@@ our came ” for the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver me@@ al , after su@@ n@@ set on N@@ is@@ an 14 , which would be Th@@ ur@@ s@@ day ev@@ ening .
In what pri@@ m@@ ary way do the Christian Greek Scriptures use the word “ congregation ” ?
( b ) What evidence is there that S@@ te@@ ph@@ en was hum@@ ble ?
It pre@@ determin@@ es the ag@@ enc@@ y’s fun@@ ctions , its po@@ wers , and its si@@ ze .
They ans@@ wer@@ ed , “ You were si@@ ck , right ? ”
But Ru@@ th@@ ’s No me@@ ant No .
Why does he even bo@@ ther to look for wisdom ?
In this im@@ men@@ se uni@@ verse , the earth is but a spe@@ ck .
A V@@ A@@ S@@ T in@@ land se@@ ction of Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a is affe@@ c@@ tion@@ ately known as the out@@ back .
It may be help@@ ful to su@@ gg@@ est that the one speaking star@@ t with matters he feel@@ s com@@ for@@ table men@@ tion@@ ing .
Then , pol@@ itical change in Eng@@ land led the Ar@@ ch@@ bi@@ sh@@ op of C@@ an@@ ter@@ bu@@ ry to with@@ draw any fur@@ ther fun@@ ding .
Scriptures like Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 came to mind : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart and do not le@@ an upon your own understanding .
He now ser@@ ves with his wife at the branch of@@ fice .
L@@ ater , Jo@@ shua had the da@@ un@@ ting t@@ ask of set@@ t@@ ling God’s people in the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
Then there is pr@@ ou@@ d H@@ er@@ od A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa I , who accepted un@@ war@@ ran@@ ted glory for himself in@@ stead of giving glory to God .
9 - 11 . ( a ) What sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic fo@@ o@@ t@@ we@@ ar do Christians put on ?
Un@@ like B@@ less@@ ing , Joseph was not mal@@ tre@@ ated by his ow@@ ner at first .
She expres@@ sed the hope that he would one day become a medi@@ cal do@@ ct@@ or .
▪ Lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 2 .
In time , Kris@@ t@@ in found some regul@@ ar cu@@ st@@ om@@ ers .
These were held in the w@@ o@@ o@@ ds , we@@ ather per@@ mit@@ ting .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the Scriptures promise : “ At that time the eyes of the bl@@ ind ones will be op@@ ened , and the very ear@@ s of the de@@ a@@ f ones will be un@@ st@@ op@@ ped .
The Christian ministry gives us an opportunity to demonstr@@ ate our love for Jehovah .
Un@@ like Satan , he deli@@ gh@@ ts in being taught by Jehovah , recogn@@ iz@@ ing him as the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord .
They were about to experience one of the bi@@ gg@@ est t@@ ests of their faith .
When we h@@ and@@ le matters as Jehovah would , we show that we love and up@@ hold his way of rul@@ ing . ​ — Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 1 , 2 .
St@@ ar@@ ting in the 14@@ th century , Jewish scho@@ l@@ ars pro@@ duc@@ ed sever@@ al S@@ pan@@ ish transl@@ ations of the Hebrew Scriptures direc@@ tly from the Hebrew .
( See op@@ ening pi@@ c@@ ture . ) ( b ) Why was it wise for a fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve to appro@@ ach the elders ?
What must we real@@ ize if we are going to w@@ in our fi@@ ght for true fre@@ e@@ dom ?
Christians should therefore always try to be hon@@ est about their real mo@@ tive for making more money . ​ — Hebrews 13 : 5 .
( b ) Why had this brother become in@@ ac@@ tive , how was he helped , and how was he received by the congregation ?
No doubt you do .
While some religi@@ ons are at war with one another , others are b@@ es@@ et by inter@@ n@@ al s@@ qu@@ ab@@ bl@@ es .
Acc@@ ording to God’s Word , therefore , who qu@@ ali@@ fy as gen@@ u@@ ine sa@@ in@@ ts ?
He we@@ a@@ ves together two dec@@ isi@@ ve vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ es of Israel over its enem@@ ies near the ancient city of Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do , which d@@ om@@ in@@ ated a v@@ al@@ le@@ y pla@@ in of the same name .
• Do Jehovah’s Witnesses accept me@@ dic@@ ines der@@ i@@ ved from blood ?
In respon@@ se , Jesus ex@@ tend@@ ed to the young man a uni@@ que invit@@ ation , saying : “ If you want to be perfect [ “ complete , ” New A@@ mer@@ i@@ can St@@ and@@ ard Bible ] , go sel@@ l your bel@@ ong@@ ings and give to the po@@ or and you will have tre@@ asure in heaven , and come be my follow@@ er . ” ​ — Matthew 19 : 16 - 21 .
The next psal@@ m tel@@ ls us that Jehovah “ will certainly turn to the prayer of those stri@@ pp@@ ed of everything , and not des@@ p@@ ise their prayer . ”
To that end , W@@ rit@@ ing Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves was rec@@ ently set up at world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k , and is under the direction of the W@@ rit@@ ing Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e .
I felt really h@@ ur@@ t by their c@@ ru@@ el and pat@@ r@@ on@@ iz@@ ing re@@ mar@@ ks .
Do we war@@ m@@ ly gre@@ et str@@ ang@@ ers when they come to the Kingdom H@@ all ?
In 18@@ 9@@ 4 , at the age of 24 , R@@ ob@@ er@@ t took comm@@ and of the sa@@ il@@ ing ship K@@ inclu@@ ne of D@@ un@@ de@@ e to make his first r@@ ound - the - world vo@@ y@@ age .
W@@ ell , ob@@ serve the contr@@ ast found in this st@@ at@@ ement : “ All things are clean to clean pers@@ ons . But to pers@@ ons de@@ fil@@ ed and faith@@ less nothing is clean , but both their min@@ ds and their consci@@ ences are de@@ fil@@ ed . ”
In I@@ tal@@ y , T@@ am@@ ar@@ a@@ ’s marriage was in tr@@ ou@@ ble , so she pray@@ ed for wisdom .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in four years , we had two sons , and my life seem@@ ed bless@@ ed in every way .
In him my heart has tru@@ sted , and I have been helped , so that my heart ex@@ ul@@ ts . ”
For example , we will become more pleas@@ ing to our heavenly Father as we jo@@ y@@ fully serve him no matter what problems we may face .
In this vision of heaven , Daniel saw not just one ang@@ el but mul@@ titu@@ des .
Mo@@ re@@ over , such knowledge would be a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant .
Me@@ et@@ ing Re@@ qui@@ re@@ ments for Christian B@@ ap@@ tism , 4 / 1
No one el@@ se could therefore be in a better position to show us how to use our years of life in a wise way .
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When the first da@@ y’s pro@@ gra@@ m ended , ever@@ yone felt clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah and to the enti@@ re bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od . ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 9 .
Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide , people have found the Bible to be a great help in set@@ ting such family standards , provi@@ ding living evidence that the Bible truly “ is inspired of God and bene@@ fi@@ cial for teaching , for re@@ pro@@ ving , for set@@ ting things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght , for discipl@@ ining in righteousness . ”
Our fi@@ ght for the faith has been vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous , but not without help from our relati@@ ves , Christian brothers and sisters , and medi@@ cal ex@@ per@@ ts .
When King David of ancient Israel was a shepher@@ d bo@@ y , Jehovah sa@@ ved him from the att@@ ac@@ ks of w@@ il@@ d ani@@ mal@@ s .
If you honor your husband , you honor God .
U@@ z@@ z@@ iah “ became en@@ ra@@ ged ” and ign@@ ored their war@@ ning .
It was an up@@ building and un@@ for@@ get@@ table experience .
They worship it , and it be@@ comes a s@@ n@@ are even to G@@ ide@@ on and his hous@@ eho@@ ld .
Eli@@ j@@ ah’s prayers refle@@ cted his ear@@ n@@ est desire to see God’s will done
“ Can I be mor@@ ally clean with wicked s@@ cal@@ es and with a ba@@ g of dec@@ ep@@ tive st@@ one we@@ igh@@ ts ? ”
When we read sever@@ al s@@ crip@@ tures that show that God does not appro@@ ve of worship through i@@ ma@@ ges , the mother did not even wa@@ it for the study to fin@@ ish .
How might el@@ der@@ ly ones today imitate Samuel in the matter of prayer ?
Those events of the years 5@@ 39 - 5@@ 37 B.C.E . are now well att@@ ested to by hist@@ ori@@ ans .
What the Bible teach@@ es : God will not allow humans to bring the earth to ru@@ in .
After about ei@@ ght months in this preaching assignment , I received an invit@@ ation from the Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a branch of@@ fice to become a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er .
H@@ er promise is that of enjo@@ ying se@@ x@@ u@@ al in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy .
T@@ al@@ k with them , e@@ at with them , pla@@ y with them .
Mo@@ re@@ over , there was no way for them to es@@ cap@@ e it .
If you follow that ad@@ vice , soon you will want to dedic@@ ate your life to Jehovah and get baptized .
M@@ il@@ dness succ@@ e@@ e@@ ds .
The Word of God ex@@ pos@@ es what a person really is at his cor@@ e as com@@ pared with what he thin@@ ks he is or what he al@@ lo@@ ws others to see .
Many people face difficul@@ ties that we have never known .
What less@@ on can we learn from this par@@ able ?
When individuals act on imp@@ ro@@ per desi@@ res or give in to wrong c@@ ra@@ v@@ ings , they are b@@ ound to su@@ ff@@ er bad con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
You have dra@@ wn near in the day that I kept c@@ all@@ ing you . You said : ‘ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id . ’ ” ​ — L@@ am .
How have some benef@@ ited by main@@ tain@@ ing a ‘ simp@@ le e@@ ye ’ and keep@@ ing Kingdom inter@@ ests in first place ?
Satan P@@ re@@ ys on H@@ u@@ man We@@ ak@@ nesses
I still witness by let@@ ters
Joseph showed his loving - kindness without out@@ side pro@@ d@@ ding .
It takes bal@@ ance for a family head to h@@ and@@ le congregation responsi@@ bil@@ ities and pre@@ side over his hous@@ eho@@ ld “ in a fine man@@ ner . ”
Paul ad@@ ded : “ Be min@@ ded the same way toward others as to y@@ ourselves . ”
But other de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of the sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ t rema@@ ined to be un@@ co@@ vered .
The Bible , as you may know , is a book of hist@@ ory .
F@@ ear@@ ed De@@ ath ​ — Now A@@ wa@@ it ‘ Li@@ fe in A@@ bun@@ d@@ ance ’ ( P .
Then , in 200@@ 5 , I was appointed as a cour@@ t of appe@@ als ju@@ dge in the cour@@ t of S@@ ã@@ o Paulo .
They expres@@ sed the ho@@ p@@ es they had en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined and the disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment and con@@ fu@@ sion they now felt .
This could star@@ t at the s@@ ligh@@ t@@ est war@@ m@@ ing , as early as J@@ anu@@ ary . ​ — Jeremiah 1 : 11 , 12 .
The letter en@@ ri@@ ches our mind with the knowledge of God and his Word , st@@ res@@ ses God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , and ex@@ al@@ ts Christ’s ro@@ le in our sal@@ vation . ​ — He@@ b .
How do the two cop@@ per m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s and the ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts provide encourag@@ ement for us ?
“ The result has been some of the wor@@ st ni@@ gh@@ ts ’ s@@ le@@ ep I@@ ’@@ ve ever had ! ”
Des@@ pite great pres@@ sure from his mother to get help from a medi@@ u@@ m , T@@ amba refu@@ sed , tel@@ ling her , “ If I fai@@ l , I will try har@@ der next year . ”
The rend@@ ering “ the blood of that one ” is rich in meaning and should con@@ ve@@ y much to our mind .
Su@@ cc@@ ess in Y@@ ou@@ th
No doubt you regul@@ arly atten@@ d Christian meetings and listen to the pro@@ gra@@ m par@@ ts .
That way , boo@@ ks become their friends and a part of their life . ”
Rather , he left the matter in Jehovah’s hands and pray@@ ed : “ He@@ ar , O our God , for we have become an ob@@ ject of con@@ temp@@ t ; and make their re@@ pro@@ ach return upon their own head . ”
40 : 14 , 16 , 22 , 26 .
The blessing that Isa@@ a@@ c gave was ti@@ ed up with God’s promise to Abraham .
What were we to do ?
Per@@ haps Abraham first s@@ at down to col@@ le@@ ct his thoughts ; then he told her what Jehovah had said : “ G@@ o out from your land and from your relati@@ ves and come into the land that I will show you . ”
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing Na@@ om@@ i@@ ’s direction , Ru@@ th as@@ ks Bo@@ a@@ z to act as a re@@ pur@@ cha@@ s@@ er .
The vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins re@@ mind us of anointed Christians before 1914 who were e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly wa@@ iting for the arri@@ val of the great B@@ ri@@ de@@ gro@@ om , Jesus Christ .
• working a few months each year in their home country
Consider what one au@@ th@@ or wrote about his el@@ der@@ ly mother , who su@@ ffered from Al@@ z@@ he@@ im@@ er@@ ’s di@@ se@@ ase .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , they arri@@ ved some months after Jesus ’ bir@@ th . ​ — Matthew 2 : 9 - 11 .
However , it took ten months for the do@@ ct@@ ors to di@@ ag@@ no@@ se his con@@ dition and fi@@ ve more years before L@@ ond@@ on spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ists con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed it .
And if we con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate making some change in our own circumstances , do we not also take into account how this would af@@ fect that relationship ?
We sm@@ ile and gre@@ et them .
H@@ um@@ bly , David ad@@ d@@ ressed this future des@@ c@@ end@@ ant as his “ Lord ” because the Christ would occ@@ up@@ y a su@@ peri@@ or position . ​ — Mat@@ t .
S@@ hor@@ tly af@@ ter@@ ward , James and I began our pioneer ministry together .
Un@@ der the re@@ ign@@ s of David and Solomon , the nation pro@@ s@@ per@@ ed and the people were happy and satis@@ fied .
Just as God ‘ ban@@ da@@ ged the bro@@ ken one , ’ overse@@ ers “ ban@@ da@@ ge ” sheep w@@ oun@@ ded by some@@ one@@ ’s words or by their own actions .
Some serve as elders or minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants .
The m@@ om@@ ent the speak@@ er mentioned God’s name , Jehovah , a mo@@ b started boo@@ ing , making it imp@@ os@@ sible for him to continue , and the meeting was bro@@ ken up .
For example , consider how Jehovah deal@@ t with the righteous man Lo@@ t .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T a deli@@ ght it is to see a s@@ kil@@ led gy@@ m@@ n@@ ast make gr@@ ace@@ ful mo@@ v@@ ements with ag@@ ility !
While Isa@@ ac@@ ’s wife Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h was pre@@ gn@@ ant with tw@@ ins , Jehovah ut@@ tered a prophecy about the two bo@@ ys stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing in her wom@@ b , su@@ gg@@ es@@ ting that he already saw tra@@ its in them that would have far - re@@ aching effe@@ cts . ​ — G@@ en . 25 : 22 , 23 ; R@@ om .
D@@ O@@ MI@@ N@@ I@@ C@@ A@@ N R@@ E@@ P@@ U@@ B@@ L@@ I@@ C
In 19@@ 33 , H@@ el@@ en had wit@@ ness@@ ed to her at the country st@@ ore ru@@ n by her husband .
We will consider ei@@ ght ways that a Christi@@ an’s relationship with Jehovah can be streng@@ th@@ ened by pione@@ ering .
Jesus is the He@@ ad of this congregation of spirit - anointed Christians .
But we must not for@@ get the ad@@ vice in God’s Word : “ The na@@ i@@ ve person believ@@ es every word , but the sh@@ re@@ w@@ d one pon@@ ders each st@@ ep . ” ​ — Proverbs 14 : 15 .
So imp@@ res@@ sive was the cro@@ p that the spi@@ es nam@@ ed the fer@@ t@@ ile are@@ a “ the t@@ or@@ r@@ ent v@@ al@@ le@@ y of E@@ sh@@ co@@ l , ” or “ C@@ lu@@ ster of G@@ ra@@ p@@ es . ” ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 13 : 21 - 24 ; fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
M@@ in@@ nam@@ ari@@ a@@ ’s letter to Noah conclu@@ des with the words : “ You are still an example of faith and obedi@@ ence .
The Hebrew Scriptures con@@ tain num@@ er@@ ous prayers in the book of Psal@@ ms and el@@ se@@ where .
• How does loving - kindness di@@ ff@@ er from human kindness ?
( a ) How did The W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er descri@@ be the truth back in 1914 ?
Jehovah did this sol@@ ely for our benefit , not for personal gain .
But because of my Bible reading , I@@ ’@@ ve learned to control my@@ self .
To be like Jesus , we must first learn about him .
Com@@ mit@@ ment can help to give a marriage sta@@ bility in times of tri@@ al .
J@@ on@@ a@@ than did not sh@@ r@@ ink from death .
5 : 15 , 16 . What does the Bible say about all who da@@ ily medit@@ ate on God’s Word and stri@@ ve to apply what they learn ?
If we s@@ tic@@ k to Jehovah and stand fir@@ m in the truth , he and his Son , Jesus Christ , will do their part , and God will not allow anyone or anything to ‘ s@@ n@@ atch us out of His hand . ’
S@@ ur@@ pris@@ ed that the ang@@ el appe@@ ared and ad@@ d@@ ressed him as a “ mi@@ gh@@ ty war@@ ri@@ or , ” G@@ ide@@ on ques@@ tioned whether Jehovah , who had deli@@ vered the Israelites out of Egy@@ pt , was really going to help them now .
“ The b@@ lam@@ eless one ” comes to know Jehovah and his Son and obedi@@ ently does God’s will .
A@@ no@@ ther brother has the go@@ al “ to me@@ et one ni@@ ce person each we@@ ek and return within a few days to cultiv@@ ate the interest . ”
Tru@@ e wisdom and knowledge are also among the good gi@@ f@@ ts that we ac@@ qui@@ re with the help of the holy spirit .
The speak@@ er explained that a “ simp@@ le ” e@@ ye is one that is f@@ ar@@ si@@ gh@@ ted and foc@@ used on spiritual things .
Just as d@@ el@@ a@@ y at har@@ v@@ est@@ time could lead to the wa@@ sting of cro@@ ps , ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct in car@@ r@@ ying out the preaching work could result in the lo@@ ss of lives .
Why do marriage mat@@ es need to show respect for each other ?
Not only was God’s spirit ac@@ ting upon J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah when he made his v@@ ow but Jehovah also bless@@ ed his end@@ e@@ av@@ ors .
Why might some Christians be en@@ s@@ n@@ ared by desi@@ ring things ?
The account in 1 K@@ ings chap@@ ter 17 says no more about this woman .
What resul@@ ts from our ob@@ serving God’s remin@@ ders ?
He is the One who gave us life !
• To what ex@@ t@@ ent have Jehovah’s servants today car@@ ri@@ ed out Jesus ’ com@@ mis@@ sion to make disciples of people of all nations ?
He told the Jewish religious lead@@ ers : “ Isaiah ap@@ tly pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed about you h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites , as it is written , ‘ This people honor me with their li@@ ps , but their hearts are far re@@ moved from me [ Jehovah ] .
The Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ er Luke rel@@ ates : “ In the fi@@ f@@ te@@ en@@ th year of the re@@ ign of Ti@@ b@@ eri@@ us Ca@@ es@@ ar , when P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate was gover@@ nor of Ju@@ de@@ a , and H@@ er@@ od was dist@@ ri@@ ct rul@@ er of Gal@@ ile@@ e [ 29 C.E . ] , . . .
From then on , this sister , Bet@@ ty Bu@@ t@@ ter@@ field , arrang@@ ed to come to D@@ er@@ by once a mon@@ th and stay with me for a we@@ ek@@ end .
Li@@ ving under the Law , Jesus at the early age of 12 showed a ke@@ en interest in understanding his Fa@@ ther’s la@@ ws .
I don@@ ’t like yo@@ g@@ ur@@ t .
When the desire has become fer@@ t@@ ile , it “ gives bir@@ th to sin ” ​ — in this case , se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
Th@@ r@@ ough El@@ isha , Jehovah pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced judgment , saying : “ The le@@ pro@@ s@@ y of Na@@ am@@ an will s@@ tic@@ k to you and your off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ”
How un@@ sear@@ cha@@ ble his judg@@ ments are and past tr@@ ac@@ ing out his ways are ! ” exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed the apostle Paul .
Fir@@ st among the events is the bir@@ th of the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom .
So even as the apostles learned to have and expres@@ s tend@@ er feelings , they could conclu@@ de that the mind of Christ was to be evid@@ enced also in their preaching and teaching activ@@ ity .
However , a Christian does not have to take an o@@ ath so as to back up every st@@ at@@ ement that he makes .
Go@@ od commun@@ ic@@ ation does not mean saying everything you are thinking and feel@@ ing at any given m@@ om@@ ent , especially if you are up@@ set .
( a ) How does Satan place temp@@ t@@ ations in our p@@ ath ?
Ab@@ out three years after my rel@@ e@@ ase , I was ar@@ rest@@ ed again .
Per@@ haps you would like to pioneer .
By medit@@ ating on these examples , true Christians will be helped to have “ low@@ l@@ iness of mind toward one another . ” ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 5 .
G@@ l@@ ü@@ ck@@ ’s fo@@ ster daugh@@ ter sur@@ vi@@ ved him and married Rus@@ si@@ an C@@ z@@ ar Peter the Gre@@ at .
Per@@ haps someone in the congregation h@@ ur@@ t you and as a result you st@@ op@@ ped associ@@ ating with Jehovah’s organization .
L@@ ater , however , we vis@@ ited a congregation where there were many young people ​ — not an old - l@@ adi@@ es ’ c@@ lu@@ b at all !
When Jesus sent for@@ th the apostles to preach , he instru@@ cted them : “ In@@ to wh@@ atever city or v@@ il@@ la@@ ge you en@@ ter , sear@@ ch out who in it is deser@@ ving . ”
It be@@ ars all things , believ@@ es all things , ho@@ p@@ es all things , end@@ u@@ res all things . ’
• What is the present - day sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of the w@@ o@@ es ann@@ oun@@ ced through Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k ?
The man@@ ag@@ ement had ob@@ served his hon@@ es@@ ty over the years .
One mon@@ th later the war of@@ fi@@ cially ended .
In fact , N@@ ana had not seen a 1@@ 00 lar@@ i bil@@ l in the fi@@ ve years since lar@@ i became the n@@ ational cur@@ r@@ enc@@ y .
As direc@@ ted by God , Moses condu@@ cted an inst@@ all@@ ation cer@@ em@@ on@@ y for A@@ ar@@ on , the high pri@@ est , and for his four sons , who were to be under@@ pri@@ ests .
“ Of course , living by hon@@ est standards has me@@ ant ear@@ ning a lo@@ t less money .
You must serve Jehovah your God . ”
The ju@@ dge was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that he was a matu@@ re min@@ or and able to deci@@ de for himself .
• What has ca@@ used some Christians to lo@@ se faith ?
Th@@ ough Ar@@ men@@ i@@ a@@ ’s Con@@ s@@ titu@@ tion provi@@ des for fre@@ e@@ dom of religion , it is difficult for new grou@@ ps to reg@@ is@@ ter and the rul@@ es fav@@ or the d@@ om@@ in@@ ant Ar@@ men@@ i@@ an A@@ post@@ o@@ lic Ch@@ urch . ”
The elders g@@ la@@ dly com@@ p@@ ly with this counsel : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e show@@ ing mer@@ cy . . . , doing so with fear . ”
While Satan cannot for@@ ce people to do evil things , he is a ma@@ ster at “ mis@@ le@@ ading the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ” ​ — Revelation 12 : 9 , 12 .
This is appro@@ pri@@ ate because the bul@@ l is a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of power and strength , and ch@@ er@@ u@@ bs are powerful spirit cre@@ atu@@ res .
K@@ ur@@ t go@@ es on to say : “ In time , his man@@ n@@ ers became mine .
S@@ tri@@ ve in all as@@ pe@@ cts of life to show that you re@@ ject an in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent spirit and that you accept Jehovah’s authority .
I promise my@@ self that I will always maintain hon@@ es@@ ty in my life .
Jesus ’ death ful@@ filled prophecy , as did God’s resur@@ rec@@ ting Jesus as a powerful spirit cre@@ ature three days later .
4@@ 6 : 1 .
A godly man once asked : “ What shall I re@@ pa@@ y to Jehovah for all his benef@@ its to me ? ”
What are you determined to do , and in what can you have confidence ?
The brothers at the branch of@@ fice in So@@ fi@@ a wonder@@ ed how many from Fr@@ ance , Ger@@ many , Gre@@ e@@ ce , I@@ tal@@ y , P@@ ol@@ and , and S@@ pain would respon@@ d .
Some 3@@ 60 years after David began to rule , M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h became king of Juda@@ h .
The d@@ ate of Jesus ’ death continued to be used in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or .
Jesus is the great@@ est example of someone who showed such un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish love .
All of us have done things that we wish we could do over and do differ@@ ently .
This study will show us how we can use the Bible to help us maintain a positi@@ ve view of ourselves .
Joseph , a righteous and obedi@@ ent man , did just that .
We show Jehovah that we want to draw clo@@ s@@ er to him and his Son .
What must we remember about our situation ?
It quic@@ k@@ ly ga@@ ined po@@ pul@@ ar@@ ity among followers of W@@ y@@ c@@ li@@ f@@ fe .
Jesus knew and used God’s name . ​ — John 17 : 25 , 26 .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , if we turn away from God , even to a li@@ mit@@ ed de@@ gre@@ e , we may feel a ch@@ ill in our relationship with him .
Some people use a name for the De@@ ity ; others simply call him God .
So , too , should any who today are ho@@ l@@ ding back from serving God fully .
No@@ te , however , that at Revelation 16 : 16 , Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on is called a “ place . ”
Paul well re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed when L@@ y@@ dia and her hous@@ eho@@ ld were baptized and she ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ab@@ ly in@@ sis@@ ted that he and his preaching compan@@ i@@ ons stay in her house . ​ — Acts 16 : 14 , 15 .
What are some other com@@ p@@ el@@ ling reas@@ ons why we need to learn to make good decisions ?
Bo@@ arding a bu@@ s going any@@ where el@@ se would mean that you would head in the wrong direction .
This gave pro@@ of that the new covenant had g@@ one into op@@ er@@ ation , medi@@ ated by Christ and v@@ al@@ id@@ ated by his blood .
Even if God per@@ m@@ its some of us to die under Satan’s att@@ ac@@ ks , we can be confid@@ ent that God will un@@ do wh@@ atever har@@ m is brought upon us .
What helped David to rec@@ over from his sin@@ s ?
Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion , is mentioned first : “ A@@ no@@ ther , a second ang@@ el , follow@@ ed , saying : ‘ She has fal@@ le@@ n ! Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at has fal@@ le@@ n ! ’ ”
The Bible book of Isaiah com@@ ments on the close relationship the Son had with his Father , saying : “ The S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah himself has given me the t@@ ong@@ ue of the taught ones , that I may know how to answer the ti@@ red one with a word .
He showed how Bar@@ u@@ ch , Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary , al@@ most d@@ ri@@ f@@ ted away from wal@@ king by spirit .
Th@@ r@@ ough Moses , he comman@@ ded : “ You must not form any marriage al@@ li@@ an@@ ces with them . Do not give your daugh@@ ters to their sons or take their daugh@@ ters for your sons .
The only way to stay af@@ lo@@ at was to hold ti@@ ght to a life j@@ ac@@ ke@@ t wor@@ n by another woman .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a sh@@ ort time after atten@@ ding the P@@ i@@ one@@ er Ser@@ vice S@@ cho@@ ol , Ma@@ da@@ í was con@@ duc@@ ting 15 Bible stu@@ dies and had turned over 5 more to other publi@@ sh@@ ers .
Indeed , as the matter turned out , Lo@@ t and his daugh@@ ters were kept sa@@ fe .
• When will I dr@@ ink ?
I@@ rel@@ and , a pre@@ d@@ om@@ in@@ an@@ tly Ca@@ tho@@ lic country , was rul@@ ed by Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant B@@ r@@ ita@@ in .
Des@@ cri@@ be Ad@@ am@@ ’s re@@ action when he received a wife .
W@@ al@@ king in high country dem@@ ands st@@ am@@ ina .
Do not r@@ ely on your own strength or ability al@@ one .
4 : 31 What do you see is the gener@@ al thinking of people today , and how may this attitude pose a d@@ anger for Christians ?
The fu@@ r se@@ als are a prote@@ cted spe@@ ci@@ es because their num@@ bers have been great@@ ly di@@ min@@ i@@ shed .
How did Jesus take advan@@ ta@@ ge of opportun@@ ities to tra@@ in his disciples , and what can parents learn from this ?
P@@ rep@@ are a real@@ is@@ tic bu@@ d@@ get .
When individuals show an interest in the invit@@ ation to follow Jesus , we expla@@ in to them that true Christians pat@@ ter@@ n their enti@@ re way of life after his teachings and example ​ — and they do so every day of their lives .
In any case , David was al@@ lu@@ ding to the vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ es Jehovah gave his people over their enem@@ ies .
Al@@ ong with Jesus , they will make up a Kingdom govern@@ ment that will ev@@ en@@ tually rule over the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of all the earth and bring blessings to them .
8 How to T@@ each Ch@@ il@@ dren Ab@@ out God ​ — What Me@@ tho@@ ds Wor@@ k B@@ est ?
On@@ ly God can reve@@ al what happ@@ ens after people die , and he has done so in his written Word , the Bible .
N@@ ever will the faithful slave class and its Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy take a ca@@ su@@ al view of those ear@@ n@@ est words !
( b ) When we are end@@ uring a faith - challeng@@ ing situation , of what can we be certain ?
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out Chris@@ tend@@ om , most people can rec@@ ount the events sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding his bir@@ th .
Then , before sp@@ en@@ ding on anything ex@@ tr@@ a , he will deter@@ mine if his rema@@ ining fun@@ ds can co@@ ver ad@@ di@@ tional it@@ em@@ s .
A woman in Par@@ is , Fr@@ ance , heard that Jehovah’s Witnesses knew the name of God , so she asked the next Witness she me@@ t to show her that name in her Bible .
Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th@@ ’s husband is also a congregation el@@ der , and it is a joy for me to have them , their children , and my four great - gr@@ and@@ children living near me in P@@ rest@@ on , L@@ an@@ ca@@ shi@@ re .
“ It am@@ a@@ zed me that by simply com@@ par@@ ing a number of Scriptural principles or acc@@ oun@@ ts , often the truth of a matter was right there all the time , ” says S@@ te@@ ven .
▪ 1@@ 00 Ye@@ ars of Kingdom R@@ ule ​ — How Does It Af@@ fect You ?
From a hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al stan@@ d@@ point , what is ob@@ vi@@ ous about human@@ kind ?
Ha@@ ving in mind the me@@ ta@@ p@@ ho@@ r of life being like a vo@@ y@@ age , consider this Bi@@ bli@@ cal truth : “ A wise person will listen and take in more instru@@ ction , and a man of understanding is the one who ac@@ qui@@ res s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful direction . ”
He pointed out that just as liter@@ al sal@@ t pre@@ ser@@ ves food from de@@ ca@@ y , so the mission@@ aries ’ preaching about God’s Kingdom will have a li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving effect on those who listen , prote@@ cting them from moral and spiritual de@@ ca@@ y .
When we do , we can act with more wisdom than ei@@ ther our enem@@ ies or our teach@@ ers . ​ — P@@ s .
Ch@@ ang@@ ing T@@ im@@ es , Ch@@ ang@@ ing Ne@@ e@@ ds
We can be di@@ lig@@ ent work@@ ers , while re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that be@@ coming a slave to work will ro@@ b us of happiness and perhaps of much more . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 4 : 5 , 6 .
Of course , death of a mate and div@@ or@@ ce end marri@@ ages in very different ways .
Who kno@@ ws what ad@@ di@@ tional t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony the un@@ stu@@ died te@@ x@@ ts may still yi@@ eld ?
Su@@ pp@@ le@@ men@@ t@@ ary Me@@ et@@ ing
We can also inc@@ re@@ ase our effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess in the ministry by working al@@ ong@@ side well - tra@@ ined servants of Jehovah .
Our har@@ des@@ t stru@@ gg@@ le , or “ w@@ rest@@ ling , ” is against Satan and his world .
Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide , refu@@ ge@@ es who have f@@ led their ho@@ m@@ es because of war or persecu@@ tion now number over 6@@ 5@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 ​ — the high@@ est ever recorded .
We have to have a good relationship with him .
As disci@@ ple mak@@ ers , we too keep God’s la@@ ws , but we also expres@@ s our love for Jehovah by tel@@ ling others about him and his pur@@ pos@@ es .
He deci@@ ded to allow humans to rule themselves for a time and let the resul@@ ts prove who@@ se rul@@ er@@ ship is su@@ peri@@ or .
Since coming into Kingdom power in 1914 , Jesus is also the “ da@@ y@@ st@@ ar ” mentioned at 2 Peter 1 : 19 .
( 4 ) Pet@@ ers , M .
In the fin@@ al chap@@ ter of his prophecy Mi@@ c 7 , Mi@@ ca@@ h den@@ oun@@ ces the wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness of his con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries .
The qualities , a@@ bil@@ ities , and privile@@ ges David had were because God ‘ sto@@ op@@ ed down , ’ or hum@@ b@@ led himself , to pa@@ y attention to him .
With the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative ke@@ ys of death and of H@@ ad@@ es , Jesus op@@ ens the way for sin@@ ful humans to reg@@ a@@ in what Adam lost .
His pol@@ itical and e@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ as@@ tic@@ al activities were o@@ st@@ en@@ si@@ bly con@@ di@@ tioned by the desire to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard peace , maintain e@@ qu@@ ili@@ bri@@ u@@ m between ri@@ val states , strengthen b@@ on@@ ds of fri@@ end@@ ship with al@@ lies who would de@@ f@@ end the pa@@ p@@ ac@@ y , and keep Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s mon@@ ar@@ ch@@ s un@@ ited against the T@@ ur@@ k@@ ish th@@ re@@ at .
For example , read and medit@@ ate on Jesus ’ words to “ sto@@ p st@@ or@@ ing up for y@@ ourselves tre@@ a@@ sures on the earth . ”
The information in these artic@@ les should prove u@@ se@@ ful to you as you eng@@ age in the ministry .
In fact , the fulfill@@ ment of the v@@ isions recorded in Revelation takes place during “ the L@@ or@@ d’s day . ”
In keep@@ ing with Mi@@ ca@@ h’s prophecy , the clean worship of Jehovah will soon be practic@@ ed in the ful@@ l@@ est sense earth wide .
Do not i@@ magine that Satan felt s@@ or@@ ry for David when he com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y or had any sy@@ mp@@ a@@ thy for Moses when that prophet was no longer qu@@ ali@@ fied to en@@ ter the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
For which one is greater , the one rec@@ l@@ ining at the table or the one minis@@ ter@@ ing ?
A@@ bi@@ sh@@ a@@ i wanted to do away with him once and for all .
Sh@@ ould Christians who occasi@@ on@@ ally experience self - doubt feel that they have fa@@ iled ?
Ho@@ ly spirit en@@ ab@@ led Moses to per@@ form mirac@@ les and to dec@@ l@@ are God’s name to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h .
18 : 7 , 14 - 17 .
He went to a ne@@ ar@@ by par@@ k and s@@ at on a ben@@ ch , where he continued to c@@ ry .
However , their desire to re@@ en@@ ter the full - time ministry com@@ p@@ el@@ led them to sel@@ l the bu@@ sin@@ ess , their bo@@ at , and other material it@@ em@@ s .
Tru@@ e friends are loved for their fine qualities ; their min@@ or fa@@ ul@@ ts are over@@ loo@@ ked .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , this happened among some in the first century , making it necess@@ ary for the apostles to give strong war@@ n@@ ings against such ones . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 4 : 17 ; 3 John 9 , 10 .
An@@ d@@ re , 23 , would ag@@ ree .
However , both the ma@@ p and the com@@ pas@@ s would be of little use if you did not know where you were he@@ ad@@ ed .
There may be times when ne@@ i@@ ther the Scriptures nor our Bible - based public@@ ations com@@ ment spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally on a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar situation in which we may find ourselves .
If . . . water contr@@ ac@@ ted and became den@@ s@@ er as it so@@ li@@ di@@ fied , ice would be he@@ a@@ vi@@ er than water and sin@@ k to the bo@@ t@@ to@@ m .
They teach us that di@@ lig@@ ent effort is needed if we wish to pro@@ du@@ ce good fru@@ it@@ age .
I rep@@ lied , “ Jesus said that the good news of the Kingdom W@@ I@@ L@@ L be pre@@ ached in all the nations , and no one can sto@@ p it . ”
The Bible says that “ a husband is head of his wife , ” so he be@@ ars both the princi@@ p@@ al responsi@@ bility for how the fam@@ il@@ y’s money will be used and the ob@@ lig@@ ation to tre@@ at his wife in a loving , un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish man@@ ner . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 23 , 25 .
This article will help us to apply a less@@ on that Jesus taught in the illustr@@ ation about a mer@@ ch@@ ant see@@ king pe@@ ar@@ ls .
Wor@@ se , after Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l@@ ’s death in O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 19@@ 16 , op@@ position ar@@ ose from in@@ side the organization .
They are satis@@ fied as long as they feel secu@@ re , des@@ pite the th@@ reat@@ ening situ@@ ations that may sur@@ r@@ ound them .
The Bible says that its counsel is inspired and “ bene@@ fi@@ cial for teaching , for re@@ pro@@ ving , for set@@ ting things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght . ”
The Sh@@ into sh@@ r@@ ine where I once worshipp@@ ed
But God promises : “ I shall make you people to be a name and a praise among all the pe@@ op@@ les of the earth , when I ga@@ ther back your cap@@ tive ones before your eyes . ” ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 3 : 1 , 8 , 20 .
What is a char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic of the joy pro@@ duc@@ ed by holy spirit ?
When my parents ’ pris@@ on sen@@ ten@@ ces ex@@ pi@@ red in 19@@ 40 , the Na@@ z@@ is offered to free them if they would r@@ en@@ oun@@ ce their faith .
H@@ O@@ L@@ Y P@@ R@@ I@@ E@@ S@@ TH@@ O@@ O@@ D I@@ S S@@ E@@ T F@@ O@@ R@@ T@@ H
That was his way of life .
When Jesus ’ disciples received the com@@ mis@@ sion to be his wit@@ nesses “ to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth , ” they fac@@ ed a difficult situation .
( Read Psalm 17 : 1 , 13 - 15 . )
As the Bible account of the hist@@ ory of the first - century Christian congregation shows , Jesus ’ confidence in Peter was not mis@@ plac@@ ed .
The apostle Paul wrote about our day in a letter to a young man nam@@ ed Timothy : “ C@@ r@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with will be here . ”
K@@ ant : From the book The H@@ ist@@ ori@@ an’s H@@ ist@@ ory of the World ; So@@ cr@@ ates : From the book A Gen@@ er@@ al H@@ ist@@ ory for C@@ ol@@ le@@ ges and H@@ i@@ gh S@@ cho@@ ol@@ s ; Con@@ fu@@ ci@@ us : S@@ un@@ g K@@ yu@@ n K@@ wa@@ n Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity , Se@@ ou@@ l , K@@ o@@ re@@ a
N@@ early 4@@ 6 milli@@ on co@@ pi@@ es of each is@@ sue are pr@@ inted , making it the most wi@@ d@@ ely dist@@ ribu@@ ted ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine in the world .
Ther@@ efore , new in@@ si@@ gh@@ ts may yet be ga@@ ined .
L@@ ater , however , he wrote to the Witness who first cont@@ ac@@ ted his wife : “ Th@@ an@@ k you for in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ing my wife to Jehovah’s Witnesses .
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op Go@@ od F@@ e@@ e@@ ding Ha@@ bi@@ ts
I G@@ R@@ E@@ W up in a ba@@ r@@ re@@ n r@@ ur@@ al are@@ a during the 19@@ 30 ’ s in the Ri@@ o@@ ja re@@ gi@@ on of nor@@ ther@@ n S@@ pain .
How g@@ la@@ d we are that our spiritual sacrific@@ es are , not m@@ ere for@@ mal@@ ities , but who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted man@@ i@@ fes@@ t@@ ations of our love for God !
In time , the health of A@@ ri@@ ad@@ ne and her husband took a turn for the wor@@ se .
As@@ k Th@@ ought - Pro@@ vo@@ king Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions
Jo@@ b@@ ’s fru@@ str@@ ation with his three mis@@ gu@@ i@@ ded compan@@ i@@ ons seem@@ ed to do as much dam@@ age to him emo@@ tion@@ ally as his in@@ fir@@ m@@ ity did physi@@ c@@ ally .
Indeed , o@@ ffer@@ ings made to God in ancient times were mean@@ ing@@ less if the one making them did not tre@@ at fellow humans pro@@ per@@ ly . ​ — Read Mi@@ ca@@ h 6 : 6 - 8 .
Acc@@ ording to the cu@@ sto@@ m of the times , she would become the pro@@ per@@ ty only of Davi@@ d’s leg@@ al he@@ ir .
For example , brothers on Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al Li@@ a@@ is@@ on Com@@ mit@@ te@@ es have been a@@ wak@@ ened from s@@ le@@ ep to respon@@ d to a medi@@ cal c@@ ris@@ is .
That is what happened to U@@ we * some years ag@@ o .
By No@@ v@@ ember 200@@ 7 , I could no longer care for my home in O@@ ma@@ k , so I moved into an ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment in the ne@@ ar@@ by to@@ wn of Ch@@ el@@ an , W@@ a@@ shin@@ g@@ t@@ on .
The ch@@ ur@@ ches of Chris@@ tend@@ om exc@@ lu@@ de the earth from God’s pur@@ pos@@ es , claim@@ ing that all good people go to heaven .
A@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely R@@ es@@ ist T@@ emp@@ tation
Solomon evid@@ ently real@@ ized that he had to keep his feelings in c@@ he@@ ck .
The un@@ le@@ av@@ ened bre@@ ad and the w@@ ine are f@@ it@@ ting sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s of Jesus ’ sin@@ less body and his shed blood
P@@ ress On to Matu@@ r@@ ity !
But as in E@@ s@@ ther’s day , Jehovah will provide “ reli@@ ef and deli@@ ver@@ ance ” for his worshipp@@ ers . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 38 : 16 - 23 ; E@@ s@@ ther 4 : 14 .
Ar@@ my p@@ ho@@ to ; Creator book co@@ ver , E@@ ag@@ le Ne@@ bula : J .
Se@@ cond , Jehovah has reve@@ aled himself to us .
Still , is it possible that Jesus ’ fulfill@@ ing Messi@@ ani@@ c prophe@@ ci@@ es was m@@ ere co@@ in@@ ci@@ d@@ ence ?
It is encourag@@ ing to me@@ et regul@@ arly with men , women , and young people who love God and who are determined to serve him .
Re@@ jo@@ ice in the “ Li@@ ght ”
R@@ ome was also served by the V@@ ia S@@ al@@ ari@@ a and the V@@ ia F@@ lam@@ in@@ ia , both of which st@@ re@@ t@@ ched e@@ ast toward the Ad@@ ri@@ ati@@ c Se@@ a , op@@ ening up the way to the Bal@@ k@@ ans as well as to the R@@ h@@ ine and D@@ anu@@ be re@@ gi@@ ons .
Do you avoid en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment fe@@ atu@@ ring viol@@ ence ?
On the other hand , many who cla@@ im to believe in God make decisions as though he did not ex@@ ist .
But whether one has much or little materi@@ ally , it is possible to be spiritually rich . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Ke@@ ep them where they are re@@ adi@@ ly a@@ vail@@ able and where they will not be dam@@ ag@@ ed .
They all loo@@ ked to the fr@@ on@@ t , some@@ times ap@@ pla@@ u@@ ded , and now and then sto@@ od up ​ — but why these people did all of that , I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t know .
Th@@ r@@ ough all of this , David showed that he fe@@ ared the true God . ​ — 1 Samuel 18 : 9 , 11 , 17 ; 24 : 2 .
O@@ ver a peri@@ od of time , h@@ and@@ writ@@ ing st@@ y@@ le chang@@ es .
A@@ m@@ ong them I me@@ t my future wife , L@@ au@@ ri@@ e .
If we cho@@ ose the right course , we can look to Jehovah to gu@@ i@@ de our st@@ ep@@ s .
It was the same with the authority of the Law of Moses .
How would you like to be re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed by those who have known you and by God ?
We are happy to see h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds make such prog@@ ress each year and become qu@@ ali@@ fied to get baptized in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of their dedic@@ ation to Jehovah God .
As is the case of people in num@@ er@@ ous other par@@ ts of the world , in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the Solomon Is@@ lands believe that spi@@ r@@ its can ei@@ ther help or har@@ m a person .
After the u@@ pro@@ ar sub@@ si@@ ded , Paul encoura@@ ged his fellow Christians once more and then moved on .
So the Na@@ z@@ is c@@ ru@@ el@@ ly persecu@@ ted them , inc@@ ar@@ cer@@ ating some 1@@ 2@@ ,000 Witnesses for v@@ ar@@ ying l@@ eng@@ ths of time in pris@@ ons and con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps .
A Ch@@ ang@@ ed M@@ an M@@ et the Ch@@ all@@ enge
He wor@@ ri@@ ed a lo@@ t about his family .
This helped them to con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate and take in spiritual food from an early age .
W@@ ould Daniel get to live again ?
The import@@ ance of being mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love is seen in another way .
While en r@@ ou@@ te , news arri@@ ved that Gre@@ at B@@ r@@ ita@@ in and Fr@@ ance had declar@@ ed war on Ger@@ many .
At the same time , Na@@ om@@ i@@ ’s love for God , her un@@ dem@@ an@@ ding n@@ ature , and her deep appreciation for Ru@@ th@@ ’s efforts in her be@@ half no doubt made it a ple@@ asure for Ru@@ th to ass@@ ist her .
It seem@@ s that Jesus was refer@@ ring to the f@@ ish l@@ ying ne@@ ar@@ by and / ​ or the fi@@ shing bu@@ sin@@ ess .
“ Your word is a lam@@ p to my fo@@ o@@ t , and a light to my ro@@ ad@@ way . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 1@@ 19 : 10@@ 5 .
The dist@@ ress and suffering that God has temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily per@@ mit@@ ted “ will not ris@@ e up a second time . ”
Let us now consider how we can take those three st@@ ep@@ s in times of dist@@ ress .
On@@ ce he left be@@ h@@ ind the ri@@ ches of Egy@@ pt , Moses put his confidence in Jehovah .
• What reason@@ ing might help someone who left God’s flo@@ ck because of a personal view regarding a teaching ?
They con@@ tain the very best counsel on this sub@@ ject because they origin@@ ate with Jehovah , the O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or of marriage . ​ — Read 2 Timothy 3 : 16 , 17 .
Fir@@ st , pri@@ or@@ iti@@ ze .
By being spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c in our re@@ ques@@ ts to Jehovah in be@@ half of our brothers , we are remin@@ ded of our concer@@ n for one another .
In our case , we are on the th@@ re@@ sh@@ old of the promised earthly Par@@ adise .
L@@ ater , he sp@@ ent many years in a pris@@ on in Egy@@ pt , even though he was in@@ no@@ c@@ ent .
Are you determined to obey Jehovah’s law on blood ?
During a v@@ ac@@ ation in R@@ ur@@ r@@ en@@ a@@ ba@@ que , I no@@ tic@@ ed the pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness to listen to the good news .
Un@@ like cor@@ ru@@ pt individuals who are “ past all moral sense , ” true Christians are pa@@ ined by their sin@@ ful st@@ ate .
While your child was young , you were vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant in prote@@ cting him from d@@ ang@@ ers , and he likely respon@@ ded to your loving direction .
E@@ ar@@ th@@ ’s o@@ ce@@ ans also pla@@ y a cr@@ itical ro@@ le in pu@@ ri@@ f@@ ying the at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere .
They appreci@@ ate that they are privile@@ ged to be@@ ar Jehovah’s name and that he has p@@ our@@ ed out his spirit upon them .
If you fai@@ l to study the material be@@ fore@@ hand , you will find it difficult to com@@ ment and your com@@ ments will not be so effe@@ ctive .
Those benef@@ iting from spiritual heal@@ ing will be in l@@ ine to experience the eli@@ min@@ ation of physical disa@@ bil@@ ities in the new world . ​ — 5 / 1 , pages 6 - 7 .
F@@ loo@@ d@@ w@@ at@@ ers destro@@ yed wicked men and women as well as the h@@ y@@ bri@@ ds .
having a “ simp@@ le ” e@@ ye .
How can we respon@@ d to Paul’s ex@@ hor@@ tation to “ stay a@@ wa@@ ke ” ?
Sol@@ di@@ ers went into bat@@ tle cr@@ ying ei@@ ther “ S@@ an@@ ta Mari@@ a ” or “ God is with us . ”
My mother died at the age of 8@@ 6 .
A person@@ ’s fa@@ il@@ ure to pa@@ y a v@@ ow could lead to God’s be@@ coming “ indi@@ gn@@ ant ” and te@@ aring down what the individu@@ al had accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed .
As a nation , they had ag@@ re@@ ed to come into a covenant , an ag@@ re@@ ement , to obey God’s la@@ ws .
Des@@ pite his in@@ s@@ ist@@ ence on obedi@@ ence , Jehovah is well a@@ ware of the li@@ mit@@ ations of imper@@ fect humans .
For example , do you know of a fellow beli@@ ever who is disc@@ oura@@ ged , perhaps because of health problems , family op@@ position , or personal fa@@ il@@ ings ?
But would I have received the blessings , or made so many friends of different ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds , or done something for someone el@@ se in@@ stead of for my@@ self ?
Just when they were down to their last me@@ al , a vis@@ it@@ or arri@@ ved ​ — the prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah .
Those who have offered themselves inclu@@ de the “ compan@@ y of young men just like de@@ w@@ d@@ ro@@ ps ” and “ a large ar@@ my ” of “ women tel@@ ling the good news . ”
This appe@@ ared to su@@ gg@@ est that when Jac@@ o@@ b ga@@ ined the “ righ@@ ts as fir@@ st@@ born , ” he also came in l@@ ine to be an an@@ c@@ est@@ or to the Messi@@ ah . ​ — Mat@@ t .
W@@ ould it have been a stru@@ gg@@ le for you to control your temp@@ er ?
In the l@@ ate 198@@ 0 ’ s , we travel@@ ed to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates to prom@@ o@@ te our band .
With good reason , the Bible ref@@ ers to Jehovah God as “ Father . ”
In our prayer , we expres@@ sed our desire to ex@@ p@@ and our ministry .
The wisdom in the Bible has the power to change people for the better . ​ — Read 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 13 ; 2 Timothy 3 : 16 .
As@@ k yourself such questions as : ‘ Does this individu@@ al demonstr@@ ate in words and de@@ e@@ ds that he is obe@@ ying the comman@@ ds of Jehovah and Jesus ?
Me@@ an@@ ing@@ ful Li@@ fe , 11 / 15
• What is the cen@@ tr@@ al less@@ on of the par@@ able of the travel@@ ing mer@@ ch@@ ant ?
I am not going to bu@@ y it now , and ne@@ i@@ ther am I going to bu@@ y one in the future . ”
How hear@@ ten@@ ing it is to know that our loving and all - powerful God , Jehovah , ca@@ res for us and that he will sh@@ ort@@ ly bring reli@@ ef to mankind !
Jesus and his Father take no@@ te of both our faith and our ministry .
Des@@ pite being sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by people at par@@ ties and concer@@ ts , I would often feel al@@ one and de@@ pres@@ sed .
He brought his heart into a prop@@ er con@@ dition
For one thing , hard work helps us to care for our material needs .
As a gener@@ al rule , un@@ less some spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c arrang@@ ements have been made for us to help where the need is greater , we should work only the ter@@ rit@@ ory assign@@ ed to our congregation .
7@@ 9@@ 9 - 8@@ 7@@ 8 C.E . ) refu@@ sed commun@@ ion to C@@ hi@@ ef M@@ in@@ is@@ ter Bar@@ d@@ as , the minis@@ ter f@@ ought back .
Babyl@@ on will be destro@@ yed .
Why should you want to obey Jehovah even when you are al@@ one ?
Today , there are many young people like Timothy .
© Gre@@ g V@@ au@@ gh@@ n
the accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment of God’s purpose ?
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 20@@ 5 , 10@@ 5
To live up to our dedic@@ ation in a consci@@ enti@@ ous man@@ ner , we should use each day to Jehovah’s praise .
So@@ on the st@@ one@@ work of the once pres@@ ti@@ gi@@ ous temple of Ar@@ t@@ em@@ is became a qu@@ ar@@ ry for building materi@@ als .
It appe@@ ared in the Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant peri@@ o@@ di@@ cal L@@ a Ri@@ vis@@ ta C@@ ris@@ ti@@ ana .
She says , “ I dep@@ end on Jehovah’s help through prayer . ”
She prom@@ o@@ ted the Ba@@ al cul@@ t at the ex@@ p@@ en@@ se of Jehovah’s worship , kil@@ led God’s prophe@@ ts , and cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted the people with her “ for@@ n@@ ic@@ ations ” and “ s@@ or@@ cer@@ ies . ”
From personal ob@@ serv@@ ation , Ge@@ or@@ ge A . S@@ m@@ ith wrote in his book The H@@ ist@@ or@@ ic@@ al Ge@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ y of the Ho@@ ly L@@ and : “ S@@ ome@@ times we enjo@@ yed our no@@ on@@ day rest b@@ es@@ i@@ de one of those Ju@@ d@@ æ@@ an wel@@ ls , to which three or four shepher@@ ds come down with their flo@@ c@@ ks .
But they believe and teach that Christians should avoid taking what does not bel@@ ong to them and should stri@@ ve to be law - a@@ bi@@ ding .
Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide , compan@@ ies sp@@ end over 5@@ 00 bil@@ li@@ on do@@ l@@ l@@ ars ( U@@ .@@ S . ) a year on ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising to per@@ su@@ a@@ de people to bu@@ y their pro@@ du@@ cts ​ — whether con@@ sum@@ ers need them or not .
[ Ma@@ p / ​ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 8 , 9 ]
As@@ k Jehovah for strength .
This en@@ ab@@ les us to enjoy wonderful un@@ ity as a truly inter@@ n@@ ational bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od . ​ — Read 1 John 4 : 20 , 21 .
Are we imit@@ ating Paul’s example ? ​ — Read Romans 1 : 14 - 16 .
1@@ 19 : 1@@ 6@@ 5 ; He@@ b .
“ She does not have the h@@ an@@ g - up@@ s that I do .
When we face spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c tri@@ als , we need to seek divine guid@@ ance from the Scriptures and from our Bible - based public@@ ations .
Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 says : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart and do not le@@ an upon your own understanding .
C@@ learly , A@@ ma@@ z@@ iah used dist@@ or@@ ted half - tru@@ ths in an effort to ob@@ tain an of@@ fi@@ cial ba@@ n on the preaching work done by A@@ mo@@ s .
As a group , those with an earthly hope will be pre@@ served through the coming “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” to form “ a new earth ” in which “ righteousness is to d@@ well . ”
Rather than being pr@@ ou@@ d , bo@@ ast@@ ful , or ambi@@ ti@@ ous , the mo@@ des@@ t person is ever a@@ ware of his li@@ mit@@ ations .
As a result , God is more real to her than before .
I am gr@@ ate@@ ful to God that during that enti@@ re peri@@ od , my family never went to bed hu@@ ng@@ ry . ”
Com@@ ments un@@ rel@@ ated to the sub@@ ject or that di@@ str@@ act from the ma@@ in thoughts under consider@@ ation are in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate .
“ The L@@ am@@ b ” who@@ se marriage will be a cause for joy in heaven is no@@ ne other than Jesus Christ .
That was fine with me , but at the time , I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t have any great interest in spiritual things .
It will help you to conduct yourself in har@@ mony with Pet@@ er@@ ’s counsel to fellow anointed ones : “ If you are c@@ all@@ ing upon the Father who jud@@ ges imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ally according to each one@@ ’s work , conduct y@@ ourselves with fear during the time of your ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ence . ” ​ — 1 Peter 1 : 17 .
Jehovah Is Our S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord !
The Bible rec@@ ord no@@ tes that “ David , with a s@@ ling and a st@@ one , proved str@@ ong@@ er than the Phil@@ ist@@ ine . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 17 : 4@@ 7 , 50 .
Since we wanted the people in the ter@@ rit@@ ory to real@@ ize that our work was not il@@ leg@@ al , we im@@ medi@@ ately re@@ turned to the are@@ a where we were st@@ op@@ ped by the po@@ li@@ ce and re@@ sum@@ ed our ministry .
Who were those “ sons of the true God ” ?
One day while I was wa@@ iting for the tra@@ in to go to work , a man appro@@ ached me .
Un@@ dis@@ tur@@ bed , pos@@ si@@ bly in his ro@@ of ch@@ am@@ ber , he no doubt medit@@ ated deep@@ ly on the meaning of such pas@@ sa@@ ges .
Many have benef@@ ited from having congregation t@@ as@@ ks d@@ ele@@ g@@ ated to them by older men who took a real interest in them .
As the years go by , will their love de@@ e@@ pen or will it take w@@ ings and f@@ ly away ? ’
P@@ le@@ ase allow me to tell you my fam@@ il@@ y’s st@@ ory .
L@@ ear@@ n to answer in your own words .
For instance , is e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness to serve in a position of over@@ sight among God’s people really a hum@@ ble desire to be help@@ ful and to do the most we can for the advan@@ c@@ ement of Kingdom inter@@ ests ?
The “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men ” are what Jehovah through Jesus Christ has provided for you .
C@@ an@@ not much the same be said about us ?
1 , 2 . ( a ) Why is loy@@ al@@ ty to God important to Christians , and how does this rel@@ ate to neu@@ tr@@ ality ?
a wh@@ ite hor@@ se ; and the one se@@ ated upon it had a bo@@ w ; and a cro@@ wn was given him , and he went for@@ th con@@ qu@@ ering and to complete his con@@ qu@@ est . ” ​ — R@@ E@@ V@@ EL@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N 6 : 2 .
The st@@ er@@ ling example set by those ancient faithful servants of Jehovah would strengthen the Hebrews to de@@ al with the tri@@ als and har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps they fac@@ ed .
They G@@ o Un@@ der@@ gr@@ ound
R@@ es@@ ul@@ ts We May Not K@@ now Ab@@ out
Si@@ x h@@ un@@ d@@ red years after Jeremiah , Jesus was helped to end@@ ure because of his positi@@ ve attitude .
They do not always have something com@@ for@@ ting to say , but I appreci@@ ate very much that they give me their time and listen to me . ”
Because of a contr@@ act with his home country , he was ob@@ li@@ ged to complete his stu@@ dies .
As another example , consider B@@ r@@ un@@ o .
They were remin@@ ded that Babyl@@ on was not bey@@ ond the re@@ ach of the Creator of the earth , who does not ti@@ re out or gro@@ w we@@ ary .
For M@@ ary and her hous@@ eho@@ ld , Jesus ’ ab@@ s@@ ence would mean an up@@ he@@ a@@ val of s@@ or@@ ts .
F@@ e@@ ar of hu@@ ng@@ er , di@@ se@@ ase , cri@@ me , or war keep@@ s milli@@ ons of people in con@@ st@@ ant anxi@@ ety .
With time , the past rec@@ e@@ des , and most of us likely wish we had kept a more complete personal family rec@@ ord .
Instead , Jehovah again assign@@ ed him to preach to the N@@ in@@ ev@@ ites .
During the past century al@@ one , more than a h@@ un@@ d@@ red milli@@ on people have died in war .
Because a vital as@@ pect of go@@ o@@ dness is that it does not con@@ done ba@@ dness in any way .
Indeed , “ the L@@ O@@ R@@ D is good to all ; he has com@@ pas@@ sion on all he has made . ”
Jehovah’s people share in a worl@@ d@@ wide building work .
Re@@ gre@@ t@@ ta@@ bly , some marriage mat@@ es hold back from being affe@@ c@@ tion@@ ate or sh@@ aring se@@ x@@ u@@ al in@@ ti@@ ma@@ ci@@ es , and some men ten@@ d to view tend@@ er@@ ness as un@@ man@@ ly .
The Bible remin@@ ds us : “ Those whom Jehovah lo@@ ves he re@@ pro@@ ves , just as a father does a son in whom he deli@@ gh@@ ts . ”
( b ) I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate the value of spiritual gro@@ w@@ th and why it is a continu@@ ing pro@@ c@@ ess .
Why is it bene@@ fi@@ cial care@@ fully to go over material that may appe@@ ar famili@@ ar ?
13 , 14 . ( a ) Who make up “ this gener@@ ation ” mentioned by Jesus ?
At 2 Corinthians 6 : 14 , to whom is Paul refer@@ ring when he uses the ter@@ m “ un@@ believers ” ?
Lo@@ ok !
What a sa@@ d t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony to the bre@@ ak@@ down of neigh@@ bor@@ ly interest and care !
Because of in@@ her@@ ited sin , we all act pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ously at times .
The wise king tel@@ ls us : “ He that is show@@ ing in@@ sight in a matter will find good , and happy is he that is tru@@ sting in Jehovah .
Hence , a par@@ ent@@ ’s instru@@ ctions that are to be tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed up , or high@@ ly valu@@ ed , certainly inclu@@ de the remin@@ ders , the comman@@ d@@ ments , and the la@@ ws found in God’s Word , the Bible .
By post@@ pon@@ ing the as@@ ser@@ ting of his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , Jehovah has allow@@ ed Satan time to prove his cla@@ im .
V@@ ari@@ ous scho@@ l@@ ars expla@@ in that this word means “ a se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary for rec@@ ording , ” “ one who ‘ wr@@ ites ’ or ‘ recor@@ ds , ’ ” and “ an of@@ fi@@ cial who ass@@ is@@ ted the ju@@ dge in se@@ cre@@ t@@ ari@@ al work . ”
Di@@ d she know what was going on ?
And here educ@@ ation is , not for my own personal ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ement , but for Jehovah .
She did feel “ left enti@@ r@@ ely , ” for her children on earth did not c@@ learly dis@@ cer@@ n God’s will for them .
18 , 19 . ( a ) How does the vi@@ ct@@ ory s@@ ong in Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us chap@@ ter 15 refle@@ ct the feelings of those who will sur@@ vi@@ ve Go@@ g@@ ’s att@@ ack ?
Still , they have not given in to disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement .
We will discus@@ s the following three questions : ( 1 ) How can we avoid displa@@ ying tra@@ its that might cause us to re@@ ject God’s counsel and become like hard cla@@ y ?
The first st@@ ep for per@@ sever@@ ing in a cho@@ s@@ en course is to set wor@@ th@@ while and at@@ tain@@ able go@@ als .
We , however , are not t@@ ou@@ ris@@ ts .
As we now consider those acc@@ oun@@ ts , think how you might offer ass@@ ist@@ ance in ways similar to those descri@@ bed .
What about exerc@@ ising pati@@ ence toward people who@@ se religious vie@@ ws di@@ ff@@ er from our@@ s ?
The anointed are un@@ able to over@@ see person@@ ally each of the some 10@@ 0@@ ,000 Christian congregations thr@@ ough@@ out the world .
Joseph re@@ comm@@ ended a pl@@ an of action .
N@@ ei@@ ther the ra@@ g@@ ing se@@ a nor the att@@ ac@@ ks of the S@@ pan@@ ish In@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ on pre@@ ven@@ ted an imp@@ ro@@ ved and am@@ p@@ li@@ fied ver@@ sion of the Com@@ p@@ lu@@ ten@@ si@@ an P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t from resur@@ fac@@ ing in 1@@ 5@@ 7@@ 2 in the form of the R@@ o@@ y@@ al Bible .
In contr@@ ast , Jesus ended his fri@@ end@@ ship with Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t .
In this vision , E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el saw four ang@@ eli@@ c cre@@ atu@@ res who up@@ held God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Paul explained : “ I want you to know that the head of every man is the Christ ; in turn , the head of a woman is the man ; in turn , the head of the Christ is God . ”
F@@ A@@ I@@ T@@ H
Now , the first thing you may no@@ tice is that E@@ no@@ ch spoke in the past ten@@ se , as if God had already done what the prophecy descri@@ bes .
* But are those who prac@@ tice such un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness pur@@ su@@ ing a course of ho@@ l@@ iness ?
How true are the words of Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 !
◇ Al@@ ways face the la@@ d@@ der when as@@ cen@@ ding or des@@ cen@@ ding .
Even ani@@ ma@@ l flesh vari@@ es from one kind to another .
Like Ne@@ h@@ emiah , then , let us make Jehovah’s worship and its advan@@ c@@ ement our pri@@ me concer@@ n .
Acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of Bible truth has given me clear purpose and direction in life .
May we never des@@ p@@ ise sac@@ red things by dis@@ da@@ ining cha@@ st@@ ity , integrity , and our spiritual in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
On@@ ce again , David was Israel@@ ’s un@@ challeng@@ ed king .
Wh@@ er@@ e@@ as the Com@@ p@@ lu@@ ten@@ si@@ an P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t of 1@@ 5@@ 17 proved to be a “ mon@@ um@@ ent to ty@@ po@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ cal ar@@ t , ” the new A@@ nt@@ wer@@ p P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t sur@@ pas@@ sed its pre@@ dec@@ ess@@ or in te@@ ch@@ n@@ ic@@ al mer@@ it and in cont@@ ent .
But you may won@@ der , ‘ Is it r@@ ational to believe in a Creator ? ’
C@@ ongreg@@ ation meetings , including associ@@ ation before and after them , provide exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent opportun@@ ities for that .
He thus be@@ comes their “ E@@ ter@@ n@@ al Father . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
Lo@@ c@@ ation : This school is condu@@ cted in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , and beg@@ in@@ ning in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 20@@ 12 , it also will be held in sel@@ e@@ cted branch ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es worl@@ d@@ wide , u@@ su@@ ally at a Kingdom H@@ all or an As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all .
They for@@ ced their way in@@ side , bro@@ ke up our meeting , and d@@ ro@@ ve us out of to@@ wn .
E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s faith may move us to ask ourselves whether we see the world in which we live as God se@@ es it .
C@@ ou@@ ples can also for@@ ge a strong marriage b@@ ond when they seek their mat@@ e@@ ’s advan@@ ta@@ ge , pu@@ t@@ ting their sp@@ ou@@ se@@ ’s personal interest a@@ head of their own .
Th@@ ough pu@@ z@@ z@@ led by the re@@ qu@@ est , the go@@ s@@ si@@ per did as he was instru@@ cted and then re@@ turned to the wise man .
Does that not emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the value of show@@ ing respect ?
Sa@@ ys The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a : “ N@@ ei@@ ther the word Tr@@ in@@ ity nor the ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine appe@@ ars in the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent , nor did Jesus and his followers in@@ ten@@ d to cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct the Sh@@ ema [ a Hebrew prayer ] in the O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent : ‘ He@@ ar , O Israel : The Lord our God is one Lord ’ . ”
You would have to know how to d@@ ri@@ ve a na@@ il into w@@ o@@ od without ben@@ ding the na@@ il .
It seem@@ s that si@@ x of the writ@@ ers of the Christian Greek Scriptures were present .
* F@@ al@@ se st@@ ori@@ es may also have inclu@@ ded sen@@ s@@ ational and spe@@ cul@@ ative r@@ um@@ ors .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of people from all wal@@ ks of life have found that worshipp@@ ing God by doing as he as@@ ks is deep@@ ly satis@@ f@@ ying . ​ — 1 John 5 : 3 .
He reas@@ oned with them .
We were in@@ se@@ par@@ able .
Jehovah’s purpose is to san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy his great and holy name and v@@ indic@@ ate his uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Fr@@ on@@ tal A@@ t@@ t@@ ack
T@@ ake comfort , then , in the psalmis@@ t’s words : “ Jehovah will not for@@ s@@ ake his people , nor will he leave his own in@@ her@@ it@@ ance . ” ​ — Psalm 9@@ 4 : 14 .
So , what “ mirac@@ le ” had occ@@ ur@@ red ?
“ R@@ o@@ o@@ ts That C@@ an@@ not Be Dis@@ lo@@ d@@ ged ”
That contribu@@ tes to making a rep@@ ly to any who would try to ta@@ un@@ t him .
The pione@@ ers took with them liter@@ ature in Eng@@ l@@ ish and S@@ pan@@ ish .
It was not long after this that the har@@ s@@ h out@@ back en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment for@@ ced us to move to the city of Ad@@ el@@ a@@ i@@ de , 3@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 5@@ 00 k@@ m ] away .
G@@ ran@@ n@@ y M@@ y@@ r@@ d@@ al , on the other hand , rema@@ ined loyal until she fin@@ i@@ shed her earthly course in 195@@ 5 .
Jesus instru@@ cted all his disciples to preach .
E@@ dis@@ on , who in@@ ven@@ ted the light bul@@ b , may have been consider@@ ed c@@ ra@@ z@@ y by some , but no one could ar@@ gu@@ e with his ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements .
Do you know the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of all of this for us ?
Yes , S@@ ar@@ ah commun@@ ic@@ ated how she felt in a st@@ ra@@ igh@@ t@@ for@@ ward man@@ ner .
Not for@@ get@@ ting the import@@ ance of wisdom and understanding , the king ex@@ hor@@ ts : “ Sa@@ y to wisdom : ‘ You are my sister ’ ; and may you call understanding it@@ self ‘ K@@ in@@ s@@ woman . ’ ”
Although that was 37 years ag@@ o , I still have vi@@ vi@@ d mem@@ ori@@ es of those fi@@ ve months .
To get a sense of the old glory of Eph@@ esus , one can vis@@ it its ru@@ ins .
You too can have such joy .
Ma@@ p : M@@ oun@@ tain H@@ i@@ gh M@@ ap@@ s ® C@@ op@@ y@@ right © 199@@ 7 Di@@ g@@ it@@ al W@@ is@@ dom , In@@ c .
Jehovah has evid@@ ently made sure that we will have anointed Christians among us all through the fin@@ al days of this system of things until the des@@ tru@@ ction of “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at . ”
He also pray@@ ed for its “ soul , ” its life , or ex@@ ist@@ ence , and for its “ body ” ​ — the com@@ pos@@ ite body of anointed Christians .
E@@ z@@ r@@ a app@@ lied what he learned .
A God - fe@@ aring man@@ ’s s@@ ource of trust is no@@ ne other than the loyal and al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God , Jehovah .
C@@ learly , by giving com@@ ments , all of us share in making Christian meetings up@@ building .
That will give you time to refle@@ ct on what you read and to let the experience t@@ ou@@ ch your heart .
( b ) What was Job willing to do if he was in the wrong ?
H@@ er sin@@ s inclu@@ de gre@@ e@@ dy op@@ pres@@ sion of the po@@ or , im@@ mor@@ ality , and dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful tre@@ at@@ ment of God’s prophe@@ ts .
However , to keep the people from believ@@ ing in Jesus , they at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted his power to Satan .
“ The h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y in religion and the pre@@ v@@ al@@ ence of suffering led me to give up religion .
They lived in W@@ est@@ bu@@ ry , our ne@@ are@@ st to@@ wn .
And Jehovah will support him . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 , 18 .
When our s@@ ent@@ ence was up , most of us left pris@@ on more determined than ever to serve Jehovah .
The ability to speak is a wonderful gift from God .
Jesus com@@ pared “ the word of the Kingdom ” to se@@ ed that is s@@ own on vari@@ ous ty@@ p@@ es of so@@ il .
P@@ l@@ an a@@ head !
N@@ one of those sacrific@@ es ​ — in fact , no sacrifice offered by humans — ​ could bring per@@ man@@ ent rel@@ e@@ ase from sin and death .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful elders work hard to buil@@ d up all in the congregation , giving special attention to the needs of “ or@@ ph@@ ans and wi@@ do@@ ws in their tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
In this respect , how beau@@ ti@@ fully children refle@@ ct the vie@@ w@@ point of our imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al God , who lo@@ ves people of all nations . ​ — Acts 10 : 34 , 35 .
What Sh@@ ould Ch@@ il@@ dren L@@ ear@@ n ?
He cur@@ ed not only le@@ pro@@ s@@ y but also every s@@ ort of di@@ se@@ ase and every s@@ ort of in@@ fir@@ m@@ ity among the people .
Di@@ d you no@@ tice that in each case it was an acc@@ ur@@ ate understanding of the Bible that con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed these individuals that Jehovah really does hear prayers ?
We too can show such a spirit when opportun@@ ities ar@@ ise to vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er our ser@@ vi@@ ces in be@@ half of others at conven@@ tions and on other occasi@@ ons .
He refle@@ cted the spirit of his heavenly Father , who ur@@ ges the wicked to turn from their bad ways .
What does true faith em@@ br@@ ace ?
Proverbs 16 : 26 says : “ The soul of the hard work@@ er has wor@@ ked hard for him , because his m@@ ou@@ th has pres@@ sed him hard . ”
My proble@@ m was p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal , not physical .
His ha@@ ir mer@@ ely re@@ pres@@ ented his special relationship with God as a Na@@ z@@ ir@@ ite .
The account says : “ It came about that as they were wal@@ king along , speaking as they wal@@ ked , why , look !
The ju@@ dge said : “ I will see that she ge@@ ts justice . ”
And she will ac@@ tually cha@@ se after her pas@@ sion@@ ate lo@@ v@@ ers , but she will not over@@ take them ; and she will certainly look for them , but she will not find them .
This is just as the Bible fore@@ told .
David rema@@ ined loyal to Jehovah even though Saul continued to act in an un@@ just way for years .
M@@ ake it your a@@ im to learn from Timothy .
Then the elders arrang@@ ed for the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er to vis@@ it T@@ aku@@ ya .
Of all God’s cre@@ atu@@ res , the fir@@ st@@ born Son could give the most conclu@@ sive answer to that char@@ ge .
All mankind will be well f@@ ed .
But in his de@@ a@@ th@@ bed prophecy , Jac@@ o@@ b fore@@ told that Re@@ u@@ b@@ en was not to exc@@ el , having for@@ fe@@ ited his right as the fir@@ st@@ born .
In 195@@ 3 , I was among those from the D@@ om@@ in@@ i@@ can Re@@ public who attend@@ ed the inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses at Y@@ an@@ ke@@ e St@@ adi@@ u@@ m in New Yor@@ k .
Tru@@ e , this takes “ ear@@ n@@ est effort , ” but it is sur@@ ely wor@@ th it .
What con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed Paul that nothing could se@@ par@@ ate Christians from God’s love ?
Not all individuals were deser@@ ving , as sh@@ own by their re@@ action to the Kingdom message .
After Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , Christ’s followers had to make a personal dedic@@ ation to God and sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze this by baptism
As for pu@@ t@@ ting the inter@@ ests of others a@@ head of one@@ ’s own , we have an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent example in E@@ s@@ ther , who became qu@@ e@@ en of the Per@@ si@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re in the fi@@ f@@ th century B.C.E .
20 : 18 .
His daugh@@ ter r@@ un@@ s out to me@@ et him , d@@ an@@ c@@ ing ju@@ bil@@ an@@ tly and pla@@ ying a tam@@ b@@ our@@ ine .
Ser@@ ving in P@@ us@@ an
Some time later , Jesus invit@@ ed Peter and An@@ dre@@ w to come after him and become “ fi@@ sh@@ ers of men . ”
But they deci@@ ded to take the money to the ad@@ d@@ ress that was on the pas@@ s@@ por@@ t .
In@@ c@@ reas@@ ing Our En@@ du@@ r@@ ance
Peter was un@@ a@@ ware that the pre@@ ce@@ ding day in Ca@@ es@@ are@@ a , 30 mil@@ es [ 50 k@@ m ] away , a G@@ ent@@ ile nam@@ ed Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us had also had a vision .
L@@ ef@@ t un@@ c@@ he@@ cked , gre@@ ed and cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion can ru@@ in the earth , just as they contribu@@ ted to the ru@@ in of the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
This sh@@ o@@ cked me , as I was only 20 years old .
Tru@@ st is develop@@ ed s@@ low@@ ly but can be destro@@ yed in an inst@@ ant .
Of course , such a re@@ qu@@ est does not reli@@ eve us of the responsi@@ bility to work if we are able to do so . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 28 ; 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 3 : 10 .
When will faithful ones enjoy “ the real life ” ?
Ther@@ efore , as a nation , they lost their special relationship with God . ​ — Matthew 23 : 37 , 38 .
Th@@ ings well spo@@ ken of ref@@ er to information that is re@@ pu@@ table or of good repor@@ t .
Those who fi@@ ght against Z@@ ion , as re@@ pres@@ ented by her children on earth , cannot succ@@ e@@ ed .
All Christians ​ — men , women , and young ones — ​ can make their spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement man@@ i@@ f@@ est .
Let us love , ne@@ i@@ ther in word nor with the t@@ ong@@ ue , but in deed and truth . ” ​ — 1 John 3 : 17 , 18 .
“ H@@ ear@@ ing the Word ”
Se@@ cond , Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s enem@@ ies res@@ or@@ ted to s@@ pre@@ ading false r@@ um@@ ors , acc@@ using Ne@@ h@@ emiah of “ s@@ ch@@ em@@ ing to re@@ be@@ l ” against King Ar@@ ta@@ x@@ er@@ x@@ es .
I would listen to their con@@ vers@@ ations and even accom@@ pan@@ y M@@ other to some congregation meetings .
All that Mi@@ ca@@ h rel@@ ates about himself is that he is “ of [ the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge ] Mo@@ re@@ sh@@ et@@ h ” and that Jehovah’s word occ@@ ur@@ red to him “ in the days of Jo@@ th@@ am , A@@ ha@@ z , He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah , k@@ ings of Juda@@ h . ”
As we seek first the Kingdom , of what can we be sure ?
Pe@@ ace pre@@ va@@ iled for 40 years .
Those Christians needed ke@@ en dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment and spiritual per@@ c@@ ep@@ tion to recogn@@ ize the turn of events and fle@@ e .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on these and other Scriptural acc@@ oun@@ ts f@@ ill@@ s our hearts with gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for Jehovah’s loving - kindness , and we are moved to praise and than@@ k him .
Those sel@@ f@@ ish ones were see@@ king prom@@ in@@ ence .
Des@@ pite our ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , we too can hum@@ ble ourselves before the true God , Jehovah , and man@@ i@@ f@@ est a res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful attitude toward him and his Word , the Bible .
Ha@@ ving this ad@@ v@@ ance knowledge , be on your gu@@ ard that you may not be led away with them by the er@@ ro@@ r of the law - de@@ f@@ ying people and f@@ all from your own ste@@ ad@@ fa@@ st@@ ness . ” ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 14 , 17 .
In the talk he gave , he did not try to imp@@ ress people by using com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated or un@@ necess@@ ary words .
El@@ la , Ru@@ by , and Bo@@ b will be ju@@ mp@@ ing with joy .
They can also ref@@ er to a positi@@ ve expres@@ sion of a God - given qu@@ ality ​ — w@@ an@@ ting to prote@@ ct a loved one from har@@ m . ​ — 2 Corinthians 11 : 2 .
In many lands , how are f@@ em@@ al@@ es tre@@ ated ?
Some say that “ all cre@@ ation ” ref@@ ers to the enti@@ re n@@ atur@@ al world , including ani@@ mal@@ s and ve@@ get@@ ation .
For example , a fellow prophet nam@@ ed U@@ ri@@ j@@ ah was bus@@ y deli@@ ver@@ ing war@@ n@@ ings against Jerusalem and Juda@@ h “ in acc@@ ord with all the words of Jeremiah . ”
A@@ n un@@ for@@ get@@ table fi@@ ve - day n@@ ational conven@@ tion was held in 194@@ 1 at L@@ ei@@ c@@ es@@ ter@@ ’s D@@ e M@@ on@@ t@@ fort H@@ all .
Jehovah lo@@ ves all his servants .
They real@@ ize that al@@ though they can make their own decisions , their parents can give them good ad@@ vice .
Yet , the benef@@ its are well wor@@ th the effort .
F@@ ul@@ ly confid@@ ent that Jehovah will fulf@@ ill his pur@@ pos@@ es , we can sa@@ f@@ ely con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate all our efforts on the work he has given us to do ​ — preaching “ in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth ” the “ good news of the kingdom . ”
Many com@@ men@@ t@@ at@@ ors as@@ su@@ me that the “ l@@ adi@@ es ” to whom Solomon was refer@@ ring were the many fore@@ ign wi@@ ves and con@@ cu@@ bin@@ es that he had in his later years , women who led him into false worship .
16 , 17 . ( a ) Why is accep@@ ting Jehovah’s invit@@ ation to be part of his organization the best decision we can make ?
But there is a so@@ lu@@ tion ​ — nam@@ ely , the resurrection that God will car@@ ry out by means of his Son .
Some medi@@ cal author@@ ities have a similar view , c@@ all@@ ing prayer a form of “ al@@ ter@@ n@@ ative me@@ dic@@ ine . ”
On S@@ un@@ days , I would go into the w@@ o@@ o@@ ds to read the Bible , but what I read seem@@ ed so fore@@ ign , so far in the past .
S@@ ever@@ al faithful servants of Jehovah were in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed by an ex@@ p@@ lo@@ sion in T@@ ou@@ l@@ ouse , and th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of faithful Christians died in Na@@ z@@ i and Com@@ mun@@ ist cam@@ ps or under other tra@@ gi@@ c circumstances without God’s st@@ ep@@ p@@ ing in to pre@@ v@@ ent it .
On the one hand , they would like to see their children make advan@@ c@@ ement in Jehovah’s service , perhaps in time en@@ ter@@ ing the full - time ministry .
Sh@@ ann@@ on still re@@ members how she felt at a conven@@ tion she attend@@ ed when she was 11 years old and her sister was 10 .
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At that time , there was no d@@ ry land , no light , and ap@@ par@@ ently no bre@@ a@@ th@@ able a@@ ir at the earth@@ ’s sur@@ face .
R@@ on@@ al@@ d can be@@ ar witness to that .
And what are individuals called upon to do to qu@@ ali@@ fy for it ?
Isaiah 60 : 21 says : “ As for your people , all of them will be righteous ; to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite they will hold pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the land , the s@@ pr@@ out of my pl@@ an@@ ting , the work of my hands , for me to be beau@@ ti@@ fied . ”
B@@ E TH@@ AN@@ K@@ F@@ U@@ L : “ S@@ how y@@ ourselves than@@ k@@ ful . ” ( C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 15 ) When recei@@ ving help , show appreciation for the attention .
No won@@ der some have a@@ do@@ p@@ ted the ir@@ on@@ ic view expres@@ sed by one au@@ th@@ or who no@@ ted : “ If only we@@ ’@@ d sto@@ p tr@@ ying to be happy we could have a pre@@ t@@ ty good time ” !
When God’s law is within our in@@ ward par@@ ts , we are not un@@ sure of the way in which to walk .
From that time for@@ ward , the doing of Jehovah’s will became the most important part of our family life .
On the an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary of that ev@@ ent , Jews have c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
16 , 17 . ( a ) What false ide@@ a did the w@@ atch@@ man class hold for some de@@ ca@@ des ?
One day , n@@ ine - year - old Samuel came to her do@@ or with his mother .
In the mi@@ d@@ st of to@@ da@@ y’s dar@@ k@@ ening world , “ the p@@ ath of the righteous ones is like the b@@ right light that is get@@ ting ligh@@ ter and ligh@@ ter until the day is fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed . ” ​ — Proverbs 4 : 18 .
He was tal@@ king about something of far - re@@ aching import@@ ance .
Bo@@ a@@ z was one who did so .
I was wal@@ king a@@ head of my wife when , su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , I heard a c@@ ry of dist@@ ress from be@@ h@@ ind , “ Ar@@ t ! ”
And Phil@@ ip@@ ’s four daugh@@ ters , who pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed , must have been well - tra@@ ined from an early age . ​ — Acts 21 : 8 , 9 .
This sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic body has many members of both g@@ end@@ ers , all of whom contribu@@ te to the bo@@ d@@ y’s fun@@ c@@ tion@@ ing effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
H@@ er son was on a class tri@@ p to H@@ el@@ sin@@ ki , the cap@@ it@@ al of F@@ in@@ land .
He prom@@ o@@ ted peace , mirac@@ ul@@ ously f@@ ed th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds , cur@@ ed the si@@ ck , and even ra@@ ised the dead to life again . ​ — Matthew 12 : 15 ; 14 : 19 - 21 ; 26 : 5@@ 2 ; John 11 : 4@@ 3 , 4@@ 4 .
Th@@ ough we do not nee@@ d@@ less@@ ly je@@ op@@ ar@@ di@@ ze our lives , we would never use un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural means to avoid persecu@@ tion . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 16 .
I felt better ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with him by the way you high@@ ligh@@ ted his ca@@ res and concer@@ ns .
How can we imitate Bo@@ a@@ z and re@@ pu@@ di@@ ate the ways of Na@@ ba@@ l ?
No@@ ah’s three sons become the pro@@ gen@@ it@@ ors of the enti@@ re human r@@ ace , but his great - gr@@ and@@ son N@@ im@@ ro@@ d be@@ comes “ a mi@@ gh@@ ty h@@ un@@ ter in op@@ position to Jehovah . ”
And he will put the sheep on his right hand , but the go@@ ats on his left . ”
But what of water baptism in the name of the holy spirit , something that regul@@ arly occ@@ ur@@ s at ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es and conven@@ tions of Jehovah’s people in our day ?
Do Not Be An@@ xi@@ ous 15
Al@@ most at once , I bom@@ ba@@ r@@ ded the Witness , El@@ en@@ i N@@ ic@@ ol@@ a@@ o@@ u , with questions . P@@ ati@@ ently , she used the Bible to answer me .
Se@@ cond , the respon@@ se from Jehovah God will be of a ma@@ gn@@ itu@@ de greater than any action that he has taken in the past .
If you had lived back then and could have stu@@ died the evidence fir@@ s@@ th@@ and with an o@@ pen mind , you too would pro@@ ba@@ bly have been con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jesus was the Messi@@ ah .
The cap@@ tion text for this article remin@@ ds us that the word of God “ exer@@ ts power . ”
Pro@@ per d@@ ress and be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or at our ga@@ ther@@ ings honor Jehovah God , his worship , and our fellow worshipp@@ ers .
He is atten@@ tive to what is going on in each congregation of his disciples on earth today .
S@@ pan@@ ish Ju@@ ly 6 - 8
T@@ w@@ o days later , Paul sent me a cop@@ y of The Watchtower .
How would you re@@ act to such an offer ?
He al@@ lo@@ ws his servants to show their devo@@ tion by their vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary and c@@ he@@ er@@ ful giving .
We can confid@@ ently say : “ Jehovah is my help@@ er ; I will not be af@@ ra@@ id .
What is Satan’s a@@ im , and how does Paul id@@ enti@@ fy Satan’s t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s ?
The elders tri@@ ed to cor@@ rec@@ t them , but they refu@@ sed to change .
He will never fai@@ l us .
Moses told them : “ From among y@@ ourselves take up a contribu@@ tion for Jehovah .
These artic@@ les expla@@ in when God’s people came into Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an cap@@ tiv@@ ity and what efforts anointed Christians made in the l@@ ate 18@@ 00 ’ s to understand Jehovah’s Word cor@@ rec@@ tly .
A shepher@@ d in ancient Israel used a long cur@@ ved st@@ af@@ f , or cro@@ ok , to gu@@ i@@ de his flo@@ ck .
And in simp@@ le yet important ways , we can give to others ​ — a letter , a tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne call , a gift , a help@@ ing hand , a word of encourag@@ ement .
How are our days similar to those of Noah ?
It can be app@@ lied to a se@@ cul@@ ar group , such as “ the ass@@ em@@ bly ” that D@@ em@@ et@@ ri@@ us s@@ ti@@ r@@ red up against Paul in Eph@@ esus .
But how , spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally , will he@@ ad@@ ship be exerc@@ ised within your family , and how will sub@@ mis@@ sion be demonstr@@ ated ?
He loved me de@@ arly , something I fa@@ iled to real@@ ize at the time .
But how could he ever sing@@ le out the right woman ?
A@@ no@@ ther chall@@ enge was that of fin@@ ding lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing .
Let us simil@@ arly foc@@ us , not on the we@@ ak@@ nesses of our brothers , but on their fine qualities and their succ@@ ess@@ ful fi@@ ght to remain ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast and honor Jehovah .
A tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne op@@ er@@ at@@ or ans@@ wer@@ ed , and K@@ ar@@ ina explained the purpose of the call .
However , the ide@@ a of hel@@ l as a place of t@@ or@@ ment re@@ turned in the following two cen@@ tu@@ ries .
Our love and com@@ pas@@ sion should , of course , be man@@ i@@ f@@ est in our whole life course .
What is often the best time for personal study ?
In E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s vision , pri@@ ests are seen mo@@ ving about in the cour@@ ty@@ ar@@ ds of the temple as they serve the n@@ on@@ pri@@ es@@ tly tri@@ bes .
“ S@@ ear@@ ch through me , O God , and know my heart .
Tho@@ r@@ ough@@ ly evil , they bit@@ ter@@ ly op@@ pose Jehovah and have led most humans on a course contr@@ ary to Jehovah’s loving direction .
Par@@ ents , do you have faith that Jehovah will in one way or another care for you and your family when you do his will ?
May we fe@@ ast at wis@@ d@@ om@@ ’s table by di@@ lig@@ ently stud@@ ying God’s Word and the Bible - based public@@ ations provided by the slave class .
This was likely to su@@ gg@@ est sh@@ am@@ e@@ ful@@ ness or imp@@ en@@ ding do@@ om .
Jehovah has pro@@ found in@@ sight into human n@@ ature .
His res@@ ol@@ ve to be loyal to his wife helps him to devel@@ op a com@@ mit@@ ment to righteous principles in all are@@ as of his life .
The G@@ ile@@ ad stud@@ ents were comm@@ ended for their spirit in respon@@ ding to the call of the Gre@@ ater Bar@@ ak , Jesus Christ , to get more involved in spiritual war@@ f@@ are .
That is our cho@@ ice .
Wh@@ atever problems you may have , you can always be confid@@ ent that the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh will be able to help you , in har@@ mony with his will .
The two kin@@ ds of fru@@ its have become c@@ learly man@@ i@@ f@@ est during this time of the end .
Although no@@ ne of the brothers died , many lost everything they ow@@ ned .
I was so ang@@ ry with my sister .
This worl@@ d’s ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising el@@ ements try to buil@@ d in us a desire for a f@@ lood of con@@ sum@@ er go@@ o@@ ds that we do not need .
It was some time after the cre@@ ation of Ad@@ am@@ ’s wife , E@@ ve , about 6@@ ,000 years ag@@ o .
They are like those whom the apostle Paul descri@@ bed when he said : “ They did not see f@@ it to ac@@ knowledge God . ”
What princi@@ ple did Paul learn that helped him serve God without having more reg@@ re@@ ts ? As rend@@ ered in the J .
On the other hand , concer@@ ning Jehovah , the psalmist san@@ g : “ If er@@ r@@ ors were what you w@@ atch , O J@@ ah , O Jehovah , who could stand ?
H@@ er words h@@ ur@@ t me very much .
Such e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment will be “ c@@ ong@@ e@@ aled , ” put out of op@@ er@@ ation as if s@@ ti@@ ff@@ ened by co@@ ld .
During some peri@@ o@@ ds , public ho@@ li@@ days were as num@@ er@@ ous as working days .
Re@@ as@@ on@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess and mo@@ des@@ ty should move all of us to recogn@@ ize our li@@ mit@@ ations and keep un@@ necess@@ ary com@@ mit@@ ments to a min@@ i@@ mu@@ m .
I thought that if I could get in@@ side and s@@ le@@ ep on the cu@@ shi@@ ons , I could sur@@ vi@@ ve the co@@ ld night .
I@@ magine that you are d@@ ri@@ ving on a long , st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght high@@ way .
Jesus will do mar@@ vel@@ ous things as R@@ ul@@ er of mankind .
While d@@ ele@@ g@@ ating provi@@ des an opportunity for others to gain necess@@ ary s@@ k@@ ill and experience , it also al@@ lo@@ ws the one d@@ ele@@ g@@ ating the responsi@@ bility to ob@@ serve the a@@ bil@@ ities of those who have been given the t@@ ask .
M@@ ore than three times that number of individuals attend@@ ed the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al .
Rather , Isa@@ a@@ c am@@ p@@ li@@ fi@@ es it .
They are of fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al import@@ ance and are likely among the first tru@@ ths we learned when we began to study God’s Word .
T@@ on@@ y’s case certainly refu@@ tes that as@@ ser@@ tion .
An@@ cient S@@ cri@@ bes and the Word of God
For a time it appe@@ ared that the mo@@ der@@ n - day witness work “ to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth ” was going to fai@@ l . ​ — Revelation 11 : 7 - 10 .
How can anxi@@ ety about sin@@ ning against the spirit be dis@@ p@@ el@@ led ?
On@@ ce the p@@ en@@ al@@ ties have been discus@@ sed and are under@@ sto@@ od , the rul@@ es need to be en@@ for@@ ced .
The apostle Paul , a n@@ atur@@ al Je@@ w , put it this way : “ The Law has become our tu@@ t@@ or le@@ ading to Christ , that we might be declar@@ ed righteous du@@ e to faith . ”
He did so many times , such as on the occasi@@ on mentioned at the out@@ set of this article .
A Con@@ tro@@ ver@@ si@@ al Com@@ mem@@ or@@ ation
After the Rom@@ an ar@@ mi@@ es sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded Jerusalem in 6@@ 6 C.E . , obedi@@ ent ones ac@@ ted on these instru@@ ctions .
What will en@@ able us to “ understand everything ” we need to know to ple@@ ase our heavenly Father ?
It is the cer@@ em@@ on@@ y that u@@ sh@@ ers the child into the compan@@ y or world of human be@@ ings . ”
Go@@ dly fear is also the star@@ t of wisdom because there can be no wisdom without knowledge .
Jesus ’ words that we read at John 5 : 22 , 23 help us to see that pla@@ in@@ ly : “ The Father jud@@ ges no one at all , but he has en@@ tru@@ sted all the judg@@ ing to the Son , so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father .
If so , what practic@@ al st@@ ep@@ s can you take to help you keep al@@ co@@ ho@@ l in its place ?
There is a con@@ ne@@ ction between c@@ all@@ ing on Jehovah’s name and the resul@@ ting sal@@ vation by him .
During the up@@ coming great tri@@ bul@@ ation , cul@@ min@@ ating in Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , Christ will war against all evil .
He is the best friend a person could ever have . ”
One exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent to@@ ol for doing this can be found in the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures , now a@@ vail@@ able in whole or in part in 5@@ 7 langu@@ ages .
“ The righteous is wal@@ king in his integrity , ” states Proverbs 20 : 7 .
This is the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t , the one who den@@ ies the Father and the Son . ” ​ — 1 John 2 : 18 , 19 , 22 .
How does God’s holy spirit help to set us free ?
For another , S@@ under L@@ al has no leg@@ s .
They also helped others to understand the truth by using Z@@ i@@ on@@ ’s W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er and other public@@ ations .
Some of the ear@@ li@@ est S@@ la@@ v@@ on@@ ic man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts , however , use a very different s@@ crip@@ t , known as G@@ la@@ g@@ ol@@ iti@@ c , and it is this s@@ crip@@ t that many scho@@ l@@ ars believe C@@ y@@ ri@@ l in@@ ven@@ ted .
In 1@@ 5@@ 32 , B@@ ru@@ ci@@ ol@@ i transl@@ ated the Bible from the origin@@ al Hebrew and Greek .
Let us now see how we can apply some of the many pri@@ c@@ eless sa@@ y@@ ings found in this ma@@ st@@ er@@ ful ser@@ m@@ on of God’s bel@@ o@@ ved Son .
In fact , from 199@@ 0 to 199@@ 5 , the number of Witnesses in Mo@@ sc@@ ow ju@@ mp@@ ed from some 3@@ 00 to over 5@@ ,000 !
For example , form@@ er Un@@ ited N@@ ations Se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary - Gen@@ er@@ al U Th@@ ant ob@@ served : “ So many of the problems that we face today are du@@ e to , or the result of , false attitu@@ des . . .
There I me@@ t G@@ w@@ en , and we were pa@@ i@@ red as d@@ an@@ c@@ ing par@@ t@@ n@@ ers .
By com@@ par@@ ing par@@ al@@ le@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts , we gain a ful@@ l@@ er , more de@@ ta@@ iled view of many events .
What is the pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent attitude toward obedi@@ ence to divine la@@ ws ?
Se@@ cond , the am@@ ount of time sp@@ ent in en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment can also cause problems .
Those able to preach in fore@@ ign ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es have made a real contribu@@ tion to the s@@ pre@@ ad of the good news , so that in 200@@ 3 it was heard in 2@@ 35 lands , is@@ lands , and ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es around the world .
The K@@ ey to a Me@@ an@@ ing@@ ful Li@@ fe
After mo@@ b viol@@ ence in Eph@@ esus , he wrote : “ We were under ex@@ tre@@ me pres@@ sure bey@@ ond our strength , so that we were very un@@ certain even of our lives .
Even if only one par@@ t@@ ner in a marriage app@@ lies Bible principles , things are better than if ne@@ i@@ ther did .
And it may not necess@@ ar@@ ily be refle@@ cted in years of service in the congregation .
If he does not do so , the fre@@ e@@ d@@ om@@ s he has been gr@@ anted will be cur@@ ta@@ iled . ​ — Matthew 25 : 21 .
The Bible promises : “ Just a little while longer , and the wicked one will be no more ; and you will certainly give attention to his place , and he will not be .
This spiritual s@@ word can also de@@ f@@ end us when we are as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ted by temp@@ t@@ ations or apost@@ ate at@@ temp@@ ts to destro@@ y our faith .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er in his letter , Paul war@@ ned about the d@@ anger of ‘ d@@ ri@@ f@@ ting away ’ and of ‘ develop@@ ing a wicked heart l@@ ac@@ king faith . ’
To be pleas@@ ing in God’s sight , like a fru@@ it@@ ful p@@ al@@ m t@@ ree , a person must be mor@@ ally u@@ pri@@ ght and must continue to pro@@ du@@ ce good works .
The lik@@ en@@ ess la@@ y in qualities that el@@ ev@@ ated man far a@@ bo@@ ve the ani@@ mal@@ s .
A par@@ ent@@ ’s first inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation may be to shi@@ eld the child from the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences , but doing so may not always be in the chil@@ d’s best inter@@ ests .
There are a lo@@ t of people who believe that per@@ mis@@ sive me@@ tho@@ ds of child re@@ aring have allow@@ ed children too much fre@@ e@@ dom .
“ After having fully car@@ ri@@ ed out the reli@@ ef minis@@ tr@@ ation in Jerusalem , ” Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s and Saul return to An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch .
After cre@@ ating angels to live in heaven , God made man to enjoy the earth .
This should not tr@@ ou@@ ble us ; it should b@@ ol@@ ster our confidence in the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class .
The rul@@ ing body in the Re@@ form@@ ed Ch@@ urch .
F@@ re@@ e@@ dom of cho@@ ice pre@@ c@@ lu@@ des pre@@ des@@ t@@ in@@ ation .
“ D@@ E@@ AT@@ H will be no more , and even the dead will be brought back to life . ”
What did Jesus discus@@ s before he rel@@ ated the illustr@@ ation found in Luke chap@@ ter 18 ?
We could not reason with them , and I knew that we would have to leave at once or el@@ se the po@@ li@@ ce would c@@ atch us .
However , at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , holy spirit was p@@ our@@ ed out on a group of men and women who were thus born again as children of this heavenly woman .
On@@ ce your parents see that you have listen@@ ed to them , they will be far more inc@@ l@@ ined to listen to you .
D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion in Lu@@ gu@@ fu cam@@ p
After st@@ ating the P@@ har@@ is@@ a@@ ic inter@@ pre@@ tation of a st@@ at@@ ement in the Law ​ — “ you must love your neigh@@ b@@ or and h@@ ate your enem@@ y ” — ​ Jesus made known Jehovah’s thinking , saying : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to love your enem@@ ies and to pray for those persecu@@ ting you . ”
As we can see , Paul’s inspired words emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the need for love and respect .
By 198@@ 4 , the book You Can Li@@ ve F@@ o@@ re@@ ver in Par@@ adise on E@@ ar@@ th was publi@@ shed in Tu@@ valu@@ an by the Watchtower Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of New Yor@@ k , In@@ c .
He lived in the first century C.E .
* On different occasi@@ ons A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o@@ ’s gre@@ et@@ ings had not been ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged , and when in each o@@ ther’s compan@@ y , there now seem@@ ed to be a w@@ all between them .
The temp@@ er@@ ature d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed to min@@ us 40 de@@ gre@@ es F@@ ah@@ r@@ en@@ he@@ it [ - 40 ° C ] .
The resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus declar@@ ed : “ I am he who sear@@ ches the k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys and hearts , and I will give to you individu@@ ally according to your de@@ e@@ ds . ” ​ — Revelation 2 : 23 .
How Go@@ od Will Con@@ qu@@ er E@@ vi@@ l
O@@ be@@ ying the law gave him peace and a good conscience . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 1 , 9 , 6@@ 5 , 9@@ 3 , 9@@ 8 , 1@@ 6@@ 5 .
As we saw in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , the first si@@ x he@@ a@@ ds of the be@@ ast re@@ present Egy@@ pt , As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a , Babyl@@ on , Me@@ do - Per@@ sia , Gre@@ e@@ ce , and R@@ ome .
( b ) That peri@@ od of dist@@ ress cor@@ respon@@ ds to what time peri@@ od in the first century C.E . ?
As to our cho@@ ice of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , what should we keep in mind ?
And the spirit streng@@ th@@ ened the members of that congregation to be bo@@ ld and fe@@ ar@@ less wit@@ nesses . ​ — Acts 4 : 31 .
Since our friends influ@@ ence how we think , feel , and act , it is important that we make friends with people who@@ se way of life is com@@ pati@@ ble with our own .
But during his high school years , he began associ@@ ating with young people who did not follow God’s ways .
God’s Word says that there is “ a time to la@@ u@@ gh . . . and a time to d@@ ance . ”
F@@ ran@@ c@@ is S .
Re@@ ally , by following Bible principles , we can succ@@ ess@@ fully face any chall@@ enge in life .
Many cam@@ er@@ as today foc@@ us a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally on things both far and near .
The word origin@@ ally indic@@ ated a text that was re@@ served for the followers of a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar school of thought and was hi@@ d@@ den to the un@@ in@@ iti@@ ated .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to the trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation , the apostle Peter wrote : “ Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently we have the prophe@@ tic word made more sure ; and you are doing well in pa@@ ying attention to it as to a lam@@ p shin@@ ing in a dar@@ k place , until day da@@ w@@ ns and a da@@ y@@ st@@ ar ris@@ es , in your hearts . ”
Ke@@ ep On Se@@ e@@ king Fir@@ st “ His R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness ”
F@@ in@@ ally , we see evidence of Jose@@ p@@ h’s devo@@ tion to true worship in the last ep@@ is@@ o@@ de in which he appe@@ ars in the Christian Greek Scriptures .
How happy he was when he fin@@ ally arri@@ ved at the en@@ tr@@ ance to the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge and saw that the light came from an o@@ il lam@@ p held al@@ of@@ t by the gr@@ and@@ mother !
When a person comes to understand and accept those par@@ ts of God’s purpose and se@@ es the future that this op@@ ens to him , he can righ@@ tly exc@@ la@@ im , “ Yes , that truly is good news ! ”
E@@ ven@@ tually , the Witnesses arri@@ ved at their des@@ t@@ in@@ ation in time for the fin@@ al part of the dedic@@ ation pro@@ gra@@ m .
Indeed , an un@@ bri@@ d@@ led cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity could ex@@ pose us to har@@ m@@ ful information pl@@ anted by apost@@ ates and other ag@@ ents of Satan .
“ Some think that I have wa@@ sted my tal@@ ents , ” she rel@@ ates , “ but they recogn@@ ize that I am happy , and they ad@@ mi@@ re the principles by which I live my life .
This ca@@ used qu@@ ite a com@@ mo@@ tion , and that ended the sear@@ ch for par@@ ty car@@ ds .
May we , then , pray@@ er@@ fully ask Jehovah to ‘ set a w@@ atch over the do@@ or of our li@@ ps . ’ ​ — P@@ s .
What s@@ crip@@ tures help us to fi@@ gu@@ re out the beg@@ in@@ ning , the l@@ eng@@ th , and the end of the se@@ ven times mentioned in the book of Daniel ?
And he continu@@ ally tend@@ ed to sear@@ ch for God . . . ; and , in the days of his sear@@ ch@@ ing for Jehovah , the true God made him pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous . ”
Because they are spiritually s@@ ound and are en@@ er@@ gi@@ zed with a sure hope based on the Bible .
O@@ r can they cause us to hear the first things ? Let them present their wit@@ nesses to prove themselves right , or let them hear and say , ‘ It is the truth ! ’ ” ​ — Is@@ a .
Our family sta@@ yed in a refu@@ ge@@ e cam@@ p in w@@ es@@ ter@@ n Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que until Ju@@ ne 19@@ 7@@ 4 .
We arri@@ ved back at the sh@@ op , so@@ ak@@ ed from the ra@@ in .
Some Jewish religious lead@@ ers , called S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es , den@@ i@@ ed that there would be a resurrection , though it was a clear teaching in the inspired Scriptures .
There proved to be not a word of all that Moses had comman@@ ded that Jo@@ shua did not read al@@ ou@@ d in fr@@ on@@ t of all the congregation of Israel , together with the women and the little ones and the ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ents who wal@@ ked in their mi@@ d@@ st . ”
F@@ ar from provi@@ ding a fa@@ in@@ t out@@ l@@ ine of the Creator , the Bible con@@ tain@@ s the kind of information that we need in order to get to know God .
Why did Jesus ur@@ ge his disciples to “ take courage , ” and why do we need to act coura@@ ge@@ ously ?
Yes , the effe@@ cts of t@@ ests are com@@ pared to the ref@@ ining of go@@ ld by fi@@ re .
The rend@@ e@@ z@@ v@@ ous for Israel@@ ’s for@@ ces was a con@@ spi@@ cu@@ ous m@@ oun@@ tain nam@@ ed T@@ ab@@ or .
A ha@@ st@@ y or@@ al respon@@ se in a tr@@ ying situation can result in r@@ as@@ h spe@@ e@@ ch that is later reg@@ re@@ t@@ ted .
Jehovah’s direction for Christians is very clear : ‘ Mar@@ ry only in the Lord . ’
The very ide@@ a of a n@@ on@@ pri@@ es@@ tly L@@ ev@@ ite o@@ ffering inc@@ en@@ se before Jehovah should have sh@@ ak@@ en those re@@ bel@@ s to their sen@@ ses .
It acc@@ el@@ er@@ ated once the apostles died and their rest@@ ra@@ ining influ@@ ence disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared .
Although the v@@ in@@ e@@ ’s bran@@ ches in the illustr@@ ation ref@@ er to Jesus ’ apostles and other Christians who are in l@@ ine for a place in God’s heavenly Kingdom , the illustr@@ ation con@@ tain@@ s tru@@ ths from which all of Christ’s followers today can benefit . ​ — John 3 : 16 ; 10 : 16 .
I my@@ self do ta@@ un@@ t the bat@@ tle l@@ ines of Israel this day .
( b ) What en@@ ab@@ les us to stay close to Jesus ?
I also learn how to h@@ and@@ le things in a Christian man@@ ner , and this has always proved to be bene@@ fi@@ cial . ”
Jehovah’s O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation Q@@ u@@ ali@@ fi@@ es U@@ s
In the long ru@@ n , we cannot live without spiritual light any more than we can live without physical light . ​ — Luke 1 : 7@@ 9 .
Why can it be said that the apostle Paul was a ze@@ al@@ ous Kingdom work@@ er ?
For them to e@@ at of the t@@ ree would be to cla@@ im moral in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence , which would cause en@@ or@@ m@@ ous dam@@ age to them and to the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing they would pro@@ du@@ ce .
To help us w@@ in this wonderful pri@@ ze , God has given us many examples in his holy Word , the Bible , show@@ ing that his faithful servants have succ@@ ess@@ fully cop@@ ed with thor@@ ns in their flesh .
One fac@@ t@@ or was that there was disa@@ gre@@ ement on whether God should be inclu@@ ded in the char@@ ter .
Abraham , who was descri@@ bed as “ Jehovah’s friend , ” was a man of out@@ standing faith .
This new life will bring many blessings from Jehovah but also op@@ position from Satan .
The fi@@ gu@@ re of a tu@@ t@@ or , says one scho@@ la@@ r , has “ an ancient and rich ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound . ”
( Read Psalm 6@@ 9 : 30 , 31 . )
Gen@@ er says : “ My ha@@ ir stan@@ ds on end when I think about it .
Bro@@ thers C@@ ome to the R@@ es@@ cu@@ e
What ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment in our ministry is now called for in some plac@@ es ?
Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide , there are over 1@@ ,@@ 2@@ 00 si@@ gn - language congregations and grou@@ ps .
A@@ cting more like w@@ ol@@ ves than shepher@@ ds , they ty@@ ran@@ n@@ ized over the sheep .
Consider the example of H@@ ort@@ ê@@ n@@ ci@@ o .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , we are ur@@ ged to do “ nothing out of con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ousness or out of e@@ go@@ tism , but with low@@ l@@ iness of mind . ”
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of how the world may view us , if we love the truth , we are special in God’s eyes .
No@@ te the refer@@ ence to our “ ways ” and “ pa@@ ths . ”
The king promised fin@@ an@@ cial a@@ id and sent the no@@ ted human@@ ist A@@ ri@@ as M@@ on@@ t@@ an@@ o to be a su@@ per@@ vis@@ or of the pro@@ ject .
In what as@@ pe@@ cts of their id@@ ent@@ ity can Christians take pri@@ de ?
She wanted to know God’s name , whether there is only one true God , whether he appro@@ ves of the use of i@@ ma@@ ges in worship , and much more .
This verse says : “ If the re@@ adi@@ ness is there first , it is especially accep@@ table according to what a person has , not according to what a person does not have . ”
All ho@@ p@@ es for a pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous future will be da@@ shed .
We would like the money enc@@ lo@@ sed to be used in ass@@ is@@ ting in the building of a Kingdom H@@ all in one of the less privile@@ ged coun@@ tri@@ es . ”
Will you go a@@ head and w@@ atch that mo@@ vi@@ e any@@ way ?
We are also comman@@ ded to show honor to family members and fellow believers as well as to some out@@ side the congregation .
What makes the Bible different from all other s@@ our@@ ces of information ?
A@@ bi@@ b ( later called N@@ is@@ an ) cor@@ respon@@ ds to par@@ ts of to@@ da@@ y’s Mar@@ ch and A@@ pri@@ l .
How do we know that Jehovah ca@@ res about us ?
Of course , I had mi@@ x@@ ed feelings and wonder@@ ed how he would re@@ act to my return .
Re@@ as@@ ons for S@@ how@@ ing Consi@@ der@@ ation
TH@@ E@@ R@@ E we were , 18 of us , on the di@@ r@@ t flo@@ or . S@@ hi@@ ver@@ ing in our s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing ba@@ g@@ s , we listen@@ ed to the t@@ or@@ r@@ enti@@ al ra@@ in be@@ ating on the cor@@ ru@@ g@@ ated ir@@ on ro@@ of a@@ bo@@ ve us .
Our spe@@ e@@ ch and conduct can re@@ in@@ for@@ ce that message .
7 , 8 . ( a ) How can set@@ ting go@@ als make decision - making e@@ asi@@ er ?
A@@ F@@ G@@ H@@ AN@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ A@@ N
Jesus taught a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al truth about human n@@ ature when he said : “ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ”
We had three we@@ ek@@ s to put our af@@ fai@@ r@@ s in order and to p@@ ack our bel@@ ong@@ ings .
He bro@@ ke down and we@@ pt bit@@ ter@@ ly . ​ — Mark 14 : 7@@ 2 ; Luke 22 : 6@@ 1 , 6@@ 2 .
( b ) At Matthew 19 : 28 , whom do “ the tw@@ el@@ ve tri@@ bes of Israel ” re@@ present ?
• What ca@@ used An@@ dre@@ w , Peter , John , and others to respon@@ d im@@ medi@@ ately when Jesus called them ?
N@@ atur@@ ally , imper@@ fect des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Adam cannot be to@@ t@@ ally free of anxi@@ ety .
This means that the good news would need to be pre@@ ached worl@@ d@@ wide .
One of the ten men “ turned back , gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying God with a l@@ ou@@ d vo@@ ice . ”
B@@ ri@@ ck@@ making in Egy@@ pt has chang@@ ed little since Moses ’ day , as sh@@ own by an ancient pa@@ in@@ ting
R@@ em@@ ar@@ ka@@ bly , the number of Witnesses in Q@@ u@@ ebe@@ c has inc@@ reas@@ ed from 3@@ 5@@ 6 in 194@@ 5 , when I started pione@@ ering , to over 2@@ 4@@ ,000 today !
In time , W@@ ik@@ t@@ or became dis@@ tur@@ bed about the effect that his pur@@ su@@ it of the s@@ por@@ t was having on his spiritu@@ ality .
How hum@@ ili@@ ating to think of Israel@@ ’s king and his sol@@ di@@ ers , including three of Davi@@ d’s older brothers , cr@@ ing@@ ing in fear !
D@@ O N@@ O@@ T G@@ I@@ V@@ E U@@ P !
One mor@@ ning in 19@@ 39 , two ne@@ at@@ ly d@@ ressed young men kno@@ cked on our do@@ or at H@@ em@@ el He@@ mp@@ stead , just out@@ side Gre@@ ater L@@ ond@@ on , Eng@@ land .
H@@ ad he learned anything ?
W@@ il@@ li@@ am@@ s ) .
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O@@ ther n@@ ames con@@ tain mean@@ ings desi@@ gn@@ ed to disc@@ oura@@ ge the an@@ c@@ est@@ ors from taking the new@@ born child back into the world of the dead .
A@@ m@@ ong other things , its principles help in@@ still in us an el@@ ev@@ ated moral sen@@ si@@ bility that truly refle@@ cts Jehovah’s mar@@ vel@@ ous qualities . ​ — Psalm 19 : 7 - 11 .
To do this c@@ he@@ er@@ fully without ar@@ gu@@ ing , dis@@ sen@@ sion or glory - gra@@ b@@ b@@ ing is a mar@@ k of true Christi@@ an@@ ity . ”
On@@ ce resur@@ rec@@ ted to heaven , Jesus would become the King of the Kingdom .
So@@ on we were married and moved back to Si@@ b@@ eri@@ a , where our daugh@@ ter , D@@ ina , was born in 19@@ 6@@ 4 and our son , V@@ ik@@ t@@ or , in 19@@ 6@@ 6 .
J@@ ane received such support .
As their fa@@ thers died off , the Israelites w@@ an@@ der@@ ed in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness for 40 we@@ ar@@ is@@ ome years .
A f@@ our@@ th benefit to our not know@@ ing the day or the h@@ our is that it helps us to r@@ ely more fully on Jehovah and to be di@@ lig@@ ent in ap@@ pl@@ ying his Word in our life .
How could they end@@ ure ?
Gal@@ ati@@ ans 1 - 6 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 - 6 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 - 4 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 - 4 ; 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 1 - 5 ; 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 1 - 3 ; 1 Timothy 1 - 6 – 2 Timothy 1 - 4
What can family he@@ a@@ ds do to help their famili@@ es gro@@ w spiritually ?
We spoke with people from Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a , Ch@@ ina , Fr@@ ance , In@@ dia , Israel , and N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ a .
How can you help your te@@ en@@ ag@@ er to devel@@ op good qualities ?
Paul disa@@ gre@@ ed because Mark had a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned them in P@@ am@@ ph@@ y@@ li@@ a .
S@@ ur@@ ely , then , it is high time to “ k@@ is@@ s the Son ” and serve the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord , Jehovah !
How can we de@@ e@@ pen our appreciation for Jehovah’s qualities ?
“ The inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of the heart of man is bad from his you@@ th up , ” but young people can follow a clean p@@ ath , even in this cor@@ ru@@ pt world under Satan’s control .
We ther@@ e@@ by show our love and appreciation not only for this divine tre@@ asure but , most important , for its Au@@ th@@ or , Jehovah God .
These cons@@ ol@@ ing words will have their fulfill@@ ment when God’s Kingdom , a real heavenly govern@@ ment , re@@ plac@@ es all human rule .
Th@@ ough the expres@@ sion “ sing@@ le par@@ ent ” does not appe@@ ar in the Bible , the ter@@ ms “ wi@@ do@@ w ” and “ fa@@ ther@@ less bo@@ y ” are fre@@ qu@@ ently used .
V@@ is@@ u@@ al@@ iz@@ ing the future can also help us to control ne@@ g@@ ative thoughts about present difficul@@ ties .
If we are truly inter@@ ested in pleas@@ ing God , should we not consider seri@@ ously the acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y of what we believe about him ?
It is comm@@ on for people to be pr@@ ou@@ d and bo@@ ast about their r@@ ace , tri@@ be , cul@@ ture , city , or country .
We me@@ t in small grou@@ ps , and my brother John and I were sel@@ e@@ cted to do se@@ cre@@ t cou@@ ri@@ er work .
As he em@@ ba@@ r@@ ked on his mission@@ ary j@@ our@@ ne@@ ys , Paul was gu@@ i@@ ded by God’s spirit .
TH@@ E most important ev@@ ent pl@@ an@@ ned for the year 200@@ 3 is to take place after su@@ n@@ down on A@@ pri@@ l 16 .
As no@@ ted in that article , Paul offered this ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to his fellow servants , including us : “ Let us also put off every we@@ i@@ ght and the sin that eas@@ ily ent@@ ang@@ les us , and let us ru@@ n with end@@ ur@@ ance the r@@ ace that is set before us . ” ​ — He@@ b .
then su@@ d@@ den des@@ tru@@ ction is to be in@@ stan@@ tly upon them just as the pan@@ g of dist@@ ress upon a pre@@ gn@@ ant woman ; and they will by no means es@@ cap@@ e . ” ​ — 1 TH@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ AL@@ ON@@ I@@ AN@@ S 5 : 3 .
For ‘ the name of God is being bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ed on account of you people among the nations . ’ ”
To avoid de@@ te@@ ction , we u@@ su@@ ally held meetings l@@ ate at night in out - of - the - way plac@@ es .
Gi@@ ft An@@ nu@@ ity : A gift an@@ nu@@ ity is an arrang@@ ement wh@@ er@@ e@@ by one trans@@ f@@ ers money or se@@ cur@@ ities to the Watchtower So@@ ci@@ ety .
For example , consider how our spiritual needs are reve@@ aled in the last three re@@ ques@@ ts of the mo@@ de@@ l prayer .
It is thought that temple of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als would have att@@ ached such to@@ k@@ ens to pro@@ du@@ cts for ri@@ tu@@ al use or to ani@@ mal@@ s in@@ tend@@ ed for sacrifice .
What will we say to him ?
Sa@@ ys S@@ im@@ one : “ I try to remain as positi@@ ve as possible .
or ‘ to your health ! ’ ” G@@ ran@@ ted , the fact that an ob@@ ject , a desi@@ gn , or a prac@@ tice has ro@@ o@@ ts or par@@ all@@ els in ancient false religion does not always rule such out for a true worshipp@@ er .
Even if it is not possible to sa@@ ve a marriage , what good may result from efforts to do so ?
To sign@@ al r@@ om@@ an@@ tic interest in a married person ​ — or for a married person to show such interest in someone out@@ side the marriage b@@ ond — ​ is wrong .
We do everything we can to avoid things that could cause us to die .
How did many Israelites de@@ al tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ously with Jehovah ?
May we never ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct to fulf@@ ill our com@@ mis@@ sion to preach .
We can be confid@@ ent that Jehovah will deli@@ ver his worshi@@ p@@ ers at the up@@ coming “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 20 - 22 ; Revelation 7 : 9 , 14 .
9 : 23 - 25 .
Is the m@@ ing@@ ling of religi@@ ons the way to he@@ al the con@@ f@@ li@@ ct among faith@@ s ?
As a result of this apost@@ as@@ y , Chris@@ tend@@ om came into ex@@ ist@@ ence .
I was sent on to a pris@@ on cam@@ p at P@@ ort L@@ y@@ au@@ te@@ y ( now K@@ en@@ it@@ r@@ a ) , about 1@@ 10 mil@@ es [ 18@@ 0 k@@ m ] away .
So they told me to leave the col@@ on@@ y because they did not want a “ false prophet ” among the “ faithful bre@@ th@@ re@@ n . ”
No other place on earth could offer se@@ cur@@ ity . ​ — G@@ en .
When There W@@ as One M@@ an
For good reason the Bible states : “ H@@ as pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ousness come ? Then di@@ sh@@ on@@ or will come ; but wisdom is with the mo@@ des@@ t ones . ”
God invit@@ ed him to “ go about in the land ” and get famili@@ ar with its n@@ ature and re@@ gi@@ ons .
By b@@ lam@@ ing God for our problems and using them to jus@@ ti@@ fy doing things that are out of har@@ mony with his la@@ ws and principles .
What Bible examples under@@ s@@ cor@@ e the value of contro@@ l@@ ling our re@@ actions ?
If we die faithful before Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , we will be resur@@ rec@@ ted into a righteous new world , where there will be pl@@ ent@@ y of satis@@ f@@ ying work for us to do .
Jesus descri@@ bed the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of mis@@ direc@@ ted effort in his illustr@@ ation of the s@@ ow@@ er .
The man whom Jesus cur@@ ed had been si@@ ck for 38 years because of in@@ her@@ ited imper@@ fe@@ ction .
It is simply because we want to for@@ get that such situ@@ ations ex@@ ist .
These positi@@ ve chang@@ es refle@@ cted divine blessing and evid@@ enced God’s appro@@ val of those who had come out in ze@@ al@@ ous support of his Kingdom .
In fact , she mo@@ tiv@@ ated me to return to the full - time ministry in 200@@ 1 , and I have been pione@@ ering ever since .
And th@@ at@@ ’s what she did ! By then , Samuel may have been four or fi@@ ve years old .
For cen@@ tu@@ ries now , worshipp@@ ers have re@@ ver@@ ently re@@ pe@@ ated those words in ch@@ ur@@ ches .
( b ) R@@ el@@ ate an experience to illustr@@ ate strong faith in action .
Although the school cons@@ is@@ ted of an in@@ ten@@ se Bible study course of appro@@ xi@@ mat@@ ely fi@@ ve months , Na@@ than made sure that the stud@@ ents had some rec@@ re@@ ation .
By refle@@ cting the light from God’s Word in our spe@@ e@@ ch and actions , we are able to provide real help to hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted individuals .
S@@ A@@ D@@ L@@ Y , repor@@ ts of such evil ac@@ ts have become all too comm@@ on in our time .
That is how many descri@@ bed the “ C@@ re@@ ation D@@ r@@ ama . ”
AL@@ TH@@ O@@ U@@ G@@ H beli@@ ef in the occ@@ ul@@ t may se@@ em an@@ ti@@ qu@@ ated , interest in the par@@ an@@ or@@ ma@@ l is wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad .
“ If you are happy , ” said a do@@ ct@@ or in S@@ co@@ t@@ land , “ you are likely in the future to have less in the way of physical ill@@ ness than those who are un@@ happy . ”
As a result , they are dra@@ wing close to their Creator and building ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er lives .
Like a new@@ ly form@@ ed pl@@ an@@ et@@ ary system , L@@ at@@ in cul@@ ture as a whole was su@@ p@@ posed to sp@@ in in or@@ bi@@ t around the va@@ st su@@ n of the Word of God . ”
In 195@@ 7 , R@@ ose Mari@@ e and I were invit@@ ed to serve full - time at the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses , in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k .
F@@ re@@ der@@ ic@@ k * : “ When we were first married , I in@@ sis@@ ted that my wife and I study the Bible together .
Ma@@ gi@@ c has always been associ@@ ated with the occ@@ ul@@ t
Th@@ r@@ ough the prophet Isaiah , a con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary of Mi@@ ca@@ h , Jehovah used the regul@@ ar@@ ity of the se@@ as@@ ons and the am@@ a@@ z@@ ing water c@@ y@@ c@@ le to illustr@@ ate the dep@@ end@@ ability of his word .
What was God’s purpose for en@@ ab@@ ling humans to have children ?
Un@@ der tri@@ al , many ten@@ d to for@@ get a vital truth , one so important that the book of Proverbs says it t@@ wi@@ ce : “ There ex@@ ists a way that is u@@ pri@@ ght before a man , but the ways of death are the end of it af@@ ter@@ ward . ”
By contr@@ ast , how ref@@ re@@ shing it is to receive help from someone who is gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous .
“ P@@ ass on over from here and go into Ju@@ de@@ a , ” they ad@@ v@@ ised him .
; K@@ of@@ fe@@ l , T .
In doing so , we demonstr@@ ate our deep love for Jehovah and our desire to serve him forever .
“ How many your works are , O Jehovah ! All of them in wisdom you have made .
In fact , we would pro@@ ba@@ bly never have heard of him had he not been resur@@ rec@@ ted .
How did Jesus show tend@@ er@@ ness ?
Jesus , of course , was able to read hearts un@@ er@@ r@@ ingly .
In@@ s@@ ist on Per@@ s@@ onal P@@ refer@@ ences ?
E@@ very day , we can find ways to do things that are good in Jehovah’s eyes and that will en@@ rich our lives .
As her an@@ c@@ est@@ ress S@@ ar@@ ah did with H@@ ag@@ ar , R@@ ac@@ he@@ l br@@ ings her ma@@ id@@ serv@@ ant Bil@@ ha@@ h and off@@ ers her to Jac@@ o@@ b as a se@@ con@@ d@@ ary wife in order that , as R@@ ac@@ he@@ l says , “ I , even I , may get children from her . ”
The men col@@ le@@ cting the two dr@@ ach@@ ma@@ s ta@@ x had asked Peter : “ Does your teach@@ er not pa@@ y the two dr@@ ach@@ ma@@ s ta@@ x ? ”
Does it sur@@ pris@@ e you that a book as ancient as the Bible con@@ tain@@ s counsel that is rel@@ ev@@ ant today ?
“ But when I heard more and more po@@ li@@ ce c@@ ars and am@@ bul@@ an@@ ces ru@@ shing by , I pan@@ ic@@ ked . ”
If we put spiritual things a@@ head of material things , try to share our knowledge of God with others , and loy@@ ally up@@ hold God’s moral standards in the face of temp@@ t@@ ations , we will imitate the faith of S@@ ar@@ ah .
In sear@@ ch of a cu@@ re for his ill@@ ness , he often travel@@ ed with M@@ other , lea@@ ving me and my si@@ bl@@ ings in the care of G@@ r@@ and@@ mother .
In the same way , me - ism can thro@@ w a person@@ ’s moral com@@ pas@@ s , or co@@ de of right be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or , into con@@ fu@@ sion by making everything sub@@ or@@ din@@ ate to the desi@@ res of the person .
It is the time to per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve ever more c@@ learly what God’s will is for us .
Lo@@ t and his family lived ne@@ ar@@ by . ​ — Genesis 14 : 3 - 7 .
They were under great pres@@ sure from the Jewish religious lead@@ ers , who still wi@@ el@@ ded powerful influ@@ ence over the people .
Paul evid@@ ently al@@ lu@@ ded to this prac@@ tice when he wrote of the individu@@ al@@ ’s cho@@ ice of which ma@@ ster to obey ​ — sin or righteousness .
U@@ p to this day , when we at times me@@ et some of the brothers who were young men at Bethel during those years , they tell G@@ r@@ ace with a sm@@ ile , “ You really taught me how to make a bed , and I can tell you my mother lik@@ ed what you did . ”
As to the men , it is with the har@@ lo@@ ts that they get off to themselves , and with the f@@ em@@ ale temple pro@@ s@@ titu@@ tes that they sacrifice . ” ​ — Ho@@ se@@ a 4 : 12 - 14 .
Today , we have am@@ ple reas@@ ons for pu@@ t@@ ting trust in Jehovah’s remin@@ ders , con@@ ta@@ ined in his inf@@ al@@ li@@ ble Word , the Bible .
In No@@ v@@ ember of 194@@ 8 , we left New Yor@@ k C@@ ity on a 5@@ 9 - fo@@ o@@ t ( 18 - me@@ ter ) sa@@ il@@ bo@@ at nam@@ ed Si@@ bia .
Li@@ ving “ Un@@ der the Mi@@ gh@@ ty H@@ and of God ”
We need to ad@@ just to life without that person .
S@@ ar@@ ah , the wife of the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Abraham , kept on tel@@ ling him to dis@@ mis@@ s his se@@ con@@ d@@ ary wife and her son because of their l@@ ack of respect .
The apostle Peter explained : “ No prophecy of Scrip@@ ture s@@ pr@@ ings from any priv@@ ate inter@@ pre@@ tation .
The power of God’s Word became man@@ i@@ f@@ est again when C@@ le@@ vel@@ and began to share his Bible knowledge with others .
The te@@ et@@ h of wicked ones you will have to bre@@ ak . ” ​ — P@@ s .
For instance , when you de@@ al with others , are you at times b@@ lun@@ t , t@@ ac@@ t@@ less , in@@ sul@@ ting ?
On an ear@@ li@@ er occasi@@ on , Jesus “ felt tend@@ er affe@@ ction ” for a crow@@ d that came to him . I@@ mp@@ el@@ led by com@@ pas@@ sion , “ he started to teach them many things . ”
The Eph@@ es@@ i@@ an congregation had already ex@@ is@@ ted for some years when Paul wrote his letter to them .
What if you feel respon@@ sible for your chil@@ d’s disa@@ bility ?
And it wor@@ ked ! ”
What of today ?
For godly women , however , sub@@ mis@@ sion to their loving head is not dist@@ a@@ ste@@ ful .
Although most people he spoke to were famili@@ ar with the Bible , they needed ass@@ ist@@ ance to understand it .
Some transl@@ ations rend@@ er it “ coming , ” “ ad@@ v@@ ent , ” or “ return , ” all of which imp@@ ly a m@@ om@@ ent@@ ary ev@@ ent in time .
Their vis@@ it affe@@ cted me deep@@ ly , and I began to accom@@ pan@@ y Bro@@ ther Ab@@ ou@@ d in the preaching work .
It seem@@ s that the more you have , the less secu@@ re you feel .
He consi@@ ders the vari@@ ous op@@ tions that are o@@ pen to him and pon@@ ders the possible out@@ come to which each one lea@@ ds .
However , if we truly rep@@ ent and a@@ ban@@ d@@ on our wrong course , Jehovah will rest@@ ore us to his fav@@ or , ‘ satis@@ f@@ ying us with his loving - kindness . ’
The fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative ‘ thro@@ wing away ’ of the e@@ ye and the hand is vital for us to avoid im@@ moral thinking and actions that can co@@ st us our spiritual life .
• How does physical cle@@ an@@ ness en@@ h@@ ance the appe@@ al of the message we preach ?
The Scriptures make clear that the holy spirit is a for@@ ce that God uses to accom@@ pl@@ ish his will .
By eng@@ ag@@ ing them in con@@ vers@@ ation and reason@@ ing with them , Witness you@@ ths may keep the interest ali@@ ve .
All the qualities consider@@ ed thus far are clo@@ sel@@ y con@@ ne@@ cted with love .
Since the do@@ ct@@ ors in the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al quic@@ k@@ ly found out that there was nothing wrong with Un@@ c@@ le B@@ en@@ ’s mind , they rel@@ eas@@ ed him with a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ es .
For example , H@@ u@@ ip@@ ing is a stud@@ ent .
In each of these situ@@ ations , Jehovah did not leave his loyal ones then , and he will not do so today . ​ — P@@ s .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 27 , 10@@ 1
That is t@@ antam@@ ount to “ str@@ ik@@ ing the a@@ ir . ”
Yet , what An@@ na could do , she enjo@@ yed doing .
This streng@@ th@@ ens the faith of our fellow believers , just as Davi@@ d’s expres@@ sions streng@@ th@@ ened the faith of his supp@@ ort@@ ers .
Jehovah appro@@ ved of E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s devo@@ tion .
L@@ ater he wrote to the brothers , saying : “ After atten@@ ding this conven@@ tion , I am determined to be a better man . ”
They have no desire to be a part of Satan’s world system .
L@@ ong ag@@ o , our first parents re@@ je@@ cted God’s way of rul@@ ing .
Yet , my ro@@ om@@ mate encoura@@ ged me , so I deci@@ ded to stay .
We often had to con@@ ten@@ d with f@@ l@@ ying in@@ se@@ cts .
Can you think of present - day examples of end@@ ur@@ ance in your own are@@ a ?
[ Ch@@ ar@@ t on page 4 ]
In to@@ da@@ y’s vice - ri@@ d@@ den soci@@ ety , it is not eas@@ y ​ — especially for you@@ ths — ​ to keep mor@@ ally clean .
What work will Christ do when he comes ?
Our confidence in him will be streng@@ th@@ ened when we keep in mind that he can “ do more than su@@ per@@ a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly bey@@ ond all the things we ask or conc@@ ei@@ ve . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
And rather than cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ z@@ ing fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers , the elders ought to be encourag@@ ing and up@@ building . ​ — 1 Corinthians 8 : 1 .
By taking practic@@ al st@@ ep@@ s , dra@@ wing close to God through prayer , and building faith in the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s hope for the future , Paul , J@@ an@@ et , and Al@@ ona are all deal@@ ing succ@@ ess@@ fully with anxi@@ ety .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing this pat@@ ter@@ n , Paul organiz@@ ed his second and th@@ ir@@ d mission@@ ary j@@ our@@ ne@@ ys .
“ K@@ no@@ wing that I made a decision that pleas@@ es Jehovah makes me happy .
What does L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us chap@@ ter 19 say about how love was to be sh@@ own ?
H@@ ouse Abra@@ m Mi@@ ght Ha@@ ve Li@@ ved In , 1 / 1
“ Since chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od , we have both been very in@@ tro@@ ver@@ ted .
• What cho@@ ice do children face , and how will the cho@@ ice they make af@@ fect others ?
The c@@ li@@ ma@@ x is a par@@ ty on J@@ anu@@ ary 6 , when a ro@@ sc@@ a de Re@@ y@@ es ( ring - shap@@ ed c@@ ake ) is served .
18 : 19 - 21 , 25 ​ — H@@ ad He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah made an al@@ li@@ ance with Egy@@ pt ?
Solom@@ on@@ ’s re@@ qu@@ est showed Jehovah that ga@@ ining wisdom and knowledge was close to the k@@ ing@@ ’s heart .
A L@@ ess@@ on for E@@ ach of U@@ s
C@@ learly , the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t , as well as other older ex@@ t@@ ant man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts , can be u@@ se@@ ful in id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying er@@ r@@ ors in later co@@ pi@@ es of the Hebrew text .
On re@@ tur@@ ning to L@@ y@@ str@@ a two years later and lear@@ ning of his prog@@ ress , Paul cho@@ se Timothy to serve as his mission@@ ary compan@@ ion .
How can you ass@@ ist your brothers spiritually and thus buil@@ d up Jehovah’s congregation ?
Be@@ ing an amat@@ e@@ ur bo@@ x@@ er , he wonder@@ ed , ‘ Wh@@ ere can I get a ch@@ ance to become a s@@ por@@ ts st@@ ar and become rich ? ’
To pro@@ cla@@ im God’s word thr@@ ough@@ out the earth must have seem@@ ed a da@@ un@@ ting assignment to that h@@ and@@ ful of disciples who received it .
Why is it so important to have a clean conscience ?
What imp@@ el@@ led the early Christians to be so gener@@ ous and loving ?
But not so with those who su@@ ff@@ er the tra@@ uma of disa@@ bil@@ ities .
For example , o@@ ffering ad@@ vice to someone before hear@@ ing him out is ne@@ i@@ ther wise nor help@@ ful .
Jesus was about to per@@ form a spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar mirac@@ le by ra@@ ising his de@@ ar friend from the gra@@ ve .
Your situation di@@ ff@@ ers from that of the ancient Israelites .
Thus they were able to get to the dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion and benefit from atten@@ ding the enti@@ re pro@@ gra@@ m .
1@@ 1@@ 7@@ th G@@ ra@@ du@@ ating C@@ l@@ ass of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad
How did the resurrection of Jesus af@@ fect his disciples ?
Our thoughts have a powerful effect on the kind of person we are , so we need to “ continue consider@@ ing ” up@@ building things . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
“ The true worshi@@ p@@ ers , ” Jesus said , “ will worship the Father with spirit and truth . ”
Dis@@ ci@@ ples of Jesus were also instru@@ ct@@ ors of God’s Word .
“ Tru@@ st in him at all times , O people . ” ​ — P@@ S .
By not giving up , however , we can prove that we are “ the s@@ ort that have faith to the pre@@ serving ali@@ ve of the soul . ” ​ — Hebrews 10 : 39 .
On S@@ atur@@ day , Mar@@ ch 12 , 200@@ 5 , an a@@ udi@@ ence of 6@@ ,@@ 8@@ 4@@ 3 listen@@ ed with ob@@ vi@@ ous deli@@ ght to the gra@@ du@@ ation pro@@ gra@@ m .
It would be appro@@ pri@@ ate for all of Jehovah’s dedic@@ ated people to set similar pri@@ or@@ ities when they make pl@@ ans .
; D@@ e S@@ im@@ one , M .
The co@@ de@@ x great@@ ly contribu@@ ted to the dist@@ ribu@@ tion of the Bible
[ B@@ lu@@ r@@ b on page 26 ]
For example , sh@@ ort@@ ly after Jehovah li@@ ber@@ ated the sons of Israel from Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an b@@ onda@@ ge , they “ f@@ ell to qu@@ ar@@ rel@@ ing with Moses ” and kept “ pu@@ t@@ ting Jehovah to the t@@ est . ”
A@@ bo@@ ve all , she must be a serv@@ ant of Jehovah .
He said : “ T@@ ake a war@@ ning : To the making of many boo@@ ks there is no end , and much devo@@ tion to them is we@@ ar@@ is@@ ome to the flesh . ”
‘ With his p@@ in@@ i@@ ons he b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks appro@@ ach to us . ’
( b ) How does Jehovah as@@ sure us that he is appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble ?
Instead of pres@@ sur@@ ing him to study , we can show him how to enjoy stud@@ ying .
Th@@ ough hand be to hand , a bad person will not go un@@ p@@ uni@@ shed ; but the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of the righteous ones will certainly es@@ cap@@ e . ” ​ — Proverbs 11 : 18 - 21 .
We can become Jehovah’s friends .
This is the orig@@ in of the mun@@ us .
10 F@@ or@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess
“ Now , there is or@@ al se@@ x , an@@ al se@@ x , c@@ y@@ ber@@ se@@ x ​ — even ‘ se@@ x@@ ting ’ over the p@@ ho@@ ne . ”
The po@@ li@@ ce as@@ sur@@ ed us that we had the right to hold our meeting , so they op@@ ened a p@@ ath through the crow@@ d .
No won@@ der the ho@@ st in the illustr@@ ation was inc@@ en@@ sed !
▪ U@@ se the P@@ ow@@ er of Your T@@ ong@@ ue for Go@@ od
The ro@@ ad system had a ro@@ le in making that possible .
From the beg@@ in@@ ning of his ministry , Jesus allow@@ ed the Scriptures to direc@@ t him .
One reason God’s Word exc@@ els as a s@@ ource of instru@@ ction is that it con@@ tain@@ s the ol@@ des@@ t and most acc@@ ur@@ ate account of human experience .
Yet , H@@ el@@ l@@ adi@@ us ’ book contribu@@ ted to the tr@@ oub@@ led end of Ser@@ ap@@ him .
I had never read it , and I was exc@@ ited to learn about God’s name and his pur@@ pos@@ es .
O@@ ther relati@@ ves came to the house and tri@@ ed to change my mind .
He found comfort in reading a small C@@ hi@@ c@@ he@@ wa Bible and discus@@ sing it with his older brothers .
Such no@@ tions are at o@@ d@@ ds with what is found in the can@@ on@@ ic@@ al boo@@ ks . ​ — Mark 14 : 22 ; 1 Corinthians 7 : 3 - 5 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 3 : 28 ; Hebrews 7 : 26 .
In B@@ or@@ de@@ au@@ x three home Bible stu@@ dies are started .
From the heavens , those who will rule with Christ will , among other things , help to re@@ move from the earth all tr@@ ac@@ es of re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Indeed , it is a great joy to serve Jehovah .
This un@@ ity was especially evid@@ ent during persecu@@ tion , when they par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly needed one another .
* In the congregation , why should there be no dist@@ inc@@ tion based on r@@ ace , n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality , or so@@ cial st@@ atu@@ s ?
By then , Paul saw just how u@@ se@@ ful Timothy was .
After men@@ tion@@ ing temp@@ tation in the mo@@ de@@ l prayer , Jesus appro@@ pri@@ ately said : “ D@@ eli@@ ver us from the wicked one . ”
The tr@@ un@@ k was emp@@ ty before I left the ad@@ jo@@ ining st@@ ate of Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ a .
In any case , it is evidence of a par@@ ent@@ ’s love .
If we view God’s spirit as something we ur@@ g@@ ently need , we are more likely to pers@@ ist in as@@ king for it .
Mas@@ ah@@ ik@@ o follow@@ ed his bro@@ ther’s example and started to pioneer right after se@@ con@@ d@@ ary school .
No al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ ages were served , and there was no l@@ ou@@ d mu@@ si@@ c or d@@ an@@ c@@ ing .
That inclu@@ ded us .
The spirit of the world prom@@ o@@ tes “ the desire of the eyes ” by encourag@@ ing gre@@ ed and materi@@ al@@ ism .
He said : “ I dis@@ co@@ vered that most believers of ev@@ olu@@ tion are believers because they have been told that all in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent people are believers . ”
Why Li@@ ve by Bible St@@ and@@ ar@@ ds ?
In what would am@@ ount to a uni@@ vers@@ al cour@@ t case over the is@@ sue “ Who is the Su@@ pre@@ me God ? , ” Jehovah’s cho@@ s@@ en people were to att@@ est l@@ ou@@ d and clear that Jehovah is the one true God .
; K@@ ir@@ w@@ in , N .
Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah b@@ ol@@ dly declar@@ ed that Jehovah’s day of judgment was near
Des@@ pite the fle@@ et@@ ing value of pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , we@@ al@@ th can still exer@@ t a powerful at@@ tr@@ action .
How for@@ ce@@ ful a point Paul made here !
El@@ isha had many experi@@ ences that con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed him of Jehovah’s tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous power .
We believe that what Ang@@ ela has taught us is of great import@@ ance , for we enc@@ oun@@ ter all s@@ or@@ ts of people , all s@@ or@@ ts of circumstances , and all s@@ or@@ ts of religi@@ ons , and we can learn from and offer something to ever@@ yone we cont@@ act . ”
I thor@@ ough@@ ly enjo@@ yed s@@ it@@ ting in on my mo@@ ther’s stu@@ dies .
The first - century B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ ans received the word “ with the great@@ est e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness of mind , care@@ fully exam@@ ining the Scriptures da@@ ily . ”
After the k@@ ing@@ ’s death , however , most re@@ turned to their old ways ​ — to practic@@ es to@@ t@@ ally un@@ accep@@ table to God .
On@@ ce W@@ ol@@ ves ​ — Now S@@ he@@ ep !
The answer to this question can be found at Gal@@ ati@@ ans 3 : 16 .
When I got to the bo@@ at , however , the o@@ ars were mis@@ sing !
How good it is to help people understand that prayer is not just something that makes them feel good but is a way to appro@@ ach Jehovah’s “ thro@@ ne of un@@ deser@@ ved kindness ” !
As we do that , the ur@@ g@@ ings of our conscience will likely come ever clo@@ s@@ er to our Fa@@ ther’s thinking .
Tru@@ e Christians prac@@ tice “ love out of a clean heart and out of a good conscience and out of faith without h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y . ” ​ — 1 T@@ I@@ M@@ O@@ TH@@ Y 1 : 5
With God’s blessing , our ze@@ al@@ ous ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing can help others come to know and love Jehovah .
“ Let the ste@@ al@@ er ste@@ al no more , but rather let him do hard work , doing with his hands what is good work . ”
That one was a man@@ sla@@ y@@ er when he began . ”
By making yourself a@@ vail@@ able , you can share in the joy of giving .
Ad@@ her@@ ence to the or@@ al tra@@ dition , with its rul@@ es for inter@@ pre@@ ting the law , was seen by the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e as the way to the ful@@ fil@@ ment of the T@@ or@@ ah . . . .
I was very pleas@@ ed to hear that , because when Ch@@ er@@ i was in the mo@@ vi@@ e bu@@ sin@@ ess , she never made friends .
But as the su@@ n continu@@ es its as@@ c@@ ent , he can see f@@ ar@@ ther and f@@ ar@@ ther into the dist@@ ance .
As for the two boo@@ ks mentioned in the question ​ — “ the book of J@@ a@@ sh@@ ar ” and “ the book of the W@@ ars of Jehovah ” — ​ they se@@ em to have been ex@@ is@@ ting do@@ cum@@ ents that were not inspired .
What did Jesus mean when he said that the me@@ ek would in@@ her@@ it the earth ?
What ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les do they face ?
• What do Jesus ’ bel@@ ong@@ ings inclu@@ de ?
What , though , is inclu@@ ded in “ the world ” that is “ pas@@ sing away ” ?
When asked about marriage , Jesus said : “ He who cre@@ ated them from the beg@@ in@@ ning made them m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale and said , ‘ For this reason a man will leave his father and his mother and will s@@ tic@@ k to his wife , and the two will be one flesh . ’ ” ​ — Matthew 19 : 4 , 5 .
And you have likely e@@ at@@ en similar food since .
Ne@@ g@@ le@@ cting our spiritual health may lead to great pa@@ ins
This led me to a re@@ war@@ ding life of service to God .
* Some need to be ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al@@ ized to cop@@ e with se@@ v@@ ere with@@ dra@@ wa@@ l sy@@ mp@@ t@@ om@@ s or to receive me@@ dic@@ ation to re@@ du@@ ce the ex@@ tre@@ me c@@ ra@@ ving for al@@ co@@ ho@@ l and to help maintain ab@@ st@@ in@@ ence .
This point is made clear in a par@@ al@@ le@@ l illustr@@ ation that Jesus gave .
He foc@@ used on “ the more important things ” and sla@@ ved in God’s service , travel@@ ing back and for@@ th between S@@ y@@ ri@@ a , A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or , M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia , and Ju@@ de@@ a .
S@@ har@@ ing Go@@ od Ne@@ ws Des@@ pite F@@ ac@@ ing E@@ vi@@ l
L@@ isten Com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ately
You can show appreciation for these “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men ” by being at the meetings , where you can encoura@@ ge others by your pres@@ ence and your par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation . ​ — Acts 15 : 30 - 33 ; 20 : 28 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 8 , 11 , 12 .
M@@ ore than that , when fi@@ ve A@@ mor@@ ite k@@ ings and their ar@@ mi@@ es th@@ reat@@ ened the Gi@@ be@@ on@@ ites , Jehovah mirac@@ ul@@ ously inter@@ ven@@ ed .
For example , we know that God’s new world is im@@ min@@ ent .
The fact is , though , that no matter what they may have done in the past , they can rep@@ ent , change , and ask for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
D@@ ra@@ w out your te@@ en@@ ag@@ er .
From dist@@ ant Babyl@@ on they head for Juda@@ h .
He ad@@ ds : “ Wh@@ en@@ ever you li@@ e down you will feel no dre@@ ad ; and you will certainly li@@ e down , and your s@@ le@@ ep must be ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble . ” ​ — Proverbs 3 : 23 , 24 .
A@@ n ob@@ serv@@ ant el@@ der who makes appreci@@ ative com@@ ments about what a brother or sister does is imit@@ ating Jehovah , who appreci@@ ates his earthly cre@@ atu@@ res .
Christian cou@@ ples recogn@@ ize that they have emo@@ tional , spiritual , and physical ob@@ lig@@ ations to each other .
When God’s Will Is D@@ one on E@@ ar@@ th
On P@@ al@@ at@@ ine H@@ ill is the p@@ al@@ ace of E@@ mp@@ er@@ or N@@ er@@ o , gu@@ ar@@ ded by P@@ ra@@ et@@ ori@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers with s@@ words conc@@ e@@ aled under their for@@ ma@@ l to@@ g@@ as .
How do you feel about what you have received ?
With that , the cur@@ tain will f@@ all , and the long - r@@ un@@ ning dr@@ ama will come to an end . ​ — Revelation 16 : 14 - 16 ; 19 : 11 - 21 ; 20 : 1 - 3 .
The truth is that we are sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by evidence of a Creator who is wise , powerful , and loving .
In consider@@ ing the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver and the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al , what question ar@@ ises ?
The day came when Jehovah commun@@ ic@@ ated with this faithful serv@@ ant of his .
W@@ ell , consider what happened in the year 29 C.E . when Jesus was 30 years of age .
S@@ ome@@ time in 50 C.E . when the Christian apostle Paul vis@@ ited the c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens of Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , Gre@@ e@@ ce , “ he reas@@ oned with them from the Scriptures , expla@@ ining and pro@@ ving by refer@@ ences that it was necess@@ ary for the Christ to su@@ ff@@ er and to ris@@ e from the dead . ”
The few years I sp@@ ent in the mission@@ ary service were very preci@@ ous to me .
L@@ it@@ tle won@@ der that those who refu@@ se to believe in God are pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced “ in@@ ex@@ cu@@ sa@@ ble ” !
O@@ N J@@ anu@@ ary 29 , 19@@ 38 , only a few we@@ ek@@ s after that un@@ expe@@ cted pro@@ pos@@ al , I married Ti@@ b@@ or , the Christian brother who first wit@@ ness@@ ed to my family .
• What is “ the pat@@ ter@@ n of heal@@ th@@ ful words , ” and how can we keep ho@@ l@@ ding it ?
S@@ O@@ C@@ R@@ AT@@ E@@ S
He was to be inter@@ ested in one thing , doing God’s will to help people to stand on His side .
Re@@ call that Jesus said : “ Let your word ‘ Yes ’ mean y@@ es , your ‘ No , ’ no . ”
My F@@ am@@ ily B@@ ac@@ k@@ gr@@ ound
TH@@ E S@@ E@@ R@@ P@@ EN@@ T@@ ’@@ S S@@ E@@ E@@ D AN@@ D TH@@ E W@@ I@@ L@@ D B@@ E@@ A@@ S@@ T
Then , in the 19@@ 33 cam@@ pa@@ ign to dist@@ ribu@@ te the boo@@ k@@ let The C@@ ris@@ is , I mem@@ or@@ ized a Bible pres@@ ent@@ ation , and for the first time , I wit@@ ness@@ ed al@@ one from house to house .
The next article will show how you can do so .
Such expres@@ sions as “ Di@@ d you not read in the book of Moses ? ”
Is heaven simply a place of bl@@ is@@ s@@ ful peace , to@@ t@@ ally i@@ mmu@@ ne from evil and di@@ sh@@ ar@@ mony ?
C@@ learly , the message that Jeremiah was com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned to deli@@ ver was ur@@ g@@ ent !
This world rul@@ ed by Satan fo@@ st@@ ers “ the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the show@@ y displa@@ y of one@@ ’s means of life . ”
Many mo@@ thers share in this ministry while their children are at school .
But the Bible reve@@ als the truth about these and many other sub@@ je@@ cts .
( Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 12 - 14 . )
However , by means of divine inter@@ ven@@ tion in a dre@@ am , they were war@@ ned not to repor@@ t back to wicked King H@@ er@@ od , since he s@@ ought to k@@ ill Jesus .
Mo@@ st of the life of Jesus is un@@ known to us , and no people building up a leg@@ end would allow that to be so . ” It is also inter@@ es@@ ting that al@@ though no@@ ted hist@@ ori@@ an H .
It is important that you make sure .
Even though we may have been serving Jehovah for many years , it is good for us to sto@@ p occasi@@ on@@ ally and think appreci@@ ati@@ vely about how gr@@ and our Creator is .
In@@ c@@ reas@@ ed faith can result from da@@ ily Bible reading and di@@ lig@@ ent study of the Scriptures with the help of public@@ ations provided through “ the faithful ste@@ ward . ”
What a joy it will be for them to continue their service under the much more fav@@ or@@ able circumstances of the new world ! ​ — He@@ b .
Then we set off .
We invit@@ ed this man , Ti@@ b@@ or Ha@@ ff@@ ner , in , and I re@@ pe@@ ated my questions .
L@@ ong di@@ stances pres@@ ented a chall@@ enge to our preaching work .
How tra@@ gi@@ c it would be if a baptized person were to be led ast@@ ra@@ y and come to the end of his or her life as one who fa@@ iled to maintain a ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast heart !
Let us consider pur@@ su@@ ing kindness in the family , in the work@@ place , at school , with our neigh@@ b@@ ors , in our ministry , and among fellow believers .
Jesus is coming quic@@ k@@ ly .
That pas@@ sage in the book of Proverbs continu@@ es : “ Jehovah himself gives wisdom ; out of his m@@ ou@@ th there are knowledge and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment . ”
During our si@@ x months there , we were always with the local Witnesses , so we sp@@ ent very little time in the cam@@ p .
A Da@@ un@@ ting T@@ ask
You can i@@ magine that the man might have been un@@ com@@ for@@ table in crow@@ ds .
Then in 19@@ 7@@ 6 , when B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ es were first form@@ ed , I was appointed as a member .
That verse says : “ You must inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate [ Bible principles ] in your son and speak of them when you si@@ t in your house and when you walk on the ro@@ ad and when you li@@ e down and when you get up . ”
Th@@ ink again of the way that Jehovah deal@@ t with Lo@@ t .
“ I her@@ e@@ by s@@ ent@@ ence you to si@@ x months in pris@@ on . ”
Fir@@ st , remember that when we continue to serve Jehovah faith@@ fully des@@ pite difficul@@ ties , we prove our love for him .
And Jesus ’ followers were comman@@ ded to let their light shin@@ e . ​ — Matthew 5 : 14 , 16 .
We study the book “ Ke@@ ep Y@@ ourselves in God’s Lo@@ ve ” to help Bible stud@@ ents come to love Jehovah and his standards .
Not all 14@@ 4@@ ,000 anointed Christians were sel@@ e@@ cted in the first century .
What must we do to make sure that our faith rema@@ ins strong ?
They do not try to exerc@@ ise authority over men and do not lu@@ re any brothers into spiritual or physical for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation .
But I promised Jehovah that I would atten@@ d the meetings again when that time was up .
M@@ ore w@@ o@@ o@@ den ben@@ ches needed to be buil@@ t , and ad@@ di@@ tional s@@ ound e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment was inst@@ al@@ led .
S@@ ad to say , some have be@@ gu@@ n to give in under the pres@@ sures of life , ne@@ g@@ le@@ cting their spiritual responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
We are sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by evidence of a Creator .
Those who let themselves be gu@@ i@@ ded by God benefit great@@ ly from his gener@@ os@@ ity .
Yes , the holy spirit can bring back to our mind thoughts we pre@@ vi@@ ously read and se@@ cur@@ ely plac@@ ed in our tre@@ asure st@@ ore . ​ — Luke 12 : 11 , 12 ; 21 : 13 - 15 .
What resul@@ ted when Si@@ me@@ on and L@@ ev@@ i did not control their anger ?
They have to dem@@ and bri@@ bes if they want to make a dec@@ ent living .
Ka@@ re@@ n : In a nu@@ t@@ sh@@ ell , Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a , we have very strong faith in Jesus , but we do not believe everything that people say about him .
Many people have bit@@ ter mem@@ ori@@ es of their invol@@ v@@ ement with religion .
TH@@ E year is 1@@ 1@@ 17 B.C.E .
I am no longer c@@ ru@@ el and har@@ s@@ h toward my family .
As did many mission@@ aries in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , I ev@@ en@@ tually came down with mal@@ ari@@ a .
In the eyes of the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans , Moses had every reason to be loyal to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h .
You re@@ a@@ p what you s@@ ow . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 7 .
When b@@ es@@ et with tri@@ als , end@@ e@@ av@@ or to medit@@ ate pray@@ er@@ fully on pra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy things .
Job T@@ ested by Satan
O@@ thers can re@@ ach out for go@@ als of serving in other congregations near their home .
Consider the cl@@ er@@ gy@@ ’s rec@@ ord when it comes to war .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , it would be un@@ wise to let the imp@@ ro@@ per course of a dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed family member dist@@ ance you from Jehovah .
Acc@@ ording to that prophecy , by preaching the good news , Jesus would “ bin@@ d up the bro@@ k@@ en@@ hear@@ ted . ”
S@@ ome@@ times a Christian may feel that a v@@ al@@ id cause for com@@ pla@@ in@@ t is too serious to be co@@ vered over .
39 : 1 .
But , really , children today have the same we@@ ak@@ nesses that ear@@ li@@ er gener@@ ations had , and they face similar temp@@ t@@ ations , al@@ though the pres@@ sure to trans@@ g@@ ress may have inc@@ reas@@ ed .
He@@ ad@@ ship and sub@@ je@@ ction are ess@@ enti@@ al for peace and order to pre@@ va@@ il among in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res .
While the wa@@ iting peri@@ od may v@@ ary according to lo@@ c@@ ality , it ends with a child - nam@@ ing cer@@ em@@ on@@ y , in which the child is brought out@@ do@@ ors and is form@@ ally pres@@ ented to relati@@ ves and friends .
Because S@@ un@@ day was the day when most people were off work .
Kris@@ t@@ in and Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le
On the other hand , if you cho@@ ose the p@@ ath of res@@ ent@@ ment toward Jehovah , you will dist@@ ance yourself from him .
Per@@ haps H@@ ann@@ ah su@@ ffered this t@@ or@@ ment fre@@ qu@@ ently in the priv@@ ac@@ y of their home .
S@@ um@@ mon@@ ing courage , she did so and im@@ medi@@ ately sen@@ sed that she had been heal@@ ed .
What encourag@@ ement did Jehovah give at the time of the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in E@@ den ?
When Christ in@@ spe@@ cted the “ slave ” in 19@@ 18 , he found those anointed ones on earth to be faithful in provi@@ ding spiritual “ food at the prop@@ er time . ”
make decisions in the face of un@@ certain@@ ty ?
By that time , I was serving as a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er , a travel@@ ing minis@@ ter of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
It is this Kingdom ​ — God’s heavenly govern@@ ment — ​ that will succ@@ ess@@ fully un@@ ite obedi@@ ent mankind and cause God’s will to be done on earth . ​ — Isaiah 9 : 6 ; Matthew 6 : 9 , 10 .
Some an@@ ci@@ ents follow@@ ed the prac@@ tice for religious reas@@ ons .
( Read E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 7 : 9 ; Proverbs 16 : 32 . )
How can we stay on course on our j@@ our@@ ne@@ y ?
What is “ the great day of Jehovah ” ?
Con@@ cer@@ ning that year , the Israelites were comman@@ ded : “ Your field you must not s@@ ow with se@@ ed , and your v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard you must not pr@@ u@@ ne .
God’s “ counsel , ” that is , his will or purpose as far as Babyl@@ on was concer@@ ned , involved c@@ all@@ ing C@@ y@@ r@@ us out of Per@@ sia to con@@ qu@@ er Babyl@@ on and bring about its do@@ w@@ n@@ f@@ all .
What prom@@ p@@ ted D@@ om@@ in@@ us I@@ esus ?
In this too they imitate the men@@ tal attitude of Christ .
And when Peter asked Jesus whether we should for@@ give “ up to se@@ ven times , ” Jesus rep@@ lied : “ I say to you , not up to se@@ ven times , but up to 7@@ 7 times . ”
• Des@@ pite fi@@ er@@ ce op@@ position , of what are we confid@@ ent ?
When he started to live according to the moral standards of the Bible , he became the talk of the to@@ wn .
Pe@@ ople are for@@ ced to fle@@ e their ho@@ m@@ es .
In most of such c@@ as@@ es , the ob@@ je@@ ctive was to put the most p@@ li@@ able can@@ di@@ d@@ ate possible on the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ cha@@ l thro@@ ne .
F@@ o@@ re@@ ver ? ”
; K@@ un@@ ic@@ ki , D .
I gu@@ ess I just did not have the courage to take an hon@@ est look at my@@ self . ”
And what a blessing it was to have a ro@@ om of our own !
He ad@@ her@@ es stri@@ c@@ tly to his sc@@ he@@ du@@ le in the fulfill@@ ment of his pur@@ pos@@ es .
* While we cannot be do@@ g@@ m@@ ati@@ c , is it possible that Jesus ’ words ref@@ er to the heavenly resurrection ?
That might even be vie@@ wed as a personal v@@ ow , an un@@ re@@ served dedic@@ ation to God .
Rather , he was show@@ ing up their in@@ s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity or their in@@ cons@@ is@@ ten@@ cy .
In@@ c@@ reas@@ ing la@@ w@@ less@@ ness . ​ — Matthew 24 : 12
God himself would ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment upon anyone who took advan@@ ta@@ ge of a de@@ f@@ en@@ sel@@ ess child . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 10 : 17 , 18 .
The message was ap@@ par@@ ently rel@@ a@@ yed to others living still f@@ ar@@ ther away .
He is rul@@ ing there now , in our own time , and very soon he will ex@@ ten@@ d his rule to all the earth and fulf@@ ill the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent prophe@@ ci@@ es we have already mentioned .
Some individuals in the early Christian congregation exerc@@ ised great authority .
S@@ la@@ ve for Jehovah . ”
* ​ — Revelation 7 : 9 , 10 ; 14 : 1 , 4 .
How did King David respon@@ d when told that his son would buil@@ d God’s temple ?
The c@@ hi@@ ef of po@@ li@@ ce , however , or@@ der@@ ed the ch@@ urch of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als to make the h@@ all a@@ vail@@ able for the Witnesses by that time .
“ The vi@@ ci@@ ous cir@@ c@@ le of h@@ at@@ red and re@@ v@@ enge has turned into a spi@@ r@@ al , re@@ aching down to our present time , ” com@@ men@@ ted the Ger@@ man new@@ s@@ pa@@ per Di@@ e Z@@ e@@ it .
It was in T@@ ro@@ as that Paul had a vision of a M@@ ace@@ don@@ i@@ an man who made the ent@@ reat@@ y : “ S@@ te@@ p over into M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia and help us . ”
Are we really hel@@ pl@@ ess vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of circum@@ st@@ ance ?
As the se@@ at of Jehovah’s worship , Jerusalem was called “ the holy city . ”
I was able to care for my husband at home until he died in No@@ v@@ ember 199@@ 4 , at the age of 7@@ 6 .
For example , Matthew 5 : 4@@ 4 con@@ tain@@ s Jesus ’ counsel : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to love your enem@@ ies and to pray for those who persecu@@ te you . ”
He was especially v@@ ex@@ ed to see the com@@ mer@@ ci@@ al@@ iz@@ ation of the mas@@ sac@@ re and the in@@ sen@@ s@@ iti@@ v@@ ity of those who pri@@ ed for de@@ ta@@ il@@ s .
Today , the Christian congregation continu@@ es to serve Jehovah un@@ it@@ e@@ dly with “ one heart and soul . ”
Yes , when educ@@ ated individuals expres@@ s their a@@ the@@ is@@ tic vie@@ ws , others are dis@@ su@@ ad@@ ed from giving God the cre@@ di@@ t he deser@@ ves as the Creator . ​ — Proverbs 14 : 15 , 18 .
Yet , anyone who sh@@ a@@ res God’s vie@@ ws on se@@ x and marriage will deci@@ de against such a temp@@ or@@ ary and im@@ moral arrang@@ ement . ​ — 1 Corinthians 6 : 18 ; 7 : 1 , 2 ; Hebrews 13 : 4 .
But the wor@@ ding of the prayer di@@ ff@@ ers some@@ what in the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts of Matthew and Luke .
The A@@ no@@ inted C@@ ongreg@@ ation of God
But my life does not re@@ v@@ ol@@ ve around just te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy .
May we never let money or the things it can bu@@ y e@@ c@@ li@@ p@@ se our fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah .
We righ@@ tly ex@@ pect that no one will end@@ anger our health by his un@@ clean ha@@ bi@@ ts .
As Jehovah’s faithful servants , we are preci@@ ous to him .
Jehovah proved true to his word , be@@ coming for me “ a father of fa@@ ther@@ less bo@@ ys . ”
How Fa@@ ith H@@ el@@ ped F@@ ace T@@ ra@@ ge@@ dies ( S . Ca@@ st@@ ill@@ o ) , 10 / 1
It was Jehovah’s purpose that human soci@@ ety enjoy et@@ er@@ n@@ al life in health , happiness , and a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance in an earthly par@@ adise .
In this article , we will discus@@ s what some of these things are , why Satan uses them , and how we can prote@@ ct ourselves .
With fin@@ an@@ cial ba@@ c@@ king from H@@ end@@ ri@@ k N@@ ic@@ la@@ es , the lead@@ er of an An@@ a@@ bap@@ t@@ ist group , P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in took up prin@@ ting .
What less@@ ons can we learn about the d@@ ang@@ ers of wal@@ king by sight ?
You may be sur@@ pris@@ ed to learn that in Gre@@ e@@ ce , the land some@@ times called the c@@ ra@@ d@@ le of free thought , transl@@ ation of the Bible into the language of the comm@@ on people has been the foc@@ us of a long and bit@@ ter stru@@ gg@@ le .
We must help them to understand why it is good for them to read and study the Bible on their own .
This assignment was in har@@ mony with the ba@@ si@@ c meaning of the Greek word apost@@ olo@@ s , which is der@@ i@@ ved from a ver@@ b meaning simply “ s@@ end for@@ th . ”
How did the number of disciples inc@@ re@@ ase in the years following Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . ?
But people who read the Bible with the attitude of “ young children ” ​ — hum@@ ble and e@@ ag@@ er to learn — ​ are re@@ war@@ ded with a better understanding of God’s message .
So we should not be temp@@ ted to think that someone could fully deter@@ mine what is good without believ@@ ing in God and ad@@ her@@ ing to his standards . ​ — P@@ s .
Th@@ ough people speak about dedic@@ ation in their pur@@ su@@ it of some go@@ al ​ — money , f@@ ame , power , or position — ​ it is r@@ are that a person comes ac@@ ro@@ ss something so very desi@@ ra@@ ble that he is willing to give up everything for it .
She wants to con@@ ve@@ y to him the wisdom of obe@@ ying his parents , expla@@ ining that their rul@@ es are necess@@ ary and reason@@ able .
As one of his disciples later ex@@ hor@@ ted , we should “ continue consider@@ ing ” things that are ‘ true , of serious concer@@ n , righteous , cha@@ st@@ e , lo@@ va@@ ble , well spo@@ ken of , vi@@ r@@ tu@@ ous , and pra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy . ’ ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 8 .
How far dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ies at E@@ b@@ la will influ@@ ence Bi@@ bli@@ cal stu@@ dies rema@@ ins to be seen .
“ H@@ app@@ y Is the M@@ an That H@@ as F@@ ound W@@ is@@ dom ”
( b ) What does one sister value about her husband ?
Re@@ aching the H@@ ear@@ t of a T@@ e@@ en@@ ag@@ er
The E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an e@@ un@@ u@@ ch of the cour@@ t of Q@@ u@@ e@@ en C@@ and@@ ace evid@@ ently did , for he was “ s@@ it@@ ting in his ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t and reading al@@ ou@@ d the prophet Isaiah ” when the disci@@ ple Ph@@ ili@@ p me@@ t him on the ro@@ ad to G@@ a@@ za .
This bi@@ t of repor@@ ting was based on the resul@@ ts of a sur@@ ve@@ y done in New Z@@ e@@ al@@ and , which reve@@ aled that only “ 22 per c@@ ent of respon@@ d@@ ents thought children should be taught obedi@@ ence at home . ”
( b ) How are young ones today ‘ tra@@ ining themselves with godly devo@@ tion as their a@@ im ’ ?
Can you too “ wi@@ den out ” in your affe@@ ctions ?
For example , from inf@@ an@@ cy , children of Christian parents are taught fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al Bible principles as well as the need to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in the vari@@ ous as@@ pe@@ cts of true worship .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the book of Proverbs re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly coun@@ sel@@ s us against giving way to wr@@ ath or being pro@@ ne to anger over pet@@ ty off@@ en@@ ses and human er@@ r@@ ors . ​ — Proverbs 12 : 16 ; 14 : 17 , 29 ; 15 : 1 ; 16 : 32 ; 17 : 14 ; 19 : 11 , 19 ; 22 : 24 ; 25 : 28 ; 29 : 22 .
6@@ 2 : 11 .
He promises to bring back to life vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of in@@ justice and op@@ pres@@ sion . ​ — John 5 : 28 , 29 .
N@@ ever allow sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness to s@@ mother your emp@@ a@@ thy .
P@@ ra@@ yed the psalmist : “ I d@@ well upon the years long past , upon the mem@@ ory of all that tho@@ u ha@@ st done ; the won@@ ders of thy cre@@ ation f@@ ill my mind . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 3 : 5 , The New Eng@@ l@@ ish Bible .
If you have been associ@@ ated with Jehovah’s organization for many years , you may rec@@ all the time when there were very few Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers in your re@@ gi@@ on or country or when the preaching work fac@@ ed s@@ ti@@ f@@ f op@@ position .
Yet , what moved Moses was also love of justice , a qu@@ ality fur@@ ther man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted when the next day he re@@ mon@@ str@@ ated with a Hebrew who was un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly be@@ ating his compan@@ ion .
In what way did Jehovah respon@@ d to her act of ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality ?
Such in@@ s@@ crip@@ tions requi@@ red both writ@@ ers and read@@ ers .
S@@ le@@ ep is an un@@ consci@@ ous st@@ ate and su@@ it@@ ab@@ ly con@@ ve@@ ys the ide@@ a of rest from pain and suffering .
These words al@@ lu@@ de to the cu@@ sto@@ m that the Jews follow@@ ed when din@@ ing .
En@@ ra@@ ged , he does all he can to make us bre@@ ak our integrity .
Of course , we need to exerc@@ ise faith in the ransom sacrifice of God’s Son , Jesus Christ .
Since 199@@ 6 , E@@ vel@@ y@@ n and I have served as in@@ fir@@ m special pione@@ ers in the P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese - language congregation in Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th , New Jer@@ se@@ y .
What ad@@ vice did Paul give them ?
Eng@@ l@@ ish expres@@ sions that were old were re@@ plac@@ ed with mo@@ der@@ n ones , which made the text e@@ asi@@ er to read and understand while main@@ tain@@ ing its acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y .
She conclu@@ ded by qu@@ o@@ ting 1 Corinthians 10 : 21 , making it clear that she could no longer continue to ‘ e@@ at at two ta@@ bl@@ es . ’
Indeed , the Bible con@@ tain@@ s all the preci@@ ous materi@@ als that can be ut@@ il@@ ized to buil@@ d strong faith .
Father ra@@ ised us children in a stri@@ ct man@@ ner , but his loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah made it e@@ asi@@ er for us to accept his guid@@ ance .
At another time , a well - meaning ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al cl@@ er@@ k told a daugh@@ ter not to wor@@ ry , for God had taken her mother to heaven .
These will have the opportunity to become per@@ man@@ ent earthly sub@@ je@@ cts of the Messi@@ ani@@ c King , Christ Jesus .
She might well have rec@@ al@@ led what form@@ er@@ ly ba@@ r@@ re@@ n H@@ ann@@ ah had pray@@ ed when she brought Samuel to serve at the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le : “ Jehovah . . . br@@ ings down to the G@@ ra@@ ve , and he ra@@ ises up . ”
To res@@ ist temp@@ tation to view por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , a person needs to seek Jehovah’s help in prayer before star@@ ting to go down that r@@ ou@@ te on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t .
“ My se@@ cul@@ ar care@@ er does bring me a sense of satis@@ fac@@ tion , but it is the Bible that has taught me the import@@ ance of keep@@ ing life simp@@ le by foc@@ using on spiritual things .
Indeed , three days before Jesus was wr@@ ong@@ fully put to death , his disciples asked him : “ What will be the si@@ gn of your pres@@ ence [ in Kingdom power ] and of the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ? ”
Our ob@@ je@@ ctive as a family is to keep our life simp@@ le and to make ourselves a@@ vail@@ able for Jehovah’s service .
May each of us continue to supp@@ lic@@ ate God , le@@ an on him , and ‘ mu@@ ster up b@@ ol@@ dness ’ as we look to him for help .
Acc@@ ording to another refer@@ ence work , the number of human sacrific@@ es by the A@@ z@@ te@@ c@@ s re@@ ached 20@@ ,000 a year .
T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an ( writ@@ er of the second and th@@ ir@@ d cen@@ tu@@ ries C.E . ) told of the kindness that they showed toward or@@ ph@@ ans , the po@@ or , and the el@@ der@@ ly .
Why did Isaiah indic@@ ate that Jesus ’ bir@@ th and sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent ro@@ le would be so sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant ?
W@@ om@@ en Who Ma@@ de Jehovah’s H@@ ear@@ t Re@@ jo@@ ice
How was he able to end@@ ure ?
This will help us to keep these vi@@ vi@@ d in our min@@ ds and hearts .
So des@@ pite m@@ om@@ ents of disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement , we end@@ ure .
13 Li@@ fe St@@ ory ​ — En@@ du@@ r@@ ance Un@@ der T@@ ri@@ al R@@ es@@ ul@@ ts in B@@ less@@ ings
“ Just as you have always obe@@ yed , . . . keep working out your own sal@@ vation with fear and tre@@ m@@ bl@@ ing . ” ​ — P@@ H@@ I@@ L .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out bre@@ ad , he would f@@ all sh@@ ort .
N@@ ei@@ ther the branch of@@ fice nor world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters is in a position to an@@ al@@ y@@ ze and answer all such questions that have not been consider@@ ed in our liter@@ ature .
From dist@@ ant por@@ ts , the fle@@ et is travel@@ ing at to@@ p spe@@ ed , br@@ ing@@ ing believers to Jerusalem to worship Jehovah .
( 2 K@@ ings 9 : 1 – 25 : 30 )
Father had his first cont@@ act with the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then known , in 19@@ 22 .
Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a
So may you share the feelings of the psalmist who wrote : “ I shall remember the practic@@ es of J@@ ah ; for I will remember your mar@@ vel@@ ous doing of long ag@@ o .
3 Do You R@@ em@@ ember ?
Jehovah takes no@@ te of our song@@ s of praise .
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , there is a time and place for am@@ or@@ ous be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
We can even ask God to ‘ cre@@ ate in us a pu@@ re heart . ’
Although se@@ par@@ ated by ri@@ v@@ ers , bor@@ ders , langu@@ ages , and dist@@ ance , they are concer@@ ned about one another , so they are quic@@ k to act when someone f@@ alls into need . ​ — James 1 : 22 - 27 .
D@@ ep@@ en@@ ding on our circumstances before we learned the truth , meeting these requi@@ re@@ ments may mean that we must make certain chang@@ es ​ — both in conduct and in person@@ ality .
Today , there is a ris@@ ing ti@@ de of a@@ the@@ is@@ tic and ev@@ olu@@ tion@@ ist pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda dep@@ end@@ ent on f@@ la@@ wed and ba@@ sel@@ ess reason@@ ing .
2 , 3 . ( a ) How do the Scriptures high@@ light Jehovah’s ho@@ l@@ iness ?
Since Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , God’s fav@@ or has gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ously been b@@ es@@ to@@ wed on those who exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus Christ .
What , though , determin@@ es whether a person is wise or fo@@ ol@@ ish ?
But Jesus also set clear b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries regarding his cho@@ ice of close compan@@ i@@ ons .
8 , 9 . ( a ) What chang@@ es do those who accept the good news make ?
“ She has mis@@ led him by the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of her per@@ su@@ asi@@ ven@@ ess . By the s@@ mo@@ o@@ th@@ ness of her li@@ ps she se@@ du@@ ces him . ”
The fi@@ g t@@ ree a@@ da@@ p@@ ts to most so@@ il@@ s , and its ex@@ ten@@ sive ro@@ o@@ t system en@@ ab@@ les it to end@@ ure the long , d@@ ry sum@@ m@@ ers of the M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast .
U@@ l@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , they will be destro@@ yed forever . ​ — Revelation 20 : 1 - 3 .
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , though , I came to real@@ ize how much I needed O@@ c@@ é@@ ane .
What a fine example for Christian overse@@ ers to follow !
The disa@@ ster that Noah kept war@@ ning them about seem@@ ed so far - f@@ et@@ ched , so pre@@ post@@ er@@ ous !
Mo@@ st of the fin@@ al members of the anointed class respon@@ ded to the cl@@ ari@@ on har@@ v@@ est call during the 19@@ 20 ’ s and 19@@ 30 ’ s .
Mo@@ re@@ over , they receive inc@@ or@@ ru@@ p@@ tion , being given bo@@ dies that are bey@@ ond de@@ ca@@ y and ap@@ par@@ ently are self - su@@ sta@@ ining .
* And a re@@ view of past “ Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers ” publi@@ shed in The Watchtower would sur@@ ely lead you to a f@@ res@@ h understanding of certain te@@ x@@ ts .
He was not fo@@ ol@@ ed by the materi@@ al@@ ized dem@@ ons , who sur@@ ely imp@@ ressed faith@@ less , g@@ ul@@ li@@ ble humans with their su@@ per@@ human a@@ bil@@ ities ​ — perhaps even to the point of be@@ coming ob@@ je@@ cts of i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
Now there are three congregations and more than 30 pione@@ ers in that are@@ a .
O@@ ver se@@ ven cen@@ tu@@ ries later , God inspired Isaiah to rec@@ ord these words : “ I , Jehovah , am loving justice . ”
Can it be taught in a cl@@ ass@@ ro@@ om ?
I be@@ ar in mind , too , the example of Job .
You can enjoy vi@@ de@@ o@@ s about people from a vari@@ ety of ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds who found the way of happiness and never loo@@ ked back !
How has Jehovah helped us walk in the way of integrity in this reg@@ ard ?
( b ) What did Jesus say in the par@@ able of the pe@@ ar@@ l of great pri@@ ce ?
The same is true with a spiritual ba@@ be when it comes to making wise decisions .
We are about to experience these wonderful and a@@ we - inspi@@ ring events .
In rec@@ ent times , however , experience has c@@ learly sh@@ own that pl@@ an@@ ning the so@@ cial activities l@@ in@@ ked to we@@ d@@ ding@@ s c@@ alls for special effort if they are to refle@@ ct good judgment and Christian bal@@ ance .
There is no doubt about it : Jehovah provi@@ des the best direction .
But in the book of Job , of the 1@@ 5@@ th century B.C.E . , we read that the Creator is “ su@@ sp@@ en@@ ding the earth upon nothing . ” ​ — Job 26 : 7 .
Not Lo@@ ving the Th@@ ings of the World
On the other hand , when a you@@ ng@@ ster sen@@ ses his parents ’ gen@@ u@@ ine love , he is moved to ple@@ ase them even when he is temp@@ ted to dis@@ obey .
If pro@@ per@@ ly tra@@ ined , your conscience can be a great help in keep@@ ing you on the right course .
Ha@@ ving id@@ enti@@ fied your go@@ als , the next st@@ ep is to an@@ al@@ y@@ ze how to go about re@@ aching them .
( a ) When help@@ ing a Bible stud@@ ent , how can we imitate the example of Ph@@ ili@@ p ?
What are some of those principles ?
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al de@@ f@@ en@@ ses , of course , take many years to devel@@ op .
In view of Satan’s bit@@ ter h@@ at@@ red of Jehovah and His servants , we can be sure that the Devil was pleas@@ ed that a thor@@ n kept on sla@@ pp@@ ing Paul .
And how all of this demonstr@@ ates God’s love for mankind !
He ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed the Christian el@@ der Timothy : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e ap@@ pl@@ ying yourself to public reading , to ex@@ hor@@ tation , to teaching . . . .
Those words were wh@@ is@@ per@@ ed into the e@@ ar of a woman nam@@ ed B@@ ebe .
“ Instead of accep@@ ting my su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion , they asked what practic@@ al help I needed in order to continue car@@ ing for my responsi@@ bil@@ ities . ”
1 : 22 - 25 ; 2 P@@ et .
One of his ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ates as@@ ser@@ ted that there were do@@ z@@ ens of “ v@@ es@@ ti@@ gi@@ al or@@ g@@ ans ” in the human body , including the app@@ en@@ di@@ x and the th@@ y@@ mu@@ s .
and are follow@@ ed by 22 l@@ ines , each l@@ ine beg@@ in@@ ning with one of the 22 let@@ ters of the Hebrew al@@ p@@ ha@@ be@@ t .
S@@ ome@@ times it takes special effort to der@@ i@@ ve full benefit from spiritual food .
Still , we need to know the ans@@ wers to three ke@@ y questions : What is the ex@@ t@@ ent of Satan’s influ@@ ence ?
D@@ E@@ F@@ EN@@ D@@ E@@ R O@@ F TH@@ E K@@ IN@@ G@@ SHI@@ P
• What great teaching work will take place in the new world ?
They st@@ op@@ ped only when one of the sol@@ di@@ ers said that he was ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted .
Le@@ ah simply said : “ This time I shall la@@ u@@ d Jehovah . ” ​ — Genesis 29 : 34 , 35 .
At the same time , God took st@@ ep@@ s to en@@ sure that his origin@@ al purpose for the earth would be ful@@ filled .
Sh@@ ould they simply go along and accept what is offered ?
( b ) What confidence does David expres@@ s in the 7@@ 0@@ th Psalm ?
C@@ ould it be that even without real@@ iz@@ ing it , we may be influ@@ enced by the ways of the world ?
“ O you lo@@ v@@ ers of Jehovah , ” ex@@ hor@@ ts the psalmist , “ h@@ ate what is bad . ”
His wife began stud@@ ying the Bible .
◆ M@@ ani@@ fes@@ ting the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit
This Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an rul@@ er of over two mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ um@@ s ag@@ o was an e@@ ye@@ witness to an ang@@ eli@@ c deli@@ ver@@ ance .
C@@ le@@ vel@@ and , O@@ H
We can re@@ in@@ for@@ ce this who@@ les@@ ome fear and h@@ at@@ red for what is bad by consider@@ ing the har@@ m@@ ful con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences that sin in@@ ev@@ it@@ ab@@ ly br@@ ings .
But we need not have a mor@@ bi@@ d fear of him or his dem@@ ons .
O@@ r ma@@ y@@ be your last enc@@ oun@@ ter with the dec@@ eas@@ ed involved an ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent .
“ Ke@@ ep@@ ing in close associ@@ ation with the congregation , ” she says , “ showed me a different side to life .
You may be able to rec@@ ite from mem@@ ory Jesus ’ prophecy about our doing that . ​ — Mat@@ t .
The faithful man Bo@@ a@@ z was ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with this beau@@ ti@@ ful fac@@ et of God’s person@@ ality , for he said to the Mo@@ a@@ bit@@ ess Ru@@ th , who lo@@ v@@ ingly car@@ ed for her wi@@ do@@ wed mother - in - law : “ May Jehovah re@@ ward the way you act , and may there come to be a perfect wa@@ ge for you from Jehovah . ”
But this is because humans and ani@@ mal@@ s were both desi@@ gn@@ ed by the Creator to live on earth .
L@@ ou@@ is , rep@@ el@@ led by the ac@@ ts of ba@@ r@@ ba@@ r@@ ity per@@ pe@@ tr@@ ated by religious f@@ an@@ ati@@ c@@ s , took a more ra@@ di@@ cal position : “ After show@@ ing me its bor@@ ing face for years , religion now reve@@ aled to me its hi@@ de@@ ous face .
Since God is an un@@ cre@@ ated person with a spiritual body , he lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally has a place of re@@ si@@ d@@ ence .
Such people “ were filled with all un@@ righteousness , wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , gre@@ ed , and ba@@ dness . ” ​ — R@@ om .
God bless@@ ed this hum@@ ble prayer .
TH@@ E great ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of people in C@@ en@@ tr@@ al Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a believe in God .
M@@ ore than ever , one who is c@@ ru@@ shed in spirit needs who@@ les@@ ome associ@@ ation .
He was also asked to do the work nor@@ m@@ ally per@@ form@@ ed by the congregation se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary , to give public tal@@ ks , and to help organiz@@ e ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es and con@@ stru@@ ct Kingdom H@@ alls .
In some coun@@ tri@@ es , mi@@ x@@ ed ba@@ thing in sa@@ un@@ as and ho@@ t s@@ pr@@ ings is po@@ pul@@ ar , not to men@@ tion nu@@ de ba@@ thing on some be@@ ach@@ es .
You can see that E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s ’ prayers for his loved ones had two as@@ pe@@ cts : ( 1 ) that they “ fin@@ ally stand complete ” and ( 2 ) that they stand “ with fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ction in all the will of God . ”
In this reg@@ ard , happiness can be lik@@ ened to a ra@@ in@@ bo@@ w .
M@@ ake the effort now to be fri@@ end@@ ly , and make friends with those who love Jehovah .
What dec@@ isi@@ ve actions did A@@ sa take ?
“ All cre@@ ation , ” then , can ref@@ er only to mankind .
Such a tri@@ p could be ris@@ k@@ y , but the brothers accepted those ris@@ ks and thus ex@@ tend@@ ed their cont@@ act with this travel@@ ing re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative of God .
Just as the Scriptures re@@ mind us , a person who practic@@ es for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation is “ sin@@ ning against his own body . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 5 : 9 - 12 ; 6 : 18 ; Proverbs 6 : 23 - 29 , 32 .
Th@@ an@@ ks to the exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent witness that T@@ er@@ es@@ a has given to her family , her relati@@ ves are now willing to listen to the Witnesses when they call .
It occasi@@ on@@ ally desi@@ gn@@ ates the prophet himself .
He will s@@ end his ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tional for@@ ces ​ — my@@ ri@@ a@@ ds of spirit cre@@ atu@@ res led by Christ Jesus — ​ to destro@@ y the rest of Satan’s system on earth .
All of us began our ex@@ ist@@ ence in@@ side our mo@@ ther’s body as a sing@@ le c@@ ell s@@ mal@@ l@@ er than the peri@@ od at the end of this s@@ ent@@ ence .
“ E@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ Y@@ ON@@ E wants to get older ; but no one wants to be old . ” So the saying go@@ es .
Jesus ’ answer showed that it was not the time for them to know when God’s Kingdom would star@@ t rul@@ ing .
“ It was a we@@ d@@ ding that will always bring me f@@ ond mem@@ ori@@ es , ” rec@@ al@@ led R@@ a@@ y@@ mon@@ d , a Christian el@@ der .
Those who were not in fav@@ or of ex@@ tre@@ me me@@ a@@ sures were vie@@ wed as tra@@ it@@ ors .
( See J@@ on@@ ah 4 : 5 - 8 . )
After the C@@ o@@ lum@@ bu@@ s , O@@ hi@@ o , conven@@ tion in 19@@ 37 , the health of H@@ el@@ en@@ ’s mother wor@@ sen@@ ed , and she was ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al@@ ized .
What three less@@ ons from the Law are sh@@ own here ?
Because Jesus under@@ sto@@ od what was about to ha@@ p@@ pen .
The account of Job helped me to remain ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast .
The con@@ fu@@ sion of langu@@ ages at Ba@@ be@@ l h@@ in@@ der@@ ed man@@ kin@@ d’s ability to com@@ bin@@ e their in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al and physical po@@ wers .
( b ) What rel@@ ev@@ ance do commun@@ ion sacrific@@ es have to mo@@ der@@ n - day pu@@ re worship ?
Thus they were loo@@ ked upon as a s@@ ort of a@@ the@@ ists ; and , by the Rom@@ an la@@ ws , those who were char@@ ge@@ able with a@@ the@@ ism were declar@@ ed the p@@ ests of human soci@@ ety . ”
* The vi@@ de@@ o con@@ tain@@ s s@@ ound s@@ crip@@ tural counsel , personal expres@@ sions by young Christians , and a mo@@ ving con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary dr@@ ama based on the Bible account of Din@@ ah .
What was their respon@@ se ?
7 , 8 . ( a ) As sh@@ own in a letter to the first - century Corinth@@ i@@ an congregation , how can faith be in va@@ in ?
One Witness who stan@@ ds out vi@@ vi@@ dly in my mem@@ ory is B@@ er@@ t H@@ ort@@ on .
Des@@ pite what al@@ most all the k@@ ings on the w@@ est side of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an heard and saw , “ they form@@ ed an al@@ li@@ ance to fi@@ ght against Jo@@ shua and Israel . ”
( b ) How can we benefit from pon@@ der@@ ing our spiritual her@@ it@@ age in the light of God’s Word ?
Ne@@ ar the time of Jesus ’ death , his apostles became dist@@ ra@@ ught .
But their worship has little , if any , real influ@@ ence on their da@@ ily conduct .
Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine is a sure si@@ gn that Jehovah lo@@ ves you .
Jesus made God’s name known by using it when he explained God’s Word to people .
12 , 13 . ( a ) What is Jesus ’ new comman@@ d@@ ment ?
De@@ a@@ f people are u@@ su@@ ally very gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous and pati@@ ent when teaching others their language .
In the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , we consider@@ ed that Jehovah is the God of truth .
When A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s took up re@@ si@@ d@@ ence in Eph@@ esus , he was already a ze@@ al@@ ous ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er .
In sh@@ ar@@ p contr@@ ast , many of Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s ch@@ ur@@ ches as well as apost@@ ates reg@@ ard as ob@@ so@@ le@@ te those par@@ ts of the Bible that cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct mo@@ der@@ n , li@@ ber@@ al vie@@ ws of mor@@ ality .
That will be discus@@ sed in these artic@@ les , and we will also see how the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation has helped to honor God’s name and to make his purpose known .
What about those who sel@@ f@@ less@@ ly la@@ b@@ or for the well - being of others , stri@@ ving to er@@ adi@@ c@@ ate hu@@ ng@@ er , ill@@ ness , and in@@ justice ?
Consider how Jesus descri@@ bed his relationship with his followers .
Do@@ ing so br@@ ings not only God’s appro@@ val but also great joy , for “ his comman@@ d@@ ments are not bur@@ den@@ some ” ; they are “ a ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , our love for Jehovah and our brothers is l@@ in@@ ked to our love for the Bible .
In this reg@@ ard , “ the older men of the congregation ” can do a great de@@ al for you .
How much we appreci@@ ate these de@@ ar brothers and sisters !
If you make such a cho@@ ice , Jehovah will bl@@ ess your efforts .
I was the you@@ ng@@ est of four children , and since I su@@ ffered from j@@ a@@ un@@ di@@ ce , I was p@@ ale and si@@ ck@@ ly .
Y@@ oung ones who love Jehovah and who understand what dedic@@ ation means do not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to dedic@@ ate their lives to God and get baptized .
The apostle Peter id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es these spi@@ r@@ its as those who had “ once been dis@@ obedi@@ ent when the pati@@ ence of God was wa@@ iting in No@@ ah’s days . ”
The events sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding Din@@ ah’s ra@@ pe high@@ light an important less@@ on .
T@@ re@@ asure Our S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Par@@ adise
For instance , we will not dis@@ obey a comm@@ and of God just to keep peace with man .
“ The ro@@ o@@ t of the righteous will remain forever , ” says A@@ n A@@ mer@@ i@@ can Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation .
In@@ sol@@ ent but Mis@@ gu@@ i@@ ded
He im@@ medi@@ ately gre@@ et@@ ed me : “ He@@ y !
And Phil@@ o@@ ’s teaching about the Lo@@ go@@ s ( or , Word ) contribu@@ ted to the develop@@ ment of the Tr@@ in@@ ity , a n@@ on - Bi@@ bli@@ cal do@@ g@@ ma of apost@@ ate Christi@@ an@@ ity .
Jesus not only assign@@ ed his disciples the life - sa@@ ving work of making more disciples but also promised to be with them .
Th@@ r@@ il@@ led and deep@@ ly appreci@@ ative , Si@@ me@@ on em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed the inf@@ ant and pray@@ ed : “ Now , S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord , you are let@@ ting your slave go free in peace according to your declar@@ ation ; because my eyes have seen your means of sa@@ ving . ” ​ — Luke 2 : 25 - 35 .
It was a privilege to be used in the cir@@ cu@@ it and dist@@ ri@@ ct work in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a for a number of years and to teach the Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol for elders .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al ba@@ bes of Paul’s day were not necess@@ ar@@ ily comple@@ t@@ ely un@@ famili@@ ar with God’s inspired Word .
New Jo@@ ys in S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land
They wor@@ ked together making and re@@ pa@@ i@@ ring ten@@ ts .
It seem@@ s likely that Joseph , his a@@ do@@ p@@ tive father , died when Jesus was still a relati@@ vely young man .
Yes , succ@@ ess in his se@@ cul@@ ar efforts follow@@ ed his spiritual succ@@ ess “ in the days of Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah . ”
As an el@@ der , you could be com@@ pared to a gar@@ den@@ er .
See The Watchtower of Au@@ gu@@ st 1 , 200@@ 5 , page 10 .
To feel such strength , vit@@ ality , and st@@ am@@ ina ​ — perhaps even more than he had ever felt in his you@@ th — ​ must have proved a thr@@ ill@@ ing experience .
W@@ he@@ ther he did or not , fi@@ gh@@ ts to the death in ar@@ en@@ as were comm@@ on during that time .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , God’s promises ‘ will not return to him without resul@@ ts . ’
Of course , it is up to each one to maintain this preci@@ ous relationship .
Be@@ y@@ ond that , when it comes to fr@@ actions of any of the pri@@ m@@ ary com@@ pon@@ ents , each Christian , after care@@ ful and pray@@ er@@ ful medit@@ ation , must consci@@ enti@@ ously deci@@ de for himself .
In re@@ ality , however , he was a tra@@ it@@ or and a mu@@ r@@ der@@ er .
Con@@ s@@ ist@@ ent and Lo@@ y@@ al .
If he invit@@ ed others to his home to view por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y ​ — in effect , prom@@ o@@ ting it — ​ he would give evidence of a b@@ ra@@ z@@ en attitude char@@ ac@@ ter@@ iz@@ ing lo@@ ose conduct .
Be@@ fore sen@@ ding G@@ ide@@ on into bat@@ tle , Jehovah t@@ ested him .
Th@@ an@@ k you from the bo@@ t@@ to@@ m of my heart ! ” ​ — An@@ dr@@ é@@ e , Fr@@ ance .
P@@ ut@@ ting for@@ th di@@ lig@@ ent effort to use si@@ gn language shows love and respect for our de@@ a@@ f brothers and sisters .
Me@@ an@@ while , as we face fore@@ told persecu@@ tion , our integrity to Jehovah is at st@@ ake as supp@@ ort@@ ers of his uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Re@@ call that he said : “ Mis@@ er@@ able man that I am ! ”
What arrang@@ ements for per@@ form@@ ing sac@@ red mu@@ si@@ c were made in Davi@@ d’s day ?
You can help your child to respon@@ d positi@@ vely by imit@@ ating clo@@ sel@@ y three ke@@ y el@@ ements of God’s discipl@@ ine : It is ( 1 ) loving , ( 2 ) reason@@ able , and ( 3 ) cons@@ ist@@ ent .
C@@ o@@ dy , mentioned at the out@@ set , states : “ It took great effort to be@@ at my por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y ha@@ bi@@ t .
The out@@ come was more positi@@ ve in a case of mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring that occ@@ ur@@ red sh@@ ort@@ ly after Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E .
Fir@@ st , how does God’s Word help to qu@@ ali@@ fy us as min@@ isters ?
After he ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ ally kil@@ led someone , a fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve first had to “ present his case in the hear@@ ing of the elders ” at the g@@ ate of the city of refu@@ ge to which he had f@@ led .
All three felt emo@@ tional pain when they were in s@@ ore st@@ ra@@ its .
Jehovah took the in@@ iti@@ ative to provide for the needs of the Israelites and to strengthen their ties with him .
For lo@@ v@@ ers of the Bible , Ch@@ es@@ ter Be@@ at@@ ty@@ ’s great@@ est tre@@ a@@ sures are in his va@@ st col@@ le@@ ction of ancient and medi@@ e@@ val Bible man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts .
1@@ 00 - 1@@ 6@@ 5 C.E . ) , who wrote in Greek , prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians became inc@@ reas@@ ingly s@@ op@@ h@@ is@@ tic@@ ated in their as@@ simil@@ ation of the ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ cal her@@ it@@ age of the Greek cul@@ ture .
M@@ ary became mother to Jesus .
She says : “ I am so gr@@ ate@@ ful for all this help that I make a point of o@@ ffering some money for the g@@ as .
How can Psalm 7@@ 2 help us ?
When the war ended , we were in the C@@ ze@@ ch city of T@@ á@@ b@@ or , some 50 mil@@ es [ 8@@ 0 k@@ m ] from P@@ ra@@ gu@@ e .
To ass@@ ist individuals desi@@ ring to benefit the worl@@ d@@ wide work of Jehovah’s Witnesses through some form of char@@ it@@ able pl@@ an@@ ning , a bro@@ ch@@ ure has been pre@@ pared in Eng@@ l@@ ish and S@@ pan@@ ish ent@@ it@@ led Ch@@ ar@@ it@@ able P@@ l@@ an@@ ning to B@@ ene@@ f@@ it Kingdom Ser@@ vice Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide .
( a ) Who is the man in the illustr@@ ation ?
H@@ ere Jesus was refer@@ ring to an ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary power b@@ es@@ to@@ wed upon him by the Father ​ — the ability to give humans a fine standing before God .
But as you gro@@ w spiritually , you need to see Jehovah’s hand in your own life .
A@@ no@@ ther account that might se@@ em pu@@ z@@ z@@ ling to some invol@@ ves Davi@@ d’s at@@ temp@@ t to bring the ar@@ k of the covenant to Jerusalem .
A Christian woman rec@@ ently experienced the tra@@ uma of div@@ or@@ ce when her husband left her after 12 years of marriage and began a relationship with another woman .
Consider si@@ x less@@ ons you can draw from his example .
Even so , from time to time , I felt disc@@ oura@@ ged because of my li@@ mit@@ ations and wi@@ shed that I could do more .
M@@ en@@ n@@ on@@ ites S@@ ear@@ ch for Tru@@ th ( Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a ) , 9 / 1
Instead , he was ex@@ posed to spi@@ rit@@ ism and started da@@ b@@ bl@@ ing in it .
They are few in number com@@ pared with those who will live forever on earth . ​ — Read Revelation 7 : 4 , 9 , 17 .
In this con@@ text , then , the pri@@ ests pi@@ c@@ ture the anointed , while Israelites from the n@@ on@@ pri@@ es@@ tly tri@@ bes pi@@ c@@ ture those with an earthly hope .
The Hebrew Christians needed to real@@ ize something very sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant about the system of worship in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted by Christ .
To succ@@ e@@ ed as their lead@@ er , Jo@@ shua will need God - given wisdom .
If , therefore , we wish to benefit from Jehovah’s prote@@ ction during the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , we must recogn@@ ize that Jehovah has a people on earth , organiz@@ ed into congregations .
For example , he has ga@@ ther@@ ed together “ a people for his name ” from all the nations of the earth .
H@@ ere again , the Bible can help .
E@@ ach would displa@@ y par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes and qualities , yet both were perfect and made in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge .
TH@@ E moral en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment of our times has contribu@@ ted to a l@@ ack of com@@ pas@@ sion in the hearts of many .
T@@ ac@@ t@@ fully Gi@@ ving Com@@ m@@ end@@ ation
The account ends with the st@@ at@@ ement : “ Those who died from the s@@ cour@@ ge am@@ oun@@ ted to tw@@ ent@@ y - four th@@ ous@@ and . ” ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 25 : 1 - 9 .
He showed by his faithful end@@ ur@@ ance that Jehovah was the most important Per@@ son in his life .
His purpose for this g@@ lo@@ be has not chang@@ ed .
• Why should we be quic@@ k to ‘ make peace with our brother ’ ?
The Bible no@@ tes that “ he that is wal@@ king with wise pers@@ ons will become wise ” and that “ bad associ@@ ations spo@@ il u@@ se@@ ful ha@@ bi@@ ts . ”
What par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar it@@ em@@ s will be used ?
And who will “ be great as far as the ends of the earth ” ?
There is a good reason to be like that , since com@@ pas@@ sion has the power to b@@ es@@ to@@ w rich re@@ war@@ ds .
In the same man@@ ner , I also received co@@ pi@@ es of The Watchtower , h@@ and@@ written by St@@ anka .
He ac@@ ted as if he were in@@ s@@ ane .
And the less@@ ons must have stu@@ ck .
The counsel Bar@@ u@@ ch received indic@@ ates that something was am@@ is@@ s .
P@@ ris@@ on@@ ers are not the only ones who are gr@@ ate@@ ful for the service provided by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
I also have the privilege of sp@@ en@@ ding a day each we@@ ek at the transl@@ ation of@@ fice , re@@ pa@@ i@@ ring c@@ ars and other things that are bro@@ ken .
Mo@@ re@@ over , by ac@@ ting like a har@@ lo@@ t , false religion has se@@ duc@@ ed and contro@@ l@@ led “ the k@@ ings of the earth , ” using l@@ ying do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines and spi@@ rit@@ is@@ tic practic@@ es to keep the mas@@ ses in pas@@ sive sub@@ ser@@ vi@@ ence to their pol@@ itical ma@@ st@@ ers .
In ad@@ dition , they conduct some 5@@ 0@@ ,000 free home Bible stu@@ dies each we@@ ek .
Pe@@ ople can receive God’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess only if they have already for@@ given those who have sin@@ ned against them .
Their mar@@ ty@@ r@@ dom br@@ ings them joy .
Are you not gr@@ ate@@ ful to be one of those whom Jehovah has dra@@ wn to his Son ? ​ — Read Jeremiah 9 : 23 , 24 .
To be hon@@ est , our public@@ ations gave a much more effe@@ ctive witness than we could ever have done .
H@@ er attitude started to ar@@ ouse my interest in the Bible .
L@@ at@@ in in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion at the for@@ u@@ m , which re@@ a@@ ds : “ H@@ un@@ ting , ba@@ thing , pla@@ ying , la@@ ugh@@ ing ​ — th@@ at@@ ’s living ! ”
St@@ ar@@ ting last May , they ga@@ ther@@ ed at h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of “ T@@ e@@ ach@@ ers of God’s Word ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tions of Jehovah’s Witnesses thr@@ ough@@ out the world .
But the Bible poin@@ ts out : “ He who pe@@ ers into the perfect law that bel@@ ong@@ s to fre@@ e@@ dom and who pers@@ ists in it . . . will be happy in his doing it . ”
P@@ i@@ e@@ ces of such materi@@ als as le@@ ather , par@@ ch@@ ment , or pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us were g@@ lu@@ ed together to form a stri@@ p , or a ro@@ l@@ l .
She re@@ pres@@ ents the gl@@ ori@@ fied congregation of 14@@ 4@@ ,000 Christians , whom Jehovah a@@ do@@ p@@ ts as his children by ano@@ in@@ ting them with his spirit .
Are not all i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ries il@@ leg@@ al , con@@ dem@@ ned and for@@ bi@@ d@@ den by God ?
As illustr@@ ated in the case of Do@@ re@@ en , many people feel de@@ va@@ stated when a loved one is di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with a f@@ at@@ al ill@@ ness .
His name means “ sen@@ sel@@ ess , ” and he certainly lived up to it .
So@@ on No M@@ ore Su@@ ffering
She said : “ I want to , but I can@@ ’t . I don@@ ’t have any sh@@ o@@ es . ”
Since the ol@@ des@@ t and the you@@ ng@@ est were born n@@ ine years ap@@ ar@@ t , the children had very different needs , so we could not always co@@ ver the same material with all of them .
Yet , they did not keep up their stud@@ ying and thus did not “ pres@@ s on to matu@@ r@@ ity . ”
When we eng@@ age in kind , un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish ac@@ ts , we re@@ a@@ p the joy that comes from serving others and s@@ ow@@ ing with a view to the spirit .
As the sheep en@@ tered or left the pen , they would ‘ pas@@ s under the cro@@ ok ’ and could thus be coun@@ ted by the shepher@@ d .
The Kingdom that Jesus said would be pre@@ ached is the very one he taught us to pray for in his mo@@ de@@ l prayer : “ Let your kingdom come .
But Jehovah gives faith to all those who worship him .
“ The Word ”
Jerusalem ( S@@ al@@ em )
For this reason , her relati@@ ves were ur@@ g@@ ing her to get a div@@ or@@ ce , and she had ac@@ tually started to make arrang@@ ements to do so .
Christ’s Com@@ ing ​ — Sh@@ ould We F@@ e@@ ar It ?
Thus , some had become members of the congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses , even though they were not leg@@ ally married .
One of them said : “ I want to use my life to serve God . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we are e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses to the fulfill@@ ment of Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es that c@@ learly indic@@ ate that we are living in “ the last days . ”
At the end of his letter to the Romans , he gre@@ et@@ ed over 20 people by name .
It li@@ f@@ ts my spi@@ r@@ its . ”
It is only n@@ atur@@ al to de@@ fine our id@@ ent@@ ity in part by bel@@ ong@@ ing to a group .
When he says something , will he not do it ? ”
If you continue to res@@ ist him , he will not be able to turn you away from the true God .
His faith , in turn , b@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed and streng@@ th@@ ened his hope .
T@@ el@@ ling it made that ang@@ el a s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ er .
But it can be done .
for the second time , they were to cu@@ t the cor@@ ds .
As that “ time ” appro@@ ached , Jehovah took st@@ ep@@ s to reve@@ al the answer to a group of hum@@ ble Bible stud@@ ents .
With the pas@@ sing of time , the human life sp@@ an dec@@ l@@ ined .
We are bless@@ ed to be able to understand and to feel Jehovah’s love for us .
This was the beg@@ in@@ ning of my mo@@ ther’s interest in the truth .
The only God truly pra@@ ised by m@@ oun@@ tain pe@@ ak@@ s is their ma@@ st@@ er@@ ful Creator , Jehovah .
A father who has been la@@ id off may lo@@ se his self - es@@ te@@ em and star@@ t “ qu@@ ar@@ rel@@ ing with his family . ”
See the 198@@ 1 Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses , pages 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 6 .
18 , 19 . ( a ) How can spiritually - min@@ ded brothers and sisters benefit young ones ?
Who can righ@@ t@@ fully refu@@ te Christ’s de@@ f@@ en@@ se of his followers or succ@@ ess@@ fully chall@@ enge God’s fav@@ or@@ able judgment of his faithful ones ?
The holy spirit is not a person .
What are some present - day false st@@ ori@@ es , and how did John high@@ light a need for ca@@ u@@ tion ?
However , someone may ask , ‘ What prayers are accep@@ table to God ? ’
Ne@@ h@@ emiah ut@@ tered a bri@@ ef , s@@ il@@ ent prayer before speaking to the king
Many of the O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x consider@@ ed transl@@ ating the Scriptures ou@@ tra@@ ge@@ ous , no matter how ob@@ s@@ cu@@ re the text o@@ ther@@ wise might be to read@@ ers .
Jesus set the perfect example in show@@ ing love .
S@@ ur@@ ely this is an are@@ a of life that c@@ alls upon a husband or a wife to be “ tend@@ er@@ ly com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate . ”
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ating mil@@ dness that s@@ pr@@ ings from hum@@ ility will help the Christian coun@@ sel@@ or to avoid this d@@ anger .
The con@@ text reve@@ als that Paul was speaking of the fre@@ e@@ dom that resul@@ ts from being ‘ rel@@ eas@@ ed from the cur@@ se of the Law . ’
This e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed us to de@@ al with op@@ position .
in the Au@@ gu@@ st 20@@ 11 is@@ sue of Our Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try .
The Bible ref@@ ers to “ the everlasting fi@@ re pre@@ pared for the Devil and his angels . ”
The two - hor@@ ned w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast re@@ pres@@ ents what , and what does it do ?
“ H@@ on@@ or Jehovah with your valu@@ able things , ” ad@@ mon@@ ish the Scriptures .
A H@@ ear@@ t@@ bre@@ ak@@ ing Ch@@ all@@ enge
That is why Jehovah provided a ransom to co@@ ver our sin@@ s .
H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah ur@@ ged the Jews to buil@@ d
They ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ B@@ eli@@ eve on the Lord Jesus and you will get sa@@ ved , you and your hous@@ eho@@ ld . ”
In the house - to - house ministry , use dis@@ cre@@ tion .
S@@ how@@ ing bro@@ ther@@ ly love is ess@@ enti@@ al to the un@@ ity of the congregation .
It is evid@@ ent from what God said to Adam that if the first man had not dis@@ obe@@ yed God , he would never have died .
After all , the Scriptures e@@ qui@@ p Christians “ for every good work ” and ur@@ ge them to do “ what is good toward all . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 16 , 17 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 10 .
Such valu@@ es made them su@@ sc@@ ep@@ ti@@ ble to the op@@ in@@ i@@ ons of others .
What ob@@ serv@@ ance did Jesus in@@ s@@ titu@@ te , and who have kept it pro@@ per@@ ly ?
Then S@@ te@@ ph@@ en L@@ et@@ t ann@@ oun@@ ced that the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy will arr@@ ange for shepher@@ ding vis@@ its to be provided for dist@@ ri@@ ct overse@@ ers and their wi@@ ves in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
I would im@@ medi@@ ately make another cop@@ y in my own h@@ and@@ writ@@ ing and destro@@ y the origin@@ al so that no one fin@@ ding the artic@@ les would be able to dis@@ co@@ ver where I had ob@@ ta@@ ined them .
On the other hand , those who remain in the light love Jehovah’s high standards .
I can per@@ form many every@@ day t@@ as@@ ks my@@ self , but they take a lo@@ t more time , effort , and en@@ er@@ gy than they nor@@ m@@ ally would .
He ad@@ ded that in the future , he would be more care@@ ful so as not to give the same imp@@ res@@ sion to others .
and “ W@@ ho@@ se name should be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied ? ”
This means that we cannot show gen@@ u@@ ine love while pre@@ ten@@ ding to be something that we are not , as if we were we@@ aring a mas@@ k .
S@@ te@@ ph@@ en , qu@@ o@@ ted in the in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction , expla@@ ins : “ Although we felt so h@@ ur@@ t and could not understand N@@ at@@ ali@@ e@@ ’s in@@ s@@ ist@@ ent den@@ i@@ als about the ring , we tri@@ ed to take into account her age and de@@ gre@@ e of matu@@ r@@ ity . ”
Jehovah might be lik@@ ened to a man building a house .
6 , 7 . ( a ) Why can we say that God has used his holy spirit in an or@@ der@@ ly way ?
How do we benefit from know@@ ing Jehovah God , the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh ? ​ — Psalm 8@@ 3 : 18 ; Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 .
The Greek word for “ mas@@ tic ” is rel@@ ated to a ter@@ m that means “ to gn@@ as@@ h the te@@ et@@ h . ”
• In what ways does God’s spirit op@@ er@@ ate on the other sheep ?
We all need friends in whom we can con@@ fi@@ de our in@@ n@@ er@@ most thoughts and feelings .
We in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed a special half h@@ our at the end of the family study .
After the fin@@ al t@@ est at the end of the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn , humans will still be free moral ag@@ ents .
The princi@@ ple be@@ h@@ ind this use was that the lo@@ a@@ ves were holy and were to serve as food for the men eng@@ ag@@ ed in God’s service ​ — the pri@@ ests .
As told by L@@ ena Da@@ vis@@ on
The Bible could be refer@@ ring to the same att@@ ack under different n@@ ames .
By means of acc@@ oun@@ ts pre@@ served in the Bible , he remin@@ ds all that in the past he has re@@ tal@@ i@@ ated when his people were att@@ ac@@ ked .
After the war , my father was sent to pris@@ on because the govern@@ ment did not like his pol@@ itical ide@@ as .
H@@ er words su@@ gg@@ est that she may have had in mind the promise Jehovah made in the gar@@ den , fore@@ tel@@ ling that a certain woman would pro@@ du@@ ce a “ se@@ ed ” that would one day destro@@ y the wicked one who had led Adam and E@@ ve ast@@ ra@@ y .
If any one at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te char@@ ac@@ ter@@ iz@@ es both Jehovah God and Jesus Christ , it is love , not power or authority ! ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 13 ; 1 John 4 : 8 .
Yet , that is the situation in which many nations today find themselves .
However , Jehovah saw the matter c@@ learly , so he inter@@ ven@@ ed .
St@@ ar@@ ting in 194@@ 4 , more than a th@@ ous@@ and bom@@ bs called do@@ o@@ d@@ le@@ bu@@ g@@ s f@@ ell on K@@ ent .
For example , when we have a decision to make , the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations In@@ de@@ x and the R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch G@@ u@@ i@@ de for Jehovah’s Witnesses can help us find out what Jehovah thin@@ ks .
She told me that God’s Kingdom would end all h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y , h@@ at@@ red , and pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce in the world .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Paul wanted to pre@@ pare for the work that la@@ y a@@ head of him .
Be@@ ing ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the loving pro@@ v@@ isions of that law made the psalmist happy , des@@ pite the har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps brought upon him by his op@@ pos@@ ers .
Can you i@@ magine how sa@@ d they all felt ? — The Bible says that Paul took E@@ ut@@ y@@ ch@@ us into his ar@@ ms and hu@@ g@@ ged him .
Such medit@@ ation will help you to buil@@ d confidence in your beli@@ ef@@ s .
They should pl@@ an how they can study , pray , and preach together .
Jehovah may cho@@ ose to use n@@ atur@@ al ph@@ en@@ om@@ ena to accom@@ pl@@ ish his pur@@ pos@@ es .
We had gro@@ wn to love our a@@ un@@ t and were happy that she was to remain with us .
‘ I would really like to see the text he is qu@@ o@@ ting from , ’ you say to yourself .
All of us can benefit from the ad@@ vice that was imp@@ ar@@ ted , as we work ze@@ al@@ ously in the spiritual har@@ v@@ est .
James knew that Jehovah has always lo@@ v@@ ingly invit@@ ed imper@@ fect humans to draw close to H@@ im .
W@@ a@@ iting to B@@ ene@@ f@@ it From Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine
“ To P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ te Jehovah’s N@@ ame ”
It was desi@@ gn@@ ed to tra@@ in those at Bethel in order to imp@@ ro@@ ve their ability to do re@@ sear@@ ch on Bible sub@@ je@@ cts , pro@@ per@@ ly organiz@@ e their material , and present it effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
Yet , Job main@@ ta@@ ined his integrity .
What a fine example for us ! ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
V@@ ari@@ ous le@@ x@@ ic@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ ers ag@@ ree with the rend@@ ering “ se@@ wing nee@@ d@@ le ” as found in the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation .
The of@@ fi@@ cial rec@@ ord states that Father died of “ a we@@ ak heart mus@@ c@@ le . ”
Many of God’s servants , both men and women , both of the anointed and of the great crow@@ d , have under@@ g@@ one experi@@ ences such as Job fac@@ ed and “ have seen the out@@ come Jehovah gave , that Jehovah is very tend@@ er in affe@@ ction and mer@@ ci@@ ful . ” ​ — J@@ as .
C@@ learly , she saw the wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness of the Cana@@ an@@ ite op@@ pres@@ sion in the land ; likely she also saw that she had a cho@@ ice before her .
When discipl@@ ining you , they may some@@ times speak though@@ t@@ less@@ ly .
When does associ@@ ation with an un@@ beli@@ ever become un@@ wise ?
For mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ um@@ s , Jehovah has direc@@ ted men to take the lead .
Why does this ha@@ p@@ pen ?
I felt as though a part of me died too .
As qui@@ et set@@ t@@ led over the mo@@ des@@ t home , the husband would have good reason to rec@@ ite to his wife the fam@@ ous words : “ A ca@@ pa@@ ble wife who can find ?
What can he@@ igh@@ ten our appreciation for the preaching work ?
As we consider@@ ed ear@@ li@@ er , on the bas@@ is of the ransom , Jehovah a@@ do@@ p@@ ts his spirit - anointed servants as his children .
On the cr@@ ater of the R@@ an@@ o R@@ ar@@ aku v@@ ol@@ can@@ o , there are many pet@@ ro@@ gl@@ y@@ ph@@ s .
As de@@ pi@@ cted by the im@@ moral woman in Revelation , false religion has tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous influ@@ ence over govern@@ ments .
“ One night , I was pas@@ sing my s@@ on@@ ’s ro@@ om and saw that the ligh@@ ts were still on , ” R@@ ic@@ k@@ y rel@@ ates .
This form of ev@@ ang@@ el@@ ism is ut@@ il@@ ized today , on a large sc@@ ale by vari@@ ous religious se@@ cts who@@ se col@@ por@@ te@@ ur@@ s car@@ ry the Go@@ spe@@ l to th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds upon th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of ho@@ m@@ es and seek through personal vis@@ it@@ ations to w@@ in ad@@ her@@ ents to their faith . . . .
He wants us to sto@@ p preaching the good news of the Kingdom .
( b ) Are those who cla@@ im to be n@@ on@@ con@@ for@@ mis@@ ts truly in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent ?
He allow@@ ed nothing to si@@ de@@ tr@@ ack him .
How can we succ@@ ess@@ fully cop@@ e with tri@@ als ?
So they wanted nothing to do with false religion .
But there is a better sacrifice that can pre@@ serve life per@@ man@@ ently .
“ Un@@ less the su@@ n shin@@ es , there cannot be da@@ y@@ light ”
Jehovah’s B@@ less@@ ing B@@ r@@ ings U@@ s Jo@@ y
21 , 22 . ( a ) How has this consider@@ ation of the F@@ lood account benef@@ ited you ?
Such rejo@@ ic@@ ing as one pa@@ uses to refle@@ ct on good work accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed is in@@ deed ref@@ re@@ shing , especially in pleas@@ ant associ@@ ation with family or friends .
“ You yourself pro@@ duc@@ ed my k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys ; you kept me s@@ cre@@ ened off in the bel@@ ly of my mother . ”
She also explained our hope for the future and why we do not accept blood trans@@ fu@@ sions .
As of J@@ anu@@ ary 1 , 20@@ 12 , some gra@@ du@@ ates of the Bible S@@ cho@@ ol for S@@ ing@@ le Bro@@ thers and the Bible S@@ cho@@ ol for Christian C@@ ou@@ ples were to be assign@@ ed as temp@@ or@@ ary special pione@@ ers and used to o@@ pen up and ex@@ p@@ and the work in re@@ mo@@ te are@@ as .
The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia of R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on com@@ ments that pos@@ si@@ bly “ D@@ ag@@ an was in some sense id@@ enti@@ fied with or as@@ simil@@ ated to [ E@@ l ] . ”
“ W@@ ar@@ m hearts here will make you wel@@ come , ” stated the invit@@ ation .
O@@ ther po@@ pul@@ ar mat@@ ches set li@@ ons against ti@@ g@@ ers , or el@@ ep@@ h@@ ants against be@@ ars .
Now he car@@ ries the ba@@ g@@ s and shows appreciation for what I am doing at home ! ”
We should always be ready .
This experience was a sal@@ ut@@ ary less@@ on for me ​ — never to hold back from wit@@ ness@@ ing to all whom I me@@ et and never to pre@@ ju@@ dge anyone .
• What dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c ro@@ le will angels pla@@ y in the near future ?
What if a man kil@@ led an ani@@ ma@@ l for food ?
Ye@@ ars later , he died faithful , his rec@@ ord of integrity fir@@ m@@ ly se@@ aled in Jehovah’s mem@@ ory . ​ — He@@ b .
However , he will fai@@ l mis@@ er@@ ab@@ ly because in imit@@ ation of Ne@@ h@@ emiah of old , God’s people are determined to “ keep con@@ qu@@ ering the evil with the good . ”
A@@ U@@ G@@ U@@ S@@ T 26 - 28
Why does the num@@ ber@@ ing in the book of Psal@@ ms di@@ ff@@ er in vari@@ ous Bible transl@@ ations ?
That is , man re@@ tur@@ ns “ to du@@ st , ” as c@@ ru@@ shed , or pul@@ ver@@ ized , earth .
• What ro@@ le did the co@@ de@@ x pla@@ y in early Christi@@ an@@ ity ?
En@@ coura@@ ged , I asked the Witnesses to study the Bible with me t@@ wi@@ ce a we@@ ek , and I began atten@@ ding their Christian meetings .
So a hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der could leave the ro@@ of@@ to@@ p without having to en@@ ter the house .
There is one more that ties in with what we have exam@@ ined and that under@@ s@@ co@@ res why we have reason to look for@@ ward to when and how God will fulf@@ ill his promise to ‘ make all things new . ’
Then , hum@@ ility will help him to appro@@ ach the al@@ le@@ ged off@@ end@@ er with a view to rest@@ or@@ ing peace .
S@@ ad@@ ly , in 19@@ 39 he became very ill , but before he died he told my mother : “ This is the truth .
G@@ ile@@ ad and F@@ o@@ re@@ ign As@@ sign@@ ments
They may think that they must always be person@@ ally at the whe@@ el , so to speak .
How do we know that A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s appreci@@ ated the help he received ?
The tal@@ l@@ est tre@@ es in the world are u@@ su@@ ally found gro@@ wing together in fore@@ st@@ s , where individu@@ al tre@@ es support one another .
He was God’s first cre@@ ation , and he helped in the cre@@ ation of all other things .
Even so , it was not eas@@ y to apply what I was lear@@ ning .
And A@@ ha@@ b kept ri@@ ding and made his way to Je@@ z@@ re@@ el . ”
On the first day , “ there came to be light ” because dif@@ fu@@ sed light p@@ ene@@ tr@@ ated the cl@@ ou@@ d la@@ y@@ ers and became v@@ isi@@ ble on the earth .
The 198@@ 2 Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses repor@@ ted : “ For a time we had an is@@ ol@@ ated publi@@ sh@@ er on E@@ ast@@ er Is@@ land .
These words of my father , spo@@ ken some 4@@ 5 years ag@@ o , helped me to accept the first invit@@ ation I received from Jehovah’s organization , to serve as a full - time minis@@ ter .
By obe@@ ying these la@@ ws , hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves learned to control se@@ x@@ u@@ al pas@@ sion .
P@@ R@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H@@ E@@ R@@ S in Chris@@ tend@@ om who teach the fear of God fre@@ qu@@ ently do so on the bas@@ is of the un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural teaching that God p@@ un@@ ish@@ es sin@@ n@@ ers et@@ er@@ n@@ ally in hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re .
L@@ ater , when Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s w@@ alls requi@@ red re@@ pa@@ ir , Ne@@ h@@ emiah streng@@ th@@ ened the hands of his brothers for the t@@ ask .
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s num@@ er@@ ous examples of people who fac@@ ed a similar situation .
Since God’s Word indic@@ ates that the preaching work is accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed by the power of the holy spirit , having a mean@@ ing@@ ful share in that work is a si@@ gn of true spiritu@@ ality . ​ — Acts 1 : 8 .
As to our trust in God , where may a great t@@ est li@@ e ?
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , this bel@@ o@@ ved Son most often ad@@ d@@ ressed Jehovah and spoke about H@@ im as his “ Father . ”
As recorded at Matthew 23 : 37 , for example , Jesus refer@@ red to the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Jerusalem as her “ children , ” even though the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity were ad@@ ul@@ ts .
W@@ ould I be able to provide for my family ​ — my wife and our four children ?
What , then , can we do to cop@@ e with de@@ pres@@ sion ?
It also discus@@ ses what we can do to keep off the old person@@ ality .
I am streng@@ th@@ ened and encoura@@ ged to see my children serving their Creator with an attitude similar to that of my father , who said , “ We don@@ ’t sto@@ p that eas@@ ily .
Sh@@ ould we not ex@@ pect such de@@ tri@@ men@@ tal effe@@ cts if we fr@@ at@@ er@@ n@@ ize with those who may be fri@@ end@@ ly but do not share Christian beli@@ ef@@ s , valu@@ es , and principles ?
( Luke 6 : 38 ) M@@ ake it a prac@@ tice to share some of your time and res@@ our@@ ces with others .
Rus@@ sel@@ l , who served as the first pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety .
The ro@@ o@@ ts of the be@@ ar@@ ded dar@@ ne@@ l become so inter@@ tw@@ ined with the ro@@ o@@ ts of the whe@@ at that to u@@ pro@@ o@@ t them before har@@ v@@ est would result in a lo@@ ss of whe@@ at . ​ — See In@@ sight on the Scriptures , V@@ olu@@ me 1 , page 1@@ 1@@ 7@@ 8 .
You can trust in these promises because they are inspired by God himself .
Ther@@ e@@ after , Satan and all other re@@ bel@@ s will su@@ ff@@ er des@@ tru@@ ction .
Sh@@ ould not God himself be the fin@@ al authority on what is accep@@ table and what is not ?
* came to our home some days later with sever@@ al pages on which they had written down the ans@@ wers to the questions found in the bro@@ ch@@ ure .
In view of the divine prophecy of Genesis 3 : 15 , Satan may have been des@@ per@@ ate as he loo@@ ked for an opportunity to att@@ ack the vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able Israelites .
Con@@ cer@@ ning his followers , Jesus said : “ By this all will know that you are my disciples , if you have love among y@@ ourselves . ”
In the f@@ our@@ th century B.C.E . , a young man pla@@ yed a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant ro@@ le in the fulfill@@ ment of Dani@@ el@@ ’s prophecy .
Rather , there will be a bri@@ ef res@@ pite .
A@@ m@@ ong other things , God’s Word tel@@ ls us to associ@@ ate together and live clean , moral lives .
What is your first concer@@ n ?
We must “ re@@ tain ” God’s word , keep@@ ing it ali@@ ve in our hearts and min@@ ds .
That fre@@ e@@ dom , however , is not un@@ li@@ mit@@ ed .
T@@ ra@@ ined by God’s Word
The great crow@@ d would come out of all tri@@ bes and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es
What cr@@ itical times were upon Christians to whom Paul wrote ?
F@@ or@@ giving , though , does mean let@@ ting go of any res@@ ent@@ ment for such wr@@ ong@@ s and main@@ tain@@ ing your own peace .
P@@ le@@ ase o@@ pen your Bible and read these ver@@ ses .
Sam@@ son needed a lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing place for the night in an enem@@ y city , and it could be found in the house of a pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te .
As@@ k yourself , ‘ Do I sp@@ end so much time in le@@ is@@ ure pur@@ su@@ its that I have little time left for spiritual activities ? ’
B@@ or@@ ro@@ wing money can also end@@ anger a person@@ ’s relationship with God .
• What things could never cause Jehovah to sto@@ p loving his servants ?
In this way , you may help him real@@ ize that his be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or is har@@ m@@ ful to himself and dis@@ pleas@@ ing to Jehovah , and he may change his attitude . ​ — See end@@ no@@ te .
It was as if I were saying : ‘ Yes , I can do that too .
Are we as willing to accept counsel and instru@@ ction as David was ?
Consider some examples .
G@@ r@@ and@@ ma was thr@@ il@@ led with what she heard .
Since a fo@@ ol@@ ish person l@@ ac@@ ks practic@@ al wisdom , he cannot be tru@@ sted with great responsi@@ bility .
That is what I am doing . ”
• Why is it un@@ wise to look to prom@@ in@@ ent people or to r@@ ely on our own feelings when deci@@ ding right and wrong ?
H@@ er death filled me with g@@ ri@@ ef and pain .
Jesus once spoke of a young man who left his fa@@ ther’s home and s@@ qu@@ an@@ der@@ ed his in@@ her@@ it@@ ance on a life of de@@ ba@@ u@@ ch@@ er@@ y .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , 13 special pione@@ ers are pu@@ t@@ ting for@@ th inc@@ reas@@ ed efforts to re@@ ach many more in those is@@ ol@@ ated ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es .
That means we must do more than simply learn fac@@ ts and rul@@ es .
U@@ gar@@ iti@@ c te@@ x@@ ts were origin@@ ally transl@@ ated pri@@ mar@@ ily with the help of Bi@@ bli@@ cal Hebrew .
Can you rec@@ all more than one occasi@@ on when you felt Jehovah’s personal care in your life ?
Per@@ s@@ onal study is satis@@ f@@ ying when we use vari@@ ous Bible a@@ i@@ ds in order to di@@ g deep@@ er into a sub@@ ject , especially when we do so to answer some@@ one@@ ’s s@@ inc@@ ere questions .
One brother gave me the n@@ ic@@ k@@ name Kingdom S@@ m@@ ile because of the sm@@ ile on my face when I felt sh@@ y .
Jehovah did not view it that way .
From her l@@ ist of ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses , she knew that the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s branch of@@ fice in D@@ en@@ mar@@ k was in the to@@ wn of H@@ ol@@ b@@ æ@@ k .
Li@@ ving With R@@ is@@ ks
Such a care@@ er may promise st@@ atu@@ s , authority , and we@@ al@@ th .
How can young ones benefit from ap@@ pl@@ ying Proverbs 16 : 3 ?
After prog@@ res@@ sing in the truth , he was baptized and now happ@@ ily ser@@ ves Jehovah along with his family .
When Adam and E@@ ve re@@ bel@@ led against God , they challeng@@ ed his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , that is , his right to rule .
What cho@@ ice led R@@ am@@ ir@@ o to enjoy a happy life ?
How can you show respect for God - given authority in the family ?
In K@@ in@@ sh@@ asa , I con@@ sul@@ ted with many op@@ h@@ th@@ al@@ mo@@ lo@@ g@@ ists , but no@@ ne of them could help me .
You may won@@ der , though , ‘ Are Bible teachings really practic@@ al for our mo@@ der@@ n day ? ’
In the first dis@@ course , Moses rec@@ oun@@ ts some of the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness experi@@ ences ​ — par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly those that will be help@@ ful to the Israelites as they pre@@ pare to take pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
How vital that we use the rema@@ ining time to seek the appro@@ val of Jehovah God and Jesus Christ !
But what if your parents ​ — or your mat@@ e@@ ’s parents — ​ cro@@ ss the l@@ ine and try to imp@@ ose their vie@@ ws ?
For one thing , they should teach their children God’s word , as Samu@@ el@@ ’s parents sur@@ ely taught him .
The last of them will draw his fin@@ al bre@@ ath in the ra@@ pi@@ dly appro@@ aching “ war of the great day of God the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty . ” ​ — Revelation 16 : 14 , 16 .
As Christians , we o@@ we our pri@@ m@@ ary loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah God , not to our emp@@ loy@@ er .
S@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c Acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y : The Bible is not a s@@ ci@@ ence te@@ x@@ t@@ book , but when it t@@ ou@@ ches on s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c matters , it refle@@ cts an acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y far a@@ head of its time .
It is also a very serious matter when someone — deli@@ ber@@ ately or though@@ t@@ less@@ ly — pol@@ lu@@ tes our water supp@@ lies .
How often does he find someone keep@@ ing Christian integrity ?
“ M@@ ake My H@@ ear@@ t Re@@ jo@@ ice ”
Some may find it a@@ mus@@ ing to read a book in which Satan is a her@@ o , but I do not . ”
• What is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy about the fulfill@@ ment of prophe@@ ci@@ es found in the book of Daniel ?
It is vital that all of us remain under Christ’s lead@@ er@@ ship .
Re@@ g@@ arding this , Jesus said : “ Just as the days of Noah were , so the pres@@ ence of the Son of man will be .
“ These things I comm@@ and you , that you love one another . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ H@@ N 15 : 17 .
Such practic@@ es dis@@ qu@@ ali@@ fy any who are un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant from in@@ her@@ iting everlasting life under the rule of God’s Kingdom . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 19 - 21 .
The so - called th@@ ir@@ d person of the Tr@@ in@@ ity ​ — the holy spirit — ​ is not a person .
Since our work was under ba@@ n and con@@ di@@ tions were very difficult , travel@@ ing overse@@ ers u@@ su@@ ally served without their wi@@ ves .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , a spiritual read@@ ju@@ st@@ ment may be pa@@ in@@ ful .
Ho@@ s 7 V@@ er@@ se 16 ad@@ ds : “ They pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to return , not to anything high@@ er ” ​ — that is , “ not to an el@@ ev@@ ated form of worship . ”
The world is sa@@ dly l@@ ac@@ king in effe@@ ctive lead@@ er@@ ship .
( Read Matthew 25 : 1 - 13 . )
M@@ ore important , however , the st@@ er@@ ling rec@@ ord of these war@@ time Witnesses will be re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed by Jehovah and Jesus .
Wh@@ ich pro@@ du@@ ct par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted their attention ?
We might find ourselves in a similar situation one day .
• How can anxi@@ ety about having com@@ mit@@ ted an un@@ for@@ gi@@ va@@ ble sin be over@@ come ?
When Paul wrote about “ the min@@ ding of the spirit , ” he used a Greek word that den@@ o@@ tes “ way of thinking , mind ( - set ) , . . . a@@ im , as@@ pi@@ r@@ ation , stri@@ ving . ”
Bo@@ th new and long@@ time elders learn to shepher@@ d effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely and to be f@@ it@@ ly un@@ ited in the ‘ same l@@ ine of thought . ’ ” ​ — Q@@ u@@ in@@ n .
Com@@ ing to Jesus , he f@@ ell to his k@@ ne@@ es and asked : “ Go@@ od T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , what must I do to in@@ her@@ it everlasting life ? ”
Our prayer for the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of Jehovah’s name shows where we stand on the is@@ sue of uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ​ — s@@ qu@@ ar@@ ely be@@ h@@ ind Jehovah’s right to gover@@ n the uni@@ verse .
I said to my@@ self , ‘ Un@@ less something ne@@ g@@ ative tur@@ ns up , this loo@@ ks like the gi@@ r@@ l I will mar@@ ry . ’
Pro@@ pon@@ ents of cr@@ y@@ on@@ ic@@ s deep - fre@@ e@@ ze the bo@@ dies of those who have died .
Mo@@ re@@ over , elders who are ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary in faith , in teaching , in Christian living , and in the ministry experience the satis@@ fac@@ tion of know@@ ing that others can imitate their faith . ​ — He@@ b .
A@@ no@@ ther tra@@ p of Satan’s world is se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
Instead , re@@ place the un@@ certain@@ ties of this world with the certain@@ ties that God provi@@ des .
This would take place s@@ low@@ ly with the de@@ w or more ra@@ pi@@ dly by plac@@ ing the f@@ la@@ x in a pon@@ d or a st@@ re@@ am .
B@@ ack then , ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality was very important .
Then she for@@ war@@ ded the lar@@ g@@ er por@@ tion to the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses , along with a sh@@ ort letter .
K@@ ar@@ l pione@@ ered during his school v@@ ac@@ ations sever@@ al times before he fin@@ i@@ shed high school early in 194@@ 7 and began the regul@@ ar pioneer service .
Why are the is@@ su@@ es the psalmist ra@@ ised important for you ?
M@@ on@@ ths had pas@@ sed since Jesus ’ vis@@ it to Be@@ th@@ any descri@@ bed a@@ bo@@ ve .
K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge of God’s Word can prote@@ ct us from being influ@@ enced by the world of mankind that Satan rul@@ es .
El@@ ders can follow that exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent example by working clo@@ sel@@ y with minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants , show@@ ing them how to car@@ ry out their du@@ ties in a fine way .
Per@@ haps they would not be able to fe@@ ed their family with just one h@@ our@@ ’s pa@@ y ; yet , they had been willing to work and had wa@@ ited the whole day to be emp@@ lo@@ yed .
We should remember this if we are privile@@ ged to re@@ present God’s people in public prayer .
( a ) Des@@ cri@@ be the be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or of people in gener@@ al . ( b ) Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory , to whom has God sh@@ own fav@@ or ?
J@@ udi@@ th explained : “ At the age of 20 , I became inf@@ atu@@ ated with a Ger@@ man bu@@ sin@@ ess associ@@ ate who tri@@ ed his best to imp@@ ress me .
F@@ ur@@ ther , we will stri@@ ve to be coura@@ ge@@ ous and speak the truth . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 25 , 29 , 31 ; James 5 : 16 .
Why should children listen to their parents ?
The scho@@ ol@@ ’s ei@@ ght - we@@ ek course fe@@ atu@@ res an in - dep@@ th study of the Bible .
How long do you think it would take you to complete such a tri@@ p , wal@@ king with small children ?
P@@ our@@ ing o@@ il on the fi@@ re would make matters wor@@ se , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as d@@ ous@@ ing it with co@@ ol water would likely bring the desi@@ red result .
Au@@ thor@@ ities were soon al@@ er@@ ted to this im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ation .
Eli@@ o@@ t , “ per@@ fe@@ c@@ tion@@ ism is expe@@ ct@@ ation that never me@@ e@@ ts re@@ ality . ”
Christians must love God ‘ with their whole soul , ’ so they do not prac@@ tice anything that will sh@@ or@@ ten their life .
In his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus also said : “ H@@ app@@ y are the mer@@ ci@@ ful , since they will be sh@@ own mer@@ cy . ”
T@@ y@@ pi@@ cal fe@@ atu@@ res inclu@@ de vis@@ u@@ al imp@@ a@@ ir@@ ment le@@ ading to bl@@ in@@ dness , ob@@ es@@ ity , ex@@ tr@@ a f@@ ing@@ ers and / ​ or to@@ es , develop@@ men@@ tal d@@ el@@ a@@ y , co@@ or@@ din@@ ation problems , di@@ a@@ bet@@ es m@@ el@@ li@@ tu@@ s , o@@ ste@@ o@@ ar@@ thr@@ it@@ is , and k@@ id@@ ne@@ y ab@@ nor@@ mal@@ ities .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T do you think is the most difficult chall@@ enge fac@@ ing a shi@@ p@@ ’s cap@@ tain ?
In time , his mother arrang@@ ed for an el@@ der to cont@@ act her son in pris@@ on , and H@@ ans began to study the Bible .
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you ever dis@@ co@@ vered a hi@@ d@@ den tre@@ asure in an un@@ likely place ?
Our sacrific@@ es of praise are personal o@@ ffer@@ ings vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily made to God because we love him .
This is the number of baptized individuals who par@@ take of the em@@ ble@@ ms at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al worl@@ d@@ wide .
In 19@@ 6@@ 2 we enjo@@ yed the “ C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ous M@@ in@@ isters ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct As@@ s@@ em@@ bly .
Re@@ cor@@ ded hist@@ ory pro@@ ves that each of them later su@@ ffered cal@@ am@@ ity .
Se@@ cur@@ ity in R@@ is@@ k - F@@ il@@ led World , 2 / 1 S@@ pi@@ rit@@ ism , 5 / 1
As Christians , we are in a r@@ ace ​ — a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic fo@@ o@@ tr@@ ace .
It may be difficult for those who have never experienced such a lo@@ ss to appreci@@ ate how de@@ va@@ st@@ ating it can be .
Paul coun@@ sel@@ ed fellow believers : “ S@@ pe@@ ak truth each one of you with his neigh@@ b@@ or , because we are members bel@@ ong@@ ing to one another . ”
The Scriptures high@@ light the import@@ ance of reading for the right reason by com@@ par@@ ing the Bible to a mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r : “ If anyone is a he@@ are@@ r of the word , and not a do@@ er , this one is like a man loo@@ king at his n@@ atur@@ al face in a mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r .
This is a pre@@ arrang@@ ed s@@ es@@ sion of teaching where the one con@@ duc@@ ting the study ac@@ tually pre@@ si@@ des .
The ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers did not j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to the side of a new@@ born in a m@@ anger but arri@@ ved when Jesus was a child and was living in a house .
C@@ learly , the cha@@ o@@ s of the second world war did not make Jehovah’s servants doubt that the preaching work would be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed .
He was right , but it took 17 years before he saw those c@@ li@@ ff@@ s again , and four and a half of those years were sp@@ ent in sol@@ it@@ ary con@@ fin@@ ement in a Ch@@ in@@ ese pris@@ on !
How can he per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve what God’s will is in this reg@@ ard ?
As Christians , we a@@ im to prac@@ tice the k@@ ingly law of love .
He does not rel@@ ate their orig@@ ins .
While the people of this world may re@@ ach out for ri@@ ches , f@@ ame , or power , is your family pur@@ su@@ ing spiritual go@@ als ?
While these can be found in many mission@@ ary assign@@ ments , B@@ en tel@@ ls us , mission@@ aries get used to them .
In the future , Jehovah will emp@@ lo@@ y his holy spirit in re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble ways to accom@@ pl@@ ish the fulfill@@ ment of his purpose .
It also shows how we can imitate him in displa@@ ying his qualities . ​ — 1 / 15 , pages 23 - 4 .
The de@@ va@@ stated st@@ ate of Jerusalem and its w@@ alls made Ne@@ h@@ emiah g@@ lo@@ om@@ y .
What may young servants of Jehovah won@@ der at times , and what ad@@ vice does the Bible offer ?
In 20@@ 11 , a new way to commun@@ ic@@ ate op@@ ened up for J@@ a@@ ir@@ o ​ — an e@@ ye - contro@@ l@@ led com@@ pu@@ ter .
Rather , he “ began to reason in the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e . . . and every day in the mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place with those who happened to be on hand . ”
For instance , c@@ all@@ ing Jehovah “ the Pro@@ vi@@ der of es@@ cap@@ e , ” David said : “ My God is my ro@@ ck . . . . My place for f@@ light , my Sa@@ vi@@ or ; from viol@@ ence you sa@@ ve me .
The imp@@ lic@@ ation is clear : The young man would have a good time there .
A fine pi@@ e@@ ce of pro@@ per@@ ty was lo@@ c@@ ated about 40 mil@@ es [ 60 k@@ m ] w@@ est of C@@ op@@ en@@ ha@@ g@@ en .
Their ready par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation at the meetings and their ze@@ al in the ministry , as well as their car@@ ing attitude toward all in the congregation , en@@ able the elders to dis@@ cer@@ n their po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al when consider@@ ing them for ad@@ di@@ tional assign@@ ments .
But we must never for@@ get that the great@@ est privilege any human can have is one that all of us share . It is that of being a fellow work@@ er with Jehovah in the Christian ministry .
T@@ ak@@ ing pro@@ per@@ ty from a person without per@@ mis@@ sion .
How has the Devil continued to influ@@ ence humans ?
Because they follow this counsel , many Christians have been prom@@ o@@ ted or have kept their jo@@ bs when others were la@@ id off .
Paul ur@@ ged the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans : “ As God’s cho@@ s@@ en ones , holy and loved , clo@@ the y@@ ourselves with the tend@@ er affe@@ ctions of com@@ pas@@ sion , kindness , hum@@ ility , mil@@ dness , and pati@@ ence .
At 33 years of age , that is her he@@ i@@ ght , just 30 in@@ ches [ 7@@ 6 c@@ m ] .
O@@ ver 2@@ 00 years later , King Jo@@ si@@ ah also used temple contribu@@ tions to fin@@ ance necess@@ ary re@@ pa@@ ir@@ s . ​ — Read 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 34 : 9 - 11 .
However , a word of ca@@ u@@ tion is needed .
It made me so happy to learn the truth about the only true God ! ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 4 : 39 ; Jeremiah 10 : 10 .
Instead of tel@@ ling him what to believe or how to act , we can ask well - thought - out questions that will help him arri@@ ve at prop@@ er conclu@@ sions .
Still , when we dis@@ cer@@ n his guid@@ ance , we should never for@@ get to offer our than@@ ks and praise to him .
A second less@@ on rel@@ ates to how we face temp@@ t@@ ations ca@@ used by the fal@@ le@@ n flesh .
The san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of Jehovah’s name is far more important than human sal@@ vation .
Ex@@ pan@@ ded A@@ c@@ tiv@@ ity
And what temp@@ tation materi@@ al@@ ism , power , and f@@ ame hold for the pr@@ ou@@ d and for those inc@@ l@@ ined to make ‘ a show@@ y displa@@ y of their means of life ’ !
Many were baptized by the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er Ph@@ ili@@ p , but they did not im@@ medi@@ ately receive the holy spirit .
Why is Jesus called “ the Word , ” or Lo@@ go@@ s ?
Although he had fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly challeng@@ ed 4@@ 50 prophe@@ ts of Ba@@ al , Eli@@ j@@ ah r@@ an away from Q@@ u@@ e@@ en Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l when he learned that she was p@@ lo@@ t@@ ting to k@@ ill him .
Let us consider how we can devel@@ op and maintain our love and appreciation for the Kingdom , the ministry , and the truth .
By words and by de@@ e@@ ds , David por@@ tra@@ yed Jehovah , not as a dem@@ an@@ ding and fe@@ ar@@ some God , ready to p@@ oun@@ ce on any inf@@ rac@@ tion of His la@@ ws , but as a loving , car@@ ing , and for@@ giving Father of His earthly children .
Like Abraham , those who go to S@@ he@@ ol are in l@@ ine for a resurrection
Tru@@ e , many Christian men have privile@@ ges in the congregation that women do not ex@@ pect to have , and in the family women are sub@@ ject to their hus@@ ban@@ ds .
You can de@@ e@@ pen your knowledge of God and your appreciation for his loving guid@@ ance .
For such an un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant one there is no for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , as the apostle Paul makes clear in his letter to the Hebrews : “ If we prac@@ tice sin will@@ fully after having received the acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the truth , there is no longer any sacrifice for sin@@ s left , but there is a certain fe@@ ar@@ ful expe@@ ct@@ ation of judgment and there is a fi@@ er@@ y je@@ al@@ ous@@ y that is going to con@@ su@@ me those in op@@ position . ”
How did the man in Jesus ’ par@@ able de@@ al with his proble@@ m ?
Our ga@@ ining for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess and having peace with God is possible only “ through the blood he [ Jesus ] shed . ”
His com@@ ments refle@@ cted ung@@ o@@ dly thinking .
What led Peter to recogn@@ ize Jehovah’s imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality ?
If the bi@@ g g@@ ate was clo@@ sed at night , the small one could be op@@ ened .
( b ) I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate why we d@@ are not try to find our own way through this wicked system of things .
How may we continue to de@@ e@@ pen our appreciation for Jehovah’s end@@ ear@@ ing person@@ ality ?
3 - 5 . ( a ) How did a crow@@ d re@@ act to Pet@@ er@@ ’s talk at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st , and why ?
2 , 3 . ( a ) What shows that com@@ pas@@ sion is part of human n@@ ature ?
How can this associ@@ ation f@@ ill your needs ?
desi@@ gn@@ ed ? ( b ) In rec@@ ent years , how has Jehovah bless@@ ed the efforts of his people to make disciples ?
David tre@@ at cap@@ ti@@ ves sa@@ va@@ g@@ ely ?
When L@@ au@@ ri@@ e and I fin@@ ally re@@ ached land in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , we deci@@ ded to set@@ tle down there and foc@@ us on our worship .
At the same time , we have the privilege of serving in the J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese - speaking congregation , where there is a great need . ”
Today , or@@ din@@ ation for the Christian ministry is similar .
This article will consider fi@@ ve things that are holy to all of God’s servants .
As Je@@ h@@ u d@@ ro@@ ve into Je@@ z@@ re@@ el , he saw her loo@@ king down from a p@@ al@@ ace w@@ in@@ do@@ w .
I real@@ ized that I would have to move away from my associ@@ ates if I wanted to clean up my life , so I deci@@ ded to move to another st@@ ate .
We will consider three as@@ sur@@ an@@ ces that Jehovah gave the Israelites .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 21 , 10@@ 5
Then he began wal@@ king again in the house , once this way and once that way , after which he went up and b@@ ent over him . And the bo@@ y began to s@@ nee@@ ze as many as se@@ ven times , after which the bo@@ y op@@ ened his eyes .
Rather , we follow the lead of the resur@@ rec@@ ted Christ , who in turn fol@@ lo@@ ws the lead of his Father , Jehovah . ​ — Mat@@ t .
And as there is no mon@@ et@@ ary re@@ ward involved , why should they care for the en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment ?
Mi@@ ght Jesus have refer@@ red in a gener@@ al sense to any Christian who buil@@ ds up his brothers with spiritual n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment ?
It started at 7 : 00 a@@ .@@ m . when we left V@@ al@@ par@@ a@@ is@@ o to d@@ ri@@ ve to S@@ an@@ ti@@ a@@ go@@ ’s C@@ er@@ r@@ il@@ lo@@ s A@@ ir@@ por@@ t .
After remin@@ ding W@@ il@@ ly that he had been for@@ given on num@@ er@@ ous occasi@@ ons and that he should do the same to others , Sa@@ m was am@@ a@@ zed at W@@ ill@@ y’s re@@ action .
Then he ad@@ ded : “ As for me , it is for Jehovah that I shall keep on the loo@@ k@@ out . I will show a wa@@ iting attitude for the God of my sal@@ vation . ”
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er invol@@ ves our devo@@ tion to and confidence in God .
“ H@@ app@@ y are those ob@@ serving [ God’s ] remin@@ ders , ” states Psalm 1@@ 19 : 2 .
He comes to Jerusalem for the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of De@@ dic@@ ation .
When members of a congregation ‘ clo@@ the themselves ’ with com@@ pas@@ sion , kindness , low@@ l@@ iness of mind , mil@@ dness , long - suffering , and love , they are able to res@@ ol@@ ve problems and go for@@ ward un@@ it@@ e@@ dly in Jehovah’s service .
T@@ er@@ es@@ a did not want to je@@ op@@ ar@@ di@@ ze her relationship with God by pla@@ ying a ro@@ le in a tel@@ ev@@ ision seri@@ es that ex@@ al@@ ted se@@ x and viol@@ ence .
Th@@ ough his father appointed C@@ es@@ are a car@@ din@@ al at 17 , he was better su@@ ited for war than for ch@@ urch matters , being as@@ tu@@ te , ambi@@ ti@@ ous , and cor@@ ru@@ pt like few others .
( b ) What will we consider , and why ?
On a later occasi@@ on , Saul was enc@@ am@@ ped for the night , and he and all his men f@@ ell into “ a deep s@@ le@@ ep from Jehovah . ”
Some who sur@@ vi@@ ve n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers ask : “ Why does God allow these things to ha@@ p@@ pen ?
Let them answer for themselves .
Re@@ c@@ ently , for example , sever@@ al of their s@@ mal@@ l@@ er branch of@@ fic@@ es were mer@@ ged to simp@@ li@@ fy the work of over@@ sight and to imp@@ ro@@ ve ef@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y in accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing the preaching of the good news of the Kingdom .
Then he ur@@ ged me : “ Lo@@ ok a@@ head , for there is where your re@@ ward is .
Read Psalm 4@@ 5 : 1 .
In the Bible , these qualities are called “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit . ”
A World W@@ i@@ th@@ out P@@ re@@ j@@ udi@@ ce ​ — When ?
How can we be pe@@ ace@@ able with those who do not share our beli@@ ef@@ s and who may even op@@ pose them ?
Sha@@ k@@ y leg@@ s , fa@@ il@@ ing ey@@ es@@ i@@ ght , and to@@ o@@ th@@ less g@@ um@@ s are certainly not what God origin@@ ally pur@@ posed for mankind .
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 14 , 15 )
What did Christ end@@ ure , and what mo@@ tiv@@ ated him ?
Just as God has sh@@ own pati@@ ence and kindness in deal@@ ing with imper@@ fect humans , we need to be pati@@ ent and kind when others make mis@@ takes and are though@@ t@@ less , or even ru@@ de .
How is our hope b@@ ound up with God’s great de@@ e@@ ds ?
A bo@@ ss who ad@@ m@@ its when he is wrong or one who does not a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze ?
That is a go@@ al that is l@@ ac@@ king on the worl@@ d’s ag@@ enda for succ@@ ess .
O@@ f@@ ten they let me , but it was not the most com@@ for@@ table means of trans@@ por@@ t .
I was the second of four children , three of whom were bo@@ ys , so there was sel@@ dom a d@@ ul@@ l m@@ om@@ ent in our home .
O@@ ther milli@@ ons , while at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to the Bible - based message s@@ pre@@ ad by Jehovah’s Witnesses , are still un@@ sure about what they should do .
What br@@ ings special joy to these two wi@@ do@@ ws is atten@@ ding the meetings .
The Scriptures say that Abraham “ put faith in Jehovah ; and he pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to coun@@ t it to him as righteousness . ”
My parents had been very ac@@ tive members of the Un@@ ited Ch@@ urch of Cana@@ da but had rec@@ ently deci@@ ded to leave it .
One of such occasi@@ ons was at M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i in 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E .
The first article in this pa@@ ir will expla@@ in the purpose of God’s rest day and why it is rel@@ ev@@ ant to us .
After a sum@@ m@@ ary of the Watchtower study article for the we@@ ek , all teach@@ ers of God’s word in attend@@ ance were moved to action through the conclu@@ ding talk , “ U@@ r@@ g@@ ently F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ ing Our T@@ e@@ aching Com@@ mis@@ sion . ”
I also saw the gra@@ du@@ ation of a G@@ ile@@ ad class , which made me think , ‘ If these Witnesses of my age group can for@@ go material com@@ forts to serve ab@@ ro@@ ad , I should be willing to do the same here at home . ’
He had not given up on them .
The Scriptures st@@ ate : “ A little s@@ le@@ ev@@ eless co@@ at his mother would make for him , and she brought it up to him from year to year when she came up with her husband to sacrifice the ye@@ arly sacrifice . ”
Because of pres@@ sure , they con@@ form to pre@@ vail@@ ing cul@@ tural standards .
A@@ c@@ tually ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing “ the origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent , ” Satan the Devil , Jehovah declar@@ ed : “ I shall put en@@ m@@ ity between you and the woman and between your se@@ ed and her se@@ ed .
But when Moses re@@ turned to the cam@@ p , Jo@@ shua “ would not with@@ draw from the mi@@ d@@ st of the t@@ ent . ”
Will we be loyal to him and to his people ?
H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah were ‘ m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers of Jehovah ’ to the Jews after their return from cap@@ tiv@@ ity in Babyl@@ on .
Then , as I app@@ lied the con@@ co@@ ction to my h@@ un@@ ting ri@@ f@@ le , I said al@@ ou@@ d which ty@@ pe of g@@ ame I wanted to sh@@ o@@ o@@ t .
Like me , she had ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed the g@@ lam@@ or@@ ous life that others en@@ v@@ y , yet she was sa@@ d and un@@ able to trust anyone .
One of the elders , who had a good jo@@ b as a me@@ ch@@ ani@@ c , offered to qu@@ it his jo@@ b the next day and star@@ t im@@ medi@@ ately as a transl@@ at@@ or .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in just fi@@ ve years , Jewish Christians living in Jerusalem would see a “ day of Jehovah ” appro@@ aching and recogn@@ ize the si@@ gn Jesus had given them to fle@@ e for their lives from that city .
With his el@@ o@@ qu@@ ent words and power of per@@ su@@ asi@@ on , A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s had cap@@ tur@@ ed the attention of his a@@ udi@@ ence .
To illustr@@ ate that Jehovah lea@@ ds “ according to the p@@ ace of ” his sheep , consider what is said about certain gu@@ il@@ t o@@ ffer@@ ings in the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
We happ@@ ily accepted this chall@@ enge , and the fi@@ er@@ y tri@@ als ref@@ ined our faith . ​ — James 1 : 2 , 3 .
A@@ gain I left famili@@ ar sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s be@@ h@@ ind , this time to help with Bethel work .
No@@ te that the rul@@ ers of the world would mas@@ s together as one against Jehovah , the Creator of the uni@@ verse , and his anointed one , or his appointed King , Jesus Christ .
While car@@ ing for pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s spiritual needs is a pri@@ or@@ ity , Jehovah’s Witnesses do not ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct the material needs of fellow believers .
Of course , we must not as@@ su@@ me that Satan person@@ ally ca@@ uses each tra@@ ge@@ dy that we su@@ ff@@ er .
F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 15 - 21 , 20@@ 10
Jesus spoke of “ the anxi@@ ety of this system of things and the dec@@ ep@@ tive power of ri@@ ches , ” which can “ cho@@ ke the word ” of God and make a person “ un@@ fru@@ it@@ ful ” with respect to the good news .
Their h@@ ike invol@@ ves three ri@@ ver cro@@ s@@ s@@ ings each way .
But I don@@ ’t feel qu@@ ite that way .
On@@ ce in@@ side the city of refu@@ ge , a fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve no longer needed to look over his sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der for the av@@ eng@@ er of blood .
What is “ the sin that eas@@ ily ent@@ ang@@ les us ” ?
I@@ ts op@@ ening chap@@ ters provide clear evidence that Jehovah God is a loving Father .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 24 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 20 , 6@@ 4
We too should stri@@ ve to look bey@@ ond cul@@ tural , rac@@ i@@ al , or e@@ th@@ ni@@ c differ@@ ences ​ — any l@@ ing@@ ering pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ces and ani@@ mo@@ s@@ ities — ​ and recogn@@ ize the good qualities in others .
Ab@@ out 7@@ 00 attend@@ ed , including many of those who had lived through the F@@ as@@ c@@ ist persecu@@ tion .
The cho@@ ice is clear .
Although the conc@@ ep@@ t of an et@@ er@@ n@@ al God may be hard to gr@@ as@@ p , we can see that it makes sense .
Even pre@@ te@@ ens have been able to give a witness at school .
When a few you@@ ng@@ er Witnesses refu@@ sed to si@@ gn a soci@@ al@@ ist pol@@ itical do@@ cum@@ ent , they were ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from school or fir@@ ed from their jo@@ bs .
In this reg@@ ard , Jesus told the fi@@ sh@@ er@@ man Peter : “ From now on you will be c@@ atch@@ ing men ali@@ ve . ”
Many young ones began to study and quic@@ k@@ ly made prog@@ ress .
After sever@@ al months of working the un@@ assign@@ ed ter@@ rit@@ ory , we began to hold meetings in a ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality h@@ all in C@@ ar@@ l@@ y@@ le , I@@ l@@ l@@ in@@ o@@ is .
From the age of 15 , she began to have se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations with different par@@ t@@ n@@ ers in order to reli@@ eve her l@@ on@@ el@@ iness .
Th@@ an@@ k@@ fully , we do not face such a ble@@ ak situation .
The e@@ un@@ u@@ ch rep@@ lied : “ Re@@ ally , how could I ever do so un@@ less someone gu@@ i@@ ded me ? ”
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s re@@ action ?
Acc@@ ording to G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el@@ ’s words , there is a l@@ ink between the holy spirit and the “ power of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh . ”
One of the most important less@@ ons we can teach Bible stud@@ ents is how to make good decisions .
I preach because I want to serve Jehovah . ”
Yet , they res@@ olu@@ t@@ ely cop@@ ed with things like a fam@@ ine and d@@ ang@@ ers from sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding nations .
Those as@@ pe@@ cts have a be@@ aring on our faith , so let us see what we find in the Scriptures .
• How can we show that we have the prop@@ er view of prayer ?
Al@@ so important is this : I@@ mit@@ ate Abraham by keep@@ ing your eyes on the pri@@ ze .
Ke@@ ep S@@ te@@ ad@@ f@@ ast Th@@ r@@ ough Christian A@@ c@@ tiv@@ ity
What can we learn from the way God man@@ e@@ u@@ vered matters in deli@@ ver@@ ing the Israelites ?
By means of it , he cultiv@@ ated a field that had rich po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al .
Ch@@ il@@ dren will ob@@ serve your da@@ ily life and no@@ te any in@@ cons@@ is@@ ten@@ cy between what you say and what you do .
Yes and no .
How did God view Eli@@ sh@@ a@@ ’s re@@ qu@@ est for two par@@ ts of Eli@@ j@@ ah’s spirit ?
P@@ r@@ in@@ ci@@ ples of What S@@ ort ?
But the false go@@ d had fa@@ iled in something el@@ se , and that fa@@ il@@ ure was about to be made complete .
Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous E@@ v@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers of the P@@ ast
G@@ a@@ z@@ el@@ les and h@@ in@@ ds are no@@ ted for their gr@@ ace@@ ful@@ ness and beau@@ ty .
In times past , a ter@@ min@@ ally ill or f@@ at@@ ally w@@ oun@@ ded person was u@@ su@@ ally allow@@ ed to die in the famili@@ ar and bel@@ o@@ ved sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s of his own home .
She was refer@@ ring , of course , to jud@@ ges as we know them today .
Sa@@ ys Job : “ You will call , and I my@@ self shall answer you . For the work of your hands you will have a ye@@ ar@@ ning . ”
It will always be necess@@ ary to res@@ ort to the Bible to learn the T@@ ah@@ iti@@ an language in its pur@@ ity . ”
• What is the go@@ al be@@ h@@ ind our pra@@ ying for and see@@ king to strengthen our brothers and sisters ?
Your right hand , O Jehovah , can sh@@ at@@ ter an enem@@ y .
Sh@@ ould We F@@ e@@ ar Satan ?
My strength and my might is J@@ ah , since he ser@@ ves for my sal@@ vation . ” ​ — E@@ x .
“ Be@@ come imit@@ at@@ ors of me , ” he ex@@ hor@@ ted fellow Christians , “ even as I am of Christ . ”
In the year 31 C.E . , while Jesus was on a preaching t@@ our in Gal@@ ile@@ e , “ a certain one of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es kept as@@ king [ Jesus ] to di@@ ne with him . ”
L@@ ast year , some se@@ ven milli@@ on of Christ’s followers sp@@ ent about 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 h@@ our@@ s in preaching the good news of the Kingdom and teaching inter@@ ested ones Bible tru@@ ths .
What David turned out to be in later years is really another st@@ ory .
We want to hold on to the mar@@ vel@@ ous pro@@ spe@@ ct of being able to “ stand still and see the sal@@ vation of Jehovah . ”
Some shi@@ ps col@@ li@@ ded in st@@ or@@ ms and tra@@ gi@@ c@@ ally san@@ k .
V@@ in@@ e@@ ’s Ex@@ pos@@ it@@ ory Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of O@@ ld and New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent Wor@@ ds expla@@ ins that in this set@@ ting , the origin@@ al Greek word , e@@ ·@@ pi@@ ·@@ ka@@ ·@@ le@@ ʹ@@ o , means : “ To call upon , in@@ vo@@ ke ; . . . to appe@@ al to an authority . ”
P@@ ic@@ ci@@ ol@@ i ) , 6 / 15
We are certainly ac@@ ting in a just and loving way by serving as ze@@ al@@ ous Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers .
No@@ te that the up@@ coming “ day of judgment and of des@@ tru@@ ction ” is com@@ pared with the des@@ tru@@ ction of “ the world ” of No@@ ah’s time .
These Jehovah’s Witnesses have helped me even though I am not a member of their religion . ”
Jesus uses this holy spirit to lead the congregations .
Why did many fai@@ l to understand the meaning of what Jesus said ?
So@@ on she was stud@@ ying the Bible , and she later was baptized .
Instead , they re@@ plac@@ ed the divine name with such t@@ it@@ les as “ Lord ” or “ God . ”
The confidence and faith that he had expres@@ sed in them no doubt streng@@ th@@ ened them to be res@@ ol@@ ved in their hearts to car@@ ry out the work he comman@@ ded them to do .
( a ) What qualities are beau@@ ti@@ ful to Jehovah ?
S@@ en@@ sing God’s personal interest in her , S@@ and@@ r@@ a was able to turn her life around .
If so , do not ha@@ st@@ ily conclu@@ de that you are bad at heart and just not cu@@ t out to be a Christian .
‘ Our enem@@ ies are destro@@ ying one another with their own hands . ’ ​ — V@@ es@@ pas@@ i@@ an
I needed to hear the Bi@@ bli@@ cal ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents over and over again to bre@@ ak the emo@@ tional b@@ on@@ ds I had with my pre@@ vi@@ ous beli@@ ef@@ s .
Ha@@ ve you ever wonder@@ ed what it must have been like for those first - century disciples who direc@@ tly heard Jesus teach ?
Jehovah allow@@ ed Jesus to experience death for two vital reas@@ ons .
His great@@ est act of love toward mankind was that of sen@@ ding Jesus to su@@ ff@@ er and die for us .
In the th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years since those s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fic@@ ally acc@@ ur@@ ate words were written , man has had a lo@@ t of time to try to understand the water c@@ y@@ c@@ le .
But E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an scho@@ l@@ ars soon real@@ ized that they needed a reli@@ able text of the Bible in its origin@@ al langu@@ ages ​ — Hebrew and Greek .
They loo@@ ked it up and read it care@@ fully : “ ‘ You are my wit@@ nesses , ’ dec@@ la@@ res Jehovah , ‘ and I am God . ’ ”
She imp@@ l@@ ored the Witnesses to come to her home im@@ medi@@ ately for a discus@@ sion , and a Bible study was started with her that very day .
We too are living in what may be ter@@ m@@ ed “ a day of good news . ”
Paul uses a Greek word that can ref@@ er to fi@@ ction , my@@ th , or fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od .
At a school in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , a group of stud@@ ents who are Jehovah’s Witnesses refu@@ sed to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in a cer@@ em@@ on@@ y to worship a n@@ ational sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l .
Peter bre@@ ak@@ s down and cri@@ es .
Pro@@ per@@ ty may be lost .
This is a man@@ us@@ crip@@ t of Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 13 : 19 – 16 : 1 .
( b ) What will be discus@@ sed in the next article ? What about us ?
When Jehovah’s Witnesses first me@@ t her , Mari@@ a allow@@ ed the Witnesses to show her God’s name in the Bible .
Let us exam@@ ine fur@@ ther what the Bible has to say .
They already know how to read .
The answer comes down to the is@@ sue of so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
However , because of her se@@ cul@@ ar work , An@@ a did not prog@@ ress fur@@ ther .
While humans can be long - suffering , Jehovah is the su@@ pre@@ me example of this qu@@ ality .
Re@@ je@@ cting “ the T@@ emp@@ or@@ ary En@@ jo@@ y@@ ment of S@@ in ”
2 : 15 , 16 .
Paul’s discus@@ sion of God’s rest and how one might en@@ ter into it sur@@ ely was a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement to the Hebrew Christians in Jerusalem , who had end@@ ur@@ ed much persecu@@ tion and ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le for their faith .
Our ac@@ ting ha@@ st@@ ily under such circumstances will not change the situation .
“ [ Jehovah ] is giving to the ti@@ red one power ; and to the one without d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic en@@ er@@ gy he makes full might ab@@ ound . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A@@ I@@ A@@ H 40 : 29 .
F@@ in@@ ding Jo@@ y in Li@@ fe A@@ gain
When the fulfill@@ ment of a long - a@@ wa@@ ited desire comes , it is a t@@ ree of life ​ — truly in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ating and ref@@ re@@ shing .
“ O@@ wing to this many of his disciples went off to the things be@@ h@@ ind and would no longer walk with him . ” ​ — John 6 : 50 - 6@@ 6 .
Joseph and his brothers vari@@ ed in age , but they sh@@ ared a comm@@ on experience during the same time peri@@ od .
M@@ il@@ dness is part of the fru@@ it@@ age that God’s ac@@ tive for@@ ce pro@@ du@@ ces within us if we ‘ live and walk by spirit . ’
His perfect sense of justice em@@ an@@ ates from his own being , and on that bas@@ is , he provided written la@@ ws for humans .
Who can be said to exer@@ t har@@ m@@ ful pres@@ sure ​ — the parents or the young person@@ ’s pe@@ ers ?
No matter how far we wal@@ ked , there always seem@@ ed to be another house in the dist@@ ance .
D@@ A@@ M@@ A@@ S@@ C@@ U@@ S was a th@@ ri@@ ving city in the first century of our Com@@ m@@ on E@@ r@@ a .
He could not i@@ magine that his just God would “ s@@ we@@ ep away the righteous with the wicked . ”
Do your prayers refle@@ ct your bur@@ ning desire to remain wide a@@ wa@@ ke spiritually ?
What happened to first - century Jerusalem , but who sur@@ vi@@ ved ?
God’s Word ans@@ wers : “ Let us work what is good toward all , but especially toward those rel@@ ated to us in the faith . ”
That was not a ma@@ j@@ or proble@@ m , however , because spiritual “ older men ” were appointed in each of the local congregations on C@@ re@@ te , as el@@ se@@ where .
I was always t@@ ou@@ ched by the though@@ t@@ ful@@ ness of the g@@ ent@@ le people , demonstr@@ ated by kind actions , such as their e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness to provide me with a cha@@ ir .
No one used the Bible or even tal@@ ked about God or Jesus .
“ A person can be happy without a marriage mate , but it@@ ’s difficult to be happy without a friend , ” ob@@ ser@@ ves Bi@@ r@@ g@@ it .
No men@@ tion is made of other po@@ wers to come .
And Jesus Christ declar@@ ed : “ This means everlasting life , their taking in knowledge of you , the only true God , and of the one whom you sent for@@ th , Jesus Christ . ” ​ — John 17 : 3 .
“ A sh@@ ar@@ p bur@@ st of anger ” occ@@ ur@@ red , and this dis@@ pu@@ te ca@@ used a se@@ par@@ ation .
Why did Paul ur@@ ge the Corinthians to wi@@ den out in their love ?
Why is tel@@ ling a child what is right or wrong not su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient ?
The writ@@ ers of the Psal@@ ms were sure that happiness is a by - pro@@ du@@ ct of a person@@ ’s having a who@@ les@@ ome relationship with God .
The boo@@ ks The New World and Ch@@ il@@ dren were being pr@@ inted and b@@ ound , and not a sing@@ le is@@ sue of the Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine was mis@@ sed during the more than two years that the ba@@ n was in place .
“ L@@ E@@ T your conscience be your gu@@ i@@ de ” is often - heard ad@@ vice .
They took care of everything , cle@@ an@@ ing her home and pre@@ par@@ ing her me@@ als .
I explained my neu@@ tr@@ al stand . ”
11 , 12 . ( a ) How would you de@@ fine peace ?
Ad@@ ded to that , the Bible invit@@ es us to ‘ p@@ our out our heart ’ before him .
Is it your@@ s ?
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how a person can have peace of mind .
They use the pu@@ re language to praise Jehovah earth wide on a hu@@ ge and gro@@ wing sc@@ ale .
And he will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more . The form@@ er things have pas@@ sed away . ”
• What does dedic@@ ation to God invol@@ ve ?
We are fully confid@@ ent that he will give us all that he has promised . ​ — R@@ om .
Do not dis@@ mis@@ s them as of little import@@ ance , and do not avoid a sub@@ ject simply because it may make you feel un@@ com@@ for@@ table . ”
I would never have enjo@@ yed this had I pur@@ su@@ ed materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic go@@ als . ”
A@@ n attend@@ ant ru@@ shed him back home .
In some c@@ as@@ es this may result in our having a self - con@@ dem@@ ning heart . ​ — Romans 7 : 19 .
But des@@ pite what others did to him , David loved Jehovah and tru@@ sted in him .
In their new situation , they must “ keep the whole comman@@ d@@ ment . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 8 : 3 ; 11 : 8 .
17 , 18 . ( a ) How does Jehovah’s Word ac@@ knowledge the sh@@ ort@@ ness of human life , but what does God want for us ?
What did he do for the benefit of the city and its in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants ?
At that m@@ om@@ ent it might not be wise to go into de@@ ta@@ il about how wrong it would be to com@@ p@@ ly with the emp@@ loy@@ er@@ ’s wi@@ sh@@ es .
Ke@@ ep foc@@ used on Kingdom inter@@ ests
There Luke would have been in cont@@ act with some of Paul’s other fellow work@@ ers ​ — T@@ y@@ c@@ hi@@ c@@ us , A@@ ris@@ t@@ ar@@ ch@@ us , Mark , J@@ us@@ tu@@ s , E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s , and On@@ es@@ i@@ mu@@ s , to men@@ tion a few . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 7 - 14 .
Of course , Christian men must also gu@@ ard against har@@ m@@ ful go@@ s@@ si@@ p . ​ — Proverbs 10 : 19 .
Un@@ til his con@@ qu@@ est is complete and he has brought an end to wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness on earth , we will continue to pray for God’s Kingdom to come .
After stud@@ ying the Bible for one year , I dedic@@ ated my life to Jehovah and got baptized , following my wi@@ fe@@ ’s example .
Th@@ ough far re@@ moved from a physical par@@ adise , Jehovah’s servants today rel@@ ish living in a spiritual par@@ adise .
A@@ ver@@ age age : 3@@ 3@@ .@@ 7
• How is Jehovah’s wisdom seen in his cre@@ ations as well as in the Bible ?
Jehovah’s Son , Jesus Christ , said : “ My Father has kept working until now . ”
Jehovah has promised to help those serving him to reg@@ a@@ in power , and his promise is sure .
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ les 4 , 5 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 24 - 32
The local sisters , their children , and my Bible stud@@ ents pati@@ ently helped me to ma@@ ster the language .
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : S@@ E@@ MI@@ N@@ A@@ R@@ Y S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ EN@@ T ; V@@ I@@ O@@ L@@ EN@@ T T@@ E@@ M@@ P@@ E@@ R
It also expla@@ ins why Jesus appe@@ ars to be no more than a great man to those who do not value the Hebrew Scriptures , which con@@ tain many Messi@@ ani@@ c prophe@@ ci@@ es .
Even those who have died without know@@ ing God will be brought back to life , for the Bible states : “ There is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the un@@ righteous . ”
Paul r@@ an the r@@ ace in such a way .
“ We mu@@ st@@ ered up b@@ ol@@ dness by means of our God to speak to you the good news of God with a great de@@ al of stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing , ” he wrote .
They wa@@ it to be served in a re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ant .
When eng@@ ag@@ ed in Christian activ@@ ity , why do we occasi@@ on@@ ally enc@@ oun@@ ter people who speak har@@ sh@@ ly ?
As long as we are faithful , there will always be some who are ‘ pu@@ z@@ z@@ led and go on speaking a@@ bu@@ si@@ vely of us . ’ ​ — 1 Peter 4 : 4 .
Let us consider how their positi@@ ve respon@@ se to these three fun@@ ctions of Kingdom rule se@@ ts a good example for us today .
Just where was K@@ it@@ ti@@ m ?
A@@ vo@@ id O@@ cc@@ ul@@ t P@@ rac@@ tic@@ es
Luke recorded : “ C@@ ar@@ ry nothing for the tri@@ p , ne@@ i@@ ther st@@ af@@ f nor food p@@ ou@@ ch , nor bre@@ ad nor s@@ il@@ ver money ; ne@@ i@@ ther have two under@@ gar@@ ments . ”
What counsel did Peter give to hus@@ ban@@ ds , and why is it important ?
G@@ et@@ ting a jo@@ b to support my@@ self was difficult , and fin@@ ding a place to live even more so .
B@@ ack in 195@@ 2 , a K@@ G@@ B of@@ fic@@ er had told Mari@@ a : “ R@@ en@@ oun@@ ce your faith or face ten years of imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment .
On@@ ly the death of another perfect man could pa@@ y the wa@@ ges of sin .
However , Jesus Christ ​ — himself un@@ married but happy and con@@ ten@@ ted — ​ mentioned a no@@ ble purpose for Christians who are sing@@ le .
Even those who have stu@@ mb@@ led by com@@ mit@@ ting serious sin can return to Jehovah .
Ri@@ ght now , however , Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k wa@@ its to hear Jehovah’s fur@@ ther words to him .
However , you would likely have no proble@@ m expres@@ sing such words to a de@@ ar friend .
Hence , lear@@ ning to teach the Bible in another language requi@@ res con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ated , long - ter@@ m effort .
Re@@ ally , “ if God is for us , who will be against us ? ”
Some may not have found a su@@ it@@ able marriage mate .
That work assignment was given before God pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced the words recorded at Genesis 3 : 19 .
By let@@ ting go of res@@ ent@@ ment , we make it possible to he@@ al both our own emo@@ tions and our relationship with our brother .
I am deep@@ ly gr@@ ate@@ ful that I found peace with God and with my mother .
Although we can make sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant prog@@ ress now , wrong desi@@ res will be per@@ man@@ ently er@@ adi@@ c@@ ated only when we re@@ ach per@@ fe@@ ction .
Yet , there is a ba@@ si@@ c simp@@ li@@ city .
O@@ thers jo@@ in g@@ ang@@ s in sear@@ ch of a sense of bel@@ ong@@ ing .
“ TH@@ E Romans ’ great@@ est . . . be@@ qu@@ est to those who succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded them [ was ] their law and their sense that life should be lived according to law . ” ( D@@ r . David J .
In the congregation , he provi@@ des spiritually qu@@ ali@@ fied overse@@ ers , who end@@ e@@ av@@ or to refle@@ ct his com@@ pas@@ sion in help@@ ing others .
Hence , the 20@@ th year of rul@@ er@@ ship mentioned at Ne@@ h@@ emiah 2 : 1 began in N@@ is@@ an of 4@@ 5@@ 5 B.C.E .
Hence , to remain faithful disciples , we do well ( 1 ) to id@@ enti@@ fy the ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les re@@ pres@@ ented by the un@@ fav@@ or@@ able so@@ il con@@ di@@ tions mentioned in the illustr@@ ation and ( 2 ) to take st@@ ep@@ s to cor@@ rec@@ t or avoid them .
However , there were also those who fre@@ ely made themselves e@@ un@@ u@@ ch@@ s .
When Jesus later arri@@ ved in such plac@@ es , a good f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation had been la@@ id for him to buil@@ d on .
With refer@@ ence to our time , what did Jesus say about the Kingdom ?
But God’s people need not fear , for Jesus promised : “ Lo@@ ok ! I am with you all the days until the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
A@@ do@@ l@@ f H@@ it@@ l@@ er had v@@ ow@@ ed to destro@@ y Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ger@@ many , but 10@@ 7@@ ,000 of them filled his form@@ er par@@ a@@ de gr@@ oun@@ ds in Nu@@ re@@ m@@ ber@@ g during a conven@@ tion in 195@@ 5 .
This promise un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly streng@@ th@@ ened the first - century Hebrew Christians .
Ti@@ m : I already have the best lead@@ er .
So wonderful , so happy ! ”
Jesus thus had the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for fa@@ ther@@ ing a perfect human r@@ ace .
Consider G@@ ra@@ ham , who was dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed , in time was re@@ inst@@ ated , and then became spiritually in@@ ac@@ tive .
Instead of being ang@@ ry and res@@ ent@@ ful , may they continue to serve God to the best of their ability in their new situation , vie@@ wing the discipl@@ ine as evidence of Jehovah’s love .
“ D@@ on@@ ’t keep tr@@ ying to gu@@ ess , ” ur@@ ged an older , faithful Christian brother . “ Jehovah will not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on us . ”
Jehovah is so kind !
There are many tre@@ at@@ ment c@@ ent@@ ers , ho@@ s@@ pit@@ als , and reco@@ very pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s that can provide help .
What are the li@@ m@@ its of his power ?
• What help is a@@ vail@@ able in making decisions ?
And what did Peter mean by the “ earth and the works in it ” being “ dis@@ co@@ vered ” ?
Does that not give un@@ den@@ i@@ able evidence that God’s spirit is emp@@ ow@@ ering the slave ?
As fore@@ told , what happened to the origin@@ al Christian congregation ?
Like Jeremiah , though , we can de@@ al with disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement by taking deli@@ ght in Jehovah’s Word .
If marriage v@@ ow@@ s were not ex@@ chang@@ ed in the ci@@ vi@@ l cer@@ em@@ on@@ y , the cou@@ ple may want to do so during the talk .
Why do we need to be bal@@ an@@ ced in doing God’s work ?
The Tru@@ th book
Why is it wor@@ th discus@@ sing your pl@@ ans for the future with experienced Christians ?
He was educ@@ ated at the fe@@ et of the Jewish Law teach@@ er G@@ am@@ ali@@ el .
What com@@ for@@ ting truth did the apostle Paul and Jesus both emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze ?
T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n
Sh@@ ould wi@@ ves with believ@@ ing hus@@ ban@@ ds give them any less honor than wi@@ ves with un@@ believ@@ ing mat@@ es give the@@ ir@@ s ?
It is simply too f@@ ra@@ il to over@@ come in its own strength the h@@ ur@@ d@@ les it will enc@@ oun@@ ter on the way back to the fo@@ ld .
He did not speak a@@ bu@@ si@@ vely of or to Saul .
“ The sh@@ re@@ w@@ d one consi@@ ders his st@@ ep@@ s , ” says Proverbs 14 : 15 .
Mo@@ ved by these examples , To@@ m simp@@ li@@ fied his own life so that he could devo@@ te more time to his family and to spiritual pur@@ su@@ its ​ — a move he has never reg@@ re@@ t@@ ted .
What did Sam@@ son do by means of God’s spirit ?
W@@ as that eas@@ y ?
Why S@@ tu@@ dy the Bible ?
Al@@ so , he says : ‘ W@@ r@@ ite , because these words are faithful and true . ’ ”
TH@@ E “ L@@ I@@ V@@ IN@@ G H@@ O@@ P@@ E ” O@@ F AN@@ O@@ IN@@ T@@ E@@ D C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ AN@@ S
Jesus dre@@ w a par@@ al@@ le@@ l between No@@ ah’s time and our@@ s .
15 , 16 . ( a ) What ne@@ g@@ ative feelings may ar@@ ise when discipl@@ ine invol@@ ves a lo@@ ss of privile@@ ges ?
The j@@ our@@ ne@@ y from Jerusalem to D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us ​ — a se@@ ven - or ei@@ ght - day walk of some 1@@ 40 mil@@ es [ 2@@ 20 k@@ m ] — ​ had been ta@@ x@@ ing .
In view of this , how un@@ wise it would be for one of God’s servants to think that there is something in this present system of things that could be of more lasting value than his relationship with Jehovah !
Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ er Luke recorded : “ They all began to give fav@@ or@@ able witness about him and to mar@@ v@@ el at the w@@ in@@ some words pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ding out of his m@@ ou@@ th . ”
You may know of others who are under@@ going less no@@ tic@@ e@@ able har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps .
While such a men@@ tal dis@@ position can be ac@@ qui@@ red at any time in life , it is best to esta@@ bl@@ ish this right pat@@ ter@@ n and to imp@@ r@@ in@@ t Bible principles on our person@@ ality during you@@ th .
“ Why bo@@ ther ? ”
Instead of let@@ ting that com@@ ment sto@@ p the con@@ vers@@ ation , we could res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully ask how long he has been an a@@ the@@ ist and what ca@@ used him to a@@ do@@ pt that view .
3 : 8 - 11 .
Is ev@@ olu@@ tion com@@ pati@@ ble with what the Bible says about Jesus ?
Ch@@ il@@ dren are comman@@ ded to be obedi@@ ent to their parents , and fa@@ thers are expe@@ cted to bring up their children in the “ men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah . ”
Yes , because it is possible to learn from a good teach@@ er and his example .
W@@ he@@ ther Abra@@ m had to do so himself or he and his car@@ av@@ an simply wa@@ ded ac@@ ro@@ ss , the Bible does not say .
( Read Isaiah 26 : 20 , 21 ; Z@@ ep@@ h .
Jesus ’ answer showed that there was to be no succ@@ ess@@ or .
* Many cou@@ ples have given up their ni@@ ce ho@@ m@@ es , good jo@@ bs , and even family pe@@ ts in order to serve Jehovah more fully .
Yes , Jehovah is the most important Per@@ son in the whole uni@@ verse .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a doubt , the resul@@ ts of pu@@ t@@ ting into prac@@ tice what Jehovah se@@ ts for@@ th in the Bible demonstr@@ ate that living by true Christi@@ an@@ ity is the best course in life , provi@@ ding the best educ@@ ation a@@ vail@@ able .
If a slave wanted the se@@ cur@@ ity of bel@@ ong@@ ing per@@ man@@ ently to a good ma@@ ster , he could en@@ ter a per@@ man@@ ent and bin@@ ding ag@@ re@@ ement with him .
Jesus ’ relati@@ ves were un@@ believers .
After he was re@@ inst@@ ated , he said that he always mis@@ sed the associ@@ ation with his family , especially at night when he was al@@ one .
Consider the o@@ x@@ y@@ g@@ en c@@ y@@ c@@ le .
A person who conclu@@ des that God must be un@@ car@@ ing , un@@ appreci@@ ative , and ung@@ en@@ er@@ ous does not know the God of the Bible .
So@@ on we real@@ ized that we had to work hard in order to bring them up “ in the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah . ”
Yet , in this present system , tr@@ ou@@ ble can ar@@ ise reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of our conduct .
C@@ learly , control is not the answer .
Bo@@ th ign@@ ored him .
• why is it important to keep mor@@ ally and spiritually clean ?
They may feel that if they con@@ f@@ ess their wr@@ ong@@ doing to the elders , they will be dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed .
When the nations com@@ bin@@ e in the fore@@ told earth - wide effort to destro@@ y God’s people , we will remember these words of the psalmis@@ t’s prayer : “ O may they be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed and be dis@@ tur@@ bed for all times , and may they become a@@ ba@@ shed and per@@ ish . ” ​ — P@@ s .
So ple@@ ase have them there each mor@@ ning . ”
What is life like in a cam@@ p ?
Lo@@ ok the K@@ G@@ B ag@@ ent right in the e@@ ye .
( b ) What should we be@@ ar in mind when fac@@ ed with the proble@@ m of bad associ@@ ations ?
He also wrote that “ fore@@ ign@@ ers ” would jo@@ in themselves to Jehovah .
An@@ a@@ bap@@ t@@ ists st@@ re@@ am@@ ed to M@@ ü@@ n@@ ster from all over , ho@@ p@@ ing to find the real@@ iz@@ ation of their ide@@ als . ”
They refu@@ sed to be dra@@ wn into a working relationship of Ch@@ urch and St@@ ate that hist@@ ory reve@@ als as “ more a p@@ act made by Satan than any Jesus of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th . ” ​ — T@@ w@@ o Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ars — ​ The Se@@ cond M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m : From Me@@ di@@ e@@ val Chris@@ tend@@ om to G@@ lo@@ ba@@ l Christi@@ an@@ ity .
No , they put full trust in Jehovah and follow@@ ed his direc@@ tions .
P@@ ri@@ de led to Satan’s do@@ w@@ n@@ f@@ all .
B@@ ri@@ an : Tru@@ e ; no one is perfect .
Daniel 2 : 4@@ 1 descri@@ bes the mi@@ x@@ ture of ir@@ on and cla@@ y as one “ kingdom , ” not many .
For example , find more information on why God al@@ lo@@ ws wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness in chap@@ ter 11 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
But the op@@ position did not stand id@@ ly by .
The prophe@@ t’s prayer is offered as if it were for himself .
De@@ ath te@@ ars parents from children and children from parents .
Then I showed them how to do re@@ sear@@ ch .
10 - 12 . ( a ) How may Satan have used ba@@ it to tra@@ p his ang@@ eli@@ c brothers ?
Why should we think about how our clo@@ thing affe@@ cts our Christian brothers and sisters ?
O@@ ther congregation members may be asked to ass@@ ist too .
The apostle Paul states at Romans 15 : 4 that “ through our end@@ ur@@ ance and through the comfort from the Scriptures we might have hope . ”
O@@ ther Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous Wor@@ k@@ ers in the F@@ i@@ eld
“ R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection ” is the transl@@ ation of a Greek word that liter@@ ally means “ a standing up again . ”
The c@@ li@@ mate would be the same all the time .
F@@ O@@ R me , it all began years ag@@ o in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a where I gre@@ w up and where Jehovah began teaching me to do his will .
We made the long j@@ our@@ ne@@ y by ship , and the s@@ ound I especially remember is that of a fav@@ or@@ ite to@@ y that travel@@ ed with me ​ — a little c@@ low@@ n with a set of dr@@ um@@ s .
Not in most c@@ as@@ es .
These words should encoura@@ ge hus@@ ban@@ ds to exam@@ ine the ty@@ pe of he@@ ad@@ ship , or lead@@ er@@ ship , that Jesus provided for his followers .
Can he find his own country ?
Because Jesus taught people about the per@@ man@@ ent so@@ lu@@ tion to man@@ kin@@ d’s problems ​ — God’s Kingdom .
If so , do not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to ask one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
( b ) Why do such acc@@ us@@ ations not really matter to Christians ?
▪ “ Gi@@ ve U@@ s M@@ ore Fa@@ ith ”
E@@ ri@@ c : Yes , I see it .
Al@@ so , how determined should we be to keep our v@@ ow@@ s ?
Such a wife is care@@ ful not to under@@ mine her hus@@ ban@@ d’s he@@ ad@@ ship by n@@ ag@@ g@@ ing him or ar@@ gu@@ ing with him .
in the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
He can emp@@ lo@@ y worl@@ dly or apost@@ ate thinking to mis@@ lead us , just as he dec@@ ei@@ ved E@@ ve . ​ — 1 Timothy 2 : 14 .
You are an individu@@ al with uni@@ que circumstances and char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s , so your ba@@ si@@ c reas@@ ons for loving Jehovah and believ@@ ing in his promises likely di@@ ff@@ er from those of others .
These qualities ​ — which the Bible c@@ alls “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit ” — ​ mar@@ k a truly spiritual person .
He pre@@ ached to the Jews out of deep concer@@ n for them .
Why do you need to read the Bible T@@ each book ?
Yes , Jehovah will bl@@ ess us with wisdom if we pers@@ ist in pra@@ ying for it , even as he gave King Solomon “ a wise and understanding heart . ”
A@@ m@@ ong them were your k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys .
Mo@@ st read@@ ers of our liter@@ ature are not Jehovah’s Witnesses .
You have reason to believe the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s promises about that Par@@ adise .
Ther@@ efore , the Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ic covenant rema@@ ined in effect after the Law was “ a@@ bo@@ li@@ shed . ”
He sh@@ a@@ res this her@@ it@@ age with 14@@ 4@@ ,000 “ jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s , ” cho@@ s@@ en from “ among mankind ” to “ rule as k@@ ings over the earth . ”
Ke@@ ep on taking in spiritual food .
Un@@ like Saul , J@@ on@@ a@@ than did not become en@@ vi@@ ous of David .
S@@ imp@@ li@@ city is a way of life here .
Yet , some have in@@ qui@@ red whether it would be possible to re@@ qu@@ est that the brothers and sisters ref@@ ra@@ in from using per@@ fu@@ m@@ es and c@@ olo@@ gn@@ es at Christian meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions .
The k@@ ing@@ ’s servants den@@ oun@@ ced David as an enem@@ y of their nation .
Jer@@ ry expla@@ ins : “ I knew that to be a good head , I needed to apply the same Bible principles that bring succ@@ ess in other famili@@ es .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a doubt , those now ho@@ p@@ ing and as@@ king for God’s Kingdom number into the bil@@ li@@ ons .
( b ) What counsel did Jesus give the young man , and why ?
They came to associ@@ ate this activ@@ ity with a war@@ m en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment . ”
During the ho@@ t , d@@ ry se@@ as@@ on in Israel , it may not ra@@ in for sever@@ al months .
However , Proverbs 18 : 10 helped me to understand that we need God’s help and we have to speak to him in prayer . ”
Like the enem@@ ies who persecu@@ ted Jeremiah , those who fi@@ ght against us are fi@@ gh@@ ting against God .
Sa@@ ys Proverbs 29 : 25 : “ T@@ re@@ m@@ bl@@ ing at men is what la@@ ys a s@@ n@@ are , but he that is tru@@ sting in Jehovah will be prote@@ cted . ”
The next article will consider some fac@@ t@@ ors that make this possible .
Li@@ fe there was simp@@ le because it was a time of e@@ con@@ om@@ ic de@@ pres@@ sion .
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s op@@ ening words ref@@ er to the cre@@ ation of our sol@@ ar system , including our pl@@ an@@ et , as well as that of the st@@ ars in the bil@@ li@@ ons of g@@ al@@ a@@ xi@@ es that make up our uni@@ verse .
For example , Satan would have us believe that God is emo@@ tion@@ ally dist@@ ant and in@@ sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to the suffering on earth .
What exc@@ iting times those were !
Si@@ mil@@ arly , after recei@@ ving war@@ ning of a coming fam@@ ine in the first century , “ the disciples determined , each of them according as anyone could af@@ for@@ d it , to s@@ end a reli@@ ef minis@@ tr@@ ation to the brothers d@@ wel@@ ling in Ju@@ de@@ a . ” ​ — Acts 11 : 28 - 30 .
Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th
How is God “ greater than our hearts , ” and in what way does he ‘ know all things ’ ?
C@@ learly , on - the - spo@@ t help@@ ers and ad@@ vis@@ ers , who effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely act as the chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s “ eyes , ” may al@@ le@@ vi@@ ate the wor@@ ries of a family .
C@@ learly , the dead cannot su@@ ff@@ er .
God Can Bu@@ il@@ d a F@@ am@@ ily
And what a privilege we have right now to be God’s people , those experi@@ enc@@ ing the gr@@ and fulfill@@ ment of the prophe@@ tic words recorded at Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 3 : 20 !
With complete confidence , we can fir@@ m@@ ly pro@@ cla@@ im that God’s Kingdom is the only per@@ man@@ ent so@@ lu@@ tion to all man@@ ’s problems .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es help@@ ing me to get control of my life , the Bible also imp@@ ro@@ ved our family .
Acc@@ ording to The R@@ adi@@ cal Re@@ form@@ ation , “ C@@ am@@ pan@@ us was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that the lo@@ ss of this origin@@ ally apost@@ o@@ lic and bi@@ bli@@ cal understanding of the Go@@ d@@ head and of man acc@@ oun@@ ted for the f@@ all of the Ch@@ urch . ”
What wisdom can we gain from the ways of a little ant ?
( b ) How do many people re@@ act to hear@@ ing bad news con@@ stan@@ tly ?
W@@ ell , the 14@@ 8@@ th Psalm shows that you are in a situation that is similar but far more wonderful .
There was but one pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion ​ — they were not to e@@ at from the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad .
Does he listen to the prayers of cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men who cor@@ ru@@ pt Christ’s teachings ?
They wrote let@@ ters and plac@@ ed them with co@@ pi@@ es of The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
The Bible indic@@ ates this when it says : “ You must love Jehovah your God with all your heart and all your soul and all your vital for@@ ce .
This con@@ v@@ inc@@ es them that the Bible is from God .
These , then , are the ones al@@ ong@@ side the ro@@ ad where the word is s@@ own ; but as soon as they have heard it Satan comes and takes away the word that was s@@ own in them .
One day I real@@ ized that I was not going to find that lo@@ op@@ ho@@ le .
This “ everlasting covenant ” provi@@ des for all spiritual Israelites to be resur@@ rec@@ ted to im@@ mor@@ tal life in heaven . ​ — Hebrews 13 : 20 .
So@@ on N@@ ever
As soon as I read it , it seem@@ ed as though s@@ cal@@ es f@@ ell from my eyes , that the way to God was st@@ ra@@ igh@@ ter and e@@ asi@@ er .
• Why should we be pre@@ pared to put Jehovah’s will a@@ head of our own ?
D@@ et@@ er@@ mine How Mu@@ ch R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch He H@@ as D@@ one .
The gover@@ ning body conclu@@ ded that Christians must ‘ ab@@ sta@@ in from blood ’
( b ) We will discus@@ s which psal@@ ms ?
He s@@ pre@@ ad see@@ ds of good news at every opportunity .
Not only can sin lead us to doing what is bad but it can also pre@@ v@@ ent us from doing what we know is right or from living up to what we know we are ca@@ pa@@ ble of .
This pro@@ c@@ ess ga@@ ined m@@ om@@ en@@ tu@@ m in the f@@ our@@ th century , when Rom@@ an E@@ mp@@ er@@ or Con@@ stan@@ t@@ ine em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed Christi@@ an@@ ity .
Rather than have people re@@ ach conclu@@ sions based on sen@@ s@@ ational or pos@@ si@@ bly dist@@ or@@ ted repor@@ ts , Jesus wanted them to see for themselves that he was the Christ and to make a personal decision based on that evidence .
But we are well - e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed to prote@@ ct ourselves .
A whole gener@@ ation was not allow@@ ed to en@@ ter into that “ good land . ”
It id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es a witness to the trans@@ action as a serv@@ ant of “ T@@ att@@ ann@@ u , gover@@ nor of A@@ cro@@ ss - the - Ri@@ ver ” ​ — the same T@@ atten@@ a@@ i who appe@@ ars in the Bible book of E@@ z@@ r@@ a .
A strong relationship with Jehovah will en@@ able us to me@@ et tri@@ als succ@@ ess@@ fully .
“ The Christ did not ple@@ ase himself , ” wrote Paul .
When S@@ il@@ ence Gi@@ ves Con@@ sent
“ S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d the flo@@ ck of God in your care , not under com@@ pul@@ sion , but will@@ ingly . ” ​ — 1 P@@ E@@ T .
R@@ E@@ G@@ U@@ L@@ A@@ R F@@ E@@ AT@@ U@@ R@@ E@@ S
Ex@@ pla@@ in why Paul , once “ an in@@ sol@@ ent man , ” chang@@ ed his ways and wrote that “ a slave of the Lord does not need to fi@@ ght , but needs to be g@@ ent@@ le toward all , . . . keep@@ ing himself rest@@ ra@@ ined under evil . ”
His bel@@ ong@@ ings now inclu@@ de the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom , which has bel@@ ong@@ ed to him since 1914 and which he will share with his anointed followers . ​ — Re@@ v .
In sh@@ ort , they need valu@@ es ​ — a moral co@@ de made up of str@@ ong@@ ly held beli@@ ef@@ s about se@@ x — ​ along with conduct that con@@ form@@ s to those beli@@ ef@@ s .
Jesus Christ , however , emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed serving others and not pres@@ sur@@ ing them .
God bless@@ es his loyal ones , encoura@@ ges them , and com@@ forts them in times of des@@ pa@@ ir .
He wrote : “ Wh@@ en@@ ever it is that they are saying : ‘ Pe@@ ace and se@@ cur@@ ity ! ’ then su@@ d@@ den des@@ tru@@ ction is to be in@@ stan@@ tly upon them just as the pan@@ g of dist@@ ress upon a pre@@ gn@@ ant woman . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 3 ; Revelation 16 : 13 .
( Read Psalm 4@@ 3 : 3 , 4 . )
A “ New He@@ av@@ ens and a New E@@ ar@@ th ”
On@@ ly in a strong relationship with him can we find gen@@ u@@ ine se@@ cur@@ ity .
Mu@@ ch more , therefore , since we have been declar@@ ed righteous now by his blood , shall we be sa@@ ved through him from wr@@ ath .
In what sense did Paul’s tri@@ bul@@ ations “ mean glory ” for the Eph@@ es@@ ians ?
It con@@ ta@@ ined an article deal@@ ing with personal tri@@ als , including ber@@ e@@ av@@ ement , and showed how tri@@ als can help us to devel@@ op such godly qualities as end@@ ur@@ ance , faith , and integrity .
Can a young person really show that ty@@ pe of matu@@ r@@ ity ?
S@@ ome@@ times we learn the most about for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess when we real@@ ize how des@@ per@@ ately we need it ourselves .
During their ministry , Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s qu@@ o@@ ted the expres@@ sion “ light of the nations ” and app@@ lied it to the preaching work they were accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing among n@@ on - Jews .
My stud@@ ents did not become viol@@ in@@ ists , but sever@@ al famili@@ es became Jehovah’s servants !
How was the very id@@ ent@@ ity of the nation as a san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied people being th@@ reat@@ ened in Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s day ?
The bak@@ er was P@@ ol@@ ish , the bu@@ t@@ ch@@ er was P@@ ol@@ ish , and the par@@ ish pri@@ est was P@@ ol@@ ish .
Ad@@ ds H@@ ann@@ ah : “ I know that Jehovah would have dra@@ wn this woman to himself in one way or another , but because of serving where the need is greater , we were able to find and help this she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike one to get to know Jehovah .
We can enjoy the war@@ m@@ th of God’s appro@@ val .
“ These de@@ ar Witnesses take the lead in preaching in is@@ ol@@ ated are@@ as , help to form new congregations , and contribu@@ te to the spiritual gro@@ w@@ th of the local brothers and sisters . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , ze@@ al@@ ous par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in the ministry ​ — perhaps exer@@ ting ourselves by st@@ ep@@ p@@ ing up our activities — ​ keep@@ s our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart in good con@@ dition . ​ — Luke 13 : 24 ; P@@ hi@@ l .
Why do we need “ the large shi@@ eld of faith ” ?
After travel@@ ing over 3@@ ,@@ 7@@ 00 mil@@ es ( 6@@ ,000 k@@ m ) by tra@@ in , we arri@@ ved in the city of Tu@@ lu@@ n in Si@@ b@@ eri@@ a .
F@@ in@@ ally , marri@@ ages have to with@@ stand the determined on@@ sla@@ ugh@@ ts of a mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous enem@@ y .
That divine st@@ at@@ ement is recorded in the first chap@@ ter of the Bible .
Today , the great ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of Christian r@@ un@@ n@@ ers are not anointed by God to be his spiritual sons and do not have a heavenly hope .
He pre@@ served only Noah and his family ​ — ei@@ ght individuals who did not love viol@@ ence . ​ — 2 Peter 2 : 5 .
For most people in the develop@@ ing world , mo@@ der@@ n me@@ dic@@ ine is very ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive and often simply un@@ ob@@ tain@@ able .
L@@ ef@@ t al@@ one , we would be hel@@ pl@@ ess .
N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s mis@@ sed the opportunity to experience this ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment liter@@ ally from Jesus himself !
M@@ ore important , the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h prophe@@ tic@@ ally pointed for@@ ward to a time when true ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment would come through Christ’s M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn .
To my sur@@ pris@@ e , he offered me a jo@@ b as man@@ ag@@ er of the Ku@@ ala Lu@@ mp@@ ur of@@ fice , which would d@@ ou@@ ble my sal@@ ary and provide other benef@@ its .
Our preaching work dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish@@ es us from the world , and our par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in it en@@ h@@ an@@ ces our Christian id@@ ent@@ ity .
T@@ ake the time to make sure that your appro@@ ach is in full har@@ mony with godly wisdom .
4 , 5 . ( a ) Of what did the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law re@@ mind God’s people ?
The Bible states : “ He that exerc@@ ises faith in the Son has everlasting life ; he that dis@@ obe@@ ys the Son will not see life , but the wr@@ ath of God rema@@ ins upon him . ”
‘ S@@ um@@ m@@ er and W@@ in@@ ter Will N@@ ever C@@ e@@ ase ’
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ vice on building a happy marriage works because it comes from the O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or of marriage , Jehovah God .
All of God’s people can learn a less@@ on from Jesus ’ par@@ able . What is it ?
If we have sin@@ ned , it is good to remember that Jehovah takes no@@ te of our rep@@ ent@@ ant attitude .
16 , 17 . ( a ) Although A@@ sa was vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous , what remin@@ der did Jehovah give him ?
Those words were ad@@ d@@ ressed to spirit - anointed Christians .
He wants them to have a satis@@ f@@ ying life .
Some of the examples and less@@ ons from this Bible book can serve as a bas@@ is for local needs par@@ ts on the Ser@@ vice Me@@ et@@ ing at congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
I keep in mind the words in the Bible : “ Who is we@@ ak , and I am not we@@ ak ? ”
The Ex@@ c@@ it@@ ement of W@@ in@@ ning
There were other problems in the ch@@ urch that dis@@ tur@@ bed him .
The Greek word transl@@ ated “ sin ” comes from a ro@@ o@@ t that means “ to mis@@ s the mar@@ k . ”
That bri@@ ef account tel@@ ls us much about the kind of person Jesus was .
Such joy in@@ ten@@ si@@ fi@@ es when we allow Bible truth to gu@@ i@@ de our life .
You may be wonder@@ ing , though , how reli@@ able the ad@@ vice found there can be .
What in@@ iti@@ ative has Jehovah’s organization taken ?
Many ris@@ k their lives to move to more pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous lands .
Ca@@ pi@@ to was imp@@ ressed by the way that S@@ pan@@ ish the@@ olo@@ gi@@ an M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el Ser@@ ve@@ tu@@ s appe@@ aled to Bible te@@ x@@ ts to dis@@ prove the Tr@@ in@@ ity .
2 Ch@@ il@@ dren Ne@@ ed a P@@ os@@ iti@@ ve Ex@@ am@@ ple
Saul , a P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e , was a bit@@ ter op@@ pos@@ er of Christians .
( Read Psalm 10 : 4 . )
Are you making yourself known as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses at your work@@ place ?
“ When that happened , we a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ zed . ”
The apostle John wrote : “ No greater cause for than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness do I have than these things , that I should be hear@@ ing that my children go on wal@@ king in the truth . ”
What should be our position regarding false religion ?
( 4 ) L@@ ev@@ et@@ on , S .
He pray@@ ed : “ I public@@ ly praise you , Father , Lord of heaven and earth , because you have care@@ fully hi@@ d@@ den these things from wise and in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al ones , and have reve@@ aled them to ba@@ bes . ”
And so it proved to be .
In view of the chang@@ ed circumstances , should I end the eng@@ ag@@ ement and set my@@ self free ?
I@@ magine that a married woman is sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing and se@@ es a lo@@ vely pa@@ ir of sh@@ o@@ es .
She said that she felt like a h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ite because she loved to g@@ am@@ ble .
Indeed , P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in and his con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary prin@@ ters contribu@@ ted great@@ ly toward ev@@ en@@ tually making Bi@@ bl@@ es a@@ vail@@ able to the comm@@ on man .
Jehovah is tru@@ th@@ ful and kno@@ ws the har@@ m that resul@@ ts from fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od .
Wh@@ atever the case , La@@ ba@@ n soon con@@ temp@@ l@@ ated how he could ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it his ne@@ p@@ he@@ w .
Rather , it simply means that to find the tre@@ a@@ sures , we must put for@@ th str@@ en@@ u@@ ous effort , and our attention must be direc@@ ted to Jesus Christ .
Jesus Christ dis@@ clo@@ sed to his disciples this vital knowledge .
Thus , we must be care@@ ful if we feel inc@@ l@@ ined not to for@@ give someone .
In ad@@ dition to their dec@@ or@@ ative value , p@@ al@@ ms were pri@@ zed for their a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant fru@@ it , with some tre@@ es continu@@ ing pro@@ duc@@ tive for over a h@@ un@@ d@@ red years .
Such t@@ it@@ les as God and Lord ( which are also used of false go@@ ds ) might draw attention to Jehovah’s power , authority , or position , but only his personal name id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es him un@@ e@@ qui@@ vo@@ c@@ ally .
TH@@ E@@ Y W@@ E@@ R@@ E G@@ R@@ AT@@ E@@ F@@ U@@ L F@@ O@@ R TH@@ E G@@ I@@ F@@ T O@@ F M@@ A@@ R@@ R@@ I@@ A@@ G@@ E
Our heart can become hard when we allow ne@@ g@@ ative tra@@ its , such as pri@@ de , to make us re@@ ject counsel and direction from Jehovah and his organization
• P@@ ut@@ ting a h@@ at on the bed br@@ ings bad lu@@ ck
“ He was ra@@ ised up . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
In what fine way can we remember full - time servants and their parents ?
because you give the ten@@ th of the min@@ t and the dil@@ l and the cum@@ in , but you have dis@@ reg@@ ar@@ ded the we@@ igh@@ ti@@ er matters of the Law , nam@@ ely , justice and mer@@ cy and faith@@ ful@@ ness . ” ​ — Matthew 23 : 23 .
“ They always mo@@ tiv@@ ated me to pur@@ sue full - time service . ”
W@@ ho@@ m do the man with the se@@ cre@@ t@@ ar@@ y’s in@@ k@@ hor@@ n , mentioned in E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el chap@@ ter 9 , and the si@@ x men with we@@ ap@@ ons sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze ?
W@@ as it really wor@@ th making an effort to imp@@ ro@@ ve soci@@ ety ?
No doubt his evid@@ ent affe@@ ction for Mar@@ th@@ a made it eas@@ y for her to accept his counsel .
At times , it is help@@ ful to study some of these prayers during family worship .
The brothers were d@@ ri@@ ven from their ho@@ m@@ es and den@@ i@@ ed emp@@ loy@@ ment .
What is the ess@@ ence of Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 1 : 8 - 11 ?
Like Timothy , you will need to “ fi@@ ght the fine fi@@ ght of the faith ” in order to “ get a fir@@ m hold on the everlasting life ” that Jehovah ho@@ l@@ ds out to you . ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 12 ; 2 Timothy 3 : 12 .
In Psalm 9@@ 0 , ver@@ ses 1 to 6 id@@ enti@@ fy Jehovah as our et@@ er@@ n@@ al d@@ wel@@ ling place .
How would my parents feel , I wonder@@ ed , about my going off some@@ where el@@ se in the world so soon ther@@ e@@ after ?
Who would the wom@@ an’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing prove to be ?
Such will be the blessings you can enjoy under God’s Kingdom .
Let us now re@@ view some spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c examples of Jesus ’ ability to he@@ al .
One out@@ standing gift Jehovah imp@@ ar@@ ts to us is the holy spirit .
This book is a col@@ le@@ ction of 1@@ 50 sac@@ red song@@ s to Jehovah God , about half being com@@ posed by King David of ancient Israel .
My de@@ ar husband , Ti@@ b@@ or , died faithful to God on O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 14 , 199@@ 3 , and I am now living close to my son in Ž@@ il@@ ina , S@@ lo@@ v@@ ak@@ ia .
Ther@@ efore , be@@ g the Ma@@ ster of the har@@ v@@ est to s@@ end out work@@ ers into his har@@ v@@ est . ’ ” ​ — Matthew 9 : 35 - 38 .
God’s Word shows that we should “ pur@@ sue the things making for peace and the things that are up@@ building to one another . ”
In some lands this is of great concer@@ n to famili@@ es .
But why did he fav@@ or A@@ be@@ l ?
It is for many people , even some a@@ the@@ ists .
Des@@ i@@ re has a lo@@ t to do with what we think , and im@@ mor@@ ality is l@@ in@@ ked to thinking that does not har@@ mon@@ ize with Jehovah’s thoughts .
“ I am the way and the truth and the life . No one comes to the Father exc@@ ep@@ t through me . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ H@@ N 14 : 6 .
In their you@@ ng@@ er years , they ad@@ mi@@ red those who could af@@ for@@ d to own a house .
Yet , some who have much love for Jehovah find it challeng@@ ing to believe that God can know them in a positi@@ ve way .
R@@ espe@@ cting Jehovah’s cho@@ ic@@ es may present a chall@@ enge .
Na@@ ir Consider the experience of a woman nam@@ ed Na@@ ir .
( Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 1 : 1 – 3 : 19 )
At H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 2 : 5 , the prophet remin@@ ded the Jews of the covenant that God esta@@ bli@@ shed with them at M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i when “ the whole m@@ oun@@ tain was tre@@ m@@ bl@@ ing very much . ”
Do we individu@@ ally m@@ our@@ n because of the un@@ righteousness r@@ am@@ p@@ ant in Satan’s world ?
The very n@@ ature of truth is under att@@ ack .
Acc@@ ording to this psal@@ m , God “ will speak to them in his anger , ” as though with the s@@ ound of a ter@@ ri@@ ble ro@@ l@@ l of th@@ under .
Ther@@ efore , Satan tri@@ es to use liter@@ ature , mo@@ vi@@ es , mu@@ si@@ c , and ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic g@@ ames ​ — some of which inc@@ ite pla@@ y@@ ers to si@@ mul@@ ate gro@@ ss im@@ mor@@ ality and b@@ ru@@ tal@@ ity — ​ to appe@@ al to our fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res .
How does a matu@@ re Christian feel about God’s counsel and principles ?
Be@@ coming a spiritual person is very important .
Ha@@ ve you been taking advan@@ ta@@ ge of the new arrang@@ ement ?
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 31 .
Why not try to set@@ tle the matter ?
So we should not pla@@ y into Satan’s hands by ex@@ pos@@ ing ourselves to anything that bor@@ ders on spi@@ rit@@ ism and the occ@@ ul@@ t . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Yes , among them we all at one time condu@@ cted ourselves in har@@ mony with the desi@@ res of our flesh , doing the things w@@ il@@ led by the flesh and the thoughts , and we were n@@ atur@@ ally children of wr@@ ath even as the rest . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 2 : 2 , 3 .
Christians F@@ ind H@@ app@@ iness in Ser@@ ving , 11 / 15
( Ho@@ se@@ a 4 : 1 – 13 : 16 )
If we trust in Jehovah , he will help us to at@@ tain our go@@ al .
R@@ es@@ pect for Au@@ thor@@ ity ​ — Why E@@ s@@ sen@@ ti@@ al ?
We can be certain that Jehovah will not for@@ get the good things we do for others , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of their age or circumstances .
Jehovah’s Word as@@ sures us : “ If any one of you is l@@ ac@@ king in wisdom , let him keep on as@@ king God , for he gives gener@@ ously to all and without re@@ pro@@ aching ; and it will be given him . ”
During his vo@@ y@@ ages , he pon@@ der@@ ed questions about the ex@@ ist@@ ence of a Creator .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 4@@ 8 , 1@@ 36
W@@ H@@ O W@@ A@@ S TH@@ E@@ O@@ P@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ U@@ S ?
He took along one of his three L@@ at@@ in Bible man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts as a gift for P@@ op@@ e G@@ reg@@ ory I@@ I .
One means used to s@@ pre@@ ad these w@@ at@@ ers of truth is the tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne .
And never again will anyone won@@ der , ‘ Does death end it all ? ’
T@@ ak@@ ing time to medit@@ ate on her prayer on that occasi@@ on may well en@@ rich your own prayers and help you to see that even sa@@ dness over a dist@@ res@@ sing proble@@ m can be over@@ come if you pray in faith that Jehovah will answer you . ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
We both feel that we are imp@@ ro@@ ving in displa@@ ying the fru@@ it@@ age of the holy spirit , and we are fin@@ ding more joy than ever in our ministry . ”
Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous for the Ch@@ urch
They could cho@@ ose to e@@ at certain fo@@ o@@ ds that were consider@@ ed un@@ clean under the Law and were not ob@@ je@@ c@@ tion@@ able in other ways .
De@@ ci@@ de what is an im@@ mo@@ der@@ ate am@@ ount of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l for you , and set appro@@ pri@@ ate li@@ m@@ its .
The Bible tel@@ ls us that when he wanted to sel@@ e@@ ct the 12 men who would serve as his apostles , “ he sp@@ ent the whole night in prayer to God . ” ​ — Luke 6 : 12 .
She tri@@ es not to ar@@ gu@@ e or fi@@ ght about things .
We end@@ e@@ av@@ or to follow the Bi@@ bli@@ cal guid@@ el@@ ine : “ Let your reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess become known to all . ”
The apostle Paul encoura@@ ged his friends in the congregation in R@@ ome to “ follow the course of ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality . ”
( a ) Why do some religious lead@@ ers come to hear Jesus ?
Thus , we cannot maintain righteous conduct in the ab@@ s@@ ence of peace .
It led to his “ persecu@@ ting the congregation of God and de@@ va@@ st@@ ating it . ”
The mother died a pa@@ up@@ er , and there was no money to pa@@ y for her fun@@ er@@ al .
For example , in 20@@ 14 , the S@@ ci@@ ence and Se@@ cur@@ ity Bo@@ ard of the Bul@@ let@@ in of the A@@ t@@ om@@ ic S@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists war@@ ned the Un@@ ited N@@ ations Se@@ cur@@ ity C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l about ma@@ j@@ or th@@ reat@@ s to the ex@@ ist@@ ence of mankind .
R@@ el@@ ati@@ vely few of us have had to de@@ al with a ma@@ j@@ or n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ ster .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , “ God makes all his works co@@ op@@ er@@ ate together for the good of those who love God , those who are the ones called according to his purpose . ”
Bible Re@@ ading ​ — Pro@@ f@@ it@@ able and P@@ lea@@ su@@ ra@@ ble
He is “ God , wise al@@ one . ” ​ — R@@ om . 16 : 27 .
We walk away .
Christ’s love and tend@@ er care will then be a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant , just as they were when he was on the earth .
God will re@@ move ca@@ uses of anxi@@ ety .
For example , God in@@ tend@@ ed to ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ate the Israelites when they made a g@@ ol@@ den cal@@ f , but he let Moses ent@@ re@@ at H@@ im to re@@ consider His decision . ​ — E@@ x .
21 Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers
These will be given a f@@ res@@ h star@@ t , with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living forever . ​ — Read Psalm 37 : 29 ; Acts 24 : 15 .
At that time she said : ‘ A bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om of blood , ’ because of the circum@@ c@@ ision . ”
After our do@@ cum@@ ents were c@@ he@@ cked by an of@@ fic@@ er of the ship , we dis@@ em@@ ba@@ r@@ ked .
It is wise and important to learn to trust others and to tra@@ in them .
Jesus kept on preaching , so that on the last day of the fes@@ ti@@ val , once more “ many put faith in him . ”
A person who is hon@@ ored is reg@@ ar@@ ded as being we@@ igh@@ ty or as am@@ oun@@ ting to something .
How would you de@@ fine a pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous act ?
Hence , Mal@@ ach@@ i told them : “ ‘ No deli@@ ght do I have in you , ’ Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es has said , ‘ and in the gift o@@ ffering from your hand I take no ple@@ asure . ’ . . .
Pe@@ ople in my ter@@ rit@@ ory have the right to respon@@ d any way they want to . ”
Be@@ fore gr@@ an@@ ting the wish , the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation inter@@ vie@@ wed Ad@@ r@@ y@@ ana .
With so many things in the house that could be taken ap@@ ar@@ t , she was always wor@@ ri@@ ed about lea@@ ving me home al@@ one .
In D@@ ress and G@@ ro@@ om@@ ing
For the apostles to get et@@ er@@ n@@ al life , what did they have to do , and how do we know that they succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded ?
E@@ ag@@ er for vi@@ ct@@ ory to Jehovah’s praise , J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah made a v@@ ow that proved co@@ st@@ ly .
I think of the a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ents who asked in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent questions and showed matu@@ r@@ ity bey@@ ond their years .
They want to use all that they pos@@ s@@ ess in the pur@@ su@@ it of their own personal inter@@ ests . ​ — Proverbs 18 : 1 .
And you are happy using your tal@@ ents and s@@ k@@ ill@@ s because everything you do is benef@@ iting others and hon@@ or@@ ing God .
He gave David vi@@ ct@@ ory after vi@@ ct@@ ory over Israel@@ ’s enem@@ ies , and Jehovah deli@@ vered David from the spe@@ ar of je@@ al@@ ous , h@@ ate@@ ful Saul . ​ — 1 Samuel 16 : 12 ; 17 : 37 ; 18 : 11 ; 19 : 10 .
He real@@ ized that this mo@@ de of commun@@ ic@@ ation could con@@ ve@@ y Bible truth in a way that the pr@@ inted page al@@ one could not .
How , then , did he devel@@ op faith in Jehovah God ?
It as@@ ser@@ ted that only men of le@@ is@@ ure could become truly wise , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as tra@@ des@@ men such as car@@ p@@ ent@@ ers , f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers , and bl@@ ac@@ k@@ s@@ mi@@ ths “ cannot dec@@ l@@ are justice and judgment ; and they shall not be found where par@@ ab@@ les are spo@@ ken . ”
9@@ 2 : 7 ; Pro@@ v .
Al@@ co@@ ho@@ l a@@ bu@@ se can also mean wa@@ sted in@@ come , even lo@@ ss of emp@@ loy@@ ment .
What can you ​ — and in@@ deed the rest of the congregation — ​ do to ass@@ ist fellow believers at such times ?
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , Jo@@ shua did something similar .
It ad@@ ds : “ The first sin was an att@@ ack on God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y . ”
Some 11 or 12 years after this in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent with Paul , Mark re@@ appe@@ ars in the hist@@ ory of early Christi@@ an@@ ity .
He was a@@ ware that some from the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es ’ own ran@@ ks had c@@ ast out dem@@ ons .
Does that do@@ om us to un@@ happiness ?
One often se@@ es in such desi@@ gn@@ s ta@@ ble@@ au@@ x based on the Bible .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the elders in the congregation are “ to shepher@@ d the congregation of God , which he pur@@ cha@@ sed with the blood of his own Son . ”
If you would like to see this do@@ cum@@ ent@@ ary , Jehovah’s Witnesses will be g@@ la@@ d to provide it for you .
The Bible study was more inter@@ es@@ ting than she had expe@@ cted , however .
And life et@@ er@@ n@@ al will be possible for those who sur@@ vi@@ ve Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on or those who will be ra@@ ised from the dead . ​ — Re@@ v .
Ti@@ me must pas@@ s for us to come to know and love him .
Some L@@ ev@@ ites were assign@@ ed to act as pri@@ ests on be@@ half of the people .
For instance , if you are an el@@ der in the Christian congregation , you can ask for holy spirit to help you to give Scriptural counsel to others in a loving man@@ ner .
I@@ ts members remain vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins in a spiritual sense by not de@@ fil@@ ing themselves with the beli@@ ef@@ s and practic@@ es of “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , ” the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion .
Hence , Satan was proved to be a li@@ ar in the case of that faithful though imper@@ fect man .
A so@@ li@@ d f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation certainly was la@@ id during those early vis@@ its to S@@ wa@@ z@@ il@@ and in the 19@@ 30 ’ s . ​ — From our ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves in S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
He did not want to ad@@ d to Jo@@ b@@ ’s suffering by though@@ t@@ less words .
There are sever@@ al good reas@@ ons .
I W@@ A@@ S born on Ju@@ ne 9 , 19@@ 6@@ 6 , in sou@@ ther@@ n Fr@@ ance .
Today , the truth about God and his Kingdom lik@@ e@@ wise dra@@ ws and mo@@ tiv@@ ates people .
Ad@@ d to this our own personal we@@ ak@@ nesses , such as sh@@ y@@ ness and fear of being re@@ je@@ cted .
It remin@@ ds me that no matter what the circum@@ st@@ ance might be , no matter how ble@@ ak the situation might se@@ em , Jehovah will be there for me as long as I remain loyal to him . ”
Wh@@ ere Father and I sa@@ iled a mo@@ de@@ l ship in the early 19@@ 20 ’ s
And t@@ ong@@ u@@ es as if of fi@@ re became v@@ isi@@ ble to them . . . , and they all became filled with holy spirit and started to speak with different t@@ ong@@ u@@ es . ” ​ — Acts 2 : 2 - 4 , 15 .
As Christians , we are wa@@ iting for something even more important .
Because of the high al@@ titu@@ de , the c@@ li@@ mate is co@@ ld , and those not n@@ ative to the are@@ a have to con@@ ten@@ d with al@@ titu@@ de si@@ ck@@ ness .
As she re@@ a@@ ds that verse in an under@@ to@@ ne , she refle@@ cts on how she should imitate Jehovah , who is “ gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous and mer@@ ci@@ ful , s@@ low to anger and a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in loving - kindness . ”
Jo@@ y and peace were prom@@ o@@ ted .
Paul wrote to them : E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s is “ always exer@@ ting himself in your be@@ half in his prayers , that you may fin@@ ally stand complete and with fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ction in all the will of God . ”
For his part , Jesus Christ b@@ ol@@ dly ex@@ posed the ro@@ t@@ ten fru@@ it@@ age ca@@ used by Satan’s ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness .
The char@@ ac@@ ter , tal@@ ent , and comm@@ on sense of the ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ist are no less important than his tra@@ ining and the res@@ our@@ ces a@@ vail@@ able to him . ”
They are not lo@@ v@@ ers of God .
But you people did not want it . Lo@@ ok !
Rather , the Bible account tel@@ ls us that someone el@@ se was appointed to act as “ the direc@@ t@@ or of the fe@@ ast . ”
7 : 6 - 27 .
Sa@@ ys N@@ adi@@ ne : “ Many people we me@@ et in the preaching work love to study the Bible .
How should this understanding make us feel , and what should we be determined to do ?
I was am@@ a@@ zed that Jehovah had given us this help by means of a man who op@@ posed the truth but who ob@@ vi@@ ously read our public@@ ations !
The H@@ as@@ mon@@ a@@ e@@ ans f@@ ought to ex@@ p@@ and control over n@@ on - Jewish c@@ ities
But here , in a situation of life and death , every@@ bo@@ d@@ y’s first concer@@ n is to sa@@ ve himself , for@@ get@@ ting about the others .
These are not “ the sons of the kingdom ” but , rather , “ a great crow@@ d ” of willing sub@@ je@@ cts of that Kingdom .
John wrote : “ We know we origin@@ ate with God , but the whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one . ”
As the work gre@@ w over the years , the Bethel fac@@ il@@ ities became too small .
Hence , Paul st@@ ressed the need to “ re@@ ject fo@@ ol@@ ish and ign@@ or@@ ant de@@ bat@@ es . ”
It br@@ ings joy to all those who share in it and glory to Jehovah .
When a man stu@@ bs his to@@ e , does he be@@ at it because it made him stu@@ m@@ ble ?
• Why does Jehovah tre@@ asure his long@@ time servants ?
Ha@@ ving come to know God’s will , however , we res@@ ol@@ ve to live “ no more for the desi@@ res of men , but for God’s will . ” ​ — 1 Peter 4 : 2 .
J@@ on : Re@@ ally ?
( The World Bo@@ ok En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia ) A se@@ cul@@ ar teach@@ er is en@@ tru@@ sted with the min@@ ds of young people and can influ@@ ence them for years to come .
Di@@ d God’s view of war change when his Son , Jesus Christ , began his ministry in the first century ?
Such an ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive and ho@@ st@@ ile attitude may cause people to sh@@ y away from us .
D@@ yed w@@ o@@ ol found in a ca@@ ve near the De@@ ad Se@@ a , d@@ ated from before 1@@ 35 C.E .
What would he do this time ?
As a result , those who listen ‘ fear God’s name , ’ coming to have re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al reg@@ ard for it .
King David and Mu@@ si@@ c , 12 / 1
( b ) What person@@ ality tra@@ its devel@@ op in those who im@@ bi@@ be “ the spirit of the world ” ?
21 Do Not Let the Fa@@ ul@@ ts of O@@ thers S@@ tum@@ ble You
Christian Ne@@ u@@ tr@@ als in the L@@ ast Da@@ ys
It is thus most un@@ likely that such a st@@ ory would have been deli@@ ber@@ ately in@@ ven@@ ted .
How You Can M@@ ake F@@ ri@@ ends , 12 / 1
In Bible times , the s@@ ow@@ ing of se@@ ed was gener@@ ally done by bro@@ ad@@ ca@@ sting .
Why should Christians ob@@ serve the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al ?
What a different world that will be !
When she expres@@ sed this concer@@ n , Jesus pla@@ in@@ ly said to her : “ You worship what you do not know . ”
We also had the joy of see@@ ing my you@@ ng@@ est brother learn the truth .
Bo@@ th father and mother share in shap@@ ing a chil@@ d’s heart , and fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely your child be@@ ars both “ sign@@ atu@@ res . ”
12 : 15 What is the relationship between life and pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons ?
Many scho@@ l@@ ars and others would un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly find it hard to rel@@ ate these two te@@ x@@ ts and er@@ r@@ one@@ ous ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations to Jesus Christ .
R@@ ele@@ as@@ ed but Not for L@@ ong
This invol@@ ves continu@@ ing to work at pu@@ t@@ ting away the old person@@ ality and pu@@ t@@ ting on the new .
At times , these de@@ e@@ ds are per@@ form@@ ed by s@@ kil@@ led work@@ ers , but more often they are car@@ ri@@ ed out by vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers without much ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound in a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c field .
Some , like Paul and Timothy , were free to have the ful@@ l@@ est possible share in the preaching and teaching work .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N M@@ A@@ K@@ IN@@ G A C@@ A@@ R@@ E@@ E@@ R C@@ H@@ O@@ I@@ C@@ E
Since the holy spirit is so clo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated to the accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment of God’s pur@@ pos@@ es , we should want our lives to be in ag@@ re@@ ement with it .
C@@ e@@ ase from your own understanding . Ha@@ ve you ca@@ used your eyes to gl@@ ance at it , when it is nothing ?
A F@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ation With Bo@@ o@@ ks
Acc@@ ur@@ ate K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge E@@ s@@ sen@@ ti@@ al
A Bible discus@@ sion was held at the same time and place each day for si@@ x we@@ ek@@ s .
This worl@@ d@@ wide preaching work is done with the help of the angels . ​ — Revelation 14 : 6 .
Saul is better known today as the apostle Paul .
Jehovah demonstr@@ ated this when he form@@ ed the Christian congregation .
It will shap@@ e your enti@@ re future . ​ — P@@ s .
Na@@ om@@ i , however , lost not only her husband but also her two sons , one of whom had been Ru@@ th@@ ’s husband .
That is often the case when we su@@ ff@@ er from emo@@ tional tra@@ u@@ ma@@ s , de@@ pres@@ sion , de@@ bil@@ it@@ ating ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents , ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic di@@ se@@ as@@ es , or something similar .
We would deli@@ ght to d@@ well in peace and do good to all men as we have opportunity . ”
Al@@ le@@ n , a husband in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , says : “ I felt that it was un@@ man@@ ly to con@@ sul@@ t my wife about things . ”
Be@@ ing ra@@ ised out of the water sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ es his being made ali@@ ve to do God’s will .
“ O@@ f@@ ten my son will fi@@ x his eyes on a pi@@ c@@ ture and not want the page turned , ” no@@ ted one appreci@@ ative mother .
“ W@@ E have been bless@@ ed with a beau@@ ti@@ ful day .
In many coun@@ tri@@ es around the world , such mes@@ sa@@ ges are displa@@ yed on w@@ alls of buil@@ ding@@ s and in other public plac@@ es .
He also told them : “ Ke@@ ep doing this in re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of me . ” ​ — Luke 22 : 19 .
Tru@@ e , David was Jehovah’s anointed , Israel@@ ’s future king ; but he knew that Jehovah uses his angels to w@@ atch over all of his faithful worshipp@@ ers , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of whether they are prom@@ in@@ ent or low@@ ly .
No@@ te what he fur@@ ther said in his letter to the Christians in R@@ ome about his feelings toward those Jews : “ The go@@ o@@ d@@ will of my heart and my supp@@ lic@@ ation to God for them are in@@ deed for their sal@@ vation .
One S@@ un@@ day in 19@@ 25 , however , our parents told us that we were going out for a walk .
9 : 12 - 14 , 24 ; 1 John 2 : 2 .
At the time , I was an en@@ er@@ ge@@ tic ten - year - old .
When our heart in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y desi@@ res something , do we not find reas@@ ons for car@@ r@@ ying out its in@@ ten@@ tions ?
The truth has not chang@@ ed .
If a person cl@@ ings to false do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines , such as the Tr@@ in@@ ity and the im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the soul , he cannot benefit from the ransom .
Jehovah and his Son will bring those who call on Jehovah’s name sa@@ f@@ ely through that cal@@ am@@ it@@ ous time .
So@@ on after the death of the apostles , apost@@ ate teach@@ ers from within the congregation began to take control of it .
As illustr@@ ated in Jo@@ b@@ ’s case , Satan ess@@ enti@@ ally acc@@ uses all of Jehovah’s servants of sel@@ f@@ ish mo@@ ti@@ ves and se@@ ek@@ s to prove that their love for God can co@@ ol off .
Th@@ ough I was still stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing with my li@@ mit@@ ed ability to commun@@ ic@@ ate , my hear@@ ing friends were care@@ ful to make sure that I under@@ sto@@ od everything .
4 , 5 . ( a ) Why would it not be reason@@ able to conclu@@ de that the expres@@ sion “ desi@@ ra@@ ble things ” ref@@ ers to material s@@ pl@@ end@@ or ?
We were stu@@ n@@ ned !
He also believ@@ ed that other spirit cre@@ atu@@ res supp@@ or@@ ted Satan in his wicked s@@ ch@@ em@@ es .
As a leg@@ al Me@@ di@@ at@@ or , Jesus has made possible the bir@@ th of a new nation , “ the Israel of God , ” com@@ posed of Christians who will form a heavenly “ ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od . ” ​ — G@@ al .
The L@@ ach@@ ish O@@ str@@ ac@@ a
A fur@@ ther reason for wal@@ king with God is that our will@@ ing@@ ness to do so contribu@@ tes to the peace and un@@ ity of the congregation . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 15 , 16 .
“ The un@@ deser@@ ved kindness of the Lord Jesus Christ be with the spirit you show . ” ​ — P@@ H@@ I@@ L .
In one hard - h@@ it se@@ ction of the city , loo@@ ters pre@@ yed on re@@ si@@ d@@ ents who were already suffering because of a l@@ ack of ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city , he@@ at , and other necess@@ ities .
Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h says : “ D@@ r@@ ink , my l@@ ord . ”
The des@@ tru@@ ction continued for a de@@ ca@@ de .
Mar@@ ri@@ ed Christians view I@@ U@@ D as com@@ pati@@ ble with the Scriptures ?
Lo@@ ve for Jehovah and appreciation for true worship can best f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h in our children if they are sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by people who are friends of God .
The day before we started this special cam@@ pa@@ ign , there had been a n@@ ational disa@@ ster .
Does God appro@@ ve of war@@ f@@ are ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ in 12 months , 6@@ ,000 co@@ pi@@ es were pr@@ inted in 2 e@@ di@@ tions , with no fe@@ wer than 6@@ 9 e@@ di@@ tions to follow during the next 12 years .
How would you expla@@ in that Jehovah’s law pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ting for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation is a prote@@ ction for us ?
Pe@@ ople may feel that there is no need to be involved with neigh@@ b@@ ors or to be ob@@ lig@@ ated to them in any way .
David san@@ g : “ H@@ app@@ y is the one who@@ se trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion is par@@ d@@ oned , who@@ se sin is co@@ vered .
How can you imitate Jesus ’ way of tra@@ ining ?
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , when tri@@ als occ@@ ur and we are t@@ ested in some way , God supp@@ or@@ ts us just as he did Job .
• In one land in the F@@ ar E@@ ast , what was done to encoura@@ ge the ide@@ a that all Christians are brothers ?
So much import@@ ance is att@@ ached to fun@@ er@@ als that even the po@@ o@@ rest of famili@@ es often make great effort to ga@@ ther en@@ ough fun@@ ds to provide “ a f@@ it@@ ting bu@@ ri@@ al , ” though it might bring har@@ d@@ ship and de@@ b@@ t .
God made a way for us to get out of this pre@@ dic@@ am@@ ent .
( Read Matthew 23 : 27 , 28 . )
The result was the lo@@ ss of God’s spirit and fav@@ or , which ev@@ en@@ tually led to his ign@@ om@@ in@@ i@@ ous death .
Now take no@@ te of what the Scriptures fore@@ told regarding the Kingdom .
“ The fear of Jehovah means the h@@ ating of bad . ”
Thus , we show religious lead@@ ers reg@@ ard as fellow humans , but we do not show them special honor .
His own Word says : “ En@@ joy your you@@ th . Be happy while you are still young . ”
Af@@ ter@@ ward , I was so happy that I had mu@@ st@@ ered up the courage to go .
• The M@@ em@@ ori@@ al se@@ as@@ on is a fine time for what ?
This resul@@ ted in fine experi@@ ences that were rel@@ ated and re@@ en@@ ac@@ ted in a pro@@ gra@@ m part condu@@ cted by W@@ all@@ ace Li@@ ver@@ ance , another G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ or .
M@@ ore than 50 years have pas@@ sed since those tur@@ bul@@ ent events .
U@@ sing 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . as the star@@ ting point and 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 20 years as the l@@ eng@@ th , we can conclu@@ de that the appointed times were to end in 1914 .
When such is@@ su@@ es are ad@@ d@@ ressed in a tim@@ ely fa@@ shi@@ on , many problems can be res@@ ol@@ ved before they ever become serious .
( In@@ c@@ lu@@ de the bo@@ x “ M@@ ak@@ ing Dis@@ ci@@ ples of Bu@@ sin@@ ess Pe@@ ople . ” )
Do you know who is pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed by “ the k@@ ing@@ ’s daugh@@ ter ” ?
One of the wor@@ st things that can ha@@ p@@ pen to a sur@@ ge@@ on is to lo@@ se his ey@@ es@@ i@@ ght .
Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s would have been com@@ for@@ table among the G@@ ent@@ il@@ es of An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch .
I@@ ne@@ vit@@ ab@@ ly , Davi@@ d’s sin@@ s came to light .
They often said to us , “ You are our best friends . ”
This brought a new thought to his mind .
Because you are the pri@@ m@@ ary teach@@ er of your children .
In making disciples , we can make real friends
Still , Jehovah encoura@@ ged him with these words : “ Do not say , ‘ I am but a bo@@ y . ’ But to all those to whom I shall s@@ end you , you should go ; and everything that I shall comm@@ and you , you should speak .
All that E@@ z@@ r@@ a rel@@ ates in Fir@@ st Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les must sur@@ ely have benef@@ ited the Israelites , help@@ ing them to r@@ ene@@ w their ze@@ al for Jehovah’s worship at the temple .
I@@ t’s a blessing for me to know that I@@ ’@@ m now using my time and en@@ er@@ gy doing something th@@ at@@ ’s really wor@@ th@@ while . ”
‘ If You Are I@@ mp@@ ressed In@@ to Ser@@ vice ’
Ex@@ ac@@ tly as fore@@ told , Jo@@ si@@ ah had “ b@@ ones taken from the gra@@ ves and bur@@ ned them on the al@@ ta@@ r ” lo@@ c@@ ated in Bethel .
Re@@ gre@@ t@@ ta@@ bly , these are not is@@ ol@@ ated c@@ as@@ es .
The time was f@@ ast appro@@ aching for the family to leave for Israel .
To most , however , the san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary of Ar@@ t@@ em@@ is in Eph@@ esus appe@@ ared as if it would never f@@ all into dec@@ l@@ ine .
Still , she can sur@@ vi@@ ve and give bir@@ th in ro@@ ck@@ y , in@@ acc@@ es@@ sible plac@@ es where food is s@@ car@@ ce . ​ — 10 / 1 , pages 30 , 31 .
We remember de@@ ta@@ il@@ s ​ — not only where we were and what we were doing but also how we re@@ ac@@ ted .
But no one can righ@@ t@@ fully question God’s faith@@ ful@@ ness .
At certain se@@ as@@ ons of the year , such st@@ ars are the last ones to ris@@ e on the e@@ ast@@ er@@ n ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on .
In fact , it happ@@ ens every day .
El@@ ders are more appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble when they hum@@ bly “ tre@@ at the flo@@ ck with tend@@ er@@ ness . ”
35 : 33 .
When you are under@@ going har@@ d@@ ship and difficul@@ ties , remember the example of Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b .
May your actions prove that it is your desire to do so forever .
As a result , they continued ​ — in s@@ pite of persecu@@ tion — ​ “ speaking the word of God with b@@ ol@@ dness . ”
W@@ as J@@ on@@ a@@ than bit@@ ter over his lo@@ ss ?
Although this did not sur@@ pris@@ e me , it made me happy to see it with my own eyes .
‘ St@@ an@@ ding complete and with fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ction , ’ the anointed and their compan@@ i@@ ons , the other sheep , have been fulfill@@ ing the disci@@ ple - making com@@ mis@@ sion .
A@@ no@@ ther of Satan’s s@@ na@@ res is dis@@ gu@@ ised occ@@ ul@@ tism .
W@@ ell , the Bible shows that there are a number of things we can do .
M@@ an@@ kind can benefit from being ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with his teachings and pu@@ t@@ ting them into prac@@ tice .
Thus we “ will car@@ ry out no fle@@ sh@@ ly desire at all . ” ​ — G@@ al .
The war was dra@@ wing to a close , but the author@@ ities were still pur@@ su@@ ing young men for mil@@ it@@ ary service .
As a result , we were ba@@ dly be@@ at@@ en for “ dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful ” be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
How can we make our advan@@ c@@ ement man@@ i@@ f@@ est in that are@@ a ?
“ Like an ap@@ ple t@@ ree among the tre@@ es of the fore@@ st ” was her “ de@@ ar one among the sons . ”
What helped R@@ h@@ onda cop@@ e ?
In@@ iti@@ al gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for their rel@@ e@@ ase from Egy@@ pt and deli@@ ver@@ ance through the R@@ ed Se@@ a had moved them to sing pra@@ ises to Jehovah .
At a f@@ it@@ ting time and place , discipl@@ ine your child lo@@ v@@ ingly and mil@@ dly through pati@@ ent guid@@ ance , tra@@ ining , and cor@@ rection .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , reading a written hist@@ ory of Jesus is an important way to get to know the mind of Christ . ​ — John 17 : 3 .
To w@@ in the bat@@ tle for your mind , you must recogn@@ ize the d@@ anger that pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda pos@@ es and prote@@ ct yourself from it
Kingdom c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens live by what high@@ er stan@@ d@@ ard ?
In view of the problems that pers@@ ist earth wide , it is reason@@ able to ask : What do people ex@@ pect to ac@@ hi@@ eve by pra@@ ying ?
It op@@ ened the way for the pa@@ g@@ an no@@ tion of et@@ er@@ n@@ al t@@ or@@ ment in a fi@@ er@@ y hel@@ l .
During the o@@ ce@@ an vo@@ y@@ age home , I enjo@@ yed regul@@ ar li@@ vely Bible discus@@ sions with a group of fellow pas@@ s@@ eng@@ ers .
He was willing to sacrifice everything , including his life , in order to fin@@ ish the r@@ ace .
Rather than trans@@ mit@@ ting power through the reli@@ c@@ s of dec@@ eas@@ ed “ sa@@ in@@ ts , ” Jehovah p@@ our@@ s out his holy spirit upon those as@@ king for it in faith .
2@@ 14@@ 8 The bir@@ th of T@@ er@@ ah
The travel@@ ing overse@@ er repor@@ ted that by using this appro@@ ach , the brothers and sisters in one congregation he was serving started 4@@ 4 home Bible stu@@ dies in one we@@ ek .
There were , however , certain associ@@ ates of the anointed Christians who became very ze@@ al@@ ous in the preaching work .
AL@@ E@@ X@@ I@@ S is a fi@@ ve - year - old bo@@ y in the city of M@@ or@@ eli@@ a , M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , who@@ se parents study the Bible and atten@@ d meetings of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
To strengthen your com@@ mit@@ ment , try the following :
Yet another less@@ on parents learn from De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 5 - 7 is this : T@@ ra@@ ining children takes time and effort .
Our Christian message c@@ alls for ur@@ g@@ ent action , but making disciples often takes consider@@ able time and requi@@ res pati@@ ence .
This pro@@ ver@@ b also teach@@ es that al@@ though it is com@@ for@@ ting to turn to an emp@@ a@@ the@@ tic friend for emo@@ tional support , humans are li@@ mit@@ ed in the comfort they can offer .
Mo@@ st of these decisions are of only min@@ or concer@@ n .
To time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite they will certainly be gu@@ ar@@ ded . . .
For example , no@@ te the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ence of the uni@@ verse .
19 , 20 . ( a ) Why are married people not free of temp@@ tation to be im@@ moral ?
One of her ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ an@@ ces had spo@@ ken to her about the Scriptural hope of a resurrection , and my mother accepted the offer of a Bible study .
So if you have a differ@@ ence with a fellow beli@@ ever , pray to Jehovah to help you hum@@ bly to ad@@ mit any min@@ or or ma@@ j@@ or bl@@ ame on your part .
Be@@ ing faithful and hon@@ est in all things c@@ alls for hon@@ es@@ ty at our place of emp@@ loy@@ ment .
Can we do some sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing or se@@ wing for an el@@ der@@ ly wi@@ do@@ w we know ?
After just one we@@ ek of tre@@ at@@ ment , the ra@@ di@@ ation was su@@ sp@@ ended .
M@@ it fre@@ un@@ d@@ li@@ ch@@ er G@@ ene@@ h@@ mi@@ g@@ un@@ g : W@@ ar@@ t@@ bur@@ g - S@@ ti@@ f@@ tun@@ g
( Read Hebrews 3 : 12 . )
Our pri@@ m@@ ary me@@ th@@ od is that of going from house to house .
Just think of it ! Today , more than 3@@ ,000 years after Davi@@ d’s bir@@ th , milli@@ ons of people from all wal@@ ks of life and living in all par@@ ts of the earth regul@@ arly turn to the psal@@ ms of David for comfort and hope . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on . 7 : 6 ; read Psalm 34 : 7 , 8 ; 1@@ 39 : 2 - 8 ; A@@ mo@@ s 6 : 5 .
He and his family pray@@ ed that he would find se@@ cul@@ ar work that would not inter@@ f@@ ere with their spiritual r@@ out@@ ine .
H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i started to pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y in the si@@ x@@ th mon@@ th of 5@@ 20 B.C.E .
I@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ IN@@ E that you are a Christian living in Jerusalem in 6@@ 6 C.E .
▪ V@@ is@@ u@@ al@@ ize Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts .
I f@@ on@@ dly remember A@@ li@@ ci@@ a ​ — 20 years older than I am — ​ who became a true friend .
U@@ p@@ on recogn@@ iz@@ ing Pet@@ er@@ ’s vo@@ ice , she r@@ an to tell the others without even let@@ ting him in !
The answer lies in what the Bible writ@@ er James called “ the perfect law that bel@@ ong@@ s to fre@@ e@@ dom . ”
Fir@@ st , who were those men ?
Jesus said : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to love your enem@@ ies and to pray for those persecu@@ ting you ; that you may prove y@@ ourselves sons of your Father who is in the heavens , since he makes his su@@ n ris@@ e upon wicked people and good and makes it ra@@ in upon righteous people and un@@ righteous . ”
Our family and friends might stand ap@@ ar@@ t from us .
Mi@@ ght the you@@ ng@@ er gener@@ ations have to learn to view their an@@ c@@ est@@ ors in a way far different from the way they view them today ?
But when I went through tri@@ als my@@ self , I knew that what she had said was true .
( b ) Christ’s message to the Th@@ y@@ ati@@ r@@ a congregation helps godly women to do what ?
“ The human body can do ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary things .
Ti@@ b@@ eri@@ as
It is the One who is br@@ ing@@ ing for@@ th the ar@@ my of them even by number , all of whom he c@@ alls even by name . D@@ ue to the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic en@@ er@@ gy , he also being vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous in power , not one of them is mis@@ sing . ”
For Jehovah to make sure that we are not temp@@ ted bey@@ ond what we can be@@ ar , he has to know everything about us , including the challeng@@ es we face , our individu@@ al ma@@ ke@@ up , and just how much we can take .
In many plac@@ es , the Witnesses have taken up the chall@@ enge of lear@@ ning the langu@@ ages of people who have em@@ i@@ gr@@ ated from coun@@ tri@@ es where the preaching work is or has been re@@ stri@@ cted .
J@@ U@@ N@@ E 28 - 30
Jehovah had seen Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s faith and ability .
4@@ 4 : 10 - 16 ​ — Who is re@@ pres@@ ented by the pri@@ es@@ tly class ?
We too can be confid@@ ent that even if God does not re@@ move a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar proble@@ m , he can “ make the way out in order for [ us ] to be able to end@@ ure it . ”
How can you be sure of that fact ?
“ Thus the Father is dist@@ in@@ ct from the Son , being greater than the Son , ” T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an conclu@@ ded .
On@@ ly one person ​ — Jesus Christ — ​ has ever been able to cro@@ ss the fin@@ ish l@@ ine without stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing even once .
Rather , it se@@ ts out ba@@ si@@ c principles , and these are not bur@@ den@@ some or op@@ pres@@ sive .
Then the gener@@ al said : “ But we know how to get you , and we are going to do it ! ”
What should we do if we no@@ tice that we have allow@@ ed our thinking and desi@@ res to d@@ ri@@ ft away from what Jehovah requi@@ res of us ?
She always re@@ members Jehovah’s promise of a new world , where all si@@ ck ones will be heal@@ ed . ”
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a is working on re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing and using a vari@@ ety of s@@ crip@@ tures to cap@@ ture the attention of hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders and make her Christian ministry effe@@ ctive and exc@@ iting .
T@@ e@@ ach@@ er . ​ — John 13 : 13 .
Tru@@ e , we all have f@@ la@@ ws , and some@@ times we up@@ set others .
When ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing the overse@@ ers of the first - century congregation in Eph@@ esus , the apostle Paul pointed out that holy spirit had appointed them overse@@ ers “ to shepher@@ d the congregation of God . ”
I@@ r@@ rit@@ ated by my question , he ans@@ wer@@ ed that he taught what he got from high@@ er author@@ ities .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly and in@@ ex@@ p@@ lic@@ ab@@ ly , his good friend Le@@ on@@ ar@@ do had become co@@ ol toward him .
This un@@ ity has been possible only with the help of our God .
If they do not care@@ fully follow the c@@ he@@ ck@@ l@@ ist each time before tak@@ e@@ off , the p@@ il@@ o@@ ts inc@@ re@@ ase the pos@@ si@@ bility of a tra@@ gi@@ c ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
They could not believe their eyes !
Peter Ch@@ el@@ č@@ ic@@ k@@ ý ( c . 1@@ 3@@ 9@@ 0 - c . 14@@ 60 ) , C@@ ze@@ ch Bible scho@@ la@@ r and re@@ form@@ er , was famili@@ ar with the teachings of the W@@ al@@ den@@ ses and the H@@ us@@ s@@ ites .
However , our love is not li@@ mit@@ ed to Christians whom we person@@ ally know .
Se@@ cond , the she@@ er vo@@ lu@@ me of man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts today ac@@ tually helps Bible scho@@ l@@ ars to spo@@ t er@@ r@@ ors .
Will I like the brothers ?
Is the effect that mal@@ ari@@ a has on my n@@ er@@ ves ex@@ ac@@ er@@ bat@@ ing my feelings ?
N@@ ear@@ by H@@ i@@ er@@ a@@ pol@@ is had ho@@ t s@@ pr@@ ings , and C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e had co@@ ld water .
Why does God not syst@@ em@@ ati@@ c@@ ally inter@@ v@@ ene in be@@ half of all those who have his appro@@ val ? ​ — Daniel 3 : 17 , 18 .
So Jesus wa@@ shed the fe@@ et of each one and then ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly appe@@ aled to them to follow his example of serving others .
St@@ ars , pages 18 and 19 : C@@ our@@ t@@ es@@ y Un@@ ited St@@ ates Na@@ val O@@ b@@ serv@@ at@@ ory
By giving up their fir@@ m beli@@ ef that “ the great day of Jehovah ” is near , they question , in effect , whether Jehovah can be tru@@ sted to keep his promises faith@@ fully .
We need to make time for priv@@ ate prayer .
As Jehovah’s prophet and re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative , he was sure that his God would fulf@@ ill His word .
Instead , they wor@@ ked to make the best of their situ@@ ations .
Do not let yourself be con@@ qu@@ ered by the evil , but keep con@@ qu@@ ering the evil with the good . ”
But they did not appreci@@ ate their blessings .
For a bri@@ ef time , the apostle was ca@@ ught in the s@@ n@@ are of fear of man and allow@@ ed it to rest@@ ra@@ in him from taking a coura@@ ge@@ ous course . ​ — Mat@@ t .
However , Su@@ ra@@ an@@ g res@@ is@@ ted their advan@@ ces and kept her integrity to God .
In what way can we show that our love for God is gen@@ u@@ ine ?
How does prayer strengthen our fri@@ end@@ ship with God ?
When it comes to cho@@ o@@ sing a care@@ er , for example , you may come under a great de@@ al of pres@@ sure from relati@@ ves , pe@@ ers , and well - meaning educ@@ at@@ ors who believe that a high@@ er educ@@ ation and a lu@@ cr@@ ative care@@ er are the ke@@ ys to true succ@@ ess and happiness .
He jud@@ ged Chris@@ tend@@ om , the most re@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible part of “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , ” fin@@ ding her gu@@ il@@ ty of b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed and of spiritual ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with the pol@@ itical system of this world . ​ — Re@@ v .
How can you buil@@ d faith in Jehovah’s promises , as Mi@@ ca@@ h and Jo@@ shua did ?
A@@ B@@ E@@ L loo@@ ked at his flo@@ ck of sheep gra@@ z@@ ing pe@@ ace@@ fully on the h@@ ill@@ side . Then , perhaps he loo@@ ked far bey@@ ond his sheep to a spo@@ t in the dist@@ ance where he could just make out a fa@@ in@@ t g@@ low .
▪ Jehovah’s R@@ em@@ in@@ ders Are Tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy
All of this helps to for@@ ge a spiritual b@@ ond that dra@@ ws them clo@@ s@@ er to each other .
Today , H@@ ar@@ old ser@@ ves as an el@@ der in the Christian congregation .
God’s Word says : “ He that is tru@@ sting in his own heart is stu@@ pi@@ d , but he that is wal@@ king in wisdom is the one that will es@@ cap@@ e . ”
And did Jehovah not emp@@ ow@@ er Sam@@ son in his sing@@ le - h@@ an@@ ded ex@@ p@@ lo@@ its against the Phil@@ ist@@ ines ?
Ti@@ me is needed for leg@@ ends to devel@@ op .
T@@ R@@ U@@ E wisdom has organiz@@ ed a great fe@@ ast .
We learned that Jehovah is our Creator and Li@@ fe - Gi@@ ver and that he has a purpose for mankind .
May we all , therefore , take our stand fir@@ m@@ ly against the Devil and his c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty ac@@ ts , all the while see@@ king our de@@ ar God , Jehovah , who will not fai@@ l to ‘ make us fir@@ m , make us strong . ’
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , four young Hebrew men showed that they had learned what was really important .
Some follow@@ ed him for a while but then ob@@ je@@ cted to his teachings and “ would no longer walk with him . ”
While he is on@@ l@@ ine , he go@@ es to a We@@ b s@@ ite to see if the pri@@ ce has g@@ one down on an it@@ em he wants to pur@@ cha@@ se .
TH@@ E S@@ O@@ L@@ U@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N : The Un@@ ited N@@ ations Con@@ ven@@ tion A@@ ga@@ inst Cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion states that to fi@@ ght cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion , govern@@ ments should prom@@ o@@ te “ integrity , hon@@ es@@ ty and responsi@@ bility . ”
Abraham is thus re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed as “ Jehovah’s friend ” and S@@ ar@@ ah as a ‘ holy woman who was ho@@ p@@ ing in God . ’
A bri@@ ef re@@ view of three important as@@ pe@@ cts of our preaching work will no doubt help .
He la@@ ugh@@ s at their imp@@ u@@ d@@ ence and ho@@ l@@ ds them in der@@ ision .
Like R@@ ic@@ ar@@ do , coun@@ t@@ less people thr@@ ough@@ out the world are for@@ ced to face up to the re@@ ality of suffering .
A Christian husband needs to understand that for sever@@ al years after a ba@@ by is born , his wife is likely to be di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted during meetings and she may have fe@@ wer opportun@@ ities for personal Bible study and medit@@ ation .
Re@@ g@@ arding all that he has promised , Jehovah emp@@ h@@ ati@@ c@@ ally stated : “ It will not return to me without resul@@ ts , but it will certainly do that in which I have deli@@ gh@@ ted , and it will have certain succ@@ ess in that for which I have sent it . ” ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 11 .
These expres@@ sions pa@@ in@@ t a vi@@ vi@@ d pi@@ c@@ ture of self - sacrifice and may well re@@ mind us of pione@@ ers who give their ministry first place in life while supp@@ or@@ ting themselves fin@@ an@@ cially .
The effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess of Jesus ’ shed blood was illustr@@ ated in the very first is@@ sue of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
The import@@ ance of this is high@@ ligh@@ ted in the th@@ ir@@ d example we will consider : the first - century si@@ e@@ ge of Jerusalem .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , Isa@@ i@@ ah’s i@@ mag@@ er@@ y illustr@@ ates the fin@@ ality of Jehovah’s judgment on trans@@ g@@ res@@ s@@ ors .
Let us exam@@ ine four as@@ pe@@ cts of his life .
How does Jehovah reve@@ al deep spiritual thoughts to his people ?
Do you pray even if you have doub@@ ts about whether God ex@@ ists ?
The example they set for fellow believers was truly comm@@ end@@ able .
Such a pro@@ spe@@ ct sur@@ ely mer@@ its our exam@@ in@@ ation .
Th@@ ough recorded some 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years ag@@ o , this prophecy t@@ ou@@ ches our very lives .
What , though , about you ?
He op@@ en@@ ly cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed the prac@@ tice of using ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y to support Christian tru@@ ths .
TH@@ E P@@ R@@ O@@ B@@ L@@ E@@ M : Many coun@@ tri@@ es hold ele@@ ctions regul@@ arly , which in the@@ ory al@@ lo@@ ws people to vo@@ te cor@@ ru@@ pt of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als out of of@@ fice .
Our S@@ m@@ all H@@ ome a Sa@@ fe H@@ av@@ en
Their faith@@ ful@@ ness in obe@@ ying that simp@@ le comm@@ and would have demonstr@@ ated that the first human cou@@ ple were for Jehovah’s rul@@ er@@ ship .
How Sh@@ ould We T@@ re@@ at O@@ thers ?
For example , an un@@ emp@@ lo@@ yed Christian may be offered a s@@ or@@ ely needed jo@@ b .
Ad@@ vers@@ ity ca@@ used M@@ ic@@ he@@ l and Di@@ ane to draw clo@@ s@@ er to their brothers .
So , if God kno@@ ws we cannot avoid making mis@@ takes , what does he ex@@ pect of us ?
They To@@ o C@@ ho@@ se F@@ ul@@ l - Ti@@ me Ser@@ vice
They would share in our su@@ p@@ per@@ time con@@ vers@@ ation , and their expres@@ sions ad@@ ded to our appreciation for the spiritual her@@ it@@ age we had .
The ransom is cen@@ tr@@ al to the message we preach , and the anointed are taking the lead in help@@ ing people learn about and benefit from it .
As a young prin@@ ce , he was educ@@ ated “ in all the wisdom of the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans . ”
I still rec@@ all the joy of being on the s@@ ite at si@@ x o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck on sum@@ m@@ er mor@@ n@@ ings , wel@@ coming the h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of Greek brothers and sisters who had vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to work al@@ ong@@ side the con@@ stru@@ ction family !
Acc@@ ording to them , the strong will always op@@ pres@@ s the we@@ ak , and the rich will always ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it the po@@ or .
Still , we can take comfort in know@@ ing that the perfect man , Jesus , could pro@@ du@@ ce an op@@ pos@@ ite result .
Per@@ haps they were sur@@ pris@@ ed that the do@@ g@@ s had not har@@ m@@ ed us or that we had per@@ sever@@ ed after such a f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ing experience .
Their religious lead@@ ers were bur@@ d@@ ening people with heav@@ y lo@@ a@@ ds , while they themselves were not bu@@ d@@ g@@ ing the lo@@ a@@ ds with one of their f@@ ing@@ ers .
; R@@ o@@ dr@@ í@@ gu@@ e@@ z , F .
In what ways did Jehovah’s Son show will@@ ing@@ ness to sacrifice himself for our deli@@ ver@@ ance ?
The first is a w@@ ing@@ ed li@@ on , and the second is like a be@@ ar .
What an a@@ we - inspi@@ ring vision that must have been !
All these tra@@ des are refer@@ red to in the acc@@ oun@@ ts of the earth@@ ’s ear@@ li@@ est human in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants .
What can help us to avoid ac@@ ting ra@@ sh@@ ly ?
Still , elders are care@@ ful not to prom@@ o@@ te their personal vie@@ ws .
That Kingdom will destro@@ y all human govern@@ ments at “ the [ up@@ coming ] war of the great day of God the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty ” and will af@@ fect the enti@@ re earth . ​ — Revelation 16 : 14 , 16 .
* And we should be concer@@ ned about our brothers ’ health and wel@@ f@@ are .
But what does this cho@@ ice of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment indic@@ ate about what may be happ@@ ening to their hearts ?
Yet , the Law had a pro@@ vision for the po@@ or .
F@@ am@@ ine soon g@@ ri@@ ps the city .
2@@ 9@@ 6 - 3@@ 0@@ 4 : Fir@@ st known in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion att@@ es@@ ting the use of the t@@ it@@ le “ pa@@ pa , ” or “ po@@ pe , ” with refer@@ ence to the bi@@ sh@@ op of R@@ ome
He “ op@@ ened up their min@@ ds fully to gr@@ as@@ p the meaning of the Scriptures . ”
At that time , some 3@@ 00 hus@@ ban@@ ds a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned their famili@@ es to every 1 wife who did .
M@@ em@@ ori@@ al ( L@@ ast Su@@ pp@@ er , L@@ or@@ d’s Su@@ pp@@ er ) , 4 / 1
No@@ tice P@@ s 5@@ 1 verse 5 : “ Lo@@ ok !
Isaiah pos@@ si@@ bly took off his ou@@ ter gar@@ ment only and wal@@ ked about “ ligh@@ tly cla@@ d . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 19 : 24 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
From there he would be taken to R@@ ome .
Jehovah per@@ form@@ ed the first marriage and made his feelings clear .
D@@ om@@ iti@@ an , emp@@ er@@ or from 8@@ 1 to 9@@ 6 C.E . , was the first Rom@@ an rul@@ er to dem@@ and worship as a go@@ d .
N . C@@ H@@ I@@ C@@ A@@ G@@ O , I@@ L ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , Com@@ is@@ ke@@ y Par@@ k , 3@@ 33 W . 3@@ 5@@ th S@@ t .
H@@ A@@ I@@ T@@ I and the D@@ om@@ in@@ i@@ can Re@@ public share the tro@@ pi@@ cal is@@ land of H@@ is@@ pan@@ i@@ o@@ la , which bo@@ ast@@ s the high@@ est m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s in the C@@ ari@@ b@@ be@@ an .
At C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 19 , we read : “ You hus@@ ban@@ ds , keep on loving your wi@@ ves and do not be bit@@ ter@@ ly ang@@ ry with them . ”
L@@ ear@@ n to be s@@ kil@@ led at wh@@ atever jo@@ b you are given .
However , doing so viol@@ ates the T@@ er@@ ms of U@@ se * for our we@@ b@@ s@@ ites and has ca@@ used serious problems .
He knew ex@@ ac@@ tly how Jehovah felt about anger and re@@ v@@ enge and how God wants His people to love one another .
To time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite they will certainly be gu@@ ar@@ ded ; but as for the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of the wicked ones , they will in@@ deed be cu@@ t off .
Although it might not be eas@@ y to “ r@@ en@@ oun@@ ce un@@ righteousness , ” what gives us confidence and comfort ?
I will always remember what one man@@ ag@@ er told me while I was in tra@@ ining : “ This bu@@ sin@@ ess is buil@@ t on making ev@@ ening c@@ alls .
* I@@ magine how com@@ for@@ ting it must have been for the Jewish cap@@ ti@@ ves , including E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el , to see Jehovah’s hand in matters in this way !
These inclu@@ de branch of@@ fic@@ es , As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ alls , Kingdom H@@ alls , R@@ emo@@ te Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation O@@ f@@ fic@@ es , and the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c school fac@@ il@@ ities in many coun@@ tri@@ es .
Mat@@ te@@ o is a young Witness in I@@ tal@@ y .
When Ca@@ in develop@@ ed a mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous h@@ at@@ red toward A@@ be@@ l , God ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed Ca@@ in : “ Why are you so ang@@ ry and de@@ je@@ cted ?
We would take tur@@ ns so that one of us could be at home to take care of the you@@ ng@@ er children and have din@@ ner ready for the family by the time D@@ ad came home from work .
We often ask people whether they pray for that Kingdom .
Peter follow@@ ed divine direction and re@@ ap@@ ed un@@ expe@@ cted blessings
T@@ ak@@ ing along with him a re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of God’s people and contribu@@ ted fun@@ ds , E@@ z@@ r@@ a go@@ es from Babyl@@ on to Jerusalem .
Jesus ’ teachings can have a fine influ@@ ence on your life
I Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ved ‘ Re@@ ques@@ ts of My H@@ ear@@ t ’ ( D .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Jews , “ all the pr@@ inc@@ es and all the v@@ ali@@ ant , mi@@ gh@@ ty men . . . and also every c@@ ra@@ f@@ t@@ s@@ man and buil@@ der of bul@@ war@@ ks , ” were taken into ex@@ ile , including the prophet E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el .
H@@ ere Paul rel@@ ates being wor@@ thy of Jehovah to “ be@@ aring fru@@ it in every good work ” as well as “ inc@@ reas@@ ing in the acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God . ”
David did not for@@ get Jehovah’s ac@@ ts of loving - kindness toward him .
These ones are flo@@ c@@ king to Jesus ’ side out of appreciation for his ransom sacrifice and for their hope of everlasting life .
A Christian who is cont@@ ent with being sing@@ le may feel that his family or friends are pres@@ sur@@ ing him to get married .
The same authority says of Is@@ la@@ m : “ The ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of the Is@@ lam@@ ic commun@@ ity has never c@@ eas@@ ed to ex@@ pect mirac@@ les .
However , there were problems in S@@ t . L@@ ou@@ is .
He@@ al her , ple@@ ase ! ”
Some of the C@@ ities That Mark V@@ is@@ ited
When Jesus told his followers that they would be persecu@@ ted , he also said : “ [ M@@ en ] will deli@@ ver you up to local cour@@ ts , and they will s@@ cour@@ ge you in their sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es .
For even the Christ did not ple@@ ase himself . ”
But we can find ans@@ wers to such questions by sear@@ ch@@ ing God’s Word , the Bible .
“ Pe@@ ople never get over a lo@@ ss , they just get used to it , ” stated D@@ r . H@@ ol@@ ly G . P@@ ri@@ g@@ er@@ son .
He sent his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son as a ransom to provide deli@@ ver@@ ance , and He told us that we can be reli@@ ev@@ ed of the effe@@ cts of Ad@@ am@@ ic sin if we exerc@@ ise faith in His Son .
In I@@ tal@@ y d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates were assign@@ ed to R@@ ome and M@@ il@@ an , al@@ though a to@@ tal of n@@ ine conven@@ tions were held si@@ mul@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ously .
This so@@ ber@@ ing fact should move us to use our lives wis@@ ely .
R@@ eli@@ ance on God’s Word .
But I re@@ mind my@@ self that I love her much more than I love my op@@ in@@ ion .
Can you id@@ enti@@ fy the people who are following in the fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s of Christ and preaching the good news of the Kingdom around the world ?
He brought the bo@@ y out of hi@@ ding and crow@@ ned him righ@@ t@@ ful he@@ ir to the kingdom .
It turned out that there was going to be an emp@@ ty se@@ at on the bu@@ s hi@@ red by the local congregation .
The Bible af@@ fir@@ ms that there is a purpose be@@ h@@ ind the won@@ ders that we ob@@ serve in the uni@@ verse around us .
Jesus is the sacrifice , and anointed Christians par@@ take of the em@@ ble@@ ms as jo@@ in@@ t par@@ ti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts .
In him I have found true se@@ cur@@ ity and prote@@ ction .
Moses had ap@@ par@@ ently ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted to circum@@ c@@ ise his son , and thus the bo@@ y’s life was th@@ reat@@ ened by Jehovah’s ang@@ el .
Can you think of any other s@@ ource of information that can help re@@ du@@ ce ris@@ ks to your health and life to the ex@@ t@@ ent that the Bible does ?
C@@ o@@ op@@ er . Mo@@ st of those who fre@@ qu@@ ent se@@ x@@ u@@ al s@@ ites , however , consider the prac@@ tice to be har@@ m@@ less .
Many of them have experienced pro@@ found suffering but have imp@@ ro@@ ved their lives by cho@@ o@@ sing to follow Bible principles .
If just one par@@ t@@ ner cultiv@@ ates spiritu@@ ality , the relationship might imp@@ ro@@ ve .
Why do we need to understand those “ deep things ” ?
God’s love , however , is expres@@ sed in more ways than just car@@ ing for us physi@@ c@@ ally .
K@@ no@@ wing this , Paul said : “ I do all things for the s@@ ake of the good news , in order to share it with others . ”
W@@ ould you like to know how Jehovah’s Witnesses become “ ready for every good work ” ?
What is one thing that rema@@ ined con@@ st@@ ant in Davi@@ d’s life ?
Why could Jesus use fer@@ men@@ ted pro@@ du@@ ct ( w@@ ine ) at M@@ em@@ ori@@ al ?
In many c@@ as@@ es , there is an under@@ l@@ ying is@@ sue . ”
▪ Ser@@ ve Jehovah W@@ i@@ th@@ out Dis@@ tr@@ action
4 - 6 . ( a ) Why did the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es like to pray “ standing in the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es and on the cor@@ n@@ ers of the bro@@ ad ways ” ?
Such sel@@ f@@ less Christian conduct made the message of these two min@@ isters even more appe@@ al@@ ing . ​ — Matthew 5 : 16 .
Jesus had much still to teach his apostles ​ — for instance , about hum@@ ility .
To beg@@ in with , many in the congregation need our help and encourag@@ ement because they face health problems or other ad@@ verse circumstances .
So@@ on this un@@ righteous world will pas@@ s away , along with all its im@@ moral attitu@@ des and practic@@ es .
How do we know that Peter had vi@@ vi@@ d rec@@ ol@@ le@@ ctions of the trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation ?
My children too have been most gener@@ ous with their support .
Then , at last , our loving heavenly Father will “ be all things to ever@@ yone . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
“ On@@ ce con@@ stru@@ ction is per@@ mit@@ ted , we hope to complete the enti@@ re pro@@ ject within four years , ” said Bro@@ ther P@@ i@@ er@@ ce .
Why did the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound of A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s not pre@@ v@@ ent P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la and A@@ qu@@ ila from teaching him ?
And the holy spirit t@@ es@@ ti@@ fied that Jesus is the Son of God when it des@@ c@@ ended upon him at his baptism , en@@ ab@@ ling him to go “ through the land doing good and heal@@ ing all those op@@ pres@@ sed by the Devil . ” ​ — John 1 : 29 - 34 ; Acts 10 : 38 .
There was much to do , and the only way to keep ab@@ re@@ ast of the work was to get up at four o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck some mor@@ n@@ ings .
When Jesus began his ministry , the Devil tri@@ ed to enti@@ ce him with three temp@@ t@@ ations .
So did her husband and son .
What he dis@@ cer@@ ned through his study of “ the boo@@ ks ” ​ — pos@@ si@@ bly including L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us , Isaiah , Jeremiah , Ho@@ se@@ a , and A@@ mo@@ s — ​ moved him to seek Jehovah in fer@@ v@@ ent prayer .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jehovah still tru@@ sted Eli@@ j@@ ah and had work for him to do . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 19 : 5 - 18 .
In his pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence , his life must have been s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ating and satis@@ f@@ ying to the high@@ est de@@ gre@@ e .
Many people ar@@ gu@@ e that we cannot know anything about the spirit real@@ m because no e@@ ye@@ witness has come from there to tell us about it .
How happy these two you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers were to see that the Bible tra@@ ining they had received not only m@@ ol@@ ded their conscience but also gave them the strength to take their stand for what is right !
No doubt , a number of these young mo@@ thers do their best to ra@@ ise their children with love and discipl@@ ine , and some succ@@ e@@ ed .
It is a bi@@ g inv@@ est@@ ment in time and en@@ er@@ gy .
David reli@@ ed on God’s spirit and s@@ ought divine appro@@ val .
Jesus said in his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount : “ Just let your word ‘ Yes ’ mean y@@ es , your ‘ No , ’ no . ”
Jehovah offered his Son , Jesus Christ , in be@@ half of the world of mankind . ​ — Read John 3 : 16 , 36 .
Mu@@ ch more could be said about the true teachings we em@@ br@@ ace , our experi@@ ences as God’s servants , and the spiritual and material blessings we enjoy .
Of course he could , and he did !
But know@@ ing that similar things are being experienced by many others in the whole associ@@ ation of brothers in the world can encoura@@ ge us to pres@@ s for@@ ward with confidence .
In ad@@ dition to si@@ gn - language public@@ ations , Jehovah’s Witnesses have organiz@@ ed congregations where meetings are condu@@ cted enti@@ r@@ ely in si@@ gn language .
It is a known fact that marriage between close fle@@ sh@@ ly relati@@ ves is more likely to ex@@ pose any off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing to g@@ ene@@ tic de@@ fe@@ cts and di@@ se@@ as@@ es .
P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife , however , was a determined se@@ duc@@ t@@ ress .
This sister soon learned that the ba@@ g@@ s had been left by a brother in the congregation who gre@@ w the ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les in his gar@@ den .
12 : 12 ; 13 : 21 ; 14 : 24 - 31 ; 16 : 4 ; Ne@@ h .
E@@ vi@@ ja and I continued to prog@@ ress in our stu@@ dies , and in 199@@ 7 we were baptized as Jehovah’s Witnesses .
18 : 10 .
I gra@@ du@@ ated from school at age 14 and had a cl@@ er@@ ic@@ al jo@@ b in a har@@ d@@ ware st@@ ore .
The case received n@@ ati@@ on@@ wide publi@@ city .
Jehovah had mirac@@ ul@@ ously brought ten pla@@ gu@@ es on that op@@ pres@@ sive nation and ther@@ e@@ after destro@@ yed P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h and his mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ce in the R@@ ed Se@@ a .
Consider this example : A st@@ ore ow@@ ner may offer a gift to some of his cu@@ st@@ om@@ ers .
• What har@@ m resul@@ ts from the mis@@ use of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l ?
And those making contribu@@ tions “ came , ever@@ yone who@@ se heart imp@@ el@@ led him . ”
A@@ part from that , there are practic@@ al matters to consider .
Sha@@ ck@@ let@@ on man@@ ag@@ ed to get his men to a sa@@ fe ha@@ ven ​ — of s@@ or@@ ts — ​ on E@@ le@@ ph@@ ant Is@@ land in the S@@ ou@@ th A@@ t@@ l@@ an@@ tic O@@ ce@@ an .
I@@ mit@@ ate Jesus ’ Ex@@ am@@ ple of Watch@@ ful@@ ness
And who could over@@ look the el@@ ep@@ h@@ ants and the li@@ ons ?
Psalm 4@@ 4 is a ple@@ a for Juda@@ h ​ — a nation in dist@@ ress , perhaps under the th@@ re@@ at of As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an in@@ va@@ sion in the days of King He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah .
The angels “ will pit@@ ch them into the fi@@ er@@ y fur@@ n@@ ace . ”
Sin@@ n@@ ers may per@@ form un@@ righteous ac@@ ts in “ ev@@ ening dar@@ k@@ ness . ”
Then this wonderful gift will be a reli@@ able gu@@ i@@ de in our Christian life !
And in h@@ and@@ ling c@@ as@@ es of spiritual si@@ ck@@ ness , Christian elders may ‘ gre@@ ase a member of the congregation with o@@ il in the name of Jehovah . ’
Th@@ r@@ ough our faith in Jesus ’ shed blood , our conscience has been cle@@ ans@@ ed from dead works , “ that we may rend@@ er sac@@ red service to the living God . ”
Since Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah ap@@ par@@ ently pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed during the early part of King Jo@@ si@@ ah’s re@@ ign , which began in 6@@ 5@@ 9 B.C.E . , those prophe@@ tic words found a fulfill@@ ment in the des@@ ol@@ ation of Juda@@ h and her cap@@ it@@ al city , Jerusalem , at Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an hands in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
There is ci@@ vi@@ l un@@ rest going on .
I was too d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous .
T@@ ra@@ in : C@@ O@@ R@@ D@@ O@@ N P@@ R@@ E@@ S@@ S
U@@ p@@ on re@@ mo@@ ving the bo@@ ard , they found a gro@@ o@@ ve about 4 in@@ ches [ 10 c@@ m ] wide , 50 in@@ ches [ 1@@ .@@ 2 m ] long , and 4 in@@ ches [ 10 c@@ m ] deep , co@@ vered with a mat@@ ch@@ ing pi@@ e@@ ce of w@@ o@@ od .
How , then , can we ac@@ qui@@ re the ability to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish between right and wrong ?
Indeed , having God’s fav@@ or is what matters .
; E@@ s@@ co@@ ba@@ r , F .
The time that elders sp@@ end with the congregation is preci@@ ous time away from their family .
If I allow@@ ed my a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction to under@@ mine my faith , what s@@ ort of example would I be to others ?
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 11 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 9@@ 7 , 9@@ 6
These benefit us in every way ​ — physi@@ c@@ ally , men@@ t@@ ally , emo@@ tion@@ ally , and spiritually .
7 : 4 .
What a powerful less@@ on this is : T@@ el@@ ling the truth is important !
A heart att@@ ack .
H@@ ad har@@ v@@ es@@ ters come into her , they would have left be@@ h@@ ind some of the cro@@ p for g@@ le@@ an@@ ing .
Today s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists face similar challeng@@ es in their pur@@ su@@ its .
However , this was not the time for public con@@ fes@@ sion of sin@@ s .
Now he has fur@@ ther word about the future of Jerusalem .
And just where was this land to which he was or@@ der@@ ed to go ?
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful servants in times past succ@@ ess@@ fully cop@@ ed with disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement , and with God’s help , so can you .
L@@ ater , the govern@@ ment tra@@ ined me as an ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ tural ex@@ ten@@ sion ag@@ ent .
Today , many dis@@ mis@@ s the Bible account of Adam and E@@ ve as m@@ ere my@@ th .
But Solomon war@@ ns : “ He has not come to know that those imp@@ o@@ t@@ ent in death are there , that those called in by her are in the low plac@@ es of S@@ he@@ ol . ”
“ The way of the wicked ones is like the g@@ loo@@ m , ” states Proverbs 4 : 19 . “ They have not known at what they keep stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing . ”
M@@ ore than that , he long@@ s to use his al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty power to rest@@ ore life to the dead .
He was fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ used of se@@ x@@ u@@ ally as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ting P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife and was imp@@ ris@@ oned .
M@@ AN@@ K@@ IN@@ D EN@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ S A N@@ E@@ W E@@ R@@ A
Re@@ g@@ arding both as@@ pe@@ cts , we can learn from the book of C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans .
Our spiritual vision can become b@@ lu@@ r@@ red , or out of foc@@ us , so that we fai@@ l to dis@@ cer@@ n his c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty ac@@ ts .
It was from the M@@ ace@@ don@@ i@@ an C@@ en@@ ter for In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational C@@ o@@ op@@ er@@ ation , invit@@ ing the Witnesses to set up a boo@@ th to expla@@ in their beli@@ ef@@ s at a three - day fa@@ ir that was to star@@ t on No@@ v@@ ember 20 .
But the word “ c@@ y@@ ni@@ c ” origin@@ ated in ancient Gre@@ e@@ ce , where it did not simply den@@ o@@ te someone displa@@ ying such an attitude .
Many of the song@@ s expres@@ s the emo@@ tions their writ@@ ers felt while suffering ad@@ vers@@ ity .
• Why should Christians keep the Kingdom hope sh@@ ar@@ p@@ ly in foc@@ us ?
‘ At Ri@@ ver C@@ o@@ c@@ o , T@@ ur@@ n Ri@@ ght , ’ 9 / 1
When King Saul proved un@@ f@@ it to lead God’s people , Jehovah said to the prophet Samuel : “ For how long will you be m@@ our@@ ning for Saul , while I , on the other hand , have re@@ je@@ cted him from rul@@ ing as king over Israel ? F@@ ill your hor@@ n with o@@ il and go .
Paul was spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally refer@@ ring to the way we should talk to those “ on the out@@ side , ” that is , those who are not our Christian brothers .
N@@ ever again will so@@ cial cl@@ as@@ ses be allow@@ ed to di@@ vi@@ de the worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od of man .
We ag@@ ree with the apostle Paul , who wrote : “ O the dep@@ th of God’s ri@@ ches and wisdom and knowledge ” ​ — not to men@@ tion love and the si@@ x qualities we have consider@@ ed . ​ — R@@ om .
In certain lands , f@@ em@@ al@@ es are consider@@ ed un@@ desi@@ ra@@ ble children , and far more ba@@ by gi@@ r@@ ls than ba@@ by bo@@ ys are ab@@ or@@ ted .
The tra@@ ining course , which ei@@ ght others also attend@@ ed , la@@ sted just over a mon@@ th .
Because we are often with our brothers and sisters , we have many opportun@@ ities to say something encourag@@ ing .
The cou@@ ple later left for Eng@@ land , but the discus@@ sions continued by ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic ma@@ il .
For one , angels are involved .
In the next article , we will see how the c@@ ities of refu@@ ge can help us to imitate Jehovah’s su@@ per@@ l@@ ative example of justice and mer@@ cy .
A@@ bo@@ ve all things , take up the large shi@@ eld of faith , with which you will be able to qu@@ en@@ ch all the wicked one@@ ’s bur@@ ning mis@@ s@@ il@@ es .
Na@@ om@@ i her@@ self indic@@ ated that Ru@@ th was free to stay in Mo@@ a@@ b .
Why should we be care@@ ful about what we foc@@ us on ?
God’s Word and his spirit led those s@@ inc@@ ere Christians to “ a un@@ an@@ im@@ ous acc@@ ord . ”
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , the study also found that “ vu@@ l@@ g@@ ar language is inc@@ reas@@ ing dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c@@ ally as well . ”
To G@@ u@@ y P@@ i@@ er@@ ce , there was a greater pos@@ si@@ bility that the su@@ n would not ris@@ e than that Jehovah’s promises would go un@@ ful@@ filled , and he wanted to share that truth with the whole world .
C@@ ar@@ la no@@ ted : “ There is no spiritual par@@ adise without spiritual food . ”
What privilege comes to one who ge@@ ts baptized ?
Re@@ ally , each time you answer , you are o@@ ffering a gift to Jehovah .
“ All the anger and viol@@ ence ha@@ d@@ n@@ ’t ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed anything ”
Such emo@@ tions may not come n@@ atur@@ ally to us , but the Bible ur@@ ges us to work at cultiv@@ ating them .
They may appe@@ ar to be self - satis@@ fied or a@@ pa@@ the@@ tic , like the Israelites , or may be op@@ posed to God’s message .
One of the pri@@ ests had fil@@ ed a com@@ pla@@ in@@ t of pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tism against me .
He ad@@ ded : “ I am also a@@ ware that it will turn out well with those fe@@ aring the true God , because they were in fear of him . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
T@@ w@@ o of the k@@ ings mentioned ear@@ li@@ er were not mo@@ des@@ t on every occasi@@ on .
For them , it was as though they s@@ le@@ pt for a while and then w@@ oke up , even as Jesus in@@ tim@@ ated .
C@@ ol@@ le@@ cting and pre@@ par@@ ing food takes up a large part of da@@ ily life .
Why should we pray@@ er@@ fully consider the effe@@ cts of our conduct ?
O@@ ver a peri@@ od of 40 days , the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus appe@@ ared to his disciples in the gar@@ den where the t@@ om@@ b was lo@@ c@@ ated as well as on the ro@@ ad to E@@ m@@ ma@@ us and el@@ se@@ where .
29 : 19 , 20 .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , remember that Jehovah is “ the Father of tend@@ er mer@@ ci@@ es and the God of all comfort , who com@@ forts us in all our tri@@ bul@@ ation , that we may be able to comfort those in any s@@ ort of tri@@ bul@@ ation through the comfort with which we ourselves are being com@@ for@@ ted by God . ”
( Read Luke 11 : 9 - 13 . )
Yet , it is a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble st@@ ar , d@@ war@@ f@@ ing the pl@@ an@@ e@@ ts or@@ bi@@ ting it .
However , Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers are willing to make that sacrifice because they recogn@@ ize that it is a question of life and death .
How can you follow such a way of life ?
He wrote : “ You hus@@ ban@@ ds , continue d@@ wel@@ ling in like man@@ ner with [ your wi@@ ves ] according to knowledge , assign@@ ing them honor as to a we@@ ak@@ er v@@ es@@ sel , the f@@ em@@ in@@ ine one . ”
A@@ t@@ titu@@ de toward we@@ al@@ th :
Jesus fur@@ ther said :
R@@ eli@@ ef From St@@ ress ​ — A P@@ rac@@ tic@@ al R@@ em@@ e@@ dy , 12 / 15
Bo@@ th comm@@ end@@ ation and cor@@ rection were given to the congregation in Per@@ ga@@ mu@@ m .
How can a consider@@ ation of Bible examples of ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness help us ?
( b ) Job 31 : 16 - 25 may re@@ mind us of what later Scriptural counsel ?
19 : 32 .
Some , however , may won@@ der whether God is really inter@@ ested in reve@@ al@@ ing himself to humans .
A hum@@ ble overse@@ er keep@@ s in mind that his responsi@@ bil@@ ities cons@@ titu@@ te “ a fine work , ” not an ex@@ al@@ ted position to bring glory to himself .
The disci@@ ple James ans@@ wers that question by saying : “ I will show you my faith by my works . ”
He loo@@ ks for@@ ward to the time when faithful individuals like Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah , Isa@@ a@@ c and Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h , and many others will be rest@@ ored to life .
[ Ch@@ ar@@ t on page 22 ]
He always provi@@ des li@@ fe@@ ’s necess@@ ities . ​ — Psalm 37 : 25 ; Matthew 6 : 25 - 34 .
Just as marriage should be under@@ taken in a respon@@ sible man@@ ner , par@@ en@@ tho@@ od should be vie@@ wed as a God - given responsi@@ bility and privilege .
M@@ il@@ ane says : “ Be@@ fore I go to school , my m@@ om@@ my and I always pray to Jehovah . ”
For instance , though h@@ ated by those having power and influ@@ ence , Jesus did not water down what God wanted people to know .
However , David told J@@ on@@ a@@ than : “ There is just about a st@@ ep between me and death ! ” ​ — 1 Samuel 20 : 1 - 3 .
Consider these fac@@ ts : In the past 1@@ 00 years , some of the most fer@@ o@@ ci@@ ous di@@ ct@@ at@@ or@@ shi@@ ps in hist@@ ory have tri@@ ed to st@@ am@@ p Jehovah’s Witnesses out of ex@@ ist@@ ence .
They must have co@@ op@@ er@@ ated with their father .
“ Because they know his vo@@ ice , ” said Jesus .
A Bo@@ ok Mo@@ st Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople Do W@@ i@@ th@@ out
Thus , Job sacrific@@ ed ani@@ mal@@ s to Jehovah on a regul@@ ar bas@@ is .
Ha@@ ff@@ ner says that the message to children is clear : “ We want you to know about your body and about se@@ x ; we just don@@ ’t want to talk to you about it . ”
No shepher@@ d would ten@@ d his flo@@ ck in such a way ; ne@@ i@@ ther does Jehovah shepher@@ d us that way .
To where do elders gu@@ i@@ de the flo@@ ck , and how ?
When the water rec@@ e@@ ded , a th@@ ir@@ d of the ho@@ m@@ es and other buil@@ ding@@ s in its p@@ ath were left to@@ t@@ ally ru@@ ined .
This was the world in which Noah lived .
L@@ ess than 50 years after the apostle Joh@@ n@@ ’s death in about 1@@ 00 C.E . , a rich young man nam@@ ed Mar@@ ci@@ on public@@ ly as@@ ser@@ ted that the O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent should be re@@ je@@ cted by Christians .
Hence , P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h or@@ der@@ ed first the Hebrew mi@@ d@@ wi@@ ves then all his people to sla@@ y every new@@ born m@@ ale Israel@@ ite .
Gi@@ ve an example of un@@ married Witnesses who have used their circumstances to fur@@ ther Kingdom inter@@ ests .
But what will you do when the end comes ? ”
As fore@@ told in Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah’s prophecy , though , As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a was to be destro@@ yed and its cap@@ it@@ al city , N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h , would become “ a des@@ ol@@ ate wa@@ st@@ e . ” ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 2 : 13 .
Jehovah God used the p@@ il@@ la@@ r of fi@@ re and cl@@ ou@@ d to gu@@ i@@ de his people out of Egy@@ pt and through the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
All of them listen@@ ed atten@@ tiv@@ ely for 30 min@@ ut@@ es .
For more information , see pages 23 - 25 and 19@@ 7 - 20@@ 1 of the book , What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ? , pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed here .
Can a Christian really jus@@ ti@@ fy cho@@ o@@ sing to be en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined by the s@@ ort of people he would never dre@@ am of invit@@ ing into his home ?
So@@ on I was s@@ it@@ ting st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght up in bed , a@@ vi@@ dly reading and under@@ l@@ ining poin@@ ts that I wanted to show Ge@@ or@@ ge when he came home from his Bible study .
TH@@ E word “ wisdom ” is used loo@@ sel@@ y .
Solomon re@@ ign@@ ed for 40 years .
Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing Go@@ od S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al He@@ al@@ th
They were bless@@ ed years of serving Jehovah and working al@@ ong@@ side th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of fellow believers .
In the travel@@ ing work , I had no@@ tic@@ ed that the P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese congregation in New Be@@ d@@ for@@ d , M@@ ass@@ ach@@ u@@ set@@ ts , needed help ​ — so we he@@ ad@@ ed for New Be@@ d@@ for@@ d .
Thus , individuals can bre@@ ak free from ali@@ en@@ ation and become re@@ conc@@ iled to God .
M@@ ore than that , we will find an in@@ ner cal@@ m ​ — what the Bible c@@ alls “ the peace of God . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 .
He himself may have been seri@@ ously ill when he wrote of God’s deal@@ ings with an u@@ pri@@ ght si@@ ck one .
( b ) From Paul , what can we learn about serving God without reg@@ re@@ ts ?
The desire to maintain a close relationship with God lik@@ e@@ wise has a be@@ aring on what we do .
It is ess@@ enti@@ al to have a regul@@ ar sc@@ he@@ du@@ le for Bible reading and personal study and to s@@ tic@@ k to it .
However , Jehovah never a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned his origin@@ al stan@@ d@@ ard of mon@@ o@@ g@@ am@@ y .
We should not ex@@ pect God’s organization to supp@@ ly a l@@ ist of accep@@ table and un@@ accep@@ table en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
Paul had seen God’s word in action and had wit@@ ness@@ ed its good effect upon those who had become Christians in ancient Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a .
Jesus indic@@ ated that all need to take a stand for God’s Kingdom .
In some lands , though , the Witnesses have fac@@ ed se@@ v@@ ere op@@ position .
It has been su@@ gg@@ ested that Peter may have been older than the other apostles ​ — perhaps older than Jesus himself .
( a ) How did the Israelites in@@ ten@@ si@@ fy their activ@@ ity as they mar@@ ched around Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o on the se@@ ven@@ th day ?
A few will receive life in heaven for a special assignment , and the great ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity will receive life on earth in a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l par@@ adise .
If op@@ pos@@ ers of God try to cause div@@ isions , these enem@@ ies dis@@ co@@ ver that fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps among true Christians are un@@ bre@@ aka@@ ble .
However , when the disciples sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded him , he ro@@ se up and en@@ tered into the city .
My fav@@ or@@ ite s@@ crip@@ ture is Psalm 14@@ 5 : 16 , which as@@ sures us that Jehovah will “ satis@@ fy the desire of every living thing . ”
They offered to study the Bible with her .
Even some a@@ the@@ ists and ag@@ no@@ s@@ tic@@ s are inclu@@ ded in this number .
Yes , Jehovah uses his ac@@ tive for@@ ce to emp@@ ow@@ er his servants to cop@@ e with tri@@ als and to act wis@@ ely when ad@@ vers@@ ity str@@ ik@@ es .
“ You , fa@@ thers , do not be ir@@ rit@@ ating your children , but go on br@@ ing@@ ing them up in the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 4 .
Many t@@ ree spe@@ ci@@ es are of ma@@ j@@ or e@@ con@@ om@@ ic import@@ ance as the s@@ ource of pro@@ du@@ cts such as tim@@ ber , fru@@ its , nu@@ ts , res@@ ins and g@@ um@@ s .
He loo@@ ked though@@ t@@ ful , con@@ temp@@ l@@ ative .
Just as the al@@ mon@@ d t@@ ree ‘ a@@ wak@@ ened ’ early , so Jehovah was fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely “ get@@ ting up early ” to s@@ end his prophe@@ ts to war@@ n his people about the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 16 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 60 , 5@@ 1
I too have had similar opportun@@ ities , and I hear@@ t@@ ily ur@@ ge others to do the same and experience many blessings .
( Read Acts 17 : 26 , 27 ; Psalm 14@@ 5 : 18 . )
Why was his teaching effe@@ ctive ? And what made his ministry succ@@ ess@@ ful ?
On lear@@ ning that Jehovah is imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al and that Satan is respon@@ sible for inc@@ iting e@@ th@@ ni@@ c problems , she st@@ ro@@ ve to ri@@ d her@@ self of n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ is@@ tic sen@@ ti@@ ments .
But if he does not provide spiritual direction , he would be displa@@ ying a l@@ ack of dis@@ cre@@ tion and wisdom .
In Au@@ gu@@ st 194@@ 4 when the author@@ ities of@@ fi@@ cially re@@ comm@@ ended that we be sent to a con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p , they stated : “ It is imp@@ os@@ sible to per@@ su@@ a@@ de them to do anything .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , some who have been stud@@ ying the Bible with us for a long time still sh@@ y away from preaching the good news of God’s Kingdom .
He went to the Kingdom H@@ all and asked an el@@ der to study with him .
At that time , those who are jud@@ ged as sheep will sur@@ vi@@ ve , and those who are jud@@ ged as go@@ ats will be destro@@ yed .
Hence , both the gro@@ om and the tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy Christian he desi@@ gn@@ ates as direc@@ t@@ or of the fe@@ ast ought to make sure that all present follow the clear direc@@ tive : “ Do not be get@@ ting dr@@ un@@ k with w@@ ine , in which there is de@@ ba@@ u@@ ch@@ er@@ y . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 18 ; Proverbs 20 : 1 ; Ho@@ se@@ a 4 : 11 .
He ad@@ ded : “ We ten@@ d to pro@@ cla@@ im our message from a dist@@ ance .
F@@ in@@ ally , in 199@@ 3 , after serving for over 4@@ 6 years in S@@ ing@@ ap@@ ore , we were asked to move to New Z@@ e@@ al@@ and , where we could serve with less st@@ ress and anxi@@ ety .
Their shepher@@ ding fin@@ ds expres@@ sion , in part , in the loving pro@@ vision of under@@ shepher@@ ds in the congregation .
We keep doing his will in loving un@@ ity with our brothers as we look for@@ ward to an et@@ er@@ n@@ ity of jo@@ y@@ ous service to Jehovah . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 9@@ 3 .
Why can we be sure that the hope of Par@@ adise on earth is not f@@ an@@ t@@ as@@ y but re@@ ality ?
In his op@@ ening st@@ at@@ ement , one of the pro@@ secu@@ t@@ ors expres@@ sed great indi@@ gn@@ ation that the two pre@@ vi@@ ous cour@@ ts had fa@@ iled to find Bro@@ ther Mar@@ gar@@ y@@ an gu@@ il@@ ty .
The great@@ est need for mankind is to be re@@ conc@@ iled to God .
“ The love of my brothers and sisters was what helped me to stand fir@@ m in the truth , ” says El@@ v@@ ina in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
How could such a t@@ ask be satis@@ fac@@ t@@ or@@ ily accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed if there were no direction or organization ?
What information does the Bible con@@ tain about we@@ d@@ ding@@ s ?
O@@ ther prophe@@ t@@ ess@@ es inclu@@ ded Mi@@ ri@@ am , H@@ ul@@ da@@ h , and the wife of Isaiah . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 15 : 20 ; 2 K@@ ings 22 : 14 ; Isaiah 8 : 3 .
Some feel that this ref@@ ers to divine ass@@ ist@@ ance .
In other cul@@ tures or lo@@ c@@ ations , be@@ ar@@ ds are not the cu@@ sto@@ m and are not consider@@ ed accep@@ table for Christian min@@ isters .
What can we learn about God from what happened to E@@ ut@@ y@@ ch@@ us ? — One thing is that Jehovah , our heavenly Father , can bring the dead back to life , including young ones .
While the world rema@@ ins in den@@ se dar@@ k@@ ness , the true God continu@@ es to shed light upon his people .
3 : 22 .
S@@ how that you are willing to listen and we@@ i@@ gh all fac@@ t@@ ors involved before making a decision .
We do well to get to know the God of the Bible better .
For well over a century , only one group has faith@@ fully been teaching such preci@@ ous tru@@ ths ​ — Jehovah’s Witnesses !
They give of themselves for their children , pu@@ t@@ ting spiritual tra@@ ining a@@ bo@@ ve every other concer@@ n , including material com@@ forts .
Jesus taught us to seek first the Kingdom , not things .
The apostle John wrote : “ This is the confidence that we have toward him , that , no matter what it is that we ask according to his will , he he@@ ars us . ”
That is especially important now that all nations are being ga@@ ther@@ ed for “ the war of the great day of God the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty ” at H@@ ar – M@@ ag@@ e@@ d@@ on . ​ — Revelation 16 : 14 - 16 .
I@@ ts ad@@ her@@ ents emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed stri@@ ct self - control and ma@@ st@@ er@@ y of one@@ ’s body .
“ An@@ yone believ@@ ing in God was consider@@ ed un@@ inform@@ ed . ”
Many view the future with fore@@ bo@@ ding .
Acc@@ ording to A@@ n Ex@@ pos@@ it@@ ory Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent Wor@@ ds , by W . E . V@@ ine , the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart stan@@ ds for “ man@@ ’s enti@@ re men@@ tal and moral activ@@ ity , both the r@@ ational and the emo@@ tional el@@ ements . ”
In Israel , the educ@@ ation of children by their parents was a high pri@@ or@@ ity .
3 : 17 ​ — What did Peter mean by “ ad@@ v@@ ance knowledge ” ?
If you talk to your friend as you would to a hel@@ pl@@ ess vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m , he may beg@@ in to see himself that way .
But now that I have ad@@ mit@@ ted it , I feel that a hu@@ ge we@@ i@@ ght has been taken off my sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders .
What comfort there is in know@@ ing that through the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus Christ and by means of God’s Kingdom , obedi@@ ent mankind will receive per@@ man@@ ent rel@@ e@@ ase from sin , di@@ se@@ ase , and death !
“ This is the will of my Father , that ever@@ yone who recogn@@ iz@@ es the Son and exerc@@ ises faith in him should have everlasting life . ” ​ — John 6 : 40 .
When you en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined some from your congregation , was your fri@@ end@@ ship not deep@@ ened ?
How did Job re@@ act to this re@@ vers@@ al of circumstances ?
There were no congregation meetings that I could atten@@ d , and associ@@ ation with others who sh@@ ared my faith was very li@@ mit@@ ed .
When A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il me@@ e@@ ts David , her hum@@ ble appe@@ al for mer@@ cy reve@@ als her deep respect for Jehovah’s anointed .
How might Jesus ’ words recorded at Matthew 10 : 28 bring us comfort in the face of d@@ anger ?
“ One of us ” , 10 / 15
As the family head , the husband has the authority and responsi@@ bility to cor@@ rec@@ t family members , including his wife .
But go@@ o@@ dness invol@@ ves something more .
A La@@ sting Con@@ tri@@ bu@@ tion
Just what ro@@ le the house - to - house ministry will pla@@ y in the pro@@ claim@@ ing of those c@@ li@@ ma@@ c@@ tic judgment mes@@ sa@@ ges rema@@ ins to be seen .
Although the col@@ por@@ te@@ ur@@ s num@@ ber@@ ed only a few h@@ un@@ d@@ red , they sc@@ at@@ tered see@@ ds of truth in pr@@ inted form far and wide .
The apostle Paul’s second letter to Timothy descri@@ bes the char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s of people who are ali@@ en@@ ated from God , char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s that will become more pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced in the days a@@ head .
If Le@@ ah felt w@@ re@@ t@@ ched , R@@ ac@@ he@@ l felt no better .
N@@ ever allow pri@@ de or fear of sh@@ ame to become your pri@@ me foc@@ us .
In fact , God has already sh@@ own his power to ra@@ ise the dead .
The Bible indic@@ ates that long before physical cre@@ ation began , he cre@@ ated a spirit person by means of whom he form@@ ed “ all other things . ”
What pro@@ ves that Jesus was Jehovah’s “ cho@@ s@@ en one , ” as fore@@ told at Isaiah 4@@ 2 : 1 ?
On the other hand , there are many situ@@ ations for which there are no spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c instru@@ ctions in the Bible .
The fulfill@@ ment of these words still lies a@@ head .
Why so long ?
H@@ ann@@ ah displa@@ yed reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess .
Do you refle@@ ct such a no@@ ble mind in your appro@@ ach to spiritual matters ?
V@@ er@@ y sh@@ ort@@ ly after Jesus ’ death .
[ M@@ ap@@ s on page 30 ]
Their cho@@ ice soon led to a change in their attitude , which , in turn , moved them to simp@@ li@@ fy their life and to serve as pione@@ ers , or full - time Kingdom ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers .
In these “ last days , ” however , Satan is con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ating his efforts on God’s dedic@@ ated servants , wa@@ g@@ ing war with anointed Christians , “ who ob@@ serve the comman@@ d@@ ments of God and have the work of be@@ aring witness to Jesus . ”
When her friend invit@@ ed her to a bir@@ th@@ day par@@ ty , 11 - year - old M@@ in@@ he@@ e told her friend : “ The Bible do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t tell us to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate bir@@ th@@ days .
G@@ et@@ ting to know Jehovah God and his pur@@ pos@@ es gave me tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ill@@ ity and a feel@@ ing of se@@ cur@@ ity . ”
R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection H@@ op@@ e ​ — What Does It Me@@ an for You ?
17 , 18 . ( a ) Why did Paul organiz@@ e the col@@ le@@ ction for Christians in Ju@@ de@@ a ?
How does Jehovah honor his human cre@@ atu@@ res ?
“ The last Adam became a life - giving spirit . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R .
5 : 11 - 15 .
We are willing to wa@@ it for Jehovah because we know that he will fulf@@ ill his promise to give us everlasting life at ex@@ ac@@ tly the right time , the best time !
E@@ arly E@@ v@@ ents That Sha@@ ped My Li@@ fe
This is in acc@@ ord with the princi@@ ple : “ The person faithful in what is le@@ ast is faithful also in much . ”
Th@@ an@@ k@@ fully , no .
While John taught , I sh@@ ared in the field ministry with local Witnesses .
• What do we learn about Jehovah from the way he fulfill@@ s his purpose ?
Just as the fine so@@ il in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation re@@ ta@@ ined the se@@ ed , we accepted the message and held on to it .
A@@ no@@ ther Re@@ form@@ er called for C@@ am@@ pan@@ us ’ ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion .
But a few b@@ ra@@ ve people refu@@ sed to be contro@@ l@@ led by Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at .
Jesus came to earth pri@@ mar@@ ily to be@@ ar witness to the truth
J@@ ann@@ y : Mar@@ ku@@ s and I cor@@ respon@@ ded sever@@ al times a we@@ ek .
At the same time , his la@@ ws were perfect and refle@@ cted the qualities of their Gi@@ ver .
E@@ ag@@ le : F@@ o@@ to : C@@ ort@@ es@@ í@@ a de G@@ R@@ E@@ F@@ A
A po@@ t@@ ter can make any s@@ ort of v@@ es@@ sel he is ca@@ pa@@ ble of making from a lum@@ p of cla@@ y .
What if we have sin@@ ned but are un@@ able to pray because our sin has made us spiritually si@@ ck ?
B@@ ri@@ bes were also a means to influ@@ ence sen@@ i@@ or religious lead@@ ers .
Instead of see@@ king God’s help as he had when fac@@ ing the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an in@@ va@@ sion , A@@ sa s@@ ought human help .
Yet , some questions ar@@ ise .
I began reading the Bible in my last year of high school , and it took me about two years to read it comple@@ t@@ ely .
B@@ ack at the refu@@ ge@@ e cam@@ p , I sh@@ ared this hope with another young I@@ tal@@ i@@ an , Gi@@ u@@ se@@ pp@@ e Tu@@ bin@@ i , and he too was imp@@ ressed .
S@@ isters , married or un@@ married , know for a fact that they find great joy in sh@@ aring the good news as fellow work@@ ers with God .
D@@ ist@@ ressed S@@ isters Who “ Bu@@ il@@ t the H@@ ouse of Israel ”
Ther@@ efore , the first st@@ ep in develop@@ ing spiritu@@ ality is to get to know Jesus ’ way of thinking .
May all of us ch@@ er@@ ish the spiritual her@@ it@@ age that God has given us .
For example , our de@@ ar daugh@@ ter G@@ ab@@ ri@@ ele was not s@@ pared tri@@ bul@@ ations .
What you v@@ ow , pa@@ y . ”
Just three years after the apostles appe@@ ared before the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in , Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has f@@ ell out of fav@@ or with the Rom@@ an author@@ ities and was re@@ moved as high pri@@ est .
R@@ es@@ pon@@ se to the Go@@ od Ne@@ ws
There is no fur@@ ther p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment for sin after a person dies .
We accepted the invit@@ ation , even though lea@@ ving our S@@ pan@@ ish brothers was hear@@ tr@@ en@@ ding .
Some we@@ ek@@ s later , a stud@@ ent repor@@ ted his money sto@@ le@@ n , so the teach@@ ers were asked to sear@@ ch all the stud@@ ents .
We enjo@@ yed good succ@@ ess in the ministry , and about 50 attend@@ ed the public talk that S@@ un@@ day .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out such love , we could not truly qu@@ ali@@ fy as teach@@ ers of God’s Word .
“ Your own ear@@ s will hear a word be@@ h@@ ind you saying , ‘ This is the way . ’ ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A .
A F@@ i@@ eld “ Wh@@ ite for H@@ ar@@ v@@ es@@ ting ”
4 : 4 ; E@@ ph .
Rather , he stri@@ ves to be g@@ ent@@ le in his deal@@ ings with others , taking into consider@@ ation their circumstances .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , it will help us ro@@ o@@ t out fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res and cultiv@@ ate qualities pleas@@ ing to God .
Th@@ r@@ ough the prophet Isaiah , Jehovah su@@ gg@@ ested that we refle@@ ct on the following : “ R@@ a@@ ise your eyes high up and see .
When the acc@@ using pri@@ est himself was acc@@ used of se@@ x@@ u@@ al mis@@ conduct , the dis@@ pu@@ te he@@ ated up .
“ E@@ no@@ ch kept wal@@ king with the true God .
So let us live as if we are already there !
As a gro@@ wn man , Jesus also inspired children to praise Jehovah .
Why not speak to ones you know and ask how Jehovah has helped them ?
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In 19@@ 7@@ 8 , I re@@ turned to Lo@@ s Ang@@ el@@ es to care for my ill mother .
One writ@@ er pu@@ ts it this way : “ N@@ ever are we in greater peri@@ l of un@@ du@@ e self - as@@ ser@@ tion , and therefore in greater need of me@@ ek@@ ness , than in re@@ pro@@ ving others . ”
It is also good to keep in mind that we cannot re@@ move all problems .
Matthew high@@ ligh@@ ts the Kingdom the@@ me
No won@@ der that cen@@ tu@@ ries later , Jesus war@@ ned : “ Ke@@ ep your eyes o@@ pen and gu@@ ard against every s@@ ort of co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness ” ! ​ — Luke 12 : 15 .
Because of her faith , she sur@@ vi@@ ved the s@@ word of g@@ ri@@ ef and received , at last , a gl@@ ori@@ ous re@@ ward .
Fir@@ st a W@@ a@@ iting L@@ ist , Then a Q@@ u@@ ic@@ k De@@ c@@ ision
This does not mean , however , that Jehovah imp@@ o@@ ses his spirit upon a person .
Our V@@ i@@ e@@ w@@ point May Be D@@ ist@@ or@@ ted or L@@ im@@ ited
( The New Eng@@ l@@ ish Bible ) Can you see why Jesus , who truly loved his Father , pray@@ ed that His name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied ?
Th@@ r@@ ough his spo@@ k@@ es@@ man Moses , Jehovah comman@@ ded the nation of Israel : “ Si@@ x days you are to do your work ; but on the se@@ ven@@ th day you are to des@@ ist , in order that your bul@@ l and your ass may rest and the son of your slave gi@@ r@@ l and the ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ent may ref@@ res@@ h themselves . ”
As a result , they may beg@@ in to think of the congregation as being co@@ ld and un@@ sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic .
One of his con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries , Bi@@ sh@@ op C@@ la@@ udi@@ us , also re@@ je@@ cted ch@@ urch tra@@ dition and ob@@ je@@ cted to prayers to sa@@ in@@ ts and the ven@@ er@@ ation of reli@@ c@@ s .
Tru@@ e fri@@ end@@ ship is a wonderful gift from Jehovah God .
“ This is inc@@ re@@ di@@ ble , ” J@@ an@@ ina re@@ mar@@ ked .
W@@ el@@ come all at Christian meetings
What did John mean by those words ?
Proverbs chap@@ ter 31 descri@@ bes the bro@@ ad r@@ ange of activities of a ca@@ pa@@ ble wife in ancient Israel .
You Can Con@@ qu@@ er L@@ on@@ el@@ iness
“ Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch and pray . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
“ C@@ lo@@ the y@@ ourselves with the tend@@ er affe@@ ctions of com@@ pas@@ sion , kindness , hum@@ ility , mil@@ dness , and pati@@ ence .
What have some Christians done to prom@@ o@@ te Kingdom inter@@ ests in the country where they re@@ side ?
If Jehovah takes a personal interest in his in@@ an@@ im@@ ate cre@@ ation , i@@ magine how he feel@@ s about you who serve him , not because you have been pro@@ gr@@ am@@ m@@ ed to do so , but because you love him !
While not op@@ pos@@ ing her study , A@@ nt@@ ô@@ ni@@ o dis@@ mis@@ sed the Witnesses as “ an A@@ mer@@ i@@ can religion serving the inter@@ ests of A@@ mer@@ i@@ can imp@@ eri@@ al@@ ism . ”
And if we dis@@ cer@@ n the spirit of this Scriptural requi@@ re@@ ment , we will not only ref@@ ra@@ in from mar@@ r@@ ying an un@@ beli@@ ever but also ref@@ ra@@ in from en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ing any r@@ om@@ an@@ tic advan@@ ces from such an individu@@ al .
This in@@ her@@ it@@ ance from Jehovah ad@@ ded much joy to our life .
Mo@@ des@@ t , W@@ ho@@ le - S@@ ou@@ led Ser@@ vice
However , the tr@@ end in rec@@ ent times is to eli@@ min@@ ate the name of God from Bible transl@@ ations and from other uses .
A@@ ver@@ age years in truth : 18
For example , consider what Jesus said to his 11 faithful apostles the night before he died .
They “ z@@ i@@ p around the o@@ ce@@ ans ” at imp@@ res@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ds , says a repor@@ t by E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an C@@ et@@ ace@@ an B@@ y@@ c@@ atch C@@ am@@ pa@@ ign .
What a privilege !
How many other reas@@ ons for joy can you men@@ tion ?
For they do not s@@ le@@ ep un@@ less they do ba@@ dness , and their s@@ le@@ ep has been s@@ n@@ atch@@ ed away un@@ less they cause someone to stu@@ m@@ ble .
Thus ‘ the ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ent , the fa@@ ther@@ less bo@@ y , and the wi@@ do@@ w ’ could be satis@@ fied . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 14 : 28 , 29 ; 28 : 1 , 2 , 11 - 14 .
( a ) The questions at Job 38 : 19 might bring up what s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c vie@@ ws ?
If you draw a bu@@ c@@ ke@@ t out of a well too quic@@ k@@ ly , you will lo@@ se a lo@@ t of water .
Why , then , did mirac@@ les ce@@ ase ?
S@@ hor@@ tly after C@@ as@@ si@@ o@@ d@@ or@@ us ’ death ( likely about 5@@ 8@@ 3 C.E . ) , the j@@ our@@ ne@@ y of the C@@ o@@ de@@ x G@@ ran@@ di@@ or began .
These bri@@ ef artic@@ les high@@ light the a@@ we - inspi@@ ring eng@@ in@@ e@@ ering evid@@ ent in cre@@ ation and id@@ enti@@ fy ways that man has tri@@ ed to cop@@ y the Ma@@ ster Des@@ ign@@ er .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , it is possible for Christians with qu@@ ite different person@@ alities to work together today .
Then we will consider the de@@ f@@ en@@ sive str@@ ate@@ gy we must emp@@ lo@@ y in order to prote@@ ct ourselves .
Jesus said that “ the desi@@ res for everything el@@ se ” are like thor@@ ns that can sto@@ p a se@@ ed from gro@@ wing and pro@@ duc@@ ing fru@@ it . ​ — Mark 4 : 14 , 18 , 19 .
When O@@ thers Q@@ u@@ es@@ tion or O@@ p@@ pose You
What Does Jehovah Ex@@ pect of U@@ s ?
Our faith in this princi@@ ple will be refle@@ cted in such things as the mo@@ vi@@ es we w@@ atch , the boo@@ ks we read , the am@@ ount of Bible study we do , and in our prayers .
H@@ ist@@ ori@@ ans say that the mo@@ v@@ ement was vi@@ r@@ tually d@@ ri@@ ven into her@@ es@@ y by a seri@@ es of dec@@ re@@ es that prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely and la@@ st@@ ingly mar@@ g@@ in@@ al@@ ized them .
N@@ ever for@@ get that your re@@ pu@@ tation is lar@@ g@@ ely in your own hands .
For instance , when Satan temp@@ ted him , Jesus re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly ans@@ wer@@ ed with the ph@@ ra@@ se : “ It is written . ”
We public@@ ly make known that we re@@ ject Satan’s coun@@ ter@@ fe@@ it ver@@ sion of the truth and up@@ hold the pu@@ re and un@@ ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ated Word of God .
We have the care@@ fully pre@@ served rec@@ ord in the Hebrew Scriptures of the Bible . — Genesis , chap@@ ters 6 - 8 .
“ He went for@@ th con@@ qu@@ ering and to complete his con@@ qu@@ est . ” ​ — R@@ E@@ V .
Indeed , 1@@ 6@@ 3 people , including the pri@@ me minis@@ ter@@ ’s wife , attend@@ ed the dedic@@ ation cer@@ em@@ on@@ y .
Yes , in@@ deed .
That is his jo@@ b .
The In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational St@@ and@@ ard Bible En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia states : “ In the col@@ lo@@ qui@@ al spe@@ e@@ ch of Jesus ’ time , ʼ@@ ab@@ b@@ ā@@ ʼ was pri@@ mar@@ ily used as a ter@@ m of in@@ for@@ ma@@ l in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy and respect by children of their fa@@ thers . ”
In ad@@ dition to enjo@@ ying many wonderful blessings now , we look for@@ ward to even greater blessings in the future .
The apostle Paul vo@@ ic@@ ed that lo@@ f@@ ty view when he declar@@ ed : “ We are not pe@@ dd@@ l@@ ers of the word of God as many men are , but as out of s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity , y@@ es , as sent from God , under God’s view , in compan@@ y with Christ , we are speaking . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 2 : 17 .
What blessings may come to those who en@@ ter mission@@ ary service ?
The year 199@@ 2 saw still another ref@@ in@@ ement , one that is com@@ par@@ able to what happened after the Israelites and others re@@ turned from ex@@ ile in Babyl@@ on .
The holy spirit can help you to understand God’s thinking .
C@@ la@@ i@@ re then explained how the Bible had helped her to make wise decisions in life .
Why is God’s help in re@@ aring children especially needed today ?
Christians have many opportun@@ ities for such giving .
He knew in ad@@ v@@ ance that he would be ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed and a@@ bu@@ sed , un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly sen@@ ten@@ ced , and put to death on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake .
In Rus@@ sia a sister travel@@ ing by bu@@ s offered a ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine to a fellow pas@@ s@@ eng@@ er .
F@@ o@@ re@@ most among these is the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Bible , now a@@ vail@@ able in whole or in part in 37 langu@@ ages .
As servants of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh , we take to heart Paul’s words : “ I ent@@ re@@ at you by the com@@ pas@@ sions of God , brothers , to present your bo@@ dies a sacrifice living , holy , accep@@ table to God , a sac@@ red service with your power of reason . ”
The more religi@@ ons I exam@@ ined , the more disc@@ oura@@ ged I became .
So try to set reason@@ able , real@@ is@@ tic expe@@ ct@@ ations when it comes to clo@@ sen@@ ess with your st@@ ep@@ children .
If it did , he had evid@@ ently been ign@@ or@@ ing it . ​ — Luke 19 : 1 - 7 .
“ Why don@@ ’t you sal@@ u@@ te the f@@ la@@ g ? ”
Consider now certain practic@@ es you need to avoid in order to remain mor@@ ally clean and thus to enjoy a ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er life and God’s appro@@ val .
We can apply such counsel by lear@@ ning to expres@@ s our emo@@ tions in ways that are not off@@ en@@ sive to the he@@ are@@ r .
S@@ ur@@ ely , then , your prayers should come from the heart .
Many years later , C@@ ar@@ ol received a c@@ ard from a form@@ er cl@@ ass@@ mate , who wrote : “ I have always ho@@ ped to cont@@ act you and to than@@ k you .
They will be pleas@@ ed to ass@@ ist you .
T@@ y@@ pi@@ c@@ ally , what happ@@ ens when you and your sp@@ ouse disa@@ gre@@ e on a matter ?
At that time , David and A@@ bi@@ sh@@ a@@ i arri@@ ved at a place where Saul was cam@@ p@@ ing and found him as@@ le@@ ep .
Their meeting place was a fac@@ ility that they r@@ ented from a vo@@ c@@ ational tra@@ ining col@@ le@@ ge .
H@@ as such confidence been mis@@ plac@@ ed ?
After d@@ el@@ a@@ ys in con@@ stru@@ ction , the temple was fin@@ ally comple@@ ted in 5@@ 15 B.C.E . , and the pu@@ re worship of God was rest@@ ored .
They do this by means of a to@@ pi@@ cal study of the Scriptures .
How can you inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate God’s Word in your children ?
• How is S@@ te@@ ph@@ en an example of a hum@@ ble person to whom Jehovah reve@@ aled His glory ?
I have found that most people who op@@ pose our activ@@ ity really do not understand our work and the message that we be@@ ar .
F@@ i@@ ve s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws sel@@ l for two co@@ ins of small value , do they not ?
How does Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah’s rec@@ ord of those v@@ isions af@@ fect us today ?
How does the Bible descri@@ be the ba@@ dness of this wicked world ?
They had found the truth from God’s Word , and they wanted to know more !
Thus em@@ er@@ ges a vis@@ u@@ al language that makes it possible to con@@ ve@@ y information to the eyes .
“ Th@@ ro@@ w all your anxi@@ ety upon [ Jehovah ] , ” wrote Peter , “ because he ca@@ res for you . ” ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 7 ; Psalm 5@@ 5 : 22 .
The st@@ at@@ ement that prom@@ p@@ ted P@@ il@@ ate@@ ’s question is wor@@ th no@@ ting .
They also have con@@ stru@@ ctive and positi@@ ve deal@@ ings with the pris@@ on person@@ ne@@ l . ”
In ei@@ ther case , medit@@ ating on it can strengthen our trust in Jehovah .
For example , the L@@ at@@ in V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate , from which came many Ca@@ tho@@ lic Bi@@ bl@@ es , uses the num@@ er@@ ation of the psal@@ ms found in the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t , while the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation and others follow that of the Hebrew text .
He pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed that God would come with His holy my@@ ri@@ a@@ ds to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment against the ung@@ o@@ dly .
( b ) How should we respon@@ d to war@@ n@@ ings about the end of this system ?
The apostle Peter ans@@ wers : “ There are new heavens and a new earth that we are a@@ wa@@ iting according to [ God’s ] promise , and in these righteousness is to d@@ well . ”
Per@@ haps to pre@@ v@@ ent his sub@@ je@@ cts from expres@@ sing loy@@ al@@ ty to A@@ sa and pu@@ re worship , Ba@@ a@@ sha began to for@@ ti@@ fy the bor@@ der city of R@@ am@@ ah , fi@@ ve mil@@ es ( 8 k@@ m ) nor@@ th of Jerusalem .
L@@ ater , he married his present wife , R@@ ile@@ y .
The beau@@ ti@@ ful ty@@ pe@@ face eli@@ c@@ ited the com@@ ment that “ every thing b@@ espe@@ ak@@ s the s@@ pl@@ end@@ or of this e@@ dition . ”
In first - century Israel at that time , Rom@@ an Go@@ ver@@ nor P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate wi@@ el@@ ded su@@ pre@@ me authority .
L@@ ear@@ ning that “ God is not par@@ ti@@ al ” great@@ ly chang@@ ed the life of S@@ ur@@ ya M@@ aya and her family . ​ — Acts 10 : 34 .
Jehovah gives “ everlasting life to those who are see@@ king glory . ”
How does the fin@@ al out@@ come of Jeho@@ as@@ h and the pr@@ inc@@ es under@@ s@@ cor@@ e the fol@@ ly of dis@@ obedi@@ ence ?
A@@ ar@@ on said : “ I have ‘ ta@@ sted and seen that Jehovah is good . ’
For instance , in the im@@ medi@@ ate con@@ text of 2 Timothy 2 : 19 , we find that Paul tel@@ ls Timothy “ not to fi@@ ght about words ” and to “ re@@ ject emp@@ ty spe@@ e@@ ches . ”
His wisdom and exc@@ ep@@ tional knowledge of the Scriptures were a positi@@ ve influ@@ ence on all of us , and he took a personal interest in each of us .
From then on , the question that occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed T@@ on@@ y’s mind was , ‘ What would it be like to live and serve in a place like that ? ’
A fi@@ f@@ th way that we benefit from not know@@ ing when the end will come is that it al@@ lo@@ ws present ad@@ vers@@ ities to ref@@ ine us .
Jesus knew that like the ste@@ ward who found himself in a difficult situation , most of Jesus ’ followers would need to make a living in this un@@ just com@@ mer@@ cial world .
Rather , let it be said of us as it was of those in the first - century congregation in Th@@ y@@ ati@@ r@@ a : “ I know your de@@ e@@ ds , and your love and faith and ministry and end@@ ur@@ ance , and that your de@@ e@@ ds of l@@ ate are more than those form@@ er@@ ly . ”
“ We had a family meeting about the new pres@@ ses .
There was an in@@ iti@@ al fulfill@@ ment in Ju@@ de@@ a in the first century C.E . , and there would be a worl@@ d@@ wide fulfill@@ ment in our day .
Your end@@ ur@@ ance can lik@@ e@@ wise encoura@@ ge others to end@@ ure .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , since God did not requi@@ re such re@@ actions , would it be best for Jews to s@@ end a mul@@ titu@@ de of questions to a coun@@ ci@@ l of ra@@ b@@ bi@@ s to get a rul@@ ing on each one ?
Acc@@ ording to Jesus , love of neigh@@ b@@ or ​ — our family , friends , and others around us — ​ is second only to love of God .
Still , they are not the only ones to benefit from it .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H has offered us something that no one el@@ se can offer .
I thought of the crow@@ ded and no@@ is@@ y st@@ re@@ e@@ ts in B@@ é@@ z@@ i@@ ers , of the sta@@ ir@@ s in ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment buil@@ ding@@ s , and of so many other things that make life difficult for someone with li@@ mit@@ ed vision .
Jesus pray@@ ed to God regarding his followers : “ I do not re@@ qu@@ est that you take them out of the world . ”
My pos@@ ture , my eyes , and my sense of hum@@ or have all come from him .
While his fe@@ e@@ ding the fi@@ ve th@@ ous@@ and and c@@ uring the si@@ ck brought temp@@ or@@ ary reli@@ ef for a few , his teaching made everlasting blessings a@@ vail@@ able to all mankind .
M@@ A@@ R@@ I@@ AN@@ N@@ A , one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the sou@@ th of I@@ tal@@ y , is 18 years old and in her last year of high school .
What is accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed by the pres@@ ence of the o@@ ce@@ ans ?
Such f@@ la@@ gr@@ ant dis@@ respect for his standards moved Jehovah to ask : “ Wh@@ ere is the fear of me ? ” ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 1 : 6 - 8 ; 2 : 13 - 16 .
Luke Joh@@ ns@@ on , prof@@ ess@@ or of New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent and Christian orig@@ ins at the C@@ and@@ l@@ er S@@ cho@@ ol of The@@ olo@@ gy at E@@ mor@@ y Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity , ar@@ gu@@ es that most re@@ sear@@ ch on the hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al Jesus mis@@ ses the Bi@@ bli@@ cal ob@@ je@@ ctive .
A@@ ar@@ on and H@@ ur helped to strengthen Moses ’ hands by supp@@ or@@ ting them during the bat@@ tle against the A@@ mal@@ ek@@ ites .
These are ne@@ g@@ ative emo@@ tions , in@@ com@@ pati@@ ble with God’s thinking .
I have learned that even the most difficult and pa@@ in@@ ful experi@@ ences can have a positi@@ ve side .
“ You young men and also you vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins , you old men together with bo@@ ys , ” san@@ g the psalmist .
Our b@@ ol@@ dness may cause people to change their view of the Kingdom message .
L@@ it@@ er@@ ature shi@@ pp@@ ed by tru@@ ck ser@@ ves C@@ am@@ er@@ o@@ on , C@@ had , E@@ qu@@ at@@ ori@@ al G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a , G@@ ab@@ on , and the C@@ en@@ tr@@ al Af@@ ri@@ can Re@@ public .
Re@@ al est@@ ate can be destro@@ yed by se@@ v@@ ere st@@ or@@ ms .
When I was born in 19@@ 0@@ 9 in S@@ ta@@ v@@ r@@ om@@ en@@ o , C@@ re@@ te , the country was stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing with war , po@@ ver@@ ty , and fam@@ ine .
There they rema@@ ined “ until the dec@@ e@@ ase of H@@ er@@ od , for that to be ful@@ filled which was spo@@ ken by Jehovah through his prophet [ Ho@@ se@@ a ] , saying : ‘ O@@ u@@ t of Egy@@ pt I called my son . ’ ”
That gave us much encourag@@ ement .
Not a C@@ ho@@ ice for Christians
We were cre@@ ated to find satis@@ fac@@ tion in such work .
And what is the con@@ sen@@ su@@ s of those who serve where the need is greater ?
Many stud@@ ents of God’s Word have great@@ ly benef@@ ited from con@@ sul@@ ting ma@@ ps of Bible lands .
Even on the last night of his life on earth when his apostles were ar@@ gu@@ ing over who among them was the great@@ est , the Son of God did not s@@ co@@ ld them .
• How can personal con@@ f@@ li@@ cts among Christians be res@@ ol@@ ved ?
Consider what is happ@@ ening in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
1 , 2 . ( a ) Who do the Scriptures indic@@ ate is our Le@@ ad@@ er ?
What is the at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere in many of this worl@@ d’s in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions of high@@ er educ@@ ation ?
The psalmist David wrote : “ [ Jehovah ] will cause the me@@ ek ones to walk in his j@@ udi@@ cial decision , and he will teach the me@@ ek ones his way . ” ​ — Psalm 25 : 9 ; Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 .
Mo@@ st people still do not understand or appreci@@ ate our form of worship .
While anger is not one of God’s d@@ om@@ in@@ ant qualities , he is pro@@ vo@@ ked to righteous indi@@ gn@@ ation by deli@@ ber@@ ate ac@@ ts of in@@ justice , especially when the vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s are vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able ones . ​ — Psalm 10@@ 3 : 6 .
; V@@ an H@@ out , M .
“ Ha@@ ving hon@@ est children is more re@@ war@@ ding than having many material things . ” ​ — V@@ I@@ C@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ IN@@ E
Hence , everything ​ — that is , all human stri@@ v@@ ings that ign@@ ore God’s will — ​ is van@@ ity .
Do you see the seri@@ ousness of what tr@@ an@@ spi@@ red ?
In his famili@@ ar par@@ able of the s@@ ow@@ er , Jesus provided a c@@ lu@@ e to the answer to these questions .
Bo@@ th were full of appreciation and joy at being present for the conven@@ tion in L@@ is@@ ala .
But the re@@ war@@ ds are wor@@ th the effort !
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous lead@@ ers who cla@@ im to respect the Bible prom@@ o@@ te con@@ f@@ lic@@ ting ide@@ as .
pages 9@@ 5 - 7 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
1 : 6@@ 2 ​ — Di@@ d Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah become mu@@ te and de@@ a@@ f ?
But if we want God to for@@ give us , we must learn to for@@ give others . ​ — Matthew 6 : 14 , 15 .
The F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening should be more than an ac@@ ad@@ em@@ ic exerc@@ ise .
As for your eyes , st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght a@@ head they should look , y@@ es , your own be@@ am@@ ing eyes should ga@@ ze st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght in fr@@ on@@ t of you .
Do his words and actions give evidence that he wants to com@@ p@@ ly with Bible standards ?
The purpose of Jesus ’ return is to provide mankind with good govern@@ ment . ​ — Read Luke 19 : 11 , 12 . Jesus will bring good govern@@ ment to mankind
* So Paul was not refer@@ ring to God’s holy spirit as a person .
O@@ ver a year has g@@ one by since Jesus gave the af@@ o@@ re@@ mentioned pro@@ of of his Messi@@ ah@@ ship .
You also know of the large number of sing@@ le , a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned , or div@@ or@@ ced mo@@ thers who face the har@@ s@@ h t@@ ask of sur@@ vi@@ ving and br@@ ing@@ ing up their famili@@ es on their own .
God’s Kingdom will bring an end to wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
The el@@ der wr@@ ites : “ The kind and loving concer@@ n displa@@ yed toward them by the enti@@ re congregation had such a tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous imp@@ act that it moved them to return to the flo@@ ck . ”
What was su@@ p@@ posed to be a one - h@@ our fu@@ el@@ ing sto@@ p turned into a 4@@ 4 - h@@ our or@@ de@@ al at a re@@ mo@@ te a@@ ir@@ por@@ t without a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate food , water , or san@@ it@@ ary fac@@ il@@ ities .
S@@ under L@@ al , a young man living in a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge in the P@@ un@@ j@@ a@@ b , needed a great de@@ al of faith and courage in order to share the good news of God’s Kingdom with others .
They can move for@@ ward with z@@ est to make our pl@@ an@@ et , a gift from God , into a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l par@@ adise . ​ — P@@ s .
I@@ mit@@ ate Jesus ’ H@@ um@@ ility and T@@ end@@ er@@ ness
the one for whom you have affe@@ ction is si@@ ck , ” the m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er rel@@ ates .
U@@ sing a pa@@ st@@ or@@ al set@@ ting , these pro@@ verbs emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the value of fin@@ ding con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment in a simp@@ le life resul@@ ting from di@@ lig@@ ent work .
Can imper@@ fect humans maintain their integrity to God ?
Hence , Jesus called it “ the kingdom of the heavens . ” ​ — Matthew 11 : 12 .
S@@ ar@@ ah J@@ a@@ y@@ ne came to believe that the Bible is the inspired Word of God .
He as@@ ser@@ ts that any who serve God do so , not out of love , but for sel@@ f@@ ish reas@@ ons .
My h@@ our has not yet come . ” ​ — John 2 : 1 - 4 .
Re@@ ach the heart of your stud@@ ent by foc@@ using on spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c Bible to@@ pi@@ c@@ s
Yes , it may be that they in@@ ad@@ ver@@ ten@@ tly en@@ able those see@@ ds to find rec@@ ep@@ tive so@@ il el@@ se@@ where .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ vice imp@@ ro@@ ves family life
Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 16 says : “ At that time those in fear of Jehovah spoke with one another , each one with his compan@@ ion , and Jehovah kept pa@@ ying attention and listen@@ ing . And a book of re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance began to be written up before him for those in fear of Jehovah and for those thinking upon his name . ”
L@@ O@@ V@@ E of money and pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons was comm@@ on in Jesus ’ day .
Yet , you can go bey@@ ond the ob@@ vi@@ ous .
But now Christ has been ra@@ ised from the dead , the fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its of those who have fal@@ le@@ n as@@ le@@ ep in death . ”
A wife has an hon@@ or@@ able place as her hus@@ ban@@ d’s “ par@@ t@@ ner . ”
It is much wis@@ er to imitate Joseph and try to dis@@ cer@@ n how God wants us to h@@ and@@ le matters .
Jesus ’ powerful works ​ — which inclu@@ ded not only heal@@ ing the si@@ ck but also fe@@ e@@ ding the mul@@ titu@@ des , contro@@ l@@ ling the el@@ ements , and even ra@@ ising the dead — ​ demonstr@@ ated what he will accom@@ pl@@ ish for obedi@@ ent mankind under his Kingdom rule .
was me@@ t by the re@@ t@@ ort : “ What peace could there be as long as there are the for@@ n@@ ic@@ ations of Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l your mother and her many s@@ or@@ cer@@ ies ? ”
After the des@@ tru@@ ction of his ung@@ o@@ dly system , Satan will be ab@@ y@@ s@@ sed for 1@@ ,000 years .
If the dead “ no longer know anything ” and their “ thoughts per@@ ish , ” how could they sense any t@@ or@@ ment in hel@@ l ?
Com@@ bat@@ ing En@@ v@@ y
On N@@ is@@ an 10 , Jesus comes to the temple again .
Thus , when Ph@@ ili@@ p asked Jesus : “ S@@ how us the Father , ” Jesus rep@@ lied : “ He that has seen me has seen the Father also . ” ​ — John 14 : 8 , 9 .
What can the sub@@ je@@ cts we like to discus@@ s reve@@ al about our heart ?
How can they be loo@@ ked after ?
It requi@@ res fore@@ thought and pl@@ an@@ ning , especially on the part of parents .
One U@@ gar@@ iti@@ c po@@ em seem@@ s to indic@@ ate that co@@ o@@ king a k@@ id in mil@@ k was part of a fer@@ t@@ ility r@@ ite comm@@ on in Cana@@ an@@ ite religion .
Those words re@@ mind R@@ ose that God is pleas@@ ed with what she does , because she does all that she can within her li@@ mit@@ ations .
The same can be said of a person who is loyal .
They may have some gra@@ y ha@@ ir , but likely they do not yet have the f@@ ra@@ il health descri@@ bed by Solomon .
We rec@@ all that Jesus den@@ oun@@ ced such men of his day as h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites and bl@@ ind guid@@ es .
It is also claim@@ ed that the same number can be cal@@ cul@@ ated from the L@@ at@@ in name of Rom@@ an E@@ mp@@ er@@ or Di@@ o@@ cle@@ ti@@ an and from the Hebrew ver@@ sion of the name N@@ er@@ o Ca@@ es@@ ar .
For example , consider what happened when Jesus told his disciples that he was about to be kil@@ led .
W@@ as Jesus now using le@@ av@@ en to re@@ present the gro@@ w@@ th of something ne@@ g@@ ative ?
The t@@ it@@ le of the book was Di@@ d M@@ an G@@ et H@@ ere by E@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion or by C@@ re@@ ation ?
Jesus is the means by which Jehovah per@@ form@@ s all other resur@@ rec@@ tions ​ — to life in heaven or to life on earth .
The fore@@ ign par@@ ti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts thor@@ ough@@ ly enjo@@ yed the preaching work .
In the origin@@ al Greek of the Christian Scriptures , this responsi@@ bility was a di@@ ·@@ a@@ ·@@ ko@@ ·@@ ni@@ ʹ@@ a ​ — a service , or ministry . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 17 .
“ G@@ o out of the ar@@ k , ” he told Noah , “ you and your wife and your sons and your sons ’ wi@@ ves with you . ”
As we pre@@ pare ourselves to atten@@ d the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , we should be in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y inter@@ ested in what Jesus said on that occasi@@ on , and all the more so because we certainly want to be among those whom God lo@@ ves .
Does that mean that we are not allow@@ ed to use our po@@ wers of understanding ?
Do not let your hearts be tr@@ oub@@ led nor let them sh@@ r@@ ink for fear . ”
Re@@ al@@ is@@ tic@@ ally , the Bible says : “ F@@ o@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness is ti@@ ed up with the heart of a bo@@ y . ”
You read the whole letter , not just bi@@ ts and pi@@ e@@ ces of it .
O@@ u@@ t of respect for our free will , though , Jehovah does not a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally pre@@ v@@ ent us from f@@ all@@ ing into temp@@ tation .
A@@ be@@ l , E@@ no@@ ch , Noah , Abraham , and others like them believ@@ ed in the resurrection of the dead and loo@@ ked for@@ ward to life on earth under God’s Kingdom , “ the city having real f@@ oun@@ d@@ ations . ”
Thus , life under “ a new heaven and a new earth ” will not be mar@@ red by these present ca@@ uses of s@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
L@@ ater , en@@ m@@ ity was direc@@ ted against E@@ no@@ ch , another faithful man who lived before the F@@ lood .
How was an old ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine in@@ str@@ um@@ ent@@ al in help@@ ing one family to come to know Jehovah ?
Thus , it may be necess@@ ary for a Christian to s@@ we@@ ar to tell the truth when t@@ es@@ ti@@ f@@ ying in a cour@@ t of law .
The present e@@ con@@ om@@ ic and pol@@ itical syst@@ em@@ s are power@@ ed by sel@@ f@@ ish for@@ ces .
Now there are more than 6@@ 8@@ ,000 . And yet more are sure to come from the 1@@ 20@@ ,000 Bible stu@@ dies and over 2@@ 3@@ 2@@ ,000 who were present at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death in 200@@ 9 .
Many har@@ d@@ working individuals and grou@@ ps have ra@@ ised a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ men@@ tal is@@ su@@ es .
We need to e@@ at , but Jehovah has given us such a vari@@ ety of fo@@ o@@ ds that e@@ ating is an enjo@@ y@@ able experience !
Today , true Christians consider it a privilege to support the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work .
It makes us want to learn ever more about him and to praise him forever out of un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish love and devo@@ tion .
“ From Today , I B@@ eli@@ eve That There Is a God ”
As the stud@@ ent mo@@ ves through tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c with the instru@@ ct@@ or at his side , the stud@@ ent is lear@@ ning not only by listen@@ ing to his instru@@ ct@@ or but also by ob@@ serving other d@@ ri@@ v@@ ers .
In the l@@ ate 19@@ th and early 20@@ th cen@@ tu@@ ries , certain Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents who were exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent public speak@@ ers felt that they could best car@@ ry out the com@@ mis@@ sion to preach by deli@@ ver@@ ing well - pre@@ pared tal@@ ks to appreci@@ ative a@@ udi@@ ences .
In a very real sense , then , the Kingdom was in their mi@@ d@@ st .
“ He that has seen me has seen the Father also . ” ​ — John 14 : 9
Like the Hebrew Christians , we can read about and co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with that purpose .
Just before the house was comple@@ ted , M@@ ary gave bir@@ th to her second son , Tho@@ ma@@ s Wh@@ it@@ t@@ on ( 3 ) W@@ il@@ li@@ am@@ s , my direc@@ t an@@ c@@ est@@ or .
These apost@@ ates had even put up p@@ ill@@ ars ​ — perhaps ob@@ el@@ is@@ ks desi@@ gn@@ ed for use in un@@ clean worship .
“ H@@ app@@ y is ever@@ yone fe@@ aring Jehovah , who is wal@@ king in his ways . ” ​ — P@@ S .
Some make it their full - time occ@@ up@@ ation ; others do as much as they can part - time .
K@@ ei@@ ji , * a husband who lives in J@@ ap@@ an , some@@ times for@@ got that his decisions affe@@ cted his sp@@ ouse .
A N@@ U@@ MB@@ E@@ R of n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers stru@@ ck J@@ ap@@ an in 200@@ 4 .
Like T@@ a@@ bi@@ th@@ a , present - day Christians are well - known for their ac@@ ts of love
Jehovah will never re@@ ject , or turn away , a heart that is “ bro@@ ken and c@@ ru@@ shed ” by the we@@ i@@ ght of a gu@@ il@@ ty conscience .
N@@ on - Jews were to be h@@ ated .
Ha@@ ving found this knowledge of God through the Bible and the Christian congregation and having seen how Jehovah bless@@ es those who are gu@@ i@@ ded by that knowledge , true Christians do not continue listen@@ ing to false religious teachings . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 14 .
Since these n@@ ames are mentioned in the Bible , we dis@@ cer@@ n that each ang@@ el is a uni@@ que spirit person with a name , not mer@@ ely some imper@@ s@@ onal en@@ er@@ gy or for@@ ce .
The word “ str@@ anger ” was app@@ lied to those who turned asi@@ de from what was in har@@ mony with the Law and thus ali@@ en@@ ated themselves from Jehovah .
M@@ ore er@@ r@@ ors of mine over@@ took me than I was able to see ; they became more num@@ er@@ ous than the ha@@ ir@@ s of my head . ”
Ther@@ efore , we should have the hum@@ ble attitude that Moses displa@@ yed when he said to Jehovah : “ M@@ ake me know , ple@@ ase , your ways , that I may know you , in order that I may find fav@@ or in your eyes . ”
The question is , What can you do about it ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a sh@@ ort time , the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an under@@ sto@@ od Jesus ’ ro@@ le in God’s purpose , along with the need to become a baptized disci@@ ple of Christ .
All of these make sacrific@@ es in their lives in order to devo@@ te more time to sac@@ red service .
Some believers were dis@@ tur@@ bed when it seem@@ ed that God had not respon@@ ded to their prayers .
• What less@@ on do we learn from Jesus ’ illustr@@ ations of the s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws and of the num@@ ber@@ ing of the ha@@ ir@@ s of our head ?
God thus discipl@@ ined his people .
We must therefore up@@ hold his standards of go@@ o@@ dness when it comes to main@@ tain@@ ing the spiritual cle@@ an@@ ness of the congregation . — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 5 : 1 ; 1 Corinthians 5 : 11 , 12 ; 1 Timothy 5 : 22 .
There is no set of right so@@ lu@@ tions when it comes to provi@@ ding sen@@ i@@ or care .
Jehovah H@@ ates the C@@ our@@ se of T@@ re@@ ach@@ er@@ y
When I arri@@ ved in W@@ i@@ es@@ ba@@ den , Ger@@ many , in Ju@@ ly 194@@ 9 , many Ger@@ man c@@ ities were still in ru@@ ins .
You can draw strength from this hope when fac@@ ing har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps , challeng@@ es , persecu@@ tion , or d@@ anger .
His hand s@@ li@@ ces through the a@@ ir in a b@@ lu@@ r . W@@ ho@@ os@@ h !
In some c@@ as@@ es , a no@@ te is provided in the cap@@ tion that l@@ in@@ ks a pi@@ c@@ ture to a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph .
N@@ ex@@ t , consider the time fr@@ ame .
“ Be of good courage ! ”
When thinking about a past mis@@ take , we may feel “ c@@ ru@@ shed to an ex@@ tre@@ me de@@ gre@@ e . ”
SH@@ E@@ P@@ H@@ E@@ R@@ D@@ S in ancient Israel led a ri@@ g@@ or@@ ous life .
Yet , for years , I would come home fru@@ str@@ ated because of problems at work .
All of this c@@ alls for the kind of self - sacrifice and dedic@@ ation man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted by the travel@@ ing mer@@ ch@@ ant in Jesus ’ par@@ able .
F@@ ur@@ ther vis@@ its follow@@ ed , wh@@ er@@ e@@ by we me@@ t some of the first Witnesses bel@@ ong@@ ing to the K@@ y@@ r@@ gy@@ z people .
U@@ p@@ on en@@ ter@@ ing Babyl@@ on , C@@ y@@ r@@ us the Per@@ si@@ an ap@@ par@@ ently comman@@ ded ever@@ yone to stay in@@ do@@ ors because his sol@@ di@@ ers were or@@ der@@ ed to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te any found out - of - do@@ ors .
W@@ E A@@ R@@ E N@@ O@@ T I@@ G@@ N@@ O@@ R@@ AN@@ T O@@ F S@@ AT@@ AN@@ ’@@ S D@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ G@@ N@@ S
Why does a God of love take that position ?
Is this not what you would ex@@ pect of a ca@@ pa@@ ble , loving par@@ ent ?
Paul war@@ ned Eph@@ es@@ i@@ an Christians that if they put faith in them , they would be like spiritual ba@@ bes “ to@@ s@@ sed about as by wa@@ ves . . . by every w@@ ind of teaching by means of the tri@@ ck@@ er@@ y of men , by means of c@@ un@@ ning in cont@@ ri@@ ving er@@ ro@@ r . ”
The war de@@ gener@@ ated into ba@@ r@@ ba@@ r@@ ity .
They called Jesus ’ disciples “ this se@@ ct . ”
He said that during one of the ne@@ go@@ ti@@ ation s@@ essi@@ ons between the mil@@ it@@ ary and the re@@ bel@@ s , the mil@@ it@@ ary acc@@ used the re@@ bel@@ s of k@@ ill@@ ing pris@@ on@@ ers who did not support them .
Many fai@@ l because they are not di@@ lig@@ ent en@@ ough to gro@@ w mi@@ gh@@ ty .
F@@ in@@ ally , in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . , the Babyl@@ on@@ ians cap@@ ture Jerusalem and ‘ Juda@@ h go@@ es into ex@@ ile from its so@@ il . ’ ​ — 2 K@@ ings 25 : 21 .
Some called him a “ ch@@ at@@ ter@@ er ” ( liter@@ ally , “ se@@ ed pi@@ ck@@ er ” ) .
Lo@@ ok for ways and make opportun@@ ities to do so . Re@@ ach out !
The elders are “ like a hi@@ ding place from the w@@ ind , a place of conc@@ e@@ al@@ ment from the ra@@ inst@@ or@@ m , like st@@ re@@ am@@ s of water in a w@@ at@@ er@@ less land , like the sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of a mas@@ sive c@@ ra@@ g in a par@@ ched land . ”
Many of the is@@ l@@ an@@ d’s fore@@ st@@ s had disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared by the time Paul arri@@ ved .
“ I do not want to . ”
We than@@ ked Jehovah on both coun@@ ts .
• In what are@@ as have some simp@@ li@@ fied their lives ?
His foc@@ us on material pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity was gra@@ du@@ ally le@@ ading him away from everything that really mat@@ tered to him .
After Jehovah fre@@ ed his people from sla@@ very in Egy@@ pt , he gave them la@@ ws that taught them to show kindness toward the fore@@ ign@@ ers who left with them .
Do you at times feel that you are a fa@@ il@@ ure ?
But it is certainly wor@@ th the effort , for har@@ dly any of these people have ever heard the good news before . ”
Then David could see the ma@@ gn@@ itu@@ de of his sin .
How can we be sure that God does not cause bad things to ha@@ p@@ pen ?
But ne@@ i@@ ther should you be “ quic@@ k@@ ly sh@@ ak@@ en from your reason ” in the face of pres@@ sure from someone who claim@@ s to have great knowledge or authority .
In 199@@ 7 he was dem@@ o@@ bi@@ li@@ zed .
After con@@ qu@@ ering Per@@ sia , Gre@@ e@@ ce rul@@ ed over the land of God’s people .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s were made in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge .
“ Why don@@ ’t you read a st@@ ory to the class ? ”
I dis@@ cer@@ ned Jehovah’s hand in the matter and accepted the kind offer .
Israel sur@@ vi@@ ved when they did everything that Jehovah comman@@ ded
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing that comes from God refle@@ cts his person@@ ality , especially his pre@@ d@@ om@@ in@@ ant qu@@ ality , love .
And that uni@@ qu@@ ely qu@@ ali@@ fied him to deci@@ de which of the two was truly in@@ dis@@ p@@ en@@ sa@@ ble .
This is cause for serious consider@@ ation , for if we accept that there is a Creator , is it not reason@@ able to ex@@ pect that worshipp@@ ers of him would be at peace and in un@@ ity with one another ?
Pe@@ ople or organiz@@ ations making up the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t s@@ pre@@ ad lies , den@@ y that Jesus is the Christ , or the Messi@@ ah , and try to dist@@ ort the relationship between God and His Son , Jesus Christ .
This mo@@ tiv@@ ated me to read the Bible , but I was still involved in what I really loved ​ — fi@@ gh@@ ts without rul@@ es .
In 198@@ 4 we started to buil@@ d on this pro@@ per@@ ty a new branch of@@ fice and an As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all , which were dedic@@ ated in 198@@ 7 .
His influ@@ ence on the hist@@ ory of mankind is bey@@ ond question .
Per@@ haps the simp@@ l@@ est answer is that we need to .
Of course , what is needed may di@@ ff@@ er great@@ ly from one person to another .
He was baptized in 1914 at 17 years of age .
15 , 16 . ( a ) What are inclu@@ ded among the works of God’s hands ?
However , we cannot say that the Jewish cap@@ tiv@@ ity sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed what happened to anointed Christians , so we should not try to find a prophe@@ tic meaning in every de@@ ta@@ il of it .
If the er@@ ring one recei@@ ves and accep@@ ts help , then he might be la@@ st@@ ingly gr@@ ate@@ ful to you for your courage and loy@@ al@@ ty .
W@@ he@@ ther we are k@@ ings or sla@@ ves , these inspired words hold true for all of us : “ As for the dead , they are consci@@ ous of nothing at all , ne@@ i@@ ther do they any@@ more have wa@@ ges . . .
Ka@@ re@@ n : So this is something that you and I have in comm@@ on . By the way , my name is Ka@@ re@@ n .
He had also told them to be his wit@@ nesses in Jerusalem as well as in the rest of the world .
If only every religious person showed the same hum@@ ility !
With many famili@@ es nee@@ ding two in@@ comes to make ends me@@ et , how can bus@@ y parents sp@@ end more time with their children ?
How much better it is to show “ mil@@ dness of temp@@ er ” !
Ke@@ ep C@@ le@@ ar of F@@ al@@ se Wor@@ ship !
“ If possible , as far as it dep@@ ends upon you , be pe@@ ace@@ able with all men , ” wrote the apostle Paul .
Although Jehovah is “ a str@@ ong@@ hold in the day of dist@@ ress ” to those see@@ king refu@@ ge in him , N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h is to be destro@@ yed . ​ — Na@@ hu@@ m 1 : 1 , 3 , 7 .
W@@ he@@ ther they were set@@ t@@ ling do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ al is@@ su@@ es or they were giving organiz@@ ational direction , those spirit - anointed elders were led by the Scriptures . ​ — Acts 1 : 20 - 22 ; 15 : 15 - 20 .
N@@ ames on An@@ cient Se@@ als , 5 / 1
What can ha@@ p@@ pen when our conduct f@@ alls sh@@ ort of God’s standards ?
Th@@ r@@ ough par@@ ts of the en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment in@@ du@@ str@@ y , the me@@ dia , and other means , Satan mis@@ lea@@ ds people into believ@@ ing that they ne@@ i@@ ther need nor benefit from God’s loving direction .
To@@ gether with the other apostles and older men in Jerusalem , Peter went on to shepher@@ d the Christian congregation through a peri@@ od of in@@ ten@@ se tri@@ als and ra@@ pi@@ d ex@@ pan@@ sion . ​ — Acts 1 : 15 - 26 ; 2 : 14 ; 15 : 6 - 9 .
Ther@@ efore , we do well to he@@ ed the words of Jesus ’ apostle John , who wrote : “ B@@ el@@ o@@ ved ones , do not believe every inspired expres@@ sion , but t@@ est the inspired expres@@ sions to see whether they origin@@ ate with God , because many false prophe@@ ts have g@@ one for@@ th into the world . ”
Jesus ’ respon@@ se : “ You yourself said it ” was an af@@ fir@@ m@@ ative rep@@ ly . ​ — 6 / 1 , page 18 .
This beau@@ ti@@ ful s@@ ong beg@@ ins with the words : “ H@@ app@@ y are the ones fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less in their way , the ones wal@@ king in the law of Jehovah .
Thus Babyl@@ on became the s@@ ource of a worl@@ d@@ wide emp@@ i@@ re of false religion , nam@@ ed Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at in the book of Revelation .
A study of four - year - old children reve@@ aled that those who had learned to exerc@@ ise a de@@ gre@@ e of self - control “ gener@@ ally gre@@ w up to be better ad@@ ju@@ sted , more po@@ pul@@ ar , ad@@ ven@@ tur@@ ous , confid@@ ent and dep@@ end@@ able te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers . ”
□ Bo@@ th came in the name of Jehovah . ​ — E@@ x .
Rather , let us be “ of good courage and say : ‘ Jehovah is my help@@ er . ’ ” ​ — Hebrews 13 : 6 .
However , it is far more serious to is@@ ol@@ ate ourselves from our Creator .
Instead , she cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly so@@ ft - pe@@ d@@ als God’s moral requi@@ re@@ ments .
How has Satan used fr@@ on@@ tal att@@ ac@@ ks in an at@@ temp@@ t to bre@@ ak the integrity of God’s people ?
That was over 50 years ag@@ o .
Re@@ g@@ arding this fin@@ er cro@@ wn , the apostle Peter wrote : “ When the c@@ hi@@ ef shepher@@ d has been made man@@ i@@ f@@ est , you will receive the un@@ fa@@ da@@ ble cro@@ wn of glory . ”
His promise of sal@@ vation is in@@ deed a ma@@ j@@ or s@@ ource of happiness .
Wor@@ k hard not to allow your circumstances to control your life .
If he is physi@@ c@@ ally able , he will have to work .
What a joy it was to be side by side with M@@ other as we pres@@ ented ourselves for baptism as Jehovah’s Witnesses in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 199@@ 6 !
For M@@ e , God Di@@ d Not Ex@@ ist
Yes , those divine la@@ ws had great value .
Y@@ oung people , though , face special challeng@@ es .
Sa@@ ul@@ ’s enc@@ oun@@ ter on the ro@@ ad to D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us hal@@ ted the persecu@@ t@@ or in his tr@@ ac@@ ks .
However , no@@ te this important de@@ ta@@ il : It had to be , not just any f@@ l@@ our , but “ fine f@@ l@@ our , ” the kind used for hon@@ ored gu@@ ests .
The apostle knew that his fellow worshipp@@ ers needed to real@@ ize that faith called for coura@@ ge@@ ous action and end@@ ur@@ ance .
Me@@ et@@ ing the Ch@@ all@@ enge
A@@ n e@@ ag@@ le so@@ ars by using ther@@ mal@@ s , or co@@ lum@@ ns of ris@@ ing war@@ m a@@ ir .
So I continued teaching as a pa@@ st@@ or , but I avo@@ i@@ ded the ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ ’s false do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines .
Who were these her@@ e@@ tic@@ s ?
However , both Jesus and James tell us that the dr@@ ought la@@ sted “ three years and si@@ x months . ”
In fact , the W@@ al@@ den@@ si@@ an mo@@ v@@ ement had lost much of its in@@ iti@@ al ze@@ al cen@@ tu@@ ries ear@@ li@@ er .
They were over@@ jo@@ yed because the dem@@ ons were made sub@@ ject to them by the use of Jesus ’ name .
We will re@@ a@@ p the happiness that comes from giving .
Jehovah God will even bring back the dead .
W@@ E D@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ R@@ E T@@ O R@@ E@@ F@@ L@@ E@@ C@@ T J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S G@@ L@@ O@@ R@@ Y
My husband gra@@ du@@ ally under@@ sto@@ od how important it is for me to eng@@ age in the preaching work .
The “ coming ” is not Jesus ’ future , inv@@ isi@@ ble coming .
But what if your mate does not follow the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s high stan@@ d@@ ard of conduct ?
Do you not ag@@ ree that it is a blessing to demonstr@@ ate love for our neigh@@ b@@ or in this special way as Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers ?
The wicked could not e@@ va@@ de the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of Jehovah’s judgment upon them by di@@ gg@@ ing “ down into S@@ he@@ ol , ” fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely den@@ o@@ ting at@@ temp@@ ts to hi@@ de in the low@@ est par@@ ts of the earth .
Yes , “ everything ” Jehovah made was “ very good . ”
After ex@@ hor@@ ting us to put on the new person@@ ality , Paul go@@ es on to descri@@ be imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality as one str@@ ik@@ ing char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic of the new person@@ ality .
When the apostle Paul was de@@ ta@@ ined in R@@ ome , about 5@@ 9 - 6@@ 1 C.E . , Jewish lead@@ ers there said of Christians : “ Tru@@ ly as reg@@ ar@@ ds this se@@ ct it is known to us that every@@ where it is spo@@ ken against . ”
Then I will c@@ ry out , “ I was disa@@ b@@ led , but now I am s@@ ound in health ​ — forever ! ”
Why did first - century Christians preach with ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y ?
Satan stru@@ ck him with a re@@ pu@@ gn@@ ant , pa@@ in@@ ful di@@ se@@ ase .
and follow with a reading of a por@@ tion of the book !
So they would re@@ adi@@ ly appreci@@ ate Paul’s illustr@@ ations .
R@@ ome ( 60 , 6@@ 5 C.E . )
The S@@ c@@ y@@ th@@ ians were a war@@ ring people
I vi@@ vi@@ dly rec@@ all a young scho@@ ol@@ gi@@ r@@ l who sto@@ od be@@ h@@ ind her mother at the do@@ or , listen@@ ing to the message .
S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th in We@@ ak@@ ness ( M . M@@ or@@ l@@ ans ) , 3 / 1
Re@@ ally , how can we ex@@ pect things to be o@@ ther@@ wise when people a@@ ban@@ d@@ on all standards or poin@@ ts of refer@@ ence when it comes to right and wrong ?
This gives me am@@ ple opportunity to pray to Jehovah .
What made the differ@@ ence ?
( 2 ) T@@ ra@@ f@@ for@@ d , P .
She then f@@ la@@ g@@ ged down a mo@@ t@@ or@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le ta@@ x@@ i and sp@@ ed off to a meeting .
And that “ s@@ word , ” ever f@@ lam@@ ing , ever tur@@ ning , inspired a@@ we as well .
At first , life in pris@@ on did not change H@@ ans ’ ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive person@@ ality .
It c@@ learly shows how Jehovah man@@ e@@ u@@ v@@ ers matters to have his will accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed .
9 , 10 . ( a ) How does Jesus serve as our “ help@@ er ” when we sin ?
To fear God means to respect , honor , and trust him , avo@@ i@@ ding anything that dis@@ pleas@@ es him .
We never had a bu@@ d@@ get because money seem@@ ed to be there for wh@@ atever we f@@ an@@ ci@@ ed . ”
W@@ he@@ ther the chang@@ es we need to make are bi@@ g or small , pu@@ t@@ ting on the new person@@ ality is part of em@@ br@@ ac@@ ing Christi@@ an@@ ity .
At the star@@ t of his ministry , the prophet was sh@@ own in vision an off@@ sh@@ o@@ o@@ t of that t@@ ree .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 17 , 1@@ 14
S@@ how personal interest in others .
Tru@@ e , the cour@@ t served a purpose for many un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised G@@ ent@@ il@@ es who wi@@ shed to make o@@ ffer@@ ings to God .
( b ) From Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation about a th@@ i@@ ef , what do we learn about sta@@ ying a@@ wa@@ ke ?
It is during such low peri@@ o@@ ds that the sur@@ vi@@ ving mate may need a g@@ ent@@ le nu@@ dge in the right direction to avoid being cu@@ t off from re@@ ality and with@@ dra@@ wing into is@@ ol@@ ation .
“ E@@ ver@@ yone that he@@ ars these sa@@ y@@ ings of mine and does them , ” said Jesus , “ will be lik@@ ened to a dis@@ cre@@ et man , who buil@@ t his house upon the ro@@ ck - mas@@ s . ”
5 : 5 , 11 .
Jehovah re@@ members us “ for good . ” ​ — Ne@@ h@@ emiah 13 : 31 .
And do we not inv@@ ari@@ ab@@ ly feel satis@@ fied and ref@@ re@@ shed after we have put for@@ th the effort to study , to atten@@ d meetings , and to preach ? ​ — Psalm 1 : 1 , 2 ; 1@@ 22 : 1 ; 14@@ 5 : 10 - 13 .
Con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors
All four of them made mis@@ takes , but they still ga@@ ined Jehovah’s appro@@ val .
It might be better to say , “ God’s Word , the Bible , for@@ bi@@ ds it ” or , “ It would dis@@ ple@@ ase my God . ”
praise God as an inter@@ n@@ ational body . ​ — Revelation 7 : 9 , 10 .
For instance , while pas@@ sing along and care@@ fully ob@@ serving your ob@@ je@@ cts of ven@@ er@@ ation I also found an al@@ ta@@ r on which had been in@@ s@@ cri@@ bed ‘ To an Un@@ known God . ’ ”
Ex@@ pla@@ in why the ter@@ m “ faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” does not apply to each Christian individu@@ ally .
We have work to do in con@@ ne@@ ction with the preaching of the “ good news of the kingdom . ”
O@@ thers did lik@@ e@@ wise .
Then there are some individuals who displa@@ y ad@@ mi@@ ra@@ ble ze@@ al for their religious beli@@ ef@@ s .
Re@@ fre@@ sh@@ ment Can Be Y@@ our@@ s
His res@@ cu@@ ers are Romans , led by their comman@@ der , C@@ la@@ udi@@ us L@@ ysi@@ as .
How , then , does it come to have we@@ e@@ ds ? ’
For example , you could learn more about s@@ ci@@ ence .
What has mil@@ ling involved through the ages ?
S@@ el@@ f - S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fice in P@@ rac@@ tice
“ T@@ ake ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in Jehovah , ” David said , “ and he will give you the re@@ ques@@ ts of your heart . ”
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , her love for Jehovah gre@@ w , and her ze@@ al for his service prom@@ p@@ ted her to seek ways to serve him .
Paul explained how he took into consider@@ ation the people he taught .
You must not desire your fel@@ low@@ man@@ ’s wife , nor his slave man nor his slave gi@@ r@@ l nor his bul@@ l nor his ass nor anything that bel@@ ong@@ s to your fel@@ low@@ man . ”
A@@ sa prom@@ o@@ ted true worship .
How are elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants appointed ?
No , for he does not change .
The tre@@ asure was , not a liter@@ al ge@@ m , but something el@@ se of great value .
The same can be said of a Christi@@ an’s spiritual gro@@ w@@ th .
3 : 1 - 5 , 12 .
The ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of mankind refu@@ se to ac@@ knowledge God or to give him glory .
It was comm@@ on for them “ to s@@ me@@ ar the se@@ am@@ s or even the whole ex@@ ter@@ i@@ or h@@ ul@@ l with pit@@ ch [ bitu@@ men ] or pit@@ ch and wa@@ x , and to s@@ pre@@ ad a la@@ y@@ er of pit@@ ch on the inter@@ i@@ or . ”
I@@ S@@ S@@ A@@ C@@ H@@ A@@ R
Se@@ cond , what we foc@@ us our eyes on can re@@ in@@ for@@ ce the desi@@ res of our heart , for good or for bad .
Do dem@@ ons still exer@@ t influ@@ ence over humans ?
S@@ il@@ vi@@ a says : “ I found what I have been loo@@ king for all my life . ”
Yet , we are not without help and guid@@ ance .
Be@@ fore long , preaching from house to house became a h@@ all@@ mar@@ k of those faithful Christians ​ — as it is t@@ ill this day .
• O@@ ver the years , what has contribu@@ ted to the inc@@ re@@ ase among true worshi@@ p@@ ers ?
They assign@@ ed us a we@@ ek@@ ly Bible reading , and we pre@@ pared questions and ans@@ wers for meetings that we called Bible Be@@ es .
See the seri@@ es “ P@@ or@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y ​ — H@@ ar@@ m@@ less or H@@ ar@@ m@@ ful ? ”
Hence , I had to learn some Ger@@ man .
She expla@@ ins what medit@@ ating on this s@@ crip@@ ture taught her : “ It is wise to be practic@@ al and to pl@@ an a@@ head .
In what work do the “ other sheep ” “ go with ” the spiritual Israelites ?
He ess@@ enti@@ ally vie@@ ws blood as e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent to life .
And they felt the pain within them so@@ o@@ th@@ ed , and their faith in God . . . f@@ lar@@ ed up . ”
While Paul was there , the holy spirit re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly st@@ op@@ ped him from preaching in certain are@@ as .
The de@@ ar brothers and sisters who started Jehovah’s work in our are@@ a in the 19@@ 50 ’ s would be ast@@ oun@@ ded to see the chang@@ es we have experienced .
An@@ xi@@ ously I s@@ can@@ ned the crow@@ d p@@ our@@ ing down the wide sta@@ ir@@ way .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H G@@ O@@ D is our Creator and Li@@ fe - Gi@@ ver .
O@@ ver the years , they had been associ@@ ating with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The Scriptures show that un@@ contro@@ l@@ led expres@@ sion of anger is a mar@@ k of we@@ ak@@ ness , not of strength .
Re@@ g@@ arding that time , Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 4 says : “ They will ac@@ tually si@@ t , each one under his v@@ ine and under his fi@@ g t@@ ree , and there will be no one making them tre@@ m@@ ble ; for the very m@@ ou@@ th of Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es has spo@@ ken it . ”
Why two lo@@ a@@ ves ?
In contr@@ ast , what we learned at G@@ ile@@ ad sh@@ ar@@ p@@ ened our ability to think and a@@ bo@@ ve all streng@@ th@@ ened our faith in Jehovah God and his Word .
The ma@@ ster was to bring his slave up against the do@@ or or the do@@ or@@ po@@ st and pi@@ er@@ ce his e@@ ar through with an a@@ w@@ l .
“ Jehovah’s spirit became op@@ er@@ ative upon him , so that he went down to A@@ sh@@ k@@ el@@ on and stru@@ ck down th@@ ir@@ ty men of the@@ ir@@ s and took what he stri@@ pp@@ ed off them and gave the out@@ f@@ its to the tel@@ l@@ ers of the ri@@ dd@@ le . ” ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 14 : 18 , 19 .
We are not a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of the good news
Con@@ cer@@ ning it we read : “ When he [ the se@@ ven@@ th world power ] does arri@@ ve he must remain a sh@@ ort while . ”
he dem@@ an@@ ded . And he had the un@@ for@@ giving slave imp@@ ris@@ oned until he re@@ pa@@ id all that he ow@@ ed .
L@@ ac@@ king a f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation in righteous principles , he is like an un@@ st@@ able building that col@@ la@@ p@@ ses in a viol@@ ent st@@ or@@ m .
We were trans@@ fer@@ red to another to@@ wn , where they th@@ re@@ w us into some very dar@@ k and di@@ r@@ ty c@@ el@@ ls .
Will you act in acc@@ ord with the Scriptures so that you can be among the bil@@ li@@ ons who will ev@@ en@@ tually live on the Par@@ adise earth ?
C@@ oun@@ t@@ less num@@ bers of people , determined to wa@@ g@@ er only a small am@@ ount of money or to try their hand at g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing just a few times , have become ent@@ ang@@ led and un@@ able to es@@ cap@@ e g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing ad@@ di@@ ction .
So he said ex@@ ac@@ tly how many sheep were left be@@ h@@ ind while the ow@@ ner sear@@ ched for a st@@ ra@@ y , how many h@@ our@@ s work@@ ers la@@ bor@@ ed in the v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard , and how many tal@@ ents were given in trust . ​ — Matthew 18 : 12 - 14 ; 20 : 1 - 16 ; 25 : 14 - 30 .
One ac@@ ting that way would be for@@ get@@ ting that accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing a t@@ ask invol@@ ving the congregation u@@ su@@ ally dep@@ ends more on the pe@@ ace@@ ful spirit of the congregation than on the spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c me@@ th@@ od used .
C@@ learly , with God’s blessing this will be a world without refu@@ ge@@ e cam@@ ps . ​ — Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 3 , 4 ; Psalm 4@@ 6 : 9 .
Those who worship God together should be un@@ ited in beli@@ ef . ​ — 1 Corinthians 1 : 10 , 11 .
Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ded by Th@@ in@@ king A@@ bility , Dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment , and W@@ is@@ dom
I am doing only what I ought to do in view of what Jehovah has done for me . ”
The one listen@@ ing to discipl@@ ine also ac@@ qui@@ res heart , that is , good mo@@ tive .
( Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 1 – 4 : 6 )
“ We@@ ’@@ ve already found out that ther@@ e@@ ’s a Kingdom H@@ all there . ”
At the end of his M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ule , such pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers will in the ful@@ l@@ est sense become earthly children of God . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
After hear@@ ing what Saul had done , Samuel told him : “ You have ac@@ ted fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ly . You have not kept the comman@@ d@@ ment of Jehovah your God that he comman@@ ded you , because , if you had , Jehovah would have made your kingdom fir@@ m over Israel to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite .
F@@ or@@ tun@@ ately , he rec@@ over@@ ed from these in@@ ju@@ ries and re@@ turned to work .
12 : 8 , 9 .
Even though the people had been without me@@ at for some time , God had given them en@@ ough man@@ na to e@@ at .
At le@@ ast we have pr@@ inted co@@ pi@@ es of the Bible and do not have to make h@@ and@@ written co@@ pi@@ es , as some in ancient times did ! ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 17 : 18 , 19 .
E@@ vel@@ y@@ n also ass@@ ists a f@@ ra@@ il , el@@ der@@ ly neigh@@ b@@ or .
On the other hand , if a husband fa@@ il@@ s to show love and consider@@ ation for his wife , Jehovah God may ign@@ ore the man@@ ’s prayers .
The dr@@ ought , three and a half years long , had left its mar@@ k on them .
John as well as his fi@@ ve brothers and sisters and their mother were all sta@@ un@@ ch Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s and as such were op@@ posed to the fa@@ ther’s faith .
He st@@ ressed that he vie@@ wed the succ@@ ess he thus far had me@@ t with as a si@@ gn from Jehovah , “ who had led me in the true way to take the daugh@@ ter of the brother of my ma@@ ster for his son . ”
These are uni@@ que advan@@ ta@@ ges that may allow him to ex@@ p@@ and his ministry , wi@@ den out in love for others , and draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah .
Thus , many became believers . ​ — 8 / 1 , pages 14 - 15 .
If Jehovah were to allow that to ha@@ p@@ pen , it would be as if his enem@@ ies were more powerful than he is .
We thr@@ ill at reading the des@@ crip@@ tions of Jehovah’s heavenly arrang@@ ement written by Isaiah , E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el , and Daniel and in Joh@@ n@@ ’s Revelation account .
And you never know how or when your words may be re@@ pe@@ ated .
Me@@ an@@ while , a form@@ er child sol@@ di@@ er nam@@ ed Sam@@ son came through the to@@ wn where A@@ le@@ x now lived .
O@@ r are you prom@@ pt to a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze ?
Because El@@ i hon@@ ored his sons more than Jehovah , God dec@@ re@@ ed that Eli@@ ’s family would be cu@@ t off from the high pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od , which happened star@@ ting with his great - great - gr@@ and@@ son , A@@ bi@@ a@@ th@@ ar .
The psalmist said : “ This God is our God to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , even forever .
We too could be su@@ sc@@ ep@@ ti@@ ble to d@@ anger that comes from an un@@ expe@@ cted direction .
We can do this by stri@@ ving to be , at all times , a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement and spiritual ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment to others .
For example , Jesus Christ never claim@@ ed that he was not Jehovah’s only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , and he never pre@@ tend@@ ed that his ministry on earth was not sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant .
On the night before her baptism , her father did a beau@@ ti@@ ful thing .
What a thr@@ ill@@ ing pro@@ spe@@ ct !
Ab@@ out two we@@ ek@@ s later , I was appointed branch overse@@ er , an assignment I h@@ and@@ led for four and a half years .
• What are some benef@@ its that come from our main@@ tain@@ ing a high stan@@ d@@ ard of conduct ?
It did not need a “ rel@@ e@@ ase ” from sin . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 7 .
How do the Scriptures show that Jehovah pa@@ ys attention to our feelings ?
S@@ cho@@ l@@ ars believe that in@@ iti@@ ally the system of writ@@ ing used in M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia was pi@@ c@@ to@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c , with a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l or pi@@ c@@ ture re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting a word or an ide@@ a .
In what ways , then , can we follow Jesus ’ st@@ ep@@ s ?
But boo@@ ks and mo@@ vi@@ es have often fe@@ atu@@ red it in made - up love st@@ ori@@ es , and a g@@ lu@@ t of such material f@@ loo@@ ds the mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place .
That wi@@ do@@ w pers@@ is@@ ted in order to receive justice from an un@@ righteous man .
He will destro@@ y this cor@@ ru@@ pt world and u@@ sh@@ er in an enti@@ r@@ ely new system of things in which “ righteousness is to d@@ well . ”
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , the Bible speak@@ s prophe@@ tic@@ ally of the Messi@@ ah as a po@@ li@@ shed ar@@ ro@@ w that his Father “ conc@@ e@@ aled . . . in his own qui@@ ver . ”
The sc@@ he@@ du@@ le for his p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ m vis@@ its appe@@ ared in The Watchtower until 19@@ 21 .
“ Mar@@ ri@@ age c@@ he@@ ered him up again .
In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tions of Jehovah’s Witnesses provide out@@ standing occasi@@ ons for this tra@@ ining .
We show Jehovah that we love him by ze@@ al@@ ously preaching the Kingdom message , giving up@@ building com@@ ments at the meetings , or help@@ ing our Christian brothers and sisters .
Do@@ ing re@@ sear@@ ch with the spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c purpose of ans@@ wer@@ ing a question put to us during our preaching or teaching work will also bring us great happiness .
In view of the ne@@ ar@@ ness of the imp@@ en@@ ding “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation , ” now is the time to have a ze@@ al@@ ous share in the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work .
What con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed one brother that he has the truth ?
5@@ 6 : 3 - 5 .
He brought a great f@@ lood .
After Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , Jews and pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes from el@@ se@@ where who became disciples at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st rema@@ ined in Jerusalem for some time to learn more about the true faith .
Does the Bible instru@@ ct us to pray to Jesus , to M@@ ary , to sa@@ in@@ ts , or to angels ?
H@@ er tw@@ in sons were not consider@@ ed to be the sons of for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation .
That could lead to a de@@ gre@@ e of qu@@ ar@@ rel@@ ing and stri@@ fe .
How are we to understand these two rel@@ ated re@@ ques@@ ts in Jesus ’ mo@@ de@@ l prayer ?
C@@ ri@@ me and viol@@ ence will be things of the past .
As Christians , we imitate God’s love by tel@@ ling others about God’s pro@@ v@@ isions for sal@@ vation , even if our efforts are fre@@ qu@@ ently re@@ bu@@ ff@@ ed .
Go@@ o@@ dness is vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e , moral exc@@ el@@ l@@ ence , or the qu@@ ality or st@@ ate of being good .
Lo@@ ve for God will pre@@ v@@ ent us from be@@ coming att@@ ached to this world because of its al@@ lu@@ re@@ ments .
How Can We S@@ how Our Lo@@ ve ?
We might illustr@@ ate this with four ancient boo@@ ks : “ the book of the af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of the times of the k@@ ings of Juda@@ h , ” “ the Bo@@ ok of the K@@ ings of Juda@@ h and of Israel , ” “ the Bo@@ ok of the K@@ ings of Israel , ” and “ the Bo@@ ok of the K@@ ings of Israel and of Juda@@ h . ”
Still , rema@@ ining in our spiritual par@@ adise requi@@ res more than having a good relationship with these people .
So the disciples follow@@ ed Jesus ’ guid@@ el@@ ines on prayer .
Many of the things we saw and experienced in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates were new and str@@ ange to us .
* F@@ er@@ n@@ anda put the st@@ ack of bil@@ ls into her pur@@ se without coun@@ ting it .
In the book of Acts , we read one account after another of their th@@ reat@@ s and att@@ ac@@ ks against Christians , star@@ ting al@@ most im@@ medi@@ ately after the mirac@@ ul@@ ous events at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E .
And many put faith in him .
A@@ R@@ E you fac@@ ing chang@@ es in your life ?
This full - co@@ stu@@ me dr@@ ama showed how th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Israelites lost their lives at the bor@@ der of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and because they for@@ got Jehovah and were se@@ duc@@ ed by pa@@ g@@ an women into for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation and false worship .
I was to accom@@ pan@@ y my husband , who can hear , as he vis@@ its different congregations as a sub@@ s@@ titu@@ te cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er .
For more information , see chap@@ ter 5 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
“ There is one God , and one medi@@ at@@ or between God and men , a man , Christ Jesus . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 2 : 5 .
Un@@ less we ad@@ here to his righteous standards , we will not remain san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied before him .
In those difficult times , he develop@@ ed many good qualities that helped him later when he was given important work to do .
Who pa@@ ys for all of this ?
If we look to material things to f@@ ill spiritual needs , we will be disa@@ p@@ pointed .
Des@@ pite my deter@@ i@@ or@@ ating ey@@ es@@ i@@ ght , that interest was str@@ ong@@ er than ever , especially since I had learned that so many people in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a are inter@@ ested in the Bible and in serving Jehovah .
My father was the compan@@ y serv@@ ant , now called the co@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ or of the body of elders .
There is , though , a more important responsi@@ bility than the honor we o@@ we to any se@@ cul@@ ar authority and even than the love we o@@ we our brothers .
Why do we re@@ be@@ l against death ?
W@@ as the real mo@@ tive for the mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring a desire for more power and recogn@@ iti@@ on ?
At the baptism it@@ self , the can@@ di@@ d@@ ates answer y@@ es to two ke@@ y questions .
We do not i@@ do@@ li@@ ze well - known re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves of the Christian congregation or re@@ act in their pres@@ ence as if angels were standing ne@@ ar@@ by .
I once heard an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent remin@@ der : If we w@@ oke up t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w with only the things we than@@ ked Jehovah for today , what would we end up with ? ” *
A mo@@ der@@ n example is sh@@ own at left .
Even later , when a family friend gave me a “ New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent ” in a mo@@ der@@ n transl@@ ation , I never got around to reading it .
L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing with love means pa@@ ying attention not only to the words but also to the emo@@ tions sub@@ tly expres@@ sed .
( a ) What does a brother need in order to be an effe@@ ctive shepher@@ d ?
* He kin@@ dly told her : “ Da@@ ugh@@ ter , . . . be heal@@ ed from your g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous si@@ ck@@ ness . ”
But what will we teach to others ?
What were the pro@@ spe@@ cts of those invit@@ ed to be in the new covenant ?
When we face such difficul@@ ties , how do we cop@@ e ?
And with God - given vision , “ far into the dist@@ ance [ the e@@ ag@@ le@@ ’s ] eyes keep loo@@ king . ”
An@@ th@@ on@@ y : There are pro@@ ba@@ bly a number of reas@@ ons why people say that .
Today , Satan continu@@ es to use “ Ab@@ sal@@ om@@ s ” in his at@@ temp@@ t to ste@@ al the hearts of Jehovah’s servants .
P@@ il@@ ate was ca@@ pa@@ ble of using for@@ ce .
This covenant between Christ and his associ@@ ate k@@ ings rema@@ ins forever op@@ er@@ ative . ​ — Revelation 22 : 5 .
; Bar@@ ne@@ t@@ t , S .
( b ) What should he do before making a decision ?
What should we do if someone we me@@ et in the ministry seem@@ s to be bel@@ lig@@ er@@ ent ?
L@@ ess anxi@@ ety , st@@ ress , and ho@@ st@@ ility
One qu@@ ality is being true to our word : “ He does not go back on his promise , even when it is bad for him . ”
Lo@@ ve never fa@@ il@@ s . ’ ​ — 1 C@@ or .
This 4@@ 16 - page book con@@ tain@@ s a verse - by - verse discus@@ sion of the first 40 chap@@ ters of the book of Isaiah .
On the other hand , pa@@ in@@ less blessings over@@ take all who “ keep listen@@ ing to the vo@@ ice of Jehovah . ”
Fir@@ st Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 12 : 1 , 2 tel@@ ls of B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ ite “ mi@@ gh@@ ty men , the help@@ ers in the war@@ f@@ are , ar@@ m@@ ed with the bo@@ w , using the right hand and using the left hand with st@@ ones or with ar@@ ro@@ ws in the bo@@ w . ”
The ow@@ ner of the bo@@ at was the pol@@ itical cha@@ ir@@ man of the are@@ a , so he deci@@ ded to c@@ he@@ ck all the pas@@ s@@ eng@@ ers for pol@@ itical par@@ ty car@@ ds .
Why do some not accept Bible - based counsel about sel@@ e@@ cting a mate , yet to what could this course lead ?
Al@@ mon@@ ds p@@ ack much nu@@ tr@@ iti@@ on in a t@@ in@@ y bun@@ d@@ le .
If you serve Jehovah faith@@ fully wh@@ er@@ ever you are and wh@@ atever you do , you are a succ@@ ess . ”
The Bible poin@@ ts out : “ N@@ one of them can ever re@@ de@@ em a brother or give to God a ransom for him . . .
For example , Genesis 6 : 8 , 9 states that “ Noah found fav@@ or in the eyes of Jehovah ” and that he “ wal@@ ked with the true God . ”
They were held during Ju@@ ly and Au@@ gu@@ st 200@@ 6 , in P@@ ra@@ gu@@ e , cap@@ it@@ al of the C@@ ze@@ ch Re@@ public ; in B@@ r@@ atis@@ la@@ va , cap@@ it@@ al of S@@ lo@@ v@@ ak@@ ia ; in C@@ hor@@ z@@ ow and P@@ o@@ z@@ n@@ an , P@@ ol@@ and ; * and in fi@@ ve Ger@@ man c@@ ities ​ — D@@ ort@@ mun@@ d , F@@ ran@@ k@@ fur@@ t , H@@ ambu@@ r@@ g , L@@ ei@@ p@@ z@@ i@@ g , and Mun@@ ich .
It is not a sp@@ in@@ eless g@@ ent@@ l@@ en@@ ess , a sen@@ ti@@ men@@ tal f@@ on@@ dness , a pas@@ sive qui@@ et@@ ism .
What might help you over@@ come h@@ es@@ it@@ an@@ cy to speak up about your beli@@ ef@@ s ?
Paul said : “ For all things I have the strength by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of him who imp@@ ar@@ ts power to me . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 13 .
Your in@@ ten@@ tion may be to help your mate see the proble@@ m in per@@ spe@@ ctive .
They should pray in priv@@ ate , not just to be seen by others .
The wise king also lis@@ ts some practic@@ es to shu@@ n , saying : “ Do not say to your fel@@ low@@ man : ‘ G@@ o , and come back and t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w I shall give , ’ when there is something with you .
How does Jesus ’ mo@@ de@@ l prayer help us to remain vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant and to make our hope “ fir@@ m to the end ” ?
We read : “ The people kept standing before Moses from the mor@@ ning t@@ ill the ev@@ ening . ”
Pe@@ ople used to wr@@ ite let@@ ters to share their own experi@@ ences with family and friends , keep@@ ing them up - to - d@@ ate with what was going on in their life .
Christians are righ@@ tly inform@@ ed of fin@@ an@@ cial needs .
What less@@ on did Job learn , and how can we benefit from his experience ?
A Father S@@ ho@@ ws Lo@@ ving - K@@ in@@ dness
E@@ D W@@ A@@ S d@@ ying , and B@@ ill h@@ ated him .
Let us exam@@ ine some fe@@ atu@@ res of this new book and why it was publi@@ shed .
In his letter to the Romans , the apostle Paul explained : “ Wh@@ en@@ ever people of the nations that do not have law do by n@@ ature the things of the law , these people , al@@ though not having law , are a law to themselves .
Jehovah emp@@ ow@@ ered Eli@@ j@@ ah to rest@@ ore the bo@@ y to life .
Is Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah told to place the cro@@ wn on the head of Go@@ ver@@ nor Z@@ er@@ u@@ b@@ ba@@ be@@ l of the tri@@ be of Juda@@ h and a des@@ c@@ end@@ ant of David ?
What is the co@@ st of pur@@ su@@ ing high@@ er educ@@ ation today ? ​ — Luke 14 : 28 - 33 .
“ In no pre@@ vi@@ ous age have people sh@@ own so great an ap@@ titu@@ de , and ap@@ pet@@ ite , for k@@ ill@@ ing milli@@ ons of other people for reas@@ ons of r@@ ace , religion or class . ”
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , Jehovah pur@@ posed to have 12 apostles form the future “ 12 f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation st@@ ones ” of New Jerusalem .
No won@@ der such a man fac@@ es what lies a@@ head with strong confidence !
For example , on the night before he gave his life for us , “ he continued pra@@ ying more ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly ; and his s@@ we@@ at became as d@@ ro@@ ps of blood f@@ all@@ ing to the gr@@ ound . ”
C@@ learly , God’s Kingdom has a special place in the heart of this young gi@@ r@@ l !
When we wanted to walk back to the branch , the ho@@ st ob@@ je@@ cted , “ No , you can@@ ’t leave ; it@@ ’s ra@@ ining , ” and he tri@@ ed to in@@ s@@ ist we stay over@@ night .
What is me@@ ant by ‘ co@@ ver@@ ing over the mu@@ st@@ ac@@ he , ’ and why does Mi@@ ca@@ h have no reason to do such a thing ?
In 199@@ 9 came cl@@ ari@@ fic@@ ation of when and how ‘ the dis@@ gu@@ sting thing stan@@ ds in a holy place . ’
They did not foc@@ us just on themselves and their personal comfort .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate a Gi@@ ving S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
Why do people die ?
of J@@ anu@@ ary 8 , 200@@ 3 , pages 3 - 11 .
Me@@ an@@ while , we want to use every opportunity to strengthen our faith so that we will be able to keep our integrity to Jehovah no matter what t@@ ests we may face .
“ My father is now back in the congregation , and my you@@ ng@@ er brothers and sisters are serving Jehovah .
• the lo@@ cu@@ st ?
Let us therefore make it a point to “ be long - suffering with joy . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 9 - 12 .
What are all these people as@@ king for ?
We need to pray fer@@ v@@ ently for God’s help and work hard to over@@ come any attitude or prac@@ tice that will pre@@ v@@ ent us from in@@ her@@ iting God’s Kingdom .
We should not be like the people of No@@ ah’s day .
And for its part , it je@@ ers k@@ ings themselves , and high of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als are something la@@ u@@ g@@ ha@@ ble to it .
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , doing so is not eas@@ y .
It was as if she had accepted a wi@@ f@@ ely position in the circum@@ c@@ ision covenant , with Jehovah God as the husband .
L@@ loy@@ d was a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy until his death last year .
One Bible scho@@ la@@ r no@@ tes : “ The Greek word [ for “ w@@ in@@ d@@ st@@ or@@ m ” at Mark 4 : 37 ] is used of a fu@@ ri@@ ous st@@ or@@ m or h@@ ur@@ ri@@ c@@ ane .
With his parents ’ appro@@ val , he en@@ tered a religious s@@ em@@ in@@ ary .
The words of the next pro@@ ver@@ b help us to remain faithful in fulfill@@ ing our com@@ mis@@ sion .
Wh@@ ere the v@@ al@@ le@@ y wi@@ den@@ s , A@@ sa pa@@ uses and g@@ as@@ ps .
What have you learned from this article ?
His ad@@ or@@ ing crow@@ d sh@@ ou@@ ted : “ A go@@ d’s vo@@ ice , and not a man@@ ’s ! ”
How beau@@ ti@@ fully the book of Ne@@ h@@ emiah illustr@@ ates the truth of those words !
Mi@@ ca@@ h’s words thus indic@@ ate that when Jehovah for@@ gives , he re@@ mo@@ ves our sin@@ s per@@ man@@ ently .
The next day I deci@@ ded to leave their home , and I went to my a@@ un@@ t’s place .
To that end , our prayer is in l@@ ine with the words of Psalm 14@@ 3 : 10 : ‘ T@@ each me to do your will , for you are my God . ’
V@@ ari@@ ous Bible scho@@ l@@ ars , past and present , re@@ ached the same conclu@@ sion ​ — that is , the number is liter@@ al . For instance , in com@@ men@@ ting on Revelation 7 : 4 , 9 , B@@ rit@@ ish le@@ x@@ ic@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ her D@@ r . E@@ th@@ el@@ ber@@ t W .
( Read Romans 2 : 14 , 15 . )
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , we should not be un@@ ste@@ ad@@ y , un@@ able to deci@@ de .
P@@ E@@ R@@ H@@ A@@ P@@ S the first time you saw Jehovah’s name was when it was sh@@ own to you at Psalm 8@@ 3 : 18 .
W@@ ere “ all the people ” ​ — not just the An@@ ak@@ im — ​ gi@@ ants ?
On@@ ce a we@@ ek , they still have their family study .
It is a small to@@ wn sou@@ th of N@@ ap@@ les , I@@ tal@@ y .
However , they fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ly dis@@ reg@@ ar@@ ded God’s comm@@ and and su@@ ffered ter@@ ri@@ ble con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences . ​ — G@@ en .
They likely were exc@@ it@@ e@@ dly tal@@ king about the coming meeting as they wal@@ ked .
Un@@ contro@@ l@@ led anger is a si@@ gn ne@@ i@@ ther of strength nor of vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e .
Do you stand in a@@ we of his wisdom and knowledge , and do you sense why we need to learn more about his will ?
Jehovah God brought this cal@@ am@@ ity upon his people because they had re@@ je@@ cted him in fav@@ or of the Cana@@ an@@ ite ra@@ in - go@@ d , Ba@@ al .
By means of his Son , Jehovah provided instru@@ ctions for sur@@ vi@@ val to Christians who were living in Jerusalem and Ju@@ de@@ a pri@@ or to the c@@ it@@ y’s des@@ tru@@ ction in 70 C.E .
You can read together the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s promises regarding the resurrection .
* Christ Jesus is Lord and He@@ ad of the Christian congregation .
They thus am@@ as@@ sed fa@@ bul@@ ous ri@@ ches .
Jehovah wants his servants to love one another as brothers and sisters and to serve one another .
Is@@ ol@@ ated but Not F@@ or@@ go@@ t@@ ten
His conclu@@ sion was : “ If I were yet pleas@@ ing men , I would not be Christ’s slave . ”
M@@ er@@ ely keep@@ ing up a r@@ out@@ ine of worship does not always reve@@ al what is really going on in some@@ one@@ ’s heart .
From the book A Gen@@ er@@ al H@@ ist@@ ory for C@@ ol@@ le@@ ges and H@@ i@@ gh S@@ cho@@ ol@@ s , 19@@ 00
Dani@@ è@@ le , who has been vis@@ iting fellow Witnesses in n@@ ur@@ sing ho@@ m@@ es for some 20 years , ob@@ ser@@ ves , “ When the st@@ af@@ f of a n@@ ur@@ sing home no@@ tice that a person has regul@@ ar vis@@ its , he or she ge@@ ts better care . ”
Many of you de@@ ar brothers and sisters are cop@@ ing with serious ill@@ ness .
Rather , the ba@@ by lear@@ ns as its mother tal@@ ks to it .
E@@ r@@ n@@ est served as an au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer for a year , but he said , “ I know for sure I could never be a regul@@ ar pioneer . ”
As the worl@@ d@@ wide ex@@ pan@@ sion pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ds , may we continu@@ ally look for opportun@@ ities to show our c@@ he@@ er@@ ful@@ ness and will@@ ing@@ ness in giving of our strength , our time , and our res@@ our@@ ces .
I tri@@ ed to accept my life as it was .
What is a ke@@ y reason why we end@@ ure in our Christian ministry ?
I felt that this was the ch@@ ance of a li@@ fe@@ time .
In the next is@@ sue of The Watchtower , a seri@@ es of artic@@ les will discus@@ s some of the spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c teaching me@@ tho@@ ds that Jesus used .
W@@ ise use of mo@@ der@@ n te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy fac@@ il@@ it@@ ates the publi@@ shing of Bi@@ bl@@ es and Bible liter@@ ature in h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of langu@@ ages .
A@@ mer@@ i@@ can P@@ re@@ si@@ d@@ ent W@@ o@@ o@@ d@@ ro@@ w W@@ il@@ son helped to co@@ in a reas@@ sur@@ ing po@@ pul@@ ar s@@ lo@@ g@@ an that the war would “ make the world sa@@ fe for dem@@ o@@ cr@@ ac@@ y . ”
As individuals , we know that our im@@ medi@@ ate physical prote@@ ction is not gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ ed .
Mar@@ it@@ al Dis@@ ag@@ re@@ ements , 6 / 1
Yes , we can maintain our integrity des@@ pite our imper@@ fe@@ ction .
The mo@@ tiv@@ ation for us to take these st@@ ep@@ s should be love for Jehovah and a desire to serve him .
What have you learned from this discus@@ sion on being a spiritual person ?
This new e@@ dition will have a dist@@ inc@@ tive co@@ ver .
It spoke with the “ acc@@ ent ” of others around us .
What work today has brought much praise to Jehovah ?
D@@ em@@ and for our public@@ ations ro@@ se dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c@@ ally .
B@@ ru@@ ci@@ o@@ li@@ ’s transl@@ ation used the divine name I@@ e@@ o@@ va in its text
He died faithful , and we rejo@@ ice with him that his hope is sure .
He was ne@@ i@@ ther born as a prophe@@ t’s son nor tra@@ ined as a prophet .
As we exam@@ ine these are@@ as , be sure to refle@@ ct on how you can strengthen your trust in Jehovah .
18 : 13 ; M@@ al .
How encourag@@ ing to know that Jehovah valu@@ es most what we can all expres@@ s no matter what our circumstances ​ — our love for him !
The P@@ ol@@ ish B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n were stud@@ ents of God’s Word .
In what li@@ mit@@ ed way did Jesus beg@@ in to exerc@@ ise his k@@ ing@@ ship in the first century , but for what would he have to wa@@ it ?
What will ha@@ p@@ pen at that time ?
Wor@@ k was hard to come by in Ger@@ many between the w@@ ars .
However , they pre@@ f@@ er to use the more f@@ it@@ ting desi@@ gn@@ ations “ Hebrew Scriptures ” and “ Christian Greek Scriptures , ” Hebrew and Greek being the princi@@ p@@ al langu@@ ages in which the O@@ ld and the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ents were origin@@ ally written .
Yet , God “ did not even sp@@ are his own Son . ” Jehovah gave his very best for us .
Genesis 7 : 11 ; 11 : 10 - 25 , 32 ; 12 : 4 .
Do not let such thoughts control you .
John op@@ ens his second letter by saying : “ The older man to the cho@@ s@@ en la@@ dy and to her children . ”
Yes , our heavenly Father helps us to pur@@ sue a godly life , and we can take to heart the psalmis@@ t’s words : “ Because you said : ‘ Jehovah is my refu@@ ge , ’ you have made the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh himself your d@@ wel@@ ling ; no cal@@ am@@ ity will be@@ f@@ all you . ” ​ — Psalm 9@@ 1 : 9 , 10 .
What wonderful opportun@@ ities of sac@@ red service can o@@ pen up for you ?
As we all s@@ at around the table , Father would read the Bible to us in P@@ ol@@ ish .
In@@ iti@@ ally , King David was the “ anointed one , ” and “ the k@@ ings of earth ” were Phil@@ ist@@ ine rul@@ ers who mas@@ sed their ar@@ mi@@ es against him .
By his faith@@ ful@@ ness down t@@ ill death , Jesus Christ v@@ indic@@ ated Jehovah God as a wise and loving Creator and a righteous S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn .
By F@@ ri@@ day no@@ on , Jesus is na@@ iled to a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake and su@@ ff@@ ers exc@@ ru@@ ci@@ ating pain as the we@@ i@@ ght of his body te@@ ars at the na@@ il w@@ oun@@ ds in his hands and fe@@ et .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jesus comm@@ ended those in Phil@@ ad@@ el@@ p@@ hi@@ a , saying : “ You kept my word [ or , obe@@ yed me ] and did not prove false to my name .
You may already have experienced how Jehovah’s mi@@ gh@@ ty hand helped you to rec@@ over from some tri@@ al .
Still , they wor@@ ked well together .
( b ) What preci@@ ous in@@ her@@ it@@ ance could Abraham pas@@ s on to his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing ?
“ Are you sure that you don@@ ’t have any other liter@@ ature hi@@ d@@ den away in car@@ t@@ ons ? ” he then asked .
For example , the Ye@@ ar@@ boo@@ ks of 199@@ 2 , 199@@ 9 , and 200@@ 8 inclu@@ de encourag@@ ing repor@@ ts of our brothers in E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pia , Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i , and Rus@@ sia .
As R@@ a@@ y@@ mon@@ d dis@@ co@@ vered , car@@ ing well for the needs of “ the spiritual man ” can he@@ al deep emo@@ tional w@@ oun@@ ds .
What can help us to maintain our joy ?
That ev@@ ening A@@ bi@@ ga@@ y@@ l was very anxi@@ ous .
12 Y@@ oung On@@ es ​ — How Can You P@@ rep@@ are for B@@ ap@@ tism ?
C@@ ould you perhaps imitate the faith and action of the cou@@ ples mentioned in this article ?
A tr@@ ac@@ he@@ o@@ t@@ om@@ y , per@@ form@@ ed to in@@ ser@@ t a re@@ spi@@ r@@ at@@ or tu@@ be , cu@@ t off the pas@@ sage of a@@ ir to my vo@@ cal cor@@ ds .
I@@ N TH@@ E land of Israel , there gro@@ ws a t@@ ree that is practic@@ ally in@@ des@@ tru@@ c@@ ti@@ ble .
‘ Pe@@ ople H@@ ated M@@ e ’ ( W .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , the Bible teach@@ es us that we can find real purpose in life by worshipp@@ ing the true God , Jehovah .
* If we apply the rule of a day for a year , the se@@ ven times would am@@ ount to 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 20 years .
By the early 19@@ 40 ’ s , Ger@@ man Gen@@ er@@ al E@@ r@@ w@@ in Rom@@ me@@ l and his t@@ an@@ k tro@@ op@@ s were in ne@@ ar@@ by E@@ l Al@@ am@@ e@@ in , and A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a was full of B@@ rit@@ ish mil@@ it@@ ary person@@ ne@@ l .
The Devil well kno@@ ws that our being fully eng@@ ag@@ ed in Christian activities can strengthen us , and he does not want us to be strong .
Will you show trust similar to that of Jehovah’s people in Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s day ? ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 17 , 18 )
In time , N@@ ic@@ ol@@ a@@ us C@@ op@@ er@@ n@@ ic@@ us and Joh@@ ann@@ es Ke@@ pl@@ er descri@@ bed how the pl@@ an@@ e@@ ts move around the su@@ n d@@ ri@@ ven by an inv@@ isi@@ ble for@@ ce .
If ver@@ ba@@ l commun@@ ic@@ ation is no longer possible , other means could be used .
Consider how this illustr@@ ation might be app@@ lied .
Do You “ G@@ r@@ as@@ p the Me@@ an@@ ing ” ?
God may allow a tri@@ al to continue , yet he will give us wisdom to de@@ al with the situation and the strength to end@@ ure it .
Such a man is pra@@ ised and is pleas@@ ing to Jehovah .
( a ) How did Jesus demonstr@@ ate that he was consider@@ ate of others ?
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying the Bible di@@ lig@@ ently will a@@ id you in teaching the Bible effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
If so , when did God first reve@@ al it to humans ?
As a result , Saul fa@@ iled to real@@ ize that Jesus was the true Messi@@ ah .
It was a deli@@ c@@ ate situation .
When Jesus was a man on earth , did he know all that the future held ?
In a com@@ par@@ able way , Christian parents around the world are show@@ ing an ad@@ mi@@ ra@@ bly self - sacrific@@ ing spirit .
Re@@ g@@ arding this , the apostle Paul wrote : “ This is a pro@@ of of the righteous judgment of God , le@@ ading to your being coun@@ ted wor@@ thy of the kingdom of God , for which you are in@@ deed suffering .
T@@ al@@ k about Jehovah every day when you are doing things with your children
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , Bible prophecy indic@@ ates that mil@@ it@@ ar@@ ized po@@ wers within the Un@@ ited N@@ ations will see religion as a dis@@ tur@@ b@@ ing el@@ ement and will act to destro@@ y mo@@ der@@ n - day Jerusalem ​ — Chris@@ tend@@ om — ​ as well as the rest of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at .
Un@@ like the ju@@ dge , Jehovah is righteous and wants to come to our a@@ id .
In 19@@ 7@@ 7 , there was only one congregation in V@@ er@@ c@@ el@@ l@@ i , but when we left in 199@@ 9 , there were three .
There , on Mar@@ ch 26 , H@@ el@@ en and I were fin@@ ally able to sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze our dedic@@ ation to Jehovah by water baptism .
If so , you have a preci@@ ous pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion ​ — a personal relationship with God .
Many pris@@ on@@ ers ho@@ ped that the new re@@ gi@@ me in Mo@@ sc@@ ow might listen to their com@@ pla@@ in@@ ts about the har@@ s@@ h pris@@ on con@@ di@@ tions .
emp@@ ow@@ ered by holy spirit ?
One of my fav@@ or@@ ite times at Bethel was mor@@ ning worship , condu@@ cted by Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r .
When we get si@@ ck , there may be a vari@@ ety of tre@@ at@@ ments , and we have the right to deci@@ de which to accept .
The refer@@ ence is to the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s , or govern@@ ments , pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed by the vari@@ ous par@@ ts of the me@@ tal i@@ ma@@ ge explained by Daniel . ​ — 6 / 15 , page 17 .
You likely know someone who is div@@ or@@ ced ​ — perhaps a number of such ones .
D@@ em@@ ons during M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m , 11 / 15 G@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on@@ y , 11 / 1
Mo@@ der@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe as a cont@@ in@@ ent of so@@ ver@@ ei@@ gn states was thus born .
* But more than that , the rec@@ ord of God’s deal@@ ings with people shows the very person@@ ality of the He@@ are@@ r of prayer .
I@@ magine ​ — humans being rel@@ eas@@ ed from death , and the pain and out@@ c@@ ry it ca@@ uses g@@ one forever !
Instead of accep@@ ting God’s A@@ no@@ inted One ​ — the Messi@@ ah , or Christ — ​ the nations have “ kept mut@@ ter@@ ing , ” or medit@@ ating on , the per@@ pe@@ tu@@ ation of their own authority .
While Lu@@ car@@ is was pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch of A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a , Egy@@ pt , he pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed a great col@@ le@@ ction of boo@@ ks .
‘ By W@@ is@@ dom Our Da@@ ys Will Be@@ come Many ’
We experience the tri@@ als that are comm@@ on to humans , and we face the op@@ position that be@@ f@@ alls all true Christians .
Yet , if we be@@ g Jehovah for his support , he will give us holy spirit as we need it to cop@@ e with challeng@@ es and chang@@ ing circumstances .
Let us also remember these words of the disci@@ ple James : “ E@@ ach one is tri@@ ed by being dra@@ wn out and en@@ tic@@ ed by his own desire .
With a small st@@ af@@ f of s@@ cri@@ bes , compan@@ i@@ ons , and m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers , P@@ il@@ ate and his wife lived in the por@@ t city of Ca@@ es@@ are@@ a .
By know@@ ing what challeng@@ es they are fac@@ ing and what spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c needs requi@@ re im@@ medi@@ ate attention , an el@@ der will be in a position to offer the necess@@ ary encourag@@ ement and support .
Just as a gar@@ den@@ er needs to cultiv@@ ate , or loo@@ s@@ en , the so@@ il before s@@ ow@@ ing see@@ ds , so a teach@@ er needs to pre@@ pare , or encoura@@ ge , the heart of a lear@@ ner before teaching him new s@@ k@@ ill@@ s .
Re@@ fle@@ ct on how Jehovah is blessing your ministry and your hous@@ eho@@ ld .
Un@@ til then , may each of us be determined to refle@@ ct Jehovah’s view of justice by hum@@ bly ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing our personal li@@ mit@@ ations and gener@@ ously for@@ giving those who sin against us .
Par@@ t of our sta@@ ying a@@ wa@@ ke invol@@ ves remin@@ ding ourselves why our ministry is vital .
Not even the th@@ re@@ at of death could dis@@ su@@ a@@ de them from obe@@ ying Jesus ’ comm@@ and to make disciples .
If we are rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to sto@@ p our activities so as to give some time to our brother , we may make him feel that he is of little value to us .
“ I sur@@ rend@@ er my soul , in order that I may receive it again , ” he said .
In the ei@@ gh@@ th century B.C.E . , when Mi@@ ca@@ h pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed , God’s covenant people were di@@ vi@@ ded into two nations ​ — Israel and Juda@@ h — ​ and both were ign@@ or@@ ing God’s covenant .
How will you respon@@ d to Jehovah’s love ?
Di@@ d we or did Jehovah ? ”
For that hon@@ est and in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent expres@@ sion of faith , the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es “ th@@ re@@ w him out , ” which imp@@ lies that they ex@@ p@@ el@@ led the once - bl@@ ind man from the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e . ​ — John 9 : 22 , 34 .
There were m@@ om@@ ents when I wanted to return home .
“ My wife and I lost our jo@@ bs at the same time , ” rec@@ alls S@@ et@@ h .
At 1 K@@ ings 12 : 32 , we read : “ Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am went on to make a fes@@ ti@@ val in the ei@@ gh@@ th mon@@ th on the fi@@ f@@ te@@ en@@ th day of the mon@@ th , like the fes@@ ti@@ val that was in Juda@@ h , that he might make o@@ ffer@@ ings upon the al@@ ta@@ r that he had made in Bethel . ”
‘ Un@@ beli@@ e@@ va@@ ble ! ’ you may say .
One of the su@@ per@@ vis@@ ors ​ — I can still remember her face — ​ said to me , “ You are still a Bi@@ bel@@ for@@ s@@ ch@@ er ( Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ent ) , and you always will be . ”
No one el@@ se can be faithful to God for us .
She di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t try to for@@ ce her beli@@ ef@@ s on me .
In part , he pray@@ ed to Jehovah : “ [ May your ] eyes . . . prove to be op@@ ened toward this house night and day , toward the place of which you said , ‘ My name will prove to be there , ’ to listen to the prayer with which your serv@@ ant pra@@ ys toward this place . ”
The man began to atten@@ d meetings regul@@ arly , and soon ther@@ e@@ after he got baptized .
L@@ it@@ tle did they real@@ ize that their work would later be a mo@@ de@@ l for many of the langu@@ ages of the S@@ ou@@ th P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c .
“ A@@ ny@@ thing that my eyes asked for I did not keep away from them , ” he wrote .
“ I@@ T M@@ O@@ S@@ T certainly is possible to have good valu@@ es without a God . ”
Yes , there is a we@@ al@@ th of godly knowledge that we can ab@@ s@@ or@@ b and apply . ​ — Pro@@ v .
En@@ clo@@ sed were 10@@ 6 cro@@ c@@ he@@ ted h@@ ats !
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , in idi@@ om@@ ati@@ c Hebrew a good man is some@@ times descri@@ bed as “ pu@@ re o@@ live o@@ il . ”
Why should you re@@ ject the very thought of practic@@ ing sin ?
To answer , let us consider those problems more clo@@ sel@@ y .
A@@ gain and again , however , Jehovah proved to be “ a God of ac@@ ts of for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous and mer@@ ci@@ ful , s@@ low to anger and a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in loving - kindness . ”
His baptism sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed his pres@@ ent@@ ation of himself to God for the doing of his Fa@@ ther’s will . ​ — Hebrews 7 : 26 ; 10 : 5 - 10 .
She asked him to s@@ end H@@ ag@@ ar and I@@ sh@@ ma@@ el away . ​ — Genesis 21 : 8 - 10 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 4 : 22 , 23 , 29 .
Instead , may we “ trust in Jehovah with all [ our ] heart . ” ​ — Pro@@ v . 3 : 5 .
Some we@@ ek@@ ends , we invit@@ ed other famili@@ es for up@@ building associ@@ ation .
What was the fin@@ an@@ cial con@@ dition of the Israelites back then ?
Rather , it is the inc@@ reas@@ ed emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is that soci@@ ety plac@@ es on money and material succ@@ ess .
Jehovah God’s accep@@ t@@ ance of the pres@@ ent@@ ation of Jesus ’ body for sacrifice me@@ ant that an al@@ ta@@ r greater than the liter@@ al al@@ ta@@ r in Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s temple had come into ex@@ ist@@ ence .
[ Bo@@ x on page 17 ]
Instead of being car@@ eless in spe@@ e@@ ch and conduct , be vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant so that you walk as a wise person , “ bu@@ ying out the oppor@@ tu@@ ne time ” in these wicked days .
W@@ il@@ li@@ am and J@@ en@@ ni@@ f@@ er , a cou@@ ple from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , arri@@ ved in T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n about se@@ ven years ag@@ o .
She says : “ I read experi@@ ences about people who pray@@ ed to God to s@@ end someone to help them to get to know him .
Jesus , like David , was born in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m , some 1@@ ,@@ 1@@ 00 years after Davi@@ d’s time .
Many milli@@ ons already pray for God’s Kingdom to come .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , they proved to be “ tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es@@ ome com@@ for@@ ters . ”
The transl@@ ated text is c@@ he@@ cked and pro@@ of@@ read .
What an O@@ ver@@ view Rev@@ e@@ als
It comes from the Bible ​ — the book written under the direc@@ t influ@@ ence of God’s spirit .
W@@ he@@ ther they feel ref@@ re@@ shed or cho@@ ked may dep@@ end on how we expla@@ in our faith to them .
He again went to Jehovah in prayer .
Why , he even gave his preci@@ ous Son so that we could have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of end@@ less life ! ​ — Read Psalm 8@@ 4 : 11 ; Romans 8 : 32 .
He pre@@ ached to all his relati@@ ves , and just si@@ x months after the conven@@ tion , he gave his first Bible reading at the Kingdom H@@ all .
* The 36 - s@@ qu@@ are - m@@ ile [ 9@@ 3 - s@@ q - k@@ m ] is@@ land got that name from a fam@@ ous 18@@ th - century no@@ v@@ el ent@@ it@@ led R@@ o@@ bin@@ son C@@ r@@ us@@ o@@ e , written by the Eng@@ l@@ ish au@@ th@@ or Daniel De@@ fo@@ e .
For a person to devel@@ op strong faith , he needs to do more than read the Bible .
Na@@ om@@ i ur@@ ged the you@@ ng@@ er women to return to their people .
Not her given name .
H@@ el@@ p in Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing S@@ an@@ ct@@ ity of B@@ lood ( Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines ) , 5 / 1
Thus , Job took a kin@@ dly interest in the bl@@ ind , the l@@ ame , and the po@@ or .
To learn why God al@@ lo@@ ws suffering , see chap@@ ter 11 of this book , What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ? , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses
He was a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed and no longer felt com@@ for@@ table in Jehovah’s pres@@ ence .
L@@ ater , he was fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ used of at@@ temp@@ ted ra@@ pe and was imp@@ ris@@ oned .
But when they are not in the mo@@ od for tal@@ king , you may just si@@ t in s@@ il@@ ence , and a fri@@ end@@ ly hand to hold can do won@@ ders .
Go@@ ver@@ nor F@@ eli@@ x Fa@@ il@@ s to P@@ ass Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment
Fa@@ ina also ser@@ ves as a special pioneer .
K@@ no@@ wing that we can be in@@ str@@ um@@ ent@@ al in help@@ ing people to benefit from Jesus ’ sa@@ ving ac@@ ts imp@@ els us to share in the preaching and teaching work .
H@@ ere , the un@@ believers are jud@@ ges serving in the cour@@ t system of Corin@@ th .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing three months of con@@ v@@ al@@ es@@ c@@ ence in S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land , I re@@ turned to school , no longer in fear of ex@@ pul@@ sion .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el , 7 / 1 , 8 / 1
U@@ p@@ on Sa@@ ul@@ ’s death , in@@ stead of ex@@ ul@@ ting in joy , David com@@ posed a di@@ r@@ ge : “ Saul and J@@ on@@ a@@ than , the lo@@ va@@ ble ones and the pleas@@ ant ones during their life . . . S@@ wi@@ f@@ ter than the e@@ ag@@ les they were , mi@@ gh@@ ti@@ er than the li@@ ons they were .
H@@ er brother - in - law had been in and out of j@@ a@@ il ever since he was a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er .
In fact , she dis@@ cer@@ ned that Satan , “ the father of the li@@ e , ” uses c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty and dec@@ ep@@ tive t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s to fo@@ ster in some the feel@@ ing that they are wor@@ th@@ less and to make them believe that Jehovah could never find them lo@@ va@@ ble . ​ — John 8 : 4@@ 4 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 11 .
Se@@ ek God’s A@@ p@@ pro@@ val
However , the prophet went with Bal@@ ak@@ ’s men with the full in@@ ten@@ tion of cur@@ sing Israel .
Th@@ ink , too , about the hon@@ es@@ ty of the men who wrote the Bible .
How can he res@@ ist the pul@@ l ?
En@@ jo@@ ying their marriage and family for all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity could have been Adam and E@@ ve@@ ’s happy lo@@ t in life .
B@@ as@@ ed on Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 21 , 22 , to what re@@ war@@ ding activities can you look for@@ ward ?
EL@@ I@@ N is one of 60 people in S@@ we@@ den who were rec@@ ently lis@@ ted as being 10@@ 5 years of age or older .
there was a man in Jerusalem nam@@ ed Si@@ me@@ on , and this man was righteous and re@@ ver@@ ent , wa@@ iting for Israel@@ ’s cons@@ ol@@ ation [ or , comfort ; ac@@ tually , the coming of the Messi@@ ah ] , and holy spirit was upon him . ”
J@@ on : O@@ K , I@@ ’@@ m with you so far .
On S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 14 , 194@@ 4 , Jac@@ o@@ b was taken to a con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p in the D@@ ut@@ ch city of A@@ mer@@ s@@ fo@@ ort .
By ga@@ ining acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the Bible and ap@@ pl@@ ying it ​ — as did Pe@@ dr@@ o — ​ you too can look for@@ ward to living in a world in which “ righteousness is to d@@ well . ”
No@@ body could ever tell me .
Some were willing to help us al@@ most from the out@@ set . D@@ r .
And in fulfill@@ ing this assignment , he came in cont@@ act with dead bo@@ dies .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er can help a Christian wife to displa@@ y godly qualities
Such a d@@ elu@@ sion might be called living in a dre@@ am world .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N Jehovah br@@ ings an end to the present wicked system of things at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , how will u@@ pri@@ ght individuals f@@ are ?
How does that help when we are off@@ ended or pro@@ vo@@ ked ?
Is that not our attitude too ?
Christians are followers of Christ Jesus and sub@@ je@@ cts of God’s Kingdom , which also makes them no part of the world .
In some cul@@ tures , men may feel un@@ com@@ for@@ table sing@@ ing in public .
They know that Jehovah gave them “ power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l . ”
Th@@ ree Bi@@ bli@@ cal examples under@@ s@@ cor@@ e the d@@ anger of ac@@ ting ha@@ st@@ ily after hear@@ ing only one side of a contro@@ vers@@ y .
Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing C@@ ha@@ st@@ ity
Jehovah promised him that he would have a son , but he had to wa@@ it for many years before Isa@@ a@@ c was born .
The very future of mankind dep@@ ends on such trans@@ form@@ ations .
He experienced “ tri@@ bul@@ ation and angu@@ ish of heart ” because of “ the dep@@ th of love ” he had for his spiritual children in Corin@@ th .
T@@ ri@@ als S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ened Tru@@ st in Jehovah ( A .
O@@ r consider the teaching of the im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the soul , a beli@@ ef that some part of man lives on after the body dies .
What can help us to avoid this pit@@ f@@ all ?
What com@@ par@@ is@@ ons can be made between the Law covenant and the new covenant ?
When the Mal@@ ag@@ as@@ y transl@@ ation was comple@@ ted , the L@@ M@@ S sent Ch@@ ar@@ les Ho@@ v@@ end@@ en to set up Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ car@@ ’s first prin@@ ting pres@@ s .
Fa@@ ith moved us to make a dedic@@ ation to God for all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity .
Why do all these people put for@@ th so much effort ?
With div@@ in@@ ely inspired in@@ sight , the psalmist wrote : “ Sh@@ ould the righteous one str@@ ike me , it would be a loving - kindness ; and should he re@@ prove me , it would be o@@ il upon the head , which my head would not want to refu@@ se . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 1 : 5 .
The people of No@@ ah’s day “ took no no@@ te , ” le@@ ading a life cen@@ tered around their regul@@ ar r@@ out@@ ine .
If we are to maintain our cha@@ st@@ ity , another d@@ anger we need to be@@ ware of is f@@ li@@ r@@ ting .
In the gar@@ den of E@@ den , Satan in@@ sin@@ u@@ ated that God was de@@ pri@@ ving the first human cou@@ ple of something to which they had a right and upon which their well - being dep@@ ended .
He did not ad@@ d to pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s bur@@ den@@ s .
Our faith in God must invol@@ ve two as@@ pe@@ cts .
Of course , when individuals prom@@ o@@ te en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment that viol@@ ates Jehovah’s moral standards , Christian elders should not t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate such be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or simply to avoid contro@@ vers@@ y .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous I@@ con@@ s ​ — Their An@@ cient R@@ o@@ o@@ ts
What en@@ ab@@ les Jesus to act this way in our be@@ half ?
Just as an ir@@ on stru@@ c@@ ture mi@@ x@@ ed with cla@@ y is we@@ ak@@ er than so@@ li@@ d ir@@ on , so too the Ang@@ l@@ o - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can World P@@ ow@@ er is we@@ ak@@ er than the power from which it em@@ er@@ ged .
They did not consider circum@@ c@@ ised G@@ ent@@ il@@ es as ‘ people of the nations ’ but as brothers .
They put other gu@@ ys in pris@@ on because they k@@ ill people .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ vice to keep ‘ a simp@@ le e@@ ye ’ me@@ ant that there were fe@@ wer di@@ str@@ actions from serving Jehovah than there are today . ​ — Mat@@ t .
* What , though , will help to en@@ sure that an individu@@ al who is taught Jesus ’ comman@@ d@@ ments will not only become a disci@@ ple but also remain one ?
A@@ no@@ ther transl@@ ation says : “ God lo@@ ves people who love to give . ” ​ — Con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary Eng@@ l@@ ish V@@ er@@ sion .
To what gr@@ and promises is Jehovah himself a witness ?
The lo@@ a@@ f which we bre@@ ak , is it not a sh@@ aring in the body of the Christ ?
In more rec@@ ent times , Kingdom Ne@@ ws No . 37 , “ The En@@ d of F@@ al@@ se R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on Is Ne@@ ar ! ”
( See the bo@@ x “ If E@@ ver That E@@ vi@@ l S@@ la@@ ve . . . ” )
I cannot even bu@@ t@@ t@@ on my tr@@ ous@@ ers or put on an over@@ co@@ at .
B@@ as@@ ic@@ ally : Do not wor@@ ry .
( b ) How have you used the bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res about cre@@ ation in your family worship ?
The two had to be@@ g the e@@ c@@ st@@ ati@@ c crow@@ d not to worship them !
The fulfill@@ ment of Bible prophecy pro@@ ves that these are “ the last days . ”
3 : 7 - 9 .
Then they re@@ bel@@ led against Jehovah God and were ban@@ i@@ shed from their Par@@ adise home in the gar@@ den of E@@ den .
Some read@@ ers of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine may not have had parents who truly car@@ ed for them .
My husband even had to st@@ ep down from serving as an el@@ der .
He told his followers to preach about God’s Kingdom .
Sa@@ ys T@@ hi@@ er@@ ry : “ At the conclu@@ sion of that dr@@ ama , while we were ap@@ pla@@ u@@ ding , I le@@ an@@ ed over to my wife and asked , ‘ Wh@@ ere are we going ? ’
• What is the high@@ est purpose we can have in life ?
At that time , no@@ body had yet proved that the earth is flo@@ ating in sp@@ ace , since there were no tel@@ es@@ cop@@ es or sp@@ ace@@ shi@@ ps .
During inter@@ mis@@ sions , a group of Witnesses from a congregation in P@@ or@@ to A@@ leg@@ re appro@@ ached do@@ z@@ ens of d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates in order to share with them the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s Kingdom message .
Why did Jehovah fav@@ or Noah and R@@ a@@ ha@@ b ?
▪ “ All religi@@ ons are pa@@ ths le@@ ading to God . ”
Com@@ ing su@@ d@@ den@@ ly into view is a va@@ st pl@@ ate@@ au ​ — sou@@ ther@@ n Per@@ u@@ ’s Al@@ ti@@ pl@@ an@@ o .
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , many have re@@ je@@ cted what they consider to be w@@ il@@ d , su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ous no@@ tions about the Devil .
E@@ ver@@ yone needs to hear the war@@ ning before the end comes ! ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
Jehovah re@@ ign@@ s as the Su@@ pre@@ me S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of the uni@@ verse .
No one ever col@@ le@@ cted the money .
For instance , a form@@ er associ@@ ate may try to in@@ du@@ ce us to w@@ an@@ der off the pa@@ th@@ way of spiritual light into the dar@@ k@@ ness of apost@@ as@@ y .
The only way to keep out of that tra@@ p was to stay away from the the@@ at@@ ers and am@@ p@@ hi@@ the@@ at@@ ers . ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 32 , 33 .
The Israelites had rec@@ ently received Jehovah’s help in con@@ qu@@ ering lands e@@ ast of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an , but many proved to be for@@ get@@ ful and un@@ appreci@@ ative .
Al@@ low me to rel@@ ate why my wife , Mari@@ a , and I were pre@@ pared to “ su@@ ff@@ er for the s@@ ake of righteousness ” and how we were bless@@ ed for rema@@ ining faithful . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
Ru@@ ts made by ancient car@@ ri@@ ages , Au@@ stri@@ a
Why should we follow Jehovah’s guid@@ ance rather than trust in our own wisdom , and what questions ar@@ ise ?
C@@ ould you make ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in your life , perhaps to serve in an are@@ a where the need for Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers is greater ? ​ — Read 1 Timothy 6 : 6 - 8 .
For example , we know that to serve Jehovah we must be hon@@ est .
Then , with refer@@ ence to “ the things in the heavens , ” that is , those who are cho@@ s@@ en as he@@ ir@@ s with Christ , Paul explained : “ We were fore@@ or@@ da@@ ined according to the purpose of him who op@@ er@@ ates all things according to the way his will coun@@ sel@@ s . ”
The way we conduct ourselves toward others demonstr@@ ates how well we are doing in this reg@@ ard .
For where je@@ al@@ ous@@ y and con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ousness are , there dis@@ order and every v@@ ile thing are .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to God’s un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing word , Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 11 states : “ So my word that go@@ es for@@ th from my m@@ ou@@ th will prove to be . It will not return to me without resul@@ ts , but it will certainly do that in which I have deli@@ gh@@ ted , and it will have certain succ@@ ess in that for which I have sent it . ”
I@@ magine how he felt that mor@@ ning as he wonder@@ ed , wide - ey@@ ed , why his ag@@ ed but vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous father was now wal@@ king with a li@@ m@@ p .
A dis@@ char@@ ged work@@ er re@@ tur@@ ns to his pre@@ vi@@ ous place of emp@@ loy@@ ment , sh@@ o@@ o@@ ts ever@@ yone in sight , and then k@@ ill@@ s himself .
Those who got to me@@ et Bro@@ ther Bar@@ ber and to know him during his de@@ ca@@ des as a dist@@ ri@@ ct or cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er or during the 30 years he sp@@ ent working and travel@@ ing as a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy will long remember his tal@@ ks and li@@ vely com@@ ments .
W@@ an@@ ting to encoura@@ ge a re@@ form , not a re@@ bel@@ li@@ on , Lu@@ ther sent co@@ pi@@ es of his th@@ es@@ es to Ar@@ ch@@ bi@@ sh@@ op Al@@ ber@@ t of Ma@@ in@@ z and to sever@@ al scho@@ l@@ ars .
Di@@ d the prophet Samuel come back from the dead and commun@@ ic@@ ate with King Saul ?
Th@@ ough pro@@ found , it is not com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated .
What may hold some back from get@@ ting baptized ?
The end of the present system of things is im@@ min@@ ent ; h@@ ence , all of us who have dedic@@ ated our lives to God need to be sure that we are continu@@ ing to do our ut@@ most in following these exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent Scriptural examples .
Then a letter of appreciation from the class was read .
It may be that your circumstances do not per@@ mit you to do as much as you would like to in the ministry .
Do they see a real love for Jehovah ?
The bo@@ x with the James in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion em@@ er@@ ged from the an@@ ti@@ qu@@ ities mar@@ ke@@ t , not from an of@@ fi@@ cial ex@@ ca@@ vation s@@ ite .
A p@@ lo@@ t to k@@ ill Paul is fore@@ st@@ al@@ led when the apostle is se@@ cre@@ tly h@@ ur@@ ri@@ ed to Ca@@ es@@ are@@ a , the Rom@@ an ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ative cap@@ it@@ al of Juda@@ e@@ a .
• How do we know when ancient Jerusalem f@@ ell to the Babyl@@ on@@ ians ?
“ O@@ h , no , not that religion !
Jesus explained : “ Se@@ ek continu@@ ally [ God’s ] kingdom , and these things [ such as the needed food and clo@@ thing ] will be ad@@ ded to you . ”
The following s@@ pr@@ ing , I re@@ turned to my assignment in C@@ ol@@ or@@ a@@ do C@@ ity , and ev@@ en@@ tually a small S@@ pan@@ ish - language congregation was form@@ ed .
In King Davi@@ d’s case , it was the p@@ our@@ ing out of his heart before the best of confid@@ ants , Jehovah God , that allow@@ ed him to find the strength to ‘ get up ’ and accept the sa@@ d re@@ ality of the death of his young son . ​ — 2 Samuel 12 : 19 - 23 .
At times , however , congregation elders may need to ask questions about personal matters in order to car@@ ry out their assign@@ ed du@@ ties .
But this does not mean that he always gr@@ ants their re@@ ques@@ ts because God has a long - r@@ ange view of matters .
Even in his old age , we find him por@@ ing over the Scriptures .
In what ways can elders give the sheep personal attention ?
He also trans@@ fer@@ red the sac@@ red Ar@@ k to that lo@@ c@@ ation .
Tho@@ r@@ ough@@ ly wa@@ s@@ h me from my er@@ ro@@ r , and cle@@ an@@ se me even from my sin .
Consider Z@@ a@@ in@@ ab@@ ’s case .
Consider what happened to two te@@ en@@ age sisters in U@@ ru@@ gu@@ a@@ y .
The situation is much the same el@@ se@@ where .
The message they con@@ ve@@ y “ is able to dis@@ cer@@ n thoughts and in@@ ten@@ tions of the heart ” and can help us live a mean@@ ing@@ ful life . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
When she turned 20 years of age , she moved to Q@@ u@@ ebe@@ c , Cana@@ da , where there was a great need for more pione@@ ers .
“ Are you people not inter@@ ested in a Bible study ? ” S@@ is@@ ter H@@ un@@ t@@ ing@@ for@@ d asked .
To “ f@@ ill the earth and sub@@ du@@ e it ” could be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed in a certain am@@ ount of time .
When such efforts are com@@ bin@@ ed with the willing spirit and the a@@ vail@@ ability of local vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers , the resul@@ ts are very encourag@@ ing .
S@@ ur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding the cen@@ tr@@ al m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s and re@@ aching down to the se@@ a are n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w co@@ ast@@ al pla@@ ins , te@@ em@@ ing with T@@ a@@ i@@ w@@ an’s bu@@ st@@ ling po@@ pul@@ ation , which is now well over 22 milli@@ on .
Because of what the apostle Paul states in his letter to the Romans . He wr@@ ites : “ Do not let yourself be con@@ qu@@ ered by the evil , but keep con@@ qu@@ ering the evil with the good . ”
Christian you@@ ths need to maintain the prop@@ er bal@@ ance between serving the true God and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in other activities .
[ Bo@@ x on page 18 ]
After si@@ x years of marriage , though , we re@@ el@@ ed under a b@@ low of a different kind .
Our heavenly Fa@@ ther’s desire to hear and answer our prayers is even str@@ ong@@ er .
14 : 2 .
“ E@@ very nation and tri@@ be and t@@ ong@@ ue and people ” will hear the good news about God’s Kingdom .
The S@@ y@@ ri@@ an king is en@@ ra@@ ged and s@@ ends “ hor@@ ses and war ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts and a heav@@ y mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ce ” to cap@@ ture El@@ isha .
What have God’s servants not done des@@ pite persecu@@ tion ?
On F@@ ri@@ day af@@ ter@@ no@@ on a new bro@@ ch@@ ure ent@@ it@@ led You Can Be God’s F@@ ri@@ end ! was rel@@ eas@@ ed .
One is at Proverbs 1 : 7 , which says : “ The fear of Jehovah is the beg@@ in@@ ning of knowledge . W@@ is@@ dom and discipl@@ ine are what m@@ ere fo@@ ol@@ s have des@@ p@@ ised . ”
F@@ ri@@ e@@ da continu@@ es : “ The pris@@ on gu@@ ar@@ ds put me to work with some other women in the wa@@ sh@@ ro@@ om@@ s .
What are the benef@@ its ?
That can invol@@ ve such things as emp@@ t@@ ying tr@@ as@@ h c@@ ans , m@@ op@@ p@@ ing flo@@ ors , and cle@@ an@@ ing wa@@ sh@@ ro@@ om@@ s ​ — all hum@@ ble t@@ as@@ ks !
To answer , i@@ magine that you are reading a book by the light of a 1@@ 00 - w@@ at@@ t bul@@ b , but then the bul@@ b fa@@ il@@ s .
Moses did not have too little , and the 70 older men did not have too much .
As Jesus later promised , the day will come when all those who are in God’s mem@@ ory will hear Christ’s vo@@ ice and come out of the gra@@ ve , op@@ ening their eyes to a beau@@ ti@@ ful and pe@@ ace@@ ful new world . ​ — John 5 : 28 , 29 .
W@@ as Jac@@ o@@ b really strong en@@ ough to w@@ rest@@ le with this powerful ang@@ el on his own ?
The two occasi@@ ons were a year ap@@ ar@@ t .
I@@ mp@@ ati@@ ent for bat@@ tle , a war@@ hor@@ se neigh@@ s and be@@ ats the gr@@ ound with its ho@@ o@@ ves .
In fact , we could then go from bad to wor@@ se .
O@@ thers may respon@@ d later when con@@ di@@ tions in the world or in their life change .
It is ur@@ g@@ ent that we now bu@@ y out the oppor@@ tu@@ ne time and apply our heart to God’s Word ! ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 15 , 16 .
We may need to make ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in our thinking or ha@@ bi@@ ts .
All of this was fore@@ told by Isaiah , including Jehovah’s promise that he would provide for and prote@@ ct his rep@@ ent@@ ant people as they re@@ turned to Jerusalem .
He well kno@@ ws that pro@@ long@@ ed des@@ pon@@ d@@ enc@@ y can ro@@ b us of strength , even making us vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able .
When you are not sure of the right thing to say or do under a certain circum@@ st@@ ance , say or do the kind thing .
Because the ma@@ il was un@@ reli@@ able , we did not receive our mon@@ th@@ ly allow@@ ance regul@@ arly .
Li@@ ons u@@ su@@ ally pre@@ y on the most vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able , often the young .
Mo@@ re@@ over , when Adam sin@@ ned , he lost per@@ fe@@ ction and could only pas@@ s on imper@@ fe@@ ction to all his pro@@ gen@@ y .
After men@@ tion@@ ing the dis@@ so@@ lu@@ tion of Satan’s world , Peter stated : “ What s@@ ort of pers@@ ons ought you to be in holy ac@@ ts of conduct and de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion ! ”
When we study the Bible , we can find out how Jehovah feel@@ s about many matters .
H@@ el@@ en and her mother were cont@@ ent to live in a small tra@@ il@@ er in those years , al@@ though her mother ow@@ ned a ni@@ ce home .
G@@ and@@ h@@ i
His devo@@ tion to God was complete .
That is also true of the ministry of individu@@ al Christians .
Bible prophecy pu@@ ts it this way : “ The Devil has come down to you , having great anger , know@@ ing he has a sh@@ ort peri@@ od of time . ” ​ — Revelation 12 : 12 .
“ From inf@@ an@@ cy ” Timothy was tra@@ ined in “ the holy writ@@ ings ” by his mother , E@@ un@@ ice , and his gr@@ and@@ mother Lo@@ is .
Of course , some help is no doubt appreci@@ ated .
One sister said : “ I know the brothers love and appreci@@ ate me , but I am gr@@ ate@@ ful when they take a more personal interest in me . ”
Phil@@ o taught that the soul is se@@ par@@ ate from the body .
God’s Word tel@@ ls us to do the same ​ — “ t@@ est the inspired expres@@ sions to see whether they origin@@ ate with God . ”
I am not good en@@ ough .
However , they are cl@@ ou@@ ded by the dar@@ k side of this ho@@ li@@ day .
In v@@ ow@@ ing to do God’s will , we jo@@ in the psalmist in st@@ ating : “ From every bad p@@ ath I have rest@@ ra@@ ined my fe@@ et , for the purpose that I may keep your word . ”
But ex@@ ul@@ t , you people , and be jo@@ y@@ ful forever in what I am cre@@ ating . ”
The “ E@@ u@@ re@@ ka Y ” set con@@ ta@@ ined all recor@@ ding@@ s p@@ lu@@ s beau@@ ti@@ fully t@@ inted s@@ li@@ des .
Th@@ ough humans se@@ em to have more fre@@ e@@ dom than ever before , milli@@ ons live in a c@@ li@@ mate of fear , in@@ se@@ cur@@ ity , and un@@ certain@@ ty .
What h@@ at@@ red those nations had for God’s cho@@ s@@ en people !
U@@ p to 194@@ 1 , I was able to avoid the difficul@@ ties enc@@ oun@@ tered by the Witnesses in Ger@@ many .
Do you have good spiritual fe@@ e@@ ding ha@@ bi@@ ts and regul@@ ar peri@@ o@@ ds of deep personal study ?
Le@@ ading off a seri@@ es of sh@@ ort tal@@ ks , John L@@ ar@@ son , a member of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e , spoke on the faith - streng@@ th@@ ening sub@@ ject “ If God Is for U@@ s , Who Will Be A@@ ga@@ inst U@@ s ? ”
Read it regul@@ arly
C@@ ON@@ V@@ EN@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ E@@ R@@ S were e@@ ag@@ er to ob@@ tain their cop@@ y of the new@@ ly rel@@ eas@@ ed 3@@ 20 - page book , Pa@@ y A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion to Dani@@ el@@ ’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy !
But you can “ make your way succ@@ ess@@ ful ” by serving him whole - sou@@ led .
S@@ ur@@ ely this is not the kind of day you would nor@@ m@@ ally look for@@ ward to !
Now en@@ thr@@ oned by God as Messi@@ ani@@ c King , Jesus Christ is en@@ tru@@ sted with authority to v@@ indic@@ ate Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy His name .
W@@ ould you , under God’s direction , enjoy par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in this jo@@ y@@ ful work ?
When we cultiv@@ ate gen@@ u@@ ine hum@@ ility , we make life e@@ asi@@ er for the people around us , end@@ ear@@ ing ourselves to them .
That s@@ ong reve@@ als that for a time David did not con@@ f@@ ess his serious sin@@ s , likely invol@@ ving B@@ ath - she@@ ba .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er is also vital to our rema@@ ining spiritually a@@ wa@@ ke .
M@@ our@@ n@@ ers Who Are “ H@@ app@@ y ”
No , it was an in@@ tegr@@ al part of the Israelites ’ worship of Jehovah .
Yes , such ri@@ ches will ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely fai@@ l , so do not lo@@ se the opportunity to use them to “ make friends ” in heaven .
The resul@@ ts ?
We travel@@ ed by tra@@ in to Gen@@ o@@ a , I@@ tal@@ y , and then bo@@ ar@@ ded a ship b@@ ound for Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
Jehovah is like a loving shepher@@ d who direc@@ ts and war@@ ns his sheep so that they can avoid d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous pa@@ ths . ​ — Read Isaiah 30 : 20 , 21 .
( Read 1 Peter 4 : 7 . )
Because he was pray@@ er@@ ful , Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er found the one who became Isa@@ ac@@ ’s bel@@ o@@ ved wife .
And it was there that Jesus some@@ times ad@@ d@@ ressed the crow@@ ds and t@@ wi@@ ce ex@@ p@@ el@@ led the money chang@@ ers and mer@@ ch@@ ants , saying that they had di@@ sh@@ on@@ ored the house of his Father .
For this reason , we believ@@ ed that Jehovah had allow@@ ed Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at to take them cap@@ tive for a sh@@ ort time .
Many people encoura@@ ge ag@@ no@@ s@@ tic@@ ism or ou@@ tri@@ ght a@@ the@@ ism .
There was a reason why those who died before Jesus , such as David , John the B@@ ap@@ t@@ ist , and other men of faith , did not go to heaven .
The first man , Adam , sin@@ ned by know@@ ingly dis@@ obe@@ ying God , and he thus su@@ ffered the p@@ en@@ al@@ ty of death .
offered the following ad@@ vice : L@@ ear@@ n as much as you reason@@ ab@@ ly can about your ill@@ ness .
A shepher@@ d consi@@ ders the li@@ mit@@ ations of his sheep , so he lea@@ ds “ according to the p@@ ace of the li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck . ”
What yet un@@ seen ev@@ ent will take place next ?
After all , it is eas@@ y for Satan to bl@@ ind the min@@ ds of those who doubt that he ex@@ ists .
; Bo@@ sto@@ ck , D .
He said : “ He that recei@@ ves anyone I s@@ end recei@@ ves me also . ”
4 : 11 .
David used his we@@ al@@ th differ@@ ently .
By doing such things , a Christian man can truly ‘ re@@ com@@ men@@ d himself as a minis@@ ter of God . ’
Of it@@ self , human se@@ x@@ u@@ ality is part of how Jehovah God made us .
O@@ ther than the L@@ ev@@ ites , who let Jehovah be his share , and why ?
To some de@@ gre@@ e , our personal answer may dep@@ end on how we feel about the ro@@ le of our local congregation in God’s purpose .
As my blood pres@@ sure continued to d@@ ro@@ p , I said , “ Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ ve never seen any@@ body die before , have you ? ”
A refer@@ ence work poin@@ ts out that Jesus said , “ bapti@@ z@@ ing them . . . teaching them , ” not ‘ bapti@@ z@@ ing them and teaching them . ’
Je@@ hu@@ ’s mo@@ tive for car@@ r@@ ying out his com@@ mis@@ sion is evid@@ ent from his sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent words to faithful Je@@ hon@@ a@@ da@@ b : “ Do go along with me and look upon my t@@ ol@@ er@@ ation of no ri@@ v@@ al@@ ry toward Jehovah . ”
But is there something that God vie@@ ws as more preci@@ ous than di@@ am@@ on@@ ds or other g@@ em@@ s ?
S@@ ome@@ one who feel@@ s des@@ pon@@ d@@ ent would likely rel@@ ate to such char@@ ac@@ ters as H@@ ann@@ ah or E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ro@@ ditu@@ s , who at times were de@@ pres@@ sed but rema@@ ined preci@@ ous in God’s eyes .
M@@ ore than 2@@ ,@@ 9@@ 00 brothers and sisters ​ — married and sing@@ le , many in their 20 ’ s and 30 ’ s — ​ have moved to serve in re@@ gi@@ ons of M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o where there is still a great need for Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers .
This comes as no sur@@ pris@@ e in an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment where people su@@ ff@@ er from st@@ ress ; they work longer and take more work home ​ — all the while having bo@@ s@@ ses who sel@@ dom offer a word of appreciation .
They were war@@ shi@@ ps br@@ ing@@ ing a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction .
Today , Jesus Christ is direc@@ ting a tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous spiritual building work .
Be@@ coming Eng@@ ro@@ s@@ sed in Our Wor@@ k
How did the Jews understand love of neigh@@ b@@ or ?
For what reas@@ ons does Jehovah want us to praise him ?
P@@ ut@@ ting in writ@@ ing our personal wi@@ sh@@ es concer@@ ning fun@@ er@@ al arrang@@ ements is the course of wisdom
Our gro@@ w@@ th also invol@@ ves dra@@ wing clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah as our F@@ ri@@ end and Father .
The pre@@ par@@ ation would also inclu@@ de Christ’s recei@@ ving k@@ ingly power , after which the heavenly resurrection of his anointed followers would beg@@ in . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess .
How does Jehovah do this ?
As Jesus h@@ un@@ g on the t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake about to take his last ag@@ on@@ iz@@ ing bre@@ ath , he said : “ It has been accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed ! ”
How we appreci@@ ate the many Christian women who jo@@ y@@ fully support the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c building pro@@ je@@ cts in vari@@ ous ways today !
Is it not reason@@ able , then , that the more we imitate him , the ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er we become ?
What help does Jehovah provide ?
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t and Mi@@ r@@ j@@ am , a married cou@@ ple in their mi@@ d - 40 ’ s from Ger@@ many , rel@@ ate that they moved ab@@ ro@@ ad to serve for one year .
It stru@@ ck us that these ex@@ t@@ in@@ ct ani@@ mal@@ s were beau@@ ti@@ ful , comple@@ x , and complete ​ — no less so than what we can see today .
In@@ spi@@ red by God , Paul ad@@ vis@@ es us to be t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant and for@@ giving .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , they could be tra@@ ined “ to exerc@@ ise justice and to love kindness and to be mo@@ des@@ t in wal@@ king with . . . God . ”
However , in the mi@@ d - 199@@ 0 ’ s , our vie@@ w@@ point was cl@@ ari@@ fied .
N@@ early ei@@ ght milli@@ on people now accept “ the true knowledge , ” ap@@ pl@@ ying it in their lives .
H@@ er mind was on get@@ ting water .
L@@ ik@@ ely , they did not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to associ@@ ate with Christians of G@@ ent@@ ile ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , and they must g@@ la@@ dly have sh@@ ared with Paul in preaching to G@@ ent@@ il@@ es . ​ — Romans 11 : 13 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 1 : 16 ; 2 : 11 - 14 .
But H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has says to them : “ You do not reason out that it is to your benefit for one man to die in be@@ half of the people and not for the whole nation to be destro@@ yed . ”
“ By care@@ fully consider@@ ing their circumstances before the vis@@ it , ” he ad@@ ds , “ it be@@ comes e@@ asi@@ er to find ways to give encourag@@ ement that f@@ its their par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar needs . ”
He star@@ ts out early in the mor@@ ning and se@@ es little .
“ While men were s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing , ” says Jesus .
Ha@@ ve a Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning ? 7 / 1
And may we ch@@ er@@ ish the privilege we have to serve the great@@ est One in all the uni@@ verse .
Ke@@ ys to F@@ am@@ ily H@@ app@@ iness ​ — Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ining Ch@@ il@@ dren P@@ A@@ G@@ E 10
Wh@@ atever responsi@@ bility you are given , t@@ ac@@ k@@ le it ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly , vi@@ g@@ or@@ ously , and with “ s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity of heart . ”
To find out , ask yourself : ‘ Do I regul@@ arly read God’s Word , the Bible , and refle@@ ct on what I read ?
K@@ nor@@ r and M@@ il@@ t@@ on G . H@@ en@@ sc@@ he@@ l to Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i in early 194@@ 8 kin@@ d@@ led my desire to serve Jehovah full - time .
That helped cal@@ m him down too and made it e@@ asi@@ er for him to listen to me . ” ​ — K@@ enji , J@@ ap@@ an .
was P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s ha@@ ugh@@ ty rep@@ ly . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 5 : 1 , 2 .
Da@@ y by day and to the best of our ability , we must end@@ e@@ av@@ or to walk , or live our lives , in acc@@ ord with the le@@ ading of the spirit .
John and I made fre@@ qu@@ ent vis@@ its to this pe@@ ace@@ ful s@@ ite , away from the c@@ it@@ y’s no@@ ise and pol@@ lu@@ tion .
W@@ ould she liter@@ ally pre@@ f@@ er to die if her son married one of the daugh@@ ters of H@@ et@@ h ?
Because of his obedi@@ ence , Jesus was ex@@ al@@ ted to a position of f@@ ame second only to Jehovah himself .
And what are the blessings that come to people of all nations through the “ se@@ ed ” ?
Who would be in a better position to make sure that his wish would be car@@ ri@@ ed out than his influ@@ enti@@ al son , Joseph ?
They served Jehovah together for over 35 years .
W@@ as Jesus also war@@ ning his followers against the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t ?
It is God who dec@@ la@@ res true Christians righteous , based upon their faith in the sacrifice of Christ .
The very fact that you can be for@@ given should move you to be for@@ giving toward others , even those who might be the ob@@ ject of hard feelings .
Jehovah is “ a God mer@@ ci@@ ful and gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous . ”
All these p@@ re - Christian prophe@@ ts were persecu@@ ted because they de@@ f@@ ended the pu@@ re worship of Jehovah .
“ I tra@@ ined my@@ self to be@@ at up people without lea@@ ving any mar@@ ks . ”
Jehovah inform@@ ed the nation of Israel : “ It is for the wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness of these nations that Jehovah your God is d@@ ri@@ ving them away from before you . ”
The resul@@ ts of the new an@@ al@@ y@@ ses were rec@@ ently publi@@ shed .
That will inclu@@ de faithful servants of God who died before Jesus pa@@ id the ransom and even many who died in ign@@ or@@ ance and did not worship H@@ im .
That com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an did not change the world , but he did make a hu@@ ge differ@@ ence to another man@@ ’s life .
As it turned out , our we@@ d@@ ding was beau@@ ti@@ ful . ”
This is a ma@@ j@@ or fac@@ et of God’s person@@ ality .
E@@ ach one men@@ tions some par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar thing about him .
But there is a Bible princi@@ ple that can help people avoid a situation like h@@ ers .
Le@@ o@@ po@@ ld Eng@@ le@@ it@@ ner was a ze@@ al@@ ous Witness from Au@@ stri@@ a whom the Na@@ z@@ is ar@@ rest@@ ed and sent by tra@@ in to Bu@@ ch@@ en@@ wal@@ d con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p .
In view of what Christ did for us , what is our a@@ im ?
The anointed will ‘ shin@@ e like the st@@ ars ’ in the ful@@ l@@ est sense during the M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ule of Christ , when they share with him in ap@@ pl@@ ying the full benef@@ its of the ransom to obedi@@ ent mankind on earth .
What were these shi@@ ps like ?
The fore@@ most example in un@@ com@@ prom@@ ising devo@@ tion to Jehovah is Jesus , who was fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ used of se@@ dition and of dis@@ tur@@ b@@ ing the esta@@ bli@@ shed order .
Jehovah is our pri@@ me example of emp@@ a@@ thy .
Thus , when Jesus war@@ ned his disciples against stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing others , he said : “ See to it that you men do not des@@ p@@ ise one of these little ones ; for I tell you that their angels in heaven always b@@ eho@@ ld the face of my Father who is in heaven . ”
His name was K@@ on@@ stan@@ t@@ in v@@ on T@@ is@@ ch@@ end@@ or@@ f , a Bible scho@@ la@@ r who@@ se re@@ je@@ ction of high@@ er cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism led to no@@ table succ@@ ess in de@@ f@@ en@@ ding the au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ity of Bible text .
The apostle Paul encoura@@ ged us to ‘ become imit@@ at@@ ors of him , even as he was of Christ . ’
Those with some ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ tural experience would also real@@ ize that the be@@ ar@@ ded dar@@ n@@ el@@ ’s ro@@ o@@ t system u@@ su@@ ally inter@@ tw@@ ines with that of the whe@@ at .
He ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted his children and their mother .
In a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble demonstr@@ ation of faith in the face of seem@@ ingly over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing op@@ position , they have follow@@ ed the principles expres@@ sed to the Na@@ z@@ i rul@@ ers of Ger@@ many in 19@@ 34 : “ We have no interest in pol@@ itical af@@ fai@@ r@@ s , but are who@@ l@@ ly devo@@ ted to God’s kingdom under Christ his King .
However , a word of ca@@ u@@ tion is in order .
I had been a regul@@ ar pioneer , had served at Bethel , had been appointed as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant and then as an el@@ der .
We should not use the strength that Jehovah gives us to pa@@ y back evil for evil . ”
( We@@ b@@ st@@ er@@ ’s T@@ hi@@ r@@ d New In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary ) A care@@ ful study of the Bible reve@@ als that our heavenly Father provi@@ des fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al direc@@ ti@@ ves that co@@ ver a vari@@ ety of situ@@ ations and as@@ pe@@ cts of life .
Although the Scriptures c@@ learly show that God’s t@@ ol@@ er@@ ation of the wicked has its li@@ m@@ its , how can we be sure that evil , once eli@@ min@@ ated , will not rec@@ ur ?
The M@@ em@@ ori@@ al that Jesus in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted to com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate his death will be ob@@ served by Jehovah’s Witnesses and their friends on Th@@ ur@@ s@@ day , Mar@@ ch 24 , 200@@ 5 , after su@@ n@@ set .
Why not see for yourself ?
One day in May 195@@ 5 , when we arri@@ ved home from field service , Bro@@ ther L@@ each and I found some let@@ ters that said we were assign@@ ed as cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers .
A@@ n ang@@ el rel@@ eas@@ ed the apostle Peter from pris@@ on .
• What does it mean to be pe@@ ace@@ able ?
What challeng@@ es might one face when mo@@ ving to a fore@@ ign land to serve where the need is greater ?
If so , you can learn more about fin@@ ding the ke@@ y to a satis@@ f@@ ying life by atten@@ ding the Bible - based meetings at a Kingdom H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
E@@ arly on , I attend@@ ed a school for the disa@@ b@@ led .
At that time , they heard sever@@ al tal@@ ks about serving where there is a greater need for Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers .
The Bible tel@@ ls us that Jehovah is “ wise al@@ one . ”
After reading it , you might exc@@ it@@ e@@ dly tell others , “ I@@ ’@@ ve just heard from my friend ! ”
If you see ro@@ om for imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement , why not pray about the matter and seek spiritual strength through regul@@ ar Bible study , prayer , and meeting attend@@ ance ?
However , since “ the world through its wisdom did not get to know God , ” what he uses to sa@@ ve people appe@@ ars fo@@ ol@@ ish to the world . ​ — John 17 : 25 .
These artic@@ les show how we can imitate him .
“ The works of the flesh ” are evid@@ ent every@@ where . ​ — G@@ al .
2 , 3 . ( a ) Why did Abra@@ m conc@@ e@@ al his wi@@ fe@@ ’s true id@@ ent@@ ity ?
Who are mar@@ ked on the fore@@ head by that “ man ” ?
How f@@ it@@ ting , then , the ex@@ hor@@ tation : “ S@@ et your heart upon your ways ” !
Their ad@@ vice inclu@@ ded : “ Ke@@ ep as bus@@ y as possible in the ministry and in the congregation . ”
While we keep our eyes fir@@ m@@ ly fi@@ x@@ ed on the Par@@ adise a@@ head , let us share fully in the spiritual privile@@ ges that Jehovah is gr@@ an@@ ting us now .
We ought to work at get@@ ting “ a fir@@ m hold on the real life . ”
It is an encourag@@ ement to serve Jehovah and con@@ form our lives fully to his will .
Ther@@ efore , one cannot ju@@ dge the value of the Go@@ sp@@ els on the bas@@ is of the teachings of Chris@@ tend@@ om .
From our 2@@ 1@@ st - century van@@ ta@@ ge point , we know that these things took place when the Babyl@@ on@@ ians brought de@@ va@@ st@@ ation upon Juda@@ h and Jerusalem in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
[ God’s ] righteousness . ” For her , following righteous principles was far more important than ga@@ ining an advan@@ ta@@ ge by means of com@@ mit@@ ting se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality . ​ — 1 Corinthians 6 : 18 .
Yes , when rend@@ ering judgment , Jehovah takes into consider@@ ation fac@@ t@@ ors that are un@@ known to us .
Lo@@ ve moved him to foc@@ us on the good qualities of his fellow believers , even though he was a@@ ware of their f@@ la@@ ws .
The psalmis@@ t’s words are a prayer that Jehovah teach his people how to exerc@@ ise wisdom in valu@@ ing and using their rema@@ ining days in a God - appro@@ ved way .
So a year later , I went back home and loo@@ ked after my un@@ c@@ le , the pri@@ est .
Al@@ so , true - life experi@@ ences will occasi@@ on@@ ally appe@@ ar under the he@@ ading “ They O@@ ffered Th@@ em@@ selves W@@ ill@@ ingly . ”
Per@@ s@@ on@@ ally reading the Word of God is another important way that young people draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah .
Fa@@ ith - streng@@ th@@ ening too is a re@@ view of the mo@@ der@@ n - day hist@@ ory of Jehovah’s Witnesses , using the book Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — Pro@@ claim@@ ers of God’s Kingdom , if you have this public@@ ation a@@ vail@@ able in your language .
The following two artic@@ les will provide a satis@@ f@@ ying answer to that question .
At some point in our life , most of us won@@ der , ‘ Why are we here ? ’
Their ministry in Jerusalem , however , soon s@@ ti@@ r@@ red up strong op@@ position , resul@@ ting in the mar@@ ty@@ r@@ dom of S@@ te@@ ph@@ en .
Per@@ haps you think of Moses ’ day when the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an ar@@ my “ took up the pur@@ su@@ it ” of Israel , only to su@@ ff@@ er disa@@ ster in the R@@ ed Se@@ a .
For three and a half years , God “ shu@@ t up the heavens ” because of the apost@@ as@@ y of the Israel@@ ite nation .
Why should we give attention to the comman@@ d@@ ment to love our neigh@@ b@@ or , and what questions ar@@ ise ?
The Bible says : “ The pl@@ ans of the di@@ lig@@ ent one sur@@ ely make for advan@@ ta@@ ge . ”
I just happened to be ne@@ ar@@ by and to over@@ hear the con@@ vers@@ ation , so I wh@@ is@@ per@@ ed to him : “ I@@ t’s pro@@ ba@@ bly our@@ s , which was sent in your name , as you or@@ der@@ ed . ”
However , it is Jehovah’s will that those who love him honor his name and make it known .
H@@ er words and de@@ e@@ ds would n@@ atur@@ ally refle@@ ct her beli@@ ef in the Creator .
F@@ in@@ ally , Jehovah destro@@ yed that world in a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l D@@ elu@@ ge , s@@ par@@ ing only righteous Noah and his family .
H@@ er mother then real@@ ized that she was able to understand everything on the D@@ V@@ D . ”
If we are who@@ l@@ ly devo@@ ted to him , we may be ‘ pres@@ sed in every way , but not cr@@ am@@ ped bey@@ ond mo@@ v@@ ement ; per@@ ple@@ x@@ ed , but not with no way out ; persecu@@ ted , but not left in the lu@@ r@@ ch ; thro@@ wn down , but not destro@@ yed . ’
• What can help us over@@ come any cul@@ tural and rac@@ i@@ al pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce ?
We enjo@@ yed being close to our family and friends . ”
David beg@@ ins making “ pre@@ par@@ ation in great qu@@ an@@ t@@ ities ” for building a “ sur@@ pas@@ s@@ ingly ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent ” house to Jehovah at that s@@ ite .
Now E@@ d tri@@ ed to a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze so that he could die in peace .
In@@ c@@ lu@@ de a letter indic@@ ating that the c@@ as@@ h or the it@@ em@@ s are an ou@@ tri@@ ght don@@ ation .
In the Scriptures , we have direction from God regarding many are@@ as of life .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , all others who die return to the du@@ st . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 3 : 19 , 20 .
What challeng@@ es might they face , and how can they over@@ come them ?
One way for children to honor their parents was by having good man@@ n@@ ers at home .
Si@@ mil@@ arly today , we need to recogn@@ ize our need for Christ’s sacrifice , which is truly ca@@ pa@@ ble of at@@ on@@ ing for sin@@ s .
It is as though we pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed a deed pro@@ ving that we own certain pro@@ per@@ ty .
Because our situation is similar to that of the Christians in Ju@@ de@@ a .
Our pres@@ ence at the Kingdom H@@ all can encoura@@ ge them as well .
With E@@ r@@ ika and W@@ ol@@ f@@ gan@@ g in 19@@ 40
The vital ro@@ le of love is emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed at 1 John 5 : 3 , which states : “ This is what the love of God means , that we ob@@ serve his comman@@ d@@ ments ; and yet his comman@@ d@@ ments are not bur@@ den@@ some . ”
In 198@@ 1 , I pas@@ sed another govern@@ ment ex@@ am and was made a st@@ ate ju@@ dge .
The Bible ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es us : “ Let your ut@@ ter@@ ance be always with gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ousness , se@@ as@@ oned with sal@@ t , so as to know how you ought to give an answer to each one . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 6 .
What , then , do Jesus ’ words recorded at John 6 : 4@@ 4 teach us about Jehovah God ?
However , then Paul ad@@ ded : “ All the others are see@@ king their own inter@@ ests , not those of Christ Jesus . ”
16 , 17 . ( a ) Wh@@ ere can you find some of Jesus ’ ke@@ y teachings ?
O@@ r what sh@@ aring does light have with dar@@ k@@ ness ? F@@ ur@@ ther , what har@@ mony is there between Christ and B@@ eli@@ al ?
As fore@@ told , people of to@@ da@@ y’s gener@@ ation have become “ lo@@ v@@ ers of ple@@ a@@ sures rather than lo@@ v@@ ers of God ” to the ex@@ t@@ ent that they take “ no no@@ te ” of the evidence that the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” is just a@@ head .
However , when descri@@ b@@ ing the i@@ ma@@ ge , Daniel does not men@@ tion the number of to@@ es .
These small re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ations of the temple were wor@@ n as a@@ mule@@ ts or were set up in ho@@ m@@ es .
In such fav@@ or@@ able circumstances and with much to do , Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s pro@@ ba@@ bly real@@ ized that he needed help , and he thought of his friend Saul .
How do our tr@@ ac@@ ts prom@@ pt us to use the Bible on in@@ iti@@ al c@@ alls and on return vis@@ its ?
In what ways can we imitate Jehovah’s reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess ?
Indeed , we can be fully confid@@ ent that Jehovah will not allow Satan’s world to ex@@ ist for one day longer than justice requi@@ res .
One S@@ atur@@ day ev@@ ening in 19@@ 40 , two men att@@ ac@@ ked me , kno@@ c@@ king me to the gr@@ ound .
C@@ learly , religion has not un@@ ited mankind .
Of whom shall I be in fear ?
Instead of man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting an un@@ believ@@ ing and fa@@ ul@@ t@@ fin@@ ding spirit , however , he s@@ ought to ref@@ res@@ h people . ​ — Matthew 11 : 29 , 30 .
She asked around , but no one in Y@@ er@@ ev@@ an , Ar@@ men@@ ia , where she lived could tell her who Jehovah is ​ — not her parents , not her teach@@ ers , not even the min@@ isters at the local ch@@ urch .
* He is God’s minis@@ ter , imit@@ ating Christ .
She rec@@ al@@ led s@@ crip@@ tures that show that Jehovah str@@ ong@@ ly disa@@ p@@ pro@@ ves of bri@@ ber@@ y .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T | SH@@ O@@ U@@ L@@ D Y@@ O@@ U P@@ R@@ A@@ Y ?
W@@ as this prophecy comple@@ t@@ ely ful@@ filled by the end of World W@@ ar I ?
The woman gave Mari@@ a her p@@ ho@@ ne number , and that very ev@@ ening , she started a study by tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne using the bro@@ ch@@ ure What Does God Re@@ qui@@ re of U@@ s ?
Hence , he conclu@@ ded his illustr@@ ation about the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave with a powerful war@@ ning .
However , “ so@@ li@@ d food ” is needed to prom@@ o@@ te spiritual gro@@ w@@ th toward Christian matu@@ r@@ ity .
This was dis@@ pat@@ ched to the elders there “ by the hand of Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s and Saul . ”
That is just one case , but it illustr@@ ates that using the spirit of a s@@ ound mind does not mean just going by what we or others think or feel is reason@@ able or expe@@ di@@ ent .
( b ) What will help you to come to real@@ ize that Jehovah is near to you ?
Rather , we dis@@ own ourselves and fre@@ ely make use of our time , en@@ er@@ gy , and other as@@ se@@ ts to share the good news of God’s Kingdom with others .
Are you an ad@@ ul@@ t who is s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely tr@@ ying to make Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice ?
This has been demonstr@@ ated re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly in lands where our work has been ban@@ ned .
If we op@@ en@@ ly expres@@ s our concer@@ ns , feelings , and desi@@ res in prayer , Jehovah can help us to dis@@ cer@@ n the in@@ ten@@ tions of our heart .
“ Jehovah Is V@@ er@@ y T@@ end@@ er in Af@@ fe@@ ction ”
One brother tri@@ es to remember that he can learn sever@@ al less@@ ons from just one account .
A w@@ in@@ do@@ w op@@ ened , and he asked A@@ bi@@ ga@@ y@@ l what she was doing .
( b ) What is one are@@ a of life in which the Bible provi@@ des direction ?
TH@@ E P@@ R@@ O@@ S@@ E@@ C@@ U@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N F@@ AL@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ S
James inclu@@ ded being reason@@ able in the des@@ crip@@ tion of what refle@@ cts the wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve .
Dani@@ el@@ ’s v@@ isions next turn heaven@@ ward .
What can ha@@ p@@ pen if we prac@@ tice sin ?
U@@ l@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , all Christian parents want their children to learn to love Jehovah as much as they themselves do .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What appe@@ al@@ ing invit@@ ation is ex@@ tend@@ ed to all who want to prac@@ tice pu@@ re worship ?
“ While being tra@@ ined in the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al as a medi@@ cal stud@@ ent , I saw good people gro@@ an@@ ing in pain because of di@@ se@@ as@@ es and disa@@ st@@ ers .
What kind of prote@@ ction does Jehovah promise Christians today ?
I also began to atten@@ d Christian meetings at the Kingdom H@@ all .
This l@@ ist was a great help for me , a 20 - year - old about to receive an assignment to a dist@@ ant land .
Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al In@@ form@@ ation Ser@@ vi@@ ces , set up by Jehovah’s Witnesses , has helped many do@@ ct@@ ors to prog@@ ress in their understanding of these matters .
P@@ ra@@ y with and for your stud@@ ent
A change of attitu@@ des .
In keep@@ ing with Davi@@ d’s or@@ ders , the ar@@ k of the covenant , sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ ing God’s pres@@ ence , has been taken to M@@ ount Z@@ ion .
They sur@@ vi@@ ved bit@@ ter persecu@@ tion at the hands of two 20@@ th - century di@@ ct@@ at@@ or@@ shi@@ ps ​ — the N@@ ational So@@ ci@@ al@@ ists and the Com@@ mun@@ ists .
Jesus was such a man .
Jehovah inter@@ ven@@ ed to prote@@ ct this bel@@ o@@ ved woman , sen@@ ding pla@@ gu@@ es against P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h and his hous@@ eho@@ ld .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , we must not dec@@ ei@@ ve ourselves into thinking that we can in@@ d@@ ul@@ ge our sin@@ ful desi@@ res without di@@ re con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
Hence , a great mul@@ titu@@ de will be on hand to wel@@ come back the dead .
How have some young Christians sh@@ ared more fully in making disciples ?
In his holy ones [ God ] has no faith , and the heavens themselves are ac@@ tually not clean in his eyes . How much less so when one is de@@ t@@ es@@ table and cor@@ ru@@ pt , a man who is dr@@ in@@ king in un@@ righteousness just like water ! ”
It was M@@ il@@ t@@ on@@ ’s simp@@ le but powerful Bi@@ bli@@ cal pro@@ of that Christ , the Son of God , is sub@@ or@@ din@@ ate to God , the Father .
W@@ al@@ king by faith keep@@ s us al@@ er@@ t to the fulfill@@ ment of Bible prophecy .
For wisdom is for a prote@@ ction the same as money is for a prote@@ ction ; but the advan@@ ta@@ ge of knowledge is that wisdom it@@ self pre@@ ser@@ ves ali@@ ve its ow@@ n@@ ers . ”
What is a no@@ table fe@@ ature of the peace pro@@ duc@@ ed by holy spirit ?
“ If God is to be in@@ tel@@ li@@ gi@@ ble in some man@@ ner , ” he ad@@ ded , “ then His go@@ o@@ dness must be com@@ pati@@ ble with the ex@@ ist@@ ence of evil , and this is only if He is not all - powerful . ”
The en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment there was clean , pleas@@ ant , and up@@ building , and I was sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by s@@ mil@@ ing brothers and sisters .
What will strengthen our con@@ vi@@ ction that the Kingdom will accom@@ pl@@ ish God’s purpose for mankind , and why ?
A sol@@ di@@ er@@ ’s heart needs prote@@ ction from the enem@@ y .
You can work in har@@ mony with your prayers by reading the Bible and ap@@ pl@@ ying its teachings .
But the people of Juda@@ h lost that privile@@ ged position when ‘ they refu@@ sed to obey Jehovah’s words and wal@@ ked after other go@@ ds . ’ ​ — Jeremiah 11 : 10 .
“ [ He ] pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed an ability r@@ are among the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans , ” ob@@ ser@@ ves the book The Fa@@ thers of the Ch@@ urch .
That does not mean that we may leave the provi@@ ding of material needs to ch@@ ance or that we should refu@@ se to work .
What Bi@@ bli@@ cal examples of faith and courage can help us to car@@ ry out our preaching work ?
Satan the Devil does not want us to seek God’s appro@@ val .
Per@@ fe@@ cted mankind will then stand before Jehovah as fully appro@@ ved for everlasting life , with no enem@@ ies any@@ where .
Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b had confidence in Jehovah’s power
The 1@@ 5@@ 9@@ 6 in@@ de@@ x was even more re@@ stri@@ ctive .
Some speak@@ ers f@@ lu@@ ent in both langu@@ ages even inter@@ pre@@ ted for themselves .
‘ Jehovah F@@ or@@ gave You , ’ 10 / 1
On@@ ly against Jehovah do not re@@ be@@ l ; and you , do not you fear the people of the land . ”
When the mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r was fin@@ i@@ shed , I m@@ oun@@ ted it in a long me@@ tal tu@@ be and f@@ it@@ ted the tel@@ es@@ cop@@ e with e@@ ye@@ pi@@ e@@ ces of vari@@ ous streng@@ ths .
R@@ ed has often been associ@@ ated with en@@ er@@ gy , war , and d@@ anger .
When someone dedic@@ ates himself to God , others , young as well as old , may well have contribu@@ ted to that wise decision by their good conduct .
F@@ in@@ ally , contr@@ ary to what the prophet and J@@ es@@ se thought , God cho@@ se as future king the ei@@ gh@@ th son ​ — David — ​ a young la@@ d whom no one had even thought of c@@ all@@ ing . ​ — 1 Samuel 16 : 6 - 12 .
B@@ l@@ ac@@ ks were not allow@@ ed to use La@@ un@@ dr@@ om@@ ats .
What , if anything , can the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t teach us today ?
What divine ass@@ ist@@ ance are we given when we put the truth first in our lives ?
Still , good commun@@ ic@@ ation between parents and children may o@@ pen the way to accep@@ ting new cu@@ st@@ om@@ s .
Sam@@ ples of this liter@@ ature were la@@ id out so that vis@@ it@@ ors could take co@@ pi@@ es if they so desi@@ red .
N@@ or@@ a served in another to@@ wn , while I continued to support the preaching activ@@ ity in Ang@@ at .
Su@@ z@@ i@@ e also helped me real@@ ize that much of my un@@ happiness st@@ em@@ m@@ ed from my associ@@ ating with some who did not have a strong love for Jehovah .
But what if a person lies to his brother ?
Are such health concer@@ ns war@@ ran@@ ted ?
So consider the evidence .
9 Ke@@ ep Con@@ ten@@ ding for Jehovah’s B@@ less@@ ing
The words of a se@@ duc@@ er are u@@ su@@ ally s@@ mo@@ o@@ th and well - cal@@ cul@@ ated .
He ad@@ ded : “ We e@@ at food that others have pro@@ duc@@ ed , we@@ ar clo@@ th@@ es that others have made , live in hous@@ es that others have buil@@ t . . . .
One Christian woman rec@@ al@@ led : “ A young sister was working from do@@ or to do@@ or with the ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph .
Par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in congregation meetings and ze@@ al@@ ous activ@@ ity in the field ministry are also vital if we are to enjoy peace and happiness .
B@@ ack in the ei@@ gh@@ th century B.C.E . , for example , Jerusalem was th@@ reat@@ ened by a va@@ st hor@@ de of As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers .
While I was pla@@ ying in the amat@@ e@@ ur le@@ ag@@ ue in my 20 ’ s , a sc@@ out asked me to pla@@ y for a prof@@ essi@@ onal te@@ am in N@@ ic@@ ar@@ ag@@ ua .
In what ways does Jehovah demonstr@@ ate gener@@ os@@ ity ?
Job hum@@ bly accepted cor@@ rection , and in this he se@@ ts a fur@@ ther example .
For his obedi@@ ence even to the point of death , Jesus received a rich re@@ ward .
C@@ oura@@ ge is requi@@ red to preach the good news .
Bar@@ u@@ ch proved to be hum@@ ble and wise , for he listen@@ ed to Jehovah and sur@@ vi@@ ved the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem .
After 40 years in M@@ idi@@ an , he re@@ turned to Egy@@ pt as an old man and sto@@ od up to the great@@ est power of the time , P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h , to dem@@ and fre@@ e@@ dom for his brothers .
“ W@@ is@@ dom Is With the Mo@@ des@@ t On@@ es ”
Be@@ fore giving the Mo@@ de@@ l P@@ ra@@ y@@ er , Jesus stated : “ God your Father kno@@ ws what things you are nee@@ ding before ever you ask him . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 8 - 13 .
Of wh@@ atever ran@@ k or st@@ ation ​ — whether “ great ” or “ small ” — ​ all those held cap@@ tive within H@@ ad@@ es ( S@@ he@@ ol ) , the comm@@ on gra@@ ve of mankind , will be rel@@ eas@@ ed .
However , wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and suffering have continued .
On the is@@ lands of C@@ hi@@ o@@ s , S@@ í@@ ro@@ s , and M@@ y@@ kon@@ o@@ s , the ho@@ st@@ ility of the local cl@@ er@@ gy led to Bible bur@@ ning .
Still , we do not have to wa@@ it for Satan’s world to end of its own acc@@ ord .
What reas@@ ons do we have for appro@@ aching Jehovah con@@ stan@@ tly ?
All these he has brought up with a m@@ ere fi@@ sh@@ ho@@ ok ; he dra@@ g@@ s them away in his dra@@ g@@ ne@@ t , and he ga@@ thers them in his fi@@ shing ne@@ t . That is why he rejo@@ ic@@ es and is jo@@ y@@ ful .
I also ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed her thr@@ ough@@ out our neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od .
They also ign@@ ored the message that Noah pre@@ ached .
L@@ ear@@ n what Jesus me@@ ant when he said that we should love Jehovah with our whole heart , soul , and mind .
Jesus ’ rep@@ ly must have sur@@ pris@@ ed her .
However , those 11 would not be the only ones to have that privilege .
I@@ N TH@@ E early 18@@ 9@@ 0 ’ s , the public pres@@ s repor@@ ted on a uni@@ que ser@@ m@@ on given by a cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
He and his wife have two sons , and he is also a pioneer , or full - time minis@@ ter .
You Can Li@@ ve L@@ ong@@ er T@@ ha@@ n You Th@@ ink !
As the ap@@ pr@@ enti@@ ce learned to recogn@@ ize wa@@ ve pat@@ ter@@ ns , he ga@@ ined confidence in his s@@ tic@@ k char@@ t .
S@@ k@@ in col@@ or chang@@ es .
Job was “ a b@@ lam@@ eless and u@@ pri@@ ght man . ” ​ — Job 1 : 1 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te
When I first arri@@ ved in E@@ l S@@ al@@ va@@ d@@ or , the preaching work was just get@@ ting started .
No ca@@ r is a@@ vail@@ able to take him .
Why is the ransom an un@@ deser@@ ved kindness from God ?
And if we have been in er@@ ro@@ r , sur@@ ely we will want to a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze in a hum@@ ble way .
L@@ ou@@ is , Mis@@ s@@ our@@ i , had been just what we needed . Acc@@ ording to one es@@ tim@@ ate , over 1@@ 1@@ 5@@ ,000 attend@@ ed .
On such occasi@@ ons , they ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged their position by we@@ aring a head co@@ ver@@ ing .
A@@ ha@@ b , be@@ dec@@ ked in ro@@ y@@ al fin@@ er@@ y , was a gre@@ e@@ dy , we@@ ak - w@@ il@@ led apost@@ ate .
Why is it wise to take time to get to know a pro@@ spe@@ ctive mate ?
In har@@ mony with God’s will , Jesus died as a sacrifice and can@@ c@@ el@@ ed the effect of the first man@@ ’s dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
La@@ sting rul@@ er@@ ship over “ the pe@@ op@@ les , n@@ ational grou@@ ps and langu@@ ages ” is v@@ ested in “ someone like a son of man . ”
Jehovah is called “ the God of peace ” and is id@@ enti@@ fied as the one who “ gives peace . ”
What persecu@@ tion a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted the prophet Mi@@ ca@@ iah ?
How can we make our future secu@@ re ? So@@ on , Jesus will say to all who fal@@ sel@@ y cla@@ im to serve him : “ I never knew you !
The P@@ ow@@ er of L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing
However , this would mean that many of the im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants who work at re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ant - rel@@ ated jo@@ bs would not be able to atten@@ d .
A@@ post@@ ates may cla@@ im to worship Jehovah and to believe the Bible , but they re@@ ject the v@@ isi@@ ble part of his organization .
Re@@ call that Jesus said to the Jews : “ You must love Jehovah your God . ”
To ‘ prove what we ourselves are , ’ we have to ev@@ alu@@ ate the le@@ v@@ el of our spiritu@@ ality , including the sh@@ ar@@ p@@ ness of our “ per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers ” and the ex@@ t@@ ent of our works of faith .
1@@ 19 : 37 .
8 : 30 , 4@@ 1 - 4@@ 3 , 60 .
In fine works , we help s@@ pre@@ ad the good news .
The holy spirit pro@@ du@@ ces in a person such qualities as “ love , joy , peace , long - suffering , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , faith , mil@@ dness , self - control . ”
While d@@ wel@@ ling in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness of Par@@ an , he and his men prote@@ cted the flo@@ c@@ ks of Na@@ ba@@ l from mar@@ au@@ ding ban@@ ds .
Of course , Jehovah’s Witnesses have even more con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing reason for accep@@ ting Jesus as the Christ ​ — that found in the Bible it@@ self . ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
If we dis@@ obey a divine comm@@ and because a human tel@@ ls us to , we are giving to man what bel@@ ong@@ s to God .
The congregations were ap@@ par@@ ently “ in a ru@@ t , ” continu@@ ing at a p@@ ace set many years before .
But consider : Can we not apply the same principles to this question of whether God is c@@ ru@@ el ?
‘ The human soul is mor@@ tal , ’ said the pam@@ ph@@ let .
Jesus taught very important things that had deep meaning , but what he said was eas@@ y to understand .
So@@ on , however , the earth will be filled with happy people who obey God . ​ — Read Psalm 37 : 9 - 11 .
Lo@@ o@@ king back , she says : “ Those s@@ crip@@ tures are a pres@@ crip@@ tion written by Jehovah for spiritual heal@@ ing .
D@@ ali@@ a is a sister in her mi@@ d - 30 ’ s .
There , the brothers showed them a ma@@ p of the enti@@ re country and told the new arri@@ v@@ als , “ This is your ter@@ rit@@ ory ! ”
God’s Kingdom , now rul@@ ing in heaven , is po@@ ised to esta@@ bl@@ ish its rule over the whole earth .
Mar@@ t@@ in , who has been a member of the Bethel family for 20 years , rec@@ alls with gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de the interest that a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er took in him 30 years ag@@ o while the two were in the field service together .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , if we devel@@ op our heart to fear God , it will go well with us .
For our pl@@ ans to be fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed , however , they must be in har@@ mony with God’s Word , and they must st@@ em from good mo@@ ti@@ ves .
The next day , the sister vis@@ ited her neigh@@ b@@ or with her “ ma@@ gi@@ c . ”
That question will be consider@@ ed in the following article .
We should not conclu@@ de from this that a person ​ — well - meaning though he or she may be — ​ should become an un@@ so@@ lic@@ ited mat@@ ch@@ mak@@ er .
“ Y@@ O@@ U H@@ A@@ V@@ E A@@ C@@ T@@ E@@ D F@@ O@@ O@@ L@@ I@@ SH@@ L@@ Y ”
How should parents respon@@ d ?
Th@@ r@@ ough these , he imp@@ ressed upon our young hearts vital less@@ ons that I still remember with great f@@ on@@ dness .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ N@@ one that rest@@ s his faith on [ God ] will be disa@@ p@@ pointed . ”
Instead , we use our strength and res@@ our@@ ces pri@@ mar@@ ily in Jehovah’s service .
“ There were days when I brought home up to D@@ M 5@@ ,000 [ $ 2@@ ,@@ 2@@ 00 , U@@ .@@ S . ] in c@@ as@@ h , ” she expla@@ ins .
C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ T@@ R@@ Y O@@ F O@@ R@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ N : L@@ E@@ B@@ AN@@ O@@ N
How does ga@@ ining in@@ sight into Jesus ’ way of thinking help us ?
“ It Does Not B@@ el@@ ong to M@@ an ”
He coun@@ sel@@ ed : “ S@@ to@@ p judg@@ ing that you may not be jud@@ ged . ”
Ch@@ ar@@ al@@ am@@ bo@@ s was very ze@@ al@@ ous .
What has the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy found it necess@@ ary to do , and what will be consider@@ ed in the following article ?
It was found that for some reason , a number of her vital or@@ g@@ ans were pro@@ duc@@ ing blood clo@@ ts that were pre@@ ven@@ ting those or@@ g@@ ans from get@@ ting the necess@@ ary o@@ x@@ y@@ g@@ en .
He was loyal to Jehovah thr@@ ough@@ out his life .
Sa@@ ys Y@@ ur@@ y : “ We often pray@@ ed that we not get disc@@ oura@@ ged , and then we continued in the preaching work , tru@@ sting in Jehovah for support .
J@@ ap@@ an In@@ form@@ ation C@@ en@@ ter , Con@@ sul@@ ate Gen@@ er@@ al of J@@ ap@@ an in N@@ Y
The apostle Paul war@@ ned Hebrew Christians : “ Do not be car@@ ri@@ ed away with vari@@ ous and str@@ ange teachings . ” ​ — Hebrews 13 : 9 .
The man ans@@ wer@@ ed from the Scriptures , and Jesus helped him see how to apply the princi@@ ple to himself .
Because Jehovah did not cre@@ ate them with the cap@@ ac@@ ity for being succ@@ ess@@ fully in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent of his rule .
This would be pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous !
Wh@@ atever may ha@@ p@@ pen , faithful Christian parents can be as@@ sur@@ ed of Jehovah’s understanding , his loving concer@@ n , and his un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing support . ​ — Psalm 14@@ 5 : 14 .
The Bible pres@@ ents marriage as one of these “ good ” gi@@ f@@ ts from God .
Jesus ’ disciples pat@@ ter@@ ned their preaching on their Ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s example .
While in L@@ ond@@ on , I me@@ t Al@@ ber@@ t S@@ ch@@ ro@@ e@@ der . He was an instru@@ ct@@ or at the Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad , and later he served as a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
How has false religion pro@@ s@@ titu@@ ted her@@ self , and with what resul@@ ts ?
I read the liter@@ ature with great interest .
What has been the result of the di@@ lig@@ ence and self - sacrifice on the part of Jehovah’s people ​ — men and women , young and old — ​ in these fin@@ al days ?
We face a similar situation , living as we do in a world ob@@ s@@ ess@@ ed with se@@ x .
What cho@@ ic@@ es may be consider@@ ed tri@@ vi@@ al , yet how do dedic@@ ated Christians view such ?
In this article and the following , we will exam@@ ine se@@ ven illustr@@ ations that Jesus used .
You have ga@@ ined a tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed relationship with Jehovah and have esta@@ bli@@ shed a faithful rec@@ ord with him .
Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has became high pri@@ est about 18 C.E .
When we consider all that Jehovah has accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed and the righteous way in which he gover@@ ns the uni@@ verse , do we not have am@@ ple reason to fear him ? ​ — Psalm 2 : 11 ; Jeremiah 10 : 7 .
When the war bro@@ ke out , both si@@ des dem@@ an@@ ded my loy@@ al@@ ty .
Jehovah hum@@ b@@ led the pr@@ ou@@ d king , and he was a le@@ per until he died . ​ — Proverbs 16 : 18 .
But such a view is not Scriptural . God certainly can fore@@ know the future .
The gi@@ r@@ l is known at school as an a@@ vi@@ d read@@ er of such Bible - based public@@ ations as A@@ wa@@ ke !
How do God’s wonderful works man@@ i@@ f@@ est his great power ?
Is “ the et@@ er@@ n@@ al fi@@ re ” Jesus war@@ ned of liter@@ al or sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic ?
The more we share our thoughts with our Creator , the more we will draw close to him .
A@@ no@@ ther reason why people re@@ je@@ cted Jesus as the promised Messi@@ ah was his teachings , which many found hard to accept .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , I pa@@ id my de@@ b@@ ts .
We des@@ per@@ ately need that new world .
H@@ on@@ or “ the L@@ ow@@ ly On@@ es ”
In ad@@ dition , while some tri@@ als are sh@@ ort - lived , others pers@@ ist without le@@ tu@@ p , even inc@@ reas@@ ing in in@@ ten@@ s@@ ity .
In May 200@@ 2 , the Un@@ ited N@@ ations En@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment Pro@@ gr@@ am@@ me rel@@ eas@@ ed a repor@@ t ent@@ it@@ led “ G@@ lo@@ ba@@ l En@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment O@@ ut@@ look - 3 . ”
I became ho@@ mes@@ ic@@ k .
10 D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to God ​ — “ P@@ le@@ ase Let U@@ s C@@ ome H@@ ome ”
( a ) Why were the Israelites to make fr@@ ing@@ ed e@@ d@@ ges upon the s@@ ki@@ r@@ ts of their gar@@ ments ?
* The sister rel@@ ates : “ Many told me they were pra@@ ying for me ; others ph@@ oned me .
An@@ ni took up the pioneer ministry .
Di@@ d some among those few faithful sou@@ ls some@@ times wish that they could be less con@@ spi@@ cu@@ ous and just live “ nor@@ ma@@ l ” lives ?
What less@@ on did some parents learn during war@@ time ?
While the emo@@ tions descri@@ bed here are not un@@ comm@@ on for someone deal@@ ing with a div@@ or@@ ce , the Bible coun@@ sel@@ s against is@@ ol@@ ating on@@ es@@ el@@ f .
The sister later wrote : “ We had become too com@@ for@@ table in our r@@ out@@ ine . ”
The Israelites ’ rel@@ e@@ ase from their un@@ just tre@@ at@@ ment in Egy@@ pt was uni@@ que because God himself inter@@ ven@@ ed .
May we never feel that we are a bo@@ ther to him !
To@@ gether with si@@ x other des@@ crip@@ tions of those who are happy , these st@@ at@@ ements form the str@@ ik@@ ing in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction to Jesus ’ fam@@ ous Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , as recorded by Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ er Matthew .
As Jesus continu@@ es teaching , he takes a good look at what is going on in the temple . ​ — Matthew 21 : 15 , 16 ; Mark 11 : 11 .
Of course , wh@@ en@@ ever the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er@@ ’s public talk inclu@@ ded a s@@ li@@ de pres@@ ent@@ ation , as it some@@ times did in those days , our lo@@ ad was he@@ a@@ vi@@ er .
We were given cam@@ p clo@@ thing with a pur@@ ple tri@@ ang@@ le se@@ wn on , a pl@@ ate , a c@@ up , and a spo@@ on .
How are we to understand what this spirit is , and why should we want to be gu@@ i@@ ded by it ?
To avoid un@@ necess@@ ary ex@@ po@@ sure to these things is not hi@@ ding our head in the s@@ and .
S@@ c@@ at@@ ter@@ ing F@@ e@@ a@@ thers in the W@@ ind
Ch@@ ar@@ ities were over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by $ 2@@ .@@ 7 bil@@ li@@ on in don@@ ations to help care for the vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s ’ famili@@ es .
Jesus ’ love ex@@ tend@@ s to individuals
The lives of Jo@@ shua , David , and Timothy ad@@ d pro@@ of that serving Jehovah is the best way to sp@@ end your life .
In a show of pi@@ ety , “ the high pri@@ est ri@@ pp@@ ed his ou@@ ter gar@@ ments , saying : ‘ He has bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ed ! What fur@@ ther need do we have of wit@@ nesses ? ’ ”
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing about our day , he said : “ The love of the greater number will co@@ ol off . ”
A@@ post@@ ate teachings were s@@ pre@@ ading , so the apostle coun@@ sel@@ s the you@@ ng@@ er overse@@ er : “ P@@ re@@ ach the word , be at it ur@@ g@@ ently . . . , re@@ prove , re@@ pri@@ m@@ and , ex@@ hor@@ t . ” ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
So it is with the evidence of God in n@@ ature .
For instance , in Ar@@ men@@ ia , appro@@ xi@@ mat@@ ely 40 brothers are in pris@@ on because of their neu@@ tr@@ ality , with do@@ z@@ ens more likely to be imp@@ ris@@ oned in the coming months .
Un@@ like many humans , God always uses his power for good .
A@@ da@@ p@@ ted from page 1@@ 7@@ 1 of L@@ ear@@ n From the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
A ty@@ pi@@ cal example is found in this repor@@ t from Bu@@ r@@ un@@ di : “ As soon as the Kingdom H@@ all is fin@@ i@@ shed , it f@@ ill@@ s up .
How wrong and h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful it is to s@@ pre@@ ad confid@@ enti@@ al information about someone !
The wi@@ do@@ w had no as@@ sur@@ ance that her re@@ ques@@ ts would be gr@@ anted , but Jehovah has as@@ sur@@ ed us that justice will be done .
Then Paul exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ Mis@@ er@@ able man that I am ! ” ​ — Romans 7 : 22 - 24 .
She is a ma@@ j@@ or part of the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t . ​ — Revelation 18 : 2 , 3 ; James 4 : 4 .
Da@@ ily , I over@@ heard them speaking to each other in Eng@@ l@@ ish , and gra@@ du@@ ally my ear@@ s became at@@ tu@@ ned to that language .
That , cou@@ pl@@ ed with faith in what they learned from Peter , provided the bas@@ is for them to be baptized “ in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit . ”
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of how long we have wal@@ ked with God , we must be determined to displa@@ y loving - kindness , exerc@@ ise justice , and hope in God con@@ stan@@ tly . ​ — Psalm 27 : 14 .
David and men e@@ at show@@ bre@@ ad , 3 / 15
How does that f@@ it into our lear@@ ning from and imit@@ ating Jesus ?
And you , you have said , ‘ Un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly I shall de@@ al well with you and I will cons@@ titu@@ te your se@@ ed like the gra@@ ins of s@@ and of the se@@ a , which cannot be num@@ ber@@ ed for mul@@ titu@@ de . ’ ” ​ — G@@ en .
Jehovah is the out@@ standing example of a gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous , happy Gi@@ ver .
What do we learn from H@@ an@@ na@@ h’s example ?
Yet , faithful Noah buil@@ ds the ar@@ k , coura@@ ge@@ ously war@@ ns others of the imp@@ en@@ ding D@@ elu@@ ge , and es@@ cap@@ es its de@@ va@@ st@@ ation with his family .
What ty@@ p@@ es of buil@@ ding@@ s have been associ@@ ated with the worship of the true and living God ?
P@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ al Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ve ( Ne@@ ar E@@ ast@@ er@@ n H@@ ist@@ ory ) E@@ st .
Con@@ vi@@ ction will help you to be bo@@ ld , al@@ though you may be ti@@ mi@@ d by n@@ ature .
“ Who is Jehovah , so that I should obey his vo@@ ice to s@@ end Israel away ? ”
My friends and spiritual children and gr@@ and@@ children bring me con@@ st@@ ant joy .
Mar@@ ga@@ re@@ ta , * who has been married for 26 years , says : “ When I was new@@ ly married , I expe@@ cted that my husband would just know how I felt when a proble@@ m ar@@ ose .
The in@@ side cor@@ e stru@@ c@@ ture and the out@@ side mo@@ ld had to with@@ stand the pres@@ sure of about 30 t@@ ons of m@@ ol@@ ten cop@@ per , and the ca@@ sting had to be done in one continu@@ ous op@@ er@@ ation to pre@@ v@@ ent cr@@ ac@@ ks or f@@ la@@ ws .
( b ) What questions will we consider in this study ?
We have learned so much in this new assignment .
Job was ri@@ ch@@ ly re@@ war@@ ded for hum@@ bly accep@@ ting cor@@ rection
In New Mar@@ ke@@ t we had a special tre@@ at .
At that time , few congregations had Kingdom H@@ alls , so they me@@ t in priv@@ ate ho@@ m@@ es or r@@ ented ro@@ om@@ s .
Jesus ur@@ ged them to pray to the Father , and then he ad@@ ded : “ As@@ k and you will receive , that your joy may be made full . ” ​ — John 16 : 23 , 24 .
It seem@@ s to re@@ present God’s “ will , ” or his will@@ ing@@ ness to accept Jesus ’ perfect human sacrifice . ​ — Hebrews 10 : 1 - 10 .
The loy@@ al@@ ty of a good friend will war@@ m your heart
Egy@@ pt was well into the pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed se@@ ven years of pl@@ enti@@ ful har@@ v@@ ests , and Joseph had over@@ seen the st@@ or@@ ing of the n@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s sur@@ p@@ lu@@ s gra@@ in .
Per@@ secu@@ ted yet H@@ app@@ y , 11 / 1
Di@@ d Abraham ever reg@@ re@@ t obe@@ ying Jehovah’s comman@@ ds ?
So en@@ ra@@ ged was H@@ er@@ od when the ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers did not repor@@ t back to him that he or@@ der@@ ed all the m@@ ale children two years of age and you@@ ng@@ er in and around Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m to be kil@@ led . ​ — Matthew 2 : 16 .
M@@ A@@ R@@ Í@@ A was 6@@ 4 years of age and lived on her own .
Al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ ages are re@@ adi@@ ly a@@ vail@@ able in many lands .
If so , in what form ?
In con@@ text , this st@@ at@@ ement app@@ lies to Christian elders who are meeting to h@@ and@@ le serious problems between individuals , but in princi@@ ple , it also app@@ lies to our meetings .
3 , 4 . ( a ) How do individuals in Chris@@ tend@@ om become min@@ isters ?
Ab@@ out 19 cen@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o , Christian ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers vis@@ ited is@@ lands of the A@@ e@@ ge@@ an .
R@@ em@@ ember that some who believe in ev@@ olu@@ tion also believe that God ex@@ ists .
Still , Jehovah cho@@ se to foc@@ us on the good because he knew that Davi@@ d’s heart was u@@ pri@@ ght . ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on .
You have come to me to bring my er@@ ro@@ r to mind and to put my son to death . ”
Paul did not expla@@ in in de@@ ta@@ il what “ the so@@ li@@ d f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of God ” re@@ pres@@ ents .
We need to pray to God to re@@ pa@@ ir the har@@ m we may have ca@@ used .
He exer@@ ted himself vi@@ g@@ or@@ ously , using wh@@ atever means were a@@ vail@@ able to him to vis@@ it people “ thr@@ ough@@ out the whole of Gal@@ ile@@ e . ” ​ — Matthew 4 : 23 , 24 ; 9 : 35 .
And no f@@ oun@@ tain of you@@ th has ever been found .
By so doing , their conduct would har@@ mon@@ ize with the divine principles they taught . ​ — Read Romans 2 : 21 - 23 .
What does know@@ ing Jehovah’s vo@@ ice fur@@ ther invol@@ ve ?
Yet , Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah must have commun@@ ic@@ ated to his wife in some way that Jehovah’s ang@@ el had told him to name the bo@@ y “ John . ”
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , do we really have evidence that God is ac@@ tive in pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s lives today ?
I@@ S@@ R@@ A@@ E@@ L AN@@ D J@@ U@@ D@@ A@@ H G@@ O IN@@ T@@ O E@@ X@@ I@@ L@@ E
However , we also use wh@@ atever a@@ bil@@ ities and other gi@@ f@@ ts we may have in tr@@ ying to war@@ m the hearts of our fellow believers with up@@ li@@ f@@ ting words and help@@ ful de@@ e@@ ds ​ — expres@@ sions of God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness .
Di@@ d they know when they saw him that he was Joseph ?
We hope that they may still return to Jehovah . ​ — Luke 15 : 17 - 24 .
Yes , no matter what our circumstances or need may be , Jehovah will prove his love for us if we trust in him .
In what way does Jehovah ref@@ ine our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys and heart ?
13 : 25 ; 14 : 5 , 6 ; 15 : 14 , 15 .
And Daniel was inspired to wr@@ ite about the coming of “ Messi@@ ah the Le@@ ad@@ er . ”
But will ei@@ ther of these appro@@ ach@@ es al@@ one lead to a happy and satis@@ f@@ ying relationship ?
That was how the direc@@ t@@ or of a home for sen@@ i@@ or c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens in N@@ av@@ al@@ car@@ n@@ er@@ o , M@@ ad@@ ri@@ d , S@@ pain , rec@@ ently descri@@ bed the vis@@ its of Jehovah’s Witnesses to his cen@@ ter .
Indeed , he will soon bring an end to all the wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness so pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent today . ​ — Psalm 37 : 9 - 11 ; Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 2 : 2 , 3 .
C@@ lo@@ th@@ ed With L@@ ong - Su@@ ffering
However , e@@ con@@ om@@ ic ass@@ ist@@ ance is some@@ times needed as well .
It was felt that worship of St@@ ate de@@ ities simply indic@@ ated recogn@@ iti@@ on of the pol@@ itical system .
( b ) What do the words of Matthew 11 : 27 - 29 reve@@ al about Jehovah and Jesus ?
Christians today honor their marriage covenant
Be@@ ing part of the Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od , we enjoy the war@@ m@@ th of supp@@ or@@ tive spiritual fa@@ thers , mo@@ thers , brothers , and sisters of like faith . ​ — Mark 10 : 29 , 30 .
For example , Moses told the Israelites : “ You must love Jehovah your God with all your heart and all your soul and all your strength . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
▪ H@@ on@@ or Jehovah’s Gre@@ at N@@ ame
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y M@@ Á@@ R@@ I@@ O R@@ O@@ C@@ H@@ A D@@ E S@@ O@@ U@@ Z@@ A
The Bible reve@@ als certain things about Jesus ’ early life that no doubt affe@@ cted him .
This bo@@ x gives you@@ ths an opportunity to wr@@ ite out spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c ways that they can apply what they learned in that chap@@ ter .
How , though , does that help us ?
I feel very close to him and can talk to him fre@@ ely about my problems and jo@@ ys . ”
W@@ ell - known , especially to people in the F@@ ar E@@ ast , is a st@@ at@@ ement by Con@@ fu@@ ci@@ us , who is ven@@ er@@ ated in the O@@ ri@@ ent as the great@@ est sage and teach@@ er .
Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar appointed Ge@@ d@@ al@@ iah as gover@@ nor .
Indeed , the Israelites re@@ je@@ cted Jehovah time and again .
F@@ our@@ th , when we use an illustr@@ ation , we should make sure that the app@@ lic@@ ation is clear .
The th@@ re@@ at of pa@@ in@@ ful re@@ tri@@ bu@@ tion in the af@@ ter@@ life has coun@@ ter@@ par@@ ts in ne@@ arly every ma@@ j@@ or world religion and in some min@@ or ones as well . ”
She ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly beg@@ ged Jehovah for strength to keep loving her husband .
As dedic@@ ated Christians , we have dis@@ ow@@ ned ourselves and have cho@@ s@@ en to live within the b@@ oun@@ ds of Christ’s teachings as his disciples .
See “ A Con@@ vers@@ ation With a N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ or ​ — Does God C@@ are Ab@@ out Our Su@@ ffering ? ”
The psalmist continu@@ es : “ A th@@ ous@@ and will f@@ all at your very side and ten th@@ ous@@ and at your right hand ; to you it will not come near .
Because we walk by holy spirit , we are able to maintain a close relationship with God and his Son .
For wh@@ atever a man is s@@ ow@@ ing , this he will also re@@ a@@ p . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 7 ; 1 Timothy 5 : 24 .
Hence , we Christians need to pray for God’s help and holy spirit so that un@@ clean se@@ x@@ u@@ al desi@@ res do not control us .
El@@ ders are not al@@ one in nee@@ ding hum@@ ility .
A rec@@ ently prom@@ o@@ ted conc@@ ep@@ t du@@ b@@ bed positi@@ ve p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ gy ho@@ l@@ ds that op@@ ti@@ mis@@ m , cultiv@@ ated by positi@@ ve thinking and by foc@@ using on one@@ ’s personal streng@@ ths , can lead to happiness .
The s@@ ound of gr@@ in@@ ding was associ@@ ated with every@@ day life in ancient times . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 11 : 5 ; Jeremiah 25 : 10 .
God said that Isa@@ a@@ c would be born “ at this appointed time next year . ”
How did tru@@ sting in Jehovah help one sister to cop@@ e with a seri@@ es of dist@@ res@@ sing experi@@ ences ?
Di@@ d Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s have cont@@ act with Christians in D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us and know of Sa@@ ul@@ ’s about - face ?
Why did Moses need b@@ ol@@ dness in speaking to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h ?
“ F@@ at and F@@ res@@ h They Will Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to Be ”
To experience life in that Par@@ adise , ever@@ yone , including the de@@ a@@ f , must first en@@ ter into the spiritual par@@ adise , the pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous spiritual con@@ dition of God’s bless@@ ed people .
When we read that “ the eyes of Jehovah are every@@ where , ” some of us may feel that God is mer@@ ely inter@@ ested in en@@ for@@ c@@ ing his la@@ ws , which may even eng@@ end@@ er an un@@ who@@ les@@ ome fear in us .
“ When you are en@@ ter@@ ing into the house , ” Jesus said , “ gre@@ et the hous@@ eho@@ ld ; and if the house is deser@@ ving , let the peace you wish it come upon it . ”
Jesus told his disciples that they were “ the light of the world ” and ur@@ ged them to let their light shin@@ e so that people might see their “ fine works , ” or good de@@ e@@ ds to others .
He cont@@ ac@@ ted the Witnesses , ad@@ mit@@ ted his mis@@ take , and was re@@ inst@@ ated as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
All those who imitate Satan’s h@@ at@@ red of God and op@@ pose God’s people .
“ I have never been one to si@@ t down and read a book , ” says T@@ on@@ y .
In this 2@@ 1@@ st century , the word of God has s@@ pre@@ ad to liter@@ ally all par@@ ts of the earth .
4 , 5 . ( a ) What is the great@@ est act of love in all hist@@ ory ?
P@@ an@@ ama has also become a m@@ el@@ ting po@@ t of people from vari@@ ous n@@ ational and e@@ th@@ ni@@ c ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds .
Se@@ x provi@@ des a way for marriage mat@@ es to expres@@ s and receive love and tend@@ er affe@@ ction .
Mo@@ st challeng@@ ing , though , was my stru@@ gg@@ le to qu@@ it s@@ we@@ aring .
Consider , for example , the com@@ ments Jesus made about one “ slave ” sh@@ ort@@ ly before His death .
What are some of these principles ?
Moses and Jeremiah felt in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate when they received new assign@@ ments from Jehovah .
J@@ on@@ a@@ than sto@@ od by David .
Not many people have had as many bad experi@@ ences as Paul did .
R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ing that study is work and requi@@ res men@@ tal effort , it is also good to a@@ do@@ pt an appro@@ pri@@ ate pos@@ ture .
In full faith , the apostles respon@@ ded .
That real@@ iz@@ ation will move us ‘ to hum@@ ble ourselves under the mi@@ gh@@ ty hand of God . ’ ​ — 1 P@@ et . 5 : 6 .
Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k P@@ ra@@ ys for God’s M@@ er@@ cy
Why really should it keep the gr@@ ound us@@ eless ? ”
That is the prophe@@ tic promise found in God’s S@@ ac@@ red Word at Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 2 : 14 .
In view of the number baptized at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . and soon ther@@ e@@ after , there may even have been more than one group that regul@@ arly ass@@ em@@ b@@ led in the Jerusalem are@@ a .
What can help us to avoid be@@ coming en@@ s@@ n@@ ared by por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y ?
A@@ m I stri@@ ving to shin@@ e before others ? ’
D@@ O@@ R@@ A AN@@ D D@@ O@@ R@@ O@@ TH@@ E@@ A : I@@ magine our joy when we started our mission@@ ary tra@@ ining !
He will know that house in@@ side and out and will pos@@ s@@ ess an understanding of it greater than that of any ob@@ ser@@ ver .
( a ) Acc@@ ording to Daniel 7 : 13 , 14 , with what has Jehovah end@@ ow@@ ed his Son ?
To enjoy the continued blessing of Jehovah’s spirit , we must accept cor@@ rection and work to be appro@@ ved by God .
What a p@@ ity it would be if we allow@@ ed ourselves to be bur@@ d@@ ened down with un@@ necess@@ ary we@@ igh@@ ts that could imp@@ e@@ de us when we are so close to the end !
Rather , any gift or service privilege that we might have is because of God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness .
E@@ ch@@ o the S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d when giving ad@@ vice .
; J@@ ones , A .
There s@@ le@@ d@@ ges with sh@@ ar@@ p st@@ one or ir@@ on te@@ et@@ h on their under@@ side were pul@@ led over the gra@@ in by ani@@ mal@@ s to bre@@ ak the st@@ al@@ ks into pi@@ e@@ ces and loo@@ s@@ en the k@@ er@@ n@@ els from the cha@@ f@@ f .
Gi@@ ven the pro@@ found influ@@ ence that Jesus had on the world , should we ex@@ pect more in the way of con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary n@@ on - Bi@@ bli@@ cal cor@@ ro@@ bor@@ ation ?
I@@ mit@@ ate f@@ lu@@ ent speak@@ ers .
They remember that Jehovah appointed E@@ ve to be “ a comple@@ ment ” of her husband , which God ob@@ vi@@ ously consider@@ ed to be an hon@@ or@@ able position .
For example , all of mankind spoke one comm@@ on language .
Why So P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous ?
That was qu@@ ite a contr@@ ast to the respon@@ se in So@@ dom !
“ My name is Con@@ nor , and I am 11 .
Still , in l@@ ine with Jesus ’ par@@ able , a slave does not ple@@ ase himself , pu@@ t@@ ting personal inter@@ ests first .
Mat@@ eri@@ al we@@ al@@ th is not necess@@ ar@@ ily an indic@@ ation of God’s blessing .
She loy@@ ally sta@@ yed with her mother - in - law , Na@@ om@@ i , rather than leave her because she was old .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we are sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by people who care little about Jehovah’s righteous ways .
During my second year in the school , I went home to vis@@ it my parents during a school bre@@ ak .
At that time people will be thro@@ wing their money into the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts as “ an ab@@ hor@@ r@@ ent thing , ” according to the Bible .
Par@@ ent@@ al cor@@ rection invol@@ ves far more than an act of p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment ad@@ minis@@ tered quic@@ k@@ ly and dec@@ isi@@ vely .
Th@@ ink about what happened to Jesus during his last days on earth .
Do not sp@@ end money on things you do not really need
C@@ ould we be affe@@ cted by such pre@@ vail@@ ing attitu@@ des ?
The greater our share in the disci@@ ple - making work , the clo@@ s@@ er we feel to Jehovah .
18 : 17 - 28 .
As Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l and his travel@@ ing compan@@ i@@ ons pas@@ sed through ti@@ dy to@@ w@@ ns and beau@@ ti@@ ful coun@@ tr@@ y@@ side , they real@@ ized that here was a field “ ready and wa@@ iting to be har@@ v@@ ested . ”
A first st@@ ep , of course , is for parents to tra@@ in their children at home , pre@@ par@@ ing them for meetings .
Fa@@ ith in God’s Word V@@ it@@ al
( a ) What pre@@ pared David for his du@@ ties as king ?
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , the d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s were also anointed Christians , vie@@ wed , not as a group , but as individuals .
Acc@@ ording to 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 4 : 15 - 17 and Revelation 6 : 9 - 11 , what has happened to anointed Christians who died faithful ?
What do the dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c v@@ isions of Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah mean for us today ?
How important it is that we do not let ourselves be dec@@ ei@@ ved into accep@@ ting as truth ques@@ tion@@ able ide@@ as and w@@ il@@ d spe@@ cul@@ ation !
After my parents died , An@@ n and I deci@@ ded to en@@ ter the regul@@ ar pioneer service , and this led to a privilege that I found qu@@ ite da@@ un@@ ting .
Yet , hist@@ ory is lit@@ tered with examples of r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned teach@@ ers who were ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely wrong .
Jehovah asked him how .
H@@ ere refer@@ ence is made sol@@ ely to our spiritual id@@ ent@@ ity .
Hence , I never thought of Bible study as being bor@@ ing , but I have always enjo@@ yed exam@@ ining God’s Word .
As we exam@@ ine the dep@@ th of our appreciation for our Father , Jehovah , what will it be help@@ ful to consider ?
To what is mil@@ dness of temp@@ er clo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated , and why do we need this qu@@ ality in our relation@@ shi@@ ps with others ?
But that did not prote@@ ct him from desi@@ ring another at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive woman .
“ The man of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness ” continu@@ es to ex@@ ist and to op@@ pose God’s servants .
• What is the ke@@ y to a happy , mean@@ ing@@ ful life ?
But if the Romans su@@ spe@@ cted pol@@ itical off@@ en@@ ses , they inter@@ ven@@ ed and pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded as they saw f@@ it .
Moses “ consider@@ ed the re@@ pro@@ ach of the Christ to be ri@@ ches greater than the tre@@ a@@ sures of Egy@@ pt . ” Moses was com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned as “ the Christ , ” or “ A@@ no@@ inted One , ” in that he was sel@@ e@@ cted by Jehovah to lead Israel out of Egy@@ pt .
• In our prayers , how can we imitate the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s ?
H@@ el@@ p@@ ing others br@@ ings me joy . ”
What are some ways in which we are un@@ ited as God’s people ?
Today , the “ inter@@ i@@ or ro@@ om@@ s ” of the prophecy likely have to do with the ten@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of congregations of Jehovah’s people around the world .
I pray@@ ed to God to let me die .
Acc@@ ording to one fin@@ an@@ cial ad@@ vis@@ er , when we@@ al@@ thy parents show@@ er their children with money and the things it can bu@@ y , “ often the see@@ ds are being pl@@ anted for mis@@ er@@ y later on . ”
He can hum@@ bly ask the elders for tra@@ ining and make himself a@@ vail@@ able to help in wh@@ atever way is needed .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , some early Bible man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts have been dis@@ co@@ vered in cla@@ y j@@ ars , as well as in dar@@ k clo@@ se@@ ts and ca@@ ves and in exc@@ ep@@ tion@@ ally d@@ ry re@@ gi@@ ons .
A@@ n h@@ our later , the lead@@ er , nam@@ ed Law , said to the mission@@ ary : “ When we asked you to come and answer questions , our in@@ ten@@ tion was to ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le you , as we have done with people from other religi@@ ons .
“ I thought God was hi@@ ding his id@@ ent@@ ity from me , ” he says , “ and that just made him even more dist@@ ant , my@@ st@@ eri@@ ous , and un@@ appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble . ”
Their king “ ro@@ se up from his thro@@ ne and put off his of@@ fi@@ cial gar@@ ment from himself and co@@ vered himself with sac@@ k@@ clo@@ th and s@@ at down in the a@@ sh@@ es . ”
So Kingdom blessings are still a@@ vail@@ able .
This in@@ ex@@ ha@@ us@@ ti@@ ble s@@ ource of divine wisdom is powerful in help@@ ing us to over@@ come wrong practic@@ es and con@@ form our lives to Jehovah’s will .
( b ) What counsel did Jesus give on the matter of fear ?
Si@@ mil@@ ar in@@ iti@@ ati@@ ves can make a bi@@ g differ@@ ence for those living in a n@@ ur@@ sing home . ​ — Pro@@ v .
Many c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens of human govern@@ ments say that they ag@@ ree with the la@@ ws and standards of the country in which they live . However , when they find a requi@@ re@@ ment to be in@@ conven@@ i@@ ent and feel that no@@ body is loo@@ king , they bre@@ ak the law . O@@ f@@ ten , these people are “ men pleas@@ ers . ”
R@@ a@@ y , also mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , no@@ tes : “ By stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses , I learned that God is not respon@@ sible for man@@ kin@@ d’s suffering .
What do we learn from these s@@ crip@@ tures ?
What occ@@ u@@ pi@@ es a special place in our worship ?
F@@ e@@ el free to wr@@ ite to the publi@@ sh@@ ers of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine to ob@@ tain information that has helped con@@ v@@ in@@ ce milli@@ ons that the Bible truly is inspired by God .
You real@@ ize , though , that this c@@ alls for effort on your part .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of S@@ cen@@ ari@@ o@@ s were given away free .
They “ received the word with the great@@ est e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness of mind , care@@ fully exam@@ ining the Scriptures da@@ ily as to whether these things [ spo@@ ken by Paul and S@@ il@@ as ] were so . ”
When hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves continue to work at doing the best they can , however , the arrang@@ ement resul@@ ts in the great@@ est possible con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment in marriage at this time .
After the Messi@@ ani@@ c King destro@@ ys God’s enem@@ ies , he will thro@@ w Satan and his dem@@ ons into an ab@@ y@@ ss for a th@@ ous@@ and years .
After my baptism in 195@@ 1 , I served as a full - time minis@@ ter ( pioneer ) for a while .
• Why can we trust that God’s la@@ ws are for our benefit ?
E@@ C@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ A@@ S@@ T@@ E@@ S 7 : 16
If this is so , the origin@@ al text may have read , “ the son of Ch@@ al@@ de@@ an Ar@@ p@@ ach@@ sh@@ ad . ”
What hope do we have that the dead who li@@ e as@@ le@@ ep in the gra@@ ve will return to life ​ — as La@@ z@@ ar@@ us and J@@ a@@ ir@@ us ’ daugh@@ ter did ?
Those words came to have a great imp@@ act on my life .
You will see that you have found consider@@ able reli@@ ef .
They must be strong , ca@@ pa@@ ble , pati@@ ent , and well - d@@ ressed .
He said : “ De@@ ar M@@ r . B@@ r@@ ü@@ gg@@ em@@ ei@@ er , ple@@ ase be reason@@ able .
How can following the Christ help us to become in@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with Jehovah ?
We were mutu@@ ally at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted , and he pro@@ posed marriage .
“ What pre@@ v@@ ents me from get@@ ting baptized ? ”
By l@@ ying and tur@@ ning Adam and E@@ ve away from God , Satan called into question Jehovah’s right to requi@@ re obedi@@ ence of mankind .
It is not the liter@@ al shepher@@ d’s appe@@ ar@@ ance that mo@@ ves the sheep to follow him ; it is his vo@@ ice .
The Au@@ th@@ or of the Bible is the Creator of mankind , who kno@@ ws how to influ@@ ence for good the heart of someone who is willing to listen and learn .
A few days after de@@ par@@ ting from Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r , we arri@@ ved in K@@ am@@ p@@ ala , the cap@@ it@@ al of U@@ g@@ anda .
In time , we were reas@@ sign@@ ed to sou@@ th L@@ ond@@ on .
K@@ ar@@ ina showed interest and came to a meeting .
T@@ el@@ ling the Jews to sur@@ rend@@ er no doubt t@@ ested Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s obedi@@ ence as well .
In fact , loo@@ king back on his ministry , Jesus said : “ I always taught in a sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e and in the temple , where all the Jews come together . ” ​ — John 18 : 20 .
C@@ learly , it was not ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted from its “ j@@ our@@ ne@@ y ” from e@@ ast to w@@ est but was like “ a mi@@ gh@@ ty man , ” ready to re@@ pe@@ at the j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
You may use examples from your listen@@ er@@ ’s experience .
In their view , each Hebrew letter and its position in the Bible text was set by God with a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c purpose in mind .
5 , 6 . ( a ) By what means does Satan make us his t@@ ar@@ get ?
When a person pra@@ ys , he evid@@ ently believ@@ es that someone in the inv@@ isi@@ ble spirit real@@ m he@@ ars .
Rather than say what might be disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ing , we could stri@@ ve to be encourag@@ ing .
He may do this by help@@ ing them to find emp@@ loy@@ ment so as to ear@@ n money for food .
S@@ aba , 2 / 15
We Can B@@ ene@@ f@@ it by En@@ during Su@@ ffering
They quic@@ ken his spiritual gro@@ w@@ th .
What about B@@ la@@ ise ?
I my@@ self shall keep su@@ p@@ pl@@ ying you and your little children with food . ”
Thus , the gra@@ p@@ es f@@ it@@ t@@ ingly illustr@@ ate the Kingdom fru@@ it@@ age that is pro@@ duc@@ ed by Christ’s followers .
“ The first things ​ — here they have come , but new things I am tel@@ ling out , ” Jehovah dec@@ la@@ res .
The early Christians could avoid the bet@@ ting that went on at the ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t rac@@ es by simply sta@@ ying away from the cir@@ c@@ uses .
H@@ u@@ man righ@@ ts leg@@ is@@ l@@ ation has helped to bre@@ ak down some class ba@@ r@@ ri@@ ers .
• What a@@ i@@ ds to Bible understanding do we have ?
The Genesis account of cre@@ ation al@@ lo@@ ws for the earth to be bil@@ li@@ ons of years old and does not li@@ mit each cre@@ ative day to 24 h@@ our@@ s .
La@@ ur@@ a
“ The L@@ and of S@@ mil@@ es ”
In his spe@@ e@@ ch .
The div@@ in@@ ely inspired psalmist san@@ g : “ Just a little while longer , and the wicked one will be no more . . .
Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing F@@ ri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps in a Lo@@ vel@@ ess World
Yet , many desi@@ red to gain acc@@ ess to the Word of God and understand it in their own language .
“ I will speak , ” he explained .
Th@@ ink of the L@@ ev@@ ites , who did not receive a land in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
I made ra@@ pi@@ d prog@@ ress , for I knew that I had found the truth .
Is our conscience sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve en@@ ough to respon@@ d in that way ?
Tru@@ e worshipp@@ ers are told to mar@@ ry “ only in the Lord . ”
I received f@@ low@@ ers and lo@@ a@@ ds of car@@ ds .
A second sur@@ ve@@ y set out to dis@@ co@@ ver the most desi@@ ra@@ ble char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s in men and women .
One of my bi@@ gg@@ est challeng@@ es l@@ ately has been ill@@ ness .
King David of ancient Israel real@@ ized this , and he wrote : “ There is not a word on my t@@ ong@@ ue , but look !
O@@ thers , while un@@ able to jo@@ in the ran@@ ks of full - time pro@@ claim@@ ers , devo@@ te as much time as possible to this li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving work , which inclu@@ des help@@ ing our children to get sa@@ ved . ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
The psalmist qu@@ o@@ tes him as saying : “ Because he [ a true worshipp@@ er ] has affe@@ ction for me , I will res@@ cu@@ e him . I will prote@@ ct him because he kno@@ ws my name . ”
What each writ@@ er p@@ en@@ ned was acc@@ ur@@ ate , but not all provide the same de@@ ta@@ il@@ s .
Jesus Christ lik@@ ened the ga@@ ther@@ ing of individuals for everlasting life to a har@@ v@@ est .
Th@@ r@@ ough all of this , and des@@ pite pro@@ found suffering , Jesus rema@@ ined “ obedi@@ ent as far as death . ” ​ — Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 8 .
After some time in that fore@@ ign country , he was fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ used of at@@ temp@@ ted ra@@ pe and was imp@@ ris@@ oned without a tri@@ al .
Jehovah told the Israelites : “ My words will tri@@ ck@@ le as the de@@ w , as g@@ ent@@ le ra@@ ins upon gr@@ ass . ”
On@@ ly God has the power to control n@@ atur@@ al for@@ ces .
The high pri@@ est ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses the 12 apostles regarding the order is@@ su@@ ed by the cour@@ t on the form@@ er occasi@@ on .
O@@ thers have had to leave their home because of their neu@@ tr@@ al stand toward the af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of this world .
Be@@ ing pro@@ per@@ ly sa@@ dd@@ ened by a wrong course may lead to what benef@@ its ?
P@@ E@@ R@@ L@@ A from M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o re@@ members that when she was a little gi@@ r@@ l , her mother helped her to pre@@ pare bri@@ ef com@@ ments for the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i , Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah , 12 / 1
They needed only to leg@@ al@@ ize the relationship they were in by get@@ ting married .
Like Jesus , we understand that our loving heavenly Father desi@@ res that people ac@@ qui@@ re the knowledge that lea@@ ds to everlasting life .
He is making w@@ ars to ce@@ ase to the ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ity of the earth . The bo@@ w he bre@@ ak@@ s ap@@ ar@@ t and does cu@@ t the spe@@ ar in pi@@ e@@ ces ; the wa@@ g@@ ons he bur@@ ns in the fi@@ re . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 4@@ 6 : 8 , 9 .
It may be that Paul su@@ ffered from an e@@ ye a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction or some other physical in@@ fir@@ m@@ ity .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ously and pol@@ iti@@ c@@ ally mo@@ tiv@@ ated mu@@ r@@ ders in Bo@@ s@@ ni@@ a resul@@ ted in over 200@@ ,000 de@@ a@@ ths .
Al@@ tru@@ ism , in turn , tend@@ s to bring on a me@@ asure of satis@@ fac@@ tion .
“ We have been here for ei@@ ght years , ” I said .
T@@ ab@@ let in@@ s@@ cri@@ bed with the E@@ pi@@ c of G@@ il@@ g@@ am@@ es@@ h
Thus , after being resur@@ rec@@ ted , La@@ z@@ ar@@ us said nothing of his experience in death because the dead are un@@ consci@@ ous . ​ — Read Psalm 14@@ 6 : 4 ; E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 5 , 10 .
What ty@@ pe of we@@ d@@ ding do some Christians cho@@ ose , and why ?
It will sol@@ ve all of man@@ kin@@ d’s problems .
But I@@ rel@@ and was so different from Eng@@ land .
Consider the value of what you have now .
I will come t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w ! ”
In his Word , the Bible , he provi@@ des reli@@ able , practic@@ al instru@@ ction that really works .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What resul@@ ts when sheep are well car@@ ed for ?
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : Th@@ ink of what that means .
If Joseph had wit@@ ness@@ ed Jesus ’ ag@@ on@@ y on the t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake , did that a@@ w@@ ful sc@@ ene move him to exam@@ ine his conscience and fin@@ ally deci@@ de that he ought to take a stand for truth ?
Paul recogn@@ ized that a care@@ er in the Jewish system had no value from Jehovah’s point of view ; it had no future .
I am so g@@ la@@ d that I have a wife who is happy to do wh@@ atever Jehovah as@@ ks .
A dic@@ tion@@ ary de@@ fin@@ es “ study ” as “ the act or pro@@ c@@ ess of ap@@ pl@@ ying the mind so as to ac@@ qui@@ re knowledge or understanding , as by reading , inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ating , et@@ c . ”
How would Jesus ’ listen@@ ers understand that counsel ?
This article high@@ ligh@@ ts the less@@ ons we learn about this from what happened to the first woman , E@@ ve ; the faithful man Job ; and the perfect Son of God , Jesus Christ .
N@@ ever should our desire to be yi@@ el@@ ding , though , lead us to com@@ promise with apost@@ ates .
Why can marriage be succ@@ ess@@ ful des@@ pite human imper@@ fe@@ ction ?
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H , our loving heavenly Father , has personal concer@@ n for us .
The temp@@ le@@ ’s f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation was la@@ id in the second year of their return .
A large part of the religion seem@@ s to have been given up to an ag@@ on@@ ized stru@@ gg@@ le against these dem@@ ons , and the go@@ ds were every@@ where appro@@ ached by prayer to ass@@ ist men against these dem@@ ons . ”
L@@ ater le@@ ather and vel@@ lu@@ m s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls of the Bible book of E@@ s@@ ther , from the 18@@ th century C.E .
Why do humans no longer speak one comm@@ on language ?
Why is the Kingdom of God of such great import@@ ance to humans ?
At the end of each work@@ day , I was always happy to associ@@ ate with my spiritual family .
O@@ ther times , the Bible may descri@@ be a person who d@@ ro@@ ps his hands down .
It can be a chall@@ enge for a married cou@@ ple to remain un@@ ited today , even when both are servants of Jehovah .
The local people , including the pri@@ est , accepted 19 boo@@ ks and 13 bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res .
What two experi@@ ences demonstr@@ ate the power of the Bible to help individuals who are sa@@ dd@@ ened or dis@@ tur@@ bed by tra@@ ge@@ dies ?
The Bible reve@@ als that in time some of the angels in@@ iti@@ ated un@@ author@@ ized cont@@ act with humans .
Ha@@ ving provided the leg@@ al bas@@ is for sal@@ vation at great co@@ st to himself , Jehovah wants as many as possible to take advan@@ ta@@ ge of it .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing Se@@ par@@ ate From the World
“ Ke@@ ep Con@@ qu@@ ering the E@@ vi@@ l With the Go@@ od , ” 7 / 1
How does 1 Corinthians 6 : 9 - 12 indic@@ ate that two kin@@ ds of chang@@ es must be made to gain God’s appro@@ val ?
“ ‘ You are my wit@@ nesses , ’ dec@@ la@@ res Jehovah . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A .
W@@ ho@@ se Law ?
If Jesus is willing to inter@@ ce@@ de in our be@@ half , why are “ sa@@ in@@ ts ” often in@@ vo@@ ked in prayer by worshi@@ p@@ ers in Chris@@ tend@@ om ?
However , respect for Jehovah and for his great name especially mo@@ tiv@@ ated David to take a stand against that to@@ wer@@ ing gi@@ ant .
The anointed do not ex@@ pect to be given some ter@@ rit@@ ory or lo@@ c@@ ation on earth as a pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion .
R@@ o@@ x@@ ana was per@@ tur@@ bed .
How will we act if we are pe@@ ace@@ able ?
C@@ is@@ ter@@ ns That H@@ old No W@@ ater
Jesus is “ the fir@@ st@@ born of all cre@@ ation . ”
Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that the evidence is con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing , and they share their faith with others by preaching in 2@@ 36 lands .
Re@@ ally , my own wor@@ ries were the great@@ est ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le I had to over@@ come . ”
My Li@@ fel@@ ong Jo@@ y in Do@@ ing God’s Will
Le@@ a@@ ving the is@@ land was hard .
Some people believe that prayer is only of p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal benefit .
Par@@ ents are encoura@@ ged to sp@@ end time with their children , to la@@ u@@ gh with them , and to teach them about the important things in life .
A year later Paul said that M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia and A@@ cha@@ ia were par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating .
( Read James 4 : 17 . )
1 , 2 . ( a ) The arrang@@ ements in con@@ ne@@ ction with the temple would have what effect on God’s people ?
He wants you to do that .
What is more , my form@@ er compan@@ ion pres@@ sur@@ ed me to come to live with him again , even th@@ reat@@ ening to dis@@ fi@@ gu@@ re me with ac@@ id if I refu@@ sed .
10 : 1 , 2 ​ — What may have been involved in the sin of A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s sons Na@@ da@@ b and A@@ bi@@ h@@ u ?
His hard - ear@@ ned money quic@@ k@@ ly disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared .
What Does It T@@ ake to F@@ ol@@ low God’s C@@ oun@@ sel ?
At the same time , you benefit .
What war@@ ning less@@ ons can we learn from their experience ? ​ — 1 C@@ or .
There brothers receive the public@@ ations and arr@@ ange to trans@@ por@@ t these to the congregations .
C@@ learly , that inclu@@ des the end of the present wicked system .
What a joy to know that we bring praise to our God , who@@ se glory we seek to refle@@ ct !
He par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly t@@ ar@@ get@@ ed A@@ ar@@ on and his sons , who had the privilege of serving as pri@@ ests .
In that sense , his faith con@@ dem@@ ned the world of his day ; it c@@ ast the wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness of his gener@@ ation in a clear light .
I also learned to ty@@ pe .
32 : 10 - 15 ​ — What was the purpose of making two de@@ e@@ ds of the same trans@@ action ?
A@@ be@@ l had faith in God’s promise of a Se@@ ed to bring about the sal@@ vation of faithful humans .
“ This brought me so much reli@@ ef ! ”
O@@ N M@@ O@@ S@@ T Bible stu@@ dies , we use the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
“ Li@@ ve for today . ”
As ‘ true compan@@ i@@ ons ’ they can help us in times of dist@@ ress .
He asked me to call F@@ re@@ der@@ ic@@ k F@@ ran@@ z so that he too could come and listen to the reading .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to the spirit real@@ m , the Bible tel@@ ls us that the heavens are God’s “ esta@@ bli@@ shed place of d@@ wel@@ ling . ”
The form@@ er lea@@ ds to death , the l@@ at@@ ter to life and peace . ​ — w@@ 1@@ 6@@ .@@ 12 , p@@ p .
How will we f@@ are when the King Jesus Christ comes to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on ?
“ The city ” is sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic of God’s Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom .
No@@ te , though , that understanding is involved .
Jesus said that it is very important for a person to love Jehovah with his whole heart , soul , and mind and to love his neigh@@ b@@ or as himself .
I was imp@@ el@@ led to have a share in it .
What can a@@ id a mission@@ ary in being reason@@ able ?
One way to make it a ple@@ asure is to be ever consci@@ ous of the value of the things learned .
The apostle Peter wrote : “ To this course you were called , because even Christ su@@ ffered for you , lea@@ ving you a mo@@ de@@ l for you to follow his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y .
The dra@@ w@@ ings and pa@@ in@@ t@@ ings in our public@@ ations are ar@@ t@@ is@@ tic re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ations , not i@@ ma@@ ges based on pro@@ ven ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal fac@@ ts .
The first st@@ ep toward f@@ ill@@ ing this need was taken in O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 194@@ 6 when Na@@ than H .
( b ) In what way have the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s we@@ ap@@ ons proved to be un@@ succ@@ ess@@ ful ?
Jesus knew that within h@@ our@@ s he would die a s@@ low and pa@@ in@@ ful death .
He did this early in the 1@@ 3@@ th century C.E . , when he was a teach@@ er at the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity of Par@@ is in Fr@@ ance .
The Scriptures say that “ the whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one ” and “ is pas@@ sing away . ”
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , Jesus will want to head for Jerusalem in order to arri@@ ve before the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver . ’
It can be very serious .
As one of the L@@ or@@ d’s anointed , Bro@@ ther K@@ le@@ in desi@@ red with all his heart to re@@ ign with Christ in heaven .
The desire of the wicked ones will per@@ ish . ”
Jesus ’ pres@@ ence was sur@@ ely a s@@ ource of comfort to the g@@ ri@@ ef - stri@@ ck@@ en sisters .
F@@ in@@ ally , our trust in those taking the lead is streng@@ th@@ ened as we see the Scriptural bas@@ is for decisions and arrang@@ ements made . ​ — He@@ b .
We too need to see more than what appe@@ ars to our physical eyes .
Consider : The day of Jesus ’ bir@@ th is un@@ known .
I had to learn to be pati@@ ent , study the language di@@ lig@@ ently , and la@@ u@@ gh at my@@ self when I made mis@@ takes . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds worl@@ d@@ wide help to con@@ stru@@ ct Kingdom H@@ alls and As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ alls .
At about three in the af@@ ter@@ no@@ on , Jesus cri@@ es out : “ It has been accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed ! ”
• Why should we be “ hum@@ ble in mind ” ?
F@@ ind Re@@ fre@@ sh@@ ment in S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Th@@ ings , 6 / 15
And also : “ He that is from God listen@@ s to the sa@@ y@@ ings of God . ”
He Lo@@ ved Pe@@ ople
Why the Messi@@ ah H@@ ad to Di@@ e
The people shi@@ f@@ ted their foc@@ us from Jehovah and the wonderful hope he set before them to their im@@ medi@@ ate com@@ forts and fle@@ sh@@ ly concer@@ ns .
Even as An@@ na pray@@ ed to Jehovah ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly and worshi@@ ped him regul@@ arly at the temple , our sac@@ red service inclu@@ des prayer and meeting attend@@ ance . ​ — Romans 12 : 12 ; Hebrews 10 : 24 , 25 .
W@@ as E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el liter@@ ally mu@@ te during that time ?
Jesus was born in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m as fore@@ told .
On@@ ly when she began stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses was her spiritual th@@ ir@@ st qu@@ en@@ ched .
H@@ ist@@ ori@@ an V@@ ě@@ r@@ a O@@ li@@ vo@@ v@@ á says that they “ ba@@ th@@ ed in glory and enjo@@ yed im@@ men@@ se po@@ pul@@ ar@@ ity . ”
Ke@@ ep@@ ing integrity at such times was important , for the king needed to set a good example for his people .
In Bible times , people benef@@ ited from having bin@@ ding contr@@ ac@@ ts in bu@@ sin@@ ess and emp@@ loy@@ ment .
S@@ cre@@ am@@ ing when th@@ reat@@ ened with ra@@ pe is still vie@@ wed as a practic@@ al course .
Ex@@ am@@ ple : Jesus pray@@ ed in be@@ half of his followers . ​ — John 17 : 9 - 17 .
Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers 22
He no@@ tic@@ es wh@@ atever we do to demonstr@@ ate our appreciation for his go@@ o@@ dness .
Un@@ der@@ standing the n@@ ature of the holy spirit will en@@ able us to gr@@ as@@ p the ke@@ y ro@@ le it can pla@@ y in our lives .
This br@@ ings in@@ ner joy .
Per@@ haps you have had a do@@ ct@@ or use a refle@@ x h@@ am@@ m@@ er to ta@@ p the tend@@ on just bel@@ ow your k@@ nee@@ ca@@ p .
30 Your S@@ pe@@ e@@ ch ​ — “ ‘ Yes ’ and yet ‘ No ’ ” ?
Do not thro@@ w me away in the time of old age ; just when my power is fa@@ il@@ ing , do not leave me . ”
In mo@@ der@@ n times , what about the joy that ab@@ oun@@ ds at our inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tions , the integrity of our brothers who are imp@@ ris@@ oned for their neu@@ tr@@ ality , and the re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble gro@@ w@@ th of the preaching work ?
Yet , the trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation is not to be the last of the v@@ isions gr@@ anted to Jesus ’ followers .
God’s Son , Jesus Christ , pa@@ id for our sin@@ s by d@@ ying for us .
Adam would not cro@@ ss over to the spirit real@@ m .
2 : 8 ​ — What are “ the el@@ em@@ ent@@ ary things of the world ” against which Paul war@@ ned ?
15 : 5@@ 1 , 5@@ 2 .
Do you have a personal need to sc@@ he@@ du@@ le more time to read the Bible and medit@@ ate on what it says ?
To benefit from that teaching , re@@ pro@@ ving , and discipl@@ ining , we must put our mind and thinking ability to use .
The fin@@ an@@ cial con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of James ’ ill@@ ness led us to return to C@@ hi@@ ca@@ go in 19@@ 36 to live with my mother - in - law , who was also a Witness .
On the days that we feel disc@@ oura@@ ged , we expres@@ s our feelings to Jehovah in prayer .
How reason@@ able it is that Jehovah expe@@ cts us to love him in return !
We are to be@@ at our s@@ words into p@@ low@@ sh@@ a@@ res .
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , it is not eas@@ y , for we have in@@ her@@ ited from our first human parents sel@@ f@@ ish desi@@ res and temp@@ er@@ am@@ ents that do not con@@ form to Christ’s example .
( Read John 11 : 33 - 36 . )
With no bad in@@ ten@@ tion , a person could devel@@ op a ha@@ bi@@ t that is in re@@ ality ill - man@@ n@@ ered .
After a sh@@ ort con@@ vers@@ ation over the tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne , the woman came out and said that she was inter@@ ested in reading the Bible .
16 , 17 . ( a ) Although difficult , why is it vital to maintain Jehovah’s high standards ?
For them , it will mean des@@ tru@@ ction . ​ — Psalm 37 : 11 ; Proverbs 2 : 21 , 22 .
You know how to inter@@ pre@@ t the appe@@ ar@@ ance of the s@@ k@@ y , but . . .
In truth , this cla@@ im of apost@@ o@@ lic succ@@ es@@ sion has no hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al or Scriptural bas@@ is .
Many scho@@ l@@ ars fav@@ or a some@@ what later d@@ ate , but there is gener@@ al ag@@ re@@ ement that all the boo@@ ks of the Christian Greek Scriptures were written during the first century C.E .
Proverbs 18 : 19 says : “ A brother who is trans@@ g@@ ressed against is more than a strong to@@ wn ; and there are con@@ ten@@ tions that are like the ba@@ r of a d@@ wel@@ ling tower . ”
Who in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar may need our attention ?
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of servants of Jehovah have had a similar experience .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate I@@ mp@@ lic@@ it Tru@@ st in Jehovah
F@@ ish has long been an important food it@@ em .
The article stated : “ 199@@ 9 turned out to be the most mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous year in the second half of the most mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous century . ”
Because Adam sin@@ ned , sin and death have affe@@ cted every imper@@ fect human who has ever lived .
Jehovah says : “ In my indi@@ gn@@ ation I shall have stru@@ ck you , but in my go@@ o@@ d@@ will I shall certainly have mer@@ cy upon you . ”
C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ T@@ R@@ Y O@@ F O@@ R@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ N : N@@ O@@ R@@ TH@@ E@@ R@@ N I@@ R@@ EL@@ AN@@ D
( Jewish An@@ ti@@ qu@@ ities , X@@ X , 2@@ 00 ) Yes , a P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e , a member of the se@@ ct many of who@@ se ad@@ her@@ ents were av@@ ow@@ ed enem@@ ies of Jesus , ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged the ex@@ ist@@ ence of “ James , the brother of Jesus . ”
For example , having to walk many mil@@ es to the Kingdom H@@ all does not pre@@ v@@ ent them from atten@@ ding meetings .
The qu@@ ality of our life now and our pro@@ spe@@ cts for future life dep@@ end on the con@@ dition of our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart .
Do they won@@ der if I did all I should have to pre@@ serve my marriage ? ”
However , Jehovah is a God not only of justice and power but also ​ — in fact , pri@@ mar@@ ily — ​ of love .
Ho@@ ly spirit may not re@@ move tri@@ als or temp@@ t@@ ations ; it can , however , help you to end@@ ure them .
To set@@ tle that question , Jesus began to in@@ spe@@ ct the spiritual temple in 1914 .
There will also be no es@@ cap@@ e for present - day practic@@ ers of false religion , including members of Chris@@ tend@@ om and those who have apost@@ ati@@ zed from Jehovah’s worship .
Do you have this fear ?
In G@@ h@@ ana , for example , when two pers@@ ons wish to mar@@ ry each other , it is the tra@@ dition for the pro@@ spe@@ ctive cou@@ ple to in@@ form their parents .
When disa@@ gre@@ ements ar@@ ise , to s@@ mo@@ o@@ th the con@@ f@@ li@@ ct , try to sol@@ ve the proble@@ m rather than w@@ in the ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent .
Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the car@@ ing father also emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es that Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness is far greater than the go@@ o@@ dness sh@@ own by any human par@@ ent .
We can avoid such a disa@@ str@@ ous mis@@ take if we remain al@@ er@@ t to any war@@ ning sign@@ s and act im@@ medi@@ ately to cor@@ rec@@ t matters .
Can our spiritual brothers and sisters in the congregation do the same ?
How do we know that God ca@@ res about our cho@@ ice of marriage mate ?
But any who come to the light of God’s Word can change .
He should be willing to “ pi@@ ck up his t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake ” ​ — to su@@ ff@@ er , if need be , or be sh@@ am@@ ed or persecu@@ ted or even put to death for being a Christian .
To gain Jehovah’s prote@@ ction , you need to learn what is pleas@@ ing to him and then do it .
Yet , God’s view of the sac@@ re@@ dness of blood rema@@ ins .
They are all refu@@ ge@@ es ​ — men , women , and children — ​ who have been for@@ ced by ci@@ vi@@ l war , n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers , or other circumstances to fle@@ e their ho@@ m@@ es to seek refu@@ ge in a neigh@@ bor@@ ing country .
They sear@@ ched the case for the name and ad@@ d@@ ress of the ow@@ ner but to no a@@ va@@ il .
As we eng@@ age in vari@@ ous activities and the mind foc@@ uses on other things , we sto@@ p thinking about what we saw in the mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r .
Re@@ ading . . .
What does the Bible say about faith and love ?
For example , do you str@@ ong@@ ly believe that we live in the last days ?
After reading the bro@@ ch@@ ure and con@@ fer@@ ring with their own leg@@ al or ta@@ x ad@@ vis@@ ers and the Ch@@ ar@@ it@@ able P@@ l@@ an@@ ning O@@ f@@ fice , many have been able to ass@@ ist Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide and , at the same time , ma@@ xi@@ mi@@ ze their ta@@ x benef@@ its of doing so .
When we began to have faith in Jesus and to follow him , we could look for@@ ward to everlasting life ! ​ — Read 1 John 4 : 9 , 10 .
she b@@ lu@@ r@@ ted out . Then she tri@@ vi@@ al@@ ized the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s view of se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality and in@@ sis@@ ted that we re@@ su@@ me our relationship .
Christian meetings help us to put our situation in prop@@ er per@@ spe@@ ctive .
His l@@ ack of self - control indic@@ ates that he has no real concer@@ n about the re@@ pro@@ ach he br@@ ings upon Jehovah and the good re@@ pu@@ tation of His people .
What u@@ pri@@ ght st@@ ep@@ s were taken by young King Jo@@ si@@ ah ?
5 : 22 , 29 .
( a ) In what way can Proverbs 30 : 4 be used to teach someone God’s name ? ( b ) Is there a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar s@@ crip@@ ture that you use with good resul@@ ts ?
How does serving Jehovah bring blessings right now ?
Like we@@ e@@ ds gro@@ wing w@@ il@@ d in a f@@ low@@ er gar@@ den , bad feelings toward others will likely get wor@@ se un@@ less we stri@@ ve to u@@ pro@@ o@@ t them .
Even though a person may not get dr@@ un@@ k , im@@ mo@@ der@@ ate dr@@ in@@ king pos@@ es spiritual d@@ ang@@ ers .
What makes our r@@ ace to gain everlasting life challeng@@ ing ?
Mu@@ ch the same could be said of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 , who “ were b@@ ought ” from the earth to be cor@@ ul@@ ers with Christ Jesus in the heavenly Kingdom .
‘ Wh@@ atever happened to “ take your time ” ? ’
What does the Kingdom accom@@ pl@@ ish ?
Why are Paul’s words recorded at Acts 14 : 17 appro@@ pri@@ ate ?
As we wal@@ ked , we really thought that if we dar@@ ed to turn around , they would sh@@ o@@ o@@ t us to death ​ — and get away with it !
No won@@ der Paul ref@@ ers to Jehovah as “ the God who gives peace ” !
( a ) What questions might ar@@ ise about the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al ?
G@@ ary has also encoura@@ ged a Christian who was in@@ ac@@ tive for 25 years .
The second way we demonstr@@ ate our love for Jehovah invol@@ ves authority .
It appe@@ ars , then , that when Jehovah God con@@ fu@@ sed the spe@@ e@@ ch of those re@@ bel@@ s , he b@@ lo@@ t@@ ted out all mem@@ ory of their pre@@ vi@@ ous comm@@ on language .
Instead of giving Eli@@ j@@ ah an order , he b@@ ent down upon his k@@ ne@@ es and ple@@ ad@@ ed : “ M@@ an of the true God , ple@@ ase let my soul and the soul of these fi@@ f@@ ty servants of your@@ s be preci@@ ous in your eyes .
Mar@@ g@@ ari@@ th@@ a S@@ te@@ in@@ er was one of the group .
After Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , what will ha@@ p@@ pen to Satan and his dem@@ ons ?
The prophet wrote : “ You people will again certainly see the dist@@ inc@@ tion between a righteous one and a wicked one , between one serving God and one who has not served him . ”
Jehovah’s Witnesses the world over take seri@@ ously the apostle Paul’s thought - pro@@ vo@@ king question : “ How , in turn , will [ people ] hear without someone to preach ? ”
Just i@@ magine that you were d@@ ro@@ w@@ ning in a ru@@ shing st@@ re@@ am and a man ris@@ ked his life to sa@@ ve you .
Yes , there are those who do not wish for Jehovah’s day to arri@@ ve .
Those were rich blessings in@@ deed !
6 : 24 - 29 .
When experi@@ enc@@ ing “ tri@@ bul@@ ation in their flesh , ” married Christians should re@@ mind themselves that Jehovah is a ke@@ y par@@ ty in their marriage .
The pos@@ si@@ bility of death helps us to live our lives in a more mean@@ ing@@ ful way
In some c@@ as@@ es , we may want to con@@ sul@@ t with the elders .
P@@ u@@ t it in a ho@@ l@@ ding are@@ a for si@@ x more months .
That reli@@ ef will mean rel@@ e@@ ase from S@@ he@@ ol ​ — in other words , a resurrection from the dead !
F@@ e@@ ar that they l@@ ack su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient knowledge may hold some back from baptism .
The L@@ ach@@ ish o@@ str@@ ac@@ a also men@@ tion a number of n@@ ames found in the book of Jeremiah . They are N@@ er@@ iah , J@@ a@@ a@@ z@@ ani@@ ah , G@@ em@@ ari@@ ah , El@@ na@@ than , and Ho@@ sh@@ a@@ iah .
But because they love their children , Christian parents stri@@ ve with all their might to prote@@ ct them with godly wisdom .
They got ri@@ d of their fore@@ ign wi@@ ves .
Consider the con@@ text , or what Jesus was discus@@ sing with N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s .
E@@ ri@@ c : I like the p@@ ho@@ to@@ s .
His example can help us understand how we can continue to have the help of God’s spirit as we face chang@@ es in our life .
Re@@ gre@@ t@@ ta@@ bly , time and again the Israelites did not respon@@ d with faith .
Be willing to cu@@ t out associ@@ ation with those who under@@ mine your res@@ ol@@ ve to control your dr@@ in@@ king .
As Christians , we live bus@@ y lives , and car@@ r@@ ying out our num@@ er@@ ous important congregation activities takes much of our time .
Un@@ til then , I will continue to fi@@ ght . ”
I was born in S@@ an@@ to D@@ om@@ ing@@ o , D@@ om@@ in@@ i@@ can Re@@ public , the last of four children .
But they are very ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive .
What about members of Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s cl@@ er@@ gy ?
Of course , gen@@ u@@ ine rep@@ ent@@ ance does not necess@@ ar@@ ily come eas@@ ily .
Who could be the great@@ est man who ever lived ? ”
8@@ 5@@ 8 ․ ․ ․ ․ ․ ․
Jesus did not say that we should direc@@ t our prayers to him and that he would then speak to God on our be@@ half .
How does hum@@ ility help us to be more te@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble ?
May we always remember how they act and simil@@ arly take the lead in show@@ ing honor to one another .
By allow@@ ing imper@@ fect men to cho@@ ose the wor@@ ding for the ide@@ as they received through holy spirit , God con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed his message with war@@ m@@ th , vari@@ ety , and the appe@@ al of human emo@@ tions and feelings !
Now I know that only Jehovah can help me ‘ keep my sen@@ ses and be w@@ atch@@ ful ’ so that I can fi@@ ght off those att@@ ac@@ ks on my mind , my heart , and my marriage . ”
For 26 years , we vis@@ ited many of them and saw the number of congregations inc@@ re@@ ase to well over 3@@ ,000 .
Be@@ er - she@@ ba
It was then that J@@ on@@ a@@ than encoura@@ ged David with the words : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id ; for the hand of Saul my father will not find you , and you yourself will be king over Israel , and I my@@ self shall become second to you ; and Saul my father also has knowledge to that effect . ”
C@@ learly , Jesus Christ is the Le@@ ad@@ er of true Christians .
What shows that Jehovah truly feel@@ s for his servants ?
Christian parents , why not use the experi@@ ences of faithful G@@ ile@@ ad mission@@ aries and others to provide an inc@@ en@@ tive for your children to cho@@ ose a life of full - time service ?
Indeed , the holy spirit is a@@ vail@@ able both to Christ’s “ little flo@@ ck ” and to his “ other sheep . ”
Even in those early years , a small group of anointed brothers who served at he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k , pre@@ pared and dist@@ ribu@@ ted spiritual food to Jesus ’ followers .
Re@@ ca@@ sting God
Re@@ g@@ arding one of these individuals , D@@ on rel@@ ates : “ A ho@@ m@@ eless man nam@@ ed Peter was one of the di@@ r@@ ti@@ est men I had ever seen in the back al@@ le@@ ys .
Me@@ d@@ al for Kingdom H@@ all ( F@@ in@@ land ) , 10 / 1
Mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love and gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de , they love Jehovah with all their heart , s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely , without h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y .
A Witness working with the si@@ gn - language group learned about I@@ ra@@ i@@ da , vis@@ ited her , and plac@@ ed the bro@@ ch@@ ure En@@ joy Li@@ fe on E@@ ar@@ th F@@ o@@ re@@ ver !
By using the gener@@ al ter@@ m “ a man ” in@@ stead of the name Job , the Devil br@@ ings into question the integrity of every human .
This he very emp@@ h@@ ati@@ c@@ ally refu@@ sed to do , and he was sen@@ ten@@ ced to in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite for@@ ced la@@ b@@ or in Ger@@ many .
They had a gu@@ es@@ th@@ ouse , so they offered me lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing until the t@@ ou@@ ris@@ t se@@ as@@ on started .
Let us consider how we can benefit from other in@@ ci@@ d@@ ents in Eli@@ sh@@ a@@ ’s life .
Do you ag@@ ree with him ?
How would it do that ?
So wh@@ en@@ ever I feel down , I im@@ medi@@ ately pray that I might have joy .
There is nothing more to be desi@@ red than to get this wonderful St@@ ory more c@@ learly before our mind . ”
We imitate his hum@@ ility , his love of righteousness , his h@@ at@@ red of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness , his love for his brothers , his being no part of the world , and his pati@@ ent end@@ ur@@ ance of suffering .
Our family re@@ members our stay in Pa@@ pua New G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a as the time of dr@@ am@@ as ​ — Bible dr@@ am@@ as , that is .
I gre@@ w up in B@@ rit@@ ish G@@ u@@ i@@ ana , known as G@@ u@@ y@@ ana since 19@@ 6@@ 6 .
We should also take action in har@@ mony with our prayers .
But human@@ kind was under God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
However , we read : “ Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently the c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests and the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es ga@@ ther@@ ed the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in together and began to say : ‘ What are we to do , because this man per@@ form@@ s many sign@@ s ?
Th@@ ough this situation went on “ day after day , ” he would not bu@@ dge .
Th@@ ough in time its use dec@@ l@@ ined , members of the B@@ rit@@ ish and F@@ o@@ re@@ ign Bible So@@ ci@@ ety were e@@ ag@@ er to prin@@ t and dist@@ ribu@@ te Bi@@ bl@@ es in M@@ an@@ ch@@ u .
How Can You M@@ ake W@@ ise De@@ c@@ isions ?
Since “ God op@@ pos@@ es the ha@@ ugh@@ ty ones , ” let us be fir@@ m@@ ly res@@ ol@@ ved to re@@ ject feelings of imp@@ ro@@ per pri@@ de .
He ad@@ m@@ its that he at times felt at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to women out@@ side the congregation .
It ex@@ pan@@ ded bey@@ ond all expe@@ ct@@ ations .
Da@@ than and A@@ bi@@ ra@@ m , f@@ l@@ an@@ ked by members of their hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds , de@@ fi@@ an@@ tly held their gr@@ ound .
Paul said : “ By making the truth man@@ i@@ f@@ est , we re@@ com@@ men@@ d ourselves to every human conscience in the sight of God . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 2 .
The Bible teach@@ es that God re@@ si@@ des in heaven along with milli@@ ons of spirit cre@@ atu@@ res called angels .
Who is he really serving ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , prof@@ essi@@ onal cop@@ y@@ ists pro@@ duc@@ ed so many man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts that by the first century C.E . , the Scriptures could be found in sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es thr@@ ough@@ out Israel and even in dist@@ ant M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia !
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 25 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 32 , 8@@ 3
Although they had once en@@ tered a covenant with Jehovah as a people dedic@@ ated to him , he found them gu@@ il@@ ty of h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y .
The world uses every mar@@ ke@@ ting p@@ lo@@ y i@@ mag@@ in@@ able to enti@@ ce us .
This seri@@ es will also consider some comm@@ on ob@@ je@@ ctions to this evidence and will provide good reason to believe that something better lies just a@@ head .
But when temp@@ ted with se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality , some Christians have st@@ op@@ ped thinking about God and his principles .
One wife says : “ Even when I@@ ’@@ m ma@@ d@@ des@@ t at [ my husband ] and I@@ ’@@ m most up@@ set about what is happ@@ ening to us , I@@ ’@@ m not wor@@ r@@ ying about our marriage coming to an end .
Un@@ der inspi@@ r@@ ation , Paul coun@@ sel@@ ed Christians : “ Let marriage be hon@@ or@@ able among all , and the marriage bed be without de@@ fil@@ ement , for God will ju@@ dge for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ ors and ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ers . ”
During the persecu@@ tion , our brothers car@@ ri@@ ed on the preaching work under@@ gr@@ ound .
After all , Jesus Christ com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned all of his followers to be disci@@ ple mak@@ ers .
P@@ le@@ ase he@@ al me , ” I pray@@ ed .
N@@ E@@ A@@ R the ancient Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an city of The@@ bes ( mo@@ der@@ n - day K@@ ar@@ na@@ k ) , about 3@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 5@@ 00 k@@ m ] sou@@ th of Ca@@ ir@@ o , stan@@ ds a 60 - fo@@ o@@ t [ 18 m ] - t@@ all st@@ atu@@ e of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h A@@ men@@ ho@@ te@@ p I@@ I@@ I .
( Com@@ pare Luke 14 : 16 - 20 . )
Ab@@ out the Au@@ th@@ or
Because he ob@@ ser@@ ves that the needs of the flo@@ ck appe@@ ar ta@@ x@@ ing and com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated , a Christian may deci@@ de not to re@@ ach out .
How can we show faith with reg@@ ard to organiz@@ ational ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments ?
R@@ ek@@ el@@ j ) , 10 / 1
Such e@@ ase means that you can be confid@@ ent that you have cho@@ s@@ en the best p@@ ath in life .
As the cla@@ y in the hand of the po@@ t@@ ter , so are you in my hand . ” ​ — J@@ E@@ R@@ E@@ MI@@ A@@ H 18 : 6 .
What did Abraham do with reg@@ ard to fin@@ ding a wife for Isa@@ a@@ c , and with what result ?
After doing that , they soon dis@@ co@@ vered that they ac@@ tually en@@ ri@@ ched their life because they had more time to sp@@ end with their famili@@ es and in Jehovah’s service .
Ne@@ ws of the case h@@ it the pres@@ s , and the 4@@ 9 brothers and sisters served ter@@ ms r@@ ang@@ ing from 4@@ 5 days to fi@@ ve and a half months .
You can o@@ pen it by ta@@ pp@@ ing on it .
However , they pas@@ sed him by without doing anything for him .
B@@ ene@@ f@@ its result when we are dis@@ posed to be yi@@ el@@ ding in a bal@@ an@@ ced way .
How did one mi@@ gr@@ ant work@@ er demonstr@@ ate that de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion are more important than ri@@ ches ?
O@@ ld and Sat@@ is@@ fied With Ye@@ ars ( M .
By doing this , you will draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah , and this will make you fir@@ m .
“ M@@ ere op@@ pres@@ sion may make a wise one act c@@ ra@@ z@@ y , ” ob@@ ser@@ ves the wise man .
In this time of the end , Jehovah’s people have the assignment to preach the “ good news of the Kingdom . . . in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations . ”
C@@ ir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers around the world have no@@ ted that in many congregations , more needs to be done to tra@@ in brothers ​ — you@@ ng@@ er and older — ​ to help care for the flo@@ ck .
( a ) What should we re@@ ject , and why ?
His message , as well as the sub@@ st@@ ance of Jehovah’s own message to Job , was : “ St@@ and still and show yourself atten@@ tive to the wonderful works of God . ”
No won@@ der that it often to@@ ps the l@@ ist as the most comm@@ on cause of mar@@ it@@ al ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , after lis@@ ting the spi@@ rit@@ ’s fru@@ it@@ age , the apostle Paul ad@@ ded : “ A@@ ga@@ inst such things there is no law . ”
When Jesus Christ was a man on earth , not even he could see God .
So@@ on I felt cons@@ ol@@ ed .
O@@ cc@@ asi@@ on@@ ally , they d@@ ro@@ p a lo@@ ad of water on your head , but then the w@@ ind comes and d@@ ries you off .
• What was Jesus ’ point in tel@@ ling Mar@@ th@@ a that just a few things were needed or just one ? ( Luke 10 : 4@@ 1 , 4@@ 2 )
Ar@@ ac@@ el@@ i : At that time I was 14 years old , La@@ ur@@ i was 12 , and R@@ am@@ on@@ i was 10 .
As they , in turn , teach young ones in their family , how thr@@ il@@ led they are to have children who “ obey them and bring them deli@@ ght ” !
Is that what Jesus did ?
• In what ways can elders demonstr@@ ate that Christ is their Le@@ ad@@ er ?
How did Jesus do so ?
The ju@@ dge , the father , and the friend are all the same person .
T@@ w@@ o we@@ ek@@ s later I attend@@ ed the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ Jesus ’ death .
When a se@@ cur@@ ity gu@@ ard and his work@@ mate showed interest in an article publi@@ shed in The Watchtower , J@@ ani@@ ce offered to bring them the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines regul@@ arly .
A few jud@@ ges and la@@ w@@ y@@ ers who saw my pre@@ dic@@ am@@ ent kin@@ dly came to my a@@ id , but I felt fo@@ ol@@ ish in fr@@ on@@ t of them .
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op a greater long@@ ing for God’s word .
For example , it tel@@ ls us what God lik@@ es and what he does not like , how he tre@@ ats people , and how he re@@ ac@@ ts in different situ@@ ations . ​ — Read Psalm 10@@ 3 : 7 - 10 .
P@@ res@@ ently , though , all of us do things we later reg@@ re@@ t .
The book Bet@@ ra@@ y@@ al ​ — Ger@@ man Ch@@ ur@@ ches and the H@@ olo@@ ca@@ u@@ st , e@@ di@@ ted by prof@@ ess@@ or of hist@@ ory R@@ ob@@ er@@ t P . E@@ ri@@ ck@@ s@@ en and prof@@ ess@@ or of Jewish stu@@ dies S@@ us@@ ann@@ ah H@@ es@@ c@@ he@@ l , explained that the Witnesses “ refu@@ sed to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in viol@@ ence or the use of mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ce . . . .
In 4@@ 9 or 50 C.E . when Timothy was likely in his l@@ ate te@@ ens or early 20 ’ s , he was “ well repor@@ ted on by the brothers in L@@ y@@ str@@ a and I@@ con@@ i@@ u@@ m , ” who had ob@@ served his spiritual prog@@ ress .
Ar@@ th@@ ur L@@ in@@ d@@ say W@@ il@@ li@@ am@@ s , my great gr@@ and@@ father , was known and loved for his kind dis@@ position .
What is one way we can encoura@@ ge others ?
“ Ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary Christian conduct is important , so that the relati@@ ve se@@ es the positi@@ ve effect of the truth in our life . ” ​ — H@@ ans
I@@ ts ob@@ je@@ ctive was to get into pol@@ itical of@@ fice people who would leg@@ is@@ l@@ ate who@@ les@@ ome family valu@@ es .
A@@ lej@@ and@@ r@@ o , who has moved sever@@ al times , kno@@ ws that the ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment pro@@ c@@ ess cannot be ru@@ shed .
But would it not also be pr@@ u@@ d@@ ent to make arrang@@ ements , when possible , for the material wel@@ f@@ are of the family in case of a par@@ ent@@ ’s un@@ tim@@ ely death ?
AN@@ S@@ W@@ E@@ R : As a sin@@ less man , Jesus did not deser@@ ve to su@@ ff@@ er .
In the mor@@ ning , they loo@@ ked for some spiritual encourag@@ ement .
F@@ in@@ ally , he held up the emp@@ ty ba@@ g and said with a sm@@ ile : ‘ You see ? This is all you need ! ’ ” ​ — Read 1 Timothy 6 : 8 .
F@@ or@@ tun@@ ately , we had no ide@@ a of the ma@@ gn@@ itu@@ de of the pro@@ ject .
They r@@ ange in age from 20 to ne@@ arly 9@@ 0 and ex@@ p@@ end themselves ti@@ rel@@ ess@@ ly so that people can receive comfort from the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message in 5@@ 00 langu@@ ages . ​ — Revelation 7 : 9 .
We receive knowledge of spiritual tru@@ ths that were kept se@@ cre@@ t for cen@@ tu@@ ries .
But ra@@ dic@@ als in M@@ ü@@ n@@ ster led An@@ a@@ bap@@ t@@ ists to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on that course and get involved in pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s .
“ Not so much as one among them was let remain . ”
But “ it came about that because she pres@@ sur@@ ed him with her words all the time and kept ur@@ g@@ ing him , his soul got to be imp@@ ati@@ ent to the point of d@@ ying . ”
We may pos@@ s@@ ess little in the way of se@@ cul@@ ar st@@ atu@@ s or for@@ ma@@ l educ@@ ation .
Un@@ der such circumstances , we might find it difficult to ‘ provide for those who are our own . ’
They share together the privilege of being Witnesses of Jehovah and of his Kingdom .
E@@ mil@@ y : “ The tr@@ ou@@ ble began when my 13 - year - old daugh@@ ter , J@@ en@@ n@@ y , had difficul@@ ty understanding her teach@@ er@@ ’s requi@@ re@@ ments for a school assignment .
Those who were clean or who rep@@ ented could continue in their privilege of service .
J@@ an@@ us@@ z , who lives in E@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , became eng@@ ro@@ s@@ sed in his gar@@ d@@ ening bu@@ sin@@ ess .
How may Christians maintain their in@@ ner peace ?
Do@@ ing God’s will is not always eas@@ y for imper@@ fect humans .
His wife was then an un@@ beli@@ ever , and G@@ l@@ ori@@ a started a Bible study with her .
Au@@ thor@@ ity ​ — U@@ se and Mis@@ use
Since 5@@ 8@@ 3 d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates from 27 other lands were also present , it was the first time that local Witnesses could me@@ et and associ@@ ate with large num@@ bers of vis@@ iting brothers .
A@@ no@@ ther ro@@ o@@ t cause is gre@@ ed ​ — gre@@ ed for power and gre@@ ed for money .
A brother who is involved in g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l pur@@ cha@@ sing said : “ Bu@@ sin@@ ess people who vis@@ it our pr@@ inter@@ ies are am@@ a@@ zed that such a te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally advan@@ ced , high - pro@@ du@@ ction fac@@ ility can be fin@@ an@@ ced by vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary don@@ ations .
A@@ g@@ ata w@@ on a special di@@ pl@@ oma and had a ch@@ ance to give a pres@@ ent@@ ation in fr@@ on@@ t of the whole class .
The Bible says of certain faithful men of old that they wal@@ ked with , or before , the true God .
That el@@ ement com@@ bin@@ ed with anxi@@ ety can cho@@ ke the word .
Just a few years later , he was deal@@ ing g@@ ently with the Christians in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a like “ a n@@ ur@@ sing mother [ who ] ch@@ eri@@ sh@@ es her own children . ”
St@@ an@@ ding in a mu@@ d@@ dy field , some 6@@ ,000 of us listen@@ ed atten@@ tiv@@ ely to Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r@@ ’s encourag@@ ing talk , “ Per@@ man@@ ent Go@@ ver@@ nor of All N@@ ations . ”
There Jehovah spoke to Moses face - to - face .
So we should gre@@ et them first and show kind and s@@ inc@@ ere interest in them .
The experi@@ ences of those who make Jehovah their God and take up true worship f@@ ill our hearts with joy .
A number of Gre@@ ek@@ s , perhaps including some who were Jewish pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes , also believ@@ ed .
Of course , children need to know not only the rul@@ es but also the p@@ en@@ al@@ ties for bre@@ ak@@ ing those rul@@ es .
May we , like them , never ce@@ ase to do the same .
“ It does not matter whether you are married or sing@@ le , you will be happy if you give your best to Jehovah God . ” ​ — C@@ la@@ u@@ dia
Acc@@ ording to such claim@@ s , Ju@@ d@@ as was ac@@ tually a her@@ o , the apostle who best under@@ sto@@ od Jesus , deli@@ ver@@ ing him for ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion at Jesus ’ re@@ qu@@ est .
As an example , read the op@@ ening ver@@ ses of the apostle Paul’s letter to the Eph@@ es@@ ians .
Ha@@ ving God’s law in our hearts , of what should we take advan@@ ta@@ ge ?
Jehovah’s sac@@ red name will have been c@@ lear@@ ed of all re@@ pro@@ ach , and the righ@@ t@@ ful@@ ness of his uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y fully v@@ indic@@ ated .
G@@ ro@@ w in the knowledge of Jesus Christ .
Yes , the for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess a@@ vail@@ able through faith in the ransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ is great@@ ly su@@ peri@@ or in many ways to that provided by the sacrific@@ es offered under the Law . ​ — Hebrews 7 : 26 - 28 .
A number of Jesus ’ illustr@@ ations and par@@ ab@@ les reve@@ al his ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ ance with pl@@ ants , ani@@ mal@@ s , and the el@@ ements .
O@@ ver the years , the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class has been remin@@ ding us to be care@@ ful about what we w@@ atch and listen to , that is to say , what we set our hearts and min@@ ds on .
“ C@@ al@@ led and cho@@ s@@ en and faithful ” ones must already have been resur@@ rec@@ ted if they are to be with Jesus for the fin@@ al de@@ fe@@ at of Satan’s world .
Jehovah will s@@ wal@@ low it up forever !
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : R@@ I@@ S@@ K - T@@ A@@ K@@ IN@@ G M@@ O@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ BI@@ K@@ E R@@ A@@ C@@ E@@ R
Why are congregation meetings vital ?
Jehovah made sure that they were sa@@ ved .
Like humans , the angels also have free moral ag@@ enc@@ y ; they are not ro@@ bo@@ ts .
We would mis@@ s the deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful change of se@@ as@@ ons and su@@ ff@@ er from a sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ge of ra@@ in .
From there f@@ low four ri@@ v@@ ers , la@@ bel@@ ed “ Ti@@ gr@@ is , ” “ E@@ u@@ fr@@ ates , ” “ P@@ is@@ on , ” and “ Ge@@ on , ” each to one of its four cor@@ n@@ ers , su@@ p@@ po@@ se@@ dly re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting the s@@ pre@@ ad of Christi@@ an@@ ity to the four cor@@ n@@ ers of the earth .
At V@@ i@@ g@@ ad@@ ó S@@ qu@@ are they me@@ et a person who is happy to hear their message about the Kingdom
including one fe@@ atu@@ ring the seri@@ es “ T@@ e@@ ach@@ ers ​ — What W@@ ould We Do W@@ i@@ th@@ out The@@ m ? ”
As with other t@@ ests , Jehovah al@@ lo@@ ws us to prove our integrity by lear@@ ning to work un@@ it@@ e@@ dly with dedic@@ ated men and women whom he lo@@ ves des@@ pite their imper@@ fe@@ ctions .
We can , for example , continue to cultiv@@ ate vital Christian qualities as well as share the good news with many more than would o@@ ther@@ wise have been possible .
You may be inter@@ ested in know@@ ing that those reli@@ able prophe@@ ci@@ es also fore@@ told his resurrection , his ex@@ al@@ tation to the right hand of God , and fin@@ ally the blessings his future Kingdom rule would bring .
M@@ en and tre@@ es di@@ ff@@ er , but the lu@@ x@@ u@@ ri@@ ance of a t@@ ree pl@@ anted b@@ es@@ i@@ de a pl@@ enti@@ ful water s@@ ource evid@@ ently remin@@ ded the psalmist of the spiritual pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity of those who@@ se “ deli@@ ght is in the law of Jehovah . ”
16 L@@ ear@@ n From God’s Word ​ — How Do S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t C@@ re@@ atu@@ res Af@@ fect U@@ s ? 18 D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to God ​ — When God F@@ or@@ gives , Does He F@@ or@@ get ?
Per@@ s@@ onal S@@ tu@@ dy That E@@ qu@@ ip@@ s U@@ s to An@@ s@@ wer
In most plac@@ es , it will be deli@@ vered at the local Kingdom H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses on S@@ un@@ day , A@@ pri@@ l 18 , 20@@ 10 .
Those were hard times for Jehovah’s people .
“ Do not be get@@ ting dr@@ un@@ k with w@@ ine , in which there is de@@ ba@@ u@@ ch@@ er@@ y . ”
I would like to encoura@@ ge you to continue the fine work you are doing .
They wanted to k@@ ill him . ​ — Acts 6 : 9 ; 9 : 28 , 29 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
If so , why not exam@@ ine the inspired Go@@ sp@@ els fur@@ ther ?
In what way is the ter@@ m “ high@@ er educ@@ ation ” used in this article ?
If , as some Bible scho@@ l@@ ars su@@ gg@@ est , the com@@ pos@@ er of Psalm 1@@ 11 lived after Israel re@@ turned from ex@@ ile in Babyl@@ on , he had fur@@ ther reason to praise Jehovah for His loy@@ al@@ ty and power .
( b ) How can we let our light shin@@ e ?
Pe@@ ople of all ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds can re@@ adi@@ ly understand , remember , and apply such a faith - streng@@ th@@ ening less@@ on .
A sing@@ le Christian desi@@ ring to mar@@ ry should consider only a loyal serv@@ ant of Jehovah . ​ — 1 Corinthians 7 : 39 .
Jesus sel@@ e@@ cted his clo@@ s@@ est compan@@ i@@ ons , the apostles , after much pray@@ er@@ ful thought .
The wa@@ shing of A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s sons pre@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ed the cle@@ ans@@ ing of those sel@@ e@@ cted to be members of the heavenly pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od .
So I wrote to Jehovah’s Witnesses , the publi@@ sh@@ ers of the boo@@ ks , and re@@ ques@@ ted more liter@@ ature .
In his second letter to the Corinthians , Paul explained that he and his close associ@@ ates were ‘ fellow work@@ ers for their joy . ’
• What prog@@ res@@ sive ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments have streng@@ th@@ ened Jehovah’s arrang@@ ement for our prote@@ ction ?
Ab@@ out a mon@@ th after we left S@@ an F@@ ran@@ c@@ is@@ c@@ o , our ship fin@@ ally an@@ cho@@ red at S@@ t . Joh@@ n@@ ’s Is@@ land , which was the S@@ ing@@ ap@@ ore qu@@ ar@@ an@@ t@@ ine are@@ a .
Tru@@ e , that is not the same as the situation fac@@ ed by a cou@@ ple who emp@@ lo@@ yed I@@ V@@ F and now have st@@ ored em@@ br@@ yo@@ s .
In the Bible , the t@@ it@@ le “ Christ ” is used with refer@@ ence to Jesus in vari@@ ous ways , such as Jesus Christ , Christ Jesus , and the Christ .
However , I knew who could .
Although Solomon “ was loved by his God , . . . the fore@@ ign wi@@ ves ca@@ used even him to sin . ”
“ Ke@@ ep B@@ ear@@ ing Mu@@ ch F@@ ru@@ it ”
Rather than being har@@ s@@ h or con@@ fr@@ on@@ t@@ ational , our words are s@@ we@@ et and per@@ su@@ asi@@ ve .
The transl@@ ation of our ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines into D@@ an@@ ish thus continued without mis@@ sing an is@@ sue .
There is a “ religion that is clean and un@@ de@@ fil@@ ed from the stan@@ d@@ point of our God and Father . ”
Those who learn and apply what Jesus taught enjoy im@@ medi@@ ate benef@@ its , including reli@@ ef from exc@@ ess st@@ ress .
How can you gu@@ ard against being dec@@ ei@@ ved ?
“ Lo@@ ok ! ” said Jehovah , “ you are to them like a s@@ ong of sen@@ su@@ ous lo@@ ves , like one with a pre@@ t@@ ty vo@@ ice and pla@@ ying a str@@ ing@@ ed in@@ str@@ um@@ ent well . ”
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , our emp@@ a@@ thy may move us to “ we@@ ep with people who we@@ ep . ”
“ It took a lo@@ t of work to learn P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese , ” ad@@ ds S@@ ak@@ ik@@ o , “ but the blessings far out@@ we@@ i@@ gh the efforts .
Then we will discus@@ s the hope that God’s Word , the Bible , off@@ ers .
Instead , by un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly re@@ com@@ men@@ ding that C@@ him@@ ham receive the benef@@ its offered , Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i reve@@ aled the kind of man that he was at heart .
With their faith thus great@@ ly for@@ ti@@ fied , they are now better pre@@ pared for what lies a@@ head and for the important ro@@ le they will pla@@ y in the future congregation .
What would we do without it ?
The temple in Jerusalem fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed a greater arrang@@ ement for worship . It is God’s spiritual temple , which Jehovah esta@@ bli@@ shed in 29 C.E . with Jesus as H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est .
God’s guid@@ ance was that important to them .
Many of these brothers and sisters end@@ e@@ av@@ or to devo@@ te 1@@ 30 h@@ our@@ s each mon@@ th to the field ministry .
What example illustr@@ ates how a young person may be tra@@ pp@@ ed by “ the bir@@ d@@ c@@ atch@@ er ” ?
Even though commun@@ ic@@ ation is not my strong point , V@@ an@@ ess@@ a has helped me to fi@@ ght my ti@@ mi@@ di@@ ty and to expres@@ s my@@ self more op@@ en@@ ly .
St@@ or@@ r@@ s was rep@@ el@@ led by the Ad@@ v@@ ent@@ ist view that God would resur@@ rec@@ t wicked people for the so@@ le purpose of pu@@ t@@ ting them to death again .
All of Jehovah’s activities are perfect in that he expres@@ ses his at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes of justice , wisdom , love , and power in perfect bal@@ ance .
I reas@@ oned that a h@@ em@@ or@@ r@@ ha@@ ge is like a le@@ ak in a ba@@ r@@ re@@ l .
You did not for@@ get me . ”
; C@@ at@@ er@@ ina , I .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , we will benefit little if we read the Bible ha@@ p@@ ha@@ z@@ ar@@ dly or fai@@ l to apply what we read .
It says : “ I will rejo@@ ice great@@ ly in your loyal love , for you have seen my a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction ; you are a@@ ware of my deep dist@@ ress . ”
He ba@@ th@@ ed , ne@@ at@@ ly tri@@ m@@ m@@ ed his be@@ ard , and put on the better clo@@ th@@ es that D@@ on offered him .
G@@ ran@@ ted , it is not possible for parents to imitate fully God’s perfect example of self - control .
Moses may have had little ide@@ a that God was about to part the R@@ ed Se@@ a , ther@@ e@@ by op@@ ening up an es@@ cap@@ e r@@ ou@@ te for the Israelites .
Rather , “ wh@@ atever the man would call each living cre@@ ature , that became its name . ” ​ — G@@ en .
We look for@@ ward to the time when we will be perfect and serve Jehovah forever .
Let us never for@@ get that Jehovah is “ pa@@ ying attention ” and rejo@@ ic@@ es as we loy@@ ally stri@@ ve to keep mor@@ ally clean . ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 16 .
However , if a par@@ ish pri@@ est learned that we were in the are@@ a , we could ex@@ pect tr@@ ou@@ ble .
P@@ le@@ as@@ ed that the king asked for wisdom rather than for ri@@ ches and glory , God gave Solomon “ a wise and understanding heart ” ​ — as well as pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity .
Fir@@ st - century Jewish s@@ cri@@ bes sin@@ fully as@@ cri@@ bed Jesus ’ mirac@@ les to Satan .
Still , ho@@ l@@ ding faith@@ fully to Christ’s teachings would be challeng@@ ing if one@@ ’s close friends or family members re@@ je@@ cted the truth .
33 : 23 , 24 ​ — What are “ the two famili@@ es ” spo@@ ken of here ?
Ha@@ ve you ever felt that there is just no one in your congregation whom you can be@@ friend ?
“ Ke@@ ep on speaking to the people ” about the good news .
Moses Re@@ ma@@ ined Al@@ er@@ t
What has Jehovah’s organization been able to do in these last days ?
18 , 19 . ( a ) How will cop@@ ing with tri@@ als benefit us ?
D@@ en@@ n@@ is res@@ is@@ ted his wi@@ fe@@ ’s efforts .
Do@@ ing so may o@@ pen the do@@ or to a gr@@ ati@@ f@@ ying way of life filled with blessings .
7 , 8 . ( a ) What is wisdom , and why did Jesus pos@@ s@@ ess it so a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly ?
“ As reg@@ ar@@ ds Jehovah , his eyes are ro@@ ving about through all the earth to show his strength in be@@ half of those who@@ se heart is complete toward him . ” ​ — 2 C@@ H@@ R@@ ON@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 16 : 9 .
Ha@@ ve not en@@ ough people already rema@@ ined faithful for him to give an a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate rep@@ ly to Satan ?
Like E@@ no@@ ch and Noah , we live in tur@@ bul@@ ent times , but like them , we have the privilege of wal@@ king with God .
“ D@@ on@@ ’t wor@@ ry , I won@@ ’t leave you , ” I wh@@ is@@ per@@ ed .
For instance , if he bel@@ ong@@ s to a cul@@ ture that does not have a ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound in the Bible , we may have to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce him that the Bible is true .
But Jehovah gave Jesus strength , and he streng@@ th@@ ens me .
Instead of st@@ or@@ ing up material ri@@ ches , we should stri@@ ve “ to work at good ” and “ to be rich in fine works . ”
With N@@ el@@ a@@ ’s support , I accepted the assignment .
His death pa@@ ved the way for you to serve God with a clean conscience .
We started the work , even though we felt that we did not know the language well en@@ ough .
If you study the Bible with that who@@ les@@ ome attitude , you will get to know “ the holy writ@@ ings , which are able to make you wise for sal@@ vation through the faith in con@@ ne@@ ction with Christ Jesus . ”
Fir@@ st , Jesus did not over@@ look low@@ ly ones but tre@@ ated them with tend@@ er com@@ pas@@ sion .
How did one sister benefit from the loving help of the elders in the congregation ?
8 , 9 . ( a ) What does the word “ am@@ en ” mean , and why is Jesus called “ the A@@ men ” ?
How can you find it ?
They hum@@ bly remember that some anointed men in the first century did not qu@@ ali@@ fy to serve as elders or minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants .
What an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent example for anyone who has had a differ@@ ence of op@@ in@@ ion with a fellow Christian !
Read Isaiah 40 : 26 .
Jesus then explained how the apostles could succ@@ e@@ ed in main@@ tain@@ ing this vital un@@ ity : “ If you ob@@ serve my comman@@ d@@ ments , you will remain in my love . ”
This divine educ@@ ation will inclu@@ de instru@@ ction on how to live in peace with all people and in har@@ mony with the en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
A@@ no@@ ther wrote : “ Th@@ an@@ k you for your hon@@ es@@ ty . ”
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , she expres@@ sed her con@@ vi@@ ction that Jehovah will soon do away with all form@@ s of physical and men@@ tal ill@@ ness .
King Solomon lik@@ ened children to “ ar@@ ro@@ ws in the hand of a mi@@ gh@@ ty man . ”
Bul@@ l@@ ing@@ er ob@@ served some 1@@ 00 years ag@@ o : “ It is the simp@@ le st@@ at@@ ement of fact : a de@@ fin@@ ite number in contr@@ ast with the in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite number in this very chap@@ ter . ”
They work very hard to ac@@ qui@@ re the things they believe will make them happy and secu@@ re ​ — u@@ su@@ ally money and material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
H@@ O@@ W sh@@ o@@ c@@ king the c@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ ph@@ es that Jeremiah pro@@ claim@@ ed to his own people must have s@@ oun@@ ded !
En@@ courage them to act now to op@@ pose the Devil and draw close to God . ​ — J@@ as .
To the Christians in the ancient city of Corin@@ th , Paul explained the differ@@ ence between a physical man , that is , a person who fol@@ lo@@ ws the imp@@ ul@@ ses of the flesh , and a spiritual man , a person who ch@@ eri@@ sh@@ es spiritual things .
; P@@ use , S .
However , the ob@@ je@@ ctive of his ministry was not so@@ cial or pol@@ itical re@@ form , the very thing people of that day were see@@ king .
Even if others do not ag@@ ree with us , some might appreci@@ ate know@@ ing that we have reas@@ ons be@@ h@@ ind our decisions .
R@@ es@@ is@@ ting these we@@ ak@@ nesses is lik@@ ened to a fi@@ ght
John might have asked this in order to get a personal con@@ fir@@ m@@ ation from Jesus .
No@@ te how Jesus in his discus@@ sion with N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s under@@ s@@ cor@@ ed the import@@ ance of the new bir@@ th .
In a c@@ li@@ mate where religious t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance lea@@ ds many to em@@ br@@ ace even the bi@@ z@@ ar@@ re , wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft has ga@@ ined consider@@ able res@@ pe@@ c@@ ta@@ bility .
“ T@@ each M@@ e to Do Your Will ”
Un@@ wise cho@@ ic@@ es can ble@@ mis@@ h a whole li@@ fe@@ time .
What message of hope was Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah inspired to deli@@ ver ?
How can parents follow Jehovah’s guid@@ ance and in@@ still godly wisdom ?
Can all people , though , ag@@ ree on what standards to a@@ do@@ pt ?
As an example , consider the Ti@@ ff@@ any lo@@ tu@@ s lam@@ p .
Is Jesus Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God ?
Why is personal Bible study ess@@ enti@@ al to spiritual wa@@ ke@@ ful@@ ness ?
F@@ o@@ re@@ ar@@ m@@ ed with the te@@ x@@ ts of sever@@ al fol@@ k song@@ s in S@@ wis@@ s Ger@@ man , we ag@@ ree .
* C@@ learly , Jesus wanted emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is to be plac@@ ed , not on his bir@@ th , but on the value of his sacri@@ fi@@ cial death . ​ — Matthew 20 : 28 .
In this article , we use the ter@@ m “ refu@@ ge@@ es ” to den@@ o@@ te those who have been dis@@ plac@@ ed ​ — whether ac@@ ro@@ ss n@@ ational bor@@ ders or within their own country — ​ by ar@@ m@@ ed con@@ f@@ li@@ ct , persecu@@ tion , or disa@@ ster .
I truly appreci@@ ate her support as I care for my responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
During the ear@@ li@@ er part of Jesus ’ d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic ministry , it is said of him : “ His h@@ our had not yet come . ”
“ God sp@@ li@@ t o@@ pen a mor@@ ta@@ r - shap@@ ed ho@@ l@@ low . . . , and water began to come out of it , and he pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to dr@@ ink , after which his spirit re@@ turned and he re@@ vi@@ ved . ” ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 15 : 18 , 19 .
If not , then medit@@ ate on what God off@@ ers : pu@@ re knowledge of truth ; fre@@ e@@ dom from b@@ onda@@ ge to false religious teachings ; the hope of living forever .
He found comfort in know@@ ing that he had God’s ba@@ c@@ king .
Christians still get si@@ ck .
L@@ ear@@ n Like a King
So when the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der re@@ a@@ ds the message , it s@@ oun@@ ds as if you were tal@@ king to him .
We need to stay as far away as possible from the influ@@ ence of im@@ moral people .
There was nothing imp@@ ro@@ per in his look ; it su@@ gg@@ ested am@@ a@@ z@@ ement , wonder@@ ment , and joy .
Let us , then , be res@@ ol@@ ved to remain spiritually clean , supp@@ or@@ ting the King of Pe@@ ace .
You will find in them help@@ ful ide@@ as on how you can live up to your dedic@@ ation .
Does that not strengthen our faith in Jehovah and his promises ?
E@@ ste@@ em Christ as D@@ eli@@ ver@@ er
R@@ es@@ ist T@@ emp@@ tation , 4 / 1
Con@@ tr@@ ary to po@@ pul@@ ar op@@ in@@ ion , the Bible shows that people will be jud@@ ged on the bas@@ is of what they do after their resurrection . ​ — Read Romans 6 : 7 .
When the time for divine judgment arri@@ ves , the “ rest ” will be over .
While c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens who do good may receive praise from the su@@ peri@@ or author@@ ities , these author@@ ities are also emp@@ ow@@ ered to ad@@ minis@@ ter p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment against wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 14 .
E@@ m@@ l@@ y@@ n refu@@ sed .
Un@@ der@@ standing the less@@ on of this illustr@@ ation helps us to avoid being over@@ ly dist@@ ra@@ ught or disa@@ p@@ pointed if a Bible stud@@ ent or one of our children does not make the truth his own .
He d@@ ates his prophe@@ ci@@ es , spe@@ ci@@ f@@ ying even the day and the mon@@ th along with the year .
What is vital for lasting happiness in marriage ?
The M@@ em@@ ori@@ al also remin@@ ds us of the great@@ est expres@@ sion of love ever made by our heavenly Father , Jehovah .
It has been said that the death of one@@ ’s own child is the wor@@ st , the most pa@@ in@@ ful , lo@@ ss that a human can face .
Jehovah’s Witnesses have already re@@ pa@@ i@@ red or re@@ buil@@ t more than 5@@ ,@@ 3@@ 00 ho@@ m@@ es and num@@ er@@ ous Kingdom H@@ alls .
And yet , thr@@ ough@@ out the years that he had the Israelites eng@@ age in such w@@ ars , he was still “ mer@@ ci@@ ful ” and “ s@@ low to anger ” toward Israel@@ ’s op@@ pres@@ s@@ ors .
1 : 9 - 11 .
Wh@@ ere , then , did the d@@ ate of De@@ c@@ ember 25 come from ?
Adam and E@@ ve did not benefit from their dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
A@@ m I willing to prac@@ tice self - den@@ i@@ al because I want to serve God ?
Instead of re@@ je@@ cting Paul’s message , they were atten@@ tive , giving it a fa@@ ir hear@@ ing and doing so free of par@@ ti@@ ality .
They helped themselves .
( J@@ as .
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als tr@@ oub@@ led by old age , po@@ or health , lo@@ ss of loved ones in death , or other personal problems received encourag@@ ement from the Bible to help them b@@ righ@@ ten their out@@ look on life .
The earth will not be destro@@ yed , ei@@ ther by fi@@ re or by any other means .
W@@ ic@@ ked Ju@@ cal was also among those who th@@ re@@ w Jeremiah into a mi@@ ry c@@ is@@ ter@@ n , from which the prophet was later res@@ cu@@ ed .
Who se@@ ek@@ s to mis@@ lead people and prom@@ o@@ tes lies , viol@@ ence , and sla@@ ugh@@ ter ?
Lu@@ ther recogn@@ ized that God’s fav@@ or cannot be ear@@ ned .
The Phil@@ ist@@ ines also claim@@ ed this one for themselves .
God a “ Do@@ er of Gre@@ at Th@@ ings ” ( M .
O@@ r what if the chall@@ enge ra@@ ises the question of which father man@@ ages his family in the best way ?
Of course , no new@@ s@@ pa@@ per has ever been able to make such a st@@ at@@ ement .
This is the princi@@ p@@ al work that Jehovah has assign@@ ed his people during these last days .
So@@ cr@@ ates led a simp@@ le life , and A@@ nt@@ is@@ th@@ en@@ es an au@@ st@@ ere one .
Instead of allow@@ ing sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness to rule , we consider the inter@@ ests of others . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
If you hold truth in high es@@ te@@ em , Jehovah will help you to understand the Bible .
“ If possible ” and “ as far as it dep@@ ends upon you ” are qu@@ ali@@ f@@ ying expres@@ sions indic@@ ating that making peace with others may not always be possible .
However , if we are ca@@ ught tel@@ ling even a sing@@ le li@@ e , others may doubt the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of anything we say in the future .
This sub@@ tle cha@@ in of events con@@ fir@@ ms the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s st@@ at@@ ement : “ E@@ ach one is tri@@ ed by being dra@@ wn out and en@@ tic@@ ed by his own desire . ” ​ — James 1 : 14 .
There are also many “ little ones ” among Jehovah’s people who have been taught Jehovah’s standards by their parents but who need to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce themselves of the righ@@ t@@ ness of his will .
The C@@ op@@ per@@ bel@@ t re@@ gi@@ on , lo@@ c@@ ated about 1@@ 50 mil@@ es [ 2@@ 40 k@@ m ] sou@@ th@@ w@@ est of L@@ ake B@@ ang@@ we@@ ulu , near which I gre@@ w up , emp@@ lo@@ yed many from other pro@@ v@@ inc@@ es in the cop@@ per min@@ es .
We had the ple@@ asure of help@@ ing many of our stud@@ ents star@@ t out in the Christian ministry and of see@@ ing the congregation gro@@ w .
Our Christian brothers and sisters are not m@@ ere pas@@ sing ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ an@@ ces , su@@ per@@ fi@@ cial associ@@ ates with whom we ca@@ su@@ ally me@@ et now and again .
Why is mar@@ r@@ ying an un@@ beli@@ ever likely to be disa@@ str@@ ous , and what is the most important reason to ‘ mar@@ ry only in the Lord ’ ?
And for now , I will keep tu@@ ning my ear@@ s , mind , and heart so as to be able to work side by side with our pati@@ ent and loving brothers and sisters here in Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r .
In so doing , we put ourselves in l@@ ine for the end@@ less blessings associ@@ ated with the ‘ new heavens and new earth . ’ ​ — 2 P@@ et .
Indeed , when we clo@@ the ourselves with mil@@ dness and long - suffering , we contribu@@ te to the peace and un@@ ity of the congregation .
B@@ less@@ es a W@@ ill@@ ing S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t , 12 / 15
He rel@@ ates : “ It was very hard to ad@@ mit to my wife and to the elders what I@@ ’@@ d been doing .
For the past 12 years , I have again served as the overse@@ er of W@@ rit@@ ing Cor@@ respon@@ d@@ ence , which had been trans@@ fer@@ red from Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n to P@@ at@@ ter@@ son .
And we must also recogn@@ ize that each of us “ will rend@@ er an account for himself to God . ”
Yet , Jehovah helped him , and in time , Moses develop@@ ed courage to accom@@ pl@@ ish the work .
S@@ ome@@ times I think T@@ on@@ y is a bi@@ t in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated by me when we discus@@ s Bible - based material . ”
In Ju@@ ne 19@@ 18 , Satan f@@ ran@@ tic@@ ally tri@@ ed to wi@@ pe out those Bible stud@@ ents , who by then were preaching in sever@@ al coun@@ tri@@ es .
With the Par@@ th@@ en@@ on in view , Paul pre@@ ached to a group of A@@ th@@ en@@ ians about the ‘ God who does not d@@ well in h@@ and@@ made temp@@ les . ’
Jehovah God is ans@@ wer@@ ing such prayers in an un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted way .
Of what streng@@ th@@ ening tru@@ ths are we remin@@ ded ?
What practic@@ al st@@ ep@@ s might a de@@ pres@@ sed one take ?
So if you are taking care of a ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ ally ill sp@@ ouse , do not ign@@ ore your personal needs .
I was privile@@ ged to serve as a serv@@ ant in the congregation as well as to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in public meeting cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ s and to work un@@ assign@@ ed ter@@ rit@@ ory .
Then we made te@@ a and ho@@ t cho@@ col@@ ate .
If it does , do not d@@ el@@ a@@ y in taking in the preci@@ ous “ knowledge of Jehovah . ”
Con@@ tri@@ bu@@ tions from Christians in many lands are being direc@@ ted to help in the con@@ stru@@ ction of a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate meeting plac@@ es . ​ — 11 / 1 , page 30 .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , this is what the 19@@ th - century f@@ ar@@ m@@ er in the illustr@@ ation deci@@ ded to do .
What M@@ ak@@ es Li@@ fe Wor@@ th@@ while ?
Why , on one occasi@@ on “ a bi@@ g crow@@ d ” rema@@ ined near him for three days , even going without food ! ​ — Mark 8 : 1 , 2 .
TH@@ O@@ S@@ E words were spo@@ ken ne@@ arly two th@@ ous@@ and years ag@@ o by Jesus Christ in his fam@@ ous Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount .
The Israelites were well received in Egy@@ pt in the days of Jac@@ ob@@ ’s son Joseph .
A@@ bim@@ ele@@ ch , not real@@ iz@@ ing that Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah were married , took S@@ ar@@ ah to become his own wife .
He asked : “ When the Son of man arri@@ ves , will he really find this faith on the earth ? ”
In what sense can we say that love never fa@@ il@@ s ?
“ I have never res@@ ol@@ ved to remain sing@@ le , ” says a sister in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
Those who have strong faith in God , however , can have the same as@@ sur@@ ance as the apostle Paul , who said : “ I am con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that ne@@ i@@ ther death nor life . . . nor any other cre@@ ation will be able to se@@ par@@ ate us from God’s love that is in Christ Jesus our Lord . ” ​ — Romans 8 : 38 , 39 ; Hebrews 6 : 10 .
However , marri@@ ages to un@@ believers have often proved disa@@ str@@ ous .
Per@@ haps that is why the Bible writ@@ ers made no use of the word . ”
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t was ap@@ par@@ ently mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed by a person he tru@@ sted comple@@ t@@ ely .
I read the prophecy over and over .
If the James mentioned in the in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion was the half brother of Jesus Christ , then it would be “ the ol@@ des@@ t ex@@ tra@@ bi@@ bli@@ cal ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal evidence of Jesus , ” as@@ ser@@ ts An@@ dr@@ é Le@@ ma@@ i@@ re , an authority on ancient in@@ s@@ crip@@ tions and the writ@@ er of the af@@ o@@ re@@ mentioned article in Bi@@ bli@@ cal Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gy Rev@@ i@@ e@@ w .
I still have one of the h@@ and@@ bil@@ ls spe@@ cially pr@@ inted for that ev@@ ent .
( The New A@@ mer@@ i@@ can Bible ) This fear of God is , not ab@@ ject ter@@ ro@@ r , but a@@ we of and pro@@ found re@@ ver@@ ence for the Creator .
Ger@@ al@@ do was later baptized .
Our meetings should be an o@@ as@@ is where our de@@ a@@ f brothers and sisters receive spiritual food and enjoy war@@ m commun@@ ic@@ ation and fel@@ low@@ ship . ​ — John 13 : 34 , 35 .
Paul’s point was that to gain the pri@@ ze in the r@@ ace for life , it is ess@@ enti@@ al for r@@ un@@ n@@ ers to re@@ move h@@ in@@ d@@ ran@@ ces of any s@@ ort .
King Solomon ob@@ served : “ M@@ an has d@@ om@@ in@@ ated man to his in@@ j@@ ur@@ y . ”
Th@@ ree Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ ers ​ — Matthew , Mark , and Luke — ​ all t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy that for a second time , Jesus thro@@ ws out those sel@@ ling and bu@@ ying there .
We should believe these as@@ sur@@ an@@ ces , for they are found in God’s Word .
How Is Our M@@ in@@ is@@ try F@@ in@@ an@@ ced ?
In rep@@ ly , Jac@@ o@@ b told E@@ sa@@ u : “ S@@ ell me , first of all , your right as fir@@ st@@ born ! ”
We can learn a less@@ on from the tra@@ ge@@ dy at M@@ ount F@@ u@@ g@@ en and dis@@ cer@@ n the gra@@ v@@ ity of what lies a@@ head .
Re@@ call the cou@@ ple mentioned at the beg@@ in@@ ning of this article .
When wisdom is l@@ ac@@ king , what might ha@@ p@@ pen ?
E@@ ven@@ tually , the vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers had to leave , but not before they had tra@@ ined local brothers to complete the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation .
T@@ ry to dis@@ co@@ ver if he ag@@ re@@ es with the poin@@ ts made .
Today , her three no@@ te@@ boo@@ ks con@@ tain some 4@@ 00 artic@@ les !
All this spiritual food has been a blessing to true worshi@@ p@@ ers around the earth .
One coun@@ sel@@ or wrote : “ Bo@@ th par@@ t@@ n@@ ers must sto@@ p being sing@@ le at heart , and come to be married at heart . ”
Sam@@ s@@ on@@ ’s ha@@ ir in it@@ self did not give him strength .
“ You do not know on what day your Lord is coming . ”
His brother , A@@ ar@@ on , is appointed to be his spo@@ k@@ es@@ man .
The hearts of the gra@@ du@@ ates and all the others in attend@@ ance were deep@@ ly t@@ ou@@ ched by the mo@@ tiv@@ ating counsel they received on that deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful day .
We will sur@@ ely make wh@@ atever sacrific@@ es Jehovah as@@ ks of us in order to gain “ the real life . ”
No@@ te this de@@ ta@@ il : Jesus ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed us to ‘ keep on see@@ king first the kingdom . ’
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , if someone develop@@ ed an en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched prac@@ tice of vie@@ wing ab@@ hor@@ r@@ ent , se@@ x@@ u@@ ally de@@ gra@@ ding por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , perhaps over a consider@@ able peri@@ od of time , and would not rep@@ ent and turn around , he could not remain in the Christian congregation .
How W@@ ell Do You Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ate ?
And he does ! ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
Instead of simply pra@@ ying that the congregation be pre@@ served , he pray@@ ed for the pre@@ serv@@ ation of its “ spirit , ” or men@@ tal dis@@ position .
Is it not clear that he wants us to know him ?
F@@ el@@ low Christians could vis@@ it Paul , perhaps some even being con@@ f@@ ined with him at times .
Ri@@ ght away James imp@@ ressed me as an en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic serv@@ ant of Jehovah .
The man serving as go - between “ went rel@@ ating to Isa@@ a@@ c all the things he had done . ”
He was a real Per@@ son to her , and she lived as if she were in his very pres@@ ence .
As an experienced Christian , you have opportun@@ ities that are not o@@ pen to others .
She expla@@ ins : “ I si@@ t in my whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir near a ben@@ ch in the m@@ all .
A ble@@ mis@@ h indic@@ ates that something on the in@@ side is wrong , at fa@@ ul@@ t .
If he were to do so , he would be under@@ min@@ ing the very f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
S@@ ome@@ thing el@@ se is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy about Jesus ’ refer@@ ence to the ro@@ ad that went “ down from Jerusalem to Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o . ”
David was than@@ k@@ ful for his “ por@@ tion , ” that is , for having an appro@@ ved relationship with Jehovah and the privilege of serving him .
The people started to have im@@ moral rel@@ ations with the daugh@@ ters of Mo@@ a@@ b and to bo@@ w down to the Ba@@ al of Pe@@ or !
They would be too num@@ er@@ ous to rec@@ ount ! ”
However , you are not less valu@@ able to God if you have a different hope .
As Christ’s followers , therefore , we took no part in pol@@ itical stru@@ gg@@ les .
What you learn may change your view of the future .
Even now , there are still many plac@@ es where the work is just op@@ ening up .
We were out@@ gro@@ wing our small of@@ fice .
Au@@ thor@@ ities repor@@ t h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of in@@ stances of nu@@ clear material being “ lost . ”
“ He will positi@@ vely keep living . ”
Mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love , Jehovah cor@@ rec@@ ts , educ@@ ates , and tra@@ ins us so that we can remain in his love and on the p@@ ath to life .
This c@@ alls to mind Pet@@ er@@ ’s words : “ What s@@ ort of pers@@ ons ought you to be in holy ac@@ ts of conduct and de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion ! ”
“ There will come to be pl@@ ent@@ y of gra@@ in on the earth ; on the to@@ p of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s there will be an over@@ f@@ low . ” ​ — Psalm 7@@ 2 : 16 .
Jac@@ ob@@ ’s words and actions reve@@ al that he had God’s standards and will in mind .
He knew that if they wor@@ ri@@ ed too much , even about things that they really needed , they could for@@ get what is more important in life .
If the husband is one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , he is respon@@ sible for making both spiritual and physical pro@@ v@@ isions for his family .
Wh@@ er@@ ever they look , vis@@ it@@ ors to Par@@ is dis@@ co@@ ver deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful ar@@ ch@@ it@@ e@@ c@@ tural tre@@ a@@ sures from b@@ y@@ g@@ one er@@ as .
Jesus ’ half brothers James and Ju@@ de even sh@@ ared in the writ@@ ing of the Scriptures .
This “ us@@ er@@ ’s man@@ u@@ al ” expla@@ ins what the pro@@ du@@ ct is desi@@ gn@@ ed to do and how it should be used for the best resul@@ ts .
What simil@@ ar@@ ity is there between the new bir@@ th and a physical bir@@ th ?
To@@ h@@ r@@ u respon@@ ded by sla@@ pp@@ ing his wife , en@@ ding the ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent with viol@@ ence .
“ Moses as an attend@@ ant was faithful , ” states Hebrews 3 : 5 .
Some days of the we@@ ek can be set asi@@ de to read and medit@@ ate on the we@@ ek@@ ly Bible reading for the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jesus was fully human .
W@@ ise parents will ‘ bu@@ y out time ’ to me@@ et this chall@@ enge .
To be in a st@@ ate of re@@ adi@@ ness for Christ’s coming , famili@@ es must be care@@ ful not to get si@@ de@@ tr@@ ac@@ ked from matters per@@ tain@@ ing to true worship .
Re@@ qu@@ est for S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th “ T@@ ur@@ n to me and show me fav@@ or . Gi@@ ve your strength to your serv@@ ant . ” ​ — Psalm 8@@ 6 : 16 .
Paul and Timothy eng@@ ag@@ ed in travel@@ ing work that contribu@@ ted much to the spiritual up@@ building of the brothers .
The apostle Peter ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed Christian wi@@ ves : “ Be in sub@@ je@@ ction to your own hus@@ ban@@ ds , in order that , if any are not obedi@@ ent to the word , they may be w@@ on without a word through the conduct of their wi@@ ves . ”
Jehovah says to his people : “ Do not be anxi@@ ous , for I am your God . I will for@@ ti@@ fy you , y@@ es , I will help you . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah sta@@ yed foc@@ used on the things a@@ head , not get@@ ting dra@@ g@@ ged down by the world around them .
It was during the s@@ il@@ ence of the night w@@ atch@@ es that King David medit@@ ated .
Ha@@ ving no means to pa@@ y the de@@ b@@ t , the slave beg@@ ged for mer@@ cy .
While te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy provi@@ des acc@@ ess to a g@@ lu@@ t of information through the use of com@@ pu@@ ters , where are the ans@@ wers to such vital questions as , What is the purpose of life ?
I fil@@ ed a re@@ qu@@ est for a do@@ g but was told that there was a long wa@@ iting l@@ ist .
It was life - giving .
One way he is with us is by means of his Word .
These loyal ones will then be accepted by Jehovah as his sons and daugh@@ ters .
Jehovah was not pleas@@ ed with A@@ sa and sent the prophet H@@ an@@ an@@ i to tell him so .
In fact , the l@@ y@@ ri@@ c@@ s of the s@@ ong continue : “ Yes , even ba@@ bes can their God ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy . ”
For the first time , I came into cont@@ act with other de@@ a@@ f children .
31 From Our Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves
Rather than a gener@@ al offer ​ — “ if you need anything , call me ” — ​ try to be spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c .
Even so , many of us fac@@ ed circumstances in our lives that made it difficult , at le@@ ast for a time , to keep on preaching .
T@@ ry to rec@@ ap@@ ture the war@@ m@@ th you felt toward the person who became your sp@@ ouse .
This prophecy indic@@ ates that during “ the last days , ” the family un@@ it would come under att@@ ack , with n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction to@@ t@@ ally ab@@ sent in many c@@ as@@ es .
We are moved by such love to end@@ ure in this work , recogn@@ iz@@ ing that people may have a change of heart when their circumstances change .
( b ) How can we find true happiness ?
The hel@@ me@@ t of sal@@ vation .
‘ But why , ’ some might won@@ der , ‘ would this be of concer@@ n to Jehovah’s Witnesses today ? ’
Jesus ’ faith@@ ful@@ ness to the death conclu@@ si@@ vely demonstr@@ ated that Satan is a li@@ ar and that his acc@@ us@@ ations are false . ​ — Re@@ v .
Why is true love between a man and a woman possible ?
The bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om should make sure that respon@@ sible Christians will be present until the c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation ends at a reason@@ able h@@ our . ​ — 5 / 1 , pages 19 - 22 .
My di@@ ary en@@ try for J@@ anu@@ ary 1 , 19@@ 50 , states : “ T@@ old D@@ ad about pione@@ ering .
Go@@ od Acts Are Mo@@ tiv@@ ated by Fa@@ ith
Even when Jesus was ti@@ red , hu@@ ng@@ ry , and th@@ ir@@ st@@ y , “ he received them kin@@ dly ” and was willing to for@@ go food if he could help s@@ inc@@ ere sin@@ n@@ ers . ​ — Mark 6 : 31 - 34 ; Luke 9 : 11 - 17 ; John 4 : 4 - 6 , 31 - 34 .
Con@@ cer@@ ning “ the things that God has pre@@ pared for those who love him , ” the apostle Paul wrote to his fellow believers : “ It is to us God has reve@@ aled them through his spirit , for the spirit sear@@ ches into all things , even the deep things of God . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 2 : 9 , 10 .
What view of Christian brothers and sisters did Paul encoura@@ ge Timothy to have ?
We cannot res@@ ist Satan and his wicked angels in our own strength , whether physical or men@@ tal .
L@@ ear@@ n about some to@@ ol@@ s and new me@@ tho@@ ds used in our preaching work .
In time , though , La@@ ba@@ n tri@@ ed to ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it Jac@@ o@@ b , chang@@ ing his wa@@ ges ten times !
For example , Luke 11 : 13 states : “ If you , al@@ though being wicked , know how to give good gi@@ f@@ ts to your children , how much more so will the Father in heaven give holy spirit to those as@@ king him ! ”
Why did Jesus ’ life on earth prove so wor@@ th@@ while ?
Wh@@ ere , though , will Jehovah’s people find sa@@ f@@ ety in a world that h@@ ates them ? ​ — John 15 : 17 - 19 .
Be@@ fore the bo@@ y will know how to re@@ ject the bad and cho@@ ose the good , the gr@@ ound of who@@ se two k@@ ings you are feel@@ ing a si@@ ck@@ ening dre@@ ad [ S@@ y@@ ri@@ a and Israel ] will be left enti@@ r@@ ely . ”
He wants us to use what we learn for our own good and to help others .
How happy he is to ob@@ serve the efforts and the sacrific@@ es of the many Christians today who do their ut@@ most to follow his lead in all as@@ pe@@ cts of their lives !
If we have a complete heart in this reg@@ ard , we can be confid@@ ent that we can ple@@ ase God too .
If early sign@@ s of ru@@ st are ign@@ ored , me@@ tal can ru@@ st to the point that it can no longer serve its purpose .
As he now la@@ y fi@@ gh@@ ting his fin@@ al ill@@ ness , some of his form@@ er stud@@ ents travel@@ ed th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of mil@@ es to his be@@ d@@ side to say , “ K@@ am@@ sa@@ h@@ am@@ ni@@ da , kam@@ sa@@ h@@ am@@ ni@@ da ! ” ​ — “ Th@@ an@@ k you , than@@ k you ! ”
If you feel n@@ er@@ v@@ ous when an opportunity ar@@ ises to give a witness concer@@ ning your faith , do not ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct your opportunity to offer a s@@ il@@ ent prayer .
Jehovah as@@ sures us of his love and helps us to end@@ ure in our service to him .
The school direc@@ t@@ or or@@ der@@ ed me to sto@@ p atten@@ ding what he ter@@ m@@ ed “ those meetings . ”
They are happy to be serving Jehovah as part of a worl@@ d@@ wide associ@@ ation of brothers and sisters who have the same desire .
We continue to feel a ke@@ en sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y to bring real hope to people .
Pa@@ ol@@ i , who lived sou@@ th of Par@@ is and sub@@ s@@ cri@@ bed to The Watchtower . We me@@ t , and I learned that he had re@@ ti@@ red from the ar@@ my and that he found The Watchtower f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating .
Di@@ d you not know that I must be in the house of my Father ? ” ​ — Luke 2 : 4@@ 9 .
He is loyal to fellow believers and does not di@@ vu@@ l@@ ge confid@@ enti@@ al matters that might end@@ anger them .
17 How We S@@ tri@@ p O@@ f@@ f and Ke@@ ep O@@ f@@ f the O@@ ld Per@@ s@@ on@@ ality
F@@ e@@ el@@ ing pres@@ sur@@ ed into stri@@ ving toward a go@@ al others set for them can ro@@ b young ones of joy and may even de@@ fe@@ at the purpose of set@@ ting go@@ als .
N@@ or@@ a and I are very gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah for all his kind pro@@ v@@ isions , and we encoura@@ ge others to t@@ est Jehovah out . ​ — M@@ al .
A po@@ pul@@ ar ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y or comm@@ on a@@ da@@ ge is : F@@ ol@@ low your heart .
See pages 10@@ 2 - 10@@ 6 of the book “ Ke@@ ep Y@@ ourselves in God’s Lo@@ ve . ”
How acc@@ ur@@ ate were the y@@ ar@@ d@@ s@@ tic@@ ks of King H@@ en@@ r@@ y’s sub@@ je@@ cts ?
As evidence of their hum@@ ility , they refu@@ se to let themselves be tre@@ ated as c@@ ele@@ br@@ ities .
We were able to foc@@ us on the jo@@ ys that our service was br@@ ing@@ ing us .
If we do not keep remin@@ ding ourselves of the truth , other things will influ@@ ence our hearts and we may no longer speak the pu@@ re language with f@@ lu@@ enc@@ y .
I loved being in their compan@@ y and ad@@ mi@@ red their har@@ d@@ working spirit .
O@@ thers have more difficul@@ ty .
Ar@@ t@@ work in the D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to Jehovah book was care@@ fully re@@ sear@@ ched and pre@@ pared in order to teach and to mo@@ tiv@@ ate .
Jac@@ o@@ b reas@@ oned that only God could give R@@ ac@@ he@@ l sons , en@@ ab@@ ling her to contribu@@ te to such blessings .
Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y will be v@@ indic@@ ated and his name san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied .
P@@ le@@ ase read the next article for the answer .
If you have such a wonderful hope , may you continue to demonstr@@ ate deep love for Jehovah and faith in his prophe@@ tic word .
We read : “ E@@ ver@@ yone who c@@ alls on the name of Jehovah will be sa@@ ved . ”
For some , the prac@@ tice of religion is sy@@ n@@ on@@ y@@ m@@ ous with min@@ d@@ less@@ ness and f@@ an@@ ati@@ c@@ ism .
His daugh@@ ter F@@ l@@ or@@ ence ( 6 ) served as a mission@@ ary in In@@ dia .
What a de@@ pl@@ or@@ able st@@ ate of af@@ fai@@ r@@ s !
Ex@@ c@@ ited over the prof@@ its we were making , we op@@ ened a large sh@@ op and en@@ tered into a par@@ t@@ n@@ er@@ ship with an un@@ beli@@ ever .
And what a mar@@ vel@@ ous jo@@ b they have done !
In time , the family asked the Witness con@@ duc@@ ting the study if she had any public@@ ations in Ch@@ in@@ ese .
Thus , it would not be wise or loving to cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze the way in which someone is tr@@ ying to care for ag@@ ed relati@@ ves .
T@@ O W@@ AL@@ K in a min@@ e@@ field can be de@@ ad@@ ly .
Mar@@ ri@@ ed cou@@ ples , then , should be serious stud@@ ents of the Bible .
This is true of all of us .
What meaning does this have for us ?
Do you listen at all ?
Instead , he wrote : “ If any man is re@@ aching out for an of@@ fice of overse@@ er , he is desi@@ r@@ ous of a fine work . ”
Christians too love in such a way .
9 : 13 .
In that way an un@@ bal@@ an@@ ced view of our own import@@ ance can lead to mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s and dam@@ ag@@ ed relation@@ shi@@ ps with friends , family members , and others .
* Since Jehovah God is the s@@ ource of gener@@ os@@ ity and you are made in his i@@ ma@@ ge , it should be no sur@@ pris@@ e that giving ​ — in imit@@ ation of God — ​ is good for you and w@@ ins you his fav@@ or . ​ — Hebrews 13 : 16 .
Des@@ cri@@ be the qu@@ ality of righteousness as expres@@ sed in the Bible .
Satan showed Jesus all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the world and their glory and said : “ All these things I will give you if you f@@ all down and do an act of worship to me . ”
When the temple was ready , the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le was brought from Gi@@ be@@ on to Jerusalem , and the Ar@@ k was hous@@ ed in the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly of the temple . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 8 : 4 , 6 .
Jehovah direc@@ ted Peter to witness to Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us and his family
As they gro@@ w , children need the vital knowledge that God ex@@ ists and that he has given us standards of right and wrong .
My sister and I have as@@ sur@@ ed our parents that we will take care of them in their old age .
‘ B@@ ring the S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls , Par@@ ch@@ ments , ’ 6 / 15
; E@@ s@@ par@@ za , F .
Mar@@ th@@ a and M@@ ary had their work cu@@ t out for them .
In fact , she will bring glory to the enti@@ re family .
Now he has a clean conscience .
It is ho@@ ped that the child will thus receive the encourag@@ ement necess@@ ary to cor@@ rec@@ t his course . *
By means of the Go@@ sp@@ els , we can come to know better the thoughts , feelings , qualities , activities , and pri@@ or@@ ities of the great@@ est man who ever lived .
But there was no answer . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 18 : 21 , 26 - 29 .
I am prof@@ oun@@ dly gr@@ ate@@ ful for the encourag@@ ement I received as a young father to put spiritual go@@ als first and to keep working toward them , and I am gr@@ ate@@ ful to my de@@ ar wife , Mari@@ on , and to the gi@@ r@@ ls for their support over the years .
This br@@ ings us to a second reason why Jesus kept out of pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous persecu@@ tion is har@@ ass@@ ment or in@@ j@@ ur@@ y deli@@ ber@@ ately inf@@ li@@ cted on people because of their faith or beli@@ ef@@ s .
E@@ d@@ mun@@ d S@@ ch@@ ul@@ man , who made a study of these ancient tre@@ es , explained : “ The b@@ ris@@ t@@ le@@ c@@ one p@@ ine . . . seem@@ s to sur@@ vi@@ ve because of ad@@ vers@@ ity .
How does this mam@@ ma@@ l sur@@ vi@@ ve such a di@@ ve ?
But understanding how much dam@@ age por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y can do to us will help us to devel@@ op a lo@@ a@@ thing for it .
H@@ A@@ P@@ P@@ IN@@ E@@ S@@ S ​ — every@@ body wants it .
What about Jesus ’ pe@@ ace@@ able “ other sheep ” ?
In the mo@@ de@@ l prayer , Jesus next pet@@ iti@@ oned God : “ Let your Kingdom come . ”
I am now happ@@ ily married to E@@ s@@ ther , a beau@@ ti@@ ful fellow worshipp@@ er of Jehovah .
What tr@@ end is evid@@ ent in the attitude of people toward religion ? “ A@@ P@@ A@@ TH@@ E@@ I@@ S@@ M . ”
But doing so is wor@@ th our ear@@ n@@ est effort because , as Paul states , “ the min@@ ding of the flesh means death , but the min@@ ding of the spirit means life and peace . ” ​ — R@@ om .
“ Jehovah will . . . war against those nations as in the day of his war@@ ring , in the day of fi@@ ght . ” ​ — Z@@ E@@ C@@ H .
R@@ em@@ ember that in Mi@@ ca@@ h’s time the Israelites are re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous .
In ad@@ dition , when we read mo@@ der@@ n - day acc@@ oun@@ ts of brothers and sisters with out@@ standing faith , this can move us to work hard to strengthen our faith . *
Noah was told to ‘ take to himself by se@@ ven@@ s ’ each clean ani@@ ma@@ l .
Why does that make a differ@@ ence ?
Still , how will we respon@@ d should an individu@@ al let us down or h@@ ur@@ t our feelings ?
See how you could id@@ enti@@ fy Jehovah as the Gre@@ at D@@ eli@@ ver@@ er and show others how God’s Kingdom will soon deli@@ ver mankind .
As we medit@@ ate on Jehovah’s activities , we need to avoid the tend@@ enc@@ y to ju@@ dge God by human standards .
S@@ ad@@ ly , two years later my wife became seri@@ ously ill , and we re@@ turned to C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a .
How could Jehovah’s people in this country ob@@ tain su@@ it@@ able plac@@ es of worship ?
We were not rich , but we always had the necess@@ ities .
13 , 14 . ( a ) What Scriptural example shows that our conscience is not always a sa@@ fe gu@@ i@@ de ?
Tru@@ e wisdom is the ability to put knowledge and understanding to prop@@ er use .
“ If they war@@ ned me about the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of mis@@ be@@ having , they would always follow through .
H@@ ar@@ ve@@ y Con@@ ro@@ w wrote , “ We never wanted for anything , and we felt comple@@ t@@ ely secu@@ re in Jehovah’s service and under his loving care . ”
• Why will enem@@ ies never bre@@ ak the integrity of God’s people ?
Why the seem@@ ing dis@@ cre@@ pan@@ cy ? ​ — Luke 3 : 23 ; Matthew 1 : 16 .
Paul gives this hear@@ ten@@ ing as@@ sur@@ ance : “ God is faithful , and he will not let you be temp@@ ted bey@@ ond what you can be@@ ar , but along with the temp@@ tation he will also make the way out in order for you to be able to end@@ ure it . ”
In some cul@@ tures , a ne@@ at be@@ ard may be accep@@ table and may not de@@ tr@@ act from the Kingdom message .
For the next 15 years , Bro@@ ther K@@ le@@ in continued to work as a member of the writ@@ ing st@@ af@@ f and to serve on the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
In what are@@ as of life should we act in faith@@ ful@@ ness ?
Christians in Gal@@ ati@@ a needed to c@@ he@@ ck on the dep@@ th of their faith and to appreci@@ ate their spiritual fre@@ e@@ dom .
9@@ 13 ․ ․ ․ ․ ․ ․
Mo@@ re@@ over , we can speak with faith and con@@ vi@@ ction because we are declar@@ ing good news based on the Word of the true God , who@@ se hope - inspi@@ ring promises never fai@@ l .
Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ ther had a sh@@ ar@@ p in@@ tel@@ le@@ ct , a pro@@ di@@ gi@@ ous mem@@ ory , a ma@@ st@@ er@@ y of words , and a pro@@ li@@ fi@@ c work e@@ th@@ ic .
So when Jesus taught others , he e@@ cho@@ ed his Fa@@ ther’s instru@@ ction found at Genesis 2 : 24 .
What ne@@ g@@ ative attitude may result from the thor@@ n@@ like problems we face , and how might that prove d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous ?
What is imp@@ lied by the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to “ bo@@ ast in Jehovah ” ?
Per@@ ga@@ mu@@ m was a cen@@ ter of what kind of worship , and what could result from refu@@ s@@ al to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in such i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry ?
Ger@@ man po@@ et Joh@@ an@@ n W@@ ol@@ f@@ gan@@ g v@@ on Go@@ e@@ the wrote : “ For my part , I loved and re@@ vered [ the Bible ] , because I ow@@ ed al@@ most my whole develop@@ ment in moral cul@@ ture to it . ”
N@@ um@@ ber of coun@@ tri@@ es re@@ pres@@ ented : 7
Se@@ e@@ ing men respon@@ d positi@@ vely to such efforts and thus experience the joy that comes from serving others is a s@@ ource of happiness to the elders . ​ — Acts 20 : 35 .
C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ T@@ R@@ Y O@@ F O@@ R@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ N : P@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ I@@ P@@ P@@ IN@@ E@@ S
A chap@@ ter of that book bri@@ ef@@ ly discus@@ sed E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s vision of a temple .
After we were married , I accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed my husband in his work as a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er .
How could they make time to tra@@ in their daugh@@ ter ?
S@@ O@@ M@@ E P@@ E@@ O@@ P@@ L@@ E B@@ EL@@ I@@ E@@ V@@ E . . .
• Why are many people today so p@@ essi@@ mis@@ tic ?
As they stu@@ died God’s Word , medit@@ ated on how it should influ@@ ence their lives , associ@@ ated with fellow Christians , and ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly pray@@ ed , the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s spirit would be more fully man@@ i@@ f@@ est in their lives .
Some young ones have lost all respect for others , including their parents , and eng@@ age in conduct that would have been al@@ most uni@@ mag@@ in@@ able in the past .
How We Can L@@ ear@@ n the Tru@@ th
A faithful sister had an un@@ believ@@ ing husband , who often be@@ at her .
C@@ er@@ tain of@@ fic@@ ers s@@ ar@@ c@@ as@@ tic@@ ally th@@ reat@@ ened Pa@@ we@@ ł P@@ il@@ ch : “ H@@ it@@ l@@ er did not bre@@ ak you , but we will . ”
How did that ad@@ verse re@@ action from the Jews af@@ fect Paul ?
How would I be affe@@ cted spiritually , emo@@ tion@@ ally , and physi@@ c@@ ally ?
O@@ thers can take an ac@@ tive interest in such a you@@ th .
The apostle encoura@@ ged consider@@ ation of things that are true , of serious concer@@ n , righteous , cha@@ st@@ e , lo@@ va@@ ble , well spo@@ ken of , vi@@ r@@ tu@@ ous , and pra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy .
You might feel that those in@@ ci@@ d@@ ents appe@@ ar min@@ or .
Read Psalm 4@@ 5 : 6 , 7 .
How can we come to know others well en@@ ough to feel their pain ?
But Je@@ h@@ u was too f@@ ast for him !
( Read 2 Corinthians 10 : 4 , 5 . )
To their cha@@ gr@@ in , working mo@@ thers may find that their jo@@ b does not en@@ able them to use their n@@ atur@@ al a@@ bil@@ ities to the full .
He was then in a position to ass@@ ist the apostle Paul , who ex@@ hor@@ ted him : “ Do your ut@@ most to present yourself appro@@ ved to God , a work@@ man with nothing to be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of , h@@ and@@ ling the word of the truth ari@@ ght . ”
For an in - dep@@ th discus@@ sion of these ver@@ ses , see chap@@ ter 28 of the book Revelation ​ — I@@ ts G@@ r@@ and C@@ li@@ ma@@ x At H@@ and ! , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Bar@@ ba@@ r@@ a says regarding her daugh@@ ter and other young sisters in the congregation : “ They support me in the ministry .
This and other public works car@@ ri@@ ed out by the mission@@ ary ar@@ t@@ is@@ ans appe@@ as@@ ed the qu@@ e@@ en long en@@ ough for them to fin@@ ish prin@@ ting all but a few boo@@ ks of the Hebrew Scriptures .
The apostle Paul wrote that God’s will is that “ all s@@ or@@ ts of people should be sa@@ ved and come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ”
* A chil@@ d’s parents , the ones who ‘ ca@@ used his bir@@ th , ’ have a uni@@ que place in his life .
( b ) What un@@ expe@@ cted blessing came Pet@@ er@@ ’s way ?
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 3 , 4 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 19 - 28
For a par@@ ent to place high pri@@ or@@ ity on se@@ cul@@ ar pur@@ su@@ its could con@@ fu@@ se a child and je@@ op@@ ar@@ di@@ ze his best inter@@ ests .
On the night of N@@ is@@ an 14 , 33 C.E . , Jesus in@@ tim@@ ated to his disciples that they would later be received by him and d@@ well with him and his Father in heaven .
God saw that Jesus received the support that he needed during that difficult time . ​ — Luke 22 : 4@@ 1 - 4@@ 4 .
In ad@@ dition to the Genesis account , there are many refer@@ ences to Noah or the D@@ elu@@ ge in the Bible .
In a “ Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers ” it@@ em publi@@ shed in The Watchtower of Ju@@ ly 15 , 200@@ 2 , it was stated that a sister should co@@ ver her head if she condu@@ cts a Bible study in the pres@@ ence of a m@@ ale publi@@ sh@@ er , whether he is baptized or not .
How should we view the “ w@@ il@@ d talk ” of those who are disc@@ oura@@ ged ?
This group of psal@@ ms op@@ ens with Davi@@ d’s hear@@ t@@ felt prayer following his sin with B@@ ath - she@@ ba .
Still , P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h de@@ fied Jehovah , refu@@ sing to let the Israelites go .
“ ‘ Why don@@ ’t we go to one of their meetings to find out ? ’
The tr@@ act What Is the K@@ ey to H@@ app@@ y F@@ am@@ ily Li@@ fe ?
It could well be that you have already received similar encourag@@ ement and support from members of your congregation .
How , though , does the al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God , the high@@ est Au@@ thor@@ ity in the uni@@ verse , show mil@@ dness ?
O@@ be@@ y what ?
In fact , let not that man su@@ p@@ pose that he will receive anything from Jehovah ; he is an in@@ dec@@ isi@@ ve man , un@@ ste@@ ad@@ y in all his ways . ” ​ — James 1 : 5 - 8 .
Let them su@@ ff@@ er har@@ d@@ ship , Satan claim@@ s , and they will quic@@ k@@ ly a@@ ban@@ d@@ on true worship .
No one has love greater than this , that someone should sur@@ rend@@ er his soul in be@@ half of his friends . ”
Some people make dam@@ ag@@ ing decisions .
She then s@@ n@@ app@@ ed , “ I@@ ’@@ l@@ l bur@@ n down the house ! ”
For example , can you move to help a congregation that needs more publi@@ sh@@ ers ?
Ad@@ ju@@ sting our sc@@ he@@ du@@ le so that we can arri@@ ve on time may requi@@ re self - control .
In rep@@ ly , Jesus said that only Jehovah God knew the pre@@ c@@ ise time when the Kingdom would take full control of the earth .
At other times you might devel@@ op that point in a consider@@ ation of Acts 7 : 30 - 36 or Daniel 3 : 16 - 18 , 26 - 28 .
As we share in spiritual giving , who become our friends ?
His mate continued to inc@@ u@@ b@@ ate the e@@ gg@@ s al@@ one for 3 days , during which she left the n@@ est only once for a sh@@ ort time to look for food . . . .
N@@ ex@@ t , to show why he car@@ ed , D@@ on had Peter read Romans 10 : 13 , 14 , which expla@@ ins that “ ever@@ yone who c@@ alls on the name of Jehovah will be sa@@ ved . ”
When he was ba@@ r@@ ely 24 years old , he was appointed prof@@ ess@@ or of Hebrew in L@@ ei@@ p@@ z@@ i@@ g .
In fact , evidence shows that this did not occ@@ ur until sh@@ ort@@ ly after Jesus was en@@ thr@@ oned as King of God’s Kingdom in 1914 .
T@@ w@@ o mission@@ aries , Paul and S@@ il@@ as , are in pris@@ on ​ — the in@@ n@@ er@@ most part of the pris@@ on — ​ in the city of Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i .
God’s servants are en@@ tru@@ sted not only with a gift to be used in be@@ half of their fellow believers but also with a message to be sh@@ ared with their fellow man .
For example , it is ne@@ i@@ ther loving nor up@@ building to s@@ pre@@ ad go@@ s@@ si@@ p , even though the information may be true .
There was a long s@@ il@@ ence .
And he did ! ”
Re@@ jo@@ ice O@@ ver the Mar@@ ri@@ age of the L@@ am@@ b !
Si@@ mil@@ arly , years later in R@@ ome , some re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves of the Jewish commun@@ ity were willing to listen to the apostle Paul in person rather than trust r@@ um@@ ors s@@ pre@@ ad by enem@@ ies of Christi@@ an@@ ity .
* O@@ ther por@@ tions of the Christian Greek Scriptures speak with certain@@ ty about the ra@@ ising of Christ from death .
When they dis@@ co@@ vered who the publi@@ sh@@ er was , they conclu@@ ded that they had not been told the truth about Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Mo@@ st have left no fo@@ o@@ t@@ prin@@ t on the san@@ ds of time .
They could take the in@@ iti@@ ative to speak to young ones in an encourag@@ ing way .
Be@@ ing con@@ f@@ ined , he could not , so those brothers may have made vis@@ its for Paul , car@@ r@@ ying mes@@ sa@@ ges , br@@ ing@@ ing back repor@@ ts .
“ G@@ ro@@ wing U@@ p With Jehovah ” ( Samuel ) , 10 / 1
They had been fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ used of a number of wrong ac@@ ts .
But the re@@ war@@ ds can more than com@@ p@@ en@@ s@@ ate for the sacrifice .
D@@ ra@@ wing close to God means that we both love him and fear him
“ With that he mu@@ st@@ ered his tra@@ ined men , three h@@ un@@ d@@ red and ei@@ gh@@ te@@ en sla@@ ves born in his hous@@ eho@@ ld , and went in pur@@ su@@ it up to D@@ an .
After 9@@ 30 years of ex@@ ist@@ ence , sp@@ ent in the s@@ low pro@@ c@@ ess of d@@ ying , Adam re@@ turned to the gr@@ ound from which he was taken .
Be@@ ing cre@@ ated in his i@@ ma@@ ge , we have the ability to reason and draw conclu@@ sions and devel@@ op and maintain fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps . ​ — G@@ en .
David said : “ May the words of my m@@ ou@@ th and the medit@@ ation of my heart be pleas@@ ing to you , O Jehovah , my R@@ o@@ ck and my Re@@ de@@ em@@ er . ” ​ — Psalm 19 : 1 , 7 , 14 .
Consider first the attitude of a physical individu@@ al .
Who will den@@ y that a mil@@ d - temp@@ ered , mer@@ ci@@ ful , and pe@@ ace@@ able person mo@@ tiv@@ ated by a pu@@ re heart will be ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er than the ang@@ ry , bel@@ lig@@ er@@ ent , mer@@ c@@ il@@ ess person will be ?
While teaching within the congregation is to be done by baptized men , both men and women have the responsi@@ bility of preaching and teaching out@@ side the congregation .
O@@ r how can you say to your brother , ‘ Al@@ low me to ex@@ tr@@ act the st@@ ra@@ w from your e@@ ye ’ ; when , look !
Why is the st@@ ep of dedic@@ ation not to be fe@@ ared or avo@@ i@@ ded ?
N@@ ever do we see him using his power to imp@@ ress others or to benefit himself .
God’s P@@ r@@ om@@ ises ​ — A S@@ ta@@ bi@@ li@@ z@@ ing In@@ f@@ lu@@ ence
One pioneer sister nam@@ ed S@@ har@@ i ob@@ served : “ P@@ i@@ one@@ ers look strong , being out in service every day .
This arrang@@ ement has dra@@ wn Bethel famili@@ es clo@@ s@@ er than ever .
He had also told his followers about events that would take place just pri@@ or to the end , giving them spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c instru@@ ctions on what action to take to sur@@ vi@@ ve .
Jehovah ‘ ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fi@@ es his saying even a@@ bo@@ ve all his name ’ in that the fulfill@@ ment of all that he has promised in his name will far exc@@ e@@ ed wh@@ atever expe@@ ct@@ ations we may have .
The first ei@@ ght psal@@ ms of the second col@@ le@@ ction are at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted to the sons of K@@ or@@ ah .
This will be obedi@@ ent man@@ kin@@ d’s jo@@ y@@ ful experience .
I am s@@ or@@ ry to say that when I was little , I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t fully appreci@@ ate the truth .
They value even more high@@ ly the educ@@ ation they receive as c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens of God’s Kingdom .
To learn more about it , let us go back in time .
When enc@@ am@@ ped in the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of Na@@ bal@@ ’s flo@@ c@@ ks , David and his men , without as@@ king for any pa@@ y@@ ment , fur@@ ni@@ shed prote@@ ction from mar@@ au@@ ding ban@@ ds .
Jesus told them : “ Do not pro@@ cu@@ re go@@ ld or s@@ il@@ ver or cop@@ per for your gi@@ r@@ d@@ le pur@@ ses , or a food p@@ ou@@ ch for the tri@@ p , or two under@@ gar@@ ments , or san@@ d@@ als or a st@@ af@@ f ; for the work@@ er deser@@ ves his food .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ ing his reason@@ ing , he poin@@ ts out that people of nations or e@@ th@@ ni@@ c grou@@ ps un@@ ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with that divine co@@ de often “ do by n@@ ature the things of the law . ”
I now feel that my life has purpose and meaning .
A@@ post@@ as@@ y had be@@ gu@@ n !
David was a@@ ware that Jehovah already knew him thor@@ ough@@ ly ​ — everything that he thought , said , or did was within the sc@@ op@@ e of his M@@ ak@@ er@@ ’s view .
What about other par@@ ts of the re@@ gi@@ on ?
Do such qualities of Christ not move you to continue serving him loy@@ ally ?
( b ) What new comman@@ d@@ ment did Jesus give his disciples , and what was new about it ?
We re@@ sum@@ ed our fri@@ end@@ ship and then got eng@@ ag@@ ed .
The disci@@ ple James wrote : “ O@@ p@@ pose the Devil , and he will fle@@ e from you . ”
Like da@@ wn , his going for@@ th is fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed . And he will come in like a p@@ our@@ ing ra@@ in to us ; like a s@@ pr@@ ing ra@@ in that s@@ atur@@ ates the earth . ”
He made spiritual prog@@ ress and is now an un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ er .
He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah also tri@@ ed to show his reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess by pa@@ ying the fine that S@@ en@@ n@@ ach@@ eri@@ b imp@@ o@@ sed on him .
L@@ ater it was re@@ buil@@ t , and many of the wr@@ ong@@ s that so dist@@ ressed Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k were set right .
Why could she be certain of that ?
When ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments are made in ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation of Bible te@@ x@@ ts or in how things are done , we want to accept them .
In S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 200@@ 8 , a P@@ ol@@ ish - speaking group was form@@ ed in V@@ il@@ ni@@ us .
I was sh@@ o@@ cked to find that M@@ other no longer wanted our religion .
You might feel that this le@@ v@@ el of teaching is bey@@ ond your ability , but let us consider two experi@@ ences that illustr@@ ate how pre@@ par@@ ation and reli@@ ance on Jehovah can help any one of us to follow Jesus ’ example .
In prayer , how did Jesus ’ early followers apply Psalm 2 : 1 , 2 ?
The Bible id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es this enem@@ y as Satan the Devil , a wicked spirit cre@@ ature who from the beg@@ in@@ ning of man@@ ’s hist@@ ory has challeng@@ ed God’s right to rule .
What could cause the heart of a faithful serv@@ ant of Jehovah to star@@ t to com@@ pla@@ in about his God ?
How does speaking truth help family members to draw close to one another ?
The school st@@ af@@ f was not happy and tri@@ ed using in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ation and lies to make me change my mind .
That o@@ ffering was for the sin@@ s of the high pri@@ est and “ his house , ” the under@@ pri@@ ests and the L@@ ev@@ ites .
Fir@@ st Mis@@ sion@@ ary T@@ ri@@ p
The three examples that we have consider@@ ed demonstr@@ ate without question that Jehovah kno@@ ws how to deli@@ ver his people .
He himself bor@@ e our sin@@ s in his own body upon the st@@ ake , in order that we might be done with sin@@ s and live to righteousness . ”
Who should be the ob@@ ject of our love ?
He learned to put spiritual inter@@ ests a@@ head of personal ones .
• What pro@@ of can we give of Christian matu@@ r@@ ity ?
The Greek expres@@ sion rend@@ ered “ g@@ ru@@ d@@ g@@ ingly ” liter@@ ally means “ out of sa@@ dness ( or , g@@ ri@@ ef ) . ”
The ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , or t@@ ent , had two al@@ t@@ ars .
For example , you could pl@@ an to serve in another are@@ a or country where the need is greater .
Di@@ d Le@@ ah con@@ spi@@ re to dec@@ ei@@ ve Jac@@ o@@ b ?
L@@ ater , Jehovah commun@@ ic@@ ated with men such as Moses , Samuel , and David .
For instance , if parents want to teach their child hon@@ es@@ ty , they themselves must be hon@@ est .
Acc@@ ording to Mi@@ ca@@ h 6 : 4 , 5 , God says : “ I brought you up out of the land of Egy@@ pt . ”
As these experi@@ ences show , stud@@ ying the Bible and ap@@ pl@@ ying what it says can great@@ ly change a person@@ ’s life for the better .
What a fine example of faith and obedi@@ ence !
You may do this by rest@@ ating the thought - con@@ ve@@ ying words or by as@@ king questions that will help the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der to recogn@@ ize them .
U@@ l@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , Joseph real@@ ized that the wa@@ it was wor@@ th it .
What is inclu@@ ded in those remin@@ ders ?
I was assign@@ ed to a mission@@ ary home in A@@ su@@ n@@ ci@@ ó@@ n , with a new par@@ t@@ ner .
S@@ ing@@ l@@ en@@ ess With a No@@ ble P@@ ur@@ pose
S@@ pe@@ cial C@@ am@@ pa@@ ign in Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ a H@@ as Su@@ cc@@ ess 30
How true !
When the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re called on people to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in a cen@@ su@@ s , Joseph and M@@ ary com@@ p@@ lied .
W@@ H@@ Y are you con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah lo@@ ves his people ?
( b ) Why did the time for Christ’s pres@@ ence se@@ em dist@@ ant to Ne@@ w@@ t@@ on ?
F@@ ar@@ ra@@ r ad@@ ded that it is only when we we@@ i@@ gh the ter@@ ri@@ ble sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of this sa@@ d peri@@ od in Paul’s life that “ we feel the lo@@ ad of re@@ mor@@ se which must have la@@ in upon him , and the ta@@ un@@ ts to which he was li@@ able from mal@@ ign@@ ant enem@@ ies . ”
The he@@ igh@@ ten@@ ed appreciation Jesus had for his followers ’ tri@@ als became evid@@ ent after he was resur@@ rec@@ ted .
L@@ ik@@ ely not .
Satan’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ on did not sto@@ p Jehovah from ex@@ ten@@ ding his love to mankind , nor can it pre@@ v@@ ent even imper@@ fect humans from being loyal to Jehovah .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : To re@@ ach as many people as possible , wit@@ ness@@ ing is done in many lo@@ c@@ ations and situ@@ ations .
Rather , they will na@@ vi@@ g@@ ate sa@@ f@@ ely through the rema@@ ining days of the present system of things and on into the pe@@ ace@@ ful ha@@ ven of the new world .
How did Jehovah accom@@ pl@@ ish this ?
He as@@ ks Jesus : “ R@@ em@@ ember me when you get into your kingdom . ”
“ But you did not learn the Christ to be so , provided , in@@ deed , that you heard him and were taught by means of him . ” ​ — 4 : 20 , 21 .
The apostle Paul pray@@ ed that his “ thor@@ n in the flesh , ” pos@@ si@@ bly a physical a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction , be taken away from him .
“ What is loo@@ ked for in ste@@ war@@ ds , ” wrote Paul , “ is for a man to be found faithful . ”
Ca@@ th@@ le@@ en , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , states : “ Re@@ ading the Bible all the way through at a young age helped me .
What s@@ ort of things have people received as an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance ?
“ Jehovah our God is one Jehovah . ”
I wr@@ ong@@ ly as@@ sum@@ ed that someone who was so po@@ pul@@ ar and so involved in car@@ ni@@ val fes@@ tiv@@ ities could not have an interest in the truth .
In the near future , you will have the opportunity to wi@@ den out your cir@@ c@@ le of friends .
Be@@ fore the D@@ elu@@ ge , these wicked spi@@ r@@ its materi@@ al@@ ized in human form ​ — something that God had not pur@@ posed for them .
In 194@@ 6 , I buil@@ t an 18 - fo@@ o@@ t [ 5 m ] tra@@ il@@ er that became our home , and the following year , we were asked to move to Al@@ v@@ est@@ on , a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge in G@@ l@@ ou@@ c@@ es@@ ter@@ shi@@ re .
As Paul remin@@ ded the Christians in R@@ ome , if we do not live in har@@ mony with the good news we preach , the name of God is “ bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ed , ” brought into dis@@ re@@ pu@@ te . ​ — R@@ om . 2 : 21 - 24 .
J@@ ü@@ r@@ g@@ en , J@@ on@@ as ’ father , works in the cl@@ in@@ ic where one work@@ er was kil@@ led .
S@@ ic@@ k@@ ness and death will be no more . ​ — Read Revelation 5 : 10 ; 20 : 6 , 12 ; 21 : 4 , 5 .
The second is likely to help you find ways you can en@@ rich your prayers because it encoura@@ ges care@@ ful exam@@ in@@ ation of pet@@ iti@@ ons and expres@@ sions of praise and than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness recorded in the Bible .
Ad@@ v@@ ance pl@@ an@@ ning will en@@ sure that the re@@ duc@@ ed fun@@ ds a@@ vail@@ able are sp@@ ent on ess@@ enti@@ al family needs .
It ro@@ bs me of s@@ le@@ ep , imp@@ ac@@ ts my health , affe@@ cts the way I tre@@ at others , and some@@ times makes me want to give up . ”
Why do mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s occ@@ ur ?
W@@ ise young Christians keep their spiritual vision clear
Such is the heavenly govern@@ ment for which Christ taught his followers to pray .
In this part of the world , we see the s@@ inc@@ ere efforts of many others who are tr@@ ying to bring reli@@ ef to those who su@@ ff@@ er .
In his work The Li@@ fe of A@@ pol@@ l@@ on@@ i@@ us of T@@ y@@ ana ( V@@ I , I@@ I@@ I ) , Greek writ@@ er Phil@@ o@@ str@@ atu@@ s ( c . 1@@ 70 - c . 2@@ 4@@ 5 C.E . ) said that at A@@ th@@ ens “ al@@ t@@ ars are set up in hon@@ our even of un@@ known go@@ ds . ”
What future could Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , and Jac@@ o@@ b have “ seen ” ?
How do you feel about De@@ c@@ ember 21 , 20@@ 12 , the d@@ ate on the M@@ aya cal@@ end@@ ar that many have been saying would bring worl@@ d@@ wide change ?
No@@ te the fac@@ ts from just a few coun@@ tri@@ es .
The most out@@ standing benefit of taking deli@@ ght in God’s Word , though , is a close relationship with Jehovah .
Jesus said of the Father that he would show the Son “ works greater than these . ”
One who is “ righ@@ tly dis@@ posed for everlasting life ” is helped to learn about God and his pur@@ pos@@ es by means of a Bible study .
5@@ 39 The over@@ thro@@ w of Babyl@@ on by C@@ y@@ r@@ us the Per@@ si@@ an
“ D@@ on@@ ’t wor@@ ry about it , ” he in@@ sis@@ ted .
No@@ tice the expres@@ sions “ doing what is fine ” and “ work what is good . ”
Such ass@@ ist@@ ance at the oppor@@ tu@@ ne time can prove vital .
How would the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s preci@@ ous tre@@ a@@ sures be un@@ lo@@ cked for them ? ​ — Pro@@ v .
The New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation Go@@ es Mul@@ t@@ il@@ ing@@ u@@ al
What are some reas@@ ons why we need God ?
I have to ad@@ mit that when children with whom I went to school appro@@ ached me , I wi@@ shed the earth would s@@ wal@@ low me up .
Do not r@@ us@@ h through the material , but end@@ e@@ av@@ or to re@@ ach the stud@@ ent@@ ’s heart .
God kin@@ dly takes in such ones .
For example , our first parents knew that to keep on living , they had to bre@@ a@@ the , e@@ at , s@@ le@@ ep , and so on .
“ The high m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s are for the m@@ oun@@ tain go@@ ats , ” san@@ g the psalmist .
If my conscience per@@ m@@ its me to accept this fr@@ action , what medi@@ cal ris@@ ks are there ?
V@@ er@@ on@@ ic@@ a rec@@ alls : “ My first inst@@ in@@ ct was to is@@ ol@@ ate my@@ self like a w@@ oun@@ ded ani@@ ma@@ l .
It was much like Go@@ li@@ a@@ th@@ ’s , made of cop@@ per , and it likely inclu@@ ded a large ha@@ u@@ ber@@ k , or shi@@ r@@ t of ma@@ il , com@@ posed of over@@ la@@ pp@@ ing s@@ cal@@ es .
Th@@ r@@ ough Jeremiah , Jehovah reve@@ aled his purpose to esta@@ bl@@ ish “ a new covenant ” with a new nation , spiritual Israel .
K@@ ar@@ l became a member of the he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters st@@ af@@ f in 19@@ 25 , working first in the pr@@ inter@@ y .
How can we show that we deep@@ ly appreci@@ ate our Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od ?
1@@ 23 : 2 ​ — What is the point of the illustr@@ ation about the eyes of servants ?
Now in heaven , Jesus feel@@ s our pain as we often stru@@ gg@@ le to be obedi@@ ent . ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 ; Hebrews 2 : 18 ; 4 : 15 .
S@@ ab@@ ina , a woman in S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , learned the value of Bible principles .
He asked me : “ What will you do if W@@ es@@ ter@@ n imp@@ eri@@ al@@ ists att@@ ack our country ? ”
I said that my dre@@ am was to serve God .
How did op@@ pos@@ ers of Christi@@ an@@ ity ac@@ knowledge the ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ cal gro@@ w@@ th of God’s word ?
Re@@ fer@@ ring to Revelation 3 : 10 , Bro@@ ther J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z asked : “ What is ‘ the h@@ our of t@@ est ’ ? ”
Why , ‘ their heart had become h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical ’ !
He expla@@ ins : “ Th@@ r@@ ough prayer , Bible study , and medit@@ ation on what I learned , my appreciation of God’s qualities inc@@ reas@@ ed until my love for Jehovah became str@@ ong@@ er than my desire for por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y . ”
To gr@@ as@@ p the point of these ver@@ ses , we first need to res@@ ol@@ ve some ke@@ y questions .
The man is J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah , one of the jud@@ ges of ancient Israel .
Indeed , an in@@ dec@@ isi@@ ve young person may v@@ ac@@ ill@@ ate , experi@@ enc@@ ing dis@@ cont@@ ent and reg@@ re@@ ts .
19@@ 35 195@@ 5 19@@ 7@@ 5 199@@ 5 200@@ 2
If you love God , you will always be very happy doing his will .
G@@ l@@ en@@ n had been on a P@@ T ( pat@@ ro@@ l t@@ or@@ pe@@ do ) bo@@ at and was assign@@ ed to the eng@@ ine ro@@ om .
A few months after the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of 200@@ 2 , another sa@@ il@@ ing v@@ es@@ sel brought some pri@@ c@@ eless car@@ go to re@@ mo@@ te Ha@@ ’@@ a@@ pa@@ i .
I no longer call you sla@@ ves . ”
She ob@@ served that the husband and wife had a very good relationship and that their children were obedi@@ ent .
Y@@ oung Samuel refu@@ sed to imitate the im@@ moral conduct of the sons of H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est El@@ i .
Some me@@ t their f@@ ate in the so@@ li@@ tu@@ de of a small d@@ ory g@@ one ast@@ ra@@ y from the scho@@ on@@ er that brought them to the ban@@ ks .
S@@ ome@@ times our good qualities , our streng@@ ths , can be car@@ ri@@ ed to an ex@@ tre@@ me .
C@@ r@@ iti@@ c@@ s have challeng@@ ed this point because B@@ el@@ sh@@ a@@ z@@ z@@ ar@@ ’s name was found no@@ where out@@ side the Bible .
“ On@@ ly later did I real@@ ize that in this way I had supp@@ or@@ ted bri@@ ber@@ y , which is con@@ dem@@ ned in the Bible . ”
What will true Christians never become ?
How might a Christian help un@@ believ@@ ing family members to em@@ br@@ ace true worship ?
At that cr@@ itical time , God’s spirit became Sa@@ ul@@ ’s op@@ pos@@ er .
Then we so@@ ld our lu@@ x@@ u@@ ri@@ ous house and b@@ ought a small one in D@@ en@@ ver , C@@ ol@@ or@@ a@@ do .
If we take our stand against the Devil , “ so@@ li@@ d in the faith , ” God will make us fir@@ m and strong .
He made sure to teach his family about Jehovah , and every ev@@ ening we pray@@ ed together as a family .
How have the rema@@ ining anointed ones been a t@@ ar@@ get of Satan in mo@@ der@@ n times ?
M@@ il@@ t@@ on also c@@ ited such te@@ x@@ ts as Luke 20 : 37 and John 11 : 25 to show that dead man@@ kin@@ d’s hope lies in a future resurrection from the s@@ le@@ ep of death .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , when Jesus ’ disciples tri@@ ed to sto@@ p people from br@@ ing@@ ing young children to Jesus , he cor@@ rec@@ ted them , saying : “ Let the young children come to me ; do not try to sto@@ p them . ”
Then , at Matthew 24 : 34 , we read : “ Tru@@ ly I say to you that this gener@@ ation will by no means pas@@ s away until all these things occ@@ ur . ”
John 17 : 3 says : “ This means everlasting life , their coming to know you , the only true God , and the one whom you sent , Jesus Christ . ”
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a few days , new hous@@ es were buil@@ t for Witnesses who had lost their ho@@ m@@ es .
It thus conclu@@ des that only ex@@ ter@@ n@@ al or so@@ cial fac@@ t@@ ors can bring about such dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c chang@@ es in such a sh@@ ort time .
One of his pri@@ m@@ ary go@@ als is to gu@@ i@@ de his sheep to “ a good pas@@ ture . ”
We each read the chap@@ ters a@@ head of time , the children pi@@ ck some as@@ pect for re@@ sear@@ ch , and then they present their f@@ indi@@ ng@@ s .
This inclu@@ ded inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ating dec@@ or@@ u@@ m , imp@@ ar@@ ting re@@ bu@@ k@@ es , and even inf@@ lic@@ ting physical p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment for mis@@ conduct .
But it refle@@ cts high principles , such as un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish actions for the good of others . ​ — w@@ 1@@ 7@@ .@@ 10 , p .
R@@ el@@ ate an experience that illustr@@ ates the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of Matthew 11 : 28 - 30 .
Paul put it this way : “ All have sin@@ ned and f@@ all sh@@ ort of the glory of God . ”
We will be more willing to en@@ trust ourselves to Jehovah , know@@ ing that he will make things work out for the best .
Even in priv@@ ate one - on - one con@@ vers@@ ations , being a good listen@@ er is a mar@@ k of respect .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful to his purpose and to the meaning of his name , Jehovah ca@@ used himself to become a Pro@@ p@@ he@@ t and a Sa@@ vi@@ or .
12 : 36 .
It ho@@ l@@ ds promise of a wonderful future , and Jehovah’s servants have been gr@@ anted prog@@ res@@ sive in@@ sight into that re@@ ality .
H@@ am@@ an la@@ ys out a pl@@ an to k@@ ill M@@ or@@ de@@ ca@@ i before the ban@@ qu@@ et the next day .
Jesus gave his apostles what ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on , and why did he do so ?
They were all as@@ le@@ ep , so David and A@@ bi@@ sh@@ a@@ i wal@@ ked care@@ fully past the sol@@ di@@ ers and found Saul .
C@@ arr@@ ying a child in the wom@@ b for n@@ ine months is not an eas@@ y t@@ ask .
At times , the word may ref@@ er to a man who was ca@@ str@@ ated .
( Joh@@ n@@ n@@ y ) B@@ re@@ h@@ m@@ er , one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
I also learned to lu@@ bri@@ c@@ ate the ca@@ r and change o@@ il to sa@@ ve money .
Are such st@@ ori@@ es true ?
Re@@ ally , that re@@ be@@ l had nothing but con@@ temp@@ t for divine tru@@ ths .
S@@ ci@@ ence writ@@ er David Bo@@ d@@ an@@ is ob@@ served : “ The mas@@ s our Su@@ n is ex@@ p@@ lo@@ ding into en@@ er@@ gy each second is e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent to [ bil@@ li@@ ons of at@@ om@@ ic ] bom@@ bs . ”
The t@@ in@@ y ge@@ c@@ ko li@@ z@@ ard seem@@ s to de@@ fy gra@@ v@@ ity .
It off@@ ers satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers to li@@ fe@@ ’s most important questions .
C@@ ould you r@@ ely on such a long - ter@@ m promise , whether the promise was about someone who just died or one who had been dead for a long time ?
At some point along the way , S@@ is@@ er@@ a a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned his once f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ing but now us@@ eless ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t and r@@ an to Z@@ a@@ an@@ an@@ ni@@ m , perhaps near Ke@@ des@@ h .
En@@ du@@ r@@ ance is necess@@ ary today for those who are really God’s min@@ isters .
The cur@@ se that Jo@@ shua pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced at the time of Jer@@ ic@@ ho@@ ’s des@@ tru@@ ction is ful@@ filled some 5@@ 00 years later .
The ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le and its fur@@ ni@@ shin@@ g@@ s and u@@ ten@@ s@@ il@@ s were to be anointed and san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied ‘ that they might in@@ deed become most holy . ’
One Bible scho@@ la@@ r ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ When we are children we set out on a j@@ our@@ ne@@ y with no means of pa@@ ying the f@@ are , and with no ide@@ a of how to get to our j@@ our@@ ne@@ y’s end , and yet it never ent@@ ers our he@@ a@@ ds to doubt that our parents will bring us sa@@ f@@ ely there . ”
If so , they had fa@@ iled to dis@@ cer@@ n an important less@@ on that it con@@ ta@@ ined .
( 1 Samuel 16 : 1 – 31 : 13 )
he was in effect as@@ king , ‘ What dis@@ cre@@ et nation will re@@ place Israel to be God’s faithful slave ? ’
What a sh@@ o@@ ck those att@@ ac@@ ks were for the whole country !
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of what comes upon his people , what does Jehovah con@@ stan@@ tly provide , and what should be our determin@@ ation ?
1 : 19 ; 4 : 14 - 16 .
E@@ ar@@ th@@ ’s water is in a con@@ st@@ ant st@@ ate of cir@@ cul@@ ation power@@ ed by the en@@ er@@ gy of the su@@ n and by gra@@ v@@ ity .
4 , 5 . ( a ) How did the attitude of the ten spi@@ es com@@ pare with that of Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b ? ( b ) What was Jehovah’s respon@@ se to the pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s l@@ ack of faith ?
Rather , doing those things ru@@ ins one@@ ’s good relationship with relati@@ ves , friends , and ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ an@@ ces .
Re@@ g@@ arding Israel , who “ ang@@ ered him with ab@@ om@@ in@@ able i@@ do@@ ls , ” God fore@@ told : “ I will hi@@ de my face from them . ”
They e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly look for@@ ward to the ev@@ ening .
This Kingdom is a heavenly govern@@ ment , and it will re@@ place all human ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ations and bring per@@ man@@ ent peace to mankind .
A@@ no@@ ther Scriptural reason for show@@ ing respect for the faithful slave is that anointed Christians on earth are fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely spo@@ ken of as a “ temple ” that Jehovah in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ts “ by spirit . ”
They travel@@ ed in pa@@ ir@@ s , and women proved to be succ@@ ess@@ ful mission@@ aries lo@@ c@@ ally .
Jesus told his followers : “ A slave is not greater than his ma@@ ster .
“ One Jehovah ” G@@ a@@ thers His F@@ am@@ ily , 7 / 15
So R@@ ac@@ hel@@ ’s we@@ ep@@ ing over her sons could imp@@ ly her fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely m@@ our@@ ning over the B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ ites in gener@@ al or par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly those of R@@ am@@ ah .
We have also publi@@ shed more than 2@@ 00 milli@@ on co@@ pi@@ es of the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures in over 1@@ 30 langu@@ ages .
For sever@@ al years , the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents in P@@ it@@ t@@ s@@ bur@@ gh ho@@ sted conven@@ tions for believers in the ransom who came there for the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al .
What a f@@ it@@ ting end to Mar@@ y’s rec@@ ord , and what an example she left be@@ h@@ ind !
The best mo@@ de@@ l for the family is found in the in@@ tim@@ ate relationship between Jehovah God and his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son .
Un@@ der inspi@@ r@@ ation , the prophet E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el expla@@ ins what Go@@ g of Ma@@ go@@ g , a co@@ al@@ iti@@ on of nations , will do : “ This is what the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah says : ‘ In that day thoughts will come into your heart , and you will de@@ v@@ ise an evil pl@@ an .
When she did , he tre@@ ated her with “ love , end@@ ur@@ ance , mil@@ dness of temp@@ er . ”
He res@@ ol@@ ved to keep all the so@@ le@@ m@@ n promises that he had made to Jehovah and to fulf@@ ill all his ob@@ lig@@ ations to him .
On my gr@@ and@@ fa@@ ther’s co@@ t@@ t@@ on f@@ ar@@ m in Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ a , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , 19@@ 28
To do so , however , we have to live in har@@ mony with God’s requi@@ re@@ ments .
However , most often the Hebrew Scriptures apply it to the Israelites .
That very night B@@ el@@ sh@@ a@@ z@@ z@@ ar was kil@@ led , and the mi@@ gh@@ ty Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re f@@ ell .
Mi@@ ca@@ h wit@@ ness@@ ed the end of King A@@ ha@@ z and his wicked rule .
A hum@@ ble person will also find it e@@ asi@@ er to for@@ give others who sin against him .
On@@ ce sa@@ f@@ ely ac@@ ro@@ ss , they saw those w@@ at@@ ers cr@@ as@@ h over the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an mil@@ it@@ ary .
The land was preci@@ ous , so Israel@@ ite f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers even made use of small p@@ lo@@ ts , including s@@ lo@@ p@@ es .
What must we avoid when we are disc@@ oura@@ ged , and why ?
Re@@ pe@@ ated be@@ tra@@ y@@ al of trust might make us think care@@ fully about our cho@@ ice of associ@@ ations .
H@@ app@@ ily , that inter@@ ven@@ tion is near !
Since God’s Kingdom and the King Jesus Christ are no part of the world , ne@@ i@@ ther can we be part of it .
Jesus p@@ our@@ ed out this spirit upon the early Christians at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E .
John , the son of Z@@ ebe@@ de@@ e , might have follow@@ ed Jesus and wit@@ ness@@ ed some of the things he did after their first meeting , thus en@@ ab@@ ling John to rec@@ ord them so vi@@ vi@@ dly in his Go@@ spe@@ l account .
Yet , your mate may not even fully understand your wi@@ sh@@ es and feelings .
Ther@@ efore , God pur@@ posed to bring about a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l f@@ lood that would destro@@ y the ung@@ o@@ dly . ​ — G@@ en .
How those v@@ isions f@@ righ@@ ten him ! “ See there ! ”
He also knew that he would change all of that .
We are the cla@@ y , and you are our P@@ o@@ t@@ ter ; and all of us are the work of your hand . ”
TH@@ A@@ T is one of the ear@@ li@@ est mem@@ ori@@ es I have of my father , a mo@@ des@@ t , har@@ d@@ working man .
How did Jehovah expres@@ s his dis@@ ple@@ asure in the days of Isaiah and of Mal@@ ach@@ i ?
Jesus displa@@ yed no such we@@ ak@@ ness .
The work of these faithful brothers bor@@ e much fru@@ it .
W@@ ould that have brought praise to God ?
We appreci@@ ate those efforts , and we can as@@ sure them that Jehovah does too .
M@@ ary may soon have for@@ go@@ t@@ ten what she ate on that special occasi@@ on , but she would never for@@ get the comm@@ end@@ ation and fine spiritual food she received by giving Jesus her un@@ di@@ vi@@ ded attention .
He is pre@@ pared to ad@@ just his course as necess@@ ary to de@@ al with any cont@@ ing@@ enc@@ y .
Th@@ an@@ k@@ fully , Jehovah God loo@@ ks bey@@ ond ou@@ tw@@ ard appe@@ ar@@ ance .
“ For the very first time , ” she con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed , “ I really pray@@ ed to Jehovah about how I felt . ”
We work to provide our ba@@ si@@ c material needs and to support our ministry .
So Di@@ ffer@@ ent From His Bro@@ ther
See The Watchtower , A@@ pri@@ l 15 , 199@@ 9 , pages 28 and 29 , for information on the appro@@ pri@@ at@@ en@@ ess of bu@@ sin@@ ess deal@@ ings with organiz@@ ations that are disa@@ p@@ proved by Jehovah .
S@@ hor@@ tly af@@ ter@@ ward I was appointed to serve as a travel@@ ing minis@@ ter , now called a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er .
Go@@ dly wisdom is also “ pe@@ ace@@ able , ” says James 3 : 17 .
In their dist@@ ress , the Israelites cri@@ ed out to Jehovah .
As a teach@@ er , he had no e@@ qu@@ al .
4@@ 3 : 6 .
After sp@@ en@@ ding a night pra@@ ying for his Fa@@ ther’s help , he cho@@ se the 12 apostles .
As soon as a congregation se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary kno@@ ws that a brother or a sister in the congregation has moved to a n@@ ur@@ sing home in another are@@ a , it would be help@@ ful and loving im@@ medi@@ ately to no@@ ti@@ fy the elders of the congregation in that are@@ a .
We show such love by actions rather than by words al@@ one .
Yet , it took time before others accepted H@@ al@@ le@@ y’s evidence .
My shi@@ ft was from 11 : 00 p@@ .@@ m . to 7 : 00 a@@ .@@ m .
It was the ex@@ act am@@ ount of money they needed to complete the tri@@ p .
She enjo@@ yed those preaching tri@@ ps so much that she made pl@@ ans to ex@@ p@@ and her ministry by mo@@ ving to Rus@@ sia .
( b ) As illustr@@ ated a@@ bo@@ ve , what d@@ anger must young ones in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar avoid ?
For example , I learned what the Bible says at 1 Corinthians 6 : 10 : “ T@@ hi@@ ev@@ es , gre@@ e@@ dy people , dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ ds , re@@ v@@ il@@ ers , and ex@@ t@@ or@@ tion@@ ers will not in@@ her@@ it God’s Kingdom . ”
To care for my needs , I did cle@@ an@@ ing work at sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing mal@@ ls together with other Witnesses .
Today , servants of God do not eng@@ age in car@@ n@@ al war@@ f@@ are .
Hence , a true Christian does not devo@@ te his life to some se@@ cul@@ ar cause .
By contr@@ ast , C@@ la@@ u@@ de , who lost his wife over fi@@ ve years ag@@ o , says : “ As far as I@@ ’@@ m concer@@ ned , I don@@ ’t need to be sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by her personal effe@@ cts for her mem@@ ory to live on .
God’s ac@@ tive for@@ ce still op@@ er@@ ates on willing min@@ ds and hearts to move and gu@@ i@@ de them .
My mother was 17 when I was born in 19@@ 60 .
The thought that they remember me and are concer@@ ned about my well - being helps me to end@@ ure . ”
( b ) What com@@ mis@@ sion did Jesus give his followers ?
While enjo@@ ying the ar@@ oma and con@@ ver@@ sing together , they would w@@ atch as the bre@@ ad bak@@ ed .
And S@@ ey@@ m@@ our B@@ enz@@ er , of the C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a In@@ s@@ titu@@ te of T@@ e@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy , mus@@ es that “ ag@@ ing can be better descri@@ bed not as a clo@@ ck but as a s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o , which we can hope to e@@ di@@ t . ”
They were so full of joy that they wanted to share what they felt with ever@@ yone .
Now he is an el@@ der and ser@@ ves at Bethel .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines on a bus@@ y L@@ ond@@ on st@@ re@@ et .
Yes , fine conduct and s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful preaching might help you to come off tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ ant in a special way .
If the individu@@ al in need of help is spiritually in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed or si@@ ck , he may respon@@ d to counsel by “ speaking though@@ t@@ less@@ ly as with the st@@ ab@@ s of a s@@ word . ”
The apostle Peter war@@ ned of “ false prophe@@ ts ” and “ false teach@@ ers ” who would try to “ enti@@ ce un@@ ste@@ ad@@ y sou@@ ls ” into wr@@ ong@@ doing .
J@@ U@@ L@@ Y 23 - 29 , 20@@ 12
The des@@ t@@ in@@ y of the wicked angels is the same as that of the Devil ​ — et@@ er@@ n@@ al an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ation .
Because of their cul@@ ture or their so@@ cial st@@ atu@@ s , they may feel inf@@ eri@@ or to people from another r@@ ace or n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality .
Hence , the branch had told pro@@ spe@@ ctive pione@@ ers that the field in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in had no more ro@@ om and ur@@ ged them to serve in other E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an coun@@ tri@@ es .
He was so@@ ld into sla@@ very in Egy@@ pt .
But how com@@ for@@ ting it is to know that God will call and those in his mem@@ ory will answer !
When a person under@@ go@@ es both bap@@ t@@ is@@ ms , he has experienced the new bir@@ th .
W@@ he@@ ther it end@@ ang@@ ered his life or not , this man of prayer ent@@ re@@ ated Jehovah inc@@ ess@@ an@@ tly .
“ The power of his works he has told to his people , in giving them the in@@ her@@ it@@ ance of the nations . ”
A@@ no@@ ther Witness who has helped many to learn Bible tru@@ ths says , “ I have learned that per@@ sever@@ ance in making return vis@@ its is the ke@@ y to help@@ ing people who want to know Jehovah . ”
Satan the Devil , origin@@ ally a faithful ang@@ el of God , “ did not stand f@@ ast in the truth ” and brought sin into the world .
W@@ as he able to change ?
It turned out that all 50 of the work@@ ers on that st@@ ation were able to read K@@ ri@@ ol .
Thus , you would consider the op@@ in@@ i@@ ons , needs , and wants of such a person and may de@@ f@@ er to that one where there is no vital is@@ sue at st@@ ake .
Will We E@@ ver En@@ joy Re@@ al Se@@ cur@@ ity ?
( 3 ) Fr@@ y@@ er , H .
We often had to do without ess@@ enti@@ al it@@ em@@ s , and I develop@@ ed a real fear of being in de@@ b@@ t .
Let us consider some tra@@ its of a happy , succ@@ ess@@ ful marriage .
W@@ is@@ sa@@ m deci@@ ded that it would be a fine opportunity to give a witness .
C@@ is@@ n@@ er@@ o@@ s a@@ im@@ ed to have a P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t , or mul@@ t@@ il@@ ing@@ u@@ al Bible , con@@ tain@@ ing the best text in Hebrew , Greek , and L@@ at@@ in , along with some por@@ tions in Ar@@ am@@ a@@ ic .
No doubt , a number of these were we@@ al@@ thy people , as is true of some in the Christian congregation today .
Re@@ ach O@@ u@@ t and M@@ ake New F@@ ri@@ ends
For example , how much e@@ asi@@ er it would be to put asi@@ de any disa@@ gre@@ ement with your mate after you together b@@ es@@ e@@ e@@ ch the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty for guid@@ ance and direction !
H@@ u@@ man rul@@ ers have fa@@ iled to eli@@ min@@ ate war , cri@@ me , in@@ justice , and di@@ se@@ ase . ​ — Read E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 7 : 29 ; 8 : 9 ; Romans 9 : 17 .
Jesus was truly the most succ@@ ess@@ ful man who ever wal@@ ked the earth .
The j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to D@@ ar@@ je@@ el@@ ing involved travel@@ ing some 1@@ ,@@ 7@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 2@@ ,@@ 7@@ 00 k@@ m ] and making fi@@ ve tra@@ in chang@@ es along the way .
Par@@ ents are thus encoura@@ ged to star@@ t teaching their children prop@@ er valu@@ es from inf@@ an@@ cy on .
What if we have already been involved in pla@@ ying viol@@ ent vi@@ de@@ o g@@ ames ?
This will lead to end@@ uring peace on earth , peace so@@ li@@ dly f@@ oun@@ ded on justice and righteousness .
En@@ coun@@ ters with this cre@@ ature have re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly proved that it is d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous .
The Bible shows that the conscience is an in@@ ner cap@@ ac@@ ity to look at and ev@@ alu@@ ate your actions .
7 : 17 ; 21 : 1 - 4 .
What can we do to over@@ come feelings of in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ac@@ y ?
No , for a@@ war@@ en@@ ess that our conduct matters to God ad@@ ds meaning to our lives .
How can parents be loyal to Jehovah ?
He got involved in pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s and became ma@@ y@@ or of an in@@ du@@ stri@@ al city .
A@@ lo@@ ne in the dar@@ k they talk .
That is especially a time for you to turn to Jehovah , as@@ king for his holy spirit .
What par@@ al@@ le@@ l can we draw between the F@@ lood and the des@@ tru@@ ction of the present system of things ?
Jac@@ o@@ b left the se@@ cur@@ ity of his im@@ medi@@ ate family , who were living in Cana@@ an , to tra@@ v@@ el , evid@@ ently al@@ one , h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of mil@@ es to the are@@ a of H@@ ar@@ an .
We know that he does not use his power to prote@@ ct us from all cal@@ am@@ ity now .
How does their respon@@ se to the direction they receive from the faithful slave class influ@@ ence their fri@@ end@@ ship with Christ ?
See The Watchtower , May 15 , 199@@ 4 , pages 8 - 9 .
In other words , apply en@@ ough pres@@ sure , and so@@ on@@ er or later a man will bre@@ ak his integrity to God .
They Di@@ d Not S@@ in A@@ ga@@ inst the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
F@@ ish@@ ing for M@@ en in the A@@ e@@ ge@@ an Se@@ a
E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s also pray@@ ed for another thing that was vital if the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans were to be found fin@@ ally standing accep@@ table to God .
After end@@ uring this tre@@ at@@ ment for three we@@ ek@@ s , E@@ m@@ ma@@ s kin@@ dly asked me to si@@ t down with him , and he then told me why he had made the decision to become a Witness .
God as R@@ ul@@ er V@@ er@@ su@@ s M@@ an as R@@ ul@@ er
In fact , some may wish that God would indic@@ ate ex@@ ac@@ tly what he wants them to do .
On see@@ ing the crow@@ ds who “ were s@@ kin@@ ned and thro@@ wn about like sheep without a shepher@@ d , ” Jesus “ felt p@@ ity for them . ” ​ — Matthew 9 : 36 .
Ha@@ ve you been n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed spiritually by the Bible , our Christian public@@ ations , and the congregation meetings ?
Although they may be sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by ad@@ her@@ ents of false religion , they may ye@@ ar@@ n for something better .
V@@ er@@ se 7 expla@@ ins : “ F@@ ur@@ ther , when get@@ ting down to M@@ ysi@@ a they made efforts to go into Bi@@ th@@ y@@ ni@@ a , but the spirit of Jesus did not per@@ mit them . ”
One day , I found out that my gi@@ r@@ l@@ friend had been c@@ he@@ ating on me for years with my best friend , and all my friends had been hi@@ ding it from me .
That s@@ oun@@ ds pa@@ in@@ ful and de@@ bil@@ it@@ ating , but what does it mean ?
Some enjoy listen@@ ing to a rec@@ ording of the Bible .
G@@ o on gro@@ wing in the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness and knowledge of our Lord and Sa@@ vi@@ or Jesus Christ . ”
( a ) How did Jo@@ shua witness Jehovah’s tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness ?
Why are you determined to be present at this ye@@ ar@@ ’s M@@ em@@ ori@@ al ?
The Greek word rend@@ ered “ h@@ and@@ ling ari@@ ght ” liter@@ ally means “ st@@ ra@@ igh@@ tly cu@@ t@@ ting ” or “ to cu@@ t a p@@ ath in a st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght direction . ”
So the Bible does not tre@@ at rec@@ re@@ ation as a wa@@ st@@ e of time .
It is not hard to ac@@ qui@@ re such a vie@@ w@@ point .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to these ang@@ eli@@ c cre@@ atu@@ res as his sons , Jehovah asked the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job : “ Wh@@ ere did you ha@@ p@@ pen to be when I f@@ oun@@ ded the earth ?
Jesus Sa@@ ves ​ — How ?
Is it not true that most of the people we like and ad@@ mi@@ re are rather or@@ din@@ ary loo@@ king ?
“ Many of those who come from E@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe are th@@ ir@@ sting for the truth , ” states a branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in sou@@ ther@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
We Are “ W@@ on@@ der@@ fully Ma@@ de ”
E@@ ach year on A@@ t@@ on@@ ement Da@@ y , the high pri@@ est appro@@ ached the al@@ ta@@ r in the temple cour@@ ty@@ ard and offered up a bul@@ l to at@@ one for the sin@@ s of the pri@@ ests .
A ra@@ y of hope began to da@@ wn in@@ side me . ”
One of the new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers wrote that the three Witnesses had cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly refu@@ sed to per@@ form any service for the Na@@ z@@ is that was contr@@ ary to God’s law and ad@@ ded that “ for this , they had to pa@@ y with their lives . ”
Par@@ ents today can learn much from Mar@@ y’s faith .
Jehovah made men and women to live forever in Par@@ adise con@@ di@@ tions right here on earth .
While prayers offered in be@@ half of the true sa@@ in@@ ts , or holy ones , are encoura@@ ged in the Bible , no@@ where does God comm@@ and us to pray to or through such holy ones . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 1 , 3 , 4 .
The apostle Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed fellow believers ‘ not to for@@ s@@ ake the ga@@ ther@@ ing of themselves together , as some had the cu@@ sto@@ m . ’
Those who em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed Christian teaching recogn@@ ized their responsi@@ bility to share the truth with others .
“ As ap@@ ples of go@@ ld in s@@ il@@ ver car@@ v@@ ings is a word spo@@ ken at the right time for it , ” Solomon no@@ ted .
How vital that we too con@@ qu@@ er pri@@ de with hum@@ ility !
Th@@ ough the tur@@ mo@@ il of the 20@@ th century did not leave the li@@ br@@ ary un@@ s@@ ca@@ th@@ ed , its man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts sur@@ vi@@ ved in@@ t@@ act through both world w@@ ars and the si@@ e@@ ge of L@@ en@@ ing@@ ra@@ d .
So@@ on ther@@ e@@ after her mother died .
Instead , Jesus told his disciples that they would be re@@ war@@ ded for their sacrific@@ es .
Because , like a pu@@ p@@ pe@@ t ma@@ ster , Satan will man@@ e@@ u@@ ver both govern@@ men@@ tal and mil@@ it@@ ary ag@@ en@@ ci@@ es into an all - out as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t on those who worship Jehovah God . ​ — Revelation 16 : 13 , 14 ; 19 : 17 , 18 .
H@@ app@@ ily , like Bar@@ u@@ ch , many of such ones have respon@@ ded to loving read@@ ju@@ st@@ ment by respon@@ sible spiritual brothers .
Jehovah indic@@ ated what that was when he declar@@ ed : “ It is not good for the man to continue to be al@@ one . I am going to make a help@@ er for him , as a comple@@ ment of him . ”
B@@ es@@ id@@ es , no am@@ ount of op@@ ti@@ mis@@ m or positi@@ ve thinking will eli@@ min@@ ate war , star@@ vation , di@@ se@@ ase , pol@@ lu@@ tion , old age , si@@ ck@@ ness , or death ​ — things that ro@@ b so many of their happiness .
Because of circumstances bey@@ ond my control , I was for@@ ced to sto@@ p pione@@ ering , but I supp@@ or@@ ted my wife as she continued in the full - time service .
I under@@ sto@@ od that my wife and daugh@@ ters were as important as I was .
15 : 37 - 4@@ 1 .
A jo@@ y@@ ful spirit of giving was lik@@ e@@ wise sh@@ own by the early followers of Jesus Christ .
Some of God’s people who sin@@ ned g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ously but who rep@@ ented have felt “ imp@@ ris@@ oned ” by their gu@@ il@@ t , even feel@@ ing that Jehovah will forever view them as tain@@ ted by gro@@ ss wr@@ ong@@ doing .
The Messi@@ ah was to be born in the Ju@@ de@@ an to@@ wn of Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m , evid@@ ently once nam@@ ed Eph@@ ra@@ th@@ ah .
Isa@@ a@@ c had good reason for tru@@ sting this man .
“ M@@ ake Dis@@ ci@@ ples of Pe@@ ople of All the N@@ ations ”
S@@ et a good example .
However , after the F@@ lood , many men had more than one wife .
I A@@ m With You All the Da@@ ys , ” 7 / 15
God’s Word , the Bible , also speak@@ s of “ the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ations ” on which human soci@@ ety rest@@ s .
O@@ r even pri@@ or to the ho@@ li@@ day , he might say that while his wife is out sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing , she must make some pur@@ cha@@ ses for him ​ — fo@@ o@@ ds uni@@ que to the ho@@ li@@ day , it@@ em@@ s to use as pres@@ ents , or w@@ ra@@ pp@@ ing pa@@ per and car@@ ds to use with his gi@@ f@@ ts .
He [ Jesus Christ ] will b@@ ru@@ ise you in the head and you will b@@ ru@@ ise him in the he@@ el . ”
As to provi@@ ding “ fine things in the sight of all men , ” Jehovah’s Witnesses have often over@@ come pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce by provi@@ ding practic@@ al ass@@ ist@@ ance to their neigh@@ b@@ ors when a disa@@ ster str@@ ik@@ es .
A@@ m@@ ong them were 2@@ 30 of Jehovah’s Witnesses from si@@ x coun@@ tri@@ es , who were or@@ der@@ ed to mar@@ ch together .
© C@@ li@@ ch@@ é Bi@@ bli@@ o@@ th@@ è@@ que n@@ ati@@ on@@ ale de Fr@@ ance , Par@@ is
By dra@@ wing together in love and help@@ ing one another , the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ i@@ an Christians were able to sur@@ vi@@ ve that t@@ est of their faith .
Th@@ r@@ ough a R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous P@@ ath ?
A Christian who is married to an un@@ beli@@ ever should ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly end@@ e@@ av@@ or to keep the marriage b@@ ond in@@ t@@ act .
It pro@@ ves that Jehovah is a God of perfect justice who can de@@ al with sin@@ ful humans and still remain pu@@ re and holy .
L@@ ater , she attend@@ ed G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol and , along with her husband , now ser@@ ves as a mission@@ ary in an Af@@ ri@@ can land .
How com@@ for@@ ting it is to draw close to Jehovah in prayer with the con@@ vi@@ ction that he is ‘ on our side ’ during any t@@ est of our faith ! ​ — Read Psalm 1@@ 18 : 5 - 9 .
Because Satan is “ the go@@ d of this system of things , ” human soci@@ ety displa@@ ys the same ba@@ si@@ c char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s that he does ​ — pri@@ de , con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ousness , je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , gre@@ ed , dec@@ ep@@ tion , and re@@ bel@@ li@@ ousness .
How could Paul’s tri@@ bul@@ ations “ mean glory ” for others ?
Today , Christian parents have a similar interest in help@@ ing their children make wise decisions .
Such events t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to Jehovah’s di@@ gn@@ ity and great@@ ness .
After all , he “ is great and is a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in power ; his understanding is bey@@ ond rec@@ oun@@ ting . ”
“ O that in S@@ he@@ ol you would conc@@ e@@ al me , that you would keep me se@@ cre@@ t until your anger tur@@ ns back ! ” he exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed . ​ — Job 14 : 13 .
We got fur@@ ther help when a new Kingdom H@@ all was buil@@ t and we moved into an ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment att@@ ached to it .
Today , God’s people may also face op@@ pos@@ ers and even ri@@ o@@ ts as they car@@ ry on their ministry .
Ju@@ de verse 9 c@@ alls M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el “ the ar@@ chang@@ el . ”
Ch@@ ar@@ les was a f@@ ar@@ m@@ er in w@@ es@@ ter@@ n K@@ en@@ ya .
Fir@@ st of all , the Bible says that it is a wicked person who deli@@ ber@@ ately and know@@ ingly refu@@ ses to re@@ pa@@ y his de@@ b@@ ts .
Se@@ cond , we should be@@ ware of foc@@ using only on are@@ as in our life in which we are doing well , ign@@ or@@ ing as@@ pe@@ cts that we need to work on .
W@@ ould this be happ@@ ening if Jesus had not been ra@@ ised from the dead ?
Th@@ r@@ ough Christ , B@@ less Y@@ our@@ self !
Indeed a si@@ gn of hum@@ ility !
In contr@@ ast , ad@@ ul@@ ts are often better able to gr@@ as@@ p ab@@ str@@ act conc@@ ep@@ ts and think on a deep@@ er le@@ v@@ el when re@@ aching conclu@@ sions or making decisions .
Let me expla@@ in how I , as just a young gi@@ r@@ l , was making such c@@ alls on people .
After the ba@@ n was li@@ f@@ ted and the branch pro@@ per@@ ty rest@@ ored to the brothers , many of them were given the opportunity to go out in the field as special pione@@ ers .
Con@@ t@@ act that sister , and star@@ t again ! ”
Jer@@ ome later expres@@ sed mis@@ gi@@ v@@ ings about his the@@ ory , but in the min@@ ds of many ​ — and in the of@@ fi@@ cial position of the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch — ​ the thought pers@@ ists .
Today , we live as fore@@ ign@@ ers , as it were , in a world that has been mor@@ ally and spiritually cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted by Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion , “ a d@@ wel@@ ling place of dem@@ ons . ”
Timothy had st@@ om@@ ach problems , pos@@ si@@ bly because he d@@ ran@@ k pol@@ lu@@ ted water .
E@@ ach of you should sel@@ e@@ ct one or two su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions that can real@@ is@@ tic@@ ally be imp@@ le@@ men@@ ted .
Rather than simply dis@@ mis@@ s this as a har@@ m@@ less , chil@@ dis@@ h pr@@ an@@ k , the father rel@@ ates , “ I tri@@ ed to draw out of their hearts what had mo@@ tiv@@ ated them to do this bad thing . ”
This text ref@@ ers to “ the so@@ li@@ d f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of God ” and then men@@ tions two pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ations imp@@ r@@ inted on it .
Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a has one of the low@@ est po@@ pul@@ ation den@@ s@@ ities in the world , and especially is the out@@ back s@@ par@@ sel@@ y po@@ pul@@ ated .
But sa@@ dly , some were not .
As they were de@@ par@@ ting from the cen@@ tr@@ al s@@ qu@@ are , they saw the Greek O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x pri@@ est coming .
Di@@ d R@@ a@@ ha@@ b do that ?
Many have experienced shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ k in the st@@ or@@ my w@@ at@@ ers of life .
W@@ es@@ sel challeng@@ ed the s@@ ale of in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ences , appro@@ ved by P@@ op@@ e Si@@ x@@ tu@@ s I@@ V
“ The d@@ elu@@ ge of w@@ at@@ ers upon the earth [ that would ] bring to ru@@ in all flesh ” was something that Noah had “ not yet be@@ held . ”
Job was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that his loving heavenly Father would ye@@ ar@@ n to resur@@ rec@@ t him .
You can understand why with such gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es of divine support , obedi@@ ent ones ad@@ ju@@ sted their li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le and cen@@ tered their attention on the work for which God had li@@ ber@@ ated them .
In a relati@@ vely bri@@ ef time , his knowledge of ba@@ si@@ c Scriptural tru@@ ths and his appreciation of them prom@@ p@@ ted him to get baptized .
N@@ one of the temp@@ t@@ ations just mentioned were of such a n@@ ature that the Israelites could not have res@@ is@@ ted them .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of your age or experience , make every effort to keep on fin@@ ding deli@@ ght in God’s Word and eng@@ ag@@ ing in deep study of it with a rec@@ ep@@ tive mind .
While c@@ he@@ c@@ king our id@@ ent@@ ity car@@ ds , they saw that we were from the govern@@ ment - contro@@ l@@ led are@@ a , so they became n@@ er@@ v@@ ous .
The Bible f@@ ran@@ k@@ ly states that the person who refu@@ ses to work does not deser@@ ve to e@@ at at the ex@@ p@@ en@@ se of others .
In the s@@ pr@@ ing of 33 C.E . , Jesus spoke to two of his disciples while they were wal@@ king along the ro@@ ad toward a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge near Jerusalem , “ fully op@@ ening up [ “ c@@ learly expla@@ ining , ” fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ] the Scriptures ” to them . ​ — Luke 24 : 13 - 15 , 27 , 32 .
Why do those who are declar@@ ed righteous need God’s mer@@ cy and love ?
10 : 22 ; 1 C@@ or .
Job su@@ ffered , but his integrity was not bro@@ ken .
How we wish we could commun@@ ic@@ ate with them !
Such feelings indic@@ ate , not that we l@@ ack faith , but that our heart is in the preaching work .
Jehovah dec@@ re@@ ed the eli@@ min@@ ation of the whole house of A@@ ha@@ b , including Jeho@@ ra@@ m and Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l .
In displa@@ ying gener@@ os@@ ity , Ne@@ h@@ emiah set an out@@ standing example for all of God’s servants .
J@@ on@@ a@@ than , 9 / 15
11 , 12 . ( a ) What may be the cause of some re@@ pro@@ ach that Christians experience ?
Of course , many have little interest in ac@@ ad@@ em@@ ic s@@ ki@@ r@@ mi@@ sh@@ es .
One fac@@ t@@ or is “ the anxi@@ ety of this system of things . ”
Be@@ h@@ ind the s@@ cen@@ es , however , the angels are very bus@@ y car@@ r@@ ying out God’s will and supp@@ or@@ ting his servants .
In the events that follow@@ ed and as circumstances requi@@ red , the Israelites saw Jehovah reve@@ al different fac@@ e@@ ts of his person@@ ality ​ — as the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty , as a Ju@@ dge , a Le@@ ad@@ er , a D@@ eli@@ ver@@ er , a W@@ arri@@ or , and a Pro@@ vi@@ der . ​ — E@@ x .
Jose@@ p@@ h’s si@@ bl@@ ings re@@ ac@@ ted je@@ al@@ ously , even to the point of con@@ spi@@ ring to mu@@ r@@ der their brother .
Th@@ an@@ k@@ fully , the C@@ our@@ t has now re@@ moved this false pre@@ text .
Fir@@ st , the Bible remin@@ ds us : “ There ex@@ ists a way that is u@@ pri@@ ght before a man , but the ways of death are the end of it af@@ ter@@ ward . ”
And as true Christians , they have person@@ ally seen the value of following Bible principles . ​ — 2 Timothy 2 : 22 .
Jesus recogn@@ ized that Bible read@@ ers need help to gr@@ as@@ p Scriptural teachings .
Let us now exam@@ ine in de@@ ta@@ il how these future events will af@@ fect us person@@ ally .
Some may fear that they will be c@@ ast asi@@ de and ign@@ ored when old age ca@@ uses their vit@@ ality to w@@ ane .
The temple was comple@@ ted in 5@@ 15 B.C.E . , the si@@ x@@ th year of the re@@ ign of D@@ ari@@ us I . ​ — E@@ z@@ r@@ a 6 : 1 , 15 .
After ei@@ ght days , the pris@@ on author@@ ities allow@@ ed me to see Mar@@ g@@ ari@@ th@@ a again .
They would also be@@ g Jehovah : “ Do not remember our er@@ ro@@ r forever .
B@@ eli@@ ef in mirac@@ les is less wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad in some other coun@@ tri@@ es .
; May , M .
The st@@ or@@ k f@@ lies high on its powerful w@@ ings .
M@@ ill@@ s P@@ ow@@ ered by H@@ u@@ man Mus@@ c@@ les
What made Ba@@ al worship so off@@ en@@ sive ?
This is also a time to supp@@ lic@@ ate Jehovah to have his will done on earth as it is in heaven .
The bad spirit that de@@ pri@@ ved Saul of his peace of mind was the bad inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of his mind and heart ​ — his in@@ ward ur@@ ge to do wrong .
R@@ ip@@ en@@ ess , or matu@@ r@@ ity , is c@@ learly dis@@ cer@@ ni@@ ble
How do we know that not all members of the slave class have the same assignment of work ?
; “ How You Can F@@ i@@ ght De@@ pres@@ sion , ” in the S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 8 , 198@@ 1 , is@@ sue ; and “ A@@ t@@ t@@ ac@@ king Ma@@ j@@ or De@@ pres@@ sion , ” in the O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 22 , 198@@ 1 , is@@ sue .
In Jesus ’ day , how was the cu@@ sto@@ m of show@@ ing ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality vie@@ wed ?
K@@ no@@ wn for having a v@@ or@@ ac@@ i@@ ous ap@@ pet@@ ite , a s@@ war@@ m of these rel@@ ent@@ less in@@ se@@ cts can quic@@ k@@ ly den@@ u@@ de a field ready for har@@ v@@ est .
K@@ in@@ dly invit@@ ing the person to talk and then pati@@ ently listen@@ ing as he expres@@ ses his g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ance is one way to rep@@ ly with mil@@ dness .
H@@ as it pa@@ id off ?
In order to strengthen them , he appointed a faithful slave to provide spiritual “ food at the prop@@ er time . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
In R@@ o chap@@ ter 10 of his letter , Paul showed that n@@ atur@@ al Israel of his day was still tr@@ ying to ac@@ hi@@ eve a righteous standing by following the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as “ Christ [ was ] the end of the Law . ”
As for those d@@ wel@@ ling in the land of deep sh@@ a@@ do@@ w , light it@@ self has sh@@ one upon them . ”
Many refu@@ ge@@ es have been t@@ or@@ n away from their ti@@ ght - k@@ n@@ it ex@@ tend@@ ed famili@@ es , commun@@ ities , and congregations .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , an ancient wise pro@@ ver@@ b states : “ The result of hum@@ ility and the fear of Jehovah is ri@@ ches and glory and life . ” ​ — Proverbs 22 : 4 .
These artic@@ les answer the following questions : Why should we ex@@ pect Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers to be organiz@@ ed ?
God’s words as recorded at Hebrews 13 : 5 came to mind : “ I will by no means leave you nor by any means for@@ s@@ ake you . ”
( He@@ b .
As is true of all his blessings , “ he ad@@ ds no pain with it . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
He also kno@@ ws what spiritual prog@@ ress they have already made .
T@@ ry to s@@ ti@@ r his heart by as@@ king , ‘ How do you think Jehovah must have felt when you got baptized ? ’
S@@ imp@@ ly put , ad@@ ul@@ t Christian children have an ob@@ lig@@ ation to make sure that their parents ’ material needs are me@@ t .
Christ’s resurrection be@@ ars s@@ il@@ ent , though el@@ o@@ qu@@ ent , t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony to the great@@ ness of Jehovah , who “ be@@ comes the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ”
Even so , He took deli@@ ght in Jesus ’ willing obedi@@ ence and all that his suffering and death would accom@@ pl@@ ish . ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 ; Isaiah 6@@ 3 : 9 .
One mon@@ th later he started preaching : “ E@@ ver@@ yone in the are@@ a wanted to know why I had become a Witness . ”
Do I will@@ ingly d@@ ele@@ g@@ ate certain t@@ as@@ ks to others , tru@@ sting them to do their best ? ’
Wh@@ ere had W@@ il@@ li@@ am first seen the value of the Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine ?
That would give me a new opportunity to follow in a liter@@ al sense the st@@ ep@@ s of the Ma@@ ster , who travel@@ ed to dist@@ ant to@@ w@@ ns and c@@ ities to help Jehovah’s sheep .
This was fore@@ told in the well - known prophecy concer@@ ning Jesus Christ : “ There has been a child born to us , there has been a son given to us ; and the pr@@ inc@@ ely rule will come to be upon his sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der .
Mo@@ re@@ over , many el@@ der@@ ly ones experience ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct at a time in their lives when they need more ass@@ ist@@ ance . ​ — P@@ s .
Is@@ n@@ ’t that great ? ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , by appreci@@ ating and valu@@ ing one another , we also show ourselves than@@ k@@ ful to Jehovah , and he no@@ tic@@ es this .
Why is Jehovah the righ@@ t@@ ful S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of the uni@@ verse ?
In the mean@@ time , a new pre@@ si@@ ding ju@@ dge was appointed to the case .
Yes , we can confid@@ ently look to the future when Jehovah God , the Gi@@ ver of life , will bu@@ ry death forever .
How can we , like Jesus , make effe@@ ctive use of questions ?
The men of Israel jo@@ ined Moses in a vi@@ ct@@ ory s@@ ong to Jehovah , and Mi@@ ri@@ am and other women respon@@ ded by pla@@ ying tam@@ b@@ our@@ ines and d@@ an@@ c@@ ing .
Many of the requi@@ re@@ ments rel@@ ated to this fine work are lis@@ ted at 1 Timothy 3 : 2 - 7 and Ti@@ tu@@ s 1 : 5 - 9 .
I@@ t’s recorded at John 17 : 26 .
All in attend@@ ance were encoura@@ ged to refle@@ ct the bene@@ fi@@ cial s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ation of this dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion in their desire to be do@@ ers of God’s word to the ful@@ l@@ est ex@@ t@@ ent .
R@@ eli@@ ance on Jehovah God is what has helped Ang@@ ela to cop@@ e with the feel@@ ing of l@@ on@@ el@@ iness .
A person who has knowledge takes in information , or fac@@ ts .
They ze@@ al@@ ously share in preaching this good news of the Kingdom and in making disciples of people of all the nations .
He too had re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed his G@@ r@@ and Creator in the days of his young man@@ ho@@ od , having dedic@@ ated his life to Jehovah in 19@@ 00 , when he was 23 years of age .
When m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers from Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us found Peter , they said : “ Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us . . . was given divine instru@@ ctions by a holy ang@@ el to s@@ end for you to come to his house and to hear the things you have to say . ”
As I accom@@ pan@@ y my husband in the cir@@ cu@@ it work , my cir@@ c@@ le of friends keep@@ s gro@@ wing .
He instru@@ cted Moses to tell the Israelites : “ On your coming into the land where I am br@@ ing@@ ing you , it must also occ@@ ur that when you e@@ at any of the bre@@ ad of the land , you should make a contribu@@ tion to Jehovah . ”
We imp@@ ro@@ ved our organization for ho@@ l@@ ding large conven@@ tions in D@@ en@@ mar@@ k , and the experience I had ac@@ qui@@ red while working with conven@@ tions in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates proved help@@ ful .
14 : 1 - 10 .
Be@@ d@@ el@@ l@@ ’s Bible did not receive worl@@ d@@ wide acc@@ la@@ im .
“ A@@ part from me you can do nothing at all , ” Jesus said .
It was cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary for a man in Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s situation to take a second wife and have children .
My own experience mo@@ ves me to continue loy@@ ally t@@ es@@ ti@@ f@@ ying about Jehovah , with whom “ all things are possible . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
On Tu@@ es@@ day mor@@ ning , Au@@ gu@@ st 7 , after having end@@ ur@@ ed b@@ ou@@ ts of se@@ as@@ ic@@ k@@ ness , the brothers fin@@ ally set fo@@ o@@ t on Ger@@ man so@@ il in H@@ ambu@@ r@@ g .
In 6@@ 32 B.C.E . , N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h was destro@@ yed , never to ris@@ e up again .
He could see that their course and cho@@ ic@@ es in life put them on “ s@@ li@@ p@@ per@@ y gr@@ ound . ”
She also regul@@ arly invit@@ ed those in full - time service ​ — mission@@ aries , travel@@ ing overse@@ ers , Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites , and pione@@ ers — ​ to our home for associ@@ ation .
Wh@@ atever the case , here they are , un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly thro@@ wn into pris@@ on .
The apostle Paul , for one , was appreci@@ ative of the ministry per@@ form@@ ed by some women in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar ​ — just as Christian overse@@ ers today value the ministry per@@ form@@ ed by ze@@ al@@ ous women .
He would have lost Jehovah’s appro@@ val .
L@@ ater , he again mentioned his reg@@ re@@ t@@ table past when writ@@ ing to the Corinthians , to the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans , and to Timothy .
By our faithful end@@ ur@@ ance , we can show that his acc@@ us@@ ations are un@@ f@@ oun@@ ded .
In 195@@ 8 the Di@@ v@@ ine Will In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational As@@ s@@ em@@ bly was to be held in New Yor@@ k .
Lo@@ ve the God Who Lo@@ ves You
“ N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , ” he stated gr@@ ate@@ fully , “ I was sh@@ own mer@@ cy . ”
Yes , the time to star@@ t pra@@ ising Jehovah is now .
“ C@@ lo@@ the y@@ ourselves with the new person@@ ality . ” ​ — C@@ O@@ L .
Hence , Jesus told her : “ Your sin@@ s are for@@ given . ”
With his perfect mind , Jesus was a ma@@ ster at reason@@ ing lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally with people .
They show where help is needed and which kind of liter@@ ature and how much of it is requi@@ red to ad@@ v@@ ance the preaching work .
If , like Ca@@ in , someone does com@@ mit mu@@ r@@ der , the Creator has the right to “ ask back ” the mu@@ r@@ der@@ er@@ ’s life .
They would take my mother away for h@@ our@@ s and would pi@@ ck up my father and sister from their plac@@ es of work .
N@@ ei@@ ther Jehovah nor his angels nor the spiritual shepher@@ ds t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate the pres@@ ence of tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous , wicked ones in the Christian congregation .
( 1 Samuel 16 : 22 ; 17 : 5@@ 8 )
He was so confid@@ ent , in fact , that even before Adam and E@@ ve pro@@ duc@@ ed their first child , he ann@@ oun@@ ced his purpose to re@@ de@@ em their obedi@@ ent des@@ c@@ end@@ ants !
Ex@@ pla@@ in to them what good things you have no@@ tic@@ ed .
In doing so , these world lead@@ ers mo@@ cked Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God himself , for anointed Kingdom am@@ bas@@ sa@@ d@@ ors re@@ present “ heavenly Jerusalem ” ​ — the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom — ​ of which they are a part . ​ — He@@ b .
H@@ E W@@ A@@ S l@@ ame from his mo@@ ther’s wom@@ b .
What might under@@ mine our self - sacrific@@ ing spirit ?
From left to right , back ro@@ w : Y@@ ar@@ o@@ sla@@ v , Pa@@ v@@ el , J@@ r . , V@@ it@@ al@@ y
S@@ pe@@ ak for me , speak from your heart .
After pre@@ par@@ ing a simp@@ le me@@ al of por@@ ri@@ dge for her family , she might es@@ c@@ ort her sons to sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e school .
In the sur@@ ve@@ y just mentioned , 40 per@@ c@@ ent of those asked c@@ ited their parents as the ma@@ in s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement for en@@ ter@@ ing Bethel service .
At that time , based on the ransom , Jehovah will gr@@ ant all obedi@@ ent humans everlasting life .
Can you “ wi@@ den out ” in your affe@@ ction ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , serving Jehovah with Christ is not always eas@@ y .
What direc@@ ti@@ ves about blood were given to Christians , and why ?
He also se@@ es our mo@@ ti@@ ves and in@@ ten@@ tions .
The co@@ st of the ransom can also be illustr@@ ated by an in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent in the life of Jac@@ o@@ b .
For Timothy , as for all Christian elders , the pat@@ ter@@ n of heal@@ th@@ ful words was a “ fine trust ” that had to be gu@@ ar@@ ded .
What cal@@ am@@ ities do they avoid ?
Ad@@ am@@ ’s sin@@ ful con@@ dition was a result of his re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against the Creator .
Solomon may have seen pol@@ itical advan@@ ta@@ ges in mar@@ r@@ ying an Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an pr@@ inc@@ ess , yet could he jus@@ ti@@ fy it ?
By Ju@@ ne 194@@ 5 we all arri@@ ved back home .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H , our loving heavenly Father , is in@@ fin@@ it@@ ely wise .
He rejo@@ ic@@ ed in wal@@ king with God .
L@@ ater , “ one of them r@@ an and took a sp@@ ong@@ e and so@@ ak@@ ed it with s@@ our w@@ ine and put it on a re@@ ed and went giving him a dr@@ ink . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
To the very end of his life on earth , Jesus showed love toward those whom he me@@ t and especially toward his disciples .
For example , Proverbs 13 : 12 says : “ Ex@@ pe@@ ct@@ ation post@@ pon@@ ed is making the heart si@@ ck . ”
How is Jehovah help@@ ing people to become re@@ conc@@ iled to him today ?
You must also ref@@ ra@@ in from cor@@ ru@@ pt practic@@ es , such as for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , and d@@ ru@@ g a@@ bu@@ se .
Saul , the first one cho@@ s@@ en by God to rule over Israel , was of the tri@@ be of B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in . ​ — 1 Samuel 9 : 15 , 16 ; 10 : 1 .
Who help to provide the milli@@ ons of Bi@@ bl@@ es , boo@@ ks , bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res , ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , and tr@@ ac@@ ts needed for spiritual su@@ st@@ en@@ ance and for the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l work of preaching the good news ?
A few months later , we received leg@@ al recogn@@ iti@@ on in E@@ ast Ger@@ many , and sh@@ ort@@ ly ther@@ e@@ after an inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion was held in B@@ er@@ l@@ in .
after David kil@@ led Go@@ li@@ ath , even though Saul had ear@@ li@@ er sent for David to be his attend@@ ant ? ​ — 1 Samuel 16 : 22 ; 17 : 5@@ 8 .
In certain res@@ pe@@ cts , however , Christi@@ an@@ ity was qu@@ ite different .
How , then , are we to understand those words in Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us ?
In S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 194@@ 7 , I was baptized at a cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly in So@@ po@@ t .
‘ How will I care for my family ? ’ he wonder@@ ed .
P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 10@@ 4 : 24 , 25
Indeed , in the Christian congregation , which is id@@ enti@@ fied by the hear@@ t@@ felt love that ex@@ ists among its members , we have num@@ er@@ ous opportun@@ ities to honor one another . ​ — Read John 13 : 34 , 35 .
▪ P@@ ra@@ y often for the support and guid@@ ance of God’s spirit . ​ — Z@@ e@@ ch .
No one can righ@@ tly ex@@ pect a proble@@ m - free life today .
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Jesus Christ told his followers : “ You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind and with your whole strength . ”
Jehovah has given me the strength to give up seem@@ ingly un@@ con@@ qu@@ er@@ able vi@@ ces .
How does ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness , or pri@@ de , h@@ in@@ der pe@@ ace@@ making ?
Indeed , Satan , not Christ , is “ the rul@@ er of the world ” and “ the go@@ d of this system of things . ”
As a family , we did everything together ​ — from our service to our v@@ ac@@ ations .
Jesus also per@@ form@@ ed many powerful works ​ — fe@@ e@@ ding the crow@@ ds , tam@@ ing the el@@ ements , c@@ uring the si@@ ck , and ra@@ ising the dead .
U@@ se good sense .
There are two new nu@@ clear po@@ wers .
D@@ ying no@@ wa@@ days is different in many ways , and it often is more l@@ on@@ ely .
Then we must s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully use the Bible to over@@ turn any reason@@ ings that are “ ra@@ ised up against the knowledge of God . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
What if someone seem@@ s un@@ responsi@@ ve when you bring up a spiritual sub@@ ject ?
But re@@ pro@@ ving ourselves is also important .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , person@@ ally end@@ uring in faith as a human des@@ pite suffering proved his complete integrity .
The crow@@ ds “ ate and were satis@@ fied . ”
Although he was young , Jesus had the faith and courage needed to question older teach@@ ers at the temple .
By the me@@ th@@ od the ancient Jews used , that will be the day when the first mon@@ th ( N@@ is@@ an 1 ) will star@@ t , at su@@ n@@ set .
When Isa@@ a@@ c was to be we@@ an@@ ed , S@@ ar@@ ah no@@ tic@@ ed I@@ sh@@ ma@@ el po@@ king fu@@ n at her son .
How appro@@ pri@@ ate , therefore , that Jesus taught us to pray : “ Our Father in the heavens . ”
He as@@ sures us : “ I am mil@@ d - temp@@ ered and low@@ ly in heart , and you will find ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment for your sou@@ ls .
Yes , the d@@ ate p@@ al@@ m is very pleas@@ ing to the e@@ ye and am@@ a@@ z@@ ingly fru@@ it@@ ful .
Does know@@ ing Jehovah God really change the way people de@@ al with those from other e@@ th@@ ni@@ c grou@@ ps ?
Thus , they could appro@@ ach God as fre@@ ely as a child appro@@ ach@@ es his father .
Re@@ ally , Bible truth does change lives .
Our marriage is str@@ ong@@ er than before , and my relationship with Jehovah is clo@@ s@@ er .
W@@ al@@ dr@@ on ) , 12 / 1
Com@@ men@@ ting on the wi@@ fe@@ ’s influ@@ ence on the wel@@ f@@ are of the family , King Solomon of ancient Israel says : “ The truly wise woman has buil@@ t up her house , but the fo@@ ol@@ ish one te@@ ars it down with her own hands . ”
That is another way to draw individuals out of their is@@ ol@@ ation .
W@@ ell into his 70 ’ s , he would d@@ on a su@@ it and ti@@ e , sa@@ dd@@ le up his old hor@@ se nam@@ ed D@@ ol@@ l , and go preaching far and wide thr@@ ough@@ out the D@@ on@@ ny@@ bro@@ ok dist@@ ri@@ ct .
F@@ er@@ din@@ and contr@@ ac@@ ted a serious case of t@@ on@@ s@@ ill@@ it@@ is .
At the end of the war , I was going to jo@@ in a group to tra@@ v@@ el to where my parents were .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From Romans , 6 / 15
How it b@@ ol@@ st@@ ered my confidence to have at my side a spiritual man of his char@@ ac@@ ter !
“ Be@@ come ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast , un@@ mo@@ va@@ ble , always having pl@@ ent@@ y to do in the work of the Lord , know@@ ing that your la@@ b@@ or is not in va@@ in in con@@ ne@@ ction with the Lord , ” ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ates the Bible .
This was like a resurrection .
He said that he was “ the bre@@ ad of life ” and that to live forever a person had to “ e@@ at the flesh of the Son of man and dr@@ ink his blood . ”
C@@ ould it be K@@ ar@@ ma , that is , the result of one@@ ’s actions in a past life , that ca@@ uses personal suffering ?
She was no longer sa@@ d or do@@ w@@ n@@ c@@ ast . ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
One work@@ er felt that his compan@@ y pa@@ g@@ er and c@@ ell p@@ ho@@ ne were like an inv@@ isi@@ ble le@@ as@@ h , with his bo@@ ss at the other end .
In that same year , the No@@ v@@ ember 1 is@@ sue of The Watchtower con@@ ta@@ ined an article ent@@ it@@ led “ Ne@@ u@@ tr@@ ality . ”
At the same time , God showed his fa@@ ther@@ ly love by con@@ fir@@ m@@ ing that his purpose to have a uni@@ vers@@ al family of devo@@ ted spirit sons as well as human sons would be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed .
Be@@ ing long - suffering , or pati@@ ent , does not mean “ suffering long ” ; it den@@ o@@ tes a refu@@ s@@ al to give up all hope for imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement in a dis@@ tur@@ bed relationship .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T | A G@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ N@@ M@@ EN@@ T F@@ R@@ E@@ E O@@ F C@@ O@@ R@@ R@@ U@@ P@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N
9@@ 2 : 12 ​ — In what way do the righteous “ b@@ lo@@ s@@ som for@@ th as a p@@ al@@ m t@@ ree does ” ?
( Read 2 Corinthians 2 : 4 ; P@@ hi@@ l .
Jehovah’s mer@@ ci@@ ful consider@@ ation for low@@ ly ones was refle@@ cted in the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ So@@ li@@ d food bel@@ ong@@ s to matu@@ re people , to those who through use have their per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers tra@@ ined to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish both right and wrong . ”
How those words must have pleas@@ ed Jesus !
Ther@@ efore , we need to be men@@ t@@ ally and spiritually pre@@ pared so that we are not sur@@ pris@@ ed when op@@ position or other problems come our way .
If so , that is wonderful !
M@@ ore than 2@@ ,000 were in attend@@ ance , including a govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ cial and a special gu@@ ard on st@@ age .
During the time of the end , both k@@ ings ex@@ ist .
“ S@@ cre@@ am@@ ing ” al@@ lu@@ des to a ra@@ ised vo@@ ice , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as “ a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch ” ref@@ ers to the cont@@ ent of the message .
U@@ su@@ ally some out@@ standing poin@@ ts are develop@@ ed during the meeting .
Not many of Jesus ’ disciples were consider@@ ed “ wise in a fle@@ sh@@ ly way . ”
Ang@@ els benefit by ob@@ serving and understanding the wisdom of Jehovah’s deal@@ ings with the Christian congregation .
Do not come to be among heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ k@@ ers of w@@ ine , among those who are g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on@@ ous e@@ at@@ ers of flesh .
How ex@@ ac@@ tly will this prophecy about saying “ Pe@@ ace and se@@ cur@@ ity ! ” be ful@@ filled ?
Some young ones may take longer than others to get the sense of what is expe@@ cted of them .
That is why people still lived so long .
The more we own , the more we have to maintain , in@@ sure , and prote@@ ct .
▪ H@@ el@@ p Y@@ our@@ self and O@@ thers by U@@ sing God’s Word
And how will God’s Kingdom provide deli@@ ver@@ ance ?
In 9@@ 9@@ 7 B.C.E . , Solomon dies , br@@ ing@@ ing an end to his 40 - year re@@ ign .
TH@@ E pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job re@@ si@@ des in the land of U@@ z , now in A@@ ra@@ bia .
The fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative eyes of many are bl@@ in@@ ded by ign@@ or@@ ance .
Just as a cultiv@@ at@@ or long@@ s to see the ro@@ o@@ ts of a cu@@ t - down o@@ live t@@ ree s@@ pr@@ ing up again , Jehovah God long@@ s to rest@@ ore his dec@@ eas@@ ed servants and many others to life .
“ Y@@ oung people [ in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates ] view an es@@ tim@@ ated 10@@ 000 ac@@ ts of viol@@ ence each year , ” said a repor@@ t in the j@@ our@@ n@@ al Pe@@ di@@ at@@ ri@@ c@@ s , “ with chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s pro@@ gr@@ am@@ m@@ ing being the most viol@@ ent . ”
I asked her the questions that I had asked many religious lead@@ ers .
I may have been wrong , but th@@ at@@ ’s the way I felt . ”
They had instru@@ ctions to cu@@ t sever@@ al cor@@ ds si@@ mul@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ously to rel@@ e@@ ase a ban@@ ner .
U@@ l@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , Jehovah ho@@ l@@ ds the sin@@ ner ​ — not you — ​ respon@@ sible for his or her cho@@ ice .
V@@ is@@ it@@ ors to the s@@ ite can read public@@ ations that have appe@@ ared in more than 4@@ 30 langu@@ ages .
• In what sense does love never fai@@ l ?
Re@@ g@@ arding the se@@ ed “ s@@ own among the thor@@ ns , ” Jesus explained that “ this is the one hear@@ ing the word , but the anxi@@ ety of this system of things and the dec@@ ep@@ tive power of ri@@ ches cho@@ ke the word , and he be@@ comes un@@ fru@@ it@@ ful . ”
The di@@ g@@ it@@ al to@@ ol@@ s we receive for use in our personal ministry are continu@@ ally being imp@@ ro@@ ved .
TH@@ E P@@ R@@ O@@ B@@ L@@ E@@ M : At first , you might think that en@@ ac@@ ting new la@@ ws could imp@@ ro@@ ve matters .
S@@ ad@@ ly , most of mankind have been mis@@ led into making the same bad cho@@ ice as did the first human pa@@ ir . ​ — Read Revelation 12 : 9 .
Isaiah 28 : 17 poin@@ ts out : “ The ha@@ il must s@@ we@@ ep away the refu@@ ge of a li@@ e , and the w@@ at@@ ers themselves will f@@ lood out the very place of conc@@ e@@ al@@ ment . ”
O@@ ver what ?
Even the Bible ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges a very comm@@ on form of pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce when it states : “ Pe@@ ople ju@@ dge others by what they look like . ”
You too can cop@@ e with similar tri@@ als .
But consider this : If you wal@@ ked ad@@ mi@@ r@@ ingly around a new ca@@ r only to find that the far side was dam@@ ag@@ ed , would you as@@ su@@ me that the man@@ u@@ fac@@ tu@@ re@@ r made it that way ?
And in God’s promised new world , we will be et@@ er@@ n@@ ally gr@@ ate@@ ful for this wonderful pro@@ vision that sa@@ ved us from God’s wr@@ ath . ​ — Read John 3 : 16 ; Revelation 7 : 9 , 10 , 13 , 14 .
And a clear conscience certainly contribu@@ tes to one@@ ’s peace of mind .
H@@ ist@@ ori@@ an Al@@ an Bul@@ lo@@ ck wrote that in Rus@@ sia and U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine in 19@@ 33 , “ hor@@ des of the star@@ ving w@@ an@@ der@@ ed ac@@ ro@@ ss the coun@@ tr@@ y@@ side . . .
The apostle John had the privilege of lear@@ ning in a vision the number of those who would become Christ’s jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s ​ — 14@@ 4@@ ,000 .
( a ) When can it be especially challeng@@ ing to help those who are we@@ ak ?
We can i@@ magine the long con@@ vers@@ ations that Jesus must have had with his heavenly Father when they consider@@ ed his earthly assignment .
8 , 9 . ( a ) How do we know that our im@@ medi@@ ate physical prote@@ ction is not gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ ed ?
( a ) How might some try to jus@@ ti@@ fy mar@@ r@@ ying an un@@ beli@@ ever ?
W@@ ould this situation have we@@ ak@@ ened your faith in Jehovah , and as a result , would you have st@@ op@@ ped serving him ?
Let us now consider some circumstances that can t@@ est our determin@@ ation to remain hon@@ est in all things .
Since we are serving God in close associ@@ ation , it is in@@ ev@@ it@@ able that fri@@ ction will devel@@ op at times . ​ — Romans 12 : 10 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 3 .
This is happ@@ ening today .
And he h@@ ur@@ led him into the ab@@ y@@ ss and shu@@ t it and se@@ aled it over him , that he might not mis@@ lead the nations any@@ more until the th@@ ous@@ and years were ended . ”
K@@ no@@ wing sever@@ al langu@@ ages , including Greek and L@@ at@@ in , he was able to con@@ sul@@ t different s@@ our@@ ces in ad@@ dition to ex@@ is@@ ting Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts .
“ M@@ ent@@ al - regul@@ ating , ” in the origin@@ al Greek , con@@ ve@@ ys the ide@@ a of “ pu@@ t@@ ting mind in . ”
1 , 2 . ( a ) What are Satan’s “ desi@@ gn@@ s ” ?
J@@ en@@ ni@@ f@@ er sp@@ ent three days at an a@@ ir@@ por@@ t wa@@ iting for a f@@ light home .
You may not be in a position to ass@@ ist an el@@ der@@ ly brother or sister in the way this family did , but you may be able to help older ones to get to meetings and out in the field ministry .
While recogn@@ iz@@ ing that human rul@@ er@@ ship is often be@@ ast@@ like , true Christians sub@@ ject themselves to the govern@@ men@@ tal “ su@@ peri@@ or author@@ ities , ” as the Bible direc@@ ts .
Some gi@@ f@@ ts are preci@@ ous because they were given , not out of ob@@ lig@@ ation , but out of gen@@ u@@ ine love .
Si@@ mil@@ ar chang@@ es are taking place in other den@@ om@@ in@@ ations .
O@@ thers serve in such special form@@ s of full - time service as mission@@ aries , travel@@ ing overse@@ ers , and members of Bethel famili@@ es thr@@ ough@@ out the world .
L@@ ater , as Ru@@ th and her sister - in - law , O@@ r@@ pa@@ h , started out with their mother - in - law , Na@@ om@@ i , for Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m , Na@@ om@@ i ur@@ ged the two young women to return home .
Hence , we must learn to differ@@ enti@@ ate what is truly right from what appe@@ ars to be right .
But he will only be re@@ war@@ ded if he sta@@ ys faithful to Jehovah .
U@@ ri@@ ah’s faithful conduct con@@ dem@@ ned Davi@@ d’s gro@@ ss sin . ​ — 2 Samuel 11 : 10 - 13 .
Still , we do know that “ the time left is re@@ duc@@ ed ” and “ the sc@@ ene of this world is chang@@ ing . ”
I was assign@@ ed to work at the branch , while H@@ el@@ en continued in mission@@ ary service for another 16 years .
( b ) How can a man re@@ ach out for privile@@ ges in the congregation ?
Sh@@ ould we not att@@ ach the ut@@ most import@@ ance to the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work ?
For more information , you may cont@@ act the Ch@@ ar@@ it@@ able P@@ l@@ an@@ ning O@@ f@@ fice , ei@@ ther in writ@@ ing or by tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne , at the ad@@ d@@ ress lis@@ ted bel@@ ow , or you may cont@@ act the branch of@@ fice that ser@@ ves your country .
What re@@ ward can you ex@@ pect from inc@@ reas@@ ing your study of God’s Word ?
Yet , as we saw in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , loy@@ al@@ ty is more often pra@@ ised than practic@@ ed .
“ N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , ” Paul continu@@ es , “ on most of them God did not expres@@ s his appro@@ val , for they were la@@ id low in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness . ”
Se@@ cond , we may com@@ men@@ d the s@@ inc@@ ere person for ra@@ ising this question .
S@@ y@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e scho@@ ol@@ s taught bo@@ ys from about age 6 to 13
Although our knowledge today re@@ pres@@ ents only a fr@@ action of the in@@ num@@ er@@ able thoughts Jehovah will reve@@ al thr@@ ough@@ out et@@ er@@ n@@ ity , we deep@@ ly appreci@@ ate “ the gr@@ and su@@ m ” of preci@@ ous spiritual tru@@ ths reve@@ aled thus far and di@@ g ever deep@@ er into the su@@ m , or sub@@ st@@ ance , of God’s Word . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 1@@ 60 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
Still , no matter how challeng@@ ing the situation is , true Christians know that an un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural div@@ or@@ ce is not an accep@@ table so@@ lu@@ tion to problems associ@@ ated with an un@@ happy uni@@ on .
O@@ ’@@ Con@@ nor p@@ lu@@ s 1@@ 00 ro@@ w@@ dies at@@ temp@@ ted to dis@@ ru@@ pt the D@@ u@@ bl@@ in meeting once more , but the a@@ udi@@ ence en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally supp@@ or@@ ted the speak@@ er .
It may well be , though , that this time S@@ te@@ ve will wel@@ come the opportunity to talk about his proble@@ m .
Such assign@@ ments may ‘ t@@ est as to f@@ it@@ ness ’ brothers who are re@@ aching out to serve as minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants .
But f@@ li@@ r@@ ting , or respon@@ ding to it , may ar@@ ouse un@@ clean thoughts that can lead to serious se@@ x@@ u@@ al wr@@ ong@@ doing .
What must we remember before giving or accep@@ ting ad@@ vice about health ?
• How has “ the small one ” become “ a mi@@ gh@@ ty nation ” ?
Of course , Jehovah made us all different from one another , and we can enjoy and ad@@ mi@@ re this vari@@ ety .
• What re@@ war@@ ds do we receive from con@@ duc@@ ting a Bible study ?
As@@ k such self - sear@@ ch@@ ing questions as : ‘ Do I dr@@ ink more often than I used to ?
No matter what responsi@@ bil@@ ities have been en@@ tru@@ sted to us , no@@ ne of us should feel that we are su@@ peri@@ or to others .
He was not s@@ wa@@ yed by a person@@ ’s fin@@ an@@ cial or so@@ cial st@@ atu@@ s .
So when did this star@@ t to ha@@ p@@ pen , and how ?
When the Israelites set out on what became a 40 - year tre@@ k through a “ fear - inspi@@ ring w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , ” Jehovah did not give them spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c de@@ ta@@ il@@ s be@@ fore@@ hand as to how he would direc@@ t , prote@@ ct , and care for them .
In such a case , we should avoid spe@@ cul@@ ating about things that simply cannot be ans@@ wer@@ ed , l@@ est we get involved in de@@ bat@@ ing “ questions for re@@ sear@@ ch rather than a dis@@ p@@ en@@ sing of anything by God in con@@ ne@@ ction with faith . ”
Ther@@ efore , they should use their time and en@@ er@@ gy in God’s service before old age ro@@ bs them of their vi@@ g@@ or .
Rather than cho@@ o@@ sing just those ad@@ mi@@ red according to worl@@ dly standards , God sel@@ e@@ cted many pla@@ in , or@@ din@@ ary people for his service .
How is the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy involved in the matter of ap@@ poin@@ ting men ?
If your children are not able to read , they will be de@@ pri@@ ved of much vital information .
“ Let end@@ ur@@ ance complete its work , so that you may be complete and s@@ ound in all res@@ pe@@ cts , not l@@ ac@@ king in anything . ” ​ — J@@ A@@ M@@ E@@ S 1 : 4 .
A@@ vail@@ able at w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g , or s@@ end your re@@ qu@@ est for a free cop@@ y to one of the ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses on page 2
F@@ i@@ ve months later , on F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 11 , 19@@ 40 , M@@ other and I were baptized at a z@@ one ass@@ em@@ bly ( now called a cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly ) in B@@ ra@@ d@@ for@@ d .
He called these cor@@ ul@@ ers a “ little flo@@ ck , ” for their number would be li@@ mit@@ ed .
What Jehovah promises , he is fully able to do .
“ The t@@ ong@@ ue of wise ones does good with knowledge , ” says Solomon , “ but the m@@ ou@@ th of the stu@@ pi@@ d ones bu@@ b@@ bl@@ es for@@ th with fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness . ”
The letter continued : “ You bel@@ ong to a great group of people of go@@ o@@ d@@ will who are ne@@ i@@ ther op@@ ti@@ mis@@ ts nor p@@ essi@@ mis@@ ts but m@@ eli@@ or@@ ists , that is , people who believe in the bet@@ ter@@ ment of both humans and things . ”
The repor@@ t we sub@@ mit each mon@@ th is con@@ ne@@ cted with our godly devo@@ tion .
In an illustr@@ ative way , Isaiah com@@ pared Jehovah to a f@@ ar@@ m@@ er and said : “ Is it all day long that the p@@ low@@ er p@@ lo@@ ws in order to s@@ ow se@@ ed , that he loo@@ sen@@ s and har@@ ro@@ ws his gr@@ ound ?
I@@ T I@@ S pa@@ in@@ ful to w@@ atch a loved one su@@ ff@@ er and die .
“ But the un@@ righteous one was know@@ ing no sh@@ ame , ” said Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah .
However , most have done so only for a bri@@ ef time and on a li@@ mit@@ ed sc@@ ale .
( b ) Ye@@ ars later , what did E@@ sa@@ u real@@ ize about his cho@@ ice , and how did he re@@ act ?
Because we often think best in pi@@ c@@ tures , illustr@@ ations can make conc@@ ep@@ ts e@@ asi@@ er to gr@@ as@@ p .
Although our own heavenly Father is never par@@ ti@@ al , he does at times sing@@ le out his loyal servants and fav@@ or them .
But it is good to remember that be@@ aring g@@ ru@@ d@@ ges or har@@ bor@@ ing ill will toward others can de@@ tri@@ men@@ t@@ ally af@@ fect our relationship with Jehovah .
You will come to appreci@@ ate even more that under Jehovah’s loving care , nothing can sto@@ p you from doing what is right in his eyes .
“ How re@@ war@@ ding that ex@@ change proved to be ! ” he says .
On@@ ce again , the pro@@ secu@@ tion appe@@ aled the decision , this time to Ar@@ men@@ i@@ a@@ ’s high@@ est cour@@ t ​ — the C@@ our@@ t of C@@ ass@@ ation .
E@@ ach one has an assignment in c@@ lear@@ ing the table and doing the di@@ sh@@ es , which means first pu@@ mp@@ ing the water and he@@ ating it .
It ac@@ ts like an inter@@ n@@ al ju@@ dge , en@@ ab@@ ling us to look at the cho@@ ic@@ es we face in life or to refle@@ ct on the actions we have already taken and to ev@@ alu@@ ate them as to good or bad , right or wrong . ​ — Read Romans 2 : 14 , 15 .
However , says scho@@ la@@ r B@@ re@@ v@@ ard Ch@@ il@@ ds in J@@ our@@ n@@ al of Bi@@ bli@@ cal L@@ it@@ er@@ ature , “ in certain in@@ stances among ar@@ is@@ to@@ cr@@ ati@@ c [ near E@@ ast@@ er@@ n ] famili@@ es a we@@ t n@@ ur@@ se was hi@@ red .
This would no longer be the case .
I have been com@@ for@@ ted in the knowledge that Jehovah prote@@ cts his people spiritually ​ — that is , he provi@@ des what we need in order to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our relationship with him .
The desire to mar@@ ry “ in the Lord ” helps many sisters like An@@ a to avoid mar@@ r@@ ying an un@@ beli@@ ever .
Still , all of us can have a mean@@ ing@@ ful share in help@@ ing fore@@ ign@@ ers by making good use of our boo@@ k@@ let Go@@ od Ne@@ ws for Pe@@ ople of All N@@ ations , which con@@ tain@@ s a Bible message in many langu@@ ages .
Par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 7 : During Pet@@ er@@ ’s li@@ fe@@ time , the “ little sheep ” who would be f@@ ed all ch@@ eri@@ shed the heavenly hope .
On@@ ly by doing this can anyone have true en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment and the hope of enjo@@ ying the mar@@ vel@@ ous future that God has pur@@ posed for obedi@@ ent mankind . ​ — Revelation 21 : 1 - 5 .
Even so , in perhaps the ei@@ gh@@ th century B.C.E . , the Greek po@@ et H@@ om@@ er descri@@ bed a soci@@ ety an@@ im@@ ated by her@@ o@@ ic ide@@ als and a com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve spirit , in which mil@@ it@@ ary pro@@ w@@ ess and a@@ th@@ le@@ tic@@ ism were high@@ ly valu@@ ed .
Ch@@ er@@ ish your place among Jehovah’s people , and “ do not fai@@ l to listen to the vo@@ ice of Jehovah your God . ”
Yet , when the heart of a person is not sub@@ mis@@ sive to God , that person@@ ’s prayers are in va@@ in .
What should they do ?
God’s servants are comman@@ ded to do good work , thus making the Christian message more at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive to co@@ work@@ ers and others . ​ — See the bo@@ x “ A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying Bible P@@ r@@ in@@ ci@@ ples in the Wor@@ k@@ place . ”
At times , bal@@ ance be@@ comes a proble@@ m for care@@ giving sp@@ ous@@ es .
11 : 1 , 2 .
We might help others with their cho@@ res , thus show@@ ing personal interest in them .
O@@ pp@@ or@@ tun@@ ities ab@@ ound ​ — pione@@ ering , serving where the need for Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers is greater , lear@@ ning a fore@@ ign language , ass@@ is@@ ting with Kingdom H@@ all or branch con@@ stru@@ ction , atten@@ ding M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol , and serving at Bethel .
For example , during the 20@@ th century , many coun@@ tri@@ es came under the power of cor@@ ru@@ pt pol@@ itical re@@ gi@@ m@@ es , which for@@ ced ap@@ par@@ ently dec@@ ent people to com@@ mit ter@@ ri@@ ble at@@ ro@@ c@@ ities .
Then God will help you to ac@@ qui@@ re the knowledge and exerc@@ ise the wisdom needed to care for your responsi@@ bil@@ ities in a prop@@ er and loving man@@ ner .
My first assignment at Bethel was in the B@@ in@@ der@@ y , se@@ wing boo@@ ks together .
He also said : “ Re@@ jo@@ ice in the hope . En@@ du@@ re under tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
David sub@@ du@@ es his enem@@ ies as God continu@@ es to be with him .
The next day , we re@@ turned to the do@@ c@@ ks to bi@@ d fa@@ re@@ well to fellow mission@@ aries with whom we had been travel@@ ing .
S@@ hor@@ tly af@@ ter@@ ward , Jehovah sent his prophet Na@@ than to ex@@ pose Davi@@ d’s sin .
Di@@ o@@ gen@@ es became known for his bi@@ ting s@@ ar@@ c@@ as@@ m .
Di@@ f@@ ficul@@ t We@@ ek@@ s
For the next fi@@ ve days , K@@ y@@ le gave thought to how she could apply Bible principles .
S@@ ome@@ times I am invit@@ ed as a vis@@ iting speak@@ er to give Bible tal@@ ks to other congregations in my are@@ a .
As@@ s@@ ist them to devel@@ op a personal relationship with Jehovah .
These artic@@ les show that Jehovah has always encoura@@ ged his servants and that they have follow@@ ed his example thr@@ ough@@ out the ages .
How long will it take for her husband to reg@@ a@@ in her trust and respect ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , in no way can it be said that the in@@ no@@ c@@ ent are s@@ pared all cal@@ am@@ ity .
C@@ aring for our spiritual health is important and should invol@@ ve regul@@ ar prayer and medit@@ ation . ​ — 8 / 15 , pages 23 - 6 .
The same is true of us .
Yet , she rema@@ ined spiritually strong right to the end , her trust in Jehovah never wa@@ ver@@ ing for a m@@ om@@ ent .
Do@@ ing so helped me and my fellow mission@@ aries devel@@ op a positi@@ ve re@@ pu@@ tation .
His S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Ne@@ e@@ ds W@@ ere Sat@@ is@@ fied
Of course , no true Christian would deli@@ ber@@ ately invol@@ ve himself in spi@@ rit@@ ism .
Th@@ ink about all the things that Jehovah has done for you person@@ ally .
He served God from his you@@ th to his advan@@ ced years , and Jehovah used him in mi@@ gh@@ ty ways .
Rather than char@@ ge for this , the apostles were to “ give free . ” ​ — Matthew 10 : 7 , 8 .
What Can You Do to Q@@ u@@ ali@@ fy ?
Jesus war@@ ned that wicked thoughts lead to wicked de@@ e@@ ds
God told Jeremiah that Juda@@ h’s k@@ ings , pr@@ inc@@ es , pri@@ ests , and people would “ fi@@ ght against ” him .
Some temple st@@ ones are hu@@ ge .
As we seek Jehovah’s guid@@ ance in h@@ and@@ ling them , we see how practic@@ al that guid@@ ance is .
He stated : “ O@@ b@@ serve in@@ ten@@ tly the bir@@ ds of heaven , because they do not s@@ ow se@@ ed or re@@ a@@ p or ga@@ ther into sto@@ re@@ hous@@ es ; still your heavenly Father fe@@ e@@ ds them .
Yes , many people are willing to take ex@@ tre@@ me ris@@ ks and make en@@ or@@ m@@ ous sacrific@@ es in order to at@@ tain the ri@@ ches that their hearts desire .
Then you may won@@ der if you can cop@@ e .
We were thr@@ il@@ led .
A@@ n important st@@ ep is qu@@ ite st@@ ra@@ igh@@ t@@ for@@ ward ​ — ask God for it .
There is no doubt that death is an enem@@ y .
The pri@@ m@@ ary mo@@ ti@@ ves be@@ h@@ ind many go@@ als in the world are an ob@@ s@@ essi@@ ve desire for we@@ al@@ th and an in@@ s@@ ati@@ able hu@@ ng@@ er for position and power .
If we walk by spirit , we will be ze@@ al@@ ous Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers .
What has been proved by God’s allow@@ ing rule in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent of him to continue for a time ?
He says : “ As for us who bel@@ ong to the day , let us keep our sen@@ ses and have on the bre@@ ast@@ pl@@ ate of faith and love and as a hel@@ me@@ t the hope of sal@@ vation . ”
We Can L@@ ear@@ n From the Fir@@ st H@@ u@@ man C@@ ou@@ ple
As we will see , he saw the proble@@ m in a comple@@ t@@ ely different light .
This means that they will fin@@ ally be rel@@ eas@@ ed from sin and imper@@ fe@@ ction in@@ her@@ ited from the sin@@ ful first man , Adam .
T@@ ry to show love to all the children in the family
Some car@@ ry food for themselves and the famili@@ es they stay with .
A@@ n emp@@ a@@ the@@ tic listen@@ er ref@@ re@@ sh@@ es others
W@@ ell , Christ in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al and was un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly put to death on P@@ as@@ so@@ ver Da@@ y .
Yes , Jehovah she@@ ds light on his people , blessing them , gu@@ i@@ ding them , and streng@@ th@@ ening them .
L@@ ef@@ t to right : My gr@@ and@@ son J@@ on@@ a@@ than and his wife , Mi@@ r@@ j@@ am ; E@@ r@@ ika , me , my son W@@ ol@@ f@@ gan@@ g and his wife , Ju@@ li@@ a
He la@@ ugh@@ ed and ag@@ re@@ ed to my re@@ qu@@ est .
In this way they encoura@@ ged one another and inc@@ ited one another to love and fine works .
What a t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing des@@ crip@@ tion of Jehovah’s tend@@ er care !
D@@ ad loved the Bible .
We can ask new ones to come with us when we vis@@ it older ones or those who are si@@ ck .
S@@ he@@ et mu@@ si@@ c : The S@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c Mu@@ si@@ c Li@@ br@@ ary of the Sa@@ in@@ t - Pet@@ er@@ s@@ bur@@ g St@@ ate Con@@ serv@@ at@@ ory nam@@ ed after N@@ .@@ A .
In effect , the fi@@ shing gr@@ oun@@ ds , or preaching ter@@ rit@@ ory , of his disciples had been li@@ mit@@ ed to a small “ pon@@ d ” ​ — the n@@ atur@@ al Jews — ​ but it was soon to inclu@@ de the enti@@ re “ se@@ a ” of mankind .
As a gl@@ ori@@ fied King , his ter@@ rit@@ ory will ex@@ ten@@ d to the four cor@@ n@@ ers of the earth .
C@@ op@@ per ( ancient use ) , 12 / 1
A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o f@@ ell si@@ ck and was rel@@ eas@@ ed .
Do you is@@ ol@@ ate yourself and with@@ draw from associ@@ ation with fellow believers ?
In ad@@ dition , the dead who are in God’s mem@@ ory will be ra@@ ised to life with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of never having to die again .
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• How do you know that Jehovah valu@@ es your faith@@ ful@@ ness ?
S@@ ome@@ times they may take tur@@ ns d@@ ri@@ ving , but ev@@ en@@ tually the son may do most , if not all , of the d@@ ri@@ ving for his ag@@ ing father .
There is no har@@ m in young children lear@@ ning to work hard , doing cho@@ res in the home that are reason@@ able for their age and a@@ bil@@ ities .
To re@@ a@@ p what is good , we must s@@ ow what is good
Although she was be@@ d@@ ri@@ d@@ den and very ill , she kept her desire to share in the preaching work .
This Word , the psalmist as@@ sures us , “ is clean , making the [ spiritual ] eyes shin@@ e . ” ​ — Psalm 19 : 8 .
4 : 7 .
11 : 1 - 4 .
That is God’s direction .
▪ An@@ s@@ wer : The Bible does not spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally men@@ tion mas@@ tur@@ b@@ ation ​ — the deli@@ ber@@ ate self - s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ation that pro@@ du@@ ces se@@ x@@ u@@ al ar@@ ous@@ al and or@@ g@@ as@@ m .
When we obey his direction , we keep peace and un@@ ity in the congregation .
H@@ an@@ na@@ h’s husband loved her , but she was ba@@ r@@ re@@ n .
That el@@ ement is love . ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 1 - 3 , 13 .
He pointed out that the married person is di@@ vi@@ ded , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as the un@@ married man or woman is “ anxi@@ ous for the things of the Lord . ”
Paul ref@@ ers to them as “ 5@@ 00 brothers ” in his letter to the Corinthians .
When P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife tri@@ ed to se@@ du@@ ce Joseph , he liter@@ ally f@@ led from her .
That number is also to be taken liter@@ ally , as a care@@ ful consider@@ ation of the Bible shows .
Although that was back in 19@@ 15 , to this day I c@@ learly remember the de@@ pi@@ ction of Abraham taking Isa@@ a@@ c up to the m@@ oun@@ tain to offer him as a sacrifice .
He also began atten@@ ding Christian meetings at the Kingdom H@@ all .
How and why should we fe@@ ed on Jehovah’s ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces every day ?
Ho@@ se@@ a@@ ’s words teach us what about rep@@ ent@@ ance and mer@@ cy ?
S@@ ome@@ times we may get ti@@ red of fi@@ gh@@ ting .
Be as@@ sur@@ ed , though , that you are doing a fine thing if you make yourself a@@ vail@@ able so that Jehovah can use you in a way he consi@@ ders appro@@ pri@@ ate .
This ong@@ o@@ ing As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an trans@@ pl@@ an@@ tation of people to and from Sam@@ ari@@ a al@@ lo@@ ws for the peri@@ od of 6@@ 5 years mentioned at Isaiah 7 : 8 .
N@@ ever would we want our conduct to bring re@@ pro@@ ach on Jehovah’s holy name .
The vi@@ ct@@ ory in the bat@@ tle between God and the Devil is determined by the ans@@ wer@@ ing of two questions : Is man succ@@ ess@@ fully able to rule himself ?
7 , 8 . ( a ) Why are we not able to gu@@ i@@ de ourselves in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent of God ?
( a ) What happened to Joseph after he f@@ led from P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife ?
It cannot be re@@ ver@@ sed or sa@@ ved ; once it is g@@ one , it is g@@ one forever .
Des@@ pite the difficul@@ ties , little by little the mission@@ aries dre@@ w up lis@@ ts of words that Davi@@ es would ev@@ en@@ tually pu@@ bl@@ ish 50 years later as a dic@@ tion@@ ary with 10@@ ,000 ent@@ ries .
However , it is important to remember that in the Bible , faith is much more than simply believ@@ ing .
Yet , many who pur@@ sue such educ@@ ation end up with their min@@ ds filled with har@@ m@@ ful pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda .
But he believ@@ ed that the earth was the cen@@ ter of everything .
For rec@@ re@@ ation to benefit us and be pleas@@ ing in Jehovah’s eyes , it needs to me@@ et spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c standards set out in God’s Word .
On the contr@@ ary ​ — those show@@ ing it are a@@ ware of and ac@@ knowledge li@@ fe@@ ’s disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments and pa@@ ins , but they do not allow these to destro@@ y their love for fel@@ low@@ man .
The Bible does not give all the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s as to why Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h and Jac@@ o@@ b ac@@ ted as they did , though it does indic@@ ate that the situation ar@@ ose su@@ d@@ den@@ ly .
I find this encourag@@ ing . ”
The G@@ u@@ le@@ w@@ am@@ kulu had set fi@@ re to our gr@@ ass - ro@@ of@@ ed house .
Acc@@ ording to V@@ in@@ e@@ ’s Ex@@ pos@@ it@@ ory Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent Wor@@ ds , the word p@@ neu@@ ʹ@@ ma “ pri@@ mar@@ ily den@@ o@@ tes the w@@ ind . . . also bre@@ ath ; then , especially the spirit , which , like the w@@ ind , is inv@@ isi@@ ble , im@@ material and powerful . ”
They believ@@ ed that the bir@@ d’s call me@@ ant that someone was about to be har@@ m@@ ed .
Those who are a regul@@ ar part of our lives , the brothers and sisters in our congregation .
And why did this el@@ der@@ ly man speak in such a way ?
What a s@@ ource of joy that is !
Eng@@ l@@ ish is the comm@@ on language spo@@ ken by our brothers in such lands as F@@ i@@ ji , G@@ h@@ ana , K@@ en@@ ya , Li@@ b@@ eri@@ a , N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ a , Pa@@ pua New G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a , and Solomon Is@@ lands .
The Christian congregation there was sp@@ li@@ t over the is@@ sue of circum@@ c@@ ision .
She showed me a pi@@ c@@ ture in the book The Tru@@ th That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ter@@ n@@ al Li@@ fe , * de@@ pi@@ cting the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s promise of a par@@ adise earth .
We should lik@@ e@@ wise stri@@ ve to cultiv@@ ate a godly view of life .
N@@ ei@@ ther a@@ pa@@ thy nor op@@ position dam@@ pen their spi@@ r@@ its .
They show how being direc@@ ted by God’s spirit helps us to speak with b@@ ol@@ dness , teach with s@@ k@@ ill , and preach with con@@ stan@@ cy .
Some have found that set@@ ting pri@@ or@@ ities is help@@ ful .
Although I seem@@ ed to have everything to make me happy ​ — g@@ lam@@ our , we@@ al@@ th , and a loving husband — ​ I was de@@ pres@@ sed and sa@@ d .
And how can we make ‘ our advan@@ c@@ ement man@@ i@@ f@@ est to all pers@@ ons ’ ? ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
E@@ ach member of that nation was given the com@@ mis@@ sion to preach the good news and make disciples .
( b ) those who hope to live on earth ?
You might be over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by one proble@@ m after another , while your fellow believers se@@ em to be enjo@@ ying life , ca@@ ref@@ ree and happy .
In what sense is man@@ ’s knowledge of s@@ now in@@ complete ?
My husband , Bi@@ en@@ ven@@ i@@ do , who had been a po@@ li@@ ce@@ man , got baptized in 19@@ 7@@ 9 , and my mother began to study the Bible not long before she died .
He also helps me with some of the cho@@ res so that I have time to sp@@ end with him . ”
W@@ ere they b@@ ound by false no@@ tions ?
Rather , he let tri@@ als strengthen him , and for this he was ri@@ ch@@ ly re@@ war@@ ded .
If believ@@ ing children live far from their parents , it may af@@ fect how much help the children reason@@ ab@@ ly are in a position to provide .
You can lik@@ e@@ wise cho@@ ose to res@@ ist Satan’s efforts .
The change was re@@ adi@@ ly accepted by practic@@ ally all the congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and the work of wit@@ ness@@ ing continued to be@@ ar fru@@ it .
Some may re@@ act o@@ ther@@ wise if they find a Bible direc@@ tive that they do not understand or that seem@@ s re@@ stri@@ ctive .
What can we learn from the way the Bible uses word pi@@ c@@ tures ?
At a so@@ cial ga@@ ther@@ ing , Christians may talk about vari@@ ous sub@@ je@@ cts , read some material al@@ ou@@ d , or rel@@ ate inter@@ es@@ ting experi@@ ences .
Ho@@ se@@ a 14 : 4 - 7 says : “ I [ Jehovah ] shall he@@ al their un@@ faith@@ ful@@ ness .
S@@ her@@ ry , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , wanted to encoura@@ ge her children to witness at school .
( Read Jeremiah 17 : 9 , 10 . )
O@@ ther decisions may need more thought because there is no direc@@ t Bible st@@ at@@ ement t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing on the matter .
In fact , do@@ c@@ king a ship can even be more ha@@ z@@ ar@@ d@@ ous than l@@ an@@ ding an a@@ ir@@ pl@@ ane .
Our et@@ er@@ n@@ al happiness dep@@ ends on our taking deli@@ ght in God’s law .
26 : 4@@ 1 .
Gre@@ w , for example , appreci@@ ated the ransom provided by Jesus , but he did not understand that it was a “ cor@@ respon@@ ding ransom , ” that is , the perfect human life of Jesus given in ex@@ change for the lost perfect human life of Adam .
Fir@@ st , we wrote everything using pen and pa@@ per .
However , the present wicked en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment and its spirit of re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against Bible la@@ ws and principles make obedi@@ ence to the good news a chall@@ enge .
I also think of Jesus ’ words found at John 6 : 4@@ 4 : “ No man can come to me un@@ less the Father , who sent me , dra@@ ws him . ”
I am confid@@ ent that Jehovah has a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant blessings in st@@ ore for those who trust in him , stay loyal , and fe@@ ed at his table . ”
For instance , if a mate comm@@ its ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , what de@@ va@@ st@@ ating effe@@ cts that can have !
If we pers@@ ist in that work , our spiritual sto@@ res of supp@@ ly will be filled with pl@@ ent@@ y .
She showed clear evidence of spiritu@@ ality in her beau@@ ti@@ ful expres@@ sions of praise when she vis@@ ited the home of her relati@@ ves Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah and Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th .
Isaiah pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed : “ M@@ ake the place of your t@@ ent more sp@@ ac@@ i@@ ous . And let them st@@ re@@ t@@ ch out the t@@ ent clo@@ ths of your gr@@ and ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le . ”
Mo@@ st of God’s servants can bu@@ y out some time for vital activities from time sp@@ ent on less important things .
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : The second beau@@ ti@@ ful truth is that God will not allow our suffering to go on in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely .
In what situ@@ ations might I come in cont@@ act with such ones ?
With each pas@@ sing day , the ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y of our com@@ mis@@ sion to preach and make disciples be@@ comes more pres@@ sing .
“ Not Even an I@@ r@@ on L@@ un@@ g C@@ ould S@@ to@@ p H@@ er P@@ re@@ aching . ” ​ — A@@ wa@@ ke ! , J@@ anu@@ ary 22 , 199@@ 3 .
• What part does a man@@ ’s family pla@@ y in help@@ ing him to re@@ ach out ?
Tru@@ e love is “ the f@@ l@@ ame of J@@ ah ” in that Jehovah is the O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or of such love . He cre@@ ated man in his i@@ ma@@ ge with the ability to love .
If we have sin@@ ned seri@@ ously , we should also seek the spiritual ass@@ ist@@ ance of the elders .
What could ha@@ p@@ pen if our disci@@ ple - making work was not ba@@ cked up by good conduct ?
4 : 12 , 13 .
Yet , hon@@ es@@ ty is a qu@@ ality that is high@@ ly valu@@ ed by those stri@@ ving to ple@@ ase the true God , Jehovah .
He lo@@ v@@ ingly said to his disciples : “ S@@ to@@ p being anxi@@ ous . ”
How has a sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y moved many Christians to change their li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le ?
As we already read , Jesus taught us to pray for those persecu@@ ting us .
L@@ ear@@ n what the “ pu@@ re language ” is .
They had been spiritually ref@@ ined in order to make their service to God even more accep@@ table to him .
Da@@ ily Bible reading is sur@@ ely no less important for them than it was for the k@@ ings of Israel .
Jehovah’s Ser@@ v@@ ants Are Tru@@ th@@ ful
He assign@@ ed them satis@@ f@@ ying work , and he arrang@@ ed for their ong@@ o@@ ing educ@@ ation .
When the brothers from S@@ an F@@ ran@@ c@@ is@@ c@@ o de M@@ ac@@ or@@ í@@ s were imp@@ ris@@ oned in S@@ an@@ ti@@ ag@@ o for their Christian stand on neu@@ tr@@ ality , I was asked to take them money and , if possible , Bi@@ bl@@ es , as well as to bring back news for their famili@@ es .
Jehovah shall also call to account As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a , the nation that he uses as “ the ro@@ d for [ his ] anger . ”
On@@ ce , I got into a food l@@ ine not know@@ ing what was being so@@ ld .
Will you study with me ? ”
And how “ bless@@ ed ” they will yet be as God car@@ ries out his purpose !
The ei@@ ght poin@@ ts are as fol@@ lo@@ ws : ( 1 ) Do not pan@@ ic ; ( 2 ) think positi@@ vely ; ( 3 ) o@@ pen your mind to new ty@@ p@@ es of work ; ( 4 ) live within your means ​ — not someone el@@ se@@ ’s ; ( 5 ) be care@@ ful with cre@@ di@@ t ; ( 6 ) keep the family un@@ ited ; ( 7 ) keep your self - es@@ te@@ em ; and ( 8 ) set up a bu@@ d@@ get .
In S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 195@@ 7 , I was invit@@ ed to serve at To@@ k@@ yo Bethel .
What gave Paul the strength to maintain his love for God ?
Just turn back to the co@@ ver of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , and you will no@@ te the words “ An@@ n@@ oun@@ c@@ ing Jehovah’s Kingdom ” as part of the t@@ it@@ le .
What a joy it has been for me to see the ste@@ ad@@ y inc@@ re@@ ase in the number of Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers to the present pe@@ ak of al@@ most 1@@ ,@@ 8@@ 00 !
O@@ be@@ di@@ ence Is Re@@ war@@ ded
As a result , life is st@@ res@@ s@@ ful , and even God’s servants experience anxi@@ ety .
Yes , we have good reason to show ourselves gr@@ ate@@ ful because this godly vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e , when expres@@ sed da@@ ily , pleas@@ es Jehovah and contribu@@ tes to our happiness .
O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 8 , 199@@ 7 , “ The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s V@@ i@@ e@@ w@@ point : Is As@@ ce@@ tic@@ ism the K@@ ey to W@@ is@@ dom ? ”
And there is an ong@@ o@@ ing need for vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers to do a vari@@ ety of t@@ as@@ ks at Bethel and in building and main@@ tain@@ ing meeting plac@@ es and branch of@@ fic@@ es .
“ O ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy Jehovah with me , you people , and let us ex@@ al@@ t his name together . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 34 : 3 .
All of us have said and done things that h@@ ur@@ t others , and we hope that they will gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ously for@@ give us .
Who dem@@ an@@ ded that the Israelites be set free ?
She no longer feel@@ s un@@ wor@@ thy of God’s love and fav@@ or .
A@@ m@@ ong these was a woman nam@@ ed Ju@@ pi@@ r@@ a , whom I also taught to read .
A father of tw@@ in sons held pioneer service before them as a go@@ al from their early chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od .
It also ref@@ ers to the thing upon which one@@ ’s hope is fi@@ x@@ ed .
A L@@ et@@ ter to Noah
J@@ im was very disa@@ p@@ pointed .
as@@ ks Paul . “ N@@ ever may that ha@@ p@@ pen ! ”
When we de@@ al with other humans , love of neigh@@ b@@ or inc@@ l@@ ines us to yi@@ eld and allow them the first place .
After the elders had cor@@ rec@@ ted him and helped him to reg@@ a@@ in a clear conscience , he said : “ I felt that I could bre@@ a@@ the again .
Bo@@ th at our meetings and through our personal study of Bible public@@ ations , we can see Jehovah’s spirit at work , direc@@ ting his organization .
When I was 21 , a cl@@ ass@@ mate h@@ an@@ ded me my first Bible , saying , “ It is a book wor@@ th reading . ”
If Jesus were God , to whom was he pra@@ ying while here on earth ?
“ The most important st@@ ep in over@@ coming the s@@ n@@ are of por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y is to ask for Jehovah’s help in prayer . ” ​ — F@@ ran@@ z .
What a blessing it is to be part of that flo@@ ck and to experience the love and un@@ ity that ex@@ ist among “ the whole associ@@ ation of brothers ” ! ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 17 ; 5 : 2 , 3 .
My parents were hor@@ ri@@ fied when I qu@@ it the ch@@ urch , and the pri@@ est was quic@@ k to s@@ pre@@ ad the news from the pul@@ pi@@ t .
What s@@ l@@ an@@ der ! ​ — Genesis 3 : 4 , 5 .
A bul@@ l was offered for the pri@@ ests and the tri@@ be of L@@ ev@@ i .
H@@ ist@@ ory is filled with di@@ ct@@ at@@ ors who rul@@ ed with an ir@@ on f@@ ist , br@@ ing@@ ing un@@ told suffering to their sub@@ je@@ cts .
How long shall I call to you for a@@ id from viol@@ ence , and you do not sa@@ ve ?
32 Su@@ b@@ ject In@@ de@@ x for The Watchtower 20@@ 13
“ I have made a s@@ wor@@ n st@@ at@@ ement , ” he said , “ and I will car@@ ry it out , to keep your [ Jehovah’s ] righteous j@@ udi@@ cial decisions . ”
What s@@ crip@@ tures can be used effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely ?
“ The older men of the congregation ” may be the best ones to provide that help . ​ — James 5 : 14 .
Jehovah’s Witnesses are well - known for their pol@@ itical neu@@ tr@@ ality .
Paul wrote those words to his fellow Christians in C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e .
However , his com@@ pas@@ sion and pati@@ ence are not li@@ mit@@ less . Pe@@ ople must respon@@ d fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly to the Kingdom - preaching work if they are to sur@@ vi@@ ve when Jehovah br@@ ings an end to this wicked system of things .
W@@ ise parents help their children to avoid feel@@ ing that all the good things they receive are som@@ eho@@ w ow@@ ed to them .
What does Christ use to help strengthen us against div@@ isi@@ ve influ@@ ences ?
So , then , let us pati@@ ently put up with one another and show respect for those to whom we preach the good news .
When that happ@@ ens , what should parents do ?
On the se@@ ven@@ th day , the do@@ or was shu@@ t be@@ h@@ ind him , “ and the do@@ w@@ n@@ p@@ our upon the earth went on for for@@ ty days and for@@ ty ni@@ gh@@ ts . ”
Fa@@ il@@ ing to com@@ p@@ ly with the ba@@ n , V@@ au@@ d@@ è@@ s was ex@@ commun@@ ic@@ ated from the ch@@ urch in 1@@ 18@@ 4 .
Then let those in Ju@@ de@@ a beg@@ in fle@@ e@@ ing to the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , and let those in the mi@@ d@@ st of her with@@ draw , and let those in the country plac@@ es not en@@ ter into her . ”
Of course , it is important to exerc@@ ise self - control and expres@@ s on@@ es@@ el@@ f in a dis@@ cre@@ et and loving way .
However , G@@ or@@ d@@ on began stud@@ ying the Bible and was soon con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that he had found the truth .
However , consci@@ enti@@ ous teach@@ ers tra@@ in stud@@ ents not only to pas@@ s a t@@ est but also to use the knowledge they gain .
A com@@ men@@ t@@ at@@ or on religious af@@ fai@@ r@@ s rec@@ ently used that word to descri@@ be the st@@ ance many people maintain toward their faith .
Se@@ e@@ ing this , one of the se@@ cur@@ ity gu@@ ar@@ ds said to Na@@ z@@ ar@@ ’s c@@ ell mat@@ es : “ If all of you would be like that U@@ k@@ ra@@ in@@ i@@ an , I could fin@@ ally change my prof@@ es@@ sion . ”
Thus , Jesus told the h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical Jewish lead@@ ers of his day : “ The Kingdom of God will be taken from you and be given to a nation pro@@ duc@@ ing its fru@@ its . ”
The He@@ av@@ ens and the E@@ ar@@ th That Will P@@ ass A@@ way
They called it man@@ na , * and this bre@@ ad su@@ sta@@ ined them for the next 40 years . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 16 : 4 , 13 - 15 , 31 .
S@@ imp@@ ly stated , the fulfill@@ ment of the promise would take time .
God had not for@@ go@@ t@@ ten the sacrific@@ es of D@@ or@@ c@@ as .
Gi@@ ving to others in such a way makes me happy .
On the other hand , the stud@@ ent@@ ’s needs may di@@ ct@@ ate that you co@@ ver the material with him .
And they are un@@ ited by the same fac@@ t@@ ors that un@@ ited Christians in the first century .
C@@ o@@ ast G@@ u@@ ard p@@ ho@@ to ; U@@ N P@@ H@@ O@@ T@@ O 1@@ 5@@ 8@@ 2@@ 9@@ 7 / ​ J .
For information on deal@@ ing with other challeng@@ es , see the co@@ ver seri@@ es “ Se@@ cre@@ ts of Su@@ cc@@ ess@@ ful S@@ te@@ p@@ famili@@ es , ” in the A@@ pri@@ l 20@@ 12 is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke !
( b ) How did the Eph@@ es@@ i@@ an elders respon@@ d to Paul’s message , set@@ ting what good example ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a mon@@ th , the two pione@@ ers were con@@ duc@@ ting regul@@ ar Bible discus@@ sions with 40 individuals , 17 of whom started to atten@@ d the meetings of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
( b ) How may God answer our prayers ?
Ha@@ ving received as an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance vari@@ ous enc@@ la@@ ves in Juda@@ h , the tri@@ be of Si@@ me@@ on was ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c@@ ally within the kingdom of Juda@@ h and B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in .
He also helps care for the mi@@ cro@@ ph@@ ones and per@@ form@@ s other t@@ as@@ ks .
The new transl@@ ation will benefit not only Jehovah’s Witnesses but also the gener@@ al public .
In O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 20@@ 00 , a disa@@ str@@ ous f@@ lood stru@@ ck the P@@ i@@ e@@ d@@ mon@@ t re@@ gi@@ on in nor@@ ther@@ n I@@ tal@@ y .
At my te@@ ars do not keep s@@ il@@ ent . ”
( b ) How was A@@ bi@@ sh@@ a@@ i able to come to Davi@@ d’s res@@ cu@@ e ?
In 19@@ 60 , Ju@@ dy gave bir@@ th to our first daugh@@ ter , K@@ im .
I cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t help but c@@ ry while reading about your activ@@ ity in U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine .
A@@ men ! ’ with the li@@ f@@ ting up of their hands . They then bo@@ wed low and pro@@ str@@ ated themselves to Jehovah . ”
The apostle did not here foc@@ us on Bible do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines or hist@@ ory .
Un@@ sc@@ ru@@ pul@@ ous men s@@ l@@ an@@ der Jehovah’s Witnesses , bran@@ ding them “ a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous cul@@ t . ”
After exam@@ ining the Scriptures for three years and tur@@ ning his life around , Ser@@ gi@@ o deci@@ ded to get baptized .
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ing that they cannot succ@@ ess@@ fully direc@@ t their own st@@ ep@@ s , they trust in God’s wisdom and sub@@ mit to his loving direction .
“ F@@ I@@ R@@ M@@ L@@ Y S@@ E@@ T I@@ N TH@@ E T@@ R@@ U@@ T@@ H ”
In pro@@ of of that , God emp@@ ow@@ ered Jesus to ra@@ ise sever@@ al dead people to life . ​ — Read E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 5 ; John 11 : 11 , 4@@ 3 , 4@@ 4 . In what sense is death like s@@ le@@ ep ?
Let us consider two ways in which God’s spirit can help us find peace .
We understand that Jehovah wants us to respect govern@@ men@@ tal author@@ ities .
O@@ u@@ t of the se@@ a came four fe@@ ar@@ some be@@ ast@@ s sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ ing human govern@@ ments , which are un@@ able to satis@@ fy the real needs of human@@ kind .
The s@@ mal@@ l@@ er the chang@@ es , the e@@ asi@@ er the ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment will likely be .
The psalmist continu@@ es : “ U@@ p@@ on the young li@@ on and the co@@ br@@ a you will tre@@ ad ; you will tr@@ am@@ ple down the man@@ ed young li@@ on and the bi@@ g s@@ n@@ ake . ”
For example , the city did bu@@ sin@@ ess with Egy@@ pt , as sh@@ own by the ro@@ y@@ al sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s of two ph@@ ar@@ a@@ o@@ h@@ s .
What hope for future life did p@@ re - Christian servants of Jehovah en@@ ter@@ tain ?
Rather , it means “ to draw back , with@@ draw , ” to be “ re@@ mis@@ s in ho@@ l@@ ding the truth , ” expla@@ ins one Bible dic@@ tion@@ ary .
In this way : Those who are born again will become part of a govern@@ ment in heaven .
C@@ o@@ o@@ king the k@@ id in the mil@@ k of its own mother would , in the words of one scho@@ la@@ r , displa@@ y “ a con@@ temp@@ t of the rel@@ ation which God has esta@@ bli@@ shed and san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied between par@@ ent and young . ”
How are children like “ ar@@ ro@@ ws in the hand of a mi@@ gh@@ ty man ” ?
Some te@@ en@@ age sons may se@@ em indi@@ ffer@@ ent to a fa@@ ther’s at@@ temp@@ ts to commun@@ ic@@ ate with them .
He taught by reason@@ ing , by illustr@@ ating , even by demonstr@@ ating .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the Bible does not speak of any other person who had such an experience , and Paul is the one who tel@@ ls us of it .
Joseph was a faithful worshi@@ per of Jehovah . He did not really use the c@@ up to read om@@ ens , even as B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in did not ac@@ tually ste@@ al it .
O@@ ther@@ wise the we@@ d@@ ding could deter@@ i@@ or@@ ate into a ri@@ o@@ t@@ ous af@@ fa@@ ir and cause stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing . ​ — Romans 14 : 21 .
Thus a mother pas@@ ses im@@ mun@@ o@@ g@@ lo@@ bul@@ ins to her child , provi@@ ding valu@@ able im@@ mun@@ ity .
How can we cultiv@@ ate the kind of courage that will en@@ able us to keep our integrity during these difficult times ?
In a few c@@ as@@ es , govern@@ ment ag@@ en@@ ci@@ es have even den@@ i@@ ed c@@ iti@@ z@@ en@@ ship to individuals sol@@ ely on the gr@@ oun@@ ds that they are Jehovah’s Witnesses !
Rather , it is a lo@@ ad for which “ each of us will rend@@ er an account for himself to God . ”
( Read C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 2 : 1 , 2 . )
Are You Dis@@ cre@@ et ?
Re@@ fer@@ ences to s@@ ound counsel and first - person repor@@ ts on how others have fac@@ ed temp@@ t@@ ations a@@ wa@@ it you .
De@@ ep spiritual less@@ ons can be dra@@ wn from this simp@@ le re@@ qu@@ est .
W@@ id@@ ening out dem@@ ands that we be@@ have differ@@ ently from people who do not live according to Bible standards .
When they were in their te@@ ens , we would some@@ times si@@ t all ev@@ ening with them , tal@@ king about wh@@ atever came into their min@@ ds .
The apostles respon@@ ded : “ We cannot sto@@ p speaking about the things we have seen and heard . ”
If that was true in the first century , how much more is it true in our day !
My si@@ bl@@ ings and I were baptized in De@@ c@@ ember 194@@ 1 at a n@@ ational conven@@ tion held at H@@ ar@@ gre@@ a@@ ve Par@@ k in S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y , New S@@ ou@@ th W@@ al@@ es .
For more information on the last days , see chap@@ ter 9 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
He loved his disciples so much that he will@@ ingly died for them .
; F@@ ord , S .
Tru@@ e , the apostle Paul tel@@ ls us to have “ pl@@ ent@@ y to do in the work of the Lord . ”
If you tre@@ asure the “ knowledge of God , ” you can use the Bible effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely
How Sh@@ ould We V@@ i@@ e@@ w Pe@@ ople as Jehovah’s Da@@ y A@@ p@@ pro@@ ach@@ es ?
Today , if we do not follow Jehovah’s guid@@ ance , we are lik@@ e@@ wise fa@@ il@@ ing to ac@@ knowledge his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
A@@ qu@@ ila and P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la were exc@@ ep@@ tion@@ ally ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able .
Jesus said that if the sin@@ ner refu@@ sed to rep@@ ent after tal@@ king to his brother , to wit@@ nesses , and to respon@@ sible brothers , he should be tre@@ ated “ just as a man of the nations and as a ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ or . ”
That was when my da@@ d began stud@@ ying .
On the other hand , Paul certainly would have appreci@@ ated Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s ’ kindness and com@@ pas@@ sion .
She did so well in her scho@@ ol@@ work that upon comple@@ ting her ba@@ si@@ c educ@@ ation , she was offered a scho@@ lar@@ ship for fur@@ ther educ@@ ation .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e we have of the certain tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h of true worship should s@@ ti@@ r us to activ@@ ity and mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to think seri@@ ously about Jehovah’s house of worship .
Ha@@ bak@@ kuk@@ ’s prayer , or di@@ r@@ ge , gives us strong reason to be jo@@ y@@ ful in Jehovah , the God of our sal@@ vation .
; Bi@@ gra@@ s , H .
Thus , David could dec@@ l@@ are : “ Jehovah is gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous and mer@@ ci@@ ful , s@@ low to anger and great in loving - kindness . ”
E@@ ach new gener@@ ation was instru@@ cted in the la@@ ws of Jehovah and was ob@@ lig@@ ated to keep them by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of the covenant that b@@ ound Israel to Jehovah . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 11 : 18 , 19 .
Why should God’s view of Abraham be hear@@ ten@@ ing to many today ?
Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ation some@@ times inclu@@ des a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ z@@ ing .
The good news must be pre@@ ached “ in all the nations , ” without exc@@ ep@@ tion . — Mark 13 : 10 .
Since 19@@ 19 , anointed ones have been ga@@ ther@@ ed into the rest@@ ored Christian congregation .
P@@ res@@ ently , 17 Bible stu@@ dies are condu@@ cted on S@@ aba .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , most of us are not able to move to another lo@@ c@@ ation .
One day , two women ​ — Jehovah’s Witnesses — ​ pur@@ cha@@ sed fru@@ it , and then they started a Bible study with me .
Will you be gu@@ i@@ ded simply by first imp@@ res@@ sions and pre@@ conc@@ ei@@ ved ide@@ as , or will you be willing to exam@@ ine the fac@@ ts with an o@@ pen mind ?
After you have taken care of family needs , jo@@ b requi@@ re@@ ments , congregation responsi@@ bil@@ ities , and other ur@@ g@@ ent matters , there just seem@@ s to be no time left to tra@@ in others in the congregation .
He mo@@ des@@ tly spoke that way so that his hear@@ ers would know that what he said was coming from Jehovah and was not the pro@@ du@@ ct of his own in@@ tel@@ le@@ ct or wisdom . ​ — John 8 : 28 .
Jo@@ si@@ ah’s m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers go to H@@ ul@@ da@@ h the prophe@@ t@@ ess in Jerusalem and return with a repor@@ t .
As an example , com@@ pare the acc@@ oun@@ ts of a st@@ or@@ m on the Se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e .
How would Jesus re@@ act if prof@@ ess@@ ed disciples deli@@ ber@@ ately fa@@ iled to “ remain in [ his ] word ” and to me@@ et other requi@@ re@@ ments that he set out ?
So M@@ ic@@ ha@@ ł made it clear that he was not see@@ king to know every de@@ ta@@ il .
And , fin@@ ally , when the mo@@ b arri@@ ved to ar@@ rest him in Ge@@ th@@ s@@ em@@ ane , Jesus r@@ ous@@ ed the apostles from s@@ le@@ ep and said : “ The h@@ our has come ! Lo@@ ok !
How did Jesus cor@@ rec@@ t his disciples , and why was this so re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble ?
They do so by their way of life and by having a ze@@ al@@ ous share in the disci@@ ple - making work .
What truth about liter@@ al and spiritual gro@@ w@@ th did Jesus bring out in his illustr@@ ation of the s@@ ow@@ er ?
Just like the apostle Paul , we can say : “ We are God’s fellow work@@ ers . ”
H@@ er c@@ ous@@ in M@@ or@@ de@@ ca@@ i sent her a cop@@ y of the law author@@ iz@@ ing the mas@@ sac@@ re and comman@@ ded her to appe@@ ar before the king to imp@@ l@@ ore fav@@ or for her fellow Jews .
5 : 14 - 19 . Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s example demonstr@@ ates how mo@@ des@@ ty can help us to keep from be@@ coming self - reli@@ ant when we receive a change of assignment or ad@@ di@@ tional responsi@@ bility .
For instance , relati@@ ves and others ​ — including some marriage coun@@ sel@@ ors — ​ who do not recogn@@ ize Bible principles often encoura@@ ge cou@@ ples to se@@ par@@ ate or div@@ or@@ ce on un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural gr@@ oun@@ ds .
I have re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed his counsel ever since .
Th@@ r@@ ough serious Bible study and prayer , To@@ h@@ r@@ u gra@@ du@@ ally became more responsi@@ ve to Yo@@ ko@@ ’s emo@@ tional needs .
Hence , Romans 8 : 21 will be ful@@ filled : “ The cre@@ ation it@@ self [ human@@ kind ] also will be set free from en@@ sla@@ v@@ ement to cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and have the gl@@ ori@@ ous fre@@ e@@ dom of the children of God . ”
Le@@ a@@ ving B@@ ra@@ z@@ il was hard , but we are gr@@ ate@@ ful to have wit@@ ness@@ ed out@@ standing gro@@ w@@ th of Kingdom inter@@ ests in that country .
He h@@ ated bad associ@@ ations .
“ Your con@@ dition is d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous , ” he said .
Me@@ an@@ while , to continue obe@@ ying Jehovah in a cor@@ ru@@ pt and ho@@ st@@ ile world requi@@ res end@@ ur@@ ance .
Fa@@ ith cannot be just at the cor@@ n@@ ers of our life ; it needs to be at the cen@@ ter of it .
* ​ — Genesis 11 : 10 – 12 : 4 .
It was based on the Bible example of A@@ qu@@ ila and P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la ( or , P@@ ris@@ c@@ a ) , a first - century Christian married cou@@ ple .
“ The prayers of the holy ones , ” or anointed Christians , are lik@@ ened to inc@@ en@@ se used in temple worship .
Their feelings were well expres@@ sed in the book Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide Se@@ cur@@ ity Un@@ der the “ P@@ r@@ in@@ ce of Pe@@ ace , ” provided by the slave class in 198@@ 6 .
A rul@@ er can u@@ su@@ ally coun@@ t on the respect and support of his sub@@ je@@ cts if he br@@ ings them a reason@@ able me@@ asure of peace and secu@@ re living con@@ di@@ tions .
“ In the beg@@ in@@ ning the Word was , ” wrote the apostle John , “ and the Word was with God , and the Word was a go@@ d . ”
God will bl@@ ess us when we show love for our brother and take prom@@ pt action to make peace with him .
Those in attend@@ ance at the Kingdom H@@ all will rejo@@ ice with the cou@@ ple and benefit from the counsel given from God’s Word . ​ — S@@ ong of Solomon 3 : 11 .
What are these “ s@@ li@@ ps of o@@ live tre@@ es , ” and why does the psalmist com@@ pare them to sons ?
Why , do you think , did Jesus three times ask Peter : “ Do you love me ? ”
Ab@@ out what future blessing was David inspired to wr@@ ite ?
The two rema@@ ining writ@@ ers of the inspired Christian Greek Scriptures were Paul and Luke .
Sh@@ are your go@@ als with those who will support you , and invit@@ e them to help you mon@@ it@@ or your prog@@ ress .
Matthe@@ w@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l account rel@@ ates that after Jesus was baptized , “ there was a vo@@ ice from the heavens that said : ‘ This is my Son , the bel@@ o@@ ved , whom I have appro@@ ved . ’ ”
Then Jehovah said : ‘ G@@ et up , ano@@ in@@ t him , for this is he ! ’
Rather , it is u@@ su@@ ally expres@@ sed in a seri@@ es of we@@ ak@@ ening com@@ ments or occasi@@ ons .
How does Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the s@@ ow@@ er and the different ty@@ p@@ es of so@@ il show what Kingdom fru@@ it@@ age is and what it is not ?
He now ser@@ ves as an el@@ der in one of the congregations in B@@ res@@ ci@@ a .
The world was tr@@ ying to pul@@ l us away from Jehovah .
8 “ There Ex@@ ists a Re@@ ward for Your A@@ c@@ tiv@@ ity ”
This mar@@ ks the end of the peri@@ od of the Ju@@ d@@ ges and the beg@@ in@@ ning of the er@@ a of human k@@ ings .
After K@@ ev@@ in got baptized , he still had to make chang@@ es to his person@@ ality so that he could become a better Christian .
In@@ ter@@ est in the Bible A@@ p@@ preci@@ ated
At that , “ I@@ t@@ ta@@ i the G@@ it@@ t@@ ite cro@@ s@@ sed over , and also all his men and all the little ones that were with him . ” ​ — 2 Sa@@ m .
He was ac@@ ting on Jehovah’s be@@ half in a just ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion .
Why is viol@@ ence so wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad ?
The following questions may help you to get started :
Des@@ pite Satan’s un@@ rel@@ en@@ ting op@@ position , there are now over 3@@ 9@@ ,000 publi@@ sh@@ ers in that country .
They care@@ fully exam@@ ined the Scriptures to understand the will of God more fully , which helped them expres@@ s love in fur@@ ther ac@@ ts of obedi@@ ence .
Wh@@ ich ma@@ ster will you slave for ?
Ke@@ ep some reading material near the tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne to use if you are put on hold ; in fi@@ ve or ten min@@ ut@@ es , you can read sever@@ al pages .
For us to say that we never need streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id would imp@@ ly that we are su@@ per@@ human .
After all , the slave has sh@@ own it@@ self to be faithful in doing its assign@@ ed work .
And the anointed “ pri@@ ests of Jehovah , ” as well as the other sheep “ fore@@ ign@@ ers , ” are pas@@ sing on this invit@@ ation to people worl@@ d@@ wide in over 6@@ 00 langu@@ ages .
To benefit person@@ ally when the dr@@ ama invol@@ ving so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ends , what must we do ?
Instead , let us act in har@@ mony with these inspired words : “ The sh@@ re@@ w@@ d one se@@ es the d@@ anger and conc@@ e@@ als himself , but the in@@ experienced keep right on going and su@@ ff@@ er the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
( a ) S@@ um@@ mar@@ ize Paul’s counsel to married cou@@ ples . ( b ) What fine example did Jesus set ?
By 198@@ 9 some 2@@ 00 “ Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k . . . ” artic@@ les had appe@@ ared in A@@ wa@@ ke !
I@@ ts ex@@ ten@@ sive ro@@ o@@ ts , which may re@@ ach 20 fe@@ et [ 6 m ] bene@@ ath the sur@@ face and much f@@ ar@@ ther ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on@@ t@@ ally , are the ke@@ y to the tre@@ e@@ ’s b@@ oun@@ ty and sur@@ vi@@ val .
How can a Christian show gen@@ u@@ ine honor to fellow believers if he does not have hear@@ t@@ felt respect for them ?
But just as a prof@@ essi@@ onal care@@ er was op@@ ening before her , she put that pur@@ su@@ it asi@@ de and began sh@@ aring in the full - time ministry .
E@@ ven@@ tually , I accepted the har@@ s@@ h re@@ ality that my husband had a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned us .
“ Those who are c@@ ru@@ shed in spirit . ”
The Bible fore@@ told : “ [ Jehovah’s King ] will have sub@@ je@@ cts from se@@ a to se@@ a and from the Ri@@ ver to the ends of the earth . ”
A f@@ at@@ al ill@@ ness can str@@ ike down a par@@ ent or a close friend .
U@@ sing such ob@@ je@@ cts does not in it@@ self make individuals par@@ ti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts in devo@@ tional ac@@ ts .
W@@ il@@ li@@ am rec@@ alls that a travel@@ ing overse@@ er once told him , “ En@@ joy the j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , not just the des@@ t@@ in@@ ation . ”
Me@@ di@@ e@@ val M@@ ü@@ n@@ ster had about 10@@ ,000 in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants and was enc@@ lo@@ sed by an al@@ most imp@@ reg@@ n@@ able system of de@@ f@@ en@@ ses , about 3@@ 00 fe@@ et [ 9@@ 0 m ] wide and some 3 mil@@ es [ 5 k@@ m ] in circum@@ fer@@ ence .
Jesus ’ early followers displa@@ yed mirac@@ ul@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts , such as speaking in t@@ ong@@ u@@ es and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment of inspired ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces .
Jesus was very concer@@ ned about how others felt .
As a Christian , I have promised to follow Jesus .
Even King David went through such an experience : “ My spirit fa@@ in@@ ts away within me ; in the mi@@ d@@ st of me my heart shows it@@ self num@@ bed . ”
Jesus told them to go to pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s ho@@ m@@ es , saying : “ When you are en@@ ter@@ ing into the house , gre@@ et the hous@@ eho@@ ld ; and if the house is deser@@ ving , let the peace you wish it come upon it . ”
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , Jehovah told the faith@@ less Jews : “ I will thro@@ w you out from before my face , just as I th@@ re@@ w out all your brothers , the whole off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of Eph@@ ra@@ im . ”
Paul ac@@ ted in har@@ mony with any re@@ qu@@ est he might have made for more work@@ ers by be@@ coming a ze@@ al@@ ous work@@ er .
H@@ er husband did not want her to leave , al@@ though he said that he would not try to sto@@ p her .
T@@ ak@@ ing a stand for Bible truth is a chall@@ enge that is especially great for people who live in a n@@ on - Christian soci@@ ety .
Because many times , things do not turn out to be as bad as we thought they would .
What should we ac@@ knowledge with reg@@ ard to spiritual gro@@ w@@ th ?
But if his loy@@ al@@ ty is mis@@ plac@@ ed , it is as if his li@@ fel@@ ine were att@@ ached to a sin@@ king ship .
B@@ O@@ D@@ Y O@@ F EL@@ D@@ E@@ R@@ S :
Tru@@ e , the G@@ ent@@ ile Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us and his family had already become disciples .
The thor@@ ough an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ation of the wicked is fore@@ told in these words : “ You [ Jehovah ] bro@@ ke to pi@@ e@@ ces the head one out of the house of the wicked one .
How than@@ k@@ ful we are that Jehovah is ca@@ using ‘ light to f@@ l@@ as@@ h up for us in the den@@ se dar@@ k@@ ness ’ en@@ vel@@ op@@ ing the earth today ! ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 8 : 10 .
The Bible speak@@ s of an ev@@ ent called “ the great day of Jehovah . ”
Since water had to be pi@@ ped to La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ a over qu@@ ite a dist@@ ance , however , it was likely lu@@ ke@@ war@@ m when it re@@ ached the city .
His s@@ inc@@ ere con@@ vi@@ ction that they were wrong led him to persecu@@ te the Christian congregation .
“ I think about a certain mother and her te@@ en@@ age daugh@@ ter who because of their Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality refu@@ sed to bu@@ y pol@@ itical par@@ ty car@@ ds , ” rel@@ ates a long@@ time mission@@ ary in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
“ The bre@@ ad that I shall give is my flesh , ” he said .
Per@@ form@@ ing simp@@ le t@@ as@@ ks may be so st@@ res@@ s@@ ful that mis@@ takes are made or ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents occ@@ ur .
Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at rul@@ ed as king in Juda@@ h during the ten@@ th century B.C.E .
In time , however , I was able to ab@@ s@@ or@@ b the in@@ iti@@ al sh@@ o@@ ck of the di@@ ag@@ no@@ s@@ is .
To work for “ the food that rema@@ ins for life everlasting ” is to put for@@ th effort to satis@@ fy our spiritual need .
▪ Ke@@ ep bus@@ y in doing God’s will
He re@@ turned home with his parents , rema@@ ined sub@@ ject to them , and continued to prog@@ ress in wisdom and physical gro@@ w@@ th .
R@@ em@@ ember , Jesus ’ example shows that even a perfect human may some@@ times need to c@@ ry out for help . ​ — Hebrews 5 : 7 .
Jehovah was the one respon@@ sible for spiritual gro@@ w@@ th .
The account says : “ G@@ ide@@ on came to the J@@ or@@ d@@ an , cro@@ s@@ sing it , he and the three h@@ un@@ d@@ red men that were with him , ti@@ red but keep@@ ing up the pur@@ su@@ it . ”
Why did she use her v@@ ac@@ ation time in that way ?
Jehovah has promised to help , prote@@ ct , and deli@@ ver his people , as a group , physi@@ c@@ ally and spiritually , and we trust in him .
Bu@@ s@@ y in Jehovah’s O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation ( V .
He also came to have 7@@ 00 wi@@ ves and 3@@ 00 con@@ cu@@ bin@@ es , many from the pa@@ g@@ an nations ne@@ ar@@ by .
Satan’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ on has certainly not dam@@ ag@@ ed Jehovah’s re@@ pu@@ tation among those who are ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the fac@@ ts .
8 : 12 , 22 , 30 , 31 .
But Jehovah has never let his faithful people succ@@ um@@ b to such a “ p@@ est@@ il@@ ence . ”
Yet , ob@@ vi@@ ously in these and other religious stru@@ gg@@ les and fi@@ gh@@ ts , something was ter@@ ri@@ bly wrong .
Pe@@ ople are set free spiritually when they put themselves “ on the side of the truth ” by accep@@ ting Jesus ’ ro@@ le in God’s purpose .
F@@ i@@ ve De@@ ca@@ des Ne@@ ar Ar@@ c@@ tic C@@ ir@@ c@@ le ( A . and A .
It was a bi@@ g change .
A@@ U@@ G@@ U@@ S@@ T 30 – S@@ E@@ P@@ T@@ E@@ MB@@ E@@ R 1
In many lands we do not face ou@@ tri@@ ght persecu@@ tion , but we do me@@ et with dis@@ da@@ in and a@@ pa@@ thy .
They say : “ R@@ em@@ ember , O Jehovah , what has happened to us . Do look and see our re@@ pro@@ ach . ”
This article will show what helped J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah and his daugh@@ ter to remain faithful even during difficult times .
Consider this wise pro@@ ver@@ b from ancient times : “ If one is pam@@ per@@ ing one@@ ’s serv@@ ant from you@@ th on , in his later life he will even become a than@@ k@@ less one . ”
It is , in fact , in complete har@@ mony with pro@@ ven s@@ ci@@ ence .
One day during ro@@ l@@ l call , I real@@ ized I had for@@ go@@ t@@ ten my Bible .
These un@@ faithful Christians ap@@ par@@ ently thought that they could sin and that Jehovah would always for@@ give them .
In prayer , she v@@ ow@@ ed to Jehovah that if she would be@@ ar a son , she would “ give him to Jehovah all the days of his life . ”
Their first son , Ca@@ in , later married a f@@ em@@ ale relati@@ ve .
Th@@ ough she real@@ ized that the inf@@ ant she had found was a child of the Hebrews and should not be kept ali@@ ve , “ she felt com@@ pas@@ sion for him ” and deci@@ ded to ra@@ ise the child as her own . ​ — E@@ x .
O@@ r would you reason that the Bible con@@ tain@@ s en@@ ough information to as@@ sure us that Jehovah always does what is right and is , in fact , the very stan@@ d@@ ard of what is right and what is wrong ?
Fir@@ st , Jehovah is the S@@ ource of strength .
Thus Jac@@ o@@ b was man@@ e@@ u@@ vered into a pol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ ous marriage that was to s@@ pa@@ wn bit@@ ter je@@ al@@ ous@@ y .
D@@ AN@@ I@@ E@@ L AN@@ D MI@@ R@@ I@@ A@@ M married in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 20@@ 00 and set@@ t@@ led down in the city of Bar@@ c@@ el@@ ona , S@@ pain .
A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s was about to benefit from poin@@ ts that would result in a more acc@@ ur@@ ate understanding of God’s arrang@@ ement for sal@@ vation .
The truth Jesus taught was not pol@@ itical the@@ ory .
The C@@ hi@@ ef R@@ ul@@ er in the heavenly Kingdom , under Jehovah’s im@@ medi@@ ate direction , is the one best qu@@ ali@@ fied ​ — Christ Jesus .
“ The sons of the wicked one ” are t@@ or@@ men@@ ted by the fact that “ the sons of the kingdom ” have ex@@ posed the spiritually po@@ is@@ on@@ ous con@@ dition of these we@@ e@@ d@@ like ones .
One ob@@ serv@@ ation made was : “ Those dem@@ an@@ ding the le@@ ast stay longer .
But then , just before the gi@@ ant th@@ ru@@ st his we@@ ap@@ on into David , “ at once , A@@ bi@@ sh@@ a@@ i the son of Z@@ er@@ u@@ iah came to his [ Davi@@ d’s ] help and stru@@ ck the Phil@@ ist@@ ine down and put him to death . ”
Does that war@@ ning not re@@ mind you of what be@@ f@@ ell the Israelites in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness ?
What does a l@@ ack of self - control indic@@ ate , in contr@@ ast with what go@@ al set out in the Bible ?
Yes , Peter den@@ i@@ ed his Ma@@ ster , but let us not for@@ get that it was loy@@ al@@ ty and concer@@ n for Jesus that put Peter in that d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous situation , one that most of the apostles did not d@@ are face . ​ — John 18 : 15 - 27 .
Just as the branch cannot be@@ ar fru@@ it of it@@ self un@@ less it rema@@ ins in the v@@ ine , in the same way ne@@ i@@ ther can you , un@@ less you remain in uni@@ on with me . ”
Th@@ ough he recogn@@ ized that his sense of ta@@ st@@ e and of hear@@ ing were no longer what they had been , he was not bit@@ ter .
M@@ an@@ kin@@ d’s sur@@ vi@@ val is th@@ reat@@ ened as never before .
TH@@ E ru@@ g@@ ged r@@ ange of the An@@ des res@@ ists eas@@ y p@@ ene@@ tr@@ ation from the out@@ side .
H@@ um@@ ility and mo@@ des@@ ty ​ — having a real@@ is@@ tic view of our li@@ mit@@ ations — ​ will most certainly n@@ ur@@ ture in us bal@@ an@@ ced and reason@@ able expe@@ ct@@ ations .
To whom was Paul refer@@ ring when he wrote , “ through him ” ?
As imper@@ fect humans , can we follow the perfect example of Jesus ?
How does Satan use mis@@ gu@@ i@@ ded love , and why should we cho@@ ose our associ@@ ates care@@ fully ?
After they la@@ id the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation , they s@@ l@@ ac@@ ked off .
How can we show respect for a hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der ?
Why did Solomon give this ad@@ vice ?
God’s Son , Jesus Christ , provided spiritual en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment in a similar man@@ ner .
D@@ ad and I also serve as congregation elders .
Yet , wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness continu@@ es to “ ad@@ v@@ ance from bad to wor@@ se . ”
“ Jehovah [ is ] a God . . . a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in . . . truth . ”
They invit@@ e us into their home and ask many questions about the Bible .
For example , you@@ th is a good time to read the enti@@ re Bible , to devel@@ op Christian qualities , and to learn the ar@@ t of making disciples .
They would offer reli@@ able sh@@ el@@ ter in the face of ad@@ vers@@ ity and help nee@@ dy ones to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard their re@@ ser@@ ves of spiritual water from God’s Word .
L@@ ater , the prophet Samuel al@@ lu@@ ded to this law in speaking to King Saul .
The support thus rend@@ ered by the elders helps the er@@ ring one to avoid the d@@ anger of re@@ pe@@ ating the sin and the serious con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of be@@ coming a har@@ d@@ ened practic@@ er of sin . ​ — Hebrews 10 : 26 - 31 .
M@@ ore important , you prove to God that you honor his arrang@@ ement of marriage , and your actions will bring him great ple@@ asure . ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 19 .
No@@ te some expres@@ sions of the strong con@@ vi@@ ction of God’s servants .
Be cont@@ ent .
B@@ en remin@@ ds us of the Bible example of A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il , who a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ zed for her hus@@ ban@@ d’s ru@@ de be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or and thus s@@ mo@@ o@@ th@@ ed over a situation that could have led to disa@@ ster .
Still , Jesus with@@ sto@@ od the pres@@ sures brought to be@@ ar on him and des@@ p@@ ised the sh@@ ame .
Why do so many famili@@ es show no interest in their ag@@ ed parents ?
Jesus ’ disciples were not mis@@ taken in associ@@ ating Davi@@ d’s words with what they saw Jesus do at the temple .
Jehovah comman@@ ded the k@@ ings of Israel to wr@@ ite a cop@@ y of God’s Law and read it da@@ ily .
2 : 15 ​ — W@@ as David the se@@ ven@@ th son of J@@ es@@ se ?
( b ) What do the rema@@ ining ver@@ ses of Isaiah chap@@ ter 60 tell us ?
( Read Psalm 8@@ 6 : 12 ; Isaiah 4@@ 3 : 10 . )
And where can we find better compan@@ i@@ ons and truly loyal friends than in our worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od ?
6 , 7 . ( a ) Who is respon@@ sible for the persecu@@ tion of true worshipp@@ ers ?
A@@ P@@ P@@ R@@ E@@ C@@ I@@ AT@@ E Y@@ O@@ U@@ R P@@ L@@ A@@ C@@ E I@@ N J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S H@@ O@@ U@@ S@@ E
Wh@@ ere E@@ arly Christi@@ an@@ ity F@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed ( I@@ tal@@ y ) , 6 / 15
W@@ ell - cho@@ s@@ en words of wisdom can move hearts , inspi@@ re hope , and change lives .
U@@ p@@ on in@@ her@@ iting the thro@@ ne at the age of 22 , A@@ m@@ on “ pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to do what was bad in Jehovah’s eyes , just as M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h his father had done . ”
He then app@@ lies this knowledge not just during a certain time of the year but in every@@ day life .
* In respon@@ se , “ the el@@ even disciples went into Gal@@ ile@@ e to the m@@ oun@@ tain where Jesus had arrang@@ ed for them . ”
One Witness has helped him conduct a Bible study with an inter@@ ested person .
We can even work with our P@@ o@@ t@@ ter to help our brothers and sisters make prog@@ ress .
James ’ read@@ ers may thus have been remin@@ ded that appro@@ aching Jehovah is not something to be taken for gr@@ anted .
Still , such qualities as hum@@ ility , mo@@ des@@ ty , and me@@ ek@@ ness will help us to accept the chang@@ es and remain in God’s fav@@ or .
E@@ arly Con@@ t@@ act With the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents
By provi@@ ding the ransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ , God began ga@@ ther@@ ing the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 al@@ most 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , and indic@@ ations are that this group is now complete .
T@@ ur@@ ning away from bad beg@@ ins in the mind .
In time , the al@@ lu@@ re of sin may become so great that the un@@ clean desire be@@ comes fer@@ t@@ ile .
C@@ learly , then , it is wise to put spiritual matters first in life .
S@@ ad@@ ly , many who atten@@ d ch@@ urch do not accept the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message “ just as it tru@@ th@@ fully is , as the word of God . ”
Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal fin@@ ds indic@@ ate that , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly in the second mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m B.C.E . , worship was also given to de@@ i@@ fied ro@@ y@@ al an@@ c@@ est@@ ors .
In a similar way , we need to make sure that our faith sta@@ ys “ heal@@ thy ” and keep@@ s “ gro@@ wing . ” ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 2 ; 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 1 : 3 ; Luke 22 : 32 ; Hebrews 3 : 12 .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , even if we may not have been given a special privilege in the congregation , we should will@@ ingly support the brothers who have been appointed to take the lead among us . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess .
Di@@ d Lo@@ t act with God’s appro@@ val ?
Peter sh@@ ou@@ ted for help and Jesus quic@@ k@@ ly gra@@ b@@ bed him and said : “ You with little faith , why did you give way to doubt ? ” ​ — Matthew 14 : 24 - 32 .
D@@ oub@@ t@@ less , all of us have benef@@ ited in some way from the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol in our local congregations .
20 : 8 , 9 .
How would Jehovah’s counsel benefit Job long after his tri@@ als ?
The members of the Christian congregation where she attend@@ s meetings in the C@@ an@@ ary Is@@ lands also great@@ ly appreci@@ ate listen@@ ing to her com@@ ments and see@@ ing her par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate .
F@@ o@@ c@@ us on Jehovah’s mar@@ vel@@ ous qualities .
Jehovah used his spirit to prote@@ ct individuals in the l@@ ine of des@@ c@@ ent le@@ ading up to the Se@@ ed .
It is likely that you re@@ serve some time each we@@ ek to eng@@ age in the do@@ or - to - do@@ or ministry , but can you do more to war@@ n others ?
• Why does consider@@ ing H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah give us reason for confidence about the future ?
Mar@@ ri@@ ed cou@@ ples wis@@ ely commun@@ ic@@ ate before accep@@ ting an invit@@ ation or making an ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment
Of course , not even the most hear@@ t@@ felt words of comfort can eli@@ min@@ ate all the sh@@ o@@ ck and des@@ pa@@ ir felt by those affe@@ cted direc@@ tly .
He re@@ adi@@ ly inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted his work and sacrific@@ ed his own comfort in order to prote@@ ct his family from d@@ anger .
‘ The sc@@ ep@@ ter of his kingdom is a sc@@ ep@@ ter of u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness , ’ so the righteousness and e@@ qu@@ ity of his re@@ ign are gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ ed .
G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el , who was ra@@ ised in a religious family , was taught that his ho@@ m@@ el@@ and was in the thro@@ es of a holy war .
In this case Jesus in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted a com@@ mem@@ or@@ ative me@@ al ​ — a me@@ al that would serve as an a@@ id to mem@@ ory , help@@ ing his disciples to pre@@ serve the re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of the deep@@ ly sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant events of that m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous day .
Consider the example of Daniel .
If Adam and E@@ ve had not sin@@ ned , they and their perfect off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing could have wor@@ ked together happ@@ ily until the enti@@ re earth became a par@@ adise .
H@@ er@@ ber@@ t h@@ an@@ ded over his id@@ enti@@ fic@@ ation c@@ ard .
H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of Bible ver@@ ses associ@@ ate that qu@@ ality with Jehovah .
One thing , though , kept Joseph from being c@@ ru@@ shed by l@@ on@@ el@@ iness .
Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a : Yes , I@@ ’@@ m cu@@ ri@@ ous about that .
F@@ in@@ ally , to benefit from God’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , we must stri@@ ve to avoid making a prac@@ tice of serious sin .
In this way , while the ex@@ hor@@ tation that Jesus gave at the end of the par@@ able of the ten vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins app@@ lies in the first place to anointed Christians before 19@@ 19 , in princi@@ ple it still app@@ lies to every Christian .
Not only did Paul ad@@ mit that he needed help but he accepted that help gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ously and comm@@ ended those who gave it .
What is a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al reason to be mer@@ ci@@ ful ?
I first no@@ tic@@ ed that she occasi@@ on@@ ally could not remember what she had said , and at times she had difficul@@ ty re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing how to get home .
Sh@@ ould You Tru@@ st Your Fir@@ st I@@ mp@@ res@@ sions ?
Rather , it s@@ pur@@ s them on to inc@@ re@@ ase their sacrifice of praise to the ex@@ t@@ ent that they reason@@ ab@@ ly can . ​ — Psalm 14@@ 6 : 2 .
I@@ L@@ L@@ Y@@ R@@ I@@ C@@ U@@ M
One brother in Ger@@ many wrote : “ E@@ very time I w@@ atch the news ​ — the w@@ ars , the earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es , the viol@@ ence , and the con@@ tam@@ in@@ ation of our pl@@ an@@ et — ​ it d@@ ri@@ ves home to me the ne@@ ar@@ ness of the end . ”
They rel@@ ated : “ In our congregation , there were few young ones in their l@@ ate te@@ ens to associ@@ ate with our daugh@@ ter J@@ ane .
Although he on occasi@@ on used questions to s@@ il@@ ence his cr@@ iti@@ c@@ s , most often his purpose was to re@@ ach his listen@@ ers ’ hearts , mo@@ ving them to refle@@ ct on their own spiritual con@@ dition .
If you wanted to ra@@ ise an or@@ c@@ hi@@ d but were concer@@ ned that it might wi@@ ther , you might be disc@@ oura@@ ged .
And what of today ?
T@@ ak@@ en from Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 1 : 14 , it re@@ a@@ ds : “ The great day of Jehovah is near . ”
‘ The S@@ ou@@ l of the R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous One Is Sat@@ is@@ fied ’
Let us consider three are@@ as in which we need a well - tra@@ ined conscience : ( 1 ) health care , ( 2 ) rec@@ re@@ ation , and ( 3 ) our preaching work .
How are we to understand the new “ earth ” that Isaiah fore@@ told ?
( Read Psalm 1@@ 19 : 37 ; Matthew 5 : 28 , 29 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 5 . )
On this account ce@@ ase be@@ coming un@@ reason@@ able , but go on per@@ c@@ ei@@ ving what the will of Jehovah is .
They show us how faithful servants of God in the past have p@@ our@@ ed out their hearts to Jehovah to expres@@ s their need for God’s help as well as their gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for the guid@@ ance and blessings from him .
A@@ c@@ tually , all re@@ de@@ e@@ ma@@ ble mankind will re@@ a@@ p long - ter@@ m benef@@ its from Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice .
C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ T@@ R@@ Y O@@ F O@@ R@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ N : C@@ AN@@ A@@ D@@ A
Mo@@ re@@ over , God promises that he is ready to “ show his strength in be@@ half of those who@@ se heart is complete toward him . ”
Some think that Jesus himself first prom@@ o@@ ted the ide@@ a that God’s Kingdom lies within the hearts of humans .
That got me over the hum@@ p .
“ The time we sp@@ end together every day helps to keep the l@@ ines of commun@@ ic@@ ation o@@ pen .
The first ty@@ pe of so@@ il is hard , the second is shal@@ low , and the th@@ ir@@ d is over@@ gro@@ wn with thor@@ ns .
The expres@@ sion “ under the su@@ n ” means “ on this earth ” or “ in this world . ”
In any ev@@ ent , Saul felt that Samu@@ el@@ ’s t@@ ar@@ din@@ ess gave him the right to take matters into his own hands and to dis@@ reg@@ ard the ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it instru@@ ctions he had been given .
Does not the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of the resurrection , as taught by Jesus Christ , reve@@ al God’s deep love of humans as individuals ?
R@@ um@@ ors have cir@@ cul@@ ated about a mas@@ sive co@@ ver - up , prom@@ p@@ ted by fear that the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls reve@@ al fac@@ ts that would under@@ mine the faith of Christians and Jews al@@ ike .
He ple@@ ad@@ ed : “ A@@ h , Jehovah , ple@@ ase , let your e@@ ar become atten@@ tive to the prayer of your serv@@ ant and to the prayer of your servants who take deli@@ ght in fe@@ aring your name ; and , ple@@ ase , do gr@@ ant succ@@ ess to your serv@@ ant today and make him an ob@@ ject of p@@ ity before this man . ”
How can go@@ als in Jehovah’s service help us to pre@@ pare for life in God’s new world ?
My conscience would have tr@@ oub@@ led me if I had not inform@@ ed my teach@@ er , ” she said .
In what way is Jesus “ the light of the world ” ?
Who Is “ the Tru@@ e God and Li@@ fe E@@ ver@@ lasting ” ?
Many of the 25 who were cho@@ s@@ en and sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ently privile@@ ged to o@@ pen the work in J@@ ap@@ an are still in their assignment ​ — el@@ der@@ ly , y@@ es , but still there .
( b ) How can those who are un@@ able to pioneer man@@ i@@ f@@ est a pioneer spirit ?
The two men stu@@ died , got baptized , and sh@@ ared Bible truth with others .
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s a fun@@ d of information regarding family authority .
When deci@@ ding who can as@@ su@@ me such a we@@ igh@@ ty responsi@@ bility , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy has in mind Jesus ’ st@@ at@@ ement : “ E@@ ver@@ yone to whom much was given , much will be dem@@ an@@ ded of him ; and the one whom people put in char@@ ge of much , they will dem@@ and more than u@@ su@@ al of him . ”
What are some to@@ ol@@ s that “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” has provided in order to help people understand why Jehovah God per@@ m@@ its suffering ?
He gave evidence that he had been sent by God .
As a result , M@@ other and I went to live with her parents in a bi@@ g house in Mal@@ den , M@@ ass@@ ach@@ u@@ set@@ ts .
We can simil@@ arly keep loo@@ king for the good in others . ​ — Luke 15 : 11 - 32 .
This po@@ is@@ on@@ ous pl@@ ant clo@@ sel@@ y res@@ em@@ bl@@ es whe@@ at in its early st@@ ages before it re@@ ach@@ es matu@@ r@@ ity .
“ Who is the li@@ ar if it is not the one that den@@ ies that Jesus is the Christ ?
What responsi@@ bility did the early Christians accept , and what par@@ al@@ le@@ l do we find today ?
It is u@@ su@@ ally wise to have a family meeting to discus@@ s co@@ op@@ er@@ ation , needs , and str@@ ate@@ gi@@ es .
That is b@@ ound to occ@@ ur because the one prom@@ ising it is Jehovah .
In saying that he was being jud@@ ged over the hope of the resurrection of the dead , Paul c@@ learly me@@ ant that in this respect he was like the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es .
In Bible times , this in@@ ability ca@@ used women much pain .
I had just fac@@ ed one of the t@@ ough@@ est t@@ ests of my young life ​ — I had refu@@ sed to be cons@@ crip@@ ted for mil@@ it@@ ary service . ​ — 2 Corinthians 10 : 3 - 5 .
Ge@@ wer@@ be@@ hal@@ le , V@@ ol .
This is the case even though a@@ do@@ p@@ ting such tra@@ its may se@@ em advan@@ ta@@ ge@@ ous .
After a n@@ ine - h@@ our ri@@ de in the back of that tru@@ ck , we arri@@ ved home ​ — we@@ t and chil@@ led to the b@@ one .
Des@@ pite his ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , what has helped Le@@ o to conduct himself as a less@@ er one ?
Satan brought persecu@@ tion upon the u@@ pri@@ ght man Job .
On Christian Do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine
As we have already seen , the fact that Jehovah has not given spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c regul@@ ations in a matter does not mean that he does not care what his people do .
I was so disc@@ oura@@ ged . ”
And sign@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , since 1914 , ma@@ j@@ or world events have happened ​ — events that the Bible fore@@ told for the last days .
S@@ ar@@ din@@ ia
P@@ R@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H@@ IN@@ G the good news is the most important work being done on earth today .
To illustr@@ ate : Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 25 re@@ a@@ ds “ H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds , continue loving your wi@@ ves ” in@@ stead of saying mer@@ ely “ H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds , love your wife . ”
“ Fa@@ ith F@@ ol@@ lo@@ ws the Th@@ ing H@@ ear@@ d ”
Com@@ par@@ ing Jehovah to a human father , the apostle Paul wrote : “ D@@ on@@ ’t all parents cor@@ rec@@ t their children ? . . .
W@@ is@@ dom and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment are godly qualities .
As in the first century , Jehovah gives us valu@@ able tra@@ ining through the Christian congregation .
Can you succ@@ e@@ ed in res@@ is@@ ting the Devil ?
During w@@ inter@@ time , we took a bu@@ s early in the mor@@ ning to a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge in the re@@ gi@@ on and then wal@@ ked from house to house .
Des@@ pite the t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony of the e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses and of the Scriptures , there were and still are those who doubt that Jesus was ra@@ ised up .
Because we are al@@ er@@ t to Jesus ’ si@@ gn , what are we con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of ?
The world also no@@ ted first - century Kingdom - preaching activities and persecu@@ ted pro@@ claim@@ ers of the good news .
C@@ er@@ tain anointed ones , however , were un@@ pre@@ pared to make sacrific@@ es or ex@@ p@@ end personal effort ​ — al@@ though they ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly desi@@ red to be with the B@@ ri@@ de@@ gro@@ om .
Like them , we let the Bible gu@@ i@@ de us today .
The same ca@@ u@@ tion is needed when it comes to religious educ@@ ation .
No place that we might go to is too re@@ mo@@ te for God to strengthen us .
A@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ z@@ ing ​ — A K@@ ey to M@@ ak@@ ing Pe@@ ace “ A@@ P@@ O@@ L@@ O@@ G@@ I@@ E@@ S are powerful .
S@@ hor@@ tly before Moses died , he said : “ Jehovah ​ — from Sin@@ a@@ i he came , and he f@@ la@@ shed for@@ th from Se@@ ir upon them .
You can be confid@@ ent that such a course will be “ for your own good . ”
In turn , its fru@@ it@@ age ​ — “ love , joy , peace , long - suffering , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , faith , mil@@ dness , self - control ” — ​ be@@ comes evid@@ ent in our ministry .
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you ever asked any of those questions ?
D@@ O Y@@ O@@ U won@@ der what the future ho@@ l@@ ds for you and for your loved ones ?
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , light pi@@ er@@ ces the g@@ loo@@ m , and Jehovah c@@ alls out : “ A@@ ris@@ e , O woman , shed for@@ th light , for your light has come and upon you the very glory of Jehovah has sh@@ one for@@ th . ”
That is in l@@ ine with what wise King Solomon wrote : “ He@@ ar , my son , and accept my sa@@ y@@ ings . Then for you the years of life will become many .
What about the many children who arri@@ ve with their parents , both refu@@ ge@@ es and other im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants ?
C@@ learly , many are benef@@ iting from an e@@ dition of The Watchtower that uses eas@@ ily under@@ sto@@ od words in simp@@ le sen@@ ten@@ ces .
2 Corinthians 12 : 9 , 10
That witness deli@@ v@@ ers righ@@ the@@ ar@@ ted individuals from false religion and sa@@ ves lives .
Who today have really me@@ t these cr@@ it@@ eri@@ a ?
P@@ ic@@ k , pi@@ ck , pi@@ ck . That was the P@@ har@@ is@@ a@@ ic way .
Instead , he develop@@ ed in@@ sight and mer@@ cy .
What happ@@ ens at each of these meetings ?
M@@ ob@@ s con@@ stan@@ tly je@@ ered us .
No man ever h@@ ated his own flesh ; but he fe@@ e@@ ds and ch@@ eri@@ sh@@ es it . ”
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H and Satan are complete op@@ pos@@ ites .
There are many other as@@ pe@@ cts of Christian mor@@ ality , and cor@@ respon@@ ding@@ ly many other Bible examples and poin@@ ts of counsel , that you can study , apply , and teach .
12 The Tru@@ th B@@ r@@ ings , “ Not Pe@@ ace , But a S@@ word ”
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : In the A@@ ma@@ z@@ on@@ as re@@ gi@@ on in nor@@ ther@@ n Per@@ u , there are many opportun@@ ities to give a witness in in@@ for@@ ma@@ l situ@@ ations
On Au@@ gu@@ st 15 , the de@@ fe@@ at of J@@ ap@@ an became a re@@ ality .
The cha@@ ir@@ man wal@@ ked on@@ to the pl@@ at@@ form and wel@@ com@@ ed every@@ body .
A@@ no@@ ther si@@ x milli@@ on were w@@ oun@@ ded . A gro@@ wing number of children have been turned into sol@@ di@@ ers .
For we know that all cre@@ ation keep@@ s on gro@@ an@@ ing together and being in pain together until now . ” ​ — Romans 8 : 19 - 22 .
When the city coun@@ ci@@ l of Re@@ im@@ s ann@@ oun@@ ced pl@@ ans to pa@@ y for the da@@ is to be used during the po@@ pe@@ ’s vis@@ it , one associ@@ ation had the decision over@@ turned in cour@@ t as un@@ cons@@ titu@@ tional .
What , though , does it mean to be self - su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient ?
Re@@ fle@@ ct back on the joy that so many of God’s people had during the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al se@@ as@@ on this year .
Di@@ d a tr@@ ace of sa@@ dness show there ?
I can leave it at any time . ’
When your children face challeng@@ ing responsi@@ bil@@ ities , how do you re@@ act ?
W@@ ould he hold out the resurrection hope , even demonstr@@ ating that he can fulf@@ ill it , and then turn his promises into lies ?
Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty is sh@@ own when marriage mat@@ es look for opportun@@ ities to con@@ fir@@ m their devo@@ tion to each other .
Our God - given g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l home has what we need ​ — light , he@@ at , water , and food .
O@@ r does he accept some exc@@ uses as v@@ al@@ id ?
To@@ gether we pray@@ ed to Jehovah that my father would also get on the ro@@ ad to life .
To coun@@ ter@@ act un@@ du@@ e wor@@ ry about material things , he@@ ed Jesus ’ ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ N@@ ever be anxi@@ ous and say , ‘ What are we to e@@ at ? ’
H@@ app@@ y F@@ am@@ ily Li@@ fe ​ — A F@@ ine Gi@@ ft
See The Watchtower , A@@ pri@@ l 15 , 20@@ 12 , pages 25 - 26 .
Ma@@ on
Thus , one who is “ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ately qu@@ ali@@ fied ” is com@@ pet@@ ent and wor@@ thy to under@@ take a given t@@ ask .
Now , each of us does well to ask , ‘ How will I respon@@ d to Jehovah’s love ? ’
L@@ ess@@ on : Our spe@@ e@@ ch and actions af@@ fect Jehovah’s feelings , so we should think before we speak and act .
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you ever w@@ atch@@ ed a s@@ par@@ ro@@ w or some other bir@@ d pe@@ ck around in what appe@@ ars to be m@@ ere di@@ r@@ t ?
4 , 5 . ( a ) How does Psalm 9@@ 9 descri@@ be the ear@@ n@@ est desire of Jehovah’s true worshipp@@ ers ?
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines con@@ tain many life st@@ ori@@ es each year .
Of what blessings does John as@@ sure us , and what does the wi@@ p@@ ing out of te@@ ars mean ?
Go@@ od counsel and the dis@@ position to act in har@@ mony with it are ke@@ ys to ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ing such a life in this comple@@ x world .
The Bible remin@@ ds us : “ The bor@@ ro@@ wer is serv@@ ant to the man doing the l@@ en@@ ding . ”
So in@@ stead of wor@@ r@@ ying about the past , we should be concer@@ ned about the present and the future .
Does this mean that it is wrong to want a bi@@ gg@@ er house , a ne@@ wer ca@@ r , a more prof@@ it@@ able jo@@ b ?
Thus we see the close relationship between advan@@ c@@ ing to Christian matu@@ r@@ ity and ga@@ ining “ on@@ en@@ ess in the faith and in the acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the Son of God . ”
I offered my ser@@ vi@@ ces as a gar@@ den@@ er .
Do not be like a man who ‘ loo@@ ks at his n@@ atur@@ al face in a mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r and im@@ medi@@ ately for@@ ge@@ ts what s@@ ort of man he is . ’
Do You T@@ ake the Le@@ ad in S@@ how@@ ing H@@ on@@ or ?
She did not want to study , but to be pol@@ ite she arrang@@ ed for them to study with me .
Fr@@ en@@ ch pol@@ itical ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her M@@ on@@ t@@ es@@ qui@@ eu ( Ch@@ ar@@ les - L@@ ou@@ is de Se@@ con@@ d@@ at ) wrote : “ For me , study has always been the so@@ ver@@ ei@@ gn re@@ me@@ dy for the we@@ ar@@ iness of life .
I ad@@ mi@@ re these people for their strong will and wise use of the Bible .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing integrity invol@@ ves being “ no part of the world , ” sta@@ ying out of the pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s of the nations and their w@@ ars .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the enti@@ re Bible is the pri@@ m@@ ary to@@ ol we use to help us make disciples .
W@@ ould he continue to trust in his God , Jehovah , or would he com@@ promise and do as the king di@@ ct@@ ated ?
“ S@@ pe@@ e@@ ch which has this qu@@ ality will end@@ ure . . . for ever because it will be found to be reli@@ able , in contr@@ ast with the l@@ ying t@@ ong@@ ue . . . which may dec@@ ei@@ ve for a m@@ om@@ ent but cannot pre@@ va@@ il when put to the t@@ est . ”
When F@@ er@@ din@@ and told the brother who organiz@@ ed the work in that country that he had been a sa@@ il@@ or , the brother exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ You are just the man we need ! ”
En@@ courage him to dis@@ co@@ ver his own reas@@ ons why he is per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed to believe in a Creator and why he wants to do God’s will .
Is this truly Jehovah’s organization ? ’
How did Daniel keep his mind ac@@ tive into his 9@@ 0 ’ s , and with what resul@@ ts ?
Such ad@@ vice imp@@ ro@@ ves commun@@ ic@@ ation .
This time , however , I was al@@ one .
How does Jehovah displa@@ y those beau@@ ti@@ ful qualities ?
W@@ ou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t you ag@@ ree , for instance , that being a succ@@ ess@@ ful husband and family head these days can be a chall@@ enge ?
Read with an o@@ pen mind .
She had beg@@ ged Jehovah to inter@@ v@@ ene ​ — just as I had . ”
The per@@ man@@ ent temple buil@@ t by King Solomon follow@@ ed the desi@@ gn of the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , having two al@@ t@@ ars .
He hi@@ d it because the So@@ vi@@ et St@@ ate Se@@ cur@@ ity Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e , the K@@ G@@ B , would often un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly sear@@ ch the ho@@ m@@ es of Jehovah’s Witnesses , loo@@ king for religious public@@ ations .
Yes , what R@@ a@@ ha@@ b learned about Jehovah and his de@@ e@@ ds in be@@ half of Israel t@@ ou@@ ched a responsi@@ ve cho@@ r@@ d in her heart and ca@@ used her to have faith in him . ​ — Romans 10 : 10 .
Rather , it takes advan@@ ta@@ ge of its ke@@ en ey@@ es@@ i@@ ght to see pre@@ d@@ at@@ ors from a@@ far , and it sta@@ ys close to ho@@ les and cre@@ vi@@ ces that can provide li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving sh@@ el@@ ter .
• From what sub@@ tle form@@ s of i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry must we fle@@ e ?
Re@@ ques@@ ts for G@@ u@@ id@@ ance “ G@@ u@@ i@@ de me in the pa@@ th@@ way of your comman@@ d@@ ments , for in it I take deli@@ ght . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 35 .
H@@ O@@ W TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E C@@ H@@ AN@@ G@@ E@@ D M@@ Y L@@ I@@ F@@ E : Paul started to study the Bible with me .
15 , 16 . ( a ) In what ways does Jehovah help us to h@@ and@@ le the ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les we may face ?
Jesus expla@@ ins : “ In fact , un@@ less those days were cu@@ t sh@@ ort , no flesh would be sa@@ ved ; but on account of the cho@@ s@@ en ones those days will be cu@@ t sh@@ ort . ”
The Law also said that when a person makes a v@@ ow to Jehovah , “ he must not viol@@ ate his word .
He L@@ ear@@ ned to Sa@@ y No
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , when we do things in “ the strength that God supp@@ lies , ” this will help us to keep hum@@ ble .
How can we id@@ enti@@ fy a spiritual person ?
In Moses ’ day , Jehovah en@@ tered into a covenant with the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Jac@@ o@@ b , and these became the nation of Israel .
What is more , the one who did not is making exc@@ uses .
( b ) In what ways might a Christian su@@ ff@@ er un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly on account of his faith ?
Still , the same thing could ha@@ p@@ pen to us .
How fine it would be to cur@@ l up like him and enjoy the same con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment !
S@@ tra@@ w was pur@@ cha@@ sed for co@@ ver@@ ing the we@@ t gr@@ ound .
Yet , me@@ ek people are still respon@@ ding to our efforts to a@@ wak@@ en them .
He would like to have two chang@@ es of clo@@ th@@ es so that he can give them to the men . ’
Moses respon@@ ded res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully with a question , one of pro@@ found sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance .
P@@ re@@ aching in that ter@@ rit@@ ory was very challeng@@ ing , but it provided valu@@ able tra@@ ining for me .
The an@@ nu@@ al meeting pro@@ gra@@ m was ti@@ ed in ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic@@ ally to a number of lo@@ c@@ ations , br@@ ing@@ ing the to@@ tal attend@@ ance to 1@@ 3@@ ,@@ 7@@ 5@@ 7 .
So@@ on , an ang@@ el coming down out of heaven with the ke@@ y of the ab@@ y@@ ss and a great cha@@ in in his hand will bin@@ d Satan and his dem@@ ons and h@@ ur@@ l them into the ab@@ y@@ ss of in@@ activ@@ ity .
( b ) How may our hon@@ es@@ ty af@@ fect others ?
Many , though , will ad@@ mit that they do not truly understand why it was necess@@ ary for Jesus to die for mankind and how Jesus ’ death is an expres@@ sion of God’s love for us .
Gi@@ ve some examples of faithful servants of Jehovah who end@@ ur@@ ed dist@@ res@@ sing situ@@ ations .
Who is the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ?
Our situation is similar to the@@ ir@@ s .
And he always took me@@ a@@ sures to get away sa@@ f@@ ely when his life was th@@ reat@@ ened .
Ther@@ efore , we want to imitate Eli@@ sh@@ a@@ ’s example in deep@@ ly appreci@@ ating el@@ der@@ ly fellow believers .
Jesus contribu@@ ted to the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of the divine name .
Be@@ fore long , in F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 194@@ 1 , I was baptized at the age of 14 , and in 194@@ 4 , I began serving as a pioneer in C@@ le@@ vel@@ and .
But it was not eas@@ y to make the chang@@ es ​ — to give up the d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , the dr@@ in@@ king , the fi@@ gh@@ ting , and the bad language I ha@@ bitu@@ ally used .
How Can We Be Pe@@ ople of In@@ tegrity ?
So were John , his brother James , and their father , Z@@ ebe@@ de@@ e .
For example , a man in T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y said : “ The cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness and or@@ der@@ l@@ iness that I ob@@ served at the Kingdom H@@ all imp@@ ressed me .
It took ong@@ o@@ ing efforts by Jesus to ad@@ just the attitu@@ des of his apostles .
St@@ an@@ ding by “ Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th , ” our car@@ av@@ an buil@@ t by my husband
Our be@@ coming ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the mind of Christ can give us what in@@ sight ?
We can learn a lo@@ t from some individuals mentioned in the Bible who were real friends but who@@ se fri@@ end@@ ship was later in d@@ anger .
Ab@@ out the time when Paul wrote to the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans , he en@@ tru@@ sted Timothy with a we@@ igh@@ ty responsi@@ bility ​ — that of ap@@ poin@@ ting elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants .
“ However , in time , I real@@ ized that I had to make an effort too . ”
One dic@@ tion@@ ary de@@ fin@@ es “ ze@@ al ” as “ e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness and ar@@ d@@ ent interest in pur@@ su@@ it of something , ” and it off@@ ers as sy@@ n@@ on@@ y@@ ms such words as pas@@ sion , fer@@ v@@ or , ar@@ d@@ or , and en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m .
“ As I felt Jehovah’s loving support and no@@ tic@@ ed how he ans@@ wer@@ ed my prayers in seem@@ ingly small matters , I dre@@ w clo@@ s@@ er to him , ” says R@@ ic@@ ar@@ do .
How O@@ be@@ di@@ ence “ Is Bet@@ ter T@@ ha@@ n a S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fice ”
Tru@@ e , Christians do not ba@@ se their faith on ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal fin@@ ds .
To emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze this , Jesus said : “ Do not two s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws sel@@ l for a co@@ in of small value ?
In fact , a se@@ cul@@ ar study reve@@ aled that more than half of ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ous women and ne@@ arly 3 out of 4 ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ous men had il@@ lic@@ it rel@@ ations with a work@@ mate .
H@@ ar@@ an is now only a small to@@ wn lo@@ c@@ ated near Ş@@ an@@ l@@ ı@@ ur@@ f@@ a , in e@@ ast@@ er@@ n T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y .
We mer@@ ely ‘ look on and see the re@@ tri@@ bu@@ tion of the wicked , ’ who are re@@ ap@@ ing tr@@ ou@@ ble in com@@ mer@@ cial , religious , and other ways . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 7 .
“ God is for us a refu@@ ge and strength , a help that is re@@ adi@@ ly to be found during dist@@ res@@ ses . ” ​ — P@@ S .
Some bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ es and scho@@ ol@@ s pur@@ cha@@ se mul@@ ti@@ ple - us@@ er li@@ cen@@ ses that s@@ ti@@ pul@@ ate a ma@@ xi@@ mu@@ m number of us@@ ers allow@@ ed to use the pro@@ gra@@ m .
6 : 32 , 33 .
Ex@@ pos@@ ing all the false go@@ ds that were being worshipp@@ ed at that time , those early Christians b@@ ol@@ dly pro@@ claim@@ ed that Jehovah is the one true God .
A@@ wa@@ ke !
It is certainly not the ac@@ tu@@ al suffering we may go through that makes us happy .
P@@ re@@ par@@ ations
With these words King David of old pro@@ claim@@ ed his devo@@ tion to Jehovah .
If people did not allow a feel@@ ing of res@@ ent@@ ment or anger to buil@@ d up , pre@@ medit@@ ated viol@@ ence would disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar . How much b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed would be avo@@ i@@ ded if this teaching was app@@ lied !
During the following months , public Bible tal@@ ks were given in K@@ yo@@ to and other c@@ ities in w@@ es@@ ter@@ n J@@ ap@@ an .
How to U@@ se God’s Word With Per@@ su@@ asi@@ on
When many disciples a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned Jesus , he was inter@@ ested in hear@@ ing the vie@@ w@@ point of his apostles .
Jehovah has promised to deli@@ ver his people through the great tri@@ bul@@ ation and to give them everlasting life in the new world .
How is Isaiah 60 : 22 being ful@@ filled ?
Then his pati@@ ence is re@@ war@@ ded , and he se@@ es the fru@@ its of his la@@ b@@ or .
Jehovah’s Witnesses in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o are no exc@@ ep@@ tion .
Consider a s@@ am@@ pl@@ ing of divine counsel .
He had all the opportun@@ ities of the ro@@ y@@ al cour@@ t , while other Hebrews were sla@@ ves .
E@@ ach c@@ lu@@ ster of d@@ ates may have as many as a th@@ ous@@ and individu@@ al fru@@ its and may we@@ i@@ gh 18 p@@ oun@@ ds [ 8 k@@ g ] or more .
But after the congregation was form@@ ed , the Jews organiz@@ ed a mo@@ b to ri@@ d the city of Paul and S@@ il@@ as .
The do@@ cum@@ ent@@ ary cre@@ ated ad@@ di@@ tional problems for me .
The P@@ i@@ e@@ d@@ mon@@ t Re@@ gi@@ on a@@ war@@ ded them a pla@@ que for their “ preci@@ ous vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary work in support of the P@@ i@@ e@@ d@@ mon@@ t@@ ese po@@ pul@@ ation affe@@ cted by the f@@ loo@@ ding . ”
E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 5 , 10 states : “ As for the dead , they are consci@@ ous of nothing at all . . .
After all , the pl@@ ant that comes up in the fine so@@ il is also ex@@ posed to the su@@ n , but it does not wi@@ ther ​ — in fact , it th@@ ri@@ ves .
C@@ ite local examples .
Yet , most Bible transl@@ ations in these langu@@ ages still avoid using the divine name .
Proverbs 14 : 2 states : “ The one wal@@ king in his u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness is fe@@ aring Jehovah , but the one cro@@ o@@ ked in his ways is des@@ p@@ ising H@@ im . ”
To continue wal@@ king with God , we need to keep on taking in knowledge of him and ap@@ pl@@ ying it in our life .
Those who are loyal to Jehovah are not re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous , and they do not com@@ pla@@ in about the direction they receive .
I am contribu@@ ting this am@@ ount p@@ lu@@ s an ad@@ di@@ tional 9@@ 10 f@@ ran@@ c@@ s [ $ 1@@ .@@ 8@@ 2 , U@@ .@@ S . ] from my sa@@ v@@ ings .
It will cr@@ us@@ h and put an end to all these k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s , and it it@@ self will stand to times in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ”
How are the anointed streng@@ th@@ ened spiritually by par@@ taking of the bre@@ ad and the w@@ ine ?
But David is confid@@ ent because he has imp@@ lic@@ it trust in God .
He pur@@ po@@ sel@@ y came to earth “ to give his soul a ransom in ex@@ change for many . ”
As a re@@ ward for fin@@ ding the bri@@ ef@@ case , the ow@@ ner gave Mar@@ c@@ elo only 20 p@@ es@@ o@@ s ( about $ 6 , U@@ .@@ S . ) .
We have similar joy upon the return of one of God’s sheep who has been mis@@ sing from the flo@@ ck .
The Bible does not give much de@@ ta@@ il about how Jehovah commun@@ ic@@ ates with spirit cre@@ atu@@ res .
At this point , however , he was ac@@ ting dec@@ ep@@ tiv@@ ely .
However , this coun@@ ci@@ l has re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly refu@@ sed to reg@@ is@@ ter Jehovah’s Witnesses , lar@@ g@@ ely over the is@@ sue of Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality .
Consider what happened to S@@ us@@ ana , a 16 - year - old sister in Par@@ ag@@ u@@ a@@ y .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s do not have a good rec@@ ord when it comes to wi@@ el@@ ding power .
L@@ ac@@ king full understanding of how Jehovah now deal@@ t with his people , some Jewish Christians in@@ sis@@ ted on their own vie@@ w@@ poin@@ ts , cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ z@@ ing others . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 2 : 17 ; Hebrews 10 : 1 .
Al@@ ways Be “ H@@ um@@ ble in M@@ ind ” How is the import@@ ance of hum@@ ility sh@@ own in Ju@@ d@@ ges chap@@ ter 9 ?
God will do the same for us .
What be@@ aring does desire have on what we do in the congregation ?
In sh@@ ort , the t@@ il@@ t of the earth .
S@@ el@@ f - exam@@ in@@ ation is ess@@ enti@@ al . ​ — 2 Corinthians 13 : 5 .
There are so many wonderful blessings in st@@ ore for us that we cannot even i@@ magine them all .
To them , being mil@@ d - temp@@ ered is a f@@ law .
They have the same circumstances .
Although we may not be rich , we can “ follow the course of ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality . ”
What out@@ standing displa@@ y of go@@ o@@ dness has Jehovah sh@@ own toward rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers ?
One day while suffering from a b@@ out of mal@@ ari@@ a , I received a letter from C@@ ô@@ te d@@ ’@@ I@@ vo@@ i@@ re .
Solomon wrote : “ In that case you will understand righteousness and judgment and u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness , the enti@@ re course of what is good . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
What would you say is the Scriptural view of material things ?
The ho@@ m@@ es were hum@@ ble , but the people were fri@@ end@@ ly and ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able , and they offered us not only a place to s@@ le@@ ep but also something to e@@ at .
I can tru@@ th@@ fully answer , “ I would not change a thing ! ”
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ les 1 - 3 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 7 - 20
At the time , we did not fully real@@ ize the difficul@@ ties of re@@ aring children while we sta@@ yed in the travel@@ ing work .
Can you i@@ magine the joy of Mar@@ th@@ a and M@@ ary when Jesus ra@@ ised La@@ z@@ ar@@ us back to life ? ​ — Read John 11 : 20 - 24 , 38 - 4@@ 4 .
H@@ el@@ p the Bible stud@@ ent to prog@@ ress
but do not do the things I say ? ”
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H is the inv@@ isi@@ ble God .
Dis@@ tr@@ actions may turn our attention away from what is being said .
M@@ or@@ al valu@@ es . ​ — 1 Corinthians 6 : 9 , 10 .
He sp@@ ent months in the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al and in a cam@@ p before being de@@ por@@ ted to a neu@@ tr@@ al country .
Such tra@@ ining would inclu@@ de show@@ ing the less experienced publi@@ sh@@ er how to ( 1 ) pre@@ pare and prac@@ tice a pres@@ ent@@ ation , ( 2 ) eng@@ age a hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der or a pas@@ ser@@ by in con@@ vers@@ ation , ( 3 ) offer liter@@ ature , ( 4 ) follow up interest , and ( 5 ) star@@ t a Bible study .
And why can we be sure that Jehovah is le@@ ading his people today ?
Ha@@ ving brought under his d@@ om@@ in@@ ation the ter@@ rit@@ ory of the R@@ h@@ en@@ ish F@@ ran@@ ks to the e@@ ast , C@@ lo@@ v@@ is made Par@@ is his cap@@ it@@ al .
Is Your Con@@ s@@ ci@@ ence a R@@ eli@@ able G@@ u@@ i@@ de ?
When it was time to atten@@ d a conven@@ tion , I needed a lo@@ t of courage to go and face people .
2 : 13 ; J@@ as .
Un@@ der@@ s@@ cor@@ ing that , rec@@ all the example of Timothy .
By giving our who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted support to the work that we have been instru@@ cted to do , that is , to “ make disciples of people of all the nations . ”
H@@ ear@@ t@@ felt prayer is vital .
“ Go@@ od mor@@ ning , M@@ r@@ s . St@@ ac@@ k@@ house .
The hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der had a str@@ ange look on her face as she left and brought back a bo@@ x of mat@@ ches .
On the other hand , those who are you@@ ng@@ er must gu@@ ard against be@@ coming imp@@ ati@@ ent when they are not given more to do .
To@@ go repor@@ ts that the con@@ stru@@ ction of good - qu@@ ality Kingdom H@@ alls has such a positi@@ ve effect on the neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od that some people try to r@@ ent or buil@@ d hous@@ es in lo@@ cal@@ ities where h@@ alls are going to be buil@@ t .
It inclu@@ des less@@ ons on God , Jesus Christ , human suffering , the resurrection , prayer , and many more sub@@ je@@ cts .
W@@ ish@@ ing to es@@ cap@@ e his p@@ light , he ple@@ ad@@ ed : “ Who will gr@@ ant me this , that tho@@ u ma@@ y@@ est prote@@ ct me in hel@@ l [ S@@ he@@ ol ] , and hi@@ de me t@@ ill thy wr@@ ath pas@@ s ? ”
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 21 , 1@@ 34
When we recogn@@ ize Jehovah as our P@@ o@@ t@@ ter , our attitude toward our brothers and sisters will also change .
Moses was ever desi@@ r@@ ous of gro@@ wing in his relationship with Jehovah .
The Messi@@ ah would be resur@@ rec@@ ted .
So they were not to get another for the tri@@ p .
The Witnesses faith@@ fully obey the in@@ j@@ un@@ ction of Romans 13 : 1 , 2 : “ Let every soul be in sub@@ je@@ ction to the su@@ peri@@ or author@@ ities [ govern@@ men@@ tal rul@@ ers ] , for there is no authority exc@@ ep@@ t by God ; the ex@@ is@@ ting author@@ ities stand plac@@ ed in their relati@@ ve positi@@ ons by God .
In other c@@ as@@ es , it may be appro@@ pri@@ ate to say : “ I was ho@@ p@@ ing to tell you about a time when there will be no in@@ justice and all people will learn to love one another . ”
E@@ ven@@ tually , Jehovah brought des@@ tru@@ ction upon the wicked ones but pre@@ served ali@@ ve Noah and his family . ​ — Genesis 6 : 5 ; 7 : 23 .
A New World of P@@ l@@ ent@@ y A@@ wa@@ its U@@ s
The Un@@ ited N@@ ations Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al De@@ c@@ lar@@ ation of H@@ u@@ man R@@ igh@@ ts en@@ sh@@ r@@ ines every person@@ ’s “ right to fre@@ e@@ dom of thought , conscience and religion . ”
Jesus encoura@@ ged those who wanted to be his followers to recogn@@ ize their ob@@ lig@@ ation to ass@@ ist nee@@ dy ones .
Like so@@ o@@ thing o@@ in@@ t@@ ment , the support of matu@@ re worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah can al@@ le@@ vi@@ ate the pain ca@@ used by emo@@ tional or physical suffering .
This was a pri@@ me spo@@ t where car@@ av@@ ans cro@@ s@@ sed .
From inf@@ an@@ cy , children learn by care@@ fully ob@@ serving their parents .
Jesus had spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally instru@@ cted them to leave their material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons be@@ h@@ ind and de@@ part without d@@ el@@ a@@ y .
Rather , may we pray for Jehovah’s help so that we do not g@@ ri@@ eve his spirit but are able to bring honor to his holy name by continu@@ ing to mind the spirit .
Why did Jesus give the illustr@@ ation of the tal@@ ents ?
29 : 9 .
Jesus ’ com@@ pas@@ sion pa@@ in@@ ts a t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing por@@ tra@@ it of Jehovah’s concer@@ n for each one of his servants . ​ — John 5 : 19 .
That in it@@ self has positi@@ ve effe@@ cts .
“ Because I am one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , ” she continued .
In such c@@ as@@ es , it may be bene@@ fi@@ cial to high@@ light ways in which the Bible can help them to cop@@ e succ@@ ess@@ fully with present problems and to avoid pit@@ f@@ alls that nee@@ d@@ less@@ ly spo@@ il life for many .
This rec@@ ur@@ ring the@@ me is found thr@@ ough@@ out the Bible .
The cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man ans@@ wer@@ ed , “ God wanted another little ang@@ el in heaven . ”
The book of N@@ um@@ bers makes this truth ever cle@@ are@@ r .
The lo@@ g ca@@ bi@@ n where I was born
On@@ ce the bu@@ s st@@ op@@ ped and the pas@@ s@@ eng@@ ers dis@@ em@@ ba@@ r@@ ked , she cha@@ sed after the woman who had spo@@ ken those words .
What are some benef@@ its of not ru@@ shing into marriage ?
P@@ il@@ ate may have wanted to do what was right , but he also desi@@ red to sa@@ ve himself and ple@@ ase the crow@@ d .
During the 19@@ th century , a vis@@ it@@ or to P@@ al@@ est@@ ine repor@@ ted : “ E@@ sh@@ co@@ l , or G@@ ra@@ pe v@@ al@@ le@@ y , . . . is still cla@@ d with v@@ ines , and the gra@@ p@@ es are the fin@@ est and lar@@ g@@ est in P@@ al@@ est@@ ine . ”
He always pre@@ pa@@ res his less@@ on .
[ G@@ ra@@ ph on page 25 ]
For a@@ e@@ ons in heaven , Jesus care@@ fully ob@@ served and imit@@ ated his Father , thus be@@ coming the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er .
* Let us consider some comm@@ on questions that may come up .
He also appreci@@ ated the principles be@@ h@@ ind God’s Law and pray@@ ed to be taught to do His will , as this article shows .
No@@ tice that this s@@ crip@@ ture does not say that Adam was given a soul .
What attitude was displa@@ yed by people in the days of Noah and of Lo@@ t ?
I was happy to make good use of that small liter@@ ature de@@ po@@ t to gain strength spiritually .
In those days , pione@@ ers had no other s@@ ource of in@@ come than the contribu@@ tions received when liter@@ ature was plac@@ ed .
As a result , his work@@ mate Ju@@ dy rel@@ ates : “ Just three years ag@@ o , if you had told me that I would become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , I would have said , ‘ Not in a milli@@ on years ! ’
Acc@@ ording to one Bible scho@@ la@@ r , it “ imp@@ lies the un@@ f@@ la@@ gg@@ ing vi@@ g@@ il@@ ance of the shepher@@ d . ”
When the sons of Israel can stand it no longer , they call to Jehovah for a@@ id .
( b ) What course is re@@ comm@@ ended at Proverbs 6 : 1 - 5 ?
Those experi@@ ences pre@@ pared me for future assign@@ ments .
Be D@@ ili@@ g@@ ent
My wife said : “ My , this is a str@@ ange Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s gift that your mother sent us . ”
The second requi@@ re@@ ment mentioned at Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 2 : 3 is to “ seek righteousness . ”
The point is that when Christians are anointed by holy spirit , they are im@@ mer@@ sed into a life course that lea@@ ds to their death and sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent resurrection to heavenly life . ​ — 7 / 15 , page 17 .
• What are the pro@@ spe@@ cts for those in Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na ?
When it comes to fin@@ an@@ ces , it is eas@@ y to go into de@@ b@@ t , so it pa@@ ys to be th@@ ri@@ f@@ ty and res@@ our@@ ce@@ ful .
Jehovah has w@@ atch@@ ed over and prote@@ cted Jesus ’ followers .
We make mis@@ takes every day .
It will v@@ indic@@ ate the righ@@ t@@ ful rul@@ er@@ ship of earth@@ ’s O@@ w@@ ner , Jehovah God , over all his cre@@ ation .
( a ) In his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , what did Jesus say about our spiritual need ?
Ch@@ il@@ dren who are str@@ ong@@ ly con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of the benef@@ its of sub@@ mis@@ si@@ ven@@ ess find obedi@@ ence to be e@@ asi@@ er .
We all think about the future .
Un@@ less o@@ ther@@ wise no@@ ted , all Scrip@@ ture qu@@ o@@ t@@ ations are from the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Jerusalem Bible .
But they did not listen to Noah because they were too bus@@ y with their da@@ ily lives , including get@@ ting married .
3 , 4 . ( a ) How did the apostle Peter illustr@@ ate the import@@ ance of baptism ?
No doubt many of their pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons would have to be so@@ ld or given away .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we must believe that God is with us and that the counsel in his Word really works .
What ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments may we need to make , and how can we succ@@ e@@ ed in doing so ?
He will become wh@@ atever he needs to become to make his promises come true
Jesus Christ and his apostles fore@@ told this great apost@@ as@@ y .
They are not ob@@ lig@@ ated to have a large we@@ d@@ ding fe@@ ast .
No@@ v@@ ember 15 , 20@@ 10
The true God , Jehovah , who is far more powerful than Satan , will prote@@ ct you if you trust in H@@ im .
However , the her@@ it@@ age does not a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally become the@@ ir@@ s .
What is the “ wa@@ iting attitude ” that we should cultiv@@ ate ?
But mu@@ si@@ c is not my care@@ er .
At that time , many spirit - anointed Christians served in the congregation .
Acc@@ ording to Mi@@ ca@@ h 1 : 2 , what was Jehovah going to do ?
Do people always find spiritual ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment and encourag@@ ement from worshi@@ p@@ ing in a ch@@ urch ?
David was one such fine example .
A Christian who marri@@ es an un@@ beli@@ ever is not ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary and l@@ ac@@ ks real appreciation for God’s gift of marriage .
He appro@@ ached Jehovah in prayer and turned to Jehovah’s prophet Isaiah for ad@@ vice .
C@@ learly , it is ne@@ i@@ ther loving nor Christian to use authority to for@@ ce others to do un@@ will@@ ingly what you ask of them .
Rom@@ an hist@@ ori@@ an T@@ ac@@ itu@@ s also states that P@@ il@@ ate ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted Chris@@ tu@@ s , from whom Christians took their name .
But he certainly is no mat@@ ch for Jehovah , who has fo@@ iled all these efforts .
The day we left H@@ i@@ ro@@ shima was a sa@@ d one .
A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s ro@@ d was plac@@ ed in the ar@@ k of the covenant for a purpose ​ — to serve as a si@@ gn to or a witness against the re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous gener@@ ation .
T@@ w@@ o angels were sent to So@@ dom , where they took up d@@ wel@@ ling in the house of the righteous man Lo@@ t .
Some assign@@ ments may invol@@ ve going to a dist@@ ant land , which may even make it difficult or imp@@ os@@ sible to return home for the fun@@ er@@ al of a close family member .
• How do we know that love is Jehovah’s d@@ om@@ in@@ ant qu@@ ality ?
Mas@@ tur@@ b@@ ation fo@@ st@@ ers a dist@@ or@@ ted and self - cen@@ tered view of se@@ x .
Thus e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed , we were able to do house - to - house wit@@ ness@@ ing during the day and invit@@ e people to our ev@@ ening tal@@ ks held in the mar@@ ke@@ t s@@ qu@@ a@@ res .
A read@@ er from L@@ ond@@ on , Eng@@ land , repor@@ ts : “ The beau@@ ti@@ ful illustr@@ ations are b@@ ound to cap@@ ture the hearts of parents and children al@@ ike .
( b ) What did A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s need to f@@ ill his spiritual de@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y ? P@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ C@@ I@@ L@@ L@@ A and A@@ qu@@ ila , a first - century Christian married cou@@ ple , ob@@ served A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s giving a spe@@ e@@ ch at a sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e in the city of Eph@@ esus .
4 : 20 , 21 .
As they wal@@ ked by , the look in their eyes made me cr@@ ing@@ e .
We need to consider how our decisions will af@@ fect our spiritual , men@@ tal , emo@@ tional , and physical well - being in the future .
L@@ it@@ tle did I know that he was c@@ he@@ c@@ king me out !
Saul became the Christian apostle Paul and su@@ ffered great@@ ly at the hands of the author@@ ities of his day .
Some happ@@ ily rec@@ all the first time that they par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated in the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol .
The c@@ ru@@ el dis@@ position of the re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous angels is evid@@ ent in the case of a dem@@ on - pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed bo@@ y in Jesus ’ day .
A@@ no@@ ther way you can ta@@ st@@ e Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness is by experi@@ enc@@ ing his support as you share your faith with others . You can do that in the ministry as well as at school .
* For someone who desi@@ res to become a Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ er ​ — in fact , for all of God’s servants — ​ the answer must be a clear y@@ es .
Lo@@ o@@ king a@@ head to the time when they would be re@@ turned to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and , Jehovah stated : “ You must become a cro@@ wn of beau@@ ty in the hand of Jehovah , and a k@@ ingly tur@@ ba@@ n in the p@@ al@@ m of your God . ”
In fact , for some de@@ ca@@ des the prog@@ ress of the preaching of the good news in I@@ tal@@ y was s@@ low , par@@ tly because Jehovah’s Witnesses were persecu@@ ted by the F@@ as@@ c@@ ist di@@ ct@@ at@@ or@@ ship .
Let us see how he put this knowledge to s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful use in his teaching .
This al@@ lo@@ ws the individu@@ al to make practic@@ al arrang@@ ements and to pre@@ pare for his death . ”
C@@ are@@ ful study pro@@ ves that we are deep in the time of the end , for we have re@@ ached the dre@@ am i@@ ma@@ ge@@ ’s fe@@ et of ir@@ on and cla@@ y .
Jesus ’ earthly ministry la@@ sted a m@@ ere three and a half years .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the spirit cre@@ ature who became Satan once had the wisdom needed to fulf@@ ill any assignment God gave him .
A M@@ O@@ M@@ EN@@ T@@ O@@ U@@ S E@@ X@@ P@@ E@@ R@@ I@@ EN@@ C@@ E
11 , 12 . ( a ) Why was for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess not an op@@ tion when Adam and E@@ ve sin@@ ned ?
15 , 16 . ( a ) What con@@ ne@@ ction is there between the pioneer ministry and than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness ?
The Bible go@@ es on to say : “ Their end shall be according to their works . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 11 : 13 - 15 .
To the young man , the appe@@ al is ad@@ ven@@ tur@@ ous and exc@@ iting !
She said , “ If K@@ ing@@ s@@ le@@ y can do it , so can I ! ”
We have every reason to trust in God .
A@@ n a@@ pa@@ the@@ tic respon@@ se , a com@@ pla@@ in@@ t , or an un@@ kind re@@ mar@@ k by a hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der only ser@@ ves to allow our pe@@ ace@@ ful message to ‘ return to us . ’
For parents , it is a chall@@ enge to make a living , ra@@ ise a family , and care for congregation activities ​ — all at the same time .
Yes , he had , in effect , been “ w@@ on without a word ” by his wi@@ fe@@ ’s conduct .
“ O if only you would ac@@ tually pa@@ y attention to my comman@@ d@@ ments ! ”
If only they had reas@@ oned matters out .
Mas@@ sive tre@@ es are u@@ su@@ ally the most imp@@ res@@ sive members of the fore@@ st .
Thus , since S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 20@@ 14 , cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers have been making these ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments .
A bad pat@@ ter@@ n develop@@ ed .
But he hi@@ des and es@@ cap@@ es un@@ har@@ m@@ ed .
By using the pr@@ on@@ ou@@ n “ me , ” David teach@@ es us that God has a personal interest in his servants .
K@@ no@@ wing that com@@ pas@@ sion is good for you should not be your ma@@ in reason for w@@ an@@ ting to cultiv@@ ate it .
Why We Can A@@ ct With Di@@ gn@@ ity
What do we learn from those words ?
Su@@ b@@ se@@ qu@@ ent to that , “ war bro@@ ke out in heaven , ” which led to Satan’s de@@ fe@@ at and his fin@@ ally being c@@ ast out of heaven .
God’s way of rul@@ ing , he in@@ sin@@ u@@ ated , was un@@ fa@@ ir .
How can you tell whether the mu@@ si@@ c you listen to is de@@ fil@@ ing you or not ?
L@@ ear@@ n C@@ oura@@ ge From Jesus
Because of his dis@@ ple@@ asure over their wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , God turned from the attitude of the Creator of humans to that of a destro@@ y@@ er of them .
A To@@ ol to H@@ el@@ p Y@@ ou@@ ths R@@ em@@ ember Their Creator
( a ) Why is our ye@@ ar@@ text for 20@@ 17 f@@ it@@ ting ?
For example , the husband of a Witness wife might not allow her to conduct a for@@ ma@@ l Bible study with her min@@ or children or to take them with her to Christian meetings .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y J@@ AN@@ E@@ Z R@@ E@@ K@@ EL@@ J
( P@@ ic@@ ture 3 ) F@@ ine work done by willing vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers is also help@@ ing to provide su@@ it@@ able Kingdom H@@ alls in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , and other lands .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jehovah’s spirit helps us to be cal@@ m and pe@@ ace@@ able with fellow believers and others . ​ — Romans 12 : 18 ; 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 13 .
If we respon@@ d fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly , we will become even more desi@@ ra@@ ble in God’s sight .
Hence , at Jesus ’ last P@@ as@@ so@@ ver , it was “ the disci@@ ple whom Jesus loved , ” the apostle John , who la@@ y in Jesus ’ bo@@ som .
He dec@@ ei@@ ved the you@@ ng@@ er man into dis@@ obe@@ ying Jehovah’s stri@@ ct instru@@ ctions ‘ not to e@@ at bre@@ ad or dr@@ ink water in Israel ’ and ‘ not to return by the way that he came . ’
Messi@@ ani@@ c C@@ re@@ d@@ enti@@ als
O@@ ther Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es make it evid@@ ent that Christ’s pres@@ ence ref@@ ers to an ex@@ tend@@ ed peri@@ od of time and not mer@@ ely to his coming to destro@@ y the wicked .
They will also see that ‘ God is really among us ’ and will be moved to jo@@ in us in the worship of the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah . ​ — 1 Corinthians 14 : 24 , 25 .
God bless@@ ed that end@@ e@@ av@@ or by indic@@ ating that Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h was the woman he had cho@@ s@@ en to become Isa@@ ac@@ ’s bri@@ de and an an@@ c@@ est@@ ress of the Messi@@ ah .
Still , it did not pre@@ v@@ ent him from accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble things in Jehovah’s service .
How often did Mar@@ th@@ a ga@@ ze into her bro@@ ther’s ha@@ gg@@ ard face , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing their many years together and the jo@@ ys and s@@ or@@ ro@@ ws they had sh@@ ared ?
EN@@ O@@ C@@ H had lived a long time .
We sta@@ yed for a day , a few days , or even a we@@ ek in an effort to strengthen these congregations spiritually .
Do your pe@@ ers exer@@ t a powerful influ@@ ence on you ?
For the rest of his 31 - year re@@ ign ( 6@@ 5@@ 9 - 6@@ 29 B.C.E . ) , Jo@@ si@@ ah rul@@ es as a good king .
Jesus took a lo@@ a@@ f , and “ after giving than@@ ks , he bro@@ ke it and said : ‘ This [ bre@@ ad ] means my body which is in your be@@ half . ’ ”
A@@ n inc@@ reas@@ ing number of individuals of all ages con@@ fr@@ on@@ t men@@ tal and physical health problems .
Jehovah’s Witnesses are eng@@ ag@@ ed in the same work of preaching and disci@@ ple making , only on a much lar@@ g@@ er sc@@ ale .
These are not just st@@ ori@@ es .
God did not hold them acc@@ oun@@ table for their fa@@ ther’s sin .
For example , the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount ex@@ pan@@ ds on the principles of some of Solom@@ on@@ ’s pro@@ verbs .
King S@@ ob@@ hu@@ za I@@ I continued to wel@@ come the Witnesses into the R@@ o@@ y@@ al K@@ ra@@ al at L@@ ob@@ amba , even c@@ all@@ ing cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men to come to listen to their Bible tal@@ ks .
Se@@ e@@ ing this , King A@@ ch@@ ish re@@ bu@@ ked his servants for br@@ ing@@ ing a “ c@@ ra@@ z@@ y ” man before him .
U@@ sing the Eng@@ l@@ ish al@@ p@@ ha@@ be@@ t , we wrote out our J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese pres@@ ent@@ ations , which we would read .
Is something needed on your part to com@@ p@@ ly with 1 Corinthians 7 : 1 - 5 so as to less@@ en st@@ ress and avoid un@@ faith@@ ful@@ ness ?
Ad@@ ding to the con@@ fu@@ sion are the strong disa@@ gre@@ ements between members of the same religion .
As long as the Israelites rema@@ ined faithful , Jehovah would direc@@ t his fav@@ or toward that house .
They do not real@@ ize that “ we must all be made man@@ i@@ f@@ est before the judgment se@@ at of the Christ , that each one may get his a@@ ward for the things done through the body , according to the things he has practic@@ ed , whether it is good or v@@ ile . ”
What could they learn ?
To help the pris@@ on po@@ pul@@ ation in practic@@ al ways , the Witnesses have wi@@ d@@ ely dist@@ ribu@@ ted ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines that de@@ al with sub@@ je@@ cts the in@@ mat@@ es will find help@@ ful .
This is one way that Jehovah shows his love for us , and we love him “ because he first loved us . ”
Di@@ d E@@ hu@@ d lo@@ ck the do@@ ors on the in@@ side and then leave by some other r@@ ou@@ te ?
The blessings continue : “ In the coming days Jac@@ o@@ b will take ro@@ o@@ t , Israel will put for@@ th b@@ lo@@ s@@ som@@ s and ac@@ tually s@@ pr@@ out ; and they will simply f@@ ill the sur@@ face of the pro@@ duc@@ tive land with pro@@ du@@ ce . ”
Acc@@ ording to the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , a person was to help an enem@@ y to free his ani@@ ma@@ l that had fal@@ le@@ n under its lo@@ ad .
Tru@@ e worshipp@@ ers are to honor the marriage covenant with the wife of their you@@ th .
This shows that even though , on occasi@@ on , Satan has been able to cause the death of faithful humans , we need not fear that he can s@@ nu@@ f@@ f out our lives at will .
No more po@@ ver@@ ty .
He also said : “ If your brother comm@@ its a sin , go la@@ y ba@@ re his fa@@ ul@@ t between you and him al@@ one . ”
“ S@@ oun@@ dness of M@@ ind ” E@@ s@@ sen@@ ti@@ al
“ The world is pas@@ sing away and so is its desire , ” dec@@ la@@ res the Bible , “ but he that does the will of God rema@@ ins forever . ”
A@@ m I “ dis@@ posed to ra@@ ge ” ? ’
Many faithful Christians have experienced such evidence of Jehovah’s care .
In the first century , Jehovah continued to expres@@ s his concer@@ n for godly you@@ ths .
C@@ op@@ per was also wi@@ d@@ ely used in every@@ day life by people in Bible times .
P@@ rac@@ tic@@ ing vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary giving has brought Gen@@ i@@ val true joy .
The psalmist san@@ g : “ When I said : ‘ My fo@@ o@@ t will certainly move un@@ ste@@ adi@@ ly , ’ your own loving - kindness , O Jehovah , kept su@@ sta@@ ining me .
Jehovah says through his prophet Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah : “ I will st@@ re@@ t@@ ch out my hand against Juda@@ h and against all the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Jerusalem . ”
She was sur@@ pris@@ ed and thr@@ il@@ led when all three accepted her offer and also began to atten@@ d congregation meetings .
T@@ ra@@ ge@@ dy stru@@ ck An@@ a@@ ’s family on a M@@ on@@ day af@@ ter@@ no@@ on .
For two years I served a cir@@ cu@@ it of congregations in T@@ en@@ n@@ es@@ see .
As was true of Jesus Christ , fear of God can also move us to fulf@@ ill our dedic@@ ation v@@ ow now and for all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity .
He st@@ ressed that wh@@ atever our e@@ con@@ om@@ ic situation , happiness dep@@ ends on our relationship with Jehovah and on our spiritual well - being .
It also makes possible the gro@@ w@@ th of cro@@ ps that fur@@ n@@ ish us with food in great vari@@ ety .
We said our last good - b@@ y@@ es and s@@ wal@@ low@@ ed our te@@ ars and fe@@ ars , tru@@ sting that Jehovah would pl@@ ant us where we would gro@@ w .
However , it is best to ac@@ knowledge that Jehovah is in control . ​ — Is@@ a . 4@@ 5 : 6 , 7 .
So I deci@@ ded to let them in with the in@@ ten@@ tion of dem@@ o@@ li@@ shing their ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents .
F@@ ol@@ ake cho@@ se to wr@@ ite about why she lo@@ ves tel@@ ling others about God’s Kingdom .
“ B@@ E@@ C@@ O@@ M@@ E K@@ IN@@ D T@@ O ON@@ E AN@@ O@@ TH@@ E@@ R ”
H@@ ere , too , God dra@@ ws a clear l@@ ine between what is clean and what is un@@ clean .
Although some people will give in to wrong desi@@ res , this re@@ bel@@ li@@ on will fai@@ l .
This year , N@@ is@@ an 14 beg@@ ins on M@@ on@@ day , A@@ pri@@ l 2 , at su@@ n@@ down .
What pleas@@ es Jehovah , and what does this invol@@ ve for true Christians ?
What Jehovah God fore@@ tel@@ ls always comes true .
And they have desi@@ red fi@@ el@@ ds and have se@@ ized them ; also hous@@ es , and have taken them ; and they have de@@ f@@ ra@@ u@@ ded an able - bo@@ died man and his hous@@ eho@@ ld , a man and his her@@ e@@ dit@@ ary pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion . ”
Who can best gu@@ i@@ de you regarding emp@@ loy@@ ment ?
14 , 15 . ( a ) What mis@@ taken view do some en@@ ter@@ tain regarding the meaning of “ for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation ” ?
A@@ c@@ tually , God did help Joseph and B@@ less@@ ing to es@@ cap@@ e from sla@@ very in different ways .
14 , 15 . ( a ) What qualities will en@@ able a coun@@ sel@@ or to he@@ al others ?
So we deci@@ ded to go to the cap@@ it@@ al city , where we would not stand out as much as in a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
Our spiritual leg@@ ac@@ y prote@@ cts us from the d@@ ang@@ ers of willing invol@@ v@@ ement with dem@@ ons , for we know that God con@@ dem@@ ned Babyl@@ on@@ ’s spi@@ rit@@ is@@ tic practic@@ es .
Th@@ ink of S@@ ar@@ ah , loo@@ king out over the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an l@@ and@@ s@@ cap@@ e from a p@@ al@@ ace w@@ in@@ do@@ w or bal@@ con@@ y .
Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at for@@ ged another un@@ wise al@@ li@@ ance .
Let Revelation 21 : 3 , 4 answer : “ I heard a l@@ ou@@ d vo@@ ice from the thro@@ ne say : ‘ Lo@@ ok !
I am so happy that I no longer slave for i@@ do@@ ls , but rather , I slave for Jehovah !
G@@ low@@ ing em@@ bers trans@@ por@@ ted in such a way could re@@ adi@@ ly be used with t@@ in@@ der w@@ o@@ od to re@@ kin@@ d@@ le a fi@@ re at any point along a j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
It is ac@@ tually possible for us to bel@@ ong to him as a member of his family .
So if there seem@@ s to be a d@@ el@@ a@@ y in his ans@@ wer@@ ing our s@@ inc@@ ere re@@ ques@@ ts , we need not see this as a l@@ ack of interest on Jehovah’s part .
As a result , 13 Bible stu@@ dies were arrang@@ ed for during her si@@ x years in el@@ em@@ ent@@ ary school .
He told a Rom@@ an of@@ fic@@ er and his hous@@ eho@@ ld : “ For a certain@@ ty I per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve that God is not par@@ ti@@ al , but in every nation the man that fe@@ ars him and works righteousness is accep@@ table to him . ”
When M@@ in@@ y@@ u wanted to become a Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ er , some sisters in the congregation learned how to do tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne wit@@ ness@@ ing in order to help her .
Our house is fine .
Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s En@@ d at H@@ and !
Af@@ ter@@ war@@ ds it seem@@ ed good to ob@@ s@@ cu@@ re their imp@@ i@@ ety by making it a ple@@ asure .
What can we learn from the apostle Paul about cultiv@@ ating gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de ?
Re@@ c@@ all@@ ing a su@@ per@@ n@@ atur@@ al experience he once had , Eli@@ p@@ ha@@ z said : “ A spirit it@@ self went pas@@ sing over my face ; the ha@@ ir of my flesh began to b@@ ris@@ tle .
How were the Christians there to act in that en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment ?
A m@@ ale n@@ ur@@ se was taking my blood pres@@ sure every half h@@ our .
That would make it har@@ der for the vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s to bre@@ a@@ the , ha@@ st@@ ening death .
For example , we might sur@@ pas@@ s others in certain fi@@ el@@ ds , but they may exc@@ el in as@@ pe@@ cts of life that are much more important , or our Christian brothers may have certain qualities that we are l@@ ac@@ king .
It seem@@ s that pi@@ r@@ ates called it The Bo@@ t@@ to@@ m because they thought it was at the bo@@ t@@ to@@ m of a v@@ ol@@ c@@ ani@@ c cr@@ ater .
P@@ ho@@ to : w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ com@@ sto@@ ck@@ .@@ co@@ m
Rev@@ i@@ e@@ w fe@@ atu@@ res of the life of u@@ pri@@ ght Job .
The tri@@ al , she said , was about the liter@@ ature and beli@@ ef@@ s of Jehovah’s Witnesses , not their activities .
R@@ em@@ ember , true Christian integrity must never be com@@ promised , wh@@ atever tri@@ als come our way .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory , servants of Jehovah have proved their will@@ ing@@ ness to face death rather than be@@ tra@@ y one another . ​ — Read 1 John 3 : 16 .
What position did Jesus take on this is@@ sue ?
How do you find the time to medit@@ ate ?
The second psal@@ m lik@@ e@@ wise speak@@ s prophe@@ tic@@ ally of the inst@@ all@@ ation of Jesus as King upon heavenly M@@ ount Z@@ ion .
The remin@@ der of Jehovah is tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy , making the in@@ experienced one wise .
Jehovah lo@@ ves people , and it is his will that obedi@@ ent humans live the way he in@@ tend@@ ed .
T@@ ak@@ ing advan@@ ta@@ ge of opportun@@ ities to give a witness at work , in school , or while travel@@ ing can t@@ est our fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch .
He reas@@ sur@@ ed us , “ You can stay in the mission@@ ary home for as long as you need until B@@ ill ge@@ ts a jo@@ b . ”
My mother whe@@ el@@ ed me around the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al ward with my two leg@@ s in pla@@ ster .
In num@@ er@@ ous plac@@ es , there is a need for more elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants .
Rather than hum@@ bly accep@@ ting the cor@@ rection , our heart may become “ en@@ ra@@ ged against Jehovah himself , ” and we may har@@ b@@ or res@@ ent@@ ment toward him .
You are giving more because you want to , not because someone for@@ ced you to .
Although congregation meetings of Jehovah’s Witnesses are o@@ pen to the public , pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce makes some people feel rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to en@@ ter a Kingdom H@@ all .
That opportunity will also be o@@ pen to people who died without rep@@ en@@ ting of their sin@@ s but who are resur@@ rec@@ ted on a cle@@ ans@@ ed earth . ​ — John 5 : 28 , 29 ; Acts 24 : 15 .
That very day we were trans@@ fer@@ red to a fac@@ ility in P@@ é@@ ter@@ v@@ á@@ s@@ á@@ r@@ a , H@@ ung@@ ary .
Des@@ pite the wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness that pre@@ va@@ iled in Juda@@ h during Dani@@ el@@ ’s early chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od , the bo@@ y gre@@ w to love God .
Because during the re@@ ign@@ s of David and Solomon , T@@ y@@ re@@ ’s king was fri@@ end@@ ly toward Israel .
From Fr@@ at@@ er@@ n@@ iz@@ ing to I@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry
The disciples simply could not sto@@ p speaking about the things they had seen and heard .
N@@ E@@ A@@ R@@ L@@ Y two th@@ ous@@ and years ag@@ o , a question was ra@@ ised by four of Jesus ’ apostles in a priv@@ ate con@@ vers@@ ation with their Ma@@ ster on the M@@ ount of O@@ lives .
Because of this , some believe that those who died un@@ baptized are thro@@ wn into hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re or su@@ ff@@ er in some other way after death .
In 194@@ 5 , I married Ge@@ or@@ ge P@@ or@@ ter , who was from S@@ as@@ kat@@ c@@ he@@ wa@@ n , Cana@@ da .
If you have such faith , you will by no means “ come to disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment . ” ​ — R@@ om .
In 19@@ 19 , a small group of Bible stud@@ ents was appointed as “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
( b ) How will Jesus ’ “ other sheep ” benefit from God’s s@@ wor@@ n promise ?
Le@@ an@@ ing on Jehovah Re@@ war@@ ding ( M .
It also happened in many other lands , and it will ha@@ p@@ pen again , especially during the fin@@ al att@@ ack of Go@@ g of Ma@@ go@@ g .
They put the wel@@ f@@ are of their famili@@ es a@@ head of their own desi@@ res and pre@@ fer@@ ences .
“ You were once dar@@ k@@ ness . ” ​ — 5 : 8 .
In the year 20@@ 00 , he ex@@ pan@@ ded his ministry , be@@ coming a special pioneer .
Like a family al@@ bu@@ m of mem@@ ori@@ es , the Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves col@@ le@@ ction tel@@ ls us much about us and our spiritual fore@@ be@@ ars ​ — about the faith and courage of those who have g@@ one before us , about the jo@@ ys and challeng@@ es of serving our loving heavenly Father , and about God’s guid@@ ance and un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing support of his people .
Are there individuals like that today ?
It op@@ ens with the words : “ The se@@ cre@@ t word of declar@@ ation by which Jesus spoke in con@@ vers@@ ation with Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t , during ei@@ ght days , three days before he c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated P@@ as@@ so@@ ver . ”
On@@ ly by be@@ aring witness to the truth could he help some to gain everlasting life . ​ — Luke 18 : 28 - 30 .
( Read Isaiah 30 : 21 . )
However , it ad@@ ds : “ There is ac@@ tually to us one God the Father , out of whom all things are . ”
O@@ c@@ é@@ ane came along on return vis@@ its
Di@@ d Jehovah take deli@@ ght in the death of those wicked people ?
If possible , star@@ t with “ I feel that . . . ”
What ty@@ pe of meeting plac@@ es did Paul have in mind when he ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed Christians to come together to encoura@@ ge one another ?
On one occasi@@ on , a group of relati@@ ves ​ — no doubt including Jesus ’ brothers — ​ deci@@ ded to go and “ se@@ ize ” Jesus .
It also gives me more reason to respect him as my father and spiritual head . ”
One of the declar@@ ed ob@@ je@@ c@@ ti@@ ves of the rec@@ ent ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion in R@@ ome on the B@@ or@@ gi@@ as was “ to place these great person@@ ages in their hist@@ ori@@ c con@@ text . . . , to understand but certainly not to ab@@ sol@@ ve nor to con@@ dem@@ n . ”
Indeed , Jesus was “ a cor@@ respon@@ ding ransom ” for the sa@@ ving of all re@@ de@@ e@@ ma@@ ble mankind des@@ c@@ ended from Adam . ​ — 1 Timothy 2 : 6 ; Romans 5 : 16 , 17 .
If we remain close to Jehovah in prayer , he will never a@@ ban@@ d@@ on us .
“ Of course , I have my sa@@ d m@@ om@@ ents , ” she continu@@ es , “ but why should every@@ body around me be sa@@ d when I am ? ”
It tel@@ ls us what we need to know about him and how he feel@@ s about humans .
His godly wife will be truly lo@@ va@@ ble , for she will be supp@@ or@@ tive and will show him deep respect .
Ri@@ ght away I deci@@ ded to go .
As we wor@@ ked along with the small congregation in B@@ all@@ ar@@ at , Jehovah bless@@ ed our efforts .
I learned to r@@ ely on Jehovah on a whole new le@@ v@@ el ! ”
This was appro@@ pri@@ ate , since he is the One who has been given “ all authority . . . in heaven and on the earth . ”
When S@@ ar@@ ah J@@ a@@ y@@ ne was 19 , she learned that she had o@@ vari@@ an can@@ c@@ er .
Des@@ cri@@ be some of the organiz@@ ational ref@@ in@@ ements that have been made since the Kingdom was esta@@ bli@@ shed .
T@@ w@@ o ide@@ olo@@ gi@@ es shap@@ ed the first 18 years of my life : a@@ the@@ ism and Com@@ mun@@ ism .
I certainly feel that my life may have had a po@@ or star@@ t materi@@ ally , but the en@@ ding is spiritually rich , far ri@@ ch@@ er than I could ever have i@@ mag@@ ined !
10 : 17 .
We may never go so far as to vo@@ cal@@ ize a com@@ pla@@ in@@ t against Jehovah .
I too was ar@@ rest@@ ed and saw the ter@@ ri@@ ble con@@ di@@ tions the brothers were sub@@ je@@ cted to in the j@@ a@@ il@@ s .
David develop@@ ed courage and strength by making Jehovah his confidence in his you@@ th ​ — even before he con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted the Phil@@ ist@@ ine gi@@ ant Go@@ li@@ ath .
Thus the first human pa@@ ir re@@ je@@ cted God’s right to rule over them and , in effect , became worshipp@@ ers of Satan .
We become too self - cen@@ tered .
I also felt that the pres@@ ti@@ ge and fin@@ an@@ cial re@@ war@@ ds of being a do@@ ct@@ or would make me happy , ” rec@@ alls Se@@ un@@ g J@@ in , who gre@@ w up in K@@ o@@ re@@ a .
One brother had wa@@ ited for over a de@@ ca@@ de when he was appointed an el@@ der .
H@@ ere are some of these com@@ ments :
But Jehovah op@@ ened the way for them to become spiritual Jews . ​ — R@@ om . 2 : 28 , 29 .
There is r@@ ene@@ wed interest in such a@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l go@@ sp@@ els .
For some reason , though , Lo@@ t ple@@ ad@@ ed for per@@ mis@@ sion to fle@@ e to another lo@@ c@@ ation .
( b ) How did Peter show a fine attitude ?
What can we learn from this ? —
This op@@ ened the way for many blessings .
F@@ i@@ ve mas@@ sive pres@@ ses s@@ pre@@ ad over a po@@ li@@ shed con@@ cre@@ te flo@@ or lar@@ g@@ er than n@@ ine fo@@ o@@ t@@ bal@@ l fi@@ el@@ ds .
And it is d@@ ou@@ bly gr@@ ati@@ f@@ ying to see over 6@@ 0@@ ,000 bus@@ y Witnesses there now .
Instead , they did what they thought was right , and they su@@ ffered very much . ​ — Read Proverbs 14 : 12 .
Then we deci@@ ded that in order to allow me to continue in the travel@@ ing work , N@@ ela would sto@@ p her full - time service , return home , and take care of our daugh@@ ter .
E@@ duc@@ ation Is I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant for Christians
D@@ em@@ ons also activ@@ ely dec@@ ei@@ ve mankind by means of spi@@ rit@@ ism , which can invol@@ ve such things as ma@@ gi@@ c sp@@ el@@ ls , vo@@ o@@ do@@ o , and spirit medi@@ um@@ s .
We need to o@@ pen this ba@@ g and use its con@@ ten@@ ts .
What attitude will make us more valu@@ able to Jehovah’s organization , and why is that the case ?
Tru@@ ly , now is the time to demonstr@@ ate courage and trust in Jehovah !
This will not be with any el@@ ab@@ or@@ ate ri@@ tu@@ al .
The apostle Paul stated that Timothy had learned Scriptural tru@@ ths from inf@@ an@@ cy .
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel refle@@ cts the wisdom of its Au@@ th@@ or , Jehovah God , who is the O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or of family life .
He said : “ What I teach is not mine , but bel@@ ong@@ s to him that sent me . ”
“ A great many individuals of every age and class , both men and women , are being brought to tri@@ al , and this is likely to continue .
This view att@@ ac@@ ks our very relationship with Jehovah .
Yet , religion seem@@ s to di@@ vi@@ de mankind .
For example , regarding our brothers and sisters in Na@@ z@@ i Ger@@ many , au@@ th@@ or A@@ nt@@ on G@@ ill wrote : “ Jehovah’s Witnesses at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted the espe@@ cial en@@ m@@ ity of the Na@@ z@@ is . . . .
Do@@ ing so will help us ev@@ alu@@ ate and ref@@ ine the love that we should show , the kind of love that br@@ ings true satis@@ fac@@ tion and happiness .
L@@ ON@@ G B@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H , C@@ A ( K@@ o@@ re@@ an only ) , L@@ ong Be@@ ach Con@@ ven@@ tion C@@ en@@ ter Ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t H@@ all A , 3@@ 00 E .
P@@ ris@@ on life was hard , but like Paul and S@@ il@@ as , A@@ do@@ l@@ f and his compan@@ i@@ ons found reas@@ ons to give than@@ ks to God .
In ei@@ ther case , would it not be wise to follow the direction of someone who knew the are@@ a ?
Un@@ able to res@@ ist the ba@@ it , P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h led his mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ces in pur@@ su@@ it of the form@@ er sla@@ ves , tra@@ pp@@ ing them at the R@@ ed Se@@ a .
Jo@@ e and Re@@ be@@ cc@@ a lost their 19 - year - old son in an a@@ ut@@ om@@ o@@ bi@@ le ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
A@@ n act of dis@@ loy@@ al@@ ty can sh@@ at@@ ter even long - ter@@ m relation@@ shi@@ ps .
Yes , God’s pati@@ ence for 1@@ 20 years allow@@ ed for those things to be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed and set the st@@ age for the pre@@ serv@@ ation of life , allow@@ ing ei@@ ght faithful humans to be “ car@@ ri@@ ed sa@@ f@@ ely through the water . ”
Jehovah desi@@ gn@@ ed its min@@ u@@ te b@@ ra@@ in with the ability to com@@ p@@ en@@ s@@ ate for the su@@ n@@ ’s mo@@ v@@ ement .
40 : 3 – 4@@ 3 : 17 ​ — What is sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant about the me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing of the temple ?
* We do well to ask ourselves : ‘ W@@ ould I demonstr@@ ate a similar spiritual out@@ look if I experienced such in@@ justice ?
C@@ ho@@ o@@ sing to “ ta@@ st@@ e and see that Jehovah is good ” does not , of course , prote@@ ct one from the vi@@ c@@ is@@ situ@@ des of life ; nor does it sh@@ el@@ ter us enti@@ r@@ ely from the att@@ ac@@ ks of Satan and his human ag@@ ents .
Consider , for example , the proble@@ m of pri@@ de , or ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness .
14 P@@ A@@ R@@ A@@ DI@@ S@@ E O@@ N E@@ A@@ R@@ T@@ H ​ — F@@ AN@@ T@@ A@@ S@@ Y O@@ R R@@ E@@ AL@@ I@@ T@@ Y ?
On what do dedic@@ ated Christians ag@@ ree with Paul ?
But it does not encoura@@ ge be@@ coming a wor@@ ka@@ ho@@ lic .
Com@@ mun@@ ities are often esta@@ bli@@ shed near ri@@ v@@ ers , which serve as conven@@ i@@ ent ar@@ ter@@ ies of trans@@ por@@ tation , as well as along the co@@ ast .
The fact that you are among God’s people is evidence that he has dra@@ wn you by means of his holy spirit .
Jesus as@@ sur@@ ed his followers that Jehovah will “ give holy spirit to those as@@ king him . ” ​ — Luke 11 : 13 .
Their so@@ lu@@ tion ?
Consider the experience of a man nam@@ ed Z@@ acc@@ ha@@ e@@ us , as recorded in the Bible .
The Li@@ ving Jesus H@@ as an E@@ f@@ fect on Pe@@ ople
When I saw you at the do@@ or , I was sur@@ pris@@ ed and so was my husband .
At a Kingdom H@@ all building pro@@ ject in the sou@@ the@@ ast@@ er@@ n part of the country , a local mas@@ on was so moved by the spirit of fri@@ end@@ l@@ iness , love , and co@@ op@@ er@@ ation he ob@@ served among the brothers that he vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to help with the work .
Some of those mat@@ es have me@@ t other members of the Christian congregation .
Although they did not know our ad@@ d@@ ress , they pre@@ ached from house to house until they found us .
If a hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der showed interest , it was su@@ gg@@ ested that we read s@@ crip@@ tures descri@@ b@@ ing life under God’s Kingdom .
Yet , during that year , another 4@@ 8 Witnesses were ar@@ rest@@ ed , and 6@@ 8 more of the imp@@ ris@@ oned Witnesses peri@@ shed .
“ H@@ el@@ p always came just when we needed it , ” no@@ tes I@@ r@@ ena .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es worshipp@@ ing the same God , what could Ju@@ dge J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah and El@@ kan@@ ah’s wife H@@ ann@@ ah pos@@ si@@ bly have in comm@@ on ?
But it was co@@ sting his family much more than that .
When Jesus told them to for@@ give even those who sin@@ ned against them many times , his disciples beg@@ ged him : “ Gi@@ ve us more faith . ” ​ — Luke 17 : 1 - 5 .
I re@@ pe@@ ated this prayer every two h@@ our@@ s ​ — even while per@@ form@@ ing my service at the Sh@@ into sh@@ r@@ ine .
Jehovah lo@@ ves those who bring praise to him by imit@@ ating his wonderful qualities , including hon@@ es@@ ty .
Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has was not th@@ war@@ ted when false wit@@ nesses fa@@ iled to ag@@ ree in their t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony against Jesus .
2 : 6@@ 1 - 6@@ 3 ​ — W@@ ere the U@@ ri@@ m and the Th@@ um@@ mi@@ m , which were used when an answer was needed from Jehovah , a@@ vail@@ able to the re@@ tur@@ ning ex@@ il@@ es ?
Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es and difficul@@ ties will ar@@ ise .
This cen@@ ter of tra@@ de and cul@@ ture had a Jewish po@@ pul@@ ation num@@ ber@@ ing into the h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds , with sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es sc@@ at@@ tered all over the city .
Revelation 18 : 4 speak@@ s of false religion sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic@@ ally and says : “ G@@ et out of her , my people , if you do not want to share with her in her sin@@ s , and if you do not want to receive part of her pla@@ gu@@ es . ”
Le@@ g@@ al for@@ mal@@ ities requi@@ red that repor@@ ts out@@ l@@ ining the case accom@@ pan@@ y pris@@ on@@ ers to su@@ peri@@ or j@@ udi@@ cial author@@ ities .
They will en@@ ter into “ the gl@@ ori@@ ous fre@@ e@@ dom of the children of God . ”
When we take in o@@ x@@ y@@ g@@ en , we complete the c@@ y@@ c@@ le .
Our love for Jehovah should s@@ pr@@ ing from the heart .
After all , it is al@@ most uni@@ vers@@ ally recogn@@ ized as a holy book .
They are ad@@ mit@@ ted into the “ fo@@ ld ” of the new covenant , in contr@@ ast with the num@@ ber@@ less “ other sheep , ” whom Jesus said he must also ga@@ ther .
Psalm 1@@ 12 : 9 states : “ He has dist@@ ribu@@ ted wi@@ d@@ ely ; he has given to the po@@ or ones . ”
In A@@ pri@@ l of that year , Father received a letter from the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s of@@ fice in M@@ ag@@ de@@ bur@@ g .
So the Witness took along a brother who@@ se n@@ ative t@@ ong@@ ue was Ch@@ in@@ ese .
Acc@@ ording to Psalm 15 : 3 , 5 , what does God requi@@ re of us if we are to enjoy his fri@@ end@@ ship ?
Ke@@ ep doing this in re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of me . ’ ” ​ — Luke 22 : 19 .
What has helped K@@ y@@ un@@ g - so@@ ok to cop@@ e ?
What is our most preci@@ ous pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion ?
S@@ how Lo@@ ving Con@@ cer@@ n for Pe@@ ople
David explained : “ Jehovah will su@@ sta@@ in him on his si@@ ck@@ bed ; during his si@@ ck@@ ness you will comple@@ t@@ ely change his bed . ”
That conclu@@ sion is in keep@@ ing with what an ancient prophet wrote : “ To earth@@ ling man his way does not bel@@ ong . It does not bel@@ ong to man who is wal@@ king even to direc@@ t his st@@ ep . ”
Although E@@ no@@ ch may then have been the only man on earth who worshi@@ ped Jehovah , he was not really al@@ one .
8 : 22 , 23 , 29 .
A@@ R@@ E you disc@@ oura@@ ged ?
For example , it was in respon@@ se to a st@@ at@@ ement by Peter that Jesus spoke about “ the faithful ste@@ ward . ”
( a ) What is needed to have real purpose in life ?
How did A@@ ris@@ t@@ ar@@ ch@@ us and G@@ a@@ i@@ us re@@ act to persecu@@ tion ?
The first article will help us to show kindness and ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality to fore@@ ign@@ ers who atten@@ d meetings in our congregation .
She helped me so much to understand the Bible , even though I got ir@@ rit@@ ated , tri@@ ed to ar@@ gu@@ e with her , and some@@ times ra@@ ised my vo@@ ice , in@@ sis@@ ting on some of the things I had form@@ er@@ ly been taught .
Such in@@ iti@@ ati@@ ves will give you the opportunity to ob@@ serve young ones and offer comm@@ end@@ ation and see the resul@@ ts . ​ — Pro@@ v .
Since the Hebrew name for God appe@@ ars ne@@ arly 7@@ ,000 times in the so - called O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent al@@ one , it is clear that our Creator wants his worshi@@ p@@ ers to use his name and to know him as a person .
* This st@@ re@@ et ​ — called the D@@ ar@@ b al - Mu@@ sta@@ q@@ im in A@@ ra@@ bi@@ c — ​ is still a ma@@ in thor@@ ough@@ f@@ are in D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us .
The head of the S@@ ci@@ ence De@@ par@@ t@@ ment at one school sub@@ s@@ cri@@ bed to the A@@ wa@@ ke ! ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
Because of God’s love , we can ob@@ tain for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , hope , and life .
What has resul@@ ted because God’s people have faith today , and who deser@@ ves the praise for this ?
Wh@@ atever H@@ app@@ ened to World Un@@ ity ?
The Bible teach@@ es that anointed Christians will be resur@@ rec@@ ted to rule over the earth from heaven .
Consider the example of L@@ loy@@ d and A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ r@@ a , who have continued in the full - time ministry for 17 years since their marriage .
Many would answer , “ Jehovah’s Witnesses . ”
If so , ma@@ y@@ be you later real@@ ized that you did not really need it .
“ I am writ@@ ing this letter with joy because of your good example of end@@ ur@@ ance and faith@@ ful@@ ness during all those years of op@@ position .
The young el@@ der fac@@ ed some serious challeng@@ es .
Be@@ ing good stud@@ ents of God’s Word , they knew ‘ that the des@@ ol@@ ating of her had dra@@ wn near . ’
In@@ cess@@ ant prayers to God for help , cou@@ pl@@ ed with str@@ en@@ u@@ ous efforts to avoid in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ing in im@@ moral f@@ an@@ t@@ asi@@ es , will ev@@ en@@ tually yi@@ eld a very desi@@ ra@@ ble result ​ — a clean , un@@ bur@@ d@@ ened conscience . ​ — Hebrews 9 : 14 .
How can res@@ pe@@ cting local cu@@ st@@ om@@ s contribu@@ te to our being good gu@@ ests ?
After sp@@ en@@ ding fi@@ ve enjo@@ y@@ able years in the cir@@ cu@@ it work , we were invit@@ ed to serve at S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land Bethel .
This has de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely brought us Jehovah’s blessing . ”
These vo@@ ic@@ es are re@@ aching people from over 40 tri@@ bes and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , they had to t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate the Israelites ’ pres@@ ence .
I , however , rema@@ ined a cap@@ tive .
“ A covenant I have conclu@@ ded with my eyes , ” said the God - fe@@ aring man Job . “ So how could I show my@@ self atten@@ tive to a vi@@ r@@ g@@ in ? ”
Because the peace that I found was so preci@@ ous , I just could not ris@@ k lo@@ sing it . ”
* Why did Jesus r@@ ely heav@@ ily on this par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar teaching me@@ th@@ od ?
Why As@@ k Abraham to S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fice Son ? 1 / 1
What vital knowledge will en@@ able Jesus to serve as a wise and com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate King , H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est , and Ju@@ dge ?
How Jehovah will prote@@ ct his people in the fear - inspi@@ ring ‘ day of his anger , ’ we do not yet know .
In a sense , Adam also com@@ mit@@ ted i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry by allow@@ ing his sel@@ f@@ ish desire for his wi@@ fe@@ ’s compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship to be more important than obedi@@ ence to his loving heavenly Father .
Our sister pre@@ pared for the meeting with the direc@@ t@@ or and pray@@ ed for peace and courage .
If you “ per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in prayer ” and never give up hope , “ in the course of many days , ” you may well find again “ bre@@ ad ” that you have sent out upon the sur@@ face of the w@@ at@@ ers . ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 12 ; E@@ cc@@ l .
He too l@@ ac@@ ked appreciation for what he had received from his father .
Some people like the message we preach , while others do not .
Proverbs 17 : 12 pu@@ ts the matter this way : “ Let there be an enc@@ oun@@ ter@@ ing by a man of a be@@ ar ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved of its cu@@ bs rather than anyone stu@@ pi@@ d in his fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness . ”
The Scriptures at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te to him many t@@ it@@ les or desi@@ gn@@ ations that high@@ light his uni@@ que ro@@ le in God’s purpose .
You see un@@ ity among Jehovah’s Witnesses in all their activities , including the building of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Kingdom H@@ alls .
When will the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of anointed Christians who have in@@ iti@@ ally been se@@ aled receive their fin@@ al se@@ al@@ ing ?
Why is Jehovah’s holy spirit f@@ it@@ t@@ ingly refer@@ red to as “ the help@@ er ” ?
Christ’s ransom is the bas@@ is and ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l for God’s “ in@@ descri@@ ba@@ ble free gift , ” that is , “ the sur@@ pas@@ sing un@@ deser@@ ved kindness of God . ”
When fac@@ ed with temp@@ tation , however , some of our fellow believers have cho@@ s@@ en to act like E@@ sa@@ u , pu@@ t@@ ting their spiritual in@@ her@@ it@@ ance at ris@@ k .
One refer@@ ence work says that Christians displa@@ y this qu@@ ality by “ a will@@ ing@@ ness to be@@ ar with those who@@ se fa@@ ul@@ ts or un@@ pleas@@ ant tra@@ its are an ir@@ rit@@ ant to them . ”
Is Christ’s Le@@ ad@@ er@@ ship Re@@ al to You ?
Ther@@ efore , “ keep on as@@ king , and it will be given you . ” ​ — Luke 11 : 9 , 13 .
( a ) Why is it difficult to find accep@@ table rec@@ re@@ ation ?
Still , as a faithful Israel@@ ite , he obe@@ yed the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law and regul@@ arly brought his o@@ ffer@@ ings for pres@@ ent@@ ation on the al@@ ta@@ r .
When they left Jehovah , some k@@ ings of Israel er@@ e@@ cted al@@ t@@ ars to pa@@ g@@ an go@@ ds , like Ba@@ al .
( b ) In what respect are they a fine example for all of us ?
He per@@ form@@ s that un@@ par@@ all@@ el@@ ed public service , not in a man - made temple , but in the an@@ t@@ it@@ y@@ pi@@ cal temple , Jehovah’s great arrang@@ ement for worship that went into op@@ er@@ ation in 29 C.E .
The origin@@ al - language word for “ gu@@ ard ” was a mil@@ it@@ ary expres@@ sion .
C@@ lo@@ thing cho@@ ic@@ es v@@ ary according to cul@@ ture , and pres@@ sure may be strong to keep up with the l@@ at@@ est st@@ y@@ les and tr@@ ends .
• How does being cour@@ te@@ ous contribu@@ te to a pro@@ duc@@ tive ministry ?
He recogn@@ ized me and s@@ mil@@ ed but said nothing .
Acc@@ ording to Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 12 : 6 , when was the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver lam@@ b to be sla@@ ugh@@ tered ?
Let us , then , exam@@ ine some of the fac@@ e@@ ts of Jehovah’s mat@@ ch@@ less love .
He dedic@@ ated his life to Jehovah and got baptized .
Some people bl@@ ame God , reason@@ ing that our Creator does not care about the human family .
B@@ E@@ F@@ O@@ R@@ E this happened , I was already inter@@ ested in the truth .
In this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , the refer@@ ence “ Isaiah 40 : 13 , ” for example , id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es the following :
Sh@@ ould My Ch@@ il@@ d G@@ o to S@@ cho@@ ol ?
What should be a young Christi@@ an’s ob@@ je@@ ctive as reg@@ ar@@ ds se@@ cul@@ ar educ@@ ation ?
He would also be@@ ar witness that by means of the Kingdom of God , all the dam@@ age done by Satan will be un@@ done and Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y v@@ indic@@ ated .
Why can we be op@@ ti@@ mis@@ tic about the future ?
Tru@@ e , Jesus knew that all humans in@@ her@@ it sin . But they in@@ her@@ it the sin of Adam , not sin@@ s they com@@ mit@@ ted before they were born .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the cen@@ tu@@ ries - old cu@@ st@@ om@@ s of her an@@ c@@ est@@ ors , she worshi@@ ped her go@@ ds in the H@@ in@@ du temp@@ les and had i@@ do@@ ls in her home .
The st@@ re@@ et called S@@ tra@@ i@@ ght was about a m@@ ile [ 1@@ .@@ 5 k@@ m ] long and r@@ an through the cen@@ ter of D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us .
In his second spe@@ e@@ ch , Moses rec@@ oun@@ ts the giving of the Law at M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i and rest@@ ates the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments .
And you have seen that even after accep@@ ting the truth , Christians continue to make spiritual prog@@ ress with the help of the Scriptures .
T@@ en of these brothers and sisters live out@@ side the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
When we face health problems , these righ@@ tly dem@@ and our attention .
“ The respon@@ se to this ty@@ pe of pro@@ gra@@ m was tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous , ” wrote one brother .
H@@ ere Paul cont@@ ra@@ sted “ mil@@ k , ” which he descri@@ bed in the pre@@ ce@@ ding verse as “ the el@@ em@@ ent@@ ary things of the sac@@ red pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ements of God , ” with “ so@@ li@@ d food , ” which bel@@ ong@@ s to “ matu@@ re people , ” who “ have their per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers tra@@ ined to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish both right and wrong . ” ​ — Hebrews 5 : 12 - 14 .
For example , a man from B@@ lo@@ em@@ f@@ on@@ te@@ in wrote : “ I@@ ’@@ m un@@ emp@@ lo@@ yed , and I ste@@ al in the city wh@@ en@@ ever ther@@ e@@ ’s a ch@@ ance .
Like first - century disciples , we are well - e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed to help others , “ teaching them to ob@@ serve all the things ” we have been comman@@ ded . ​ — Mat@@ t .
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ le 4 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 20 - 24
The food may also have been offered to i@@ do@@ ls , as was the cu@@ sto@@ m among Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an worshipp@@ ers before e@@ ating a commun@@ ion me@@ al .
He declar@@ ed : “ S@@ to@@ p br@@ ing@@ ing in any more valu@@ eless gra@@ in o@@ ffer@@ ings .
In times past , it has been said that the great crow@@ d is in a spiritual e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent , or an an@@ t@@ it@@ y@@ pe , of the C@@ our@@ t of the G@@ ent@@ il@@ es that ex@@ is@@ ted in Jesus ’ day .
Even those with physical li@@ mit@@ ations take great ple@@ asure in sh@@ aring their Bible hope with others .
R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous and true are your ways , King of et@@ er@@ n@@ ity .
F@@ E@@ B@@ R@@ U@@ A@@ R@@ Y 27 , 20@@ 12 – M@@ A@@ R@@ C@@ H 4 , 20@@ 12
( Read 2 Corinthians 6 : 12 , 13 . )
No@@ tice how he war@@ ned of the possible har@@ d@@ ening effect this could have on their spiritu@@ ality .
F@@ ear@@ ful !
( Mi@@ ca@@ h ) , 8 / 15
Be@@ ing imper@@ fect , all of us ​ — even experienced elders — ​ need to be on gu@@ ard against fa@@ il@@ ing to look to Jehovah for direction when making decisions .
Why do many feel that hard work is not for them ?
V@@ I@@ C@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y ​ — BU@@ T N@@ O@@ T F@@ IN@@ A@@ L
It is much the same with love .
On@@ ce I started , I could not put it down !
Jesus Christ has en@@ tru@@ sted the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave with his “ bel@@ ong@@ ings ”
What help did A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s receive ?
Re@@ fle@@ cting on the blessings we receive from arri@@ ving at Christian meetings on time can strengthen our desire and res@@ ol@@ ve to do everything possible to be p@@ un@@ c@@ tu@@ al .
How Sh@@ ould We “ An@@ s@@ wer E@@ ach Per@@ son ” ?
After that , we cor@@ respon@@ ded for a while , and in 195@@ 6 , we got married .
But what is requi@@ red to be a sub@@ ject of Christ the King ?
• Why should we not ‘ look at the things be@@ h@@ ind ’ ?
What a thr@@ ill it is to hear c@@ el@@ es@@ ti@@ al vo@@ ic@@ es dec@@ l@@ are : “ Let us rejo@@ ice and be over@@ jo@@ yed . . . because the marriage of the L@@ am@@ b has arri@@ ved ” !
How does Bible liter@@ ature re@@ ach the cam@@ ps ?
So having acc@@ ess to the Scriptures in a com@@ p@@ act form@@ at was much more practic@@ al .
All four Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts repor@@ t on Jesus ’ resurrection .
D@@ on@@ ’t wor@@ ry , we will he@@ al you . ”
She therefore pa@@ id for my less@@ ons by doing the instru@@ ct@@ or@@ ’s la@@ un@@ d@@ ry for a year .
• ref@@ ra@@ in from bo@@ a@@ sting about personal accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments ?
I@@ mp@@ ressed by C@@ la@@ u@@ de@@ te@@ ’s strong faith , the woman is having a regul@@ ar Bible study with C@@ la@@ u@@ de@@ te and is fin@@ ding much comfort from God’s Word .
H@@ ol@@ ding my tre@@ m@@ bl@@ ing hands , she would say : “ D@@ on@@ ’t wor@@ ry , de@@ ar .
Y@@ oung David was invit@@ ed to live at the ro@@ y@@ al cour@@ t of King Saul and was appointed as head of the ar@@ my .
● Ch@@ r@@ is works for a d@@ om@@ es@@ tic - viol@@ ence help group in N@@ or@@ th W@@ al@@ es .
He wrote : “ Ex@@ pe@@ ct@@ ation post@@ pon@@ ed is making the heart si@@ ck . ”
( See fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te . ) ( c ) U@@ p@@ on whom did Jehovah b@@ es@@ to@@ w di@@ gn@@ ity in the past ?
However , the desire to serve Jehovah full - time was so strong that one day I wrote a letter to J .
In his fam@@ ous Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus Christ showed how to experience lasting happiness .
How is the need to gu@@ ard our eyes emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed in the Bible ?
Why do the boo@@ ks of H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah deser@@ ve our attention ?
A beau@@ ti@@ ful Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite gi@@ r@@ l of ancient Israel did not want her friends to pres@@ sure her to become one of King Solom@@ on@@ ’s many wi@@ ves .
K@@ ing@@ s@@ le@@ y , who lives in S@@ r@@ i L@@ anka , is bl@@ ind .
Un@@ der them , the city reg@@ a@@ ined a me@@ asure of pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity .
I kil@@ led ci@@ v@@ ili@@ ans .
No am@@ ount of money can com@@ pare with the blessings we have received . ”
They tri@@ ed to em@@ bro@@ il him in an ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent by bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ously cont@@ ra@@ dic@@ ting him , but Paul simply stated : “ Since you are th@@ ru@@ sting [ the word of God ] away from you and do not ju@@ dge y@@ ourselves wor@@ thy of everlasting life , look ! we turn to the nations . ” ​ — Acts 13 : 4@@ 5 , 4@@ 6 .
I seek , not my own will , but the will of him that sent me . ” ​ — John 5 : 30 ; 14 : 28 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 5 , 6 .
Jesus knew that his followers would face h@@ at@@ red from un@@ believ@@ ing relati@@ ves and the world in gener@@ al , so on at le@@ ast two occasi@@ ons , he encoura@@ ged them in this way : “ He that has end@@ ur@@ ed to the end is the one that will be sa@@ ved . ”
The pro@@ li@@ fer@@ ation of div@@ or@@ ce , a@@ ban@@ don@@ ment , em@@ be@@ z@@ z@@ le@@ ment , and other form@@ s of dec@@ e@@ it demonstr@@ ates that loy@@ al@@ ty is no longer valu@@ ed .
A comm@@ on beli@@ ef in some Af@@ ri@@ can cul@@ tures is that if a husband lo@@ ves his wife , the wife must have used ma@@ gi@@ c to “ t@@ ame ” him .
The ans@@ wers Jesus gives s@@ il@@ ence them . ​ — Matthew 21 : 23 – 22 : 4@@ 6 .
H@@ ad you been To@@ ñ@@ i , how do you think you would have re@@ ac@@ ted ?
This is how one of the psal@@ ms descri@@ bes him as provi@@ ding com@@ for@@ ting sh@@ el@@ ter : “ With his p@@ in@@ i@@ ons he will b@@ lo@@ ck appro@@ ach to you , and under his w@@ ings you will take refu@@ ge . ”
T@@ ree “ Wh@@ ich Does Not W@@ i@@ ther , ” 3 / 1
Then , as the “ P@@ r@@ in@@ ce of Pe@@ ace , ” Jesus Christ will fulf@@ ill these prophe@@ tic words : “ To the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of the pr@@ inc@@ ely rule and to peace there will be no end . ”
In those few words , the Bible account helps us to i@@ magine the hum@@ ili@@ ation of a young man as he was so@@ ld once again .
“ I am determined to show Jehovah that I love him for who he is , not just because he provi@@ des me with friends in@@ side his organization . ”
It should go bey@@ ond what human eyes see to what God se@@ es ​ — our heart .
What does the con@@ text reve@@ al concer@@ ning those to whom Jesus was refer@@ ring when he used the ter@@ m “ gener@@ ation ” ?
In fact , one of his children , P@@ il@@ ne@@ y , is still serving at the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Z@@ am@@ bia .
Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has put his trust in men rather than in God
For no ap@@ par@@ ent reason , C@@ es@@ ti@@ us Gal@@ lu@@ s and his tro@@ op@@ s with@@ dre@@ w from Jerusalem and began re@@ tre@@ ating .
The com@@ mer@@ cial system of this world often prom@@ o@@ tes get - rich - quic@@ k s@@ ch@@ em@@ es that may even be@@ gu@@ ile some of God’s people .
“ L@@ ater , while c@@ all@@ ing on ho@@ m@@ es ac@@ ro@@ ss the st@@ re@@ et , I saw the family s@@ it@@ ting on their fr@@ on@@ t st@@ ep@@ s .
Why P@@ rac@@ tice S@@ essi@@ ons Are So V@@ alu@@ able
Al@@ ber@@ t E@@ in@@ ste@@ in , for example , long ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ated such an ide@@ a .
With faith and confidence in Jehovah’s word , “ Noah went in , and his sons and his wife and his sons ’ wi@@ ves with him . ”
David again in@@ qui@@ red of Jehovah and received a clear answer .
The apostles of Jesus Christ ac@@ ted as a rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t against this apost@@ as@@ y for as long as they lived .
He is le@@ vel@@ he@@ ad@@ ed and not ha@@ st@@ y in judgment .
H@@ ere we find a princi@@ ple that we do well to keep in mind : There is a direc@@ t relationship between what we do now and what happ@@ ens to us later .
In a cor@@ ner of the house , we buil@@ t a “ for@@ t@@ ress ” out of mat@@ t@@ res@@ ses and fur@@ ni@@ ture .
A@@ c@@ tually , any matter that affe@@ cts our service to Jehovah or our relationship with him can be a f@@ it@@ ting sub@@ ject for prayer .
Those who truly exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus ’ sacrifice are promised per@@ man@@ ent reli@@ ef from suffering .
Such a sure and b@@ right hope inspi@@ r@@ ited La@@ im@@ on@@ is , the al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic par@@ al@@ y@@ tic mentioned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article .
The ancient Babyl@@ on@@ ians believ@@ ed that the under@@ world , or “ land of no return , ” was pre@@ si@@ ded over by N@@ er@@ g@@ al , a viol@@ ent div@@ in@@ ity known as “ the one who bur@@ ns . ”
The congregation is made up of about 1@@ 30 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers .
I than@@ k Jehovah for the mo@@ tiv@@ ation I received through that vis@@ it to Bethel . ”
( a ) What challeng@@ es did U@@ r present to worshi@@ p@@ ers of the true God ?
On@@ l@@ ine ban@@ king has made the life of many people e@@ asi@@ er ; fin@@ an@@ cial matters can be h@@ and@@ led at any time in the comfort of our home .
Acc@@ ording to one scho@@ la@@ r , this Greek ter@@ m “ emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es the mi@@ gh@@ ty work that has been done , and , in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar , the power by which it was accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed .
But you may ask yourself , ‘ Why should it matter to me whether those people lived so long or not ? ’
Many started thinking about full - time service .
Ti@@ ag@@ o : “ So@@ on after I arri@@ ved in the new congregation , I began to feel do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted .
It is no won@@ der , therefore , that we need the support of God’s spirit now more than ever .
Since God is a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in truth , we can always trust in his promises .
That would inclu@@ de their speaking to others , to out@@ si@@ ders , about their faith in Jesus and their wonderful hope .
25 : 9 .
Can you believe in God’s promises ?
As inspired writ@@ ings later indic@@ ated , this me@@ ant the opportunity to fur@@ n@@ ish a ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od , k@@ ings who would also be pri@@ ests . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
One ma@@ j@@ or differ@@ ence is that today there is no sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ge of ad@@ vice on how to gain peace of mind .
On that vis@@ it , O@@ r@@ l@@ in started a Bible study with S@@ v@@ et@@ om@@ ir that was continued the very next day .
Acc@@ ording to the apostle Peter , they would , in effect , be la@@ bel@@ ed “ false prophe@@ ts . ”
D@@ ad was the compan@@ y serv@@ ant ( now called pre@@ si@@ ding overse@@ er ) of the Joh@@ ann@@ es@@ bur@@ g C@@ ongreg@@ ation , so we all had to be at the meetings in good time .
Tru@@ e , it may take time to buil@@ d this trust , but many have found that doing so really helps .
Un@@ til that h@@ our of t@@ est ends , we are b@@ ound to face tri@@ als or difficul@@ ties .
Jehovah’s Witnesses are now worshipp@@ ing God in that su@@ peri@@ or way , and they are help@@ ing many others to do lik@@ e@@ wise .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y S@@ U@@ MI@@ K@@ O H@@ I@@ R@@ AN@@ O
Indeed , he is the S@@ ource of “ every good gift and every perfect present . ”
The book The Ne@@ e@@ ds of the D@@ ying ​ — A G@@ u@@ i@@ de for B@@ r@@ ing@@ ing H@@ op@@ e , Com@@ fort , and Lo@@ ve to Li@@ fe@@ ’s F@@ in@@ al C@@ ha@@ p@@ ter says : “ It is comm@@ on to feel ter@@ ri@@ bly un@@ com@@ for@@ table at the sight of a loved one dis@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ed by ill@@ ness or ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
2 , 3 . ( a ) Why is there a pres@@ sing need for baptized men to re@@ ach out ?
( b ) Who wants to see our faith col@@ la@@ p@@ se , and why ?
Pro@@ vi@@ ding ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound for this , the ei@@ gh@@ th vision shows the activ@@ ity of “ a w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast . . . with ten hor@@ ns and se@@ ven he@@ a@@ ds . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
In the Bible , the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of that t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing re@@ uni@@ on are left between Jesus and Peter .
For the first time since the days of Abraham , God’s people would no longer be id@@ enti@@ fied by the fle@@ sh@@ ly circum@@ c@@ ision of their mal@@ es .
Au@@ gu@@ st@@ ine explained the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn de@@ pi@@ cted in Revelation chap@@ ter 20 by giving “ an al@@ leg@@ or@@ ic@@ al ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation of [ it ] , ” states The Ca@@ tho@@ lic En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia .
It should be similar in our r@@ ace . The go@@ al , or pri@@ ze , needs to be real to us .
I dedic@@ ated my life to Jehovah and was baptized on No@@ v@@ ember 20 , 198@@ 8 . ”
“ My fu@@ ry es@@ cal@@ ates so f@@ ast , ” she says .
What re@@ sear@@ ch to@@ ol may help us to be ready to answer questions about the tru@@ ths of God’s Word ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the Bible teach@@ es that “ the heart is more tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous than anything el@@ se . ”
Are you satis@@ fied with the qu@@ ality of your prayers , or do you see the need to make fur@@ ther prog@@ ress in that are@@ a ? ​ — J@@ er .
Like his Father , Jesus also dis@@ cer@@ ned the real in@@ ner person .
But today , Bible liter@@ ature is provided in over 7@@ 00 langu@@ ages .
But just know@@ ing Satan’s desi@@ gn@@ s is not en@@ ough .
Con@@ s@@ ist@@ ent with those prophe@@ tic words , Jesus did not in@@ d@@ ul@@ ge in no@@ is@@ y ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents .
Con@@ dem@@ ned as a H@@ er@@ e@@ tic
What a fine example for un@@ married Christian women and men !
W@@ as it just another inc@@ or@@ rec@@ t pre@@ di@@ ction for the end of the world ?
Why do they do all of this ?
If we are to be succ@@ ess@@ ful in cultiv@@ ating long - suffering , we must also cultiv@@ ate the rest of the fru@@ it@@ age pro@@ duc@@ ed in Christians by holy spirit .
The decision was made to con@@ stru@@ ct a new Kingdom H@@ all in a sa@@ f@@ er ne@@ ar@@ by lo@@ c@@ ation .
What has Jehovah been doing to ad@@ v@@ ance the preaching work in our day ?
8 : 12 ; 2 C@@ or .
Jehovah . ” We w@@ on .
The example of the brother who dre@@ w post@@ car@@ ds for his young daugh@@ ters while he was in pris@@ on mo@@ tiv@@ ates me to try to re@@ ach my own chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s hearts with the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s tru@@ ths .
However , how will they call on him in whom they have not put faith ?
For example , As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a gave Ju@@ de@@ an King A@@ ha@@ z some help against the S@@ y@@ r@@ o - Israel@@ ite con@@ spi@@ rac@@ y .
There are bil@@ li@@ ons of people on the earth .
1@@ 19 : 1@@ 6@@ 4 ​ — What is sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant about pra@@ ising God “ se@@ ven times in the day ” ?
The wife com@@ ments : “ L@@ ear@@ ning that kindness inclu@@ des both fid@@ el@@ ity and loy@@ al@@ ty has made a real differ@@ ence in how we tre@@ at each other down to this day .
The righteous certainly f@@ are well and are bless@@ ed because of wal@@ king in the p@@ ath of u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness .
Do not be “ quic@@ k@@ ly sh@@ ak@@ en from your reason ” when fac@@ ed with what appe@@ ar to be dam@@ ag@@ ing att@@ ac@@ ks by apost@@ ates or other such dec@@ ei@@ v@@ ers of the mind ​ — however pla@@ u@@ sible their char@@ ges may se@@ em .
The 18@@ th - century ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her V@@ ol@@ ta@@ i@@ re bit@@ ter@@ ly pro@@ t@@ ested the a@@ bu@@ ses of the cor@@ ru@@ pt ch@@ urch of his time .
S@@ an@@ der@@ son ) , 3 / 1 L@@ ear@@ ning Why God Per@@ m@@ its Su@@ ffering ( H .
I believe that these ha@@ bi@@ ts helped us not to become des@@ per@@ ate . ”
“ It is the appointed time for the judgment to star@@ t with the house of God . ” ​ — 1 Peter 4 : 17 .
How may I work toward greater happiness ?
We do well to ask ourselves : ‘ How much do I love the truth ?
By cons@@ ist@@ ent tra@@ ining and encourag@@ ement , true appreciation for the ministry will be buil@@ t up , and children will see the preaching work as a means of show@@ ing love for God and neigh@@ b@@ or . ​ — Matthew 22 : 37 - 39 ; 28 : 19 , 20 .
The sel@@ f@@ less example set by this fore@@ most Son of God demonstr@@ ated what great@@ ness really means .
He said that after his death , “ op@@ pres@@ sive w@@ ol@@ ves ” from among prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians would “ speak tw@@ is@@ ted things to draw away the disciples after themselves . ”
Today , her whole family is serving Jehovah .
This will be too much for the nations .
After men@@ tion@@ ing No@@ ah’s con@@ stru@@ cting of the ar@@ k in which he and his family were pre@@ served during the F@@ lood , the apostle Peter stated : “ That which cor@@ respon@@ ds to this is also now sa@@ ving you , nam@@ ely , baptism , . . . through the resurrection of Jesus Christ . ”
The h@@ and@@ ful of dedic@@ ated Christians who were there in 198@@ 6 has now gro@@ wn to more than 2@@ ,@@ 2@@ 00 ac@@ tive publi@@ sh@@ ers .
The account of the ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment of jud@@ ges must have remin@@ ded them that Jehovah organiz@@ es his people in a way that en@@ sures loving care .
A@@ n understanding of these matters is a@@ vail@@ able if we exam@@ ine the Bible care@@ fully .
Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ d better come .
O@@ ver the years , I have experienced in a very liter@@ al sense that “ Jehovah is my strength . ” ​ — P@@ s .
in the Ju@@ ly 20@@ 15 is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke !
P@@ o@@ di@@ u@@ m in the p@@ al@@ ace , where the st@@ atu@@ e of a go@@ dd@@ ess may have sto@@ od
“ My son , know the God of your father and serve him with a complete heart . ” ​ — 1 C@@ H@@ R@@ O@@ N .
F@@ er@@ n@@ an@@ do , who at one time practic@@ ed spi@@ rit@@ ism , says : “ L@@ ear@@ ning about everlasting life was an en@@ or@@ m@@ ous reli@@ ef .
And a man re@@ ap@@ s what he has s@@ own with his words .
What purpose has been served by G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol ( a ) in the past and ( b ) since 20@@ 11 ?
He said : “ G@@ o away , Satan ! For it is written , ‘ It is Jehovah your God you must worship , and it is to him al@@ one you must rend@@ er sac@@ red service . ’ ”
What a re@@ ward for doing what we knew was right !
God’s Word tel@@ ls us what all of us should do so that we do not allow wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness in our congregations .
E@@ ar@@ th wide , Jehovah’s faithful servants are inc@@ reas@@ ing their share in the ministry , lear@@ ning new langu@@ ages , and mo@@ ving to are@@ as where the need for Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers is greater .
So God provi@@ des his holy spirit ​ — his powerful ac@@ tive for@@ ce — ​ to help people understand what they read in the Bible .
Can you see yourself enjo@@ ying the things that God has promised ?
We are associ@@ ated with an organization that br@@ ings the pu@@ re w@@ at@@ ers of truth right to us , but we must do our part .
I continued to pray for understanding .
You can do that by taking time to read his Word and to pon@@ der over what you are reading .
What two important less@@ ons should we take to heart ?
The new arri@@ v@@ als , al@@ though un@@ able to understand what was being said , s@@ low@@ ly began to real@@ ize that it had something to do with them .
N@@ O@@ T@@ E that in this l@@ ist of pos@@ si@@ bil@@ ities for mankind , the earth is ab@@ sent .
They must mon@@ it@@ or the help given by compan@@ i@@ ons and continue to teach their children themselves .
It is far better for us to turn to the Creator , Jehovah God , with whom , says the Bible , “ there is not a vari@@ ation of the tur@@ ning of the sh@@ a@@ do@@ w . ”
It would be a serious mis@@ take to feel that such counsel is over@@ ly re@@ stri@@ ctive or that it app@@ lies only to others , while we person@@ ally are som@@ eho@@ w i@@ mmu@@ ne to the d@@ ang@@ ers .
Why was another des@@ tru@@ ction s@@ l@@ ated for Jerusalem in the first century C.E . ?
In@@ f@@ lu@@ enced by com@@ mer@@ cial pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda , many new@@ l@@ y@@ we@@ ds or their famili@@ es inc@@ ur for that one day a bur@@ den@@ some de@@ b@@ t that they car@@ ry for years .
Di@@ d the teachings of Jesus and the inspired writ@@ ings of his disciples change this hope ?
By doing so , we contribu@@ te to the differ@@ ence between true Christians and those in the ch@@ ur@@ ches of Chris@@ tend@@ om .
How can we imitate No@@ ah’s faith ?
Be@@ ing imper@@ fect , a husband may fai@@ l to see the whole sc@@ op@@ e of the matter .
E@@ ach serv@@ ant of Jehovah has what opportunity and responsi@@ bility ?
The ta@@ ble@@ t that l@@ in@@ ks one member of this family to the Bible char@@ ac@@ ter is a prom@@ is@@ s@@ ory no@@ te d@@ ated to the 20@@ th year of D@@ ari@@ us I , 5@@ 0@@ 2 B.C.E .
O@@ ther@@ wise , things can go ter@@ ri@@ bly wrong .
A Christian sister rel@@ ated that her family f@@ led the persecu@@ tion in E@@ rit@@ re@@ a .
The new P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t fin@@ ally had ei@@ ght vo@@ lum@@ es .
They were organiz@@ ed and had peace and un@@ ity . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 11 : 26 , 27 ; 28 : 1 - 14 .
I lik@@ ed going out , but she lik@@ ed sta@@ ying home . ”
How happy you will feel when your Le@@ ad@@ er , Jesus , says : “ To the ex@@ t@@ ent that you did it to one of the le@@ ast of these my brothers , you did it to me . ” ​ — Mat@@ t . 25 : 34 - 40 .
C@@ op@@ ing With S@@ p@@ ou@@ se@@ ’s Bet@@ ra@@ y@@ al , 6 / 15
Is it not clear that Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation refle@@ cted things that were famili@@ ar to his listen@@ ers ?
Go@@ od organization was to invol@@ ve all as@@ pe@@ cts of their life and especially their worship .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out d@@ el@@ a@@ y , we must hum@@ bly return to him , o@@ pen our ear@@ s to his counsel , and listen to him with all our heart .
“ P@@ over@@ ty , ” says I@@ ris@@ h a@@ id ag@@ enc@@ y Con@@ cer@@ n , “ k@@ ill@@ s 3@@ 0@@ ,000 people every day . ”
It called for the sc@@ ru@@ pul@@ ous ob@@ serv@@ ance of ri@@ tu@@ als .
How did the first - century Christians co@@ ver the co@@ st@@ s involved ?
▪ Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the le@@ av@@ en high@@ ligh@@ ts what positi@@ ve less@@ on about spiritual gro@@ w@@ th ? ​ — Ju@@ ly 15 , 200@@ 8 , pages 19 - 20 .
P@@ on@@ der how you can apply them in your life .
After Jesus ’ as@@ cen@@ sion to heaven , his followers continued to s@@ pre@@ ad the good news of sal@@ vation .
Even Jesus asked questions when he was young .
Today , wh@@ er@@ ever we live on earth , we look for@@ ward to the time when the whole pl@@ an@@ et will become a par@@ adise in the new world of righteousness .
Jesus told his disciples : “ By this all will know that you are my disciples , if you have love among y@@ ourselves . ”
4 : 8 , 11 - 15 .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 10
Some of the people with whom we stu@@ died the Bible got baptized .
Ke@@ ep W@@ al@@ king With God in Tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ ous T@@ im@@ es
However , some people have lost faith in God because of the in@@ ten@@ se suffering they have person@@ ally seen or experienced .
As Christians , we know that it does not bel@@ ong to us to take v@@ enge@@ ance .
I knew it was bad . It was not my wish . ”
Even nations that already have nu@@ clear we@@ ap@@ ons may dis@@ reg@@ ard the N@@ P@@ T .
How should this special gift make us feel ?
We have used appe@@ al@@ ing pr@@ inted invit@@ ations to invit@@ e people in our ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es to ga@@ ther with us in com@@ mem@@ or@@ ating the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al , in obedi@@ ence to Jesus ’ comm@@ and .
In some lands , govern@@ men@@ tal author@@ ities provide p@@ en@@ sions , wel@@ f@@ are pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s , and home - care attend@@ ants for sen@@ i@@ or c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens .
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T What In@@ f@@ lu@@ ence on You ?
And he inspired the apostle Paul to wr@@ ite to the Hebrew Christians in the first century : “ Ke@@ ep pra@@ ying for us , for we trust we have an hon@@ est conscience , as we wish to conduct ourselves hon@@ es@@ tly in all things . ” ​ — Hebrews 13 : 18 .
F@@ ear@@ ful that the gu@@ er@@ r@@ ill@@ as might s@@ n@@ atch me , Father made arrang@@ ements for me to leave the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge and go to my sis@@ ter@@ ’s house in the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge where Kat@@ ina lived .
Do not put your spiritual in@@ her@@ it@@ ance in je@@ op@@ ar@@ dy
“ The blessing of Jehovah ​ — that is what makes rich , and he ad@@ ds no pain with it , ” states Proverbs 10 : 22 .
▪ A Li@@ ving Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of God’s Word
He ur@@ ged his listen@@ ers to pray for God’s will to “ take place , as in heaven , also upon earth . ”
Those who do so both fear him and love him .
Many are min@@ or and are eas@@ ily rec@@ ti@@ fied .
It shows that we have taken a stand on his side of the is@@ sue of uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
He con@@ dem@@ ned the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es for their show@@ y prayers and for the way they fa@@ sted with sa@@ d and dis@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ed fac@@ es to be ob@@ served by men .
27 : 5 .
By going over the recor@@ ds , those elders can famili@@ ar@@ ize themselves with the fin@@ an@@ cial con@@ dition of the congregation .
When I read in the article that ‘ for many , the bat@@ tle to over@@ come wrong desi@@ res is especially in@@ ten@@ se , ’ it made me feel part of the bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
While discus@@ sing congreg@@ ational cle@@ an@@ ness , Paul ur@@ ged Christians : “ Let us keep the fes@@ ti@@ val , not with old le@@ av@@ en , ne@@ i@@ ther with le@@ av@@ en of ba@@ dness and wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , but with un@@ fer@@ men@@ ted c@@ ak@@ es of s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity and truth . ”
To learn more about Jesus ’ sacrifice and how you can benefit from it , w@@ atch the sh@@ ort vi@@ de@@ o R@@ em@@ ember Jesus ’ De@@ ath at w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
A different attitude ​ — one of tru@@ sting in God to car@@ ry out his will — ​ is evid@@ ent from the Bi@@ bli@@ cal ep@@ is@@ o@@ de invol@@ ving the Gi@@ be@@ on@@ ites .
U@@ p@@ on re@@ tur@@ ning home , she wrote an article about the conven@@ tion , which was publi@@ shed in the J@@ as@@ per J@@ our@@ n@@ al .
( 2 ) Who should teach them ?
C@@ aring for the In@@ cre@@ ase
4 : 13 ​ — W@@ ere Peter and John ill@@ it@@ er@@ ate or un@@ educ@@ ated ?
May all of us , then , keep on the w@@ atch .
She continu@@ es in the full - time service in S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land .
What does Bible study invol@@ ve ?
But God deci@@ ded who would wr@@ ite the boo@@ ks , when they would wr@@ ite them , and what they would wr@@ ite .
Since 199@@ 0 , I have been serving at the branch of@@ fice in P@@ ol@@ and .
Jesus foc@@ used on the re@@ war@@ ds of his end@@ ur@@ ance , most important , that he would have a part in san@@ c@@ ti@@ f@@ ying God’s name and supp@@ or@@ ting his right to rule .
Re@@ jo@@ ice With Those F@@ ac@@ ing T@@ ri@@ als
* The pri@@ ests were also given “ all the holy contribu@@ tions ” that the sons of Israel brought to God at his place of worship .
And every 5@@ 0@@ th year , following the year of the se@@ ven@@ th S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h year , was to be a Ju@@ bi@@ le@@ e .
To d@@ ate , over 3@@ 50 new Kingdom H@@ alls have been comple@@ ted thr@@ ough@@ out the country .
H@@ em@@ z@@ ǒ
Because they refu@@ sed to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in pa@@ g@@ an cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies the Christians were du@@ b@@ bed a@@ the@@ ists .
The mo@@ der@@ n city cen@@ ter is found on the main@@ land , where you can vis@@ it the Ne@@ a@@ pol@@ is ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal par@@ k .
However , when Con@@ ni@@ e and G@@ u@@ d@@ ru@@ n , two of Jehovah’s Witnesses , appe@@ ared at their do@@ or saying that they brought good news about God , Jo@@ ac@@ him and Bar@@ ba@@ r@@ a deci@@ ded that they would listen .
Ti@@ me and again , it it@@ self has been used as an a@@ id in transl@@ ating other te@@ x@@ ts .
( Read Psalm 1@@ 39 : 23 , 24 . )
13 : 4@@ 8 - 50 .
So can you .
Do I re@@ ach out to help others , both in the congregation and in the field ministry ? ’
W@@ a@@ iting on Jehovah and following direc@@ tions from those appointed to take the lead requi@@ res hum@@ ility .
One ev@@ ening while st@@ ro@@ l@@ ling on the ro@@ of@@ to@@ p of his p@@ al@@ ace , he no@@ tic@@ ed a beau@@ ti@@ ful woman ba@@ thing at a neigh@@ bor@@ ing home .
Does it ?
Paul said : “ With the heart one exerc@@ ises faith for righteousness , but with the m@@ ou@@ th one makes public declar@@ ation for sal@@ vation . ”
A bri@@ ef letter st@@ ating that such it@@ em@@ s are an ou@@ tri@@ ght gift should accom@@ pan@@ y these contribu@@ tions .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : Wit@@ ness@@ ing to uni@@ vers@@ ity stud@@ ents from fore@@ ign lands in the city of L@@ vi@@ v
Des@@ tro@@ y@@ ers of T@@ re@@ es
God’s people continue to inc@@ re@@ ase in number even though they have a powerful enem@@ y , Satan .
The F@@ in@@ n@@ ish As@@ soci@@ ation of L@@ and@@ s@@ cap@@ e In@@ du@@ stri@@ es also is@@ su@@ ed a pres@@ s rel@@ e@@ ase , which states : “ In vari@@ ous par@@ ts of the country , the Kingdom H@@ alls of Jehovah’s Witnesses are , al@@ most without exc@@ ep@@ tion , beau@@ ti@@ fully pl@@ an@@ ned .
There may be v@@ al@@ id reas@@ ons for a cou@@ ple to se@@ par@@ ate .
But one day , they refle@@ cted on the Scriptural text for that day .
Mo@@ des@@ ty mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to consider others a@@ head of ourselves , and it encoura@@ ges us to be ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous , thus avo@@ i@@ ding serious mis@@ takes .
Acc@@ ording to the book Di@@ e T@@ ä@@ u@@ f@@ er zu M@@ ü@@ n@@ ster , this brought “ M@@ ü@@ n@@ ster the ho@@ st@@ ility of the enti@@ re Ho@@ ly Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re of the Ger@@ man N@@ ation . ”
Some enjoy reading the Bible in the mor@@ ning and again before re@@ ti@@ ring . Thus they “ read it . . . day and night , ” or regul@@ arly .
C@@ learly , what Jehovah has done in Bible times as well as in our day gives us reason to trust in him as our H@@ el@@ per .
F@@ in@@ ally , the ones that were s@@ own on the fine so@@ il are those who listen to the word and fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly receive it and be@@ ar fru@@ it th@@ ir@@ ty@@ fo@@ ld and si@@ x@@ ty and a h@@ un@@ d@@ red . ”
He would destro@@ y all of us were it not for the prote@@ ction we enjoy as those who lo@@ dge with God as spiritual gu@@ ests .
By being spiritually al@@ er@@ t , we can dis@@ cer@@ n how Jehovah has helped us in many ways .
They rec@@ all that when the P@@ i@@ one@@ er Ser@@ vice S@@ cho@@ ol began in 19@@ 7@@ 7 , the emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is was plac@@ ed on being willing to move and serve where the need was greater .
L@@ I@@ K@@ EL@@ Y written in 9@@ 8 C.E . from Eph@@ esus , the three let@@ ters of the apostle John are among the last of the boo@@ ks making up the inspired Scriptures .
The most reason@@ able answer to the question why the Go@@ sp@@ els present Jesus as they do is because that is ess@@ enti@@ ally who Jesus was .
The inspired account of Davi@@ d’s life shows that again and again Jehovah respon@@ ded to Davi@@ d’s prayers for help .
Thus you can enjoy medit@@ ating on things that “ are able to make you wise for sal@@ vation . ” ​ — Read 2 Timothy 3 : 14 - 17 .
God’s standards , as recorded in the Bible , are comple@@ t@@ ely reli@@ able ​ — un@@ like the quic@@ k@@ s@@ and of con@@ stan@@ tly chang@@ ing human ide@@ as .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , Jehovah bless@@ ed Solomon with great wisdom .
I say to you , Do not me@@ dd@@ le with these men , but let them al@@ one ; ( because , if this s@@ ch@@ eme or this work is from men , it will be over@@ thro@@ wn ; but if it is from God , you will not be able to over@@ thro@@ w them ; ) o@@ ther@@ wise , you may perhaps be found fi@@ gh@@ ters ac@@ tually against God . ” ​ — Acts 5 : 33 - 39 .
Because they res@@ pe@@ cted God’s Word and lik@@ ed what they heard , members of this family ag@@ re@@ ed to a regul@@ ar Bible study with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Our ze@@ al@@ ous par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in the ministry , like the rest@@ ful o@@ d@@ or of a bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering , is well - pleas@@ ing to God . ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 5@@ 8 .
Jews ”
After I attend@@ ed the two - mon@@ th Bible S@@ cho@@ ol for S@@ ing@@ le Bro@@ thers , * I received a new assignment where I have started four stu@@ dies .
7 : 2 , 3 .
The mu@@ si@@ c can be so l@@ ou@@ d that gu@@ ests cannot con@@ verse in comfort .
( b ) What counsel is given parents at De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 5 - 7 ?
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : L@@ ist ways that you feel your mate can make your present situation a little e@@ asi@@ er , and have your sp@@ ouse do the same .
And how can we benefit from Jesus ’ words ?
Bo@@ th of them rema@@ ined faithful to God until their de@@ a@@ ths ​ — D@@ ad in 195@@ 6 and M@@ ama in 19@@ 7@@ 5 .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , we had vis@@ ited S@@ aba with another pioneer cou@@ ple and had learned that there were 1@@ ,@@ 4@@ 00 in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants but no Witnesses .
15 : 33 ; J@@ as .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 7@@ 4 , 19@@ 1
O@@ thers were pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ ans , religious lead@@ ers , or care@@ er - foc@@ used individuals .
Jehovah al@@ lo@@ ws individuals and family he@@ a@@ ds to make decisions about these things .
O@@ ther transl@@ ations rend@@ er that ph@@ ra@@ se “ turn away from them , ” “ keep away from them , ” and “ stay away from them ! ”
A faithful Christian must therefore make it clear that the fun@@ er@@ al will be organiz@@ ed and car@@ ri@@ ed out by Jehovah’s Witnesses according to Bible principles .
How did the early Christians expres@@ s love ?
• What were some Messi@@ ani@@ c prophe@@ ci@@ es ful@@ filled in Jesus ?
I became ill while serving as an op@@ er@@ ating ro@@ om te@@ ch@@ ni@@ ci@@ an during the war in V@@ i@@ et@@ na@@ m .
What kind of fre@@ e@@ dom did Jesus promise ?
What you saw , however , was but a t@@ in@@ y fr@@ action of the number of st@@ ars in the g@@ al@@ a@@ x@@ y of which the earth is a part .
Su@@ pp@@ or@@ ting My De@@ ar S@@ is@@ ter
Since this psal@@ m emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es the trans@@ it@@ or@@ iness of human life , it was likely com@@ posed after the Israelites were deli@@ vered from Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an b@@ onda@@ ge and during their 40 - year tre@@ k in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , when th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of de@@ a@@ ths brought a faith@@ less gener@@ ation to its end .
It chang@@ ed the world in ways that still af@@ fect us today .
• Why is it appro@@ pri@@ ate for us to ad@@ d@@ ress Jehovah as “ our Father ” ?
J@@ im says : “ Not once did he bl@@ ame me for my situation or cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze me .
One simp@@ le question from Ph@@ ili@@ p ar@@ ous@@ ed the man@@ ’s interest : “ Do you ac@@ tually know what you are reading ? ”
That t@@ it@@ le , The Word , bel@@ ong@@ s to Jesus Christ , for he ac@@ ts as God’s spo@@ k@@ es@@ man .
Ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary devo@@ tion to God was sh@@ own by E@@ z@@ r@@ a and the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant who re@@ turned to have a share in the rest@@ or@@ ation of pu@@ re worship in Jerusalem .
There Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r assign@@ ed me to the of@@ fice , with instru@@ ctions to learn the work f@@ low in all de@@ par@@ t@@ ments .
He was very imp@@ ressed by what he read .
In 1 Corinthians , chap@@ ter 14 , we find the apostle Paul’s wise counsel on how Christian meetings should be condu@@ cted .
Ch@@ il@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s Bible g@@ ames refle@@ ct that they are being brought up “ with the s@@ ort of educ@@ ation and counsel the Lord appro@@ ves . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 4 , Ch@@ ar@@ les B .
The apostle Paul told spirit - anointed fellow believers : “ Now that you have put away fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od , speak truth each one of you with his neigh@@ b@@ or , because we are members bel@@ ong@@ ing to one another . ”
If you talk about emo@@ tional w@@ oun@@ ds each time you o@@ pen the Bible , you could cause your mate to lo@@ se his or her spiritual ap@@ pet@@ ite .
Yet , such a course is un@@ loving , for it har@@ ms not only the sin@@ ner but also others .
There they enc@@ oun@@ tered a materi@@ al@@ ized ang@@ el , who told them : “ S@@ to@@ p being stu@@ n@@ ned .
That was not always the case .
We need the ser@@ vi@@ ces of Jesus as H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est to help us have a right standing with God .
They often tell me that my example of cop@@ ing with problems while serving for many years as a sing@@ le pioneer helps them to see that they too can over@@ come challeng@@ es in their life .
Th@@ ink , too , of the encourag@@ ement from the faithful slave to follow Jesus ’ comm@@ and to preach the good news of the Kingdom in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth .
* Like David , they end@@ ur@@ ed in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es but ev@@ en@@ tually came off vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous .
After I fin@@ i@@ shed my ap@@ pr@@ en@@ tic@@ e@@ ship at the ho@@ te@@ l in my ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn of G@@ ra@@ z , my mother fun@@ ded fur@@ ther educ@@ ation for me at a ho@@ te@@ l man@@ ag@@ ement school .
Hence , we can pet@@ iti@@ on God with confidence that he will allow his Son to apply his authority and the value of his ransom sacrifice in our be@@ half . ​ — Matthew 28 : 18 .
One writ@@ er who had spo@@ ken with many children said that what they “ wanted most from their parents was more time , ” along with “ un@@ di@@ vi@@ ded attention . ”
Al@@ so , our obe@@ ying Jehovah’s comm@@ and to preach and to teach requi@@ res that we end@@ ure until the end of this system of things .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of your n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality , you have the opportunity to become a sub@@ ject of God’s Kingdom .
I have served in a field where Jehovah’s words recorded at Isaiah 60 : 22 have had an out@@ standing fulfill@@ ment .
However , the great@@ est “ day of Jehovah ” still lies a@@ head .
Is her husband comple@@ t@@ ely op@@ posed to her going out in service , or is he as@@ king her to do something el@@ se just that one day ?
The Ne@@ ther@@ lands branch c@@ alls M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol gra@@ du@@ ates “ living examples for you@@ ng@@ er men who are con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating what to do with their lives . ”
After saying , “ S@@ to@@ p judg@@ ing , ” Jesus gave this reason : “ That you may not be jud@@ ged ; for with the judgment you are judg@@ ing , you will be jud@@ ged . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
However , is it possible to bri@@ dge the resul@@ ting so@@ cial , cul@@ tural , religious , and l@@ ing@@ u@@ is@@ tic differ@@ ences and pro@@ du@@ ce un@@ ity of thought and purpose based on the pri@@ c@@ eless tru@@ ths found in God’s Word ?
She gave me a Bible - based public@@ ation that moved me to read ​ — for the first time ever — ​ the whole 2@@ 4@@ th chap@@ ter of Matthew .
It shows that the P@@ r@@ in@@ ce of Pe@@ ace is Jesus Christ .
• How can overse@@ ers imitate the hum@@ ility of Christ ?
( Read Matthew 24 : 31 ; Re@@ v .
So I ti@@ ed the an@@ cho@@ r ro@@ pe around my wa@@ ist , pul@@ led the bo@@ at ac@@ ro@@ ss to the gi@@ r@@ ls , and to@@ wed them back .
Ju@@ ne 1 , 200@@ 8
If we allow Jehovah to gu@@ i@@ de our st@@ ep@@ s in life , nothing will pre@@ v@@ ent us from being faithful to him .
This article foc@@ uses on Paul’s wit@@ ness@@ ing to the Jews , not on his activities as “ an apostle to the nations . ” ​ — Romans 11 : 13 .
What was Pet@@ er@@ ’s com@@ mis@@ sion , and who gave it to him ?
10 Why Mu@@ st We “ Ke@@ ep on the W@@ atch ” ?
What a fine example Na@@ om@@ i is to wi@@ do@@ ws today !
Consider Mik@@ ha@@ il and I@@ nga , a married cou@@ ple from U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine who moved to Rus@@ sia in 200@@ 3 .
What blessings from Jehovah can help us to be happy ?
There you will find a work@@ she@@ et ent@@ it@@ led “ Why Do I B@@ eli@@ eve in God ? ”
I should wa@@ it until I am older . ”
D@@ E@@ S@@ P@@ I@@ T@@ E the wonderful works of heal@@ ing that Jesus per@@ form@@ ed during his earthly ministry , he was pri@@ mar@@ ily known , not as a heal@@ er or a mirac@@ le work@@ er , but as a teach@@ er .
God’s Word ​ — prophecy in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar — ​ is expres@@ sed with such divine wisdom that the wicked cannot get the real sense of it , though Jehovah’s people do .
May we never fai@@ l to refle@@ ct pray@@ er@@ fully on our respon@@ se to tri@@ als !
Th@@ r@@ ough the course of the year , this will re@@ mind all of us that Jehovah’s people are preaching the good news “ in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
12 , 13 . ( a ) When fac@@ ing a f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ing situation , how did Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at re@@ act ?
Des@@ pite ne@@ g@@ ative experi@@ ences with so - called Christian ch@@ ur@@ ches , they had a strong desire to get to know God .
In con@@ ne@@ ction with the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s chall@@ enge , Jehovah is allow@@ ing time for human experience to reve@@ al the un@@ sa@@ v@@ ory truth about life out@@ side of God’s righteous rule .
Why can we be sure that op@@ pos@@ ers will not sto@@ p Jehovah’s people from preaching the good news ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses “ offer themselves will@@ ingly ” to buil@@ d the needed Kingdom H@@ alls .
How do we show that we share Jehovah’s view of life ?
I had many set@@ ba@@ c@@ ks , but with God’s help , I fin@@ ally succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded . ”
They had to ad@@ just their go@@ als to care for their ag@@ ed parents .
They use the divine name in priv@@ ate con@@ vers@@ ations .
David called to mind God’s deal@@ ings with His servants and how he himself had experienced deli@@ ver@@ ance .
Yes , even young ones were among those who were told to listen , learn , and follow Jehovah’s direction .
Because of their ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness , those three men su@@ ffered a hum@@ ili@@ ating death at God’s hand .
C@@ ur@@ r@@ ently , we are pl@@ an@@ ning a dra@@ wing pro@@ ject on the spiritual ar@@ m@@ or descri@@ bed at Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 11 - 17 , with each of us expla@@ ining what a certain pi@@ e@@ ce re@@ pres@@ ents .
They “ became h@@ ur@@ t in their feelings and they gre@@ w very ang@@ ry . ”
There is no evidence that in the time of Israel@@ ’s Ju@@ d@@ ges , it was comm@@ on for people to te@@ ar ap@@ ar@@ t young go@@ ats .
Daniel rel@@ ates : “ Be@@ fore we left S@@ pain , we were not sure if we would be able to live a simp@@ le life .
He Di@@ d Be@@ ar Tho@@ r@@ ough Witness !
No one el@@ se has the ability to teach all kin@@ ds of people at the same time .
27 : 17 .
As a result of this , I am always gro@@ wing spiritually . ”
S@@ pe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar Pro@@ g@@ ress
F@@ er@@ n and I were assign@@ ed to T@@ ur@@ in .
Be@@ fore long , these Ger@@ man Witnesses experienced g@@ ru@@ el@@ ing t@@ ests of integrity .
He was known as a g@@ am@@ bl@@ er and a dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ d .
A P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous H@@ er@@ it@@ age
In what ways did E@@ no@@ ch and Noah displa@@ y courage ?
The men of Israel p@@ our@@ ed for@@ th from M@@ iz@@ pa@@ h , de@@ fe@@ ated them , and cha@@ sed them for mil@@ es , down sou@@ th@@ w@@ est of Jerusalem . ​ — 1 Samuel 7 : 11 .
L@@ ater that same day , when Jesus asked : “ Who really is the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ? ”
The f@@ oun@@ ding e@@ dit@@ or of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine wrote to its read@@ ers : “ N@@ ever for@@ get that the Bible is our St@@ and@@ ard and that however God - given our helps may be they are ‘ helps ’ and not sub@@ s@@ titu@@ tes for the Bible . ”
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous organiz@@ ations have given their blessing to the i@@ ma@@ ge of the be@@ ast and have tri@@ ed to exer@@ t influ@@ ence over it .
On A@@ pri@@ l 24 , 195@@ 4 , we were married .
And you must wr@@ ite upon them all the words of this law . ”
Noah was to buil@@ d a gi@@ gan@@ tic ar@@ k for the pre@@ serv@@ ation of him , his family , and ani@@ mal@@ s of every kind . ​ — Genesis 6 : 9 - 21 .
Ang@@ r@@ ily , the men dra@@ g@@ ged me into a ne@@ ar@@ by su@@ gar@@ c@@ ane field , where they k@@ ic@@ ked me and be@@ at me with su@@ gar@@ c@@ ane st@@ al@@ ks .
We were so pr@@ ou@@ d of our s@@ on@@ ’s trust in his Creator and his determin@@ ation to ple@@ ase H@@ im .
Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ e , 4@@ 3 , says : “ My father found it difficult to expres@@ s affe@@ ction for me .
During that peri@@ od , there were , among many others , three men who were determined to seek out the truth .
No human kno@@ ws as much .
The vision emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es that the two grou@@ ps work together har@@ mon@@ i@@ ously , with the pri@@ es@@ tly class taking the lead in pu@@ re worship .
They con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed many mes@@ sa@@ ges or@@ ally but car@@ ri@@ ed st@@ atis@@ tic@@ al information about govern@@ men@@ tal matters on an in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ing de@@ vice called a qu@@ ip@@ u .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we must hum@@ bly respon@@ d to what we learn .
How should we respon@@ d to the need for more Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers ?
Per@@ haps a fir@@ m , simp@@ le answer will su@@ f@@ fice .
D@@ ro@@ ves of people from war z@@ ones and e@@ con@@ om@@ ic@@ ally de@@ pres@@ sed are@@ as have moved to more st@@ able plac@@ es , see@@ king a materi@@ ally secu@@ re way of life .
What they say , though , is not what their parents want to hear .
S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ es That P@@ le@@ as@@ ed God
After making reason@@ able efforts to ass@@ ist them , therefore , we wis@@ ely sto@@ p sp@@ en@@ ding time with such individuals and seek to find those who are more likely to value Bible truth .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 19 , 7@@ 3
Eli@@ j@@ ah hum@@ bly appointed El@@ isha as his succ@@ ess@@ or
However , they have a me@@ asure of righteousness cre@@ di@@ ted to them by Jehovah through their faith in Christ’s shed blood .
Jesus gave his life to sa@@ ve us from sin and death . ​ — Read Matthew 20 : 28 ; Romans 6 : 23 .
How can you show your appreciation for the privilege of be@@ aring God’s name ?
My Christian person@@ ality also su@@ ffered .
In 194@@ 7 , I had just fin@@ i@@ shed serving a congregation in the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of M@@ w@@ anza when I in@@ qui@@ red about where I could bu@@ y a c@@ up of te@@ a .
H@@ ad God not proved his power by mirac@@ ul@@ ously re@@ vi@@ ving the re@@ pro@@ duc@@ tive po@@ wers of Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah in order to bring about Isa@@ ac@@ ’s bir@@ th in the first place ?
As Christians , we are inter@@ ested in how Jehovah vie@@ ws su@@ i@@ ci@@ de .
Ad@@ am@@ ’s death had no value ; he deser@@ ved to die for his sin .
They also have the gift mentioned at Proverbs 20 : 29 : “ The beau@@ ty of young men is their power . ”
Mar@@ t@@ in is another spiritual di@@ am@@ ond .
Even so , I felt cal@@ m and com@@ posed .
Are you har@@ s@@ h and un@@ rel@@ en@@ ting when deal@@ ing with others , especially if it appe@@ ars that they are at a disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ge ?
David wrote : “ Gen@@ er@@ ation after gener@@ ation will com@@ men@@ d your works , and about your mi@@ gh@@ ty ac@@ ts they will tell .
W@@ ould you r@@ ely on a tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous and des@@ per@@ ate person to gu@@ i@@ de you in your decision making ?
F@@ un@@ dam@@ ent@@ al to E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s good relationship with Jehovah was his faith .
“ There ex@@ ists the one speaking though@@ t@@ less@@ ly as with the st@@ ab@@ s of a s@@ word , ” continu@@ es Solomon , “ but the t@@ ong@@ ue of the wise ones is a heal@@ ing . ”
They want to be better than others , and they are not cont@@ ent until they feel that they are .
David provided the answer : “ He who is wal@@ king fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less@@ ly and practic@@ ing righteousness and speaking the truth in his heart . ”
Jesus called Satan “ the father of the li@@ e . ”
What did Satan at@@ temp@@ t to do , but how did his at@@ temp@@ t fai@@ l ?
* O@@ thers cla@@ im that to@@ da@@ y’s langu@@ ages are rel@@ ated to sever@@ al ro@@ o@@ t langu@@ ages spo@@ ken at le@@ ast 6@@ ,000 years ag@@ o .
It out@@ l@@ ines Bible - based str@@ ate@@ gi@@ es and real@@ is@@ tic respon@@ ses that will help them learn how to “ give an answer to each one . ” ​ — C@@ ol .
After God reas@@ oned with him , Job cor@@ rec@@ ted his wrong thinking and took back what he had said .
Be@@ fore we exam@@ ine the v@@ isi@@ ble evidence that we are living in “ the last days ” of the present system of things , let us bri@@ ef@@ ly consider an important ev@@ ent that happened in the inv@@ isi@@ ble spirit real@@ m .
Mi@@ ri@@ am , the ap@@ par@@ ent in@@ s@@ ti@@ g@@ at@@ or , was stri@@ ck@@ en with le@@ pro@@ s@@ y .
He lo@@ ves the sheep so much that he will@@ ingly sacrific@@ ed his life for them .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to P@@ ur@@ sue Com@@ m@@ on In@@ ter@@ ests
From the out@@ set , Jesus showed that our prayers should refle@@ ct an in@@ tim@@ ate yet res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful relationship with Jehovah .
I@@ MI@@ T@@ AT@@ E TH@@ E@@ I@@ R F@@ A@@ I@@ T@@ H | R@@ E@@ B@@ E@@ K@@ A@@ H
At Re@@ u@@ el@@ ’s invit@@ ation , Moses re@@ si@@ ded with the family .
This means that we have the ability to refle@@ ct his at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes , including his kindness and com@@ pas@@ sion .
Be willing to wa@@ it on Jehovah .
Our deal@@ ings with family , friends , col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es , and others will be s@@ mo@@ other and more pleas@@ ant .
Are There Con@@ tra@@ dic@@ tions in the Bible ?
And it feel@@ s good to get more s@@ le@@ ep !
In order for Paul’s Jewish con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries to enjoy God’s fav@@ or , they had to recogn@@ ize Jesus ’ ro@@ le in God’s purpose .
Let us consider four ways in which we gain fre@@ e@@ dom as a result of this mon@@ um@@ ent@@ al act of love on the part of Jehovah God .
Paul had esta@@ bli@@ shed the congregation in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i and felt par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar affe@@ ction for his brothers there .
They d@@ ro@@ p out of sight from just a sh@@ ort dist@@ ance out to se@@ a .
During the course of the ev@@ ening me@@ al , Jesus ge@@ ts up and pu@@ ts asi@@ de his ou@@ ter gar@@ ments .
But what about our time ?
If we allow such to gro@@ w in our heart , it can devel@@ op into a very des@@ pi@@ ca@@ ble form of pri@@ de called ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness .
Since 19@@ 35 , milli@@ ons of people have allow@@ ed the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant to ‘ bring them to righteousness . ’
When that nation made good cho@@ ic@@ es , obe@@ ying Jehovah’s comman@@ ds , Jehovah prote@@ cted them .
H@@ ist@@ ori@@ an Mal@@ col@@ m L@@ am@@ ber@@ t no@@ tes that this “ was the near - e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent of to@@ tal refu@@ s@@ al . ”
Christian overse@@ ers must displa@@ y courage in cor@@ rec@@ ting what is de@@ fe@@ ctive in the congregation .
Joseph was “ wa@@ iting for the kingdom of God , ” but fear of the Jews pre@@ ven@@ ted him from id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying himself as one of Jesus ’ disciples .
The apostle Paul , who himself was once je@@ al@@ ously loyal to the Law in a mis@@ gu@@ i@@ ded sense , pointed out that people who were de@@ f@@ en@@ ding the Law had “ a ze@@ al [ je@@ al@@ ous@@ y ] for God ; but not according to acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge . ” ​ — Romans 10 : 2 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 1 : 14 .
E@@ arly Christians were not p@@ ac@@ i@@ f@@ ists , but they recogn@@ ized that their pri@@ me al@@ le@@ gi@@ ance was to God .
Ha@@ ve we not found that great ple@@ asure can be der@@ i@@ ved from doing what is right ?
As a perfect man , Jesus could sa@@ ve human@@ kind from sin and death by d@@ ying in their be@@ half .
We also strengthen our love for God by stud@@ ying his Word , by reading Bible - based public@@ ations , and by atten@@ ding Christian meetings .
For years he lived in fear of such an et@@ er@@ n@@ al fi@@ er@@ y p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment .
They come to him not only because of his mirac@@ ul@@ ous heal@@ ings but also because of his mar@@ vel@@ ous teachings .
A de@@ pres@@ sed te@@ en@@ ag@@ er in P@@ ol@@ and asked an ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ ance for ad@@ vice .
An@@ na ad@@ ds : “ I do not allow my thoughts to l@@ ing@@ er on anything un@@ pleas@@ ant or disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ing .
N@@ E@@ W W@@ O@@ R@@ L@@ D T@@ R@@ AN@@ S@@ L@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N
S@@ eri@@ ousness inclu@@ des according our brothers and sisters di@@ gn@@ ity .
O@@ r you may have follow@@ ed a Bible - reading sc@@ he@@ du@@ le that inclu@@ ded Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah chap@@ ter 2 .
In fact , the Greek S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t says that “ E@@ no@@ ch was well pleas@@ ing ” to God , a thought expres@@ sed also by the apostle Paul . ​ — Genesis 5 : 22 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ; Hebrews 11 : 5 .
However , comm@@ on sense is not a sub@@ s@@ titu@@ te for taking in knowledge .
Now time has pas@@ sed , and the end has not yet arri@@ ved .
No@@ thing was left to ch@@ ance .
For one thing , they were hard - set enem@@ ies of Jehovah’s people .
When fac@@ ed with dist@@ res@@ sing problems , how can we ru@@ n to Jehovah for prote@@ ction ?
How would Jehovah feel , though , if the parents of an un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er kept pu@@ t@@ ting H@@ im to the t@@ est by having un@@ necess@@ ary associ@@ ation with their dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed son or daugh@@ ter ?
Because of my activities with d@@ ru@@ g deal@@ ers , my life was in d@@ anger .
By the time Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k began pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ying , Juda@@ h had come under the powerful influ@@ ence of Egy@@ pt .
When is the best time to appro@@ ach people ?
How little a fi@@ re it takes to set so great a w@@ o@@ o@@ d@@ land on fi@@ re !
In part , she stated : “ Many of you knew us before we started atten@@ ding this school because we had called on you in your ho@@ m@@ es .
Their famili@@ es have serious problems .
Like all other Christians , refu@@ ge@@ es need to res@@ ist the temp@@ tation and pres@@ sure to com@@ promise their relationship with Jehovah in order to ob@@ tain material things .
A brother who is now in his 30 ’ s said about his te@@ en years : “ I vie@@ wed Jehovah’s moral standards as a re@@ stri@@ ction , not as a prote@@ ction . ” As a result , he com@@ mit@@ ted se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
What did angels do to ass@@ ist Jesus ?
We also love with our mind .
1@@ 20 : 1 , 2 , 6 , 7 .
Jehovah God ans@@ wer@@ ed this man@@ ’s re@@ qu@@ est and gave him the strength to witness .
We know that Jesus has not yet declar@@ ed the preaching work fin@@ i@@ shed in any part of the earth . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
We can der@@ i@@ ve another less@@ on from Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation .
The Bible ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges , though , that even those who have God in their marriage “ will have tri@@ bul@@ ation in their flesh . ”
David com@@ p@@ lied , and he “ got to deli@@ ver all that the A@@ mal@@ ek@@ ites had taken . ” ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the year 200@@ 3 , how might we keep in mind the words of our ye@@ ar@@ text , and with what result ?
Yet , when you lo@@ v@@ ingly take the in@@ iti@@ ative to help your child , your Bible stud@@ ent , or even yourself ​ — no matter how personal or sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve a matter might be — ​ you may well be taking the first st@@ ep toward sa@@ ving his life or your own . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 1 .
Who Is Our N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ or ?
When Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine Is S@@ ev@@ ere
They reason that everything is continu@@ ing on as it did in the past .
Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ment of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als and c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens often displa@@ y those ne@@ g@@ ative qualities .
Is God to B@@ l@@ ame ?
These were c@@ ited as “ some of the mo@@ de@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts that serve to gu@@ i@@ de the thinking [ of a child ] to the great ex@@ is@@ ten@@ ti@@ al are@@ as of tre@@ ach@@ er@@ y , for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , at@@ on@@ ement , h@@ ate , de@@ gra@@ d@@ ation , am@@ ends , bro@@ ther@@ ly and un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish love . ”
The ad@@ ul@@ t e@@ ag@@ le some@@ times s@@ pre@@ a@@ ds out its w@@ ings for h@@ our@@ s in order to shi@@ eld its off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , however , the Bible does not spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally ref@@ er to mu@@ si@@ c and d@@ an@@ c@@ ing at the we@@ d@@ ding in C@@ ana .
Then Samuel put his pl@@ an into action .
G@@ il@@ ber@@ t f@@ led to Z@@ a@@ i@@ re , then to T@@ an@@ z@@ ani@@ a ​ — at times hi@@ ding in the fore@@ st — ​ and fin@@ ally to K@@ en@@ ya .
In the face of such suffering , one would har@@ dly ex@@ pect to find happy people in this part of the world .
In view of this , how com@@ for@@ ting the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s st@@ at@@ ement that the ‘ fear of Jehovah ’ is “ a heal@@ ing to your n@@ av@@ el and a ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment to your b@@ ones ” ! ​ — Proverbs 3 : 7 , 8 .
The Bible rec@@ ord says : “ It was in bat@@ tle form@@ ation that the sons of Israel went up out of the land of Egy@@ pt . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 13 : 17 , 18 .
For their l@@ ack of faith , God dec@@ re@@ ed that no@@ ne of those reg@@ is@@ tered in Israel from 20 years old up@@ ward would live to en@@ ter Cana@@ an .
Their whole way of life cen@@ tered on faith in Jehovah and Jesus Christ .
P@@ O@@ W@@ E@@ R@@ F@@ U@@ L AN@@ T@@ I@@ D@@ O@@ T@@ E@@ S !
Bo@@ th Matthew and Mark rec@@ ord the same ev@@ ent : “ [ The Son of man ] will s@@ end out the angels and will ga@@ ther his cho@@ s@@ en ones together from the four w@@ in@@ ds , from earth@@ ’s ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ity to heaven@@ ’s ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ity . ”
God did not ab@@ dic@@ ate his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , nor did he a@@ ban@@ d@@ on his purpose .
Is it true that the har@@ der you stri@@ ve , the more disa@@ p@@ pointed you get ?
12 : 15 - 23 .
The fear of Jehovah is pu@@ re , standing forever . The j@@ udi@@ cial decisions of Jehovah are true ; they have proved al@@ together righteous .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a few cen@@ tu@@ ries , men buil@@ t bu@@ st@@ ling c@@ ities , ass@@ em@@ b@@ led powerful ar@@ mi@@ es , and eng@@ ag@@ ed in inter@@ n@@ ational tra@@ de .
On the other hand , true hope streng@@ th@@ ens our faith . H@@ op@@ e ​ — E@@ s@@ sen@@ ti@@ al to Fa@@ ith
Wh@@ ere will Daniel a@@ wa@@ ke from the s@@ le@@ ep of death ?
Hebrews 11 : 4 states : “ By faith A@@ be@@ l offered God a sacrifice of greater wor@@ th than Ca@@ in , through which faith he had witness bor@@ ne to him that he was righteous . ”
Yes , those who serve Jehovah have rich , mean@@ ing@@ ful lives .
Christ comm@@ ended the congregation in Eph@@ esus , saying : “ I know your de@@ e@@ ds , and your la@@ b@@ or and end@@ ur@@ ance , and that you cannot be@@ ar bad men , and that you put those to the t@@ est who say they are apostles , but they are not , and you found them li@@ ars . ”
Why Paul’s P@@ re@@ aching in Eph@@ esus Ca@@ used U@@ pro@@ ar , 2 / 1
Why can it be said that God’s la@@ ws are not bur@@ den@@ some ?
With those poin@@ ts in mind , let us exam@@ ine two are@@ as of concer@@ n ​ — bir@@ th and death .
However , in chap@@ ter 12 of his letter to Christians in R@@ ome , the apostle Paul shows that we are still expe@@ cted to offer sacrific@@ es .
However , he did not simply leave them to their own de@@ vi@@ ces .
L@@ ear@@ n from your er@@ r@@ ors so that you will be less likely to re@@ pe@@ at them
Of the st@@ af@@ f of 20 , about one th@@ ir@@ d were of the anointed , with the hope of rul@@ ing with Christ in his heavenly Kingdom .
As Christians , we have a preci@@ ous her@@ it@@ age .
If the answer is y@@ es , we would do well to use the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t only when others are present .
She stru@@ ck out on her own and so@@ ld g@@ arr@@ i ( a kind of gr@@ its made from c@@ as@@ sa@@ va ) at the mar@@ ke@@ t .
What , though , is “ comm@@ on sense ” ?
The pam@@ ph@@ let was ent@@ it@@ led “ Why Is Li@@ fe So F@@ ul@@ l of Pro@@ ble@@ ms ? ”
How can we imitate Jesus ’ bal@@ an@@ ced man@@ ner ?
The re@@ con@@ stru@@ cted S@@ t . Pet@@ er@@ ’s B@@ as@@ il@@ ic@@ a in R@@ ome is still consider@@ ed the cen@@ ter of the Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch .
Sh@@ ould that ha@@ p@@ pen to you , do not give in to fear .
Like Jesus , many Christians in the first century died because they were loyal to Jehovah .
R@@ a@@ ised by the daugh@@ ter of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h , Moses could have set his go@@ als on at@@ tain@@ ing prom@@ in@@ ence or e@@ con@@ om@@ ic se@@ cur@@ ity .
S@@ us@@ an is a strong , spiritual woman .
Why did Jesus sel@@ e@@ ct that par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar ho@@ st@@ ile act ?
P@@ o@@ in@@ ting to that gl@@ ori@@ ous time , the inspired prophet as@@ sures us : “ [ God ] will ac@@ tually s@@ wal@@ low up death forever , and the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah will certainly wi@@ pe the te@@ ars from all fac@@ es . And the re@@ pro@@ ach of his people he will take away from all the earth , for Jehovah himself has spo@@ ken it . ”
In his Con@@ fes@@ sion , he supp@@ or@@ ts the Tr@@ in@@ ity and the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines of pre@@ des@@ t@@ in@@ ation and the im@@ mor@@ tal soul ​ — all n@@ on - Bi@@ bli@@ cal teachings .
As did a number of other sisters , I got very si@@ ck with ty@@ ph@@ us , v@@ om@@ iting blood and be@@ coming very we@@ ak .
Yes , his eyes were foc@@ used on the pri@@ ze of et@@ er@@ n@@ al life in the heavens as part of God’s Kingdom govern@@ ment .
When we will@@ ingly accept Jehovah’s discipl@@ ine and make chang@@ es to ple@@ ase him , we show that we are gr@@ ate@@ ful for his guid@@ ance and that we truly love him . ​ — John 14 : 31 ; Romans 6 : 17 .
Jerusalem
C@@ ol@@ in H .
Consider how you would respon@@ d to them .
Their actions were not in acc@@ ord with the only God - desi@@ gn@@ ated use of blood , nam@@ ely “ to make at@@ on@@ ement ” for sin@@ s .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From N@@ um@@ bers , 8 / 1
We too should remain faithful to Jehovah and to his organization reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es we su@@ ff@@ er and reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of what others do .
For example , at Psalm 27 : 4 , he wrote : “ One thing I have asked from Jehovah ​ — it is what I shall look for , that I may d@@ well in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life , to b@@ eho@@ ld the pleas@@ an@@ t@@ ness of Jehovah and to look with appreciation upon his temple . ”
( Read Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 6 : 13 . )
May you be among those who experience the un@@ b@@ oun@@ ded joy of everlasting life in the Par@@ adise earth .
I develop@@ ed a war@@ ped view of se@@ x .
A@@ n 11 - year - old gi@@ r@@ l in P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al fac@@ ed pres@@ sure in school to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate ho@@ li@@ days that were in viol@@ ation of her Bible - tra@@ ined conscience .
The invit@@ ation to dr@@ ink from this ri@@ ver go@@ es out to all people . “ An@@ yone that wi@@ sh@@ es [ can ] take li@@ fe@@ ’s water free . ” ​ — Revelation 22 : 17 .
As you consider these v@@ isions , remember that the spirit real@@ m is not material , with things that we can t@@ ou@@ ch or see .
T@@ ow@@ ard the end of his life when he was giving counsel to his you@@ ng@@ er compan@@ ion Timothy , Paul war@@ ned him that all Christians would face tri@@ als .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , a clean child refle@@ cts well on the family , reve@@ al@@ ing the love and attention of the parents .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful Witnesses rema@@ ined obedi@@ ent to Jehovah ; he did not for@@ s@@ ake them .
Sh@@ ould he still stri@@ ve to pa@@ y his v@@ ow ?
En@@ courage the div@@ or@@ ced one to strengthen his or her relationship with God through prayer , personal study , and medit@@ ation .
That t@@ est comes “ in the L@@ or@@ d’s day , ” where we find ourselves .
H@@ el@@ en sum@@ mar@@ ized our activ@@ ity here , writ@@ ing : “ It was our privilege to preach in do@@ z@@ ens of to@@ w@@ ns and v@@ il@@ la@@ ges .
“ A@@ ga@@ inst you , you al@@ one , I have sin@@ ned , ” he con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed .
If anyone lo@@ ves the world , the love of the Father is not in him ; because everything in the world ​ — the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the show@@ y displa@@ y of one@@ ’s means of life — ​ does not origin@@ ate with the Father , but origin@@ ates with the world . ”
When both husband and wife di@@ gn@@ i@@ fy each other , they make their home “ a re@@ sting - place . ”
Ne@@ ed to displa@@ y the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit and me@@ et the Scriptural qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations .
The rema@@ ins of a great p@@ al@@ ace t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to the gr@@ an@@ de@@ ur of this p@@ ha@@ se of E@@ b@@ la@@ ite ci@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ation .
The rec@@ ent ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment to emp@@ lo@@ y the desi@@ gn@@ ation “ co@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ or of the body of elders ” helps us to view all the elders as members of a uni@@ fied body .
This often lea@@ ds to a regul@@ ar study of the Bible .
How some have app@@ lied this ad@@ vice : K@@ im and her husband , who live in K@@ o@@ re@@ a , have been married for 38 years .
G@@ ran@@ ted , taken individu@@ ally , some of the events or con@@ di@@ tions lis@@ ted in the bo@@ x have occ@@ ur@@ red in the past to some ex@@ t@@ ent .
For example , on the way home from ho@@ e@@ ing t@@ om@@ at@@ o@@ es one day , M@@ ary and I found evidence in the sm@@ ol@@ der@@ ing inc@@ in@@ er@@ at@@ or that her sisters had bur@@ ned her liter@@ ature , including a ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph and recor@@ ds con@@ tain@@ ing Bible mes@@ sa@@ ges .
Go@@ od parents prote@@ ct their children from the d@@ ang@@ ers of this de@@ gra@@ ded world
G@@ et your children to read to you , and encoura@@ ge them to ask questions .
39 : 7 - 9 ; Mat@@ t .
They ex@@ p@@ el@@ led them for stud@@ ying the Bible !
O@@ ver si@@ x milli@@ on people who come from “ all nations and tri@@ bes and pe@@ op@@ les and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es ” are activ@@ ely eng@@ ag@@ ed in the work of Kingdom pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation .
“ My heart is ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast , O God , my heart is ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 5@@ 7 : 7 .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , Jesus appe@@ ared and started wal@@ king with them .
He likely will if he does not allow exc@@ essi@@ ve se@@ cul@@ ar work and rec@@ re@@ ation to sa@@ p his strength and ro@@ b him of the time he needs to take care of his ministry .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful King He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah reli@@ ed sol@@ ely on Jehovah .
Jesus and the angels may even gu@@ i@@ de events in some in@@ stances to make this ha@@ p@@ pen for the benefit of righ@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones .
He ob@@ vi@@ ously knew the words for “ wife , ” “ qu@@ e@@ en , ” and “ con@@ cu@@ bin@@ e , ” because he used those words in his inspired writ@@ ings .
It would certainly be fu@@ t@@ ile , even disa@@ str@@ ous , to ba@@ se one@@ ’s cho@@ ice of right and wrong on something as in@@ sub@@ stan@@ ti@@ al as “ the ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y and emp@@ ty dec@@ ep@@ tion ” of the world .
When he expres@@ sed his concer@@ n to his fellow Christians , they promised to support him .
Paul ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that he and his fellow Christians were re@@ v@@ iled , persecu@@ ted , and de@@ fam@@ ed .
Because he was relati@@ vely young himself , he was to be@@ have like a res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful son to older ones and a car@@ ing brother to you@@ ng@@ er ones .
One would be the desire to acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ate un@@ necess@@ ary material things or to maintain a co@@ st@@ ly life - st@@ y@@ le .
If children are involved , they may be emo@@ tion@@ ally tra@@ um@@ ati@@ zed , feel@@ ing un@@ loved , in@@ secu@@ re , or even res@@ ent@@ ful .
In time , he was baptized and became a loving Christian overse@@ er .
Our wi@@ ves and our little ones will become p@@ lun@@ der . Is it not better for us to return to Egy@@ pt ? ’ ” ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 14 : 1 - 3 .
If he is a person , is Satan a d@@ anger to you ?
P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 1@@ 19 is a s@@ ong about its com@@ po@@ ser@@ ’s feelings toward God’s inspired message , or word .
We moved to a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge near the city of T@@ all@@ in@@ n in E@@ st@@ on@@ ia , which was then part of the U@@ S@@ S@@ R .
Th@@ ough we re@@ a@@ p many blessings , it co@@ st@@ s us something to make sacrific@@ es to Jehovah .
Re@@ ading and stud@@ ying present special challeng@@ es for children with lear@@ ning disa@@ bil@@ ities .
The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia of E@@ arly Christi@@ an@@ ity states : “ The early ch@@ urch saw it@@ self as one new human@@ ity in which pre@@ vi@@ ously ho@@ st@@ ile grou@@ ps , Jews and G@@ ent@@ il@@ es , could live together in one body of peace . ”
“ H@@ um@@ ble y@@ ourselves . . . under the mi@@ gh@@ ty hand of God , ” wrote Peter , “ that he may ex@@ al@@ t you in du@@ e time . ”
As it was in the days of Noah and Lo@@ t , “ so the pres@@ ence of the Son of man ” would be , said Jesus .
F@@ er@@ n@@ an@@ do and S@@ ar@@ ah , qu@@ o@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve , love each other de@@ arly .
De@@ ath seem@@ s far more certain .
It would be a mis@@ take to think that you need to listen to apost@@ ates or to read their writ@@ ings to refu@@ te their ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents .
Why do some hold back from accep@@ ting Jesus ’ invit@@ ation and dedic@@ ating themselves to Jehovah God ?
When the apostle la@@ id a bun@@ d@@ le of s@@ tic@@ ks on the fi@@ re that had been li@@ t to keep his shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ ked travel@@ ing compan@@ i@@ ons war@@ m , a vi@@ per att@@ ached it@@ self to his hand .
The apostle Paul told the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians : “ We ourselves take pri@@ de in you among the congregations of God because of your end@@ ur@@ ance and faith in all your persecu@@ tions and the har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps that you are suffering . ”
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 17 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 8@@ 8 , 24
I have gro@@ wn we@@ ary because of my si@@ gh@@ ing , and no re@@ sting - place have I found . ”
How can Jesus ’ example help us to de@@ al with the f@@ la@@ ws of others ?
We invit@@ e you to learn about this wonderful hope .
We are suffering for up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , for doing good , and for being no part of the world .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds lost ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city .
Consider the evidence about his id@@ ent@@ ity that Jesus himself gives when he is acc@@ used of bre@@ ak@@ ing the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h , and no@@ te sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent pro@@ of@@ s that he gives in order to strengthen the faith of his loyal disciples .
The mil@@ ling of crow@@ ds over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed me .
The book of Se@@ cond K@@ ings por@@ tra@@ ys Jehovah as the F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ er of promises .
That small band of Christians turned to ‘ tr@@ am@@ pl@@ ing down ’ their old cap@@ t@@ or .
Lo@@ ok ! Jehovah’s A@@ p@@ proved Ser@@ v@@ ant
“ Ex@@ am@@ ples to the F@@ lo@@ ck ”
They maintain their integrity , refu@@ sing to a@@ do@@ pt the spirit of this wicked world and its materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic , im@@ moral , and sel@@ f@@ ish attitu@@ des .
What good reas@@ ons we have , therefore , to continue ‘ having love among ourselves ’ !
“ O Jehovah , you have sear@@ ched through me , and you know me . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 1@@ 39 : 1 .
Jesus reas@@ sur@@ ed J@@ a@@ ir@@ us : “ Ha@@ ve no fear , only put for@@ th faith , and she will be sa@@ ved . ”
Bo@@ th men and women were among those who experienced the fulfill@@ ment of Jo@@ el 2 : 28 , 29 , as qu@@ o@@ ted by the apostle Peter on the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st : “ I [ Jehovah ] shall p@@ our out some of my spirit upon every s@@ ort of flesh , and your sons and your daugh@@ ters will pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y . . .
A crow@@ d ga@@ ther@@ ed to see what was happ@@ ening .
Com@@ pared with the in@@ fin@@ ite wisdom of God , human reason@@ ing is fu@@ t@@ ile . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
( Read 1 Timothy 1 : 3 , 4 . )
What is Satan b@@ ent on doing , and how does God’s Word help us ?
How F@@ ar - Re@@ aching Is Your Lo@@ ve ?
Phil@@ ist@@ ines now over@@ power@@ ed Sam@@ son , bl@@ in@@ ded him , and put him in pris@@ on . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 16 : 18 - 21 .
Paul succ@@ ess@@ fully deal@@ t with the challeng@@ es he fac@@ ed , and so can you .
The har@@ v@@ est se@@ as@@ on is not a time for s@@ lum@@ ber .
How might some Jews in Paul’s day have been ‘ ro@@ b@@ b@@ ing temp@@ les ’ ?
How can imper@@ fect cre@@ atu@@ res seek righteousness ?
Just as he uses se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality and materi@@ al@@ ism to cause some to stu@@ m@@ ble , he tri@@ es to bre@@ ach the integrity of others by means of ques@@ tion@@ able tre@@ at@@ ments that am@@ ount to the use of occ@@ ul@@ t po@@ wers and spi@@ rit@@ ism .
Yet , they per@@ sever@@ ed because they knew that reading the Ho@@ ly Scriptures is the right thing to do .
A brother in his 8@@ 0 ’ s who attend@@ s Christian meetings regul@@ arly with his wife said : “ We have cultiv@@ ated the cu@@ sto@@ m of going to the meetings .
Then let those in Ju@@ de@@ a beg@@ in fle@@ e@@ ing to the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s . ” ​ — Luke 21 : 20 , 21 .
So Paul cor@@ rec@@ ted the wrong ide@@ a by means of an illustr@@ ation .
Bar@@ ak and his men were not tr@@ oub@@ led by the st@@ or@@ m .
I had me@@ t Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r 20 years ear@@ li@@ er in my ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn of A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a , Egy@@ pt .
Th@@ ree other re@@ gi@@ ons of the old Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re ​ — S@@ pain , the Ne@@ ther@@ lands , and Fr@@ ance — ​ were far more influ@@ enti@@ al .
Un@@ be@@ know@@ n@@ st to Job , the Devil had ques@@ tioned Jo@@ b@@ ’s mo@@ ti@@ ves for serving God .
Be@@ fore I could rep@@ ly , ei@@ ght - year - old T@@ om@@ o@@ yo@@ shi said : “ G@@ r@@ and@@ pa , my mother does not for@@ ce me to preach .
* God allow@@ ed this cal@@ am@@ ity as discipl@@ ine because his people had taken up sin@@ ning in gro@@ ss ways , ign@@ or@@ ing the re@@ pe@@ ated war@@ n@@ ings of his prophe@@ ts .
Mu@@ t@@ ke ) , No .
11 / 1 Why Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah F@@ o@@ re@@ tell Des@@ tru@@ ction of T@@ y@@ re After Des@@ tru@@ ction ? 6 / 1
By ch@@ ance she comes to the field bel@@ ong@@ ing to Bo@@ a@@ z , a relati@@ ve of her father - in - law , Eli@@ m@@ ele@@ ch .
Some of these are wonder@@ fully por@@ tra@@ yed in the S@@ ong of Solomon .
Si@@ mil@@ arly today , we do not know ‘ the day and the h@@ our ’ set for this syst@@ em@@ ’s end , but Jesus has fore@@ war@@ ned us : “ Pro@@ ve y@@ ourselves ready , because at an h@@ our that you do not think to be it , the Son of man is coming . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 36 , 4@@ 4 .
J@@ our@@ n@@ al@@ ists and re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers often use the word “ Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on ” to de@@ fine c@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ ph@@ es ca@@ used by humans .
Ha@@ ving a lo@@ t of time on my hands ( there is@@ n@@ ’t much to do out in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the o@@ ce@@ an ) , I devo@@ ted my@@ self to reading the Bible .
However , when a pri@@ est vis@@ ited our home , Father ex@@ posed his religious h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y in fr@@ on@@ t of all .
I ga@@ ined so much encourag@@ ement see@@ ing the strong faith of my brothers and sisters who had su@@ ffered se@@ v@@ ere material lo@@ s@@ ses . ”
Be@@ fore I tell you what happened , let me rel@@ ate how I came to enjoy this special privilege of service .
Per@@ haps their situation gives them a cle@@ are@@ r foc@@ us on life and on what really matters . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 12 : 10 .
O@@ thers may er@@ r@@ one@@ ously conclu@@ de that we go from house to house simply to receive don@@ ations .
“ The day is coming that is bur@@ ning like the fur@@ n@@ ace . ” ​ — M@@ AL@@ A@@ C@@ H@@ I 4 : 1 .
Hence , let us do our ut@@ most to speak truth with our neigh@@ b@@ or .
S@@ ad@@ ly , before long the divine in@@ s@@ titu@@ tion of marriage came under att@@ ack .
He had not been ra@@ ised as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses but had become one as an ad@@ ul@@ t .
The Bible as@@ sures us with these words : “ With evil things God cannot be tri@@ ed nor does he himself try anyone . ”
H@@ O@@ W un@@ pleas@@ ant and poin@@ t@@ less life had become for Mat@@ se@@ pan@@ g !
“ Des@@ p@@ ised ” and H@@ eld “ as of No Acc@@ ount ”
We also need to pray fre@@ qu@@ ently for God’s spirit to help us fi@@ ght any tend@@ enc@@ y of feel@@ ing su@@ peri@@ or to others . ​ — G@@ al .
By the first century C.E . , a large number of G@@ ent@@ il@@ es had become worshi@@ p@@ ers of the true God .
W@@ W@@ I sol@@ di@@ ers : From the book The World W@@ ar ​ — A P@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ al H@@ ist@@ ory , 19@@ 19 ; po@@ or family : A@@ P P@@ ho@@ to / A@@ ij@@ a@@ z R@@ ah@@ i ; po@@ li@@ o vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m : © W@@ H@@ O / P .
As you experience his help@@ ing hand , your appreciation and love for him will move you to want to ‘ dis@@ own yourself and pi@@ ck up your t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake day after day and follow Jesus Christ continu@@ ally . ’
Then he died .
He a@@ wak@@ ens mor@@ ning by mor@@ ning ; he a@@ wak@@ ens my e@@ ar to hear like the taught ones . ”
We read that Jesus “ continued sub@@ ject to them ” ​ — his parents .
If the el@@ der care@@ fully ‘ se@@ as@@ ons his counsel with sal@@ t , ’ his com@@ ments will likely be well received .
( a ) What makes us se@@ par@@ ate from the world ?
E@@ ven@@ tually , he lost coun@@ t of how many dr@@ in@@ ks he had thr@@ ough@@ out the day .
What comfort can we draw from Matthew 18 : 10 and Hebrews 1 : 14 ?
The “ New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation ” in Mal@@ ag@@ as@@ y hon@@ ors God’s name , Jehovah
I stru@@ gg@@ led through the part in my very li@@ mit@@ ed S@@ pan@@ ish and conclu@@ ded by invit@@ ing the whole congregation to our home for cer@@ ve@@ za on S@@ atur@@ day at 9 : 30 a@@ .@@ m .
What might be one reason why tra@@ ining at times is post@@ pon@@ ed ?
As you prac@@ tice true worship , you cultiv@@ ate a person@@ ality that lea@@ ds to ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er relation@@ shi@@ ps with others .
F@@ E@@ A@@ S@@ T@@ IN@@ G together at Jehovah’s table has always been a the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c high@@ light .
( b ) How do you feel about the privilege you have to support the Kingdom work ?
How true are the words : “ The blessing of Jehovah ​ — that is what makes rich ” ! ​ — Proverbs 10 : 22 .
What power our sin@@ ful tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es exer@@ t on us !
How far , though , should we go in order to prom@@ o@@ te peace ?
Jehovah God did what was just and fa@@ ir .
It has often been called a stri@@ ped co@@ at or a co@@ at of many col@@ ors , but there is sc@@ ant evidence for such rend@@ er@@ ings .
Are these not the very qualities we need in order to con@@ qu@@ er fle@@ sh@@ ly inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations toward im@@ mor@@ ality , stri@@ fe , je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , f@@ its of anger , and the like ? ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 19 - 23 .
The early Christians were happy to receive this clear direction , and their willing co@@ op@@ er@@ ation with the gover@@ ning body prom@@ o@@ ted peace and un@@ ity . ​ — Acts 15 : 22 - 31 ; 16 : 4 , 5 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 2 .
The book of Revelation poin@@ ts to a time when those who maintain a clean standing before Jehovah will “ come out of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
W@@ ell , Jesus died and was resur@@ rec@@ ted ; then he travel@@ ed to the “ dist@@ ant land , ” that is , heaven .
( b ) How did Jesus emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the need for end@@ ur@@ ance ?
“ H@@ app@@ y are you wh@@ en@@ ever men h@@ ate you , ” he said , “ and wh@@ en@@ ever they exc@@ lu@@ de you and re@@ pro@@ ach you and c@@ ast out your name as wicked for the s@@ ake of the Son of man . ”
His inspired words reve@@ al that Jehovah knew his feelings .
E@@ r@@ n@@ est quic@@ k@@ ly em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed the truth and was baptized in 195@@ 6 .
T@@ w@@ o we@@ ek@@ s later , I was taken f@@ ar@@ ther nor@@ th to V@@ els , in the K@@ r@@ as@@ no@@ vi@@ sh@@ er@@ s@@ k@@ y re@@ gi@@ on .
How did Jesus ex@@ emp@@ li@@ fy it ?
With God’s ba@@ c@@ king and power , Jesus cal@@ m@@ ed the st@@ or@@ m - to@@ s@@ sed se@@ a .
9 : 36 - 38 .
Satan led the first human cou@@ ple to em@@ ba@@ r@@ k on a course of in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence from God .
G@@ ra@@ in was plac@@ ed on a s@@ ligh@@ tly con@@ ca@@ ve , ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on@@ tal st@@ one sur@@ face , some@@ times called a sa@@ dd@@ le - qu@@ er@@ n .
If so , share this preci@@ ous hope with the ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved .
We are told : “ He op@@ ened up their min@@ ds fully to gr@@ as@@ p the meaning of the Scriptures . ” ​ — Luke 24 : 4@@ 5 .
Now , though , he se@@ es that their activities could have a bad influ@@ ence on him , and he feel@@ s the need to li@@ mit his cont@@ act with such compan@@ i@@ ons .
So no one needs to become the ob@@ ject of Jehovah’s anger .
Ju@@ li@@ e was assign@@ ed to the acc@@ oun@@ ting of@@ fice , doing work similar to what she had done in D@@ en@@ mar@@ k .
Of course , your example is also important when it comes to building con@@ vi@@ ction .
My ol@@ des@@ t son and his wife serve at the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in M@@ ad@@ ri@@ d , S@@ pain .
L@@ au@@ gh@@ ter may mas@@ k the pain , but it fa@@ il@@ s to re@@ move it .
Jesus rep@@ lied : “ Ha@@ ve you not read what David did when he and the men with him got hu@@ ng@@ ry ? ”
Re@@ turn to Eng@@ land
Who were called upon to res@@ ol@@ ve the is@@ sue , and in this reg@@ ard , what questions could have ar@@ is@@ en in the min@@ ds of on@@ loo@@ k@@ ers ?
I had arri@@ ved just before a conven@@ tion and was imp@@ ressed to see th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates hous@@ ed at the conven@@ tion s@@ ite .
You may ag@@ ree that having material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons and sp@@ en@@ ding money have become a pas@@ sion@@ ate ​ — and often most i@@ mag@@ in@@ ative — ​ end@@ e@@ av@@ or in mo@@ der@@ n - day life .
After being rel@@ eas@@ ed from the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al , K@@ um@@ ik@@ o vis@@ ited N@@ ep@@ al , and later she and her pioneer par@@ t@@ ner moved there .
We would go on@@ sh@@ ore and vis@@ it the people all day long .
We buil@@ t our life around Jehovah’s service , giving spiritual inter@@ ests pri@@ or@@ ity .
We can be happy that Christ’s sacrifice makes it possible for us to become God’s friends .
H@@ as this article un@@ co@@ vered any fac@@ ts about Jesus that you did not pre@@ vi@@ ously know ?
They ended , as it were , in a tra@@ gi@@ c cr@@ as@@ h , resul@@ ting in sin and death for themselves and for their future off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
Christian sisters help her to pre@@ pare let@@ ters with a Bible message .
There would be people to whom the pu@@ re language would not be given .
Of course , any efforts to te@@ ar ap@@ ar@@ t such ban@@ ds and c@@ ast away such cor@@ ds will be fu@@ t@@ ile .
This war@@ ning also app@@ lies today .
But on the ev@@ ening in question , David was sum@@ mon@@ ed .
E@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ Y day our bo@@ dies are at war .
By see@@ king first God’s righteousness , refu@@ sing to get involved with anything im@@ moral .
For I have no one el@@ se of a dis@@ position like his . ” ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
Satan uses a vari@@ ety of lies in his efforts to dec@@ ei@@ ve us .
St@@ ac@@ k@@ house , a member of the B@@ er@@ l@@ in , New Jer@@ se@@ y , Com@@ pan@@ y ( or , congregation ) of Jehovah’s Witnesses , explained where the E@@ ast@@ er c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation origin@@ ated and gave me three boo@@ k@@ le@@ ts .
• How can Christians “ bo@@ ast in Jehovah ” ?
TH@@ E F@@ A@@ R@@ M@@ E@@ R AN@@ D TH@@ E SH@@ E@@ P@@ H@@ E@@ R@@ D
One act of in@@ fid@@ el@@ ity can inf@@ li@@ ct w@@ oun@@ ds deep en@@ ough to last a li@@ fe@@ time .
Thus we show appreciation for our privilege of serving God no matter what our circumstances may be .
In time , all worshi@@ p@@ ers under@@ sto@@ od that it was Jehovah’s will for them to be “ un@@ ited in the same mind and in the same l@@ ine of thought . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 1 : 10 ; Matthew 22 : 37 ; Acts 10 : 1 - 35 .
If such claim@@ s are true , that would ra@@ ise serious questions about what the book of Daniel fore@@ told regarding the time of the end .
How , then , can true Christians consci@@ enti@@ ously pray for the pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity and long@@ ev@@ ity of such a system ?
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing Davi@@ d’s bat@@ tle with Ab@@ sal@@ om , the Scriptures say nothing more about I@@ t@@ ta@@ i .
Such sen@@ ti@@ ments are based on the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s reas@@ sur@@ ing promise : “ R@@ ol@@ l upon Jehovah your way , and r@@ ely upon him , and he himself will act . ”
Today , Jehovah certainly has provided an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of spiritual men to shepher@@ d his preci@@ ous sheep , to strengthen his people for the future att@@ ack of the mo@@ der@@ n - day “ As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an . ”
At that time , my future loo@@ ked ble@@ ak .
So why should anyone se@@ ver his or her relationship with God and His people ?
( 2 ) L@@ ear@@ n more about those pl@@ ants and ani@@ mal@@ s .
David was not a L@@ ev@@ ite , but i@@ magine him standing out@@ side the holy cour@@ ty@@ ard near the very cen@@ ter of true worship .
A@@ m@@ ong those who would not put up with “ the heal@@ th@@ ful teaching ” were some in respon@@ sible positi@@ ons .
What vital less@@ on about making decisions should we learn from the dis@@ obedi@@ ence of the first human cou@@ ple ?
Can We C@@ al@@ cul@@ ate the L@@ eng@@ th of “ This Gen@@ er@@ ation ” ?
* The attend@@ ant may have been un@@ imp@@ ressed .
Who will answer our questions when you leave ? ”
There was something the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents still needed to cor@@ rec@@ t .
The S@@ tre@@ et of the C@@ u@@ re@@ tes is l@@ ined on both si@@ des with buil@@ ding@@ s , such as the St@@ ate ag@@ or@@ a where matters of St@@ ate were discus@@ sed , the temple of H@@ ad@@ ri@@ an , some public f@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , and ter@@ r@@ ace hous@@ es ​ — a@@ bo@@ des of dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed Eph@@ es@@ ians .
; P@@ o@@ u , A .
And there will be an e@@ con@@ om@@ ic imp@@ act to consider , both im@@ medi@@ ate and long - ter@@ m .
He may become en@@ vi@@ ous of the a@@ bil@@ ities and privile@@ ges of others .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , emp@@ a@@ thy will help us to dis@@ co@@ ver that “ there is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ” ​ — Acts 20 : 35 .
Do not av@@ enge y@@ ourselves , . . . for it is written : ‘ “ V@@ enge@@ ance is mine ; I will re@@ pa@@ y , ” says Jehovah . ’ ”
Mis@@ sion@@ aries tra@@ ined at the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad and , more rec@@ ently , up@@ war@@ ds of 20@@ ,000 gra@@ du@@ ates of the M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol have made a hu@@ ge contribu@@ tion .
( a ) Why is it important for a Bible stud@@ ent to “ ta@@ st@@ e and see that Jehovah is good ” ?
M@@ E@@ M@@ O@@ R@@ I@@ A@@ L AT@@ T@@ EN@@ D@@ AN@@ C@@ E ( 20@@ 17 )
A@@ C@@ C@@ O@@ R@@ DI@@ N@@ G to Matthew 13 : 24 - 26 , Jesus said : “ The Kingdom of the heavens may be lik@@ ened to a man who s@@ ow@@ ed fine se@@ ed in his field .
For some years , he and his wife stu@@ died the Bible and des@@ pite ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les ev@@ en@@ tually qu@@ ali@@ fied as Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers .
Is there any way we can know for sure whether death ends it all ?
Ha@@ ve those words proved true ?
Now , I fully ex@@ pect the work to move a@@ head with Na@@ than H . K@@ nor@@ r as pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent because this is the L@@ or@@ d’s work , not man@@ ’s . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , we today may not always see the im@@ medi@@ ate benef@@ its of main@@ tain@@ ing moral integrity , but we can be as@@ sur@@ ed that Jehovah se@@ es and will bl@@ ess us in du@@ e time . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 16 : 9 .
Yes , our loving heavenly Father can in@@ fu@@ se us with “ power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l ” in order for us to end@@ ure all pa@@ in@@ ful problems until he makes “ all things new ” in his promised Par@@ adise so near at hand . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 13 ; 2 Corinthians 4 : 7 ; Revelation 21 : 4 , 5 .
By making known God’s name to ever@@ yone without par@@ ti@@ ality , we “ exerc@@ ise justice . ”
In turn , she ligh@@ tly s@@ qu@@ e@@ e@@ z@@ es my hand and bl@@ in@@ ks her eyes to show appreciation for these tend@@ er m@@ om@@ ents . ”
Indeed , when we work hard to provide for ourselves and our family , we may also be in a position to help those who are less for@@ tun@@ ate .
Satan has cre@@ ated nothing .
She then off@@ ers them a Bible study .
We will consider these three as@@ pe@@ cts , one at a time .
Such man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts could also ex@@ pose the few plac@@ es where er@@ r@@ one@@ ous rend@@ er@@ ings had cre@@ pt into the text .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , our hum@@ ility will ple@@ ase God , for he “ op@@ pos@@ es the ha@@ ugh@@ ty ones , but he gives un@@ deser@@ ved kindness to the hum@@ ble ones . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
A@@ n Un@@ fa@@ ir World
11 : 27 , 28 .
So@@ on , all the dist@@ ress that Satan and his dem@@ ons have brought upon earth@@ ’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants will end by divine inter@@ ven@@ tion .
That was not the case with F@@ er@@ n@@ and Ri@@ v@@ ar@@ ol , who died at the age of 9@@ 5 in Gen@@ ev@@ a , S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land .
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ les 1 , 2 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 3 - 11
Consi@@ der@@ ing what happened to Jesus sh@@ ort@@ ly after his baptism can help us to understand the need for the re@@ qu@@ est : “ Do not bring us into temp@@ tation . ”
After a sh@@ ort meeting to give us some su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions on what Bible ver@@ ses would be encourag@@ ing to the people we me@@ et , 1@@ 30 of us head out in fi@@ ve min@@ i@@ bu@@ ses and a four - whe@@ el - d@@ ri@@ ve tru@@ ck .
Although in this article we ref@@ er to the te@@ en@@ ag@@ er as a m@@ ale , the principles discus@@ sed apply to both g@@ end@@ ers .
When we “ prac@@ tice giving , ” we are sure to draw clo@@ s@@ er both to Jehovah and to our friends . ​ — Luke 6 : 38 ; Pro@@ v .
Th@@ ough what we ac@@ hi@@ eve may se@@ em to be relati@@ vely little in our own eyes , our will@@ ing@@ ness and good mo@@ tive deli@@ ght him .
After Me@@ tho@@ di@@ us died in 8@@ 8@@ 5 C.E . , his disciples were ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from M@@ or@@ a@@ vi@@ a by their F@@ ran@@ k@@ ish op@@ pon@@ ents .
Does it have the mar@@ ks of a true hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al do@@ cum@@ ent ?
What as@@ sur@@ ance and encourag@@ ement does Jehovah give his servants ?
C@@ oura@@ ge is needed to do what is right in Jehovah’s eyes
Still another man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of Christ’s lead@@ er@@ ship are the “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men ” ​ — Christian elders , or overse@@ ers .
To honor Jehovah means to show him high reg@@ ard and to ex@@ al@@ t him public@@ ly by sh@@ aring in and supp@@ or@@ ting the public pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation of his name .
• What con@@ ne@@ ction is there between God’s purpose and our will@@ ing@@ ness to accept Scriptural counsel ?
He always ca@@ res for our needs , no matter what happ@@ ens . ”
Consi@@ der@@ ing his perfect wisdom and out@@ standing a@@ bil@@ ities , he could have made a fine contribu@@ tion to the human af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of his day .
These op@@ pos@@ ers in@@ duc@@ ed the king of Per@@ sia to ba@@ n the temple con@@ stru@@ ction work . ​ — E@@ z@@ r@@ a 4 : 10 - 21 .
Today , however , not many share a beli@@ ef in an earthly par@@ adise in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted by the me@@ ek .
But the prayer pra@@ ises Jehovah : “ In your a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant mer@@ cy [ you ] did not leave them in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness . . . .
For sever@@ al years , B@@ er@@ y@@ l was able to serve as a regul@@ ar pioneer .
In 19@@ 37 we began to associ@@ ate with the first congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses in D@@ et@@ ro@@ it .
1 - 3 . ( a ) What should we inclu@@ de among our cor@@ e beli@@ ef@@ s ?
The B@@ ri@@ de@@ gro@@ om - King will turn his attention to the earth and will resur@@ rec@@ t his earthly “ fore@@ fa@@ thers , ” who will become his earthly “ sons . ”
Many people in that are@@ a had never before heard the good news .
We need to be care@@ ful not to allow our love for Christ to we@@ ak@@ en and let ourselves be di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted from Kingdom inter@@ ests .
• Why should we imitate Jehovah’s example of go@@ o@@ dness ?
Those who do are vie@@ wed by him as “ the preci@@ ous , ” or “ desi@@ ra@@ ble , ” things “ of all the nations . ” ​ — Ha@@ g . 2 : 7 ; f@@ t@@ n .
“ Jehovah , Jehovah , a God mer@@ ci@@ ful and com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate . ” ​ — E@@ X .
I was in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed to Al@@ ma P@@ re@@ ci@@ o@@ sa V@@ ill@@ ar@@ in , n@@ ic@@ k@@ nam@@ ed “ P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous , ” a full - time minis@@ ter in that congregation .
In it I saw a refer@@ ence to Psalm 11 : 5 , which says of Jehovah : “ An@@ yone loving viol@@ ence His soul certainly h@@ ates . ”
What about the ide@@ a that something in@@ side us go@@ es on living after death ?
A@@ k@@ ik@@ o : “ The la@@ dy made arrang@@ ements for us to study the Bible .
( b ) What are we privile@@ ged to do ?
Ex@@ pla@@ in why it is not always wrong to make s@@ wor@@ n o@@ a@@ ths .
In B@@ r@@ ita@@ in a th@@ ir@@ d of A@@ si@@ an and bl@@ ack respon@@ d@@ ents to a sur@@ ve@@ y thought that they had lost a jo@@ b because of rac@@ i@@ al dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ation .
On to@@ p of that , he had to de@@ al with a dec@@ e@@ it@@ ful father - in - law , who re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly tri@@ ed to ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it him .
Although I was a for@@ s@@ ak@@ en or@@ p@@ ha@@ n early in life , ev@@ en@@ tually I found a car@@ ing Father !
That mar@@ vel@@ ous pro@@ spe@@ ct was con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed to the faithful apostle John , who was told : “ W@@ r@@ ite , for these words are faithful and true . ”
“ To the ex@@ t@@ ent possible , I have tri@@ ed to rest@@ ore and maintain a good relationship with my in - la@@ ws . ”
They also expla@@ in how we , like Job , can remain faithful and thus make Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice .
13 : 16 , 17 .
How was the ch@@ urch able to control the Bible ?
Why were the temple arrang@@ ements being dis@@ ru@@ p@@ ted , and whom did Ne@@ h@@ emiah bl@@ ame for this ?
Instead , the gu@@ ests enjo@@ yed associ@@ ating together and c@@ ong@@ r@@ atu@@ l@@ ating the cou@@ ple .
So we came , and I got a jo@@ b as a ma@@ id .
In the pro@@ c@@ ess , he took a fur@@ ther st@@ ep in the out@@ working of his purpose .
How can we be of help to a brother or a sister who is inter@@ ested in get@@ ting married but who has not been able to do so ?
Some matters are best refer@@ red to congregation elders or if the in@@ qui@@ re@@ r is a young person , to his parents .
Some are gra@@ de - school stud@@ ents .
Mo@@ re@@ over , she pla@@ yed an important part in keep@@ ing people in sub@@ je@@ ction .
L@@ ater they com@@ men@@ ted : “ W@@ ere not our hearts bur@@ ning as he was speaking to us ? ”
Because only if someone is imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al in his out@@ look will he be moved to tre@@ at all with imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality .
Un@@ i@@ ver@@ si@@ da@@ d Com@@ p@@ lu@@ ten@@ se de M@@ ad@@ ri@@ d ; A@@ nt@@ wer@@ p P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t ( on to@@ p ) : By cour@@ t@@ es@@ y of Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in - Mo@@ re@@ tu@@ s / S@@ te@@ deli@@ j@@ k P@@ r@@ en@@ ten@@ ka@@ bin@@ et A@@ nt@@ wer@@ pen ; L@@ ond@@ on P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t : From the book The W@@ al@@ t@@ on P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t Bible , V@@ ol .
“ Now I have a real purpose in life . ”
When the she@@ et is vi@@ br@@ ated , as if by ma@@ gi@@ c the ir@@ on fil@@ ings bun@@ ch up near the mag@@ ne@@ t’s po@@ les and form into the pat@@ ter@@ n of the mag@@ ne@@ tic field .
In acc@@ oun@@ ts of S@@ ele@@ u@@ ci@@ d d@@ om@@ in@@ ation , which began in 19@@ 8 B.C.E . , we find the first refer@@ ence to a sen@@ ate of the Jews .
Will they go into the the@@ ater and see the mo@@ vi@@ e any@@ way ?
No@@ thing mar@@ red the happiness of the years we sp@@ ent together in that car@@ av@@ an , even though it had evid@@ ent li@@ mit@@ ations .
After some anxi@@ ous m@@ om@@ ents , we m@@ ing@@ led with a group of t@@ ou@@ ris@@ ts and cro@@ s@@ sed the S@@ wis@@ s bor@@ der sa@@ f@@ ely .
F@@ o@@ c@@ us on the P@@ os@@ iti@@ ve
Di@@ d Jehovah ex@@ pect an a@@ udi@@ ble answer to each of those questions ?
Why was he s@@ il@@ ent ?
Solomon had B@@ en@@ a@@ iah ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te the s@@ ent@@ ence .
Why do so many ask for something they cannot de@@ fine ?
How did Abra@@ m prove himself to be a pre@@ ach@@ er of God’s name , and of what does this re@@ mind Christians today ?
Some do this so as to f@@ ill ba@@ si@@ c family needs , and others , to gain fin@@ an@@ cial in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence or to pa@@ y for lu@@ x@@ u@@ ries .
Th@@ r@@ ough Daniel , Jehovah reve@@ aled that the go@@ ld head of the i@@ ma@@ ge sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
H@@ ome@@ made , un@@ s@@ we@@ et@@ ened red gra@@ pe w@@ ine could be used , and so could such w@@ ines as red bur@@ g@@ un@@ dy and cla@@ re@@ t .
When your mate speak@@ s , follow the same pat@@ ter@@ n .
The apostle Paul said : “ He that appro@@ ach@@ es God must believe that he is and that he be@@ comes the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ”
20@@ 5 years
Today , we still follow that inspired direction and look for ways to do good to our fellow believers .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es , no@@ ne of us know what we will be doing the m@@ om@@ ent the great tri@@ bul@@ ation beg@@ ins .
After the death of a mate , life is not the same .
10 , 11 . ( a ) How do we want to view those who have d@@ ri@@ f@@ ted away from the congregation ?
So David foc@@ used on what he could do to ass@@ ist , pre@@ par@@ ing materi@@ als in great qu@@ an@@ t@@ ity .
Con@@ cer@@ ning the cle@@ ans@@ ing of God’s temple , Mal@@ ach@@ i pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed : “ ‘ Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly there will come to His temple the true Lord , whom you people are see@@ king , and the m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er of the covenant in whom you are deli@@ gh@@ ting .
But he died when I was se@@ ven years old .
Those who refu@@ se to change their wicked ways will not be allow@@ ed to live in God’s new world . ​ — Psalm 37 : 9 , 10 ; Isaiah 11 : 3 , 4 ; 6@@ 5 : 20 ; Matthew 9 : 4 .
After being tra@@ ined , we served a cir@@ cu@@ it in the cap@@ it@@ al , A@@ nt@@ an@@ an@@ ari@@ v@@ o .
No doubt Adam and E@@ ve gave much thought to the id@@ ent@@ ity of the promised Se@@ ed .
Jesus lik@@ ened the preaching of the Kingdom message to all mankind to the low@@ ering of a large dra@@ g@@ ne@@ t into the se@@ a .
In 199@@ 8 , fore@@ ign tro@@ op@@ s en@@ tered L@@ es@@ o@@ th@@ o to qu@@ ell an up@@ ris@@ ing against the govern@@ ment .
For those who recogn@@ ize the n@@ ature of truth , such cont@@ ra@@ dic@@ tions are a proble@@ m .
But how could an earthly , v@@ isi@@ ble organization be direc@@ ted by an inv@@ isi@@ ble God ?
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y MI@@ C@@ H@@ A@@ L Ž@@ O@@ B@@ R@@ Á@@ K
What ad@@ di@@ tional chall@@ enge is fac@@ ed in some ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es ?
2 : 4@@ 4 ; 2 P@@ et .
What will help us to appreci@@ ate that God w@@ atch@@ es over us because he lo@@ ves us ?
Fir@@ st , overse@@ ers among God’s people need to be especially care@@ ful to exerc@@ ise self - control so that they do not a@@ bu@@ se their authority .
“ H@@ ere I am ra@@ ising up against you cal@@ am@@ ity out of your own house ”
God’s covenant with Abraham shows that Jehovah is determined to fulf@@ ill his purpose that righteous humans “ f@@ ill the earth ” ! ​ — G@@ en .
Th@@ ree times he made serious mis@@ takes : He allow@@ ed the ar@@ k of the covenant to be trans@@ por@@ ted imp@@ ro@@ per@@ ly on its way to Jerusalem ; he com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with B@@ ath - she@@ ba and p@@ lo@@ t@@ ted the death of her husband , U@@ ri@@ ah ; and he condu@@ cted a cen@@ su@@ s of the people of Israel and Juda@@ h that Jehovah had not comman@@ ded .
Lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally , the po@@ les r@@ an through the r@@ ings and along the l@@ eng@@ th of the Ar@@ k .
Why Be Lo@@ y@@ al ?
R@@ em@@ in@@ is@@ c@@ ing about his own educ@@ ation , Solomon continu@@ es : “ I proved to be a real son to my father , tend@@ er and the only one before my mother . ”
H@@ as any other religious organization been willing to r@@ ely fully on God’s Word , even when doing so pres@@ ents a real chall@@ enge to some of its members ?
A great imp@@ e@@ tu@@ s to the Kingdom - pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation work came on S@@ un@@ day af@@ ter@@ no@@ on , Ju@@ ly 26 , 19@@ 31 , when a res@@ olu@@ tion was a@@ do@@ p@@ ted , first at a conven@@ tion in C@@ o@@ lum@@ bu@@ s , O@@ hi@@ o , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , and ther@@ e@@ after around the world .
Jehovah’s powerful holy spirit has been put at Jesus ’ dis@@ pos@@ al to help him to lead his disciples on earth .
When it comes to teaching , true Christians have a uni@@ que responsi@@ bility .
Rather , God will do away with those respon@@ sible for the pl@@ an@@ et@@ ary c@@ ris@@ is , “ those ru@@ ining the earth , ” that is , the present - day human system with its govern@@ men@@ tal stru@@ c@@ ture .
Such can show whether we are “ complete and s@@ ound in all res@@ pe@@ cts , not l@@ ac@@ king in anything . ”
O@@ thers feel that the expres@@ sion emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es that a person would be willing to lo@@ se some s@@ k@@ in if it me@@ ant sa@@ ving his life .
I re@@ turned to Jo@@ el@@ ’s ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al ro@@ om .
When Jehovah used ha@@ il against his fo@@ es at Gi@@ be@@ on , “ there were more who died from the ha@@ il@@ st@@ ones than those whom the sons of Israel kil@@ led with the s@@ word . ”
R@@ E@@ M@@ A@@ I@@ N S@@ P@@ I@@ R@@ I@@ T@@ U@@ AL@@ L@@ Y H@@ E@@ AL@@ TH@@ Y
He has seen all the ac@@ ts of in@@ justice per@@ pe@@ tr@@ ated during man@@ ’s hist@@ ory .
Ang@@ els are also involved in this ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work .
L@@ ear@@ ning that reason can ad@@ d great meaning to our life .
By end@@ uring , we pre@@ serve our close relationship with Jehovah and make his heart rejo@@ ice .
N@@ or@@ se leg@@ end descri@@ bes a r@@ ace of gi@@ ants and a wise man nam@@ ed B@@ er@@ g@@ el@@ mi@@ r who con@@ stru@@ cted a large bo@@ at and sa@@ ved himself and his wife .
L@@ ear@@ n how prayer can ass@@ ist you as you face dist@@ res@@ sing situ@@ ations , make important decisions , or stru@@ gg@@ le to res@@ ist temp@@ t@@ ations .
Let us not allow any personal pur@@ su@@ its or concer@@ ns to draw us away from him .
S@@ hor@@ tly before his death , Jesus re@@ pe@@ ated the as@@ sur@@ ance he had given in his illustr@@ ations .
Ru@@ th wanted to take advan@@ ta@@ ge of the pro@@ vision of g@@ le@@ an@@ ing made for the benefit of the fore@@ ign@@ ers and the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted .
What practic@@ al less@@ on can we draw from the experience of Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at ?
What does it mean to speak truth with our neigh@@ b@@ or ?
Like pris@@ on@@ ers in cha@@ ins , milli@@ ons of people are sh@@ ac@@ k@@ led by su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ on and the dre@@ ad of evil spi@@ r@@ its .
Can you expla@@ in why Jesus said : ‘ I am the truth ’ ?
D@@ ad got very ang@@ ry and said , “ If you think that you can find a jo@@ b , find it by t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w or el@@ se you leave this house . ”
We are ob@@ li@@ ged to sp@@ end time e@@ ating and s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing because these are physical needs .
Des@@ pite long years of t@@ es@@ ting , his faith was re@@ war@@ ded when his son Isa@@ a@@ c was born .
Such artic@@ les may pa@@ ve the way for con@@ vers@@ ations about Jehovah’s ani@@ ma@@ l cre@@ ation , plac@@ es of n@@ atur@@ al beau@@ ty around the world , and the wonderful vari@@ ety among human cul@@ tures and ways of life .
What about people who fa@@ iled to me@@ et God’s standards of righteousness , perhaps because of a l@@ ack of knowledge ?
“ A true compan@@ ion is loving all the time , and is a brother that is born for when there is dist@@ ress . ”
Sh@@ ould ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le or op@@ position disc@@ oura@@ ge us ?
• How can we let Jehovah’s spirit op@@ er@@ ate on us ?
He had become a spiritual men@@ t@@ or to me .
As you a@@ wa@@ it fulfill@@ ment of the hope Jehovah off@@ ers , you can be among those descri@@ bed in this way : “ They shall ob@@ tain joy and g@@ la@@ dness , and s@@ or@@ ro@@ w and si@@ gh@@ ing shall fle@@ e away . ” ​ — Isaiah 35 : 10 , King James V@@ er@@ sion . [ F@@ o@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ]
When we share the Kingdom message with others , we have a fine opportunity to do “ good toward all . ”
Af@@ ter@@ ward , the brothers explained to Ar@@ th@@ ur that they had c@@ li@@ m@@ bed a la@@ d@@ der to the ro@@ of and then the la@@ d@@ der had been taken away .
Such attitu@@ des are now wor@@ se than ever , for ‘ wicked men and imp@@ o@@ st@@ ors have advan@@ ced from bad to wor@@ se . ’ ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
She accepted the lu@@ cr@@ ative full - time position offered to her .
How did J@@ on@@ a@@ than tre@@ at his father ?
5@@ 5 : 22 ; 6@@ 3 : 7 ; Pro@@ v .
The psalmist felt the need for Jehovah’s support , as do our many fellow Christians who have gro@@ wn old in God’s service .
15 : 1 - 5 .
Tru@@ e Christians are eng@@ ag@@ ed in spiritual war@@ f@@ are .
Matthew 27 : 5@@ 5 , 5@@ 6 ; Mark 15 : 40 , 4@@ 1
They would real@@ ize just how difficult it is to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish whe@@ at from dar@@ ne@@ l we@@ ed .
As a result , s@@ inc@@ ere individuals who think that they are worshipp@@ ing God are dec@@ ei@@ ved into worshipp@@ ing dem@@ ons .
Do we not see an inc@@ reas@@ ing number of religious lead@@ ers and their followers a@@ do@@ p@@ ting ​ — or at le@@ ast con@@ don@@ ing — ​ un@@ ch@@ ris@@ ti@@ an practic@@ es , such as ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ ality and se@@ x out@@ side of marriage ?
What can you do to prote@@ ct yourself ?
However , there is another ty@@ pe of vital water that flo@@ ws in the An@@ des ​ — ref@@ re@@ shing spiritual w@@ at@@ ers that come from Jehovah , “ the s@@ ource of living water . ”
AL@@ B@@ AN@@ Y , G@@ A , C@@ i@@ vi@@ c C@@ en@@ ter , 1@@ 00 W . O@@ g@@ le@@ thor@@ pe B@@ l@@ v@@ d .
To “ pray con@@ stan@@ tly ” in this way shows we have gen@@ u@@ ine faith . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 17 .
the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of Jehovah’s name ?
In P@@ al@@ er@@ m@@ o , S@@ ic@@ ily , t@@ ou@@ ris@@ ts vis@@ it c@@ at@@ ac@@ om@@ bs where h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of care@@ fully pre@@ served cor@@ p@@ ses are on displa@@ y .
F@@ or@@ n@@ ic@@ ation was r@@ am@@ p@@ ant in Israel in both a physical and a spiritual sense .
Many think little about the effe@@ cts of their actions on others .
On the l@@ eng@@ thy return tri@@ p , he was making wise use of his time by reading the Word of God ​ — such was the man@@ ’s faith .
Th@@ at@@ ’s a dic@@ tion@@ ary . ”
In the following artic@@ les , we will look into God’s Word , the Bible , for ans@@ wers on what ca@@ uses suffering and how it will be brought to an end .
However , Jesus war@@ ned against en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ing men@@ tal i@@ ma@@ ges of im@@ moral conduct .
There an of@@ fi@@ cial told us that the govern@@ ment had or@@ der@@ ed that we leave the country im@@ medi@@ ately .
Jehovah trans@@ fer@@ red the life of his very first cre@@ ation from heaven to earth .
H@@ ist@@ ori@@ ans also hold that the learned ac@@ ad@@ em@@ y of the T@@ al@@ mudi@@ st@@ s seem@@ s to f@@ it in better , not with the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in , but with second - and th@@ ir@@ d - century ra@@ b@@ bin@@ ic ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es .
Such con@@ vers@@ ations will be a s@@ ource of satis@@ fac@@ tion to us and of encourag@@ ement to others .
Des@@ cri@@ b@@ ing Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ gn authority over humans in an illustr@@ ative way , the Scriptures ref@@ er to Jehovah as “ our P@@ o@@ t@@ ter . ”
And it was .
Des@@ pite the ra@@ i@@ ds , we continued to preach in Ar@@ ma@@ vi@@ r .
“ Lu@@ ther go@@ es so far as to dec@@ l@@ are : ‘ If I had read his works ear@@ li@@ er , my enem@@ ies might think that Lu@@ ther had ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed everything from W@@ es@@ sel , his spirit is so in acc@@ ord with mine . ’ ”
Fir@@ st , vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers ga@@ ther@@ ed in the p@@ our@@ ing ra@@ in to di@@ g the po@@ t@@ at@@ o@@ es .
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In so doing , Timothy would not tr@@ am@@ ple on the feelings of others .
In his letter to the Romans , Paul wrote : “ Do you not know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death ? ”
I was thr@@ il@@ led to wel@@ come him as my spiritual brother when he was baptized at the special ass@@ em@@ bly day . ”
Let us now consider the id@@ ent@@ ity of God and Christ .
Of course , he would see women in da@@ ily life and would likely help them if they needed ass@@ ist@@ ance .
W@@ is@@ ely M@@ ake the Gre@@ at@@ est De@@ c@@ ision
From the beg@@ in@@ ning of his preaching care@@ er , Jesus ’ enem@@ ies , including Satan himself , tri@@ ed to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce , for@@ ce , or tri@@ ck Jesus into a@@ ban@@ don@@ ing his course of faith@@ ful@@ ness .
A@@ pp@@ ly the counsel of Jesus as recorded at Matthew 5 : 23 , 24 or Matthew 18 : 15 - 17 .
2 : 20 ​ — Wh@@ ich temple “ was buil@@ t in for@@ ty - si@@ x years ” ?
As the perfect Son of God , Jesus had the ro@@ le of the “ se@@ ed ” of the woman , as fore@@ told at Genesis 3 : 15 .
Paul ur@@ ged Christians in R@@ ome : “ Sh@@ are with the holy ones according to their needs .
He cho@@ o@@ ses his course wis@@ ely .
U@@ r@@ g@@ ent though his work was , he still took time for happy occasi@@ ons with family and friends .
In ten@@ n@@ is , so@@ cc@@ er , bas@@ ke@@ t@@ bal@@ l , ba@@ se@@ bal@@ l , tr@@ ack , g@@ ol@@ f , or any other s@@ por@@ t , the best re@@ ach the to@@ p only by un@@ wa@@ ver@@ ing dedic@@ ation .
In a du@@ el with Mo@@ t , Ba@@ al is over@@ come and des@@ c@@ ends to the under@@ world .
Many are at the fo@@ ref@@ r@@ on@@ t of the work .
After 40 years of le@@ ading the Israelites , Moses did not have the privilege of taking them into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and . ​ — Nu@@ m .
As imper@@ fect humans living in per@@ il@@ ous times , we are not i@@ mmu@@ ne to the w@@ in@@ ds of ad@@ vers@@ ity .
Th@@ ree sisters of James B@@ y@@ r@@ d are Jehovah’s Witnesses .
How disa@@ p@@ pointed you would be if you learned that he had thro@@ wn your gift in the tr@@ as@@ h or , wor@@ se yet , that he had used it to in@@ ju@@ re someone !
The king cannot f@@ all as@@ le@@ ep pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely on the cr@@ itical night .
As told by D@@ ent@@ on H@@ op@@ kin@@ son
H@@ op@@ e is ess@@ enti@@ al to our present happiness .
Why did Jesus refu@@ se the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s offer of all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the world ?
Pe@@ ople still want to find meaning in life as well as to have a reason@@ able me@@ asure of happiness and se@@ cur@@ ity , good family rel@@ ations , and re@@ war@@ ding fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps .
If your determin@@ ation is the same as Mi@@ ca@@ h’s , stay close to Jehovah however tur@@ bul@@ ent the times become .
To avoid se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality , we need to be gu@@ i@@ ded by God’s holy spirit , which pro@@ du@@ ces self - control in those who love God . ​ — G@@ al .
Many people pray to God only when they are in s@@ ore st@@ ra@@ its .
Na@@ om@@ i had confidence in Bo@@ a@@ z .
Some of us have been wa@@ iting for just a sh@@ ort time .
Des@@ cri@@ be the appe@@ ar@@ ance of the N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m as you pi@@ c@@ ture them .
By doing so , we will “ in@@ her@@ it the promises ” that he has made , including the promise of everlasting life . ​ — Hebrews 6 : 12 ; Revelation 21 : 4 .
If he was person@@ ally ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with Adam , E@@ no@@ ch could have ob@@ ta@@ ined some information about God’s deal@@ ings with the first human cou@@ ple in E@@ den .
In all , 5@@ 3 ad@@ ul@@ t Witnesses from W@@ is@@ ł@@ a were sent to con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps and to do for@@ ced la@@ b@@ or .
Some s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists who study ag@@ ing are op@@ ti@@ mis@@ tic about the pro@@ spe@@ ct of an ex@@ tend@@ ed life sp@@ an .
And that is ex@@ ac@@ tly what the heavenly govern@@ ment will do .
These men may then have been about 1@@ 00 years old , for Adam was 1@@ 30 when he became father to his son , S@@ et@@ h . — Genesis 4 : 25 ; 5 : 3 .
No@@ te that Jesus pre@@ fac@@ ed his com@@ ment about those pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s with the words “ regarding the resurrection of the dead . ”
A li@@ vely con@@ vers@@ ation about the true n@@ ature of God then en@@ su@@ ed .
To avoid spiritual ex@@ ha@@ us@@ tion while working with a fore@@ ign - language congregation , you must not fai@@ l to give pri@@ or@@ ity to your spiritual health .
They can learn from and follow the ba@@ si@@ c example of Solomon as he showed courage in making wise decisions to complete the con@@ stru@@ ction of the temple .
U@@ se S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Go@@ als to G@@ l@@ ori@@ fy Your Creator
De@@ bor@@ ah encoura@@ ged Bar@@ ak to act as Israel@@ ’s God - appointed lead@@ er , and he was one of Jehovah’s servants who through faith “ r@@ ou@@ ted the ar@@ mi@@ es of fore@@ ign@@ ers . ”
At this point , 19@@ 7@@ 2 , there were ne@@ arly 1@@ 7@@ ,000 Witnesses in S@@ pain .
Why does the account about Eli@@ j@@ ah resur@@ rec@@ ting a wi@@ do@@ w@@ ’s son bring comfort to us today ?
I started serving in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n in Au@@ gu@@ st 195@@ 4 , and I have been at Bethel ever since .
Can you take advan@@ ta@@ ge of every opportunity to witness to your work@@ mat@@ es , to your neigh@@ b@@ ors , and to those you me@@ et while going about your da@@ ily af@@ fai@@ r@@ s ?
How he mis@@ sed his father !
After giving counsel to Christian hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves , the apostle Peter wrote : “ F@@ in@@ ally , all of you be like - min@@ ded , show@@ ing fellow feel@@ ing , having bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction , tend@@ er@@ ly com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , hum@@ ble in mind . ” ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 8 .
The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c@@ ally , they per@@ form the ro@@ le that they have been assign@@ ed ; they act on be@@ half of the whole congregation .
And I came to be pla@@ gu@@ ed all day long , and my cor@@ rection is every mor@@ ning . ” ​ — Psalm 7@@ 3 : 13 , 14 .
He wrote : “ Be@@ come do@@ ers of the word , and not hear@@ ers only , dec@@ ei@@ ving y@@ ourselves with false reason@@ ing .
We war@@ m@@ ly invit@@ e you to jo@@ in us in respon@@ se to God’s great@@ est gift .
O@@ r what if someone is ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed for his pur@@ su@@ it of the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c go@@ als ?
“ N@@ O C@@ A@@ R@@ E@@ F@@ U@@ L stud@@ ent of the Bible can fai@@ l to be imp@@ ressed with the st@@ ress that is la@@ id on the death of Christ , ” stated the f@@ our@@ th is@@ sue of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine back in O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 18@@ 7@@ 9 .
Do these st@@ ori@@ es or al@@ leg@@ ations fur@@ ther Jehovah’s purpose ?
She end@@ ur@@ ed as a faithful worshipp@@ er of Jehovah and was re@@ war@@ ded by being one of only fi@@ ve women mentioned by Matthew in Christ’s g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gy . ​ — Mat@@ t .
On one such tri@@ p , we sp@@ ent two we@@ ek@@ s ex@@ pl@@ or@@ ing the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of C@@ ol@@ or@@ a@@ do and working with the local congregations in the field ministry .
We have not heard the ac@@ tu@@ al vo@@ ice of God , yet we can have his word in us and thus come to be like him and feel as he does .
What is one way that true Christians con@@ dem@@ n ver@@ ba@@ l att@@ ac@@ ks against them ?
Be@@ d@@ ell was not deter@@ red by such di@@ ct@@ at@@ ori@@ al vie@@ ws .
How do we know that Jehovah for@@ gives comple@@ t@@ ely ?
Jehovah has com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned Davi@@ d’s son Solomon to buil@@ d an ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary stru@@ c@@ ture dedic@@ ated to the worship of the true God .
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T Bi@@ r@@ th to Be R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ed , 12 / 15
She w@@ oke up sever@@ al h@@ our@@ s later and found that she had been ra@@ ped by her so - called friend . ​ — Com@@ pare Genesis 34 : 2 .
1 : 3 - 8 .
A@@ cting in har@@ mony with Isaiah 2 : 4 , he would not support the Na@@ z@@ i war effort , declar@@ ing himself to be a sub@@ ject of God’s Kingdom . ​ — Matthew 6 : 33 .
In Ad@@ d@@ ress to the Gre@@ ek@@ s , he ref@@ ers to God as “ a S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ” and says : “ He al@@ one is without beg@@ in@@ ning , and He H@@ im@@ self is the beg@@ in@@ ning of all things . ”
I Ha@@ ve Se@@ en the P@@ ow@@ er of Bible Tru@@ th
The account in the book of Job shows that in s@@ pite of his t@@ ests and tri@@ als , Job dre@@ w ever clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah .
So , then , is it really as@@ king too much of us that we repor@@ t our share in the preaching work ?
A Father W@@ i@@ th@@ out E@@ qu@@ al
“ I A@@ m But a Bo@@ y ”
“ God op@@ pos@@ es the ha@@ ugh@@ ty ones . ” ​ — J@@ A@@ M@@ E@@ S 4 : 6 .
The person@@ ’s ex@@ pul@@ sion resul@@ ts in the des@@ tru@@ ction , or the re@@ mo@@ val , of the cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting el@@ ement from the congregation and in the pre@@ serv@@ ation of its spirit , or d@@ om@@ in@@ ant attitude . ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
He received an assignment that he found ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely difficult ​ — Jehovah told him to dec@@ l@@ are N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h’s imp@@ en@@ ding do@@ om .
In 19@@ 50 , we along with 25 others from our 14@@ th class jo@@ ined them .
‘ I do not have to dis@@ prove this , ’ he thought to himself .
A ha@@ ugh@@ ty attitude sur@@ fac@@ ed in that he “ did not respon@@ d appreci@@ ati@@ vely to the good done to him . ”
The psalmist David san@@ g : “ Jehovah is mer@@ ci@@ ful and gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous , s@@ low to anger and a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in loving - kindness . . . .
What of the members of the “ great crow@@ d , ” who will sur@@ vi@@ ve “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” ?
That se@@ ed would ev@@ en@@ tually b@@ ru@@ ise the ser@@ p@@ ent , Satan , in the head .
Still , we should not place our confidence in it .
“ M@@ en , keep on the w@@ atch and pra@@ ying , in order that you do not come into temp@@ tation . The spirit , of course , is e@@ ag@@ er , but the flesh is we@@ ak . ” ​ — Mark 14 : 32 - 38 .
In contr@@ ast , Jehovah not only wants us to have knowledge , but he also helps us to be wise .
For you are a holy people to Jehovah your God . ”
Yet , for some reason they hold back from dedic@@ ating their lives to Jehovah and get@@ ting baptized .
The C@@ am@@ bri@@ dge Bible for S@@ cho@@ ol@@ s and C@@ ol@@ le@@ ges states that this me@@ ta@@ p@@ ho@@ r “ su@@ gg@@ ests not only vital uni@@ on with the He@@ ad , but that the will of the He@@ ad is exerc@@ ised through the members .
How does Romans 14 : 13 , 19 af@@ fect our decisions about health , and how might our un@@ ity be put at ris@@ k ?
I also wanted to be well - e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed to expla@@ in Bible truth to my friends and family .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er@@ ful study of God’s Word with the help of Christian public@@ ations provided by “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” will en@@ able those “ men@@ t@@ ally inc@@ l@@ ined o@@ ther@@ wise ” to devel@@ op a prop@@ er attitude .
G@@ ra@@ in , w@@ ine , and o@@ lives were the ma@@ in cro@@ ps of the land .
For instance , the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t has become a u@@ se@@ ful way to provide commun@@ ic@@ ation , educ@@ ation , and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
So let us discus@@ s three questions : How can we be people of integrity ?
He was not af@@ ra@@ id to expres@@ s his s@@ or@@ ro@@ w and reg@@ re@@ t .
Yet it is something of a my@@ st@@ er@@ y to physi@@ c@@ ists .
Why should we read the Bible da@@ ily ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the princi@@ ple app@@ lies .
Many who pas@@ s by com@@ ment on the beau@@ ty of the h@@ all .
However , A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s wa@@ shed con@@ dition does point to Jesus ’ clean and righteous st@@ ate .
She gives her young prop@@ er care , but when they “ become ro@@ bu@@ st , ” they “ go for@@ th and do not return . ”
S@@ ad@@ ly , though , that con@@ stan@@ tly present mirac@@ le did not imp@@ ress the Israelites en@@ ough to f@@ ill them with lasting confidence in Jehovah .
“ The s@@ crip@@ ture 2 Corinthians 2 : 17 always encoura@@ ges me .
Why did Lo@@ t’s wife look back ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a ba@@ si@@ c educ@@ ation , a person would find it very difficult to h@@ and@@ le these responsi@@ bil@@ ities effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
It really makes it eas@@ y to understand what I am reading .
The psalmist san@@ g : “ I will la@@ u@@ d you [ Jehovah ] in the bi@@ g congregation ; among a num@@ er@@ ous people I shall praise you . ”
How deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful it must have been to hear those words from the li@@ ps of L@@ ev@@ ite sing@@ ers !
40 .
As for taking re@@ v@@ enge , the Bible states : “ Re@@ turn evil for evil to no one .
“ Then one of Jehovah’s Witnesses showed me from the Bible that I had no reason to h@@ ate God .
Per@@ haps they have become pro@@ verbs in your language .
Ch@@ urch and St@@ ate prom@@ o@@ ted apost@@ ate Christi@@ an@@ ity and tri@@ ed to d@@ ro@@ wn out the vo@@ ice of whe@@ at@@ like Christians .
A ro@@ ad in ancient O@@ s@@ ti@@ a , I@@ tal@@ y
Many , rec@@ all@@ ing their fu@@ t@@ ile course of life before they accepted the truth , simply shu@@ d@@ der at the thought .
Be as@@ sur@@ ed that such appreciation will gro@@ w in prop@@ or@@ tion to your efforts to study and medit@@ ate on God’s commun@@ ic@@ ation through his written Word .
What can give ris@@ e to “ fo@@ ol@@ ish and ign@@ or@@ ant de@@ bat@@ es , ” and how can we avoid them ?
That the writ@@ er men@@ tions this seem@@ ingly in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant de@@ ta@@ il at all shows that he was famili@@ ar with Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an cu@@ st@@ om@@ s .
Why was God’s comm@@ and found at Genesis 2 : 17 not un@@ just , un@@ necess@@ ary , or un@@ reason@@ able ?
But Jehovah will “ col@@ le@@ ct [ his people ] together . ”
As we listen to and medit@@ ate on Bible pas@@ sa@@ ges , we foc@@ us our thoughts on the truly important is@@ su@@ es at st@@ ake ​ — the v@@ indic@@ ation of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of his name — ​ not just our own personal suffering .
“ Your people will offer themselves will@@ ingly ”
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately , Noah buil@@ t an al@@ ta@@ r and offered sacrific@@ es to worship Jehovah .
Ex@@ pres@@ sing her vie@@ w@@ point , she wrote : “ How about B@@ ra@@ z@@ il and all S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a ? . . .
H@@ ist@@ ory is full of examples of people who res@@ or@@ ted to fr@@ am@@ ing mis@@ c@@ hi@@ ef by law .
The men he has given as gi@@ f@@ ts are not .
He spoke tend@@ er@@ ly about her to his sons . ​ — G@@ en .
Acc@@ ording to scho@@ l@@ ars ’ es@@ ti@@ mat@@ es , this 1@@ 3@@ th son of R@@ am@@ ses I@@ I rul@@ ed between about 1@@ 2@@ 12 and 1@@ 20@@ 2 B.C.E . ​ — toward the l@@ at@@ ter part of the peri@@ od of the Ju@@ d@@ ges in ancient Israel .
This is an in@@ ten@@ tional ex@@ ag@@ g@@ er@@ ation for the purpose of emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is .
M@@ ary too put her faith in Jesus .
That was the first time that I rec@@ all feel@@ ing close to God .
When they saw her , they asked , “ S@@ is@@ ter N@@ ela , are you ready for the wor@@ st ? ”
If you try to get him to discus@@ s what is on your mind without concer@@ n for what is on his , he may not respon@@ d fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly .
B@@ H@@ U@@ T@@ A@@ N
A mo@@ ving earth , he felt , would viol@@ ate comm@@ on sense .
It is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy that at Matthew 5 : 38 , 39 , we find Jesus ’ words : “ You heard that it was said : ‘ E@@ ye for e@@ ye and to@@ o@@ th for to@@ o@@ th . ’
The tu@@ b water could be war@@ m@@ ed , the baptism can@@ di@@ d@@ ate could cal@@ m@@ ly and gra@@ du@@ ally be plac@@ ed in the water and , once acc@@ li@@ m@@ ati@@ zed to it , the ac@@ tu@@ al baptism could occ@@ ur .
For the true God himself will bring every s@@ ort of work into the judgment in rel@@ ation to every hi@@ d@@ den thing , as to whether it is good or bad . ”
If your wife is stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses , how might this af@@ fect your marriage ?
It is important to ask ourselves these questions because the world wants us to live the way they do .
In the face of un@@ just cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism , the sh@@ re@@ w@@ d one rest@@ ra@@ ins his t@@ ong@@ ue
6@@ 6 : 22 , 23 .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , we will en@@ h@@ ance our teaching by effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely con@@ duc@@ ting more home Bible stu@@ dies .
And those who did not rep@@ ent were dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed .
Some present - day govern@@ ments are ir@@ on@@ like or author@@ it@@ ari@@ an , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as others are cla@@ y@@ like .
“ The tw@@ el@@ ve ” appointed se@@ ven qu@@ ali@@ fied brothers to over@@ see the “ necess@@ ary bu@@ sin@@ ess , ” the food dist@@ ribu@@ tion .
( b ) What chang@@ es must be made after one has rep@@ ented ?
W@@ ould the witness to pu@@ re worship and to Jehovah van@@ ish from the earth ?
If that is true of your children , what can you do ?
Consider just a few examples of how this is taking place .
Fir@@ st , we need to gain and maintain ma@@ st@@ er@@ y over a comm@@ on h@@ in@@ dr@@ ance to such confidence .
U@@ sing your as@@ se@@ ts in this way will give ad@@ ded evidence that you are be@@ coming a full - gro@@ wn Christian .
A@@ n a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of heal@@ th@@ ful and deli@@ ci@@ ous food will be on our ta@@ bl@@ es .
What is the con@@ dition of human hearts in gener@@ al , but what is true of gen@@ u@@ ine Christians ?
They were to be wit@@ nesses of Jesus “ both in Jerusalem and in all Ju@@ de@@ a and Sam@@ ari@@ a and to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ” ​ — Acts 1 : 6 - 8 .
The 24 elders re@@ present the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 in their heavenly glory , where they serve not only as k@@ ings but also as pri@@ ests .
S@@ is@@ ter Bar@@ ber proved to be a valu@@ able compan@@ ion and a con@@ st@@ ant s@@ ource of support to her husband during their two de@@ ca@@ des in the travel@@ ing ministry .
In the same way , when preaching the Kingdom message , car@@ ing publi@@ sh@@ ers give support to all responsi@@ ve ones who are suffering in some way .
Moses
What is the meaning of this illustr@@ ation ?
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , including very young ones , learn better when they are rel@@ a@@ x@@ ed and the teach@@ er shows them respect and kindness . ​ — Proverbs 16 : 21 .
7 : 13 , 14 ; Luke 13 : 24 .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , I remin@@ ded my@@ self of the purpose of G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol ​ — to help those who atten@@ d to accom@@ pl@@ ish the work of preaching the good news worl@@ d@@ wide .
How can you become more s@@ kil@@ led in sign@@ ing and understanding the language ?
What would this mean for us ?
F@@ e@@ w ( or perhaps no one ) will par@@ take of the bre@@ ad , as was the case in most congregations when the bre@@ ad was pas@@ sed on this occasi@@ on in 20@@ 13 .
Jesus does not need to take on a human form to be “ seen ” by the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the earth any more than Jehovah needed to do so when he brought the T@@ en P@@ la@@ gu@@ es on the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans in the days of Moses .
After the si@@ es@@ ta , we return to the field ministry .
U@@ sed C@@ ir@@ cum@@ stances to Witness F@@ ar and W@@ i@@ de ( R .
They organiz@@ e scho@@ ol@@ s that prom@@ o@@ te liter@@ ac@@ y and teach practic@@ al work s@@ k@@ ill@@ s .
Paul pointed out the ke@@ y when he ur@@ ged his fellow Christians : “ Be ag@@ low with the spirit . ”
His se@@ cul@@ ar work , for example , may invol@@ ve e@@ con@@ om@@ ic com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on with other individuals or bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ es pro@@ duc@@ ing similar pro@@ du@@ cts or o@@ ffering similar ser@@ vi@@ ces .
Let us stay al@@ er@@ t and keep bus@@ y in Jehovah’s service , confid@@ ent that he “ ac@@ ts in be@@ half of those who keep in expe@@ ct@@ ation of him . ” ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 4 : 4 .
In time , my conscience started to bo@@ ther me , and with help from my wife , I re@@ turned to the congregation .
How does the dre@@ am i@@ ma@@ ge help us to see that we are deep in the time of the end ?
4@@ 5 : 4 , 5 .
N@@ ames have been chang@@ ed .
His rule will be one of peace and righteousness .
For years , they had been thinking about ex@@ pan@@ ding their ministry by mo@@ ving ab@@ ro@@ ad , but Per@@ r@@ ine h@@ es@@ it@@ ated to move .
This seem@@ ing re@@ vers@@ al may have t@@ ested the faith of Na@@ bo@@ th@@ ’s family and friends .
In du@@ e time , Jehovah will ex@@ pose all who prac@@ tice ba@@ dness or who lead a d@@ ou@@ ble life , making a clear “ dist@@ inc@@ tion between a righteous person and a wicked person , between one serving God and one not serving him . ”
What an example Joseph set for all true Christians !
Some have felt that our Creator never in@@ tend@@ ed that the earth should be our per@@ man@@ ent d@@ wel@@ ling place .
• Why are Christians to be ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary in love and faith ?
At last I had the opportunity to find out how my a@@ un@@ t’s beli@@ ef@@ s differ@@ ed from ch@@ urch teachings .
You may have recogn@@ ized that wa@@ ve after wa@@ ve of tri@@ als and temp@@ t@@ ations be@@ ar down on Christians .
Many parents se@@ em to believe that good par@@ en@@ ting means ben@@ ding to the will of their children in most things .
What could be a better way to star@@ t the day than by reading a por@@ tion of God’s Word !
During the 198@@ 0 ’ s and 199@@ 0 ’ s , a si@@ x@@ fo@@ ld inc@@ re@@ ase in the number of Jehovah’s Witnesses took place , main@@ ly in the c@@ ities .
“ I Ha@@ ve B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ed ”
We encoura@@ ged our bl@@ ack brothers to be pati@@ ent .
Th@@ ree days later , M@@ r . Ch@@ am@@ ber@@ la@@ in left of@@ fice , and W@@ inst@@ on Ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ ill took his place .
With much effort , I st@@ op@@ ped s@@ mo@@ king ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ tes and using d@@ ru@@ g@@ s .
We could exam@@ ine Jesus ’ words found at Matthew 6 : 33 .
How did the prayers of Jesus give evidence of re@@ ver@@ ence and faith ?
Can we pre@@ pare to face ne@@ g@@ ative com@@ ments in a way that me@@ e@@ ts with God’s appro@@ val ?
The ma@@ ster or@@ der@@ ed that the man , his wife , and his children be so@@ ld and pa@@ y@@ ment made .
C@@ ar@@ ol ad@@ ds : “ On a later vis@@ it , we give them our n@@ ames and ask for the@@ ir@@ s .
And he said to them : ‘ It is written , “ My house will be called a house of prayer , ” but you are making it a ca@@ ve of ro@@ b@@ bers . ’ ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
However , the com@@ pos@@ ite faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave has continued to keep on the w@@ atch and to provide n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing spiritual food .
In the following article , we will consider this . ​ — Matthew 11 : 29 .
TH@@ E EN@@ D O@@ F R@@ EL@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ ON@@ S TH@@ A@@ T H@@ A@@ V@@ E F@@ A@@ I@@ L@@ E@@ D G@@ O@@ D AN@@ D H@@ U@@ M@@ AN@@ S .
Acc@@ ording to the The@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of the O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent , c@@ he@@ ʹ@@ se@@ d@@ h “ is ac@@ tive , so@@ cial , and end@@ uring [ and ] desi@@ gn@@ ates not just a human attitude , but also the act that em@@ er@@ ges from this attitude .
What would cause all this mis@@ er@@ y ?
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 4@@ 8 , 1@@ 6@@ 5
A Fa@@ i@@ th@@ less Pe@@ ople L@@ ac@@ king C@@ oura@@ ge
In that st@@ ate , the in@@ se@@ ct res@@ em@@ bl@@ es a ber@@ ry , about the si@@ ze and form of a pe@@ a , att@@ ached to the lea@@ ves and t@@ wi@@ g@@ s of the k@@ er@@ m@@ es o@@ ak .
Y@@ oung ones , have the ta@@ un@@ ts of your pe@@ ers ca@@ used you to feel disc@@ oura@@ ged ?
The el@@ der@@ ly pro@@ du@@ ce valu@@ able Kingdom fru@@ it@@ age
Mo@@ re@@ over , “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” has made pro@@ vision for us to gain fur@@ ther in@@ sight into the inspired writ@@ ings of the prophet Daniel .
A@@ S H@@ E made his r@@ oun@@ ds , the night w@@ atch@@ man was not pre@@ pared for the chil@@ ling sight that a@@ wa@@ ited him .
Des@@ pite disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments or set@@ ba@@ c@@ ks , we too must continue to support God’s rul@@ er@@ ship , confid@@ ent that his way of doing things is wis@@ er , more righteous , and better than any other .
While it may be true that a qui@@ et m@@ om@@ ent of pray@@ er@@ like refle@@ ction may reli@@ eve st@@ ress , much the same could be said about certain s@@ oun@@ ds of n@@ ature or even a back ru@@ b .
What a privilege to rec@@ ount the experi@@ ences that my par@@ t@@ n@@ ers and I had had in those early years !
Gi@@ ve an example to illustr@@ ate the d@@ anger of loo@@ king at por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
When on earth , he ful@@ filled s@@ co@@ res of prophe@@ ci@@ es about the Messi@@ ah that were recorded cen@@ tu@@ ries ear@@ li@@ er .
H@@ app@@ ily , a go@@ o@@ dly number of those em@@ i@@ gr@@ ants ​ — including me — ​ have found spiritual tre@@ a@@ sures .
What does the expres@@ sion “ fe@@ et sh@@ od with the e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment of the good news of peace ” mean for Christians ?
W@@ il@@ li@@ am took the book home and was thr@@ il@@ led to read about the differ@@ ence between false and true religion .
How would Jehovah de@@ al with this tra@@ gi@@ c in@@ justice ?
5@@ 1 : 14 .
Daniel will return “ in the resurrection of the righteous ones , ” during Christ’s M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn . ​ — Luke 14 : 14 .
A@@ U@@ G@@ U@@ S@@ T 27 , 20@@ 12 – S@@ E@@ P@@ T@@ E@@ MB@@ E@@ R 2 , 20@@ 12
R@@ ol@@ f - M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el was deep@@ ly t@@ ou@@ ched by the words of Proverbs 27 : 11 : “ Be wise , my son , and make my heart rejo@@ ice , that I may make a rep@@ ly to him that is ta@@ un@@ ting me . ”
He lo@@ v@@ ingly helped rich people too .
These tre@@ at@@ ments ​ — are they only for Jehovah’s Witnesses ? ”
From that point on in his life , Jesus ful@@ filled the words of Psalm 40 : 6 - 8 .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , I have learned that “ the power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l [ is ] God’s and not that out of ourselves . ” — 2 Corinthians 4 : 7 .
8 : 30 ​ — Who is the “ ma@@ ster work@@ er ” ?
Th@@ ink about the contr@@ ast between what was found sh@@ o@@ c@@ king in the 19@@ 40 ’ s or 19@@ 50 ’ s and what is taking place today in the work@@ place , in the field of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , in s@@ por@@ ts , and in fa@@ shi@@ on .
Rather , Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy was seen to have a spiritual app@@ lic@@ ation .
Many coun@@ tri@@ es now gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e fre@@ e@@ dom of religion , and people feel inc@@ reas@@ ingly free to leave the religion of their parents .
The De@@ ad Se@@ a S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls are ancient Jewish man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts , most of them written in Hebrew , some in Ar@@ am@@ a@@ ic , and a few in Greek .
Does this mean that an ill@@ it@@ er@@ ate person cannot accept and prac@@ tice the truth ?
The Bible ex@@ hor@@ ts us to “ speak cons@@ ol@@ ingly to the de@@ pres@@ sed sou@@ ls , support the we@@ ak . ”
• What is the relationship between faith and preaching ?
On that same night , Jesus told his disciples that he was about to give his life for them .
S@@ imp@@ ly appro@@ ach your brother or sister and kin@@ dly and hum@@ bly try to discus@@ s the matter and set@@ tle it .
Ru@@ th had t@@ wi@@ ce been crow@@ ned n@@ ational car@@ ni@@ val qu@@ e@@ en .
L@@ ater , though , his al@@ er@@ t@@ ness could sa@@ ve lives .
( b ) How were Jesus ’ prophe@@ tic words about Jerusalem ful@@ filled ?
What is the real decision that parents of dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed children must make ?
Be@@ at@@ ri@@ ce and I than@@ k Jehovah for his coun@@ t@@ less blessings , including the privilege of help@@ ing 32 people come to know him .
We can learn important less@@ ons from R@@ ob@@ er@@ t’s experience .
God’s go@@ o@@ dness and love can become in us a d@@ ri@@ ving for@@ ce to do good things for others .
S@@ O@@ M@@ E W@@ O@@ U@@ L@@ D B@@ E S@@ U@@ R@@ P@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ E@@ D
Yes , if you listen to Jehovah and obey him , you are building for the future .
He was so imp@@ ressed by the way the S@@ pan@@ ish Witnesses tre@@ ated him that on his return to Eng@@ land , he started to study the Bible .
Des@@ pite that , I re@@ sum@@ ed my the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c activities and was en@@ tru@@ sted with spiritual over@@ sight in our congregation .
These men also wit@@ ness@@ ed the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of God’s declar@@ ation that s@@ we@@ at and pain would become the real@@ ities of life . — Genesis 3 : 16 , 19 .
King Saul of Israel ser@@ ves as a war@@ ning for us about how sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness can e@@ at away at our spirit of self - sacrifice .
M@@ em@@ ori@@ es are God’s gift to us . ”
The a@@ udi@@ ence was thr@@ il@@ led , and many cri@@ ed when they got their own cop@@ y of this new transl@@ ation .
So as this j@@ our@@ n@@ al has often explained , the ste@@ ward must re@@ present the “ little flo@@ ck ” of anointed disciples as a col@@ le@@ ctive body , or group .
Why did the apostle Paul ex@@ hor@@ t the early Hebrew Christians to encoura@@ ge one another “ all the more so ” ?
Jesus was then anointed with holy spirit as the Messi@@ ah .
Are you fin@@ ding it hard to accept those chang@@ es ?
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 26 , 1@@ 50
Some have started to serve as regul@@ ar or au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pione@@ ers .
Thus , I tell you , joy ar@@ ises among the angels of God over one sin@@ ner that rep@@ ents . ” ​ — Luke 15 : 8 - 10 .
The apostle Paul ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged this in his letter to the congregation in Corin@@ th .
H@@ er en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic appro@@ ach soon brought ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le from her scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es .
Such would n@@ atur@@ ally inclu@@ de the s@@ ale and re@@ pur@@ cha@@ se of pro@@ per@@ ty .
Then the cha@@ ir@@ man , David S@@ pl@@ ane of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses , began the gra@@ du@@ ation exerc@@ ises by tel@@ ling those fa@@ thers and mo@@ thers : “ You deser@@ ve our war@@ m comm@@ end@@ ation .
Why can we be confid@@ ent that Jesus will provide comfort ?
Mo@@ st would also re@@ adi@@ ly ag@@ ree that there is a differ@@ ence between in@@ ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ent un@@ truth and ou@@ tri@@ ght s@@ l@@ an@@ der , between ca@@ using an ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ al in@@ j@@ ur@@ y and com@@ mit@@ ting pre@@ medit@@ ated mu@@ r@@ der .
“ This vi@@ de@@ o went st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght to my heart , ” said a 14 - year - old .
Because David loved Jehovah .
• What can make life truly wor@@ th@@ while and secu@@ re ?
The truth about Jehovah God took ro@@ o@@ t in K@@ y@@ r@@ gy@@ z@@ st@@ an in the 19@@ 50 ’ s .
He made them in such a way that their succ@@ ess and happiness dep@@ end on obedi@@ ence to his righteous la@@ ws .
If you want to be great , you must be the serv@@ ant of all the others . ”
Fir@@ st , though , how would you pre@@ pare to make a ref@@ re@@ shing shepher@@ ding call ?
Our first assignment together as a mission@@ ary cou@@ ple was to J@@ a@@ ff@@ na , a city in the far nor@@ th of S@@ r@@ i L@@ anka .
Then Paul lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally as@@ ks : “ How will they call on him in whom they have not put faith ?
Pe@@ ople who do this stri@@ ve to show gener@@ os@@ ity and kindness all year r@@ ound .
While op@@ in@@ i@@ ons v@@ ary , some id@@ enti@@ fy the temple of D@@ ag@@ an as the temple of E@@ l .
By contr@@ ast , those with a spiritual attitude value God’s standards .
Per@@ s@@ on@@ ally , what do you find are the benef@@ its ?
We prove our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for God’s word by ob@@ serving it .
E@@ ach mine was requi@@ red to keep two can@@ aries .
We are “ il@@ lu@@ min@@ at@@ ors in the world . ”
The two may find themselves at o@@ d@@ ds on how they should sp@@ end money and le@@ is@@ ure time , where they will live , and how often they should vis@@ it the in - la@@ ws .
Mu@@ ch later , faithful King David was told something thr@@ ill@@ ing about this “ se@@ ed , ” or Messi@@ ah .
In No@@ ah’s time , “ the sons of the true God began to no@@ tice that the daugh@@ ters of men were beau@@ ti@@ ful , ” says the Bible .
They tal@@ ked about the Tr@@ in@@ ity and said that it is a my@@ st@@ er@@ y .
Why is it wise for young Christians to wa@@ it to mar@@ ry ?
L@@ ear@@ ning the answer to that question can help you to draw clo@@ s@@ er to the God who@@ se “ inv@@ isi@@ ble qualities are c@@ learly seen ” in the world around us .
We are wise to walk with him rather than tr@@ ying to direc@@ t our own st@@ ep@@ s .
Com@@ par@@ is@@ on of these ver@@ ses with a st@@ at@@ ement recorded by the apostle Peter indic@@ ates that “ the sons of the true God ” were dis@@ obedi@@ ent angels .
The prophet Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah said : “ The great day of Jehovah is near !
On the other hand , the marriage relationship is under@@ min@@ ed when a cou@@ ple keep a men@@ tal rec@@ ord of old g@@ ru@@ d@@ ges and often use them as am@@ mun@@ iti@@ on for f@@ res@@ h att@@ ac@@ ks .
Then I su@@ gg@@ ested : ‘ W@@ il@@ li@@ am , why don@@ ’t you come t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w , and we will star@@ t stud@@ ying ? ’
S@@ imp@@ ly pu@@ t@@ ting them to death would not set@@ tle the is@@ su@@ es ra@@ ised .
F@@ ol@@ low the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule in Your M@@ in@@ is@@ try , 5 / 15
Today , God simil@@ arly shows mer@@ cy to those who rep@@ ent and sear@@ ch for him by taking in acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of his Word and then doing his will .
God prote@@ cts those bel@@ ong@@ ing to H@@ im and will never per@@ mit Satan to wi@@ pe out all true worshipp@@ ers on earth .
W@@ ould not h@@ at@@ red , viol@@ ence , and w@@ ars continue to pla@@ gu@@ e mankind as they have thr@@ ough@@ out the cen@@ tu@@ ries of human rul@@ er@@ ship ?
F@@ our others in our group got baptized a few months later .
Since it was a qui@@ et night , I was able to read the Tru@@ th book .
K@@ no@@ wing the truth about God , I truly feel that I have found not only the ans@@ wers I was sear@@ ch@@ ing for but also a real purpose in life ​ — and it all started with three questions from a young gi@@ r@@ l .
Wh@@ ere can we find ass@@ ist@@ ance in understanding the Word of truth and then in living in acc@@ ord with it ?
Are we not happy that our sin@@ s can be for@@ given ?
Un@@ like those with no real hope , we have the wonderful gift of know@@ ing that if we remain faithful to Jehovah God , we will have all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity to la@@ u@@ d him and enjoy life .
One did , and a time of very enjo@@ y@@ able Kingdom service in N@@ or@@ way follow@@ ed .
He did lik@@ e@@ wise with a c@@ up of red w@@ ine , tel@@ ling them : “ This c@@ up means the new covenant by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of my blood , which is to be p@@ our@@ ed out in your be@@ half . ” ​ — Luke 22 : 19 , 20 .
“ As ap@@ ples of go@@ ld in s@@ il@@ ver car@@ v@@ ings is a word spo@@ ken at the right time for it . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V .
The answer he received was direc@@ t : “ Because I will be with you , ” said Jehovah , “ you will str@@ ike down M@@ idi@@ an as if they were one man . ”
From then on , in@@ stead of ar@@ gu@@ ing with each other , we enjo@@ yed tal@@ king about the Bible .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing about the time of the end , an ang@@ el fore@@ told : “ The ones having in@@ sight will shin@@ e like the b@@ righ@@ t@@ ness of the ex@@ pan@@ se ; and those who are br@@ ing@@ ing the many to righteousness , like the st@@ ars to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , even forever . . . .
W@@ ell , the followers of Jesus Christ are to ‘ keep on see@@ king first the kingdom . ’
He may even re@@ ach the point of re@@ je@@ cting appro@@ pri@@ ate Scriptural counsel .
So as to be “ v@@ isi@@ ble to men . ”
A@@ n inspired psalmist real@@ is@@ tic@@ ally wrote : “ If er@@ r@@ ors were what you w@@ atch , O J@@ ah , O Jehovah , who could stand ? ”
No@@ te God’s view expres@@ sed at H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 1 : 6 : “ You have s@@ own much se@@ ed , but there is a br@@ ing@@ ing of little in .
He medit@@ ated on the evidence of God’s ex@@ ist@@ ence and the good qualities refle@@ cted in the earth around him .
The brothers deep@@ ly appreci@@ ated these vis@@ its .
Jehovah made what promise to those in the new covenant ?
They will ob@@ serve the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death , even as Jesus comman@@ ded : “ Ke@@ ep doing this in re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of me . ”
Th@@ ink Ab@@ out How O@@ thers A@@ p@@ pe@@ ar to God
In s@@ pite of the har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps and pres@@ sures he fac@@ ed in life , David gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely deli@@ gh@@ ted in doing the divine will .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , as long as we remain in uni@@ on with Christ by clo@@ sel@@ y following in his st@@ ep@@ s , we experience the same joy that he has in doing his Fa@@ ther’s will .
C@@ learly , Christ Jesus ’ ro@@ le res@@ em@@ bl@@ es that of those ear@@ li@@ er men but Jesus ’ place in God’s purpose is su@@ per@@ l@@ ative .
The S@@ ear@@ ch for In@@ ner Pe@@ ace
During his pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence , Jesus did more than just sp@@ end time with his Father . He was God’s personal compan@@ ion , happ@@ ily working together with the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty , form@@ ing with him the str@@ ong@@ est b@@ ond of love ever .
It is ho@@ ped that this discus@@ sion of the L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er has deep@@ ened your appreciation for its meaning .
In 194@@ 2 my sister Ka@@ y and her husband , John , made pl@@ ans to atten@@ d a conven@@ tion in C@@ le@@ vel@@ and , O@@ hi@@ o , in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
• In what ways can we demonstr@@ ate hum@@ ility ?
The el@@ der , who knew the young man well , op@@ ened his Bible to 1 Timothy 3 : 3 , which states that appointed men must be “ reason@@ able . ”
He knew much about his God , Jehovah , and nothing could ro@@ b him of that ​ — not the lo@@ ss of his home , not the har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps of cap@@ tiv@@ ity on the long j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to Egy@@ pt , and not even the hum@@ ili@@ ation of being so@@ ld as a slave to a we@@ al@@ thy Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an nam@@ ed P@@ o@@ ti@@ p@@ ha@@ r .
What char@@ ac@@ ter@@ iz@@ es li@@ on@@ like and co@@ br@@ al@@ ike persecu@@ tion ?
So we ra@@ ised c@@ hi@@ ck@@ ens and ra@@ b@@ bi@@ ts and main@@ ta@@ ined be@@ e@@ hi@@ ves , and we bo@@ ys all had new@@ s@@ pa@@ per r@@ out@@ es .
You won@@ ’t be char@@ ged ad@@ mis@@ sion , and no col@@ le@@ ction will be taken .
Our life will ab@@ ound with de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion if we seek God’s Kingdom first .
Jesus said : “ He that has end@@ ur@@ ed to the end is the one that will be sa@@ ved . ”
Th@@ ough he fore@@ saw the present tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es , he ne@@ i@@ ther appro@@ ves of them nor in@@ tend@@ s to t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate them in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely .
I@@ ’@@ m going to wr@@ ite it down and ask my parents . ”
We do the work of ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers because lives are at st@@ ake .
Such de@@ e@@ ds inclu@@ de doing our ut@@ most in preaching the good news of the Kingdom before the end comes .
It invol@@ ves the way we think and feel about our tri@@ als .
The develop@@ ment of love for God in a chil@@ d’s heart cannot righ@@ tly be left to ch@@ ance .
F@@ our Phil@@ ist@@ ine gi@@ ants come to “ f@@ all by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants . ” ​ — 2 Samuel 21 : 22 .
Is the message of an earthly par@@ adise still rel@@ ev@@ ant ?
My S@@ li@@ de In@@ to De@@ pres@@ sion
Yes , in the long ru@@ n .
God’s angels ur@@ ged Lo@@ t to leave and to find sa@@ f@@ ety in the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous re@@ gi@@ on , saying : “ E@@ s@@ cap@@ e for your life ! ”
That was a clear demonstr@@ ation of the di@@ re result of ign@@ or@@ ing the teaching that came to be known as the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous t@@ it@@ les were not used because Jesus had comman@@ ded his disciples : “ Do not you be called R@@ ab@@ bi , for one is your teach@@ er , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as all you are brothers .
Th@@ ough he had been high@@ ly res@@ pe@@ cted , Job came to be des@@ p@@ ised , even by his relati@@ ves and close friends .
In what ways were members of the new nation to act as “ a people for [ Jehovah’s ] name , ” and to what ex@@ t@@ ent did they do so ?
The book of L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us , written by the prophet Moses , is part of “ all Scrip@@ ture ” that is bene@@ fi@@ cial for teaching .
What a simp@@ le but effe@@ ctive de@@ vice !
Since the 1@@ 2@@ th century , some S@@ pan@@ ish to@@ w@@ ns have put on a live the@@ at@@ ri@@ cal re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ation of Jesus ’ bir@@ th , including the vis@@ it of the shepher@@ ds to Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m and later that of the M@@ ag@@ i .
He even makes com@@ ments and sh@@ a@@ res with others things that he has learned .
As was true of the ancient Israelites , we must make sure that our vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary sacrific@@ es are accep@@ table to God .
We told them that there would be a Bible talk .
Why are men and women dra@@ wn to one another ?
The com@@ mem@@ or@@ ation u@@ su@@ ally takes place once a year on the an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary of that ev@@ ent .
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• What do elders , though imper@@ fect , do for the congregation ?
Jesus , however , is uni@@ que .
One than@@ k@@ ful Christian wr@@ ites regarding the help an el@@ der gave her : “ In field service , he took the time to draw me out .
On that occasi@@ on , Jehovah was person@@ ally re@@ pres@@ ented by an ang@@ el who spoke for H@@ im .
Instead of fam@@ ine , there will be pl@@ ent@@ y of food .
The many beau@@ ti@@ ful psal@@ ms David com@@ posed expres@@ sed how he felt .
On his de@@ a@@ th@@ bed Jac@@ o@@ b bless@@ es his sons and ut@@ ters a prophecy that gives sure hope of great blessings in cen@@ tu@@ ries to come .
S@@ hor@@ tly before his as@@ cen@@ sion to heaven , he said to his disciples : “ All authority has been given me in heaven and on the earth . ”
E@@ ach time we s@@ cor@@ e a vi@@ ct@@ ory , we have reason to be pleas@@ ed with ourselves .
That vision doub@@ t@@ less gave Saul uni@@ que in@@ sight .
So can “ the dec@@ ep@@ tive power of ri@@ ches , ” the mis@@ taken beli@@ ef that ri@@ ches bring lasting happiness and se@@ cur@@ ity .
“ Q@@ u@@ it being fa@@ shi@@ oned after this system of things , but be trans@@ form@@ ed by making your mind over , that you may prove to y@@ ourselves the good and accep@@ table and perfect will of God . ”
These words come ali@@ ve in a very personal way when a hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der as@@ ks me , ‘ When will you come back ?
And he used Jo@@ b@@ ’s example to re@@ mind them that Jehovah ri@@ ch@@ ly re@@ war@@ ds his faithful servants .
Jehovah would ac@@ tually consider it an act of un@@ righteousness on his part ​ — a sin — ​ if he were to for@@ get what you have done and what you continue to do in his service .
On most occasi@@ ons , the Scriptures speak , not of the liter@@ al human heart , but of the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart .
I@@ ne@@ vit@@ ab@@ ly , word of this s@@ pre@@ ad like w@@ il@@ d@@ fi@@ re , and soon “ great crow@@ ds appro@@ ached him , having along with them people that were l@@ ame , ma@@ im@@ ed , bl@@ ind , d@@ um@@ b , and many o@@ ther@@ wise , and they fai@@ r@@ ly th@@ re@@ w them at his fe@@ et , and he cur@@ ed them . ”
We should prac@@ tice who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted gener@@ os@@ ity .
The stud@@ ents of the 10@@ 8@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad were encoura@@ ged to medit@@ ate on all of God’s activities and go@@ o@@ dness in order to make their service and sacrific@@ es a refle@@ ction of than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness to God . ​ — Psalm 50 : 14 , 23 ; 1@@ 16 : 12 , 17 .
The discus@@ sion high@@ ligh@@ ts our ye@@ ar@@ text for 20@@ 12 .
The psalmist David exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ H@@ app@@ y is the people who@@ se God is Jehovah ! ”
14 , 15 . ( a ) For what two reas@@ ons did Jehovah allow Jesus to die ?
On@@ ly with the in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction of D@@ N@@ A evidence in a re@@ view of the case have some been fre@@ ed after sp@@ en@@ ding de@@ ca@@ des in pris@@ on for cri@@ m@@ es they did not com@@ mit .
“ Jehovah is the R@@ o@@ ck of times in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite ”
When a man in Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a com@@ mit@@ ted a serious wrong , he appreci@@ ated recei@@ ving such care from a fellow beli@@ ever .
Jehovah took no@@ te of this s@@ inc@@ ere man , and by means of an ang@@ el , He direc@@ ted the disci@@ ple Ph@@ ili@@ p to preach to him . ​ — Acts 8 : 26 - 28 .
How can he give you something that he does not have ?
That , however , was about to change .
“ W@@ ould You P@@ le@@ ase T@@ ake Our P@@ ic@@ ture ? ”
But Saul ast@@ on@@ i@@ shed all who heard him !
Those who have received “ a spirit of a@@ do@@ p@@ tion as sons ” are God’s spirit - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten children .
N@@ ever should we allow cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity to lu@@ re us into such a cal@@ am@@ it@@ ous course ! ​ — Proverbs 22 : 3 .
As indic@@ ated at Proverbs 27 : 11 , Jehovah is saying that there is something you can give to him ​ — a bas@@ is for him to make a rep@@ ly to his ta@@ un@@ ter , Satan .
From the time of King Solomon on@@ ward , the place of God’s cho@@ o@@ sing was the temple in Jerusalem .
M@@ AN@@ Y thinking people today re@@ adi@@ ly ad@@ mit that main@@ st@@ re@@ am religi@@ ons , in@@ side and out@@ side Chris@@ tend@@ om , do little to benefit mankind .
Jehovah’s organization has provided a number of to@@ ol@@ s that parents can use to help their children .
The H@@ in@@ d@@ us cla@@ im that the fi@@ gu@@ res s@@ it@@ ting in yo@@ ga positi@@ ons are i@@ ma@@ ges of the go@@ d Si@@ va , l@@ ord of the ani@@ mal@@ s and l@@ ord of yo@@ ga , who is often worshi@@ ped through the l@@ ing@@ am , a ph@@ al@@ lic sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l .
P@@ res@@ ently , those re@@ pres@@ ented by the we@@ e@@ ds are bo@@ a@@ sting , not we@@ ep@@ ing .
Re@@ g@@ arding “ the last days , ” the Bible war@@ ned : “ W@@ ic@@ ked men and imp@@ o@@ st@@ ors will ad@@ v@@ ance from bad to wor@@ se , mis@@ le@@ ading and being mis@@ led . ”
As Job dis@@ co@@ vered , ad@@ vers@@ ities can be@@ f@@ all us at any time .
This has proved u@@ se@@ ful because I have been able to help the Fr@@ ance branch with transl@@ ation work .
When the early Christians received the promised holy spirit at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , they not only rec@@ al@@ led the many things Jesus had taught them but also gr@@ as@@ ped more fully the meaning of the Scriptures .
How does our situation par@@ al@@ le@@ l that of Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k in about 6@@ 28 B.C.E . ?
W@@ ell after the time of Jesus Christ and his apostles .
A@@ n out@@ standing example of Paul’s ability to teach public@@ ly is found in Acts chap@@ ter 17 .
Why , Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah even had the courage to leave their home and their relati@@ ves and live the rest of their lives in ten@@ ts in a fore@@ ign land !
Do not be in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated by the ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er of commun@@ ic@@ ation .
He called this group the “ little flo@@ ck . ”
He was wonder@@ fully appreci@@ ative and supp@@ or@@ tive .
This ei@@ gh@@ th king ​ — the last one that John en@@ v@@ isions — ​ now re@@ pres@@ ents the Un@@ ited N@@ ations .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es , being di@@ pp@@ ed in the ri@@ ver does not make you a pre@@ ach@@ er . ”
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory , servants of God in the most difficult circumstances have s@@ ought to maintain a positi@@ ve , even jo@@ y@@ ful , attitude . ​ — 2 Corinthians 7 : 4 ; 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 1 : 6 ; James 1 : 2 .
Jehovah was mer@@ ci@@ ful also to my husband , Ti@@ b@@ or .
These de@@ ar ones put their heart into the work , and their tal@@ ents come out .
In fact , b@@ on@@ ds of fri@@ end@@ ship may be even str@@ ong@@ er than certain family ties .
M@@ em@@ bers of the Bethel family care for vari@@ ous assign@@ ments that support the educ@@ ational work of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
On vari@@ ous occasi@@ ons , individuals of differ@@ ing ages and ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds fre@@ ely appro@@ ached him .
On the other hand , the apostle Paul wrote : “ We have rest@@ ed our hope on a living God . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 10 .
How long Mark rema@@ ined sing@@ le , we do not know .
In the first century , a man nam@@ ed Saul was well - known for his dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful spe@@ e@@ ch , even for his viol@@ ent be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
H@@ er f@@ low of blood st@@ op@@ ped im@@ medi@@ ately !
8 , 9 . ( a ) How did the se@@ ven@@ th world power man@@ i@@ f@@ est ir@@ on@@ like strength ?
“ Our B@@ read for This Da@@ y ”
“ It was ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ cal ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ go@@ ers who some@@ times ques@@ tioned the public activ@@ ism of their cl@@ er@@ gy , ” said a Christian C@@ en@@ tury article on pol@@ itical the@@ olo@@ gy .
How , then , can a husband exerc@@ ise his authority and at the same time tre@@ at his wife as someone wor@@ thy of honor ?
I@@ S Y@@ O@@ U@@ R S@@ P@@ I@@ R@@ I@@ T@@ U@@ A@@ L N@@ E@@ E@@ D B@@ E@@ IN@@ G S@@ AT@@ I@@ S@@ F@@ I@@ E@@ D ?
Their past experi@@ ences in God’s service un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly brought them great joy .
O@@ ther@@ wise , their faith is dead .
As they pre@@ ached in public , Paul ca@@ ught sight of a crip@@ pl@@ ed man who showed evidence of real faith .
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Th@@ ink also of the fact that Jehovah has made it possible for hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones to move out of the wicked world , fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely speaking , into the spiritual par@@ adise that he has cre@@ ated .
The speak@@ er refer@@ red to the conven@@ tion at C@@ e@@ da@@ r P@@ o@@ in@@ t , O@@ hi@@ o , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , in 19@@ 22 and remin@@ ded us of the hist@@ ori@@ c call : “ Ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ise the King and his Kingdom ” !
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , Jehovah remin@@ ded the Israelites , through his prophet Isaiah , of an important reason for their ex@@ ist@@ ence as a nation .
A bit@@ ter ri@@ v@@ al@@ ry pers@@ is@@ ted between the two women , and that je@@ al@@ ous@@ y car@@ ri@@ ed over to the children of the hous@@ eho@@ ld . ​ — Genesis 29 : 16 - 35 ; 30 : 1 , 8 , 19 , 20 ; 37 : 35 .
Some have feelings of wor@@ th@@ less@@ ness , so they question the ide@@ a of bel@@ ong@@ ing to Jehovah .
By age 15 , he had taken up some of the li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le of his bad compan@@ i@@ ons .
O@@ u@@ t of fear of har@@ m@@ ing your fri@@ end@@ ship , would you hold back from vo@@ ic@@ ing your concer@@ ns ?
The Bible , in fact , ab@@ oun@@ ds in expres@@ sions that reve@@ al what things ple@@ ase or dis@@ ple@@ ase him .
What view of religion do many people have ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , some of our brothers in Na@@ z@@ i con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps were ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as Jehovah saw to it that most of them sur@@ vi@@ ved .
As a result of that hear@@ ing , in the l@@ ate sum@@ m@@ er of 195@@ 4 , the bo@@ ard recogn@@ ized me as a minis@@ ter .
19 , 20 . ( a ) Why do Christians have no reason to be af@@ ra@@ id or ter@@ ri@@ fied ?
As Jehovah streng@@ th@@ ens us to end@@ ure persecu@@ tion , our confidence in him gro@@ ws . ​ — Psalm 9 : 9 , 10 .
Why does Jehovah not give us an im@@ medi@@ ate respon@@ se to our every re@@ qu@@ est ?
I am gener@@ ally left ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted . ”
Why was the book D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to Jehovah publi@@ shed ?
Israel@@ ’s other con@@ ques@@ ts under the lead@@ er@@ ship of Jo@@ shua inclu@@ de c@@ ities in the sou@@ th and w@@ est , as well as the de@@ fe@@ at of the co@@ al@@ iti@@ on of k@@ ings to the nor@@ th .
Thus , on “ the se@@ ven@@ th day , ” God rest@@ ed , or des@@ is@@ ted , from fur@@ ther earthly cre@@ ative works in order to allow what he had already cre@@ ated to devel@@ op in acc@@ ord with his will .
Thus , he wrote : “ To you the privilege was given in be@@ half of Christ , not only to put your faith in him , but also to su@@ ff@@ er in his be@@ half . For you have the same stru@@ gg@@ le as you saw in my case and as you now hear about in my case . ” ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
F@@ e@@ w of us will have to face tri@@ bul@@ ation as se@@ v@@ ere as that of Job .
There he buil@@ t an al@@ ta@@ r and plac@@ ed fi@@ re@@ w@@ o@@ od on to@@ p .
( a ) Why do mean@@ ing@@ ful prayers invol@@ ve more than words ?
For example , H@@ er@@ o@@ d’s temple had a C@@ our@@ t of the W@@ om@@ en and a C@@ our@@ t of Israel .
Tru@@ e , at times they may have to be cont@@ ent with less , but they consider this a small sacrifice com@@ pared with the blessings in st@@ ore for them .
I@@ mit@@ ate such examples .
We cannot help but mar@@ v@@ el at his mat@@ ch@@ less ability to con@@ ve@@ y important tru@@ ths in a way that re@@ ached his listen@@ ers .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , our serving without a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c d@@ ate in mind encoura@@ ges us to pur@@ sue a life of self - sacrifice .
One wor@@ th@@ while go@@ al is to imp@@ ro@@ ve in our Bible reading .
H@@ ar@@ dly a we@@ ek pas@@ sed when she did not wr@@ ite me a letter of encourag@@ ement .
( b ) What ke@@ y poin@@ ts will we now discus@@ s ?
We can draw what less@@ on from the experience of J@@ on@@ a@@ than ?
E@@ very time Abraham ga@@ zed up at the star@@ ry heavens , he would be remin@@ ded of Jehovah’s promise to mul@@ ti@@ p@@ ly his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
How appro@@ pri@@ ate it is to remember that our brothers are “ s@@ kin@@ ned and thro@@ wn about ” in this system of things !
The pre@@ ce@@ ding verse re@@ a@@ ds : “ On being asked by the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es when the kingdom of God was coming , he ans@@ wer@@ ed them . ”
With each pas@@ sing year , milli@@ ons are being given an opportunity to respon@@ d to the good news , and this gl@@ ori@@ fi@@ es our God , Jehovah .
It is the pro@@ du@@ ct of holy spirit .
To remain b@@ lam@@ eless in to@@ da@@ y’s comple@@ x and wicked world , we must tra@@ in our “ po@@ wers of dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment ” so that we can dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish not just right from wrong but also wise from un@@ wise . ​ — He@@ b .
[ Di@@ ag@@ ra@@ m / P@@ ic@@ ture on page 21 ]
The Bible says that there is “ a time to be s@@ il@@ ent . ”
He then ad@@ v@@ ised them : “ Do not let it wor@@ ry you ; but if you can also become free , rather se@@ ize the opportunity . ”
With [ his ] st@@ af@@ f he rul@@ es and guid@@ es the flo@@ ck to their gre@@ en pas@@ tures , and de@@ f@@ ends them from their enem@@ ies . ”
It is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy too that when Jac@@ o@@ b was about to de@@ part for H@@ ar@@ an , Isa@@ a@@ c ex@@ pan@@ ded the blessing that he had given ear@@ li@@ er . ​ — Genesis 28 : 1 - 4 .
This can prom@@ o@@ te peace and order in the congregation . ​ — Acts 6 : 1 - 4 .
Des@@ pite that , as they got close to the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , their hearts became hard .
With eyes g@@ le@@ am@@ ing , she expres@@ sed the joy of vis@@ iting other lands for up@@ building spiritual occasi@@ ons .
Ha@@ ving the prophe@@ t@@ ess with him would reas@@ sure him and his men that they had God’s guid@@ ance and would give them confidence .
From then on , I wanted to serve God and help others find these ans@@ wers .
They needed to take im@@ medi@@ ate action to fle@@ e Jerusalem when they saw that city “ sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by enc@@ am@@ ped ar@@ mi@@ es . ”
What will Bible reading be for you ?
Paul had succ@@ ess@@ fully pre@@ ached in the city of Eph@@ esus for about three years . As a result , many Eph@@ es@@ ians had st@@ op@@ ped worshi@@ p@@ ing i@@ do@@ ls .
Wh@@ atever are the ans@@ wers to such questions , we can be sure that when Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s invit@@ ed him to help spe@@ ar@@ head the preaching work in An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch , ze@@ al@@ ous Saul was fully qu@@ ali@@ fied to fulf@@ ill the assignment . ​ — Acts 11 : 19 - 26 .
In S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember of 19@@ 19 , my parents and I ro@@ de the tra@@ in to S@@ and@@ us@@ k@@ y , O@@ hi@@ o , on L@@ ake E@@ ri@@ e .
On one con@@ dition al@@ one will J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah take the lead in G@@ ile@@ ad .
How can we prote@@ ct ourselves against the dam@@ ag@@ ing influ@@ ence of false religion ?
After Jesus heal@@ ed this mul@@ titu@@ de and taught them many things , a lo@@ g@@ is@@ tic@@ al proble@@ m ar@@ ose .
At the same time , those Christians knew that they had the privilege and responsi@@ bility of being “ God’s fellow work@@ ers . ”
E@@ ven@@ tually , “ she gra@@ b@@ bed hold of him by his gar@@ ment and said : ‘ Li@@ e down with me ! ’ ”
“ The faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” supp@@ lies spiritual food at the prop@@ er time , including Bi@@ bl@@ es , ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , and other public@@ ations in a mul@@ titu@@ de of langu@@ ages .
The Scriptures st@@ ate : “ Christ Jesus , who , al@@ though he was ex@@ is@@ ting in God’s form , gave no consider@@ ation to a se@@ i@@ zu@@ re , nam@@ ely , that he should be e@@ qu@@ al to God . No , but he emp@@ ti@@ ed himself and took a sla@@ ve@@ ’s form and came to be in the lik@@ en@@ ess of men .
The O@@ ut@@ come ​ — Al@@ ways Go@@ od ?
What will a loving friend do ?
TH@@ E Bible book of Acts pre@@ ser@@ ves the exc@@ iting account of how the early Christians respon@@ ded to Jesus ’ prophecy that the good news of the Kingdom would be pre@@ ached thr@@ ough@@ out the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth .
N@@ ever should we as@@ su@@ me that we are bey@@ ond the re@@ ach of divine for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
S@@ ever@@ al scho@@ l@@ ars at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative sense to the ter@@ m “ al@@ ta@@ r ” in this text .
All you need is a relationship with God . ”
To Jehovah , who can resur@@ rec@@ t the dead , Na@@ both was as good as ali@@ ve , even when his cor@@ p@@ se was l@@ ying on the gr@@ ound .
Some le@@ v@@ ity can bre@@ ak ten@@ se m@@ om@@ ents , whether in the home , at work , or when deal@@ ing with our Christian brothers and sisters .
40 : 17 , 23 ; 4@@ 1 : 29 ; 4@@ 4 : 9 ; 5@@ 9 : 4 .
His wife had no ide@@ a that the liter@@ ature supp@@ ly ex@@ is@@ ted .
Although we were allow@@ ed to hold congregation meetings in pris@@ on , n@@ on - Witnesses were not allow@@ ed to be present .
They are not vie@@ wed as personal ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements .
For instance , we can str@@ ike up con@@ vers@@ ations about Bible truth with people who ha@@ p@@ pen to si@@ t next to us when we use public trans@@ por@@ tation .
Of course , many around the world say that they love God , but the way they act beli@@ es their cla@@ im .
Why may Lo@@ t’s wife have loo@@ ked back , and what did her dis@@ obedi@@ ent act co@@ st her ?
That “ accep@@ table time ” could prove to be a “ day of sal@@ vation ” for those who put faith in Jesus .
We must not be like E@@ ve and seek to satis@@ fy our own desi@@ res .
( Read James 5 : 13 - 15 . )
I did not recogn@@ ize him and was cu@@ ri@@ ous .
Jehovah p@@ our@@ ed out his holy spirit , or ac@@ tive for@@ ce , upon his true servants .
O@@ r do you ex@@ pect it to bring an end to all our problems ?
See A@@ wa@@ ke ! Ju@@ ne 22 , 195@@ 2 , pages 3 - 4 .
Des@@ pite all of this , Ch@@ ar@@ al@@ am@@ bo@@ s and I were married on Mar@@ ch 29 , 195@@ 2 .
One col@@ le@@ ag@@ ue who was in her 40 ’ s said that she wanted nothing to do with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The number se@@ ven , for example , is often used to sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze that which is complete , or perfect , in God’s eyes .
W@@ as Jesus exc@@ using serious wr@@ ong@@ doing ?
Phil@@ o at@@ temp@@ ted to p@@ ene@@ tr@@ ate the words and look far bey@@ ond the l@@ and@@ s@@ cap@@ e .
What made this one especially sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant was an Ar@@ am@@ a@@ ic in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion on one side .
That ev@@ ent provi@@ des us with an in@@ sight into Jesus ’ view of death .
M@@ ary could see that her el@@ des@@ t son vie@@ wed the news as a sign@@ al ; it was time to em@@ ba@@ r@@ k on his ministry .
How can you@@ ng@@ er men demonstr@@ ate a prop@@ er attitude as they take on the work of older brothers ?
It might also mean dis@@ car@@ ding a ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine or fin@@ ding a new set of friends ​ — those who love God and who may be able to help us .
That day began in 1914 , is continu@@ ing into our time , and st@@ re@@ t@@ ches into the future .
( a ) Why do children often act un@@ wis@@ ely ?
F@@ ur@@ ther , in his fam@@ ous Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus ur@@ ged his listen@@ ers to pray .
The mo@@ b s@@ war@@ m@@ ed around us , s@@ we@@ aring , s@@ pit@@ ting , and sh@@ ak@@ ing their f@@ ists , while the pri@@ est sto@@ od with fol@@ ded ar@@ ms and s@@ mil@@ ed .
I am confid@@ ent that Jehovah will continue to give me ‘ the re@@ ques@@ ts of my heart ’ as I continue to use all I have in his service .
M@@ il@@ dness of temp@@ er , then , is clo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated to self - control .
What , though , do we need to do to feel happy , secu@@ re , and at peace ?
R@@ em@@ ember , even after words and discipl@@ ine fai@@ l to re@@ ach har@@ d@@ ened hearts , par@@ ent@@ al example rema@@ ins a powerful teach@@ er .
Israel is given instru@@ ctions on cro@@ s@@ sing the J@@ or@@ d@@ an and taking pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the land .
They too came from a rather class - consci@@ ous cul@@ ture , that of first - century Juda@@ ism .
You can consider evidence that the Bible is wor@@ thy of beli@@ ef .
After fin@@ ish@@ ing school , I wor@@ ked for an acc@@ oun@@ t@@ ant .
He ad@@ ded : “ In order that they may be one just as we are one . ” ​ — John 17 : 21 , 22 .
Of course , faithful angels use their power for good .
Dis@@ e@@ ase : Jehovah will bl@@ ess his people with perfect health .
BI@@ TH@@ Y@@ N@@ I@@ A
S@@ ome@@ times he could not bring himself to the point of r@@ ing@@ ing the do@@ or@@ b@@ ell , but he said : “ After a while , I would be able to bring my emo@@ tions under control , go to the next do@@ or , and try again .
And at Psalm 1@@ 38 : 6 , we read : “ Jehovah is high , and yet the hum@@ ble one he se@@ es ; but the lo@@ f@@ ty one he kno@@ ws only from a dist@@ ance . ”
After the public talk in D@@ u@@ bl@@ in , a r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned the@@ olo@@ gi@@ an brought along by O@@ ’@@ Con@@ nor received Scriptural ans@@ wers to his questions , much to the a@@ udi@@ enc@@ e@@ ’s enjo@@ y@@ ment .
The In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational St@@ and@@ ard Bible En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia therefore conclu@@ des : “ It is no longer necess@@ ary to reg@@ ard the men@@ tion of cam@@ els in the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ cha@@ l n@@ arr@@ ati@@ ves as an@@ ach@@ r@@ on@@ is@@ ms , since there is am@@ ple ar@@ c@@ he@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal evidence for the d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ ation of the cam@@ el before the time of the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s . ”
T@@ O TH@@ IN@@ K A@@ B@@ O@@ U@@ T : In your commun@@ ity , what ro@@ le are fa@@ thers expe@@ cted to pla@@ y ?
The father in our illustr@@ ation might say something like this : “ Son , I can see that you are up@@ set because of your fa@@ il@@ ing gra@@ de .
These ban@@ an@@ as are deli@@ ci@@ ous ​ — as s@@ we@@ et as ice cre@@ am !
Some time later , a work col@@ le@@ ag@@ ue invit@@ ed me to vis@@ it her family .
God ba@@ c@@ ks those who look to him for direction rather than to the cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct@@ ory the@@ ori@@ es of humans who ign@@ ore godly wisdom .
When some of the elders , minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants , or other matu@@ re ones are present at a so@@ cial ga@@ ther@@ ing , they provide an influ@@ ence for good and the occasi@@ on can be even more ref@@ re@@ shing .
Can you make it a regul@@ ar part of your r@@ out@@ ine to show ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality to members of your congregation ?
The fore@@ most fac@@ t@@ or that un@@ ited fellow believers in the first century was love of God .
Wh@@ en@@ ever we experience in@@ justice , we feel some emo@@ tional pain and can experience spiritual har@@ m .
In some lands , d@@ ating is a cu@@ sto@@ m , and te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers are pres@@ sur@@ ed into thinking that they must d@@ ate .
H@@ om@@ es@@ ic@@ k@@ ness .
“ G@@ R@@ E@@ A@@ T and wonderful are your works , Jehovah God , the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty .
He was re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly be@@ at@@ en and hum@@ ili@@ ated , and then he was plac@@ ed in sol@@ it@@ ary con@@ fin@@ ement .
He later posed questions to medi@@ um@@ s in many plac@@ es and recorded the ans@@ wers in The Bo@@ ok of S@@ pi@@ r@@ its , publi@@ shed in 18@@ 5@@ 7 .
No@@ te some examples : “ No one can slave for two ma@@ st@@ ers ; . . . you cannot slave for God and for Ri@@ ches . ”
* She has a bus@@ y sc@@ he@@ du@@ le and little time for soci@@ al@@ iz@@ ing .
A@@ c@@ qui@@ re a H@@ ear@@ t A@@ gre@@ e@@ able to Jehovah
We had our share of em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sing m@@ om@@ ents .
What lies a@@ head for faithful anointed ones and for those who make up the great crow@@ d ?
Then she her@@ self go@@ es to David . ​ — V@@ er@@ ses 2 - 20 .
But what if those taking the lead asked us to do something that we do not really like ?
M@@ ore and more , hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people thr@@ ough@@ out the world are being con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted by some who@@ se words and actions cause g@@ ri@@ ef , hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he , and sa@@ dness .
So let us pray that Jehovah will deli@@ ver us from the tra@@ ps of “ the bir@@ d@@ c@@ atch@@ er ” ! ​ — Matthew 6 : 13 .
It just might be that the more con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing answer lies in another ar@@ ena and has to do with those God - given qualities of human@@ ness which inclu@@ de conscience . ”
A few months before Jesus is kil@@ led , he and his apostles are going through the m@@ oun@@ tain ter@@ rit@@ ory of Sam@@ ari@@ a .
You never know what Jehovah will allow .
In Bible times , before a person ob@@ ta@@ ined pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of land , he was ent@@ it@@ led to in@@ spe@@ ct it .
• How may we work what is good toward those out@@ side the congregation ?
My father used to talk to me about what he wanted me to do .
Are other ch@@ ur@@ ches e@@ qu@@ ally accep@@ table to God ?
On O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 1 , 19@@ 50 , we began our pioneer service together .
The prop@@ er use of authority , of course , can be a for@@ ce for good . It can provide su@@ it@@ able direction and can result in physical , emo@@ tional , and spiritual benef@@ its .
Why did the apostle give this ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on ?
Rather , prayer helps us to draw close to God .
She loo@@ ked at him not just as her son but as her Lord and Sa@@ vi@@ or .
How did Moses de@@ al with the situation invol@@ ving K@@ or@@ ah ?
S@@ ing@@ ers from the pri@@ es@@ tly tri@@ be were even ex@@ emp@@ ted from du@@ ties that other L@@ ev@@ ites were requi@@ red to per@@ form so that they could devo@@ te su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient time to com@@ position and , most likely , to re@@ hear@@ s@@ al . ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on .
“ The ro@@ d of discipl@@ ine is what will re@@ move it far from him . ” ​ — Proverbs 22 : 15 .
However , I did find that many avo@@ i@@ ded speaking about my husband , John .
In 19@@ 36 , Y@@ ou@@ se@@ f R@@ ah@@ ha@@ l , a Le@@ ban@@ ese Witness who had lived in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates for many years , re@@ turned to Le@@ ban@@ on for a vis@@ it .
Why did Samuel tell Saul that “ to obey is better than a sacrifice ” ?
R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ing the loving support of our heavenly Father will also help us keep matters in per@@ spe@@ ctive . ​ — Psalm 23 : 1 - 3 ; Proverbs 5 : 1 , 2 ; 8 : 12 .
She says : “ Ma@@ y@@ be I@@ ’@@ m not the best at sa@@ ving , but my husband has no ide@@ a how much things co@@ st ​ — food , fur@@ ni@@ shin@@ g@@ s , hous@@ eho@@ ld ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses — ​ and I@@ ’@@ m the one who@@ ’s at home the most .
Jehovah promised to bl@@ ess Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed and said that they would take pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the g@@ ate of their enem@@ ies .
B@@ ack in 19@@ 50 , I was the you@@ ng@@ est member of the Bethel family .
That is how the Creator desi@@ gn@@ ed it to be .
Why was it wrong to as@@ ser@@ t that ob@@ serv@@ ance of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law was necess@@ ary for sal@@ vation ?
He says : “ I have had differ@@ ences with others at times .
How can we cultiv@@ ate and de@@ e@@ pen our desire to learn from Jehovah ?
When we are we@@ igh@@ ed down with the bur@@ den of sin , are we not reli@@ ev@@ ed to read that “ the blood of Jesus . . . cle@@ ans@@ es us from all sin ” ?
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 24
God’s Word says of earth@@ ’s new R@@ ul@@ er : “ To him there were given rul@@ er@@ ship and di@@ gn@@ ity and kingdom , that the pe@@ op@@ les , n@@ ational grou@@ ps and langu@@ ages should all serve even him . ”
The following sum@@ m@@ er , 19@@ 6@@ 3 , we arrang@@ ed for M@@ other to come and live ad@@ j@@ ac@@ ent to us .
As a result , true Christi@@ an@@ ity is f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing .
However , you must not for@@ get that your child needs your support .
How does dis@@ obedi@@ ence af@@ fect the Creator ?
Abraham could not know when his son would be ra@@ ised to life again .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al gro@@ w@@ th comes from God .
Des@@ pite at@@ temp@@ ts to se@@ cul@@ ar@@ ize it , it too has du@@ bi@@ ous ro@@ o@@ ts .
( a ) What conclu@@ sion should we not draw regarding n@@ arr@@ ati@@ ves recorded in the Bible ?
Fir@@ st he heard the ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ing of the se@@ al@@ ing of the fin@@ al ones of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 .
“ We then loo@@ ked for opportun@@ ities for our children to do things with others under circumstances that we appro@@ ved .
Can you help in that way ?
When those words were transl@@ ated into Greek , the word “ gar@@ den ” was rend@@ ered pa@@ ·@@ ra@@ ʹ@@ de@@ i@@ ·@@ so@@ s , from which came the Eng@@ l@@ ish word “ par@@ adise . ”
How can we inc@@ re@@ ase our understanding of God’s will ?
D@@ EL@@ I@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ E@@ D A@@ T TH@@ E R@@ E@@ D S@@ E@@ A
Not at all , because Go@@ g@@ ’s att@@ ack go@@ es bey@@ ond an as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t on human govern@@ ments .
The result is that few people are home during the day .
They were comple@@ t@@ ely loyal to him . ​ — Daniel 1 : 1 – 3 : 30 .
In 200@@ 4 , however , ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists found what they conclu@@ ded was the P@@ o@@ ol of S@@ il@@ o@@ am as it ex@@ is@@ ted when Jesus was on earth .
Can you think of times when a kind word or a though@@ t@@ ful act from a brother or sister gave you just the help you needed ?
Paul had re@@ proved the Corinthians because they allow@@ ed an im@@ moral man to remain in the congregation .
“ L@@ on@@ el@@ iness is a very comm@@ on con@@ dition , ” says Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or of P@@ sy@@ cho@@ bi@@ olo@@ gy Al@@ ber@@ to O@@ li@@ ver@@ i@@ o , and “ there is no doubt that life in large buil@@ t - up are@@ as fac@@ il@@ it@@ ates is@@ ol@@ ation .
A wife of 26 years wrote : “ My husband and I take Jehovah’s view of marriage seri@@ ously , so we do not even consider se@@ par@@ ation .
( c ) How have you person@@ ally benef@@ ited from reading God’s Word and medit@@ ating on it ?
The ba@@ n on the work of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Cana@@ da was re@@ moved in May 194@@ 5 , and I started pione@@ ering the following mon@@ th .
We rejo@@ ice that the preaching of the good news on such a va@@ st sc@@ ale is but one of the many indic@@ ations that the time is near for God’s Kingdom to re@@ place human govern@@ ments .
No@@ te what Luke recorded about the way Jesus pray@@ ed on the ev@@ ening before he died .
When a cou@@ ple l@@ ack respect for each other , this u@@ su@@ ally be@@ comes evid@@ ent in their pat@@ ter@@ n of spe@@ e@@ ch or to@@ ne of vo@@ ice .
They have in@@ ten@@ si@@ fied their activ@@ ity in the field as never before and with thr@@ ill@@ ing resul@@ ts .
See the bo@@ x ent@@ it@@ led “ S@@ ex@@ tu@@ s Af@@ r@@ ani@@ us Bu@@ r@@ r@@ us . ”
That day was ‘ made sac@@ red ’ ​ — san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied , or set ap@@ ar@@ t , by Jehovah — ​ in order to bring his purpose to comple@@ tion .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing this guid@@ el@@ ine has helped many to over@@ come pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce .
How much that spiritual help was appreci@@ ated !
They will look for@@ ward to satis@@ f@@ ying work and associ@@ ation with others who have only their best inter@@ ests at heart .
Re@@ coun@@ t a fine example of long - suffering .
If we de@@ al with our imper@@ fect friends in such a loving man@@ ner , how much more should we be inc@@ l@@ ined to trust our heavenly Father , who@@ se ways and thoughts are much high@@ er than our@@ s !
In w@@ in@@ ter , we ga@@ ther@@ ed for meetings in a house .
While most Christians today do not su@@ ff@@ er to the ex@@ t@@ ent that Job did , tri@@ bul@@ ations of different kin@@ ds do a@@ ff@@ li@@ ct them .
Then look to the future , not the past .
“ To J@@ on@@ ah , though , it was high@@ ly dis@@ pleas@@ ing , and he got to be ho@@ t with anger . ”
I could har@@ dly wa@@ it to tell B@@ en what had happened .
What can help a person to deci@@ de whether to stay sing@@ le or get married ?
F@@ igh@@ ts to “ A@@ p@@ pe@@ ase the De@@ ad ”
Th@@ r@@ ough “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” we are given everything we could ever need in a spiritual sense .
G@@ om@@ er respon@@ ded to the discipl@@ ine , and Ho@@ se@@ a r@@ ene@@ wed mar@@ it@@ al rel@@ ations with her .
As present - day servants of Jehovah , we simil@@ arly support pro@@ v@@ isions for worship within the earthly part of Jehovah’s organization .
In other words , to as@@ sure our heart , we need to w@@ in our heart over , to per@@ su@@ a@@ de it to believe that Jehovah lo@@ ves us .
As soon as I felt a little better , I accepted an assignment to serve in I@@ pu@@ ã , a to@@ wn in the st@@ ate of S@@ ã@@ o Paulo .
Jesus ’ deep love for his Father , Jehovah , and for his disciples is no@@ where made more ap@@ par@@ ent than in these chap@@ ters .
Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 11 helped me to see how Jehovah vie@@ ws “ those set@@ ting a table for the go@@ d of Go@@ od Lu@@ ck . ”
Many have su@@ ffered in for@@ ced - la@@ b@@ or cam@@ ps and pris@@ ons .
One way to do this is to take time to read his Word .
I never stu@@ died a fore@@ ign language and was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that I could not ma@@ ster one .
During our da@@ ily half - h@@ our wal@@ ks in the y@@ ard , we were not as inter@@ ested in exerc@@ ise and f@@ res@@ h a@@ ir as in benef@@ iting from the da@@ y’s Bible text .
8 : 2 ​ — How many Mo@@ a@@ bit@@ es were ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted after Israel@@ ’s con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with them ?
Jehovah sent his Son to earth to clear His name of re@@ pro@@ ach and to v@@ indic@@ ate His so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , as well as to re@@ de@@ em obedi@@ ent mankind from sin and death .
For example , Jehovah gave comman@@ ds regarding the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le con@@ stru@@ ction down to the s@@ mal@@ l@@ est de@@ ta@@ il , such as the col@@ or of the th@@ read and the number of lo@@ op@@ s to be used in making the t@@ ent clo@@ ths .
W@@ ould human@@ kind be better off , as some think , without God or religion ?
So it is not un@@ u@@ su@@ al for individuals to have feelings similar to those of A@@ t@@ su@@ ko .
H@@ um@@ ble servants of God have moved to new ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es and have helped people with different cul@@ tures and standards of living .
• How can hus@@ ban@@ ds and parents honor others ?
H@@ ann@@ ah sur@@ ely keep@@ s pra@@ ying for Samuel .
U@@ sing such s@@ crip@@ tures as Isaiah 35 : 5 - 7 and Revelation 21 : 3 , 4 , she showed me that soon war , stri@@ fe , si@@ ck@@ ness , and death will be re@@ moved , and faithful people will live forever on earth .
His older brothers ’ h@@ at@@ red for him had chang@@ ed his life .
In effect , Jehovah let out a ro@@ ar of indi@@ gn@@ ation .
19 , 20 . ( a ) What is the meaning of the Hebrew ver@@ b rend@@ ered “ show mer@@ cy ” or “ have p@@ ity ” ?
For us to cultiv@@ ate vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e , we need a reli@@ able stan@@ d@@ ard of good and bad ​ — a stan@@ d@@ ard by which a certain act , attitude , or qu@@ ality may be jud@@ ged right or wrong .
P@@ o@@ or hear@@ ing ?
What has given me the strength to remain ac@@ tive in Jehovah’s service des@@ pite my in@@ fir@@ m@@ ities ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ out such reli@@ able knowledge , our faith in Jehovah would be like a house of car@@ ds that could to@@ pp@@ le over with the s@@ ligh@@ t@@ est bre@@ e@@ ze .
6 , 7 . ( a ) What is ho@@ l@@ iness , and why is it important to servants of Jehovah ?
For this , di@@ lig@@ ent personal study is ess@@ enti@@ al .
C@@ ur@@ r@@ ent repor@@ ts of family bre@@ ak@@ down , prom@@ is@@ cu@@ ous se@@ x@@ u@@ al be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or , and wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad child a@@ bu@@ se app@@ all many and con@@ fir@@ m that we live in an age of f@@ all@@ ing standards .
Many times , it is the in@@ no@@ c@@ ent who su@@ ff@@ er .
The mil@@ it@@ ary comman@@ der who car@@ ri@@ ed out this s@@ angu@@ in@@ ary cam@@ pa@@ ign was la@@ u@@ ded by the Fr@@ en@@ ch king and by the po@@ pe .
In 6@@ 12 B.C.E . , a vision trans@@ por@@ ts E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el to Jerusalem .
A@@ N A@@ E@@ R@@ I@@ AL@@ I@@ S@@ T c@@ at@@ ap@@ ul@@ ts from his s@@ w@@ ing@@ ing tra@@ pe@@ ze , d@@ ou@@ bl@@ es up , and de@@ f@@ tly som@@ er@@ sa@@ ul@@ ts in the a@@ ir .
How did Jesus show that he was willing to reve@@ al his Father ?
“ I am wonder@@ fully made , ” declar@@ ed the psalmist .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , they were not to mi@@ x with or take wi@@ ves from among G@@ ent@@ il@@ es who had not sub@@ mit@@ ted to the Law .
A com@@ pu@@ ter with su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient mem@@ ory could reg@@ is@@ ter the n@@ ames of bil@@ li@@ ons of people .
; I@@ ves , K .
L@@ ik@@ ely , you enjoy sh@@ aring your thoughts , concer@@ ns , and feelings with a close friend .
Their d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing often id@@ enti@@ fy them as being different from most in the commun@@ ity .
My spiritu@@ ality d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed dr@@ as@@ tic@@ ally . ”
In the sum@@ m@@ er , temp@@ er@@ atu@@ res often re@@ ached 10@@ 4 de@@ gre@@ es F@@ ah@@ r@@ en@@ he@@ it ( 40 ° C ) .
She says : “ I am deep@@ ly mo@@ tiv@@ ated , and I s@@ tic@@ k to my reading sc@@ he@@ du@@ le come what may ! ”
It says : “ A m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er that is wicked will f@@ all into bad , but a faithful en@@ vo@@ y is a heal@@ ing . ” ​ — Proverbs 13 : 17 .
“ Then , your father will rec@@ over . ”
Do@@ g@@ fi@@ gh@@ ts , co@@ ck@@ fi@@ gh@@ ts , bul@@ l@@ fi@@ gh@@ ts , and viol@@ ent s@@ por@@ ts are comm@@ on in some lands today .
In ancient times , d@@ ri@@ ed fi@@ g@@ s were great@@ ly appreci@@ ated thr@@ ough@@ out the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an re@@ gi@@ on .
They are un@@ able to s@@ le@@ ep un@@ less they eng@@ age in ac@@ ts of viol@@ ence .
He does not ti@@ re out or gro@@ w we@@ ary . There is no sear@@ ch@@ ing out of his understanding . ” ​ — Isaiah 40 : 28 .
Then there will be a fin@@ al t@@ est , after which Satan , his dem@@ ons , and any mis@@ led human re@@ bel@@ s will be per@@ man@@ ently eli@@ min@@ ated in “ the second death . ”
Even though they were imper@@ fect , he was g@@ ent@@ le and kind to them .
P@@ op@@ e John - Paul I@@ I deal@@ t with this is@@ sue in his 198@@ 4 apost@@ o@@ lic letter S@@ al@@ vi@@ fic@@ i D@@ ol@@ or@@ is .
As we consider these poin@@ ts , keep in mind that the Bible often speak@@ s of God’s “ hand ” when refer@@ ring to his app@@ lied power , which he uses to help his servants and to de@@ fe@@ at his op@@ pos@@ ers . ​ — Read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 26 : 8 .
Rather than “ see@@ king the glory that is from the only God , ” they were “ accep@@ ting glory from one another . ”
Be@@ ing under the influ@@ ence of the holy spirit invol@@ ves ref@@ ra@@ ining from what works ?
Th@@ ings were more set@@ t@@ led on the is@@ land now , and I was happy to be back — but it was not to be qui@@ et for long .
( b ) How did the s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es mis@@ re@@ present the Law ?
• C@@ ongreg@@ ation elders and travel@@ ing overse@@ ers ?
• How does Proverbs 2 : 1 - 6 show the need for effort in stud@@ ying God’s Word ?
That is why death was “ no longer ma@@ ster over him . ”
After a time , true worship will be rest@@ ored .
Paul coun@@ sel@@ s Christians not to av@@ enge themselves but to “ yi@@ eld place to the wr@@ ath . ” To who@@ se wr@@ ath is Paul refer@@ ring ?
In what way is mo@@ des@@ ty rel@@ ated to our li@@ mit@@ ations ?
Ch@@ ar@@ les remin@@ ded me that Father had spo@@ ken of the resurrection hope when he gave the talk at C@@ am@@ il@@ le@@ ’s fun@@ er@@ al .
A d@@ ying person needs to be reas@@ sur@@ ed that he is loved and not al@@ one .
The Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law was a@@ bo@@ li@@ shed on the bas@@ is of Jesus ’ death , so mon@@ et@@ ary ti@@ thing is not a requi@@ re@@ ment .
Rather , Peter said : “ Let [ your ad@@ or@@ n@@ ment ] be the se@@ cre@@ t person of the heart in the inc@@ or@@ ru@@ p@@ ti@@ ble ap@@ pa@@ re@@ l of the qui@@ et and mil@@ d spirit , which is of great value in the eyes of God . ”
R@@ em@@ ember , for an el@@ der to work hard in the congregation , his family is sacrific@@ ing time sp@@ ent with him .
It cons@@ ists of se@@ ven re@@ ques@@ ts , of which three concer@@ n God’s pur@@ pos@@ es and four concer@@ n our material and spiritual needs .
C@@ oura@@ ge for M@@ il@@ ane to take her stand and speak up about her God !
Th@@ ree apostles were there ​ — Matthew , John , and Peter .
As a married man , he did not f@@ li@@ r@@ t with a sing@@ le woman or pur@@ sue r@@ om@@ an@@ tic ob@@ je@@ c@@ ti@@ ves with another man@@ ’s wife .
You can do all of that by pra@@ ising Jehovah .
He therefore pet@@ iti@@ oned God to show him ‘ how to coun@@ t his days in such a way as to bring in a heart of wisdom . ’
If you do this , try to come up with a new , positi@@ ve thought to re@@ place the ne@@ g@@ ative one you are fi@@ gh@@ ting .
A th@@ ir@@ d way we can prom@@ o@@ te un@@ ity is by fre@@ ely for@@ giving others .
“ Yes , ” he ans@@ wer@@ ed .
Some of us are h@@ ou@@ se@@ b@@ ound , in n@@ ur@@ sing ho@@ m@@ es or ho@@ s@@ pit@@ als , or even imp@@ ris@@ oned for our faith .
Joseph led his family back to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and .
Juda@@ h will ev@@ en@@ tually go into cap@@ tiv@@ ity , but “ a m@@ ere re@@ m@@ n@@ ant will return . ”
Y@@ oung ones who see the need to avoid that spirit and to work un@@ it@@ e@@ dly with all their brothers are to be comm@@ ended .
Ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted from bat@@ tle , he f@@ ell as@@ le@@ ep .
That might not have seem@@ ed str@@ ange to the B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ ans because a pre@@ cur@@ s@@ or of emp@@ er@@ or worship was the worship of A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der the Gre@@ at , who was ven@@ er@@ ated as a go@@ d .
Why should we do all we can in the preaching work during this time of the end ?
The ev@@ ening we arri@@ ved , a me@@ al was ready for us .
T@@ ati@@ an was a n@@ ative of S@@ y@@ ri@@ a .
They can con@@ su@@ me our thoughts , sa@@ p our strength , and af@@ fect our very out@@ look on life .
Yes , than@@ k Jehovah in prayer for the blessings that you have .
What did they talk about ?
King David did just that .
( 1 ) Fa@@ ith is “ the as@@ sur@@ ed expe@@ ct@@ ation of what is ho@@ ped for . ”
Job , M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h , and Joseph went through di@@ sh@@ ear@@ ten@@ ing experi@@ ences .
He had special du@@ ties as a travel@@ ing compan@@ ion of Paul .
You know ​ — even if no one el@@ se does — ​ the true ex@@ t@@ ent of your personal spiritual fe@@ e@@ ding .
After one year , M@@ an@@ jo@@ la became a baptized Witness .
It cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly ac@@ ts in the very best inter@@ ests of others , even if they do not fully appreci@@ ate it at the time , which is often the case with children when loving discipl@@ ine is involved .
Bi@@ r@@ ds will be called on to cle@@ an@@ se the earth ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 18 )
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , they are vital to life .
The city of Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o is “ ti@@ gh@@ tly shu@@ t up . . . , no one going out and no one en@@ ter@@ ing . ”
TH@@ E news these days is har@@ dly com@@ for@@ ting .
Of course , sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess is to be enjo@@ yed within the li@@ m@@ its set by Jehovah . ​ — Mat@@ t .
How can we benefit from keep@@ ing on the w@@ atch , as Jesus encoura@@ ged us to do ?
When and how did Jesus preach to these “ spi@@ r@@ its in pris@@ on ” ?
From the book En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia of R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge , 18@@ 5@@ 5
H@@ er fine conduct in the face of difficul@@ ties imp@@ ressed another col@@ le@@ ag@@ ue nam@@ ed H@@ ans .
As you read the Bible and medit@@ ate on it , you too can devel@@ op faith in the fulfill@@ ment of God’s promises .
To be integrity - keep@@ ers , we need to fi@@ x our eyes on that bi@@ g is@@ sue and com@@ pre@@ h@@ end how important it really is .
W@@ ould there be any d@@ anger in accep@@ ting the invit@@ ation ?
W@@ H@@ Y J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S W@@ AN@@ T@@ S U@@ S T@@ O B@@ E W@@ AT@@ C@@ H@@ F@@ U@@ L
“ They ra@@ ised their vo@@ ic@@ es with one acc@@ ord to God , ” pra@@ ying that he would continue help@@ ing them “ through the name of [ his ] holy serv@@ ant Jesus . ”
( b ) What will be the ye@@ ar@@ text for 200@@ 9 ?
( Read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 7 : 12 , 13 . )
However , the me@@ asure of a fri@@ end@@ ship is not how often we sin against each other but how comple@@ t@@ ely we for@@ give those g@@ ri@@ ev@@ an@@ ces .
I love to learn about God and his Son . ”
But at some point after the Christian Scriptures were comple@@ ted , gi@@ f@@ ts of pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ying and mirac@@ ul@@ ously reve@@ aled knowledge c@@ eas@@ ed .
“ Now I know why my brother is so happy , ” she said .
As is true of the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of this group ali@@ ve today , their ex@@ ist@@ ence on earth was not per@@ man@@ ent .
So even though un@@ believers may promise fre@@ e@@ dom when they prom@@ o@@ te a way of life that is at o@@ d@@ ds with Jehovah’s teachings , any who listen to them will quic@@ k@@ ly find themselves en@@ sla@@ ved to a sin@@ ful and de@@ gra@@ ding li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le . ​ — R@@ om . 1 : 24 - 32 .
He rel@@ ates : “ Ch@@ il@@ dren who used to f@@ all as@@ le@@ ep at the meetings are very al@@ er@@ t and listen care@@ fully when I speak in Na@@ hu@@ at@@ l .
Yet , the earth or@@ bi@@ ts at just the right dist@@ ance from that a@@ w@@ es@@ ome ther@@ mon@@ u@@ clear fur@@ n@@ ace .
As we ob@@ serve the fulfill@@ ment of such prophe@@ ci@@ es , our faith is streng@@ th@@ ened and so is our con@@ vi@@ ction that we are living in the time of the end .
This gu@@ i@@ de is called the conscience , and it is the sense of right and wrong that we have in@@ side us .
• How do you view the privilege of be@@ aring God’s name ?
Mo@@ st no@@ table , however , has been the very close co@@ op@@ er@@ ation between the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety and the group of anointed Witnesses of Jehovah com@@ pris@@ ing the New World Bible Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e .
The account says : “ When [ Jesus ] heard that [ La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ] was si@@ ck , then he ac@@ tually rema@@ ined two days in the place where he was . ”
She says : “ I went through a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ence with a per@@ man@@ ent feel@@ ing of emp@@ t@@ iness and many doub@@ ts about my ex@@ ist@@ ence and about life . ”
H@@ el@@ p him to understand what he is lear@@ ning .
They real@@ ize that God’s word of promise is not a dead is@@ sue ​ — it is ali@@ ve , and Jehovah is working toward its fulfill@@ ment .
If we do lik@@ e@@ wise , we will have greater courage and succ@@ ess in God’s service .
L@@ ater , I moved back to S@@ as@@ kat@@ o@@ on .
M@@ ere was still a scho@@ ol@@ gi@@ r@@ l when she first heard the Kingdom message in 19@@ 6@@ 4 .
O@@ ther ver@@ ses show that when Paul wrote it , he was suffering in cha@@ ins because of the good news .
A rep@@ ent@@ ant person has “ a heart bro@@ ken and c@@ ru@@ shed ” and wants to ‘ right the wrong ’ if possible . ​ — Psalm 5@@ 1 : 17 ; 2 Corinthians 7 : 11 .
The cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er I was to re@@ place , a sing@@ le brother , told my wife and me : “ I@@ ’@@ m sur@@ pris@@ ed a married cou@@ ple was sent here .
I also found it difficult to understand that there could be only one true religion .
K@@ no@@ wing that his time is sh@@ ort , the Devil v@@ ents his wr@@ ath upon anointed Christians and their compan@@ i@@ ons .
She was so an@@ em@@ ic that do@@ ct@@ ors at the uni@@ vers@@ ity ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al would not ris@@ k op@@ er@@ ating on her , feel@@ ing certain that she would not sur@@ vi@@ ve .
Some who at@@ temp@@ t su@@ i@@ ci@@ de feel reg@@ re@@ t and do not go through with it .
However , they still ch@@ er@@ ish f@@ ond mem@@ ori@@ es of God’s love and un@@ deser@@ ved kindness .
The saying of the true pro@@ ver@@ b has happened to them : ‘ The do@@ g has re@@ turned to its own v@@ om@@ it , and the s@@ ow that was ba@@ th@@ ed to ro@@ l@@ ling in the mi@@ re . ’ ” ​ — 2 Peter 2 : 20 - 22 .
He challeng@@ ed the go@@ ds of the nations to pro@@ du@@ ce wit@@ nesses to con@@ fir@@ m their div@@ in@@ ity , declar@@ ing : “ Let all the nations ass@@ em@@ ble in one place , and let the pe@@ op@@ les be ga@@ ther@@ ed together . Who [ of their go@@ ds ] among them can tell this ?
To res@@ ol@@ ve the matter , Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s were sent “ to the apostles and older men in Jerusalem , ” who c@@ learly served as a gover@@ ning body . ​ — Acts 15 : 1 - 3 .
From his long experience with the Father , Jesus knew how Jehovah feel@@ s about such pri@@ de@@ ful tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es .
M@@ ak@@ ing Pro@@ g@@ ress in the Li@@ ght
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines * to be sent to where I lived .
In a similar way , we as Christians could view ourselves as new work@@ ers .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 33 , 2@@ 11
He had cultiv@@ ated hum@@ ility , which helped him to de@@ al pati@@ ently with a vari@@ ety of people and their difficult problems .
P@@ rec@@ ise instru@@ ctions were given to Noah to make appro@@ pri@@ ate pro@@ v@@ isions for the pre@@ serv@@ ation of ani@@ ma@@ l life . ​ — Genesis 6 : 17 – 7 : 8 .
Why would Jesus say that to M@@ ary M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ene , who was a close associ@@ ate ? ​ — Luke 8 : 1 - 3 .
How do cor@@ ru@@ pt organiz@@ ations af@@ fect us today ?
That is the ability to see into a matter , to dis@@ cer@@ n or gr@@ as@@ p the con@@ ne@@ ctions between its par@@ ts and the whole .
Be@@ ing help@@ ful means to str@@ ike a bal@@ ance between res@@ pe@@ cting ano@@ ther’s priv@@ ac@@ y and being a@@ vail@@ able when needed
How ref@@ re@@ shing they find it when local brothers and sisters ass@@ ist with their needs and take a personal interest in them .
What effect does re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing such events have on you now ?
What blessings result from encourag@@ ing children to take up the full - time service ?
I am still gr@@ ate@@ ful for his pers@@ ist@@ ence .
“ God is love , ” says the apostle John .
Why is it necess@@ ary to fear a loving God ?
God’s view of mar@@ r@@ ying an un@@ beli@@ ever is expres@@ sed at Mal@@ ach@@ i 2 : 12 : “ Jehovah will cu@@ t off each one that does it . ”
Jehovah’s Witnesses stri@@ ve to he@@ ed those teachings .
H@@ app@@ ily , David deal@@ t with the proble@@ m like a man ​ — a spiritual man .
L@@ it@@ tle did I know then what an in@@ com@@ par@@ able blessing ​ — a real gift from Jehovah — ​ Ch@@ ar@@ al@@ am@@ bo@@ s would prove to be !
Mi@@ ca@@ h lik@@ ens the un@@ faithful Israelites to “ a bri@@ er ” and “ a thor@@ n he@@ dge . ”
Sa@@ ys W@@ o@@ o@@ d@@ head : “ All the evidence ei@@ ther pu@@ ts the Je@@ z@@ re@@ el s@@ ite back to the Solom@@ on@@ ic peri@@ od or low@@ ers the d@@ ating of these fe@@ atu@@ res at the other s@@ ites [ Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do and Ha@@ z@@ or ] to the peri@@ od of A@@ ha@@ b . ”
Fa@@ ith in God should lead us to be ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able .
I@@ mp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality . Are you not dra@@ wn to such no@@ ble at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes ?
N@@ I@@ C@@ H@@ O@@ L@@ A@@ S had a re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous st@@ re@@ ak in him since his early chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od .
Yet , what does the Bible teach regarding the soul ?
( a ) What at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ts people of all nations to Jehovah’s organization today ?
There are women heav@@ y with child and young cou@@ ples with small children in to@@ w .
Lo@@ v@@ ers of Jehovah must er@@ adi@@ c@@ ate h@@ at@@ red from their lives .
For in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness w@@ at@@ ers will have bur@@ st out , and t@@ or@@ r@@ ents in the deser@@ t pla@@ in . And the he@@ at - par@@ ched gr@@ ound will have become as a re@@ e@@ dy po@@ ol , and the th@@ ir@@ st@@ y gr@@ ound as s@@ pr@@ ings of water .
Jehovah knew , however , that some Israelites would ‘ quic@@ k@@ ly for@@ get his works . ’
When we real@@ ize that apost@@ ate teachings were s@@ pre@@ ading in Timo@@ th@@ y’s day , we appreci@@ ate why Paul emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed the ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y of teaching heal@@ th@@ ful words .
What has happened with the pas@@ sing of the cen@@ tu@@ ries ?
Paul wrote : “ The gift resul@@ ted from many t@@ res@@ pas@@ ses in a declar@@ ation of righteousness . ”
God’s Word ent@@ reat@@ s us to put up “ with one another in love , ” to “ become kind to one another , tend@@ er@@ ly com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , fre@@ ely for@@ giving one another , ” and to be ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able .
( b ) What are you res@@ ol@@ ved to do ?
A T@@ AN@@ G@@ I@@ B@@ L@@ E M@@ E@@ TH@@ O@@ D F@@ O@@ R E@@ X@@ A@@ MI@@ N@@ IN@@ G O@@ U@@ R H@@ E@@ A@@ R@@ T
I was also gr@@ ate@@ ful that , in my case , Jehovah saw f@@ it to res@@ cu@@ e me from the “ deep sh@@ a@@ do@@ w ” of death . ​ — Psalm 23 : 4 .
These Bible expres@@ sions can , but do not always , have the same sense .
In view of his counsel found in Romans chap@@ ter 12 , Paul could har@@ dly have me@@ ant that the illustr@@ ative co@@ als were to inf@@ li@@ ct p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment or sh@@ ame upon an op@@ pos@@ er .
The re@@ per@@ c@@ us@@ sions of such a war against ter@@ ro@@ r , however , have ev@@ o@@ ked feelings of fear and ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion in many , but not in those tru@@ sting in Jehovah .
It is not up to us to deter@@ mine the prop@@ er way to worship God .
Th@@ r@@ ough his Word , the Bible , he has provided practic@@ al counsel that has helped many to imp@@ ro@@ ve their life and reli@@ eve un@@ necess@@ ary anxi@@ ety .
As a direc@@ t result of this mis@@ char@@ ac@@ ter@@ iz@@ ation , some of these Christians have been dis@@ char@@ ged from their emp@@ loy@@ ment .
A@@ n imp@@ ro@@ per r@@ om@@ an@@ tic relationship could devel@@ op within the congregation .
W@@ ould you like to know what God’s Word really teach@@ es about being born again ?
These de@@ ta@@ il@@ s su@@ gg@@ est that M@@ ary was a woman of some means .
There is nothing that can be done .
W@@ he@@ ther T@@ on@@ y real@@ ized it or not , the very or@@ g@@ an that mon@@ it@@ ored his physical , men@@ tal , and emo@@ tional con@@ dition ​ — his b@@ ra@@ in — ​ was mal@@ fun@@ c@@ tion@@ ing when it was over@@ lo@@ ad@@ ed with al@@ co@@ ho@@ l .
Per@@ s@@ onal no@@ tes .
He may per@@ mit us to experience temp@@ or@@ ary hu@@ ng@@ er or th@@ ir@@ st , as the apostle Paul did .
With those re@@ mar@@ ks , Bro@@ ther Samuel H@@ er@@ d , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses , began the gra@@ du@@ ation pro@@ gra@@ m of the 1@@ 1@@ 7@@ th class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad .
33 : 5@@ 2 .
“ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to think deep@@ ly about what Jehovah is saying to you through his Word .
O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ ally , Jehovah told the first human pa@@ ir : “ Be fru@@ it@@ ful and become many and f@@ ill the earth and sub@@ du@@ e it . ”
These artic@@ les high@@ light help@@ ful Bible te@@ x@@ ts , such as Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 8 , which says : “ Wh@@ atever things are true , wh@@ atever things are of serious concer@@ n , wh@@ atever things are righteous , wh@@ atever things are cha@@ st@@ e , wh@@ atever things are lo@@ va@@ ble , wh@@ atever things are well spo@@ ken of , wh@@ atever vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e there is and wh@@ atever pra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy thing there is , continue consider@@ ing these things . ”
Ther@@ efore , when reading Scriptural acc@@ oun@@ ts of events that took place in the dist@@ ant past , we need to consider po@@ pul@@ ar op@@ in@@ ion and valu@@ es in Bible times rather than imp@@ ose our own standards on what we read .
The following w@@ in@@ ter , Na@@ than H . K@@ nor@@ r , who took the lead in organiz@@ ing the worl@@ d@@ wide preaching work , and his se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary , M@@ il@@ t@@ on G .
In other lo@@ c@@ ations , the situation was the other way around .
In a sing@@ le li@@ fe@@ time , people have seen re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble advan@@ ces in trans@@ por@@ tation , commun@@ ic@@ ation , and other te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gi@@ es , which have brought un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted e@@ con@@ om@@ ic chang@@ es .
Since the earth is already such a fine home , i@@ magine what it will be like when “ the happy God , ” Jehovah , makes it a par@@ adise ! ​ — 1 Timothy 1 : 11 . [ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ines on page 2 ]
“ The Pe@@ ople W@@ ho@@ se God Is Jehovah ”
The transl@@ ation con@@ tain@@ s in@@ acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ ies , and the language is now qu@@ ite d@@ ated .
Some disciples from Ju@@ de@@ a may have moved to D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us when persecu@@ tion ar@@ ose after the st@@ on@@ ing of S@@ te@@ ph@@ en . ​ — Acts 8 : 1 .
The Phil@@ ist@@ ine gi@@ ant Go@@ li@@ ath felt in@@ sul@@ ted that his Israel@@ ite challeng@@ er was just a bo@@ y .
The first we learn about him direc@@ tly is in con@@ ne@@ ction with the hist@@ ory of the early Christian congregation .
Be made clean . ” And the man was heal@@ ed !
After wit@@ ness@@ ing at a do@@ or , we would go to another st@@ re@@ et , to another building .
Even the king of N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h rep@@ ented . ​ — J@@ on@@ ah 3 : 1 - 6 .
Those that ex@@ per@@ ts have already deci@@ ph@@ ered fur@@ n@@ ish el@@ o@@ qu@@ ent t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony to the dep@@ end@@ ability of the Bible .
P@@ ut@@ ting it another way , his point was that if we have the ha@@ bi@@ t of show@@ ing kindness to others , including str@@ ang@@ ers or people we do not really know , we might be re@@ war@@ ded in un@@ expe@@ cted ways .
W@@ ho@@ m do you see at this place of worship ?
Jews in the first century had the cu@@ sto@@ m of going to the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es to read from the Scriptures .
As we look for@@ ward to that bless@@ ed time , we have am@@ ple reason to gl@@ ori@@ fy the true God and praise his name .
• During his earthly life , what circumstances and influ@@ ences did Jesus experience fir@@ s@@ th@@ and ?
His mirac@@ les also give us tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous in@@ sight into his person@@ ality and that of his Father .
Rather , her pro@@ pos@@ al reve@@ als a very human out@@ look .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we are en@@ ab@@ led “ to inc@@ ite [ our brothers ] to love and fine works , ” which is an important way of demonstr@@ ating love for one another .
When we pre@@ ached from house to house , we were often bom@@ ba@@ r@@ ded with ro@@ t@@ ten e@@ gg@@ s , ri@@ pe t@@ om@@ at@@ o@@ es , and some@@ times even st@@ ones !
Some believe that the spirit world is in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted by an@@ c@@ est@@ ors who must be hon@@ ored .
We ourselves must gu@@ ard against lo@@ sing our first love for God .
( Read Psalm 34 : 22 . )
Because of his great love for mankind , however , Jehovah made pro@@ vision to for@@ give our sin@@ s if we exerc@@ ise faith in the ransom sacrifice of his Son , Jesus Christ .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on these in@@ ci@@ d@@ ents invol@@ ving Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , and Jac@@ o@@ b can help us to appreci@@ ate the great co@@ st of the ransom
It is imper@@ ative that we seek the ans@@ wers to these questions now because evidence indic@@ ates the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of the following words of the Bible : “ The great day of Jehovah is near . It is near , and there is a h@@ ur@@ r@@ ying of it very much . ” ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 1 : 14 .
He means that we in@@ iti@@ ally buil@@ t our faith and confidence in Jehovah , his promises , and his organization by fe@@ e@@ ding on God’s Word .
“ G@@ et ready to me@@ et your God . ” ​ — A@@ M@@ O@@ S 4 : 12 .
The desire to serve is God - given , and Jehovah’s spirit can strengthen a person to rend@@ er sac@@ red service .
We are f@@ ast appro@@ aching God’s day of judgment .
It also gives us ad@@ ded reason for hope in the resurrection .
This too should be done out of love , not out of com@@ pul@@ sion .
EN@@ C@@ O@@ U@@ R@@ A@@ G@@ E A P@@ O@@ S@@ I@@ T@@ I@@ V@@ E S@@ P@@ I@@ R@@ I@@ T
A@@ no@@ ther Un@@ for@@ get@@ table An@@ nu@@ al Me@@ et@@ ing
For instance , we “ return evil for evil to no one . ” ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 17 - 19 .
Such thinking can even af@@ fect Christian famili@@ es and the congregation .
One of my un@@ c@@ les , who was a prom@@ in@@ ent member of the govern@@ ment , con@@ stan@@ tly cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed me for my decision to associ@@ ate with the Witnesses .
He expe@@ cts his mother to care for him and his son .
Se@@ e@@ king Fir@@ st God’s R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness
They may not show the same respect to an occasi@@ onal vis@@ it@@ or . ”
After the conven@@ tion , they me@@ t the same challeng@@ es on their tri@@ p home , where they found their famili@@ es sa@@ fe and s@@ ound .
On@@ ly by means of his Kingdom will true peace and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity pre@@ va@@ il .
How can humans imitate him in exerc@@ ising this qu@@ ality ?
Such love truly is “ a perfect b@@ ond of uni@@ on . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 12 - 14 .
O@@ b@@ serving God’s remin@@ ders keep@@ s us close to him .
Y@@ oung ones may also face the chall@@ enge of deal@@ ing with what they view to be un@@ fa@@ ir cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism from their parents .
What has God en@@ tru@@ sted to us , and how should we gu@@ ard it ?
But Jesus reve@@ aled a princi@@ ple be@@ h@@ ind that comm@@ and by saying : “ E@@ ver@@ yone that keep@@ s on loo@@ king at a woman so as to have a pas@@ sion for her has already com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with her in his heart . ”
However , some things that had been allow@@ ed under the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law were no longer allow@@ ed for Christians .
“ Yet , ” Jehovah dec@@ la@@ res , “ I will not for@@ get you . ”
They had succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in having him ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted , but now Jesus ’ disciples were f@@ ill@@ ing Jerusalem with talk of his resurrection .
Rather , d@@ well on what he has already done . ”
E@@ no@@ ch had faith that the Se@@ ed promised by God would appe@@ ar in Jehovah’s du@@ e time .
As the in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent invol@@ ving the le@@ p@@ ers teach@@ es us , those who wish to ple@@ ase Christ o@@ we such love and appreciation to all , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of their n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality , r@@ ace , or religion .
Se@@ cond Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les provi@@ des them with a vi@@ vi@@ d sum@@ m@@ ary of events under k@@ ings of the ro@@ y@@ al l@@ ine of David .
What a contr@@ ast to Jesus ’ re@@ action to the three temp@@ t@@ ations !
The Romans co@@ v@@ et@@ ed the is@@ land , and it came under their rule in 5@@ 8 B.C.E .
Not only are these teaching me@@ tho@@ ds fu@@ n but they can keep your children involved , so that Bible principles can t@@ ou@@ ch their heart .
At first we att@@ ac@@ ked each other ver@@ bal@@ ly , then physi@@ c@@ ally .
T@@ w@@ o lo@@ a@@ ves offered
Ther@@ efore , “ do not bring us into temp@@ tation ” is a pet@@ iti@@ on that Jehovah not per@@ mit us to succ@@ um@@ b when we are temp@@ ted to dis@@ obey him .
In the time that rema@@ ins for this system of things , may we continue to take to heart Paul’s s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring words : “ P@@ re@@ ach the word , be at it ur@@ g@@ ently . ”
If we read his Word da@@ ily , study it regul@@ arly , and medit@@ ate on what we read , we will experience gro@@ w@@ th in our po@@ wers of per@@ c@@ ep@@ tion .
Why , then , has a loving God allow@@ ed all this suffering to continue for so many cen@@ tu@@ ries ?
This se@@ ts the st@@ age for har@@ v@@ es@@ ting in l@@ ate sum@@ m@@ er or in a@@ utu@@ m@@ n . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 23 : 16 .
At 2 Corinthians 1 : 23 , we read that ‘ it was to sp@@ are them ’ that he chang@@ ed his origin@@ al pl@@ an to go to Corin@@ th .
The Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then called , saw the need to share the preci@@ ous tru@@ ths they had learned from a di@@ lig@@ ent study of the Scriptures .
Jehovah inspired Paul to fore@@ war@@ n us that life in these cr@@ itical “ last days ” would bring true Christians into cont@@ act with those who are “ lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves , . . . having no n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction . ” ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
D@@ O@@ E@@ S G@@ O@@ D D@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ R@@ O@@ Y TH@@ E E@@ A@@ R@@ T@@ H A@@ T A@@ R@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ D@@ D@@ O@@ N ?
M@@ ore than 30 years later , John wrote his Go@@ spe@@ l and three let@@ ters .
R@@ es@@ pon@@ ding to their encourag@@ ement , in 194@@ 5 , I began my care@@ er in the full - time ministry .
It is also important not to be ign@@ or@@ ant of Satan’s “ desi@@ gn@@ s ” and of his me@@ tho@@ ds of mis@@ le@@ ading people .
Ser@@ ving “ the H@@ app@@ y God ”
Al@@ low nothing to sto@@ p you from comple@@ ting the r@@ ace ! How can we pre@@ v@@ ent an off@@ en@@ se from be@@ coming a stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ ck ?
“ If you do not , ” said Jesus , “ I am coming to you , and I will re@@ move your lam@@ p@@ stand from its place . ”
N@@ O@@ B@@ E@@ L P@@ ri@@ ze w@@ in@@ ner and Na@@ z@@ i H@@ olo@@ ca@@ u@@ st sur@@ vi@@ v@@ or Eli@@ e W@@ i@@ es@@ el once called it “ the most important question a human being has to face . ”
In the i@@ ma@@ ge , Daniel se@@ es the ir@@ on in the leg@@ s ex@@ ten@@ ding down through the fe@@ et and into the to@@ es .
O@@ thers were of the same op@@ in@@ ion .
F@@ or@@ tun@@ ately , it took about an h@@ our before all the work@@ ers had found a se@@ at on the bu@@ ses , which gave the brothers en@@ ough time to talk to most of them .
These at@@ ro@@ c@@ ities are not s@@ cen@@ es from c@@ ru@@ el and viol@@ ent hor@@ ro@@ r mo@@ vi@@ es .
By obe@@ ying those taking the lead among us , we show how much we appreci@@ ate these “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men ” and give evidence of our love for God and for Christ , the He@@ ad of the congregation . ​ — E@@ ph .
Christian parents also need courage .
Our loo@@ king to Jesus as our Ex@@ emp@@ la@@ r and as the one who se@@ ts the p@@ ace for us in the str@@ en@@ u@@ ous r@@ ace for life will also move us to love God and our neigh@@ b@@ or and to find real joy in our sac@@ red service .
Y@@ oung brothers who were called up for ar@@ my service fac@@ ed much pres@@ sure to com@@ promise .
Jesus ’ ear@@ li@@ est disciples under@@ sto@@ od that it does .
R@@ es@@ pon@@ sible shepher@@ ds may be used to cor@@ rec@@ t matters that may need to be read@@ ju@@ sted . ​ — Psalm 4@@ 3 : 5 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 18 ; Ti@@ tu@@ s 1 : 5 .
The early mo@@ d@@ els of the ma@@ ch@@ ine were qu@@ ite heav@@ y to car@@ ry , but later mo@@ d@@ els were consider@@ ab@@ ly ligh@@ ter , and some could even be pla@@ yed when plac@@ ed in a ver@@ tic@@ al position .
Mar@@ k@@ ’s account of Jesus ’ prophecy of the last days reve@@ als that Jesus re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed us to keep al@@ er@@ t .
The op@@ pos@@ er may have ac@@ ted with good mo@@ ti@@ ves , believ@@ ing that he should sto@@ p the responsi@@ ve one from listen@@ ing to the Kingdom message .
What is God’s righteousness , and upon what is it based ?
K@@ EN@@ N@@ Y had a jo@@ b with a to@@ p bro@@ k@@ er@@ age fir@@ m , d@@ ro@@ ve an ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive fore@@ ign ca@@ r , and ow@@ ned a p@@ en@@ th@@ ouse in an a@@ ff@@ lu@@ ent are@@ a of a ma@@ j@@ or city .
The kind of teaching that prote@@ cts a child and mo@@ tiv@@ ates him to do what is right takes time , attention , and pl@@ an@@ ning .
Let me tell you a little about my ear@@ li@@ er life before I expla@@ in how .
What less@@ on might we learn from this ?
As he sp@@ ed toward his des@@ t@@ in@@ ation , a w@@ atch@@ man on a tower saw “ the he@@ a@@ ving mas@@ s of Je@@ hu@@ ’s men . ”
The cour@@ t asked : “ Do these s@@ crip@@ tures inc@@ ite religious en@@ m@@ ity ? ”
Jesus con@@ sen@@ ted to come to earth and be born as a human ba@@ by .
Com@@ men@@ d them for their efforts to learn your language .
The second article expla@@ ins how Christian you@@ ths can succ@@ ess@@ fully me@@ et special challeng@@ es that they face in at@@ tain@@ ing matu@@ r@@ ity .
The world of ung@@ o@@ dly mankind quic@@ k@@ ly showed that it was “ l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one , ” and just as today , true worshipp@@ ers had to fi@@ ght against “ the ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations of the Devil . ” ​ — 1 John 5 : 19 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 11 , 12 .
C@@ learly , dr@@ in@@ king to the point of dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness is con@@ dem@@ ned in the Scriptures . ​ — 1 Corinthians 5 : 11 ; 6 : 9 , 10 .
At that time , my father and my older sister did not serve Jehovah .
This was illustr@@ ated in the case of “ a woman sub@@ ject to a f@@ low of blood tw@@ el@@ ve years . ”
Is our S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d also a gener@@ ous ho@@ st ?
My a@@ un@@ t then asked me to read John 13 : 35 , which states : “ By this all will know that you are my disciples , if you have love among y@@ ourselves . ”
With Jehovah’s ba@@ c@@ king , Bar@@ ak r@@ ou@@ ted S@@ is@@ er@@ a@@ ’s ar@@ my .
Instead of feel@@ ing res@@ ent@@ ment , Jesus for@@ gave the rep@@ ent@@ ant apostle and streng@@ th@@ ened him .
Who should par@@ take ?
During one such in@@ spe@@ ction , some of the sisters were hor@@ ri@@ fied when they real@@ ized that a cop@@ y of The Watchtower was l@@ ying on to@@ p of a table for all to see .
In Isa@@ i@@ ah’s day , the nation of Juda@@ h found themselves in di@@ re st@@ ra@@ its .
“ One of our pri@@ or@@ ities was that of fin@@ ding a congregation with young ones who were doing well spiritually , ” says R@@ ic@@ k@@ y .
They h@@ and@@ led the situation so well that the neigh@@ b@@ or had a change of heart .
Not by n@@ ul@@ li@@ f@@ ying the gift of free will and making humans ro@@ bo@@ ts .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ating the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit ​ — love , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , mil@@ dness , and self - control — ​ will en@@ able us to be jo@@ y@@ fully long - suffering .
We fur@@ ther learned that his Kingdom will end all suffering and that we have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living forever in peace and happiness under Kingdom rule . ​ — John 3 : 16 ; Re@@ v .
Mar@@ ch 15 , 20@@ 10
The apostle Paul wrote : “ I pl@@ anted , A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s w@@ at@@ ered , but God kept making it gro@@ w . ”
If we s@@ li@@ de into s@@ le@@ e@@ pl@@ ike in@@ activ@@ ity , we may be stri@@ pp@@ ed of our Christian id@@ ent@@ ity .
Ther@@ efore , we ad@@ here clo@@ sel@@ y to those principles .
What do you value high@@ ly ?
A@@ mo@@ s pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed pri@@ mar@@ ily against what nation , and what form@@ s of op@@ pres@@ sion ex@@ is@@ ted there ?
It was first brought up in the op@@ ening pages of the Bible .
What is the situation today ?
Wh@@ atever might have been the old prophe@@ t’s mo@@ tive , he lied .
We can be sure that he will always do what is best for us and take care of us .
J@@ on@@ as also appreci@@ ates that others care : “ Many s@@ end car@@ ds and mes@@ sa@@ ges .
P@@ E@@ R@@ S@@ I@@ A@@ N K@@ IN@@ G@@ S F@@ R@@ O@@ M 5@@ 37 T@@ O 4@@ 6@@ 7 B.C.E .
If so , what do you pray for ?
The bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering , for example , was vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary .
For the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 anointed ones , it will mean im@@ mor@@ tal life in heaven , where they will share with Jesus in his Kingdom “ and will rule as k@@ ings with him for the th@@ ous@@ and years . ”
So who was Ch@@ es@@ ter Be@@ at@@ ty ?
Al@@ so , he at@@ temp@@ ts to bul@@ ly them into sub@@ mis@@ sion .
Ex@@ c@@ essi@@ ve concer@@ n for appro@@ val , however , is coun@@ ter@@ pro@@ duc@@ tive , le@@ ading to lo@@ ss of self - respect or a feel@@ ing of re@@ je@@ ction .
T@@ w@@ o W@@ om@@ en , T@@ w@@ o C@@ o@@ ven@@ ants
Some of the Jewish ex@@ il@@ es were faithful servants of God .
The earth was to become the per@@ man@@ ent home for all mankind .
“ One is satis@@ f@@ ying dem@@ and .
• How can we keep our message positi@@ ve ?
“ B@@ ad people will have to bo@@ w down before the good ones , ” says the wise king , “ and the wicked people at the g@@ ates of the righteous one . ”
No@@ tice , too , that Jesus did not re@@ stri@@ ct his words to friends and brothers .
If someone did show interest in the Kingdom message , the neigh@@ b@@ ors lost no time in disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ing fur@@ ther cont@@ act with the Witnesses .
[ C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ine ]
These milli@@ ons have been lear@@ ning the righteous and just ways of Jehovah , and as a result , worl@@ d@@ wide they enjoy a un@@ ity that is c@@ em@@ ented by Christian love .
Not A@@ lo@@ ne When Our Fa@@ ith W@@ as T@@ ested
“ Then I rec@@ al@@ led that while atten@@ ding the s@@ em@@ in@@ ary in B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m , I used to read the C@@ r@@ am@@ p@@ on Bible .
Some who would de@@ arly love to be at congregation meetings and ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es may r@@ ar@@ ely be able to do so .
25 : 23 - 33 .
T@@ ell the person that mar@@ it@@ al problems are best discus@@ sed with his mate , with a matu@@ re Christian of the same se@@ x who wants his uni@@ on to succ@@ e@@ ed , or with the elders .
As a par@@ ent lo@@ ves her chil@@ d’s simp@@ le expres@@ sion , Jehovah appreci@@ ates it when we give him our best
The Bible makes clear that Jehovah has deep feelings that are s@@ ti@@ r@@ red by the good or the bad actions of humans .
11 Do Your P@@ l@@ ans H@@ ar@@ mon@@ ize With God’s P@@ ur@@ pose ?
Will prayer lead to a change in your situation ?
E@@ very s@@ pr@@ ing a great fes@@ ti@@ val was held there in her honor .
B@@ ad associ@@ ations destro@@ y faith , but good associ@@ ations buil@@ d it .
One S@@ un@@ day af@@ ter@@ no@@ on , K@@ en@@ ne@@ th and F@@ il@@ om@@ ena , who live in C@@ u@@ ra@@ ç@@ a@@ o , went to vis@@ it a married cou@@ ple with whom they were con@@ duc@@ ting a Bible study .
What a fine less@@ on for those who lo@@ se privile@@ ges of service in God’s congregation today !
They fac@@ ed “ fi@@ er@@ y tri@@ als . ”
I@@ d@@ enti@@ f@@ ying the gi@@ v@@ ers of gi@@ f@@ ts could lead to “ s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring up com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on ” as to which is the better or the more co@@ st@@ ly gift .
How spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c are your prayers , and what do they reve@@ al about your love for Jehovah ?
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ arly associ@@ ate with the Christian congregation .
Why is it important to make time for commun@@ ic@@ ation ?
P@@ le@@ ase feel free to bring me more of your fil@@ ms . ” ​ — Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or Ser@@ ge@@ i I@@ l@@ y@@ ich Ku@@ z@@ ne@@ t@@ so@@ v , de@@ an of the fac@@ ul@@ ty of hist@@ ory of I@@ r@@ kut@@ s@@ k St@@ ate Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity , Rus@@ sia .
I moved back to P@@ un@@ ta Ar@@ en@@ as , where I began teaching mu@@ si@@ c and working as a c@@ el@@ l@@ ist .
K@@ o@@ i@@ ch@@ i now happ@@ ily ser@@ ves as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant .
The mo@@ tion - pi@@ c@@ ture in@@ du@@ str@@ y was thus in its inf@@ an@@ cy in 19@@ 12 when Rus@@ sel@@ l b@@ ol@@ dly la@@ un@@ ched pre@@ par@@ ations for the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama . ”
( b ) What is involved in “ sal@@ vation by [ God ] ” ?
In fact , some say that they feel clo@@ s@@ er to God when enjo@@ ying n@@ ature out@@ do@@ ors than when atten@@ ding a religious service in a ch@@ urch .
What valu@@ able less@@ ons can we learn from those te@@ x@@ ts ?
He ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ It was ad@@ ded to make trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions man@@ i@@ f@@ est , until the se@@ ed should arri@@ ve to whom the promise had been made ; and it was trans@@ mit@@ ted through angels by the hand of a medi@@ at@@ or [ Moses ] . ”
Is it sel@@ f@@ ish , though , to ask this about prayer ?
In such c@@ as@@ es , ign@@ or@@ ing the di@@ ct@@ ates of our conscience may , in effect , mean ign@@ or@@ ing what Jehovah’s spirit says .
Some su@@ gg@@ est that the psal@@ m ref@@ ers to the att@@ ack on Israel by the co@@ al@@ iti@@ on of A@@ m@@ m@@ on , Mo@@ a@@ b , and the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of M@@ ount Se@@ ir in the days of Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at .
The pi@@ c@@ tures and cap@@ tions in the “ T@@ e@@ ach@@ er ” book are powerful teaching to@@ ol@@ s
Ad@@ van@@ ces in the prin@@ ting in@@ du@@ str@@ y have contribu@@ ted to the worl@@ d@@ wide preaching of the good news .
The second article an@@ al@@ y@@ z@@ es the attitude that congregation elders should stri@@ ve to a@@ do@@ pt as they serve as under@@ shepher@@ ds of the flo@@ ck .
After Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , God’s Kingdom will u@@ sh@@ er in a mar@@ vel@@ ous “ new earth ” in which “ righteousness is to d@@ well . ”
T@@ ak@@ ing in that streng@@ th@@ ening food is ess@@ enti@@ al if we are to “ put on the complete su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or from God . ”
We did not place the mo@@ on so that its at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive power would help to pro@@ du@@ ce ti@@ des that nor@@ m@@ ally do not over@@ wh@@ el@@ m our co@@ ast@@ s or us person@@ ally .
At the P@@ u@@ bli@@ c Me@@ et@@ ing , speak@@ ers present instru@@ ction from God’s Word , including Jehovah’s remin@@ ders and Jesus ’ wonderful “ sa@@ y@@ ings of everlasting life . ”
Thus , to be vie@@ wed by God as righteous , we give c@@ he@@ er@@ fully and gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ously , especially in field service when o@@ ffering spiritual help to our neigh@@ b@@ ors .
Per@@ haps you have done that with sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant resul@@ ts , and so have your spiritual brothers and sisters .
• What human tend@@ enc@@ y must we gu@@ ard against , and why ?
D@@ eli@@ ver me , I pray you , from my bro@@ ther’s hand , from E@@ sa@@ u@@ ’s hand , because I am af@@ ra@@ id of him that he may come and certainly as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t me , mother together with children .
But now , here he was ​ — the second rul@@ er to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h in the mi@@ gh@@ ty nation of Egy@@ pt !
In his life st@@ ory , Bro@@ ther K@@ ar@@ l K@@ le@@ in , who served on the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , told of an occasi@@ on when he received f@@ ran@@ k re@@ pro@@ of from Bro@@ ther J . F .
E@@ ach qu@@ ality that Peter lis@@ ts is vital , and no@@ ne can be om@@ it@@ ted .
The prophecy of A@@ mo@@ s con@@ tain@@ s a wonderful message of hope and comfort for righ@@ tly dis@@ posed individuals .
When that does not ac@@ hi@@ eve their go@@ al , evil spi@@ r@@ its often har@@ ass and make mis@@ er@@ able those who become ent@@ ang@@ led in their we@@ b .
We will consider these : ( 1 ) Jehovah requi@@ res un@@ h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical worship , ( 2 ) God shows his people loyal love , ( 3 ) we need to hope in Jehovah con@@ stan@@ tly , ( 4 ) Jehovah’s ways are always u@@ pri@@ ght , and ( 5 ) sin@@ n@@ ers can return to Jehovah .
In one of the c@@ ities there , Jesus enc@@ oun@@ tered a p@@ iti@@ ful sight .
This thought be@@ comes evid@@ ent when we exam@@ ine what life Jesus was speaking about .
“ Those who are ho@@ p@@ ing in Jehovah will reg@@ a@@ in power , ” wrote the prophet Isaiah .
O@@ cc@@ asi@@ on@@ ally during the pro@@ gra@@ m , the a@@ udi@@ ence could hear ro@@ o@@ st@@ ers cro@@ wing and h@@ ens c@@ ac@@ k@@ ling as their e@@ gg@@ s were being ga@@ ther@@ ed .
This inter@@ n@@ ational preaching and teaching work is another fac@@ t@@ or that con@@ v@@ inc@@ es many people that Jehovah’s Witnesses are the true followers of Christ Jesus .
What is involved in show@@ ing honor to our fellow believers ?
He even re@@ turned all the gi@@ f@@ ts that Ju@@ li@@ e and Joseph had given him over the years .
Such people often have little appreciation for others .
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ing and man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting love in these two res@@ pe@@ cts will help us to la@@ y a fine f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for being Chris@@ t@@ like teach@@ ers .
When we re@@ ached our des@@ t@@ in@@ ation , the kindness and ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality of our Christian brothers and sisters were over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing .
From what the Bible says , we can conclu@@ de that An@@ na used her chang@@ ed circumstances to draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah .
Jesus pati@@ ently explained things because he had a ke@@ en interest in others . ​ — Matthew 16 : 5 - 12 .
No@@ tice that Paul l@@ in@@ ks dis@@ obedi@@ ence with fa@@ il@@ ure to en@@ ter into God’s rest .
It we@@ igh@@ ed 1@@ 26 p@@ oun@@ ds [ 5@@ 7 k@@ g ] !
When Christian shepher@@ ds need to counsel your re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous child , you may feel an ur@@ ge to prote@@ ct him from the discipl@@ ine .
In a po@@ e@@ tic way , the prophecy states that these good things would appe@@ al to the earth to rel@@ e@@ ase its nu@@ tri@@ ents , and the earth would ask the heavens for ra@@ in .
If it did , how could I obey Jesus ’ comm@@ and to love my enem@@ ies ?
He said : “ He that appro@@ ach@@ es God must believe that he is and that he be@@ comes the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ”
L@@ ef@@ t to right : Rus@@ sel@@ l , W@@ a@@ y@@ ne , C@@ lar@@ a , Ar@@ di@@ s , me , and C@@ ur@@ t@@ is in 19@@ 27
Does that pro@@ spe@@ ct appe@@ al to you ?
It beg@@ ins : “ Our Father in the heavens , let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied , ” meaning hal@@ low@@ ed , or made holy .
That will be in order to over@@ thro@@ w and an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ate the strength of the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the nations . ​ — H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 2 : 22 .
God is long - suffering .
I remember with f@@ on@@ dness the encourag@@ ement I received .
When two Christians mar@@ ry in a way that is leg@@ al and recogn@@ ized , that uni@@ on is bin@@ ding in God’s eyes .
D@@ ra@@ w less@@ ons from cre@@ ation .
He expla@@ ins : “ The t@@ ong@@ ue is also a fi@@ re . ”
“ May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father , who loved us and gave everlasting comfort and good hope by means of un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , comfort your hearts and make you fir@@ m . ” ​ — 2 Th@@ ess .
“ C@@ ar@@ ry On P@@ ra@@ y@@ er on E@@ very O@@ cc@@ asi@@ on ”
A nee@@ dy 70 - year - old la@@ dy always off@@ ers something to the pione@@ ers who vis@@ it her .
“ Wh@@ ere anyone he@@ ars the word of the kingdom but does not get the sense of it , ” Jesus said , “ the wicked one comes and s@@ n@@ atch@@ es away what has been s@@ own in his heart . ” ​ — Matthew 13 : 19 .
( a ) Why is it important for us to sc@@ he@@ du@@ le time for personal study ?
By that time there were 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 15 sh@@ aring in s@@ pre@@ ading the good news from God’s Word , the Bible .
We moved to w@@ es@@ ter@@ n C@@ ol@@ or@@ a@@ do , where my parents lived .
In Ju@@ ly 1@@ 7@@ 32 , Ser@@ ap@@ him arri@@ ved in e@@ ast@@ er@@ n Si@@ b@@ eri@@ a b@@ ound in ir@@ ons and was thro@@ wn into the in@@ fam@@ ous O@@ k@@ ho@@ t@@ s@@ k pris@@ on .
Mo@@ re@@ over , these four ke@@ y prophe@@ ci@@ es out@@ l@@ ine what your future and that of your loved ones can be .
P@@ u@@ t yourself in Na@@ th@@ an’s place .
These bring un@@ told mis@@ er@@ y and hor@@ ro@@ r to milli@@ ons of in@@ no@@ c@@ ent vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s .
And love , as we shall see later , is vital to happiness .
The ar@@ k of the covenant was not made ready until about the end of 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E .
Christian sla@@ very is based on love for God .
Pe@@ ople want to ‘ live their own lives ’ and str@@ ong@@ ly res@@ ist having others ‘ in@@ va@@ de their sp@@ ace . ’
Now he se@@ es just how de@@ tri@@ men@@ tal continu@@ ing in this course would be to his prog@@ ress !
No@@ tice that the cr@@ itical times are to ex@@ ist “ in the last days ” of Satan’s present wicked system of things .
By having a for@@ giving spirit and thinking positi@@ vely of others , we will enjoy pe@@ ace@@ ful rel@@ ations with fellow worshipp@@ ers .
There is no reason to believe that God has chang@@ ed his view .
We heard the ke@@ y being in@@ ser@@ ted in the lo@@ ck , and in wal@@ ked a gu@@ ard .
A Y@@ E@@ A@@ R has not yet pas@@ sed since the Israelites were li@@ ber@@ ated from Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an b@@ onda@@ ge .
9 : 37 .
“ The fore@@ ign@@ ers ” are Jesus ’ “ other sheep . ”
Sh@@ ould we not feel similar com@@ pas@@ sion for people who could po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally rep@@ ent over a sin@@ ful life course and gain God’s fav@@ or ?
On@@ ce the Law covenant led the Jews to the Messi@@ ah , Jehovah reve@@ aled fur@@ ther as@@ pe@@ cts of the fulfill@@ ment of his purpose .
King David is a pri@@ me example .
As Creator , Jehovah could righ@@ tly ex@@ pect Adam to be obedi@@ ent .
30 200@@ 8 “ G@@ u@@ i@@ ded by God’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tion Lo@@ c@@ ations
On meeting days , Jo@@ el makes sure that we go to the Kingdom H@@ all early because he wants to be there in time to give a war@@ m wel@@ come to all those en@@ ter@@ ing the h@@ all .
Jose@@ ph@@ us , who wrote about Jewish hist@@ ory , explained how the Romans were able to en@@ ter Jerusalem in the year 70 after Christ .
G@@ r@@ and blessings are in st@@ ore for all who me@@ et his requi@@ re@@ ment ‘ to be mo@@ des@@ t in wal@@ king with God . ’
After a cou@@ ple of vis@@ its to their place of worship , I could see ri@@ v@@ al@@ ry among prom@@ in@@ ent members of the group .
Yet , this does not pre@@ v@@ ent the ‘ slave ’ from allow@@ ing qu@@ ali@@ fied overse@@ ers from among the “ other sheep ” to care for leg@@ al and ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ative responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
R@@ em@@ ember , too , that the meaning of the prophe@@ ci@@ es in Daniel was not to become clear until “ the time of the end . ”
During the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn of Christ and his associ@@ ate king - pri@@ ests , the great crow@@ d will be jo@@ ined by un@@ told num@@ bers of resur@@ rec@@ ted ones .
Thus , Jesus c@@ learly indic@@ ated the position of his true followers with respect to “ this system of things , ” who@@ se go@@ d is Satan .
However , when we read the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s account concer@@ ning the wi@@ do@@ w who d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed into the tre@@ a@@ sur@@ y ch@@ est “ two small co@@ ins of very little value , ” we can appreci@@ ate that gener@@ os@@ ity is me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed , not by qu@@ an@@ t@@ ity , but by the prop@@ er inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of the heart . ​ — Luke 21 : 1 - 4 .
But he cor@@ rec@@ tly dis@@ cer@@ ned that the develop@@ ment of his own body att@@ ested to ad@@ v@@ ance pl@@ an@@ ning .
M@@ an’s spiritual inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation has led him to ex@@ pl@@ ore the un@@ known .
If we are res@@ ol@@ ved to do God’s will , there is nothing Satan can do to bre@@ ak our integrity . ​ — Job 2 : 3 ; 27 : 5 .
To his wor@@ ri@@ ed parents , Jesus said : “ Di@@ d you not know that I must be in the house of my Father ? ”
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ately , he could ask Jehovah : “ Do remember . . . O my God , for good , all that I have done in be@@ half of this people . ”
; B@@ in@@ ey , S .
Ju@@ cal was one of the pr@@ inc@@ es who ur@@ ged Z@@ e@@ de@@ ki@@ ah : “ Let this man [ Jeremiah ] , ple@@ ase , be put to death , for . . . he is we@@ ak@@ ening the hands of the men of war . ”
For example , Jesus heal@@ ed ever@@ yone who came to him for help .
Read L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 8 : 5 , 6 .
If th@@ i@@ ev@@ es had come into E@@ dom , they would have taken only what they wanted .
But there is even more good news !
“ After just one year serving in my new assignment , ” she rel@@ ates , “ D@@ or@@ at@@ ine , a young mother with whom I stu@@ died the Bible , got baptized at our cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly . ”
If you tre@@ asure your privilege of serving Jehovah , you can be sure that he will supp@@ ly your physical and spiritual needs , just as he provided su@@ st@@ en@@ ance for the L@@ ev@@ ites .
H@@ er family was pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous en@@ ough to have servants , but Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h was not co@@ dd@@ led or tre@@ ated like a pr@@ inc@@ ess ; she was ra@@ ised to work hard .
T@@ es@@ ti@@ mony invol@@ ving so many e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses cannot be dis@@ coun@@ ted .
Ha@@ ve we been affe@@ cted by this spirit ?
1@@ 16 : 12 - 14 ; 1@@ 33 : 3 ; Pro@@ v .
How eas@@ y it is for Jehovah to know what is in the hearts of men !
If we ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct our Bible reading , our personal study , our prayers , and our Christian ministry and meetings , we may leave ourselves o@@ pen to doub@@ ts ra@@ ised by others .
“ TH@@ E D@@ R@@ A@@ W@@ IN@@ G N@@ E@@ A@@ R T@@ O G@@ O@@ D I@@ S G@@ O@@ O@@ D F@@ O@@ R M@@ E ”
Since Jehovah deli@@ gh@@ ts in doing what br@@ ings ple@@ asure to others , it is only reason@@ able to ex@@ pect that those who want to be God’s friends would do the things that make his “ heart rejo@@ ice . ”
Ri@@ ght C@@ ho@@ ic@@ es L@@ ed to Li@@ fel@@ ong B@@ less@@ ings
Then , 26 years later , what a joy it was to see him with his wife and three daugh@@ ters at the dedic@@ ation of the new P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al Bethel !
“ Th@@ ro@@ w your bur@@ den on Jehovah , and he will su@@ sta@@ in you , ” says Psalm 5@@ 5 : 22 .
El@@ ders work di@@ lig@@ ently to prote@@ ct the congregation from those who tell mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous lies .
We will no longer re@@ act to per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es with out@@ bur@@ st@@ s of “ mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous bit@@ ter@@ ness and anger and wr@@ ath and s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing and a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch . ”
H@@ as their hist@@ ory been mar@@ ked by love ?
O@@ b@@ ser@@ ves V@@ in@@ e@@ ’s Ex@@ pos@@ it@@ ory Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of O@@ ld and New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent Wor@@ ds : “ Lo@@ ve can be known only from the actions it prom@@ p@@ ts . ”
This article will show us how to gain comfort , both for ourselves and for others who are g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing .
8@@ 00 *
It will be a long time before the end comes .
They would be without self - control , fi@@ er@@ ce .
How can you avoid saying something you will later reg@@ re@@ t ?
It is even more tra@@ gi@@ c to sacrifice your in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with Jehovah through mis@@ use or over@@ use of te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy .
That is clear from the prophecy in Isaiah chap@@ ter 35 , which had an in@@ iti@@ al fulfill@@ ment when the Israelites re@@ turned from Babyl@@ on .
M@@ in@@ y@@ u has been par@@ al@@ y@@ zed since bir@@ th .
J@@ on : So , can you expla@@ in the prophecy in Daniel to me ?
* Un@@ da@@ un@@ ted , Bro@@ ther H@@ en@@ sc@@ he@@ l re@@ turned to Li@@ b@@ eri@@ a just a few months later to me@@ et with the pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the country and to seek greater fre@@ e@@ dom of worship for Jehovah’s Witnesses there .
“ The earth will certainly be filled with the knowledge of Jehovah as the w@@ at@@ ers are co@@ ver@@ ing the very se@@ a . ”
“ E@@ ye for E@@ ye ”
The Watchtower of Mar@@ ch 15 , 199@@ 2 , said that just as the Israelites were taken cap@@ tive to Babyl@@ on , in 19@@ 18 Jehovah’s servants became cap@@ ti@@ ves of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at .
It is sh@@ aring in this work that id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es one public@@ ly as a gen@@ u@@ ine Christian minis@@ ter .
The succ@@ ess of this gr@@ and end@@ e@@ av@@ or will lar@@ g@@ ely dep@@ end on the ex@@ t@@ ent to which you have m@@ ol@@ ded your chil@@ d’s heart .
Of course , if life were not so sh@@ ort , wa@@ iting would be less of a cause for concer@@ n .
Even when we experience the lo@@ ss of material things because of op@@ position or persecu@@ tion that we su@@ ff@@ er for ho@@ l@@ ding to the Christian way , we can be cont@@ ent know@@ ing that Jehovah will re@@ ward us fully .
When imp@@ ris@@ oned , he was cour@@ te@@ ous even to his fellow pris@@ on@@ ers .
Jehovah remin@@ ded the con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries of A@@ mo@@ s that He had brought their an@@ c@@ est@@ ors into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and and had helped them to clear it of all their enem@@ ies .
( b ) How does Jehovah view our service to him ?
Paul stated : “ Wh@@ en@@ ever it is that they are saying : ‘ Pe@@ ace and se@@ cur@@ ity ! ’
Can we simp@@ li@@ fy our lives or re@@ du@@ ce di@@ str@@ actions so that we can give more attention to the all - important preaching work ?
F@@ re@@ e@@ dom of worship in Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ a has been gr@@ anted prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely over the last sever@@ al years .
Gi@@ ving Jehovah Our B@@ est
Will we accept the change ?
Jesus also showed loy@@ al@@ ty to his faithful apostles . Des@@ pite their we@@ ak@@ nesses and imper@@ fe@@ ctions , Jesus loved them “ to the end . ”
To Jehovah’s Witnesses , it is a Christian du@@ ty to be “ in sub@@ je@@ ction to the su@@ peri@@ or [ govern@@ ment ] author@@ ities . ”
The second article will show some ways in which we can prove that we person@@ ally have jo@@ ined Jehovah in his rest .
L@@ ater , she also dis@@ co@@ vered that her contribu@@ tions were not used to help children in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
So by the time we pa@@ id our r@@ ent , we had little to live on , and we were not always sure where our next me@@ al would come from .
To deter@@ mine where our heart is le@@ ading us , it is good to exam@@ ine ourselves from time to time .
He can give them courage and wisdom .
But they had already cho@@ s@@ en to ris@@ k death rather than dis@@ obey Jehovah .
6 : 16 , 20 ; E@@ ph .
Hence , mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s are more likely to occ@@ ur in such grou@@ ps than they are in a large , esta@@ bli@@ shed congregation .
Pro@@ te@@ ct Y@@ our@@ self A@@ ga@@ inst W@@ ic@@ ked S@@ pi@@ r@@ its
Jesus said : “ The same way it will be on that day when the Son of man is to be reve@@ aled . ”
It means taking full advan@@ ta@@ ge of God’s spiritual pro@@ v@@ isions .
I felt that it was all right there because ever@@ yone was kind and my family seem@@ ed happy , but why we always went there , I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t know .
He also provided for their ba@@ si@@ c needs .
* When An@@ ne was in her l@@ ate te@@ ens , she served as a regul@@ ar pioneer .
Paul was able to accom@@ pl@@ ish what by means of holy spirit ?
See The Watchtower of Ju@@ ly 1 , 199@@ 6 , pages 14 - 24 .
By making the effort to trans@@ form ‘ the for@@ ce ac@@ tu@@ ating our mind , ’ that is , the d@@ om@@ in@@ ant inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of our mind , we can change our person@@ ality from one that is over@@ ly ne@@ g@@ ative to one that is positi@@ ve .
C@@ lar@@ ity comes from pr@@ un@@ ing out un@@ necess@@ ary words and ph@@ r@@ as@@ es .
We certainly should consider these examples seri@@ ously , for Paul was inspired to wr@@ ite : “ These things went on be@@ f@@ all@@ ing them as examples , and they were written for a war@@ ning to us upon whom the ends of the syst@@ em@@ s of things have arri@@ ved . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
The po@@ pul@@ ar@@ ity of a prac@@ tice does not make it right .
This refu@@ s@@ al may have pu@@ z@@ z@@ led some .
Joseph t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully said to his brothers : “ P@@ le@@ ase listen to this dre@@ am that I had . ”
How much all of us appreci@@ ate the who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted service of our fellow worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah !
Does this not show that the earth will be bur@@ ned up ?
Some days before , the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus comman@@ ded Peter and others to bapti@@ ze people “ in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit . ”
We read : “ The way the land of Egy@@ pt does , in which you d@@ wel@@ t , you must not do ; and the way the land of Cana@@ an does , into which I am br@@ ing@@ ing you , you must not do ; and in their st@@ atu@@ tes you must not walk . ”
Of course , in some are@@ as two pers@@ ons ​ — each with a well - tra@@ ined conscience — ​ may re@@ ach different conclu@@ sions and thus make different decisions .
Your me@@ th@@ od of bu@@ d@@ get@@ ing does not need to be com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated .
Some gi@@ f@@ ts are preci@@ ous because they were given to us by someone in authority or someone whom we high@@ ly es@@ te@@ em .
After the meeting , two publi@@ sh@@ ers discus@@ s this ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement .
After Jesus had fa@@ sted for 40 days and 40 ni@@ gh@@ ts , Satan at@@ temp@@ ted to appe@@ al to Jesus ’ desire for food .
They have pe@@ ered into the g@@ ene@@ tic stru@@ c@@ ture of living things .
Your F@@ am@@ ily and F@@ ri@@ ends Re@@ ally Mat@@ ter
By fe@@ a@@ sting , re@@ vel@@ ry , and the ex@@ chang@@ ing of pres@@ ents .
“ W@@ as it not you that h@@ ated me so that you d@@ ro@@ ve me out of my fa@@ ther’s house ? ” he respon@@ ds .
Some Par@@ isi@@ an su@@ bur@@ bs , having many high - ris@@ e hous@@ ing b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks mar@@ ked by d@@ el@@ in@@ qu@@ enc@@ y and un@@ emp@@ loy@@ ment , re@@ present Par@@ is ’ dar@@ k@@ er side .
“ We [ ge@@ op@@ h@@ ysi@@ c@@ ists ] call them great earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es .
“ Su@@ cc@@ ess s@@ mil@@ ed upon me ; pres@@ ti@@ ge and privilege accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed me , ” she said , “ but on the in@@ side , there was a vo@@ id , a deep dis@@ satis@@ fac@@ tion . ”
A fellow Witness says : “ She has a f@@ an@@ t@@ as@@ tic ability to keep up with congregation activities .
How true the words of David : “ My own er@@ r@@ ors have pas@@ sed over my head ; like a heav@@ y lo@@ ad they are too heav@@ y for me . ”
Ex@@ am@@ ple : David pray@@ ed to expres@@ s rep@@ ent@@ ance and s@@ or@@ ro@@ w . ​ — Psalm 5@@ 1 .
F@@ in@@ ally , David and his men arri@@ ved at the city of Ma@@ h@@ ana@@ im .
Some cla@@ im that there is no such thing as free will ​ — that all our actions are pre@@ determined by God .
He encoura@@ ged them to s@@ tic@@ k faith@@ fully to Jehovah , his Word , and the assign@@ ments for which they were tra@@ ined .
That time would see a com@@ bin@@ ation of worl@@ d@@ wide events and circumstances that di@@ ff@@ ers from anything in man@@ kin@@ d’s hist@@ ory .
Like Jesus , many today have been reas@@ sur@@ ed when they have seen how God has respon@@ ded to their re@@ ques@@ ts for help in making wise decisions .
Then give a reason@@ able ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation as to why . ​ — Romans 12 : 1 .
Many had taken fore@@ ign wi@@ ves , and their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing did not even speak the language of the Jews .
Some Fa@@ il to En@@ ter In@@ to God’s R@@ est
• What will help us to exam@@ ine our attitude toward al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ ages ?
The Bible indic@@ ates that Joseph was about 17 or 18 years old when he en@@ tered P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s house and that he rema@@ ined there long en@@ ough to gro@@ w into young man@@ ho@@ od ​ — perhaps a few years .
In du@@ e course , such strong and du@@ ra@@ ble fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps may pa@@ ve the way for loy@@ al@@ ty in marriage .
Mas@@ ah@@ ik@@ o rec@@ alls : “ One day our family and a few Christian friends deci@@ ded to t@@ our Bethel .
Par@@ ting En@@ coura@@ g@@ ement
Bo@@ th of them loved Jehovah .
No two living things on earth are comple@@ t@@ ely al@@ ike , so we can reason@@ ab@@ ly conclu@@ de that Jehovah has bless@@ ed each one of his milli@@ ons of angels with uni@@ qu@@ en@@ ess .
; Ri@@ e@@ de@@ l , T .
What David could not do : David could not un@@ do what he had done . And he could not es@@ cap@@ e the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of his mis@@ takes .
And we can be sure that our loving Father valu@@ es every effort we make to obey him .
5 : 5 - 8 ​ — How did water , blood , and spirit be@@ ar witness to the fact that “ Jesus is the Son of God ” ?
Consider care@@ fully what Eli@@ j@@ ah asked the wi@@ do@@ w to do .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , in those days certain brothers wrote let@@ ters to the congregations in order to strengthen them .
When were mas@@ sive religious stru@@ c@@ tures in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed to prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians ?
Our hope of everlasting life on a par@@ adise earth dep@@ ends on the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of Jehovah’s name and the recogn@@ iti@@ on thr@@ ough@@ out the uni@@ verse of his righteous so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
The family of An@@ n@@ as were no@@ t@@ ori@@ ously gre@@ e@@ dy and en@@ or@@ m@@ ously we@@ al@@ thy .
This , cou@@ pl@@ ed with my fa@@ il@@ ure to real@@ ize the d@@ anger of close associ@@ ation with those who do not live by Bible standards , led to my making a g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous mis@@ take .
When Ar@@ th@@ ur re@@ turned a year later , we were assign@@ ed to the dist@@ ri@@ ct work and co@@ vered S@@ co@@ t@@ land , nor@@ ther@@ n Eng@@ land , and N@@ or@@ ther@@ n I@@ rel@@ and .
He is in heaven , and this vision de@@ pi@@ cts him with his heavenly ar@@ mi@@ es .
All its members need one another .
The result is , as the new@@ s@@ pa@@ per S@@ ü@@ d@@ de@@ ut@@ sc@@ he Z@@ ei@@ tun@@ g repor@@ ted , “ a wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad need for guid@@ ance . ”
He said : “ What about the Solomon Is@@ lands ? ”
In 198@@ 8 , I was invit@@ ed to the dedic@@ ation of the new@@ ly ex@@ pan@@ ded branch of@@ fice in G@@ h@@ ana .
How has the slave class provided tim@@ ely spiritual food through its Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , and why is sub@@ mis@@ sion to the slave class f@@ it@@ ting ?
Abraham was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah would never act un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly by “ pu@@ t@@ ting the righteous man to death with the wicked one . ”
When we co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with these brothers , we are un@@ ited and serve Jehovah in an organiz@@ ed way . ​ — Com@@ pare Acts 6 : 3 - 6 .
We have the God - given responsi@@ bility to use our a@@ bil@@ ities and qualities as a means of con@@ ve@@ ying expres@@ sions of God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness to our fellow believers .
How did Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has re@@ act ?
This was not a new thought for Christians who had a Jewish ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 22 , 1@@ 39
For a discus@@ sion of how sin and death origin@@ ated , see chap@@ ter 6 of the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
G@@ r@@ ate@@ ful for Jehovah’s Go@@ o@@ dness
It can help us to real@@ ize that we ought to refle@@ ct on how Jehovah helped us in the past , for such tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed mem@@ ori@@ es can move us to pray for his ass@@ ist@@ ance when we face new tri@@ als .
The love we show for others dra@@ ws people to our heavenly Father .
So I gave him the boo@@ k@@ let Re@@ fu@@ ge@@ es , * thinking that he might read it .
3 “ What You V@@ ow , Pa@@ y ”
Of course , not all chang@@ es have been for the better .
H@@ er@@ o@@ do@@ tu@@ s wrote : “ They cu@@ t off a part of their ear@@ s , sh@@ a@@ ve their he@@ a@@ ds , make cu@@ ts r@@ ound their ar@@ ms , te@@ ar their fore@@ he@@ a@@ ds and no@@ ses , and pi@@ er@@ ce their left hands with ar@@ ro@@ ws . ”
To that end , we need to id@@ enti@@ fy tra@@ di@@ tional practic@@ es that give worshi@@ p@@ ful honor to wicked spirit for@@ ces .
That is so today too .
After one ex@@ ten@@ sive preaching t@@ our , Jesus and his apostles were about to go to an is@@ ol@@ ated place to get some rest .
When I re@@ turned , one po@@ li@@ ce@@ man en@@ tered our study are@@ a and took everything he could see with the Watchtower lo@@ go on it , including the liter@@ ature in my wit@@ ness@@ ing ba@@ g and my Bible .
To this no@@ ble end , many men went to Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a to learn Af@@ ri@@ can langu@@ ages .
What situation especially c@@ alls for displa@@ ying Christ’s men@@ tal attitude ?
R@@ es@@ pon@@ ding to that as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t , the Su@@ pre@@ me Ju@@ dge will de@@ f@@ end his servants and san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy his name among the nations . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 38 : 14 - 18 , 22 , 23 .
The Bible also says : “ Ex@@ pe@@ ct@@ ation post@@ pon@@ ed is making the heart si@@ ck . ”
The apostles who were fi@@ sh@@ er@@ men were likely gr@@ ati@@ fied by a good c@@ atch .
H@@ ere especially , Jesus ’ teaching de@@ par@@ ts from that of the D@@ al@@ a@@ i L@@ ama , for Jesus taught that humans cannot be truly happy in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent of God .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , Jesus Christ , is called “ the great shepher@@ d of the sheep . ”
Jehovah person@@ ally invit@@ es you to cultiv@@ ate a close fri@@ end@@ ship with him .
Many children do .
Our ev@@ en@@ ings were often sp@@ ent listen@@ ing to our parents as they rel@@ ated their experi@@ ences in the Kingdom - preaching work .
H@@ el@@ p Y@@ our@@ self and O@@ thers by U@@ sing God’s Word
As@@ k yourself : ‘ Do I refle@@ ct Jesus ’ attitude toward people in my ministry ?
They felt a moral responsi@@ bility to displa@@ y this qu@@ ality toward those with whom they had a relationship , even as King David later felt ob@@ li@@ ged to man@@ i@@ f@@ est it with reg@@ ard to M@@ ep@@ hi@@ bo@@ sh@@ et@@ h .
we thought as we heard a tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous cl@@ at@@ ter@@ ing no@@ ise . E@@ ver@@ yone wor@@ e w@@ o@@ o@@ den clo@@ g@@ s that cl@@ at@@ tered on the w@@ o@@ o@@ den wh@@ ar@@ ves .
It was “ a p@@ al@@ try su@@ m for the hu@@ ge t@@ ask he had per@@ form@@ ed , ” wrote one of Al@@ me@@ i@@ da@@ ’s col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es .
The children learned that we cannot tell Jehovah that we love him un@@ less our de@@ e@@ ds show that we do .
They are part of “ all the things that were written af@@ o@@ re@@ time . . . for our instru@@ ction . ”
As both mat@@ es gro@@ w older , they must be “ fully present ” in their relationship , both physi@@ c@@ ally and emo@@ tion@@ ally .
Still , I was reli@@ ev@@ ed when we sa@@ f@@ ely st@@ ep@@ ped on@@ to B@@ ra@@ z@@ ili@@ an so@@ il .
Sh@@ ould we not , then , rejo@@ ice rather than feel en@@ vi@@ ous when others receive greater responsi@@ bility ?
O@@ be@@ di@@ ence to divine la@@ ws is thus clo@@ sel@@ y l@@ in@@ ked to divine blessing and appro@@ val .
But he also expe@@ cts us to do our part by di@@ lig@@ ently tr@@ ying to ear@@ n an hon@@ est living . ​ — 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 3 : 10 .
From O@@ u@@ d en N@@ i@@ e@@ u@@ w O@@ o@@ st - In@@ di@@ ë@@ n , F@@ ran@@ c@@ is@@ c@@ us V@@ al@@ enti@@ j@@ n , 1@@ 7@@ 24
If the first two humans , Adam and E@@ ve , had develop@@ ed such love , they could have proved faithful under their much e@@ asi@@ er t@@ est . ​ — Genesis 2 : 15 - 17 .
Like s@@ mu@@ g@@ gl@@ ers , they op@@ er@@ ate in a cl@@ an@@ des@@ t@@ ine man@@ ner , sub@@ tly in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ing apost@@ ate vie@@ ws .
He kil@@ led the war@@ ri@@ or Go@@ li@@ ath , a gi@@ ant so fi@@ er@@ ce that even the se@@ as@@ oned sol@@ di@@ ers of Israel fe@@ ared to face him .
If a Christian shepher@@ d has children , the way he lo@@ v@@ ingly discipl@@ ines and regul@@ arly comm@@ ends these little ones provi@@ des a mo@@ de@@ l for other parents to follow .
Rather , in the following years , their confidence inc@@ reas@@ ed as they person@@ ally wit@@ ness@@ ed the powerful works that this man per@@ form@@ ed in fulfill@@ ment of the fe@@ atu@@ res of the Messi@@ ah’s ro@@ le .
One family in a congregation in w@@ es@@ ter@@ n Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ a , bor@@ der@@ ing the B@@ l@@ ack Se@@ a , said : “ U@@ p until now , we have had only one Bible in our family , but now all four of us have our own cop@@ y of the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation .
But Bible principles can help us avoid such problems by ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing some of the le@@ ading ca@@ uses ​ — for example , in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate f@@ li@@ r@@ ting and por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
These two Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts give us preci@@ ous in@@ sight into “ the mind of Christ . ”
What questions deser@@ ve our serious consider@@ ation ?
The mutu@@ al love Paul wrote about to the Hebrews c@@ alls for a bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od , a commun@@ ity of like - min@@ ded worshipp@@ ers , a congregation .
Will we be ready to do wh@@ atever is requi@@ red of us to prove our loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah ?
“ He [ the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of the woman ] will cr@@ us@@ h your [ Satan’s ] head , and you will str@@ ike him in the he@@ el , ” said Jehovah .
A@@ m I moved to exer@@ t my@@ self vi@@ g@@ or@@ ously , sh@@ aring in some fe@@ ature of the full - time ministry when possible ?
The can@@ c@@ er went into re@@ mis@@ sion for only a bri@@ ef peri@@ od , and Sa@@ ú@@ l could not cop@@ e with a th@@ ir@@ d course of ch@@ emo@@ ther@@ ap@@ y .
In rec@@ ent years , he served with the Per@@ s@@ on@@ ne@@ l , W@@ rit@@ ing , P@@ u@@ bli@@ shing , and C@@ o@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ ors ’ com@@ mit@@ te@@ es .
And Jesus said that those of this group would si@@ t on thr@@ ones in heaven with him .
My parents were har@@ d@@ working , hon@@ est people with a love for others . We never had a lo@@ t fin@@ an@@ cially , but we always had what we needed .
L@@ ater , the man form@@ er@@ ly bl@@ ind was asked about the One who had heal@@ ed him , and he ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ From of old it has never been heard that anyone op@@ ened the eyes of one born bl@@ ind .
Jehovah’s people today should also ex@@ pect tri@@ bul@@ ations .
What Is W@@ r@@ ong With S@@ pi@@ rit@@ ism ?
The advan@@ ta@@ ge we have over those who lived in p@@ re - Christian times is that we no longer have to be cont@@ ent with see@@ ing just “ a sh@@ a@@ do@@ w ” of God’s pur@@ pos@@ es .
The very ide@@ a is inc@@ re@@ di@@ ble !
Ca@@ es@@ are@@ a
They demonstr@@ ate that they are prog@@ res@@ sing toward matu@@ r@@ ity by making wise decisions ​ — even when their parents or other ad@@ ul@@ ts are not w@@ atch@@ ing .
R@@ es@@ pon@@ sible of@@ fic@@ ers of the So@@ ci@@ ety were imp@@ ris@@ oned , fal@@ sel@@ y char@@ ged with se@@ dition , as Jesus had been in the first century .
The promised Messi@@ ah “ I know that Messi@@ ah is coming , ” said a Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an woman to Jesus .
L@@ ei@@ gh S@@ t . R@@ O@@ AN@@ O@@ K@@ E , V@@ A ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , C@@ i@@ vi@@ c C@@ en@@ ter , 7@@ 10 W@@ il@@ li@@ am@@ son R@@ d . N@@ E .
By the year 20@@ 00 , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy felt that transl@@ ation te@@ am@@ s worl@@ d@@ wide needed help to do their work .
And at Revelation 13 : 1 , 2 , Satan is por@@ tra@@ yed as “ the dra@@ g@@ on ” who gives to the pol@@ itical w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast “ its power and its thro@@ ne and great authority . ”
The ship that was car@@ r@@ ying Paul to I@@ tal@@ y was stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing against contr@@ ary w@@ in@@ ds .
With inc@@ reas@@ ed understanding of Jehovah’s purpose , hope gro@@ ws in Ha@@ bak@@ kuk@@ ’s heart .
It may not bring material we@@ al@@ th , but it will result in an in@@ ner peace and con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment that all the money in the world cannot bu@@ y .
Do we make time for each other ?
Their sear@@ ch led them to discus@@ sions with the pa@@ st@@ ors of sever@@ al ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ cal grou@@ ps , but the result was fur@@ ther con@@ fu@@ sion and dis@@ il@@ lu@@ sion@@ ment .
For what reas@@ ons should than@@ k@@ s@@ giving be inclu@@ ded in our prayers ?
If they succ@@ e@@ ed in disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ing you , you could beg@@ in to won@@ der whether your sacrific@@ es are wor@@ th@@ while or if you can really car@@ ry out your assignment .
32 C.E . : Jesus fore@@ tel@@ ls he will buil@@ d his ch@@ urch , or congregation , upon himself ; no pri@@ ma@@ cy con@@ fer@@ red on the apostle Peter
There is a tr@@ ace of them even in the Bible .
How acc@@ ur@@ ately that descri@@ bes the in@@ ten@@ s@@ ity of pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s suffering in these “ cr@@ itical , ” or “ fi@@ er@@ ce , ” times that are so “ hard to de@@ al with ” ! ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
Mo@@ re@@ over , appreci@@ ating the benef@@ its of mer@@ cy will move us to displa@@ y this qu@@ ality more fully in our lives .
O@@ ver@@ coming O@@ b@@ st@@ ac@@ les to G@@ ro@@ w@@ th
For example , if you have ra@@ ised children , you will have ga@@ ined much practic@@ al wisdom .
“ I called you here to let you know that the govern@@ ment has ban@@ ned your boo@@ ks , ” he said .
( b ) How do we refle@@ ct Jehovah’s concer@@ n for bro@@ k@@ en@@ hear@@ ted ones ?
Des@@ i@@ ring to have such , we are e@@ ag@@ er to imp@@ ro@@ ve the qu@@ ality of our faith and to rend@@ er sac@@ red service ze@@ al@@ ously .
No other care@@ er off@@ ers satis@@ fac@@ tion like that .
When I left home , my mother had me read Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart and do not le@@ an upon your own understanding .
In what ways can we imitate Jehovah’s loy@@ al@@ ty ?
A@@ m@@ ong “ the deep things of God ” reve@@ aled during the first century was that the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le and later the temp@@ les fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed a much greater spiritual re@@ ality .
Adam and E@@ ve became sub@@ ject to si@@ ck@@ ness , pain , ag@@ ing , and death .
In that sense , some had sh@@ ared in ‘ i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ries without leg@@ al rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t ’ before be@@ coming Christians .
Indeed , Jesus has pre@@ pared the apostles for his de@@ par@@ ture , and he sur@@ ely ‘ lo@@ ves his own to the end . ’ ​ — John 13 : 1 ; 17 : 1 .
Jesus en@@ tru@@ sted them with knowledge of the truth concer@@ ning God’s purpose and as@@ sur@@ ed them that the holy spirit would lead them to a ful@@ l@@ er understanding of it .
And concer@@ ning Jesus Christ , the Bible says : “ The Son of man came . . . to give his soul [ life ] a ransom in ex@@ change for many . ” ​ — Matthew 20 : 28 .
If we will@@ ingly for@@ give the trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions of others and hum@@ bly ad@@ mit our er@@ r@@ ors , we can look to Jehovah for his mer@@ cy . ​ — Matthew 5 : 23 , 24 ; 6 : 12 .
G@@ ri@@ ef can af@@ fect us in vari@@ ous ways , but for many the over@@ ri@@ ding feel@@ ing is one of in@@ ten@@ se emo@@ tional pain .
Some might question Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s words , feel@@ ing that since Jehovah gave us free will , he can har@@ dly cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze us for using it .
( Jo@@ shua 13 : 1 – 24 : 33 )
The cu@@ bi@@ t in question was 1@@ 7@@ .@@ 5 in@@ ches ( 4@@ 4@@ .@@ 5 c@@ m ) long ; the sp@@ an , 8@@ .@@ 7@@ 5 in@@ ches ( 2@@ 2@@ .@@ 2 c@@ m ) .
Yet , “ time after time such refer@@ ences in Acts prove to be just right for the place and time in question , ” says Bible scho@@ la@@ r B@@ ru@@ ce M@@ et@@ z@@ g@@ er .
How can we imitate Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess ?
E@@ ve fa@@ iled to provide a good mo@@ de@@ l for wi@@ ves to follow .
We had been called Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , but we a@@ do@@ p@@ ted the name Jehovah’s Witnesses by res@@ olu@@ tion on S@@ un@@ day , Ju@@ ly 26 , 19@@ 31 .
C@@ ol@@ om@@ bia repor@@ ts that 6@@ 6 per@@ c@@ ent of the Witnesses are sisters and 34 per@@ c@@ ent are brothers .
Do Not Be Af@@ ra@@ id to D@@ ele@@ g@@ ate
Un@@ der Rom@@ an D@@ om@@ in@@ ation
I was repor@@ ted to the de@@ pu@@ ty direc@@ t@@ or , and to my sur@@ pris@@ e he listen@@ ed to the com@@ pla@@ in@@ ts against me and rep@@ lied : “ I respect him for that .
The first was pro@@ duc@@ ed by the serv@@ ant gi@@ r@@ l H@@ ag@@ ar , and the second by the free woman S@@ ar@@ ah .
That out@@ p@@ our@@ ing of the holy spirit mar@@ ked the f@@ oun@@ ding of the Christian congregation .
N@@ ever per@@ mit such un@@ for@@ tun@@ ate experi@@ ences to inter@@ f@@ ere with your serving Jehovah .
H@@ O@@ W BI@@ G W@@ A@@ S G@@ O@@ L@@ I@@ AT@@ H ?
My pioneer par@@ t@@ ner and I were qu@@ ite different .
W@@ ar was ra@@ g@@ ing over Eng@@ land in 194@@ 1 when my mother took me to L@@ ei@@ c@@ es@@ ter to a conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
At first , I was wor@@ ri@@ ed because I had heard so many bad things about them .
This article and the next will exam@@ ine how parents can follow Jesus ’ example .
The qu@@ ality of transl@@ ation has mar@@ ke@@ dly imp@@ ro@@ ved . ”
This will con@@ v@@ in@@ ce us that we must keep see@@ king the Kingdom , not things . ​ — Luke 12 : 31 .
T@@ amba had be@@ gu@@ n to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
M@@ ake wise decisions , and keep foc@@ used on how ur@@ g@@ ent the preaching work is ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 17 )
But I also try to make sure that they are his go@@ als , not mine .
Even so , he was determined to remain loyal to Jehovah even to death , no matter what others around him did .
Even so , Paul ad@@ ded : “ G@@ o on doing it in ful@@ l@@ er me@@ asure . ”
She too is at Watchtower F@@ ar@@ ms .
“ Tru@@ ly I say to you , ” Jesus says , “ there are some of those standing here that will not ta@@ st@@ e death at all until first they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom . ”
“ He dedic@@ ated himself to Jehovah and got baptized at age n@@ ine .
Be P@@ ati@@ ent W@@ i@@ th@@ out W@@ a@@ sting Ti@@ me
They must have served as regul@@ ar pione@@ ers for at le@@ ast two years and have served for at le@@ ast two continu@@ ous years as elders or minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants .
W@@ as this temple to be the same as “ the true t@@ ent ” that he later descri@@ bed in his letter to the Hebrews ?
They re@@ ached out to inclu@@ de Re@@ g@@ ina and her children in many activities , sp@@ en@@ ding time with them in the public ministry and enjo@@ ying some rec@@ re@@ ation .
What cho@@ ice did Moses make , and why ?
• Wor@@ ship Jehovah in the congregation . ​ — P@@ s .
No@@ te com@@ ments from some in the 9@@ 2@@ n@@ d class in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates :
A gra@@ du@@ ate of the 4@@ 2@@ n@@ d class of G@@ ile@@ ad , he served as a mission@@ ary in S@@ ene@@ g@@ al , Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , then for 19 years in the cir@@ cu@@ it work in Cana@@ da .
His requi@@ re@@ ments are reason@@ able and re@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble .
F@@ o@@ rest@@ all@@ ing any at@@ temp@@ t to get him to l@@ ist in order of import@@ ance the other la@@ ws , he conclu@@ ded : “ On these two comman@@ d@@ ments the whole Law h@@ ang@@ s , and the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts . ”
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ing hum@@ ility requi@@ res moral strength , for we need to pu@@ s@@ h asi@@ de personal inter@@ ests in order to serve Jehovah and the inter@@ ests of others sel@@ f@@ less@@ ly .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , our Kingdom H@@ alls are plac@@ es of true worship .
Thus , we can have confidence in Jesus ’ lead@@ er@@ ship as well .
And there is po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for fur@@ ther inc@@ re@@ ase because over 2@@ 9@@ 6@@ ,000 attend@@ ed the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al in 200@@ 1 .
And another son and two gr@@ and@@ sons lik@@ e@@ wise used their influ@@ ence in be@@ half of true worship .
This became possible after Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , for Jehovah’s holy spirit then began to “ give the world con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing evidence concer@@ ning . . . righteousness . ”
How contr@@ ary this is to what the Bible teach@@ es !
Are You W@@ ill@@ ing to W@@ rest@@ le ?
Pe@@ ople are deep@@ ly concer@@ ned about these tr@@ ends , but only Jehovah’s Witnesses fully understand that they are part of the si@@ gn that poin@@ ts to the end of Satan’s world . ​ — Re@@ v .
“ If you get baptized , I will leave you ! ”
When the purpose for long - suffering is accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed or when there is no point in pu@@ t@@ ting up with the situation any more , long - suffering ends .
Li@@ ver@@ more .
He uses his li@@ mit@@ less power to prote@@ ct his people , especially spiritually .
A@@ no@@ ther hist@@ ori@@ an states : “ The u@@ sage of the Q@@ u@@ ar@@ to@@ deci@@ man ch@@ ur@@ ches of A@@ sia was continu@@ ous with that of the Jerusalem ch@@ urch .
So this prophecy gives us the opportunity to see what happ@@ ens in heaven .
Because of his hum@@ ility , Jehovah gives fav@@ or@@ able attention , or special consider@@ ation , to those who are low@@ ly in mind , while he di@@ stances himself from those who are pr@@ ou@@ d .
Jesus was not “ all bu@@ sin@@ ess ” with them .
Jehovah certainly gave us a s@@ pl@@ en@@ did home when he pre@@ pared the earth for human life .
On the other hand , the spiritual person under@@ stan@@ ds God’s vie@@ w@@ point as well as the er@@ r@@ one@@ ous course of the physical man .
God also gives dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment and in@@ sight to respon@@ sible brothers to pre@@ pare for fur@@ ther advan@@ c@@ ement and ref@@ in@@ ements in the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c organization .
9 , 10 . ( a ) What possible we@@ ak@@ nesses did Paul con@@ ten@@ d with ?
( a ) What at@@ ro@@ c@@ ities be@@ f@@ all Jesus following his ar@@ rest ?
When my turn came to fi@@ ght , I sto@@ od on the m@@ at mo@@ tion@@ less ​ — to@@ t@@ ally without mo@@ tiv@@ ation .
A@@ n opportunity ar@@ ose to bu@@ y a ca@@ r for $ 1@@ 00 , but I had no money .
Acts 22 : 16
What a pri@@ ce to pa@@ y for a la@@ p@@ se in the fear of God ! ​ — 2 Samuel 12 : 10 - 14 ; 13 : 10 - 14 ; 15 : 14 .
O@@ ther@@ wise , un@@ le@@ av@@ ened bre@@ ad can be made with a small am@@ ount of whole - gra@@ in f@@ l@@ our ( where possible , whe@@ at ) mi@@ x@@ ed with a little water .
Many Christian you@@ ths were encoura@@ ged to learn si@@ gn language .
For An@@ na , who was happ@@ ily married for 40 years , the rec@@ ent lo@@ ss of her husband has been de@@ va@@ st@@ ating .
She feel@@ s the pres@@ sure .
“ If I cannot st@@ ate a point simply , I need to study the sub@@ ject before tr@@ ying to teach others . ”
As servants of Jehovah , we certainly do not sear@@ ch for temp@@ ting situ@@ ations that could lead to im@@ moral se@@ x@@ u@@ al be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
Because of fi@@ gh@@ ts , I often sp@@ ent my we@@ ek@@ ends at the po@@ li@@ ce st@@ ation or in the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al having my w@@ oun@@ ds st@@ it@@ ched up .
Why are we confid@@ ent that God’s Kingdom is a righteous govern@@ ment ?
As time went on , I felt more and more de@@ pres@@ sed .
One fac@@ t@@ or that keep@@ s many from sing@@ ing with a full vo@@ ice is fear .
As the apostle Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed , by all means rest your hope , “ not on un@@ certain ri@@ ches , but on God , who fur@@ ni@@ sh@@ es us all things ri@@ ch@@ ly for our enjo@@ y@@ ment . ”
Even after years have pas@@ sed , fellow believers rec@@ all his ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality , fri@@ end@@ ship , and Scriptural encourag@@ ement .
W@@ ic@@ ked spi@@ r@@ its are , in fact , re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous angels who have jo@@ ined Satan in tr@@ ying to mis@@ lead humans . ​ — Revelation 12 : 9 .
Jesus lik@@ e@@ wise ra@@ ised his friend La@@ z@@ ar@@ us from death .
P@@ at@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el I@@ I@@ I ban@@ ned the cir@@ cul@@ ation of Ser@@ ap@@ him@@ ’s ver@@ sion , c@@ all@@ ing it un@@ necess@@ ary and us@@ eless .
Su@@ b@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , we pione@@ ered in the ancient to@@ wn of C@@ ir@@ enc@@ es@@ ter and in the city of B@@ ath .
When Jesus spoke about everlasting life , however , he did not always have only that group in mind .
Sh@@ ould I get involved in this money - making pro@@ pos@@ al ?
H@@ u@@ ge ro@@ l@@ ls of pa@@ per , we@@ igh@@ ing 3@@ ,@@ 8@@ 00 p@@ oun@@ ds [ 1@@ ,@@ 7@@ 00 k@@ g ] each , sp@@ in like the whe@@ els of a f@@ ast - mo@@ ving tru@@ ck .
You will have what the Bible c@@ alls “ holy ac@@ ts of conduct and de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion . ” ​ — Read 2 Peter 3 : 11 .
It was desire .
While we do not love “ ei@@ ther the world or the things in the world , ” we are not in@@ sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to the needs of those in the world . ​ — 1 John 2 : 15 .
When Paul , during his second imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment in R@@ ome about 6@@ 5 C.E . , wrote to call Timothy from Eph@@ esus , Paul ad@@ ded : “ T@@ ake Mark and bring him with you . ”
I also saw that I needed to trans@@ form my ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive , viol@@ ent person@@ ality .
Un@@ wa@@ ver@@ ing in his confidence , Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has , now Israel@@ ’s high pri@@ est , again came to the fore .
How can it help us avoid feel@@ ing over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by anxi@@ ety ? ​ — Psalm 9@@ 4 : 18 , 19 .
How have the words of Psalm 5@@ 7 : 7 proved true in the case of David and of true Christians ?
When I read off my l@@ ist , his rep@@ ly was : “ This is a cl@@ as@@ si@@ c case .
To this day , he is one of my clo@@ s@@ est friends .
Un@@ h@@ es@@ it@@ at@@ ingly , they “ continued devo@@ ting themselves to the teaching of the apostles . ”
What is important is to pray to God in s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity and with the right heart attitude . ​ — Jo@@ el 2 : 12 , 13 .
▪ A sur@@ ve@@ y of 10@@ ,000 people on four cont@@ in@@ ents showed that of the respon@@ d@@ ents who descri@@ be themselves as a@@ the@@ ists , al@@ most 30 per@@ c@@ ent pray .
L@@ it@@ tle did I know then that I would soon become ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with a far more imp@@ res@@ sive bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od ​ — a spiritual one .
Al@@ so , your own serv@@ ant has been war@@ ned by them ; in the keep@@ ing of them there is a large re@@ ward . ” ​ — Psalm 19 : 7 , 10 , 11 .
We do not know all the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of what that will mean for us individu@@ ally .
“ He Ca@@ uses to Be@@ come ”
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T : TH@@ E R@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ R@@ R@@ E@@ C@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N O@@ F J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S ​ — I@@ T@@ S M@@ E@@ AN@@ IN@@ G F@@ O@@ R Y@@ O@@ U
With ke@@ en attention , then , let us care@@ fully exam@@ ine this psal@@ m .
“ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e pu@@ t@@ ting up with one another and for@@ giving one another fre@@ ely if anyone has a cause for com@@ pla@@ in@@ t against another . ” ​ — C@@ O@@ L@@ O@@ S@@ S@@ I@@ AN@@ S 3 : 13 .
In a pe@@ ace@@ able way .
O@@ ther Christian parents have had similar experi@@ ences . Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of the tri@@ als we under@@ go , Jehovah can su@@ sta@@ in us . ​ — Psalm 6@@ 8 : 19 .
Solomon made what po@@ or decision early in his re@@ ign , and how might he have reas@@ oned ?
U@@ p@@ on rel@@ e@@ ase they were called up and sen@@ ten@@ ced again .
O@@ r it may be that it re@@ pe@@ ated poin@@ ts from other can@@ on@@ ic@@ al let@@ ters .
The man of dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment , on the other hand , real@@ iz@@ es that lo@@ ose conduct is not a s@@ por@@ t .
They got married later that same year .
( b ) Why is effe@@ ctive use of the Scriptures on home Bible stu@@ dies so important ?
On arri@@ ving in R@@ ome , Paul sum@@ mon@@ ed the princi@@ p@@ al men of the Jews not only to preach to them but also to see what they knew of him .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 7@@ 8 , 1@@ 6@@ 9
L@@ ake T@@ ur@@ k@@ ana
Then , re@@ ph@@ ra@@ se your parents ’ com@@ ments in your own words and res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully re@@ pe@@ at their re@@ mar@@ ks back to them .
40 : 5 , 12 .
So de@@ va@@ stated was Peter after den@@ ying Jesus that he “ we@@ pt bit@@ ter@@ ly . ”
Be@@ coming imit@@ at@@ ors of Christ lea@@ ds to many blessings .
Thus e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed , we can recogn@@ ize any bad tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es we may have and take the necess@@ ary cor@@ rec@@ tive st@@ ep@@ s .
Like J@@ an and W@@ o@@ th , D@@ ries and his wife , J@@ en@@ n@@ y , also made the decision to keep their life simp@@ le so as to give more time to Kingdom inter@@ ests .
Z@@ er@@ u@@ i@@ ah’s husband may have died pre@@ matu@@ r@@ ely , or he could have been consider@@ ed un@@ su@@ it@@ able for inclu@@ sion in the S@@ ac@@ red Re@@ c@@ ord .
By assign@@ ing them things to do in the congregation , they can be “ t@@ ested as to f@@ it@@ ness ” to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der responsi@@ bility , so that their “ advan@@ c@@ ement may be man@@ i@@ f@@ est to all pers@@ ons . ” ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Some ​ — for example , S@@ il@@ van@@ us ( S@@ il@@ as ) , Mark , and Luke — ​ also served as cop@@ y@@ ists or writ@@ ers .
( b ) How did one sis@@ ter@@ ʼ@@ s prayers help her strengthen her b@@ ond with Jehovah ?
The Scriptures war@@ n : “ W@@ ine and s@@ we@@ et w@@ ine are what take away good mo@@ tive . ”
When were the two s@@ tic@@ ks jo@@ ined together ?
Why can lear@@ ning from Jesus be pleas@@ ant and en@@ ri@@ ch@@ ing ?
It will not be l@@ ate . ” Today , wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and viol@@ ence ru@@ n r@@ am@@ p@@ ant thr@@ ough@@ out the earth , indic@@ ating that we stand at the very br@@ ink of “ the great and fear - inspi@@ ring day of Jehovah . ”
In No@@ ah’s time , when the F@@ lood arri@@ ved , the wicked were destro@@ yed without d@@ el@@ a@@ y .
Jehovah told Israel through Moses : “ You must san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy the fi@@ f@@ ti@@ et@@ h year and pro@@ cla@@ im li@@ ber@@ ty in the land to all its in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants . It will become a Ju@@ bi@@ le@@ e for you , and you must return each one to his pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion and you should return each one to his family .
Ex@@ p@@ and your share in preaching the good news and stud@@ ying the Bible with inter@@ ested ones .
Is a perfect example help@@ ful for sin@@ ful humans ?
See The Watchtower , Ju@@ ly 15 , 20@@ 13 , pages 7 - 8 , par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 14 - 18 .
“ Ha@@ ve you be@@ held a man s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful in his work ? ” asked wise King Solomon .
In this way , di@@ gn@@ ity , fre@@ e@@ dom to cho@@ ose , and religious beli@@ ef@@ s are given pri@@ or@@ ity .
3 : 6 , 17 .
Today , we too can look for ways to support and help others .
S@@ te@@ ph@@ en knew that Jesus had been given authority to ra@@ ise the dead .
G@@ ran@@ ted , some conven@@ i@@ ences at your dis@@ pos@@ al may ad@@ d enjo@@ y@@ ment to life .
I don@@ ’t have any of the s@@ k@@ ill@@ s that the brothers are loo@@ king for , but I can cro@@ c@@ he@@ t , so I deci@@ ded to use this s@@ k@@ ill to contribu@@ te what I could . ”
Ba@@ al@@ ’s wife and sister An@@ at ​ — go@@ dd@@ ess of love and war — ​ k@@ ill@@ s Mo@@ t and re@@ sto@@ res Ba@@ al to life .
Of course , David did not mean that a good person living at that time who showed consider@@ ation for a low@@ ly one would never die .
T@@ w@@ o of them , James and Ju@@ de ( Ju@@ d@@ as ) , later wrote the two Bible boo@@ ks that be@@ ar their n@@ ames . ​ — Matthew 13 : 5@@ 5 ; James 1 : 1 ; Ju@@ de 1 .
We are pleas@@ an@@ tly sur@@ pris@@ ed when the teach@@ er qu@@ iz@@ z@@ es the children on a less@@ on about the S@@ wis@@ s Al@@ ps .
• What are some go@@ als we might set in reg@@ ard to taking in knowledge of Jehovah ?
Eli@@ j@@ ah went on to pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ce God’s s@@ ent@@ ence on A@@ ha@@ b .
After Jesus ’ death and resurrection , light from God sh@@ one more b@@ righ@@ tly than before .
10@@ 7@@ 5 : G@@ reg@@ ory V@@ I@@ I dec@@ la@@ res that “ po@@ pe ” is an exc@@ lu@@ sive t@@ it@@ le for the bi@@ sh@@ op of R@@ ome ; his Di@@ ct@@ atu@@ s Pa@@ pa@@ e ( Pa@@ p@@ al Di@@ ct@@ ates ) makes the pa@@ p@@ ac@@ y “ appe@@ ar as a re@@ plac@@ ement for Christ , ” according to one hist@@ ori@@ an
They are to keep their min@@ ds “ fi@@ x@@ ed on the things a@@ bo@@ ve , not on the things on the earth . ” ​ — C@@ ol .
Fir@@ st - century Christians enjo@@ yed un@@ ity because they all received encourag@@ ement from the same s@@ ource .
What is your determin@@ ation as you stri@@ ve to ‘ accom@@ pl@@ ish your ministry fully ’ ?
When Paul wrote to Christians living in Corin@@ th ​ — a city known for its moral de@@ pra@@ v@@ ity — ​ he offered a real@@ is@@ tic war@@ ning against temp@@ tation and the power of sin .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 8 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 10@@ 9 , 1@@ 00
Jesus let C@@ le@@ op@@ as and his compan@@ ion expres@@ s themselves .
She , in the end , deci@@ ded to stay with her husband and to call the af@@ fa@@ ir off .
How can we avoid over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing a Bible stud@@ ent with too much information ?
Of the 38 years of Ser@@ hi@@ i@@ ’s * life , 20 have been sp@@ ent be@@ h@@ ind ba@@ r@@ s .
This “ inv@@ isi@@ ble fore@@ st ” cle@@ ans our a@@ ir by dra@@ wing out bil@@ li@@ ons of t@@ ons of car@@ b@@ on di@@ o@@ xi@@ de .
As a family , what spiritual go@@ als are you pur@@ su@@ ing , and what go@@ als would you like to set for the future ?
Many po@@ pul@@ ar ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines and boo@@ ks con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with our Christian valu@@ es
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y H@@ EL@@ E@@ N M@@ A@@ R@@ K@@ S
F@@ i@@ g@@ s were no doubt among the sum@@ m@@ er fru@@ its that A@@ bi@@ j@@ ah was refer@@ ring to .
However , Jesus ur@@ ged his followers to make friends in heaven for un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish pur@@ pos@@ es .
T@@ ake , for example , your relationship with the op@@ pos@@ ite se@@ x .
Thus , your off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing will sense the love you have for Jehovah and , in turn , will be influ@@ enced to devel@@ op a clo@@ sen@@ ess to him as well . ​ — Proverbs 20 : 7 .
However , Jesus also knew that God’s Kingdom would bring a per@@ man@@ ent end to such problems .
Do you see ro@@ om for imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement in this are@@ a ?
Their dis@@ obedi@@ ence da@@ shed the pro@@ spe@@ ct of perfect life that their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing would have enjo@@ yed .
Mo@@ re@@ over , these acc@@ oun@@ ts also show that Jehovah bless@@ es the efforts of those who try to make peace .
S@@ m@@ all is@@ le@@ ts serve as re@@ sting plac@@ es for fu@@ r se@@ als and se@@ a li@@ ons
Some might even say that Jo@@ b@@ ’s se@@ v@@ ere t@@ ests and sta@@ un@@ ch integrity keep@@ ing were of her@@ o@@ ic prop@@ or@@ tions .
Who is this man who “ cannot be satis@@ fied ” ?
The B@@ rit@@ ish co@@ al min@@ ers mentioned ear@@ li@@ er used can@@ aries to provide an early war@@ ning of the pres@@ ence of po@@ is@@ on@@ ous g@@ as .
And the apost@@ le@@ ’s words evid@@ ently me@@ t with a fav@@ or@@ able respon@@ se .
Timothy “ was well repor@@ ted on by the brothers in L@@ y@@ str@@ a and I@@ con@@ i@@ u@@ m . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we can learn some vital less@@ ons about prayer from the ways in which the Israelites of old appro@@ ached God .
What is known about Ho@@ se@@ a ?
O@@ ther Bible writ@@ ers in a similar situation inclu@@ de the shepher@@ d David , the ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ tural work@@ er A@@ mo@@ s , and Jesus ’ half brother Ju@@ de , who was pro@@ ba@@ bly a car@@ p@@ en@@ ter .
As the Bible says , “ the na@@ i@@ ve will in@@ her@@ it fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness , but the sh@@ re@@ w@@ d are crow@@ ned with knowledge . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
• Why did Job at@@ tr@@ act the attention of Satan the Devil ?
What s@@ crip@@ ture or experience of a Bible char@@ ac@@ ter would be app@@ li@@ ca@@ ble to his or her circumstances ?
What does hist@@ ory reve@@ al about early com@@ mem@@ or@@ ations of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al ?
Some might won@@ der , ‘ How did Jesus learn to be hum@@ ble ? ’
In ad@@ dition to our ministry , we have many other responsi@@ bil@@ ities , some of which may ta@@ x us physi@@ c@@ ally and emo@@ tion@@ ally .
Paul explained : “ It is as a free gift that they are being declar@@ ed righteous by his [ God’s ] un@@ deser@@ ved kindness through the rel@@ e@@ ase by the ransom pa@@ id by Christ Jesus . ” ​ — Romans 3 : 23 , 24 .
I@@ T I@@ S De@@ c@@ ember 6@@ 0@@ 9 B.C.E .
Some congregations are bless@@ ed to have special pione@@ ers serving with them .
S@@ ur@@ pas@@ ses All Un@@ der@@ standing , ” Au@@ g .
R@@ É@@ G@@ I@@ S , who lives in sou@@ th@@ w@@ es@@ ter@@ n Fr@@ ance , became a baptized Witness of Jehovah in 195@@ 2 .
12 , 13 . ( a ) How does the apostle Peter illustr@@ ate the long@@ ing we should have for God’s Word ?
The ty@@ p@@ ho@@ on in G@@ u@@ am destro@@ yed many ho@@ m@@ es
What a fine support she has been thr@@ ough@@ out the years !
Our life has been simp@@ le , but we have never l@@ ac@@ ked anything .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to the in@@ s@@ titu@@ tion of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Jesus ’ death , Paul wrote : “ As often as you e@@ at this lo@@ a@@ f and dr@@ ink this c@@ up , you keep pro@@ claim@@ ing the death of the Lord , until he arri@@ ves . ”
That is why the apostle Paul said : “ I pu@@ m@@ me@@ l my body and lead it as a slave . ”
Indeed , rec@@ re@@ ation and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment f@@ ill an important need .
You must not take v@@ enge@@ ance nor have a g@@ ru@@ dge . ”
Na@@ than had told me that I could live in the past with my mem@@ ori@@ es or that I could buil@@ d a new life .
What happened in the ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel during the re@@ ign of King A@@ ha@@ b ?
As no@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , those hear@@ ing Peter on the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st were a@@ ware of the holy spirit .
What effect would the wrong action have on my family ?
We can pray for the brothers , sisters , and even children who are in pris@@ on in E@@ rit@@ re@@ a
The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia of R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on no@@ tes : “ The early ch@@ urch fa@@ thers , including T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an and O@@ ri@@ g@@ en , af@@ fir@@ m@@ ed that Christians were con@@ st@@ ra@@ ined from taking human life , a princi@@ ple that pre@@ ven@@ ted them from par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in the Rom@@ an ar@@ my . ”
4 : 1 , 6 .
In answer , let us consider the example of Timothy .
This is the only place that the Greek word for “ p@@ il@@ low ” occ@@ ur@@ s in the Bible .
It liter@@ ally sa@@ ved my life because if I had not stu@@ died the Bible , I would pro@@ ba@@ bly have become involved with im@@ mor@@ ality , al@@ co@@ ho@@ l@@ ism , or d@@ ru@@ g@@ s .
The it@@ ali@@ ci@@ zed s@@ ent@@ ence , however , does not appe@@ ar in all ancient Bible man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts .
Christians in the first century recogn@@ ized that the gover@@ ning body was direc@@ ted by Jehovah God through their Le@@ ad@@ er , Jesus .
Is that something that you have learned ?
There are a number of ways to com@@ ba@@ t pe@@ er pres@@ sure .
So this certainly is a time for us to remain spiritually al@@ er@@ t to Satan’s efforts .
Such blessings certainly result in peace , satis@@ fac@@ tion , and happiness .
His false com@@ for@@ ters h@@ ur@@ t him deep@@ ly , yet when Jehovah asked Job to pray for them , he did so .
Why does Jehovah leave his worshi@@ p@@ ers ex@@ posed to such tri@@ als ?
I sh@@ ared in chang@@ ing their di@@ ap@@ ers and in ba@@ thing them . ”
The elders , in turn , would in@@ form the new@@ ly appointed men of their ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment , as@@ king them if they were willing and ac@@ tually qu@@ ali@@ fied to accept the assignment .
O@@ ver the years , it has brought us great joy to see the resul@@ ts of encourag@@ ing others to en@@ ter the full - time ministry .
He fa@@ iled to exerc@@ ise rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t but began to desire her pas@@ sion@@ ately .
Jehovah did in@@ deed look after him .
What a contr@@ ast that would have been to J@@ a@@ el@@ ’s coura@@ ge@@ ous action descri@@ bed in the very next ver@@ ses ! ​ — Ju@@ d@@ g .
On sever@@ al occasi@@ ons , disciples of Jesus did not at first recogn@@ ize their resur@@ rec@@ ted Lord .
They were loo@@ king for@@ ward to the out@@ working of God’s pur@@ pos@@ es , but they had to wa@@ it for God’s appointed time .
And that means all of us , young and old !
Un@@ der the he@@ ading “ Be@@ fore and After , ” the cal@@ end@@ ar showed how the educ@@ ational work of Jehovah’s Witnesses helps people to imp@@ ro@@ ve their mor@@ als , a@@ ban@@ d@@ on ru@@ in@@ ous life - st@@ y@@ les , strengthen their family life , and n@@ ur@@ ture a personal relationship with God .
3 We F@@ ound a M@@ ore Re@@ war@@ ding C@@ are@@ er
G@@ ro@@ w@@ th That P@@ re@@ va@@ iled
After I helped Mo@@ m p@@ ack to move to a lo@@ c@@ ation near my sister , Jo@@ y , my husband and I accepted pioneer assign@@ ments in New Eng@@ land so that we would be near his mother , who then needed our help .
However , rather than allow@@ ing these ne@@ g@@ ative thoughts to over@@ wh@@ el@@ m him , Paul foc@@ used on the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness that had been sh@@ own to him .
O@@ ut@@ side of marriage , se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations are for@@ bi@@ d@@ den .
No@@ em@@ í@@ ’s work had an imp@@ act on many more people than she could pos@@ si@@ bly have i@@ mag@@ ined .
In contr@@ ast , the Bible plac@@ es a high value on loy@@ al@@ ty that is mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love and kindness .
This is only a small part of the worl@@ d@@ wide fulfill@@ ment of the following Bible prophecy : “ Your people will offer themselves will@@ ingly on the day of your mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ce .
W@@ ell , keep in mind that he rel@@ ated the illustr@@ ation near the Se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e , and the ma@@ in occ@@ up@@ ation of the Gal@@ ile@@ ans was evid@@ ently ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ ture .
18@@ 7@@ 9
How does this prove true ? Ri@@ ches can serve as a prote@@ ction against some un@@ certain@@ ties in life , just as a for@@ ti@@ fied to@@ wn provi@@ des a de@@ gre@@ e of se@@ cur@@ ity for those who re@@ side in it .
Per@@ haps you feel as did the Rom@@ an ar@@ my of@@ fic@@ er who was moved to say : “ C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly this was God’s Son . ”
That is why the divine guid@@ ance found in the Bible is so important .
“ No , the ones I de@@ al with won@@ ’t , ” I rep@@ lied .
The fact is that we simply cannot know what the future ho@@ l@@ ds in such matters , so there is little to be ga@@ ined from wor@@ r@@ ying about things that may never ha@@ p@@ pen .
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately their h@@ at@@ red bo@@ iled to the sur@@ face .
What ‘ se@@ cre@@ t we@@ ap@@ on ’ does Mi@@ ca@@ h’s prophecy indic@@ ate Jehovah would ra@@ ise up against that imp@@ l@@ ac@@ able fo@@ e ​ — “ the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an ” ?
That is what Ke@@ ith and E@@ r@@ ika did .
And of course , death did ev@@ en@@ tually se@@ ver the loving b@@ on@@ ds that jo@@ ined Mar@@ th@@ a to her si@@ bl@@ ings .
Par@@ ents need fir@@ m@@ ness , pati@@ ence , and discipl@@ ine to pre@@ v@@ ent these attitu@@ des from be@@ coming en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched .
But what I say to you I say to all , Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch . ” ​ — Mark 13 : 35 - 37 .
Ther@@ efore , let us continue to pon@@ der over God’s Word .
Des@@ pite feel@@ ing disc@@ oura@@ ged and not understanding why he su@@ ffered , Job never wa@@ vered on the vital is@@ sue of loy@@ al@@ ty .
When did that occ@@ ur ?
F@@ o@@ c@@ us A@@ g@@ enc@@ y / ​ W@@ P@@ N
My first two daugh@@ ters , V@@ ic@@ t@@ ory and L@@ y@@ dia , are happ@@ ily married to fine Christian elders .
They well re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed that the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er during his last vis@@ it had ur@@ ged them to pa@@ y more attention to tra@@ ining others .
The word pi@@ c@@ ture that the prophet Isaiah pa@@ inted gives us a practic@@ al point to consider .
I can e@@ ch@@ o with all my heart Davi@@ d’s words to Jehovah : “ You have proved to be a secu@@ re he@@ i@@ ght for me and a place to which to fle@@ e in the day of my dist@@ ress . ” — Psalm 5@@ 9 : 16 .
Is there any good news a@@ vail@@ able for them ?
• Are we living in “ the last days ” ?
One day in 19@@ 6@@ 9 , I was sur@@ pris@@ ed but happy to receive an invit@@ ation to atten@@ d the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k .
Be@@ fore we re@@ view the events of No@@ ah’s day , you may wish to read Genesis chap@@ ter 7 verse 11 to chap@@ ter 8 verse 4 .
B@@ ol@@ st@@ ered by these as@@ sur@@ an@@ ces , ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous G@@ ide@@ on ac@@ ted in faith and de@@ fe@@ ated Israel@@ ’s fo@@ es .
G@@ ran@@ ted , keep@@ ing ever@@ yone inter@@ ested and im@@ mer@@ sed in the material may at times be a chall@@ enge .
When R@@ ac@@ he@@ l asked for some , Le@@ ah respon@@ ded bit@@ ter@@ ly : “ Is this a little thing , your having taken my husband , with your now taking also my s@@ on@@ ’s man@@ dr@@ ak@@ es ? ”
10 , 11 . ( a ) In what ways is the t@@ it@@ le “ Christ ” used with refer@@ ence to Jesus ? ( b ) Why should we not fai@@ l to follow Jesus Christ ?
Because they continue to seek Jehovah , a great crow@@ d will sur@@ vi@@ ve the day of his anger
Such was the case when the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es tri@@ ed to tra@@ p him with the tri@@ ck question : “ Is it la@@ w@@ ful to pa@@ y head ta@@ x to Ca@@ es@@ ar or not ? ”
I began my per@@ form@@ ing care@@ er at age 15
Jesus and his apostles had a comm@@ on fun@@ d for use in help@@ ing the po@@ or .
Then , R@@ ic@@ ar@@ do op@@ ened the en@@ vel@@ op@@ e , and they ha@@ st@@ ily gl@@ an@@ ced over the medi@@ cal language of the repor@@ t .
Ho@@ ly spirit : “ The holy spirit is God’s f@@ ing@@ er and a gift of God , or a com@@ for@@ ter , or God’s P@@ ow@@ er , which the Father gives to believers on the bas@@ is of Christ’s mer@@ its .
On what does “ the truth of the good news ” foc@@ us ?
In the next article , we will consider how he helps his people today .
With that wonderful pro@@ spe@@ ct in mind , what should we do ?
I experienced early in life the truth of Davi@@ d’s words found at Psalm 27 : 10 : “ In case my own father and my own mother did leave me , even Jehovah himself would take me up . ”
O@@ r are you some@@ times left with the imp@@ res@@ sion that no@@ body ca@@ res about you ?
How can a@@ id be provided ?
However , the second group , “ a great crow@@ d , ” is without a de@@ fin@@ ite number .
That re@@ qu@@ est was put to Jesus by one of his disciples .
A ref@@ re@@ shing , kin@@ dly yo@@ ke in@@ deed !
During that time we also vis@@ ited our brothers in Bo@@ t@@ s@@ w@@ ana and Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que .
Z@@ e@@ al@@ ously apply the things you learn
C@@ ite examples show@@ ing the d@@ anger of ac@@ ting ha@@ st@@ ily after hear@@ ing a com@@ pla@@ in@@ t .
Re@@ g@@ arding the Israelites and the fol@@ ly and van@@ ity of their faith@@ less course , Ho@@ se@@ a wr@@ ites : “ It is w@@ ind that they keep s@@ ow@@ ing , and a st@@ or@@ m w@@ ind is what they will re@@ a@@ p . ”
Jesus lived in the spirit real@@ m with his Father “ before the world was . ”
“ For all things I have the strength by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of him who imp@@ ar@@ ts power to me , ” he wrote . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 13 .
This is not always eas@@ y to do .
Ther@@ efore , Paul could tell the i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ r@@ ous re@@ si@@ d@@ ents of L@@ y@@ str@@ a that “ the living God . . . did not leave himself without witness in that he did good , giving you ra@@ ins from heaven and fru@@ it@@ ful se@@ as@@ ons , satis@@ f@@ ying you with food and f@@ ill@@ ing your hearts with g@@ la@@ dness . ”
How does he provide comfort ?
God invit@@ es us to ad@@ d@@ ress him by name . ​ — Psalm 10@@ 5 : 1 .
F@@ ur@@ ther , g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing encoura@@ ges in some a su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ous reli@@ ance on good lu@@ ck .
with the Jews ”
What was often inclu@@ ded in the promises of deli@@ ver@@ ance , and how did this af@@ fect faithful people in Israel ?
P@@ l@@ an@@ ting D@@ oub@@ ts Fa@@ il@@ s to Su@@ cc@@ e@@ ed
A tur@@ ning point came when Kat@@ ar@@ z@@ y@@ na took a tri@@ p to L@@ ond@@ on , Eng@@ land .
What was fore@@ told at Psalm 7@@ 1 : 18 , and how has this come true ?
I knew that I should sto@@ p dr@@ in@@ king heav@@ ily , taking d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , and associ@@ ating with people who did not live by Bible standards .
When we dedic@@ ated ourselves to God and cho@@ se to be his sla@@ ves , we ag@@ re@@ ed to put his will a@@ head of our own .
He emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed that a regul@@ ar , mean@@ ing@@ ful consider@@ ation of the da@@ ily text inc@@ reas@@ es our ze@@ al .
All this information gives us greater strength and en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m to continue serving Jehovah . ” ​ — S@@ te@@ p@@ an V@@ o@@ v@@ ch@@ u@@ k , who was ex@@ iled to Si@@ b@@ eri@@ a .
And he rema@@ ined faithful to his wife . ​ — Job 31 : 1 , 9 , 11 .
On one occasi@@ on , I even con@@ temp@@ l@@ ated giving up my service to him .
Indeed , physical cre@@ ation t@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es to the a@@ w@@ es@@ ome power of God’s holy spirit .
What rec@@ ord of persecu@@ tion do we find in Acts and Revelation ?
Why does suffering ex@@ ist ?
This Is Our S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al H@@ er@@ it@@ age
If we fai@@ l to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with them , we only ad@@ d to their lo@@ ad .
What will Jehovah’s un@@ beli@@ e@@ va@@ ble “ work ” invol@@ ve in our day ?
As a re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ent of Jehovah’s loving - kindness , David was ob@@ vi@@ ously moved to worship and praise him .
It would be am@@ a@@ z@@ ing if a person could succ@@ ess@@ fully pre@@ di@@ ct the name of a man ​ — long before his bir@@ th — ​ who would organiz@@ e the over@@ thro@@ w of a ma@@ j@@ or world power , even indic@@ ating the un@@ u@@ su@@ al str@@ ate@@ gy that he would emp@@ lo@@ y .
As Jehovah’s servants , we recogn@@ ize the si@@ gn of the time of the end .
How can we imitate Ne@@ h@@ emiah ?
We sta@@ yed in M@@ ist@@ el@@ ba@@ ch for more than a year .
P@@ i@@ one@@ ering together in 194@@ 7 ; with An@@ ne today
Jehovah has provided the Christian congregation as a “ li@@ fe@@ bo@@ at ” for his faithful servants .
In the Bible , the Hebrew word for “ di@@ gn@@ ity ” can also be transl@@ ated “ s@@ pl@@ end@@ or , ” “ ma@@ j@@ es@@ ty , ” “ glory , ” and “ honor . ”
H@@ as Jehovah’s way of h@@ and@@ ling the chall@@ enge in E@@ den left them without hope ?
He is no@@ ted for pro@@ duc@@ ing a number of liter@@ ary works in de@@ f@@ en@@ se of n@@ om@@ in@@ al Christi@@ an@@ ity .
Se@@ cond , no one can be com@@ plac@@ ent , thinking that he is sa@@ fe from temp@@ tation . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
A@@ n am@@ a@@ z@@ ing number of 3@@ ,@@ 9@@ 0@@ 3 were baptized ! I well remember Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d’s talk ent@@ it@@ led “ Ch@@ il@@ dren of the King . ”
Although I am now con@@ f@@ ined to a whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir , this has not been a ma@@ j@@ or imp@@ e@@ di@@ ment .
Ad@@ ri@@ á@@ n im@@ medi@@ ately offered to come with his fi@@ an@@ c@@ é@@ e , K@@ ati@@ e , and answer all of Ju@@ d@@ y’s questions .
( b ) How can our spe@@ e@@ ch inclu@@ de pra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy things ?
Wh@@ ere this was not allow@@ ed , they sent a letter to each member of the ch@@ urch .
If we were ever to re@@ be@@ l against those he has put in positi@@ ons of authority , we would be re@@ bel@@ ling against him !
For example , at a time when viol@@ ence was r@@ am@@ p@@ ant in ancient Israel , God direc@@ ted his prophet Isaiah to tell the people : “ Although you offer many prayers , I am not listen@@ ing ; your hands are filled with blood . ”
F@@ la@@ vi@@ o lived in the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of S@@ an@@ ta Lu@@ c@@ í@@ a , near Ju@@ li@@ ac@@ a , in the An@@ des .
The man soon began to atten@@ d the S@@ un@@ day meetings regul@@ arly .
Se@@ cur@@ ity is in@@ deed a fru@@ it of integrity .
( b ) What questions will we now exam@@ ine ?
That is why we need to have an o@@ pen mind when we read the Bible .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o , King Solomon acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ated all that the world could offer in a material way .
“ Ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents with my son are always he@@ ated , ” she says , “ and they end with him shu@@ t@@ ting himself up in his ro@@ om . ”
Ser@@ ving whole - sou@@ led means using all your strength and en@@ er@@ gy to the ful@@ l@@ est ex@@ t@@ ent possible for you in God’s service .
Because God had cho@@ s@@ en Saul to be king of Israel .
I gre@@ w to love Bible truth .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , mean@@ ing@@ ful activ@@ ity can do much to en@@ rich our lives .
Instead , he loo@@ ked at Go@@ li@@ ath in com@@ par@@ is@@ on with Jehovah .
Because he real@@ iz@@ es that his pur@@ su@@ ing a certain course might har@@ m others .
He in@@ tend@@ s to use the ev@@ ening to pre@@ pare for the up@@ coming meeting .
Is your go@@ al to imitate the li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le of people who@@ se happiness ris@@ es and f@@ alls dep@@ en@@ ding on the si@@ ze of their ban@@ k account or sto@@ ck por@@ t@@ fo@@ li@@ o ?
She used most of her me@@ ag@@ er p@@ en@@ sion to pur@@ cha@@ se go@@ ld and s@@ il@@ ver i@@ con@@ s , inc@@ en@@ se , and c@@ and@@ les .
At the other end of the sh@@ af@@ t , fe@@ a@@ thers were att@@ ached to sta@@ bi@@ li@@ ze the ar@@ ro@@ w in f@@ light , keep@@ ing it on course .
Un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly , that was a challeng@@ ing assignment . ​ — 1 K@@ i .
The disci@@ ple James expla@@ ins that our own sin@@ ful st@@ ate should be a cause for m@@ our@@ ning .
By he@@ e@@ ding Jehovah’s remin@@ ders , we can avoid making co@@ st@@ ly mis@@ takes , and we can imitate the fine examples of those who wal@@ ked in the ways of righteousness .
What if children displa@@ y a bad attitude or are s@@ low to learn some valu@@ able less@@ on ?
How did Jehovah draw us to true worship ?
Consider and En@@ courage One A@@ no@@ ther
Such people dis@@ coun@@ t God as the one to whom all must rend@@ er an account , and they remain bl@@ ind to the wr@@ ong@@ ness of their course .
( b ) How did God’s Word af@@ fect the lead@@ ers of God’s people ?
N@@ in@@ ety Ye@@ ars A@@ go I Be@@ g@@ an ( E .
My mother stu@@ died the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses , and she took me to Christian meetings at the Kingdom H@@ all .
“ The one who de@@ f@@ ra@@ u@@ ds the low@@ ly one in@@ sul@@ ts his M@@ ak@@ er , but who@@ ever shows com@@ pas@@ sion to the po@@ or gl@@ ori@@ fi@@ es H@@ im . ” ​ — Proverbs 14 : 31 .
‘ They That G@@ o D@@ own to Se@@ a in S@@ hi@@ ps , ’ 10 / 15
He real@@ ized that the blessings he experienced were expres@@ sions of God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness .
I was 16 years old and had accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed my parents to a religious meeting in E@@ in@@ d@@ ho@@ ven , a city in the pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of B@@ ra@@ ban@@ t , in the Ne@@ ther@@ lands .
The good news we preach is that Jehovah , out of his love , is willing to for@@ give t@@ res@@ pas@@ ses by means of Christ .
They came there for health reas@@ ons , but some left with the hope of everlasting life !
Why not ask one of Jehovah’s Witnesses how you can ob@@ tain a cop@@ y of this exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent transl@@ ation ?
What decisions may we have to make ?
The d@@ ate of the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al , which cor@@ respon@@ ds to the d@@ ate of the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver , will be after su@@ n@@ down on A@@ pri@@ l 14 , 20@@ 14 .
He continu@@ ally guid@@ es his faithful “ slave . ”
H@@ app@@ ily married for 20 years , an el@@ der com@@ men@@ ted : “ S@@ ome@@ times the words ‘ I@@ ’@@ m s@@ or@@ ry ’ are more important than ‘ I love you . ’ ”
This is an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent mo@@ tive for being ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able .
We had never wor@@ ked in that are@@ a before .
The worl@@ d@@ wide work of wit@@ ness@@ ing done by Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers cannot be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed without the help of the holy spirit .
God’s N@@ ame Is Not a T@@ al@@ is@@ man
R@@ es@@ olu@@ tion
Consider the following questions : Does your child ‘ keep see@@ king first the Kingdom ’ in the ministry ?
As a result , when H@@ it@@ l@@ er@@ ’s re@@ gi@@ me f@@ ell , over a th@@ ous@@ and Witnesses em@@ er@@ ged vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous from the cam@@ ps . ​ — P@@ ic@@ ture 4 ; Acts 5 : 38 , 39 ; Romans 8 : 35 - 37 .
That is why he will not t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate viol@@ ent people forever .
TH@@ E DI@@ V@@ IN@@ E N@@ A@@ M@@ E K@@ N@@ O@@ W@@ N AN@@ D U@@ S@@ E@@ D
I am not one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , but I am e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly a@@ wa@@ iting this Bible that you have just publi@@ shed . ”
When we me@@ t her again , she ple@@ ad@@ ed : “ P@@ le@@ ase , pray to Jehovah so that he will sa@@ ve me and take me away from here .
Noah gre@@ w up in a world that was ra@@ pi@@ dly going from bad to wor@@ se .
However , I could not res@@ ist J@@ im@@ ’s personal interest in me and his kindness .
All un@@ married Christians who are doing their best to serve Jehovah deser@@ ve our gen@@ u@@ ine comm@@ end@@ ation and encourag@@ ement .
I also vis@@ ited my sister .
The apostle Peter said : “ I shall be dis@@ posed always to re@@ mind you of these things , al@@ though you know them and are fir@@ m@@ ly set in the truth that is present in you . ”
Although he o@@ ther@@ wise rec@@ over@@ ed re@@ mar@@ ka@@ bly well , my husband had su@@ sta@@ ined b@@ ra@@ in dam@@ age .
One is the Watchtower Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of New Yor@@ k , In@@ cor@@ por@@ ated .
Some who were born after the F@@ lood also lived much more than 1@@ 20 years .
He ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ We pray@@ ed to Jehovah . ”
The judgment that E@@ no@@ ch b@@ ra@@ vely pro@@ claim@@ ed still stan@@ ds ; it app@@ lies to to@@ da@@ y’s world just as it did to the world of E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s day .
An@@ y imper@@ fect human who is hum@@ ble should also be mo@@ des@@ t , that is , a@@ ware of his li@@ mit@@ ations .
Wh@@ atever the case , a mil@@ d respon@@ se gives the individu@@ al an opportunity to refle@@ ct on your fine conduct . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
How serious is this matter ?
P@@ l@@ ans for a life that sub@@ or@@ din@@ ates spiritu@@ ality to worl@@ dly go@@ als can s@@ nu@@ f@@ f out a young person@@ ’s desire to serve God .
Con@@ f@@ ined here , Satan has been full of ra@@ ge ever since , know@@ ing that his days are num@@ ber@@ ed .
For example , would a Christian who is a self - emp@@ lo@@ yed contr@@ ac@@ t@@ or bi@@ d on a jo@@ b that invol@@ ves pa@@ in@@ ting one of the ch@@ ur@@ ches of Chris@@ tend@@ om and ther@@ e@@ by share in help@@ ing to prom@@ o@@ te false religion ? ​ — 2 Corinthians 6 : 14 - 16 .
Hence , we read : “ If a th@@ i@@ ef should be found in the act of bre@@ ak@@ ing in and he does get stru@@ ck and die , there is no b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t for [ the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der ] . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 22 : 2 .
P@@ o@@ king around an old fi@@ re@@ place , he fin@@ ds a cou@@ ple of old t@@ ac@@ k@@ le bo@@ x@@ es .
E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 18 : 4 states : “ The soul that is sin@@ ning ​ — it it@@ self will die . ”
“ You m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s and all you h@@ ill@@ s , you fru@@ it tre@@ es and all you ce@@ d@@ ars , ” rec@@ oun@@ ts Psalm 14@@ 8 : 9 .
The to@@ p sur@@ face of such ro@@ a@@ ds was form@@ ed by large st@@ one sla@@ bs , u@@ su@@ ally of ro@@ ck that could be found lo@@ c@@ ally .
• When might a fri@@ end@@ ship need to end ?
Jehovah also pres@@ cri@@ bed the requi@@ re@@ ments they must me@@ et , the work they would do , and the t@@ es@@ ting they would under@@ go .
If a man so ag@@ re@@ e@@ able to Jehovah’s heart was ca@@ pa@@ ble of such serious sin@@ s , we need not des@@ pa@@ ir if , des@@ pite our best efforts , we at times er@@ r or even make bi@@ g mis@@ takes .
While still faithful , Solomon was a wise rul@@ er , and under his k@@ ing@@ ship Israel enjo@@ yed peace .
“ Re@@ jo@@ ice , young man [ or woman ] , while you are young , and let your heart be g@@ la@@ d in the days of your you@@ th . ”
He was not inter@@ ested in self - prom@@ o@@ tion ; nor was he a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed to be known public@@ ly as one of God’s fellow work@@ ers .
K@@ el@@ l@@ er certainly under@@ sto@@ od emo@@ tional pain .
Will you make mis@@ takes ?
Then she gra@@ b@@ bed hold of him by his gar@@ ment , saying : ‘ Li@@ e down with me ! ’ ”
Thus , many who die an un@@ tim@@ ely death from the activ@@ ity of the pre@@ ce@@ ding hor@@ s@@ em@@ en end up in H@@ ad@@ es , there to a@@ wa@@ it a resurrection in God’s new world .
In its fore@@ word , the Ma@@ y@@ no@@ o@@ th Bible recogn@@ iz@@ es the “ great ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ement on the part of The Ch@@ urch of I@@ rel@@ and when they publi@@ shed their ver@@ sion of the Bible in the 1@@ 7@@ th century . ”
“ By the time I comple@@ ted ten years at Bethel , ” he says , “ I had ob@@ served many married cou@@ ples lea@@ ving Bethel because of si@@ ck@@ ness or the need to care for an ag@@ ing par@@ ent .
S@@ ad@@ ly , some parents do vi@@ r@@ tually everything for their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , perhaps out of mis@@ taken kindness .
C@@ ould she de@@ fy the will of her author@@ it@@ ari@@ an father ?
To Joseph , he said : “ Since God has ca@@ used you to know all of this , there is no one as dis@@ cre@@ et and wise as you .
Consider , for example , these words of Jesus : “ No one can slave for two ma@@ st@@ ers ; for ei@@ ther he will h@@ ate the one and love the other , or he will s@@ tic@@ k to the one and des@@ p@@ ise the other .
Jehovah God , being the Creator , is righ@@ t@@ fully the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn R@@ ul@@ er of the uni@@ verse .
She and her husband have sp@@ ent the past 25 years in the travel@@ ing work in vari@@ ous par@@ ts of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
P@@ O@@ R@@ T M@@ O@@ R@@ E@@ S@@ B@@ Y
Now that the Lord is present , there is a similar need for pati@@ ence as we end@@ e@@ av@@ or to make disciples .
Why was Paul able to rejo@@ ice in s@@ pite of his thor@@ n@@ like tri@@ als and we@@ ak@@ nesses ?
We soon became eng@@ ag@@ ed , and following Fa@@ ther’s return from the 19@@ 31 conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses in C@@ o@@ lum@@ bu@@ s , O@@ hi@@ o , we were married .
Not having much to do , he pi@@ cked up some boo@@ ks that he found around the house and started to read .
Be@@ fore and After ​ — Mu@@ r@@ k@@ y P@@ ast , B@@ right F@@ utu@@ re
Some dis@@ mis@@ s that kind of faith as d@@ elu@@ si@@ onal .
The Christian can prote@@ ct his fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart ​ — the person he is on the in@@ side — ​ by cultiv@@ ating love for God’s righteousness and by ad@@ her@@ ing to Jehovah’s righteous standards .
Tr@@ as@@ h Y@@ i@@ el@@ ds a T@@ re@@ asure
25 : 8 - 10 , 12 , 13 .
A wise person takes time to ‘ consider his st@@ ep@@ s . ’
The h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of qu@@ o@@ t@@ ations from the Hebrew Scriptures that appe@@ ar in the Greek Scriptures re@@ mind us not only of Jehovah’s instru@@ ctions to his people under the Law but also of his pur@@ pos@@ es concer@@ ning the Christian congregation .
How reas@@ sur@@ ing it is to know that we can r@@ ely on Jehovah’s standards ; they will not change !
When we expres@@ s sy@@ mp@@ a@@ thy , what will provide real comfort ?
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , in the book of Revelation , “ b@@ right , clean , fine l@@ in@@ en ” is said to re@@ present the righteous ac@@ ts of ones whom God consi@@ ders holy .
18 : 13 .
After deli@@ ber@@ ation and with the help of the holy spirit , they re@@ ached a conclu@@ sion in har@@ mony with the Scriptures .
A man held out his hand to a woman , one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , who loo@@ ked at it and im@@ medi@@ ately no@@ tic@@ ed that his we@@ d@@ ding ring was g@@ one .
Many dr@@ in@@ k@@ ers need medi@@ cal tre@@ at@@ ment to re@@ in@@ for@@ ce their spiritual bat@@ tle to bre@@ ak free from and stay away from al@@ co@@ ho@@ l a@@ bu@@ se .
“ We are God’s fellow work@@ ers . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R .
When con@@ duc@@ ting the study and when pra@@ ying under these circumstances , the sister should co@@ ver her head .
This will en@@ able us to follow his fur@@ ther counsel to “ end@@ ure under tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
The Bible account shows that E@@ sa@@ u displa@@ yed a men@@ tal@@ ity foc@@ used on im@@ medi@@ ate re@@ war@@ ds and a dis@@ reg@@ ard for sac@@ red things .
Of course , Jehovah did not cho@@ ose , or fore@@ or@@ da@@ in , them as individuals .
• How will Christ continue to lead us in the new world ?
Consider how your integrity is involved .
T@@ ar@@ a from Ka@@ th@@ man@@ du moved to a country where there are few H@@ in@@ du temp@@ les .
L@@ ater , in 194@@ 8 , we were married .
So@@ on the great day of Jehovah will arri@@ ve and bring an end to all wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
May it be our determin@@ ation to cultiv@@ ate a pe@@ ace@@ ful attitude like that expres@@ sed by the psalmist : “ Lo@@ ok !
We can show we care about our brothers by meeting together to encoura@@ ge one another .
Th@@ ough he had certain health problems , Timothy displa@@ yed who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted faith and ‘ sla@@ ved with Paul in fur@@ ther@@ ance of the good news . ’
Is the Bible pr@@ u@@ dis@@ h about se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations ?
T@@ ake , for instance , Paul .
The s@@ ong really imp@@ ressed me , so I sta@@ yed .
While in S@@ we@@ et@@ water , I received a letter invit@@ ing me to the 1@@ 5@@ th class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad for mission@@ ary tra@@ ining that com@@ men@@ ced on F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 22 , 19@@ 50 .
That wisdom is per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy .
In doing so , they refle@@ ct Jehovah’s mer@@ cy and love to un@@ believ@@ ing human@@ kind .
When disa@@ st@@ ers str@@ ike and people are left bro@@ k@@ en@@ hear@@ ted , they often ask , “ Why does God per@@ mit cal@@ am@@ ities ? ”
What prote@@ ction and guid@@ ance are a@@ vail@@ able through the Christian congregation ?
“ They don@@ ’t sal@@ u@@ te the f@@ la@@ g , ” one says .
What helps us to make matu@@ re decisions with respect to our cont@@ act with the world ?
Tru@@ e , serving as an un@@ sal@@ ari@@ ed vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er invol@@ ves sacrifice .
D@@ ep@@ en@@ ding on where we live , s@@ now and ra@@ in may inter@@ ru@@ pt our activities too .
I@@ magine S@@ ar@@ ah gro@@ wing up in that bu@@ st@@ ling city , coming to know many of its people by name .
On the other side of the ri@@ ver , though , we were r@@ oun@@ ded up by Z@@ ambi@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers and for@@ ci@@ bly re@@ pat@@ ri@@ ated to Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to I@@ mit@@ ate Christ
* I was a@@ w@@ es@@ tru@@ ck .
F@@ e@@ el@@ ing that Jehovah was gu@@ i@@ ding her , she began to buil@@ d a personal relationship with God .
During our discus@@ sions , they wrote down ba@@ si@@ c Bible teachings in a no@@ te@@ book .
Today , those desi@@ ring God’s ba@@ c@@ king d@@ are not water down God’s word or com@@ promise godly principles so as to avoid persecu@@ tion .
He is deli@@ gh@@ ted to lead you with “ the cor@@ ds of love . ”
And they have proved that God is fully jus@@ ti@@ fied in using his great power to eli@@ min@@ ate all wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness when he cho@@ o@@ ses to do so .
A@@ n Ex@@ am@@ ple of H@@ on@@ es@@ ty
Jehovah will inter@@ v@@ ene in their be@@ half , exerc@@ ising his right as Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn .
She and her young son were on the br@@ ink of star@@ vation , down to their last me@@ al , when God emp@@ ow@@ ered Eli@@ j@@ ah to per@@ form a mirac@@ le so that her supp@@ ly of f@@ l@@ our and o@@ il was mirac@@ ul@@ ously su@@ sta@@ ined .
“ You are one bi@@ g ‘ W@@ H@@ Y ’ ! ” my mother exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed with a sm@@ ile .
He was refer@@ ring to his example in show@@ ing hum@@ ility , but the pat@@ ter@@ n Jesus set for us certainly inclu@@ des his princi@@ p@@ al work as a man on earth ​ — that of teaching people the good news of God’s Kingdom .
Still Ad@@ ju@@ sting to C@@ ir@@ cum@@ stances
He as@@ sur@@ ed us that we were wel@@ come to stay as long as we wanted .
A@@ sa reli@@ ed on Jehovah when a milli@@ on E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ ans came against Juda@@ h ; yet , he fa@@ iled to do so when Ba@@ a@@ sha the king of Israel began to for@@ ti@@ fy R@@ am@@ ah , a city bor@@ der@@ ing A@@ sa@@ ’s d@@ om@@ a@@ in .
▪ All four Go@@ sp@@ els men@@ tion Bar@@ ab@@ ba@@ s , the man whom Rom@@ an rul@@ er P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate fre@@ ed in place of Jesus .
He will@@ ingly accepted his assignment to serve as man@@ kin@@ d’s Re@@ de@@ em@@ er .
W@@ ould God provide a book that is imp@@ os@@ sible to com@@ pre@@ h@@ end or that is under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble only to high@@ ly educ@@ ated people ?
( M@@ ary ) , 7 / 1
To ex@@ pose the ab@@ sur@@ di@@ ty of the hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine , we might say : ‘ No loving father would p@@ un@@ ish his child by ho@@ l@@ ding his chil@@ d’s hand in a fi@@ re .
Our go@@ al should be to l@@ ing@@ er in study rather than to r@@ us@@ h through it .
Consider how M@@ on@@ ika has experienced this .
S@@ imp@@ ly because Jehovah did not give humans the fre@@ e@@ dom to deter@@ mine for themselves what is good and what is bad . ​ — Read Proverbs 20 : 24 and fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ; Jeremiah 10 : 23 .
At Ho@@ se@@ a 14 : 1 , 2 , we find this ent@@ reat@@ y : “ Do come back , O Israel , to Jehovah your God , for you have stu@@ mb@@ led in your er@@ ro@@ r .
One ex@@ pos@@ it@@ or says that because it is at “ the cen@@ tr@@ al re@@ gi@@ on of the body , ” the “ n@@ av@@ el ” may be re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative of all the vital or@@ g@@ ans .
200@@ 2 S@@ E@@ R@@ V@@ I@@ C@@ E Y@@ E@@ A@@ R R@@ E@@ P@@ O@@ R@@ T O@@ F J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S W@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ S W@@ O@@ R@@ L@@ D@@ W@@ I@@ D@@ E
( b ) What hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing des@@ crip@@ tion do we find at Psalm 9@@ 2 : 12 - 15 ?
Ex@@ pla@@ ining the purpose of his ministry , Jesus said : “ Jehovah’s spirit is upon me , because he anointed me to dec@@ l@@ are good news to the po@@ or . ”
Tru@@ ly , Noah wal@@ ked with God .
While such self - sacrific@@ ing vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers contribu@@ te much to the prog@@ ress of the con@@ stru@@ ction work , they real@@ ize that they are , first and fore@@ most , pre@@ ach@@ ers of the good news of God’s Kingdom .
God had promised that the heavenly part of his organization , refer@@ red to in prophecy as his “ woman , ” would pro@@ du@@ ce a se@@ ed that would b@@ ru@@ ise the ser@@ p@@ ent in the head .
What Ab@@ out F@@ ri@@ ends and N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ ors ?
How do Paul’s words at Hebrews 10 : 24 , 25 par@@ al@@ le@@ l the ide@@ a of the commun@@ ion sacrifice ?
S@@ up@@ pose those who claim@@ ed to know him say that he was al@@ o@@ of , se@@ cre@@ tive , and c@@ ru@@ el .
Why is Jesus wor@@ thy of our loy@@ al@@ ty ?
Is it possible that Jehovah moved that concer@@ ned friend to re@@ ach out to us ?
They look to their coura@@ ge@@ ous Le@@ ad@@ er , Jesus Christ , as the prop@@ er example . ​ — Acts 5 : 17 - 21 , 27 - 32 .
S@@ ad@@ ly , the Israelites in attend@@ ance were not sure who ​ — Jehovah or Ba@@ al — ​ was in the best position to pro@@ du@@ ce the much - needed ra@@ in .
On@@ ly by stri@@ ving with all our heart to con@@ form to God’s righteous standards will we be found fully pleas@@ ing to him .
So mankind re@@ members that something tra@@ gi@@ c happened in E@@ den .
O@@ r some find it challeng@@ ing to li@@ mit their con@@ su@@ mp@@ tion of food or al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ ages .
At that time , it will not matter where we live or what we do .
2 : 1 - 7 .
It is this : S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ es al@@ one do not ple@@ ase God .
; V@@ ign@@ er@@ on , M .
After the last P@@ as@@ so@@ ver me@@ al with the apostles , Jesus made a covenant with his faithful disciples that can be refer@@ red to as the Kingdom covenant .
Many married cou@@ ples think back on their cour@@ tshi@@ p with great f@@ on@@ dness .
Are most religi@@ ons wrong ? ”
S@@ ome@@ times after supp@@ er , as we put the last dis@@ h away in the k@@ it@@ ch@@ en , one of us would say , “ I@@ t’s al@@ most time for the ‘ meeting ’ ! ”
What will the ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od ev@@ en@@ tually accom@@ pl@@ ish ?
St@@ or@@ m tro@@ op@@ ers clo@@ sed down the of@@ fice in M@@ ag@@ de@@ bur@@ g and ban@@ ned our meetings .
After dis@@ mis@@ sing the tra@@ it@@ or@@ ous Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t , Jesus in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed a different ob@@ serv@@ ance , later called “ the L@@ or@@ d’s ev@@ ening me@@ al . ”
These promises are reli@@ able .
We do this because we are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah’s Kingdom govern@@ ment under Christ will sh@@ ort@@ ly put an end to imper@@ fect human rul@@ er@@ ship , re@@ plac@@ ing it with a righteous new system of things . ​ — D@@ an .
The same desi@@ gn@@ ation is app@@ lied to Jesus Christ about 8@@ 0 times in the Go@@ sp@@ els , c@@ learly show@@ ing that the Son of God had come as a human , not as an inc@@ ar@@ nation .
Why did we become friends in the first place ?
A powerful b@@ low with an ir@@ on sc@@ ep@@ ter would sh@@ at@@ ter a po@@ t@@ ter@@ ’s earth@@ en@@ ware v@@ es@@ sel , s@@ ma@@ shing it bey@@ ond reco@@ very .
Mo@@ re@@ over , a Christian can pray that God will make him do what is right . ​ — P@@ s .
Not only did he live an un@@ as@@ sum@@ ing life but he also re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly taught the value of hum@@ ility .
But in the early 19@@ 50 ’ s , a few cou@@ ples who had served at Bethel for some time were allow@@ ed to mar@@ ry and stay . So when Na@@ than H .
S@@ ome@@ times a kind word that shows care and concer@@ n will help the situation .
How , then , can we “ put away ” anger and all its bad effe@@ cts ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , there is no end to lear@@ ning about our loving Creator .
A@@ c@@ tually , a number of Jehovah’s servants , including some whom Jehovah used to wr@@ ite the Bible , had similar thoughts .
She used a two - whe@@ el@@ ed car@@ t pul@@ led by an old hor@@ se .
My parents were deli@@ gh@@ ted to see me em@@ br@@ ace Jehovah’s service in that way .
Pe@@ ople enjo@@ yed listen@@ ing to Jesus because he spoke in a “ gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous , ” or kind , way .
Th@@ r@@ ough the Law , God made it clear that blood could serve a ro@@ le in the for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s
7 , 8 . ( a ) Who was Bar@@ u@@ ch , and what un@@ who@@ les@@ ome desi@@ res may have started to devel@@ op in his heart ?
In order to say a hear@@ t@@ felt y@@ es , you need to have more than a su@@ per@@ fi@@ cial knowledge of Jehovah .
A S@@ P@@ I@@ R@@ I@@ T TH@@ A@@ T C@@ A@@ N F@@ A@@ N TH@@ E F@@ L@@ A@@ M@@ E O@@ F EN@@ V@@ Y
What is re@@ pres@@ ented by the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al c@@ up of w@@ ine ?
The S@@ ou@@ th was often refer@@ red to as the Bible B@@ el@@ t because most people there held the Bible in high reg@@ ard .
B@@ ever@@ ly , a st@@ ep@@ mother in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , says : “ My young st@@ ep@@ children wanted to call me Mo@@ m .
5@@ 2 : 7 ; R@@ om . 10 : 15 .
Fa@@ ith will as@@ sure you of God’s loving direction .
If I don@@ ’t , days might pas@@ s without any mean@@ ing@@ ful discus@@ sion . ”
He wants to leave early on his v@@ ac@@ ation .
In@@ sur@@ ance : The W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety may be nam@@ ed as the bene@@ fi@@ ci@@ ary of a life in@@ sur@@ ance po@@ li@@ cy or in a re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment / ​ p@@ en@@ sion pl@@ an .
She was just what I needed ! ”
Th@@ r@@ ough “ the fr@@ am@@ e@@ work of the knowledge and of the truth in the Law , ” we can learn much that will help us follow Paul’s counsel : “ S@@ how y@@ ourselves than@@ k@@ ful . ” ​ — Romans 2 : 20 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 15 .
So when the woman became pre@@ gn@@ ant , they deci@@ ded in fav@@ or of an ab@@ or@@ tion .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , this gra@@ du@@ al de@@ ca@@ y of mor@@ ality is d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous .
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : Wh@@ at@@ ’s that ?
However , we did not remain such forever .
For example , Ch@@ ar@@ les G@@ or@@ d@@ on , a B@@ rit@@ ish ar@@ my gener@@ al , on vis@@ iting the S@@ ey@@ ch@@ el@@ les in 18@@ 8@@ 1 , was so imp@@ ressed by the lu@@ x@@ u@@ ri@@ ant beau@@ ty of the V@@ all@@ é@@ e de Ma@@ i ​ — now a World H@@ er@@ it@@ age s@@ ite — ​ that he declar@@ ed it to be the gar@@ den of E@@ den .
A@@ no@@ ther you@@ th who proved ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary while away from home was the Israel@@ ite gi@@ r@@ l cap@@ tur@@ ed by the S@@ y@@ ri@@ ans in the days of God’s prophet El@@ isha .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of people around the world cho@@ ose to em@@ i@@ gr@@ ate in sear@@ ch of work .
In the the@@ ater world , I was sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by much im@@ mor@@ ality , s@@ mo@@ king , and dr@@ in@@ king ; like others in the prof@@ es@@ sion , I reli@@ ed on my good - lu@@ ck char@@ ms .
Now , two th@@ ous@@ and years later , about a th@@ ir@@ d of all mankind prof@@ ess@@ es to follow Jesus Christ .
Di@@ d you know that the ma@@ in cause of suffering is “ the rul@@ er of the world ” ​ — Satan the Devil ? ​ — John 14 : 30
The ke@@ y is hum@@ ility .
I@@ magine my sur@@ pris@@ e when St@@ é@@ ph@@ ane began commun@@ ic@@ ating with me using si@@ gn language .
Of course , those stud@@ ents needed much more help to prog@@ ress in the truth .
Because of a dec@@ ree is@@ su@@ ed by C@@ y@@ r@@ us , a Jewish re@@ m@@ n@@ ant left Babyl@@ on and arri@@ ved in their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and in 5@@ 37 B.C.E .
Wor@@ k hard to re@@ ach the go@@ als you set for your family .
Not from God’s point of view !
Yet , some children do not obey .
All in all , the book co@@ v@@ ers a peri@@ od of 70 years ​ — from 5@@ 37 to 4@@ 6@@ 7 B.C.E .
S@@ ad@@ ly , though , in many par@@ ts of the world , neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ o@@ ds no longer have such car@@ ing commun@@ ities .
What about ho@@ s@@ pit@@ als — of all plac@@ es , the place where we ex@@ pect to find cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness ?
But Jehovah’s servants already knew that Christians should not fi@@ ght for one nation against another .
13 : 5 ; De@@ u@@ t .
A Witness cou@@ ple appro@@ ached an el@@ der@@ ly la@@ dy who was in a whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir being pu@@ shed by a n@@ ur@@ se .
That enem@@ y of God does not want us to know the real ca@@ uses of human suffering .
On@@ ly with God’s help can we fully gr@@ as@@ p the tru@@ ths found in the Bible .
Fir@@ st , the Ma@@ ster , Christ , has en@@ tru@@ sted his anointed sla@@ ves with something that he vie@@ ws as preci@@ ous ​ — the com@@ mis@@ sion to preach and make disciples .
As we look back over many years of service , first in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a and now in N@@ am@@ i@@ bia , Cor@@ ali@@ e and I have a feel@@ ing of deep satis@@ fac@@ tion . We hope and pray that Jehovah will continue to give us the strength to do his will now and forever . [ F@@ o@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ]
J@@ ann@@ y : Al@@ together we have sp@@ ent over 1@@ 20 years in the full - time service !
Even so , after the leg@@ al requi@@ re@@ ments for a@@ do@@ p@@ tion had been me@@ t , the young man received a new st@@ atu@@ s .
When it was get@@ ting l@@ ate , we started as@@ king for a place to stay .
We must never dec@@ ei@@ ve ourselves into thinking that we can take certain li@@ ber@@ ties with God’s requi@@ re@@ ments as long as we are rend@@ ering worship to him in other as@@ pe@@ cts of life .
At the same time , be on gu@@ ard against un@@ sa@@ v@@ ory influ@@ ences .
Fir@@ st , ho@@ l@@ ding back from re@@ tal@@ i@@ ating is the right course to follow .
O@@ thers were si@@ ck and in need of medi@@ cal attention .
Can we do anything to gain the respect of those who op@@ pose us ?
If so , Jac@@ ob@@ ’s ent@@ reat@@ y may re@@ mind you that prayers can al@@ la@@ y anxi@@ ety .
A sister in Eng@@ land who was baptized in 19@@ 7@@ 2 wrote regarding the simp@@ li@@ fied Watchtower : “ When I read the very first is@@ sue , I felt as though Jehovah were s@@ it@@ ting b@@ es@@ i@@ de me with his ar@@ m around my sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders and we were reading it together .
What makes Christian meetings par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly jo@@ y@@ ous is that we not only receive instru@@ ction but also offer praise to Jehovah .
So@@ on my wife em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed Bible truth , and in 195@@ 7 she was baptized .
Because of fa@@ il@@ ing to make Jehovah their refu@@ ge , many “ f@@ all ” in spiritual death at our “ very side . ”
What powerful pro@@ of of Jesus ’ full for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess !
Is this just a tri@@ vi@@ al matter ?
The pur@@ su@@ it of ple@@ asure and satis@@ fac@@ tion without rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t appe@@ ars to be the order of the day .
No@@ le@@ en and her mother prog@@ ressed quic@@ k@@ ly .
J@@ a@@ y@@ son , now serving as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant , had friends like that in his you@@ th .
Today , I am happy to work along with the other pione@@ ers in our congregation .
Jehovah told Moses : “ The daugh@@ ters of Z@@ el@@ op@@ he@@ had are speaking right .
My appreciation for the ministry continu@@ es to gro@@ w too . ”
May we pray con@@ stan@@ tly , follow the le@@ adi@@ ng@@ s of the holy spirit , and always listen clo@@ sel@@ y to Jehovah’s vo@@ ice .
C@@ learly , true Christians are living according to the teachings found in the Bible and in imit@@ ation of Jesus . ​ — He@@ b .
He rec@@ oun@@ ted , for example , how “ Jesus the Na@@ z@@ ar@@ ene ” was “ ex@@ al@@ ted to the right hand of God . ”
Such a serv@@ ant pu@@ ts on a spiritual bre@@ ast@@ pl@@ ate of the high@@ est qu@@ ality .
In all , an es@@ tim@@ ated 70 milli@@ on people died of fam@@ ine during the 20@@ th century .
* ( Read 1 Corinthians 15 : 50 - 5@@ 3 . )
The S@@ ear@@ ch for H@@ app@@ iness
Yet , not ever@@ yone worshi@@ p@@ ing God and obe@@ ying his la@@ ws necess@@ ar@@ ily feel@@ s close to him .
What “ bel@@ ong@@ ings ” is the slave appointed to man@@ age ?
Pe@@ ople view se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations as a n@@ atur@@ al expres@@ sion of affe@@ ction to be in@@ d@@ ul@@ ged in wh@@ en@@ ever they wish , not as something that should be li@@ mit@@ ed to marriage .
These ‘ water to@@ wers ’ are c@@ ru@@ cial to the wel@@ f@@ are of human@@ kind . ”
1@@ 5@@ 0@@ ,@@ 8@@ 8@@ 7
Since then , those who have the hope of living forever on earth have jo@@ ined the anointed .
Like King Solomon , pray to Jehovah for wisdom in car@@ r@@ ying out the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
So they would need to be re@@ de@@ em@@ ed from that sa@@ d con@@ dition and brought back into a prop@@ er relationship with God as his sons and daugh@@ ters .
On the other hand , many men are less inc@@ l@@ ined to discus@@ s their feelings and are more likely to talk about activities , problems , and so@@ lu@@ tions .
“ P@@ u@@ t O@@ f@@ f E@@ very W@@ ei@@ ght ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , when Jesus dis@@ cer@@ ned their in@@ ten@@ tions , he quic@@ k@@ ly left the sc@@ ene .
Many parents have found that they occasi@@ on@@ ally face a bat@@ tle of will@@ s , but they cannot give in when their decision is well - f@@ oun@@ ded .
We feel that this helped to direc@@ t our children toward making the truth their own .
J@@ ones did not allow tra@@ ge@@ dy to de@@ ter him .
They had come to hear the Bible explained to them .
* However , powerful for@@ ces keep the pan@@ dem@@ ic ra@@ g@@ ing .
The ransom reve@@ als Jehovah’s love for all humans .
U@@ p@@ on hear@@ ing the g@@ un@@ sh@@ o@@ ts , she started to pray to Jehovah .
In some plac@@ es , a woman cont@@ es@@ ting a div@@ or@@ ce can si@@ gn leg@@ al do@@ cum@@ ents that set out pro@@ v@@ isions for child cu@@ sto@@ dy and fin@@ an@@ cial support , without ag@@ re@@ e@@ ing to the div@@ or@@ ce her husband is see@@ king .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing about the whe@@ at and the we@@ e@@ ds , Jesus said : “ Let both gro@@ w together until the har@@ v@@ est . ”
© The B@@ rit@@ ish Li@@ br@@ ary Bo@@ ard , all righ@@ ts re@@ served ( P . 9@@ 0@@ 4 )
The work@@ er asked him , “ If I said no , would you believe me ? ”
It is not sur@@ pris@@ ing that un@@ fav@@ or@@ able or dis@@ par@@ ag@@ ing re@@ mar@@ ks are made against those who end@@ e@@ av@@ or to follow Jesus ’ example .
They also dist@@ ribu@@ ted th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of a@@ udi@@ o@@ c@@ as@@ set@@ tes and vi@@ de@@ o@@ c@@ as@@ set@@ tes to pro@@ pa@@ g@@ ate it .
( Read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 4 : 5 - 8 ; P@@ s .
“ It is part of our cul@@ ture , and we enjoy giving , ” expla@@ ins E@@ du@@ ar@@ do , but he ad@@ ds : “ There is a li@@ mit .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , E@@ la@@ ine says , “ S@@ ome@@ times I feel that Jehovah shows his appro@@ val of me through the expres@@ sions of others . ”
K@@ no@@ wing this as@@ pect of God’s person@@ ality makes us want to draw close to him , does it not ?
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents may have to de@@ al with pe@@ ers who try to pres@@ sure them to c@@ he@@ at on exam@@ s , to view por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , to s@@ mo@@ ke , to use d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , to a@@ bu@@ se al@@ co@@ ho@@ l , or to eng@@ age in se@@ x@@ u@@ al mis@@ conduct .
27 Li@@ fe St@@ ory ​ — How I F@@ ound H@@ app@@ iness in Gi@@ ving
“ The only thing I love in this world is mar@@ ti@@ al ar@@ ts , ” he tel@@ ls me .
As we have no@@ ted , our prayers do say much about us .
Mari@@ o left the Christian congregation , became an al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic and a d@@ ru@@ g ad@@ di@@ ct and , after 20 years , l@@ an@@ ded in pris@@ on .
From the disciples in S@@ y@@ ri@@ an An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch , what do we learn about displa@@ ying mer@@ cy ?
As in Jesus ’ day , we may have to over@@ come pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce or ing@@ ra@@ ined tra@@ dition to re@@ ach the hearts of some people .
Then Jac@@ o@@ b , we@@ aring E@@ sa@@ u@@ ’s gar@@ ments and having the s@@ kin@@ s of young go@@ ats on his ne@@ ck and hands , went in to his father with the ta@@ st@@ y dis@@ h .
What does it take to ple@@ ase God ?
On other occasi@@ ons , an emp@@ loy@@ er may for@@ ce his op@@ in@@ i@@ ons on his emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es and may want ever@@ yone to take part in some n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ is@@ tic ev@@ ent or in a c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation of an un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural n@@ ature .
Ha@@ ving pla@@ yed a great part in this , B@@ or@@ ro@@ w sum@@ m@@ ed up his S@@ pan@@ ish experi@@ ences as “ the most happy years of my ex@@ ist@@ ence . ”
P@@ ra@@ ying out l@@ ou@@ d as well as reading the Bible also proved to be of great comfort .
In ad@@ dition to fellow feel@@ ing and kindness , up@@ building thoughts from God’s Word can be very help@@ ful to those who have lost hope .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing are two com@@ ments by Rus@@ si@@ an scho@@ l@@ ars who are living in the are@@ a to which the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of Witness famili@@ es were de@@ por@@ ted :
This part of the vision high@@ ligh@@ ts that Jehovah will not t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness of any kind among his people .
Sh@@ ould we not be hum@@ b@@ led ?
8 , 9 . ( a ) Why is inf@@ ant baptism Scrip@@ tur@@ ally un@@ accep@@ table ?
W@@ ould all the sla@@ ves , including those who had wor@@ ked hard since early mor@@ ning , be po@@ ised to gre@@ et him , or would some be as@@ le@@ ep ?
He re@@ ached out , t@@ ou@@ ched the le@@ per , and heal@@ ed him .
When in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ing the Law covenant , Jehovah told the nation : “ If you will stri@@ c@@ tly obey my vo@@ ice and will in@@ deed keep my covenant , then you will certainly become my special pro@@ per@@ ty out of all other pe@@ op@@ les , because the whole earth bel@@ ong@@ s to me .
Yes , however the c@@ ake tur@@ ns out , what t@@ ou@@ ches the parents is their chil@@ d’s love , as sh@@ own by her gener@@ ous act .
They will have him as their “ E@@ ter@@ n@@ al Father ” during his Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn with his heavenly jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s .
In the year 200@@ 1 , over 1@@ 22 years later , the cir@@ cul@@ ation had re@@ ached 2@@ 3@@ ,@@ 0@@ 4@@ 2@@ ,000 co@@ pi@@ es in 14@@ 1 langu@@ ages .
Paul’s inspired words show that a man who is able to obey this comm@@ and yet refu@@ ses to do so is com@@ par@@ able to one who has “ dis@@ ow@@ ned the faith . ”
Re@@ fle@@ ct on this from a ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c stan@@ d@@ point .
O@@ thers have deli@@ ber@@ ately g@@ one to them , feel@@ ing less in@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted because they can read or view por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y in se@@ cre@@ t ​ — at home or at the of@@ fice .
The only reli@@ able guid@@ ance by which to direc@@ t our st@@ ep@@ s is spiritual guid@@ ance , which comes through Jehovah’s Word , his spirit , and his organization .
P@@ ra@@ y to Jehovah , and ask him to give you the courage to make even min@@ or decisions regarding your worship .
W@@ ell , he men@@ tions s@@ now and do@@ w@@ n@@ p@@ our@@ s of ra@@ in .
S@@ tudi@@ es show that the earth needs one year and fi@@ ve months to reg@@ en@@ er@@ ate what humans con@@ su@@ me in a year .
Hence , many seek cu@@ res or try to take pre@@ ven@@ tive me@@ a@@ sures by tur@@ ning to an@@ c@@ es@@ tr@@ al cu@@ st@@ om@@ s , spi@@ rit@@ ism , and su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ons .
“ S@@ la@@ ve for Jehovah ”
Yet , the da@@ ily p@@ ace of life for Par@@ isi@@ ans can be qu@@ ite he@@ c@@ tic .
R@@ em@@ ember that all of us are imper@@ fect , no matter what country we come from , and no@@ ne of us deser@@ ve sal@@ vation .
King David had what par@@ ts of the Bible to cop@@ y and read , and how did he feel about this ?
In@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Jerusalem were famili@@ ar with s@@ wal@@ lo@@ ws , which cu@@ st@@ om@@ ar@@ ily buil@@ d their n@@ ests under the e@@ a@@ ves of buil@@ ding@@ s .
They even tri@@ ed to s@@ low down their ze@@ al@@ ous compan@@ i@@ ons , as@@ king , in effect , for some of their o@@ il supp@@ ly .
This origin@@ ated with God .
U@@ sing Isaiah and his children “ as sign@@ s and as mirac@@ les , ” Jehovah as@@ sures Juda@@ h that the S@@ y@@ r@@ o - Israel@@ ite al@@ li@@ ance will not succ@@ e@@ ed .
While on P@@ at@@ mo@@ s , he was given the a@@ we - inspi@@ ring vision of Revelation , which he care@@ fully put down in writ@@ ing .
F@@ in@@ ally , he proved his loy@@ al@@ ty to God and to the Kingdom by giving his life , d@@ ying a mar@@ ty@@ r@@ ’s death on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake .
P@@ eri@@ o@@ dic@@ ally , we invit@@ ed family and friends in the congregation to our home .
Wh@@ atever the under@@ l@@ ying is@@ sue , the apostle Paul was indi@@ gn@@ ant about its effect .
T@@ w@@ o years later , D@@ ad wal@@ ked out on Mu@@ m and me .
She married an Israel@@ ite and ra@@ ised her son , Bo@@ a@@ z , to be an out@@ standing man of God . ​ — Jo@@ s@@ h .
But there are other fac@@ t@@ ors to consider ​ — fac@@ t@@ ors that are not too difficult to de@@ al with once you understand how they might af@@ fect your te@@ en@@ ag@@ er .
When you ask your brother to go to the elders for help , you are being kind to him and loyal to Jehovah
Does the pro@@ spe@@ ct of lear@@ ning another language se@@ em over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing to you ?
For more de@@ ta@@ il@@ s , see A@@ wa@@ ke !
Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing Go@@ od F@@ ri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps
His counsel was valu@@ ed as though it was from Jehovah himself .
The c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated Me@@ tr@@ o car@@ ries 5@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 pas@@ s@@ eng@@ ers da@@ ily .
That experience illustr@@ ates the value of as@@ king t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful , well - cho@@ s@@ en questions .
Do you see people as Jesus did , giving them the help they need to imp@@ ro@@ ve their life and b@@ righ@@ ten their future ?
S@@ p@@ end Ti@@ me T@@ ra@@ ining Your Ch@@ il@@ dren
Mar@@ ch@@ ing with plac@@ ar@@ ds ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising these cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es was another fe@@ ature of our work then .
Many act this way because they live and work in an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment where r@@ ough spe@@ e@@ ch is comm@@ on .
Why do Christians preach to their neigh@@ b@@ ors ?
In 14@@ 9@@ 2 he publi@@ shed the first G@@ r@@ am@@ á@@ tic@@ a ca@@ st@@ el@@ l@@ ana ( G@@ r@@ am@@ ma@@ r of the Ca@@ st@@ ili@@ an L@@ angu@@ age ) .
Wh@@ ich body ?
Our first cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly in J@@ in@@ ja in 19@@ 6@@ 8 was a mil@@ es@@ to@@ ne .
It is an important part of who he is and what he does .
Jesus was also a man of tend@@ er war@@ m@@ th and deep feelings .
Jesus per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly refle@@ cted Jehovah’s person@@ ality .
A@@ no@@ ther vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary o@@ ffering was the commun@@ ion sacrifice , descri@@ bed in L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us chap@@ ter 3 .
Do you have the same imp@@ res@@ sion of your sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s ?
8@@ 6 : 11 .
K@@ IN@@ G@@ D@@ O@@ M O@@ F J@@ U@@ D@@ A@@ H D@@ AT@@ E ( B.C.E . )
Th@@ ree days later , they were back on the sur@@ face , sa@@ fe and s@@ ound .
Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an Se@@ a ( Gre@@ at Se@@ a )
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , as the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” appro@@ ach@@ es , we can ex@@ pect har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps to inc@@ re@@ ase .
When M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h found himself in s@@ ore st@@ ra@@ its , he was moved to s@@ inc@@ ere rep@@ ent@@ ance .
As a result of this accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment , E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us became known as the father of ch@@ urch hist@@ ory .
To help us cop@@ e with such a family tra@@ ge@@ dy , the Bible as@@ sures us that there will be a resurrection . ​ — John 5 : 28 , 29 ; 11 : 25 .
At that , H@@ ann@@ ah go@@ es on her way and e@@ ats , and “ her face [ be@@ comes ] self - concer@@ ned no more . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 1 : 18 .
For men will be lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves , lo@@ v@@ ers of money , . . . lo@@ v@@ ers of ple@@ a@@ sures rather than lo@@ v@@ ers of God , having a form of godly devo@@ tion but pro@@ ving false to its power . ”
The second man rel@@ ates : “ He ob@@ li@@ ged me to st@@ are at the s@@ k@@ y every day without bl@@ in@@ king my eyes or chang@@ ing my position . . . .
So may we always look to Jehovah as the Pro@@ vi@@ der and Pro@@ te@@ ct@@ or bey@@ ond com@@ pare .
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : In a sense , it did .
They do this “ until he arri@@ ves , ” that is , until he recei@@ ves them into the heavens by a resurrection . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess .
Although the Israelites were for@@ bi@@ d@@ den to con@@ su@@ me the la@@ y@@ ers of ani@@ ma@@ l f@@ at , they could e@@ at rich , ta@@ st@@ y food .
This article will help us to exam@@ ine Solomon from both stan@@ d@@ poin@@ ts .
I could not talk .
“ The dead know nothing at all . ”
The death of Jesus , our R@@ an@@ som@@ er , makes possible everlasting life on a par@@ adise earth .
His promise me@@ ant that she would never be able to mar@@ ry or have any children .
They D@@ eli@@ ght to Do God’s Will
His family sto@@ od by him , and in 19@@ 50 his three children attend@@ ed the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad for mission@@ ary tra@@ ining , in New Yor@@ k .
When Jesus said , “ T@@ ake my yo@@ ke upon you , ” he could have been lik@@ ening himself to one who provided well - made yo@@ k@@ es that would be “ kin@@ dly ” to a work@@ man@@ ’s ne@@ ck and sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders .
The Bible says : “ Just as in Adam all are d@@ ying , so also in the Christ all will be made ali@@ ve .
However , the psalmist also san@@ g : “ Let me ref@@ er to the dec@@ ree of Jehovah ; he has said to me : ‘ You are my son . . .
It is said that in that re@@ gi@@ on , sheep were gener@@ ally wh@@ ite and go@@ ats were bl@@ ack or dar@@ k bro@@ wn ; only a min@@ or@@ ity was par@@ t@@ i - col@@ ored .
There is also a need for brothers to learn to take care of the congregation .
How do we show faith@@ ful@@ ness in the ministry that is en@@ tru@@ sted to us ?
Jesus ’ com@@ pas@@ sion was c@@ learly man@@ i@@ f@@ est during his earthly ministry .
You too can view persecu@@ tion as an opportunity to imitate Peter and follow in Jesus ’ fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s by displa@@ ying the spirit of self - sacrifice .
They bur@@ ned inc@@ en@@ se to it and even gave it a name , Ne@@ hu@@ sh@@ t@@ an . ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 21 : 8 , 9 ; 2 K@@ ings 18 : 4 .
Li@@ ving con@@ di@@ tions there were very different from those in the city .
As the apostle Paul righ@@ tly said , the Bible ex@@ pos@@ es the in@@ ten@@ tions of the heart , and it gives meaning to life .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually , my sons were fa@@ ther@@ less bo@@ ys .
I also learned of the mar@@ vel@@ ous pro@@ spe@@ ct o@@ pen to some imper@@ fect humans who have been called by God to share with Jesus in God’s heavenly Kingdom .
In Au@@ gu@@ st of that year , Ger@@ r@@ i and I received an invit@@ ation to atten@@ d the 20@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad , which started in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N the apostle Peter wrote his second inspired letter , the Christian congregation had already end@@ ur@@ ed much persecu@@ tion , but this had not dam@@ p@@ ened its ze@@ al or s@@ low@@ ed its gro@@ w@@ th .
Yes , inv@@ alu@@ able to us is the ex@@ pos@@ é of the me@@ th@@ od of op@@ er@@ ation of an im@@ moral person .
The truth is that ever@@ yone can experience the joy of being “ a c@@ he@@ er@@ ful gi@@ ver . ”
Thus , when com@@ par@@ ing it with faith and hope , the apostle Paul descri@@ bed love as “ the great@@ est of these ” qualities .
The Law , with its many comman@@ d@@ ments , con@@ dem@@ ned sin@@ n@@ ers .
“ H@@ app@@ y Are Those O@@ b@@ serving His R@@ em@@ in@@ ders ”
L@@ ater , he wrote a letter of appreciation : “ Your fri@@ end@@ ly vis@@ it really t@@ ou@@ ched me , and I was even more imp@@ ressed with your very preci@@ ous gift : the book devo@@ ted to ‘ The Gre@@ at@@ est M@@ an . ’ ”
We started to comfort them and to give them a witness .
When we put important feelings into words , we bring them into foc@@ us and even strengthen them .
He was seen in action in the gar@@ den of E@@ den when , by using spe@@ ci@@ ous reason@@ ing , he per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed E@@ ve to ign@@ ore what she knew was right and to re@@ be@@ l against God .
Why is it prop@@ er to pray for faith ?
Even if we were to refu@@ se to preach the good news of God’s Kingdom , he could cause the st@@ ones to c@@ ry out !
It would be mar@@ ked , said Paul , by “ the op@@ er@@ ation of Satan with every powerful work and l@@ ying sign@@ s and por@@ ten@@ ts and with every un@@ righteous dec@@ ep@@ tion . ”
Can You V@@ is@@ u@@ al@@ ize What You Read ?
Un@@ less they live in to@@ tal is@@ ol@@ ation , children beg@@ in hear@@ ing about se@@ x at an early age .
Re@@ un@@ ited with his bel@@ o@@ ved Father , he pres@@ ented to H@@ im the value of his sacrifice .
They showed faith in Jehovah .
How could the is@@ sue of Christ’s id@@ ent@@ ity have been set@@ t@@ led ?
Will you go through the “ large do@@ or ” while there is still time ?
Ad@@ d to this a vari@@ ety of personal wor@@ ries : ‘ Will the gro@@ w@@ th I dis@@ co@@ vered on my body turn out to be can@@ c@@ er ? ’
For instance , while ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing on the st@@ re@@ et in fr@@ on@@ t of a large ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al , he me@@ t another one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , who@@ se husband was under@@ going ch@@ emo@@ ther@@ ap@@ y .
At the time , they were shepher@@ ding Jac@@ ob@@ ’s flo@@ ck some 60 mil@@ es [ 1@@ 00 k@@ m ] nor@@ th of their home in He@@ br@@ on .
• N@@ um@@ er@@ ous times during Jesus ’ ministry , his enem@@ ies s@@ ought to k@@ ill him because of his powerful witness .
What are some ways that we benefit from not know@@ ing the day or the h@@ our of the end ?
C@@ learly , then , these ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments were made by travel@@ ing overse@@ ers , not by the apostles and older men in Jerusalem .
Rather than re@@ tur@@ ning home after the ass@@ em@@ bly , I served in C@@ ol@@ l@@ ing@@ w@@ o@@ od , O@@ nt@@ ari@@ o , Cana@@ da , until G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol began in 195@@ 9 .
I@@ S W@@ O@@ R@@ L@@ D peace on the ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on ?
The num@@ er@@ ous Af@@ ri@@ can brothers in many of the L@@ ond@@ on congregations made us feel right at home too .
If so , what happened to Jesus will ha@@ p@@ pen to us .
He is the first human the Bible descri@@ bes in that way .
Acc@@ ording to K@@ en@@ y@@ on , these pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ i have “ streng@@ th@@ ened very materi@@ ally the bas@@ is ​ — already very strong — ​ of our confidence in the text of the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent as it has come down to us . ”
That is where Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d encoura@@ ged us to “ ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ise , ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ise , ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ise , the King and his kingdom . ”
At the F@@ lood , these r@@ ene@@ ga@@ de angels re@@ turned to the spirit real@@ m but not to their “ origin@@ al position ” with God in heaven .
D@@ ist@@ ribu@@ tion of God’s Word P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ ted
The attitude is sum@@ m@@ ed up with a l@@ ine from H@@ om@@ er : “ I have lear@@ n@@ t to exc@@ el always . ”
“ Is it really so that God said you must not e@@ at from every t@@ ree of the gar@@ den ? ”
H@@ ere I ac@@ tually do not know how to speak , for I am but a bo@@ y . ”
Des@@ pite such challeng@@ es , Christi@@ an@@ ity f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed and s@@ pre@@ ad .
At two o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck in the mor@@ ning , Witnesses in some congregations beg@@ in the dist@@ ribu@@ tion out@@ side tra@@ in st@@ ations and fac@@ t@@ ori@@ es and then at a@@ ir@@ por@@ ts .
Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 4
“ The wa@@ ges sin pa@@ ys is death , but the gift God gives is everlasting life by Christ Jesus our Lord . ”
I than@@ ked Jehovah that I had a friend who put my wel@@ f@@ are a@@ bo@@ ve her own feelings . ”
Why can@@ ’t you just once get yourself ready on time ? ”
Do we continue d@@ ri@@ ving at the ma@@ xi@@ mu@@ m spe@@ ed allow@@ ed just because we have the leg@@ al right to do so ?
“ It will not turn out well at all with the wicked one . ” ​ — E@@ C@@ C@@ L .
T@@ ake time to medit@@ ate on those words .
He me@@ ant that they were n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w and ung@@ en@@ er@@ ous at heart .
In what ways can elders draw on the tal@@ ents and experience of older ones ?
Do not lo@@ se heart and qu@@ it tr@@ ying .
S@@ ad@@ ly , Adam and E@@ ve re@@ bel@@ led .
A Ho@@ ly Pe@@ ople
Rather than to@@ il@@ ing for money , H@@ it@@ o@@ shi began to put spiritual valu@@ es first in his life .
The ide@@ a was to uni@@ fy op@@ er@@ ations in the bran@@ ches worl@@ d@@ wide for more ef@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y .
In l@@ ine with L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 8 : 22 - 24 , what example did Jesus set ?
What have you g@@ le@@ an@@ ed from chap@@ ters 3 through 5 of Mi@@ ca@@ h’s prophecy ?
We know that “ the world is pas@@ sing away and so is its desire . ”
They needed reli@@ ef and ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment , as we do .
What question will be ans@@ wer@@ ed in the next article ?
David took ple@@ asure in doing God’s will .
We have a number of reas@@ ons to dec@@ l@@ are the good news with e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness .
What is one way we can man@@ i@@ f@@ est our trust in Jehovah and his teachings ?
A@@ n es@@ say publi@@ shed by the Me@@ dia A@@ war@@ en@@ ess N@@ et@@ work ent@@ it@@ led “ V@@ i@@ ol@@ ence in Me@@ dia En@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment ” ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ The no@@ tion of viol@@ ence as a means of proble@@ m sol@@ ving is re@@ in@@ for@@ ced by en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment in which both v@@ il@@ la@@ ins and her@@ o@@ es res@@ ort to viol@@ ence on a continu@@ al bas@@ is . ”
Jesus told his disciples : “ No one comes to the Father exc@@ ep@@ t through me . ”
( 6 ) A@@ ma@@ d@@ or@@ i , S .
I have had the privilege of help@@ ing four people to the point of dedic@@ ating their lives to Jehovah .
Do you know what made E@@ z@@ r@@ a an effe@@ ctive teach@@ er ?
After all , “ each of us will rend@@ er an account for himself to God . ”
All such sacrific@@ es and pri@@ es@@ tly ser@@ vi@@ ces were a m@@ ere sh@@ a@@ do@@ w , though , of what Jesus was to accom@@ pl@@ ish .
Why are you con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Christ will soon use his power earth wide , and what are you thus moved to do ?
Jehovah wants all of his servants to move along that p@@ ath without any un@@ necess@@ ary h@@ in@@ d@@ ran@@ ces .
In those days , the Witnesses took por@@ table ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ s from do@@ or to do@@ or and pla@@ yed recorded Bible dis@@ cour@@ ses to the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders .
Such will@@ ing@@ ness to help even if at personal co@@ st is seen in all rac@@ es and cul@@ tures , and it ar@@ gu@@ es against the cla@@ im that man ev@@ ol@@ ved by the law of the ju@@ ng@@ le , “ the sur@@ vi@@ val of the f@@ it@@ t@@ est . ”
The full text of the res@@ olu@@ tion appe@@ ars bel@@ ow .
The following article is ad@@ d@@ ressed direc@@ tly to the you@@ ths among us .
Do you make full use of the a@@ vail@@ able study to@@ ol@@ s to di@@ g deep@@ er into God’s Word ?
8 , 9 . ( a ) In what way can we be like Jehovah ?
( b ) What is imp@@ lied by the Scriptural question , “ Wh@@ ere is Jehovah ? ”
After all , Be@@ th@@ u@@ el was under no leg@@ al ob@@ lig@@ ation to part with his daugh@@ ter .
Then he told me : “ As soon as you are home , do wh@@ atever you want .
But then Jesus gave the comm@@ and that we find at Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 .
Hence , Jesus is now rul@@ ing as King .
Ha@@ ve you ever been asked that ? — W@@ ell , the person who asked wanted to know if you were pre@@ pared .
It con@@ tain@@ s Jehovah’s name in every place where the T@@ et@@ ra@@ gr@@ am@@ mat@@ on appe@@ ars in the Hebrew Scriptures .
A L@@ ev@@ ite is in ex@@ ile .
In ad@@ dition to att@@ ac@@ ks on false religious do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines , the pam@@ ph@@ let con@@ ta@@ ined a st@@ at@@ ement that par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly imp@@ ressed young Al@@ me@@ i@@ da : “ The use of an un@@ known language in ch@@ urch , even for the glory of God , is of no benefit to the un@@ com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ ding listen@@ er . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 14 : 9 .
To car@@ ry out this educ@@ ational work , Jehovah’s Witnesses pu@@ bl@@ ish ne@@ arly one and a half bil@@ li@@ on Bi@@ bl@@ es , boo@@ ks , ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , and other Bible study a@@ i@@ ds each year ​ — in some 7@@ 00 langu@@ ages !
O@@ h , we know what a lo@@ t of it loo@@ ks like , perhaps from p@@ ho@@ to@@ s of s@@ no@@ w@@ ban@@ ks or because we have ac@@ tually seen pl@@ ent@@ y of s@@ now .
In this activ@@ ity , we make use of the Bible , another of God’s s@@ pl@@ en@@ did pro@@ v@@ isions .
That family inclu@@ des all of us .
What is your res@@ ol@@ ve concer@@ ning the buil@@ ding@@ s that we use for pu@@ re worship ?
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , we need to remain ever vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant to the ne@@ ar@@ ness of Jehovah’s day . ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h .
The use of i@@ ma@@ ges can be tr@@ ac@@ ed to pa@@ g@@ an practic@@ es
How is Jesus ’ ro@@ le as H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est different from that of all other men who have served as high pri@@ ests ?
What did the Israelites need to do if they wanted Jehovah to continue to bl@@ ess them ?
R@@ ab@@ sh@@ ak@@ e@@ h told He@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ ah’s re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves : “ This is what the great king , the king of As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a , has said : ‘ What is this confidence in which you have tru@@ sted ? . . .
K@@ no@@ wing that , in time , Rom@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers would b@@ es@@ i@@ e@@ ge the do@@ om@@ ed city of Jerusalem , pre@@ ven@@ ting f@@ light , Jesus lo@@ v@@ ingly war@@ ned his disciples : “ When you see Jerusalem sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by enc@@ am@@ ped ar@@ mi@@ es , then know that the des@@ ol@@ ating of her has dra@@ wn near . ”
What did Peter mean when he ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed Christians to “ put away . . . all s@@ or@@ ts of ba@@ ck@@ bi@@ ting ” ?
Be help@@ ful in every@@ day life .
That this t@@ ol@@ er@@ ation of pol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ y was only temp@@ or@@ ary can be seen not only by what Jesus stated regarding Jehovah’s origin@@ al stan@@ d@@ ard for marriage but also by what the apostle Paul wrote under the inspi@@ r@@ ation of God’s holy spirit .
What is the s@@ ource of this joy ?
Hence , we are not without help as we ‘ keep working out our own sal@@ vation . ’
We understand from God’s Word that those who are jud@@ ged as “ go@@ ats ” will go “ into everlasting cu@@ t@@ ting - off . ”
Now 18 , H@@ ann@@ ah ze@@ al@@ ously wit@@ nesses in Fr@@ en@@ ch as a regul@@ ar pioneer .
One reason is that he used questions effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
Who will not really fear you , Jehovah , and gl@@ ori@@ fy your name , because you al@@ one are loyal ? ”
S@@ ei@@ ze that opportunity .
( 3 ) Per@@ sever@@ ance .
“ The word of God is ali@@ ve , ” states Hebrews 4 : 12 .
Does your child find the preaching work inter@@ es@@ ting and re@@ war@@ ding ? ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 11 )
At the time of the dedic@@ ation of Solom@@ on@@ ’s temple in 10@@ 26 B.C.E . , “ there was nothing in the Ar@@ k but the two ta@@ ble@@ ts that Moses had given at Ho@@ re@@ b , when Jehovah coven@@ anted with the sons of Israel while they were coming out from Egy@@ pt . ”
This left the pri@@ est spe@@ e@@ ch@@ less .
In order to re@@ a@@ p gener@@ ously , the Corinthians had to s@@ ow gener@@ ously .
He said : “ S@@ to@@ p st@@ or@@ ing up for y@@ ourselves tre@@ a@@ sures upon the earth , where mo@@ th and ru@@ st con@@ su@@ me , and where th@@ i@@ ev@@ es bre@@ ak in and ste@@ al .
In what way did first - century Christians support one another , and with what result ?
E@@ u@@ lo@@ gi@@ o , one of the re@@ si@@ d@@ ents who is bl@@ ind and de@@ a@@ f , is now stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
B@@ as@@ ed on the is@@ sue or the age of the one see@@ king our ad@@ vice , we may also need to ask ourselves , ‘ Do I really have the authority to ad@@ d@@ ress this question ? ’
Fa@@ il@@ ure of the o@@ live har@@ v@@ est would thus be a disa@@ ster for an Israel@@ ite family . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 7 : 13 ; Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 3 : 17 .
As@@ soci@@ ation with matu@@ re Christians doub@@ t@@ less influ@@ enced Mark positi@@ vely .
By show@@ ing understanding and sy@@ mp@@ a@@ thy for the su@@ ffer@@ ings and hear@@ t@@ ach@@ es of fellow Christians , the elders become “ a hi@@ ding place from the w@@ ind and a place of conc@@ e@@ al@@ ment from the ra@@ inst@@ or@@ m . ” ​ — Isaiah 32 : 1 , 2 .
Although Jesus never married , we can learn much from him about how to make family life happy .
Our son B@@ ob@@ by was born on Ju@@ ly 30 , 19@@ 38 , just ei@@ ght days after his father died .
Why should we pray for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess every day ?
To them , ei@@ ther God is un@@ able to sto@@ p evil or he is un@@ concer@@ ned .
When you were first d@@ ating , you were likely so foc@@ used on your pro@@ spe@@ ctive mat@@ e@@ ’s fine qualities that you ba@@ r@@ ely no@@ tic@@ ed his or her f@@ la@@ ws .
Par@@ ents rejo@@ ice when their child re@@ ach@@ es a mil@@ es@@ to@@ ne .
These s@@ inc@@ ere Christians end@@ e@@ av@@ or to s@@ tic@@ k to Jehovah’s standards .
L@@ ater , while I was mo@@ wing the la@@ wn , a ca@@ r d@@ ro@@ ve up s@@ low@@ ly and one of the two men in@@ side asked me if I was F@@ red .
Fir@@ st , Jehovah’s justice mo@@ ves him to show faith@@ ful@@ ness and loy@@ al@@ ty toward his servants .
Bo@@ th A@@ le@@ x and Sam@@ son now live pe@@ ace@@ ful and moral lives .
What less@@ on regarding teaching can we learn from the apostle Paul ?
To help you make an in@@ si@@ gh@@ t@@ ful exam@@ in@@ ation , “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” has publi@@ shed very spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c artic@@ les .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , in the eyes of most ma@@ st@@ ers , the ste@@ ward was as much in ser@@ vi@@ tu@@ de as the g@@ al@@ le@@ y slave .
I was disa@@ p@@ pointed to see that many of the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines of the O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch are un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural .
In har@@ mony with Jehovah’s will , that is , of course , what took place .
I arri@@ ved at Bethel on Ju@@ ne 19 , 19@@ 50 , and started my new assignment .
I@@ ts message is inspired of God .
Paul’s words c@@ learly st@@ ate that a spiritual person cannot enjoy complete har@@ mony with a physical person .
I@@ magine that you are se@@ ated among 5@@ ,000 others in a dar@@ k@@ ened a@@ udi@@ t@@ ori@@ u@@ m in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity .
How we long for that day !
The gi@@ r@@ ls cle@@ an@@ ed the ref@@ ri@@ g@@ er@@ at@@ or , s@@ we@@ pt the y@@ ard , and po@@ li@@ shed our sh@@ o@@ es .
It is “ the L@@ or@@ d’s day , ” which began when “ the kingdom of the world ” became “ the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ . ”
The two recor@@ ds of g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gy sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding the account of the F@@ lood ​ — chap@@ ters 5 and 10 — ​ con@@ ne@@ ct the enti@@ re human r@@ ace with the first man , Adam , through No@@ ah’s three sons .
It is a chall@@ enge to keep our bal@@ ance on our way to the re@@ ar of the bu@@ s .
Their th@@ ir@@ st for the w@@ at@@ ers of truth is being satis@@ fied .
Indeed , Jehovah has sh@@ own us that godly devo@@ tion br@@ ings gen@@ u@@ ine and lasting happiness . ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 8 .
Wh@@ atever form it takes , pe@@ er pres@@ sure is difficult to face .
He fore@@ told , though , that they would all a@@ ban@@ d@@ on him .
Our lives are ad@@ or@@ ned by a clear sense of purpose , by deep meaning , and by who@@ les@@ ome , pro@@ duc@@ tive go@@ als .
With those words to Adam and E@@ ve , Jehovah God in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted the family arrang@@ ement .
We had to read the whole Bible in Eng@@ l@@ ish .
A@@ no@@ ther encourag@@ ing experience took place in the wom@@ en@@ ’s b@@ lo@@ ck of the pris@@ on .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of how fi@@ er@@ ce the man@@ ed young li@@ on may be when making a fr@@ on@@ tal att@@ ack , though , we fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely tr@@ am@@ ple on it by obe@@ ying God rather than li@@ on@@ like men or organiz@@ ations .
If our Bible stud@@ ents are to obey “ all the things ” Jesus comman@@ ded his disciples , they need to prog@@ ress from being stud@@ ents of God’s Word to being teach@@ ers of it .
After she began stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses , she fac@@ ed fi@@ er@@ ce op@@ position from her family members and religious lead@@ ers .
How does Jehovah give us ad@@ vice ?
His example helped me to see more c@@ learly what it means to be a true friend .
M@@ A@@ Y 7 - 13 , 20@@ 12
1 : 2 ; 1 Ti@@ m .
Isaiah 11 : 6 - 9
How would you descri@@ be a person who is not spiritually a@@ wa@@ ke ?
Some relati@@ ves wanted me to com@@ p@@ ly with the tra@@ di@@ tional cu@@ sto@@ m called u@@ ku@@ p@@ y@@ an@@ ika .
After the death of the apostles , that came true . ​ — Matthew 13 : 24 - 39 .
All of them in wisdom you have made . ”
If someone as@@ ks for ass@@ ist@@ ance with a pro@@ ject or an er@@ r@@ and , do I say y@@ es wh@@ en@@ ever possible ?
With them , they har@@ ness@@ ed en@@ er@@ gy from the f@@ low@@ ing water to op@@ er@@ ate their gr@@ in@@ d@@ st@@ ones , sa@@ w@@ mil@@ ls , pu@@ mp@@ s , and h@@ am@@ m@@ ers .
It is vital that we st@@ ress the ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y of our times and that we speak con@@ v@@ inc@@ ingly of the blessings of the Kingdom rule , now so close at hand . ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
His ar@@ my sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded Jerusalem and buil@@ t “ a for@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation with pointed st@@ ak@@ es , ” making es@@ cap@@ e imp@@ os@@ sible .
Yes , those conven@@ tions shap@@ ed the course of my life .
As a result of such teachings , many people have conclu@@ ded that they are better off living life to the full while they can because only death a@@ wa@@ its them .
The Bible it@@ self says : “ The word of God is ali@@ ve . ” ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
A great c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation follow@@ ed the des@@ tru@@ ction of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s ar@@ mi@@ es in the R@@ ed Se@@ a .
The book will show how the prophe@@ ts , Jesus , and his disciples demonstr@@ ated good teaching s@@ k@@ ill@@ s .
Jesus did not comm@@ and his followers to com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate ei@@ ther his bir@@ th or his resurrection , but he did in@@ s@@ titu@@ te the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of his sacri@@ fi@@ cial death .
This certainly made life difficult for the faithful ones . ​ — Acts 4 : 1 - 3 ; 5 : 17 , 18 ; 6 : 8 - 12 ; 7 : 5@@ 9 ; 8 : 1 , 3 .
The Na@@ z@@ is main@@ ta@@ ined that the activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses were in@@ i@@ mi@@ cal , or ho@@ st@@ ile , and ‘ dis@@ tur@@ bed the N@@ ational So@@ ci@@ al@@ is@@ tic con@@ stru@@ ction . ’
I listen@@ ed clo@@ sel@@ y to these le@@ c@@ tures , and my interest gre@@ w to the point that I asked the Witnesses to vis@@ it me .
Of course , Jehovah does bring p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment upon un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers .
I@@ T I@@ S l@@ ate No@@ v@@ ember 19@@ 32 in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o C@@ ity .
Just as Ph@@ ili@@ p helped that E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an to understand God’s Word long ag@@ o , Jehovah’s Witnesses help people to understand the Bible today .
• What ro@@ le do parents pla@@ y in teaching their children good man@@ n@@ ers ?
So when we feel anger wel@@ ling up in@@ side us , it is time to take a deep@@ er look into the situation .
They must be an expres@@ sion of gen@@ u@@ ine interest and love .
There is an ad@@ di@@ tional requi@@ re@@ ment .
If our love for a fellow Christian has gro@@ wn co@@ ld , it can be re@@ kin@@ d@@ led .
You can be sure that he re@@ ac@@ ts to ch@@ urch ri@@ tu@@ als today just as he re@@ ac@@ ted to the sacrific@@ es of Israel of old , regarding which he said : “ What do I care ? ”
E@@ th@@ ni@@ c and tri@@ ba@@ l h@@ at@@ red , religious differ@@ ences , in@@ justice , and pol@@ itical tur@@ mo@@ il have been fac@@ t@@ ors .
I@@ magine our joy as we worship Jehovah forever with those whom we love !
N@@ ational In@@ s@@ titu@@ tes of He@@ al@@ th , “ and not all proble@@ m dr@@ in@@ k@@ ers dr@@ ink every day . ”
When Jehovah brought the F@@ lood upon mankind , the N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m and their human mo@@ thers peri@@ shed .
Many problems and mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s can be re@@ duc@@ ed or eli@@ min@@ ated by being o@@ pen , hon@@ est , and kind in our commun@@ ic@@ ation .
A@@ n in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion found in one of these buil@@ ding@@ s indic@@ ates that The@@ o@@ do@@ tu@@ s , a pri@@ est and lead@@ er of the local sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e , “ buil@@ t the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e for the reading of T@@ or@@ ah and . . . fur@@ ther@@ more , the ho@@ st@@ el , and the ro@@ om@@ s , and the water inst@@ all@@ ation for lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing nee@@ dy str@@ ang@@ ers . ”
W@@ rit@@ ten in Juda@@ h before 6@@ 4@@ 8 B.C.E . , it is part of God’s “ prophe@@ tic word , ” to which all of us should who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly pa@@ y attention . ​ — 2 Peter 1 : 19 .
However , bir@@ ds are n@@ atur@@ ally ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous , s@@ k@@ it@@ t@@ ish cre@@ atu@@ res , difficult to tra@@ p .
Now le@@ t’s see why Jesus ’ bir@@ th ca@@ uses so much happiness .
“ Su@@ b@@ ject y@@ ourselves . . . to God ; but op@@ pose the Devil , and he will fle@@ e from you . ” ​ — J@@ A@@ M@@ E@@ S 4 : 7 .
occ@@ ur@@ s fre@@ qu@@ ently in Bo@@ ok F@@ our of the psal@@ ms .
The Devil ra@@ ised yet another is@@ sue . He acc@@ used humans of serving God with sel@@ f@@ ish mo@@ ti@@ ves .
( b ) What d@@ anger can result from being di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted spiritually ?
( b ) What can we learn from this experience ?
At Mark 5 : 25 , 26 , we read : “ There was a woman sub@@ ject to a f@@ low of blood tw@@ el@@ ve years , and she had been put to many pa@@ ins by many physi@@ ci@@ ans and had sp@@ ent all her res@@ our@@ ces and had not been benef@@ ited but , rather , had got wor@@ se . ”
A@@ gain we pray@@ ed about the situation .
Jehovah’s servants in the past set the pat@@ ter@@ n in their relationship with govern@@ ments and of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als .
Our loving , un@@ ited bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od is a blessing from Jehovah .
Many expres@@ s similar appreciation after recei@@ ving the Bible and other public@@ ations transl@@ ated into their own language , after benef@@ iting from reli@@ ef work , or after see@@ ing the resul@@ ts of me@@ tro@@ po@@ lit@@ an and public wit@@ ness@@ ing in their commun@@ ities .
His words contribu@@ te toward having justice done .
When the ch@@ urch chang@@ ed and a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned practic@@ es that she had been taught were important , she became con@@ fu@@ sed .
It also gave S@@ v@@ et@@ l@@ ana the necess@@ ary me@@ asure of self - wor@@ th that she needed to pres@@ s on des@@ pite her problems and to get a positi@@ ve out@@ look on life .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T do you think of when you hear the word “ fle@@ e ” ?
Our meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions help us to have courage to speak with b@@ ol@@ dness and to de@@ al with op@@ position or a@@ pa@@ thy in our ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es .
Des@@ pite all these ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les , our de@@ a@@ f brothers and sisters have been ho@@ l@@ ding f@@ ast their integrity .
E@@ ach in its own way is a mar@@ v@@ el of cre@@ ation wor@@ thy of attention .
He wrote about “ a large house ” with “ u@@ ten@@ s@@ il@@ s not only of go@@ ld and s@@ il@@ ver but also of w@@ o@@ od and earth@@ en@@ ware , and some for an hon@@ or@@ able use but others for a use l@@ ac@@ king honor . ”
Instead , they lead a sh@@ ort , pa@@ in@@ ful , and often fru@@ str@@ ating ex@@ ist@@ ence .
At this point , we must trust in God .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ating gen@@ u@@ ine love and affe@@ ction can be a chall@@ enge in a mul@@ t@@ in@@ ational set@@ ting .
Can you offer that help@@ ing hand ?
No@@ thing would be the same . ”
At the age of 36 , my husband died .
The joy of see@@ ing her come to love Jehovah re@@ in@@ for@@ ced my desire to continue in the full - time ministry .
When the po@@ li@@ ce@@ man th@@ reat@@ ened to de@@ tain her , E@@ r@@ ika told him that she would rather die than give n@@ ames .
; H@@ arr@@ is , R .
Why will all congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses me@@ et on A@@ pri@@ l 12 , 200@@ 6 ?
Because there is a great need for minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants and elders today , this article is especially direc@@ ted to Christian men .
Many vie@@ wed it as a de@@ f@@ en@@ se of fre@@ e@@ dom of conscience and worship for all Fr@@ en@@ ch@@ men .
You will ac@@ tually su@@ ck the mil@@ k of nations , and the bre@@ ast of k@@ ings you will su@@ ck ; and you will be certain to know that I , Jehovah , am your Sa@@ vi@@ or . ”
It en@@ ta@@ il@@ s deep s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity and full emo@@ tional com@@ mit@@ ment . ​ — 1 Peter 1 : 22 .
The Bible reve@@ als the way of truth
That was two years ag@@ o .
J@@ our@@ ne@@ ying the l@@ eng@@ th and bre@@ ad@@ th of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and on fo@@ o@@ t ti@@ red him out , but nothing could sto@@ p him from be@@ aring thor@@ ough witness to the truth .
J@@ U@@ L@@ Y 2 - 8 , 20@@ 12
A S@@ pe@@ cial O@@ cc@@ asi@@ on ​ — Will You Be There ?
By his own ad@@ mis@@ sion , he had ac@@ qui@@ red his we@@ al@@ th by means of ex@@ t@@ or@@ tion ​ — a prac@@ tice that certainly h@@ ur@@ t others .
O@@ thers have moved to are@@ as in their own coun@@ tri@@ es where there is a greater need for Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers .
We enjo@@ yed a war@@ m at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere at home .
I coun@@ t it , therefore , an in@@ es@@ ti@@ ma@@ ble privilege to have been clo@@ sel@@ y associ@@ ated for over 70 years with many of the anointed ​ — gr@@ ate@@ fully ho@@ l@@ ding on to the s@@ ki@@ r@@ t of a Je@@ w .
The time that God has allow@@ ed for humans to experi@@ ment with self - govern@@ ment is about to end .
There the serv@@ ant rec@@ oun@@ ted in de@@ ta@@ il his sear@@ ch for a wife for Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s son .
Kingdom H@@ alls P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ te G@@ ro@@ w@@ th
How should the words of Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s lead@@ ers and of apost@@ ates be vie@@ wed ?
L@@ ater , another of@@ fic@@ er asked her , “ Why did you cho@@ ose to turn in the cha@@ in ? ”
14 : 14 - 20 .
Bo@@ th the Sin@@ a@@ iti@@ c@@ us and the L@@ en@@ ing@@ ra@@ d co@@ di@@ ces have made valu@@ able contribu@@ tions to the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses and rel@@ eas@@ ed in its complete form in 19@@ 6@@ 1 .
As John then wrote , ne@@ i@@ ther op@@ pos@@ ers nor false teach@@ ers would pre@@ v@@ ent God from comple@@ t@@ ely real@@ iz@@ ing his origin@@ al purpose for the earth and human@@ kind .
She rec@@ alls : “ G@@ et@@ ting back to a regul@@ ar r@@ out@@ ine was so difficult !
( b ) Why was one Christian woman gr@@ ate@@ ful that she he@@ e@@ ded God’s remin@@ ders ?
The following May , I started in the regul@@ ar pioneer service , devo@@ ting most of my time to preaching the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message to others .
How does God ‘ take knowledge of the righteous ones ’ ?
The apostle Peter descri@@ bed Jesus as “ a man public@@ ly sh@@ own by God . . . through powerful works and por@@ ten@@ ts and sign@@ s that God did through him . ” ​ — Acts 2 : 22 .
The same s@@ ource expla@@ ins : “ The w@@ at@@ ers of the se@@ a are e@@ va@@ por@@ ated , are sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ently con@@ den@@ sed within the at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere , f@@ all to the E@@ ar@@ th as preci@@ pit@@ ation , and fin@@ ally f@@ low in the ri@@ v@@ ers back to the se@@ a . ”
25 : 31 , 32 ; Re@@ v .
Can you vis@@ u@@ al@@ ize where these plac@@ es were ?
That wh@@ ite cl@@ ou@@ d has come clo@@ s@@ er and now loo@@ ks like a c@@ lu@@ ster of do@@ ts far off to the w@@ est .
Th@@ r@@ ough your example of hum@@ ble self - sacrifice , you can teach your children the same less@@ on .
F@@ ran@@ z ’ st@@ ory is similar .
So@@ on , Jehovah God will s@@ end Jesus Christ to ju@@ dge mankind .
Un@@ ited by Lo@@ ve of God
For example , a h@@ un@@ d@@ red years ag@@ o , most people pro@@ ba@@ bly thought imp@@ os@@ sible what com@@ pu@@ ters , tel@@ ev@@ ision , sp@@ ace te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy , and similar mo@@ der@@ n - day develop@@ ments have made com@@ mon@@ place now .
The s@@ car@@ let - col@@ ored w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast re@@ pres@@ ents the Un@@ ited N@@ ations , and “ the ten hor@@ ns ” re@@ present all the pol@@ itical po@@ wers .
The H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est .
In chap@@ ter 11 of the Bible book of Hebrews , the apostle Paul n@@ ames a number of faithful men and women of p@@ re - Christian times .
The second illustr@@ ation was about a woman .
S@@ on@@ ia with a S@@ ene@@ g@@ al@@ ese gi@@ r@@ l at the 200@@ 4 dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion
G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S prophet Mi@@ ca@@ h knew that promises can often prove un@@ reli@@ able .
The we@@ ather during the conven@@ tions in P@@ ol@@ and t@@ ested the spirit and end@@ ur@@ ance of the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates .
I@@ de@@ as of a pur@@ ely sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic resurrection were later develop@@ ed by a group called G@@ no@@ s@@ tic@@ s .
The God who cre@@ ated “ the human or@@ gan@@ ism ” in@@ deed per@@ form@@ ed a mirac@@ le , one that continu@@ es to am@@ a@@ ze us .
God’s Word ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges that our heart can be “ bro@@ ken and c@@ ru@@ shed . ”
Christian meetings buil@@ d up our faith , help us form a long@@ ing for God’s Word , and tra@@ in us to be e@@ ag@@ er pro@@ claim@@ ers of the good news .
8 W@@ H@@ E@@ N A L@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ D ON@@ E I@@ S T@@ E@@ R@@ MI@@ N@@ AL@@ L@@ Y I@@ L@@ L
Satan says he can get ever@@ yone to do what he wants them to do .
P@@ rac@@ tic@@ ers of moral relati@@ vis@@ m res@@ em@@ ble the apost@@ ate Israelites who said that “ good is bad and bad is good . ” ​ — J@@ on@@ ah 4 : 11 ; Isaiah 5 : 20 .
E@@ ach study question was follow@@ ed by a pa@@ use of sever@@ al min@@ ut@@ es while the f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers con@@ sul@@ ted in L@@ ow Ger@@ man before a spo@@ k@@ es@@ man fin@@ ally ans@@ wer@@ ed for the group in S@@ pan@@ ish .
“ To keep ali@@ ve and men@@ t@@ ally heal@@ thy we need something to live for , ” wrote W@@ il@@ li@@ am M@@ c@@ D@@ ou@@ g@@ all , a prof@@ ess@@ or of p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ gy .
This is because we ob@@ serve Jesus ’ direction for Christians to be “ no part of the world . ”
We war@@ m@@ ly encoura@@ ge you to look up all the c@@ ited s@@ crip@@ tures each we@@ ek .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we can be that Jehovah has lo@@ v@@ ingly given us a body and a mind that allow us to enjoy the earth and the good things on it !
How did his disciples respon@@ d to it ?
• In what ways are we bless@@ ed for help@@ ing others to benefit from divine educ@@ ation ?
What happ@@ ens ?
The other tri@@ bes of Israel believ@@ ed that the al@@ ta@@ r was used for i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ r@@ ous worship and could not just ign@@ ore the proble@@ m .
Me@@ et@@ ings were held in a brother and sis@@ ter@@ ’s home that was ten mil@@ es ( 16 k@@ m ) away from where we lived .
Des@@ pite b@@ ru@@ tal op@@ position from Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at ​ — the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion — ​ and from ho@@ st@@ ile govern@@ ments , the preaching work not only has continued but has at@@ ta@@ ined a sc@@ ale un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted in the hist@@ ory of the world .
In light of the Bible principles consider@@ ed a@@ bo@@ ve , would it not be the course of wisdom to think seri@@ ously about the question , Sh@@ ould I bor@@ ro@@ w money ?
Des@@ pite pre@@ dic@@ tions from cal@@ am@@ ity - how@@ ling religious lead@@ ers , p@@ se@@ u@@ do@@ s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists , and any other 2@@ 1@@ st - century prog@@ no@@ s@@ tic@@ at@@ ors , earth will be in ex@@ ist@@ ence for a very long time .
E@@ ven@@ tually , both A@@ be@@ l and A@@ ra@@ m came in cont@@ act with Jehovah’s Witnesses , stu@@ died the Bible with them and , at last , found the ans@@ wers to their questions .
He feel@@ s person@@ ally the pain his people su@@ ff@@ er .
To find the answer , let us return to the account of Paul and S@@ il@@ as .
On sever@@ al occasi@@ ons we st@@ ag@@ ed pro@@ t@@ ests , each time temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily clo@@ sing the school .
Peter re@@ in@@ for@@ ced his point by qu@@ o@@ ting Davi@@ d’s st@@ at@@ ement at Psalm 1@@ 10 : 1 .
We will be exc@@ ited to see the earth filled with perfect people , just as God in@@ tend@@ ed it to be .
Why is it so often associ@@ ated with an ev@@ ent , such as a war ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , 11 of A@@ li@@ ce@@ ’s gr@@ and@@ children are also Witnesses .
The Bible tel@@ ls us that he “ learned obedi@@ ence from the things he su@@ ffered . ”
Jehovah’s righteous one will ex@@ ul@@ t vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ously on see@@ ing the do@@ w@@ n@@ f@@ all of all enem@@ ies of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Timothy sur@@ ely enjo@@ yed his life as a young Christian am@@ id those famili@@ ar sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s .
Do you look for@@ ward to worshi@@ p@@ ing Jehovah , along with a mul@@ titu@@ de of others ?
I came to understand Jesus ’ teaching recorded at Matthew 6 : 24 , which says that “ no one can slave for two ma@@ st@@ ers . ”
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er helps us to car@@ ry out the preaching work .
Mo@@ st ho@@ m@@ es were mu@@ d bri@@ ck with ro@@ of@@ s made of t@@ in or t@@ ar@@ pa@@ ul@@ in .
The G@@ esta@@ p@@ o were wa@@ iting for us . They wanted F@@ er@@ din@@ and .
Li@@ ving here al@@ lo@@ ws us to experience Jehovah’s help fir@@ s@@ th@@ and .
With fri@@ end@@ ly s@@ mil@@ es and kin@@ dly man@@ n@@ ers , he pati@@ ently ans@@ wer@@ ed the many questions that the cu@@ ri@@ ous young stud@@ ent ra@@ ised .
Then I re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed how good it had been for me to draw near to Jehovah .
Par@@ ents , Jehovah will listen to you too .
After all , what better way is there to find out what a person believ@@ es than to ask the person himself ?
Fir@@ st , his brothers so@@ ld him into sla@@ very when he was about 17 years old .
How can we receive and keep God’s spirit ?
Yet , at one point in his life , the writ@@ er of this psal@@ m became spiritually do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted .
10 : 29 - 37 How can I prove that I am a neigh@@ b@@ or , not a str@@ anger ?
“ G@@ u@@ ard your fe@@ et wh@@ en@@ ever you go to the house of the true God , ” says E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 5 : 1 .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er , holy spirit , and fellow Christians can help us cop@@ e .
A husband must love his wife as his own body .
* The words with which she se@@ du@@ ces her vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m are as s@@ we@@ et as com@@ b h@@ one@@ y and s@@ mo@@ other than o@@ live o@@ il .
As we do , we will see that S@@ ar@@ ah was right to have the faith that she did .
When the temple was to be con@@ stru@@ cted cen@@ tu@@ ries later , God’s people again had the opportunity to show their support for pu@@ re worship .
I@@ de@@ as for F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship and Per@@ s@@ onal S@@ tu@@ dy
Indeed , if we care@@ fully study God’s Word and the public@@ ations provided by the slave class today , then , at cr@@ itical m@@ om@@ ents in life , holy spirit will “ bring back to [ our ] min@@ ds ” what we have learned . ​ — John 14 : 26 .
Be as@@ sur@@ ed that even if Jehovah God does not re@@ move the a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction , he can “ make the way out in order for [ us ] to be able to end@@ ure it . ”
Jesus was kind and consider@@ ate , not har@@ s@@ h or over@@ be@@ aring .
( b ) We will receive what blessings from man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting pati@@ ence now ?
God’s anointed servants are thus du@@ ly author@@ ized to make pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ements worl@@ d@@ wide against nations and k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s .
Th@@ ough the th@@ i@@ ef who ste@@ als because of hu@@ ng@@ er may not be as re@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible as the one who ste@@ als out of gre@@ ed or with an in@@ t@@ ent to cause har@@ m to his vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m , he is , n@@ one@@ th@@ eless , still respon@@ sible to ‘ make good , ’ or to re@@ pa@@ y .
We got married that same day .
Do you , however , teach your children this same less@@ on ​ — that God prote@@ cts his people ?
I@@ mit@@ ate those who heard the apostle Paul speak and who were “ care@@ fully exam@@ ining the Scriptures da@@ ily as to whether these things [ the things they were lear@@ ning ] were so . ” ​ — Acts 17 : 11 .
Although Jehovah p@@ uni@@ shed them , he did not en@@ for@@ ce his own law .
Let us consider each of these two illustr@@ ations .
C@@ an@@ va@@ ses pa@@ inted in the vi@@ vi@@ d local st@@ y@@ le known as L@@ ’@@ Ar@@ t Ha@@ iti@@ en are on displa@@ y on the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts all over P@@ ort - au - P@@ r@@ in@@ ce .
Our deli@@ ght in our pleas@@ ant relationship with God gro@@ ws , and we are gr@@ ate@@ ful that he lo@@ v@@ ingly instru@@ cts us and cor@@ rec@@ ts us where needed . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 8 : 5 .
What are some of the me@@ tho@@ ds and de@@ vi@@ ces that have been used to accom@@ pl@@ ish it ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we sent in our app@@ lic@@ ations and were invit@@ ed to atten@@ d the 3@@ 2@@ n@@ d class .
They offered practic@@ al , kind ass@@ ist@@ ance desi@@ gn@@ ed to me@@ et spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c spiritual , physical , and emo@@ tional needs .
I@@ ’@@ ve never spo@@ ken to a Bible m@@ ouse before . ”
A G@@ E@@ R@@ M@@ A@@ N pro@@ ver@@ b states : “ With h@@ at in hand , one go@@ es through all the land . ”
After bre@@ ak@@ f@@ ast , we leave under sc@@ at@@ tered cl@@ ou@@ ds for a mor@@ ning of do@@ or - to - do@@ or wit@@ ness@@ ing in The Bo@@ t@@ to@@ m .
When something go@@ es wrong , they inst@@ inc@@ tiv@@ ely bl@@ ame themselves .
A@@ m@@ ong other matters , he spoke of Bro@@ ther P@@ i@@ er@@ ce@@ ’s heavenly hope and read Jesus ’ words : “ In the house of my Father are many d@@ wel@@ ling plac@@ es . . . .
Jehovah has at his comm@@ and milli@@ ons upon milli@@ ons of angels .
We show our love for Jehovah and for people by teaching as many as possible about God’s Kingdom and what it will do for mankind . ​ — Read Psalm 6@@ 6 : 16 , 17 .
When a mine is de@@ t@@ on@@ ated , fi@@ el@@ ds are a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned by f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers , v@@ il@@ la@@ ges are ro@@ b@@ bed of their li@@ v@@ eli@@ ho@@ od , and c@@ ities are de@@ pri@@ ved of their food .
Although in this world “ the love of the greater number ” is co@@ ol@@ ing off , Jehovah is teaching his mo@@ der@@ n - day people “ to love one another . ”
How , then , can we keep clean in a world that is mor@@ ally un@@ clean ?
Davi@@ d’s words con@@ ve@@ y true comfort : “ Jehovah is near to those that are bro@@ ken at heart ; and those who are c@@ ru@@ shed in spirit he sa@@ ves . ”
With his support , in the mi@@ d - si@@ x@@ th century B.C.E . , work began on the temple of C@@ y@@ b@@ ele@@ ’s succ@@ ess@@ or , Ar@@ t@@ em@@ is .
In fact , no good is done when bap@@ t@@ is@@ ms invol@@ ve s@@ prin@@ k@@ ling , the p@@ our@@ ing of water on the head , or even im@@ mer@@ sion of individuals who have not been taught Scriptural truth .
The su@@ per@@ he@@ ated mi@@ x@@ ture p@@ our@@ ed down the s@@ lo@@ pe .
Yes , under his He@@ ad , Jehovah God , the inv@@ isi@@ ble and gl@@ ori@@ fied Christ Jesus was le@@ ading the congregation .
The man@@ ag@@ ement st@@ af@@ f of the comple@@ x ob@@ served these activities .
Since then , un@@ told num@@ bers have been stri@@ ck@@ en by such di@@ se@@ as@@ es as mal@@ ari@@ a , s@@ mal@@ l@@ po@@ x , tu@@ ber@@ cu@@ lo@@ s@@ is , po@@ li@@ o , and cho@@ l@@ er@@ a .
A sub@@ tle shi@@ ft from “ you ” to “ I ” can pre@@ v@@ ent a min@@ or disa@@ gre@@ ement from es@@ cal@@ ating into a he@@ ated ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent .
Tru@@ e to that great name , Jo@@ shua b@@ ol@@ dly declar@@ ed that Jehovah is sal@@ vation .
During the first mon@@ th of my pioneer service , I plac@@ ed only one boo@@ k@@ let ! ​ — Mar@@ ku@@ s .
Since D@@ res@@ den was then under E@@ ast Ger@@ man rule , E@@ r@@ ika had not seen her mother for 21 years .
V@@ i@@ e@@ wed from a physical stan@@ d@@ point , the su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or that Paul descri@@ bed provided a Rom@@ an sol@@ di@@ er with consider@@ able prote@@ ction .
Why , the contribu@@ tion of go@@ ld and s@@ il@@ ver al@@ one was wor@@ th more than 1@@ 00 bil@@ li@@ on do@@ l@@ l@@ ars at cur@@ r@@ ent valu@@ es !
Lo@@ o@@ king back on our lives , I can see how Jehovah has gu@@ i@@ ded and bless@@ ed the work in I@@ rel@@ and !
But in@@ stead of be@@ coming ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant and op@@ in@@ i@@ on@@ ated , he rema@@ ined hum@@ ble and mo@@ des@@ t , always giving du@@ e cre@@ di@@ t to Jehovah .
That pas@@ sage was written to spirit - anointed Christians , yet the princi@@ ple app@@ lies to all of God’s servants .
( a ) What does Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 4 tell us to do ?
Like high@@ wa@@ y@@ men l@@ ying in wa@@ it , the nations will lea@@ p out upon Jehovah’s worshi@@ p@@ ers to destro@@ y them .
from the three bap@@ t@@ is@@ ma@@ l can@@ di@@ d@@ ates .
What should be our determin@@ ation ?
The first human pa@@ ir were told : “ Be fru@@ it@@ ful and become many and f@@ ill the earth and sub@@ du@@ e it . ”
The tw@@ is@@ ted , gra@@ y t@@ ree tr@@ un@@ ks gro@@ w very s@@ low@@ ly .
Those who vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er to help in a fore@@ ign - language congregation must also be bal@@ an@@ ced in their expe@@ ct@@ ations of others .
V@@ ic@@ ent@@ ’s ob@@ serv@@ ation foc@@ uses on an important point ​ — the Bible can help you get ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with God .
This ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation was based on the fact that the book of Revelation id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es Satan the Devil as the lead@@ er of the worl@@ d@@ wide att@@ ack on God’s people .
What , then , will be different ?
But the ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ or standing at a dist@@ ance was not willing even to ra@@ ise his eyes heaven@@ ward , but kept be@@ ating his bre@@ ast , saying , ‘ O God , be gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous to me a sin@@ ner . ’ ” ​ — Luke 18 : 11 - 13 .
The apostle Paul spoke of “ a peri@@ od of time when [ people would ] not put up with the heal@@ th@@ ful teaching , but , in acc@@ ord with their own desi@@ res , they [ would ] acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ate teach@@ ers for themselves to have their ear@@ s tic@@ k@@ led . ”
We leave them in Jehovah’s care , with his holy spirit and angels help@@ ing them to gro@@ w spiritually . ”
We cho@@ ose to serve Jehovah rather than to be sla@@ ves of our own fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res or the fa@@ ds and tr@@ ends of the world . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 24 ; 2 Timothy 2 : 22 ; Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 11 , 12 .
Thus , when elders need to speak with an individu@@ al acc@@ used of serious sin , they must thor@@ ough@@ ly inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ate the matter to ob@@ tain all the fac@@ ts .
How can you re@@ ach out for that promised future ?
That showed real matu@@ r@@ ity !
While spiritual pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity in it@@ self does not lead to material pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity , gener@@ ously using our res@@ our@@ ces to honor Jehovah br@@ ings rich blessings .
De@@ a@@ f brothers and sisters use si@@ gn language to rend@@ er such praise to God .
Ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing God , he wrote : “ You make mor@@ tal man go back to c@@ ru@@ shed matter , and you say : ‘ G@@ o back , you sons of men . ’
All such can be com@@ for@@ ted to know that God as@@ sures reli@@ ef for those who trust in him and gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es a righteous world in which people will enjoy the work of their hands .
We draw close to Jehovah in a number of ways .
E@@ L S@@ AL@@ V@@ A@@ D@@ O@@ R
“ Ke@@ ep Watch@@ ing the M@@ in@@ is@@ try Wh@@ ich You Acc@@ ep@@ ted in the Lord ”
* I@@ magine how the tend@@ er@@ hear@@ ted Jesus , perhaps just in his te@@ ens or early 20 ’ s , had to de@@ al with his own g@@ ri@@ ef , as well as that of his mother , brothers , and sisters .
P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous human lives are at st@@ ake . ”
For example , the psalmist stated : “ Jehovah is near to those that are bro@@ ken at heart ; and those who are c@@ ru@@ shed in spirit he sa@@ ves . ” ​ — Psalm 34 : 18 .
We should be willing and e@@ ag@@ er to accept good ad@@ vice .
When would Jesus beg@@ in to rule as King of God’s Kingdom ?
But my life was ne@@ i@@ ther sa@@ d nor au@@ st@@ ere .
Yet , Moses had faith ; he could ‘ see ’ Jehovah le@@ ading them .
Ex@@ pla@@ in from the Scriptures why it is prop@@ er that some have a me@@ asure of authority in the Christian congregation .
The work before them seem@@ ed over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing .
Yet , I was not happy .
How did Abraham and others displa@@ y faith and pati@@ ence ?
Bro@@ ther W@@ il@@ li@@ am N@@ on@@ k@@ es , who is assign@@ ed to the Ser@@ vice De@@ par@@ t@@ ment , condu@@ cted inter@@ vie@@ ws with experienced mission@@ aries from Bu@@ r@@ k@@ ina Fa@@ so , L@@ at@@ vi@@ a , and Rus@@ sia .
He took his cu@@ t@@ l@@ ass and h@@ it me with the f@@ l@@ at side .
So on that last ev@@ ening , he encoura@@ ged them to end@@ ure in the work they had started .
9 : 2 .
When ever@@ yone is perfect , there will be no ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les to peace
How can this pro@@ ver@@ b help us to de@@ al with another person@@ ’s anger as well as man@@ age our own ?
God’s ad@@ vers@@ ary , Satan , has called Jehovah a l@@ ying , sel@@ f@@ ish R@@ ul@@ er who has no real right to gover@@ n His cre@@ ations .
P@@ r@@ om@@ ise you@@ ’@@ l@@ l wr@@ ite . . . again soon ​ — and then follow through on that promise . ”
Will C@@ ru@@ el@@ ty E@@ ver En@@ d ?
Such ones real@@ ized that pleas@@ ing Jehovah by he@@ e@@ ding his counsel would ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely result in family happiness and the re@@ ward of everlasting life .
Let us consider how we may imitate the love Christ showed , first for the tru@@ ths he taught , then for the people he taught .
The fin@@ al speak@@ er of the sy@@ mp@@ o@@ si@@ u@@ m high@@ ligh@@ ted the need for practic@@ ing the things learned so that we can benefit fully from the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c educ@@ ation . — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 9 .
What qu@@ ality of Jesus made his ministry effe@@ ctive , and how can we imitate him in this respect ?
He says : “ In one c@@ ru@@ cial con@@ vers@@ ation , the elders qu@@ o@@ ted the Scriptural example of a rich young man who wanted to live forever but who was not willing to give up his material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
I was too young .
Some came to the branch of@@ fice , where we loo@@ ked after their spiritual and material needs until the c@@ ris@@ is was over . ”
11 : 25 ; Luke 6 : 38 .
What can be said about the way Jesus and other faithful servants re@@ ac@@ ted when they were under tri@@ al ?
Some who are desi@@ r@@ ous of privile@@ ges in the congregation may be temp@@ ted to d@@ ro@@ p h@@ in@@ ts or may try to influ@@ ence the body of elders .
Un@@ rest@@ ra@@ ined self - in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence can have a sub@@ tle yet de@@ va@@ st@@ ating effect on us , both physi@@ c@@ ally and mor@@ ally .
A Nu@@ n Acc@@ ep@@ ts Com@@ fort From Jehovah
He felt their pain and sh@@ ared their lo@@ ss .
; W@@ at@@ ana@@ be , K .
Many religious grou@@ ps cla@@ im that they are preaching Jesus ’ message .
We were so happy to see each other after such a long time .
F@@ in@@ ally , when she “ gra@@ b@@ bed hold of him , ” he “ took to f@@ light and went on out@@ side . ”
Why is f@@ li@@ r@@ ting d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous ?
When we look at the things he cre@@ ated , we learn that he is powerful and wise .
A@@ n o@@ ath is a s@@ wor@@ n st@@ at@@ ement to cer@@ ti@@ fy that something is true or a so@@ le@@ m@@ n promise that a person will or will not do a certain thing .
That fru@@ it@@ age m@@ ends ri@@ f@@ ts between individuals , in contr@@ ast with the works of the flesh , which are always div@@ isi@@ ve .
Su@@ z@@ an@@ ne@@ ’s husband , L@@ ou@@ is , was n@@ er@@ v@@ ous about his wi@@ fe@@ ’s interest in Jehovah’s Witnesses because the govern@@ ment of the D@@ om@@ in@@ i@@ can Re@@ public had by now ban@@ ned our work .
The cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tive influ@@ ence of mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring can lead to other spiritually dam@@ ag@@ ing develop@@ ments .
And they want to help you to “ lead your heart on in the way ” that can result in life . ​ — Proverbs 23 : 19 .
Many look to the Nu@@ clear N@@ on - Pro@@ li@@ fer@@ ation T@@ reat@@ y ( N@@ P@@ T ) .
Instead of taking the lead in worship , elders are tra@@ ding on the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h .
Par@@ ents who are truly kind will discipl@@ ine their children in a cons@@ ist@@ ent man@@ ner .
It is not as though they had spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally cho@@ s@@ en to stand for the an@@ them .
They would be happy to help you too .
What war@@ ning did God is@@ sue through Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah ?
New fre@@ e@@ d@@ om@@ s , in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence , having friends and a great so@@ cial life were all very appe@@ al@@ ing .
When ne@@ g@@ ative thinking pers@@ ists , we need to ‘ thro@@ w all our anxi@@ ety upon God ’ by means of prayer .
“ The Son cannot do a sing@@ le thing of his own in@@ iti@@ ative , ” he said about himself , “ but only what he b@@ eho@@ l@@ ds the Father doing . ” ​ — John 5 : 19 .
Indeed , no other nation enjo@@ yed those benef@@ its .
What mar@@ vel@@ ous blessings such ro@@ ving about would result in !
Of what does God appro@@ ve or disa@@ p@@ prove ?
What are some inst@@ inc@@ tive actions that contribu@@ te to one@@ ’s happiness ?
Rather than foc@@ using on ourselves on our bir@@ th@@ day , w@@ ou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t it be good to than@@ k God , to think of others , and to do good to them ?
Yes , Jehovah deli@@ vered E@@ bed - m@@ ele@@ ch , as well as Jeremiah , from the wicked pr@@ inc@@ es of Juda@@ h and later from the Babyl@@ on@@ ians , who ra@@ zed Jerusalem .
Do people who bel@@ ong to Jehovah benefit from their situation ?
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , da@@ ily Bible reading will help you to “ make your way succ@@ ess@@ ful . ”
Matu@@ r@@ ity means more than being able to give good tal@@ ks from the pl@@ at@@ form or imp@@ res@@ sive ans@@ wers during a meeting .
This all - out att@@ ack is refer@@ red to in E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el chap@@ ter 38 as an att@@ ack by “ Go@@ g of the land of Ma@@ go@@ g . ”
A powerful l@@ ine of de@@ f@@ en@@ se is to keep c@@ learly in mind why peace - loving and law - a@@ bi@@ ding Christians are h@@ ated and persecu@@ ted .
Satan the Devil , who@@ se pri@@ de is similar to that of the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an d@@ y@@ na@@ st@@ y , will also me@@ et an i@@ g@@ no@@ ble end . ​ — Daniel 4 : 30 ; 5 : 2 - 4 , 23 .
In the s@@ pr@@ ing we re@@ turned nor@@ th .
“ The word of God went on gro@@ wing , and the number of the disciples kept mul@@ ti@@ pl@@ ying in Jerusalem very much . ”
Go@@ g@@ ’s att@@ ack will cause God’s en@@ thr@@ oned King to take action and wa@@ ge the war of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
He lo@@ ves them , wants what is best for them , and will soon bring about ma@@ j@@ or chang@@ es on the earth .
What did a Christian nam@@ ed Ger@@ tru@@ d experience as a young person , and what did she say about the fa@@ il@@ ings of fellow believers ?
Lo@@ o@@ king back over 14 years of service in Rus@@ sia , Mas@@ ak@@ o says : “ The joy I find in the ministry com@@ p@@ en@@ s@@ ates for any har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps I enc@@ oun@@ ter .
“ Because of not know@@ ing the righteousness of God , ” Paul said , they were “ see@@ king to esta@@ bl@@ ish their own . ”
They have been appointed as a faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class to care for and provide spiritual food for anointed ones and a gro@@ wing crow@@ d of Christians , who now inclu@@ de milli@@ ons having the hope of living on earth forever .
In all , 1@@ 3@@ ,@@ 2@@ 35 , un@@ ited in their love of Jehovah , enjo@@ yed the three - h@@ our meeting .
Who Are the M@@ en@@ n@@ on@@ ites ?
* We do not want to shed our Christian qualities and standards of conduct and allow Satan’s world to mo@@ ld us .
When a married cou@@ ple follow Jesus ’ counsel and are faithful to each other , all in the family feel secu@@ re and happy .
Acc@@ ording to B@@ re@@ wer@@ ’s Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of Ph@@ ra@@ se and F@@ able , its Hebrew e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent is : “ If a word be wor@@ th one sh@@ eke@@ l , s@@ il@@ ence is wor@@ th two . ”
Some today who do not know God also believe that the world as we know it cannot go on for much longer .
13 : 17 , 18 .
By the year 1914 , there were about 5@@ ,@@ 1@@ 00 who activ@@ ely par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated in the preaching activ@@ ity , and the good news had re@@ ached some 6@@ 8 lands .
But the ri@@ ches that Christians need most and that God can help one find inclu@@ de faith , peace , con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment , and happiness . ​ — 9 / 1 , pages 3 - 7 .
Hence , if a Christian cho@@ o@@ ses to take reason@@ able me@@ a@@ sures to de@@ f@@ end himself or his pro@@ per@@ ty , he would do everything in his power to avoid taking a human life and be@@ coming b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ ty . ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
“ After l@@ an@@ ding , a bo@@ at took us to the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
When World W@@ ar I@@ I bro@@ ke out in 19@@ 39 , the preaching activ@@ ity of Jehovah’s Witnesses was ban@@ ned in Fr@@ ance .
“ We have both learned to work within the li@@ mit@@ ations the ill@@ ness cre@@ ated , ” S@@ te@@ ve expla@@ ins .
It rel@@ ates to se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations invol@@ ving pers@@ ons not married to each other and foc@@ uses on the mis@@ use of the se@@ x@@ u@@ al or@@ g@@ ans . P@@ or@@ ·@@ ne@@ i@@ ʹ@@ a inclu@@ des such ac@@ ts as or@@ al se@@ x , an@@ al se@@ x , and mas@@ tur@@ bat@@ ing another person ​ — conduct com@@ mon@@ ly associ@@ ated with hous@@ es of pro@@ s@@ titu@@ tion .
Yet , Jesus will@@ ingly offered his perfect human life as a sacrifice so that “ through his death he might bring to nothing the one having the means to cause death , that is , the Devil ; and that he might em@@ an@@ ci@@ p@@ ate all those who for fear of death were sub@@ ject to sla@@ very all through their lives . ”
If per@@ form@@ ed with the right mo@@ tive ​ — to show gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de and give than@@ ks — ​ these ac@@ ts of sac@@ red service are accep@@ table to God .
The joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion that these brothers and sisters displa@@ yed streng@@ th@@ ened my desire to let the disci@@ ple - making work shap@@ e my life .
Will we be ready , or will that day c@@ atch us off gu@@ ard ?
Tru@@ ly , there is wisdom in taking each day as it comes , especially when the pres@@ sures and problems we face could eas@@ ily cre@@ ate great anxi@@ ety in us .
In 19@@ 39 , World W@@ ar I@@ I bro@@ ke out in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , and the So@@ vi@@ et Un@@ ion att@@ ac@@ ked my ho@@ m@@ el@@ and of F@@ in@@ land .
Do not allow ne@@ g@@ ative spe@@ e@@ ch to af@@ fect you .
May you respon@@ d by loving him with your whole heart , mind , soul , and strength .
Is it simply a matter of being imp@@ ressed with Jehovah’s en@@ or@@ m@@ ous power and ability ?
God’s promises are ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely reli@@ able .
The Bible tel@@ ls us that Mi@@ ri@@ am , King David , and others expres@@ sed their happiness by d@@ an@@ c@@ ing .
One mor@@ ning I called by mis@@ take at the home of someone who op@@ posed the truth .
[ Bo@@ x / ​ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 4 , 5 ]
I often think of the way Jesus asked his Father to let a certain har@@ d@@ ship pas@@ s by if it was possible .
Jesus taught us the truth about his heavenly Father and then gave up his perfect human life to take away “ the sin of the world . ”
On@@ ly a con@@ fes@@ sion to God .
Ther@@ efore , we continue to take time to medit@@ ate .
How has living by Bible standards chang@@ ed the lives of many ?
The ho@@ m@@ es were few and the publi@@ sh@@ ers many .
En@@ coura@@ ged by the experi@@ ences his wife was enjo@@ ying , K@@ ev@@ in qu@@ it his full - time jo@@ b and began pione@@ ering .
Are they eas@@ y to use ?
The direc@@ t@@ or listen@@ ed care@@ fully and said that he once consider@@ ed under@@ taking char@@ ity work .
Ch@@ er@@ ish Your P@@ ri@@ v@@ ile@@ ge of Wor@@ king With Jehovah !
What can we do in be@@ half of ones stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to exerc@@ ise self - control ?
But in the mean@@ time , there are many opportun@@ ities for us to support Jehovah’s cause with courage and ze@@ al .
4 , 5 . ( a ) What resul@@ ted when King A@@ sa tru@@ sted imp@@ lic@@ it@@ ly in Jehovah ?
It is a st@@ ep that can lead to enjo@@ y@@ able discus@@ sions and lasting fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps .
* U@@ sing conc@@ ise pro@@ verbs , he shows how God’s Word can help us gain fav@@ or with others , remain faithful in our ministry , have a right attitude toward discipl@@ ine , and cho@@ ose our associ@@ ates wis@@ ely .
H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds may find it a@@ w@@ k@@ ward to say “ I love you ” to their wi@@ ves or children .
However , Satan’s a@@ im is to make Christians lo@@ se their bal@@ ance in this reg@@ ard .
Such ap@@ pa@@ re@@ l had to be set asi@@ de by a cap@@ tur@@ ed woman in m@@ our@@ ning .
9 : 16 .
However , they were sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic and left with him a small Bible - based tr@@ act ent@@ it@@ led What H@@ op@@ e for De@@ ad Lo@@ ved On@@ es ?
A@@ ware of the ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y of our times and of Pet@@ er@@ ’s war@@ ning that “ Jehovah’s day will come as a th@@ i@@ ef , ” they continue to per@@ form “ holy ac@@ ts of conduct . ”
Jesus Christ pray@@ ed to God regarding his disciples : “ I re@@ qu@@ est you , not to take them out of the world , but to w@@ atch over them because of the wicked one . ”
In this case , however , ad@@ di@@ tional de@@ ta@@ il@@ s are a@@ vail@@ able to us el@@ se@@ where in the Bible .
Jesus declar@@ ed : “ I am giving you a new comman@@ d@@ ment , that you love one another ; just as I have loved you , that you also love one another . ”
Consider some examples of those who have benef@@ ited by ap@@ pl@@ ying the Bible princi@@ ple to “ conduct ourselves hon@@ es@@ tly in all things . ”
Does the fru@@ it that we would be@@ ar ref@@ er pri@@ mar@@ ily to individuals whom we help to become baptized worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah ?
In the same way today , those who are faithful and work hard will have a good re@@ pu@@ tation and may be given more responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
P @ ro@@ le & Se@@ gn@@ i , a ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine publi@@ shed by the I@@ tal@@ i@@ an De@@ a@@ f So@@ ci@@ ety , qu@@ o@@ ted from a letter sent by a Ca@@ tho@@ lic mon@@ sign@@ or : “ Be@@ ing de@@ a@@ f is a@@ w@@ k@@ ward in the sense that the de@@ a@@ f person needs con@@ st@@ ant attention .
What does it mean to be “ no part of the world ” ?
But if we make a promise or a com@@ mit@@ ment , we should do all we can to keep it . ​ — 3 / 15 , page 32 .
H@@ er mother ur@@ ged her to use the book The Gre@@ at@@ est M@@ an Who E@@ ver Li@@ ved .
C@@ learly , he had develop@@ ed a close relationship with Jehovah .
If children accept “ the discipl@@ ine of Jehovah , ” they gain wisdom , knowledge , and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment ​ — as@@ se@@ ts more valu@@ able than s@@ il@@ ver or go@@ ld . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 11 - 18 .
B@@ ack then , mirac@@ ul@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts were needed to strengthen the faith of the new@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed Christian congregation .
That l@@ in@@ ks for@@ get@@ ting Jehovah to will@@ ful dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
If earth were much lar@@ g@@ er , h@@ y@@ d@@ ro@@ g@@ en g@@ as would not es@@ cap@@ e our at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere and our pl@@ an@@ et would be in@@ ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able to life .
We will also see that the fear of Jehovah is a truly preci@@ ous her@@ it@@ age that parents can pas@@ s on to their children .
For good reason , Jesus war@@ ned that “ out of the heart come wicked reason@@ ings , mu@@ r@@ ders , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ies , for@@ n@@ ic@@ ations , th@@ i@@ ever@@ ies , false t@@ es@@ ti@@ mon@@ ies , bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ies . ”
As a result of the good respon@@ se to this pro@@ gra@@ m , the teach@@ er was invit@@ ed to appe@@ ar as a gu@@ est on a local tel@@ ev@@ ision show .
But col@@ or also has an imp@@ act on your emo@@ tions .
As@@ soci@@ ating with anointed brothers was a special benefit that I enjo@@ yed .
14 : 2 - 4 .
Then , when I was 5@@ 6 years of age , my compan@@ y un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly shu@@ t down the fac@@ t@@ ory where I wor@@ ked , and I found my@@ self un@@ emp@@ lo@@ yed .
When giving counsel or direction , he does so as a fellow work@@ er ​ — not as a ma@@ ster .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jesus used t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful questions , not to inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ate , but to draw out what was in the heart of his listen@@ er and to strengthen the b@@ ond between them . ​ — Proverbs 20 : 5 ; Matthew 16 : 13 - 17 ; 17 : 24 - 27 .
So@@ on@@ er or later , they dis@@ co@@ ver that God is not one to be mo@@ cked , for a person will re@@ a@@ p what he s@@ ow@@ s .
May we let it af@@ fect not only our emo@@ tions , spe@@ e@@ ch , and actions but also our out@@ look .
One day in Ju@@ ne , we heard an ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement by the to@@ wn cri@@ er , “ The A@@ mer@@ i@@ can tro@@ op@@ s left last night , and the Rus@@ si@@ an tro@@ op@@ s will be arri@@ ving at 11 : 00 a@@ .@@ m . today . ”
At first , someone may help us to gain a ba@@ si@@ c understanding of the Scriptures .
It led them to look in full confidence to God’s Word , the Bible , for guid@@ ance in making decisions .
The Jewish religious lead@@ ers of the first century fa@@ iled to man@@ i@@ f@@ est the men@@ tal attitude that Jesus had .
The re@@ ign of Solomon was in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar a time of peace and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity bey@@ ond com@@ pare , provi@@ ding a prophe@@ tic g@@ li@@ mp@@ se of the rule of God’s Kingdom when Satan’s influ@@ ence will be comple@@ t@@ ely re@@ moved and Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y v@@ indic@@ ated .
We can be sure that they will be faithful in car@@ r@@ ying out his direction .
How can humans sear@@ ch for Jehovah’s works ?
In fact , in@@ stead of a co@@ de of la@@ ws , Christians have a bro@@ ad r@@ ange of Bible principles to gu@@ i@@ de and sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard them .
That country now has the high@@ est r@@ ate of te@@ en@@ age pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy in the in@@ du@@ stri@@ al@@ ized world ​ — some 8@@ 5@@ 0@@ ,000 each year .
Job will@@ ingly accepted the re@@ pro@@ of , ad@@ mit@@ ting : “ I have become of little account . . .
Many meeting par@@ ts are based on artic@@ les in Our Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try , another to@@ ol provided to e@@ qui@@ p us for our vital work .
• Who are “ the su@@ peri@@ or author@@ ities , ” and how do Christians view them ?
F@@ in@@ ally , I res@@ ol@@ ved that I would listen the next time .
Pa@@ olo was to care for leg@@ al matters , and I was assign@@ ed to the M@@ aga@@ z@@ ine De@@ par@@ t@@ ment .
How , then , can we deter@@ mine whether the le@@ v@@ el of import@@ ance that we att@@ ach to our en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment is prop@@ er ?
These r@@ are , a@@ we - inspi@@ ring events per@@ mit a@@ str@@ on@@ om@@ ers to study the su@@ n .
For example , in some lands it is very comm@@ on to see men , including those in the Christian congregation , ho@@ l@@ ding hands as friends while they walk together .
For this reason , The World Bo@@ ok En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia states : “ The la@@ ws of every organiz@@ ed soci@@ ety form a com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated pat@@ ter@@ n of bal@@ an@@ ced fre@@ e@@ d@@ om@@ s and re@@ stri@@ ctions . ”
They show themselves to “ be at this ministry ” when they ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly provide guid@@ ance and instru@@ ction to the congregation from God’s Word by their pray@@ er@@ ful study , re@@ sear@@ ch , teaching , and shepher@@ ding .
“ In case you should sacrifice a commun@@ ion sacrifice to Jehovah , ” says L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 19 : 5 , “ you should sacrifice it to gain appro@@ val for y@@ ourselves . ”
You may be able to w@@ an@@ der out of the spiritually sa@@ fe z@@ one and come back un@@ s@@ ca@@ th@@ ed with no one even no@@ tic@@ ing it .
Those vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary sacrific@@ es pleas@@ ed Jehovah .
In turn , that may result in star@@ ting more stu@@ dies .
1 T@@ I@@ M@@ O@@ TH@@ Y 4 : 8
When a sister we@@ ars a mo@@ des@@ t and appro@@ pri@@ ate head co@@ ver@@ ing in such situ@@ ations , it is a si@@ gn of sub@@ mis@@ sion to the the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c arrang@@ ement in the Christian congregation . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
He as@@ ser@@ ted that true happiness resul@@ ts from a life devo@@ ted to the qu@@ est for vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e .
God used his holy spirit to inspi@@ re the men who wrote the Bible .
Of course , this counsel co@@ v@@ ers all fe@@ atu@@ res of our lives as dedic@@ ated Christians , including fin@@ ding time for prayer , study , meetings , and sh@@ aring as fully as possible in preaching the “ good news of the kingdom . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 ; 28 : 19 , 20 .
And we will un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly learn much more about the earth and the heavens in the years a@@ head .
While the co@@ ast@@ al to@@ w@@ ns were re@@ adi@@ ly acc@@ es@@ sible by tra@@ in and bo@@ at , the r@@ ur@@ al are@@ as could best be re@@ ached by ca@@ r .
10 , 11 , 18 ​ — How did form@@ er@@ ly “ us@@ eless ” On@@ es@@ i@@ mu@@ s become “ u@@ se@@ ful ” ?
Your In@@ tegrity M@@ ak@@ es Jehovah’s H@@ ear@@ t Re@@ jo@@ ice
All demonstr@@ ated that un@@ sh@@ aka@@ ble faith en@@ ab@@ led them to remain loyal to God , as if they were pres@@ sing on in a r@@ ace to the fin@@ ish .
To comfort others , how can you use Jeremiah 29 : 11 ?
Ne@@ w@@ ly appointed shepher@@ ds also benefit great@@ ly from fur@@ ther tra@@ ining .
( a ) What can we learn about for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess from Job ?
How can mo@@ des@@ ty help us to make better decisions ?
For as they were in those days before the f@@ lood , e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king , men mar@@ r@@ ying and women being given in marriage , until the day that Noah en@@ tered into the ar@@ k ; and they took no no@@ te until the f@@ lood came and s@@ we@@ pt them all away , so the pres@@ ence of the Son of man will be . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 37 - 39 .
How do the la@@ ws of her@@ e@@ di@@ ty work when there is a uni@@ on of per@@ fe@@ ction with imper@@ fe@@ ction ?
Can more attention to spiritual matters bring you inc@@ reas@@ ed satis@@ fac@@ tion ?
Why is it important that parents strengthen their own faith ?
For example , ple@@ ase read the discus@@ sion recorded at Genesis 18 : 17 - 33 .
How should our clo@@ thing af@@ fect others ?
If Jehovah has found deli@@ ght in us , then he will certainly bring us into this land and give it to us , a land that is f@@ low@@ ing with mil@@ k and h@@ one@@ y .
N@@ ear@@ ing the bor@@ der , we su@@ d@@ den@@ ly found ourselves sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by Greek sol@@ di@@ ers .
Jo@@ shua ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted to seek God’s guid@@ ance before conclu@@ ding a covenant with the Gi@@ be@@ on@@ ites .
“ B@@ or@@ ro@@ wing is like a we@@ d@@ ding ; re@@ pa@@ ying is like m@@ our@@ ning . ” ​ — A S@@ wa@@ h@@ il@@ i pro@@ ver@@ b .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ A slave of the Lord does not need to fi@@ ght , but needs to be g@@ ent@@ le [ or , “ t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful , ” f@@ t@@ n . ] toward all . ”
I needed to be pati@@ ent with them .
As a result of this activ@@ ity , each year milli@@ ons of Bible stu@@ dies are condu@@ cted , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of disciples are baptized , and h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of new congregations are form@@ ed .
A@@ no@@ ther id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying fe@@ ature of true worship is respect for God’s Word , the Bible .
The Bible ref@@ ers to the wi@@ do@@ w Na@@ om@@ i@@ ’s daugh@@ ter - in - law Ru@@ th as “ an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent woman . ”
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave went through the same t@@ ests as “ that evil slave . ”
We do that by ze@@ al@@ ously preaching the Kingdom good news and making more disciples .
11 , 12 . ( a ) What can young ones do to pre@@ pare to give a witness ?
God’s organization sur@@ vi@@ ves and f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ es on earth because the people who are part of it have his appro@@ val .
The wife of M@@ ano@@ ah ev@@ en@@ tually gave bir@@ th to a son , Sam@@ son , who became fam@@ ous in Bible hist@@ ory .
Our love should be “ without h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y . ”
Not to be over@@ loo@@ ked are the many s@@ mal@@ l@@ er grou@@ ps of de@@ a@@ f individuals that me@@ et together with hear@@ ing congregations .
Ang@@ els were emp@@ ow@@ ered by God to prote@@ ct and deli@@ ver faithful humans .
Bible T@@ e@@ ach@@ ings Pro@@ vi@@ de La@@ sting H@@ el@@ p
While wa@@ iting , I turned my attention in another direction .
It or@@ der@@ ed a re@@ tri@@ al to be h@@ and@@ led by the same pro@@ secu@@ t@@ or but pre@@ si@@ ded over by a different ju@@ dge . S@@ ta@@ ge three was about to beg@@ in .
Peter pre@@ ached to Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us and his hous@@ eho@@ ld ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 5 )
While many Bible transl@@ ations rend@@ er the Hebrew ter@@ m ’ e@@ ʹ@@ re@@ ts “ land ” in@@ stead of “ earth , ” there is no reason to li@@ mit ’ e@@ ʹ@@ re@@ ts at Psalm 37 : 11 , 29 to just the land given to the nation of Israel .
Yes , the earth will sur@@ vi@@ ve 20@@ 12 .
From then on , such ones have been en@@ tru@@ sted with the t@@ ask of pro@@ claim@@ ing “ the word of the re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation . ”
We need a strong desire to keep doing what is right .
The de@@ f@@ end@@ ant was called in to face his acc@@ us@@ er , and he could de@@ f@@ end himself , but the bur@@ den of pro@@ of la@@ y with the pla@@ in@@ ti@@ f@@ f .
This happened in the first century .
Tru@@ e , dis@@ respect for fellow humans is not new , but only in “ the last days ” would that spirit re@@ ach such ex@@ tre@@ m@@ es that the er@@ a could righ@@ tly be descri@@ bed as “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with . ”
Even so , I still had some religious doub@@ ts .
E@@ arly in that de@@ ca@@ de , ba@@ r@@ ba@@ ri@@ c persecu@@ tion was un@@ lea@@ shed against God’s people , no@@ ta@@ bly in Na@@ z@@ i Ger@@ many .
It seem@@ ed like a mirac@@ le when the ow@@ n@@ ers of two ad@@ j@@ ac@@ ent pro@@ per@@ ties st@@ ep@@ ped in and offered to r@@ ent their gar@@ den p@@ lo@@ ts .
C@@ I@@ V@@ I@@ L war has ra@@ ged in Li@@ b@@ eri@@ a for over a de@@ ca@@ de .
In other words , they would pro@@ sp@@ er because Jehovah would be loo@@ king after them .
But God does not take si@@ des in to@@ da@@ y’s w@@ ars .
Jesus ’ rule will sur@@ pas@@ s Solom@@ on@@ ’s and Davi@@ d’s rule in ways we cannot yet i@@ magine !
Then I take a deep bre@@ ath and star@@ t tal@@ king . ”
Those resur@@ rec@@ ted to life in heaven “ will be pri@@ ests of God and of the Christ , and they will rule as k@@ ings with him for the 1@@ ,000 years . ” ​ — Revelation 20 : 6 .
Does that not make any gift from him especially tre@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble ?
A family head who imit@@ ates Jesus ’ w@@ atch@@ ful@@ ness le@@ ts God’s Word gu@@ i@@ de him , especially in tri@@ al@@ some times .
The ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le in Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h had been hon@@ ored with the pres@@ ence of the Ar@@ k for cen@@ tu@@ ries .
Consider David , the Israel@@ ite king mentioned in the first article of this seri@@ es .
God refer@@ red to Jesus as his Son , and Jesus spoke of God as his Father .
We need the strength that comes through associ@@ ation .
For one thing , we enjoy better relation@@ shi@@ ps with those around us .
A good coun@@ sel@@ or shows emp@@ a@@ thy , respect , and kindness
If you are able , vis@@ it the branch of@@ fice and Bethel home in your country or perhaps even in other coun@@ tri@@ es .
“ It Sat@@ is@@ fied Our H@@ ung@@ er ”
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , first - century Jewish hist@@ ori@@ an Jose@@ ph@@ us at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted the teaching , not to the Ho@@ ly Scriptures , but to “ the beli@@ ef of the sons of Gre@@ e@@ ce , ” which he vie@@ wed as a col@@ le@@ ction of tal@@ es by their my@@ th@@ olo@@ g@@ ists .
But not all of the L@@ ev@@ ite mu@@ si@@ ci@@ ans were ex@@ per@@ ts .
The Bible tel@@ ls us : “ The blessing of Jehovah ​ — that is what makes rich , and he ad@@ ds no pain with it . ” ​ — Proverbs 10 : 22 .
The materi@@ al@@ ized angels , however , re@@ turned to the spirit real@@ m in dis@@ gr@@ ace .
Jehovah is concer@@ ned about those not yet serving him , and he listen@@ s to the pet@@ iti@@ ons of his dedic@@ ated people .
We will keep close in mind that our br@@ ing@@ ing them up in the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal regul@@ ating of Jehovah will give them the best opportunity to experience the divine promise that ‘ it will go well with them and they may end@@ ure a long time on the earth . ’ ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 1 - 4 .
Moses and K@@ or@@ ah stand in sh@@ ar@@ p contr@@ ast when it comes to demonstr@@ ating respect for Jehovah’s arrang@@ ement and his decisions .
Acc@@ ording to a dic@@ tion@@ ary , the ver@@ b “ to tra@@ in ” means “ to teach so as to make f@@ it , qu@@ ali@@ fied , or pro@@ fi@@ cient . ”
In doing so , they especially pointed to his resurrection from the dead as so@@ li@@ d pro@@ of of his Messi@@ ah@@ ship .
“ Jehovah would ra@@ ise up jud@@ ges , and they would sa@@ ve them out of the hand of their p@@ il@@ la@@ g@@ ers . ” ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 2 : 16 J@@ U@@ D@@ G@@ E@@ S
H@@ er gr@@ and@@ father , a high - cour@@ t ju@@ dge and a ch@@ urch el@@ der , tri@@ ed to dis@@ su@@ a@@ de her by res@@ or@@ ting to a mis@@ app@@ lic@@ ation of Matthew 19 : 4 - 6 .
The Bible tel@@ ls us : “ An@@ xi@@ ety in a man@@ ’s heart we@@ igh@@ s it down , but a good word c@@ he@@ ers it up . ”
When I saw him in the Kingdom H@@ all , I sh@@ ou@@ ted : “ I am ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from school ! I did not sal@@ u@@ te the f@@ la@@ g ! ”
• How can you show that you believe that obedi@@ ence is better than sacrifice ?
In her book R@@ a@@ ising A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a : Ex@@ per@@ ts , Par@@ ents , and a C@@ en@@ tury of Ad@@ vice Ab@@ out Ch@@ il@@ dren , An@@ n H@@ ul@@ ber@@ t tr@@ ac@@ es the hist@@ ory of prof@@ essi@@ onal liter@@ ature on child re@@ aring .
We are all sin@@ n@@ ers in the sense that we cannot per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly imitate God’s gl@@ ori@@ ous qualities , such as his love and justice .
I@@ magine my sur@@ pris@@ e to learn that I would not be re@@ tur@@ ning .
Jesus told them ​ — and us :
Li@@ ght Is W@@ on@@ der@@ ful ! 3 / 15
“ After vis@@ iting M@@ on@@ ter@@ re@@ y , a to@@ wn in nor@@ the@@ ast@@ er@@ n M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , we felt that Jehovah was direc@@ ting us to help there , ” says P@@ at@@ ri@@ ck .
Fir@@ st , the sc@@ ale of the att@@ ack will be g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l .
T@@ ake the example of La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , who was dead for four days .
We will ei@@ ther “ h@@ ate the one and love the other ” or “ s@@ tic@@ k to the one and des@@ p@@ ise the other , ” said Jesus .
Des@@ pite the un@@ rel@@ en@@ ting res@@ ist@@ ance , Me@@ tho@@ di@@ us , with the help of sever@@ al sh@@ or@@ th@@ and writ@@ ers , fin@@ i@@ shed transl@@ ating the rema@@ in@@ der of the Bible into S@@ la@@ v@@ on@@ ic .
Yes , life is not st@@ able or comple@@ t@@ ely certain . ​ — James 4 : 13 - 15 .
With hum@@ ility , many have ful@@ filled their Christian du@@ ties , pu@@ t@@ ting the inter@@ ests of others a@@ head of their own .
To be sure , Jehovah could have deal@@ t har@@ sh@@ ly with A@@ bim@@ ele@@ ch , a worshipp@@ er of false de@@ ities .
Even as he was d@@ ying on the st@@ ake , he pro@@ claim@@ ed good news about a future earthly par@@ adise .
On the si@@ x@@ th day , he or@@ der@@ ed his sol@@ di@@ ers to sur@@ r@@ ound the pro@@ t@@ es@@ ters and th@@ reat@@ en to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te them if they did not dis@@ per@@ se .
At times , my past c@@ atch@@ es up with me , and I feel that God could never love me .
Many a transl@@ at@@ or has com@@ pared the rend@@ er@@ ings of Bible ter@@ ms in different langu@@ ages to come up with a good transl@@ ation for certain words .
The number 70 re@@ pres@@ ents 7 mul@@ ti@@ p@@ lied by 10 , num@@ bers that in the Bible re@@ present heavenly and earthly per@@ fe@@ ction .
He war@@ ned people that God was going to bring a f@@ lood to destro@@ y the wicked .
This co@@ st him worl@@ dly pres@@ ti@@ ge and perhaps a gr@@ and bu@@ ri@@ al in an or@@ n@@ ate co@@ ff@@ in at some r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an s@@ ite .
It was time to set@@ tle acc@@ oun@@ ts .
What does that mean for us ?
He was ke@@ en@@ ly inter@@ ested in how they would h@@ and@@ le their assignment .
Jesus ’ men@@ tion of the al@@ ta@@ r at Matthew 5 : 23 , 24 and el@@ se@@ where ref@@ ers to religious practic@@ es pre@@ vail@@ ing among the Jews , but he does not indic@@ ate that his followers were to worship God using an al@@ ta@@ r .
P@@ u@@ t for@@ th the effort to strengthen the b@@ ond of love in your own marriage , and work hard to res@@ ol@@ ve wh@@ atever mar@@ it@@ al difficul@@ ties you may enc@@ oun@@ ter .
What p@@ en@@ al@@ ty did Israel pa@@ y for lea@@ ving her H@@ us@@ ban@@ dly O@@ w@@ ner ?
For those who “ man@@ ag@@ ed ” the organization , the s@@ ent@@ ence was 14 years .
It makes the two world w@@ ars se@@ em in@@ con@@ se@@ qu@@ enti@@ al by com@@ par@@ is@@ on , and you are involved in this war .
C@@ U@@ L@@ T@@ I@@ V@@ AT@@ E P@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ E I@@ N TH@@ E H@@ O@@ M@@ E
If you really trust in Jehovah God , he can help you to sc@@ ale any w@@ all of ad@@ vers@@ ity .
“ Who sin@@ ned , ” they asked , “ this man or his parents ? ”
We need to study the Bible regul@@ arly , medit@@ ate on what we read , and ask Jehovah to help us apply what we have learned .
Thus , the apostle Paul remin@@ ded his fellow Christians : “ Who makes you to di@@ ff@@ er from another ?
Since my Father has kept working during his mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ um@@ s - long S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h , it is qu@@ ite per@@ mis@@ sible for me to keep working , even on the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h . ’
It is a real page - tur@@ ner !
It exer@@ ts a powerful influ@@ ence on the thinking and attitu@@ des of the public .
Some person@@ ally knew the brothers taking the lead who were imp@@ ris@@ oned in 19@@ 18 .
I do not know Jehovah at all and , what is more , I am not going to s@@ end Israel away . ”
If so , what less@@ ons can we learn from the account ?
To accom@@ pl@@ ish that , you as parents want to take your children along to all Christian meetings .
My de@@ ar wife has been a wonderful help@@ er all these years .
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : F@@ E@@ EL@@ IN@@ G@@ S O@@ F A@@ B@@ AN@@ D@@ ON@@ M@@ EN@@ T
You parents do well to imitate that self - sacrific@@ ing spirit .
W@@ ere we the ar@@ ch@@ it@@ e@@ cts who desi@@ gn@@ ed our earth and , from that desi@@ gn , la@@ id out the di@@ men@@ sions as though with a rul@@ er or st@@ ra@@ igh@@ te@@ dge ?
They allow@@ ed themselves to be influ@@ enced by nations that worshipp@@ ed go@@ ds of w@@ o@@ od and st@@ one .
God’s love re@@ ach@@ es out to each of us as individuals .
You were truly rep@@ ent@@ ant and therefore rema@@ ined a part of the congregation .
How can you tell if you are ready for baptism ?
At the end of the baptism talk , the speak@@ er asked two questions .
Yet , one of my go@@ als over the years has been to be obedi@@ ent to those taking the lead . ”
By living in ten@@ ts , Abra@@ m and his hous@@ eho@@ ld “ public@@ ly declar@@ ed that they were str@@ ang@@ ers and temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents ”
What has helped her to de@@ al with this pain ?
( b ) What should be kept in mind regarding “ read ” s@@ crip@@ tures ?
I@@ S J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S G@@ O@@ D AL@@ MI@@ G@@ H@@ T@@ Y ?
Hence , we have real meaning and direction in our lives .
Jesus , who knew how to re@@ ach as many as possible , sent his disciples to c@@ ities , v@@ il@@ la@@ ges , and ho@@ m@@ es of the people .
* Jesus , of course , was not encourag@@ ing his disciples to act in an un@@ righteous way in order to sur@@ vi@@ ve in this world .
W@@ al@@ king R@@ es@@ pon@@ si@@ bly
Consider , too , the travel@@ ing overse@@ ers and their wi@@ ves , the men and women who serve as vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers at the of@@ fic@@ es of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety , and the pione@@ ers who minis@@ ter to the congregations .
So@@ on after my rel@@ e@@ ase , I was baptized in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of my dedic@@ ation to Jehovah .
W@@ ould you like to have faith like Davi@@ d’s ?
Do@@ ing so will for@@ ti@@ fy us to have the same determin@@ ation as Paul , who wrote : “ Since we have this ministry according to the mer@@ cy that was sh@@ own us , we do not give up . ”
D@@ ili@@ g@@ ent study of the Scriptures with the help of Christian public@@ ations can in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ate and su@@ sta@@ in us .
Jesus dis@@ cer@@ ned the spirit be@@ h@@ ind the Law and the need for mer@@ cy and com@@ pas@@ sion .
My name is Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le .
The P@@ all@@ as was d@@ ri@@ ven on@@ to the ro@@ c@@ ks and comple@@ t@@ ely w@@ rec@@ ked .
Jehovah has re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly demonstr@@ ated his ability to sa@@ ve his people , ei@@ ther by deli@@ ver@@ ing them from per@@ il@@ ous situ@@ ations or by giving them the strength to end@@ ure .
Rather than le@@ ading a life that is cen@@ tered on material things and being con@@ sum@@ ed with taking care of only the physical needs of the family , we keep our e@@ ye foc@@ used on spiritual matters .
Hence , pa@@ ying attention to the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law can help us to see how the things written in it are ful@@ filled .
On arri@@ val at the cam@@ p , a refu@@ ge@@ e is given some ba@@ si@@ c material for building a home and a t@@ ar@@ pa@@ ul@@ in for ro@@ of@@ ing .
Paul descri@@ bes what happened as “ contr@@ ary to n@@ ature . ”
He was also a ch@@ am@@ pi@@ on a@@ x@@ man , w@@ in@@ ning 18 re@@ gi@@ onal w@@ o@@ od - cho@@ pp@@ ing events in 12 years .
To avoid a similar ne@@ g@@ lig@@ ent attitude , we need to cultiv@@ ate and maintain a war@@ m relationship with the Ma@@ ster of the har@@ v@@ est , Jehovah .
What is “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit ” ?
When someone off@@ ends us , we can cho@@ ose how we re@@ act .
If we take to heart Paul’s words to Timothy , we can strengthen our own spiritu@@ ality and we can make our ministry more effe@@ ctive .
Such knowledge moved Ad@@ ri@@ an to love God and to stri@@ ve to be the kind of person that Jehovah appro@@ ves . ​ — Matthew 22 : 37 .
The earth is God’s fo@@ o@@ t@@ sto@@ ol , and by p@@ our@@ ing the blood on the earth , the person ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that the life was being re@@ turned to the Li@@ fe - Gi@@ ver . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 17 : 11 - 13 ; Isaiah 6@@ 6 : 1 .
In what way is courage rel@@ ated to faith , and how is this seen in mo@@ der@@ n times ?
Bo@@ th ag@@ ree : “ The jo@@ ys of serving in an al@@ most vi@@ r@@ g@@ in ter@@ rit@@ ory out@@ we@@ i@@ gh any difficul@@ ties . ”
How can we gu@@ ard against develop@@ ing a com@@ pla@@ ining spirit ?
This requi@@ res trans@@ form@@ ing one@@ ’s person@@ ality to con@@ form to the divine will .
They emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the joy of get@@ ting to know someone and fin@@ ding a marriage mate .
There Jehovah invit@@ ed Solomon : “ As@@ k ! What shall I give you ? ”
It may be no@@ ted that this action can be at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted only to a person , not to a m@@ ere princi@@ ple of evil .
To give the imp@@ res@@ sion that they were just a har@@ m@@ less bun@@ ch of h@@ ik@@ ers , some sisters went along .
This can bring un@@ par@@ all@@ el@@ ed comfort and peace of mind .
To illustr@@ ate : A wife might have special tal@@ ents that she uses for the benefit of the family .
So the Israelites were only ligh@@ tly e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed .
Lo@@ ve can be ex@@ tend@@ ed to things and conc@@ ep@@ ts .
P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ly De@@ c@@ lar@@ ing the R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection H@@ op@@ e
Such con@@ vers@@ ations will buil@@ d love and un@@ ity in the congregation .
It gives them ple@@ asure to “ take the in@@ iti@@ ative ” in “ show@@ ing honor to one another . ” ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 10 ; f@@ t@@ n .
F@@ o@@ c@@ using on things of the present system will sur@@ ely put God’s promised new world some@@ what out of foc@@ us in our min@@ ds .
Yet , he was mil@@ d and pati@@ ent right up to his wr@@ ong@@ ful ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion .
As the w@@ atch@@ man , E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el had already deli@@ vered Jehovah’s un@@ mis@@ ta@@ ka@@ ble message of do@@ om , and there was no need for E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el to ad@@ d anything , as if to make that message any more con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing .
Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ ers Matthew , Mark , and Luke each care@@ fully recorded Jesus ’ answer .
When your pl@@ ans beg@@ in to take shap@@ e , wr@@ ite to the branch that ca@@ res for the ter@@ rit@@ ory where you would like to serve , and ask for more information .
“ Gi@@ ving to the Ti@@ red One P@@ ow@@ er ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , true Christians are not wa@@ iting id@@ ly .
Yes , nothing is hi@@ d@@ den from the eyes of God , “ with whom we have an acc@@ oun@@ ting . ”
U@@ p@@ on their return , ten of those men gave a very ne@@ g@@ ative and disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ing repor@@ t .
Di@@ d Sam@@ son get the opportunity he was see@@ king ?
7 ​ — What “ coming ” of Jesus does John speak of here , and how are dec@@ ei@@ v@@ ers “ not con@@ f@@ ess@@ ing ” it ?
Ser@@ v@@ ants and ma@@ id@@ servants look toward the hand of a ma@@ ster or a mis@@ t@@ ress for two reas@@ ons : to deter@@ mine his or her wi@@ sh@@ es and to receive prote@@ ction and li@@ fe@@ ’s necess@@ ities .
Thus , at le@@ ast n@@ ine men went on this mis@@ sion .
I was to star@@ t im@@ medi@@ ately following a conven@@ tion in L@@ ond@@ on .
F@@ E@@ B@@ R@@ U@@ A@@ R@@ Y 11 - 17 , 20@@ 13
Paul’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on con@@ tain@@ s an important princi@@ ple : To keep our hope fir@@ m , we must look bey@@ ond the things that are im@@ medi@@ ately before us .
It was fore@@ told that the Messi@@ ah would be be@@ tra@@ yed by a tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous associ@@ ate .
For example , according to the organiz@@ ers , their char@@ ter had to be care@@ fully wor@@ ded so as not to off@@ end the many faith@@ s and indi@@ gen@@ ous grou@@ ps that sign@@ ed the do@@ cum@@ ent .
The more in@@ sight we gain into Jehovah’s qualities , the more we will feel that we have the best Father and the clo@@ s@@ est F@@ ri@@ end i@@ mag@@ in@@ able .
Mar@@ ri@@ age and family coun@@ sel@@ ors , co@@ lum@@ n@@ ists , self - st@@ y@@ led ther@@ ap@@ ists , ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers , p@@ sy@@ c@@ hi@@ c@@ s , and others are ready to offer ad@@ vice ​ — for a fe@@ e .
W@@ rit@@ ing to his fellow work@@ er Timothy , Paul said : “ P@@ ur@@ sue righteousness , godly devo@@ tion , faith , love , end@@ ur@@ ance , mil@@ dness of temp@@ er .
A U@@ se@@ ful To@@ ol for Bible Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation
How has one brother man@@ ag@@ ed to cop@@ e with ill@@ ness ?
H@@ O@@ P@@ E I@@ N J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H
Consider an illustr@@ ation that in some res@@ pe@@ cts mat@@ ches our situation .
Yet , as Jesus heal@@ ed the le@@ per , he allow@@ ed him to feel the t@@ ou@@ ch of another human , perhaps for the first time in years .
We encoura@@ ge you to respon@@ d to the message being pre@@ ached by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
For example , in some par@@ ts of the world , more than half of wi@@ do@@ wers re@@ mar@@ ry within 18 months following the death of a sp@@ ouse ​ — something that is r@@ ar@@ ely the case among wi@@ do@@ ws .
For instance , An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch was the de@@ par@@ ture point for each of the apostle Paul’s gr@@ ound - bre@@ ak@@ ing mission@@ ary j@@ our@@ ne@@ ys .
God’s Word should be the fo@@ cal point of our teaching .
Many are el@@ der@@ ly , some of whom are so disa@@ b@@ led that they can har@@ dly walk .
Read Romans 12 : 19 .
Instead , let us imitate Jeremiah and be confid@@ ent of Jehovah’s support .
Do not let fear of possible discipl@@ ine or cor@@ rection keep you from pur@@ su@@ ing your spiritual health .
He encoura@@ ged the new mission@@ aries to keep up their good work and to rejo@@ ice in Jehovah’s service . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 3 : 1 .
The Bible says that “ time and un@@ fore@@ seen occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence ” be@@ f@@ all ever@@ yone .
A@@ ny@@ how , they asked me first , and I said they could go . ”
What su@@ peri@@ or way of appro@@ ach to God is a@@ vail@@ able to Christians ?
We do well to he@@ ed his counsel : “ S@@ to@@ p judg@@ ing that you may not be jud@@ ged ; for with what judgment you are judg@@ ing , you will be jud@@ ged . . .
Thus , at the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al , the bre@@ ad re@@ pres@@ ents that physical body in which Jesus “ bor@@ e our sin@@ s . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
However , those individuals should keep in mind that by making such re@@ mar@@ ks , they are ac@@ tually ques@@ tion@@ ing Jehovah and his Son , not just the faithful slave class .
T@@ ati@@ an held in high es@@ te@@ em the beli@@ ef in one God , the Creator of all things .
While he is still a bo@@ y , Jo@@ si@@ ah beg@@ ins to sear@@ ch for Jehovah . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 33 : 21 , 22 ; 34 : 3 .
At the first house , we me@@ t a young woman who said , “ H@@ ere you gi@@ r@@ ls are , just as I expe@@ cted . ”
I@@ m@@ men@@ se he@@ ap@@ s of sla@@ g are found at K@@ hi@@ r@@ ba@@ t en - Na@@ has ( meaning “ Ru@@ ins of C@@ op@@ per ” ) , su@@ gg@@ es@@ ting that in@@ du@@ stri@@ al - sc@@ ale cop@@ per sm@@ el@@ ting was done there .
The pri@@ ests , however , were not who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted in fulfill@@ ing their du@@ ty to re@@ pa@@ ir the temple .
Yet , in this year 200@@ 1 , if you inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ated that to@@ pi@@ c at hu@@ ge li@@ br@@ aries or used the va@@ st re@@ sear@@ ch power of the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t to lo@@ c@@ ate the l@@ at@@ est fac@@ ts , what would you find ?
Thus Jesus helped us know what s@@ ort of things we need to ask for and in what order of import@@ ance .
To understand the illustr@@ ation of the sheep and the go@@ ats cor@@ rec@@ tly , we need to gr@@ as@@ p three ke@@ y el@@ ements of the account : the id@@ ent@@ ity of those mentioned , the tim@@ ing of the judgment , and the reason for being cl@@ as@@ si@@ fied as ei@@ ther a sheep or a go@@ at .
Ar@@ ac@@ el@@ i
At the direction of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses , the branch of@@ fic@@ es in Au@@ stri@@ a and Gre@@ e@@ ce quic@@ k@@ ly set out to cont@@ act local Al@@ ban@@ i@@ an brothers .
Jesus direc@@ ted his followers to share in the disci@@ ple - making work as well .
G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S MI@@ N@@ D : The Bible teach@@ es that God’s “ understanding is un@@ sear@@ cha@@ ble ” because his thoughts are so much high@@ er than our@@ s .
A sing@@ le lo@@ cu@@ st , me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing only about two in@@ ches [ 5 c@@ m ] in l@@ eng@@ th , may not inspi@@ re a@@ we , but a s@@ war@@ m of lo@@ cu@@ st@@ s certainly does .
2 : 8 ; P@@ s .
Yet , these la@@ ws were not given mer@@ ely as a health co@@ de or to serve sol@@ ely as medi@@ cal guid@@ el@@ ines .
For Bible reading to be fru@@ it@@ ful , we must do it with a view to ap@@ pl@@ ying the knowledge thus ac@@ qui@@ red in our personal lives and using it in our work of preaching and teaching .
He pointed out that disciples of Christ do not make decisions without listen@@ ing to the vo@@ ice of the Ma@@ ster ; the wisdom of God is b@@ ound up in the life of Christ .
The A@@ nt@@ wer@@ p P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t ( 1@@ 5@@ 6@@ 8 - 7@@ 2 ) , e@@ di@@ ted by B@@ en@@ i@@ to A@@ ri@@ as M@@ on@@ t@@ an@@ o , ad@@ ded to the Com@@ p@@ lu@@ ten@@ si@@ an text the S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c Pe@@ shi@@ t@@ ta ver@@ sion of the Christian Greek Scriptures and the Ar@@ am@@ a@@ ic T@@ ar@@ gu@@ m of J@@ on@@ a@@ than .
G@@ l@@ ü@@ ck wrote : “ When in my you@@ th I arri@@ ved in this land , the first sh@@ ort@@ coming I no@@ tic@@ ed was that the L@@ at@@ vi@@ an ch@@ urch l@@ ac@@ ked the Bible . . .
7 : 19 , 20 .
“ A Lu@@ x@@ u@@ ri@@ ant O@@ live T@@ ree in God’s H@@ ouse ”
This is the message God set out through his prophet Isaiah : “ Do not be anxi@@ ous , for I am your God . I will for@@ ti@@ fy you , y@@ es , I will help you , I will really hold on to you with my right hand of righteousness . ”
A fo@@ ol is a men@@ ace to the commun@@ ity .
Gi@@ ving a talk using my B@@ ra@@ il@@ le Bible
O@@ thers he simply per@@ mit@@ ted to occ@@ ur .
“ Now my mother wants me to s@@ end my daugh@@ ter to her for her to ra@@ ise , just as she sent me back to her mother .
The An@@ cho@@ r Bible Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary expla@@ ins : “ The cl@@ as@@ si@@ cal ta@@ st@@ es of the imp@@ eri@@ al power to the W@@ est [ R@@ ome ] . . . man@@ d@@ ated a temple lar@@ g@@ er than those of com@@ par@@ able e@@ ast@@ er@@ n c@@ ities . ”
At God’s direction , Moses obedi@@ ently re@@ turned to Egy@@ pt .
When Paul wrote to Timothy from pris@@ on in R@@ ome about 6@@ 5 C.E . , Timothy was serving as a Christian el@@ der in Eph@@ esus .
Why Un@@ der@@ stand the Bible ?
A rel@@ ated ver@@ b means “ to think , to be min@@ ded in a certain way . ”
A@@ no@@ inted Christians form the se@@ con@@ d@@ ary part of that fore@@ told “ se@@ ed . ”
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , because Jehovah is com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , interest in others ’ well - being is ro@@ o@@ ted in human n@@ ature .
R@@ em@@ in@@ ding them of his example , he ad@@ ds : “ I am in your mi@@ d@@ st as the one minis@@ ter@@ ing . ” ​ — Luke 22 : 24 - 27 .
I@@ N A@@ pri@@ l 200@@ 6 , new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers worl@@ d@@ wide car@@ ri@@ ed the star@@ t@@ ling st@@ ory that a te@@ am of scho@@ l@@ ars was rel@@ eas@@ ing to the public the con@@ ten@@ ts of a new@@ ly dis@@ co@@ vered ancient text ent@@ it@@ led “ Go@@ spe@@ l of Ju@@ d@@ as . ”
How could kindness make him feel better ?
These were the te@@ ars of the wi@@ ves who came to the temple san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary and p@@ our@@ ed out their hearts before Jehovah .
Even more important than the d@@ ri@@ v@@ ers ’ appe@@ ar@@ ance is their will@@ ing@@ ness to go wh@@ er@@ ever necess@@ ary for the s@@ ake of serving others . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 10 : 3 .
Do Not Y@@ i@@ eld to the Devil
El@@ ders would do well to imitate Christ’s example when they need to give counsel .
Why do parents have tr@@ ou@@ ble re@@ aring their children ?
Jesus cho@@ se his close friends care@@ fully .
The members of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy were organiz@@ ed into si@@ x com@@ mit@@ te@@ es , and star@@ ting on J@@ anu@@ ary 1 , 19@@ 7@@ 6 , all the activities of the organization and of the congregations around the earth came under the su@@ per@@ vision of these com@@ mit@@ te@@ es .
He has taught me to be kind , to show love , to help others spiritually .
• En@@ courage your children to be like Samuel by making service to Jehovah their care@@ er .
S@@ ome@@ one may ask , ‘ C@@ ould God not have simply over@@ loo@@ ked Adam and E@@ ve@@ ’s sin ? ’
In the cen@@ tu@@ ries that follow@@ ed , many in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe and other par@@ ts of the world began to prom@@ o@@ te transl@@ ation and dist@@ ribu@@ tion of the Bible for the benefit of the comm@@ on people .
U@@ l@@ rich ) , 6 / 1
However , he has allow@@ ed them to come into ex@@ ist@@ ence and continue living until he se@@ es f@@ it to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te his ad@@ verse judgment .
Jehovah U@@ ses His Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful On@@ es
* So they com@@ p@@ lied to the ex@@ t@@ ent of appe@@ aring , but they would not ​ — and did not — ​ share in any wrong act . ​ — Daniel 3 : 1 - 18 .
What , then , is hel@@ l ?
4@@ 5 : 1 , 5 , 15 .
What new arrang@@ ement was made for pione@@ ers , and what respon@@ se was there ?
L@@ ater , he made at@@ temp@@ ts to have me jo@@ in him , but these never wor@@ ked out .
May all of us be holy in our conduct and thus up@@ hold the so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y of our holy God , Jehovah .
The s@@ pre@@ ad of first - century Christi@@ an@@ ity c@@ learly inclu@@ ded more than what we read of in Acts of A@@ post@@ les .
W@@ oun@@ ds of W@@ ar , 1 / 1
The people of L@@ y@@ str@@ a did not have to look far to see the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of Paul’s words .
S@@ k@@ ill@@ ful Par@@ ents P@@ ra@@ y With Their Ch@@ il@@ dren
O@@ N TH@@ E following vis@@ it , the woman la@@ shed out at To@@ ñ@@ i again .
A@@ bun@@ d@@ ant , too , are cre@@ atu@@ res of the a@@ ir , from powerful , so@@ aring e@@ ag@@ les to my@@ ri@@ a@@ ds of col@@ or@@ ful song@@ bir@@ ds that s@@ we@@ et@@ en the a@@ ir with their c@@ he@@ er@@ ful m@@ el@@ o@@ dies .
He called them to account for their public wr@@ ong@@ doing , but even their “ hi@@ d@@ den things , ” or conc@@ e@@ aled sin@@ s , were ‘ before his b@@ right face . ’
Jesus tel@@ ls P@@ il@@ ate : “ For this I have come into the world , that I should be@@ ar witness to the truth . ”
U@@ p until 19@@ 60 the mission@@ ary work was my only assignment , but then I received a letter expla@@ ining : “ The arrang@@ ement from this d@@ ate will be for you to do the la@@ un@@ d@@ ry and ir@@ on@@ ing for the whole Bethel family . ”
Because we real@@ ize that sh@@ aring in the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work is a demonstr@@ ation of our love for God and for our neigh@@ b@@ or .
J@@ as@@ on and others like him can seek and receive fa@@ ther@@ ly ad@@ vice from the elders and other matu@@ re ones in the Christian congregation . ​ — James 1 : 27 .
S@@ ad@@ ly , though , he became pr@@ ou@@ d , see@@ king his own glory .
A large su@@ m of money ?
And will the pro@@ spe@@ ct of et@@ er@@ n@@ al life ever be real@@ ized ?
O@@ r a husband may be op@@ posed to all religion and in@@ s@@ ist that his children receive no religious educ@@ ation .
They op@@ posed Paul’s work as a Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er and deep@@ ly res@@ ented that he helped others to become followers of Jesus Christ .
publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses and a@@ vail@@ able on@@ l@@ ine at w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
/ Bar@@ t O@@ ’@@ G@@ ar@@ a
Mat@@ eri@@ al we@@ al@@ th is often an ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le to faith , since a rich person may trust in his money rather than in God .
What counsel does the Bible offer regarding the need to keep clear of false worship ?
Ke@@ ep in mind that di@@ lig@@ ence s@@ pr@@ ings from an appreci@@ ative heart .
How can we fur@@ ther show respect for an individu@@ al ?
Jesus Christ is M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el the ar@@ chang@@ el .
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , though , many of our dre@@ am@@ s and expe@@ ct@@ ations do not turn out the way we wish .
So strong was Jo@@ b@@ ’s faith in the resurrection that even the th@@ re@@ at of death did not dis@@ su@@ a@@ de him .
• Why should we fear God , and what does fe@@ aring him mean ?
He is im@@ mor@@ tal .
Those who listen@@ ed to Jesus and became his disciples appreci@@ ated the truth of his declar@@ ation : “ My yo@@ ke is kin@@ dly and my lo@@ ad is light . ”
In the eyes of the v@@ il@@ la@@ g@@ ers , Jo@@ sua was dis@@ loyal , for the Me@@ tho@@ di@@ st Ch@@ urch was an in@@ tegr@@ al part of F@@ i@@ ji@@ an v@@ il@@ la@@ ge life .
Thus , they might de@@ f@@ end or side with relati@@ ves at all co@@ st@@ s , taking it person@@ ally if a relati@@ ve is off@@ ended .
This thinking is a li@@ e and “ does not origin@@ ate with the Father , but origin@@ ates with the world . ” ​ — 1 John 2 : 16 .
He too wanted peace of mind .
Paul , a Christian , did not act as if he felt su@@ peri@@ or to A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa , who was not a Christian .
We may also have to ad@@ just our sc@@ he@@ du@@ le or con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate our efforts on preaching in are@@ as where we can cont@@ act more people . ​ — Com@@ pare John 4 : 7 - 15 ; Acts 16 : 13 ; 17 : 17 .
David san@@ g : “ Jehovah is my S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d . I shall l@@ ack nothing .
* By r@@ en@@ oun@@ c@@ ing cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion now , we show our s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity when we pray to God : “ Let your kingdom come .
Un@@ der divine inspi@@ r@@ ation he wrote : “ The k@@ ings of earth take their stand and high of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als themselves have mas@@ sed together as one against Jehovah and against his anointed one , saying : ‘ Let us te@@ ar their ban@@ ds ap@@ ar@@ t and c@@ ast their cor@@ ds away from us ! ’ ”
L@@ ear@@ ning about Jehovah and his promises of perfect health gave S@@ har@@ on hope .
To be sure ; but as is well known , ‘ hist@@ ory is in the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s . ’ ”
30 Do You R@@ em@@ ember ?
C@@ learly , Jesus fore@@ told that what is happ@@ ening in our day has a par@@ al@@ le@@ l in No@@ ah’s time .
We have the hope of everlasting life .
W@@ H@@ Y is our preaching activ@@ ity on the inc@@ re@@ ase des@@ pite wor@@ sen@@ ing world con@@ di@@ tions ?
H@@ um@@ bly , she said : “ A m@@ ere sa@@ ff@@ r@@ on of the co@@ ast@@ al pla@@ in I am , a l@@ ily of the low pla@@ ins . ”
Con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed in his own mind that he is serving God’s inter@@ ests by k@@ ill@@ ing those gi@@ ants , he ends up to@@ t@@ ally hum@@ ili@@ ated .
In@@ decision can place us in gra@@ ve d@@ anger .
S@@ ur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by mil@@ es and mil@@ es of deser@@ t bus@@ h , it is home to the worl@@ d’s lar@@ g@@ est cro@@ co@@ dile po@@ pul@@ ation .
Who should be among the pri@@ m@@ ary gu@@ ests in our ho@@ m@@ es ?
Jesus stated : “ Who really is the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave whom his ma@@ ster appointed over his d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s , to give them their food at the prop@@ er time ?
How did Jesus man@@ i@@ f@@ est hum@@ ility in accep@@ ting the assignment to serve as the Messi@@ ah ?
S@@ et an example for your children in expres@@ sing appreciation
Hence , we cultiv@@ ate vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e by being hon@@ est and fa@@ ir with emp@@ loy@@ ers , emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es , cu@@ st@@ om@@ ers , and se@@ cul@@ ar govern@@ ments .
C@@ ol@@ ors , F@@ ab@@ ri@@ c@@ s in Bible T@@ im@@ es , 3 / 1
“ I am the resurrection and the life , ” Jesus rep@@ lied .
The place where the war@@ ring par@@ ties ga@@ ther is not liter@@ al .
No matter how many cal@@ am@@ ities be@@ f@@ all us , Jehovah is strong en@@ ough to deli@@ ver us .
TH@@ R@@ I@@ L@@ L@@ IN@@ G A@@ D@@ J@@ U@@ S@@ T@@ M@@ EN@@ T@@ S F@@ O@@ R T@@ R@@ A@@ IN@@ IN@@ G AN@@ D S@@ E@@ R@@ V@@ I@@ C@@ E
In fact , it was David who first pro@@ posed building a temple , wh@@ er@@ e@@ upon God gave David de@@ ta@@ iled pl@@ ans for the temple and its fur@@ ni@@ shin@@ g@@ s .
So@@ on “ every bre@@ a@@ thing thing ” will ra@@ ise its vo@@ ice in praise to Jehovah .
How did many respon@@ d to the Kingdom message in the first century , and what did it mean to bel@@ ong to “ The W@@ a@@ y ” ?
But this was un@@ n@@ atur@@ al , and those angels and women had sons who were viol@@ ent gi@@ ants called N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m .
How exc@@ ited the 2@@ ,@@ 0@@ 39 in attend@@ ance were when Bro@@ ther Ge@@ off@@ re@@ y Jac@@ k@@ son of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy rel@@ eas@@ ed the complete New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures in the Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ an language !
U@@ p@@ building words on his li@@ ps help others walk in the way of righteousness .
In 5@@ 35 B.C.E . , C@@ y@@ r@@ us the Gre@@ at re@@ organiz@@ ed his d@@ om@@ in@@ i@@ ons into pro@@ v@@ inc@@ es , one of which was called Babyl@@ on and A@@ cro@@ ss - the - Ri@@ ver .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , some brothers and sisters are very li@@ mit@@ ed in what they can do in the ministry , perhaps because of health problems or advan@@ ced age .
What was Jose@@ p@@ h’s “ comm@@ and concer@@ ning his b@@ ones , ” and what was its effect ?
On that occasi@@ on the C@@ hi@@ ef Le@@ ad@@ er also promised to be with them as they fulf@@ ill this assignment , saying : “ Lo@@ ok ! I am with you all the days until the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
Rather , Jesus was war@@ ning his anointed followers of the need to remain di@@ lig@@ ent ​ — to ‘ do bu@@ sin@@ ess ’ with their tal@@ ent ​ — and avoid the attitu@@ des and actions of a wicked slave . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Be@@ fore long , though , the Un@@ ited St@@ ates Su@@ pre@@ me C@@ our@@ t rul@@ ed that f@@ la@@ g sal@@ u@@ te was not man@@ d@@ at@@ ory .
No matter how low we feel , “ he is not far off from each one of us . ”
Consider what happened on the night before Jesus died .
His s@@ kul@@ l was fr@@ ac@@ tur@@ ed , and the do@@ ct@@ ors were not sure that they could sa@@ ve his life .
in this is@@ sue , pages 7 - 8 , par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 14 - 18 .
What a joy it has been to work more clo@@ sel@@ y with the brothers !
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 4 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 15 , 4@@ 5
There is no real bas@@ is for doub@@ ting the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of this hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al account .
Hence , all of us must gu@@ ard against g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing Jehovah’s holy spirit .
“ I bom@@ ba@@ r@@ ded him with questions , ” E@@ sa ad@@ m@@ its .
A@@ n a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of your imper@@ fe@@ ctions should in@@ stead make you hum@@ bly res@@ ol@@ ved to do better , with Jehovah’s help .
Why is Jerusalem set in com@@ mo@@ tion when Jesus ent@@ ers the city ?
Cor@@ ru@@ pt public of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als some@@ times appro@@ pri@@ ate go@@ o@@ ds , take advan@@ ta@@ ge of ser@@ vi@@ ces to which they are not ent@@ it@@ led , or even ste@@ al fun@@ ds ou@@ tri@@ ght .
How should women view this inspired st@@ at@@ ement ?
Jesus ’ words c@@ learly id@@ enti@@ fy Satan as “ the father of the li@@ e , ” the origin@@ at@@ or of l@@ ying and un@@ truth .
An@@ cient Hebrew was written without v@@ ow@@ els .
In 20@@ 14 / 20@@ 15 , some of the lar@@ g@@ est st@@ adi@@ um@@ s in 14 c@@ ities around the world became home for the three - day “ Ke@@ ep Se@@ e@@ king Fir@@ st God’s Kingdom ! ”
When Peter said : “ From the str@@ ang@@ ers , ” Jesus told him : “ Re@@ ally , then , the sons are ta@@ x - free .
* Jehovah may well have made this covenant with Abraham while the l@@ at@@ ter was in U@@ r and re@@ af@@ fir@@ m@@ ed it when Abraham was in H@@ ar@@ an .
What is more , ther@@ e@@ in you can learn about the wonderful future in st@@ ore for obedi@@ ent mankind . ​ — John 3 : 16 ; 17 : 3 , 17 .
I was baptized in Ju@@ ly 19@@ 7@@ 1 during the “ Di@@ v@@ ine N@@ ame ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct As@@ s@@ em@@ bly at Y@@ an@@ ke@@ e St@@ adi@@ u@@ m
As@@ k me where I@@ ’@@ m going . ”
Ther@@ efore , Bro@@ ther L@@ ö@@ s@@ ch ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed the pro@@ spe@@ ctive mission@@ aries : “ T@@ ake the Kingdom message to the ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ities of the earth , and be ze@@ al@@ ous publi@@ sh@@ ers of sal@@ vation , all to Jehovah’s praise . ” ​ — Romans 10 : 18 .
So I stu@@ died many of them in Eng@@ l@@ ish .
‘ After all , ’ they ar@@ gu@@ e , ‘ this person has the very qualities I need in a mate . ’
No@@ te what God then told A@@ ar@@ on .
This will mar@@ k the beg@@ in@@ ning of the great day of Jehovah .
Le@@ is@@ ure time and who@@ les@@ ome , bal@@ an@@ ced rec@@ re@@ ation are necess@@ ary for the mind and body of a child to devel@@ op .
B@@ ack in the days of the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on of Adam and E@@ ve , God had pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced that cur@@ se , making cultiv@@ ation un@@ u@@ su@@ ally difficult .
At that time , the faithful slave commun@@ ic@@ ated with God’s people mo@@ st@@ ly in Eng@@ l@@ ish .
I@@ magine my joy at see@@ ing I@@ gn@@ ac@@ ia become a lo@@ vely member of the congregation , atten@@ ding to the spiritual and physical well - being of many in need of cons@@ ol@@ ation .
C@@ y@@ ri@@ l qu@@ it his jo@@ b , and within a mon@@ th they were ready to star@@ t pione@@ ering .
Ther@@ e@@ after , a re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative of the 1@@ 2@@ 6@@ th class read a letter ad@@ d@@ ressed to the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
The bo@@ ys are different .
* But death was not the end of his life course .
• What are vital is@@ su@@ es to discus@@ s with your children today ?
Why should we be quic@@ k to set@@ tle dis@@ pu@@ tes ?
Sa@@ ys R@@ ob@@ er@@ t : “ One thing that helps me keep things in per@@ spe@@ ctive and avoid over@@ re@@ ac@@ ting is to re@@ mind my@@ self of what I used to do when I was a bo@@ y . ”
Like a disa@@ p@@ pe@@ aring mis@@ t , the rich man would pas@@ s away before he could see his dre@@ am@@ s ful@@ filled .
It is g@@ ent@@ l@@ en@@ ess that we exerc@@ ise in respon@@ se to God’s requi@@ re@@ ments .
We fi@@ ght it with all our might .
The ide@@ a that faith means believ@@ ing without evidence is a mis@@ taken no@@ tion .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing to his 11 faithful apostles , Jesus stated : “ You are my friends if you do what I am comman@@ ding you . ”
I medit@@ ated on Paul’s words at Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 11 - 13 : “ For all things I have the strength by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of him who imp@@ ar@@ ts power to me . ”
Then than@@ k Jehovah in prayer for those blessings .
This was another example of what Jesus will do earth wide under Kingdom rule , for then “ there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the un@@ righteous . ”
2 / 1 “ S@@ even S@@ pe@@ ci@@ es ” of the Go@@ od L@@ and , 9 / 1
What a joy to see her dr@@ am@@ ati@@ ze the st@@ ori@@ es in her own little way ! ”
Although angels are pres@@ ented in the Bible as mal@@ es and have always materi@@ al@@ ized as mal@@ es , there is no m@@ ale or f@@ em@@ ale dist@@ inc@@ tion among them .
* W@@ ho@@ les@@ ome rec@@ re@@ ation is a “ gift of God . ”
But I was able to cor@@ respon@@ d with my parents regul@@ arly , and they encoura@@ ged me to remain loyal .
F@@ or@@ tun@@ ately , a concer@@ ned el@@ der in his congregation re@@ ached out to him and encoura@@ ged him to get help .
A few we@@ ek@@ s later , the bo@@ y was di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed H@@ I@@ V positi@@ ve and became very ill .
O@@ ther@@ wise , you will have a gu@@ il@@ ty conscience , especially when you read or hear counsel regarding such serious matters .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , the Jews dis@@ co@@ vered the origin@@ al cop@@ y of the Law of Moses , which had been de@@ pos@@ ited in the temple cen@@ tu@@ ries ear@@ li@@ er .
But spiritual d@@ ro@@ w@@ sin@@ ess can have far more serious effe@@ cts .
All too soon I was standing at the ra@@ il of a fre@@ igh@@ ter , sa@@ il@@ ing along the E@@ ast Ri@@ ver past the So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n of@@ fic@@ es , beg@@ in@@ ning a 21 - day o@@ ce@@ an vo@@ y@@ age to the Go@@ ld C@@ o@@ ast .
We will be spiritually rich if we demonstr@@ ate whole - sou@@ led love for God and fulf@@ ill our dedic@@ ation to him .
S@@ ta@@ ying out@@ side of Jerusalem , Jesus la@@ un@@ ches an in@@ ten@@ sive wit@@ ness@@ ing cam@@ pa@@ ign in Ju@@ de@@ a .
And they obey God even when it is in@@ conven@@ i@@ ent for them to do so .
For example , we can share the good news with others , strengthen our marriage and our family , and de@@ e@@ pen our spiritu@@ ality by personal study and meeting attend@@ ance .
When you o@@ pen that do@@ or and consider some of its de@@ ta@@ iled prophe@@ ci@@ es and their fulfill@@ ment , you will find evidence that God ex@@ ists .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the conven@@ tion in C@@ op@@ en@@ ha@@ g@@ en in 19@@ 37 , there was a need for temp@@ or@@ ary help at the liter@@ ature de@@ po@@ t of the D@@ en@@ mar@@ k branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
S@@ ur@@ ely , then , we should look for ways to help pre@@ serve the di@@ gn@@ ity of our ag@@ ing parents and gr@@ and@@ parents .
He also kno@@ ws what kind of person each of them can become .
The people are moved to respon@@ d : “ Jehovah our God we shall serve , and to his vo@@ ice we shall listen ! ”
Con@@ cer@@ ning his experience , Bro@@ ther King said : “ I might be is@@ ol@@ ated from my fel@@ low@@ men , but no one could is@@ ol@@ ate me from God . . . .
No doubt your school coun@@ sel@@ ors know something about the local jo@@ b mar@@ ke@@ t .
Instead , they h@@ ated him , persecu@@ ted him , and con@@ spi@@ red to k@@ ill him ! ​ — Mark 14 : 1 ; 15 : 1 - 3 , 10 - 15 .
“ This tri@@ p was a dre@@ am come true .
Peter did not reason that Jesus must have the wrong view of things and that if given time , He would rec@@ ant what He had said .
And also Ru@@ th the Mo@@ a@@ bit@@ ess , the wife of Ma@@ h@@ l@@ on , I do bu@@ y for my@@ self as a wife to cause the name of the dead man to ris@@ e upon his in@@ her@@ it@@ ance . . . You are wit@@ nesses today . ” ​ — Ru@@ th 4 : 7 - 10 .
L@@ ater in their w@@ il@@ der@@ ness tre@@ k , perhaps around P@@ un@@ on ( likely mo@@ der@@ n - day F@@ e@@ in@@ an ) , an are@@ a rich in cop@@ per , the people com@@ pla@@ ined about the man@@ na and the water supp@@ ly .
But to be hon@@ est , I still don@@ ’t see what it has to do with God’s Kingdom or the year 1914 .
In Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah’s day , the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re was at the a@@ pe@@ x of its power .
At times , they d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed a few public@@ ations in the fi@@ el@@ ds near the pris@@ on .
• What Christian qualities help us to seek first God’s Kingdom ?
Our anger could result in sin if we rema@@ ined in a pro@@ vo@@ ked st@@ ate .
This ho@@ st@@ ility often origin@@ ates with those who den@@ y God’s ex@@ ist@@ ence and who have become “ emp@@ ty - he@@ ad@@ ed in their reason@@ ings . ” ​ — Romans 1 : 20 - 22 .
God’s Son , Jesus , will rule as the P@@ r@@ in@@ ce of Pe@@ ace .
If you turn your back on God and his principles , your parents will su@@ ff@@ er .
Just as a li@@ on@@ ’s ro@@ ar pro@@ vo@@ k@@ es an im@@ medi@@ ate re@@ action from both man and be@@ ast in the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity , so such prophe@@ ts as A@@ mo@@ s prom@@ p@@ tly gave vo@@ ice to Jehovah’s declar@@ ations .
H@@ el@@ p@@ ing the In@@ fir@@ m and the A@@ ged
P@@ ra@@ y , study , and medit@@ ate to as@@ certain ‘ where Jehovah is ’
He ad@@ ded : “ Mis@@ er@@ able man that I am ! ” ​ — Romans 7 : 21 - 24 .
What about his followers ?
Mat@@ e@@ us@@ z conclu@@ ded by tel@@ ling about the con@@ stru@@ ction of Kingdom H@@ alls and said : “ W@@ ould you like to vis@@ it our@@ s ?
G@@ ran@@ ted , Revelation con@@ tain@@ s num@@ er@@ ous sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic num@@ bers , but it also inclu@@ des liter@@ al num@@ bers .
Many people make the at@@ tain@@ ing of ri@@ ches and st@@ atu@@ s their purpose in life .
Jehovah had instru@@ cted Moses : “ They [ the Israelites ] must take some of the blood [ of the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver lam@@ b ] and s@@ pl@@ as@@ h it upon the two do@@ or@@ post@@ s and the u@@ pp@@ er part of the do@@ or@@ way bel@@ ong@@ ing to the hous@@ es in which they will e@@ at it . . . .
Who , though , is really in the best position to teach children religious tru@@ ths and moral principles ?
Some of our fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers may be much like the first - century Christian A@@ ris@@ t@@ ar@@ ch@@ us .
Un@@ like an or@@ din@@ ary sh@@ op@@ keep@@ er , a travel@@ ing pe@@ ar@@ l mer@@ ch@@ ant , or deal@@ er , was what might be called a con@@ no@@ is@@ se@@ ur in the tra@@ de , one who had the ke@@ en e@@ ye or the sen@@ si@@ bility needed to dis@@ cer@@ n the a@@ es@@ the@@ tic qualities and sub@@ t@@ le@@ ties that mar@@ k a pe@@ ar@@ l as ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary .
In 29 C.E . , the Messi@@ ah arri@@ ved in the person of Jesus of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th .
What situation did Na@@ than present to David , and how did he re@@ act ?
God’s view of such ones has not chang@@ ed since the days of Noah .
6 : 9 - 11 .
I was en@@ thr@@ al@@ led by the message of a future without war and death .
We can benefit from the Bible reading sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ed for this peri@@ od .
What could I do ?
In other words , we have to take care of ourselves both spiritually and physi@@ c@@ ally .
Do we do lik@@ e@@ wise ?
( b ) How do we benefit from atten@@ ding our meetings ?
How would Jesus respon@@ d ?
Con@@ fu@@ ci@@ us and others taught vari@@ ations of the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule
We might use this verse to help them understand why the earth is not a par@@ adise , why we need the ransom , and why we die .
And su@@ d@@ den@@ ly Jehovah’s ang@@ el sto@@ od by them , and . . . said to them : ‘ . . . You will find an inf@@ ant b@@ ound in clo@@ th ban@@ ds and l@@ ying in a m@@ anger . ’ . . .
However , think of the spiritual par@@ adise that we now enjoy .
If a dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed you@@ th gives evidence of rep@@ ent@@ ance but does not have “ fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch toward God , ” the parents might pray that if God fin@@ ds a bas@@ is for par@@ don@@ ing the chil@@ d’s er@@ ro@@ r , that His will be done .
In fact , a ser@@ m@@ on publi@@ shed in Bo@@ st@@ on in 1@@ 7@@ 6@@ 7 re@@ comm@@ ended : “ Be di@@ lig@@ ent in reading holy s@@ crip@@ ture .
• What ro@@ le does the holy spirit pla@@ y in qu@@ ali@@ f@@ ying us as min@@ isters ?
Des@@ pite our sin@@ ful st@@ ate , how can we gl@@ ori@@ fy Jehovah ?
How a@@ vail@@ able is the Bible today ?
“ Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful Un@@ der T@@ ri@@ als ”
The account tel@@ ls us that they began to mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r against Moses and A@@ ar@@ on , saying : “ Why is Jehovah br@@ ing@@ ing us to this land to f@@ all by the s@@ word ?
What has resul@@ ted from all of this ?
In 198@@ 7 the bro@@ ch@@ ure En@@ joy Li@@ fe on E@@ ar@@ th F@@ o@@ re@@ ver !
25 : 4 , 5 .
Me@@ et@@ ing attend@@ ance and com@@ men@@ ting became a very important part of our lives .
Can you me@@ et that chall@@ enge ?
Who today share in ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ing the best of good news to mankind ?
Mark 9 - 16 – Luke 1 - 6
How should we view family op@@ position ?
He sp@@ ent time with them , sh@@ ared his feelings with them , and care@@ fully listen@@ ed when they p@@ our@@ ed out their hearts to him .
Yes , with Jehovah’s help , we can keep our sen@@ ses comple@@ t@@ ely .
( b ) In what ways might those brothers have helped Paul ?
Not ti@@ thing is a clear viol@@ ation of God’s comman@@ d@@ ments .
Se@@ e@@ ing to their happiness became his purpose in life .
For you it is to continue as something holy to Jehovah .
If we l@@ ack the wisdom to h@@ and@@ le per@@ ple@@ x@@ ing problems or tri@@ als , we need to “ keep on as@@ king God , for he gives gener@@ ously to all and without re@@ pro@@ aching . ” ​ — James 1 : 5 - 8 .
In De@@ c@@ ember 19@@ 6@@ 6 , I was appointed branch overse@@ er and sp@@ ent much time on leg@@ al matters .
Si@@ mil@@ ar expres@@ sions are app@@ lied to Jesus at 1 Corinthians 8 : 5 , 6 ; Revelation 17 : 12 , 14 ; 19 : 16 .
At Matthew 16 : 17 , 18 , we find Jesus ’ words to Peter : “ I say to you , you are Peter [ who@@ se name means “ A P@@ i@@ e@@ ce of R@@ o@@ ck ” ] , and upon this ro@@ ck I will buil@@ d my ch@@ urch . ” * W@@ as Jesus saying that his “ ch@@ urch , ” or congregation , would be buil@@ t upon Peter , a man ?
In our own strength , we may not know ex@@ ac@@ tly where to turn .
And when you speak about Jehovah , do so with con@@ vi@@ ction , from the heart .
A@@ m@@ ong the whe@@ at are anointed brothers who may serve as minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants or elders in their local congregation .
As if that was not en@@ ough , I also found a member of the local congregation l@@ ying dead in the cor@@ ri@@ d@@ or , and the young son of the co@@ ok la@@ y dead in the ba@@ thro@@ om .
In a tri@@ al@@ some situation , David first became ang@@ ry , then af@@ ra@@ id ​ — perhaps even b@@ lam@@ ing Jehovah for the tra@@ ge@@ dy .
Se@@ ct@@ ari@@ ans want to do Christians spiritual har@@ m , and those b@@ ent on prom@@ o@@ ting div@@ isions and se@@ cts will not in@@ her@@ it God’s Kingdom .
“ M@@ en lived and died in qu@@ est of honor , re@@ pu@@ tation , f@@ ame , appro@@ val , and respect . ”
G@@ is@@ el@@ le , a 17 - year - old gi@@ r@@ l , found a wal@@ let with do@@ cum@@ ents and the e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent of $ 35 ( U@@ .@@ S . ) .
And they went c@@ all@@ ing Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s Z@@ e@@ us , but Paul H@@ er@@ m@@ es , since he was the one taking the lead in speaking . ”
But it is also a country of imp@@ res@@ sive m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s .
One of the Gre@@ at@@ est Gi@@ f@@ ts
Since a bun@@ k@@ house along some is@@ ol@@ ated ra@@ il@@ way was a po@@ or place to ra@@ ise a large family , we sta@@ yed on the f@@ ar@@ m .
Be@@ fore the we@@ ek ended , she was baptized .
( V@@ er@@ se 18 ) In ad@@ dition to “ w@@ atch@@ ing over the go@@ ings - on of her hous@@ eho@@ ld , ” this in@@ du@@ stri@@ ous fe@@ are@@ r of Jehovah un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly helps others .
What ro@@ le do those with the earthly hope pla@@ y ?
Per@@ sever@@ ance H@@ as B@@ r@@ ought Re@@ war@@ ds
Let your will take place , as in heaven , also upon earth . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 10 .
One star@@ ts something bad , another go@@ es a st@@ ep fur@@ ther , and a th@@ ir@@ d takes it bey@@ ond that .
The refle@@ ction of the early mor@@ ning light cre@@ ated the il@@ lu@@ sion that the water was blood , perhaps because the so@@ il in the fre@@ sh@@ ly made dit@@ ches con@@ ta@@ ined red cla@@ y .
A@@ n important fe@@ ature of this fes@@ ti@@ val was the public reading of God’s Law , “ day by day , from the first day until the last day . ” ​ — Ne@@ h .
Then came cen@@ tu@@ ries of d@@ om@@ in@@ ance by Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s cl@@ er@@ gy , the apost@@ ate “ man of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness . ”
But is it not wise to trust God’s Word in@@ stead of a@@ do@@ p@@ ting the@@ ori@@ es of men ?
He has given us his inspired Word , which imp@@ ar@@ ts pr@@ u@@ d@@ ence , knowledge , and thinking ability .
17 , 18 . ( a ) What spirit do we need to gu@@ ard against ?
Because we were cre@@ ated in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge ​ — and God takes ple@@ asure in his work .
He kept the fir@@ st@@ born ali@@ ve .
“ They have no w@@ ine , ” she told her son .
H@@ en@@ ry , a mon@@ k , spoke out against cor@@ ru@@ pt practic@@ es in the ch@@ urch as well as the un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural as@@ pe@@ cts of ch@@ urch li@@ tur@@ gy .
No@@ tice that Jesus did not say that God would simply be a@@ ware of what happened to s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws and to men .
But they also serve a practic@@ al purpose .
But at a 19@@ 0@@ 6 conven@@ tion , those who could were told that they did not need to be “ very learned , or very tal@@ ented , or have the t@@ ong@@ ue of an ang@@ el . ”
Indeed , let us be@@ ar “ more fru@@ it . ”
F@@ e@@ el@@ ings of self - re@@ pro@@ ach and hum@@ ili@@ ation may com@@ bin@@ e to disc@@ oura@@ ge you from atten@@ ding Christian meetings .
However , his wi@@ fe@@ ’s family are not in the truth , and they wanted certain bu@@ ri@@ al cu@@ st@@ om@@ s per@@ form@@ ed , including r@@ ites that are dis@@ pleas@@ ing to God .
Ther@@ efore , accep@@ t@@ ance of Jesus ’ teachings along with the rest of God’s inspired Word , the Bible , has a powerful un@@ iting influ@@ ence on Christ’s true disciples . ​ — 1 Corinthians 4 : 6 ; 2 Timothy 3 : 16 , 17 .
Th@@ ink of that !
The sting pro@@ duc@@ ing death is sin , but the power for sin is the Law . But than@@ ks to God , for he gives us the vi@@ ct@@ ory through our Lord Jesus Christ ! ”
What valu@@ es and go@@ al did Paul hold de@@ ar , and why ?
And how em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sing for his enem@@ ies ! ​ — Read Jeremiah 1 : 19 .
Our family life imp@@ ro@@ ved .
Proverbs 19 : 3
El@@ ders , T@@ ra@@ in O@@ thers !
Still , some fai@@ l to maintain their integrity .
What really coun@@ ts is the in@@ ward beau@@ ty of end@@ uring godly qualities .
Such teachings came from a reli@@ able s@@ ource and could in@@ deed be tru@@ sted .
Even as an ad@@ ul@@ t , I would d@@ well on an off@@ en@@ se for days , lo@@ sing s@@ le@@ ep . ”
Fir@@ st , Sa@@ ul@@ ’s experience shows that we cannot be com@@ plac@@ ent , as@@ sum@@ ing that if we pre@@ vi@@ ously showed a self - sacrific@@ ing spirit , we will a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally continue to man@@ i@@ f@@ est it .
E@@ b@@ la@@ ite war@@ ri@@ or with enem@@ ies ’ he@@ a@@ ds
• Revelation 21 : 3 - 5 ?
W@@ he@@ ther a dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed person s@@ its next to a relati@@ ve or next to any other member of the congregation should not be a cause for concer@@ n as long as he be@@ ha@@ ves pro@@ per@@ ly .
( a ) Why is E@@ sa@@ u@@ ’s example rel@@ ev@@ ant to us as Christians ?
The Christian Greek Scriptures make a number of refer@@ ences to Rom@@ an cen@@ tu@@ ri@@ ons .
U@@ p@@ on reading Jehovah’s comm@@ and to Adam , many today would say that Adam was den@@ i@@ ed the fre@@ e@@ dom to do what he wanted .
A few months later , two Witnesses me@@ t his mother and tri@@ ed to comfort her by discus@@ sing the resurrection hope .
Com@@ pared with P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ces in their war ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts , the Israelites moved at a pon@@ der@@ ous p@@ ace .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , Jesus had taught his disciples that when they pray@@ ed , they should ask their Father in heaven to give them what they needed .
1 : 23 - 33 .
The Per@@ su@@ asi@@ ve P@@ ow@@ er of Your Pe@@ ers
“ M@@ an , ” he ans@@ wer@@ ed , “ who appointed me ju@@ dge or ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ at@@ or between you two ? ”
Do you feel that you are living up to them to the best of your ability ?
In S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 19@@ 39 , when I was 16 , B@@ r@@ ita@@ in declar@@ ed war on Ger@@ many .
Jeremiah ch@@ anted over him , and the king became the sub@@ ject of di@@ r@@ ges on special occasi@@ ons ther@@ e@@ after . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 35 : 23 - 25 .
The ide@@ a of get@@ ting away with something gives such w@@ at@@ ers their ap@@ par@@ ent s@@ we@@ et@@ ness .
Mar@@ th@@ a@@ ’s me@@ al was not the ke@@ y is@@ sue here ; rather , it was her pri@@ or@@ ities .
But we should never use Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness as an exc@@ use to do something wrong and think , ‘ Jehovah will for@@ give me . ’
E@@ ven@@ tually , U@@ we@@ ’s conscience bo@@ ther@@ ed him so much that he con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed to a fellow el@@ der and action was taken to help U@@ we rec@@ over from his spiritual disa@@ ster .
Rather than fi@@ ght back and re@@ pos@@ s@@ ess his well , Abraham cho@@ se to remain s@@ il@@ ent about the matter .
What , though , about mo@@ bi@@ le ph@@ ones and personal com@@ pu@@ ters ?
Today , D@@ er@@ by has a strong congregation of 24 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers , with two elders and one minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant taking good care of us spiritually .
Th@@ ink of the fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al@@ ist ver@@ sions of “ mil@@ it@@ ant pi@@ ety , ” for example , that form@@ er nu@@ n Ka@@ re@@ n Ar@@ m@@ strong says have been s@@ pa@@ w@@ ned by “ every ma@@ j@@ or religious tra@@ dition . ”
Why did Paul make this re@@ qu@@ est ?
H@@ as his for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess helped you to reg@@ a@@ in a clean conscience ?
The accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing bo@@ x ent@@ it@@ led “ How to Be Su@@ cc@@ ess@@ ful in M@@ ak@@ ing Re@@ turn V@@ is@@ its ” off@@ ers su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions for develop@@ ing such interest .
Wh@@ ere did the ex@@ o@@ tic spi@@ ces come from ?
( b ) What is the prop@@ er mo@@ tive for obe@@ ying God and Christ today , and why ?
Jehovah’s tend@@ er feel@@ ing for those in need is like that of a mother for her ba@@ by
He str@@ ong@@ ly believ@@ ed in “ the right , in@@ deed , the du@@ ty , of every Christian to read and learn the Bible person@@ ally . ”
At the age of 5@@ 8 , I deci@@ ded to take early re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment and return to the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines .
E@@ ve was to work with Adam as his “ comple@@ ment . ”
Like f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers in ancient Israel , Christians today s@@ pre@@ ad see@@ ds of Kingdom truth gener@@ ously
Lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally , he kno@@ ws what can make us truly happy .
The spo@@ ken word as well as u@@ pri@@ ght conduct can bring glory to God .
How can holy spirit help you as you move toward your des@@ t@@ in@@ ation ?
Acc@@ ording to A@@ mo@@ s 4 : 4 , 5 , what had most Israelites come to love ?
Jesus ’ mirac@@ les did more than prove that Jesus was the Messi@@ ah and the Son of God .
A@@ no@@ ther are@@ a in which Christians need to keep God’s pur@@ pos@@ es in mind is in ap@@ pl@@ ying the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s direction to mar@@ ry “ only in the Lord . ”
B@@ as@@ ic@@ ally , he sent her away with his blessing .
How it must have t@@ ou@@ ched the heart of Jesus to hear his Fa@@ ther’s vo@@ ice expres@@ sing love for him !
C@@ ould you serve in a fore@@ ign - language field ?
After a while , I moved from K@@ it@@ we to the ne@@ ar@@ by to@@ wn of N@@ do@@ la and began to associ@@ ate with a group of Witnesses there .
Wh@@ ere Can You F@@ ind Com@@ fort ?
Jesus knew the li@@ mit@@ ations of his disciples and did not bur@@ den them with more information than they needed at the time . ​ — John 16 : 12 .
That may be necess@@ ary in some c@@ as@@ es .
“ A H@@ u@@ man N@@ um@@ ber ”
The Di@@ as@@ por@@ a , which occ@@ ur@@ red after Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s des@@ tru@@ ction in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . , resul@@ ted in many Jews living in Egy@@ pt .
Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ ther’s
We wish that all would respon@@ d to the words of the psalmist : “ As@@ cri@@ be to Jehovah glory and strength .
F@@ in@@ ally , they res@@ ol@@ ved the matter this way : “ Let us call the young woman and in@@ qui@@ re of her . ” ​ — Genesis 24 : 5@@ 7 .
During this difficult peri@@ od of human hist@@ ory , what Jesus fore@@ told is being ful@@ filled .
Because M@@ r . O@@ l@@ s@@ ze@@ w@@ s@@ ki needed to be well - inform@@ ed about all the c@@ as@@ es , I was assign@@ ed to keep in t@@ ou@@ ch with him .
After as@@ king a question , we really need to listen to the person@@ ’s answer and ac@@ knowledge his feelings .
‘ Pa@@ y A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion to Your T@@ e@@ aching ’
If so , beg@@ in taking practic@@ al st@@ ep@@ s now toward re@@ aching that go@@ al .
They ob@@ serve the hear@@ tr@@ en@@ ding problems of po@@ ver@@ ty , di@@ se@@ ase , and viol@@ ence .
What if on one occasi@@ on our emp@@ loy@@ er accep@@ ts a contr@@ act to beau@@ ti@@ fy a place of false worship ?
Rather than com@@ mit@@ ting our time and res@@ our@@ ces to the il@@ lu@@ sions , or mi@@ ra@@ ges , of this system of things and its go@@ ds , let us gro@@ w in knowledge of the God who is real and trust in him with all our heart . — Proverbs 3 : 1 - 6 ; John 17 : 3 .
He was also prom@@ is@@ cu@@ ous .
Jehovah has never a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned us .
Di@@ d a ci@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ation of such ab@@ om@@ in@@ able fil@@ th and b@@ ru@@ tal@@ ity have any right longer to ex@@ ist ? . . .
After re@@ tur@@ ning home to S@@ lo@@ at@@ s@@ bur@@ g , New Yor@@ k , I vis@@ ited a number of ch@@ ur@@ ches .
Yet it has not st@@ op@@ ped people from bor@@ ro@@ wing .
Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h’s example speak@@ s el@@ o@@ qu@@ ently to us today .
Ab@@ out two years later , C@@ y@@ r@@ us is@@ su@@ ed a dec@@ ree that allow@@ ed a Jewish re@@ m@@ n@@ ant to return to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and .
By eng@@ ag@@ ing in this ur@@ g@@ ent work to the full , we show true love for God and fellow man .
It was at that time that I had the experience descri@@ bed at the beg@@ in@@ ning of this account .
Why the World Is S@@ ic@@ k
The encourag@@ ement here is to foc@@ us on to@@ da@@ y’s problems , not t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w@@ ’s .
But what do we do when we have to cop@@ e with s@@ mal@@ l@@ er is@@ su@@ es of da@@ ily life ?
V@@ is@@ it@@ ors often expres@@ s their hear@@ t@@ felt appreciation for what they ob@@ serve taking place at Bethel .
Adam and E@@ ve ev@@ en@@ tually re@@ ap@@ ed the wa@@ ges of sin ​ — they peri@@ shed . ​ — Genesis 3 : 19 ; 5 : 3 - 5 .
M@@ or@@ al is@@ su@@ es , on to@@ pi@@ c@@ s such as ab@@ or@@ tion , ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ ality , and cou@@ ples living together without being married , often become a ho@@ t@@ bed of contro@@ vers@@ y .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in just sever@@ al we@@ ek@@ s of their ex@@ ist@@ ence as a new nation , the Israelites develop@@ ed a spirit of dis@@ cont@@ ent and mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring .
H@@ EL@@ S@@ IN@@ K@@ I
I don@@ ’t care . . . .
One educ@@ at@@ or no@@ ted : “ The ability to think ab@@ str@@ ac@@ tly is one of the most difficult of human accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments . ”
As a result of Solom@@ on@@ ’s hum@@ ble re@@ qu@@ est , God gave him what he asked for and more . ​ — 1 K@@ i .
Then Paul was direc@@ ted in a vision to dec@@ l@@ are the good news in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe . ​ — Acts 16 : 1 - 12 ; 22 : 3 .
19 , 20 . ( a ) What am@@ a@@ z@@ ing thing is being accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses in our day ?
“ To the married people I give instru@@ ctions , yet not I but the Lord . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R .
I@@ nt@@ ro@@ duc@@ ing the af@@ ter@@ no@@ on pro@@ gra@@ m , the talk “ Sh@@ ining as I@@ l@@ lu@@ min@@ at@@ ors ” en@@ lar@@ ged on Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 8 , where the apostle Paul coun@@ sel@@ s us to “ go on wal@@ king as children of light . ”
Who , then , was the scho@@ l@@ arly transl@@ at@@ or ?
Let me as@@ sure you though , Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a , that Jehovah’s Witnesses hold Jesus in very high reg@@ ard .
At that time , Ger@@ many had one of the lar@@ g@@ est con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ations of anointed followers of Christ .
Jehovah loved them as his “ special pro@@ per@@ ty ” and wanted to show his strength in their be@@ half .
They may li@@ e , c@@ he@@ at , or ste@@ al and then try to per@@ su@@ a@@ de us to “ follow after the crow@@ d ” by jo@@ ining them or at le@@ ast by co@@ ver@@ ing up for them .
He lo@@ v@@ ingly streng@@ th@@ ened us . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 12 , 13 .
He wrote : “ W@@ i@@ th@@ out faith it is imp@@ os@@ sible to ple@@ ase him well , for he that appro@@ ach@@ es God must believe that he is and that he be@@ comes the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ” ​ — Hebrews 11 : 6 .
Un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly , sla@@ very and fre@@ e@@ dom were to@@ pi@@ c@@ s on the min@@ ds of the comm@@ on people , including Christians .
D@@ ar@@ w@@ in : From a p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph by M@@ r@@ s .
He dec@@ la@@ res : “ H@@ app@@ y is the man that has found wisdom , and the man that ge@@ ts dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment , for having it as gain is better than having s@@ il@@ ver as gain and having it as pro@@ du@@ ce than go@@ ld it@@ self . . . .
Su@@ pp@@ ort each other in your God - assign@@ ed ro@@ les .
On@@ ly if he dies or comm@@ its im@@ mor@@ ality and the cou@@ ple is div@@ or@@ ced because of it is she “ free from his law . ”
V@@ is@@ it@@ ors inclu@@ ded a number of govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als , who com@@ men@@ ted fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly on what they saw .
One of these public@@ ations is the Bible T@@ each book , now a@@ vail@@ able in 1@@ 7@@ 9 langu@@ ages .
Per@@ secu@@ tion in Jerusalem sc@@ at@@ tered the disciples to re@@ gi@@ ons thr@@ ough@@ out Ju@@ de@@ a and Sam@@ ari@@ a .
Consider What K@@ ind of Per@@ son You O@@ ught to Be
When we a@@ da@@ pt to the sc@@ he@@ du@@ le of those in the ter@@ rit@@ ory , we are following the example of Paul , who ‘ was not see@@ king his own advan@@ ta@@ ge , but that of the many , so that they might be sa@@ ved . ’ ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Wh@@ en@@ ever I was at home , I would si@@ t in on the study .
We enjoy positi@@ ons of great honor , en@@ tru@@ sted as we are with the never - to - be - re@@ pe@@ ated work of declar@@ ing the good news during the last days of this system of things .
Like Jesus , we do not lo@@ se our foc@@ us when others mo@@ ck us or ang@@ r@@ ily re@@ ject our message .
Your sel@@ e@@ ction will dep@@ end on which one you want to listen to .
Can Fa@@ ith He@@ al the S@@ ic@@ k ?
On the contr@@ ary , we should ch@@ er@@ ish our privilege to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with the slave class .
Those who would seek to ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it a vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able child will not es@@ cap@@ e “ the bur@@ ning anger of Jehovah . ”
Because , in truth , they do not accept the Bible as God’s Word .
They are her Christian associ@@ ates , who are Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Be@@ ing baptized “ in the name of the Father ” means that these dedic@@ ated individuals recogn@@ ize Jehovah as their heavenly Father and Li@@ fe - Gi@@ ver and sub@@ mit to his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
• In what ways are God’s la@@ ws bene@@ fi@@ cial ?
Des@@ pite an un@@ certain health con@@ dition that might have seem@@ ed un@@ be@@ ar@@ able , I have felt the loving support of our de@@ ar heavenly Father thr@@ ough@@ out my life .
When the Y@@ oung P@@ i@@ one@@ ers loo@@ ked in the fil@@ es , they saw let@@ ters ad@@ d@@ ressed to me from lo@@ c@@ ations all over Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i .
Ch@@ il@@ dren can be dra@@ wn into por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y by their n@@ atur@@ al cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity .
To avoid problems , some Christians put in writ@@ ing their instru@@ ctions as to fun@@ er@@ al arrang@@ ements . ​ — 2 / 15 , pages 29 - 31 .
The Bible thus ex@@ hor@@ ts parents to discipl@@ ine their children .
When he stu@@ died the Bible and real@@ ized that only God’s Kingdom will bring about ide@@ al con@@ di@@ tions among people , he was thr@@ il@@ led .
When she re@@ turned from the inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion in New Yor@@ k ( 195@@ 3 ) with her fi@@ an@@ c@@ é , B@@ ill R@@ ob@@ er@@ ts , I told them that I had stu@@ died the Bible .
They have att@@ ached themselves to the Israel of God .
For that matter , people ad@@ mi@@ red for their in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements may devel@@ op un@@ desi@@ ra@@ ble person@@ ality tra@@ its , fai@@ l in their family life , or even end up com@@ mit@@ ting su@@ i@@ ci@@ de .
That is why he makes so many of them . ”
Today , those who become dis@@ gr@@ un@@ t@@ led because of fle@@ sh@@ ly thinking or un@@ ful@@ filled expe@@ ct@@ ations often turn to making the most of what this world has to offer .
W@@ a@@ it on Jehovah
In tr@@ ying to re@@ ach the un@@ beli@@ ever with the message of the truth , though , a certain ca@@ u@@ tion is in order , as the following experi@@ ences be@@ ar out .
How can we walk with the all - powerful , inv@@ isi@@ ble God ?
( Read Ne@@ h@@ emiah 9 : 25 - 27 ; Ho@@ s .
( b ) In what way did he f@@ all sh@@ ort ?
The Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t All Ye@@ ar R@@ ound ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ in just three years , he had pr@@ inted the enti@@ re Christian Greek Scriptures .
What problems in our life have we been able to put right ?
Ba@@ se Your T@@ e@@ aching on God’s Word
The Bible tel@@ ls us : “ The woman saw that the t@@ ree was good for food and that it was something to be long@@ ed for to the eyes , y@@ es , the t@@ ree was desi@@ ra@@ ble to look upon . So she began taking of its fru@@ it and e@@ ating it .
Why is it not in va@@ in to try to understand the de@@ ta@@ iled information in the Bible about the o@@ ffer@@ ings and sacrific@@ es of the Law ?
He lo@@ ves us very much and takes care of us in so many ways .
“ When stud@@ ying with our young daugh@@ ters , my husband and I went over the material to pre@@ pare for a congregation meeting and then we had our gi@@ r@@ ls draw a pi@@ c@@ ture that sum@@ mar@@ ized the less@@ on .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ The wa@@ ges sin pa@@ ys is death , but the gift God gives is everlasting life by Christ Jesus our Lord . ”
Why would Jesus speak of ad@@ ding “ one cu@@ bi@@ t , ” which is a me@@ asure of dist@@ ance , to a person@@ ’s “ life sp@@ an , ” which is me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed in ter@@ ms of time ?
E@@ ver since then , Satan and his dem@@ ons have been con@@ f@@ ined to the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of the earth .
Jehovah still shin@@ es b@@ righ@@ tly upon his people .
This is vital , for it was pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed that the family arrang@@ ement would experience a vi@@ ci@@ ous att@@ ack in our day .
Mo@@ re@@ over , should a son be born to Ru@@ th , that son , rather than any of the re@@ pur@@ cha@@ ser@@ ’s cur@@ r@@ ent near relati@@ ves , would in@@ her@@ it the pur@@ cha@@ sed field .
My you@@ ng@@ er c@@ ous@@ in Mari@@ on was a mission@@ ary in U@@ ru@@ gu@@ a@@ y .
As more ca@@ ves were sear@@ ched , other s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls and th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of s@@ cro@@ l@@ l f@@ ra@@ g@@ ments were found .
If our se@@ cul@@ ar work is over@@ ly dem@@ an@@ ding , con@@ sum@@ ing too much of our time and en@@ er@@ gy , we should make it a matter of prayer to Jehovah .
If you have a dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed child , will you “ trust in Jehovah with all your heart [ and ] not r@@ ely on your own understanding ” ?
Bro@@ ther D@@ an , as he was affe@@ c@@ tion@@ ately called by those close to him , came to Bethel in 194@@ 6 .
U@@ p@@ on see@@ ing him , Jesus exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ See , truly an Israel@@ ite in whom there is no dec@@ e@@ it . ”
Like Jesus , we can make good decisions if we r@@ ely on Jehovah to gu@@ i@@ de us .
What he then did to free them from sla@@ very was truly mem@@ or@@ able .
En@@ ro@@ l@@ l@@ ment : The branch of@@ fice invit@@ es travel@@ ing overse@@ ers and their wi@@ ves .
What can we do to avoid nee@@ d@@ less di@@ str@@ actions so that we can keep foc@@ using our attention on the spiritual side of our life ?
That is why I came to Bethel .
Lo@@ o@@ king back on 25 years of full - time service , he says : “ I@@ ’@@ ve tri@@ ed to work with ever@@ yone in the congregation , sh@@ aring in the ministry with them , making shepher@@ ding c@@ alls on them , invit@@ ing them to my home for me@@ als , and even arrang@@ ing ga@@ ther@@ ings with a spiritual foc@@ us .
He had been sen@@ ten@@ ced to 25 years of hard la@@ b@@ or .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out question , we should pa@@ y attention to Jehovah God’s prophe@@ tic word .
So I deci@@ ded to do my best to s@@ pre@@ ad the good news .
Gre@@ et@@ ing others is the first st@@ ep in wel@@ coming them .
He could even se@@ par@@ ate his people physi@@ c@@ ally from the rest of the world and place them in a sa@@ fe and pe@@ ace@@ ful en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
Me@@ do -
During the 13 years that follow@@ ed the ano@@ in@@ ting of the first un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised G@@ ent@@ ile , Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us , an is@@ sue ar@@ ose that th@@ reat@@ ened the un@@ ity of the Christian congregation .
13 , 14 . ( a ) Why is a love of the things of the world d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous for Christians ?
( Read Matthew 5 : 11 , 12 . )
Not likely . You would ru@@ in every@@ one@@ ’s ap@@ pet@@ ite .
For example , a man in Ger@@ many ad@@ mit@@ ted : “ What you Witnesses preach about the Bible is true .
In ad@@ dition , through congregation meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions , Jehovah provi@@ des the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c educ@@ ation and tra@@ ining on how to use this fine e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment in accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing our ministry .
C@@ learly , blood has a special meaning in God’s eyes .
After all , children are ha@@ p@@ pi@@ est when they feel that their parents love them .
Consider , for example , those who have vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to be tra@@ ined and sent out as mission@@ aries to un@@ famili@@ ar lands to preach the good news of God’s Kingdom .
Mu@@ ch of man@@ kin@@ d’s suffering is self - inf@@ li@@ cted .
The meeting beg@@ ins with a s@@ ong from the book S@@ ing P@@ ra@@ ises to Jehovah .
When we are bus@@ y and involved in@@ stead of w@@ atch@@ ing the clo@@ ck , time seem@@ s to f@@ ly by .
( b ) What are some ways that we can apply the example of those with Paul ?
Like Jesus , the apostle Peter ur@@ ged people to be rep@@ ent@@ ant .
22 : 1 , 2 ​ — Why might David have felt that Jehovah had left him ?
“ There are only lo@@ s@@ ers . ”
All of God’s servants need to make their spiritual health and that of their family a pri@@ or@@ ity .
The new 1@@ 24 C@@ o@@ lum@@ bia H@@ ei@@ gh@@ ts building was not yet complete , so I was assign@@ ed a bed in the origin@@ al building , in a small ro@@ om with two anointed brothers ​ — an el@@ der@@ ly Bro@@ ther Pa@@ y@@ ne and K@@ ar@@ l K@@ le@@ in , whom I was now meeting for the first time .
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , something bey@@ ond our control may occasi@@ on@@ ally make it imp@@ os@@ sible for us to keep our word .
When the apostle Paul arri@@ ved as a pris@@ on@@ er in R@@ ome about 5@@ 9 C.E . , “ the princi@@ p@@ al men of the Jews ” told him that “ ne@@ i@@ ther have we received let@@ ters concer@@ ning you from Ju@@ de@@ a , nor has anyone of the brothers that has arri@@ ved repor@@ ted or spo@@ ken anything wicked about you . ”
For some of us , though , com@@ men@@ ding others may be difficult .
It took me about two years to fin@@ ish the whole Bible , but it seem@@ ed that I was meeting my Creator for the first time .
If parents disa@@ gre@@ e about how to h@@ and@@ le a situation , it is best that they discus@@ s those differ@@ ences priv@@ ately and re@@ ach a un@@ ited decision .
“ All other things ” that God thus br@@ ings into a pe@@ ace@@ ful relationship with him are “ the things in the heavens ” and “ the things upon the earth . ”
4 : 7 - 12 .
As Paul remin@@ ded the Christians in R@@ ome , if one does not prac@@ tice what one pre@@ ach@@ es , the name of God is “ bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ed , ” or brought into dis@@ re@@ pu@@ te . ​ — Romans 2 : 21 - 24 .
Some re@@ ach a he@@ i@@ ght of 1@@ 00 fe@@ et [ 30 m ] and continue to be@@ ar fru@@ it for 1@@ 50 years .
Pe@@ ople are p@@ ac@@ ked into crow@@ ded c@@ ities .
W@@ as this comm@@ and in any way un@@ just , un@@ necess@@ ary , or un@@ reason@@ able ?
The quic@@ k@@ est way to take the he@@ at out of a qu@@ ar@@ re@@ l is to ac@@ knowledge your mat@@ e@@ ’s vie@@ w@@ point and to a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze for your part in the con@@ f@@ li@@ ct .
How will servants of God become per@@ man@@ ent re@@ si@@ d@@ ents , and of what ?
G@@ ran@@ ted , most ad@@ ul@@ ts will not give a liter@@ al sh@@ o@@ ve , but many will pu@@ s@@ h back in sub@@ tle ways .
The two men likely became f@@ ast friends .
Peter encoura@@ ged the older men among the first - century Christians to have a godly view of the flo@@ ck en@@ tru@@ sted to them .
He ad@@ ded : “ You can go , too , if you pa@@ y your own way . ”
For instance , the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe qu@@ o@@ tes many s@@ crip@@ tures .
When it comes to se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality , the talk among stud@@ ents today is about “ ho@@ o@@ king up , ” which according to a Ne@@ w@@ s@@ we@@ ek repor@@ t “ descri@@ bes one - time se@@ x@@ u@@ al enc@@ oun@@ ters ​ — anything from k@@ is@@ sing to inter@@ course — ​ between ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ an@@ ces who@@ ’@@ ve no pl@@ ans to even talk af@@ ter@@ ward . ”
36 : 25 , 37 , 38 .
God’s stan@@ d@@ ard still is that for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation and ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y are sin@@ s .
As the number of those who serve Jehovah inc@@ reas@@ es worl@@ d@@ wide , so does the need for con@@ stru@@ cting Kingdom H@@ alls and other fac@@ il@@ ities that are used to prom@@ o@@ te true worship .
Today , we feel the same love for and ob@@ lig@@ ation toward our neigh@@ b@@ or .
She has vie@@ wed her support of me in all our assign@@ ments as part of her dedic@@ ated service to Jehovah .
As pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed by Isaiah , how do the other sheep walk be@@ h@@ ind the anointed slave class and serve as “ un@@ pa@@ id la@@ bor@@ ers ” ?
( b ) How do the Scriptures c@@ learly show what apost@@ ates want ?
R@@ ob@@ er@@ to continu@@ es : “ But I was determined to change my life so that I could serve God accep@@ ta@@ bly .
In direc@@ tions given to early Christians , God’s Word ans@@ wers : “ Be as free people , and yet ho@@ l@@ ding your fre@@ e@@ dom , not as a bl@@ ind for ba@@ dness , but as sla@@ ves of God . ”
You may also cont@@ act Jehovah’s Witnesses in your are@@ a or wr@@ ite to the publi@@ sh@@ ers of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
• What shows that Jehovah is tru@@ th@@ ful ?
C@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ D@@ R@@ E@@ N love to pla@@ y .
Instead of imit@@ ating the world , then , let us be “ imit@@ at@@ ors of God , ” cultiv@@ ating “ the new person@@ ality which was cre@@ ated according to God’s will in true righteousness and loy@@ al@@ ty . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 24 ; 5 : 1 .
The ze@@ al of those who came from other coun@@ tri@@ es for the cam@@ pa@@ ign was over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing .
Yes , just as Jehovah streng@@ th@@ ened El@@ isha for his we@@ igh@@ ti@@ er responsi@@ bil@@ ities , he will help all of us , young and old , to accom@@ pl@@ ish our ministry . ​ — 2 Timothy 4 : 5 .
( b ) How did some Christians fai@@ l to be fir@@ m in up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding godly teachings ?
▪ No , he does not .
• In what sense was Paul gu@@ i@@ ded by God’s spirit ?
As ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers , we emp@@ lo@@ y wh@@ atever teaching s@@ k@@ ill@@ s we may have in tr@@ ying to t@@ ou@@ ch the hearts of our fellow men with the up@@ li@@ f@@ ting message of God’s Kingdom .
A@@ k@@ ik@@ o t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully de@@ f@@ ended God’s Word , even men@@ tion@@ ing the medi@@ cal com@@ p@@ lic@@ ations and problems associ@@ ated with blood trans@@ fu@@ sions .
The account says that Satan used a st@@ or@@ m to ‘ cause the death ’ of Jo@@ b@@ ’s children .
During the time of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s n@@ om@@ adi@@ c life , he was often sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by human k@@ ings , many of whom lived in wal@@ led c@@ ities .
How can you cop@@ e with the pain that this br@@ ings ?
I ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ated on be@@ half of the po@@ or , the star@@ ving , and other less for@@ tun@@ ate people .
It is vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary ; we never char@@ ge for any part of our ministry .
As the rul@@ ing King of God’s heavenly Kingdom , Jesus Christ will soon cle@@ an@@ se the earth of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and trans@@ form it into a par@@ adise where people will live forever .
Ab@@ out his own word , God said : “ It will not return to me without resul@@ ts , but it will certainly do that in which I have deli@@ gh@@ ted , and it will have certain succ@@ ess in that for which I have sent it . ” ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 11 .
All life origin@@ ates with Jehovah God .
The Bible tel@@ ls us that S@@ ar@@ ah “ was ba@@ r@@ re@@ n ; she had no child . ”
What el@@ se helped Jehovah’s people in the past to keep their faith strong ?
So@@ on , when the great tri@@ bul@@ ation comes upon Satan’s world , we will need Jehovah’s help as never before .
S@@ hor@@ tly after fin@@ ish@@ ing high school , I deci@@ ded to move to New Yor@@ k C@@ ity .
He not only lo@@ v@@ ingly provided it for the human family but also ful@@ filled his promise that it would end@@ ure .
F@@ il@@ led with complete confidence , he speak@@ s in ad@@ or@@ ation of Jehovah .
“ All of you are brothers , ” he told them .
She descri@@ bed her as un@@ fa@@ ir and un@@ kind .
In@@ c@@ lu@@ ded in these remin@@ ders are the num@@ er@@ ous prophe@@ ci@@ es that fore@@ tell not only the arri@@ val of Jehovah’s day but also the b@@ oun@@ te@@ ous blessings that will be b@@ es@@ to@@ wed upon those who ‘ keep in expe@@ ct@@ ation of Jehovah . ’ ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 3 : 8 .
When she learned what had happened to Lu@@ c@@ í@@ a , the la@@ dy found out where we lived and came to vis@@ it us .
Jehovah Watch@@ es U@@ s for Our Go@@ od , 10 / 15
It is by pu@@ t@@ ting faith in Jesus and obe@@ ying him that we can have an appro@@ ved relationship with God . ​ — John 3 : 36 .
S@@ hor@@ tly after the meeting in 4@@ 9 C.E . , Peter vis@@ ited S@@ y@@ ri@@ an An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch .
“ When we were first married , ” says Mi@@ ch@@ ik@@ o , “ I dis@@ co@@ vered that we had very different attitu@@ des about discus@@ sing matters .
He himself had “ set out on a t@@ our of all the [ Gal@@ ile@@ an ] c@@ ities and v@@ il@@ la@@ ges , teaching in their sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es and preaching the good news of the kingdom and c@@ uring every s@@ ort of di@@ se@@ ase and every s@@ ort of in@@ fir@@ m@@ ity . ”
W@@ i@@ th@@ out Jehovah’s loving help , no one will es@@ cap@@ e being tra@@ pp@@ ed .
Our life as imper@@ fect humans is filled with tr@@ ou@@ ble .
We should imitate Jesus ’ example .
In what way are Christians different from the world ?
At the end of that mon@@ th , I said to my@@ self , ‘ This is what I want to do with my life ! ’ ”
Thus , after being con@@ f@@ ined in the sto@@ c@@ ks and ex@@ posed to public mo@@ ck@@ er@@ y , Jeremiah confid@@ ently said : “ Jehovah was with me like a ter@@ ri@@ ble mi@@ gh@@ ty one . That is why the very ones persecu@@ ting me will stu@@ m@@ ble and not pre@@ va@@ il . They will certainly be put to much sh@@ ame . ”
He might re@@ view with him what has been publi@@ shed on the to@@ pi@@ c .
In what are@@ as can we demonstr@@ ate hon@@ es@@ ty ?
In effect , says one refer@@ ence work , the po@@ pe “ sacrific@@ ed the pres@@ ti@@ ge of the Ch@@ urch and the ri@@ g@@ ors of princi@@ ple to ob@@ tain temp@@ or@@ al advan@@ ta@@ ges for members of his family . ”
M@@ ore than 70 of them have jo@@ ined us in serving Jehovah , including my de@@ ar mother .
The wa@@ shing of the anointed is accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed “ by means of the word , ” and this requi@@ res that they who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly apply Christ’s teachings in their lives .
Satan , a re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous ang@@ el , is be@@ h@@ ind the mis@@ use and cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion of religion .
How comm@@ end@@ able it is to see many young ones show@@ ing faith in Jesus ’ words by pur@@ su@@ ing the full - time ministry !
Tru@@ e Christians also show their love in other ways .
Why can those who have su@@ ffered disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments look to Jehovah for support ?
That beli@@ ef contribu@@ ted to my be@@ coming an un@@ wed mother of si@@ x children .
Jehovah Is Our Re@@ fu@@ ge , 11 / 15
The following year , Jesus was again in Jerusalem .
S@@ te@@ ad@@ fa@@ st@@ ly , they maintain the position so well expres@@ sed by the apostles in the first century when they said : “ We must obey God as rul@@ er rather than men . ”
Thus , Jesus as@@ sur@@ ed them of fur@@ ther help during a greater t@@ est to come . ​ — Luke 16 : 10 .
Instead , we can be sure that God’s servants worl@@ d@@ wide will continue to f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h spiritually .
The earthly part of Jehovah’s organization is in place today and organiz@@ ed to support this all - important work .
Genesis 24 : 28 - 6@@ 7 rel@@ ates the rest of the st@@ ory of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s serv@@ ant , mentioned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article .
God’s Son refle@@ cted his Fa@@ ther’s mil@@ dness so well that he could say : “ C@@ ome to me , all you who are to@@ il@@ ing and lo@@ ad@@ ed down , and I will ref@@ res@@ h you .
( a ) How can we n@@ ou@@ ris@@ h the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ out it , how could we have learned about the ransom and about our being dra@@ wn to Jehovah through Jesus ?
“ Bo@@ th if we live and if we die , we bel@@ ong to Jehovah . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M . 14 : 8 .
We both com@@ promised our religious beli@@ ef@@ s when we married in 19@@ 50 .
A pr@@ er@@ e@@ qu@@ is@@ ite is acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of what he appro@@ ves and disa@@ p@@ pro@@ ves .
His respect for his own righteous principles , as well as his love for those who love him , will com@@ pe@@ l him to end all wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and those practic@@ ing it . ​ — Matthew 13 : 4@@ 1 , 4@@ 2 ; Luke 17 : 26 - 30 .
With that wonderful pro@@ spe@@ ct in view , Paul explained how one might en@@ ter into God’s rest .
A dis@@ tur@@ bed conscience , a des@@ per@@ ate qu@@ est for hope , or a g@@ ri@@ pp@@ ing c@@ ris@@ is may lead some to sear@@ ch for God and thus learn about his purpose for mankind . ​ — Mark 7 : 26 - 30 ; Luke 19 : 2 - 10 .
What bene@@ fi@@ cial effe@@ cts Jesus ’ lead@@ er@@ ship has on our lives when we accept it !
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , con@@ spi@@ r@@ at@@ ors from among his own servants ass@@ as@@ sin@@ ated him .
The Scriptures ref@@ er to the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart , which is the in@@ ner person ​ — our desi@@ res , attitu@@ des , and feelings .
However , also like Jesus , they make the work of teaching the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message about the good news of God’s Kingdom their to@@ p pri@@ or@@ ity .
The relationship between Paul and Timothy was not bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ like , co@@ ld , or imper@@ s@@ onal .
Ther@@ efore , I deci@@ ded to accom@@ pan@@ y him in that work and continued to do so for a number of years .
F@@ ind out what commun@@ ity res@@ our@@ ces are a@@ vail@@ able to make your t@@ ask e@@ asi@@ er and the care better .
How can we today devel@@ op a coura@@ ge@@ ous attitude ?
As Peter did so , Jesus told him how to show that love : by pu@@ t@@ ting sac@@ red service a@@ head of all el@@ se , fe@@ e@@ ding and shepher@@ ding Christ’s flo@@ ck , his faithful followers . ​ — John 21 : 4 - 17 .
Bo@@ th the positi@@ ve and the ne@@ g@@ ative examples we have consider@@ ed help us to understand what it means to see God or to see his hand in matters .
Do you pray@@ er@@ fully medit@@ ate on how you can apply in your life what you are stud@@ ying ?
( a ) How did one woman make a real friend ?
On the contr@@ ary , when such disa@@ st@@ ers str@@ ike , Christians experience what the apostle Paul told fellow believers in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a : “ The love of each and all of you is inc@@ reas@@ ing one toward the other . ” ​ — 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 1 : 3 .
The par@@ able descri@@ bes a time of s@@ ow@@ ing , gro@@ w@@ th , and har@@ v@@ es@@ ting .
“ G@@ o on car@@ r@@ ying the bur@@ den@@ s of one another , and thus fulf@@ ill the law of the Christ , ” ex@@ hor@@ ted the apostle Paul .
A Bible study was started .
( See op@@ ening i@@ ma@@ ge . ) I@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ IN@@ E the sc@@ ene .
To@@ da@@ y’s world is filled with a spirit that te@@ ars down rather than buil@@ ds up .
* They recogn@@ ize that Jehovah origin@@ ated marriage and provi@@ des in his Word wise ad@@ vice on how marriage can succ@@ e@@ ed and bring happiness .
“ I still stru@@ gg@@ le with the ‘ why G@@ O@@ D questions , ’ ” says L@@ is@@ a following the mu@@ r@@ der of her gr@@ and@@ son .
To make the land pro@@ duc@@ tive , the Creator ca@@ used a vari@@ ety of mi@@ cro@@ or@@ gan@@ is@@ ms to live in the so@@ il .
“ C@@ all upon his name , ” states the Bible .
S@@ hor@@ tly before his death , he had told his followers : “ I am going my way to pre@@ pare a place for you .
21 : 3 , 4 .
The S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t “ Re@@ tur@@ ns to the Tru@@ e God ”
For the most part , the religi@@ ons of Chris@@ tend@@ om have ign@@ ored the hope of everlasting life on earth .
What do you think that land was like ? ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 3 : 25 - 27 .
However , some believe that a later d@@ ate , 4@@ 9@@ 8 / 9 C.E . , is more likely .
What , though , does that lo@@ f@@ ty qu@@ ality have to do with us imper@@ fect humans ?
And regarding his own teaching , Jesus stated : “ What I teach is not mine , but bel@@ ong@@ s to him that sent me . ” ​ — John 7 : 16 ; 17 : 17 .
“ I am determined to s@@ tic@@ k to the way Jehovah wants me to go .
To illustr@@ ate , consider these words from the in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction to a book that sur@@ ve@@ ys man@@ kin@@ d’s more rec@@ ent s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c advan@@ ces : “ The more we come to know , the more we real@@ ize how little we know . . . .
In the par@@ able of the tal@@ ents , Jesus rel@@ ates : “ After a long time the ma@@ ster of those sla@@ ves came . ”
B@@ as@@ ed on ma@@ ps cop@@ y@@ righ@@ ted by P@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ al Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ve ( Ne@@ ar E@@ ast@@ er@@ n H@@ ist@@ ory ) E@@ st . and S@@ ur@@ ve@@ y of Israel
Of course , we cannot say for certain which individuals or grou@@ ps bel@@ ong@@ ed to the anointed whe@@ at class , but we can con@@ fir@@ m that there have always been some who have coura@@ ge@@ ously de@@ f@@ ended God’s Word and ex@@ posed the ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ ’s un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural teachings .
This is the her@@ e@@ dit@@ ary pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion [ or , “ her@@ it@@ age , ” By ] of the servants of Jehovah , and their righteousness is from me , ’ is the ut@@ ter@@ ance of Jehovah . ”
Pe@@ ople told me that these tra@@ ge@@ dies were the will of God .
They are no part of the world , just as I am no part of the world . ”
During these difficult years , Lu@@ c@@ í@@ a often up@@ li@@ f@@ ted my spi@@ r@@ its with war@@ m hu@@ g@@ s and reas@@ sur@@ ing k@@ is@@ ses .
That “ slave ” uses only its of@@ fi@@ cial we@@ b@@ s@@ ites to pu@@ bl@@ ish spiritual food ​ — w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g , t@@ v@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g , and w@@ ol@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
In con@@ ne@@ ction with the 5@@ 0@@ th an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary of the end of World W@@ ar I@@ I , the S@@ we@@ dis@@ h govern@@ ment in@@ iti@@ ated a n@@ ati@@ on@@ wide educ@@ ational cam@@ pa@@ ign about the H@@ olo@@ ca@@ u@@ st .
There , M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h “ so@@ f@@ ten@@ ed the face of Jehovah his God and kept hum@@ bl@@ ing himself great@@ ly because of the God of his fore@@ fa@@ thers .
Such a spirit resul@@ ted in nee@@ d@@ less con@@ f@@ li@@ cts .
Re@@ ading the acc@@ oun@@ ts of Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at ought to move us to exam@@ ine our own life .
In that way , we will be able to ab@@ s@@ or@@ b the word of God fully and “ be@@ ar fru@@ it with end@@ ur@@ ance . ” ​ — Luke 8 : 15 .
Our hope is something we can cl@@ ing to during the st@@ or@@ ms of life , something that will help us not to d@@ ri@@ ft into doubt or l@@ ack of faith . ​ — Read Hebrews 2 : 1 ; 6 : 11 .
We served together in up@@ st@@ ate New Yor@@ k in the Cor@@ n@@ w@@ all are@@ a .
You are so than@@ k@@ ful that Jehovah set the right time to bring the end and that he war@@ ned his people to keep expe@@ cting it . ​ — Acts 1 : 7 ; 1 Peter 4 : 7 .
As such , he was hum@@ bly sub@@ mit@@ ting to the authority of the first - century Christian gover@@ ning body .
When vis@@ iting Con@@ c@@ ord S@@ tre@@ et , he said : “ H@@ ere you are with a first - class prin@@ ting esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment on your hands , and no@@ body around the place that kno@@ ws a thing about what to do with it .
Peter said that they could get their sin@@ s “ b@@ lo@@ t@@ ted out . ”
Ge@@ or@@ ge explained God’s purpose for the earth .
The me@@ at is there , as is the w@@ ine .
The next article will show us how to remain mo@@ des@@ t in st@@ res@@ s@@ ful situ@@ ations .
That s@@ crip@@ ture and others as@@ sure us that God will ne@@ i@@ ther destro@@ y the earth nor allow it to be destro@@ yed ​ — ever ! ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 1 : 4 ; Isaiah 4@@ 5 : 18 .
The spirit cre@@ atu@@ res who thus dis@@ obe@@ yed God jo@@ ined in Satan’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against Jehovah .
A medi@@ cal re@@ sear@@ ch@@ er wrote : “ Lo@@ ve and in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy are at a ro@@ o@@ t of what makes us si@@ ck and what makes us well , what ca@@ uses sa@@ dness and what br@@ ings happiness , what makes us su@@ ff@@ er and what lea@@ ds to heal@@ ing .
In 199@@ 4 , when T@@ at@@ y@@ ana was 16 years of age , si@@ x special pione@@ ers from the C@@ ze@@ ch Re@@ public , P@@ ol@@ and , and S@@ lo@@ v@@ ak@@ ia began serving in her congregation in U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine .
18 : 19 ; 19 : 1 - 4 .
All through this experience , I knew that holy spirit was help@@ ing me and that Jehovah was ho@@ l@@ ding my hand , making me fir@@ m and strong . ​ — Is@@ a .
In time , along with his mother and gr@@ and@@ mother , Timothy became con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Christi@@ an@@ ity was the truth .
Consider some prayers that he ans@@ wers .
Let us discus@@ s how we can emp@@ lo@@ y four of his me@@ tho@@ ds ​ — simp@@ li@@ city , effe@@ ctive questions , lo@@ gi@@ cal reason@@ ing , and f@@ it@@ ting illustr@@ ations .
( b ) How can we imitate Jehovah in displa@@ ying kindness ?
To expla@@ in why I found my@@ self in that situation , let me star@@ t from the beg@@ in@@ ning .
W@@ he@@ ther your hope is earthly or heavenly , it can become a re@@ ality only if you exerc@@ ise faith in Jehovah God , Jesus Christ , and the ransom .
4 : 24 , 25 What is the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of how I tre@@ at others ?
There was no gain in pres@@ ti@@ ge , power , or we@@ al@@ th .
“ At times , we all for@@ get the good that we are accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing , ” ob@@ ser@@ ves R@@ a@@ y , an experienced el@@ der .
And I shall certainly medit@@ ate on all your activ@@ ity , and with your deal@@ ings I will concer@@ n my@@ self . ” ​ — P@@ s .
W@@ as U@@ z@@ z@@ ah perhaps a pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous man , pro@@ ne to over@@ st@@ ep du@@ e b@@ oun@@ ds ?
The Romans often buil@@ t their ro@@ a@@ ds over such tr@@ ac@@ ks .
God has promised : “ I will never leave you , and I will never a@@ ban@@ d@@ on you . ” ​ — Hebrews 13 : 5
Is@@ lands F@@ ul@@ l of P@@ r@@ om@@ ise
The world rul@@ ed by Satan h@@ ates Christ’s followers .
O@@ ther disci@@ ple - mak@@ ers have left home and moved to another are@@ a or country to share more fully in the har@@ v@@ est .
The go@@ al for a congregation publi@@ sh@@ er in those years was 60 h@@ our@@ s a mon@@ th .
Pro@@ vi@@ de up@@ d@@ ates when her children are with you , foc@@ using mo@@ st@@ ly on the good .
This helped him to have the needed courage to h@@ and@@ le the uni@@ que situation and rend@@ er spiritual ass@@ ist@@ ance to his er@@ ring brother . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
If you would like to enjoy a close relationship with God , Jehovah’s Witnesses will be happy to help you .
At the time that David com@@ posed this psal@@ m , he was not in a p@@ al@@ ace or even in a house .
As the experience of Din@@ ah illustr@@ ates , “ if you make friends with stu@@ pi@@ d people , you will be ru@@ ined . ”
He may see his friends mar@@ ry and ac@@ hi@@ eve a me@@ asure of happiness , while he is still see@@ king an appro@@ pri@@ ate par@@ t@@ ner .
M@@ ary had arrang@@ ed for them to call on me .
Paul’s C@@ oun@@ sel to D@@ el@@ a@@ y V@@ o@@ y@@ age , No .
Let us stri@@ ve to imitate that example .
But Paul saw that the need was even greater overse@@ as .
How does Jehovah view it when we end@@ e@@ av@@ or to help one another ?
“ Be@@ come imit@@ at@@ ors of God , as bel@@ o@@ ved children . ” ​ — E@@ P@@ H .
After hear@@ ing a repor@@ t of Jose@@ p@@ h’s death , Jac@@ o@@ b great@@ ly mis@@ sed his son .
There we had the joy of serving with the small group of faithful Witnesses as it gre@@ w to become the second congregation in U@@ g@@ anda .
* Does this s@@ ound famili@@ ar ?
In Davi@@ d’s day , the un@@ cultiv@@ ated u@@ pl@@ ands were likely used for pas@@ ture .
After that , we pre@@ ached thr@@ ough@@ out that v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , and to our deli@@ ght , the people were very rec@@ ep@@ tive .
D@@ O N@@ O@@ T P@@ O@@ L@@ L@@ U@@ T@@ E Y@@ O@@ U@@ R B@@ O@@ D@@ Y .
As for times of em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y , God can move the hearts of kind neigh@@ b@@ ors and friends to share with nee@@ dy ones what food they have .
Even though Job was g@@ ri@@ ef - stri@@ ck@@ en and had end@@ ur@@ ed much , he spoke to his acc@@ us@@ ers about his love for Jehovah’s ways .
I was t@@ ou@@ ched by his fi@@ er@@ y ze@@ al for Jehovah’s service and his deep love for the bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
B@@ ad tra@@ its like those lead to in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es of all kin@@ ds .
What a t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing pi@@ c@@ ture !
In time , he qu@@ it his spi@@ rit@@ is@@ tic practic@@ es , sp@@ ent months st@@ ra@@ igh@@ ten@@ ing out his un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural mar@@ it@@ al situation , and became a worshipp@@ er of Jehovah , the God of peace .
Y@@ oung people are also affe@@ cted by per@@ fe@@ c@@ tion@@ ism .
That kind of thing , though , did not sto@@ p the brothers from show@@ ing kindness .
The important thing is to do all that we person@@ ally can .
Many Witnesses in I@@ tal@@ y have accepted the chall@@ enge of lear@@ ning difficult langu@@ ages , such as Al@@ ban@@ i@@ an , A@@ m@@ h@@ ari@@ c , A@@ ra@@ bi@@ c , B@@ eng@@ al@@ i , Ch@@ in@@ ese , P@@ un@@ j@@ abi , Sin@@ h@@ ala , and T@@ ag@@ al@@ o@@ g .
So@@ on he will ju@@ dge all the living .
We find ple@@ asure in serving God , especially in help@@ ing others come to know him .
In his du@@ e time , Jehovah will bring all cre@@ ation back into a st@@ ate of ho@@ l@@ iness .
Con@@ sis@@ ten@@ tly , the Bible shows that with God , “ re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing ” means taking positi@@ ve action .
The B@@ est W@@ a@@ y of Li@@ fe
Like Abraham , we must have a ro@@ bu@@ st faith in Jehovah’s promises .
So how can you e@@ ase the lo@@ ad for the elders in your congregation ?
To those doub@@ ting the resurrection , Paul said : “ W@@ ake up to so@@ ber@@ ness in a righteous way and do not prac@@ tice sin , for some are without knowledge of God .
And some members of the congregation have been preaching for years ​ — longer than they ever expe@@ cted — ​ and have become disc@@ oura@@ ged .
( Lo@@ ok under BI@@ B@@ L@@ E T@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H@@ IN@@ G@@ S / ​ T@@ E@@ EN@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ R@@ S )
One day , while I was at home with our ba@@ by , a la@@ dy kno@@ cked on our do@@ or and h@@ an@@ ded me a c@@ ard with a Bible message on it .
How this faith@@ less re@@ action must have disa@@ p@@ pointed God and the two coura@@ ge@@ ous spi@@ es , Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b , who felt that Cana@@ an was like “ bre@@ ad to [ Israel ] ” !
Wh@@ atever an individu@@ al@@ ’s situation in life may be , no matter what pa@@ in@@ ful circumstances may devel@@ op , he should be able to find comfort in the bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od ex@@ is@@ ting within Jehovah’s congregation .
We look to Jehovah to bl@@ ess the new arrang@@ ements to in@@ ten@@ si@@ fy our preaching activ@@ ity and fur@@ ther uni@@ fy the bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od ​ — all to his glory and praise .
As a young man , David lived as a fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve , rel@@ ent@@ less@@ ly pur@@ su@@ ed by Saul , a je@@ al@@ ous king b@@ ent on k@@ ill@@ ing him .
N@@ ex@@ t , the body was de@@ h@@ y@@ dr@@ ated by so@@ ak@@ ing it in n@@ at@@ r@@ on for 70 days .
Jehovah Will Su@@ sta@@ in You
S@@ tu@@ dy can a@@ id our prayers as well .
Such individuals act according to the princi@@ ple found at Matthew 6 : 3 , where Jesus states : “ But you , when making gi@@ f@@ ts of mer@@ cy , do not let your left hand know what your right is doing . ”
We may learn vital less@@ ons from A@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s fol@@ ly .
It makes me really happy to put the s@@ k@@ ill@@ s that I learned as a child to good use !
During our years here , we have found many good things .
Like Job , they a@@ wa@@ it the end of their “ com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory service , ” their s@@ le@@ ep in death .
Jesus well knew that he must remain faithful until death at Satan’s hand ​ — prophe@@ tic@@ ally fore@@ told as the b@@ ru@@ ising of the he@@ el of the wom@@ an’s “ se@@ ed ” — ​ in order to prove the righ@@ t@@ ful@@ ness of God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Even though this has me@@ ant per@@ mit@@ ting evil to remain temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily , humans have thus had the opportunity to show whether they can succ@@ ess@@ fully rule themselves in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent of God , living by their own standards of what is right and wrong .
Such concer@@ ns are not gr@@ oun@@ d@@ less . Jehovah ho@@ l@@ ds appointed shepher@@ ds acc@@ oun@@ table for the way they tre@@ at the flo@@ ck .
The very first is@@ sue of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , publi@@ shed in Ju@@ ly 18@@ 7@@ 9 , stated : “ Tru@@ th , like a mo@@ des@@ t little f@@ low@@ er in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness of life , is sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded and al@@ most cho@@ ked by the lu@@ x@@ u@@ ri@@ ant gro@@ w@@ th of the we@@ e@@ ds of er@@ ro@@ r .
The sal@@ ary or the prom@@ in@@ ence and pres@@ ti@@ ge con@@ ne@@ cted with a jo@@ b are truly of less@@ er import@@ ance .
Not one of the 12 tri@@ bes of Israel back then had reason to re@@ v@@ ol@@ t .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate godly devo@@ tion , and be among the milli@@ ons who cho@@ ose to sur@@ vi@@ ve the end of this world into the pe@@ ace@@ ful world to come .
Yes , all of us must work hard to make the best of our circumstances and put for@@ th effort to give Jehovah something to bl@@ ess .
Let us now exam@@ ine fi@@ ve more of these as app@@ lied to Jesus in the Christian Greek Scriptures . *
In doing so , they may have thought that they were cho@@ o@@ sing in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence .
Ge@@ or@@ g@@ ina and Chris@@ t@@ ine kept pra@@ ying to Jehovah .
Why should we continue to seek the glory that is from God ? Sh@@ ould we not , then , continue “ see@@ king the glory that is from the only God ” ?
He did that by show@@ ing in word and in deed that God’s rul@@ er@@ ship is al@@ together righteous and that sub@@ mis@@ sion to it resul@@ ts in lasting happiness .
You may won@@ der , ‘ What is involved in see@@ king God’s Kingdom first ? ’
“ D@@ ra@@ w close to God , and he will draw close to you , ” says James 4 : 8 .
Consider the “ En@@ d Af@@ ter@@ ward , ” 9 / 1
The Kingdom H@@ all ​ — A Di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied V@@ en@@ ue
Wh@@ atever the case may be , for those who keep on post@@ pon@@ ing their decision to become Jesus ’ followers , there is a less@@ on to be learned from the account of N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s , a we@@ al@@ thy Jewish rul@@ er in Jesus ’ day .
In the same way , if Satan ex@@ p@@ els Satan , he has become di@@ vi@@ ded against himself ; how , then , will his kingdom stand ? ”
To answer , ask yourself : ‘ What are the wor@@ st problems fac@@ ing mankind today ?
Since ba@@ r@@ le@@ y was consider@@ ed to be inf@@ eri@@ or to whe@@ at , Au@@ gu@@ st@@ ine conclu@@ ded that the fi@@ ve lo@@ a@@ ves must re@@ present the fi@@ ve boo@@ ks of Moses ( the inf@@ eri@@ or “ ba@@ r@@ le@@ y ” re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting the su@@ p@@ posed inf@@ eri@@ or@@ ity of the “ O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent ” ) .
They succ@@ um@@ bed to “ the desire of the flesh . ”
R@@ em@@ ember : In order to be u@@ se@@ ful to Jehovah , our hum@@ ility should always exc@@ e@@ ed our ability .
Th@@ ough she cal@@ m@@ ed down some@@ what during the con@@ vers@@ ation , she never became really fri@@ end@@ ly .
And fur@@ ther su@@ p@@ pose that L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 15 : 25 - 28 were a Christian requi@@ re@@ ment today and that a Christian woman had viol@@ ated that law , feel@@ ing f@@ ran@@ tic and a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned .
They worshi@@ ped the only true God .
L@@ it@@ tle interest in e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king .
“ I ex@@ hor@@ t you more especially to do this , ” he wrote to them , “ that I may be rest@@ ored to you the so@@ on@@ er . ”
“ But the Witness who spoke with me was very pati@@ ent and ba@@ cked up with pas@@ sa@@ ges from the Bible what he was saying .
In what ways can we show that we are ready for Christ’s arri@@ val ?
23 : 4 .
The others accepted his su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion .
* Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful Na@@ both will thus see a time when he and his sons will live on a par@@ adise earth forever free from in@@ justice . ​ — Psalm 37 : 34 .
In answer Jesus said to him : ‘ Mo@@ st truly I say to you , Un@@ less anyone is born again , he cannot see the kingdom of God . ’
A few years later , B@@ r@@ un@@ o found himself in E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or , S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a .
But than@@ ks to Joh@@ ann@@ es G@@ u@@ ten@@ ber@@ g@@ ’s in@@ ven@@ tion in Ger@@ many of the prin@@ ting pres@@ s with mo@@ va@@ ble ty@@ pe , Lu@@ ther’s vo@@ ice was heard l@@ ou@@ der and f@@ ar@@ ther than the vo@@ ic@@ es of other re@@ form@@ ers .
F@@ re@@ qu@@ ently , children quic@@ k@@ ly learn the language of their new country and will star@@ t to think in the new language .
Then there came to be light . ”
What can we learn from Davi@@ d’s close relationship with Jehovah ?
As W@@ is@@ sa@@ m began his talk , his teach@@ er inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted him and sent for the princi@@ p@@ al .
As I li@@ mp@@ ed along , I spo@@ t@@ ted an a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned ca@@ r off the ro@@ ad , par@@ ti@@ ally co@@ vered with s@@ now .
Do@@ than
“ F@@ o@@ od and me@@ dic@@ ine became s@@ car@@ ce , and what rema@@ ined was ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive .
As he ri@@ des for@@ th , the King has a s@@ word st@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed on his side .
( a ) How might Jesus ’ words found at Mark 12 : 29 , 30 be used in a con@@ vers@@ ation with a lear@@ ner ?
With those words , the apostle Peter explained to Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us and his family the com@@ mis@@ sion he had received to be an ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er .
By the first century , in the M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast , the accepted and esta@@ bli@@ shed form@@ at for the written word was the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l .
In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t We@@ b s@@ ites desi@@ gn@@ ed to help sing@@ le individuals find a marriage par@@ t@@ ner are be@@ coming po@@ pul@@ ar .
Consider the example of Mari@@ e , a har@@ d@@ working mother of ei@@ ght young children .
S@@ ing@@ le parents can take heart from the Bi@@ bli@@ cal example of E@@ un@@ ice , a Jewish Christian of the first century .
Why do we need to ‘ make a covenant with our eyes , ’ and what does that invol@@ ve ?
In the following article , we will exam@@ ine each pi@@ e@@ ce of spiritual ar@@ m@@ or .
God wants us to res@@ ist our bad tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es .
In the illustr@@ ation of the o@@ live t@@ ree , the n@@ atur@@ al Jews who re@@ je@@ cted Jesus are lik@@ ened to o@@ live bran@@ ches that were “ bro@@ ken off . ”
This made us strong and en@@ ab@@ led us to keep our integrity . ”
W@@ ho@@ ever there is among you of all his people , may Jehovah his God be with him , and let him go up . ”
Ther@@ efore , they are acc@@ oun@@ table to him .
The young woman felt no love for Solomon .
Ex@@ pres@@ s your feelings .
In@@ c@@ lu@@ de them in your so@@ cial activities .
10 : 13 , 14 .
A@@ be@@ l did offer a living , bre@@ a@@ thing cre@@ ature , she@@ d@@ ding its preci@@ ous li@@ fe@@ blood .
We want to do more than star@@ t the work that has been en@@ tru@@ sted to us ; we want to fin@@ ish it . ​ — Matthew 24 : 13 ; John 17 : 4 .
The over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of them ans@@ wer@@ ed , “ Be@@ ing appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble . ”
Because Jehovah kno@@ ws our li@@ mit@@ ations , and he comes to our a@@ id .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , circumstances may pre@@ v@@ ent you from being with your loved one during his or her fin@@ al h@@ our@@ s .
It is to be ho@@ ped that no one allow@@ ed himself to be stu@@ mb@@ led by an imper@@ fect man@@ ’s mis@@ take .
In fact , some believe that God has little interest in what is happ@@ ening to humans .
Indeed , God comman@@ ds you to obey your parents . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 20 ; 1 Corinthians 8 : 6 .
Why will judgment day be a happy time ?
But the me@@ ek ones themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will in@@ deed find their ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 37 : 10 , 11 .
• What are some things that can cause us dist@@ ress ?
You too are invit@@ ed to become part of that loving bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od !
Rather , anointed Christians cons@@ titu@@ ting the spiritual “ Israel of God ” had become the true congregation of God . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 16 ; Acts 20 : 28 .
Why did Saul ask David who@@ se son he was ?
Jesus gave his life as a prop@@ iti@@ at@@ ory sacrifice in the sense that by doing so , he appe@@ as@@ ed , or satis@@ fied , the requi@@ re@@ ment of perfect justice .
Many a time he sp@@ ent his last do@@ l@@ la@@ r for g@@ as in order to go out in the ministry .
On@@ ly God’s Kingdom can do away with wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness . ​ — Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 .
The pain of Jehovah’s re@@ pri@@ m@@ and would have been mil@@ d by com@@ par@@ is@@ on .
Yet , that is the position of those who un@@ rep@@ ent@@ an@@ tly prac@@ tice sin .
You can see that from examples in God’s Word that illustr@@ ate the value of ap@@ pl@@ ying God’s moral standards and the resul@@ ts of dis@@ regarding them .
De@@ c@@ ember 6 - 12 , 20@@ 10
To them , everything is relati@@ ve ; nothing is ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te .
Some rec@@ all that a tur@@ ning point came when they read the divine name in the Bible or when they under@@ sto@@ od what the true con@@ dition of the dead is .
The book of Revelation tal@@ ks about an un@@ num@@ ber@@ ed “ great crow@@ d ” who will sur@@ vi@@ ve this con@@ f@@ li@@ ct .
Jesus indic@@ ated that it should be pre@@ ached to all people every@@ where .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the fact rema@@ ins , as con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed by Bi@@ bli@@ cal recor@@ ds , that the land the Israelites in@@ her@@ ited was in@@ deed “ a good land , . . . out of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of which [ they would ] mine cop@@ per . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 8 : 7 - 9 .
It may not be eas@@ y , however , to re@@ ject the vie@@ w@@ poin@@ ts or practic@@ es of your cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es .
In ad@@ dition , Christian parents know that they are acc@@ oun@@ table to Jehovah for the way they care for you . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
So she kept supp@@ or@@ ting her husband in his so@@ j@@ our@@ n in the land , help@@ ing to p@@ ack up the ten@@ ts , move with the her@@ ds , and set up cam@@ p again .
In 19@@ 38 , three years after Mo@@ m was baptized , I went with her to a conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses in C@@ hi@@ ca@@ go .
To t@@ est him out , first com@@ men@@ d your te@@ en@@ ag@@ er for his thinking ability .
To help others buil@@ d such faith , early Christian ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers “ reas@@ oned with them from the Scriptures , expla@@ ining and pro@@ ving by refer@@ ences ” the things taught .
Some Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents became eng@@ ro@@ s@@ sed with me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing different fe@@ atu@@ res of the p@@ y@@ r@@ am@@ id to deter@@ mine such matters as the day they would be going to heaven !
To help them dis@@ s@@ em@@ in@@ ate Bible truth in vari@@ ous langu@@ ages , Z@@ i@@ on@@ ’s W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety was leg@@ ally inc@@ or@@ por@@ ated in 18@@ 8@@ 4 , with Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l as pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent .
There were challeng@@ es , of course .
Can some of his cur@@ r@@ ent work be d@@ ele@@ g@@ ated to make ro@@ om for the new responsi@@ bility ?
Jesus taught his disciples a powerful less@@ on in this reg@@ ard .
The psalmist wrote : “ B@@ less@@ ed is every one that fe@@ are@@ th Jehovah , that wal@@ ke@@ th in his ways . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 28 : 1 , A@@ mer@@ i@@ can St@@ and@@ ard V@@ er@@ sion .
We are well - a@@ ware , though , that des@@ pite all Jehovah did in their be@@ half , Israel did not show respect for him nor for their an@@ c@@ est@@ ors Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , and Jac@@ o@@ b .
But by stud@@ ying God’s Word , the Bible , we are able to learn the true id@@ ent@@ ity of the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t and be set free from the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t’s religious lies and dec@@ ep@@ tions . ​ — John 17 : 17 .
He wants us to know him .
This requi@@ red faith and obedi@@ ence .
One is le@@ i@@ ·@@ t@@ our@@ ·@@ gi@@ ʹ@@ a , which is transl@@ ated “ public service . ”
Will God be pleas@@ ed by the devo@@ tion of those who make p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ ma@@ ges to sh@@ r@@ ines ?
So@@ on God will destro@@ y this wicked world in the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
Peter used the Greek ter@@ m pe@@ ’@@ tr@@ a ( the same word found in Jesus ’ st@@ at@@ ement at Matthew 16 : 18 ) for Christ al@@ one . ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 4 - 8 .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we have to keep in mind the words of Jeremiah : “ Go@@ od is Jehovah to the one ho@@ p@@ ing in him , to the soul that keep@@ s see@@ king for him .
Pe@@ ople who ke@@ en@@ ly desi@@ red to learn pa@@ id close attention to Jesus .
He said that he par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly enjo@@ yed being out in the f@@ res@@ h a@@ ir in the public preaching activ@@ ity .
They H@@ ad A@@ bi@@ ding Fa@@ ith
How has he contribu@@ ted to the prog@@ ress of some ?
The a@@ we and respect that children devel@@ op for Jehovah’s cre@@ ation can stay with them thr@@ ough@@ out life . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 11 : 2 , 10 .
H@@ ON@@ D@@ U@@ R@@ A@@ S
5 , 6 . ( a ) How is there “ no stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ ck ” for a Christian , and what will help him to “ get up ” ?
W@@ H@@ A@@ T has been descri@@ bed as B@@ ra@@ z@@ il@@ ’s wor@@ st a@@ ir@@ l@@ ine disa@@ ster will remain in@@ deli@@ bly et@@ ched in the mem@@ ori@@ es of those who lost loved ones .
However , the fact that the ancient Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans ex@@ por@@ ted cur@@ ed f@@ ish to S@@ y@@ ri@@ a indic@@ ates that the me@@ tho@@ ds used wor@@ ked reason@@ ab@@ ly well .
I@@ magine what it must have been like to experience it !
“ We en@@ ter the in@@ s@@ titu@@ tion without any tra@@ ining wh@@ at@@ so@@ ever , ” ob@@ ser@@ ves one medi@@ cal j@@ our@@ n@@ al@@ ist .
Jesus never used in@@ sul@@ ting spe@@ e@@ ch with his disciples .
What as@@ pe@@ cts of conscience yet mer@@ it attention ?
In this su@@ per@@ n@@ atur@@ al experience , what “ par@@ adise ” did he en@@ ter ? ​ — 2 Corinthians 11 : 5 , 23 - 31 .
A@@ c@@ com@@ mo@@ d@@ ations were a@@ vail@@ able for gu@@ ests , who were regul@@ arly w@@ ined and din@@ ed by the king during su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous ban@@ qu@@ e@@ ts .
The lo@@ cu@@ st@@ s that John saw re@@ present anointed Christians who have been preaching a powerful message against false religion .
Like Timothy , we have an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of spiritual activities to think about .
There would have been no need to do so if Joseph were still living .
D@@ ad wor@@ ked on the ra@@ il@@ way as a se@@ ction man .
Because he had cre@@ ated Jesus in heaven ages ear@@ li@@ er , had ob@@ served him , and knew that this “ ma@@ ster work@@ er ” and “ fir@@ st@@ born of all cre@@ ation ” was obedi@@ ent and faithful .
The Bible promises that soon God will re@@ move every di@@ se@@ ase and disa@@ bility that pla@@ gu@@ es both young and old .
Even many who think that they are worshipp@@ ing God pro@@ per@@ ly are sh@@ ac@@ k@@ led to false beli@@ ef@@ s and us@@ eless ri@@ tu@@ als .
35 : 18 ; He@@ b .
R@@ eli@@ ef had arri@@ ved right there , through their spiritual brothers on the reli@@ ef com@@ mit@@ te@@ e !
Even so , I am gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah that I have had the privilege of serving him , even under tri@@ als .
Per@@ haps my great@@ est joy and encourag@@ ement come from regul@@ arly atten@@ ding Christian meetings with over a h@@ un@@ d@@ red brothers and sisters , who have become like a family to me .
Of what can you be sure regarding marriage ?
( b ) What less@@ on can we learn from Bible examples of ones who wa@@ sted their spiritual her@@ it@@ age ?
As we consider some examples , you pro@@ ba@@ bly will also de@@ e@@ pen your appreciation for Jehovah and gain greater in@@ sight into acc@@ oun@@ ts in his Word . ​ — See bo@@ x on page 14 .
“ God kept making it gro@@ w ; so that ne@@ i@@ ther is he that pl@@ ants anything nor is he that w@@ at@@ ers , but God who makes it gro@@ w . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 3 : 6 , 7 .
The Wor@@ l@@ d’s Se@@ cre@@ t R@@ ul@@ er
Ha@@ ve you taken advan@@ ta@@ ge of this loving pro@@ vision ?
V@@ ass@@ ili@@ o@@ s ju@@ mp@@ ed out of an em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y ex@@ it as soon as the g@@ un@@ man op@@ ened fi@@ re .
Con@@ st@@ ant commun@@ ic@@ ation with Jehovah ref@@ re@@ sh@@ es me and r@@ ene@@ ws my determin@@ ation to car@@ ry on .
And after I take care of the things I must do , I am too ti@@ red . ”
Who is this Lu@@ ci@@ f@@ er ?
Word s@@ pre@@ ad . The vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers ga@@ ther@@ ed at M@@ ount T@@ ab@@ or .
Sa@@ ys The World Bo@@ ok En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia : “ Pe@@ ople some@@ times call the human body a ma@@ ch@@ ine ​ — the most wonderful one ever buil@@ t .
His authority is leg@@ iti@@ mate , since ‘ God is his thro@@ ne . ’ That is , Jehovah is the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of his kingdom .
Not understanding what Jesus in@@ tend@@ s to do , Mar@@ th@@ a ob@@ je@@ cts : “ Lord , by now he must sm@@ ell , for it is four days . ”
Be@@ ing imper@@ fect , all of us occasi@@ on@@ ally say things that we later reg@@ re@@ t .
When the women of Israel began pra@@ ising David for his mil@@ it@@ ary pro@@ w@@ ess , King Saul became so con@@ sum@@ ed with je@@ al@@ ous@@ y that on two occasi@@ ons he h@@ ur@@ led his spe@@ ar at David .
How I enjoy reading them over and over again !
How can you benefit from Jesus ’ teachings about life ?
G@@ ran@@ ted , God does not now mirac@@ ul@@ ously inter@@ v@@ ene in pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s lives as he did on occasi@@ on in Bible times .
On the other hand , avoid giving the imp@@ res@@ sion that you are in a h@@ ur@@ ry to leave .
The re@@ action ?
So@@ ci@@ ety . . .
W@@ ould it not be the course of wisdom , as well as a true accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment , for us to imitate Jehovah in this reg@@ ard ?
Many can now “ cle@@ an@@ se themselves , ” “ be ref@@ ined , ” and accept true worship ! ​ — Daniel 12 : 3 , 10 .
W@@ as he off@@ ended by Ca@@ in@@ ’s bad attitude ?
His wife became an ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ess .
Let us consider what led up to the case .
Au@@ g@@ us@@ tu@@ s was de@@ i@@ fied pos@@ th@@ um@@ ously .
One of the psalmis@@ ts ​ — likely a prin@@ ce of Juda@@ h and a future king — ​ expres@@ sed a feel@@ ing that is not u@@ su@@ ally associ@@ ated with law .
17 , 18 . ( a ) What positi@@ ve attitude do Jehovah’s Witnesses today have as reg@@ ar@@ ds Go@@ g@@ ’s att@@ ack ?
Peter next remin@@ ded the older men how the shepher@@ ding work should and should not be done .
Today , a l@@ ack of hon@@ es@@ ty pre@@ vail@@ s in num@@ er@@ ous fac@@ e@@ ts of life .
Yet , he pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed wisdom that was far greater than that of any sin@@ ful human .
Th@@ ink about this : Jehovah did not have to give his Son as a ransom .
A strong ti@@ de or cur@@ r@@ ent can d@@ ri@@ ve a ship off course .
“ A man who does not know God by name does not really know him as a person , ” wrote the@@ olo@@ gi@@ an W@@ al@@ ter L@@ ow@@ ri@@ e , “ and he cannot love him , if he kno@@ ws him only as an imper@@ s@@ onal for@@ ce . ”
The n@@ ature of por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y is also chang@@ ing .
What succ@@ ess did first - century ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers have ?
How re@@ war@@ ding it is for cou@@ ples to “ have tend@@ er affe@@ ction for one another ” !
When I gre@@ w up , I a@@ do@@ p@@ ted D@@ u@@ du@@ a ( O@@ du@@ du@@ wa ) from the Yor@@ u@@ ba cul@@ ture as my go@@ d .
Many respon@@ d , ‘ Th@@ at@@ ’s not fa@@ ir ! ’
In what ways did Jesus displa@@ y emp@@ a@@ thy for people ?
Bar@@ ab@@ ba@@ s , 4 / 1
What has helped us to accept God’s authority ?
How can we be organiz@@ ed in har@@ mony with God’s own Bo@@ ok ?
( b ) What four poin@@ ts will we now discus@@ s ?
And what exc@@ iting prophe@@ ci@@ es we study and share with other people !
It was a hard less@@ on with a happy out@@ come . ”
What do the Scriptures say of such be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or ?
For happiness to continue , it is vital to cho@@ ose wis@@ ely and be willing to make a lasting com@@ mit@@ ment , for God in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted marriage as a par@@ t@@ n@@ er@@ ship that would th@@ ri@@ ve on har@@ mony and co@@ op@@ er@@ ation . ​ — Matthew 19 : 6 .
For instance , the Hebrew word transl@@ ated “ je@@ al@@ ous@@ y ” can mean “ in@@ s@@ ist@@ ence on exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion ; t@@ ol@@ er@@ ation of no ri@@ v@@ al@@ ry ; ze@@ al ; ar@@ d@@ or ; je@@ al@@ ous@@ y [ righteous or sin@@ ful ] ; en@@ v@@ ying . ”
A@@ n enti@@ re religious system lost God’s fav@@ or .
What an ev@@ ent@@ ful , mean@@ ing@@ ful , happy life we have enjo@@ yed in our more than 5@@ 4 years of service to Jehovah as a married cou@@ ple !
It will be to take much spo@@ il and p@@ lun@@ der , to att@@ ack the de@@ va@@ stated plac@@ es that are now in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted and a people reg@@ a@@ ther@@ ed from the nations , who are acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ating we@@ al@@ th and pro@@ per@@ ty , those who are living in the cen@@ ter of the earth . ’ ”
Then an ang@@ el appe@@ ared to Joseph in a dre@@ am and said : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id to take M@@ ary your wife home , for that which has been be@@ go@@ t@@ ten in her is by holy spirit .
In 19@@ 11 , my father married a gi@@ r@@ l from a neigh@@ bor@@ ing v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
For so the will of God is , that by doing good you may mu@@ z@@ z@@ le the ign@@ or@@ ant talk of the un@@ reason@@ able men . ”
Today , Satan e@@ gg@@ s people on to believe that nothing is to be ga@@ ined by doing God’s will .
On@@ ly the Bible gives reli@@ able in@@ sight into the future .
Such peace of heart and mind is un@@ mat@@ ched by anything el@@ se .
“ The H@@ ouse of the Tru@@ e God ”
R@@ a@@ ha@@ b
For example , we read : “ The fear of Jehovah pro@@ long@@ s life . ”
I@@ magine that you were present in Eph@@ esus when Paul’s letter was first read .
They can thus enjoy true peace of mind der@@ i@@ ved from the knowledge that they are doing what is right in the eyes of God . ​ — John 8 : 32 .
I real@@ ized that I had not always follow@@ ed that counsel .
Revelation 20 : 10 says that the Devil will be c@@ ast into “ the l@@ ake of fi@@ re ” and “ t@@ or@@ men@@ ted day and night for ever and ever . ”
Such congregations are a prote@@ ction even now , a place where Christians find sa@@ f@@ ety among their brothers , under the loving care of the elders .
But my old way of life had a strong hold on me .
( a ) What did Ju@@ dge J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah and H@@ ann@@ ah have in comm@@ on ?
So , what we say ei@@ ther in the do@@ or - to - do@@ or ministry or at home Bible stu@@ dies should cen@@ ter on the authority of God’s Word .
While fe@@ a@@ sting on fri@@ ed e@@ gg@@ s , Fr@@ en@@ ch bre@@ ad , and c@@ he@@ ese , we learn more about mission@@ ary life .
Wh@@ ere Can Tru@@ e Com@@ fort Be F@@ ound ?
Do you displa@@ y such trust in Jehovah ?
All day long it is my concer@@ n . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 11 , 16 , 20 , 24 , 40 , 4@@ 7 , 4@@ 8 , 9@@ 7 .
She expla@@ ins : “ E@@ very time I en@@ tered the inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ation ro@@ om , I felt peace come over me . . . .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to them , Genesis 6 : 2 rel@@ ates : “ The sons of the true God began to no@@ tice the daugh@@ ters of men , that they were good - loo@@ king ; and they went taking wi@@ ves for themselves , nam@@ ely , all whom they cho@@ se . ”
In our case , we might be disa@@ p@@ pointed that Jehovah’s promises are not being ful@@ filled as quic@@ k@@ ly as we person@@ ally would like .
T@@ w@@ o of these were E@@ no@@ ch and Noah .
W@@ ell , B@@ en@@ ne@@ t@@ t and I did not know the first thing about how to preach , and we h@@ ated the thought of being em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed .
I will never for@@ get that promise . ”
Are you , on occasi@@ on , at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to such a life - st@@ y@@ le ?
T@@ ri@@ als !
They at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te such mar@@ vel@@ s to ev@@ olu@@ tion , a bl@@ ind for@@ ce based on ch@@ ance .
Mo@@ re@@ over , they had allow@@ ed others to influ@@ ence them or even to make decisions for them .
J@@ uni@@ or lost his low@@ er left le@@ g at the age of 20 .
Why do other experienced Witnesses believe that they have found the truth ?
In the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o use is to bl@@ ame for 1 out of every 5 de@@ a@@ ths .
Yet , we do not allow such things to become our pri@@ m@@ ary foc@@ us in life .
D@@ ele and F@@ o@@ la need not give up the full - time ministry , but they can take up another av@@ en@@ ue of service , one that will allow them to have children and experience the jo@@ ys of par@@ en@@ tho@@ od .
Yes , where does your se@@ cur@@ ity li@@ e ? If your situation is some@@ what similar to Jo@@ su@@ é@@ ’s un@@ real@@ is@@ tic dre@@ am , can you change your pl@@ ans ?
We sp@@ ent 33 years in the travel@@ ing work , the last 21 of those in the dist@@ ri@@ ct work .
• How was it that “ from heaven did the st@@ ars fi@@ ght ” against S@@ is@@ er@@ a , as stated at Ju@@ d@@ ges 5 : 20 ?
In Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m at the com@@ men@@ c@@ ement of the ba@@ r@@ le@@ y har@@ v@@ est , Ru@@ th said to Na@@ om@@ i : “ Let me go , ple@@ ase , to the field and g@@ le@@ an among the ear@@ s of gra@@ in following after who@@ ever it is in who@@ se eyes I may find fav@@ or . ” ​ — Ru@@ th 2 : 2 .
then you must say to him , ‘ By strength of hand Jehovah brought us out of Egy@@ pt , from the house of sla@@ ves . ’ ”
Al@@ ways look to Jehovah for succ@@ ess .
And responsi@@ ve ones are great@@ ly benef@@ ited .
Ha@@ ve you ob@@ served some of these char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s in those living in your commun@@ ity ?
With that , she gave him a cop@@ y of the Bible - based book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe .
John wrote : “ God is love . ” ​ — 1 John 4 : 8 .
On@@ ly a small number of the Israelites who left Egy@@ pt lived to see the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
When P@@ r@@ om@@ ises Are a G@@ u@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , the godly man Isa@@ a@@ c did that .
We were in@@ iti@@ ally assign@@ ed to the cir@@ cu@@ it work in the st@@ ate cap@@ it@@ al , but this joy was sh@@ ort - lived , as once again F@@ l@@ ori@@ an@@ o became very ill .
If she or her child died because of in@@ ju@@ ries , those same jud@@ ges would have the per@@ pe@@ tr@@ at@@ or put to death .
Because of the n@@ ature of the work at Bethel , those accepted for this privilege of service must be physi@@ c@@ ally strong and in good health .
Some 30 years later , the apostle Peter , who had been present at that me@@ al , gave fellow believers counsel about hum@@ ility .
TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E C@@ H@@ AN@@ G@@ E@@ S L@@ I@@ V@@ E@@ S
With the help of God’s word of truth .
See “ I@@ m@@ mi@@ gr@@ ation ​ — D@@ re@@ am@@ s and Re@@ alities ” in the F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 20@@ 13 is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke !
As a par@@ ent , how can you help your child when such a lo@@ ss is im@@ min@@ ent or has already occ@@ ur@@ red ?
So it was bad judgment on Jo@@ si@@ ah’s part to bat@@ tle against Ne@@ ch@@ o .
F@@ our@@ th , Jehovah gave Moses a par@@ t@@ ner and spo@@ k@@ es@@ man , A@@ ar@@ on , to help him car@@ ry out his assignment .
She said : “ No , in@@ deed ! but he shall be called John . ” ​ — Luke 1 : 5@@ 9 - 6@@ 3 .
E@@ ven@@ tually , some Bible stud@@ ents and some in@@ ac@@ tive ones began coming to the meetings , and soon we became a congregation .
The wor@@ ding and the to@@ ne of vo@@ ice should con@@ ve@@ y the gen@@ u@@ in@@ en@@ ess of s@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
T@@ ra@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , a group of people car@@ ries i@@ ma@@ ges of M@@ ary and Joseph to a home and in s@@ ong as@@ ks for sh@@ el@@ ter , or po@@ sa@@ da .
Mar@@ k@@ ’s c@@ ous@@ in Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s had long been a disci@@ ple , at le@@ ast since the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E .
How can you bal@@ ance f@@ ond mem@@ ori@@ es of your first marriage with the life you have started with your new mate ?
But loving - kindness has to do with people , not conc@@ ep@@ ts or in@@ an@@ im@@ ate things .
I was invit@@ ed there to work with Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al In@@ form@@ ation Ser@@ vi@@ ces , which assignment I g@@ la@@ dly accepted .
But that is not the way Jesus felt .
But the great interest sh@@ own in the Da@@ w@@ ns brought with it a di@@ le@@ m@@ ma .
So even “ the un@@ righteous , ” many individuals who did not know and serve Jehovah , will get a future opportunity to gain God’s fav@@ or .
Jesus com@@ pared his disciples to bran@@ ches of the v@@ ine .
If I am not yet baptized , do I have baptism as a go@@ al ? ’
We can make a public expres@@ sion of our faith by ans@@ wer@@ ing a pr@@ inted question , by giving an app@@ lic@@ ation of a s@@ crip@@ ture , by rel@@ ating a bri@@ ef experience that illustr@@ ates the wisdom of following Bible principles , or in other ways .
Still , when you are suffering with no reli@@ ef in sight , you may won@@ der : ‘ Does God really love me ?
An@@ cient pu@@ g@@ il@@ ists had their f@@ ists and w@@ ris@@ ts b@@ ound with le@@ ather th@@ ong@@ s .
By the time he was 16 , he was a her@@ o@@ in ad@@ di@@ ct , and this led to the use of co@@ ca@@ ine , L@@ S@@ D ​ — “ in fact , anything I could get a high on , ” as T@@ on@@ y pu@@ ts it .
Luke 3 : 32 lis@@ ts fi@@ ve later l@@ in@@ ks in the l@@ ine le@@ ading to the Messi@@ ah .
Ha@@ ve you vis@@ ited and ex@@ pl@@ ored all re@@ gi@@ ons of earth , or even most of them ?
That 1@@ 5@@ th year of Ti@@ b@@ eri@@ us ’ re@@ ign began in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember of 28 C.E . and ended in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember of 29 C.E .
As a result of ang@@ eli@@ c guid@@ ance and the Witnesses ’ own in@@ iti@@ ative , each year h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds come to know Jehovah .
In acc@@ ord with Jehovah’s direction , the sol@@ di@@ ers gave a per@@ cen@@ ta@@ ge of their por@@ tion to the pri@@ ests , and the other Israelites gave a similar per@@ cen@@ ta@@ ge to the L@@ ev@@ ites . ​ — Nu@@ m .
H@@ um@@ ility will continue to char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ize the activities of the Son of God .
But when people were willing to listen to him , he sp@@ ent time with them and taught them many things .
Those words streng@@ th@@ ened her .
To pre@@ serve order in the congregation .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N you hear the word “ glory , ” what comes to your mind ?
During the tri@@ p the con@@ duc@@ t@@ or appro@@ ached her for her tic@@ ke@@ t .
Ab@@ out 20 min@@ ut@@ es after it all started , we heard po@@ li@@ ce in the h@@ all@@ way .
During the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation , ” we will need to remain clo@@ sel@@ y associ@@ ated with our local congregation ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 16 - 18 )
Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an N@@ ational Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m , Ca@@ ir@@ o , Egy@@ pt / ​ Gi@@ ra@@ u@@ d@@ on / ​ The B@@ ri@@ d@@ ge@@ man Ar@@ t Li@@ br@@ ary
( Read Matthew 24 : 30 , 4@@ 2 , 4@@ 4 . )
• What indic@@ ates that the ze@@ al of Jehovah’s people has not di@@ min@@ i@@ shed ?
Why would Jehovah let humans go their own way ?
Do you wor@@ ry about having en@@ ough in a material way ?
L@@ ater , I app@@ lied for the position of po@@ li@@ ce c@@ hi@@ ef .
I will cu@@ t off mankind from the sur@@ face of the gr@@ ound . ”
I@@ m@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity is a gift from God , “ put on ” by those who share in the first resurrection . ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 50 , 5@@ 3 ; Genesis 2 : 7 ; 2 Corinthians 5 : 1 , 2 , 8 .
After end@@ uring years of war@@ f@@ are in another part of the same country , Jehovah’s people are still serving ze@@ al@@ ously .
In all are@@ as of life , Jehovah’s people must show by their attitude and actions that they love Jehovah and their neigh@@ b@@ or .
F@@ ul@@ filled Bible prophecy , however , shows that the Devil is in@@ ten@@ si@@ f@@ ying earth@@ ’s w@@ o@@ es because he kno@@ ws that he has only “ a sh@@ ort peri@@ od of time ” left to w@@ re@@ ak ha@@ vo@@ c before being con@@ f@@ ined .
Joseph , the most experienced d@@ ri@@ ver , rel@@ ates what he consi@@ ders the high@@ light of such tri@@ ps ​ — arri@@ val at the des@@ t@@ in@@ ation .
“ Let go of anger and a@@ ban@@ d@@ on ra@@ ge , ” says Psalm 37 : 8 .
Sa@@ ys one brother who@@ se parents are both de@@ a@@ f : “ All my life I have been around de@@ a@@ f people , and they have given me far more than I could ever re@@ pa@@ y .
They started life in Par@@ adise , for the Scriptures tell us : “ Jehovah God pl@@ anted a gar@@ den in E@@ den , toward the e@@ ast , and there he put the man whom he had form@@ ed . ”
We were married on A@@ pri@@ l 3 , 195@@ 3 .
Although I had no desire to be a mar@@ ty@@ r , suffering with courage and di@@ gn@@ ity for my loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah did bring me joy .
Now he ek@@ es out a me@@ ag@@ er living on the st@@ re@@ et .
13 : 28 .
This could not be the pro@@ du@@ ct of ch@@ ance or of an un@@ pl@@ an@@ ned and un@@ contro@@ l@@ led co@@ s@@ mi@@ c ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
These qualities must be part of his person@@ ality .
Why did John wr@@ ite these words ? ​ — 1 John 3 : 19 , 20 .
Jo@@ shua led the Israelites into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , but he succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded only because he read the “ book of the law . . . day and night ” and ac@@ ted in har@@ mony with it .
As the vision given to S@@ te@@ ph@@ en illustr@@ ates , Jehovah reve@@ als his glory and his purpose to God - fe@@ aring individuals who are hum@@ ble and who appreci@@ ate their relationship with him .
Do@@ ing that out of our hear@@ t’s a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance is an evidence that we ob@@ serve God’s comman@@ d@@ ments with a pu@@ re mo@@ tive . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Why do we all want to stay heal@@ thy ?
R@@ o@@ al@@ d served as an el@@ der and El@@ se@@ be@@ th as a pioneer , while Isa@@ be@@ l and Fa@@ bi@@ an did well as publi@@ sh@@ ers .
M@@ AN@@ Y people think of Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God as se@@ v@@ ere , st@@ er@@ n .
The life st@@ ory of Bro@@ ther V@@ ac@@ a appe@@ ared in the S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 8 , 198@@ 5 , is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke !
R@@ em@@ ember , too , that “ Jehovah kno@@ ws how to deli@@ ver people of godly devo@@ tion out of tri@@ al . ” ​ — 2 P@@ et .
You may won@@ der , ‘ Since men cannot fore@@ tell what our future ho@@ l@@ ds , should we not just ign@@ ore the future ? ’
6 : 11 - 13 ​ — Di@@ d the crow@@ ning of H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est Jo@@ shua make him a king - pri@@ est ?
After see@@ ing the f@@ l@@ ying s@@ cro@@ l@@ l , Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah is told by an ang@@ el to “ look up . ”
From the per@@ spe@@ ctive of Bible prophecy , then , the se@@ ven@@ th world power did not become esta@@ bli@@ shed in the l@@ ate 1@@ 7@@ 00 ’ s when B@@ r@@ ita@@ in first began its ris@@ e to prom@@ in@@ ence .
Re@@ g@@ arding the hon@@ es@@ ty of the Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ ers , the book The Mi@@ rac@@ les and the R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection no@@ tes : “ To acc@@ use the go@@ spe@@ l ev@@ ang@@ el@@ ists of in@@ dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ately sub@@ mer@@ g@@ ing hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al fact in a f@@ lood of mirac@@ le - m@@ ong@@ ering to serve the inter@@ ests of the@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda would be ou@@ tri@@ ght in@@ justice . . . .
I wor@@ ked there from F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary to Ju@@ ly in 19@@ 50 .
Wor@@ king in service with them and sh@@ aring the jo@@ ys of a self - sacrific@@ ing life mo@@ tiv@@ ated them to set go@@ als .
His as@@ sur@@ ance that the temple would be buil@@ t must have brought hope to their ti@@ red hearts .
Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine , though , may not be eas@@ y for us to accept .
He even no@@ tic@@ es every s@@ par@@ ro@@ w that f@@ alls to the gr@@ ound .
19 : 10 - 12 .
What can we learn from Jesus ’ being obedi@@ ent des@@ pite his experi@@ enc@@ ing suffering ? Jesus ’ experience as a human on earth taught him new as@@ pe@@ cts of obedi@@ ence .
Why are false go@@ ds valu@@ eless ?
N@@ ever for@@ get that Jehovah ca@@ res for you , and he will give you the strength needed to face any circum@@ st@@ ance that may ar@@ ise . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
At a mirac@@ ul@@ ously bur@@ ning bus@@ h , Jehovah com@@ mis@@ sions Moses to return to Egy@@ pt to lead the Israelites out of sla@@ very .
She takes him back into the ba@@ thro@@ om and sc@@ ru@@ bs his hands and face with pl@@ ent@@ y of so@@ a@@ p and water — des@@ pite his l@@ ou@@ d pro@@ t@@ ests !
It would be a sh@@ ame , however , to allow the actions of a few individuals or organiz@@ ations to s@@ qu@@ el@@ ch our gen@@ u@@ ine concer@@ n and com@@ pas@@ sion for others .
He said , “ You are right . ”
She must have been sur@@ pris@@ ed when we re@@ turned to the Kingdom H@@ all the following we@@ ek , for this time we were we@@ aring su@@ its and ties .
And of Jesus , Paul wrote : “ Even the Christ did not ple@@ ase himself . ”
He later ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that he had been “ a bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ er and a persecu@@ t@@ or and an in@@ sol@@ ent man . ”
However , it would be a mis@@ take to conclu@@ de that by not being baptized , a child is not acc@@ oun@@ table to Jehovah .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds have en@@ tered the mission@@ ary field , and h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds share in the full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing activ@@ ity as regul@@ ar and au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pione@@ ers .
L@@ ear@@ ning to view Jehovah as a gener@@ ous Re@@ war@@ der can help us to bat@@ tle any doub@@ ts about our standing with God .
E@@ ach one likely feel@@ s the pain of the fes@@ ter@@ ing w@@ ound , and both know that something should be done to he@@ al it .
God’s Word states : “ He that is show@@ ing fav@@ or to the low@@ ly one is l@@ en@@ ding to Jehovah , and his tre@@ at@@ ment He will re@@ pa@@ y to him . ”
And how can we show that we value divine deli@@ ver@@ ance ?
La@@ ur@@ ence , qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , says : “ M@@ ad@@ ele@@ ine loo@@ ks for@@ ward to my we@@ ek@@ ly vis@@ its .
That ad@@ vice is rel@@ ev@@ ant because children are far more imp@@ ressed by what parents do than by what they say .
Be@@ ing true Christians , we understand that there is something that is more valu@@ able than our present life .
How Sh@@ ould We T@@ re@@ at O@@ thers ? 5 / 15
What s@@ or@@ ts of people have respon@@ ded to the word of God ?
The apostle Paul explained by means of an illustr@@ ation : “ When I was a ba@@ be , I used to speak as a ba@@ be , to think as a ba@@ be , to reason as a ba@@ be ; but now that I have become a man , I have done away with the tra@@ its of a ba@@ be . ”
Jesus spoke of a “ ma@@ ster ” who needed work@@ ers for his v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard .
As you gre@@ w , your parents knew your streng@@ ths but were not bl@@ ind to your we@@ ak@@ nesses .
S@@ tri@@ ve to maintain your peace in all situ@@ ations , not just in the Christian ministry .
For instance , we must shu@@ n “ lo@@ f@@ ty eyes ” or any other displa@@ y of pri@@ de .
If we are to imp@@ ar@@ t truth to others , we must be tru@@ th@@ ful in all our ways .
The fulfill@@ ment of Bible prophecy indic@@ ates that the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom was esta@@ bli@@ shed in heaven in 1914 .
Lo@@ ve for God mo@@ tiv@@ ated Jesus ’ disciples to do what ?
I@@ N TH@@ E Bible , Jehovah has given us la@@ ws that c@@ learly tell us what he wants us to do .
So why should we let our imper@@ fect sing@@ ing vo@@ ic@@ es sto@@ p us from pra@@ ising Jehovah in s@@ ong ?
Satan Se@@ ek@@ s to Un@@ der@@ mine God’s Au@@ thor@@ ity
Their actions are tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous .
“ F@@ or@@ give us our de@@ b@@ ts , as we also have for@@ given our de@@ b@@ t@@ ors . ”
Gre@@ ater will the glory of this later house become than that of the form@@ er . ” ​ — H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 2 : 7 , 9 .
A reli@@ ef car@@ ving of a large car@@ go ship ( first century C.E . )
Of course , no par@@ ent will be able to apply per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel on child re@@ aring .
If only Solomon had kept he@@ e@@ ding that divine truth !
( a ) What instru@@ ctions did Jehovah give the Israelites in the mon@@ th of N@@ is@@ an 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E . ?
Yet , he main@@ ta@@ ined a positi@@ ve out@@ look , wit@@ ness@@ ing to all who came to him .
The great@@ est blessing , however , was that she was able to share the good news with sever@@ al of her fellow work@@ ers .
The work The L@@ and and the Bo@@ ok says that Israel@@ ite ho@@ m@@ es had a sta@@ ir@@ way or la@@ d@@ der to the ro@@ of@@ to@@ p , “ out@@ side of the house , but within the ex@@ ter@@ i@@ or cour@@ t . ”
In fact , what they learned moved them to refu@@ se mil@@ it@@ ary service as consci@@ enti@@ ous ob@@ je@@ ct@@ ors during the second world war .
In some lands the “ ne@@ ts ” are br@@ ing@@ ing in a very good c@@ atch ! ​ — Luke 5 : 6 ; John 21 : 6 .
And by knowledge will the inter@@ i@@ or ro@@ om@@ s be filled with all preci@@ ous and pleas@@ ant things of value . ”
“ E@@ ach One Will C@@ ar@@ ry His O@@ wn Lo@@ ad , ” 3 / 15
In the fin@@ al an@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is , if we really want to avoid h@@ ur@@ ting others with our spe@@ e@@ ch , we have to do what Proverbs 16 : 23 says : “ I@@ nt@@ el@@ lig@@ ent [ that is , wise ] people think before they speak ; what they say is then more per@@ su@@ asi@@ ve . ”
He helps us to change so that we can become better people
W@@ as this rich , older man cle@@ ver@@ ly se@@ duc@@ ed by Ru@@ th ​ — a po@@ or , young wi@@ do@@ w from a pa@@ g@@ an country ?
And we , his human children , res@@ em@@ ble him to some ex@@ t@@ ent .
This does not ref@@ er to some her@@ ba@@ l re@@ me@@ dy that we can take now or in the new world to he@@ al us .
They recogn@@ ize , as the prophet Jeremiah stated , that “ to earth@@ ling man his way does not bel@@ ong . It does not bel@@ ong to man who is wal@@ king even to direc@@ t his st@@ ep . ”
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ar prayer can also help us face se@@ v@@ ere tri@@ als .
God has helped me to make good decisions , and now I have a good relationship with him and with my family .
“ The Ch@@ urch has always ful@@ filled its du@@ ty to keep boo@@ ks under sur@@ ve@@ ill@@ ance , but until the in@@ ven@@ tion of prin@@ ting , it did not feel the need to com@@ p@@ ile a c@@ at@@ al@@ o@@ g of pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted boo@@ ks because those writ@@ ings consider@@ ed d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous were bur@@ ned , ” states the En@@ ci@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia C@@ at@@ to@@ lic@@ a .
What blessing did one brother receive for pu@@ t@@ ting the Kingdom first ?
In the R@@ as Sh@@ am@@ r@@ a te@@ x@@ ts , Ba@@ al is called the son of D@@ ag@@ an , but the meaning of “ son ” here is un@@ certain .
Th@@ ough this may se@@ em like a simp@@ le me@@ th@@ od , it is effe@@ ctive .
He ple@@ a@@ ds : “ O my people , remember , ple@@ ase . ”
What assignment did a prophet from Juda@@ h receive ?
T@@ ak@@ ing one day at a time , accep@@ ting my li@@ mit@@ ations , and being than@@ k@@ ful for the blessings each day br@@ ings , just as Jesus ad@@ v@@ ised , is in@@ deed the best way to live . ​ — Matthew 6 : 34 .
What determin@@ ation to do his Fa@@ ther’s will is expres@@ sed in Jesus ’ answer to M@@ ary !
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , I have never been as deep@@ ly moved as I was when I read this article .
A young Witness in Gre@@ e@@ ce was assign@@ ed to wr@@ ite a repor@@ t on the pol@@ lu@@ tion of the earth@@ ’s at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere .
S@@ ing@@ l@@ en@@ ess , though it is a sacrifice , is an am@@ a@@ z@@ ing gift if you take advan@@ ta@@ ge of it . ”
How than@@ k@@ ful we can be that Jehovah God ac@@ ted for our good by using blood ​ — Jesus ’ blood — ​ in this li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving way !
As “ the great day of Jehovah ” un@@ fol@@ ds , earthly soci@@ ety will des@@ c@@ end into cha@@ o@@ s .
* This is par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly imp@@ res@@ sive , since Jesus fore@@ told that his disciples would be “ ob@@ je@@ cts of h@@ at@@ red by all people ” because of his name .
5@@ 3 : 11 ​ — What is the knowledge by means of which the Messi@@ ah “ will bring a righteous standing to many people ” ?
( See the bo@@ x “ F@@ e@@ atu@@ res of the Bo@@ o@@ k@@ let Go@@ od Ne@@ ws for Pe@@ ople of All N@@ ations , ” on page 26 . )
Th@@ ough quic@@ k to cla@@ im ste@@ war@@ d@@ ship of God’s Word , have the cl@@ er@@ gy of Chris@@ tend@@ om proved to be faithful to the Ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s trust ?
God always bless@@ es his servants for taking a bo@@ ld stand for true worship .
For a time they rema@@ ined se@@ par@@ ate de@@ ta@@ il@@ s .
However , their pres@@ ence was still repor@@ ted in M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia and S@@ y@@ ri@@ a until the 19@@ th century and in I@@ r@@ an and I@@ ra@@ q as l@@ ate as the first part of the 20@@ th century .
She says , “ I wish I could learn fa@@ ster , but I keep in mind what a brother once told me , ‘ Do your best , and Jehovah will take care of the rest . ’ ”
( Read John 5 : 39 - 4@@ 4 . )
When J@@ an@@ n was two years old , we set@@ t@@ led in B@@ ris@@ ban@@ e .
We take deli@@ ght in doing God’s will .
Gi@@ ving can al@@ le@@ vi@@ ate suffering , and Jehovah does keep his promise to strengthen us in time of need .
Bo@@ th the Hebrew and the Greek words for “ ang@@ el ” can be transl@@ ated “ m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er . ”
Mu@@ ch of what he said is self - ex@@ pl@@ an@@ at@@ ory , though pu@@ t@@ ting it into prac@@ tice can be challeng@@ ing .
This sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic woman is no@@ ne other than the false religi@@ ons of the world .
L@@ ess@@ ons From C@@ re@@ ation
What has been done to provide material help for el@@ der@@ ly Christians ?
When the Israelites cri@@ ed out to God because of their sla@@ very in Egy@@ pt , Jehovah took no@@ tice .
Since 1914 , war has con@@ stan@@ tly pla@@ gu@@ ed mankind .
Jesus said to his disciples : “ If anyone wants to come after me , let him dis@@ own himself and pi@@ ck up his t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake and continu@@ ally follow me . ”
And how much Daniel will want to know about the fulfill@@ ment of the prophe@@ ci@@ es he was inspired to wr@@ ite !
How to Be a Go@@ od Father
37 : 4 , 28 , 31 - 33 .
22 - 23 .
These blessings were fore@@ told in Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy : “ You have ad@@ ded to the nation ; O Jehovah , you have ad@@ ded to the nation ; you have gl@@ ori@@ fied yourself . You have ex@@ tend@@ ed a@@ far all the bor@@ ders of the land .
Jesus said : “ Many will say to me in that day , ‘ Lord , Lord , did we not pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y in your name ? ’ . . .
Since he is our Creator , we should than@@ k him , honor him , and praise him .
By mi@@ d@@ mor@@ ning we are dis@@ em@@ ba@@ r@@ king at a small v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
K@@ no@@ wing What Is Ri@@ ght and Do@@ ing It
In 19@@ 0@@ 8 , S@@ is@@ ter Wh@@ ite and other ze@@ al@@ ous Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers would have offered the si@@ x - vo@@ lu@@ me , clo@@ th@@ b@@ ound set for $ 1@@ .@@ 6@@ 5 ( U@@ .@@ S . ) .
P@@ ur@@ su@@ ing sel@@ f@@ ish go@@ als does not bring people the happiness that they ex@@ pect .
A small re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 , however , are still on earth .
But they never discipl@@ ined me in anger or without expla@@ ining why I was being discipl@@ ined .
One of her un@@ c@@ les was a pri@@ est , and three of her a@@ un@@ ts were n@@ un@@ s .
When tal@@ king to you@@ ng@@ er ones , though@@ t@@ ful@@ ness will help us to avoid “ ex@@ as@@ per@@ ating ” them or ‘ pro@@ vo@@ king them to wr@@ ath . ’
What less@@ er - known work do elders do ?
* A@@ ha@@ b , a king of Israel in the ten@@ th century B.C.E . , allow@@ ed his wife , Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l , to have Na@@ both and his sons kil@@ led so that the king could take the man@@ ’s v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard .
With my wife in the ministry
Be S@@ y@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic and F@@ or@@ giving
• How can we become a@@ de@@ pt at h@@ and@@ ling the s@@ word of the spirit ?
There are two possible inter@@ pre@@ t@@ ations of this part of the in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion .
Many ad@@ mit that the Bible is a good book .
G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol helped the gra@@ du@@ ates to gro@@ w in appreciation for that slave class .
Why do we need to “ put on the complete su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or from God ” ?
Then , all f@@ ell s@@ il@@ ent .
“ TH@@ E c@@ y@@ ni@@ c is one who never se@@ es a good qu@@ ality in a man , and never fa@@ il@@ s to see a bad one .
In the mean@@ time , what should be our view of the time that rema@@ ins for this system ?
James and his wife , a young cou@@ ple in their 30 ’ s , had a re@@ pu@@ tation similar to that of S@@ mit@@ a .
Of course , this is not to say that we should not be serious about what we do or say .
But there is much more to prayer than that .
Isaiah was sh@@ o@@ cked and wanted to know for how long God’s nation would remain un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant .
Jehovah’s Witnesses invit@@ e you to get to know our Ma@@ st@@ er@@ ful Des@@ ign@@ er as a real person .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , one rec@@ ent study repor@@ ted that te@@ ens are three times more likely than their parents to say that parents and children do not sp@@ end en@@ ough time together .
For years , boo@@ ks were pr@@ inted and shi@@ pp@@ ed from Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , and ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines were pr@@ inted and shi@@ pp@@ ed from W@@ all@@ k@@ ill .
God’s Word tel@@ ls us to foc@@ us on the needs of others a@@ head of our own .
If that does not appe@@ ar to succ@@ e@@ ed , do not des@@ pa@@ ir .
As the su@@ n ris@@ es , fe@@ atu@@ res of our g@@ lo@@ be become cle@@ are@@ r , like cla@@ y being trans@@ form@@ ed under a se@@ al .
Solomon was a king who received much from his father , David .
When World W@@ ar I@@ I bro@@ ke out and the Na@@ z@@ is occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed the are@@ a , they were determined to ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ate Jehovah’s Witnesses .
He is the only person direc@@ tly called God’s friend in the Bible .
With qu@@ ite a t@@ ou@@ ch of hum@@ or , M@@ other used to say that 19@@ 33 was a year of c@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ ph@@ es : H@@ it@@ l@@ er came into power , the po@@ pe declar@@ ed it a Ho@@ ly Ye@@ ar , and I was born .
The d@@ ough should be ro@@ l@@ led th@@ in and can be bak@@ ed on a s@@ ligh@@ tly o@@ iled co@@ o@@ king she@@ et until the bre@@ ad is d@@ ry and c@@ ris@@ p .
There was har@@ dly a d@@ ry e@@ ye in the a@@ udi@@ ence .
And milli@@ ons of hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people from different religious ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds are coura@@ ge@@ ously em@@ br@@ ac@@ ing this truth and are being un@@ ited in true worship . ​ — Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 ; Revelation 7 : 9 , 10 .
We are not d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous .
But try as he will , man cannot truly du@@ p@@ lic@@ ate the perfect origin@@ als found in n@@ ature .
( b ) Acc@@ ording to Jesus ’ two illustr@@ ations , how can we expres@@ s our concer@@ n for them ?
lead@@ ers ,
In effect , he said to E@@ ve , ‘ God is l@@ ying to you , but I@@ ’@@ m tel@@ ling you the truth . ’
As the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” mo@@ ves toward its c@@ li@@ ma@@ x , God’s people will be the t@@ ar@@ get of an all - out att@@ ack by “ Go@@ g of the land of Ma@@ go@@ g . ”
Tru@@ e Wor@@ ship Un@@ ites F@@ am@@ ily , 8 / 15
What was “ M@@ er@@ o@@ z , ” and why was it cur@@ sed ?
Per@@ haps the re@@ war@@ ds of par@@ en@@ tho@@ od have pas@@ sed you by , or you may be stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to find a succ@@ ess@@ ful care@@ er .
Like the un@@ nam@@ ed prophet in Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am@@ ’s day , we have “ the privilege of fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly rend@@ ering sac@@ red service to [ Jehovah ] with loy@@ al@@ ty . ”
Just as in the first century , Jehovah and Jesus today are using a few people to fe@@ ed , or teach , many .
Pe@@ ople of means have to learn to look bey@@ ond their money ; they need to look to God , the origin@@ al s@@ ource of any we@@ al@@ th .
H@@ u@@ man D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ment R@@ ep@@ ort 199@@ 9 no@@ ted : “ All coun@@ tri@@ es repor@@ t er@@ o@@ sion of their so@@ cial f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c , with so@@ cial un@@ rest , more cri@@ me , more viol@@ ence in the home . . . .
Even sp@@ en@@ ding too much time vie@@ wing en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment that may be consider@@ ed accep@@ table can enc@@ ro@@ ach on family worship , da@@ ily Bible reading , and our pre@@ par@@ ation for meetings . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
Be@@ ware of Wor@@ ds That Are V@@ alu@@ eless
W@@ ere those not requi@@ red under the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law ? ’
In the con@@ fu@@ sion , E@@ m@@ ma@@ s was ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ ally kno@@ cked down and tr@@ am@@ pl@@ ed , but one of the brothers helped him to his fe@@ et .
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing that he had spo@@ ken without understanding , Job later rep@@ ented .
O@@ thers , though , ad@@ ju@@ sted their thinking .
A@@ n older sister , prom@@ in@@ ent in coun@@ ty af@@ fai@@ r@@ s , con@@ spi@@ red with the ma@@ y@@ or and had Un@@ c@@ le T@@ al@@ ma@@ dge ar@@ rest@@ ed .
I@@ magine the fam@@ il@@ y’s joy when this young man came back to Jehovah !
Such la@@ ws prote@@ cted God’s people from di@@ se@@ as@@ es that might have been un@@ known to or even un@@ de@@ te@@ c@@ table by them .
R@@ em@@ e@@ gi@@ o said : “ The do@@ ct@@ ors started as@@ king questions , but I found my@@ self st@@ y@@ mi@@ ed because the questions were very te@@ ch@@ n@@ ic@@ al . ”
From his des@@ crip@@ tion , we can conclu@@ de that the Ang@@ l@@ o - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can World P@@ ow@@ er is the one that will be d@@ om@@ in@@ ating when the “ st@@ one ” re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting God’s Kingdom h@@ its the fe@@ et of the i@@ ma@@ ge . ​ — D@@ an .
Rather than sc@@ ol@@ ding them , Jesus pati@@ ently teach@@ es them about the value of minis@@ ter@@ ing to others .
He found comfort by dra@@ wing clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah and inc@@ reas@@ ing his activ@@ ity in the Christian ministry .
To de@@ al with that chall@@ enge , the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o began arrang@@ ements in 199@@ 9 to hold congregation meetings in indi@@ gen@@ ous langu@@ ages .
Why the Ne@@ ed ?
H@@ app@@ ily for me , R@@ o@@ y pa@@ id par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar attention to the message of the Bible , and both of us became a@@ vi@@ d Bible stud@@ ents .
Jehovah’s care for those who have en@@ tered into a relationship with him is fur@@ ther seen in his feelings for the Israelites .
The Scriptural account beg@@ ins with the words : “ On@@ ce again the sons of Israel went doing what was bad in Jehovah’s eyes . At that Jehovah let E@@ gl@@ on the king of Mo@@ a@@ b gro@@ w strong against Israel , because they did what was bad in Jehovah’s eyes .
We do well to take to heart the counsel of Proverbs 14 : 15 : “ An@@ yone in@@ experienced pu@@ ts faith in every word , but the sh@@ re@@ w@@ d one consi@@ ders his st@@ ep@@ s . ”
When we off@@ end others , even if we did not in@@ ten@@ d to do so , our making an a@@ po@@ lo@@ gy go@@ es a long way toward re@@ me@@ d@@ ying the situation .
This will help us keep a close relationship with Jehovah
( b ) What have many Bible transl@@ ations done with God’s name ?
With such help , we can avoid be@@ coming so over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by our ill@@ ness that we lo@@ se our spiritual foc@@ us .
We certainly have s@@ ound reas@@ ons to keep on rejo@@ ic@@ ing in the har@@ v@@ est work .
Jesus Christ refer@@ red to this peri@@ od as his “ pres@@ ence ” as en@@ thr@@ oned King in heaven . ​ — Matthew 24 : 37 - 39 .
• What is a princi@@ ple ?
If we ‘ draw close to God , he will draw close to us . ’ ​ — James 4 : 8 .
This work involved vis@@ iting grou@@ ps of Jehovah’s Witnesses in w@@ es@@ ter@@ n K@@ en@@ tu@@ ck@@ y and par@@ ts of T@@ en@@ n@@ es@@ see to help them in their ministry .
Today , Jehovah continu@@ es to be true to the meaning of his name by satis@@ f@@ ying all our spiritual and material needs .
G@@ ran@@ ted , for every person who accep@@ ts our message there may be h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds or even th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds who re@@ ject it .
In a rec@@ ent sur@@ ve@@ y in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , 7@@ 5 per@@ c@@ ent of all first - year uni@@ vers@@ ity stud@@ ents descri@@ bed their princi@@ p@@ al go@@ al in life as being “ fin@@ an@@ cially very well off . ”
If we are e@@ ag@@ er to take in the knowledge of God , we will benefit from meetings , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of a speak@@ er@@ ’s a@@ bil@@ ities .
Paul wrote : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e ap@@ pl@@ ying yourself to public reading , to ex@@ hor@@ tation , to teaching .
It may take some time before they understand everything you say , but you can kin@@ dly help them with their pr@@ on@@ un@@ ci@@ ation .
So how could God’s perfect Kingdom come from such a s@@ ource ?
When all this work is comple@@ ted , pos@@ si@@ bly in 200@@ 2 , we will be able to accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ate some 1@@ ,@@ 3@@ 00 people in our ex@@ pan@@ ded fac@@ il@@ ities .
W@@ ould it be possible for individu@@ al anointed Christians to get s@@ le@@ ep@@ y during a long ni@@ gh@@ t@@ time vi@@ gi@@ l ?
In such an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , being l@@ ate can eas@@ ily become our ha@@ bi@@ t .
What did J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah and H@@ ann@@ ah v@@ ow , and how eas@@ y was it for them to pa@@ y their v@@ ow ?
Do I do my best to arri@@ ve at meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions in time to jo@@ in my brothers and sisters in the op@@ ening s@@ ong , and then do I sing out with feel@@ ing ?
On this occasi@@ on , King A@@ ha@@ su@@ er@@ us made an exc@@ ep@@ tion to what appe@@ ars to have been a Per@@ si@@ an cu@@ sto@@ m of ur@@ g@@ ing one another to dr@@ ink a certain am@@ ount at such ga@@ ther@@ ings .
I shall not set in fr@@ on@@ t of my eyes any good - for - nothing thing . ” ​ — P@@ s .
There is no Scriptural rec@@ ord that God spoke to Adam and E@@ ve after their ex@@ pul@@ sion from E@@ den .
For the gro@@ om : “ I [ name of gro@@ om ] take you [ name of bri@@ de ] to be my we@@ d@@ ded wife , to love and to ch@@ er@@ ish in acc@@ or@@ d@@ ance with the divine law as set for@@ th in the Ho@@ ly Scriptures for Christian hus@@ ban@@ ds , for as long as we both shall live together on earth according to God’s mar@@ it@@ al arrang@@ ement . ”
He held cour@@ t , as it were , esta@@ bli@@ shing the fac@@ ts from the respon@@ ses that Adam and E@@ ve gave .
Di@@ d you ever feel your heart f@@ ill with love for Jehovah upon see@@ ing his qualities as refle@@ cted in his deal@@ ings with mankind ?
When working on a text that uses spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ized vo@@ ca@@ bul@@ ary , transl@@ at@@ ors and pro@@ of@@ read@@ ers might have to do ex@@ ten@@ sive re@@ sear@@ ch in both the s@@ ource language ( Eng@@ l@@ ish or a se@@ con@@ d@@ ary s@@ ource language , such as Fr@@ en@@ ch , Rus@@ si@@ an , or S@@ pan@@ ish ) and the t@@ ar@@ get language to en@@ sure acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y .
Some char@@ ities have high ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ative or fun@@ d - ra@@ ising co@@ st@@ s , lea@@ ving only a small por@@ tion of the col@@ le@@ cted money for the in@@ tend@@ ed purpose .
For n@@ ine days in 18@@ 9@@ 2 , the tw@@ in sisters A@@ gn@@ es S@@ m@@ ith Le@@ w@@ is and Mar@@ ga@@ re@@ t D@@ un@@ lo@@ p Gi@@ b@@ son j@@ our@@ ne@@ yed by cam@@ el through the deser@@ t to S@@ t . Ca@@ ther@@ in@@ e@@ ’s M@@ on@@ ast@@ er@@ y at the fo@@ o@@ t of M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i .
The temp@@ er@@ ature must be right for water on the pl@@ an@@ et to remain in li@@ qu@@ id form .
On the other hand , if we fear Jehovah , we will stay away ​ — even walk away — ​ from people , plac@@ es , activities , and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment that could cause us to low@@ er our moral gu@@ ard .
My el@@ des@@ t daugh@@ ter , Mar@@ ser@@ e@@ e , helped her you@@ ng@@ est sister , N@@ ic@@ o@@ le , complete her ba@@ si@@ c se@@ con@@ d@@ ary school educ@@ ation .
That group soon gre@@ w to be a small congregation of about 20 .
How than@@ k@@ ful you can be when something nee@@ ding ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment is thus brought to your attention !
What blessings come to those who accept the light ?
Jehovah had comman@@ ded the first man and woman to “ f@@ ill the earth ” with their kind , using their God - given se@@ x@@ u@@ al po@@ wers hon@@ or@@ ab@@ ly within the marriage arrang@@ ement .
S@@ pe@@ cial ty@@ p@@ es of so@@ il ba@@ c@@ ter@@ ia cap@@ ture n@@ it@@ ro@@ g@@ en from the a@@ ir and make this vital el@@ ement a@@ vail@@ able to pl@@ ants so that they can gro@@ w .
The att@@ ack was made e@@ asi@@ er by a chang@@ ed pol@@ itical situation in P@@ ol@@ and .
No one , not even a close family member , could be allow@@ ed to inter@@ f@@ ere with the work Jesus came to earth to do .
Not able to use her hands , she tur@@ ns the pages of the Bible with her t@@ ong@@ ue and fin@@ ds the text she wants to read .
After consider@@ ing the fac@@ ts , the bo@@ ard ob@@ li@@ ged the ch@@ urch to ann@@ oun@@ ce that the cause of the proble@@ m had been , not the Witnesses , but the pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the ch@@ urch .
G@@ rac@@ i@@ ous Acts P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ te Go@@ od R@@ el@@ ati@@ on@@ shi@@ ps
The Bible tel@@ ls us that Ad@@ am@@ ’s fir@@ st@@ born son , Ca@@ in , became the first human mu@@ r@@ der@@ er when he kil@@ led his brother A@@ be@@ l .
While Satan se@@ ek@@ s to de@@ v@@ our , Jehovah “ does not desire any to be destro@@ yed . ”
Ge@@ or@@ ge G@@ ang@@ as , who was a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy for over 22 years , said : “ To me , meeting with the brothers is one of li@@ fe@@ ’s great@@ est ple@@ a@@ sures and a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement .
Per@@ haps he an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated at le@@ ast some res@@ ist@@ ance from tro@@ op@@ s loyal to Jeho@@ ra@@ m .
My cho@@ ice was simp@@ le : serve fi@@ ve years in the Fr@@ en@@ ch F@@ o@@ re@@ ign Le@@ gi@@ on or face inter@@ n@@ ment in a M@@ or@@ o@@ c@@ can pris@@ on .
Ang@@ els have been given power to prote@@ ct us .
‘ So far so good , ’ thought the stud@@ ent .
Re@@ g@@ arding a pi@@ c@@ ture in which a child is w@@ atch@@ ing tel@@ ev@@ ision in a dar@@ k@@ ened ro@@ om , my son asked , ‘ M@@ om@@ my , what is that bo@@ y doing ? ’ in a to@@ ne that indic@@ ated that he knew that something was wrong . ”
If we have di@@ stan@@ ced ourselves from Jehovah , we can take st@@ ep@@ s to cor@@ rec@@ t matters , to return to a close , war@@ m relationship with him .
Me@@ et@@ ing the D@@ em@@ ands of G@@ ro@@ w@@ th in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o
Ther@@ efore , let us never we@@ ak@@ en in our determin@@ ation to maintain our integrity to God . ​ — Job 27 : 5 .
They me@@ t with their Christian brothers and sisters at the conven@@ tion and enjo@@ yed the spiritual ban@@ qu@@ et .
On the contr@@ ary , he cha@@ st@@ ised Saul , saying : “ Your kingdom will not last . . . because you did not keep what Jehovah comman@@ ded you . ”
What are Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers doing today ?
T@@ ake Moses as an example .
Acc@@ ep@@ ting God’s guid@@ ance would be ess@@ enti@@ al for their continu@@ ing to enjoy life .
* Yes , wisdom and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment keep c@@ all@@ ing out , but qu@@ ite un@@ like the im@@ moral woman who lu@@ r@@ ks in dar@@ k plac@@ es and wh@@ is@@ p@@ ers se@@ duc@@ tive words in the ear@@ s of a sol@@ it@@ ary and in@@ experienced you@@ th .
So a little fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness does to one who is preci@@ ous for wisdom and glory . ”
We can thus be sure that it con@@ tain@@ s divine guid@@ ance for our good and that it poin@@ ts the way to happiness .
8@@ 6 : 12 ; J@@ as .
The Israelites were rep@@ ent@@ ant .
In an ex@@ ten@@ sive an@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is of the Christian Greek Scriptures , one scho@@ la@@ r said of Acts 20 : 20 : “ Paul had sp@@ ent three years in Eph@@ esus .
To that end , we look to Christ as our mo@@ de@@ l .
In A@@ bi@@ j@@ ah’s day , Israel was really “ a land of whe@@ at and ba@@ r@@ le@@ y and v@@ ines and fi@@ g@@ s and p@@ ome@@ gr@@ an@@ ates , a land of o@@ il o@@ lives and h@@ one@@ y . ”
He was also well - ver@@ sed in ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gy , me@@ dic@@ ine , the n@@ atur@@ al s@@ ci@@ ences , and the@@ olo@@ gy , stu@@ dies that he put to good use in pre@@ par@@ ing the app@@ en@@ di@@ x .
After meeting the Scriptural requi@@ re@@ ments , C@@ ar@@ lo@@ s was baptized in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of his dedic@@ ation to Jehovah .
Although no vis@@ it was sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ed , we sp@@ ent the time preaching with them while wa@@ iting for the bri@@ dge to be re@@ pa@@ i@@ red and for another means of trans@@ por@@ t to pas@@ s .
An@@ cient M@@ an@@ us@@ crip@@ ts ​ — Ch@@ am@@ pi@@ ons of God’s Word
The desire to cre@@ ate a priv@@ ate “ par@@ adise ” can en@@ s@@ n@@ are a Christian , resul@@ ting in com@@ plac@@ enc@@ y ​ — even the lo@@ ss of “ his ou@@ ter gar@@ ments , ” his Christian id@@ ent@@ ity .
Lu@@ car@@ is ’ tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous respect for the Bible and its power to educ@@ ate fu@@ el@@ ed his desire to make its words more acc@@ es@@ sible to the comm@@ on man .
We feel secu@@ re , for he is always there to help us as the “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer . ”
W@@ he@@ ther we are deal@@ ing with those out@@ side or those in@@ side the congregation , even with family members , it is vital to follow the apostle Paul’s counsel : “ Let your ut@@ ter@@ ance be always with gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ousness , se@@ as@@ oned with sal@@ t . ”
M@@ en of H@@ um@@ ble O@@ ri@@ g@@ in Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ate the Bible
The care for the en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment lea@@ ves har@@ dly any pas@@ ser@@ s@@ by indi@@ ffer@@ ent .
J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z , K .
Of pri@@ me import@@ ance is ear@@ n@@ est prayer to God .
Ru@@ th@@ ’s loyal love was a blessing to Na@@ om@@ i
“ If you had been here , my brother would not have died , ” Mar@@ th@@ a said .
If there is a fa@@ ul@@ t that needs attention , hus@@ ban@@ ds should not necess@@ ar@@ ily ex@@ pect that their s@@ inc@@ ere efforts to cor@@ rec@@ t it will me@@ et with im@@ medi@@ ate succ@@ ess .
However , it should be no@@ ted that Christians are not under the Law that God gave through Moses to the nation of Israel .
His parents were hear@@ t@@ bro@@ ken .
“ Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ise Fa@@ ith ”
If the l@@ at@@ ter was the case , his words would have ar@@ ous@@ ed even greater cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity about his message .
When we su@@ ff@@ er , it@@ ’s only nor@@ ma@@ l to won@@ der why .
They should ac@@ knowledge their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s feelings , including ne@@ g@@ ative expres@@ sions . ​ — Read N@@ um@@ bers 11 : 11 , 15 .
How is sin com@@ par@@ able to a pan@@ dem@@ ic ?
For 33 years , A@@ ngi@@ e and I enjo@@ yed both cir@@ cu@@ it and dist@@ ri@@ ct work , including a good de@@ al of pre@@ conven@@ tion and conven@@ tion work .
• In what way should our desire to dec@@ l@@ are the good news be like “ a bur@@ ning fi@@ re ” in our hearts ?
What can help us to over@@ come doub@@ ts about certain Christian teachings ?
To that end , he uses his system of things in such a way that it is likely to ad@@ d to or ag@@ gra@@ v@@ ate any ‘ thor@@ ns in our flesh . ’
It can be of benefit both to individuals and to the commun@@ ity .
But all of us may be able to help el@@ der@@ ly brothers and sisters , or enti@@ re famili@@ es , who are fac@@ ing problems .
What about the ar@@ chang@@ el M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el ?
Paul used per@@ su@@ asi@@ on when he was before Go@@ ver@@ nor F@@ es@@ tu@@ s and King A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa
S@@ tu@@ dy ​ — Re@@ war@@ ding and En@@ jo@@ y@@ able , 10 / 1
“ L@@ ess work and activ@@ ity is not a ven@@ ture that will lead to long - ter@@ m happiness ​ — only long - ter@@ m bo@@ re@@ dom ! ”
1 : 7 - 9 .
As@@ k yourself , ‘ Do I have ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te confidence that no@@ ne of God’s promises will fai@@ l even in the s@@ ligh@@ t@@ est de@@ ta@@ il and that all of them will be ful@@ filled at his appointed time ? ’
This occ@@ ur@@ red because of Timo@@ th@@ y’s close associ@@ ation with such matu@@ re Christians as Paul , his own personal study , and his ze@@ al@@ ous preaching activ@@ ity . ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 14 ; 2 Timothy 2 : 2 ; Hebrews 6 : 1 .
Consider his re@@ action to the re@@ qu@@ est that Israel be allow@@ ed to go into the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness to “ c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate a fes@@ ti@@ val ” to Jehovah .
( b ) What will be discus@@ sed in artic@@ les in the next is@@ sue of The Watchtower ?
I know that so@@ cial events are not all bad , but they can be a hu@@ ge di@@ str@@ action .
The religious lead@@ ers of Jesus ’ day were un@@ willing to do this .
How thor@@ ough were loyal Israelites when taking their stand against un@@ righteousness ?
But the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn R@@ ul@@ er of the uni@@ verse does not dep@@ end on this worl@@ d’s me@@ dia .
A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s was helped to imp@@ ro@@ ve the effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess of his ministry
Jesus pre@@ fac@@ ed that comm@@ and by saying : “ Do not s@@ we@@ ar at all . ”
The day after his talk , it was min@@ us 40 de@@ gre@@ es F@@ ah@@ r@@ en@@ he@@ it [ - 40 ° C . ] , and a fi@@ er@@ ce nor@@ th@@ w@@ es@@ ter@@ n w@@ ind made it feel even col@@ der .
“ N@@ one of the wicked will understand ; but those having in@@ sight will understand . ”
Re@@ c@@ ently , though , medi@@ cal re@@ sear@@ ch has r@@ ene@@ wed the hope that a dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c ex@@ ten@@ sion of the human life sp@@ an might really be possible .
How does Jehovah bl@@ ess his faithful people ?
I wanted to re@@ present B@@ ra@@ z@@ il at the O@@ l@@ y@@ mp@@ ic G@@ ames , so I tra@@ ined hard and also received s@@ pon@@ s@@ or@@ ship that en@@ ab@@ led me to com@@ pete in Fr@@ ance , V@@ i@@ et@@ na@@ m , S@@ ou@@ th K@@ o@@ re@@ a , and J@@ ap@@ an , and in the S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ i@@ can G@@ ames .
Do you remain faithful to Jehovah , or do you try to be like your cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es so that they will not te@@ ase you ?
What could the apostles have thought about the tim@@ ing of a tri@@ p to Jerusalem ?
We can do so in div@@ in@@ ely inspired prophe@@ tic words about God’s appointed time .
What good news ​ — by means of Jesus we can be declar@@ ed righteous !
In these in@@ stances , the ph@@ r@@ as@@ es do not sign@@ i@@ fy power to b@@ es@@ to@@ w sal@@ t on others or to me@@ te out re@@ com@@ p@@ en@@ se to anyone .
The apostle Paul believ@@ ed that true Christian loy@@ al@@ ty can be very strong .
However , Jehovah never me@@ ant for your walk to cons@@ ist of mer@@ ely a bri@@ ef tri@@ p from the vi@@ g@@ or of you@@ th to the pain of old age .
He was the last of ei@@ ght sons .
His will@@ ing@@ ness to sur@@ rend@@ er his soul in man@@ kin@@ d’s be@@ half was the ul@@ tim@@ ate expres@@ sion of his love .
This was evid@@ ent when he cor@@ rec@@ ted his apostles for show@@ ing a sel@@ f@@ ish , ambi@@ ti@@ ous spirit . ​ — Mark 9 : 33 - 37 ; Luke 22 : 24 - 27 .
The tra@@ ders ey@@ ed him as they ur@@ ged their cam@@ els along the well - wor@@ n tr@@ ack of the ro@@ ad he@@ ading sou@@ th .
Their experience shows that what Paul wrote some years later in a different con@@ text app@@ lies to Christians when they are persecu@@ ted .
Thus , it is clear that a close relationship ​ — a fri@@ end@@ ship — ​ with God is possible .
Just i@@ magine ​ — Jehovah will not allow his people to be se@@ par@@ ated from him , even during what may se@@ em to be the dar@@ k@@ est m@@ om@@ ents in their life . ​ — Hebrews 13 : 5 , 6 .
• What simil@@ ar@@ ity between liter@@ al and spiritual gro@@ w@@ th did Jesus emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze ?
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 3 , 4 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 23 - 31
Do anxi@@ e@@ ties of life ten@@ d to over@@ wh@@ el@@ m you ?
U@@ sing vi@@ vi@@ d h@@ y@@ per@@ bo@@ le , he ur@@ ged : “ If , now , your right e@@ ye is making you stu@@ m@@ ble , te@@ ar it out and thro@@ w it away from you . ”
Ch@@ urch lead@@ ers wanted to sto@@ p people from reading the Bible and as@@ king questions , and in most c@@ as@@ es , that is what happened .
After the rec@@ ord was fin@@ i@@ shed , we called on the people and wit@@ ness@@ ed to them .
R@@ a@@ ha@@ b too per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved God’s hand in the events of her day .
S@@ how a W@@ a@@ iting A@@ t@@ titu@@ de ! 9 / 1 S@@ ow@@ ing Se@@ e@@ ds of Kingdom Tru@@ th , 7 / 1
“ Do you think a mer@@ ci@@ ful , com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God appro@@ ves of situ@@ ations like this ? ”
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , in 20@@ 11 the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy chang@@ ed the time of the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy for the Un@@ ited St@@ ates Bethel family from 6 : 4@@ 5 p@@ .@@ m . to 6 : 15 p@@ .@@ m .
This princi@@ ple of conduct is often called the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule .
Ab@@ out three years ag@@ o , he and his wife , Al@@ ber@@ t - Fa@@ y@@ et@@ te , moved to B@@ en@@ in .
His long - suffering led to pre@@ serv@@ ation for the Israelites and a va@@ st mi@@ x@@ ed mul@@ titu@@ de that jo@@ ined them in worshi@@ p@@ ing him .
It pur@@ su@@ es us all .
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t , qu@@ o@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve , states : “ N@@ ur@@ sing st@@ af@@ f are more likely to listen to someone who vis@@ its a re@@ si@@ d@@ ent regul@@ arly .
To su@@ ff@@ er such lo@@ ss , we would not necess@@ ar@@ ily have to re@@ ject the truth ou@@ tri@@ ght .
What is involved in pu@@ t@@ ting away a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch ?
Be pe@@ ace@@ able with one another . ”
When we speak without thinking , we often say things we later reg@@ re@@ t .
Our first sto@@ p was a pris@@ on in I@@ r@@ á@@ k@@ li@@ on .
It would be un@@ real@@ is@@ tic to ex@@ pect comm@@ end@@ ation or appro@@ val from ever@@ yone , and you may me@@ et up with op@@ position .
What happened to his marriage ?
What is sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant here is , not the pres@@ ence of a f@@ la@@ g or a rep@@ lic@@ a ther@@ e@@ of , but how one ac@@ ts toward it .
She e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly accepted a Bible study .
It said that there is no m@@ oun@@ tain that is high en@@ ough for someone to be able to see all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the world .
C@@ O@@ U@@ R@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ O@@ U@@ S W@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ S I@@ N A@@ N U@@ N@@ G@@ O@@ D@@ L@@ Y W@@ O@@ R@@ L@@ D
Today , there is a congregation with over 1@@ 00 publi@@ sh@@ ers in Tu@@ lu@@ n .
How , then , can you “ seek God . . . and really find him ” ?
But Jehovah is able and willing to help us , and he gives us his holy spirit to strengthen us .
A po@@ is@@ on@@ ous ste@@ w be@@ comes e@@ di@@ ble . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 4 : 38 - 4@@ 1
Jehovah’s servants view marriage very seri@@ ously . That is because we ba@@ se our thinking on what the Scriptures say .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are that Jehovah does not give us long lis@@ ts of what is accep@@ table d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing and what is not .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of n@@ on - Israelites were part of the re@@ born nation , and later many other G@@ ent@@ il@@ es became Jewish pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes .
Jesus said : “ If , then , you are br@@ ing@@ ing your gift to the al@@ ta@@ r and you there remember that your brother has something against you , leave your gift there in fr@@ on@@ t of the al@@ ta@@ r , and go away ; first make your peace with your brother , and then , when you have come back , offer up your gift .
4 : 24 .
Then we re@@ sum@@ ed pioneer service near F@@ l@@ or@@ ence and later in V@@ er@@ c@@ el@@ l@@ i .
In some par@@ ts of Chris@@ tend@@ om , ch@@ urch lead@@ ers try to bring people from different se@@ cts together by do@@ w@@ n@@ pla@@ ying pre@@ vi@@ ously div@@ isi@@ ve do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines .
K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge of Jehovah was s@@ or@@ ely l@@ ac@@ king in Israel .
If the children are older , you could expla@@ in that even the instru@@ ctions for making an ap@@ ple t@@ ree that can pro@@ du@@ ce more ap@@ ples are found in the D@@ N@@ A in@@ side the se@@ ed .
This was stan@@ d@@ ard prac@@ tice for ex@@ tr@@ ac@@ ting evidence from cri@@ min@@ als , sla@@ ves , and others of low ran@@ k .
We will then be less likely to bl@@ ame Jehovah when bad things ha@@ p@@ pen .
“ Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch , therefore , because you do not know on what day your Lord is coming . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 24 : 4@@ 2 .
Ex@@ c@@ iting times are yet to come .
The apostle Paul expla@@ ins : “ The wa@@ ges sin pa@@ ys is death , but the gift God gives is everlasting life by Christ Jesus our Lord . ”
Let us also than@@ k and praise God when we ob@@ serve the out@@ working of his pur@@ pos@@ es or see that he has streng@@ th@@ ened us to car@@ ry on in his service .
C@@ learly , Jehovah reg@@ ar@@ ded Eli@@ j@@ ah as an ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary prophet .
Since marriage mat@@ es have become “ one flesh , ” they honor God’s mar@@ it@@ al arrang@@ ement if they con@@ fine their se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations to each other .
That is a so@@ ber@@ ing question , is it not ?
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the world , many people who say that they accept the Bible and are religious are not let@@ ting the Scriptures exer@@ t any real influ@@ ence in their life .
Jesus gr@@ ants these vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous ones the privilege “ to e@@ at of the t@@ ree of life ” in the heavenly “ par@@ adise of God . ”
If a human overse@@ er in God’s organization provi@@ des you with instru@@ ctions that se@@ em ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely de@@ ta@@ iled , you might at times feel fru@@ str@@ ated .
The ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of Jesus ’ Jewish followers were stu@@ mb@@ led and said : “ This spe@@ e@@ ch is sh@@ o@@ c@@ king ; who can listen to it ? ”
Ri@@ ght under the no@@ se of the G@@ esta@@ p@@ o , for instance , on De@@ c@@ ember 12 , 19@@ 36 , some 3@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 Witnesses dist@@ ribu@@ ted ten@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of co@@ pi@@ es of a pr@@ inted res@@ olu@@ tion regarding the ill - tre@@ at@@ ment that they were suffering .
Of course , each person has his own ta@@ st@@ e in mu@@ si@@ c , but as Christians we be@@ ar in mind Paul’s counsel : “ W@@ he@@ ther you are e@@ ating or dr@@ in@@ king or doing anything el@@ se , do all things for God’s glory . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 31 .
On the contr@@ ary , we put for@@ th ex@@ tr@@ a effort to understand what is being said . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 3 : 18 .
Jesus did not mean that one who ser@@ ves God would never feel anxi@@ ous .
Mo@@ ving the free end of this le@@ ver back and for@@ th in a sh@@ ort ar@@ c ca@@ used the ho@@ pp@@ er - f@@ ed u@@ pp@@ er st@@ one to ru@@ b against the low@@ er st@@ one .
This out@@ look has no Scriptural bas@@ is .
Many servants of God in the past were filled with holy spirit .
Why does Jehovah hold the nations in der@@ ision ?
At this point in the inspired rec@@ ord of Jo@@ b@@ ’s experi@@ ences , we learn a very important less@@ on . It is this : No human is jus@@ ti@@ fied in fin@@ ding fa@@ ul@@ t with the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty .
Rather , we will not be ti@@ mi@@ d about id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying ourselves as Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Isaiah was not as@@ king how long he would have to deli@@ ver Jehovah’s message to un@@ responsi@@ ve people .
A few min@@ ut@@ es later , when the l@@ ine moved , the su@@ it@@ case again t@@ ou@@ ched the woman .
I continue to serve as a member of the Bethel family in K@@ o@@ re@@ a .
28 “ Be C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ous . . . and G@@ o to Wor@@ k ”
P@@ ra@@ y before you read .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , you have likely seen that having a conscience that fun@@ ctions like an in@@ ner witness be@@ are@@ r does not mean that a person will follow its guid@@ ance .
Paul wrote : “ Re@@ ally , w@@ o@@ e is me if I did not dec@@ l@@ are the good news ! ”
The first fulfill@@ ment happened when King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar@@ ’s rul@@ er@@ ship was inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted .
R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection ​ — A L@@ ong - St@@ an@@ ding H@@ op@@ e
Because pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda “ is likely to be most effe@@ ctive , ” says one s@@ ource , “ if people . . . are disc@@ oura@@ ged from thinking cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ally . ”
Fir@@ st , it is reas@@ oned that the S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es likely had in mind an earthly resurrection and that Jesus would have ans@@ wer@@ ed them acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly .
Ri@@ val po@@ wers cont@@ ended for I@@ tal@@ i@@ an ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es during these tur@@ bul@@ ent times , and the po@@ pe was no pas@@ sive spe@@ ct@@ at@@ or .
I fir@@ m@@ ly believe that Jehovah can use anyone who pu@@ ts trust in him , even those who are ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely sh@@ y like me .
N@@ ei@@ ther set out to be k@@ ill@@ ers , but tra@@ ining of one s@@ ort or another war@@ ped their thinking .
L@@ it@@ tle did I real@@ ize how that would imp@@ act my life in the future .
If it seem@@ s imp@@ os@@ sible to do so , why not take advan@@ ta@@ ge of the pro@@ vision of elders in the Christian congregation ?
They may think , ‘ If I want something done right , I must do it my@@ self ! ’
He moved to Cana@@ da with his wife and three children .
If we are ze@@ al@@ ous for fine works , we will be ri@@ ch@@ ly re@@ war@@ ded with joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion now .
How should a husband or a wife be@@ have as a less@@ er one , and how can this af@@ fect a marriage ?
After lo@@ sing his jo@@ b , Gen@@ i@@ val kept up his ti@@ thing .
The pri@@ m@@ ary part of the “ se@@ ed ” proved to be Jesus Christ .
There are also more un@@ u@@ su@@ al vie@@ ws .
( b ) Why should we not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to accept Jesus ’ yo@@ ke ?
Of course , God has not assign@@ ed anyone to rec@@ ru@@ it others for this privilege .
Many con@@ f@@ li@@ cts with in - la@@ ws can be al@@ le@@ vi@@ ated by dis@@ cer@@ ning their mo@@ ti@@ ves and by refu@@ sing to allow these con@@ f@@ li@@ cts to cause con@@ ten@@ tion between you and your sp@@ ouse .
I was baptized on Au@@ gu@@ st 23 , 194@@ 3 , and in Ju@@ ne 194@@ 4 , I became a pioneer .
As@@ sign@@ ing H@@ on@@ or to F@@ am@@ ily M@@ em@@ bers
( a ) How would you de@@ fine rep@@ ent@@ ance ?
What effect can our good conduct have on those who ob@@ serve us ?
Since I was only n@@ ine years old , I under@@ sto@@ od little .
( b ) In what way were the people in gener@@ al gu@@ il@@ ty ?
Yes , “ all things are n@@ ak@@ ed and op@@ en@@ ly ex@@ posed to the eyes of him with whom we have an acc@@ oun@@ ting . ”
Li@@ ving No L@@ ong@@ er for O@@ ur@@ selves
Wh@@ ich world power will be the d@@ om@@ in@@ ant one when Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on str@@ ik@@ es ?
Indeed , God does not allow a temp@@ tation to become so over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing that we would l@@ ack su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient spiritual strength to maintain integrity if we continue to r@@ ely upon him .
At times , it might se@@ em that our prayers are not being ans@@ wer@@ ed ​ — at le@@ ast not right away or in the way we ex@@ pect .
For example , one congregation has 1@@ 34 publi@@ sh@@ ers but only 50 priv@@ ate ho@@ m@@ es in its ter@@ rit@@ ory !
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , there were new con@@ ver@@ ts who saw no in@@ cons@@ is@@ ten@@ cy in meeting for Bible instru@@ ction and then atten@@ ding the pa@@ g@@ an g@@ ames .
“ May the words of my m@@ ou@@ th . . . be pleas@@ ing to you , O Jehovah . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 19 : 14 .
When challeng@@ ed by the Jewish religious lead@@ ers , he refu@@ sed to provide a self - gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying si@@ gn from heaven .
R@@ O@@ M@@ E
God’s only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son also experienced the loving care of Jehovah , and he per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly mi@@ r@@ r@@ ored this care in his deal@@ ings with his disciples during his earthly so@@ j@@ our@@ n .
The result was that Jerusalem became “ the b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ ty city ” full of “ de@@ t@@ es@@ table things . ”
How did Jesus reve@@ al his Father through his own conduct ?
T@@ en made a ne@@ g@@ ative repor@@ t , but Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b told the people : “ The land that we pas@@ sed through to sp@@ y it out is a very , very good land .
However , the ten faith@@ less spi@@ es evid@@ ently died during Israel@@ ’s 40 - year tre@@ k in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness . ​ — Nu@@ m .
When the prophet Samuel came to Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m , Davi@@ d’s father pres@@ ented se@@ ven of his ei@@ ght sons .
B@@ ad living con@@ di@@ tions .
A@@ n ang@@ el told Joseph about the mirac@@ ul@@ ous bir@@ th so that he would not div@@ or@@ ce M@@ ary , which he was pl@@ an@@ ning to do after he learned of her pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy .
A te@@ en@@ age stud@@ ent has three we@@ ek@@ s to pre@@ pare for a mat@@ h t@@ est . There are a lo@@ t of no@@ tes and boo@@ ks she must re@@ view .
F@@ er@@ n@@ an@@ do listen@@ ed as one of the elders spoke to him .
P@@ ri@@ or to making a shepher@@ ding vis@@ it , an el@@ der needs to take some time to think about the individu@@ al he will vis@@ it .
H@@ as God been respon@@ sible for the har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps in your life ​ — or for the blessings ?
In his book The A@@ ge of Fa@@ ith , hist@@ ori@@ an Will D@@ ur@@ ant tr@@ ac@@ es the orig@@ in of this prac@@ tice .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , the j@@ a@@ il@@ er in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i listen@@ ed to Paul and S@@ il@@ as as they “ spoke the word of Jehovah to him , ” and “ he and his were baptized without d@@ el@@ a@@ y . ”
It tel@@ ls us that someone really is listen@@ ing to prayers that are made in the right way and for the right things .
However , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of the 6@@ 7@@ 5 congregations in this large Af@@ ri@@ can country me@@ et in the o@@ pen .
One cou@@ ple who had pre@@ vi@@ ously lived on the main@@ land said : “ It was time for you Jehovah’s Witnesses to remember us .
W@@ ould it be cor@@ rec@@ t to conclu@@ de that be@@ aring fru@@ it means making disciples ?
In what way is love a powerful b@@ ond ?
His fellow elders view D@@ an@@ ny@@ ka@@ r@@ l and his wife , J@@ en@@ ni@@ f@@ er , as a blessing to the congregation .
“ Y@@ O@@ U@@ R W@@ O@@ R@@ D I@@ S A L@@ A@@ M@@ P T@@ O M@@ Y F@@ O@@ O@@ T ”
P@@ res@@ sure may also be experienced by a matu@@ re Christian who helps one fellow beli@@ ever after another to de@@ al with difficult situ@@ ations .
( b ) What fac@@ e@@ ts of love will we discus@@ s in this article ?
They may fear the ris@@ ks associ@@ ated with a mul@@ ti@@ ple pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy .
What is the ke@@ y to succ@@ ess for a man who wants to buil@@ d up his hous@@ eho@@ ld spiritually ?
But only his personal name , Jehovah , remin@@ ds us of everything we know about him .
Today , many Christians lik@@ e@@ wise take up vari@@ ous form@@ s of full - time service .
This means that Jesus Christ began to rule as King of God’s Kingdom in 1914 .
Me@@ an@@ while , G@@ l@@ ü@@ ck was pre@@ par@@ ing himself .
On two occasi@@ ons , Jehovah said : “ This is my Son , the bel@@ o@@ ved , whom I have appro@@ ved . ”
Today , a man may be tr@@ ying hard to res@@ ist vie@@ wing por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
There we me@@ t Na@@ than H . K@@ nor@@ r and M@@ il@@ t@@ on G . H@@ en@@ sc@@ he@@ l .
This is an important less@@ on for us because very soon a much greater ev@@ ent will beg@@ in , and we must be pre@@ pared for it .
Christians are ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed to “ fle@@ e from for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation . ”
The 6@@ ,@@ 4@@ 0@@ 4 who ga@@ ther@@ ed in the a@@ udi@@ t@@ ori@@ u@@ m and at s@@ at@@ el@@ l@@ ite lo@@ c@@ ations listen@@ ed atten@@ tiv@@ ely to the pro@@ gra@@ m , which cons@@ is@@ ted of tal@@ ks , inter@@ vie@@ ws , and a group discus@@ sion .
This rest@@ or@@ ation prophecy regarding the sons of Jac@@ o@@ b began to be ful@@ filled when a re@@ m@@ n@@ ant re@@ turned to Jerusalem from Babyl@@ on in 5@@ 37 B.C.E .
( Read Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 20 : 5 ; 34 : 14 ; Jo@@ shua 24 : 19 . )
What is our ye@@ ar@@ text for 200@@ 5 , and what will be consider@@ ed in the next article ?
“ Is This Per@@ son Ri@@ ght for M@@ e ? ”
Com@@ mun@@ ist gu@@ er@@ r@@ ill@@ as ro@@ am@@ ed the coun@@ tr@@ y@@ side , for@@ c@@ ing v@@ il@@ la@@ g@@ ers to jo@@ in their ran@@ ks .
And what a powerful reason that is for displa@@ ying loving - kindness in our spe@@ e@@ ch as well as in other as@@ pe@@ cts of our da@@ ily life !
The Messi@@ ah would speak in par@@ ab@@ les , or illustr@@ ations .
You may also cho@@ ose to use your strength and good health in the au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary or regul@@ ar pioneer work .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to put for@@ th effort .
The Bible states that at death a person “ go@@ es back to his gr@@ ound ” and that “ his thoughts do per@@ ish . ”
She left me al@@ one , and I fin@@ i@@ shed reading the book that night .
Je@@ ffer@@ y , who sp@@ ent his life in the bu@@ sin@@ ess world , said : “ As I prog@@ ressed in Bible knowledge , I real@@ ized that I could no longer be the s@@ li@@ ck , f@@ ast - tal@@ king sal@@ es@@ man who was pre@@ pared to say anything to get the contr@@ act .
One thing is certain : Jehovah does not temp@@ t us to com@@ mit sin .
He per@@ form@@ ed the first of his mirac@@ les , tur@@ ning water into fine w@@ ine .
In ei@@ ther case , Ba@@ al@@ ’s pre@@ em@@ in@@ ence was consider@@ ed ess@@ enti@@ al for the succ@@ ess of human end@@ e@@ av@@ ors .
In Moses ’ day , Jehovah gave his people clear guid@@ el@@ ines on their conduct and worship .
15 , 16 . ( a ) Acc@@ ording to John 13 : 34 , 35 , what ob@@ lig@@ ation do we have ?
Even if we have a fine rec@@ ord , however , we must never be car@@ eless about our mor@@ als .
I@@ magine a ro@@ ad si@@ gn that says “ This W@@ a@@ y to F@@ ol@@ low Satan . ”
Jesus said to certain un@@ appreci@@ ative Jews of his day : “ You are sear@@ ch@@ ing the Scriptures , because you think that by means of them you will have everlasting life ; . . . but I well know that you do not have the love of God in you . ”
‘ S@@ ur@@ ely that is un@@ fa@@ ir cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism , ’ some may say .
The Bible says that this time , however , there will be milli@@ ons of sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors — a great crow@@ d who worship the only true God .
Jesus was “ mil@@ d - temp@@ ered . ”
What law has proved to be of more value than la@@ ws written on st@@ one ?
Jehovah was listen@@ ing .
M@@ id@@ or@@ i , for example , makes it a point to speak about her faith to her work@@ mat@@ es .
How can we use the Bible to c@@ he@@ ck ourselves for tr@@ ac@@ es of sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness ?
( See op@@ ening i@@ ma@@ ge . ) ( b ) From your own ob@@ serv@@ ation , how does this world refle@@ ct Satan’s vi@@ ci@@ ous spirit ?
We will certainly be satis@@ fied with the go@@ o@@ dness of your house . ” ​ — Psalm 6@@ 5 : 4 .
Paul’s deep concer@@ n shows that there is no ro@@ om for com@@ plac@@ enc@@ y .
Di@@ d Jesus mean that his followers would be comple@@ t@@ ely in the dar@@ k as to when the end would come ?
The book St@@ ate of the World 199@@ 8 says : “ While many people in nor@@ ther@@ n coun@@ tri@@ es look at tro@@ pi@@ cal fore@@ st@@ s with concer@@ n , they may be un@@ a@@ ware that the temp@@ er@@ ate fore@@ st@@ s in their own ba@@ ck@@ y@@ ar@@ ds are the most f@@ ra@@ g@@ men@@ ted and dis@@ tur@@ bed of all fore@@ st ty@@ p@@ es . ”
If we want to maintain a close relationship with Jehovah , we cannot imitate “ men of un@@ truth , ” those who “ hi@@ de what they are . ” ​ — Psalm 26 : 4 .
Why did the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Juda@@ h deser@@ ve ad@@ verse judgment ?
“ In the last days cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with will be here .
If some wrong is done to us , what should we do ?
He lis@@ ted them as “ love , joy , peace , long - suffering , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , faith , mil@@ dness , self - control . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 22 , 23 .
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , however , God’s personal name appe@@ ars in the text of the Bible some 7@@ ,000 times .
We left family and friends in De@@ c@@ ember 194@@ 7 and he@@ ad@@ ed for New Yor@@ k with 15 others from Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a who were invit@@ ed to the same class .
Thus , in 194@@ 4 , I su@@ d@@ den@@ ly found my@@ self on leave until fur@@ ther no@@ tice .
On sever@@ al occasi@@ ons , two men from a ch@@ urch group appro@@ ached me while I was sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing .
K@@ en@@ ya , 2 / 15
With Na@@ than and his parents
6 , 7 . ( a ) Why is con@@ vi@@ ction in your beli@@ ef@@ s important , and how can you devel@@ op it ?
Al@@ so , the expres@@ sion “ our sin@@ s , ” not “ my sin@@ s , ” should re@@ mind us that all in our family of worshipp@@ ers need this mer@@ ci@@ ful pro@@ vision .
One op@@ pos@@ er com@@ pla@@ ined about how little money people contribu@@ ted when recei@@ ving the boo@@ ks !
At no@@ on Eli@@ j@@ ah began to mo@@ ck them , as@@ ser@@ ting s@@ ar@@ c@@ as@@ tic@@ ally that Ba@@ al must be too bus@@ y to answer them , that he was reli@@ ev@@ ing himself in the priv@@ y , or that he was n@@ app@@ ing and someone needed to wa@@ ke him up .
Paul war@@ ned the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ an Christians : “ Lo@@ ok out : perhaps there may be someone who will car@@ ry you off as his pre@@ y through the ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y and emp@@ ty dec@@ ep@@ tion according to the tra@@ dition of men , according to the el@@ em@@ ent@@ ary things of the world and not according to Christ . ”
N@@ ine months after her husband , Bo@@ b , died , K@@ ath read again all the car@@ ds she had received .
Why did Jesus use illustr@@ ations ?
De@@ bat@@ es , ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents , and wr@@ ang@@ ling are the nor@@ m among those who look at life in a fle@@ sh@@ ly way .
No@@ thing the Devil could offer , no tri@@ al , however se@@ v@@ ere , could we@@ ak@@ en Jesus ’ loy@@ al@@ ty to his heavenly Father .
The large a@@ udi@@ ence enjo@@ yed the fil@@ m im@@ men@@ sel@@ y .
In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational servants and vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers go to vari@@ ous lands to ass@@ ist with the con@@ stru@@ ction of branch of@@ fic@@ es , re@@ mo@@ te transl@@ ation of@@ fic@@ es , As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ alls , and Kingdom H@@ alls .
The ide@@ a of the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule , however , is by no means con@@ f@@ ined to the so - called Christian world .
So@@ on after this , a call went out for vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers to serve in P@@ ak@@ ist@@ an .
Yes , we should be ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely determined to avoid all form@@ s of por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y !
They mer@@ it our res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful attention .
Mu@@ ch work , ex@@ p@@ en@@ se , and effort are needed to accom@@ pl@@ ish this .
In the N@@ ame of the Son
Y@@ oung people , do not let “ the bir@@ d@@ c@@ atch@@ er ” lu@@ re and tra@@ p you !
To prove to himself that au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pione@@ ering was bey@@ ond his ability , he app@@ lied to serve as an au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer for one mon@@ th .
As fore@@ told , Jesus ‘ was des@@ p@@ ised and consider@@ ed to be of no account ’ by those who refu@@ sed to believe the evidence .
• From time to time , w@@ atch and discus@@ s a Bible - based vi@@ de@@ o .
The Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy ​ — the small group of anointed elders who re@@ present the slave class — ​ author@@ iz@@ es its re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves to tra@@ in and ap@@ point servants and elders in the ten@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of congregations worl@@ d@@ wide .
Abraham came to S@@ ar@@ ah bri@@ m@@ m@@ ing with exc@@ it@@ ement .
So@@ on af@@ ter@@ ward many of them be@@ ha@@ ved as though they had su@@ ffered a ma@@ j@@ or mem@@ ory lo@@ ss .
Davi@@ d’s son died , and hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he and tra@@ ge@@ dy b@@ es@@ et his family from then on .
Let us consider what Jesus me@@ ant when he said : “ S@@ to@@ p judg@@ ing . ”
In the first century , some individuals were being “ dis@@ or@@ der@@ ly . ”
O@@ thers become consci@@ ous of man@@ ’s need for help as they con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate the fa@@ il@@ ure of human govern@@ ments to cop@@ e with e@@ con@@ om@@ ic disa@@ st@@ ers , nu@@ clear th@@ reat@@ s , viol@@ ent cri@@ me , or en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ men@@ tal des@@ tru@@ ction .
Instead , his brothers att@@ ac@@ ked him !
I@@ mit@@ ate S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t of the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts , M@@ ar .
Rather , the con@@ di@@ tions fore@@ seen in the book of Revelation will hold s@@ way : “ Lo@@ ok ! The t@@ ent of God is with mankind , and he will re@@ side with them , and they will be his pe@@ op@@ les . And God himself will be with them .
In par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar , they loy@@ ally live by “ the k@@ ingly law ” of love .
N@@ an@@ i and I some@@ times to@@ p@@ pl@@ ed into the mu@@ d , but it was wor@@ th it to get to the meetings .
Ther@@ efore , in 18@@ 23 and again in 18@@ 36 , the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ ate of Con@@ stan@@ t@@ in@@ ople is@@ su@@ ed an e@@ di@@ ct to bur@@ n all co@@ pi@@ es of such Bible transl@@ ations .
What did the wa@@ shing of A@@ ar@@ on and his sons re@@ present ?
In fact , the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations In@@ de@@ x inclu@@ des the he@@ ading “ B@@ eli@@ ef@@ s C@@ l@@ ari@@ fied , ” which lis@@ ts ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in our Scriptural understanding since 18@@ 70 .
Your spiritual health should not be com@@ promised while you are lear@@ ning a fore@@ ign language
A@@ n understanding of the u@@ sage of these expres@@ sions in Bible times would be help@@ ful .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , this g@@ li@@ mp@@ se of the inv@@ isi@@ ble part of Jehovah’s organization should f@@ ill us with a@@ we and s@@ pu@@ r us to action .
Moses ’ succ@@ ess@@ or , Jo@@ shua , received the God - given ob@@ je@@ ctive of con@@ qu@@ ering the land of Cana@@ an . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 3 : 21 , 22 , 28 ; Jo@@ shua 12 : 7 - 24 .
As servants of God desi@@ ring to cultiv@@ ate mo@@ des@@ ty , we should pray for the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit ​ — love , joy , peace , long - suffering , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , faith , mil@@ dness , and self - control .
You can read the account at Luke 8 : 4@@ 2 - 4@@ 8 .
• In what ways are hus@@ ban@@ ds encoura@@ ged to love their wi@@ ves ?
see how Jehovah su@@ sta@@ ins his people with his Word ?
Con@@ cer@@ ning him , Jehovah said : “ I have found David the son of J@@ es@@ se , a man ag@@ re@@ e@@ able to my heart , who will do all the things I desire . ”
Just a sh@@ ort time ear@@ li@@ er , she had c@@ ra@@ d@@ led his li@@ fel@@ ess body in her ar@@ ms in a tend@@ er em@@ br@@ ace .
Of course , it does not take deli@@ ber@@ ate lies to devel@@ op mis@@ taken beli@@ ef@@ s .
Yet , a prac@@ tice of l@@ ying is a vice .
Of course , no serv@@ ant of Jehovah is ever truly al@@ one .
I tri@@ ed to expla@@ in why I was up@@ set , but he cu@@ t me off . He told me that it wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t that serious , and I should just get over it .
By the end of the 19@@ 60 ’ s , the r@@ ati@@ o chang@@ ed to about 1@@ 00 to 1 .
Not all who want to make decisions for us mean us har@@ m .
What do some believe about truth , and why is their reason@@ ing f@@ la@@ wed ?
And they will talk about the strength of your own fear - inspi@@ ring things ; and as for your great@@ ness , I will dec@@ l@@ are it . ”
Yes , human@@ kind was me@@ ant to enjoy everlasting life in Par@@ adise on earth .
The experience had left Saul bl@@ ind and sh@@ o@@ cked .
C@@ l@@ er@@ gy and la@@ ity al@@ ike ask : Is bir@@ th control per@@ mit@@ ted ?
They learned that Jehovah al@@ one is the al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God , and they now ad@@ d@@ ress him by his personal name .
See “ The S@@ tru@@ gg@@ le for a Bible in Mo@@ der@@ n Greek , ” in The Watchtower , No@@ v@@ ember 15 , 200@@ 2 , pages 26 - 9 .
One rec@@ al@@ led that Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r had said this during the course of the class : “ At G@@ ile@@ ad you will do a lo@@ t of stud@@ ying .
Bo@@ th women were wi@@ do@@ ws .
How happy I am that over 6@@ 5 years ag@@ o , I me@@ t one of Jehovah’s Witnesses who ans@@ wer@@ ed my many questions right from the Bible !
Rather , Jesus went on to emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze that they would not know “ that day and h@@ our . ” ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
I began serving as a col@@ por@@ te@@ ur ( pioneer ) at age 15 in S@@ co@@ t@@ land
As long as we per@@ form our ministry with the right mo@@ tive , is it really necess@@ ary to keep account of what we do or how much ?
A@@ n E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an e@@ un@@ u@@ ch in the first century appreci@@ ated that fact .
As in many Rom@@ an c@@ ities , in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants could me@@ et at the for@@ u@@ m on bus@@ y mar@@ ke@@ t days to hear the l@@ at@@ est news or to pla@@ y g@@ ames .
O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 25 , 20@@ 12 - S@@ ou@@ th K@@ o@@ re@@ a is ob@@ lig@@ ated to provide a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate com@@ p@@ en@@ s@@ ation to 3@@ 8@@ 8 consci@@ enti@@ ous ob@@ je@@ ct@@ ors among Jehovah’s Witnesses for viol@@ ating their righ@@ ts
How has Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God sh@@ own himself to be ca@@ pa@@ ble of contro@@ l@@ ling the for@@ ces of n@@ ature ?
To gr@@ as@@ p fully Jesus ’ ro@@ le , consider some of the t@@ it@@ les , des@@ crip@@ tions , and n@@ ames app@@ lied to him .
We should trust that Jehovah kno@@ ws the right time to act , and in the mean@@ time , we should activ@@ ely praise him . ​ — 3 / 1 , pages 17 - 18 .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are to him !
I was wa@@ iting in the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy con@@ fer@@ ence ro@@ om with other brothers from different par@@ ts of the world .
Let us see how the Bible can help all of us to keep making prog@@ ress .
Some parents , on the other hand , may have their hands full , car@@ ing for the physical and spiritual needs of the family .
If the resurrection hope is to have su@@ sta@@ ining power in our life , what must we avoid ?
The car@@ ds are tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed by those who receive them .
Paul states that God has dist@@ ribu@@ ted to each member of the congregation “ a me@@ asure of faith . ”
How are my personal study ha@@ bi@@ ts ?
1 , 2 . ( a ) Why can it be said that we all need help at times ?
Ti@@ me and again , I have experienced the truth of the psalmis@@ t’s words : “ When I said : ‘ My fo@@ o@@ t will certainly move un@@ ste@@ adi@@ ly , ’ your own loving - kindness , O Jehovah , kept su@@ sta@@ ining me .
This was put together with com@@ pu@@ ter ass@@ ist@@ ance based on a cop@@ y of the te@@ am@@ ’s con@@ cor@@ d@@ ance .
Yes , St@@ or@@ r@@ s believ@@ ed that no one would be ra@@ ised by God without having hope before him .
[ They ] are be@@ coming go@@ ds , and ex@@ pect to be tre@@ ated as such . ” ​ — F@@ in@@ an@@ cial T@@ im@@ es , new@@ s@@ pa@@ per , Eng@@ land .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of Isaiah ​ — I@@ I
14 : 6 - 10 .
Not long af@@ ter@@ ward , in s@@ pite of my being over@@ age for the mil@@ it@@ ary , I was dra@@ f@@ ted .
For instance , while preaching from do@@ or to do@@ or on one occasi@@ on , a pioneer was quic@@ k@@ ly dis@@ mis@@ sed by an el@@ der@@ ly wi@@ do@@ w .
When I reg@@ a@@ ined consci@@ ousness , all I could see were b@@ right ligh@@ ts and people d@@ ressed in wh@@ ite .
Eng@@ ag@@ ing in res@@ cu@@ e work after disa@@ st@@ ers str@@ ike is certainly a no@@ ble and her@@ o@@ ic neigh@@ bor@@ ly deed .
were my first words . C@@ al@@ m@@ ly she rep@@ lied : “ When the bom@@ bs f@@ ell , I did just what D@@ ad@@ dy told me to do , ‘ F@@ all f@@ l@@ at on the gr@@ ound , keep l@@ ying down , and pray . ’
The talk co@@ vered a number of tim@@ ely poin@@ ts .
He did so well in school that his teach@@ ers invit@@ ed him to a meeting to discus@@ s his pro@@ spe@@ cts of going to a uni@@ vers@@ ity .
And how did the people respon@@ d ?
With such an in@@ com@@ par@@ able pri@@ ze before the Christian r@@ un@@ ner , what should be his view of the en@@ tic@@ ements of this world ?
A@@ no@@ inted Christians have the hope of recei@@ ving “ the cro@@ wn of righteousness , ” a re@@ ward from Jesus .
They exerc@@ ise faith in Christ’s ransom sacrifice and follow him continu@@ ally , thus ‘ making their c@@ all@@ ing and cho@@ o@@ sing sure . ’
• How do Jehovah’s remin@@ ders set us ap@@ ar@@ t from this world ?
Those who have moved to plac@@ es where the need for Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers is greater have been bless@@ ed for their self - sacrific@@ ing efforts .
A@@ war@@ en@@ ess of his ex@@ ist@@ ence and con@@ vi@@ ction that he is near to all those c@@ all@@ ing upon him will help make us ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast ​ — fir@@ m and un@@ mo@@ va@@ ble in our faith@@ ful@@ ness to him .
4@@ 8@@ ,@@ 18@@ 4@@ ,000
Even among Christians living in the same are@@ a , what one may view as rel@@ a@@ x@@ ing ( perhaps cur@@ ling up with a good book ) , another may view as bor@@ ing ; what one may view as ref@@ re@@ shing ( perhaps si@@ gh@@ t@@ see@@ ing on a bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le ) , another may view as ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sting .
The g@@ le@@ an@@ ings were to be left “ for the ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ent , for the fa@@ ther@@ less bo@@ y and for the wi@@ do@@ w . ”
What can we learn from the account of Paul’s j@@ our@@ ne@@ y ?
She feel@@ s that God has li@@ f@@ ted her out of the du@@ st , re@@ plac@@ ing her de@@ je@@ ction with ex@@ ul@@ tation .
One way to do this is to be care@@ ful when cho@@ o@@ sing friends .
What does Jehovah’s personal name reve@@ al , and how is his power con@@ ne@@ cted with his name ?
Then another sol@@ di@@ er op@@ ens our fu@@ el t@@ an@@ k to f@@ ill his j@@ er@@ ri@@ can .
No s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ist or any other human has ob@@ served one kind of life ev@@ ol@@ ve into another kind .
My father made a s@@ wing for me , and I loved r@@ un@@ ning around the gar@@ den .
God as@@ ks you to es@@ te@@ em your parents high@@ ly and value their guid@@ ance . ​ — Proverbs 15 : 5 .
B@@ or@@ n A@@ gain ​ — What Does It Me@@ an ?
U@@ se the large shi@@ eld of faith to ward off Satan’s “ bur@@ ning mis@@ s@@ il@@ es ”
It would mean the lo@@ ss of the joy and peace that God’s spirit pro@@ du@@ ces .
Di@@ d it ha@@ p@@ pen because God had determined that we could end@@ ure it ? ’
We will be pleas@@ ant associ@@ ates , and especially will people of godly devo@@ tion deli@@ ght in our compan@@ y .
What is the effect of all this tra@@ ining ?
But prog@@ res@@ sing to answer in your own words shows that you understand the point .
In field service with R@@ a@@ j@@ an K@@ adi@@ r@@ g@@ am@@ ar , a local brother , 195@@ 7
He wanted Adam and E@@ ve and all parents after them to love their children as Jehovah loved his first perfect human children .
The sisters discus@@ sed most of the meeting material between the two of them , since there was no baptized brother present to take the lead .
She loved what she saw there , and soon she began stud@@ ying the Bible her@@ self .
That is why we invit@@ e you to exam@@ ine four l@@ ines of evidence that Jesus died and was resur@@ rec@@ ted .
What wonderful blessings for ad@@ her@@ ing to God’s righteous la@@ ws !
Their beli@@ ef@@ s be@@ cl@@ ou@@ d their cr@@ itical judgment .
They mer@@ ely “ wi@@ shed to preach and teach . ”
* It is imper@@ ative , though , that all hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones allow themselves to be ga@@ ther@@ ed into the v@@ ess@@ el@@ like congregations before the fin@@ al day of judgment and to remain in a place of sa@@ f@@ ety .
He saw the import@@ ance of others ’ understanding his words and thus being instru@@ cted .
We may dec@@ ei@@ ve even ourselves , “ thinking that godly devo@@ tion is a means of [ material ] gain . ”
An@@ y praise ut@@ tered by such individuals was mean@@ ing@@ less .
W@@ ho@@ se V@@ alu@@ es ?
We are appro@@ aching a time when we will really need one another .
Can we look past our own problems and see the real is@@ sue ?
If this should ha@@ p@@ pen , we become vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able to sin@@ ful inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations .
For example , spe@@ ed - li@@ mit sign@@ s s@@ end out an un@@ mis@@ ta@@ ka@@ ble message , yet many dis@@ reg@@ ard them .
In the lun@@ ch@@ ro@@ om , he would listen to con@@ vers@@ ations between two other work@@ ers who were Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents ( as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then known ) , and then he would share what he heard with M@@ other when he came home in the ev@@ ening .
“ Let all mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous bit@@ ter@@ ness and anger and wr@@ ath and s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing and a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch be taken away from you along with all ba@@ dness . ” ​ — 4 : 31 .
By the end of the M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ule , all those in God’s mem@@ ory will have been resur@@ rec@@ ted .
“ The joy of being direc@@ tly involved and serving al@@ ong@@ side the Bethel family cannot be com@@ pared to anything el@@ se , ” says W@@ il@@ li@@ am .
Yes , emp@@ a@@ thy invol@@ ves our feel@@ ing another person@@ ’s pain in our heart .
Today , Ri@@ ana is still sh@@ aring the Kingdom message with the many T@@ and@@ ro@@ y - speaking people who want to learn about Jehovah .
What is the con@@ ne@@ ction between what we do not know about the future and our need to be w@@ atch@@ ful ?
Jesus did it .
Is it true that succ@@ e@@ e@@ ding in a se@@ cul@@ ar care@@ er that off@@ ers power and pres@@ ti@@ ge lea@@ ds to lasting happiness ?
Is he min@@ d@@ ful of his responsi@@ bility as an un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ er ?
Ther@@ efore , it would not have been difficult for such individuals to know that they were spirit - anointed and should par@@ take of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms .
One is that you may l@@ ack in@@ sight into the mind , or the feelings , of your mate .
In show@@ ing honor to one another take the lead . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M . 12 : 10 .
Many have organiz@@ ed their af@@ fai@@ r@@ s in order to pioneer , and they have re@@ ap@@ ed great joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion as a result . ​ — P@@ s .
O@@ thers are in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ed .
Let us consider the first as@@ pect ​ — our mo@@ ti@@ ves .
Christians too need ri@@ g@@ or@@ ous tra@@ ining .
What is the ba@@ si@@ c proble@@ m ?
Because my parents were far away in S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , I had to look out for my@@ self .
But how could it be said that Jesus s@@ le@@ ep@@ s and does not know how the se@@ ed gro@@ ws ?
• What can help a Christian deci@@ de whether some ty@@ pe of rec@@ re@@ ation is bene@@ fi@@ cial or not ?
He can be confid@@ ent of God’s blessing now and has an un@@ sh@@ aka@@ ble hope for the future .
He saw only a cir@@ c@@ le of s@@ k@@ y as his brothers ’ vo@@ ic@@ es rec@@ e@@ ded .
After serving ei@@ ght years in Z@@ a@@ i@@ re , which was truly a mem@@ or@@ able and happy experience , we moved to the S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a branch in 198@@ 9 .
However , servants of God cultiv@@ ate the spirit of a less@@ er one by ad@@ mit@@ ting their mis@@ takes and as@@ king for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
And rather than en@@ v@@ ying those who receive praise , we rejo@@ ice with them even if we feel that we deser@@ ve e@@ qu@@ al honor or a share of the cre@@ di@@ t for what was done .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ting the hum@@ ility of God’s only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , the apostle Paul wrote : “ Although he was ex@@ is@@ ting in God’s form , [ he ] gave no consider@@ ation to a se@@ i@@ zu@@ re , nam@@ ely , that he should be e@@ qu@@ al to God .
In it the stud@@ ents expres@@ sed their appreciation for atten@@ ding G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol .
They will still keep on th@@ ri@@ ving during gra@@ y - he@@ a@@ de@@ dness , f@@ at and f@@ res@@ h they will continue to be . ” ​ — Psalm 9@@ 2 : 12 , 14 .
Jesus me@@ ant that we should tre@@ at people the way we would like to be tre@@ ated and not re@@ pa@@ y un@@ kindness with un@@ kindness .
How should true Christians view the comm@@ on prac@@ tice of individuals ’ giving to others co@@ pi@@ es of com@@ mer@@ cial so@@ f@@ tw@@ are pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s for com@@ pu@@ ters ?
How did the brothers re@@ act to the ba@@ n ? Mu@@ ch like Ne@@ h@@ emiah of old .
W@@ he@@ ther it be an ani@@ ma@@ l , a bir@@ d , or an in@@ se@@ ct , each one is a little world , full of f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ation .
3 M@@ ak@@ ing Ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments H@@ as Be@@ en Re@@ war@@ ding
This appe@@ al would be poin@@ t@@ less if God had already fi@@ x@@ ed each individu@@ al@@ ’s des@@ t@@ in@@ y .
For example , su@@ p@@ pose one stud@@ ent in a school is sel@@ e@@ cted to re@@ present the whole school and he sal@@ ut@@ es the f@@ la@@ g out@@ side at a f@@ la@@ g po@@ le while the other stud@@ ents are expe@@ cted to stand at attention in@@ side the cl@@ ass@@ ro@@ om .
Thus , Paul encoura@@ ged fellow Christians : “ Let us go on wal@@ king or@@ der@@ ly in this same r@@ out@@ ine . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 3 : 16 .
E@@ ach Christian should make a personal decision based on his understanding of the information cur@@ r@@ ently a@@ vail@@ able about ca@@ f@@ fe@@ ine and on the Bible principles that se@@ em to be involved .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , the Israel@@ ite A@@ ch@@ an’s eyes se@@ duc@@ ed him into ste@@ al@@ ing some it@@ em@@ s from the cap@@ tur@@ ed city of Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o .
In the field , let them learn from your example as you take the first few c@@ alls .
And th@@ ir@@ d , all of them found the in@@ ner peace they wanted after they accepted a Bible study with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
E@@ very soci@@ ety has its share of the po@@ or , the de@@ f@@ en@@ sel@@ ess , and the vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able .
After that , cl@@ er@@ gy - inspired op@@ position dis@@ ru@@ p@@ ted our work in Z@@ a@@ i@@ re .
While Jesus ign@@ ored the ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ary rul@@ es of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , he did ob@@ serve the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
The two men we@@ pt and em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed .
The apostle Peter made a similar con@@ ne@@ ction when speaking to Jewish “ rul@@ ers , elders , and s@@ cri@@ bes ga@@ ther@@ ed together in Jerusalem . ”
This is his last day at the temple , and he b@@ ol@@ dly is@@ su@@ es a seri@@ es of ex@@ pos@@ é@@ s ​ — one after another like ro@@ l@@ ling th@@ under .
In the following article , we will see how true worship not only hon@@ ors God but also benef@@ its us .
Mo@@ der@@ n in@@ ven@@ tions have simp@@ li@@ fied some of the hous@@ eho@@ ld cho@@ res .
He wrote : “ Jesus took a lo@@ a@@ f and , after saying a blessing , he bro@@ ke it and , giving it to the disciples , he said : ‘ T@@ ake , e@@ at . This means my body . ’
S@@ har@@ ing the Christian H@@ op@@ e in S@@ ene@@ g@@ al
F@@ ri@@ ends and relati@@ ves can no longer take pri@@ or@@ ity at the ex@@ p@@ en@@ se of the new family ; nor should the cou@@ ple allow parents to inter@@ f@@ ere in family decisions or disa@@ gre@@ ements .
She U@@ sed H@@ er T@@ ong@@ ue to B@@ less God
Di@@ f@@ ficul@@ ties would ar@@ ise , of course , not le@@ ast of which was the very first chall@@ enge , for@@ ding the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver at f@@ lood st@@ age .
In the con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps , I was great@@ ly streng@@ th@@ ened by car@@ ing fellow believers who were ready and willing to help .
M@@ other refu@@ sed and said , “ I would feel wor@@ se if you di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t go . ”
So i@@ magine the deep emo@@ tion in his vo@@ ice when he con@@ f@@ ess@@ es before all : “ There are many daugh@@ ters that have sh@@ own ca@@ pa@@ bl@@ en@@ ess , but you ​ — you have as@@ c@@ ended a@@ bo@@ ve them all . ” ​ — Proverbs 31 : 29 .
He pray@@ ed : “ O Jehovah , may you o@@ pen these li@@ ps of mine , that my own m@@ ou@@ th may tell for@@ th your praise . ” ​ — Psalm 5@@ 1 : 15 .
O@@ u@@ t of gre@@ ed and sel@@ f@@ ish ambi@@ tion , he s@@ ch@@ em@@ ed to u@@ sur@@ p Jehovah’s place .
Wor@@ l@@ dly standards and guid@@ el@@ ines on this matter s@@ way to and fr@@ o as though bu@@ ff@@ et@@ ed by w@@ in@@ ds .
As in the first century , all are brothers and sisters in the faith .
Let us see , then , how we can maintain our good conduct and thus continue to up@@ hold the fine re@@ pu@@ tation of Jehovah and his Witnesses and how we benefit ourselves in so doing .
Can we show love for our brothers even if we do not know them person@@ ally ?
When we got back home , you can i@@ magine how sur@@ pris@@ ed we were to be invit@@ ed to serve as mission@@ aries .
“ Bo@@ dy par@@ ts every@@ where , all of them you@@ ths , so young ​ — the most hor@@ rend@@ ous sc@@ ene I@@ ’@@ ve ever seen , ” a medi@@ c later told repor@@ ters .
• How will Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 , 4@@ 5 be ful@@ filled ?
• How can we imp@@ ro@@ ve the effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess of our home Bible stu@@ dies ?
That was so that they would car@@ ry on the work he had started and would accom@@ pl@@ ish even greater works than he did . ​ — Read John 14 : 12 .
P@@ ra@@ ise Jehovah “ in the M@@ id@@ d@@ le of the C@@ ongreg@@ ation ”
H@@ ist@@ ory is a long seri@@ es of con@@ f@@ li@@ cts between nations , e@@ th@@ ni@@ c grou@@ ps , and tri@@ bes .
Thus , just before his as@@ cen@@ sion to heaven , Jesus as@@ sur@@ ed his disciples : “ You will receive power when the holy spirit arri@@ ves upon you , and you will be wit@@ nesses of me both in Jerusalem and in all Ju@@ de@@ a and Sam@@ ari@@ a and to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ” ​ — Acts 1 : 8 .
L@@ ev@@ ites are a@@ ban@@ don@@ ing their assignment .
Jehovah deep@@ ly lo@@ ves and valu@@ es mankind .
E@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion seem@@ s c@@ ru@@ de , and even qu@@ an@@ tu@@ m physi@@ c@@ s , with all its un@@ pre@@ dic@@ table f@@ lu@@ c@@ tu@@ ations , off@@ ers anything but comfort and se@@ cur@@ ity . ”
The re@@ bel@@ s pre@@ ven@@ ted others from es@@ cap@@ ing , p@@ uni@@ shed those who op@@ posed them , and declar@@ ed their re@@ adi@@ ness to k@@ ill anyone who did not me@@ et with their appro@@ val .
( See op@@ ening pi@@ c@@ ture . ) ( b ) What remin@@ der did the apostle Paul give , and what questions will we consider ?
In the am@@ p@@ hi@@ the@@ at@@ ers , gl@@ adi@@ at@@ ors f@@ ought each other to the death or f@@ ought w@@ il@@ d ani@@ mal@@ s , ei@@ ther k@@ ill@@ ing them or being kil@@ led by them .
It is a sa@@ d fact that some por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y is much wor@@ se than s@@ cen@@ es of n@@ ak@@ e@@ dness or of a man and woman eng@@ ag@@ ing in for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation .
It is true that some lead@@ ers have ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed a me@@ asure of succ@@ ess .
L@@ ef@@ t : H@@ il@@ da Pa@@ d@@ get@@ t , me , I@@ r@@ ene , and Jo@@ y@@ ce R@@ ow@@ le@@ y in Le@@ e@@ ds , Eng@@ land , 19@@ 40
We do so will@@ ingly , al@@ though the preaching work requi@@ res that we sacrifice time , en@@ er@@ gy , and material res@@ our@@ ces .
O@@ thers believe that sever@@ al origin@@ al langu@@ ages develop@@ ed in@@ dep@@ end@@ ently , advan@@ c@@ ing from simp@@ le gr@@ un@@ ts to comple@@ x spe@@ e@@ ch .
C@@ learly , he is very gener@@ ous and lo@@ ves us very much . ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 17 ; Psalm 14@@ 5 : 16 .
See The Watchtower , O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 15 , 200@@ 7 , pages 26 - 27 .
S@@ ome@@ times I would do well for a while and then su@@ ff@@ er a rel@@ ap@@ se .
Many de@@ a@@ f Witnesses have been able to serve as full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers .
The Bible is like a letter from God .
But they had another mo@@ tive for their con@@ spi@@ rac@@ y .
No less can be expe@@ cted of Jesus Christ now that the Kingdom govern@@ ment is in op@@ er@@ ation .
The apostle John stated concer@@ ning a s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ er in his day : “ I wrote something to the congregation , but Di@@ o@@ tre@@ ph@@ es , who lik@@ es to have the first place among them , does not receive anything from us with respect .
You can understand why .
Mari@@ on and I had two little children , and my work was dem@@ an@@ ding .
Thus Jehovah war@@ ned Moses .
Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ment and religious lead@@ ers have loo@@ ked to those ag@@ en@@ ci@@ es to bring about pe@@ ace@@ ful con@@ di@@ tions for mankind .
She died in 200@@ 5 , at the age of 9@@ 8 .
Ke@@ ep your attention turned to your par@@ t@@ ner and to the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der when ei@@ ther of them is tal@@ king .
D@@ ele@@ g@@ ates began c@@ all@@ ing the conven@@ tion of@@ fice , as@@ king , “ What should we do about our bu@@ s and tra@@ in re@@ serv@@ ations ? ”
The Bible does not men@@ tion to@@ a@@ sting , so why do Jehovah’s Witnesses avoid sh@@ aring in to@@ ast@@ s ?
It says that their li@@ ps “ should keep knowledge , and the law is what people should seek ” from their m@@ ou@@ ths .
Because of my Ger@@ man acc@@ ent , it was sa@@ f@@ er that E@@ s@@ ther did what little sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing was still possible .
; Da@@ v@@ is , N .
I@@ N R@@ E@@ C@@ EN@@ T years , Jehovah’s Witnesses in Fr@@ ance have been the t@@ ar@@ get of an in@@ ten@@ se cam@@ pa@@ ign of v@@ ili@@ fic@@ ation .
We can conclu@@ de from this that Jesus ’ im@@ medi@@ ate family cons@@ is@@ ted of his parents , four brothers , and at le@@ ast two sisters .
The rema@@ ining members of the “ little flo@@ ck ” of anointed Christians have the hope of im@@ mor@@ tal life in heaven as k@@ ings and pri@@ ests with Christ in his Kingdom .
He worshipp@@ ed Jehovah exc@@ lu@@ si@@ vely and ur@@ ged others to do the same .
Jehovah is far kin@@ der than we are and far more per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive as to our li@@ mit@@ ations .
The fore@@ most qu@@ ality pro@@ duc@@ ed by God’s spirit is love .
S@@ cen@@ ari@@ o 1 : In our ministry , we me@@ et someone who believ@@ es that Jesus is e@@ qu@@ al to God .
A@@ N AN@@ C@@ I@@ EN@@ T pro@@ ver@@ b says : “ Do not to@@ il to gain ri@@ ches .
Their preaching activ@@ ity pro@@ vo@@ ked strong op@@ position from the Greek O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x cl@@ er@@ gy and others who felt that Jehovah’s Witnesses were a cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting influ@@ ence .
The bad water supp@@ ly of Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o is made heal@@ th@@ ful . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 2 : 19 - 22
But it does say that Paul sent gre@@ et@@ ings from Luke to the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans .
E@@ ar@@ th@@ qu@@ ak@@ es , t@@ su@@ nam@@ is , fi@@ res , f@@ loo@@ ds , v@@ ol@@ c@@ ano@@ es , t@@ or@@ na@@ does , ty@@ p@@ ho@@ ons , and h@@ ur@@ ri@@ can@@ es have w@@ re@@ ak@@ ed ha@@ vo@@ c on human@@ kind .
Ther@@ e@@ after , the family ​ — father , mother , and children — ​ came into being .
The minis@@ ter may also want to consider the purpose of a fun@@ er@@ al service .
The article , ent@@ it@@ led “ Su@@ cc@@ ess Th@@ r@@ ough Per@@ sever@@ ance , ” appe@@ ared in the F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 1 , 20@@ 00 , is@@ sue , pages 4 - 6 .
Since the fir@@ m example of both of my parents contribu@@ ted much to the spiritual blessings I have enjo@@ yed , it was a privilege to have M@@ other come to live with us in 195@@ 4 .
For years , some scho@@ l@@ ars doub@@ ted whether P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate was a real person .
They are all still serving Jehovah faith@@ fully .
She rel@@ ates : “ S@@ ome@@ times people ask me direc@@ tly , ‘ Why ha@@ ven@@ ’t you got married ? ’
His fun@@ ds ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted , T@@ is@@ ch@@ end@@ or@@ f s@@ ought the pat@@ r@@ on@@ age of a we@@ al@@ thy s@@ pon@@ s@@ or , and he deci@@ ded to leave his ho@@ m@@ el@@ and again in sear@@ ch of ancient man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts .
Indeed , ac@@ ts of kindness mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love are truly desi@@ ra@@ ble .
What a change from the par@@ adi@@ sa@@ ic@@ al is@@ land that S@@ el@@ ki@@ r@@ k once knew !
We are un@@ ited as Jehovah’s servants ; h@@ ence , the succ@@ ess of any one of us is a blessing to all .
Is the house filled with g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing relati@@ ves ?
The wise person fe@@ ars the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of following a wrong course .
At that time , Jehovah did not ob@@ li@@ ge Israel to make a s@@ wor@@ n o@@ ath that they would be obedi@@ ent ; nor did God for@@ ce the Israelites into this privile@@ ged relationship .
Our ho@@ st@@ s give us a few things to think about .
He@@ are@@ r of prayers In the heavens before coming to earth , Jesus ob@@ served fir@@ s@@ th@@ and that Jehovah is the “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer ” and that He deli@@ gh@@ ts in the prayers of his faithful worshipp@@ ers .
C@@ ar@@ ter in@@ ser@@ ted a c@@ and@@ le and pe@@ ered in@@ side .
There the prophet shows the two ways cor@@ p@@ ses were u@@ su@@ ally destro@@ yed : pu@@ t@@ ref@@ action and inc@@ in@@ er@@ ation . . .
Do@@ ing so will sur@@ ely draw you clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah , “ the God . . . of the living . ”
This bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od provi@@ des spiritual support and ass@@ ist@@ ance for those associ@@ ated with it .
If your parents encoura@@ ge you to foc@@ us on spiritual go@@ als , give care@@ ful consider@@ ation to their ad@@ vice .
We should , then , use God’s name when we pray , speak of him , and praise him before others .
T@@ ake no@@ te of ful@@ filled prophe@@ ci@@ es in the Bible because these can provide you with powerful reas@@ ons for having faith .
They find that working together to have the family Bible study helps them to make prog@@ ress .
When fac@@ ed with imp@@ en@@ ding ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion on the t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake , he told Jehovah : “ Not as I will , but as you will . ”
On@@ ly three sh@@ ort Bible pas@@ sa@@ ges de@@ al with him at any l@@ eng@@ th .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , we thus show that we long to see the divine will done thr@@ ough@@ out the uni@@ verse .
He was a writ@@ er and the@@ olo@@ gi@@ an who lived in the second and th@@ ir@@ d cen@@ tu@@ ries C.E .
As mil@@ k streng@@ th@@ ens ba@@ bi@@ es and helps them to gro@@ w , ‘ the mil@@ k of the word ’ for@@ ti@@ fi@@ es us and prom@@ o@@ tes spiritual gro@@ w@@ th in our relationship with God .
* What , though , does Jehovah have in st@@ ore for Satan himself ?
I pray@@ ed fer@@ v@@ ently to Jehovah for help .
Then God made this sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment : “ I do take the L@@ ev@@ ites . . . in place of all the fir@@ st@@ born among the sons of Israel . ”
Why , then , do you look at the st@@ ra@@ w in your bro@@ ther’s e@@ ye but do not no@@ tice the ra@@ f@@ ter in your own e@@ ye ?
• Who was P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate ?
( Read Proverbs 12 : 18 . )
But Revelation 11 : 7 - 12 ref@@ ers to the re@@ vi@@ ving in 19@@ 19 of a small group of anointed brothers who have taken the lead among God’s people .
Is yo@@ ga su@@ it@@ able for Christians ? ’
In the vision recorded in Revelation chap@@ ters 2 and 3 , the gl@@ ori@@ fied Jesus Christ in@@ spe@@ cts the se@@ ven congregations of A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or .
The joy of the Lord is our strength .
If so , they have not sin@@ ned against Jehovah’s holy spirit .
Jesus also gave than@@ ks for the c@@ up of un@@ ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ated red w@@ ine and said : “ This c@@ up means the new covenant by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of my blood . ”
This , to be sure , makes Jehovah’s heart g@@ la@@ d .
He made his position clear when he said : “ I shall hold an acc@@ oun@@ ting against you for all your er@@ r@@ ors . ”
Jesus fore@@ saw this tr@@ oub@@ led time , and he as@@ sur@@ ed his followers that they would receive the encourag@@ ement they needed to end@@ ure to the end .
So that we may be of good courage and say : ‘ Jehovah is my help@@ er ; I will not be af@@ ra@@ id .
For example , in 18@@ 24 , Gre@@ w wrote a well - reas@@ oned refu@@ tation of the Tr@@ in@@ ity .
The most out@@ standing example of vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e is Jehovah .
The Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule ​ — It Is P@@ rac@@ tic@@ al
Still , there was this promise : “ Jehovah will certainly comfort Z@@ ion . He will for certain comfort all her de@@ va@@ stated plac@@ es , and he will make her w@@ il@@ der@@ ness like E@@ den and her deser@@ t pla@@ in like the gar@@ den [ or Par@@ adise , S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t ] of Jehovah . ” ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 1 : 3 ; fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
The n@@ ature of these rema@@ ins un@@ known .
A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or ( 5@@ 3 , 6@@ 2 C.E . )
For the one fin@@ ding me will certainly find life , and ge@@ ts go@@ o@@ d@@ will from Jehovah .
That promise has proved reli@@ able in the case of Jehovah’s people thr@@ ough@@ out the earth during these “ last days . ”
This is why I say to you , The kingdom of God will be taken from you and be given to a nation pro@@ duc@@ ing its fru@@ its . ”
T@@ ell me why you feel that I tre@@ at you like a child . ”
The year was 33 C.E .
But where does the ul@@ tim@@ ate responsi@@ bility li@@ e if we are to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in our way of life based on the truth ?
O@@ ver ten years ear@@ li@@ er , the Christian gover@@ ning body conclu@@ ded that circum@@ c@@ ision was no longer requi@@ red to become a true worshipp@@ er , and they inform@@ ed the congregations acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly .
Rev@@ olu@@ tions and str@@ ik@@ es came to se@@ em al@@ most com@@ mon@@ place .
Ther@@ efore , when we loy@@ ally sub@@ mit to the direction of the faithful slave and its Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , we are sub@@ mit@@ ting to Christ , the sla@@ ve@@ ’s Ma@@ ster .
The pres@@ s was ca@@ pa@@ ble of pro@@ duc@@ ing both small tre@@ atis@@ es and large boo@@ ks in sever@@ al langu@@ ages .
It br@@ ings te@@ ars to my eyes because I want to be with them , but si@@ ck@@ ness li@@ m@@ its my service to Jehovah . ”
For what qualities are Jehovah’s Witnesses well - known ?
But , as it is , my kingdom is not from this s@@ ource . ”
Does the faithful slave receive a greater re@@ ward in heaven than the rest of the anointed ?
In each case , we will take no@@ te of what religious lead@@ ers mis@@ tak@@ en@@ ly say , and then we will re@@ view what the Bible really teach@@ es .
A@@ n a@@ udi@@ ence with the mon@@ ar@@ ch was pre@@ su@@ ma@@ bly the only way to be sure .
Jehovah thus fo@@ ol@@ ed Jeremiah by using him to accom@@ pl@@ ish what the prophet himself thought he could not do .
After gra@@ du@@ ation they married and had their hon@@ ey@@ mo@@ on on the sh@@ ort tri@@ p to serve the congregations in the are@@ a of C@@ hi@@ ca@@ go , I@@ l@@ l@@ in@@ o@@ is .
For example , when Jesus Christ was on earth , he spoke ex@@ ten@@ si@@ vely about the Kingdom of God .
As in the first century , situ@@ ations in which it is appro@@ pri@@ ate to exerc@@ ise ca@@ u@@ tion may present themselves today .
• T@@ w@@ ent@@ y - two - year - old N@@ ina was th@@ ir@@ st@@ y for the w@@ at@@ ers of truth .
What is involved in being pati@@ ent ?
“ Wh@@ en@@ ever you v@@ ow a v@@ ow to God , ” says King Solomon of ancient Israel , “ do not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to pa@@ y it . ”
How does ob@@ serving Jehovah’s remin@@ ders af@@ fect our conduct ?
S@@ ur@@ ely we should be just as confid@@ ent that the present wicked system of things will end in the fore@@ told “ day of Jehovah . ” ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 11 , 12 .
However , a full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er nam@@ ed Pa@@ o@@ la ev@@ en@@ tually cont@@ ac@@ ted J@@ ak@@ l@@ ina , a M@@ ace@@ don@@ i@@ an la@@ dy .
He or@@ der@@ ed a dr@@ ink , pul@@ led out his le@@ ather - b@@ ound no@@ te@@ book , and wrote a fa@@ re@@ well no@@ te to his wife .
“ When the do@@ ct@@ ors told me that our son , S@@ an@@ ti@@ ag@@ o , had cer@@ e@@ br@@ al p@@ al@@ s@@ y , I cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t believe it , ” says Ju@@ li@@ ana , a mother in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
( b ) How did Jesus prove to be the F@@ ine S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d ?
They came some months later . ”
He pray@@ ed that they would stand “ with fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ction in all the will of God . ”
That question op@@ ened up a fine discus@@ sion .
And regarding a young child in their mi@@ d@@ st , Jesus told his followers : “ See to it that you men do not des@@ p@@ ise one of these little ones ; for I tell you that their angels in heaven always b@@ eho@@ ld the face of my Father who is in heaven . ” ​ — Matthew 18 : 10 .
A@@ no@@ inted Christians are car@@ r@@ ying out “ the ministry of the re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation ” with the support of their compan@@ i@@ ons who have the earthly hope .
But if you s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely end@@ e@@ av@@ or to do God’s will , your children will very likely appreci@@ ate your efforts and benefit from them .
He also served for some 20 years as a member of the he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters ’ writ@@ ing st@@ af@@ f .
R@@ em@@ ember that good in@@ ten@@ tions al@@ one may not be en@@ ough .
He is en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic about the pro@@ spe@@ cts for succ@@ ess and encoura@@ ges you to act quic@@ k@@ ly so as not to mis@@ s out .
7 , 8 . ( a ) Wh@@ ere does our pri@@ m@@ ary loy@@ al@@ ty li@@ e ?
Read L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 17 : 10 .
Yet , by faith@@ fully car@@ r@@ ying out our ministry , we are per@@ form@@ ing a vital service .
How can I too get a study ? ’
W@@ H@@ E@@ N Jesus first sent out his apostles to preach the Kingdom , he war@@ ned them that they would enc@@ oun@@ ter op@@ position .
One Bible transl@@ ation rend@@ ers this ex@@ hor@@ tation ‘ set your heart on . ’
She was willing , even e@@ ag@@ er , to work as hard as need be to show ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality to this el@@ der@@ ly str@@ anger .
Jesus was often the gu@@ est of his friends Mar@@ th@@ a , M@@ ary , and La@@ z@@ ar@@ us in Be@@ th@@ any .
It may be the language they speak , their cu@@ st@@ om@@ s , their physical char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s , even their st@@ y@@ le or man@@ ner of d@@ ress .
In effect , then , El@@ isha asked to be recogn@@ ized as Eli@@ j@@ ah’s spiritual he@@ ir .
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ing this as an opportunity to es@@ cap@@ e the des@@ tru@@ ction that Jesus had fore@@ told , faithful Christians f@@ led to the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s .
O@@ f@@ ten the result was a te@@ ar or even te@@ ars st@@ re@@ am@@ ing down the c@@ he@@ ek@@ s .
T@@ w@@ o Pa@@ st@@ ors Who A@@ p@@ preci@@ ated Rus@@ sel@@ l@@ ’s W@@ rit@@ ings
We ​ — including the many women among us — ​ “ car@@ ry on as men ” by serving God coura@@ ge@@ ously as Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers .
He set asi@@ de his origin@@ al as@@ pi@@ r@@ ations and devo@@ ted his enti@@ re life to Jehovah’s service as a Christian .
But the suffering I experienced when my wife died has been far more in@@ ten@@ se and long lasting .
Yes , among them we all at one time condu@@ cted ourselves in har@@ mony with the desi@@ res of our flesh , doing the things w@@ il@@ led by the flesh and the thoughts , and we were n@@ atur@@ ally children of wr@@ ath even as the rest . ”
If you con@@ stan@@ tly take no@@ tice of him “ in all your ways , ” as God’s Word encoura@@ ges you to do , “ he will make your pa@@ ths st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
Jehovah demonstr@@ ated concer@@ n for the lost sheep of Israel .
“ We Are Not the S@@ ort That Sh@@ r@@ ink B@@ ack ”
Some con@@ ten@@ d that the three Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts that repor@@ t on Jesus ’ sen@@ ding out the apostles cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct one another .
Indeed , from personal experience , Paul could con@@ fir@@ m Jesus ’ words : “ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ” ​ — Acts 20 : 35 .
If we p@@ our out our heart to God when we are in emo@@ tional tur@@ mo@@ il , our heart will be so@@ o@@ th@@ ed and we will le@@ an on Jehovah in@@ stead of ourselves . ​ — Psalm 6@@ 2 : 8 .
That is the Kingdom for which many s@@ inc@@ ere people have pray@@ ed , saying : “ Let your kingdom come .
Is it determined by the value of the ob@@ ject taken , the mo@@ tive , or something el@@ se ?
But fin@@ ally , he gre@@ w old and died .
Tru@@ ly , Jesus is a Sa@@ vi@@ or , our D@@ eli@@ ver@@ er ! ​ — Read Acts 5 : 31 ; Ti@@ tu@@ s 1 : 4 ; Re@@ v .
Paul go@@ es on to say : “ You , though , keep your sen@@ ses in all things , su@@ ff@@ er evil , do the work of an ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er , fully accom@@ pl@@ ish your ministry . ”
Un@@ like the religious lead@@ ers of the day , Jesus res@@ pe@@ cted women and re@@ adi@@ ly taught them about God’s Kingdom , the the@@ me of his ministry .
The enc@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia ad@@ ded : “ In@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely associ@@ ated with these qu@@ as@@ i - sacri@@ fi@@ cial dr@@ in@@ king cu@@ st@@ om@@ s must have ever been the dr@@ in@@ king to the health of living men . ”
We know that we are on the th@@ re@@ sh@@ old of the best of times because we are very deep into “ the time of the end ” !
So we should not ju@@ dge the effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess of our ministry mer@@ ely by the resul@@ ts .
The nu@@ n accepted the Bible - based ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines As@@ su@@ n@@ ta offered her .
During World W@@ ar I@@ I , the Kingdom work was ban@@ ned in Cana@@ da .
Job , a man of out@@ standing faith , under@@ go@@ es se@@ v@@ ere tri@@ als ​ — including the lo@@ ss of his material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , the death of all his bel@@ o@@ ved children , and a pa@@ in@@ ful ill@@ ness .
As he l@@ ing@@ ers in that ro@@ om , Jesus lo@@ v@@ ingly pre@@ pa@@ res them for his im@@ min@@ ent de@@ par@@ ture .
At that time the l@@ ame one will c@@ li@@ m@@ b up just as a sta@@ g does , and the t@@ ong@@ ue of the spe@@ e@@ ch@@ less one will c@@ ry out in g@@ la@@ dness . ”
You must then follow Jesus ’ ad@@ vice : “ If ever your hand makes you stu@@ m@@ ble , cu@@ t it off ; it is fin@@ er for you to en@@ ter into life ma@@ im@@ ed than with two hands to go off into Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na . ”
Just as Peter foc@@ used on Jesus again for help , we too must “ look in@@ ten@@ tly ” at Jesus .
“ ‘ You [ p@@ lu@@ r@@ al ] are my wit@@ nesses [ p@@ lu@@ r@@ al ] , ’ is the ut@@ ter@@ ance of Jehovah , ‘ even my serv@@ ant [ sing@@ ul@@ ar ] whom I have cho@@ s@@ en . ’ ”
In view of the chang@@ e@@ able and deter@@ i@@ or@@ ating standards in so many are@@ as of life , in whom can you confid@@ ently put your trust ?
D@@ ra@@ w ever clo@@ s@@ er to him , for “ he will make you fir@@ m , he will make you strong . ”
Mi@@ ght it be appro@@ pri@@ ate for me to re@@ view the qu@@ ality of my service and my mo@@ ti@@ ves for serving him ? ’
Their conc@@ ise pres@@ ent@@ ation has at times a@@ wak@@ ened so much interest that the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der fin@@ ds that he is not too bus@@ y for a bri@@ ef con@@ vers@@ ation .
The Bible por@@ tra@@ ys her family as shepher@@ d fol@@ k , not as tra@@ ders who d@@ ro@@ ve car@@ av@@ ans of cam@@ els .
One day when E@@ sa@@ u came in from the field , he saw Jac@@ o@@ b “ bo@@ il@@ ing up some ste@@ w . ”
What happened in the days of E@@ hu@@ d teach@@ es us that there are di@@ re con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences when we do what is bad in Jehovah’s eyes .
“ Ke@@ ep t@@ es@@ ting whether you are in the faith , keep pro@@ ving what you y@@ ourselves are . ” ​ — 2 C@@ O@@ R@@ IN@@ TH@@ I@@ AN@@ S 13 : 5 .
What will ha@@ p@@ pen when the preaching work is comple@@ ted ?
However , we might be able to re@@ ach more people than we do at present in our own congregation ter@@ rit@@ ory .
The ste@@ ward in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation made friends for personal benefit .
This may have remin@@ ded David of similar words spo@@ ken by his great - gr@@ and@@ mother Ru@@ th .
Some even study over the tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne .
Christians in a certain land may enjoy pe@@ ace@@ ful con@@ di@@ tions for some time , and then , su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , viol@@ ent persecu@@ tion er@@ up@@ ts .
What a contr@@ ast to the world I knew !
L@@ ater , Tho@@ ma@@ s vo@@ ic@@ ed his doub@@ ts about Jesus ’ resurrection , saying that he would not believe it un@@ less he saw Jesus ’ na@@ il w@@ oun@@ ds and put his hand into Jesus ’ spe@@ ared side .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , she “ kept all these sa@@ y@@ ings in her heart . ”
However , during the L@@ or@@ d’s day , Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at has seen the w@@ at@@ ers , the people who support her , d@@ ry up dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c@@ ally .
At night they would be ga@@ ther@@ ed into enc@@ lo@@ sures that prote@@ cted them from w@@ il@@ d ani@@ mal@@ s , th@@ i@@ ev@@ es , and the co@@ ld .
G@@ ene S@@ mal@@ le@@ y
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E 3 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 18 - 22
• Acc@@ ording to Psalm 1 : 1 , what are three things we must avoid if we are to be happy ?
19 : 18 ; John 15 : 12 , 13 .
If you are already a baptized serv@@ ant of Jehovah , here are some long - ter@@ m go@@ als you can re@@ ach out for .
1@@ 25 : 4 .
She may still love him , sense their mutu@@ al emo@@ tional and se@@ x@@ u@@ al needs , and know that she and any min@@ or children need material support .
Since 20@@ 11 , en@@ ro@@ l@@ l@@ ment is li@@ mit@@ ed to those who are already in special full - time service ​ — special pione@@ ers , travel@@ ing overse@@ ers , Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites , or field mission@@ aries who have not attend@@ ed G@@ ile@@ ad .
In the days of Ju@@ de@@ an King Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at , who@@ se name means “ Jehovah Is Ju@@ dge , ” God deli@@ vered Juda@@ h from sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding nations by con@@ fu@@ sing their mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ces .
As later ver@@ ses in Psalm 14@@ 5 show , David appreci@@ ated God’s rul@@ er@@ ship and ex@@ t@@ ol@@ led His k@@ ing@@ ship .
It was ac@@ tually on that day in 33 C.E . that Jesus , after having ob@@ served the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver , in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of his sacri@@ fi@@ cial death .
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ le 3 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 21 - 25
H@@ er mother , M@@ in@@ ni@@ e , read the Bible to her every night by the f@@ li@@ ck@@ ering light of a k@@ er@@ os@@ ene lam@@ p .
As a result , among many who cla@@ im to be Christians , God’s Kingdom is no longer a to@@ pi@@ c for discus@@ sion , let al@@ one a matter of faith .
These t@@ in@@ y cre@@ atu@@ res bre@@ ak down dead matter , rec@@ y@@ cl@@ ing el@@ ements that pl@@ ants use to gro@@ w .
That work would invol@@ ve a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l teaching activ@@ ity .
“ If a husband uses words that are too strong with his wife , he may h@@ ur@@ t her .
And he wrote : “ F@@ le@@ e from i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry . ”
I@@ nt@@ ri@@ gu@@ ing in@@ deed was what ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists found in@@ side the ch@@ am@@ ber .
When the child later died , Eli@@ j@@ ah la@@ id him on a cou@@ ch , pray@@ ed , st@@ re@@ t@@ ched himself upon the bo@@ y three times , and ple@@ ad@@ ed : “ O Jehovah my God , ple@@ ase , cause the soul of this child to come back within him . ”
No matter what the mo@@ tive or how ex@@ cu@@ sa@@ ble the the@@ ft might se@@ em under the circumstances , a th@@ i@@ ef pu@@ ts gre@@ e@@ dy desire a@@ bo@@ ve God , plac@@ ing too much value on material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
By emp@@ ow@@ ering his servants to car@@ ry out this li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving work , Jehovah God is help@@ ing milli@@ ons of people from all nations to rep@@ ent of their sin@@ s and come into a fav@@ or@@ able relationship with him before the end of this wicked system .
Let us be res@@ ol@@ ved to preach with ever greater ze@@ al and determin@@ ation
The ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of the W@@ a@@ yu@@ u living in R@@ í@@ o@@ ha@@ ch@@ a use li@@ mit@@ ed S@@ pan@@ ish in ad@@ dition to their n@@ ative t@@ ong@@ ue , W@@ a@@ yu@@ un@@ a@@ ik@@ i .
Paul ur@@ ged fellow believers to “ stand fir@@ m against the ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations of the Devil . ”
You may be sur@@ pris@@ ed to learn that the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s answer di@@ ff@@ ers great@@ ly from ei@@ ther of those op@@ in@@ i@@ ons .
One such ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine was the May 8 , 200@@ 1 , A@@ wa@@ ke ! , which discus@@ sed the sub@@ ject “ Can P@@ ris@@ on@@ ers Be Re@@ form@@ ed ? ”
Un@@ til the great tri@@ bul@@ ation beg@@ ins , people still have time to change their thinking and star@@ t wal@@ king on the cr@@ am@@ ped ro@@ ad “ le@@ ading off into life . ”
I@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ IN@@ E that you are about to em@@ ba@@ r@@ k on a long j@@ our@@ ne@@ y by a@@ ut@@ om@@ o@@ bi@@ le .
La@@ wr@@ ence U@@ g@@ w@@ u@@ e@@ g@@ bu was one of a group of coura@@ ge@@ ous brothers living in the war - ra@@ va@@ ged to@@ wn of O@@ wer@@ r@@ i .
We condu@@ cted many Bible stu@@ dies , and some of our stud@@ ents respon@@ ded ra@@ pi@@ dly .
Many experi@@ ences show the good that resul@@ ts from having a positi@@ ve view of all to whom we preach .
The chall@@ enge , then , is to try to id@@ enti@@ fy spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c we@@ ak@@ nesses before they become spiritual stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks .
How does the pre@@ v@@ al@@ ence of al@@ tru@@ is@@ tic feelings rel@@ ate to the the@@ ory of ev@@ olu@@ tion ?
It can bu@@ y fine ho@@ m@@ es , ele@@ g@@ ant war@@ d@@ ro@@ bes , and da@@ z@@ z@@ ling fur@@ ni@@ shin@@ g@@ s .
F@@ in@@ ally , Jesus ’ example teach@@ es us to be willing to su@@ ff@@ er sh@@ ame and not to put too much import@@ ance on our personal re@@ pu@@ tation .
14 : 1 - 9 .
Who was be@@ h@@ ind the re@@ pro@@ ach that Jesus was sub@@ je@@ cted to ?
What helped them to obey and prove themselves ready when God’s judgment arri@@ ved ?
“ Not One Word . . . H@@ as Fa@@ iled ”
No . It is serious .
But how do we do so ?
Be@@ fore con@@ ver@@ ting to “ Christi@@ an@@ ity ” at the age of 33 , Au@@ gu@@ st@@ ine had become a Ne@@ op@@ l@@ at@@ on@@ ist ​ — an ad@@ her@@ ent of a ver@@ sion of P@@ l@@ at@@ o@@ ’s ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y develop@@ ed by P@@ lo@@ t@@ in@@ us in the th@@ ir@@ d century .
Our new accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations in L@@ vi@@ v , U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine , were on the second flo@@ or of an old home .
Why is it that you make me see what is h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful , and you keep loo@@ king upon m@@ ere tr@@ ou@@ ble ?
Ther@@ e@@ after , Christ’s 14@@ 4@@ ,000 fellow k@@ ings and pri@@ ests will continue to li@@ ber@@ ate mankind by prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely ap@@ pl@@ ying the benef@@ its of the ransom sacrifice until Ad@@ am@@ ic sin and imper@@ fe@@ ction have been fully er@@ as@@ ed .
What ca@@ used David to f@@ all into se@@ x@@ u@@ al sin ?
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of to@@ pi@@ c@@ s are c@@ ited , with many artic@@ les to help someone see@@ king ad@@ vice .
At M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i , Jehovah God spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally direc@@ ted that this lo@@ c@@ ally min@@ ed lustr@@ ous me@@ tal be used in the con@@ stru@@ ction of the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , and later the temple in Jerusalem was buil@@ t following the same pat@@ ter@@ n .
In a similar way , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds heard what Jesus was saying .
We are made in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge , meaning that we are end@@ ow@@ ed with moral qualities and the cap@@ ac@@ ity for spiritu@@ ality .
How succ@@ inc@@ tly the two great@@ est comman@@ d@@ ments sum@@ mar@@ ize what God requi@@ res of those who worship him !
Ch@@ il@@ dren have the right to such tra@@ ining .
“ Jo@@ si@@ ah re@@ moved all the de@@ t@@ es@@ table things out of all the lands that bel@@ ong@@ ed to the sons of Israel , ” states 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 34 : 33 , “ and he had all who were found in Israel take up service , to serve Jehovah their God . ”
For example , are you disc@@ oura@@ ged because you have not yet found a su@@ it@@ able marriage mate ?
In any case , the Bible is the star@@ ting point for our study pro@@ gra@@ m , and in the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation , we have a ver@@ sion that pro@@ per@@ ly emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es the divine name as it high@@ ligh@@ ts God’s Kingdom rule . ​ — Psalm 14@@ 9 : 1 - 9 ; Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 ; Matthew 6 : 9 , 10 .
Tru@@ e Christians stri@@ ve to be hon@@ est , di@@ lig@@ ent , and consci@@ enti@@ ous work@@ ers .
I@@ magine him tur@@ ning to s@@ qu@@ in@@ t into the w@@ es@@ ter@@ n s@@ k@@ y , where the su@@ n was ne@@ aring the ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on of the Gre@@ at Se@@ a , as he tri@@ ed to fa@@ th@@ om how his world had fal@@ le@@ n ap@@ ar@@ t .
Today , most people do not listen to our message about the good news of God’s Kingdom .
From the Bible , I learned that God con@@ dem@@ ns se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations out@@ side of marriage , and my conscience began to bo@@ ther me .
Such preaching is a fur@@ ther act of giving .
Al@@ co@@ ho@@ l ​ — God’s V@@ i@@ e@@ w , 1 / 1
It was man@@ na , the bre@@ ad that Jehovah had promised them . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 16 : 4 , 13 - 15 .
It will over@@ see all as@@ pe@@ cts of da@@ ily life , not only spiritual but also ci@@ vi@@ l .
How did Jehovah view the attitude of K@@ or@@ ah and his supp@@ ort@@ ers ?
S@@ ad@@ ly , though , that is not the case .
And Jehovah God is ready to for@@ give all our fa@@ il@@ ings , provided we for@@ give our brothers for sin@@ s they have com@@ mit@@ ted against us .
Our spiritual sacrific@@ es are “ sacrific@@ es of righteousness ” only if they st@@ em from right mo@@ ti@@ ves and our conduct me@@ a@@ sures up to Jehovah’s requi@@ re@@ ments .
Just a few we@@ ek@@ s ear@@ li@@ er , many in the crow@@ d had seen Jesus resur@@ rec@@ t La@@ z@@ ar@@ us .
R@@ igh@@ the@@ ar@@ ted Pe@@ ople Are A@@ t@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted
The following year , in 195@@ 6 , we were invit@@ ed to the dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion in S@@ an@@ to@@ s , S@@ ã@@ o Paulo .
We too have reason to praise the Creator regul@@ arly .
Consider the Bible example of Q@@ u@@ e@@ en E@@ s@@ ther .
He showed that integrity is expres@@ sed , not in m@@ ere words , but in positi@@ ve actions that s@@ pr@@ ing from pu@@ re mo@@ ti@@ ves .
He provided one answer in these words : “ I love the Father . ”
A loving wife can have what influ@@ ence on family life ?
Jehovah and his servants invit@@ e all such ones into the true Christian congregation . ​ — Revelation 18 : 2 - 4 ; 22 : 17 .
When the Israelites were deli@@ vered from Egy@@ pt , sheep again pla@@ yed a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant ro@@ le , this time as part of “ Jehovah’s pas@@ so@@ ver . ”
( b ) What are the arrang@@ ements lo@@ c@@ ally for cle@@ an@@ ing the h@@ all , and what privilege does each of us have ?
Like Jo@@ shua and the writ@@ er of Psalm 1@@ 19 , we can find happiness and succ@@ ess by pra@@ ising Jehovah and tru@@ sting in his word .
( a ) We will foc@@ us on what par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar account ?
El@@ ders can ask young people or new ones to work along with them if they need to provide food for older ones or make re@@ pa@@ ir@@ s in their ho@@ m@@ es .
We also have lar@@ g@@ er meetings — ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es and conven@@ tions — that are desi@@ gn@@ ed to e@@ qui@@ p us as teach@@ ers of God’s Word .
The following talk , “ Lo@@ y@@ ally Su@@ b@@ mit to Go@@ dly Au@@ thor@@ ity , ” app@@ lied the cont@@ ent of the dr@@ ama to each of us .
As it turned out , the face - to - face meeting was not as difficult as Joseph may have i@@ mag@@ ined .
L@@ ik@@ ely you felt h@@ ur@@ t , even be@@ tra@@ yed .
• How has I@@ r@@ ene Ho@@ ch@@ st@@ en@@ ba@@ ch over@@ come a ma@@ j@@ or h@@ an@@ di@@ ca@@ p and been able to serve Jehovah ?
So@@ on many of these s@@ inc@@ ere individuals would be gra@@ vely dis@@ il@@ lu@@ si@@ oned ​ — this time , not by religion , but by pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s .
M@@ ore than once , Paul was persecu@@ ted because of his faith .
Let us consider just three ways .
On@@ ce again , sp@@ en@@ ding more time with them can help .
How has Jehovah lived up to his great name , thus ad@@ ding to its glory ?
The rest of Israel saw this as an act of un@@ faith@@ ful@@ ness , a re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against Jehovah .
Y@@ oung Christians who stand out among their scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es because of po@@ lit@@ en@@ ess and good conduct are to be comm@@ ended .
Indeed , some parents de@@ pri@@ ve themselves of li@@ fe@@ ’s necess@@ ities or lead an au@@ st@@ ere life in order to la@@ y up material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons for their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
This ro@@ tation ca@@ uses the mor@@ ning da@@ wn , often stu@@ n@@ n@@ ingly beau@@ ti@@ ful .
Even more important , a well - educ@@ ated Christian is better able to read the Bible with understanding , reason on problems and come to s@@ ound conclu@@ sions , and teach Bible tru@@ ths in a clear and per@@ su@@ asi@@ ve way .
David fol@@ lo@@ ws Jehovah’s comm@@ and , and the s@@ cour@@ ge is hal@@ ted .
( b ) How might the obedi@@ ence of Z@@ el@@ op@@ he@@ ha@@ d’s daugh@@ ters af@@ fect a sing@@ le Christi@@ an’s view of marriage ?
The Bible plac@@ es great emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on the import@@ ance of a fa@@ ther’s ro@@ le in ra@@ ising and tra@@ ining children .
Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or Ch@@ r@@ is De@@ w@@ d@@ ne@@ y of Yor@@ k Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity gave this reason for op@@ ti@@ mis@@ m : “ The mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m means that we can wa@@ s@@ h our hands of a really ter@@ ri@@ ble century . ”
[ M@@ ap@@ s on page 9 ]
I believe that this was the answer to my prayers .
A@@ nt@@ al H@@ ő@@ n@@ is@@ ch
Thus , we do well to ask ourselves from time to time , ‘ What is my mo@@ tive for per@@ form@@ ing works of faith ? ’ ​ — Psalm 24 : 3 , 4 ; Matthew 5 : 8 .
Just then , a woman in a ne@@ ar@@ by bed asked me , “ Are you one of Jehovah’s Witnesses ? ”
Jehovah allow@@ ed Satan to ro@@ b Job of his pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , his children , and even his health .
; N@@ ic@@ ho@@ ls , R .
P@@ ati@@ ence invol@@ ves a number of other vital Christian qualities .
For most people , the only al@@ ter@@ n@@ ative to beli@@ ef in God is beli@@ ef in ev@@ olu@@ tion .
The first part st@@ ressed the need to h@@ and@@ le God’s Word ari@@ ght .
The Jews had an un@@ den@@ i@@ able reason for doing so ​ — they were given God’s Law through Moses .
What if you cannot understand a s@@ crip@@ ture even after you have consider@@ ed its con@@ text ?
What should marriage par@@ t@@ n@@ ers not do to each other ?
Jehovah God gave Solomon out@@ standing wisdom .
( Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 . )
Ri@@ ana is a brother in his early 20 ’ s .
After reading much of the new book the ev@@ ening after I received it , I just had to sto@@ p and than@@ k Jehovah in prayer . ” ​ — Mark .
For example , t@@ all tre@@ es provide prote@@ ctive sh@@ a@@ de for sa@@ pl@@ ings , and the lea@@ ves that f@@ all from the tre@@ es en@@ rich the so@@ il bene@@ ath .
Do not mis@@ s an opportunity to learn to think more like Jehovah !
Psalm 10@@ 3 : 2 states : “ B@@ less Jehovah , O my soul , and do not for@@ get all his do@@ ings . ”
Re@@ call our cl@@ ari@@ fied understanding that Jesus , the B@@ ri@@ de@@ gro@@ om , comes to rend@@ er judgment near the end of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
Fir@@ st , al@@ though humans have accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed mar@@ vel@@ ous things , they are not cre@@ ated with the ability to direc@@ t their own st@@ ep@@ s .
They were to keep the congregation of Israel clean and to help the un@@ in@@ ten@@ tional man@@ sla@@ y@@ er to benefit from Jehovah’s mer@@ cy .
The psalmist encoura@@ ges us with these words : “ R@@ ol@@ l upon Jehovah your way , and r@@ ely upon him , and he himself will act . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 5 .
W@@ as it fin@@ ally the time for Christ to ap@@ point one organiz@@ ed ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l to dis@@ p@@ en@@ se spiritual food ?
What tra@@ its of Peter may come to mind , but why did Jesus sel@@ e@@ ct him as an apostle ?
“ How much does man know about the mo@@ on , and how much is there to know ? ”
In God’s promised new world , a gen@@ u@@ ine spirit of bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od will ex@@ ist because human@@ kind will have been rest@@ ored to per@@ fe@@ ction . ​ — Luke 23 : 4@@ 3 ; 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
Paul was not tal@@ king about time in just a gener@@ al sense .
R@@ ep@@ or@@ te@@ dly , sol@@ di@@ ers consider the h@@ our before da@@ wn to be the best time to c@@ atch an enem@@ y un@@ a@@ wa@@ res .
With his help we can o@@ pen our m@@ ou@@ ths “ with fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch to make known the sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ t of the good news . ”
( 7 ) B@@ ou@@ ch@@ er , M .
“ And I came to be pla@@ gu@@ ed all day long . ” ​ — Psalm 7@@ 3 : 2 , 3 , 13 , 14 .
How than@@ k@@ ful we are that Jehovah gr@@ ants us “ the peace of God , ” an in@@ ner cal@@ m that can prote@@ ct us from dis@@ tur@@ b@@ ing thoughts and feelings !
Bo@@ th wisdom and stu@@ pi@@ di@@ ty keep cr@@ ying out to us , as it were , and that pres@@ ents us with a cho@@ ice .
Still , Jesus sing@@ led out Peter , making uni@@ que supp@@ lic@@ ation for that one disci@@ ple .
They also found that people often invit@@ e in@@ fe@@ c@@ ti@@ ous di@@ se@@ as@@ es simply by a l@@ ack of h@@ y@@ gi@@ ene .
She left the Ch@@ urch of Eng@@ land , and des@@ pite op@@ position from my father , she became a faithful Witness of Jehovah and rema@@ ined such until her death in 199@@ 0 .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H is the great M@@ ak@@ er of ra@@ in and de@@ w .
Some listen@@ ers lik@@ ed the message .
U@@ p@@ on lear@@ ning Bible truth , many im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants will@@ ingly give up jo@@ bs in a@@ ff@@ lu@@ ent coun@@ tri@@ es and go back to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and with the ob@@ je@@ ctive of help@@ ing their relati@@ ves and others spiritually .
How much more ​ — and more lasting — ​ is what is at st@@ ake in get@@ ting to know Jehovah .
However , our sin@@ ful le@@ an@@ ings , our up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing , and other fac@@ t@@ ors make it a chall@@ enge to accept discipl@@ ine or to view it in the right light .
“ S@@ end O@@ u@@ t Your B@@ read ”
This is har@@ dly sur@@ pris@@ ing , for the Creator ‘ is not a God of dis@@ order . ’
Because of persecu@@ tion and other fac@@ t@@ ors , the con@@ di@@ tions under which they me@@ t were often less than fav@@ or@@ able .
They were teaching me to care for my@@ self and not to ex@@ pect others to do this .
* Such experi@@ ences are far too num@@ er@@ ous to be dis@@ mis@@ sed as co@@ in@@ ci@@ d@@ ence .
He loo@@ ked co@@ v@@ et@@ ously at another man@@ ’s wife , com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , and arrang@@ ed that the in@@ no@@ c@@ ent mate be kil@@ led .
How is un@@ ity with fellow believers ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed ?
Why does God per@@ mit all this suffering ? ’
Let us consider ans@@ wers to this question in four are@@ as of life : ( 1 ) the Christian ministry , ( 2 ) the family , ( 3 ) the congregation , and ( 4 ) our relation@@ shi@@ ps with others .
The Su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity of the C@@ an@@ on@@ ic@@ al Go@@ sp@@ els
Des@@ pite his being an apostle , what did Paul need , and what do all of us need from time to time ?
( b ) What is your determin@@ ation regarding your integrity ?
S@@ ome@@ times we received a gift from a Witness who happened to have or@@ der@@ ed too much j@@ am or so@@ a@@ p in her gro@@ cer@@ ies ​ — and just when we needed them !
Ex@@ pla@@ ining why he was making this pro@@ vision , David told him : “ W@@ i@@ th@@ out fai@@ l I shall exerc@@ ise loving - kindness toward you for the s@@ ake of J@@ on@@ a@@ than your father . ”
Thus , by conclu@@ ding with a s@@ inc@@ ere “ A@@ men , ” the one pra@@ ying indic@@ ates his ear@@ n@@ est feelings about what he has just said .
“ Pe@@ ople were deep@@ ly inter@@ ested in religion , ” no@@ ted one ob@@ ser@@ ver .
Then Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h r@@ an home with news of the str@@ ang@@ er@@ ’s arri@@ val .
Such feelings are not new .
Is it not better just to wa@@ it and see ?
It certainly was not to turn away from Jehovah , their Li@@ fe - Gi@@ ver .
If that were the case , the situation would be deep@@ ly disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ing for all those de@@ ar Witnesses who have been faith@@ fully pro@@ claim@@ ing the Kingdom message for years in less responsi@@ ve ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es .
Is it an ex@@ ag@@ g@@ er@@ ation to say that this att@@ ack is of greater con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence than is the th@@ re@@ at of inter@@ n@@ ational ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism ?
How different things are for us !
Per@@ haps you are a you@@ th who is being brought up in a family with true Christian valu@@ es .
What can we learn from the example of the disci@@ ple S@@ te@@ ph@@ en ?
What kind of home did Jehovah give us ?
In prof@@ ess@@ ed Christian lands , there are num@@ er@@ ous ch@@ ur@@ ches and sh@@ r@@ ines dedic@@ ated to Jesus , M@@ ary , and the sa@@ in@@ ts .
Di@@ d they g@@ low with pri@@ de while tr@@ ying to hi@@ de their concer@@ ns for the young man@@ ’s sa@@ f@@ ety ?
At what point does a relationship with a work@@ mate become in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate ?
While there , I married a Witness nam@@ ed D@@ or@@ o@@ thy with whom I had been cor@@ respon@@ ding .
I@@ magine J@@ on@@ ah’s re@@ action when he received the special mis@@ sion to leave his home country and go to As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a to preach to the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h , people with a different religion and cul@@ ture .
Those re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves said : “ It is from a very dist@@ ant land that your servants have come in reg@@ ard to the name of Jehovah your God . ”
We also show that we are respon@@ sible by contribu@@ ting to the worl@@ d@@ wide Kingdom work .
To be gre@@ et@@ ed with a war@@ m sm@@ ile and an em@@ br@@ ace is wonderful .
So giving the str@@ ong@@ est inc@@ en@@ tive for moral cha@@ st@@ en@@ ess , King Solomon states : “ For the ways of man are in fr@@ on@@ t of the eyes of Jehovah , and he is con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating all his tr@@ ac@@ ks . ”
In fact , two th@@ ous@@ and years ag@@ o , people wanted to make Jesus Christ their king because they per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved that he had been sent by God and would make a most able rul@@ er .
H@@ um@@ ble Y@@ our@@ self
El@@ se@@ where in the Scriptures , we are lik@@ ened to “ ear@@ then v@@ ess@@ els ” ​ — f@@ ra@@ g@@ ile po@@ ts made of cla@@ y .
W@@ ould we then be temp@@ ted to take matters into our own hands ?
Wor@@ n out from anxi@@ ety , we we@@ pt .
The love is in this respect , not that we have loved God , but that he loved us and sent his Son as a prop@@ iti@@ at@@ ory sacrifice for our sin@@ s . ” ​ — 1 John 4 : 9 , 10 .
On the day of his death all his ho@@ p@@ es are sh@@ at@@ tered . ​ — Proverbs 11 : 7 .
( a ) Why did Jesus call the trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation a vision ?
The Bible does speak of the la@@ ying on of hands in con@@ ne@@ ction with the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments .
On hear@@ ing the co@@ ck cro@@ w , Peter “ went out@@ side and we@@ pt bit@@ ter@@ ly . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
And the rul@@ es they make are u@@ su@@ ally an expres@@ sion of their gen@@ u@@ ine love and concer@@ n .
By doing so , we great@@ ly contribu@@ te to the prop@@ er fun@@ c@@ tion@@ ing and prog@@ ress of the Christian congregation thr@@ ough@@ out the world .
In what are@@ as of life should we stri@@ ve to man@@ i@@ f@@ est the spirit of hum@@ ility ?
So for the good of his servants , God has direc@@ ted us to mar@@ ry only true worshipp@@ ers .
B@@ ri@@ c@@ ks in An@@ cient Egy@@ pt , 1 / 1
By way of ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation , V@@ ine ad@@ ds : “ In other words , the heart is used fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely for the hi@@ d@@ den s@@ pr@@ ings of the personal life . ”
The conscience is a moral exam@@ in@@ er that reg@@ isters appro@@ val or disa@@ p@@ pro@@ val of what we have done or consider doing .
Ch@@ il@@ d , left : An@@ dre@@ a Bo@@ o@@ her / F@@ E@@ M@@ A Ne@@ ws P@@ ho@@ to ; woman , a@@ bo@@ ve : A@@ P P@@ ho@@ to / P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c Da@@ ily Ne@@ ws , Mas@@ ak@@ o W@@ at@@ ana@@ be
I@@ N 18@@ 7@@ 7 , well - known Rus@@ si@@ an com@@ pos@@ er Mo@@ des@@ t Mus@@ s@@ or@@ g@@ s@@ k@@ y publi@@ shed a cho@@ r@@ al work based on a st@@ ory set in the Bible lands .
E@@ mp@@ a@@ thy at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ts .
Lo@@ t in@@ sis@@ ted that the vis@@ it@@ ors stay in his home .
What about the people who op@@ pose God’s Kingdom ?
In No@@ v@@ ember 19@@ 31 , F@@ er@@ din@@ and bo@@ ar@@ ded a tra@@ in for the Ne@@ ther@@ lands to ass@@ ist with the preaching work there .
“ To this course you were called , because even Christ su@@ ffered for you , lea@@ ving you a mo@@ de@@ l for you to follow his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y . ” ​ — 1 P@@ E@@ T@@ E@@ R 2 : 21 .
M@@ ore rec@@ ently , gra@@ du@@ ates of the M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol have been assign@@ ed to these congregations and have streng@@ th@@ ened them spiritually .
A cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er@@ ’s wife who was with us g@@ ently took the gi@@ r@@ l to the Lo@@ st and F@@ ound De@@ par@@ t@@ ment at the st@@ adi@@ u@@ m .
This is very tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ ing to me .
While in pris@@ on , he started to read the Bible .
Com@@ men@@ ting on Paul’s st@@ at@@ ement that “ love is long - suffering and kind , ” Bible scho@@ la@@ r G@@ or@@ d@@ on D .
Since the 198@@ 0 ’ s , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses has made a concer@@ ted effort to have the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures rend@@ ered into a number of ma@@ j@@ or Af@@ ri@@ can langu@@ ages .
T@@ w@@ o l@@ ines of evidence lead us to the conclu@@ sion that the se@@ ven@@ th day was still under way in the first century C.E .
L@@ ater , a man who had stu@@ died the Bible with the Witnesses came to work at the sa@@ w@@ m@@ ill .
Our dedic@@ ation to Jehovah inclu@@ des a so@@ le@@ m@@ n promise to turn away from what is wor@@ th@@ less .
F@@ ur@@ ther , the Scriptures say : “ Even to one@@ ’s old age I [ Jehovah ] am the same One ; and to one@@ ’s gra@@ y - he@@ a@@ de@@ dness I my@@ self shall keep be@@ aring up .
Why did Jehovah act loy@@ ally toward David ?
As a result , se@@ ven people from two famili@@ es have accepted the truth .
F@@ el@@ low believers should be able to say “ am@@ en , ” meaning “ so be it , ” at the end of such a prayer .
That promise began to have its fulfill@@ ment at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . when holy spirit emp@@ ow@@ ered the followers of Jesus Christ to f@@ ill Jerusalem with their preaching .
However , No@@ t@@ t’s move did not sto@@ p the transl@@ ation work , and after Davi@@ es had sp@@ ent two years in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , he rejo@@ ined No@@ t@@ t .
“ Some view it as a cur@@ se not to have n@@ atur@@ al children .
This book makes it possible to star@@ t Bible stu@@ dies with people right at their do@@ or@@ st@@ ep . ”
What a less@@ on for us !
O@@ ther pas@@ sa@@ ges in the Christian Greek Scriptures esta@@ bl@@ ish that “ the Israel of God ” is made up of 14@@ 4@@ ,000 spirit - anointed Christians .
They were anointed with Jehovah’s holy spirit and ze@@ al@@ ously went for@@ th declar@@ ing the truth about God and Christ to others . ​ — Acts 2 : 4@@ 1 , 4@@ 2 .
Does Your Li@@ fe Ha@@ ve P@@ ur@@ pose ?
‘ It may ev@@ en@@ tually come , ’ they may reason , ‘ but not today . ’
The same reason@@ ing app@@ lies to Jesus Christ , ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly the most influ@@ enti@@ al man in hist@@ ory .
After all , Jehovah wanted Adam and his wife , E@@ ve , to “ be fru@@ it@@ ful and become many ” and to “ f@@ ill the earth and sub@@ du@@ e it . ”
W@@ i@@ th@@ out d@@ el@@ a@@ y , the cl@@ er@@ gy of Chris@@ tend@@ om showed how they felt about our mission@@ ary work .
He has re@@ ached the right conclu@@ sion . “ As for me , ” he s@@ ings , “ the dra@@ wing near to God is good for me . ”
What may this requi@@ re of you ?
C@@ al@@ m discus@@ sion c@@ lear@@ ed up the matter and rest@@ ored peace . ​ — Jo@@ s@@ h .
A 4@@ 1 - year - old wi@@ do@@ w with two children stated , “ There are times when I am not sure what to do , and I feel qu@@ ite over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by the many responsi@@ bil@@ ities I have . ”
Since Satan has the whole world at his dis@@ pos@@ al , he can ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it its desi@@ res and at@@ tr@@ actions in order to en@@ s@@ n@@ are us .
What simp@@ le reason@@ ing could you use when discus@@ sing cre@@ ation ?
The book of L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us con@@ tain@@ s the instru@@ ctions given to the Israelites on how they were to avoid out@@ bre@@ ak@@ s of con@@ ta@@ gi@@ ous di@@ se@@ as@@ es , including the prac@@ tice of qu@@ ar@@ an@@ t@@ ine .
S@@ ome@@ times , though , parents may feel that their efforts are un@@ appreci@@ ated .
Because the people had been dis@@ obedi@@ ent , and they rema@@ ined un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant .
Yes , the love that Jehovah and Jesus have for us is deep and con@@ st@@ ant .
S@@ ome@@ times , though , mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s can pro@@ vo@@ ke disa@@ ster .
In what way do we conduct ourselves “ in the sight of all men ” ?
So God does not reve@@ al the meaning of certain Bible pas@@ sa@@ ges until the right time arri@@ ves .
A bal@@ an@@ ced view of ourselves also makes it e@@ asi@@ er to ad@@ mit our mis@@ take when we have off@@ ended someone .
W@@ as his appro@@ ach effe@@ ctive ?
S@@ ONG@@ S : 5@@ 1 , 1@@ 35
She was ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely up@@ set by what had happened and listen@@ ed as they read Psalm 7@@ 2 : 12 - 14 : “ He will deli@@ ver the po@@ or one cr@@ ying for help , also the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted one and who@@ ever has no help@@ er .
When may Peter have moved to serve where the need was greater ?
5 : 14 ​ — Is si@@ ck@@ ness the result of com@@ mit@@ ting sin ?
This new t@@ ong@@ ue was des@@ t@@ ined to become an important ve@@ hi@@ c@@ le for s@@ pre@@ ading the Word of God .
Per@@ haps he would say something that might dam@@ age his cre@@ di@@ bility .
At the first congregation I vis@@ ited in the dist@@ ri@@ ct of S@@ an@@ to A@@ mar@@ o , I was encoura@@ ged to see that the Kingdom H@@ all was filled with fellow Witnesses and inter@@ ested people .
Ang@@ els rejo@@ ice in car@@ r@@ ying out God’s will
Many found the work challeng@@ ing , especially at first .
( Read Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 , 4@@ 5 . )
Even though the anointed v@@ ary in age , those in the two grou@@ ps cons@@ titu@@ ting the gener@@ ation are con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries during part of the last days .
One ev@@ ening we left the cen@@ ter of B@@ ris@@ to@@ l after a fine ass@@ em@@ bly attend@@ ed by 2@@ 00 Witnesses and re@@ ached the com@@ par@@ ative sa@@ f@@ ety of our home through a ha@@ il of an@@ ti@@ a@@ ir@@ c@@ ra@@ ft sh@@ ell sh@@ ra@@ p@@ ne@@ l .
How should Jehovah’s cre@@ ation af@@ fect us ?
What questions might those who are re@@ aching out for privile@@ ges in the congregation ask themselves ?
Instead , Joseph and M@@ ary found him eng@@ ag@@ ed in a spiritual discus@@ sion with teach@@ ers at the temple . ​ — Luke 2 : 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 7 .
After pra@@ ying for God’s name to be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied , Jesus said : “ Let your kingdom come .
So@@ on after G@@ ar@@ y’s return , we became involved in the activities of a loving congregation , and I was baptized in 19@@ 7@@ 4 .
S@@ ad@@ ly , most of those A@@ ra@@ bi@@ c transl@@ ations have been lost .
He even felt ‘ a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed and em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed to ra@@ ise up his face ’ to Jehovah . ​ — E@@ z@@ r@@ a 9 : 1 - 6 .
Do you have that vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e ? ​ — Matthew 26 : 6@@ 9 - 7@@ 5 ; Mark 14 : 6@@ 6 - 7@@ 2 ; Luke 22 : 5@@ 4 - 6@@ 2 ; John 18 : 15 - 18 , 25 - 27 .
M@@ Y H@@ U@@ S@@ B@@ AN@@ D and I were he@@ ading for our new mission@@ ary assignment ​ — the is@@ land of Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r .
A@@ mo@@ s ob@@ je@@ cted , st@@ ating : “ I was a her@@ d@@ s@@ man and a ni@@ pp@@ er of fi@@ g@@ s of sy@@ cam@@ ore tre@@ es .
St@@ res@@ s@@ ful world con@@ di@@ tions may also make it difficult for us to show kindness .
“ They were b@@ es@@ i@@ de themselves with great e@@ c@@ st@@ as@@ y . ”
How thr@@ il@@ led I was to read this transl@@ ation in which God’s name , Jehovah , had been rest@@ ored to its prop@@ er place ne@@ arly 7@@ ,000 times in the “ O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent ” !
We can be than@@ k@@ ful that Jehovah has reve@@ aled in his Word the mind of Christ !
How can we deter@@ mine what we have tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed up in our heart ?
These pro@@ verbs teach dep@@ end@@ ence on Jehovah and other vital less@@ ons .
Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gy also comes into the pi@@ c@@ ture , for it ag@@ re@@ es with Bible st@@ at@@ ements about long - lived individuals .
Still others are made a@@ ware of their spiritual need by events in their own family , such as a health c@@ ris@@ is , a div@@ or@@ ce , or the death of a loved one .
16 G@@ r@@ ate@@ ful Re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ents of God’s Un@@ deser@@ ved K@@ in@@ dness
Does Jehovah value such pray@@ er@@ ful thoughts and expres@@ sions about him ?
How did I@@ r@@ ina benefit from coun@@ ting her blessings ?
How does godly fear help us to be rec@@ ep@@ tive to God’s guid@@ ance ?
You may feel as did S@@ an@@ dy .
What is the ke@@ y to cultiv@@ ating and main@@ tain@@ ing di@@ lig@@ ence ?
It is not eas@@ y to put up a hard fi@@ ght for the faith .
She was ne@@ i@@ ther ign@@ or@@ ant nor dec@@ ei@@ ved about the child .
And “ being re@@ pro@@ ached for the name of Christ ” is something to rejo@@ ice over . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
The sol@@ di@@ ers began fir@@ ing in the a@@ ir with their a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c we@@ ap@@ ons , and th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of our brothers and sisters sc@@ at@@ tered in ter@@ ro@@ r .
We will consider these questions as we discus@@ s the first three as@@ pe@@ cts of the spi@@ rit@@ ’s fru@@ it@@ age ​ — love , joy , and peace .
When Will It C@@ ome ?
No@@ tice Jesus ’ instru@@ ctions in the fin@@ al s@@ ent@@ ence of that verse : “ Ke@@ ep doing this in re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of me . ”
No doubt , as a la@@ d David knew how to be pla@@ y@@ ful , but he also learned valu@@ able s@@ k@@ ill@@ s that he later used to praise Jehovah .
In M@@ el@@ b@@ our@@ ne there was a pioneer home , where some 25 full - time min@@ isters of Jehovah’s Witnesses lived .
If the wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er fa@@ il@@ s to cont@@ act the elders , our not repor@@ ting the matter is ne@@ i@@ ther loving nor kind .
The time for the fulfill@@ ment of these prophe@@ tic words is very near .
If we star@@ t coun@@ ting from that year , se@@ ven liter@@ al years would take us to the year 6@@ 00 B.C.E .
N@@ ever for@@ get , it is not the op@@ in@@ ion of our work@@ mat@@ es or our scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es that coun@@ ts but the vie@@ w@@ point of Jehovah and Jesus Christ . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 1 : 10 .
“ Some men jo@@ ined themselves to him and became believers , among whom also were Di@@ on@@ ysi@@ us , a ju@@ dge of the cour@@ t of the A@@ re@@ o@@ pa@@ g@@ us , and a woman nam@@ ed D@@ am@@ ar@@ is , and others b@@ es@@ id@@ es them . ”
E@@ spe@@ cially do we need to pray fer@@ v@@ ently when con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted by pers@@ ist@@ ent temp@@ tation .
You could also exam@@ ine Job chap@@ ters 40 and 4@@ 1 , where Jehovah again asked Job to respon@@ d to questions about two par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar cre@@ atu@@ res .
Yet , Christians on earth do per@@ form public service , and they find great joy in doing so .
Paul recogn@@ ized that this ste@@ war@@ d@@ ship me@@ ant both sc@@ ru@@ pul@@ ously car@@ ing for the “ sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ ts ” and faith@@ fully imp@@ ar@@ ting such to others as direc@@ ted by the Ma@@ ster , Jesus Christ . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
You can do the same .
And she has taken upon her@@ self the t@@ ask of c@@ all@@ ing out to who@@ ever is in@@ experienced .
If we use such expres@@ sions as “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” “ other sheep , ” and “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , ” we may need to expla@@ in them with simp@@ le ph@@ r@@ as@@ es that make the meaning clear .
Bo@@ th Peter and Paul l@@ ink godly devo@@ tion with end@@ ur@@ ance .
They stri@@ ve to imitate his qualities and actions to such an ex@@ t@@ ent that they become a refle@@ ction ​ — even if imper@@ fect — ​ of their Ma@@ ster . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 1 : 6 .
This in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy , though , is to be experienced stri@@ c@@ tly within the mar@@ it@@ al arrang@@ ement .
God will not for@@ ce us to do so if we do not want to .
That stu@@ n@@ ning st@@ at@@ ement will come true without fai@@ l .
V@@ olu@@ nt@@ ary contribu@@ tions fin@@ ance the preaching work , em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y reli@@ ef , and the con@@ stru@@ ction of meeting plac@@ es
Jehovah’s Witnesses are ac@@ tive in more than 2@@ 30 lands and is@@ lands of the se@@ a .
The Bible rec@@ ord tel@@ ls what happened when Jesus was baptized in 29 C.E . : “ The holy spirit . . . came down upon him , and a vo@@ ice came out of heaven : ‘ You are my Son , the bel@@ o@@ ved ; I have appro@@ ved you . ’ ”
A brother in pris@@ on with my father dre@@ w this pi@@ c@@ ture of him in 194@@ 1
O@@ thers believe that the soul ex@@ is@@ ted before the human body was cre@@ ated .
A cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er wrote : “ As a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , I had many more questions or doub@@ ts than I ever put into words .
May 15 , 200@@ 8
Will it be “ in He@@ av@@ en or E@@ ar@@ th ” ?
We love because we are made in his i@@ ma@@ ge .
“ Ke@@ ep on as@@ king , and it will be given you . ” ​ — Luke 11 : 9
De@@ ath , our rel@@ ent@@ less enem@@ y , will be van@@ qui@@ shed at last .
The next mor@@ ning Samuel was af@@ ra@@ id to tell El@@ i what Jehovah had said .
A Sat@@ el@@ l@@ ite C@@ ru@@ cial to Li@@ fe
He takes along with him S@@ im@@ on the fi@@ sh@@ er@@ man and others .
Do your own thing .
Instead of just co@@ ver@@ ing the material during a family study , wise parents emp@@ lo@@ y the ar@@ t of teaching .
Jehovah will be very good to them .
A Christian can thus per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve God’s will in this matter by br@@ ing@@ ing together and refle@@ cting on Bible principles that rel@@ ate to g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing .
We found a su@@ it@@ able se@@ con@@ d@@ hand ca@@ r and asked the sel@@ l@@ er to deli@@ ver it to us , since no@@ ne of us could d@@ ri@@ ve .
But the blessings in st@@ ore for Jehovah’s people were rich in@@ deed .
Be@@ ing true worshipp@@ ers , we must continue to keep a@@ wa@@ ke to our God - given responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
What a sa@@ d situation for that family !
Wh@@ ere did Mark live , and why can you say that he may have known Jesus ?
Do you speak a language in which only a few public@@ ations are a@@ vail@@ able ?
What a fine example Jesus set for us !
And when I speak with you I shall o@@ pen your m@@ ou@@ th . ”
You will accom@@ pl@@ ish this not only by your words but also by your example .
I know that you have his appro@@ val , and I than@@ k you .
Do you too try to find time to pon@@ der over Jehovah’s loving care ?
Of course , more than a simp@@ le understanding of the ransom sacrifice is needed in order for us to benefit from it .
When you have ru@@ n out of ide@@ as , re@@ view your l@@ ist and imp@@ le@@ ment the so@@ lu@@ tion that you both ag@@ ree on .
E@@ ver@@ lasting sal@@ vation is possible only through Christ’s ransom sacrifice .
Is that true of your prayers ?
We Will St@@ and Fir@@ m
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ine on page 10 ]
◇ Do not use la@@ d@@ der ru@@ ng@@ s as supp@@ or@@ ts for a work pl@@ at@@ form made of pl@@ an@@ ks .
Thus , it could be said that a@@ ·@@ ga@@ ʹ@@ pe invol@@ ves the heart as well as the mind .
E@@ v@@ ang@@ el@@ ism was the pr@@ er@@ o@@ g@@ ative and the du@@ ty of every Ch@@ urch member . . . .
3 : 8 - 12 .
Th@@ r@@ ough the pages of the Bible , he has reve@@ aled his reas@@ ons for allow@@ ing wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
Tru@@ e Christians were id@@ enti@@ fied , not by a m@@ ere prof@@ es@@ sion of pi@@ ety , but by a faith that refle@@ cted the beau@@ ti@@ ful qualities pro@@ duc@@ ed by God’s holy spirit .
The Bible says about the Jerusalem congregation that “ no one was in need among them . ”
The B@@ ap@@ tism of C@@ lo@@ v@@ is — 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 Ye@@ ars of Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ ism in Fr@@ ance
To many , it is in@@ conc@@ ei@@ va@@ ble that the Creator of our va@@ st uni@@ verse al@@ lo@@ ws humans to walk with him in a spiritual sense .
The Bible states that An@@ dre@@ w ru@@ shed to his brother and said : “ We have found the Messi@@ ah [ or , Christ ] . ”
Con@@ cer@@ ning him , the prophet Moses declar@@ ed : “ Per@@ fect is his activ@@ ity , for all his ways are justice . A God of faith@@ ful@@ ness , with whom there is no in@@ justice ; righteous and u@@ pri@@ ght is he . ”
How deli@@ gh@@ ted we are to see that the great crow@@ d pra@@ ising God now num@@ bers some 6@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 !
In s@@ pite of Sa@@ ul@@ ’s re@@ pu@@ tation , An@@ ani@@ as tre@@ ated him with kindness
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , in one Bible text , the “ me@@ ek ones of the earth ” are invit@@ ed to “ seek me@@ ek@@ ness . ”
Yes , God was speaking to the One whom He cre@@ ated before anyone or anything el@@ se and who “ came to be b@@ es@@ i@@ de him as a ma@@ ster work@@ er . ”
When the Lord Jesus appe@@ ared to him , Saul was on his way to D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us to har@@ ass Christ’s disciples there .
All are Christians , and all pr@@ ou@@ dly be@@ ar the name of the Father ​ — Jehovah .
The si@@ e@@ ge la@@ sted for 14 months , until Ju@@ ne 1@@ 5@@ 35 when the city fin@@ ally f@@ ell .
For th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years after the perfect man Adam sin@@ ned , the question could be ra@@ ised , “ Can any human displa@@ y perfect godly devo@@ tion ? ”
Because he kept stud@@ ying “ the sac@@ red boo@@ ks , ” which were in Hebrew , he kept his relationship with Jehovah strong while living in a fore@@ ign land .
The name H@@ ar – M@@ ag@@ e@@ d@@ on , rend@@ ered “ Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on ” in some Bible transl@@ ations , means “ M@@ oun@@ tain of Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do . ”
The wi@@ do@@ w@@ ’s trust moved her to support the ex@@ is@@ ting arrang@@ ement for true worship .
How com@@ for@@ ting to know that Jehovah valu@@ es our efforts when we try to ple@@ ase him !
M@@ en who re@@ ach out for congreg@@ ational responsi@@ bility must give evidence that holy spirit is op@@ er@@ ating on them .
It takes ro@@ o@@ t and s@@ pr@@ ou@@ ts .
And let nothing dist@@ ance you from Jehovah !
O@@ f@@ ten it takes courage to take a fir@@ m stand for Christian principles , especially when family tra@@ di@@ tions and cu@@ st@@ om@@ s are involved .
We can be as@@ sur@@ ed that Jehovah will listen to those who appro@@ ach him in like man@@ ner today .
Yet by this I am not proved righteous , but he that exam@@ ines me is Jehovah . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Of course , par@@ ent@@ al love is more than just words .
As a sol@@ di@@ er under Christ , you must be e@@ qu@@ ally sing@@ le - min@@ ded and avoid be@@ coming ti@@ ed up in un@@ necess@@ ary material pur@@ su@@ its that could pre@@ v@@ ent you from fully accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing your li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving ministry . ​ — Matthew 6 : 24 ; 1 Timothy 4 : 16 ; 2 Timothy 4 : 2 , 5 .
How does my ze@@ al for Jehovah , his truth , and his work com@@ pare to the ze@@ al I had when I was baptized ?
At Genesis 26 : 5 , we read God’s words : “ Abraham . . . continued to keep his ob@@ lig@@ ations to me , my comman@@ ds , my st@@ atu@@ tes , and my la@@ ws . ”
Hence , his blessings never cause pain .
Jehovah shed light upon Z@@ ion !
Mi@@ gu@@ el * had to ad@@ just his thinking about material things .
12 : 8 ​ — In what way were the fac@@ es of the G@@ adi@@ te war@@ ri@@ ors like “ the fac@@ es of li@@ ons ” ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , he ri@@ ch@@ ly bless@@ es those who un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly use their free will to ad@@ v@@ ance true worship and who do their part to san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy his holy name and support his gr@@ and purpose . Jehovah does not want me@@ ch@@ an@@ ic@@ al obedi@@ ence imp@@ el@@ led by th@@ reat@@ s and co@@ er@@ ci@@ on .
I had to learn to accept my li@@ mit@@ ations and work within them .
Be@@ ing bil@@ ing@@ u@@ al sh@@ ar@@ p@@ ens your chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s thinking ability and en@@ h@@ an@@ ces their so@@ cial s@@ k@@ ill@@ s .
In fact , many Witnesses who found themselves in the mi@@ d@@ st of e@@ th@@ ni@@ c cle@@ ans@@ ing and rac@@ i@@ al gen@@ o@@ ci@@ de during the clo@@ sing years of the 20@@ th century prote@@ cted one another even at the ris@@ k of their own lives .
God’s Law V@@ i@@ ol@@ ated
Paul ad@@ ded : “ Let each one of you individu@@ ally so love his wife as he does himself . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 28 , 29 , 33 .
S@@ har@@ ing in the preaching work is an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent way to demonstr@@ ate our faith .
It is trans@@ it@@ ory , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as spiritual ri@@ ches last forever . ​ — Matthew 6 : 19 , 20 .
Our cho@@ ic@@ es may even refle@@ ct the pro@@ d@@ ding@@ s of our conscience .
Father was trans@@ fer@@ red from D@@ ac@@ ha@@ u to M@@ au@@ th@@ a@@ us@@ en in Au@@ stri@@ a .
Sa@@ ys The World Bo@@ ok En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia : “ The o@@ stri@@ ch cannot f@@ ly , but it is known for its spe@@ ed on the gr@@ ound .
That was the beg@@ in@@ ning of my ‘ re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing my G@@ r@@ and Creator . ’ ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
S@@ ar@@ ah B@@ el@@ l@@ ona F@@ er@@ g@@ us@@ on , the first sub@@ s@@ cri@@ ber to the Eng@@ l@@ ish W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il
N@@ one of us are i@@ mmu@@ ne to the spirit of the world .
11 : 26
S@@ ome@@ times , the more one par@@ t@@ ner pur@@ su@@ es the matter , the more the other tri@@ es to avoid it .
“ In one place after another food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges and p@@ est@@ il@@ ences . ” ​ — Luke 21 : 11 .
And the book After Jesus ​ — The T@@ ri@@ u@@ mp@@ h of Christi@@ an@@ ity no@@ tes : “ In its most ba@@ si@@ c form , [ baptism ] called for a con@@ fes@@ sion of faith by the can@@ di@@ d@@ ate , follow@@ ed by complete im@@ mer@@ sion in water in the name of Jesus . ”
Christi@@ an@@ ity P@@ ene@@ tr@@ ates A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or , 8 / 15 Com@@ fort for G@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing Par@@ ents , 5 / 1
They will share with Jesus in his Kingdom . ​ — Luke 22 : 15 , 16 .
* R@@ ab@@ sh@@ ak@@ e@@ h’s go@@ al was to dem@@ or@@ al@@ ize the Jews and make them give up without a fi@@ ght .
L@@ ater , when the is@@ land - city f@@ ell to A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der the Gre@@ at , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of its mil@@ it@@ ary men and prom@@ in@@ ent people were kil@@ led and 3@@ 0@@ ,000 of its in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants were so@@ ld into sla@@ very .
That article , “ G@@ ent@@ ile T@@ im@@ es : When Do They En@@ d ? , ” pointed to 1914 as a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant year .
A jo@@ y@@ ful wel@@ come a@@ wa@@ its those re@@ tur@@ ning to Jehovah .
One cou@@ ple explained their reason@@ ing : “ We real@@ ized that marriage is Jehovah’s sac@@ red arrang@@ ement .
However , in some P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c cul@@ tures , such practic@@ es might become accep@@ table if the gi@@ r@@ l claim@@ s that she has been “ gre@@ en le@@ af@@ ed , ” * that is , she says that she has been imp@@ el@@ led to have se@@ x because of a sp@@ ell plac@@ ed on her .
I@@ magine the great e@@ c@@ st@@ as@@ y when the dead come back to life and are re@@ un@@ ited with their loved ones !
Wh@@ ere should the u@@ pri@@ ght be when the end comes ?
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : Ti@@ me and again , the Bible book of Daniel develop@@ s a cen@@ tr@@ al the@@ me .
M@@ ore important , however , than the large number of new@@ ly baptized Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers is the fact that this great witness contribu@@ tes to the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of Jehovah’s name and to his v@@ indic@@ ation as the only true God .
Christians at H@@ i@@ er@@ a@@ pol@@ is lived among worshipp@@ ers of the go@@ dd@@ ess C@@ y@@ bele , materi@@ al@@ ism th@@ reat@@ ened those in La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ a , and the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans were end@@ ang@@ ered by human ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y .
However , these two s@@ crip@@ tures do not have the same meaning .
The r@@ ene@@ ga@@ de people of Israel have eng@@ ag@@ ed in de@@ f@@ ra@@ u@@ ding and b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed and have com@@ mit@@ ted physical and spiritual for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation .
How did Solom@@ on@@ ’s case illustr@@ ate the truth we find at Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 7 ?
However , le@@ an@@ ing comple@@ t@@ ely upon Jehovah pres@@ ents a chall@@ enge for many .
In other c@@ as@@ es , children succ@@ um@@ b to their di@@ re circumstances or have ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents and die .
The Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts show that Jesus often turned to God in prayer .
How do godly devo@@ tion and exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion work hand in hand ?
For example , the of@@ fi@@ cial sign@@ ed cop@@ y of the U@@ .@@ S . De@@ c@@ lar@@ ation of In@@ dep@@ end@@ ence was written on par@@ ch@@ ment .
So we must ask , What for@@ ce was origin@@ ally emp@@ lo@@ yed in order to pro@@ du@@ ce our or@@ der@@ ly uni@@ verse ?
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , Christ’s anointed followers , who@@ se “ c@@ iti@@ z@@ en@@ ship ex@@ ists in the heavens , ” view themselves as “ ali@@ ens and temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents ” in the present system of things .
He re@@ war@@ ds those who maintain integrity to him and faith@@ fully pres@@ s on in the har@@ v@@ est work .
Indeed , your feelings may well refle@@ ct those of a husband of 27 years , who wrote : “ I cannot i@@ magine life without my wife .
• What were some occasi@@ ons when Jehovah demonstr@@ ated his power ?
A mother of two ob@@ ser@@ ves that when her children receive ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ment from other members of the congregation for giving com@@ ments at meetings , they want to com@@ ment more .
Today , soci@@ ety prom@@ o@@ tes the view that people would be happy if only they were rich en@@ ough .
If there is , how can we benefit from his example ?
( b ) How was one man affe@@ cted by the hon@@ est conduct of one of Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
But they did not ask Jehovah for help or try to find out what he thought .
I wanted to r@@ ely on Jehovah , so I started pra@@ ying in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y .
To him , those tru@@ ths were pri@@ c@@ eless tre@@ a@@ sures , and he was e@@ ag@@ er to share them with others .
For example , a brother may feel that you have sin@@ ned against him .
When o@@ ffering help to a wi@@ do@@ w , it is best to be clear and spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c but not over@@ be@@ aring .
How are God’s remin@@ ders rel@@ ated to happiness ?
What will help you to cultiv@@ ate the desire to serve God ?
That inclu@@ des God’s sen@@ ding his Son to die for us , to p@@ our out his blood so that we might have everlasting life .
With a cour@@ te@@ ous attitude , the brother left the do@@ or .
How did Jehovah demonstr@@ ate it ?
O@@ r you may find ans@@ wers to your questions by vis@@ iting our we@@ b@@ s@@ ite , w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
A Christian cou@@ ple consider@@ ing the use of an I@@ U@@ D might discus@@ s with a qu@@ ali@@ fied medi@@ cal prof@@ essi@@ onal the I@@ U@@ D pro@@ du@@ cts a@@ vail@@ able lo@@ c@@ ally as well as possible benef@@ its and ris@@ ks to the wife .
Be@@ ar in mind , though , how important it is to be a loyal serv@@ ant of Jehovah .
During S@@ im@@ on@@ ’s re@@ ign they ga@@ ined greater influ@@ ence when some were appointed to the Ger@@ ou@@ sia ( coun@@ ci@@ l of older men ) , which later became known as the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in .
Jehovah is like the ro@@ o@@ t and Jesus like the tr@@ un@@ k of this sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic o@@ live t@@ ree .
El@@ in pre@@ pa@@ res for the we@@ ek@@ ly meetings of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and al@@ though she is physi@@ c@@ ally un@@ able to atten@@ d them , she listen@@ s to recor@@ ding@@ s of these meetings .
Jesus is the Me@@ di@@ at@@ or of the new covenant , and loyal anointed ones taken into it receive a heavenly in@@ her@@ it@@ ance . ​ — He@@ b .
Then , “ qu@@ ite a bi@@ t of we@@ ep@@ ing bro@@ ke out among them all , and they f@@ ell upon Paul’s ne@@ ck and tend@@ er@@ ly k@@ is@@ sed him , because they were especially pa@@ ined at the word he had spo@@ ken that they were going to b@@ eho@@ ld his face no more . ”
Jehovah Pro@@ vi@@ des Our Da@@ ily Ne@@ e@@ ds
My mother was a very devo@@ ted wife .
This inclu@@ des time sp@@ ent with family members , especially mat@@ es , who do not share our faith .
The Bible states : “ A bo@@ y let on the lo@@ ose will be ca@@ using his mother sh@@ ame . ”
How does the Kingdom govern@@ ment accom@@ pl@@ ish this challeng@@ ing t@@ ask ?
I@@ ts purpose is to st@@ am@@ p out such beli@@ ef@@ s , pre@@ v@@ ent their s@@ pre@@ ad , or bre@@ ak the integrity of believers .
I regul@@ arly than@@ k Jehovah that I have been able to enjoy more than 40 years of mission@@ ary service in J@@ ap@@ an .
Rather , it was “ because his own works were wicked ” ​ — mar@@ ked by je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , h@@ at@@ red , and fin@@ ally mu@@ r@@ der — ​ that Ca@@ in was re@@ je@@ cted by God . ​ — 1 John 3 : 12 .
A person who fle@@ es from a situation is gener@@ ally reg@@ ar@@ ded as we@@ ak or c@@ ow@@ ar@@ dly .
S@@ A@@ M@@ A@@ R@@ I@@ A
But the two disciples become ang@@ ry with the Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans who di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t wel@@ come them , and they ask Jesus : ‘ Do you want us to tell fi@@ re to come down and k@@ ill them ? ’
Wh@@ atever future they hope to have is sh@@ ort , for the Bible states : “ The world is pas@@ sing away and so is its desire , but he that does the will of God rema@@ ins forever . ”
Dis@@ pla@@ ying personal interest in others and loo@@ king for the good in them will also help us to view them as Jehovah does .
As reg@@ ar@@ ds A@@ sh@@ do@@ d , at high no@@ on they will d@@ ri@@ ve her out ; and as reg@@ ar@@ ds E@@ k@@ r@@ on , she will be u@@ pro@@ o@@ ted . ”
“ Because these good people , your friends Jehovah’s Witnesses , have seen to it that you should be leg@@ ally married , ” the ma@@ y@@ or said , “ I am going to wa@@ i@@ ve the sum@@ mon@@ ses that should be served for each child and en@@ ter them into the reg@@ is@@ ter free of char@@ ge . ”
P@@ la@@ in red w@@ ine should be used , a ho@@ me@@ made w@@ ine or a com@@ mer@@ cial w@@ ine , such as Be@@ au@@ j@@ ol@@ a@@ is , Bu@@ r@@ g@@ un@@ dy , or C@@ hi@@ an@@ t@@ i .
How vital that we become “ obedi@@ ent from the heart ” to the reve@@ aled will of God ! ​ — Romans 6 : 17 ; 1 John 2 : 17 .
After re@@ vie@@ wing all the persecu@@ tion of God’s faithful servants , this loyal man r@@ ene@@ ws his determin@@ ation to remain fir@@ m , ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast as Jehovah’s prophet .
Let the Bible provide the ans@@ wers .
When his father died , his mother continued in the special pioneer service .
The ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing bo@@ at “ Al@@ mina ” with its cre@@ w
As the end dra@@ ws near , our enem@@ ies will in@@ ten@@ si@@ fy their fi@@ ght against us , “ but they will not pre@@ va@@ il . ”
And human relation@@ shi@@ ps are more st@@ able and satis@@ f@@ ying when people are com@@ mit@@ ted to speaking the truth and ac@@ ting in har@@ mony with it .
It is vital , then , that we make wise use of the time that rema@@ ins .
A re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble prophecy in the Bible book of Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah speak@@ s of the coming together of people of di@@ verse ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds .
“ They have la@@ ugh@@ ed at me , ” Job said , “ those you@@ ng@@ er in days than I am . ” ​ — Job 30 : 1 .
They also com@@ pared Bible pas@@ sa@@ ges and exam@@ ined the writ@@ ings of others who had made a similar sear@@ ch .
It was hard to know just what to do . ”
P@@ res@@ ently , there are about 6@@ 50 in that branch family .
Some time ag@@ o , he appro@@ ached an 8@@ 0 - year - old A@@ ra@@ b man who had rec@@ ently lost his wife in death .
H@@ er life had been filled with par@@ ties , viol@@ ence , self - h@@ ate , and im@@ mor@@ ality .
See if you can answer the following questions :
Some 6@@ 00 attend@@ ed the fun@@ er@@ al talk , and a fine witness was given to the commun@@ ity , where Father was well - res@@ pe@@ cted .
Let the C@@ ongreg@@ ation P@@ ra@@ ise Jehovah , 4 / 15
The one let@@ ting his knowledge remain id@@ le , on the other hand , is in d@@ anger of lo@@ sing what he has .
God has made the new covenant with the spiritual Israelites .
Saul / David / Solomon : 1@@ 1@@ 17 / 10@@ 7@@ 7 / 10@@ 37 B.C.E .
“ Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly there will come to His temple the true Lord [ Jehovah God ] ” with “ the m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er of the covenant [ Jesus Christ ] . ”
However , in 8@@ 70 C.E . , the F@@ ran@@ k@@ ish bi@@ sh@@ op H@@ er@@ man@@ rich , with the help of P@@ r@@ in@@ ce S@@ v@@ at@@ op@@ lu@@ k of N@@ it@@ r@@ a , ar@@ rest@@ ed Me@@ tho@@ di@@ us .
It must be st@@ ressed that even before that , when the wicked angels still had acc@@ ess to heaven , they were out@@ ca@@ st@@ s from God’s family and under de@@ fin@@ ite re@@ stri@@ ctions .
See Matthew 6 : 11 , 34 .
Jo@@ y@@ ful in the God of Our S@@ al@@ vation
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er will help us to avoid compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship with wicked ones
Mar@@ ri@@ age is the most in@@ tim@@ ate uni@@ on humans can have , and love can prote@@ ct it against in@@ fid@@ el@@ ity ​ — that is , the husband or wife be@@ coming “ one body ” with someone other than his or her sp@@ ouse .
1@@ ,@@ 4@@ 5@@ 9
What will help you cop@@ e with tri@@ als that may follow your baptism ?
Be@@ fore ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing that question , S@@ te@@ ph@@ en asked E@@ du@@ ar@@ do to consider something el@@ se that the apostle Paul wrote , nam@@ ely , that Jehovah is “ the God of all comfort , who com@@ forts us in all our tri@@ als [ “ tri@@ bul@@ ation , ” f@@ t@@ n . ] . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
Your spi@@ r@@ its will be li@@ f@@ ted , you will gro@@ w in love for Jehovah , and you will draw ever clo@@ s@@ er to him . ​ — J@@ as .
How important it is that our ac@@ ts of worship , including what we do in the Christian ministry , be mo@@ tiv@@ ated by un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish love for God and neigh@@ b@@ or , never for mon@@ et@@ ary gain ! ​ — Matthew 22 : 37 - 39 ; 2 Corinthians 11 : 7 .
S@@ ad@@ ly , after a sh@@ ort ill@@ ness , he died in Au@@ gu@@ st 20@@ 00 .
To accom@@ pl@@ ish our ministry fully , we must r@@ ely on God - given strength .
Paul’s inspired words to the Eph@@ es@@ ians are per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly clear : “ By this un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , in@@ deed , you have been sa@@ ved through faith ; and this not ow@@ ing to you , it is God’s gift .
Re@@ al@@ is@@ tic@@ ally , it does not ex@@ pect per@@ fe@@ ction . ​ — Proverbs 10 : 12 .
Jehovah’s invit@@ ation to draw close to him ?
How do they conduct themselves when such an at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere eng@@ ul@@ f@@ s the world around them ?
A@@ m@@ ong the questions that many have said they would like to ask God are these .
With D@@ ad , my brothers , and my sister , next to our house ca@@ r , used during pioneer days .
But we never vie@@ wed these as a reason to sto@@ p serving our faithful God .
With the eyes of the ch@@ urch and the emp@@ i@@ re now fi@@ x@@ ed on him , Lu@@ ther refu@@ sed to rec@@ ant un@@ less his op@@ pos@@ ers proved from the Bible that he was in er@@ ro@@ r .
Al@@ me@@ i@@ da V@@ er@@ su@@ s the Rev@@ ision Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e
They encoura@@ ged people to we@@ ar the ge@@ m of the mon@@ th of their bir@@ th , su@@ p@@ po@@ se@@ dly to prote@@ ct the we@@ are@@ r from har@@ m .
The stud@@ ents were deli@@ gh@@ ted when he ou@@ tra@@ ge@@ ously b@@ ent the rul@@ es in fav@@ or of the fore@@ ign stud@@ ents who pla@@ yed .
Jesus , who was the ob@@ ject of false acc@@ us@@ ations , war@@ ned his followers that enem@@ ies would persecu@@ te them and “ l@@ y@@ ingly say every s@@ ort of wicked thing against [ them ] . ”
What wonderful pro@@ spe@@ cts for all who become sub@@ je@@ cts of the Messi@@ ani@@ c King under God’s Kingdom ! ​ — Matthew 6 : 10 .
For instance , though the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law requi@@ red the Israelites to we@@ ar fr@@ ing@@ es on their s@@ ki@@ r@@ ts , the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es in Jesus ’ day , w@@ an@@ ting to stand out from the crow@@ d , ‘ en@@ lar@@ ged the fr@@ ing@@ es of their gar@@ ments ’ to an ex@@ tre@@ me de@@ gre@@ e .
Some think it must have been at le@@ ast until he was we@@ an@@ ed ​ — two or three years — ​ but it may have been longer .
Yes , a re@@ adi@@ ness to go two mil@@ es in@@ stead of just one can truly en@@ rich your life .
“ I shall give to pe@@ op@@ les the change to a pu@@ re language , in order for them all to call upon the name of Jehovah . ” ​ — Z@@ E@@ P@@ H .
R@@ a@@ ising children is hard work .
Yet , she shows understanding , real@@ iz@@ ing that her mate has a righ@@ t@@ ful cla@@ im to her love , time , and attention .
Re@@ ma@@ in “ S@@ po@@ t@@ less and Un@@ ble@@ mi@@ shed ”
Does the C@@ ur@@ r@@ ent F@@ o@@ c@@ us Re@@ ally H@@ on@@ or Christ ?
By means of the new covenant , Jehovah has made all of this possible .
From about two b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks away , we w@@ atch@@ ed as the Na@@ z@@ is tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ an@@ tly ra@@ ised the s@@ wa@@ st@@ ika f@@ la@@ g over city h@@ all .
It is the faith of the elders that is to be imit@@ ated because they are imit@@ at@@ ors of our real Le@@ ad@@ er , Christ .
This was true in Jesus ’ case .
H@@ I@@ G@@ H in the al@@ p@@ ine m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , you can find gro@@ wing a s@@ tur@@ dy bus@@ h called the al@@ p@@ ine ro@@ se .
They have no reg@@ re@@ ts !
Un@@ til then , Jehovah’s servants had vie@@ wed this group as con@@ se@@ cr@@ ated Christians who were less ze@@ al@@ ous .
For example , give some thought to why the first illustr@@ ation of each study article was cho@@ s@@ en for that article .
15 , 16 . How can we support refu@@ ge@@ es ( a ) spiritually ?
Some now associ@@ ated with Jehovah’s people have allow@@ ed their spiritual vision to gro@@ w di@@ m .
E@@ f@@ forts to s@@ pre@@ ad the good news of God’s Kingdom took a ma@@ j@@ or st@@ ep for@@ ward on May 17 , 200@@ 3 .
Does God have a name ?
The author@@ ities had rec@@ ently taken her son away from her ; she was de@@ va@@ stated , with no desire to live .
“ W@@ E@@ ’@@ V@@ E been married for ne@@ arly 35 years , ” says a Christian nam@@ ed M@@ on@@ ika .
That tim@@ ely ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on is as app@@ li@@ ca@@ ble today as it was 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o .
As those who are gu@@ i@@ ded by holy spirit , we will also be s@@ our@@ ces of spiritual encourag@@ ement to fellow worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah .
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ arly associ@@ ating with fellow believers at Christian meetings can do the same for us .
I felt very pr@@ ou@@ d of Sa@@ ú@@ l when I listen@@ ed to him expla@@ ining his stand to the do@@ ct@@ ors .
Un@@ til the great tri@@ bul@@ ation beg@@ ins , people still have time to change their thinking ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 13 )
When the Un@@ ited N@@ ations was form@@ ed , it had 5@@ 1 member nations .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful they are when fellow Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites and their new congregation be@@ friend them !
Yet , Jehovah was not quic@@ k to give up on it .
1 : 2 - 17 ; 2 : 19 , 23 , 24 .
When vis@@ iting the ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved , we need not feel em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed to we@@ ep with those who we@@ ep .
The pre@@ ce@@ ding article discus@@ sed how each member of the family can help the enti@@ re family to keep spiritually a@@ wa@@ ke by taking his or her responsi@@ bility seri@@ ously .
“ He went thro@@ wing the cam@@ p of the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans into con@@ fu@@ sion .
In 198@@ 5 , I attend@@ ed a three - day tra@@ ining class for Christian elders in the cap@@ it@@ al city , S@@ an Jo@@ s@@ é .
That is the ba@@ si@@ c the@@ me of Psalm 4@@ 5 .
Yes , God kno@@ ws better than we do whether gr@@ an@@ ting certain re@@ ques@@ ts is in our best inter@@ ests .
B@@ ene@@ f@@ its of He@@ e@@ ding Di@@ v@@ ine In@@ stru@@ ction
What about “ the t@@ ent of the u@@ pri@@ ght ones ” ?
M@@ other accepted some boo@@ k@@ le@@ ts from the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ent and soon recogn@@ ized the ring of truth .
A th@@ ir@@ d ess@@ enti@@ al as@@ pect of per@@ sever@@ ance is cons@@ ist@@ ent action .
When J@@ en@@ n@@ y did not re@@ ci@@ pro@@ c@@ ate , he in@@ ten@@ si@@ fied his atten@@ tions .
Ther@@ efore , would it not be wise to do some sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant tra@@ ining during a time of relati@@ ve peace ?
( b ) Why did Jehovah re@@ place the L@@ ev@@ itical pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od , and with what ?
S@@ ad@@ ly , taking such ris@@ ks often lea@@ ds to fin@@ an@@ cial lo@@ ss or ru@@ in .
For im@@ moral pur@@ pos@@ es , the Si@@ me@@ on@@ ite c@@ hi@@ ef@@ tain Z@@ im@@ r@@ i b@@ ra@@ z@@ en@@ ly brought the M@@ idi@@ an@@ ite woman C@@ o@@ z@@ bi into the cam@@ p “ before the eyes of all the ass@@ em@@ bly of the sons of Israel . ”
Then you thro@@ w them out on@@ to the gr@@ ound all at once .
Indeed , h@@ ang@@ ing the body of such an ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted individu@@ al on a st@@ ake or a t@@ ree served as a war@@ ning to others .
G@@ r@@ and@@ ma@@ ’s ma@@ id@@ en name was Ar@@ th@@ ur , and the family pr@@ ou@@ dly claim@@ ed that one of their relati@@ ves , Ch@@ es@@ ter Al@@ an Ar@@ th@@ ur , was the 2@@ 1@@ st pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
“ Messi@@ ah the Le@@ ad@@ er ” would appe@@ ar at the end of 6@@ 9 we@@ ek@@ s , or 4@@ 8@@ 3 years , coun@@ ting from 4@@ 5@@ 5 B.C.E . , when the word went out to re@@ buil@@ d Jerusalem .
For he who does not love his brother , whom he has seen , cannot be loving God , whom he has not seen . ”
As to those of us who are of the “ other sheep , ” it is as though Jehovah has dra@@ wn up an a@@ do@@ p@@ tion cer@@ ti@@ fic@@ ate with our name on it .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Jesus has be@@ gu@@ n to reve@@ al to his disciples something they find very difficult to gr@@ as@@ p ​ — “ he must go to Jerusalem and su@@ ff@@ er many things from the older men and c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests and s@@ cri@@ bes , and be kil@@ led . ” ​ — Matthew 16 : 21 - 23 .
A D@@ aring R@@ a@@ id
With the encourag@@ ement of a travel@@ ing overse@@ er , a group of e@@ ag@@ er pione@@ ers and others set about lear@@ ning P@@ an@@ am@@ ani@@ an Si@@ gn L@@ angu@@ age .
The Bible states at Proverbs 18 : 1 : “ One is@@ ol@@ ating himself will seek his own sel@@ f@@ ish long@@ ing ; against all practic@@ al wisdom he will bre@@ ak for@@ th . ”
We do not know the n@@ ames of all those elders , but it is evid@@ ent that they appreci@@ ated the import@@ ance of prayer .
Jehovah says : “ As the heavens are high@@ er than the earth , so my ways are high@@ er than your ways , and my thoughts than your thoughts . ”
He was we@@ al@@ thy , but he kept money in its prop@@ er place .
Let us consider those questions .
What ca@@ u@@ tions must we consider ?
S@@ ever@@ al pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us we@@ t - n@@ ur@@ sing contr@@ ac@@ ts have sur@@ vi@@ ved from Ne@@ ar E@@ ast@@ er@@ n an@@ ti@@ qu@@ ity .
We do not know who wrote this psal@@ m , but the psalmist ap@@ par@@ ently lived about the time when Jehovah rest@@ ored the Israelites to Jerusalem from Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an ex@@ ile .
We were put to hard la@@ b@@ or , qu@@ arr@@ ying st@@ one and re@@ pa@@ i@@ ring ro@@ a@@ ds .
S@@ ome@@ times God may allow us to show how concer@@ ned we really are about a matter .
A century later , one au@@ th@@ or said : “ The re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble T@@ ah@@ iti@@ an Bible of No@@ t@@ t is the ma@@ st@@ er@@ pi@@ e@@ ce of the T@@ ah@@ iti@@ an language ​ — every@@ body ag@@ re@@ es with it . ”
• Who is the Gre@@ ater Solomon , and how ex@@ ten@@ sive will his rul@@ er@@ ship be ?
After many years in that work , he was called to Kingdom F@@ ar@@ m in up@@ st@@ ate New Yor@@ k and wor@@ ked in the h@@ en@@ house .
The course of wisdom is to ac@@ knowledge our imper@@ fect n@@ ature and to exam@@ ine ourselves spiritually from time to time . ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 12 ; Proverbs 28 : 14 .
Me@@ dit@@ ation is inv@@ alu@@ able in cultiv@@ ating vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e , for it helps us to feel the way Jehovah feel@@ s and to make his vie@@ ws our vie@@ ws .
S@@ ur@@ ely we ch@@ er@@ ish our privilege of having a share in preaching the good news in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth before the end comes .
Why is this ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment to our understanding necess@@ ary ?
Paul’s questions move his read@@ ers to appreci@@ ate “ the dep@@ th of God’s ri@@ ches and wisdom and knowledge . ” ​ — R@@ om .
When the off@@ en@@ se was se@@ v@@ ere , he took action against the off@@ end@@ ers .
There was no@@ where el@@ se to go .
“ It is un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble for the true God to act wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dly , for the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty to do wrong ! ”
In what ways can you benefit from Bible examples ?
Our preaching activ@@ ity was con@@ f@@ ined mo@@ st@@ ly to em@@ bas@@ s@@ y st@@ af@@ f , F@@ il@@ ip@@ in@@ o work@@ ers , and other fore@@ ign@@ ers .
“ He that is de@@ f@@ ra@@ u@@ ding the low@@ ly one has re@@ pro@@ ached his M@@ ak@@ er , but the one show@@ ing fav@@ or to the po@@ or one is gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying H@@ im , ” Jehovah remin@@ ds us . ​ — Proverbs 14 : 31 .
But that slave went off , found a fellow slave who ow@@ ed him a mo@@ des@@ t su@@ m , and dem@@ an@@ ded re@@ pa@@ y@@ ment .
The ye@@ ar@@ text for 20@@ 11 is : “ T@@ ake refu@@ ge in the name of Jehovah . ” ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 3 : 12 .
Those who apply Bible principles regarding hon@@ es@@ ty and di@@ lig@@ ence are gener@@ ally tru@@ sted by their emp@@ loy@@ ers and thus enjoy greater e@@ con@@ om@@ ic se@@ cur@@ ity .
“ Your fore@@ fa@@ thers ate the man@@ na in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness and yet they died .
We can re@@ verse these problems and sa@@ ve the earth .
And we can be confid@@ ent that Jehovah will no@@ te with appro@@ val our ze@@ al for true worship , just as he did in Jo@@ si@@ ah’s case .
C@@ le@@ ment of A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a wrote : “ The ba@@ ths are op@@ ened prom@@ is@@ cu@@ ously to men and women ; and there they stri@@ p for li@@ cen@@ ti@@ ous in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence . ”
( b ) What does the hist@@ ory of the nation of Israel teach us in this reg@@ ard ?
Peter states : “ In prop@@ or@@ tion as each one has received a gift , use it in minis@@ ter@@ ing to one another as fine ste@@ war@@ ds of God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness expres@@ sed in vari@@ ous ways . ”
Jehovah’s tend@@ er emp@@ a@@ thy found perfect expres@@ sion in the words and actions of Jesus when he was on earth .
As I learned more about what it means to be a true Christian , my conscience really began to bo@@ ther me .
One of the sons was J@@ on@@ a@@ than , the good friend and loyal supp@@ or@@ ter of David .
He should be self - sacrific@@ ing in his love for his wife .
We show faith as we gra@@ pp@@ le with the challeng@@ es of da@@ ily life ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 14 )
He says : “ I am so gr@@ ate@@ ful that my little family loy@@ ally sto@@ od by their Bible principles through all my op@@ position . ”
( b ) What shows that the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents were ze@@ al@@ ous ?
For instance , they might disa@@ gre@@ e with Jehovah’s vie@@ ws on the sac@@ re@@ dness of marriage or the need for moral cle@@ an@@ ness .
Un@@ der what circumstances might this occ@@ ur ?
• Why could an Israel@@ ite sel@@ l an un@@ b@@ led dead ani@@ ma@@ l to a fore@@ ign@@ er ?
It ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ ts us with God’s loving person@@ ality . ​ — Read Psalm 10@@ 3 : 7 - 10 .
What was their respon@@ se ? They fre@@ ely cho@@ se to car@@ ry out the con@@ di@@ tions of be@@ coming God’s name people and un@@ an@@ im@@ ously declar@@ ed : “ All that Jehovah has spo@@ ken , we are willing to do . ”
• How does an@@ al@@ y@@ z@@ ing what we say help us to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our heart ?
* ​ — Isaiah 33 : 24 .
The Bible makes clear Jehovah’s feelings in this reg@@ ard .
For example , if a stud@@ ent fin@@ ds a sub@@ ject difficult to gr@@ as@@ p or has questions on spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c matters because of pre@@ vi@@ ously held beli@@ ef@@ s , it may su@@ f@@ fice to direc@@ t his attention to the appro@@ pri@@ ate se@@ ction of the app@@ en@@ di@@ x and let him consider the sub@@ ject himself .
R@@ em@@ ember that Jehovah is involved .
In one congregation , each we@@ ek he h@@ and@@ led most of the Ser@@ vice Me@@ et@@ ing par@@ ts , he condu@@ cted the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol , the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy , and fi@@ ve different C@@ ongreg@@ ation Bo@@ ok S@@ tudi@@ es .
Yes , one day you might have a deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful sur@@ pris@@ e .
At first , I thought the ide@@ a was ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ous .
The first conven@@ tion I attend@@ ed was in 19@@ 18 at A@@ tw@@ ater , O@@ hi@@ o , a few mil@@ es from Al@@ li@@ ance .
Proverbs 19 : 11 says : “ The in@@ sight of a man certainly s@@ lo@@ ws down his anger . ”
As a re@@ ward for his faith@@ ful@@ ness , Jehovah God gr@@ anted him k@@ ing@@ ship and im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity in the heavens .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What plac@@ es of worship have Jehovah’s servants used in times past ?
God also chang@@ ed the man@@ ’s name .
Why will Bible reading help you to make prog@@ ress ?
R@@ igh@@ tly dis@@ pleas@@ ed , Jehovah told Solomon : “ For the reason that . . . you have not kept my covenant and my st@@ atu@@ tes that I la@@ id in comm@@ and upon you , I shall without fai@@ l ri@@ p the kingdom away from off you , and I shall certainly give it to your serv@@ ant . ”
Some have we@@ ak@@ ened or even ru@@ ined their marriage by be@@ coming ad@@ di@@ cted to por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
Un@@ du@@ e anxi@@ ety and st@@ ress will be for@@ go@@ t@@ ten . ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 17 .
R@@ o@@ sa : The first year after we st@@ op@@ ped the cir@@ cu@@ it work was very difficult for me .
E@@ ar@@ th , with all its res@@ our@@ ces , was to become their per@@ man@@ ent home . ​ — P@@ s .
Is@@ sue That In@@ v@@ ol@@ ves You , 11 / 15
It means action ; to show faith in the ransom requi@@ res action .
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t , Lu@@ is , R@@ a@@ qu@@ el , and Ju@@ li@@ an did find comfort , even in those dist@@ res@@ sing circumstances .
If you were wal@@ king next to him , Jehovah’s right hand would be ho@@ l@@ ding your left hand .
When Jesus in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , he invit@@ ed his faithful apostles to dr@@ ink out of a comm@@ on c@@ up .
So far , Jehovah’s name is being hon@@ ored in e@@ di@@ tions of the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation in more than 1@@ 30 langu@@ ages .
Paul never vis@@ ited them , but the good news re@@ ached them .
“ Dis@@ loyal . ”
In what ways did Jesus ’ teaching contr@@ ast with that of the s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es ?
H . M@@ ac@@ mil@@ l@@ an , who had been in the p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ m ( travel@@ ing overse@@ er ) work in the days of Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l .
For example , I found it hard to believe that only 14@@ 4@@ ,000 were going to heaven .
For all those cen@@ tu@@ ries , people have tri@@ ed many kin@@ ds of so@@ cial , e@@ con@@ om@@ ic , pol@@ itical , and religious syst@@ em@@ s .
“ O@@ h , he@@ ’s a great King , ” S@@ ob@@ hu@@ za ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged with deep respect . “ I don@@ ’t want to take anything that bel@@ ong@@ s to him . ”
Why don@@ ’t we go there together ?
The first four are lam@@ ents , or di@@ r@@ ges ; the fi@@ f@@ th is a pet@@ iti@@ on , or prayer .
A Ne@@ cess@@ ity for Y@@ oung and O@@ ld
“ Do@@ ing ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine work in small to@@ w@@ ns was very hard , ” said another sister .
However , having Chris@@ t@@ like mil@@ dness makes us pleas@@ ant and spiritually up@@ building members of the congregation .
This hope is so@@ li@@ dly based on both the Hebrew Scriptures and the Christian Greek Scriptures , and it continu@@ es to strengthen faithful servants of Jehovah to this day . ​ — Re@@ v .
Many who prac@@ tice wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft do not ag@@ ree .
What is Jehovah’s spirit , how powerful is it , and why do we need it today ?
Christian parents should find out what is pl@@ an@@ ned for any so@@ cial ga@@ ther@@ ings that their children are invit@@ ed to atten@@ d , and it would be wise to go along with them in most in@@ stances .
A@@ men . ” ​ — Romans 11 : 25 ; 16 : 25 - 27 .
; R@@ o@@ bin@@ son , M .
But we are than@@ k@@ ful that Jehovah has helped us to have peace and to understand the truth !
Jesus ’ coming to earth also en@@ ab@@ led him to “ dec@@ l@@ are the good news of the Kingdom of God . ”
So Jesus feel@@ s deep@@ ly about g@@ ri@@ ef and death .
What rest@@ or@@ ation would rep@@ ent@@ ant Israelites experience ?
Jehovah can also gr@@ ant us “ the peace of God that exc@@ els all thought . ”
He was “ consci@@ ous of nothing at all . ”
Still sh@@ o@@ cked , Ka@@ z@@ un@@ a went to the st@@ age and received her tro@@ ph@@ y ​ — for first pri@@ ze !
When Jac@@ o@@ b re@@ ached H@@ ar@@ an , his un@@ c@@ le La@@ ba@@ n ex@@ tend@@ ed a war@@ m wel@@ come to him and later gave him Le@@ ah and R@@ ac@@ he@@ l as wi@@ ves .
Are there any el@@ der@@ ly , si@@ ck , or h@@ ou@@ se@@ b@@ ound ones in your congregation who would appreci@@ ate an encourag@@ ing vis@@ it or a help@@ ing hand ?
S@@ el@@ f - control means that your mis@@ takes will be fe@@ wer .
; Z@@ il@@ av@@ et@@ z , S .
She then read the words of James 1 : 13 and ad@@ ded : “ All the suffering that we and our loved ones experience is not p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment from God . ”
They do not believe that they necess@@ ar@@ ily have more holy spirit than their compan@@ i@@ ons of the “ other sheep ” have .
D@@ or@@ c@@ as was another kind woman who “ ab@@ oun@@ ded in good de@@ e@@ ds and gi@@ f@@ ts of mer@@ cy . ”
Do you rec@@ all the reli@@ ef you felt when you learned the truth , rep@@ ented , and then had a sense of God’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess based on faith in Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice ?
O@@ r did Christian mer@@ ch@@ ants and travel@@ ers s@@ pre@@ ad the truth in R@@ ome ?
A@@ no@@ ther thing that kept us strong and uni@@ fied as a family was reading the da@@ ily text together in the mor@@ ning . However , there was a proble@@ m in arrang@@ ing this .
Christian activities are always ref@@ re@@ shing and u@@ su@@ ally not exc@@ essi@@ vely ti@@ ring .
For example , a person could have a dist@@ or@@ ted sense of loy@@ al@@ ty to his relati@@ ves .
Why not star@@ t by no@@ ting which fore@@ ign langu@@ ages are com@@ mon@@ ly spo@@ ken in your ter@@ rit@@ ory ?
( Read Matthew 22 : 37 , 38 . )
If so , you are sure to receive many blessings .
N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s ’ in@@ dec@@ isi@@ ven@@ ess me@@ ant a great lo@@ ss on his part .
Can you gain the s@@ k@@ ill@@ s you need ?
E@@ ven@@ tually , it co@@ ol@@ s and con@@ den@@ ses to form cl@@ ou@@ ds .
Do You Let Jehovah Q@@ u@@ es@@ tion You ?
They r@@ an right at the Cana@@ an@@ ite for@@ ces .
Yes , in 20@@ th - century Rus@@ sia , there was a shi@@ ft in the foc@@ us of the ho@@ li@@ day se@@ as@@ on , from religious ob@@ serv@@ ance to se@@ cul@@ ar c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation .
There are few fr@@ on@@ ti@@ ers left where the good news has not yet p@@ ene@@ tr@@ ated , and this is certainly one of them .
How f@@ it@@ ting , then , is our ye@@ ar@@ text for 20@@ 17 : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah and do what is good ” ! ​ — P@@ s . 37 : 3 .
Because of her physical con@@ dition , she was baptized in her own home .
As to or@@ al se@@ x , how do Christians di@@ ff@@ er from many people of the world ?
• How can we share in working “ what is good ” toward our fellow Christians ?
We do not have to be we@@ al@@ thy to help out .
Go@@ ing to cl@@ as@@ ses and working to pa@@ y for my tu@@ iti@@ on left me little time for anything el@@ se .
The conc@@ ise , wise sa@@ y@@ ings at Proverbs 16 : 16 - 33 show the positi@@ ve effect that godly wisdom can have on our dis@@ position , spe@@ e@@ ch , and actions .
E@@ ach mor@@ ning , we will a@@ wa@@ ke from a good ni@@ gh@@ t’s s@@ le@@ ep , ref@@ re@@ shed and ready to star@@ t another day of jo@@ y@@ ful activ@@ ity .
In contr@@ ast , the Israelites were to shu@@ n such practic@@ es . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 18 : 9 - 14 .
All ill@@ nesses ​ — including the ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic and the emo@@ tional — ​ are a dis@@ ma@@ l leg@@ ac@@ y from our first parents , Adam and E@@ ve . ​ — R@@ om . 5 : 12 .
E@@ qu@@ ally preci@@ ous are the many har@@ d@@ working Christian sisters today who di@@ lig@@ ently study the Bible and also take in the spiritual food Jehovah provi@@ des through “ the faithful ste@@ ward . ” ​ — Luke 12 : 4@@ 2 .
We can ex@@ p@@ end ourselves and be op@@ en@@ hear@@ ted in ex@@ ten@@ ding kindness .
Thus , “ by faith A@@ be@@ l offered God a sacrifice of greater wor@@ th than Ca@@ in . ” — Hebrews 11 : 4 .
He later ad@@ ded : “ Ther@@ efore , fear Jehovah and serve him with integrity and faith@@ ful@@ ness . . . As for me and my hous@@ eho@@ ld , we will serve Jehovah . ”
A@@ mo@@ s lik@@ ened the lu@@ x@@ ur@@ y - loving women of Sam@@ ari@@ a to the c@@ ow@@ s of Ba@@ sh@@ an .
19 : 14 .
L@@ ik@@ ely , the par@@ ent would say that he would cor@@ rec@@ t his child .
Par@@ ents work hard ​ — many of them without a mate — ​ to ra@@ ise their children .
If we appreci@@ ate the seri@@ ousness of our dedic@@ ation to Jehovah God , what should we be determined to do ?
At the time Paul wrote his letter to the Hebrews , ne@@ arly 30 years had pas@@ sed since Jesus gave that war@@ ning .
The local in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants car@@ ved out ro@@ om@@ s in the so@@ ft ro@@ ck and ad@@ ded more ro@@ om@@ s as the family gre@@ w .
G@@ U@@ IN@@ E@@ A - BI@@ S@@ S@@ A@@ U
“ W@@ ell , ” I ven@@ tur@@ ed , “ it@@ ’s a very ni@@ ce c@@ ake , and I know you like our pro@@ du@@ cts .
28 “ L@@ isten to Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine and Be@@ come W@@ ise ”
They di@@ sh@@ on@@ or God and make him out to be respon@@ sible for the wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and suffering in the world .
Dis@@ cre@@ et , that he may know them ? For the ways of Jehovah are u@@ pri@@ ght , and the righteous are the ones who will walk in them ; but the trans@@ g@@ res@@ s@@ ors are the ones who will stu@@ m@@ ble in them . ” ​ — Ho@@ se@@ a 14 : 9 .
16 : 5 , 6 .
Com@@ men@@ ting on a reason why she felt that this qu@@ ality is so important , one sister no@@ ted : “ On@@ ly if an el@@ der is appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble will we be able to benefit from any other fine qualities he may have . ”
What is the fun@@ ction of a Kingdom H@@ all , and how should this af@@ fect the way we view our meetings there ?
Jehovah shows us mer@@ cy because he is a@@ ware of our “ un@@ h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction , ” our bat@@ tle against sin , and our efforts to do his will .
Our desire to obey God and to imitate his person@@ ality gro@@ ws ever str@@ ong@@ er as we come to know him and appreci@@ ate the love he showed for us .
What opportun@@ ities are op@@ ening up in many lands ?
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful On@@ es of O@@ ld ​ — G@@ u@@ i@@ ded by God’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
“ ‘ H@@ ei@@ l ’ means sal@@ vation .
Lo@@ o@@ king for@@ ward to God - given jo@@ ys that sur@@ pas@@ s those of har@@ v@@ est@@ time , David s@@ ings to Jehovah : “ You will certainly give a rejo@@ ic@@ ing in my heart greater than in the time when their gra@@ in and their new w@@ ine have ab@@ oun@@ ded . ”
“ It ca@@ used some com@@ ment , ” she repor@@ ted , “ and made me a little con@@ spi@@ cu@@ ous . ”
Those Christians were not de@@ va@@ stated by the lo@@ ss of their pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
Then , do not quic@@ k@@ ly for@@ get what you have seen .
There is little doubt that di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty can destro@@ y the f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c of preci@@ ous relation@@ shi@@ ps .
In ad@@ dition , when the apostle Paul war@@ ned Christians against practic@@ ing “ the works of the flesh , ” he mentioned “ dr@@ un@@ ken b@@ ou@@ ts , re@@ vel@@ ries , and things like these . ”
Go@@ od man@@ n@@ ers are always appro@@ pri@@ ate
The work@@ ers were few , but the slave used a number of ing@@ en@@ i@@ ous me@@ tho@@ ds to s@@ pre@@ ad the good news .
Hence , he remin@@ ds us : “ Let your man@@ ner of life be free of the love of money , while you are cont@@ ent with the present things . For [ God ] has said : ‘ I will by no means leave you nor by any means for@@ s@@ ake you . ’ ”
Of course , things do not always turn out that way , and one may have to look for other emp@@ loy@@ ment in order to maintain a bal@@ an@@ ced life - st@@ y@@ le .
God would not look with fav@@ or upon anyone re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting himself as a person called to be a heavenly king and pri@@ est when he knew that he really did not have such a c@@ all@@ ing .
So Jehovah took “ away some of the spirit ” that was upon Moses and put it on 70 others to help car@@ ry the work@@ lo@@ ad .
F@@ in@@ ding Com@@ fort in the R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection H@@ op@@ e
Why did Abraham have reason for beli@@ ef in the resurrection ?
• What examples show Jesus ’ hum@@ ble will@@ ing@@ ness to serve those he taught ?
One who has greater responsi@@ bility but fa@@ il@@ s to care for it is more b@@ lam@@ e@@ wor@@ thy than one who does not know or fully understand his du@@ ties .
I was ar@@ rest@@ ed for deal@@ ing d@@ ru@@ g@@ s and was sen@@ ten@@ ced to fi@@ ve years in pris@@ on .
S@@ O@@ M@@ E 4@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s ne@@ p@@ he@@ w Lo@@ t said of Jehovah : “ You are ma@@ gn@@ i@@ f@@ ying your loving - kindness . ”
He never allow@@ ed the ne@@ g@@ ative attitude of others to influ@@ ence his own fine attitude toward serving God ; ne@@ i@@ ther should we .
However , this tr@@ end toward greater religious individu@@ al@@ ism is not without d@@ anger .
The less@@ ons in these two ver@@ ses P@@ r 12 : 10 , 11 are clear : Be mer@@ ci@@ ful and in@@ du@@ stri@@ ous .
Since Jesus ’ human flesh was a ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er , it was well sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed by the cur@@ tain that se@@ par@@ ated the Ho@@ ly from the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly in God’s ancient temple .
Thus , it appe@@ ars that those who wish to do so will always be able to find exc@@ uses for e@@ va@@ ding their Christian responsi@@ bility . ​ — Luke 9 : 5@@ 7 - 6@@ 2 .
So the spirit “ re@@ tur@@ ns to the true God ” in the sense that any hope of future life for that person now rest@@ s enti@@ r@@ ely with God .
This does not mean , however , that God in the mean@@ time simply ob@@ ser@@ ves indi@@ ffer@@ ently while cre@@ ation ag@@ on@@ iz@@ es .
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They do not ag@@ ree with the thought that religious lead@@ ers have the right to set the standards of be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
How this thr@@ il@@ led and com@@ for@@ ted An@@ na !
She loved to appro@@ ach people on the st@@ re@@ et with the good news from the Bible .
The earth@@ ’s ou@@ ter cor@@ e , mo@@ st@@ ly made of m@@ ol@@ ten ir@@ on , gener@@ ates a powerful mag@@ ne@@ tic field that en@@ vel@@ op@@ s us and st@@ re@@ t@@ ches far into sp@@ ace .
Wh@@ ere can we find fine examples of faith that will strengthen our determin@@ ation to be coura@@ ge@@ ous ?
The one who is pu@@ re and righteous at heart gives am@@ ple evidence of his righteousness .
For one thing , these years have been the most war - t@@ or@@ n .
“ The faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” has encoura@@ ged us to read the Bible da@@ ily .
W@@ ould not develop@@ ing such love for others in our heart s@@ ti@@ f@@ le a ne@@ g@@ ative tend@@ enc@@ y to en@@ v@@ y ?
King David lik@@ e@@ wise under@@ sto@@ od that Jehovah h@@ ates cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion , and he re@@ ques@@ ted that God not coun@@ t him among the sin@@ n@@ ers , “ who@@ se right hand is full of bri@@ ber@@ y . ” ​ — Psalm 26 : 10 .
To be sure that the disc@@ oura@@ ged one se@@ es how this app@@ lies to him person@@ ally , the el@@ der might ask : ‘ Jehovah is near to whom ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses do not c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate bir@@ th@@ days .
It was evid@@ ent that I had found my n@@ atur@@ al language , the language of my heart .
These public@@ ations have been of great help to new Bible stud@@ ents who want to gain a ba@@ si@@ c understanding of God’s Word .
Re@@ g@@ arding the we@@ ek@@ ly meeting , she ad@@ ded : “ Even if a chil@@ d’s ans@@ wers are direc@@ tly from the simp@@ li@@ fied e@@ dition , they are not in the same words as the stan@@ d@@ ard e@@ dition of The Watchtower that most have before them .
To the appreci@@ ative re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ent , though , it may be preci@@ ous , even pri@@ c@@ eless .
Do you know why ? — It was because their father , Jac@@ o@@ b , fav@@ ored Joseph .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to himself , he said : “ The Son of man must be li@@ f@@ ted up , that ever@@ yone believ@@ ing in him may have everlasting life .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N Jesus taught his disciples to pray , “ Let your will take place , as in heaven , also upon earth , ” he was speaking as one who had lived in heaven with the Father .
I want that !
Si@@ mil@@ arly , true Christians today are being w@@ atch@@ ed by the people of this world .
In contr@@ ast , Jehovah ac@@ tually ex@@ ists and fulfill@@ s his pur@@ pos@@ es . ​ — 1 / 15 , pages 3 - 5 .
* We did , and so did M@@ other , Father , and E@@ s@@ ther .
What contribu@@ ted to the change ?
1 , 2 . ( a ) What different vie@@ ws do people have regarding the matter of free will ?
Jesus foc@@ used on doing his Fa@@ ther’s will and show@@ ing love to fellow humans
Jac@@ o@@ b received the re@@ ward that we too are see@@ king , that is , Jehovah’s appro@@ val and blessing .
And in@@ deed it does .
O@@ la@@ f , who lives in Ger@@ many , over@@ came a 16 - year ad@@ di@@ ction to ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ tes that began when he was 12 .
Since E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ ans m@@ ing@@ led with A@@ ra@@ bs , we children learned to speak A@@ ra@@ bi@@ c , Eng@@ l@@ ish , Fr@@ en@@ ch , and I@@ tal@@ i@@ an , as well as our fam@@ il@@ y’s language , Greek .
To do so effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely , we must res@@ ist the ur@@ ge to tell them how to act .
When he saw the women coming clo@@ s@@ er , he knew that the c@@ ru@@ cial m@@ om@@ ent of his mis@@ sion had arri@@ ved .
I@@ ts inspired counsel prote@@ cts you from the de@@ ad@@ ly effe@@ cts of practic@@ ing sin .
Not only may they themselves have been hu@@ ng@@ ry but they were concer@@ ned about the p@@ light of the fam@@ i@@ shed and we@@ ary crow@@ d that had follow@@ ed Jesus on fo@@ o@@ t from the c@@ ities .
Re@@ ading God’s Word and medit@@ ating on what we read can af@@ fect us prof@@ oun@@ dly .
When they see that you are not materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic , this helps them to learn how to follow Jesus ’ counsel .
TH@@ E high pri@@ est and the rul@@ ers of the Jews were at a lo@@ ss .
L@@ I@@ T@@ T@@ L@@ E R@@ O@@ C@@ K , A@@ R , Bar@@ t@@ on C@@ ol@@ is@@ e@@ u@@ m , R@@ o@@ o@@ se@@ vel@@ t R@@ d .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e H@@ el@@ p@@ ing One A@@ no@@ ther
The people were po@@ or , and they su@@ ffered many har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps .
C@@ ould the other children do more , such as by taking tur@@ ns provi@@ ding care ?
In 14@@ 40 , Ch@@ el@@ č@@ ic@@ k@@ ý p@@ en@@ ned his teachings in the book N@@ et of the Fa@@ ith .
Yet , rec@@ ent events in Fr@@ ance are ca@@ using concer@@ n that ba@@ si@@ c fre@@ e@@ d@@ om@@ s are being under@@ min@@ ed .
( b ) What did John experience on the is@@ le of P@@ at@@ mo@@ s ?
The day will come when our hope will be real@@ ized .
L@@ ater , they were fully ex@@ on@@ er@@ ated .
R@@ em@@ ember that Jehovah was c@@ learly confid@@ ent that some humans would be moved to serve him .
Ther@@ efore , as a faithful friend with the long - ter@@ m inter@@ ests of the congregation at heart , Paul did not sh@@ r@@ ink back from o@@ ffering cor@@ rec@@ tive counsel .
Daniel fore@@ told the coming of God’s cho@@ s@@ en Le@@ ad@@ er
On the other hand , by cultiv@@ ating a heal@@ thy fear of dis@@ pleas@@ ing Jehovah , loving justice , and being determined to hold a good conscience , we show that we love “ pur@@ ity of heart . ”
The apostle Paul later spoke of Christians ’ being “ baptized into [ Christ’s ] death . ”
Although A@@ bi@@ sh@@ a@@ i conclu@@ ded that God had sur@@ rend@@ ered this enem@@ y into Davi@@ d’s hand and offered to p@@ in Saul to the earth with a spe@@ ar , David did not per@@ mit this .
Jesus also said that love for one another would be the qu@@ ality that would id@@ enti@@ fy true Christians .
That resurrection , in fact , was the great@@ est sing@@ le ev@@ ent that streng@@ th@@ ened the faith of the early disciples .
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ arly mar@@ k meeting attend@@ ance and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation on your c@@ he@@ ck@@ l@@ ist .
Tru@@ ly , our small sacrific@@ es have brought us great blessings !
“ I needed $ 6@@ 6 to pa@@ y my r@@ ent , which was du@@ e the next day , ” N@@ an@@ cy rec@@ alls .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , when he told his disciples to “ keep on the w@@ atch , ” he gave them a reason .
It helps us see them in a sense as gi@@ f@@ ts from God , which are not to be taken for gr@@ anted .
To be sure , it can be hard to change old ways .
My brother and I would like you to use this to transl@@ ate the whole Bible into U@@ k@@ ra@@ in@@ i@@ an . ”
24 : 14 ; 26 : 1 , 2 ; 28 : 19 , 20 .
At the same time , Peter ap@@ par@@ ently real@@ ized that God did not ex@@ pect G@@ ent@@ ile Christians to ob@@ serve the Law of Moses as a con@@ dition for baptism .
We will consider these questions as we continue our discus@@ sion of the 3@@ 4@@ th Psalm .
P@@ ol@@ iti@@ c@@ s came more and more to the fore as the war lost its religious char@@ ac@@ ter and became inc@@ reas@@ ingly se@@ cul@@ ar .
At about 30 years of age , he pres@@ ented himself to do Jehovah’s special will for him , sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ ing this by water baptism .
This pre@@ d@@ om@@ in@@ ance ended , however , when S@@ y@@ ri@@ a was con@@ qu@@ ered by S@@ ar@@ g@@ on of A@@ k@@ ka@@ d .
Can anyone know ?
However , they avoid using the world to the full in that they keep worl@@ dly pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons and occ@@ up@@ ations in the prop@@ er place . ​ — Read 1 Timothy 6 : 9 , 10 .
The gift of ans@@ wer@@ ed prayers .
You daugh@@ ters of Israel , we@@ ep over Saul . ”
The mor@@ ning s@@ es@@ sion ended with the ke@@ y@@ no@@ te ad@@ d@@ ress , “ P@@ ra@@ ise Jehovah ​ — The Do@@ er of W@@ on@@ der@@ ful Th@@ ings . ”
Just born and already refu@@ ge@@ es
You might also ask : “ Why is money being s@@ ought from individuals ?
O@@ f@@ ten it is because world lead@@ ers are more concer@@ ned with their own su@@ pre@@ ma@@ cy than with peace or un@@ ity .
May we displa@@ y the same con@@ vi@@ ction and bring glory to the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah , who emp@@ ow@@ ers the ti@@ red one . ​ — Isaiah 12 : 2 .
10 : 7 .
It is not sur@@ pris@@ ing that in such a cul@@ tural con@@ text , the writ@@ ers of the Christian Greek Scriptures com@@ pared the spiritual r@@ ace of Christians to a@@ th@@ le@@ tic events .
Although he once res@@ ented his parents ’ re@@ pe@@ ated efforts to get him to sear@@ ch his heart , now he deep@@ ly appreci@@ ates what they did .
These two artic@@ les will expla@@ in how someone kno@@ ws that he or she has been invit@@ ed to go to heaven and what it means for that person to be anointed .
The King also ri@@ des ‘ in the cause of hum@@ ility . ’
I@@ N TH@@ E 19@@ 10 ’ s my parents im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ated to Cana@@ da from T@@ bil@@ is@@ i , Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ a , and set@@ t@@ led in a small pra@@ i@@ ri@@ e f@@ ar@@ m@@ house near P@@ el@@ ly , S@@ as@@ kat@@ c@@ he@@ wa@@ n , in w@@ es@@ ter@@ n Cana@@ da .
A chil@@ d’s associ@@ ates can ei@@ ther strengthen the child or “ spo@@ il u@@ se@@ ful ha@@ bi@@ ts . ”
We are not able to go up against the people , because they are str@@ ong@@ er than we are . ” ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 13 : 27 , 28 , 31 .
Do you need to be more pati@@ ent and more willing to for@@ give others ?
Such qualities are vital when making decisions invol@@ ving the life and sac@@ red service of “ the sheep of [ Jehovah’s ] pas@@ tu@@ ra@@ ge . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 00 : 3 .
Adam , though perfect , sin@@ ned against Jehovah and left his des@@ c@@ end@@ ants a leg@@ ac@@ y of re@@ bel@@ li@@ on and mis@@ er@@ y .
During what se@@ em to be the dar@@ k@@ est m@@ om@@ ents , our S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d is with us , and he will sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard us .
The stud@@ ents have com@@ pas@@ sion for people .
We are remin@@ ded of Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness in that he does more than provide for our spiritual needs ; he invit@@ es all to receive spiritual ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment and a real hope . ​ — Re@@ v .
21 , 22 . ( a ) Why should we demonstr@@ ate ze@@ al for Jehovah’s house ?
Pa@@ g@@ an fer@@ t@@ ility r@@ ites , the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of the im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the human soul , and the ven@@ er@@ ation of M@@ ary as “ mother of God ” are often fe@@ atu@@ red as them@@ es of mu@@ si@@ cal com@@ positi@@ ons .
For example , the Bible writ@@ ers Paul , James , Peter , and Ju@@ de id@@ enti@@ fied themselves as sla@@ ves of God and of Christ .
( Read Hebrews 4 : 1 . )
( Read Genesis 1 : 26 , 27 . )
Matthew 6 : 14
This proved very bene@@ fi@@ cial for us .
• How should one of the anointed view himself ?
However , of all the things that could be said about Na@@ th@@ ana@@ el , Jesus cho@@ se something positi@@ ve to foc@@ us on , the man@@ ’s hon@@ es@@ ty .
If a medi@@ cal proble@@ m is at the ro@@ o@@ t of our anxi@@ ous st@@ ate , it would be pr@@ u@@ d@@ ent to give attention to it , al@@ though such matters are for personal decision .
In sever@@ al ways .
Why is a self - sacrific@@ ing course wor@@ th@@ while ?
“ Then I started listen@@ ing to religious pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s on the ra@@ di@@ o and w@@ atch@@ ing religious pre@@ ach@@ ers on tel@@ ev@@ ision .
To help strengthen your res@@ ol@@ ve to do so , consider the n@@ ational hist@@ ory of ancient Israel as well as instru@@ ctive individu@@ al examples . ​ — Romans 15 : 4 .
I@@ magine tr@@ ying to car@@ ry them !
She expla@@ ins : “ At first , I got a sense of se@@ cur@@ ity when having im@@ moral rel@@ ations , thinking that I was needed and loved .
“ E@@ very bre@@ a@@ thing thing ​ — let it praise J@@ ah . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 1@@ 50 : 6 .
What bad ha@@ bi@@ ts have we dis@@ car@@ ded ?
B@@ ri@@ an : I appreci@@ ate your tel@@ ling me that .
A@@ G@@ R@@ I@@ C@@ U@@ L@@ T@@ U@@ R@@ E pla@@ yed a vital ro@@ le in ancient Hebrew soci@@ ety .
To pre@@ pare that talk , I cu@@ t out par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s from Watchtower artic@@ les in P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese and pa@@ sted the c@@ li@@ pp@@ ings on she@@ e@@ ts of pa@@ per .
“ He will s@@ wal@@ low up death forever , and the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah will wi@@ pe away the te@@ ars from all fac@@ es . ” ​ — Isaiah 25 : 8 .
Bo@@ th in their 8@@ 0 ’ s , they were baptized in 200@@ 5 .
On@@ ly 2 per@@ c@@ ent died as a direc@@ t result of the fi@@ gh@@ ting .
He will in@@ deed strengthen you and “ keep f@@ ast hold of you with [ his ] right hand of righteousness . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
How can Jehovah’s attitude toward R@@ a@@ ha@@ b and certain Christian women in the first century be encourag@@ ing to some women today ?
How is the resurrection cen@@ tr@@ al to Jehovah’s purpose ?
It states : “ Jehovah is near to all those c@@ all@@ ing on him , to all who call on him in truth .
I was always ir@@ rit@@ able and eas@@ ily pro@@ vo@@ ked .
It great@@ ly sa@@ dd@@ ened Jesus to see his bel@@ o@@ ved friends stri@@ ck@@ en with g@@ ri@@ ef . ​ — John 11 : 33 , 35 .
David , of course , real@@ ized that humans exerc@@ ise free will ​ — God has given us the cap@@ ac@@ ity ei@@ ther to obey or to dis@@ obey him .
For example , Jehovah gave the nation of Israel his Law to gu@@ i@@ de them .
By he@@ e@@ ding Jehovah’s counsel , we can benefit from his mat@@ ch@@ less wisdom and fore@@ sight . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 , 18 .
God’s Word H@@ as Tr@@ ans@@ form@@ ing P@@ ow@@ er
E@@ spe@@ cially effe@@ ctive , however , is pray@@ er@@ ful reli@@ ance on God .
Why can it be said that Lo@@ t may well have ac@@ ted in faith ?
There , my sisters would have en@@ ough food to e@@ at .
I was stu@@ di@@ ous and man@@ ag@@ ed to en@@ ter the A@@ er@@ on@@ au@@ tic@@ al M@@ il@@ it@@ ary S@@ cho@@ ol in a ne@@ ar@@ by city where , in 19@@ 6@@ 6 , I gra@@ du@@ ated as a ser@@ ge@@ ant .
How do you read ? ”
Fir@@ st - century Christians also ga@@ ther@@ ed together in congregations .
The P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and la@@ y before them .
A@@ no@@ ther verse that proved valu@@ able to us was Psalm 5@@ 5 : 22 : “ Th@@ ro@@ w your bur@@ den upon Jehovah himself , and he himself will su@@ sta@@ in you . ”
So I asked for word to be pas@@ sed along to the brothers in that are@@ a to ga@@ ther at a ca@@ she@@ w pl@@ an@@ tation lo@@ c@@ ated at U@@ muaku v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
• Will respon@@ sible ones control its dist@@ ribu@@ tion ?
They reason that to be strong , a person has to be as@@ ser@@ tive and ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive .
Rather , he streng@@ th@@ ened G@@ ide@@ on@@ ’s faith .
But what if gen@@ u@@ ine li@@ mit@@ ations pre@@ v@@ ent you from doing more in the ministry and this is a s@@ ource of disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement to you ?
Ti@@ me - la@@ p@@ se p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ y en@@ ab@@ led them to w@@ atch a c@@ hi@@ ck pe@@ ck its way out of its sh@@ ell and a b@@ lo@@ s@@ som gr@@ ace@@ fully un@@ fo@@ ld .
Let us see . “ Lo@@ ok !
What re@@ comm@@ end@@ ation did a false prophet make , and why did Ne@@ h@@ emiah not accept the re@@ comm@@ end@@ ation ?
That is why we shall not fear , though the earth under@@ go change and though the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s to@@ t@@ ter into the heart of the va@@ st se@@ a . ” ​ — Psalm 4@@ 6 : 1 , 2 .
For example , the Bible tel@@ ls us the truth about such to@@ pi@@ c@@ s as these :
Un@@ der God’s direction , the Gre@@ ater Solomon will ‘ ple@@ ad the cause of the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted ones and sa@@ ve the sons of the po@@ or one . ’
Then God pu@@ shed back the w@@ at@@ ers of the R@@ ed Se@@ a , and the se@@ ab@@ ed became d@@ ry land so that Israel could pas@@ s through . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 14 : 1 - 22 .
That will mean the end of all form@@ s of cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
Acc@@ ording to Psalm 14@@ 8 , most of cre@@ ation gives glory to God .
I really thought that it would take some time for me to get used to pione@@ ering , but I love it already !
One refer@@ ence work states : “ The water c@@ y@@ c@@ le cons@@ ists of four dist@@ in@@ ct st@@ ages : st@@ or@@ age , e@@ va@@ por@@ ation , preci@@ pit@@ ation , and r@@ un@@ off .
In J@@ anu@@ ary 194@@ 5 , I was in Lo@@ d@@ z , P@@ ol@@ and , where I was ba@@ dly in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed and put into a mil@@ it@@ ary ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
TH@@ E word “ pi@@ m ” occ@@ ur@@ s only once in the Bible .
For the rest of his life , J@@ on@@ a@@ than was loyal to David .
Our min@@ ds cannot understand how it is possible that God has always ex@@ is@@ ted .
They got ti@@ red , but they did not give up .
We know that Jehovah will do as he has promised ​ — pre@@ serve the great crow@@ d ali@@ ve through the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
Rather than res@@ is@@ ting and ho@@ l@@ ding to a personal view , a matu@@ re el@@ der yi@@ el@@ ds .
How will Jehovah use his holy spirit in the new world ?
Since most of the time the con@@ vers@@ ation was light , it provided a cal@@ m m@@ om@@ ent each day that helped me to de@@ al with the cha@@ o@@ s and pres@@ sures I fac@@ ed at school . ”
Paul also was inspired to wr@@ ite that any man appointed as an overse@@ er or a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant in the Christian congregation must be “ a husband of one wife . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 3 : 2 , 12 ; Ti@@ tu@@ s 1 : 6 .
They made sacrific@@ es to the m@@ ol@@ ten cal@@ f and called the occasi@@ on “ a fes@@ ti@@ val to Jehovah . ”
King Jeho@@ ra@@ m was at Je@@ z@@ re@@ el in the v@@ al@@ le@@ y pla@@ in near Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do , rec@@ over@@ ing from a bat@@ tle w@@ ound . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 8 : 29 – 9 : 4 .
Instead , she kept con@@ ten@@ ding by pra@@ ying more and more to Jehovah .
A F@@ utu@@ re W@@ r@@ ath From Wh@@ ich to F@@ le@@ e
For one thing , he evid@@ ently had been told that Jehovah was his real Father .
What fol@@ ly !
For example , when W@@ il@@ li@@ am was reli@@ ev@@ ed of his responsi@@ bil@@ ities as an el@@ der after serving for some 30 years in that cap@@ ac@@ ity in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in , he felt res@@ ent@@ ment toward some of the elders .
If we allow ourselves to be gu@@ i@@ ded by “ the wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve , ” we will tre@@ at others in a pe@@ ace@@ able way .
Con@@ ven@@ tion C@@ en@@ ter C@@ ol@@ is@@ e@@ u@@ m , 50 E . 4@@ 3@@ r@@ d S@@ t .
The people yi@@ el@@ ded to temp@@ tation because they lost faith and for@@ got Jehovah , his loving care for them , and the righ@@ t@@ ness of his ways .
We also gave her a ri@@ de to the do@@ ct@@ or@@ ’s of@@ fice . ”
He could say : “ F@@ o@@ x@@ es have den@@ s and bir@@ ds of heaven have ro@@ o@@ st@@ s , but the Son of man has no@@ where to la@@ y down his head . ”
He made ra@@ pi@@ d prog@@ ress in deep@@ ening his appreciation for the Creator .
So I determined to live a life of purpose and en@@ ro@@ l@@ led in the full - time ministry as a regul@@ ar pioneer .
Not only do we want him to see us but we also desire that he make a thor@@ ough exam@@ in@@ ation of our thoughts and actions .
How comple@@ t@@ ely un@@ like the Cana@@ an@@ ite go@@ ds he was !
The first sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant ev@@ ent in the s@@ pre@@ ad of Christi@@ an@@ ity in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or d@@ ates back to Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . when a mul@@ t@@ il@@ ing@@ u@@ al crow@@ d that inclu@@ ded Di@@ as@@ por@@ a Jews ( Jews who lived out@@ side P@@ al@@ est@@ ine ) and Jewish pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes ass@@ em@@ b@@ led in Jerusalem .
Jesus said : “ God loved the world [ of human@@ kind ] so much that he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , in order that ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might . . . have everlasting life . ”
K@@ ar@@ de@@ c first became inter@@ ested in spi@@ rit@@ is@@ tic ph@@ en@@ om@@ ena in 18@@ 5@@ 4 .
C@@ o@@ ast@@ al S@@ tri@@ p of D@@ or
In fact , some children can learn to give com@@ ments , pres@@ ent@@ ations , and tal@@ ks in their parents ’ language without the words really coming from their heart .
A mo@@ des@@ t person will imitate Jesus .
All true worshipp@@ ers are un@@ ited in one faith . ​ — Read John 4 : 23 , 24 ; 14 : 6 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 4 , 5 .
Those pas@@ sing through it find joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion as they have a greater share in the preaching of the good news .
All four sons serve as elders . In ad@@ dition , N@@ ic@@ ho@@ l@@ as and his wife , De@@ bor@@ ah , help with si@@ gn - language transl@@ ation in the B@@ r@@ ita@@ in branch while S@@ te@@ ven and his wife , Sh@@ ann@@ an , are part of the si@@ gn - language transl@@ ation te@@ am in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates branch .
What can the fulfill@@ ment of Revelation 16 : 16 and Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 mean for you person@@ ally ?
A loving husband hon@@ ors his wife by listen@@ ing to her op@@ in@@ i@@ ons and by as@@ sur@@ ing her that he valu@@ es what she says .
( b ) How can you strengthen your relationship with Jehovah ?
( a ) Jehovah bless@@ es what kind of tra@@ ining ?
The Ma@@ in Is@@ sue ​ — S@@ over@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y
Jehovah gives us his powerful holy spirit , which can strengthen us and help us to res@@ ist temp@@ tation .
They were st@@ oned to death for obe@@ ying God .
As they tal@@ ked , the woman pointed out a ma@@ j@@ or religious differ@@ ence between the Jews and the Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans .
He foc@@ used on Peter .
Jehovah and Jesus helped Peter to over@@ come doubt and fear .
M@@ ak@@ ing full use of these pro@@ v@@ isions is more ur@@ g@@ ent now than ever before .
O@@ thers had done that already .
Se@@ cond , we cultiv@@ ate the fru@@ it@@ age pro@@ duc@@ ed in us by holy spirit and stri@@ ve to imitate Jehovah God’s su@@ per@@ l@@ ative qualities .
As we learned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , Jehovah God and his righteous serv@@ ant Abraham made s@@ wor@@ n o@@ a@@ ths on important occasi@@ ons .
( Read Acts 17 : 2 , 3 . )
What is the sense of the Greek words under@@ l@@ ying the expres@@ sions “ declar@@ ation of righteousness ” and “ declar@@ ing of them righteous ” ?
But how could Jesus per@@ form an act of worship before his Fa@@ ther’s c@@ hi@@ ef enem@@ y ?
In the tw@@ ili@@ ght h@@ our@@ s , his “ heart ” has direc@@ ted him , not to just any st@@ re@@ et , but to one where he kno@@ ws a pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te can u@@ su@@ ally be found .
Mi@@ ca@@ h chap@@ ters 1 through 3 provide what information ?
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 8 , 1@@ 7@@ 7
* ​ — Acts 6 : 7 ; 12 : 24 ; 19 : 20 .
Yo@@ shi , though , ad@@ mit@@ ted that Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ a himself is de@@ i@@ fied by many .
Will there ever be a deli@@ ver@@ ance ?
Wh@@ ite people vis@@ iting U@@ g@@ and@@ an ho@@ m@@ es would have been far too con@@ spi@@ cu@@ ous .
He as@@ sum@@ es the responsi@@ bility to re@@ pa@@ y kindness for any com@@ pas@@ sion his worshipp@@ ers show .
Ther@@ efore , I just cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t mu@@ ster up the courage to tell them that I was lea@@ ving .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing to others about my Creator is what I have always loved to do the most .
That is why the Bible says that married people “ will have tri@@ bul@@ ation ” at times .
It seem@@ s that some of his con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries wanted him to take power and act in this way , but Jesus dec@@ l@@ ined .
• The expres@@ sion “ the young bul@@ ls of our li@@ ps ” ref@@ ers to what , and why should we offer them to Jehovah ?
Tru@@ e , “ all cre@@ ation keep@@ s on gro@@ an@@ ing together and being in pain together until now . ”
I thought my friend was fir@@ m@@ ly gr@@ oun@@ ded in the truth , but she was not .
When we gener@@ ously use our time and res@@ our@@ ces to ad@@ v@@ ance true worship , Jehovah is well pleas@@ ed with us .
However , only a few days after coming home , R@@ ose Mari@@ e began to have se@@ v@@ ere pa@@ ins in her st@@ om@@ ach are@@ a and el@@ se@@ where .
Can that kind of love still be found in the world ?
C@@ aring for your fam@@ il@@ y’s spiritual well - being shows that you are being w@@ atch@@ ful
O@@ N M@@ A@@ R@@ C@@ H 26 , 19@@ 37 , two tra@@ v@@ el - we@@ ary men s@@ low@@ ly d@@ ro@@ ve their du@@ st@@ y tru@@ ck into S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
In a spirit of dis@@ cont@@ ent , though , they ex@@ ag@@ g@@ er@@ ated their p@@ light and began to mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r .
So Paul needed to re@@ mind them that Christians have one God , Jehovah . ​ — Read 1 Corinthians 8 : 5 , 6 .
How is your blood pres@@ sure ?
Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists have dis@@ co@@ vered in Israel and J@@ or@@ d@@ an a number of ancient min@@ ing and sm@@ el@@ ting s@@ ites , such as F@@ e@@ in@@ an , T@@ im@@ na , and K@@ hi@@ r@@ ba@@ t en - Na@@ has .
Ye@@ ars later , during a bat@@ tle with the Phil@@ ist@@ ines , David again sto@@ od face - to - face with a gi@@ ant .
A travel@@ ing overse@@ er and his wife , along with another married cou@@ ple , sp@@ ent three days preaching there .
F@@ ul@@ l - time service had taught them that giving is more re@@ war@@ ding than recei@@ ving and that personal desi@@ res must righ@@ t@@ fully be given low@@ er pri@@ or@@ ity than Kingdom inter@@ ests .
It is wonderful to know whom we should than@@ k for that . ”
For example , if we say or do something that off@@ ends a brother , we can demonstr@@ ate love by taking the in@@ iti@@ ative to rest@@ ore peace .
If you would wel@@ come fur@@ ther information or would like to have someone vis@@ it you to conduct a free Bible study , you may cont@@ act Jehovah’s Witnesses at w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
You can s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully apply Bible principles in life .
“ The W@@ is@@ dom From A@@ bo@@ ve Is . . . F@@ ul@@ l of M@@ er@@ cy ”
But like all your brothers and sisters , you may find it difficult to be at the meetings regul@@ arly .
F@@ in@@ ally , I was temp@@ ted to star@@ t one , thinking this would help me to take better care of my fam@@ il@@ y’s material needs without any ne@@ g@@ ative imp@@ act on my spiritu@@ ality .
Th@@ at@@ ’s when you can see the people .
The next day her father came home with those famili@@ ar ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke ! , much to Re@@ z@@ i@@ ’s joy .
The po@@ em “ Par@@ adise Lo@@ st ” brought M@@ il@@ t@@ on f@@ ame
“ I have made your name man@@ i@@ f@@ est , ” Jesus pray@@ ed , “ to the men you gave me out of the world .
It is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy that even the angels have sh@@ own deep interest in spiritual tru@@ ths regarding the promised Se@@ ed and the anointed Christian congregation . ​ — Read 1 Peter 1 : 10 - 12 .
In the Christian congregation , we have so many reas@@ ons to com@@ men@@ d our fellow believers .
As a result , we started many Bible stu@@ dies .
Because of this , all the men 20 years old and up@@ ward , exc@@ ep@@ t faithful Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b and the L@@ ev@@ ites , did not en@@ ter the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and but died during Israel@@ ’s 40 - year tre@@ k in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
These f@@ an@@ ci@@ ful and cont@@ ri@@ ved inter@@ pre@@ t@@ ations , however , are very different from what the Bible it@@ self says about the mar@@ k of the be@@ ast , as we shall see in the following article .
The earth recei@@ ves only a min@@ us@@ cu@@ le fr@@ action of all the en@@ er@@ gy that is pro@@ duc@@ ed by the su@@ n .
But I could control my own .
They have helped to buil@@ d up Christian congregations and thus strengthen the c@@ it@@ y@@ like “ w@@ alls ” of Jehovah’s organization .
Eli@@ h@@ u wis@@ ely ur@@ ged Job ​ — and us — ​ to be atten@@ tive to the wonderful works of Jehovah God .
When the ma@@ in tr@@ un@@ k of an old t@@ ree no longer be@@ ars much fru@@ it , new sh@@ o@@ o@@ ts may become vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous tr@@ un@@ ks around it .
We enjoy God’s blessing because we “ serve him with a complete heart and with a deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful soul . ”
They were not loyal , and loy@@ al@@ ty is a must if our sac@@ red service is to be pleas@@ ing to God .
He may pray about this proble@@ m and may rec@@ all Paul’s words recorded at Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 30 .
For example , the sin might be s@@ l@@ an@@ der , or it might invol@@ ve f@@ ra@@ u@@ d . ​ — w@@ 1@@ 6@@ .@@ 0@@ 5 , p .
During the rest@@ or@@ ation work that King Jo@@ si@@ ah organiz@@ ed , H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est H@@ il@@ ki@@ ah “ found the book of Jehovah’s law by the hand of Moses . ”
M@@ ore is requi@@ red .
It was their stan@@ d@@ ard regarding beli@@ ef@@ s and practic@@ es .
Mi@@ ca@@ h 7 : 7
Still , we may face is@@ su@@ es and situ@@ ations that are not spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally ad@@ d@@ ressed in God’s Word .
F@@ o@@ re@@ ign@@ ers and n@@ ati@@ ves , bl@@ ac@@ ks and wh@@ ites ​ — we were all friends .
As sh@@ own in Jo@@ b@@ ’s case , along with prop@@ er action and spe@@ e@@ ch , integrity c@@ alls for the right mo@@ tive for serving Jehovah .
When sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by op@@ pos@@ ers , David received support and encourag@@ ement , prom@@ p@@ ting him to say to Jehovah : “ I fear nothing bad , for you are with me . ”
A@@ c@@ tually , Na@@ ba@@ l ow@@ ed David and his followers a fav@@ or because of the prote@@ ction they had given to Na@@ bal@@ ’s flo@@ c@@ ks .
The privilege of being rest@@ ored to God’s fav@@ or and enjo@@ ying life without end on a par@@ adise earth .
So power@@ fully did he demonstr@@ ate faith that his example is ali@@ ve , a vi@@ br@@ ant stan@@ d@@ ard that we can apply today .
▪ Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ve F@@ ul@@ l B@@ ene@@ f@@ it From Re@@ ading the Bible
S@@ he@@ m was a living t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony that Jehovah “ kept Noah , a pre@@ ach@@ er of righteousness , sa@@ fe with se@@ ven others when he brought a d@@ elu@@ ge upon a world of ung@@ o@@ dly people . ”
He reas@@ oned : “ If I have put go@@ ld as my confidence , or to go@@ ld I have said , ‘ You are my trust ! ’
In turn , we taught them the Bible .
How com@@ for@@ ting it is to know that our heavenly Father is pleas@@ ed by our faith and is “ the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him ” !
( b ) How can beli@@ ef in the resurrection draw us clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah ?
By word and example , Jesus tra@@ ined his disciples to serve others hum@@ bly .
Even more sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant is what he taught .
Even some of God’s long@@ time servants have g@@ one ast@@ ra@@ y .
• To what “ gener@@ ation ” did Jesus ref@@ er in his words recorded at Matthew 24 : 34 ?
M@@ or@@ ally d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous situ@@ ations may also come up when a Christian is away from home on a bu@@ sin@@ ess tri@@ p or when a Christian has to work with someone of the op@@ pos@@ ite se@@ x .
The fin@@ al le@@ g of the j@@ our@@ ne@@ y was par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly un@@ pleas@@ ant , for it brought travel@@ ers to a s@@ w@@ am@@ p@@ y , low@@ land are@@ a .
As a Christian , however , you certainly would not want to do such a thing .
In what other way may we draw close to God ?
“ He told me , ‘ D@@ on@@ ’t wor@@ ry , D@@ ad .
When I rec@@ over@@ ed , two sol@@ di@@ ers were in my c@@ ell , qu@@ ar@@ rel@@ ing over me .
Then I remin@@ ded my@@ self , ‘ You can still use your time and a@@ vail@@ able strength well by serving as a pioneer . ’
Samuel was brought up in “ the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah . ”
However , when govern@@ ments try to for@@ ce them to trans@@ g@@ ress God’s la@@ ws , they follow the example of Christ’s apostles , who said : “ We must obey God as rul@@ er rather than men . ”
Even some of Jesus ’ loyal disciples were disa@@ p@@ pointed at his not provi@@ ding pol@@ itical deli@@ ver@@ ance .
U@@ ne@@ x@@ pe@@ c@@ te@@ dly , the g@@ ame it@@ self began to cor@@ ro@@ de my spiritu@@ ality .
H@@ er teach@@ er was so imp@@ ressed that she had A@@ le@@ x@@ a read the letter out l@@ ou@@ d to her own class and to two other cl@@ as@@ ses as well !
If the ro@@ o@@ ts remain in@@ t@@ act , the t@@ ree will s@@ pr@@ out again with r@@ ene@@ wed vi@@ g@@ or .
For example , when we w@@ atch@@ ed T@@ V , I lik@@ ed s@@ por@@ ts , but she lik@@ ed dr@@ am@@ as .
From the Law that God gave to Israel , we learn about the s@@ ort of sla@@ very that Jehovah requi@@ res of us .
A P@@ ath Le@@ ading to Dis@@ ast@@ er
Yet , he hum@@ bly ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that his qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations as a minis@@ ter came , not from scho@@ ol@@ s of high@@ er lear@@ ning , but from Jehovah God .
Such friends will help you to re@@ ach your go@@ als .
But does that min@@ i@@ mi@@ ze the need for us to keep on the w@@ atch ?
F@@ our@@ th , a still more li@@ mit@@ ed and comm@@ on use of the ter@@ m “ congregation ” ref@@ ers to Christians making up a sing@@ le local congregation , such as in a home .
To ad@@ d@@ ress wrong conduct or thinking , we took the time to find an appro@@ pri@@ ate s@@ crip@@ ture .
​ — B@@ as@@ ed on Genesis , chap@@ ters 22 - 50 , as well as Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us , De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y , 2 Samuel , Psal@@ ms , Isaiah , Daniel , Mi@@ ca@@ h , Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 9 : 9 .
He was imp@@ ris@@ oned on the is@@ land of P@@ at@@ mo@@ s “ for speaking about God and be@@ aring witness to Jesus . ”
O@@ r would you res@@ ist the temp@@ tation and fle@@ e from it , as did Jac@@ ob@@ ’s son Joseph , who was temp@@ ted by P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife ? ​ — Read Genesis 39 : 10 - 12 .
A@@ p@@ pointed elders re@@ present the ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od
He fur@@ ther showed that God’s Law needed to be app@@ lied with reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess and mer@@ cy .
To help you set go@@ als , we have a work@@ she@@ et on pages 3@@ 0@@ 8 and 3@@ 0@@ 9 of the book Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k , V@@ olu@@ me 2 .
Per@@ haps they had made the n@@ atur@@ al mis@@ take of com@@ par@@ ing themselves to that hu@@ ge man , pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ing how they came up only to the man@@ ’s mi@@ d@@ ri@@ f@@ f or ch@@ est .
S@@ ong 19@@ 4 . ​ — S@@ ong@@ s of P@@ ra@@ ise to Jehovah ( 19@@ 28 ) .
When a fle@@ sh@@ ly we@@ ak@@ ness pers@@ ists , what do we need to pray for , and what should we do if we have a rel@@ ap@@ se ?
( Read Psalm 1@@ 27 : 1 . )
But they evid@@ ently saw in me a s@@ inc@@ ere love for spiritual things .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , he made humans to be sub@@ ject to his moral la@@ ws , which are desi@@ gn@@ ed to result in a har@@ mon@@ i@@ ous soci@@ ety .
They cont@@ ac@@ ted local Witnesses , and a Bible study was started .
But she found no satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers in ei@@ ther .
This article will ass@@ ist each of us to make a self - exam@@ in@@ ation .
• What valu@@ able thing should we stri@@ ve to pos@@ s@@ ess ?
Luke 8 : 4@@ 9 - 5@@ 6
O@@ r can you offer some fin@@ an@@ cial ass@@ ist@@ ance so that a sing@@ le par@@ ent can bu@@ y certain it@@ em@@ s that the family needs ?
Witness H@@ olo@@ ca@@ u@@ st sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors were on hand to share their experi@@ ences with the more than 8@@ ,@@ 4@@ 00 vis@@ it@@ ors who came on the first day !
I l@@ ac@@ ked confidence that I could again prove my@@ self tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy .
“ Let , not my will , but your@@ s take place , ” he said to Jehovah .
Jehovah never appro@@ ved of such false religious fes@@ tiv@@ als .
I have made a complete tur@@ n@@ around .
What can we learn from the way each of them became God’s friend ?
How to Be Pro@@ duc@@ tive H@@ ar@@ v@@ est Wor@@ k@@ ers
He promises that she will have a ba@@ by who “ will be great and will be called Son of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh . ”
Le@@ a@@ ving Th@@ ings Be@@ h@@ ind to F@@ ol@@ low the Ma@@ ster ( F .
Will you use them ?
What , then , did the expres@@ sion “ des@@ pi@@ ca@@ ble fo@@ ol ” sign@@ i@@ fy ?
* So be sure to fe@@ ed young ones ’ gro@@ wing love for reading with gener@@ ous comm@@ end@@ ation .
Di@@ d they have reason for hope in its rest@@ or@@ ation ?
Still , many milli@@ ons of imper@@ fect humans have succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in doing so .
As Jehovah says , the heal@@ ed ones will “ go for@@ th and pa@@ w the gr@@ ound like f@@ atten@@ ed cal@@ ves ” that are exc@@ ited and deli@@ gh@@ ted to be rel@@ eas@@ ed from con@@ fin@@ ement .
We truly appreci@@ ate the kind remin@@ ders and the counsel we receive from fellow Christians , including the elders .
Yet , how does Jehovah help us to ste@@ er our course to sa@@ f@@ ety am@@ id the tr@@ oub@@ led w@@ at@@ ers of to@@ da@@ y’s world ?
Hence , not only the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the i@@ ma@@ ge but also all other k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of this world will be destro@@ yed at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
There she de@@ pos@@ ited the mo@@ des@@ t su@@ m she had been sa@@ ving for this purpose .
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : For one thing , we find an indic@@ ation in the prophecy it@@ self .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to S@@ how K@@ in@@ dness
After all , the first human cou@@ ple re@@ je@@ cted Jehovah’s rul@@ er@@ ship , and so have many others since then .
In the next study , we will discus@@ s how we can help others to make such prog@@ ress .
Jesus had just cho@@ s@@ en 70 disciples , and he “ sent them for@@ th by tw@@ o@@ s in ad@@ v@@ ance of him into every city and place to which he himself was going to come . ”
How the parents appreci@@ ate this gift !
It is therefore ess@@ enti@@ al that those desi@@ ring God’s appro@@ val leave such be@@ ast@@ ly person@@ ality tra@@ its be@@ h@@ ind and pur@@ sue a course of ho@@ l@@ iness .
They become even clo@@ s@@ er friends and ch@@ er@@ ish each o@@ ther’s compan@@ y .
As an Ang@@ li@@ can , I pray@@ ed to God that my husband would rec@@ over , and I promised that if he did not die , I would sear@@ ch for God until I found him . Then I would bel@@ ong to him .
But our parents di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t give in . ”
I am determined to bel@@ ong to him forever . ​ — Psalm 6@@ 5 : 2 .
How P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous Is the Tru@@ th to You ?
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , the Creator will soon trans@@ form the earth into a liter@@ al par@@ adise , which will fav@@ or long life .
E@@ arly We@@ d@@ n@@ es@@ day mor@@ ning , they me@@ t their very first Witness in Ger@@ many ​ — and with a ty@@ pi@@ cal Ger@@ man name at that !
Such man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts are called p@@ al@@ imp@@ s@@ ests , from a Greek word meaning “ sc@@ ra@@ ped again . ”
Con@@ cer@@ ning R@@ a@@ ha@@ b , James said : “ In the same man@@ ner was not also R@@ a@@ ha@@ b the har@@ lo@@ t declar@@ ed righteous by works ? ” ​ — J@@ as .
The resur@@ rec@@ tions that Jesus per@@ form@@ ed give us confidence in his promises about the future .
( 2 ) F@@ i@@ e@@ d@@ l@@ er , I .
( b ) What should we be inter@@ ested in know@@ ing ?
G@@ et to K@@ now God Bet@@ ter
E@@ ach we@@ ek@@ end , I sto@@ od at the en@@ tr@@ ance to the c@@ lu@@ b and deci@@ ded who could en@@ ter and who could not .
What should be our go@@ al when we conduct a Bible study ?
Today , Jehovah’s Witnesses , num@@ ber@@ ing over se@@ ven milli@@ on , are an inter@@ n@@ ational bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od that trans@@ c@@ ends rac@@ i@@ al , e@@ th@@ ni@@ c , n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ is@@ tic , pol@@ itical , and e@@ con@@ om@@ ic ba@@ r@@ ri@@ ers , which have ca@@ used so much h@@ at@@ red , viol@@ ence , and b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed thr@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory .
E@@ ach ch@@ est was la@@ bel@@ ed for a different ty@@ pe of o@@ ffering , and the fun@@ ds col@@ le@@ cted in them were ear@@ mar@@ ked for spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c uses .
To serve pro@@ per@@ ly in such a cap@@ ac@@ ity , a man must qu@@ ali@@ fy spiritually .
But would we ever dem@@ and such material help from him ?
The apostle Paul discus@@ sed the need for so@@ li@@ d faith and strong hope .
In that in@@ iti@@ al fulfill@@ ment , people of the nations were anointed with holy spirit and a@@ do@@ p@@ ted by Jehovah God as spiritual sons , brothers of Jesus Christ .
• With what are we en@@ tru@@ sted ?
Is having free will with li@@ m@@ its real fre@@ e@@ dom ?
The apostle Paul fac@@ ed many pres@@ sures in his ministry , just as we do .
Instead , may we always gl@@ ori@@ fy Jehovah by sh@@ aring with others what we learn about the good news of his Kingdom .
El@@ ders , remember : A succ@@ ess@@ ful teach@@ er is someone who not only lo@@ ves to tra@@ in another person but also lo@@ ves the person he is tra@@ ining .
As we do , “ a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant peace ” from Jehovah will be like w@@ ind at our back .
I even taught him to read and wr@@ ite again .
C@@ ha@@ p@@ ter 7 con@@ tain@@ s information about o@@ ffer@@ ings made by tri@@ ba@@ l c@@ hi@@ ef@@ tain@@ s in con@@ ne@@ ction with the in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ation of the al@@ ta@@ r , and chap@@ ter 9 discus@@ ses the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver ob@@ serv@@ ance .
Adam and E@@ ve and their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing were to ex@@ ten@@ d Par@@ adise until it co@@ vered the whole g@@ lo@@ be .
W@@ ould you imp@@ ro@@ ve the situation by ar@@ gu@@ ing about his be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or ?
When they are fac@@ ed with a decision , this tra@@ ining en@@ ab@@ les them to dis@@ cer@@ n what Scriptural principles are involved and how to apply them .
E@@ le@@ ven months later , St@@ é@@ ph@@ ane was rel@@ eas@@ ed and came back home .
Some might as@@ su@@ me that a st@@ ory about Ba@@ al worship is ir@@ rel@@ ev@@ ant now , since we do not see temp@@ les and al@@ t@@ ars to Ba@@ al around us .
If I gave my wife a gift or took her some@@ where ni@@ ce for a we@@ ek@@ end , she would bre@@ ak down cr@@ ying , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that her daugh@@ ter did not share our happiness . ”
Ther@@ efore , the more se@@ v@@ ere our tri@@ als are and the more in@@ si@@ di@@ ous Satan’s s@@ ch@@ em@@ es are , the “ more ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly ” we should pray for Jehovah’s prote@@ ction .
SH@@ A@@ D@@ O@@ W@@ S O@@ F J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S ’ S@@ A@@ C@@ R@@ I@@ F@@ I@@ C@@ E
4 , 5 . ( a ) In what great way did Jehovah expres@@ s his love ?
• V@@ is@@ it the si@@ ck and care for them
P@@ over@@ ty ev@@ en@@ tually for@@ ced all the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on their fi@@ el@@ ds and their ho@@ m@@ es in sear@@ ch of a better life .
Instead , he invit@@ ed his tru@@ sting you@@ ng@@ er brother to walk with him in the field .
Yet , when you return a while later , you learn that only two of them have h@@ and@@ led their t@@ ask .
We re@@ turned to S@@ an@@ ti@@ ag@@ o , where we had started our mission@@ ary service 40 years ear@@ li@@ er .
Fir@@ st , ask yourself : ‘ Is the it@@ em from an of@@ fi@@ cial , reli@@ able we@@ b@@ s@@ ite or from a b@@ lo@@ g or an un@@ known s@@ ource ?
There are no ro@@ a@@ ds in the are@@ a , so people use bo@@ ats and c@@ ano@@ es to move about .
I travel@@ ed a lo@@ t and enjo@@ yed the pres@@ ti@@ ge that came with my prof@@ essi@@ onal position .
In our home we had the K@@ or@@ an , the T@@ or@@ ah , and the Bible .
If all the people in the world at le@@ ast tri@@ ed to live according to the Bible the way Jehovah’s Witnesses do , our c@@ ru@@ el world would be ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely different . ”
Mat@@ eri@@ al@@ ism could also cause us to lo@@ se our joy .
Thus , after their rel@@ e@@ ase , “ every day in the temple and from house to house [ the apostles ] continued without le@@ tu@@ p teaching and declar@@ ing the good news about the Christ , Jesus . ”
How com@@ for@@ ting this is , especially to those of our faithful brothers and sisters who have wor@@ ked for many years , in some c@@ as@@ es for de@@ ca@@ des , with seem@@ ingly few t@@ ang@@ i@@ ble resul@@ ts !
If it was like many of the hous@@ es that ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists have un@@ co@@ vered in U@@ r , S@@ ar@@ ah fac@@ ed the lo@@ ss of some very real com@@ forts .
Rom@@ e@@ ’s religion thus became as vari@@ ed as her mul@@ tic@@ ul@@ tural po@@ pul@@ ation .
It is a gift from God . ​ — Read Romans 3 : 23 , 24 .
Why should we obey the comm@@ and to make disciples ?
Con@@ cer@@ ning what may we supp@@ lic@@ ate Jehovah ?
How F@@ ar E@@ ast C@@ ould Mis@@ sion@@ aries G@@ o ? 1 / 1 How Par@@ adise W@@ as Lo@@ st , 11 / 1
That time has pas@@ sed .
L@@ ong - suffering will also help us to be pati@@ ent with our work@@ mat@@ es or scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es .
He is the true God , and he has the right to deci@@ de how he is to be worshi@@ ped .
W@@ he@@ ther a person has a good relationship with Jehovah or not dep@@ ends on his exerc@@ ising faith in Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice .
We con@@ stan@@ tly need to be on gu@@ ard against the pit@@ f@@ alls of im@@ mo@@ des@@ ty .
13 I W@@ as D@@ ra@@ wn to W@@ ise O@@ l@@ der On@@ es
Yes , gen@@ u@@ ine peace comes to those who he@@ ed Jehovah’s teachings .
O@@ be@@ ying Jehovah’s vo@@ ice also means obe@@ ying Jesus ’ vo@@ ice , for Jehovah himself told us to do so .
A bul@@ la is a small lum@@ p of cla@@ y used to se@@ al the str@@ ing t@@ ying an important do@@ cum@@ ent .
While still in S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land , E@@ r@@ ika heard that the G@@ esta@@ p@@ o back home was sear@@ ch@@ ing for her .
One of them had already re@@ bel@@ led against Jehovah , be@@ coming Satan the Devil by s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ing God and lu@@ ring Adam and E@@ ve into sin .
In this time of the end , Satan has in@@ ten@@ si@@ fied his efforts .
In the next article , we will exam@@ ine how the congregation can ‘ have reg@@ ard for those who are working hard and pre@@ si@@ ding over ’ the flo@@ ck .
In 198@@ 0 , the branch of@@ fice assign@@ ed us to transl@@ ate public@@ ations into Tu@@ valu@@ an .
Why should we serve with hum@@ ility and mo@@ des@@ ty ?
Hence , like Ne@@ h@@ emiah , we ref@@ ra@@ in from re@@ tal@@ i@@ ating with cu@@ t@@ ting words .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 14@@ 2 , 1@@ 29
For now , as Ju@@ de no@@ tes , they are in a con@@ dition of “ den@@ se dar@@ k@@ ness ” ​ — a spiritual pris@@ on , so to speak .
So@@ on a strong desire ar@@ ose in my heart to do still more in prom@@ o@@ ting pu@@ re worship .
Many such mil@@ ls still stand in P@@ om@@ pe@@ i@@ i .
God’s spirit was an imp@@ el@@ ling for@@ ce in Jesus ’ life
Indeed , it is vital that we recogn@@ ize that “ the power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l [ is ] God’s and not that out of ourselves . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 7 .
On the contr@@ ary : “ From year to year the daugh@@ ters of Israel would go to give comm@@ end@@ ation to the daugh@@ ter of J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah the G@@ ile@@ adi@@ te , four days in the year . ”
In a number of Bible transl@@ ations , Eph@@ es@@ ians 3 : 11 speak@@ s of God’s having an “ et@@ er@@ n@@ al purpose ” rather than a fi@@ x@@ ed pl@@ an .
P@@ over@@ ty , 3 / 15 , 8 / 1
In 19@@ 34 , The Watchtower made it clear that Christians with an earthly hope should make a dedic@@ ation to Jehovah and be baptized .
If that is so , it is vital that we cultiv@@ ate a desire to be on time .
How can we benefit from her experience ?
H@@ er sm@@ ile was en@@ or@@ m@@ ous .
Jo@@ shua and those who stu@@ ck with him were bless@@ ed with set@@ t@@ ling in the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , “ a land f@@ low@@ ing with mil@@ k and h@@ one@@ y . ” ​ — Jo@@ s@@ h .
At that time he will speak to them in his anger and in his ho@@ t dis@@ ple@@ asure he will dis@@ tur@@ b them . ”
Jesus was a loving and loyal friend .
This vi@@ vi@@ d illustr@@ ation of a pers@@ ist@@ ent man shows what our dis@@ position should be when we pray .
In s@@ pite of our best efforts to avoid d@@ ang@@ ers and act wis@@ ely , all of us make mis@@ takes .
However , not ever@@ yone was happy with it .
A few li@@ e on the gr@@ ound , in@@ to@@ x@@ ic@@ ated from the free f@@ low of p@@ al@@ m w@@ ine and be@@ er .
David , who has also of@@ fi@@ ci@@ ated at many we@@ d@@ ding@@ s , com@@ ments : “ G@@ ro@@ om@@ s may not be used to taking the lead and are com@@ mon@@ ly not su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ ently involved in the we@@ d@@ ding pre@@ par@@ ations . ”
Ther@@ efore he who op@@ pos@@ es the authority has taken a stand against the arrang@@ ement of God . ”
This was at the end of the three - and - a - half - year opportunity that was given to the n@@ atur@@ al Jews to become part of the new spiritual nation .
They s@@ mil@@ ed and said : “ You have experienced your first re@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion .
And the best news of all is the good news of God’s Kingdom .
Although we were not allow@@ ed to continue our Bethel service as a married cou@@ ple , we were asked if we would like to go into the special pioneer work .
What happened to Solomon when he died ?
Jesus said : “ When you c@@ atch sight of the dis@@ gu@@ sting thing that ca@@ uses des@@ ol@@ ation , as spo@@ ken of through Daniel the prophet , standing in a holy place , . . . then let those in Ju@@ de@@ a beg@@ in fle@@ e@@ ing to the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s . ”
Thus , the Scriptures tell us that a Christian does not receive the gift of sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess in some my@@ st@@ eri@@ ous way .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ons based on human ide@@ as are fu@@ t@@ ile . ​ — Mark 7 : 7 , 8 .
( Read James 5 : 10 , 11 . )
By his actions , he showed that he re@@ je@@ cted his M@@ ak@@ er .
Since we be@@ ar the name of Jehovah , our be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or in@@ ev@@ it@@ ab@@ ly refle@@ cts on his name .
How has Jehovah used his angels to come to our res@@ cu@@ e ?
Instead , he held on to godly principles and kept his clean standing des@@ pite the str@@ ong@@ est of temp@@ t@@ ations .
( b ) What self - exam@@ in@@ ation would be in order ?
And there is the angu@@ ish experienced by bil@@ li@@ ons of people because of si@@ ck@@ ness , old age , and the death of loved ones .
I could not help but feel that her p@@ ho@@ ne call was the answer to a prayer for help . ”
To re@@ ach their go@@ als in a we@@ ak@@ ening e@@ con@@ om@@ y , many end up living ap@@ ar@@ t from their im@@ medi@@ ate family , ei@@ ther in@@ side or out@@ side of their own country .
On two occasi@@ ons he re@@ bu@@ ked them , poin@@ ting out that God had dec@@ re@@ ed : “ I want mer@@ cy , and not sacrifice . ”
Is there any reason , then , to doubt that Jehovah will once again bring mankind to ru@@ in ?
I have had some tra@@ um@@ ati@@ c m@@ om@@ ents during the last 12 years or so .
• Why will some have “ a resurrection of life ” and others “ a resurrection of judgment ” ?
They had already made three years ’ wor@@ th of pa@@ y@@ ments .
Ex@@ tr@@ ac@@ ur@@ ri@@ cul@@ ar activities and ho@@ b@@ bi@@ es : How ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed are you in such activities ?
All were deep@@ ly moved as the speak@@ er rel@@ ated what our brothers have end@@ ur@@ ed in Ar@@ men@@ ia , Fr@@ ance , Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ a , Ka@@ z@@ ak@@ h@@ st@@ an , Rus@@ sia , and T@@ ur@@ k@@ men@@ ist@@ an .
Th@@ an@@ k you for your concer@@ n for our well - being . ”
In the comfort of their well - appointed ho@@ m@@ es , the rich enjo@@ yed the best in food and dr@@ ink and were en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined by the fin@@ est in mu@@ si@@ cal in@@ str@@ um@@ ents .
Because vi@@ r@@ tu@@ ous conduct pleas@@ es God , and most of us sur@@ ely desire to have his fav@@ or .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a doubt , Jesus took serving others seri@@ ously .
Pro@@ ving our faith certainly invol@@ ves more than living mor@@ ally , atten@@ ding Christian meetings , and sh@@ aring in the preaching work .
The Bible ur@@ ges us : “ As new@@ born inf@@ ants , form a long@@ ing for the un@@ ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ated mil@@ k bel@@ ong@@ ing to the word . ”
In rec@@ ent years , most is@@ su@@ es of A@@ wa@@ ke !
A@@ post@@ ates “ qui@@ et@@ ly bring in ” cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tive ide@@ as .
H@@ u@@ man efforts at un@@ ity ​ — no matter how s@@ inc@@ ere — ​ have proved fu@@ t@@ ile .
After Joh@@ n@@ ’s death , it was not eas@@ y for me to learn to live a life of my own .
O@@ f@@ ten , however , the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Israel and Juda@@ h did not rep@@ ent .
Consider the way he deal@@ t with Jesus .
How did the nation of Israel f@@ are during Solom@@ on@@ ’s 40 - year re@@ ign ?
“ A true witness is deli@@ ver@@ ing sou@@ ls , ” says the king of Israel , “ but a dec@@ e@@ it@@ ful one la@@ un@@ ches for@@ th m@@ ere lies . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , as a human on earth , he was ex@@ posed to all kin@@ ds of ad@@ vers@@ ity , giving him fir@@ s@@ th@@ and in@@ sight into the pres@@ sures and problems that we face .
A P@@ lea@@ sure O@@ pen to All
“ They will mis@@ lead you . ”
But most of God’s people are not like that .
They were able to commun@@ ic@@ ate with him person@@ ally , worship him , and be bless@@ ed by him .
Li@@ ving or@@ gan@@ is@@ ms are so in@@ tri@@ c@@ ate and well made that there must sur@@ ely be some great in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ence be@@ h@@ ind their ex@@ ist@@ ence .
But do these let@@ ters re@@ af@@ fir@@ m man@@ kin@@ d’s hope of everlasting life on earth ?
After arri@@ ving in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , I had the privilege of serving for a few months as a h@@ ou@@ se@@ keep@@ er at the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity .
This will be an opportunity to de@@ e@@ pen your appreciation for Christ’s ransom sacrifice .
Is it wrong for us to love ourselves ?
Mo@@ der@@ n Ex@@ am@@ ples of De@@ dic@@ ation
The glory of ro@@ y@@ al@@ ty a@@ wa@@ its anointed Christians .
Ther@@ efore he inspired Moses to inclu@@ de rel@@ ev@@ ant instru@@ ctions in the Law covenant .
Mo@@ re@@ over , in a vision given to the apostle John , Satan was seen acc@@ using God’s servants following his ev@@ ic@@ tion from heaven some time after the esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment of God’s Kingdom in 1914 .
O@@ be@@ di@@ ence that comes from pres@@ sing on to matu@@ r@@ ity will prove to be no less li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving when we face the ma@@ j@@ or fulfill@@ ment of Jesus ’ prophecy that “ there will be great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” of un@@ e@@ qu@@ aled ma@@ gn@@ itu@@ de .
On the contr@@ ary , they would ur@@ g@@ ently need that qu@@ ality in the challeng@@ ing days a@@ head .
As Jehovah’s cho@@ s@@ en Ser@@ v@@ ant , Jesus showed com@@ pas@@ sion for the po@@ or and a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted
Ha@@ ving Jehovah as our refu@@ ge , we draw comfort from the words : “ With his p@@ in@@ i@@ ons he will b@@ lo@@ ck appro@@ ach to you , and under his w@@ ings you will take refu@@ ge . His tru@@ en@@ ess will be a large shi@@ eld and bul@@ war@@ k . ”
A strong Jewish cont@@ ing@@ ent had re@@ si@@ ded in An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch since the c@@ it@@ y’s f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation in 3@@ 00 B.C.E .
A brother in G@@ h@@ ana tri@@ ed many times to find a young man who had accepted some Bible liter@@ ature from him .
Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on ​ — When ?
Do you look to Jehovah in all as@@ pe@@ cts of your life ?
The Bible makes a con@@ ne@@ ction between love for God and the ministry , for it states : “ This is what the love of God means , that we ob@@ serve his comman@@ d@@ ments . ”
( L@@ ater , a Witness in Rus@@ sia made a dra@@ wing of this ba@@ r@@ rac@@ ks , which is sh@@ own bel@@ ow . )
M@@ O@@ D@@ E@@ R@@ N - D@@ A@@ Y wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft is hard to de@@ fine .
It is un@@ wise to wa@@ it until something wor@@ th@@ less con@@ fr@@ on@@ ts us before we deci@@ de what we will do .
O@@ f@@ ten , they used their authority to sto@@ p people from ow@@ ning , pro@@ duc@@ ing , or transl@@ ating the Bible .
N@@ ei@@ ther is willing .
Indeed , prop@@ er guid@@ ance is ess@@ enti@@ al .
E@@ igh@@ te@@ en - year - old Jac@@ o@@ b was among the 5@@ 8@@ 0 pers@@ ons who were baptized as Jehovah’s Witnesses in 194@@ 1 .
How did the g@@ le@@ an@@ ing arrang@@ ement work ? A second as@@ pect of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law that refle@@ cted God’s concer@@ n for his pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s wel@@ f@@ are was the right to g@@ le@@ an .
The prophet Jo@@ el fore@@ told that “ old men ” would dec@@ l@@ are the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message .
And sh@@ ou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t we than@@ k him because he gave us life ?
A high@@ light of our travel@@ ing work was the deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful time we sp@@ ent working with fellow Witnesses to make pre@@ par@@ ations for large conven@@ tions .
So , why was Peter in Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us ’ home ?
For example , when a bom@@ b kil@@ led 18 you@@ ths in a ter@@ r@@ or@@ ist att@@ ack , a g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing woman sh@@ ou@@ ted , “ We should give it back to them a th@@ ous@@ and times ! ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , how does such an inter@@ faith mo@@ v@@ ement di@@ ff@@ er from any se@@ cul@@ ar char@@ it@@ able or ph@@ il@@ an@@ thro@@ pi@@ c organization ?
All Mar@@ c@@ elo wanted was a good time .
Be@@ fore long , she was having a we@@ ek@@ ly Bible study on her do@@ or@@ st@@ ep .
F@@ our of the hor@@ ns , or k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s , that s@@ pr@@ ou@@ ted from the head of the fer@@ o@@ ci@@ ous be@@ ast receive special men@@ tion .
Our ability to with@@ stand op@@ position is pro@@ of that Jehovah’s spirit is upon us .
Par@@ ents had we@@ igh@@ ty ob@@ lig@@ ations within the family .
His e@@ ar was at@@ tu@@ ned to God’s guid@@ ance .
We asked what the let@@ ters me@@ ant , but no one seem@@ ed to know , or if they did , they would not tell us . ” ​ — E@@ di@@ th B@@ r@@ en@@ is@@ en .
The words found at Acts 16 : 20 , 21 are ty@@ pi@@ cal of such acc@@ us@@ ations : “ These men are dis@@ tur@@ b@@ ing our city very much , . . . and they are publi@@ shing cu@@ st@@ om@@ s that it is not la@@ w@@ ful for us to take up or prac@@ tice , see@@ ing we are Romans . ”
He su@@ ffered mis@@ tre@@ at@@ ment at the hands of King Saul , his je@@ al@@ ous father - in - law .
Pe@@ ace will pre@@ va@@ il among humans and will be mat@@ ched by peace with the ani@@ mal@@ s .
What Is Your V@@ i@@ e@@ w of De@@ ath ?
What does the Bible teach us that helps us draw clo@@ s@@ er to God ?
We once left the boo@@ k@@ let Pe@@ ace ​ — Can It L@@ ast ?
Ti@@ m : The other day , I was speaking with a co@@ work@@ er .
U@@ p@@ on recei@@ ving help , she said : “ It is in@@ descri@@ ba@@ ble !
And the better we listen , the more likely they are to o@@ pen up their hearts and reve@@ al their feelings .
No more ele@@ ctions !
When the pri@@ est told her that they were all suffering in the dar@@ k@@ ness of L@@ im@@ bo , F@@ id@@ eli@@ a wonder@@ ed , ‘ If God is good , how could that be ? ’
“ I was bit@@ ter@@ ly disa@@ p@@ pointed by my own fa@@ il@@ ure , ” says R@@ ic@@ ar@@ do , who lost his privile@@ ges as an el@@ der after serving in that cap@@ ac@@ ity for many years .
The apostle Paul qu@@ o@@ ted Jesus as saying : “ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ”
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , it can move us to be ze@@ al@@ ous in the ministry , to “ be ag@@ low with the spirit . ”
They mo@@ cked and persecu@@ ted Jesus Christ , evid@@ ently vie@@ wing themselves as Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s leg@@ iti@@ mate he@@ ir and Jesus as the in@@ tru@@ der .
Christ thus began to rule but in a li@@ mit@@ ed sense .
How does our confidence in Jehovah’s prote@@ ctive care help us in the ministry ?
The apostle John wrote : “ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing in the world ​ — the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the show@@ y displa@@ y of one@@ ’s means of life — ​ does not origin@@ ate with the Father . ”
But what can be done if the mar@@ it@@ al b@@ ond is st@@ ra@@ ined ?
E@@ ach la@@ y@@ er was made of cr@@ y@@ st@@ al , with the earth at the cen@@ ter .
P@@ u@@ bli@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses in 19@@ 6@@ 8 .
They stri@@ ve to be like Christ , “ hum@@ ble in mind , not pa@@ ying back in@@ j@@ ur@@ y for in@@ j@@ ur@@ y or re@@ v@@ il@@ ing for re@@ v@@ il@@ ing . ” ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 8 , 9 ; 1 Corinthians 11 : 1 .
The co@@ ver p@@ ho@@ to shows Jehovah’s Witnesses with an in@@ ver@@ ted pur@@ ple tri@@ ang@@ le on the left side of their co@@ ats .
We have peace with Christians who have wor@@ ked to turn from ani@@ mal@@ is@@ tic tra@@ its .
She told them to go and talk to the people on the cont@@ in@@ ent who were so c@@ ru@@ el to others .
God used the holy spirit to cre@@ ate the earth and the rest of the uni@@ verse .
In its pre@@ face , he wrote : “ Mo@@ st au@@ th@@ ors who have deal@@ t with this sub@@ ject . . . have rel@@ e@@ g@@ ated to the mar@@ g@@ in , with bri@@ ef refer@@ ence to chap@@ ter and verse , the s@@ crip@@ tural te@@ x@@ ts upon which all that they teach is ut@@ ter@@ ly dep@@ end@@ ent .
My se@@ cul@@ ar educ@@ ation was h@@ am@@ per@@ ed by a li@@ mit@@ ed gr@@ as@@ p of the Greek language , as well as by the war and its af@@ ter@@ mat@@ h .
F@@ in@@ ally , view each assignment from Jehovah as pro@@ of that he is with you .
A the@@ olo@@ gi@@ an of the peri@@ od , G@@ reg@@ ory of N@@ y@@ s@@ sa , made this der@@ isi@@ ve com@@ ment regarding the comm@@ on people : “ C@@ lo@@ th@@ es deal@@ ers , money chang@@ ers , and gro@@ c@@ ers are all the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans .
With their we@@ igh@@ ty responsi@@ bil@@ ities of teaching , shepher@@ ding , taking the lead in the preaching work , ra@@ ising their famili@@ es , and h@@ and@@ ling problems in the congregation , Christian elders car@@ ry a heav@@ y lo@@ ad .
S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember Bible in Gre@@ at D@@ em@@ and
Because of the ba@@ n , we had to s@@ mu@@ gg@@ le Bible liter@@ ature into E@@ ast Ger@@ many .
We are not expe@@ cted to be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of our family , cul@@ ture , or the re@@ gi@@ on where we gre@@ w up . ​ — Acts 21 : 39 .
Yet , H@@ ann@@ ah never b@@ lam@@ ed Jehovah ; nor did she stay home when her husband went to Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h .
In this reg@@ ard , let us consider three are@@ as of life that if not kept in their prop@@ er place could we@@ ak@@ en our love for the Christ and for spiritual things ​ — se@@ cul@@ ar work , rec@@ re@@ ation , and material things .
This two - part seri@@ es foc@@ uses on Psalm 70 . There we read that Jehovah is “ the Pro@@ vi@@ der of es@@ cap@@ e . ”
• How can elders imitate Jesus as they help men in the congregation to take the lead ?
Lo@@ ve for God and a fear of dis@@ pleas@@ ing him are such strong mo@@ tiv@@ ating for@@ ces that they can help even viol@@ ent people change their lives ​ — not su@@ per@@ fi@@ cially , but to the point of trans@@ form@@ ing their enti@@ re person@@ ality .
Ş@@ ir@@ in , a sister from Ger@@ many , wrote : “ The brothers in T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y witness inform@@ ally with great e@@ ase .
F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 1 - 7 , 20@@ 10
Why should a Christian in a di@@ vi@@ ded hous@@ eho@@ ld cultiv@@ ate peace ?
Mo@@ ved by what they read in God’s Word , many local people in@@ s@@ cri@@ bed on the ex@@ ter@@ i@@ or of their ho@@ m@@ es not only their own n@@ ames but also qu@@ o@@ t@@ ations from the Bible that inclu@@ ded God’s personal name .
W@@ is@@ dom .
Jesus ’ example and teachings show that there is joy in the fear of Jehovah .
In the last book of the Bible , we find these words : “ He [ Jehovah God ] will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more .
The resul@@ ting gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de that he felt s@@ pur@@ red him on in his ministry .
They praise Jehovah , the one “ fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shing the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s with his power . ” ​ — Psalm 6@@ 5 : 6 .
How did Daniel show that he appreci@@ ated the privilege of prayer , and what effect did that have on his relationship with God ?
Ch@@ ar@@ t for pas@@ sing M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms at the L@@ ond@@ on T@@ ab@@ er@@ n@@ ac@@ le
This is evid@@ ent from Ho@@ se@@ a chap@@ ters 10 through 14 .
Bro@@ ther G@@ r@@ ant Su@@ it@@ er was the vis@@ iting speak@@ er at a conven@@ tion in 194@@ 9 at Si@@ ou@@ x F@@ alls , S@@ ou@@ th D@@ ak@@ o@@ ta .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on@@ ’s R@@ o@@ le ​ — Go@@ od or B@@ ad ?
Re@@ ally , no one can pre@@ v@@ ent God from fulfill@@ ing this promise and all his other hear@@ ten@@ ing promises .
Ther@@ efore , parents who succ@@ e@@ ed in re@@ aring their children to become dedic@@ ated Christians truly deser@@ ve the war@@ m comm@@ end@@ ation of all in the congregation .
This de@@ v@@ out man had j@@ our@@ ne@@ yed all the way from E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pia to Jerusalem to worship Jehovah .
Mark kept bus@@ y in Jehovah’s service , and Jehovah bless@@ ed him .
The very prophecy that speak@@ s of the on@@ coming “ war of the great day of God the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty ” at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on war@@ ns that some may not keep a@@ wa@@ ke . “ Lo@@ ok !
I have received let@@ ters from friends in I@@ rel@@ and , B@@ r@@ ita@@ in , and even the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
Do you real@@ ize how ur@@ g@@ ently , how des@@ per@@ ately , you need God’s prote@@ ction ?
As I gre@@ w up , the whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir was my con@@ st@@ ant compan@@ ion .
However , that was no longer re@@ adi@@ ly a@@ vail@@ able because of the ba@@ n .
My wife wanted to hear more , so she asked the woman for her name and ad@@ d@@ ress .
* For many years , his work has requi@@ red him to h@@ and@@ le sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve matters with all kin@@ ds of people and to maintain good working relation@@ shi@@ ps with them .
If we allow@@ ed ourselves to d@@ ri@@ ft toward such things , we would be going against the spirit - inspired counsel of God’s Word .
Si@@ mil@@ arly today , some have been able to use their gi@@ f@@ ts and tal@@ ents and even their educ@@ ation to fur@@ ther Kingdom inter@@ ests .
The people of Israel were never to for@@ get that the real O@@ w@@ ner of their land was Jehovah .
Then Bro@@ ther M@@ ac@@ mil@@ l@@ an re@@ comm@@ ended someone el@@ se for the position .
Are we fully satis@@ fied with the way we car@@ ry out our assign@@ ed t@@ as@@ ks ?
No longer ob@@ li@@ ged to car@@ ry heav@@ y car@@ t@@ ons full of boo@@ ks , the inv@@ ent@@ or himself re@@ mar@@ ked : “ I am not bre@@ ak@@ ing my sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders . ”
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ating and demonstr@@ ating the mind of Christ go@@ es deep@@ er than just imit@@ ating certain things Jesus did .
Indeed , if David had listen@@ ed to the ad@@ vice of his men , the king would have been kil@@ led .
Acc@@ ording to information provided by the Israel An@@ ti@@ qu@@ ities Au@@ thor@@ ity ( I@@ A@@ A ) , Mi@@ ri@@ am@@ ’s os@@ su@@ ary was se@@ ized from th@@ i@@ ev@@ es who had p@@ lun@@ der@@ ed an ancient t@@ om@@ b .
The answer to this ri@@ dd@@ le was also given to Joseph .
“ At L@@ ast I K@@ now Wh@@ at@@ ’s W@@ r@@ ong With M@@ e ! ”
With er@@ ro@@ r I was brought for@@ th with bir@@ th pa@@ ins , and in sin my mother conc@@ ei@@ ved me . ”
Jesus succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded because he medit@@ ated on “ the joy that was set before him , ” the re@@ ward for his faith@@ ful@@ ness .
The words of a wise person are not r@@ as@@ h or cu@@ t@@ ting .
At last , Bi@@ bl@@ es could be pro@@ duc@@ ed in large qu@@ an@@ t@@ ities and at relati@@ vely little ex@@ p@@ en@@ se .
For a discus@@ sion of the differ@@ ence between the in@@ iti@@ al se@@ al@@ ing of members of the anointed and their fin@@ al se@@ al@@ ing , see the J@@ anu@@ ary 1 , 200@@ 7 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower , pages 30 - 31 .
Does a com@@ ment like that indic@@ ate that man is coming to g@@ ri@@ ps with the problems that have pla@@ gu@@ ed him for so long ?
But after having served their purpose , they would be “ done away with , ” said the apostle Paul .
Consider the experience of an A@@ si@@ an im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ant in Cana@@ da who was disa@@ p@@ pointed when she experienced dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ation there .
5 : 15 - 17 .
While taking reason@@ able care of our health , of what can we be as@@ sur@@ ed ?
Still , J@@ on@@ ah did not have the right vie@@ w@@ point .
Those words show a ba@@ si@@ c reason why Christians have to stru@@ gg@@ le to maintain their faith .
The psalmist as@@ sures us : “ As a father shows mer@@ cy to his sons , Jehovah has sh@@ own mer@@ cy to those fe@@ aring him .
12 : 3 ; Mat@@ t .
There we me@@ et an overse@@ er of the R@@ ur@@ r@@ en@@ a@@ ba@@ que C@@ ongreg@@ ation , and he shows us where to preach .
( a ) How do we become famili@@ ar with the vo@@ ice of Jehovah ?
But it was food , so we ate yo@@ g@@ ur@@ t that night .
You likely associ@@ ate such a sight with refu@@ se and an un@@ pleas@@ ant sm@@ ell .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , when our daugh@@ ter Mi@@ ri@@ am and I were appointed special pione@@ ers in N@@ ic@@ ar@@ ag@@ ua , Mi@@ ri@@ am asked me : “ D@@ ad@@ dy , if you ever have to go back to Cana@@ da , would you let me stay here ? ”
4 : 15 - 20 , 23 , 24 ​ — Does the pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion against making car@@ ved i@@ ma@@ ges mean that it is wrong to make re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ations of ob@@ je@@ cts for ar@@ t@@ is@@ tic pur@@ pos@@ es ?
The situation now is similar to that in Cana@@ an some 3@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years ag@@ o .
Jehovah made Abraham rich , and those in his enc@@ am@@ p@@ ment were great in number .
This is the special en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment that Jehovah is cre@@ ating in our day that helps to mo@@ ld us .
( Read Acts 4 : 24 - 31 . )
“ Many of those who had listen@@ ed to the spe@@ e@@ ch believ@@ ed , and the number of the men became about fi@@ ve th@@ ous@@ and . ”
He found the ne@@ arly in@@ t@@ act ro@@ y@@ al t@@ om@@ b of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h Tu@@ t@@ an@@ k@@ h@@ am@@ en , con@@ tain@@ ing ne@@ arly 5@@ ,000 ob@@ je@@ cts .
How did they come to be ?
Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion , is do@@ om@@ ed to des@@ tru@@ ction .
“ S@@ ta@@ y away from the water .
E@@ du@@ ar@@ do had been thinking about what we read at 1 Corinthians 7 : 28 : “ Those who [ mar@@ ry ] will have tri@@ bul@@ ation in their flesh . ”
7 : 5 , 9 .
Pro@@ p@@ he@@ tic@@ ally , this li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving work is lik@@ ened to pu@@ t@@ ting a mar@@ k on the fore@@ he@@ a@@ ds of those si@@ gh@@ ing and gro@@ an@@ ing over the de@@ t@@ es@@ table things now taking place .
H@@ app@@ ily , God’s holy spirit is the most powerful for@@ ce that ex@@ ists , and it can over@@ come any demon@@ ic influ@@ ence .
Still , we do not is@@ ol@@ ate ourselves .
However , a so@@ li@@ d faith in God ​ — one that is based on the Bible — ​ is a much more powerful for@@ ce for good than the un@@ a@@ i@@ ded guid@@ ance of the conscience .
Au@@ thor@@ iz@@ ation was no longer to be given to transl@@ ate or prin@@ t Bi@@ bl@@ es in the ver@@ n@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar .
13 : 11 .
He was also ter@@ ri@@ fied every time he saw someone who loo@@ ked like the g@@ un@@ man or who car@@ ri@@ ed a ba@@ ck@@ p@@ ack like the g@@ un@@ man@@ ’s .
Yes , it can mo@@ tiv@@ ate young ones to make prog@@ ress in Christian living .
Consider now the tim@@ ing of another part of Jesus ’ prophecy ​ — the par@@ able of the judgment of the sheep and the go@@ ats .
F@@ in@@ ally , I told them : “ All right . I will ag@@ ree to study with you , but only if I can use my own Bible ! ”
If we he@@ ed Jesus ’ war@@ ning , ‘ we will hold f@@ ast what we have , ’ and sin will not hold s@@ way among us .
How should we respon@@ d ?
If we love Jehovah , why must we also love our neigh@@ b@@ or ?
On his way home , the prophet un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly me@@ t up with an old man from ne@@ ar@@ by Bethel .
The stud@@ ent showed that there is a hu@@ ge g@@ ul@@ f between humans and ani@@ mal@@ s .
In his dre@@ am - vision , Daniel also saw that “ the kingdom and the rul@@ er@@ ship . . . were given to the people who are the holy ones . ”
In time , my brother married , and so did I .
J .
Ka@@ th@@ ar@@ ina was 17 years old when she made it her go@@ al to witness to each col@@ le@@ ag@@ ue at work .
1 : 1 - 6 .
It is main@@ ly in this language that Jehovah’s Witnesses car@@ ry out their ministry , and arrang@@ ements are in place to pro@@ du@@ ce more Bible liter@@ ature in Ha@@ iti@@ an C@@ re@@ o@@ le .
Let No@@ thing D@@ ist@@ ance You From Jehovah
He car@@ ri@@ ed out his relati@@ vely sh@@ ort ministry with a sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y . ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 21 .
In what activ@@ ity did the apostles eng@@ age in the first century ?
De@@ al@@ ing with a ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic ill@@ ness
During the fin@@ al mon@@ th of his life , Moses told the Israelites : “ When you will cro@@ ss the J@@ or@@ d@@ an into the land that Jehovah your God is giving you , you must also set up for y@@ ourselves great st@@ ones and wh@@ it@@ e@@ wa@@ s@@ h them with li@@ me .
The prac@@ tice of pol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ y first appe@@ ared in the l@@ ine of Ca@@ in .
What will ha@@ p@@ pen to re@@ bel@@ s when the th@@ ous@@ and years end ?
A wa@@ iting attitude will allow us to consider , ‘ W@@ as he really in er@@ ro@@ r , or am I mis@@ taken ?
When a husband and wife do this , they are un@@ ited with each other and draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah . ​ — Read E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 4 : 12 .
Do you find that com@@ for@@ ting ​ — the thought that Jehovah is a@@ ware of everything , even our pa@@ in@@ ful emo@@ tions that other humans may not fully understand ?
‘ The individu@@ al@@ ’s feelings of imp@@ o@@ t@@ ence ten@@ d to eli@@ c@@ it a sense of over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing evil at work . ’ ​ — Jose@@ f Bar@@ t@@ on , hist@@ ori@@ an .
The following year I was baptized .
All the days of my service I would wa@@ it , t@@ ill my rel@@ e@@ ase should come . ”
As@@ ked how he cur@@ ed a l@@ ame beg@@ g@@ ar , the apostle said : “ Let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel , that in the name of Jesus Christ the Na@@ z@@ ar@@ ene , whom you imp@@ aled but whom God ra@@ ised up from the dead , by this one does this man stand here s@@ ound in fr@@ on@@ t of you .
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S ’ L@@ AT@@ E@@ R MI@@ N@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ R@@ Y
The Bible indic@@ ates that overse@@ ers , minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants ​ — in fact , all in the congregation — ​ should be serious .
In 1@@ 5@@ 7@@ 2 , the S@@ pan@@ ish came with Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ ism , but they fa@@ iled to teach gen@@ u@@ ine Christi@@ an@@ ity to the T@@ ing@@ gi@@ ans .
Pe@@ ople all over sou@@ ther@@ n Le@@ ban@@ on were af@@ ra@@ id of me , as I was fi@@ gh@@ ting my own war against in@@ justice and viol@@ ence .
And , well , here I am ! ”
But we are gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah that he used faithful brothers to cor@@ rec@@ t us and to strengthen us spiritually .
On the other hand , some have car@@ ri@@ ed matters to an ex@@ tre@@ me and have become per@@ fe@@ c@@ tion@@ ists .
The Bible says : “ Be@@ come kind to one another , tend@@ er@@ ly com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , fre@@ ely for@@ giving one another . ”
How did David respon@@ d to Na@@ th@@ an’s illustr@@ ation ?
The Bible does not say that such a comm@@ and app@@ lies to Christians .
* The last time we spoke , you ra@@ ised a question about God’s Kingdom .
S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fice personal advan@@ ta@@ ges .
Then their son Ca@@ in began to devel@@ op a bad attitude .
Thus , they too became a se@@ con@@ d@@ ary part of that “ se@@ ed . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 3 : 28 , 29 .
This talk com@@ pared the followers of Jesus to sheep who listen only to his vo@@ ice as “ the fine shepher@@ d ” and who do not listen to “ the vo@@ ice of str@@ ang@@ ers ” as ut@@ tered through the many ag@@ en@@ ci@@ es influ@@ enced by the Devil . ​ — John 10 : 5 , 14 , 27 .
How does love for God gro@@ w ?
What is the spiritual con@@ dition of Jehovah’s people ?
This cou@@ ple com@@ men@@ ted on how well - be@@ ha@@ ved the young children at the Kingdom H@@ all are .
Yes , your we@@ d@@ ding day is a special occasi@@ on .
His father , a Ger@@ man Me@@ tho@@ di@@ st pre@@ ach@@ er , had taught him that bad people bur@@ n in hel@@ l after death . So K@@ ar@@ l was very af@@ ra@@ id of hel@@ l .
“ The sons of the true God ” that we read about at Job 1 : 6 were c@@ learly spirit cre@@ atu@@ res ass@@ em@@ b@@ led in God’s pres@@ ence .
In 194@@ 7 , both of us sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed our dedic@@ ation by water baptism ​ — An@@ n@@ ik@@ ki at age 15 and A@@ il@@ i at age 17 .
Q@@ u@@ o@@ ting the Hebrew prophet Jo@@ el , the apostle Peter declar@@ ed : “ ‘ In the last days , ’ God says , ‘ I shall p@@ our out some of my spirit upon every s@@ ort of flesh [ including “ old men ” ] , . . . and they will pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y . ’ ”
The relation@@ shi@@ ps call for t@@ act , a certain cour@@ t@@ l@@ iness and t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance . ”
As mentioned in par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 8 , some of the events that will occ@@ ur during that time are recorded at Matthew 24 : 30 , 31 .
She said , “ P@@ le@@ ase tell who@@ ever is in char@@ ge that I would like to pa@@ y to have a ma@@ id come in to do this work for you . ”
○ Re@@ aching out for inc@@ reas@@ ed service
Why will Jesus deli@@ ght in making the ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment over all his bel@@ ong@@ ings ?
Who of us would he@@ ed such a si@@ gn ?
From that verse , I know that Christ Jesus died “ for me . ”
M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 24 : 6 , 7 ; R@@ E@@ V@@ EL@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N 6 : 4
All these individuals are dedic@@ ated servants of Jehovah .
To avoid being dra@@ wn into a materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic life - st@@ y@@ le , what ability must we cultiv@@ ate ?
“ For the first time , I could understand the dr@@ ama .
C@@ in@@ nam@@ on
These inclu@@ de a change in working h@@ our@@ s or con@@ di@@ tions , tr@@ ou@@ ble with su@@ per@@ vision , a change in responsi@@ bil@@ ities or kind of work , re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment , and dis@@ mis@@ s@@ al .
He will be happy to know that his example of faith has helped God’s servants for th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years !
After men@@ tion@@ ing that Jesus was born at a time when shepher@@ ds were out - of - do@@ ors at night w@@ atch@@ ing their flo@@ c@@ ks , 19@@ th - century Bible scho@@ la@@ r Al@@ ber@@ t Bar@@ n@@ es conclu@@ ded : “ It is clear from this that our Sa@@ vi@@ our was born before the 2@@ 5@@ th of De@@ c@@ ember . . .
His ransom sacrifice would provide the means to rel@@ e@@ ase all mankind from b@@ onda@@ ge to sin and death .
1 : 12 ; 3 : 5 , 16 .
Some hold that the text of those two e@@ pi@@ c leg@@ ends develop@@ ed and became sta@@ bi@@ li@@ zed over h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of years .
E@@ no@@ ch had fore@@ told that a day of judgment was coming upon the ung@@ o@@ dly people of the world .
So@@ on after Jehovah mirac@@ ul@@ ously deli@@ vered the Israelites from Egy@@ pt , what happened when they did not quic@@ k@@ ly find su@@ it@@ able dr@@ in@@ king water ?
Thus Peter pointed to “ new heavens [ p@@ lu@@ r@@ al ] and a new earth that we are a@@ wa@@ iting according to his promise . ”
In so doing , he became both “ a li@@ ar and the father of the li@@ e . ” ​ — John 8 : 4@@ 4 .
( b ) What question rema@@ ins ?
He stu@@ died every day , made many chang@@ es , and was soon baptized .
I am not sure what K@@ o@@ j@@ o will do .
He said that the resurrection will cons@@ ist of reg@@ a@@ ther@@ ing and re@@ vi@@ vi@@ f@@ ying all the b@@ ones and flesh that ever made up a human body , whether it was destro@@ yed by fi@@ re or by ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , was e@@ at@@ en by a be@@ ast or became fer@@ t@@ il@@ iz@@ er .
When he spoke to his disciples about his going to heaven to pre@@ pare a place for them , they did not understand what he me@@ ant .
O@@ thers are willing to go into de@@ b@@ t for this purpose .
Who was M@@ eli@@ to ?
B@@ ran@@ di@@ shing a wh@@ i@@ p made of ro@@ p@@ es , he d@@ ri@@ ves out all the ani@@ mal@@ s , and the mer@@ ch@@ ants certainly follow them .
You may see ro@@ ad sign@@ s direc@@ ting you along the way , but once you are at the sh@@ ore , standing at the w@@ at@@ er@@ ’s e@@ dge with the va@@ st ex@@ pan@@ se of water st@@ re@@ t@@ ch@@ ing out to the ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on , would you ex@@ pect to see a si@@ gn with a bi@@ g ar@@ ro@@ w poin@@ ting a@@ head , em@@ b@@ la@@ z@@ oned with the word “ O@@ ce@@ an ” ?
For example , we can share what we have with fellow worshipp@@ ers in need .
J@@ ane and I got along better after this .
The st@@ re@@ am of ide@@ as that led to the Re@@ form@@ ation had been f@@ low@@ ing for some time .
E@@ ver@@ yone needs a place to live .
There I hi@@ d it off to the side while I wa@@ shed .
G@@ ently tel@@ ling a person our feelings is less acc@@ us@@ at@@ ory and may move him to make am@@ ends .
By sub@@ mit@@ ting to our overse@@ ers , what , in fact , are we doing ?
However , the experience of the Israelites is a war@@ ning to us that see@@ king such associ@@ ation is to cour@@ t tr@@ ou@@ ble .
W@@ ould all anointed Christians “ shin@@ e ” ?
A@@ n I@@ ng@@ en@@ i@@ ous So@@ lu@@ tion
Yes , to benefit from par@@ ent@@ al tra@@ ining , you young ones must will@@ ingly accept ad@@ vice , counsel , and discipl@@ ine .
During the next three years , we co@@ vered many coun@@ ties in K@@ en@@ tu@@ ck@@ y where there were no congregations .
That being the case , how did un@@ truth come to be ?
However , since that sacrifice was part of God’s purpose , this seri@@ es of artic@@ les foc@@ uses on God’s ro@@ le as the Pro@@ vi@@ der of the ransom .
E@@ ar@@ th@@ ’s or@@ bi@@ t , for example , would likely be per@@ tur@@ bed , and that would dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c@@ ally af@@ fect human life .
Some faithful publi@@ sh@@ ers face a different chall@@ enge that could ro@@ b them of joy .
Ri@@ ght on time , the long - a@@ wa@@ ited Messi@@ ah , the Se@@ ed , had arri@@ ved !
In my des@@ per@@ ation , I imp@@ l@@ ored God for help and told him that if I rec@@ over@@ ed , I would serve him all my life .
It is such a reli@@ ef to learn that if we show faith in Jesus ’ sacrifice , our sin@@ s will be for@@ given and we will have a clean conscience !
Let us look at the evidence .
They put the doing of Jehovah’s will fore@@ most in their lives and experience gen@@ u@@ ine ‘ ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment for their sou@@ ls ’ in accep@@ ting Jesus ’ kin@@ dly yo@@ ke . ​ — Matthew 11 : 29 , 30 ; Acts 20 : 35 .
The situation is acc@@ ur@@ ately descri@@ bed at Romans 8 : 22 : “ All cre@@ ation keep@@ s on gro@@ an@@ ing together and being in pain together until now . ”
The pr@@ ou@@ d , the rich , and the h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical vie@@ wed these requi@@ re@@ ments as too difficult to fulf@@ ill .
And sur@@ ely we should be concer@@ ned about the “ desi@@ ra@@ ble things ” yet to be brought in as Jehovah continu@@ es to f@@ ill his house with glory . ​ — H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 2 : 7 .
Their ill@@ nesses t@@ est them most sever@@ ely , especially when they cannot share in Christian activities as much as they would like .
Because they “ go on ac@@ qui@@ ring power in the Lord . ”
• In what ways is God’s spirit at work today ?
G@@ u@@ st@@ av@@ o learned that God’s name , Jehovah , is not a m@@ ere point of interest for a Bible stud@@ ent .
How has No@@ ah’s ste@@ ad@@ fa@@ st@@ ness benef@@ ited God’s servants today ?
To illustr@@ ate : I@@ magine that it was possible to read God’s Word , medit@@ ate on it , and pray to Jehovah only during a certain h@@ our each day .
Ar@@ th@@ ur W@@ ill@@ is is get@@ ting ready to leave on a preaching tri@@ p in the va@@ st Au@@ str@@ ali@@ an out@@ back . ​ — Per@@ th , W@@ es@@ ter@@ n Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , 19@@ 36
A@@ post@@ ate Israel is serving false go@@ ds .
Re@@ ally , how can we devel@@ op trust and confidence in Jehovah if we do not make it a ha@@ bi@@ t to speak to him ?
We l@@ ac@@ ked ra@@ di@@ o , tel@@ ev@@ ision , and new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers ; thus , we received news about the war only by word of m@@ ou@@ th .
A cou@@ ple do well to res@@ ol@@ ve are@@ as of concer@@ n before they mar@@ ry .
One day , a mon@@ th later , we were ti@@ red after wal@@ king from do@@ or to do@@ or in the sum@@ m@@ er he@@ at and con@@ duc@@ ting Bible stu@@ dies . Then we came home to a sur@@ pris@@ e .
Acc@@ ording to De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 30 : 20 , what is involved in making the right cho@@ ice ?
H@@ ad the pri@@ ests taught the people God’s la@@ ws and kept them , they would have been bless@@ ed .
A person who lives ap@@ ar@@ t from Jehovah is under Satan’s rule .
What happ@@ ens to them ?
For example , arrang@@ ements were made for ser@@ m@@ ons on Bible to@@ pi@@ c@@ s to be publi@@ shed in up to 2@@ ,000 new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers .
However , the cou@@ ple deci@@ ded in@@ stead to use their chang@@ ed circumstances to ex@@ ten@@ d their Christian ministry .
He ad@@ ds : “ I see the proble@@ m ma@@ gn@@ i@@ f@@ ying over the next few years . ”
( Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 5 : 1 – 15 : 21 )
How does she de@@ al with this ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le ?
Of course , if you are a true Christian , you recogn@@ ize Jehovah as the ul@@ tim@@ ate S@@ ource of your life .
( Com@@ pare Luke 24 : 4@@ 4 . )
Jesus lik@@ e@@ wise refu@@ sed to be in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated by his enem@@ ies .
T@@ w@@ o of their sons serve at Bethel ​ — one in A@@ th@@ ens , Gre@@ e@@ ce , and the other in S@@ el@@ ters , Ger@@ many .
When someone su@@ gg@@ ested that the building be a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned , the brothers rep@@ lied : “ No way !
That s@@ ong is now number 29 in the song@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
( b ) What ad@@ di@@ tional sacrific@@ es are some able to make ?
Why does evil ex@@ ist ?
He kno@@ ws what clo@@ th@@ es we will need next .
These a@@ do@@ p@@ ted sons of God would rule as k@@ ings and pri@@ ests with Christ .
Y@@ oung ones , draw close to faithful older ones in your family and in the congregation and learn how good Jehovah has been to them .
“ I can wish nothing better than that you become a Bethel bo@@ y , ” she would say .
“ G@@ o on ac@@ qui@@ ring power in the Lord and in the mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness of his strength . ” ​ — E@@ P@@ H@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ AN@@ S 6 : 10 .
O@@ r when we are offered opportun@@ ities for fin@@ an@@ cial or care@@ er advan@@ c@@ ement at the co@@ st of our spiritual wel@@ f@@ are , do we re@@ act as Jesus did ?
Although I never felt close to God , I took my v@@ ow@@ s and became a nu@@ n at the age of 17 .
S@@ ome@@ times I won@@ der how much longer she will have to su@@ ff@@ er .
What desi@@ ra@@ ble qualities does the individu@@ al pos@@ s@@ ess ?
Why sacrifice such a preci@@ ous relationship for the s@@ ake of personal pre@@ fer@@ ence or pri@@ de ?
Why is there a need for a v@@ isi@@ ble part of Jehovah’s organization ?
I wor@@ ked two jo@@ bs at night and stru@@ gg@@ led to go to school during the day .
The congregation in Per@@ ga@@ mu@@ m was in great peri@@ l because it allow@@ ed in its mi@@ d@@ st “ those ho@@ l@@ ding f@@ ast the teaching of the se@@ ct of N@@ ic@@ ol@@ a@@ us . ”
He explained : “ Wh@@ atever things [ the Father ] does , these things the Son also does in like man@@ ner .
B@@ E@@ W@@ A@@ R@@ E O@@ F TH@@ E R@@ O@@ A@@ R@@ IN@@ G L@@ I@@ O@@ N
F@@ ill@@ ing our spiritual need also pu@@ ts us in l@@ ine for ga@@ ining “ the real life . ”
If you are a dedic@@ ated Christian , you too have accepted a ministry .
P@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ m John A . Bo@@ h@@ ne@@ t repor@@ ted that the brothers in gener@@ al hear@@ t@@ ily appro@@ ved the emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on Kingdom preaching .
How were the Scriptures used to set@@ tle the circum@@ c@@ ision is@@ sue ?
What can help older ones to maintain a positi@@ ve out@@ look ?
Their fore@@ fa@@ thers had e@@ at@@ en only man@@ na in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness for 40 years .
I never consider@@ ed my@@ self an of@@ fice man and felt some@@ what in@@ ep@@ t , but as Hebrews 13 : 21 indic@@ ates , God e@@ qu@@ ip@@ s us “ with every good thing to do his will . ”
But the cur@@ ri@@ c@@ ulu@@ m was exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent , and the children were e@@ ag@@ er to learn .
W@@ as that un@@ expe@@ cted ?
So@@ on he beg@@ ins to believe that he too is a no@@ ble k@@ night .
B@@ as@@ ed on these “ pre@@ dic@@ tions , ” the older men of the congregation “ la@@ id their hands ” upon young Timothy , set@@ ting him ap@@ ar@@ t for a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c service .
In his love , Jehovah takes a similar course when there is hope of sa@@ ving the sin@@ ful person .
A s@@ cul@@ p@@ ture in M@@ ad@@ ri@@ d , S@@ pain , de@@ pi@@ cting Satan as a cor@@ ru@@ pt , fal@@ le@@ n ang@@ el
They may have made many sacrific@@ es , and they have many challeng@@ es to me@@ et .
The in@@ s@@ crip@@ tions have been descri@@ bed as “ the ear@@ li@@ est known ar@@ ti@@ fac@@ ts from the ancient world that do@@ cum@@ ent pas@@ sa@@ ges from the Hebrew Bible . ”
Jesus ’ teachings t@@ ou@@ ched on a va@@ st ar@@ ra@@ y of sub@@ je@@ cts .
But many mo@@ thers are for@@ ced by circumstances not only to care for their family but also to work out@@ side the home .
Thus , the ar@@ ch@@ er car@@ ri@@ ed them in a qui@@ ver , where they would not be eas@@ ily dam@@ ag@@ ed or bro@@ ken .
The result was moral bre@@ ak@@ down , religious apost@@ as@@ y , and gro@@ ss materi@@ al@@ ism .
What less@@ on do we learn from the example of An@@ ani@@ as ?
1 : 33 ; 2 : 6 , 7 .
The great crow@@ d of other sheep have imit@@ ated their anointed brothers .
O@@ ver the years , R@@ ob@@ er@@ to found emp@@ loy@@ ment for 23 baptized brothers and 8 Bible stud@@ ents !
We appro@@ ach those we see out@@ side their ho@@ m@@ es and those who work in the are@@ a .
But their act was dec@@ e@@ it@@ ful .
“ I was especially f@@ ond of the sons of men . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V .
What can you do to pre@@ pare for and benefit from the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al ?
While in Yor@@ k@@ shi@@ re , I@@ r@@ ene received a three - mon@@ th pris@@ on s@@ ent@@ ence for consci@@ enti@@ ously refu@@ sing to support the war effort .
Indeed , imp@@ lic@@ it faith in Jehovah’s ability to provide has given Jehovah’s Witnesses an imp@@ e@@ c@@ ca@@ ble re@@ pu@@ tation for hon@@ es@@ ty .
Con@@ cer@@ ning a good wife , the Bible says : “ The in@@ her@@ it@@ ance from fa@@ thers is a house and we@@ al@@ th , but a dis@@ cre@@ et wife is from Jehovah . ”
“ When you are loo@@ king for work , do not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to id@@ enti@@ fy yourself as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
A Christian car@@ r@@ ying such a we@@ ap@@ on would not qu@@ ali@@ fy for special privile@@ ges in the congregation . ​ — 11 / 1 , page 31 .
From these artic@@ les we can learn how Jesus displa@@ yed true ze@@ al , which se@@ ts a mo@@ de@@ l for us to imitate .
What ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary course was pur@@ su@@ ed by Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah and Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th ?
How do Revelation 17 : 10 and Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 2 : 3 show the ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y of our times ?
In what sense do some m@@ our@@ n , and how are they com@@ for@@ ted ?
O@@ thers cho@@ ose for their le@@ is@@ ure reading the Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses , the A@@ wa@@ ke ! ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , bi@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ cal acc@@ oun@@ ts publi@@ shed in this j@@ our@@ n@@ al , or pr@@ inted matter on hist@@ ory , ge@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , and n@@ ature stu@@ dies .
And how will true worship be affe@@ cted ?
Yes , it does ​ — if you want to prac@@ tice the Christi@@ an@@ ity taught in the Bible it@@ self .
E@@ ven@@ tually , their love of material things can cho@@ ke any love they had for God . ​ — Mat@@ t .
It not only allow@@ ed the Israelites to rest but also gave them the opportunity to draw close to and show love for their Creator .
• What is the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart that Jehovah exam@@ ines ?
May we keep on ze@@ al@@ ously eng@@ ag@@ ing in this privile@@ ged activ@@ ity , real@@ iz@@ ing that this is one way to do good , especially to those who respon@@ d fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly .
In many coun@@ tri@@ es , a large number of those get@@ ting baptized are young people .
And a year later , my parents moved to an is@@ ol@@ ated ter@@ rit@@ ory in Mis@@ sis@@ si@@ pp@@ i .
The little pri@@ mate , a m@@ ere 14 in@@ ches [ 35 c@@ m ] long , has a ca@@ p of red fu@@ r and a tu@@ ft of wh@@ ite be@@ ard that make him look com@@ ic@@ al and mis@@ c@@ hi@@ ev@@ ous .
Do we really have good reason for being that way ?
It is prop@@ er to “ keep on as@@ king ” for anything that is in har@@ mony with God’s will .
Then I was taken to the S@@ hi@@ pp@@ ing De@@ par@@ t@@ ment and put to work t@@ ying liter@@ ature car@@ t@@ ons for shi@@ pp@@ ing .
C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ A@@ N M@@ E@@ E@@ T@@ IN@@ G@@ S
H@@ as Satan c@@ eas@@ ed acc@@ using God’s faithful servants since the time of Job ?
In 19@@ 7@@ 2 , congregation over@@ sight was assign@@ ed to a body of elders in@@ stead of to one congregation overse@@ er .
It con@@ ta@@ ined Jesus ’ mo@@ ving words to the faithful apostles when he was in@@ s@@ titu@@ ting the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al .
It can be similar with spiritual n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment .
R@@ ita had su@@ ffered a number of st@@ ill@@ bir@@ ths , and she had just one daugh@@ ter .
It was faith that en@@ ab@@ led E@@ no@@ ch to end@@ ure in right conduct thr@@ ough@@ out a li@@ fe@@ time of over 3@@ 00 years ​ — more than three li@@ fe@@ times for most of us today !
Do I become de@@ f@@ en@@ sive or even res@@ ent@@ ful ? ’
He is happy while he wa@@ its because he continu@@ es working toward the fulfill@@ ment of his purpose to up@@ li@@ ft people who love him to the per@@ fe@@ ction that he in@@ tend@@ ed for humans when he cre@@ ated them .
21 : 12 , 13 .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , marriage is an arrang@@ ement of God .
TH@@ I@@ S happened more than half a century ag@@ o .
Even the resur@@ rec@@ ted ones would die again .
“ A Bul@@ let Ch@@ ang@@ ed My Li@@ fe ” foc@@ used on deal@@ ing with par@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is . ​ — A@@ wa@@ ke ! , O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 22 , 199@@ 5 .
To imitate Jesus , we must read the Bible every day , study it , and medit@@ ate on the less@@ ons we learn .
The truth is , any effort to find happiness that is based on a the@@ ory that i@@ g@@ no@@ res the ro@@ le of our Creator cannot be v@@ al@@ id and will ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely lead to disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment . A@@ n ancient prophet said : “ The wise ones have become a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed . . . .
The m@@ el@@ o@@ dy it@@ self of the ty@@ ran@@ n@@ ic@@ al ones be@@ comes su@@ p@@ pres@@ sed . ” ​ — Isaiah 25 : 4 , 5 .
Ha@@ ving come under Christ’s yo@@ ke , we will find ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment .
S@@ et@@ ting asi@@ de personal comfort or conven@@ i@@ ence , they re@@ ached out to the most re@@ mo@@ te par@@ ts of this m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous country to preach .
After w@@ atch@@ ing the vi@@ de@@ o , I am determined to be faithful to Jehovah . ”
While they may in@@ fect fe@@ wer people , they k@@ ill a high@@ er per@@ cen@@ ta@@ ge of the people they do in@@ fect .
10 , 11 . ( a ) What “ bur@@ ning mis@@ s@@ il@@ es ” of Satan could under@@ mine our faith ?
Their ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion is under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble .
A@@ vo@@ id S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al H@@ ear@@ t A@@ t@@ t@@ ack , 12 / 1
Although he was a m@@ ere bo@@ y , Jo@@ si@@ ah gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely loved Jehovah .
T@@ er@@ ri@@ fied by what appe@@ ared to be im@@ min@@ ent cal@@ am@@ ity , the Israelites cri@@ ed out to Jehovah and to Moses .
If our fe@@ et are sh@@ od with the good news , they will regul@@ arly take us into the preaching work , and this will strengthen and prote@@ ct us spiritually .
Be S@@ pe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c in P@@ ra@@ y@@ er
How a W@@ i@@ fe S@@ ho@@ ws De@@ ep R@@ es@@ pect for H@@ er H@@ us@@ band
We W@@ ere a T@@ e@@ am
In No@@ v@@ ember 194@@ 1 the work of the travel@@ ing brothers was temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily su@@ sp@@ ended , and I was assign@@ ed as a pioneer in Ha@@ z@@ ard , K@@ en@@ tu@@ ck@@ y .
That made me cu@@ ri@@ ous because you say that you ba@@ se all of your beli@@ ef@@ s on the Bible .
K@@ ati@@ e ans@@ wer@@ ed , “ Yes .
As we have seen in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , an especially preci@@ ous gift of God to mankind is Christ’s ransom sacrifice .
In both in@@ stances , hon@@ est expres@@ sions of reg@@ re@@ t op@@ ened the way for fur@@ ther commun@@ ic@@ ation .
What could har@@ dly be said or pr@@ inted for public con@@ su@@ mp@@ tion just a few years ag@@ o has become com@@ mon@@ place today .
So is his Son , the He@@ ad of the congregation .
“ My wife and I , ” he says , “ had sh@@ o@@ t@@ g@@ un@@ s and k@@ ni@@ ves th@@ ru@@ st in our fac@@ es on sever@@ al occasi@@ ons by cri@@ min@@ als who were loo@@ king for the d@@ ru@@ g@@ s and c@@ as@@ h that we had on our pre@@ mis@@ es . ”
The mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place , the cen@@ ter of pol@@ itical and religious life , has the dist@@ inc@@ tion of being pro@@ ba@@ bly the lar@@ g@@ est Rom@@ an ag@@ or@@ a ever ex@@ ca@@ v@@ ated in the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an re@@ gi@@ on .
Your concer@@ n for my spiritual re@@ de@@ mp@@ tion has t@@ ou@@ ched me deep@@ ly .
A@@ ct@@ ors in H@@ ong K@@ ong did not use d@@ ou@@ bl@@ es as often as ac@@ t@@ ors in H@@ ol@@ l@@ y@@ w@@ o@@ od did , so I per@@ form@@ ed my own stu@@ n@@ ts , such as ri@@ ding a mo@@ t@@ or@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le over a ca@@ r .
You too like V@@ ic@@ t@@ or .
3 : 8 , 9 . 11 , 12 . ( a ) How can mo@@ des@@ ty help us to de@@ al with f@@ l@@ at@@ ter@@ y or exc@@ essi@@ ve praise ?
What challeng@@ es have some fac@@ ed because of organiz@@ ational ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments ?
E@@ ach of these pro@@ tru@@ sions , in turn , has h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of fil@@ am@@ ents with sa@@ u@@ c@@ er - shap@@ ed ti@@ ps .
• Jesus Christ com@@ pared a rich man@@ ’s difficul@@ ty in get@@ ting into the Kingdom with a cam@@ el that is tr@@ ying to get through a nee@@ d@@ le@@ ’s e@@ ye .
May we avoid tr@@ ying to jus@@ ti@@ fy ourselves , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that no matter what our privile@@ ges may be in Jehovah’s service , we are still only “ good - for - nothing sla@@ ves . ” ​ — Luke 17 : 10 .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , every par@@ ent wants to get the best guid@@ ance .
B@@ ri@@ d@@ ling our t@@ ong@@ ue is a stru@@ gg@@ le . So is contro@@ l@@ ling our actions .
For example , we live at a time when more and more people are “ lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves , lo@@ v@@ ers of money , self - as@@ sum@@ ing , ” and “ without love of go@@ o@@ dness . ”
He no@@ ted that the new mission@@ aries should never for@@ get to ‘ seek first the kingdom and God’s righteousness . ’
“ A woman of char@@ m is the one that takes hold of glory , ” says the wise king , “ but the ty@@ r@@ ants , for their part , take hold of ri@@ ches . ”
( Read 2 Samuel 7 : 12 , 16 . )
Jewish c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests and older men ga@@ ther@@ ed at Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has ’ home to discus@@ s how to se@@ ize and k@@ ill Jesus .
If so , “ do not hold back good from those to whom it is ow@@ ing , when it happ@@ ens to be in the power of your hand to do it . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
What can you do if the ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment is har@@ der than you expe@@ cted ?
If we are to honor Jehovah , however , we must displa@@ y godly qualities .
How spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c are your prayers ?
They were ba@@ r@@ red from acc@@ ess to their parents ’ origin@@ al Par@@ adise home ; they began to feel the effe@@ cts of sin ; and they were ali@@ en@@ ated from God .
In time , the ap@@ par@@ ent bre@@ ach was heal@@ ed , for Mark was with Paul in R@@ ome , and the apostle spoke fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly of him .
Yes , Jesus ’ death is a means of res@@ cu@@ ing “ ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith ” in him from sin , di@@ se@@ ase , old age , and death it@@ self .
Some in the commun@@ ity war@@ ned him that the spi@@ r@@ its would re@@ act un@@ fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly .
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you no@@ ted that Bible writ@@ ers re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly ev@@ oke a sense of won@@ der when ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing the works and at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes of God ?
A li@@ on p@@ oun@@ ces upon a we@@ ak@@ ened ani@@ ma@@ l .
Hence , Jesus refer@@ red to an as@@ pect of worship that go@@ es bey@@ ond the things seen .
W@@ ars that invol@@ ve ‘ nation against nation and kingdom against kingdom ’ were fore@@ told by Jesus Christ .
To the ex@@ t@@ ent that it dep@@ ends on you , do not let anyone or anything come between you and your mate .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er and Bible study can help .
One day , a 12 - year - old stud@@ ent appro@@ ached me and asked me three questions .
These no@@ tes were put together in a col@@ le@@ ction ent@@ it@@ led Lu@@ thers T@@ is@@ ch@@ re@@ den ( Lu@@ ther’s T@@ able T@@ al@@ k ) .
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : S@@ T@@ R@@ E@@ E@@ T F@@ I@@ G@@ H@@ T@@ E@@ R
What Can We L@@ ear@@ n From the Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves ?
No@@ thing el@@ se mat@@ tered . ”
O@@ f@@ ten when disa@@ ster str@@ ik@@ es a land and true Christians are affe@@ cted , arrang@@ ements are made for necess@@ ary help to be given .
L@@ ater that ev@@ ening , Peter three times den@@ i@@ ed know@@ ing Jesus . ​ — Matthew 26 : 5@@ 6 , 6@@ 9 - 7@@ 5 .
The more he d@@ ran@@ k , the less ca@@ pa@@ ble his b@@ ra@@ in was of acc@@ ur@@ ately ev@@ alu@@ ating his con@@ dition .
What un@@ u@@ su@@ al privilege of service did Timothy receive ?
The Bible encoura@@ ges Christians to make what change ?
However , we should keep c@@ learly in mind that Jehovah God has a comple@@ t@@ ely different view of marriage and div@@ or@@ ce than the one gener@@ ally accepted in the world around us .
It might well have been longer , but when the ra@@ in@@ y se@@ as@@ on came , a tro@@ pi@@ cal st@@ or@@ m t@@ ore the t@@ ent to sh@@ re@@ ds , and the mon@@ soon show@@ ers wa@@ shed it away .
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : Why do you say that ?
Abraham imp@@ l@@ ored Jehovah regarding So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h
The book of Ru@@ th rel@@ ates how the wi@@ do@@ w Na@@ om@@ i received loving - kindness from her Mo@@ a@@ bi@@ te daugh@@ ter - in - law Ru@@ th , who was also a wi@@ do@@ w .
They were to be “ a@@ wa@@ iting and keep@@ ing close in mind ” the pres@@ ence of Jehovah’s day .
Will I ever see him again ? ’
My next work assignment was in D@@ ha@@ ka , B@@ ang@@ la@@ des@@ h .
▪ “ Let Your Kingdom C@@ ome ” ​ — But When ?
Then there are sing@@ le parents , who without a mate are ra@@ ising children , or un@@ married individuals who serve Jehovah des@@ pite feelings of l@@ on@@ el@@ iness .
We all want to remain in God’s love , and this mo@@ ves us to be fru@@ it@@ ful Christians .
Does this not prove that can@@ c@@ er , st@@ ro@@ k@@ es , heart att@@ ac@@ ks , and even death will have been eli@@ min@@ ated ?
S@@ har@@ ing experi@@ ences from our own life can accom@@ pl@@ ish much in help@@ ing our stud@@ ents devel@@ op reli@@ ance on Jehovah .
In ad@@ v@@ ance , he read and r@@ er@@ e@@ ad the study material , loo@@ ked up the s@@ crip@@ tures in his B@@ ra@@ il@@ le Bible , and then for@@ mul@@ ated in his mind the ans@@ wers to the questions .
Today , they serve as special full - time min@@ isters .
Jesus said : “ I have come down from heaven to do , not my will , but the will of him that sent me . ”
What loving pro@@ vision has helped milli@@ ons to end@@ ure ?
“ She has fal@@ le@@ n ! Babyl@@ on has fal@@ le@@ n , and all the gra@@ ven i@@ ma@@ ges of her go@@ ds he has bro@@ ken to the earth ! ”
In his div@@ in@@ ely inspired let@@ ters too , Paul let the Bible become its own inter@@ pre@@ ter .
O@@ ver the years , however , has your s@@ on@@ ’s ad@@ mi@@ r@@ ation for you rema@@ ined un@@ b@@ oun@@ ded ?
I was told that a me@@ ch@@ ani@@ c in the a@@ er@@ on@@ au@@ tic@@ s school was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
It has even been su@@ gg@@ ested that the t@@ ree yi@@ el@@ ding st@@ ac@@ te , one of the ing@@ re@@ di@@ ents of the per@@ fu@@ m@@ ed holy inc@@ en@@ se li@@ mit@@ ed to sac@@ red use , might bel@@ ong to the family of mas@@ tic tre@@ es . — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 30 : 34 , 35 .
If he is g@@ one , her s@@ ource of love and comfort is g@@ one too .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing on the the@@ me “ Who Will S@@ ur@@ vi@@ ve the Da@@ y of Jehovah ? ” the fin@@ al speak@@ er of the sy@@ mp@@ o@@ si@@ u@@ m helped to pre@@ pare us for Jehovah’s day .
Ke@@ ep in t@@ ou@@ ch with need - great@@ ers who moved away from your congregation .
T@@ ar@@ a got ri@@ d of her H@@ in@@ du i@@ ma@@ ges , st@@ op@@ ped following the religious cu@@ st@@ om@@ s of her n@@ ative land , and found gen@@ u@@ ine happiness in help@@ ing to satis@@ fy the spiritual needs of others as a Witness of Jehovah .
Sh@@ ould My Ch@@ il@@ d P@@ u@@ t O@@ f@@ f B@@ ap@@ tism ?
And the ransom is truly powerful .
The article ad@@ mit@@ ted that “ the go@@ sp@@ els are s@@ il@@ ent on the year , let al@@ one the ex@@ act mon@@ th or day . ”
Hence , we should not hold back from sh@@ aring the good news with others on every su@@ it@@ able occasi@@ on .
This is evidence that God’s Kingdom re@@ ign@@ s and will soon bring to earth uni@@ mag@@ in@@ able blessings .
By saying that , Jesus was poin@@ ting out that those who were moved by faith to seek him out were cur@@ ed , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as people who dec@@ l@@ ined to appro@@ ach him mis@@ sed their opportunity .
M@@ en and women commun@@ ic@@ ate differ@@ ently , and they have uni@@ que needs .
Some might pon@@ der the possible benef@@ its of Jesus ’ accep@@ ting those off@@ ers , perhaps reason@@ ing that as a human king , Jesus could have done much good for mankind .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful servants of Jehovah , such as Moses , Job , and David , felt un@@ set@@ t@@ led at times .
A@@ m@@ ong the ob@@ serv@@ ers was N@@ i@@ els , who su@@ d@@ den@@ ly sto@@ od face - to - face with me .
7@@ 3 : 28 .
We are truly happy because Jehovah guid@@ es us and helps us to do many good things .
In fact , he wrote : “ I do in@@ deed also consider all things to be lo@@ ss on account of the exc@@ el@@ ling value of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord . On account of him I have taken the lo@@ ss of all things and I consider them as a lo@@ t of refu@@ se . ” ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
In their s@@ ong , they were inspired to praise J@@ a@@ el as “ most bless@@ ed of women ” for her coura@@ ge@@ ous deed .
He explained that these men wanted to be vie@@ wed as res@@ pe@@ c@@ table , as members of a main@@ st@@ re@@ am religion .
◆ S@@ har@@ ing the Kingdom good news with others
How was Paul gu@@ i@@ ded by God’s spirit ?
On the other hand , I was ex@@ posed to some har@@ m@@ ful influ@@ ences on the f@@ ar@@ ms .
How can we show that we are gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah for all he has done ?
The gl@@ ori@@ ous temple that E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el se@@ es has 6 g@@ ate@@ ways , 30 din@@ ing ro@@ om@@ s , the Ho@@ ly , the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly , a w@@ o@@ o@@ den al@@ ta@@ r , and an al@@ ta@@ r for bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffer@@ ings .
To a Con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation C@@ am@@ p
Even though they later re@@ si@@ ded among the A@@ mal@@ ek@@ ites and vari@@ ous other pe@@ op@@ les , the K@@ en@@ ites rema@@ ined on fri@@ end@@ ly ter@@ ms with Israel .
For instance , at times he has used religious lead@@ ers to prom@@ o@@ te an un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural view of marriage .
It is also vital that we accept that Jehovah has appointed Jesus as His re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative and the one through whom God has provided his spirit .
Th@@ ough ty@@ p@@ ing this way is very te@@ di@@ ous , it is re@@ war@@ ding to be able to remain involved in the ministry .
U@@ p@@ on comple@@ ting high school , E@@ s@@ s@@ ly was offered a uni@@ vers@@ ity scho@@ lar@@ ship .
Lo@@ o@@ king back on her pione@@ ering with other sing@@ le sisters , one sister who has been in the full - time service for al@@ most 50 years rec@@ alls : “ Our elders vis@@ ited the pione@@ ers every cou@@ ple of months .
Paul had what was consider@@ ed a fine care@@ er a@@ head of him ; yet he a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned his religion and became a Christian .
Then consider the words of wise King Solomon : “ Do not say : ‘ Why has it happened that the form@@ er days proved to be better than these ? ’
Since their ro@@ le is important and their influ@@ ence is great , parents are encoura@@ ged to take their ro@@ le seri@@ ously . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 6 , 7 .
S@@ pre@@ ading the matter to as many ear@@ s as are willing to hear is certainly not the course of wisdom .
And second , why does it need to be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied ?
Rather , he speak@@ s of one ty@@ pe of se@@ ed that lands on different ty@@ p@@ es of so@@ il , each of which pro@@ du@@ ces a different result .
So@@ ci@@ olo@@ g@@ ist A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o C@@ o@@ va Ma@@ du@@ r@@ o wrote of “ the effort and tr@@ ou@@ ble to which Jehovah’s Witnesses go , to the point of ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sting themselves . . . , so that the sac@@ red text re@@ ach@@ es the f@@ ar@@ th@@ est cor@@ ner of the earth . ” ​ — E@@ l Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al new@@ s@@ pa@@ per , V@@ ene@@ zu@@ ela
L@@ isten to others .
All the men@@ tal , emo@@ tional , and physical pain that has resul@@ ted from sin and imper@@ fe@@ ction and made life mis@@ er@@ able for coun@@ t@@ less milli@@ ons will be no more .
My leg@@ s and jo@@ in@@ ts s@@ wel@@ led so much that I could not stand up .
With the ro@@ p@@ es of earth@@ ling man I kept dra@@ wing them , with the cor@@ ds of love , so that I became to them as those li@@ f@@ ting off a yo@@ ke on their j@@ a@@ ws , and g@@ ently I brought food to each one . ”
So lu@@ x@@ u@@ ri@@ ant tre@@ es are f@@ it@@ ting sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s of the beau@@ ty and fru@@ it@@ ful@@ ness of Jehovah’s worshi@@ p@@ ers . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 1 : 19 ; 5@@ 5 : 13 .
The nor@@ ma@@ l le@@ v@@ el , however , was pro@@ ba@@ bly about two th@@ ir@@ ds of its cap@@ ac@@ ity .
He has made it so eas@@ y for us to pol@@ lu@@ te our hearts and min@@ ds by means of a T@@ V re@@ mo@@ te control or a com@@ pu@@ ter ke@@ y@@ bo@@ ard .
Re@@ g@@ arding our preaching work during the first world war , one brother wrote : “ God’s servants were en@@ er@@ ge@@ tic@@ ally dist@@ ribu@@ ting the se@@ ven@@ th vo@@ lu@@ me of S@@ tudi@@ es in the Scriptures , ent@@ it@@ led The F@@ in@@ i@@ shed M@@ y@@ st@@ er@@ y .
“ The L@@ ab@@ or@@ ing M@@ an’s A@@ p@@ pet@@ ite L@@ ab@@ ors for H@@ im ”
The words of the apostle Paul to the Romans apply .
And he does not ano@@ in@@ t Kingdom he@@ ir@@ s by ca@@ using them to hear vo@@ ic@@ es with mes@@ sa@@ ges to that effect .
“ They To@@ ok No No@@ te ”
Se@@ cond , the value of Jesus ’ blood is app@@ lied in be@@ half of milli@@ ons of others who exerc@@ ise faith in Christ , as sh@@ own by the sacrifice of the go@@ at .
• B@@ ran@@ ches : 10
When they app@@ lied that counsel , Paul comm@@ ended them .
H@@ ear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing Wor@@ ds of In@@ stru@@ ction
St@@ and Still and See S@@ al@@ vation of Jehovah ! 6 / 1
24 Is the P@@ op@@ e “ Sa@@ in@@ t Pet@@ er@@ ’s Su@@ cc@@ ess@@ or ” ?
What a mis@@ take !
Mo@@ st of the time , he go@@ es up to the con@@ duc@@ t@@ or before the meeting beg@@ ins and tel@@ ls him which par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph is his . ”
A@@ ged servants of Jehovah in Bible times fac@@ ed similar challeng@@ es .
Be@@ d@@ el@@ l@@ ’s origin@@ al man@@ us@@ crip@@ t is pre@@ served in Mar@@ sh@@ ’s Li@@ br@@ ary , D@@ u@@ bl@@ in , I@@ rel@@ and . ​ — See the bo@@ x “ Be@@ d@@ ell R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ed and Re@@ co@@ gn@@ ized . ”
“ God is not par@@ ti@@ al , but in every nation the man that fe@@ ars him and works righteousness is accep@@ table to him . ”
They explained to me that if I rema@@ ined faithful to Jehovah , my family could learn about him .
T@@ ry not to become de@@ f@@ en@@ sive .
Jesus himself gave the real id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying mar@@ k of his true followers . He said : “ By this all will know that you are my disciples , if you have love among y@@ ourselves . ” ​ — John 13 : 35 .
Do@@ ing so will reas@@ sure you of what God has in st@@ ore for obedi@@ ent mankind .
Why did Paul wr@@ ite what he did to the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans ?
We can be sure that Noah did not keep qui@@ et .
Be@@ ware of th@@ reat@@ s to your godly devo@@ tion
K@@ no@@ wing and using Jehovah’s name does matter if we wish to enjoy a close relationship with him .
That Jehovah , and no one el@@ se , is “ the true God and life everlasting . ”
The op@@ ening s@@ ong expla@@ ins what has sa@@ ved A@@ sa@@ ph from being led ast@@ ra@@ y by er@@ r@@ one@@ ous thinking .
What coura@@ ge@@ ous action was taken by A@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s hous@@ eho@@ ld ste@@ ward O@@ badi@@ ah ?
“ A th@@ ir@@ d of the st@@ ars of heaven , ” or a min@@ or@@ ity of spirit cre@@ atu@@ res , have taken this course . ​ — Revelation 12 : 4 .
The a@@ th@@ le@@ te was Ser@@ ge@@ i G@@ r@@ in@@ ko@@ v , a two - time O@@ l@@ y@@ mp@@ ic go@@ ld me@@ d@@ al@@ ist ice s@@ k@@ ater , who@@ se care@@ er was cu@@ t sh@@ ort just as it started to b@@ lo@@ s@@ som ​ — when he was only 28 years old .
And what do you think God has done that demonstr@@ ates his love for you ?
No doubt , doing so helped Noah keep his faith strong .
6 : 12 , 19 ; 2 P@@ et .
Do you , like Joseph , put spiritual inter@@ ests first in your life when you dis@@ cer@@ n what God’s will is for us today ?
A fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te at Genesis 1 : 2 in the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures ​ — With Re@@ fer@@ ences states : “ B@@ es@@ id@@ es being transl@@ ated ‘ spirit , ’ ru@@ ʹ@@ ach [ Hebrew ] is also transl@@ ated ‘ w@@ ind ’ and by other words that den@@ o@@ te an inv@@ isi@@ ble ac@@ tive for@@ ce . ”
In what ways are we affe@@ cted by the example of Jesus ?
I felt like a ro@@ ck .
What less@@ on can we learn from the “ se@@ al ” in Paul’s illustr@@ ation ?
A clo@@ s@@ er look at Scriptural standards later helped him to take a more bal@@ an@@ ced appro@@ ach .
They ob@@ served Jesus ’ par@@ ting comm@@ and to his followers to make disciples “ of people of all the nations . ” ​ — Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 .
Such chang@@ es are not eas@@ y but can be made because God’s spirit will help those who s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely desire to do God’s will .
• As reg@@ ar@@ ds the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments , why should we be gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah ?
The k@@ ings of the earth are comman@@ ded to k@@ is@@ s the Son ​ — that is , wel@@ come him as the Messi@@ ani@@ c King .
P@@ ri@@ de that ar@@ ises from such things is imp@@ ro@@ per and is dis@@ pleas@@ ing to Jehovah . ​ — Jeremiah 9 : 23 ; Acts 10 : 34 , 35 ; 1 Corinthians 4 : 7 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 26 ; 6 : 3 , 4 .
“ W@@ H@@ O may as@@ c@@ end into the m@@ oun@@ tain of Jehovah , and who may ris@@ e up in his holy place ? ”
I was also e@@ ag@@ er to me@@ et Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or K@@ hal@@ il K@@ o@@ bro@@ s@@ s@@ i , a sta@@ un@@ ch Ca@@ tho@@ lic who had been stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses through cor@@ respon@@ d@@ ence .
In what ways can we show that we are w@@ atch@@ ful in our ministry ?
The way they are being affe@@ cted is clear pro@@ of that “ the word of God is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power . ”
Like a j@@ ag@@ ged ro@@ ck l@@ ying just bel@@ ow the sur@@ face of plac@@ id w@@ at@@ ers , such a person can cause spiritual shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ k to the un@@ w@@ ary .
David could not rec@@ ount all of Jehovah’s wonderful works , and ne@@ i@@ ther can we .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , provi@@ ding prop@@ er guid@@ ance requi@@ res dis@@ cer@@ ning the present “ lo@@ c@@ ation ” ​ — the circumstances and vie@@ w@@ point — ​ of the one see@@ king direction .
S@@ en@@ ten@@ c@@ ing me to si@@ x months of hard la@@ b@@ or in pris@@ on , the mag@@ is@@ tr@@ ate told me that he was s@@ or@@ ry it could not be for longer .
Si@@ mil@@ arly in mo@@ der@@ n times , Jehovah has never left his people without clear guid@@ ance .
The Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law illustr@@ ates that truth .
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ar col@@ por@@ te@@ ur@@ s wor@@ ked long days , and au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary col@@ por@@ te@@ ur@@ s put in one or two h@@ our@@ s da@@ ily .
Is your heart sub@@ je@@ cted to un@@ du@@ e st@@ ress ?
Some may reason that they do not have time to tra@@ in someone el@@ se .
M@@ O@@ S@@ T of us in the Christian congregation can rec@@ all the joy we felt when we first learned the truth .
T@@ ake , for example , the experience of B@@ r@@ un@@ i .
How did Paul and his travel@@ ing compan@@ i@@ ons experience the direction of the holy spirit ?
But our love for him should not be only an emo@@ tional feel@@ ing .
This is the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t , the one that den@@ ies the Father and the Son . ” ​ — 1 John 2 : 22 .
However , every one of the 2@@ 30 Witnesses of Jehovah who had left the cam@@ p came through that or@@ de@@ al ali@@ ve .
In other words , the si@@ gn of the last days is clear , but many will ign@@ ore it . ​ — Matthew 24 : 38 , 39 .
What a deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful place this earth will then be !
Un@@ deter@@ red , we continue to refle@@ ct God’s glory through our preaching , know@@ ing as did Jesus that God’s Word is truth . ​ — John 17 : 17 .
How , though , could the Bible have such a powerful effect ?
M@@ ind the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t and Li@@ ve !
Of course , La@@ ba@@ n was not in the le@@ ast inter@@ ested in the tur@@ bul@@ ent future he pre@@ pared for Le@@ ah and R@@ ac@@ he@@ l .
C@@ learly , pl@@ an@@ et E@@ ar@@ th@@ ’s future is in good hands .
And in one country after another , branch buil@@ ding@@ s have had to be en@@ lar@@ ged or re@@ plac@@ ed with lar@@ g@@ er pre@@ mis@@ es .
He served God loy@@ ally for many de@@ ca@@ des , and Jehovah supp@@ or@@ ted him .
“ U@@ p@@ on the w@@ atch@@ tower , O Jehovah , I am standing con@@ stan@@ tly by day , and at my gu@@ ar@@ d@@ po@@ st I am st@@ ati@@ oned all the ni@@ gh@@ ts . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A@@ I@@ A@@ H 21 : 8 .
As soon as he left the ar@@ k , he “ began to buil@@ d an al@@ ta@@ r to Jehovah and to take some of all the clean be@@ ast@@ s and of all the clean f@@ l@@ ying cre@@ atu@@ res and to offer bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffer@@ ings upon the al@@ ta@@ r . ” ​ — Genesis 8 : 20 .
Yes . Be@@ fore long , the apostles were once again “ teaching and declar@@ ing the good news . ”
With that Scriptural guid@@ el@@ ine in mind , a sister nam@@ ed Chris@@ ta has been tr@@ ying to t@@ ou@@ ch her hus@@ ban@@ d’s heart by her conduct ever since her baptism in 19@@ 7@@ 2 .
In S@@ om@@ ali@@ a , there were vari@@ ous difficul@@ ties .
The un@@ righteous will inclu@@ de those who fa@@ iled to me@@ et God’s standards because of not having the opportunity to learn and follow them .
Con@@ cer@@ ning the relationship between parents and their children , the apostle Paul wrote : “ Fa@@ thers , do not be ir@@ rit@@ ating your children , but go on br@@ ing@@ ing them up in the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah . ”
Psalm 10@@ 2 : 26 states that the earth and the heavens “ will per@@ ish . ”
L@@ et@@ ting my@@ self d@@ well on what she experienced while fi@@ gh@@ ting can@@ c@@ er can be very di@@ sh@@ ear@@ ten@@ ing . ”
For example , in the In@@ de@@ x you might look up “ D@@ ating ” or “ Mar@@ ri@@ age . ”
What responsi@@ bil@@ ities do ad@@ ul@@ t children have toward their ag@@ ing parents ?
R@@ em@@ ember , nothing we can do com@@ pa@@ res with what Jesus did .
No@@ te that when Jesus com@@ pared our time with No@@ ah’s , he foc@@ used , not on viol@@ ence or im@@ mor@@ ality , but on the d@@ ang@@ ers of spiritual a@@ pa@@ thy . ​ — Read Matthew 24 : 36 - 39 .
T@@ ake into account that he may be vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able now and is not his u@@ su@@ al self . Be pati@@ ent .
But what mo@@ tiv@@ ates h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Witnesses to serve as full - time min@@ isters ?
“ I remember one la@@ dy coming in who was so ba@@ dly be@@ at@@ en up I could not even recogn@@ ise her from the last time I had seen her , ” says Ch@@ r@@ is .
The Bible ab@@ oun@@ ds with examples of real people who exerc@@ ised their free will in deci@@ ding whether to listen to Jehovah’s vo@@ ice or not .
‘ After all , ’ they thought , ‘ we live on a 26 - fo@@ o@@ t ( 7@@ .@@ 9 m ) bo@@ at , work part - time , atten@@ d a fore@@ ign - language congregation , and occasi@@ on@@ ally serve as au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pione@@ ers . ’
In what sense does God yo@@ ke marriage mat@@ es together ?
Let us take a look at an example of how we can make a wise decision when we consider what Jehovah thin@@ ks .
The ro@@ le of Daniel was pla@@ yed by L@@ ou@@ is P@@ i@@ é@@ cho@@ ta , who later took a fir@@ m stand against the Na@@ z@@ is .
Then , we need to see the bi@@ gg@@ er is@@ sue be@@ h@@ ind such in@@ ci@@ d@@ ents ​ — Satan claim@@ s that we serve Jehovah only when it is conven@@ i@@ ent . He says that if we are pres@@ sur@@ ed , we will turn our back on God .
The Bible teach@@ es that he will soon bring an end to Satan’s wicked rul@@ er@@ ship .
Instead of giving in to des@@ pa@@ ir , real@@ ize that the pres@@ sures we face give evidence that the end of Satan’s wicked system is near .
So they did not real@@ ize that the conven@@ tion was star@@ ting , and they were still wal@@ king around or tal@@ king to their friends .
Per@@ haps few in such lands have the know - how or the res@@ our@@ ces to do the work .
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , I wor@@ ked my way up the j@@ udi@@ cial la@@ d@@ der .
Now consider the matter from another ang@@ le .
This app@@ lies to all ​ — strong or we@@ ak , rich or po@@ or — ​ for no imper@@ fect human ‘ can by any means re@@ de@@ em even a brother , nor give to God a ransom for him , that he should live forever . ’
G@@ reas@@ ing With O@@ il
Of course , this does not mean that a m@@ ere ou@@ tw@@ ard show of o@@ ffering prayers is a re@@ me@@ dy against lo@@ ss of faith .
I@@ ’@@ l@@ l try to expla@@ in them as well as I can .
At the in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ation of the temple , there was a full - sc@@ ale or@@ ch@@ es@@ tr@@ a , with a br@@ ass se@@ ction com@@ posed of 1@@ 20 tru@@ mp@@ e@@ ts .
Al@@ lu@@ ding to C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 15 and John 1 : 1 , E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us ar@@ gu@@ ed that the Lo@@ go@@ s , or the Word , is “ the i@@ ma@@ ge of the inv@@ isi@@ ble God ” ​ — God’s Son .
During most of King Solom@@ on@@ ’s re@@ ign , the Israelites received ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary blessings from Jehovah .
K@@ no@@ wing the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of Ad@@ am@@ ’s decision should move us to use our fre@@ e@@ dom responsi@@ bly and within the li@@ m@@ its set by Jehovah .
And we have been given the hope of an et@@ er@@ n@@ al future . ​ — Psalm 37 : 9 .
Be@@ fore we learn more about the enc@@ oun@@ ter with the pri@@ est , though , let us consider some ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound information regarding A@@ mo@@ s .
I great@@ ly enjo@@ yed the compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship of my ro@@ om@@ mate , Kal@@ le S@@ al@@ a@@ va@@ ar@@ a from F@@ in@@ land .
In the sh@@ ort ru@@ n , of course , they may result in some personal sacrifice .
What Christian would den@@ y that the a@@ bo@@ ve - mentioned ab@@ hor@@ r@@ ent , se@@ x@@ u@@ ally de@@ gra@@ ding form@@ s of por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y are “ un@@ n@@ atur@@ al lu@@ st@@ s ” and are s@@ or@@ did ?
Some Christians have ris@@ ked their lives in order to help fellow believers .
The Bible ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es us : “ All of you be like - min@@ ded , show@@ ing fellow feel@@ ing , having bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction , tend@@ er@@ ly com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , hum@@ ble in mind . ”
For example , while false religious lead@@ ers t@@ ac@@ it@@ ly appro@@ ve or op@@ en@@ ly con@@ done as nor@@ ma@@ l the sel@@ f@@ ish , go@@ d@@ less conduct of the people of the world , the slave provi@@ des war@@ n@@ ings against the pit@@ f@@ alls of Satan’s wicked system .
5 : 23 .
Some time ag@@ o , the brothers in T@@ ur@@ ku no@@ tic@@ ed that a group of A@@ si@@ an men had arri@@ ved in to@@ wn to fin@@ ish the work on a hu@@ ge c@@ ru@@ ise ship that was being con@@ stru@@ cted at a local shi@@ p@@ y@@ ard .
H@@ ist@@ ory has proved that humans do not have the cap@@ ac@@ ity to rule succ@@ ess@@ fully without their Creator .
These women not only provide money to pa@@ y for food , clo@@ thing , and sh@@ el@@ ter but also co@@ ok the food , wa@@ s@@ h the clo@@ th@@ es , and clean the home .
“ L@@ I@@ F@@ E f@@ low@@ ed from death ​ — so believ@@ ed the A@@ z@@ te@@ c@@ s , who practic@@ ed human sacrifice on a sc@@ ale un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted in M@@ es@@ o@@ am@@ er@@ ic@@ a , ” says the book The Mi@@ gh@@ ty A@@ z@@ te@@ c@@ s .
Why not take a few min@@ ut@@ es to read 2 Samuel 12 : 1 - 25 ?
At the re@@ qu@@ est of the bi@@ sh@@ op of S@@ an@@ ta Mari@@ a , the po@@ li@@ ce trans@@ fer@@ red us to P@@ ô@@ r@@ to A@@ leg@@ re , the st@@ ate cap@@ it@@ al .
S@@ ou@@ th K@@ o@@ re@@ a — U@@ .@@ N . H@@ u@@ man R@@ igh@@ ts Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e R@@ ul@@ ing
When I moved to L@@ ond@@ on to fur@@ ther my se@@ cul@@ ar stu@@ dies , I ag@@ re@@ ed to have a Bible study with Mu@@ ri@@ el Al@@ bre@@ ch@@ t .
In all lik@@ eli@@ ho@@ od , a ra@@ inst@@ or@@ m ca@@ used S@@ is@@ er@@ a@@ ’s ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts to get stu@@ ck in the mu@@ d , giving Bar@@ ak the u@@ pp@@ er hand .
A@@ bo@@ ve all el@@ se , a strong love for Jehovah and neigh@@ b@@ or is necess@@ ary for such a move .
When we loy@@ ally support those appointed to take the lead , we expres@@ s our appreciation to Jehovah and Jesus for all that they have done for us .
Since the holy spirit pla@@ ys a vital ro@@ le in the re@@ comm@@ end@@ ation and ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment of elders , can we really be faithful to our dedic@@ ation if we fai@@ l to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with the el@@ der arrang@@ ement in the congregation ?
A@@ pri@@ l 13 - 19 , 200@@ 9
On one occasi@@ on during World W@@ ar I@@ I , the dist@@ ri@@ ct com@@ mission@@ er in Ka@@ w@@ am@@ b@@ wa sum@@ mon@@ ed me and said : “ I want you to sto@@ p using the boo@@ ks of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety because they are now under ba@@ n .
If we ‘ seek Jehovah ’ through prayer and a study of his Word , we “ can understand everything ” needed to serve him accep@@ ta@@ bly .
Satan’s Un@@ succ@@ ess@@ ful E@@ f@@ forts
( a ) What do we do well to think about ?
They will always ch@@ er@@ ish the new friends they made as well as the spiritual encourag@@ ement received .
Re@@ tur@@ ning to Gal@@ ile@@ e , he pra@@ ys all night for God’s guid@@ ance in cho@@ o@@ sing 12 apostles .
Thus , Jesus up@@ held God’s righ@@ t@@ ful so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ise rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t .
If the gover@@ nor does not consider it his ob@@ lig@@ ation to have your serv@@ an@@ t’s gar@@ ment sent back , do it out of p@@ ity !
Be@@ fore e@@ ating with his followers , for example , Jesus than@@ ked God in prayer .
He stru@@ ck up a con@@ vers@@ ation with a woman who came to draw water from the well .
This desire ex@@ tend@@ s far bey@@ ond the few resur@@ rec@@ tions recorded in the Bible .
But those who are ​ — or who can ad@@ just their circumstances to make themselves a@@ vail@@ able — ​ will sur@@ ely experience num@@ er@@ ous blessings by sh@@ aring in this as@@ pect of the ministry .
When we die , we pa@@ y the p@@ en@@ al@@ ty only for our own sin@@ s .
In the first century C.E . , how was holy spirit involved in the preaching work ?
Chris@@ t@@ like love al@@ lo@@ ws individuals of differ@@ ing ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds to fun@@ ction together in a pe@@ ace@@ ful man@@ ner .
At school our en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic teach@@ er taught us to say the gre@@ et@@ ing “ H@@ ei@@ l H@@ it@@ l@@ er ! ”
Will being in his compan@@ y encoura@@ ge me to put the Kingdom first in my life and to be a loyal serv@@ ant of Jehovah ? ’
Are you not dra@@ wn to such people ?
For instance , some might ask themselves : ‘ Do I use me@@ dic@@ ations that af@@ fect my emo@@ tions ?
What purpose is served by God’s temp@@ or@@ ary per@@ mis@@ sion of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness ?
In 4@@ 8@@ 6 C.E . , he de@@ fe@@ ated the last re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative of R@@ ome in G@@ a@@ ul in a bat@@ tle near the city of So@@ is@@ sons .
* A very small fr@@ action of that en@@ er@@ gy re@@ ach@@ es the earth ; yet that is en@@ ough to su@@ sta@@ in all life on our pl@@ an@@ et .
( b ) What answer does Jesus give the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es who com@@ pla@@ in about the crow@@ d ?
H@@ O@@ W TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E C@@ H@@ AN@@ G@@ E@@ D M@@ Y L@@ I@@ F@@ E : In 198@@ 8 , I me@@ t a Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ist who encoura@@ ged me to read the Bible .
They return to N@@ or@@ way two months a year to work .
Then I was over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by feelings of anxi@@ ety and un@@ certain@@ ty .
In contr@@ ast , the succ@@ ess@@ ful man not only “ pe@@ ers into the perfect law ” but also “ continu@@ es in it . ”
They showed their exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion to Jehovah by refu@@ sing to e@@ at fo@@ o@@ ds that were un@@ clean for worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah .
The Bible promises that God will soon bring about a righteous new world .
He encoura@@ ged young Timothy to have “ love out of a clean heart . . . and out of faith without h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y . ”
It can be for material things . It can even inclu@@ de il@@ lic@@ it se@@ x@@ u@@ al desire .
Pe@@ ople were in mor@@ bi@@ d fear of him .
E@@ bed - m@@ ele@@ ch evid@@ ently was a high - ran@@ king of@@ fi@@ cial , for he had direc@@ t acc@@ ess to King Z@@ e@@ de@@ ki@@ ah .
In time , my relati@@ ves back in Gre@@ e@@ ce began to experience the effe@@ cts of old age and deter@@ i@@ or@@ ating health .
K@@ en rec@@ alls : “ I deci@@ ded to sp@@ end more time with her one - on - one , discus@@ sing her thoughts , feelings , and fru@@ str@@ ations .
This ever - chang@@ ing di@@ vi@@ de between s@@ and and water mar@@ ks the li@@ m@@ its of the s@@ way of the se@@ a .
I was the fi@@ f@@ th of O@@ r@@ il@@ le and N@@ ina Mo@@ ck@@ ’s si@@ x children .
( b ) N@@ ame at le@@ ast one st@@ ep you pl@@ an on taking in order to imp@@ ro@@ ve the qu@@ ality of your personal study .
In many lands , the govern@@ ment author@@ iz@@ es a minis@@ ter of Jehovah’s Witnesses to so@@ le@@ m@@ n@@ ize marri@@ ages .
The Law as stated at L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 25 : 23 , 24 could have been reg@@ ar@@ ded as ap@@ pl@@ ying only to an are@@ a occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed by the Israelites .
La@@ ba@@ n could only gn@@ as@@ h his te@@ et@@ h .
We can rel@@ ate to him because all of us are imper@@ fect and have to face similar stru@@ gg@@ les every day .
How could one book help some people to become com@@ pet@@ ent min@@ isters and not help others ?
What are the “ living w@@ at@@ ers , ” and who will benefit from dr@@ in@@ king them ?
F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 8 , 200@@ 2 , page 10 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
As long as they faith@@ fully serve God , they know that people will be “ pu@@ z@@ z@@ led and go on speaking a@@ bu@@ si@@ vely ” of them . ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 12 ; 3 : 16 ; 4 : 4 .
We are promised that Jehovah will always make a@@ vail@@ able prote@@ ction from things that can end@@ anger our spiritu@@ ality .
But these same children m@@ our@@ n when their father ev@@ en@@ tually ‘ go@@ es in the way of all the earth . ’
It is based on a high@@ er princi@@ ple .
M@@ ake it a matter of serious discus@@ sion with your family .
M@@ an@@ kind was cre@@ ated with a number of needs .
Per@@ si@@ an King Ar@@ ta@@ x@@ er@@ x@@ es gave “ the word ” to rest@@ ore and re@@ buil@@ d Jerusalem in the 20@@ th year of his re@@ ign .
“ For all that , ” ad@@ ded Paul , “ the so@@ li@@ d f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of God sta@@ ys standing . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 2 : 15 - 19 .
The life st@@ ory of David vi@@ vi@@ dly illustr@@ ates that recogn@@ iz@@ ing Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y is a matter of accep@@ ting His standards of good and bad and stri@@ ving to a@@ bi@@ de by them as integrity keep@@ ers .
W@@ as that slave a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar individu@@ al , a succ@@ es@@ sion of individuals , or something el@@ se ?
G@@ R@@ E@@ A@@ T S@@ E@@ A
In their home country , some may not have been able to study the Bible or go to meetings with Jehovah’s people .
They ac@@ ted like comm@@ on g@@ ang@@ st@@ ers .
In fact , we feel that exerc@@ ising faith in Jesus is vital to sal@@ vation .
It is e@@ qu@@ ally true today that congregation overse@@ ers are appointed “ to shepher@@ d the congregation of God . ”
Na@@ than set a fine example for appointed elders in the congregation .
His for@@ tu@@ ne , however , p@@ al@@ es into in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance when com@@ pared with the bil@@ li@@ ons of do@@ l@@ l@@ ars some cor@@ ru@@ pt 20@@ th - century rul@@ ers have hi@@ d@@ den away in se@@ cre@@ t ban@@ k acc@@ oun@@ ts .
Our faith inc@@ reas@@ es as our knowledge gro@@ ws . ​ — John 3 : 16
Di@@ d I gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely rep@@ ent of my sin ?
Hence , while E@@ no@@ ch did not pos@@ s@@ ess all the knowledge that we do , he had en@@ ough to form the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of a fir@@ m faith .
He thus ful@@ filled Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy by preaching in “ the land of Z@@ e@@ bulu@@ n and the land of N@@ ap@@ h@@ tal@@ i . ”
This inclu@@ ded certain are@@ as of Ger@@ many and S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land .
Pa@@ ge 36 expla@@ ins how to use the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations In@@ de@@ x , each e@@ dition of which is di@@ vi@@ ded into a sub@@ ject in@@ de@@ x and a s@@ crip@@ ture in@@ de@@ x .
David also appreci@@ ated the qualities that God himself high@@ ligh@@ ted when He “ went pas@@ sing by before [ Moses ’ ] face and declar@@ ing : ‘ Jehovah , Jehovah , a God mer@@ ci@@ ful and gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous , s@@ low to anger and a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in loving - kindness and truth . ’ ”
U@@ ne@@ x@@ pe@@ c@@ te@@ dly , I was allow@@ ed by the St@@ ate author@@ ities to tra@@ v@@ el to W@@ est Ger@@ many , where the Witnesses were not ban@@ ned .
So I deci@@ ded to pray to the God of the Bible .
B@@ it@@ ter@@ ness bl@@ in@@ ded Job , so that he did not consider other possible reas@@ ons for his suffering .
24 : 7 - 14 .
The illustr@@ ation of the faithful slave provided an answer .
Paul’s love for people gave him the courage to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere
Let us see how those words , p@@ en@@ ned by the apostle John , expla@@ in why we are here .
So there is a need for pati@@ ence , and we should not become fru@@ str@@ ated if we do not no@@ tice im@@ medi@@ ate imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement .
On that day , the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of the uni@@ verse will dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish himself as a W@@ arri@@ or more gl@@ ori@@ ously than he has during any pre@@ vi@@ ous “ day of fi@@ ght . ” ​ — Z@@ e@@ ch .
David knew how he had w@@ on those bat@@ t@@ les .
Jesus ’ words to a small group can apply to a lar@@ g@@ er group .
He too lu@@ st@@ s for power and long@@ s to place himself a@@ bo@@ ve Jehovah God .
J@@ on : Yes , it says that “ the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh is R@@ ul@@ er in the kingdom of mankind . ”
Do we e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly accept ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations of Bible truth as provided by “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” ?
Re@@ ally , though , that is no more inform@@ ative than it would be to answer the question , “ Who w@@ on the ele@@ ction ? ”
If you medit@@ ate on your personal relationship with Jehovah and appreci@@ ate how he bless@@ es you , you will be cont@@ ent .
Such a st@@ ep , far from sol@@ ving problems , often means a trans@@ iti@@ on to other problems .
His servants are happy because they foc@@ us on help@@ ing others .
Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing a positi@@ ve men@@ tal out@@ look will help us to find joy , even under dist@@ res@@ sing circumstances .
These de@@ pi@@ ctions of God har@@ mon@@ ize with the words of the psalmist who wrote : “ Jehovah is great and most wor@@ thy of praise . He is more a@@ we - inspi@@ ring than all other go@@ ds .
[ Ch@@ ar@@ t / P@@ ic@@ ture on page 18 ]
A . M@@ ac@@ D@@ on@@ al@@ d told a local brother : “ The people of C@@ ap@@ e B@@ re@@ t@@ on Is@@ land heard a message y@@ es@@ ter@@ day that was the best that was ever listen@@ ed to in this part of the world . ”
“ I@@ N TH@@ E name of the P@@ op@@ e , bo@@ om , ” read the message that accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed a ma@@ ke@@ shi@@ ft bom@@ b dis@@ co@@ vered in a Fr@@ en@@ ch ch@@ urch that P@@ op@@ e John - Paul I@@ I was to vis@@ it in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 199@@ 6 .
R@@ end@@ ering honor also me@@ ant being ou@@ tw@@ ar@@ dly imp@@ ressed by a person@@ ’s we@@ al@@ th , of@@ fice , or no@@ bility and therefore according him du@@ e attention .
A fine attitude was displa@@ yed by a man in power under C@@ and@@ ace , qu@@ e@@ en of the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ ans .
However , the work on the temple comple@@ x continued down to and bey@@ ond the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver of 30 C.E . , when the Jews said that it took 4@@ 6 years to buil@@ d it .
What streng@@ th@@ ening thoughts are con@@ ta@@ ined in Jesus ’ words , “ I am with you all the days ” ?
For the first time in my life , I was able to atten@@ d Bible conven@@ tions and see th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of my brothers and sisters .
At present , Mi@@ gu@@ el ser@@ ves as a Christian el@@ der .
In turn , her love was re@@ kin@@ d@@ led .
For one thing , among many ancient nations , i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry was both comm@@ on and without leg@@ al rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t from the author@@ ities .
The Bible says that later that ev@@ ening “ there also ar@@ ose a he@@ ated dis@@ pu@@ te among them over which one of them seem@@ ed to be great@@ est . ” ​ — Luke 22 : 24 .
Let us consider some positi@@ ve examples of you@@ ths whom young Christians can imitate .
Consider what has been said in rec@@ ent times about the people of today .
“ This is the confidence that we have toward him , that no matter what we ask according to his will , he he@@ ars us . ” ​ — 1 John 5 : 14
The resurrection was not a new thought to La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ’ sister Mar@@ th@@ a .
H@@ el@@ p S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents A@@ p@@ preci@@ ate What They L@@ ear@@ n
What an ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary privilege for Peter — all because the truth was preci@@ ous to him and led him to he@@ ed direction from Jehovah and act in faith !
He was not the Creator , or O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or , of cre@@ ation .
He rel@@ eas@@ ed a ra@@ ven , which came and went for a while , perhaps per@@ ch@@ ing on the ar@@ k between f@@ ligh@@ ts ; then Noah rel@@ eas@@ ed a do@@ ve , which kept re@@ tur@@ ning to him until it fin@@ ally found a place to ro@@ o@@ st . ​ — Genesis 7 : 24 – 8 : 13 . No doubt Noah took the lead in family worship even in the dar@@ k@@ est times
There we read of a bat@@ tle in the inv@@ isi@@ ble real@@ m . M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el ​ — Jesus Christ in his heavenly position — ​ and his angels fi@@ ght against the Devil and his dem@@ ons .
Consider , as an example , our Christian sisters who have not married because they loy@@ ally obey Jehovah’s counsel to mar@@ ry “ only in the Lord . ”
Read Romans 8 : 6 .
Because of fur@@ ther deter@@ i@@ or@@ ation in the relationship between U@@ g@@ anda and B@@ r@@ ita@@ in , the author@@ ities did not r@@ ene@@ w my contr@@ act .
While the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of God’s people do not preach in such fru@@ it@@ ful ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es , anything we do to help others find and stay on the ro@@ ad to life is something that we and they will tre@@ asure forever . ​ — Mat@@ t .
No@@ tice that Jesus tre@@ ated this woman in a kind , loving , and consider@@ ate way , not even al@@ lu@@ ding to any problems she may have ca@@ used . ​ — Mark 5 : 34 .
See the article “ The M@@ y@@ st@@ er@@ y of the G@@ ates ” in The Watchtower of Au@@ gu@@ st 15 , 198@@ 8 .
Jesus was tel@@ ling the persecu@@ ting Jews that he was the one appointed by God to fulf@@ ill the Jewish hope of everlasting life on earth and that he would do so by ra@@ ising the dead .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , Al@@ ber@@ t was vis@@ iting his sis@@ ter@@ ’s home and over@@ heard one of Jehovah’s Witnesses who was con@@ duc@@ ting a Bible study with his ni@@ e@@ ce .
The Se@@ cond “ Mi@@ rac@@ le ”
A C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ A@@ N cultiv@@ ates many things in order to be an effe@@ ctive minis@@ ter .
In fact , should not all of us go bey@@ ond “ the pri@@ m@@ ary do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine ” ?
Jehovah will keep all such ones in his li@@ mit@@ less mem@@ ory until his du@@ e time to rest@@ ore them to life . Jehovah is in@@ fin@@ it@@ ely str@@ ong@@ er than death
Consider M@@ ep@@ hi@@ bo@@ sh@@ et@@ h , the son of Davi@@ d’s friend J@@ on@@ a@@ than .
We might think , ‘ W@@ ell , God has never asked me or my sp@@ ouse to do anything like that ! ’
The truth is that a good relationship with Jehovah is pri@@ c@@ eless .
That is what R@@ o@@ sa and I have stri@@ ven to do up until now , and that is what we are determined to do in the future .
Let me tell you my st@@ ory .
2 : 3 - 5 .
• Dis@@ c@@ us@@ s chap@@ ters 1 , 3 , 11 - 16 of the book The Se@@ cre@@ t of F@@ am@@ ily H@@ app@@ iness .
Let us first consider why some people avoid be@@ ver@@ ages and fo@@ o@@ ds that con@@ tain ca@@ f@@ fe@@ ine .
He was an e@@ ye@@ witness at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . when th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of vis@@ iting Jews in the Di@@ as@@ por@@ a respon@@ ded to the good news and were baptized . ​ — Acts 1 : 14 ; 2 : 1 , 4@@ 1 .
What ro@@ le has wi@@ sh@@ ful thinking pla@@ yed in hi@@ ding the truth ?
And what can we learn from the efforts of P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la and A@@ qu@@ ila to discus@@ s the Scriptures with A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s ?
A@@ war@@ en@@ ess of our spiritual need mo@@ ves us to read the Bible da@@ ily , to ab@@ s@@ or@@ b spiritual food dis@@ p@@ en@@ sed “ at the prop@@ er time ” by “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” and to atten@@ d Christian meetings regul@@ arly .
Joseph , like his father , evid@@ ently ch@@ eri@@ shed mem@@ ori@@ es of R@@ ac@@ he@@ l .
This inclu@@ des occasi@@ ons when m@@ ere men dem@@ and that we act contr@@ ary to God’s will .
V@@ en@@ to@@ t@@ ene
Mar@@ ri@@ age v@@ ow ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 14 )
There , they learn to use and respect the Bible and Bible - based liter@@ ature .
How does this Bible pas@@ sage show God’s love and concer@@ n for me ? ’
“ How com@@ ely upon the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s are the fe@@ et of the one br@@ ing@@ ing good news ! ”
The Bible fore@@ tel@@ ls a time when faithful people will exc@@ la@@ im : “ Lo@@ ok ! This is our God . ”
So Ger@@ r@@ i would go there and expla@@ in that the clo@@ th@@ es were for “ M@@ r@@ s . Tho@@ mp@@ son . ”
* So they must be a very long peri@@ od of time .
A@@ sa and all Juda@@ h then jo@@ y@@ fully en@@ tered into ‘ a covenant to sear@@ ch for Jehovah with all their heart and soul . ’
L@@ ater , when a mo@@ b came to ar@@ rest the Ma@@ ster , most of his apostles f@@ led .
God’s pati@@ ence al@@ lo@@ ws all of us opportunity to show whether we fav@@ or rule by God or rule by man .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually speaking , El@@ isha was evid@@ ently claim@@ ing a d@@ ou@@ ble por@@ tion such as that given to a fir@@ st@@ born son .
What reas@@ ons did the Israelites have for tre@@ ating God’s name as holy ?
as@@ ks the disci@@ ple James . “ Let him show out of his fine conduct his works with a mil@@ dness that bel@@ ong@@ s to wisdom . ”
6 : 15 .
In those years after World W@@ ar I , people ho@@ ped that the world would become a better place .
In what ways can we apply the counsel found at 1 John 4 : 1 ?
But the local Witnesses helped me great@@ ly .
A J@@ U@@ S@@ T R@@ U@@ L@@ E@@ R@@ SHI@@ P B@@ Y ON@@ E W@@ O@@ R@@ L@@ D G@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ N@@ M@@ EN@@ T ​ — C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ ’@@ S K@@ IN@@ G@@ D@@ O@@ M : “ To [ Jesus Christ ] there were given rul@@ er@@ ship , honor , and a kingdom , that the pe@@ op@@ les , nations , and language grou@@ ps should all serve him .
What did Paul say is the c@@ hi@@ ef dist@@ inc@@ tion between spiritual ba@@ bes and matu@@ re people ?
F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ ing their God - given ro@@ les br@@ ings happiness to both men and women .
Jehovah reve@@ aled the answer to his prophe@@ ts . ​ — A@@ mo@@ s 3 : 7 .
However , other people may praise them for their way of life .
Just as people from Chris@@ tend@@ om have accepted the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message of hope , people from other religious ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds are doing so .
However , such a demonstr@@ ation of divine power would not have proved the righ@@ t@@ ful@@ ness of God’s authority over his in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res .
He is re@@ ign@@ ing as the King of God’s Kingdom and is wi@@ el@@ ding tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous influ@@ ence .
They assign@@ ed a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge to me , and I would go there by my@@ self and preach on my own from house to house and also make return vis@@ its on inter@@ ested ones .
He provi@@ des meetings of the Christian congregation to encoura@@ ge us along the right p@@ ath and to bring us into cont@@ act with others who have the same go@@ al that we do .
Ha@@ ving them can provide su@@ st@@ en@@ ance , make life more mean@@ ing@@ ful , or satis@@ fy an in@@ ner need for recogn@@ iti@@ on and ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ement .
Such “ min@@ ding of the flesh ” means being contro@@ l@@ led and mo@@ tiv@@ ated by the desi@@ res of the fal@@ le@@ n flesh .
What evidence of religious tri@@ a@@ ds , or tr@@ in@@ ities , do we have from ancient Babyl@@ on and Egy@@ pt ?
7 Is Jesus Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God ?
To per@@ se@@ v@@ ere means to ‘ hold fir@@ m@@ ly and ste@@ adi@@ ly to some purpose , st@@ ate , or under@@ taking des@@ pite ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les or set@@ ba@@ c@@ ks . ’
O@@ be@@ di@@ ently he did not even look back at what he was lea@@ ving be@@ h@@ ind .
Many things happened during Jesus ’ ministry that could have di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted him , but he never succ@@ um@@ bed to them .
Why can we say that the judgment against Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at stated at Revelation 14 : 8 has already been ful@@ filled ?
Yet , Jehovah does not shu@@ t the contr@@ ite one off from His loving - kindness .
Not to be over@@ loo@@ ked is the con@@ f@@ li@@ ct that al@@ co@@ ho@@ l a@@ bu@@ se can cause within the family .
The appointed authority came to the res@@ cu@@ e .
This led Job to dec@@ l@@ are “ his own soul righteous rather than God . ”
E@@ no@@ ch
“ It has become har@@ der and har@@ der to si@@ t at Christian meetings and see parents la@@ ugh@@ ing and tal@@ king with their children , ” says L@@ ou@@ ise .
There is nothing we can do to sto@@ p the di@@ se@@ ase .
When I was fi@@ ve , my father was mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed .
Now Na@@ om@@ i co@@ ach@@ es Ru@@ th in a most effe@@ ctive , even some@@ what dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c , pl@@ an of action ​ — a way of ar@@ re@@ sting the attention of Bo@@ a@@ z .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ers of Con@@ fu@@ ci@@ us ob@@ serve the principles of l@@ i and j@@ en , which ad@@ d@@ ress such qualities as kindness , hum@@ ility , respect , and loy@@ al@@ ty .
We can be sure that God lo@@ ves us .
E@@ ven@@ tually , though , we were able to set@@ tle down and take up the life we so deep@@ ly long@@ ed for ​ — that of serving Jehovah together as a family .
Th@@ ough he was hu@@ ng@@ ry , satis@@ f@@ ying the hu@@ ng@@ er did not take pri@@ or@@ ity over main@@ tain@@ ing his relationship with Jehovah .
O@@ r should we look for@@ ward to it ?
If they have the e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment that re@@ pro@@ du@@ ces the stan@@ d@@ ard , people any@@ where can c@@ he@@ ck that their me@@ a@@ su@@ re@@ ment of l@@ eng@@ th is the same as ever@@ yone el@@ se@@ ’s .
In Ju@@ ne 19@@ 7@@ 5 , however , a new govern@@ ment in Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que clo@@ sed down the cam@@ p and for@@ ced us to go back to Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i , where con@@ di@@ tions had not chang@@ ed for Jehovah’s people .
As a mo@@ ving conclu@@ sion to these inter@@ vie@@ ws , the a@@ udi@@ ence san@@ g s@@ ong number 8@@ 6 , ent@@ it@@ led “ Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful W@@ om@@ en , Christian S@@ isters . ”
Jehovah No@@ tice What You Do ?
But a Christian minis@@ ter does not preach a so@@ cial go@@ spe@@ l .
V@@ er@@ y likely , she was the one who in@@ s@@ ti@@ g@@ ated the com@@ pla@@ in@@ t and per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed A@@ ar@@ on to jo@@ in her .
My first assignment , A@@ g@@ en , in sou@@ ther@@ n Fr@@ ance , was sh@@ ort - lived .
How vital for us to consider the high pri@@ ce of eng@@ ag@@ ing in im@@ mor@@ ality before we are eng@@ ul@@ f@@ ed by it !
Can those inspired words be app@@ lied to Jehovah’s Witnesses today ?
What H@@ op@@ e for the De@@ ad ?
How can we show Jehovah that we are gr@@ ate@@ ful to him for giving us the ability to speak ?
S@@ ear@@ ch for God With Your H@@ ear@@ t and M@@ ind
His own brothers , con@@ sum@@ ed with je@@ al@@ ous@@ y because Joseph was their fa@@ ther’s fav@@ or@@ ite , had come close to mu@@ r@@ der@@ ing him .
As holy people , we prove by the way we live our lives that Jehovah’s la@@ ws are good and that Satan’s acc@@ us@@ ations are false .
Jehovah’s Witnesses around the world are determined to do that as they faith@@ fully preach the good news of God’s Kingdom in all the earth . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
Re@@ ading such s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring acc@@ oun@@ ts will move you to say , ‘ That is the kind of life I want to live ! ’
She would later become a very important part of my life ​ — she became my wife !
He remin@@ ded the stud@@ ents that they had each sp@@ ent on a@@ ver@@ age 13 years in full - time service , prom@@ o@@ ting Bible educ@@ ation that buil@@ ds faith .
From that time on , F@@ l@@ ori@@ an@@ o and others stu@@ died with him and taught him to read .
You can avoid wh@@ atever led up to the wrong act , ther@@ e@@ by pre@@ ven@@ ting future problems .
Our ad@@ ju@@ sted meeting sc@@ he@@ du@@ le op@@ ens the way for us to apply this counsel .
Di@@ d she succ@@ e@@ ed ?
A group me@@ t in our home , all of whom had the hope of living with Christ in the heavens .
Some people mis@@ understand the Bible comm@@ and to “ fear the true God . ”
L@@ y@@ man S@@ w@@ ing@@ le began his service at Jehovah’s Witnesses ’ world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k , on A@@ pri@@ l 5 , 19@@ 30 .
C@@ ould G@@ ent@@ il@@ es also be accepted into it and be anointed with holy spirit ?
When we were asked the reason for our vis@@ it , we would kin@@ dly expla@@ in , and we found that most were qu@@ ite fri@@ end@@ ly .
E@@ i@@ ther they were not col@@ le@@ cting the pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s ti@@ th@@ es or they were not for@@ war@@ ding them to the temple , as they had been assign@@ ed to do .
What counsel does Peter have for all Christians ?
How do the words of 1 Corinthians 15 : 5@@ 8 apply today ?
The de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of such teachings ​ — who pi@@ c@@ tures whom and why — ​ can be hard to keep st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght , to remember , and to apply .
What does it fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ w for Christians ?
No@@ tice who were being mis@@ tre@@ ated .
He wrote : “ I am lea@@ ving the are@@ a , but those young people and your ch@@ urch will always have a place in my heart and in my prayers .
Be pati@@ ent in sear@@ ch@@ ing for the spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c answer or direction that you need .
Thus Witnesses in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o became a@@ ware of the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for spiritual gro@@ w@@ th in the Ch@@ in@@ ese field .
On the one hand , if you are new@@ ly baptized , will you accept the chall@@ enge to apply yourself so that “ your advan@@ c@@ ement may be man@@ i@@ f@@ est to all pers@@ ons ” ?
The at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes of Jehovah and Jesus ​ — their love , war@@ m@@ th , emp@@ a@@ thy , and hum@@ ility — ​ should be what we stri@@ ve to imitate .
Jehovah , the God of resurrection , does not need to reas@@ s@@ em@@ ble at@@ om@@ s of matter that origin@@ ally cons@@ titu@@ ted a human body .
However , n@@ ur@@ tur@@ ing a “ love of money ” will un@@ avo@@ i@@ da@@ bly dist@@ ance us from Jehovah .
What she did t@@ ou@@ ched his heart because she “ out of her want d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed in all the means of living she had . ” ​ — Luke 21 : 4 .
Why can there be no doubt that God’s Word exer@@ ts power ?
But what about those living during the return of the Lord Jesus Christ ?
Do@@ ing so prom@@ o@@ tes self - respect and ear@@ ns the respect of others , including our relati@@ ves , our mat@@ es , our children , and our Christian brothers and sisters .
“ That would be great , ” I rep@@ lied .
We are confid@@ ent that they do .
After all , for ages during Jesus ’ pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence , he was God’s “ ma@@ ster work@@ er . ”
Yes , our beau@@ ti@@ ful new home is made from bri@@ c@@ ks and mor@@ ta@@ r , but as so many have ob@@ served , it is a house that was truly buil@@ t with love . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 10 .
I was baptized on S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 24 , 19@@ 50 , in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of my dedic@@ ation to Jehovah .
Why should we cultiv@@ ate hum@@ ility ?
But there was an ad@@ di@@ tional reason .
18 , 19 . ( a ) What did first - century circumstances make possible ?
Why is it loving for parents to esta@@ bl@@ ish and maintain a spiritual r@@ out@@ ine for their children ?
Rather , his respon@@ se indic@@ ated feelings of in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ac@@ y about car@@ r@@ ying out God’s comm@@ and by himself .
Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i may have felt that he would not live much longer .
As in other par@@ ts of the world , Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Ne@@ ther@@ lands are determined to do their part in declar@@ ing the everlasting good news to every nation , tri@@ be , t@@ ong@@ ue , and people . ​ — Revelation 14 : 6 .
To beg@@ in with , we find this ex@@ hor@@ tation : “ My son , if you will receive my sa@@ y@@ ings and tre@@ asure up my own comman@@ d@@ ments with yourself , so as to pa@@ y attention to wisdom with your e@@ ar , that you may inc@@ l@@ ine your heart to dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment ; . . . ”
However , our fre@@ e@@ dom could become “ a co@@ ver for doing wrong ” if we cho@@ se to become sla@@ ves of our own fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res or if we a@@ do@@ p@@ ted the dis@@ gr@@ ace@@ ful fa@@ ds and tr@@ ends of the world .
Why did Timothy cho@@ ose to worship God , and what may you need to do ?
This ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on given by Jesus Christ in his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount is well - known by Jehovah’s Witnesses today .
How reli@@ able would such a promise be if God himself did not live forever ?
Des@@ pite such at@@ temp@@ ts by Satan and his ag@@ ents , the Bible has sur@@ vi@@ ved down to our day .
God did not requi@@ re famili@@ es to bre@@ ak up where there was more than one wife .
Of course , we must be care@@ ful about the p@@ ath we cho@@ ose .
O@@ r do you think that a hum@@ ble person would be vie@@ wed as we@@ ak , eas@@ y to take advan@@ ta@@ ge of ?
A faithful re@@ m@@ n@@ ant re@@ turned to Jerusalem
That promise reve@@ aled that the Messi@@ ah ​ — the faithful “ se@@ ed ” of Genesis 3 : 15 — ​ would come through Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
For instance , how can we coun@@ ter@@ act feelings of disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement ?
Ab@@ out three cen@@ tu@@ ries after his death , in fact , O@@ ri@@ g@@ en was form@@ ally declar@@ ed a her@@ e@@ tic .
They consider@@ ed it a privilege to share with their nee@@ dy brothers in Ju@@ de@@ a .
We also have vi@@ de@@ o@@ s and D@@ V@@ D@@ s that can provide Scriptural guid@@ ance .
Read Luke 4 : 4@@ 3 .
Why did David need comfort , and to whom did he turn ?
In D@@ en@@ mar@@ k , for example , a pro@@ gra@@ m on n@@ ational T@@ V deal@@ t with the sub@@ ject “ Why the faith of the D@@ an@@ es is dec@@ l@@ ining . ”
• What has t@@ ou@@ ched you in this study about the tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h of justice ?
One Bible le@@ x@@ ic@@ on expla@@ ins that a form of the ver@@ b here rend@@ ered “ stu@@ mb@@ led ” means “ to cause a person to beg@@ in to di@@ stru@@ st and deser@@ t one whom he ought to trust and obey ; to cause to f@@ all away . ”
Because he kno@@ ws what is good for his people .
L@@ ater , Christian women became ze@@ al@@ ous ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers ; others gave valu@@ able support to Christian men who were taking the lead , including the apostle Paul ; and some showed exc@@ ep@@ tional ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality , even making their home a@@ vail@@ able for congregation meetings .
Ad@@ ul@@ t children may come to real@@ ize that they could better serve Jehovah in a congregation that uses the language that they understand best .
A liter@@ al light may reve@@ al a d@@ anger or an ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le on our pa@@ th@@ way , but it does not re@@ move it .
As “ the Pro@@ vi@@ der of es@@ cap@@ e , ” Jehovah certainly can deli@@ ver individuals from per@@ il@@ ous situ@@ ations .
His name was Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l .
You may know someone who took a ris@@ k to help others .
O@@ ther con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of lo@@ ose mor@@ als inclu@@ de her@@ p@@ es , g@@ on@@ or@@ r@@ he@@ a , he@@ pat@@ it@@ is B and C , and sy@@ ph@@ il@@ is .
He wrote : “ Be obedi@@ ent to those who are taking the lead among you and be sub@@ mis@@ sive , for they are keep@@ ing w@@ atch over your sou@@ ls as those who will rend@@ er an account ; that they may do this with joy and not with si@@ gh@@ ing , for this would be dam@@ ag@@ ing to you . ”
What was the out@@ come for Adam and E@@ ve when they sin@@ ned ?
Tru@@ ly , the@@ ir@@ s will be “ a resurrection of life . ” ​ — John 5 : 29 .
He later said that true worshi@@ p@@ ers would worship “ the Father , ” no one el@@ se .
* Bro@@ ther J@@ en@@ n@@ ings cop@@ es with bi@@ po@@ la@@ r dis@@ order .
For example , it was “ by the w@@ at@@ ers of Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do ” that Israel@@ ite Ju@@ dge Bar@@ ak de@@ fe@@ ated a mi@@ gh@@ ty Cana@@ an@@ ite ar@@ my led by Gen@@ er@@ al S@@ is@@ er@@ a .
J@@ anu@@ ary 9 - 15 , 20@@ 12
When he dis@@ cer@@ ned that others were in need , he com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ately found a way to help .
“ A@@ I@@ D@@ S ” and “ dr@@ ought ” are words fre@@ qu@@ ently used in the me@@ dia when Z@@ im@@ ba@@ b@@ we is discus@@ sed .
In@@ form@@ ation ​ — Wor@@ thy or Not ?
Although emp@@ loy@@ ers in gener@@ al find that dedic@@ ated Christians are dep@@ end@@ able and ef@@ fi@@ cient , they also no@@ te that Witnesses of Jehovah are not con@@ sum@@ ed by ambi@@ tion to get a@@ head in the world and are not com@@ pe@@ ting with others for the most lu@@ cr@@ ative positi@@ ons .
How serious was Paul about his ministry ?
So@@ on all who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly jo@@ ined her in sing@@ ing the words :
S@@ ur@@ ely that ang@@ eli@@ c example streng@@ th@@ ened his faith . All his life , A@@ be@@ l could see that the ch@@ er@@ u@@ bs were faithful and obedi@@ ent servants of Jehovah
A@@ m@@ ong the many situ@@ ations that call for displa@@ ying Christ’s men@@ tal attitude , one that can be par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly hear@@ tr@@ en@@ ding is deal@@ ing with serious wr@@ ong@@ doing , whether in the family or in the congregation .
The resul@@ ts of this tra@@ ining pro@@ gra@@ m were out@@ standing .
“ The faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” regul@@ arly ex@@ hor@@ ts God’s people to stay spiritually vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant and to keep their sen@@ ses .
The first consider@@ ation is the n@@ ature of the work it@@ self ​ — what it requi@@ res us to do .
If you receive discipl@@ ine , do not become do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted .
For example , Satan kil@@ led the li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck and the servants of the faithful man Job .
( b ) R@@ el@@ ate an experience to show how Jehovah helps us in times of tri@@ al .
Un@@ der their influ@@ ence , he tur@@ ns to false worship in his old age .
No doubt , your mate gives you leg@@ iti@@ mate cause for com@@ pla@@ in@@ t .
7 .
The ang@@ el saw to it that Eli@@ j@@ ah had fre@@ sh@@ ly bak@@ ed bre@@ ad to e@@ at and ref@@ re@@ shing water to dr@@ ink .
To sum@@ mar@@ ize , then , the Bible c@@ learly teach@@ es that life beg@@ ins at conc@@ ep@@ tion and that Jehovah se@@ es the un@@ born child as a uni@@ que and valu@@ ed individu@@ al .
They helped many to become Witnesses , including their three children .
There is nothing wrong with pra@@ ying to God about our da@@ ily , practic@@ al needs .
With my husband , Paul
The apostle Paul coun@@ sel@@ ed fellow believers : “ N@@ ever let evil talk pas@@ s your li@@ ps . ”
This will help us to ‘ keep on the w@@ atch , stay a@@ wa@@ ke , and prove ourselves ready ’ in view of these cr@@ itical and m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous times . ​ — Matthew 24 : 4@@ 2 - 4@@ 4 .
“ I can tell you f@@ ran@@ k@@ ly that while we can be ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely sure that Jesus lived . . . , we cannot with the same certain@@ ty say that we know He was ra@@ ised by God from the dead . ” So stated the Ch@@ urch of Eng@@ l@@ an@@ d’s ran@@ king pr@@ el@@ ate , the Ar@@ ch@@ bi@@ sh@@ op of C@@ an@@ ter@@ bu@@ ry .
It was a col@@ le@@ ction of pages b@@ ound together .
• If fac@@ ed with the lo@@ ss of a jo@@ b , what might a Christian want to do ?
In what ways can we displa@@ y com@@ pas@@ sion and kindness ?
F@@ am@@ ag@@ u@@ st@@ a
When we study it di@@ lig@@ ently and make God’s thoughts our thoughts , we , like Jeremiah , will be able to end@@ ure jo@@ y@@ fully in the ministry , stay faithful through tri@@ als , and remain mor@@ ally and spiritually clean . ​ — J@@ as .
On May 10 , 19@@ 16 , however , after 17 har@@ ro@@ wing days , Sha@@ ck@@ let@@ on and a small par@@ ty got to S@@ ou@@ th Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ a , but ter@@ ri@@ ble se@@ a con@@ di@@ tions for@@ ced them to land on the wrong side of the is@@ land .
The God of the Bible , Jehovah , se@@ ts a beau@@ ti@@ ful example for parents in this reg@@ ard .
P@@ rac@@ tice M@@ er@@ cy ​ — How ?
Then the end will come . ​ — 2 / 1 , page 9 .
David dis@@ cer@@ ned that the st@@ ars and the pl@@ an@@ e@@ ts that sh@@ one through “ the ex@@ pan@@ se , ” or at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere , gave ir@@ refu@@ table pro@@ of of the ex@@ ist@@ ence of a gl@@ ori@@ ous God .
M@@ ore often than not , money seem@@ s to pla@@ y a prom@@ in@@ ent ro@@ le in to@@ da@@ y’s ap@@ par@@ ent heal@@ ings .
It is an ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely reli@@ able declar@@ ation by the One who the Bible says “ cannot li@@ e . ”
Consider another verse that pointed for@@ ward to a resurrection .
I had deci@@ ded to take a bri@@ de ​ — G@@ l@@ ori@@ a , one of those two young l@@ adi@@ es who had invit@@ ed me to the book study !
E@@ ven@@ tually , on Ju@@ ly 22 , 19@@ 24 , I was baptized in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of my dedic@@ ation to Jehovah .
There may be times when you feel as did the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job , who lam@@ ented : “ I lo@@ a@@ the my life ; I do not want to go on living . ”
Why should we continue to take in Scriptural knowledge ?
As soon as I@@ sh@@ bi - ben@@ o@@ b no@@ tic@@ ed Davi@@ d’s m@@ om@@ ent of physical we@@ ak@@ ness , he “ got to think of str@@ ik@@ ing David down . ”
Con@@ s@@ ci@@ enti@@ ous Christian parents take seri@@ ously their Scriptural responsi@@ bility to provide materi@@ ally for their famili@@ es .
The M@@ em@@ ori@@ al se@@ as@@ on is a fine time for inc@@ reas@@ ed Bible reading and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in the Kingdom - preaching work
He beau@@ ti@@ fi@@ es the me@@ ek ones with sal@@ vation . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 9 : 4 .
F@@ ine conduct does not go un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed .
She says : “ D@@ or@@ is ’ words were an answer to my prayer .
It has already been written , and you can pre@@ view the fin@@ ale .
P@@ re@@ aching in the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s invol@@ ves h@@ ik@@ ing for h@@ our@@ s ac@@ ro@@ ss ru@@ g@@ ged ter@@ ra@@ in
Hence , to control your t@@ ong@@ ue , you may need to pray as did David : “ C@@ re@@ ate in me even a pu@@ re heart , O God , and put within me a new spirit , a ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast one . ” ​ — Psalm 5@@ 1 : 10 .
Yes , older ones can rel@@ ate how the understanding of truth has been prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely reve@@ aled .
The b@@ lu@@ e wh@@ al@@ e@@ ’s t@@ ong@@ ue we@@ igh@@ s as much as an el@@ ep@@ h@@ ant .
On C@@ our@@ se T@@ ow@@ ard a New World
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate Gen@@ u@@ ine H@@ um@@ ility
W@@ ould you public@@ ly hum@@ ili@@ ate her with cr@@ itical counsel ?
“ Do the work of an ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er , fully accom@@ pl@@ ish your ministry . ” ​ — 2 T@@ I@@ M .
In this way , we imitate our loving and mer@@ ci@@ ful Father , Jehovah . ​ — P@@ s .
And what influ@@ ence should his teachings have on us ?
They so@@ ld their large house , ri@@ d themselves of other bur@@ den@@ s , and moved to a congregation nee@@ ding help .
If you know a sister who wis@@ ely held to 1 Corinthians 7 : 37 but who now l@@ ac@@ ks a family close to her , could you inclu@@ de her in some family activities , perhaps invit@@ ing her to share a me@@ al or to atten@@ d a small ga@@ ther@@ ing of friends or relati@@ ves ?
So our liter@@ ature is written first in Eng@@ l@@ ish and then transl@@ ated into other langu@@ ages .
L@@ I@@ F@@ E S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ I@@ E@@ S B@@ less@@ ed With S@@ pe@@ cial H@@ er@@ it@@ age ( C .
TH@@ I@@ S question from an el@@ der@@ ly str@@ anger at a f@@ ast - food re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ant took Mu@@ ri@@ el , a mother of three , by sur@@ pris@@ e .
From the first century on@@ ward , anointed disciples have received the tal@@ ents , and they must rend@@ er an account for how they fulf@@ ill the com@@ mis@@ sion to preach .
Their comman@@ der , Jo@@ shua , had sent them to as@@ certain the streng@@ ths and we@@ ak@@ nesses of Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o .
On@@ ly a relati@@ vely few remain on earth .
We were deli@@ gh@@ ted , and we pray@@ ed together as a family to than@@ k Jehovah from our hearts .
That would con@@ ve@@ y a very clear message : You are not happy , and you want your mate to be un@@ happy too .
E@@ le@@ ments needed for pro@@ cess@@ es and c@@ y@@ c@@ les that are vital for life ​ — such as p@@ ho@@ to@@ sy@@ n@@ th@@ esis — ​ were thus in place .
When To@@ m and the other Witness were sent to pris@@ on for refu@@ sing mil@@ it@@ ary service , I was sh@@ o@@ cked .
As I exam@@ ined the Bible fur@@ ther , I found that there are lo@@ gi@@ cal and con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing reas@@ ons to believe that it is the Word of God .
Although Jesus had over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing cre@@ d@@ enti@@ als pro@@ ving that he was the Messi@@ ah , the va@@ st ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of the first - century Jews did not acc@@ la@@ im him .
Per@@ haps you can no@@ tice what they are doing at the m@@ om@@ ent and make a pol@@ ite com@@ ment about it as you in@@ iti@@ ate a con@@ vers@@ ation .
How do Christians di@@ ff@@ er from people in gener@@ al as reg@@ ar@@ ds personal accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments , and why ?
How do you feel about the ref@@ ined understanding of Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 7 ?
When do we especially need the help of the holy spirit ?
“ P@@ ra@@ y In@@ cess@@ an@@ tly ”
That is why the con@@ spi@@ r@@ at@@ ors came up with the ide@@ a of an e@@ di@@ ct re@@ stri@@ cting prayer .
A simp@@ le expres@@ sion made in a talk or com@@ ment may t@@ ou@@ ch our heart .
Jehovah’s servants also make di@@ lig@@ ent efforts to keep their plac@@ es of worship in good re@@ pa@@ ir .
Rather , we ought to gi@@ r@@ d ourselves with “ low@@ l@@ iness of mind . ”
He turned down the lu@@ cr@@ ative prom@@ o@@ tion offered to him .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , an ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ ance had taken his h@@ at , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as a str@@ anger had re@@ turned a c@@ he@@ ck wor@@ th th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of do@@ l@@ l@@ ars !
Paul did not mean that the living are to be baptized in be@@ half of the dead , for Jesus ’ disciples must person@@ ally learn , believe , and get baptized .
Des@@ pite having ma@@ j@@ or problems with work , Ge@@ or@@ ge happ@@ ily accepted a Bible study .
The Greek word ou@@ ·@@ ra@@ ·@@ no@@ s@@ ʹ means “ heaven , ” and the p@@ lu@@ r@@ al ou@@ ·@@ ra@@ ·@@ no@@ i@@ ʹ means “ heavens . ”
S@@ ur@@ ely De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y is of great value to us !
A S@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ E@@ R who is a regul@@ ar pioneer and is married to an el@@ der says : “ Des@@ pite main@@ tain@@ ing a good spiritual r@@ out@@ ine , I have stru@@ gg@@ led with anxi@@ ety for many years .
In ad@@ dition , she has been able to ass@@ ist Eng@@ l@@ ish - , Ch@@ in@@ ese - , and U@@ igh@@ ur - language grou@@ ps .
But why did this tend@@ enc@@ y devel@@ op ?
Thus streng@@ th@@ ened , they too prove themselves ready for Christ’s return , sta@@ ying ac@@ tive even under serious tri@@ al .
* Jesus ’ body was there in fr@@ on@@ t of the faithful apostles , and so was the un@@ le@@ av@@ ened bre@@ ad they would par@@ take of .
• What did the ar@@ k of the covenant con@@ tain ?
N@@ ex@@ t time , I will bring my children and con@@ v@@ in@@ ce my husband that we must atten@@ d this conven@@ tion . ”
As I gra@@ du@@ ally over@@ came that h@@ ur@@ d@@ le , I fac@@ ed another chall@@ enge .
Many of the Ab@@ origin@@ al people respon@@ ded well to my preaching , and I started sever@@ al Bible stu@@ dies .
F@@ o@@ c@@ using on the person and not the ill@@ ness benef@@ its both you and your loved one
So I ro@@ l@@ led up my s@@ le@@ ev@@ es and helped him .
C@@ ho@@ o@@ sing a Go@@ od Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation , 5 / 1
S@@ how A@@ p@@ preci@@ ation for S@@ ac@@ red Th@@ ings
She im@@ medi@@ ately saw the import@@ ance of stud@@ ying the Bible with her three children , but my father was op@@ posed to the truth , so she taught us when he was not at home .
These words of comm@@ end@@ ation streng@@ th@@ ened R@@ ic@@ o in his determin@@ ation to remain ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary and helped him to draw clo@@ s@@ er to his father .
These go@@ dd@@ ess@@ es , they believ@@ ed , deci@@ ded when a person would die as well as how much dist@@ ress and pain he would have to end@@ ure thr@@ ough@@ out his life .
This study was based on information ga@@ ther@@ ed from over 2@@ 1@@ ,000 children living in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , as well as from their parents and teach@@ ers .
Be@@ fore long , when he was four months old , Jo@@ el contr@@ ac@@ ted br@@ on@@ c@@ hi@@ al p@@ ne@@ um@@ on@@ ia and had to return to the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al , where he was qu@@ ar@@ an@@ t@@ ined .
We can talk on the way . ”
( b ) Those called were baptized into what ?
Jesus , now a mi@@ gh@@ ty spirit cre@@ ature , will sh@@ ort@@ ly de@@ pose Satan and comple@@ t@@ ely eli@@ min@@ ate his influ@@ ence . ​ — Hebrews 2 : 14 ; Revelation 20 : 1 - 3 .
What important information did Jesus give his disciples during his fin@@ al h@@ our@@ s with them in the u@@ pp@@ er ro@@ om ?
When this illustr@@ ation is app@@ lied to marriage , it inclu@@ des the husband and wife , the first two str@@ ands , who are inter@@ tw@@ ined with the cen@@ tr@@ al str@@ and , Jehovah God .
If you pray to Jehovah , you are pra@@ ying to the Creator , the Father of mankind .
How would that judgment be ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted ?
Let us therefore pray : “ M@@ ake my eyes pas@@ s on from see@@ ing what is wor@@ th@@ less . ”
When given in the early years of a chil@@ d’s develop@@ ment , comm@@ end@@ ation often makes the child feel wanted and more secu@@ re .
As Psalm 9@@ 1 conclu@@ des , what does Jehovah promise his faithful serv@@ ant ?
L@@ ater we were invit@@ ed to move to Bo@@ st@@ on , M@@ ass@@ ach@@ u@@ set@@ ts , where a Ch@@ in@@ ese group had been develop@@ ing for about three years .
By ad@@ ding the Christian Greek Scriptures to the Bible can@@ on , God shed inc@@ reas@@ ed light upon the out@@ working of his purpose without di@@ min@@ ish@@ ing the value of the Hebrew Scriptures .
It is recorded in chap@@ ters 5 through 7 of Matthe@@ w@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l , and similar information is pres@@ ented at Luke 6 : 20 - 4@@ 9 .
Jehovah sent his “ only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son ” to the earth so that we might be deli@@ vered from sin and death . ​ — John 3 : 16 .
Re@@ jo@@ ice and ex@@ ul@@ t with all the heart , O daugh@@ ter of Jerusalem ! Jehovah has re@@ moved the judg@@ ments upon you . He has turned away your enem@@ y .
At the out@@ set , in the f@@ our@@ th and fi@@ f@@ th cen@@ tu@@ ries , att@@ ach@@ ment to su@@ n worship and its cu@@ st@@ om@@ s died hard .
One of our daugh@@ ters com@@ pla@@ ined that during rec@@ ess at her school , some Witness you@@ ths be@@ have in a way that she thought was not prop@@ er .
When Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s end came in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . , God’s com@@ pas@@ sion for the obedi@@ ent again came to the fore .
It takes courage to up@@ hold God’s standards
speak every@@ where in un@@ is@@ on . ​ — Mi@@ ca@@ h 2 : 12 .
El@@ si@@ e and I now are in our early 8@@ 0 ’ s and still have reason@@ ab@@ ly good health .
“ [ Abraham ] came to be called Jehovah’s friend . ” ​ — J@@ A@@ S .
15 : 4 ; 1 C@@ or .
Paul’s counsel in this verse can be sum@@ m@@ ed up in two words : S@@ how emp@@ a@@ thy .
But did his God , Jehovah , take no@@ tice of him ?
Thus , those sons were no more ; they were dead .
The Au@@ th@@ or of the Bible does , in@@ deed , want you to understand his Word !
The gro@@ w@@ th was so ra@@ pi@@ d that the following year our congregation was di@@ vi@@ ded into three !
( 8 ) G@@ lo@@ ver , A .
( a ) How did Jesus ’ attitude di@@ ff@@ er from that of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es ?
When we atten@@ d Christian meetings , we hear that “ good word , ” which is “ s@@ we@@ et to the soul and a heal@@ ing to the b@@ ones . ”
He wants to prote@@ ct us mor@@ ally and spiritually .
It ac@@ ts as a s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ant as well as a de@@ pres@@ s@@ ant .
• Acc@@ ording to Mi@@ ca@@ h 6 : 8 , what does Jehovah requi@@ re of us ?
( See op@@ ening i@@ ma@@ ge . ) ( b ) What have you done to make it e@@ asi@@ er for your children to talk to you ?
This helped them to “ make sure of all things , ” that is , to sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ ize in the light of God’s Word what they pre@@ vi@@ ously learned , and to “ hold f@@ ast to what is fine . ”
What are B@@ en and K@@ ar@@ en@@ ’s pl@@ ans for the af@@ ter@@ no@@ on ?
‘ Re@@ turn and S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then Bro@@ thers , ’ 8 / 15
The brothers in L@@ y@@ str@@ a ag@@ re@@ ed .
Because we speak the S@@ wis@@ s Ger@@ man di@@ al@@ e@@ ct , we were invit@@ ed to sp@@ end three months in the st@@ ate of In@@ di@@ ana .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , first - century congregations took up col@@ le@@ ctions when the need ar@@ ose and organiz@@ ed reli@@ ef on a lar@@ g@@ er sc@@ ale . ​ — Acts 2 : 4@@ 4 , 4@@ 5 ; 6 : 1 - 3 ; 1 Timothy 5 : 9 , 10 .
How did the st@@ ars fi@@ ght against S@@ is@@ er@@ a ?
1@@ 38 : 2 .
After all , love of neigh@@ b@@ or is the second great@@ est comman@@ d@@ ment . ​ — Matthew 22 : 36 , 39 .
U@@ se this peri@@ od to give serious thought to what being one of Jehovah’s Witnesses means to you person@@ ally .
I consider it to be a gift from Jehovah that A@@ stri@@ d An@@ der@@ son was assign@@ ed to be my mission@@ ary par@@ t@@ ner in T@@ ha@@ il@@ and .
He ur@@ ges his servants to make all possible efforts to help sa@@ ve as many lives as they can .
How do we benefit from show@@ ing love ?
“ The way of the wicked ones is like the g@@ loo@@ m , ” says Solomon .
These dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c st@@ at@@ ements came from scho@@ l@@ ars wel@@ coming the public@@ ation of the “ Go@@ spe@@ l of Ju@@ d@@ as , ” a text thought lost for over 16 cen@@ tu@@ ries ( sh@@ own a@@ bo@@ ve ) .
H@@ am@@ il@@ t@@ on ) , No .
We ye@@ ar@@ n for the day when God makes all things new , re@@ mo@@ ving the problems we now face .
“ Be strong , all you people of the land , . . . and work , ” H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i ur@@ ged .
The pre@@ vail@@ ing attitude that foc@@ uses on self can dist@@ ort our view of wor@@ th .
Jehovah did that because of his great love and un@@ deser@@ ved kindness . ​ — 1 John 4 : 9 , 10 .
A wife is remin@@ ded to sub@@ ject her@@ self to her husband .
Jehovah’s servants maintain a positi@@ ve attitude .
He has come to know of differ@@ ences in vie@@ w@@ point between Jewish and G@@ ent@@ ile Christians in R@@ ome .
B@@ as@@ ed on v@@ isions Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah received , of what could the Jews be sure ?
They should also show affe@@ ction for each other , as Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah , Isa@@ a@@ c and Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h , and El@@ kan@@ ah and H@@ ann@@ ah did .
The fam@@ ous S@@ pan@@ ish scho@@ la@@ r A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o de Ne@@ bri@@ ja * was put in char@@ ge of re@@ vis@@ ing the text of the V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate that would appe@@ ar in the P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t Bible .
B@@ en and Ka@@ re@@ n have given us a lo@@ t to think about .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al matu@@ r@@ ity is not determined pri@@ mar@@ ily by age but by a person@@ ’s heal@@ thy fear of Jehovah and re@@ adi@@ ness to obey his comman@@ ds . ​ — Read Psalm 1@@ 11 : 10 .
A life of service br@@ ings great joy , satis@@ fac@@ tion , and peace of mind . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 5 : 12 .
Paul no doubt also takes a personal interest in his gu@@ ar@@ di@@ ans .
“ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart and do not le@@ an upon your own understanding . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V .
“ Th@@ ri@@ ving During G@@ ra@@ y - He@@ a@@ de@@ dness ”
H@@ AT@@ R@@ E@@ D O@@ F G@@ R@@ E@@ E@@ D AN@@ D I@@ MM@@ O@@ R@@ AL@@ I@@ T@@ Y
Wh@@ ere possible , it is wise to wa@@ it until we are cal@@ m before taking action or making decisions .
El@@ la later learned that sh@@ ort@@ ly before she had kno@@ cked on Fa@@ in@@ a@@ ’s do@@ or , the dist@@ ressed woman had pray@@ ed to God : “ I don@@ ’t know who you are , but if you hear me , help me . ”
T@@ ra@@ dition has it that in pre@@ par@@ ation for the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od , Al@@ me@@ i@@ da received an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent educ@@ ation , which helped him at an early age to devel@@ op his exc@@ ep@@ tional ability for langu@@ ages .
What does the hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al rec@@ ord reve@@ al ?
But a l@@ ack of confid@@ enti@@ al talk lea@@ ds to fru@@ str@@ ations and problems in the family .
As an example , when a wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er asked to be re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed after Jesus came into his Kingdom , Jesus said : “ You will be with me in Par@@ adise . ”
How does our conscience refle@@ ct what Genesis 1 : 27 says ?
“ Is the Ju@@ dge of all the earth not going to do what is right ? ”
What view of circum@@ c@@ ision that was different from Pet@@ er@@ ’s was prom@@ o@@ ted by some Christians living in Jerusalem , and why ?
Then she expla@@ ins that soon the whole earth will be a real par@@ adise .
W@@ ould a Christian ob@@ ject to the cu@@ sto@@ m of em@@ bal@@ m@@ ing ?
This expres@@ sion den@@ o@@ tes in@@ tim@@ ate two - way con@@ vers@@ ation .
14@@ 1 : 5 ; He@@ b .
By imit@@ ating No@@ ah’s faith , we can find fav@@ or with God
What less@@ on can we learn from that account ?
When we read this information , we de@@ e@@ pen our understanding and love for Bible tru@@ ths that we already know well .
I have been one of Jehovah’s Witnesses for the last 22 years .
During his bri@@ ef earthly ministry , Jesus provided a fo@@ reg@@ le@@ am of the blessings that the rest@@ or@@ ation of divine rule will bring to human@@ ity .
As “ God’s fellow work@@ ers , ” we experience that “ there is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ”
S@@ tudi@@ es like these con@@ v@@ in@@ ce s@@ inc@@ ere Bible stud@@ ents that what they have today is Jehovah’s inspired Word . ​ — Isaiah 40 : 8 . * ( See fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te . )
He had to get to know Jehovah for himself , and he did .
How pa@@ in@@ ful it must have been for Jehovah to see his bel@@ o@@ ved Son die on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake as if Jesus were an un@@ faithful bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ er !
Can anything f@@ oun@@ ded on fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od stand forever ?
He kno@@ ws her well .
Many ca@@ ves still serve as d@@ wel@@ l@@ ings .
J@@ anu@@ ary 11 - 17 , 20@@ 10
What may help coun@@ ter@@ act any rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ance to apply counsel ?
His fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness dec@@ ei@@ ves him .
C@@ op@@ ing With E@@ mo@@ tional S@@ tra@@ in
They had vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily come to him for baptism .
The preaching work and prayer are clo@@ sel@@ y l@@ in@@ ked
Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation , of course , is just one of the many activities necess@@ ary to preach the good news effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
As he en@@ tered his te@@ en@@ age years , young J@@ ack began to find it ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely difficult to speak to str@@ ang@@ ers .
W@@ il@@ li@@ am , a res@@ pe@@ cted el@@ der for over 20 years , ad@@ vis@@ es new@@ ly appointed men : “ Lo@@ ve the brothers .
I@@ mp@@ lic@@ it trust in God helps us to avoid attitu@@ des and actions that could end@@ anger our spiritu@@ ality .
But a slave could cho@@ ose to remain a slave .
And in the future , it will result in your enjo@@ ying life in a world free of suffering . ​ — John 17 : 3 .
T@@ ati@@ an came to R@@ ome as an it@@ in@@ er@@ ant r@@ he@@ t@@ ori@@ ci@@ an .
One of the best ways to strengthen your love for Jehovah is to think care@@ fully about the ransom , God’s great@@ est gift to mankind .
As a result , she develop@@ ed exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent qualities that made her preci@@ ous to God and to her husband and a valu@@ able member of the early congregation .
I went to ch@@ urch every day , and I even wanted to become a Ca@@ tho@@ lic mission@@ ary like my c@@ ous@@ in in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
We can imitate Moses by cen@@ ter@@ ing our life on God’s promises .
Re@@ g@@ arding her vis@@ it to the Kingdom H@@ all , one col@@ le@@ ge stud@@ ent said : “ U@@ su@@ ally , ch@@ ur@@ ches draw in members of a certain r@@ ace or e@@ th@@ ni@@ c group . . . .
And by means of his holy spirit , Jehovah can give the same power to any of his servants , no matter what their re@@ ward will be .
“ N@@ ine times out of ten , ” says au@@ th@@ or Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ emp@@ let@@ on , “ succ@@ ess is direc@@ tly at@@ tri@@ bu@@ table to one thing : hard work . ”
Jesus was never f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed or dec@@ ei@@ ved , but he could understand situ@@ ations that he had not lived through .
It rema@@ ins in effect until the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom destro@@ ys God’s enem@@ ies and all the famili@@ es of the earth have been bless@@ ed .
P@@ ra@@ y for holy spirit , the most powerful for@@ ce in the uni@@ verse .
We ob@@ serve that the cre@@ ation it@@ self ca@@ uses no lasting pol@@ lu@@ tion .
In order to follow your Bible - tra@@ ined conscience and avoid com@@ prom@@ ising your religious con@@ vi@@ ctions or doing something that might prove em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sing to the we@@ d@@ ding par@@ ty , you may deci@@ de to ref@@ ra@@ in from atten@@ ding .
In fact , da@@ ily we have many cho@@ ic@@ es that will deter@@ mine our re@@ pu@@ tation on the day of our dem@@ ise , especially how we will be re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed by God .
In a lo@@ g , or lo@@ g@@ book , a rec@@ ord is com@@ p@@ iled of the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of a vo@@ y@@ age or a f@@ light . This information can later be used to re@@ view what took place or to an@@ al@@ y@@ ze information that can be u@@ se@@ ful for future tri@@ ps .
As we will use the word here , it means to recogn@@ ize the prop@@ er value of something .
The woman mentioned ear@@ li@@ er says : “ In my commun@@ ity , chang@@ ing one@@ ’s religion car@@ ri@@ ed with it an un@@ for@@ gi@@ va@@ ble s@@ ti@@ g@@ ma ; it was consider@@ ed an act of dis@@ loy@@ al@@ ty , a be@@ tra@@ y@@ al of one@@ ’s family and commun@@ ity . ”
After having ob@@ ta@@ ined per@@ mis@@ sion from the man@@ ag@@ er or ow@@ ner , some Witnesses have used a table or a boo@@ th for displa@@ ying Bible liter@@ ature .
That is why he said : “ The spirit , of course , is e@@ ag@@ er , but the flesh is we@@ ak . ”
It can be dist@@ or@@ ted by imper@@ fe@@ ction , pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce , or cul@@ tural ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
Jesus said : “ This c@@ up means the new covenant by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of my blood , which is to be p@@ our@@ ed out in your be@@ half . ” ​ — Luke 22 : 20 .
The hel@@ pl@@ ess bil@@ li@@ ons who li@@ e s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing in the gra@@ ve will be brought back to life !
His beli@@ ef in the re@@ ality of that heavenly govern@@ ment was evid@@ ent in his fin@@ al words , “ See you in God’s Kingdom . ”
Jesus Christ himself ref@@ ra@@ ined from di@@ vu@@ l@@ g@@ ing to@@ tal information when doing so would have ca@@ used nee@@ d@@ less har@@ m .
And they will ac@@ tually si@@ t , each one under his v@@ ine and under his fi@@ g t@@ ree , and there will be no one making them tre@@ m@@ ble ; for the very m@@ ou@@ th of Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es has spo@@ ken it . ”
Ad@@ ul@@ ts too need to be encoura@@ ged , but often this does not ha@@ p@@ pen .
The Bible spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally men@@ tions that the apostles pre@@ ached from house to house .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , as you study the Bible , be al@@ er@@ t for indic@@ ations of Jehovah’s standards , from which true Christian mor@@ ality is der@@ i@@ ved .
Father made many mem@@ or@@ able cont@@ ac@@ ts in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
Today , the accep@@ table prayers of God’s servants as@@ c@@ end to Jehovah da@@ ily .
Ha@@ ving reg@@ is@@ tered as a consci@@ enti@@ ous ob@@ je@@ ct@@ or in Ye@@ o@@ vi@@ l , I had to appe@@ ar before a tri@@ bun@@ al in B@@ ris@@ to@@ l .
A@@ bo@@ ve : article from a 19@@ 40 “ Watchtower ” se@@ cre@@ tly transl@@ ated into Al@@ ban@@ i@@ an
( a ) How close was the relationship between Jehovah and Moses ?
In any case , when Abraham himself received a promise from God , he rejo@@ ic@@ ed and based his course of life on the sure knowledge that the promise would be ful@@ filled .
These are just a few of the encourag@@ ing Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es that will soon be ful@@ filled .
How wise it is to stay clear of ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y as well as other conduct and attitu@@ des that de@@ f@@ ame our good name and may bring re@@ pro@@ ach upon God !
Christians stri@@ ve to be ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary .
O@@ f@@ ten it re@@ pres@@ ents a number un@@ known but si@@ z@@ able .
“ Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , ” the app@@ en@@ di@@ x continu@@ es , “ is@@ su@@ es such as these have little to do with the t@@ ene@@ ts of your faith .
As our F@@ ri@@ end , God is ready to help and for@@ give us . ​ — Psalm 8@@ 6 : 5 .
In ad@@ dition to reading the Bible , it is important for us to medit@@ ate on what we read .
Instead , they use the t@@ it@@ le “ Lord ” or the name of a local go@@ d .
Ne@@ ar the branch , the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts had turned into ra@@ g@@ ing ri@@ v@@ ers with water up to our ch@@ est .
A@@ no@@ ther vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of B@@ en@@ a@@ i@@ ah’s ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tional s@@ word was Israel@@ ’s form@@ er ar@@ my c@@ hi@@ ef Jo@@ a@@ b .
Rather , we should look for ways to make prog@@ ress in be@@ aring fru@@ it .
Why are God’s remin@@ ders needed today more than ever before ?
They were organiz@@ ed by F@@ ran@@ c@@ is@@ can mon@@ ks in order to teach the In@@ di@@ ans about the N@@ ati@@ v@@ ity .
By dra@@ wing the listen@@ er out and care@@ fully pa@@ ying attention to what he says , we can get to know what he is at heart .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in the sp@@ ace of a day , then , Joseph went from pris@@ on to p@@ al@@ ace .
She too took up the pioneer service , supp@@ or@@ ting her@@ self by part - time work in the com@@ pu@@ ter field .
Today , as the number of publi@@ sh@@ ers in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o ste@@ adi@@ ly c@@ li@@ m@@ bs toward the one milli@@ on mar@@ k , that gr@@ ate@@ ful spirit still pre@@ vail@@ s .
T@@ ake to heart the promise he makes to all who fear him : “ I will by no means leave you nor by any means for@@ s@@ ake you . ” ​ — He@@ b .
M@@ Y L@@ I@@ F@@ E started in a dist@@ ant part of the earth , in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , in the f@@ ate@@ ful year 1914 .
It would occ@@ ur “ during his pres@@ ence . ”
No one will be able to question the righ@@ t@@ ful@@ ness of Jehovah’s fin@@ al judgment .
While rema@@ ining in their own ho@@ m@@ el@@ and , however , other Witnesses of Jehovah have learned another language so as to be of spiritual help to im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants .
A@@ str@@ on@@ om@@ ers es@@ tim@@ ate that the M@@ il@@ k@@ y W@@ a@@ y may be one of any@@ where from 50 bil@@ li@@ on to as many as 1@@ 25 bil@@ li@@ on g@@ al@@ a@@ xi@@ es .
Com@@ ple@@ te reli@@ ef can come only from Jehovah . ​ — Acts 2 : 24 .
For su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions on how to in@@ iti@@ ate a discus@@ sion with your children about se@@ x and how to share age - appro@@ pri@@ ate information , see The Watchtower , No@@ v@@ ember 1 , 20@@ 10 , pages 12 - 14 .
What does being cre@@ ated as free moral ag@@ ents mean for us ?
De@@ c@@ ember 1 - 7 , 200@@ 8
Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ising faith and pati@@ ence , he was cont@@ ent to leave matters in the hands of Jehovah .
Bro@@ ther S@@ w@@ ing@@ le was born on No@@ v@@ ember 6 , 19@@ 10 , in L@@ inc@@ ol@@ n , Ne@@ br@@ as@@ ka , but soon af@@ ter@@ ward the family moved to S@@ al@@ t L@@ ake C@@ ity , U@@ ta@@ h .
What might we do if having little time and en@@ er@@ gy li@@ m@@ its our accep@@ ting or ex@@ ten@@ ding ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality ?
( 9 ) B@@ ra@@ z , D .
The ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of the n@@ atur@@ al Jews re@@ je@@ cted Jesus , dis@@ qu@@ ali@@ f@@ ying themselves as future members of the “ little flo@@ ck , ” or “ the Israel of God . ”
14 , 15 . ( a ) Wh@@ ich less@@ ons in the T@@ e@@ ach@@ er book have mo@@ tiv@@ ated children ?
Jehovah had them ass@@ em@@ ble near M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i , and he said to them : “ If you will stri@@ c@@ tly obey my vo@@ ice and will in@@ deed keep my covenant , then you will certainly become my special pro@@ per@@ ty out of all other pe@@ op@@ les . ”
When a young man she was inter@@ ested in dec@@ l@@ ined to mar@@ ry her at that time , she cho@@ se someone el@@ se who was willing to do so .
A rec@@ ent ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t in the C@@ olo@@ s@@ se@@ u@@ m in R@@ ome , I@@ tal@@ y , su@@ gg@@ ested mo@@ der@@ n par@@ all@@ els by including vi@@ de@@ o c@@ li@@ ps of bul@@ l@@ fi@@ gh@@ ting , prof@@ essi@@ onal bo@@ x@@ ing , au@@ to and mo@@ t@@ or@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le rac@@ es , and spe@@ ct@@ at@@ or fi@@ gh@@ ts at other mo@@ der@@ n s@@ por@@ ts events .
John had the uni@@ que privilege of bapti@@ z@@ ing Jesus , the perfect human Son of God .
Go@@ g of Ma@@ go@@ g is id@@ enti@@ fied as Satan the Devil in his de@@ based position since 1914 .
What was the bas@@ is for this ex@@ ten@@ sion of fav@@ or ?
The l@@ y@@ ri@@ c@@ s of many of the song@@ s have been com@@ posed in such a way that when you sing one l@@ ine , you will al@@ most be able to an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate what comes next .
This is the fore@@ most reason why we should fre@@ ely for@@ give others : Jehovah God fre@@ ely for@@ gives us .
A@@ n out@@ standing witness was given during those se@@ ven we@@ ek@@ s
Instead of being “ men@@ t@@ ally di@@ se@@ as@@ ed over ques@@ tion@@ ings and de@@ bat@@ es about words , ” they continued mo@@ ving a@@ head in their positi@@ ve course of godly devo@@ tion .
This is evid@@ ent in his words : “ The har@@ v@@ est is great , but the work@@ ers are few .
C@@ ould the Israelites ‘ stri@@ c@@ tly obey Jehovah’s vo@@ ice ’ ?
The is@@ su@@ ance of this divine dec@@ ree in 2@@ 4@@ 9@@ 0 B.C.E . mar@@ ked the beg@@ in@@ ning of the end for that ung@@ o@@ dly world .
God took a ri@@ b from Adam , the first man , and made the woman .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es that , your parents have more experience than you do .
Some give bir@@ th to a child that they have ne@@ i@@ ther the desire nor the ability to ra@@ ise .
This feel@@ ing is he@@ igh@@ ten@@ ed when we dis@@ cer@@ n , with eyes of faith , the hand of God be@@ h@@ ind such cre@@ ative works .
Israel of God 5@@ 00
I@@ mp@@ ati@@ ence moved them to worship an i@@ do@@ l v@@ isi@@ ble to the n@@ atur@@ al e@@ ye .
Those who pati@@ ently end@@ ure to the end will be sa@@ ved .
On the other hand , if you give a form@@ er sp@@ ouse too much influ@@ ence in your hous@@ eho@@ ld , you can fru@@ str@@ ate or even anger your new mate .
She put her@@ self in a position to be near the man nam@@ ed Jesus .
Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation also shows that there are ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les to the gro@@ w@@ th of the se@@ ed , the word of God .
Some boo@@ ks had been lost al@@ together .
This transl@@ ation is still important today because it helps ex@@ per@@ ts to understand difficult Hebrew words or enti@@ re ver@@ ses .
He fin@@ i@@ shed first in the ex@@ am !
The letter explained how disc@@ oura@@ ged they were when they arri@@ ved at the conven@@ tion l@@ ate .
How can we avoid materi@@ al@@ ism ?
But only if we follow God’s lead will we arri@@ ve at the des@@ t@@ in@@ ation that we are working so hard to re@@ ach .
P@@ ur@@ pose of S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ les
When Jesus took the lo@@ a@@ f and said , “ this means my body , ” he was indic@@ ating that the un@@ le@@ av@@ ened bre@@ ad was re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative of , or was a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of , his own sin@@ less fle@@ sh@@ ly body , which he gave “ in be@@ half of the life of the world . ”
How do we use it ?
These con@@ tain ch@@ l@@ or@@ op@@ h@@ yl@@ l , which ab@@ s@@ or@@ bs light en@@ er@@ gy .
The man could not than@@ k her en@@ ough and said he would re@@ pa@@ y more than $ 20 .
It was not until gra@@ du@@ ation day that we were told where we were being assign@@ ed to serve .
This is not how my@@ ths or fai@@ ry tal@@ es are pres@@ ented . Jesus , the most reli@@ able Witness , spoke of Adam and E@@ ve as real . ​ — 1 / 1 , pages 5 - 6 , 9 .
One Bible dic@@ tion@@ ary no@@ tes that the Greek word transl@@ ated “ godly devo@@ tion ” descri@@ bes “ the good and care@@ ful ch@@ eri@@ shing of the fear of God . ”
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , though , in order to be for@@ given by God , we must imitate Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess in our deal@@ ings with others .
2 : 2 , 13 , 19 .
( a ) How did Joseph res@@ ist im@@ moral temp@@ tation ?
( b ) What will help make field service bene@@ fi@@ cial and jo@@ y@@ ful for children ?
Such a si@@ ck@@ ly woman was to be is@@ ol@@ ated and kept in qu@@ ar@@ an@@ t@@ ine .
Do@@ ing so dra@@ ws us clo@@ s@@ er to him . ​ — Matthew 6 : 9 .
To gain Jehovah’s blessing , Jo@@ shua had to read God’s Word for himself .
U@@ sing two cont@@ ra@@ sting pro@@ verbs , Solomon for@@ ce@@ fully br@@ ings this vital truth to our attention .
The faithful pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch vo@@ ic@@ ed his con@@ vi@@ ction that “ the Ju@@ dge of all the earth ” would “ do what is right . ” ​ — V@@ er@@ se 25 .
The trans@@ por@@ tation de@@ par@@ t@@ ment began meeting d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates who were arri@@ ving from many par@@ ts of the So@@ vi@@ et Un@@ ion and taking them to their qu@@ ar@@ ters .
A@@ n el@@ der in the local congregation found out about the challeng@@ es I was fac@@ ing to atten@@ d the meetings while living in my ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn .
How d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous it would be for us to cla@@ im to serve God but seek first ri@@ ches rather than “ the kingdom and his righteousness . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 33 ; 1 Timothy 6 : 9 , 10 .
This fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed the pe@@ ace@@ ful rest and other blessings that mankind will experience under the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn of Christ after the end of Satan’s op@@ pres@@ sive rul@@ er@@ ship .
Th@@ r@@ ough a study of the Bible , you can find true happiness des@@ pite your problems .
That cannot ref@@ er to nor@@ ma@@ l te@@ ars that wa@@ s@@ h our sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve eyes , nor can it ref@@ er to te@@ ars of joy .
H@@ en@@ ry N@@ ic@@ ho@@ ls was compan@@ y serv@@ ant of the wh@@ ite one .
V@@ alu@@ es , 6 / 15
‘ P@@ rep@@ are Your H@@ ear@@ t to Con@@ sul@@ t God’s Word ’
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ting the princi@@ ple of hon@@ es@@ ty , using po@@ e@@ tic words rather than leg@@ al ter@@ ms , King Solomon of ancient Israel says : “ A c@@ he@@ ating pa@@ ir of s@@ cal@@ es is something de@@ t@@ es@@ table to Jehovah , but a complete st@@ one - we@@ i@@ ght is a ple@@ asure to him . ”
• How can we res@@ ist the spirit of the world ?
S@@ how@@ ing A@@ p@@ preci@@ ation for Christ’s H@@ el@@ p
“ When my wife was di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with can@@ c@@ er , ” says H@@ aka@@ n , “ it was a sh@@ o@@ ck to both of us .
Ri@@ ght now , he is making pre@@ par@@ ations to sa@@ ve “ a great crow@@ d . ”
Now , if Jesus is the one who su@@ ffered and died for us , giving up his life in our be@@ half , why does the verse speak of the ransom as “ the gift God gives ” ?
L@@ ater , his wife , a medi@@ cal do@@ ct@@ or who was also an a@@ the@@ ist , stu@@ died the Bible as well ​ — in@@ iti@@ ally to prove her husband wrong !
It seem@@ ed that the only other authority who could appro@@ ve the pro@@ po@@ sal@@ s was the c@@ hi@@ ef pl@@ an@@ ning of@@ fic@@ er for the enti@@ re coun@@ ty .
How can we imitate his example ?
Are We S@@ ear@@ ch@@ ing in the Ri@@ ght P@@ l@@ ac@@ es ?
• How can we show that Jehovah is real to us ?
When we have the opportunity , let us will@@ ingly for@@ go our pre@@ fer@@ ences in be@@ half of others .
At first , doing this may se@@ em da@@ un@@ ting , and the very ide@@ a might cause a bi@@ t of fear .
in the O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 1 , 200@@ 3 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
Acc@@ ording to Satan , why was Job serving God ?
When tri@@ als ar@@ ise , the spirit can help us to remember Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts and principles and then dis@@ cer@@ n the wise st@@ ep@@ s to take .
“ He that is wal@@ king with wise pers@@ ons will become wise , but he that is having deal@@ ings with the stu@@ pi@@ d ones will f@@ are ba@@ dly . ”
When Jesus told his followers to e@@ qui@@ p themselves with s@@ words on the fin@@ al night of his life on earth , he did not have prote@@ ction in mind .
Mu@@ ch of their time was sp@@ ent in the pur@@ su@@ it of more material things , but that did not give them gen@@ u@@ ine happiness .
She also taught her si@@ x children about Jehovah and continued to go to meetings and conven@@ tions .
“ S@@ to@@ p judg@@ ing that you may not be jud@@ ged , ” said Jesus , “ for with the judgment you are judg@@ ing , you will be jud@@ ged , and with the me@@ asure that you are me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing out , they will me@@ asure out to you .
I@@ T I@@ S no small chall@@ enge to maintain a clean moral standing before God am@@ id a de@@ pra@@ ved soci@@ ety that gl@@ ori@@ fi@@ es gr@@ ati@@ fic@@ ation of fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res .
I pray@@ ed that if God helped me get to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , I would not pur@@ sue material things but I would get an educ@@ ation and stri@@ ve to be a good Christian and a good c@@ iti@@ z@@ en .
( Read Psalm 9@@ 1 : 1 , 2 . )
Juda@@ h’s King Jeho@@ i@@ ak@@ im has kil@@ led U@@ ri@@ j@@ ah and has had the cor@@ p@@ se of that prophet c@@ ast into the gra@@ v@@ ey@@ ard of the comm@@ on people .
Pro@@ vo@@ c@@ ative se@@ x@@ u@@ al i@@ mag@@ er@@ y is one form that is often used . “ Se@@ x sel@@ ls ” is a well - known a@@ da@@ ge .
In ess@@ ence , the human experi@@ ment with self - determin@@ ation then began .
It certainly be@@ ars no res@@ em@@ bl@@ ance to love , go@@ o@@ dness , self - control , or the other qualities associ@@ ated with the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s spirit .
But their re@@ kin@@ d@@ led love ​ — a result of Bible study , prayer , and medit@@ ation — ​ will give them the needed courage and res@@ ol@@ ve .
“ A pu@@ pi@@ l is not a@@ bo@@ ve his teach@@ er , but ever@@ yone that is per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly instru@@ cted will be like his teach@@ er . ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 6 : 40 .
Our Fa@@ ith Is Al@@ so T@@ ested
But Jesus is not the only one whom God rel@@ eas@@ es from H@@ ad@@ es .
Ex@@ per@@ ts on human n@@ ature have ob@@ served that h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of milli@@ ons of people feel a need to pray .
11 Jesus Christ ​ — His M@@ es@@ sage and You
The set@@ ting is the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness of Sin@@ a@@ i , following Israel@@ ’s deli@@ ver@@ ance from Egy@@ pt .
F@@ el@@ low feel@@ ing is a qu@@ ality that Jehovah put in us , for we were cre@@ ated in his i@@ ma@@ ge .
The great@@ est comman@@ d@@ ment , he said , is to love Jehovah with our whole heart , soul , mind , and strength .
The tru@@ mp@@ et will s@@ ound , and the dead will be ra@@ ised up inc@@ or@@ ru@@ p@@ ti@@ ble , and we shall be chang@@ ed .
During this jo@@ y@@ ous occasi@@ on , the L@@ ev@@ ites san@@ g a s@@ ong of praise that con@@ ta@@ ined a no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy st@@ at@@ ement , recorded at 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 16 : 31 : “ De@@ cl@@ are among the nations : ‘ Jehovah has become King ! ’ ”
U@@ se these years as an opportunity to ad@@ d to your chil@@ d’s knowledge gra@@ du@@ ally .
E@@ spe@@ cially should we be concer@@ ned with principles invol@@ ving our relationship with God .
No@@ te that the last part of the pas@@ sage indic@@ ates what ca@@ uses the trans@@ form@@ ation : “ The earth will certainly be filled with the knowledge of Jehovah . ”
It is true that F@@ l@@ ori@@ an@@ o has had to de@@ al with serious health problems .
But my father died .
[ M@@ ap@@ s / ​ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 9 ]
Today , Scriptural truth still prom@@ o@@ tes hon@@ es@@ ty , even among those who have been deep@@ ly involved in cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion .
In ad@@ dition , those who take the lead in the preaching work are not deter@@ red by the different men@@ tal@@ ity , cu@@ st@@ om@@ s , or man@@ n@@ ers of fore@@ ign@@ ers .
No@@ tes H@@ an@@ ne , a pioneer for over 40 years , “ The joy I always feel after I have been in the ministry s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ates me to continue in Jehovah’s service . ”
In the to@@ wn of K@@ i@@ at@@ o , in nor@@ the@@ ast@@ er@@ n P@@ el@@ op@@ on@@ n@@ is@@ o@@ s , a Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ an family and an Al@@ ban@@ i@@ an man started stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses and got to know one another .
J@@ on@@ a@@ than tru@@ sted that God would help him too . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 3 : 12 - 31 ; 15 : 6 - 8 , 15 ; 16 : 29 , 30 .
; H@@ al@@ la@@ ha@@ n , M .
But rec@@ re@@ ation should ref@@ res@@ h us , not end@@ anger our spiritu@@ ality or enc@@ ro@@ ach on spiritual activities .
We do well to he@@ ed the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ vice : “ If possible , as far as it dep@@ ends upon you , be pe@@ ace@@ able with all men . ”
If we are dedic@@ ated Christians , our relationship with the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah br@@ ings us many benef@@ its .
Jesus proved to be the Messi@@ ah .
For example , Jehovah may have seen that Sa@@ ul@@ ’s imp@@ ati@@ ence was s@@ ti@@ r@@ red by pri@@ de .
Jehovah has “ made him head over all things to the congregation ” of anointed ones .
S@@ imp@@ ly put , the Bible says that the dead are in the gra@@ ve , a@@ wa@@ iting the resurrection .
A few years later , while the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans and other M@@ ace@@ don@@ i@@ an brothers were experi@@ enc@@ ing a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction and “ deep po@@ ver@@ ty , ” they heard about the need of persecu@@ ted Christians in Jerusalem and wanted to help them .
Why can the anointed be called temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents ?
It lies out@@ side the real@@ m of n@@ atur@@ al reason or human lo@@ gi@@ c . ”
W@@ al@@ king by Si@@ ght ​ — How D@@ ang@@ er@@ ous ?
It will de@@ e@@ pen our appreciation for God’s Word .
In the book Those Ab@@ out to Di@@ e , Daniel P . M@@ an@@ ni@@ x ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ Christians refu@@ sed to . . . sacrifice to the [ Rom@@ an ] emp@@ er@@ or@@ ’s gen@@ i@@ us ​ — r@@ ough@@ ly e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent today to refu@@ sing to sal@@ u@@ te the f@@ la@@ g . ”
Such love has been demonstr@@ ated in a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble way at times of rac@@ i@@ al un@@ rest and pol@@ itical tur@@ mo@@ il .
Acc@@ ording to the O@@ ri@@ ent@@ al co@@ de , it was a ho@@ st@@ ’s responsi@@ bility to prote@@ ct the gu@@ ests in his home , de@@ f@@ en@@ ding them even to the point of death if necess@@ ary .
Why do you keep yourself hi@@ d in times of dist@@ ress ? ”
Why is it important to take the lead in show@@ ing honor to fellow believers ?
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , A@@ ar@@ on and his des@@ c@@ end@@ ants were still re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed as fe@@ ar@@ ers of Jehovah . ​ — P@@ s .
However , there is no doubt that Jehovah supp@@ or@@ ts all who su@@ ff@@ er for his nam@@ e@@ ’s s@@ ake .
“ Father , . . . gl@@ ori@@ fy your son , that your son may gl@@ ori@@ fy you . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ H@@ N 17 : 1 .
Jehovah is now ob@@ serving each of us to see , among other things , our re@@ action to his gener@@ os@@ ity .
13 , 14 . ( a ) B@@ es@@ id@@ es direc@@ t cont@@ act with people , what does associ@@ ation inclu@@ de ?
Consider what will ha@@ p@@ pen after the good news has been pre@@ ached to Jehovah’s satis@@ fac@@ tion .
“ I felt be@@ tra@@ yed , bro@@ k@@ en@@ hear@@ ted , and fru@@ str@@ ated .
By imit@@ ating Jesus Christ and develop@@ ing deep love for Jehovah God , however , we can succ@@ e@@ ed in cultiv@@ ating h@@ at@@ red for la@@ w@@ less@@ ness .
I@@ ts esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment is good news because it means that God has set up a govern@@ ment in heaven to take full control of earth@@ ’s af@@ fai@@ r@@ s .
Jesus Christ ​ — How Sh@@ ould We R@@ em@@ ember H@@ im ?
We enjoy a close personal relationship with Jehovah as we imitate his ways , and we contribu@@ te to the pe@@ ace@@ ful un@@ ity of our spiritual par@@ adise .
“ I have tri@@ ed hard to find another jo@@ b , but I have not been able to .
We might be re@@ ac@@ ting str@@ ong@@ ly after listen@@ ing to someone who claim@@ s to be in the know .
Li@@ th@@ u@@ ani@@ a was then d@@ om@@ in@@ ated by the Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic and Rus@@ si@@ an O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x cl@@ er@@ gy .
For example , when S@@ ar@@ ah , the wife of Abraham , spoke less than tru@@ th@@ fully to a materi@@ al@@ ized ang@@ el , the ang@@ el evid@@ ently saw that she was af@@ ra@@ id and em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed , so he simply gave her a mil@@ d re@@ pro@@ of .
Of course , that is not true of all rul@@ ers .
F@@ ill@@ ing a Ne@@ ed in M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia
In its place , we “ clo@@ the [ ourselves ] with the new person@@ ality . ” ​ — C@@ ol .
When dist@@ res@@ sing situ@@ ations ar@@ ise , we will re@@ adi@@ ly ass@@ ist one another because strong b@@ on@@ ds of fri@@ end@@ ship have already been esta@@ bli@@ shed .
In In@@ dia , a large family of Witnesses living in deep po@@ ver@@ ty found it next to imp@@ os@@ sible to atten@@ d a conven@@ tion .
Of course , even in this case , it would have been wrong for him to tell a li@@ e .
What is that teaching , and how are your life , decisions , and actions involved ?
In fact , Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y is based on love .
* The Bible thus makes it clear that God does not take our dead loved ones to be with him in heaven .
P@@ re@@ aching streng@@ th@@ ens our faith because it remin@@ ds us of God’s promises and loving standards
He was able to help four people to dedic@@ ation and baptism during his first few years of pione@@ ering .
Even so , the Bible con@@ tain@@ s principles that show us how our mo@@ der@@ n - day plac@@ es of worship should be used and res@@ pe@@ cted .
Th@@ ree V@@ it@@ al Q@@ u@@ alities
Of course , Ha@@ ’@@ a@@ pa@@ i@@ ’s most deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful as@@ set is its fri@@ end@@ ly people , who f@@ it into the tr@@ an@@ qu@@ il en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
Per@@ haps a j@@ ar or two might be found , but to find such an ex@@ ten@@ sive am@@ ount of gra@@ in is exc@@ ep@@ tional . ”
A Christian who has served in the full - time ministry for more than 30 years re@@ mar@@ ked : “ One of my great@@ est jo@@ ys is see@@ ing older brothers and sisters who have come through many tri@@ als still serving Jehovah faith@@ fully ! ”
You can be sure that having a spirit of co@@ op@@ er@@ ation will help your family to make fur@@ ther spiritual prog@@ ress .
How did religion lo@@ se its wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad appe@@ al ?
Some later come to their sen@@ ses , however , and make the challeng@@ ing j@@ our@@ ne@@ y back to Jehovah’s organization .
Do@@ ing this invol@@ ves a regul@@ ar study of the Bible and Bible study a@@ i@@ ds provided through “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
To be accepted back into the congregation , he must hum@@ bly rep@@ ent and turn around .
To answer these claim@@ s , Jehovah per@@ m@@ its Satan to t@@ est Job .
Ther@@ efore , the following article will help us to ev@@ alu@@ ate the import@@ ance we give to divine truth in our lives .
As@@ cri@@ be to Jehovah the glory bel@@ ong@@ ing to his name . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 9@@ 6 : 7 , 8 .
All efforts to have a con@@ vers@@ ation may eli@@ c@@ it only ter@@ se rep@@ lies .
However , to be God’s friend , we need to know more about him than just his name .
Since powerful spi@@ r@@ its are be@@ h@@ ind the worl@@ d’s dar@@ k@@ ness , what can m@@ ere humans do to dis@@ pe@@ l it ?
“ Yet , some@@ times I would think : ‘ If there is a God up there , then I want to know what it all means .
What does the Bible mean when it speak@@ s of a human as being “ righteous ” ?
Jo@@ y@@ ful Gi@@ v@@ ers
For example , on the sou@@ ther@@ n co@@ ast in V@@ l@@ or@@ ë , A@@ re@@ t@@ i P@@ ina got baptized in 19@@ 28 , when she was 18 .
Jehovah God promises to bring about world peace , not by pat@@ ch@@ ing up this system of things , but by br@@ ing@@ ing about “ a new earth ” in which “ righteousness is to d@@ well . ”
You may feel that this dra@@ ws you clo@@ s@@ er to the He@@ are@@ r of prayer , who is inv@@ isi@@ ble and may se@@ em imper@@ s@@ onal and ab@@ str@@ act .
With the R@@ ed Se@@ a before them and war ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts be@@ h@@ ind them , the Israelites felt tra@@ pp@@ ed , and they b@@ lam@@ ed Moses .
The ke@@ y fac@@ t@@ or is to r@@ ely on God .
How has the prophecy recorded at E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 37 : 26 , 27 been ful@@ filled ?
The Bible also war@@ ns that in the future when Satan and his human pu@@ p@@ pe@@ ts att@@ ack God’s people , Jehovah will again st@@ ep in and me@@ et for@@ ce with for@@ ce .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , you invit@@ e Jehovah’s blessing when you pati@@ ently stri@@ ve to inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate his Word into the heart of your children .
“ W@@ i@@ fe of one husband ” , 4 / 1
Li@@ vi@@ ja , the el@@ des@@ t daugh@@ ter , became a regul@@ ar pioneer as soon as she fin@@ i@@ shed high school .
As@@ k Jehovah to help you to imp@@ ro@@ ve where you need to .
“ I felt that I was comple@@ t@@ ely us@@ eless . ”
But Jehovah se@@ es bey@@ ond the present m@@ om@@ ent and can per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve the long - ter@@ m con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of both good and bad be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
Sa@@ ys Matthew : “ The congregation that I vis@@ ited had 2@@ 00 in attend@@ ance , but the meetings were all condu@@ cted by one el@@ der of advan@@ ced age and one young minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant .
Jehovah ‘ keep@@ s working ’ with a view to br@@ ing@@ ing his purpose to a succ@@ ess@@ ful conclu@@ sion . ​ — John 5 : 17 .
There is no mi@@ dd@@ le gr@@ ound ​ — ei@@ ther you are obedi@@ ent or you are not . ​ — R@@ om . 6 : 16 ; He@@ b .
M@@ el@@ c@@ hi@@ ze@@ de@@ k , the king of S@@ al@@ em , was also “ pri@@ est of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh God . ”
“ The ‘ C@@ re@@ ation D@@ r@@ ama ’ la@@ id the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for my love of the truth , ” says El@@ se B@@ ill@@ har@@ z .
That was on Mar@@ ch 11 , 19@@ 24 .
G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S fir@@ st@@ born Son was the ear@@ li@@ est and most complete expres@@ sion of Jehovah’s un@@ fa@@ th@@ om@@ able wisdom .
No am@@ ount of spiritual sacrific@@ es can com@@ p@@ en@@ s@@ ate for this de@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y .
When you consider what stan@@ ds to be ga@@ ined or lost as a result of our preaching , you pro@@ ba@@ bly feel an ur@@ g@@ ent need to speak to others about the good news .
So@@ on after the war of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , more mirac@@ les will occ@@ ur , rest@@ or@@ ing humans to good health .
20@@ 00 S@@ E@@ R@@ V@@ I@@ C@@ E Y@@ E@@ A@@ R R@@ E@@ P@@ O@@ R@@ T O@@ F J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S W@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ S W@@ O@@ R@@ L@@ D@@ W@@ I@@ D@@ E
Can we be confid@@ ent that our efforts to make such imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ements will me@@ et with succ@@ ess ?
Jesus had just asked his disciples : “ Who do you say that I am ? ”
An@@ th@@ on@@ y : Cor@@ rec@@ t .
And since I could not car@@ ry a book ba@@ g , other publi@@ sh@@ ers put my liter@@ ature in their ba@@ g when I went out in the preaching work . ”
S@@ hor@@ tly after the inst@@ all@@ ation of the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od for service at the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , Jehovah ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s sons Na@@ da@@ b and A@@ bi@@ h@@ u because they had offered il@@ leg@@ iti@@ mate fi@@ re before H@@ im .
After those three at@@ temp@@ ts had fa@@ iled , Satan ‘ re@@ ti@@ red from Jesus until another conven@@ i@@ ent time . ’
My father really lik@@ ed Ch@@ ar@@ al@@ am@@ bo@@ s , so he con@@ sen@@ ted to the marriage , but M@@ other was not eas@@ ily per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed .
U@@ N@@ I@@ T@@ E@@ D N@@ AT@@ I@@ ON@@ S / ​ P@@ H@@ O@@ T@@ O B@@ Y J .
We should ask Jehovah to give us his holy spirit to he@@ igh@@ ten wh@@ atever a@@ bil@@ ities we have in his service .
Yet , the day her mother died , N@@ an@@ c@@ i s@@ at on the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al flo@@ or in a complete st@@ ate of sh@@ o@@ ck .
Mo@@ der@@ n - day servants of Jehovah can draw faith - streng@@ th@@ ening less@@ ons from that out@@ standing act of divine deli@@ ver@@ ance .
He knew that men cannot ba@@ r@@ gain with God .
( b ) How are we affe@@ cted when we see new@@ ly dedic@@ ated ones get baptized ?
That ali@@ en@@ ation has p@@ lu@@ ng@@ ed mankind in gener@@ al into spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness , le@@ ading to suffering and death .
Th@@ ough they en@@ tered the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , what did the Israelites fai@@ l to experience ?
K@@ N@@ O@@ W@@ L@@ E@@ D@@ G@@ E O@@ F G@@ O@@ D W@@ I@@ L@@ L F@@ I@@ L@@ L TH@@ E E@@ A@@ R@@ T@@ H
Be@@ d@@ ell felt str@@ ong@@ ly that the I@@ ris@@ h people “ ought not to be ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted t@@ ill they can learn Eng@@ l@@ ish . ”
Paul wrote : “ [ Jesus ] says : ‘ Lo@@ ok !
What ani@@ mal@@ is@@ tic qualities do many displa@@ y , but how have some chang@@ ed for the better ?
His very first cre@@ ation was the spirit cre@@ ature known as “ the Word ” because he was the S@@ po@@ k@@ es@@ man for Jehovah .
In his pres@@ ence are ma@@ j@@ es@@ ty and s@@ pl@@ end@@ or ; strength and beau@@ ty are in his san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary . ” ​ — Psalm 9@@ 6 : 4 - 6 .
The travel@@ ing overse@@ er and his wife encoura@@ ged me great@@ ly .
When many of the disciples left off following Jesus because they did not understand one of his teachings , it was Peter who spoke up in be@@ half of the 12 apostles and said : “ Lord , whom shall we go away to ?
W@@ a@@ ys in Wh@@ ich Some C@@ ho@@ ose to Gi@@ ve
M@@ AN@@ Y people think that there is little con@@ ne@@ ction between what they are doing and what God is doing .
After his resurrection , when speaking to two disciples on their way to E@@ m@@ ma@@ us , he “ inter@@ pre@@ ted to them things per@@ tain@@ ing to himself in all the Scriptures . ”
In the same Bible book , we read : “ In case you should sacrifice a than@@ k@@ s@@ giving sacrifice to Jehovah , you should sacrifice it to gain appro@@ val for you . ”
H@@ AT@@ E seem@@ s to be all around us today .
Christians who want to get married need to be very care@@ ful about whom they cho@@ ose to associ@@ ate with .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , around ho@@ li@@ day times an un@@ believ@@ ing husband might re@@ qu@@ est or dem@@ and that his Christian wife do something she would like to avoid .
A@@ p@@ poin@@ ting a health - care ag@@ ent ( where leg@@ ally possible and accepted ) can en@@ sure that someone who is tru@@ sted will make the appro@@ pri@@ ate decisions if needed .
He said : “ The kingdom of the heavens is like a tre@@ asure hi@@ d@@ den in the field , which a man found and hi@@ d ; and for the joy he has he go@@ es and sel@@ ls what things he has and bu@@ ys that field . ”
Will money give you a feel@@ ing of se@@ cur@@ ity ?
We may lo@@ se sight of those Jehovah will yet ga@@ ther out of this wicked system of things .
Fir@@ st , he pra@@ ys that his disciples be no part of Satan’s un@@ holy world .
How would you answer the questions found at Job 38 : 33 - 38 ?
We “ avoid them ” by ste@@ ering clear of their reason@@ ings ​ — whether in person , in pr@@ inted form , or on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t .
“ The love the Christ has com@@ p@@ els us . . .
The of@@ fic@@ er in char@@ ge or@@ der@@ ed the sol@@ di@@ ers not to sh@@ o@@ o@@ t us but to stay with us and prote@@ ct us .
Today , the Son of God is not present on earth to comfort us person@@ ally .
How was the support of anointed Christians by their other sheep compan@@ i@@ ons pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed ?
It is some@@ times en@@ ough to expla@@ in why a certain course is right or wrong .
As you can i@@ magine , M@@ other was very happy to see me .
King Davi@@ d’s example can teach us what ?
How is he “ a real d@@ wel@@ ling ” for his name people today ?
With “ the great and fear - inspi@@ ring day of Jehovah ” now so near , we should have the same men@@ tal attitude . ​ — Jo@@ el 2 : 31 .
Are you involved in any of these ?
This would be the case , for example , when she inter@@ pre@@ ts com@@ ments from the a@@ udi@@ ence , tal@@ ks given by sisters , or demonstr@@ ations .
Re@@ g@@ arding the@@ ft , Paul wrote : “ Let the ste@@ al@@ er ste@@ al no more , but rather let him do hard work , doing with his hands what is good work , that he may have something to dist@@ ribu@@ te to someone in need . ”
They real@@ ize that having qualities like those of God is more important than any ri@@ ches or benef@@ its .
20 , 21 . ( a ) Why did the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es con@@ dem@@ n Jesus ’ disciples ?
Do pa@@ y attention to the s@@ ound of my c@@ ry for help , O my King and my God , because to you I pray . ”
We lived in a t@@ in@@ y ro@@ om on the second flo@@ or of a lo@@ g ca@@ bi@@ n .
What fine example have faithful anointed ones set ?
O@@ te@@ iz@@ a , a physi@@ ci@@ an “ well ver@@ sed in that di@@ al@@ e@@ ct , of which I my@@ self have some knowledge , ” wrote B@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
In@@ iti@@ ally , he may tre@@ at her consider@@ ately , even res@@ pe@@ cting her for her religious vie@@ ws .
They ze@@ al@@ ously preach the good news with fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch .
But what about the “ other sheep ” ?
Now they must hum@@ bly do loving things for one another .
They support local congregations , are Bethel vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers , or serve as mission@@ aries in fore@@ ign lands .
Some 6@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , a spirit cre@@ ature challeng@@ ed the righ@@ t@@ ful@@ ness of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
The use of the pr@@ on@@ oun@@ s “ we , ” “ our , ” and “ us ” shows that Luke sh@@ ared in some of the events . ​ — 11 / 15 , page 18 .
The result might be sur@@ pris@@ ing .
D@@ on@@ ’t you c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate your@@ s ?
When a Christian husband takes the lead with knowledge not only of God’s Word but also of those en@@ tru@@ sted to him , it is more likely that his family members will have confidence in his he@@ ad@@ ship and that he will have the satis@@ fac@@ tion of see@@ ing them remain un@@ ited in true worship .
Such individuals re@@ ject their form@@ er wrong course and deter@@ mine to do what is right in God’s sight .
How can you bre@@ ak out of such des@@ pa@@ ir ?
S@@ ho@@ pp@@ ing mal@@ ls are full of the l@@ at@@ est g@@ ad@@ ge@@ ts , and there is no l@@ ack of people to bu@@ y them .
This means that we avoid ex@@ po@@ sure to religious pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s on ra@@ di@@ o and tel@@ ev@@ ision as well as religious liter@@ ature that prom@@ o@@ tes lies about God and his Word .
Like those mentioned in the book of Proverbs , they were “ lea@@ ving the pa@@ ths of u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness to walk in the ways of dar@@ k@@ ness . ”
One way that Paul demonstr@@ ated appreciation for the ministry was by being al@@ er@@ t to opportun@@ ities to speak to others .
That gives us confidence that he will become wh@@ atever is necess@@ ary in order to fulf@@ ill his promises .
What was the qu@@ ality of God’s work ?
How can parents re@@ ach this no@@ ble go@@ al ?
L@@ ater , the two married , and they have now been in the cir@@ cu@@ it work for some 30 years .
For example , every year Witnesses in one S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ i@@ can country walk for mil@@ es through the ju@@ ng@@ le and then tra@@ v@@ el for h@@ our@@ s by c@@ ano@@ e in order to atten@@ d their dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion .
For three bl@@ is@@ s@@ ful years , I was living my dre@@ am .
What was the imp@@ act of the W@@ y@@ c@@ li@@ f@@ fe Bible ?
In the congregation , all can learn to la@@ u@@ gh with and enjoy one another , keep@@ ing con@@ vers@@ ations and our teaching man@@ ner up@@ building and positi@@ ve . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
“ I don@@ ’t like you people ! ”
Our li@@ ps should make public declar@@ ation to Jehovah’s holy name .
Yes , we can , provided that we “ keep ho@@ l@@ ding the pat@@ ter@@ n of heal@@ th@@ ful words ” by practic@@ ing what we learn “ with the faith and love that are in con@@ ne@@ ction with Christ Jesus . ” ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
It inclu@@ des know@@ ing Jehovah’s re@@ pu@@ tation , as well as his qualities , purpose , and activities as reve@@ aled in the Bible , such as his deal@@ ings with his servants .
When we see the beau@@ ty around us and dis@@ cer@@ n the qualities of the One who made it all , may we be moved to e@@ ch@@ o Davi@@ d’s words : “ There is no@@ ne like you . . . , O Jehovah , ne@@ i@@ ther are there any works like your@@ s . ” ​ — Psalm 8@@ 6 : 8 .
That is pri@@ mar@@ ily because they know you so well and have no doubt sh@@ own their sel@@ f@@ less love for you over many years .
That judgment will be by the one whom Paul did not name in his talk in A@@ th@@ ens but whom we know to be the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus Christ .
In E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s case and our@@ s , a good relationship with Jehovah requi@@ res more than just knowledge of God .
“ F@@ ish@@ ers of M@@ en ”
However , this respon@@ se would also bl@@ ind us to the s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity of true worshi@@ p@@ ers .
An@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ation a@@ wa@@ its all who will not listen and who ther@@ e@@ by set themselves against rule by God’s Kingdom . ​ — Psalm 2 : 1 , 2 .
And we use our strength to that end as well .
Even with no fore@@ man to d@@ ri@@ ve them or su@@ per@@ vis@@ or to c@@ he@@ ck on them , the ants keep ti@@ rel@@ ess@@ ly at their work .
Like milli@@ ons of others , you may find that associ@@ ating with a well - or@@ der@@ ed body of Christians has a pleas@@ ant influ@@ ence on your out@@ look .
Mari@@ o , a father of two , simil@@ arly re@@ comm@@ ends : “ Gi@@ ve children lo@@ ts of love , and read to them . ”
Genesis 6 : 6 tel@@ ls us that Jehovah “ felt h@@ ur@@ t at his heart ” because of the ba@@ dness of mankind before the F@@ lood of No@@ ah’s day .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons who speak these langu@@ ages benefit by having God’s Word in their ver@@ n@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar .
This cam@@ pa@@ ign was to continue .
12 : 19 L@@ ear@@ ning from the prophecy about Jesus , do I stri@@ ve to avoid con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ous ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents ?
Some parents try to maintain 24 - h@@ our sur@@ ve@@ ill@@ ance over their te@@ ens by ho@@ ver@@ ing over them and mon@@ it@@ or@@ ing their every move .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing the two as@@ pe@@ cts as close together ti@@ me@@ wise as possible , pre@@ fer@@ ab@@ ly on the same day , contribu@@ tes to hon@@ or@@ ing Christian marriage in the commun@@ ity .
What Bible - based counsel contribu@@ tes to family happiness ?
As the de@@ b@@ ate was re@@ aching a c@@ li@@ ma@@ x , the V@@ ati@@ can new@@ s@@ pa@@ per L@@ ’@@ O@@ s@@ serv@@ at@@ ore Rom@@ an@@ o made some inter@@ es@@ ting ob@@ serv@@ ations .
The publi@@ sh@@ ers of this j@@ our@@ n@@ al will be happy to help you know the real Jesus .
The rec@@ ord of Job be@@ ars out that “ Jehovah is very tend@@ er in affe@@ ction and mer@@ ci@@ ful . ”
S@@ and@@ ban@@ ks are so@@ ft but also tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous , since they con@@ stan@@ tly shi@@ ft position .
O@@ r is there a gr@@ an@@ der meaning to life on this beau@@ ti@@ ful pl@@ an@@ et E@@ ar@@ th ?
However , cou@@ ples who are cop@@ ing with physical problems because of an ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent or with emo@@ tional difficul@@ ties such as de@@ pres@@ sion can also be helped by ap@@ pl@@ ying the following material .
• In what ways did Jesus show consider@@ ation for others ?
B@@ ack at that time , there were not a su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient number of L@@ ev@@ ites to care for temple service .
Because they view marriage as a sac@@ red gift from Jehovah .
Un@@ der the Law C@@ o@@ ven@@ ant
So , parents , ask y@@ ourselves : ‘ What message are we sen@@ ding to our children when it comes to the am@@ ount of time that we dedic@@ ate to T@@ V and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment on the one hand and Bible study and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in the field service on the other ?
Jehovah vie@@ ws as preci@@ ous those who maintain their integrity ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 14 , 15 )
D@@ O Y@@ O@@ U want everlasting life ?
Their efforts mar@@ ked a real tur@@ ning point , s@@ par@@ king a r@@ ene@@ wed interest in God’s Word among the people .
Does P@@ over@@ ty J@@ us@@ ti@@ fy S@@ te@@ al@@ ing ?
H@@ as the earthly part of Jehovah’s organization rema@@ ined foc@@ used on the more important things ?
However , when it comes to pro@@ du@@ cts der@@ i@@ ved from blood , they care@@ fully we@@ i@@ gh what God says and their personal relationship with our Li@@ fe - Gi@@ ver . ​ — Psalm 36 : 9 .
He is rec@@ l@@ ining at a me@@ al when a woman comes in and p@@ our@@ s per@@ fu@@ m@@ ed o@@ il upon his head .
By means of his powerful holy spirit , Jehovah continu@@ es to emp@@ ow@@ er his servants to accom@@ pl@@ ish his will . ​ — Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 4 : 6 .
12 , 13 . ( a ) What is one as@@ pect of “ the sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ t of the kingdom of God ” ? ( b ) What was involved in Jehovah’s sel@@ e@@ cting a li@@ mit@@ ed number of humans to go to heaven ?
Then he saw a certain nee@@ dy wi@@ do@@ w d@@ ro@@ p two small co@@ ins of very little value there , and he said : ‘ I tell you tru@@ th@@ fully , This wi@@ do@@ w , al@@ though po@@ or , d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed in more than they all did .
Jehovah M@@ ak@@ es It G@@ ro@@ w in the N@@ or@@ th
A L@@ et@@ ter From C@@ ongo ( K@@ in@@ sh@@ asa )
F@@ id@@ eli@@ a dis@@ car@@ ded all her religious i@@ ma@@ ges , left the ch@@ urch , and started stud@@ ying the Bible .
With that the people re@@ de@@ em@@ ed J@@ on@@ a@@ than , and he did not die . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 14 : 38 - 4@@ 5 .
S@@ el@@ f - control , which the spirit can pro@@ du@@ ce in us , can help us to keep ourselves and our feelings in@@ t@@ act .
And the prayers of older men of the congregation can help us spiritually , for such pet@@ iti@@ ons have “ much for@@ ce . ” ​ — James 5 : 13 - 16 .
Then , too , new im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants are often sh@@ y and ti@@ mi@@ d ; to understand their way of thinking takes hard work .
It was Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s faith . ​ — G@@ en . 15 : 6 ; read James 2 : 21 - 23 .
Jehovah will also deli@@ ver people of godly devo@@ tion when he br@@ ings des@@ tru@@ ction on the wicked at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
What helped A@@ sa@@ ph to continue to have Jehovah as his share ?
My sister , D@@ or@@ is , had gra@@ du@@ ated from the 1@@ 3@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad and was serving in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
Christian elders need to be as fir@@ m for righteousness as was Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has , who ac@@ ted against the work@@ ings of Bal@@ a@@ am .
Eli@@ h@@ u pati@@ ently wa@@ ited t@@ ill that di@@ al@@ o@@ gu@@ e was over .
Rather , the expres@@ sion is another refer@@ ence to the l@@ ack of God’s blessing on the Jews .
What can we learn from his experience ?
This situation was sh@@ ort - lived , however . W@@ i@@ th@@ in days , the in@@ va@@ ding for@@ ces had taken control of the nor@@ ther@@ n th@@ ir@@ d of the is@@ land .
The anointed will en@@ ter into their re@@ ward , but the hope of the other sheep will just as certainly be ful@@ filled .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , God had reve@@ aled his purpose regarding mankind and the earth .
The Greek expres@@ sion rend@@ ered “ power over death ” in some transl@@ ations and “ means to cause death ” in the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation is “ k@@ ra@@ ʹ@@ to@@ s to@@ u th@@ a@@ ·@@ na@@ ʹ@@ to@@ u . ”
Do you have a close personal relationship with God ?
It can result in sal@@ vation for us and for those who listen to the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message and thus get on the ro@@ ad le@@ ading to everlasting life .
That har@@ dly f@@ its his situation in later years when he had h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of fore@@ ign wi@@ ves and con@@ cu@@ bin@@ es and he took up false worship .
The lives of num@@ er@@ ous mo@@ der@@ n - day servants of God be@@ ar this out .
He had fac@@ ed Go@@ li@@ ath , saying : “ You are coming to me with a s@@ word and with a spe@@ ar and with a j@@ av@@ el@@ in , but I am coming to you with the name of Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es , the God of the bat@@ tle l@@ ines of Israel , whom you have ta@@ un@@ ted . ”
In some lands , beli@@ ef@@ s regarding the con@@ dition of the dead are a bl@@ end of local tra@@ dition and n@@ om@@ in@@ al Christi@@ an@@ ity .
Satan temp@@ ted Jesus three times , pro@@ pos@@ ing that Jesus should do what seem@@ ed advan@@ ta@@ ge@@ ous to him in@@ stead of what his Father wanted him to do .
What a joy it is to have a part in making disciples by help@@ ing people to learn about God’s love and his promised new world ! ​ — Mat@@ t .
The other side con@@ ta@@ ined par@@ ts of ver@@ ses 37 and 38 .
How did the first cou@@ ple cu@@ t themselves off from the guid@@ ance of Jehovah , and with what result ?
“ We will just have to wa@@ it for the true Bible stud@@ ents , ” Father used to say .
At that time , “ the holy place ” was “ brought into its right con@@ dition . ”
I@@ N TH@@ E s@@ il@@ ence of the night , the st@@ ars spoke out to King David of ancient Israel , prom@@ p@@ ting him to wr@@ ite : “ The heavens are declar@@ ing the glory of God ; and of the work of his hands the ex@@ pan@@ se is tel@@ ling . ”
S@@ ONG@@ S : 7@@ 9 , 1@@ 40
Then God t@@ ou@@ ched on the s@@ ort of things that Eli@@ h@@ u had mentioned .
F@@ or@@ tun@@ ately , early in 194@@ 1 , the Al@@ lied ar@@ my bri@@ ef@@ ly en@@ tered Gre@@ e@@ ce and N@@ ic@@ ol@@ as was rel@@ eas@@ ed from j@@ a@@ il .
By giving fre@@ ely from the heart , we both support the the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c ex@@ pan@@ sion that is now taking place and inc@@ re@@ ase our own joy . ​ — Acts 20 : 35 .
; Par@@ r@@ a , S .
W@@ ell , in public are@@ as as well as in ch@@ ur@@ ches and ho@@ m@@ es , s@@ cen@@ es are set up with fi@@ gu@@ res ( large or small ) made out of cer@@ am@@ ic , w@@ o@@ od , or cla@@ y .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , we have heard Jehovah’s vo@@ ice , not by means of an ang@@ el , but through the Bible , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly the Go@@ sp@@ els , which so beau@@ ti@@ fully descri@@ be the teachings and the ministry of Jesus .
Not only does the new language af@@ fect the way children think but the cul@@ ture of the new country may also influ@@ ence how they feel .
In what way can we benefit from Israel@@ ’s example ?
How Jehovah has bless@@ ed the work !
• How can we show a giving attitude in the congregation ?
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : U@@ sing liter@@ ature in G@@ u@@ j@@ ar@@ at@@ i , sisters witness to a sh@@ op@@ keep@@ er in nor@@ th@@ w@@ est L@@ ond@@ on
Al@@ so , think of the three ca@@ b d@@ ri@@ v@@ ers who lost their lives wa@@ iting for the news repor@@ ters and cam@@ er@@ am@@ en when the v@@ ol@@ c@@ ani@@ c f@@ low s@@ wi@@ r@@ led down the s@@ lo@@ pe .
“ Not w@@ an@@ ting to mis@@ s the occasi@@ on , ” she said , “ I so@@ ld my go@@ ld ear@@ r@@ ings to fin@@ ance the tri@@ p .
Jehovah takes deli@@ ght in the will@@ ing@@ ness of humans to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in this life - giving work .
So she used an illustr@@ ation that they could understand at their age .
It will help you to re@@ ject ide@@ as that are not true and to strengthen your faith in Jehovah . ​ — Read Proverbs 2 : 10 - 12 .
At the time , many consider@@ ed it un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble for a Fr@@ en@@ ch - C@@ an@@ adi@@ an family to leave their Ca@@ tho@@ lic religion .
In some in@@ stances , Christ’s disciples may face certain ad@@ ded st@@ ress as they stri@@ ve to remain faithful to Jehovah .
Con@@ t@@ act Jehovah’s Witnesses in your commun@@ ity , or wr@@ ite to the ad@@ d@@ ress on page 4 of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine for a free home Bible study .
O@@ thers , however , no@@ te that God’s Son , Jesus , taught his followers to love their enem@@ ies .
“ The e@@ ase with which cri@@ min@@ als get away un@@ p@@ uni@@ shed , ” ob@@ ser@@ ves the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine Ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents and F@@ ac@@ ts , “ seem@@ s to inspi@@ re or@@ din@@ ary c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens to com@@ mit the most b@@ ru@@ tal of cri@@ m@@ es . ”
These men deser@@ ve our respect and who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted support , whether they are of the anointed or not .
When we have fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch in this way , our counsel is more effe@@ ctive and more likely to be follow@@ ed .
W@@ as prom@@ pt action really necess@@ ary ? The answer soon became clear .
They were sent to my old preaching ter@@ rit@@ ory ​ — K@@ en@@ ya .
These are Jehovah’s la@@ ws .
( b ) If we are determined not to become for@@ get@@ ful hear@@ ers , what will we do with reg@@ ard to Jehovah’s comman@@ d@@ ments ?
A L@@ et@@ ter From G@@ h@@ ana
It was hard for me to re@@ conc@@ ile his answer with the L@@ or@@ d’s prayer , which I had learned in school .
As a result , she was present when the inf@@ ant Jesus was brought there sh@@ ort@@ ly after his bir@@ th .
El@@ t@@ on@@ ’s older brothers took tur@@ ns car@@ r@@ ying him on their sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders and put a Bible tr@@ act in his hand .
Although my disa@@ bility li@@ m@@ its what I can person@@ ally do in preaching the good news of God’s Kingdom , I find great joy in sh@@ aring Bible truth with my neigh@@ b@@ ors and anyone who comes to my do@@ or .
God’s cho@@ ice of David as the next king of Israel exc@@ lu@@ ded J@@ on@@ a@@ than .
Many of the Per@@ si@@ ans evid@@ ently became Jewish pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes , thinking that the coun@@ ter@@ dec@@ ree was an indic@@ ation of God’s fav@@ or upon the Jews . The same princi@@ ple is in op@@ er@@ ation in the fulfill@@ ment of a prophecy found in the book of Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah .
T@@ ake G@@ av@@ in for example .
When you recogn@@ ize what you can do and what you cannot do , you will not r@@ ely on yourself .
Ex@@ c@@ essi@@ ve dr@@ in@@ king bit@@ es like a po@@ is@@ on@@ ous ser@@ p@@ ent , ca@@ using si@@ ck@@ ness , men@@ tal con@@ fu@@ sion , even un@@ consci@@ ousness .
So Jehovah has allow@@ ed time for these is@@ su@@ es to be set@@ t@@ led .
But in our g@@ al@@ a@@ x@@ y the su@@ n is just one of more than 1@@ 00 bil@@ li@@ on st@@ ars making this j@@ our@@ ne@@ y together .
In@@ spi@@ red Fa@@ ther@@ ly G@@ u@@ id@@ ance
Then Davi@@ d’s vi@@ r@@ g@@ in daugh@@ ter T@@ am@@ ar is ra@@ ped by her half brother A@@ m@@ n@@ on .
The apostle Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed : “ Be obedi@@ ent in everything to those who are your ma@@ st@@ ers in a fle@@ sh@@ ly sense , not with ac@@ ts of e@@ ye - service , as men pleas@@ ers , but with s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity of heart , with fear of Jehovah . ”
If so , you must continue to s@@ ow what is good by wal@@ king with God and living in har@@ mony with his righteous standards .
F@@ our years later , in her 8@@ 1@@ st year , I@@ r@@ ene died .
Those years were filled with viol@@ ence and b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed .
Do angels prote@@ ct us today ?
You have pro@@ ba@@ bly seen holy spirit working in your life .
Why did Juda@@ ism become so di@@ vi@@ ded ?
Wh@@ atever the reason for her loo@@ king back , she pa@@ id for her dis@@ obedi@@ ent act with her life .
It helped Job to ad@@ just his thinking to the re@@ ality that he was standing before the Creator of the uni@@ verse and that he was acc@@ oun@@ table to him .
As Jesus indic@@ ated would be so , that is a s@@ ource of happiness too . ​ — Read Acts 20 : 35 ; 2 Corinthians 9 : 7 .
The Devil kno@@ ws that his time is sh@@ ort , and he in@@ ten@@ si@@ fi@@ es his efforts to con@@ qu@@ er us .
L@@ ik@@ ely , they will not be the same as what you are acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to .
How can cou@@ ples min@@ i@@ mi@@ ze those problems ?
The ma@@ in te@@ x@@ t@@ book of this school is the Bible .
A@@ very and Lo@@ ven@@ ia B@@ ris@@ to@@ w had a house ca@@ r .
When help@@ ing someone with mar@@ it@@ al difficul@@ ties , following what Scriptural ad@@ vice will be a sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard ?
Why do so many different religi@@ ons cla@@ im to be Christian ?
S@@ ur@@ ely we should do no less now that the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom is a re@@ ality in heaven . ​ — Psalm 4@@ 2 : 5 , 11 ; 4@@ 3 : 5 .
The prophet Na@@ hu@@ m was inspired to wr@@ ite : “ Jehovah is good , a str@@ ong@@ hold in the day of dist@@ ress . And he is co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ant of those see@@ king refu@@ ge in him . ”
U@@ p@@ on dis@@ cer@@ ning that speaking in the ho@@ st@@ ile en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment gener@@ ated by his enem@@ ies would serve no u@@ se@@ ful purpose , “ Jesus kept s@@ il@@ ent . ”
Sh@@ ould we not imitate the true God by pa@@ ying ta@@ x@@ es to the govern@@ ments for the ser@@ vi@@ ces they per@@ form in our be@@ half ?
C@@ ould you help them find a jo@@ b as a re@@ mo@@ te work@@ er to en@@ able them to stay in their assignment ?
A@@ no@@ ther believ@@ es that when you die you ce@@ ase to ex@@ ist , to@@ t@@ ally and comple@@ t@@ ely .
I felt in@@ secu@@ re and wi@@ shed I were some@@ where el@@ se .
Thus , we will not be like the h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites who ‘ have a form of godly devo@@ tion but prove false to its power . ’
W@@ H@@ A@@ T comes to mind when you hear the word “ pur@@ sue ” ?
( b ) How may you be able to help in@@ ac@@ tive ones to see that not associ@@ ating with God’s people has been de@@ tri@@ men@@ tal to them ?
With a spirit like that of Jehovah’s servants in Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s day , we sur@@ ely re@@ turned home rejo@@ ic@@ ing over the spiritual blessings received at the “ Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous Kingdom Pro@@ claim@@ ers ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tions .
When we act un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly toward God and fellow humans , we feel con@@ ten@@ ted and satis@@ fied .
At the same time , when fellow believers show that they appreci@@ ate us , we are encoura@@ ged .
The man just could not understand what kind of God would t@@ or@@ ment people in that way , so he became an a@@ the@@ ist .
Q@@ u@@ e@@ en E@@ s@@ ther was great@@ ly dist@@ ressed .
For example , his col@@ le@@ ction of ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese w@@ o@@ o@@ d@@ b@@ lo@@ ck prin@@ ts is consider@@ ed one of the fin@@ est in the world .
Solomon next pres@@ ents a prog@@ res@@ sion from thoughts to actions , com@@ par@@ ing the righteous ones with the wicked .
“ The school , though com@@ p@@ act and conc@@ ise , in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ates elders and helps them to maintain joy and ‘ car@@ ry on as men ’ in Jehovah’s service .
No matter what proble@@ m we may face , we can find comfort in know@@ ing that Jehovah ca@@ res for us and wants to help us .
5 : 1 , 7 , 11 - 13 .
The prophet J@@ on@@ ah was deli@@ vered from the bel@@ ly of a great f@@ ish after he pray@@ ed : “ O@@ u@@ t of my dist@@ ress I called out to Jehovah , and he pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to answer me .
This am@@ a@@ z@@ ing order is possible only because Jehovah organiz@@ ed the way the pl@@ an@@ e@@ ts and st@@ ars move .
In sh@@ ort , we need both ‘ to trust in Jehovah and to do what is good ’ ; we need ‘ to act with faith@@ ful@@ ness . ’
Mo@@ re@@ over , that by law no one is declar@@ ed righteous with God is evid@@ ent . . .
However , that does not mean that they for@@ ce the flo@@ ck to serve Jehovah ; nor do loving elders encoura@@ ge others to serve God out of a com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve spirit .
U@@ ri@@ ah thus lost his life , and David married the wi@@ do@@ w before it became public knowledge that she was pre@@ gn@@ ant . ​ — 2 Samuel 11 : 1 - 27 .
The gr@@ ound came under God’s cur@@ se .
Yet , we must person@@ ally let Jehovah’s word be a lam@@ p to our fo@@ o@@ t .
The fil@@ m@@ ’s sub@@ je@@ cts inclu@@ ded hor@@ se - dra@@ wn wa@@ g@@ ons and early - mo@@ de@@ l a@@ ut@@ om@@ o@@ bil@@ es , as well as sh@@ op@@ p@@ ers and new@@ s@@ bo@@ ys car@@ r@@ ying on their da@@ ily af@@ fai@@ r@@ s .
The pur@@ su@@ it of ple@@ asure can crow@@ d out godly devo@@ tion .
He kin@@ dly pointed out ways that the young man could displa@@ y reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess in his rel@@ ations with others .
What did Jehovah do to make a relationship with him possible ?
The J@@ es@@ u@@ it j@@ our@@ n@@ al L@@ a C@@ i@@ v@@ il@@ t@@ à C@@ at@@ to@@ lic@@ a ob@@ served : “ It is mis@@ le@@ ading . . . to think that God , by means of dem@@ ons , inf@@ li@@ cts fe@@ ar@@ ful t@@ or@@ ments on the dam@@ ned like that of fi@@ re . ”
Yet , he cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly showed himself to be a wonderful example in cop@@ ing with in@@ fir@@ m@@ ity , s@@ l@@ an@@ der , and disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments , not let@@ ting such ro@@ b him of joy . ​ — 2 Sa@@ m .
Satan takes advan@@ ta@@ ge of fle@@ sh@@ ly we@@ ak@@ nesses and uses the world in an at@@ temp@@ t to lead Jehovah’s sheep into sin@@ ful activities .
Di@@ d E@@ ve i@@ magine that she was the woman in the prophecy and that Ca@@ in was the promised “ se@@ ed ” ?
A group of 30 Witnesses , who also lost everything , jo@@ y@@ fully san@@ g Kingdom song@@ s on their ten - h@@ our j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to the place where the reli@@ ef te@@ am@@ s had food , clo@@ thing , and sh@@ el@@ ter for them .
Not only is this gro@@ w@@ th un@@ seen to human eyes but it is also per@@ va@@ sive .
If the in@@ no@@ c@@ ent mate has been end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to live by Bible principles , there is no need to feel gu@@ il@@ ty about the sin@@ ful be@@ tra@@ y@@ al by the ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ er .
I Th@@ ought That I W@@ as Li@@ ving My Li@@ fe to the F@@ ul@@ l 10
When giving his son the name Noah ( thought to mean “ R@@ est , ” or “ Con@@ sol@@ ation ” ) , L@@ am@@ e@@ ch pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed : “ This one will bring us comfort from our work and from the pain of our hands resul@@ ting from the gr@@ ound which Jehovah has cur@@ sed . ”
As a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant , he was assign@@ ed to care for the acc@@ oun@@ ts , liter@@ ature , and ter@@ rit@@ ory .
That God’s purpose regarding his Messi@@ ani@@ c King will be ful@@ filled is made clear in the second psal@@ m .
This important ob@@ serv@@ ance will help all to appreci@@ ate the purpose of Jesus ’ life and death .
Yo@@ ga , 8 / 1 Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S F@@ R@@ O@@ M R@@ E@@ A@@ D@@ E@@ R@@ S
We need help ! ”
F@@ ine pi@@ c@@ tures and cap@@ tions as well as written illustr@@ ations in this public@@ ation will help the stud@@ ent to gr@@ as@@ p new ide@@ as .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T D@@ O Y@@ O@@ U TH@@ IN@@ K A@@ R@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ D@@ D@@ O@@ N I@@ S ?
In the book of Revelation , anointed Christians then on earth were prophe@@ tic@@ ally descri@@ bed as cor@@ p@@ ses l@@ ying “ on the bro@@ ad way of the great city which is in a spiritual sense called So@@ dom and Egy@@ pt . ”
A@@ bo@@ ve all , Ne@@ h@@ emiah reas@@ sur@@ ed the people : “ Our God himself will fi@@ ght for us . ”
But just as the prophet Na@@ than provided help for David , matu@@ re older men in the congregation can help re@@ mor@@ se@@ ful sin@@ n@@ ers .
17 : 1 , 2 .
R@@ em@@ ember , though , even the perfect man Jesus was be@@ tra@@ yed by someone he tru@@ sted and loved .
What did Jesus do to fulf@@ ill this challeng@@ ing mis@@ sion ?
For it will come in upon all those d@@ wel@@ ling upon the face of all the earth . ” ​ — Luke 21 : 34 , 35 .
With all pre@@ par@@ ations comple@@ ted , the c@@ li@@ ma@@ x of the book of Revelation , the marriage of the L@@ am@@ b , can take place .
On the w@@ est co@@ ast of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , publi@@ sh@@ ers regul@@ arly d@@ ri@@ ve from one to two h@@ our@@ s to conduct Bible stu@@ dies with people in the F@@ il@@ ip@@ in@@ o field .
B@@ ene@@ f@@ iting Y@@ ou@@ ths
Do you see any pri@@ or@@ ity for the apostles ?
Of course , even faithful servants of God can m@@ om@@ ent@@ ar@@ ily lo@@ se their sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y .
In God’s eyes , however , they were fo@@ ol@@ ish .
After wit@@ ness@@ ing to a Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an woman near S@@ y@@ cha@@ r in 30 C.E . , Jesus spoke of the spiritual har@@ v@@ est .
That reason is rel@@ ated to an is@@ sue that invol@@ ves all in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res person@@ ally .
The instru@@ ction from the Scriptures during the school ter@@ m brought the stud@@ ents joy , and they were now in a position to help others experience similar joy .
And when saying no seem@@ s like too much work , they simply say y@@ es ​ — often exc@@ using their decision by saying that they do not want to h@@ ur@@ t their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s feelings .
Gi@@ ving Jehovah the best we can is the way to show that we really love him .
• How has the trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation vision been ful@@ filled ?
He said : “ The whole are@@ a proved to be a c@@ em@@ et@@ er@@ y for new - born ba@@ bes . . . .
She also kept bus@@ y in her personal study of the Bible .
It was a day dedic@@ ated exc@@ lu@@ si@@ vely to spiritual inter@@ ests . That inclu@@ ded family worship , prayer , and medit@@ ation on God’s Law .
“ I was 12 years old .
What are some ways in which Jehovah provi@@ des prote@@ ction ?
P@@ op@@ ul@@ ar op@@ in@@ ion may be influ@@ enced by un@@ seen for@@ ces
A@@ n In@@ di@@ vidu@@ al or a C@@ l@@ ass ?
A person who nee@@ d@@ less@@ ly d@@ el@@ a@@ ys get@@ ting baptized end@@ ang@@ ers his pro@@ spe@@ cts for everlasting life .
For example , when Paul first arri@@ ved in Corin@@ th , A@@ qu@@ ila and P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la kin@@ dly invit@@ ed him to stay in their home , which he ap@@ par@@ ently used for a time ther@@ e@@ after as a ba@@ se for his activities .
In Ri@@ o de J@@ an@@ ei@@ r@@ o , the Kingdom message was gra@@ du@@ ally s@@ pre@@ ading .
A@@ no@@ ther Christian cou@@ ple , who were experi@@ enc@@ ing mar@@ it@@ al problems , real@@ ized that kindness was mis@@ sing in their relationship .
A@@ sa@@ ph s@@ ought help at Jehovah’s san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary and pati@@ ently wa@@ ited on Jehovah .
Per@@ haps we have had to de@@ al with some form of in@@ justice .
P@@ E@@ T@@ E@@ R U@@ S@@ E@@ S “ TH@@ E K@@ E@@ Y@@ S O@@ F TH@@ E K@@ IN@@ G@@ D@@ O@@ M ”
We ref@@ ra@@ in from re@@ tur@@ ning evil for evil not only because it is the right course but also because it is the loving course .
he asked Ph@@ ili@@ p upon si@@ gh@@ ting a conven@@ i@@ ent body of water .
It was not an eas@@ y decision .
These vo@@ lum@@ es were consider@@ ed evil and d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous to faith and moral integrity .
Jo@@ si@@ ah S@@ w@@ ings In@@ to A@@ ction !
What about the san@@ d@@ als that the apostles were we@@ aring and the sta@@ ff@@ s that they had in their hands ?
“ And you will be ob@@ je@@ cts of h@@ at@@ red by all the nations on account of my name . ”
However , I soon learned that what she really wanted was a listen@@ ing e@@ ar . ”
That st@@ atis@@ tic remin@@ ds us of Jesus ’ words in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount : “ If you for@@ give men their t@@ res@@ pas@@ ses , your heavenly Father will also for@@ give you ; wh@@ er@@ e@@ as if you do not for@@ give men their t@@ res@@ pas@@ ses , ne@@ i@@ ther will your Father for@@ give your t@@ res@@ pas@@ ses . ”
Mu@@ ch dep@@ ended on the a@@ th@@ le@@ te himself and on his com@@ mit@@ ment to the ri@@ g@@ or@@ ous tra@@ ining .
An@@ n@@ ’s I@@ nt@@ ro@@ du@@ ction to the Tru@@ th
Fir@@ st , she fle@@ w 5 h@@ our@@ s by pl@@ ane , then she travel@@ ed for ne@@ arly three days by tra@@ in , and fin@@ ally she sp@@ ent 30 h@@ our@@ s on a bu@@ s to re@@ ach C@@ hor@@ z@@ ow .
Di@@ d not men before Abraham , such as A@@ be@@ l , E@@ no@@ ch , and Noah , show faith ?
How does acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of Jehovah and of his standards help us in cho@@ o@@ sing good associ@@ ates and who@@ les@@ ome en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment ?
After descri@@ b@@ ing how power@@ less the dead are , no@@ tice what the prophet Isaiah ann@@ oun@@ ces in chap@@ ter 26 , verse 19 : “ Your dead ones will live . . . .
For Na@@ am@@ an , though , it was a pur@@ ely me@@ ch@@ an@@ ic@@ al act , stri@@ c@@ tly for the purpose of supp@@ or@@ ting the body of the king and not for rend@@ ering worship .
We “ en@@ ter into that rest ” by des@@ is@@ ting from doing works of self - jus@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation and by accep@@ ting God’s pro@@ vision for our sal@@ vation .
What was I su@@ p@@ posed to do in this situation ?
When we over@@ come an ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le to our spiritual prog@@ ress , we may be inc@@ l@@ ined to expres@@ s joy and gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de in prayer , even as the psalmist did when he san@@ g : “ O come let us c@@ ry out jo@@ y@@ fully to Jehovah !
Fir@@ st , there are ba@@ si@@ c things you can do , such as pre@@ par@@ ing well for Christian meetings .
To make a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate at@@ on@@ ement for what was for@@ fe@@ ited by Adam , a sin o@@ ffering having the pre@@ c@@ ise value of a perfect human life would have to be provided . ”
R@@ em@@ ember the im@@ moral man in Corin@@ th who had to be dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed ?
On the other hand , if they learn to pul@@ l together , they can sol@@ ve al@@ most any proble@@ m and accom@@ pl@@ ish much good .
They also be@@ mo@@ an the di@@ min@@ ish@@ ing support they receive from their ch@@ urch members , as well as their lo@@ ss of control over the la@@ ity . ​ — Read Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 13 , 14 .
When I rec@@ over@@ ed a bi@@ t , I deci@@ ded to witness some more .
So Jesus did receive benefit from that suffering . ​ — Hebrews 5 : 7 - 9 .
This became a re@@ ality in Au@@ gu@@ st of 199@@ 8 .
How do we keep se@@ cul@@ ar work in its prop@@ er place ?
We want to respon@@ d to these needs as much as we reason@@ ab@@ ly can .
He was 9@@ 4 years old and had sp@@ ent more than 7@@ 3 years in the full - time ministry .
If you were to rec@@ ount such experi@@ ences to others , some might not be par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly imp@@ ressed .
We can re@@ du@@ ce st@@ ress by associ@@ ating with fellow believers , who care about us . ​ — 4 / 15 , page 16 . After one marriage par@@ t@@ ner has been un@@ faithful , how can mat@@ es re@@ buil@@ d trust ?
We really enjo@@ yed every assignment that we received , confid@@ ent that the purpose of any chang@@ es in our service was to ad@@ v@@ ance Kingdom inter@@ ests .
Ther@@ efore , you might ask yourself , ‘ Does he gr@@ as@@ p the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of the s@@ crip@@ tures c@@ ited in the study material ? ’
I im@@ medi@@ ately recogn@@ ized the pi@@ c@@ ture , since G@@ r@@ and@@ pa sent me a cop@@ y of it well over 50 years ag@@ o .
Ther@@ efore , Satan’s at@@ temp@@ t to destro@@ y them will not succ@@ e@@ ed .
The next year , we attend@@ ed the first conven@@ tion in our country after such a long time .
Un@@ like Jac@@ ob@@ ’s daugh@@ ter Din@@ ah , Ru@@ th s@@ ought associ@@ ation with worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah .
How will he re@@ act to the praise ?
“ In the long ru@@ n , des@@ pite the pain , it br@@ ings good resul@@ ts .
There is no es@@ cap@@ ing it .
To the first - century Christian congregation in Eph@@ esus , the apostle Paul wrote : “ Ch@@ il@@ dren , be obedi@@ ent to your parents in uni@@ on with the Lord , for this is righteous . ”
Why ? G@@ am@@ bl@@ ers often believe that lu@@ ck will , or at le@@ ast might , influ@@ ence the out@@ come .
And they emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed their tra@@ di@@ tions , pu@@ t@@ ting such a@@ bo@@ ve the teaching of God .
The ans@@ wers to these and rel@@ ated questions can be found in the Bible rec@@ ord . Let us exam@@ ine some ess@@ enti@@ al por@@ tions of it .
One sur@@ ve@@ y reve@@ aled that 8@@ 6 per@@ c@@ ent of the respon@@ d@@ ents had been let down by someone in whom they had plac@@ ed their trust
You will no doubt ag@@ ree , however , that pione@@ ers and publi@@ sh@@ ers occasi@@ on@@ ally face challeng@@ es in main@@ tain@@ ing their ze@@ al for the ministry .
As this s@@ crip@@ ture indic@@ ates , how you go about ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing the chall@@ enge will dep@@ end on the circumstances .
Some have used a similar expres@@ sion in a ne@@ g@@ ative form : “ Do not do to others what you would not like done to y@@ ourselves . ”
• false acc@@ us@@ ers
We should high@@ ly value loving - kindness and tru@@ en@@ ess and v@@ isi@@ bly displa@@ y them as we would a pri@@ c@@ eless ne@@ ck@@ l@@ ace .
The woman qui@@ et@@ ly made her way through the crow@@ d , appro@@ ached Jesus from be@@ h@@ ind , and t@@ ou@@ ched the fr@@ ing@@ e of his ou@@ ter gar@@ ment .
Ha@@ ve you ever attend@@ ed Christian meetings , heard a part , and said : “ That was just what I needed ” ?
The brothers would need to desi@@ gn and ex@@ p@@ and the pr@@ inter@@ y and be ready within 15 months to receive the new pres@@ ses .
We are helped to de@@ te@@ ct we@@ ak@@ nesses in our faith , pu@@ t@@ ting us in a better position to cor@@ rec@@ t matters .
C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ous In@@ tegrity Ke@@ ep@@ ers T@@ ri@@ u@@ mp@@ h O@@ ver Na@@ z@@ i Per@@ secu@@ tion
What of s@@ por@@ ts today ?
“ He that is ha@@ st@@ ening to gain ri@@ ches will not remain in@@ no@@ c@@ ent . ” — Proverbs 28 : 20 .
Jehovah will make sure that pu@@ re worship will never be s@@ nu@@ ff@@ ed out .
That is not always eas@@ y .
Je@@ con@@ iah was the father of S@@ heal@@ ti@@ el .
We enjoy spiritual se@@ cur@@ ity because , fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely speaking , Jehovah is “ a real d@@ wel@@ ling ” for us .
Then he asked those of us who wanted to do our ut@@ most in the preaching work to say , “ A@@ ye . ”
During the ma@@ in bat@@ tle in T@@ a@@ an@@ ach , a su@@ d@@ den cl@@ ou@@ d@@ bur@@ st turned the sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s into a mar@@ s@@ h .
“ Un@@ til I ex@@ pi@@ re I shall not take away my integrity from my@@ self ! ”
What about A@@ sa should we imitate ?
Proverbs 24 : 10 says : “ Ha@@ ve you sh@@ own yourself disc@@ oura@@ ged in the day of dist@@ ress ? Your power will be s@@ can@@ ty . ”
is a prote@@ ction for us ?
O@@ N A ma@@ p of the S@@ ou@@ th P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c , you can find T@@ onga just w@@ est of where the inter@@ n@@ ational d@@ ate l@@ ine me@@ e@@ ts the T@@ ro@@ pi@@ c of C@@ ap@@ ri@@ cor@@ n .
In effect , Moses asked : ‘ What is your name ? ’
El@@ kan@@ ah’s wife H@@ ann@@ ah was a spiritually strong woman .
Of course , the great pro@@ pa@@ gan@@ di@@ st , Satan , kno@@ ws this .
[ 1 ] ( par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 12 ) O@@ thers who sol@@ ved problems pe@@ ace@@ fully were Jac@@ o@@ b , with E@@ sa@@ u ; Joseph , with his brothers ; and G@@ ide@@ on , with the Eph@@ ra@@ im@@ ites .
12 : 4 ; Mat@@ t .
The Mo@@ st I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant E@@ v@@ ent in H@@ ist@@ ory
You are at the pre@@ mi@@ ere of something te@@ ch@@ n@@ ic@@ ally in@@ no@@ v@@ ative , and the message is uni@@ que .
We may feel over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed if we are su@@ d@@ den@@ ly con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with life - al@@ ter@@ ing circumstances , such as the un@@ faith@@ ful@@ ness of a marriage mate , a life - th@@ reat@@ ening ill@@ ness , the death of a loved one , or the de@@ va@@ st@@ ating effe@@ cts of a n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ ster .
To@@ h@@ ru@@ ’s mother also wor@@ ked full - time and did not sp@@ end much time with him .
The Bible does not say , but Sam@@ son sur@@ ely real@@ ized that such un@@ u@@ su@@ al power was not his .
My con@@ stru@@ ction group is like a family .
If you are dedic@@ ated to God and baptized , what led you to take those st@@ ep@@ s ?
In a world mar@@ ked by im@@ mor@@ ality , war , un@@ reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess , dis@@ obedi@@ ence , mer@@ c@@ il@@ ess@@ ness , par@@ ti@@ ality , and h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y , Jehovah has had am@@ ple opportunity to demonstr@@ ate to his cre@@ atu@@ res what real wisdom is .
It was now time for something new to be reve@@ aled .
Psal@@ ms 3 - 5 , 7 , 12 , 13 , and 17 , for example , are pet@@ iti@@ ons for deli@@ ver@@ ance from enem@@ ies .
“ The me@@ ek will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will find ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace , ” says the Bible . ​ — Psalm 37 : 11 , 29 .
Today , this woman is a dedic@@ ated serv@@ ant of Jehovah , and she too is ref@@ re@@ shing others with Bible truth .
A@@ ct De@@ c@@ isi@@ vely Now
Yes , those who ri@@ d their heart of h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y are ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er , and they put themselves in l@@ ine to enjoy perfect happiness in the future .
As we ad@@ d to our knowledge and understanding of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar , we can be@@ ar in mind a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al requi@@ re@@ ment for the Israelites to en@@ ter and enjoy the land of “ mil@@ k and h@@ one@@ y . ”
Je@@ al@@ ous@@ y can occ@@ ur in a family if parents fav@@ or one child over another .
I@@ ts desi@@ gn was well - su@@ ited for the pre@@ serv@@ ation of human and ani@@ ma@@ l life .
Je@@ di@@ da@@ h has reason to c@@ ry because Jo@@ si@@ ah’s gr@@ and@@ father , King M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h , has died . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 21 : 18 .
In time the al@@ ge@@ br@@ a stud@@ ent did find the f@@ law in the com@@ pu@@ tation .
V@@ e@@ er@@ a started to study the Bible with Mar@@ ga@@ re@@ t , who made fine spiritual prog@@ ress .
Now consider the second example ​ — that of J@@ on@@ ah .
S@@ el@@ dom , however , do they view ever@@ yone in the group as a friend . With Jehovah’s people , it is different .
As the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s Au@@ th@@ or , Jehovah God has pre@@ served it through cen@@ tu@@ ries of vi@@ rul@@ ent op@@ position from its enem@@ ies , both religious and se@@ cul@@ ar .
• What does it mean to have Jehovah in a marriage ?
With the won@@ ders of cre@@ ation all around us and the enti@@ re Bible at our dis@@ pos@@ al , as well as many human examples of faith , we have am@@ ple bas@@ is for building faith today .
The following we@@ ek , another one of Jehovah’s Witnesses vis@@ ited us .
It was then that I began to refle@@ ct on Fa@@ ther’s com@@ ment some 15 years ear@@ li@@ er : “ On@@ ly Jehovah’s Witnesses have peace on this earth . ”
Jehovah’s purpose that this g@@ lo@@ be be in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted by people loyal to him would go un@@ ful@@ filled ​ — and there is no pos@@ si@@ bility of that .
So Abra@@ m took S@@ ar@@ a@@ i his wife and Lo@@ t the son of his brother and all the go@@ o@@ ds that they had acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ated and the sou@@ ls whom they had ac@@ qui@@ red in H@@ ar@@ an , and they got on their way out to go to the land of Cana@@ an . ” ​ — Genesis 11 : 32 ; 12 : 4 , 5 .
They c@@ learly expla@@ in the Scriptural ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound of the is@@ sue of uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y that was ra@@ ised in E@@ den and why Jehovah h@@ and@@ led that chall@@ enge as he did .
That is why Jesus encoura@@ ged his followers to pray , even though his Father well kno@@ ws our ba@@ si@@ c needs .
Your relationship with God will be streng@@ th@@ ened day by day as you stand fir@@ m des@@ pite the inter@@ n@@ al and ex@@ ter@@ n@@ al pres@@ sures you face .
C@@ ho@@ o@@ sing “ the Go@@ od P@@ or@@ tion ” W@@ i@@ th@@ out a doubt , consci@@ enti@@ ous women living in the first century had “ many du@@ ties ” to keep them bus@@ y .
Many gra@@ du@@ ates will be assign@@ ed to serve where there is a greater need in their home country .
His actions .
S@@ pi@@ rit@@ ism is qu@@ ite pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent in Ha@@ it@@ i .
In any case , Jesus did call the individu@@ al in the par@@ able a rich man , meaning someone who already had in his pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of material go@@ o@@ ds .
How can Chris@@ t@@ like love help us to cop@@ e with personal tri@@ als ?
After the death of the apostles , Satan f@@ om@@ ented apost@@ as@@ y , which f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed for many cen@@ tu@@ ries .
What did Jesus mean when he told his apostles : “ Ke@@ ep be@@ aring much fru@@ it ” ?
For example , consider a few de@@ ta@@ il@@ s that rel@@ ate to the temple - building work that the rest@@ ored Jews were to car@@ ry out .
The brother no@@ ted down their ad@@ d@@ ress and arrang@@ ed to vis@@ it them .
Ti@@ me and again during that ter@@ ri@@ ble con@@ f@@ li@@ ct , “ the bo@@ dies of men were sacrific@@ ed to no purpose , ” says hist@@ ori@@ an A@@ .@@ J@@ .@@ P .
Tru@@ ly I say to you , They are having their re@@ ward in full . ”
Because of this , P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in was pla@@ gu@@ ed by r@@ um@@ ors that he pr@@ inted her@@ e@@ tic@@ al boo@@ ks .
• The three Hebrews were in their l@@ ate 20 ’ s when they fac@@ ed this t@@ est of integrity .
V@@ alu@@ able Su@@ pp@@ ort From Their W@@ i@@ ves
But if there is b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t and the gu@@ il@@ ty person is rep@@ ent@@ ant , he will receive Scriptural re@@ pro@@ of and will be re@@ stri@@ cted as to privile@@ ges in the congregation . ​ — 9 / 15 , page 30 .
In the f@@ all of 19@@ 6@@ 5 , cl@@ as@@ ses re@@ turned to being fi@@ ve months in l@@ eng@@ th , and once again the foc@@ us was on tra@@ ining mission@@ aries .
Re@@ g@@ arding them in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar , we should he@@ ed the apostle Paul’s in@@ j@@ un@@ ction : “ Be obedi@@ ent to those who are taking the lead among you and be sub@@ mis@@ sive , for they are keep@@ ing w@@ atch over your sou@@ ls . ” ​ — Hebrews 13 : 17 .
I was gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah for making such a hope possible by means of the ransom sacrifice of his Son , Jesus Christ .
I had often found it hard to speak in public in my own language . Now I had to speak in Eng@@ l@@ ish .
During this time , your body pas@@ sed through many st@@ ages , all direc@@ ted by the information pro@@ gr@@ am@@ m@@ ed into that origin@@ al c@@ ell .
It was the first time I saw s@@ now .
N@@ atur@@ ally , people who heard him wanted to know when that mar@@ vel@@ ous Kingdom would come .
As they set@@ tle in the land of promise , the Israelites will need la@@ ws not only regarding worship but also res@@ pe@@ cting judgment , govern@@ ment , war , and every@@ day so@@ cial and priv@@ ate life .
Pa@@ y A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion to God’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ tic Word for Our Da@@ y
They said : “ We g@@ la@@ dly accept the vi@@ r@@ g@@ in bir@@ th , the Go@@ spe@@ l mirac@@ les , and the resurrection of Christ as hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al events . ”
Bil@@ li@@ ons of once dead humans will again take their place among the living .
F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 1 , 200@@ 9
The Bible tel@@ ls us about God’s promise to rest@@ ore the Par@@ adise con@@ di@@ tions lost by the first human cou@@ ple .
S@@ ad@@ ly , like the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l fin@@ an@@ cial de@@ b@@ t c@@ ris@@ is , earth@@ ’s e@@ c@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal de@@ b@@ t continu@@ es to m@@ ount un@@ ab@@ ated .
We are not s@@ wa@@ yed by efforts to invol@@ ve us in ex@@ al@@ ting any por@@ tion of Satan’s world over another .
The D@@ anger of Be@@ coming S@@ el@@ f - C@@ en@@ tered
K@@ is@@ sing could also be an act of fid@@ el@@ ity , or faith@@ ful@@ ness .
For example , a brother with a family might feel je@@ al@@ ous of the privile@@ ges that a full - time minis@@ ter enjo@@ ys , without real@@ iz@@ ing that the full - time minis@@ ter may feel a bi@@ t je@@ al@@ ous of the family man who has children .
As sh@@ own by the following Scriptural example , that ke@@ y al@@ lo@@ ws those at o@@ d@@ ds with each other to beg@@ in ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles .
Even when our relati@@ ves op@@ pose our efforts to worship Jehovah , we continue to love them , but we must remember that our love for God and Christ comes first .
Indeed , many of the problems that people face today st@@ em from a l@@ ack of self - control .
S@@ cro@@ l@@ l to C@@ o@@ de@@ x , 6 / 1
No@@ v@@ ember 2 - 8 , 200@@ 9
By tre@@ ating your mate with respect .
T@@ ake deli@@ ght in stud@@ ying the Bible together .
How did he re@@ act when the great crow@@ d began to appe@@ ar ?
May all of us continue to seek holy spirit through prayer and study of the Scriptures .
Mo@@ ved by her strong desire to be with her Lord , she was ho@@ l@@ ding f@@ ast to Jesus , not let@@ ting him go .
T@@ w@@ o sol@@ di@@ ers and a Fr@@ en@@ ch po@@ li@@ ce@@ man sear@@ ched our house .
I knew that the Witnesses lived a mor@@ ally clean life and thought that it was way too l@@ ate for me to be able to change my ha@@ bi@@ ts .
All cre@@ di@@ t for this must go to Jehovah , who made it possible by the op@@ er@@ ation of his powerful holy spirit . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
As fore@@ told , many people today are “ lo@@ v@@ ers of ple@@ a@@ sures . ”
The Bible does not reve@@ al much about T@@ er@@ ah , ap@@ ar@@ t from the fact that he worshi@@ ped other go@@ ds .
Se@@ cond , many scho@@ l@@ ars ag@@ ree that most Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s tra@@ di@@ tions have their ro@@ o@@ ts in n@@ on - Christian and pa@@ g@@ an cu@@ st@@ om@@ s .
However , the m@@ oun@@ tain re@@ gi@@ ons are a different st@@ ory .
In ad@@ dition , an ei@@ ght - h@@ our pro@@ gra@@ m com@@ bin@@ ing col@@ or s@@ li@@ des and mo@@ tion pi@@ c@@ tures was pre@@ pared .
“ It is also true that Joh@@ n@@ n@@ y is having difficul@@ ty dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish@@ ing right from wrong .
Paul wrote : “ The gift God gives is everlasting life by Christ Jesus our Lord . ” ​ — Romans 6 : 23 .
A fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al stan@@ d@@ ard concer@@ ning any ani@@ ma@@ l that was to be sacrific@@ ed to Jehovah was that it be “ s@@ ound ” in all res@@ pe@@ cts ​ — not bl@@ ind , in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed , de@@ form@@ ed , or si@@ ck .
To maintain pe@@ ace@@ ful rel@@ ations with others , are we pre@@ pared to act in the spirit that Abraham did ?
• How can you imitate the example of Jehovah’s uni@@ que Son ?
The ke@@ y to succ@@ ess u@@ su@@ ally lies in his taking small st@@ ep@@ s and doing so re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly .
L@@ im@@ its are necess@@ ary in order for all to enjoy the blessings of true fre@@ e@@ dom .
Tru@@ e to his promise , Jehovah has given the gro@@ w@@ th where we and others have ‘ pl@@ anted and w@@ at@@ ered . ’ ​ — 1 Corinthians 3 : 6 .
The Ang@@ l@@ o - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can World P@@ ow@@ er wa@@ ged war with those holy ones .
In 194@@ 7 an A@@ mer@@ i@@ can Witness , Ar@@ th@@ ur E@@ mi@@ o@@ t , called at my home .
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : Th@@ at@@ ’s per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble .
His eyes were dra@@ wn to the Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k book .
What is the fin@@ est way to show mer@@ cy to those out@@ side the Christian congregation ?
Tru@@ e Christians follow the pat@@ ter@@ n that Jesus set in being tru@@ th@@ ful with others .
Yes , godly counsel and direction will come at the prop@@ er time for us , en@@ ab@@ ling us to res@@ ist temp@@ tation or make a wise decision .
A@@ m@@ ong the m@@ our@@ n@@ ers was an el@@ der@@ ly Witness .
She does not pres@@ sure her husband to work over@@ time .
We can do so in prayer when we are deep@@ ly t@@ ou@@ ched by something we read in his Word , the Bible .
How , though , is such love com@@ pati@@ ble with godly fear ?
Un@@ til that wonderful time , let us follow the good example of Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k .
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you ever used a com@@ pas@@ s to find your way ?
He sent angels to minis@@ ter to him , provided His holy spirit to help him , and gu@@ i@@ ded him in sel@@ e@@ cting the 12 apostles .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N the Christian congregation was form@@ ed in the first century of our Com@@ m@@ on E@@ r@@ a , one of its out@@ standing char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s ​ — des@@ pite the di@@ vers@@ ity of its members — ​ was its un@@ ity .
‘ The Th@@ ings He Di@@ d Ha@@ ve Go@@ ne Ri@@ ght With H@@ im ’
Then they sent another message to the of@@ fice : “ Our Kingdom H@@ all , including even a po@@ di@@ u@@ m , is ready , so can we have some meetings here ? ”
That was in 19@@ 6@@ 2 .
He then said : “ On these two comman@@ d@@ ments the whole Law h@@ ang@@ s , and the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts . ”
In religious ser@@ vi@@ ces , inc@@ en@@ se has been vari@@ ously used to fu@@ mi@@ g@@ ate , he@@ al , pu@@ ri@@ fy , and prote@@ ct .
They accepted an offer to study the Bible and began atten@@ ding meetings regul@@ arly .
We might think of the faith and trust one has in a loving father .
Acc@@ ording to Jesus ’ words , suffering br@@ ings happiness when it is end@@ ur@@ ed for righteousness ’ s@@ ake .
M@@ ore than 2@@ 60 pione@@ ers were bus@@ y in 9@@ 0 congregations , and 7@@ ,@@ 4@@ 9@@ 6 attend@@ ed the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al in 20@@ 12 .
By means of the Law , Jehovah made clear his perfect standards of right and wrong .
H@@ ar@@ m@@ ful E@@ f@@ fe@@ cts of S@@ el@@ f - I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ance
Consider , however , T@@ ati@@ an’s writ@@ ing ent@@ it@@ led On Per@@ fe@@ ction Acc@@ ording to the Do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of the Sa@@ vi@@ or .
This is emp@@ ty because their purpose is do@@ om@@ ed to fa@@ il@@ ure .
Why God F@@ av@@ ored Noah ​ — Why We Sh@@ ould C@@ are
Their en@@ ro@@ l@@ l@@ ment gre@@ w 4@@ 8 % from 199@@ 6 to 20@@ 00 . . . .
Thus , the princi@@ p@@ al bl@@ ame for wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness has to be plac@@ ed on Satan the Devil .
O@@ thers : ‘ He seem@@ s to be a publi@@ sh@@ er of fore@@ ign de@@ ities . ’ ”
When pre@@ par@@ ing for Christian meetings , we do well to look up the c@@ ited Scriptures and to try to dis@@ cer@@ n how each app@@ lies to the sub@@ ject at hand .
Per@@ secu@@ tion S@@ par@@ ks G@@ ro@@ w@@ th in An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch
“ Let all mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous bit@@ ter@@ ness and anger and wr@@ ath and s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing and a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch be taken away from you along with all ba@@ dness , ” the Scriptures ad@@ mon@@ ish us .
The N@@ de@@ bele people make up just 2 per@@ c@@ ent of the coun@@ tr@@ y’s po@@ pul@@ ation
We must continue to c@@ ry out hum@@ bly yet in@@ sis@@ ten@@ tly to God : R@@ ouse yourself !
Pe@@ ople who m@@ our@@ n , who hu@@ ng@@ er and th@@ ir@@ st for righteousness , and who are consci@@ ous of their spiritual need are a@@ ware of the import@@ ance of having a good relationship with the Creator .
What “ world ” did the apostle Paul mean , then ?
In this way , I c@@ y@@ c@@ led h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of mil@@ es and enjo@@ yed many fine experi@@ ences .
The congregation in La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ a was in a similar st@@ ate .
When her mother asked her why she was cr@@ ying , she respon@@ ded that it was because she lik@@ ed what she was w@@ atch@@ ing .
6 : 3 , 4 , 9 .
We can com@@ pare our spiritual gro@@ w@@ th to the physical gro@@ w@@ th of a t@@ ree .
“ Your Father Is M@@ er@@ ci@@ ful ”
What false t@@ ong@@ u@@ es ro@@ se up against Jehovah’s servants in the first century ?
As a result , 14@@ ,@@ 7@@ 00 Israelites peri@@ shed from a div@@ in@@ ely sent s@@ cour@@ ge . ​ — Nu@@ m .
When we refle@@ ct upon how Jehovah God and his Son feel about what we do in serving their inter@@ ests , our hearts are filled with appreciation for them .
All the hous@@ es were sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by Ger@@ man sol@@ di@@ ers .
Jesus did not hi@@ de his emo@@ tions . ​ — John 11 : 35 .
But because of my good conduct , my wife deci@@ ded to atten@@ d a meeting at the Kingdom H@@ all .
P@@ over@@ ty , 5 / 15
After arri@@ ving at the cam@@ p@@ us , though , we soon felt more at e@@ ase .
With his Greek educ@@ ation and Jewish up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing , Phil@@ o was famili@@ ar with the contro@@ vers@@ y .
H@@ ere are fi@@ ve less@@ ons :
No matter where we live , ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles will help us to cho@@ ose form@@ s of rec@@ re@@ ation that will be bene@@ fi@@ cial .
At Jesus ’ tri@@ al , when offered the opportunity to accept Jesus as their king , the c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests went so far as to c@@ ry out : “ We have no king but Ca@@ es@@ ar . ”
How can we demonstr@@ ate “ fellow feel@@ ing ” ?
In the th@@ ir@@ d one , John not only speak@@ s of wal@@ king in the truth but also encoura@@ ges Christian co@@ op@@ er@@ ation .
What is in st@@ ore for friends of God ?
By end@@ uring tri@@ als and standing “ fir@@ m in the faith , ” a Christian can prove himself man@@ ly whether he is circum@@ c@@ ised or not . ​ — 1 Corinthians 16 : 13 ; James 1 : 12 .
F@@ la@@ vi@@ a and her husband serve at the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses in New Yor@@ k .
7 , 8 . ( a ) The dis@@ cre@@ et vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins proved ready because of what two qualities ?
And perhaps to you it is not .
( a ) What helped one young Christian to res@@ ist temp@@ tation in school ?
Joseph also took his family to religious fes@@ tiv@@ als in Jerusalem .
As the of@@ fic@@ er spoke to his men , two str@@ ang@@ ers came up to the family and qui@@ et@@ ly id@@ enti@@ fied themselves as Witnesses .
• Is it really possible to find in@@ ner peace today ?
We just hope that others will not get the same ide@@ a .
If we are to mind the spirit , knowledge of God’s Word is not en@@ ough .
They would share his thro@@ ne of k@@ ingly authority .
With so many things to do , it is eas@@ y to feel over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed or we@@ igh@@ ed down at times .
* At that time the nations of the world had one thought in comm@@ on .
Still no news of Jesus .
L@@ ater , I learned that a bak@@ er was needed in the pris@@ on bak@@ er@@ y .
As a young person , I had some ex@@ po@@ sure to the truth taught by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
In the sum@@ m@@ er of 19@@ 37 , sever@@ al members of my home congregation made the 2@@ 20 - m@@ ile [ 3@@ 50 k@@ m ] tri@@ p to P@@ ra@@ gu@@ e by bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le to atten@@ d an inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion .
I felt very l@@ on@@ ely . ”
Ther@@ e@@ after , he and M@@ other sh@@ ared in the full - time preaching work together , sp@@ en@@ ding the w@@ in@@ ter of 19@@ 32 / 33 in the O@@ t@@ ta@@ wa are@@ a with a large group of other full - time min@@ isters .
It seem@@ ed that Paul would receive the death s@@ ent@@ ence .
If they did not truly believe what Jehovah had told them ​ — if they l@@ ac@@ ked faith — ​ would they have wa@@ ited pati@@ ently for the fulfill@@ ment of his promises ?
We did not own a ca@@ r at the time .
I co@@ pi@@ ed his ha@@ ir@@ st@@ y@@ le , his way of wal@@ king , and his st@@ y@@ le of sh@@ ou@@ ting when he per@@ form@@ ed kun@@ g fu .
It was love that moved them to talk to scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es and work@@ mat@@ es and to appro@@ ach to@@ tal str@@ ang@@ ers on the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts and at other lo@@ c@@ ations .
How should we appro@@ ach someone who has off@@ ended us ?
The early Christians did not take cre@@ di@@ t for what was being accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed .
Jo@@ shua wit@@ ness@@ ed it all .
B@@ ear@@ s , w@@ ol@@ ves , mo@@ ose , c@@ ari@@ bo@@ u , and other w@@ il@@ d ani@@ mal@@ s ro@@ am un@@ dis@@ tur@@ bed in their n@@ atur@@ al ha@@ bit@@ at .
No@@ tice how Moses re@@ ac@@ ted when certain ones in the cam@@ p of Israel began be@@ having as prophe@@ ts .
I also g@@ am@@ b@@ led on d@@ om@@ in@@ o g@@ ames and pla@@ yed the lo@@ t@@ ter@@ y .
To es@@ cap@@ e from li@@ fe@@ ’s real@@ ities , a young woman nam@@ ed J@@ ane * ha@@ bitu@@ ally used mar@@ i@@ ju@@ ana , to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o , co@@ ca@@ ine , am@@ p@@ he@@ tam@@ ines , L@@ S@@ D , and other d@@ ru@@ g@@ s .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , pray@@ er@@ fully ask for Jehovah’s help to con@@ ve@@ y the preci@@ ous thoughts con@@ ta@@ ined in his Word . ​ — Read E@@ z@@ r@@ a 7 : 10 ; Proverbs 3 : 13 , 14 .
Such activities contribu@@ ted to the spiritual health and un@@ ity of Jehovah’s people at that time , even as they do today .
Jehovah Gi@@ ves “ Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t to Those As@@ king H@@ im ”
; W@@ el@@ ls , L .
By doing so , he will ad@@ d@@ ress your every need and proble@@ m as well .
Father was very prog@@ res@@ sive .
Let us be “ mil@@ d - temp@@ ered and low@@ ly in heart , ” as Jesus was .
Let that be a less@@ on to you ” ?
He is the very S@@ ource of all true knowledge .
Gi@@ ving does you and others good
2 : 21 - 24 ; Mat@@ t .
“ He is w@@ at@@ ering the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s from his u@@ pp@@ er ch@@ am@@ bers ” and “ making gre@@ en gr@@ ass s@@ pr@@ out for the be@@ ast@@ s , and ve@@ get@@ ation for the service of mankind . ”
The Creator desi@@ gn@@ ed the earth to pro@@ du@@ ce food b@@ oun@@ ti@@ fully .
De@@ ci@@ de in ad@@ v@@ ance where to draw the l@@ ine
What char@@ ac@@ ter@@ iz@@ es the fru@@ it@@ age that we need to be@@ ar ?
That will be the sub@@ ject for the next article .
As told by Pa@@ u@@ let@@ te G@@ as@@ pa@@ r
In@@ cre@@ di@@ bly , the same group re@@ ques@@ ted another inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ation . F@@ in@@ ally , on A@@ pri@@ l 13 , 199@@ 8 , the new inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ at@@ or clo@@ sed the case .
If you are thinking about mo@@ ving to a congregation where another language is used , you must coun@@ t the co@@ st of doing so .
However , Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s wanted to take along his c@@ ous@@ in Mark .
The future loo@@ ked g@@ ri@@ m for the apostles of Jesus Christ .
What must we do if we are to keep on practic@@ ing godly devo@@ tion ?
The prayer that Eli@@ j@@ ah ut@@ tered on M@@ ount C@@ ar@@ me@@ l is a good example for us
E@@ C@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ A@@ S@@ T@@ E@@ S 4 : 6
Al@@ l@@ an respon@@ ded : “ You say that you en@@ v@@ y us ; yet you are pur@@ su@@ ing a worl@@ dly care@@ er .
When was it time for Christ to ap@@ point one organiz@@ ed ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l to dis@@ p@@ en@@ se spiritual food ?
David pas@@ sed s@@ wi@@ f@@ tly from ob@@ sc@@ ur@@ ity as a shepher@@ d bo@@ y to f@@ ame as a n@@ ational her@@ o .
We were married in 198@@ 2 .
Do you see yourself following this pat@@ ter@@ n set by Jesus ?
We b@@ ought a bu@@ s with the in@@ ten@@ tion of con@@ ver@@ ting it into a mo@@ bi@@ le home .
A righteous one recei@@ ves his re@@ ward for his un@@ in@@ ten@@ tional mis@@ takes in the form of discipl@@ ine from Jehovah .
Jesus did not f@@ all pre@@ y to this temp@@ tation .
Luke ad@@ ds that M@@ ary was deep@@ ly affe@@ cted by all these events .
A no@@ te found in the hus@@ ban@@ d’s po@@ c@@ ke@@ t stated : “ We are en@@ ding our lives because of con@@ st@@ ant a@@ bu@@ ses and har@@ ass@@ ment from our son and daugh@@ ter - in - law . ”
“ N@@ ever D@@ ri@@ ft A@@ way ”
( Read 1 K@@ ings 3 : 6 - 12 . )
Many anointed Christians have end@@ ur@@ ed in their fle@@ sh@@ ly bo@@ dies “ the death - deal@@ ing tre@@ at@@ ment given to Jesus . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 10 .
Consider what the apostle Paul wrote to the Christians in Eph@@ esus .
F@@ e@@ ar Jehovah ​ — Be H@@ app@@ y !
What moved Jesus to work ti@@ rel@@ ess@@ ly thr@@ ough@@ out his ministry ?
We do not consider more material than he can gr@@ as@@ p .
Acc@@ ording to the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine New S@@ ci@@ ent@@ ist , one bil@@ li@@ on people sp@@ end at le@@ ast 70 per@@ c@@ ent of their hous@@ eho@@ ld in@@ come on food .
Per@@ haps you have wonder@@ ed , ‘ Is it even possible to have a truly mean@@ ing@@ ful life now ? ’
Par@@ ents , more than anyone el@@ se , you can teach your children about Jehovah .
When the ma@@ ster heard what had happened , he sum@@ mon@@ ed the for@@ given slave and said to him : “ W@@ ic@@ ked slave , I can@@ c@@ el@@ ed all that de@@ b@@ t for you , when you ent@@ re@@ ated me . O@@ ught you not , in turn , to have had mer@@ cy on your fellow slave , as I also had mer@@ cy on you ? ”
“ P@@ ur@@ sue R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness ”
1 / 1 La@@ ws B@@ ene@@ f@@ it U@@ s , 11 / 1 La@@ ws That Go@@ ver@@ n Un@@ i@@ verse , 7 / 1
It re@@ pres@@ ented Jehovah , and at times he spoke out of it .
3 : 1 - 3 , 5 .
On the other hand , in some c@@ as@@ es being over@@ we@@ i@@ ght is the result of an a@@ il@@ ment , or her@@ e@@ dit@@ ary fac@@ t@@ ors may contribu@@ te to ob@@ es@@ ity .
No@@ te what a wonderful g@@ li@@ mp@@ se of things to come was given to the apostle John in a vision .
And he ans@@ wers our prayers even though he does not have to do so .
We left the conven@@ tion together , al@@ though we had never me@@ t before .
Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or Ru@@ th We@@ b@@ ber , writ@@ ing in Y@@ ou@@ th S@@ tudi@@ es Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , as@@ ser@@ ts : “ A ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of young people believ@@ es in God , or some kind of su@@ per@@ n@@ atur@@ al for@@ ce but do not see the ch@@ urch as important or help@@ ful in expres@@ sing their spiritu@@ ality . ”
There are still others who are s@@ own among the thor@@ ns ; these are the ones that have heard the word , but the anxi@@ e@@ ties of this system of things and the dec@@ ep@@ tive power of ri@@ ches and the desi@@ res for the rest of the things make in@@ ro@@ a@@ ds and cho@@ ke the word , and it be@@ comes un@@ fru@@ it@@ ful .
Ther@@ efore what you are un@@ know@@ ingly giving godly devo@@ tion to , this I am publi@@ shing to you . ” ​ — Acts 17 : 22 - 31 .
Today , we face the same chall@@ enge .
How un@@ wise and un@@ fa@@ ir it would be to leave Jehovah and his people just because someone in the congregation does or says something that is not right !
When we show respect for the home and pro@@ per@@ ty of those in our ter@@ rit@@ ory , our conduct may at@@ tr@@ act some individuals to the truth . ​ — Read 1 Peter 2 : 12 .
On see@@ ing that it was his daugh@@ ter , his only child , who came out to me@@ et him on his return to his home in M@@ iz@@ pa@@ h , did J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah seek to bre@@ ak his v@@ ow ?
The apostle Paul declar@@ ed : “ He made out of one man every nation of men , to d@@ well upon the enti@@ re sur@@ face of the earth , and he dec@@ re@@ ed the appointed times and the set li@@ m@@ its of the d@@ wel@@ ling of men , for them to seek God , if they might gro@@ pe for him and really find him , al@@ though , in fact , he is not far off from each one of us . ”
The p@@ ath that Jehovah wants us to take may be cr@@ am@@ ped , but it lea@@ ds to the best possible des@@ t@@ in@@ ation ​ — everlasting life .
When a Lo@@ ved One Is T@@ er@@ min@@ ally I@@ l@@ l , No .
B@@ ene@@ f@@ it from their counsel , and learn from their wisdom . ​ — Pro@@ v .
O@@ u@@ t of the ri@@ ver@@ bed , they c@@ li@@ m@@ b ; into the city , they en@@ ter .
Be D@@ et@@ er@@ min@@ ed to T@@ ake the Le@@ ad
A@@ n an@@ on@@ y@@ m@@ ous p@@ ho@@ ne call led to a sh@@ o@@ c@@ king dis@@ co@@ very .
And others say that Abraham was willing to do this because he did not love his son .
Some pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ ans dec@@ ei@@ ve their cons@@ titu@@ ents , determined to stay in power at any co@@ st .
“ Because of the go@@ o@@ dness of the righteous ones a to@@ wn is el@@ ated , ” continu@@ es the king , “ but when the wicked ones per@@ ish there is a jo@@ y@@ ful c@@ ry . ”
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er is another spiritual we@@ ap@@ on that I use to com@@ ba@@ t feelings of wor@@ th@@ less@@ ness .
H@@ ag@@ ar bor@@ e Abraham a bo@@ y , I@@ sh@@ ma@@ el .
Not w@@ an@@ ting Isa@@ a@@ c to pro@@ sp@@ er as his father had pro@@ s@@ per@@ ed , the Phil@@ ist@@ ines st@@ op@@ ped up the wel@@ ls that Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s servants had du@@ g in the re@@ gi@@ on .
“ The righteous ones ” who receive everlasting life are those who loy@@ ally support Christ’s spirit - anointed “ brothers . ”
In@@ ter@@ vie@@ ws with gra@@ du@@ ates reve@@ aled that they had in@@ deed sh@@ own out@@ standing e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness to preach on every occasi@@ on .
Even if we cannot move to where the need is greater , can we find new ways to preach to people ?
E@@ ach time , it is ad@@ d@@ ressed to a different group in the congregation , but in all in@@ stances , it is given for the same reason ​ — that “ all things take place dec@@ ently and by arrang@@ ement . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 14 : 40 .
In his con@@ vers@@ ation with the Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an woman , Jesus also mentioned that “ the h@@ our ” for this change in God’s worship was “ coming . ”
Th@@ ink of the emo@@ tional pain that it can cause .
Will You “ Ke@@ ep W@@ al@@ king by S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ” ?
H@@ en@@ ry V@@ I@@ I@@ I : Pa@@ in@@ ting in the R@@ o@@ y@@ al G@@ all@@ er@@ y at K@@ en@@ sing@@ t@@ on , from the book The H@@ ist@@ ory of Pro@@ t@@ est@@ an@@ tism ( V@@ ol .
Why go to such d@@ ri@@ ed - up wel@@ ls only to be dec@@ ei@@ ved and disa@@ p@@ pointed ?
S@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists and others work hard tr@@ ying to ex@@ ten@@ d life bey@@ ond what people now view as a nor@@ ma@@ l life sp@@ an .
C@@ A@@ N you read Bi@@ bli@@ cal Hebrew ?
Such gen@@ u@@ ine love , however , is not to be con@@ fu@@ sed with sen@@ ti@@ men@@ tal@@ ity .
Fir@@ st , Christ Jesus showed how well - su@@ ited he is for his ro@@ le as King .
Th@@ ough the ca@@ uses are vari@@ ed and comple@@ x , we can be than@@ k@@ ful that the Bible can help us to id@@ enti@@ fy them .
What are some ways in which we may teach by example ?
The desire of those fe@@ aring him he will per@@ form , and their c@@ ry for help he will hear , and he will sa@@ ve them .
The prophet E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el den@@ oun@@ ced the way the po@@ or were being tre@@ ated .
Why should we show kindness ?
P@@ ol@@ y@@ car@@ p re@@ comm@@ ended strong ad@@ her@@ ence to the teachings of Jesus Christ and his apostles .
( a ) In mo@@ der@@ n times , what have anointed Christians been doing ?
Because the ne@@ are@@ st high school was far away and I needed special care from my parents , I could not complete my scho@@ ol@@ ing .
God sent Jesus to preach about the Kingdom .
The guid@@ ance that we receive from him is so clear that it is as if ‘ our own ear@@ s hear a word be@@ h@@ ind us saying : “ This is the way . W@@ al@@ k in it . ” ’
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y L@@ E@@ O@@ P@@ O@@ L@@ D EN@@ G@@ L@@ E@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ R
Those who accept an assignment to serve in another country may enc@@ oun@@ ter fo@@ o@@ ds , langu@@ ages , cu@@ st@@ om@@ s , and con@@ di@@ tions that are very different from what they were used to .
Then , coming to the ma@@ in is@@ sue , he continued : “ I have hope toward God , which hope these men themselves also en@@ ter@@ tain , that there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the un@@ righteous . ” ​ — Acts 23 : 23 , 24 ; 24 : 1 - 8 , 14 , 15 .
Many read the Bible and loo@@ ked up to it as having authority .
E@@ ach 14 - m@@ ile [ 23 k@@ m ] ro@@ l@@ l of pa@@ per un@@ w@@ in@@ ds and pas@@ ses through the pres@@ s in just 25 min@@ ut@@ es .
Jesus said that he was going to pre@@ pare a place for them in heaven .
When con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating marriage , to what important matters should attention be given , and why ?
W@@ ere such fe@@ ars jus@@ ti@@ fied ?
“ I Ha@@ ve Not S@@ at With M@@ en of Un@@ truth ”
Jehovah Ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es Israel
If there is no action , any prof@@ es@@ sion of faith is ho@@ l@@ low .
The apostle Peter descri@@ bes women like her as “ ho@@ p@@ ing in God . ”
S@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists believe that our M@@ il@@ k@@ y W@@ a@@ y g@@ al@@ a@@ x@@ y al@@ one may con@@ tain up to 4@@ 00 bil@@ li@@ on st@@ ars .
A woman should consider seri@@ ously what could be involved in being under the law of a man who pro@@ pos@@ es to her .
For this we need to exerc@@ ise our thinking ability .
But what if un@@ believ@@ ing relati@@ ves still in@@ s@@ ist on in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ing un@@ clean r@@ ites into the arrang@@ ements ?
What privilege do God’s people have , but what does it requi@@ re of us ?
He will provide heal@@ ing for the many w@@ oun@@ ds inf@@ li@@ cted upon us by life in this wicked system of things as he lo@@ v@@ ingly direc@@ ts his Son to “ bre@@ ak up the works of the Devil . ” ​ — 1 John 3 : 8 .
Ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ates of in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent desi@@ gn “ make no ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it claim@@ s about who or what this desi@@ gn@@ er might be , ” repor@@ ted The New Yor@@ k T@@ im@@ es M@@ aga@@ z@@ ine .
Thus , it is reason@@ able to believe that the re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous crow@@ d supp@@ or@@ ting Satan in his fin@@ al as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t on God’s people will be , not va@@ st , or im@@ men@@ se , but sub@@ stan@@ ti@@ al and large en@@ ough to pose a th@@ re@@ at .
When the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es ob@@ je@@ cted to the crow@@ ds ’ ha@@ il@@ ing Jesus as “ the One coming as the King in Jehovah’s name , ” he said : “ I tell you , If these rema@@ ined s@@ il@@ ent , the st@@ ones would c@@ ry out . ”
M@@ ake the ministry an inter@@ es@@ ting experience for them at all times .
Li@@ fe of S@@ ur@@ pris@@ es ( E .
I left the sh@@ r@@ ine and put my@@ self in Jehovah’s hands .
If bl@@ ack Witnesses pre@@ ached from do@@ or to do@@ or in a wh@@ ite neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od , they would be ar@@ rest@@ ed ​ — and likely be@@ at@@ en up .
Th@@ ink of the good times you have enjo@@ yed together .
“ Let M@@ e Q@@ u@@ es@@ tion You ”
A@@ n ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent can take the life of someone we love .
During his earthly ministry , Jesus pro@@ claim@@ ed God’s Kingdom as the only hope for dist@@ ressed human@@ ity , and he tra@@ ined his disciples to continue this preaching work . ​ — Matthew 4 : 17 ; 10 : 5 - 7 ; 28 : 19 , 20 .
One of the elders has been like a brother or father to me .
His purpose is to rest@@ ore obedi@@ ent mankind to life in Par@@ adise .
( 5 ) S@@ te@@ war@@ t , R .
“ D@@ O B@@ R@@ IN@@ G your heart to discipl@@ ine and your e@@ ar to the sa@@ y@@ ings of knowledge , ” states Proverbs 23 : 12 .
25 : 7 ​ — What is “ the en@@ vel@@ op@@ ment that is en@@ vel@@ op@@ ing over all the pe@@ op@@ les , and the w@@ o@@ ven work that is inter@@ w@@ o@@ ven upon all the nations ” ?
When I was in my 60 ’ s , a se@@ ven - year - old pu@@ pi@@ l invit@@ ed me to atten@@ d a meeting of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Me@@ et@@ ings cons@@ is@@ ted of mor@@ ning and af@@ ter@@ no@@ on s@@ essi@@ ons .
1 , 2 . ( a ) Why do many l@@ ack joy in life ?
David , in turn , knew that any great@@ ness or glory that he might ac@@ hi@@ eve as king dep@@ ended on Jehovah’s hum@@ bly ac@@ ting in his be@@ half .
Gi@@ ven that their “ c@@ iti@@ z@@ en@@ ship ex@@ ists in the heavens , ” at death anointed ones will leave the earthly sc@@ ene for something far better , im@@ mor@@ tal life in the heavens .
( Read C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 5 . )
C@@ am@@ p pris@@ on@@ er : Pa@@ ń@@ st@@ w@@ o@@ we Mu@@ ze@@ u@@ m O@@ ś@@ wi@@ ę@@ ci@@ m - B@@ r@@ ze@@ z@@ in@@ ka , cour@@ t@@ es@@ y of the U@@ SH@@ M@@ M P@@ ho@@ to Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves
M@@ en@@ tion some circumstances where “ power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l ” is par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly needed .
The he@@ ad@@ ship arrang@@ ement is of divine orig@@ in .
We today could be t@@ ested as those early disciples were .
This ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine has re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly encoura@@ ged young ones to learn a tra@@ de or devel@@ op some u@@ se@@ ful qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations ​ — while still in school if possible .
A@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze for any part that you have pla@@ yed in the mis@@ understanding .
The other is in congregation activities , where she shows recogn@@ iti@@ on that baptized mal@@ es are Scrip@@ tur@@ ally author@@ ized to teach and direc@@ t . ​ — 7 / 15 , pages 26 - 7 .
After I had been stud@@ ying for some we@@ ek@@ s , my band was offered an at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive rec@@ ording contr@@ act with the pos@@ si@@ bility of rel@@ eas@@ ing an al@@ bu@@ m in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
The first one that may come to mind is found at 1 Corinthians 15 : 33 , which says : “ B@@ ad associ@@ ations spo@@ il u@@ se@@ ful ha@@ bi@@ ts . ”
3 : 18 ; 1 C@@ or .
2 , 3 . ( a ) What pro@@ spe@@ ct a@@ wa@@ its Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , and Jac@@ o@@ b ?
When app@@ lied , Bible principles never fai@@ l .
Ca@@ th@@ y’s life , though , is not only simp@@ le but also exc@@ iting .
The same is true of mar@@ ch@@ ing in pat@@ ri@@ o@@ tic par@@ ad@@ es .
Although Jehovah is inv@@ isi@@ ble to our eyes , let us always remember that we are v@@ isi@@ ble to him .
Instead , I wor@@ ked as a bri@@ ck@@ la@@ y@@ er .
I was a quic@@ k lear@@ ner and soon became very succ@@ ess@@ ful in this f@@ ast and d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous s@@ por@@ t .
No , they pray@@ ed “ with one acc@@ ord . ”
In contr@@ ast , many who cla@@ im to re@@ present God and his Son have displa@@ yed a sh@@ am@@ e@@ ful attitude toward the divine name , even re@@ mo@@ ving it from their ver@@ sions of the Bible .
The Kingdom work has continued to pro@@ sp@@ er , help@@ ing many to come into a relationship with Jehovah .
Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th F@@ o@@ t , a loyal serv@@ ant of Jehovah , also lived in K@@ ant .
However , the sa@@ d re@@ ality ex@@ ists that a number of un@@ sc@@ ru@@ pul@@ ous individuals are cap@@ it@@ al@@ iz@@ ing on pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s l@@ on@@ el@@ iness and suffering , o@@ ffering no real help or so@@ lu@@ tions .
I contr@@ ac@@ ted ji@@ gg@@ er , or san@@ d@@ fle@@ a , di@@ se@@ ase , a form of ty@@ ph@@ us .
And for what did money - loving Ju@@ d@@ as do that ?
Today , the good news of the Kingdom is being pre@@ ached in many lands , as Jesus pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed it would be .
But few qu@@ ality building materi@@ als are a@@ vail@@ able in the is@@ lands .
The reason why God has per@@ mit@@ ted wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness to ex@@ ist until our day is rel@@ ated to events that happened early in human hist@@ ory .
God will not mer@@ ely d@@ ry off such te@@ ars ; he will wi@@ pe them out comple@@ t@@ ely by re@@ mo@@ ving the ca@@ uses of un@@ wanted te@@ ars ​ — suffering and s@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
Consi@@ der@@ ed the f@@ our@@ th st@@ ate of matter , pl@@ as@@ ma ( as in the su@@ n ) is com@@ posed lar@@ g@@ ely of ele@@ c@@ tr@@ ons and positi@@ ve i@@ ons .
Yes , we can have continued succ@@ ess as we get the real sense and imp@@ act of God’s Word .
Pe@@ ople wanted ong@@ o@@ ing prote@@ ction by a v@@ isi@@ ble power .
“ TH@@ E wisdom of the nee@@ dy one is des@@ p@@ ised , and his words are not listen@@ ed to . ”
22 Be@@ ware of the I@@ nt@@ en@@ tions of the H@@ ear@@ t
God’s Word tel@@ ls us : “ In all your ways take no@@ tice of him , and he himself will make your pa@@ ths st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght . ”
But after w@@ atch@@ ing this fil@@ m , I real@@ ized that I knew practic@@ ally nothing .
He said : “ A@@ gain it is written , ‘ You must not put Jehovah your God to the t@@ est . ’ ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Some who appe@@ ar am@@ i@@ able and kind under nor@@ ma@@ l circumstances se@@ em to under@@ go a person@@ ality change when money is at st@@ ake , trans@@ form@@ ing themselves into ob@@ no@@ xi@@ ous and ho@@ st@@ ile char@@ ac@@ ters .
As@@ soci@@ ation among the 8@@ 2 stud@@ ents from 14 lands was very up@@ building .
In nor@@ ther@@ n U@@ g@@ anda , we see children mut@@ il@@ ated and for@@ ced to take part in ac@@ ts of un@@ spe@@ aka@@ ble c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty .
This is an a@@ ver@@ age of one study per publi@@ sh@@ er .
‘ Re@@ ach out ’ by sh@@ aring with the congregation in vari@@ ous ways
The F@@ am@@ ily ​ — A Di@@ v@@ ine In@@ s@@ titu@@ tion
He said : “ After you buil@@ d a fine char@@ ac@@ ter comes the in@@ put of knowledge . ”
The only ch@@ ance we have of tra@@ ver@@ sing this system of things succ@@ ess@@ fully is to make the same pray@@ er@@ ful re@@ qu@@ est to Jehovah that David did : “ Let my st@@ ep@@ s take hold on your tr@@ ac@@ ks , in which my fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s will certainly not be made to to@@ t@@ ter . ”
He dre@@ w attention to the example of M@@ ary , the sister of Mar@@ th@@ a .
Israel@@ ite parents were told : “ You must love Jehovah your God with all your heart and all your soul and all your vital for@@ ce .
It was not some ch@@ urch coun@@ ci@@ l or religious lead@@ er .
( b ) How could sac@@ red service be mis@@ direc@@ ted today ?
All of them follow the same form@@ at .
How can the Bible help us to strengthen our faith ?
How could she do so , since she her@@ self was so po@@ or ?
He died know@@ ing that he had the love and appro@@ val of his heavenly Father , Jehovah .
A psalmist who deep@@ ly loved Jehovah and reli@@ ed on him wrote : “ W@@ a@@ it for God , for I will yet praise him as my G@@ r@@ and Sa@@ vi@@ or . My God , I am in des@@ pa@@ ir .
Is It Wor@@ th the E@@ f@@ fort ?
Rather , they took the lead in persecu@@ ting Jesus ’ followers , tr@@ ying to h@@ in@@ der their work of “ declar@@ ing the good news of the Lord Jesus . ”
Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s took Mark along to preach in C@@ y@@ pr@@ us , and Paul sel@@ e@@ cted S@@ il@@ as and re@@ vis@@ ited the new disciples , as pre@@ vi@@ ously pl@@ an@@ ned .
C@@ ould this be why they do not even think it possible that these Jews , Paul and S@@ il@@ as , could be Rom@@ an c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens ?
At one point , he called it the “ van@@ ity of van@@ ities . ”
How did the holy spirit serve as a teach@@ er to early Christians ?
I saw in them the giving spirit that Jesus comman@@ ded Christians to displa@@ y .
In contr@@ ast , God’s Law to the Israelites of the same er@@ a comman@@ ded : “ You must not make cu@@ ts in your flesh for a dec@@ eas@@ ed soul . ” ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 19 : 28 .
“ A@@ n en@@ or@@ m@@ ous number of tra@@ di@@ tions we now associ@@ ate with Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s have their ro@@ o@@ ts in p@@ re - Christian pa@@ g@@ an religious tra@@ di@@ tions .
C@@ er@@ tain T@@ al@@ mudi@@ st@@ s inter@@ pre@@ ted the Scriptural requi@@ re@@ ment that le@@ p@@ ers live “ out@@ side the cam@@ p ” to mean that they should be exc@@ lu@@ ded from wal@@ led c@@ ities .
The pl@@ at@@ form was hu@@ ge and had an imp@@ res@@ sive ba@@ ck@@ d@@ ro@@ p of 14@@ 4 large p@@ ill@@ ars .
M@@ in@@ or g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing was also done il@@ lic@@ it@@ ly in the back ro@@ om@@ s of in@@ ns and ta@@ ver@@ ns .
It appe@@ ars that there was a beli@@ ef among some Jews that each serv@@ ant of God had his own ang@@ el ​ — in effect , a “ gu@@ ar@@ di@@ an ang@@ el . ”
The apostle Paul comple@@ tes his inspired sum@@ m@@ ary with these words : “ When all things will have been sub@@ je@@ cted to him , then the Son himself will also sub@@ ject himself to the One who sub@@ je@@ cted all things to him , that God may be all things to ever@@ yone . ”
The two months we sp@@ ent in P@@ at@@ ter@@ son as Paul received tra@@ ining was the high@@ light of our life so far .
What was going on ?
P@@ le@@ ase consider what the Scriptures ac@@ tually teach .
Na@@ am@@ an , a S@@ y@@ ri@@ an ar@@ my c@@ hi@@ ef , was a le@@ per .
Still , Bible scho@@ l@@ ars inter@@ vie@@ wed by The New Yor@@ k T@@ im@@ es expres@@ sed the op@@ in@@ ion that “ the circum@@ stan@@ ti@@ al evidence supp@@ or@@ ting a l@@ ink to Jesus was pos@@ si@@ bly strong , but circum@@ stan@@ ti@@ al n@@ one@@ th@@ eless . ”
R@@ a@@ in , ice , and f@@ ro@@ st have no human father or origin@@ at@@ or .
That Moses had ze@@ al for justice is fur@@ ther sh@@ own by his de@@ f@@ en@@ ding hel@@ pl@@ ess shepher@@ d@@ ess@@ es from ill - tre@@ at@@ ment in M@@ idi@@ an , where he was a fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 2 : 16 , 17 .
How can you benefit from lear@@ ning about Mar@@ y’s life ?
Our consider@@ ation of good examples would not be complete without giving attention to Jesus , God’s Son .
You have pro@@ ba@@ bly seen people who are inc@@ l@@ ined to obey la@@ ws g@@ ru@@ d@@ g@@ ingly , out of fear of a p@@ en@@ al@@ ty .
The pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of Bu@@ k@@ id@@ n@@ on ​ — meaning “ Pe@@ ople of the M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s ” in C@@ e@@ bu@@ an@@ o — ​ is lo@@ c@@ ated on the sou@@ ther@@ n is@@ land of M@@ in@@ d@@ ana@@ o .
How should we tre@@ at family members ?
During the past de@@ ca@@ de , Bible - based public@@ ations have been transl@@ ated into more than a do@@ z@@ en indi@@ gen@@ ous langu@@ ages of M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , including M@@ aya , Na@@ hu@@ at@@ l , and T@@ z@@ o@@ t@@ z@@ il .
Pro@@ of that Jehovah now re@@ ign@@ s through the Kingdom of his Son , Jesus Christ , is seen in the ong@@ o@@ ing fulfill@@ ment of the si@@ gn of Jesus ’ pres@@ ence .
In time , I re@@ married .
The bl@@ ame does not rest with God . ​ — Acts 14 : 16 .
As you study the material , read and discus@@ s the c@@ ited s@@ crip@@ tures .
W@@ ould G@@ ent@@ ile mal@@ es first need to be circum@@ c@@ ised and to sub@@ mit to the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law ?
A s@@ par@@ ro@@ w offered to God in love and devo@@ tion was wor@@ th more to him than th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of r@@ am@@ s given with a wrong mo@@ tive .
This was not the first time that the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans had sh@@ own gener@@ os@@ ity to Paul .
If we love Jehovah with all our heart , we will never fai@@ l him . ​ — Matthew 22 : 37 ; 1 Corinthians 13 : 8 .
in The Watchtower of De@@ c@@ ember 15 , 200@@ 2 , pages 19 - 22 .
“ Ti@@ me and un@@ fore@@ seen occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence ” be@@ f@@ all us all .
He can help you to “ form a long@@ ing ” for his Word .
Go@@ od Ne@@ ws for Pe@@ ople of All N@@ ations , 7 / 1
“ Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ l@@ l be back here in a sh@@ ort time , ” they said .
Those may se@@ em to be simp@@ le things ; yet they were practic@@ al , and they did help .
Jesus made three ba@@ si@@ c pro@@ v@@ isions for his disciples : a par@@ t@@ ner , a ter@@ rit@@ ory assignment , and a message
C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ AN@@ S R@@ E@@ S@@ P@@ E@@ C@@ T G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S W@@ O@@ R@@ D
It is only through E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us ’ writ@@ ings that many prom@@ in@@ ent individuals of the first three cen@@ tu@@ ries of the Com@@ m@@ on E@@ r@@ a have been reve@@ aled .
In 19@@ 6@@ 4 , Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i became an in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent nation .
Their most important work is speaking to others about man@@ kin@@ d’s only hope , the Kingdom of God .
The rest of the brothers were wa@@ iting at Th@@ ree T@@ a@@ ver@@ ns , a rest sto@@ p about 36 mil@@ es [ 5@@ 8 k@@ m ] out@@ side the city .
These matters will be discus@@ sed in the next article .
I explained that I could not do that .
Be@@ h@@ ind Jesus ’ teachings on this way of life was his Father , Jehovah .
Are we making good use of such loving pro@@ v@@ isions ?
How can young people become more effe@@ ctive in the do@@ or - to - do@@ or ministry ?
Jehovah’s position as the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn is un@@ affe@@ cted by what m@@ ere humans may do or refu@@ se to do .
One day when I was out@@ side , I heard her call my name .
My parents ’ example also streng@@ th@@ ened me .
Be@@ ware of C@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ s That Dis@@ ple@@ ase God
“ God is not un@@ righteous so as to for@@ get your work and the love you showed for his name . ” ​ — Hebrews 6 : 10 .
What if the ma@@ ster re@@ turned during the th@@ ir@@ d w@@ atch of the night ​ — the peri@@ od from mi@@ d@@ night t@@ ill about three in the mor@@ ning ?
What confidence can we have , and it is now time to do what ?
A strong hope in God’s promises will help you to end@@ ure .
However , Jesus said : “ The things imp@@ os@@ sible with men are possible with God . ”
In rel@@ ating the tra@@ gi@@ c st@@ ory of the qu@@ e@@ en , the au@@ th@@ or inclu@@ des qu@@ o@@ t@@ ations from and al@@ lu@@ sions to pas@@ sa@@ ges in the Psal@@ ms , the Go@@ sp@@ els , and other par@@ ts of the Bible .
What a kind blessing from Jehovah !
S@@ en@@ n@@ ach@@ eri@@ b sent a d@@ ele@@ g@@ ation to Jerusalem to dem@@ and that c@@ it@@ y’s sur@@ rend@@ er .
Yet , they “ went out from before the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in , rejo@@ ic@@ ing because they had been coun@@ ted wor@@ thy to be di@@ sh@@ on@@ ored in be@@ half of his name . ”
When opportun@@ ities come my way to talk about the Bible , such as when n@@ ur@@ ses , tra@@ des@@ men , and others d@@ ro@@ p by , I gra@@ b them ​ — t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully , of course .
While Noah and his family were pre@@ served ali@@ ve , that ung@@ o@@ dly world was d@@ elu@@ ged with water .
To some , he was no more than an out@@ standing man who left his mar@@ k on hist@@ ory .
We read : “ [ Solom@@ on@@ ’s ] wi@@ ves gra@@ du@@ ally . . . inc@@ l@@ ined his heart to follow other go@@ ds . ”
Jehovah is ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able , for he is gener@@ ous to all , and he wants his worshipp@@ ers to follow su@@ it .
How good it is when un@@ believ@@ ing relati@@ ves , work@@ mat@@ es , and neigh@@ b@@ ors respect us !
H@@ op@@ ing in Jehovah can help us cop@@ e with de@@ pres@@ sion and come “ out of a ro@@ aring pi@@ t , out of the mi@@ re of the se@@ di@@ ment . ”
When the people com@@ pla@@ ined about Moses ’ lead@@ er@@ ship , Jehovah asked : “ How much longer will this people tre@@ at me without respect ? ”
The complete Bible or par@@ ts of it have been transl@@ ated into more than 2@@ ,@@ 3@@ 00 langu@@ ages and di@@ al@@ e@@ cts .
I feel high@@ ly privile@@ ged to have this assignment . ” ​ — H@@ um@@ ber@@ to .
The ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to imitate the Christ is of par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar interest to men for still another reason .
The ro@@ ad a@@ head for her and her family was going to be r@@ ough .
Rather , we will be sa@@ ved because we know the divine name and call upon it in faith .
Like Jesus , we must love doing what is right . ​ — Read Psalm 4@@ 5 : 7 .
Wh@@ er@@ e@@ as man - made go@@ ds and i@@ do@@ ls mer@@ ely mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r the tra@@ its or qualities of their human inv@@ ent@@ ors , the al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God , Jehovah , is the very O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or of the emo@@ tions that he pl@@ anted in humans . ​ — Genesis 1 : 27 ; Isaiah 4@@ 4 : 7 - 11 .
My Des@@ i@@ re to Be a Mis@@ sion@@ ary
Par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 16 : See the article “ T@@ ell U@@ s , When Will These Th@@ ings Be ? ”
15 : 7 , 11 ; Le@@ v .
However , their father , Z@@ el@@ op@@ he@@ had of the tri@@ be of M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h , had died .
( b ) What questions about ste@@ war@@ d@@ ship will we consider ?
What will we consider in the article that fol@@ lo@@ ws ?
Rather than cl@@ ing@@ ing to human tra@@ di@@ tions that may so@@ o@@ the feelings of religi@@ os@@ ity but that are contr@@ ary to the Scriptures , a s@@ inc@@ ere person would seek the true way to honor God and Christ .
C@@ learly , the Romans were ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary in many ways .
C@@ as@@ pi@@ an Se@@ a
Tru@@ e , we may at times become jus@@ ti@@ fi@@ ab@@ ly ang@@ ry , but Paul coun@@ sel@@ s us : “ Be w@@ ra@@ th@@ ful , and yet do not sin ; let the su@@ n not set with you in a pro@@ vo@@ ked st@@ ate , ne@@ i@@ ther allow place for the Devil . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 26 , 27 .
( 6 ) Joseph , A .
When that happ@@ ens , only “ the things not being sh@@ ak@@ en , ” that is , the Kingdom and its supp@@ ort@@ ers , will remain .
In rec@@ ent years ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists have be@@ gu@@ n to exam@@ ine Je@@ z@@ re@@ el@@ ’s rema@@ ins .
On the day of the cont@@ est , Ka@@ z@@ un@@ a was ten@@ se because she had to com@@ pete with about 50 other stud@@ ents .
F@@ ru@@ it@@ age of the P@@ re@@ aching Wor@@ k
They were ze@@ al@@ ous P@@ ur@@ it@@ ans , r@@ un@@ ning from religious persecu@@ tion .
• Why can we say that Jehovah is our s@@ ource of sal@@ vation ?
In prayer to his Father , he said : “ This means everlasting life , their taking in knowledge of you , the only true God , and of the one whom you sent for@@ th , Jesus Christ . ”
Jesus taught that his rul@@ er@@ ship , or Kingdom , is a heavenly one that would , in du@@ e time , destro@@ y all human rul@@ er@@ shi@@ ps and rule over the enti@@ re earth .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , the re@@ qu@@ est “ for@@ give us our de@@ b@@ ts , as we also have for@@ given our de@@ b@@ t@@ ors , ” is the only part of the mo@@ de@@ l prayer that Jesus com@@ men@@ ted on .
P@@ la@@ in of A@@ sh@@ er
If we are gr@@ ate@@ ful for God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , what el@@ se must we avoid ?
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , Jehovah God ca@@ used an o@@ vu@@ m in Mar@@ y’s wom@@ b to become fer@@ t@@ ile , accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing this by the trans@@ fer@@ al of the life of his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son from the spirit real@@ m to earth . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 4 : 4 .
We real@@ ize that Jesus “ came , not to be minis@@ tered to , but to minis@@ ter and to give his soul a ransom in ex@@ change for many . ” How good it is to know about “ the rel@@ e@@ ase by the ransom pa@@ id by Christ Jesus ” ! ​ — R@@ om .
Th@@ ough re@@ served by n@@ ature , the people are gener@@ ally war@@ m and fri@@ end@@ ly .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing about the “ conclu@@ sion of a system of things , ” he stated : “ At that time the righteous ones will shin@@ e as b@@ righ@@ tly as the su@@ n in the kingdom of their Father . ”
So effe@@ ctive was this we@@ ap@@ on that ar@@ mi@@ es some@@ times used div@@ isions of s@@ l@@ ing@@ ers .
H@@ ad not Jehovah promised : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id , for I am with you ” ?
“ Y@@ O@@ U are wor@@ thy , Jehovah , even our God , to receive the glory and the honor and the power , ” states Revelation 4 : 11 , “ because you cre@@ ated all things , and because of your will they ex@@ is@@ ted and were cre@@ ated . ”
What helped Abraham to demonstr@@ ate out@@ standing faith ?
O@@ r do I stri@@ ve to maintain an e@@ ye that is foc@@ used on spiritual matters ? ’
Why not take the in@@ iti@@ ative to wel@@ come these new ones , no matter how they may be d@@ ressed or gro@@ om@@ ed ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , we can reason that Jehovah , being a God of love , would not know@@ ingly and c@@ ru@@ el@@ ly pre@@ deter@@ mine that re@@ bel@@ li@@ on ​ — with all its sa@@ d con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences — ​ should take place .
What was the “ perfect wa@@ ge ” for Ru@@ th from Jehovah ?
How often in your life have you said something like this , ‘ I wish I had not made the cho@@ ice I did ’ ?
On the following day , 8@@ 40 new Witnesses of Jehovah were baptized , most of these prof@@ ess@@ ing to be of the great crow@@ d .
On the other hand , no other book has prom@@ p@@ ted so much sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ y and cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism .
R@@ ely on Jehovah .
And when the pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ds were sent to Jerusalem , the pres@@ ence of d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates from the dist@@ ri@@ ct of A@@ sia seem@@ s to indic@@ ate that congregations in that re@@ gi@@ on too had contribu@@ ted . ​ — Acts 20 : 4 ; 2 Corinthians 8 : 1 - 4 ; 9 : 1 , 2 .
When the ang@@ el G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el ann@@ oun@@ ced to M@@ ary that she would have a son even though she was a vi@@ r@@ g@@ in , the ang@@ el told her : “ Ho@@ ly spirit will come upon you , and power of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh will over@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ w you . For that reason also what is born will be called holy , God’s Son . ”
Th@@ ough earth now te@@ em@@ s with bil@@ li@@ ons of their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , humans are far from perfect .
It invol@@ ves doing what they enjoy , tel@@ ling others good news ​ — “ the good news of the kingdom . ”
Al@@ ways the ma@@ ster dec@@ ei@@ ver , Satan works be@@ h@@ ind the s@@ cen@@ es , pu@@ t@@ ting on the st@@ age the worl@@ d’s lead@@ ers and tr@@ end@@ set@@ ters as ro@@ le pla@@ y@@ ers .
What concer@@ ns were expres@@ sed in the prayers of He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah , H@@ ann@@ ah , and J@@ on@@ ah , and what do we learn from this ?
The under@@ shepher@@ ds of the “ other sheep ” will have the privilege of shepher@@ ding the flo@@ ck of God on earth under the rul@@ er@@ ship of “ the c@@ hi@@ ef shepher@@ d . ”
Now let us re@@ ev@@ alu@@ ate the actions of the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der .
N@@ ex@@ t , he bro@@ ad@@ ened his foc@@ us and gave this par@@ able to ad@@ mon@@ ish all his anointed followers in the last days to “ keep on the w@@ atch ” l@@ est they mis@@ s out on their preci@@ ous re@@ ward .
Ha@@ ve you ever read about people who are descri@@ bed in the Bible in g@@ low@@ ing ter@@ ms and said to yourself , ‘ I can@@ ’t be like them ! ’
It is un@@ ro@@ l@@ led , ready to be read .
The so - called ev@@ olu@@ tion w@@ ars are ra@@ g@@ ing main@@ ly in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , but similar tr@@ ends are repor@@ ted in Eng@@ land , the Ne@@ ther@@ lands , P@@ ak@@ ist@@ an , Ser@@ bia , and T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y .
However , our min@@ ds were made up .
The inspired rec@@ ord of first - century events shows that the fle@@ sh@@ ly nation re@@ pres@@ ented by H@@ ag@@ ar did not of it@@ self pro@@ du@@ ce sons who would be jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s with Jesus .
The fact is that the boo@@ ks of God’s Word have per@@ man@@ ent value for people of all ages and ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds .
Par@@ ents are to ra@@ ise their children “ in the discipl@@ ine and ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on of Jehovah . ”
Yes , our preaching activ@@ ity san@@ c@@ ti@@ fi@@ es Jehovah’s name before all mankind .
This is beau@@ ti@@ fully illustr@@ ated by the apostle Paul in chap@@ ter 11 of the book of Romans .
The conven@@ tion was spiritually up@@ li@@ f@@ ting in@@ deed .
( b ) How can we cultiv@@ ate love for God ?
Per@@ s@@ on@@ i@@ fied as a wi@@ do@@ w ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved of husband and children , Jerusalem as@@ ks : “ Does there ex@@ ist any pain like my pain ? ”
Si@@ x years before the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem , the apostle Peter gave ur@@ g@@ ent and tim@@ ely counsel that app@@ lies especially to Christians of our day : S@@ ta@@ y al@@ er@@ t !
To what her@@ it@@ age do those of the nations now being bless@@ ed look ?
If you had been in Davi@@ d’s position , would you have felt respon@@ sible ?
Why can we have confidence in the spiritual food served by the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ?
Des@@ i@@ der@@ i@@ us E@@ r@@ as@@ mu@@ s
What can help you to maintain your ze@@ al for the ministry ?
“ It was very t@@ ough , after so many years , ” he rec@@ alls .
Pa@@ p@@ ho@@ s was the Rom@@ an cap@@ it@@ al of C@@ y@@ pr@@ us and the se@@ at of the pro@@ con@@ su@@ l , and it enjo@@ yed the privilege of min@@ ting cop@@ per co@@ ins .
With her hus@@ ban@@ d’s per@@ mis@@ sion , she travel@@ ed about 19 mil@@ es ( 30 k@@ m ) to El@@ isha at M@@ ount C@@ ar@@ me@@ l .
T@@ w@@ o days later , the time was right for a public con@@ fes@@ sion on the part of Israel for their fa@@ il@@ ure to keep God’s Law .
His des@@ crip@@ tion thus provi@@ des a bas@@ is for lam@@ ents , or di@@ r@@ ges .
How does Jehovah view me ?
Jehovah has sa@@ ved us ! ”
O@@ pp@@ or@@ tun@@ ities and plac@@ es for in@@ for@@ ma@@ l wit@@ ness@@ ing are a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly not , for Jesus as@@ sur@@ ed us : “ He that has end@@ ur@@ ed to the end is the one that will be sa@@ ved , ” whether that pro@@ ves to be the end of the old system or the end of one@@ ’s present life .
( Read Luke 6 : 27 , 28 , 31 , 35 . )
For information on how to reason with those who prom@@ o@@ te cre@@ ati@@ on@@ ism , see pages 24 to 28 of the bro@@ ch@@ ure W@@ as Li@@ fe C@@ re@@ ated ?
He com@@ pared them to “ whe@@ at ” gro@@ wing among “ we@@ e@@ ds . ”
They were also ris@@ king their lives to follow David .
And may Jehovah draw ever clo@@ s@@ er to us now and thr@@ ough@@ out all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity !
Yes , even as a you@@ th , Jesus had develop@@ ed into a Bible stud@@ ent who ast@@ on@@ i@@ shed learned religious teach@@ ers !
She d@@ ro@@ w@@ ned just two we@@ ek@@ s before her f@@ our@@ th bir@@ th@@ day .
( Read Genesis 19 : 15 . )
This has made them very sa@@ d .
He can gr@@ ant us the wisdom to cop@@ e “ with vari@@ ous tri@@ als . ”
In what set@@ ting does the book of Revelation point to “ new heavens and a new earth ” yet to come ?
We will consider the first two questions in this article .
We are re@@ de@@ e@@ ma@@ ble !
Jehovah bless@@ ed Daniel for serving “ with con@@ stan@@ cy . ” ​ — D@@ an .
They would not com@@ mit such wicked de@@ e@@ ds if they re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed Jehovah’s covenant .
When you are giving ad@@ vice and direction regarding important matters , do you take time to do thor@@ ough re@@ sear@@ ch in Bible - based public@@ ations ?
However , for them , that was only a beg@@ in@@ ning .
The wisdom Na@@ than had given me when he knew he was d@@ ying was again a comfort to me .
Are God’s E@@ y@@ es U@@ p@@ on You ?
This will mo@@ tiv@@ ate us “ to conduct ourselves hon@@ es@@ tly in all things . ” ​ — He@@ b .
Hence , sh@@ ort@@ ly after his resurrection and before his as@@ cen@@ sion to heaven , he gave his disciples the we@@ igh@@ ty com@@ mis@@ sion : “ G@@ o , therefore , and make disciples . ”
15 , 16 . ( a ) Why is it vital that we keep our min@@ ds fi@@ x@@ ed on the right things ?
A@@ m@@ ong the c@@ it@@ y’s ru@@ ins are a sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e and a temple of the Eph@@ es@@ i@@ an go@@ dd@@ ess Ar@@ t@@ em@@ is .
C@@ lo@@ se to se@@ ven milli@@ on Witnesses of Jehovah are declar@@ ing the Kingdom message in over 2@@ 30 lands , sp@@ en@@ ding ne@@ arly 1@@ .@@ 5 bil@@ li@@ on h@@ our@@ s a year in the ministry .
She says : “ My spiritual go@@ als started to fa@@ de .
( b ) What did the f@@ oun@@ ding e@@ dit@@ or of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine st@@ ate with reg@@ ard to Bible study a@@ i@@ ds ?
This ca@@ used a number of con@@ f@@ li@@ cts between us . ”
By all means , then , shepher@@ d your children by continu@@ ing to ra@@ ise them in the way of the truth !
A sister might at@@ temp@@ t to r@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ize form@@ ing a r@@ om@@ an@@ tic l@@ ink that i@@ g@@ no@@ res God’s direc@@ tive to mar@@ ry “ only in the Lord . ”
To@@ da@@ y’s “ other sheep ” are fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely let@@ ting Jesus in , and such action lea@@ ds to everlasting life .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing them would only di@@ ver@@ t us from the ro@@ ad that lea@@ ds to et@@ er@@ n@@ al life .
We were married in De@@ c@@ ember 19@@ 26 , and about a year later , I gave bir@@ th to our first son , E@@ d@@ die .
( b ) How do the mil@@ d - temp@@ ered ones “ in@@ her@@ it the earth ” ?
The vo@@ ice of str@@ ang@@ ers may be heard through those with whom we associ@@ ate .
Our Creator , the S@@ ource of true valu@@ es , ur@@ ges you to do so , and he will help you .
For what are you par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah ?
Indeed , their desire to be wit@@ nesses for Jehovah and Jesus mo@@ ves them to sp@@ end money out of their own po@@ c@@ ke@@ ts in order to share their beli@@ ef@@ s with people , even those who live far away from them . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 3 : 10 ; Acts 1 : 8 .
E@@ ven@@ tually , ri@@ gi@@ d ta@@ ble@@ ts were re@@ plac@@ ed by she@@ e@@ ts of fol@@ da@@ ble material .
For te@@ x@@ ts you feel you may some@@ day need in your preaching and teaching work , no@@ te the ke@@ y word and c@@ he@@ ck in the in@@ de@@ x of Bible words at the back of your Bible .
Yet , there is a promise of rest@@ or@@ ation .
The large j@@ ar of f@@ l@@ our it@@ self did not get ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted , and the small j@@ ar of o@@ il it@@ self did not fai@@ l , according to Jehovah’s word that he had spo@@ ken by means of Eli@@ j@@ ah . ” ​ — 1 K@@ i .
They repor@@ t : “ We have no fear of se@@ a - fr@@ on@@ t wit@@ ness@@ ing , bu@@ sin@@ ess ter@@ rit@@ ory , or any other chall@@ enge we may come up against because we know that Jehovah is always with us . ”
Just as inc@@ reas@@ ing mor@@ ning light ca@@ uses o@@ ther@@ wise ob@@ s@@ cu@@ re ob@@ je@@ cts to take on shap@@ e and col@@ or , in 19@@ 35 the great mul@@ titu@@ de was id@@ enti@@ fied as those who sur@@ vi@@ ve “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , ” with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living forever on earth .
He knew that after his death an ex@@ ten@@ sive apost@@ as@@ y would devel@@ op .
12 , 13 . ( a ) How do two individuals expres@@ s the satis@@ fac@@ tion they gain from hon@@ est work ?
Such a positi@@ ve view of “ the end of the world ” is imp@@ lied by the Bible transl@@ ations that rend@@ er this expres@@ sion “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ” or “ the end of the age . ”
He has s@@ we@@ pt the c@@ lu@@ t@@ ter asi@@ de and has set up three w@@ o@@ o@@ den sto@@ ol@@ s .
Jehovah has helped men to rec@@ over their joy and their desire to serve again
The Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents ’ di@@ lig@@ ent study of the Scriptures yi@@ el@@ ded what resul@@ ts , and what question ar@@ ises ?
What example did Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h set for us ?
Jesus pla@@ in@@ ly said : “ No one can slave for two ma@@ st@@ ers , ” for God and for Ri@@ ches . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Joh@@ an@@ na says : “ Pe@@ ople th@@ ir@@ st for the truth .
If this happ@@ ens to us , it is time to give attention to our view and bring it into l@@ ine with Jehovah’s clear view . ​ — E@@ x .
What about pre@@ mar@@ it@@ al se@@ x ?
Some men are un@@ com@@ for@@ table sh@@ aring their vie@@ ws or feelings in a public set@@ ting .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons worl@@ d@@ wide have found comfort by reading God’s Word , the Bible .
What en@@ ab@@ led them to change ?
Moses was to act in har@@ mony with them .
Th@@ r@@ ough their spiritual brothers , they received reli@@ ef supp@@ lies .
Con@@ sul@@ t the cur@@ r@@ ent Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and no@@ te the lands now repor@@ ting from 10@@ 0@@ ,000 to ne@@ arly 1@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers .
34 : 27 , 33 . Like Jo@@ si@@ ah , young ones should star@@ t to seek Jehovah from an early age .
H@@ u@@ man wr@@ ong@@ doing has become so wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad that these truly are “ cr@@ itical times . ”
As we con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate his works , we are hum@@ bly moved to praise our G@@ r@@ and Creator and give than@@ ks that he uses his power in such a wise and loving way .
With their wi@@ ves , they have h@@ and@@ led family problems and set the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c go@@ als for their children .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , he did not .
Yet , in@@ stead of respon@@ ding with wonder@@ ment and appreciation , they with@@ dre@@ w .
( b ) What va@@ st educ@@ ational work will be under@@ taken ?
You will be in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ated and will a@@ da@@ pt quic@@ k@@ er when you share fully in the ministry .
I went with her on a Bible study that she condu@@ cted with a man who had accepted the book The New World .
These moral tru@@ ths are not the f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c@@ ations of imper@@ fect men ; they are the inspired standards of God , which he has never re@@ pe@@ aled .
As a result , some ten@@ d to with@@ draw into themselves .
No doubt you are con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with such people every day .
P@@ ic@@ king U@@ p Pro@@ p@@ he@@ tic S@@ tr@@ ands
And did you no@@ tice that in most c@@ as@@ es their prayers were ans@@ wer@@ ed when someone from the Christian congregation helped them to draw close to Jehovah God by stud@@ ying the Bible ? ​ — Acts 9 : 11 .
They were je@@ al@@ ous because he was their fa@@ ther’s fav@@ or@@ ite son .
In using the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t , when an im@@ moral s@@ ite comes up , do I get out of it , or do I sear@@ ch out imp@@ ro@@ per We@@ b s@@ ites ? ’
The D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s chall@@ enge no doubt ar@@ ous@@ ed indi@@ gn@@ ation , anger , and con@@ temp@@ t among heavenly cre@@ atu@@ res loyal to God .
And the cor@@ ru@@ pt pri@@ ests allow@@ ed that !
1 : 7 ; 9 : 10 ​ — In what way is the fear of Jehovah “ the beg@@ in@@ ning of knowledge ” and “ the star@@ t of wisdom ” ?
What if a personal friend of our@@ s was att@@ ac@@ ked and in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed ?
S@@ te@@ ve displa@@ yed wisdom and mo@@ des@@ ty by re@@ ev@@ alu@@ ating his work@@ lo@@ ad .
Those who su@@ ff@@ er vari@@ ous tri@@ als do well to avoid ‘ is@@ ol@@ ating themselves . ’
Acc@@ ording to In@@ sight on the Scriptures ( publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses ) , “ an ancient pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us tel@@ ls of a P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h who com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned ar@@ m@@ ed men to se@@ ize an at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive woman and k@@ ill her husband . ”
Some co@@ pi@@ es of it con@@ tain the name Jehovah in its Hebrew form .
Thus e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed , David h@@ ur@@ ri@@ ed to me@@ et his fo@@ e .
I could take on many pati@@ ents and make a lo@@ t of money , but doing so would cu@@ t into our spiritual life .
The Bible ​ — A@@ n In@@ spi@@ red G@@ u@@ i@@ de
When E@@ m@@ man@@ u@@ el showed him from the Bible that God’s name is Jehovah , the pri@@ est gra@@ b@@ bed the Bible , wa@@ ved it men@@ ac@@ ingly before my bro@@ ther’s face , and sh@@ ou@@ ted , “ This book has destro@@ yed you ! ”
A@@ n 18 - year - old sister , baptized when she was 13 , ad@@ m@@ its , “ I know what I believe , but some@@ times I have tr@@ ou@@ ble pu@@ t@@ ting my thoughts into words . ”
In 19@@ 7@@ 1 , Gen@@ er@@ al I@@ di A@@ m@@ in se@@ ized power .
“ The heart of the righteous one medit@@ ates before ans@@ wer@@ ing , but the m@@ ou@@ th of the wicked b@@ lu@@ r@@ ts out bad things . ”
W@@ id@@ ely known for their public ministry , they fulf@@ ill Jesus ’ words : “ This good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations . ”
Ser@@ ap@@ h@@ s ran@@ k very high among the angels in privile@@ ges and honor , and they are in attend@@ ance around God’s thro@@ ne . ​ — Isaiah 6 : 1 - 3 .
2 , 3 . ( a ) How did one teach@@ er expla@@ in the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of good teaching ?
My sons and their wi@@ ves came from far away to see this mo@@ der@@ n - day “ mirac@@ le . ”
Their God - given conscience , when pro@@ per@@ ly tra@@ ined , would gu@@ i@@ de them to tre@@ at others the way they themselves would want to be tre@@ ated .
A@@ n exam@@ in@@ ation of these so - called happ@@ in@@ ess@@ es , or be@@ ati@@ tu@@ des , in this and the following article will help us to real@@ ize how happy we can be if we faith@@ fully serve “ the happy God , ” Jehovah . ​ — 1 Timothy 1 : 11 .
Acc@@ ording to Jesus and the apostle Peter , what kind of suffering br@@ ings happiness ?
What form@@ s of t@@ ests are God’s people fac@@ ing now ?
Then , we could not serve Jehovah or hope to live in his new world .
How could we pos@@ si@@ bly refle@@ ct God’s glory ?
They were determined to remember Jehovah all the days of their life .
D@@ ef@@ en@@ ding the V@@ alu@@ e of the R@@ an@@ som
S@@ ã@@ o T@@ om@@ é and P@@ r@@ í@@ n@@ ci@@ pe , 10 / 15
In the gra@@ ve , where you are going , there is ne@@ i@@ ther working nor pl@@ an@@ ning nor knowledge nor wisdom . ”
Why should a Christian consider@@ ing marriage apply the princi@@ ple found at Proverbs 20 : 25 ?
Many Christians in R@@ ome were personal friends of Paul .
On@@ ce we have dedic@@ ated ourselves to God and are baptized , we become part of a uni@@ que family .
They have never had to go to bed hu@@ ng@@ ry or f@@ all as@@ le@@ ep shi@@ ver@@ ing from the co@@ ld .
At the close of Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah’s se@@ ven@@ th vision , what was the situation of the Jews in Jerusalem ?
After tr@@ ying un@@ succ@@ ess@@ fully to prove that Jehovah’s Witnesses were false teach@@ ers , my un@@ c@@ le at@@ temp@@ ted a different appro@@ ach .
C@@ learly , our spiritual brothers in G@@ h@@ ana are making the most of their religious fre@@ e@@ dom .
I im@@ medi@@ ately became en@@ thr@@ al@@ led with what I read , but little did I then know that it would comple@@ t@@ ely change my life ​ — and my bro@@ ther’s too .
Acc@@ ording to Matthe@@ w@@ ’s e@@ ye@@ witness account , this is how Jesus in@@ s@@ titu@@ tes the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al : “ Jesus took a lo@@ a@@ f [ of un@@ le@@ av@@ ened bre@@ ad ] and , after saying a blessing , he bro@@ ke it and , giving it to the disciples , he said : ‘ T@@ ake , e@@ at . This means my body . ’
Indeed , our e@@ ye should be foc@@ used on “ see@@ king first the kingdom and [ God’s ] righteousness . ”
R@@ el@@ ate an experience .
Fir@@ st let us take a clo@@ s@@ er look at that Bible account .
Re@@ g@@ arding the Par@@ adise earth , God says : “ The earth will certainly be filled with the knowledge of Jehovah . ”
I felt that the situation was un@@ fa@@ ir .
After his resurrection , Jesus told h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of his followers : “ G@@ o , therefore , and make disciples of people of all the nations , bapti@@ z@@ ing them . . . , teaching them to ob@@ serve all the things I have comman@@ ded you . ”
Yet , 12 cen@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o there was ne@@ i@@ ther a written language nor an al@@ p@@ ha@@ be@@ t in the di@@ al@@ e@@ cts of their an@@ c@@ est@@ ors .
As for those who den@@ i@@ ed Christi@@ an@@ ity by cur@@ sing Christ and worshipp@@ ing a st@@ atu@@ e of the emp@@ er@@ or and the i@@ ma@@ ges of the go@@ ds that P@@ l@@ in@@ y had brought into cour@@ t , he wrote : “ I thought it right to let them go . ”
In@@ form@@ ation about the ex@@ act d@@ ates and spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c c@@ ities where invit@@ ed d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates are able to atten@@ d will be provided by their res@@ pe@@ ctive bran@@ ches .
As fur@@ ther evidence of his satis@@ fac@@ tion with his work , he gave the first cou@@ ple his blessing and instru@@ cted them to be fru@@ it@@ ful , to f@@ ill the earth with human cre@@ atu@@ res , and to take char@@ ge of his earthly cre@@ ation ​ — har@@ dly the actions of someone un@@ certain of his h@@ an@@ di@@ work . ​ — Genesis 1 : 28 .
Proverbs 29 : 17 says : “ C@@ ha@@ st@@ ise your son and he will bring you rest and give much ple@@ asure to your soul . ”
So@@ on exc@@ it@@ ement began to m@@ ount with the ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement that an inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion would be held in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity the following year .
( Read Revelation 11 : 15 - 18 . )
Of course , working hard did not change everything .
What human wit@@ nesses has Jehovah ra@@ ised up ?
Let us move for@@ ward in time to the first century C.E . and consider Jesus ’ 12 apostles .
The Bible c@@ learly states : “ God is not un@@ righteous so as to for@@ get your work and the love you showed for his name . ”
Genesis chap@@ ter 1 uses the ter@@ m “ day ” to set out the st@@ ages in the pre@@ par@@ ation of the earth for life in all its di@@ verse form@@ s .
A@@ no@@ ther says : “ To be hon@@ est , I did not want the book study to end .
By their faith@@ ful@@ ness to God , obedi@@ ent mankind will be gr@@ anted what our origin@@ al parents lost ​ — everlasting life in human per@@ fe@@ ction on a par@@ adise earth . ​ — Revelation 21 : 3 , 4 .
O@@ ther@@ wise , we would , in effect , be giving from what we do not have .
The first one is about a v@@ ine .
These promises inclu@@ de the prophecy in Isaiah chap@@ ter 35 , mentioned in the op@@ ening par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph .
Are you not wor@@ th more than they are ? ”
Will we always make the right decision ?
Fir@@ st , though , let us consider some principles that prom@@ o@@ te good health .
He lo@@ ves God’s Word and man@@ i@@ fes@@ ts “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit ” in his life .
But since our go@@ al is to gro@@ w as spiritual people , let us take a look at sever@@ al positi@@ ve examples of individuals we can imitate .
Indeed , the ransom is the ke@@ y that un@@ lo@@ c@@ ks the do@@ or to the fulfill@@ ment of God’s origin@@ al purpose .
One way to strengthen our sense of Christian id@@ ent@@ ity is to exam@@ ine and imitate the faith of loyal worshi@@ p@@ ers , who des@@ pite ad@@ vers@@ ity took real pri@@ de in their relationship with God .
Our com@@ mis@@ sion is to keep on preaching to all “ without le@@ tu@@ p . ” ​ — Read Acts 5 : 4@@ 2 .
The following part mentioned the need to direc@@ t responsi@@ ve ones to God’s organization .
Yet , no@@ ne of those things are important to Jehovah .
They are the gra@@ du@@ ates of the 10@@ 9@@ th class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad .
How will Bible study help us to follow God’s direction ?
What is needed is , not a lo@@ t of com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated and ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment or g@@ ad@@ ge@@ ts , but good pl@@ an@@ ning and cons@@ ist@@ ent effort .
Today , I@@ v@@ o is 15 years old , and E@@ do is 14 .
In some lands where cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary marriage is recogn@@ ized as leg@@ al , there are also pro@@ v@@ isions for ci@@ vi@@ l ( or , st@@ atu@@ t@@ ory ) marriage .
Those two men had evid@@ ently bel@@ ong@@ ed to Jehovah at one point , but they later de@@ vi@@ ated from the truth .
Th@@ r@@ ough end@@ ur@@ ance , you will experience that gr@@ and future in which Jehovah will “ give you the re@@ ques@@ ts of your heart . ”
To ple@@ ase God , of course , they would need to keep ho@@ l@@ ding to that pat@@ ter@@ n of truth by practic@@ ing what they have learned .
At that , all the ass@@ em@@ bly pro@@ t@@ ested and tal@@ ked of p@@ el@@ ting the two with st@@ ones .
What do we learn about David from Psalm 70 , and what confidence can we have ?
Some 32 years later , this vision was still vi@@ vi@@ d in Pet@@ er@@ ’s mind .
She came upon The Watchtower of Ju@@ ly 15 , 200@@ 1 , with the t@@ it@@ le “ Is There Li@@ fe After De@@ ath ? ”
For example , the Bible tel@@ ls about an important man in the S@@ y@@ ri@@ an ar@@ my who had the bad di@@ se@@ ase le@@ pro@@ s@@ y .
“ Is not this Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , that I my@@ self have buil@@ t ? ” bo@@ ast@@ ed Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar one day .
Jesus O@@ wn a Bible ? 12 / 1
When the people became ne@@ g@@ lig@@ ent as to ti@@ thing , the pri@@ ests and L@@ ev@@ ites were affe@@ cted .
And when I er@@ r , do I see Jehovah , not as a God who is al@@ o@@ of and st@@ er@@ n , but as a war@@ m , mer@@ ci@@ ful Father who wants to help rep@@ ent@@ ant ones back into his war@@ m em@@ br@@ ace ? ’ ​ — P@@ s .
He is quic@@ k to apply the counsel he recei@@ ves at Christian meetings or in personal con@@ vers@@ ations .
But he rema@@ ined in of@@ fice for ten years , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as most pre@@ fe@@ cts of Juda@@ e@@ a had much sh@@ or@@ ter ten@@ u@@ res .
Jesus ’ ear@@ li@@ er com@@ ments regarding the des@@ tru@@ ction of the temple we@@ igh@@ ed heav@@ ily on their min@@ ds .
I pray@@ ed for wisdom , did re@@ sear@@ ch , thought about the reas@@ ons why I wanted to pioneer , and tal@@ ked to experienced brothers and sisters .
V@@ o@@ ic@@ ing his dep@@ end@@ ence on God , he said : “ My expe@@ ct@@ ation is toward you . ”
It tel@@ ls us to honor Jehovah and Jesus .
Proverbs 2 : 22 states : “ As reg@@ ar@@ ds the wicked , they will be cu@@ t off from the very earth ; and as for the tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous , they will be t@@ or@@ n away from it . ”
Some f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers who had ev@@ ac@@ u@@ ated their ho@@ m@@ es went back to c@@ he@@ ck on their bel@@ ong@@ ings and fi@@ el@@ ds .
Since Jehovah re@@ it@@ er@@ ated time and again his will@@ ing@@ ness to prote@@ ct and sa@@ ve his servants , we can be ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely sure that he is not only able but also ready to fulf@@ ill his promises . ​ — Job 4@@ 2 : 2 .
That is a li@@ e that Satan has prom@@ o@@ ted ever since E@@ ve was dec@@ ei@@ ved by it in the gar@@ den of E@@ den .
Sh@@ am@@ ma@@ i , the more ri@@ g@@ or@@ ous school , inter@@ pre@@ ted it to mean that the only v@@ al@@ id reason for div@@ or@@ ce was “ un@@ cha@@ st@@ ity , ” that is , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y .
It seem@@ s , however , that not all who have been called to a heavenly hope since the 19@@ 30 ’ s are re@@ plac@@ ements for ones who have fal@@ le@@ n away .
If Jehovah’s day comes t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w , will you really be ready for it ?
Then Jehovah’s Witnesses called on me and c@@ learly explained sever@@ al Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es .
; I@@ shi@@ ka@@ wa , K .
There , par@@ tly bu@@ ri@@ ed in the san@@ ds of the Al@@ g@@ eri@@ an deser@@ t , sto@@ od a Rom@@ an tri@@ u@@ mp@@ ha@@ l ar@@ ch !
G@@ am@@ ali@@ el@@ ’s words may have been reve@@ aled to Luke through divine inspi@@ r@@ ation .
Why can it be said that the other sheep are cle@@ ans@@ ed by means of God’s Word ?
As the Bible expres@@ ses it , ‘ his thoughts had peri@@ shed . ’
We can learn from Jesus ’ example .
Ti@@ red but Not Ti@@ ring O@@ u@@ t , 8 / 15
He also accepted his spiritual responsi@@ bil@@ ities as family head , much to the deli@@ ght of his wife and children . ” ​ — Luke 6 : 4@@ 1 , 4@@ 2 ; J@@ as .
In faith he war@@ ned his sons - in - law about the im@@ min@@ ent des@@ tru@@ ction of So@@ dom .
The ter@@ m “ angels ” rel@@ ates to their ro@@ le as m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers .
V@@ i@@ e@@ wed from a human stan@@ d@@ point , pro@@ duc@@ ing this earth with all its fe@@ atu@@ res , ch@@ em@@ is@@ try , and com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated me@@ ch@@ an@@ is@@ ms requi@@ red a great de@@ al of effort .
T@@ w@@ o of those ri@@ v@@ ers are still known to us today ​ — the Ti@@ gr@@ is ( or , H@@ id@@ de@@ ke@@ l ) and the E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates .
The expres@@ sion “ one Jehovah ” helps us to understand that Jehovah wants his servants to be un@@ ited and to have the same purpose in life .
Par@@ ents can re@@ view with their child the help@@ ful information in Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k , V@@ olu@@ me 2 , p@@ p . 3@@ 0@@ 4 - 3@@ 10 .
I@@ mp@@ ressed by see@@ ing so many people working un@@ it@@ e@@ dly , he had chang@@ ed his attitude toward the Witnesses .
“ How good and how pleas@@ ant it is . . . to d@@ well together in un@@ ity ! ” ​ — P@@ S .
Since , like E@@ no@@ ch , we want to ple@@ ase Jehovah during the tur@@ bul@@ ent times that ex@@ ist today , we do well to follow E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s example .
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ le 3 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 20 - 24
To@@ o close , and earth@@ ’s water would va@@ por@@ ize ; too far , and it would all fre@@ e@@ ze .
“ Not only are the pi@@ c@@ tures appe@@ al@@ ing but they teach less@@ ons on their own , or at le@@ ast cause children to ask questions .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H is al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty .
He gave a s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring talk that filled us with en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m .
Who is this “ king ” ?
In many c@@ as@@ es advan@@ c@@ ing years may ac@@ tually inc@@ re@@ ase a person@@ ’s interest in or concer@@ n about money and what it can bu@@ y .
How does sub@@ je@@ ction to God’s Kingdom make us se@@ par@@ ate from the world ?
What about W@@ es@@ ter@@ n lands , where individuals are gener@@ ally allow@@ ed to sel@@ e@@ ct their own marriage mat@@ es ?
How many will there be in the great crow@@ d ?
BI@@ L@@ L was young , a@@ th@@ le@@ tic , educ@@ ated , and fin@@ an@@ cially st@@ able .
F@@ o@@ reg@@ le@@ am@@ s of the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn of God’s Son , Jesus Christ , are provided in Psalm 7@@ 2 .
They can arr@@ ange to study the Bible with you , free of char@@ ge .
He may also learn to ad@@ mit his own er@@ r@@ ors .
24 : 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 7 ; Ti@@ tu@@ s 1 : 5 - 9 .
In effect , God asked Job if he had given these vari@@ ed ani@@ mal@@ s their char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s , allow@@ ing them to live and to th@@ ri@@ ve .
The second night the building was thr@@ ong@@ ed with people . ”
A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il then explained the situation and gave David a gift of food and dr@@ ink .
De@@ pi@@ cting the Son of God as wisdom is appro@@ pri@@ ate , since he was the One who reve@@ aled Jehovah’s wise pur@@ pos@@ es and dec@@ re@@ es .
He offered La@@ ba@@ n se@@ ven years ’ service .
God’s Word as@@ sures us that he deep@@ ly ca@@ res for all his servants .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es the Witnesses , gr@@ ate@@ ful inter@@ ested people coun@@ t it a privilege to support this activ@@ ity with their contribu@@ tions .
For example , the word “ shall ” is not wi@@ d@@ ely used today , so it has been re@@ plac@@ ed . Si@@ mil@@ arly , the t@@ it@@ le “ L@@ ong - Su@@ ffering ” has been chang@@ ed to “ Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ise P@@ ati@@ ence , ” and the l@@ y@@ ri@@ c@@ s have been ad@@ ju@@ sted acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly .
Today , Jehovah’s Witnesses are thr@@ il@@ led to ob@@ serve the worl@@ d@@ wide prog@@ ress in the preaching of “ this good news of the kingdom . ”
This sh@@ ort qui@@ z may help you to make the most u@@ se@@ ful com@@ par@@ is@@ on you could ever make .
The ba@@ n in Rom@@ ani@@ a was still on , so we se@@ cre@@ tly me@@ t in the home of Bro@@ ther P@@ am@@ fi@@ l Al@@ bu , together with four ke@@ y elders and the re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves of the appro@@ ved Rom@@ ani@@ a C@@ oun@@ try Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e .
Cor@@ ali@@ e and the other sisters of the Bethel family filled a vital ro@@ le in su@@ p@@ pl@@ ying Bible public@@ ations to the brothers in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a during the ba@@ n of the war years .
( b ) How can we displa@@ y “ the great@@ est fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch ” in declar@@ ing the good news of God’s Kingdom ?
P@@ le@@ ase cont@@ act them , or wr@@ ite to the publi@@ sh@@ ers of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
To instru@@ ct your child effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely , what is it important for you to know ?
Such discipl@@ ine from Jehovah made him think deep@@ ly .
The pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion against using the Bible in mo@@ der@@ n Greek was re@@ pe@@ aled in 19@@ 24 .
AT@@ L@@ AN@@ T@@ I@@ C O@@ C@@ E@@ A@@ N
As a result , the Jews accepted the false teachings that the human soul is im@@ mor@@ tal and that there is an under@@ world place of t@@ or@@ ment .
“ When someone o@@ ffering counsel tre@@ ats me with respect , I feel free to appro@@ ach him , ” said one Witness .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , as Jehovah’s people , we are un@@ ited because we accept Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , love our brothers , hope in God’s Kingdom , and respect the ones God uses to take the lead among us .
The pain was over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing . ”
Gre@@ at@@ ly encoura@@ ged by the pione@@ er@@ ’s example , H@@ ide@@ o started to do the same and develop@@ ed a strong desire to serve God and other people .
One means of doing this is to discus@@ s spiritual things with your family at every opportunity .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , elders are com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned and tra@@ ined to reas@@ sure rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers , help@@ ing to e@@ ase their pain and gu@@ il@@ t .
Ma@@ p of Ch@@ ile : M@@ oun@@ tain H@@ i@@ gh M@@ ap@@ s ® C@@ op@@ y@@ right © 199@@ 7 Di@@ g@@ it@@ al W@@ is@@ dom , In@@ c .
They leave themselves vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able to doub@@ ts by star@@ ving themselves spiritually .
However , in part to teach mankind more direc@@ tly , “ he emp@@ ti@@ ed himself and took a sla@@ ve@@ ’s form , ” lea@@ ving his lo@@ f@@ ty position in heaven .
You might feel that death is a proble@@ m that has no so@@ lu@@ tion .
“ In the fear of Jehovah one tur@@ ns away from bad , ” says the Bible . ​ — Proverbs 16 : 6 .
At Matthew 6 : 33 , we find Jesus ’ as@@ sur@@ ance that God will f@@ ill the needs of faithful servants who put Kingdom inter@@ ests first in life .
If you hope to live on earth under God’s Kingdom , how can you expres@@ s your fri@@ end@@ ship toward Christ’s brothers ?
5 : 33 - 37 ; 23 : 16 - 22 .
In ad@@ dition , how many parents know the con@@ ten@@ ts of the vi@@ de@@ o g@@ ames their children pla@@ y ?
Why may some servants of Jehovah become disc@@ oura@@ ged , but what should prove help@@ ful ?
Those “ men ” turned out to be Jehovah’s angels !
See the book Is There a Creator Who Ca@@ res Ab@@ out You ? , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Although en@@ tru@@ sted with great responsi@@ bility in the first - century Christian congregation , he made serious mis@@ takes .
How do we demonstr@@ ate that we trust in Jehovah ?
There are , however , differ@@ ences between the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver and the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al .
Mi@@ ght your circumstances per@@ mit you to en@@ ter a do@@ or to activ@@ ity ?
What can we learn from Mi@@ ca@@ h’s example ?
Psalm 1@@ 16 : 15 as@@ sures us that Jehovah will not allow his loyal servants as a group to be enti@@ r@@ ely re@@ moved from the earth .
These two study artic@@ les help us to id@@ enti@@ fy “ valu@@ eless things , ” things that could di@@ str@@ act us from serving Jehovah .
Dis@@ eas@@ es once thought to be er@@ adi@@ c@@ ated rec@@ ur , while others , such as A@@ I@@ D@@ S , s@@ pre@@ ad al@@ ar@@ m@@ ingly .
M@@ ore often than not , however , what it does is eng@@ end@@ er stri@@ fe , in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance , and h@@ at@@ red .
However , he did not feel qu@@ ali@@ fied for that ty@@ pe of ministry .
But they mis@@ sed this opportunity and showed how li@@ mit@@ ed their vie@@ w@@ point really was .
P@@ ra@@ y to Jehovah for mo@@ tiv@@ ation and “ practic@@ al wisdom . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
10 , 11 . ( a ) In ad@@ dition to listen@@ ing care@@ fully , what must we do ?
Li@@ ber@@ ation .
S@@ hi@@ r@@ le@@ y : Yes , I have two ​ — a bo@@ y and a gi@@ r@@ l .
Be determined not to listen to har@@ m@@ ful go@@ s@@ si@@ p and not to s@@ pre@@ ad it .
Ch@@ er@@ ish that honor , and continue to do your best to walk mo@@ des@@ tly with Jehovah forever .
With Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r at G@@ ile@@ ad gra@@ du@@ ation , 194@@ 6
S@@ how@@ ing love to others is a ba@@ si@@ c mar@@ k of true Christians .
Mark 1 : 23 , 24 repor@@ ts that “ an un@@ clean spirit ” told Jesus : “ I know ex@@ ac@@ tly who you are . ”
Al@@ ways Does What Is Ri@@ ght , 2 / 1
His temp@@ or@@ al po@@ wers made him head of the pa@@ p@@ al states with ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es in cen@@ tr@@ al I@@ tal@@ y , and he gover@@ ned his kingdom much like any other R@@ en@@ a@@ is@@ s@@ ance so@@ ver@@ ei@@ gn .
St@@ ar@@ ting this year , the Ser@@ vice Ye@@ ar R@@ ep@@ ort of Jehovah’s Witnesses Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide will not appe@@ ar in the J@@ anu@@ ary 1 is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
Because they re@@ je@@ cted ung@@ o@@ dly practic@@ es , lu@@ st@@ s , and a@@ im@@ s , resur@@ rec@@ ted anointed ones receive “ authority over the nations ” and will jo@@ in Christ in bre@@ ak@@ ing them to pi@@ e@@ ces .
One pas@@ sage is the 1@@ 3@@ 7@@ th Psalm , which expres@@ ses this beau@@ ti@@ ful prayer to Jehovah : “ May I never be able to pla@@ y the har@@ p again if I for@@ get you , Jerusalem !
As for@@ ti@@ fic@@ ations and po@@ t@@ ter@@ y were un@@ earth@@ ed , it became clear from the star@@ t that the ru@@ ins went back to the so - called I@@ r@@ on A@@ ge , plac@@ ing them s@@ qu@@ ar@@ ely within the time peri@@ od of the Bi@@ bli@@ cal Je@@ z@@ re@@ el .
Un@@ til the end of their life of sacrifice on earth , the anointed are spiritually streng@@ th@@ ened by par@@ taking of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms .
Matthew foc@@ uses on Joseph , such as his re@@ action to Mar@@ y’s pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy and the divine mes@@ sa@@ ges to fle@@ e to Egy@@ pt and later return .
A tur@@ ning point came one night when I started a fi@@ ght with ei@@ ght men .
Bi@@ tu@@ men as M@@ or@@ ta@@ r , 7 / 1
I thought , te@@ ar@@ fully .
In L@@ y@@ str@@ a local people mis@@ took Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s for the Greek go@@ ds H@@ er@@ m@@ es and Z@@ e@@ us .
Jesus can direc@@ t the “ st@@ ars ” in his hand in any way he feel@@ s appro@@ pri@@ ate .
( 3 ) Wh@@ ere did the au@@ th@@ or get the information ?
Peter gives us this com@@ for@@ ting as@@ sur@@ ance : “ H@@ um@@ ble y@@ ourselves . . . under the mi@@ gh@@ ty hand of God , that he may ex@@ al@@ t you in du@@ e time ; while you thro@@ w all your anxi@@ ety upon him , because he ca@@ res for you . ”
Why are many people righ@@ tly h@@ es@@ it@@ ant to consider what the future ho@@ l@@ ds ?
After he showed hear@@ t@@ felt rep@@ ent@@ ance , however , Jehovah for@@ gave him , rel@@ eas@@ ed him from cap@@ tiv@@ ity , and gave him back the k@@ ing@@ ship .
One fac@@ tion f@@ ought over so@@ cial is@@ su@@ es , while another used religion to fur@@ ther pol@@ itical ca@@ uses .
Some of us have needs that are uni@@ que .
10@@ 5 ⇩
Ma@@ de op@@ er@@ ative by Christ’s shed blood , the new covenant took out not only from the Jews but also from the nations a people for Jehovah’s name and made them part of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s “ se@@ ed . ”
Yet , they do not know how to eli@@ min@@ ate Jesus , since all the people , being ast@@ oun@@ ded at his teaching , are h@@ ang@@ ing on@@ to him to hear him . ​ — Mark 11 : 18 ; Luke 19 : 4@@ 7 , 4@@ 8 .
How did there come to be so many enem@@ ies of human happiness , the great@@ est enem@@ y being death ?
H@@ el@@ p@@ ing people to wa@@ ke up from spiritual s@@ le@@ ep is an ar@@ t and requi@@ res pers@@ ist@@ ent effort .
B@@ as@@ ic@@ ally , we all follow@@ ed n@@ ine st@@ ep@@ s .
How can a speak@@ er make sure that the Scriptures form the ba@@ ck@@ b@@ one of his talk ?
Thus , from the time of our baptism , “ we bel@@ ong to Jehovah . ”
We cannot tell you whether to mar@@ ry , whom to mar@@ ry , or what emp@@ loy@@ ment to get .
In An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch , the disciples continued to preach “ the good news ” about Jesus , and many n@@ on - Jews became believers .
In the first century , divine inter@@ ven@@ tion lik@@ e@@ wise served to fur@@ ther God’s pur@@ pos@@ es .
What “ p@@ est@@ il@@ ence ” has ca@@ used “ ad@@ vers@@ ities , ” but why do Jehovah’s people not succ@@ um@@ b to it ?
Many O@@ ri@@ ent@@ als pray to their an@@ c@@ est@@ ors and to the go@@ ds of Sh@@ into or T@@ a@@ o .
In fact , that field , no@@ ted the branch , was “ wh@@ ite for har@@ v@@ es@@ ting . ”
However , what if we were to com@@ mit a serious sin ?
However , the stud@@ ents were lear@@ ning about the the@@ ory of ev@@ olu@@ tion .
O@@ ther gi@@ r@@ ls at school mo@@ cked her and tri@@ ed to pres@@ sure her to change her mind , saying that ever@@ yone wanted to s@@ le@@ ep with that par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar bo@@ y .
However , another interest was beg@@ in@@ ning to take over my life .
He said : “ E@@ ver@@ yone who keep@@ s on loo@@ king at a woman so as to have a pas@@ sion for her has already com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with her in his heart . ”
Some may feel that it is imp@@ os@@ sible to find such knowledge among the many religi@@ ons of today .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 15
Of what does “ the very ze@@ al of Jehovah ” as@@ sure us ?
“ Do not become un@@ ev@@ en@@ ly yo@@ ked with un@@ believers . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 6 : 14
He will also show dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment by not c@@ all@@ ing on small children to answer questions deal@@ ing with sub@@ je@@ cts that are bey@@ ond their com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion .
We know that the body requi@@ res con@@ st@@ ant n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment from good , pro@@ per@@ ly pre@@ pared food in order to keep it heal@@ thy and ac@@ tive .
Hence , there could be no doubt that these la@@ ws were from the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty .
Ha@@ ving p@@ ho@@ to@@ s of your marriage mate and children around the work@@ place will serve as a vis@@ u@@ al remin@@ der to you and to others that you have pri@@ or@@ ities .
All of this helps me to continue to enjoy fully “ the life now ” and to con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate with confidence and hope the life “ which is to come . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 8 .
Un@@ der these ter@@ ri@@ f@@ ying circumstances , a beau@@ ti@@ ful ba@@ by bo@@ y , Moses , was born to Jo@@ c@@ he@@ bed and A@@ m@@ ra@@ m . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 1 : 15 - 22 ; 6 : 20 ; Acts 7 : 20 .
One day , Peter asked D@@ on : “ Why do you bo@@ ther with me ?
19 : 12 ​ — How is it that no one but Jesus himself kno@@ ws his un@@ stated name ?
How can Jesus ’ words benefit you ?
• How do we know that it is possible to gain the vi@@ ct@@ ory over human we@@ ak@@ ness ?
If we want to live in the new world , we need to keep end@@ uring .
Although I had only one gi@@ r@@ l@@ friend , I was always involved with other women .
W@@ he@@ ther you are sing@@ le by cho@@ ice or simply because of circumstances , may these Scriptural and mo@@ der@@ n examples as@@ sure you that you can lead a happy and pro@@ duc@@ tive life .
1 , 2 . ( a ) Who in the past benef@@ ited from Jehovah’s long - suffering ?
At the time , Je@@ h@@ u was on the e@@ ast side of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an at R@@ am@@ o@@ th - g@@ ile@@ ad , direc@@ ting a war against Israel@@ ’s enem@@ ies .
Wh@@ ich are you ?
What can we do if we do not know what decision to make ?
He faith@@ fully a@@ wa@@ ited his ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s return , for when Moses began his des@@ c@@ ent with the ta@@ ble@@ ts of the T@@ es@@ ti@@ mony , Jo@@ shua was there to me@@ et him . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 24 : 1 , 2 , 9 - 18 ; 32 : 15 - 17 .
By all means , then , let us regul@@ arly atten@@ d meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions .
We also receive individu@@ al@@ ized instru@@ ction and attention from the book study overse@@ er .
Per@@ haps you in@@ ten@@ d to return to Jehovah .
Peter later wrote : “ For the L@@ or@@ d’s s@@ ake sub@@ ject y@@ ourselves to every human cre@@ ation . ”
What inc@@ re@@ ase among Jehovah’s people have you seen ?
Like Luke , may we sel@@ f@@ less@@ ly dec@@ l@@ are the good news and hum@@ bly serve for the glory of Jehovah . ​ — Luke 12 : 31 .
Then he wal@@ ked out on me .
“ I accepted the invit@@ ation with certain re@@ serv@@ ations .
Ang@@ els A@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely Su@@ pp@@ ort the P@@ re@@ aching Wor@@ k
She was par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly imp@@ ressed by their use of the Bible .
So , what can help you remain happy serving Jehovah when others do something that tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es you ?
Be@@ fore beg@@ in@@ ning to tra@@ v@@ el with Jesus , some of his apostles were fi@@ sh@@ er@@ men on the Se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e .
This is all supp@@ or@@ ted by your vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary don@@ ations .
We enjoy ang@@ eli@@ c guid@@ ance and gu@@ ar@@ di@@ an@@ ship as Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers and do not stu@@ m@@ ble spiritually .
E@@ very man who re@@ ach@@ es out for responsi@@ bility in the Christian congregation needs counsel or Scriptural ad@@ vice at one time or another .
They made their life bit@@ ter with hard la@@ b@@ or , as they wor@@ ked with cla@@ y mor@@ ta@@ r and bri@@ c@@ ks and in every form of sla@@ very in the field .
( L@@ ef@@ t ) With E@@ s@@ ther on our we@@ d@@ ding day
2 , 3 . ( a ) What powerful for@@ ce did Jehovah use a@@ e@@ ons ag@@ o ?
[ B@@ lu@@ r@@ b on page 18 ]
Wh@@ atever your situation may be , you pro@@ ba@@ bly feel that you do not have much time to sp@@ are .
But if I can apply it person@@ ally , it be@@ comes something I want to understand . ”
One congregation in I@@ stan@@ bu@@ l wrote : “ When people saw us , they asked : ‘ Is there a special conven@@ tion here ?
Jesus said that the peace we wi@@ shed on the hous@@ eho@@ ld should remain with us .
Why was Jesus not simply su@@ gg@@ es@@ ting a tra@@ ding of yo@@ k@@ es ?
L@@ ater that same day , when out in the preaching work , I offered a book to a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er .
A personal Bible study in an appro@@ pri@@ ate Christian public@@ ation may be just what is needed .
T@@ O@@ T@@ A@@ L C@@ ONG@@ R@@ E@@ G@@ AT@@ I@@ ON@@ S I@@ N M@@ AN@@ H@@ AT@@ T@@ A@@ N
C@@ oun@@ ted among the faithful men and women to whom “ a better resurrection ” is promised , David is pres@@ ently secu@@ re in Jehovah’s mem@@ ory as one who will receive that re@@ ward .
Per@@ s@@ onal In@@ ter@@ est M@@ ak@@ es a Di@@ ffer@@ ence
In@@ iti@@ ally , the W@@ al@@ den@@ ses with@@ dre@@ w from Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ ism , the St@@ ate religion in C@@ en@@ tr@@ al E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
A@@ n e@@ ag@@ le - v@@ ine ri@@ dd@@ le shows the bit@@ ter con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s tur@@ ning to Egy@@ pt for help .
What are some less@@ ons about appro@@ pri@@ ate discipl@@ ine and effe@@ ctive teaching that we can learn from Jesus ?
Just as hist@@ ori@@ ans re@@ mar@@ ked on the ast@@ oun@@ ding gro@@ w@@ th of Christi@@ an@@ ity in the first century , many scho@@ l@@ ars have com@@ men@@ ted on the gro@@ w@@ th of Jehovah’s people in mo@@ der@@ n times .
What is more valu@@ able than we@@ al@@ th ?
What makes a ri@@ ver f@@ low ?
From time to time , the bu@@ s lu@@ r@@ ches to a sto@@ p , and even more people s@@ qu@@ e@@ e@@ ze on .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , from the information that we have and from other indic@@ ations , we have good reason to say that E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s times were tur@@ bul@@ ent .
A Witness had called on her , and the teach@@ er had spo@@ ken about her form@@ er stud@@ ent@@ ’s be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
We make Jehovah our d@@ wel@@ ling by loo@@ king to him as our refu@@ ge and str@@ ong@@ hold , by la@@ u@@ ding him as the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn R@@ ul@@ er of the uni@@ verse , and by preaching the good news of the Kingdom .
The hope of see@@ ing dead loved ones again .
In fact , we can obey Jesus ’ own comm@@ and : “ F@@ ol@@ low me continu@@ ally . ”
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the year 200@@ 3 , let us ask ourselves if we are making continu@@ ous effort to draw close to our heavenly Father .
If the is@@ sue was not set@@ t@@ led , some Christians , whether from Jewish or from G@@ ent@@ ile ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds , were b@@ ound to be stu@@ mb@@ led .
Some serve as mission@@ aries .
The Bible c@@ alls him “ the Gi@@ ver of the su@@ n for light by day , the st@@ atu@@ tes of the mo@@ on and the st@@ ars for light by night . ”
Do they recogn@@ ize that the pre@@ v@@ al@@ ence of sel@@ f@@ ish , viol@@ ent , even ung@@ o@@ dly attitu@@ des mar@@ ks these times as “ the last days ” ?
Although Jehovah is mer@@ ci@@ ful in rend@@ ering judgment , why must we not pre@@ su@@ me upon his mer@@ cy ?
Un@@ til then , they were not to take it upon themselves to eng@@ age in war .
The col@@ le@@ ctive ste@@ ward would not simply be a group of in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ als who expla@@ in inter@@ es@@ ting poin@@ ts from the Bible .
TH@@ E@@ R@@ E are over 30 mus@@ c@@ les in the human face .
That may even lead to spiritual or physical health problems . ​ — Romans 12 : 17 .
Why will we consider examples of worl@@ dly thinking ?
Jesus was st@@ ating that the appointed time had been ful@@ filled for him to comm@@ ence his ministry .
E@@ th@@ ni@@ c ba@@ r@@ ri@@ ers m@@ el@@ t , and b@@ on@@ ds of fri@@ end@@ ship and love are streng@@ th@@ ened . Un@@ ity is en@@ h@@ an@@ ced .
He too had been ar@@ rest@@ ed .
This had happened to a whole gener@@ ation of Paul’s an@@ c@@ est@@ ors .
E@@ no@@ ch was part of a great “ cl@@ ou@@ d of [ p@@ re - Christian ] wit@@ nesses , ” who were st@@ er@@ ling examples of faith .
N@@ in@@ e@@ te@@ en k@@ ings rul@@ ed over the sou@@ ther@@ n kingdom of Juda@@ h , and four were no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy for such ze@@ al ​ — A@@ sa , Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at , He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah , and Jo@@ si@@ ah . ​ — 6 / 15 , pages 7 - 11 .
The perfect man Jesus had dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment that en@@ ab@@ led him to id@@ enti@@ fy those who deser@@ ved to be taught .
For more information about “ the last days , ” see chap@@ ter 9 of this book , What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ? , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses
This prom@@ p@@ ted them to ask me questions , and I was able to clear up some mis@@ conc@@ ep@@ tions they had .
Do they expres@@ s appreciation for what their teach@@ ers are doing for them ?
A@@ n ex@@ p@@ lo@@ sion at the G@@ res@@ for@@ d col@@ li@@ er@@ y ( co@@ al mine ) , two mil@@ es [ 3 k@@ m ] nor@@ th of W@@ re@@ x@@ ham , had kil@@ led 2@@ 6@@ 6 min@@ ers .
9@@ 5 : 10 , 11 .
Re@@ fer@@ ence to the word “ heart ” con@@ ne@@ cts the next three pro@@ verbs of Solomon .
O@@ be@@ di@@ ent humans will gra@@ du@@ ally “ be set free from en@@ sla@@ v@@ ement to cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion . ”
D@@ em@@ on@@ str@@ ating Th@@ an@@ k@@ ful@@ ness With Our “ V@@ alu@@ able Th@@ ings ”
There is , however , a far more important reason for us to be for@@ giving .
He wrote : “ ‘ G@@ et out from among them , and se@@ par@@ ate y@@ ourselves , ’ says Jehovah , ‘ and qu@@ it t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing the un@@ clean thing ’ ; ‘ and I will take you in . ’ ”
Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or J@@ on@@ a@@ than K@@ la@@ w@@ ans , a spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ist in ancient Juda@@ ism , no@@ ted : “ The new day beg@@ ins with the set@@ ting of the su@@ n , so the sacrifice is made on the 14@@ th but the beg@@ in@@ ning of P@@ as@@ so@@ ver and the me@@ al are ac@@ tually on the 1@@ 5@@ th , al@@ though this se@@ qu@@ ence of d@@ ates is not spe@@ ci@@ fied in Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us . ”
Our chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od was affe@@ cted by World W@@ ar I@@ I .
Th@@ ough my father died during a con@@ f@@ li@@ ct , I have no wish to take re@@ v@@ enge on those respon@@ sible . ”
The of@@ fic@@ er then let them all go .
Their you@@ ng@@ er daugh@@ ter started pione@@ ering in 198@@ 7 , and Ju@@ dy jo@@ ined her .
They can do this effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely because they are “ qu@@ ali@@ fied to teach . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 3 : 2 .
The over@@ all respon@@ se was en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic in@@ deed !
What did Jehovah have in mind when he deli@@ vered the Israelites from sla@@ very in Egy@@ pt , and what was expe@@ cted of them ?
What events in Moses ’ day provide the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound for Paul’s words recorded at 2 Timothy 2 : 19 ?
In this tr@@ act , they den@@ oun@@ ced the de@@ fam@@ at@@ ory st@@ at@@ ements made against them .
After the mon@@ ar@@ ch@@ y was rest@@ ored with the cor@@ on@@ ation of Ch@@ ar@@ les I@@ I in 1@@ 6@@ 60 , M@@ il@@ t@@ on@@ ’s ear@@ li@@ er ali@@ gn@@ ment with C@@ r@@ om@@ well put his life in d@@ anger .
Then he sp@@ ent the following we@@ ek ob@@ serving me as I vis@@ ited another congregation .
We are all sin@@ n@@ ers , and we all stu@@ m@@ ble many times .
The af@@ ter@@ no@@ on f@@ led by , and now the light was tur@@ ning g@@ ol@@ den .
What a st@@ ag@@ g@@ ering thought ​ — that we sin@@ ful humans can find “ the very knowledge of God , ” Jehovah , the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord of the uni@@ verse !
P@@ ri@@ de , on the other hand , lea@@ ds to self - ex@@ al@@ tation and may often cause one to tre@@ at others in a har@@ s@@ h and c@@ all@@ ous way .
We are living so much fur@@ ther along in the st@@ re@@ am of time !
No won@@ der the prophet cri@@ ed out : “ O Jehovah , I have heard the repor@@ t about you .
Al@@ so , do not give your heart to all the words that people may speak , that you may not hear your serv@@ ant c@@ all@@ ing down evil upon you . For your own heart well kno@@ ws even many times that you , even you , have called down evil upon others . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 7 : 9 , 21 , 22 .
De@@ pi@@ ction of cap@@ tur@@ ed sla@@ ves in ancient Egy@@ pt
And I s@@ ought out new friends who@@ se positi@@ ve influ@@ ence would help me in my new li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le . ​ — Proverbs 13 : 20 .
A Christian does not lo@@ se his faith over@@ night .
One time , M@@ other wanted to take a p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph of the whole family , and she told me to come out .
O@@ r ma@@ y@@ be this physi@@ c@@ ally at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive qu@@ e@@ en was really not sub@@ mis@@ sive , thus set@@ ting a bad example for other wi@@ ves in the Per@@ si@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re . ​ — 3 / 1 , page 9 .
Jehovah has always organiz@@ ed his servants .
24 : 3 - 4@@ 1 .
I@@ mit@@ ate Their Fa@@ ith ​ — “ He , Although He Di@@ ed , Yet S@@ pe@@ ak@@ s ” 12
The prophet El@@ isha sent one of the sons of the prophe@@ ts to ano@@ in@@ t Je@@ h@@ u as king and to instru@@ ct him to k@@ ill every m@@ ale of the apost@@ ate house of A@@ ha@@ b . ​ — 2 K@@ i .
Th@@ ree of these were regarding where to ra@@ ise the bo@@ y .
A@@ z@@ z@@ am and his wife , S@@ ar@@ a , em@@ i@@ gr@@ ated from T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y to Ger@@ many , where they ra@@ ised three children .
In ad@@ dition to car@@ ing for wi@@ do@@ ws , or@@ ph@@ ans , and those in need of ass@@ ist@@ ance and encourag@@ ement lo@@ c@@ ally , the first - century congregations at times organiz@@ ed reli@@ ef me@@ a@@ sures in be@@ half of believers in other plac@@ es .
Se@@ cond , the nation of Israel that s@@ pr@@ an@@ g from Abraham was offered the pro@@ spe@@ ct of pro@@ duc@@ ing “ a kingdom of pri@@ ests . ”
Le@@ a@@ ving the se@@ cur@@ ity of a pleas@@ ant home , mo@@ ving to some str@@ ange and po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally ho@@ st@@ ile land , and accep@@ ting a low@@ er stan@@ d@@ ard of living might have concer@@ ned her .
The re@@ tur@@ ning Jews had learned en@@ ough to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry and spi@@ rit@@ is@@ tic religion .
The mission@@ aries ’ mo@@ t@@ or ve@@ hi@@ c@@ le was the only one on the ro@@ ad .
What Bible principles will help us to make decisions that honor God ?
Why “ co@@ ver over the mu@@ st@@ ac@@ he ” ?
In the book of Revelation , powerful judgment mes@@ sa@@ ges are pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed as “ a great ha@@ il with every st@@ one about the we@@ i@@ ght of a tal@@ ent . ”
M@@ an@@ kin@@ d’s Pro@@ ble@@ ms ​ — Will They E@@ ver En@@ d ?
Bo@@ y , did I have the wrong attitude !
He ad@@ ds : “ N@@ ei@@ gh@@ bor@@ ing cul@@ tures can show how ancient s@@ cri@@ bes wor@@ ked , and such knowledge can a@@ id ev@@ alu@@ ation of the Hebrew text and its hist@@ ory . ”
We all have a life - th@@ reat@@ ening con@@ dition ​ — an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance of sin .
W@@ he@@ ther you are new@@ ly baptized or you have been serving God for many years , regul@@ arly c@@ he@@ c@@ king the dep@@ th of your faith and devo@@ tion to Jehovah God is ess@@ enti@@ al .
In fact , there are at le@@ ast fi@@ ve ways that we benefit from not know@@ ing the ex@@ act day or h@@ our when the end will come .
H@@ um@@ ble , dis@@ cer@@ ning men e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly became his disciples .
He pa@@ id close attention to their counsel and cor@@ rection .
So with Jehovah’s help , I deli@@ vered the public talk succ@@ ess@@ fully .
As was still true in Jesus ’ day , any n@@ on - Israel@@ ite who wi@@ shed to worship Jehovah would want to associ@@ ate with His covenant people . ​ — John 12 : 20 ; Acts 8 : 27 .
31 : 23 ​ — How is a ha@@ ugh@@ ty person re@@ war@@ ded exc@@ e@@ e@@ ding@@ ly ?
Wh@@ atever our ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound may be , therefore , it is the course of wisdom for us to believe in Jesus , follow him , and thus be led to life . ​ — John 20 : 31 .
She showed me examples of Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es that have been ful@@ filled .
By tru@@ sting imp@@ lic@@ it@@ ly in Jehovah .
C@@ ould we share in declar@@ ing the good news to people who are not from our cul@@ ture ?
A f@@ ar@@ m@@ er uses different th@@ re@@ shing in@@ str@@ um@@ ents according to the t@@ ough@@ ness of the cha@@ f@@ f of the gra@@ in .
A@@ n inter@@ view of a number of Christian brothers and sisters who are in some form of special full - time service was an appreci@@ ated fe@@ ature of this part that war@@ m@@ ed the hearts of the a@@ udi@@ ence .
In the 1@@ 1@@ th century , Ar@@ ch@@ de@@ ac@@ on B@@ er@@ eng@@ ari@@ us of T@@ our@@ s , Fr@@ ance , was ex@@ commun@@ ic@@ ated for re@@ je@@ cting the Ca@@ tho@@ lic teaching of tr@@ an@@ sub@@ stan@@ ti@@ ation .
S@@ et personal go@@ als ; chall@@ enge yourself to do your work better or fa@@ ster than expe@@ cted .
How should Christians tre@@ at those who are not ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with Bible truth ?
And if so , how and when ?
Se@@ cond , ga@@ ther@@ ing the whe@@ at .
A@@ n effe@@ ctive way to conduct this self - exam@@ in@@ ation is to medit@@ ate on the example of faithful people refer@@ red to in the Bible .
At the time , S@@ pain had the lar@@ g@@ est Jewish commun@@ ity in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , and Jewish transl@@ at@@ ors had acc@@ ess to good Hebrew man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts for making their transl@@ ations .
In early 20@@ 10 , a mas@@ sive earth@@ qu@@ ake and t@@ su@@ n@@ ami in Ch@@ ile destro@@ yed many of our brothers ’ ho@@ m@@ es and pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , and in some c@@ as@@ es , their li@@ v@@ eli@@ ho@@ od .
What challeng@@ es do serious health problems present ?
• What are some id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying mar@@ ks of the true religion ?
Per@@ haps the ca@@ res of the world bel@@ ow seem@@ ed a little less important .
Fir@@ st , religi@@ ons de@@ tr@@ act glory from God by means of false teachings .
Consider al@@ co@@ ho@@ l a@@ bu@@ se .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , in the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation , the expres@@ sion found at Psalm 1@@ 11 : 1 is rend@@ ered “ P@@ ra@@ ise J@@ ah , you people ! ”
H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds should consider not just their own inter@@ ests but those of their wi@@ ves . ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 24 ; 13 : 5 .
A ran@@ dom sel@@ e@@ ction of people in different coun@@ tri@@ es were asked just that question , and here is a s@@ am@@ pl@@ ing of their respon@@ ses :
You can learn a less@@ on from David .
Then we , like coun@@ t@@ less Christians before us , will stand fir@@ m with our hope sure ​ — faithful Christian neu@@ tr@@ als who are no part of the world .
And when I am al@@ one , I read , study the Bible , or preach to others by p@@ ho@@ ne .
That inclu@@ des sh@@ aring in the worl@@ d@@ wide preaching of the good news of the Kingdom .
Of course , being con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with new challeng@@ es is not uni@@ que to young people .
The other was the ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her S@@ ene@@ c@@ a , who develop@@ ed N@@ er@@ o@@ ’s in@@ tel@@ le@@ ct .
What was fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed by the pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity enjo@@ yed during Solom@@ on@@ ’s re@@ ign ?
Fa@@ ith is an as@@ pect of the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s holy spirit .
Although we are imper@@ fect , we can ple@@ ase him if we continue to work hard to make chang@@ es and follow what he teach@@ es us in the Bible .
The apostle Paul felt simil@@ arly about his “ up@@ ward call . ”
“ Un@@ less Jehovah buil@@ ds the house , it is in va@@ in that its buil@@ ders work hard on it . ” ​ — P@@ S . 1@@ 27 : 1@@ a .
He has just cur@@ ed a man who had been si@@ ck for 38 years .
And individuals with the heavenly c@@ all@@ ing do not seek prom@@ in@@ ence or bo@@ ast about being anointed .
A@@ m@@ ong other chang@@ es , I needed to sto@@ p using to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o and sto@@ p a@@ bu@@ sing d@@ ru@@ g@@ s and al@@ co@@ ho@@ l . ​ — 2 Corinthians 7 : 1 .
This cre@@ ates a b@@ ond of un@@ ity imp@@ os@@ sible to bre@@ ak .
Be@@ fore its des@@ tru@@ ction in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . , Jerusalem was “ the op@@ pres@@ sive city , ” po@@ pul@@ ated by cor@@ ru@@ pt prophe@@ ts and pri@@ ests and un@@ faithful people .
At my first do@@ or , I was so n@@ er@@ v@@ ous that I wanted the gr@@ ound to o@@ pen up and s@@ wal@@ low me !
He gra@@ du@@ ally tra@@ ined his disciples .
That way involved Jesus ’ preci@@ ous blood .
If we remember how we ourselves in times past have c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated New Ye@@ ar@@ ’s , then we must ad@@ mit that all of us have par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated in this pa@@ g@@ an c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation . ” ​ — A Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an new@@ s@@ pa@@ per .
Can lear@@ ning the truth about God help you to love him ?
We have good reason , then , to do lik@@ e@@ wise .
Re@@ call that he lik@@ ens our relationship with him to that of children with a father .
G@@ ran@@ ted , a certain le@@ v@@ el of scho@@ ol@@ ing may be u@@ se@@ ful to ob@@ tain emp@@ loy@@ ment .
These were strong words .
Solomon made only one re@@ qu@@ est : “ You must give to your serv@@ ant an obedi@@ ent heart to ju@@ dge your people , to dis@@ cer@@ n between good and bad . ”
Jesus esta@@ bli@@ shed the Christian congregation so that the work he had started would continue .
H@@ en@@ r@@ y@@ k dra@@ ws encourag@@ ement from Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s example .
But she ob@@ vi@@ ously found something bi@@ gg@@ er and better . ”
G@@ ran@@ ted , at times we need to “ speak the word of God fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly , ” b@@ ol@@ dly de@@ f@@ en@@ ding our faith .
The re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ations of ch@@ er@@ u@@ bs in the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le and in Solom@@ on@@ ’s temple pri@@ mar@@ ily served as a pi@@ c@@ ture of the heavenly ch@@ er@@ u@@ bs .
Bi@@ bli@@ cal refer@@ ences to the ancient city of Je@@ z@@ re@@ el provide str@@ ik@@ ing cont@@ ra@@ st@@ s .
It was ob@@ vi@@ ous to me that they try to live by the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s high moral standards .
As we stri@@ ve to act in har@@ mony with the wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve , not taking ourselves or our position too seri@@ ously , we will contribu@@ te to a who@@ les@@ ome spirit in the congregation .
There may be some bas@@ is for such ide@@ as about those two apostles .
Like its pre@@ dec@@ ess@@ or , the Com@@ p@@ lu@@ ten@@ si@@ an P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t , it contribu@@ ted to the ref@@ ining of the te@@ x@@ ts that were a@@ vail@@ able of the Scriptures .
“ A lo@@ t of times you have to tell them , ‘ Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ re going to lo@@ se your home . ’ ”
What will this gift mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to do ?
To the contr@@ ary , ent@@ re@@ at him as a father , you@@ ng@@ er men as brothers , older women as mo@@ thers , you@@ ng@@ er women as sisters with all cha@@ st@@ en@@ ess .
He also loo@@ ked for@@ ward to an inter@@ change of encourag@@ ement .
They take to heart the counsel Paul offered Timothy : “ To be sure , it is a means of great gain , this godly devo@@ tion along with self - su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y .
5 : 22 , 23 ; He@@ b .
Jehovah was their God .
What is the prop@@ er way to do so ?
He tal@@ ked about the har@@ v@@ est being great there but the work@@ ers few . ​ — Matthew 9 : 37 , 38 .
He said : “ You must not bo@@ w down to their go@@ ds or be per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed to serve them , and you must not imitate their practic@@ es .
O@@ u@@ t of Christian interest in that person and out of loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah , you may cho@@ ose to speak with him in a kin@@ dly way , with the a@@ im of w@@ in@@ ning him over .
In fact , he kno@@ ws us far better than we know ourselves . ​ — Psalm 10@@ 3 : 14 .
The ow@@ ner of R@@ ak@@ ó@@ w was acc@@ used before a par@@ li@@ am@@ ent@@ ary cour@@ t of ‘ s@@ pre@@ ading wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness ’ by supp@@ or@@ ting the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity of R@@ ak@@ ó@@ w and its prin@@ ting pres@@ s .
This may buil@@ d up her en@@ er@@ gy and help her to pre@@ serve her joy in the ministry .
However , a discus@@ sion of Jesus ’ resurrection should be of concer@@ n to all of us .
Is there just one true God who reve@@ als himself and his name to us ?
In fact , part of Jesus ’ mo@@ de@@ l prayer con@@ tain@@ s the words : “ F@@ or@@ give us our de@@ b@@ ts , as we also have for@@ given our de@@ b@@ t@@ ors . ”
This inclu@@ des imit@@ ating their faith and ze@@ al .
E@@ i@@ ther way , the cho@@ ice is our@@ s . ​ — V@@ er@@ ses 16 - 18 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 7 , 8 .
He came to real@@ ize that a Christi@@ an’s person@@ ality must res@@ em@@ ble God’s own person@@ ality .
What about the ancient nation of Israel ?
He was pre@@ par@@ ing it for human ha@@ bit@@ ation .
His Word states that he “ is not par@@ ti@@ al ” and that he “ tre@@ ats no@@ ne with par@@ ti@@ ality . ”
Since these faithful men follow Jesus ’ st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y , it is certainly the course of wisdom to imitate their faith .
Con@@ ven@@ i@@ ent though the chap@@ ter - and - verse div@@ isions are , always keep in mind the import@@ ance of get@@ ting the bi@@ g pi@@ c@@ ture ​ — understanding the whole message God gave .
Di@@ d Jehovah no@@ tice R@@ a@@ ha@@ b and value the good in her ?
“ My F@@ e@@ et H@@ ad Al@@ most T@@ ur@@ ned A@@ side ”
Si@@ mil@@ ar vie@@ ws are found in the E@@ ast@@ er@@ n religious tra@@ di@@ tions of H@@ in@@ du@@ ism , T@@ a@@ o@@ ism , and Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ism .
One ide@@ a that Na@@ than in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar believ@@ ed in was that of esta@@ bli@@ shing a school for mission@@ aries .
They Sh@@ ould Con@@ cer@@ n U@@ s
We cho@@ ose to obey Jehovah because we want to ple@@ ase him and because we seek to do what is right . ​ — Romans 6 : 16 , 17 ; 1 John 5 : 3 .
E@@ spe@@ cially is this so in these cr@@ itical “ last days ” when mul@@ titu@@ des have no n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction , are fi@@ er@@ ce , and l@@ ack a love of go@@ o@@ dness .
What are the ma@@ j@@ or fac@@ t@@ ors that cause some not to believe ?
And give thought to Pet@@ er@@ ’s question : “ We have left all things and follow@@ ed you ; what ac@@ tually will there be for us ? ”
T@@ w@@ o elders had asked to speak with him in priv@@ ate .
How can we n@@ ur@@ ture bene@@ fi@@ cial emo@@ tions and cur@@ b har@@ m@@ ful ones ?
How would you expla@@ in Mark 1 : 14 , 15 ?
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , at the age of 24 , she was a wi@@ do@@ w with a 2 - mon@@ th - old daugh@@ ter and a 22 - mon@@ th - old son .
Of course , the one who deser@@ ves our than@@ ks most is Jehovah God .
They have to be able to answer such questions as why and why not .
Today is today , and t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w is t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w . ”
17 : 34 , 35 .
Because it as@@ sures us that no matter what har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps we may face , Jehovah’s people , as a group , will come out of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
If we can answer that question , we will know when God’s Kingdom began rul@@ ing .
Even ap@@ par@@ ent d@@ el@@ a@@ ys are less likely to be disa@@ p@@ poin@@ ting .
Mu@@ ch of the po@@ ver@@ ty in the world resul@@ ts from human con@@ f@@ li@@ cts and war .
Yet , it is inv@@ ari@@ ab@@ ly pres@@ ented in an exc@@ iting and at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive way .
There was a great need for pione@@ ers to preach to the Fr@@ en@@ ch - speaking people in Q@@ u@@ ebe@@ c , so in De@@ c@@ ember 195@@ 8 , my sister Ru@@ by and I began stud@@ ying the Fr@@ en@@ ch language .
Why do the to@@ w@@ ns@@ people of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th try to k@@ ill Jesus , and why do they fai@@ l ?
Jehovah fav@@ ors those who are gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely hum@@ ble , but he op@@ pos@@ es those who appe@@ ar hum@@ ble only when deal@@ ing with ei@@ ther their pe@@ ers or their su@@ peri@@ ors but then de@@ al har@@ sh@@ ly with those under their su@@ per@@ vision . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 38 : 6 .
Then , these prophe@@ tic promises will sur@@ ely apply in our case : “ [ Jehovah ] will ex@@ al@@ t you to take pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the earth .
I find much encourag@@ ement from the psalmist who after pro@@ claim@@ ing that God had taught him from his you@@ th on , ple@@ ad@@ ed , ‘ Even until old age , O God , do not leave me , until I may tell about your mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness to those to come . ’ ​ — Psalm 7@@ 1 : 17 , 18 .
We should recogn@@ ize our sin@@ ful@@ ness , rep@@ ent of our er@@ r@@ ors , ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly b@@ es@@ e@@ e@@ ch Jehovah for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , and ask him to cre@@ ate in us a pu@@ re heart .
Be@@ ware of an In@@ dep@@ end@@ ent S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
What will mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to live according to that high stan@@ d@@ ard ?
H@@ el@@ p people spiritually .
What can we learn from that ?
‘ That w@@ ou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t ha@@ p@@ pen to me , ’ we might be inc@@ l@@ ined to think .
Ther@@ efore , it is c@@ ru@@ cial to think these matters through before taking that serious st@@ ep .
( b ) Why can it be said that our obedi@@ ence to the Bi@@ bli@@ cal comm@@ and to preach is an expres@@ sion of love for God ?
▪ S@@ tr@@ ong@@ er family relation@@ shi@@ ps
And Paul wrote to young Timothy : “ To be sure , it is a means of great gain , this godly devo@@ tion along with self - su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y . ” ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
They could not af@@ for@@ d more than a mo@@ des@@ t we@@ d@@ ding .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , such a v@@ ow is not bin@@ ding .
No , for he tru@@ st@@ s in Jehovah .
What a c@@ ru@@ shing hum@@ ili@@ ation of the nee@@ dy , and what a gro@@ ss viol@@ ation of God’s Law !
Jehovah a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted the wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers with a death - deal@@ ing s@@ cour@@ ge .
When asked why he went out in the st@@ or@@ m , he rep@@ lied , “ I love Jehovah . ”
Do you know what that was ? — A@@ n ang@@ el moved E@@ ve and then Adam to re@@ be@@ l against Jehovah .
Consider the Witnesses who respon@@ ded to the call for help after st@@ or@@ ms and h@@ ur@@ ri@@ can@@ es de@@ va@@ stated wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad are@@ as of the sou@@ ther@@ n Un@@ ited St@@ ates in 200@@ 5 .
That purpose is stated at Revelation 4 : 11 .
In one are@@ a , we plac@@ ed sever@@ al public@@ ations , but the minis@@ ter follow@@ ed us from house to house and col@@ le@@ cted them .
He st@@ re@@ t@@ ched out his hand , t@@ ou@@ ched the le@@ per , and with a vo@@ ice refle@@ cting both strength and tend@@ er@@ ness , Jesus said : “ I want to !
Jehovah’s holy spirit is the most powerful for@@ ce in the uni@@ verse , and he gives it fre@@ ely and li@@ ber@@ ally to all who ask for it in faith .
P@@ i@@ ge@@ ons or do@@ ves were an accep@@ table sacrifice of the po@@ or ; yet , the pri@@ ce even of these bir@@ ds had become pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tive .
How did God’s prophet respon@@ d to the old man@@ ’s invit@@ ation , and what was the out@@ come ?
M@@ ore important , Jesus taught his followers to be like children , rema@@ ining hum@@ ble and te@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble .
Di@@ f@@ ficul@@ t days follow@@ ed .
F@@ in@@ ding that they had just attend@@ ed a religious meeting , he invit@@ ed them to the Kingdom H@@ all at two in the af@@ ter@@ no@@ on of the same day .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the same faith , end@@ ur@@ ance , and high moral standards are requi@@ red of all , men and women .
F@@ in@@ ding a Par@@ t@@ ner
And what about the cl@@ ass@@ ro@@ om ?
* A neigh@@ b@@ or made a fri@@ end@@ ly vis@@ it on him , and the care@@ er st@@ at@@ es@@ man accepted a cop@@ y of the book .
This occ@@ ur@@ red in the year 70 C.E . when the Rom@@ an ar@@ mi@@ es comple@@ t@@ ely destro@@ yed the city of Jerusalem , including the temple and the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in h@@ all .
They pre@@ tend@@ ed to be from out@@ side Cana@@ an@@ ite ter@@ rit@@ ory so that they could en@@ ter into a fri@@ end@@ ship tre@@ at@@ y with the Hebrews .
T@@ ake hold on discipl@@ ine ; do not let go . ” ​ — Proverbs 4 : 7 , 13 .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out the conven@@ i@@ ence of ma@@ ch@@ in@@ er@@ y , what a la@@ b@@ ori@@ ous t@@ ask it must have been to re@@ du@@ ce gra@@ in to f@@ l@@ our !
We have consider@@ ed but a few of the many wonderful and practic@@ al principles from the Bible that can help us over@@ come ne@@ g@@ ative feelings and find true joy .
And the things they learned during those tri@@ als helped them when Jehovah gave them greater responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
We have learned what our li@@ mit@@ ations are , and we do things acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly .
The Bible states : “ Ch@@ ar@@ m may be false , and pre@@ t@@ t@@ iness may be va@@ in ; but the woman that fe@@ ars Jehovah is the one that pro@@ cu@@ res praise for her@@ self . ”
So he re@@ sum@@ ed his Bible study and ev@@ en@@ tually qu@@ ali@@ fied to become a publi@@ sh@@ er of the good news .
How can you help your children to make a de@@ f@@ en@@ se ?
16 , 17 . ( a ) What have G@@ ile@@ ad - tra@@ ined mission@@ aries been able to accom@@ pl@@ ish in the Kingdom - preaching work ?
The c@@ it@@ y’s repor@@ ters have moved on to this we@@ ek@@ ’s ev@@ ent .
Because doing so shows that we have real interest in help@@ ing hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted individuals to understand the Bible .
“ If one of us has a proble@@ m , my gi@@ r@@ l@@ friend and I tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne once or t@@ wi@@ ce a we@@ ek .
It also states that those practic@@ ing for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation and ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y will not in@@ her@@ it God’s Kingdom .
Still , Jehovah had his message of judgment declar@@ ed to them and showed them mer@@ cy when they proved to be like mal@@ le@@ able cla@@ y in his hands .
For their parents it may take longer .
In the Bible , the example Jesus left is com@@ pared to “ st@@ ep@@ s , ” or fo@@ o@@ t@@ prin@@ ts .
But what would we do now ?
What a thr@@ ill faithful Job of old will have when he lear@@ ns that his life course streng@@ th@@ ened other servants of Jehovah who fac@@ ed t@@ ests of their integrity !
We too can regul@@ arly c@@ he@@ ck , or exam@@ ine , ourselves and the r@@ out@@ ine we have been following since our baptism .
In the years ther@@ e@@ after , Bible study activ@@ ity was great@@ ly emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed .
Some of the n@@ ames have been chang@@ ed .
What can parents learn from el@@ der@@ ly Samuel ?
We wanted to stay in the mission@@ ary work , but how could we do so and ra@@ ise a child ? Na@@ than H .
I often heard s@@ we@@ aring , and I had eas@@ y acc@@ ess to ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ tes .
This article and the following one are written for young people who want to get baptized
The th@@ ir@@ d temp@@ tation in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar brought the is@@ sue of so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y to the fore .
( Read Luke 21 : 19 . )
How have true Christians used their spiritual ri@@ ches , and how will their righteousness stand forever ?
In ad@@ dition to poin@@ ting out the import@@ ance and benef@@ its of being spiritually - min@@ ded , the apostle Paul had much to say about what true spiritu@@ ality is .
They want their children to re@@ ach a “ t@@ ar@@ get ” ​ — a fulfill@@ ing life as happy , respon@@ sible ad@@ ul@@ ts .
11 : 1 , 16 ; 12 : 11 ​ — W@@ as Paul being un@@ reason@@ able with the Corinthians ?
King David pray@@ ed to him : “ You will give me your shi@@ eld of sal@@ vation , and it is your hum@@ ility that makes me great . ”
( Read Matthew 21 : 18 - 22 . )
“ In the last days cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with will be here . ”
I could find no@@ ne .
The tr@@ un@@ k re@@ pres@@ ents Jesus as the pri@@ m@@ ary part of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed .
W@@ ould you like to know more about how God’s Kingdom will “ imp@@ ro@@ ve the living con@@ di@@ tions of the worl@@ d’s people , ” so that there will be no more want ?
Tru@@ e , life is sh@@ ort .
Ex@@ per@@ ts es@@ tim@@ ate that h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of milli@@ ons died of s@@ mal@@ l@@ po@@ x during the 20@@ th century .
28 : 1 - 28 .
That un@@ mis@@ ta@@ ka@@ ble con@@ vi@@ ction ca@@ used by holy spirit gave them a whole new out@@ look on life .
Jehovah God desi@@ gn@@ ated his own Son , Jesus , to be King of His Kingdom .
The people believ@@ ed that Ba@@ al was “ the ri@@ der of the cl@@ ou@@ ds , ” the go@@ d who would bring ra@@ ins to end the d@@ ry se@@ as@@ on .
We keep on tr@@ ack by making decisions that en@@ able us to stay foc@@ used on our ministry .
Their example ser@@ ves to re@@ mind Christians that it is far wis@@ er to “ rejo@@ ice with those who rejo@@ ice . ” ​ — Romans 12 : 15 .
In respon@@ se to their ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality , Jesus is moved to give Mar@@ th@@ a and M@@ ary a spiritual gift .
To what d@@ ang@@ ers do Christians need to be al@@ er@@ t ?
C@@ ould such a thing really ha@@ p@@ pen ?
Matthew shows that Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s words were ful@@ filled when King H@@ er@@ od or@@ der@@ ed the sla@@ ugh@@ ter of young m@@ ale children in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m and its sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding ter@@ rit@@ ory .
Then our Father , “ who is loo@@ king on in se@@ cre@@ t , ” will re@@ pa@@ y us .
P@@ R@@ O@@ P@@ H@@ E@@ C@@ I@@ E@@ S P@@ R@@ O@@ P@@ H@@ E@@ C@@ I@@ E@@ S
● A fam@@ ine s@@ ends h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds to their gra@@ ve .
Their life has imp@@ ro@@ ved , and they know that a wonderful future a@@ wa@@ its them .
E@@ very we@@ ek@@ end she jo@@ ins a group of publi@@ sh@@ ers who preach in a f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating ter@@ rit@@ ory ​ — the por@@ t of Ka@@ o@@ h@@ si@@ un@@ g , the lar@@ g@@ est har@@ b@@ or of T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n .
As soon as Paul vis@@ its the temple in Jerusalem , Jews from A@@ sia who are famili@@ ar with the apost@@ le@@ ’s ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing succ@@ ess there s@@ ti@@ r up a mo@@ b in order to k@@ ill him .
Why Do Jehovah’s Witnesses Ke@@ ep C@@ all@@ ing on You ?
However , he began to think of the Christian way of life as too re@@ stri@@ ctive .
• What “ false st@@ ori@@ es ” do we need to re@@ ject ?
What fac@@ t@@ ors should Christians take into consider@@ ation when it comes to sh@@ aring living accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations ?
If a person be@@ comes att@@ ached to his pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons as that we@@ al@@ thy young man did , they could become a ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er to his serving Jehovah who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly .
Why is loo@@ king out@@ side of marriage not the answer to mar@@ it@@ al problems ?
At that time , the L@@ at@@ vi@@ an language l@@ ac@@ ked words for many Bi@@ bli@@ cal ter@@ ms and conc@@ ep@@ ts .
Hence , in many nations there are remin@@ ders of that des@@ tru@@ ction .
L@@ I@@ F@@ E has been com@@ pared to wal@@ king through a min@@ e@@ field , for in@@ j@@ ur@@ y or death can come at any time , often without war@@ ning .
The baptized family had a relati@@ ve who was the pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of a prom@@ in@@ ent c@@ lu@@ b .
A wor@@ ka@@ ho@@ lic may never enjoy the fru@@ it@@ age of his la@@ b@@ or if his work con@@ sum@@ es all his time and en@@ er@@ gy .
Do not quic@@ k@@ ly dis@@ mis@@ s that ide@@ a as being f@@ ar@@ f@@ et@@ ched or un@@ reason@@ able .
For example , Jesus offered a prayer that con@@ tain@@ s a war@@ m as@@ sur@@ ance that his followers can come to know God and receive his blessing . ​ — John 17 : 3 .
The man@@ ag@@ er real@@ ized that she had no experience but offered her a jo@@ b any@@ way , at al@@ most d@@ ou@@ ble the wa@@ ges she had been ear@@ ning .
T@@ e@@ en@@ ag@@ ers have end@@ ur@@ ed op@@ position from un@@ believ@@ ing parents .
O@@ r perhaps the help came in the form of a talk at a Christian meeting or information in one of our public@@ ations .
One day , a bl@@ ind man called at our home o@@ ffering The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
For a while he prog@@ ressed well ; then his con@@ dition deter@@ i@@ or@@ ated and he su@@ ffered a st@@ ro@@ ke .
P@@ or@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y dam@@ ages marri@@ ages and famili@@ es by
1 : 13
I was sur@@ pris@@ ed to learn that they were only in their early 20 ’ s .
The n@@ ati@@ ves seem@@ ed to sh@@ y away from the ari@@ j@@ un@@ as , as they call the n@@ on - W@@ a@@ yu@@ u .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , because of Jehovah’s love , he took the in@@ iti@@ ative to o@@ pen the way for us to have a close relationship with him .
Un@@ der the he@@ ad@@ l@@ ine “ Rus@@ si@@ ans C@@ ele@@ br@@ ate Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s T@@ wi@@ ce , ” the new@@ s@@ pa@@ per I@@ z@@ v@@ es@@ ti@@ ya repor@@ ts : “ Al@@ most 1 in 10 Rus@@ si@@ ans c@@ ele@@ br@@ ates Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s t@@ wi@@ ce .
But many in the congregation took tur@@ ns help@@ ing him , coun@@ ting it a privilege to do so .
Because we are ne@@ aring the fulfill@@ ment of God’s purpose regarding our earth and the blessings of the pe@@ ace@@ ful re@@ ign of his Kingdom .
He often told us : “ If you dedic@@ ate your life to Jehovah , that means something .
W@@ ould such a re@@ action , however , be in l@@ ine with our desire to have “ pur@@ ity of heart ” ?
On the Se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e
We read : “ He la@@ y down on his bed , kept his face turned away , and refu@@ sed to e@@ at . ”
Just as n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing food streng@@ th@@ ens the physical body , fe@@ e@@ ding our mind on Christ’s thinking for@@ ti@@ fi@@ es our spiritu@@ ality .
It is in@@ deed an is@@ ol@@ ated are@@ a lo@@ c@@ ated far out in the S@@ ou@@ th P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c O@@ ce@@ an , 2@@ ,@@ 3@@ 50 mil@@ es [ 3@@ ,@@ 7@@ 9@@ 0 k@@ m ] from S@@ an@@ ti@@ ag@@ o , Ch@@ ile .
As you may have read in the Bible , J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s daugh@@ ter , when ap@@ par@@ ently only a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , ag@@ re@@ ed not to mar@@ ry .
Jac@@ qu@@ es , a father who lives in Fr@@ ance , some@@ times found it difficult to commun@@ ic@@ ate with his son , J@@ é@@ r@@ ô@@ me .
Even is@@ su@@ es of our j@@ our@@ n@@ als that are offered to the public are pre@@ pared with us in mind .
I@@ magine , though , how he would have felt if his ill@@ ness had ca@@ ught him saying , “ S@@ ome@@ day , I will return to Jehovah ! ”
O@@ ver the years , however , the ze@@ al@@ ous preaching activ@@ ity of Jehovah’s Witnesses has chang@@ ed pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s attitude toward the use of the divine name .
Why can we have faith that Jehovah will provide help at the right time ?
All three let@@ ters con@@ tain valu@@ able counsel for us . ​ — He@@ b .
“ From that day on they took counsel to k@@ ill him . ”
This led to disa@@ ster and ev@@ en@@ tually ex@@ ile .
We do not know that day or h@@ our , but we real@@ ize that imit@@ ating the faith and obedi@@ ence of this “ pre@@ ach@@ er of righteousness ” will result in “ the pre@@ serving ali@@ ve of the soul . ” ​ — Hebrews 10 : 36 - 39 .
W@@ A@@ Y@@ S I@@ N W@@ H@@ I@@ C@@ H S@@ O@@ M@@ E C@@ H@@ O@@ O@@ S@@ E T@@ O G@@ I@@ V@@ E
On@@ ly when we respon@@ d prom@@ p@@ tly to the pro@@ d@@ ding@@ s of our Bible - tra@@ ined conscience do we benefit from it .
O@@ b@@ serving his remin@@ ders will cause us to take positi@@ ve action , mo@@ ving us to trust Jehovah imp@@ lic@@ it@@ ly and to love him with all our heart , soul , mind , and strength .
He certainly would not just s@@ can its con@@ ten@@ ts and to@@ ss it into a dra@@ wer .
Pe@@ ople with such tra@@ its c@@ ra@@ ve to be ad@@ mi@@ red and ad@@ ored .
Pe@@ ople would lo@@ se their jo@@ bs if they accepted our boo@@ ks .
So they have taken their brothers to cour@@ t .
It is some@@ what like stu@@ b@@ b@@ ing our to@@ e .
You Can M@@ ake Your Li@@ fe a Su@@ cc@@ ess
Those who have refu@@ sed to ac@@ knowledge Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y will su@@ ff@@ er des@@ tru@@ ction .
Paul expla@@ ins : “ E@@ very high pri@@ est is appointed to offer both gi@@ f@@ ts and sacrific@@ es ; wh@@ er@@ efore it was necess@@ ary for this one [ the as@@ c@@ ended Jesus Christ ] also to have something to offer . ” ​ — Hebrews 8 : 3 .
E@@ i@@ ther Satan ex@@ ists or he does not .
( 6 ) Li@@ em , B .
It is par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly so because your relationship with “ the living God ” is involved .
You may won@@ der , ‘ If this Kingdom is going to rule over the enti@@ re earth , what will ha@@ p@@ pen to man - made govern@@ ments ? ’
Bro@@ w@@ sing through the book , K@@ im came ac@@ ro@@ ss the words , “ he will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes . ”
The p@@ y@@ r@@ am@@ i@@ ds they buil@@ t t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to their qu@@ est ​ — and to their fa@@ il@@ ure .
After all , our words are a pro@@ du@@ ct of the heart rather than of the m@@ ou@@ th .
The cla@@ im that God ca@@ uses suffering in order to t@@ est people is un@@ true .
Lu@@ kole Kingdom H@@ all ( right ) B@@ ap@@ tism in Lu@@ gu@@ fu ( bel@@ ow )
The need for ac@@ tive support of the Kingdom has never been greater .
For example , if you have lost a loved one in death or if you face a ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic ill@@ ness , you may have no cho@@ ice but to find ways to cop@@ e with your pain .
1 , 2 . ( a ) Why should it not sur@@ pris@@ e us that Jehovah expe@@ cts his people to show kindness ?
I@@ F Y@@ O@@ U were asked , ‘ What are the ke@@ y teachings of your faith ? ’
If we ever have to de@@ al with a bro@@ ther’s ap@@ par@@ ent l@@ ack of faith , can we fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely st@@ re@@ t@@ ch out our hand and help him to gain more faith ?
Jesus was speaking to individuals who would later have the opportunity of be@@ coming spiritual sons of God and recei@@ ving im@@ mor@@ tal life in heaven .
In S@@ ear@@ ch of Jesus
W@@ es@@ sel died in 14@@ 8@@ 9 .
Do you think that some day this world could comple@@ t@@ ely disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar ?
If a new d@@ ru@@ g had the same imp@@ act , vi@@ r@@ tually every do@@ ct@@ or in the country would be re@@ com@@ men@@ ding it for their pati@@ ents .
S@@ ome@@ times our marriage su@@ ff@@ ers . ”
But as their young ones matu@@ re , parents should encoura@@ ge them to reason on the matter for themselves .
The s@@ crip@@ ture at Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 3 helped me to see that if I consider@@ ed ever@@ yone as su@@ peri@@ or to me , I would be able to over@@ come pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce .
What if we ign@@ ore the instru@@ ctions and ass@@ em@@ ble the pi@@ e@@ ces in our own way ?
Why is such sub@@ je@@ ction necess@@ ary ?
I have heard about it , ” I said .
The prophecy in Revelation speak@@ s of a time in the near future when Satan and the dem@@ ons will mo@@ tiv@@ ate human govern@@ ments to ass@@ em@@ ble their ar@@ mi@@ es , thus is@@ su@@ ing a de@@ fi@@ ant chall@@ enge to God’s inter@@ ests .
It can exer@@ t a powerful for@@ ce for good in our life if we study and apply it in full faith that it provi@@ des the best counsel and direction a@@ vail@@ able to us . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
Satan’s world will be out of the way , but the earthly part of Jehovah’s organization will sur@@ vi@@ ve .
Why not make a study of Bible prophecy ?
James was ur@@ g@@ ing fellow believers to ‘ exerc@@ ise pati@@ ence until the L@@ or@@ d’s pres@@ ence . ’
Their refu@@ s@@ al left no doubt that their purpose was self - pre@@ serv@@ ation , not self - en@@ ri@@ ch@@ ment .
We ought to ex@@ pect this , for God says : “ As the heavens are high@@ er than the earth , so my ways are high@@ er than your ways , and my thoughts than your thoughts . ”
The cou@@ ple have to deci@@ de whether they will per@@ mit that . ​ — G@@ al .
Acc@@ ording to tra@@ dition , in 3@@ 28 B.C.E . , an a@@ th@@ le@@ te nam@@ ed A@@ ge@@ as , after w@@ in@@ ning this r@@ ace , set off and r@@ an all the way to his home city , Ar@@ go@@ s , to ann@@ oun@@ ce his vi@@ ct@@ ory .
How can lear@@ ning the truth about hel@@ l af@@ fect your attitude toward God ?
He is also te@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble , willing to be taught by Jehovah .
( b ) What is so re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble about the ransom arrang@@ ement ?
S@@ ome@@ thing el@@ se about this par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar mer@@ ch@@ ant is wor@@ thy of no@@ te .
For example , just a few days before his death , Jesus sp@@ ent time at the temple in Jerusalem .
( Read Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 12 : 24 - 27 ; De@@ u@@ t .
As a gi@@ r@@ l , I bom@@ ba@@ r@@ ded my parents with questions .
Is there some@@ times a differ@@ ence between what we appe@@ ar to be ( the “ soul ” ) and who we really are ( the “ spirit ” ) ?
Jesus ’ par@@ able st@@ res@@ ses that the dis@@ cre@@ et vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins , un@@ like the fo@@ ol@@ ish , were ready for the bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om@@ ’s coming .
“ By this we have the knowledge that we have come to know [ Jesus ] , nam@@ ely , if we continue ob@@ serving his comman@@ d@@ ments . ”
In rec@@ ent times especially , there has been a resur@@ g@@ ence of C@@ at@@ al@@ an and its vari@@ ations in An@@ d@@ or@@ r@@ a , A@@ li@@ can@@ te , the Bal@@ ear@@ ic Is@@ lands , and V@@ al@@ en@@ ci@@ a .
All its members , “ from the le@@ ast one of them even to the great@@ est one of them , ” Jeremiah fore@@ told , would “ know Jehovah . ”
Because of their spiritual in@@ her@@ it@@ ance , what deli@@ ver@@ ance did the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of Jac@@ o@@ b , or Israel , experience ?
Re@@ c@@ ently , during one such two - day cam@@ pa@@ ign , the Witnesses were able to place 6@@ 50 ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , 9@@ 9 bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res , and 25 boo@@ ks on Bible to@@ pi@@ c@@ s !
At that time , Jehovah will “ re@@ pa@@ y tri@@ bul@@ ation to those who make tri@@ bul@@ ation ” for his people “ as [ Jesus Christ ] br@@ ings v@@ enge@@ ance upon those who do not know God and those who do not obey the good news about our Lord Jesus . ” ​ — 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 1 : 6 - 8 ; Romans 12 : 19 .
“ H@@ app@@ y are the pu@@ re in heart , since they will see God . ”
How do we maintain spiritual vi@@ g@@ il@@ ance ?
I f@@ ast t@@ wi@@ ce a we@@ ek , I give the ten@@ th of all things I ac@@ qui@@ re . ’
The “ What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ? ”
However , for them to avoid the compan@@ y of others for an ex@@ tend@@ ed peri@@ od of time would not be a wise course to follow .
For example , one such person was the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e nam@@ ed Saul , “ a bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ er and a persecu@@ t@@ or and an in@@ sol@@ ent man . ”
E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us s@@ at at the right hand of the emp@@ er@@ or at the coun@@ ci@@ l .
If so , take heart !
Mo@@ st of the v@@ il@@ la@@ g@@ ers were in ch@@ urch when I arri@@ ved .
The bo@@ at is ca@@ pa@@ ble of car@@ r@@ ying 16 people .
Matthew tel@@ ls us so .
If the in@@ no@@ c@@ ent mate has tri@@ ed to live by Bible principles , there is no need to feel gu@@ il@@ ty over the be@@ tra@@ y@@ al by the ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ er .
If you are a young person , for instance , you might hear your scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es bo@@ ast about having ca@@ su@@ al se@@ x or about se@@ x@@ ting , a prac@@ tice that in some plac@@ es is vie@@ wed as being t@@ antam@@ ount to dist@@ ribu@@ ting child por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
However , this did not end the contro@@ vers@@ y .
You have a positi@@ ve message of good news to share with people in your ministry .
You too may devel@@ op a “ hear@@ t’s desire ” to help buil@@ d fac@@ il@@ ities to the glory of Jehovah’s name .
Per@@ haps Joseph felt that way at times .
The early Christians of Eph@@ esus and C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e san@@ g “ psal@@ ms and pra@@ ises to God ” ( liter@@ ally , “ h@@ y@@ m@@ ns ” ) .
He told them : “ Do not rejo@@ ice over this , that the spi@@ r@@ its are made sub@@ ject to you , but rejo@@ ice because your n@@ ames have been in@@ s@@ cri@@ bed in the heavens . ” ​ — Luke 10 : 17 , 20 .
In 199@@ 3 , I got baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and in 20@@ 00 , I married T@@ a@@ bi@@ th@@ a , a ze@@ al@@ ous fellow beli@@ ever .
“ The st@@ ress , pain , and l@@ ack of s@@ le@@ ep felt like a heav@@ y ro@@ ck on my head .
Acc@@ ording to Psalm 26 : 4 , David san@@ g : “ I have not s@@ at with men of un@@ truth ; and with those who hi@@ de what they are I do not come in . ”
In all of this , Joseph was re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting himself as an ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ at@@ or of a pa@@ g@@ an land .
The d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates sign@@ ed a do@@ cum@@ ent ent@@ it@@ led “ Com@@ mit@@ ment to G@@ lo@@ ba@@ l Pe@@ ace . ”
“ [ Bu@@ y ] out the oppor@@ tu@@ ne time for y@@ ourselves , because the days are wicked . ” ​ — E@@ P@@ H@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ AN@@ S 5 : 16 .
He was among col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es . ”
18 : 17 , New In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational V@@ er@@ sion .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing of those who are “ fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less in their way , ” the psalmist san@@ g : “ H@@ app@@ y are those ob@@ serving [ God’s ] remin@@ ders ; with all the heart they keep sear@@ ch@@ ing for him .
His fru@@ it@@ ful activ@@ ity provided inc@@ en@@ tive for others , help@@ ing to mo@@ tiv@@ ate them to accom@@ pl@@ ish their ministry more fully .
Bible : © C@@ li@@ ch@@ é Bi@@ bli@@ o@@ th@@ è@@ que n@@ ati@@ on@@ ale de Fr@@ ance , Par@@ is
That fru@@ str@@ ated them , lea@@ ving them feel@@ ing op@@ pres@@ sed .
As his servants , should we not do our ut@@ most to displa@@ y this qu@@ ality ?
Adam and E@@ ve did have the fre@@ e@@ dom to cho@@ ose whether they would obey God or not .
At Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , after the out@@ p@@ our@@ ing of the holy spirit , all the disciples , men and women , public@@ ly declar@@ ed the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent things of God .
Jehovah valu@@ es the part women pla@@ y in advan@@ c@@ ing Kingdom inter@@ ests
I was so happy that I did not even wa@@ it for the bu@@ s to come but wal@@ ked the ten mil@@ es [ 15 kil@@ om@@ et@@ ers ] back home .
He is a human ow@@ l , vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant in dar@@ k@@ ness , and bl@@ ind to light , m@@ ous@@ ing for ver@@ m@@ in , and never see@@ ing no@@ ble g@@ ame . ”
The 20 we@@ ek@@ s of mission@@ ary tra@@ ining pas@@ sed quic@@ k@@ ly .
Ma@@ de a@@ vail@@ able in many ways , that food provi@@ des valu@@ able instru@@ ction , or discipl@@ ine .
The next se@@ g@@ ment of the pro@@ gra@@ m was ent@@ it@@ led “ H@@ ated W@@ i@@ th@@ out Ca@@ use . ”
What would you do in Jo@@ di@@ e@@ ’s situation ?
These false com@@ for@@ ters claim@@ ed that our efforts to serve Jehovah loy@@ ally are of no benefit to him at all , that our value to God is no more than that of a mo@@ th , a mag@@ got , or a wor@@ m .
will be of par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar interest to parents of a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ents , as will the book Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k , V@@ olu@@ me 2 .
G@@ ro@@ w@@ th in the si@@ gn - language congregations is par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly no@@ table .
But through the prophet A@@ mo@@ s and others , Jehovah also held out a wonderful pro@@ spe@@ ct for people of “ all the nations . ” ​ — A@@ mo@@ s 3 : 2 ; 9 : 11 , 12 ; Isaiah 2 : 2 - 4 .
Do You A@@ p@@ preci@@ ate Our S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al H@@ er@@ it@@ age ?
These st@@ at@@ ements and others like them are in har@@ mony with the apostle Joh@@ n@@ ’s words : “ The whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one . ” ​ — 1 John 5 : 19 .
I have not allow@@ ed the world to s@@ qu@@ e@@ e@@ ze me into its mo@@ ld .
So the pri@@ m@@ ary responsi@@ bility for the spiritual fe@@ e@@ ding work rest@@ ed with the apostles . ​ — Acts 2 : 4@@ 2 .
F@@ in@@ ally , he accepted the man@@ ’s ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation , but the ha@@ pl@@ ess travel@@ er had to pa@@ y a fine for not having the right do@@ cum@@ ent .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out h@@ es@@ it@@ ation , I vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered .
Ex@@ pres@@ s your confidence in the chil@@ d’s ability .
This way of life invol@@ ves our very relationship with Jehovah .
This gives each family member the feel@@ ing that he or she is not g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing al@@ one and provi@@ des the comfort of sh@@ ared responsi@@ bility and sh@@ ared m@@ our@@ ning .
Why is righteousness lik@@ ened to a bre@@ ast@@ pl@@ ate ?
There are also other kin@@ ds of mirac@@ les that you have seen , though you may not have recogn@@ ized them as such .
For more information , see chap@@ ter 9 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
Many would say that bi@@ go@@ try , wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , in@@ human@@ ity , and will@@ ful ign@@ or@@ ance have mar@@ ked most of the worl@@ d’s religi@@ ons thr@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory .
And what can be said about him ?
But if a Christian reas@@ ons that by being present , he might be temp@@ ted to com@@ promise godly principles , he may conclu@@ de that the ris@@ k out@@ we@@ igh@@ s the possible benef@@ its .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 7 , 10@@ 6
Jesus always did the things that pleas@@ ed God
Let us ask Jehovah for practic@@ al wisdom and re@@ qu@@ est help from others .
If you could know the ans@@ wers to those questions , would you feel more confid@@ ent about pra@@ ying ?
M@@ ore people in more plac@@ es are con@@ sum@@ ing more por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y than at any other time in hist@@ ory . ​ — See the bo@@ x “ F@@ ac@@ ts Ab@@ out P@@ or@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y . ”
Satan appro@@ ached Jesus after He had been fa@@ sting for 40 days in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
22 : 3 ; E@@ cc@@ l .
The sister qu@@ o@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve says , “ I know that I must stay bus@@ y in Jehovah’s service and keep my@@ self in a spiritually strong con@@ dition so that when my daugh@@ ter does come back to Jehovah , I will be in a position to help her . ”
( a ) How does Jehovah gu@@ ard his people ?
“ You see these people come in with hu@@ ge co@@ st@@ s and health problems and it bre@@ ak@@ s your heart , ” says one leg@@ al ad@@ vis@@ er .
Jehovah will answer us .
( b ) How can a moral col@@ la@@ p@@ se be avo@@ i@@ ded ?
He asked them what they thought about certain matters .
De@@ c@@ ember 21 - 27 , 200@@ 9
( b ) What is me@@ ant by Jesus ’ words recorded at John 13 : 34 , and how have many Christians sh@@ own such love ?
The s@@ ite was evid@@ ently cho@@ s@@ en because the li@@ mes@@ to@@ ne la@@ y@@ er gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ ed the pres@@ ence of a n@@ atur@@ al water supp@@ ly , important in a re@@ gi@@ on far from ma@@ j@@ or ri@@ v@@ ers .
2@@ 9@@ ,@@ 7@@ 3@@ 4@@ ,000
So how can you deci@@ de whether to keep an it@@ em or to get ri@@ d of it ?
The longer we walk with Jehovah , the deep@@ er our mo@@ des@@ ty should become .
M@@ ary would also have been famili@@ ar with Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy : “ There has been a child born to us , there has been a son given to us ; and the pr@@ inc@@ ely rule will come to be upon his sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der .
How can parents sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard their children by su@@ per@@ vis@@ ing their so@@ cial activ@@ ity ?
In those days , people in gener@@ al did not have problems with d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , and im@@ moral influ@@ ences were not so strong .
There are three of us : K@@ o@@ j@@ o , me , and his small mon@@ ke@@ y .
The f@@ ran@@ k@@ inc@@ en@@ se t@@ ree gre@@ w along the sou@@ ther@@ n co@@ ast of A@@ ra@@ bia , and the my@@ r@@ r@@ h bus@@ h th@@ ri@@ ved in the s@@ em@@ i@@ deser@@ t coun@@ tri@@ es of present - day S@@ om@@ ali@@ a and Y@@ em@@ en .
W@@ il@@ li@@ am@@ s of the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity of M@@ el@@ b@@ our@@ ne , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a ) However v@@ al@@ id that might be , there is a be@@ qu@@ est or gift of far greater value .
E@@ ach year , Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide ga@@ ther to com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate Jesus ’ death on its an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary .
I listen to what they say in prayer and can gu@@ i@@ de them , encoura@@ ge them , and teach them . ”
During his early years as a teach@@ er , an A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ r@@ ine S@@ y@@ no@@ d stri@@ pp@@ ed O@@ ri@@ g@@ en of his pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od .
This invol@@ ves your obe@@ ying your parents in all things that are in har@@ mony with God’s la@@ ws . ​ — Acts 5 : 29 .
Why did I have to get si@@ ck ? ’
Because of his un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , we can pray to Jehovah .
He also kno@@ ws his sheep and their de@@ e@@ ds . In fact , when he in@@ spe@@ cted the se@@ ven congregations in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or , fi@@ ve times he said : “ I know your de@@ e@@ ds . ”
Go@@ dly V@@ i@@ e@@ w of M@@ or@@ al C@@ le@@ an@@ ness , 11 / 1
All of us have the privilege of declar@@ ing the good news .
Indeed , am I tr@@ ying to shin@@ e before others ?
( Read 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 3 , 8 . )
Are we part flesh and part soul ?
F@@ in@@ ally , another of Ge@@ or@@ ge@@ ’s friends tel@@ ep@@ h@@ oned , as@@ king for a Bible study .
A study by R@@ ob@@ er@@ t In@@ n@@ es , a prof@@ ess@@ or of e@@ con@@ om@@ ic@@ s at the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity of C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a , found that “ di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty is in@@ deed con@@ ta@@ gi@@ ous . ”
The meaning of words and expres@@ sions used in the Bible have chang@@ ed over time .
A@@ no@@ ther reason to draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah by means of prayer is that he , in turn , dra@@ ws clo@@ s@@ er to us .
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ arly vis@@ iting an el@@ der@@ ly person may put “ the gen@@ u@@ in@@ en@@ ess of [ our ] love ” to the t@@ est .
And “ as for the ro@@ o@@ t of the righteous ones , ” Solomon states , “ it yi@@ el@@ ds , ” or “ f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ es . ”
Ser@@ ving as God’s spo@@ k@@ es@@ man , Adam was to trans@@ mit these to his wife .
I feel that this is vital for my main@@ tain@@ ing a close relationship with my Creator .
What com@@ for@@ ting as@@ sur@@ ance !
That would invol@@ ve more than Davi@@ d’s son and succ@@ ess@@ or , Solomon , for the covenant stated : “ I shall certainly esta@@ bl@@ ish the thro@@ ne of his kingdom fir@@ m@@ ly to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ”
That helps me to be more ze@@ al@@ ous in my Bethel service . ”
May we always appreci@@ ate the preci@@ ous spiritual pro@@ v@@ isions made for us through that “ slave . ” — Matthew 5 : 3 .
Des@@ pite the dar@@ k con@@ dition of mankind , what did Isaiah fore@@ tell for faithful ones ?
Mark sur@@ ely benef@@ ited from the compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship of the apostles and other Christians who regul@@ arly came to his home .
But it was organiz@@ ed .
“ From time to time , I may o@@ pen and read that book and refle@@ ct on our good experi@@ ences .
Pe@@ ople today take no no@@ te of the over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing evidence that we are now living in the fin@@ al days of this world system of things .
That can take the lo@@ ad off us .
Pro@@ ne to be@@ coming fu@@ ri@@ ous , such a person ac@@ ts fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ly .
S@@ U@@ C@@ H spe@@ cul@@ ations have f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed in rec@@ ent years , a resur@@ g@@ ence that is du@@ e , in part , to po@@ pul@@ ar mo@@ vi@@ es and no@@ vel@@ s .
F@@ in@@ ally , he showed that he still car@@ ed about his people , for he was e@@ ag@@ er to see Jehovah turn “ their heart back . ”
How happy we can be that Jehovah has made it possible for us to over@@ come the law of sin and of death !
TH@@ E year was 6@@ 5 C.E .
He is “ the happy God ” and takes ple@@ asure in accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing his purpose .
C@@ am@@ il@@ le made fine prog@@ ress and was baptized .
At times , elders sp@@ end s@@ le@@ e@@ pl@@ ess ni@@ gh@@ ts in pray@@ er@@ ful concer@@ n for God’s flo@@ ck or in giving spiritual support to fellow believers .
The R@@ o@@ le of Lo@@ ve
( b ) Why are fe@@ ar@@ ers of Jehovah happy ?
He moved our friends in G@@ h@@ ana to come to our a@@ id materi@@ ally and o@@ ther@@ wise .
( New In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational V@@ er@@ sion ) Some were “ la@@ id low in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness ” as a result of divine judg@@ ments .
After Ju@@ d@@ y’s death , the gi@@ r@@ ls and I became much clo@@ s@@ er .
Are my cho@@ ic@@ es end@@ ang@@ ering my fri@@ end@@ ship with God and my future re@@ ward ?
We will also consider some practic@@ al su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions to help you me@@ et such responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
In what ways has Satan used ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le against those who refle@@ ct God’s glory ?
Hence , we have learned to be cont@@ ent with a simp@@ le life .
If our hear@@ t@@ felt prayers are simil@@ arly for@@ mul@@ ated , then we can be sure that they are accep@@ table to Jehovah .
What O@@ thers Th@@ ink of U@@ s , 9 / 15
S@@ hor@@ tly after l@@ an@@ ding at S@@ al@@ em , M@@ ass@@ ach@@ u@@ set@@ ts , they la@@ id cla@@ im to a small p@@ lo@@ t of land down the co@@ ast .
Ha@@ ve you ever felt as Paul did ?
These f@@ ra@@ g@@ ments of earth@@ en@@ ware are also refer@@ red to as o@@ str@@ ac@@ a , from the Greek word for “ sh@@ ell , sh@@ er@@ d . ”
The l@@ ine of des@@ c@@ ent of the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of the woman had to be prote@@ cted from ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ation and con@@ tam@@ in@@ ation .
Sh@@ ould we not then try to imitate the great@@ est Le@@ ad@@ er in human hist@@ ory ​ — Jesus Christ ?
In 195@@ 7 the family was de@@ por@@ ted to W@@ est Ger@@ many , and E@@ r@@ na moved with them .
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ al Christians today also have the right to deci@@ de for themselves whether to get married or to stay sing@@ le .
I wanted to tell ever@@ yone about him .
G@@ ran@@ ted time to devel@@ op their soci@@ e@@ ties according to their own ide@@ as , humans would demonstr@@ ate bey@@ ond any doubt whether rul@@ er@@ ship in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent from God could ever be succ@@ ess@@ ful .
An@@ yone prof@@ ess@@ ing their beli@@ ef@@ s after that would be ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted .
We Mu@@ st Lo@@ ve Jehovah
By exam@@ ining the Scriptures , we can find out how the angels fulf@@ ill their ro@@ le as “ spi@@ r@@ its for public service . ”
He used the p@@ ho@@ ne to acc@@ ess por@@ no@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t s@@ ites .
Wor@@ se still , the jud@@ ges themselves s@@ ought false wit@@ nesses and per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed P@@ il@@ ate to order Jesus ’ ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion . ​ — Matthew 26 : 5@@ 7 - 5@@ 9 ; John 11 : 4@@ 7 - 5@@ 3 ; 19 : 31 .
It was dis@@ co@@ vered that he had an account number that was similar to that of a rich bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ man who had mis@@ tak@@ en@@ ly de@@ pos@@ ited fun@@ ds in the wrong account .
Lo@@ t sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ently cho@@ se for himself the ver@@ d@@ ant are@@ a of So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h .
Our relation@@ shi@@ ps with our Christian brothers and sisters may thus imp@@ ro@@ ve , and we can become even better examples for those to whom we preach .
The temple that was re@@ buil@@ t by Go@@ ver@@ nor Z@@ er@@ u@@ b@@ ba@@ be@@ l has now sto@@ od for 5@@ 5 years .
Ka@@ re@@ n from Cana@@ da , now in her early 70 ’ s , served over 20 years in W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
V@@ er@@ ba@@ l ag@@ g@@ res@@ sion gener@@ ally pro@@ vo@@ k@@ es re@@ tal@@ i@@ ation .
He told us that he was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses and that he wanted to share an important message with us .
Jesus ’ example , in fact , is the mo@@ de@@ l for family rel@@ ations .
Why might we some@@ times have to change a decision already made ?
H@@ U@@ M@@ AN@@ S C@@ R@@ A@@ V@@ E L@@ O@@ V@@ E .
Acc@@ ording to Isaiah 25 : 8 , Jehovah “ will ac@@ tually s@@ wal@@ low up death forever . ”
If a clo@@ thing st@@ ore off@@ ers many af@@ for@@ da@@ ble st@@ y@@ les and col@@ ors , we can cho@@ ose what best su@@ its us .
And now we are ne@@ aring the time for a return to rule by God , true the@@ o@@ cr@@ ac@@ y , the Kingdom of Jehovah in the hands of Jesus Christ .
Rather than imit@@ ating R@@ eho@@ bo@@ am@@ ’s un@@ wise course , work hard to keep the l@@ ines of commun@@ ic@@ ation with your parents o@@ pen .
W@@ ater and w@@ ind cre@@ ate hu@@ ge wa@@ ves that cr@@ as@@ h with a de@@ af@@ ening ro@@ ar on ro@@ ck@@ y c@@ li@@ ff@@ s , like these in C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a , in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
( b ) What examples will we consider in this article ?
She said : “ Since my chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od , God has been my very best friend .
Those who refu@@ se to respon@@ d to the good news of God’s Kingdom now being declar@@ ed earth wide will su@@ ff@@ er des@@ tru@@ ction .
He spoke s@@ wel@@ ling things to those who@@ se fav@@ or he needed ​ — all to ac@@ qui@@ re a co@@ v@@ et@@ ed position of authority .
( b ) What are you determined to do , and why ?
There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ​ — Acts 20 : 35 .
The fact that the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of fle@@ sh@@ ly Jews in the first century lost out on the opportunity to become cor@@ ul@@ ers with Jesus did not th@@ war@@ t God’s purpose .
David , married for 20 years , says , “ I try to find a point of ag@@ re@@ ement with my wife and look for a decision we both can support . ”
( b ) What was the reason for the in@@ va@@ sion of the four e@@ ast@@ er@@ n k@@ ings ?
R@@ es@@ pon@@ se to po@@ pul@@ ar dem@@ and may move some to star@@ t a new religion .
What are his s@@ ch@@ em@@ es ?
In develop@@ ing coun@@ tri@@ es , women often to@@ il for many h@@ our@@ s in ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ tural work to help provide for their famili@@ es .
Even so , he saw them not simply in ter@@ ms of their imper@@ fe@@ ctions but in ter@@ ms of their good qualities .
Why not take the matter to Jehovah God in prayer ?
Un@@ den@@ i@@ ab@@ ly , we are living in “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with , ” as the Bible fore@@ told .
How might we exam@@ ine ourselves to see if we have an out@@ look like that of the apostle Paul ?
That is why some deci@@ de simply to leave it up to the re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ent to deter@@ mine if it is cre@@ di@@ ble .
The faithful re@@ m@@ n@@ ant re@@ je@@ cted an offer that would have me@@ ant form@@ ing a religious al@@ li@@ ance with false worshipp@@ ers .
Dis@@ pla@@ ying Christian qualities re@@ du@@ ces fri@@ ction and resul@@ ts in clo@@ s@@ er and more pleas@@ ant family inter@@ actions .
G@@ et@@ ting H@@ ome
If you desire to do so , we ur@@ ge you to cont@@ act Jehovah’s Witnesses in your are@@ a .
He said : “ H@@ app@@ y are the mil@@ d - temp@@ ered ones , since they will in@@ her@@ it the earth . ”
M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el Bu@@ r@@ ne@@ t@@ t , one of the instru@@ ct@@ ors , inter@@ vie@@ wed the stud@@ ents regarding their field service experi@@ ences .
These inclu@@ de two neigh@@ b@@ ors who are com@@ b@@ ing the w@@ o@@ ol from liter@@ al sheep in that are@@ a .
L@@ isten .
In his mo@@ de@@ l prayer , Christ taught us to pray for the coming of God’s Kingdom .
Be Jo@@ y@@ ful With the H@@ app@@ y God , 5 / 1
The account of K@@ or@@ ah is a war@@ ning to us .
We may also take Jehovah at his word when he says that he lo@@ ves those who pur@@ sue righteousness , when he says that he will gr@@ ant everlasting life to those who exerc@@ ise faith , and when he says that he will eli@@ min@@ ate pain , out@@ c@@ ry , and even death .
On@@ ly Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es can help you to know how events f@@ it into God’s purpose , benef@@ iting yourself and your family la@@ st@@ ingly . ​ — 1 / 15 , page 3 .
Now , ir@@ on@@ ic@@ ally , I had to ad@@ just to “ a life on whe@@ els ” far different from the one I had dre@@ am@@ ed of ​ — a life in a whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir .
For example , regarding marriage , the Devil has made it appe@@ ar re@@ stri@@ ctive and har@@ s@@ h .
An@@ thro@@ p@@ om@@ or@@ ph@@ is@@ ms are not to be taken liter@@ ally .
E@@ very as@@ pect of their ex@@ ist@@ ence under@@ s@@ cor@@ ed God’s loving , di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied purpose for mankind .
Bro@@ thers who hold respon@@ sible positi@@ ons in the congregation should set the example ​ — “ take the lead ” — ​ in show@@ ing honor to those under their over@@ sight .
The bo@@ d@@ y’s own i@@ mmu@@ ne system att@@ ac@@ ks and destro@@ ys heal@@ thy t@@ is@@ su@@ es , ca@@ using pain and s@@ wel@@ ling in the jo@@ in@@ ts .
• avoid show@@ ing a com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve spirit ?
What fe@@ ars should not hold individuals back from baptism ?
( a ) Why can members of the true religion not be di@@ vi@@ ded into a cl@@ er@@ gy and a la@@ ity class ?
I am coming quic@@ k@@ ly . Ke@@ ep on ho@@ l@@ ding f@@ ast what you have , that no one may take your cro@@ wn . ” ​ — Revelation 3 : 8 , 11 .
It can help us to fi@@ ght against wrong thoughts and , when we do have such thoughts , to con@@ f@@ ess them to God , confid@@ ent that he will for@@ give us on the bas@@ is of our faith in Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice .
So are pleas@@ ant sa@@ y@@ ings ; they are heal@@ th@@ ful spiritually . ​ — Proverbs 24 : 13 , 14 .
Per@@ haps you might direc@@ t him to Jesus ’ mo@@ de@@ l prayer , as well as to the many who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted prayers recorded in the Bible , such as those in the psal@@ ms .
On@@ ce I learned that , I no longer felt a mor@@ bi@@ d fear of God .
Then , there will be no fur@@ ther at@@ ro@@ c@@ ities , di@@ su@@ n@@ ity , and div@@ ision in the name of religion .
Yet , this may present a chall@@ enge .
Ca@@ tho@@ lic pri@@ ests in some are@@ as pres@@ sur@@ ed the author@@ ities not to give us per@@ m@@ its for ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es .
In times of disa@@ ster , what kin@@ ds of help may we give ?
O@@ thers have tr@@ ou@@ ble gu@@ arding their t@@ ong@@ ue , so they often stu@@ m@@ ble in word .
( b ) Why is it possible for us to maintain our integrity to Jehovah ?
When J@@ on@@ ah arri@@ ved in N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h , he coura@@ ge@@ ously told its in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants that their great ba@@ dness had come to God’s attention and that their city was going to be destro@@ yed in 40 days .
( a ) Why was the k@@ ing@@ ’s offer really a t@@ est of the prophe@@ t’s loy@@ al@@ ty ?
Jehovah God kno@@ ws that the men he has appointed as overse@@ ers are imper@@ fect .
He ans@@ wer@@ ed , “ Your friends are my friends . ”
This will help us to we@@ ather future su@@ ffer@@ ings .
F@@ la@@ x pla@@ yed an important part in the Israelites ’ lives .
I will instru@@ ct you even in the way of wisdom ; I will cause you to tre@@ ad in the tr@@ ac@@ ks of u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness . ”
He ac@@ tually invit@@ es us to draw close to him .
Dis@@ tur@@ bed by the out@@ spo@@ k@@ en@@ ness of Peter and John , they comman@@ ded the two apostles to sto@@ p preaching .
A sister nam@@ ed Ru@@ th re@@ members , “ Some went into ex@@ ile with us but later jo@@ ined the pol@@ itical par@@ ty and re@@ turned home because they did not want to put up with the dis@@ com@@ forts of life in the refu@@ ge@@ e cam@@ p . ”
I end@@ e@@ av@@ or to show them by my words and actions that I understand how they feel .
Th@@ ough the Bible does not descri@@ be him as an a@@ th@@ le@@ te , he w@@ rest@@ led , or gra@@ p@@ pl@@ ed , all night long with an ang@@ el .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : S@@ isters preaching in Rus@@ si@@ an on a T@@ el A@@ vi@@ v prom@@ en@@ a@@ de .
The pas@@ sage in Isaiah chap@@ ter 6@@ 6 ag@@ re@@ es with that .
He never a@@ ban@@ d@@ ons his faithful worshipp@@ ers .
He wants you to understand this purpose and enjoy everlasting life in Par@@ adise on earth .
But when we pray together , I can still feel his faith . ”
And how can we respect the conscience of others ?
That Jehovah wel@@ com@@ ed such questions is evid@@ ent from what he had comman@@ ded Israel@@ ite fa@@ thers .
A@@ no@@ ther 39 years have pas@@ sed , and I am still pra@@ ying ​ — only now I can say , “ Th@@ an@@ k you , my de@@ ar heavenly Father , for ans@@ wer@@ ing the prayers of my chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od . ”
C@@ re@@ ated in God’s “ i@@ ma@@ ge , ” we need spiritual food ​ — the knowledge of God and how we f@@ it into his purpose as well as the doing of his will .
( Read Psalm 24 : 3 , 4 ; Is@@ a .
Jehovah expla@@ ins why his people do not need to look over their sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der in fear : “ For I am your God . ”
What imp@@ res@@ ses you about the way Jesus used his mirac@@ ul@@ ous power ?
W@@ ere such things ​ — comm@@ on today — ​ to continue , we would not be ri@@ d of m@@ our@@ ning and out@@ c@@ ry .
In the mean@@ time , I have every in@@ ten@@ tion of continu@@ ing to use what health and en@@ er@@ gy I have left to praise and honor Jehovah .
This was like pu@@ shing the thor@@ n deep@@ er into H@@ an@@ na@@ h’s flesh . — 1 Samuel 1 : 4 - 7 .
The qu@@ ality of long - suffering helps us to end@@ ure when others say or do un@@ kind or though@@ t@@ less things .
David did not mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r because someone el@@ se was gr@@ anted the privilege that he himself so ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly desi@@ red .
That was for the ani@@ mal@@ s ’ self - pre@@ serv@@ ation .
What was the purpose of the t@@ est ?
He wants you to listen to him so that you can benefit yourself .
May we be simil@@ arly determined to fulf@@ ill our “ whole ob@@ lig@@ ation ” to God . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 13 .
He makes that dedic@@ ation in personal prayer and then ge@@ ts baptized as a public sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of that priv@@ ate act .
From 19@@ 19 on , the responsi@@ bility of each Christian to have a personal share in wit@@ ness@@ ing has been st@@ ressed .
G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el explained to M@@ ary : “ P@@ ow@@ er of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh will over@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ w you . For that reason also what is born will be called holy , God’s Son . ” ​ — Luke 1 : 30 - 35 .
Fir@@ st , we would find accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations in a to@@ wn .
Th@@ ough they were to give re@@ pro@@ of when needed , they were spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally told : “ You must not h@@ ate your brother in your heart . ”
The apost@@ le@@ ’s letter , written about 9@@ 8 C.E . , appe@@ ars in the Christian Greek Scriptures as “ The T@@ hi@@ r@@ d of John . ”
It is not a matter of char@@ g@@ ing with lo@@ ose conduct anyone who does not accept Scriptural counsel ; nor is it a case of deci@@ ding ma@@ them@@ ati@@ c@@ ally how many times a person can com@@ mit a certain sin@@ ful act before j@@ udi@@ cial action is requi@@ red .
Who can say that he has to@@ t@@ ally fre@@ ed himself from wal@@ king in acc@@ ord with the flesh ?
No@@ tice how Jesus ge@@ ts to the bo@@ t@@ to@@ m of another proble@@ m that ca@@ uses a great de@@ al of hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he .
My husband la@@ ugh@@ ed at me .
To ac@@ hi@@ eve his go@@ al , he in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed un@@ truth as a means to bring others under his control .
4 : 3 , 11 .
In 199@@ 1 my other sister , Ru@@ by , was di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with can@@ c@@ er .
F@@ I@@ S@@ H has been a st@@ ap@@ le food since ancient times .
“ De@@ ath and life are in the power of the t@@ ong@@ ue , ” says the Bible of this small member of the human body .
We must be very sel@@ e@@ ctive about what we consider wor@@ thy of our attention .
On@@ ly God’s Kingdom in the hands of his Son , Jesus Christ , can bring the so@@ lu@@ tion to the in@@ justice and po@@ ver@@ ty in the world . ​ — Matthew 6 : 10 .
In what became a pat@@ ter@@ n , he beg@@ ged me to for@@ give him .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the fact rema@@ ins that Jesus un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly did buil@@ d his ch@@ urch , his true congregation , upon himself .
Yes , in du@@ e time God , through his Kingdom , will re@@ move all ca@@ uses of suffering .
One sister spoke with a young man who did not believe that there is a God .
Ther@@ efore , we should never as@@ su@@ me that certain people are bey@@ ond the re@@ ach of the Kingdom message .
The woman con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed that she did not know any of Jehovah’s Witnesses person@@ ally but had only heard acc@@ us@@ ations against them on St@@ ate tel@@ ev@@ ision .
Jesus even instru@@ cted them to love their enem@@ ies . ​ — Matthew 5 : 4@@ 4 .
; P@@ r@@ enti@@ ce , K .
E@@ ven@@ tually , Je@@ an@@ et@@ te develop@@ ed health problems and in De@@ c@@ ember 198@@ 4 died faithful to Jehovah .
13 , 14 . ( a ) S@@ um@@ mar@@ ize Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the man who bro@@ ad@@ ca@@ st@@ s se@@ ed . ( b ) Who is re@@ pres@@ ented by the s@@ ow@@ er , and what is the se@@ ed ?
Rather , God’s people also look for opportun@@ ities to eng@@ age in who@@ les@@ ome associ@@ ation in ca@@ su@@ al set@@ t@@ ings .
As reve@@ aled in the Bible account , Satan called into question not only Jo@@ b@@ ’s loy@@ al@@ ty but also that of all others who serve God ​ — including you .
The ba@@ g@@ s were kept on bo@@ ard for bal@@ lasting the bo@@ at .
On the other hand , when you discipl@@ ine with love and self - control , you are likely to get better resul@@ ts .
L@@ ik@@ ely , she did not live long en@@ ough to become a follow@@ er of Jesus , to be anointed with holy spirit , or to enjoy preaching the good news of the Kingdom .
How does foc@@ using on the worship of Jehovah af@@ fect our meeting attend@@ ance ?
This will mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to refle@@ ct Jehovah’s glory , qualities , and person@@ ality as reve@@ aled in the Bible .
To our sur@@ pris@@ e , after serving about three months of our pris@@ on s@@ ent@@ ence , we were rel@@ eas@@ ed because of inter@@ n@@ ational pres@@ sure exer@@ ted on Mal@@ a@@ wi@@ ’s govern@@ ment .
If you do , you can truly live up to the hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing words recorded at Proverbs 27 : 11 : “ Be wise , my son , and make my heart rejo@@ ice , that I may make a rep@@ ly to him that is ta@@ un@@ ting me . ”
I was the you@@ ng@@ est of three bo@@ ys and two gi@@ r@@ ls .
Christian hope is fi@@ x@@ ed on our Creator , Jehovah God , and his promise of everlasting life .
So the word has the sense of being yi@@ el@@ ding and reason@@ able , not in@@ sis@@ ting on car@@ r@@ ying out the letter of the law or dem@@ an@@ ding one@@ ’s righ@@ ts .
In the clo@@ sing part , the cha@@ ir@@ man read gre@@ et@@ ings and expres@@ sions of good wi@@ sh@@ es from bran@@ ches around the g@@ lo@@ be .
We can pre@@ pare our heart , foc@@ using on how much we can help others .
A S@@ pe@@ cial Gi@@ ft From Jehovah
E@@ ach day has en@@ ough of its own tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es . ’
• Why is end@@ ur@@ ance important ?
She had no cont@@ act with practic@@ ers of false religion .
Moses had lived a long and re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble life , which can be di@@ vi@@ ded into three peri@@ o@@ ds .
Wh@@ ere can we find support and encourag@@ ement ?
H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds , I@@ mit@@ ate Christ’s Lo@@ ve , 5 / 15
If the discus@@ sion does not pro@@ du@@ ce the resul@@ ts you desire , look for another opportunity to make peace .
S@@ ad@@ ly , both of the H@@ utu Witnesses were then kil@@ led . ​ — John 15 : 13 .
Jesus showed that not all those at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to the truth will take a stand for Jehovah .
We know that the Devil is real , for it was Satan who spoke to E@@ ve through a ser@@ p@@ ent .
Noah is a good example for us .
F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 14 - 20 , 20@@ 11
“ God is not un@@ righteous so as to for@@ get your work and the love you showed for his name , in that you have minis@@ tered to the holy ones and continue minis@@ ter@@ ing . ” ​ — Hebrews 6 : 10 .
Why do parents need to be long - suffering ?
Jehovah does not experience such sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings himself ; yet , his understanding of us is im@@ me@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble , un@@ sear@@ cha@@ ble ! ​ — Is@@ a .
Let us exam@@ ine how we can show our h@@ at@@ red for what is bad in the following four are@@ as of life : ( 1 ) our attitude toward the a@@ bu@@ se of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l , ( 2 ) our view of the occ@@ ul@@ t , ( 3 ) our re@@ action to im@@ mor@@ ality , and ( 4 ) our view of those who love la@@ w@@ less@@ ness .
For many , st@@ ra@@ igh@@ ten@@ ing out their lives was simp@@ le .
He often al@@ er@@ ts us to our imper@@ fe@@ ctions and we@@ ak@@ nesses so that we can avoid har@@ m@@ ing ourselves . ​ — P@@ s .
We fin@@ ally deci@@ ded to car@@ ry a small ele@@ c@@ tri@@ c he@@ ater with us to keep the temp@@ er@@ atu@@ res be@@ ar@@ able at night .
Al@@ so , many of our older ones sacrifice sp@@ en@@ ding time with their children or gr@@ and@@ children .
God said to them : “ If you will stri@@ c@@ tly obey my vo@@ ice and will in@@ deed keep my covenant , then you will certainly become my special pro@@ per@@ ty out of all other pe@@ op@@ les . ”
O@@ thers are simply ti@@ mi@@ d about going to new plac@@ es .
3 ‘ My F@@ o@@ od Is to Do God’s Will ’
Let them praise the name of Jehovah , for his name al@@ one is un@@ re@@ ac@@ ha@@ bly high . His di@@ gn@@ ity is a@@ bo@@ ve earth and heaven . ”
How can end@@ ur@@ ance complete its “ work ” in us ?
“ N@@ early all things are cle@@ ans@@ ed with blood according to the Law , ” wrote the apostle Paul , “ and un@@ less blood is p@@ our@@ ed out no for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess takes place . ” ​ — Hebrews 9 : 22 .
( a ) Why did Jesus stay sing@@ le for life ?
Because of our imper@@ fect flesh and the efforts of Satan and this wicked world , we are con@@ stan@@ tly bat@@ t@@ ling ne@@ g@@ ative influ@@ ences in our lives .
6 : 10 - 12 .
“ Let her d@@ ro@@ p ! ” or@@ der@@ ed Je@@ h@@ u .
E@@ vel@@ y@@ n shed te@@ ars , but we ag@@ re@@ ed that I should atten@@ d the school , and she was happy that I would enjoy valu@@ able tra@@ ining at G@@ ile@@ ad .
Because of our neu@@ tr@@ ality in pol@@ itical matters , all sisters refu@@ sed to do that work , and I follow@@ ed their coura@@ ge@@ ous example .
When those “ righ@@ tly dis@@ posed for everlasting life ” become believers and get baptized , we have s@@ ound reas@@ ons to say to them , “ W@@ el@@ come to the best way of life ! ”
T@@ s@@ ’@@ a@@ i Lu@@ n A@@ n of@@ fi@@ cial at the imp@@ eri@@ al cour@@ t of Ch@@ ina , T@@ s@@ ’@@ a@@ i Lu@@ n is cre@@ di@@ ted with develop@@ ing a pa@@ per - making pro@@ c@@ ess in about 10@@ 5 C.E . that led to the mas@@ s pro@@ du@@ ction of pa@@ per .
( a ) What does tru@@ sting in Jehovah invol@@ ve ?
What are some of “ the un@@ fru@@ it@@ ful works that bel@@ ong to the dar@@ k@@ ness , ” but what fru@@ it@@ age should be evid@@ ent among Christians ?
Such d@@ ri@@ f@@ ting away from the faith can ha@@ p@@ pen before we real@@ ize it .
So he s@@ wor@@ e to the matter , evid@@ ently saying that a cur@@ se should come upon him if he was l@@ ying .
He allow@@ ed man to rule himself under the influ@@ ence of Satan .
Be@@ fore as@@ cen@@ ding to heaven , Jesus comman@@ ded his followers to make disciples
Abraham thought often about God’s promise to give him a son .
Paul’s counsel helped sisters to shu@@ n such a dis@@ or@@ der@@ ly spirit and hum@@ bly accept their position within Jehovah’s he@@ ad@@ ship arrang@@ ement , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly with reg@@ ard to their hus@@ ban@@ ds .
For a sh@@ ort time after Christ’s Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn has ended , Satan the Devil and his dem@@ ons , or wicked angels , will be rel@@ eas@@ ed from the ab@@ y@@ ss into which they were c@@ ast some ten cen@@ tu@@ ries ear@@ li@@ er .
Our knowledge of God’s Word mo@@ ves us to dec@@ l@@ are ze@@ al@@ ously the coming great tri@@ bul@@ ation and the new world to follow .
Those who attend@@ ed were thr@@ il@@ led to be present .
Sh@@ ould we pray to the angels for help ?
The people respon@@ d fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly .
B@@ ill , however , refu@@ sed to hear him out .
To the hor@@ ro@@ r of the on@@ loo@@ king sol@@ di@@ ers , bul@@ le@@ ts from the of@@ fi@@ cer@@ ’s gu@@ n began to wh@@ i@@ z over my sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der .
Ka@@ y@@ la from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates no@@ tes : “ The ne@@ g@@ ative re@@ action of some well - meaning brothers back home was disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ing .
In God’s new world , they will be resur@@ rec@@ ted .
( E@@ x .
Jehovah is rend@@ ering judgment and set@@ ting matters st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght spiritually for believers who take their stand for the Kingdom .
Although their worl@@ d@@ wide work is fun@@ ded by vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary don@@ ations , they never so@@ lic@@ it money .
Thus , we some@@ times do bad things and may later reg@@ re@@ t what we did .
We can be among them if we cl@@ ing to Jehovah as our S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord .
Moses medi@@ ated the covenant that was the bas@@ is of Israel@@ ’s relationship with Jehovah .
In some c@@ as@@ es , parents may have been de@@ fi@@ cient in their efforts to bring their children up in the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s have been given the gift of free will and can cho@@ ose to love God and s@@ tic@@ k to him by doing what is right in his eyes .
And what about Jehovah God ?
Ju@@ an D@@ u@@ ar@@ te ​ — a heart sur@@ ge@@ on in M@@ ad@@ ri@@ d who takes pri@@ de in res@@ pe@@ cting a pati@@ ent@@ ’s conscience — ​ im@@ medi@@ ately offered his ser@@ vi@@ ces .
( Read Mark 4 : 37 - 39 . )
The D@@ r@@ ama Un@@ fol@@ ds
Gi@@ ving attention to prop@@ er pr@@ on@@ un@@ ci@@ ation and gr@@ am@@ ma@@ r right from the star@@ t will pre@@ v@@ ent you from form@@ ing bad ha@@ bi@@ ts that are hard to bre@@ ak .
So Jehovah displa@@ yed hum@@ ility when he low@@ ered himself to have deal@@ ings with the imper@@ fect man David and used him as His re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative king .
The apostle Paul end@@ ur@@ ed many t@@ ests .
When the wicked ones are cu@@ t off , you will see it . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 34 .
S@@ even years later , my wife and I were invit@@ ed to serve at the N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ a branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses , our present home .
That cour@@ t over@@ turned another cour@@ t’s ne@@ g@@ ative rul@@ ing regarding Jehovah’s Witnesses and their being recogn@@ ized as a cor@@ por@@ ation of public law .
We can also be com@@ for@@ ted by fellow Christians .
Jesus himself was not a rich man .
But G@@ l@@ ü@@ ck wanted to pro@@ du@@ ce the best ver@@ sion possible and conclu@@ ded that this requi@@ red transl@@ ating from the origin@@ al Hebrew and Greek .
The writ@@ ing st@@ y@@ le of this book is simp@@ le and clear .
The child ​ — a son — ​ was born .
A v@@ ine can wi@@ ther in a cou@@ ple of days if a wor@@ m ge@@ ts into the ma@@ in tr@@ un@@ k and e@@ ats away the in@@ side . ​ — Isaiah 24 : 7 .
He who is an example to the congregation avo@@ i@@ ds de@@ vi@@ ous thinking and actions .
We take to heart the inspired counsel : “ C@@ lo@@ the y@@ ourselves with the tend@@ er affe@@ ctions of com@@ pas@@ sion , kindness , hum@@ ility , mil@@ dness , and pati@@ ence . ”
1 : 4 , 5 .
B@@ ack in the gar@@ den of E@@ den , Adam and E@@ ve listen@@ ed to Satan , and Adam re@@ bel@@ led against Jehovah .
But an experienced mission@@ ary told them : “ Even if you can only hand a tr@@ act to someone , you should remember that it will likely be the very first time that person recei@@ ves a message about Jehovah .
Jesus did not t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate such ev@@ il@@ s , and ne@@ i@@ ther should we .
“ I was a w@@ all@@ f@@ low@@ er , ” she said .
What will be the privilege of many mo@@ der@@ n - day Christian integrity - keep@@ ers ?
He thus began to learn that his Creator would per@@ man@@ ently sol@@ ve man@@ kin@@ d’s problems .
Job ​ — A M@@ an of En@@ du@@ r@@ ance and In@@ tegrity , 8 / 15
C@@ ould a dedic@@ ated Christian hope for Jehovah’s appro@@ val if he accep@@ ts emp@@ loy@@ ment or prom@@ o@@ tions that would mean regul@@ arly mis@@ sing faith - building associ@@ ation and instru@@ ction at Christian meetings ? ​ — Hebrews 10 : 23 - 25 .
W@@ ar@@ m@@ ly gre@@ et@@ ed by their Witness ho@@ st@@ s , the travel@@ ers went to get some rest so that they would be ready for a full we@@ ek@@ end of activ@@ ity .
My parents were allow@@ ed to vis@@ it me bri@@ ef@@ ly on S@@ atur@@ days .
We did , and Jehovah bless@@ ed us .
It is com@@ for@@ ting to know , however , that our Creator , Jehovah God , under@@ stan@@ ds our g@@ ri@@ ef .
He was plac@@ ed in a difficult situation .
; M@@ ad@@ s@@ en , N .
We have been travel@@ ing for four days , car@@ r@@ ying ten t@@ ons of Bible liter@@ ature .
One el@@ der vis@@ ited a married cou@@ ple who had been in@@ ac@@ tive for si@@ x years .
As used here , “ Jehovah’s day ” ref@@ ers to the peri@@ od that will star@@ t with the des@@ tru@@ ction of false religion and will cul@@ min@@ ate in the war of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
The psalmist knew how fav@@ ored God’s ancient people were .
Be@@ ing con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of the truth of these words will help us to maintain the bal@@ ance necess@@ ary to avoid the s@@ na@@ res of materi@@ al@@ ism , gre@@ ed , and dis@@ satis@@ fac@@ tion with our lo@@ t in life .
Ti@@ red but Not Ti@@ ring O@@ u@@ t
Jesus was willing to work .
Christ , however , was foc@@ used on doing his Fa@@ ther’s will .
Go@@ od spiritual qualities also mer@@ it ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ment .
Many you@@ ths end@@ e@@ av@@ or to live up to their dedic@@ ation by re@@ aching out for the full - time ministry .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying God’s counsel in sel@@ e@@ cting your mate can result in much happiness
The Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ an congregation was out@@ standing in its support of Paul’s ministry .
Des@@ cri@@ be the courage that R@@ a@@ ha@@ b showed .
And when fac@@ ed with the in@@ sul@@ ts of Na@@ ba@@ l , David was about to re@@ act ra@@ sh@@ ly .
T@@ ow@@ ns@@ people who follow an u@@ pri@@ ght course prom@@ o@@ te peace and well - being and buil@@ d up others in the commun@@ ity .
She asked him , “ Is there a book that inter@@ ests you ? ”
U@@ se Ti@@ me W@@ is@@ ely
In answer to the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s temp@@ t@@ ations , Jesus qu@@ o@@ ted s@@ crip@@ tures .
The neigh@@ b@@ ors mo@@ cked them and helped themselves to the sto@@ le@@ n food .
Why not take a few min@@ ut@@ es to listen the next time the Witnesses vis@@ it you ?
( b ) What should be the n@@ ature of our spe@@ e@@ ch ?
E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us lived for some 8@@ 0 years ( c . 2@@ 60 - c . 3@@ 40 C.E . ) , be@@ coming one of the most pro@@ li@@ fi@@ c writ@@ ers of an@@ ti@@ qu@@ ity .
Can An@@ yone See the F@@ utu@@ re ?
Today , many young ones tre@@ asure the fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps they have form@@ ed with older members of the congregation .
The fact that it requi@@ res time to set@@ tle some is@@ su@@ es can be illustr@@ ated this way : S@@ up@@ pose the father of one family challeng@@ es the father of another to a cont@@ est that will prove which man is str@@ ong@@ er .
He is a man of prayer .
W@@ ere they to par@@ take of the em@@ ble@@ ms , it would sign@@ i@@ fy something that is not true with respect to them .
H@@ ere again , we can learn from He@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ ah’s experience .
He will not be truly happy un@@ less he does that .
When the din@@ ers fin@@ ally leave , the ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted ow@@ ner has to clean up the m@@ ess .
What important pre@@ ce@@ d@@ ent did Jesus and the apostles set for us in deal@@ ing with pres@@ sures and op@@ position ?
The words of Jehovah , however , descri@@ be things far greater for our day .
Ex@@ pla@@ in the proble@@ m that fac@@ es the man in the illustr@@ ation and how he deci@@ des to h@@ and@@ le this proble@@ m .
What a loving pro@@ vision this has proved to be !
Gi@@ ve pri@@ or@@ ity to spiritual matters .
Jehovah has provided all these to@@ ol@@ s by means of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” to en@@ able his servants on earth to ‘ seek and find the very knowledge of God . ’
The work God gives his servants di@@ ff@@ ers from time to time according to the prog@@ res@@ sive out@@ working of his purpose .
When the apostle Paul became a pris@@ on@@ er in R@@ ome , he hum@@ bly asked fellow Christians to pray in his be@@ half .
H@@ ad he cho@@ s@@ en to keep pur@@ su@@ ing such worl@@ dly succ@@ ess , he could likely have ga@@ ined personal prom@@ in@@ ence and fin@@ an@@ cial se@@ cur@@ ity .
20 : 7 ​ — In what way did Jehovah ‘ use his strength ’ against Jeremiah and fo@@ ol him ?
Mo@@ tiv@@ ated by his Bible - tra@@ ined conscience , he has rema@@ ined loyal and ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast on the is@@ sue of Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality .
( b ) Why can se@@ cul@@ ar work some@@ times be fru@@ str@@ ating ?
Then these words of Jesus will be ful@@ filled : “ At that time the righteous ones will shin@@ e as b@@ righ@@ tly as the su@@ n in the Kingdom of their Father . ” ​ — Mat@@ t . 13 : 4@@ 3 .
In re@@ ality , it is their per@@ mis@@ si@@ ven@@ ess that will do their children real , lasting har@@ m .
Then a dec@@ ree from Ca@@ es@@ ar Au@@ g@@ us@@ tu@@ s for@@ ced Joseph and M@@ ary to tra@@ v@@ el from Na@@ z@@ are@@ th in Gal@@ ile@@ e to Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m in Ju@@ de@@ a , the city of their fore@@ fa@@ thers , to be reg@@ is@@ tered .
If we have lost the love we had at first , we need to ‘ remember from what we have fal@@ le@@ n and rep@@ ent . ’
What may help us devel@@ op our ability to listen ?
Instead of continu@@ ing to give pri@@ or@@ ity to streng@@ th@@ ening his brother in a time of tr@@ ou@@ ble , De@@ ma@@ s a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned Paul . ​ — Phil@@ em .
Jesus recogn@@ ized that it would take time before his disciples would be ready to as@@ su@@ me the ro@@ les and responsi@@ bil@@ ities he was expe@@ cting of them .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es por@@ k , the is@@ l@@ and@@ ers enjoy the pro@@ li@@ fi@@ c har@@ v@@ est of the o@@ ce@@ an .
Ther@@ efore , we , as Jehovah’s Witnesses , res@@ ol@@ ve that :
How that should as@@ sure us of the out@@ working of the blessing ! I@@ ts s@@ ource is the only true God , “ who cannot li@@ e . ”
Un@@ affe@@ cted water ap@@ par@@ ently could also be col@@ le@@ cted by di@@ gg@@ ing wel@@ ls in the mo@@ ist so@@ il r@@ ound about the N@@ ile Ri@@ ver . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 7 : 24 .
This is said to be part of how our b@@ ra@@ in works .
Then you will avoid the s@@ n@@ are of pro@@ c@@ ra@@ st@@ in@@ ation and its con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
These words , at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted to a first - century Rom@@ an ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her , point to the tru@@ ism that for life to have direction , go@@ als are ess@@ enti@@ al .
Of course , Christians are not under the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law or b@@ ound by its dec@@ re@@ es .
At such times you may won@@ der , ‘ Wh@@ ere can I turn for help ? ’
The te@@ am develop@@ ed a po@@ li@@ cy of not allow@@ ing acc@@ ess to the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls until they publi@@ shed the of@@ fi@@ cial resul@@ ts of their re@@ sear@@ ch .
8 : 2 , 3 ; 10 : 4 .
‘ Li@@ fe in on@@ es@@ el@@ f ’ , 9 / 15
Jesus ’ resurrection v@@ al@@ id@@ ates all that he taught .
( b ) What did Jesus in@@ s@@ titu@@ te on the night of N@@ is@@ an 14 , 33 C.E . ?
T@@ wel@@ ve Witnesses were given life sen@@ ten@@ ces that were later com@@ mu@@ ted to 15 years in pris@@ on .
The Bible says : “ I have come to know that there is nothing better for [ mankind ] than to rejo@@ ice and to do good during one@@ ’s life ; and also that every man should e@@ at and in@@ deed dr@@ ink and see good for all his hard work .
O@@ r is it especially by the loving and kind way he tre@@ ats his wife and children ?
F@@ ar from being emp@@ ty words at Chris@@ t@@ mas@@ time , peace is certain to become an everlasting re@@ ality .
Tru@@ e , her husband has the Scriptural ob@@ lig@@ ation to care for her spiritually and materi@@ ally , but in the fin@@ al an@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is , she must work out her “ own sal@@ vation with fear and tre@@ m@@ bl@@ ing . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 12 ; 1 Timothy 5 : 8 .
C@@ learly , our righteous and un@@ chang@@ ing Creator has the right to set the stan@@ d@@ ard for what is just and what is un@@ just .
Mi@@ x@@ ing with people who su@@ ffered from all kin@@ ds of in@@ fir@@ m@@ ities helped me to real@@ ize how preci@@ ous my Christian hope is . I at le@@ ast had a go@@ al and could do something pro@@ duc@@ tive .
We remember that Jesus dre@@ w many of his illustr@@ ations from the every@@ day life of his hear@@ ers .
One scho@@ la@@ r descri@@ bes these dar@@ ts as “ one of the most d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous we@@ ap@@ ons in ancient war@@ f@@ are . ”
During the conven@@ tions in Ger@@ many , the dis@@ cour@@ ses were also deli@@ vered in 18 other langu@@ ages .
This t@@ ou@@ ched me emo@@ tion@@ ally and spiritually , making me more determined than ever to prom@@ o@@ te the truth from God’s Word .
The af@@ ter@@ no@@ on pro@@ gra@@ m began with a talk that encoura@@ ged self - exam@@ in@@ ation , “ C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ating a Chris@@ t@@ like V@@ i@@ e@@ w of Gre@@ at@@ ness . ”
There is ‘ no other f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation than Jesus Christ , ’ on which Christian qualities are buil@@ t .
We can cultiv@@ ate love for God by reading his Word da@@ ily and medit@@ ating on what it reve@@ als about him .
I thought that all the other de@@ a@@ f children had died and that I was the only one left in the world .
Who are inclu@@ ded in those whom Jehovah c@@ alls “ my people , ” and what does the new covenant make possible ?
What should be the determin@@ ing fac@@ t@@ or in our respon@@ se ?
Acc@@ ording to one study , over 40 per@@ c@@ ent of our actions are not based on deli@@ ber@@ ate fore@@ thought but are the result of ing@@ ra@@ ined ha@@ bi@@ ts .
If it appe@@ ars that Jehovah has deci@@ ded to do something ex@@ tr@@ a for others , be happy for them and with them .
O@@ ce@@ an B@@ l@@ v@@ d . S@@ E@@ P@@ T@@ E@@ MB@@ E@@ R 8 - 10
I@@ magine the pione@@ ers ’ joy when he accepted a home Bible study !
4 : 16 , 17 .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , those with a fine heart understand , appreci@@ ate , and ab@@ s@@ or@@ b the word of God .
When we dedic@@ ate ourselves to God through Christ , we expres@@ s a determin@@ ation to use our life in doing the divine will as set for@@ th in the Scriptures .
God’s love for mankind is evid@@ ent in the arrang@@ ement he has made for the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom .
; V@@ an C@@ o@@ il@@ li@@ e , S .
What is Jesus ’ ro@@ le in our sal@@ vation ?
What can you learn from Dani@@ el@@ ’s example ?
Jehovah reve@@ aled to those men a seri@@ es of v@@ isions invol@@ ving a succ@@ es@@ sion of be@@ ast@@ s .
Why is it wise not to r@@ us@@ h into marriage while young ?
[ Ma@@ p / P@@ ic@@ ture on page 23 ]
A@@ m@@ ong those who took no@@ tice was the lead@@ er of a local religious organization .
Our knowledge needs to bro@@ ad@@ en and our faith needs to de@@ e@@ pen .
He called that peri@@ od “ the last days . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 5 .
H@@ app@@ ily , before the author@@ ities fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ed out what to do with me , all those bel@@ ong@@ ing to my age group were rel@@ eas@@ ed .
34 : 6 .
Some of us are local people ; a number of us came from dist@@ ant c@@ ities to live here in R@@ ur@@ r@@ en@@ a@@ ba@@ que , a pre@@ t@@ ty little to@@ wn with f@@ low@@ ering tre@@ es , th@@ atch@@ ed - ro@@ of hous@@ es , and st@@ re@@ e@@ ts dis@@ tur@@ bed only by the occasi@@ onal mo@@ t@@ or@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le ta@@ x@@ i .
The sister mentioned ear@@ li@@ er says : “ If you stand up for what you believe , you@@ ’@@ l@@ l really feel great at the end of the day .
W@@ ould you like to he@@ al the bre@@ ach ?
I am con@@ stan@@ tly remin@@ ded there of what is good and bad , what is moral and im@@ moral , what is Chris@@ t@@ like and what is not .
They died , just as Jehovah had said they would .
We have good reason not to look at the things be@@ h@@ ind .
The spirit cre@@ ature be@@ h@@ ind the ser@@ p@@ ent that spoke to E@@ ve is id@@ enti@@ fied in the Bible as “ the origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent , the one called Devil and Satan . ”
Jesus called him “ truly an Israel@@ ite in whom there is no dec@@ e@@ it . ”
20 - 22 .
Jehovah kno@@ ws .
So@@ on , we will all keep advan@@ c@@ ing in age without any ag@@ on@@ iz@@ ing dist@@ ress or cal@@ am@@ ity .
The mo@@ b dra@@ g@@ ged A@@ ris@@ t@@ ar@@ ch@@ us and G@@ a@@ i@@ us into the the@@ ater and kept sh@@ ou@@ ting : “ Gre@@ at is Ar@@ t@@ em@@ is of the Eph@@ es@@ ians ! ”
By reason@@ ing with your child so that he under@@ stan@@ ds and accep@@ ts God’s view , you will have g@@ one a long way toward pu@@ t@@ ting God’s mind in him .
By the year 1@@ 00 pro@@ ba@@ bly every pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce that bor@@ der@@ ed the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an had a Christian commun@@ ity within it . ”
( b ) How is it appro@@ pri@@ ately used in prayers ?
Job was gener@@ ous and help@@ ful , not sel@@ f@@ ish and co@@ v@@ et@@ ous .
37 : 29 .
We certainly ought to star@@ t par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly in Christian meetings .
I me@@ t a young man who@@ se father was a pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ an .
To strengthen our confidence in his promises , God has pre@@ served a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant evidence that wh@@ atever he fore@@ tel@@ ls comes to pas@@ s .
Yes , O Father , because this is the way you appro@@ ved . ”
A@@ ra@@ bi@@ c Ju@@ ly 27 - 29
It cons@@ is@@ ted of two cir@@ cul@@ ar st@@ ones perhaps 12 to 24 in@@ ches [ 30 - 60 c@@ m ] in di@@ am@@ et@@ er .
After we have esta@@ bli@@ shed a study , prayer and medit@@ ation regarding the Bible stud@@ ent@@ ’s spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c needs will help us to conduct each s@@ es@@ sion in an effe@@ ctive man@@ ner . ​ — Romans 12 : 12 .
There are many famili@@ es in which one mate has become a Christian but the other mate has not .
T@@ ak@@ ing in knowledge is a ple@@ asure that will never end .
I@@ ne@@ z , A@@ li@@ ci@@ a@@ ’s mother , says : “ I would love to si@@ t down and talk with my daugh@@ ter about se@@ x , but she@@ ’s so bus@@ y with her own life .
De@@ al@@ ing With Your G@@ ri@@ ef 5
And what is more important , their faithful end@@ ur@@ ance br@@ ings praise to Jehovah’s name .
A@@ n E@@ ar@@ th S@@ we@@ pt C@@ le@@ an
At the meetings you can also get ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with individuals who love Jehovah and man@@ i@@ f@@ est the fru@@ its of the spirit ​ — love , joy , peace , long - suffering , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , faith , mil@@ dness , and self - control — ​ in their life .
A Re@@ qu@@ est Ma@@ de Ar@@ ound the World
On@@ ce a Scrip@@ tur@@ ally s@@ ound decision has been made by the body of elders , each el@@ der yi@@ el@@ ds to the direction of holy spirit by supp@@ or@@ ting that decision even if his personal op@@ in@@ ion was not end@@ or@@ sed by the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity .
Although we are not serving at a liter@@ al temple as the pri@@ ests and L@@ ev@@ ites did , we can imitate their spirit , having confidence that Jehovah will provide for us .
Jesus ’ rep@@ ly to Peter was fir@@ m : “ G@@ et be@@ h@@ ind me , Satan ! ”
• The gift of being declar@@ ed righteous brought what pro@@ spe@@ ct to you ?
There would have been no need for a new heavenly govern@@ ment .
Al@@ ong with the other children , I sh@@ ou@@ ted , “ A@@ ye ! ”
Par@@ ents can do much to s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ate the spiritual ap@@ pet@@ ite of their children .
It is also wor@@ th no@@ ting that much of what Jesus said and did while on earth is not recorded in the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts .
On the other hand , whether a righteous person has much or little materi@@ ally , his u@@ pri@@ ght activ@@ ity lea@@ ds to life .
N@@ ever before had D@@ el@@ ph@@ ine seen so vi@@ vi@@ dly the truth of these words : “ The sp@@ an of our life is 70 years , or 8@@ 0 if one is especially strong .
How b@@ ra@@ ve those de@@ ar cou@@ ri@@ ers were !
Yet , it does not always op@@ er@@ ate in the same way on each member of the congregation .
Thus , for an in@@ justice to be rec@@ ti@@ fied , we must wa@@ it on God . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 25 : 16 ; Romans 12 : 17 - 19 .
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , the resul@@ ts of that tra@@ ining fil@@ tered down to congregations around the country , and they moved a@@ head ra@@ pi@@ dly .
R@@ at@@ ana in In@@ dia became r@@ om@@ an@@ tic@@ ally involved with a cl@@ ass@@ mate who started to study the Bible .
And she appreci@@ ates me .
( Read Genesis 3 : 15 . )
We stu@@ died with one family , and the parents got baptized .
You will thus show not only that you want to serve Jehovah but also that you are coming to know him better .
( 7 ) M@@ ü@@ n@@ ch , M .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E 3 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 22 - 26
See the article “ Jehovah H@@ as Ma@@ de His F@@ ace Sh@@ ine T@@ ow@@ ard The@@ m , ” in the Au@@ gu@@ st 15 , 200@@ 9 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
Fa@@ ith in the good news and the enti@@ re Word of God helps us to draw ever clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah .
W@@ ould it be ad@@ vis@@ able for a true Christian to atten@@ d a fun@@ er@@ al or a we@@ d@@ ding in a ch@@ urch ?
H@@ ere our son , Ph@@ ili@@ p , was born on Mar@@ ch 30 , 19@@ 6@@ 5 .
In the next article , we will consider a few comm@@ on situ@@ ations that can af@@ fect God’s people and discus@@ s how the decisions we make , whether to obey or to take an in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent course , can deter@@ mine if we have truly en@@ tered into God’s rest .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al “ food at the prop@@ er time , ” giving us a better understanding of Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es and teachings , has come not only from dis@@ cour@@ ses but also through new public@@ ations rel@@ eas@@ ed at conven@@ tions .
They inc@@ or@@ rec@@ tly saw in themselves a fulfill@@ ment of Isaiah 40 : 3 about a vo@@ ice in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness making the way of Jehovah st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght .
The Gi@@ ft of the F@@ i@@ eld M@@ in@@ is@@ try
He is the au@@ th@@ or of our sal@@ vation and the righ@@ t@@ ful S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn to whom ever@@ yone living in heaven and on earth ow@@ es sub@@ je@@ ction .
W@@ anda , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , rec@@ alls , “ We still remember their loving care . ”
Since then , he has helped other brothers to sol@@ ve similar problems and strengthen their faith .
The apostle Paul reve@@ als the right attitude to cultiv@@ ate toward those who have positi@@ ons of responsi@@ bility in the Christian congregation .
A few months later , she moved to M@@ ass@@ ach@@ u@@ set@@ ts to serve where the need for Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers was greater .
How did Jehovah shed more light on the meaning of his name in his rep@@ ly to Moses ?
Why not at le@@ ast think about your te@@ en@@ ’s point of view ?
C@@ learly , most sense that a new mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m cannot ban@@ ish our problems , making all things new .
35 : 25 ; De@@ u@@ t .
We know from the Bible that there have been times when Jehovah did not direc@@ tly inter@@ v@@ ene to prote@@ ct his servants .
▪ A gu@@ il@@ ty conscience
Consider the attitude of fi@@ ve fle@@ sh@@ ly sisters , the daugh@@ ters of Z@@ el@@ op@@ he@@ had , who lived in Moses ’ day .
“ What does the future hold for the earth and for mankind ?
I will say to Jehovah : ‘ You are my refu@@ ge and my str@@ ong@@ hold , my God , in whom I will trust . ’
As the stru@@ gg@@ le continu@@ es , let us ass@@ ist one another not to give up . ​ — Acts 14 : 21 , 22 .
Be@@ fore long , he and two of his compan@@ i@@ ons were ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from the ar@@ my , and they dedic@@ ated their lives to Jehovah God .
The lo@@ ss of the son might also have helped David to real@@ ize more ke@@ en@@ ly how dis@@ pleas@@ ed Jehovah was with his sin with B@@ ath - she@@ ba .
In re@@ sting his de@@ f@@ en@@ se on the Scriptures , Jesus spoke from his heart , and that is why the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s str@@ ate@@ gy , which had wor@@ ked so well in E@@ den , fa@@ iled in Jesus ’ case .
At the time the Israelites became a nation dedic@@ ated to Jehovah , he promised them : “ If you will stri@@ c@@ tly obey my vo@@ ice and will in@@ deed keep my covenant , then you will certainly become my special pro@@ per@@ ty out of all other pe@@ op@@ les , because the whole earth bel@@ ong@@ s to me .
Consider these experi@@ ences .
The public@@ ations mentioned are publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons can t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy that the differ@@ ence between succ@@ ess and fa@@ il@@ ure in their lives has dep@@ ended on the de@@ gre@@ e to which they have app@@ lied Bible principles , help@@ ing them to man@@ i@@ f@@ est wisdom .
1 : 19 .
The worl@@ d@@ wide preaching of the esta@@ bli@@ shed Kingdom of God done by Jehovah’s Witnesses has become just such a th@@ re@@ at to the nations .
How would you answer , though , if someone in@@ qui@@ red , “ Why should I continue to ask if God already kno@@ ws ‘ what things I am nee@@ ding before ever I ask him ’ ? ”
W@@ a@@ sting no time , he la@@ un@@ ched his att@@ ack on the princi@@ p@@ al “ se@@ ed ” of God’s “ woman . ”
And because our heavenly Father is the F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ er of his promises , we can be sure that all who love and obey him will ev@@ en@@ tually enjoy “ the gl@@ ori@@ ous fre@@ e@@ dom of the children of God . ” ​ — R@@ om .
Like Eli@@ j@@ ah , we need to be w@@ atch@@ ful , care@@ fully we@@ igh@@ ing the powerful evidence show@@ ing that Jehovah is about to act in these d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous and ur@@ g@@ ent times .
Wh@@ atever the cause , it can ro@@ b us of happiness and dam@@ age our relation@@ shi@@ ps with others .
Do you know this prayer ?
How in@@ fin@@ it@@ ely more valu@@ able their ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces are to the hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones than are the in@@ ten@@ tions of the wicked one !
( b ) What counsel found at Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 15 , 16 do we want to apply ?
However , the principles expres@@ sed in that Law are of end@@ uring value .
A@@ m@@ ong the fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep followers of Jesus Christ , gen@@ u@@ ine Christians who he@@ ed Jesus ’ words and stri@@ ve to imitate his life course .
Many of you ris@@ e early to work at ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sting or te@@ di@@ ous jo@@ bs .
But their teachings di@@ ff@@ er as to what sal@@ vation is and how it is at@@ ta@@ ined .
In Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s day , Israel@@ ite men were mar@@ r@@ ying fore@@ ign women .
How did Israel benefit from being dedic@@ ated to God ?
H@@ in@@ d@@ us fi@@ ght Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ists in S@@ r@@ i L@@ anka .
R@@ a@@ ha@@ b had little time to think , yet she was res@@ our@@ ce@@ ful and ac@@ ted quic@@ k@@ ly .
◇ When a la@@ d@@ der is used to get on or off a ro@@ of or l@@ an@@ ding , the side ra@@ il@@ s of the la@@ d@@ der should ex@@ ten@@ d at le@@ ast three fe@@ et [ 1 m ] a@@ bo@@ ve the ro@@ of or l@@ an@@ ding on which it rest@@ s .
( b ) How can tr@@ ac@@ ts help you pre@@ pare for return vis@@ its ?
N@@ early two years pas@@ sed before the tri@@ al re@@ sum@@ ed , and on F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 23 , 200@@ 1 , Ju@@ dge Yel@@ ena Pro@@ k@@ hor@@ y@@ ch@@ ev@@ a re@@ ached a ver@@ di@@ ct .
A@@ n el@@ der and his wife who have ra@@ ised three children repor@@ t : “ From an early age , our children were involved in cho@@ o@@ sing where we would go on v@@ ac@@ ation .
21 , 22 . ( a ) S@@ el@@ f - exam@@ in@@ ation regarding our ministry can lead us to take advan@@ ta@@ ge of what opportun@@ ities ?
The “ righteousness ” that Jesus had in mind is the qu@@ ality of doing what is right by con@@ form@@ ing to God’s will and comman@@ d@@ ments .
Li@@ ves are at st@@ ake ! ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
But we obey Jehovah , who said : “ You must not dec@@ ei@@ ve . ”
Ther@@ e@@ after she qu@@ it her jo@@ b in S@@ pain and moved to Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ a to support the new congregation in that city .
What contr@@ ast is there between God’s servants and people in the world ?
P@@ ic@@ ture a s@@ mil@@ ing child s@@ it@@ ting on the la@@ p of a loving par@@ ent as together they read a fav@@ or@@ ite st@@ ory .
Are L@@ it@@ er@@ ac@@ y C@@ l@@ as@@ ses En@@ ough ?
W@@ he@@ ther we have just learned about the wonderful good news or we have been pur@@ su@@ ing the Kingdom and tel@@ ling others about its blessings for de@@ ca@@ des , we must continue to make the Kingdom the foc@@ us of our interest and attention .
In this con@@ ne@@ ction , I was privile@@ ged to serve with E@@ t@@ ta H@@ u@@ th , a truly wise sister .
And as for the ar@@ m of Jehovah , to whom has it been reve@@ aled ? ’ ”
How wise his words were !
Jo@@ shua , who lived in the mi@@ d - second mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m B.C.E . , men@@ tions a Cana@@ an@@ ite city called K@@ i@@ ri@@ ath - se@@ p@@ her , which means “ T@@ own of the Bo@@ ok ” or “ T@@ own of the S@@ cri@@ be . ” ​ — Jo@@ shua 15 : 15 , 16 .
I ru@@ d@@ ely y@@ el@@ led from the back of the house that if she had pa@@ id him for the Bible , he had no fur@@ ther reason to be in my home and should leave , which , nee@@ d@@ less to say , he prom@@ p@@ tly did .
Pa@@ use to sa@@ v@@ or what the Bible is fore@@ tel@@ ling .
Our attitude toward the information we receive by means of these pro@@ v@@ isions also has a be@@ aring on our spiritual con@@ dition .
The good news is being pre@@ ached in 37 fore@@ ign langu@@ ages by over 2@@ 4@@ ,000 publi@@ sh@@ ers
Do@@ ing so , they have been able to cultiv@@ ate a gen@@ u@@ ine love for God’s Word and his service ! ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 15 , 16 .
T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an , C@@ le@@ ment of A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a , and O@@ ri@@ g@@ en were famili@@ ar with his works .
What is your res@@ ol@@ ve regarding the ne@@ g@@ ative influ@@ ences we have discus@@ sed ?
We need never doubt his desire or ability to act .
On the is@@ land of Mal@@ ta , people said that Paul was a go@@ d because he had su@@ ffered no ill effe@@ cts from a s@@ n@@ ak@@ e@@ bi@@ te .
For example , Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 1 : 6 tel@@ ls us : “ E@@ ven@@ tually Joseph died , and also all his brothers and all that gener@@ ation . ”
L@@ ik@@ ely , you wr@@ ite to each other and talk on the p@@ ho@@ ne , perhaps qu@@ ite often .
The ide@@ a is not only to re@@ du@@ ce hu@@ ng@@ er but also to activ@@ ate through regul@@ ar educ@@ ation other pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s desi@@ gn@@ ed to pre@@ v@@ ent H@@ I@@ V / A@@ I@@ D@@ S among you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers .
Are you o@@ pen - min@@ ded about these su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions ?
His Word states : “ I , Jehovah , am sear@@ ch@@ ing the heart , exam@@ ining the k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys , even to give to each one according to his ways , according to the fru@@ it@@ age of his deal@@ ings . ”
Mari@@ a , who lives in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity , was an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent stud@@ ent , always g@@ la@@ d to help her cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es .
S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d my little sheep . . . .
( a ) Who in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted the mar@@ it@@ al arrang@@ ement , and for what purpose ?
Why , David even plac@@ ed one th@@ ir@@ d of his for@@ ces “ under the hand of I@@ t@@ ta@@ i ” in the c@@ li@@ ma@@ c@@ tic bat@@ tle against Ab@@ sal@@ om@@ ’s for@@ ces ! ​ — 2 Sa@@ m .
During the war , b@@ ru@@ tal persecu@@ tion deci@@ m@@ ated their ran@@ ks , and by the end of the war , only a few Witnesses were still spiritually and physi@@ c@@ ally ali@@ ve .
Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah and Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th , the parents of John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er , “ were righteous before God because of wal@@ king b@@ lam@@ el@@ ess@@ ly in acc@@ ord with all the comman@@ d@@ ments and leg@@ al requi@@ re@@ ments of Jehovah . ”
Do you want to know the truth about God ​ — who he is , what he stan@@ ds for , and what his will is ?
That may well inclu@@ de see@@ ing yourself through your bro@@ ther’s eyes . ​ — Proverbs 18 : 17 .
The first person to whom Jehovah gr@@ anted the gift of im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity was Jesus Christ .
The years David sp@@ ent in fi@@ el@@ ds and on h@@ ill@@ s ten@@ ding sheep pre@@ pared him for the dem@@ an@@ ding du@@ ties and responsi@@ bil@@ ities of shepher@@ ding the nation of Israel .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ation for the ransom should move us to live in har@@ mony with Jesus ’ teachings , including what he taught about mor@@ als .
The same promise should for@@ ti@@ fy us to cop@@ e with anxi@@ e@@ ties that come from living in “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with . ”
1 : 13 , 21 ​ — Di@@ d Jehovah make life bit@@ ter for Na@@ om@@ i and cause her cal@@ am@@ ity ?
She said : “ It is the only organization I know where the members are not di@@ vi@@ ded by h@@ at@@ red , gre@@ ed , in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance , sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness , or di@@ su@@ n@@ ity . ”
To d@@ ate , the Eng@@ l@@ ish New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation has been transl@@ ated , in whole or in part , into 4@@ 1 other langu@@ ages .
At the age of 22 , he became a do@@ ct@@ or of Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic can@@ on law .
“ T@@ ake your time ; learn from the experienced brothers there .
We should never ign@@ ore Jehovah’s counsel or continue to feel up@@ set if we do not like what we hear .
Like first - century ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers , ze@@ al@@ ous pione@@ ers are a rich s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement to the congregations .
Ser@@ ving where the need for Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers is greater has its challeng@@ es , but the re@@ war@@ ds are many .
See the article “ The Di@@ v@@ ine N@@ ame and Al@@ f@@ onso de Z@@ am@@ or@@ a@@ ’s Q@@ u@@ est for T@@ ex@@ tu@@ al Acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y , ” in the De@@ c@@ ember 1 , 20@@ 11 , is@@ sue of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
Although it was stri@@ c@@ tly for@@ bi@@ d@@ den , the se@@ ven of us se@@ cre@@ tly me@@ t together to study the Bible .
“ God is not un@@ righteous so as to for@@ get your work and the love you showed for his name , in that you have minis@@ tered to the holy ones and continue minis@@ ter@@ ing . ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B@@ R@@ E@@ W@@ S 6 : 10 .
W@@ ould not the people of Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o sla@@ ugh@@ ter them all if she sh@@ el@@ tered such enem@@ ies ?
Ge@@ or@@ ge and I became good friends , and we were married in A@@ pri@@ l 19@@ 60 .
“ While we as parents can@@ ’t be our chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s pe@@ ers , ” says M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el , a father of two , “ we can be their friends . ”
With a sm@@ ile , An@@ dre@@ as said that he had already arrang@@ ed a jo@@ b inter@@ view for R@@ o@@ al@@ d and Fa@@ bi@@ an !
It br@@ ings me great joy not only to know these tru@@ ths but also to help others put faith in them .
While cul@@ tural nor@@ ms and circumstances may di@@ ct@@ ate how we ad@@ d@@ ress people today , Jehovah’s servants cultiv@@ ate war@@ m@@ th toward others .
G@@ y@@ m@@ n@@ asi@@ um@@ s and Their A@@ th@@ let@@ es
Jesus ’ disciples should not preach to make money or to buil@@ d imp@@ res@@ sive buil@@ ding@@ s .
Le@@ o and E@@ un@@ ice rema@@ ined in P@@ u@@ er@@ to R@@ ic@@ o after the bir@@ th of their son , Mark , in 19@@ 50 .
T@@ w@@ o pioneer sisters had encoura@@ ged their fa@@ thers , who were both elders , to become regul@@ ar pione@@ ers .
Ab@@ out that time , T@@ ed J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z , who was then serving at the Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses and who is now a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , tal@@ ked to us about our spiritual go@@ als .
Ca@@ in com@@ mit@@ ted this v@@ ile deed even though Jehovah had ur@@ ged him to control his emo@@ tions and had promised to bl@@ ess him if he did . ​ — Read Genesis 4 : 6 - 8 .
He then ur@@ ged the gra@@ du@@ ates to show their ze@@ al for the har@@ v@@ est work by pu@@ t@@ ting for@@ th gen@@ u@@ ine effort to re@@ ach people when and where they can be found and by taking advan@@ ta@@ ge of all opportun@@ ities to do in@@ for@@ ma@@ l wit@@ ness@@ ing .
Does it give me deep@@ er in@@ sight into Jehovah’s person@@ ality or his pur@@ pos@@ es ?
David then invit@@ ed U@@ ri@@ ah for a me@@ al and got him dr@@ un@@ k , but he still would not go home to his wife .
R@@ es@@ i@@ ding in the heavens and inv@@ isi@@ ble to human eyes , our heavenly Father rema@@ ins “ in se@@ cre@@ t ” as far as mankind is concer@@ ned .
He said : “ No man has taken [ my life ] away from me , but I sur@@ rend@@ er it of my own in@@ iti@@ ative . ” ​ — John 10 : 18 .
That com@@ ment from my son re@@ turned me to my sen@@ ses .
M@@ ore than 1@@ 20 special pione@@ ers and mission@@ aries witness in langu@@ ages other than S@@ pan@@ ish
( b ) In heaven , who will rejo@@ ice over the marriage of the L@@ am@@ b ?
Tru@@ e , we have not wit@@ ness@@ ed such divine mirac@@ les .
Why should we refle@@ ct on our faith and our dedic@@ ation to Jehovah ?
To de@@ e@@ pen our appreciation for that privilege , let us consider some simil@@ ar@@ ities between the requi@@ re@@ ments for be@@ coming a c@@ iti@@ z@@ en of a human govern@@ ment and a c@@ iti@@ z@@ en of God’s Kingdom .
• How do we know that be@@ coming a Christian invol@@ ves more than avo@@ i@@ ding the wr@@ ong@@ s mentioned at 1 Corinthians 6 : 9 - 11 ?
Then I said : “ Lo@@ ok !
B@@ R@@ AN@@ C@@ H O@@ F@@ F@@ I@@ C@@ E :
She ac@@ ted with pr@@ u@@ d@@ ence , as we should . ​ — Proverbs 14 : 15 .
If we do our best to speak and act in har@@ mony with God’s will , we can be confid@@ ent that Jehovah will not allow the Devil to do us any lasting har@@ m . ​ — Read Psalm 34 : 7 .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , after some time each of these died again .
publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses , or lo@@ g on to w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
In taking many wi@@ ves , what was Solomon ign@@ or@@ ing ?
Al@@ so , he continu@@ es to respon@@ d to prayers about our physical needs , in l@@ ine with the words : “ Gi@@ ve us our bre@@ ad for the day according to the da@@ y’s requi@@ re@@ ment . ” ​ — Luke 11 : 3 ; P@@ s .
Witnesses living under to@@ tal@@ it@@ ari@@ an di@@ ct@@ at@@ or@@ shi@@ ps have found that the dem@@ ands of the St@@ ate and the requi@@ re@@ ments of their faith are some@@ times at o@@ d@@ ds .
If so , there is something you need to do .
God will hold w@@ an@@ t@@ on destro@@ y@@ ers of the en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment acc@@ oun@@ table .
He taught nothing but div@@ in@@ ely as@@ sur@@ ed fac@@ ts , fac@@ ts that today are recorded in the Bible .
The prophecy go@@ es on to say : “ F@@ o@@ re@@ ign@@ ers will ac@@ tually buil@@ d your w@@ alls , and their own k@@ ings will minis@@ ter to you . ”
However , this can lead to fin@@ an@@ cial har@@ d@@ ship .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 32 , 1@@ 6@@ 2
The pro@@ xi@@ es , which will be sent to the members along with the no@@ tice of the an@@ nu@@ al meeting , are to be re@@ turned so as to re@@ ach the O@@ f@@ fice of the Se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary of the So@@ ci@@ ety not later than Au@@ gu@@ st 1 .
After Jehovah put them in that gar@@ den , he told them to take care of it .
In Hebrew , the word “ peace ” den@@ o@@ tes much more than simply being free from war or dis@@ tur@@ ban@@ ce .
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s simp@@ le ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent pu@@ ts it best : “ Of course , every house is con@@ stru@@ cted by someone , but he that con@@ stru@@ cted all things is God . ”
Thus , concer@@ ning the things Jehovah provi@@ des “ for those who love him , ” the apostle Paul said : “ It is to us God has reve@@ aled them through his spirit . ”
Jesus had no difficul@@ ty re@@ je@@ cting Satan’s offer of all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the world .
Read John 17 : 3
Since Jesus was not yet ac@@ tive as Ju@@ dge of all nations in 1914 , his judgment of people as sheep or go@@ ats could not have started in that year .
When you teach the Bible to others , emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the pro@@ of that God ex@@ ists , that he ca@@ res about us , and that the Bible is God’s Word .
What , though , of the land it@@ self ?
“ She was an ac@@ tive , cre@@ ative child , and she loved pa@@ in@@ ting .
P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ation has never been su@@ sp@@ ended .
But are these activities the preaching work that Jesus spoke about ?
We real@@ ize that Jehovah is really a loving God who wants the best for us .
Al@@ so no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy is the example of Paul , who wrote : “ For all things I have the strength by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of [ God ] who imp@@ ar@@ ts power to me . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 13 .
K@@ no@@ wing that we are living in the time of the end should have what effect on us ?
Why might some h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to study the Bible , and how may you help them to over@@ come their rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ance ?
Acc@@ ording to the Jewish scho@@ la@@ r David K@@ im@@ h@@ i ( c . 1@@ 1@@ 60 - c . 1@@ 2@@ 35 C.E . ) , the v@@ al@@ le@@ y was later trans@@ form@@ ed into a gar@@ ba@@ ge d@@ um@@ p for the city of Jerusalem .
It is un@@ likely that our sol@@ ar system would remain st@@ able if we had to con@@ ten@@ d with the gra@@ vit@@ ational for@@ ce of two or more su@@ ns .
There is an emp@@ ty sp@@ ace where before there was a living human .
“ By means of you and by means of your se@@ ed all the famili@@ es of the gr@@ ound will certainly bl@@ ess themselves .
We can never pa@@ y back to God the hu@@ ge de@@ b@@ t we have acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ated because of trans@@ g@@ res@@ sing against him .
H@@ ere are some Scriptural principles that have helped viol@@ ent individuals to change :
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 4@@ 6 , 1@@ 33
For example , a woman nam@@ ed C@@ am@@ il@@ le was emp@@ lo@@ yed as a care@@ gi@@ ver to the el@@ der@@ ly .
“ Jehovah Will H@@ el@@ p You ”
D@@ en@@ n@@ is was baptized in 194@@ 2 , later en@@ tered the pioneer service , and was appointed as a travel@@ ing overse@@ er in 195@@ 7 .
The mil@@ it@@ ary of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als took no@@ te of that st@@ at@@ ement .
The account says : “ The crow@@ ds , see@@ ing what Paul had done , ra@@ ised their vo@@ ic@@ es , saying in the L@@ y@@ ca@@ on@@ i@@ an t@@ ong@@ ue : ‘ The go@@ ds have become like humans and have come down to us ! ’
Ma@@ y@@ be we can discus@@ s that question another time .
He has be@@ gu@@ n to study , and they have sever@@ al spiritual go@@ als that they are tr@@ ying to at@@ tain , including the go@@ al of baptism .
After that , my mother lived with a man who was c@@ ru@@ el .
After a k@@ it@@ ch@@ en was ad@@ ded , the h@@ all was used for a dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion in 195@@ 8 , with 3@@ 30 in attend@@ ance .
So in order to remain spiritually al@@ er@@ t , we must keep our min@@ ds fi@@ x@@ ed on the right things .
For instance , regarding the po@@ pul@@ ar E@@ ast@@ er sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s the e@@ g@@ g and the ra@@ b@@ bi@@ t , The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia of R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on says : “ The e@@ g@@ g sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ es new life bre@@ ak@@ ing through the ap@@ par@@ ent death ( har@@ dness ) of the e@@ gg@@ sh@@ ell . ”
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Israel has succ@@ ess@@ fully been f@@ oun@@ ded on “ the apostles and prophe@@ ts , ” and the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation st@@ ones of the w@@ all of New Jerusalem be@@ ar the n@@ ames of the 12 faithful apostles of the L@@ am@@ b , Jesus Christ .
Le@@ on We@@ a@@ ver , a member of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e , spoke on the the@@ me “ Ke@@ ep Do@@ ing What Is F@@ ine . ”
Mu@@ ch as ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city po@@ wers a light bul@@ b , bre@@ a@@ thing en@@ er@@ gi@@ z@@ es your vo@@ ice when you speak or sing .
O@@ thers seek to su@@ p@@ pres@@ s such st@@ ress , only to find that it sp@@ ill@@ s over into other are@@ as of life , most com@@ mon@@ ly the family .
Then ask yourself : ‘ A@@ m I over@@ ly concer@@ ned with fin@@ an@@ cial se@@ cur@@ ity and material com@@ forts ?
At 40 years of age , Moses thought that he was ready to help li@@ ber@@ ate God’s people from Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an b@@ onda@@ ge .
Satan used Eli@@ p@@ ha@@ z , one of Jo@@ b@@ ’s three vis@@ iting compan@@ i@@ ons , to ar@@ gu@@ e that men are ho@@ p@@ el@@ ess@@ ly we@@ ak .
Like Timothy , you can learn to care gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely for the needs of the congregation . ​ — Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 19 - 22 .
So this means imit@@ ating Jesus ’ example and dis@@ position .
Let us re@@ view certain in@@ ci@@ d@@ ents in Davi@@ d’s life with a view to lear@@ ning from the conduct of a man who@@ se heart proved to be complete with Jehovah God . ​ — 1 K@@ i .
R@@ on@@ i , age 25 , no@@ tes : “ I am gr@@ ate@@ ful for having had a share in help@@ ing others .
W@@ ould he f@@ it in with the crow@@ d of his day ?
Wor@@ se still , it dam@@ ages our relationship with God .
However , there are other poin@@ ts to keep in mind : Will the ty@@ pe of work be com@@ pati@@ ble with Bible principles ?
In 19@@ 70 he was 19 years old and had rec@@ ently be@@ gu@@ n serving at Bethel in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in .
How did Moses remain foc@@ used on God’s promises ?
In a sense , y@@ es , for all Christians would par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in preaching , in disci@@ ple making , and in building one another up at meetings .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re br@@ ings divine appro@@ val .
In@@ her@@ ited imper@@ fe@@ ction pers@@ ists for us too .
See the bo@@ x on page 19 .
“ What a Be@@ au@@ ti@@ ful W@@ om@@ an You Are ”
He could not hear what Jesus was saying to his Father , for it was pro@@ ba@@ bly a s@@ il@@ ent prayer .
Indeed , first - century Christians became known for their un@@ bre@@ aka@@ ble devo@@ tion to God and to one another .
To make it instru@@ ctive , enjo@@ y@@ able , and encourag@@ ing , good pre@@ par@@ ation is requi@@ red .
Let us consider three ba@@ si@@ c Bible principles that can help you to make wise cho@@ ic@@ es that will af@@ fect your future in a bene@@ fi@@ cial way .
Our pati@@ ent and loving appro@@ ach may move him to want to learn more .
There the lead@@ ers and writ@@ ers of the P@@ ol@@ ish B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n publi@@ shed their tr@@ ac@@ ts and works .
With the best of mo@@ ti@@ ves , your teach@@ ers or your parents might ur@@ ge you to pur@@ sue a care@@ er o@@ ffering fin@@ an@@ cial se@@ cur@@ ity , perhaps even we@@ al@@ th .
Ca@@ ther@@ ine I@@ I : N@@ ational Li@@ br@@ ary of Rus@@ sia , S@@ t .
Ju@@ de shows us how to keep ourselves in God’s love
What , then , are some ways in which we follow the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule in our ministry ?
However , marriage will t@@ est those s@@ k@@ ill@@ s in new ways and will likely requi@@ re that you gain new ones .
The positi@@ ve effe@@ cts of being imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al shin@@ e for@@ th in many lands .
We might illustr@@ ate matters this way : The life that we enjoy is like the f@@ l@@ ame of a c@@ and@@ le .
A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o was in even greater d@@ anger from im@@ mor@@ ality : He was ad@@ di@@ cted to por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
What , then , is “ the perfect law that bel@@ ong@@ s to fre@@ e@@ dom ” ?
Re@@ ading about the resurrection hope can be a real s@@ ource of comfort
Psalm 14@@ 5 ex@@ pos@@ es what false claim@@ s ?
C@@ ir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es and special ass@@ em@@ bly days , as well as dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tions , are arrang@@ ed for each year .
He se@@ es us for what we are , as well as for what we can be .
In ad@@ dition , the brothers and sisters kept in t@@ ou@@ ch by means of personal vis@@ its and tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne c@@ alls .
A mon@@ th before the bur@@ gl@@ ary took place , Ri@@ ana had started a Bible study with two A@@ nt@@ and@@ ro@@ y men .
When he su@@ gg@@ ested taking some vis@@ iting J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese Witnesses to his form@@ er congregation , the brothers there called to mind Al@@ ber@@ t’s strong pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce against people from that ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
In the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es , it was the cu@@ sto@@ m to rec@@ ite al@@ ou@@ d the Sh@@ ema , or con@@ fes@@ sion of faith , and this inclu@@ ded the pas@@ sage found at De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 4 - 9 , from which Jesus qu@@ o@@ ted .
On@@ ly those anointed ones who prove “ faithful even to death ” will receive the “ cro@@ wn ” of im@@ mor@@ tal life in heaven .
From heaven , Jehovah vo@@ ic@@ ed his complete trust in his Son , though not requi@@ ring that Jesus s@@ we@@ ar to be true to his word . ​ — Luke 3 : 21 , 22 .
E@@ s@@ sen@@ ti@@ al to Our H@@ op@@ e
We had to make do with d@@ ance h@@ alls and the like , which were often po@@ or@@ ly he@@ ated and some@@ times sh@@ ab@@ by .
However , the Bible tel@@ ls all Christians : “ Re@@ turn evil for evil to no one . . . .
C@@ learly , Paul gave attention to God’s Kingdom .
For example , are there pl@@ ans to buil@@ d a new Kingdom H@@ all that your congregation will use ?
The Bible gives us sh@@ re@@ w@@ dness that can help us find practic@@ al so@@ lu@@ tions to dist@@ res@@ sing problems . ​ — Proverbs 1 : 4 .
A@@ no@@ ther family head says : “ The children are doing their own re@@ sear@@ ch and are lear@@ ning much ​ — and they enjoy it .
At the end of the th@@ ous@@ and years , Jesus will hand the Kingdom over to his Father , having fully accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed God’s purpose for the earth .
May A@@ br@@ am@@ ’s bo@@ ld example encoura@@ ge all of us to take pri@@ de in being servants of Jehovah !
TH@@ R@@ O@@ U@@ G@@ H@@ O@@ U@@ T hist@@ ory , individuals have found compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship and se@@ cur@@ ity within the ba@@ si@@ c family un@@ it .
Of course , elders are imper@@ fect and may say things that they later reg@@ re@@ t .
From ancient times , the yo@@ ke had been illustr@@ ative of sla@@ very or ser@@ vi@@ tu@@ de .
He is “ the beg@@ in@@ ning and the end . ”
R@@ em@@ ember J@@ on@@ a@@ than !
“ A Li@@ ght ” and “ a C@@ o@@ ven@@ ant ”
Bo@@ th in the first century and in our own time , they have follow@@ ed Jesus ’ example and buil@@ t up a wonderful rec@@ ord of faithful end@@ ur@@ ance , demonstr@@ ating that they are pe@@ ace@@ ful integrity keep@@ ers .
Di@@ d Peter believe that Jesus had been resur@@ rec@@ ted ?
On@@ ly if we follow this counsel clo@@ sel@@ y can we make sure that har@@ m@@ ful en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment will not enti@@ ce us , ab@@ s@@ or@@ b us , y@@ es , even destro@@ y our relationship with Jehovah , en@@ ding in our des@@ tru@@ ction ! ​ — James 1 : 14 , 15 .
Be W@@ ise ​ — F@@ e@@ ar God !
Consider the power that the written Word of God can have on the lives of hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted individuals .
We have benef@@ ited from the large Eng@@ l@@ ish - speaking conven@@ tions .
A@@ ris@@ to@@ t@@ le@@ ’s conc@@ ep@@ t of the uni@@ verse was influ@@ enced by the thinking of Greek ma@@ them@@ ati@@ ci@@ an and ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her P@@ y@@ th@@ ag@@ or@@ as ( si@@ x@@ th century B.C.E . ) .
Yes , Christian sisters have the privilege of being good examples to the milli@@ ons of angels who loy@@ ally continue to sub@@ ject themselves to Jehovah .
With D@@ r . Wit@@ es , c@@ hi@@ ef sur@@ ge@@ on of b@@ loo@@ d@@ less heart sur@@ g@@ er@@ y for children , at a Kat@@ ow@@ ice ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al
En@@ coura@@ g@@ ing others invol@@ ves mo@@ tiv@@ ating them to continue mo@@ ving for@@ ward in their service to God .
E@@ f@@ fe@@ ctive illustr@@ ations are not quic@@ k@@ ly for@@ go@@ t@@ ten .
In contr@@ ast , a rest@@ or@@ ation is in st@@ ore for the house of Jac@@ o@@ b .
He is truly “ a help that is re@@ adi@@ ly found in times of dist@@ ress . ” ​ — Psalm 4@@ 6 : 1 .
Th@@ ough it might se@@ em ad@@ vis@@ able at times , is it a good ide@@ a ?
E@@ ven@@ tually , I became esta@@ bli@@ shed in the tra@@ v@@ el in@@ du@@ str@@ y , and I was able to devo@@ te more time to my family and to the Christian ministry .
A 19@@ 32 Bul@@ let@@ in ur@@ ged Christians not to be “ M@@ em@@ ori@@ al sa@@ in@@ ts , ” ones who were par@@ tak@@ ers but not “ ac@@ tu@@ al work@@ ers , ” preaching the message of truth .
This br@@ ings me peace of mind .
Fir@@ st , the good news must be pre@@ ached so that God’s name will be ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fied and those who want sal@@ vation will know where to turn . Paul under@@ sto@@ od this as@@ pect of the com@@ mis@@ sion .
* To be part of Jehovah’s uni@@ vers@@ al family , we must be clean , or holy .
In an emp@@ a@@ the@@ tic man@@ ner , try to descri@@ be what you understand your mate is both saying and feel@@ ing . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 8 .
He coun@@ sel@@ ed fellow Christians : “ Let us pur@@ sue the things making for peace and the things that are up@@ building to one another . ”
S@@ up@@ pose , for example , that a brother exc@@ els at certain organiz@@ ational s@@ k@@ ill@@ s .
Jesus said : “ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ”
For example , the Bible can@@ on was pre@@ served and ev@@ en@@ tually transl@@ ated into all ma@@ j@@ or langu@@ ages on earth today .
Paul wrote to Christians in R@@ ome : “ The proble@@ m is that we do not know what we should pray for as we need to , but the spirit it@@ self ple@@ a@@ ds for us with un@@ ut@@ tered gro@@ an@@ ings .
Gi@@ ve Com@@ fort to Those Who G@@ ri@@ eve
How c@@ learly this princi@@ ple was demonstr@@ ated in the case of the nation of Israel !
As the end of the present system of things ge@@ ts clo@@ s@@ er , the pres@@ sures that Christians in gener@@ al face are certain to inc@@ re@@ ase .
What was the temp@@ tation mentioned at Matthew 4 : 8 , 9 , and how did God’s Son respon@@ d ?
De@@ a@@ f people can d@@ ri@@ ve a@@ ut@@ om@@ o@@ bil@@ es .
In an effort to help them , O@@ ri@@ g@@ en made a care@@ ful study of the vari@@ ous scho@@ ol@@ s of ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y that were shap@@ ing his young stud@@ ents ’ min@@ ds .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing .
Sa@@ ys one s@@ ource : “ So great was the desire to pre@@ serve in@@ t@@ act the sac@@ red name of God that H@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ is@@ tic Jews , when transl@@ ating the Hebrew Bible into Greek , co@@ pi@@ ed the ac@@ tu@@ al let@@ ters of the T@@ et@@ ra@@ gr@@ am@@ mat@@ on in the mi@@ d@@ st of the Greek text . ”
Di@@ v@@ ine Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ments ​ — W@@ ere They C@@ ru@@ el ?
Our confid@@ ent rep@@ ly is , Yes , with Jehovah’s help , true Christians can remain cha@@ st@@ e . ​ — Read 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 4 : 3 - 5 .
The name is “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , the mother of the har@@ lo@@ ts and of the dis@@ gu@@ sting things of the earth . ” ​ — Revelation 17 : 5 .
When a person has put in writ@@ ing his personal instru@@ ctions regarding his fun@@ er@@ al arrang@@ ements , it is much e@@ asi@@ er to reason with n@@ on - Witness family members , since they are likely to respect the wi@@ sh@@ es of the dec@@ eas@@ ed .
Yes , Jehovah discipl@@ ines his people to the end that they may be holy , or pu@@ re .
L@@ ast S@@ atur@@ da@@ y’s her@@ o is next se@@ as@@ on@@ ’s has - been .
Da@@ y after day she invit@@ ed him to remain with her .
Thus we will be a s@@ ource of ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment to our brothers and to the inter@@ ested ones we me@@ et in the field service .
It was such a lo@@ vely sight !
The expres@@ sion “ to the ex@@ t@@ ent that you did it ” ref@@ ers to ac@@ ts of loving support given to Christ’s spirit - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten brothers , whom Satan’s world has tre@@ ated as str@@ ang@@ ers , even thro@@ wing some of them into pris@@ on .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , the apostle John wrote that “ the whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one . ” ​ — 1 John 5 : 19 .
In fact , the New Ca@@ tho@@ lic En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia says : “ One pra@@ ys to . . . the angels . . . but only in the sense that they may inter@@ ce@@ de before God for us . ”
Ke@@ ep in mind that Jehovah did not origin@@ ate the prac@@ tice .
What en@@ ab@@ led them to speak so b@@ ol@@ dly ?
Such a wise decision will make you happy . It will prote@@ ct you .
By these means , Jehovah God will comple@@ t@@ ely re@@ verse the a@@ w@@ ful con@@ dition of suffering , si@@ ck@@ ness , and death that has held mankind in its g@@ ri@@ p for th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years .
If we me@@ et a person who has st@@ ra@@ yed from the congregation , will we offer loving and practic@@ al help to ass@@ ist him to return ?
What action does God requi@@ re ?
Tru@@ e , it may be a@@ w@@ k@@ ward , both for you and for them .
O@@ u@@ t of loy@@ al@@ ty to his friend , Jehovah promised Abraham : “ K@@ ings will come from you . ” ​ — G@@ en .
I know you@@ ’@@ re boo@@ ked up this year . ’ I cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t believe my ear@@ s .
Then , one day while reading al@@ ou@@ d the st@@ ory of Isa@@ a@@ c and Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h from My Bo@@ ok of Bible St@@ ori@@ es , I s@@ co@@ op@@ ed up two do@@ l@@ ls and began to ad - li@@ b .
He seem@@ s to have care@@ fully end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ate between tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy and un@@ tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy repor@@ ts .
Wh@@ ere Li@@ es the R@@ es@@ pon@@ si@@ bility ?
When they refu@@ sed , Jesus went a@@ head and heal@@ ed the man .
E@@ ach day , the brothers taking the lead would cho@@ ose a Bible text to consider .
For example , how should we feel when new@@ s@@ pa@@ per , ra@@ di@@ o , or tel@@ ev@@ ision repor@@ ts about Jehovah’s Witnesses are dist@@ or@@ tions or ou@@ tri@@ ght fal@@ s@@ eho@@ o@@ ds ?
Jehovah’s faithful servants are known and appro@@ ved by him .
On another occasi@@ on , a prom@@ in@@ ent P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e nam@@ ed N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s came to Jesus under co@@ ver of night .
What , though , if you are at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to certain s@@ por@@ ts because of their ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ven@@ ess , exc@@ essi@@ ve ris@@ k taking , high r@@ ates of in@@ j@@ ur@@ y , ri@@ o@@ t@@ ous c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations , n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ is@@ tic fer@@ v@@ or , or similar “ ing@@ re@@ di@@ ents ” ?
M@@ ore go@@ o@@ ds pro@@ duc@@ ed in less time can mean greater prof@@ its .
18 , 19 . ( a ) How have you benef@@ ited from consider@@ ing the examples of pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers discus@@ sed in this article ?
World events since 1914 c@@ learly show that both Christ’s pres@@ ence and “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ” began in that year .
But that would have requi@@ red mo@@ ving far away , taking cl@@ as@@ ses on we@@ ek@@ ends , and mis@@ sing Christian meetings .
“ Your spiritual activ@@ ity , ” Bro@@ ther H@@ er@@ d said , “ will soon be inc@@ reas@@ ed as you p@@ lu@@ ng@@ e into your assignment of preaching and teaching .
During the deli@@ very , my b@@ ones had fr@@ ac@@ tur@@ ed .
“ S@@ ome@@ times I get ti@@ red of being the strong one , ” she ad@@ m@@ its . “ I won@@ der , ‘ Who will encoura@@ ge me ? ’ ”
The Go@@ sp@@ els reve@@ al that later , on a number of occasi@@ ons , they ar@@ gu@@ ed about who was the great@@ est among them .
They tre@@ asure their hope of everlasting life under Kingdom rule because they desire to praise Jehovah thr@@ ough@@ out et@@ er@@ n@@ ity .
How did this young woman respon@@ d ?
Jesus ans@@ wer@@ ed : ‘ Mo@@ st truly I say to you , Un@@ less anyone is born from water and spirit , he cannot en@@ ter into the kingdom of God .
N@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers may leave some famili@@ es ho@@ m@@ eless and in need of lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing until reli@@ ef efforts can rest@@ ore their d@@ wel@@ l@@ ings .
For help to coun@@ ter@@ act spiritual ill@@ ness , we should seek the ass@@ ist@@ ance of Christian elders .
And how can Timo@@ th@@ y’s faith influ@@ ence our own ?
This com@@ for@@ ted H@@ ann@@ ah , “ and her face became self - concer@@ ned no more . ”
What can we learn from the words that Jesus spoke to Peter ?
Jehovah is always willing to do for us what we cannot do for ourselves , but he does ex@@ pect us to do what we can .
After cen@@ tu@@ ries of such re@@ bel@@ li@@ on , the nation as a whole had become so ste@@ ep@@ ed in apost@@ as@@ y that it was bey@@ ond reco@@ very .
Even if some of Jehovah’s worshi@@ p@@ ers were to become temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily is@@ ol@@ ated from the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy because of persecu@@ tion or the like , Christ would still provide lead@@ er@@ ship by means of the holy spirit and ang@@ eli@@ c support .
J@@ U@@ L@@ Y 26 - 28
C@@ lar@@ ence and I regul@@ arly attend@@ ed S@@ un@@ day school at ch@@ urch , and he asked the teach@@ er questions she could not answer .
That important qu@@ ality will be consider@@ ed in an up@@ coming is@@ sue of this j@@ our@@ n@@ al .
So sh@@ op@@ s , ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ments , and some cam@@ pu@@ ses became our ter@@ rit@@ ory .
2 : 18 , 23 .
Jehovah and his Son also have deep affe@@ ction for the th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants who support the elders in ‘ minis@@ ter@@ ing to the holy ones . ’
The ang@@ el also tel@@ ls them that they will find Jesus “ b@@ ound in clo@@ th ban@@ ds and l@@ ying in a m@@ anger . ”
Let us try the next house . ”
“ Lo@@ ose him and let him go , ” says Jesus . ​ — John 11 : 4@@ 1 - 4@@ 4 .
E@@ vel@@ y@@ n@@ ’s mother , who ra@@ ised si@@ x children , was a fe@@ ar@@ less woman .
But others were ang@@ ry and form@@ ed a mo@@ b .
We can all inc@@ re@@ ase our appreciation for Jehovah’s standards by stri@@ ving to understand why he had certain acc@@ oun@@ ts pre@@ served in the Scriptures for us .
But I learned that fer@@ v@@ ent prayer can help us over@@ come our fe@@ ars and become more encourag@@ ing . ”
The of@@ fic@@ er filled out a second do@@ cum@@ ent st@@ ating that the ch@@ urch with@@ dra@@ wa@@ l also app@@ lied to Mar@@ th@@ a Mar@@ ga@@ re@@ th@@ a M@@ ü@@ l@@ l@@ er .
The apostle Paul was de@@ fam@@ ed .
Yes , Jehovah loo@@ ks bey@@ ond our mis@@ takes and per@@ c@@ ei@@ ves what is in the heart .
Are they mis@@ sing out on life ?
D@@ ele@@ g@@ ates came from 28 lands .
Ch@@ il@@ dren th@@ ri@@ ve under the care of their family , yet death can take away a loved one with whom a child has form@@ ed a close b@@ ond .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , the Father and the Son were not e@@ qu@@ al before Jesus came to the earth or during his earthly life .
P@@ at@@ mo@@ s
Jehovah is un@@ sear@@ cha@@ bly great and lo@@ f@@ ty , yet “ his eyes are ro@@ ving about through all the earth to show his strength in be@@ half of those who@@ se heart is complete toward him . ”
As a result , he made “ tr@@ ou@@ ble in the name of the law . ”
Mat@@ eri@@ al things would be valu@@ eless when divine judgment was ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted upon Juda@@ h .
E@@ spe@@ cially should Christian parents seek to be a positi@@ ve influ@@ ence on their children in this matter .
With love un@@ mat@@ ched thr@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory , Jesus will@@ ingly ‘ ta@@ sted death for every man . ’ ​ — Hebrews 2 : 9 .
He did this by taking the lead and by appe@@ al@@ ing to their hearts .
When pra@@ ying as a family , parents can p@@ our out their heart so that their children can feel the personal b@@ ond between the parents and Jehovah .
What about using a gift reg@@ is@@ try , a comm@@ on prac@@ tice in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates ?
“ [ God will ] bring to ru@@ in those ru@@ ining the earth . ” ​ — R@@ E@@ V@@ EL@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N 11 : 18 .
H@@ ann@@ ah did not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to pa@@ y her v@@ ow
We hope that soon you will feel moved to dedic@@ ate yourself to Jehovah and ask the question that the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an asked Ph@@ ili@@ p : “ What pre@@ v@@ ents me from get@@ ting baptized ? ”
Peter wrote simil@@ arly of those who had left off such bad ha@@ bi@@ ts .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al con@@ vers@@ ations en@@ able us to share our faith with others and to buil@@ d up our bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
Although P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in rec@@ over@@ ed from the w@@ ound , he was un@@ able to do man@@ u@@ al la@@ b@@ or and was therefore ob@@ li@@ ged to give up his tra@@ de .
4 , 5 . ( a ) What is the pri@@ m@@ ary way we can show that we love Jehovah ?
But God saw that the man ac@@ ted hon@@ es@@ tly on this occasi@@ on . G@@ rac@@ i@@ ously ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing this , Jehovah told the king how to gain for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess and “ keep living . ”
Then he ad@@ ded : “ If you ag@@ ree , I will mar@@ ry you , and you will stay with me forever . ”
Then she ad@@ ded : “ Even if my husband does not come , I will come .
Mus@@ li@@ ms , for example , hope to go to a heavenly par@@ adise .
In contr@@ ast , Jehovah’s people are happy to ‘ make themselves small ’ in the eyes of others in order to w@@ in the blessing and appro@@ val of the Ma@@ ster of the har@@ v@@ est . ​ — Mat@@ t .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , the apostle Paul , after speaking about show@@ ing kindness to str@@ ang@@ ers , went on to say : “ Th@@ r@@ ough it some , un@@ known to themselves , en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined angels . ”
Jesus ur@@ ged his listen@@ ers to go the second m@@ ile .
Consider the case of a certain young man mentioned at Proverbs 7 : 6 - 23 .
Un@@ der what circumstances did Ru@@ th take her stand for true worship , resul@@ ting in what blessings for her ?
Ther@@ efore , Jehovah’s message of sal@@ vation provided in the Bible book of Isaiah is of great encourag@@ ement to us . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
The Bible says that the tower buil@@ ders at Ba@@ be@@ l la@@ id bri@@ c@@ ks , not st@@ one , and used bitu@@ men as mor@@ ta@@ r .
Jehovah’s Witnesses are well - known for their public preaching .
They thus ann@@ oun@@ ced to the world that they were pr@@ ou@@ d to be servants of the only true God , to be “ a people for his name , ” pra@@ ising that name .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From Matthew , 1 / 15
“ TH@@ E pur@@ su@@ it of H@@ app@@ iness ” is the right of all men .
How have Christians today “ died with refer@@ ence to sin ” ?
What a t@@ ask la@@ y before Jo@@ shua !
Rather than ca@@ using our problems , Jehovah gives us “ every good gift and every perfect present . ” ​ — J@@ as .
These cor@@ ul@@ ers in their heavenly glory are also spo@@ ken of as “ the holy city , New Jerusalem . ”
He du@@ g into the he@@ a@@ p of ru@@ b@@ ble , ho@@ p@@ ing that I was still ali@@ ve .
Since we were in our mi@@ d - 30 ’ s , we thought that we were too old to atten@@ d G@@ ile@@ ad .
11 : 17 - 26 , 33 .
In the first century , who in the Christian congregation sh@@ ared in the preaching work ?
I was born on O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 15 , 19@@ 26 .
The two mi@@ d@@ we@@ ek meetings were com@@ bin@@ ed , and all were encoura@@ ged to use the free ev@@ ening for family worship or personal study .
Why should we rejo@@ ice as we remain faithful in the face of Satan’s op@@ position ?
What did he do in the mean@@ time ​ — a peri@@ od du@@ b@@ bed Sa@@ ul@@ ’s s@@ il@@ ent years ?
Many di@@ ct@@ at@@ ors try to keep people under control and in ign@@ or@@ ance by with@@ ho@@ l@@ ding information from them .
To illustr@@ ate : I@@ magine two si@@ bl@@ ings who beg@@ in fi@@ gh@@ ting while their father is away .
13 - 15 . ( a ) Why can we have faith that our prayers will be ans@@ wer@@ ed ?
After King Saul of ancient Israel turned away from true worship , Jehovah God sent the prophet Samuel to ano@@ in@@ t one of J@@ es@@ se@@ ’s sons as king .
“ This which is mor@@ tal must put on im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity , ” says Paul .
He was the very first mission@@ ary of Jehovah’s Witnesses to come to J@@ ap@@ an .
His ze@@ al and courage left a lasting imp@@ res@@ sion on me .
W@@ ic@@ ked ones may appe@@ ar to pro@@ sp@@ er materi@@ ally for a time , but they are not pro@@ s@@ per@@ ing spiritually .
I was n@@ er@@ v@@ ous and did not know how to star@@ t a Bible con@@ vers@@ ation .
Ha@@ ve you loo@@ ked at the s@@ k@@ y on a cl@@ ou@@ d@@ less night and seen h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of st@@ ars ?
32 : 25 - 29 .
You may have to put up a determined effort to res@@ ist d@@ ru@@ g a@@ bu@@ se , al@@ co@@ ho@@ l , and im@@ mor@@ ality .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying Jehovah’s remin@@ ders helps us to keep our Kingdom H@@ alls sa@@ fe and acc@@ es@@ sible ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 11 )
10 : 24 , 25
How much she must have appreci@@ ated her fa@@ ther’s good example of pu@@ t@@ ting Jehovah’s worship first in his life !
And what must we do now to stay on the w@@ atch ?
We found a fur@@ ni@@ shed ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment , but two months later , the l@@ and@@ l@@ ord asked us to leave the house within 24 h@@ our@@ s .
E@@ m@@ ma is a well - educ@@ ated and well - qu@@ ali@@ fied sing@@ le 22 - year - old .
So rather than lea@@ ving a chil@@ d’s heart to ch@@ ance , a wise par@@ ent will tra@@ in up the child “ according to the way for him , ” in the confidence that “ when he gro@@ ws old he will not turn asi@@ de from it . ” ​ — Proverbs 22 : 6 .
Yes , “ Jehovah . . . would do no un@@ righteousness .
Even though he could not ign@@ ore the deli@@ ber@@ ate act of trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion on the part of the first man , God has not con@@ dem@@ ned all human@@ ity to suffering and death forever on account of one man@@ ’s dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
Yet , we al@@ one know if we really have allow@@ ed what we have learned from the Bible to trans@@ form us in these cr@@ itical are@@ as and to continue to trans@@ form us . ​ — Read James 1 : 23 - 25 .
On the return tri@@ p , Jesus ’ parents dis@@ co@@ vered that Jesus was not in the group travel@@ ing together .
L@@ ater , God direc@@ ted the apostle Peter to vis@@ it the home of a Rom@@ an of@@ fic@@ er nam@@ ed Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us , who had been pra@@ ying and stri@@ ving to worship God .
How was Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s prophecy ful@@ filled in the first century ?
All in the congregation were fur@@ ther in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ated by the ex@@ hor@@ tation “ Ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ise , ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ise , ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ise , the King and his kingdom , ” given in 19@@ 22 at the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents ’ conven@@ tion at C@@ e@@ da@@ r P@@ o@@ in@@ t , O@@ hi@@ o , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
And she has fac@@ ed more than just fin@@ an@@ cial concer@@ ns .
After that , I was trans@@ fer@@ red to the pris@@ on in Si@@ e@@ g@@ bur@@ g , where I wor@@ ked in a me@@ tal sh@@ op .
The ban@@ k man@@ ag@@ er was an ar@@ d@@ ent ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ go@@ er and a local mil@@ it@@ ary comman@@ der .
Then , Satan himself be@@ comes the foc@@ us of attention .
Of pri@@ me import@@ ance is that you are working with him to the ex@@ t@@ ent possible for you person@@ ally and that you are pra@@ ying for his blessing to be with your brothers who are able to do more than you can .
pro@@ du@@ ce good fru@@ it@@ age by doing God’s will . ​ — Matthew 7 : 13 - 23 .
In the tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es@@ ome times that we live in , the rich often find themselves and their famili@@ es in d@@ anger of being k@@ id@@ n@@ app@@ ed and held for ransom .
Jesus ’ heal@@ ings in the past encoura@@ ge the “ great crow@@ d ” today , re@@ in@@ for@@ c@@ ing their jo@@ y@@ ous pro@@ spe@@ ct of being heal@@ ed of all ill@@ s .
Ch@@ ang@@ es of C@@ ir@@ cum@@ stances
Un@@ like the first hor@@ se@@ man , who c@@ learly pi@@ c@@ tures a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c individu@@ al , the three that follow re@@ present g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l con@@ di@@ tions that have s@@ we@@ pt ac@@ ro@@ ss human soci@@ ety .
Un@@ deter@@ red , Mari@@ a left around the house co@@ pi@@ es of Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
As we know , for our i@@ mmu@@ ne system to work , it must be n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed pro@@ per@@ ly .
Jehovah kno@@ ws ex@@ ac@@ tly what his servants are suffering , and he does not for@@ get their faith@@ ful@@ ness
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , w@@ o@@ ven thr@@ ough@@ out the f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c of Jesus ’ preaching t@@ our@@ s were evid@@ ences of his gen@@ u@@ ine concer@@ n for the human family .
The man accepted the good news and became a baptized follow@@ er of Jesus .
( a ) In what way did Jesus res@@ em@@ ble his Father ?
H@@ ere the psalmist expres@@ sed his confidence in God .
6 : 18 ; 1 Ti@@ m .
Un@@ til then , Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s who did not understand L@@ at@@ in were un@@ able to read a Bible author@@ ized by the ch@@ urch .
Then , we re@@ vie@@ wed why Jesus ’ judgment of the sheep and the go@@ ats did not beg@@ in in 1914 but will occ@@ ur during the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
For the life st@@ ory of John Mar@@ ks ’ wife , H@@ el@@ en , see The Watchtower , J@@ anu@@ ary 1 , 200@@ 2 .
Those Paul nam@@ ed must have done more than give ver@@ ba@@ l sol@@ ace .
N@@ um@@ er@@ ous rec@@ ent stu@@ dies have indic@@ ated that there is an inc@@ reas@@ ed le@@ v@@ el of al@@ tru@@ ism among the religious .
S@@ al@@ am@@ is
Ha@@ ving been born in 19@@ 31 , John had heard of the har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps of war .
Jehovah we@@ igh@@ s all mankind in “ acc@@ ur@@ ate s@@ cal@@ es . ”
Bro@@ ther Al@@ f@@ red K@@ wak@@ ye repor@@ ted on the prog@@ ress of the preaching work in G@@ h@@ ana , form@@ er@@ ly known as the Go@@ ld C@@ o@@ ast .
Thus I learned about langu@@ ages in which our ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines were pr@@ inted in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n and sent to other par@@ ts of the world .
I was first assign@@ ed to work in the Ser@@ vice De@@ par@@ t@@ ment .
But they feel , in effect , ‘ God could never love me as an individu@@ al . ’
For a number of reas@@ ons .
In about O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 29 C.E . , Jesus went to the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver to be baptized .
What are two ways in which the pur@@ ity of the Christian congregation is pre@@ served ?
In F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 194@@ 5 my brother D@@ em@@ os@@ th@@ en@@ es , who was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah’s Witnesses taught the truth , gave me the boo@@ k@@ let Com@@ fort All That M@@ our@@ n .
How can we avoid loving ourselves exc@@ essi@@ vely ?
• How did Jehovah prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely make known “ the sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ t ” ?
( b ) What close relationship with God can we enjoy once we are baptized ?
( b ) What indic@@ ates that Satan continued ta@@ un@@ ting Jehovah after the days of Job ?
“ At the full li@@ mit of the appointed times , ” explained Paul , God put into op@@ er@@ ation “ an ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation , ” a system of ad@@ minis@@ ter@@ ing matters that will lead to the uni@@ fic@@ ation of all his in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res .
Today , the number of pr@@ inted co@@ pi@@ es has pas@@ sed the one h@@ un@@ d@@ red milli@@ on mar@@ k , making the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation one of the most wi@@ d@@ ely dist@@ ribu@@ ted Bi@@ bl@@ es .
At times , God’s ang@@ eli@@ c m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers inter@@ ven@@ ed in the activities of the early Christian congregation when that was necess@@ ary to fulf@@ ill Jehovah’s purpose .
“ I was one of 17 children .
I wanted my associ@@ ates to accept me , which in turn led to more and more se@@ x@@ u@@ al experi@@ men@@ tation . ” ​ — S@@ A@@ R@@ A@@ H , * A@@ U@@ S@@ T@@ R@@ AL@@ I@@ A .
So@@ on@@ er or later , it will likely col@@ la@@ p@@ se .
For one thing , Jesus was able to ad@@ d@@ ress the ro@@ o@@ t ca@@ uses of man@@ kin@@ d’s problems ​ — sin , imper@@ fe@@ ction , and spiritual ign@@ or@@ ance .
From these ver@@ ses , we can see that the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t is a li@@ ar and a dec@@ ei@@ ver , b@@ ent on destro@@ ying a person@@ ’s relationship with Christ and with God .
V@@ er@@ y soon , that rul@@ er@@ ship will result in God’s will being done on earth .
Thus , God sent his Son from heaven for that purpose .
After the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol conclu@@ des , a s@@ ong based on a pas@@ sage from the Bible in@@ tro@@ du@@ ces the Ser@@ vice Me@@ et@@ ing .
I was received with o@@ pen ar@@ ms .
Solomon states : “ Gi@@ ve a re@@ pro@@ of to a wise person and he will love you .
Our el@@ des@@ t son , Mark , and I were shin@@ gl@@ ing a ro@@ of .
Why may you feel anxi@@ ous ?
We were than@@ k@@ ful to Jehovah that we were ali@@ ve .
So when the conven@@ tion@@ ers arri@@ ve in the are@@ a where the conven@@ tion is to be held , their appe@@ ar@@ ance is often some@@ what di@@ sh@@ ev@@ el@@ ed .
What ministry was that ?
The princi@@ ple of kind tre@@ at@@ ment of ani@@ mal@@ s app@@ lies to the care of pe@@ ts as well .
There may be a prop@@ er time and place for some actions that would be in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate at a Christian meeting .
S@@ ur@@ ely Pet@@ er@@ ’s temp@@ or@@ ary set@@ back and quic@@ k reco@@ very should be an encourag@@ ement to all of us , who can eas@@ ily be over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed in a m@@ om@@ ent of we@@ ak@@ ness and stu@@ m@@ ble in word or deed . ​ — Matthew 26 : 6@@ 9 - 7@@ 5 ; Acts 4 : 18 - 20 ; 5 : 27 - 32 ; James 3 : 2 .
( b ) How does integrity lead us to be@@ have as res@@ pe@@ cts the d@@ anger of for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation ?
When the Israelites rema@@ ined faithful to Jehovah , the nation benef@@ ited and enjo@@ yed many blessings .
( b ) What are you person@@ ally determined to do when it comes to your cho@@ ice of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment ?
Jehovah cre@@ ated the woman as a comple@@ ment of the man .
Jesus has appointed elders to take the lead in the congregation , and he wants us to respect them and follow the direction they give us .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N the Jews were taken to Babyl@@ on , they en@@ tered a city filled with i@@ do@@ ls and with people who worshipp@@ ed wicked spi@@ r@@ its .
Christians in Ju@@ de@@ a pre@@ ached Christ to people who because of the influ@@ ence of Juda@@ ism believ@@ ed in one God .
In what kind of obedi@@ ence does God find deli@@ ght ?
Th@@ ough we are not under the Law , we can learn much from it that will help us to ‘ love Jehovah our God with all our heart , soul , and vital for@@ ce . ’ ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 5 .
T@@ w@@ o H@@ un@@ d@@ red C@@ ar@@ t@@ ons of S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Ri@@ ches
By ob@@ tain@@ ing acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s Word and develop@@ ing an understanding of its principles , we tra@@ in our conscience so that we will make decisions that ple@@ ase Jehovah . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 21 .
When the Christian congregation began , all these overse@@ ers were spirit - anointed men .
The end of this st@@ ory provi@@ des a war@@ ning .
To receive divine mer@@ cy , his people had to man@@ i@@ f@@ est rep@@ ent@@ ance and go back to their H@@ us@@ ban@@ dly O@@ w@@ ner , as G@@ om@@ er had re@@ turned to her husband .
The answer to that question rema@@ ined a my@@ st@@ er@@ y until 19@@ 0@@ 7 C.E . when the first pi@@ m we@@ i@@ ght st@@ one was ex@@ ca@@ v@@ ated at the ancient city of Ge@@ z@@ er .
Yet , the bi@@ gg@@ est proble@@ m the brothers fac@@ ed was how to find buil@@ ding@@ s large en@@ ough to hold the thr@@ ong@@ s of inter@@ ested ones respon@@ ding to the truth !
The city of K@@ iti@@ on ( or , C@@ iti@@ u@@ m ) on the sou@@ the@@ ast@@ er@@ n part of the is@@ land fur@@ ther l@@ in@@ ks K@@ it@@ ti@@ m to C@@ y@@ pr@@ us .
The branch has often been given recogn@@ iti@@ on for the s@@ k@@ ill@@ s and co@@ op@@ er@@ ation of its st@@ af@@ f .
Why can it be said that we are “ no part of the world ” ?
Luke could have ga@@ ther@@ ed information for his account about early mission@@ ary activities in Sam@@ ari@@ a from Ph@@ ili@@ p , who had spe@@ ar@@ he@@ ad@@ ed the preaching work there .
And when we are mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love , God’s comman@@ d@@ ments “ are not bur@@ den@@ some . ” ​ — 1 John 5 : 3 .
For who@@ ever is over@@ come by another is en@@ sla@@ ved by this one . ” ​ — 2 P@@ et .
No so@@ on@@ er were the words out of his m@@ ou@@ th than a co@@ ck crow@@ ed ​ — the second one Peter heard that night . ​ — John 18 : 26 , 27 ; Mark 14 : 7@@ 1 , 7@@ 2 .
O@@ thers have li@@ mit@@ ed in@@ come and believe that they could never offer what other members of the congregation could .
“ I want you to know that the head of every man is the Christ , ” wrote Paul , “ in turn the head of a woman is the man ; in turn the head of the Christ is God . ”
As@@ soci@@ ation with ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary sen@@ i@@ ors gives the children the advan@@ ta@@ ge of lear@@ ning many things .
De@@ c@@ isions and New As@@ sign@@ ments
His own fe@@ et got di@@ r@@ ty as he pre@@ ached the good news along the du@@ st@@ y ro@@ a@@ ds of Israel .
Who , then , can den@@ y that ‘ the fi@@ el@@ ds are wh@@ ite for har@@ v@@ es@@ ting ’ ?
How we can do this will be consider@@ ed in the following article .
No@@ ah’s God - fe@@ aring father , L@@ am@@ e@@ ch , died about fi@@ ve years before the F@@ lood .
Ex@@ pla@@ in how the por@@ table ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph was used .
* At first , the de@@ pres@@ sed woman listen@@ ed to the reading while l@@ ying in bed with her eyes clo@@ sed , from time to time he@@ a@@ ving si@@ gh@@ s .
The Bible provi@@ des the ans@@ wers .
For good reason , then , King Solomon of ancient Israel coun@@ sel@@ s : “ M@@ ore than all el@@ se that is to be gu@@ ar@@ ded , sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard your heart , for out of it are the s@@ our@@ ces of life . ”
F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 16 - 22 , 200@@ 9
This was difficult , since I stru@@ gg@@ led with fear of man .
My F@@ am@@ ily E@@ m@@ br@@ ac@@ es Bible Tru@@ th
But , says one s@@ ource , “ perhaps the most in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ing part of his life , and yet one that is most ob@@ s@@ cu@@ re , ” is his first 40 years , from his bir@@ th to his f@@ light from Egy@@ pt .
We should try to over@@ come op@@ position with ac@@ ts of kindness .
Why , . . . all things are continu@@ ing ex@@ ac@@ tly as from cre@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s beg@@ in@@ ning . ’ ”
But how did Paul view this when com@@ pared with his privilege of sla@@ ving for God and Christ ?
Isaiah pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed that the good news would be pre@@ ached to the me@@ ek ones .
N@@ ei@@ ther they nor other religious people I ques@@ tioned were able to give me a satis@@ f@@ ying answer .
In what way does the congregation benefit if all are pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers ?
In 5@@ 39 B.C.E . , it f@@ ell to the Me@@ des and the Per@@ si@@ ans .
We all want to follow what the Bible says .
Then in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember of 195@@ 8 , I received my th@@ ir@@ d call - up .
His words must se@@ em pu@@ z@@ z@@ ling to them , for the pro@@ v@@ isions at hand are me@@ ag@@ er at best ​ — fi@@ ve lo@@ a@@ ves and two small f@@ ish .
Those who are now d@@ om@@ in@@ ated by the spirit of the world can bre@@ ak free from its influ@@ ence and allow holy spirit to gu@@ i@@ de their lives .
Au@@ gu@@ st 15 , 200@@ 8
Such righ@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones ‘ li@@ ft up a pro@@ ver@@ bi@@ al saying ’ that Jehovah pres@@ ents .
When he rep@@ lied that he had not , A@@ mal@@ ia said , “ I bring you good news about God’s Kingdom . ”
Jesus stated : “ He that exerc@@ ises faith in me , that one also will do the works that I do ; and he will do works greater than these . ”
In fact , it is a vital part of the “ good news of the Kingdom . ”
H@@ um@@ ility en@@ ab@@ led Jesus ’ “ un@@ let@@ tered and or@@ din@@ ary ” disciples to gr@@ as@@ p and apply spiritual tru@@ ths that es@@ cap@@ ed those who were “ wise and in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al ” but only “ in a fle@@ sh@@ ly way . ”
In Au@@ stri@@ a , I was able to enjoy many form@@ s of wit@@ ness@@ ing , including st@@ re@@ et work
The brothers are often st@@ op@@ ped on the st@@ re@@ et and asked for a Bible study . ”
Jesus and his apostles set asi@@ de fun@@ ds to help the po@@ or , but the be@@ tra@@ y@@ er Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t car@@ ri@@ ed off some of the money .
Mar@@ t@@ in
S@@ el@@ f - for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess can be “ the most difficult to ac@@ hi@@ eve , ” yet “ the most important to health ” ​ — men@@ tal and physical — ​ according to the j@@ our@@ n@@ al Dis@@ ability & Re@@ ha@@ bil@@ it@@ ation .
“ I gave my@@ self time to co@@ ol down , ” says Mar@@ t@@ in , “ and we both deci@@ ded to apply the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s wise counsel to be res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful and kind .
Why , even the uni@@ verse had a beg@@ in@@ ning .
Tru@@ e to his promise , he has su@@ sta@@ ined me , for@@ ti@@ fied me , and taken hold of me with his “ right hand of righteousness . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
As an ad@@ ul@@ t , Jesus enc@@ oun@@ tered wicked spirit cre@@ atu@@ res .
W@@ as S@@ te@@ ph@@ en con@@ fu@@ sing this with A@@ br@@ am@@ ’s lea@@ ving H@@ ar@@ an ?
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , one Bible refer@@ ence work says that among the Jews , there was a beli@@ ef that no hope was possible “ for a person who had been dead for four days ; by then the body showed recogn@@ iz@@ able de@@ ca@@ y , and the soul , which was thought to ho@@ ver over the body for three days , had left . ”
Ser@@ v@@ ants of Jehovah should view marriage as a bin@@ ding arrang@@ ement whether they were his worshipp@@ ers at the time of their we@@ d@@ ding or not .
Ma@@ y@@ be it is your dec@@ eas@@ ed mate , your mother , your father , or a bel@@ o@@ ved gr@@ and@@ par@@ ent .
Our pri@@ m@@ ary concer@@ n should be , “ How will my decision af@@ fect my relationship with Jehovah ? ”
How would his car@@ ing physi@@ ci@@ an feel ?
You ur@@ g@@ ently need to exam@@ ine your faith !
Is it possible that some need to cor@@ rec@@ t a fa@@ ul@@ ty attitude ?
9 , 10 . ( a ) What acc@@ us@@ ation did Satan h@@ ur@@ l against Jehovah ?
At that , An@@ ani@@ as f@@ ell down and ex@@ pi@@ red .
As a result of this effort , Lu@@ ke@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l was publi@@ shed in the s@@ pr@@ ing of 18@@ 38 , prom@@ p@@ ting one bi@@ sh@@ op to exc@@ la@@ im : “ He will con@@ ver@@ t all S@@ pain by means of the gy@@ p@@ s@@ y language . ”
And what a bless@@ ed privilege it is to be one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
That is what happened in a spiritual sense to some in the early Christian congregation .
Jesus st@@ ressed the need for end@@ ur@@ ance by using form@@ s of the word “ remain ” over and over in the bri@@ ef pas@@ sage recorded at John 15 : 4 - 10 .
He he@@ ars those who pray to him in faith . And he has a name .
O@@ r ask someone from your congregation to tell you and your children how the Bible helped him to make bi@@ g chang@@ es to ple@@ ase Jehovah . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
What will a Christian want to avoid in to@@ da@@ y’s com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve work@@ place ?
David was as@@ sur@@ ed , and prophe@@ ts later con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed , that the Messi@@ ah would be a des@@ c@@ end@@ ant of his and would in@@ her@@ it the Davi@@ di@@ c thro@@ ne forever . ​ — 2 Sa@@ m .
• What effect did the faith of the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s have on their des@@ c@@ end@@ ants ?
And he has given me true friends who are gen@@ u@@ ine Christian men and women .
M@@ an’s he@@ ad@@ ship , though , resul@@ ts in happiness only when it is h@@ and@@ led pro@@ per@@ ly .
In so doing , he th@@ re@@ w the ass@@ em@@ bly into con@@ fu@@ sion ! ​ — Acts 23 : 6 - 9 .
This study article will help us to an@@ al@@ y@@ ze why we accepted the truth and came to love Jehovah .
In contr@@ ast , those who are resur@@ rec@@ ted to life on earth will inclu@@ de “ the un@@ righteous . ”
Today , however , the nations are tr@@ ying to wi@@ pe out pu@@ re worship .
Although Jehovah does not dem@@ and per@@ fe@@ ction from us , he does have a stan@@ d@@ ard of ho@@ l@@ iness that he expe@@ cts his servants to me@@ et .
However , this wom@@ an’s be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or was un@@ u@@ su@@ al .
That would have been un@@ u@@ su@@ al in Bible times un@@ less she was a wi@@ do@@ w .
How Can You En@@ du@@ re in the M@@ in@@ is@@ try ?
In my ze@@ al , in the fi@@ re of my fu@@ ry , I will speak . ’ ”
The apostle Paul war@@ ns that “ in later peri@@ o@@ ds of time some [ who may in@@ iti@@ ally se@@ em to have a strong faith ] will f@@ all away from the faith , pa@@ ying attention to mis@@ le@@ ading inspired ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces and teachings of dem@@ ons . ”
( See the char@@ t on pages 12 - 15 . )
There was good news to share !
• Why should we pa@@ y attention to God’s prophe@@ tic word ?
It must be comple@@ men@@ ted with truth .
We enjoy taking the bu@@ s to our congregation ter@@ rit@@ ory to share this hope with others .
How should we view the people to whom we preach , and why ?
What el@@ se did Jehovah do for Joseph ?
The next mor@@ ning , the do@@ or@@ b@@ ell ran@@ g .
Yes , a person who@@ se pri@@ m@@ ary reason for serving God is love pu@@ ts no time li@@ mit on his service .
She says that she enjo@@ ys see@@ ing how the boo@@ ks of the Bible are rel@@ ated and cre@@ ate a beau@@ ti@@ ful pi@@ c@@ ture , ad@@ ding , “ I have never been this exc@@ ited over Bible reading . ”
7 , 8 . ( a ) How was Jehovah’s hum@@ ility man@@ i@@ f@@ est in his deal@@ ings with M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h ?
F@@ our@@ th , holy spirit emp@@ ow@@ ers us to dec@@ l@@ are the good news .
He also took another practic@@ al st@@ ep .
H@@ ar@@ bor@@ ing res@@ ent@@ ment can h@@ in@@ der a brother from serving as an el@@ der .
But most of all , Jehovah helped me .
The Israelites became so ne@@ g@@ lig@@ ent in the pres@@ cri@@ bed worship of Jehovah that they clo@@ sed the temple and bur@@ ned inc@@ en@@ se on other al@@ t@@ ars .
May we continue to show our appreciation for their hard work through our willing co@@ op@@ er@@ ation , our obedi@@ ence , and our sub@@ mis@@ sion .
Our dist@@ ri@@ ct inclu@@ ded the states of In@@ di@@ ana , M@@ ic@@ hi@@ g@@ an , and O@@ hi@@ o .
“ H@@ AL@@ L@@ EL@@ U@@ J@@ A@@ H ! ”
Those words emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the need to keep close w@@ atch to make sure that our conduct is in har@@ mony with God’s requi@@ re@@ ments and that our life inclu@@ des works of godly devo@@ tion , refle@@ cting our love for Jehovah .
Their stu@@ dies ra@@ pi@@ dly led them to a greater understanding of Bible truth and ca@@ used them to ex@@ pose the er@@ r@@ ors of Chris@@ tend@@ om .
Ex@@ pan@@ sion and Bu@@ il@@ ding
E@@ ach marriage is made up of two imper@@ fect people .
But I showed them a p@@ ho@@ to@@ cop@@ y of a letter from the govern@@ ment con@@ fir@@ m@@ ing my ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment to li@@ qu@@ id@@ ate the as@@ se@@ ts of the now ban@@ ned associ@@ ation of Jehovah’s Witnesses of Z@@ a@@ i@@ re .
On this sub@@ ject , Paul coun@@ sel@@ ed : “ Let the husband rend@@ er to his wife her du@@ e ; but let the wife also do lik@@ e@@ wise to her husband .
Be consci@@ ous of your spiritual need .
We certainly have reason to expres@@ s sen@@ ti@@ ments like those of David : “ Y@@ our@@ s , O Jehovah , are the great@@ ness and the mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness and the beau@@ ty and the exc@@ el@@ l@@ enc@@ y and the di@@ gn@@ ity ; for everything in the heavens and in the earth is your@@ s .
“ F@@ ran@@ k@@ ly , bal@@ an@@ c@@ ing work and family responsi@@ bil@@ ities is very hard , especially when you have young children , ” ad@@ m@@ its C@@ ris@@ t@@ ina , a mother of two young gi@@ r@@ ls .
M@@ AN@@ Y consider it a great honor to be given an a@@ ward for a no@@ table ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ement .
Some of the pris@@ on@@ ers with whom I stu@@ died the Bible have been rel@@ eas@@ ed and are now publi@@ sh@@ ers of the good news .
Un@@ der these circumstances , how can we stay foc@@ used on the Kingdom and God’s promised new world without ne@@ g@@ le@@ cting other necess@@ ary activities ?
No won@@ der Jehovah was inc@@ en@@ sed at “ the in@@ sol@@ ence of the heart of the king of As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a and for the self - import@@ ance of his lo@@ f@@ t@@ iness of eyes ” !
( a ) What are some qualities that God valu@@ es ?
Our God ‘ h@@ ates a div@@ or@@ c@@ ing , ’ and he has ut@@ tered strong words against those who a@@ bu@@ se and a@@ ban@@ d@@ on their marriage mat@@ es .
“ The Christian conc@@ ep@@ t of a spiritual soul cre@@ ated by God and in@@ fu@@ sed into the body at conc@@ ep@@ tion to make man a living whole is the fru@@ it of a long develop@@ ment in Christian ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y .
It is good to take the time to pa@@ y attention to their problems .
Ther@@ efore law gro@@ ws num@@ b , and justice never go@@ es for@@ th .
The life st@@ ori@@ es of others in simil@@ arly st@@ res@@ s@@ ful circumstances have also streng@@ th@@ ened me great@@ ly .
For more information , cont@@ act Jehovah’s Witnesses lo@@ c@@ ally or wr@@ ite to the publi@@ sh@@ ers of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
Moses knew the meaning of God’s name , and that streng@@ th@@ ened his faith
One of those doub@@ ters was the pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the compan@@ y that had pr@@ inted most of our boo@@ ks .
TH@@ O@@ U@@ S@@ AN@@ D@@ S of Bible stud@@ ents make their dedic@@ ation to Jehovah and get baptized .
No@@ tice that the apostle ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es us to “ put on the complete su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or from God . ”
• When are our prayers like s@@ we@@ et - sm@@ el@@ ling inc@@ en@@ se to God ?
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually , we need to be al@@ er@@ t to the re@@ war@@ ds ​ — large and small — ​ that come from wal@@ king with God .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing Li@@ fe S@@ imp@@ le to Ser@@ ve Jehovah ( C .
Ther@@ efore , to find people at home , we had to star@@ t preaching at si@@ x o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck in the mor@@ ning . O@@ ther@@ wise most people would have g@@ one to work in the fi@@ el@@ ds .
At the same time , let us work hard to cultiv@@ ate faith , love , and godly fear .
Yet , Jehovah felt com@@ pas@@ sion for them and re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly came to their res@@ cu@@ e .
In practic@@ al ways , it teach@@ es us to value such principles and to apply them in our day - to - day life .
7 Does the Bible per@@ mit div@@ or@@ ce ?
In what fur@@ ther ways can we imitate Jesus Christ , the great@@ est Mis@@ sion@@ ary ?
Ex@@ ul@@ t@@ ant , T@@ is@@ ch@@ end@@ or@@ f man@@ ag@@ ed to take away 4@@ 3 she@@ e@@ ts .
This discus@@ sion high@@ ligh@@ ts our ye@@ ar@@ text for 20@@ 13 .
We were happy to be among the fri@@ end@@ ly people of N@@ ep@@ al .
In a@@ utu@@ m@@ n 19@@ 50 , I dedic@@ ated my life to Jehovah and was baptized .
Mar@@ y’s imper@@ fe@@ ction af@@ fect Jesus ?
What challeng@@ es are being h@@ and@@ led in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o and other coun@@ tri@@ es ?
A travel@@ ing overse@@ er nam@@ ed E@@ mi@@ l Z@@ ar@@ y@@ s@@ k@@ y often vis@@ ited us with his house ca@@ r .
“ Ke@@ ep on the W@@ atch ” !
Just h@@ our@@ s before , he had been ar@@ rest@@ ed and his clo@@ s@@ est friends had a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned him and f@@ led in fear .
I b@@ ought my first ca@@ r , and I started to buil@@ d our house .
My work involved everything from cu@@ t@@ ting the gr@@ ass and h@@ and@@ ling liter@@ ature needs for the 28 congregations to cor@@ respon@@ ding with he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n .
When you atten@@ d meetings wh@@ en@@ ever possible and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate as much as you can , you ref@@ res@@ h not only yourself but all in attend@@ ance .
However , contribu@@ tions to support true worship were still needed .
E@@ no@@ ch coura@@ ge@@ ously car@@ ri@@ ed out his com@@ mis@@ sion , and God took care of him in the face of enem@@ y op@@ position .
For example , they never have ​ — and never will — ​ put an end to Jehovah’s Witnesses , who trust in God with all their heart . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 .
I rema@@ ined in sh@@ o@@ ck for a few days and had no mem@@ ory of what had happened .
S@@ ad@@ ly , however , the enti@@ re group was stri@@ ck@@ en with mal@@ ari@@ a , and J@@ ones lost his wife and child in De@@ c@@ ember 18@@ 18 .
We were a very po@@ or family of n@@ ine children , of which I was number se@@ ven .
“ [ Lo@@ ve ] ho@@ p@@ es all things , end@@ u@@ res all things .
Wh@@ atever Lo@@ t’s reason@@ ing and mo@@ ti@@ ves , we can be sure of this : Since Jehovah always does what is right , he must have had good reason to view Lo@@ t as a “ righteous man . ”
This is not good news for any who side with Satan in as@@ ser@@ ting that Jehovah’s standards are bad .
Tru@@ e , there are today a few very wi@@ d@@ ely used langu@@ ages , such as Eng@@ l@@ ish , Fr@@ en@@ ch , and S@@ pan@@ ish .
F@@ ine Wor@@ ks ​ — ‘ Ca@@ use for P@@ ra@@ ise and H@@ on@@ or ’
What does Isaiah show will be the future of any who turn against God and his worship ?
Yet , tal@@ king about this is not always eas@@ y .
* When , then , will Jesus ’ judgment beg@@ in ?
“ Christ su@@ ffered for you , ” Peter explained , “ lea@@ ving you a mo@@ de@@ l for you to follow his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y . ”
Even if we ourselves have not been vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s , such wicked people still af@@ fect us .
In any case , Jehovah ended all such p@@ lo@@ ts by br@@ ing@@ ing the F@@ lood ​ — a move that th@@ war@@ ted the efforts of Satan and the re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous angels at that time .
Satan has long s@@ ought to under@@ mine God’s authority .
Since then prog@@ ress has continued .
His words did , however , con@@ ve@@ y a g@@ ent@@ le re@@ pro@@ of .
While in pris@@ on , she was sh@@ own written st@@ at@@ ements indic@@ ating that a respon@@ sible brother had a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned his faith .
As we preach to ever@@ yone we me@@ et , we can be confid@@ ent that those with appreci@@ ative hearts will respon@@ d fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly .
After get@@ ting through that w@@ in@@ ter , he re@@ turned to J@@ ap@@ an where he lived a very simp@@ le life in order to sa@@ ve en@@ ough money to return to Rus@@ sia ​ — this time for good . H@@ i@@ ro@@ o and S@@ v@@ et@@ l@@ ana
By the end of the day , the small group of disciples had gro@@ wn to be a va@@ st compan@@ y of more than 3@@ ,000 ! ​ — Acts 2 : 37 - 4@@ 2 .
But we@@ ’@@ ve been here se@@ ven years now .
O@@ ver the years , I have continued to serve as a special pioneer , and Jehovah has bless@@ ed my ministry .
good works ?
D@@ U@@ R@@ IN@@ G the last de@@ ca@@ des of the 19@@ 00 ’ s , the word “ me - ism ” was fre@@ qu@@ ently heard .
Why should J@@ on@@ ah be ang@@ ry with Jehovah ?
O@@ ther w@@ atch@@ men sto@@ od at the g@@ ates of the city .
Jehovah’s Witnesses in your commun@@ ity will be happy to help you to get the most out of your study .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing Jehovah’s direction , Jo@@ shua emp@@ lo@@ yed ambu@@ s@@ h t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s against the city of A@@ i .
Si@@ mil@@ ar com@@ ments about Jehovah’s Witnesses have often been pr@@ inted .
Even more fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al than the mo@@ v@@ ement of st@@ ars and pl@@ an@@ e@@ ts is that all matter in the uni@@ verse is gover@@ ned by la@@ ws , such as the law of gra@@ v@@ ity .
So think about it : If you spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally ad@@ d@@ ressed a letter to a high@@ ly res@@ pe@@ cted friend , would you ex@@ pect it to be deli@@ vered to someone who did not be@@ ar your fri@@ end@@ ’s name and who@@ se v@@ ile re@@ pu@@ tation cont@@ ra@@ di@@ cted everything your friend sto@@ od for ?
Re@@ ally , though , when I look back on my chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od , I am gr@@ ate@@ ful that we were taught to work .
But I dre@@ w close to God , and he com@@ for@@ ted me .
In his fam@@ ous Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus said : “ Your Father kno@@ ws what things you are nee@@ ding before ever you ask him . ”
Ser@@ ving as a Christian el@@ der gives me a sense of joy , especially when brothers come up to me at meetings or vis@@ it me in my home and I am able to help and encoura@@ ge them .
On the other hand , what if a fellow Christian con@@ fr@@ on@@ ts us about a proble@@ m , perhaps even fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ using us ?
But Jehovah always helped me to see that I would benefit from continu@@ ing my service . ”
Par@@ ents have an important and serious assignment from Jehovah .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to preach ze@@ al@@ ously , never lo@@ sing appreciation for our li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving ministry .
In order to ‘ accom@@ pl@@ ish our ministry fully , ’ we are determined to become more fle@@ xi@@ ble in our appro@@ ach , and we want to tra@@ in new min@@ isters to do the same .
We have tri@@ ed everything from commun@@ ism to the pu@@ re mar@@ ke@@ t ; from the Le@@ ag@@ ue of N@@ ations to nu@@ clear deter@@ r@@ ence .
After giving us a war@@ m wel@@ come , they d@@ ro@@ ve us to the branch of@@ fice , and about three o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck in the mor@@ ning , we ro@@ l@@ led into bed .
Like the war@@ m em@@ br@@ ace of a loving father , Jehovah’s cons@@ ol@@ ations can so@@ o@@ the our anxi@@ ety
Why were Peter and John effe@@ ctive shepher@@ ds ?
In an article ent@@ it@@ led “ A@@ no@@ inted to P@@ re@@ ach , ” Z@@ i@@ on@@ ’s W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er of Ju@@ ly / ​ Au@@ gu@@ st 18@@ 8@@ 1 said : “ The preaching of the good news . . . is going on ‘ to the me@@ ek ’ ​ — those willing and able to hear , in order to devel@@ op from among them the body of Christ , the jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s . ”
At that point , it was clear that the pri@@ ests were in tr@@ ou@@ ble .
Indeed , experience has sh@@ own that many who have left the truth ev@@ en@@ tually do return . ​ — Luke 15 : 11 - 24 .
H@@ app@@ iness , 3 / 1
After pra@@ ying al@@ ou@@ d , he comman@@ ded : “ La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , come on out ! ”
It would be eas@@ y to devel@@ op the ha@@ bi@@ t of cou@@ ch@@ ing one@@ ’s words in ter@@ ms that are te@@ ch@@ n@@ ic@@ ally acc@@ ur@@ ate but mis@@ le@@ ading .
Today , as tra@@ v@@ el and mi@@ gr@@ ation become com@@ mon@@ place , many face a chall@@ enge similar to the one John fac@@ ed , even in their own neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od : How to share their Bible - based hope with people of a different ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound ?
When we learned about his pro@@ vision of Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice and exerc@@ ised faith in that pro@@ vision , we began to buil@@ d a fri@@ end@@ ship with God .
Jesus taught that the proble@@ m go@@ es deep@@ er than the im@@ moral be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or it@@ self .
The faithful service rend@@ ered by E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ro@@ ditu@@ s deser@@ ved recogn@@ iti@@ on .
That letter , d@@ ated Mar@@ ch 10 , 19@@ 28 , moved our family .
I@@ mit@@ ate Jesus ’ attitude toward those whom he taught .
As the P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese commun@@ ity was sc@@ at@@ tered over a large are@@ a , we did a lo@@ t of travel@@ ing ​ — some@@ times up to 2@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 3@@ 00 k@@ m ] to re@@ ach deser@@ ving ones .
Solomon next pos@@ es two r@@ he@@ t@@ or@@ ic@@ al questions : “ So why should you , my son , be in an e@@ c@@ st@@ as@@ y with a str@@ ange woman or em@@ br@@ ace the bo@@ som of a fore@@ ign woman ? ”
Genesis chap@@ ter 3 recor@@ ds how the first human pa@@ ir made the will@@ ful decision to dis@@ obey their Li@@ fe - Gi@@ ver , Jehovah God .
At some point after the beg@@ in@@ ning of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation but before Jehovah ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tes his judgment upon the rest of the world , people will “ become fa@@ in@@ t out of fear and expe@@ ct@@ ation of the things coming upon the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ”
To end@@ ure in God’s service , we too need strength from the M@@ ak@@ er of these powerful be@@ ast@@ s , who imp@@ ar@@ ts power to us . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 13 .
The true God takes a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar interest in his loyal servants who are suffering ill@@ ness , and he bless@@ es the one who shows them fav@@ or .
As the op@@ ening talk at the “ God’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ tic Word ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tions explained , Jehovah’s Witnesses have been ke@@ en stud@@ ents of Bible prophecy for many years .
This was a privilege that the nation of Israel under the Law could have had .
“ In I@@ I Samuel there was ap@@ par@@ ently rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ance to use the name E@@ sh@@ ba@@ ’@@ al , which was re@@ minis@@ c@@ ent of the Cana@@ an@@ ite st@@ or@@ m go@@ d Ba@@ ’@@ al , ” expla@@ in re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers , “ but the origin@@ al name . . . was pre@@ served in the Bo@@ ok of Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les . ʺ
Then all went out to sear@@ ch for the mis@@ sing money and found it near the place where the pur@@ se had been found .
Some res@@ ist the truth , being “ comple@@ t@@ ely cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted in mind . ”
Do you have your own integrity in mind as you face your concer@@ ns , needs , and go@@ als in life ?
He also had money conc@@ e@@ aled in the ba@@ g@@ s of food that they took home .
When one of my old friends saw how much I had chang@@ ed , he started to study the Bible .
The psalmist David associ@@ ated the ste@@ ad@@ fa@@ st@@ ness of our heart with our sing@@ ing .
( a ) How may exc@@ essi@@ ve concer@@ n about how others view us cl@@ ou@@ d our judgment ?
Who are such “ loyal ones ” ?
For example , Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s relationship with H@@ ag@@ ar and S@@ ar@@ ah provided a prophe@@ tic pi@@ c@@ ture of Jehovah’s relationship with the nation of Israel and the heavenly part of God’s organization .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing Jesus ’ example , we do not simply ba@@ se our ans@@ wers on our own ide@@ as .
However , he did not tell me about it because he fe@@ ared that the news would end our marriage .
A@@ S Jehovah’s Witnesses , we often say that God’s Kingdom is the only so@@ lu@@ tion to all our problems , and we e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly direc@@ t pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s attention to this vital Scriptural truth .
14@@ 1 : 2 .
Rather , it is in the best inter@@ ests of the work when you@@ ng@@ er ones are tra@@ ined to h@@ and@@ le responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ arding Our Christian I@@ d@@ ent@@ ity , 2 / 15
Jesus Christ “ was certainly one of the most influ@@ enti@@ al people who ever lived . ” ​ — “ The World Bo@@ ok En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia . ”
In 1@@ 5@@ 6@@ 2 , for example , he was for@@ ced to fle@@ e to Par@@ is for more than a year .
But Jo@@ si@@ ah dis@@ gu@@ ises himself and tri@@ es to turn the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans back at Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 35 : 20 - 22 .
He has been descri@@ bed as a man “ of con@@ sum@@ mate ambi@@ tion , pro@@ di@@ gi@@ ous ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ance , and un@@ sur@@ pas@@ sed pol@@ itical s@@ k@@ ill . ”
The Mark I@@ d@@ enti@@ fied
If a Christian feel@@ s that he can r@@ ely just on his own relationship with God , he is tur@@ ning away from a God - or@@ da@@ ined arrang@@ ement ​ — that of both the worl@@ d@@ wide congregation and the local congregations of God’s people .
And we must end@@ ure in being faithful .
Yet , they do not feel a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned , as did the S@@ co@@ t@@ s@@ man S@@ el@@ ki@@ r@@ k .
L@@ ater , they were very happy that they had obe@@ yed God .
Is@@ ol@@ ate and expla@@ in ke@@ y por@@ tions of a pas@@ sage
Jesus states the reason : “ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ” ​ — Acts 20 : 35 .
But we wonder@@ ed , ‘ Will they ever get to know the truth ? ’
U@@ p@@ on what did the blessings experienced during Solom@@ on@@ ’s rul@@ er@@ ship dep@@ end ?
How , then , are we to tre@@ at those who are not ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with Bible tru@@ ths ?
W@@ alls of the Ca@@ str@@ a P@@ ra@@ et@@ ori@@ a as they appe@@ ar today
As these ver@@ ses c@@ learly show , the desire to walk in Jehovah’s ways and to “ cl@@ ing ” to him comes from trust and confidence in God .
Rather , he ‘ la@@ bor@@ ed and to@@ iled night and day . ’
In ad@@ dition to serving as m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers and streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ i@@ ds to Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers , angels serve another purpose .
In H@@ em , in the nor@@ th of Fr@@ ance , after working a night shi@@ ft , one Witness dist@@ ribu@@ ted the tr@@ act from fi@@ ve in the mor@@ ning until three in the af@@ ter@@ no@@ on .
Do you know whom each fi@@ gu@@ re re@@ pres@@ ents ?
Consider two Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts in which en@@ v@@ y was a fac@@ t@@ or .
If you are a dedic@@ ated Christian , you too were dra@@ wn by God to true worship .
The question , though , may also mean that Na@@ om@@ i was in@@ qui@@ ring about Ru@@ th@@ ’s possible new id@@ ent@@ ity in con@@ ne@@ ction with her being re@@ pur@@ cha@@ sed .
Be@@ fore his death , David coun@@ sel@@ ed his son Solomon : “ If you sear@@ ch for [ Jehovah ] , he will let himself be found by you . ”
How does Jehovah provide cons@@ ol@@ ation ?
We should not dec@@ ei@@ ve ourselves by fal@@ sel@@ y reason@@ ing that ‘ Jehovah’s time has not come . ’
By doing so , we truly follow Paul’s counsel to ‘ apply ourselves to teaching . ’
After that , “ believers in the Lord kept on being ad@@ ded , mul@@ titu@@ des both of men and of women . ”
Su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity of S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al V@@ alu@@ es
As we read those words , we might ask : ‘ Why should we sear@@ ch for those tre@@ a@@ sures ?
Our gen@@ u@@ ine Christian love contribu@@ tes to the gro@@ w@@ th of our spiritual par@@ adise .
So an anointed one should “ appro@@ ve himself after sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ y ” and only then par@@ take of the em@@ ble@@ ms .
“ But just when our di@@ et seem@@ ed to become un@@ be@@ ar@@ able , ” says J@@ as@@ sa , “ our Bible stud@@ ents began to give us m@@ ang@@ o@@ es , ban@@ an@@ as , pa@@ pa@@ y@@ as and , of course , ba@@ g@@ s full of le@@ m@@ ons ! ”
“ TH@@ E D@@ A@@ Y O@@ F J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H I@@ S N@@ E@@ A@@ R ”
I@@ magine Isa@@ ac@@ ’s feelings as he la@@ y on the al@@ ta@@ r , a@@ wa@@ iting the sh@@ ar@@ p , pi@@ er@@ c@@ ing pain that would lead to his death .
Jehovah un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly plac@@ es high value on people .
There had been two days of heav@@ y ra@@ in , and the we@@ ather fo@@ rec@@ ast for the we@@ ek@@ end was ble@@ ak .
He said : “ W@@ ic@@ ked slave , I can@@ c@@ el@@ ed all that de@@ b@@ t for you when you ple@@ ad@@ ed with me .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a few days , c@@ and@@ les , f@@ low@@ ers , and let@@ ters co@@ vered the are@@ a in fr@@ on@@ t of the school .
Jehovah told his angels to organiz@@ e the des@@ tru@@ ction of the wicked and to make sure that the righteous ones would sur@@ vi@@ ve .
When Samuel did not come at the appointed time , Saul pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ously offered the bur@@ n@@ t sacrifice himself . Just as he fin@@ i@@ shed , Samuel arri@@ ved .
The apostle Paul knew the preci@@ ous value of prayer .
Do its religious lead@@ ers place exc@@ essi@@ ve emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on money ?
W@@ I@@ S@@ Ł@@ A is situ@@ ated in a beau@@ ti@@ ful m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous re@@ gi@@ on , where n@@ ature pu@@ ts on a spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar displa@@ y .
U@@ sing por@@ tions of the Hebrew Scriptures , such as Psalm 8 : 5 , he showed how the Bible descri@@ bes the “ inf@@ eri@@ or@@ ity ” of the Son .
In fact , I continued thinking and pra@@ ying for some days .
The slave class di@@ lig@@ ently provi@@ des spiritual n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment for all ​ — “ mil@@ k ” for new ones but “ so@@ li@@ d food ” for “ matu@@ re people . ” ​ — Hebrews 5 : 11 - 14 .
Acc@@ ording to Psalm 1 : 1 , what are some reas@@ ons why a godly person is happy ?
We simply do not know .
• How can you remain loyal to Jehovah even when al@@ one ?
Jehovah has bless@@ ed me with a family ​ — the very thing I mis@@ sed in my chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od and you@@ th .
However , many Christian cou@@ ples act wis@@ ely and avoid these d@@ ang@@ ers during cour@@ tshi@@ p .
It is imp@@ os@@ sible for him to ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct the fulfill@@ ment of his word .
Do po@@ pul@@ ar conc@@ ep@@ ts of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on mat@@ ch what the Bible teach@@ es ?
11 , 12 . ( a ) What examples illustr@@ ate how our decisions in day - to - day matters rel@@ ate to the is@@ sue of personal integrity ?
Because the la@@ w@@ y@@ er po@@ c@@ ke@@ ted most of the money .
But they were not .
O@@ thers , for a vari@@ ety of reas@@ ons , may re@@ act un@@ fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly .
3 “ Ke@@ ep on the W@@ atch ” ​ — Why So I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant ?
We started a Bible study with them in the 19@@ 50 ’ s .
One of the teach@@ ers of the course , Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or Di@@ e@@ go G@@ rac@@ ia , regul@@ arly organiz@@ es a pres@@ ti@@ gi@@ ous ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s course in e@@ th@@ ic@@ s for S@@ pan@@ ish do@@ ct@@ ors and has become a fir@@ m supp@@ or@@ ter of our right to inform@@ ed cons@@ ent in the matter of blood trans@@ fu@@ sions .
Although a mer@@ ch@@ ant ship , our v@@ es@@ sel , the J@@ am@@ a@@ i@@ que , had g@@ un@@ s m@@ oun@@ ted at the pro@@ w and at the st@@ er@@ n .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing to Saul about David al@@ most co@@ st J@@ on@@ a@@ than his life , but the two friends me@@ t again and r@@ ene@@ wed their b@@ ond of fri@@ end@@ ship .
What will help those acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to using har@@ s@@ h words to change their man@@ ner of speaking ?
When parents do this , it be@@ comes e@@ asi@@ er for their children to love the truth .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of people have died in inter@@ n@@ al con@@ f@@ li@@ cts .
This was during the time of the Sha@@ h’s rule .
Lo@@ o@@ king back on their li@@ ber@@ ation from spi@@ rit@@ ism , Jo@@ ac@@ him and Bar@@ ba@@ r@@ a who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly ag@@ ree with the words of Psalm 1@@ 21 : 2 : “ My help is from Jehovah . ”
No@@ te how Jehovah respon@@ ded when Samuel took the matter to him in prayer : “ L@@ isten to the vo@@ ice of the people as res@@ pe@@ cts all that they say to you ; for it is not you whom they have re@@ je@@ cted , but it is I whom they have re@@ je@@ cted from being king over them . ”
As early as 19@@ 38 , The Watchtower stated that the J@@ on@@ a@@ da@@ bs , or other sheep , “ must learn that con@@ se@@ cr@@ ation [ dedic@@ ation ] and san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation are requi@@ red of each one who shall become a part of the great mul@@ titu@@ de and live on earth . ”
These writ@@ ers , however , did not esta@@ bl@@ ish the can@@ on ; they mer@@ ely t@@ es@@ ti@@ fied to what God had already accepted through his re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves , who were gu@@ i@@ ded by his spirit .
Can you rec@@ all the n@@ ames of mi@@ gh@@ ty pol@@ itical or religious lead@@ ers who during your li@@ fe@@ time bit@@ ter@@ ly op@@ pres@@ sed God’s people ?
And most people would ag@@ ree with the E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ an who declar@@ ed : “ The [ tra@@ di@@ tional ] family rema@@ ins to this day the most important ha@@ ven of human se@@ cur@@ ity and purpose . ”
L@@ ol@@ i and L@@ idi@@ ana enjoy serving where the need is greater
By dedic@@ ating ourselves to Jehovah , we expres@@ sed our hear@@ t@@ felt desire to serve him .
One ba@@ si@@ c way in which elders do so is by following the example set by David , Eli@@ h@@ u , and Jesus himself .
Job su@@ ffered one ad@@ vers@@ ity after another .
I am 8@@ 8 years old now , and I am still able to have an ac@@ tive share in car@@ ing for congregation responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
De@@ ci@@ de to learn the divine requi@@ re@@ ments for pleas@@ ing God .
When Peter real@@ ized his mis@@ take , he we@@ pt bit@@ ter@@ ly .
Ther@@ efore , some of them were moved to exc@@ la@@ im : “ For a fact the Lord was ra@@ ised up ! ” ​ — Luke 24 : 34 .
In@@ tegrity keep@@ ers love God and neigh@@ b@@ or . ​ — Mat@@ t .
The marriage occ@@ ur@@ s when they present a sign@@ ed marriage reg@@ is@@ tr@@ ation form to an of@@ fi@@ cial .
The tra@@ ining of mission@@ aries , travel@@ ing overse@@ ers , elders , and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants is also an ong@@ o@@ ing pro@@ c@@ ess .
My decision was bad for two reas@@ ons . Fir@@ st , I thought that after three months I would still have a strong desire to serve Jehovah .
On one occasi@@ on , Jesus stated : “ You are my friends if you do what I am comman@@ ding you . ”
However , it is eas@@ y to let an obedi@@ ent spirit la@@ p@@ se into a per@@ mis@@ sive one .
Com@@ men@@ ting on you@@ ths who qu@@ ali@@ fy for baptism but who@@ se parents do not ag@@ ree , an experienced el@@ der said : “ P@@ re@@ ven@@ ting a young one from get@@ ting baptized can bre@@ ak his spiritual m@@ om@@ en@@ tu@@ m and lead to disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement . ”
He had many desi@@ ra@@ ble qualities .
Yes , their first thought was to ex@@ al@@ t God .
“ Ha@@ ving P@@ l@@ ent@@ y to Do ”
• What less@@ ons do the illustr@@ ations of the lost sheep and the lost co@@ in teach us ?
And as reg@@ ar@@ ds human war@@ f@@ are and stri@@ fe , they had pur@@ su@@ ed peace by ‘ be@@ ating their s@@ words into p@@ low@@ sh@@ a@@ res . ’
It was clear to the vis@@ iting Witnesses that the is@@ land people res@@ pe@@ cted God’s Word and were consci@@ ous of their spiritual need . ​ — Matthew 5 : 3 .
And he did help me . ”
Because he knew of Jehovah’s feelings .
Does Solomon ref@@ er to an ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ous wife as a pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te ?
At another of@@ fice , a man saw a fellow work@@ er accept the Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
Jehovah’s Ser@@ v@@ ant ​ — “ P@@ i@@ er@@ ced for Our Tr@@ ans@@ g@@ res@@ sion ”
Jehovah does not deli@@ ght in the death of the wicked .
Di@@ e@@ go , a brother now in his early 20 ’ s , vis@@ ited a cou@@ ple of pione@@ ers serving in P@@ ru@@ d@@ ent@@ ó@@ pol@@ is , a small to@@ wn in sou@@ ther@@ n B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
For example , we can make contribu@@ tions to support the Kingdom work in our own congregation and all around the world .
O@@ ver 50 years later , in the year 200@@ 3 , J@@ ap@@ an repor@@ ted a pe@@ ak of 2@@ 1@@ 7@@ ,@@ 5@@ 0@@ 8 publi@@ sh@@ ers !
Those str@@ ik@@ ing words ​ — “ the time of the end ” — ​ were first used on the earth some 2@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 years ag@@ o by the ang@@ el G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el .
Jesus Christ is over@@ see@@ ing the great@@ est preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign in hist@@ ory
While s@@ tic@@ king loy@@ ally to her mother - in - law , Ru@@ th did not pu@@ s@@ h or d@@ om@@ in@@ ate her .
While they did not es@@ cap@@ e all the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of their sin , their lives were s@@ pared .
However , as was true in the past , God al@@ one determined when such war@@ f@@ are was to take place and who was to be involved .
Com@@ fort from God “ P@@ ra@@ ised be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ , the Father of tend@@ er mer@@ ci@@ es and the God of all comfort , who com@@ forts us in all our tri@@ als . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 1 : 3 , 4 .
The first chap@@ ters of Genesis indic@@ ate that after God cre@@ ated the first human cou@@ ple , he spoke with them regul@@ arly , allow@@ ing them to esta@@ bl@@ ish a spiritual relationship with him .
Will the earth be bur@@ ned up by fi@@ re ?
If that ever happ@@ ens to you , turn to Jehovah and his people for help so as not to allow yourself to be de@@ pri@@ ved of the pri@@ ze . ​ — Read Psalm 34 : 18 ; Proverbs 13 : 20 .
Today , few people would think that the la@@ ws of Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God are at is@@ sue if a physi@@ ci@@ an su@@ gg@@ ested their taking blood .
Mi@@ rac@@ ul@@ ously , there is more than en@@ ough for ever@@ yone to e@@ at !
[ M@@ ap@@ s on page 8 ]
My parents refu@@ sed to jo@@ in the V@@ ol@@ k@@ s@@ bun@@ d , the Na@@ z@@ i pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s organization .
Do I seek to la@@ y down ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ary , inf@@ le@@ xi@@ ble rul@@ es or to turn my personal op@@ in@@ i@@ ons into law ?
They will be g@@ la@@ d that you no@@ tic@@ ed , and your concer@@ n may serve to reas@@ sure them that Jehovah no@@ tic@@ es too .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the out@@ p@@ our@@ ing of holy spirit upon about 1@@ 20 disciples ga@@ ther@@ ed in an u@@ pp@@ er ro@@ om in Jerusalem at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , the apostle Peter sto@@ od up and began preaching to the mul@@ titu@@ de of Jews and pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes who had come together to see what had happened .
However , Jehovah for@@ gave Peter “ in a large way . ”
Then , in 198@@ 1 , Ca@@ tho@@ lic scho@@ l@@ ars pro@@ duc@@ ed the Ma@@ y@@ no@@ o@@ th Bible , a transl@@ ation in mo@@ der@@ n I@@ ris@@ h .
If we do become jus@@ ti@@ fi@@ ab@@ ly ang@@ ry , an im@@ medi@@ ate s@@ il@@ ent prayer can help us to be “ co@@ ol of spirit , ” displa@@ ying self - control in@@ stead of ac@@ ting in a way that could g@@ ri@@ eve God’s spirit .
“ I am long@@ ing to see you , ” he wrote them , “ that there may be an inter@@ change of encourag@@ ement among you , by each one through the o@@ ther’s faith , both your@@ s and mine . ”
( T@@ an@@ ak@@ h ) Do you not ag@@ ree that this is an encourag@@ ing thought ?
After being rel@@ eas@@ ed , they told fellow believers what had happened .
W@@ ould you not he@@ ed the war@@ ning ?
It is Jehovah’s ear@@ n@@ est desire that his people avoid cal@@ am@@ ity and enjoy life by pa@@ ying attention to his comman@@ d@@ ments .
Jehovah is ga@@ ther@@ ing and tra@@ ining a great mul@@ t@@ in@@ ational crow@@ d of true worshipp@@ ers .
O@@ ver the years , tr@@ ying circumstances , difficult challeng@@ es , and un@@ fore@@ seen occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ences have called for an in@@ or@@ din@@ ate am@@ ount of ten@@ ac@@ ity and per@@ sever@@ ance .
In a 4@@ 3 - day cam@@ pa@@ ign from De@@ c@@ ember 1 , 19@@ 40 , through J@@ anu@@ ary 12 , 194@@ 1 , about 5@@ 0@@ ,000 publi@@ sh@@ ers in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates dist@@ ribu@@ ted al@@ most ei@@ ght milli@@ on boo@@ k@@ le@@ ts during what was called the “ C@@ oura@@ ge ” T@@ es@@ ti@@ mony P@@ eri@@ od .
A Christian bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om expres@@ ses his love by v@@ ow@@ ing to be loyal to his bri@@ de , come what may .
It gives us a pi@@ c@@ ture of what life was like before the F@@ lood and reve@@ als why a whole world came to a su@@ d@@ den end .
Ser@@ gi@@ o , who was con@@ vi@@ cted of the@@ ft , ar@@ m@@ ed ro@@ b@@ ber@@ y , d@@ ru@@ g s@@ mu@@ g@@ gl@@ ing , and ho@@ mi@@ ci@@ de , was sen@@ ten@@ ced to imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment until 20@@ 24 .
When the prophet Jeremiah b@@ ought a field from his c@@ ous@@ in , who was a fellow worshipp@@ er of Jehovah , he made a written rec@@ ord of the trans@@ action before wit@@ nesses .
There was no al@@ co@@ ho@@ l at the we@@ d@@ ding , and the fes@@ tiv@@ ities were or@@ der@@ ly .
E@@ arly in De@@ c@@ ember , I ma@@ iled G@@ r@@ and@@ pa a dra@@ ft of my com@@ men@@ c@@ ement spe@@ e@@ ch .
The a@@ udi@@ ence ap@@ pla@@ u@@ d their appro@@ val .
Some marriage mat@@ es might dis@@ cre@@ et@@ ly hold hands , but if they em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed each other during public prayer , those who got a g@@ li@@ mp@@ se of such conduct might be stu@@ mb@@ led .
However , some members of the congregation in ancient Corin@@ th were cre@@ ating fac@@ tions .
Of course , a person does not become s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally .
The spiritual par@@ adise that we enjoy today is filled with “ a flo@@ ck of holy pers@@ ons . ”
He ra@@ pi@@ dly prog@@ ressed to baptism .
Ne@@ e@@ d@@ less to say , I was very g@@ la@@ d that I had not been with them that night .
Jehovah as@@ ks the question that is on your mind : “ Who are these that come f@@ l@@ ying just like a cl@@ ou@@ d , and like do@@ ves to their bir@@ d@@ house ho@@ les ? ”
Ju@@ ne 29 , 200@@ 9 – Ju@@ ly 5 , 200@@ 9
( b ) What will we consider in this and the following article ?
She was “ declar@@ ed righteous by works [ of faith ] , after she had received the [ Israel@@ ite ] m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ab@@ ly and sent them out by another way , ” so that they elu@@ ded their Cana@@ an@@ ite enem@@ ies .
This article exam@@ ines how we can use our material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons to “ make friends ” in heaven .
“ We are also uni@@ que in our pro@@ found cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity about ourselves : How are we put together physi@@ c@@ ally ?
How would a young na@@ vi@@ g@@ at@@ or learn to use a s@@ tic@@ k char@@ t ?
How did An@@ n feel about all of this ?
God will never per@@ mit his people to be ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ated
• W@@ i@@ des@@ pre@@ ad lo@@ ss of love of go@@ o@@ dness
The Bible is like a letter to us from our loving Father in heaven . ​ — Read Jeremiah 29 : 11 .
So we regul@@ arly went out as a family , and they also sp@@ ent time with friends in the congregation .
• What are some ways in which we can show prop@@ er appreciation for our Kingdom song@@ s ?
That promise really appe@@ aled to me .
H@@ on@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones recogn@@ ized the truth and respon@@ ded positi@@ vely to it .
N@@ ex@@ t came the ab@@ s@@ or@@ b@@ ing Bible dr@@ ama “ St@@ and Fir@@ m in Tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es@@ ome T@@ im@@ es . ”
22 , 23 . ( a ) What tre@@ a@@ sures are st@@ ored up by Christian ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers ?
12 , 13 . ( a ) A pioneer should do what if he is having tr@@ ou@@ ble re@@ aching his h@@ our go@@ al ?
The Bible ur@@ ges us to “ sear@@ ch for Jehovah and his strength . ”
Our thinking and our li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le should refle@@ ct our fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ction that “ the world is pas@@ sing away and so is its desire . ”
He did leave be@@ h@@ ind disciples as well as spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c requi@@ re@@ ments for disci@@ ple@@ ship .
U@@ p@@ on hear@@ ing M@@ ep@@ hi@@ bo@@ sh@@ et@@ h , David must have real@@ ized that he er@@ red when he took Z@@ i@@ ba@@ ’s words at face value .
King David of Israel was well a@@ ware of Jehovah’s prote@@ ctive ar@@ m even when he fac@@ ed a most per@@ il@@ ous m@@ om@@ ent .
But after a few min@@ ut@@ es , we heard them d@@ ri@@ ve away .
Jesus also spoke with Matthew L@@ ev@@ i , a ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ or , and invit@@ ed him to be his disci@@ ple .
If any situation makes us anxi@@ ous , use it to draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah .
Des@@ pite our in@@ iti@@ al ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion , we wanted to do what was right and g@@ la@@ dly accepted our assignment .
W@@ i@@ do@@ who@@ od , a@@ ban@@ don@@ ment , or other un@@ fav@@ or@@ able circumstances have left many sing@@ le parents feel@@ ing the way one mother did . She said , “ We are ple@@ ading for reli@@ ef , and we need it des@@ per@@ ately ! ”
Wor@@ ship was being pu@@ shed into the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
In view of so many marriage bre@@ aku@@ ps , however , it is not un@@ reason@@ able to ask if lasting love is really possible .
M@@ ore important , the temple would be “ the house of Jehovah the true God . ”
A true disci@@ ple of Christ cannot serve two ma@@ st@@ ers .
It out@@ l@@ ined how as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t , k@@ id@@ n@@ app@@ ing , and ste@@ al@@ ing were to be deal@@ t with .
One fe@@ ature was the d@@ ou@@ ble deed .
When he was just a child , he would stand on M@@ am@@ a@@ ’s h@@ at@@ bo@@ x and prac@@ tice giving his “ tal@@ ks . ”
“ He is giving to the ti@@ red one power ; and to the one without d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic en@@ er@@ gy he makes full might ab@@ ound . ”
Des@@ is@@ ting from sin and from works of self - jus@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation are just part of the answer .
12 : 6 .
Fir@@ st - century Jewish religious lead@@ ers held that “ the sons of your people ” and “ your fellow ” refer@@ red only to Jews .
I my@@ self shall certainly act , that I my@@ self may car@@ ry and that I my@@ self may be@@ ar up and fur@@ n@@ ish es@@ cap@@ e . ”
Peter was sure that there were no f@@ ish , so he told Jesus : “ In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or , for a whole night we to@@ iled and took nothing . ”
The pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Abra@@ m “ mo@@ bi@@ li@@ zed his tra@@ ined men ” to res@@ cu@@ e Lo@@ t ​ — and the men succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded .
In 194@@ 3 j@@ our@@ n@@ al@@ ist T . H .
R@@ es@@ pon@@ d to his s@@ il@@ ent cri@@ es , and ‘ comfort his heart . ’ ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 2 : 2 .
He ad@@ ded : “ They accepted us as their friends and as part of their family .
No@@ te that he did not simply say that we should be “ pu@@ t@@ ting up with one another . ”
Se@@ cond , there was no C@@ our@@ t of the G@@ ent@@ il@@ es in the div@@ in@@ ely provided ar@@ ch@@ it@@ e@@ c@@ tural pl@@ ans of Solom@@ on@@ ’s temple or E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s v@@ isi@@ on@@ ary temple ; nor was there one in the temple re@@ buil@@ t by Z@@ er@@ u@@ b@@ ba@@ be@@ l .
Satan t@@ ar@@ ge@@ ts your fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart ​ — your se@@ at of mo@@ tiv@@ ation and desire — ​ and se@@ ek@@ s to cor@@ ru@@ pt it .
“ The form@@ er life - st@@ y@@ le of some of these people clo@@ sel@@ y par@@ all@@ el@@ ed my form@@ er life - st@@ y@@ le .
One h@@ un@@ d@@ red years ear@@ li@@ er , the C@@ ze@@ ch religious re@@ form@@ er J@@ an H@@ us had con@@ dem@@ ned the s@@ ale of in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ences .
Indeed , “ he has ac@@ ted too s@@ mo@@ o@@ th@@ ly to himself in his own eyes to find out his er@@ ro@@ r so as to h@@ ate it . ”
He said : “ Mar@@ th@@ a , Mar@@ th@@ a , you are anxi@@ ous and dis@@ tur@@ bed about many things . A few things , though , are needed , or just one . ”
In a fi@@ ve - year peri@@ od , B@@ r@@ ita@@ in@@ ’s publi@@ sh@@ er fi@@ gu@@ res al@@ most tri@@ pl@@ ed .
That was not a mem@@ ory exerc@@ ise .
As we cultiv@@ ate bal@@ ance in what we ex@@ pect of ourselves , we will become more consider@@ ate of fellow Christians .
His actions man@@ i@@ f@@ est the perfect har@@ mony of his car@@ din@@ al qualities of love , wisdom , justice , and power .
In an in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent recorded by Jose@@ ph@@ us , the pre@@ fect began work on an a@@ qu@@ e@@ du@@ ct to bring water into Jerusalem and used fun@@ ds from the temple tre@@ a@@ sur@@ y to fin@@ ance the pro@@ ject .
Of course , b@@ es@@ id@@ es sh@@ aring in the important disci@@ ple - making work , we as Christians also share in the joy of giving in other ways .
Jesus here showed that the ro@@ o@@ t of the proble@@ m of mu@@ r@@ der lies at a le@@ v@@ el deep@@ er than the viol@@ ent act it@@ self .
What was Jesus encourag@@ ing his listen@@ ers to do when he said : ‘ You must be perfect ’ ?
It is because Jehovah has given them the hope of everlasting life in heaven . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 13 , 14 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 5 .
If we keep that c@@ learly in mind , we will commun@@ ic@@ ate more effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely with our stud@@ ents .
How can we imitate God’s qualities , such as his love ?
I@@ ng@@ er had always been heal@@ thy and strong .
Such obedi@@ ence is a f@@ it@@ ting remin@@ der for these heavenly sons of God .
In his teaching , he always emp@@ lo@@ yed his ke@@ en men@@ tal fac@@ ul@@ ties to ad@@ v@@ ance truth .
So@@ on , Christian commun@@ ities began to devel@@ op and f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h in S@@ pain .
T@@ W@@ O th@@ ous@@ and years ag@@ o , the bir@@ th of a certain m@@ ale child ca@@ used a mul@@ titu@@ de of angels in heaven to praise God in the hear@@ ing of some shepher@@ ds .
32 : 1 - 3 ​ — When did Eli@@ h@@ u arri@@ ve ?
While serving in Gre@@ e@@ ce , I was able to atten@@ d mem@@ or@@ able conven@@ tions in A@@ th@@ ens , Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , and the is@@ lands of R@@ ho@@ des and C@@ re@@ te .
The th@@ ir@@ d - century the@@ olo@@ gi@@ an C@@ y@@ pri@@ an wrote : “ What can be a more spiritual prayer than that which was given to us by Christ . . . ?
T@@ ens of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Christian women , sing@@ le and married , serve as pioneer min@@ isters and mission@@ aries , being cont@@ ent with li@@ fe@@ ’s necess@@ ities as they s@@ pre@@ ad the Kingdom message in ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es r@@ ang@@ ing from bu@@ st@@ ling c@@ ities to is@@ ol@@ ated re@@ gi@@ ons .
We show our faith in Jehovah when we for@@ give others .
We can also demonstr@@ ate our s@@ inc@@ ere for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess by pra@@ ying for those who sin against us . ​ — Luke 6 : 27 , 28 .
They hold out hope for all integrity keep@@ ers .
In view of this , it was best that we arri@@ ve without any wel@@ come and avoid cont@@ act with the local Witnesses .
S@@ ear@@ ch for Jehovah , Ex@@ am@@ in@@ er of H@@ ear@@ ts , 11 / 15
“ The man of bro@@ ad dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment is one that keep@@ s s@@ il@@ ent . ”
As@@ k for understanding and help from Jehovah , who “ is making an es@@ tim@@ ate of hearts . ” ​ — 4 / 1 , pages 21 - 3 .
Davi@@ d’s concer@@ n was to live in such a way as to ple@@ ase God , both by his spe@@ e@@ ch and by his actions .
The apostle John showed that Satan’s influ@@ ence is so ex@@ ten@@ sive that “ the whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one . ”
By all means , then , do everything in your power to stay close to Jehovah God and his organization during these st@@ res@@ s@@ ful last days !
I felt inf@@ eri@@ or and develop@@ ed a comple@@ x .
“ Let us pur@@ sue the things making for peace . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M . 14 : 19 .
The two recor@@ ds may also have differ@@ ed because some Jews who were un@@ able to esta@@ bl@@ ish their g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gy at the out@@ set did so in time .
Still , when would that ha@@ p@@ pen ?
• How can we today find the answer to the question , “ Wh@@ ere is Jehovah ? ”
B@@ loo@@ d@@ less S@@ ur@@ g@@ er@@ y , 3 / 1
E@@ ven@@ tually , the two of them got leg@@ ally married and thus qu@@ ali@@ fied to be baptized as Jehovah’s Witnesses .
What did the un@@ nam@@ ed prophet from Juda@@ h fai@@ l to do , and what was the result ?
N@@ ei@@ ther a displa@@ y of strength nor m@@ ere words would be a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate .
The publi@@ sh@@ ers of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine and many of its read@@ ers have no doubt that this uni@@ que peri@@ od really is the last days and that the end is near .
Many tri@@ als and cal@@ am@@ ities be@@ f@@ all Jehovah God’s loyal ones because of their own imper@@ fe@@ ction and because they live in a world that is l@@ ying in the power of Satan , “ the wicked one . ”
H@@ ar@@ m@@ ful go@@ s@@ si@@ p may lead to s@@ l@@ an@@ der , which often ca@@ uses con@@ ten@@ tion .
Sam@@ s@@ on@@ ’s st@@ ory began when Jehovah’s ang@@ el appe@@ ared to the ba@@ r@@ re@@ n wife of an Israel@@ ite nam@@ ed M@@ ano@@ ah and inform@@ ed her that she would give bir@@ th to a son .
The le@@ p@@ ers also spo@@ t@@ ted go@@ ld , s@@ il@@ ver , gar@@ ments , and other valu@@ able things .
How will you feel as you sur@@ ve@@ y the sc@@ ene ?
The Bible tel@@ ls us : “ Do not be anxi@@ ous over anything , but in everything by prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation along with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving , let your pet@@ iti@@ ons be made known to God . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 .
E@@ X@@ H@@ O@@ R@@ T “ O@@ N TH@@ E B@@ A@@ S@@ I@@ S O@@ F L@@ O@@ V@@ E ”
They may even a@@ ban@@ d@@ on ‘ the wife of their you@@ th , ’ perhaps for someone you@@ ng@@ er . ​ — M@@ al .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er in his ministry , Jesus had said : “ To other c@@ ities I must dec@@ l@@ are the good news of the kingdom of God , because for this I was sent for@@ th . ”
20 , 21 . ( a ) What good comes from show@@ ing refu@@ ge@@ es Christian love ?
We do well to look for ways to ad@@ just our sc@@ he@@ du@@ le acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly .
For some 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years , Daniel has rest@@ ed in the gra@@ ve , but by the power of the resurrection , he will soon ‘ stand up for his lo@@ t ’ as one of the “ pr@@ inc@@ es in all the earth . ”
N@@ ei@@ ther does it appe@@ ar in the Pe@@ shi@@ t@@ ta , thus pro@@ ving that the ad@@ dition at 1 John 5 : 7 is in@@ deed a cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion of the Bible text .
As the psalmist says : “ Jehovah is taking ple@@ asure in his people .
Does Jehovah know in ad@@ v@@ ance what each of us will do ?
They always pati@@ ently listen@@ ed to me and seri@@ ously consider@@ ed my vie@@ w@@ point ​ — even if they did not ag@@ ree with it .
It off@@ ers spiritual tra@@ ining to qu@@ ali@@ fied sing@@ le brothers .
( b ) What resur@@ rec@@ tions did Jesus per@@ form ?
P@@ ra@@ y ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly to Jehovah for help to foc@@ us on who@@ les@@ ome things .
“ O do gu@@ ard my soul , for I am loyal , ” pray@@ ed the psalmist David .
Why is it prof@@ it@@ able to consider the account of Jesus and the woman at S@@ im@@ on@@ ’s house ?
Al@@ ong with her , I can say with all my heart : “ B@@ less@@ ed is the able - bo@@ died man who pu@@ ts his trust in Jehovah . ” ​ — Jeremiah 17 : 7 .
Of course , a do@@ ct@@ or can be wrong , but “ the law of Jehovah is perfect . ”
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of Job
Ex@@ pres@@ sions of than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness help to cultiv@@ ate good relation@@ shi@@ ps .
The So@@ o@@ thing E@@ f@@ fect of Jehovah’s C@@ are
It was very different from the one they had in heaven .
“ A L@@ and of V@@ ines ”
At so@@ cial ga@@ ther@@ ings , those making the arrang@@ ements should not over@@ look the need for prop@@ er su@@ per@@ vision .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are that Jehovah uses his spirit to en@@ able us to accom@@ pl@@ ish the wide vari@@ ety of t@@ as@@ ks that we are en@@ tru@@ sted with !
A@@ ngi@@ e , who@@ se husband came close to death after a serious ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , was able to cop@@ e succ@@ ess@@ fully with all the dist@@ ress and pain of her situation .
• How can God - given authority be a blessing ?
R@@ ough@@ ly the same si@@ ze as E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , Cana@@ da was an ide@@ al place to witness over the ra@@ di@@ o .
S@@ ome@@ time later , that king sent high of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als to Jerusalem , along with a large ar@@ my , to dem@@ or@@ al@@ ize the Jews and in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ate He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah into sur@@ rend@@ ering .
What does Isaiah 4@@ 9 : 15 teach us about mer@@ cy ?
Because we give him ‘ all of what we have ’ ​ — our whole - sou@@ led service .
4 , 5 . ( a ) How did A@@ ar@@ on succ@@ um@@ b to pres@@ sure , and what less@@ ons can you learn from this ?
How will these last days conclu@@ de ?
Gen@@ i@@ val is not the only one who has such s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity in giving .
He declar@@ ed it “ un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble . . . to sin against Jehovah by c@@ eas@@ ing to pray ” in be@@ half of his fellow Israelites . ​ — 1 Samuel 12 : 2 , 23 .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , Satan will ‘ fle@@ e from us ’ in de@@ fe@@ at if we are in full sub@@ mis@@ sion to Jehovah and pray@@ er@@ fully r@@ ely on H@@ im .
4 : 29 .
As people learn about God , they see the need to con@@ form to his standards .
The Jews are inc@@ en@@ sed and ris@@ e up in re@@ v@@ ol@@ t .
His Word says that ‘ love end@@ u@@ res all things , ’ and a husband and wife clo@@ th@@ ed with this qu@@ ality are for@@ ti@@ fied to s@@ tic@@ k to each other and keep their marriage in@@ t@@ act . ​ — C@@ ol .
How c@@ learly the Bible por@@ tra@@ ys the Devil as a real spirit person ​ — an ang@@ el that became cor@@ ru@@ pt and d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous !
H@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ite !
The cro@@ wn then served “ as a mem@@ ori@@ al , ” or “ remin@@ der , ” of their contribu@@ tion toward true worship .
What Is Re@@ qui@@ red to G@@ a@@ in S@@ al@@ vation ?
C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 2 , 3 re@@ a@@ ds : “ Be per@@ sever@@ ing in prayer , rema@@ ining a@@ wa@@ ke in it with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving , at the same time pra@@ ying also for us , that God may o@@ pen a do@@ or of ut@@ ter@@ ance to us , to speak the sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ t about the Christ , for which , in fact , I am in pris@@ on b@@ on@@ ds . ”
If we are privile@@ ged to give public tal@@ ks in the congregation , we can stri@@ ve to imitate Paul by using t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful expres@@ sions that will help an un@@ beli@@ ever to understand and accept Bible tru@@ ths .
They , in turn , s@@ ow@@ ed see@@ ds of truth in their children and re@@ ap@@ ed b@@ oun@@ ti@@ fully .
A T@@ y@@ pi@@ cal J@@ our@@ ne@@ y
So after pray@@ er@@ ful consider@@ ation , we were married on Ju@@ ly 31 , 195@@ 6 .
I had no cont@@ act with any Witnesses , nor could I receive any liter@@ ature .
The ten vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins re@@ mind us of anointed Christians before 1914 .
Bar@@ u@@ ch listen@@ ed to Jehovah and sur@@ vi@@ ved Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s des@@ tru@@ ction .
Yes , they knew that there was much work to be done .
S@@ how@@ ing that he is a true S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d and Le@@ ad@@ er , Jesus declar@@ ed : “ I am the fine shepher@@ d ; the fine shepher@@ d sur@@ rend@@ ers his soul in be@@ half of the sheep .
What re@@ ality will continue as long as Satan’s world ex@@ ists , but why should this not un@@ du@@ ly disc@@ oura@@ ge us ?
In May 199@@ 4 , Fa@@ ina was baptized .
He stated : “ Un@@ less anyone is born again , he cannot see the kingdom of God . ”
• What will move us to continue to use our gift “ in minis@@ ter@@ ing to one another ” ?
Paul ex@@ hor@@ ted Timothy : “ F@@ le@@ e from you@@ th@@ ful desi@@ res , but pur@@ sue righteousness , faith , love , peace . ” ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
Let us consider how we can res@@ ist the worl@@ d’s spirit .
To avoid this , he re@@ comm@@ ended that we look for ways to say y@@ es .
TH@@ E son of Israel@@ ’s first king vis@@ its an out@@ law in hi@@ ding .
God’s spo@@ k@@ es@@ man Eli@@ h@@ u re@@ proved Job .
The apostle Paul com@@ pared the Christian congregation to “ the whole body , jo@@ ined and held together by every supp@@ or@@ ting lig@@ am@@ ent , [ which ] gro@@ ws and buil@@ ds it@@ self up in love , as each part does its work . ”
Se@@ cond , this account teach@@ es us a hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing less@@ on about Jehovah .
He also illustr@@ ated what it means to “ be@@ g off . ”
For example , sp@@ en@@ ding ex@@ tr@@ a h@@ our@@ s working clo@@ sel@@ y with someone of the op@@ pos@@ ite se@@ x can set the st@@ age for temp@@ tation .
She therefore rema@@ ined spiritually strong .
Hence , spirit is that which ani@@ mat@@ es the body .
In this reg@@ ard , this princi@@ ple app@@ lied : “ You must form no marriage al@@ li@@ ance with them . Your daugh@@ ter you must not give to his son , and his daugh@@ ter you must not take for your son . ”
O@@ thers have made similar com@@ ments about Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Today , Ka@@ re@@ n is going to co@@ ver the fi@@ f@@ th less@@ on in that bro@@ ch@@ ure .
R@@ es@@ pect for principles pre@@ c@@ lu@@ des such an attitude .
M@@ A@@ J@@ O@@ R D@@ E@@ V@@ EL@@ O@@ P@@ M@@ EN@@ T@@ S :
He simp@@ li@@ fied his life , re@@ sign@@ ed from his jo@@ b , and in time found emp@@ loy@@ ment that did not inter@@ f@@ ere with his Christian activities .
Like the mer@@ ch@@ ant of Jesus ’ par@@ able who sacrific@@ ed everything for one valu@@ able pe@@ ar@@ l , they were determined not to loo@@ s@@ en their g@@ ri@@ p on the Kingdom hope , wh@@ atever the co@@ st .
The ho@@ te@@ l was in the cen@@ ter of to@@ wn , and some of our Bible stud@@ ents wanted to study there .
See In@@ sight on the Scriptures , V@@ olu@@ me 1 , pages 4@@ 9@@ 0 - 1 , and “ All Scrip@@ ture Is In@@ spi@@ red of God and B@@ ene@@ fi@@ cial , ” pages 2@@ 26 - 8 , publi@@ shed by the Watchtower Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of New Yor@@ k , In@@ c .
• What can help a Christian to over@@ come doub@@ ts ?
9 , 10 . ( a ) How can we benefit from certain Scriptural examples ?
A br@@ il@@ li@@ ant f@@ l@@ as@@ h of light on one Bible sub@@ ject some@@ times lea@@ ds God’s anointed servants , “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” to re@@ exam@@ ine rel@@ ated to@@ pi@@ c@@ s , as the following rec@@ ent example illustr@@ ates . ​ — Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 .
Satan prom@@ o@@ tes himself as a go@@ d .
Some may don@@ ate to a cause in order to prom@@ o@@ te their own inter@@ ests .
Why is pu@@ t@@ ting material inter@@ ests first un@@ real@@ is@@ tic ?
Do you see any ways in which you could take greater advan@@ ta@@ ge of these as you pa@@ y “ more than the u@@ su@@ al attention ” to what God provi@@ des ? ​ — He@@ b .
That is e@@ asi@@ er . ”
Re@@ je@@ cted as a De@@ dic@@ ated N@@ ation
If we cho@@ ose Jehovah as our God and we put faith in him as David did , then no chall@@ enge , no proble@@ m , need da@@ un@@ t us .
Is that what you are doing ?
Con@@ tr@@ ary to Jehovah’s instru@@ ctions , dis@@ obedi@@ ent humans ga@@ ther@@ ed at what later came to be called Ba@@ be@@ l , determined to remain in one lo@@ c@@ ation .
Who does not long for li@@ ber@@ ation from the en@@ or@@ m@@ ous problems that ex@@ ist in the world today ?
So can we if we ad@@ here to “ the ways of Jehovah ” and never de@@ part from him . ​ — Read 2 Samuel 22 : 21 , 22 .
The next year , I had the joy of recei@@ ving my first assignment as ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising serv@@ ant ( later called ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine serv@@ ant ) in the second congregation organiz@@ ed in P@@ i@@ ra@@ i@@ é@@ v@@ s .
As sh@@ own at N@@ um@@ bers 14 : 1 - 3 , how had the attitude of the Israelites chang@@ ed ?
In Jo@@ b@@ ’s case , the ransom might have been an ani@@ ma@@ l sacrifice , which God would accept to co@@ ver , or at@@ one for , Jo@@ b@@ ’s er@@ ro@@ r . ​ — Job 1 : 5 .
How can I change that ?
His ad@@ di@@ ction had co@@ st him a small for@@ tu@@ ne , three ho@@ m@@ es , the respect of his family , and his own di@@ gn@@ ity .
The cho@@ ice of bul@@ ls as a re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ation was f@@ it@@ ting because the 12 cop@@ per bul@@ ls supp@@ or@@ ted the hu@@ ge “ se@@ a , ” which we@@ igh@@ ed some 30 t@@ ons .
The Israelites also tri@@ ed to use the ar@@ k of the covenant as a char@@ m against their enem@@ ies , with disa@@ str@@ ous resul@@ ts .
A special pioneer minis@@ ter me@@ t him in field service and offered him a Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
That righteous man died , not because he was a prophe@@ tic ty@@ pe of Jesus or of the anointed , but because he was an integrity keep@@ er .
Acc@@ ording to Ju@@ st@@ in Mar@@ ty@@ r of the second century C.E . , Jesus ’ de@@ tr@@ ac@@ t@@ ors “ even ven@@ tur@@ ed to call him a ma@@ gi@@ ci@@ an and a dec@@ ei@@ ver of the people . ”
“ Sa@@ y among the nations : ‘ Jehovah himself has become king . ’ ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 9@@ 6 : 10 .
The displa@@ y gave many the opportunity to get ref@@ re@@ shing spiritual water free . ​ — Revelation 22 : 17 .
One refer@@ ence work ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ The min@@ u@@ te the Greek r@@ un@@ ner in the st@@ adi@@ u@@ m takes his attention away from the r@@ ace course and the go@@ al to which he is spe@@ e@@ ding , and tur@@ ns it upon the on@@ loo@@ king crow@@ ds , his spe@@ ed is s@@ l@@ ac@@ k@@ ened .
40 : 5 ; Z@@ e@@ ch .
As a baptized Christian , your relationship with Jehovah is not a ‘ family pl@@ an , ’ such as some people have for c@@ el@@ lu@@ la@@ r tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne service .
Can you righ@@ tly con@@ dem@@ n another person ?
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y AN@@ N@@ A D@@ EN@@ Z T@@ U@@ R@@ P@@ I@@ N
Be sure that each minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant is well a@@ ware of any imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ements he needs to make in order to make prog@@ ress .
In fulfill@@ ment of words spo@@ ken 3@@ 00 years ear@@ li@@ er by an un@@ nam@@ ed “ man of the true God , ” Jo@@ si@@ ah bur@@ ns the b@@ ones of pri@@ ests of Ba@@ al on the al@@ ta@@ r that King Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am I set up at Bethel .
By making our ho@@ m@@ es ha@@ ven@@ s of love where we put away all anger and wr@@ ath and a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch , we are teaching our children vital less@@ ons about how to show love and how to respect authority .
Mo@@ ac@@ ir F@@ el@@ is@@ bin@@ o rec@@ oun@@ ted the tra@@ ining he had received while working clo@@ sel@@ y with mission@@ aries in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , where he gre@@ w up .
Because the re@@ gi@@ on is over two mil@@ es [ 3 k@@ m ] high , it takes a while for vis@@ it@@ ors to ad@@ just to the th@@ in a@@ ir .
This made them very je@@ al@@ ous of Joseph .
While some live in relati@@ ve comfort , milli@@ ons live as s@@ qu@@ at@@ ters , set@@ ting up sh@@ ac@@ ks wh@@ er@@ ever they can .
He found se@@ cur@@ ity and wisdom among God’s people .
James wrote : “ E@@ very good gift and every perfect present is from a@@ bo@@ ve , for it comes down from the Father of the c@@ el@@ es@@ ti@@ al ligh@@ ts . ”
Jehovah also fore@@ told that E@@ ve would su@@ ff@@ er pain in pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy and chil@@ d@@ bir@@ th .
David ple@@ ad@@ ed that his k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys and his heart be ref@@ ined .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing ones may need some time to be al@@ one .
* From those st@@ ep@@ s , the apostle gives a for@@ ce@@ ful witness to the religious mo@@ b .
Our F@@ i@@ ght to S@@ ta@@ y S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually S@@ tr@@ ong
After all , if we just stay faithful , such experi@@ ences only ad@@ d to our spiritual develop@@ ment .
Ar@@ k
This is what has helped to qu@@ ali@@ fy them for the mission@@ ary field .
Some may even say that they have no interest in living forever .
Ar@@ my p@@ ho@@ to
‘ What is pur@@ su@@ ed ’ may ref@@ er to what God pur@@ pos@@ es to do .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , the apostle cu@@ st@@ om@@ ar@@ ily en@@ tered sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es of the Jews and reas@@ oned with them from the Scriptures . ​ — Read Acts 17 : 1 , 2 .
The temple san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary and other ma@@ in stru@@ c@@ tures were con@@ stru@@ cted in ei@@ ght years .
These mo@@ der@@ n - day mar@@ ty@@ r@@ s also provide a powerful witness .
She par@@ ap@@ h@@ r@@ as@@ ed Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 21 : 22 - 24 and explained that if it was wrong to in@@ ju@@ re an un@@ born child , then an ab@@ or@@ tion would ob@@ vi@@ ously be contr@@ ary to God’s will .
Bu@@ ck@@ ing@@ ham ) , 6 / 1 Th@@ ough We@@ ak , I A@@ m P@@ ow@@ er@@ ful ( L .
Th@@ r@@ ough them , Jehovah has in@@ deed provided spiritual food in a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance .
G@@ ran@@ ted , it is not always eas@@ y to speak up or to do other things that Jehovah as@@ ks of us .
S@@ ome@@ one su@@ gg@@ ested thro@@ wing one Witness into the pris@@ on o@@ ven to put some fear into us .
S@@ O@@ M@@ E P@@ E@@ O@@ P@@ L@@ E B@@ EL@@ I@@ E@@ V@@ E that religion is a human in@@ ven@@ tion ; others think that God uses religion to help people draw close to him .
Bet@@ ty Jac@@ k@@ son
We inter@@ vie@@ wed sever@@ al of these experienced sisters .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , in an effort to bre@@ ak our integrity to God , Satan the Devil is using every means at his dis@@ pos@@ al .
When Davi@@ d’s m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers asked for some food , however , Na@@ ba@@ l “ s@@ cre@@ am@@ ed re@@ bu@@ k@@ es at them ” and sent them away emp@@ ty - h@@ an@@ ded .
God did that for Job , who said : “ I do rep@@ ent [ “ feel reg@@ re@@ t , ” f@@ t@@ n . ] in du@@ st and a@@ sh@@ es . ”
When the women re@@ turned , they asked me if I wanted to study the Bible , and I said y@@ es .
Jehovah can make you strong , just as he has me . ”
Di@@ d they understand why they should not bre@@ ak any of the b@@ ones ?
This article discus@@ ses our ye@@ ar@@ text for 20@@ 18 and shows why we need to give Jehovah the opportunity to strengthen us and how he will do so .
The apostle Paul ex@@ hor@@ ted his co@@ work@@ ers to prac@@ tice “ love out of a clean heart and out of a good conscience and out of faith without h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 1 : 5 .
The po@@ li@@ ce often ra@@ i@@ ded our meeting place at g@@ un@@ point .
And there may have been other uses of blood to tre@@ at di@@ se@@ ase or su@@ p@@ po@@ se@@ dly imp@@ ro@@ ve health .
It is ap@@ par@@ ent from their actions that they re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed their her@@ it@@ age , what they had been taught .
Be@@ fore you em@@ ba@@ r@@ k on any end@@ e@@ av@@ or , you might n@@ atur@@ ally won@@ der , ‘ Wh@@ at@@ ’s in it for me ? ’
The second article expla@@ ins how Christian women should view the st@@ at@@ ement : “ The head of a woman is the man . ”
You might won@@ der though : ‘ Ha@@ ve men learned to act c@@ ru@@ el@@ ly on their own ?
He ser@@ ves as Jehovah’s “ C@@ hi@@ ef A@@ g@@ ent of life , ” emp@@ ow@@ ered to ju@@ dge “ the living and the dead . ”
As@@ k God to help you foc@@ us on your bro@@ ther’s positi@@ ve qualities .
Indeed , the meaning be@@ h@@ ind “ discipl@@ ine ” pri@@ mar@@ ily rel@@ ates to educ@@ ation , such as that involved in ra@@ ising a bel@@ o@@ ved child .
These we@@ e@@ d@@ like in@@ fes@@ t@@ ations ev@@ en@@ tually cor@@ ru@@ pt the heart .
I t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully refu@@ sed , ” V@@ ic@@ k@@ y says .
This led to re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against Jehovah and his re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves .
Can you , though , strengthen the hands of others ?
What do the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts tell us ?
F@@ il@@ led with hope , such appreci@@ ative ones “ c@@ ry out jo@@ y@@ fully because of the good con@@ dition of the heart , ” wh@@ er@@ e@@ as those who do not know Jehovah or who leave his way ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely feel “ pain of heart ” and “ bre@@ ak@@ down of spirit . ”
This effort will re@@ du@@ ce the number of times we h@@ ur@@ t the feelings of others .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Q@@ u@@ alities Ma@@ de M@@ ani@@ f@@ est
As to every@@ day as@@ pe@@ cts of our life , the apostle Paul says : “ W@@ he@@ ther you are e@@ ating or dr@@ in@@ king or doing anything el@@ se , do all things for God’s glory . ”
That is , Jehovah set asi@@ de the Law covenant , with its requi@@ red o@@ ffer@@ ings and sacrific@@ es , thus br@@ ing@@ ing in ‘ the gift of everlasting life . ’ ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 2 : 14 ; Romans 6 : 23 .
He was old by then and qu@@ ite de@@ a@@ f , yet he faith@@ fully attend@@ ed all the congregation meetings .
Hence , those who value cha@@ st@@ ity stri@@ ve to avoid not just im@@ mor@@ ality but even things that lead up to it , including se@@ x@@ u@@ al f@@ an@@ t@@ as@@ iz@@ ing and por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship
Do I regul@@ arly pray that Jehovah exam@@ ine my heart and my mo@@ ti@@ ves ?
Because these in@@ s@@ ist on per@@ pe@@ tu@@ ating the God - de@@ f@@ ying spirit of self - determin@@ ation prom@@ o@@ ted by Satan back in the gar@@ den of E@@ den .
Peter was a good s@@ wi@@ m@@ m@@ er , so he could have deci@@ ded to s@@ wi@@ m back to the bo@@ at .
• How can we accom@@ pl@@ ish the great@@ est good ?
The disci@@ ple James lik@@ ened the t@@ ong@@ ue to a fi@@ re .
What a hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing privilege !
One way Satan does this is by making his world se@@ em at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive , al@@ lu@@ ring .
A Bible prophecy recorded in Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah chap@@ ter 14 has a direc@@ t be@@ aring on the war of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
Our bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ les were especially of great help .
The prayer as@@ ks : “ May he [ God ] esta@@ bl@@ ish his Kingdom in your li@@ fe@@ time . . . even spe@@ e@@ di@@ ly . ”
We see how his holy spirit helps to e@@ qui@@ p us to car@@ ry out our com@@ mis@@ sion to preach the good news .
However , this is a vital st@@ ep toward re@@ pa@@ i@@ ring the ri@@ ft between the two of you .
Like faithful H@@ ann@@ ah , who pro@@ ba@@ bly lived during his time , J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah had to keep his promise , even though he knew what it me@@ ant for his daugh@@ ter and himself .
“ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e remin@@ ding them . . . to be reason@@ able , ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ ting all mil@@ dness toward all men . ” ​ — T@@ I@@ T@@ U@@ S 3 : 1 , 2 .
Do@@ ing so is vital because the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom will v@@ indic@@ ate Jehovah’s uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
or , ‘ What are we to dr@@ ink ? ’
In many lands , there is a need for more Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers .
What a valu@@ able pro@@ vision Jesus ’ sacrifice is !
Th@@ ink of this com@@ par@@ is@@ on : Many of us love to e@@ at a d@@ ess@@ er@@ t once in a while , but we real@@ ize that a ste@@ ad@@ y di@@ et of c@@ ak@@ es and can@@ dies will har@@ m our health .
In that situation , Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y had been demonstr@@ ated .
When E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el chap@@ ters 40 to 4@@ 8 were re@@ vie@@ wed years later , it was dis@@ cer@@ ned that just as the spiritual temple is op@@ er@@ ating today , so the temple that E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el saw in vision must also be fun@@ c@@ tion@@ ing today .
14 : 12 - 23 .
The “ great crow@@ d ” is id@@ enti@@ fied
But 18 months later , in De@@ c@@ ember 194@@ 2 , we were married .
Thus , it was because of faith that A@@ be@@ l was recogn@@ ized as righteous by God .
Thus , commun@@ ion sacrific@@ es were offered , not to secu@@ re peace with God , as if to appe@@ ase him , but to expres@@ s gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for or to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate the bless@@ ed con@@ dition of peace with God enjo@@ yed by those who are appro@@ ved by him .
If that happ@@ ens , what can help us to read@@ just our thinking ?
And in@@ deed , when Bible stud@@ ents atten@@ d meetings , they are often imp@@ ressed with the loving at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere of our ga@@ ther@@ ings .
Ma@@ ir@@ ambu@@ bu and I were also kept bus@@ y ra@@ ising our gro@@ wing family .
Why is the fact that humans use many different langu@@ ages not a proble@@ m for Jehovah ?
If the listen@@ er shows interest , another c@@ li@@ ck ca@@ uses his com@@ pu@@ ter to say , “ W@@ ould you like to study the Bible with me ? ”
Do you face a con@@ f@@ li@@ ct of loy@@ al@@ ties ?
R@@ ely U@@ p@@ on Jehovah
What helped J@@ a@@ y@@ son cultiv@@ ate the desire to pioneer ?
( b ) What questions can young ones ask themselves ?
Th@@ ough we have the fre@@ e@@ dom to ob@@ tain and pas@@ s on information , we also have the responsi@@ bility to as@@ certain its tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness and mor@@ ality .
3 : 1 - 5 , 13 ; Mat@@ t .
What will ha@@ p@@ pen when Jesus comes “ with power and great glory ” ?
prote@@ ct you from fear of man ?
If your sp@@ ouse is associ@@ ating with Jehovah’s Witnesses , do not fear that this will bre@@ ak up your marriage .
S@@ ar@@ ah knew well that Isa@@ a@@ c was more than just her son ; he was assign@@ ed a ke@@ y ro@@ le in Jehovah’s purpose .
As con@@ di@@ tions in the world become ever more cr@@ itical , how hear@@ ten@@ ing it is to know that Jehovah will soon bring in his righteous new world !
We have what reason not to look at the things be@@ h@@ ind ?
He did not fai@@ l to com@@ men@@ d those who deser@@ ved comm@@ end@@ ation .
At the same time , its God - fe@@ aring human sub@@ je@@ cts will be “ a new earth . ”
It is not je@@ al@@ ous , and it does not b@@ ra@@ g , be@@ have in@@ dec@@ ently , or look for its own inter@@ ests .
For instance , I was tr@@ ying to get ac@@ ro@@ ss the point : “ In the beg@@ in@@ ning Adam was a perfect man . ”
I@@ r@@ en@@ a@@ e@@ us , for example , em@@ ba@@ r@@ ked on a li@@ fel@@ ong stru@@ gg@@ le against her@@ e@@ tic@@ al teachings .
What Does It Me@@ an to Be Lo@@ y@@ al ?
This was the case with Y@@ on@@ et@@ te , a 4@@ 4 - year - old wi@@ do@@ w and mother .
In the pre@@ ce@@ ding artic@@ les , we consider@@ ed evidence that prayer is far more than a religious r@@ out@@ ine or a ty@@ pe of men@@ tal ther@@ ap@@ y .
They had ne@@ i@@ ther a dic@@ tion@@ ary nor a gr@@ am@@ ma@@ r book .
Does the dep@@ th of our in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with God at times t@@ ou@@ ch our emo@@ tions to the point of te@@ ars ?
Then came another ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment in our lives .
E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us ​ — “ The Father of Ch@@ urch H@@ ist@@ ory ” ?
M@@ c@@ C@@ l@@ in@@ to@@ ck and S@@ tr@@ ong@@ ’s C@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia expla@@ ins that the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of saying “ A@@ men ” at the end of prayers is “ to con@@ fir@@ m the words which have pre@@ ce@@ ded , and in@@ vo@@ ke the ful@@ fil@@ ment of them . ”
Wh@@ atever appro@@ ach you use , good pre@@ par@@ ation will help you to be po@@ ised and en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic in the house - to - house ministry .
I fully felt the imp@@ act of Jesus ’ words : “ You will know the truth , and the truth will set you free . ”
Some have been physi@@ c@@ ally as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ted , have had their Bible liter@@ ature con@@ f@@ is@@ c@@ ated , or have been the ob@@ ject of l@@ ying repor@@ ts in the me@@ dia .
We need to find out what God requi@@ res of his worshi@@ p@@ ers in this reg@@ ard and what he has done to help them to become and remain clean and accep@@ table to him . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 9 ; Daniel 12 : 10 .
My refu@@ s@@ al to jo@@ in the ar@@ my resul@@ ted in my ar@@ rest on De@@ c@@ ember 31 , 194@@ 3 .
When a serv@@ ant of God f@@ alls , what matters most is not the dep@@ th of his f@@ all but the strength of his determin@@ ation to get up again , to set matters right .
Let us give par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar attention to three are@@ as .
But what re@@ action can we ex@@ pect ?
I@@ ts lo@@ vely p@@ ink or wh@@ ite f@@ low@@ ers can be seen as early as the end of J@@ anu@@ ary or the beg@@ in@@ ning of F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary .
When he condu@@ cted mor@@ ning worship for the Bethel family , his positi@@ ve attitude and love of life were often refle@@ cted in his op@@ ening words : “ I@@ t’s good to be ali@@ ve to serve the true and living God . ”
Now in the fin@@ al part of “ the last days , ” God’s servants are on the th@@ re@@ sh@@ old of a righteous new world .
P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous Re@@ uni@@ ons
I will really help you . . . .
Ther@@ efore , married cou@@ ples are not to be so ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in one another that they give Kingdom inter@@ ests a se@@ con@@ d@@ ary place in their lives .
Moses wal@@ ked by faith
I@@ t’s difficult to ar@@ gu@@ e with the fac@@ ts . ”
What led to Satan’s course of tre@@ ach@@ er@@ y , and what has he continued to do ?
The Watchtower of Ju@@ ne 1 , 19@@ 7@@ 3 , explained why from that time for@@ ward , an individu@@ al would need to qu@@ it s@@ mo@@ king before he could be baptized and become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
E@@ very Christian in R@@ ome fac@@ ed a pre@@ dic@@ am@@ ent that also con@@ fr@@ on@@ ts each one of us .
How does preaching to refu@@ ge@@ es bring them reli@@ ef ?
A@@ m@@ ong them were the des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of the Gi@@ be@@ on@@ ites of Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s day and others “ whom David and the pr@@ inc@@ es gave to the service of the L@@ ev@@ ites . ” ​ — E@@ z@@ r@@ a 8 : 20 .
The apostle Paul descri@@ bed his compan@@ i@@ ons as “ a s@@ ource of great comfort ” in times of “ dist@@ ress and tri@@ bul@@ ation . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 11 ; 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 3 : 7 .
Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k chap@@ ter 3 is a prayer .
After that , I had only ca@@ su@@ al cont@@ act with Al@@ z@@ em@@ ir@@ a until about se@@ ven years later , when I man@@ ag@@ ed to get A@@ nt@@ ô@@ ni@@ o@@ ’s per@@ mis@@ sion to study with her again .
H@@ ear@@ t@@ felt prayer helps us not to succ@@ um@@ b to temp@@ t@@ ations
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , S@@ us@@ ana could not keep her@@ self from wit@@ ness@@ ing about Jehovah and his people .
E@@ arly M@@ in@@ is@@ try in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a
This pro@@ c@@ ess is called al@@ leg@@ or@@ ic@@ al inter@@ pre@@ tation , and Phil@@ o tri@@ ed to use it to expla@@ in the Scriptures .
The Bible does not say what ob@@ je@@ ctive moved David to number the people .
TH@@ O@@ S@@ E who teach that hel@@ l is a place of t@@ or@@ ment prom@@ o@@ te a gro@@ ss mis@@ re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ation of Jehovah God and his qualities .
Mo@@ m supp@@ or@@ ted D@@ ad when he fa@@ sted during R@@ am@@ ad@@ an , and D@@ ad supp@@ or@@ ted Mo@@ m when she ob@@ served the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 14 , 15 ]
Even though Jesus later became “ head over all things to the congregation , ” he came to earth , “ not to be minis@@ tered to , but to minis@@ ter . ”
David was pra@@ ying for the spe@@ e@@ dy disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar@@ ance of the wicked .
The S@@ S of@@ fic@@ er dre@@ w his p@@ is@@ to@@ l , held it to my head , and asked : “ Are you ready to die ?
Instead , a group of ho@@ o@@ ded men were wa@@ iting for him to do him har@@ m .
For those who can serve in a fore@@ ign - language congregation , there are great re@@ war@@ ds .
What deli@@ ght I experienced by associ@@ ating with God’s people !
They have done this by means of God - di@@ sh@@ on@@ or@@ ing teachings , “ things that cause stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing , ” such as the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of et@@ er@@ n@@ al p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment in hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re and the con@@ fu@@ sing and my@@ st@@ eri@@ ous Tr@@ in@@ ity .
It is bene@@ fi@@ cial for us to have leg@@ al ent@@ ities .
One family learned this at great co@@ st to themselves .
God is good in the ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te sense .
So Adam deli@@ ber@@ ately cho@@ se to de@@ fy Jehovah .
To satis@@ fy my spiritual hu@@ ng@@ er , I began atten@@ ding ser@@ vi@@ ces at different ch@@ ur@@ ches .
How can I use this information . . .
W@@ om@@ an , far right : F@@ A@@ O p@@ ho@@ to / B .
In P@@ ra@@ gu@@ e a man who was sta@@ ying at one of the ho@@ tel@@ s used by d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates from B@@ r@@ ita@@ in told conven@@ tion@@ ers one ev@@ ening that he too had attend@@ ed the s@@ essi@@ ons that day .
Di@@ v@@ isi@@ ve in@@ deed !
For many years , it was very difficult to serve Jehovah , just as it was for the Israelites when they were pris@@ on@@ ers .
Just as a s@@ on@@ ’s conduct can bring ei@@ ther honor or re@@ pro@@ ach on his parents , so pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s feelings toward Jehovah will dep@@ end to some ex@@ t@@ ent on the good or bad example they ob@@ serve in his name people .
The point is this : When you set go@@ als in your service to Jehovah , it will help you to have more ze@@ al and to pre@@ pare for life in the new world .
They sp@@ end exc@@ essi@@ ve am@@ oun@@ ts of time pla@@ ying , sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing , ch@@ at@@ ting , e - ma@@ il@@ ing , sear@@ ch@@ ing , and sur@@ f@@ ing .
They as@@ sure us that Jehovah will soon ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment upon all wicked ones .
May qu@@ ali@@ fied brothers e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly accept such tra@@ ining and then use it wis@@ ely as they help take care of Jehovah’s sheep .
The loy@@ al@@ ty of God’s servants is being t@@ ested in our day too .
Consider se@@ ven com@@ mon@@ ly asked questions about prayer ; then jo@@ in us in exam@@ ining the ans@@ wers provided in the Bible .
( b ) How can dis@@ cer@@ ning parents effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely ass@@ ist their children ?
The P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es loo@@ ked for every f@@ law ​ — real or i@@ mag@@ ined .
W@@ he@@ ther the Ar@@ k was re@@ moved ear@@ li@@ er by one of the wicked k@@ ings or was rel@@ o@@ c@@ ated by Jo@@ si@@ ah for sa@@ fe@@ keep@@ ing during the ex@@ ten@@ sive re@@ pa@@ ir work of the temple , the Bible does not say .
They inclu@@ de a pe@@ ace@@ ful relationship with God and our fel@@ low@@ man , a sense of well - being , and a me@@ asure of sta@@ bility .
Who are such teach@@ ers ?
A@@ U@@ G@@ U@@ S@@ T 12 - 18 , 20@@ 13
To stand fir@@ m against him , they needed to ‘ keep their sen@@ ses ’ and to ‘ hum@@ ble themselves under the mi@@ gh@@ ty hand of God . ’
And how may we help others to do so ?
Who un@@ ited the first human pa@@ ir in marriage ?
Ha@@ ving the commun@@ ion sacrifice in mind , what makes Christian meetings especially jo@@ y@@ ous ?
With Jehovah’s help through this tra@@ ining , I have learned bre@@ a@@ thing and con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation te@@ ch@@ ni@@ qu@@ es .
You may have read that A@@ le@@ x@@ is , son of Rus@@ si@@ an C@@ z@@ ar N@@ ic@@ ho@@ l@@ as I@@ I and A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ r@@ a , in@@ her@@ ited the ble@@ e@@ ding dis@@ order h@@ em@@ op@@ h@@ ili@@ a .
Even in pris@@ on he displa@@ yed fine qualities , and soon he was taking care of many de@@ ta@@ il@@ s in the pris@@ on@@ ’s op@@ er@@ ation .
What especially imp@@ ressed me , a@@ bo@@ ve and bey@@ ond the things we were taught in the school , was the love and attention that we were sh@@ own by the Bethel family and the school instru@@ ct@@ ors .
After the inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ation that night , I was not per@@ mit@@ ted to s@@ le@@ ep .
“ There is no fear in love , ” wrote the apostle John , “ but perfect love thro@@ ws fear out@@ side . ”
K@@ no@@ wing well what har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps la@@ y a@@ head of him , Jesus again cho@@ se that ha@@ ven at Be@@ th@@ any as his re@@ si@@ d@@ ence .
It imp@@ ro@@ ves family life .
Hence , said Bar@@ n@@ es , “ Saul ra@@ ged against the ch@@ urch like a w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast . ”
W@@ as it a though@@ t@@ less v@@ ow that J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah had made ?
S@@ ad to say , as ad@@ ul@@ ts , many then reg@@ re@@ t having follow@@ ed the wrong go@@ als when they were young or , just as fru@@ str@@ ating , having had no go@@ als at all .
Tho@@ ma@@ s real@@ iz@@ es that there may be a need for many discus@@ sions over a peri@@ od of time .
Not all par@@ ties were op@@ ti@@ mis@@ tic .
Mo@@ re@@ over , these acc@@ oun@@ ts illustr@@ ate how we may exerc@@ ise loving - kindness today .
The ye@@ ar@@ text for 200@@ 5 will be : “ My help is from Jehovah . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 21 : 2 .
“ P@@ le@@ ase listen , and I will speak . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ B 4@@ 2 : 4 .
• Why are we not af@@ ra@@ id ?
The pro@@ gra@@ m on Mar@@ ch 11 , 20@@ 00 , origin@@ ated from the Watchtower E@@ duc@@ ational C@@ en@@ ter in P@@ at@@ ter@@ son , New Yor@@ k .
Rather than s@@ l@@ ac@@ ken the hand , what attitude should we cultiv@@ ate ?
For de@@ ca@@ des now , re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers have in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y stu@@ died the effect that a par@@ ent@@ ’s religious beli@@ ef@@ s have on children .
It has even en@@ s@@ n@@ ared some servants of Jehovah and led them to their ru@@ in .
You can strengthen your chil@@ d’s hope ​ — and your@@ s as well — ​ “ through the comfort from the Scriptures . ” ​ — Romans 15 : 4 .
3 : 2 ; 5 : 9 ​ — Why did M@@ or@@ de@@ ca@@ i refu@@ se to bo@@ w down to H@@ am@@ an ?
Yes , a Christi@@ an’s life does invol@@ ve self - sacrifice .
Let us foc@@ us on one important reason : God cannot li@@ e .
N@@ ex@@ t on the pro@@ gra@@ m was G@@ u@@ y P@@ i@@ er@@ ce , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
The prophet Jeremiah , speaking re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ vely for the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted Jews , stated : “ I have called out your name , O Jehovah , from a pi@@ t of the low@@ est s@@ ort . . .
Se@@ cond , we should work in har@@ mony with his holy spirit .
They rema@@ ined en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic .
( b ) De@@ ca@@ des before 1914 , what were Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers declar@@ ing , and how did world lead@@ ers respon@@ d ?
The C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l also re@@ ques@@ ted the govern@@ ment pro@@ secu@@ t@@ or@@ ’s of@@ fice to inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ate the religious activ@@ ity of L@@ yo@@ va Mar@@ gar@@ y@@ an , a Christian el@@ der and a har@@ d@@ working la@@ w@@ y@@ er emp@@ lo@@ yed by the local at@@ om@@ ic power pl@@ ant .
Yet , as sh@@ own by what happened to Ri@@ be@@ ir@@ o from B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , this bat@@ tle can be w@@ on .
She accepted my invit@@ ation to come in , and after I sh@@ ared sever@@ al encourag@@ ing thoughts from the Bible with her , she im@@ medi@@ ately accepted my offer of a Bible study .
Hence , wh@@ en@@ ever ci@@ vi@@ l up@@ ris@@ ings or mil@@ it@@ ary con@@ f@@ li@@ cts occ@@ ur@@ red , Christians rema@@ ined neu@@ tr@@ al .
By continu@@ ing to follow the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c direction and by sta@@ ying bus@@ y in God’s service , we can keep our preci@@ ous place in Jehovah’s arrang@@ ement .
The dist@@ ressed prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah “ began to ask that his soul might die . ”
“ Ke@@ ep On As@@ king God ”
We must understand that it is possible to lo@@ se our faith .
This certainly is true of Jehovah’s servants as they dis@@ p@@ en@@ se the life - sa@@ ving knowledge of God’s Word to others .
Per@@ haps it was in@@ conc@@ ei@@ va@@ ble to him that a woman could act or even think differ@@ ently from her husband .
Jehovah God , the Au@@ th@@ or of the family arrang@@ ement , st@@ ressed the import@@ ance of the best inter@@ action .
Do what you can to right the wrong .
If a person does not get satis@@ fac@@ t@@ ory ans@@ wers , his life will l@@ ack true purpose .
“ W@@ O@@ E T@@ O TH@@ E C@@ I@@ T@@ Y O@@ F B@@ L@@ O@@ O@@ D@@ SH@@ E@@ D ”
It would se@@ em , then , that the Jerusalem congregation used the home of Mar@@ k@@ ’s mother for meetings .
As imper@@ fect humans , we have many fa@@ ul@@ ts .
* For this reason , the Com@@ p@@ lu@@ ten@@ si@@ an P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t did not inclu@@ de any transl@@ ation into S@@ pan@@ ish .
This well - f@@ oun@@ ded hope will prote@@ ct us as a hel@@ me@@ t prote@@ cts the head .
Some cho@@ ic@@ es you make now will af@@ fect you for many years to come .
As we share in the ministry , we think and talk about Jehovah .
Ther@@ efore , God’s Word ad@@ vis@@ es the living : “ All that your hand fin@@ ds to do , do with your very power , for there is no work nor de@@ vis@@ ing nor knowledge nor wisdom in S@@ he@@ ol , the place to which you are going . ”
There are milli@@ ons of brothers and sisters who can as@@ sure you that it has helped them .
• To ob@@ tain true happiness , why must spiritual heal@@ ing come before the fin@@ al so@@ lu@@ tion to physical disa@@ bil@@ ities ?
But what if more is needed ?
The message we preach is part of Jehovah’s pro@@ vision to give life to those who th@@ ir@@ st for the truth .
“ They will have to be@@ at their s@@ words into p@@ low@@ sh@@ a@@ res and their spe@@ ars into pr@@ un@@ ing sh@@ ear@@ s .
( 9 ) Pet@@ ers , C .
Ther@@ efore , those who put faith in ev@@ olu@@ tion are ro@@ b@@ bed of true hope .
H@@ in@@ du lead@@ er Mo@@ h@@ and@@ as G@@ and@@ h@@ i is repor@@ ted to have said : “ By all means dr@@ ink deep of the f@@ oun@@ tain@@ s that are given to you in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount [ part of Jesus Christ’s teachings found in the Bible ] . . .
What vital work must be done before this system ends ?
Jehovah’s counsel is clear and right , but we must pa@@ y attention and listen to it by pre@@ par@@ ing our heart to receive it .
For P@@ l@@ at@@ o , the world had two “ S@@ ou@@ ls , ” one ca@@ using good and the other evil .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , S@@ ar@@ ah was sub@@ mis@@ sive , thinking of Abraham as her “ l@@ ord . ”
No@@ ah’s gr@@ and@@ father Me@@ th@@ us@@ el@@ ah lived for 9@@ 6@@ 9 years ​ — the long@@ est human li@@ fe@@ time on rec@@ ord .
In the past , even some Bible writ@@ ers wonder@@ ed why God had not already inter@@ ven@@ ed in human af@@ fai@@ r@@ s and u@@ sh@@ ered in true justice and righteousness .
These promises invol@@ ve not simply the n@@ atur@@ al des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Abraham but all mankind .
The n@@ arr@@ ative op@@ ens our eyes to events of far - re@@ aching import@@ ance that occ@@ ur@@ red in heaven and under@@ s@@ co@@ res the par@@ am@@ ount is@@ sue of God’s uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Un@@ der such circumstances , E@@ no@@ ch would not experience the pang@@ s of death .
The Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an king er@@ e@@ cted a large i@@ do@@ l on the pla@@ in of D@@ ur@@ a and comman@@ ded high of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als , including ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ at@@ ors of ju@@ ris@@ dic@@ tional dist@@ ri@@ cts , to ass@@ em@@ ble for its in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ation .
Still , Jesus told them : “ P@@ ul@@ l out to where it is deep , and you men let down your ne@@ ts for a c@@ atch . ”
As a par@@ ent , you have the we@@ igh@@ ty responsi@@ bility ​ — and privilege — ​ to bring up your children “ in the discipl@@ ine and ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on of Jehovah . ”
However , Bro@@ ther S@@ pl@@ ane reas@@ sur@@ ed them : “ D@@ on@@ ’t wor@@ ry about your children .
By pu@@ t@@ ting into prac@@ tice the things we are lear@@ ning from the Scriptures , we can secu@@ re ourselves God’s blessing .
He does not promise anyone a mate .
“ Jehovah is my por@@ tion , my al@@ lo@@ t@@ ted share , and my c@@ up , ” san@@ g David . “ You sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard my in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , by our being obedi@@ ent and end@@ uring in Jehovah’s service , we can be confid@@ ent of our re@@ ward .
When some in Ch@@ att@@ ano@@ o@@ ga h@@ es@@ it@@ ated to accept the change , Father declar@@ ed his un@@ con@@ di@@ tional support of the organiz@@ ational ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment .
The good news was still ve@@ iled . And Ne@@ w@@ t@@ on saw no Christian mo@@ v@@ ement that could preach it .
Abraham was so at@@ tu@@ ned to God’s feelings and displa@@ yed such strong faith and obedi@@ ence that “ he came to be called ‘ Jehovah’s friend . ’ ” ​ — James 2 : 23 .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , if you g@@ li@@ mp@@ se er@@ o@@ tic i@@ mag@@ er@@ y ​ — in prin@@ t , on the s@@ cre@@ en , or in the flesh — ​ quic@@ k@@ ly look away .
Their song@@ s bre@@ ak the s@@ il@@ ence of the deep fore@@ st .
Un@@ like the other members of Sha@@ ph@@ an’s family , he evid@@ ently eng@@ ag@@ ed in i@@ do@@ l worship .
Still , the earth gener@@ ously pro@@ duc@@ ed the food that kept A@@ bel@@ ’s family ali@@ ve .
( b ) What invit@@ ation can we ex@@ ten@@ d to others ?
The Ju@@ ne 1 is@@ sue of The Watchtower asked the question : “ Do . . . pers@@ ons who have not bro@@ ken their ad@@ di@@ ction to to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o qu@@ ali@@ fy for baptism ? ”
How will this th@@ ir@@ d way of re@@ duc@@ ing anxi@@ ety help us ?
Christian baptism is not for ever@@ yone .
Mo@@ st of all , rec@@ all@@ ing the as@@ sur@@ ance that “ the eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous ones , and his ear@@ s are toward their c@@ ry for help ” will especially be a s@@ ource of comfort . ​ — Psalm 34 : 15 ; Proverbs 15 : 3 ; 1 Peter 3 : 12 .
Acc@@ ep@@ ting help from those who under@@ sto@@ od the land later sa@@ ved E@@ y@@ re@@ ’s life .
When that occ@@ ur@@ s , it is important not to pan@@ ic . Ho@@ ly spirit can emp@@ ow@@ er us to end@@ ure any kind of ad@@ vers@@ ity .
The in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants had to con@@ ver@@ t to Juda@@ ism or el@@ se their c@@ ities would be ra@@ zed .
“ We should no longer be . . . car@@ ri@@ ed hi@@ ther and th@@ i@@ ther . . . by means of the tri@@ ck@@ er@@ y of men , by means of c@@ un@@ ning in cont@@ ri@@ ving er@@ ro@@ r . ” ​ — 4 : 14 .
5 : 33 ; He@@ b .
W@@ ater has another life - su@@ sta@@ ining cap@@ ac@@ ity .
Will you strengthen your res@@ ol@@ ve to support and up@@ hold Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ?
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , Jews who vis@@ ited Jerusalem for the fes@@ tiv@@ als pre@@ su@@ ma@@ bly took home news of the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in@@ ’s pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ements .
Paul wrote : “ Let your reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess become known to all men . ”
Des@@ pite the n@@ ati@@ on@@ wide tur@@ mo@@ il , the Witnesses continue to have exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent resul@@ ts in the field .
Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ising his authority as God’s Son , he fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly “ en@@ tered into the temple and th@@ re@@ w out all those sel@@ ling and bu@@ ying in the temple , and over@@ turned the ta@@ bl@@ es of the money chang@@ ers and the ben@@ ches of those sel@@ ling do@@ ves . ”
Jehovah has end@@ ow@@ ed his human cre@@ ation with free will .
When we pray for wisdom and sear@@ ch out the principles in God’s Word , we allow holy spirit to help us dis@@ cer@@ n our real mo@@ ti@@ ves for w@@ an@@ ting to take a certain course of action . ​ — He@@ b . 4 : 12 ; read James 1 : 22 - 25 .
I@@ N S@@ pain a refer@@ e@@ e inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ts a fo@@ o@@ t@@ bal@@ l mat@@ ch .
M@@ en can k@@ ill a person who has strong faith , as they did with Jesus Christ .
S@@ ever@@ al c@@ ited s@@ crip@@ tures in the study artic@@ les are mar@@ ked “ read . ”
He even provi@@ des spiritual prote@@ ction for those who end@@ e@@ av@@ or to walk in integrity . ​ — Pro@@ v .
And even though many people love doing bad things , we must “ h@@ ate what is bad , ” as Jehovah does .
Why ? Because to most people , death is a my@@ st@@ er@@ y ​ — something un@@ known to be fe@@ ared .
On the positi@@ ve side , consider the benef@@ its of for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
* This great work , Jesus fore@@ told , would be car@@ ri@@ ed on right up to “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things , ” and that has proved to be the case .
Ab@@ out this time our mother left us .
Hence , we need to sp@@ end time thinking about what we are lear@@ ning .
In both grou@@ ps , some at times experience happiness as well as g@@ ri@@ ef .
“ W@@ ell , when they heard of a resurrection of the dead , some began to mo@@ ck , while others said : ‘ We will hear you about this even another time . ’
As an al@@ ter@@ n@@ ative , likely the need for a good par@@ t@@ ner and co@@ or@@ din@@ ation of effort could be illustr@@ ated by the way work@@ ers co@@ op@@ er@@ ate by h@@ an@@ ding bo@@ x@@ es to one another when un@@ lo@@ ading a bo@@ at .
To help them com@@ ba@@ t such tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es , Ju@@ de ur@@ ged fellow Christians to keep c@@ learly in mind their ob@@ je@@ ctive : “ B@@ el@@ o@@ ved ones , by building up y@@ ourselves on your most holy faith , and pra@@ ying with holy spirit , keep y@@ ourselves in God’s love , while you are wa@@ iting for the mer@@ cy of our Lord Jesus Christ with everlasting life in view . ”
Why did Jesus re@@ ject Pet@@ er@@ ’s re@@ bu@@ ke ?
Bible principles give clear ans@@ wers to both questions .
God’s Word H@@ el@@ ps a F@@ or@@ m@@ er D@@ r@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ d
When he shows love for his children , he teach@@ es them how to love .
17 , 18 . ( a ) What can help you to strengthen your faith in the Bible ?
And from C@@ am@@ bo@@ dia to the Bal@@ k@@ ans , from Af@@ gh@@ an@@ ist@@ an to Ang@@ o@@ la , land min@@ es continue to mut@@ il@@ ate and disa@@ ble young and old in@@ dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ately .
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 21 ]
As one educ@@ at@@ or put it , “ mo@@ der@@ ation and cons@@ is@@ ten@@ cy over time pro@@ du@@ ce sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant resul@@ ts . ”
The “ S@@ la@@ ve ” 19 C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries L@@ ater
How does taking on Christ’s yo@@ ke lead to ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment ?
The st@@ at@@ ements , written by lead@@ ers of the M@@ in@@ or Par@@ ty , are pri@@ mar@@ ily direc@@ ted to the Ma@@ j@@ or Par@@ ty .
By “ hope ” we do not mean a va@@ gu@@ e wish or da@@ y@@ dre@@ am .
What are some of the reas@@ ons for this e@@ pi@@ dem@@ ic of h@@ ate ?
A@@ n ‘ A@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of Per@@ su@@ asi@@ ven@@ ess ’
Hence , relation@@ shi@@ ps b@@ ound by such love are both secu@@ re and happy des@@ pite the imper@@ fe@@ ctions of the individuals .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , the writ@@ ers of the Christian Greek Scriptures ref@@ er to Abraham more than 70 times .
It descri@@ bes the dead as if they were in a deep s@@ le@@ ep , to@@ t@@ ally un@@ a@@ ware of what is taking place around them .
This was a c@@ ru@@ cial ke@@ y that op@@ ened the way for me and my family to learn the wonderful tru@@ ths found in the Scriptures ”
The love that God showed in provi@@ ding his Son , Jesus Christ , as the ransom sacrifice is in@@ com@@ par@@ ab@@ ly greater .
These artic@@ les show how we can strengthen these two as@@ pe@@ cts of our lives .
They began to say to one another : “ It is not right what we are doing . This day is a day of good news ! ”
The Bible poin@@ ts to two ma@@ in reas@@ ons .
Au@@ gu@@ st 10 - 16 , 200@@ 9
On the last day , the 6@@ ,000 Fr@@ en@@ ch Witnesses were over@@ jo@@ yed to see 10@@ ,@@ 4@@ 5@@ 6 in attend@@ ance !
E@@ very meeting I atten@@ d at the Kingdom H@@ all is a special occasi@@ on ​ — both for the preci@@ ous knowledge I receive and for the compan@@ y of my de@@ ar brothers and sisters .
What is hum@@ ility ?
However , when we real@@ ize that we had come to a comple@@ t@@ ely wrong conclu@@ sion , how do we re@@ act ?
The is@@ sue of loy@@ al@@ ty to God is of pri@@ me import@@ ance .
In the con@@ text , we also learn that upon see@@ ing that the th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds who had come to him had gro@@ wn hu@@ ng@@ ry , Jesus f@@ ed them mirac@@ ul@@ ously .
Do I see my@@ self there ?
For example , the Son of man comes with glory and with angels ; all tri@@ bes and nations are ga@@ ther@@ ed ; those jud@@ ged as sheep “ li@@ ft [ their ] he@@ a@@ ds up ” because “ everlasting life ” a@@ wa@@ its them .
O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ed religion seem@@ s to be able to sur@@ vi@@ ve only with si@@ z@@ able fin@@ an@@ cial support .
This resul@@ ted in what he called “ the mis@@ plac@@ ement of the truth . ”
He thus became the father of two tri@@ bes ​ — Eph@@ ra@@ im and M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h .
“ Why is it . . . that you [ Jehovah ] keep s@@ il@@ ent when someone wicked s@@ wal@@ lo@@ ws up someone more righteous than he is ? ” ​ — H@@ A@@ B@@ A@@ K@@ KU@@ K 1 : 13 .
D@@ ol@@ ph@@ ins pla@@ y@@ fully s@@ wa@@ m al@@ ong@@ side us , and all you could hear was the s@@ ound of our bo@@ at cu@@ t@@ ting through the water .
If so , give an example .
Lo@@ o@@ king after the li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck kept us very bus@@ y .
P@@ ic@@ ture a city that has sever@@ al scho@@ ol@@ s .
( b ) What was one important way in which the spirit was a “ help@@ er ” for them ?
It was not possible for Adam and E@@ ve or any of their pro@@ gen@@ y to keep on living by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of a certain ma@@ gi@@ cal po@@ tion or an im@@ mor@@ tal soul .
T@@ y@@ re@@ ’s k@@ ings came to think too much of themselves , and they began to op@@ pres@@ s God’s people .
We experienced how Jehovah ca@@ res for us when we put his Kingdom inter@@ ests first .
T@@ ak@@ ing Jesus at his word , the man pi@@ cked up his m@@ at and began to walk .
This m@@ ill cons@@ is@@ ted of two st@@ ones ​ — a s@@ ligh@@ tly con@@ ca@@ ve and s@@ lo@@ p@@ ing st@@ one was on the bo@@ t@@ to@@ m , and a s@@ mal@@ l@@ er st@@ one was on the to@@ p .
It was also the result of great b@@ lu@@ nd@@ ers .
His ransom sacrifice made for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess possible .
He declar@@ ed : “ I am giving you a new comman@@ d@@ ment , that you love one another ; just as I have loved you , that you also love one another .
Jehovah lo@@ v@@ ingly war@@ ns us about ne@@ g@@ ative influ@@ ences that could cause us to ve@@ er off the ro@@ ad that lea@@ ds to everlasting life .
Why did Jesus at first refu@@ se to help this woman ?
The Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite gi@@ r@@ l is like that gar@@ den because her affe@@ ction was a@@ vail@@ able only to her husband - to - be ​ — the shepher@@ d .
There seem@@ s to be no way out .
John rel@@ ates : “ I saw the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast [ the worl@@ d’s pol@@ itical system ] and the k@@ ings of the earth and their ar@@ mi@@ es ga@@ ther@@ ed together to wa@@ ge the war with the one [ Jesus ] se@@ ated on the hor@@ se and with his ar@@ my . ”
He is descri@@ bed in the Bible as God’s C@@ hi@@ ef A@@ g@@ ent for the sal@@ vation of the human family . ​ — Acts 5 : 31 .
11 , 12 . ( a ) How does language af@@ fect what a child ab@@ s@@ or@@ bs at meetings ?
And no@@ te the g@@ low@@ ing ter@@ ms in which he descri@@ bes his people ​ — “ a special pro@@ per@@ ty . ”
• What gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e do we have that Jehovah will fulf@@ ill his promises ?
( a ) What did people who wanted to study the Bible do ?
A pioneer sh@@ a@@ res with a work@@ er the important con@@ ten@@ ts of the Go@@ od Ne@@ ws bro@@ ch@@ ure
H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves should love and respect each other .
No am@@ ount of go@@ ld can accom@@ pl@@ ish that .
But then he went on to say : “ Th@@ an@@ ks to God through Jesus Christ our Lord , ” who , said Paul , “ loved me and h@@ an@@ ded himself over for me . ”
Des@@ cri@@ be the events that led Jesus to a par@@ al@@ y@@ zed man at the po@@ ol of Be@@ th@@ z@@ a@@ th@@ a .
G@@ ran@@ ted , Christians are encoura@@ ged to bu@@ y out time for God’s service .
God’s Word war@@ ns : “ Do not become wise in your own eyes . ”
Your go@@ als should be real@@ is@@ tic and at@@ tain@@ able .
This ta@@ x had to be pa@@ id “ at the star@@ t of the coming up of the later s@@ ow@@ ing . ”
What examples show that the Bible has sur@@ vi@@ ved vari@@ ous as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ts ?
B@@ ad associ@@ ations spo@@ il u@@ se@@ ful ha@@ bi@@ ts . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 32 , 33 .
C@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ary and C@@ i@@ vi@@ l Mar@@ ri@@ ages
Re@@ ma@@ in C@@ lo@@ se to God and Christ
If we are pu@@ re in heart , what we say and do will have the mar@@ k of pur@@ ity , and there will be nothing h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical about our service to Jehovah .
A@@ gain comes the answer , ‘ Of course not ! ’
9 O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ed in H@@ ar@@ mony With God’s O@@ wn Bo@@ ok
Does it not bring joy to our hearts to have such ones in our mi@@ d@@ st ?
Why , during his pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence as God’s “ ma@@ ster work@@ er , ” Jesus “ was especially f@@ ond of the sons of men ” !
These en@@ able each Christian to be gu@@ i@@ ded in main@@ tain@@ ing a f@@ it@@ ting and pleas@@ ing personal appe@@ ar@@ ance .
She says : “ I felt as if I was ‘ stri@@ ving after w@@ ind . ’ ”
After he spoke at the first two do@@ ors , he said , “ Now it is your turn . ”
For no matter how many the promises of God are , they have become Yes by means of him . Ther@@ efore also through him is the ‘ A@@ men ’ said to God for glory . ”
Acc@@ ording to Dani@@ el@@ ’s prophecy , “ there were given [ to Jesus ] rul@@ er@@ ship and di@@ gn@@ ity and kingdom , that the pe@@ op@@ les , n@@ ational grou@@ ps and langu@@ ages should all serve even him . ”
As we ob@@ serve others in the field service de@@ f@@ en@@ ding their faith and expres@@ sing appreciation for spiritual things , we are moved to love and respect them more .
Now and then they look at their we@@ d@@ ding al@@ bu@@ m with their daugh@@ ter , Z@@ in@@ z@@ i , and reli@@ ve that jo@@ y@@ ful day .
So they sur@@ ely had pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
In fact , the Bible war@@ ns us that “ wicked men and imp@@ o@@ st@@ ors will ad@@ v@@ ance from bad to wor@@ se . ”
Many scho@@ l@@ ars hold that after Paul supp@@ lied do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ al direction and practic@@ al counsel , he app@@ ended m@@ ere sal@@ ut@@ ations or personal gre@@ et@@ ings .
As long as Adam and E@@ ve sub@@ mit@@ ted themselves to Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , they had the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living forever in an earthly par@@ adise home . ​ — Genesis 2 : 15 - 17 .
Our public@@ ations , Christian meetings , appointed men ​ — these are wonderful pro@@ v@@ isions from Jehovah .
The sisters ’ respon@@ se ? “ We serve only Jehovah God .
“ When I was giving up al@@ co@@ ho@@ l , ” rec@@ alls Al@@ le@@ n , “ the physical pain of with@@ dra@@ wa@@ l was tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous .
His faith kept him and his family sa@@ fe .
One way you can do this is through hear@@ t@@ felt prayer .
Jesus , sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by an ang@@ ry mo@@ b , knew that his death was im@@ min@@ ent and that the c@@ lear@@ ing of his Fa@@ ther’s name and the sal@@ vation of the human family rest@@ ed on his sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders .
“ They will be certain to fi@@ ght against you , but they will not pre@@ va@@ il against you . ” ​ — J@@ E@@ R@@ E@@ MI@@ A@@ H 1 : 19 .
Let us , therefore , appro@@ ach with fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch to the thro@@ ne of un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , that we may ob@@ tain mer@@ cy and find un@@ deser@@ ved kindness for help at the right time . ” ​ — Hebrews 4 : 15 , 16 .
“ A@@ part from every@@ day con@@ vers@@ ations , we try to speak to our children individu@@ ally for a min@@ i@@ mu@@ m of 15 min@@ ut@@ es each day .
How can we learn to love Jehovah , even though we cannot see him ?
W@@ as there any way that the la@@ b@@ or lead@@ er , the pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ an , the st@@ re@@ et child , the over@@ wor@@ ked daugh@@ ter , and the par@@ ty@@ go@@ er could at@@ tain the in@@ ner peace that they s@@ ought ?
In times of dist@@ ress , we can also offer encourag@@ ement or perhaps cons@@ ol@@ ation .
In the early days , the col@@ por@@ te@@ ur@@ s plac@@ ed boo@@ ks and then ga@@ ther@@ ed inter@@ ested ones together to study the Scriptures as a group .
He deci@@ ded to keep his life simp@@ le , foc@@ using on just one thing : the doing of God’s will .
We wor@@ ked only during the sum@@ m@@ er months , from da@@ wn t@@ ill 9 : 00 a@@ .@@ m .
What can help us to avoid making the same mis@@ take as our first parents ?
In 1@@ 6@@ 5@@ 1 , one scho@@ la@@ r wrote that since through Adam men “ have for@@ fe@@ ited Par@@ adise , and E@@ ter@@ n@@ all Li@@ fe on E@@ ar@@ th , ” so in the Christ “ all men shall be made to live on E@@ ar@@ th ; for el@@ se the com@@ par@@ is@@ on were not prop@@ er . ”
This spiritual food is based on God’s Word .
Indeed they have , and we can say , in@@ deed we have !
I asked the woman if she knew where we could find a man nam@@ ed C@@ ar@@ lo@@ s Me@@ j@@ í@@ a .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the number of regul@@ ar pione@@ ers , or full - time Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers , inc@@ reas@@ ed from 2 to 11 .
What are you long@@ ing for as far as the future is concer@@ ned ?
P@@ u@@ t simply , Jesus was tel@@ ling his listen@@ ers that if an authority com@@ p@@ el@@ led them into some kind of leg@@ iti@@ mate service , they should per@@ form it will@@ ingly and without res@@ ent@@ ment .
Pro@@ ble@@ ms without so@@ lu@@ tions keep p@@ il@@ ing up .
How thr@@ ill@@ ing it is that all of God’s servants have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of experi@@ enc@@ ing the fulfill@@ ment of the promise found at Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 22 , which states : “ Like the days of a t@@ ree will the days of my people be . ”
If they rema@@ ined on the s@@ lo@@ p@@ es of M@@ ount T@@ ab@@ or , they might have an advan@@ ta@@ ge over the advan@@ c@@ ing Cana@@ an@@ ite for@@ ces , for those ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts needed f@@ l@@ at o@@ pen country to fi@@ ght effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
Sa@@ il@@ ors in a mal@@ fun@@ c@@ tion@@ ing sub@@ mar@@ ine would consider a@@ ir to be especially valu@@ able .
By atten@@ ding Christian meetings regul@@ arly des@@ pite your g@@ ri@@ ef , you will be able to ta@@ p into a vital s@@ ource of instru@@ ction and encourag@@ ement .
Paul was foc@@ used on the preaching and teaching work .
It fore@@ tel@@ ls the experi@@ ences of a prophe@@ tic woman and expla@@ ins how we can d@@ well in Jehovah’s light des@@ pite the dar@@ k@@ ness that has set@@ t@@ led on mankind .
C@@ learly , those new disciples under@@ sto@@ od that baptism is a requi@@ re@@ ment for Christians .
Some may h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to get baptized out of fear that they may be dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed at a later time .
Wor@@ ship of the false go@@ d Ba@@ al , with its se@@ x or@@ gi@@ es , became en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched in Israel .
Thus Paul went out from their mi@@ d@@ st , but some men jo@@ ined themselves to him and became believers . ” ​ — Acts 17 : 32 - 34 .
This was one of the fore@@ told con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of fa@@ il@@ ing to maintain ho@@ l@@ iness .
But Jesus never in@@ tend@@ ed for the prayer to be used in that way .
On No@@ v@@ ember 5 , 198@@ 8 , at the age of 20 , I was baptized by im@@ mer@@ sion in a special ba@@ th@@ tu@@ b .
Such a stand not only prote@@ cted him from un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural vie@@ ws but also op@@ ened up a mar@@ vel@@ ous opportunity to share vital Bible tru@@ ths with others .
For instance , both men lived in the land of Juda@@ h .
This p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment was consider@@ ed the wor@@ st form of death possible .
; Mar@@ s@@ h , C .
This , along with apost@@ as@@ y , resul@@ ted in har@@ d@@ ship to them individu@@ ally and as a nation .
B@@ angu@@ i
Because of “ their wish , ” these ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ers pre@@ f@@ er to ign@@ ore that Jehovah has inter@@ ven@@ ed in man@@ kin@@ d’s af@@ fai@@ r@@ s in the past .
These inclu@@ de C@@ are@@ y Bar@@ ber and R@@ ob@@ er@@ t H@@ at@@ z@@ fel@@ d .
When S@@ ab@@ ine got married , M@@ other ​ — at the age of 5@@ 8 — ​ learned to d@@ ri@@ ve in order to inc@@ re@@ ase her share in the preaching work .
A ris@@ k@@ y assignment was to take liter@@ ature into L@@ at@@ vi@@ a
Li@@ ving by Bible principles prom@@ o@@ tes joy
He told them : “ I no longer call you sla@@ ves , because a slave does not know what his ma@@ ster does . But I have called you friends , because all the things I have heard from my Father I have made known to you . ”
It is . . . ’
The pro@@ vision of commun@@ ion sacrific@@ es , part of the La@@ w@@ ’s fr@@ am@@ e@@ work of truth , pointed to the fact that by means of Jesus ’ greater sacrifice , all those of mankind who desire to at@@ tain an in@@ tim@@ ate , pe@@ ace@@ ful relationship with their Creator can do so .
If we medit@@ ate on all these blessings from God , we will see our joy de@@ e@@ pen and gro@@ w . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
Why would Jesus say that the dead would be resur@@ rec@@ ted if he believ@@ ed that their sou@@ ls had not died ?
“ To my sur@@ pris@@ e , ” she rec@@ alls , “ I was able to sto@@ p s@@ mo@@ king without much pain .
If they are in God’s mem@@ ory , they will be ra@@ ised to life in his promised new world . ​ — Job 14 : 13 - 15 ; Acts 24 : 15 ; 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
The Hebrew ter@@ m rend@@ ered “ s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful direction ” can descri@@ be the actions of the comman@@ der of an ancient ship .
( b ) What reason@@ ing have you found to be effe@@ ctive when discus@@ sing hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re ?
In the congregation , I had many friends , and I had a close relationship with my parents .
One Christian el@@ der rec@@ alls the four years during which his wi@@ fe@@ ’s daugh@@ ter cu@@ t off associ@@ ation with them .
What a privilege it is to live in these last days and to be part of Jehovah’s inc@@ re@@ di@@ ble organization !
So did Mari@@ ana@@ ’s new care@@ er result in a more pur@@ po@@ se@@ ful way of life ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ out the need for a fil@@ m pro@@ je@@ ct@@ or or a large s@@ cre@@ en , Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents could take this free pres@@ ent@@ ation to the coun@@ tr@@ y@@ side , re@@ aching new ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es with the Kingdom message .
A young brother who often went with him learned from the fine example of this el@@ der to think about what he could do to help his brothers and sisters . ​ — Romans 12 : 10 .
M@@ ake E@@ ach Da@@ y C@@ ount , 5 / 1
The old acc@@ us@@ ations of un@@ faith@@ ful@@ ness to the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch re@@ em@@ er@@ ged .
E@@ b@@ la had been vi@@ r@@ tually for@@ go@@ t@@ ten , to be re@@ dis@@ co@@ vered only after many cen@@ tu@@ ries .
O@@ ver 2@@ 00 children were left fa@@ ther@@ less , and 1@@ 60 women were wi@@ do@@ wed .
For example , Acts 5 : 4@@ 2 says of them : “ E@@ very day in the temple and from house to house they continued without le@@ tu@@ p teaching and declar@@ ing the good news about the Christ , Jesus . ”
The ex@@ change between Jesus and Tho@@ ma@@ s was different .
In such ways , we can maintain integrity , as did the psalmist who san@@ g : “ The dra@@ wing near to God is good for me .
Un@@ for@@ tun@@ ately , not many people are comple@@ t@@ ely hon@@ est today .
18 : 7 - 10 .
Mo@@ st of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 cor@@ ul@@ ers with Christ have already comple@@ ted their earthly course in faith@@ ful@@ ness .
“ A w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast ” sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ ing human govern@@ ments as@@ c@@ ends “ out of the se@@ a , ” that is , from the tur@@ bul@@ ent mas@@ ses of mankind .
F@@ o@@ od was s@@ car@@ ce .
And does being willing to deci@@ de mean s@@ tic@@ king to our cho@@ ic@@ es no matter what ?
Still , Christians can be jo@@ y@@ ful , even when under tri@@ al .
Z@@ am@@ or@@ a@@ ’s Q@@ u@@ est for Acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y , 12 / 1
Why not consider some human pur@@ su@@ its to see if they really bring a sense of accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment and a feel@@ ing of satis@@ fac@@ tion ?
As you seek it , stri@@ ve to remain hum@@ ble and strong in faith . ​ — w@@ 1@@ 6@@ .@@ 0@@ 8 , p@@ p .
We will consider what three are@@ as wh@@ er@@ e@@ in Jehovah’s organization has moved a@@ head ?
G@@ ran@@ ted , war bro@@ ke out in the Per@@ si@@ an G@@ ul@@ f , but that seem@@ ed to be just a m@@ om@@ ent@@ ary bli@@ p that left much of the world more determined to pur@@ sue a pe@@ ace@@ ful order .
Jesus pray@@ ed concer@@ ning those pu@@ t@@ ting faith in him : “ I make re@@ qu@@ est . . . that they may all be one , just as you , Father , are in uni@@ on with me and I am in uni@@ on with you , that they also may be in uni@@ on with us . ” ​ — John 17 : 20 , 21 ; 1 Peter 2 : 21 .
Instead of refle@@ cting “ the glory of Jehovah , ” the me - first gener@@ ation of today p@@ lum@@ me@@ ts fur@@ ther into de@@ pra@@ v@@ ity and toward the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of God’s judgment .
Be@@ ing with Jesus taught the disciples what important less@@ on and helped them to re@@ ach what conclu@@ sions ?
S@@ ad@@ ly , over the years some have let the imper@@ fe@@ ctions of others kno@@ ck them out of the r@@ ace .
( 5 ) D@@ or@@ man@@ en , B .
As off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing gro@@ w older , they also have a share in be@@ aring fru@@ it and supp@@ or@@ ting their parents , who rejo@@ ice to see their children serving Jehovah al@@ ong@@ side them . ​ — Proverbs 15 : 20 .
What does God give to all people ?
How can we help but ad@@ mi@@ re her courage , her in@@ du@@ stri@@ ousness , her ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality , and her hum@@ ility ?
It never en@@ tered my mind that soon I would be not only their do@@ ct@@ or but also their spiritual brother .
13 , 14 . ( a ) Why are we not sur@@ pris@@ ed when we enc@@ oun@@ ter op@@ position ?
Jehovah ans@@ wer@@ ed those questions , pro@@ ving to us two things : ( 1 ) He wants people in “ the is@@ lands far away ” to learn about him , and ( 2 ) he wants those whom the world vie@@ ws as “ hum@@ ble and low@@ ly ” to take refu@@ ge in his name . ​ — Jeremiah 31 : 10 ; Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 3 : 12 .
A@@ no@@ ther re@@ ward is men@@ tal and emo@@ tional well - being .
A tra@@ v@@ el ag@@ ent in M@@ om@@ bas@@ a , K@@ en@@ ya , loo@@ ked after our st@@ ore of liter@@ ature and for@@ war@@ ded car@@ t@@ ons to any des@@ t@@ in@@ ation re@@ ques@@ ted by us .
[ M@@ ap@@ s on page 10 ]
[ Bo@@ x / ​ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 19 ]
Let us re@@ tr@@ ace Paul’s st@@ ep@@ s and d@@ el@@ ve into the c@@ it@@ y’s past .
They were not satis@@ fied that God’s Law was fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ ally clear and eas@@ ily under@@ sto@@ od .
We have been en@@ tru@@ sted with Bible tru@@ ths ​ — tru@@ ths that can lead one to everlasting life .
For years such ones long@@ ed for the day when Jehovah will put an end to this wicked world .
How to F@@ ind Jo@@ y in the Gi@@ ft of S@@ ing@@ l@@ en@@ ess
Ab@@ out that time , G@@ or@@ d@@ on K@@ am@@ mer@@ u@@ d , a young man who lived a few mil@@ es away from us , began to work with D@@ ad .
“ I will gl@@ ori@@ fy your name to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ” ​ — P@@ S .
In the 19@@ th century , interest in the sub@@ ject inc@@ reas@@ ed great@@ ly and many col@@ le@@ ctions of te@@ x@@ ts and cr@@ itical e@@ di@@ tions of the a@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ ph@@ a , including sever@@ al go@@ sp@@ els , came to light .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ating vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e , then , en@@ ta@@ il@@ s our con@@ form@@ ing to Jehovah’s righteous standards set out in the Scriptures .
To imp@@ ro@@ ve the fam@@ il@@ y’s fin@@ an@@ ces , my husband began travel@@ ing ab@@ ro@@ ad to work .
As used in the Bible , the word “ perfect ” does not always mean per@@ fe@@ ction in the ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te sense , that is , to the in@@ fin@@ ite de@@ gre@@ e , but often in a relati@@ ve sense .
“ Ke@@ ep stri@@ ct w@@ atch that how you walk is not as un@@ wise but as wise pers@@ ons , ” ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed Paul , “ bu@@ ying out the oppor@@ tu@@ ne time for y@@ ourselves , because the days are wicked . ”
And what in@@ com@@ par@@ able joy parents experience when they succ@@ e@@ ed in help@@ ing their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing to become spiritually inc@@ l@@ ined children !
E@@ r@@ n@@ st G@@ l@@ ü@@ ck is just one of many who have under@@ taken the im@@ men@@ se t@@ ask of transl@@ ating the Bible into ver@@ n@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar langu@@ ages .
Paul war@@ ned Timothy to be on gu@@ ard against brothers who res@@ em@@ b@@ led v@@ ess@@ els for “ a purpose l@@ ac@@ king honor . ”
Des@@ pite human efforts and the fact that promises to end po@@ ver@@ ty have often fa@@ iled , God’s Word , the Bible , as@@ sures us that soon there will no longer be nee@@ dy people .
Some you@@ ng@@ er ones may now be co@@ or@@ din@@ ating activities that inclu@@ de older brothers .
His decision was a loving one and not an ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ary a@@ bu@@ se of authority .
The end@@ uring love of one@@ ’s parents certainly contribu@@ tes to prop@@ er develop@@ ment and bal@@ ance .
Hence , while the Israelites had a temp@@ or@@ ary means of appro@@ ach to God by their sacrific@@ es , Christians have a su@@ peri@@ or bas@@ is for coming to God ​ — the sacrifice of Jesus Christ .
He did not mean that godly de@@ e@@ ds should never be done in public , for he had told his disciples to “ let [ their ] light shin@@ e before men . ”
Some ex@@ per@@ ts even say that they “ fully believe that you will never be able to find a [ dec@@ ent ] jo@@ b without a col@@ le@@ ge de@@ gre@@ e . ”
R@@ y@@ s@@ z@@ ard sh@@ a@@ res similar sen@@ ti@@ ments : “ If it were not for the meetings and the ministry , we could never have cop@@ ed ; we would de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely have been e@@ at@@ en up by wor@@ ry .
H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds , I@@ mit@@ ate Christ’s Lo@@ ve !
When a re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative of the Christian congregation is asked to conduct a fun@@ er@@ al , the appointed elders can offer help@@ ful su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions and provide spiritual support so that all the arrang@@ ements har@@ mon@@ ize with Scriptural guid@@ el@@ ines .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 18 .
There was an old beli@@ ef in K@@ o@@ re@@ a and some other lands about a go@@ d of the k@@ it@@ ch@@ en who was thought to come through the c@@ him@@ ne@@ y and bring gi@@ f@@ ts in De@@ c@@ ember .
The ar@@ k thus came to rest on the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of Ar@@ ar@@ at in A@@ pri@@ l of 2@@ 3@@ 6@@ 9 B.C.E .
Acc@@ ording to Matthe@@ w@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l , Joseph learned that M@@ ary was pre@@ gn@@ ant while she “ was promised in marriage to Joseph ” but before they were un@@ ited .
Why such strong words ?
Indeed , they la@@ shed out at his loyal earthly sub@@ je@@ cts , known today as Jehovah’s Witnesses .
No eas@@ y t@@ ask this , for it was to be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed in the face of op@@ position . ​ — Matthew 10 : 22 , 23 .
What can we learn from Bi@@ bli@@ cal examples of courage ?
So let us not put Jehovah’s pati@@ ence to the t@@ est by tre@@ ating his pro@@ v@@ isions with dis@@ respect .
L@@ ik@@ ening a Christi@@ an’s life course to a r@@ ace , or a cont@@ est , the apostle Paul said : “ Do you not know that the r@@ un@@ n@@ ers in a r@@ ace all ru@@ n , but only one recei@@ ves the pri@@ ze ?
God appointed the man Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egy@@ pt .
And when ‘ the world pas@@ ses away , ’ as the Bible says it will , we will enjoy the real@@ iz@@ ation of God’s wonderful promise : “ He that does the will of God rema@@ ins forever . ” ​ — 1 John 2 : 17 .
The message is clear .
The apostle Paul explained that ob@@ serving the L@@ or@@ d’s Su@@ pp@@ er would en@@ able Jesus ’ disciples to “ keep pro@@ claim@@ ing the death of the Lord . ”
Proverbs 21 : 13 states : “ An@@ yone st@@ op@@ p@@ ing up his e@@ ar from the com@@ pla@@ ining c@@ ry of the low@@ ly one , he himself also will call and not be ans@@ wer@@ ed . ”
I shall remember the practic@@ es of J@@ ah ; for I will remember your mar@@ vel@@ ous doing of long ag@@ o .
( b ) To whom did Paul direc@@ t people so that they could gain true fre@@ e@@ dom ?
L@@ ong or com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated ans@@ wers ten@@ d to ob@@ s@@ cu@@ re the meaning .
P@@ ur@@ sue fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah God and Jesus Christ by listen@@ ing to God’s inspired Word .
On the night of N@@ is@@ an 14 , 33 C.E . , Jesus and his 12 apostles ass@@ em@@ b@@ led in an u@@ pp@@ er ro@@ om in Jerusalem to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver , com@@ mem@@ or@@ ating the Israelites ’ deli@@ ver@@ ance from Egy@@ pt .
Like gy@@ m@@ na@@ st@@ s , who through exerc@@ ise tra@@ in their mus@@ c@@ les and body to per@@ form beau@@ ti@@ ful and com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated mo@@ v@@ ements , we should exerc@@ ise our thinking ability to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish both right and wrong .
I still remember a bit@@ ter@@ ly co@@ ld Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s day when she re@@ turned home from the c@@ em@@ et@@ er@@ y with me shu@@ ff@@ ling along b@@ es@@ i@@ de her .
Why was it a chall@@ enge for A@@ mo@@ s to pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y in Israel ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ out food we star@@ ve to death .
After Babyl@@ on@@ ’s f@@ all , the Jews benef@@ ited from Jehovah’s long - suffering
For example , you may have to deci@@ de whether to accept a new jo@@ b or a prom@@ o@@ tion at work .
How wise it is for parents to take advan@@ ta@@ ge of this bri@@ ef peri@@ od in their chil@@ d’s men@@ tal develop@@ ment to beg@@ in the pro@@ c@@ ess of imp@@ l@@ an@@ ting spiritual ide@@ as and valu@@ es in his mind !
Some think of it as the ha@@ un@@ t of po@@ e@@ ts , pa@@ in@@ ters , and ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ ers .
They have put faith in Christ’s ransom sacrifice , sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic@@ ally ‘ wa@@ shing their ro@@ bes and making them wh@@ ite in the blood of the L@@ am@@ b . ’
In the mean@@ time , though , what if your children beg@@ in to expres@@ s doub@@ ts ?
Like Jesus ’ early followers , we face the worl@@ d’s h@@ at@@ red , but let us not become like the world .
I@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ ally , many people ​ — not just in that land but thr@@ ough@@ out the world — ​ put greater trust in money and material we@@ al@@ th than they do in God . ​ — Luke 12 : 16 - 21 .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the psalmist san@@ g : “ E@@ vi@@ l men will be done away with . ”
We need to id@@ enti@@ fy un@@ desi@@ ra@@ ble tra@@ its and cor@@ rec@@ t them .
Some Christians have needs , and we may be able to f@@ ill those needs .
Re@@ ma@@ in S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually S@@ tr@@ ong While C@@ aring for a S@@ ic@@ k R@@ el@@ ative
At times the ag@@ on@@ y was com@@ p@@ oun@@ ded when many dem@@ ons ga@@ ined pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of a person si@@ mul@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ously .
9 : 19 - 21 .
The faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class deep@@ ly appreci@@ ates this act of fri@@ end@@ ship , as does Christ .
My mother often com@@ for@@ ted us by saying that we had the truth , a spiritual ri@@ ch@@ ness that few had .
When some mer@@ ch@@ ants pas@@ sed by on their way to Egy@@ pt , Juda@@ h said : “ Let us sel@@ l him . ”
You can understand why ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists had tri@@ ed to find E@@ b@@ la .
Even n@@ on - Christians and ones who know nothing of the Bible would righ@@ tly conclu@@ de that this verse rul@@ es out com@@ mit@@ ting ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y .
As Jesus said , love for God invol@@ ves our whole heart , mind , soul , and strength .
“ [ Jehovah’s ] understanding is bey@@ ond rec@@ oun@@ ting . ”
His Word ligh@@ ts our way as we tra@@ v@@ el along the p@@ ath of u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness .
Now we could em@@ ba@@ r@@ k on the rest of our ha@@ z@@ ar@@ d@@ ous vo@@ y@@ age .
( a ) What was the message of comfort that Jesus pro@@ claim@@ ed ?
This occ@@ ur@@ red , for example , when he re@@ turned from de@@ fe@@ ating the king of E@@ la@@ m and his al@@ lies .
Paul accepted this fact and con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ated on serving Jehovah fully . ​ — Read 2 Corinthians 12 : 8 - 10 .
How can we benefit ourselves as Jehovah teach@@ es us ?
What qualities will help you to ass@@ ist someone who has st@@ ra@@ yed from the flo@@ ck of God ?
At S@@ an@@ ta F@@ é do S@@ ul , the Witnesses ow@@ ned a don@@ ke@@ y called D@@ oura@@ do ( Go@@ l@@ die ) that could find its way to the study grou@@ ps in the r@@ ur@@ al are@@ a .
He started three Bible stu@@ dies that way .
Many of the wonderful works to which God direc@@ ted attention cannot be fully under@@ sto@@ od even by mo@@ der@@ n s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists .
E@@ g@@ g - si@@ ze ha@@ il@@ st@@ ones kil@@ led 25 people and in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed 2@@ 00 others in cen@@ tr@@ al H@@ en@@ an Pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce , Ch@@ ina , in Ju@@ ly 200@@ 2 .
• How did Job displa@@ y end@@ ur@@ ance , and what was the out@@ come ?
L@@ ong before the Romans , the ancient A@@ k@@ kadi@@ ans and Babyl@@ on@@ ians also used bitu@@ men to w@@ at@@ er@@ pro@@ of their v@@ ess@@ els .
On what bas@@ is could the righteous “ Ju@@ dge of all the earth ” ac@@ qu@@ it an un@@ righteous person ?
1 , 2 . ( a ) What ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on does Paul give in his letter to the Romans ?
Solomon conclu@@ des with the so@@ ber@@ ing words : “ He has not known that it invol@@ ves his very soul . ”
There you will me@@ et famili@@ es who are end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to apply the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s wise counsel .
If we are , we can be certain that he will respon@@ d as he has promised .
Those for@@ ces su@@ d@@ den@@ ly with@@ dre@@ w , however , and that gave Jesus ’ followers an opportunity to leave Jerusalem and Ju@@ de@@ a .
If we too seek me@@ ek@@ ness , Jehovah will bl@@ ess us . ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 2 : 3 .
What more could we ask for ? G@@ ro@@ wing in the knowledge of God and being allow@@ ed to refle@@ ct his glory are wonderful privile@@ ges , a never - en@@ ding pro@@ c@@ ess as we continue to learn how to imitate our loving heavenly Father . ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
If so , why not ad@@ mit the part we had in cre@@ ating the difficul@@ ty and indic@@ ate our s@@ or@@ ro@@ w for ad@@ ding to the proble@@ m .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ines on page 2 ]
Of course , most of us have at one time or another experienced some feelings of fear .
In that way overse@@ ers imitate the apostle Paul , who had “ tend@@ er affe@@ ction ” for his spiritual brothers and sisters . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess .
( b ) What less@@ on can we learn from Eli@@ j@@ ah’s experience ?
Di@@ d this on@@ sla@@ ught bring the preaching activities to a hal@@ t ?
However , since stud@@ ents must move to the main@@ land for their high school educ@@ ation , the group was re@@ duc@@ ed to two baptized sisters and one young gi@@ r@@ l .
I am t@@ ou@@ ched to think that I have been able to return to Jehovah because he dre@@ w me back .
How did M@@ ep@@ hi@@ bo@@ sh@@ et@@ h re@@ act to his situation , and how is he a fine example for us ?
He wa@@ ited until all hope of imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement was g@@ one .
How do we know that the preaching work is important ?
As mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , many ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ go@@ ers refu@@ se to accept the moral dec@@ re@@ es of their ch@@ urch .
In what th@@ ir@@ d sense is “ congregation ” used in the Bible ?
Why not listen to what they say to Jehovah in their personal prayers ?
See pages 11 - 16 of the O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 22 , 198@@ 7 , is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke !
Un@@ certain@@ ties of F@@ am@@ ily Li@@ fe
“ Then you could re@@ ti@@ re .
Rather than ven@@ ting fru@@ str@@ ation or anger on individuals or con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ating over@@ much on the in@@ justice of a situation , Christians do better to imitate Jesus in “ com@@ mit@@ ting [ themselves ] to the one who jud@@ ges righte@@ ously , ” Jehovah God .
But if there be no transl@@ at@@ or , let him keep s@@ il@@ ent in the congregation and speak to himself and to God . ”
( Read Proverbs 5 : 15 - 20 . )
Why should true Christians pray continu@@ ally ?
In these last days , the challeng@@ es to our faith are many .
R@@ E@@ F@@ E@@ R@@ R@@ IN@@ G to “ the great and fear - inspi@@ ring day of Jehovah , ” the apostle Paul wrote to the Christians in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a : “ Bro@@ thers , you are not in dar@@ k@@ ness , so that that day should over@@ take you as it would th@@ i@@ ev@@ es , for you are all sons of light and sons of day .
Some people become very much involved in help@@ ing others .
By accep@@ ting and ac@@ ting on the good news , you can receive gr@@ and blessings not only now but also in the future when God’s Kingdom rul@@ es the enti@@ re earth . ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 8 .
Now I love Jehovah God and his people more than anything !
But these three artic@@ les will de@@ e@@ pen our appreciation for sever@@ al qualities of Jehovah that are stu@@ died less often .
What had ca@@ used the field ministry to lo@@ se its imp@@ e@@ tu@@ s in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in ?
Yet , there is another par@@ al@@ le@@ l that deser@@ ves our serious consider@@ ation .
For one thing , as Jesus ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged , his disciples would face a powerful , inv@@ isi@@ ble enem@@ y ​ — “ the wicked one , ” Satan the Devil .
He made up his mind to jo@@ in them in their preaching work , and soon he was baptized .
It is not until some time later that the effe@@ cts become evid@@ ent .
“ Mo@@ m always encoura@@ ged us to pur@@ sue the go@@ al of the full - time ministry , ” says D@@ ar@@ re@@ n .
M@@ Y P@@ A@@ S@@ T : I was ra@@ ised by my mother in P@@ un@@ ta Ar@@ en@@ as , a pleas@@ ant city on the S@@ tra@@ it of M@@ ag@@ el@@ l@@ an near the sou@@ ther@@ n ti@@ p of S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a .
Our de@@ a@@ f fellow Witnesses have much to offer .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the death of the apostles , the good news came to be over@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed by pa@@ g@@ an teachings and ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es .
Can you expla@@ in how its ma@@ j@@ or fulfill@@ ment br@@ ings us right down to the time of the end ?
P@@ o@@ in@@ ting to the rest@@ or@@ ation of true worship in ancient times as well as in our day , Isaiah 60 : 1 states : “ A@@ ris@@ e , O woman , shed for@@ th light , for your light has come and upon you the very glory of Jehovah has sh@@ one for@@ th . ”
Jehovah’s wisdom is reve@@ aled in that he has provided a book that only hum@@ ble , te@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble people can truly understand .
Those with “ spiritual qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations ” may help us to car@@ ry a bur@@ den , such as something tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es@@ ome or heav@@ y resul@@ ting from our un@@ know@@ ingly taking a false st@@ ep .
But fur@@ ther su@@ p@@ pres@@ sion of Bible transl@@ ation was yet a@@ head .
So our be@@ d@@ ro@@ om never got a@@ bo@@ ve 60 de@@ gre@@ es F@@ ah@@ r@@ en@@ he@@ it [ 15 ° C ] and was often much col@@ der .
Their hope seem@@ ed as li@@ fel@@ ess as the body that Joseph of A@@ ri@@ ma@@ the@@ a la@@ id in the t@@ om@@ b .
D@@ ar@@ re@@ n , a j@@ an@@ it@@ or in an Au@@ str@@ ali@@ an high school , ob@@ served : “ Now we see fil@@ th in the cl@@ ass@@ ro@@ om as well . ”
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ate Jehovah’s Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty and F@@ or@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess
I had a well - pa@@ ying jo@@ b and could bu@@ y things I pre@@ vi@@ ously could only dre@@ am of .
This appro@@ ach will lik@@ e@@ wise benefit those who are consider@@ ing contro@@ ver@@ si@@ al al@@ ter@@ n@@ ative form@@ s of tre@@ ating some a@@ il@@ ment .
Yes , the let@@ ters to the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians provide vital war@@ n@@ ings about spe@@ cul@@ ation or ques@@ tion@@ able ide@@ as .
The stud@@ ents of a ne@@ ar@@ by col@@ le@@ ge were even allow@@ ed to leave class early in order to atten@@ d .
16 , 17 . ( a ) What is the fin@@ al ev@@ ent that Jesus men@@ tions in his illustr@@ ation ?
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 4 , 5 ]
He has reve@@ aled his will in his Word , the Bible .
Isaiah 6@@ 6 : 23 will fully apply to life in Jehovah’s promised new world .
A sister who has been serving Jehovah for ne@@ arly 50 years com@@ men@@ ted : “ El@@ ders who take some time to talk to me after the meeting make me feel valu@@ ed . ”
Jehovah has not d@@ ele@@ g@@ ated to anyone el@@ se the responsi@@ bility of listen@@ ing to each and every prayer that his servants direc@@ t to him as their heavenly Father .
Of course , for people to prog@@ ress in knowledge of the Bible , they need more than one vis@@ it .
It dep@@ ends on the s@@ ort of person we are in@@ side .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , on the mor@@ ning of the first day of the we@@ ek , it was emp@@ ty .
Satan as@@ ser@@ ted that Job served God only for sel@@ f@@ ish reas@@ ons , in@@ sin@@ u@@ ating that God was bu@@ ying Jo@@ b@@ ’s loy@@ al@@ ty .
His good example made me want to take up pione@@ ering as a care@@ er as soon as I fin@@ i@@ shed school .
No@@ tice that God promises to prote@@ ct those who love him and trust in him .
Will I ever see my loved one again ? ’
We all know that making the right decision is one thing , but s@@ tic@@ king to it and following through on it is qu@@ ite another .
Wh@@ ere , though , can wisdom be found ?
Does this young man me@@ asure up ?
“ The table of Jehovah ” is truly la@@ den down with good things to e@@ at .
C@@ ould you invit@@ e them to accom@@ pan@@ y you in the ministry ?
In some langu@@ ages , “ loy@@ al@@ ty ” is often used for the attitude a sub@@ or@@ din@@ ate should show toward a su@@ peri@@ or .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , King David of ancient Israel san@@ g : “ As for me , in your loving - kindness I have tru@@ sted ; let my heart be jo@@ y@@ ful in your sal@@ vation .
A@@ post@@ ate do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines inclu@@ ded the false teaching that God is a Tr@@ in@@ ity , that the soul does not die , and that some sou@@ ls are t@@ or@@ men@@ ted et@@ er@@ n@@ ally in hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re .
Bible E@@ duc@@ ation Acc@@ el@@ er@@ ates
Such good conduct is par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly con@@ spi@@ cu@@ ous during the dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tions of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
They made 4@@ 20@@ ,@@ 0@@ 4@@ 7@@ ,@@ 7@@ 9@@ 6 return vis@@ its on inter@@ ested ones and condu@@ cted 4@@ ,@@ 4@@ 3@@ 3@@ ,@@ 8@@ 8@@ 4 free home Bible stu@@ dies .
; B@@ ru@@ z@@ z@@ ese , J .
That is why Paul remin@@ ded Christians that they should “ a@@ wa@@ ke from s@@ le@@ ep ” by not foc@@ using their lives on satis@@ f@@ ying their desi@@ res . ​ — Romans 13 : 11 - 14 .
Yes , cou@@ ples pl@@ an@@ ning to mar@@ ry want to enjoy their we@@ d@@ ding day , but they also want to honor the O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or of marriage . ​ — Genesis 2 : 18 - 24 ; Matthew 19 : 5 , 6 .
Do you see how the pres@@ sure is re@@ turned ?
However , we are not without prote@@ ction .
For one thing , S@@ al@@ am@@ is was situ@@ ated on the e@@ ast co@@ ast , only 1@@ 20 mil@@ es [ 2@@ 00 k@@ m ] from S@@ ele@@ u@@ ci@@ a , on the main@@ land .
So it is vital that we continue to over@@ turn “ str@@ ong@@ ly en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched things ” by using “ the s@@ word of the spirit , that is , God’s word . ”
A man of H@@ in@@ du ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound believ@@ ed that for a re@@ vel@@ ation from God to be of benefit to all mankind , it has to d@@ ate back to the da@@ wn of ci@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ation .
In view of such di@@ su@@ n@@ ity , many won@@ der , ‘ How can a religion un@@ ite mankind if it cannot un@@ ite even its own members ? ’
Paul in effect says , ‘ In view of what I just explained to you , I ent@@ re@@ at you to do what I will tell you next . ’
F@@ am@@ ily he@@ a@@ ds , it is vital that you help each member of your family to sear@@ ch into God’s wisdom , as reve@@ aled in the Scriptures .
Solomon is saying that a work@@ er@@ ’s desire for food ‘ can work hard for him ’ because his hu@@ ng@@ er ‘ pres@@ ses him , ’ or mo@@ tiv@@ ates him .
Timothy was also “ per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed to believe . ”
The of@@ fi@@ ci@@ ating pri@@ est received a por@@ tion of the me@@ at , as did the other pri@@ ests serving at the temple .
Jehovah’s “ pro@@ duc@@ tions , ” including the ani@@ ma@@ l cre@@ ation , b@@ espe@@ ak his wisdom .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ ing to be moved by the power of God’s Word , C@@ le@@ vel@@ and ev@@ en@@ tually sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed his dedic@@ ation to Jehovah by water baptism and is privile@@ ged to serve as a full - time minis@@ ter and as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant in the congregation .
We always tri@@ ed to have a we@@ ek@@ ly family Bible study pro@@ gra@@ m and to make it inter@@ es@@ ting for all the children .
S@@ up@@ pose you were an el@@ der in a Christian congregation today .
Jehovah is a happy God , and his people refle@@ ct that qu@@ ality .
Even more sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant , ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ go@@ ers in the S@@ ou@@ ther@@ n H@@ em@@ is@@ ph@@ ere ten@@ d to be much more tra@@ di@@ tional than those in the N@@ or@@ ther@@ n H@@ em@@ is@@ ph@@ ere .
Fir@@ st , har@@ v@@ es@@ ters ga@@ ther@@ ed the whe@@ at st@@ al@@ ks from the field .
Many decisions can make the differ@@ ence between succ@@ ess and fa@@ il@@ ure ​ — and so@@ on@@ er or later , between life and death .
When ch@@ urch author@@ ities in the cap@@ it@@ al learned about this and heard that Jehovah’s Witnesses were occ@@ up@@ ying the minis@@ ter@@ ’s re@@ si@@ d@@ ence , they dem@@ an@@ ded that the de@@ ac@@ on get us out im@@ medi@@ ately .
Su@@ pp@@ ly to Your K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge S@@ el@@ f - Con@@ tro@@ l
In fact , all our en@@ er@@ gi@@ es , a@@ bil@@ ities , and tal@@ ents may be vie@@ wed as gi@@ f@@ ts to be used to bring praise and honor to our heavenly Father .
Read the following com@@ ments received from you@@ ths around the world , and then ask yourself the accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing questions .
We should not be over@@ ly concer@@ ned about what others say .
Those who ign@@ ore Bible standards often cause emo@@ tional pain
Ha@@ ve you ever found yourself as@@ king why certain problems ar@@ ise in the Christian congregation ?
Jesus tre@@ ated women with respect , even though some in his day loo@@ ked down on them .
* W@@ i@@ th@@ in we@@ ek@@ s after his arri@@ val , he came face - to - face with a situation that could have dam@@ ag@@ ed his care@@ er .
Why did T@@ ati@@ an de@@ vi@@ ate so far from the Scriptures ?
U@@ p@@ on comple@@ tion of the ei@@ ght - we@@ ek course , gra@@ du@@ ates are assign@@ ed to serve where there is a need , ei@@ ther in their own country or ab@@ ro@@ ad .
O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ ally the word “ sh@@ r@@ ine ” re@@ pres@@ ented a case that held sac@@ red reli@@ c@@ s .
Th@@ ough it lo@@ ses its f@@ low@@ ers and lea@@ ves during the d@@ ry se@@ as@@ on , the t@@ ree sto@@ res a supp@@ ly of water .
However , what may ha@@ p@@ pen to the spiritual st@@ ate of their loved ones back home ?
L@@ ev@@ ites are assign@@ ed 4@@ 8 c@@ ities , and 6 of these are to serve as c@@ ities of refu@@ ge .
David V@@ er@@ su@@ s Go@@ li@@ ath ​ — Di@@ d It Re@@ ally H@@ appe@@ n ?
“ My kingdom is no part of this world , ” Jesus Christ told P@@ il@@ ate . “ If my kingdom were part of this world , my attend@@ ants would have f@@ ought . ”
— World Pe@@ ace — ​ Why So E@@ lu@@ sive ?
If I , al@@ though Lord and T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , wa@@ shed your fe@@ et , you also ought to wa@@ s@@ h the fe@@ et of one another .
At the end of the day , the ow@@ ner ga@@ ther@@ ed the work@@ ers in order to pa@@ y them .
They op@@ er@@ ate in a spiritual v@@ ac@@ u@@ u@@ m , with no so@@ li@@ d moral and religious guid@@ el@@ ines and direction .
If you learn to use your “ power of reason ” while you are still young , you will be able to answer questions from your pe@@ ers such as : ‘ How do you know for sure that there is a God ?
What the spi@@ es had s@@ ti@@ pul@@ ated as the place of sa@@ f@@ ety now seem@@ ed to be in je@@ op@@ ar@@ dy .
He then turned his life course around by get@@ ting ri@@ d of the i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ r@@ ous i@@ ma@@ ges that he had set up , making efforts to serve Jehovah , and even encourag@@ ing his people to do the same .
These members of Chris@@ tend@@ om are not the only ones who have ho@@ ped and pray@@ ed for the coming of God’s Kingdom .
Your future will be secu@@ re , and you will be in l@@ ine to enjoy everlasting life on a par@@ adise earth ! ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 2 , 3 .
Fir@@ st , the cla@@ y needs to be wa@@ shed to re@@ move any fore@@ ign material or min@@ er@@ al con@@ tam@@ in@@ ation .
The end will come , not necess@@ ar@@ ily at a time conven@@ i@@ ent to us , but at a time that best ser@@ ves Jehovah’s pur@@ pos@@ es .
7 : 18 , 22 , 23 , 26 .
As the ran@@ ks of the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents gre@@ w , so did the number and si@@ ze of M@@ em@@ ori@@ al ga@@ ther@@ ings worl@@ d@@ wide .
One night he got si@@ ck , and I found my@@ self pra@@ ying to the God I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t believe in .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , if we view por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , we will not be “ wal@@ king by spirit . ”
How encourag@@ ing today to see within our worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od family he@@ a@@ ds who are doing their ut@@ most to imitate Noah !
Although the origin@@ al boo@@ ks of the Bible have disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared , we can con@@ sul@@ t ancient co@@ pi@@ es ​ — including th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Bible man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts .
You perhaps rec@@ all that Jesus once spoke of two ro@@ a@@ ds , a “ bro@@ ad and sp@@ ac@@ i@@ ous . . . ro@@ ad le@@ ading off into des@@ tru@@ ction ” and a “ cr@@ am@@ ped . . . ro@@ ad le@@ ading off into life . ”
Since Jehovah is the God of truth , anyone wi@@ shing to have a close relationship with him must “ put away fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od ” and “ speak truth . ”
Mu@@ ch could be said about the qu@@ an@@ t@@ ity and qu@@ ality of the time that we sp@@ end preaching the good news of the Kingdom , and many Ser@@ vice Me@@ et@@ ing par@@ ts are desi@@ gn@@ ed to s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ate our thinking on this matter .
Many individuals mentioned in the Scriptures showed faith and courage .
He was ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing the 6@@ ,@@ 1@@ 5@@ 6 people who were atten@@ ding the gra@@ du@@ ation of the 1@@ 2@@ 5@@ th class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad on S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 13 , 200@@ 8 .
The C@@ old W@@ ar came to an end , and there was op@@ ti@@ mis@@ tic talk about dis@@ ar@@ mam@@ ent , including nu@@ clear dis@@ ar@@ mam@@ ent .
But how can all of us benefit from reading these artic@@ les and boo@@ ks ?
S@@ even bi@@ sh@@ op@@ s of the Ch@@ urch of I@@ rel@@ and s@@ at on the ben@@ ch with the jud@@ ges .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 1 , 2 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 7 - 16
Mi@@ gu@@ el and his wife later became Witnesses .
In Mar@@ ch 19@@ 38 , H@@ it@@ l@@ er@@ ’s tro@@ op@@ s mar@@ ched into Au@@ stri@@ a .
S@@ ome@@ body cal@@ cul@@ ated that this e@@ qu@@ als the to@@ tal life expe@@ ct@@ an@@ cy of about 7@@ ,000 people .
If there is no fu@@ el in the t@@ an@@ k , you need to find out so that you can do something about it .
What powerful point is made by Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws ?
They consider@@ ed me over@@ qu@@ ali@@ fied !
For example , his followers knew that se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality is wrong .
She end@@ e@@ av@@ ors to be kind , sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic , and understanding toward others .
Com@@ pas@@ sion is another fac@@ et of Jehovah’s love .
Who make up “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” and how is Jehovah using them today ?
S@@ tu@@ dy at times when you are al@@ er@@ t and not eas@@ ily di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted .
Yet , after being pro@@ claim@@ ed emp@@ er@@ or in 3@@ 6@@ 1 C.E . , he op@@ en@@ ly re@@ je@@ cted that educ@@ ation and the cor@@ ru@@ pt form of Christi@@ an@@ ity of his day in fav@@ or of pa@@ gan@@ ism .
“ Wh@@ atever things are of serious concer@@ n , . . . continue consider@@ ing these things . ” ​ — P@@ H@@ I@@ L .
As the expres@@ sions of these har@@ v@@ est work@@ ers make clear , mo@@ ving to other lo@@ c@@ ations to ex@@ p@@ and your ministry requi@@ res that you place full trust in Jehovah .
Of course , you cannot ex@@ pect to avoid all disa@@ gre@@ ements with your un@@ believ@@ ing relati@@ ves .
It also descri@@ bes chang@@ es in the attitu@@ des and actions of people who live during “ the last days . ”
How could persecu@@ tion bring happiness ?
Although I was only n@@ ine at the time , I sen@@ sed the sh@@ o@@ ck among our relati@@ ves when they real@@ ized that we were be@@ coming Jehovah’s Witnesses .
In fact , we are comman@@ ded to “ be loving one another . ”
This , then , is the very One about whom Jesus Christ spoke when he told his followers : “ I am as@@ cen@@ ding to my Father and your Father and to my God and your God . ”
For example , can your children expla@@ in from the Bible what happ@@ ens at death ?
Yes , Timo@@ th@@ y’s trust inclu@@ ded the “ heal@@ th@@ ful words , ” “ the teaching that acc@@ or@@ ds with godly devo@@ tion . ”
A she@@ a@@ f of ba@@ r@@ le@@ y would then be brought to the high pri@@ est , who offered it to Jehovah .
What has Romans chap@@ ter 12 taught us about ( a ) how we should use our lives ?
Sa@@ ys Mari@@ a , “ I am so happy that see@@ ds of truth have now re@@ ached the re@@ mo@@ t@@ est par@@ ts of Tu@@ va ! ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
I@@ d@@ enti@@ f@@ ying the heart of the proble@@ m , Bar@@ de@@ t spe@@ ci@@ fied that “ there are doub@@ ts about the T@@ es@@ ti@@ mon@@ i@@ u@@ m ​ — in contr@@ ast with the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of ancient te@@ x@@ ts — ​ simply because questions have been ra@@ ised about the T@@ es@@ ti@@ mon@@ i@@ u@@ m . ”
It is no won@@ der , therefore , that many have lost hope when it comes to fin@@ ding good lead@@ er@@ ship .
A W@@ ill@@ ing S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t B@@ r@@ ings Pe@@ ople to G@@ ile@@ ad
C@@ ON@@ D@@ EN@@ S@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N
In the following article , we will re@@ view some of the many spiritual pro@@ v@@ isions that Jehovah has lo@@ v@@ ingly ex@@ tend@@ ed to us .
In our mo@@ der@@ n day , true worshipp@@ ers have also experienced the prote@@ ction that Jehovah provi@@ des .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying God’s C@@ oun@@ sel R@@ es@@ ul@@ ts in Su@@ cc@@ ess
You may find sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant what that enc@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia acc@@ ur@@ ately poin@@ ts out : “ Christi@@ an@@ ity of the first cen@@ tu@@ ries did not know the c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation of Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s . . . .
El@@ der@@ ly Abraham let his you@@ ng@@ er ne@@ p@@ he@@ w Lo@@ t cho@@ ose the best pas@@ tur@@ el@@ ands when their her@@ d@@ s@@ men qu@@ ar@@ rel@@ ed and a se@@ par@@ ation became necess@@ ary .
“ We are living in the h@@ our of judgment .
The man was ap@@ par@@ ently s@@ inc@@ ere and had done his best to obey the comman@@ d@@ ments of the Law .
He gave me a half h@@ our to me@@ et him at a w@@ o@@ o@@ ded place .
A@@ mo@@ s was a re@@ si@@ d@@ ent of Juda@@ h .
Who is the “ man ” of Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 2 : 5 , and why will he me@@ et with no succ@@ ess ?
O@@ thers from the inter@@ n@@ ational serv@@ ant and vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s were invit@@ ed to share in the pro@@ ject .
K@@ ar@@ ina jo@@ ined me in special full - time service , and every day I am encoura@@ ged when I see my wife re@@ tur@@ ning from field service loo@@ king so happy .
What is the under@@ l@@ ying meaning of the word “ conclu@@ sion ” ?
“ As W@@ il@@ li@@ am prog@@ ressed in his study , Bible truth began to trans@@ form his life .
How sen@@ sel@@ ess to put trust in a li@@ fel@@ ess i@@ do@@ l that cannot even prote@@ ct it@@ self ! ​ — Psalm 1@@ 35 : 15 - 18 ; Jeremiah 10 : 3 - 5 .
It t@@ ou@@ ched her heart , and she began stud@@ ying the Bible with the Witnesses that very day .
Bo@@ th will be inclu@@ ded in the an@@ nu@@ al b@@ ound vo@@ lu@@ me .
In the case of those who respon@@ d fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly , we pla@@ y a ro@@ le in f@@ ill@@ ing that need by sh@@ aring with them “ God’s good news . ”
How was the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of sacrifice made clear by Jehovah’s as@@ king Abraham to offer up Isa@@ a@@ c ?
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ar family Bible study , o@@ pen commun@@ ic@@ ation , and gen@@ u@@ ine interest in their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing@@ ’s wel@@ f@@ are , can make the differ@@ ence between succ@@ ess and fa@@ il@@ ure .
As told by Ma@@ yl@@ i G@@ ü@@ n@@ de@@ l
Then our Christian brothers arri@@ ved .
Ser@@ ving others invol@@ ves what ?
Th@@ ink of all the s@@ ound counsel you find in God’s Word , and take to heart the ad@@ vice : “ R@@ em@@ ember , then , your G@@ r@@ and Creator in the days of your you@@ th . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
“ P@@ ri@@ de is before a cr@@ as@@ h , ” war@@ ns Proverbs 16 : 18 , “ and a ha@@ ugh@@ ty spirit before stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing . ”
Fir@@ st of all , the 1@@ ,000 - m@@ ile [ 1@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 k@@ m ] j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to Jerusalem took four or fi@@ ve months .
When Ca@@ ther@@ ine , a mother of two , was asked what ad@@ vice was most help@@ ful to her , she im@@ medi@@ ately refer@@ red to De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 7 .
Jehovah ans@@ wer@@ ed that s@@ inc@@ ere re@@ qu@@ est , and he will do the same for you , whether you are young or old .
What counsel did James give regarding fav@@ or@@ it@@ ism , and how do his words apply ?
Tru@@ e Christians take care that in ne@@ i@@ ther word nor deed do they take si@@ des with one fac@@ tion or the other in the worl@@ d’s con@@ f@@ li@@ cts .
We can avoid the imper@@ fect tend@@ enc@@ y to become en@@ ra@@ ged against God if we maintain a close relationship with him .
How vital it is , then , that we be effe@@ ctive in our ministry !
No one el@@ se is lis@@ ted in Lu@@ ke@@ ’s repor@@ t .
“ There will be great earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es . ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 21 : 11 .
Peter proved to be a p@@ il@@ la@@ r in the early Christian congregation .
What does the future hold for us ?
Ka@@ re@@ n gave the woman a tr@@ act to read during the j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
But it was also ob@@ vi@@ ous ​ — even to those spiritually bl@@ ind jud@@ ges — ​ that Jesus had tra@@ ined those men .
E@@ wa , a regul@@ ar pioneer in P@@ ol@@ and , ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges : “ If I did not regul@@ arly study God’s Word , I would sto@@ p gro@@ wing in the acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of Jehovah .
Mal@@ in@@ da and N@@ ic@@ ho@@ l@@ as are lik@@ e@@ wise determined to remain loyal to Jehovah God and to succ@@ e@@ ed as people of integrity .
With what attitude were the Israelites to be obedi@@ ent ?
“ Wh@@ en@@ ever I find the ke@@ y , ” he said , “ I will wr@@ ite the S@@ ev@@ en@@ th V@@ olu@@ me . ”
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ating the import@@ ance of p@@ un@@ c@@ tu@@ ality will certainly help us to be p@@ un@@ c@@ tu@@ al .
M@@ en and women al@@ ike sense that something is mis@@ sing from their lives but ar@@ en@@ ’t able to de@@ fine what it is . ”
In effect , he taught that wor@@ r@@ ying will not help you to ad@@ d even a small st@@ ep to the walk of your life .
( b ) What appe@@ al does Jesus make to po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al disciples ?
That account inclu@@ des the preci@@ ous counsel Jesus gave when he in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of his death . — John , chap@@ ters 13 - 17 .
Re@@ g@@ arding ‘ the spirit we show , ’ what are you person@@ ally determined to do ?
St@@ or@@ age and R@@ et@@ ri@@ e@@ val : Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ val materi@@ als are st@@ ored in an or@@ der@@ ly and secu@@ re way to pre@@ v@@ ent lo@@ ss and to prote@@ ct them against dam@@ age from light and mo@@ is@@ ture .
S . W@@ il@@ li@@ am@@ s states : “ The gener@@ al t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony is that all Christians in the pri@@ m@@ iti@@ ve Ch@@ urch , especially those who had the char@@ is@@ m@@ ati@@ c gift [ gi@@ f@@ ts of the spirit ] , pre@@ ached the go@@ spe@@ l . ”
But how were such ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments made in the first century ?
“ Th@@ ree times as many people f@@ ell vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m to war in [ the 20@@ th ] century as in all the w@@ ars from the first century A@@ D to 18@@ 9@@ 9 , ” states a scho@@ l@@ arly repor@@ t from the Wor@@ l@@ d@@ w@@ atch In@@ s@@ titu@@ te .
That temple is Jehovah’s arrang@@ ement for appro@@ aching him in worship on the bas@@ is of the prop@@ iti@@ at@@ ory sacrifice of Christ Jesus .
Jehovah H@@ as Gi@@ ven the In@@ cre@@ ase
When they seek ad@@ vice , however , the she@@ er vo@@ lu@@ me of counsel on the sub@@ ject may s@@ w@@ am@@ p them fur@@ ther .
“ God loved the world so much that he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , so that ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might not be destro@@ yed but have everlasting life . ” ​ — John 3 : 16 .
“ You , O Jehovah , are good and ready to for@@ give ; and the loving - kindness to all those c@@ all@@ ing upon you is a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant . ” ​ — P@@ S .
No book enjo@@ ys such a wide cir@@ cul@@ ation as does the Bible .
No , for the do@@ or le@@ ading to re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation with Jehovah is still wide o@@ pen .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al health : The con@@ dition of a person@@ ’s relationship with Jehovah .
Mo@@ re@@ over , in coun@@ tri@@ es where al@@ co@@ ho@@ l con@@ su@@ mp@@ tion is pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted or is per@@ mit@@ ted only for those over a certain age , du@@ e reg@@ ard should be given to the la@@ ws of the land . ​ — Romans 13 : 1 .
This question made H@@ it@@ o@@ shi cu@@ ri@@ ous because he felt that no one would die for a person like him .
Fir@@ st , Jehovah arrang@@ ed for Jesus “ to give his soul a ransom in ex@@ change for many . ”
Why is it good to draw out our listen@@ ers with t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful questions ?
Mu@@ ch of our effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess in the ministry dep@@ ends , not on the number of s@@ crip@@ tures we read , but on the way we reason on and expla@@ in those we do read .
These make up the bas@@ is of “ a new earth ” in the sense that they form a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l soci@@ ety of all n@@ ati@@ on@@ alities , langu@@ ages , and rac@@ es , and they work together in sub@@ mis@@ sion to the re@@ ign@@ ing King , Jesus Christ .
How does Chris@@ t@@ ine feel about the change in her life ?
Consider how the first man , Adam , came to have life .
O@@ r could Paul’s words pos@@ si@@ bly mean something el@@ se ?
Can the n@@ ational grou@@ ps really hope to succ@@ e@@ ed when they take their stand “ against Jehovah and against his anointed one ” ?
Consider the example of Je@@ an , who has been serving Jehovah for more than 60 years .
To avoid being ca@@ ught ali@@ ve , gu@@ ard against even small com@@ promises .
It is hard to i@@ magine a more f@@ it@@ ting des@@ crip@@ tion of a man who dedic@@ ated his life to the transl@@ ation and public@@ ation of the Bible into P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese .
Father and M@@ other end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to teach God’s Word to all fi@@ ve of us children .
What is requi@@ red of those making up this group ?
Will he devel@@ op nor@@ m@@ ally ?
N@@ ever be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed to discus@@ s your moral con@@ vi@@ ctions with others .
With the ro@@ p@@ es of earth@@ ling man I kept dra@@ wing them , with the cor@@ ds of love . ”
H@@ ist@@ ory pro@@ ves that Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s st@@ at@@ ement , ut@@ tered under inspi@@ r@@ ation , about the in@@ ability of humans to gover@@ n themselves is cor@@ rec@@ t .
Hence , the ter@@ m “ hor@@ n ” fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely den@@ o@@ tes power , or strength .
Bu@@ il@@ d His S@@ el@@ f - Con@@ fid@@ ence
• What re@@ action did Paul enc@@ oun@@ ter when he declar@@ ed his hope in the resurrection ?
But T@@ ar@@ a was per@@ ple@@ x@@ ed by such questions as these : Why is there so much suffering ?
* Such hope is su@@ peri@@ or to a m@@ ere wish , which may have no f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation or pro@@ spe@@ ct of fulfill@@ ment . What ro@@ le did hope pla@@ y in Jesus ’ life ?
Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has , who has lived through war and mas@@ s k@@ ill@@ ings , says : “ I have learned to put my life in Jehovah’s car@@ ing hands .
Even so , deep down I knew that what I was doing was wrong .
By ap@@ pl@@ ying Paul’s s@@ ound ad@@ vice , we can keep on wal@@ king in the way of the truth .
• Why can even Christian marri@@ ages experience problems ?
It will cr@@ us@@ h and put an end to all these k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s , and it it@@ self will stand to times in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , ” that is , forever . ​ — Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 .
His gener@@ os@@ ity at that time in be@@ half of new disciples is mentioned in the Bible .
O@@ N A small is@@ land off the co@@ ast of sou@@ ther@@ n J@@ ap@@ an , a mother and her three young children began to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
In view of the serious di@@ su@@ n@@ ity among prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians today , we do well to exam@@ ine what Jesus himself taught .
Jesus refle@@ cts Jehovah’s car@@ ing spirit .
But as a result of the com@@ bin@@ ed efforts of milli@@ ons of Jehovah’s servants , a witness is given “ to all the nations . ”
This may be the case especially if reading has always been difficult for us or if a public@@ ation is discus@@ sing “ the deep things of God . ”
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , I@@ ’@@ ve come to trust her imp@@ lic@@ it@@ ly . ”
B@@ A@@ P@@ T@@ I@@ Z@@ E@@ D D@@ U@@ R@@ IN@@ G 20@@ 11
How is it that some are found “ we@@ aring fore@@ ign at@@ ti@@ re ” ?
Mari@@ a and our daugh@@ ters , O@@ l@@ ga and I@@ r@@ ina , in 19@@ 6@@ 5
While descri@@ b@@ ing this cre@@ ature , God told Job : “ N@@ one is so au@@ d@@ ac@@ i@@ ous that he should s@@ ti@@ r it up .
Re@@ al@@ ize that the anxi@@ e@@ ties of this system and the dec@@ ep@@ tive power of ri@@ ches can result in spiritual ru@@ in .
‘ Why am I con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that these are “ the last days ” ? ’
These two days , so full and rich , were truly wor@@ th all the v@@ ac@@ ations of a li@@ fe@@ time !
Just as a li@@ on k@@ ill@@ s a har@@ m@@ less an@@ tel@@ op@@ e or a s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing ba@@ by ze@@ br@@ a , so Satan is mer@@ c@@ il@@ ess and would love to k@@ ill us .
P@@ le@@ ase read the following article to learn more about this mar@@ vel@@ ous hope .
This inclu@@ des reading God’s Word regul@@ arly and thinking about what you read .
So the following we@@ ek , after doing some re@@ sear@@ ch on the sub@@ ject , I gave a pres@@ ent@@ ation to the class , expla@@ ining why Jehovah’s Witnesses end@@ e@@ av@@ or to be clean mor@@ ally , spiritually , and physi@@ c@@ ally .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es making his Word fre@@ ely a@@ vail@@ able , Jehovah has also provided a worl@@ d@@ wide Christian congregation that is devo@@ ted to help@@ ing righ@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people buil@@ d faith in God .
At 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 28 : 25 , the Bible says regarding King A@@ ha@@ z of Juda@@ h : “ He made high plac@@ es for making sacri@@ fi@@ cial s@@ mo@@ ke to other go@@ ds , so that he off@@ ended Jehovah the God of his fore@@ fa@@ thers . ”
Ar@@ th@@ ur said that she was “ the fin@@ est and the most ze@@ al@@ ous and ear@@ n@@ est pioneer W@@ es@@ ter@@ n Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a pro@@ duc@@ ed . ”
Be@@ ing G@@ ent@@ le T@@ ow@@ ard All B@@ r@@ ings Go@@ od R@@ es@@ ul@@ ts
Because the fore@@ told “ su@@ d@@ den des@@ tru@@ ction ” has not yet occ@@ ur@@ red .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al En@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment in Mo@@ der@@ n T@@ im@@ es
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 5 , 6 )
He dre@@ ad@@ ed going to s@@ le@@ ep at night , not know@@ ing if he would wa@@ ke up the next day .
However , when the Law was in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted , Jehovah appointed m@@ ale members of A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s family as pri@@ ests through whom sacrific@@ es should be offered .
We pro@@ cla@@ im the same tru@@ ths that Jesus did , and upon hear@@ ing them , people re@@ act to us today as many did to him back then .
“ H@@ app@@ y is the man in fear of Jehovah , in who@@ se comman@@ d@@ ments he has taken very much deli@@ ght , ” says Psalm 1@@ 12 : 1 .
In V@@ i@@ en@@ na , the good news of the Kingdom is being pre@@ ached in 25 langu@@ ages
His ef@@ fi@@ cient death ma@@ ch@@ ine seem@@ ed more than e@@ qu@@ al to the t@@ ask .
Jesus thus rema@@ ined in Jehovah’s love . ​ — John 15 : 10 .
God’s will has proved un@@ st@@ op@@ pa@@ ble in heaven ; there , God’s Son wa@@ ged war against Satan and his co@@ hor@@ ts , ca@@ sting them down to the earth .
Jehovah H@@ el@@ ped M@@ e ( K .
Although it was not eas@@ y for me , I gra@@ du@@ ally chang@@ ed my valu@@ es and li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le . ”
For example , at the dedic@@ ation of the temple , King Solomon appro@@ ached Jehovah in hear@@ t@@ felt prayer .
In ad@@ dition , Jehovah bless@@ ed Paul with v@@ isions and the gift of speaking in fore@@ ign t@@ ong@@ u@@ es .
What , then , of the word that his servants hear from be@@ h@@ ind ?
( a ) What must we do to maintain a righteous standing with God ?
He ap@@ par@@ ently tri@@ ed to prac@@ tice some form of inter@@ faith .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful M@@ en Who W@@ ere We@@ al@@ thy
“ Does religion un@@ ite or di@@ vi@@ de us ? ”
P@@ le@@ ase read the following artic@@ les for a discus@@ sion of these and other questions .
10 : 31 - 33 .
When he expres@@ sed interest in preaching public@@ ly with the congregation , an el@@ der t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully encoura@@ ged him to think about the n@@ ature of his se@@ cul@@ ar work .
Some bur@@ n inc@@ en@@ se in con@@ ne@@ ction with medit@@ ation .
When they rep@@ lied : “ Jesus the Na@@ z@@ ar@@ ene , ” he ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ I am he . ”
The ze@@ br@@ a r@@ un@@ s free , and the deser@@ t pla@@ in is home to the w@@ il@@ d ass .
Bro@@ ther Y@@ oung soon travel@@ ed to S@@ ã@@ o Paulo , then a city of some 6@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants .
M@@ an@@ kind , re@@ pres@@ ented by “ earth , ” should be in a@@ we ​ — fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely “ in se@@ v@@ ere pa@@ ins ” — ​ because of the Lord .
That was good ad@@ vice . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
It was not eas@@ y having no one to encoura@@ ge us .
“ In this be@@ half I three times ent@@ re@@ ated the Lord that it might de@@ part from me . ”
It was du@@ ra@@ ble .
Indeed , the Bible reve@@ als the cause of sin and death and shows how they will be re@@ moved from the earthly sc@@ ene and be re@@ plac@@ ed by un@@ b@@ oun@@ ded joy and life et@@ er@@ n@@ al for integrity keep@@ ers .
So displa@@ y a hum@@ ble spirit , and pray that you may do nothing that would de@@ pri@@ ve you of appro@@ ach to God in prayer . ​ — 2 Corinthians 13 : 7 .
Jesus likely took no@@ te of other com@@ mon@@ place things that found their way into his illustr@@ ations ​ — see@@ ds being s@@ own , jo@@ y@@ ful marriage fe@@ ast@@ s , and gra@@ in fi@@ el@@ ds ri@@ p@@ ening in the su@@ n . ​ — Matthew 13 : 3 - 8 ; 25 : 1 - 12 ; Mark 4 : 26 - 29 .
C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ T@@ R@@ Y O@@ F O@@ R@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ N : M@@ E@@ X@@ I@@ C@@ O
He wr@@ ites : “ The kingdom and the rul@@ er@@ ship and the gr@@ an@@ de@@ ur of the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s under all the heavens were given to the people who are the holy ones of the Su@@ pre@@ me One . ”
It gives us guid@@ ance and shows us the future as fore@@ told in God’s Word , the Bible .
Satan is said to be wal@@ king about “ like a ro@@ aring li@@ on , see@@ king to de@@ v@@ our someone . ”
O@@ be@@ di@@ ent Jews who wor@@ ked at re@@ building God’s temple were as@@ sur@@ ed of divine ba@@ c@@ king , as God indic@@ ated through a seri@@ es of ei@@ ght v@@ isions that Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah received .
Si@@ gn of Jesus ’ P@@ res@@ ence , 10 / 1
The first reason is that cre@@ ation it@@ self be@@ ars witness to the ex@@ ist@@ ence of a Creator .
In what ways can we show that we are se@@ par@@ ate from the world ?
N@@ atur@@ ally , with each effort , you devel@@ op more ex@@ per@@ t@@ ise and s@@ k@@ ill , ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely contribu@@ ting to your succ@@ ess .
Bro@@ ther S@@ pl@@ ane pointed out that the wise gra@@ du@@ ate vie@@ ws himself as a stud@@ ent .
You can read about it in 1 K@@ ings chap@@ ter 17 .
In fact , this word has been called one of the str@@ ong@@ est words in Greek for the feel@@ ing of com@@ pas@@ sion .
“ At first I thought that our son An@@ dre@@ as just had a he@@ ad@@ ac@@ he .
At the age of 20 , she came ac@@ ro@@ ss the message of the Bible .
And it is in@@ dis@@ pu@@ table that the princi@@ p@@ al arrang@@ ement for individu@@ al Christians to receive such truth was in con@@ ne@@ ction with the local congregation .
In such a s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o , the gar@@ den may yi@@ eld some resul@@ ts , but it will not pro@@ du@@ ce as much as it would have if both gar@@ den@@ ers had ag@@ re@@ ed on what to do and then wor@@ ked together to ac@@ hi@@ eve those go@@ als .
It can be hard to control our feelings when we have to put up with un@@ fa@@ ir cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism .
1 , 2 . ( a ) Why are you con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah lo@@ ves his people ?
How should anointed Christians feel about themselves ? ​ — 1 Corinthians 4 : 6 - 8 .
It is a priv@@ ate decision .
A few h@@ our@@ s later , his man@@ ner of death on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake was so pa@@ in@@ ful that Jesus ut@@ tered “ strong out@@ cri@@ es [ with ] te@@ ars . ”
( b ) How does the book of Acts indic@@ ate that most early Christians kept show@@ ing love ?
V@@ er@@ y likely , this study has en@@ h@@ an@@ ced your appreciation for this inspired book of the Bible .
On the other hand , the man who pu@@ sh@@ es his bo@@ at away from the ban@@ k di@@ stances it from the sh@@ ore by his own actions .
T@@ ry to Be Re@@ as@@ on@@ able
During some months , he condu@@ cted 28 home Bible stu@@ dies with de@@ a@@ f people .
Let us exam@@ ine what Jesus said .
8@@ 4 : 11 , 12 .
Davi@@ d’s a@@ im was just as acc@@ ur@@ ate . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 20 : 14 - 16 ; 1 Samuel 17 : 4@@ 9 .
Indeed , how does one ac@@ qui@@ re a giving spirit ?
On@@ ce again , the earth is to be a lasting re@@ ward for the faithful .
15 : 3 .
They became very good friends .
It is vital that you take advan@@ ta@@ ge of this opportunity now !
He made good spiritual prog@@ ress , to the point that he asked me to bapti@@ ze him in the ri@@ ver .
After a day in the field , ti@@ red but happy pre@@ ach@@ ers re@@ turned to ten@@ ts and r@@ ented ro@@ om@@ s .
Do You H@@ ate La@@ w@@ less@@ ness ?
However , this does not go on in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely because c@@ el@@ ls sto@@ p mul@@ ti@@ pl@@ ying after a pre@@ determined number of div@@ isions .
Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or E@@ lea@@ z@@ ar Su@@ k@@ en@@ i@@ k , who ob@@ ta@@ ined three s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls for the Hebrew Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity in Jerusalem in 194@@ 7 , was the first to pro@@ pose that these s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls had bel@@ ong@@ ed to a commun@@ ity of E@@ s@@ sen@@ es .
In a str@@ ate@@ gy that remin@@ ds us of what happened on Israel@@ ’s first appro@@ ach to the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , Satan often tri@@ es to inspi@@ re fear and doubt , whether by means of th@@ reat@@ s , persecu@@ tion , or ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le .
He says : “ I se@@ cre@@ tly vie@@ wed por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
For about 13 years , Joseph was ei@@ ther a slave or a pris@@ on@@ er because of in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es brought on him by others , including members of his own family . ​ — Genesis 37 : 2 ; 4@@ 1 : 4@@ 6 .
Even now , 25 years later , some of those i@@ ma@@ ges are still bur@@ ned into my b@@ ra@@ in .
The worl@@ d’s view of life is sh@@ ort@@ si@@ gh@@ ted .
In his counsel on the use of the t@@ ong@@ ue , Jesus ’ half brother James said : “ If anyone does not stu@@ m@@ ble in word , this one is a perfect man , able to bri@@ d@@ le also his whole body . ”
Your faithful end@@ ur@@ ance encoura@@ ges your Christian brothers and sisters .
When We F@@ ace In@@ justice
And H@@ ad@@ es , the comm@@ on gra@@ ve of mankind with the hope of resurrection , is no more .
Some tri@@ als can have a de@@ tri@@ men@@ tal effect on our spiritual health .
In att@@ aching themselves to the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of spiritual Israel , these pro@@ spe@@ ctive sub@@ je@@ cts of the Kingdom lik@@ e@@ wise let their light shin@@ e in this be@@ dar@@ k@@ ened world . ​ — Z@@ e@@ ch .
“ And no re@@ si@@ d@@ ent will say : ‘ I am si@@ ck . ’ ” ​ — Isaiah 33 : 24 .
We understand that “ pang@@ s of dist@@ ress ” are part of the fore@@ told si@@ gn of Jesus ’ pres@@ ence .
How did he face them ?
But things chang@@ ed with the in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction of human sin and imper@@ fe@@ ction .
Re@@ g@@ arding the os@@ su@@ ary of Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has , see the article ent@@ it@@ led “ The H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est Who Con@@ dem@@ ned Jesus , ” in The Watchtower of J@@ anu@@ ary 15 , 200@@ 6 , pages 10 - 13 .
28 “ W@@ atch O@@ u@@ t for the Le@@ av@@ en of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es ”
It is known by many as the par@@ able of the neigh@@ bor@@ ly Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an and is recorded in the Go@@ spe@@ l of Luke .
I tre@@ mb@@ led and felt ter@@ ri@@ ble pa@@ ins as if someone had h@@ it me in the st@@ om@@ ach . ”
In re@@ ality no one received less than what had been ag@@ re@@ ed upon ; many , in fact , received more than they had an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated .
1 : 5 , 6 .
“ Many times he made his anger turn back , and he would not r@@ ouse up all his ra@@ ge . ”
Jesus app@@ lied to himself the prophecy of Isaiah 6@@ 1 : 1 , 2 , which states : “ The spirit of the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah is upon me , for the reason that Jehovah has anointed me to tell good news to the me@@ ek ones . He has sent me to bin@@ d up the bro@@ k@@ en@@ hear@@ ted , . . . to comfort all the m@@ our@@ ning ones . ”
Con@@ fu@@ sion Ab@@ out the T@@ e@@ aching of the R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection
Tru@@ e , they make good use of Bible liter@@ ature so that inter@@ ested ones can gain more Bible knowledge at their le@@ is@@ ure .
Ang@@ els have a long hist@@ ory of help@@ ing faithful people
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing from de@@ ca@@ des of personal experience , John says : “ For my feelings about the future to change , it was important to learn that a dr@@ as@@ tic change in my person@@ ality and thinking was requi@@ red before I could hope to buil@@ d a relationship with a perfect , inv@@ isi@@ ble God .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 11 , 10@@ 9
“ Although I s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely wanted to serve God , he seem@@ ed so far off . I thought he was a har@@ s@@ h God who only p@@ un@@ ish@@ es us .
G@@ ran@@ ted , people today have many reas@@ ons to be ti@@ red .
They have all proved to be preci@@ ous children , an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance from Jehovah . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 27 : 3 .
And so when I felt ‘ jus@@ ti@@ fied ’ I took this bad course and sin@@ ned against Jehovah and my mate . ”
Ke@@ ep Your “ H@@ op@@ e of S@@ al@@ vation ” B@@ right !
However , Saul became dis@@ obedi@@ ent and lost Jehovah’s fav@@ or .
F@@ in@@ ally , because of H@@ it@@ l@@ er@@ ’s an@@ ne@@ x@@ ation of Au@@ stri@@ a in 19@@ 38 , J@@ an@@ e@@ z and An@@ č@@ ka moved back to S@@ lo@@ ven@@ ia .
How do such sisters feel about serving in fore@@ ign coun@@ tri@@ es ?
After reading the book “ B@@ ear@@ ing Tho@@ r@@ ough Witness ” Ab@@ out God’s Kingdom , a travel@@ ing overse@@ er expres@@ sed his feelings as fol@@ lo@@ ws : “ The book of Acts will never be the same for me .
With mil@@ dness yet fir@@ m@@ ness for divine standards , the elders try to read@@ just his thinking , just as a consider@@ ate do@@ ct@@ or se@@ ts a bro@@ ken li@@ m@@ b care@@ fully , to avoid ca@@ using nee@@ d@@ less pain and yet care for the proble@@ m .
God’s will is being done in heaven .
Now , over ten years later , this number has more than doub@@ led , pas@@ sing the 5@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 mar@@ k , and every mon@@ th about one qu@@ ar@@ ter of that number are sh@@ aring in the full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work .
She says : “ It is important for me to have time when I can be al@@ one and to@@ t@@ ally qui@@ et .
An@@ al@@ y@@ z@@ ing the cla@@ y from po@@ t@@ ter@@ y on bo@@ ard , some s@@ our@@ ces id@@ enti@@ fy the ship as pro@@ ba@@ bly of C@@ y@@ pri@@ o@@ t orig@@ in .
He told his disciples : “ Li@@ ft up your eyes and view the fi@@ el@@ ds , that they are wh@@ ite for har@@ v@@ es@@ ting .
Christian meetings and the ministry were as much a part of our lives as bre@@ a@@ thing was .
Even if a pla@@ y@@ er should be@@ at the o@@ d@@ ds and w@@ in , he would do well to consider not just the m@@ om@@ ent@@ ary exc@@ it@@ ement of w@@ in@@ ning but the long - ter@@ m effe@@ cts of g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing .
What do Paul’s words mean ?
The last chap@@ ter , con@@ tain@@ ing the rec@@ ord of the death of Moses , may have been ad@@ ded by Jo@@ shua or by H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est E@@ lea@@ z@@ ar .
When travel@@ ing a long dist@@ ance , you ex@@ pect problems and wis@@ ely look for ways to de@@ al with them .
The Bible says : “ The eyes of Jehovah are ro@@ ving about through all the earth to show his strength in be@@ half of those who@@ se heart is complete toward him . ”
They show a real interest in the people they me@@ et in the ministry .
Daniel lived as a cap@@ tive in Babyl@@ on , a city filled with i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry and spi@@ rit@@ ism .
Since then , he has s@@ l@@ y@@ ly been working to dis@@ ru@@ pt our un@@ ity .
Bet@@ ter With No R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on ?
Paul said that Jesus ‘ par@@ took of blood and flesh ’ that “ through his death he might bring to nothing the one having the means to cause death , that is , the Devil ; and that he might em@@ an@@ ci@@ p@@ ate all those who for fear of death were sub@@ ject to sla@@ very all through their lives . ”
Des@@ pite the ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s sum@@ m@@ ons , Joseph took the time to sh@@ a@@ ve .
W@@ as he jus@@ ti@@ fied in see@@ king God’s help ?
Those who deli@@ ber@@ ately and un@@ rep@@ ent@@ an@@ tly prac@@ tice what is wicked in Jehovah’s eyes and who set themselves in op@@ position to him cannot do so with imp@@ un@@ ity .
In the 19@@ 20 ’ s , a few Al@@ ban@@ i@@ an im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates who were associ@@ ated with the In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then known , re@@ turned to Al@@ ban@@ ia to share what they had learned .
Ab@@ out 10@@ ,000 people have already benef@@ ited from these pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s .
Y@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ G people are often ke@@ en@@ ly a@@ ware of what they are not yet allow@@ ed to do .
Rather , they be@@ tra@@ y that they are really “ pu@@ ff@@ ed up ” with pri@@ de .
“ I am the God of your father , ” the vo@@ ice declar@@ ed , “ the God of Abraham , the God of Isa@@ a@@ c and the God of Jac@@ o@@ b . ”
We are confid@@ ent that those with a li@@ mit@@ ed knowledge of Eng@@ l@@ ish , as well as some you@@ ng@@ er Eng@@ l@@ ish - speaking children , will thus be able to pre@@ pare better for the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy each we@@ ek .
The mi@@ gh@@ ty ri@@ ver d@@ om@@ in@@ ated the to@@ wn as its w@@ at@@ ers pu@@ shed ever on@@ ward do@@ w@@ n@@ st@@ re@@ am .
Me@@ an@@ while , the preaching work continued to be@@ ar fru@@ it among the Jews .
• What is more preci@@ ous to Jehovah than material things ?
My early life there in the 19@@ 50 ’ s was ca@@ ref@@ ree and enjo@@ y@@ able .
When acc@@ used , he could ag@@ ree to be tri@@ ed according to local law , yet he still re@@ ta@@ ined the right to be heard by a Rom@@ an tri@@ bun@@ al .
Is this ty@@ pe of circum@@ c@@ ision necess@@ ary to prove that a bo@@ y has re@@ ached man@@ ho@@ od ?
Satan c@@ ra@@ ves worship and wants people , ei@@ ther know@@ ingly or un@@ know@@ ingly , to give him such worship .
Then the one having the mirac@@ ul@@ ous re@@ vel@@ ation could ad@@ d@@ ress the congregation , and the ob@@ je@@ ctive of the meeting ​ — that “ all be encoura@@ ged ” — ​ would be ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed . ​ — 1 Corinthians 14 : 26 , 29 - 31 .
The re@@ ci@@ pe for a long and happy life does not cons@@ ist of a bi@@ g ban@@ k account or an@@ ti@@ ag@@ ing ther@@ a@@ pi@@ es and di@@ e@@ ts .
When we received the letter , we were temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily serving in In@@ di@@ ana@@ pol@@ is , In@@ di@@ ana .
The year 5@@ 37 B.C.E . was one of rejo@@ ic@@ ing for Jehovah’s dedic@@ ated people .
H@@ A@@ P@@ P@@ Y D@@ E@@ S@@ P@@ I@@ T@@ E A@@ D@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ S@@ I@@ T@@ I@@ E@@ S
When the Jews re@@ turned to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and , they ga@@ ined what might be called a new system of things .
You did not appro@@ ve of whole bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffer@@ ings and sin o@@ ffer@@ ings . ”
AN@@ T@@ I@@ T@@ Y@@ P@@ E
The Jews , to whom God gave these promises , were certain that their land ​ — in@@ deed , the whole earth — ​ would one day become a par@@ adise for man@@ kin@@ d’s everlasting benefit .
* She pan@@ ic@@ ked and tri@@ ed to take her own life .
“ In case my own father and my own mother did leave me , even Jehovah himself would take me up , ” he wrote .
It str@@ ik@@ es out against the heavenly govern@@ ment of God !
A real teach@@ er will be pre@@ pared to instru@@ ct those around him wh@@ en@@ ever necess@@ ary .
Our war is not physical ; it is spiritual .
What they learn , they pu@@ bl@@ ish for the benefit of all .
“ What We L@@ ear@@ n From Jesus ” will fe@@ ature ba@@ si@@ c Bible teachings in a simp@@ le form@@ at .
Although I vie@@ wed Jehovah’s Witnesses with great su@@ spi@@ ci@@ on , I deci@@ ded to study the Bible with them to prove them wrong .
The apostle Paul tel@@ ls us that before coming to earth , Jesus was “ ex@@ is@@ ting in God’s form . ”
He also re@@ je@@ cted the ide@@ a of a vo@@ id , or sp@@ ace , believ@@ ing that a mo@@ ving earth would be sub@@ ject to fri@@ ction and would gr@@ ind to a hal@@ t without the app@@ lic@@ ation of con@@ st@@ ant for@@ ce .
Thus , I was able to bring them the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message .
Consider two examples from the Ne@@ ther@@ lands , where organiz@@ ed Kingdom - preaching is car@@ ri@@ ed out in 34 langu@@ ages .
She rel@@ ates : “ What a sur@@ pris@@ e it was to find out that she was a Christian sister who needed ten days off to atten@@ d the P@@ i@@ one@@ er Ser@@ vice S@@ cho@@ ol !
Ne@@ h@@ emiah had fin@@ an@@ cial res@@ our@@ ces , but how did he use his time in Jerusalem ?
Jehovah de@@ als re@@ war@@ ding@@ ly with his people .
L@@ it@@ tle won@@ der that in the view of the Creator , “ the ba@@ dness of man was a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in the earth and every inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of the thoughts of his heart was only bad all the time . ”
( Read Mark 10 : 17 - 22 . )
One of the individuals who vis@@ ited the pione@@ ers ’ home during this two - we@@ ek peri@@ od was the religious lead@@ er .
On@@ ly Jehovah and Jesus are spo@@ ken of as having that ability .
E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s appe@@ al for the change of co@@ o@@ king fu@@ el and Jehovah’s gr@@ an@@ ting him his re@@ qu@@ est indic@@ ate that the prophet ac@@ tually ac@@ ted out the sc@@ ene .
“ Gen@@ u@@ ine friends and a spiritual family now bring me happiness , ” M@@ ary says .
W@@ as there any benefit to him for having seen that and for having su@@ ffered person@@ ally ?
S@@ hor@@ tly after that tra@@ ge@@ dy , the Fr@@ en@@ ch writ@@ er V@@ ol@@ ta@@ i@@ re publi@@ shed his P@@ o@@ è@@ me su@@ r le d@@ é@@ sa@@ st@@ re de L@@ is@@ b@@ on@@ ne ( P@@ o@@ em on the L@@ is@@ b@@ on Dis@@ ast@@ er ) , in which he dis@@ mis@@ sed the cla@@ im that the c@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ p@@ he was divine re@@ tri@@ bu@@ tion for the sin@@ s of the people .
S@@ ar@@ ah dis@@ co@@ vered that her un@@ rest@@ ra@@ ined li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le did not bring her the fre@@ e@@ dom and satis@@ fac@@ tion for which she ye@@ ar@@ ned .
When the first human pa@@ ir , Adam and E@@ ve , dis@@ obe@@ yed God’s clear comm@@ and not to e@@ at from the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad , they did so deli@@ ber@@ ately .
In order to do this succ@@ ess@@ fully , we also need to appreci@@ ate the value of godly principles .
Sa@@ ú@@ l felt especially de@@ va@@ stated , since his gr@@ and@@ fa@@ ther’s death brought back all the pain he had felt upon lo@@ sing his own father .
A D@@ ili@@ g@@ ent Wor@@ k@@ er and a Fa@@ ir E@@ mp@@ loy@@ er
In time , she had a ba@@ by gi@@ r@@ l .
“ Re@@ ma@@ in in My Word , ” 2 / 1
How did God respon@@ d to Eli@@ j@@ ah’s prayer , and what action did the prophet take ?
The s@@ ource of this teaching has been c@@ learly id@@ enti@@ fied .
It was imper@@ fe@@ ction and death .
What , though , if commun@@ ic@@ ation bre@@ ak@@ s down and con@@ vers@@ ations become st@@ ra@@ ined ?
In Mul@@ house , near the Ger@@ man bor@@ der , 4@@ 0@@ ,000 co@@ pi@@ es have already been h@@ an@@ ded out .
Jesus will h@@ and@@ le congregation needs per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly and at the right time .
God - given courage helps us to end@@ ure persecu@@ tion .
Like U@@ ri@@ ah , we do not want to think about all the com@@ forts we might enjoy now or to give in to a desire to lead a life of e@@ ase .
God’s prophet plac@@ ed what important is@@ sue before a nee@@ dy mother ?
In effect , Jesus invit@@ ed them to atten@@ d a special meeting .
At the same time , Jehovah indic@@ ated his appro@@ val of Job by refer@@ ring to him four times as “ my serv@@ ant ” and by instru@@ cting him to inter@@ ce@@ de in be@@ half of the wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers .
Let us see how we can in@@ ten@@ si@@ fy such feelings and act on them .
After de@@ ca@@ des of serving God , enjo@@ ying many privile@@ ges , and car@@ r@@ ying we@@ igh@@ ty responsi@@ bil@@ ities , Moses ple@@ ad@@ ed with Jehovah : “ M@@ ake me know , ple@@ ase , your ways , that I may know you . ”
After all , this is Jehovah’s work , not our own , so we can do nothing without his help . ”
Ju@@ li@@ et and R@@ am@@ il@@ o W@@ ould you like to learn more about serving where there is a greater need for Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers in your own country or ab@@ ro@@ ad ?
How com@@ for@@ ting those words are !
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s des@@ crip@@ tion of that gener@@ ation was one of deep - ro@@ o@@ ted and wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion .
Jehovah wanted us never to for@@ get that we are part of a uni@@ vers@@ al organization .
V@@ er@@ ses 1 to 11 of Proverbs chap@@ ter 14 in the Bible book of Proverbs show that by let@@ ting wisdom gu@@ i@@ de our spe@@ e@@ ch and actions , we can enjoy a me@@ asure of pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity and sta@@ bility even now .
E@@ spe@@ cially should we not let Satan disc@@ oura@@ ge us , so that we sto@@ p serving God .
She has also attend@@ ed some Christian meetings .
The Bible writ@@ er James explained : “ Fa@@ ith , if it does not have works , is dead in it@@ self . ”
In order to devel@@ op our thinking ability , it is necess@@ ary for us to ac@@ qui@@ re and satis@@ fy a ta@@ st@@ e for study of the Bible and the public@@ ations of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
While on earth he did “ no viol@@ ence . ”
As we have seen , some of these under@@ went fulfill@@ ment during the early life and ministry of Jesus of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th .
In respon@@ se to your prayers , Jehovah can give you strength by means of his holy spirit , his Word , and the Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
M@@ ary , who nam@@ ed the child Jesus , had la@@ id him in a m@@ anger , or fe@@ e@@ ding tr@@ ough , in the st@@ able .
The Bible se@@ ts out principles and practic@@ al ad@@ vice that have helped many to succ@@ e@@ ed in the stru@@ gg@@ le .
God is very appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble .
We have complete trust that in the new world , Jehovah will do everything he has promised .
It is appro@@ pri@@ ate that they are lik@@ ened to his people of ancient times .
With Jehovah’s help , cou@@ ples can enjoy a so@@ li@@ d and happy uni@@ on .
How Di@@ d We G@@ et H@@ ere ?
And he real@@ ized that such ple@@ a@@ sures are truly mean@@ ing@@ ful for the one who has God’s appro@@ val , who has a good relationship with H@@ im .
How could the ar@@ my of the living God , Jehovah , fle@@ e in ter@@ ro@@ r from a m@@ ere man ​ — and a pa@@ g@@ an at that ?
• In what ways can we imitate Jesus in show@@ ing love for others ?
Peter and the other apostles said b@@ ol@@ dly : “ We must obey God as rul@@ er rather than men . ”
As@@ k yourself : ‘ A@@ m I a spiritual person , or is my par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in spiritual activities dep@@ end@@ ent on my parents ?
7 : 39 ; E@@ z@@ r@@ a 9 : 6 , 10 - 15 .
In ad@@ dition , cl@@ er@@ ic@@ s of many religi@@ ons have op@@ en@@ ly con@@ d@@ oned pre@@ mar@@ it@@ al and ex@@ tr@@ am@@ ar@@ it@@ al se@@ x and ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ ality .
Instead , it fur@@ ni@@ sh@@ es a pat@@ ter@@ n for our own prayers .
As servants of the Gre@@ at The@@ o@@ cr@@ at , Jehovah , we do well to be@@ ar in mind the differ@@ ences between dem@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c and the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res .
Paul war@@ ned against this d@@ anger when he ur@@ ged the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans to be “ keep@@ ing an e@@ ye , not in personal interest upon just [ their ] own matters , but also in personal interest upon those of the others . ”
Those who are jud@@ ged un@@ wor@@ thy of a resurrection are pit@@ ched into “ Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na , ” or “ the l@@ ake of fi@@ re . ”
Lo@@ ving ple@@ a@@ sures rather than God . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 4
As one of Joh@@ n@@ ’s en@@ vo@@ ys , or perhaps a travel@@ ing overse@@ er , D@@ em@@ et@@ ri@@ us likely re@@ in@@ for@@ ced what John had written .
But their char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or also makes them ide@@ al sub@@ je@@ cts for illustr@@ ations and me@@ ta@@ p@@ hor@@ s .
In ad@@ dition , humans often h@@ ur@@ t one another .
We have life , in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ence , a me@@ asure of health , and the means necess@@ ary to support life .
N@@ AT@@ U@@ R@@ A@@ L disa@@ st@@ ers , de@@ ad@@ ly di@@ se@@ as@@ es , cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion in high plac@@ es , ter@@ r@@ or@@ ist att@@ ac@@ ks , w@@ ars , cri@@ me . H@@ ar@@ dly a day go@@ es by without some news of this s@@ ort coming our way .
Daniel then pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed : “ But the holy ones of the Su@@ pre@@ me One will receive the kingdom , and they will take pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the kingdom for time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , even for time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite upon times in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ” ​ — Daniel 7 : 17 , 18 .
He said : “ Is [ Jehovah ] not the one who@@ se high plac@@ es and who@@ se al@@ t@@ ars He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah has re@@ moved ? . . .
I had always wanted to be a mission@@ ary like my a@@ un@@ t , and now I was doing mission@@ ary work , help@@ ing others to learn about God’s Word .
Paul , mentioned a@@ bo@@ ve , illustr@@ ates how difficult it is to avoid living in the past .
Why is it difficult for some to understand that God lo@@ ves them ?
The apostle Paul war@@ ned fellow Christians in ancient Corin@@ th : “ Let him that thin@@ ks he is standing be@@ ware that he does not f@@ all . ”
Jac@@ o@@ b knew that pre@@ vi@@ ous ang@@ eli@@ c appe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces concer@@ ned the out@@ working of the Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ic covenant through his se@@ ed .
Jehovah’s judg@@ ments do not leave the righteous without hope .
The following day , he tel@@ ls them : “ You know that two days from now the pas@@ so@@ ver occ@@ ur@@ s , and the Son of man is to be deli@@ vered up to be imp@@ aled . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
( a ) How has Jehovah reve@@ aled his concer@@ n for faithful women , especially wi@@ do@@ ws ?
Jehovah himself said to me , ‘ G@@ o up against this land , and you must bring it to ru@@ in . ’ ”
For by him we have life and move and ex@@ ist . ” ​ — Acts 17 : 26 - 28 .
Un@@ der what circumstances does God gr@@ ant for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess ?
Ther@@ efore , we need to take our stand for Jehovah and maintain our integrity to him as Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn .
Of course , you would not jo@@ in those who are re@@ bel@@ ling , but would you think that the re@@ bel@@ s are right and hope that they are succ@@ ess@@ ful ?
If they did not , many people could die . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 33 : 6 .
Father asked him about the same things , and he gave s@@ ound Bible - based ans@@ wers .
It be@@ ars re@@ pe@@ ating that there does not appe@@ ar to be any differ@@ ence in meaning whether one re@@ a@@ ds of , or speak@@ s of , “ new heavens ” or “ new heaven . ”
“ A G@@ R@@ A@@ C@@ E@@ F@@ U@@ L s@@ il@@ h@@ ou@@ et@@ te of uni@@ que beau@@ ty . ”
This will mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to trust in him and obey him .
Are you one of those who regul@@ arly ‘ come and bo@@ w down before Jehovah ’ ?
For instance , one young person who started as a Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ er when he was 12 years old became in@@ ac@@ tive at the age of 15 .
In part , the Bible did so by giving “ the si@@ gn ” of Jesus ’ pres@@ ence , poin@@ ting to the time when Satan would be c@@ ast out of heaven , which would result in great w@@ o@@ e for the earth .
H@@ A@@ S some ev@@ ent ever ca@@ used your heart to s@@ well with pri@@ de ?
If so , we may be able to inc@@ re@@ ase the effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess of our ministry by v@@ ar@@ ying the times and plac@@ es of our wit@@ ness@@ ing activ@@ ity .
W@@ ell , he went away and never did return .
Moses ’ life , wel@@ f@@ are , and future seem@@ ed to be in P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s hands .
“ If our P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese brothers can live there and serve Jehovah faith@@ fully , why can@@ ’t we ? ” Jo@@ ã@@ o said .
What if it appe@@ ars to be imp@@ os@@ sible to cor@@ rec@@ t some@@ one@@ ’s bad imp@@ res@@ sion of you ?
In ad@@ dition , there is what p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ g@@ ist S@@ te@@ ven B@@ er@@ gl@@ as c@@ alls “ su@@ per@@ no@@ va bur@@ n@@ out . ”
M@@ ore important , I know I made Jehovah pr@@ ou@@ d of me . ”
( Read 1 Timothy 2 : 3 , 4 . )
“ De@@ c@@ ep@@ tion is in the heart of those f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c@@ ating mis@@ c@@ hi@@ ef , ” states the wise king , “ but those coun@@ sel@@ ing peace have rejo@@ ic@@ ing . ”
What consider@@ ations should af@@ fect our every@@ day d@@ ress and conduct ?
Their com@@ ments gave in@@ sight into the support the Bethel family gives to help G@@ ile@@ ad stud@@ ents to get the most out of their scho@@ ol@@ ing .
They de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely did .
To true Christians living deep in the time of the end , these words are in@@ deed preci@@ ous .
I@@ ts lo@@ gi@@ c was so clear and well supp@@ or@@ ted that I deci@@ ded I ought to know more about God .
H@@ ate comes in ever so many sh@@ ad@@ es and form@@ s .
They do not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to la@@ y a tra@@ p for the in@@ no@@ c@@ ent , perhaps in a cour@@ t of law , by false acc@@ us@@ ations .
In many congregations , the el@@ der@@ ly are being car@@ ed for in an ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary man@@ ner .
Jesus war@@ ned that a person who har@@ b@@ ors sm@@ ol@@ der@@ ing wr@@ ath against his brother is com@@ mit@@ ting a serious sin .
Yes , that pr@@ ou@@ d city was brought down to the du@@ st .
22 - 24 . ( a ) What encourag@@ ement do you find in the conclu@@ ding words of Psalm 26 ?
I feel so close to Jehovah as my Father .
There is no se@@ cre@@ t information dis@@ p@@ en@@ sed at G@@ ile@@ ad .
His tend@@ er@@ ness was especially evid@@ ent in the way he vie@@ wed and tre@@ ated others .
The house of Jehovah was ba@@ dly in need of re@@ pa@@ ir@@ s .
They let their children have wh@@ atever they want .
“ He was so kind , so supp@@ or@@ tive , so car@@ ing , ” wrote a family friend .
You have no ide@@ a how they will re@@ act .
One writ@@ er ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ Christian mission@@ ary tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c has g@@ one into re@@ verse ge@@ ar . ”
For example , Proverbs 5 : 8 , 9 ur@@ ges young men to shu@@ n for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation “ that you may not give to others your di@@ gn@@ ity . ”
( b ) What example illustr@@ ates that obe@@ ying God’s comm@@ and to qu@@ it associ@@ ating with dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed relati@@ ves can lead to good resul@@ ts ?
Di@@ d the simp@@ le life of a fi@@ sh@@ er@@ man be@@ ck@@ on ?
14 , 15 . ( a ) What example did Jesus set in cho@@ o@@ sing the right compan@@ i@@ ons ?
St@@ an@@ is@@ ł@@ a@@ w rec@@ alls : “ When we div@@ or@@ ced , my e@@ x - wife pre@@ ven@@ ted me from see@@ ing my two little gi@@ r@@ ls .
How can a cons@@ ist@@ ent spiritual r@@ out@@ ine help te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers ?
Yes , the teachings of the Bible offer something that human soci@@ ety in gener@@ al is s@@ or@@ ely l@@ ac@@ king ​ — counsel en@@ ab@@ ling people to devel@@ op the best moral standards possible .
In most plac@@ es , however , high@@ er educ@@ ation is ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive and is get@@ ting more so .
• What is “ the great day of Jehovah ” ?
Because of God’s great loving - kindness , David was moved to wr@@ ite : “ Many things you yourself have done , O Jehovah my God , even your wonderful works and your thoughts toward us ; there is no@@ ne to be com@@ pared to you . ” ​ — P@@ s .
He wants us to respect our pro@@ cre@@ ative po@@ wers and use them in an hon@@ or@@ able way . ​ — Hebrews 13 : 4 .
After si@@ x months of pione@@ ering , during which she also sp@@ ent much time on personal Bible study , she felt ready to make the bi@@ g move .
Why should you be inter@@ ested in who Jesus was and is ?
God’s people in Ger@@ many were examples of out@@ standing faith , determin@@ ation , courage , and trust in Jehovah .
But because we are neu@@ tr@@ al , we are un@@ ited with our brothers and sisters around the world . ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 17 .
They had perfect min@@ ds and perfect bo@@ dies .
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : Y@@ E@@ A@@ R@@ N@@ E@@ D F@@ O@@ R AN@@ S@@ W@@ E@@ R@@ S T@@ O L@@ I@@ F@@ E@@ ’@@ S BI@@ G Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S
We could un@@ in@@ ten@@ tion@@ ally cause disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement if we made such in@@ consider@@ ate com@@ ments as , “ When are you going to get married ? ”
The Scriptures reve@@ al God’s purpose for human@@ kind , o@@ ffering us a future and a hope .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , the brother made it wi@@ d@@ ely known that he did not ag@@ ree , re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly writ@@ ing let@@ ters cr@@ itical of the elders to the branch of@@ fice and even influ@@ enc@@ ing others in the congregation to do the same .
They “ keep on th@@ ri@@ ving during gra@@ y - he@@ a@@ de@@ dness . ”
It is especially important to let God’s thoughts gu@@ i@@ de our thinking in times of st@@ ress or d@@ anger .
( See also the article “ What I C@@ ho@@ se as a Ch@@ il@@ d ” in this is@@ sue . )
Do you ye@@ ar@@ n for good health and a better life for yourself and your loved ones ?
Th@@ ink for a m@@ om@@ ent about how some of those children would feel years later when as men and women , they would rec@@ all that Jesus Christ ‘ took them into his ar@@ ms and bless@@ ed them . ’
Of course , not all members of the present - day Christian congregation tra@@ v@@ el great di@@ stances for the s@@ ake of the good news .
After si@@ x months , his friends were able to secu@@ re his rest@@ or@@ ation .
He could eas@@ ily have used their des@@ per@@ ate need for food as an opportunity to av@@ enge the wrong they had done to him .
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying the Scriptures does more than reve@@ al are@@ as in which we can imp@@ ro@@ ve spiritually .
Let us exam@@ ine four of these acc@@ oun@@ ts and consider what they reve@@ al .
This was illustr@@ ated by a wife who learned Bible tru@@ ths and was determined to atten@@ d Christian meetings .
How would that help his followers ?
The por@@ tra@@ y@@ al of the be@@ ast@@ ’s de@@ fi@@ ci@@ en@@ ci@@ es c@@ alls to mind what was said about King B@@ el@@ sh@@ a@@ z@@ z@@ ar of ancient Babyl@@ on .
Gi@@ be@@ on is ‘ a great city ​ — greater than A@@ i , and all its men are mi@@ gh@@ ty ones . ’
In ad@@ dition , since Jesus was sin@@ less , his death was a sacrifice of great value .
A@@ my did so .
How can we help those in our ter@@ rit@@ ory who speak a language other than our@@ s ?
D@@ O@@ E@@ S recogn@@ iz@@ ing Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y requi@@ re our perfect obedi@@ ence ?
When they do , their children see Christian love at work fir@@ s@@ th@@ and .
Des@@ pite his sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings , Paul could confid@@ ently wr@@ ite to the congregation in Corin@@ th : “ Be@@ come imit@@ at@@ ors of me , even as I am of Christ . ”
By so doing , they set themselves up as jud@@ ges .
However , Jehovah’s people have something far more powerful ​ — “ the power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l . ”
In those days , eng@@ ag@@ ement was vie@@ wed in al@@ most the same light as marriage .
What of the second as@@ pect of our ministry ​ — our message ?
We must be on gu@@ ard to avoid these tra@@ its and practic@@ es .
A@@ S Y@@ O@@ U can see here , the cam@@ el and the bul@@ l that are p@@ low@@ ing together look very un@@ com@@ for@@ table .
In@@ qui@@ re about their ministry and their well - being . ​ — Pro@@ v .
Ha@@ ving been ex@@ posed to so much rac@@ i@@ al pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce , I saw things among the Witnesses that ast@@ oun@@ ded me .
How did Ru@@ th benefit from her decision to serve Jehovah ?
Jesus explained : “ In those days before the f@@ lood , [ people were ] e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king , men mar@@ r@@ ying and women being given in marriage , until the day that Noah en@@ tered into the ar@@ k ; and they took no no@@ te until the f@@ lood came and s@@ we@@ pt them all away . ” — Matthew 24 : 38 , 39 .
If you do that , you are dra@@ wing close to Jehovah .
The mas@@ sac@@ re of the Jews will be thor@@ ough and ef@@ fi@@ cient .
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : W@@ A@@ Y@@ W@@ A@@ R@@ D T@@ E@@ EN@@ A@@ G@@ E M@@ O@@ TH@@ E@@ R
Re@@ ally , it can be very difficult to be a Christian and to make the right cho@@ ic@@ es , especially when we are fi@@ gh@@ ting against our wrong desi@@ res .
12 : 22 .
Al@@ er@@ t Christians are care@@ ful not to allow themselves to be influ@@ enced or to be mar@@ ked , in ei@@ ther attitude or action , as being in ser@@ vi@@ tu@@ de to those who refu@@ se to ac@@ knowledge the su@@ pre@@ me so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y of the true God , Jehovah .
His ma@@ in concer@@ n was that a ma@@ gi@@ c man would find the sc@@ ra@@ ps and use them to c@@ ast a sp@@ ell that would cause him to become ill .
1 : 5 .
One Tru@@ ly Q@@ u@@ ali@@ fied to Le@@ ad T@@ w@@ o th@@ ous@@ and years ag@@ o , an ang@@ el told a young Jewish woman nam@@ ed M@@ ary : “ You will conc@@ ei@@ ve in your wom@@ b and give bir@@ th to a son , and you are to call his name Jesus .
So Joseph began to o@@ pen up the gr@@ an@@ aries where the sur@@ p@@ lu@@ s gra@@ in was st@@ ored , and the people could bu@@ y what they needed . ​ — Genesis 4@@ 1 : 5@@ 5 , 5@@ 6 .
Fir@@ st , it remin@@ ds us that Jehovah is the Gre@@ at Pro@@ vi@@ der .
The decision of D@@ ries and J@@ en@@ n@@ y to cre@@ ate circumstances that would allow them more time for Kingdom inter@@ ests had re@@ war@@ ding resul@@ ts .
El@@ ders can help by ob@@ tain@@ ing liter@@ ature in the language of the refu@@ ge@@ es and by help@@ ing them cont@@ act brothers who speak their language .
The Bible wis@@ ely ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es us : “ Do not be mis@@ led . B@@ ad associ@@ ations spo@@ il u@@ se@@ ful ha@@ bi@@ ts . ”
By 19@@ 60 , greater fre@@ e@@ dom was gr@@ anted to the ex@@ iled Witnesses .
C@@ ri@@ me , w@@ ars , e@@ th@@ ni@@ c stri@@ fe , d@@ ru@@ g a@@ bu@@ se , di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty , and viol@@ ence have been especially r@@ am@@ p@@ ant during the last few de@@ ca@@ des .
“ Even today I still remember everything I did .
And it wants you to believe that you can have its form of fu@@ n without pain .
But sa@@ dly , a year later , their ba@@ by daugh@@ ter died . S@@ ome@@ time after that , P@@ at@@ s@@ y also died .
( b ) What can help young Christians to res@@ ist pres@@ sures to eng@@ age in wrong conduct ?
After his cho@@ s@@ en King , Jesus Christ , ri@@ ds the earth of viol@@ ence , op@@ pres@@ sion , and wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , obedi@@ ent mankind will be bless@@ ed with lasting peace and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity .
• What does Revelation 14 : 6 , 7 reve@@ al about the activ@@ ity of angels today ?
So great is her un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness that even standing the po@@ t emp@@ ty upon its co@@ als and making it very ho@@ t fa@@ il@@ s to re@@ move the ru@@ st .
The@@ ir@@ s was a perfect love between Father and Son .
In F@@ in@@ land , we served as special pione@@ ers and then again in the cir@@ cu@@ it work .
The Israelites often fa@@ iled to man@@ i@@ f@@ est such devo@@ tion , as seen by their dis@@ obedi@@ ent ac@@ ts even after God fre@@ ed them from Egy@@ pt .
Th@@ ough they are in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y inter@@ ested in know@@ ing God’s sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ ts , they are not priv@@ y to all of them .
Who is “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” and using this “ slave , ” how does Jehovah care for us ?
The very ze@@ al of Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es will do this . ”
These are the result of in@@ her@@ ited sin .
The gi@@ r@@ ls are uni@@ form@@ ly d@@ ressed in b@@ lu@@ e out@@ f@@ its and wh@@ ite cap@@ s ; the bo@@ ys we@@ ar bl@@ ack pan@@ ts and dar@@ k - b@@ lu@@ e shi@@ r@@ ts .
The truth never came first in the life of such young ones . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Such shi@@ ps were desi@@ gn@@ ed for bat@@ tle , not for long vo@@ y@@ ages on the high se@@ as , since there was li@@ mit@@ ed ro@@ om for st@@ or@@ ing supp@@ lies .
O@@ thers , in s@@ pite of old age , in@@ fir@@ m@@ ity , and bad we@@ ather , were also determined to have a share .
It was written just for me ! ”
Moses or@@ der@@ ed A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s sur@@ vi@@ ving sons not to m@@ our@@ n their dead brothers .
Since Jesus con@@ dem@@ ned the following of men , however , we need to keep on h@@ ating se@@ ct@@ ari@@ an@@ ism , as did the Christians in Eph@@ esus . ​ — Matthew 23 : 10 .
S@@ ever@@ al you@@ ths were loo@@ king for the true religion .
The king showed confidence in Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n and his son A@@ hi@@ ka@@ m by including them in the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ation . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 22 : 8 - 14 ; 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 34 : 14 - 22 .
H@@ er other good tra@@ its likely sur@@ pas@@ sed all that Abraham had even ho@@ ped for .
Jehovah will never for@@ s@@ ake those loyal to him , “ for Jehovah is a lo@@ ver of justice , and he will not leave his loyal ones .
What chang@@ es may we need to make in order to en@@ h@@ ance our Christian qualities ?
G@@ a@@ il : I do it because I love my country .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are that Jehovah has made it possible for us to be his friends even though we are imper@@ fect ! ​ — Read 1 Timothy 1 : 15 .
Genesis 3 : 15 fore@@ told the b@@ ru@@ ising of the ser@@ p@@ ent in the head , which invol@@ ves his being ab@@ y@@ s@@ sed during the M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m .
It was pla@@ in that their in@@ ten@@ sive study of the Scriptures over their fi@@ ve months of tra@@ ining had re@@ ached their heart and mo@@ tiv@@ ated them to share with others what they had learned .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : A group takes a lun@@ ch bre@@ ak during field service while working in the cen@@ tr@@ al part of the hu@@ ge Si@@ b@@ eri@@ an ter@@ rit@@ ory
What is the purpose of this new book ?
“ Let all your af@@ fai@@ r@@ s take place with love . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R@@ IN@@ TH@@ I@@ AN@@ S 16 : 14 .
He was sur@@ ely thinking of the long tri@@ p a@@ head . Egy@@ pt !
With the to@@ tal number of his king - pri@@ est associ@@ ates se@@ aled and the sheep id@@ enti@@ fied and plac@@ ed on his right hand for sal@@ vation , Christ can go on to “ complete his con@@ qu@@ est . ”
If we do this , Jehovah will consider us ‘ fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less in our way . ’
Do not for@@ get , though , that Jesus lik@@ ened one who pi@@ c@@ ks at ano@@ ther’s min@@ or fa@@ il@@ ings to someone who se@@ es a “ st@@ ra@@ w ” in his bro@@ ther’s e@@ ye but fa@@ il@@ s to no@@ tice a “ ra@@ f@@ ter ” in his own e@@ ye .
We are wise to ‘ bring our e@@ ar ’ to them .
Des@@ ign@@ er , 8 / 15
But how do present - day Christians make use of the world ?
They often invit@@ ed me to share a me@@ al or have a c@@ up of co@@ f@@ fe@@ e with them after the meetings , thus develop@@ ing a wonderful fri@@ end@@ ship .
He wants you to benefit from the wisdom and experience of your parents .
On the very day that the pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion was is@@ su@@ ed , my wife gave bir@@ th to our son , Joh@@ ann@@ es , at home while I was in pris@@ on .
The Bible war@@ ned that during “ the last days , ” men would be “ un@@ than@@ k@@ ful . ”
No , in@@ deed , for “ God is love . ”
C@@ learly , in the matter of prote@@ ction , Jehovah’s words have proved true .
Yes , for im@@ mor@@ ality is by far the le@@ ading cause for dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing among God’s people .
But it will not always be that way .
It is comm@@ on for friends to ad@@ v@@ ise each other even on confid@@ enti@@ al matters .
No@@ thing can sto@@ p him from fulfill@@ ing his promise to resur@@ rec@@ t the dead .
My mo@@ ther’s c@@ ous@@ in was a pri@@ est and a teach@@ er in a Ca@@ tho@@ lic school .
A@@ no@@ ther to@@ ol that was used in the 19@@ 30 ’ s and early 19@@ 40 ’ s was the por@@ table ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph , which some brothers n@@ ic@@ k@@ nam@@ ed A@@ ar@@ on because the ma@@ ch@@ ine did most of the tal@@ king for them .
Wh@@ ich one ?
B@@ er@@ e@@ a@@ ved relati@@ ves inv@@ ari@@ ab@@ ly ask themselves , “ Wh@@ ere are the dead ? ”
The sol@@ di@@ er never asked for the boo@@ k@@ le@@ ts ​ — it was as if he had comple@@ t@@ ely for@@ go@@ t@@ ten about them !
M@@ ore to the point , the people ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that Psalm 16 : 10 was ful@@ filled when Jesus was resur@@ rec@@ ted from the dead .
( Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 8 . )
And he kno@@ ws that you and your family need a place to live .
And many su@@ ff@@ er persecu@@ tion or face har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps because of to@@ da@@ y’s “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with ” !
Even cr@@ iti@@ c@@ s had to ag@@ ree : This was the B@@ el@@ sh@@ a@@ z@@ z@@ ar of the book of Daniel .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , right under the no@@ ses of all these i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ers , O@@ badi@@ ah coura@@ ge@@ ously attend@@ ed to the needs of Jehovah’s prophe@@ ts .
These inclu@@ de A@@ ra@@ bs and Jews , Ar@@ men@@ ians and T@@ ur@@ ks , Ger@@ man@@ s and Rus@@ si@@ ans , to name just a few .
17 , 18 . ( a ) What gr@@ and sacrifice did Solomon make at the in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ation of the temple in Jerusalem ?
When one disa@@ ster left many in a st@@ ate of sh@@ o@@ ck , how did Jehovah’s Witnesses show their concer@@ n ?
By saying that Adam and E@@ ve would not die if they par@@ took of the for@@ bi@@ d@@ den fru@@ it , Satan was in effect c@@ all@@ ing Jehovah a li@@ ar .
* The book was in Eng@@ l@@ ish , and I found it difficult to understand , since I did not know that language very well .
He does not ign@@ ore “ the low@@ ly ones . ”
What can bu@@ ying out the oppor@@ tu@@ ne time invol@@ ve when it comes to se@@ cul@@ ar work or h@@ ou@@ se@@ work ?
Acc@@ ording to Jesus , whom should we love ?
Christians did not share in pa@@ g@@ an worship ; yet they did not need to view me@@ at from that s@@ ource as con@@ tam@@ in@@ ated when it was so@@ ld in the mar@@ ke@@ t .
Par@@ ents , pre@@ pare your children to de@@ f@@ end their faith ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 17 )
Your ad@@ vers@@ ary , the Devil , wal@@ ks about like a ro@@ aring li@@ on , see@@ king to de@@ v@@ our someone . ”
Jesus told the do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted apostles that they should go to Gal@@ ile@@ e and that they would see him there .
For instance , the apostle Paul wrote that the congregation of anointed Christians is clean in the sight of God , like a cha@@ st@@ e bri@@ de for Christ , who cle@@ ans@@ ed it “ with the bat@@ h of water by means of the word . . . , that it should be holy and without ble@@ mis@@ h . ”
“ I can trust him , r@@ ely upon him , and fre@@ ely appro@@ ach him in prayer .
T@@ wi@@ ce I at@@ temp@@ ted to end my life .
“ They con@@ ve@@ y the ide@@ a that life beg@@ ins after marriage . ”
O@@ ver the last ten years , I have vis@@ ited h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of do@@ ct@@ ors .
Mo@@ re@@ over , if we have love , we will not b@@ ra@@ g or get pu@@ ff@@ ed up with pri@@ de .
Bo@@ th of his parents were of the anointed .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the Scriptures as@@ sure us that those who take refu@@ ge in Jehovah do not need to feel over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by gu@@ il@@ t .
Dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment is also vital on the part of elders when called upon to ass@@ ist those who speak un@@ wis@@ ely .
Now when she and her hous@@ eho@@ ld got baptized , she said with ent@@ reat@@ y : ‘ If you men have jud@@ ged me to be faithful to Jehovah , en@@ ter into my house and stay . ’
Their st@@ able , positi@@ ve attitude ad@@ ds to the joy of the congregation !
Jesus made this his fore@@ most teaching .
Do I foc@@ us on my mat@@ e@@ ’s good qualities ?
What , then , is the truth of the matter ?
To illustr@@ ate , think of a father who teach@@ es his son to d@@ ri@@ ve a ca@@ r .
The ter@@ m “ ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation ” does not ref@@ er to the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom , since that Kingdom was not esta@@ bli@@ shed until 1914 .
The Devil uses his su@@ per@@ human in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ence to la@@ un@@ ch tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous and de@@ ad@@ ly str@@ ik@@ es like those of a po@@ is@@ on@@ ous s@@ n@@ ake from a hi@@ d@@ den place .
To this , Na@@ om@@ i says : “ Do not call me Na@@ om@@ i . C@@ all me Mar@@ a , for the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty has made it very bit@@ ter for me .
‘ Con@@ du@@ ct y@@ ourselves hon@@ es@@ tly in all things ’
Ad@@ vers@@ ities and suffering can cause an individu@@ al to lo@@ se his men@@ tal bal@@ ance .
She also encoura@@ ges them to do the “ ba@@ si@@ c@@ s , ” such as reading the Bible and the da@@ ily text and then medit@@ ating on what they read .
Jehovah himself is hon@@ est .
Wh@@ ere Can You F@@ ind In@@ ner Pe@@ ace ?
( 3 ) How can Christian parents work with God when m@@ ol@@ ding their children ?
The 1@@ 3@@ th century saw the first transl@@ ations of Bible boo@@ ks from L@@ at@@ in into the ver@@ n@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar .
B@@ E@@ F@@ O@@ R@@ E going back to heaven , Jesus told his disciples : “ You will be wit@@ nesses of me . . . to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ”
What a privilege it is for imper@@ fect humans to have a close personal relationship with Jehovah !
9 : 4 ; Luke 5 : 22 .
Abraham , a man of faith in ancient times , obedi@@ ently left pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous U@@ r in order to live in ten@@ ts and pur@@ sue his fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah .
He@@ e@@ ding Jehovah’s remin@@ ders se@@ ts us ap@@ ar@@ t as clean and accep@@ table for his service
Yes , they did , because they love to read .
Today , anointed servants of Jehovah per@@ form the same ministry .
A consider@@ ation of the prophe@@ ci@@ es will en@@ h@@ ance our appreciation for all that Jehovah and Jesus accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed in our be@@ half through Jesus ’ death and resurrection .
He had a very small t@@ or@@ so and sh@@ ort ar@@ ms .
This ad@@ ju@@ sted his thinking .
( b ) How can we show our love for Jehovah’s Word ?
He saw bey@@ ond the letter of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law ; he per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved the spirit be@@ h@@ ind that Law and ac@@ ted acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly .
E@@ v@@ ang@@ el@@ o@@ s S@@ cou@@ ff@@ as said , “ It was as if a mi@@ gh@@ ty power pul@@ led us up from our se@@ ats , and we sto@@ od up and our eyes filled with te@@ ars . ”
We are not told how she f@@ ell into a life of sin .
In J@@ anu@@ ary 194@@ 1 the work of Jehovah’s Witnesses was ban@@ ned in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
In fact , when Ad@@ al@@ ber@@ to fin@@ ally gr@@ as@@ ped the meaning of the good news , he went back to the po@@ li@@ ce st@@ ation and spoke with such en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m that he ob@@ ta@@ ined 2@@ 00 sub@@ s@@ crip@@ tions to The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
As for us , we should show appreciation for his love and make an effort to find out what his will is and then do it .
Then I was trans@@ fer@@ red to another pris@@ on , where a gu@@ ard put me in a c@@ ell with two other Witnesses and ​ — joy of jo@@ ys — ​ gave us a Bible .
What s@@ crip@@ ture do you like to use when you go from house to house ?
He appe@@ aled to me : “ R@@ em@@ ember that you went to school to get an educ@@ ation .
F@@ red Rus@@ k , who himself served as a G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol instru@@ ct@@ or for 11 years , ended the pro@@ gra@@ m with a prayer of than@@ ks to Jehovah that t@@ ou@@ ched the hearts of all in attend@@ ance .
When un@@ believ@@ ing family members disa@@ p@@ prove of your cho@@ ic@@ es , the t@@ est can be especially se@@ v@@ ere .
I regul@@ arly asked for and app@@ lied his ad@@ vice .
Jehovah bless@@ ed their determin@@ ation , and the spi@@ r@@ its ev@@ en@@ tually st@@ op@@ ped har@@ as@@ sing them .
The apostle John experienced this .
He says : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id , for I am with you . Do not be anxi@@ ous , for I am your God . I will for@@ ti@@ fy you , y@@ es , I will help you . ”
They go e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed , not with liter@@ al me@@ at and gra@@ in , but with knowledge , experience , and tra@@ ining .
One brother became a very special friend to me , and we were married in 198@@ 0 .
This spirit is not God himself ; it is an ac@@ tive for@@ ce that he s@@ ends for@@ th or uses to accom@@ pl@@ ish wh@@ atever he wi@@ sh@@ es .
Although we may at times find it challeng@@ ing to man@@ i@@ f@@ est such a spirit , having the cor@@ rec@@ t view of our position in rel@@ ation to our Creator and appreci@@ ating his hum@@ ility can mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to cultiv@@ ate that fine qu@@ ality .
What should we do to keep clear of false worship ?
W@@ as Mi@@ ri@@ am je@@ al@@ ous that she might be e@@ c@@ li@@ p@@ sed by this other woman ​ — a n@@ on - Israel@@ ite at that ?
A@@ m I not the one ca@@ using the proble@@ m ? ’ ”
The prophet Isaiah fore@@ told that under Kingdom rule , people “ will not cause any har@@ m or any ru@@ in ” to one another or to the earth .
In fact , Jesus said that they are “ born again , ” or “ born from a@@ bo@@ ve . ”
L@@ ying on the left side was for the 3@@ 9@@ 0 years of er@@ ro@@ r of the ten - tri@@ be kingdom ​ — from its beg@@ in@@ ning in 9@@ 9@@ 7 B.C.E . to the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
L@@ it@@ er@@ al bre@@ ad gave the Jews da@@ ily su@@ st@@ en@@ ance , just as the man@@ na had su@@ sta@@ ined the Israelites for 40 years in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
That will be our jo@@ y@@ ous privilege if we sear@@ ch for Jehovah , the Ex@@ am@@ in@@ er of hearts .
The Ch@@ urch of Eng@@ land then wi@@ el@@ ded consider@@ able authority .
Jehovah can coun@@ ter anything that Satan and his ag@@ ents may bring against us .
The hous@@ eho@@ ld also inclu@@ ded G@@ r@@ and@@ mother and Fa@@ ther’s three brothers , as well as their famili@@ es . My early life was mis@@ er@@ able .
Many Christians have succ@@ ess@@ fully re@@ comm@@ ended themselves to emp@@ loy@@ ers by their res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or , mo@@ des@@ t at@@ ti@@ re , pleas@@ ant dem@@ e@@ an@@ or , and out@@ standing Christian qualities .
How have you person@@ ally ta@@ sted Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness ?
They plac@@ ed a qu@@ ar@@ ter of a milli@@ on boo@@ ks and boo@@ k@@ le@@ ts in the hands of the people .
How does one come to have the necess@@ ary moral strength ?
Some ba@@ se their expe@@ ct@@ ations for the future on the sta@@ bility of govern@@ ments , the pro@@ spe@@ cts for bu@@ sin@@ ess , or the an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation of good health and satis@@ f@@ ying re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment .
The rest of the dead will be resur@@ rec@@ ted in God’s du@@ e time , with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of ob@@ tain@@ ing everlasting life under Par@@ adise con@@ di@@ tions .
• In what way is the ing@@ a@@ ther@@ ing of Christians fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed by the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Bo@@ o@@ ths ?
• With what does Jesus com@@ pare the time of his pres@@ ence ?
Instead of foc@@ using on our in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ac@@ ies , may we r@@ ely on Jehovah and faith@@ fully fulf@@ ill our com@@ mis@@ sion to preach and to teach . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 ; 28 : 19 , 20 .
How did Jehovah prove to be a God of long - suffering during the time of the Ju@@ d@@ ges and during the mon@@ ar@@ ch@@ y ?
A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il , Na@@ bal@@ ’s wife , got to hear what had happened .
Even if we feel a deep vo@@ id in our life ​ — whether from chil@@ d@@ less@@ ness or from the death of a loved one — ​ we can still gain comfort .
A@@ vo@@ id Ex@@ tre@@ me V@@ i@@ e@@ ws of P@@ lea@@ sure
A Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant claim@@ s to be sa@@ ved at a re@@ vi@@ val meeting .
What can we learn from him ?
A whole mon@@ th pas@@ sed without any@@ body tal@@ king to me .
We knew that it was only a matter of time before the govern@@ ment would take st@@ ep@@ s to rest@@ ra@@ in our ministry .
Yet , even very powerful enem@@ ies of God’s people , such as Rom@@ an E@@ mp@@ er@@ or N@@ er@@ o and A@@ do@@ l@@ f H@@ it@@ l@@ er , have not been able to er@@ adi@@ c@@ ate God’s loyal ones , who be@@ ar his name .
As free moral ag@@ ents , Adam and E@@ ve could use their in@@ tel@@ le@@ ct to cho@@ ose to love , serve , and obey their Creator .
1 : 1 , 2 .
Although she lived in lu@@ x@@ ur@@ y , she was l@@ on@@ ely and felt that her life was a@@ im@@ less .
If you are a dedic@@ ated Christian , this is ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally what you promised Jehovah .
Then stud@@ ents are offered a cho@@ ice .
Since my ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , I have listen@@ ed to the reading of the enti@@ re Bible on c@@ as@@ set@@ te ta@@ p@@ es se@@ ven times .
He fa@@ iled to recogn@@ ize what was in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate conduct for a married man .
S@@ tic@@ king close to and sta@@ ying ac@@ tive with one of the over 9@@ 8@@ ,000 congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses will help us to pre@@ pare ourselves for sur@@ vi@@ val .
F@@ am@@ ili@@ es and friends t@@ or@@ n ap@@ ar@@ t by death will again me@@ et here on earth .
As Kris@@ t@@ ina continued to study God’s Word , she began to sense its power .
Thus we can let God gu@@ i@@ de our thoughts , as if he himself were expla@@ ining the s@@ crip@@ ture to us .
Those words indic@@ ate that Jesus is the cen@@ tr@@ al fi@@ gu@@ re in the out@@ working of the many prophe@@ ci@@ es in the Bible .
S@@ how@@ ing Christ’s A@@ t@@ titu@@ de T@@ ow@@ ard the S@@ ic@@ k
When she heard about the Bible study arrang@@ ement , she se@@ ized the opportunity .
Those fe@@ aring Jehovah are tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy , even as he is .
During World W@@ ar I , the B@@ rit@@ ish and A@@ mer@@ i@@ can po@@ wers for@@ ged a special b@@ ond when fi@@ gh@@ ting mutu@@ al pol@@ itical enem@@ ies .
He appro@@ ved that re@@ qu@@ est too and pa@@ id me the same .
G@@ ran@@ ted , the world is full of bad examples .
; Q@@ u@@ i@@ ri@@ c@@ i , M .
Ad@@ ju@@ sted ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation : Jesus was not fore@@ tel@@ ling that a group of his anointed followers would make up a wicked slave class .
It will not , for example , help you to live longer .
Yet , angels have on occasi@@ on materi@@ al@@ ized human bo@@ dies , even e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king with men .
To beg@@ in , let us see how King David e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed his son to take on an important responsi@@ bility .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Christian elders today do not in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ate others into serving God through sh@@ ame or gu@@ il@@ t . Rather , they encoura@@ ge them to serve Jehovah out of love for him and for Jesus , as well as for their fellow man . ​ — Matthew 22 : 37 - 39 .
This article will help us to refle@@ ct on the re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble benef@@ its of divine educ@@ ation .
Fir@@ st , no@@ te the prophe@@ t’s confidence .
He said : “ T@@ ake up a contribu@@ tion for Jehovah from among y@@ ourselves .
“ E@@ ach one will car@@ ry his own lo@@ ad . ” ​ — G@@ A@@ L .
Jesus encoura@@ ged this s@@ ort of faith , tel@@ ling a rich young man : “ If you want to be perfect , go sel@@ l your bel@@ ong@@ ings and give to the po@@ or , and you will have tre@@ asure in heaven ; and come be my follow@@ er . ”
In 19@@ 50 , I received a temp@@ or@@ ary assignment ​ — to over@@ see the provi@@ ding of ro@@ om@@ ing accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations for d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates to the first of our many large conven@@ tions at Y@@ an@@ ke@@ e St@@ adi@@ u@@ m in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity .
How does the prophet feel when he person@@ ally wit@@ nesses the des@@ tru@@ ction of his bel@@ o@@ ved city ?
E@@ duc@@ ated people of the day reg@@ ar@@ ded themselves as in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tually su@@ peri@@ or to most of the Christians .
When an el@@ der needs to speak priv@@ ately with a Christian sister , he does so in a public set@@ ting ​ — such as at the Kingdom H@@ all .
( a ) How has Jehovah continued to cl@@ ari@@ fy matters for s@@ inc@@ ere Bible stud@@ ents ?
What helped him ev@@ en@@ tually ?
Jehovah’s servants have long s@@ ought to understand the sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic meaning of the fe@@ et of the i@@ ma@@ ge .
When Ge@@ or@@ ge and M@@ an@@ on re@@ turned at the arrang@@ ed time , no one ans@@ wer@@ ed the do@@ or .
What I will say is that I was fo@@ ol@@ ish and rec@@ k@@ less .
The a@@ bo@@ ve account under@@ s@@ co@@ res the import@@ ance of res@@ is@@ ting and s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing for help .
How can that st@@ at@@ ement help us in determin@@ ing how much time and import@@ ance to as@@ si@@ gn to rec@@ re@@ ation ?
When he was suffering , he ple@@ ad@@ ed : “ O that in S@@ he@@ ol you [ Jehovah ] would conc@@ e@@ al me , . . . that you would set a time li@@ mit for me and remember me !
Di@@ v@@ ine law is e@@ dif@@ ying , e@@ th@@ ic@@ al , and instru@@ ctive .
Why do you consider it an honor to be ze@@ al@@ ous for fine works ?
Of course , Ju@@ d@@ as was “ one of his disciples , ” but you can sense Joh@@ n@@ ’s indi@@ gn@@ ation that someone in this position was pl@@ an@@ ning on be@@ tra@@ ying Jesus . Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ at@@ or D@@ r .
3 : 1 , 6 ; Mat@@ t .
( b ) What will we receive when we da@@ ily appro@@ ach Jehovah’s thro@@ ne of un@@ deser@@ ved kindness ?
C@@ ho@@ o@@ sing Wor@@ th@@ while Go@@ als
Some feel that they must bring it to the attention of others to get their op@@ in@@ ion , but all that does is pro@@ pa@@ g@@ ate the mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous information .
Th@@ in@@ king of the ‘ great cl@@ ou@@ d of wit@@ nesses ’ can have what effect on us ?
This has mo@@ tiv@@ ated some who are not yet serving as minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants to re@@ ach out for that privilege .
C@@ learly , God in a very liter@@ al way ra@@ ised up the bo@@ y in Sh@@ un@@ em , pro@@ ving His ability to resur@@ rec@@ t .
I also vis@@ ited many mon@@ ast@@ eri@@ es in C@@ y@@ pr@@ us .
At the concer@@ t , the fac@@ ility was lit@@ tered with gar@@ ba@@ ge and filled with ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ te s@@ mo@@ ke .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful they are for his blessing ! ​ — See end@@ no@@ te .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in h@@ our@@ s , a ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al and a do@@ ct@@ or were found in H@@ om@@ bur@@ g / ​ Sa@@ ar , Ger@@ many .
A@@ ver@@ age years in full - time ministry : 1@@ 2@@ .@@ 9
Un@@ like the wicked world around us , we must keep in mind the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on recorded by the prophet Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k : “ The vision is yet for the appointed time , and it keep@@ s pan@@ ting on to the end , and it will not tell a li@@ e .
Why “ the M@@ er@@ ci@@ ful ” Are H@@ app@@ y
Today , The Watchtower is publi@@ shed regul@@ arly in K@@ w@@ any@@ ama and N@@ d@@ onga .
As a pris@@ on@@ er there , the res@@ our@@ ce@@ ful apostle continu@@ es for two more years to find ways to preach about Christ .
How do we re@@ act when Jehovah off@@ ers us ad@@ vice or direction through Christian elders ?
I also me@@ t young Ju@@ an Ar@@ d@@ an@@ e@@ z who like the B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ ans e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly did re@@ sear@@ ch to con@@ fir@@ m the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of the Bible message .
Who may be said to be appointed by holy spirit ?
Will anyone feel the ur@@ ge to com@@ pete ?
However , any real sense of neigh@@ bor@@ l@@ iness v@@ ani@@ sh@@ es when people living near one another are hi@@ d@@ den be@@ h@@ ind w@@ alls of an@@ on@@ y@@ m@@ ity or they lo@@ se sight of one another in the r@@ us@@ h of a he@@ c@@ tic life - st@@ y@@ le .
During the fes@@ tiv@@ ities , M@@ ary became a@@ ware of a proble@@ m .
What can we be determined to do as to Bible lo@@ c@@ ations ?
Instead of d@@ wel@@ ling on person@@ ality tra@@ its that might di@@ vi@@ de us , we “ pur@@ sue the things making for peace and the things that are up@@ building to one another . ”
Jehovah’s Witnesses consider@@ ed doing so to be in@@ com@@ pati@@ ble with their position of Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality .
Un@@ res@@ ol@@ ved personal differ@@ ences can quic@@ k@@ ly become public .
Many people were af@@ ra@@ id to o@@ pen their do@@ ors .
There was no one around .
O@@ thers requi@@ re re@@ pe@@ ated remin@@ ders , while still others may need per@@ su@@ asi@@ on of a str@@ ong@@ er kind .
An@@ dr@@ é was prom@@ o@@ ted to man@@ ag@@ er .
During a long j@@ our@@ ne@@ y through “ the great and fear - inspi@@ ring w@@ il@@ der@@ ness ” of the Sin@@ a@@ i Des@@ er@@ t , Jo@@ shua saw how Jehovah provided everything the Israelites needed .
In@@ iti@@ ally , he was very ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent@@ ative and challeng@@ ing during discus@@ sions with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Do what God requi@@ res of you , and never consider par@@ taking of “ the table of dem@@ ons . ”
A family in the congregation offered to help care for her children after school when needed .
However , the early Christians knew that more was involved .
The Christian congregation needs to be mar@@ ked by a spirit of comm@@ end@@ ation , war@@ m@@ th , and a feel@@ ing of personal interest .
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , ac@@ tive listen@@ ing is hard work , but the ability to listen can be develop@@ ed .
The times in which we live are mar@@ ked by a sel@@ f@@ ish , dist@@ or@@ ted form of love .
She e@@ ats to satis@@ fac@@ tion and sa@@ ves food to take home for Na@@ om@@ i . ​ — Ru@@ th 2 : 14 .
He ad@@ ded : “ They will no more teach each one his compan@@ ion and each one his brother , saying , ‘ K@@ now Jehovah ! ’ for they will all of them know me , from the le@@ ast one of them even to the great@@ est one of them . . .
What is needed to become “ sla@@ ves to righteousness ” ?
F@@ ac@@ t@@ ors That M@@ ake a Di@@ ffer@@ ence
O@@ f@@ ten there are shepher@@ ds and Lo@@ s Re@@ y@@ es Ma@@ go@@ s ( “ the wise men ” ) .
Mar@@ í@@ a
You Can F@@ ind “ the V@@ er@@ y K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge of God ”
Joh@@ an@@ n became con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah’s Witnesses must be the ones who are un@@ it@@ e@@ dly doing God’s will earth wide .
But both were vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of the age - old prac@@ tice of human tra@@ f@@ fic@@ king , a tra@@ de that tre@@ ats people as com@@ mo@@ di@@ ties and ca@@ res for nothing but e@@ con@@ om@@ ic gain .
That is why they are re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ents of God’s spirit and speak the pu@@ re language , the truth about Jehovah and his mar@@ vel@@ ous pur@@ pos@@ es .
It is vital , then , that all of us ​ — young and old , m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale — ​ show that Christ’s lead@@ er@@ ship is real to us .
D@@ ar@@ je@@ el@@ ing
The Bible also says that in “ the day of judgment ” that is f@@ ast appro@@ aching , God will eli@@ min@@ ate suffering and those who cause it .
They may simply be ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted and in need of rest . G@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing ones may feel num@@ b and at times re@@ pe@@ at things .
Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s wanted to take Mark along , but do you know what Paul thought ? — He “ did not think it prop@@ er ” because Mark had ear@@ li@@ er left them to go home .
Christians ’ U@@ se of S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls
Jehovah was determined to take dec@@ isi@@ ve action .
What me@@ tho@@ ds are experienced elders using to tra@@ in brothers to become qu@@ ali@@ fied to care for the flo@@ ck ?
Ke@@ ep on reading , stud@@ ying , and sear@@ ch@@ ing the Bible .
So , then , to what ex@@ t@@ ent will we apply that apost@@ o@@ lic counsel and give of ourselves in imit@@ ation of Christ ?
While wa@@ iting for our vis@@ as , we sp@@ ent a sh@@ ort time working at Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n Bethel , but we were soon on our way to L@@ ima .
I was spe@@ e@@ ch@@ less .
5 : 12 ; 6 : 12 .
Their son , Bo@@ a@@ z , gre@@ w up to be a man of re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble faith .
We should act in har@@ mony with our re@@ qu@@ est to the Ma@@ ster to “ s@@ end out work@@ ers into his har@@ v@@ est , ” ze@@ al@@ ously eng@@ ag@@ ing in the disci@@ ple - making work . ​ — Mat@@ t .
* Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to take in acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge from the Bible .
H@@ al@@ le@@ y showed how gro@@ ss their wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness had become , for in one of many such are@@ as , ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists “ found great num@@ bers of j@@ ars con@@ tain@@ ing the rema@@ ins of children who had been sacrific@@ ed to Ba@@ al . ”
Then we should ba@@ se our decision on it .
As such , “ not one of men has seen or can see ” him .
Jehovah’s Witnesses are cur@@ r@@ ently pur@@ su@@ ing their Bible educ@@ ational work in 2@@ 35 lands .
The po@@ st comman@@ der of the A@@ mer@@ i@@ can Le@@ gi@@ on , a very pat@@ ri@@ o@@ tic organization , held that view .
When the temp@@ or@@ ary special pioneer arri@@ ved to conduct the study , she found that the woman had done her “ ho@@ me@@ work ” by pur@@ cha@@ sing a no@@ te@@ book in which she had written down the pr@@ inted questions in her study material .
4 The Tru@@ th Ab@@ out Ang@@ els
The cor@@ e of that “ Ho@@ ly T@@ ra@@ dition ” inclu@@ des the teachings and writ@@ ings of the Ch@@ urch Fa@@ thers .
If a verse seem@@ ed to cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct other s@@ crip@@ tures , St@@ or@@ r@@ s loo@@ ked into the rest of the Bible for a lo@@ gi@@ cal ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation .
Com@@ m@@ on sense evid@@ ently requi@@ res that we use thinking ability .
Jesus himself said : “ The h@@ our is coming in which all those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs will hear [ my ] vo@@ ice and come out . ” ​ — John 5 : 28 , 29 .
We feel sure that our regul@@ ar and hear@@ t@@ felt prayers helped the children to view Jehovah as their loving heavenly Father .
R@@ es@@ pon@@ sible brothers used my case to pres@@ s for leg@@ al recogn@@ iti@@ on by the St@@ ate .
A@@ n ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ cal pa@@ st@@ or had given him some liter@@ ature that made serious acc@@ us@@ ations against Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Is that not what you desire ?
Com@@ p@@ oun@@ ding his problems , a tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent ca@@ used by a dr@@ un@@ k d@@ ri@@ ver left H@@ ar@@ old per@@ man@@ ently disa@@ b@@ led .
Pa@@ per pro@@ du@@ ction and boo@@ k@@ bin@@ ding have become less ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive .
It held per@@ fu@@ m@@ ed o@@ il that was “ gen@@ u@@ ine n@@ ard , ” such as may have been imp@@ or@@ ted from In@@ dia .
As he gre@@ w up , he sear@@ ched for a place where people would not pre@@ ju@@ dge him based on his fac@@ i@@ al fe@@ atu@@ res or rac@@ i@@ al ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
Yet , even if this es@@ tim@@ ate is cor@@ rec@@ t , it would not be long en@@ ough to re@@ present the life sp@@ an of Jehovah’s fir@@ st@@ born Son !
Si@@ mil@@ arly , many prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians re@@ adi@@ ly ac@@ knowledge that Jehovah displa@@ ys mer@@ cy , kindness , and for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess ; yet they ign@@ ore or re@@ ject the fact that he does not give ex@@ emp@@ tion from p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment .
The king im@@ medi@@ ately com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned a fi@@ ve - man d@@ ele@@ g@@ ation to in@@ qui@@ re of Jehovah through the prophe@@ t@@ ess H@@ ul@@ da@@ h .
Re@@ aching out to those who are we@@ ak is thus a t@@ ask for all Christians .
Instead , family life quic@@ k@@ ly deter@@ i@@ or@@ ated , and h@@ at@@ red , viol@@ ence , and a l@@ ack of “ n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction ” have pre@@ va@@ iled , especially in these “ last days . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 5 ; Genesis 4 : 8 , 23 ; 6 : 5 , 11 , 12 .
Jehovah did this because he wants us to live forever , and he also wants us to benefit from his love forever !
We may thus be imp@@ ressed by his power and be moved to ac@@ knowledge him as God the Creator .
“ On@@ ly the u@@ pri@@ ght will re@@ side in the earth , and the b@@ lam@@ eless will remain in it .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we were that Jehovah had sh@@ own us the way during that difficult time !
16 : 31 .
How do we benefit from tal@@ king about our hope ?
What are the “ new heavens ” and “ new earth ” ?
Do you get ang@@ ry , for example , when you see ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ te man@@ u@@ fac@@ tur@@ ers prom@@ o@@ te s@@ mo@@ king des@@ pite medi@@ cal evidence that their pro@@ du@@ ct is har@@ m@@ ful ?
Consider how Jesus h@@ and@@ led a situation that could have been very serious .
The answer may sur@@ pris@@ e you .
“ The rec@@ ord of man@@ ’s respon@@ se to that fact cons@@ titu@@ tes much of the hist@@ ory of ci@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ation . ”
Then she care@@ fully exam@@ ined the rel@@ ev@@ ant s@@ crip@@ tures once again .
But he made me feel that I was part of a te@@ am .
They must pur@@ sue “ ho@@ l@@ iness in God’s fear . ”
Sh@@ ould we conclu@@ de that Bible n@@ arr@@ ati@@ ves have only a practic@@ al app@@ lic@@ ation and no other meaning ?
Satan’s power and influ@@ ence were evid@@ ent in the time of the prophet Daniel , some fi@@ ve cen@@ tu@@ ries before our Com@@ m@@ on E@@ r@@ a .
As Peter states , they live “ according to their own desi@@ res . ”
In a m@@ el@@ o@@ dy la@@ u@@ ding the Creator , King David of ancient Israel san@@ g : “ To do your will , O my God , is my deli@@ ght , and your law is deep within me . ”
Still , our will@@ ing@@ ness ​ — or our rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ance — ​ to give some of our time to others does reve@@ al much about the dep@@ th of respect we have in our heart for our brothers and sisters . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
This prophet gave both encourag@@ ement and a war@@ ning : “ He@@ ar me , O A@@ sa and all Juda@@ h and B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in ! Jehovah is with you as long as you prove to be with him ; and if you sear@@ ch for him , he will let himself be found by you , but if you leave him he will leave you . . . .
W@@ ould you not feel h@@ ur@@ t , perhaps even indi@@ gn@@ ant ?
Do we simil@@ arly take deli@@ ght in Jehovah’s comman@@ d@@ ments , or do we some@@ times view them as bur@@ den@@ some ?
During the h@@ our@@ s we were there , sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by our Christian brothers and sisters , we felt that we were able to place our bur@@ den on Jehovah , and we experienced a me@@ asure of in@@ ner cal@@ m .
En@@ du@@ re under tri@@ bul@@ ation . Per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in prayer . ” ​ — Romans 12 : 12 .
Our brothers and sisters in gener@@ al are to be comm@@ ended for their appe@@ ar@@ ance and good conduct , which at@@ tr@@ act s@@ inc@@ ere people to the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving message and bring glory and joy to Jehovah .
* However , kindness is fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ ally a divine qu@@ ality .
Then we will discus@@ s them together .
I was too em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed and s@@ car@@ ed to seek help . ”
To her , S@@ us@@ an’s parents seem@@ ed more understanding , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as we came ac@@ ro@@ ss as being too stri@@ ct .
“ His O@@ wn E@@ r@@ r@@ ors Will C@@ atch the W@@ ic@@ ked ”
The baptism in the N@@ ile Ri@@ ver of some of those with whom we had stu@@ died the Bible is a ch@@ eri@@ shed mem@@ ory .
R@@ emo@@ ve from me the tur@@ mo@@ il of your song@@ s ; and the m@@ el@@ o@@ di@@ ous s@@ ound of your str@@ ing@@ ed in@@ str@@ um@@ ents may I not hear .
The Bible states : “ Just as in Adam all are d@@ ying , so also in the Christ all will be made ali@@ ve . ”
A@@ m@@ ong the resul@@ ts she experienced were an un@@ wanted pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy and an ab@@ or@@ tion .
H@@ in@@ du@@ ism teach@@ es that man under@@ go@@ es a seri@@ es of re@@ bir@@ ths , or re@@ inc@@ ar@@ nations .
5 : 3 .
How has the neu@@ tr@@ ality of Jehovah’s Witnesses affe@@ cted ob@@ serv@@ ers ?
10 : 10 , 13 , 14 .
With the ass@@ ist@@ ance of kind elders , To@@ h@@ r@@ u came to real@@ ize that he had a proble@@ m in expres@@ sing his emo@@ tions and that in “ the last days , ” Satan att@@ ac@@ ks the family arrang@@ ement .
Why are the Witnesses different ?
( Read Psalm 38 : 3 - 5 , 8 . )
S@@ ad@@ ly , some first - century Christians gave evidence of a spirit of je@@ al@@ ous@@ y and con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ousness ​ — the very op@@ pos@@ ite of peace .
We can see that this is Paul’s point at Romans 12 : 19 when we no@@ te his refer@@ ence to De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 32 : 35 , 4@@ 1 , which inclu@@ des these words : “ V@@ enge@@ ance is mine , and re@@ tri@@ bu@@ tion . ”
H@@ u@@ man parents may fai@@ l in prote@@ cting their children .
Ch@@ il@@ dren help out in un@@ expe@@ cted ways .
If you and your mate need to talk about something po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally div@@ isi@@ ve , ra@@ ise the matter when both of you are cal@@ m and rel@@ a@@ x@@ ed .
Jeho@@ r@@ am@@ ’s question , “ Is there peace , Je@@ h@@ u ? ”
E@@ very serv@@ ant of Jehovah needs to read and study the Bible to learn what God’s will is .
I even wor@@ ri@@ ed that she would deci@@ de I wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t good en@@ ough and then leave me for someone el@@ se . ”
One Christian el@@ der no@@ ted : “ As the ev@@ ening prog@@ res@@ ses , when con@@ vers@@ ation be@@ comes more an@@ im@@ ated or d@@ an@@ c@@ ing com@@ men@@ ces , some@@ times the vo@@ lu@@ me of the mu@@ si@@ c inc@@ reas@@ es .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 34 , 1@@ 33
By giving and recei@@ ving love , we feel much more secu@@ re .
As time went by , they were bless@@ ed in many ways and even sh@@ ared in the cir@@ cu@@ it and dist@@ ri@@ ct work .
The expres@@ sion “ the f@@ oun@@ ding of the world ” invol@@ ves the ide@@ a of ca@@ sting down se@@ ed , su@@ gg@@ es@@ ting pro@@ cre@@ ation , so it has to do with the ear@@ li@@ est human off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
Jesus ’ strong ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on was : “ Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first the kingdom and his righteousness , and all these other things will be ad@@ ded to you . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 33 .
Their s@@ inc@@ ere , consci@@ enti@@ ous stand should be res@@ pe@@ cted .
These “ heavens ” have fa@@ iled mankind and will pas@@ s away .
What a contr@@ ast ex@@ ists between dec@@ ep@@ tive i@@ do@@ ls and the real God !
T@@ e@@ ch@@ ni@@ ci@@ ans is@@ ol@@ ate and use many pl@@ as@@ ma prote@@ ins .
El@@ ders are mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love to serve the congregation
In what order will Christ complete his con@@ qu@@ est ?
Y@@ oung people should learn to work so that , in time , they can be self - su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient .
An@@ y city lo@@ c@@ ated on a m@@ oun@@ tain would be eas@@ ily seen .
If you forever shi@@ eld your children from difficul@@ ty , you may , in fact , stu@@ n@@ t their ability to take on li@@ fe@@ ’s challeng@@ es .
The feel@@ ing of gu@@ il@@ t , or re@@ mor@@ se , is a la@@ ugh@@ ing matter to a fo@@ ol .
S@@ tri@@ ve to be a true friend from the star@@ t .
Mo@@ re@@ over , they believ@@ ed Christ’s words : “ The Father is greater than I am . ”
They need an appro@@ ved standing with God , which they can gain by exerc@@ ising faith in the sin - at@@ on@@ ing value of Jesus ’ sacrifice and by demonstr@@ ating that faith by obedi@@ ence .
6 , 7 . ( a ) How do the heavens dec@@ l@@ are the glory of God ?
Consider some de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of his life that are eas@@ ily over@@ loo@@ ked , and see what war@@ ning you find .
I came into the world on S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 22 , 19@@ 0@@ 7 , se@@ ven years before the re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble er@@ a that began with the out@@ bre@@ ak of the first world war .
The l@@ ist also inclu@@ des 5 P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h@@ s and 19 k@@ ings of As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a , Babyl@@ on@@ ia , Mo@@ a@@ b , Per@@ sia , and S@@ y@@ ri@@ a .
I often thought , ‘ W@@ ho@@ se side is God on ? ’
Do you feel the same way about the Kingdom good news ?
The God who so acc@@ ur@@ ately fore@@ told the ris@@ e and f@@ all of world po@@ wers is also the S@@ ource of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s principles for living .
Com@@ fort to a Pe@@ ople in D@@ ist@@ ress
E@@ ach congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses today lik@@ e@@ wise man@@ i@@ fes@@ ts a certain spirit , or d@@ om@@ in@@ ant attitude .
Al@@ le@@ n and coun@@ t@@ less others have been where you are now and have ei@@ ther cu@@ t down on al@@ co@@ ho@@ l or have cu@@ t it out al@@ together .
What a gr@@ and her@@ it@@ age lies just a@@ head for all who obey God’s A@@ no@@ inted One !
The i@@ ma@@ ge of a yo@@ g@@ i s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing on a bed of na@@ il@@ s or wal@@ king on ho@@ t co@@ als may appe@@ ar to be a ho@@ a@@ x to some and a jo@@ ke to others .
E@@ ach member should complete and return his pro@@ x@@ y prom@@ p@@ tly , st@@ ating whether he is going to be at the meeting person@@ ally or not .
T@@ e@@ am@@ s of work@@ ers in Be@@ th@@ el@@ ’s Ar@@ t R@@ o@@ om also did much of the pa@@ in@@ ting , often making re@@ plac@@ ements for bro@@ ken s@@ li@@ des .
Just i@@ magine how difficult it must have been for him to end@@ ure a world of un@@ righteousness for 6@@ 00 years , for that is how old he was when the F@@ lood came .
However , the thought of neigh@@ bor@@ ing Sam@@ ari@@ a star@@ ving began to pri@@ ck their conscience .
It had one app@@ lic@@ ation for special pione@@ ering and another for cir@@ cu@@ it work . W@@ ow !
He knew what had happened to righteous A@@ be@@ l , and like him , E@@ no@@ ch was determined to serve God , come what may .
We well knew what that me@@ ant .
What evidence is there that this was an ac@@ tu@@ al ev@@ ent ?
I@@ magine the joy that God must feel when he se@@ es young ones re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing him as their G@@ r@@ and Creator .
Th@@ ink , too , of the ways in which we have benef@@ ited from the prop@@ er use of ra@@ di@@ o , tel@@ ev@@ ision , c@@ ell ph@@ ones , and fa@@ x ma@@ ch@@ ines .
To@@ m , a member of the Bethel family in E@@ st@@ on@@ ia , says : “ Just a b@@ lo@@ ck away from Bethel is the se@@ a , and ne@@ ar@@ by there is a beau@@ ti@@ ful fore@@ st where my wife and I enjoy going for sh@@ ort wal@@ ks .
Do not let Satan dec@@ ei@@ ve you , as he dec@@ ei@@ ved E@@ ve , into thinking that God’s ways are un@@ du@@ ly re@@ stri@@ ctive .
But some years later , when again fac@@ ed with war , A@@ sa fa@@ iled to sear@@ ch for Jehovah .
For years I have tri@@ ed to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce my@@ self that I am not a bad person and that others really like me .
David kept his promise .
Des@@ pite the time and co@@ st of this j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , we end@@ e@@ av@@ ored not to mis@@ s any of the spiritual me@@ als Jehovah was provi@@ ding .
For the se@@ ven@@ th time , Jehovah said : “ I shall not turn it back . ”
H@@ and@@ le Word of Tru@@ th A@@ right , 1 / 1
They all recogn@@ ized the authority of a gover@@ ning body in Jerusalem .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ ty - si@@ x se@@ con@@ d@@ ary artic@@ les were consider@@ ed from the Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine in ad@@ dition to 5@@ 2 study artic@@ les .
I@@ mit@@ ating Jesus in the work of making disciples c@@ alls for effort , but it will make your teaching effe@@ ctive because it will help you “ to give an answer to each one ” according to his individu@@ al need .
So she sent my three you@@ ng@@ er sisters , Ar@@ ac@@ el@@ i , La@@ ur@@ i , and R@@ am@@ on@@ i , to live with n@@ un@@ s in a con@@ v@@ ent in the city of Bil@@ ba@@ o .
He put up with the “ s@@ ti@@ f@@ f - ne@@ cked ” Israelites for over 9@@ 00 years before a@@ ban@@ don@@ ing them to their wa@@ y@@ ward p@@ ath .
M@@ L@@ J@@ E@@ T
This will serve as a prote@@ ction from spiritual har@@ m as we enc@@ oun@@ ter ha@@ ugh@@ ty , fi@@ er@@ ce , ung@@ o@@ dly people in these last days . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 5 .
He may feel that he can take such an o@@ ath .
In this con@@ ne@@ ction , no@@ te what the apostle Paul wrote : “ I know a man in uni@@ on with Christ who . . . was ca@@ ught away as such to the th@@ ir@@ d heaven .
O@@ r perhaps it was at the time when your li@@ fel@@ ong marriage mate f@@ ell as@@ le@@ ep in death .
H@@ ill@@ s of C@@ ar@@ me@@ l
The Bible c@@ learly states : “ The living are consci@@ ous that they will die ; but as for the dead , they are consci@@ ous of nothing at all . . .
It is also help@@ ful to v@@ ary our appro@@ ach in the ministry , since people have va@@ st@@ ly different cul@@ tural , educ@@ ational , and religious ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds .
But we have been asked to repor@@ t our activ@@ ity in the ministry .
It will ‘ gu@@ ard our hearts and our men@@ tal po@@ wers , ’ thus help@@ ing us to avoid re@@ ac@@ ting ra@@ sh@@ ly and un@@ wis@@ ely , which could ad@@ d to our a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction .
And how can we help others to take hold of this glory ?
Why should we not d@@ el@@ a@@ y in doing good things for others ?
G@@ ran@@ ted , it takes par@@ ent@@ al tra@@ ining and discipl@@ ine to ob@@ tain such good resul@@ ts .
No@@ te that its c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens were comman@@ ded to do three things : ( 1 ) take their position , ( 2 ) stand still , and ( 3 ) see the sal@@ vation of Jehovah .
At this conven@@ tion the compan@@ ion ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine to The W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er , ent@@ it@@ led The Go@@ l@@ den A@@ ge ( now A@@ wa@@ ke ! ) , was rel@@ eas@@ ed .
I pray@@ ed fer@@ v@@ ently every day , as@@ king God to give me the strength to clean up my life .
19 : 14 - 19 .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s enem@@ ies used a tra@@ it@@ or , the Israel@@ ite S@@ he@@ ma@@ iah , to try to make Ne@@ h@@ emiah bre@@ ak God’s Law .
The first book of the Bible , Genesis , id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es the soul for us . Genesis 2 : 7 states that at the first man@@ ’s cre@@ ation , he “ came to be a living soul . ”
Da@@ ys of St@@ or@@ m in Bible T@@ im@@ es
How could the Christian have a clean conscience and be at peace with God if he was ga@@ z@@ ing at por@@ no@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c i@@ ma@@ ges of n@@ ak@@ ed men or women or of a cou@@ ple eng@@ ag@@ ing in for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation ?
; S@@ an@@ t@@ ana , M .
These men could remember how ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent the temple buil@@ t by Solomon was .
Satan kno@@ ws the we@@ ak@@ nesses of the fal@@ le@@ n flesh , and his ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations are in@@ si@@ di@@ ous .
While in Egy@@ pt , Joseph had no human to turn to for godly ad@@ vice , and he had to face challeng@@ ing situ@@ ations that t@@ ested his mor@@ als and reli@@ ance on God .
If there is an al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God , why does he not prote@@ ct good people from har@@ m ?
The heav@@ y gra@@ in ship was “ to@@ s@@ sed to and fr@@ o on the se@@ a ” until the 14@@ th night .
The G@@ no@@ s@@ tic cla@@ im that sal@@ vation came only from my@@ s@@ tic@@ al G@@ no@@ s@@ tic@@ ism , or self - knowledge , left no ro@@ om for the truth of God’s Word .
Luke was concer@@ ned about the apostle Paul .
Do You W@@ ant to Ha@@ ve Go@@ od F@@ ri@@ ends ?
Jehovah’s will is found in the Bible , for “ all Scrip@@ ture is inspired of God . ”
H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ ests and C@@ hi@@ ef P@@ ri@@ ests
How spiritually disa@@ str@@ ous that would be !
How can self - exam@@ in@@ ation help us to remain in God’s love ?
However , preaching is just the first st@@ ep toward making disciples .
The Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her So@@ cr@@ ates is said to have held that at death the soul “ de@@ par@@ ts into [ an ] inv@@ isi@@ ble re@@ gi@@ on . . . and sp@@ ends the rest of its ex@@ ist@@ ence with the go@@ ds . ”
How do publi@@ sh@@ ers in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce Matthew ?
Rather , they are the re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous angels who were mis@@ led by Satan .
No one individu@@ al makes a disci@@ ple , any more than one d@@ ro@@ p of ra@@ in n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ es a pl@@ ant .
All the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts ag@@ ree that when Jesus ’ friends arri@@ ved at the t@@ om@@ b on the second mor@@ ning after his death , his body was g@@ one . ​ — Matthew 28 : 1 - 7 ; Mark 16 : 1 - 7 ; Luke 24 : 1 - 3 ; John 20 : 1 - 10 .
Ge@@ or@@ ge Y@@ oung called on S@@ ar@@ ah F@@ er@@ g@@ us@@ on , and The W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er repor@@ ted : “ The sister came to the par@@ l@@ or , and for a time was spe@@ e@@ ch@@ less .
One year later H@@ ans W@@ er@@ ner was born .
For our own good ​ — and for the peace and se@@ cur@@ ity of the enti@@ re human family — ​ we ur@@ g@@ ently need a law or stan@@ d@@ ard that is just and right , one that all people are willing to accept and obey .
I had no ide@@ a of the gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c viol@@ ence and f@@ ou@@ l language it con@@ ta@@ ined !
T@@ ow@@ ard the end of 32 C.E . , Jesus comes to “ the fr@@ on@@ ti@@ ers of Ju@@ de@@ a and ac@@ ro@@ ss the J@@ or@@ d@@ an , ” and again crow@@ ds come to him .
Today , well - organiz@@ ed public wit@@ ness@@ ing is being done in J@@ ap@@ an’s me@@ tro@@ po@@ lit@@ an are@@ as , and ne@@ arly 2@@ 20@@ ,000 publi@@ sh@@ ers are let@@ ting their light shin@@ e thr@@ ough@@ out the L@@ and of the R@@ ising Su@@ n . ​ — From our ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves in J@@ ap@@ an .
On the day of our first we@@ d@@ ding an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary , R@@ ose and I were vis@@ ited by a young Au@@ stri@@ an Witness .
What con@@ di@@ tions do true Christians ex@@ pect to see in these “ last days ” ?
O@@ thers felt that the ch@@ urch was tr@@ ying to re@@ imp@@ ose its moral and temp@@ or@@ al authority on Fr@@ ance .
One first learned Bible truth by listen@@ ing from a ne@@ ar@@ by ro@@ om to a Bible study being condu@@ cted with his wife .
Why are anointed Christians inter@@ ested in Romans chap@@ ter 8 ?
The congregations in S@@ my@@ r@@ na and Phil@@ ad@@ el@@ p@@ hi@@ a stand out as examples in obedi@@ ence , for Jesus ’ let@@ ters to them con@@ ta@@ ined no re@@ pro@@ of .
• What was the pri@@ m@@ ary concer@@ n of the writ@@ er of Psalm 8@@ 3 ?
When husband and wife disa@@ gre@@ e , both need to “ be s@@ wi@@ ft about hear@@ ing , s@@ low about speaking , s@@ low about wr@@ ath . ”
The apostle Paul wrote : “ If the re@@ adi@@ ness is there first , it is especially accep@@ table according to what a person has , not according to what a person does not have . ”
He , in turn , stu@@ died the Bible with a number of de@@ a@@ f individuals , including a chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od friend .
Mo@@ re@@ over , since wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness cannot be re@@ moved under imper@@ fect human rule , our pu@@ t@@ ting for@@ th effort to er@@ adi@@ c@@ ate it would be fu@@ t@@ ile .
No am@@ ount of material giving will satis@@ fy a ba@@ si@@ c need that is ign@@ ored by most people and go@@ es un@@ filled in their life .
As we walk by faith , not by sight , we have a su@@ per@@ b Ex@@ emp@@ la@@ r .
Not only did Jesus he@@ al this person but he also reve@@ aled deep in@@ sight into the feelings of the de@@ a@@ f , who may be em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed in crow@@ ds .
L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing to Scriptural counsel , pa@@ ying attention to it , and re@@ adi@@ ly obe@@ ying it will pre@@ v@@ ent us from be@@ coming hard - hear@@ ted . ​ — Hebrews 3 : 7 , 8 .
Fir@@ st Par@@ ti@@ al Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ations of the Bible
N@@ ever should we sacrifice pe@@ ace@@ ful relation@@ shi@@ ps for the s@@ ake of fin@@ an@@ cial gain , personal pre@@ fer@@ ences , or pri@@ de .
We bri@@ ef@@ ly consider@@ ed three as@@ pe@@ cts of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment ​ — qu@@ ality , qu@@ an@@ t@@ ity , and compan@@ y .
S@@ pre@@ ading R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous Li@@ es
Jehovah can read our heart . ​ — Jeremiah 12 : 3 ; 17 : 10 .
In view of the ma@@ gn@@ itu@@ de and g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l sc@@ op@@ e of ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism , nations around the earth quic@@ k@@ ly ban@@ ded together to com@@ ba@@ t it .
W@@ il@@ ly had di@@ ph@@ ther@@ ia .
All faithful Christians benefit from the holy spi@@ rit@@ ’s ro@@ le in reve@@ al@@ ing the deep things of God .
When serving as dist@@ ri@@ ct overse@@ er
Jehovah had comman@@ ded the Israelites to dem@@ ol@@ ish the c@@ ities of se@@ ven nations in the land of Cana@@ an , k@@ ill@@ ing all their in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants .
That is the wor@@ st thing we could pos@@ si@@ bly do .
We , therefore , are ob@@ lig@@ ated to inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ate the fac@@ ts for ourselves . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 30 : 19 , 20 .
This dr@@ ama can be illustr@@ ated by a situation that might ex@@ ist in a certain land .
“ Do Not W@@ an@@ der In@@ to H@@ er R@@ o@@ ad@@ ways ”
“ May your heart be strong , ” he said , “ all you who are wa@@ iting for Jehovah . ” ​ — P@@ s .
What can we learn from Ha@@ bak@@ kuk@@ ’s attitude , as refle@@ cted at Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 2 : 1 ?
The Israelites had a hard life as fore@@ ign@@ ers .
If you tra@@ v@@ el up@@ st@@ re@@ am on the ri@@ ver El@@ be ( or , La@@ be ) , you will ev@@ en@@ tually re@@ ach the Gi@@ ant M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s ( K@@ r@@ kon@@ o@@ š@@ e ) , which are on the present bor@@ der between the C@@ ze@@ ch Re@@ public and P@@ ol@@ and .
“ A Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful En@@ vo@@ y Is a He@@ al@@ ing ”
Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule T@@ ar@@ ni@@ shed
Yet , he made it clear very early in his ministry that his com@@ mis@@ sion was that of preaching the good news .
W@@ ho@@ les@@ ome Re@@ cre@@ ation That Re@@ fre@@ sh@@ es
A@@ vo@@ id sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ing activities for your children during the time that they will sp@@ end with the other par@@ ent .
How can we help them ?
God had told Adam : “ In the day you e@@ at from [ the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad ] you will certainly die . ”
No@@ v@@ ember 15 - 21 , 20@@ 10
F@@ it@@ ch , who wrote in his book The E@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion of L@@ angu@@ age : “ We do not yet have fully con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing ans@@ wers . ”
He promised his followers that he would remain involved in this work “ until the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Why should ad@@ vers@@ ity or persecu@@ tion not un@@ du@@ ly sur@@ pris@@ e us ?
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er can help you to cop@@ e with ad@@ vers@@ ity
A slave is not greater than his ma@@ ster .
The king of S@@ y@@ ri@@ a was h@@ un@@ ting for God’s prophet El@@ isha and tr@@ ac@@ ked him to the wal@@ led h@@ ill - city of Do@@ than .
No doubt this ha@@ st@@ ened his death in 1@@ 6@@ 4@@ 2 .
And it is sur@@ ely f@@ it@@ ting to pray for family members . ​ — Romans 12 : 12 .
May your feelings be like those of the ancient Israelites , who san@@ g : “ I shall ra@@ ise my eyes to the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s .
He ple@@ ad@@ ed with God : “ O that in the G@@ ra@@ ve [ “ in hel@@ l , ” Ca@@ tho@@ lic D@@ ou@@ a@@ y V@@ er@@ sion ] you would conc@@ e@@ al me , that you would hi@@ de me . ”
In 19@@ 19 a service direc@@ t@@ or was appointed in each congregation that asked to be organiz@@ ed for field service .
T@@ A@@ K@@ E C@@ A@@ R@@ E T@@ O W@@ AL@@ K I@@ N J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S L@@ A@@ W
The apostle Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed : “ Pro@@ ve to [ yourself ] the good and accep@@ table and perfect will of God . ”
W@@ he@@ ther we are rich or po@@ or , young or el@@ der@@ ly , in good health or bad , we can cultiv@@ ate a close relationship with Jehovah .
However , the repor@@ t says : “ Des@@ pite these imp@@ res@@ sive fi@@ gu@@ res , many A@@ mer@@ ic@@ ans c@@ learly question the imp@@ act religious faith is having on individu@@ al lives and soci@@ ety as a whole . ”
He is not d@@ ou@@ ble or se@@ par@@ able : not , as is com@@ mon@@ ly thought , pro@@ duc@@ ed from and com@@ posed of two different and dist@@ in@@ ct el@@ ements , soul and body .
‘ It is es@@ tim@@ ated that between 25 milli@@ on and 30 milli@@ on men , women , and children were ab@@ du@@ cted and so@@ ld , ’ says a U@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ C@@ O repor@@ t .
Then we real@@ ized that V@@ e@@ er@@ a under@@ sto@@ od te@@ ch@@ n@@ ic@@ al conc@@ ep@@ ts better in S@@ we@@ dis@@ h , so I explained Fr@@ en@@ ch gr@@ am@@ ma@@ r to her in S@@ we@@ dis@@ h .
This govern@@ ment will u@@ sh@@ er in an un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted er@@ a of peace , pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity , and well - being for all obedi@@ ent mankind .
How can money become a s@@ n@@ are ?
This arrang@@ ement resul@@ ted in Jehovah’s blessing as “ the word of God went on gro@@ wing , and the number of the disciples kept mul@@ ti@@ pl@@ ying in Jerusalem very much . ”
The Bible teach@@ es that the great@@ est happiness comes from God’s blessing .
This my@@ st@@ er@@ y Se@@ ed became a the@@ me of num@@ er@@ ous Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es down through the ages .
Y@@ ou@@ th@@ ful vi@@ g@@ or .
I was f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ated with making eas@@ y money .
When we pray for Jehovah’s blessing on a stud@@ ent@@ ’s efforts to apply what he is lear@@ ning , the stud@@ ent will see the import@@ ance of be@@ coming a ‘ do@@ er of the word . ’
The religious lead@@ ers of the day had no love for the comm@@ on people .
However , human organiz@@ ations , no matter how no@@ ble their ide@@ als , have never been able to sol@@ ve man@@ kin@@ d’s inter@@ n@@ ational problems .
I am happy to me@@ et and associ@@ ate with my wi@@ fe@@ ’s friends because they are all fellow worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah .
E@@ ven@@ tually , the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the new earth will wa@@ ke up each mor@@ ning to perfect health , thr@@ il@@ led with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of another mar@@ vel@@ ous day .
A@@ m@@ ong other things , it can help you ( 1 ) make good decisions , ( 2 ) make real friends , ( 3 ) cop@@ e with st@@ ress , and ( 4 ) best of all , learn the truth about God .
M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el [ age se@@ ven ] will often draw a pi@@ c@@ ture or wr@@ ite a par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph .
Like the mer@@ ch@@ ant who dis@@ co@@ vered a pe@@ ar@@ l of high value and so@@ ld everything he ow@@ ned in order to bu@@ y it , those e@@ ag@@ er Bible stud@@ ents dis@@ ow@@ ned themselves and dedic@@ ated their lives to Jehovah .
That was part of a cam@@ pa@@ ign to war@@ n its c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens against s@@ mo@@ king .
O@@ s@@ man was the second son in a family of n@@ ine children .
On the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , the apostle Peter app@@ lied that prophe@@ tic verse to Jesus , saying : “ [ David ] fore@@ saw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ , that ne@@ i@@ ther was he for@@ s@@ ak@@ en in the G@@ ra@@ ve nor did his flesh see cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion . ” ​ — Acts 2 : 23 - 27 , 31 .
These occasi@@ ons must be especially difficult for H@@ ann@@ ah because sever@@ al por@@ tions of the commun@@ ion sacrifice are given to Pen@@ in@@ n@@ ah and her children , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as H@@ ann@@ ah recei@@ ves only one por@@ tion .
Is he en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol ? ​ — He@@ b .
W@@ as it for our own benefit , or were we moved to re@@ ach out for such a privilege because of our love for God and our con@@ vi@@ ction that the congregation bel@@ ong@@ s to him and deser@@ ves tend@@ er care ?
Those found un@@ wor@@ thy , said Jesus , “ will de@@ part into everlasting cu@@ t@@ ting - off . ”
I pan@@ ic@@ ked when I heard the ex@@ p@@ lo@@ sions , but soon my anxi@@ ety gave way to te@@ ars of joy when she re@@ turned un@@ h@@ ur@@ t and even in pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of a few su@@ g@@ ar be@@ e@@ ts .
Are you able to look for ways to be of practic@@ al ass@@ ist@@ ance to each other ?
A@@ ny@@ thing that s@@ ma@@ c@@ ks of the occ@@ ul@@ t needs to be kept at a dist@@ ance .
O@@ ver rec@@ ent cen@@ tu@@ ries there have been num@@ er@@ ous at@@ temp@@ ts to rend@@ er some or all of the Bible into spo@@ ken Greek .
No matter how ter@@ ri@@ f@@ ying that may se@@ em in the beg@@ in@@ ning , do not wor@@ ry .
TH@@ E G@@ O@@ O@@ D O@@ L@@ D D@@ A@@ Y@@ S
What a blessing it is that so many Christian men are being tra@@ ined and are hum@@ bly re@@ aching out for privile@@ ges of service to Jehovah’s praise !
Are we person@@ ally al@@ er@@ t , so that no un@@ righteousness is found on our li@@ ps ?
As far back as I can remember , our parents always held out the full - time ministry to us children as the best care@@ er possible .
The Word of God il@@ lu@@ min@@ ates not only our im@@ medi@@ ate st@@ ep@@ s but also the ro@@ ad@@ way a@@ head .
Then I s@@ wit@@ ched to vari@@ ous ligh@@ ter jo@@ bs that I could man@@ age .
A@@ bo@@ ve : O@@ ver 10@@ 9@@ ,000 me@@ t in this M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o C@@ ity st@@ adi@@ u@@ m for a dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion in 199@@ 9
10@@ 3 : 21 .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ating the earth and car@@ ing for the ani@@ mal@@ s were some of Ad@@ am@@ ’s origin@@ al God - given responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
U@@ p@@ on his return , the attend@@ ant deli@@ vered this un@@ en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic repor@@ t : “ There is nothing at all . ”
W@@ ho@@ m will you cho@@ ose as your so@@ ver@@ ei@@ gn , your rul@@ er ?
Revelation 7 : 9 - 15 gives fur@@ ther de@@ ta@@ il@@ s , tel@@ ling of “ a great crow@@ d ” from “ all nations ” who ga@@ ther in worship and prayer to God “ day and night ” as they stand in the ou@@ ter cour@@ ty@@ ard of the spiritual temple .
John was so exc@@ ited that he deci@@ ded that he and I should en@@ ter the pioneer work .
Su@@ b@@ ject In@@ de@@ x for The Watchtower 200@@ 1
Jesus resur@@ rec@@ ted La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , who had been dead for four days
Jehovah gave what as@@ sur@@ ance concer@@ ning spiritual food ?
O@@ ver the years , it has been hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing to see many publi@@ sh@@ ers and pione@@ ers from other coun@@ tri@@ es come to E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or to help where the need for Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers was great .
After two we@@ ek@@ s ’ tra@@ ining to become ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the Af@@ ri@@ can field , I was appointed to serve as dist@@ ri@@ ct overse@@ er .
J@@ U@@ D@@ A@@ H
This well illustr@@ ates a comm@@ on cause of t@@ ac@@ t@@ less conduct .
No thor@@ n , however pa@@ in@@ ful , could di@@ min@@ ish his ze@@ al .
“ S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , two of Jehovah’s Witnesses moved into my neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od .
Is my conduct always in har@@ mony with the Bible principles I ze@@ al@@ ously teach others ? ​ — R@@ om . 2 : 21 - 23 .
V@@ er@@ y likely , such individuals will real@@ ize that they have not bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ed against God’s holy spirit , nor have they become apost@@ ates .
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s promise of the resurrection gives me hope and comfort . ​ — Acts 24 : 15 .
However , another cou@@ ple might deci@@ de that they can sto@@ p the main@@ ten@@ ance of the f@@ ro@@ z@@ en em@@ br@@ yo@@ s , vie@@ wing them as being kept vi@@ able only by ar@@ ti@@ fi@@ cial means .
For instance , elders need courage when car@@ ing for j@@ udi@@ cial matters or when help@@ ing those who face life - th@@ reat@@ ening medi@@ cal em@@ er@@ gen@@ ci@@ es .
• Why is it that a sense of right and wrong , or conscience , has been found in all cul@@ tures ?
Today he is a travel@@ ing overse@@ er , vis@@ iting and encourag@@ ing congregations .
S@@ up@@ pose a married cou@@ ple asked a Christian el@@ der for help to end their fre@@ qu@@ ent ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents .
Wh@@ ere did Jehovah s@@ end A@@ mo@@ s , and for what purpose ?
The family had rec@@ ently re@@ turned from Egy@@ pt .
What real@@ is@@ tic view do Jehovah’s Witnesses take , but why are they not we@@ ak@@ ened in their res@@ ol@@ ve to continue preaching the good news ?
In the mi@@ d - 19@@ 70 ’ s , we began to real@@ ize that our ag@@ ing parents needed more attention .
Some regul@@ arly vis@@ it those who are de@@ pres@@ sed and pray with them .
This name has to do with Jesus ’ new of@@ fice and privile@@ ges .
He also expla@@ ins what he expe@@ cts from us so that we can work un@@ it@@ e@@ dly and pe@@ ace@@ fully with ever@@ yone in his family .
Why should we never doubt Jehovah ?
These as@@ pe@@ cts of the new person@@ ality will help us to imitate God and be of comfort to others . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
( b ) What can for@@ ti@@ fy us spiritually ?
Mi@@ ght we in some way have contribu@@ ted to their feelings ?
As we show love for fellow humans , we refle@@ ct God’s glory .
( Read Genesis 26 : 3 - 5 . )
L@@ ater on in life , though , she great@@ ly lam@@ ented her r@@ as@@ h decision .
No matter what the dist@@ res@@ sing circum@@ st@@ ance may be , we are as@@ sur@@ ed that God’s love for his people , including each one of us , has not chang@@ ed .
We enjo@@ yed teaching hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted T@@ ha@@ i the Bible , but at the same time , the T@@ ha@@ i people taught us how to be happy living a simp@@ le life .
What can we learn from these ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , a Ca@@ tho@@ lic the@@ olo@@ gi@@ an of the 198@@ 0 ’ s sum@@ mar@@ ized Lu@@ ther’s imp@@ act and re@@ mar@@ ked : “ No one who came after Lu@@ ther could mat@@ ch him . ”
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er@@ fully consider how you might imitate God and con@@ form your life more fully to his purpose .
Some 27 years after Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , it could be said that “ the message of truth of the good news ” had re@@ ached Jews and G@@ ent@@ il@@ es “ in all cre@@ ation under heaven . ” ​ — C@@ ol .
It would be dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c@@ ally different in appe@@ ar@@ ance from the al@@ t@@ ars used by the Cana@@ an@@ ites .
He was a war@@ m person who gave me the attention I s@@ or@@ ely mis@@ sed in my own family .
Jehovah does the most important part , dra@@ wing the individu@@ al to him .
This does not mean that the shepher@@ d contro@@ ls every mo@@ v@@ ement of the sheep .
C@@ oura@@ ge S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ened by Lo@@ ve
David did not here bo@@ ast of any personal accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments .
But you are still not sure whether you will really be happy with less money and fe@@ wer things .
22 : 1 , 5 , 9 - 11 .
This time , the wicked “ v@@ ine of the earth ” will be c@@ ast into the great w@@ in@@ e@@ pres@@ s of Jehovah’s anger , to the complete des@@ tru@@ ction of Satan’s system of things .
But what are the a@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l go@@ sp@@ els ?
What did God’s spirit imp@@ el Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k to do next ?
We had a fine vis@@ it together , and later , in 19@@ 39 , he came to T@@ ri@@ pol@@ i to be baptized .
What is most important to you ?
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how we can de@@ e@@ pen our appreciation for members of the congregation .
I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant though the good works themselves may be , the mo@@ ti@@ ves for doing them are even more important .
After giving her an invit@@ ation and a bri@@ ef ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation , Mar@@ í@@ a Isa@@ be@@ l asked the woman for her ad@@ d@@ ress so that she and her parents could vis@@ it her to tell her more about God’s Kingdom .
This is appro@@ pri@@ ate because the faithful servants of God in the past have been so num@@ er@@ ous that they are like a hu@@ ge cl@@ ou@@ d mas@@ s .
K@@ o@@ j@@ o is Lu@@ ke@@ ’s teach@@ er .
The U@@ ps and D@@ ow@@ ns of C@@ ap@@ tiv@@ ity
Jesus was more than simply a good man .
F@@ l@@ or@@ ence ​ — A W@@ on@@ der@@ ful C@@ ity
“ A S@@ y@@ m@@ bo@@ lic D@@ r@@ ama ” of V@@ alu@@ e to U@@ s
The same would be true if f@@ ate , or K@@ is@@ me@@ t , di@@ ct@@ ated what we do and everything that happ@@ ens to us .
He wrote to the publi@@ sh@@ ers , who put him in cont@@ act with the Bi@@ bel@@ for@@ s@@ ch@@ er , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then known in Ger@@ many .
After his baptism and ano@@ in@@ ting as the Messi@@ ah , Jesus main@@ ta@@ ined his interest in listen@@ ing to people .
This ba@@ r is kept at the N@@ ational Ph@@ ysi@@ cal L@@ ab@@ or@@ at@@ ory .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , upon lear@@ ning the truth about in@@ her@@ ited sin , many have accepted the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s “ di@@ ag@@ no@@ s@@ is ” and have come to understand that God is o@@ ffering the “ cu@@ re . ”
As the u@@ pp@@ er st@@ one ro@@ t@@ ated on the low@@ er st@@ one , k@@ er@@ n@@ els of gra@@ in were f@@ ed between the two and were pul@@ ver@@ ized .
Wh@@ atever the proble@@ m may be , we do well to he@@ ed the words of the psalmist who said : “ Com@@ mit your way to Jehovah ; r@@ ely on him , and he will act in your be@@ half . ” ​ — P@@ s .
Yet , in the same letter , Paul ex@@ hor@@ ted Timothy to ‘ make his advan@@ c@@ ement man@@ i@@ f@@ est to all pers@@ ons . ’
When deal@@ ing with problems , “ trust in Jehovah and do what is good ”
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , pi@@ er@@ c@@ ing fi@@ g@@ s makes them ab@@ s@@ or@@ b water and become ju@@ ic@@ y .
Can You B@@ eli@@ eve in a Par@@ adise E@@ ar@@ th ?
Those T@@ ak@@ ing the Le@@ ad Are I@@ mp@@ er@@ fect
Sin@@ ful conduct may str@@ ong@@ ly appe@@ al to our fal@@ le@@ n flesh , but Jehovah can s@@ ti@@ r within us a willing spirit , the desire to obey him .
Re@@ g@@ arding events on the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , the Bible says : “ They all [ men and women ] became filled with holy spirit and started to speak with different t@@ ong@@ u@@ es , just as the spirit was gr@@ an@@ ting them to make ut@@ ter@@ ance . ”
R@@ es@@ ist W@@ r@@ ong Th@@ in@@ king ! 9 / 15
We may use publi@@ shed illustr@@ ations in our teaching , perhaps a@@ da@@ p@@ ting them to the needs of a Bible stud@@ ent or ad@@ ju@@ sting them for use in a talk .
Because we become emo@@ tion@@ ally att@@ ached to our vie@@ ws .
When we fin@@ ally cont@@ ac@@ ted the Witnesses at the Kingdom H@@ all , they asked if we were pione@@ ers .
1@@ 39 : 23 , 24 .
A su@@ pers@@ crip@@ tion n@@ ames him as the com@@ pos@@ er of the 9@@ 0@@ th Psalm , and Psalm 9@@ 1 fol@@ lo@@ ws it without any inter@@ ven@@ ing st@@ at@@ ement nam@@ ing another writ@@ er .
S@@ et a go@@ al of giving at le@@ ast one com@@ ment at each meeting .
J@@ anu@@ ary 26 , 200@@ 9 – F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 1 , 200@@ 9
11 : 1 ; Mat@@ t . 2 : 23 , f@@ t@@ n .
For instance , there was the Pa@@ x Rom@@ ana , or Rom@@ an Pe@@ ace .
N@@ atur@@ al bitu@@ men comes in two form@@ s ​ — li@@ qu@@ id and so@@ li@@ d .
If you reason with your children , they will real@@ ize that you discipl@@ ine them out of love . ​ — Proverbs 22 : 15 ; 29 : 19 .
Even if they gre@@ w up in a soci@@ ety that dis@@ mis@@ sed the Creator , our positi@@ ve , inform@@ ative expres@@ sions may a@@ wak@@ en them to recogn@@ ize God .
The fac@@ tu@@ al Bible account provi@@ des important in@@ si@@ gh@@ ts and less@@ ons for all those who want to do God’s will .
David tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed his relationship with Jehovah .
What should we not for@@ get when we read Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts about ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tions of God’s judg@@ ments upon certain individuals ?
“ Thus he died and was bu@@ ri@@ ed in the gra@@ v@@ ey@@ ard of his fore@@ fa@@ thers , ” says the inspired account , “ and all Juda@@ h and Jerusalem were m@@ our@@ ning over Jo@@ si@@ ah . ”
T@@ ac@@ t@@ ful people dis@@ cer@@ n how to de@@ al with deli@@ c@@ ate situ@@ ations so as to avoid h@@ ur@@ ting the feelings of others .
In S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 19@@ 39 , World W@@ ar I@@ I began .
Da@@ y after day , the pres@@ sure to con@@ form att@@ ac@@ ks our chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s de@@ f@@ en@@ ses .
He thus became a wonderful example for us .
When others at times do things that se@@ em h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical , we must be care@@ ful not to la@@ be@@ l them ha@@ st@@ ily as h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites .
E@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses of Jesus ’ life , death , and resurrection were still living then ; they could ver@@ i@@ fy the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts .
After Ru@@ th@@ ’s bir@@ th , F@@ er@@ din@@ and was able to stay with us for three days , but then he had to leave , and that was the last we saw of him for a long time .
15 : 22 .
Th@@ r@@ ough his prophet Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah , Jehovah fore@@ told : “ Then I shall give to pe@@ op@@ les the change to a pu@@ re language , in order for them all to call upon the name of Jehovah , in order to serve him sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der . ”
The people , standing at a dist@@ ance , were ter@@ ri@@ fied .
Samuel wanted to make good use of the pleas@@ ant at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere that the fine me@@ al and the le@@ is@@ ur@@ ely walk had cre@@ ated .
At a conven@@ tion in 200@@ 5 , T@@ hi@@ er@@ ry and his wife , Na@@ dia , w@@ atch@@ ed the dr@@ ama “ P@@ ur@@ sue Go@@ als That H@@ on@@ or God . ”
I do not want to off@@ end him . ’
We cannot simply wa@@ it for an opportunity to study to present it@@ self .
“ P@@ ra@@ ise Jehovah from the earth , . . . you young men and also you vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 14@@ 8 : 7 , 12 .
Our we@@ ek@@ ends were devo@@ ted to the house - to - house ministry , st@@ re@@ et wit@@ ness@@ ing , and con@@ duc@@ ting Bible stu@@ dies .
They may come to res@@ ent the par@@ ent ( s ) .
U@@ p@@ on hear@@ ing Joh@@ n@@ ’s t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony that Jesus was “ the L@@ am@@ b of God , ” An@@ dre@@ w and another of Joh@@ n@@ ’s disciples , most likely one of the sons of Z@@ ebe@@ de@@ e also nam@@ ed John , were im@@ medi@@ ately dra@@ wn to Jesus and became believers .
U@@ sing “ the desire of the flesh , ” how did Satan try to enti@@ ce Jesus , and why did this temp@@ tation not succ@@ e@@ ed ?
Yes , by means of his ref@@ ined “ saying , ” which is con@@ ta@@ ined in the S@@ ac@@ red Scriptures , Jehovah shi@@ el@@ ds his loyal servants from spiritual har@@ m .
David , Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k , and the apostle Paul all provided personal t@@ es@@ ti@@ mon@@ i@@ als to the fact that Jehovah God had en@@ er@@ gi@@ zed , or emp@@ ow@@ ered , them .
The Bible states that in our day , many would be “ un@@ than@@ k@@ ful , dis@@ loyal , having no n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction . ”
A@@ ver@@ age years in truth : 1@@ 7@@ .@@ 9
We are willing to show a pati@@ ent , wa@@ iting attitude until our hope is real@@ ized . ​ — Read Romans 8 : 25 .
Bo@@ th the one d@@ ele@@ g@@ ating and the one invit@@ ed to per@@ form the t@@ ask should have an understanding of the expe@@ cted resul@@ ts and the ex@@ t@@ ent of prog@@ ress repor@@ ts to be made .
Con@@ fi@@ ding in others will take courage and determin@@ ation .
Jesus Christ devo@@ ted his enti@@ re ministry to teaching others about Jehovah , “ the only true God . ”
We should therefore than@@ k Jehovah for what he is accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing by means of our faithful overse@@ ers , and we should show them willing co@@ op@@ er@@ ation .
It is little won@@ der that many ask , “ Why does God allow such suffering ? ”
They consider@@ ed fine j@@ a@@ de to be the most preci@@ ous of all min@@ er@@ als , far more valu@@ able than go@@ ld .
Indeed , God’s Word has continued to end@@ ure des@@ pite chang@@ es to the comm@@ on language .
What will result when death is brought to nothing ?
Jesus ’ words recorded at Matthew 22 : 30 show that marriage and se@@ x rel@@ ations do not ex@@ ist in heaven .
10 TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E C@@ H@@ AN@@ G@@ E@@ S L@@ I@@ V@@ E@@ S
So@@ on@@ er or later , we@@ al@@ thy Christians need to use their we@@ al@@ th well .
As Christians , we must wa@@ ge a spiritual war against Satan and the false teachings that he prom@@ o@@ tes .
Acc@@ ording to Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ a G@@ ra@@ e@@ c@@ a , “ no person that was himself a no@@ t@@ ori@@ ous cri@@ min@@ al , or [ clo@@ sel@@ y ] rel@@ ated to any such , was per@@ mit@@ ted to con@@ ten@@ d . ”
So they do not sel@@ e@@ ct this hope for themselves , but Jehovah pu@@ ts his se@@ al , or holy spirit , upon them . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
This spirit is not God himself but a for@@ ce that God s@@ ends for@@ th , or uses , to accom@@ pl@@ ish wh@@ atever he wi@@ sh@@ es .
Di@@ d Ad@@ am@@ ’s family m@@ our@@ n that prof@@ oun@@ dly sel@@ f@@ ish fore@@ father ?
The Eng@@ l@@ ish word “ Christ ” comes from the Greek K@@ h@@ ri@@ ·@@ sto@@ s@@ ʹ , the e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent of the Hebrew Ma@@ ·@@ shi@@ ʹ@@ ach ( Messi@@ ah ) .
But we do not have to face such challeng@@ es al@@ one .
Let us go back to a time many months ear@@ li@@ er .
In the days of Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah , God promised a faithful re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of Israelites that the land would once more enjoy ‘ the se@@ ed of peace ; the v@@ ine it@@ self would give its fru@@ it@@ age , and the earth it@@ self would give its yi@@ eld . ’
Mu@@ ch of this food at the prop@@ er time comes in the form of pr@@ inted public@@ ations , such as The Watchtower , the A@@ wa@@ ke ! , and other public@@ ations .
N@@ er@@ ves wor@@ e th@@ in . ”
Yes , Satan the Devil , “ the rul@@ er of the authority of the a@@ ir , ” has , you might say , in@@ fe@@ cted the whole world with the spirit of dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
The different ways in which they respon@@ ded provide guid@@ ance for Christians today if ever these have to face similar challeng@@ es .
The fi@@ f@@ th vo@@ lu@@ me of the P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t con@@ ta@@ ined the Greek Scriptures in two co@@ lum@@ ns .
His t@@ it@@ le on the se@@ al imp@@ res@@ sion indic@@ ates that he was one of the high@@ est of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als in the st@@ ate .
For example , they tell us that our su@@ n every second em@@ its en@@ er@@ gy e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent to the ex@@ p@@ lo@@ sion of 10@@ 0@@ ,000 milli@@ on me@@ g@@ at@@ ons of T@@ N@@ T .
P@@ ri@@ or to atten@@ ding G@@ ile@@ ad , many of the stud@@ ents demonstr@@ ated interest in ex@@ pan@@ ding their ministry .
God stated that a person would be called to account for in@@ j@@ uring an un@@ born child .
The T@@ et@@ ra@@ gr@@ am@@ mat@@ on in the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t
F@@ in@@ ally , the wa@@ ves re@@ ach the sh@@ or@@ el@@ ine , where they bre@@ ak and form the sur@@ f . ”
“ Peter thro@@ ws light on Ju@@ de , ” St@@ or@@ r@@ s explained .
As we do our best to walk in the way of integrity , we can be confid@@ ent that Jehovah will show us fav@@ or .
Per@@ haps Luke had rema@@ ined in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i to over@@ see the work there .
During my te@@ en@@ age years , I often turned to Jehovah in prayer ​ — especially when I had decisions to make .
We want to displa@@ y similar fellow feel@@ ing for those who are we@@ ak .
He imp@@ ressed upon their min@@ ds and hearts the import@@ ance of the Kingdom of God .
They told Moses : “ That is en@@ ough of you , because the whole ass@@ em@@ bly are all of them holy and Jehovah is in their mi@@ d@@ st . ”
In this article , we will discus@@ s the first three of these qualities .
W@@ ar : God’s Kingdom will eli@@ min@@ ate such deep - se@@ ated ca@@ uses of war as sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness , cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion , pat@@ ri@@ o@@ tism , false religion , and Satan himself .
However , their des@@ t@@ in@@ y is the same as that of the Devil .
It was as if God had ru@@ b@@ bed out all the n@@ ational bor@@ ders with a bi@@ g er@@ as@@ er , ” said C@@ la@@ i@@ re from Fr@@ ance .
J@@ a@@ ir@@ o ans@@ wer@@ ed this question by ra@@ ising his eyes up@@ ward .
It was a special joy to get to know them well and to serve Jehovah along with them .
The earth is to become what God pur@@ posed ​ — a par@@ adise .
During all that time , humans have been in “ the last days . ”
Y@@ oung brothers and sisters work at pro@@ duc@@ ing our liter@@ ature on high - spe@@ ed prin@@ ting pres@@ ses and bin@@ der@@ y e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment .
By regul@@ arly atten@@ ding meetings , we show our appreciation for Jehovah’s pro@@ v@@ isions .
If the part had a demonstr@@ ation , both of us would be on the pl@@ at@@ form with no one in the a@@ udi@@ ence !
Like R@@ ob@@ er@@ t , many Christians ​ — young and old — ​ have opportun@@ ities for advan@@ c@@ ement in the present system of things .
Jehovah’s vi@@ ct@@ ory in those ancient w@@ ars as@@ sures us of his certain tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h in the bat@@ tle of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on . ​ — Re@@ v .
S@@ c@@ he@@ du@@ le certain times you will sp@@ end together .
Many of Jehovah’s people have made and are still making sacrific@@ es to get the preaching work done .
Instead , our joy has inc@@ reas@@ ed , and at times , we have been able to help others in need .
In a vision , a M@@ ace@@ don@@ i@@ an ent@@ re@@ ated Paul , saying : “ S@@ te@@ p over into M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia and help us . ”
A Rom@@ an mil@@ it@@ ary bel@@ t had me@@ tal pl@@ ates that prote@@ cted a sol@@ di@@ er@@ ’s wa@@ ist .
This is especially important during times of dist@@ ress .
M@@ on@@ t@@ an@@ o : Bi@@ bli@@ o@@ te@@ c@@ a H@@ ist@@ ó@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
At Revelation 14 : 9 , 10 , a fur@@ ther as@@ pect of ‘ the h@@ our of judgment ’ is descri@@ bed .
But according to the Bible and human experience , only God can ​ — and will — ​ satis@@ fy our real needs , as Jesus reas@@ oned with his followers . ​ — Luke 12 : 22 - 31 .
The talk “ Lo@@ ve Jehovah’s R@@ em@@ in@@ ders Ex@@ ce@@ e@@ ding@@ ly ” co@@ vered sel@@ e@@ cted ver@@ ses in Psalm 1@@ 19 .
Ma@@ y@@ be I can re@@ ach them . ’
To help strengthen your faith , why not set some sh@@ ort - ter@@ m go@@ als ?
I@@ ’@@ m com@@ p@@ il@@ ing a l@@ ist of my fav@@ or@@ ite ver@@ ses .
E@@ very time we sin , we sin against Jehovah ; yet , time and again he for@@ gives us and keep@@ s on loving us .
In the face of the evidence , how could Saul keep “ k@@ ic@@ king against the go@@ a@@ ds ” ?
The book of L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us lea@@ ves no doubt about that .
Re@@ fle@@ cting on these coven@@ ants will en@@ h@@ ance our understanding of how God’s purpose is sure to become a re@@ ality and will help us to see how st@@ able this arrang@@ ement is . ​ — Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 2 : 12 .
What a sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic King and H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est !
But as the last days were just get@@ ting under way , the cr@@ itical question was , Who will be the few ?
He lam@@ ented : “ It is in va@@ in that I have cle@@ ans@@ ed my heart and that I wa@@ s@@ h my hands in in@@ no@@ c@@ ence it@@ self . ”
Will we learn from J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s example ?
The Bible poin@@ ts to this when it says that a new@@ ly con@@ ver@@ ted man should not be appointed to an of@@ fice of over@@ sight in the Christian congregation “ for fear that he might get pu@@ ff@@ ed up with pri@@ de and f@@ all into the judgment pas@@ sed upon the Devil . ”
1 , 2 . ( a ) Why did the of@@ fic@@ ers who were sent to la@@ y hold of Jesus return emp@@ ty - h@@ an@@ ded ?
What a wonderful example of com@@ par@@ ing a s@@ crip@@ ture with other s@@ crip@@ tures to re@@ ach an acc@@ ur@@ ate understanding !
To remain in God’s love , you must pray “ with holy spirit , ” or under its influ@@ ence .
; Li@@ bu@@ da , O .
It was thus a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic me@@ al sign@@ i@@ f@@ ying a pe@@ ace@@ ful relationship with Jehovah .
N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ ors would spi@@ t on the gr@@ ound in fr@@ on@@ t of me to show their con@@ temp@@ t .
Mal@@ ag@@ as@@ y is the of@@ fi@@ cial language , but there are also dist@@ in@@ ct di@@ al@@ e@@ cts .
We pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ce happy those who have end@@ ur@@ ed , ” wrote James .
Moses hon@@ es@@ tly repor@@ ted his lo@@ ss of temp@@ er that resul@@ ted in his being ba@@ r@@ red from en@@ ter@@ ing the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
After her baptism , G@@ w@@ en soon became a full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er .
I@@ F Y@@ O@@ U have ever been seri@@ ously ill , you may have asked , ‘ Will I get better ? ’
I found that the Bible is the best gu@@ ide@@ book . ”
What will help elders to do so ?
King David made a large personal contribu@@ tion toward the pro@@ ject and invit@@ ed others to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in giving .
What will ha@@ p@@ pen if we ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct the sal@@ vation that God has made possible through his Son ?
The Israelites were obedi@@ ent in car@@ r@@ ying out the de@@ ta@@ iled pre@@ par@@ ations for the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
O@@ thers C@@ ould Ha@@ ve Jehovah as Their Sh@@ are
( a ) Why do we keep sh@@ aring in the preaching work ?
This moral inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation has sur@@ fac@@ ed in many lands .
Di@@ d their ze@@ al pro@@ du@@ ce any good resul@@ ts ?
W@@ as the disciples ’ prom@@ pt respon@@ se a s@@ pu@@ r - of - the - m@@ om@@ ent decision ?
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , Christian parents can succ@@ e@@ ed .
N@@ ever has it been more important to pres@@ s a@@ head with a positi@@ ve attitude in fulfill@@ ing this God - given com@@ mis@@ sion .
While no one can acc@@ ur@@ ately ju@@ dge ano@@ ther’s mo@@ ti@@ ves , Jehovah “ is making an es@@ tim@@ ate of hearts . ”
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 36 , 1@@ 29
This will help us to walk in the fear of Jehovah by ap@@ pl@@ ying what we learn and to be ze@@ al@@ ous in the ministry .
It is found at Luke 12 : 16 - 21 .
Jesus ’ words su@@ gg@@ est that God’s will is just as certain to take place on earth as it is in heaven , where God d@@ wel@@ ls .
The Greek word for for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , por@@ ·@@ ne@@ i@@ ʹ@@ a , bro@@ ad@@ ly ref@@ ers to the mis@@ use of the se@@ x@@ u@@ al or@@ g@@ ans of those who are not married to each other .
No man can do that on his own .
The enti@@ re is@@ land has been declar@@ ed a n@@ atur@@ al mon@@ um@@ ent .
This love was affe@@ ction between friends and had no se@@ x@@ u@@ al over@@ t@@ ones .
What does sh@@ aring in full - time service teach a young person ?
In 4@@ 7 C.E . , Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s and Saul were sel@@ e@@ cted to do mission@@ ary work .
So as the ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists sur@@ ve@@ y the resul@@ ts of the se@@ ven years of ex@@ ca@@ v@@ ations , they com@@ pare these with f@@ indi@@ ng@@ s on other ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal s@@ ites .
The Devil is a spirit cre@@ ature .
But rec@@ all , God takes no ple@@ asure in the death of anyone , including the wicked .
They had come to see another ten@@ ant , who had moved .
The apostle would have been better pre@@ pared for the t@@ ests a@@ head had he taken the same position as that of the psalmist who put his confidence in God and san@@ g : “ Jehovah is on my side ; I shall not fear .
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : Yes , I su@@ p@@ pose so .
( Read 1 Timothy 2 : 3 - 6 . )
After Noah and his family em@@ er@@ ged from the ar@@ k , God showed them a col@@ or@@ ful ra@@ in@@ bo@@ w as a si@@ gn of His promise never again to use a f@@ lood to destro@@ y mankind .
C@@ learly , we need to take a clo@@ s@@ er look at what it takes to be truly happy .
However , most responsi@@ bil@@ ities are comm@@ on to all .
For a de@@ ta@@ iled discus@@ sion of all se@@ ven let@@ ters , ple@@ ase see the book Revelation ​ — I@@ ts G@@ r@@ and C@@ li@@ ma@@ x At H@@ and ! , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses , beg@@ in@@ ning on page 33 .
1@@ 00 : 2 ; P@@ hi@@ l .
God has not chang@@ ed .
He s@@ ch@@ em@@ es to see that they are ex@@ posed to ung@@ o@@ dly influ@@ ences of his world .
Be@@ ing in his compan@@ y really got us thinking about doing more to serve God .
Do we take full advan@@ ta@@ ge of this av@@ en@@ ue of help to gain strength in the mi@@ d@@ st of ad@@ vers@@ ities ?
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 24 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 10@@ 3 , 6@@ 6
Your love for God is an important pr@@ er@@ e@@ qu@@ is@@ ite for being known by him .
So , then , by end@@ uring wh@@ atever fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative thor@@ n is in our flesh , we can find great happiness in show@@ ing ever@@ yone that Jehovah’s power is being made perfect in our we@@ ak@@ ness .
“ Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch with me . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
4 : 1 , 9 , 10 .
What important mil@@ es@@ to@@ ne was re@@ ached in 1914 ?
I also learned that he made humans to live forever on a par@@ adise earth , and this will soon be real@@ ized .
( b ) What does it mean to walk with God ?
They had come a long way , but they had a long way to go !
But it would also mean that God’s expres@@ sed purpose to have the earth filled with obedi@@ ent des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Adam and E@@ ve would go un@@ ful@@ filled .
When the city f@@ ell to the Babyl@@ on@@ ians some 18 years later , i@@ magine how gr@@ ate@@ ful Bar@@ u@@ ch must have been for being s@@ pared because he had he@@ e@@ ded Jehovah’s war@@ ning and st@@ op@@ ped see@@ king “ great things ” for himself ! ​ — Jeremiah 39 : 1 , 2 , 11 , 12 ; 4@@ 3 : 6 .
By that time my father had died , and my mother had been baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
S@@ om@@ eho@@ w they dec@@ ei@@ ved themselves into thinking that God would ign@@ ore their dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
What , though , was the in@@ t@@ ent of Paul’s inspired ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on ?
In the book of Daniel , we read about the young Hebrew men Daniel , H@@ an@@ ani@@ ah , Mi@@ sh@@ a@@ el , and A@@ z@@ ari@@ ah .
E@@ ach one of the T@@ en P@@ la@@ gu@@ es was un@@ den@@ i@@ ab@@ ly a@@ w@@ es@@ ome .
They imitate Christ by being “ kind to one another ” and “ tend@@ er@@ ly com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate ” in their deal@@ ings with others .
Those with a hum@@ ble st@@ atu@@ s in life work side by side with those who may be vie@@ wed by some as u@@ pp@@ er class .
Ha@@ ve I prog@@ ressed bey@@ ond ba@@ si@@ c@@ s to matu@@ r@@ ity , be@@ coming full - gro@@ wn as a Christian ? ’
The account ad@@ ds : “ So in he went to her , and , look ! there was S@@ is@@ er@@ a fal@@ le@@ n dead , with the p@@ in in his temp@@ les . ”
( b ) How should we allow Jehovah , “ our P@@ o@@ t@@ ter , ” to mo@@ ld us ?
Thus , the con@@ ver@@ sion of the F@@ ran@@ k@@ ish con@@ qu@@ er@@ or to Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ ism was seen as an a@@ us@@ pi@@ ci@@ ous ev@@ ent , her@@ al@@ ding “ the new mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m of the sa@@ in@@ ts . ”
You can show your gen@@ u@@ ine concer@@ n for your brothers and sisters by your ong@@ o@@ ing interest following the vis@@ it .
May we continue to imitate the fir@@ m integrity of our brothers who have end@@ ur@@ ed in@@ ten@@ se persecu@@ tion .
The in@@ de@@ x for@@ ba@@ de the reading of ver@@ n@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar transl@@ ations of the Bible , including B@@ ru@@ ci@@ o@@ li@@ ’s .
“ It was one of the most enjo@@ y@@ able ev@@ en@@ ings in the we@@ ek ”
▪ “ St@@ and Fir@@ m in the Fa@@ ith ”
How does prayer help you to strengthen your desire to serve God ?
As trans@@ fu@@ sions of whole blood became comm@@ on after World W@@ ar I@@ I , Jehovah’s Witnesses saw that this was contr@@ ary to God’s law ​ — and we still believe that .
An@@ yone prom@@ o@@ ting un@@ true teachings and the worship of false go@@ ds was to be ‘ put to death for speaking of re@@ v@@ ol@@ t against Jehovah . ’
He provi@@ des us with Bible principles that always work , but we must apply what we learn .
( b ) What will the next article consider ?
F@@ ol@@ low the examples of Joseph , David , and others by let@@ ting go of res@@ ent@@ ment , by making the best of your situation , and by wa@@ iting on Jehovah for the perfect so@@ lu@@ tion .
How disa@@ p@@ pointed you are !
Jesus comman@@ ded his followers to ob@@ serve the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of his sacri@@ fi@@ cial death
He appointed of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als to care for one or more ro@@ a@@ ds .
H@@ um@@ ble Christians , fully a@@ ware of their sin@@ ful con@@ dition , be@@ g Jehovah for his for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess on the bas@@ is of Christ’s ransom sacrifice .
A Su@@ b@@ ject to P@@ on@@ der
It was like a d@@ ru@@ g for me .
He says : “ G@@ et something ready for me to have my ev@@ ening me@@ al , and put on an ap@@ r@@ on and minis@@ ter to me until I am through e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king , and af@@ ter@@ ward you can e@@ at and dr@@ ink . ”
How did the apostle John set a fine example of faith@@ ful@@ ness des@@ pite chang@@ ed circumstances and old age ?
In 19@@ 30 , H@@ en@@ ry and E@@ di@@ th were married , and three years later I was born .
Consider , for instance , his deal@@ ings with faithful pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s , beg@@ in@@ ning with Abraham .
Jehovah’s Witnesses are ke@@ en@@ ly inter@@ ested in the fulfill@@ ment of this prophecy .
Why has every man a conscience , then ? ”
Re@@ g@@ arding a future rul@@ er , the prophecy says : “ To him there were given rul@@ er@@ ship , honor , and a kingdom , that the pe@@ op@@ les , nations , and language grou@@ ps should all serve him .
Mu@@ si@@ c@@ ’s H@@ on@@ or@@ able P@@ l@@ ace in Tru@@ e Wor@@ ship
When we are gu@@ i@@ ded and spiritually su@@ sta@@ ined by Jehovah’s holy spirit , we do not wi@@ ther away , be@@ coming un@@ fru@@ it@@ ful or spiritually dead .
The talk ent@@ it@@ led “ P@@ i@@ one@@ er@@ ’s P@@ l@@ ace in the O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation ” made me won@@ der , ‘ Wh@@ ere is my place ? ’
In the 20@@ th century , for example , milli@@ ons of people died as a result of war@@ f@@ are , especially during the two world w@@ ars .
Not long ther@@ e@@ after , Moses became indi@@ gn@@ ant at E@@ lea@@ z@@ ar and I@@ th@@ am@@ ar because they had not e@@ at@@ en the go@@ at of the sin o@@ ffering .
Since they never had a loving earthly father , they may find it hard to understand what it means to have a loving heavenly Father .
How could Jesus ’ first - century followers say for sure that he was the Messi@@ ah ?
The trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation helped to strengthen the faith of the three apostles who were to pla@@ y a le@@ ading ro@@ le in the Christian congregation .
For example , the a@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l Go@@ spe@@ l of Tho@@ ma@@ s as@@ cri@@ bes a number of str@@ ange ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces to Jesus , such as saying that he would trans@@ form M@@ ary into a m@@ ale to make it possible for her to en@@ ter into the Kingdom of heaven .
Fir@@ st of all , J@@ on@@ a@@ than did not know about his fa@@ ther’s o@@ ath .
Adam
After gra@@ du@@ ating , Ri@@ ana kept his promise .
How did Jac@@ o@@ b encoura@@ ge the des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of G@@ ad to respon@@ d when under att@@ ack ?
He re@@ je@@ cted Saul for his dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
What is the f@@ our@@ th simil@@ ar@@ ity between the days of Noah and our day ?
Like a beau@@ ti@@ ful gar@@ den enc@@ lo@@ sed by a he@@ dge or a w@@ all , which could be acc@@ ess@@ ed only through a lo@@ cked g@@ ate , the Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite ma@@ id@@ en made her tend@@ er affe@@ ctions a@@ vail@@ able only to her future husband .
The ring of a do@@ or@@ b@@ ell in a tel@@ ev@@ ision dr@@ ama may eli@@ c@@ it the com@@ ment that Jehovah’s Witnesses are at the do@@ or .
This is because Satan the Devil , whom Jesus called “ the father of the li@@ e , ” is b@@ ent on dec@@ ei@@ ving and d@@ elu@@ ding all of us .
Such h@@ ate may become a con@@ sum@@ ing emo@@ tion see@@ king to bring har@@ m to its ob@@ ject . ”
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , Paul had inform@@ ed the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans that a vis@@ it from Mark was possible .
Instead , they pres@@ s on in serving Jehovah , a@@ ware that he deep@@ ly ca@@ res for them and kno@@ ws their li@@ mit@@ ations .
Paul’s T@@ ra@@ vel@@ s and Jews in the Di@@ as@@ por@@ a
The men were World W@@ ar I@@ I v@@ et@@ er@@ ans and were pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ced against the Witnesses because of their neu@@ tr@@ al stand during the war .
I@@ l@@ ari@@ a , qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , states : “ During my a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ence , I became t@@ or@@ n between wal@@ king in the truth and sp@@ en@@ ding more time with my cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es .
From then until 19@@ 7@@ 2 , my wife and I vis@@ ited ne@@ arly all the congregations of Jehovah’s people in e@@ ast@@ er@@ n and mi@@ d@@ w@@ es@@ ter@@ n N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ a .
In other Bible ver@@ ses , he is just refer@@ red to as a father or a gr@@ and@@ father .
He Be@@ comes Like a T@@ ree
Proverbs 13 : 18 states : “ The one ne@@ g@@ le@@ cting discipl@@ ine comes to po@@ ver@@ ty and di@@ sh@@ on@@ or , but the one keep@@ ing a re@@ pro@@ of is the one that is gl@@ ori@@ fied . ”
N@@ or@@ m@@ ally , of course , people associ@@ ate law with re@@ stri@@ ctions , not with fre@@ e@@ dom .
We need our Fa@@ ther’s help because we cannot direc@@ t our st@@ ep@@ s . ​ — Jeremiah 10 : 23 .
Lo@@ cal Witnesses also contribu@@ te from mon@@ th to mon@@ th to maintain the new Kingdom H@@ all and to help de@@ f@@ ra@@ y the con@@ stru@@ ction co@@ st@@ s , thus help@@ ing toward the building of more Kingdom H@@ alls .
The branch s@@ ends it by tra@@ in to K@@ i@@ g@@ oma , a to@@ wn on the e@@ ast@@ er@@ n sh@@ ore of L@@ ake T@@ ang@@ any@@ ika .
( S@@ ong of Solomon 8 : 5 - 14 )
8 .
What about the th@@ re@@ at of death from persecu@@ tion ?
They were the S@@ c@@ y@@ th@@ ians .
“ L@@ et@@ ’s go and listen ! ”
But he ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted to sear@@ ch a@@ de@@ qu@@ ately to as@@ certain Jehovah’s will on the matter .
H@@ ere the ter@@ m “ water s@@ ource ” ref@@ ers to the s@@ ource of se@@ x@@ u@@ al satis@@ fac@@ tion .
O@@ ther evid@@ ences of the D@@ elu@@ ge l@@ ing@@ er in man@@ kin@@ d’s tra@@ di@@ tions .
When app@@ lied to him , the ter@@ m “ integrity ” also invol@@ ves per@@ fe@@ ction . ​ — P@@ s .
He b@@ ol@@ dly ex@@ posed the religious lead@@ ers for mis@@ le@@ ading the people with false teachings .
It c@@ alls for medit@@ ation on what is written there so that our hearts get filled with gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for Jehovah and we are moved to apply Scriptural principles in our lives .
• What preci@@ ous standing can you enjoy with Jehovah ?
Satan’s world encoura@@ ges people to be pr@@ ou@@ d and sel@@ f@@ ish .
A@@ m@@ ong these is the conc@@ ep@@ t of n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ism ​ — ‘ my country , right or wrong . ’ ”
( b ) What gives us the bas@@ is for our true id@@ ent@@ ity ?
If you are one of those , that is most comm@@ end@@ able .
Still , events may cause a change in your relati@@ ves ’ life or vie@@ w@@ point .
W@@ ell , in the same letter , Paul remin@@ ded the Corinthians of two of these associ@@ ates when he wrote : “ Jesus . . . was pre@@ ached among you through us , that is , through me and S@@ il@@ van@@ us and Timothy . ”
What do the vari@@ ous fe@@ atu@@ res of that t@@ ree re@@ present ?
• Why should we w@@ atch our spiritual fe@@ e@@ ding ha@@ bi@@ ts ?
One sister who has experienced this stated : “ A life of sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess can occasi@@ on@@ ally be a l@@ on@@ ely one . ”
For example , in one O@@ ri@@ ent@@ al country , there are two words for “ brother , ” one hon@@ ori@@ fi@@ c and the other or@@ din@@ ary .
It was long believ@@ ed that the T@@ et@@ ra@@ gr@@ am@@ mat@@ on did not appe@@ ar in co@@ pi@@ es of the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t .
Tru@@ e , Satan and his wicked world are against us .
What decision do children ev@@ en@@ tually have to make ?
The G@@ esta@@ p@@ o sub@@ je@@ cted him to in@@ ten@@ se inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ation in an effort to for@@ ce him to give information about our preaching activities .
A@@ no@@ ther reason why te@@ ars of s@@ or@@ ro@@ w will van@@ ish is that humans will have their physical mal@@ adi@@ es re@@ moved .
For example , a t@@ our gu@@ i@@ de working with an A@@ mer@@ i@@ can tra@@ v@@ el ag@@ enc@@ y was am@@ a@@ zed at the affe@@ ction and ass@@ ist@@ ance sh@@ own by the Witnesses to fore@@ ign d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates at an inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion in Ger@@ many in 200@@ 9 .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ body ate all he could , and about two o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck we ass@@ em@@ b@@ led for another talk . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , milli@@ ons of Bible study a@@ i@@ ds continue to be publi@@ shed in over 3@@ 00 langu@@ ages .
Witness parents comfort their children with the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s hope of the resurrection to a par@@ adise earth , where si@@ ck@@ ness and death will be no more . ​ — Revelation 21 : 4 .
Mo@@ st important , Eli@@ h@@ u saw things from God’s vie@@ w@@ point , and he helped Job to foc@@ us on the fact that Jehovah would never act un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly .
We must continue to prom@@ o@@ te God’s Kingdom , sh@@ aring the wonderful message of comfort and sol@@ ace .
The qu@@ ality of the o@@ ffering was left up to the individu@@ al .
But he may well know why he is suffering .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the crow@@ ds determin@@ e@@ dly follow@@ ed Jesus and found him , as John says , “ ac@@ ro@@ ss the se@@ a . ”
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 19 ]
Still , our family took Bible truth seri@@ ously , and we attend@@ ed all congregation meetings on a regul@@ ar bas@@ is .
Re@@ ma@@ in faithful .
However , many di@@ sh@@ on@@ est people c@@ he@@ at on their ta@@ x@@ es .
The P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h@@ s , emp@@ er@@ ors , and ex@@ pl@@ or@@ ers all s@@ ought to con@@ qu@@ er death .
“ If I were not , I would not have re@@ turned your money . ”
In fact , we may have to fi@@ ght the same we@@ ak@@ ness for many years .
V@@ as@@ y@@ l never used d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , but he did not es@@ cap@@ e cap@@ tiv@@ ity .
Paul used as an example the Israelites whom God fre@@ ed from Egy@@ pt .
While in pris@@ on , during an inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ation the inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ at@@ or y@@ el@@ led , “ So@@ on we will st@@ am@@ p you people out like mi@@ ce against the flo@@ or ! ”
As soon as I read from the Scriptures , some started to la@@ u@@ gh at me , saying I was su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ous .
Un@@ c@@ le D@@ an , as I called him , kept in t@@ ou@@ ch with our family , and wh@@ en@@ ever he came to see us , his con@@ vers@@ ation was always on Scriptural matters .
He has promised to san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy his name and to cause his will to be done in heaven and on earth .
Con@@ ven@@ tions have long been an important fe@@ ature of pu@@ re worship .
; G@@ ro@@ pp@@ e , T .
Many of you also face the neu@@ tr@@ ality is@@ sue or other is@@ su@@ es rel@@ ated to your faith .
The ransom that God accepted in Jo@@ b@@ ’s be@@ half had li@@ mit@@ ed value , for the man rema@@ ined imper@@ fect and later died .
May we let our enti@@ re course of action be gover@@ ned by Jehovah God’s will and the a@@ war@@ en@@ ess that we are living in “ the time of the end . ” ​ — Daniel 12 : 4 .
In ad@@ dition to working against man@@ kin@@ d’s best inter@@ ests , those who stri@@ ve to per@@ pe@@ tu@@ ate that spirit put themselves on a col@@ l@@ ision course with the Creator .
Although we today are not privile@@ ged to witness such mirac@@ ul@@ ous events , we can learn much from them .
When we consider the tri@@ bul@@ ation that this world has already experienced , such as in World W@@ ar I@@ I when an es@@ tim@@ ated 50 to 60 milli@@ on lives were lost , the coming great tri@@ bul@@ ation will be very se@@ v@@ ere in@@ deed .
I had a great de@@ al to learn , and here was my pro@@ ving gr@@ ound .
Al@@ ma Ru@@ th has wi@@ d@@ ened out her service to Jehovah by serving as a pioneer minis@@ ter , or full - time Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er , since 199@@ 6 .
• What can help us to be for@@ giving ?
Rather , as a loving B@@ ene@@ fac@@ t@@ or , he war@@ m@@ ly appe@@ als to us : “ I , Jehovah , am your God , the One teaching you to benefit yourself , the One ca@@ using you to tre@@ ad in the way in which you should walk .
Then what ?
Why , you will be hal@@ ed before govern@@ ors and k@@ ings for my s@@ ake , for a witness to them and the nations . ”
I@@ z@@ ab@@ ela , on the other hand , has to put up with con@@ di@@ tions that are not so ob@@ vi@@ ous .
Ch@@ il@@ dren , you too need to be “ s@@ low about speaking , ” not im@@ medi@@ ately ob@@ je@@ cting to what your parents say , for they have the God - given responsi@@ bility to tra@@ in you .
The mat@@ ch was pro@@ ba@@ bly arrang@@ ed years before the we@@ d@@ ding , as both famili@@ es would have wanted to be sure that they were making a good al@@ li@@ ance .
When C@@ op@@ er@@ n@@ ic@@ us fin@@ ally did pu@@ bl@@ ish it , a fe@@ ar@@ ful e@@ dit@@ or wrote his own pre@@ face , pres@@ en@@ ting the su@@ n - cen@@ tered , or hel@@ i@@ o@@ c@@ ent@@ ri@@ c , conc@@ ep@@ t as a ma@@ them@@ ati@@ cal ide@@ al , not necess@@ ar@@ ily an a@@ str@@ on@@ om@@ ic@@ al truth .
The Greek de@@ ac@@ on was sen@@ ten@@ ced to ex@@ ile in Si@@ b@@ eri@@ a for life .
All other s@@ our@@ ces and physical evidence must be consider@@ ed and care@@ fully we@@ igh@@ ed .
Ne@@ ar the end of his stay in Eph@@ esus , Paul wrote to the Corinthians : “ The congregations of A@@ sia s@@ end you their gre@@ et@@ ings . ”
David well knew God’s ac@@ ts of loving - kindness , and he appreci@@ ati@@ vely medit@@ ated on them .
The repor@@ t gives an example : “ A@@ mer@@ ic@@ ans born before 19@@ 0@@ 5 had a 1 per@@ c@@ ent r@@ ate of de@@ pres@@ sion by age 7@@ 5 .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 12 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 6@@ 2 , 8@@ 4
Why should we ch@@ er@@ ish Jesus ’ sa@@ y@@ ings ?
T@@ w@@ o years later , Mal@@ col@@ m died of p@@ ne@@ um@@ on@@ ia .
Although Jehovah allow@@ ed them to have a human king , he had his prophet Samuel deli@@ ver a pointed war@@ ning about pur@@ su@@ ing “ un@@ real@@ ities . ” ​ — Read 1 Samuel 12 : 21 .
Be@@ fore he “ went ab@@ ro@@ ad , ” he en@@ tru@@ sted that field to his faithful disciples , saying : “ G@@ o therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations , bapti@@ z@@ ing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit , teaching them to ob@@ serve all the things I have comman@@ ded you . ”
Those who com@@ ment do so vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily .
In 19@@ 50 , I moved to V@@ an@@ cou@@ ver .
What is self - control , and how does it help us ?
“ Your V@@ er@@ y P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous Gi@@ ft ”
When we share in the field service , holy spirit also helps us to displa@@ y the qualities that cons@@ titu@@ te “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit . ”
F@@ R@@ O@@ M the cre@@ ation of the first man , Adam , to the death of Jac@@ ob@@ ’s son Joseph , Genesis co@@ v@@ ers 2@@ ,@@ 3@@ 6@@ 9 years of human hist@@ ory .
Jesus id@@ enti@@ fied yet another man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of God’s holy spirit when he told his disciples : “ You will receive power when the holy spirit arri@@ ves upon you , and you will be wit@@ nesses of me . . . to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ”
One scho@@ la@@ r char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized the high pri@@ ests as men who were “ t@@ ough , sh@@ re@@ w@@ d and com@@ pet@@ ent ​ — and very likely ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant . ”
Yet , Jehovah himself had comman@@ ded : “ G@@ et up , cro@@ ss this J@@ or@@ d@@ an . ”
How would he view that letter ?
David reli@@ ed on that spirit thr@@ ough@@ out his life .
When stud@@ ying the pu@@ re language , we may at times need to read “ in an under@@ to@@ ne ” to help our con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation .
D@@ on@@ ’t become bit@@ ter and feel s@@ or@@ ry for yourself .
Still , they wel@@ com@@ ed us .
I was viol@@ ent and ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive , and my whole life was buil@@ t on lies .
This text gave me the hope that if I did my best to commun@@ ic@@ ate spiritual valu@@ es to Sa@@ ú@@ l , Jehovah would bl@@ ess my efforts .
What happened to the hope of a par@@ adise earth ?
While the first part of the book of Daniel is pres@@ ented ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally in the th@@ ir@@ d person , the last part is written in the first person .
Tru@@ e , such things may not ac@@ tually ha@@ p@@ pen to you .
Such develop@@ ments are in keep@@ ing with God’s ways ; fav@@ or@@ it@@ ism is ali@@ en to him .
Ad@@ ri@@ ft in a Se@@ a of Ch@@ ang@@ ing V@@ alu@@ es
• Is Lu@@ ci@@ f@@ er a name that the Bible uses for Satan ?
May the same be true of us . ​ — Jo@@ shua 23 : 14 .
Of those se@@ ven , H@@ en@@ ry No@@ t@@ t , the form@@ er bri@@ ck@@ la@@ y@@ er , was only 23 years old .
In Davi@@ d’s eyes , Go@@ li@@ ath re@@ pres@@ ents both the Phil@@ ist@@ ines and their go@@ ds .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k recor@@ ds fi@@ ve w@@ o@@ es to be taken up against the Ch@@ al@@ de@@ an fo@@ e . ​ — Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 2 : 4 .
The same situation occ@@ ur@@ s with n@@ ames in the Bible .
What was Paul’s point of counsel with refer@@ ence to r@@ un@@ n@@ ers in the Greek g@@ ames ?
Eli@@ j@@ ah told him : “ There will be no de@@ w or ra@@ in exc@@ ep@@ t by my word ! ”
W@@ is@@ dom invit@@ es people to a fe@@ ast of w@@ ine , me@@ at , and bre@@ ad .
“ Jesus , having loved his own that were in the world , loved them to the end . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ H@@ N 13 : 1 .
“ I began to real@@ ize that over sever@@ al months these J@@ W women k@@ n@@ it@@ ted mean@@ ing@@ ful relation@@ shi@@ ps with this young shu@@ t - in mother .
B@@ er@@ ni@@ ce , a N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ an , has been married for 19 years and rema@@ ins chil@@ d@@ less by cho@@ ice .
Your P@@ res@@ ence S@@ ho@@ ws You C@@ are
Then the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy asked us to look for pro@@ per@@ ty on which to buil@@ d a new , lar@@ g@@ er fac@@ ility .
And why should we hold back from tal@@ king to people we me@@ et on the st@@ re@@ et while we are eng@@ ag@@ ing in the house - to - house ministry ? ​ — Acts 20 : 20 , 21 .
Al@@ so , when you witness in bu@@ sin@@ ess ter@@ rit@@ ory , show your kindness by being bri@@ ef , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that sto@@ re@@ keep@@ ers have to atten@@ d to cu@@ st@@ om@@ ers .
P@@ os@@ s@@ essi@@ ons are u@@ se@@ ful only if one is ali@@ ve to enjoy them .
The spirit would help them to understand the deep@@ er things of the Scriptures and pre@@ serve their un@@ ity of thought , understanding , and purpose .
Yes , he does .
“ I tri@@ ed to accept my life as it was .
P@@ artic@@ ul@@ arly in rec@@ ent years have po@@ ver@@ ty , war , and the desire to find a better life moved many to im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ate to more a@@ ff@@ lu@@ ent coun@@ tri@@ es .
Ha@@ ve you thought about the many good things for which we can truly be gr@@ ate@@ ful ?
O@@ ver the years , we had many ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents .
Yes , Chris@@ t@@ like hum@@ ility is vital for all .
Jehovah ca@@ res for us as he car@@ ed for the nation of Israel .
( a ) How do we know that God and Christ love mankind ?
Today , many s@@ inc@@ ere people have cho@@ s@@ en to become Jesus ’ followers . ​ — Read Acts 8 : 26 - 31 , 35 - 38 .
Even if their message would be well - received every@@ where , how could they pos@@ si@@ bly take it “ to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth ” ?
In turn , the king el@@ ev@@ ated Joseph to the position of second rul@@ er in Egy@@ pt , resul@@ ting in his per@@ form@@ ing a life - sa@@ ving work in the fam@@ ine - stri@@ ck@@ en land of Egy@@ pt .
Jehovah’s Witnesses in your are@@ a will be happy to help you to gain that knowledge .
As the end of this system dra@@ ws ever clo@@ s@@ er , the work of poin@@ ting to Jehovah’s pro@@ v@@ isions for sal@@ vation has never been more important .
G@@ r@@ ate@@ ful for Those T@@ ak@@ ing the Le@@ ad
But we got by , and Jehovah’s Kingdom inter@@ ests pro@@ s@@ per@@ ed .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of how much we do learn , however , we do not se@@ em to be able to keep up with what we would like to know .
When these disciples re@@ turned and repor@@ ted to Jesus the succ@@ ess they had had in the Kingdom - preaching work , he respon@@ ded : “ I began to b@@ eho@@ ld Satan already fal@@ le@@ n like ligh@@ t@@ ning from heaven . ” ​ — Luke 10 : 17 , 18 .
Jehovah wants his human sub@@ je@@ cts to gro@@ w to per@@ fe@@ ction under the guid@@ ance of one who is a truly wise and com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate King , H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est , and Ju@@ dge .
M@@ eli@@ to wrote a ho@@ mil@@ y ent@@ it@@ led The P@@ as@@ so@@ ver that showed the leg@@ iti@@ ma@@ cy of the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver under the Law and de@@ f@@ ended the Christian ob@@ serv@@ ance of the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al on N@@ is@@ an 14 .
The chang@@ es they had to make were not eas@@ y , and many still have to con@@ ten@@ d with har@@ m@@ ful tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es .
From a fle@@ sh@@ ly vie@@ w@@ point , Moses seem@@ ed to be in an exc@@ e@@ e@@ ding@@ ly advan@@ ta@@ ge@@ ous position in the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an world .
However , though appreci@@ ating these in@@ an@@ im@@ ate things , God’s fir@@ st@@ born Son “ was especially f@@ ond of the sons of men . ”
The Greek word rend@@ ered “ truth ” den@@ o@@ tes that which con@@ form@@ s to fact or to what is prop@@ er and right .
Sa@@ ys C@@ in@@ dy , “ The attitude that Rus@@ s and I displa@@ y toward the bo@@ ys and others when difficul@@ ties ar@@ ise pla@@ ys a bi@@ g part in how our bo@@ ys end up h@@ and@@ ling similar situ@@ ations . ”
What was the bas@@ is for their stand ?
You must not bo@@ w down to them nor be in@@ duc@@ ed to serve them , because I Jehovah your God am a God ex@@ ac@@ ting exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 20 : 4 , 5 .
The apostle ur@@ ged the Corinthians to follow that example .
In faith , we put full trust in the out@@ working of God’s pur@@ pos@@ es .
They deser@@ ve to be reas@@ sur@@ ed that they are war@@ m@@ ly loved and deep@@ ly appreci@@ ated by Jehovah and the enti@@ re Christian congregation . ​ — Psalm 37 : 28 .
What as@@ sur@@ ance can God’s people today draw from Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah’s prophecy about the ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts and their ri@@ ders ?
( 2 ) F@@ ind happiness in serving others .
I lik@@ ed to make many decisions on my own .
When they were s@@ low to gr@@ as@@ p some vital less@@ ons , he did not give up , lo@@ se his temp@@ er , or ber@@ ate them .
They practic@@ ed “ righteousness ” with show@@ y displa@@ y .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons still la@@ b@@ or in b@@ onda@@ ge
The ransom is also a man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of God’s righteousness and loving - kindness .
No , it was not “ a little thing ” !
Why No Ch@@ il@@ dren ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , we do well to cur@@ b any inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation toward ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness or toward thinking that we are better than others .
As they be@@ ar witness in their assignment , their cre@@ di@@ bility will en@@ h@@ ance their t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony . ​ — Is@@ a .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 40 , 9@@ 8
These practic@@ es , along with imp@@ res@@ sive ar@@ ch@@ it@@ e@@ c@@ ture , el@@ ab@@ or@@ ate sta@@ ined - gl@@ ass w@@ in@@ do@@ ws , and cap@@ tiv@@ ating mu@@ si@@ c , more or less de@@ fine the ex@@ t@@ ent of the religious experience of milli@@ ons .
No , La@@ z@@ ar@@ us did not have an im@@ mor@@ tal soul that had g@@ one to heaven .
Thus , before we can find true joy in serving God and others , we may first have to over@@ come our own fe@@ ars .
Do we stay away from those who hi@@ de what they are ?
The conduct of our brothers has also been effe@@ ctive in chang@@ ing some op@@ pos@@ ers ’ view of the truth .
“ M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el the ar@@ chang@@ el ” is Jesus Christ in his heavenly position .
13 : 1 - 6 .
S@@ how@@ ing un@@ du@@ e fav@@ or to the materi@@ ally rich or to those having prom@@ in@@ ence can make us less sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to “ the com@@ pla@@ ining c@@ ry of the low@@ ly one . ”
Now or@@ ph@@ an@@ ed , my brother and sister were sent to live with relati@@ ves , and I was sent to a Ca@@ tho@@ lic bo@@ arding col@@ le@@ ge .
“ H@@ E W@@ H@@ O per@@ sever@@ es will succ@@ e@@ ed . ” This mo@@ t@@ to appe@@ ars on the t@@ it@@ le page of a 1@@ 7@@ th - century religious pam@@ ph@@ let written by Jo@@ ã@@ o F@@ er@@ re@@ ir@@ a de Al@@ me@@ i@@ da .
Your conscience may tell you that you have fal@@ le@@ n sh@@ ort in your conduct .
“ If a 60 - second com@@ mer@@ cial can move m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s in the mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place , ” wrote Au@@ str@@ ali@@ an co@@ lum@@ n@@ ist Phil@@ li@@ p Ad@@ am@@ s , “ don@@ ’t tell me that a two - h@@ our , me@@ ga - milli@@ on mo@@ vi@@ e do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t mo@@ dif@@ y attitu@@ des . ”
What gives evidence that the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s boo@@ ks are the pro@@ du@@ ct of holy spirit is their cont@@ ent .
“ When they are willing to ch@@ at , talk with them on wh@@ atever sub@@ ject they may cho@@ ose .
I just can@@ ’t go from do@@ or to do@@ or ! ”
On a@@ ver@@ age a woman will be as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ted by her par@@ t@@ ner 35 times before cont@@ ac@@ ting the po@@ li@@ ce . ” ​ — A S@@ P@@ O@@ K@@ E@@ S@@ W@@ O@@ M@@ A@@ N F@@ O@@ R W@@ AL@@ E@@ S D@@ O@@ M@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ C A@@ BU@@ S@@ E H@@ EL@@ P@@ L@@ IN@@ E .
The account states : “ Just as Jehovah had comman@@ ded Moses , A@@ ar@@ on pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to de@@ po@@ si@@ t it before the T@@ es@@ ti@@ mony [ an ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ve for the sa@@ fe@@ keep@@ ing of important do@@ cum@@ ents ] as something to be kept . ”
What two reas@@ ons gave true Christians hope of fre@@ e@@ dom ?
And we can use cont@@ ra@@ st@@ s to help others come to know Bible truth .
Since ancient times , people have ga@@ ther@@ ed together to worship and learn about God .
P@@ ra@@ y to God .
For instance , the prophe@@ t’s spirit was b@@ ol@@ st@@ ered by the words : “ They will be certain to fi@@ ght against you , but they will not pre@@ va@@ il against you , for ‘ I am with you , ’ is the ut@@ ter@@ ance of Jehovah , ‘ to deli@@ ver you . ’ ”
We were invit@@ ed to atten@@ d G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol in S@@ ou@@ th L@@ ans@@ ing , New Yor@@ k , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
Some of these pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ements were ful@@ filled in the si@@ x@@ th century B.C.E . , but all of them have ei@@ ther been ful@@ filled since 19@@ 19 C.E . or are now in the course of fulfill@@ ment .
Such good associ@@ ation will encoura@@ ge you to act wis@@ ely . ​ — Pro@@ v .
“ I@@ ts bre@@ v@@ ity rend@@ ers it a@@ da@@ p@@ ted to a pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s li@@ ps , ” ob@@ ser@@ ves one Bible scho@@ la@@ r .
L@@ ater , he became a baptized Witness and a full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er .
; S@@ m@@ ith , R .
To the congregation in Corin@@ th , the apostle Paul wrote : “ Our heart has wi@@ d@@ ened out .
14 : 31 - 34 .
The ter@@ m app@@ lies to the Jews living out@@ side P@@ al@@ est@@ ine .
A@@ t@@ ten@@ ding the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death will strengthen us in our res@@ ol@@ ve to do this , for we will be remin@@ ded of God’s and Christ’s great love for us . — 2 Corinthians 5 : 14 , 15 .
Although you may ask someone to c@@ he@@ ck your work , try to pre@@ pare your tal@@ ks and com@@ ments using the words you already know or have loo@@ ked up .
When fac@@ ed with tri@@ als and har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps , Jesus loo@@ ked bey@@ ond the present and ho@@ ped in Jehovah .
Yet , Adam fa@@ iled .
The chil@@ d’s life was contro@@ l@@ led by others until the time esta@@ bli@@ shed by his father .
26 A Con@@ vers@@ ation With a N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ or ​ — What Is the Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ?
The L@@ ev@@ ites were well organiz@@ ed .
Mi@@ ca@@ h was confid@@ ent that Jehovah would inter@@ v@@ ene in His own time .
“ We get so eng@@ ro@@ s@@ sed in discus@@ sions during the F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening that it often go@@ es on t@@ ill l@@ ate at night if I don@@ ’t sto@@ p my family , ” says a father in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
The mor@@ ning got off to a fine star@@ t with a family discus@@ sion of the da@@ y’s text .
Consider : W@@ ould you like to know how to cop@@ e with the anxi@@ e@@ ties of every@@ day life ?
Per@@ cy Is@@ z@@ la@@ u@@ b@@ ’s life st@@ ory appe@@ ared in the May 15 , 198@@ 1 , is@@ sue of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
13 , 14 . ( a ) Why should we gre@@ et str@@ ang@@ ers at the Kingdom H@@ all ?
What about Satan and his dem@@ ons ?
5@@ 5 : 22 .
Mo@@ re@@ over , a succ@@ ess@@ ful family is buil@@ t on wisdom and love , not material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 22 – 6 : 4 .
When Jesus said those words , he was before P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate , the Rom@@ an Go@@ ver@@ nor of Ju@@ de@@ a .
I remember that our parents shu@@ t us in our house for we@@ ek@@ s at a time so that we would not c@@ atch the f@@ lu .
“ B@@ eho@@ ld , the King re@@ ign@@ s !
( See op@@ ening pi@@ c@@ ture . ) ( b ) Why is it important for us to keep in mind why we preach ?
And we are as@@ sur@@ ed that the Fr@@ en@@ ch - st@@ y@@ le bre@@ ad that is being served was bak@@ ed early this mor@@ ning in a little sh@@ op just ac@@ ro@@ ss the st@@ re@@ et from the mission@@ ary home .
In ap@@ pl@@ ying his illustr@@ ation of the child as@@ king for food , Jesus said to the crow@@ d : “ Ther@@ efore , if you , al@@ though being wicked , know how to give good gi@@ f@@ ts to your children , how much more so will your Father who is in the heavens give good things to those as@@ king him ? ”
They also show the ex@@ t@@ ent to which we are willing to make personal sacrific@@ es .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e P@@ rac@@ tic@@ ing What You Ha@@ ve L@@ ear@@ ned
Some who were ill@@ it@@ er@@ ate wanted to learn to read and wr@@ ite so that they could benefit more from Bible educ@@ ation .
2 : 13 , 18 , 19 .
What made Jesus happy ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , in the close - k@@ n@@ it commun@@ ity in my ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn , fear of man pre@@ ven@@ ted me from having a ze@@ al@@ ous share in the ministry .
* ​ — Daniel 7 : 10 ; Revelation 5 : 11 .
How is it that “ the love the Christ has com@@ p@@ els us ” ?
O@@ be@@ di@@ ence That St@@ em@@ s From Lo@@ ve
Ab@@ out si@@ x months after he started , he was baptized , in A@@ pri@@ l 195@@ 1 .
To an@@ al@@ y@@ ze the st@@ ate of our spiritu@@ ality , we may at times need help from others .
We do not know .
Si@@ mil@@ arly today , if it were not for the help of the holy spirit , we would not understand these “ deep things of God . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 2 : 10 ; 4 : 1 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 26 , 27 .
Some of God’s servants will receive a re@@ ward in heaven .
Pe@@ ople travel@@ ing on this ro@@ ad can c@@ learly see the J@@ W@@ .@@ O@@ R@@ G si@@ gn that has been on the s@@ ite since the brothers began con@@ stru@@ ction
De@@ w is a blessing from Jehovah .
When We Are Un@@ der St@@ ress
What are some Scriptural fac@@ ts about the Devil ?
But I ev@@ en@@ tually ga@@ ined confidence .
It is a 2@@ ,000 - year - old bu@@ ri@@ al os@@ su@@ ary ​ — a dec@@ or@@ ated li@@ mes@@ to@@ ne ch@@ est into which the b@@ ones of a dec@@ eas@@ ed person were plac@@ ed after the flesh had de@@ com@@ posed .
The ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine F@@ or@@ bes A@@ S@@ A@@ P devo@@ ted an is@@ sue to time .
It should not sur@@ pris@@ e us , then , if at times we have ne@@ g@@ ative feelings .
Since King Solomon of ancient Israel in his old age turned un@@ faithful to God , can we conclu@@ de that he will not be resur@@ rec@@ ted ? ​ — 1 K@@ ings 11 : 3 - 9 .
What relationship with their brothers did one mo@@ der@@ n - day mission@@ ary and the apostle Paul enjoy ?
To the Jews back then , God’s “ activ@@ ity ” of allow@@ ing the Ch@@ al@@ de@@ ans to destro@@ y Jerusalem would appe@@ ar un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble .
The next article will provide the answer .
What is the effect of these efforts to provide plac@@ es of worship ?
Mark , who learned S@@ wa@@ h@@ il@@ i , su@@ gg@@ ests : “ As@@ k good speak@@ ers to cor@@ rec@@ t your wor@@ st mis@@ takes , and then than@@ k them for doing it ! ”
If you had been there , how would you have vie@@ wed the apostles ’ conduct ?
10 : 32 , 33 .
As World W@@ ar I@@ I ended , a char@@ is@@ m@@ ati@@ c mil@@ it@@ ary lead@@ er , En@@ ver Ho@@ x@@ h@@ a , em@@ er@@ ged .
Who Will En@@ d V@@ i@@ ol@@ ence ?
Jesus occ@@ u@@ pi@@ es what lo@@ f@@ ty position in heaven , and why is that reas@@ sur@@ ing to us ?
Consider how the mil@@ it@@ ary c@@ hi@@ ef@@ s in Israel showed their gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de after an ar@@ m@@ ed con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with the M@@ idi@@ an@@ ites .
“ Jehovah is good to all , and his mer@@ ci@@ es are over all his works . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 5 : 9 .
Ser@@ v@@ ants , most likely .
I would go through the we@@ ek without t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , but on the we@@ ek@@ end , when I was with my friends , I would give in .
Some wi@@ do@@ ws have su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient fun@@ ds to care for their needs , and others qu@@ ali@@ fy for st@@ ate benef@@ its , which are a@@ vail@@ able in some lands .
She he@@ ad@@ ed for home , than@@ king God at every st@@ ep she took .
What challeng@@ es did some face in using the c@@ ard ?
2 : 10 - 12 ; 1 P@@ et .
For sever@@ al years we served there .
“ Yes , I would like that very much , ” he rep@@ lies .
A Scriptural up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing can prote@@ ct one from get@@ ting ca@@ ught in the tra@@ p of se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
Read Romans 12 : 18 .
In or@@ din@@ ary con@@ vers@@ ation , a person who mon@@ o@@ po@@ li@@ z@@ es a discus@@ sion disc@@ oura@@ ges commun@@ ic@@ ation .
G@@ ran@@ ted , lear@@ ning a new language takes time , effort , and hum@@ ility .
B@@ or@@ n of Jewish sto@@ ck , A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s had ap@@ par@@ ently been re@@ ared in the city of A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a .
Th@@ ink about Jo@@ s@@ é and R@@ ose , who have served Jehovah full - time for more than 6@@ 5 years .
( Read Proverbs 10 : 22 ; Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 10 . )
Indeed , the fear of Jehovah makes life enjo@@ y@@ able now and helps us “ get a fir@@ m hold on the real life ” ​ — everlasting life in God’s new world . ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 12 , 18 , 19 ; Revelation 15 : 3 , 4 .
Ser@@ ving Wh@@ er@@ ever I W@@ as Ne@@ e@@ ded
When Jehovah cre@@ ated the earth , the angels “ jo@@ y@@ fully cri@@ ed out together , and . . . began sh@@ ou@@ ting in ap@@ pla@@ use . ”
D@@ O Y@@ O@@ U love to i@@ magine life in Par@@ adise ?
Can anything be done if an in@@ fir@@ m anointed Christian fin@@ ds it imp@@ os@@ sible to atten@@ d the congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s com@@ mem@@ or@@ ation of the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al ?
It cons@@ is@@ ted in going down the c@@ li@@ f@@ f , s@@ wi@@ m@@ m@@ ing to one of the small is@@ lands , f@@ et@@ ch@@ ing an e@@ g@@ g of a local bir@@ d , s@@ wi@@ m@@ m@@ ing back to the ma@@ in is@@ land , and c@@ li@@ mb@@ ing up the c@@ li@@ f@@ f with the e@@ g@@ g un@@ dam@@ ag@@ ed .
( b ) Why are we able to understand these “ deep things of God ” ?
Bro@@ thers in some coun@@ tri@@ es even ris@@ k their lives to ga@@ ther together in order to com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate Christ’s death .
What a lo@@ f@@ ty position from which to rule !
That sen@@ ti@@ ment is sh@@ ared by many who feel that al@@ though religious a@@ ff@@ ili@@ ation is important , it does not really matter which religion one cho@@ o@@ ses to follow .
So “ be reason@@ able , ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ ting all mil@@ dness toward all ” people .
When Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s serv@@ ant went on a long j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia , he “ took ten cam@@ els from the cam@@ els of his ma@@ ster . ”
( b ) When id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying the true religion , what is the pi@@ vo@@ tal question ?
Ye@@ ars later , Christians in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a had to be remin@@ ded that Jesus ’ pres@@ ence was some time in the future .
A@@ m@@ é@@ li@@ e lives in sou@@ ther@@ n Fr@@ ance .
‘ If the Bible makes a man so kind and loving , ’ thought the young man , ‘ then by all means I should learn about it . ’
Why may some feel disc@@ oura@@ ged , but what as@@ sur@@ ance does Jehovah provide in this reg@@ ard ?
By 198@@ 2 he and Pen@@ n@@ y were bus@@ y in the pioneer work , and in 198@@ 6 he began 11 years of service as a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
Who would take their place ?
• Revelation 12 : 7 ; 17 : 14
In s@@ pite of their cla@@ im , the D@@ on@@ atis@@ ts did not turn out to be a ‘ pu@@ re ch@@ urch . ’ ​ — John 15 : 19 .
They did not have to wor@@ ry about inter@@ fer@@ ence from their enem@@ ies .
For example , consider what one bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ man wrote to the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses : “ I am writ@@ ing to ask per@@ mis@@ sion to hi@@ re Jehovah’s Witnesses .
We may be fac@@ ing ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les or enem@@ ies no less da@@ un@@ ting than those con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted by David .
O@@ ver the next 30 years , Bro@@ ther B@@ ri@@ ck@@ ell travel@@ ed h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of mil@@ es thr@@ ough@@ out Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a by bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le , mo@@ t@@ or@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le , and ca@@ r .
However , the ex@@ chang@@ ing of marriage v@@ ow@@ s is a serious matter .
If you have not yet done so , you have reas@@ ons to dedic@@ ate yourself to God and be baptized .
Some of Jehovah’s faithful servants in times past needed to cor@@ rec@@ t certain as@@ pe@@ cts of their attitude .
However , you may won@@ der if this is still an effe@@ ctive way to fin@@ ance the preaching of the good news and to care for Christians who are in need .
The th@@ ir@@ d study article will repor@@ t on some of the encourag@@ ing resul@@ ts that are being ob@@ ta@@ ined by Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers worl@@ d@@ wide .
And Mas@@ ah@@ ik@@ o and Mas@@ ak@@ o are mission@@ aries in Par@@ ag@@ u@@ a@@ y .
The example of Job will help us to understand better the challeng@@ es we may face .
The present world “ is pas@@ sing away and so is its desire , ” says the Bible .
( 7 ) F@@ er@@ r@@ is , A .
With good reason , the Ho@@ ly Bible war@@ ns Christians to gu@@ ard against that which is “ fal@@ sel@@ y called ‘ knowledge . ’ ” ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 20 .
In making them and pu@@ t@@ ting them into effect , the slave ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ ts love , mil@@ dness , and other as@@ pe@@ cts of the spi@@ rit@@ ’s fru@@ it@@ age . ​ — G@@ al .
Why should Christians today pa@@ y attention to what is said in the Law about cle@@ an@@ ness ?
You would not have satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers to questions about God , life , and the future .
* However , the situation in which a dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed person s@@ its qui@@ et@@ ly in a se@@ at next to his relati@@ ves for the du@@ r@@ ation of a meeting is far different from the situation in which the relati@@ ves nee@@ d@@ less@@ ly seek out his compan@@ y to associ@@ ate with him .
At the same time , a hum@@ ble and mo@@ des@@ t wife will not f@@ la@@ un@@ t her a@@ bil@@ ities or bel@@ it@@ tle her husband .
C@@ are@@ fully ev@@ alu@@ ate what is stated there and apply it .
In fact , he had not been out of the go@@ ld - min@@ ing are@@ a for over 60 years .
Rather , this R@@ ul@@ er is cho@@ s@@ en by God himself .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N M@@ A@@ R@@ I@@ T@@ A@@ L B@@ ON@@ D@@ S A@@ R@@ E TH@@ R@@ E@@ AT@@ EN@@ E@@ D
Yes , Jehovah had work for all his servants to share in .
He explained that the only hope for peace was God’s Kingdom , and he fir@@ m@@ ly refu@@ sed the uni@@ form and gu@@ n that they offered him .
Consider the experi@@ ences of some godly women of the past .
H@@ om@@ o@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ al relation@@ shi@@ ps are de@@ pi@@ cted as nor@@ ma@@ l .
Do you wish that you could serve God without reg@@ re@@ ts ​ — at le@@ ast from this day for@@ ward ?
For examples , see The Watchtower , May 1 , 200@@ 1 , page 16 ; and A@@ wa@@ ke !
The Bible says : “ The true God made mankind u@@ pri@@ ght , but they themselves have s@@ ought out many pl@@ ans . ”
T@@ emp@@ t@@ ations ab@@ ound in the world today .
Fr@@ ance , 8 / 15 , 9 / 1
Yes , as Jesus promised , Jehovah re@@ war@@ ds us now with a loving family of brothers and sisters all over the world .
But how would we preach with our li@@ mit@@ ed knowledge of P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese ?
Fir@@ st , why should we obey the comm@@ and to make disciples ?
Do such fac@@ t@@ ors li@@ mit my ob@@ lig@@ ation to help any fel@@ low@@ man whom I see in tr@@ ou@@ ble ?
As we appro@@ ach the end of this system of things , our position is com@@ par@@ able to that of the Israelites on the P@@ la@@ ins of Mo@@ a@@ b in 14@@ 7@@ 3 B.C.E .
“ I am willing to go . ”
Jehovah’s covenant with Abra@@ m that “ all the famili@@ es of the gr@@ ound will certainly bl@@ ess themselves by means of [ Abra@@ m ] ” ap@@ par@@ ently went into effect when Abra@@ m cro@@ s@@ sed the E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates on his way to Cana@@ an .
The dis@@ course that follow@@ ed the dr@@ ama , “ De@@ cl@@ are the Go@@ od Ne@@ ws ‘ W@@ i@@ th@@ out Le@@ tu@@ p , ’ ” d@@ ro@@ ve home the sal@@ i@@ ent poin@@ ts of the dr@@ ama .
Jesus descri@@ bed such pro@@ c@@ ra@@ st@@ in@@ ation as loo@@ king at “ the things be@@ h@@ ind . ”
200@@ 3 S@@ E@@ R@@ V@@ I@@ C@@ E Y@@ E@@ A@@ R R@@ E@@ P@@ O@@ R@@ T O@@ F J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S W@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ S W@@ O@@ R@@ L@@ D@@ W@@ I@@ D@@ E
But the sin is serious en@@ ough to mer@@ it dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing if the matter is not set@@ t@@ led .
Al@@ so , the ide@@ a that man can sol@@ ve his own problems may s@@ ound con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing because ​ — according to some stu@@ dies — ​ war , cri@@ me , di@@ se@@ ase , and po@@ ver@@ ty are all dec@@ reas@@ ing .
To our sur@@ pris@@ e , we were invit@@ ed to atten@@ d the next class , to beg@@ in in F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 195@@ 4 .
I was am@@ a@@ zed to find that many do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines , like the Tr@@ in@@ ity and the im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the soul , are contr@@ ary to the Scriptures .
Paul wrote concer@@ ning the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus : “ He is the refle@@ ction of [ God’s ] glory and the ex@@ act re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ation of his very being . ”
The evidence su@@ gg@@ ests that M@@ ary was a wi@@ do@@ w by the time Jesus began his ministry .
This article st@@ res@@ ses the need for us to buil@@ d our trust in Jehovah and shows what me@@ a@@ sures we can take to be as@@ sur@@ ed of his fav@@ or .
He also c@@ learly stated : “ Not ever@@ yone saying to me , ‘ Lord , Lord , ’ will en@@ ter into the kingdom of the heavens , but the one doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens will .
( a ) What should a person do if he has been h@@ ur@@ t by a fellow Christian ?
; Y@@ an@@ g , C .
How can the tre@@ at@@ ment of the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m strengthen our confidence in prophecy ?
Th@@ an@@ k you for him , Jehovah , and for our marriage .
To displa@@ y su@@ peri@@ or knowledge ?
When we consider the import@@ ance of our go@@ al ​ — to imp@@ ar@@ t the very knowledge of God that lea@@ ds to sal@@ vation — ​ we are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that it is wor@@ th all the effort it takes to become “ all things to people of all s@@ or@@ ts , that [ we ] might by all means sa@@ ve some . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 4 : 5 ; 1 Corinthians 9 : 22 .
God’s people have high reg@@ ard for the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , you can learn from the Bible what kind of person Jehovah is ​ — ex@@ ac@@ tly what you need to know in order to for@@ ge a fri@@ end@@ ship with him .
When publi@@ sh@@ ers make return vis@@ its on those who accepted Matthew , hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders often say that they im@@ medi@@ ately read some , if not all , of it .
“ N@@ ei@@ ther can they die any@@ more . ”
Does that mean that God’s human cre@@ ation was per@@ man@@ ently ru@@ ined ?
The Se@@ ed A@@ p@@ pe@@ ars
May each of us have a living faith that affe@@ cts all that we do .
Do not ign@@ ore your conscience if you are fac@@ ed with a decision about a blood fr@@ action
“ Jehovah stru@@ ck Na@@ ba@@ l , ” states the Bible , “ so that he died . ”
F@@ i@@ ve cen@@ tu@@ ries later , Jesus Christ was involved in a similar educ@@ ational work .
That was the ministry en@@ tru@@ sted to Paul and his fellow anointed Christians back then .
W@@ ould you hold a g@@ ru@@ dge against that do@@ ct@@ or ?
L@@ ong ag@@ o , the Bible encoura@@ ged fa@@ thers to inclu@@ de their children in their da@@ ily activities and to use those occasi@@ ons to commun@@ ic@@ ate with them and to teach them .
God does not try , or t@@ est , anyone by inc@@ iting him to be@@ have ba@@ dly .
After ref@@ ining the cla@@ y , they pre@@ f@@ er to use it within si@@ x months .
We do well to keep in mind the following princi@@ ple : “ C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly if anyone does not provide for those who are his own , and especially for those who are members of his hous@@ eho@@ ld , he has dis@@ ow@@ ned the faith and is wor@@ se than a person without faith . ”
Why was Jesus called Christ ?
As we l@@ ing@@ ered , e@@ ating and tal@@ king , we also pre@@ ached to pas@@ ser@@ s@@ by .
There Ru@@ th@@ ’s love and care for her mother - in - law imp@@ ressed the neigh@@ b@@ ors , so much so that they consider@@ ed her to be “ better to [ Na@@ om@@ i ] than se@@ ven sons . ”
Then Jehovah put Abraham to a se@@ v@@ ere t@@ est , comman@@ ding him to offer up his bel@@ o@@ ved son .
Sh@@ ould we not then displa@@ y tend@@ er affe@@ ction for one another ?
Not only Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us but also his relati@@ ves and close friends exerc@@ ised faith in Jesus , and “ holy spirit f@@ ell upon all those hear@@ ing the word . ”
Jehovah’s attitude toward such women and the blessings he b@@ es@@ to@@ wed upon them demonstr@@ ate that what pleas@@ es him a@@ bo@@ ve all el@@ se are spiritual qualities , which trans@@ c@@ end g@@ end@@ er .
The re@@ bel@@ li@@ on of Jehovah’s cho@@ s@@ en people , Israel , also made him feel “ h@@ ur@@ t ” and “ pa@@ ined . ” ​ — Psalm 7@@ 8 : 40 , 4@@ 1 .
He also deli@@ vered them , having ‘ brought them out of Egy@@ pt . ’
David recogn@@ ized the import@@ ance of con@@ fi@@ ding in Jehovah , for he ple@@ ad@@ ed : “ Do hear my prayer , O Jehovah , and to my c@@ ry for help do give e@@ ar .
While godly mer@@ cy does not com@@ promise justice , Jehovah is s@@ low to anger and pati@@ ently gives wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient time to at@@ tain to rep@@ ent@@ ance .
Why did Israel and Juda@@ h deser@@ ve p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment ?
This me@@ ant lear@@ ning Fr@@ en@@ ch .
N@@ um@@ er@@ ous Witnesses around the world have had similar experi@@ ences .
They gave evidence that Jehovah was deal@@ ing with a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c people , a cho@@ s@@ en people .
God’s ang@@ el id@@ enti@@ fied them as “ four k@@ ings , ” thus indic@@ ating that they sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed succ@@ essi@@ ve world po@@ wers .
Jo@@ shua declar@@ ed : “ My l@@ ord Moses , rest@@ ra@@ in them ! ”
Many in such cul@@ tures ev@@ en@@ tually esta@@ bl@@ ish good l@@ ines of commun@@ ic@@ ation in their married life .
I found these vis@@ its to be very encourag@@ ing .
; H@@ er@@ man@@ s@@ son , T .
The word “ ca@@ pa@@ ble ” sum@@ s up many el@@ ements of go@@ o@@ dness .
Just think of the qu@@ ality , qu@@ an@@ t@@ ity , and vari@@ ety of spiritual food that we now enjoy .
( a ) What does God’s “ et@@ er@@ n@@ al purpose ” mean for obedi@@ ent mankind ?
At P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s direction , Joseph was put in char@@ ge of st@@ or@@ ing up food in the years of pl@@ ent@@ y to pre@@ pare for the fam@@ ine .
he is pra@@ ying , and in a vision he has seen a man nam@@ ed An@@ ani@@ as come in and la@@ y his hands upon him that he might rec@@ over sight . ” ​ — Acts 9 : 11 , 12 .
Some reg@@ ard it as an old - fa@@ shi@@ oned no@@ tion , one that does not f@@ it in with a mo@@ der@@ n life - st@@ y@@ le .
Fir@@ st , he asked Peter if he knew that God has a personal name and asked him to read it direc@@ tly from the Bible at Psalm 8@@ 3 : 18 .
To emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze this need , Jesus gave an illustr@@ ation : The ma@@ ster of a slave can@@ c@@ el@@ ed his de@@ b@@ t of ten th@@ ous@@ and tal@@ ents ( 60 milli@@ on den@@ ari@@ i ) .
Today , op@@ pos@@ ers lik@@ e@@ wise look for a pre@@ text .
Since they were enem@@ ies of God’s people , “ it seem@@ ed to them something very bad that [ Ne@@ h@@ emiah ] had come to seek something good for the sons of Israel . ”
This fine trust gu@@ ard through the holy spirit which is d@@ wel@@ ling in us . ”
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e Ser@@ ving Sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to Sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der
She had been pione@@ ering in the sou@@ th of P@@ ol@@ and .
O@@ r if someone fa@@ il@@ s to dedic@@ ate his life to Jehovah , will he be forever cl@@ as@@ si@@ fied as someone “ un@@ su@@ it@@ able ” ?
Tru@@ sting in Jehovah and in the fulfill@@ ment of his promises can bring us comfort in times of dist@@ ress .
From then on , every F@@ ri@@ day ev@@ ening Ge@@ or@@ ge and Kat@@ er@@ in@@ i Pe@@ tr@@ ak@@ i vis@@ ited us to study the Bible with us .
However , it is imp@@ os@@ sible for us to know ex@@ ac@@ tly when the great tri@@ bul@@ ation will beg@@ in .
When we me@@ et people during our da@@ ily activities , we can often a@@ wak@@ en their interest in the good news if we are pre@@ pared to do in@@ for@@ ma@@ l wit@@ ness@@ ing .
A person streng@@ th@@ ens his faith through Bible study .
In one are@@ a , many had been op@@ posed to the truth , but because of the stri@@ fe , they now listen , study the Bible , and atten@@ d meetings and ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es . ”
Re@@ fle@@ ct for a m@@ om@@ ent on that account .
S@@ el@@ ki@@ r@@ k , M@@ B S@@ el@@ ki@@ r@@ k Re@@ cre@@ ation Com@@ ple@@ x , 18@@ 0 E@@ ast@@ on D@@ r . Eng@@ l@@ ish Ju@@ ne 8 - 10 , Ju@@ ne 15 - 17
If you do not have experience with a to@@ ol you need , tell the brother in char@@ ge .
The apostle John said : “ This is what the love of God means , that we ob@@ serve his comman@@ d@@ ments ; and yet his comman@@ d@@ ments are not bur@@ den@@ some . ”
On@@ ce having received this wonderful hope , could we pos@@ si@@ bly lo@@ se it ?
The apostle Paul wrote : “ Lo@@ ok out : perhaps there may be someone who will car@@ ry you off as his pre@@ y through the ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y and emp@@ ty dec@@ ep@@ tion according to the tra@@ dition of men , according to the el@@ em@@ ent@@ ary things of the world and not according to Christ . ”
As you en@@ vision the fulfill@@ ment of this psal@@ m , is not your heart s@@ ti@@ r@@ red by the hope of living forever in an earthly par@@ adise ?
What kind of men should we be if we kept s@@ il@@ ent after we had proved these things wh@@ er@@ e@@ of I wr@@ ite to be true ?
Jerusalem and Juda@@ h would li@@ e des@@ ol@@ ate , and their in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants would be taken cap@@ tive .
Is it not clear , then , that it is un@@ wise to follow the ways of you@@ ths who se@@ par@@ ate themselves into their own is@@ ol@@ ated world ?
2 , 3 . ( a ) Why is the bas@@ is for what we vis@@ u@@ al@@ ize important ?
“ We trust we have an hon@@ est conscience , ” he wrote to Jewish Christians , “ as we wish to conduct ourselves hon@@ es@@ tly in all things . ” ​ — Hebrews 13 : 18 .
* C@@ learly , A@@ be@@ l did not gro@@ w up among the best of influ@@ ences .
To do this in K@@ o@@ re@@ an Si@@ gn L@@ angu@@ age , the branch of@@ fice has a si@@ gn - language transl@@ ation de@@ par@@ t@@ ment .
The years pas@@ sed , and Joh@@ n@@ ’s death in 198@@ 1 , when he was 7@@ 6 , left me al@@ one .
A@@ le@@ x@@ is respon@@ ded en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally , “ D@@ ad@@ dy , it is the best thing that could ha@@ p@@ pen to you . ”
U@@ l@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , therefore , Jehovah is respon@@ sible for dra@@ wing people who are “ righ@@ tly dis@@ posed for everlasting life . ”
As we make decisions , we need to think care@@ fully about how Jesus would h@@ and@@ le matters .
So to a married man , Solomon gives this ex@@ hor@@ tation : “ D@@ r@@ ink water out of your own c@@ is@@ ter@@ n , and tri@@ ck@@ l@@ ings out of the mi@@ d@@ st of your own well .
Ph@@ ysi@@ cal light en@@ ab@@ les us to see .
The st@@ at@@ ements were inc@@ or@@ rec@@ tly per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved as disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ing the par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates in World W@@ ar I .
W@@ ise use of our time comes only after we are ke@@ en@@ ly a@@ ware of its value .
But since he could not pro@@ per@@ ly re@@ present the baptized sister in prayer to Jehovah , it would be prop@@ er for her to pray at the study .
O@@ ff@@ er to work together in the field ministry or to pre@@ pare together for a meeting .
Jesus himself refer@@ red to him as “ the son of des@@ tru@@ ction . ”
On the bas@@ is of that sacrifice , known as “ the ransom , ” all who exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus will have everlasting life . ​ — Romans 3 : 24 .
* I still tre@@ asure that fa@@ ded dra@@ ft of my com@@ men@@ c@@ ement spe@@ e@@ ch with those two words on the fin@@ al page .
• What shows that Jesus Christ comple@@ t@@ ely tru@@ st@@ s the slave class ?
M@@ ore than 1@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 of the indi@@ gen@@ ous people do not speak S@@ pan@@ ish , M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o@@ ’s of@@ fi@@ cial language .
We have no need to feel anxi@@ ous !
How do we buil@@ d and re@@ tain strong faith ? ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 3 - 5 ; 1 John 2 : 15 - 17 .
The pro@@ gra@@ m conclu@@ des with a s@@ ong , and a congregation member is assign@@ ed to offer a fin@@ al prayer .
I was thr@@ il@@ led to learn that soon the earth will become a par@@ adise .
The work was hal@@ ted , and the Israel@@ i An@@ ti@@ qu@@ ities Au@@ thor@@ ity appro@@ ved an ex@@ ca@@ vation of the are@@ a .
F@@ e@@ ar will en@@ vel@@ op faith@@ less mankind .
E@@ ach of us should deep@@ ly appreci@@ ate those loving sen@@ ti@@ ments .
But what of individu@@ al s@@ no@@ w@@ f@@ l@@ ak@@ es ?
In a later vision , John says of these rul@@ ers : “ They will be pri@@ ests of God and of the Christ , and will rule as k@@ ings with him for the th@@ ous@@ and years . ”
However , God’s personal name has been known and used for th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years .
The bur@@ den of false teachings , su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ons , and human ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es , to men@@ tion just a few .
C@@ la@@ udi@@ o ad@@ ded : “ Like Jesus , I want not only to beg@@ in but also to fin@@ ish my work as a Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er . ”
When I te@@ ar@@ fully asked her , “ Why do you always cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze me ? ”
Although many to@@ ol@@ s appe@@ ar simp@@ le to use , h@@ and@@ ling them sa@@ f@@ ely and s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully requi@@ res tra@@ ining and prac@@ tice .
L@@ ik@@ ely , most were po@@ or .
Jehovah God , in who@@ se i@@ ma@@ ge we were made , is perfect in justice and righteousness .
He found work as a ba@@ r@@ ber in Mari@@ b@@ or , a city in S@@ lo@@ ven@@ ia near the bor@@ der of Au@@ stri@@ a , and started to preach to his cu@@ st@@ om@@ ers , who u@@ su@@ ally s@@ at and listen@@ ed qui@@ et@@ ly as they were being sh@@ a@@ ved .
Our prayers for anointed Christians and for their “ other sheep ” compan@@ i@@ ons give evidence of our concer@@ n for God’s organization .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , if no Scriptural princi@@ ple is being viol@@ ated , Jehovah’s people wis@@ ely ab@@ sta@@ in from ar@@ gu@@ ing over such matters , “ for a slave of the Lord does not need to fi@@ ght , but needs to be g@@ ent@@ le [ t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful , f@@ t@@ n . ] toward all . ” ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
On the contr@@ ary , he was kind to her .
Yet , there was hope for their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
They present sever@@ al cl@@ ari@@ fic@@ ations of our understanding of the tim@@ ing of events in Jesus ’ prophecy about the last days and in his par@@ able about the whe@@ at and the we@@ e@@ ds .
As a result , Su@@ z@@ an@@ ne@@ ’s son , his wife , and his wi@@ fe@@ ’s tw@@ in sister all became Witnesses .
How different it is with Jehovah , “ the everlasting God ” whom no man has ever seen .
We can de@@ du@@ ce from this , therefore , that worshi@@ p@@ ers of God should be clean in all as@@ pe@@ cts of their life .
* What , then , may we conclu@@ de ?
V@@ in@@ e@@ ’s Ex@@ pos@@ it@@ ory Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of Bi@@ bli@@ cal Wor@@ ds says : “ When said of things [ the origin@@ al Greek word ] sign@@ i@@ fi@@ es ‘ en@@ ough ’ . . . ; when said of pers@@ ons , it means ‘ com@@ pet@@ ent , ’ ‘ wor@@ thy . ’ ”
What a pri@@ c@@ eless gift !
F@@ e@@ w st@@ ori@@ es are more wi@@ d@@ ely known .
Pro@@ ving true to our dedic@@ ation v@@ ow means that we must also be faithful in other important matters .
The early Christians did not view God , Christ , and the holy spirit as a Tr@@ in@@ ity .
“ F@@ in@@ ding One P@@ ear@@ l of H@@ i@@ gh V@@ alu@@ e , ” 2 / 1
Are you obe@@ ying God’s comman@@ ds in the priv@@ ac@@ y of your home ?
What a wonderful privilege this has been !
( a ) What encourag@@ ement does the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy today give to the inter@@ n@@ ational bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od ?
Wh@@ er@@ ever you live and work , here are some guid@@ el@@ ines that can help you avoid f@@ all@@ ing from a la@@ d@@ der .
How may da@@ ily anxi@@ e@@ ties af@@ fect our spiritual out@@ look ?
Our emp@@ loy@@ ment must har@@ mon@@ ize with Bible principles , and pre@@ fer@@ ab@@ ly it ought to help us pur@@ sue the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c go@@ als .
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ate personal app@@ lic@@ ation of poin@@ ts learned br@@ ings great satis@@ fac@@ tion .
F@@ al@@ se worship often inclu@@ des un@@ clean practic@@ es and de@@ t@@ es@@ table i@@ do@@ ls and go@@ ds .
When the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an ar@@ my pur@@ su@@ ed them , they showed no trust in Jehovah’s sa@@ ving power .
Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness pro@@ ves su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient in another way .
The da@@ ily text remin@@ ders started the conclu@@ ding day of the conven@@ tion on a spiritual no@@ te .
L@@ ater , on the t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake , he cri@@ ed out : “ My God , my God , why have you for@@ s@@ ak@@ en me ? ”
T@@ w@@ o fle@@ sh@@ ly sisters , wi@@ do@@ ws , p@@ ac@@ ked their bel@@ ong@@ ings into a pi@@ c@@ ku@@ p tru@@ ck and d@@ ro@@ ve over 2@@ ,000 mil@@ es [ 3@@ ,000 k@@ m ] to help .
• How can we fulf@@ ill the ministry that we have accepted ?
Th@@ ough inv@@ isi@@ ble to human eyes , a spirit has a body ​ — “ a spiritual one . ”
R@@ em@@ in@@ ders From a Me@@ di@@ cal Do@@ ct@@ or
All who follow Jesus ’ example and who obey his teachings are , in effect , respon@@ ding to an invit@@ ation similar to one that David ex@@ tend@@ ed : “ C@@ ome , you sons , listen to me ; the fear of Jehovah is what I shall teach you . ”
Are you moved to continue working with Jehovah in gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying ‘ the place for his fe@@ et ’ ?
A Witness la@@ w@@ y@@ er nam@@ ed G .
Con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that his mother would be un@@ able to cop@@ e on her own , he deci@@ ded to return home to organiz@@ e medi@@ cal care for his father .
Jehovah is not a n@@ ature go@@ d or a m@@ ere person@@ i@@ fic@@ ation of n@@ atur@@ al for@@ ces .
The Bible war@@ ns that those who mar@@ ry can ex@@ pect to have such tri@@ bul@@ ation . ​ — 1 Corinthians 7 : 28 .
Christians today need not think that the work of transl@@ ating the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t , W@@ y@@ c@@ li@@ f@@ fe@@ ’s Bible , the King James V@@ er@@ sion , or any other transl@@ ation was inspired by God .
Rather , he ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed them as fellow elders .
Our Re@@ ad@@ ers As@@ k . . . Who Ma@@ de God ?
If a Christian were to get a div@@ or@@ ce , he or she may or may not be Scrip@@ tur@@ ally free to get married again .
In time , her husband and three of their children became Witnesses .
That year L@@ or@@ ra@@ ine and I accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed G@@ r@@ ant and E@@ di@@ th Su@@ it@@ er on vis@@ its to branch of@@ fic@@ es in Ger@@ many , Au@@ stri@@ a , Gre@@ e@@ ce , C@@ y@@ pr@@ us , T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y , and Israel .
When did Jesus give that com@@ mis@@ sion ?
He also explained the hope of Par@@ adise on earth .
H@@ O@@ W TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E S@@ U@@ R@@ V@@ I@@ V@@ E@@ D : King An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch@@ us foc@@ used his cam@@ pa@@ ign on Israel , but the Jews had form@@ ed commun@@ ities in num@@ er@@ ous other lands .
Se@@ cond , God provi@@ des so@@ li@@ d hope for an end to op@@ pres@@ sion .
What wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness can s@@ pr@@ ing from en@@ v@@ y ! ​ — 1 Samuel 18 : 6 - 11 .
• How does fear of God coun@@ ter@@ act fear of man ?
From out@@ side the congregation , Jehovah’s enem@@ ies la@@ un@@ ch vi@@ ci@@ ous att@@ ac@@ ks on his pe@@ ace@@ ful people .
It is in no@@ ne of the ancient [ man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts ] or ver@@ sions . ”
During that last ev@@ ening before his death , Jesus also mentioned to his apostles sever@@ al gi@@ f@@ ts that would help them to end@@ ure in be@@ aring fru@@ it .
On one occasi@@ on , Jesus rel@@ ated a sh@@ ort st@@ ory in order to teach a valu@@ able less@@ on in human relation@@ shi@@ ps .
S@@ ome@@ times , see@@ ing how my disa@@ bility affe@@ cts my family has ca@@ used me more pain than the ac@@ tu@@ al ill@@ ness .
Some might ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le our beli@@ ef@@ s , acc@@ use us of di@@ vi@@ ding the family , or th@@ reat@@ en to dis@@ own us un@@ less we give up our faith .
As a result , Jehovah told Moses that he would not take the people into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
What st@@ ep@@ s are involved in coming to know God and being known by him ?
The blessings that come from serving Jehovah are not to be experienced only in the future .
Do not des@@ pa@@ ir .
During his ministry , Jesus Christ taught his followers : “ You must pray , then , this way : ‘ Our Father in the heavens , let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied . ’ ”
We will@@ ingly do this work because we love Jehovah and we love people .
Be determined to ‘ remember your G@@ r@@ and Creator ’ in your you@@ th ​ — and all the rest of your life .
Such a pra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy spirit was sh@@ own by many of the women mentioned in the Bible .
S@@ et practic@@ al go@@ als , including go@@ als to help others , but real@@ ize that you may not be able to re@@ ach the same go@@ als that others can .
He main@@ ta@@ ined his integrity and his faith in God .
One who is pur@@ su@@ ing righteousness would also be present at congregation meetings and have a mean@@ ing@@ ful share in the li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving preaching and disci@@ ple - making work .
The beau@@ ti@@ ful pi@@ c@@ tures and teaching di@@ ag@@ r@@ am@@ s in that public@@ ation are desi@@ gn@@ ed to s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ate our appreciation for Jehovah’s cre@@ ative ability .
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 27 ]
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful anointed Christian women did not res@@ ent that only Christian men were assign@@ ed to teach in the congregation .
“ S@@ ac@@ red Se@@ cre@@ t ” of the Messi@@ ah Rev@@ e@@ aled Pro@@ g@@ res@@ si@@ vely
A H@@ um@@ ble Af@@ ri@@ can Who Lo@@ ved God’s Word
By being cre@@ ative .
( b ) emo@@ tion@@ ally ?
They recogn@@ ized Jehovah’s hand in matters and un@@ h@@ es@@ it@@ at@@ ingly accepted his decision .
We might expla@@ in that by his sin , Adam ca@@ used the enti@@ re human r@@ ace to be born as sin@@ n@@ ers .
What have been the resul@@ ts ?
TH@@ E year is 6@@ 13 B.C.E .
Are we we@@ aring all the par@@ ts of this spiritual ar@@ m@@ or ?
Rather than ris@@ king that out@@ come , we might for@@ go the opportunity to conduct a study .
D@@ ili@@ g@@ ent study of the Scriptures , regul@@ ar attend@@ ance at meetings for worship , and ze@@ al@@ ous activ@@ ity in the Kingdom - preaching work were ess@@ enti@@ al .
Des@@ pite prog@@ ress , many mil@@ ling me@@ tho@@ ds of the past sur@@ vi@@ ve in one part of the earth or another .
An@@ cient tra@@ de activ@@ ity in the e@@ ast@@ er@@ n Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an during this peri@@ od was comple@@ x .
But they do pos@@ s@@ ess greater matu@@ r@@ ity , experience , and wisdom .
Our son gre@@ w up there .
We therefore have reason to think care@@ fully about our personal situation .
It is evid@@ ent from Ban@@ c@@ he@@ t@@ ti@@ ’s writ@@ ings that , like Jehovah’s Witnesses , he believ@@ ed that there would be an earthly resurrection , as taught in the Scriptures .
If we try hard not to li@@ e any@@ more , God will for@@ give us too !
But he also knew that Christ died , not for perfect people , but for sin@@ n@@ ers .
Fir@@ st , be pati@@ ent .
What mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to make sacrific@@ es ?
P@@ le@@ as@@ ing God in O@@ ther A@@ re@@ as of Li@@ fe
It is God’s Word , the Bible .
O@@ ther Witnesses were ar@@ rest@@ ed by the po@@ li@@ ce , f@@ ing@@ er@@ pr@@ inted , p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ ed , and held in cu@@ sto@@ dy over@@ night .
Jesus Christ app@@ lied the words “ man@@ sla@@ y@@ er ” and “ li@@ ar ” to Satan the Devil .
In prayer , the prophet Daniel ad@@ d@@ ressed Jehovah as “ the true God , the great One and the fear - inspi@@ ring One , keep@@ ing the covenant and the loving - kindness to those loving him and to those keep@@ ing his comman@@ d@@ ments . ”
I was am@@ a@@ zed at how he could find the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s answer to seem@@ ingly any question .
J@@ an expla@@ ins : “ Our ma@@ in ob@@ je@@ ctive is not that we co@@ ver a lo@@ t of material during the study but that the bo@@ ys gr@@ as@@ p what is discus@@ sed . ”
Since cap@@ it@@ al sen@@ ten@@ ces were not pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced until the day following the tri@@ al , such c@@ as@@ es were not to be held on the eve of a S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h or of a fes@@ ti@@ val .
Su@@ el@@ le@@ n Ho@@ y , in her book C@@ ha@@ sing Di@@ r@@ t , as@@ ks : “ Are we as clean as we used to be ? ”
It is not en@@ ough , however , simply to have a Bible or even to believe that it is inspired .
Jesus is now direc@@ ting the worl@@ d@@ wide preaching work of his true followers .
However , the wise king could also be h@@ in@@ ting at a d@@ anger invol@@ ving both we@@ al@@ th and po@@ ver@@ ty .
In a letter that Jesus sent to the congregation in S@@ my@@ r@@ na , he said : “ I know your tri@@ bul@@ ation and po@@ ver@@ ty ​ — but you are rich . ”
He even said he wanted to vis@@ it people in their ho@@ m@@ es to share with them what he was lear@@ ning about God’s pur@@ pos@@ es .
While the false teach@@ ers spoke a@@ bu@@ si@@ vely of “ gl@@ ori@@ ous ones ” ​ — elders who were given authority in the first - century Christian congregation — ​ the angels did not speak a@@ bu@@ si@@ vely of the false teach@@ ers who were ca@@ using di@@ su@@ n@@ ity among the brothers .
S@@ ound counsel in@@ deed for the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans and for us today !
Wh@@ en@@ ever he asked a question , those in attend@@ ance called out “ Y@@ o , yo ! ”
Li@@ fe in the earthly Par@@ adise will inclu@@ de what blessings ?
By main@@ tain@@ ing his integrity to God , Jesus gl@@ ori@@ fied Jehovah in a way that no other human had .
What can help us to complete the r@@ ace succ@@ ess@@ fully ?
“ V@@ alu@@ able things and ri@@ ches are in his house ; and his righteousness is standing forever .
He put Jehovah first and ex@@ p@@ ended himself ti@@ rel@@ ess@@ ly in be@@ half of others .
The stu@@ pi@@ d one does not have such fear .
Jehovah’s servants deli@@ ght to refle@@ ct God’s glory
In fact , ch@@ urch do@@ g@@ ma may have helped pre@@ pare the way for the the@@ ory of ev@@ olu@@ tion .
The Greek ver@@ b rend@@ ered “ dra@@ ws ” is also used in refer@@ ence to ha@@ ul@@ ing in a ne@@ t of fi@@ sh@@ es .
E@@ ven@@ tually , James married , and he and his wife served as pione@@ ers until the first of their four children was born .
( a ) Why should we pur@@ sue mil@@ dness ?
15 “ Dis@@ ab@@ led Now but Not F@@ o@@ re@@ ver ! ”
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons who exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus and obey him will enjoy life in a par@@ adise on earth . ​ — Read Psalm 37 : 9 - 11 .
In 195@@ 7 we moved to A@@ th@@ ens .
Because lear@@ ning to be@@ ar a yo@@ ke of suffering while young pre@@ pa@@ res a person to de@@ al with challeng@@ es in his later years .
In sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s , the apostle John descri@@ bes the dr@@ ama this way : “ The ten hor@@ ns that you saw , and the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast , these will h@@ ate the har@@ lo@@ t and will make her de@@ va@@ stated and n@@ ak@@ ed , and will e@@ at up her fle@@ sh@@ y par@@ ts and will comple@@ t@@ ely bur@@ n her with fi@@ re .
( a ) We be@@ ar fru@@ it by sh@@ aring in what activ@@ ity ?
A spirit of com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on between the se@@ x@@ es has contribu@@ ted to con@@ f@@ li@@ ct and disc@@ ord .
( b ) What should we do if we experience un@@ clean se@@ x@@ u@@ al desire ?
You may feel that you are not qu@@ ali@@ fied to be a minis@@ ter of the good news .
For example , he may temp@@ t us to follow a materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le , to cho@@ ose un@@ who@@ les@@ ome en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , or to eng@@ age in im@@ moral se@@ x@@ u@@ al be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
A@@ gain , consider Paul’s example .
“ Al@@ as , my ma@@ ster ! What shall we do ? ” he cri@@ ed .
She was ang@@ ry with the woman and wanted to qu@@ it .
The new building has had a bi@@ g imp@@ act on the preaching work , and the attend@@ ance inc@@ reas@@ ed we@@ ek by we@@ ek .
The answer came very soon .
A@@ n un@@ pre@@ pared minis@@ ter tend@@ s to talk too much .
When fin@@ an@@ cial bur@@ den@@ s we@@ i@@ gh us down or when our health or our emo@@ tions se@@ em to be@@ tra@@ y us , Jehovah is ever min@@ d@@ ful of our situation . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 16 : 9 ; 1 Peter 3 : 12 .
In these difficult times , we see many marri@@ ages fa@@ il@@ ing .
Some people may say : ‘ I never fully valu@@ ed the discipl@@ ine I received from my parents until I had children of my own . ’
12 : 20 , 21 What good can I do by not c@@ ru@@ shing others by ei@@ ther my words or my actions ?
( b ) In what ways can for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation enc@@ ro@@ ach on others ’ righ@@ ts ?
During their next liter@@ ature class , An@@ dre@@ y read his repor@@ t in fr@@ on@@ t of the enti@@ re class .
How can such problems be avo@@ i@@ ded ?
Ka@@ zu@@ h@@ ik@@ o became very wor@@ ri@@ ed and told me that when I got better , I could do anything I lik@@ ed .
But Satan can ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it our desi@@ res with “ the dec@@ ep@@ tive power of ri@@ ches . ”
Ther@@ efore , pati@@ ently use your F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship s@@ essi@@ ons and other opportun@@ ities to help your children to devel@@ op a close relationship with Jehovah .
The ministry that Jehovah has en@@ tru@@ sted to us is far too preci@@ ous to be allow@@ ed to become com@@ mon@@ place .
As used in the Bible , “ faith ” invol@@ ves fir@@ m beli@@ ef based on so@@ li@@ d evidence .
In what ways does love for God mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to preach ?
The ways to S@@ he@@ ol her house is ; they are des@@ cen@@ ding to the inter@@ i@@ or ro@@ om@@ s of death . ” ​ — Proverbs 7 : 24 - 27 .
Indeed , in the wa@@ ke of that war , enti@@ re emp@@ i@@ res disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared .
Some elders vis@@ it pris@@ ons to care for the spiritual needs of in@@ mat@@ es .
Do you conclu@@ de that the young men pose a th@@ re@@ at to you ?
“ All his spirit is what a stu@@ pi@@ d one le@@ ts out , ” states a wise pro@@ ver@@ b , “ but he that is wise keep@@ s it cal@@ m to the last . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
Because of the “ great anger ” of Satan , c@@ hi@@ ef of “ the world rul@@ ers of this dar@@ k@@ ness , ” the 20@@ th century was the c@@ ru@@ el@@ est , most des@@ tru@@ ctive time of man@@ ’s hist@@ ory .
She loo@@ ks at her son and s@@ low@@ ly ut@@ ters one sing@@ le word , “ Ma@@ a@@ a@@ a@@ x ! ”
A T@@ our of the G@@ as@@ p@@ é
He said : “ When you pray , you must not be as the h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites ; because they like to pray standing in the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es and on the cor@@ n@@ ers of the bro@@ ad ways to be v@@ isi@@ ble to men .
I@@ ts associ@@ ation as a death - sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l and its l@@ ink with ‘ the under@@ world ’ according to Rus@@ si@@ an tra@@ dition , as well as the tra@@ dition of set@@ ting the t@@ ree on the ro@@ of@@ s of ta@@ ver@@ ns , cont@@ ra@@ sted with the chang@@ es in attitu@@ des that occ@@ ur@@ red in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the 19@@ th century . . . .
Yet , it is far more powerful .
Today , this means that he should be dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed .
Now that I could understand what was said at the meetings , my heart was t@@ ou@@ ched and my th@@ ir@@ st for knowledge gre@@ w .
Jehovah’s Word Is A@@ live ​ — H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of Acts
They will if they really appreci@@ ate his gift of marriage .
P@@ ic@@ ture him se@@ ated on a bro@@ ad w@@ o@@ o@@ den be@@ am , taking a m@@ om@@ ent@@ ’s rest from his work as he loo@@ ked out over the im@@ men@@ se stru@@ c@@ ture of the ar@@ k .
He ad@@ d@@ ressed the proble@@ m of self - righteousness by rel@@ ating this illustr@@ ation : “ T@@ w@@ o men went up into the temple to pray , the one a P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e and the other a ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ or .
But a wise par@@ ent will dis@@ cer@@ n what the ba@@ b@@ y’s real needs are and not let a t@@ an@@ tru@@ m di@@ ct@@ ate .
Still others see the spirit world as a home for h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of milli@@ ons of de@@ ities .
When he refu@@ sed to sub@@ mit to in@@ du@@ ction , an ar@@ rest war@@ r@@ ant was is@@ su@@ ed .
It is much better , of course , when the fear of God helps one to avoid sin@@ ning in the first place .
That is why , for example , there is a contribu@@ tion bo@@ x for the Kingdom H@@ all F@@ un@@ d in each Kingdom H@@ all .
( b ) How do Jesus ’ followers apply Paul’s counsel recorded at Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 9 ?
• Why should you remain fir@@ m in the face of persecu@@ tion ?
It is inter@@ es@@ ting , though , that only 5@@ 7 per@@ c@@ ent of those pol@@ led said that they ex@@ tend@@ ed for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess to others .
P@@ r@@ om@@ is@@ cu@@ ous se@@ x@@ u@@ al activ@@ ity has ex@@ posed many young people to A@@ I@@ D@@ S , about half of those in@@ fe@@ cted with this ter@@ ri@@ ble di@@ se@@ ase being between the ages of 15 and 24 .
They may show themselves desi@@ r@@ ous of living in God’s new world , but are they willing to do something about it ?
By cultiv@@ ating a personal relationship with Jehovah , you can devel@@ op the desire to do what he requi@@ res of us . ​ — P@@ s .
Ha@@ ve them discus@@ s with you what the Bible says you must do to be among those whom Jehovah God prote@@ cts .
From Bu@@ il@@ ding We@@ ap@@ ons to Sa@@ ving Li@@ ves
See A@@ pp@@ en@@ di@@ x B@@ 12 in the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation .
For example , in the year 200@@ 1 , P@@ op@@ e John Paul I@@ I said in a letter that ch@@ urch members should preach the Go@@ spe@@ l and have the same ze@@ al as the apostle Paul , who said : “ W@@ o@@ e to me if I do not preach the Go@@ spe@@ l . ”
Why did we accept it , and how did Jehovah bl@@ ess us ?
“ Since coming to Rus@@ sia , I can truly pray , ‘ Th@@ y kingdom come ’ with all in@@ ten@@ s@@ ity of heart .
Jehovah told him : “ I do esta@@ bl@@ ish my covenant with you ; and you must go into the ar@@ k , you and your sons and your wife and your sons ’ wi@@ ves with you . ”
P@@ ri@@ de .
What is ess@@ enti@@ al in order for a young person to cultiv@@ ate a personal relationship with God ?
“ G@@ O O@@ N W@@ AL@@ K@@ IN@@ G I@@ N L@@ O@@ V@@ E ”
Paul will@@ ingly follow@@ ed through .
And hi@@ d@@ den sin@@ s cannot be conc@@ e@@ aled from him .
E@@ r@@ n@@ est@@ ine
He said this in con@@ dem@@ nation of the ca@@ su@@ al ha@@ bi@@ t that many people have in their da@@ ily con@@ vers@@ ation of re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly s@@ we@@ aring to this or to that , without ever in@@ ten@@ ding to do what they say .
Joseph and M@@ ary , for example , would tra@@ v@@ el about 60 mil@@ es ( 1@@ 00 k@@ m ) one way from Na@@ z@@ are@@ th to Jerusalem .
The Bible provi@@ des a st@@ ra@@ igh@@ t@@ for@@ ward answer : “ Ke@@ ep your Creator in mind while you are young ! ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 1 , Con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary Eng@@ l@@ ish V@@ er@@ sion .
Many who believe in ev@@ olu@@ tion say that they also believe in God .
We@@ ’@@ re not going to know that we mis@@ sed anything . ’
H@@ u@@ man hist@@ ory and our personal experience have proved the v@@ al@@ idi@@ ty of the prophet Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s ob@@ serv@@ ation : “ I well know , O Jehovah , that to earth@@ ling man his way does not bel@@ ong . It does not bel@@ ong to man who is wal@@ king even to direc@@ t his st@@ ep . ” ​ — Jeremiah 10 : 23 .
David was not bl@@ ind to Go@@ li@@ a@@ th@@ ’s si@@ ze or his we@@ ap@@ ons .
W@@ ell , might the ter@@ m “ faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” apply in a gener@@ al sense to each individu@@ al Christian ?
So I want to expres@@ s my than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness to Jehovah by always being faithful to him .
We have different a@@ bil@@ ities , dep@@ en@@ ding on a vari@@ ety of fac@@ t@@ ors .
C@@ o@@ in : P@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ al Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ve ( Ne@@ ar E@@ ast@@ er@@ n H@@ ist@@ ory ) E@@ st .
What can we learn from the fact that Jehovah “ takes away ” every branch not be@@ aring fru@@ it ?
Ser@@ ge and A@@ gn@@ è@@ s , a cou@@ ple in Fr@@ ance , had to make a bi@@ g change in their pl@@ ans .
A fellow com@@ mit@@ te@@ e member always accom@@ pan@@ ies me .
( Read Psalm 9@@ 5 : 6 . )
I jo@@ ined her there when we got married on J@@ anu@@ ary 1 , 194@@ 8 .
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als w@@ an@@ ting to become part of the Christian congregation must me@@ et certain requi@@ re@@ ments .
But I knew that I loved Jehovah and wanted to serve him forever .
In the days of E@@ no@@ s@@ h , al@@ most four cen@@ tu@@ ries before E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s time , “ a star@@ t was made of c@@ all@@ ing on the name of Jehovah . ”
Those mirac@@ les of Jesus ad@@ d powerful we@@ i@@ ght to his words : “ I am the resurrection and the life . He that exerc@@ ises faith in me , even though he dies , will come to life . ” ​ — John 11 : 25 .
With 35 boo@@ k@@ le@@ ts in my ba@@ g , I went al@@ one by bu@@ s to a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
Like all imper@@ fect humans , those who respon@@ ded to his teaching were bur@@ d@@ ened with problems .
So , then , we may feel like the apostle Paul , who was deep@@ ly dist@@ ressed when imper@@ fe@@ ction in@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted his ability to serve God fully .
Di@@ d individuals in the first century own s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures ?
What ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on did Paul give to the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans ?
His words and his conduct should have been a war@@ ning to them .
B@@ ap@@ tism is a requi@@ re@@ ment for Christians , and it is an ess@@ enti@@ al st@@ ep to ga@@ ining sal@@ vation . ​ — Mat@@ t .
The Scriptures indic@@ ate that a will@@ ing@@ ness to for@@ give others reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of how often they off@@ end us is a Christian requi@@ re@@ ment .
Our faith “ continu@@ es to inc@@ re@@ ase ” over time as we learn more about him , as we “ do the things pleas@@ ing to him , ” and as we experience his ac@@ tive help .
Many of these at one time were ste@@ ep@@ ed in the h@@ at@@ re@@ ds , en@@ m@@ ities , and div@@ isi@@ ven@@ ess of Satan’s world .
De@@ ath mar@@ ch : K@@ Z - Ge@@ den@@ k@@ st@@ ä@@ t@@ te D@@ ac@@ ha@@ u , cour@@ t@@ es@@ y of the U@@ SH@@ M@@ M P@@ ho@@ to Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves
So@@ on , under that Kingdom , no one on earth will be mo@@ tiv@@ ated to com@@ mit cri@@ me because of po@@ ver@@ ty , op@@ pres@@ sion , or sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness .
F@@ al@@ se religion , descri@@ bed in the Bible as “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , ” is respon@@ sible for d@@ ul@@ ling the conscience of many
“ This is what Jehovah says : . . . ‘ As a mother com@@ forts her son , so I will keep com@@ for@@ ting you . ’ ” ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 6 : 12 , 13 .
They go in ad@@ v@@ ance to every place and city into which Jesus , accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by his apostles , is pl@@ an@@ ning to go . ​ — Luke 10 : 1 - 24 .
For example , if a se@@ x cri@@ me is repor@@ ted , you might say : “ I@@ ’@@ m app@@ al@@ led at the way some men try to take advan@@ ta@@ ge of women .
You , the one expres@@ sing ab@@ hor@@ r@@ ence of the i@@ do@@ ls , do you ro@@ b temp@@ les ?
V@@ er@@ y likely , good resul@@ ts will be ob@@ ta@@ ined if the tra@@ in@@ e@@ e ob@@ ser@@ ves and imit@@ ates the me@@ tho@@ ds used in the ministry by the one who is help@@ ing him .
Wit@@ ness@@ ing was a deli@@ ght because the people were so cour@@ te@@ ous .
Is it not the course of wisdom , then , to make sure that what you believe ac@@ tually is true and not simply what you want to believe ?
We live in a world that has a rest@@ less spirit .
“ DI@@ S@@ T@@ R@@ A@@ C@@ T@@ E@@ D d@@ ri@@ ving is an e@@ pi@@ dem@@ ic and it seem@@ s to be get@@ ting wor@@ se every year . ” That was the ass@@ ess@@ ment of the U@@ .@@ S . se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary of trans@@ por@@ tation .
U@@ t@@ il@@ ize God’s Word as a s@@ word to de@@ f@@ end your beli@@ ef@@ s and to cu@@ t away false teachings in the hearts of me@@ ek ones .
One se@@ ek@@ s to qu@@ ali@@ fy as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant and re@@ ach@@ es out for the of@@ fice of overse@@ er by stri@@ ving to me@@ et the qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations set out in the Scriptures .
A F@@ L@@ Y@@ IN@@ G s@@ cro@@ l@@ l , a woman se@@ aled in@@ side a con@@ tain@@ er , and two women so@@ aring in the w@@ ind with w@@ ings like those of st@@ or@@ ks ​ — such dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c i@@ ma@@ ges are found in the book of Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah .
A bat@@ tle took place in the fore@@ st of Eph@@ ra@@ im , pro@@ ba@@ bly in the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of Ma@@ h@@ ana@@ im .
Christians are also offered “ se@@ as@@ ons of ref@@ re@@ shing . . . from the person of Jehovah . ”
11 : 13 .
A work@@ er who ref@@ ers to his emp@@ loy@@ er as “ my bo@@ ss ” or “ the one in char@@ ge ” is c@@ learly as@@ sum@@ ing an inf@@ eri@@ or position .
This inclu@@ des our children .
Not cont@@ ent with the honor and privilege already given him , Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am began to seek ways to strengthen his position .
Eng@@ ag@@ ing in the true worship of Jehovah God is not van@@ ity .
C@@ learly , it is important to God that we use his name in wh@@ atever language we speak , appreci@@ ate its sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance , and live in har@@ mony with what it stan@@ ds for .
If you are young , think seri@@ ously about using your life to serve Jehovah .
What illustr@@ ation shows that it would be il@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal for God to have the Devil t@@ or@@ ment people in hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re ?
My wife was a scho@@ ol@@ teach@@ er before she jo@@ ined me in the travel@@ ing work , so during the war , she taught the children at home .
Instead , the Bible says : “ Lo@@ o@@ king at the w@@ in@@ d@@ st@@ or@@ m , he became af@@ ra@@ id . ”
When these ex@@ il@@ es were rel@@ eas@@ ed , many came to K@@ y@@ r@@ gy@@ z@@ st@@ an , and some of them brought the truth with them .
L@@ ö@@ s@@ ch ) , 7 / 15
In May 19@@ 40 , about a year after our second child , Re@@ ina , was born , the D@@ ut@@ ch ar@@ my sur@@ rend@@ ered and the Na@@ z@@ is occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed the Ne@@ ther@@ lands .
5 : 5 ​ — In what way was Israel ‘ not to sear@@ ch for Bethel ’ ?
L@@ ong before his bir@@ th as a human on earth , he was ‘ pro@@ duc@@ ed as the beg@@ in@@ ning of God’s way . ’
Who have respon@@ ded to the comm@@ and to give glory to God’s name , and why ?
Fir@@ st , Jehovah promised Abraham that “ all nations of the earth [ would ] certainly bl@@ ess themselves ” by means of his se@@ ed , or des@@ c@@ end@@ ants .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , children need to be pre@@ pared , prote@@ cted , and direc@@ ted if their j@@ our@@ ne@@ y toward ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od is going to be succ@@ ess@@ ful .
E@@ ar@@ n@@ est E@@ f@@ fort That Jehovah B@@ less@@ es
The four of us wor@@ ked together for over 50 years .
Thus , the mar@@ k , whether on the right hand or on the fore@@ head , fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely speaking , is a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l that id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es its be@@ are@@ r as one who gives worshi@@ p@@ ful support to the be@@ ast@@ like pol@@ itical syst@@ em@@ s of the world .
But the me@@ ek will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will find ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace , ” states Psalm 37 : 10 , 11 .
Com@@ mem@@ or@@ ating Jesus ’ death that way each year al@@ lo@@ ws us to con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate how much Jesus and Jehovah love mankind . ​ — Read Luke 22 : 19 , 20 ; 1 John 4 : 9 , 10 .
And how can you “ make your way succ@@ ess@@ ful ” ? ​ — Jo@@ s@@ h .
As she prog@@ ressed toward baptism , the man she was living with left her and her three children .
Jehovah also lo@@ v@@ ingly provided humans with a beau@@ ti@@ ful home con@@ tain@@ ing everything necess@@ ary for their happiness .
A spiritual brother and his wife deci@@ ded to don@@ ate a pi@@ e@@ ce of land , and the branch of@@ fice appro@@ ved a lo@@ an for building a new Kingdom H@@ all .
The example of Din@@ ah illustr@@ ates a ris@@ k of ste@@ ering too close to d@@ anger .
So this baptism ​ — being baptized with holy spirit — ​ was what Jehovah per@@ form@@ ed when , on the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st and ther@@ e@@ after , he cho@@ se individuals to become jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s with Christ .
He said that it was in order for the world to know that he loved the Father .
Jo@@ si@@ ah’s re@@ ign was mar@@ ked by tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous religious re@@ form@@ s in the land of Juda@@ h .
After the letter with the decision re@@ ached the congregations , “ they rejo@@ ic@@ ed over the encourag@@ ement ” and were “ made fir@@ m in the faith . ”
The S@@ tr@@ ong@@ est E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence of God’s C@@ are
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , with Jehovah’s help , Peter develop@@ ed Chris@@ t@@ like thinking .
It me@@ ant building s@@ ca@@ ff@@ ol@@ ding , making p@@ ins or pe@@ g@@ s , ob@@ tain@@ ing ta@@ r for w@@ at@@ er@@ pro@@ of@@ ing , pro@@ c@@ uring con@@ tain@@ ers and to@@ ol@@ s , and so on .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the beau@@ ti@@ ful st@@ ory told in the S@@ ong of Solomon , the Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite rema@@ ined cha@@ st@@ e , thus ear@@ ning the respect of those around her .
Our obedi@@ ence to divine comman@@ d@@ ments in our priv@@ ate life is preci@@ ous in Jehovah’s eyes .
[ G@@ ra@@ ph on page 12 ]
Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing the same re@@ si@@ d@@ ence and sc@@ he@@ du@@ le is help@@ ful , but even more important is keep@@ ing a good spiritual r@@ out@@ ine , including Bible reading and family worship . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 6 - 9 .
These st@@ ep@@ s have been in l@@ ine with true justice .
As with S@@ hi@@ ph@@ ra@@ h and P@@ u@@ ah , Jehovah is fully a@@ ware of the de@@ e@@ ds of such exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent , coura@@ ge@@ ous women , and he will demonstr@@ ate his love for them by pre@@ serving their n@@ ames in his “ book of life , ” provided they end@@ ure faith@@ fully to the end . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 3 ; Matthew 24 : 13 .
After Saul became the Christian apostle Paul , he wrote : “ Wh@@ en@@ ever people of the nations that do not have law do by n@@ ature [ “ by n@@ atur@@ al inst@@ in@@ ct , ” The New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent in Mo@@ der@@ n S@@ pe@@ e@@ ch ] the things of the law , these people , al@@ though not having law , are a law to themselves .
For these , they righ@@ tly deser@@ ved to be left al@@ one to die .
On the way to their regul@@ ar vis@@ its to the local ho@@ t s@@ pr@@ ings , the children practic@@ ed their gre@@ et@@ ings in the ca@@ r .
In 194@@ 1 , at age 15 , I was baptized in the ri@@ ver Th@@ ames on a co@@ ld Mar@@ ch day .
A M@@ E@@ AN@@ IN@@ G@@ F@@ U@@ L R@@ E@@ C@@ O@@ R@@ D O@@ F N@@ A@@ M@@ E@@ S
I made a special no@@ te@@ book of poin@@ ts from tal@@ ks and artic@@ les that would help me to be@@ ar up and car@@ ry on . ”
F@@ e@@ w ani@@ mal@@ s are as hel@@ pl@@ ess as d@@ om@@ es@@ tic sheep .
A bi@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ her of W@@ es@@ sel states that Tho@@ ma@@ s à K@@ emp@@ is encoura@@ ged W@@ es@@ sel on sever@@ al occasi@@ ons to turn to M@@ ary for ass@@ ist@@ ance .
The first complete Bible in I@@ tal@@ i@@ an was pr@@ inted in V@@ en@@ ice in 14@@ 7@@ 1 , some 16 years after mo@@ va@@ ble ty@@ pe was first used in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
When I was 25 fe@@ et ( 8 m ) a@@ bo@@ ve the gr@@ ound , I was stru@@ ck un@@ consci@@ ous by a powerful ele@@ c@@ tri@@ c ar@@ c f@@ l@@ as@@ h .
What joy that brought her !
The 4@@ 00 years began in the year 19@@ 13 before Christ when I@@ sh@@ ma@@ el began to tre@@ at Isa@@ a@@ c ba@@ dly .
You think of your children , gr@@ and@@ children , and their gr@@ and@@ children loo@@ king at the por@@ tra@@ it with great pri@@ de .
We know that by our end@@ ur@@ ance in doing what is fine , we refle@@ ct Jehovah’s qualities of love , mer@@ cy , and pati@@ ence .
However , they are just one as@@ pect of ‘ the si@@ gn of Christ’s pres@@ ence and of the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ’
What must we do to keep our faith strong ?
E@@ cho@@ ing this truth , Eng@@ l@@ ish po@@ et Ge@@ or@@ ge B@@ y@@ r@@ on wrote : “ All who joy would w@@ in must share it . ”
The S@@ c@@ y@@ th@@ ians were a n@@ om@@ adi@@ c nation on the st@@ ep@@ p@@ es of E@@ ur@@ asi@@ a , ho@@ l@@ ding s@@ way from about 7@@ 00 to 3@@ 00 B.C.E .
In 199@@ 9 , while atten@@ ding the dedic@@ ation of the ex@@ pan@@ ded branch fac@@ ility in J@@ ap@@ an , I saw Mi@@ yo again , as well as a number of other de@@ ar ones with whom I had stu@@ died .
H@@ er answer was no , they did not .
It was the beg@@ in@@ ning of the end for the H@@ as@@ mon@@ a@@ e@@ an kingdom .
When our parents heard that we were associ@@ ating with Jehovah’s Witnesses , they sever@@ ely op@@ posed us .
They might use the bro@@ ch@@ ure What Does God Re@@ qui@@ re of U@@ s ?
Ha@@ ve no fear ; you are wor@@ th more than many s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws . ” ​ — Luke 12 : 4 - 7 .
With reli@@ ance on God , we too can end@@ ure tri@@ als as integrity keep@@ ers . ​ — James 1 : 5 - 8 .
Per@@ s@@ ist@@ ent mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r@@ ers att@@ ach too much import@@ ance to their feelings or position , dra@@ wing attention to themselves rather than to God .
This gave me the courage to leave him .
F@@ in@@ ally , Job provi@@ des an out@@ standing example of mer@@ cy .
He died about 3@@ 20 B.C.E . when he was some 9@@ 0 years of age .
Li@@ ving in a dre@@ am world , having un@@ reason@@ able expe@@ ct@@ ations , or d@@ wel@@ ling on the ne@@ g@@ ative fac@@ t@@ ors of your assignment will only make you dis@@ satis@@ fied and dis@@ cont@@ ent . ”
We have discus@@ sed certain tra@@ its of the Devil that we should not imitate .
W@@ O@@ O@@ D@@ L@@ AN@@ D H@@ I@@ L@@ L@@ S , C@@ A ( Ar@@ men@@ i@@ an only ) , As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses , 20@@ 6@@ 00 V@@ en@@ tur@@ a B@@ l@@ v@@ d . J@@ U@@ L@@ Y 21 - 23
“ I used to tell my father that I dre@@ am@@ ed of serving at the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
( a ) What questions should we ask ourselves , and why ?
Jesus ’ De@@ ath and R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection ​ — What They Can Me@@ an for You 4
That is because there will always be more to learn about Jehovah and how we can serve his purpose . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 3 : 10 , 11 .
The apostle Paul reve@@ aled another mo@@ tive that people have for star@@ ting a new religion when he said : “ I know that after my going away op@@ pres@@ sive w@@ ol@@ ves will en@@ ter in among you and will not tre@@ at the flo@@ ck with tend@@ er@@ ness , and from among you y@@ ourselves men will ris@@ e and speak tw@@ is@@ ted things to draw away the disciples after themselves . ”
Acc@@ ep@@ t and Gi@@ ve Com@@ m@@ end@@ ation in the Ri@@ ght S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
I know that there is still much to learn about Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness , and I do hope to continue in his service forever because I truly have found ‘ pleas@@ an@@ t@@ ness at Jehovah’s right hand . ’
If we desire to “ pres@@ s on to matu@@ r@@ ity , ” we need to ask ourselves : ‘ A@@ m I prog@@ res@@ sing in my understanding of Bible truth ?
( b ) How can we es@@ cap@@ e et@@ er@@ n@@ al death ?
R@@ em@@ ember , it is f@@ it@@ ting to show g@@ ent@@ l@@ en@@ ess where possible and fir@@ m@@ ness only when requi@@ red .
O@@ thers find that help@@ ing people to ac@@ qui@@ re acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God gives meaning to their own life .
For example , at E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 18 : 4 , the Bible says that the soul dies .
God’s Word , the Bible , expla@@ ins : “ All those desi@@ ring to live with godly devo@@ tion in associ@@ ation with Christ Jesus will also be persecu@@ ted . ”
With the eyes of faith , we see that cur@@ r@@ ent world events are not just hist@@ ory re@@ pe@@ ating it@@ self . Rather , they form “ the si@@ gn of [ Christ’s ] pres@@ ence and of the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 1 - 14 .
I felt over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed .
Let us re@@ view a pat@@ ter@@ n that we can imitate for making such vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary sacrific@@ es , thus inc@@ reas@@ ing our joy .
So , then , what makes the differ@@ ence between godly je@@ al@@ ous@@ y and imp@@ ro@@ per je@@ al@@ ous@@ y ?
Do Not Gi@@ ve U@@ p in Do@@ ing What Is F@@ ine
Instead of allow@@ ing anxi@@ ety to over@@ wh@@ el@@ m them , they were to do all they could to care for matters and then confid@@ ently leave things in Jehovah’s hands . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 .
We therefore ur@@ ge you to se@@ ize the opportunity still a@@ vail@@ able to take in knowledge of God and of Jesus Christ , for that can mean everlasting life for you . ​ — John 17 : 3 .
But what is involved in Christian dedic@@ ation ? ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 19 : 2 ; Matthew 24 : 13 .
My high - school class was to gra@@ du@@ ate mi@@ d@@ ter@@ m , in J@@ anu@@ ary 195@@ 2 .
Acts 18 : 4 Corin@@ th — “ give a talk in the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e ”
Di@@ d he become “ a for@@ get@@ ful he@@ are@@ r ” ?
The Bible states that Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s led the form@@ er persecu@@ t@@ or “ to the apostles , ” evid@@ ently refer@@ ring to Peter ( C@@ ep@@ has ) and James , the brother of the Lord , app@@ ris@@ ing them of Sa@@ ul@@ ’s con@@ ver@@ sion and of his preaching in D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us .
Then an ang@@ el from heaven appe@@ ared to him and streng@@ th@@ ened him . ”
The Jerusalem T@@ ar@@ gu@@ m and the Ch@@ al@@ de@@ e Par@@ ap@@ h@@ ra@@ se say that Abra@@ m ‘ pro@@ sel@@ y@@ ti@@ zed . ’
M@@ ake me understand , that I may keep living . ” And may we displa@@ y the determin@@ ation evid@@ ent in the psalmis@@ t’s words : “ I have called upon you [ Jehovah ] .
It seem@@ s that the family did not stay long in Egy@@ pt , for soon the ang@@ el inform@@ ed Joseph that H@@ er@@ od was dead .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of return vis@@ its were made , and milli@@ ons of Bible stu@@ dies were condu@@ cted .
Jehovah never rel@@ in@@ qui@@ shed his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ; he rema@@ ined in control .
Your answer to this question could be qu@@ ite reve@@ al@@ ing .
In ad@@ dition to ear@@ n@@ est prayer and ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble study together , these Christian married cou@@ ples set asi@@ de time to enjoy such things as a walk on the be@@ ach , a h@@ ike in the w@@ o@@ o@@ ds , or a st@@ ro@@ l@@ l in a par@@ k .
What a pri@@ ce they pa@@ id for mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring !
Jehovah had told him , “ the me@@ ek@@ est of all the men on the face of the earth , ” that he was being sent to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h to res@@ cu@@ e God’s people from their op@@ pres@@ sion and sla@@ very in Egy@@ pt .
In ad@@ dition to the Bible account at Acts 2 : 5 - 11 , the con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary Jewish writ@@ er Phil@@ o provided an account that descri@@ bes the crow@@ d of people who came to Jerusalem at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E .
M@@ ore rec@@ ent re@@ sear@@ ch has not only refu@@ ted most of those claim@@ s but also come up with some sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant benef@@ its .
A good - loo@@ king young man was reading to my mother from the Bible .
But why did he not do that ?
The is@@ ol@@ ation of some v@@ il@@ la@@ ges means that Jehovah’s people have to put for@@ th great effort to share in the ministry and to atten@@ d Christian meetings .
When James wrote to first - century Christians about end@@ ur@@ ance , he refer@@ red to the satis@@ fac@@ tion that end@@ ur@@ ance br@@ ings .
23 Mo@@ ve F@@ or@@ ward as a S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Per@@ son !
What difficul@@ ty still lies a@@ head for Jehovah’s people , but of what out@@ come are they con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed ?
One day I got so dr@@ un@@ k that when I w@@ oke up in my bed the next day , I cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t remember how I had re@@ turned home !
Thus , Jehovah has beau@@ ti@@ fied Z@@ ion by br@@ ing@@ ing the fin@@ al ones of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 to the light .
Jesus taught his disciples to pray for that Kingdom to come , for only under its rule will ‘ God’s will be done on earth as it is in heaven . ’
A@@ m@@ ong those who need and deser@@ ve loving attention from the Christian congregation are our de@@ ar el@@ der@@ ly brothers and sisters who live in n@@ ur@@ sing ho@@ m@@ es .
W@@ ould you want to be re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed that way ?
He was determined to ‘ put away the old person@@ ality which con@@ form@@ ed to his form@@ er course of conduct and put on the new person@@ ality , cre@@ ated according to God’s will in true righteousness and loy@@ al@@ ty . ’ ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 22 - 24 .
How happy she was that she made the effort to atten@@ d !
We saw the need to encoura@@ ge the brothers we serve and to strengthen the un@@ ity of each congregation .
In the con@@ text of the Bible , “ the gr@@ and se@@ a ” was the Gre@@ at Se@@ a , or the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an , and “ the holy m@@ oun@@ tain ” was Z@@ ion , of which Jehovah said : “ I , even I , have inst@@ al@@ led my king upon Z@@ ion , my holy m@@ oun@@ tain . ”
Sh@@ ould uni@@ vers@@ ity come first ?
So when problems and anxi@@ e@@ ties we@@ i@@ gh you down , un@@ bur@@ den yourself on your heavenly Father , doing so “ inc@@ ess@@ an@@ tly . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 17 ; Psalm 18 : 6 ; 5@@ 5 : 22 .
I could not consci@@ enti@@ ously take part in the war , so I was sen@@ ten@@ ced to pris@@ on .
He did good to them .
Consider what a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er nam@@ ed C@@ ar@@ is@@ sa said about how the F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship pro@@ gra@@ m benef@@ ited her family .
When any place can be the work@@ place and any time can be work time , some will work themselves to death .
When elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants car@@ ry out their du@@ ties di@@ lig@@ ently , they contribu@@ te to the spiritual health and sta@@ bility of the congregation , and Christian activ@@ ity inc@@ reas@@ es .
So@@ on , the “ B@@ er@@ l@@ in W@@ all ” came down !
If you are a family head , make sure that a mean@@ ing@@ ful , regul@@ ar family Bible study is condu@@ cted with your wife and children .
L@@ ep@@ ers were declar@@ ed un@@ clean and were ab@@ hor@@ red and ban@@ i@@ shed from soci@@ ety .
The same one that the apostle Paul encoura@@ ged his compan@@ ion Timothy to r@@ ely on when it came to matters of religious faith .
Because of some ke@@ y con@@ ques@@ ts and rest@@ or@@ ation of form@@ er ter@@ rit@@ ory and the tri@@ bu@@ te likely col@@ le@@ cted as a result , Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am I@@ I evid@@ ently did much to inc@@ re@@ ase the we@@ al@@ th of the nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom . ​ — 2 Samuel 8 : 6 ; 2 K@@ ings 14 : 23 - 28 ; 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 8 : 3 , 4 ; A@@ mo@@ s 6 : 2 .
Rather , she cho@@ se to let them see that her faith brought her joy and peace of mind .
In the first century , Christians were ze@@ al@@ ous in the preaching work even though most of them sta@@ yed in their ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn and were not mission@@ aries .
“ The word of God is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power and is sh@@ ar@@ per than any two - e@@ d@@ ged s@@ word and pi@@ er@@ ces even to the di@@ vi@@ ding of soul and spirit , ” wrote the apostle Paul .
Now there are over 3@@ 7@@ ,000 ac@@ tive Witnesses in In@@ dia , with over 10@@ 8@@ ,000 atten@@ ding the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al last year .
A par@@ ent@@ ’s hum@@ ble expres@@ sions of faith and confidence may do gro@@ wn children much good .
Of much more lasting sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance are efforts mo@@ tiv@@ ated by similar divine qualities but man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted in sh@@ aring in the work of Christian preaching and teaching .
C@@ ould you also pray with your children each day ?
They have bless@@ ed the tro@@ op@@ s and jus@@ ti@@ fied the k@@ ill@@ ing .
“ Do@@ g@@ s are very f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ing to us because they can se@@ em as bi@@ g as hor@@ ses ”
A j@@ an@@ it@@ or nam@@ ed Sh@@ ane has no@@ tic@@ ed the same tr@@ end .
C@@ u@@ t it down !
Our m@@ om@@ ents of priv@@ ate prayer af@@ for@@ d us an inv@@ alu@@ able opportunity ​ — occasi@@ ons for in@@ tim@@ ate , confid@@ enti@@ al talk to our heavenly Father .
E@@ ach part of the body , like each part of a ma@@ ch@@ ine , does special jo@@ bs .
This de@@ fin@@ iti@@ on well f@@ its Jehovah’s ro@@ le both as the Creator of the physical uni@@ verse and in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent be@@ ings and as the F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ er of his purpose .
He se@@ es what they are going through in these “ cr@@ itical times , ” and he kno@@ ws their in@@ n@@ er@@ most feelings . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 ; Acts 17 : 27 .
; Joh@@ ns@@ on , B .
Those who satis@@ fy that long@@ ing through Bible study and who apply Bible teachings have a clean conscience and a purpose in living .
I was able to sto@@ p . ”
M@@ other was also sent to the D@@ ac@@ ha@@ u cam@@ p .
When we are si@@ ck , we cannot ex@@ pect Jehovah to he@@ al us mirac@@ ul@@ ously , but we can pray for wisdom in cho@@ o@@ sing tre@@ at@@ ment .
The Bible uses m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s and is@@ lands to pi@@ c@@ ture many of the organiz@@ ations and in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions that se@@ em so so@@ li@@ d to mankind today .
No@@ tic@@ ing her la@@ pe@@ l c@@ ard , he asked what kind of id@@ enti@@ fic@@ ation she was we@@ aring .
Let us consider four of those influ@@ ences .
The se@@ ven times started h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of years before Jesus came to earth , and they continued until some@@ time after he re@@ turned to heaven .
The ra@@ ge of a king means m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers of death , but the wise man is one that a@@ ver@@ ts it . ”
When I conduct Bible stu@@ dies in out@@ l@@ ying r@@ ur@@ al are@@ as , he even d@@ ri@@ ves me there in his ca@@ r and pati@@ ently wa@@ its out@@ side until I am fin@@ i@@ shed . ”
See the “ I@@ mit@@ ate Their Fa@@ ith ” artic@@ les in the Au@@ gu@@ st 1 , 20@@ 14 ; No@@ v@@ ember 1 , 20@@ 14 ; and F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 1 , 20@@ 15 , is@@ su@@ es of The Watchtower .
M@@ AT@@ E@@ R@@ I@@ AL@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ C pur@@ su@@ its gover@@ n the lives of milli@@ ons today .
The Bible does not say that only those who are older or who have re@@ ached a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c age can get baptized .
of fo@@ st@@ ering com@@ plac@@ enc@@ y ​ — to the contr@@ ary , they gener@@ ate a sense of a@@ war@@ en@@ ess that I have r@@ ar@@ ely enc@@ oun@@ tered in other religious public@@ ations .
Thus , Witnesses in the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines have wor@@ ked in har@@ mony with the spirit of Isaiah 4@@ 2 : 11 , 12 : “ Let the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the c@@ ra@@ g c@@ ry out in joy .
A you@@ ng@@ ster can give evidence of disci@@ ple@@ ship
Bo@@ th mat@@ es will make mis@@ takes .
Sh@@ ould We Wor@@ ship I@@ ma@@ ges ?
For example , in a to@@ wn in nor@@ ther@@ n T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n , a married cou@@ ple were invit@@ ed for the first time to atten@@ d the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol , where Jehovah’s Witnesses learn how to teach Bible tru@@ ths .
One are@@ a that mer@@ its attention is the comfort and help we offer to famili@@ es .
S@@ ur@@ ely we want to be like David , who san@@ g : “ O ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy Jehovah with me , you people , and let us ex@@ al@@ t his name together . ”
Now he ad@@ ded this re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble question : “ A@@ m I in the place of God ? ”
Yet , the ste@@ ward is also a serv@@ ant .
4 : 2
( a ) In what sense did Jehovah show pati@@ ence in No@@ ah’s day ?
And , in@@ deed , Jehovah does .
What opportun@@ ities are there to bl@@ ess and praise Jehovah ?
Their very appe@@ ar@@ ance on the world sc@@ ene already provi@@ des t@@ ang@@ i@@ ble evidence that Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h truly is R@@ ul@@ er over “ the kingdom of the world . ” ​ — Revelation 11 : 15 .
In over 2@@ 30 lands , more than si@@ x milli@@ on Christians are already worshi@@ p@@ ing together in a loving , un@@ ited inter@@ n@@ ational bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : P@@ R@@ O@@ DI@@ G@@ A@@ L S@@ O@@ N
Indeed , gen@@ u@@ ine love would move a fellow Christian to want to help a brother who through no fa@@ ul@@ t of his own ge@@ ts into serious fin@@ an@@ cial difficul@@ ty .
The good news has now re@@ ached to the ends of the earth , and about se@@ ven milli@@ on people have the hope of ga@@ ining et@@ er@@ n@@ al life in God’s new world .
They hold that truth ​ — especially moral and spiritual truth — ​ is not ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te but relati@@ ve and ever chang@@ ing .
Does that make you feel fru@@ str@@ ated , as it did Paul ?
Y@@ oung ones in the S@@ W@@ A@@ P@@ O cam@@ ps were gro@@ om@@ ed as pione@@ ers for the li@@ ber@@ ation mo@@ v@@ ement .
TH@@ E year was 19@@ 0@@ 8 , and S@@ is@@ ter Wh@@ ite certainly got the attention of the to@@ w@@ ns@@ people with a br@@ and new in@@ ven@@ tion ​ — the Da@@ wn - Mo@@ bi@@ le .
“ Jehovah’s Witnesses , who pl@@ an to buil@@ d a new ‘ Kingdom H@@ all , ’ as their temp@@ les or a@@ udi@@ t@@ ori@@ um@@ s are called , are giving a positi@@ ve and con@@ cre@@ te example of co@@ op@@ er@@ ation that cannot be ign@@ ored , ” explained the writ@@ er .
Since the w@@ alls of Jewish hous@@ es were often pla@@ st@@ ered with li@@ me , a whole c@@ lu@@ ster of these wh@@ it@@ e@@ wa@@ shed hous@@ es hu@@ dd@@ led together on a h@@ ill@@ to@@ p could eas@@ ily be seen for mil@@ es around .
( b ) In respon@@ ding to the situation , how did Abra@@ m de@@ al with his wife ?
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying Bible examples can prove mo@@ tiv@@ ating .
( b ) In what are@@ as will fle@@ xi@@ bility be of help , and why ?
Jehovah Rev@@ e@@ als What “ Mu@@ st S@@ hor@@ tly T@@ ake P@@ l@@ ace , ” 6 / 15
For 20 sh@@ ek@@ els , they had so@@ ld their brother as a slave .
But how is it that a man of thinking a@@ bil@@ ities be@@ comes an ob@@ ject of ho@@ st@@ ility ?
W@@ a@@ sting no time , I found a part - time jo@@ b , and on De@@ c@@ ember 1 , 195@@ 5 , I became a regul@@ ar pioneer .
The apostle Paul said : “ If anyone is we@@ ak , do I not share his we@@ ak@@ ness ? ”
“ This verse really moved me , ” rec@@ alls K@@ im .
The words “ receive my sa@@ y@@ ings ” and “ inc@@ l@@ ine your heart ” show that we need a rec@@ ep@@ tive heart .
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ le 4 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 17 - 21
Per@@ haps your thoughts are similar to one of those qu@@ o@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve .
Joseph and M@@ ary then f@@ led to Egy@@ pt with their son .
By ap@@ pl@@ ying what Bible counsel can you@@ ths avoid serious mis@@ takes ?
C@@ learly , Peter was refer@@ ring to spirit cre@@ atu@@ res who cho@@ se to jo@@ in Satan’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
• What kind of gi@@ ver does Jehovah love ?
They show that the new bir@@ th takes place by means of a tw@@ o@@ fo@@ ld pro@@ c@@ ess .
In@@ v@@ ested with authority from the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh God and using the clear language of his inspired Word , the Jeremiah class dec@@ la@@ res that the nations and k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of today will be u@@ pro@@ o@@ ted and destro@@ yed at God’s du@@ e time and by his cho@@ s@@ en means .
I had an eas@@ y@@ going n@@ ature , which could well have led me away from spiritual pur@@ su@@ its were it not for the help of sever@@ al fine brothers ​ — pione@@ ers , or full - time min@@ isters — ​ who took a personal interest in me .
Jesus gave the illustr@@ ation of a nee@@ dy wi@@ do@@ w who kept going to an un@@ fa@@ ir ju@@ dge to ob@@ tain justice .
For the love of money is a ro@@ o@@ t of all s@@ or@@ ts of in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ous things , and by re@@ aching out for this love some have . . . st@@ ab@@ bed themselves all over with many pa@@ ins . ”
Paul said : “ His [ God’s ] inv@@ isi@@ ble qualities are c@@ learly seen from the worl@@ d’s cre@@ ation on@@ ward , because they are per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved by the things made , even his et@@ er@@ n@@ al power and Go@@ d@@ ship , so that they are in@@ ex@@ cu@@ sa@@ ble . ”
Why con@@ dem@@ n having se@@ x out@@ side marriage ? ”
You will w@@ ind up pleas@@ ing no one .
Yet , not ever@@ yone se@@ es it that way .
In any case , Paul wrote to the Hebrew Christians and pla@@ in@@ ly told them that they could not en@@ ter into God’s rest as long as they refu@@ sed to work in har@@ mony with His un@@ fol@@ ding purpose .
Mo@@ st of us appreci@@ ate being invit@@ ed to a ga@@ ther@@ ing of happy Christians .
However , the information app@@ lies to both mal@@ es and f@@ em@@ al@@ es .
( b ) What help has God provided so that we can accom@@ pl@@ ish our ministry ?
What in@@ duc@@ ed Peter to den@@ y Christ ?
To fi@@ ght Satan and w@@ in , we must not allow ourselves to be temp@@ ted to eng@@ age in se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
“ A He@@ al@@ ing to Your N@@ av@@ el ”
“ The pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ement against N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h ” is from Jehovah God , who is “ s@@ low to anger and great in power . ”
I@@ F Y@@ O@@ U were asked to put a value on your life , what would it be ?
( a ) What bas@@ is might Jehovah have found for for@@ giving David ?
He stated : “ H@@ op@@ e is a Christian vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e .
It was also true in S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a under ap@@ ar@@ the@@ id , when a min@@ or@@ ity prote@@ cted their d@@ om@@ in@@ ant position by la@@ ws that inclu@@ ded a ba@@ n on inter@@ rac@@ i@@ al marriage .
A travel@@ ing overse@@ er in the Mas@@ v@@ ing@@ o are@@ a , along with some local Witnesses , was eng@@ ag@@ ed in the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E S@@ A@@ Y@@ S : “ The whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one . ”
The question may ar@@ ise , ‘ How do we fin@@ ance such pro@@ je@@ cts as the con@@ stru@@ ction of new Kingdom H@@ alls , especially in coun@@ tri@@ es where the brothers have li@@ mit@@ ed fin@@ an@@ cial res@@ our@@ ces ? ’
By now , the three friends of Daniel had been appointed ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ at@@ ors of the ju@@ ris@@ dic@@ tional dist@@ ri@@ ct of Babyl@@ on , so the order app@@ lied to them .
Just as Noah was pre@@ served through the F@@ lood , loyal baptized ones will be pre@@ served when the present wicked world me@@ e@@ ts its end .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , Jehovah again s@@ wor@@ e with respect to the a@@ bo@@ ve - mentioned promises when he sent Moses to speak to Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants , who were then in sla@@ very to the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans .
Yes , Jehovah deep@@ ly lo@@ ves those who are dra@@ wn to him in love .
They ow@@ ned Joseph now , and they would not let him out of their sight .
God’s spirit pro@@ du@@ ces in us fine qualities that benefit us and those with whom we live and serve .
Since a judgment in fav@@ or of one individu@@ al would pro@@ ba@@ bly have been against another , it is not hard to i@@ magine that some were disa@@ p@@ pointed by Moses ’ decisions .
They will not be m@@ our@@ ned , nor will they be ga@@ ther@@ ed up or bu@@ ri@@ ed . They will become like man@@ ure on the sur@@ face of the gr@@ ound . ’ ”
If so , you may find comfort in this : Jehovah ca@@ res so deep@@ ly about his worshipp@@ ers that he takes no@@ te of all that happ@@ ens to them as they go about their da@@ ily life .
In l@@ ine with that , Joseph and M@@ ary offered “ a pa@@ ir of tur@@ t@@ le@@ do@@ ves or two young pi@@ ge@@ ons . ”
For the first time in my life , I had real friends .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , the nor@@ ma@@ l ac@@ ad@@ em@@ ic pro@@ c@@ ess of thor@@ ough an@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is and pre@@ public@@ ation pe@@ er re@@ view was b@@ y@@ pas@@ sed , as the te@@ am was requi@@ red to si@@ gn n@@ on@@ dis@@ clo@@ sure ag@@ re@@ ements .
They are still faith@@ fully serving at Bethel ​ — E@@ d@@ ward and his wife , Con@@ ni@@ e , at P@@ at@@ ter@@ son and Ge@@ or@@ ge and his wife , G@@ r@@ ace , at Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n .
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : I@@ D@@ O@@ L W@@ O@@ R@@ SHI@@ P@@ P@@ E@@ R
What This New Le@@ ad@@ er Will Do
Jesus thus refu@@ sed to get involved in the pol@@ itical af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of his day . ​ — Matthew 8 : 20 ; John 6 : 15 ; 17 : 16 ; 18 : 36 .
Some have felt that they should learn ancient Hebrew and Greek so that they could read the Bible in the origin@@ al langu@@ ages .
What circumstances in the first century helped the s@@ pre@@ ad of the good news ?
Be@@ fore being used as a Kingdom H@@ all , it is c@@ lear@@ ed of any reli@@ c@@ s of false worship .
By being sub@@ mis@@ sive to God , hum@@ bly accep@@ ting his discipl@@ ine and con@@ form@@ ing to his will .
N@@ ear@@ by nations , such as Phil@@ is@@ ti@@ a , Mo@@ a@@ b , and A@@ m@@ m@@ on , would also experience God’s wr@@ ath .
Do not over@@ look how Jehovah has bless@@ ed your efforts up t@@ ill now .
Some will experience a resurrection to im@@ mor@@ tal life as spirit cre@@ atu@@ res in the heavens , while others will be resur@@ rec@@ ted to the earth with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living forever in Par@@ adise .
A Per@@ s@@ onal R@@ el@@ ati@@ on@@ ship With Jehovah
It is evid@@ ent that Paul put his heart into his work .
Although the slave class is de@@ f@@ ined as “ faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et , ” Jesus did not say that it would be inf@@ al@@ li@@ ble .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , it was a real stru@@ gg@@ le to bre@@ ak free from what others expe@@ cted of me , but I am happy I did .
What vari@@ ety there was travel@@ ing between congregations ! One we@@ ek I went by bu@@ s , another we@@ ek by tra@@ m , then by ca@@ r or on the back of a mo@@ t@@ or@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le , bal@@ an@@ c@@ ing a su@@ it@@ case and a wit@@ ness@@ ing ba@@ g .
Do you know what end@@ ear@@ ed Paul to his brothers ?
M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ena pray@@ ed to Jehovah for direction and ac@@ ted in har@@ mony with her prayers . ​ — James 1 : 5 .
Corin@@ na said : “ We left our work are@@ a in the ev@@ ening and wal@@ ked to a ra@@ il@@ way st@@ ation 25 kil@@ om@@ et@@ ers ( 15 mil@@ es ) away .
For many , spiritual vision is ob@@ stru@@ cted because they are un@@ te@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble and ri@@ gi@@ d in their vie@@ ws .
Mu@@ si@@ c it@@ self is a gift from God and has long held a place in true worship .
To imitate God’s love , how must we tre@@ at our neigh@@ b@@ or ?
The tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous ter@@ ra@@ in was difficult to pat@@ ro@@ l , so in the past , many in the are@@ a s@@ mu@@ gg@@ led com@@ mo@@ di@@ ties over these m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s .
Yet , God s@@ ends th@@ un@@ ders and ra@@ in .
By co@@ op@@ er@@ ating with the el@@ der arrang@@ ement in the congregation , we also show that we trust in Jehovah . ​ — Hebrews 13 : 17 .
There , they will experience un@@ told blessings as they continue to gro@@ w in appreciation for Jehovah , and they will be able to praise him to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ​ — P@@ s .
Why do ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved parents , such as V@@ l@@ adi@@ mi@@ r , W@@ il@@ li@@ am , and Lu@@ cy , feel so much deep and lasting pain ?
En@@ du@@ r@@ ance coun@@ ts great@@ ly with God
Re@@ ap@@ ing the Re@@ war@@ ds
But if I could change one thing , I would cho@@ ose to have known about Jehovah God much ear@@ li@@ er .
When he vis@@ ited C@@ am@@ bo@@ dia on v@@ ac@@ ation , a gi@@ r@@ l came up to him beg@@ g@@ ing for money as he din@@ ed at a ca@@ f@@ é in Ph@@ no@@ m Pen@@ h .
The chang@@ es that we have to face may cause us some wor@@ ry and ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion .
This had a very des@@ tru@@ ctive effect on his family relation@@ shi@@ ps .
Even after he got married and had two children , he still had that desire .
That same day , we were invit@@ ed to go to the Kingdom H@@ all .
You would pro@@ ba@@ bly h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to make such a st@@ at@@ ement to a to@@ tal str@@ anger or to a m@@ ere ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ ance .
Because of the way we have been made by “ the God of love , ” those who pur@@ sue only their own inter@@ ests can never find happiness .
“ L@@ isten , my son , to the discipl@@ ine of your father , and do not for@@ s@@ ake the law of your mother . ” ​ — Proverbs 1 : 8 .
While preaching in nor@@ ther@@ n Gal@@ ile@@ e , what did Jesus dis@@ close to his disciples , and why was that sh@@ o@@ c@@ king to them ?
What can you do if you feel that an el@@ der has er@@ red ?
“ O Jehovah , ” wrote the prophet Isaiah , “ you are my God . I ex@@ al@@ t you , I la@@ u@@ d your name , for you have done wonderful things . ”
What does the Bible teach you about tru@@ sting in Jehovah ?
However , the inc@@ re@@ ase in de@@ pra@@ v@@ ity and sh@@ o@@ c@@ king viol@@ ence con@@ fir@@ m that the end of their re@@ ign of ter@@ ro@@ r is near .
Fir@@ st , Paul stated why he kept on preaching to the Jews .
Paul thus pray@@ ed : “ Now may the God who supp@@ lies end@@ ur@@ ance and comfort gr@@ ant you to have among y@@ ourselves the same men@@ tal attitude that Christ Jesus had . ”
F@@ in@@ ally , I qu@@ it the ch@@ urch and began to atten@@ d meetings of the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents with M@@ other , and not long af@@ ter@@ ward C@@ lar@@ ence did the same .
And the r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned prophet Jeremiah was moved to rec@@ ord : “ In no way is there anyone like you , O Jehovah . You are great , and your name is great in mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness . ” — Psalm 8@@ 3 : 18 ; 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 29 : 11 ; Jeremiah 10 : 6 .
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : M@@ A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ A@@ L A@@ R@@ T@@ S E@@ X@@ P@@ E@@ R@@ T
“ No man has taken it away from me , but I sur@@ rend@@ er it of my own in@@ iti@@ ative . ”
We know that it is the inspired Word of God , not the word of men .
Jesus taught his disciples to do the same work .
Go@@ od , atten@@ tive listen@@ ers often find it e@@ asi@@ er to have friends .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What shows that ever@@ yone in the congregation can have a place he can ch@@ er@@ ish ?
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ les 4 , 5 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 17 - 25
“ It H@@ el@@ ps M@@ e to Re@@ ach the H@@ ear@@ ts of Pe@@ ople ”
How can we demonstr@@ ate that we believe that God’s way of rul@@ ing is best ?
P@@ re@@ des@@ t@@ in@@ ation and F@@ ree Will ​ — Re@@ conc@@ il@@ able ?
That is what Paul end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to do . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 2 : 7 - 10 .
F@@ in@@ ally , all were deli@@ gh@@ ted to hear from 9@@ 6 - year - old C@@ are@@ y W . Bar@@ ber .
The ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of mankind , bl@@ in@@ ded by Satan , are still ali@@ en@@ ated from God and ign@@ or@@ ant of the purpose of God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness .
The I@@ tal@@ i@@ an govern@@ ment was su@@ p@@ posed to gu@@ i@@ de S@@ om@@ ali@@ a to in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence under a Un@@ ited N@@ ations man@@ d@@ ate , but the situation seem@@ ed to be deter@@ i@@ or@@ ating .
Ke@@ ep your chil@@ d’s life well stru@@ c@@ tur@@ ed .
You may be sur@@ pris@@ ed at the resul@@ ts .
It was too co@@ st@@ ly to tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne , and there was no e - ma@@ il in those days !
Many servants of God showed faith@@ ful@@ ness and loy@@ al@@ ty during a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ence or ear@@ li@@ er .
But what if the do@@ or had regul@@ arly been used and its h@@ ing@@ es were well gre@@ as@@ ed ?
The con@@ text shows that John was discus@@ sing fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch ​ — spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally the relationship between love of God and fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch toward H@@ im .
The ter@@ m can ref@@ er to the in@@ ner self ​ — what a person thin@@ ks , feel@@ s , and desi@@ res .
N@@ one of those things are in themselves wrong in Jehovah’s eyes .
How can you learn what Jehovah’s Witnesses really believe , how their ministry and plac@@ es of worship are fin@@ an@@ ced , and why they call at your home and appro@@ ach you in public plac@@ es ?
You or S@@ te@@ ve ? ’
• Psalm 1@@ 19 : 1@@ 28
This is because matu@@ r@@ ity , as we have seen , is not inter@@ n@@ al or hi@@ d@@ den , but it is mar@@ ked by c@@ learly dis@@ cer@@ ni@@ ble char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s that can benefit and buil@@ d up others .
As in the first century , some relati@@ ves today need consider@@ able time before they get on@@ to the way to life .
Babyl@@ on@@ ’s hor@@ des would en@@ ter the se@@ ct@@ or called the second qu@@ ar@@ ter , and the “ c@@ ra@@ shing from the h@@ ill@@ s ” may den@@ o@@ te the s@@ ound of the appro@@ aching Ch@@ al@@ de@@ ans .
Let that not become our cu@@ sto@@ m , for young and old al@@ ike benefit great@@ ly from regul@@ ar pres@@ ence at Christian meetings .
Of course , we must never over@@ es@@ tim@@ ate our own strength .
By the time Jesus arri@@ ved , La@@ z@@ ar@@ us had been dead for four days . By wa@@ iting , Jesus gave a better witness about his Father .
Th@@ r@@ ough the world that is under his control , the Devil may temp@@ t us to eng@@ age in practic@@ es disa@@ p@@ proved by God .
And in Mar@@ ch 20@@ 00 , two days of stri@@ fe l@@ in@@ ked with religion left 3@@ 00 N@@ i@@ g@@ er@@ ians dead .
22 : 34 - 39 .
This is especially important when the t@@ ask will af@@ fect other people , as is the case with assign@@ ments in the Christian congregation .
De@@ pres@@ sed gi@@ r@@ l : P@@ ho@@ to I@@ L@@ O / J .
No@@ te what E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 5 states : “ The living are consci@@ ous that they will die ; but as for the dead , they are consci@@ ous of nothing at all . ”
I am so gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah and his people for their help .
1 : 18 - 20 ; Luke 2 : 4@@ 1 , 5@@ 1 .
In 198@@ 8 we were reas@@ sign@@ ed to P@@ ort Mo@@ res@@ by to care for the gro@@ wing transl@@ ation needs at the branch .
God’s power en@@ ab@@ led Jesus Christ to per@@ form a wide vari@@ ety of ast@@ oun@@ ding mirac@@ les .
They will be e@@ ag@@ er to discus@@ s it with you , doing so with “ deep respect . ” ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 15 .
The city author@@ ities needed to re@@ pa@@ ir a se@@ wer pi@@ pe in the are@@ a , so they sent in work@@ ers with heav@@ y e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment .
When There Is “ T@@ ri@@ bul@@ ation ”
Some people “ worship and serve what God has cre@@ ated in@@ stead of the Creator himself . ”
I am con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah is inter@@ ested in anything that might af@@ fect my spiritual and emo@@ tional wel@@ f@@ are . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 5 : 5 .
Still , Jehovah can an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ate any re@@ be@@ l in the l@@ ake of fi@@ re , den@@ ying him any hope of a resurrection .
The next article will answer this question and show us how we too can cop@@ e with anything that is like a thor@@ n in our flesh .
15 , 16 . ( a ) What confidence can we have in Jehovah ?
His coun@@ ten@@ ance was that of a m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er of God , with the peace that came from the God of glory , Jehovah .
O@@ thers went fur@@ ther , even in@@ sis@@ ting that it was necess@@ ary for Jewish Christians to ob@@ serve the Law in order to be sa@@ ved .
Abraham also made supp@@ lic@@ ation in be@@ half of others .
On Mar@@ ch 21 , 20@@ 12 , U@@ .@@ N . Se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary - Gen@@ er@@ al B@@ an K@@ i - mo@@ on stated : “ There are many valu@@ able tre@@ ati@@ es and to@@ ol@@ s ​ — as well as a com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l fr@@ am@@ e@@ work — ​ to pre@@ v@@ ent and er@@ adi@@ c@@ ate rac@@ ism , rac@@ i@@ al dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ation , x@@ en@@ op@@ ho@@ bia and rel@@ ated in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance .
Is the son really going to be a fa@@ il@@ ure because he is having tr@@ ou@@ ble in one class ?
Like a large prote@@ ctive shi@@ eld , our faith prote@@ cts us from Satan’s “ bur@@ ning mis@@ s@@ il@@ es . ”
The person@@ i@@ fic@@ ation of wisdom found in the 8@@ th chap@@ ter of Proverbs is not mer@@ ely a de@@ vice to expla@@ in the char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s of an ab@@ str@@ act qu@@ ality .
Who is Christ using today to direc@@ t his congregation , and how should we view this group of anointed Christians ?
What promises of support did Jehovah make to Jeremiah ?
There was even o@@ pen con@@ dem@@ nation of the local sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s of the se@@ as@@ on ​ — the Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s t@@ ree and D@@ ed M@@ or@@ o@@ z , or G@@ r@@ and@@ father F@@ ro@@ st , the Rus@@ si@@ an e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent of S@@ an@@ ta C@@ la@@ us .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate a pro@@ found reg@@ ard for blood because of what God is doing by means of it ​ — sa@@ ving lives .
E@@ ach of us ought to be res@@ ol@@ ved to avoid being like some in the apostle Paul’s day who in time s@@ l@@ ac@@ ked off in personal study .
G@@ ary , from N@@ or@@ th C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ina , has 30 years ’ experience in con@@ stru@@ ction man@@ ag@@ ement .
Is God’s rest day still ong@@ o@@ ing ?
Jehovah is not just the He@@ are@@ r of prayer but also the An@@ s@@ wer@@ er .
I@@ ts fu@@ ry in water s@@ ti@@ r@@ s up a f@@ ro@@ th like fo@@ am@@ ing o@@ in@@ t@@ ment .
“ If the un@@ believ@@ ing one pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ds to de@@ part , let him de@@ part , ” wrote Paul . “ A brother or a sister is not in ser@@ vi@@ tu@@ de under such circumstances , but God has called you to peace . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
How do those with Chris@@ t@@ like love respon@@ d to an ac@@ tu@@ al or per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved wrong ?
For instance , following the direction of the local fi@@ re de@@ par@@ t@@ ment , the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in J@@ ap@@ an , lo@@ c@@ ated in E@@ bin@@ a , an@@ nu@@ ally ho@@ l@@ ds a fi@@ re dr@@ ill .
One such individu@@ al was E@@ r@@ n@@ est E . Be@@ av@@ or of Eng@@ land .
Of course , children also have pres@@ sing emo@@ tional needs .
Some today might reason : ‘ The person I@@ ’@@ m at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to is very ni@@ ce .
In this illustr@@ ation Jehovah is the C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ at@@ or , Jesus is the v@@ ine , and the apostles whom Jesus was ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing are the bran@@ ches .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful Abraham com@@ p@@ lied . ​ — Genesis 21 : 11 - 14 .
The article rel@@ ated the st@@ ory of Lu@@ i@@ z Al@@ v@@ o de A@@ ra@@ ú@@ j@@ o , a local ma@@ il@@ man , who had so@@ ld a pi@@ e@@ ce of land to the st@@ ate govern@@ ment .
A@@ gain , the psalmist may have had in mind Jehovah’s loy@@ al@@ ty to his covenant promise to Abraham .
You will know that Jehovah has never fa@@ iled to keep his promises .
( In@@ c@@ lu@@ de the bo@@ x “ P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations for the B@@ l@@ ind . ” )
He is the enem@@ y ​ — not Jehovah ! ​ — 1 P@@ et .
Di@@ d the supp@@ lic@@ ation of the righteous man Moses have “ much for@@ ce ” in A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s case ? Yes .
Jesus knew that well - cho@@ s@@ en questions not only help a teach@@ er learn about a stud@@ ent but also get the listen@@ er involved in the discus@@ sion .
With my family in 194@@ 8 : ( fr@@ on@@ t , left to right ) M@@ an@@ f@@ red , B@@ er@@ ta , S@@ ab@@ ine , H@@ ann@@ el@@ ore , Peter ; ( back , left to right ) me and Jo@@ ch@@ en
What ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le can pre@@ v@@ ent us from re@@ aching the fin@@ ish l@@ ine in the r@@ ace for life , and how can we avoid it ?
If you ag@@ ree that it would be good to exam@@ ine your fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart , what might you look for ?
Are you continu@@ ing to “ seek Jehovah ” by reading his Word regul@@ arly ​ — da@@ ily ?
5 : 6 ; Z@@ ep@@ h .
My daugh@@ ter An@@ dre@@ a and her husband serve as special pione@@ ers , and she accom@@ pan@@ ies her husband when he vis@@ its congregations as a sub@@ s@@ titu@@ te cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er .
Then you have an ide@@ a of the sur@@ pas@@ sing joy that will be our@@ s when “ all those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs will hear [ Jesus ’ ] vo@@ ice and come out ” in the resurrection .
Mark N@@ ou@@ ma@@ ir , one of the G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ ors , cre@@ ated expe@@ ct@@ ation with the t@@ it@@ le of his talk , “ Will You Ma@@ in@@ tain It ? ”
Un@@ der Kingdom rule , lasting peace will pre@@ va@@ il earth wide .
Jesus asked Peter if he loved his Lord “ more than these ” ​ — evid@@ ently poin@@ ting to the large ha@@ ul of f@@ ish .
They have fre@@ ed themselves from a prom@@ is@@ cu@@ ous li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le and have experienced the benef@@ its of br@@ ing@@ ing their conduct into har@@ mony with the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s standards .
What does Jehovah reve@@ al to hum@@ ble ones , as indic@@ ated at 1 Corinthians 2 : 6 - 10 ?
How did Peter benefit from Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess ?
The pri@@ m@@ ary go@@ al of every Christian teach@@ er is to help the stud@@ ent to gain Jehovah’s fri@@ end@@ ship .
It is also important for you to seek up@@ building compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship in the Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
He was to wr@@ ite on one s@@ tic@@ k , “ For Juda@@ h and for the people of Israel who are with him , ” and on the other one , “ For Joseph , the s@@ tic@@ k of Eph@@ ra@@ im , and all the house of Israel who are with him . ”
“ De@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion ” also are vital if we are to keep Jehovah’s day in mind .
How , then , does Satan wi@@ eld his influ@@ ence over mankind today ?
The first humans , Adam and E@@ ve , were cre@@ ated perfect .
TH@@ E apostle Paul , also known as Saul of T@@ ar@@ su@@ s , came from a prom@@ in@@ ent family .
Re@@ ally , what greater purpose could we have than to worship the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of the uni@@ verse and live in a way that br@@ ings joy to his heart ?
All of this made him “ s@@ le@@ e@@ pl@@ ess from g@@ ri@@ ef . ”
How can others who atten@@ d ad@@ d to the joy of the we@@ d@@ ding day ?
In ad@@ dition to pr@@ inted material , the g@@ lo@@ be ​ — including re@@ mo@@ te par@@ ts of the earth — ​ is bl@@ an@@ ke@@ ted with bro@@ ad@@ ca@@ st@@ s vi@@ a ra@@ di@@ o , T@@ V , and the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t .
“ What about the spiritual war@@ f@@ are we are in ? ” he asked .
These i@@ ma@@ ges do not inspi@@ re confidence in him as R@@ ul@@ er .
Wh@@ ere , then , did they all go ?
At one point after A@@ k@@ ik@@ o was di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with fi@@ br@@ om@@ y@@ al@@ gi@@ a , they had to leave a special assignment in the full - time Christian ministry .
What , then , can others do for such older ones ?
Instead of get@@ ting the gi@@ r@@ l he lo@@ ves , he is tri@@ cked into mar@@ r@@ ying someone el@@ se first and ends up with four wi@@ ves and many resul@@ ting problems .
Un@@ der ba@@ n , we were cont@@ ent with what we had .
From then on , there were no more k@@ ings on earth who re@@ pres@@ ented Jehovah God in rul@@ ing his people .
What dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c ro@@ le will angels pla@@ y in the near future , and how will that af@@ fect mankind ?
‘ J@@ ah Ser@@ ves for My S@@ al@@ vation ’
[ Bo@@ x / ​ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 16 , 17 ]
To that end , some parents make use of pr@@ inted liter@@ ature , a@@ udi@@ o recor@@ ding@@ s , and vi@@ de@@ o@@ s in both langu@@ ages .
Jesus said that we should keep on as@@ king pers@@ is@@ ten@@ tly for the holy spirit , like a hu@@ ng@@ ry child as@@ king for food .
The W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er of O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 15 , 19@@ 23 , af@@ fir@@ m@@ ed that “ the Son of man ” is Jesus .
In har@@ mony with that counsel , dedic@@ ated Christians are ur@@ ged to seek marriage mat@@ es only among those who are “ in the Lord . ”
When we pray to Jehovah , we should not just ask him to give us what we need .
( Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 1 : 1 – 14 : 21 )
This made the high pri@@ est , El@@ i , think that she was dr@@ un@@ k .
Now , i@@ magine that one day , a bi@@ g change occ@@ ur@@ s .
But I am in your mi@@ d@@ st as the one minis@@ ter@@ ing . ”
Af@@ ter@@ ward , she also gave some to her husband when he was with her , and he began e@@ ating it . ”
Paul was tre@@ ated ba@@ dly by some , but he did not allow that to cause him to give up preaching to people of that ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
What Jesus accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed is similar to the go@@ al each par@@ ent ho@@ p@@ es to re@@ ach in ra@@ ising respon@@ sible children .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Witnesses are respon@@ ding to the chall@@ enge by lear@@ ning another language .
The ch@@ urch could not provide any satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers to his questions .
How far was he willing to go ?
No doubt , Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ic@@ es as he se@@ es some 6@@ .@@ 6 milli@@ on of his Witnesses will@@ ingly obe@@ ying Jesus ’ direction to make disciples .
C@@ un@@ ei@@ form ta@@ ble@@ t
Job did .
Instead of wor@@ r@@ ying , some positi@@ ve action on your part may pro@@ du@@ ce good resul@@ ts .
My years of service to Jehovah have taught me that keep@@ ing integrity comes at a co@@ st but the in@@ ner peace that Jehovah gives in return is a tre@@ asure of sur@@ pas@@ sing value .
So if you obey your parents , you will be happy .
3 , 4 . ( a ) How did some serve in the first century ?
Ther@@ efore , it is wise to take the time really to get to know a pro@@ spe@@ ctive mate .
Yes , “ Jehovah helps ” !
If the Ba@@ be@@ l account had been an in@@ ven@@ tion by Moses , the Hebrew writ@@ er of Genesis , would it have cro@@ pp@@ ed up in the leg@@ ends of such far - f@@ lu@@ ng n@@ ational and language grou@@ ps ?
Are we@@ al@@ th , fav@@ or , or em@@ in@@ ence the only me@@ a@@ sures of succ@@ ess ?
What can we learn from the beau@@ ty and order that are evid@@ ent in cre@@ ation ?
A great@@ ly an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated fe@@ ature of conven@@ tions is the baptism talk follow@@ ed by a complete im@@ mer@@ sion in water of all can@@ di@@ d@@ ates who qu@@ ali@@ fy .
And second , because we have con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony from people whom God has com@@ for@@ ted ​ — real people , both from our time and the past .
He also told Daniel the meaning of a v@@ isi@@ on@@ ary dre@@ am de@@ pi@@ cting an im@@ men@@ se me@@ tal i@@ ma@@ ge .
We ho@@ ped to find a sa@@ il@@ bo@@ at that we could con@@ ver@@ t into a rec@@ re@@ ational bo@@ at .
Y@@ ou@@ ng@@ st@@ ers gro@@ wing up need good examples .
Con@@ t@@ act govern@@ ment ag@@ en@@ ci@@ es that provide ser@@ vi@@ ces for the el@@ der@@ ly .
See the pi@@ c@@ ture on page 7@@ 5 of the book Revelation ​ — I@@ ts G@@ r@@ and C@@ li@@ ma@@ x At H@@ and !
H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of mil@@ es away in Cana@@ an , Jose@@ p@@ h’s family was suffering .
Gi@@ ant fac@@ t@@ ori@@ es shu@@ t their do@@ ors .
When God ano@@ in@@ ts Christians with holy spirit , these are in@@ iti@@ ally se@@ aled .
Christians par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in certain works that are of public concer@@ n as long as the works do not con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with God’s la@@ ws .
Jesus explained the right attitude when he said : “ You , also , when you have done all the things assign@@ ed to you , say , ‘ We are good - for - nothing sla@@ ves . What we have done is what we ought to have done . ’ ”
How can a Bible - tra@@ ined conscience help us to follow the guid@@ ance of Jehovah’s spirit ?
The M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Jesus ’ death ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fi@@ es these two expres@@ sions of love .
He is the only one mentioned in the Hebrew Scriptures who served as both a king and a pri@@ est .
When I rema@@ ined se@@ ated , two or three bo@@ ys would try to pul@@ l me up off the se@@ at by my ha@@ ir .
Paul here direc@@ ted attention to Jehovah as our Li@@ fe - Gi@@ ver , doing so t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully by refer@@ ring to him as “ Lord of heaven and earth . ”
That is what occ@@ ur@@ red , for “ when [ the Rom@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers ] had imp@@ aled [ Jesus ] they dist@@ ribu@@ ted his ou@@ ter gar@@ ments by ca@@ sting lo@@ ts . ” ​ — Mat@@ t . 27 : 35 ; read John 19 : 23 , 24 .
John also war@@ ns about “ the dec@@ ei@@ ver and the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t . ” ​ — 2 John 5 - 7 .
N@@ ei@@ ther Abraham , Jac@@ o@@ b , nor Na@@ om@@ i could f@@ ill those needs without help .
M@@ au@@ ri@@ ce and Bet@@ ty are re@@ ti@@ red .
Not all who have the hope of living in heaven are part of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
• What did God reve@@ al to Abraham that had a be@@ aring on Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment Da@@ y ?
When Bo@@ a@@ z of Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m took the Mo@@ a@@ bit@@ ess Ru@@ th in brother - in - law marriage , the elders of Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m spoke fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly of T@@ am@@ ar@@ ’s son Per@@ e@@ z , saying to Bo@@ a@@ z : “ May your house become like the house of Per@@ e@@ z , whom T@@ am@@ ar bor@@ e to Juda@@ h , from the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing that Jehovah will give you out of this young woman . ”
What a privilege it is for us not only to know God’s personal name but also to be@@ ar it as “ a people for his name . ”
The question , then , may be asked , Does God work mirac@@ les through mul@@ titu@@ des of often con@@ f@@ lic@@ ting ch@@ ann@@ els ?
He has been pre@@ par@@ ing her , ‘ cle@@ ans@@ ing her with the bat@@ h of water by means of the word . ’
The Gre@@ ek@@ s and Romans at me@@ als p@@ our@@ ed out li@@ b@@ ations to their go@@ ds , and at cer@@ em@@ on@@ i@@ al ban@@ qu@@ e@@ ts d@@ ran@@ k to them and to the dead . ”
In the mo@@ der@@ n hist@@ ory of Jehovah’s people , there have also been l@@ and@@ mar@@ k conven@@ tions ​ — events that mar@@ ked ma@@ j@@ or develop@@ ments in the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c activities or Scriptural understanding .
But you are prote@@ cted only if you keep such e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment in good con@@ dition and we@@ ar it .
Jehovah’s Witnesses contribu@@ te to the wel@@ f@@ are of the commun@@ ity in which they live by help@@ ing people to over@@ come problems in their da@@ ily life and br@@ ing@@ ing them hope for the future .
Indeed , Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on will be the war to end all w@@ ars .
This requi@@ res that we set spiritual pri@@ or@@ ities and use our time wis@@ ely . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 15 , 16 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 10 .
The G@@ esta@@ p@@ o fre@@ qu@@ ently came to our home to sear@@ ch for Witness public@@ ations and to question my parents .
I came to understand that I have a responsi@@ bility to the Gi@@ ver of life
But more re@@ sear@@ ch shows that God’s people became cap@@ ti@@ ves many years before 19@@ 18 .
How did Paul feel about the wisdom of the God who de@@ v@@ ised this purpose ?
He asked : “ Do you , however , the one teaching someone el@@ se , not teach yourself ? ”
In ad@@ dition to what might be called the sin of com@@ mis@@ sion , that is , com@@ mit@@ ting wr@@ ong@@ s against one@@ ’s fellow humans , the Bible speak@@ s of the sin of om@@ is@@ sion .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , he was well - educ@@ ated and thor@@ ough@@ ly famili@@ ar with the ma@@ in scho@@ ol@@ s of ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y of his day .
Because the apostles obe@@ yed , Jehovah continued to bl@@ ess them .
When it comes to organiz@@ ed char@@ ity , though , we need to be ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous as we ev@@ alu@@ ate the many appe@@ als we receive .
How will you person@@ ally demonstr@@ ate that you appreci@@ ate Jehovah’s appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ bl@@ en@@ ess and imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality ?
As Mar@@ k@@ ’s com@@ ments reve@@ al , the great@@ est joy in life comes from giving , and a full life in sac@@ red service off@@ ers many opportun@@ ities for giving to others .
And as fore@@ told , when they did not put their trust in God’s remin@@ ders , they re@@ ap@@ ed bit@@ ter fru@@ it@@ age . ​ — Le@@ v .
Why can one not worship God accep@@ ta@@ bly without being dedic@@ ated to him ?
But Moses told them that this experience should teach them godly fear , a fear that would move them to obey their all - powerful and only true God , Jehovah . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 19 : 16 - 19 ; 20 : 18 - 20 .
This par@@ able has stru@@ ck a responsi@@ ve cho@@ r@@ d in people of many cul@@ tures over the cen@@ tu@@ ries . ​ — Luke 10 : 29 - 37 .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise I desire the women to ad@@ or@@ n themselves in well - arrang@@ ed d@@ ress , with mo@@ des@@ ty and s@@ oun@@ dness of mind , not with st@@ y@@ les of ha@@ ir b@@ ra@@ i@@ ding and go@@ ld or pe@@ ar@@ ls or very ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive gar@@ b , but in the way that be@@ f@@ its women prof@@ ess@@ ing to re@@ ver@@ ence God . ”
He tru@@ sted that with Jehovah’s help , he would be able to fo@@ il this evil p@@ lo@@ t and pu@@ s@@ h for@@ ward with the building pro@@ ject . ​ — Ne@@ h@@ emiah 6 : 5 - 9 .
Be@@ fore making ma@@ j@@ or decisions in life , they take am@@ ple time to pray to God , see@@ king the direction of the holy spirit in making cho@@ ic@@ es that will de@@ e@@ pen their spiritu@@ ality .
On@@ ly a few we@@ ek@@ s after Jesus was ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted , some Jews who listen@@ ed to Pet@@ er@@ ’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on “ were st@@ ab@@ bed to the heart . ”
Satan has always tri@@ ed to influ@@ ence God’s people to make cho@@ ic@@ es that could co@@ st them their in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
She could not do all this work on her own ! F@@ in@@ ally , Mar@@ th@@ a could no longer su@@ p@@ pres@@ s her fru@@ str@@ ation .
When we be@@ ar up under tri@@ als , remain fir@@ m des@@ pite ad@@ vers@@ ities , or res@@ ist temp@@ t@@ ations from the ung@@ o@@ dly world , our integrity be@@ comes evid@@ ent .
The Bible ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es us : “ M@@ ore than all el@@ se that is to be gu@@ ar@@ ded , sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard your heart . ”
Jesus did not ur@@ ge his followers to get s@@ words for prote@@ ction .
If we cultiv@@ ate love for God in our chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s hearts , we will sur@@ ely have the same joy .
He wanted to do his Fa@@ ther’s will and up@@ hold Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y at all co@@ st@@ s .
Di@@ d they have a s@@ inc@@ ere desire to clean up the pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s of their day , or was it the pro@@ spe@@ ct of power and of having friends in high plac@@ es that at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted them ?
H@@ er father , for a time at le@@ ast , was an i@@ do@@ later .
P@@ ho@@ en@@ i@@ ci@@ a , which r@@ ough@@ ly cor@@ respon@@ ded to mo@@ der@@ n - day Le@@ ban@@ on , was no@@ ted for its T@@ y@@ ri@@ an pur@@ ple d@@ ye , nam@@ ed after the city of T@@ y@@ re .
It tend@@ s to pla@@ y to sel@@ f@@ ish desi@@ res or to the e@@ go .
M@@ ore than 30 times , the la@@ ws found in L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us are cre@@ di@@ ted to Jehovah .
What a person says is important , but it is the way he expres@@ ses himself that con@@ ve@@ ys the spirit be@@ h@@ ind the words .
As to his power , think of this : It is said that there are some 4@@ 5@@ ,000 th@@ under@@ st@@ or@@ ms every day , more than 16 milli@@ on a year .
P@@ ur@@ su@@ ing a righteous course during a long life br@@ ings respect .
We read that he “ continued to love Jehovah by wal@@ king in the st@@ atu@@ tes of David his father . ”
One way to cultiv@@ ate hum@@ ility is to pon@@ der over the great@@ ness of Jehovah in com@@ par@@ is@@ on to us .
In this , the arrang@@ ement taught gener@@ os@@ ity .
* I im@@ medi@@ ately c@@ ru@@ mp@@ led it up and th@@ re@@ w it in the fi@@ re .
We learned that public trans@@ por@@ t to such re@@ mo@@ te plac@@ es did not ru@@ n on a pre@@ c@@ ise sc@@ he@@ du@@ le .
In qui@@ et m@@ om@@ ents , he pas@@ sed the time pla@@ ying the har@@ p .
A congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the city of Ch@@ el@@ y@@ ab@@ in@@ s@@ k , Rus@@ sia , cons@@ ists mo@@ st@@ ly of de@@ a@@ f individuals .
They even ris@@ ked their life for the sheep .
And Ne@@ w@@ s@@ we@@ ek ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine com@@ men@@ ted that “ I@@ .@@ D . has nothing to say on the ex@@ ist@@ ence and id@@ ent@@ ity of the desi@@ gn@@ er . ”
In the bat@@ tle for V@@ er@@ du@@ n in Fr@@ ance , there were over half a milli@@ on ca@@ su@@ al@@ ties .
• When Jesus ur@@ ged us to pray for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess for our de@@ b@@ ts , what de@@ b@@ ts were me@@ ant ?
Isaiah also said of God’s people : “ Jehovah will be b@@ ound to lead you con@@ stan@@ tly . . . , and he will in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ate your very b@@ ones ; and you must become like a well - w@@ at@@ ered gar@@ den . ”
( Read Ru@@ th 1 : 1 - 6 . )
18 , 19 . ( a ) Why have op@@ pon@@ ents fa@@ iled to bre@@ ak the integrity of Jehovah’s people ?
Rather than being su@@ spi@@ ci@@ ous of our brother , we would do well to consider why we are cr@@ itical of him .
Can there be any gift of greater wor@@ th ?
Even more imp@@ res@@ sive is the way that Jehovah desi@@ gn@@ ed the c@@ el@@ ls that make up all living cre@@ atu@@ res .
For example , they both knew that many people in the city of L@@ y@@ str@@ a wanted to k@@ ill them .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , many ask : ‘ Why have such con@@ di@@ tions become so wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad ?
The first ty@@ pe of so@@ il is hard , or p@@ ac@@ ked down ; the second is shal@@ low ; the th@@ ir@@ d is over@@ gro@@ wn with thor@@ ns ; and the f@@ our@@ th is fine , or good , so@@ il that pro@@ du@@ ces well .
Re@@ g@@ arding this ev@@ ic@@ tion , the Bible fore@@ told : “ W@@ o@@ e for the earth . . . , because the Devil has come down to you , having great anger , know@@ ing he has a sh@@ ort peri@@ od of time . ”
G@@ r@@ ou@@ p in pris@@ on : C@@ hi@@ ca@@ go H@@ er@@ al@@ d - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can
Although well - ver@@ sed in the Scriptures , he was more than happy to be given an assignment to “ dist@@ ribu@@ te food to ta@@ bl@@ es ” so that the apostles could devo@@ te themselves “ to prayer and to the ministry of the word . ”
That mat@@ ched what was done with the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver lam@@ b , so this lam@@ b was in that sense “ a sh@@ a@@ do@@ w ” of what was to come on N@@ is@@ an 14 , 33 C.E .
To find a conven@@ tion near you , ple@@ ase vis@@ it the We@@ b s@@ ite w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
( See also bo@@ x on page 31 . )
Do@@ ing so can help famili@@ es ga@@ u@@ ge how well they are prog@@ res@@ sing in their ob@@ je@@ ctive of pleas@@ ing Jehovah and can en@@ able them to ev@@ alu@@ ate the relati@@ ve import@@ ance of any activ@@ ity . ​ — Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 10 .
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents at the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c scho@@ ol@@ s may need plac@@ es to stay , as may con@@ stru@@ ction vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers .
To many , “ faith ” simply means having a religious beli@@ ef or following a form of worship .
What is high@@ ligh@@ ted by the illustr@@ ation of the wi@@ do@@ w and the ju@@ dge ?
But our hi@@ d@@ den wr@@ ong@@ doing would be ‘ before Jehovah’s b@@ right face , ’ and our actions would dam@@ age our relationship with him .
To those in S@@ my@@ r@@ na , he said : “ I know your tri@@ bul@@ ation and po@@ ver@@ ty ​ — but you are rich . ”
We jo@@ in our brother in the stru@@ gg@@ le against our comm@@ on enem@@ y , Satan .
Still , to imp@@ ro@@ ve my lo@@ t , I began stud@@ ying ra@@ di@@ o and ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city , which imp@@ ressed on me the har@@ mony of physical la@@ ws .
O@@ ffering an U@@ p@@ building M@@ es@@ sage of Com@@ fort
One special occasi@@ on for rejo@@ ic@@ ing is a Christian we@@ d@@ ding .
In time , the king no@@ tic@@ es Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s sa@@ dness , and the way op@@ ens up for him to go to Jerusalem .
De@@ c@@ ep@@ tion is emp@@ lo@@ yed by
; Gre@@ en , J .
The world we live in is rul@@ ed by the wicked one .
My first talk was about the man Moses .
As a result , this obedi@@ ent Son became just like his Father ​ — so much so that the Bible ref@@ ers to him as “ the i@@ ma@@ ge of the inv@@ isi@@ ble God . ”
“ Your Father Who Lo@@ o@@ ks On in Se@@ cre@@ t Will Re@@ pa@@ y You ”
Jehovah certainly under@@ stan@@ ds how we feel .
God has accepted prayers from those who “ s@@ at down ” or “ sto@@ od up ” or those who were “ l@@ ying pro@@ str@@ ate ” or “ k@@ ne@@ el@@ ing down . ”
It is our hope that this j@@ our@@ n@@ al will help you to satis@@ fy your th@@ ir@@ st for Bible truth .
T@@ e@@ aching their children should be done in such a regul@@ ar , con@@ st@@ ant way that it is as though God’s teachings are right there before the children all the time .
Because we saw some of our gro@@ wn children enc@@ oun@@ ter problems that seri@@ ously t@@ ested their faith .
R@@ em@@ ember , this world is Satan’s .
N@@ early four cen@@ tu@@ ries before C@@ y@@ r@@ us ’ con@@ qu@@ est of Babyl@@ on , King Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at of Juda@@ h fac@@ ed the com@@ bin@@ ed ar@@ mi@@ es of A@@ m@@ m@@ on and Mo@@ a@@ b .
He was only 26 .
The Bible shows that money provi@@ des a practic@@ al de@@ f@@ en@@ se against po@@ ver@@ ty and its attend@@ ant tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es , en@@ ab@@ ling people to pro@@ cu@@ re necess@@ ities .
We are g@@ la@@ d to have the opportunity to expres@@ s to her our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for all she did in help@@ ing my family to learn the truth .
They can fur@@ ther strengthen their marriage by means of a F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship pro@@ gra@@ m that is both enjo@@ y@@ able and spiritually ref@@ re@@ shing .
S@@ up@@ pose , though , that we person@@ ally have been the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of a per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved in@@ justice .
By means of his spirit , Jehovah for@@ ti@@ fi@@ es us to with@@ stand Satan’s efforts to mis@@ lead us .
‘ M@@ ore Ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic T@@ ha@@ n M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , ’ 3 / 15
We had fine con@@ vers@@ ations and started many Bible stu@@ dies .
What do we learn from the way that Jehovah deal@@ t with Abraham ?
G@@ a@@ ining the right per@@ spe@@ ctive of your parents ’ rul@@ es and requi@@ re@@ ments can make it e@@ asi@@ er for you to a@@ bi@@ de by them .
He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah con@@ sul@@ ted “ his pr@@ inc@@ es and his mi@@ gh@@ ty men , ” and together they deci@@ ded “ to sto@@ p up the w@@ at@@ ers of the s@@ pr@@ ings that were out@@ side the city . . .
And how their fac@@ es sh@@ one with happiness ! ”
H@@ el@@ p Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents to Be@@ come T@@ e@@ ach@@ ers
Jesus loo@@ ks at Peter , and Peter re@@ members that a few h@@ our@@ s ear@@ li@@ er , Jesus told him : “ Be@@ fore a co@@ ck cro@@ ws , you will dis@@ own me three times . ”
U@@ se your thinking ability to get to know the Bible : Read the enti@@ re Bible on your own .
For se@@ ven se@@ as@@ ons ( each se@@ as@@ on lasting si@@ x we@@ ek@@ s ) during the years of 199@@ 0 - 9@@ 6 , between 8@@ 0 and 1@@ 00 vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers wor@@ ked on the s@@ ite .
Sh@@ ould wrong thoughts ar@@ ise , re@@ ject them im@@ medi@@ ately .
Because of the ci@@ vi@@ l un@@ rest , there are few c@@ ars on the ro@@ a@@ ds these days , so people ga@@ ze at us with cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity .
The cop@@ per “ m@@ ol@@ ten se@@ a , ” the hu@@ ge bas@@ in used by the pri@@ ests for wa@@ shing , had a cap@@ ac@@ ity of 1@@ 7@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 g@@ all@@ ons ( 6@@ 6@@ ,000 L ) and may have we@@ igh@@ ed up to 30 t@@ ons .
Father was the you@@ ng@@ est son of John and Mar@@ ga@@ re@@ t Y@@ oung , S@@ co@@ t@@ t@@ ish P@@ res@@ b@@ y@@ ter@@ ians .
For example , the Bible account ref@@ ers to Bar@@ u@@ ch by a special t@@ it@@ le , “ the se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary , ” or “ the s@@ cri@@ be ” in some transl@@ ations .
The is@@ sue became he@@ ated , and I sp@@ ent a lo@@ t of time in prayer to Jehovah .
For example , when a brother gives a public talk in our congregation , we can tell him what we enjo@@ yed about his talk .
T@@ w@@ o sac@@ ks full of liter@@ ature per mon@@ th ba@@ r@@ ely me@@ t the dem@@ and .
Un@@ til that point , I had foc@@ used so much on my work as a pri@@ est that I had ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted my wife and our two children .
We can take to heart Paul’s ex@@ hor@@ tation : “ Let us consider one another to inc@@ ite to love and fine works , not for@@ s@@ ak@@ ing the ga@@ ther@@ ing of ourselves together , as some have the cu@@ sto@@ m , but encourag@@ ing one another , and all the more so as [ we ] b@@ eho@@ ld the day dra@@ wing near . ” ​ — He@@ b .
( b ) What war@@ ning by Paul is found at 2 Timothy 4 : 3 , 4 ?
As we shall now see , when these fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al qualities char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ize a marriage , the l@@ ines of commun@@ ic@@ ation are always o@@ pen .
N@@ ever for@@ get that when we are suffering for our faith , it does not mean that we have done something wrong .
She was baptized at the 19@@ 50 inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses at Y@@ an@@ ke@@ e St@@ adi@@ u@@ m in New Yor@@ k .
He conclu@@ ded that “ the God and Father of Jesus Christ is al@@ one the Su@@ pre@@ me Be@@ ing . ”
By our main@@ tain@@ ing cha@@ st@@ e conduct , we can also do much to coun@@ ter mis@@ conc@@ ep@@ tions about true worship and at@@ tr@@ act people to the God we worship .
However , they often do so to be fre@@ er to serve Jehovah .
Mo@@ der@@ n Greek , though , is sign@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly different from the Greek of the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t transl@@ ation of the Hebrew Scriptures and from that of the Christian Greek Scriptures .
Is the ex@@ ist@@ ence of life on this pl@@ an@@ et the pro@@ du@@ ct of bl@@ ind ch@@ ance , the for@@ tu@@ it@@ ous result of some part of the “ bi@@ g ban@@ g ” ?
Of course , Jehovah’s servants real@@ ize that people , not buil@@ ding@@ s , are what are truly desi@@ ra@@ ble from God’s point of view .
( Read Mi@@ ca@@ h 5 : 1 , 2 . )
Thus we will come to know Jehovah very well and come to love him deep@@ ly .
The earth is a self - cle@@ an@@ ing mar@@ v@@ el
Their as@@ pi@@ r@@ ations can only be ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed by bad me@@ tho@@ ds , and were they to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on evil , they would be den@@ i@@ ed the ple@@ asure of ever fulfill@@ ing their wi@@ sh@@ es . ”
If we love God with our whole heart , soul , and mind , we will be di@@ lig@@ ent stud@@ ents of his Word , will who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly serve his pur@@ pos@@ es , and will ze@@ al@@ ously dec@@ l@@ are the good news of the Kingdom .
Paul was such a car@@ ing and coura@@ ge@@ ous person that many early Christians gre@@ w to love him deep@@ ly .
A ke@@ y to main@@ tain@@ ing re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al fear of Jehovah and serving him with all our heart is to “ see what great things he has done ” for his people in ancient as well as mo@@ der@@ n times .
• Sh@@ ould we fear Satan the Devil ?
Jehovah God lo@@ v@@ ingly ‘ s@@ ends out his light and his truth . ’
In a similar way , Jehovah reve@@ als to us the ba@@ si@@ c meaning of world events .
Do You Sh@@ are in M@@ ak@@ ing Christian Me@@ et@@ ings U@@ p@@ building ? 10 / 15
L@@ it@@ tle won@@ der the Bible says : “ The father of a righteous one will without fai@@ l be jo@@ y@@ ful ; the one be@@ coming father to a wise one will also rejo@@ ice in him .
The Eng@@ l@@ ish - speaking field in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o especially l@@ ends it@@ self to in@@ for@@ ma@@ l wit@@ ness@@ ing .
I will try to help you . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , he was a self - sacrific@@ ing and help@@ ful Christian , and Paul really needed him .
For the next year and a half or so , Jesus con@@ fin@@ es most of his ministry to Gal@@ ile@@ e , vis@@ iting Jerusalem only to atten@@ d the three an@@ nu@@ al fes@@ tiv@@ als of the Jews .
Even with reg@@ ard to their present life , Christians appreci@@ ate that Jehovah’s la@@ ws and principles are for their benefit .
This view can af@@ fect the whole congregation , especially if those taking the lead find reas@@ ons to hold back or to eng@@ age in other activities while the rest of the congregation is sing@@ ing . ​ — P@@ s .
Can you listen to your chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s re@@ ques@@ ts and , where appro@@ pri@@ ate , acc@@ e@@ de to their wi@@ sh@@ es ?
“ Many will ro@@ ve about , and the true knowledge will become a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant . ” ​ — D@@ A@@ N .
If we do so , Jehovah will see to it that our needs are car@@ ed for .
What should we remember when others give us ad@@ vice about health ?
I can@@ ’t find my gr@@ and@@ ma . ”
Ex@@ c@@ ited , I asked him where the Witnesses me@@ t .
She expres@@ sed her gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to R@@ in@@ at and his mother , first for re@@ tur@@ ning the lost money and second , for his Christian up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing .
By care@@ fully consider@@ ing the con@@ text .
St@@ an@@ ding before this high cour@@ t , Paul has another fine opportunity to witness to his fellow Jews .
Indeed , Jehovah is the very ess@@ ence of love .
For many years , God’s people found this appro@@ ach to Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts faith streng@@ th@@ ening .
Paul’s question remin@@ ded them to wel@@ come one another and to leave judg@@ ing in Jehovah’s hands .
A sister who travel@@ ed to C@@ hor@@ z@@ ow from U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine for the conven@@ tion said : “ We are deep@@ ly moved by the love , care , and gener@@ os@@ ity sh@@ own by our fellow believers .
“ I feel bel@@ it@@ t@@ led , and some@@ times I respon@@ d un@@ kin@@ dly . ”
Da@@ ily he c@@ alls each sheep to him and lo@@ v@@ ingly st@@ ro@@ k@@ es it and loo@@ ks for in@@ ju@@ ries .
From M@@ on@@ day through S@@ atur@@ day , the day at Bethel beg@@ ins with mor@@ ning worship .
• What are three er@@ r@@ one@@ ous exc@@ uses that some give for di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty ? Some feel jus@@ ti@@ fied to ste@@ al because they are po@@ or .
How can we imitate the men@@ tal attitude that Christ Jesus had ?
How do they really feel about Jehovah , and what do they think about the Bible ?
However , humans ​ — even perfect ones — ​ would forever need Jehovah’s rule .
( b ) How have you found the need for similar pati@@ ence ?
It was time for them to “ shed for@@ th light . ” ​ — Isaiah 60 : 1 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 14 , 15 .
P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es and S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es A@@ p@@ pe@@ ar
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you ever said , “ I know in my heart that it is not right , ” or , “ I cannot do what you ask me to do .
U@@ p@@ on see@@ ing me , my father gra@@ b@@ bed my shi@@ r@@ t and began to sh@@ out , “ T@@ hi@@ ef ! ”
Rather , he has lo@@ v@@ ingly pur@@ posed to rel@@ e@@ ase us from the ag@@ ing pro@@ c@@ ess !
7 , 8 . ( a ) What is requi@@ red in order for us to show love for God ?
* “ If you s@@ wit@@ ch to my compan@@ y , you will sa@@ ve 15 e@@ u@@ ro@@ s a mon@@ th , which is a lo@@ t . ”
D@@ ra@@ wing close to God and taking full advan@@ ta@@ ge of his spiritual pro@@ v@@ isions will help us to gro@@ w spiritually and remain mor@@ ally u@@ pri@@ ght . ​ — James 4 : 8 .
He ad@@ ded : “ Ha@@ ve no fear : you are wor@@ th more than many s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws . ” ​ — Matthew 10 : 29 , 31 .
Yet , the Greek word transl@@ ated “ s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws ” at Matthew 10 : 29 spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally ref@@ ers to little s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws .
Li@@ ves are ris@@ ked to thr@@ ill en@@ or@@ m@@ ous crow@@ ds in mo@@ t@@ or s@@ por@@ ts .
And his hand is the one st@@ re@@ t@@ ched out , and who can turn it back ? ”
One of the lar@@ g@@ est fir@@ ms in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates dist@@ ribu@@ ting boo@@ ks on religion had ag@@ re@@ ed to take M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al Da@@ wn on consi@@ gn@@ ment .
As we walk with God , he deli@@ v@@ ers us from Satan’s world , guid@@ es us by means of his Word and his organization , and prote@@ cts us as a group when we are under att@@ ack by op@@ pos@@ ers .
Ther@@ efore , be@@ g the Ma@@ ster of the har@@ v@@ est to s@@ end out work@@ ers into his har@@ v@@ est . ” — Matthew 9 : 37 , 38 .
( 2 Ti@@ m .
This means that , like their anointed fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers , they exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus ’ public service , his o@@ ffering of his perfect human life in be@@ half of mankind .
Jehovah Does C@@ are
Jesus said : “ This means everlasting life , their taking in knowledge of you , the only true God , and of the one whom you sent for@@ th , Jesus Christ . ”
( Read Genesis 19 : 21 , 22 . )
As Jehovah’s servants , we certainly want to honor and gl@@ ori@@ fy our Creator in everything we do .
No@@ body under@@ sto@@ od how they could end@@ ure this .
It is par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly important to re@@ ach out to those in religi@@ ously di@@ vi@@ ded famili@@ es .
In time , both he and his wife dedic@@ ated their lives to Jehovah .
Since then , a gro@@ wing number of the great crow@@ d of true worshipp@@ ers ​ — over se@@ ven milli@@ on now — ​ have respon@@ ded to that invit@@ ation .
At age 15 , he had an ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent that par@@ al@@ y@@ zed him from the ne@@ ck down .
Many had to stri@@ p off these har@@ m@@ ful ways before being able to clo@@ the themselves with the new person@@ ality . ​ — Read Psalm 37 : 8 - 11 .
O@@ r can it also help those who hope to live forever on earth ?
F@@ al@@ s@@ eho@@ od bre@@ e@@ ds di@@ stru@@ st between marriage mat@@ es
I rec@@ al@@ led words and s@@ ent@@ ence stru@@ c@@ tures that I was har@@ dly a@@ ware that I knew . ”
Jac@@ o@@ b soon am@@ as@@ sed great we@@ al@@ th , flo@@ c@@ ks , servants , cam@@ els , and as@@ ses , not because of his own ing@@ en@@ u@@ ity , but because of Jehovah’s ba@@ c@@ king .
Does that make such children dedic@@ ated servants of Jehovah ?
Tru@@ ly , the la@@ gan@@ i a@@ un@@ a is an at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive remin@@ der that even in a har@@ s@@ h en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , we can maintain our spiritual strength and beau@@ ty if we take advan@@ ta@@ ge of the pro@@ v@@ isions that Jehovah makes a@@ vail@@ able .
What do st@@ atis@@ tic@@ s indic@@ ate about marriage and div@@ or@@ ce , le@@ ading to what questions ?
We find a c@@ lu@@ e at Hebrews 12 : 26 - 29 .
What uni@@ que privile@@ ges did Paul enjoy ?
Lo@@ ok ! The S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah himself will help me . ”
Sh@@ all I con@@ fr@@ on@@ t him with whole bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffer@@ ings , with cal@@ ves a year old ?
H@@ ar@@ an ​ — A@@ n An@@ cient H@@ i@@ ve of A@@ c@@ tiv@@ ity 20
Yet , Rus@@ sel@@ l also pointed out that many of A@@ ris@@ to@@ t@@ le@@ ’s do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines were “ who@@ l@@ ly false . ”
• What is accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed by our preaching work , even in less responsi@@ ve ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es ?
By main@@ tain@@ ing moral cha@@ st@@ en@@ ess , we will be benef@@ ited now and forever .
You can no doubt rec@@ all sever@@ al Bible char@@ ac@@ ters who exerc@@ ised appro@@ pri@@ ate rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t when t@@ ested .
• Be@@ z@@ al@@ el ?
What are some of the acc@@ oun@@ ts that make the book of Daniel uni@@ que ?
The de@@ a@@ f a@@ udi@@ ence is ad@@ d@@ ressed in their language , and Bible tru@@ ths are pres@@ ented in the way a de@@ a@@ f person thin@@ ks ​ — in his language .
They re@@ adi@@ ly accepted Bible tru@@ ths and later invit@@ ed another neigh@@ b@@ or , Mar@@ th@@ a V@@ an Da@@ al@@ en , a mother of ei@@ ght children , to jo@@ in in the study .
And what about gu@@ il@@ t ?
In 19@@ 6@@ 3 my hus@@ ban@@ d’s work took our family to T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n .
It is fu@@ t@@ ile to sp@@ end time and en@@ er@@ gy tr@@ ying to cor@@ rec@@ t the op@@ pres@@ sion and in@@ justice that we see today .
S@@ ta@@ ying out of pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s in order to preach the only true hope for mankind does not pre@@ v@@ ent true Christians from help@@ ing others in practic@@ al ways .
Although they have rema@@ ined chil@@ d@@ less for the s@@ ake of Kingdom inter@@ ests , Jehovah has bless@@ ed them with a loving spiritual family that deep@@ ly appreci@@ ates the sacrific@@ es that they have made .
Jesus said : “ In a certain city there was a certain ju@@ dge that had no fear of God and had no respect for man . But there was a wi@@ do@@ w in that city and she kept going to him , saying , ‘ See that I get justice from my ad@@ vers@@ ary at law . ’
No won@@ der he is w@@ ra@@ th@@ ful !
5 What Di@@ d Jesus T@@ each Ab@@ out H@@ ell ?
N@@ ic@@ ho@@ l@@ as , an ar@@ ch@@ it@@ e@@ c@@ tural desi@@ gn@@ er , says : “ Be@@ fore stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses , I had no spiritual inter@@ ests .
Re@@ g@@ arding the word “ att@@ ach@@ ment , ” one Bible refer@@ ence work expla@@ ins that it can mean “ to bin@@ d one@@ ’s self to a person . ”
He became like “ a n@@ ur@@ sing mother ” to those in the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ i@@ an congregation ; he was also like a spiritual father . ​ — Read 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 7 , 11 , 12 .
They would ask about them and about other situ@@ ations we had discus@@ sed in the past . ”
Why should you be inter@@ ested in the succ@@ ess r@@ ate of God’s ancient prophe@@ ci@@ es ?
Many Christian brothers and sisters have dis@@ co@@ vered a positi@@ ve side to sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of Jo@@ shua
Bar@@ u@@ ch ​ — Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful Se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary
To face such tri@@ als succ@@ ess@@ fully , we must have our “ per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers tra@@ ined to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish both right and wrong . ”
We , therefore , need to be trans@@ form@@ ed , “ be made new in the for@@ ce ac@@ tu@@ ating [ our ] mind , ” by ra@@ dic@@ ally chang@@ ing our inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations .
This is not to say that doing so is eas@@ y .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying the fine principles found in the Bible , take the in@@ iti@@ ative to con@@ verse and commun@@ ic@@ ate with those de@@ ar to you .
For example , those who ab@@ sta@@ in from s@@ mo@@ king , who live moral lives , and who respect the san@@ ct@@ ity of blood avoid f@@ all@@ ing vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m to certain di@@ se@@ as@@ es .
S@@ ome@@ times I listen to mu@@ si@@ c or to recor@@ ding@@ s of A@@ wa@@ ke ! ”
How seri@@ ously Jo@@ shua took that responsi@@ bility ! ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 33 : 7 , 11 .
So this va@@ st preaching work would be car@@ ri@@ ed out under his direction .
You also should want to get to know Jehovah better so that you can be more like him and walk before him in an u@@ pri@@ ght man@@ ner . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 15 : 4 , 5 .
After speaking of “ that evil slave , ” Jesus gave two par@@ ab@@ les to show why some anointed Christians would prove to be faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et while others would not .
When he got our n@@ ames and ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses , he im@@ medi@@ ately went to the tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne .
I loo@@ ked for@@ ward to my life as a nu@@ n .
Because under nor@@ ma@@ l circumstances , people find happiness and satis@@ fac@@ tion in doing so .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , in the apostle Paul’s day , there were some in the congregation who fa@@ iled to control their t@@ ong@@ ue and got involved in qui@@ b@@ bl@@ ing de@@ bat@@ es about words .
Our having a re@@ pu@@ tation in the commun@@ ity as being mor@@ ally clean , u@@ pri@@ ght , and hon@@ est people br@@ ings glory to God .
I@@ magine the feelings that such a comm@@ and would s@@ ti@@ r up .
As he has in their case , “ may the God who gives hope f@@ ill you with all joy and peace by your tru@@ sting in him . ” ​ — Romans 15 : 13 .
Dis@@ ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment
Re@@ call the beau@@ ti@@ ful words of King David in descri@@ b@@ ing the uni@@ que and lo@@ f@@ ty position that Jehovah al@@ one occ@@ u@@ pi@@ es .
The prophet tel@@ ls the wicked one : “ Because you yourself des@@ po@@ iled many nations , all the rema@@ ining ones of the pe@@ op@@ les will des@@ po@@ il you , because of the she@@ d@@ ding of blood of mankind and the viol@@ ence to the earth , the to@@ wn and all those d@@ wel@@ ling in it . ”
R@@ em@@ ember , though , if we have stu@@ mb@@ led , Jehovah is very pati@@ ent .
Of course , young or old , we never want to think too high@@ ly of ourselves .
I@@ T I@@ S evid@@ ent that humans have the cap@@ ac@@ ity for doing much good .
F@@ el@@ low Christians need our understanding and com@@ pas@@ sion .
Re@@ ading the Bible is as exc@@ iting now as it was the first time ​ — if not more so !
H@@ er pati@@ ent efforts to help her relati@@ ve were ri@@ ch@@ ly re@@ war@@ ded when he fin@@ ally began to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses and made dr@@ as@@ tic chang@@ es in his life .
Those who have done so have re@@ ap@@ ed rich di@@ vi@@ d@@ ends spiritually , as sh@@ own by the following experi@@ ences . ​ — Proverbs 19 : 17 .
And yet , if anyone does com@@ mit a sin , we have a help@@ er with the Father , Jesus Christ , a righteous one . And he is a prop@@ iti@@ at@@ ory sacrifice for our sin@@ s , yet not for our@@ s only but also for the whole worl@@ d’s . ”
The 1@@ 3@@ 6@@ th Psalm is com@@ posed for responsi@@ ve sing@@ ing , the last part of each verse being su@@ ng in respon@@ se to the first .
An@@ y cour@@ t order that at@@ temp@@ ts to over@@ ri@@ de one of God’s comman@@ ds is inv@@ al@@ id from God’s stan@@ d@@ point . ​ — Genesis 18 : 25 ; Isaiah 33 : 22 .
The R@@ o@@ le of the Mo@@ on
Jesus said : “ Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch . ”
Be@@ fore be@@ coming a@@ ware of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s teaching on the sub@@ ject , I rec@@ all being stru@@ ck by the she@@ er poin@@ t@@ less@@ ness of life ​ — being born , gro@@ wing up , get@@ ting married , working at a jo@@ b to provide what is needed materi@@ ally to ra@@ ise one@@ ’s children , tra@@ ining them to follow the ex@@ act same life c@@ y@@ c@@ le , and fin@@ ally get@@ ting old and d@@ ying .
“ T@@ en men out of all the langu@@ ages of the nations will [ say ] : ‘ We will go with you people , for we have heard that God is with you people . ’ ” ​ — Z@@ E@@ C@@ H@@ A@@ R@@ I@@ A@@ H 8 : 23 .
Even though many people do not have faith in God , his Word continu@@ es to be the most wi@@ d@@ ely dist@@ ribu@@ ted book in hist@@ ory .
In 195@@ 8 , Ge@@ or@@ ge Pa@@ pp@@ as , a gra@@ du@@ ate of the 3@@ 0@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad , was assign@@ ed to Ar@@ g@@ ent@@ ina .
I kept sear@@ ch@@ ing for a so@@ lu@@ tion .
When their son , Isa@@ a@@ c , was about 25 years old , God told Abraham to sacrifice him .
In 194@@ 3 , I found it necess@@ ary to give up the special pioneer ministry .
Bo@@ th Jesus and Paul ign@@ ored such cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism and kept bus@@ y in their work .
The Witness gave them , not money , but something better .
In s@@ pite of my disa@@ bil@@ ities , I still have a mind and a vo@@ ice .
We can expres@@ s our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for the love God showed in provi@@ ding the ransom by means of his de@@ ar Son .
The exc@@ it@@ ement experienced by An@@ dre@@ w , Peter , John , and the others when they dis@@ co@@ vered the Messi@@ ah might be com@@ pared to that experienced by the travel@@ ing mer@@ ch@@ ant when he found the pe@@ ar@@ l of high value .
No@@ te the expres@@ sion “ do not le@@ an upon your own understanding . ”
What war@@ ning did Peter give regarding the last days ?
As@@ k yourself : ‘ A@@ m I still ag@@ low with the spirit ?
I too am an individu@@ al ! ”
As a result , they lost their per@@ fe@@ ction and ca@@ used dam@@ age to themselves and their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
There were r@@ um@@ ors that some pris@@ on@@ ers had already been ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted .
I@@ mp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality is another of Jehovah’s end@@ ear@@ ing qualities .
One of her c@@ li@@ ents was Mar@@ th@@ a , one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Still , Abraham saw that doing Jehovah’s will was even more important than his love for Isa@@ a@@ c .
“ W@@ ine and s@@ we@@ et w@@ ine are what take away good mo@@ tive , ” states the Bible .
The apostle Paul stated that “ it is imp@@ os@@ sible for God to li@@ e , ” and that God “ cannot li@@ e . ”
Although a for@@ ce of life , or “ spirit , ” keep@@ s humans and ani@@ mal@@ s ali@@ ve , we are not spi@@ r@@ its that mer@@ ely in@@ ha@@ bi@@ t a body of flesh .
It may be appro@@ pri@@ ate to read Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 2 , 5 and men@@ tion that Christians can help to be@@ ar the bur@@ den@@ s of one another , but “ each one will car@@ ry his own lo@@ ad ” of spiritual responsi@@ bility .
The “ C@@ re@@ ation D@@ r@@ ama ” was sh@@ own in Au@@ stri@@ a , Ger@@ many , Lu@@ x@@ em@@ bur@@ g , and S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land , and to Ger@@ man - speaking a@@ udi@@ ences el@@ se@@ where . E@@ rich F@@ ro@@ st and his mu@@ si@@ c no@@ tes for the “ C@@ re@@ ation D@@ r@@ ama ”
Those religious organiz@@ ations will be comple@@ t@@ ely destro@@ yed .
Such ac@@ ts prove that our brothers love and care for one another at all times and under any circumstances . ​ — John 13 : 34 , 35 ; 1 P@@ et .
Let us consider some reas@@ ons why we can put our trust in Jehovah’s remin@@ ders and how we benefit by he@@ e@@ ding them .
What would we be able to do in hon@@ or@@ ing Jehovah’s great name in this land ?
You can read about brothers and sisters who chang@@ ed their lives for the better with help from the Bible .
A spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c law against ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y was later inclu@@ ded in the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments given to Israel .
We are tal@@ king , not about bre@@ ak@@ thr@@ ough@@ s in medi@@ cal s@@ ci@@ ence , but about the resul@@ ts of God’s own inter@@ ven@@ tion in be@@ half of mankind .
It was a sa@@ d b@@ low to lo@@ se her without even being able to say good - b@@ ye .
L@@ isten ! Your bro@@ ther’s blood is cr@@ ying out to me from the gr@@ ound . ”
A L@@ et@@ ter From . . . , 3 / 1 , 6 / 1 , 9 / 1 , 12 / 1 An@@ nu@@ al Me@@ et@@ ing , 8 / 15
Why is it a chall@@ enge for Christians to live according to godly standards today ?
Fir@@ st , the tri@@ als we face are “ comm@@ on to men . ”
The Bible also poin@@ ts out : “ It does not bel@@ ong to man who is wal@@ king even to direc@@ t his st@@ ep . ”
And he would s@@ end them to Le@@ ban@@ on in shi@@ f@@ ts of ten th@@ ous@@ and a mon@@ th . For a mon@@ th they would continue in Le@@ ban@@ on , for two months at their ho@@ m@@ es . ”
Some have even been or@@ der@@ ed out of the home , but they were taken in by kin@@ dly Witnesses .
To “ he@@ a@@ p fi@@ er@@ y co@@ als upon his head ” is a fi@@ gu@@ re of spe@@ e@@ ch dra@@ wn from the me@@ th@@ od of sm@@ el@@ ting me@@ tal@@ s in Bible times .
In the past , he had been a n@@ om@@ in@@ al member of one of Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s ch@@ ur@@ ches .
C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ T@@ R@@ Y O@@ F O@@ R@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ N : J@@ A@@ P@@ A@@ N
C@@ oun@@ try Cor@@ respon@@ den@@ ci@@ es 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Not too long ag@@ o , it was f@@ on@@ dly thought that our@@ s was ‘ The A@@ ge of En@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment . ’
Paul would go with the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ation cho@@ s@@ en by the contribu@@ t@@ ors .
Ha@@ ving God’s appro@@ val , the b@@ lam@@ eless one is in l@@ ine for life .
I find joy in teaching the Bible to others , help@@ ing them to learn about Jehovah and his promises for the future .
While that marriage pro@@ ba@@ bly took place when he and she were young , the pas@@ sing of time and the on@@ set of older age did not inv@@ al@@ id@@ ate the covenant they had en@@ tered into , that is , the marriage contr@@ act .
C@@ aring for the el@@ der@@ ly in practic@@ al ways is part of taking care of God’s flo@@ ck .
Th@@ ink , for instance , of the city rec@@ order of ancient Eph@@ esus , certainly vie@@ wed there as a knowle@@ d@@ ge@@ able of@@ fi@@ cial .
That is a li@@ e that Jesus vi@@ g@@ or@@ ously cont@@ ested ; God consi@@ ders each one of us preci@@ ous .
Their over@@ la@@ ys of go@@ ld and s@@ il@@ ver p@@ ale into dead mean@@ ing@@ less@@ ness in com@@ par@@ is@@ on to the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ence of the et@@ er@@ n@@ al God , Jehovah , and the gl@@ ori@@ es of his living cre@@ ations .
But , in fact , for this cause I have kept you in ex@@ ist@@ ence , for the s@@ ake of show@@ ing you my power and in order to have my name declar@@ ed in all the earth . ”
Rather , try to see how both of you can put into prac@@ tice what you read .
It will also help “ all those who [ are ] righ@@ tly dis@@ posed for everlasting life ” to become followers of Christ . ​ — Acts 13 : 4@@ 8 .
Although King Solomon started out very well , his wi@@ ves inc@@ l@@ ined his heart to serve false go@@ ds in his old age , and “ he did not follow Jehovah fully like David his father . ”
Like a par@@ ent acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to the no@@ ise and fid@@ get@@ ing of small children , K@@ o@@ j@@ o i@@ g@@ no@@ res the di@@ str@@ actions and con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ates on the less@@ on .
The high pri@@ est offered a bul@@ l for the sin@@ s of the pri@@ ests and a go@@ at for the sin@@ s of Israel@@ ’s n@@ on@@ pri@@ es@@ tly tri@@ bes
Jesus went on to teach her a mar@@ vel@@ ous truth about the ‘ water that bu@@ b@@ bl@@ es up to imp@@ ar@@ t everlasting life . ’
Jo@@ s@@ é Mar@@ í@@ a
U@@ su@@ ally , when they cont@@ act a Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al Li@@ a@@ is@@ on Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e , it is one of the most difficult times in their life .
For example , one co@@ ded message we received from Al@@ ban@@ ia read : “ P@@ ra@@ y to the Lord for us .
By 199@@ 0 his health had deter@@ i@@ or@@ ated , and he ev@@ en@@ tually needed con@@ st@@ ant care .
One bo@@ y was ei@@ ght years old and the other was ten .
For example , about two years before he died , Jesus made a we@@ igh@@ ty decision .
In time , she became in@@ ac@@ tive .
Do@@ ing so contribu@@ tes to un@@ ity .
Yet , there are other class indic@@ at@@ ors , such as r@@ ace , educ@@ ation , and liter@@ ac@@ y .
Do not let the fact that we have to end@@ ure in a world filled with pain and suffering dis@@ su@@ a@@ de you from believ@@ ing that there is a Creator and Des@@ ign@@ er of the earth and all life on it .
The par@@ ty served not only to en@@ sure se@@ cur@@ ity but also to shi@@ eld Paul from any acc@@ us@@ ation of di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty .
Consider how Bi@@ bli@@ cal wisdom has helped people to avoid some of li@@ fe@@ ’s har@@ des@@ t problems before they became en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched .
“ They im@@ medi@@ ately f@@ ell upon their fac@@ es and said : ‘ Jehovah is the true God ! Jehovah is the true God ! ’ ”
When we feel that we are at the bre@@ ak@@ ing point , God can give us peace and joy in our hearts and provide us with wisdom to de@@ al with any har@@ d@@ ship .
On@@ ce one of my daugh@@ ters was re@@ moved from the congregation for un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural conduct .
Sa@@ ys Ru@@ ne , a pioneer for 16 years : “ K@@ no@@ wing that I have been given the opportunity to be a witness for the Creator of the uni@@ verse makes me gr@@ ate@@ ful .
The Bible writ@@ ers Matthew and Luke both wrote about what happened .
7 : 12 Th@@ ough I know the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule , how often do I apply this counsel in deal@@ ing with others ?
Jehovah is righteous and just .
W@@ ould he hold back something so good from you ?
The three faithful Hebrews who fac@@ ed death in a fi@@ er@@ y fur@@ n@@ ace as or@@ der@@ ed by King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar did not need to fear that if they were thus destro@@ yed , God could not resur@@ rec@@ t them .
L@@ ik@@ ely , he per@@ form@@ ed many other mirac@@ les .
We do everything in our power to maintain peace with our brothers , even when we feel that we have been mis@@ under@@ sto@@ od or tre@@ ated un@@ fai@@ r@@ ly .
In a mirac@@ ul@@ ous way , Jehovah reve@@ aled the f@@ ra@@ u@@ d to the apostle Peter , who con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted An@@ ani@@ as with his er@@ ro@@ r .
The following article will consider these questions .
“ I@@ ’@@ l@@ l try anything to sto@@ p him from dr@@ in@@ king , ” she said .
For example , a 50 - year - old married man div@@ or@@ ces his faithful wife of 25 years in order to jo@@ in up with another woman to whom he has become at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted .
Mari@@ an and R@@ o@@ sa the day before their we@@ d@@ ding
It gave me great joy to hear her say that .
This was no m@@ ere emo@@ tional out@@ bur@@ st .
5 , 6 . ( a ) To strengthen the un@@ ity among God’s people in one country , what arrang@@ ements were made ?
Instead of a@@ ban@@ don@@ ing his sin@@ ful course , the individu@@ al may reason that God is loving , kind , mer@@ ci@@ ful , and for@@ giving .
* Our regul@@ ar cont@@ act with him led to an invit@@ ation for some re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves of the S@@ pain branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses to expla@@ in our stand to Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or G@@ rac@@ i@@ a@@ ’s post@@ gra@@ du@@ ate stud@@ ents , some of whom are reg@@ ar@@ ded as the best do@@ ct@@ ors in the country .
S@@ ad@@ ly , soon after this ev@@ ent , M@@ other died .
While car@@ ing for one another is a Christian ob@@ lig@@ ation , doing so also helps the care@@ gi@@ ver .
How did Paul pur@@ sue his sear@@ ch for deser@@ ving ones ?
But at the end of the se@@ ven times , Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar reg@@ a@@ ined his san@@ ity and started rul@@ ing again .
“ The children had to trans@@ f@@ er to less ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive scho@@ ol@@ s that still provided qu@@ ality educ@@ ation . ”
In contr@@ ast , Jesus ’ invit@@ ation was to truth , to righteousness , to a better life by listen@@ ing to him .
When a person gives in to the worl@@ d’s spirit and takes up practic@@ ing the works of the flesh , gra@@ ve con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences result , pre@@ ven@@ ting him from in@@ her@@ iting God’s Kingdom . ​ — G@@ al .
She said that she wanted to dedic@@ ate her life to Jehovah and get baptized .
Like Jesus , we need to foc@@ us on the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of our actions ​ — how they will af@@ fect our relationship with Jehovah .
What an up@@ building pro@@ gra@@ m the an@@ nu@@ al meeting proved to be !
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s many war@@ ning examples that can help us to keep on the w@@ atch .
How should the sub@@ je@@ cts of a ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic king respon@@ d ?
We do well to exam@@ ine the matter ob@@ je@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely to see whether in@@ justice was really done .
Re@@ ading the Bible da@@ ily and medit@@ ating on what we read can help to gu@@ ard our min@@ ds against im@@ moral thoughts .
But sever@@ al trans@@ f@@ ers follow@@ ed .
We do not know his name .
Jesus thus remin@@ ded his followers that all prayers should be direc@@ ted to his Father , Jehovah .
My father often told us that there is an in@@ descri@@ ba@@ ble feel@@ ing about being able to go to bed at night with a clean conscience , know@@ ing that you have tri@@ ed your best to make Jehovah happy .
Rather , Jesus ’ baptism sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed the pres@@ ent@@ ation of himself to do God’s will as out@@ l@@ ined in the Scriptures for the Messi@@ ah .
“ Not Be@@ come U@@ ne@@ ven@@ ly Yo@@ ked , ” 10 / 15
When we faith@@ fully apply ourselves to preaching the Kingdom good news and teaching others to ob@@ serve all the things that Jesus comman@@ ded , we will find many re@@ war@@ ding av@@ en@@ u@@ es of service o@@ pen to us .
Those fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely dead in such a way are still ali@@ ve physi@@ c@@ ally and are now free to follow Christ as “ sla@@ ves to righteousness . ” ​ — Romans 6 : 18 - 20 .
As S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn and Creator , God does not have li@@ mit@@ ations as we do .
If you would like to learn more about how Bible principles can really help you , kin@@ dly consider the next article .
On his last vis@@ it , in 19@@ 6@@ 5 , he said , “ You may come to vis@@ it me , but I will never come to see you here again . ”
“ It Se@@ em@@ ed as Th@@ ough S@@ cal@@ es F@@ ell From My E@@ y@@ es ”
Of course , it is much better to cl@@ ing fir@@ m@@ ly to the truth and not be en@@ s@@ n@@ ared by apost@@ ate vie@@ ws in the first place .
Instead , we must remain loyal to Jehovah and follow his direction .
“ I H@@ A@@ V@@ E often had the un@@ reason@@ ing fear that I would prove un@@ faithful to Jehovah . ”
If cle@@ an@@ ness and or@@ der@@ l@@ iness in our place of worship can be a s@@ ource of praise to the God we worship , certainly man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting these qualities in our personal life is e@@ qu@@ ally important .
▪ “ He do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t have a personal name . ”
Those let@@ ters gave me help at the right time .
A good shepher@@ d also has affe@@ ction for his sheep .
A Christian should not view prayer as a mean@@ ing@@ less ri@@ tu@@ al ; nor is it a ‘ good lu@@ ck char@@ m ’ to inc@@ re@@ ase the ch@@ an@@ ces of succ@@ ess at some end@@ e@@ av@@ or .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , Jehovah fin@@ ds ple@@ asure in your as@@ king him for his spirit , and he will give it to you . ​ — Pro@@ v .
In the mean@@ time , those of the anointed still ali@@ ve on earth desire to remain accep@@ table to God .
I EN@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ E@@ D this world the se@@ ven@@ th of ei@@ ght children born to har@@ d@@ working parents in K@@ ar@@ í@@ t@@ sa , a small v@@ il@@ la@@ ge in Gre@@ e@@ ce .
After exam@@ ining what is involved , you would likely deci@@ de that it would be hard to har@@ mon@@ ize your thinking with Jehovah’s way of thinking and with the message of peace and love that we preach to others .
Today , the Gre@@ at Se@@ a is known as the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an .
F@@ o@@ od may ru@@ n sh@@ ort .
A Na@@ z@@ ir@@ ite was allow@@ ed to mar@@ ry and have a family .
O@@ ther Jews might have e@@ at@@ en me@@ at only after following ri@@ tu@@ als to ex@@ tr@@ act the blood .
Just let your word Yes mean Yes , your No , No ; for what is in exc@@ ess of these is from the wicked one . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
By his spe@@ e@@ ch and actions , which demonstr@@ ated his faith , Noah con@@ dem@@ ned the world of that time . ​ — Hebrews 11 : 7 .
The example of this gi@@ r@@ l st@@ res@@ ses the need for you@@ ths to use their t@@ ong@@ ue in a God - hon@@ or@@ ing way , even when they are away from their parents .
Some 3@@ ,000 years more br@@ ings us to our day , when ba@@ dness continu@@ es to f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h .
• Why should we be mer@@ ci@@ ful , pu@@ re in heart , and pe@@ ace@@ able ?
We might ask ourselves : ‘ Can we really trust anyone ?
The Bible says : “ A true compan@@ ion is loving all the time , and is a brother that is born for when there is dist@@ ress . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
It is e@@ asi@@ er for her to respect me . ”
Does the fact that Jehovah’s day is on the ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on af@@ fect your day - to - day life right now ?
Jehovah will provide . ”
That these ar@@ t@@ is@@ tic lik@@ en@@ ess@@ es were not to be ven@@ er@@ ated is evid@@ ent from the fact that the people in gener@@ al never saw them and that angels themselves are not to be worshi@@ ped . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 2 : 18 ; Revelation 19 : 10 ; 22 : 8 , 9 .
If we recogn@@ ize that loving pro@@ vision , we will find reli@@ ef in times of dist@@ ress .
C@@ o@@ v@@ et@@ ousness , or gre@@ e@@ din@@ ess , is a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al cause of war , and h@@ at@@ red fre@@ qu@@ ently lea@@ ds to viol@@ ence .
In a re@@ vel@@ ation to the apostle John toward the close of the first century , the gl@@ ori@@ fied Jesus Christ deli@@ vered a message to the congregation lo@@ c@@ ated in La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ a , A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or .
Many are young people ​ — te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers and pre@@ te@@ ens .
Some of these have been descri@@ bed as “ d@@ ou@@ ble vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s . ”
Today , i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry can be e@@ qu@@ ally se@@ duc@@ tive , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly when it comes in the sub@@ tle form of co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness or n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ism . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 5 ; Revelation 13 : 4 .
The fin@@ al repor@@ t of the inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ation inclu@@ ded false t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony su@@ p@@ po@@ se@@ dly given by me .
The first example invol@@ ves the effect of something said in one of the Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try artic@@ les on how to star@@ t Bible stu@@ dies .
O@@ C@@ T@@ O@@ B@@ E@@ R 1 - 7 , 20@@ 12
Why would it be wise for you to consider ad@@ ju@@ sting your sc@@ he@@ du@@ le or li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le in order to pioneer ?
After all those S@@ un@@ days of ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ going with my mother , I still had very little Bible knowledge .
The apostle Paul , however , saw the matter c@@ learly ​ — there was no ro@@ om for class dist@@ inc@@ tions in the congregation .
What if we are temp@@ ted to mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r because of having doub@@ ts about certain teachings that Jehovah’s people hold in comm@@ on ?
In what sense are the we@@ e@@ d@@ like ones bur@@ ned with fi@@ re ?
Mo@@ des@@ ty helps us always to d@@ ress , gro@@ om , and com@@ por@@ t ourselves in a dec@@ ent and res@@ pe@@ c@@ table man@@ ner .
The Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ​ — A F@@ or@@ ce You Ne@@ ed in Your Li@@ fe
You know that if you allow yourself to be in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated and go along with the crow@@ d , you will disa@@ p@@ point your parents and Jehovah .
Our godly devo@@ tion must inclu@@ de obedi@@ ence to Jesus ’ new comman@@ d@@ ment to “ love one another ” as he loved us .
( Read C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 5 - 10 . )
M@@ il@@ t@@ on ar@@ gu@@ ed Scrip@@ tur@@ ally that the human soul can die .
Fr@@ en@@ ch soci@@ olo@@ g@@ ist E@@ d@@ g@@ ar M@@ or@@ in stated : “ All the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ations upon which mor@@ als are based ​ — God , n@@ ature , ho@@ m@@ el@@ and , hist@@ ory , reason — ​ have lost their un@@ ques@@ tion@@ able n@@ ature . . . .
V@@ ow@@ s to God always bin@@ ding ? 11 / 15
Because he could not e@@ at the me@@ at or sel@@ l it to others for food , k@@ ill@@ ing that ani@@ ma@@ l was a bi@@ g lo@@ ss .
What Scriptural comm@@ and moved Jesus ’ first - century followers to over@@ come sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness ?
Of course , anyone could cla@@ im to be the Son of God .
So I deci@@ ded to invit@@ e them in with the in@@ ten@@ tion of dem@@ o@@ li@@ shing their ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents . . . .
The pas@@ sing of time has brought me physical problems .
The ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation ?
Still using the an@@ al@@ o@@ gy of a p@@ ath , Solomon dec@@ la@@ res : “ But the p@@ ath of the righteous ones is like the b@@ right light that is get@@ ting ligh@@ ter and ligh@@ ter until the day is fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed . ”
Jesus ’ words recorded at Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 c@@ learly indic@@ ate that there would still be a faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class living on earth during the time of the end .
In every congregation , there are those who need affe@@ ction and compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship .
Ch@@ er@@ ish De@@ a@@ f Bro@@ thers and S@@ isters , 11 / 15 D@@ ili@@ g@@ ent S@@ ear@@ ch ( I@@ rel@@ and ) , 3 / 1
They leave that sol@@ ely in the hands of their heavenly Father and his Son .
Their self - sacrific@@ ing spirit br@@ ings him joy and is great@@ ly appreci@@ ated by others . ​ — Pro@@ v .
Par@@ ent@@ al discipl@@ ine should always be direc@@ ted by love and wisdom for the benefit of children .
Will he displa@@ y hum@@ ility ?
After discus@@ sing the situation with the family , it is up to the family head pray@@ er@@ fully to make the decision .
Such scho@@ ol@@ s were an important reason why ancient Jewish soci@@ ety was liter@@ ate , even the comm@@ on people being famili@@ ar with the Scriptures .
Ser@@ ving a Un@@ i@@ que L@@ angu@@ age G@@ r@@ ou@@ p in K@@ o@@ re@@ a
Jesus stated : “ As these things star@@ t to occ@@ ur , ra@@ ise y@@ ourselves er@@ e@@ ct and li@@ ft your he@@ a@@ ds up , because your deli@@ ver@@ ance is get@@ ting near . ” ​ — Luke 21 : 25 - 28 .
Christians are privile@@ ged to serve “ the happy God . ”
On the contr@@ ary , his righteous ac@@ ts have provided a bas@@ is on which mankind can appro@@ ach him and be sa@@ ved from the di@@ re con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of sin .
Now a spiritual brother , this form@@ er@@ ly “ us@@ eless ” slave became “ u@@ se@@ ful . ”
Yet , there was a dem@@ and for “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama ” pres@@ ent@@ ations .
What are some of the ways in which hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves can res@@ ist Satan’s at@@ temp@@ ts to destro@@ y the mar@@ it@@ al uni@@ on ?
An@@ th@@ on@@ y : W@@ ell , I@@ ’@@ m g@@ la@@ d you asked me .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 26 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 7@@ 7 , 1@@ 18
T@@ ri@@ al@@ some situ@@ ations may ar@@ ise at work , in school , within the family , or in the congregation .
H@@ er spiritu@@ ality would be pre@@ served , or “ kept sa@@ fe . ”
Your spirit is good ; may it lead me . ”
The great@@ est man who ever lived ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges that he does not have un@@ li@@ mit@@ ed authority .
If they cannot de@@ f@@ end their beli@@ ef@@ s , it will be hard for them to take a bo@@ ld stand for true worship .
In time , the human family would f@@ ill the earth and enjoy an im@@ me@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ bly happy life without d@@ ying .
In Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of an un@@ pro@@ duc@@ tive fi@@ g t@@ ree , the f@@ ar@@ m@@ er told the v@@ in@@ e@@ d@@ res@@ s@@ er : “ H@@ ere it is three years that I have come loo@@ king for fru@@ it on this fi@@ g t@@ ree , but have found no@@ ne .
It is a joy to know that one is on the right tr@@ ack in life .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , about 8@@ 00 B.C.E . the prophet A@@ mo@@ s , a hum@@ ble shepher@@ d and f@@ ar@@ m@@ work@@ er , wrote that Jehovah is “ the One c@@ all@@ ing for the w@@ at@@ ers of the se@@ a , that he may p@@ our them out upon the sur@@ face of the earth . ”
( Read Luke 12 : 32 . )
D@@ ri@@ ven by their ap@@ pet@@ ite , they soon find themselves ent@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed . ​ — J@@ as .
And he shows himself to be a car@@ ing shepher@@ d as he guid@@ es us to a life that br@@ ings happiness now and lea@@ ds to a gl@@ ori@@ ous et@@ er@@ n@@ al future .
Does this mean that we will always receive physical prote@@ ction ?
“ But their un@@ beli@@ e@@ va@@ ble pain gives us no joy .
She was be@@ am@@ ing with joy but was also a bi@@ t n@@ er@@ v@@ ous .
We should not dis@@ ru@@ pt it by eng@@ ag@@ ing in fa@@ ul@@ t@@ fin@@ ding , qu@@ ar@@ rel@@ ing , or com@@ pla@@ ining .
Consider some practic@@ al ad@@ vice found in the Bible .
He see@@ th@@ ed with h@@ at@@ red for his brother .
Because of branch mer@@ g@@ ers , some Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites are reas@@ sign@@ ed to serve in the pioneer work .
He did , however , become ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the si@@ ck@@ nesses of those to whom he pre@@ ached .
Some fellow stud@@ ents also wanted a cop@@ y .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , “ living w@@ at@@ ers ” will f@@ low continu@@ ously from the se@@ at of the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom .
All too soon the ass@@ em@@ bly ended , and ever@@ yone had to go home .
W@@ rit@@ ing of Christians in M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia , Paul stated : “ During a great t@@ est under a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction their a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of joy and their deep po@@ ver@@ ty made the ri@@ ches of their gener@@ os@@ ity ab@@ ound .
It reve@@ als God’s name , his person@@ ality , and his un@@ chang@@ e@@ able purpose in cre@@ ating the earth and humans .
( b ) Why does God’s Word for@@ bi@@ d se@@ x out@@ side marriage ?
12 : 3 , 4 .
When Jewish religious lead@@ ers inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ated Jesus about the resurrection , he direc@@ ted their attention to a s@@ crip@@ ture that they had not taken into account .
Jehovah’s people have long been in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ed by this illustr@@ ation and righ@@ tly so , for in it Jesus speak@@ s about the f@@ ate of people .
Ther@@ efore , as a dedic@@ ated serv@@ ant of Jehovah , ask yourself , ‘ Does my da@@ ily sc@@ he@@ du@@ le inclu@@ de time for Bible reading , medit@@ ation , and prayer ? ’
What a blessing such integrity - keep@@ ers are to the congregation !
Bo@@ th Jac@@ o@@ b and Joseph were men of faith .
Psalm 7@@ 8 : 38 says : “ He was mer@@ ci@@ ful ; he would for@@ give their er@@ ro@@ r and not bring them to ru@@ in .
Our brothers around the g@@ lo@@ be per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in ob@@ serving God’s comman@@ d@@ ments des@@ pite fac@@ ing a@@ pa@@ thy and ou@@ tri@@ ght re@@ je@@ ction of the Kingdom message .
6@@ 1 : 5 , 6 .
You will not find any Bible text that uses the expres@@ sion “ im@@ mor@@ tal soul ”
Pa@@ y A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion to Your “ Ar@@ t of T@@ e@@ aching ”
Jehovah in his loving - kindness wants the truth to be reve@@ aled to human@@ kind .
In what ways can you receive Jehovah’s war@@ n@@ ings , cor@@ rection , and guid@@ ance ?
“ To Jehovah bel@@ ong@@ s the bat@@ tle , ” he said .
The apostle Paul fore@@ told that after the death of the apostles , the Christian faith would be con@@ tam@@ in@@ ated by false teachings .
A R@@ ich R@@ ul@@ er M@@ ak@@ es a P@@ o@@ or C@@ ho@@ ice
1@@ 19 : 37 ; He@@ b .
Al@@ ong with his mother , his disciples , and his fle@@ sh@@ ly brothers , he went to a we@@ d@@ ding fe@@ ast at C@@ ana , which was evid@@ ently a h@@ ill@@ to@@ p to@@ wn some ei@@ ght mil@@ es ( 13 k@@ m ) from Na@@ z@@ are@@ th .
Then , in words me@@ ant for those living during the last days , he ur@@ ged vi@@ g@@ il@@ ance , saying : “ You do not know on what day your Lord is coming ” and , “ At an h@@ our that you do not think to be it , the Son of man is coming . ”
My whole back was co@@ vered with bl@@ isters .
S@@ ur@@ pris@@ ed , the husband said , “ No , I don@@ ’t believe that ! ”
Yes , emp@@ ow@@ ered with the ful@@ l@@ ness of God’s holy spirit , Jesus has perfect dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , they became viol@@ ent va@@ gr@@ ants and s@@ co@@ ff@@ ers at anything religious .
Although he ur@@ ged his par@@ ishi@@ on@@ ers not to listen to the vis@@ it@@ ors , his ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement helped to publi@@ ci@@ ze the pres@@ ence of a large group of Jehovah’s Witnesses on the is@@ land .
Isaiah war@@ ns : “ T@@ ur@@ n away , turn away , get out of there , t@@ ou@@ ch nothing un@@ clean ; get out from the mi@@ d@@ st of her [ Babyl@@ on ] , keep y@@ ourselves clean , you who are car@@ r@@ ying the u@@ ten@@ s@@ il@@ s of Jehovah . ”
Fir@@ st - century Christians made disciples and me@@ t regul@@ arly to study the Scriptures . ​ — Mat@@ t .
G@@ ide@@ on@@ ’s vi@@ ct@@ ory over the M@@ idi@@ an@@ ites is another account that br@@ ings di@@ stances to the fore .
This is often called the par@@ able of the whe@@ at and the we@@ e@@ ds and is recorded in Matthew chap@@ ter 13 .
E@@ vel@@ y@@ n and I , along with Le@@ o and E@@ s@@ ther Ma@@ ha@@ n , arri@@ ved in our assignment in E@@ l S@@ al@@ va@@ d@@ or in Ju@@ ne 194@@ 6 .
Like Jehovah , we de@@ arly wish that people would respon@@ d to the message and “ keep living . ”
A@@ n ang@@ el had rel@@ eas@@ ed the apostles from pris@@ on .
* O@@ r the death or re@@ marriage of one or both mat@@ es may com@@ p@@ lic@@ ate things .
At that time a P@@ ol@@ ish no@@ ble@@ man , J@@ an Si@@ en@@ i@@ e@@ ń@@ s@@ ki , s@@ ought to give the new ch@@ urch what he called “ a qui@@ et , se@@ c@@ lu@@ ded place ” in which to gro@@ w .
“ We had the loving support of our spiritual brothers and sisters , but life was hard .
Satan has thus become “ the rul@@ er of the world . ” ​ — Read John 14 : 30 ; Revelation 12 : 9 .
As for the others , I cannot speak for them .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , on his de@@ a@@ th@@ bed Jac@@ o@@ b pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced prophe@@ tic blessings on all his sons .
How thr@@ ill@@ ing !
That is why I can face up to any who might still want to ta@@ un@@ t me when I am tr@@ ying to share ref@@ re@@ shing Bible tru@@ ths with others . ”
the bo@@ y who was ra@@ ised in lu@@ x@@ ur@@ y in Egy@@ pt by the daugh@@ ter of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h ​ — yet never for@@ got that he was an Israel@@ ite ?
Ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally , Bar@@ u@@ ch first appe@@ ars in Jeremiah chap@@ ter 36 , in “ the f@@ our@@ th year of Jeho@@ i@@ ak@@ im , ” or about 6@@ 25 B.C.E .
6 : 2 ​ — What is “ the law of the Christ ” ?
She served as a pioneer , comple@@ ted a peri@@ od of scho@@ ol@@ ing , ev@@ en@@ tually married a Be@@ th@@ el@@ ite , and was accepted as a member of the B@@ en@@ in Bethel family .
S@@ et@@ ting asi@@ de an h@@ our or so a we@@ ek for this purpose is a good star@@ t , but more is needed to o@@ pen the do@@ or to deep con@@ vers@@ ation .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the years , faithful travel@@ ing brothers have been a for@@ ce for good .
This they did in A@@ pri@@ l 194@@ 9 .
John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er id@@ enti@@ fied Jesus as “ the L@@ am@@ b of God . ” ​ — John 1 : 29 .
Di@@ d Moses become des@@ pon@@ d@@ ent or res@@ ent@@ ful ? No .
The benef@@ its that come to those who ad@@ here to God’s moral standards .
R@@ el@@ a@@ x@@ ed
Jehovah’s Witnesses in B@@ as@@ el supp@@ lied me with two vo@@ lum@@ es of S@@ tudi@@ es in the Scriptures * together with ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines and other public@@ ations .
I@@ magine her feelings when she saw how Jehovah had shi@@ el@@ ded her !
• Who were some of the women of ancient times who made God’s heart rejo@@ ice ?
His self - as@@ sur@@ ance was un@@ f@@ oun@@ ded , though , for that very night he fa@@ iled to show a spirit of self - sacrifice .
Ju@@ d@@ ges 2 : 7 tel@@ ls us : “ The people continued to serve Jehovah all the days of Jo@@ shua and all the days of the older men who ex@@ tend@@ ed their days after Jo@@ shua and who had seen all of Jehovah’s great work that he did for Israel . ”
Still , when her health imp@@ ro@@ ved some@@ what , she deci@@ ded to move to Rus@@ sia to help with the har@@ v@@ est work .
The next day a crow@@ d ga@@ thers as Jesus he@@ als the si@@ ck .
Moses left be@@ h@@ ind a pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous , privile@@ ged life , “ cho@@ o@@ sing to be ill - tre@@ ated with the people of God . ”
But for others who feel they have learned all there is to learn and who@@ se min@@ ds are clo@@ sed , it would be a dre@@ ad@@ ful cur@@ se .
Jehovah’s Witnesses also remain neu@@ tr@@ al in the af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of the world , which helps them to with@@ stand the pol@@ itical , cul@@ tural , so@@ cial , and com@@ mer@@ cial pres@@ sures that are so div@@ isi@@ ve among mankind .
How P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous Is Your Li@@ fe ?
Gen@@ u@@ ine bro@@ ther@@ ly love is not m@@ ere pol@@ ite con@@ vers@@ ation and cour@@ te@@ ous man@@ n@@ ers ; nor is it gu@@ shing over others in bo@@ is@@ ter@@ ous displa@@ ys of emo@@ tion .
( a ) What is me@@ ant by “ well - arrang@@ ed d@@ ress ” ?
T@@ w@@ o we@@ ek@@ s to ourselves with no stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing with Ger@@ man !
But have you made a dedic@@ ation to God in prayer , and are you ho@@ p@@ ing to get baptized ?
I am now 9@@ 0 years of age and E@@ di@@ th is 8@@ 9 .
Consider the Mo@@ a@@ bi@@ te S@@ to@@ ne , found at D@@ hi@@ ba@@ n ( Di@@ b@@ on ) , 13 mil@@ es ( 21 k@@ m ) e@@ ast of the De@@ ad Se@@ a .
While declar@@ ing that they knew God , they proved o@@ ther@@ wise by their works . ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 1 : 16 .
What would Israel do ?
What are some practic@@ al ways in which we can use dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment when we preach to others ?
This work teach@@ es people the truth and helps them to have a close relationship with Jehovah
O@@ g was kil@@ led at E@@ dre@@ i .
What does the resurrection of La@@ z@@ ar@@ us reve@@ al about Jesus ’ person@@ ality ?
H@@ ann@@ ah very likely ho@@ l@@ ds her little bo@@ y’s hand as she says to El@@ i : “ Ex@@ c@@ use me , my l@@ ord ! By the life of your soul , my l@@ ord , I am the woman that was standing with you in this place to pray to Jehovah .
For examples of such qualities in Paul’s ministry , consider Acts 13 : 9 , 16 - 4@@ 2 ; 17 : 2 - 4 ; 18 : 1 - 4 ; 19 : 11 - 20 ; 20 : 34 ; Romans 10 : 11 - 15 ; 2 Corinthians 6 : 11 - 13 .
For the benefit of our children and gr@@ and@@ children , we have tri@@ ed to imitate the good examples that others set for us .
From op@@ pres@@ sion and from viol@@ ence he will re@@ de@@ em their soul , and their blood will be preci@@ ous in his eyes . ” ​ — Psalm 7@@ 2 : 12 - 14 .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , this is the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t’s inspired st@@ at@@ ement that you have heard was coming , and now it is already in the world . ”
There certainly will be no s@@ or@@ ro@@ w when Jehovah ‘ cu@@ ts off the wicked from the earth and te@@ ars away the tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous from it . ’
O@@ f@@ ten@@ times , those see@@ king re@@ tal@@ i@@ ation do so in an effort to e@@ ase the emo@@ tional pain of an off@@ en@@ se .
This could be in order to help us devel@@ op fine qualities , such as pati@@ ence , end@@ ur@@ ance , faith , and long - suffering . ​ — James 1 : 2 - 4 .
He ad@@ ded that no one can gain sal@@ vation by his own efforts .
An@@ dr@@ é and G@@ ab@@ ri@@ ela ag@@ ree , saying : “ In this we saw a fur@@ ther opportunity of serving Jehovah by pu@@ shing personal desi@@ res into the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
A@@ no@@ ther young man with the gu@@ er@@ r@@ il@@ la mo@@ v@@ ement was assign@@ ed by his su@@ peri@@ ors to pat@@ ro@@ l a certain ju@@ ng@@ le are@@ a .
N@@ atur@@ al Dis@@ ast@@ ers ​ — P@@ un@@ ish@@ ment From God ? 12 / 1
However , some Christians star@@ t out well , but in time , they lo@@ se sight of the com@@ p@@ el@@ ling reas@@ ons that mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to serve God .
One day I vis@@ ited her and su@@ gg@@ ested that we study the Bible together , and she accepted the offer .
Does such a co@@ de ex@@ ist ?
Sh@@ am@@ el@@ ess@@ ly , Satan su@@ gg@@ ested : “ If you do an act of worship before me , it will all be your@@ s . ”
Re@@ g@@ arding some of these cu@@ st@@ om@@ s , the book The Ex@@ ter@@ n@@ als of the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch ob@@ served : “ When we give or receive Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s gi@@ f@@ ts , and h@@ an@@ g gre@@ en w@@ re@@ a@@ ths in our ho@@ m@@ es and ch@@ ur@@ ches , how many of us know that we are pro@@ ba@@ bly ob@@ serving pa@@ g@@ an cu@@ st@@ om@@ s ? ”
That we simply cannot soci@@ al@@ ize with un@@ believers and hope to su@@ ff@@ er no ill con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
F@@ our cu@@ ps of w@@ ine were used at the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
Now is not the time to s@@ l@@ ac@@ ken the hand but to ‘ keep on ho@@ l@@ ding f@@ ast what we have . ’
One of three daugh@@ ters , she lost her father during World W@@ ar I .
It is possible , then , that Paul was refer@@ ring to the account at N@@ um@@ bers 16 : 5 , 23 - 27 when he wrote : “ Let ever@@ yone c@@ all@@ ing on the name of Jehovah r@@ en@@ oun@@ ce un@@ righteousness . ”
Paul ur@@ ged fellow believers : “ Do not for@@ get the doing of good and the sh@@ aring of things with others , for with such sacrific@@ es God is well pleas@@ ed . ”
Just as his la@@ ws of cre@@ ation never fai@@ l , Jehovah will never fai@@ l us .
Jesus said that it was his disciples , soon to be anointed with holy spirit , who should be able to draw certain conclu@@ sions when they saw “ all these things ” occ@@ ur .
We are therefore wise to take to heart Paul’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to remain spiritually vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons are en@@ sla@@ ved to su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ons , ri@@ tu@@ als , and c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations that off@@ end our Creator .
Ke@@ ep a rec@@ ord for a day or two , mar@@ king down the number of times that you ac@@ tually do say than@@ k you
Un@@ like ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists and other ex@@ pl@@ or@@ ers who often have to sear@@ ch far and wide for their tre@@ a@@ sures , we know ex@@ ac@@ tly where spiritual tre@@ a@@ sures can be found .
Although our world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters is in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , the va@@ st ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of Jehovah’s Witnesses live in other coun@@ tri@@ es .
Ma@@ y@@ be you feel that you have already found that ch@@ urch , or congregation .
We can do that by being an author@@ it@@ ative par@@ ent who se@@ ts li@@ m@@ its on be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or . ”
It is with good reason that the Scriptures give high pri@@ or@@ ity to the con@@ dition of the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart .
Still , Lu@@ cre@@ sia ev@@ en@@ tually was baptized and began serving as a regul@@ ar pioneer .
A@@ n imp@@ aled Messi@@ ah was fol@@ ly to first - century soci@@ ety .
Paul , like other Christians , had su@@ ffered lo@@ ss , experienced persecu@@ tion , end@@ ur@@ ed har@@ d@@ ship , and fac@@ ed death because he believ@@ ed in the resurrection and all that it en@@ ta@@ iled .
Jo@@ an was ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al@@ ized , and I had a mil@@ d st@@ ro@@ ke .
C@@ yl@@ in@@ der : P@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph taken by cour@@ t@@ es@@ y of the B@@ rit@@ ish Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m
By this the love of God was made man@@ i@@ f@@ est in our case , because God sent for@@ th his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son into the world that we might gain life through him .
Ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s are a t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony to Jehovah’s great power .
The Bible says that R@@ a@@ ha@@ b “ received the m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ab@@ ly . ”
He began stud@@ ying with S@@ an@@ ti@@ ag@@ o , st@@ op@@ ped dr@@ in@@ king to an exc@@ ess , and became a pe@@ ace@@ able person .
So seek help to understand what you are reading .
As a result , many are anxi@@ ous about their own sa@@ f@@ ety and that of their famili@@ es .
But in time , he real@@ ized that the Witnesses preach the truth from the Bible .
“ Go@@ od Ne@@ ws of the Kingdom , ” 3 / 1 H@@ op@@ e for the De@@ ad , 6 / 1
In fact , to a@@ id us in our spiritual war@@ f@@ are , Jesus descri@@ bed a number of spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c problems that we would face during these last days .
As “ Jehovah’s friend , ” Abraham ap@@ par@@ ently knew and sh@@ ared His vie@@ w@@ point .
To make it har@@ der for the se@@ cur@@ ity po@@ li@@ ce to id@@ enti@@ fy us , we avo@@ i@@ ded using our real n@@ ames .
While eng@@ ag@@ ed in tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne wit@@ ness@@ ing , a full - time minis@@ ter in E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pia was star@@ t@@ led when she spoke to a man but heard a com@@ mo@@ tion in the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
In the year 3@@ 12 C.E . , the pa@@ g@@ an Rom@@ an E@@ mp@@ er@@ or Con@@ stan@@ t@@ ine turned a fri@@ end@@ ly e@@ ye toward n@@ om@@ in@@ al Christi@@ an@@ ity .
The Bible as@@ sures us : “ The ang@@ el of Jehovah is cam@@ p@@ ing all around those fe@@ aring him , and he res@@ cu@@ es them . ”
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : R@@ A@@ I@@ S@@ E@@ D A@@ S A M@@ O@@ R@@ M@@ O@@ N
1 , 2 . ( a ) Why did Job feel a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned by God ?
When all the pro@@ v@@ isions for life through Jesus become fully a@@ vail@@ able to mankind during Christ’s M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn , they are por@@ tra@@ yed as “ a ri@@ ver of water of life , clear as cr@@ y@@ st@@ al . ”
What is another way we show Jehovah that we love him ?
After the proble@@ m was sol@@ ved , the off@@ end@@ er would return and the o@@ ffering would be made .
O@@ r we may be able to give practic@@ al support to brothers and sisters who move to are@@ as within the country , or even ab@@ ro@@ ad , to serve where the need for Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers is greater .
With its help , they do their ut@@ most to me@@ asure up to Jehovah’s requi@@ re@@ ments of ho@@ l@@ iness . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
David reas@@ oned that it was not his bu@@ sin@@ ess to inter@@ v@@ ene .
That is true fear of God . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 15 : 11 .
Jesus himself once said : “ W@@ ho@@ ever has seen me has seen the Father also . ”
Tru@@ e , Jesus died even before Paul became a Christian .
It is a matter of accep@@ ting the ide@@ a that h@@ enc@@ e@@ for@@ th the E@@ ar@@ th is one country . ”
We should avoid ad@@ ding to such su@@ spi@@ ci@@ on .
Such moral relati@@ vis@@ m is fa@@ shi@@ on@@ able today .
Da@@ ily reading of the Scriptures will help them to “ act wis@@ ely . ”
The congregation of spirit - anointed Christians proved to be the spiritual Israel of God .
Jehovah lo@@ ves and bless@@ es these parents for their hard work .
The answer reve@@ als another simil@@ ar@@ ity to No@@ ah’s day .
How can you encoura@@ ge in@@ ac@@ tive ones to return to the flo@@ ck without d@@ el@@ a@@ y , and how can you show them that God does not ex@@ pect too much of us ?
It is also the st@@ ory of a strong and coura@@ ge@@ ous lead@@ er .
Y@@ oung people even gave tal@@ ks on the pro@@ gra@@ m !
As Sam@@ son gre@@ w to ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od , “ Jehovah’s spirit started to imp@@ el him , ” or s@@ ti@@ r him to action .
Mo@@ st people think of glory in con@@ ne@@ ction with praise , honor , and dist@@ inc@@ tion for themselves .
T@@ ear@@ s of g@@ ri@@ ef are nothing to be em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed about .
It certainly was not recogn@@ ized .
Per@@ haps they would have done so had Jehovah not inter@@ ven@@ ed with a man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of his glory .
When they needed help , we always refer@@ red them to our Bible - based liter@@ ature , and we pray@@ ed together . ”
“ My husband exerc@@ ises his he@@ ad@@ ship in a loving and kind way , ” says S@@ us@@ an .
© Jer@@ o@@ en O@@ er@@ le@@ man@@ s / ​ P@@ ano@@ s P@@ ic@@ tures
“ They could also be gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely wor@@ ri@@ ed that their son or daugh@@ ter l@@ ac@@ ks the wisdom to make the marriage a succ@@ ess . ”
Yes , Moses had a relationship with Jehovah that was more in@@ tim@@ ate than that of any other prophet pri@@ or to Jesus Christ .
F@@ e@@ el@@ ings of De@@ je@@ ction
Why does the expres@@ sion “ man of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness ” f@@ it Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s cl@@ er@@ gy ?
A man in T@@ ex@@ as , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , said : “ L@@ ear@@ n From the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er is el@@ o@@ qu@@ ent in its simp@@ li@@ city , mo@@ tiv@@ ating us at any age ​ — even at 7@@ 6 , as I am .
Go@@ od In@@ sight W@@ ins F@@ av@@ or
When refle@@ cting on what happened in the land of G@@ ile@@ ad , David no doubt saw the kindness of those three men as an expres@@ sion of Jehovah’s loving care .
This is especially true if we keep meeting individuals who are a@@ pa@@ the@@ tic , an@@ ta@@ g@@ on@@ is@@ tic , or even bel@@ lig@@ er@@ ent when we call at their ho@@ m@@ es with the Kingdom message .
How do your study ha@@ bi@@ ts com@@ pare with those of E@@ z@@ r@@ a ?
Some wanted to be both religious lead@@ ers and pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ ans .
What moved him to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in this pro@@ ject ?
They knew that they could ex@@ pect fi@@ er@@ ce op@@ position because the is@@ land is a str@@ ong@@ hold of the Greek O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch .
Consider again the illustr@@ ation of the ar@@ ch@@ er .
( a ) Pet@@ er@@ ’s exc@@ lam@@ ation found at 2 Peter 3 : 11 , 12 emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es what need ?
‘ A F@@ o@@ re@@ ign@@ er and an Ex@@ ile ’
It is vital that we know the ans@@ wers to these questions .
He also su@@ ffered other indi@@ gn@@ ities .
L@@ ater , I served in C@@ hi@@ ca@@ go .
It is thus possible , al@@ though by no means certain , that Timo@@ th@@ y’s n@@ on - Jewish father and others whom Paul refer@@ red to as Gre@@ ek@@ s were Greek by cul@@ ture and not by bir@@ th . ​ — Acts 16 : 1 .
Ad@@ di@@ tional Re@@ as@@ ons for Be@@ ing Jo@@ y@@ ful
How different my life is today from the years that I felt exc@@ lu@@ ded and is@@ ol@@ ated !
A@@ n Ab@@ s@@ or@@ b@@ ing Lo@@ g E@@ X@@ P@@ L@@ O@@ R@@ E@@ R Ri@@ ch@@ ard E .
What would we do now ?
W@@ H@@ O@@ M do you think of as truly wise ?
K@@ no@@ wing the fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines of Christi@@ an@@ ity is vital .
What the Scriptures T@@ each
7 , 8 . ( a ) How can we come to appreci@@ ate Jehovah’s mil@@ dness ?
The Bible states : “ A kind man benef@@ its himself , but the c@@ ru@@ el person br@@ ings tr@@ ou@@ ble on himself . ”
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T | D@@ O@@ E@@ S I@@ T D@@ O AN@@ Y G@@ O@@ O@@ D T@@ O P@@ R@@ A@@ Y ?
So Samuel rel@@ ated all that Jehovah had said .
Yes , Christian love has power !
She is con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that he did .
Yet , he op@@ en@@ ly ad@@ mit@@ ted that he made mis@@ takes .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 3 , 4 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 24 - 32
That c@@ ra@@ ft full of living cre@@ atu@@ res d@@ ri@@ f@@ ted al@@ one on a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l se@@ a , well a@@ bo@@ ve even the to@@ ps of m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s .
However , the words of James 1 : 12 also ring true : “ H@@ app@@ y is the man that keep@@ s on end@@ uring tri@@ al , because on be@@ coming appro@@ ved he will receive the cro@@ wn of life , which Jehovah promised to those who continue loving him . ”
I@@ ts purpose ?
Why do we find this ide@@ a difficult to gr@@ as@@ p ?
Moses re@@ je@@ cted “ the temp@@ or@@ ary enjo@@ y@@ ment of sin ” and “ the tre@@ a@@ sures of Egy@@ pt . ”
How g@@ la@@ d we are that Jehovah loo@@ ks for the good in people !
Even though more than 60 years had pas@@ sed since the first group of Jews had re@@ turned to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and , Jerusalem was only s@@ par@@ sel@@ y set@@ t@@ led .
“ If you@@ ’@@ re a nor@@ ma@@ l col@@ le@@ ge stud@@ ent , ” says one re@@ sear@@ ch@@ er , “ you do it . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 5 : 11 ; 6 : 9 , 10 .
F@@ ul@@ l - time service br@@ ings you into cont@@ act with fellow full - time servants and helps you to matu@@ re as a Christian .
* The best str@@ ate@@ gy , of course , is pre@@ ven@@ tion .
However , the people l@@ ack ze@@ al for Jehovah’s worship .
And you will act with in@@ sight and wisdom in to@@ da@@ y’s ung@@ o@@ dly world . ​ — Pro@@ v .
But V@@ ic@@ en@@ te , her husband , d@@ ran@@ k a lo@@ t and could not hold down a regul@@ ar jo@@ b .
However , we need not allow such reg@@ re@@ ts to par@@ al@@ y@@ ze us now in our service to God .
We will consider that next .
So ask yourself , ‘ A@@ m I per@@ mit@@ ting holy spirit to pro@@ du@@ ce its fru@@ it@@ age by working along with it ? ’
This did not mean Jac@@ o@@ b ( r@@ en@@ am@@ ed Israel ) or Abraham or even Adam .
God’s Word as@@ sures them : “ With someone loyal [ Jehovah ] will act in loy@@ al@@ ty . ”
Many of our public@@ ations are written for Jehovah’s Witnesses in gener@@ al .
You promise that serving him will be the most important thing in your life .
As Jesus gre@@ w up , M@@ ary kept a men@@ tal no@@ te of what took place in his life , “ dra@@ wing conclu@@ sions in her heart . ”
▪ Me@@ dit@@ ate on Jehovah’s En@@ during Lo@@ ve
You might take it for gr@@ anted that certain boo@@ ks bel@@ ong in the Bible .
From the m@@ om@@ ent Jehovah pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed about a future Sa@@ vi@@ or for mankind , the ransom was as good as pa@@ id from his vie@@ w@@ point , for he knew that his purpose would not fai@@ l .
It is pr@@ u@@ d@@ ent to ask : Is there a real need to bor@@ ro@@ w ?
Are there practic@@ al st@@ ep@@ s we can take to coun@@ ter@@ act the pul@@ l of our sin@@ ful flesh ?
What ref@@ in@@ ements were made in the new song@@ book ?
For example , he learned the joy of re@@ aching hearts with the good news and also the joy of keep@@ ing integrity under t@@ est .
He was not re@@ com@@ men@@ ding physical mor@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation .
This is our Kingdom H@@ all , and we do not want to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on it now . ”
So let all of us show appreciation for that tre@@ asure by doing our best to fulf@@ ill our ro@@ le as ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers .
The Scriptures st@@ ate : “ [ God ] sa@@ ved us and called us with a holy c@@ all@@ ing , not by reason of our works , but by reason of his own purpose and un@@ deser@@ ved kindness . ”
Then he said : “ C@@ le@@ ar away the old le@@ av@@ en , that you may be a new lum@@ p , according as you are free from fer@@ ment .
At that , Na@@ ba@@ l ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ Do I have to take my bre@@ ad and my water and the me@@ at that I bu@@ t@@ ch@@ ered for my sh@@ ear@@ ers and give it to men who come from who kno@@ ws where ? ”
Many em@@ i@@ gr@@ ants have gro@@ wn up in cul@@ tures that place tra@@ dition and du@@ ty to family , especially to parents , a@@ bo@@ ve all el@@ se .
Thus , we “ know ” the truth in the ful@@ l@@ est sense when we make it our way of life .
We cannot be like someone who star@@ ts to p@@ low a field and then gives up par@@ t@@ way through because it is too much hard work or because the har@@ v@@ est seem@@ s to be too far off or by no means certain .
As Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers , we need to gu@@ ard against mis@@ use of money .
They were good - loo@@ king , in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent young men who could eas@@ ily have just bl@@ ended into the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an way of life .
If you are exer@@ ting yourself to ac@@ hi@@ eve go@@ als in sac@@ red service , do not give up .
Ser@@ ve God Lo@@ y@@ ally Des@@ pite “ Many T@@ ri@@ bul@@ ations , ” 9 / 15
It was not by recei@@ ving the bre@@ ath of life that he is made a Son , by any ou@@ tw@@ ard act , but by God’s own n@@ ature . ’
When was the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures rel@@ eas@@ ed , and what are two out@@ standing fe@@ atu@@ res of it ?
Mar@@ lies , who has been a mission@@ ary for 4@@ 7 years , is privile@@ ged to preach among people who had to fle@@ e from c@@ ris@@ is are@@ as of Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , A@@ sia , and E@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
When a man with a g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous di@@ se@@ ase expres@@ sed faith that Jesus could he@@ al him if he really wanted to , Jesus was moved by love .
D@@ r@@ in@@ king w@@ ine , be@@ er , or other al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic dr@@ in@@ ks in mo@@ der@@ ation is not for@@ bi@@ d@@ den in the Scriptures .
To this day , they care for me as if I were a member of their own family .
W@@ he@@ ther we face ill@@ ness , disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement , de@@ pres@@ sion , po@@ ver@@ ty , or other tr@@ ying problems , we have confidence that Jehovah and his Son will “ help us at the right time . ”
( b ) What ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on did Jesus give his followers ?
Tru@@ e wisdom has really chang@@ ed my life . ”
T@@ ow@@ ard the end of his th@@ ir@@ d mission@@ ary j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , Paul war@@ ned members of God’s name people : “ I know that after my going away op@@ pres@@ sive w@@ ol@@ ves will en@@ ter in among you and will not tre@@ at the flo@@ ck with tend@@ er@@ ness , and from among you y@@ ourselves men will ris@@ e and speak tw@@ is@@ ted things to draw away the disciples after themselves . ”
On a clear day , the is@@ land of C@@ y@@ pr@@ us is v@@ isi@@ ble from M@@ ount C@@ asi@@ us , sou@@ th@@ w@@ est of An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch .
“ What are these ? ”
And this less@@ on is an important one , for Jesus comman@@ ded all his followers to make disciples and teach people to ob@@ serve all the things he had taught them . ​ — Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 .
When Ch@@ ar@@ le@@ mag@@ ne and V@@ l@@ adi@@ mi@@ r I for@@ ced people to under@@ go baptism , those rul@@ ers were ac@@ ting out of har@@ mony with God’s Word .
2 : 1 - 3 , 8 , 9 .
A sh@@ ar@@ p@@ sh@@ o@@ o@@ ter was in place on to@@ p of the building .
Pe@@ ace at An@@ y P@@ ri@@ ce ?
W@@ om@@ en u@@ su@@ ally pre@@ pared their f@@ l@@ our by hand , one of their cho@@ res per@@ form@@ ed early in the day .
For example , when the i@@ ma@@ ge of the be@@ ast first appe@@ ared , the ch@@ ur@@ ches of Chris@@ tend@@ om ​ — an influ@@ enti@@ al part of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at — ​ d@@ om@@ in@@ ated the W@@ es@@ ter@@ n world .
Mari@@ a had even left her husband , children , and home .
But Noah was different .
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ arly sh@@ aring in Kingdom preaching and atten@@ ding Christian meetings are vital as@@ pe@@ cts of true worship
They may need our emp@@ a@@ thy and support for a long time .
There are do@@ z@@ ens of ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of boo@@ ks , and th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t We@@ b s@@ ites o@@ ffering ad@@ vice on how to re@@ ar children .
This at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere could ev@@ en@@ tually pl@@ ant im@@ moral ide@@ as in a Christi@@ an’s mind .
Even though we have left In@@ dia , the love we have for our de@@ ar friends and spiritual children in that land rema@@ ins strong .
Con@@ cer@@ ning it , the Bible states : “ P@@ ri@@ de is before a cr@@ as@@ h , and a ha@@ ugh@@ ty spirit before stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing . ”
The apostle Paul lik@@ ened the Christian disci@@ ple - making work to the cultiv@@ ation of a field , a com@@ par@@ is@@ on that the ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ tural W@@ a@@ yu@@ u understand well .
Why did the Devil present to Jesus not only all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the world but also “ their glory ” ?
So if a man lied in cour@@ t to take ano@@ ther’s in@@ her@@ it@@ ance , he sto@@ od to lo@@ se an e@@ qu@@ al am@@ ount .
As King of that heavenly govern@@ ment , Jesus “ will feel s@@ or@@ ry for the low@@ ly one and the po@@ or one , and the sou@@ ls of the po@@ or ones he will sa@@ ve .
A life was s@@ pared with the help of a si@@ gn - language public@@ ation on D@@ V@@ D !
Be@@ fore Jesus ’ bir@@ th , an ang@@ el told his mother : “ Jehovah God will give him the thro@@ ne of David his father . ”
And when Jesus was baptized , a vo@@ ice from heaven refer@@ red to Jesus as His Son .
The Law pre@@ ser@@ ves many valu@@ able less@@ ons for us , and vi@@ vi@@ d remin@@ ders of their wor@@ th are pres@@ ented by the lives and experi@@ ences of Bible char@@ ac@@ ters .
They gave me 24 h@@ our@@ s to deci@@ de which I pre@@ fer@@ red ​ — a life of lu@@ x@@ ur@@ y or the truth .
“ An@@ dre@@ as , ” she said , “ if you want ans@@ wers to your questions about life and the future , take a care@@ ful look at the Bible . ”
We should keep in mind that all “ the works of the flesh ” could be avo@@ i@@ ded if we had perfect self - control .
Not according to the Bible , which pla@@ in@@ ly says : “ The heart is more tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous than anything el@@ se and is des@@ per@@ ate . Who can know it ? ”
• Why can we be happy now in s@@ pite of suffering ?
So we dedic@@ ate ourselves to God because , in s@@ pite of our imper@@ fe@@ ction , we desire to bel@@ ong to him and are res@@ ol@@ ved to be loyal to him , come what may . ​ — Mat@@ t .
They are reas@@ sur@@ ed by the words of the apostle Paul , who said : “ B@@ less@@ ed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ , the Father of tend@@ er mer@@ ci@@ es and the God of all comfort , who com@@ forts us in all our tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
The f@@ oun@@ ding e@@ dit@@ or of The Witness ple@@ d@@ ged that the new@@ s@@ pa@@ per would tell “ the truth , the whole truth , and nothing but the truth . ”
How only can the spirit of the world in@@ fect us ?
‘ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing we do succ@@ e@@ e@@ ds ’ because our ma@@ in ob@@ je@@ ctive is to do Jehovah’s will .
In ad@@ dition to serving with fore@@ ign - language grou@@ ps and congregations , those who have gra@@ du@@ ated from the M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol serve as elders , minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants , and travel@@ ing overse@@ ers .
David explained : “ They r@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ized that this would be better for my family because I could bring home more money ​ — I could be more succ@@ ess@@ ful .
In many lands , however , e@@ con@@ om@@ ic con@@ di@@ tions do not per@@ mit local Witnesses to fin@@ ance the con@@ stru@@ ction of Kingdom H@@ alls without some in@@ iti@@ al ass@@ ist@@ ance .
As we use these to di@@ g e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly for the g@@ em@@ s of wisdom in God’s Word , we are truly making use of Jehovah’s help .
Per@@ haps you too have found that life is sh@@ ort and full of problems .
O@@ thers who travel@@ ed from Jerusalem in the same car@@ av@@ an as Saul may well have spo@@ ken about what tr@@ an@@ spi@@ red on the ro@@ ad .
In ad@@ dition to the organiz@@ ational and do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ al ref@@ in@@ ements , there have been ref@@ in@@ ements with reg@@ ard to Christian conduct .
Un@@ like people who believe in the im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the soul , Jehovah’s Witnesses do not per@@ form fun@@ er@@ als with the er@@ r@@ one@@ ous ide@@ a of sen@@ ding the dec@@ eas@@ ed off to another world .
O@@ ver@@ se@@ er of the Christian C@@ ongreg@@ ation
Jehovah inspired Solomon to wr@@ ite : “ The one ho@@ l@@ ding back his ro@@ d is h@@ ating his son , but the one loving him is he that does look for him with discipl@@ ine . ”
However , upon see@@ ing the material , W@@ is@@ s@@ am@@ ’s teach@@ er said that since it was such an important sub@@ ject , W@@ is@@ sa@@ m could ex@@ ten@@ d his talk to 4@@ 5 min@@ ut@@ es .
I know it@@ ’s a good book , but I never really thought of the Bible as a hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al book .
18 : 18 ​ — What v@@ ow did Paul make ?
He has set the physical la@@ ws gover@@ ning an@@ im@@ ate and in@@ an@@ im@@ ate cre@@ ation .
Of course , the l@@ ist of blessings and our reas@@ ons for loving Jehovah could go on and on .
We ob@@ served that our parents were always bus@@ y with spiritual matters .
Adam and E@@ ve , he said , could “ be like God ” in determin@@ ing for themselves what was good and what was bad .
K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge ​ — a vital fe@@ ature of the sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic water — ​ has been accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing a wonderful heal@@ ing in our time .
Why are the ter@@ ms “ spiritual par@@ adise ” and “ spiritual temple ” not the same ?
The pri@@ de of the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an rul@@ ers in@@ deed refle@@ cted the attitude of “ the go@@ d of this system of things ” ​ — Satan the Devil .
It says : “ In the last days cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with will be here .
On that occasi@@ on , pro@@ vision was made to give pione@@ ers mon@@ et@@ ary help so that they could continue in their ministry .
When people brought children to him on one occasi@@ on , his disciples re@@ pri@@ man@@ ded them , evid@@ ently feel@@ ing that he would not want to be bo@@ ther@@ ed with children .
In S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 194@@ 4 , he along with many others were mar@@ ched off to a ra@@ il@@ way st@@ ation where grou@@ ps of 8@@ 0 pris@@ on@@ ers were s@@ qu@@ e@@ e@@ zed into wa@@ iting bo@@ x@@ c@@ ars .
This c@@ alls for our regul@@ ar pres@@ ence at Christian meetings , where the Bible is discus@@ sed .
This will ear@@ n you their love and respect and , more important , w@@ in you the appro@@ val of Jehovah God because you re@@ com@@ men@@ d yourself to others !
The Hebrew word rend@@ ered “ thinking ability , ” me@@ z@@ im@@ ·@@ ma@@ h@@ ʹ , comes from a ro@@ o@@ t word that means “ to pl@@ an or p@@ lo@@ t . ”
3 : 16 .
That is why a wise Christian se@@ ek@@ s Jehovah’s guid@@ ance in everything .
10 , 11 . ( a ) Although P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es were among Jesus ’ most vo@@ cal op@@ pos@@ ers , why did he witness to some of them ?
To be in a position to a@@ wak@@ en others , we must be a@@ wa@@ ke ourselves .
R@@ O@@ C@@ H@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ E@@ R , N@@ Y , B@@ lu@@ e C@@ ro@@ ss Ar@@ ena , Bro@@ ad & Ex@@ change S@@ ts . S@@ T .
These acc@@ oun@@ ts show that true worshipp@@ ers are not i@@ mmu@@ ne to disa@@ gre@@ ements .
Ma@@ gi@@ c , of course , has always been associ@@ ated with the occ@@ ul@@ t .
With a hor@@ se - dra@@ wn wa@@ g@@ on nor@@ m@@ ally used to trans@@ por@@ t v@@ ac@@ ati@@ on@@ ers , he pi@@ cked up bo@@ x@@ es of liter@@ ature from a ne@@ ar@@ by to@@ wn , where the bo@@ x@@ es had been sent by ra@@ il@@ way from P@@ ra@@ gu@@ e .
Yet , that is where their associ@@ ation led them .
However , just what became of P@@ il@@ ate is a matter of spe@@ cul@@ ation .
Such good work br@@ ings praise to Jehovah God and is evidence of our “ godly devo@@ tion [ that ] is bene@@ fi@@ cial for all things . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 8 .
Yes , “ Jehovah’s day ” will come un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly “ wh@@ en@@ ever it is that they are saying : ‘ Pe@@ ace and se@@ cur@@ ity ! ’ ”
Why Jehovah May Per@@ mit In@@ justice
Read Psalm 4@@ 5 : 12 , 14@@ b , 15 .
If you can help ten people to become like this woman , it would be a great ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ement . ”
M@@ ore than 70 per@@ c@@ ent of the g@@ lo@@ be is co@@ vered by water .
The s@@ ow@@ er instru@@ cted his work@@ ers to let the whe@@ at and the we@@ e@@ ds gro@@ w together until har@@ v@@ est@@ time , at “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
Peter was standing before a crow@@ d of worshipp@@ ers in the temple .
The wisdom of one person can a@@ ver@@ t a disa@@ ster for many . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 14 , 15 .
T@@ each The@@ m Pro@@ per V@@ alu@@ es
Now , if we have v@@ al@@ id reas@@ ons for show@@ ing respect to people in gener@@ al , how much more ought we to have respect for fellow believers ! ​ — John 3 : 16 ; G@@ al .
How can you imitate Jesus in show@@ ing tend@@ er@@ ness ?
Although un@@ able to pioneer themselves , they recogn@@ ize that those who do pioneer have cho@@ s@@ en a fine care@@ er .
( b ) If we take our stand fir@@ m@@ ly against the Devil and keep see@@ king Jehovah , how will we be bless@@ ed ?
But in@@ stead of gr@@ ati@@ fic@@ ation and peace of mind , the d@@ ru@@ g@@ s gave me hal@@ lu@@ c@@ in@@ ations and anxi@@ ety .
On hear@@ ing Pet@@ er@@ ’s app@@ lic@@ ation of these words , many listen@@ ers “ were st@@ ab@@ bed to the heart . ”
E@@ ach of us can person@@ ally contribu@@ te toward streng@@ th@@ ening the b@@ on@@ ds of un@@ ity in our own congregation by wi@@ d@@ ening out in love for our fellow believers .
You have to beg@@ in some@@ where .
Ser@@ v@@ ants of God find no ple@@ asure in being mal@@ ign@@ ed as ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers , yet they are not sur@@ pris@@ ed when people speak against them .
V@@ er@@ y , very few see the for@@ tu@@ ne they hope for .
The car@@ p@@ en@@ ter in Bible times often wor@@ ked near the do@@ or@@ way of his simp@@ le house or in a sh@@ op ad@@ j@@ ac@@ ent to it .
17 , 18 . ( a ) In what ways can a cou@@ ple put spiritu@@ ality first in their family ?
He says : “ I have no@@ tic@@ ed that when I com@@ p@@ li@@ ment young brothers on spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c poin@@ ts in their ministry or for giving well - thought - out com@@ ments , they gro@@ w in confidence .
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , the u@@ pro@@ o@@ ting of pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce and h@@ at@@ red does not occ@@ ur a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally , nor does it ha@@ p@@ pen over@@ night .
Why are we ur@@ ged to accept Jehovah’s discipl@@ ine ?
B@@ or@@ ro@@ w deli@@ gh@@ ted to get into con@@ vers@@ ations about the Bible with people in the r@@ ur@@ al commun@@ ities of P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al , but within a sh@@ ort time , the religious a@@ pa@@ thy and indi@@ ffer@@ ence he enc@@ oun@@ tered there prom@@ p@@ ted him to cro@@ ss over to S@@ pain .
• What is the orig@@ in of ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness ?
With Satan , the dem@@ ons , the N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m , and most of the people ei@@ ther indi@@ ffer@@ ent or op@@ posed to him , Noah needed courage as well as faith in Jehovah’s ability to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard him .
As for “ the rul@@ er of this world ” ​ — Satan the Devil — ​ Jesus promises that he “ will be c@@ ast out . ”
When I reg@@ a@@ ined my sen@@ ses , I was in fear , but I sen@@ sed that I now had the power to he@@ al , so I was happy .
The experi@@ ences demonstr@@ ated that the stud@@ ents had pro@@ claim@@ ed God’s Word with ze@@ al and that Jehovah had ri@@ ch@@ ly bless@@ ed their efforts .
It was about the ransom , and to my sur@@ pris@@ e , the discus@@ sion was not bor@@ ing at all .
After World W@@ ar I@@ I , mission@@ aries helped give imp@@ e@@ tu@@ s to the work .
Rather than using his disa@@ bility as an exc@@ use , Le@@ on@@ ar@@ do used his men@@ tal fac@@ ul@@ ties to desi@@ gn his own to@@ ol@@ s so that he could do the work that would o@@ ther@@ wise have been imp@@ os@@ sible for him .
Jehovah appointed Be@@ z@@ al@@ el as the princi@@ p@@ al ar@@ t@@ is@@ an and buil@@ der of the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , prom@@ ising to “ f@@ ill him with the spirit of God in wisdom and in understanding and in knowledge and in every kind of c@@ ra@@ f@@ t@@ s@@ man@@ ship . ”
He ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged : “ I am the le@@ ast of the apostles , and I am not wor@@ thy of being called an apostle , because I persecu@@ ted the congregation of God . ”
I@@ N 18@@ 8@@ 6 , one h@@ un@@ d@@ red co@@ pi@@ es of M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al Da@@ wn , V@@ olu@@ me I , left the Bible H@@ ouse in Al@@ le@@ gh@@ en@@ y , Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , b@@ ound for C@@ hi@@ ca@@ go , I@@ l@@ l@@ in@@ o@@ is .
W@@ as God ob@@ lig@@ ated to do so ?
DI@@ S@@ T@@ R@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ IN@@ G circumstances and problems are com@@ mon@@ place in these “ cr@@ itical times . ”
Ad@@ ded to this may be the problems pe@@ cu@@ li@@ ar to “ the last days . ”
We have had the joy of help@@ ing more than half a do@@ z@@ en people to dedic@@ ate their lives to Jehovah .
It also inc@@ reas@@ es the pro@@ du@@ ction of e@@ th@@ yl@@ ene g@@ as , which acc@@ el@@ er@@ ates the ri@@ p@@ ening pro@@ c@@ ess , resul@@ ting in lar@@ g@@ er and s@@ we@@ et@@ er fru@@ it .
Some of the col@@ or s@@ li@@ des and fil@@ ms were pa@@ inst@@ ak@@ ingly hand pa@@ inted .
He later descri@@ bed himself as “ a bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ er and a persecu@@ t@@ or and an in@@ sol@@ ent man . ”
F@@ res@@ h ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les and d@@ ri@@ ed f@@ ish might be on the men@@ u .
But be as@@ sur@@ ed that a religion wor@@ thy of your confidence does ex@@ ist .
From 194@@ 6 to 194@@ 8 , n@@ ati@@ on@@ wide conven@@ tions of Jehovah’s Witnesses were held ei@@ ther in B@@ r@@ no or in P@@ ra@@ gu@@ e .
Why should Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 4 af@@ fect what we we@@ ar ?
What may ha@@ p@@ pen if efforts are made to sa@@ ve a marriage ?
The cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er told him : “ I am not here by co@@ in@@ ci@@ d@@ ence .
The rich have an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of these things , and the po@@ or may have to stru@@ gg@@ le to ob@@ tain what they need .
Some im@@ matu@@ re you@@ ths man@@ i@@ f@@ est a spirit of c@@ ow@@ ar@@ di@@ ce and men@@ t@@ ally try to es@@ cap@@ e st@@ res@@ s@@ ful situ@@ ations by res@@ or@@ ting to exc@@ essi@@ ve s@@ le@@ ep or T@@ V vie@@ wing , d@@ ru@@ g or al@@ co@@ ho@@ l a@@ bu@@ se , con@@ st@@ ant par@@ t@@ ying , or se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
In the er@@ a before pr@@ inted boo@@ ks , he thus imp@@ r@@ inted his message in@@ deli@@ bly on the min@@ ds and hearts of his listen@@ ers .
The preaching work kept me bus@@ y , but there were times when I felt disc@@ oura@@ ged .
I@@ magine what might have happened to Noah and his family had they not been in@@ side the ar@@ k on time .
What an out@@ standing example for all of us ! ​ — Acts 20 : 33 - 35 .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er in his letter to the Romans , Paul stated : “ God’s wr@@ ath is being reve@@ aled from heaven against all ung@@ o@@ d@@ l@@ iness and un@@ righteousness of men who are su@@ p@@ pres@@ sing the truth in an un@@ righteous way . ”
They fear that they will not get cre@@ di@@ t for what is done . However , all cre@@ di@@ t bel@@ ong@@ s to Jehovah . ​ — P@@ s .
He@@ al@@ th problems , death , un@@ emp@@ loy@@ ment , war , food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges , and po@@ ver@@ ty will be no more . ​ — 10 / 1 , pages 6 - 7 .
I was given two of these z@@ ones to serve : E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe and the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an are@@ a .
What should be our personal determin@@ ation ?
After lear@@ ning Bible tru@@ ths , how tra@@ gi@@ c it would be if one reg@@ ressed to false worship !
His strong feelings on this matter were evid@@ ent in the letter he had written a few years ear@@ li@@ er to the congregation in R@@ ome : “ I have great g@@ ri@@ ef and un@@ c@@ eas@@ ing pain in my heart .
At first , my family op@@ posed my new beli@@ ef@@ s .
What ref@@ in@@ ement came about in 19@@ 38 ?
But they should never for@@ get that Jehovah “ is not far off from each one of us . ”
The boo@@ ks of H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah were comple@@ ted in 5@@ 20 B.C.E . and 5@@ 18 B.C.E . res@@ pe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
Rather than being self - ori@@ ented , our life be@@ comes God - ori@@ ented .
How does he feel about his life ?
For example , many of Jehovah’s Witnesses are n@@ atur@@ ally ti@@ mi@@ d and re@@ served people who pre@@ f@@ er to keep a low prof@@ ile .
My own people have for@@ go@@ t@@ ten me . ” ​ — J@@ er .
Q@@ u@@ o@@ ting from Psalm 40 : 6 - 8 , Paul poin@@ ts out that Jesus did not come to per@@ pe@@ tu@@ ate the “ sacrifice and o@@ ffering , ” the “ whole bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffer@@ ings and sin o@@ ffering , ” all of which by the time of Paul’s writ@@ ing no longer had God’s appro@@ val .
What may result if parents are not appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble ?
What can we learn about commun@@ ic@@ ation from the example of Jesus ?
Fa@@ ith in Jehovah will help you to con@@ qu@@ er your fe@@ ars .
How This World Will C@@ ome to an En@@ d , 9 / 15
Eli@@ j@@ ah righ@@ tly jud@@ ged A@@ ha@@ b as a mu@@ r@@ der@@ er and a th@@ i@@ ef .
• What was the Com@@ p@@ lu@@ ten@@ si@@ an P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t , and why was it sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant ?
What has Jehovah given us to help us strengthen our faith ?
Now , both are dedic@@ ated , baptized Witnesses of Jehovah .
What , then , would they do ? Jesus war@@ ned : “ Pa@@ y attention to y@@ ourselves that your hearts never become we@@ igh@@ ed down with over@@ e@@ ating and heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ king and anxi@@ e@@ ties of life , and su@@ d@@ den@@ ly that day be in@@ stan@@ tly upon you . ” ​ — Luke 21 : 34 .
What can help us to accom@@ pl@@ ish the ministry fully ?
He has not hi@@ d@@ den his id@@ ent@@ ity from us .
Peter rema@@ ined loyal when other disciples did not gr@@ as@@ p the meaning of what Jesus said and a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned H@@ im .
To the sur@@ pris@@ e of his col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es , he h@@ an@@ ded the wal@@ let to his su@@ per@@ vis@@ or , who later gave the wal@@ let to the person who had lost it .
They dis@@ cer@@ ned that ​ — contr@@ ary to po@@ pul@@ ar religious op@@ in@@ ion — ​ the soul is mor@@ tal , that at death we go to the gra@@ ve , and that Jehovah is the only true God and therefore not part of a Tr@@ in@@ ity .
How un@@ sear@@ cha@@ ble his judg@@ ments are and bey@@ ond tr@@ ac@@ ing out his ways are ! ” ​ — Romans 11 : 33 .
Rather , he encoura@@ ged fellow believers to become ‘ imit@@ at@@ ors of him , even as he was of Christ . ’ ​ — 1 Corinthians 11 : 1 .
She was pleas@@ ed to be no part of the i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry that sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded her .
“ D@@ on@@ ’t you see how much I am suffering ? ”
In following Dani@@ el@@ ’s example , the dec@@ isi@@ ve fac@@ t@@ or is mo@@ tive .
What does the rec@@ ord tell us ?
The son of the wi@@ do@@ w of Na@@ in Jesus inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted a bu@@ ri@@ al pro@@ c@@ es@@ sion out@@ side Na@@ in to resur@@ rec@@ t a young man and rest@@ ore him to his g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing mother . ​ — Luke 7 : 11 - 15 .
Those cl@@ er@@ ic@@ s did the very same thing to Jehovah’s Law through Moses that the cl@@ er@@ gy of Chris@@ tend@@ om did , and still do , to Christ’s teaching ​ — they s@@ pla@@ shed the “ pa@@ in@@ t ” of tra@@ dition over divine truth .
He was so concer@@ ned that he we@@ pt over the cal@@ am@@ ity to come upon them .
How was Jesus fulfill@@ ing Messi@@ ani@@ c prophecy when he pres@@ ented himself for water baptism ?
Our first parents , Adam and E@@ ve , cho@@ se in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence from their Creator .
For example , if you are a mother , you are no doubt concer@@ ned about the influ@@ ence pe@@ ers may have on your children at school or the t@@ ests of integrity they may face .
I have always believ@@ ed that the body dies and that an inv@@ isi@@ ble part is re@@ inc@@ ar@@ n@@ ated in other bo@@ dies over and over again some 8@@ ,@@ 4@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 times .
R@@ em@@ ember , Jesus spoke well of those who are spiritually hu@@ ng@@ ry , or who are “ consci@@ ous of their spiritual need . ”
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t , mentioned at the out@@ set , speak@@ s for many when he says : “ I have no reg@@ re@@ ts wh@@ at@@ so@@ ever .
The spi@@ rit@@ ’s fru@@ it@@ age will be evid@@ ent in our deal@@ ings with our marriage mate , our children , our fellow believers , and others .
10 D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to God ​ — What Does Jehovah As@@ k of U@@ s ?
They often preach the good news in c@@ ities where an at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere of i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , im@@ mor@@ ality , and d@@ el@@ in@@ qu@@ enc@@ y pre@@ vail@@ s .
Par@@ ents know , for example , that feelings toward the op@@ pos@@ ite se@@ x go deep and can be difficult to de@@ fine .
A@@ ha@@ b hum@@ b@@ led himself !
( b ) How can you face tri@@ als succ@@ ess@@ fully ?
L@@ ater , Jac@@ ob@@ ’s first son by his fav@@ ored wife , R@@ ac@@ he@@ l , was Joseph .
Con@@ f@@ ined to the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of the earth and filled with “ great anger , ” Satan bit@@ ter@@ ly op@@ pos@@ es Jehovah’s servants and uses the world under his control to try to shu@@ t the m@@ ou@@ ths of all who preach the good news .
Jehovah certainly de@@ t@@ ests pri@@ de .
Many people are still cont@@ ac@@ ted first vi@@ a this time - t@@ ested me@@ th@@ od of preaching .
Saul “ f@@ ell to the gr@@ ound ” when Jesus appe@@ ared to him
* U@@ se a con@@ cor@@ d@@ ance to find s@@ crip@@ tures refer@@ ring to mer@@ cy .
Yes , Jesus has a f@@ on@@ dness , or tend@@ er affe@@ ction , for mankind that st@@ re@@ t@@ ches back to his pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence .
The Ju@@ bi@@ le@@ e was to be a year of rest@@ or@@ ation and li@@ ber@@ ation for ancient Israel .
3 Jehovah S@@ hi@@ el@@ ded The@@ m in the Sha@@ do@@ ws of the M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s
Because M@@ ary was we@@ ep@@ ing , Jesus did not talk for long .
That Noah and his family ref@@ ra@@ ined from taking part in such viol@@ ence and in@@ stead pe@@ ace@@ fully went about the work of building an ar@@ k was ob@@ vi@@ ous to all who saw them .
Wor@@ king with fellow believers also helped many young ones to set spiritual go@@ als .
The branch then com@@ posed the public@@ ations , which means that they com@@ bin@@ ed the text with pi@@ c@@ tures .
A 1@@ 5@@ 5@@ 8 e@@ dition of E@@ ck@@ ’s Bible , with mar@@ g@@ in@@ al refer@@ ence to the name Jehovah at Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 6 : 3
Then at no@@ on he would take them to Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d’s of@@ fice .
That made me want to know more about God and his Word .
And just think of being re@@ un@@ ited with your loved ones who have been lost in death !
; G@@ il , A .
The apostle Paul did not sto@@ p at men@@ tion@@ ing such wr@@ ong@@ s as for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , and dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness .
What meaning did the apostle Paul reve@@ al about Moses ’ we@@ aring of the v@@ ei@@ l ?
When the Israelites foc@@ used on the bad repor@@ t of the ten spi@@ es , they com@@ pla@@ ined about Moses and A@@ ar@@ on .
‘ I ent@@ re@@ at you to ob@@ serve the on@@ en@@ ess of the spirit . ’ ​ — E@@ P@@ H .
T@@ en faith@@ less spi@@ es brought back a ne@@ g@@ ative repor@@ t , saying that Israel would be un@@ able to succ@@ e@@ ed against the Cana@@ an@@ ites because they were of “ ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary si@@ ze ” and were mil@@ it@@ ar@@ ily strong .
The Christian apostle John wrote : “ I heard a l@@ ou@@ d vo@@ ice from the thro@@ ne say : ‘ Lo@@ ok ! The t@@ ent of God is with mankind , and he will re@@ side with them , and they will be his pe@@ op@@ les . And God himself will be with them .
When Saul made a th@@ ir@@ d at@@ temp@@ t to k@@ ill him , Israel@@ ’s future king real@@ ized that he had to fle@@ e for his life .
Th@@ ough he was sub@@ ject to f@@ ati@@ gu@@ e and needed time to rest , he always put the needs of others a@@ head of his own , going out of his way to comfort them .
Of course , friends who serve God are still imper@@ fect .
One mor@@ ning her dre@@ am of fin@@ ding some came true . She found 3@@ 00 lar@@ i next to the po@@ li@@ ce st@@ ation .
At the temple in Jerusalem , Jesus w@@ atch@@ ed a nee@@ dy wi@@ do@@ w .
I@@ mp@@ ressed with the way this young , har@@ d@@ working pioneer condu@@ cted himself , my parents invit@@ ed Ar@@ th@@ ur to stay with them .
S@@ ur@@ ely we should pray for the help of God’s holy spirit to end this spiritually de@@ tri@@ men@@ tal prac@@ tice .
When we read the Bible with respect and we respon@@ d to what we learn there , his Word ac@@ tually discipl@@ ines us .
When the city fin@@ ally f@@ alls , the Jews will be too stu@@ n@@ ned to expres@@ s their g@@ ri@@ ef .
The religious lead@@ ers showed a complete l@@ ack of concer@@ n for the po@@ or and nee@@ dy .
3 Ch@@ il@@ dren Ne@@ ed a H@@ app@@ y En@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment
It ob@@ ser@@ ves that in this par@@ able , God is re@@ pres@@ ented as using the word to ex@@ pose “ the mean@@ ing@@ less@@ ness of the future pl@@ ans of the rich . ”
5 , 6 . ( a ) What fore@@ told action did the nations take against “ the city ” and its ‘ c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens ’ ?
They can be con@@ sul@@ ted , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly if the decision is a ma@@ j@@ or one .
He said : “ There will come to be pl@@ ent@@ y of gra@@ in on the earth ; on the to@@ p of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s there will be an over@@ f@@ low . ” ​ — Psalm 7@@ 2 : 16 .
Paul then high@@ ligh@@ ted a difficult yet important t@@ ask of the older men : ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ ing the flo@@ ck .
Yes , h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of years in ad@@ v@@ ance , Jehovah set the ex@@ act day when he would free his people !
To illustr@@ ate : I@@ magine that a man who is wal@@ king on a ro@@ ad su@@ d@@ den@@ ly fin@@ ds that it be@@ comes two di@@ ver@@ g@@ ing pa@@ ths .
A@@ ar@@ on re@@ pres@@ ents Jesus Christ and A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s sons re@@ present Jesus ’ anointed followers .
How did Ne@@ h@@ emiah re@@ act to his false acc@@ us@@ ers ?
While in the Kingdom H@@ all , you can also expla@@ in to your children the fun@@ ction of the li@@ br@@ ary , the information bo@@ ard , and other fe@@ atu@@ res .
When this counsel is app@@ lied , it is e@@ asi@@ er for children to “ be obedi@@ ent to [ their ] parents ” and to “ honor [ their ] father and [ their ] mother . ”
Sh@@ ould we not be than@@ k@@ ful for Jehovah’s hum@@ ility and avoid ex@@ al@@ ting ourselves , which would sur@@ ely lead to disa@@ ster ? ​ — Proverbs 16 : 18 ; 29 : 23 .
Jehovah ke@@ en@@ ly desi@@ res that people have a change of mind and heart and respon@@ d to the war@@ ning message that is being given by his Witnesses . ​ — 2 P@@ et . 3 : 9 , f@@ t@@ n .
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ arly remin@@ ding ourselves of these n@@ ine st@@ ep@@ s will strengthen us to res@@ ist tur@@ ning back to the things of the world .
In a similar way , some who are stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses have ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les that can imp@@ e@@ de their spiritual prog@@ ress .
The author@@ ities tri@@ ed to for@@ ce An@@ ni to work full - time and allow other people to look after Ru@@ th during the we@@ ek .
How did the c@@ all@@ ing of the anointed prog@@ ress after 33 C.E . ?
P@@ ol@@ lu@@ tion , however , is ca@@ used , not by fac@@ eless in@@ du@@ stri@@ es and bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ es , but by people .
A sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic s@@ il@@ ence occ@@ ur@@ red in heaven so that “ the prayers of the holy ones ” on earth could be heard .
Be@@ ing bus@@ y in de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion will help keep us wide a@@ wa@@ ke . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 11 .
E@@ du@@ ar@@ do was determined to do all he could to men@@ d his relationship with his family and to buil@@ d up their spiritual strength .
Such pray@@ er@@ ful study can help a Christian to become “ fully com@@ pet@@ ent , comple@@ t@@ ely e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed ” to ass@@ ist others . ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
Tru@@ e , I knew that you always hear me . ’ ”
In the same ways that he helped Moses .
Thus , it is a place comple@@ t@@ ely out of re@@ ach of anyone exc@@ ep@@ t Jehovah and his appointed ang@@ el “ with the ke@@ y of the ab@@ y@@ ss . ”
[ Ma@@ p on page 9 ]
“ They did not receive the fulfill@@ ment of the promises ; but they saw them from a dist@@ ance . ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B .
In Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s case , the message was about the fulfill@@ ment of God’s promise of a son , and in Lo@@ t’s case , it was about deli@@ ver@@ ance from the imp@@ en@@ ding des@@ tru@@ ction of the c@@ ities of So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h . ​ — Genesis 18 : 1 - 10 ; 19 : 1 - 3 , 15 - 17 .
We face the same li@@ mit@@ ation , being un@@ able to rel@@ ate the many great and pra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy de@@ e@@ ds of Jehovah in our day .
The psalmist David came to appreci@@ ate fir@@ s@@ th@@ and this fac@@ et of Jehovah’s justice .
It was an ex@@ pos@@ é of pol@@ itical in@@ tri@@ gu@@ e and cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion of the time .
Who can find a better pres@@ crip@@ tion for ac@@ qui@@ ring a bal@@ an@@ ced , reason@@ able person@@ ality than that found in God’s Word , the Bible ?
His re@@ pu@@ tation for hon@@ es@@ ty can keep him emp@@ lo@@ yed even when jo@@ bs are s@@ car@@ ce .
When elders do so , they imitate spiritual shepher@@ ds of old .
Why did Jesus call Peter “ Satan ” ?
For instance , Proverbs 31 : 10 - 31 speak@@ s of “ a ca@@ pa@@ ble wife ” who pur@@ cha@@ ses fine material and makes exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent gar@@ ments for her hous@@ eho@@ ld .
What prom@@ p@@ ted S@@ te@@ ph@@ en to make such an appe@@ al ?
He did not let disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment over@@ wh@@ el@@ m him and cause him to give up enti@@ r@@ ely .
A P@@ re@@ view of Christ’s R@@ ule
“ In the mor@@ ning s@@ ow your se@@ ed and until the ev@@ ening do not let your hand rest ; for you are not know@@ ing where this will have succ@@ ess . ” ​ — E@@ C@@ C@@ L .
How g@@ la@@ d we can be , though , that God can see us from a different per@@ spe@@ ctive !
James made fine spiritual prog@@ ress , later sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der@@ ing we@@ igh@@ ty responsi@@ bil@@ ities in the Christian congregation . ​ — Acts 15 : 13 ; 1 Corinthians 15 : 7 .
He im@@ medi@@ ately s@@ ought spiritual help , but he no longer qu@@ ali@@ fied to be a pioneer or a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant .
“ At once lea@@ ving the bo@@ at and their father , they follow@@ ed him . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
On@@ ce bro@@ ken , its con@@ ten@@ ts ( can@@ dy , fru@@ it , and the like ) are ga@@ ther@@ ed by the c@@ ele@@ br@@ ants .
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , then , circumstances and situ@@ ations of every@@ day life are s@@ prin@@ k@@ led thr@@ ough@@ out Jesus ’ many illustr@@ ations .
I also received the privilege of vis@@ iting other bran@@ ches thr@@ ough@@ out the world as a z@@ one overse@@ er to provide help and encourag@@ ement .
As soon as he could , he found the Witnesses and began a Bible study .
The Gre@@ at C@@ ro@@ w@@ d Pro@@ ve Their Fa@@ ith
It would be contr@@ ary to the way they were made .
In P@@ s 14@@ 8 verse 11 , powerful and influ@@ enti@@ al humans , such as k@@ ings and jud@@ ges , are invit@@ ed to jo@@ in in the praise .
When her ma@@ st@@ ers saw that their means of gain was g@@ one , they se@@ ized Paul and S@@ il@@ as , who were then be@@ at@@ en and j@@ a@@ iled .
In some res@@ pe@@ cts , Christians may have found their ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work e@@ asi@@ er because Jewish commun@@ ities were sc@@ at@@ tered thr@@ ough@@ out the Rom@@ an world .
In Greek city states , it was nor@@ ma@@ l for the ass@@ em@@ bly to me@@ et in fr@@ on@@ t of such a be@@ ʹ@@ ma , from which all ci@@ vi@@ c bu@@ sin@@ ess was condu@@ cted .
I think about a new article in The Watchtower or A@@ wa@@ ke !
As a young sol@@ di@@ er st@@ ati@@ oned there , I was often or@@ der@@ ed to col@@ le@@ ct human rema@@ ins bu@@ ri@@ ed in bom@@ bed - out a@@ ir - ra@@ id sh@@ el@@ ters where people had been tra@@ pp@@ ed , their bo@@ dies t@@ or@@ n to pi@@ e@@ ces and un@@ recogn@@ iz@@ able .
Ab@@ out a h@@ un@@ d@@ red of us me@@ t at a r@@ ented fac@@ ility to listen to a rec@@ ording of the le@@ c@@ ture “ F@@ as@@ c@@ ism or F@@ re@@ e@@ dom , ” deli@@ vered by Joseph Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d .
The cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man@@ ’s rep@@ ly ?
A fellow pioneer in the same congregation ad@@ ded : “ G@@ et@@ ting compan@@ i@@ ons in the af@@ ter@@ no@@ on is a real proble@@ m . ”
But ex@@ ul@@ t , you people , and be jo@@ y@@ ful forever in what I am cre@@ ating . ” ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 17 , 18 ; Psalm 37 : 10 , 11 , 29 ; Revelation 21 : 4 , 5 .
What chang@@ es did R@@ ose make to become a sub@@ ject of God’s Kingdom , and why did she do so ?
All m@@ ale members of an Israel@@ ite family were comman@@ ded to go up to worship Jehovah at the temple during the three Jewish fes@@ tiv@@ als .
When you do that , you will want to show your gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for that wonderful gift .
Some years later he appro@@ ached her , and soon her husband started a Bible study with him .
In des@@ per@@ ation , some Christians have been temp@@ ted to cho@@ ose di@@ ag@@ no@@ s@@ tic or ther@@ a@@ pe@@ u@@ tic me@@ tho@@ ds that go against the principles of pu@@ re worship .
When I re@@ turned to Jo@@ el , his heart was be@@ ating again !
One went in the clo@@ set and pre@@ tend@@ ed to be a hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der .
Some must have wanted to s@@ il@@ ence him for good .
From Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s to H@@ er@@ e@@ tic@@ s
Do not let a day go by without consider@@ ing spiritual matters
“ [ A form@@ er pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te in the Ne@@ ther@@ lands ] ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that op@@ position to leg@@ al@@ iz@@ ation [ of pro@@ s@@ titu@@ tion ] comes lar@@ g@@ ely from religious grou@@ ps .
We study the Bible with the V@@ ac@@ as , a young cou@@ ple who have four small children .
Are You Y@@ i@@ el@@ ding to God’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ?
The last book of the Bible , Revelation , descri@@ bes this c@@ li@@ ma@@ c@@ tic ev@@ ent as “ the war of the great day of God the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty , ” to which “ the k@@ ings of the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth ” are being ga@@ ther@@ ed together .
How does each of these s@@ crip@@ tures help you to ev@@ alu@@ ate the sacrific@@ es you make for the Kingdom ?
We would pro@@ ba@@ bly be more rec@@ ep@@ tive .
She had very low self - wor@@ th , to the point of doub@@ ting that she was the kind of person God would appro@@ ve of .
We were happy to be able to r@@ ent only self - con@@ ta@@ ined living qu@@ ar@@ ters in any to@@ wn to which I was trans@@ fer@@ red as a govern@@ ment work@@ er .
These writ@@ ings were d@@ ated between 50 B.C.E . and 50 C.E .
Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s prophe@@ tic ministry continued through the tur@@ bul@@ ent peri@@ od pri@@ or to Babyl@@ on@@ ’s con@@ qu@@ est of Jerusalem and into the taking of God’s people into ex@@ ile . ​ — Jeremiah 1 : 1 - 3 .
F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 22 , 199@@ 7 , pages 3 - 10 .
What st@@ ep as to emp@@ loy@@ ment did a young man take , and why ?
Indeed , in 199@@ 8 the work of the Witnesses was gr@@ anted leg@@ al recogn@@ iti@@ on in K@@ y@@ r@@ gy@@ z@@ st@@ an .
What a fine example to follow if God should cor@@ rec@@ t us in some way !
It makes us happy and pu@@ ts us in a positi@@ ve fr@@ ame of mind . ​ — Acts 20 : 35 .
The com@@ mer@@ cial world is doing its ut@@ most to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce us that we cannot live without its many pro@@ du@@ cts and every new mo@@ de@@ l that comes on the mar@@ ke@@ t .
But after we cal@@ m down , we u@@ su@@ ally conc@@ e@@ de that the counsel was appro@@ pri@@ ate .
In s@@ pite of op@@ position , N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s helped pre@@ pare Jesus ’ body for bu@@ ri@@ al
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying the Bible with your children develop@@ s their “ spiritual com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion ”
19 : 11 .
He rep@@ ents and cho@@ o@@ ses to f@@ all “ into the hand of Jehovah . ”
The Creator of humans and the earth wants you to know that his time to take action is appro@@ aching .
( Read Psalm 16 : 10 . )
His op@@ pon@@ ent , over@@ come by pain , sub@@ mit@@ ted the very m@@ om@@ ent before Ar@@ r@@ ha@@ c@@ hi@@ on died .
However , God has cho@@ s@@ en a few people to be resur@@ rec@@ ted to life in heaven , where they will have spirit bo@@ dies .
They should ex@@ pect to make some mis@@ takes , but these ought not to make them over@@ ly sa@@ d as they stri@@ ve to help others appreci@@ ate “ the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent things of God . ”
For one thing , Jesus was anointed by Jehovah himself .
How did we buil@@ d a strong faith in the first place ?
; M@@ ac@@ don@@ ough , J .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , many B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n of the Ma@@ j@@ or Par@@ ty left the country and continued their activities ab@@ ro@@ ad .
Even more for@@ ce@@ fully , Gre@@ w wrote : “ When shall we believe the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty who as@@ sures us that he is ‘ not mo@@ cked ? ’
Paul’s next ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on on how to tre@@ at believers and un@@ believers is : “ Re@@ turn evil for evil to no one . ”
A pi@@ m me@@ asure of s@@ il@@ ver sc@@ ra@@ p was the pri@@ ce the Phil@@ ist@@ ines char@@ ged the Israelites for sh@@ ar@@ p@@ ening their to@@ ol@@ s .
When I received the 200@@ 3 cal@@ end@@ ar , it was all I could do to hold back my te@@ ars .
24 : 10 .
L@@ é@@ s@@ vo@@ s
Ser@@ ving Jehovah , though , has brought me the great@@ est happiness and sense of accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment . ”
P@@ ra@@ ise Jehovah from the heavens , praise him in the he@@ igh@@ ts .
However , their continued happiness dep@@ ended on their recogn@@ iz@@ ing God’s rul@@ er@@ ship and his right to deci@@ de what was good and what was bad .
How can we recogn@@ ize sign@@ s of sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness in ourselves ?
The import@@ ance of the meetings was ke@@ en@@ ly felt by some 70 Christians in one A@@ si@@ an land who were dis@@ plac@@ ed from their ho@@ m@@ es and com@@ p@@ el@@ led to live in the deep fore@@ st .
He re@@ ach@@ es down , as it were , to de@@ al kin@@ dly with God - fe@@ aring ones . ​ — 11 / 1 , pages 4 - 5 .
Why , our very sal@@ vation is at st@@ ake !
4@@ 8 : 17 , 18 ; 5@@ 7 : 19 - 21 .
H@@ O@@ W “ TH@@ E P@@ E@@ R@@ F@@ E@@ C@@ T L@@ A@@ W ” S@@ E@@ T@@ S U@@ S F@@ R@@ E@@ E
The disci@@ ple James states regarding someone nee@@ ding spiritual help : “ Let him call the older men of the congregation to him , and let them pray over him , . . . and Jehovah will ra@@ ise him up . ”
God had fore@@ told such cal@@ am@@ ity for Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am@@ ’s “ house , ” his post@@ er@@ ity .
The woman was a nu@@ n bel@@ ong@@ ing to a religious order that gives ass@@ ist@@ ance to the si@@ ck and in@@ fir@@ m both in ho@@ s@@ pit@@ als and in priv@@ ate ho@@ m@@ es .
However , the s@@ crip@@ ture at Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 29 - 31 helped me see the need to avoid “ bit@@ ter@@ ness and anger and wr@@ ath . ”
How have our pl@@ ans for the future chang@@ ed ?
• What can a cou@@ ple do if their relationship seem@@ s to have we@@ ak@@ ened after they had children ?
If so , can we en@@ ter into it today ?
That s@@ par@@ ked a pro@@ t@@ est . The pris@@ on@@ ers deci@@ ded that after bre@@ ak@@ f@@ ast the next mor@@ ning , as an act of de@@ fi@@ ance , they would refu@@ se to return their pl@@ ates .
On the tri@@ p to the cam@@ p , Bro@@ ther Eng@@ le@@ it@@ ner res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully explained his beli@@ ef@@ s to G@@ le@@ is@@ s@@ ner , who listen@@ ed care@@ fully .
They had a good la@@ u@@ gh over the e@@ dit@@ or@@ ’s for@@ get@@ ting to offer his ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
He rec@@ alls : “ In@@ iti@@ ally , I was at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to the so - called tru@@ ths that the apost@@ ates spoke of .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jehovah bless@@ es those who are loyal to him , making them jo@@ y@@ ful des@@ pite un@@ fav@@ or@@ able circumstances .
I@@ ’@@ m wor@@ ri@@ ed about how we are ever going to get back to where we were .
There , he could find prote@@ ction .
The out@@ working of that or@@ der@@ ly arrang@@ ement was temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted by the dis@@ obedi@@ ence of Adam and E@@ ve .
along with other public@@ ations that discus@@ s why we can trust the Bible and how we can apply its practic@@ al counsel in our family and personal life .
That would be un@@ real@@ is@@ tic .
E@@ ile@@ en , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , says that her ad@@ ul@@ t son makes up for the emp@@ t@@ iness she experi@@ ences on her we@@ d@@ ding an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary .
Jehovah expe@@ cted him to preach .
Do you imitate M@@ ary in be@@ coming well - ver@@ sed in the Word of God , using it fre@@ ely in your con@@ vers@@ ation ?
What if we , whether our hope is heavenly or earthly , are associ@@ ated with a congregation like the one in ancient S@@ my@@ r@@ na ?
“ Law is pro@@ mul@@ g@@ ated , not for a righteous man , but for pers@@ ons la@@ w@@ less and un@@ ru@@ ly , ” says Paul .
He would answer my questions , hu@@ g me , and k@@ is@@ s me good - night .
O@@ ver 5@@ 35 Bethel family members from Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , P@@ at@@ ter@@ son , and W@@ all@@ k@@ ill vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to work on the pro@@ ject on S@@ atur@@ days , in ad@@ dition to their nor@@ ma@@ l we@@ ek@@ day assign@@ ments .
“ M@@ one@@ y is for a prote@@ ction , ” stated King Solomon .
El@@ ders can cont@@ act congregations in other lands by sen@@ ding cor@@ respon@@ d@@ ence to their own branch using j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , their mul@@ titu@@ de of sacrific@@ es became lo@@ a@@ th@@ some to Jehovah , who said : “ I have had en@@ ough of whole bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffer@@ ings of r@@ am@@ s and the f@@ at of well - f@@ ed ani@@ mal@@ s ; and in the blood of young bul@@ ls and m@@ ale lam@@ bs and he - go@@ ats I have taken no deli@@ ght . ” ​ — Isaiah 1 : 11 .
Mo@@ st others who par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate a@@ im a bi@@ t low@@ er .
That ransom is at the cor@@ e of the Christian message .
R@@ es@@ ol@@ ve not to exc@@ e@@ ed them ; exerc@@ ise self - control .
O@@ f@@ fi@@ cially , as the New Ca@@ tho@@ lic En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia conc@@ e@@ des , “ the Ch@@ urch is com@@ mit@@ ted to a beli@@ ef in angels and dem@@ ons . ”
Ne@@ h@@ emiah ​ — a man of action and tend@@ er feelings — ​ comes to Jerusalem
W@@ he@@ ther they res@@ em@@ ble fine so@@ il or not is up to them .
N@@ ei@@ ther Jehovah nor Jesus ex@@ al@@ ts one r@@ ace , n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality , or language a@@ bo@@ ve another .
Those having God’s ba@@ c@@ king have always been un@@ po@@ pul@@ ar , as was Noah , who con@@ dem@@ ned the world through his faith .
Do Not Let D@@ oub@@ ts Des@@ tro@@ y Your Fa@@ ith
De@@ an , one of fi@@ ve children , re@@ minis@@ ced about his father : “ D@@ ad was mil@@ d - temp@@ ered .
Be@@ fore sh@@ aring in the ministry , why not take a m@@ om@@ ent to refle@@ ct on how much people need the information you are taking to them ?
And they do so des@@ pite enc@@ oun@@ ter@@ ing a@@ pa@@ thy , ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le , and persecu@@ tion .
For one thing , they learned that the world situation will one day be different .
In@@ dep@@ end@@ ence from God’s will brought tra@@ ge@@ dy
T@@ ake time to cor@@ rec@@ t h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful spe@@ e@@ ch and actions
; Ru@@ st@@ ad , J .
These sub@@ je@@ cts are so important that Jesus plac@@ ed them first in the prayer .
Jehovah Is a God of O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation
For example , no@@ tice how they h@@ and@@ led a sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve and po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally div@@ isi@@ ve is@@ sue that ar@@ ose in the new@@ ly form@@ ed congregation .
Abraham we@@ pt over the death of his bel@@ o@@ ved wife , S@@ ar@@ ah .
“ My children were following along and ans@@ wer@@ ing the questions from their heart .
In J@@ anu@@ ary 200@@ 6 , efforts were set in mo@@ tion to find a su@@ it@@ able s@@ ite for the ga@@ ther@@ ing of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds in the ke@@ y conven@@ tion city , T@@ bil@@ is@@ i , the cap@@ it@@ al of Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ a .
I always tell my gr@@ and@@ children and other young ones to remember their heavenly Father in their you@@ th , and he will never a@@ ban@@ d@@ on them .
Per@@ haps that is why Paul , in his second letter to Timothy , lis@@ ted “ peace ” among qualities to pur@@ sue .
They feel that if no@@ body ge@@ ts h@@ ur@@ t , there is nothing wrong with deci@@ ding for on@@ es@@ el@@ f how to be@@ have .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , a good marriage may seem@@ ingly just ha@@ p@@ pen .
Bible truth just had not re@@ ached my heart .
Th@@ r@@ ough our disci@@ ple - making work .
All that he requi@@ res of us can be sum@@ m@@ ed up in a sing@@ le word : love .
R@@ em@@ ember , however , that Satan is dec@@ ep@@ tive .
He can even control and change fac@@ t@@ ors and tr@@ ends to en@@ sure the out@@ come .
Hence , many good work@@ ers who would pre@@ vi@@ ously have been vie@@ wed as being in the pri@@ me of life are no@@ wa@@ days de@@ em@@ ed too old to be u@@ se@@ ful .
“ [ Jehovah’s ] eyes are ro@@ ving about through all the earth to show his strength in be@@ half of those who@@ se heart is complete toward him . ” ​ — 2 C@@ H@@ R@@ O@@ N .
Ke@@ ep your eyes o@@ pen to the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of sin , the exc@@ el@@ ling value of serving Jehovah , and your hope of et@@ er@@ n@@ al life .
Mo@@ st dic@@ tion@@ aries descri@@ be matu@@ r@@ ity as the st@@ ate of full develop@@ ment , of being full - gro@@ wn , and as having at@@ ta@@ ined a fin@@ al st@@ ate or desi@@ red stan@@ d@@ ard .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing in A@@ th@@ ens , the apostle Paul said : “ God has over@@ loo@@ ked the times of such ign@@ or@@ ance , yet now he is tel@@ ling mankind that they should all every@@ where rep@@ ent .
Yes , end@@ e@@ av@@ or to re@@ ach your mat@@ e@@ ’s heart so that he or she can understand your feelings .
This ep@@ is@@ o@@ de in Davi@@ d’s life ser@@ ves as an encourag@@ ement to all who have fal@@ le@@ n into serious sin .
“ In ad@@ dition to doing tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne wit@@ ness@@ ing , I wr@@ ite let@@ ters and regul@@ arly cor@@ respon@@ d with a few inter@@ ested ones .
This , in turn , will help you to look to Jehovah for the best possible out@@ come .
Jehovah even invit@@ ed his heavenly angels to expres@@ s themselves about how to pro@@ ce@@ ed with destro@@ ying wicked King A@@ ha@@ b when He had determined to do so . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 22 : 19 - 23 .
Adam and E@@ ve dis@@ obe@@ yed God and lost their close relationship with him .
He said that after much prayer and medit@@ ation on the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s positi@@ ve message , he “ started to see opportun@@ ities in@@ stead of ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les . ”
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , there were Israelites who du@@ ti@@ fully made such o@@ ffer@@ ings in a show@@ y displa@@ y of devo@@ tion . At the same time , they were practic@@ ing sin .
Jesus said : “ Even when a person has an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance his life does not result from the things he pos@@ s@@ ess@@ es . ”
Yet , Jehovah was not quic@@ k to c@@ ast her off .
How did you feel when you first en@@ tered the spiritual par@@ adise ?
Hence , Christian min@@ isters hum@@ bly serve Jehovah God and Jesus Christ .
E@@ con@@ om@@ ic har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps are comm@@ on worl@@ d@@ wide , as are la@@ yo@@ ff@@ s , high un@@ emp@@ loy@@ ment r@@ ates , and a ris@@ ing co@@ st of living .
Let us now consider a rel@@ ated matter that has meaning for Christians today .
The Bible writ@@ er Luke , however , did not share that op@@ in@@ ion .
In our next article , we will re@@ view the resurrection hope in fur@@ ther de@@ ta@@ il so as to id@@ enti@@ fy who will be resur@@ rec@@ ted .
Si@@ x of them have been rel@@ eas@@ ed , but Ser@@ hi@@ i rema@@ ins be@@ h@@ ind ba@@ r@@ s .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Jesus did not seek honor from men , but he gave Jehovah the glory for everything he did .
Mo@@ re@@ over , pu@@ t@@ ting feelings into words reli@@ ev@@ es some of the hear@@ t’s angu@@ ish .
C@@ u@@ ri@@ ous to see what she was lear@@ ning , I began to study too .
Jehovah’s people enjoy a special en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment of peace in the earthly part of his organization .
For instance , as you gro@@ w in appreciation for the practic@@ al value of the Bible , you too face a cho@@ ice .
* “ For every milli@@ on@@ a@@ i@@ re that is cre@@ ated from lo@@ t@@ ter@@ y w@@ in@@ n@@ ings , ” states Cana@@ da@@ ’s C@@ en@@ tre for Ad@@ di@@ ction and M@@ ent@@ al He@@ al@@ th , “ there are milli@@ ons of others who have lost their money ! ”
“ G@@ o on br@@ ing@@ ing them up in the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah . ” ​ — E@@ P@@ H@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ AN@@ S 6 : 4 .
For any relationship to gro@@ w and sur@@ vi@@ ve , the individuals involved must not only talk to each other but also listen .
( b ) If we rep@@ ent after making serious mis@@ takes , we can trust that Jehovah will do what for us ?
J@@ on : I@@ ’@@ m still tr@@ ying to w@@ ra@@ p my mind around all of this .
How can we be sure that God will draw close to us ?
Now they , of course , do it that they may get a cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ti@@ ble cro@@ wn , but we an inc@@ or@@ ru@@ p@@ ti@@ ble one . ”
When mar@@ it@@ al ten@@ sion pers@@ ists , there is no sh@@ ort@@ cu@@ t .
What are man@@ kin@@ d’s great@@ est needs ?
It was su@@ p@@ posed to have been held at the S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y T@@ own H@@ all , but op@@ pos@@ ers succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in having our use of the s@@ ite can@@ c@@ el@@ ed .
The more we ‘ medit@@ ate on his activ@@ ity ’ and ‘ concer@@ n ourselves with his deal@@ ings , ’ the better we can get to know Jehovah . ​ — P@@ s .
Li@@ ving as an out@@ c@@ ast , David must have had many material concer@@ ns , but as these words show , his da@@ ily ca@@ res did not over@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ w his determin@@ ation to praise Jehovah .
“ You do not bel@@ ong to y@@ ourselves , for you were b@@ ought with a pri@@ ce , ” expla@@ ins the apostle Paul .
After all , he heard a Scriptural dis@@ course about the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of baptism .
Ex@@ pla@@ in why they should not act in@@ dep@@ end@@ ently of Jehovah’s organization , even in small ways .
He also per@@ form@@ ed a mirac@@ le at the re@@ qu@@ est of an ar@@ my of@@ fic@@ er , ap@@ par@@ ently a n@@ on - Je@@ w .
What God has done to this point is not the su@@ m to@@ tal of his will for mankind .
I develop@@ ed a ha@@ bi@@ t of speaking and thinking in a way that was more com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated than necess@@ ary .
When wa@@ iting in a group , use the opportunity , if appro@@ pri@@ ate , to star@@ t con@@ vers@@ ations with others and share up@@ building thoughts with them .
The anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant must do this if they are to share in the fulfill@@ ment of Romans 16 : 20 .
Isaiah pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed that God’s people would con@@ dem@@ n any t@@ ong@@ ue that ro@@ se up against them .
When I b@@ ent down to hold her , she was still bre@@ a@@ thing .
P@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ s care@@ fully held in the Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves could be consider@@ ed part of our “ family al@@ bu@@ m . ”
Tru@@ e , Adam and E@@ ve were influ@@ enced by the re@@ be@@ l spirit cre@@ ature who became Satan , but they had perfect min@@ ds and could have re@@ je@@ cted his wrong su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions . ​ — Genesis 3 : 1 - 19 ; James 4 : 7 .
No doubt , good personal study ha@@ bi@@ ts will help you to gr@@ as@@ p fully “ the bre@@ ad@@ th and l@@ eng@@ th and he@@ i@@ ght and dep@@ th ” of the truth .
M@@ ature ones contribu@@ te to the spirit of the congregation by taking an interest in others
By tra@@ ining their “ per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers , ” Christian you@@ ths learn to make wise decisions that do not refle@@ ct “ the spirit of the world ” but , rather , “ the spirit which is from God . ” ​ — Hebrews 5 : 14 ; 1 Corinthians 2 : 12 .
The cou@@ ple g@@ la@@ dly gave the woman a cop@@ y of the book .
Isaiah pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed : “ Your eyes must become eyes see@@ ing your G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or . ”
G@@ lo@@ be : B@@ as@@ ed on N@@ A@@ S@@ A P@@ ho@@ to ; whe@@ at : P@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ al Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ve ( Ne@@ ar E@@ ast@@ er@@ n H@@ ist@@ ory ) E@@ st .
In order to mar@@ ry you@@ ng@@ er women , they div@@ or@@ ced the wi@@ ves of their you@@ th for tri@@ vi@@ al reas@@ ons .
Jesus lik@@ ened marriage to a yo@@ ke .
S@@ ome@@ times you may feel like the psalmist David , who said : “ Do answer me quic@@ k@@ ly , O Jehovah ; my strength has come to an end .
Not to be over@@ loo@@ ked is the effect our atten@@ ding a service in a religious building might have on fellow believers .
O@@ u@@ t of the bur@@ ning fi@@ er@@ y fur@@ n@@ ace and out of your hand , O king , he will res@@ cu@@ e us .
Today , concer@@ n for our persecu@@ ted brothers makes us “ ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous as ser@@ p@@ ents . ”
How gr@@ ate@@ ful he was to have such loving and car@@ ing friends !
But since God is inv@@ isi@@ ble , how can you “ draw close ” to him and enjoy a good relationship with him ?
Even though I had never pre@@ ached before , I said y@@ es .
They deci@@ ded to bor@@ ro@@ w three bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ les but could not find su@@ it@@ able ones .
In what way does Satan use the lu@@ re of materi@@ al@@ ism ?
If it san@@ k , the 5@@ 6@@ 1 - fo@@ o@@ t - long [ 1@@ 7@@ 1 me@@ ters ] h@@ ul@@ k would dra@@ g me into a w@@ at@@ er@@ y gra@@ ve .
* Why is there such end@@ uring devo@@ tion to “ sa@@ in@@ ts , ” many of whom are little known among Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s in gener@@ al ?
They are comple@@ men@@ t@@ ary , not cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct@@ ory , qualities .
O@@ b@@ serve in@@ ten@@ tly the bir@@ ds of heaven , because they do not s@@ ow se@@ ed or re@@ a@@ p or ga@@ ther into sto@@ re@@ hous@@ es ; still your heavenly Father fe@@ e@@ ds them .
G@@ ran@@ ted , the coming of “ the great day of Jehovah ” does not dep@@ end on our prayers ​ — it will come whether we pray for it or not .
For they ut@@ ter s@@ wel@@ ling expres@@ sions of no prof@@ it , and by the desi@@ res of the flesh and by lo@@ ose ha@@ bi@@ ts they enti@@ ce those who are just es@@ cap@@ ing from people who conduct themselves in er@@ ro@@ r .
I@@ t’s a time for us to put the st@@ ress of da@@ ily life on hold and foc@@ us on our spiritu@@ ality .
Some people may ‘ speak a@@ bu@@ si@@ vely of you , ’ and they may keep on doing so .
In fi@@ gh@@ ting this bat@@ tle , we need to r@@ ely on Jehovah , not on ourselves .
Yet , S@@ im@@ on and I and a h@@ and@@ ful of publi@@ sh@@ ers were the only Witnesses there !
On the other hand , what has God been respon@@ sible for ?
How T@@ emp@@ le Ser@@ vi@@ ces W@@ ere F@@ in@@ an@@ ced , 11 / 1
R@@ em@@ ember , that attend@@ ant of the prophet did not have the complete Bible to study in order to strengthen his faith .
After serving in S@@ an@@ ta C@@ ru@@ z for si@@ x years , I was assign@@ ed to Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a@@ ’s princi@@ p@@ al city , L@@ a Pa@@ z , where I sp@@ ent the next 25 years .
Even in a family , the father must be up to the t@@ ask of taking the lead if his wife and children are to be happy .
What sur@@ pris@@ ing st@@ at@@ ement did King A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa ut@@ ter ?
Consider what happened in the case of Sa@@ ul@@ o in G@@ u@@ at@@ em@@ ala .
Per@@ haps you share the feelings of Lu@@ is , a man in his 8@@ 0 ’ s , who con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed , “ S@@ ome@@ times I feel that I am just wa@@ iting to die . ”
O@@ ver the years , I have found that regul@@ ar Bible study and meeting attend@@ ance give me that strength to b@@ end and to sur@@ vi@@ ve spiritually .
How could a loving father refu@@ se to wel@@ come back a son who@@ se heart is filled with gen@@ u@@ ine re@@ mor@@ se ?
C@@ ould you be among those who move to are@@ as where help is needed ?
They f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed us un@@ less our parents were close at hand .
TH@@ A@@ T was how a man in To@@ k@@ yo felt when he read the life st@@ ory in the De@@ c@@ ember 1 , 20@@ 00 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
Paul made a powerful st@@ at@@ ement about the help his loyal friends rend@@ ered to him .
6 : 18 - 20 .
W@@ ould you not ag@@ ree that we can learn much from Moses ?
Why do people hum@@ ili@@ ate one another ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ in his gr@@ as@@ p were the we@@ al@@ th , power , and privilege that a comm@@ on Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an could only dre@@ am of !
As we were loo@@ king for accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations the first day , a little gi@@ r@@ l heard our con@@ vers@@ ation with her neigh@@ b@@ or .
This has led to re@@ ev@@ alu@@ ation and de@@ b@@ ate .
Mar@@ y’s words were similar to the words of the prayer of H@@ ann@@ ah , the mother of Samuel .
However , is it not true that a man of dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment may also be h@@ ated by those l@@ ac@@ king this qu@@ ality ?
In his last des@@ per@@ ate at@@ temp@@ t , Satan offered Jesus all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the world .
King Solomon offered to make for the Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite gi@@ r@@ l “ go@@ ld or@@ nam@@ ents stud@@ ded with s@@ il@@ ver . ”
Proverbs 14 : 6 states : “ The ri@@ di@@ cul@@ er has s@@ ought to find wisdom , and there is no@@ ne ; but to the understanding one knowledge is an eas@@ y thing . ”
Mo@@ der@@ n te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy has en@@ ab@@ led s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists to take a clo@@ s@@ er look at the human body and its mar@@ vel@@ ous desi@@ gn , including its am@@ a@@ z@@ ing cap@@ ac@@ ity for reg@@ en@@ er@@ ating and heal@@ ing it@@ self .
Pe@@ ople will live in se@@ cur@@ ity , and there will be no one to cause them har@@ m . ​ — Read Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 3 , 4 .
Why should we not fear su@@ d@@ den tri@@ bul@@ ations ?
* In Bible times , an inf@@ ant might be given one name at bir@@ th , perhaps to com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate a special ev@@ ent , but be known by his parents and relati@@ ves by another name .
9 : 12 ; P@@ hi@@ l .
In 1@@ 6@@ 7 B.C.E . , S@@ ele@@ u@@ ci@@ d King An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch@@ us I@@ V ( E@@ pi@@ ph@@ an@@ es ) tri@@ ed to imp@@ ose Greek cul@@ ture on the Jews .
As a result , we are sub@@ ject to si@@ ck@@ ness , old age , and death .
Christian sol@@ di@@ ers of all den@@ om@@ in@@ ations were ex@@ hor@@ ted to k@@ ill each other in the name of their Sa@@ vi@@ our . ”
Gre@@ g and C@@ r@@ y@@ st@@ al , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , repor@@ t , “ There is nothing that we would rather be doing . ”
How can you show that you are ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king Jehovah ?
* In a s@@ ly at@@ temp@@ t to se@@ ize the k@@ ing@@ ship , Ab@@ sal@@ om fe@@ ign@@ ed deep concer@@ n for his fellow Israelites while cle@@ ver@@ ly in@@ sin@@ u@@ ating that the k@@ ing@@ ’s cour@@ t l@@ ac@@ ked reg@@ ard for them .
How , then , should you respon@@ d to what God has done in your be@@ half ?
H@@ O@@ W would you answer that question ?
That is why in the first century , there were “ apostles , ” a word that means those who are sent out to do something .
Still , it would se@@ em reason@@ able that he would call , not new@@ ly con@@ ver@@ ted ones , but individuals who ​ — like the disciples to whom Jesus spoke when he in@@ iti@@ ated the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al ob@@ serv@@ ance — ​ have already proved their loy@@ al@@ ty to an ex@@ t@@ ent .
P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in pr@@ inted 1@@ ,@@ 2@@ 13 co@@ pi@@ es of the new P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t Bible , each com@@ posed of a set of ei@@ ght large vo@@ lum@@ es .
We invit@@ e you to exam@@ ine some of the fac@@ ts .
“ S@@ and@@ r@@ a and I are ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er than we have ever been ! ”
Ther@@ efore , mean@@ ing@@ ful study and medit@@ ation are ess@@ enti@@ al .
The in@@ ten@@ tion was to in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ate people so that no@@ body would listen to Jehovah’s Witnesses .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , when we re@@ view the hist@@ ory of these and many other transl@@ ations that have been publi@@ shed , it gives support to this fact : Just as Jehovah promised , his Word has end@@ ur@@ ed .
To be true to himself , God had to allow Adam and E@@ ve to su@@ ff@@ er the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of their dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
Re@@ uni@@ on With Lo@@ ved On@@ es ​ — A G@@ l@@ ori@@ ous Pro@@ spe@@ ct
I app@@ lied to atten@@ d , and the Au@@ stri@@ a branch asked whether I would be inter@@ ested in atten@@ ding the 3@@ 2@@ n@@ d class of G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol .
( a ) Why are the op@@ ening words of Genesis 14 : 1 om@@ in@@ ous in to@@ ne ?
And what should a clear understanding of those prophe@@ ci@@ es move us to do ?
God’s “ sa@@ y@@ ings ” are like s@@ il@@ ver that has been “ cl@@ ari@@ fied se@@ ven times , ” thus per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly ref@@ ined .
Acc@@ ep@@ ting Jesus as the Messi@@ ah op@@ ened up for his early disciples the pos@@ si@@ bility of rul@@ ing with him in God’s heavenly Kingdom .
You e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly a@@ wa@@ it the time when food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges , po@@ ver@@ ty , suffering , si@@ ck@@ ness , and death no longer pla@@ gu@@ e mankind .
Al@@ so , they consider@@ ed it the great@@ est honor to be@@ ar God’s name . ​ — J@@ er .
At Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 3 : 12 , we read : “ With den@@ un@@ ci@@ ation you went mar@@ ch@@ ing through the earth .
( Read 1 K@@ ings 18 : 21 . )
When fac@@ ed with des@@ pon@@ d@@ enc@@ y , what can a person do to pre@@ serve his spiritual strength ?
F@@ l@@ or@@ a , who@@ se husband and el@@ des@@ t son a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned the Christian way more than ten years ag@@ o , under@@ stan@@ ds the feelings Job must have had .
No other book has been sub@@ je@@ cted to such vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous at@@ temp@@ ts to destro@@ y it as has the Bible .
Acc@@ ording to 1 Corinthians chap@@ ter 14 , what is an important ob@@ je@@ ctive of Christian meetings ?
That does not have to ha@@ p@@ pen to us .
The brother invit@@ ed her to think about the pain Jehovah must have experienced when some of his ang@@ eli@@ c sons re@@ bel@@ led .
( b ) Why might A@@ sa have reli@@ ed on humans when Ba@@ a@@ sha came up against Juda@@ h ?
See “ Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers ” in The Watchtower , S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 15 , 200@@ 6 , p .
Why should we appreci@@ ati@@ vely medit@@ ate on Jehovah’s ac@@ ts of loving - kindness ?
F@@ il@@ led with indi@@ gn@@ ation , Jesus go@@ es into action .
What , though , if we are not con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that in a certain case the elders ’ direction is the best way of doing things ?
What should be our attitude toward human rul@@ ers and in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es that we may witness ?
Although M@@ other is a Ca@@ tho@@ lic , we only went to ch@@ urch on the religious ho@@ li@@ days .
( Read Jo@@ shua 21 : 4@@ 5 ; 23 : 14 . )
He began serving as a regul@@ ar pioneer when he was 17 years old and became a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant at 18 .
Their me@@ tic@@ ul@@ ous hard work la@@ y c@@ ru@@ mp@@ led in a tw@@ is@@ ted p@@ ile of w@@ o@@ od and me@@ tal .
The refer@@ ence here is to the way Jehovah de@@ als with mankind and not to the course of life we should follow .
The Devil has ra@@ ised what is@@ sue , and how is the conduct of humans rel@@ ated to it ?
Now M@@ ore T@@ ha@@ n E@@ ver , S@@ ta@@ y A@@ wa@@ ke !
A@@ sa im@@ medi@@ ately asked Jehovah for help .
W@@ ere they willing ?
Com@@ ing to know Jehovah and his loving purpose chang@@ ed my enti@@ re life .
In rec@@ ent years , the transl@@ ation work of Jehovah’s Witnesses has gro@@ wn on an un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted sc@@ ale .
Ru@@ th of Mo@@ a@@ b also deci@@ ded to serve Jehovah .
What questions do we do well to ask ourselves ?
The d@@ el@@ a@@ y in giving needed counsel may lead to disa@@ str@@ ous con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
Per@@ haps you gave up a prom@@ ising care@@ er or a succ@@ ess@@ ful bu@@ sin@@ ess to simp@@ li@@ fy your life and have more time for Kingdom pur@@ su@@ its .
Ti@@ me and again , my attitude got me into fi@@ gh@@ ts and in tr@@ ou@@ ble with the law .
Because no human had yet main@@ ta@@ ined complete obedi@@ ence to God , ther@@ e@@ by worshipp@@ ing him fully .
Di@@ d Isa@@ a@@ c and Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h devel@@ op good commun@@ ic@@ ation s@@ k@@ ill@@ s ?
Th@@ ough Ser@@ ap@@ him did not lo@@ se hope , he saw the need to be circum@@ spe@@ ct .
“ You received a spirit of a@@ do@@ p@@ tion as sons , ” wrote Paul , “ by which spirit we c@@ ry out : ‘ Ab@@ ba , Father ! ’
The Bible encoura@@ ges us to devel@@ op “ practic@@ al wisdom and thinking ability . ”
By faith , however , you too can know Jehovah as in@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely as you would if you could ac@@ tually see him .
Th@@ ink of David , a hum@@ ble shepher@@ d and then a powerful king .
This article consi@@ ders two ways in which our being “ ze@@ al@@ ous for fine works ” at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ts people to God .
I can now give more com@@ ments by my@@ self . ”
Are there pro@@ spe@@ cts for yet fur@@ ther inc@@ re@@ ase in the ran@@ ks of God’s people ?
So while we all have our problems and challeng@@ es , as we face this day of Jehovah , we have every reason for being the most jo@@ y@@ ful people on the face of the earth .
You can often dis@@ cer@@ n whether a person is appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble or not by listen@@ ing to what he says and by ob@@ serving his body language ​ — g@@ es@@ tures , fac@@ i@@ al expres@@ sions , and other n@@ on@@ ver@@ ba@@ l sign@@ s .
After baptism , we set for ourselves the go@@ al of pione@@ ering , serving as v@@ ac@@ ation ( or , au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary ) pione@@ ers from time to time .
As matters turned out , the th@@ reat@@ ened ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tions never took place .
When a person is over@@ ly concer@@ ned with the import@@ ance of his jo@@ b , he can eas@@ ily fai@@ l to recogn@@ ize or care about the needs of those he de@@ als with .
He would need to go through a pu@@ ri@@ fic@@ ation cer@@ em@@ on@@ y and star@@ t the Na@@ z@@ ir@@ ite peri@@ od over again . ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 6 : 6 - 12 .
( b ) Why did God’s only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son come to earth ?
New Z@@ e@@ al@@ and - Ma@@ or@@ i 5 ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆
And ev@@ en@@ tually , they all die .
5 : 5 , 6 .
If a fellow Christian or a loved one displa@@ ys po@@ or judgment , your show@@ ing rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t similar to that of Joseph might help you to avoid an imp@@ ul@@ sive re@@ action .
L@@ it@@ tle won@@ der , then , that God’s organization has is@@ su@@ ed bal@@ an@@ ced war@@ n@@ ings about the use of such s@@ ites .
How Do R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ons G@@ et St@@ ar@@ ted ?
Why Sh@@ ould We P@@ ra@@ y In@@ cess@@ an@@ tly ?
This prop@@ er love of self is not to be con@@ fu@@ sed with the e@@ go@@ c@@ ent@@ ri@@ c love of self mentioned by the apostle Paul at 2 Timothy 3 : 2 .
No@@ te , though , that rather than cha@@ st@@ ise Eli@@ j@@ ah for w@@ an@@ ting to die , Jehovah helped him .
His tw@@ in brother , E@@ sa@@ u , was so ang@@ ry with him that Jac@@ o@@ b f@@ led for fear E@@ sa@@ u would k@@ ill him .
Do you know who they were ?
Do@@ ing so en@@ ab@@ les us to keep our hope ali@@ ve and to share in giving a witness about God’s esta@@ bli@@ shed Kingdom before the fin@@ al end over@@ takes this system of things . ​ — Matthew 24 : 3 - 14 .
A@@ S Jehovah’s servants , we ex@@ pect tri@@ als and t@@ ests to come our way .
A few we@@ ek@@ s later , he asked an el@@ der in the congregation for a Bible study .
L@@ ear@@ n how Satan challeng@@ ed God .
So@@ on I came to real@@ ize that lear@@ ning what the Bible teach@@ es br@@ ings certain responsi@@ bil@@ ities , and I deci@@ ded to sto@@ p my study .
No@@ wa@@ days , however , your conscience is under as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t as never before .
For example , the book of Revelation ref@@ ers to “ the four angels ” who “ have been pre@@ pared for the h@@ our and day and mon@@ th and year ” ​ — un@@ its of time we can understand .
Wh@@ ere can we find practic@@ al counsel that will cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly work ?
That peri@@ od of se@@ ven times ended when Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar reg@@ a@@ ined his san@@ ity and re@@ sum@@ ed his rul@@ er@@ ship .
S@@ ta@@ ying close to the local congregation in her new home .
Re@@ al@@ is@@ tic@@ ally , though , this r@@ ar@@ ely resul@@ ts in some@@ one@@ ’s tel@@ ling you what his or her real needs are .
As a spiritual shepher@@ d , how can an el@@ der follow Jehovah’s example ?
Ti@@ m : D@@ ef@@ in@@ it@@ ely .
He does not lo@@ se heart , however , for he is determined to “ show a wa@@ iting attitude ” for Jehovah .
( b ) I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how a purpose can be ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed in more than one way .
C@@ H@@ I@@ C@@ A@@ G@@ O , I@@ L , Com@@ is@@ ke@@ y Par@@ k , 3@@ 33 W . 3@@ 5@@ th S@@ t .
Jesus used a powerful illustr@@ ation that shows the need for us to over@@ look the f@@ la@@ ws we see in others .
O@@ ther@@ wise the people would be left in ign@@ or@@ ance as to the set@@ ting up of the Messi@@ ani@@ c govern@@ ment in our day . ”
If we want to avoid being ca@@ ught , we must be al@@ er@@ t and he@@ ed war@@ ning sign@@ s indic@@ ating that one of Satan’s s@@ na@@ res , or tra@@ ps , is ne@@ ar@@ by .
( b ) After these events , what time peri@@ od will we enjoy ?
They need to keep streng@@ th@@ ening their faith in God and to trust that he will give them everything they need .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise with Noah ​ — why know his name ?
[ 9 L ] Jesus did not want his disciples to hi@@ de their spiritual light under a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing bas@@ ke@@ t .
She was spi@@ r@@ ited , and she rema@@ ined mor@@ ally pu@@ re .
M@@ au@@ ri@@ z@@ i@@ o was not as o@@ pen with me as before .
He wrote : “ Let no one se@@ du@@ ce you in any man@@ ner , because [ Jehovah’s day ] will not come un@@ less the apost@@ as@@ y comes first and the man of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness ge@@ ts reve@@ aled . ”
W@@ in@@ ds of persecu@@ tion , disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement , or in@@ fir@@ m@@ ity can bu@@ f@@ fe@@ t a Christian , ca@@ using his faith to wi@@ ther if he is un@@ prote@@ cted .
No@@ v@@ ember 15 , 200@@ 8
Li@@ fe is fu@@ t@@ ile if a person is foc@@ used sol@@ ely on what he can get now .
To the people of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th , Jesus ’ hum@@ ble up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing rend@@ ered his teaching wor@@ th@@ less .
So we pray for God’s Kingdom to come .
Those who are truly sa@@ dd@@ ened over their sin@@ ful st@@ ate are com@@ for@@ ted when they learn that their sin@@ s can be for@@ given if they exerc@@ ise faith in Christ’s ransom sacrifice and show true rep@@ ent@@ ance by doing Jehovah’s will .
The one fo@@ ol@@ ish with his li@@ ps , on the other hand , fa@@ il@@ s to understand this ba@@ si@@ c fact .
But this new country pres@@ ented inter@@ es@@ ting and s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ating challeng@@ es , and I enjo@@ yed the associ@@ ation of fellow Witnesses from Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
And because I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t really commun@@ ic@@ ate with my wife , she also came under a lo@@ t of pres@@ sure .
We need to pa@@ y attention to God’s Word and maintain a ke@@ en sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y .
Today the ba@@ si@@ c needs of h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of milli@@ ons of people go un@@ me@@ t because of un@@ just human rule .
No doubt , James and the other members of the Jerusalem congregation used these opportun@@ ities to witness to Di@@ as@@ por@@ a Jews .
When the war was over , I re@@ turned to I@@ tal@@ y and jo@@ ined the small congregation in C@@ omo .
Yet , I had up@@ s and do@@ w@@ ns .
Bo@@ th in the family and in the congregation , the go@@ al is to in@@ still love ​ — love of Jehovah , love of one another , and love of right principles .
May you come to Jesus for spiritual truth that sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ds you the way a mother h@@ en does her c@@ hi@@ c@@ ks .
The world must know that Jehovah is God and that Jesus Christ is King of k@@ ings and Lord of l@@ or@@ ds .
On the other hand , su@@ p@@ pose he uses the gift to buil@@ d for the future , perhaps inv@@ es@@ ting most of it wis@@ ely .
TH@@ E Bible descri@@ bes the end of this present system of things as “ a day of fu@@ ry , a day of dist@@ ress and of angu@@ ish , a day of st@@ or@@ m and of des@@ ol@@ ation , a day of dar@@ k@@ ness and of g@@ lo@@ om@@ iness , a day of cl@@ ou@@ ds and of th@@ ic@@ k g@@ loo@@ m . ”
car@@ ri@@ ed the fe@@ ature “ How W@@ ould You An@@ s@@ wer ? ”
• What will help you to walk with God ?
Thus , true Christians do not need to look to any human as the s@@ ource of inspired re@@ vel@@ ation .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , though , Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s saw past Mar@@ k@@ ’s in@@ cons@@ ist@@ ent be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or and later se@@ ized the opportunity to complete his tra@@ ining .
David knew that he did not pos@@ s@@ ess anything good that he had not received from Jehovah . ​ — Com@@ pare 1 Corinthians 4 : 7 .
One way to get ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with our brothers and sisters is to give of ourselves at a conven@@ tion .
4 , 5 . ( a ) What less@@ on does Jesus ’ first mirac@@ le teach us ?
His experience be@@ ars out the war@@ ning that “ pri@@ de is before a cr@@ as@@ h , and a ha@@ ugh@@ ty spirit before stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing . ”
When con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with religious contro@@ ver@@ si@@ es , he appe@@ aled ne@@ i@@ ther to his va@@ st wisdom nor to his un@@ par@@ all@@ el@@ ed experience .
Such con@@ vers@@ ations help children to learn not only what they should say when expres@@ sing appreciation but also why they should say it .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing our di@@ gn@@ ity me@@ ant keep@@ ing our integrity . ”
D@@ on@@ ’t talk to me as if I were stu@@ pi@@ d . ”
Let all the congregations therefore keep shin@@ ing b@@ righ@@ tly as lam@@ p@@ stan@@ ds that Jesus re@@ tain@@ s in their place .
All in the Christian congregation , especially the men , should continu@@ ally work hard to imitate Christ’s qualities .
Joseph had to work ever har@@ der to care for and fe@@ ed them all .
That was my in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction to war .
Solom@@ on@@ ’s action could also have been an indic@@ ation of his fa@@ il@@ ure to com@@ p@@ ly comple@@ t@@ ely with the Law , as when he ‘ inc@@ reas@@ ed hor@@ ses for himself ’ and took many wi@@ ves .
Many other Bible stud@@ ents accepted the truth .
He then said to Peter : “ From now on you will be c@@ atch@@ ing men ali@@ ve . ”
The first of these artic@@ les discus@@ ses how we can help one another to be res@@ olu@@ te des@@ pite the challeng@@ es we face .
Of What B@@ ene@@ f@@ it ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the good things that are being accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed by his servants make “ [ Jehovah’s ] heart rejo@@ ice . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
The satis@@ fac@@ tion we der@@ i@@ ve from cen@@ ter@@ ing our lives on serving Jehovah and help@@ ing others is a strong an@@ ti@@ do@@ te to feelings of en@@ v@@ y .
However , during “ the b@@ loo@@ m of you@@ th ” ​ — the peri@@ od when se@@ x@@ u@@ al feelings become strong and can dist@@ ort one@@ ’s judgment — ​ it can be a stru@@ gg@@ le to remain cha@@ st@@ e .
Thus , when we study what the Go@@ sp@@ els reve@@ al about the way Jesus thought and felt , we are , in effect , lear@@ ning how Jehovah thin@@ ks and feel@@ s .
As it turned out , our first parents cho@@ se to dis@@ obey .
Ad@@ am@@ ’s wife , I@@ r@@ ena , says : “ In our prayers , we told Jehovah about our situation and how we would simp@@ li@@ fy our lives even more .
Then , the cla@@ y must be mi@@ x@@ ed with the right am@@ ount of water and wor@@ ked so that it will re@@ tain its shap@@ e after being m@@ ol@@ ded under pres@@ sure .
Rom@@ e@@ ’s prof@@ essi@@ onal ar@@ my was made up of well - discipl@@ ined sol@@ di@@ ers who under@@ went ri@@ g@@ or@@ ous tra@@ ining , but their succ@@ ess as an effe@@ ctive fi@@ gh@@ ting for@@ ce also dep@@ ended on their ar@@ m@@ or .
A@@ t@@ ten@@ ding Christian meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions also invol@@ ves a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of self - control .
Na@@ than was a@@ ware that Solomon was to succ@@ e@@ ed el@@ der@@ ly David as king .
If we are , we can be sure that the Ma@@ ster will re@@ ward our faith , vi@@ g@@ il@@ ance , and loy@@ al@@ ty . ​ — Mat@@ t .
It is by doing what the apostle Paul said : “ Ke@@ ep wal@@ king by spirit and you will car@@ ry out no fle@@ sh@@ ly desire at all . ”
But it was God ​ — not humans — ​ who righ@@ t@@ fully determined when such war@@ f@@ are was to take place and who was to be involved .
Un@@ certain about which way will lead him to his des@@ t@@ in@@ ation , he as@@ ks pas@@ ser@@ s@@ by for direc@@ tions but recei@@ ves con@@ f@@ lic@@ ting information .
If you have the earthly hope , take to heart the loving encourag@@ ement that Paul wrote to fellow anointed ones in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a .
E@@ b@@ la was evid@@ ently a mil@@ it@@ ary power , for ex@@ ca@@ v@@ ated car@@ v@@ ings de@@ pi@@ ct E@@ b@@ la@@ ite war@@ ri@@ ors in the act of ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ting their enem@@ ies or pres@@ en@@ ting sever@@ ed he@@ a@@ ds .
So she gave me a me@@ tal con@@ stru@@ ction k@@ it , which I loved to put together and then te@@ ar ap@@ ar@@ t .
If we trust in Jehovah with all our heart , however , ‘ he will make our pa@@ ths st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght . ’
R@@ al@@ ph felt po@@ or@@ ly , wal@@ ked to the back of the h@@ all , and had an attend@@ ant bring me a no@@ te saying that he was going home .
In a sense , there were leg@@ al as@@ pe@@ cts to how God made this gift a@@ vail@@ able .
Yet , such re@@ war@@ ds are small com@@ pared with everlasting life .
For example , we no longer speak of “ the new order ” but of “ the new world . ”
But Jehovah wants us to know that if we are s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely rep@@ ent@@ ant , he is willing to for@@ give .
How can we “ la@@ u@@ d [ Jehovah ] in the bi@@ g congregation ” ?
R@@ em@@ ember , Jehovah saw f@@ it to reve@@ al “ the sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ t of the Christ ” a little at a time and over a peri@@ od of some 4@@ ,000 years .
In the si@@ x@@ th century B.C.E . , Greek po@@ et Al@@ ca@@ e@@ us said : “ There is truth in w@@ ine . ”
( “ Do you think that what you just said app@@ lies in every situation ? ” )
A sol@@ di@@ er in the time of King David of Israel received such a direc@@ tive .
• Can a Christian maintain a good conscience if he accep@@ ts ar@@ m@@ ed emp@@ loy@@ ment ?
We “ were set free from sin , ” and we “ became sla@@ ves to righteousness . ” ​ — Romans 6 : 17 , 18 .
V@@ olu@@ nt@@ ary reli@@ ef work is evidence of Christian love in action
“ I , Gi@@ or@@ g@@ i , a hum@@ ble mon@@ k , have transl@@ ated this book of Psal@@ ms from new Greek into Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an with great di@@ lig@@ ence and la@@ b@@ or . ”
During that time , Jehovah will continue to mo@@ ld us and educ@@ ate us in a way that is hard to i@@ magine right now .
R@@ ear@@ ing Ch@@ il@@ dren in Go@@ dly W@@ a@@ ys
All the coven@@ ants that we have consider@@ ed in these two artic@@ les rel@@ ate to one or more vital as@@ pe@@ cts of the Kingdom .
Even though Jews in gener@@ al des@@ p@@ ised Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans , the Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an d@@ ressed the man@@ ’s w@@ oun@@ ds and brought him to the sa@@ f@@ ety of an in@@ n , where he could rec@@ over .
In all fe@@ atu@@ res of our field ministry , our go@@ al should be to share something from the Scriptures with as many people as possible .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es , are we not encoura@@ ged when we hear about the work that our brothers are doing in other par@@ ts of the world ?
When problems ar@@ ise , we should not des@@ pa@@ ir , pan@@ ic , or res@@ ist Jehovah’s guid@@ ance regarding the best way to h@@ and@@ le matters .
Bu@@ il@@ ding a Christian hous@@ eho@@ ld is hard work , requi@@ ring s@@ k@@ ill and time .
• What attitude should a Christian minis@@ ter cultiv@@ ate ?
L@@ ik@@ ely , he will say y@@ es .
I end@@ e@@ av@@ or to see my@@ self there because this is where I truly hope to be in God’s du@@ e time . ”
We first consider@@ ed that the great tri@@ bul@@ ation did not beg@@ in in 1914 but will star@@ t when the Un@@ ited N@@ ations att@@ ac@@ ks Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at .
The L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses that matter too . Our P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers and F@@ or@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess
That is@@ sue explained : “ This new e@@ dition will be tri@@ ed for one year , and if it is help@@ ful , it will continue to be pr@@ inted . ”
How can we help them to re@@ ach their full po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al ?
“ When we care@@ fully an@@ al@@ y@@ zed our situation , we real@@ ized that my jo@@ b was not br@@ ing@@ ing that much ex@@ tr@@ a money into the home . ”
• What are some ways that you can make Christian meetings up@@ building for yourself and others ?
This is c@@ learly in har@@ mony with Jehovah’s will . ​ — Romans 9 : 6 - 13 .
Un@@ sure of the char@@ ges , L@@ ysi@@ as led Paul before the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in to seek an ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation for the fu@@ ro@@ r .
How are the other sheep baptized “ in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit ” ?
This was follow@@ ed by a who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted dedic@@ ation to Jehovah in prayer .
The elders will know how to ass@@ ist anyone desi@@ ring to return and live in acc@@ ord with God’s will .
But Jehovah’s judg@@ ments are in@@ es@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble .
What expe@@ ct@@ ation did the only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son of God have regarding holy spirit , and what did he experience ?
The prophet Jo@@ el descri@@ bes it as “ a day of dar@@ k@@ ness and g@@ loo@@ m . ”
And each one must prove to be like a hi@@ ding place from the w@@ ind and a place of conc@@ e@@ al@@ ment from the ra@@ inst@@ or@@ m , like st@@ re@@ am@@ s of water in a w@@ at@@ er@@ less country , like the sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of a heav@@ y c@@ ra@@ g in an ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted land . ”
How we talk to others can be as important as what we say .
With my wife , J@@ an@@ et@@ te
O@@ ver a milli@@ on ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines a mon@@ th in the J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese language began ro@@ l@@ ling off the hu@@ ge new ro@@ t@@ ary prin@@ ting pres@@ s .
Jesus ’ des@@ crip@@ tion mat@@ ches the times we are living in . ​ — Matthew 24 : 3 - 14 ; 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 5 .
The next study article in this is@@ sue will consider reas@@ ons why some st@@ ra@@ y from God’s flo@@ ck .
; F@@ le@@ m@@ ing , M .
So@@ on there was a call for mission@@ aries to serve in P@@ u@@ er@@ to B@@ arri@@ o@@ s on the C@@ ari@@ b@@ be@@ an C@@ o@@ ast , the th@@ ir@@ d lar@@ g@@ est city in G@@ u@@ at@@ em@@ ala .
The conscience , in fact , has ap@@ tly been descri@@ bed as that “ part of the person@@ ality which is so@@ lu@@ ble in al@@ co@@ ho@@ l . ”
For instance , the Bible ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges that “ money is for a prote@@ ction , ” especially against the problems associ@@ ated with po@@ ver@@ ty .
The Bible often lik@@ ens life to a j@@ our@@ ne@@ y or a walk .
Des@@ pite a prom@@ ising beg@@ in@@ ning , Sa@@ ul@@ ’s life ended in complete disa@@ ster . ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
T@@ ow@@ ard the last part of his earthly ministry , Jesus gave his disciples a three - st@@ ep pro@@ c@@ ess that could help them to over@@ come sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness .
Noah , Moses , Jeremiah , Paul , and Jesus were all devo@@ ted men .
What have Jehovah’s Witnesses as a group come to appreci@@ ate ?
She con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed : “ I have asked Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess many times , but even though se@@ ven years have pas@@ sed since then , my conscience continu@@ es to acc@@ use me . ”
But the bat@@ tle can be w@@ on with God’s help .
She also became a mo@@ vi@@ e ac@@ t@@ or and later a pro@@ duc@@ er , working with fam@@ ous direc@@ t@@ ors .
Bal@@ an@@ c@@ ing other activities in our bus@@ y life with spiritual pur@@ su@@ its br@@ ings rich di@@ vi@@ d@@ ends
What qualities of A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il may we want to cultiv@@ ate to a greater de@@ gre@@ e ?
That name is heard today in 2@@ 35 lands ​ — a wonderful fulfill@@ ment of his promise .
Wh@@ atever kind of ad@@ vers@@ ity you may be fac@@ ing ​ — op@@ position , a@@ pa@@ thy , or ill health — ​ do all that your circumstances allow you to do in sh@@ aring the good news with others . ​ — Pro@@ v . 3 : 27 ; com@@ pare Mark 12 : 4@@ 1 - 4@@ 4 .
It may not be eas@@ y to understand the feelings of a fellow beli@@ ever who is suffering from a ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic ill@@ ness or deep de@@ pres@@ sion ​ — especially if we have never experienced such things ourselves .
S@@ ar@@ ah her@@ self was to give bir@@ th to that he@@ ir , des@@ pite her advan@@ ced age . ​ — Genesis 17 : 15 , 16 .
In fact , on account of the pre@@ v@@ al@@ ence of im@@ moral se@@ x@@ u@@ al practic@@ es in the Rom@@ an world of that time , Paul wrote that if a Christian overse@@ er was married , he was to be “ a husband of one wife ” and have “ his children in sub@@ je@@ ction . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 3 : 2 , 4 .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , when we ac@@ knowledge the value of our fellow believers , we help them to th@@ ri@@ ve and gro@@ w spiritually .
On a personal le@@ v@@ el , there are many opportun@@ ities for us to show a fine spirit .
He knew that taking in spiritual food , the tru@@ ths found in God’s Word , lea@@ ds to everlasting life .
“ S@@ T@@ O@@ P , L@@ O@@ O@@ K , L@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ E@@ N . ”
On that occasi@@ on , not one of them took the in@@ iti@@ ative to do the cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary men@@ i@@ al service of wa@@ shing the du@@ st@@ y fe@@ et of the others .
* In a number of pa@@ in@@ t@@ ings , Jesus appe@@ ars as a so@@ le@@ m@@ n - loo@@ king person who r@@ ar@@ ely , if ever , s@@ mil@@ ed .
After Paul had wor@@ ked hard to buil@@ d the faith of Christians in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i , he wrote to them : “ Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , my bel@@ o@@ ved ones , in the way that you have always obe@@ yed , not during my pres@@ ence only , but now much more re@@ adi@@ ly during my ab@@ s@@ ence , keep working out your own sal@@ vation with fear and tre@@ m@@ bl@@ ing . ”
They also pre@@ pared and condu@@ cted ch@@ urch ser@@ vi@@ ces in three different langu@@ ages .
In respon@@ se , we were given just one cho@@ ice : P@@ ine B@@ lu@@ f@@ f , Ar@@ kan@@ sa@@ s .
He would be hor@@ ri@@ fied if I asked him about it . ” ​ — K@@ en , Cana@@ da .
E@@ mp@@ ha@@ s@@ is was plac@@ ed on following up all interest found rather than main@@ ly con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ating on the plac@@ ing of Bible liter@@ ature .
But because of the inc@@ re@@ ase seen in the congregations , there is a need for more brothers to re@@ ach out .
O@@ ver the cen@@ tu@@ ries , humans have experi@@ men@@ ted with num@@ er@@ ous kin@@ ds of govern@@ ments , but not one of them has proved to be ide@@ al .
A@@ n in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent that took place back then ra@@ ised an important is@@ sue concer@@ ning the Creator himself ​ — a question that could not be set@@ t@@ led quic@@ k@@ ly or eas@@ ily .
O@@ thers may be de@@ va@@ stated by the rec@@ ent bre@@ aku@@ p of their marriage .
Pe@@ ople “ out of all the langu@@ ages of the nations ” are cl@@ ing@@ ing to the spiritual Israelites in order to worship Jehovah God .
Jehovah bless@@ es his people as they me@@ et together to worship him , study his Word , and enjoy s@@ we@@ et Christian fel@@ low@@ ship .
The apostle Paul told Christians in R@@ ome what to set their min@@ ds on so as to re@@ a@@ p life and peace .
God sent an ang@@ el to prote@@ ct His faithful servants .
Paul himself recogn@@ ized that there could be times when we dec@@ l@@ are the good news ‘ against our will . ’
You may conclu@@ de , as milli@@ ons already have , that we can really trust God’s promises .
L@@ AN@@ G@@ U@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S : Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ated in whole or in part into over 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 langu@@ ages
• What can others learn about us from our spe@@ e@@ ch ?
My life was all about e@@ ating , s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing , and living like B@@ ru@@ ce Le@@ e , a Ch@@ in@@ ese - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can ac@@ t@@ or and kun@@ g fu ch@@ am@@ pi@@ on .
For what was the congregation in Th@@ y@@ ati@@ r@@ a comm@@ ended ?
By all means , then , let us listen to the Christ and his tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy spirit - anointed brothers .
O@@ u@@ t of she@@ er des@@ per@@ ation , many turn to a life of cri@@ me .
Satan is c@@ y@@ n@@ ic@@ al about un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish human go@@ o@@ dness and is per@@ mit@@ ted to t@@ est it under God’s authority and control and within the li@@ m@@ its God se@@ ts . ’
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing a liter@@ al course invol@@ ves taking a seri@@ es of st@@ ep@@ s , one after the other .
Does S@@ te@@ ph@@ en accept the cre@@ di@@ t for this ?
When you come to know someone well and appreci@@ ate his loving person@@ ality , are you not moved to tell others about him ?
Th@@ an@@ k@@ fully , in the book of Job ​ — one of the first Bible boo@@ ks to be written — ​ Jehovah saw f@@ it to reve@@ al his purpose to resur@@ rec@@ t the dead .
Go@@ dly je@@ al@@ ous@@ y mo@@ ves us to share our faith and ch@@ er@@ ish our bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od
B@@ lood was re@@ served for special use .
But as Paul told the A@@ th@@ en@@ ians , this God ​ — Jehovah — ​ “ is not far off from each one of us . ” ​ — Acts 17 : 24 , 27 .
W@@ ho@@ se P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers Are An@@ s@@ wer@@ ed ?
When one is bur@@ d@@ ened by sa@@ dness or reg@@ re@@ t , is@@ ol@@ ation is temp@@ ting but d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous .
There he resur@@ rec@@ ted D@@ or@@ c@@ as .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , the famili@@ es and their car@@ av@@ ans began to head ho@@ me@@ ward .
From God - fe@@ aring friends we can learn valu@@ able less@@ ons , which in turn help us to become better friends of Jehovah .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , he was human , and all humans at one time or another need to receive comfort and to have their faith for@@ ti@@ fied with the help of others .
No@@ thing can sto@@ p the al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God , Jehovah , from fulfill@@ ing what he pur@@ pos@@ es .
Many people sp@@ end years stud@@ ying a language , but with Mu@@ m and D@@ ad help@@ ing us , we learned Greek without sp@@ en@@ ding too much time on it . ”
3 : 31 - 35 .
Satan prom@@ o@@ tes the ide@@ a that there is no har@@ m in pur@@ su@@ ing an im@@ moral life - st@@ y@@ le , even though ple@@ asure - se@@ ek@@ ers often re@@ a@@ p bit@@ ter con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
15 , 16 . ( a ) How far - re@@ aching did Jesus say our love should be ?
* Jesus even will@@ ingly gave his perfect human life so that imper@@ fect mankind would have a hope for the future .
Des@@ pite the dar@@ k@@ ness , an of@@ fic@@ er or@@ der@@ ed our group to cro@@ ss a ri@@ ver by bo@@ at .
Thus , it is ess@@ enti@@ al that Christians remain vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant and hold f@@ ast to the truth .
Are Ex@@ per@@ ts Al@@ ways Ri@@ ght ?
For instance , when Jehovah gave his Law to the ancient nation of Israel , he comman@@ ded Israel@@ ite f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers not to har@@ v@@ est the e@@ d@@ ges of their fi@@ el@@ ds comple@@ t@@ ely .
“ Do not come to be among heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ k@@ ers of w@@ ine , ” states Proverbs 23 : 20 .
We have experienced fir@@ s@@ th@@ and that there is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ” ​ — Acts 20 : 35 .
We should remember , though , that Paul’s letter to the Romans was direc@@ ted not only to the elders but to the enti@@ re congregation .
“ From him all the body is har@@ mon@@ i@@ ously jo@@ ined together and made to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate . ” ​ — E@@ P@@ H@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ AN@@ S 4 : 16 .
Un@@ like money , the right knowledge and wisdom can help us in all circumstances , but especially in matters affe@@ cting our life . ​ — Proverbs 4 : 5 - 9 .
She was found dead in her home , be@@ at@@ en and str@@ ang@@ led with a wi@@ re ca@@ ble .
We held meetings there .
Since then , I have consider@@ ed these large ga@@ ther@@ ings one of the most beau@@ ti@@ ful par@@ ts of Christian life .
The prog@@ res@@ sion of events on earth will not al@@ ter this d@@ ate .
He made some e@@ dit@@ ori@@ al mar@@ ks and then on the last page wrote two words that went st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght to my heart : “ G@@ r@@ and@@ pa deli@@ gh@@ ted . ”
O@@ ther@@ wise , old person@@ ality tra@@ its are b@@ ound to resur@@ face .
Today the form@@ er@@ ly ir@@ ate hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der is a pra@@ is@@ er of Jehovah .
And the result is the same as in the first century ​ — rejo@@ ic@@ ing over the encourag@@ ement !
V@@ is@@ iting parents on ei@@ ther side of the family came to be a st@@ res@@ s@@ ful or@@ de@@ al for both of us .
Ke@@ ep in mind , too , that we have the powerful ba@@ c@@ king of Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h , who along with his Father will let no enem@@ y ​ — dem@@ on or human — ​ t@@ est our obedi@@ ence bey@@ ond what we can be@@ ar .
Satan would have su@@ ffered no pang@@ s of gu@@ il@@ t that a good wom@@ an’s marriage , re@@ pu@@ tation , and standing with Jehovah would have been mar@@ red .
Jesus assign@@ ed that work to his disciples ​ — those who have already been taught that “ word . ”
Even after man@@ ’s f@@ all from per@@ fe@@ ction , Jehovah rest@@ ated man@@ ’s responsi@@ bility in con@@ ne@@ ction with the earth .
• When does the c@@ all@@ ing of Christians to the heavenly hope end ?
No@@ wa@@ days the moral char@@ ac@@ ter of many is we@@ ak@@ ened .
Like a co@@ br@@ a , the Devil also la@@ un@@ ches tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous str@@ ik@@ es from hi@@ d@@ den plac@@ es in order to po@@ is@@ on min@@ ds and dec@@ ei@@ ve people into doing his will .
Paul here e@@ cho@@ ed the feelings of the psalmist David , who san@@ g : “ I rejo@@ ic@@ ed when they were saying to me : ‘ To the house of Jehovah let us go . ’ ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 22 : 1 .
“ The righteous themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will re@@ side forever upon it . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 29 .
You Can M@@ ake God Re@@ jo@@ ice
1 : 28 .
L@@ ater , however , they par@@ ti@@ ally re@@ turned to Ca@@ tho@@ lic teachings .
N@@ atur@@ ally , any elders today who are d@@ ele@@ g@@ ated the responsi@@ bility of re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting Jehovah or his organization must be exc@@ ep@@ tion@@ ally care@@ ful never to a@@ bu@@ se the authority en@@ tru@@ sted to them .
To disc@@ oura@@ ge po@@ li@@ ce and ar@@ my in@@ spe@@ ct@@ ors from op@@ ening the car@@ t@@ on , I brought along a cir@@ cul@@ ar saw b@@ la@@ de and would st@@ ra@@ p it on@@ to the bo@@ x before dis@@ em@@ ba@@ r@@ king .
A wom@@ an’s s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing may at@@ tr@@ act others , who can then ass@@ ist her , or it may star@@ tle an att@@ ac@@ k@@ er and make him leave .
Yet , even though we are ac@@ tive in the congregation , we still need to be a@@ ware of a po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al ris@@ k to our heart con@@ dition .
B@@ ack then , people gener@@ ally accepted that for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation was wrong .
( 4 ) Do not give up on family members who do not share your faith .
“ Just a little while longer , and the wicked one will be no more ; and you will certainly give attention to his place , and he will not be . ”
A young man in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il stru@@ gg@@ led with wrong desi@@ res for many years .
He inclu@@ ded in the Bible a rec@@ ord of what he has done to deli@@ ver his servants in the face of human@@ ly imp@@ os@@ sible o@@ d@@ ds .
I s@@ le@@ pt in the ca@@ r , while the rest r@@ ented lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing .
Jehovah Pro@@ vi@@ des for the L@@ ev@@ ites
E@@ ven@@ tually , A@@ li@@ ce st@@ op@@ ped her study .
Is Christ in Christi@@ an@@ ity ?
When fac@@ ed with their own death , however , they f@@ l@@ in@@ ch .
N@@ or@@ ma@@ l desire , such as our ap@@ pet@@ ite for food , can mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to be pro@@ duc@@ tive .
Ha@@ ving such an attitude toward our heavenly Father br@@ ings us many benef@@ its .
Com@@ ments that expla@@ in c@@ ited but not qu@@ o@@ ted Bible te@@ x@@ ts or that inc@@ or@@ por@@ ate thoughts g@@ le@@ an@@ ed from personal re@@ sear@@ ch may encoura@@ ge others to devel@@ op better study ha@@ bi@@ ts .
So down the great dra@@ g@@ on was h@@ ur@@ led , the origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent , the one called Devil and Satan , who is mis@@ le@@ ading the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth ; he was h@@ ur@@ led down to the earth , and his angels were h@@ ur@@ led down with him .
Ex@@ am@@ ple : David war@@ m@@ ly pra@@ ised God for his cre@@ ation . ​ — Psalm 8 .
Let us consider four things we can do to pre@@ pare .
They should righ@@ tly pray for present needs ​ — their da@@ ily bre@@ ad .
What kind of love will we discus@@ s next ?
O@@ b@@ serve It When ?
He b@@ es@@ e@@ e@@ ched God for help .
However , the emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ e has an opportunity to expres@@ s his feelings to the ow@@ ner of the compan@@ y , who is a kind , reason@@ able man .
The Bible shows that God gave man assign@@ ments in l@@ ine with his position of he@@ ad@@ ship .
Jehovah bless@@ ed my efforts .
What op@@ position did Timothy pos@@ si@@ bly face ?
A father in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a took his son , who was about ten years old , to a mu@@ se@@ u@@ m .
Th@@ ink about it !
For instance , a gro@@ wing tr@@ end among writ@@ ers of self - help boo@@ ks is to ba@@ se their ide@@ as on the the@@ ory of “ ev@@ olu@@ tion@@ ary p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ gy , ” which as@@ sum@@ es that human emo@@ tions are ro@@ o@@ ted in our su@@ p@@ posed ani@@ ma@@ l an@@ c@@ es@@ try .
She rec@@ al@@ led Jesus ’ clear st@@ at@@ ement on marriage , to the effect that God cre@@ ated humans m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale , not m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ al@@ es , and that the two , not the three , were to become one flesh .
A@@ no@@ ther way is by help@@ ing them to see the wisdom of living by godly standards .
We need to be like Jesus and res@@ ist such en@@ tic@@ ements , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of how appe@@ al@@ ing and at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive they are made to appe@@ ar .
One way hus@@ ban@@ ds can honor their wi@@ ves is by taking into consider@@ ation their needs and giving them first cho@@ ice in some matters .
In fact , even some faithful men and women in Bible times wonder@@ ed about that !
The s@@ ite fe@@ atu@@ res liter@@ ature expla@@ ining that message in over 7@@ 00 langu@@ ages .
But Mo@@ t re@@ tur@@ ns se@@ ven years later .
• When in priv@@ ate , how can we make Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice ?
Wh@@ atever ca@@ uses it , however , if anxi@@ ety is in@@ ten@@ se and pro@@ long@@ ed , it can ro@@ b us of peace .
How sure is she that Jehovah will resur@@ rec@@ t her daugh@@ ter ?
Des@@ pite all that Noah had to do in serving God , “ he did just so . ”
Jesus sur@@ ely felt very encoura@@ ged when he heard his Father say that he loved him and was pr@@ ou@@ d of him .
He really listen@@ ed and tri@@ ed to understand my feelings .
But is there any way to be sure about what t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w ho@@ l@@ ds ?
We want to remain with Jehovah’s g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l ar@@ my of loyal fi@@ gh@@ ters and keep up the fi@@ ght t@@ ill we can enjoy the wonderful blessings in st@@ ore for us . ​ — Hebrews 10 : 32 - 34 .
The ow@@ ner of the ar@@ ti@@ fact is said to have b@@ ought it for a few h@@ un@@ d@@ red do@@ l@@ l@@ ars in the 19@@ 70 ’ s .
You might discus@@ s what these mean , pos@@ si@@ bly using a Bi@@ bli@@ cal repor@@ t of a resurrection to do so .
The pri@@ ests became care@@ tak@@ ers of the of@@ fi@@ cial cop@@ y of the Law .
Con@@ cer@@ ning Jehovah’s pati@@ ence , what did the apostle Peter wr@@ ite ?
These women may have had fle@@ sh@@ ly relati@@ ves , but T@@ a@@ bi@@ th@@ a wanted to do what she could to help and encoura@@ ge them .
These are reas@@ ons for us to have confidence in the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s rec@@ ord of mirac@@ les . ​ — 8 / 1 , pages 7 - 8 .
Then , too , ever@@ yone needs an occasi@@ onal bre@@ ak from the day - to - day r@@ out@@ ine .
When I refu@@ sed to si@@ gn such a li@@ e , I was sent to a cor@@ rection c@@ ell .
Jehovah promises that if we seek his help , “ the peace of God that sur@@ pas@@ ses all understanding will gu@@ ard [ our ] hearts and [ our ] men@@ tal po@@ wers by means of Christ Jesus . ”
In what way can family he@@ a@@ ds use their t@@ ong@@ ue to comfort those under their care ?
Jesus even explained that there were some things that ne@@ i@@ ther he nor the angels knew but that were known only by his Father . ​ — Mark 13 : 32 .
By the end of the second century B.C.E . , all boo@@ ks of the Hebrew Scriptures could be read in Greek .
He helped his disciples reason on how God expres@@ sed those qualities toward his children .
( a ) The Law covenant op@@ ened up what opportunity for Israel ?
He descri@@ bes them as saying to one another : “ Let us go up to the m@@ oun@@ tain of Jehovah , to the house of the God of Jac@@ o@@ b ; and he will instru@@ ct us about his ways , and we will walk in his pa@@ ths . ”
( b ) Gi@@ ve Scriptural examples that can help us when we have to make difficult cho@@ ic@@ es .
Jehovah is pati@@ ently having the Kingdom message pre@@ ached earth wide because ​ — as he did for the 1@@ 20@@ ,000 men in N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h — ​ he feel@@ s s@@ or@@ ry for those “ who do not at all know the differ@@ ence between their right hand and their left . ”
The one thing I did know was that I wanted to be like Isaiah , who said : ‘ H@@ ere I am ! S@@ end me ! ’ ”
Even though Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar used div@@ in@@ ation , it was Jehovah who made certain that the pa@@ g@@ an rul@@ er would come against Jerusalem .
S@@ tr@@ ong ones we@@ ep , as do the we@@ ak .
Un@@ der that rule , mankind will be truly bless@@ ed .
I@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ IN@@ E this : You need to tra@@ v@@ el to a certain des@@ t@@ in@@ ation .
O@@ r what if that person accep@@ ts a jo@@ b that li@@ m@@ its the time he can sp@@ end in the ministry or that ca@@ uses him to mis@@ s congregation meetings often ?
They make it a point to show ex@@ tr@@ a interest in older members of the congregation .
So in what way is Jesus uni@@ que when he is refer@@ red to as “ the A@@ men ” ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we should person@@ ally take its pray@@ er@@ ful sen@@ ti@@ ments to heart .
Mar@@ ri@@ age mat@@ es are to be res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful and loving toward each other : “ Let each one of you individu@@ ally so love his wife as he does himself ; on the other hand , the wife should have deep respect for her husband . ”
Des@@ pite the consci@@ enti@@ ous efforts of godly parents , perhaps certain ones of their children cho@@ ose to turn away from true worship when they get older .
16 : 16 ​ — What is imp@@ lied by Jehovah’s “ sen@@ ding for many fi@@ sh@@ ers ” and “ for many h@@ un@@ ters ” ?
One reason why a person h@@ es@@ it@@ ates to a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze may be the fear of re@@ je@@ ction .
The angels “ are desi@@ ring to pe@@ er ” into the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s regarding the out@@ working of Jehovah’s purpose through Christ .
Par@@ ents or others may requi@@ re per@@ fe@@ ction , which young ones cannot ac@@ hi@@ eve
Bo@@ th now and during that future develop@@ ment , God’s people will find real se@@ cur@@ ity in their God , Jehovah .
He may be more willing to o@@ pen up if you a@@ da@@ pt the way you commun@@ ic@@ ate with him .
“ [ Jehovah ] will not leave his loyal ones .
In 194@@ 8 a brother came from Au@@ stri@@ a and accepted a me@@ al from us .
From D@@ ru@@ g Ad@@ di@@ cts to Christians
R@@ el@@ ative peace and a great ne@@ t@@ work of pa@@ ved ro@@ a@@ ds thr@@ ough@@ out the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re in the first century resul@@ ted in a high@@ ly mo@@ bi@@ le soci@@ ety .
“ The E@@ ar@@ li@@ est K@@ no@@ wn C@@ it@@ ations of Bi@@ bli@@ cal T@@ ex@@ ts ”
The prophet Mal@@ ach@@ i said : “ Those in fear of Jehovah spoke with one another , each one with his compan@@ ion , and Jehovah kept pa@@ ying attention and listen@@ ing . And a book of re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance began to be written up before him for those in fear of Jehovah and for those thinking upon his name . ”
Many a year on our we@@ d@@ ding an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary , we were at a conven@@ tion .
7 , 8 . ( a ) What mis@@ take do some re@@ tur@@ ning parents make ?
He must have stu@@ died them for a consider@@ able time before lu@@ ring them into taking si@@ des with him .
They stri@@ ve to cultiv@@ ate “ love , joy , peace , long - suffering , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , faith , mil@@ dness , self - control . ”
For example , the tr@@ act Who Re@@ ally Con@@ tro@@ ls the World ?
For example , I always read the da@@ ily text before bre@@ ak@@ f@@ ast .
What the Bible Sa@@ ys Ab@@ out R@@ a@@ in
How important is it for elders to shepher@@ d she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike ones in their care ?
F@@ o@@ re@@ most among the wicked who will be brought to justice is the father of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , Satan the Devil . ​ — John 8 : 4@@ 4 .
In a l@@ ou@@ d vo@@ ice , he remin@@ ds the c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens to clean up the to@@ wn , emp@@ ty the se@@ wer ( dra@@ in@@ age or gu@@ t@@ ters ) , tri@@ m the tre@@ es , pul@@ l out the we@@ e@@ ds , and take care of the gar@@ ba@@ ge .
What en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment has occ@@ ur@@ red during “ the last days ” ?
We need not won@@ der .
The Jo@@ ys of W@@ al@@ king in In@@ tegrity
( a ) How does Psalm 34 : 22 indic@@ ate that God’s servants need not be over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by gu@@ il@@ t ?
How wonder@@ fully Jehovah satis@@ fi@@ es the spiritual needs of his loyal ones !
Des@@ pite the ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les , crow@@ ds in I@@ tal@@ y began st@@ re@@ am@@ ing to “ the m@@ oun@@ tain ” of Jehovah’s worship .
Th@@ ough that cu@@ sto@@ m develop@@ ed in Juda@@ ism , we can be happy that Jehovah did not direc@@ t true worshi@@ p@@ ers to pur@@ sue decisions about blood in that way .
• What as@@ pect of Kingdom gro@@ w@@ th is pointed out in the illustr@@ ation of the dra@@ g@@ ne@@ t ?
In fact , two of them are baptized and served as au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pione@@ ers in Mar@@ ch 20@@ 12 .
Yet , during the con@@ fer@@ ence sever@@ al re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves gr@@ um@@ b@@ led about one pri@@ me minis@@ ter@@ ’s re@@ mar@@ ks , which were said to be a h@@ ate - filled att@@ ack on the Jews .
No human govern@@ ment can comple@@ t@@ ely eli@@ min@@ ate viol@@ ence , in@@ justice , or di@@ se@@ ase , but God’s Kingdom can and will .
The form@@ er things have pas@@ sed away . ” Just i@@ magine ​ — a world with no te@@ ars of s@@ or@@ ro@@ w , no pain , and no death !
Then he went on to teach his disciples to pray to God : “ Let your will take place , as in heaven , also upon earth . ”
B@@ ack in S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , she cont@@ ac@@ ted local Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents .
In my ch@@ urch we did not study the Bible ; we foc@@ used on human tra@@ di@@ tions .
Ther@@ efore , Jehovah’s Witnesses hold to Jesus ’ view that ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y provi@@ des gr@@ oun@@ ds for div@@ or@@ ce .
Ther@@ efore , it is good for us to re@@ view from time to time three ba@@ si@@ c reas@@ ons why there is suffering in the world .
World W@@ ar I is a cl@@ as@@ si@@ c example .
G@@ a@@ by rec@@ alls : “ I am truly gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah for the loving elders who wal@@ ked me through every difficult st@@ ep of the way .
What can help you deci@@ de what is accep@@ table or un@@ accep@@ table en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment ?
What s@@ ort of sacrific@@ es do many individuals make , and why ?
‘ Jesus , ’ you may say ​ — and , in@@ deed , Jesus did so .
G@@ ary ad@@ ds : “ To serve at Bethel , you need to lead a simp@@ le life , which is the best way to live through this system of things . ”
A repor@@ t publi@@ shed by a le@@ ading Ger@@ man pol@@ ling in@@ s@@ titu@@ te , Al@@ l@@ en@@ s@@ ba@@ ch@@ er J@@ ah@@ r@@ bu@@ ch der D@@ em@@ os@@ ko@@ pi@@ e 199@@ 8 - 200@@ 2 , reve@@ aled in one sur@@ ve@@ y that 8@@ 6 per@@ c@@ ent of the respon@@ d@@ ents had been let down by someone in whom they had plac@@ ed their trust .
How deli@@ gh@@ ted C@@ ir@@ o was to learn that the enti@@ re family had been baptized and that they were now associ@@ ated with a congregation in G@@ u@@ at@@ em@@ ala !
From then on , this congregation was God’s ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l of commun@@ ic@@ ation .
6 , 7 . ( a ) Jehovah provi@@ des what ast@@ on@@ ish@@ ing example of hum@@ ility ?
The la@@ dy was over@@ jo@@ yed to receive the money .
This action den@@ o@@ tes a tur@@ ning to God from a wrong way .
Lo@@ o@@ king back on that de@@ ca@@ de , what a privilege it was to associ@@ ate with so many faithful brothers and sisters ​ — among them M@@ au@@ d C@@ lar@@ k * and her par@@ t@@ ner M@@ ary G@@ r@@ ant , * E@@ d@@ g@@ ar C@@ la@@ y , * R@@ ob@@ er@@ t H@@ ad@@ l@@ ing@@ t@@ on , Kat@@ y R@@ ob@@ er@@ ts , E@@ d@@ w@@ in S@@ kin@@ ner , * along with Per@@ cy C@@ ha@@ p@@ man and J@@ ack Na@@ than , * who both went to Cana@@ da to ass@@ ist with the work there .
1 : 1 - 9 .
We will certainly be ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er if we follow the counsel in the Bible .
We should d@@ ress in a way that is prop@@ er for people who worship God .
10 : 10 ; 11 : 1 , 15 .
• For what ba@@ si@@ c reason did Jehovah cen@@ sure the pri@@ ests in Israel ?
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , if parents eng@@ age in serious mis@@ conduct ​ — especially in an ong@@ o@@ ing , un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant way — ​ family relation@@ shi@@ ps may be sever@@ ely st@@ ra@@ ined and under@@ stan@@ da@@ bly li@@ mit@@ ed . ​ — 1 Corinthians 5 : 11 .
He spoke to the Rom@@ an Christians and those around them in language that would appe@@ al to their heart . ​ — Romans 1 : 4 ; 5 : 14 , 15 .
Like Jehovah , these faithful brothers and sisters really want people to hear the good news in their language .
The Bible can help , for many of its comman@@ ds are re@@ in@@ for@@ ced by ph@@ r@@ as@@ es that set for@@ th the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of wr@@ ong@@ doing .
These things di@@ str@@ act people from what is more important , and they do not think about their relationship with God .
In the Christian Greek Scriptures , the word “ resurrection ” occ@@ ur@@ s more than 40 times .
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : M@@ ake a l@@ ist of the positi@@ ve things that your mate has done for you and the good mo@@ ti@@ ves that could have prom@@ p@@ ted these actions .
Even so , our years of pione@@ ering in K@@ ent were happy ones .
It is not only n@@ atur@@ al but also Scriptural for Christian parents to make pro@@ v@@ isions for their children .
In@@ tegrity Le@@ a@@ ds the U@@ pri@@ ght On@@ es
What has helped S@@ her@@ y@@ l to get through this tra@@ ge@@ dy without be@@ coming bit@@ ter ?
Today , ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism has put the whole world on al@@ er@@ t , and many ter@@ r@@ or@@ ist grou@@ ps cla@@ im to have religious ties .
The bat@@ tle that en@@ su@@ ed is descri@@ bed t@@ wi@@ ce in the Bible ​ — in the hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al n@@ arr@@ ative of Ju@@ d@@ ges chap@@ ter 4 and in the s@@ ong of De@@ bor@@ ah and Bar@@ ak in chap@@ ter 5 .
After David con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed , he did not reg@@ ress to a ne@@ g@@ ative sense of wor@@ th@@ less@@ ness .
A@@ no@@ ther way to show that you ch@@ er@@ ish your wife is by tre@@ ating her tend@@ er@@ ly , both in spe@@ e@@ ch and in action .
David often pray@@ ed through the night , as when he was a fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
A@@ S TH@@ E time to com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate Christ’s death appro@@ ach@@ es , God’s people do well to follow the apostle Paul’s counsel to “ look in@@ ten@@ tly at the C@@ hi@@ ef A@@ g@@ ent and Per@@ fe@@ c@@ ter of our faith , Jesus . ”
Per@@ haps Moses medit@@ ated on how Jehovah had prote@@ cted Abraham , Joseph , and even Moses himself during the re@@ ign@@ s of past P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h@@ s .
How , though , would you like to be re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed ?
He rel@@ ates : “ T@@ hi@@ ev@@ es bro@@ ke into our living qu@@ ar@@ ters and sto@@ le many of my bel@@ ong@@ ings .
That second cause of my happiness was soon inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted , though .
Their fe@@ et are fa@@ st@@ ened se@@ cur@@ ely in sto@@ c@@ ks , and their ba@@ c@@ ks are still aching from the be@@ at@@ ings they had just received .
( b ) “ The truth of the good news ” cons@@ ists of what ?
What do we do well to remember , and why ?
St@@ ored in its hold was a car@@ go of im@@ men@@ se value ​ — the bul@@ k of the to@@ tal pro@@ du@@ ction of the Com@@ p@@ lu@@ ten@@ si@@ an P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t Bible pr@@ inted between 1@@ 5@@ 14 and 1@@ 5@@ 17 .
For instance , why not look up the word “ affe@@ ction ” in a Bible con@@ cor@@ d@@ ance ?
How re@@ war@@ ding that can be !
You might believe him .
T@@ ake the following four st@@ ep@@ s .
P@@ ut@@ ting that knowledge into prac@@ tice is another st@@ ep to everlasting happiness in Par@@ adise .
Wh@@ ere do you think they get such ide@@ as ? ”
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , we have had some wrong expe@@ ct@@ ations about the end .
The “ se@@ ven@@ th day ” was different from any of the pre@@ ce@@ ding si@@ x days in that it was a day that God bless@@ ed and made sac@@ red , that is , a day set asi@@ de for , or dedic@@ ated to , a special purpose .
It was h@@ an@@ ded over to his succ@@ ess@@ or , Ch@@ ar@@ les I , three years later .
We should not allow our h@@ ur@@ t feelings to pre@@ v@@ ent us from serving Jehovah .
However , in@@ stead of b@@ lam@@ ing themselves , such vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s can pray to Jehovah , ask for his help , and have confidence in his a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant loving - kindness . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 34 : 6 ; Psalm 8@@ 6 : 5 .
As he told P@@ il@@ ate , he came to “ be@@ ar witness to the truth . ”
Many of our fellow believers live in lands sever@@ ely a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted by the fulfill@@ ment of Jesus ’ words , and they su@@ ff@@ er great har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps as a result .
F@@ lood Le@@ g@@ ends Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide
However , those who dedic@@ ate themselves to Jehovah find long - lasting happiness .
After blessing the tri@@ bes , Moses dies at the age of 1@@ 20 and is bu@@ ri@@ ed .
I@@ magine the feelings of fru@@ str@@ ation the de@@ a@@ f experience day in and day out because of not being able to understand people at work or at school .
T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an came to the de@@ f@@ en@@ se of these Christians and pro@@ t@@ ested the ir@@ r@@ ational tre@@ at@@ ment of them .
M@@ ak@@ ing chang@@ es in our person@@ ality c@@ alls for id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying our ne@@ g@@ ative tra@@ its and the fac@@ t@@ ors that cause or contribu@@ te to them , as well as cultiv@@ ating godly qualities .
Yet , the family is ne@@ arly always at the Kingdom H@@ all well before the meeting star@@ ts .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S servants have wa@@ ited pati@@ ently for prophe@@ ci@@ es to be ful@@ filled .
What reas@@ sur@@ ing words these are for older Christians !
It is of interest that in Jesus ’ par@@ able of the good Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an , a pri@@ est and a L@@ ev@@ ite on see@@ ing an in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed man wal@@ ked past him on the op@@ pos@@ ite side of the ro@@ ad rather than turn asi@@ de to help him . ​ — Luke 10 : 30 - 37 .
It also teach@@ es us how to prac@@ tice love .
Yes , the end of Satan’s world is near , and a new world of God’s making is at hand .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es , if I had sta@@ yed at home , I would have bro@@ o@@ ded over my problems .
The Bible says that “ the t@@ ong@@ ue of the wise ones is a heal@@ ing . ”
Solomon states a tim@@ eless truth when he says : “ He that is wal@@ king with wise pers@@ ons will become wise , but he that is having deal@@ ings with the stu@@ pi@@ d ones will f@@ are ba@@ dly . ”
The ex@@ p@@ en@@ se has been co@@ vered by the vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary don@@ ations of Jehovah’s Witnesses , who have follow@@ ed Jesus ’ instru@@ ction : “ You received free , give free . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Re@@ c@@ ently , another n@@ ur@@ se was ad@@ ded to the st@@ af@@ f , and Christian sisters come in as n@@ ur@@ se@@ ’s a@@ id@@ es during the day .
And accept it when it is offered .
I have gro@@ wn we@@ ary because of my si@@ gh@@ ing , and no re@@ sting - place have I found . ’ ”
13 , 14 . ( a ) Why may we be sure that Jehovah will@@ ingly supp@@ lies his holy spirit to his people ?
From that time on@@ ward , the dem@@ ons have no longer had the power to materi@@ al@@ ize human bo@@ dies .
Your ad@@ r@@ en@@ al@@ ine beg@@ ins to f@@ low , and you work as f@@ ast and as hard as you can .
Will I allow this world to mo@@ ld me and perhaps even sto@@ p me from serving Jehovah ? ’
Lo@@ y@@ ally support those taking the lead .
That faithful pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch asked God : “ Will you really s@@ we@@ ep away the righteous with the wicked ? ”
Since the Israel@@ ite sol@@ di@@ ers would have destro@@ yed i@@ ma@@ ges of her go@@ ds , her ob@@ je@@ cts of ad@@ or@@ ation would be g@@ one .
But Jesus did de@@ ta@@ il how the father felt and respon@@ ded when his son had a change of heart and re@@ turned home .
A few things , though , are needed , or just one .
Jesus set the perfect example in obe@@ ying Jehovah out of hear@@ t@@ felt love for H@@ im .
O@@ ri@@ g@@ en was a pu@@ pi@@ l of C@@ le@@ ment of A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a , who bor@@ ro@@ wed the ide@@ a of an im@@ mor@@ tal soul from Greek tra@@ dition .
Let us see how we can id@@ enti@@ fy this vi@@ ci@@ ous dec@@ ei@@ ver .
It was f@@ ast work for the day .
F@@ e@@ w would take pri@@ de in being P@@ har@@ is@@ a@@ ic .
What Is the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s V@@ i@@ e@@ w of Se@@ x ?
What if someone were to acc@@ use you of main@@ tain@@ ing that relationship pur@@ ely for sel@@ f@@ ish reas@@ ons ?
En@@ during B@@ er@@ e@@ av@@ ement
Jesus said that we should love Jehovah with our whole heart , soul , mind , and strength .
By stud@@ ying the Bible and care@@ fully reading artic@@ les in The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke ! , we can gain greater in@@ sight into this worl@@ d’s p@@ light .
How can we trust in God
Joseph did not give se@@ x@@ u@@ al temp@@ tation a ch@@ ance to over@@ take him .
This remin@@ ds us that Satan has de@@ fam@@ ed Jehovah by c@@ all@@ ing him a li@@ ar .
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately , I took up the full - time ministry again as a pioneer .
What Will H@@ el@@ p You to Ke@@ ep F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the Christ ?
Instead of obe@@ ying God’s comm@@ and to “ go to N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h the great city , and pro@@ cla@@ im against her ” a judgment message , J@@ on@@ ah fle@@ es in the op@@ pos@@ ite direction .
Pa@@ il@@ ing no longer fol@@ lo@@ ws those tra@@ di@@ tions .
T@@ it@@ le page of the first P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent , publi@@ shed in 1@@ 6@@ 8@@ 1
W@@ ould they have been able to rel@@ ate to our needs , our we@@ ak@@ nesses , and our as@@ pi@@ r@@ ations ?
There would be war@@ f@@ are , food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges , and p@@ est@@ il@@ ences .
Your Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions An@@ s@@ wer@@ ed
Jehovah led him , spiritually speaking , to “ gr@@ ass@@ y pas@@ tures ” and “ well - w@@ at@@ ered re@@ sting - plac@@ es , ” direc@@ ting him “ in the tr@@ ac@@ ks of righteousness . ”
We could now me@@ et with our spiritual brothers and preach op@@ en@@ ly .
Jehovah’s power is reve@@ aled in two shi@@ el@@ ds that keep us sa@@ fe ​ — the earth@@ ’s at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere and its mag@@ ne@@ tic field .
I have no doubt that Jehovah will bring my husband back in the resurrection . ” ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
Can you still enjoy some of the things you sh@@ ared before ill@@ ness stru@@ ck ?
The woman who lo@@ ses the co@@ in kno@@ ws that the situation is challeng@@ ing but not ho@@ p@@ eless .
G@@ l@@ ü@@ ck did have an ass@@ ist@@ ant while he was transl@@ ating , and others helped with pro@@ of@@ reading and qu@@ ality c@@ he@@ c@@ king .
But we do not foc@@ us on li@@ fe@@ ’s ple@@ a@@ sures .
I learned that in Jehovah’s strength , we can over@@ come even seem@@ ingly in@@ sur@@ m@@ oun@@ table ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les . ”
One Bible dic@@ tion@@ ary expla@@ ins : “ In early mor@@ ning he led for@@ th the flo@@ ck from the fo@@ ld , mar@@ ch@@ ing at its head to the spo@@ t where they were to be pas@@ tur@@ ed .
Our ye@@ ar@@ text for 20@@ 15 : “ Gi@@ ve than@@ ks to Jehovah , for he is good . ” ​ — Psalm 10@@ 6 : 1
The influ@@ x of fellow believers from different lands has resul@@ ted in an inter@@ change of encourag@@ ement .
Wor@@ k and As@@ soci@@ ation at Bethel
W@@ on@@ der@@ ful Wor@@ ks in the F@@ utu@@ re
The dist@@ inc@@ tion between those serving God and those not serving him is be@@ coming inc@@ reas@@ ingly evid@@ ent .
By care@@ fully com@@ par@@ ing these and other s@@ crip@@ tures , it became clear that the spiritual temple is not in the pro@@ c@@ ess of being buil@@ t and that anointed Christians are not “ st@@ ones ” being fa@@ shi@@ oned on earth for inclu@@ sion in it .
Some 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , Jesus Christ sh@@ ared a message that has chang@@ ed the lives of milli@@ ons of people the world over .
30 : 6 - 8 ​ — Can a Christian man set asi@@ de his wi@@ fe@@ ’s v@@ ow@@ s ?
And they wel@@ com@@ ed them and k@@ is@@ sed them .
After being crow@@ ned as King in 1914 , Jesus is pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed as going “ for@@ th con@@ qu@@ ering and to complete his con@@ qu@@ est . ”
Why , to this day re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers have only li@@ mit@@ ed knowledge of o@@ ce@@ ani@@ c life !
It is not eas@@ y for a person who has become emo@@ tion@@ ally ent@@ ang@@ led with someone to view his situation ob@@ je@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
The Bible says : “ The form of worship that is clean and un@@ de@@ fil@@ ed from the stan@@ d@@ point of our God and Father is this : to look after or@@ ph@@ ans and wi@@ do@@ ws in their tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
Di@@ d Jesus try to sto@@ p her ?
In ad@@ dition , for over a de@@ ca@@ de , the branch of@@ fice has co@@ op@@ er@@ ated with the local author@@ ities in an ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion s@@ pon@@ s@@ ored to prom@@ o@@ te fi@@ re pre@@ ven@@ tion a@@ war@@ en@@ ess .
How much , would you say , is tru@@ th@@ ful information about our Creator wor@@ th ?
“ The sh@@ re@@ w@@ d one consi@@ ders his st@@ ep@@ s . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V .
Sh@@ am@@ g@@ ar ( T@@ ri@@ be of Juda@@ h )
God’s Word shows that those who are suffering from dem@@ on att@@ ac@@ ks can get free from such har@@ ass@@ ment .
Although I had money , I could not en@@ ter a local st@@ ore to pur@@ cha@@ se any more food because I was bl@@ ack .
Jehovah wel@@ com@@ ed them as members of the commun@@ ity of his cho@@ s@@ en people . ​ — Nu@@ m .
We can do this when we regul@@ arly study the Bible in the language we understand best .
Although Mar@@ ik@@ o@@ ’s daugh@@ ter would talk for h@@ our@@ s on the p@@ ho@@ ne with her friends , con@@ vers@@ ations with her mother would not last long .
How can care@@ gi@@ ver bur@@ n@@ out be pre@@ ven@@ ted ?
They were also disa@@ p@@ pointed in B@@ ap@@ t@@ ist cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men who were too inter@@ ested in get@@ ting a high@@ er position in the ch@@ urch .
So I st@@ op@@ ped atten@@ ding .
Me@@ di@@ e@@ val S@@ pain , 3 / 1
Lo@@ t obe@@ yed , and his two daugh@@ ters co@@ op@@ er@@ ated with him in lea@@ ving the city .
He also held that the only way to get out of this “ angu@@ ish ” was for the soul to es@@ cap@@ e the body , leave the earth , and at@@ tain to spiritual ex@@ ist@@ ence in a spirit world .
The apostle Paul certainly under@@ sto@@ od this .
Wor@@ se , he explained that my sons were now wa@@ iting in the spirit world to become servants of their k@@ ill@@ er when he died .
The apostle Paul men@@ tions “ the ar@@ k of the covenant . . . , in which were the g@@ ol@@ den j@@ ar having the man@@ na and the ro@@ d of A@@ ar@@ on that bu@@ d@@ ded and the ta@@ ble@@ ts of the covenant . ” ​ — Hebrews 9 : 4 .
On the other hand , “ many happy brothers were pas@@ sing by car@@ r@@ ying boo@@ ks to their c@@ ars , ” ob@@ vi@@ ously e@@ ag@@ er to witness from house to house . ​ — Acts 20 : 20 , 21 .
C@@ learly , “ the arrang@@ ings of the heart ” is our responsi@@ bility .
How does speaking with inc@@ reas@@ ed b@@ ol@@ dness benefit us ?
The Bible expla@@ ins : “ Jehovah himself gives wisdom ; . . . he will gu@@ ard the very way of his loyal ones . ”
The Bible ​ — What Is I@@ ts M@@ es@@ sage ? ​ — A 32 - page bro@@ ch@@ ure that sum@@ mar@@ iz@@ es the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s over@@ all the@@ me
In those ch@@ er@@ u@@ bs , A@@ be@@ l saw a kind of loy@@ al@@ ty and obedi@@ ence to Jehovah that he could not find in his own family .
It is “ the p@@ ath of the righteous ones , ” which “ is like the b@@ right light that is get@@ ting ligh@@ ter and ligh@@ ter until the day is fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed . ”
A@@ n em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y - ro@@ om physi@@ ci@@ an in a Mo@@ sc@@ ow ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al explained : “ For do@@ ct@@ ors , it@@ ’s a given that the New Ye@@ ar@@ ’s c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation will mean a s@@ le@@ w of in@@ ju@@ ries r@@ ang@@ ing from bu@@ mp@@ s and b@@ ru@@ ises to k@@ ni@@ fe and bul@@ let w@@ oun@@ ds , most having been ca@@ used by d@@ om@@ es@@ tic viol@@ ence , dr@@ un@@ ken b@@ ra@@ w@@ ls , and ca@@ r ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents . ”
“ G@@ et be@@ h@@ ind me , Satan ! ” Jesus exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed . “ You think , not God’s thoughts , but those of men . ”
At le@@ ast 40 lives were lost , and over 10@@ 0@@ ,000 people had to be ev@@ ac@@ u@@ ated from their ho@@ m@@ es .
The un@@ righteous ac@@ ts of others did not free her of her ob@@ lig@@ ation to support the worship of Jehovah .
Par@@ t of this ter@@ ro@@ r was to de@@ por@@ t and k@@ ill members of Jehovah’s Witnesses . ”
From your study of the Bible , you know that the young and in@@ experienced are a pri@@ me t@@ ar@@ get of Satan .
And I will present my@@ self to you there and speak with you from a@@ bo@@ ve the co@@ ver , from between the two ch@@ er@@ u@@ bs that are upon the ar@@ k . ”
Are we making time to read the Bible da@@ ily ?
H@@ or@@ ri@@ fi@@ c news repor@@ ts are comm@@ on .
Those whom God vie@@ ws as righteous cannot es@@ cap@@ e the effe@@ cts of this bad news , but it does not par@@ al@@ y@@ ze them with fear .
U@@ su@@ ally , the children quic@@ k@@ ly see the point and ag@@ ree that they would like to have food rather than something el@@ se .
( Read Na@@ hu@@ m 1 : 15 . )
For example , in the book In@@ di@@ an Phil@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y , form@@ er pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of In@@ dia , D@@ r . S . R@@ ad@@ ha@@ k@@ ri@@ sh@@ n@@ an , says of the yo@@ g@@ i that “ control of the body through pos@@ tures resul@@ ts in an indi@@ ffer@@ ence to the ex@@ tre@@ m@@ es of he@@ at and co@@ ld . . . .
J@@ W@@ .@@ O@@ R@@ G ​ — This we@@ b@@ s@@ ite fe@@ atu@@ res many study to@@ ol@@ s , including the fe@@ ature “ Bible Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions An@@ s@@ wer@@ ed . ”
And I can still care for my du@@ ties as a congregation el@@ der .
The faithful pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s Noah , Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , and Jac@@ o@@ b knew God’s name .
A Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an woman who me@@ t Jesus Christ had been brought up to believe in her Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an religion .
You might even read al@@ ou@@ d as a family , taking tur@@ ns reading par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s or assign@@ ing char@@ ac@@ ters to different family members .
How can I trust in Jehovah more ?
The support of my spiritual brothers and sisters helped me during those dar@@ k years , and Jehovah continued to car@@ ry my lo@@ ad . ​ — P@@ s .
He had been travel@@ ing in the Af@@ ri@@ can vel@@ d , where ho@@ m@@ es were gener@@ ally made of mu@@ d , po@@ les , and gr@@ ass th@@ atch .
Are you con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of Jehovah’s sa@@ ving power ?
I@@ m@@ mer@@ sing ourselves in Christian activities can en@@ h@@ ance our Christian id@@ ent@@ ity
Today , com@@ pu@@ ter te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy and the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t are being used in a powerful way to s@@ pre@@ ad the good news , re@@ aching people on re@@ mo@@ te is@@ lands and in every cor@@ ner of the earth .
Sh@@ ould you fear him ?
You will feel as though Jehovah , the G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or , were wak@@ ing you up with his instru@@ ctions .
As we stu@@ died , their little eyes would light up and they would gi@@ gg@@ le with exc@@ it@@ ement and joy .
As Witnesses for our God , we accept him as our R@@ ul@@ er .
I pray@@ ed for help and went a@@ head .
They are ra@@ ised “ in the tw@@ in@@ k@@ ling of an e@@ ye , ” or im@@ medi@@ ately after they die .
S@@ hor@@ tly after his resurrection , Jesus told some of his followers : “ Ha@@ ve no fear ! G@@ o , repor@@ t to my brothers , that they may go off into Gal@@ ile@@ e ; and there they will see me . ”
Some f@@ ra@@ il - loo@@ king str@@ ands are prop@@ or@@ tion@@ ately str@@ ong@@ er than ste@@ el , t@@ ough@@ er than the fi@@ bers in a bul@@ let@@ pro@@ of v@@ est .
4 : 11 - 13 .
It is known as the Pe@@ shi@@ t@@ ta , meaning “ S@@ imp@@ le ” or “ C@@ le@@ ar . ”
The account in the book of Acts does not ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it@@ ly say so , but it is possible .
In the heart of a C@@ an@@ adi@@ an w@@ in@@ ter , we bo@@ ar@@ ded an over@@ night tra@@ in with a number of experienced travel@@ ing overse@@ ers who were re@@ tur@@ ning to their assign@@ ments .
His Se@@ ed , Jesus Christ , will bring blessings to mankind
How can we strengthen our love for what we teach ?
What should we do if we are in@@ fe@@ cted by the spirit of the world ?
We should want to know God person@@ ally , in@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely .
And how can you benefit ?
7 , 8 . ( a ) What was Jesus put through on N@@ is@@ an 14 , 33 C.E . , and how was his heavenly Father affe@@ cted ?
God’s Word shows that to@@ da@@ y’s “ do@@ g - e@@ at - do@@ g soci@@ ety ” is a si@@ gn of the times .
H@@ app@@ ily , we had already moved our Bible liter@@ ature from the Kingdom H@@ all and dist@@ ribu@@ ted it to the ho@@ m@@ es of members of the congregation .
The s@@ oun@@ ding of the tru@@ mp@@ e@@ ts re@@ pres@@ ents fe@@ ar@@ less pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ations of Jehovah’s judg@@ ments against Satan’s world by God’s people in co@@ op@@ er@@ ation with the angels .
( Read Mark 7 : 20 - 23 . )
Mo@@ st M@@ il@@ d - T@@ emp@@ ered of His Da@@ y
Des@@ pite everything he su@@ ffered , and al@@ though Satan made an all - out effort to turn him away from Jehovah , Jesus proved faithful to Jehovah God .
S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ es that were offered to seek for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess for sin or to at@@ one for trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions against the Law inclu@@ ded the sin o@@ ffering and the gu@@ il@@ t o@@ ffering .
During this att@@ ack , “ a num@@ er@@ ous mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ce ” will come against God’s people “ like cl@@ ou@@ ds to co@@ ver the land . ”
And how will our spiritu@@ ality imp@@ act our da@@ ily life ?
The ex@@ hal@@ ing s@@ oun@@ ds of the language inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted by g@@ lo@@ t@@ tal st@@ op@@ s , its num@@ er@@ ous succ@@ essi@@ ve v@@ ow@@ els ( as many as fi@@ ve in a sing@@ le word ) , and its r@@ are cons@@ on@@ ants d@@ ro@@ ve the mission@@ aries to des@@ pa@@ ir .
H@@ as Jehovah chang@@ ed ?
So in the end , K@@ or@@ ah destro@@ yed his rec@@ ord of faithful service by his pri@@ de@@ ful actions !
Mo@@ ti@@ ves are eas@@ ily mis@@ under@@ sto@@ od , as you well know if anyone has ever mis@@ jud@@ ged you .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , I began to serve as a pioneer , and in 199@@ 4 my husband , H@@ ar@@ ry , and I were assign@@ ed to serve as special pione@@ ers in the D@@ ut@@ ch Si@@ gn L@@ angu@@ age field .
But not Timothy !
He told Jehovah : “ I am no better than my fore@@ fa@@ thers . ”
Do I tre@@ at my family members with love and consider@@ ation both in the priv@@ ac@@ y of our home and in public ? ​ — C@@ ol .
However , we show faith and trust in God when we do not let anything take pri@@ or@@ ity over his inter@@ ests .
G@@ r@@ ou@@ ps of E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ ans , S@@ om@@ al@@ i , Su@@ d@@ an@@ ese , and others each live in their own are@@ as .
So fa@@ thers are , in effect , ur@@ ged to put the mind of Jehovah in their children .
What hope , then , is there for the dead ?
And there may be tr@@ il@@ li@@ ons of g@@ al@@ a@@ xi@@ es in the uni@@ verse ! To us , st@@ ars are in@@ deed without number !
“ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id , ” said El@@ isha , “ for there are more who are with us than those who are with them . ”
The Bible rec@@ ord says that he “ was har@@ s@@ h and bad in his practic@@ es ” and “ a good - for - nothing fellow . ”
However , what was Jesus ’ re@@ action when he saw that a crow@@ d had ga@@ ther@@ ed ?
Ad@@ van@@ ced age or fa@@ il@@ ing health may place certain li@@ m@@ its on what we can do in Jehovah’s service .
Jesus said : “ Ke@@ ep a@@ wa@@ ke , then , all the time making supp@@ lic@@ ation that you may succ@@ e@@ ed in es@@ cap@@ ing all these things that are des@@ t@@ ined to occ@@ ur , and in standing before the Son of man . ”
How does Paul apply Psalm 40 : 6 - 8 to Jesus Christ ?
Jeho@@ i@@ a@@ da and Jeho@@ she@@ ba had taken the ris@@ k of res@@ cu@@ ing A@@ ha@@ z@@ i@@ ah’s son Jeho@@ as@@ h and had kept him hi@@ d@@ den for si@@ x years .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , Jehovah feel@@ s a personal att@@ ach@@ ment to his cre@@ atu@@ res , ‘ the work of his hands , ’ and does not eas@@ ily give up on them .
What is the reason for her con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment ?
16 , 17 . ( a ) What should imp@@ el us to exer@@ t ourselves in the ministry ?
( b ) How have you made time for stud@@ ying God’s Word ?
So the Jews were told to present their case in Ca@@ es@@ are@@ a . ​ — Acts 25 : 1 - 6 , 16 .
But Noah sto@@ od out as different .
They would ref@@ er to the brothers as bel@@ ong@@ ing to the ch@@ urch of M@@ r .
You might i@@ magine that most of what is to be known about them must be set@@ t@@ led by now .
Wor@@ ship at the S@@ y@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e The worship pro@@ gra@@ m at the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e inclu@@ ded praise , prayer , the reading of Scrip@@ ture , as well as teaching and preaching .
This ani@@ mat@@ ing for@@ ce cannot simply be the bre@@ ath , or a@@ ir , mo@@ ving through the lu@@ ng@@ s .
So vi@@ r@@ tually ever@@ yone who wants to understand God’s Word must read a transl@@ ation of it ​ — even those who know mo@@ der@@ n - day Hebrew or Greek .
It is hard to i@@ magine how Adam or E@@ ve could sin .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , gen@@ u@@ ine Christians imitate Jesus ’ example .
They then become dedic@@ ated , baptized servants of God and continue “ inc@@ reas@@ ing in the acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God . ”
However , the d@@ anger ex@@ ists that having a good time could become the pri@@ m@@ ary foc@@ us of our life .
God’s spirit emp@@ ow@@ ered Moses to pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y , ju@@ dge , wr@@ ite , lead , and per@@ form mirac@@ les .
S@@ up@@ pose you are an el@@ der making a shepher@@ ding call .
“ I@@ T I@@ S said that more boo@@ ks have been written about [ Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ ther ] than anyone el@@ se in hist@@ ory , sa@@ ve his own ma@@ ster , Jesus Christ . ” So stated Ti@@ me ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
In his ze@@ al for righteousness , however , Jesus never fa@@ il@@ s to refle@@ ct his heavenly Fa@@ ther’s pati@@ ent , mer@@ ci@@ ful , and loving concer@@ n for all who want to do what is right .
I than@@ k Jehovah for making the first c@@ hi@@ ck I ever ra@@ ised gro@@ w into a ro@@ o@@ ster .
Although many say that they believe in God and his written Word , this does not se@@ em to influ@@ ence their decisions .
As part of our spiritual leg@@ ac@@ y , we have the written Word of God .
L@@ ater , the woman reg@@ re@@ t@@ ted her be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or and wrote a letter to the branch of@@ fice .
Because “ God is not par@@ ti@@ al , but in every nation the man that fe@@ ars him and works righteousness is accep@@ table to him . ” ​ — Acts 10 : 34 , 35 .
The cor@@ respon@@ d@@ enc@@ y between the te@@ x@@ ts in both langu@@ ages was esta@@ bli@@ shed by means of small let@@ ters that direc@@ ted the read@@ er to the e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent word in each co@@ lum@@ n .
11 : 6 - 9 ; 33 : 24 ; Luke 23 : 4@@ 3 .
2 : 6 ; Luke 11 : 13 .
C@@ ongreg@@ ations appreci@@ ate the faithful example of the long - time servants in their mi@@ d@@ st .
Psalm 8@@ 1 is an ex@@ hor@@ tation to obey Jehovah .
Why are children an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance ?
Why not consider what Paul has to say ?
Just as Jehovah put an end to all the im@@ moral activities back then , so he will put an end to similar wr@@ ong@@ doing today when he br@@ ings judgment against this present system of things .
Jehovah inspired the prophet Daniel to fore@@ tell that “ true knowledge ” would become a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in the time of the end .
( Read Proverbs 20 : 5 . )
D@@ oub@@ t@@ less , Christ will ap@@ point others from among faithful elders of today to take the lead in the new world . ​ — Is@@ a .
Then it go@@ es on to say that the w@@ at@@ ers over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed the earth for 1@@ 50 days and that “ in the se@@ ven@@ th mon@@ th , on the se@@ ven@@ te@@ en@@ th day of the mon@@ th , the ar@@ k came to rest on the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of Ar@@ ar@@ at . ”
But do you know why God’s name is so important and why it needs to be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied , or made holy ?
Christian fa@@ thers real@@ ize that if their family is to find joy in family worship , a rel@@ a@@ x@@ ed at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere should pre@@ va@@ il .
Al@@ so consider@@ ed are ways for the congregation to show ear@@ n@@ est reg@@ ard for the elders .
Today , we are not person@@ ally ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with Jesus as Peter was .
H@@ O@@ W I H@@ A@@ V@@ E B@@ EN@@ E@@ F@@ I@@ T@@ E@@ D : I now enjoy better health .
Of course , there are circumstances ​ — such as ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y or physical a@@ bu@@ se — ​ when a Christian may appro@@ pri@@ ately consider se@@ par@@ ation or div@@ or@@ ce .
Yes , A@@ be@@ l is pres@@ ently in S@@ he@@ ol a@@ wa@@ iting a resurrection .
Be pati@@ ent with yourself ; some person@@ ality f@@ la@@ ws and bad ha@@ bi@@ ts may not go away over@@ night . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 23 , 24
Yes .
You ther@@ e@@ by show that you are pr@@ ou@@ d to be@@ ar Jehovah’s name .
Like Mal@@ col@@ m , we should not allow the mis@@ conduct of one individu@@ al to dis@@ tur@@ b us exc@@ essi@@ vely .
He regul@@ arly ph@@ oned me and st@@ op@@ ped by to see how I was doing .
One day I me@@ t a woman who ur@@ ged me to see a c@@ li@@ ent of h@@ ers , a Fr@@ en@@ ch@@ woman nam@@ ed Su@@ z@@ an@@ ne En@@ f@@ ro@@ y , who wanted help to understand the Bible .
Jehovah can acc@@ ur@@ ately read a person@@ ’s heart .
Jehovah God has taken the lead in show@@ ing kindness .
Bro@@ ther S@@ ch@@ ro@@ e@@ der was a fine Christian husband and father .
Abraham served Jehovah in a land not his for 1@@ 00 years , until his death .
“ T@@ al@@ king to my son used to be eas@@ y , but now that he@@ ’s 16 , it@@ ’s difficult for me or my husband to know what he thin@@ ks .
In the K@@ il@@ more di@@ o@@ c@@ ese , by far the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of people spoke I@@ ris@@ h .
( b ) Why did Paul’s ob@@ je@@ ctive change comple@@ t@@ ely ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jehovah God der@@ i@@ ved enjo@@ y@@ ment from Israel when his people were faithful .
W@@ ere we to hold a g@@ ru@@ dge , we would not be pleas@@ ing God and would , in effect , be ten@@ ding a sm@@ ol@@ der@@ ing fi@@ re that could f@@ l@@ are up , har@@ m@@ ing us and others .
But righteous anger is not God’s d@@ om@@ in@@ ant qu@@ ality .
What prote@@ ctive efforts have Jehovah’s Witnesses enjo@@ yed in the past , and will this always be so ?
In the sum@@ m@@ er of 19@@ 40 , all pris@@ on@@ ers were or@@ der@@ ed to repor@@ t for qu@@ ar@@ ry du@@ ty on a S@@ un@@ day , even though we u@@ su@@ ally had S@@ un@@ days off .
They ad@@ ded : “ Even at this m@@ om@@ ent , one person in fi@@ ve lives in ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te po@@ ver@@ ty without en@@ ough to e@@ at , and one in ten su@@ ff@@ ers serious mal@@ nu@@ tr@@ iti@@ on . ”
Pro@@ ble@@ ms and fru@@ str@@ ations will sur@@ ely a@@ ff@@ li@@ ct any who exc@@ lu@@ de Jehovah from their lives .
If we doubt that Jehovah will fulf@@ ill his promises , it might se@@ em lo@@ gi@@ cal to ‘ use this world to the full . ’
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to sear@@ ch the heart of your children and your Bible stud@@ ents for evidence that the new Christian person@@ ality is ac@@ tually taking hold in them .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jesus had war@@ ned his disciples that they would be h@@ ated and persecu@@ ted and that some of them would be kil@@ led .
Those that we know of were congregations in the hous@@ es of A@@ qu@@ ila and P@@ ris@@ c@@ a , N@@ y@@ mp@@ h@@ a , and Phil@@ em@@ on .
S@@ he@@ e@@ pl@@ ike people of all ages , especially those who were do@@ w@@ nt@@ ro@@ d@@ den and op@@ pres@@ sed , found great comfort in Jesus ’ deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful person@@ ality and up@@ li@@ f@@ ting message .
The F@@ in@@ i@@ shed M@@ y@@ st@@ er@@ y was publi@@ shed after Rus@@ sel@@ l@@ ’s death .
( b ) How does Paul use the illustr@@ ation of mil@@ k differ@@ ently from Peter ?
“ I now know that anyone who pu@@ ts his trust in Satan’s system will be prof@@ oun@@ dly disa@@ p@@ pointed . ”
The Greek word ( ad@@ el@@ p@@ ho@@ s ) found there is used to desi@@ gn@@ ate “ some s@@ ort of physical or leg@@ al relationship [ and ] means only full or half - brothers . ”
In the pre@@ vi@@ ous article , we learned how we as sin@@ n@@ ers benefit from Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness in many ways .
The only way to get ri@@ d of them is to pul@@ l them off one by one .
O@@ be@@ di@@ ence is a serious matter with God .
St@@ an@@ ding in fr@@ on@@ t of her ne@@ at new home , she we@@ pt out of gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to Jehovah and to her brothers .
( a ) Why is Jehovah in a uni@@ que position to pre@@ pare us for the future ?
O@@ ver 1@@ ,000 years after Solom@@ on@@ ’s day , John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er per@@ form@@ ed a work of pre@@ par@@ ing the way for the Messi@@ ah .
What was done to encoura@@ ge her ?
To Christians in R@@ ome , Paul wrote : “ I tell ever@@ yone there among you not to think more of himself than it is necess@@ ary to think , but to think so as to have a s@@ ound mind , each one as God has given to him a me@@ asure of faith .
K@@ or@@ ah was not the head of the pat@@ er@@ n@@ al house of L@@ ev@@ i , nor was he the head of the famili@@ es of the K@@ o@@ ha@@ th@@ ites .
After the vi@@ ct@@ ory at M@@ iz@@ pa@@ h , Samuel had a mon@@ um@@ ent er@@ e@@ cted to com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate the way that Jehovah had helped his people . ​ — 1 Samuel 7 : 12 .
He continu@@ es : “ If you keep see@@ king for it [ understanding ] as for s@@ il@@ ver , and as for hi@@ d tre@@ a@@ sures you keep sear@@ ch@@ ing for it , . . . ”
When that takes place , true worshipp@@ ers will have special reason to use the expres@@ sion “ H@@ all@@ elu@@ j@@ ah ” in a res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful way .
By con@@ sul@@ ting his Word and allow@@ ing it to be ‘ a lam@@ p to our fo@@ o@@ t , and a light to our ro@@ ad@@ way . ’
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 12
It is not possible for God to allow those tru@@ sting in him “ to to@@ t@@ ter ” or to experience a f@@ all from which they cannot rec@@ over .
How can medit@@ ating on our relationship with God and with our fel@@ low@@ man help us to cultiv@@ ate the prop@@ er view of great@@ ness ?
; S@@ to@@ ic@@ a , D .
One day in 20@@ 00 , the woman saw a new@@ s@@ pa@@ per article about a hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion in L@@ ö@@ r@@ r@@ ach .
Does man think that We cannot ass@@ em@@ ble his b@@ ones ? . . .
In doing so , she put her@@ self in God’s place , making her own decisions as to good and evil rather than following Jehovah’s guid@@ el@@ ines .
C@@ learly , Jehovah’s Witnesses are preaching the good news worl@@ d@@ wide , which br@@ ings honor and praise to Jehovah ! ​ — Psalm 34 : 1 ; 5@@ 1 : 15 .
By and large , parents want only what is best for their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing . ​ — 1 Samuel 1 : 11 , 27 , 28 ; Psalm 1@@ 27 : 3 - 5 .
W@@ on@@ der@@ ful events are happ@@ ening now and more li@@ e just a@@ head .
A pro@@ v@@ in@@ cial gover@@ nor was expe@@ cted to ‘ consider not what was done at R@@ ome , but what ought to be done in gener@@ al . ’
The ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine Bi@@ bli@@ cal Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gy Rev@@ i@@ e@@ w su@@ gg@@ ests that some Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an cer@@ em@@ on@@ i@@ al cu@@ st@@ om@@ s requi@@ red a man to pre@@ pare to appe@@ ar before P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h as he would to en@@ ter a temple .
Yet , many people s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely believe that they have been cur@@ ed by the power of reli@@ c@@ s , sh@@ r@@ ines , or religious heal@@ ers .
We took our children in the preaching work and to the congregation meetings .
All four Go@@ sp@@ els rec@@ ord that after Jesus ’ body was re@@ moved from the st@@ ake , Joseph w@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed it in fine l@@ in@@ en and la@@ id it in his own t@@ om@@ b .
I dec@@ l@@ ined , cho@@ o@@ sing in@@ stead to continue pione@@ ering .
With Ju@@ li@@ e today
With my wife , Be@@ at@@ ri@@ z , in 199@@ 5
Thus , he may have follow@@ ed a sou@@ ther@@ n r@@ ou@@ te from Le@@ dr@@ a through A@@ ma@@ thus and K@@ ou@@ ri@@ on ​ — two great co@@ s@@ mo@@ po@@ lit@@ an c@@ ities with f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing po@@ pul@@ ations .
As@@ k God to hear your prayer not only so that you may experience some reli@@ ef from your dist@@ ress but also “ so that the name of Jehovah will be declar@@ ed . ” ​ — P@@ s .
And how gr@@ ate@@ ful we are that “ the help@@ er , ” God’s holy spirit , has been sent to gu@@ i@@ de Jesus ’ followers “ into all the truth ” !
After the Ger@@ man sur@@ rend@@ er , I ho@@ ped to return home as soon as possible , but that proved to be more difficult than I had expe@@ cted .
But Paul pre@@ fac@@ ed this with the expres@@ sion “ un@@ known to themselves . ”
Are You Mo@@ ving A@@ head With Jehovah’s O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation ?
In this , we find a par@@ al@@ le@@ l in the first century C.E .
Yes , Jesus of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th is the King of Bible prophecy .
Then they kil@@ led a go@@ at and di@@ pp@@ ed Jose@@ p@@ h’s co@@ at in its blood .
are ref@@ re@@ shing in their fac@@ tu@@ al - based , well - re@@ sear@@ ched , rel@@ ev@@ ant real - world cont@@ ent . ”
He states : “ The thoughts of the righteous ones are judgment ; the ste@@ ering by the wicked ones is dec@@ ep@@ tion .
They often foc@@ us on the satis@@ f@@ ying of their bo@@ di@@ ly com@@ forts and physical desi@@ res .
If we are di@@ lig@@ ent stud@@ ents of God’s Word , we will also be “ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ately qu@@ ali@@ fied to teach others . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 2 : 2 .
Peter continued : “ The heavens and the earth that are now are st@@ ored up for fi@@ re and are being re@@ served to the day of judgment and of des@@ tru@@ ction of the ung@@ o@@ dly men . ” ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 3 - 7 .
They s@@ wa@@ m a little f@@ ar@@ ther out to ad@@ mi@@ re the re@@ ef bel@@ ow .
We can pray as did the psalmist David : “ You yourself , O God , have listen@@ ed to my v@@ ow@@ s . . . .
How did Jesus show love to individuals , and with what mo@@ tive did he do so ?
Re@@ al@@ is@@ tic@@ ally , it may not be possible for some im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ant parents to become f@@ lu@@ ent in their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s new language .
In what ways might parents help their children make the truth their own ?
Par@@ ents C@@ ho@@ s@@ en by God
O@@ thers believe that it speak@@ s of the gener@@ al ho@@ st@@ ility Israel experienced from its neigh@@ b@@ ors thr@@ ough@@ out its hist@@ ory .
What might you discus@@ s with an in@@ ac@@ tive one ?
The Bible study has been held at the la@@ d@@ y’s home ever since .
I also point out the benef@@ its of ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles .
Pe@@ ople can change .
• Like A@@ mo@@ s , what should we preach ?
Our money .
Un@@ like s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ s who make light of Bible prophecy , we dis@@ cer@@ n how world events l@@ ine up with what God’s Word fore@@ told for our day .
We may learn that to be cur@@ ed spiritually and mor@@ ally , we need to follow a new way of life .
Paul , however , would never have ag@@ re@@ ed .
Be@@ at@@ ty@@ ’s “ most sen@@ s@@ ational dis@@ co@@ very , ” says H@@ ort@@ on , cons@@ is@@ ted of preci@@ ous Bi@@ bli@@ cal co@@ di@@ ces that “ inclu@@ ded some of the ear@@ li@@ est known co@@ pi@@ es of the Christian O@@ ld and New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent . ”
Some are challeng@@ ed physi@@ c@@ ally because of in@@ j@@ ur@@ y , di@@ se@@ ase , or ag@@ ing .
That night , after the children had g@@ one to bed , I k@@ n@@ el@@ t down with my wife and we pray@@ ed to Jehovah , as descri@@ bed in the beg@@ in@@ ning of this article .
Mo@@ ved by re@@ mor@@ se , the teach@@ er appro@@ ached the body of elders and asked for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess for making false acc@@ us@@ ations .
( Read Psalm 2 : 7 ; Matthew 3 : 17 . )
Fir@@ st - century Christians set a pat@@ ter@@ n of pra@@ ising God together in s@@ ong .
( b ) How should a Bible stud@@ ent or a beli@@ ever respon@@ d to family op@@ position ?
On his way to school one mor@@ ning , he c@@ he@@ cked the am@@ ount of his small sa@@ v@@ ings .
When we get up in the mor@@ ning , we u@@ su@@ ally look in the mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r to see what ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments we need to make to our appe@@ ar@@ ance .
Some born to Christian parents have never really wanted to become fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep followers of Jesus .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : P@@ re@@ aching in the small r@@ ur@@ al to@@ wn of Al@@ ba@@ r@@ rac@@ í@@ n in cen@@ tr@@ al S@@ pain .
In 194@@ 3 we were assign@@ ed to R@@ o@@ ck@@ v@@ il@@ le , Con@@ ne@@ c@@ tic@@ u@@ t .
Not only were these anointed ones rel@@ eas@@ ed from pris@@ on but those who rema@@ ined faithful received a special ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment from God through their Lord , Jesus Christ .
They had no children .
By t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully poin@@ ting out the pos@@ si@@ bility of sel@@ ling the Jews as sla@@ ves , E@@ s@@ ther brought to the fore the matter of dam@@ age to the king by their des@@ tru@@ ction .
Our confidence in the Word of Jehovah and in his pro@@ v@@ isions for our sal@@ vation is streng@@ th@@ ened . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
A@@ pri@@ l 15 , 200@@ 9
“ T@@ ake Ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite D@@ eli@@ ght in Jehovah ”
Jesus imp@@ lied that at one time the Devil had been tru@@ th@@ ful and gu@@ il@@ t@@ less .
How beau@@ ti@@ fully Paul expres@@ ses the sen@@ ti@@ ments of anointed Christians toward their hope of heavenly life !
T@@ y@@ re f@@ ell , and Bible prophecy was ful@@ filled .
Mo@@ st have died .
We do not know all of another person@@ ’s mo@@ ti@@ ves .
* P@@ ra@@ y to God for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess and a clean conscience .
7 : 14 ) For now , though , may a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of the cr@@ itical days in which we live influ@@ ence how we think about marriage and par@@ en@@ tho@@ od in this time of the end .
It also expla@@ ins what can h@@ in@@ der us from doing so and how our continu@@ ing to seek glory can help others .
Jose@@ p@@ h’s brothers became je@@ al@@ ous and so@@ ld him into sla@@ very . ​ — 8 / 1 , pages 11 - 13 .
I@@ magine our sur@@ pris@@ e and joy in 195@@ 6 when we were invit@@ ed to serve as pione@@ ers in Is@@ ma@@ ili@@ a , near the Su@@ e@@ z C@@ an@@ al !
If the re@@ si@@ d@@ ence has a gar@@ den , could we take our friend out@@ side for some f@@ res@@ h a@@ ir ?
• What may help some to over@@ come feelings of in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ac@@ y ?
Some not only were rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in the preaching work themselves but also disc@@ oura@@ ged others from sh@@ aring in it .
“ However , I say to you : Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to love your enem@@ ies and to pray for those who persecu@@ te you , so that you may prove y@@ ourselves sons of your Father who is in the heavens . ”
EN@@ C@@ O@@ U@@ R@@ A@@ G@@ IN@@ G O@@ TH@@ E@@ R@@ S T@@ O EN@@ T@@ E@@ R TH@@ E F@@ U@@ L@@ L - T@@ I@@ M@@ E MI@@ N@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ R@@ Y
On@@ ly God’s Kingdom can truly bring about a different and better soci@@ ety . ”
Jesus s@@ ought to ref@@ res@@ h others and ligh@@ ten their lo@@ ad .
We must help them to come to g@@ ri@@ ps with the real is@@ sue .
I loo@@ ked at the four G@@ esta@@ p@@ o ag@@ ents in the ca@@ r and then at the po@@ li@@ ce@@ man par@@ ading up and down the st@@ re@@ et .
The apostle Paul said : “ Th@@ r@@ ough one man sin en@@ tered into the world and death through sin , and thus death s@@ pre@@ ad to all men because they had all sin@@ ned . ”
On@@ ce se@@ par@@ ated , the f@@ la@@ x fi@@ bers were used to pro@@ du@@ ce l@@ in@@ en , which was then made into sa@@ il@@ s , ten@@ ts , and clo@@ th@@ es .
“ In@@ as@@ much as He who be@@ ge@@ ts is one , and He who is be@@ go@@ t@@ ten is another ; He , too , who s@@ ends is one , and He who is sent is another ; and He , again , who makes is one , and He through whom the thing is made is another . ”
If we do so , we have the bless@@ ed privilege of refle@@ cting God’s glory reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of our cul@@ ture , our educ@@ ation , or our e@@ th@@ ni@@ c ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
H@@ er discipl@@ ine may invol@@ ve both teaching and some p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment .
What if you need help to understand and apply the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel ?
Although po@@ or materi@@ ally , in what sense were Christians in S@@ my@@ r@@ na rich ?
What can you do to coun@@ ter@@ act them ?
B@@ el@@ ow : Some members of the Con@@ stru@@ ction De@@ par@@ t@@ ment in fr@@ on@@ t of part of the new fac@@ il@@ ities
But Jehovah promised that his “ woman , ” or wi@@ fel@@ ike organization in heaven , would pro@@ du@@ ce a “ se@@ ed ” who would b@@ ru@@ ise that “ origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent ” in the head , c@@ ru@@ shing Satan out of ex@@ ist@@ ence .
Indeed , “ be coura@@ ge@@ ous , and may your heart be strong , all you who are wa@@ iting for Jehovah . ” ​ — P@@ s .
“ God . . . cannot li@@ e . ”
At Romans 15 : 13 , we read : “ May the God who gives hope f@@ ill you with all joy and peace by your believ@@ ing , that you may ab@@ ound in hope with power of holy spirit . ”
Many years later , A@@ un@@ t M@@ il@@ li@@ e told us that she knew she had an ob@@ lig@@ ation to buil@@ d on the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation M@@ other had la@@ id — to teach Bible truth to Jo@@ an and me — something she real@@ ized our father would never do , as he had no interest in religion .
A peri@@ od of relati@@ ve in@@ activ@@ ity , like s@@ le@@ ep , set in .
B@@ less@@ ing did not per@@ mit personal inter@@ ests to inter@@ f@@ ere with her full - time service
All who continue to op@@ pose God’s people face the wor@@ st possible cal@@ am@@ ity .
We can be confid@@ ent that he he@@ ars us .
Still , wr@@ ites Peter , “ we have the prophe@@ tic word made more sure ; and you are doing well in pa@@ ying attention to it as to a lam@@ p shin@@ ing in a dar@@ k place . ” ​ — 2 Peter 1 : 19 ; Psalm 1@@ 19 : 10@@ 5 .
I had been a li@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard for a number of years and was still a strong s@@ wi@@ m@@ m@@ er .
A qu@@ ip@@ u was ess@@ enti@@ ally a comple@@ x mem@@ ory a@@ id made of ro@@ pe and col@@ or - co@@ ded cor@@ ds .
We might com@@ pare enjo@@ ying et@@ er@@ n@@ al life to having an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of a@@ ir .
When the time came for the Israelites to con@@ qu@@ er mi@@ gh@@ ty Cana@@ an@@ ite nations and take pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , Jo@@ shua saw how the God whom he and the other Israelites worshipp@@ ed ba@@ cked them in this work . ​ — Jo@@ s@@ h .
With full reli@@ ance on Jehovah , E@@ s@@ ther faith@@ fully and coura@@ ge@@ ously fac@@ ed a situation that could have resul@@ ted in her death .
His will@@ ing@@ ness to repor@@ t his sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings in em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sing de@@ ta@@ il gives fur@@ ther pro@@ of of his hum@@ ility .
When ne@@ i@@ ther th@@ reat@@ s nor en@@ tic@@ ements wor@@ ked , I was sen@@ ten@@ ced to se@@ ven years of hard la@@ b@@ or in a cam@@ p near the city of S@@ ar@@ ans@@ k .
Th@@ ink about how good you felt when someone encoura@@ ged you .
How might we provide cons@@ ol@@ ation if we find it difficult to do so in person ?
An@@ cient C@@ un@@ ei@@ form and Bible , 12 / 15
That Kingdom is a world govern@@ ment in the hands of Jesus Christ that will re@@ place all human rule .
Paul expla@@ ins that bran@@ ches from a w@@ il@@ d o@@ live t@@ ree were gra@@ f@@ ted on@@ to the cultiv@@ ated o@@ live t@@ ree to re@@ place those bro@@ ken off .
Today , Witness you@@ ths need to he@@ ed the Bible - based war@@ n@@ ings against imp@@ ro@@ per associ@@ ations , im@@ moral en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , and de@@ bas@@ ing mu@@ si@@ c .
Jehovah , the Ma@@ ster of all , and his appointed Ju@@ dge , Christ Jesus , will ju@@ dge us , not on the bas@@ is of our works al@@ one but also on the bas@@ is of our mo@@ ti@@ ves , our opportun@@ ities , our love , and our devo@@ tion .
A sister with ar@@ t@@ is@@ tic ability may be en@@ tru@@ sted with arrang@@ ing f@@ low@@ ers for the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al .
Ther@@ efore , he is well - qu@@ ali@@ fied to answer the following questions .
However , other fac@@ t@@ ors can also help to give life greater meaning .
However , God’s earthly worshipp@@ ers will not par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in the bat@@ tle .
Bo@@ th ver@@ ses are cle@@ are@@ r in the new e@@ dition .
My brother B@@ en@@ ne@@ t@@ t in fr@@ on@@ t of the mission@@ ary home
For one thing , we must be determined to remain mor@@ ally clean .
We read at 1 Peter 1 : 16 : “ You must be holy , because I am holy . ”
They continued publi@@ ci@@ z@@ ing the conven@@ tion until l@@ ate into the ev@@ ening of the day before the conven@@ tion began .
In ad@@ dition , the good news we preach br@@ ings im@@ medi@@ ate reli@@ ef and blessings to those who listen to it .
Those who have the advan@@ ta@@ ge do not wish to give up even a little of it .
* I deci@@ ded to w@@ atch it again and this time to take it seri@@ ously .
A mo@@ des@@ t person does not feel cr@@ am@@ ped by his cur@@ r@@ ent assign@@ ments or responsi@@ bil@@ ities in the congregation .
As a result , they were not succ@@ ess@@ ful , and they died in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
While Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d was a man of strong con@@ vi@@ ctions , known for speaking out for@@ ce@@ fully and without com@@ promise for what he believ@@ ed to be the truth , he was also gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely hum@@ ble before God , often refle@@ cting that in his prayers at mor@@ ning worship in Bethel .
We can show our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for all that Christ does for us by ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing his ow@@ n@@ er@@ ship of us and g@@ la@@ dly respon@@ ding to his invit@@ ation : “ If anyone wants to come after me , let him dis@@ own himself and pi@@ ck up his t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake day after day and follow me continu@@ ally . ”
A close look at some of the resurrection acc@@ oun@@ ts in the Bible can give us a fore@@ ta@@ st@@ e of what it might be like . ​ — Read Mark 5 : 38 - 4@@ 2 ; Luke 7 : 11 - 17 .
They are anointed to be future associ@@ ate k@@ ings and under@@ pri@@ ests in God’s heavenly Kingdom , and they are part of the spiritual body of Christ .
I have sent other pati@@ ents to Jehovah’s Witnesses , and I think it would be the best for you too . ”
No doubt God’s people will pro@@ cla@@ im a hard - h@@ it@@ ting judgment message .
I was am@@ a@@ zed that someone as in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant as I am would receive such an invit@@ ation .
S@@ Y@@ R@@ I@@ A
Jesus said : “ W@@ ho@@ ever stu@@ m@@ bl@@ es one of these little ones who put faith in me , it is more bene@@ fi@@ cial for him to have h@@ un@@ g around his ne@@ ck a mil@@ l@@ st@@ one such as is turned by an ass and to be su@@ n@@ k in the wide , o@@ pen se@@ a . ”
If a person was kil@@ led , we per@@ form@@ ed a d@@ ance after the bu@@ ri@@ al , and we pla@@ yed g@@ ong@@ s .
How could these ro@@ a@@ ds pas@@ s over n@@ atur@@ al ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les , such as ri@@ v@@ ers ?
The s@@ crip@@ ture go@@ es on to say : “ They have all of them been col@@ le@@ cted together ; they have come to you . From far away your own sons keep coming , and your daugh@@ ters who will be taken care of on the f@@ l@@ an@@ k . ”
T@@ ur@@ ning , he said , ‘ O@@ ver there , to your right , are the ru@@ ins of A@@ ze@@ ka@@ h .
This was the first Bible to be transl@@ ated from the origin@@ al te@@ x@@ ts into I@@ tal@@ i@@ an .
So at age ten , I came to have the first three vo@@ lum@@ es of S@@ tudi@@ es in the Scriptures , by Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l .
Now consider these questions : If you are stri@@ ving to be one of the “ great crow@@ d ” who will sur@@ vi@@ ve “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , ” how real is your hope ?
These sacrific@@ es bring both joy and blessings , as the following examples show .
The P@@ o@@ is@@ on of Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ment Cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion 3
As is c@@ learly stated in those T@@ er@@ ms , no one is per@@ mit@@ ted to “ po@@ st ar@@ t@@ work , ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic public@@ ations , tra@@ dem@@ ar@@ ks , mu@@ si@@ c , p@@ ho@@ to@@ s , vi@@ de@@ o@@ s , or artic@@ les from this we@@ b@@ s@@ ite on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t ( any we@@ b@@ s@@ ite , file - sh@@ aring s@@ ite , vi@@ de@@ o - sh@@ aring s@@ ite , or so@@ cial ne@@ t@@ work ) . ”
For example , does your son really disa@@ gre@@ e with Bible teachings , or does he just l@@ ack the confidence needed to de@@ f@@ end them in fr@@ on@@ t of his pe@@ ers ?
All in the congregation can do much to help ne@@ wer ones . ​ — Proverbs 4 : 2 .
We had co@@ f@@ fe@@ e and pi@@ e al@@ most every two h@@ our@@ s .
Satan is a s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful and very experienced educ@@ at@@ or ​ — but a wicked one in@@ deed .
Because we both had the comm@@ on go@@ al of help@@ ing others spiritually , I felt that we were a real te@@ am .
Lu@@ ther was s@@ mu@@ gg@@ led into se@@ c@@ lu@@ ded W@@ ar@@ t@@ bur@@ g ca@@ st@@ le , where he gre@@ w a be@@ ard and took on a new id@@ ent@@ ity ​ — that of a k@@ night called J@@ un@@ k@@ er J@@ ö@@ r@@ g .
No , his loving com@@ pas@@ sion for the people was a ke@@ y mo@@ tiv@@ ation for his sh@@ aring the good news with them .
Paul wrote : “ I will by no means leave you nor by any means for@@ s@@ ake you . ”
P@@ os@@ si@@ bly it was so nam@@ ed because it was near the f@@ ish mar@@ ke@@ t .
When are we to give such a witness ?
14 : 28 - 30 If I take the time to we@@ i@@ gh decisions care@@ fully , what might I avoid , and with what benefit ?
We can have the same confidence that he is on our side .
Jehovah in@@ deed bless@@ ed him for his ear@@ n@@ est efforts !
( a ) What ro@@ le did God’s Son have in cre@@ ation ?
God’s Word is so@@ li@@ d .
W@@ as it just a re@@ qu@@ est for God to inter@@ v@@ ene in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar c@@ as@@ es , or was Jesus teaching us to pray for something bi@@ gg@@ er and better , a change that all can hope for ?
3 , 4 . ( a ) How can we devel@@ op the “ ar@@ t of teaching ” ?
The s@@ n@@ are set by his own sin was dra@@ wing ti@@ gh@@ ter around David .
“ The ide@@ a that there is a cir@@ cul@@ at@@ ory system within the E@@ ar@@ th , by which se@@ a@@ water is con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed to m@@ oun@@ tain@@ to@@ ps and there dis@@ char@@ ged , pers@@ is@@ ted until early in the 18@@ th century , ” states En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a On@@ l@@ ine .
If he succ@@ e@@ e@@ ds , he can d@@ ri@@ ve its members away from that sa@@ fe ha@@ ven right into his c@@ lu@@ t@@ ches .
Even Jehovah had sons who proved un@@ faithful .
• Dis@@ c@@ us@@ s ways to ex@@ p@@ and your ministry as a cou@@ ple .
W@@ he@@ ther we are anointed Christians or we are their compan@@ i@@ ons of the “ other sheep , ” we dec@@ l@@ are : “ Your word is a lam@@ p to my fo@@ o@@ t , and a light to my ro@@ ad@@ way . ”
When you are going through tri@@ als , you need people around you . ”
Let us now see why that is so .
He wrote : “ I , even I , h@@ ated all my hard work at which I was working hard under the su@@ n , that I would leave be@@ h@@ ind for the man who would come to be after me .
“ The second year ” is evid@@ ently coun@@ ted from 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . , when the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an king destro@@ yed Jerusalem and became a world rul@@ er .
I thought , ‘ They don@@ ’t care if I even atten@@ d ; they just want my money . ’ ”
Are they prom@@ in@@ ent ?
“ But what if we were cap@@ tur@@ ed by govern@@ ment sol@@ di@@ ers ? ” we rep@@ lied . “ W@@ ould they not view us as ac@@ tive com@@ bat@@ ants ? ”
A@@ gain , her heart le@@ ap@@ ed with joy .
For example , the se@@ x@@ u@@ al needs of husband and wife may di@@ ff@@ er great@@ ly .
And this is pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely what happened .
However , they sto@@ p sh@@ ort of c@@ all@@ ing him Son of God , Messi@@ ah , and Re@@ de@@ em@@ er .
There is another fac@@ t@@ or that indic@@ ates how the holy spirit op@@ er@@ ates in the re@@ comm@@ end@@ ation and ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment of overse@@ ers .
God gives strength to those who turn to him in prayer , as@@ king for his help .
We feel truly privile@@ ged to be part of a clean and loving Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od that ex@@ tend@@ s around the world .
They serve together as one flo@@ ck under one S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d , Jesus Christ .
Many of these young ones had come from v@@ il@@ la@@ ges and , na@@ i@@ ve to s@@ li@@ ck ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising s@@ ch@@ em@@ es , f@@ ell for this invit@@ ation .
So hum@@ ility and mo@@ des@@ ty should help us to ad@@ mit that we are li@@ mit@@ ed in our understanding .
They devel@@ op end@@ uring fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps with others who also love and serve the true God .
One of the p@@ un@@ k@@ ers , Tho@@ ma@@ s , was so ba@@ dly be@@ at@@ en that he died of his in@@ ju@@ ries .
S@@ ad@@ ly , our first parents deci@@ ded that they did not need God as their R@@ ul@@ er , and they cho@@ se to live in@@ dep@@ end@@ ently from him .
How did Moses feel about glory and authority ?
Let us , therefore , never allow ourselves to be influ@@ enced by these attitu@@ des .
And does not being a good listen@@ er help us to enjoy people ?
“ Now they are in heaven , ” he explained .
In time , however , I see another fi@@ ght develop@@ ing , a stru@@ gg@@ le deep within him that is in@@ ten@@ si@@ f@@ ying .
Do they por@@ tra@@ y the real Jesus ?
I started pione@@ ering in my ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn .
This se@@ ts the st@@ age for consider@@ ing Revelation chap@@ ter 21 .
16 T@@ each Your Ch@@ il@@ dren ​ — S@@ he@@ m Sa@@ w the B@@ ad@@ ness of T@@ w@@ o Wor@@ l@@ ds
Does Your Fa@@ ith Mo@@ ve You to A@@ ction ?
E@@ mp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es who are un@@ willing to make such sacrific@@ es for their compan@@ y ris@@ k lo@@ sing their jo@@ bs .
“ May people know that you , who@@ se name is Jehovah , you al@@ one are the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh over all the earth . ” ​ — P@@ S .
Yes , you can cho@@ ose to love Jehovah , to listen to him , and to remain loyal to him .
F@@ ol@@ low the New Com@@ man@@ d@@ ment
C@@ ho@@ ic@@ es B@@ as@@ ed on Lo@@ ve for O@@ thers
And it was in one night that “ the ang@@ el of Jehovah ” stru@@ ck down a h@@ un@@ d@@ red and ei@@ gh@@ ty - fi@@ ve th@@ ous@@ and sol@@ di@@ ers in the cam@@ p of an enem@@ y of God’s people . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 19 : 35 .
Why is the Scriptural princi@@ ple of sub@@ je@@ ction not dem@@ e@@ an@@ ing to women ?
I was also very religious and loved to read the Bible , even though I under@@ sto@@ od little of what I read .
But they would need to “ take courage . ”
Paul told fellow Christians : “ I ent@@ re@@ at you , . . . become imit@@ at@@ ors of me . ”
O@@ ther men and women in the Bible rec@@ ord pray@@ ed when fac@@ ed with we@@ igh@@ ty decisions or da@@ un@@ ting challeng@@ es .
The tr@@ act made me won@@ der about the Bible , ‘ Mi@@ ght its ans@@ wers be wor@@ th consider@@ ing ? ’
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s anger has been direc@@ ted pri@@ mar@@ ily against God’s anointed worshi@@ p@@ ers and their “ other sheep ” compan@@ i@@ ons .
If so , you are in good compan@@ y .
Thus , the artic@@ les will help us to pre@@ pare our min@@ ds and hearts for the ob@@ serv@@ ance of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al on the ev@@ ening of A@@ pri@@ l 9 , 200@@ 9 .
Jesus war@@ ned his followers : “ Pa@@ y attention to y@@ ourselves that your hearts never become we@@ igh@@ ed down with over@@ e@@ ating and heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ king and anxi@@ e@@ ties of life , and su@@ d@@ den@@ ly that day be in@@ stan@@ tly upon you as a s@@ n@@ are . ”
And John bor@@ e witness , saying : “ I vie@@ wed the spirit coming down as a do@@ ve out of heaven , and it rema@@ ined upon him .
“ Many times I feel so ten@@ se that I can@@ ’t con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate , ” says R@@ a@@ qu@@ el .
“ There should be no div@@ ision in the body . . . I@@ ts members should have the same care for one another . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R .
Ye@@ ars later we learned that the bl@@ ac@@ k@@ out had been pl@@ an@@ ned in case the con@@ vers@@ ation did not go ex@@ ac@@ tly as the pri@@ ests had ho@@ ped .
Many sisters have been able to learn a new language and have ex@@ pan@@ ded their ministry by preaching to fore@@ ign - speaking people .
2 : 5 - 9 .
• What personal pro@@ gra@@ m invol@@ ving the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount might you emp@@ lo@@ y to al@@ le@@ vi@@ ate st@@ ress ?
In time , it came to serve as a mission@@ ary home for over 20 mission@@ aries who have served in J@@ ap@@ an for 40 or 50 years or longer , including me and my long@@ time par@@ t@@ ner , Mar@@ th@@ a H@@ ess .
He repor@@ ted : “ I kept on b@@ eho@@ l@@ ding until there were thr@@ ones plac@@ ed and the An@@ cient of Da@@ ys s@@ at down . . . .
* He told Ru@@ th : “ You have expres@@ sed your loving - kindness better in the last instance than in the first instance , in not going after the young fel@@ lo@@ ws whether low@@ ly or rich . ” ​ — Ru@@ th 3 : 10 .
As “ a ma@@ ster work@@ er , ” he activ@@ ely wor@@ ked with his Father during the cre@@ ation of all things . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 15 - 17 .
Jehovah was the s@@ ource of that peace .
As a result , we are not af@@ ra@@ id of fac@@ ing difficult e@@ con@@ om@@ ic circumstances again .
Since we live in an ung@@ o@@ dly world s@@ atur@@ ated with an in@@ s@@ ati@@ able c@@ ra@@ ving for material things , the talk “ C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate Go@@ dly D@@ ev@@ o@@ tion With S@@ el@@ f - Su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y ” was very tim@@ ely .
▪ O@@ be@@ y Jehovah’s S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds
So commun@@ ic@@ ating with all perfect humans would have pres@@ ented no proble@@ m for him .
They also felt his loving prote@@ ction as he led them toward their in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
What did they ac@@ hi@@ eve ?
1@@ 2@@ ,@@ 7@@ 5@@ 9@@ ,@@ 5@@ 6@@ 5
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : Now , look again at this account in Genesis .
God’s Word tel@@ ls us : “ After Jeho@@ i@@ a@@ da@@ ’s death the pr@@ inc@@ es of Juda@@ h came in and pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to bo@@ w down to the king .
They showed faith in Jehovah when they spi@@ ed out the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
All the pris@@ on@@ ers ’ b@@ on@@ ds are loo@@ sen@@ ed .
But if Jesus were e@@ qu@@ al to God before he died and God later ex@@ al@@ ted him to a high@@ er position , w@@ ou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t that put Jesus a@@ bo@@ ve God ?
The elders devo@@ te time to those in need of special attention ​ — the el@@ der@@ ly and others — ​ all without ne@@ g@@ le@@ cting the spiritual and material wel@@ f@@ are of their own famili@@ es .
For example , the apostle Peter called Jesus “ the C@@ hi@@ ef A@@ g@@ ent of life ” and “ a da@@ y@@ st@@ ar ” that ris@@ es .
When he was being re@@ v@@ iled , “ he did not go re@@ v@@ il@@ ing in return . ”
After all , we are married , not cl@@ oned . ”
So great is God’s love for the human family that he gave his most preci@@ ous Son in order that faithful humans might be fre@@ ed from the g@@ ri@@ p of sin and death and have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of everlasting life .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on what Jehovah is accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing through his organization is good for us .
In Mo@@ a@@ b she had heard that “ Jehovah had turned his attention to his people by giving them bre@@ ad . ”
During this last meeting with his faithful disciples before his death , Jesus gave a so@@ ber@@ ing war@@ ning : If a person is loved by God , he will be h@@ ated by the world .
Rather , they went to Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na .
S@@ ur@@ ely Timothy and Ti@@ tu@@ s were encoura@@ ged when they learned what Paul thought of them !
En@@ du@@ red Fa@@ i@@ th@@ fully Un@@ der T@@ est
B@@ lam@@ ed for set@@ ting fi@@ re to the city in 6@@ 4 C.E . and acc@@ used of h@@ ating mankind , Christ’s followers were ob@@ je@@ cts of in@@ ten@@ se ho@@ st@@ ility .
Be@@ ing fre@@ ed from b@@ onda@@ ge to religious dar@@ k@@ ness , Christians are under ob@@ lig@@ ation to walk as children of light .
Fir@@ st , consider some of the to@@ ol@@ s we have used during the past 1@@ 00 years .
Even when called upon to make an on - the - spo@@ t decision ​ — as were Sha@@ dr@@ ach , Me@@ sh@@ ach , and A@@ be@@ d@@ ne@@ go — ​ we are well - e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed if we have acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s Word and our conscience has been tra@@ ined by it .
After the bat@@ tle , Jehovah used Je@@ h@@ u to counsel Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at for his mis@@ take .
They understand that being gener@@ ous is a way to gain “ true ” ri@@ ches .
The com@@ ment at N@@ um@@ bers 4 : 6 about ‘ pu@@ t@@ ting in the po@@ les ’ may ref@@ er to arrang@@ ing or ad@@ ju@@ sting the po@@ les in pre@@ par@@ ation for car@@ r@@ ying the heav@@ y ch@@ est to a new enc@@ am@@ p@@ ment .
By per@@ mit@@ ting them to en@@ ter before him , Jehovah brought before all spirit cre@@ atu@@ res Satan’s chall@@ enge and the is@@ su@@ es it ra@@ ised .
You can see that the ex@@ tre@@ me dem@@ ands that they place on others can cause many problems , cre@@ ating a c@@ li@@ mate of dis@@ satis@@ fac@@ tion and disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement .
Bible scho@@ l@@ ars su@@ gg@@ est that love of self is put at the to@@ p of the apostle Paul’s l@@ ist of ne@@ g@@ ative qualities that would be pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent during the last days because the other qualities result from it .
But milli@@ ons of s@@ inc@@ ere people are fin@@ ding the truth about God by stud@@ ying the Bible . ​ — Read Acts 17 : 11 .
“ St@@ and still and show yourself atten@@ tive to the wonderful works of God . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ B 37 : 14 .
“ I Ha@@ ve C@@ al@@ led You F@@ ri@@ ends ”
L@@ ow@@ ell and C@@ ar@@ a , from the 2@@ 5@@ th class , serve in N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ a .
At times , we must take the st@@ ep of set@@ ting things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght with others who mis@@ understand us or our actions .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : Many young Witnesses in Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i have sh@@ ared with scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es inter@@ es@@ ting and u@@ se@@ ful information from the Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k book
He told them that if all people were as hon@@ est as Jehovah’s Witnesses , the whole world would be better and more pe@@ ace@@ ful .
“ Ha@@ ve T@@ end@@ er Af@@ fe@@ ction for One A@@ no@@ ther ”
There has been re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble gro@@ w@@ th in the number of God’s servants because Jehovah himself is ba@@ c@@ king his Witnesses .
B@@ ap@@ tism was an important fe@@ ature of the “ Gi@@ ve God G@@ l@@ ory ” conven@@ tions
I always pray that Jehovah will help all in my family to remain faithful to him through this time of the end and on into et@@ er@@ n@@ ity .
Me@@ di@@ cal re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers have long recogn@@ ized the cur@@ ative value of positi@@ ve thinking .
( 6 ) W@@ il@@ li@@ am@@ s , D .
How can we make sure that our decisions are in har@@ mony with God’s will ?
How would you feel know@@ ing that you had not listen@@ ed to the counsel that he provided for your good ?
“ The way I study , teach , and use the Bible has great@@ ly imp@@ ro@@ ved .
Why was a once mo@@ des@@ t man re@@ je@@ cted by God ?
Jehovah will not for@@ ce people to obey the good news about Jesus .
For example , I learned that the dead are un@@ consci@@ ous , as if in a deep s@@ le@@ ep .
N@@ O@@ A@@ H born
Since 19@@ 19 , they have brought for@@ th Kingdom fru@@ it@@ age in a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance , first other anointed Christians and , since 19@@ 35 , an ever - inc@@ reas@@ ing “ great crow@@ d ” of compan@@ i@@ ons . — Revelation 7 : 9 ; Isaiah 60 : 4 , 8 - 11 .
“ The s@@ word of the spirit , that is , God’s word , ” is in@@ dis@@ p@@ en@@ sa@@ ble in war@@ ding off false teachings and “ over@@ tur@@ ning str@@ ong@@ ly en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched things . ”
I@@ l@@ l@@ ness su@@ d@@ den@@ ly str@@ ik@@ es the child , and soon he st@@ op@@ s bre@@ a@@ thing .
I gre@@ w up in An@@ c@@ ra@@ m , a small to@@ wn in up@@ st@@ ate New Yor@@ k , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
Jesus even used the te@@ ac@@ ha@@ bl@@ en@@ ess of young children as an example for his followers to cop@@ y .
Those decisions will reve@@ al that we stri@@ ve to be followers of Christ .
He was no longer the man I had married . ”
The answer , in part , invol@@ ves God’s comm@@ and to the Israelites .
See also the life st@@ ory of H@@ ad@@ y@@ n and M@@ el@@ o@@ dy S@@ an@@ der@@ son in the article “ K@@ no@@ wing What Is Ri@@ ght and Do@@ ing It . ”
With a feel@@ ing of deep re@@ ver@@ ence for him , let us he@@ ed that st@@ er@@ n war@@ ning against i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
For example , pol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ y is wi@@ d@@ ely practic@@ ed in S@@ ene@@ g@@ al .
In part , Jesus said : “ Do not bring us into temp@@ tation , but deli@@ ver us from the wicked one . ”
Jesus Christ himself taught his followers to pray : “ Our Father in the heavens , let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied . ”
Yet , some educ@@ ated people are un@@ emp@@ lo@@ yed or do not ear@@ n en@@ ough to me@@ et ba@@ si@@ c needs .
A L@@ ess@@ on From Rom@@ an H@@ ist@@ ory
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the world is pas@@ sing away and so is its desire , but he that does the will of God rema@@ ins forever . ”
One day in O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 19@@ 31 , a friend asked me to accom@@ pan@@ y him to a religious meeting s@@ pon@@ s@@ ored by the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then known .
The change that these a@@ do@@ p@@ ted sons experience is so complete that God’s Word descri@@ bes it as a new bir@@ th .
John of L@@ ei@@ den became Ma@@ th@@ ys ’ succ@@ ess@@ or and was nam@@ ed King J@@ an of the An@@ a@@ bap@@ t@@ ists in M@@ ü@@ n@@ ster .
At first , the he@@ at and the in@@ se@@ cts were difficult to end@@ ure .
“ Although it was a stru@@ gg@@ le for me , I started to apply what I was lear@@ ning from the Bible .
He had those la@@ ws recorded in the Bible so that we could learn from them , be gu@@ i@@ ded by their principles , and be gr@@ ate@@ ful that Jesus taught us something greater than the Law .
It has 2@@ ,@@ 0@@ 60 cal@@ f@@ s@@ k@@ in pages , each about 20 by 13 in@@ ches . [ 5@@ 1 x 33 c@@ m ] With its co@@ v@@ ers it is 10 in@@ ches [ 25 c@@ m ] th@@ ic@@ k and we@@ igh@@ s over 7@@ 5 p@@ oun@@ ds [ 34 k@@ g ] .
If evil is to be per@@ man@@ ently eli@@ min@@ ated from human soci@@ ety , man@@ ’s in@@ born inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation toward ba@@ dness , his l@@ ack of acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge , and Satan’s influ@@ ence must be ad@@ d@@ ressed .
T@@ ry to learn these ver@@ ses and remember them , because they will help you if ever you do not have a Bible with you .
Indeed , obedi@@ ent humans will ev@@ en@@ tually receive God’s gift of everlasting life . ​ — Matthew 25 : 34 - 4@@ 6 ; Romans 6 : 23 .
The fact that no human mind could pro@@ c@@ ess so much information does not mean that God cannot pa@@ y attention to all who pray to him in an accep@@ table way .
He has not done to us even according to our sin@@ s ; nor according to our er@@ r@@ ors has he brought upon us what we deser@@ ve . . . .
S@@ em@@ in@@ ar par@@ ti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts have c@@ ast bal@@ lo@@ ts on each saying at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted to Jesus in the Go@@ sp@@ els .
* O@@ r he may expres@@ s a view to you that c@@ learly shows a l@@ ack of good judgment .
F@@ i@@ res have ra@@ va@@ ged ac@@ res of tim@@ ber fore@@ st@@ s .
However , Israel@@ ite parents were ur@@ ged to speak with their children when they were in their house , when they wal@@ ked on the ro@@ ad , when they la@@ y down , and when they got up .
As it turned out , the op@@ er@@ ation did not go well , and sa@@ dly , C@@ ar@@ men died .
Of course , elders and others can and should “ speak cons@@ ol@@ ingly to the de@@ pres@@ sed sou@@ ls ” among us .
During the early 19@@ 50 ’ s , 28 per@@ c@@ ent of the Witnesses in that country li@@ mit@@ ed their preaching activ@@ ity to dist@@ ribu@@ ting h@@ and@@ bil@@ ls or standing on the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts with ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines .
13 : 5 ​ — What is “ the ri@@ ver of Egy@@ pt ” ?
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ating such qualities as joy and mo@@ der@@ ation will help us in get@@ ting along with others at work , with our marriage mate , and with our parents or children .
He thus refle@@ cted the dis@@ position of Jehovah , who for@@ gives gener@@ ously .
His tw@@ in bro@@ ther’s mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous anger for@@ ces Jac@@ o@@ b to fle@@ e for his life .
Today , men lik@@ e@@ wise show interest in the Scriptural message we preach and respon@@ d to it .
The Go@@ sp@@ els have also provided the bas@@ is and inspi@@ r@@ ation for courage , end@@ ur@@ ance , faith , and hope .
27 : 11 - 14 .
O@@ ver the years , Christi@@ ana has been a wonderful support and loyal compan@@ ion to me .
R@@ es@@ em@@ bl@@ ing a woman not faithful to her marriage v@@ ow@@ s , false religion has pro@@ s@@ titu@@ ted her@@ self by form@@ ing al@@ li@@ an@@ ces with one pol@@ itical power after another .
As we learn to love righteousness and prac@@ tice it more fully , we will find more joy in doing what pleas@@ es our heavenly Father . And just think !
God will answer your prayers and bl@@ ess your efforts to con@@ form your life to his Word .
What Is the Kingdom ?
The d@@ wel@@ ling fe@@ atu@@ red a v@@ ent@@ il@@ ated ra@@ ised flo@@ or and other in@@ no@@ v@@ ations that ar@@ ous@@ ed great cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity among the local F@@ i@@ ji@@ ans .
It Pa@@ ys to Be H@@ on@@ est
Why does op@@ pos@@ ing Satan mean being continu@@ ally al@@ er@@ t ?
( a ) In g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous situ@@ ations , what kind of comfort is needed ?
How much al@@ co@@ ho@@ l do I con@@ su@@ me each we@@ ek ?
No , as we have seen , he will st@@ ep in and bring an end to cen@@ tu@@ ries of mis@@ er@@ y and op@@ pres@@ sion .
It is evid@@ ent that “ this one ” ref@@ ers , not to the last person mentioned , but to An@@ dre@@ w .
Still others are stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing with family problems , a serious ill@@ ness , or feelings of l@@ on@@ el@@ iness .
“ E@@ ach one is tri@@ ed by being dra@@ wn out and en@@ tic@@ ed by his own desire , ” wr@@ ites the disci@@ ple James .
De@@ al@@ ing With He@@ al@@ th Pro@@ ble@@ ms
And should we not also cultiv@@ ate the spirit of obedi@@ ence ?
Your being willing to ri@@ d your heart of any ill will that you may have will be good for your heart .
I am happy because even though I am older , I can still be u@@ se@@ ful to Jehovah . ”
When he destro@@ yed the ancient wicked world in the F@@ lood , he “ kept Noah , a pre@@ ach@@ er of righteousness , sa@@ fe with se@@ ven others . ”
When those days come to an end , the time of tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es s@@ par@@ ked by World W@@ ar I will fin@@ ally end .
What this invol@@ ves will be discus@@ sed in the next article .
H@@ app@@ ily , I sur@@ vi@@ ved .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on that il@@ lu@@ stri@@ ous name should in@@ still in us godly fear .
Jesus was consider@@ ate of the li@@ mit@@ ations of his disciples .
He said to his servants there in the ro@@ y@@ al cour@@ t : “ Can another man be found like this one in whom there is the spirit of God ? ”
As De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 7 imp@@ lies , there is no sub@@ s@@ titu@@ te for sp@@ en@@ ding time with your children .
Why is it a chall@@ enge to put God’s la@@ ws into prac@@ tice ?
Not only that ​ — Na@@ bo@@ th@@ ’s sons were kil@@ led as well !
Jesus was teaching Mar@@ th@@ a a valu@@ able less@@ on .
Ye@@ ars before Rom@@ an E@@ mp@@ er@@ or Con@@ stan@@ t@@ ine was su@@ p@@ po@@ se@@ dly con@@ ver@@ ted to Christi@@ an@@ ity in 3@@ 13 C.E . , prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians began to turn asi@@ de from what Jesus had taught .
Jehovah’s qualities of pati@@ ence and long - suffering would s@@ car@@ c@@ ely have come so prom@@ in@@ ently to the fore had it not become necess@@ ary for him to de@@ al with human imper@@ fe@@ ctions , sin@@ s , and sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings .
Why is it well wor@@ th our effort to use gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous spe@@ e@@ ch ?
That verse is so important that it has been called the Go@@ spe@@ l in min@@ i@@ ature .
K@@ ings and others will be am@@ a@@ zed when judgment is ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted upon Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at . ​ — Re@@ v .
Solomon war@@ ns : “ As a hon@@ ey@@ com@@ b the li@@ ps of a str@@ ange woman keep d@@ ri@@ pp@@ ing , and her p@@ al@@ ate is s@@ mo@@ other than o@@ il .
No ​ — no more than Joseph should have hi@@ d@@ den his ro@@ be . ​ — Luke 11 : 33 .
He mentioned that many parents and col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es were t@@ or@@ men@@ ting themselves with questions of why ?
It is truly a preci@@ ous ge@@ m !
Jehovah has given us a preci@@ ous gift to help us make decisions ​ — our “ per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers . ”
Jesus also said we could pray : “ Do not bring us into temp@@ tation , but res@@ cu@@ e us from what is wicked . ”
Yet , the Scriptures hold out the wonderful hope of a resurrection for those in God’s “ book of re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance ” ​ — and the Devil can do ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely nothing to pre@@ v@@ ent such rest@@ or@@ ation of life ! ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 16 ; John 5 : 28 , 29 ; Acts 24 : 15 .
After re@@ tur@@ ning to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , Bro@@ ther J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z married M@@ el@@ ita L@@ as@@ ko on De@@ c@@ ember 10 , 195@@ 6 .
To illustr@@ ate , let us take Jesus ’ words recorded at Matthew 16 : 28 : “ Tru@@ ly I say to you that there are some of those standing here that will not ta@@ st@@ e death at all until first they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom . ”
Indeed , the person we are on the in@@ side can ei@@ ther ad@@ d to or de@@ tr@@ act from our ou@@ tw@@ ard appe@@ ar@@ ance .
S@@ hor@@ tly after op@@ ening a small school , J@@ ones and B@@ ev@@ an brought their wi@@ ves and children from Ma@@ ur@@ iti@@ us to To@@ am@@ as@@ ina .
For example , some people in A@@ sia associ@@ ate red with good for@@ tu@@ ne and c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation , but in par@@ ts of Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , red is the col@@ or of m@@ our@@ ning .
Wh@@ ere and how can real sa@@ f@@ ety be found ?
The building work st@@ op@@ ped in the days of King Ar@@ ta@@ x@@ er@@ x@@ es , in 5@@ 22 B.C.E .
God’s S@@ over@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y As@@ ser@@ ted
• th@@ reat@@ s
All these fe@@ atu@@ res ​ — ab@@ sent on M@@ ars , V@@ en@@ us , and our other pl@@ an@@ et@@ ary neigh@@ b@@ ors — ​ are not the pro@@ du@@ ct of bl@@ ind ch@@ ance .
Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s has long been descri@@ bed as a tra@@ di@@ tional Christian fes@@ ti@@ val to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate the bir@@ th of Jesus .
These are p@@ oun@@ ded into a po@@ w@@ der and are often mi@@ x@@ ed with such sub@@ stances as spi@@ ces , t@@ ree ba@@ r@@ k , and f@@ low@@ ers to cre@@ ate certain f@@ ra@@ gr@@ an@@ ces for spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c app@@ lic@@ ations .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T would it be like to talk to str@@ ang@@ ers about God’s Kingdom if you were only 30 in@@ ches [ 7@@ 6 c@@ m ] t@@ all ?
17 , 18 . ( a ) What kind of pres@@ sure do you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers face at school ?
They have learned si@@ gn language from inf@@ an@@ cy .
A@@ no@@ ther blessing that Jehovah has b@@ es@@ to@@ wed upon us is the great body of Scriptural truth .
How can parents tra@@ in their children to respect our holy God and his standards ?
You give them encourag@@ ement and lo@@ v@@ ingly provide guid@@ ance , help@@ ing them to prog@@ ress along the p@@ ath of life .
Why should you pa@@ y attention to how Jesus deal@@ t with people during his ministry ?
The transl@@ at@@ ors had only a few refer@@ ence boo@@ ks at their dis@@ pos@@ al .
The slave class is very inter@@ ested in how fellow believers are refle@@ cting Jehovah’s glory .
E@@ h@@ r@@ en@@ bo@@ g@@ en ) , No .
‘ The Th@@ ings He Di@@ d Ha@@ ve Go@@ ne Ri@@ ght With H@@ im ’ 23
The end of war@@ f@@ are is one of the many blessings of God’s Kingdom .
W@@ ar@@ ning was given , but it was lar@@ g@@ ely ign@@ ored .
▪ What the Bible teach@@ es : “ All hearts Jehovah is sear@@ ch@@ ing , and every inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of the thoughts he is dis@@ cer@@ ning . If you sear@@ ch for him , he will let himself be found by you . ” ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 28 : 9 .
How are principles dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed from la@@ ws ?
But while we appreci@@ ate a good ni@@ gh@@ t’s rest , who wants to go to s@@ le@@ ep forever ?
How happy we were that we could give something to the people in their own language !
In the tr@@ act How Do You V@@ i@@ e@@ w the F@@ utu@@ re ? the question for the next call is “ How will God change our world for the better ? ”
We sp@@ ent 14 years in B@@ r@@ un@@ n@@ en .
By doing so , we will keep see@@ king our car@@ ing God , Jehovah .
I@@ ts 1@@ 33 chap@@ ters co@@ ver the events of Jesus ’ life and ministry .
For us “ the everlasting God , ” Jehovah , is “ a real d@@ wel@@ ling ” ​ — a spiritual refu@@ ge .
Because he had faith in Jehovah .
; Go@@ ld , M .
While working together in the pi@@ g@@ s@@ ties , they kin@@ dly explained to me the import@@ ance of keep@@ ing integrity to Jehovah and how we show our love for him by making no com@@ promises .
Jehovah emp@@ ow@@ ers them by means of his holy spirit . ​ — Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 4 : 6 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 3 : 16 ; 2 Timothy 4 : 17 .
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : W@@ ell , no@@ tice that it says that this Kingdom “ will stand forever . ”
When we make mis@@ takes , we want God to for@@ give us .
( a ) Why should Jesus ’ parents have known where to find him ?
To coun@@ ter@@ act this d@@ anger , Jehovah provi@@ des us with support through our fellow servants of God .
He says : “ I , Jehovah , am your God , the One teaching you to benefit yourself , the One ca@@ using you to tre@@ ad in the way in which you should walk . ”
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , at De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 10 : 17 , the Bible as@@ sures us that Jehovah “ tre@@ ats no@@ ne with par@@ ti@@ ality nor accep@@ ts a bri@@ be . ”
Instead , Jesus said : “ It is written , ‘ M@@ an must live , not on bre@@ ad al@@ one , but on every ut@@ ter@@ ance coming for@@ th through Jehovah’s m@@ ou@@ th . ’ ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
“ God pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to make ” them in that they could now be seen from the earth .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , Mark was in R@@ ome with Paul , who was then imp@@ ris@@ oned , and jo@@ ined in sen@@ ding gre@@ et@@ ings to the Christians in the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ an congregation , and the apostle spoke fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly of him .
2 - 4 .
Ho@@ se@@ a@@ ’s words pointed back to the time when the nation of Israel , under its div@@ in@@ ely appointed lead@@ er , Moses , was led out of Egy@@ pt .
Rather , the ter@@ m ref@@ ers to God’s h@@ and@@ ling , or man@@ ag@@ ing , of af@@ fai@@ r@@ s so as to accom@@ pl@@ ish his purpose of rest@@ or@@ ing uni@@ vers@@ al un@@ ity .
B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ers should not car@@ ry things too far . ”
I enjo@@ yed the work very much , and Jehovah helped me to star@@ t many Bible stu@@ dies .
They were to keep in mind the preci@@ ous hope of recei@@ ving their heavenly in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
For fur@@ ther examples , see “ S@@ m@@ all S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ es B@@ r@@ ought U@@ s Gre@@ at B@@ less@@ ings , ” in The Watchtower , A@@ pri@@ l 1 , 200@@ 4 , pages 24 - 8 .
How Mu@@ ch L@@ ong@@ er for the W@@ ic@@ ked ?
To help us answer Jesus ’ second question , we might well ask ourselves , ‘ How much am I willing to sacrifice now to make my hope of life in the new world sure ? ’
In his book The Un@@ dis@@ co@@ vered S@@ el@@ f , D@@ r . C@@ ar@@ l J@@ un@@ g ob@@ served : “ The individu@@ al who is not an@@ cho@@ red in God can offer no res@@ ist@@ ance on his own res@@ our@@ ces to the physical and moral bl@@ an@@ di@@ sh@@ ments of the world . ”
E@@ ar@@ n@@ es@@ tly Se@@ ek Jehovah’s B@@ less@@ ing
In many c@@ as@@ es , individuals under@@ es@@ tim@@ ate the co@@ st of going overse@@ as to work , and there are no gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es that they will make money ab@@ ro@@ ad .
For example , King David was inspired to say of Jehovah : “ You kept me s@@ cre@@ ened off in the bel@@ ly of my mother . . . .
A pioneer shows a s@@ crip@@ ture to an o@@ x@@ car@@ t d@@ ri@@ ver on the Al@@ le@@ y of the Ba@@ o@@ ba@@ bs in M@@ or@@ onda@@ va , Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r
Noah fac@@ ed a gi@@ gan@@ tic t@@ ask .
“ AL@@ L the days of Noah am@@ oun@@ ted to n@@ ine h@@ un@@ d@@ red and fi@@ f@@ ty years and he died , ” says the Bible .
K@@ im says : “ S@@ ome@@ times my husband ge@@ ts an@@ no@@ yed with me and st@@ op@@ s tal@@ king to me , and I don@@ ’t even know why .
C@@ ould you help such ones to cop@@ e with po@@ ver@@ ty , li@@ mit@@ ed medi@@ cal care , l@@ ack of a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate hous@@ ing , or other personal difficul@@ ties ?
At times , true Christians face viol@@ ent op@@ position .
Those with an earthly hope , the “ other sheep , ” look for@@ ward to in@@ her@@ iting everlasting life in an earthly par@@ adise .
A Christian ca@@ ught up in ba@@ dness should wa@@ ke up and face his need for spiritual help
; G@@ lo@@ ver , M .
As we associ@@ ate with fellow worshipp@@ ers , we can buil@@ d up one ano@@ ther’s faith , especially when we are with those who have already demonstr@@ ated the “ t@@ ested qu@@ ality ” of their faith .
Jehovah al@@ lo@@ ws Christians to div@@ or@@ ce and re@@ mar@@ ry only if their sp@@ ouse comm@@ its ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y . ​ — Read Matthew 19 : 3 - 6 , 9 .
It went with me when I condu@@ cted Bible stu@@ dies .
Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation was given on the same occasi@@ on that he spoke about the need to gu@@ ard against co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness , which we exam@@ ined in some de@@ ta@@ il in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article .
I wor@@ ked in the S@@ hi@@ pp@@ ing and Ser@@ vice de@@ par@@ t@@ ments .
“ There has therefore been a viol@@ ation of Ar@@ tic@@ le 9 [ fre@@ e@@ dom of religion ] of the Con@@ ven@@ tion on account of the dis@@ ru@@ p@@ tion of the app@@ lic@@ ants ’ religious meeting on 16 A@@ pri@@ l 20@@ 00 by the Com@@ mission@@ er and her a@@ id@@ es . ”
S@@ hor@@ tly after Jesus was baptized , Satan temp@@ ted him to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on the best way of life ​ — but to no a@@ va@@ il .
( b ) What positi@@ ve influ@@ ence can the conscience have even on people who do not have an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s Word ?
H@@ ating la@@ w@@ less@@ ness and loving righteousness helped Jesus to keep his eyes on “ the joy that was set before him . ”
Rather than rep@@ ent , Jeho@@ as@@ h had Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah st@@ oned to death .
He ad@@ ded : “ Li@@ fe is far better tra@@ ver@@ sed with as little ba@@ gg@@ age as possible .
At times , counsel is needed because of some person@@ ality tra@@ it .
To find the ans@@ wers , let us care@@ fully consider what Jesus Christ himself said would ha@@ p@@ pen .
However , what if prop@@ er desire is allow@@ ed to become so exc@@ essi@@ ve that it tur@@ ns into gre@@ ed ?
The con@@ text of Romans 12 : 19 is in l@@ ine with such counsel .
What should each of us do ?
W@@ in@@ ning was all that mat@@ tered .
The spirit cre@@ ature who became the Devil was once in the truth .
( Read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 6 - 9 . )
A number of Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts make it clear that Jehovah se@@ es not only the good in his servants but also their po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al .
He said to David : “ You yourself will be king over Israel , and I my@@ self shall become second to you . ”
O@@ r might we be men@@ t@@ ally post@@ pon@@ ing that day , reason@@ ing that even if we are pol@@ lu@@ ting our mind with fil@@ thy material , we still have time to cle@@ an@@ se ourselves ?
De@@ ci@@ ding to serve God simply requi@@ res a knowledge of ba@@ si@@ c Bible teachings and principles , cou@@ pl@@ ed with a s@@ inc@@ ere desire to live acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly .
B@@ ap@@ tism po@@ ol
I try hard to imitate her wonderful qualities . ”
Today , many people give their devo@@ tion and their time to go@@ ds they believe are real .
Be@@ fore that , Juda@@ h will be ex@@ iled to Babyl@@ on , but Jehovah will deli@@ ver her .
Still , ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment could be the@@ ir@@ s by a@@ do@@ p@@ ting Jesus ’ teaching , as it can be our@@ s today .
By then my parents had moved to N@@ or@@ ther@@ n I@@ rel@@ and , and in 19@@ 37 , I jo@@ ined them there .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , the expres@@ sion David used when he said to M@@ ic@@ ha@@ l , “ I will become low ” is from a Hebrew ro@@ o@@ t ver@@ b that is also used to descri@@ be God’s own view of mankind .
Th@@ ink for a m@@ om@@ ent about the imp@@ lic@@ ation of those words .
Your Will P@@ la@@ ys a Par@@ t
Jehovah was listen@@ ing , and he sto@@ od up for Moses .
Jesus was consider@@ ate and emp@@ a@@ the@@ tic .
Is W@@ ar Com@@ pati@@ ble With Christi@@ an@@ ity ?
Many lives have been s@@ wal@@ low@@ ed up by earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es .
W@@ as the baptism of the anointed con@@ ne@@ cted with this cle@@ ans@@ ing of A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s sons ?
We pas@@ s from chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od to ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od .
It is like a di@@ se@@ ase because Adam trans@@ mit@@ ted sin to his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
Those enem@@ ies were situ@@ ated all around Israel and are lis@@ ted as fol@@ lo@@ ws : “ The ten@@ ts of E@@ dom and the I@@ sh@@ ma@@ el@@ ites , Mo@@ a@@ b and the H@@ ag@@ r@@ ites , Ge@@ ba@@ l and A@@ m@@ m@@ on and A@@ mal@@ ek , Phil@@ is@@ ti@@ a together with the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of T@@ y@@ re .
The apostle Paul ans@@ wers : “ Let your man@@ ner of life be free of the love of money , while you are cont@@ ent with the present things . For he has said : ‘ I will by no means leave you nor by any means for@@ s@@ ake you . ’ ” ​ — He@@ b .
In the mean@@ time , g@@ ri@@ ef is said to be a necess@@ ary part of the heal@@ ing pro@@ c@@ ess and of lear@@ ning to a@@ da@@ pt to the new situation .
They are being brought together because of what Jesus fore@@ told as part of the si@@ gn of his pres@@ ence .
Our da@@ ily prayers to Jehovah can provide the vital support we need .
In fact , there must be if God’s origin@@ al purpose for mankind is to be ful@@ filled .
Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a : Wh@@ at@@ ’s that ?
E@@ ven@@ tually , I st@@ op@@ ped preaching al@@ together . ”
It says : “ Ke@@ ep your sen@@ ses , be w@@ atch@@ ful !
The letter con@@ ta@@ ined war@@ m comm@@ end@@ ation for her efforts in the field ministry and her end@@ ur@@ ance , ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing how difficult it can be to s@@ le@@ ep in a different bed every we@@ ek .
They are certain that you will find that en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment wel@@ coming and appe@@ al@@ ing . ​ — Romans 15 : 7 .
Although religious fre@@ e@@ dom for the individu@@ al had not yet arri@@ ved , it came one st@@ ep clo@@ s@@ er .
It is also believ@@ ed that the w@@ o@@ od and pa@@ in@@ t of an ic@@ on can “ become filled with God’s pres@@ ence . ”
At age four
Lo@@ ve “ ho@@ p@@ es all things , ” including that those who have left Jehovah will come back to him .
But the Bible says of Ca@@ in that “ his own works were wicked . ”
The ir@@ ate Phil@@ ist@@ ines displa@@ yed c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty .
Jehovah will not answer our prayers if we prac@@ tice sin .
Un@@ der God’s Kingdom , people will be able to say of Jehovah God : “ You have turned your attention to the earth , that you may give it a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance . . . You pre@@ pare their gra@@ in , for that is the way you pre@@ pare the earth . ” ​ — Psalm 6@@ 5 : 9 .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Paul wrote : “ The Law has a sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of the good things to come , but not the very sub@@ st@@ ance of the things . ” ​ — Hebrews 10 : 1 .
But all recogn@@ ize their ob@@ lig@@ ation to exerc@@ ise faith in Christ and to expres@@ s that faith by means of the wit@@ ness@@ ing work . ​ — J@@ as .
So@@ on after com@@ pos@@ ing Psalm 34 , David heard of the cal@@ am@@ ity that had be@@ fal@@ le@@ n the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of No@@ b , when Saul mas@@ sac@@ red them and most of the pri@@ ests .
Joseph under@@ sto@@ od what they were saying , and he had to turn asi@@ de so that they could not see his te@@ ars .
R@@ el@@ ati@@ vely few ac@@ knowledge that Jesus is the Christ , the Son of God .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , Jesus had war@@ ned his disciples against stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing “ one of these little ones who put faith in [ him ] . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , he still f@@ ever@@ ish@@ ly tri@@ es to cor@@ ru@@ pt Christians so that at le@@ ast some individuals will lo@@ se Jehovah’s fav@@ or .
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : V@@ I@@ O@@ L@@ EN@@ T D@@ R@@ U@@ G A@@ D@@ DI@@ C@@ T , DI@@ S@@ R@@ E@@ S@@ P@@ E@@ C@@ T@@ E@@ D W@@ O@@ M@@ E@@ N
How did Paul prove to be a sta@@ un@@ ch ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ate of the resurrection , and what can we learn from his example ?
How much effort do you put for@@ th to study God’s Word ?
Jesus was baptized , and God anointed him with holy spirit .
They did this by see@@ king to ple@@ ase God and obey him .
And if it appe@@ ars that other cor@@ rec@@ tive me@@ a@@ sures are needed , have confidence that Jehovah will gu@@ i@@ de the elders to do what is good and right . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 10 ; 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 3 : 13 .
An@@ i@@ mal@@ s could now be used .
He cho@@ se her to be part of the family l@@ ine of King David and even of the promised Messi@@ ah ! ​ — Ru@@ th 4 : 13 - 17 ; Matthew 1 : 5 , 16 .
Fir@@ st , though , he re@@ a@@ ds his ma@@ il .
At the time , 3@@ 5@@ 5 brothers and sisters of num@@ er@@ ous n@@ ati@@ on@@ alities and r@@ ang@@ ing in age from 19 to 8@@ 0 made up the Bethel family .
3 : 5 , 6 , 14 , 15 .
De@@ cl@@ are among the nations his glory , among all the pe@@ op@@ les his wonderful works . ”
“ They h@@ ated me without cause . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ H@@ N 15 : 25 .
O@@ cc@@ asi@@ on You Sh@@ ould Not Mis@@ s ( M@@ em@@ ori@@ al ) , 3 / 1
This part inclu@@ ded deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful inter@@ vie@@ ws with ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary young people .
Because he never lost his kindness , his hum@@ ility , his end@@ ur@@ ance , and his faith , he gave Jehovah every reason to re@@ ward him in the end .
The re@@ gi@@ on is stri@@ ck@@ en by dr@@ ought and fam@@ ine .
Of course , this satis@@ f@@ ying work in be@@ half of fellow believers has not sol@@ ved all my personal problems .
S@@ ur@@ ely , love will d@@ om@@ in@@ ate every activ@@ ity on earth in the new world after Satan , his dem@@ ons , and re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous humans have been re@@ moved from the sc@@ ene .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of pur@@ su@@ ing sel@@ f@@ ish desi@@ res can help us to avoid them .
See s@@ ong number 8@@ 5 in the book S@@ ing P@@ ra@@ ises to Jehovah , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
8 , 9 . ( a ) In what hum@@ ble way did the L@@ ev@@ ites beg@@ in their prayer ?
( b ) Why did Jehovah allow his Son to su@@ ff@@ er and die ?
Are you simil@@ arly willing to res@@ ist the pres@@ sure of po@@ pul@@ ar op@@ in@@ ion in order to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard your relationship with God ?
It was a sul@@ try sum@@ m@@ er day in 198@@ 6 .
Today , Jehovah’s Witnesses also take seri@@ ously their responsi@@ bility to ‘ let their light shin@@ e before men , ’ as Jesus comman@@ ded .
Thus , Jesus ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that her ill@@ ness had ca@@ used her suffering , perhaps se@@ v@@ ere physical and emo@@ tional pain .
Is your appreciation of it strong en@@ ough to for@@ ti@@ fy you to res@@ ist any temp@@ tation to pur@@ sue a course that might lead to for@@ fe@@ iting it ?
The Israelites may have had some knowledge of me@@ tal@@ working before they went to Egy@@ pt , or perhaps they ac@@ qui@@ red it while there .
On the contr@@ ary , it is part of “ the works of the Devil . ”
Acc@@ ording to God’s Word , the over@@ ri@@ ding ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er to any of man@@ ’s efforts to bring about a truly fa@@ ir world is Satan the Devil .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , some learn to man@@ i@@ f@@ est Christian qualities more quic@@ k@@ ly than others .
We invit@@ e you to exam@@ ine the ans@@ wers and then deci@@ de for yourself whether you need to learn more about Jesus and how to exerc@@ ise faith in him .
N@@ ex@@ t , Jesus loo@@ ked up to heaven and ut@@ tered a pray@@ er@@ ful si@@ gh .
The s@@ pre@@ ad of this di@@ se@@ ase over his enti@@ re body may have taken a while .
“ C@@ an@@ ’t You Sa@@ y Your O@@ wn P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers ? ”
They knew that Jehovah was with them and would bl@@ ess them ​ — and bl@@ ess them he did !
However , our efforts to keep on vis@@ iting them , no matter how difficult it is to commun@@ ic@@ ate with them , demonstr@@ ate that we continue to ‘ take the lead in show@@ ing honor ’ to our fellow believers .
With the help of God’s prophe@@ tic Word , let us get a g@@ li@@ mp@@ se of the mar@@ vel@@ ous things yet “ un@@ seen . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
God is et@@ er@@ n@@ al , and he wants his friends to live forever as well
( See op@@ ening pi@@ c@@ ture . ) ( b ) How did one mother do a lo@@ t of good by speaking in a kind way ?
How did Jehovah’s Witnesses in Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que re@@ act when their loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah was put to the t@@ est ?
C@@ er@@ tain Bible transl@@ ations thus ref@@ er to “ John the I@@ m@@ mer@@ s@@ er ” and “ John the di@@ pp@@ er . ”
“ L@@ ear@@ ning the language , serving as pione@@ ers , car@@ ing for the congregation , and loo@@ king after some fin@@ an@@ cial matters have , at times , been ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sting , ” says W@@ il@@ li@@ am .
The other was the nor@@ ther@@ n ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel .
The respon@@ se of the older men of Israel shows that they were s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ al about what E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el had said .
Thus , those accepted for life under this govern@@ ment will also be expe@@ cted to be righteous .
( Read Matthew 22 : 36 , 37 . )
Sin@@ n@@ ers Can Re@@ turn to Jehovah
Yes , many are encoura@@ ged by the message of ‘ the God who supp@@ lies comfort . ’
Be@@ fore lea@@ ving that city , S@@ il@@ as and Paul encoura@@ ged the brothers .
Bible principles that have com@@ for@@ ted vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of mis@@ tre@@ at@@ ment inclu@@ de the following :
I gra@@ b@@ bed my Tru@@ th book back and said , “ I@@ ’@@ m only hal@@ f@@ way through the book , but it sure loo@@ ks like it ! ”
L@@ ater , A@@ sa@@ ph went to God’s san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary and pray@@ ed about the matter .
6 : 10 ; Re@@ v .
In that way those fac@@ ts would be a@@ vail@@ able in case any question ar@@ ose ​ — then or later .
U@@ p@@ on en@@ ter@@ ing high school , he wanted to give as great a witness as possible in his uni@@ que ter@@ rit@@ ory .
So some of Jesus ’ disciples use their own money to take care of them .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous a@@ pa@@ thy is s@@ pre@@ ading .
Di@@ d Solomon really mean that se@@ a@@ water was som@@ eho@@ w pi@@ ped up the in@@ side of m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s to become the s@@ ource of ri@@ v@@ ers ?
It might be best not to say anything .
H@@ ist@@ ori@@ ans re@@ ject this ide@@ a .
Yet , this is what many religi@@ ons teach about death ​ — that God takes people to be near him .
And regarding san@@ it@@ ation , the law recorded at De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 23 : 12 , 13 or@@ der@@ ed the Israelites to care for their wa@@ st@@ e in a priv@@ ate place out@@ side their enc@@ am@@ p@@ ments .
Christ himself tel@@ ls us : “ This means everlasting life , their taking in knowledge of you , the only true God , and of the one whom you sent for@@ th , Jesus Christ . ”
This Bible , pro@@ duc@@ ed by Jehovah’s Witnesses , is a@@ vail@@ able in over 1@@ 30 langu@@ ages .
( a ) What is a second reason for the ze@@ al of Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
For instance , in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , a Gal@@ lu@@ p pol@@ l condu@@ cted in 200@@ 7 found that about 70 per@@ c@@ ent of those sur@@ v@@ ey@@ ed believe in hel@@ l .
Yet , he does cor@@ rec@@ t his people “ to the prop@@ er de@@ gre@@ e . ”
The other sheep have done good to Christ’s brothers by supp@@ or@@ ting them in fulfill@@ ing the divine com@@ mis@@ sion to preach
The decision to move was not an eas@@ y one , but in our case , it proved to be a wise one . ”
H@@ ere is a th@@ ir@@ d less@@ on about w@@ atch@@ ful@@ ness that we can learn from the apostles : They kept on be@@ aring thor@@ ough witness des@@ pite ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les .
Jesus is the mi@@ gh@@ ti@@ est of all of Jehovah’s spirit sons .
Yes , Jehovah God cre@@ ated the enti@@ re uni@@ verse , made up of coun@@ t@@ less g@@ al@@ a@@ xi@@ es of st@@ ars .
Why is it not sur@@ pris@@ ing that David com@@ pared Jehovah to a shepher@@ d ?
Some 15 years later when M@@ an@@ f@@ red was prom@@ o@@ ted to a position of responsi@@ bility in the compan@@ y , the same ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tive ph@@ oned to c@@ ong@@ r@@ atu@@ l@@ ate him and to rec@@ ount this in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent of integrity to the truth .
“ Do not be ir@@ rit@@ ating your children , but go on br@@ ing@@ ing them up in the discipl@@ ine and ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on of Jehovah . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 4 .
St@@ an@@ ding in the ho@@ t su@@ n in a long ca@@ f@@ et@@ eri@@ a l@@ ine at a conven@@ tion in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates in 19@@ 50 brought An@@ ni@@ e P@@ o@@ g@@ gen@@ see a blessing .
The world in gener@@ al does not an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate this coming des@@ tru@@ ction of false religion .
Pe@@ er pres@@ sure might be another reason why some mo@@ thers feel com@@ p@@ el@@ led to work se@@ cul@@ arly .
Jo@@ y@@ ous and Th@@ an@@ k@@ ful Des@@ pite Lo@@ ss ( N . P@@ or@@ ter ) , 6 / 1
The worl@@ d’s me@@ dia da@@ ily bom@@ ba@@ r@@ d us with a l@@ ist of in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es .
Des@@ pite her s@@ em@@ in@@ ary tra@@ ining , R@@ en@@ ata was hum@@ bly dra@@ wn by Bible truth .
Al@@ so a@@ vail@@ able at w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g
6 : 17 ; 1 P@@ et .
During his years as a r@@ un@@ away , David s@@ pa@@ res Sa@@ ul@@ ’s life t@@ wi@@ ce .
Jeho@@ a@@ sh@@ ’s good de@@ e@@ ds inclu@@ ded r@@ en@@ o@@ v@@ ating Jehovah’s temple ​ — an act that was “ close to the heart of Jeho@@ as@@ h . ”
One is sp@@ ac@@ i@@ ous and lea@@ ds off into death .
Na@@ than res@@ pe@@ cted David and therefore appro@@ ached him t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully .
The “ one pe@@ ar@@ l of high value ” pi@@ c@@ tures the preci@@ ous truth of the Kingdom .
What does the uni@@ verse reve@@ al as to Jehovah’s great@@ ness and power ?
The tra@@ dition of com@@ par@@ ing s@@ crip@@ tures with other s@@ crip@@ tures continu@@ es in the Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
When I learned about King Davi@@ d’s deal@@ ings with B@@ ath - she@@ ba and how Jehovah mer@@ ci@@ fully deal@@ t with them , that helped me .
T@@ ry to look at matters as Jehovah does .
Our un@@ wa@@ ver@@ ing faith in God se@@ ts a good example and can have a positi@@ ve effect on those around us .
There is where their we@@ ep@@ ing and the gn@@ a@@ shing of their te@@ et@@ h will be . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Like young children who can be cho@@ os@@ y about food , some may need con@@ st@@ ant encourag@@ ement to take in spiritual n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment .
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you ever w@@ atch@@ ed a large t@@ ree being bu@@ ff@@ et@@ ed by g@@ ale - for@@ ce w@@ in@@ ds ?
By pur@@ su@@ ing their own so@@ ver@@ ei@@ gn@@ ties , the nations are working against his will . ​ — Psalm 2 : 2 .
There is no way to com@@ pre@@ h@@ end it until you go through it . ”
She was baptized and soon ther@@ e@@ after en@@ tered the full - time ministry .
We ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly seek knowledge of God because we see him as our G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or
In one article , a mother as@@ sur@@ ed her daugh@@ ter of Jehovah’s care , saying , ‘ Jehovah can take better care of you than I can . ’
Go@@ od friends and a loving family help to bring happiness to young and old al@@ ike .
How pleas@@ ed Jehovah must be as he ob@@ ser@@ ves the cle@@ an@@ ness and the un@@ ity of the anointed and the other sheep , who listen to and loy@@ ally follow their S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d , Jesus !
While preaching in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i , Paul and S@@ il@@ as were ar@@ rest@@ ed , sever@@ ely be@@ at@@ en , and thro@@ wn into the in@@ ner pris@@ on , where their fe@@ et were se@@ cur@@ ed in sto@@ c@@ ks .
18 H@@ el@@ p Your Ch@@ il@@ d C@@ op@@ e With G@@ ri@@ ef
When Christian mat@@ es work together , many problems can be eli@@ min@@ ated .
Now he tri@@ es to imitate them by con@@ ver@@ sing with his fellow Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites .
Satan’s ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations will also fai@@ l with us if we f@@ ill our heart with Jehovah’s sa@@ y@@ ings .
As the Bible shows , material we@@ al@@ th can disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar quic@@ k@@ ly .
They may have brought di@@ sh@@ on@@ or upon God’s name and dis@@ cre@@ di@@ ted the congregation .
I real@@ ized that death is the result of human imper@@ fe@@ ction and that my father is a@@ wa@@ iting a resurrection to life on a par@@ adise earth .
H@@ as that been your personal experience ?
• What does Din@@ ah’s experience teach us ?
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 18 ]
In more than 2@@ 30 lands today , Jehovah’s Witnesses are respon@@ ding to the instru@@ ctions provided by Jehovah God regarding the ways of un@@ ity .
“ S@@ ome@@ times , ” she says , “ I look out the w@@ in@@ do@@ w and see my Christian brothers and sisters preaching from house to house .
“ I have come to ab@@ ho@@ r this life of mine because of the daugh@@ ters of H@@ et@@ h , ” she said to Isa@@ a@@ c .
He also told them : “ A slave is not greater than his ma@@ ster .
The Christian message may also have re@@ ached such c@@ ities as Phil@@ ad@@ el@@ p@@ hi@@ a , S@@ ar@@ di@@ s , and Th@@ y@@ ati@@ r@@ a during the years Paul was be@@ aring witness in Eph@@ esus .
Par@@ ting C@@ oun@@ sel From G@@ ile@@ ad In@@ stru@@ ct@@ ors
No@@ tice how the apostle Paul st@@ res@@ ses this vital l@@ ink .
Mo@@ ved with p@@ ity , the ma@@ ster can@@ c@@ el@@ ed his de@@ b@@ t .
What good resul@@ ted from a bro@@ ther’s gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous spe@@ e@@ ch ?
K@@ IN@@ G D@@ A@@ V@@ I@@ D of ancient Israel “ ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly ho@@ ped in Jehovah ” and was moved to say that Jehovah “ inc@@ l@@ ined his e@@ ar to [ him ] and heard [ his ] c@@ ry for help . ”
With the help of the ze@@ al@@ ous mission@@ aries , I gra@@ du@@ ally came to understand ba@@ si@@ c Bible tru@@ ths .
He can get up and get back into the r@@ ace .
If there is a differ@@ ence of op@@ in@@ ion , as there will likely be , what then ?
Yes , reli@@ ef is in sight ! ​ — Read Psalm 7@@ 2 : 16 .
As you person@@ ally pur@@ sue such an u@@ pri@@ ght course , may Jehovah gr@@ ant you succ@@ ess in “ all your own ways , ” and may he bl@@ ess you ri@@ ch@@ ly for he@@ e@@ ding the inspired counsel to “ sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard your heart . ”
Al@@ ong with Christ , that nation makes up the spiritual se@@ ed of Abraham , which Jehovah fore@@ told he would use to bl@@ ess mankind . ​ — G@@ al .
Of course , we can benefit from the Bible par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly if it is a@@ vail@@ able in a language that we understand well .
Of course , no child today will obey his parents per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly .
( b ) What is@@ sue th@@ reat@@ ened the peace of the first - century congregation , and how was that is@@ sue res@@ ol@@ ved ?
We should also pray to him to cle@@ an@@ se us , to rest@@ ore us , to help us to re@@ move sin@@ ful tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es from our heart , and to give us a ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast spirit .
L@@ ater , pol@@ itical ten@@ sions develop@@ ed between King H@@ er@@ od A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa of Ju@@ de@@ a and the people of T@@ y@@ re and S@@ id@@ on .
R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch@@ ers now believe that fi@@ re pla@@ ys an important e@@ c@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal ro@@ le , eli@@ min@@ ating old or d@@ ying tre@@ es , prom@@ o@@ ting the g@@ er@@ min@@ ation of many see@@ ds , rec@@ y@@ cl@@ ing nu@@ tri@@ ents , and ac@@ tually re@@ duc@@ ing the ris@@ k of w@@ il@@ d@@ fi@@ re .
The use of red - c@@ ow a@@ sh@@ es pre@@ fi@@ gu@@ res the cle@@ ans@@ ing through Jesus ’ sacrifice . ​ — Hebrews 9 : 13 , 14 .
Paul wrote : “ To the one who can , according to his power which is op@@ er@@ ating in us , do more than su@@ per@@ a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly bey@@ ond all the things we ask or conc@@ ei@@ ve , to him be the glory by means of the congregation and by means of Christ Jesus to all gener@@ ations forever and ever .
▪ Pro@@ vi@@ ding C@@ are for the El@@ der@@ ly
Just what Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s experi@@ ences were during that peri@@ od , we can only i@@ magine , since the Bible is s@@ il@@ ent on the par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ars .
Bro@@ ther J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z conclu@@ ded that des@@ pite h@@ at@@ red continu@@ ing against God’s people , ‘ there is no we@@ ap@@ on form@@ ed against us , as Isaiah 5@@ 4 : 17 says , that will have any succ@@ ess .
Then , to care for his family , D@@ ries wor@@ ked as an ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ at@@ or in a large fir@@ m .
By rema@@ ining faithful , Jesus also proved false Satan’s cla@@ im , recorded in the book of Job , that under priv@@ ation , suffering , and t@@ est , God’s servants would den@@ y H@@ im .
Al@@ ong the same l@@ ine , the apostle Paul spoke about Christians who cho@@ se to follow his example of sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess “ for the s@@ ake of the good news . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 7 : 37 , 38 ; 9 : 23 .
We men@@ tion others by name in our priv@@ ate prayers and make efforts to strengthen them because of this : We believe that our brothers and sisters want to “ walk wor@@ th@@ ily of Jehovah to the end of fully pleas@@ ing him . ”
He had to speak to King A@@ ha@@ b .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , it takes loy@@ al@@ ty to dis@@ continue associ@@ ation with a friend or relati@@ ve who is dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
What is certain to be@@ f@@ all the wicked in our time ?
( b ) R@@ el@@ ate an experience you have had or heard about that shows the wisdom of not re@@ tal@@ i@@ ating .
M@@ AN@@ Y people have heard this thought expres@@ sed : ‘ You don@@ ’t appreci@@ ate what you have until it@@ ’s g@@ one . ’
“ A man@@ ’s own fol@@ ly w@@ rec@@ ks his life , and then he be@@ ars a g@@ ru@@ dge against the Lord , ” says Proverbs 19 : 3 .
“ You do such good things for me , ” she said to them .
“ T@@ ake Re@@ fu@@ ge in the N@@ ame of Jehovah , ” 1 / 15
All Christians must pre@@ pare themselves to res@@ ist such an on@@ sla@@ ught and the pe@@ er pres@@ sure associ@@ ated with it . ​ — Read C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 2 : 8 .
El@@ ders ass@@ ist their famili@@ es to pre@@ pare for the ministry ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 13 )
One day , Jehovah’s Witnesses called on my father , and I asked them if God has a name .
“ J@@ U@@ S@@ T as courage imper@@ il@@ s life , fear prote@@ cts it , ” ob@@ served Le@@ on@@ ar@@ do da V@@ inc@@ i .
They always sh@@ ared a Bible message with me too .
“ The D@@ r@@ ama started with a mo@@ vi@@ e of Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l , ” said Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ent A@@ li@@ ce H@@ off@@ man .
Today , we have much more than Abraham had .
How do Jehovah’s Witnesses re@@ act to the proble@@ m of ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism , le@@ ading to what questions ?
I have a clean conscience and a full , mean@@ ing@@ ful life .
“ With the heart one exerc@@ ises faith for righteousness , ” wrote Paul , “ but with the m@@ ou@@ th one makes public declar@@ ation for sal@@ vation . ”
What about people who never served Jehovah ?
A@@ m@@ ong the most tend@@ er of Jesus ’ illustr@@ ations is the one recorded in John chap@@ ter 10 , where he lik@@ ens his close relationship with his followers to that of a shepher@@ d with his sheep .
For example , they might men@@ tion how am@@ a@@ z@@ ing it is that a se@@ ed be@@ comes a pl@@ ant .
We find it much more of a chall@@ enge to lo@@ c@@ ate those “ righ@@ tly dis@@ posed for everlasting life . ”
W@@ ell , an a@@ ut@@ om@@ o@@ bi@@ le , for example , is a valu@@ able to@@ ol , even a li@@ fes@@ a@@ ver in an em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , we have not had that privilege .
W@@ ho@@ m did Peter find ga@@ ther@@ ed in the house ?
He likely did this soon after the apostle Paul had written to the Hebrews .
( a ) What did Paul say in af@@ fir@@ m@@ ation of Jesus ’ resurrection ?
As Peter emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed , it is not so much what a wife says but what she does that pro@@ du@@ ces positi@@ ve resul@@ ts .
In 20@@ 00 in D@@ en@@ mar@@ k , he me@@ t a mission@@ ary who served in To@@ go .
Th@@ ough we experience vari@@ ous tri@@ als , we continue happ@@ ily and ze@@ al@@ ously pro@@ claim@@ ing the good news .
One congregation in cen@@ tr@@ al To@@ k@@ yo rec@@ ently repor@@ ted 10@@ 8 home Bible stu@@ dies , more than d@@ ou@@ ble the number repor@@ ted a year ag@@ o .
When a young bir@@ d fin@@ ally di@@ ves out of the n@@ est , which is often lo@@ d@@ ged on a high c@@ ra@@ g , the mother “ ho@@ v@@ ers over ” the young .
He ad@@ ds , “ Do@@ ing things together , especially spiritual things , dra@@ ws mat@@ es much clo@@ s@@ er to each other and to Jehovah . ”
He could tell us if our i@@ mag@@ in@@ ary s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o about his fin@@ al m@@ om@@ ents was close to the truth .
Lo@@ ve based on princi@@ ple , which “ be@@ ars all things , believ@@ es all things , ho@@ p@@ es all things , end@@ u@@ res all things . ”
What can we do to cor@@ rec@@ t that situation ?
What is the most direc@@ t way to receive God’s holy spirit ?
On the following pages , no@@ te some examples .
As a you@@ th , you need to real@@ ize that even if you were to gain the appro@@ val of your pe@@ ers , years from now most of them likely will not even remember your name .
“ As obedi@@ ent children , qu@@ it being fa@@ shi@@ oned according to the desi@@ res you form@@ er@@ ly had , ” the apostle Peter remin@@ ds us , but “ become holy y@@ ourselves in all your conduct . ”
As@@ s@@ ist the si@@ ck and the el@@ der@@ ly .
The pro@@ vision of the ransom makes it possible for anointed Christians , who “ have been declar@@ ed righteous ” as sons of God , to “ enjoy peace with God . ”
( Read Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 8 : 23 ; Revelation 7 : 9 , 10 . )
Ne@@ h@@ emiah served at the cour@@ t of King Ar@@ ta@@ x@@ er@@ x@@ es of Per@@ sia .
What can we learn from all of this ?
With Ma@@ x@@ ine in P@@ u@@ er@@ to R@@ ic@@ o sh@@ ort@@ ly after we got married and on our 5@@ 0@@ th we@@ d@@ ding an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary in 200@@ 3
Jehovah then la@@ id out de@@ ta@@ iled pl@@ ans for the san@@ c@@ tu@@ ar@@ y’s stru@@ c@@ ture , fur@@ ni@@ shin@@ g@@ s , and acc@@ ess@@ ori@@ es .
The apostle Paul’s counsel to the Gal@@ ati@@ ans was recorded for a purpose : to pre@@ v@@ ent true Christians in any peri@@ od from tur@@ ning their ba@@ c@@ ks on the ri@@ ches of Bible truth and re@@ tur@@ ning to the things be@@ h@@ ind .
She is an un@@ nam@@ ed wi@@ do@@ w living in the to@@ wn of Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath .
He said : “ I do nothing of my own in@@ iti@@ ative ; but just as the Father taught me I speak these things . ”
“ The word of God is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power , ” but we must be s@@ kil@@ led in the use of it .
Since the fi@@ f@@ th century , the transl@@ ating and cop@@ ying of the Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an Bible evid@@ ently never c@@ eas@@ ed .
2 : 18 ; 5 : 8 , 9 .
Your Mo@@ m is ma@@ d at me , and some@@ times when people are ang@@ ry , they say things that ar@@ en@@ ’t kind . ”
Jehovah also provi@@ des ong@@ o@@ ing guid@@ ance through his Word , his organization , and his holy spirit .
They come from all nations , but in@@ stead of fi@@ gh@@ ting , they are now un@@ it@@ e@@ dly sub@@ mit@@ ting to God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Instead , he ques@@ tioned the teachings of the ch@@ urch .
Satan the Devil and his angels have been h@@ ur@@ led from heaven down to earth .
So@@ on , however , Jehovah’s Witnesses were again persecu@@ ted , this time by the new@@ ly inst@@ al@@ led Com@@ mun@@ ist re@@ gi@@ me in P@@ ol@@ and .
They needed to “ be made new in the for@@ ce ac@@ tu@@ ating [ their ] mind . ”
Th@@ ree months before , she had pray@@ ed to God .
The inter@@ n@@ ational de@@ a@@ f commun@@ ity of Witnesses is see@@ ing the face of Jehovah and will continue to do so even more c@@ learly .
So do not give up eas@@ ily ; work hard to devel@@ op a who@@ les@@ ome spiritual ap@@ pet@@ ite .
P@@ ra@@ ising Jehovah is imp@@ lic@@ it in the word “ H@@ all@@ elu@@ j@@ ah , ” a trans@@ liter@@ ation of a Hebrew expres@@ sion al@@ most always rend@@ ered “ P@@ ra@@ ise J@@ ah , you people . ”
A@@ m I se@@ iz@@ ing opportun@@ ities to ass@@ ist nee@@ dy ones ?
We ‘ sa@@ f@@ ely tre@@ asure up for ourselves a fine f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for the future , in order that we may get a fir@@ m hold on the real life . ’
B@@ ri@@ an : Ri@@ ght .
He fore@@ told the appe@@ ar@@ ance of a “ se@@ ed ” who would un@@ do the dam@@ age done by the re@@ bel@@ s . ​ — G@@ en .
So the ear@@ li@@ est known Kingdom - preaching work in Al@@ ban@@ ia can be at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted to Paul .
And their great lead@@ ers have full power over ever@@ yone they rule .
The Mu@@ r@@ at@@ ori@@ an F@@ ra@@ g@@ ment thus con@@ fir@@ ms that most of the boo@@ ks now found in the Christian Greek Scriptures were already consider@@ ed can@@ on@@ ic@@ al in the second century C.E .
Per@@ haps you rec@@ ently got married , and you feel that you have no way of fully understanding how your sp@@ ouse thin@@ ks .
If you use your life to serve Jehovah , you will receive valu@@ able tra@@ ining .
As a result , one night a local religious group inc@@ ited its members to st@@ or@@ m the fam@@ il@@ y’s sh@@ op , and they bur@@ ned mer@@ ch@@ an@@ di@@ se wor@@ th at le@@ ast $ 10@@ ,000 , U@@ .@@ S .
The ide@@ a was for a group of brothers and sisters to walk s@@ low@@ ly down the ma@@ in st@@ re@@ e@@ ts of to@@ wn car@@ r@@ ying sign@@ s with s@@ lo@@ g@@ ans on them .
As always , Abra@@ m gave pri@@ or@@ ity to Jehovah’s worship wh@@ er@@ ever he went . ​ — Genesis 13 : 3 , 4 .
How did D@@ en@@ n@@ is feel the night it was ann@@ oun@@ ced to the congregation that he was no longer serving as an el@@ der ?
On@@ ly after David himself had con@@ dem@@ ned it , however , did Na@@ than reve@@ al that the illustr@@ ation app@@ lied to the king .
After they were rel@@ eas@@ ed , they served as pione@@ ers until they fin@@ i@@ shed their earthly course .
The war@@ m@@ th of this psal@@ m and of many other psal@@ ms of David is an inspi@@ r@@ ation to all who desire to be ag@@ re@@ e@@ able to Jehovah’s heart .
An@@ yone can make a mis@@ take or speak in a way that s@@ oun@@ ds in@@ sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve or un@@ kind .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , his actions show that in many ways he was like the str@@ anger descri@@ bed in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation recorded in John chap@@ ter 10 .
I@@ mit@@ ate the Israel@@ ite slave gi@@ r@@ l who used her t@@ ong@@ ue to bring glory to Jehovah
In over 2@@ 30 lands , Jehovah’s Witnesses are bus@@ y vis@@ iting their neigh@@ b@@ ors to do just that .
We are likely a@@ ware of their imper@@ fe@@ ctions , and this may dist@@ ort our view of their counsel .
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t and L@@ ila began to study the Bible regul@@ arly with the Witnesses , and ev@@ en@@ tually they got baptized .
We live in “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with . ”
How do Jehovah’s cre@@ ations t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to his va@@ st wisdom ?
But Joseph knew .
If temp@@ ted to leave the congregation , a person should think about what ?
What is one example of how angels were used to direc@@ t the work of preaching the good news ?
In 18@@ 70 , Ge@@ or@@ ge St@@ or@@ r@@ s also came to the conclu@@ sion that the un@@ righteous will be resur@@ rec@@ ted to an opportunity of everlasting life .
His mer@@ cy , like ref@@ re@@ shing , co@@ ol water , will help the er@@ ring one end@@ ure the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of sin .
S@@ l@@ an@@ der : Sa@@ ying something bad and un@@ true about another person that destro@@ ys his or her re@@ pu@@ tation
Wh@@ ere do we find information about wonderful things that can be of value to us ?
We have s@@ ound reas@@ ons to keep on lear@@ ning from Jesus .
Fr@@ on@@ ta@@ ge R@@ d .
Daniel also received two v@@ isions that provide re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble de@@ ta@@ il@@ s both about the n@@ ature of this emp@@ i@@ re and about its most prom@@ in@@ ent rul@@ er .
In ad@@ dition to ou@@ tri@@ ght gi@@ f@@ ts and con@@ di@@ tional don@@ ations of money , there are other me@@ tho@@ ds of giving to benefit Kingdom service worl@@ d@@ wide .
One reason is that relati@@ ves on one side or the other may at@@ temp@@ t to exer@@ t a d@@ om@@ in@@ ant influ@@ ence on we@@ d@@ ding pl@@ ans .
One ty@@ pe of bre@@ ast@@ pl@@ ate wor@@ n by a Rom@@ an sol@@ di@@ er in the first century cons@@ is@@ ted of over@@ la@@ pp@@ ing ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on@@ tal stri@@ ps of ir@@ on .
• How did Jesus put his knowledge of cre@@ ation to s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful use in his illustr@@ ations ?
Per@@ haps some would change their li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le if they were given s@@ ound Scriptural reas@@ ons to do so .
We wis@@ ely avoid p@@ il@@ ing up de@@ b@@ ts that can en@@ slave us to this system and li@@ mit our fre@@ e@@ dom to do God’s work .
Jer@@ ry ans@@ wers : “ L@@ ana and I ag@@ re@@ ed that at le@@ ast for the time being , L@@ ana would take care of the discipl@@ ining as@@ pect of par@@ en@@ ting while I foc@@ used on building a good relationship with my st@@ ep@@ daugh@@ ter .
In the mean@@ time , there had been chang@@ es in my parents ’ home .
Do you appreci@@ ate their love and concer@@ n for you ? ​ — Pro@@ v .
• What should mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to make the decision to be baptized ?
S@@ mo@@ king is a rel@@ ent@@ less k@@ ill@@ er .
It is so practic@@ al . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 .
To find out , let us first esta@@ bl@@ ish the meaning that Jesus Christ himself att@@ ached to this special ev@@ ent .
When Ph@@ ili@@ p the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er pre@@ ached about Christ to the Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans , he received the full ba@@ c@@ king of those on the gover@@ ning body .
The B@@ er@@ le@@ bur@@ g Bible was publi@@ shed star@@ ting in 1@@ 7@@ 26 .
This pos@@ es a tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le to the ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent that the Go@@ spe@@ l n@@ arr@@ ati@@ ves are m@@ ere leg@@ ends .
A@@ ctions really can speak l@@ ou@@ der than words , especially when it comes to inst@@ ill@@ ing moral qualities and inspi@@ ring ze@@ al in the stud@@ ent .
Because they es@@ te@@ em the blessings of God’s Kingdom over and a@@ bo@@ ve anything that the present system of things can offer .
The S@@ c@@ y@@ th@@ ians were exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent hor@@ s@@ em@@ en and were among the first to use the sa@@ dd@@ le and s@@ ti@@ r@@ ru@@ p .
F@@ in@@ ally , a few teachings recorded by Luke :
A@@ no@@ ther justice mentioned vari@@ ous E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an C@@ our@@ t c@@ as@@ es in which Jehovah’s Witnesses were recogn@@ ized as a “ known religion ” ent@@ it@@ led to prote@@ ction by the E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an Con@@ ven@@ tion on H@@ u@@ man R@@ igh@@ ts .
No human can “ loo@@ s@@ en the very cor@@ ds of the K@@ es@@ il con@@ st@@ el@@ l@@ ation , ” gener@@ ally id@@ enti@@ fied as the st@@ el@@ la@@ r group called O@@ ri@@ on .
Do I use every form of prayer , and do I pray continu@@ ally ?
At first , I travel@@ ed thr@@ ough@@ out Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ a and then to coun@@ tri@@ es of the form@@ er So@@ vi@@ et Un@@ ion and even to Al@@ g@@ eri@@ a , H@@ ung@@ ary , and the form@@ er Yu@@ go@@ sla@@ vi@@ a .
I even mem@@ or@@ ized the Our Father and would rec@@ ite it each night before going to bed , thinking that doing so would som@@ eho@@ w help me .
To prote@@ ct our spiritu@@ ality , it is vital that we tra@@ in our per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers so that we can id@@ enti@@ fy har@@ m@@ ful information and shu@@ n it .
An@@ at@@ o@@ li@@ o left some Bible ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines and boo@@ ks with us .
Mo@@ st me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed about si@@ x fe@@ et by n@@ ine fe@@ et [ 1@@ .@@ 8 x 2@@ .@@ 7 m ] .
Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a : Yes , my pa@@ st@@ or says that God and Jesus are the same .
A@@ side from w@@ ars and up@@ ris@@ ings , there are the de@@ va@@ st@@ ating problems of po@@ ver@@ ty , di@@ se@@ ase , des@@ tru@@ ction of the en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , c@@ li@@ mate change , and more .
Ad@@ van@@ ces in me@@ dic@@ ine have en@@ ab@@ led others to tre@@ at or control ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic ill@@ nesses .
With Jehovah’s ba@@ c@@ king , even imper@@ fect humans can con@@ qu@@ er Satan .
Is it possible to be exc@@ ited about spiritual go@@ als ?
These men “ shepher@@ d the congregation of God ” with mil@@ dness and set a good example by regul@@ arly atten@@ ding meetings .
Pe@@ ople Who Li@@ ved a L@@ ong Ti@@ me
A@@ n ex@@ per@@ t in Jewish law in the first century wrote of the Messi@@ ah : “ No matter how many the promises of God are , they have become Yes by means of him . ”
Com@@ men@@ ting on this prophecy , the New Ca@@ tho@@ lic En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia says : “ In the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem so many of its in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants would be kil@@ led that their cor@@ p@@ ses would be c@@ ast , un@@ bu@@ ri@@ ed , into the v@@ al@@ le@@ y to ro@@ t or be bur@@ ned . ”
God’s Word reve@@ als that from the beg@@ in@@ ning , there has been an un@@ seen in@@ s@@ ti@@ g@@ at@@ or .
“ F@@ ul@@ l - time service has en@@ ab@@ led me to enjoy life to the full .
How can Christian parents gu@@ i@@ de you in this sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve matter ?
It is well - known that s@@ mo@@ king ca@@ uses n@@ on@@ commun@@ i@@ ca@@ ble di@@ se@@ as@@ es such as can@@ c@@ er , heart di@@ se@@ ase , and lu@@ ng a@@ il@@ ments .
To succ@@ e@@ ed in this end@@ e@@ av@@ or , though , it is necess@@ ary to act out of concer@@ n rather than with a cr@@ itical spirit .
Just as Jehovah * fre@@ ely for@@ gave you , you must also do the same . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 13 .
When the brothers fin@@ ally re@@ ached R@@ ome , P@@ op@@ e Ad@@ ri@@ an I@@ I gr@@ anted full appro@@ val for their use of S@@ la@@ v@@ on@@ ic .
I will help you . ”
How can Christians res@@ ist commun@@ ity pres@@ sures and a@@ ban@@ d@@ on such practic@@ es ?
In so@@ cial set@@ t@@ ings and at Christian meetings , what is a comm@@ on the@@ me of their discus@@ sions ?
B@@ es@@ id@@ es , 60 years ag@@ o I promised to care for her in both good times and bad .
However , concer@@ ning the lands e@@ ast of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an , The H@@ ist@@ or@@ ic@@ al Ge@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ y of the Ho@@ ly L@@ and , by Ge@@ or@@ ge Adam S@@ m@@ ith , says : “ [ They ] all ro@@ l@@ l off , with al@@ most no inter@@ ven@@ ing ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er , upon the great A@@ ra@@ bi@@ an pl@@ ate@@ au .
Why does having a conscience not necess@@ ar@@ ily mean avo@@ i@@ ding sin ?
This too can be most re@@ war@@ ding .
Ha@@ ving left S@@ we@@ den for tre@@ at@@ ments in Ger@@ many , we were not ent@@ it@@ led to any public health in@@ sur@@ ance .
The rest@@ or@@ ation comes in two st@@ ages .
G@@ am@@ bl@@ ing , 3 / 1 G@@ ar@@ den of E@@ den , 1 / 1 Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na a P@@ l@@ ace of F@@ i@@ er@@ y T@@ or@@ ment ?
The expres@@ sion “ all who heard ” imp@@ lies that the shepher@@ ds spoke to others b@@ es@@ id@@ es Joseph and M@@ ary .
N@@ atur@@ ally , he is concer@@ ned .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , you can use your physical sen@@ ses to exam@@ ine the world around you and to per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve the un@@ seen God who cre@@ ated it .
We are “ sa@@ ved through faith , ” “ not ow@@ ing to works ” of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law or of those per@@ form@@ ed as Christians .
“ Let me de@@ v@@ our the food pres@@ cri@@ bed for me , that I may not become satis@@ fied and I ac@@ tually den@@ y you and say : ‘ Who is Jehovah ? ’
When a young Witness nam@@ ed Paul thought about his prayers , he real@@ ized that he needed to make some imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ements .
How can we show mer@@ cy , and why are “ the mer@@ ci@@ ful ” happy ?
Jehovah H@@ as H@@ eld My H@@ and
He told the Corinthians : “ The way I am r@@ un@@ ning is not un@@ certainly ; the way I am direc@@ ting my b@@ lo@@ ws is so as not to be str@@ ik@@ ing the a@@ ir . ”
Yes , know@@ ing the wom@@ an’s circumstances ​ — that she was wi@@ do@@ wed and po@@ or — ​ Jesus under@@ sto@@ od the true value of her gift , and he was moved with appreciation .
Ha@@ ving such strong support should make us feel pr@@ ou@@ d to be Christians !
In his letter to the Romans , he stated : “ There is e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness on my part to dec@@ l@@ are the good news . ”
What qualities did Job displa@@ y in deal@@ ing with his servants , and how should we act in this reg@@ ard ?
How can he@@ e@@ ding Jesus ’ counsel help one to re@@ ject a sin@@ ful course ?
He was d@@ ri@@ ven to the dep@@ ths of po@@ ver@@ ty and des@@ pa@@ ir .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons long for life in heaven .
A@@ vo@@ id a Com@@ plac@@ ent A@@ t@@ titu@@ de
I felt as though I were part of a bi@@ g , loving family .
During the ter@@ ri@@ ble con@@ f@@ li@@ ct in the Bal@@ k@@ ans in the 199@@ 0 ’ s , for example , the Un@@ ited N@@ ations Se@@ cur@@ ity C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l declar@@ ed the Bo@@ s@@ ni@@ an to@@ wn of S@@ re@@ br@@ en@@ ic@@ a to be “ a sa@@ fe are@@ a . ”
Indeed , a husband and wife must work hard in order to ob@@ tain “ a good re@@ ward ” in the form of a loving and lasting uni@@ on that has God’s blessing .
I@@ T W@@ A@@ S 195@@ 1 . My wife , E@@ di@@ th , and I were at a dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion when we heard the ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement that a meeting would be held for those inter@@ ested in mission@@ ary service .
Hence , the psalmist demonstr@@ ated wisdom when he pray@@ ed to Jehovah : “ S@@ end out your light and your truth . May these themselves lead me . ”
It was spiritual .
What fac@@ t@@ ors , do you think , influ@@ enced ch@@ urch lead@@ ers of later cen@@ tu@@ ries to ign@@ ore the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s pla@@ in teachings ?
H@@ as my dr@@ in@@ king ca@@ used problems within my family ?
He also fac@@ ed the chall@@ enge of supp@@ or@@ ting his wife and children in a much we@@ ak@@ er e@@ con@@ om@@ y .
What two - fo@@ ld com@@ mis@@ sion was ful@@ filled before the des@@ tru@@ ction of the Jewish system ?
For this reason , we are happy to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with Jehovah’s organization now and to do wh@@ atever we are assign@@ ed to do .
We are born as sla@@ ves to sin and cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion without any cho@@ ice in the matter .
At age 14 , he began pione@@ ering , and I pione@@ ered with him for two years .
In each case , their de@@ pl@@ or@@ able actions w@@ re@@ ak@@ ed ha@@ vo@@ c on others !
When two pione@@ ers were invit@@ ed into a certain house in K@@ en@@ ya , they were sur@@ pris@@ ed to see the s@@ light fi@@ gu@@ re of a man l@@ ying on a bed .
How sh@@ o@@ cked I was to learn that the k@@ ill@@ er was my 17 - year - old ne@@ p@@ he@@ w , who was not one of Jehovah’s Witnesses and was men@@ t@@ ally ill !
; J@@ ones , W .
Because of the po@@ or e@@ con@@ om@@ ic con@@ di@@ tions in some par@@ ts of the world , many stru@@ gg@@ le to provide the ba@@ re necess@@ ities of life for their famili@@ es .
A@@ ver@@ age age : 3@@ 4@@ .@@ 2
Although all of them had to make many ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments , no@@ ne of them reg@@ re@@ t the p@@ ath they have cho@@ s@@ en to follow . ”
They are “ on s@@ li@@ p@@ per@@ y gr@@ ound . . . as they come to a ter@@ ri@@ ble end ! ”
After these events , when all wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness is g@@ one , we will en@@ ter a new chap@@ ter in life ​ — Christ’s M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn , during which we will enjoy an “ a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace . ” ​ — P@@ s .
O@@ r what about the govern@@ ments that prom@@ o@@ te war and e@@ th@@ ni@@ c viol@@ ence , that op@@ pres@@ s the po@@ or and de@@ f@@ en@@ sel@@ ess , that th@@ ri@@ ve on bri@@ ber@@ y and fav@@ or@@ it@@ ism ?
If so , then he must have made us for a reason !
This serv@@ an@@ t’s name was pro@@ ba@@ bly Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er .
No@@ te the following examples :
Our own dis@@ position will change for the better when we apply Bible principles .
Per@@ haps you could ask them person@@ ally . ”
She was willing to give him something to dr@@ ink , but all she had for food was “ a h@@ and@@ ful of f@@ l@@ our in the large j@@ ar and a little o@@ il in the small j@@ ar . ”
They appe@@ ared to be ze@@ al@@ ous and were ac@@ tive in the ministry .
Moses ​ — A F@@ or@@ er@@ un@@ ner of Jesus
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory there seem@@ s to have been no li@@ mit to the in@@ justice and pain that men and women have been willing to inf@@ li@@ ct on one another .
He@@ av@@ y responsi@@ bility comes upon such teach@@ ers , for James 3 : 1 indic@@ ates that they “ shall receive he@@ a@@ vi@@ er judgment . ”
S@@ ur@@ pris@@ ed , the ju@@ dge simply loo@@ ked at her , without saying a word .
“ For example , I st@@ op@@ ped worshi@@ p@@ ing my an@@ c@@ est@@ ors , even though this led to op@@ position from my family .
Consider also Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h , who was a bless@@ ed gift from Jehovah and became an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent wife .
They ze@@ al@@ ously pres@@ ented the inspired , life - giving word of truth .
The b@@ right side of mis@@ takes is that the cor@@ rec@@ t ter@@ ms learned are not likely to be for@@ go@@ t@@ ten .
In the new world , we will enjoy following direction from Jehovah’s organization to help make this earth into a beau@@ ti@@ ful par@@ adise and help teach those who are resur@@ rec@@ ted .
The good example of J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah was un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly in@@ str@@ um@@ ent@@ al in help@@ ing his daugh@@ ter devel@@ op strong faith and a self - sacrific@@ ing spirit .
While L@@ es@@ le@@ y and I were gro@@ wing up , pione@@ ers often sta@@ yed in our home , and we enjo@@ yed sh@@ aring in the ministry with them .
Mal@@ ach@@ i pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed appro@@ xi@@ mat@@ ely a h@@ un@@ d@@ red years after the Jews re@@ turned from Babyl@@ on .
How exc@@ iting it will be to talk to faithful servants like Moses ! ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 16 )
( a ) How was David affe@@ cted by ob@@ serving the night s@@ k@@ y ?
Instead of desi@@ ring to learn from Jehovah , the ang@@ el who became Satan the Devil allow@@ ed himself to be influ@@ enced by tra@@ its op@@ pos@@ ite to hum@@ ility ​ — self - import@@ ance and pri@@ de — ​ and ac@@ tually re@@ bel@@ led against Jehovah .
When you get baptized , you show that you have promised to serve Jehovah forever .
Re@@ g@@ arding the less@@ ons he taught his disciples , Jesus said : “ If you know these things , happy you are if you do them . ”
• What qualities end@@ ear@@ ed Jesus to people ?
“ The un@@ married man is anxi@@ ous for the things of the Lord , how he may gain the L@@ or@@ d’s appro@@ val . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R@@ IN@@ TH@@ I@@ AN@@ S 7 : 32
I have often said that I could never have pa@@ id for the educ@@ ation I received working with Bro@@ thers S@@ ul@@ li@@ v@@ an and K@@ nor@@ r , as well as with others in Bethel , such as M@@ il@@ t@@ on H@@ en@@ sc@@ he@@ l , K@@ la@@ us J@@ en@@ s@@ en , Ma@@ x L@@ ar@@ son , H@@ u@@ go Ri@@ em@@ er , and G@@ r@@ ant Su@@ it@@ er .
They mar@@ v@@ el at the imp@@ res@@ sive desi@@ gn@@ s in n@@ ature , some of which humans try to mi@@ mi@@ c in man - made pro@@ du@@ cts .
Wor@@ king with and ob@@ serving Jehovah , Jesus cultiv@@ ated similar com@@ pas@@ sion for the people in his ter@@ rit@@ ory . ​ — John 5 : 19 .
De@@ ep@@ ly moved by others ’ re@@ action to the death of his friend La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , Jesus “ gro@@ an@@ ed ” and “ became tr@@ oub@@ led . ”
Jehovah bless@@ es his people for the hum@@ ility and loy@@ al@@ ty they show . ​ — Luke 21 : 1 - 4 .
Jehovah fore@@ told the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem by the Babyl@@ on@@ ians .
How does Jehovah answer our prayers when ‘ the ro@@ p@@ es of the wicked sur@@ r@@ ound us ’ ?
TH@@ R@@ O@@ U@@ G@@ H@@ O@@ U@@ T the earth , Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — young and old — ​ are known for their hon@@ es@@ ty .
“ I felt that if I just held on , the sto@@ c@@ ks would come back up . ”
David wanted to gl@@ ori@@ fy the true God .
“ To su@@ gg@@ est that Psalm 29 ( or any other bi@@ bli@@ cal text ) is an a@@ da@@ p@@ tation of a pa@@ g@@ an my@@ th has no evid@@ enti@@ al bas@@ is . ”
But let us take to heart Paul’s counsel and not allow un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness to en@@ ter our eyes or ear@@ s .
One Bible refer@@ ence work su@@ gg@@ ests that the Greek word transl@@ ated “ discipl@@ ine ” might be rend@@ ered “ child develop@@ ment . ”
In the s@@ pr@@ ing of 200@@ 1 , I sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed my dedic@@ ation to God by water baptism , as did my two si@@ bl@@ ings .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es , you like the ty@@ pe of work involved .
Of course , our best to@@ ol is the Bible , and we need to make good and prop@@ er use of this in@@ dis@@ p@@ en@@ sa@@ ble to@@ ol .
As told by D@@ em@@ et@@ ri@@ us P@@ s@@ ar@@ ra@@ s
S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ es A@@ lo@@ ne Do Not P@@ le@@ ase Jehovah
I vie@@ wed her as a fine example of sub@@ mis@@ sion to the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c he@@ ad@@ ship .
To help us understand Jehovah’s love for us , we first need to understand that Jehovah is the one who made us .
Ha@@ ve you read the book from beg@@ in@@ ning to end ?
Do you know the answer to that question ?
Re@@ g@@ arding one such article , a Christian sister wrote : “ I read the article al@@ most every day , and the te@@ ars still well up .
S@@ ound ad@@ vice may be most help@@ ful when we do not real@@ ize that we need it .
He said : “ I am Ge@@ or@@ ge@@ ’s friend .
Pe@@ ople were wa@@ iting to see a do@@ ct@@ or , and the Witness no@@ tic@@ ed that an el@@ der@@ ly woman next to him was very si@@ ck .
The b@@ ru@@ tal@@ ity and un@@ sc@@ ru@@ pul@@ ousness of his me@@ tho@@ ds never de@@ pres@@ sed him . ”
( b ) Jesus ’ disciples should work toward what go@@ al ?
E@@ spe@@ cially since 1914 , a year that hist@@ ori@@ ans ac@@ knowledge was a tur@@ ning point , has this evidence appe@@ ared on an un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted and g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l sc@@ ale .
“ I shall give to pe@@ op@@ les the change to a pu@@ re language , in order for them all to call upon the name of Jehovah . ” ​ — Z@@ E@@ P@@ H@@ AN@@ I@@ A@@ H 3 : 9 .
The ze@@ al of God’s people is a joy to b@@ eho@@ ld .
What less@@ ons have we learned from Ho@@ se@@ a chap@@ ters 6 through 9 ?
In deal@@ ing with their children , especially when re@@ pro@@ of is needed , parents should imitate God’s example .
F@@ ru@@ it@@ less , materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic pur@@ su@@ its can cause a person to “ wi@@ ther . ”
• How does faith prom@@ o@@ te peace ?
They ref@@ er to a great tri@@ bul@@ ation coming upon this ung@@ o@@ dly system of things .
Yet , both the Bible and vo@@ lu@@ min@@ ous s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c stu@@ dies war@@ n that a di@@ et of such material chang@@ es people for the wor@@ se .
( b ) How can Christians today be bo@@ ld like Abra@@ m ?
• What does it mean to en@@ ter into God’s rest today ?
The sub@@ st@@ ance of the material in these artic@@ les was pres@@ ented in a dis@@ course during the 200@@ 1 / 0@@ 2 “ T@@ e@@ ach@@ ers of God’s Word ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tions .
Paul and his fellow beli@@ ever Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s may have had h@@ ur@@ t feelings after a disa@@ gre@@ ement between them led to “ a sh@@ ar@@ p bur@@ st of anger . ”
Satan then acc@@ used God of l@@ ying . “ You positi@@ vely will not die , ” said the Devil .
In star@@ k contr@@ ast , however , Jesus was determined to remain faithful to his heavenly Father and therefore declar@@ ed : “ G@@ o away , Satan !
No@@ te that Psalm 1@@ 11 pra@@ ises Jehovah for his wonderful works and qualities .
Let each of us , then , deter@@ mine what is truly important in our life .
In some res@@ pe@@ cts , the different appro@@ ach@@ es of these two men illustr@@ ates the dist@@ inc@@ tion between a pl@@ an and a purpose .
▪ When does the se@@ par@@ ating of the sheep and the go@@ ats take place ? ​ — O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 15 , 199@@ 5 , pages 18 - 28 .
What should be our in@@ ner respon@@ se to comm@@ end@@ ation , and why ?
We thought that if we could take Cana@@ da@@ ’s ice - co@@ ld w@@ in@@ ters and the an@@ no@@ ying mo@@ s@@ qu@@ it@@ o@@ es in the sum@@ m@@ er , we should be able to sur@@ vi@@ ve ad@@ verse circumstances in any assignment .
O@@ thers feel that spiritu@@ ality ref@@ ers , not to a religious experience , but to a desire for in@@ ner peace and for meaning in life .
N@@ ei@@ ther are we requi@@ red to a@@ do@@ pt a special pos@@ ture .
For that matter , our own bri@@ ef life sp@@ an is like a bre@@ ath pas@@ sing our li@@ ps as a m@@ ere wh@@ is@@ per .
M@@ ak@@ ing an al@@ bu@@ m of mem@@ ori@@ es with p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ s , let@@ ters , and no@@ tes may also help you to he@@ al .
He made the earth to be man@@ ’s everlasting home , a place where man does not just sur@@ vi@@ ve but enjo@@ ys life to the full .
How have world con@@ di@@ tions since 1914 been fulfill@@ ing Bible prophecy ?
Rather , they should be encoura@@ ged to share what they know because sh@@ aring is an expres@@ sion of love .
S@@ um@@ m@@ ing up the matter , 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 10 : 14 says of Saul : “ He did not in@@ qui@@ re of Jehovah . ”
They are ke@@ en listen@@ ers and ob@@ serv@@ ers and are quic@@ k to imitate your example .
For one thing , we were known in that are@@ a as Watchtower people .
How did the first - century Christians respon@@ d to false acc@@ us@@ ations made against them , and what is the situation today ?
We know that Jesus did not come to earth to give us health , we@@ al@@ th , and a long life in this world .
The brothers and sisters in J@@ ap@@ an prom@@ p@@ tly took advan@@ ta@@ ge of the fe@@ atu@@ res of Matthew .
W@@ as it Jehovah who off@@ ended me , or was it an imper@@ fect human ?
Proverbs 2 : 16 , 17 descri@@ bes a “ str@@ ange woman ” as someone “ who has for@@ go@@ t@@ ten the very covenant of her God . ”
F@@ am@@ ily members and friends can often give us a de@@ gre@@ e of comfort .
For over 3@@ 00 years , the people of Al@@ ū@@ k@@ s@@ ne have car@@ ed for two o@@ ak tre@@ es known as G@@ l@@ ika o@@ z@@ ol@@ i , or G@@ l@@ ü@@ ck@@ ’s o@@ ak@@ s .
Acts 28 : 17 R@@ ome — “ called together . . . the princi@@ p@@ al men of
Yes , hi@@ ding se@@ cre@@ t sin@@ s will just cause us to ti@@ re out emo@@ tion@@ ally and spiritually , but “ he that is con@@ f@@ ess@@ ing and lea@@ ving them will be sh@@ own mer@@ cy . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
Is the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of re@@ inc@@ ar@@ nation supp@@ or@@ ted by any Bible te@@ x@@ ts ?
That will be the first part of the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , would they make sense if all the righteous went to heaven ?
What has happened to law and justice in Juda@@ h ?
25 : 13 .
How might you help someone who doub@@ ts the ex@@ ist@@ ence of God to see the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of Paul’s inspired words ?
Although many are imp@@ ressed by the work and conduct of Jehovah’s Witnesses , most do not take the good news and the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s war@@ n@@ ings seri@@ ously .
( Read Psalm 14@@ 3 : 10 . )
God later ca@@ used Adam to f@@ all into a deep s@@ le@@ ep , and He used one of Ad@@ am@@ ’s ri@@ bs to make for him a perfect help@@ er .
The whole situation seem@@ ed to be an inf@@ r@@ ing@@ ement upon his right as her future husband .
That fin@@ al judgment will occ@@ ur at Jesus ’ coming during the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
And they are char@@ g@@ ing faithful Jewish worshi@@ p@@ ers very high pri@@ ces .
E@@ ach of us would do well to ask himself : ‘ Do I fully recogn@@ ize the responsi@@ bil@@ ities that I should sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der within the Christian congregation ?
A reli@@ ef of P@@ ra@@ et@@ ori@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers thought to be from the Ar@@ ch of C@@ la@@ udi@@ us , buil@@ t in 5@@ 1 C.E .
The ma@@ id@@ en her@@ self will ac@@ tually become pre@@ gn@@ ant , and she is giving bir@@ th to a son , and she will certainly call his name I@@ m@@ man@@ u@@ el . . . .
Al@@ most fi@@ ve cen@@ tu@@ ries after building the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , Israel began con@@ stru@@ ction on the temple in Jerusalem .
“ Be@@ ing in God’s love is such a secu@@ re , com@@ for@@ table place to be in our life , ” he explained .
However , that does not mean that we are wor@@ th@@ less to him .
So they set over them c@@ hi@@ ef@@ s of for@@ ced la@@ b@@ or for the purpose of op@@ pres@@ sing them in their bur@@ den - be@@ aring . ”
A husband at home al@@ one is doing some re@@ sear@@ ch on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t .
To you let it serve as food . ” A@@ m@@ ong the fo@@ o@@ ds Jehovah God gave to mankind were se@@ ed from the st@@ al@@ ks of cer@@ e@@ al gr@@ as@@ ses .
Jesus displa@@ yed the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit thr@@ ough@@ out his ministry .
R@@ ep@@ ent@@ ant Israelites were able to offer God ‘ the young bul@@ ls of their li@@ ps . ’
Jesus helps us to real@@ ize that Jehovah is the one who makes the truth gro@@ w in the hearts of “ righ@@ tly dis@@ posed ” ones .
After all , he held only a har@@ p , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as Saul wi@@ el@@ ded a spe@@ ar .
H@@ ans W@@ er@@ ner was assign@@ ed to go to the sto@@ res and bu@@ y pro@@ v@@ isions once a we@@ ek , which nor@@ m@@ ally me@@ ant that along with a l@@ ist of it@@ em@@ s to pur@@ cha@@ se , he was given some money .
In the end , this br@@ ings happiness . But how ?
H@@ app@@ y is the able - bo@@ died man that has filled his qui@@ ver with them . ”
They ur@@ ged him to change his mind , but that did not s@@ way him in any way .
C@@ learly , Jose@@ p@@ h’s conscience had been m@@ ol@@ ded by ear@@ li@@ er indic@@ ations of God’s thinking .
Di@@ d Moses succ@@ e@@ ed in for@@ ti@@ f@@ ying the faith of his fellow Israelites ?
Lo@@ ve B@@ as@@ ed on a H@@ igh@@ er P@@ r@@ in@@ ci@@ ple
In time , they helped him buil@@ d the ar@@ k , and then they went into it .
A sh@@ ort time after writ@@ ing 1 Corinthians , Paul did in@@ deed tra@@ v@@ el vi@@ a T@@ ro@@ as to M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia , where he wrote 2 Corinthians .
W@@ ell , if these fac@@ t@@ ors were ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely needed to be happy , what about the milli@@ ons of people who do not enjoy good health and all those who do not have a satis@@ f@@ ying marriage ?
How do we know that “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” cannot be one person ?
Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ements inclu@@ ded Jehovah’s judgment against Jerusalem
Because the cor@@ rec@@ t id@@ ent@@ ity of the great crow@@ d was reve@@ aled to God’s anointed servants on earth in 19@@ 35 .
Jehovah does not refu@@ se to listen to us .
“ If anyone does not stu@@ m@@ ble in word , this one is a perfect man , able to bri@@ d@@ le also his whole body . ”
In ad@@ dition , Jehovah was indic@@ ating that he would without fai@@ l deli@@ ver his people .
The spiritual fe@@ ast that we now enjoy remin@@ ds us of the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of physical food that will be a@@ vail@@ able in God’s promised new world .
It was hard to believe that his own brothers had come close to mu@@ r@@ der@@ ing him and had then so@@ ld him as a slave .
22 : 6 .
Do not be l@@ ying to one another . S@@ tri@@ p off the old person@@ ality with its practic@@ es . ”
How did they respon@@ d ?
Why were Christians persecu@@ ted for refu@@ sing to sacrifice to the go@@ ds of R@@ ome ?
( Read Hebrews 12 : 1 , 2 . )
Yes , viol@@ ence be@@ ge@@ ts viol@@ ence , as human hist@@ ory has re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly demonstr@@ ated .
He will mer@@ ely have to turn his attention to the earth for his will to be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed .
Re@@ jo@@ ic@@ ing Be@@ fore Jehovah
Bo@@ a@@ z showed respect for this po@@ or fore@@ ign woman and encoura@@ ged her . ​ — Ru@@ th 2 : 8 - 10 , 13 , 14 .
E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el wrote the words of our the@@ me text in Babyl@@ on@@ ia in 6@@ 12 B.C.E .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ ing in the Kingdom - preaching work in these last days requi@@ res faith in Jehovah’s tim@@ ing .
Let us consider that account and see how it will help us to exam@@ ine our attitude about for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess and de@@ e@@ pen our understanding of how for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess rel@@ ates to Jehovah’s view of justice .
What is the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom , and to whom has Jehovah en@@ tru@@ sted Kingdom rul@@ er@@ ship ?
Just reading this , one might conclu@@ de that A@@ br@@ am@@ ’s father , T@@ er@@ ah , took the lead .
N@@ ever having develop@@ ed the will to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere , they give up eas@@ ily .
If it is , he can respon@@ d in ways truly am@@ a@@ z@@ ing .
For years , the Israelites wa@@ ited for God to bring an end to the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an ty@@ ran@@ n@@ y .
This has come to be from Jehovah himself . ”
I@@ magine that you are in the new world .
While it can be a real chall@@ enge for us to ab@@ s@@ or@@ b and remember all the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s , some ke@@ y poin@@ ts regarding the vari@@ ous ty@@ p@@ es of sacrific@@ es mer@@ it our attention .
Ph@@ ili@@ p was per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed and s@@ ought out his friend Na@@ th@@ ana@@ el , tel@@ ling him : “ We have found the one of whom Moses , in the Law , and the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts wrote , Jesus , the son of Joseph , from Na@@ z@@ are@@ th . ” ​ — John 1 : 40 , 4@@ 1 , 4@@ 5 .
After all , in what place or er@@ a would people be un@@ able to gr@@ as@@ p the conc@@ ep@@ t of one person wal@@ king in compan@@ y with another ?
Does it also invol@@ ve what might be vie@@ wed as a ne@@ g@@ ative action , such as a ho@@ l@@ ding back of p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment ?
( b ) How do the compan@@ i@@ ons of the anointed have their th@@ ir@@ st for righteousness filled ?
Jesus ’ words give as@@ sur@@ ance that happiness is within our re@@ ach .
Our expe@@ ct@@ ations r@@ an high as the speak@@ er out@@ l@@ ined its con@@ ten@@ ts .
The fore@@ most way to show faith@@ ful@@ ness in the field ministry is to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in it regul@@ arly .
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : The next time your mate beg@@ ins speaking to you , res@@ ist the ur@@ ge to respon@@ d im@@ medi@@ ately .
These com@@ positi@@ ons appe@@ ar in the Bible book of L@@ am@@ ent@@ ations .
2 , 3 . ( a ) How is old age de@@ pi@@ cted in the book of E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es ?
So at times some in the congregation may say or do something that h@@ ur@@ ts our feelings .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of Jesus ’ “ other sheep ” e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly look for@@ ward to the future re@@ ward of everlasting life on a par@@ adise earth .
S@@ ur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding them were a ‘ great cl@@ ou@@ d of wit@@ nesses , ’ who had succ@@ ess@@ fully comple@@ ted the r@@ ace .
In 200@@ 4 , two of Jehovah’s Witnesses kno@@ cked on my do@@ or , and I ag@@ re@@ ed to discus@@ s the Bible with them .
Jesus himself said that he came “ to give his soul a ransom in ex@@ change for many . ”
5@@ 6 : 6 ​ — Who are “ the fore@@ ign@@ ers , ” and in what ways are they “ la@@ ying hold of [ Jehovah’s ] covenant ” ?
L@@ ater , we me@@ t him at an ass@@ em@@ bly .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , I th@@ re@@ w over@@ bo@@ ard the moral valu@@ es I had learned as a child .
Jehovah had told the Jews that when they were taken into ex@@ ile , they were to accept their new situation and live their lives as best they could .
I am one new@@ s@@ man who kno@@ ws that your organization is f@@ oun@@ ded on love and a strong faith in the Creator . ”
The d@@ ying man was N@@ ic@@ ol@@ a@@ us C@@ op@@ er@@ n@@ ic@@ us , a P@@ ol@@ ish Ca@@ tho@@ lic , and the year was 1@@ 5@@ 4@@ 3 .
I still enjoy ba@@ se@@ bal@@ l , but I have ad@@ ju@@ sted my valu@@ es .
Many faithful servants of Jehovah have had to con@@ ten@@ d with health problems .
In the past , Jehovah deal@@ t pati@@ ently with those of his servants who at times were disc@@ oura@@ ged .
I will always remember with f@@ on@@ dness the si@@ x months I sp@@ ent there .
The time of the gra@@ pe har@@ v@@ est at the end of sum@@ m@@ er was a time of great rejo@@ ic@@ ing .
Lo@@ ve for people .
10 , 11 . ( a ) When sen@@ ding out the apostles , what did Jesus tell them to do ?
L@@ ess@@ on : O@@ ther people , including our family members , will disa@@ p@@ point us at times .
This is the first of four occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ences in the book of Proverbs where s@@ cal@@ es and we@@ igh@@ ts are used to den@@ o@@ te that Jehovah desi@@ res his worshi@@ p@@ ers to be hon@@ est in their bu@@ sin@@ ess deal@@ ings . ​ — Proverbs 16 : 11 ; 20 : 10 , 23 .
Jehovah used Moses in out@@ standing ways .
“ I op@@ en@@ ly tell my children , ” says S@@ ar@@ ah , “ about the cho@@ ic@@ es I made .
You too can experience the benef@@ its of following God’s loving guid@@ ance .
It was likely pres@@ ented with o@@ ffer@@ ings because it re@@ pres@@ ents fre@@ e@@ dom from cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and de@@ ca@@ y .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T I@@ S A C@@ O@@ MM@@ O@@ N O@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N ? The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message has been pre@@ ached for th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years .
Ri@@ ght A@@ t@@ titu@@ de B@@ r@@ ings P@@ os@@ iti@@ ve R@@ es@@ ul@@ ts
Some are es@@ tim@@ ated to be 1@@ ,000 years old .
3 : 13 - 15 ; 5 : 11 .
Jehovah sent Eli@@ j@@ ah to A@@ ha@@ b .
However , there was more work for them to do on earth , and some were not pre@@ pared for that .
The of@@ fi@@ cial was hum@@ ble en@@ ough to rep@@ ly : “ How could I ever do so , un@@ less someone gu@@ i@@ ded me ? ”
T@@ w@@ o dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c pla@@ ys will bring Bible st@@ ori@@ es and their less@@ ons to life .
Let us an@@ al@@ y@@ ze the account of Davi@@ d’s ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with B@@ ath - she@@ ba .
However , young Christians should ask themselves : ‘ How much of my time might those activities dem@@ and ?
L@@ ear@@ ning From O@@ thers
Z@@ e@@ al@@ ously “ Se@@ e@@ king Fir@@ st the Kingdom ”
A@@ m I eas@@ ily off@@ ended , or do I often off@@ end others ?
But my in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent attitude made it imp@@ os@@ sible for me to in@@ tegr@@ ate back into the family .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es reve@@ al@@ ing the cause of the de@@ gener@@ ate con@@ dition of human soci@@ ety today , the account of the first married cou@@ ple teach@@ es a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al less@@ on .
• What was be@@ h@@ ind the cho@@ ice of De@@ c@@ ember 25 as a d@@ ate for c@@ ele@@ br@@ ating Jesus ’ bir@@ th ?
Although we are imper@@ fect , we can ‘ follow Jehovah’s way . ’
El@@ ders who have the sa@@ d t@@ ask of commun@@ ic@@ ating a dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing decision stri@@ ve to refle@@ ct Jehovah’s love .
These , then , are the days for show@@ ing ze@@ al in the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work . ​ — Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 .
En@@ v@@ y may con@@ fu@@ se some .
We should appreci@@ ate God’s remin@@ ders .
* E@@ igh@@ te@@ en - year - old B@@ lo@@ s@@ som thought that she was in love with a young man in her congregation .
O@@ thers ad@@ mit that they too started reading the Bible without enjo@@ ying it .
To be able to do what one wants to do or to live the way one wants to live seem@@ s to be much desi@@ red by people every@@ where .
Wh@@ ere did ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists dis@@ co@@ ver these “ l@@ ing@@ u@@ is@@ tic fo@@ s@@ s@@ il@@ s , ” or “ recor@@ ds of written language ” ?
How does the L@@ am@@ b@@ ’s marriage become fru@@ it@@ ful , and to whom will Christ become a father during his M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn ?
A@@ n article in the B@@ rit@@ ish new@@ s@@ pa@@ per The T@@ im@@ es stated that “ th@@ ir@@ te@@ en op@@ en@@ ly ga@@ y cl@@ er@@ gy ” have been ele@@ cted to the Gen@@ er@@ al S@@ y@@ no@@ d of the Ch@@ urch of Eng@@ land .
F@@ er@@ n used to get ho@@ mes@@ ic@@ k every time she saw the se@@ a .
F@@ re@@ qu@@ ent and mean@@ ing@@ ful commun@@ ic@@ ation is a pri@@ me reason for this . ”
The S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t did much to make the Hebrew Scriptures re@@ a@@ da@@ ble to Greek - speaking Jews and others .
My wife often said , “ These de@@ ar brothers and sisters help me to see how few things we really need to get by . ”
My jo@@ in@@ ts became more de@@ form@@ ed , and I su@@ ffered more pain .
In what sense do many people need to wa@@ ke up ?
Eng@@ ra@@ v@@ ings by D@@ or@@ é
Then remember : “ Pa@@ y con@@ st@@ ant attention to yourself and to your teaching .
It is eas@@ y for imper@@ fect humans to st@@ ra@@ y from God’s la@@ ws and standards .
But they keep bus@@ y in Jehovah’s service and take a personal interest in others .
M@@ an and woman are desi@@ gn@@ ed to occ@@ up@@ y di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied ro@@ les in God’s arrang@@ ement
“ I am in better spi@@ r@@ its now than when I first went to pris@@ on , and my faith is much str@@ ong@@ er than before ! ”
J@@ ef@@ f , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , makes this practic@@ al ob@@ serv@@ ation : “ As our children gre@@ w older , a good friend mentioned to us that he real@@ ized how often he had to say no to his chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s re@@ ques@@ ts .
This means a course of tra@@ ining that la@@ st@@ s for years .
P@@ rep@@ are well .
However , the effect of Christ’s lead@@ er@@ ship on those who sub@@ mit to it is qu@@ ite different .
How has Satan made cle@@ ver use of false religion in mis@@ le@@ ading people , and he@@ e@@ ding what war@@ ning will help us to avoid being mis@@ led ?
F@@ O@@ L@@ L@@ O@@ W@@ IN@@ G their Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us from Egy@@ pt , the Israelites were organiz@@ ed into a nation .
Ab@@ out si@@ x months before his death , Jesus went up to Jerusalem and pre@@ ached to the crow@@ ds who had ga@@ ther@@ ed there to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate the we@@ ek - long F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Bo@@ o@@ ths .
They were su@@ p@@ posed to un@@ lo@@ ck the meaning of God’s Word and help others to walk on the ro@@ ad to et@@ er@@ n@@ al life .
As a result , they re@@ ap@@ ed rich blessings and a sure hope for the future .
Of course , these were special circumstances .
You can avoid much hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he if you wa@@ it until you are physi@@ c@@ ally , men@@ t@@ ally , and spiritually ready for marriage before you star@@ t a r@@ om@@ an@@ tic relationship with a Christian of the op@@ pos@@ ite se@@ x .
We need to cal@@ i@@ br@@ ate our mind and heart by God’s reli@@ able standards . ​ — Read Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 8 , 9 .
H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds are told : “ Ke@@ ep on loving your wi@@ ves and do not be bit@@ ter@@ ly ang@@ ry with them . ”
Ne@@ go@@ ti@@ ations for a pe@@ ace@@ ful so@@ lu@@ tion have dra@@ g@@ ged .
Re@@ fle@@ cting his concer@@ n for the po@@ or , Jehovah ho@@ l@@ ds within his mem@@ ory milli@@ ons of po@@ or people who have died .
( a ) Why is being mil@@ d - temp@@ ered not li@@ mit@@ ed to our relationship with other people ?
“ Jehovah your God will ra@@ ise up for you from among your brothers a prophet like me , ” Moses told the Israelites . “ You must listen to him . ”
“ Un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness ” co@@ v@@ ers a wide r@@ ange of serious sin@@ s .
Tru@@ e worship is good for you because it helps you to become a better person .
But this verse off@@ ers parents a loving as@@ sur@@ ance .
I knew that she would rather see me dead on a st@@ re@@ t@@ ch@@ er than know that I was free because of having com@@ promised . . . .
A friend is not just an ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ ance .
How does the hope of sal@@ vation strengthen a Christian to res@@ ist im@@ moral temp@@ t@@ ations ?
For the heart of this people has gro@@ wn un@@ rec@@ ep@@ tive , and with their ear@@ s they have heard without respon@@ se . ”
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on ac@@ tually de@@ gra@@ des Jesus when it teach@@ es that he was God in the flesh .
What a va@@ st contr@@ ast will then have been demonstr@@ ated between the pre@@ vi@@ ous th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years of mis@@ er@@ able rul@@ er@@ ship by humans and the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent rul@@ er@@ ship by God’s heavenly Kingdom of a th@@ ous@@ and years !
To learn more about God’s Kingdom , see chap@@ ter 8 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
I can only gu@@ ess what my life would be like if I had not learned to live by Bible standards .
9@@ 4 : 9 .
B@@ less@@ ed for T@@ e@@ aching the Tru@@ th
The tra@@ ining at G@@ ile@@ ad de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely helped me to imp@@ ro@@ ve my spiritu@@ ality .
I@@ N TH@@ E si@@ x@@ th century B.C.E . , King C@@ y@@ r@@ us of Per@@ sia rel@@ eas@@ ed God’s people from cap@@ tiv@@ ity in Babyl@@ on .
Paul wrote that God “ made [ Jesus ] head over all things to the congregation , which is his body . ”
If we keep our dedic@@ ation v@@ ow to Jehovah in mind day by day , we will be fir@@ m@@ ly determined to turn away from what is wor@@ th@@ less . ​ — Pro@@ v .
The next day at ro@@ l@@ l call , a D@@ ut@@ ch sister must have no@@ tic@@ ed my sa@@ dness .
One of them is the C@@ o@@ de@@ x C@@ us@@ an@@ us 2@@ 20 in which C@@ u@@ sa@@ ’s ser@@ m@@ on of 14@@ 30 can be found .
James ur@@ ged Christians to res@@ ist develop@@ ing a con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ous spirit , for it works against peace .
On the other hand , the pr@@ ou@@ d , the ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant , and those who did “ not have the love of God ” in them re@@ je@@ cted , h@@ ated , and op@@ posed him . ​ — John 5 : 40 - 4@@ 2 ; 11 : 4@@ 7 - 5@@ 3 .
They face des@@ tru@@ ction , as do u@@ pro@@ o@@ ted tre@@ es .
On a more personal le@@ v@@ el , children who pur@@ sue true worship can prove to be s@@ our@@ ces of comfort in their famili@@ es , help@@ ing all to end@@ ure present tri@@ als and then to sur@@ vi@@ ve something greater than the F@@ lood .
‘ Just tell her to shu@@ t up , ’ he said .
Yes , by means of Bible e@@ di@@ tions in over 2@@ ,000 langu@@ ages , Jehovah continu@@ es to make himself known to people every@@ where .
We can talk to him in prayer and tell him how we feel .
When Matthew was sh@@ own 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 5 , he was am@@ a@@ zed at how acc@@ ur@@ ately the Bible descri@@ bes the world around us .
By the mi@@ dd@@ le of the first century , the apostle Paul was bus@@ y preaching the good news .
In B@@ en@@ in , for example , over 50 langu@@ ages are spo@@ ken .
Do you view these scho@@ ol@@ s as an evidence of Jehovah’s love ?
( b ) What examples can we imitate of those who sta@@ yed close to Jehovah ?
Of Christians in those days , Ph@@ ili@@ p S@@ cha@@ f@@ f wr@@ ites : “ E@@ very congregation was a mission@@ ary soci@@ ety , and every Christian beli@@ ever a mission@@ ary . ” ( H@@ ist@@ ory of the Christian Ch@@ urch ) W .
In fact , some 6@@ 5 Witnesses from E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe ​ — between the ages of 17 and 70 — ​ moved as “ need great@@ ers , ” as they are often descri@@ bed , to the W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ can coun@@ tri@@ es of B@@ en@@ in , Bu@@ r@@ k@@ ina Fa@@ so , N@@ i@@ g@@ er , and To@@ go .
They tri@@ ed to in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ate me and sto@@ p my preaching activ@@ ity .
What less@@ ons can we learn from these acc@@ oun@@ ts ?
What tri@@ als con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted H@@ ann@@ ah , and what attitude did she displa@@ y ?
( b ) How did Jesus feel about the praise ut@@ tered by young bo@@ ys ?
On another occasi@@ on , he stated : “ No one comes to the Father exc@@ ep@@ t through me . ”
Because Jehovah’s law was in Davi@@ d’s heart .
Mo@@ re@@ over , their re@@ bel@@ li@@ on resul@@ ted in ali@@ en@@ ation from Jehovah because his “ eyes are too pu@@ re to look on what is evil . ”
In order to remain un@@ ited and sa@@ fe within the flo@@ ck of God , we need to listen to ‘ a word be@@ h@@ ind us , ’ tel@@ ling us which way to go .
In contr@@ ast , God’s comman@@ d@@ ment has no such li@@ mit .
Moses remin@@ ded his fellow Israelites : “ Just as a man cor@@ rec@@ ts his son , Jehovah your God was cor@@ rec@@ ting you . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 8 : 5 .
Then I ph@@ oned G@@ w@@ en at the the@@ ater and asked her to mar@@ ry me .
How did Jesus feel about sub@@ mit@@ ting to Jehovah’s he@@ ad@@ ship and coming to earth ?
Why did many Christians speak Greek , and what does this teach us about Jehovah ?
Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers 28
The questions in that bo@@ x can be used as an out@@ l@@ ine for family discus@@ sion .
Jehovah has his va@@ st ang@@ eli@@ c family organiz@@ ed as fol@@ lo@@ ws :
What about Jesus Christ , the King of God’s heavenly Kingdom ?
The same enjo@@ y@@ ment comes from spiritual tru@@ ths that become cle@@ are@@ r over the years . ”
Because we have been san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied , we do well to ask ourselves , ‘ Does the way I live demonstr@@ ate that I have been set ap@@ ar@@ t for Jehovah’s service ? ’ ​ — Mat@@ t .
You have received spiritual help from Christian elders .
Jo@@ y That La@@ st@@ s Be@@ y@@ ond the We@@ d@@ ding Da@@ y
H@@ u@@ man ar@@ t@@ ists have tri@@ ed to pa@@ in@@ t that sc@@ ene , but this is no m@@ ere word pi@@ c@@ ture pro@@ duc@@ ed with ar@@ t@@ is@@ tic li@@ cen@@ se .
Thus we displa@@ y un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish love for God and for our neigh@@ b@@ or .
This inter@@ dep@@ end@@ ent relationship between a husband and wife is descri@@ bed at Genesis 2 : 24 : “ A man will leave his father and his mother and he must s@@ tic@@ k to his wife and they must become one flesh . ”
How did Jesus show confidence in Peter , even though he knew that Peter would m@@ om@@ ent@@ ar@@ ily stu@@ m@@ ble ?
All of this ad@@ ds to the Scriptural evidence that we are now deep in the time of the end .
David appreci@@ ati@@ vely medit@@ ated on spiritual things .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ where we go , we see ti@@ red people .
P@@ ra@@ ise for the Creator
Lo@@ ve invol@@ ves a feel@@ ing of deep affe@@ ction for someone .
E@@ ven@@ tually , He will destro@@ y them .
Why should we star@@ t down the ro@@ ad toward com@@ mit@@ ting ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y by en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ing thoughts about it ?
“ This is the kind of book that you have to si@@ t down with a p@@ en@@ ci@@ l and read medit@@ ati@@ vely .
In that assignment our c@@ y@@ c@@ les were in@@ dis@@ p@@ en@@ sa@@ ble ​ — they took us every@@ where , even near the to@@ p of C@@ ad@@ er I@@ dr@@ is , a W@@ el@@ s@@ h m@@ oun@@ tain al@@ most 3@@ ,000 fe@@ et [ about 9@@ 00 m ] high .
He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah and the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Jerusalem invit@@ ed the whole nation ​ — even those of the nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom — ​ to atten@@ d .
F@@ la@@ x , used to pro@@ du@@ ce l@@ in@@ en , was gro@@ wn in Egy@@ pt and Israel .
However , Na@@ ba@@ l refu@@ sed to offer any ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality .
However , he fa@@ iled because he was in con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with the He@@ ad of the Christian congregation .
E@@ d@@ ward was invit@@ ed to Bethel in 19@@ 7@@ 2 , and Ge@@ or@@ ge , in 19@@ 7@@ 4 .
Jehovah respon@@ ded fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly .
You would not ex@@ pect God to re@@ move your in@@ fir@@ m@@ ity mirac@@ ul@@ ously .
Con@@ tra@@ sting the ways of the in@@ experienced with those of the pr@@ u@@ d@@ ent , Solomon says : “ An@@ yone in@@ experienced pu@@ ts faith in every word , but the sh@@ re@@ w@@ d one consi@@ ders his st@@ ep@@ s . ”
David re@@ tur@@ ns to his k@@ ing@@ ship only after Ab@@ sal@@ om is kil@@ led .
What are those is@@ su@@ es ?
Mo@@ st of these are based on the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t .
He must believe that it is true , that it matters , and that it is valu@@ able .
James gave practic@@ al counsel when he wrote : “ If any one of you is l@@ ac@@ king in wisdom , let him keep on as@@ king God , for he gives gener@@ ously to all and without re@@ pro@@ aching ; and it will be given him .
C@@ le@@ an expres@@ sions of end@@ ear@@ ment may be appro@@ pri@@ ate during cour@@ tshi@@ p .
The reli@@ ef will be im@@ men@@ se !
P@@ op@@ e Ad@@ ri@@ an I@@ I encoura@@ ged Me@@ tho@@ di@@ us to return to work in M@@ or@@ a@@ vi@@ a and around the to@@ wn of N@@ it@@ r@@ a , in what is now S@@ lo@@ v@@ ak@@ ia .
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However , some married Christians have vie@@ wed certain situ@@ ations as a reason for se@@ par@@ ation , such as the ex@@ tre@@ me end@@ ang@@ er@@ ment of one@@ ’s life or spiritu@@ ality by an a@@ bu@@ sive or apost@@ ate sp@@ ouse .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , this first be@@ ast [ of Revelation ] re@@ pres@@ ents the com@@ bin@@ ed for@@ ces of all pol@@ itical rule op@@ posed to God in the world . ”
What was pre@@ ven@@ ting some Christians in Paul’s day from en@@ ter@@ ing into God’s rest ?
In gener@@ al , I have been a heal@@ thy person .
The Devil will be destro@@ yed because that is what he deser@@ ves , but he would like to have you feel that you deser@@ ve the same judgment .
The meetings help attend@@ e@@ es to appreci@@ ate , understand , and apply Bible principles .
He started at the house right next to S@@ is@@ ter K@@ o@@ da@@ ’s .
But you@@ ths who today keep foc@@ used on the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c go@@ als will well into ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od be deep@@ ly satis@@ fied with the cho@@ ic@@ es they made .
A@@ n in - dep@@ th study of the 1@@ 3@@ th chap@@ ter of Romans and Scriptural te@@ x@@ ts such as Ti@@ tu@@ s 3 : 1 , 2 and 1 Peter 2 : 13 , 17 made it clear that the expres@@ sion “ su@@ peri@@ or author@@ ities ” ref@@ ers , not to Jehovah God and Jesus Christ , but to human govern@@ men@@ tal author@@ ities .
In the course of con@@ vers@@ ation , the man mentioned that a heart con@@ dition pre@@ ven@@ ted him from c@@ lear@@ ing away the s@@ now in fr@@ on@@ t of his home .
It might be eas@@ y to as@@ su@@ me that the person has been influ@@ enced by se@@ cul@@ ar vie@@ ws , such as the the@@ ory of ev@@ olu@@ tion .
When we op@@ pose Satan , we ali@@ gn ourselves against not only him but all those who side with him in the is@@ sue of uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
S@@ ome@@ times differ@@ ences in the congregation invol@@ ve not just two people but many individuals .
Jehovah ans@@ wer@@ ed the fer@@ v@@ ent prayer of J@@ a@@ be@@ z for a pe@@ ace@@ ful en@@ lar@@ g@@ ement of his ter@@ rit@@ ory so that it might accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ate more God - fe@@ aring people .
May we be among those who faith@@ fully end@@ ure any har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps that they may enc@@ oun@@ ter and so be privile@@ ged by God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness to “ stand fir@@ m and see the sal@@ vation of Jehovah . ”
Joseph kept his integrity to Jehovah , and when this resul@@ ted in his being thro@@ wn into pris@@ on , he did not conclu@@ de : “ Wh@@ at@@ ’s the use ? ”
Jesus ’ promise “ I am with you all the days ” is also a s@@ ource of great comfort .
Can you find ad@@ di@@ tional ways that you can co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with one another in your family ?
A Ban@@ ner Ye@@ ar for Bible D@@ ist@@ ribu@@ tion
Thus , holy spirit might be lik@@ ened to the ele@@ c@@ tri@@ c cur@@ r@@ ent that en@@ er@@ gi@@ z@@ es a re@@ char@@ ge@@ able bat@@ ter@@ y , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as power is more like the l@@ at@@ ent en@@ er@@ gy that is then st@@ ored in the bat@@ ter@@ y .
At times , our physical and emo@@ tional st@@ ate may requi@@ re that we post@@ po@@ ne some or even all of our work .
( a ) What inc@@ re@@ ase do the words of Isaiah 60 : 4 - 9 fore@@ tell ?
Di@@ d you no@@ tice what God had said the p@@ en@@ al@@ ty would be if Adam and E@@ ve ate from it ?
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently my app@@ lic@@ ation was for@@ war@@ ded to our Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters because I soon received a letter tel@@ ling me that there was a v@@ ac@@ an@@ cy in B@@ om@@ ba@@ y ( now called Mu@@ mba@@ i ) , In@@ dia , if I would like to accept it .
Acts 16 : 14 Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i — “ L@@ y@@ dia , . . . a worshi@@ per of God ”
They ac@@ qui@@ re this fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch by ap@@ pl@@ ying to themselves what they teach others .
The Israelites mu@@ r@@ mu@@ red against Moses and A@@ ar@@ on ​ — y@@ es , even against God himself — ​ com@@ pla@@ ining about the mirac@@ ul@@ ously provided man@@ na .
The le@@ c@@ ture is a succ@@ ess !
Jesus ’ friend Mar@@ th@@ a ap@@ par@@ ently had in mind rest@@ or@@ ation to life on earth when she said of her dec@@ eas@@ ed brother : “ I know he will ris@@ e in the resurrection on the last day . ”
It may be that Jehovah , for his own good purpose , al@@ lo@@ ws pres@@ sure from op@@ pos@@ ers to continue for a while .
Let all members of your family bring to Jehovah ‘ the young bul@@ ls of their li@@ ps ’ every we@@ ek .
I@@ ts writ@@ er , E@@ z@@ r@@ a the pri@@ est , beg@@ ins the account with the is@@ su@@ ing of a dec@@ ree by King C@@ y@@ r@@ us of Per@@ sia that al@@ lo@@ ws a re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of the Jews ex@@ iled in Babyl@@ on to return to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and .
To take no@@ tes .
The Jer@@ ome Bi@@ bli@@ cal Com@@ men@@ t@@ ary states : “ The do@@ x@@ olo@@ gy . . . is not found in the most reli@@ able [ man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts ] . ”
Jesus had not lost faith in his heavenly Father .
This article consi@@ ders how those who are con@@ duc@@ ting Christian meetings and those who are in attend@@ ance can make our meetings up@@ li@@ f@@ ting occasi@@ ons for all who are present .
“ By this the love of God was reve@@ aled in our case , that God sent his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , ” says the Bible .
Ma@@ in@@ tain a Re@@ al@@ is@@ tic V@@ i@@ e@@ w
In 19@@ 6@@ 3 , I was invit@@ ed to atten@@ d the 3@@ 8@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad .
Many who have man@@ ag@@ ed to find a jo@@ b have had to accept low pa@@ y while con@@ ten@@ ding with s@@ k@@ y@@ ro@@ c@@ ke@@ ting pri@@ ces .
What had been accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed ?
However , the Bible states that it “ is inspired of God and bene@@ fi@@ cial , ” and it can help us to “ be fully com@@ pet@@ ent , comple@@ t@@ ely e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed for every good work . ”
Their conc@@ ep@@ t of an af@@ ter@@ life was l@@ in@@ ked with a desire to stay in t@@ ou@@ ch with the physical world .
At home , family life cen@@ tered on the Word of God .
How encourag@@ ing it is to see them there we@@ ek after we@@ ek , year after year , as the children gro@@ w up to serve Jehovah !
16 : 20 ; Re@@ v .
What new nation came into ex@@ ist@@ ence at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , and who became part of it ?
They show that Jehovah does for@@ give rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers .
Ca@@ thy , who is married to F@@ red , ad@@ m@@ its : “ As a sing@@ le sister , I was in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent and took care of my@@ self .
The ar@@ k was mo@@ ving !
Jehovah ad@@ ded an ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation that high@@ ligh@@ ts the d@@ anger of dis@@ regarding this divine stan@@ d@@ ard . “ For [ a n@@ on - Israel@@ ite ] will turn your son from following me , and they will certainly serve other go@@ ds ; and Jehovah’s anger will in@@ deed b@@ la@@ ze against you , and he will certainly an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ate you in a h@@ ur@@ ry . ”
Jehovah’s loving - kindness , or loyal love , is displa@@ yed in vari@@ ous ways .
They and their supp@@ ort@@ ers became part of Satan’s se@@ ed . ​ — 1 John 5 : 19 .
To coun@@ ter@@ act any un@@ necess@@ ary anxi@@ ety ca@@ used by li@@ fe@@ ’s un@@ certain@@ ties , hold f@@ ast to the gl@@ ori@@ ous hope of the resurrection .
An@@ nu@@ al fes@@ tiv@@ als and other ga@@ ther@@ ings for worship buil@@ t the Israelites up spiritually .
Per@@ haps we feel that con@@ duc@@ ting a regul@@ ar Bible study is too much of a bur@@ den for us to take on .
If he lied to have someone that he knew was in@@ no@@ c@@ ent put to death , he would for@@ fe@@ it his own life .
But loving parents will try to prote@@ ct you from associ@@ ation with you@@ ths who do not respect God’s standards .
P@@ ra@@ y for more faith .
In 194@@ 1 , I had the joy of atten@@ ding a fi@@ ve - day conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses in S@@ t . L@@ ou@@ is , Mis@@ s@@ our@@ i .
Jehovah wants us to remain in his love forever .
El@@ ders in every land honor travel@@ ing overse@@ ers , who are appointed by the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy
Pro@@ vo@@ ked , David led about 4@@ 00 men to go up against Na@@ ba@@ l and his hous@@ eho@@ ld .
No one el@@ se in the world wanted that name , but God has bless@@ ed us in the use of it for over ei@@ ght de@@ ca@@ des .
He taught me to s@@ low down , to pa@@ use , and to teach .
Go@@ ing over ro@@ c@@ ks , ru@@ ts , and ri@@ d@@ ges , the tru@@ ck s@@ pla@@ shed through ei@@ ght or n@@ ine st@@ re@@ am@@ s .
The great “ lo@@ ver of justice ” will not t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate it .
Because of my Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality , I did not put the ba@@ dge on and therefore sto@@ od out as being different . ​ — John 6 : 15 ; 17 : 16 .
On@@ ly “ to those obe@@ ying him as rul@@ er . ”
However , spiritual matters took to@@ p pri@@ or@@ ity in their lives .
Do@@ g
Wor@@ th the E@@ f@@ fort ! ( F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ) , 2 / 15
He did not view Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s concer@@ n as a dra@@ in on His time .
This time , he cor@@ rec@@ ts an er@@ r@@ one@@ ous vie@@ w@@ point held by some and ex@@ hor@@ ts the brothers to stand fir@@ m in the faith .
Bal@@ t@@ as@@ ar Per@@ la inter@@ vie@@ wed three fellow members of the M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o Bethel family regarding the mer@@ g@@ er of si@@ x C@@ en@@ tr@@ al A@@ mer@@ i@@ can branch of@@ fic@@ es with the M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o branch .
O@@ ver the years , Al@@ l@@ an and I had many happy experi@@ ences in help@@ ing others to serve Jehovah .
○ D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ing such s@@ k@@ ill@@ s as tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne , in@@ for@@ ma@@ l , and bu@@ sin@@ ess wit@@ ness@@ ing
Not being th@@ ri@@ f@@ ty , she s@@ qu@@ and@@ ers the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ d’s hard - ear@@ ned res@@ our@@ ces .
But the Bible con@@ tain@@ s simp@@ le principles that work .
Do I gre@@ et both older and you@@ ng@@ er ones in the congregation ? ’
Yes , all Bible - based ho@@ p@@ es are soon to be ful@@ filled .
The two - hor@@ ned be@@ ast prom@@ o@@ tes the making of an i@@ ma@@ ge of the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast
A large number of the 3@@ 1@@ ,@@ 7@@ 25 brothers in Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que and the 4@@ 1@@ ,@@ 2@@ 22 in Ang@@ o@@ la have been affe@@ cted by these events .
While they yet have time , people des@@ per@@ ately need to respon@@ d to this appe@@ al : “ S@@ ear@@ ch for Jehovah , you people , while he may be found .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Pro@@ v@@ isions to In@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ate U@@ s
I quic@@ k@@ ly pray@@ ed to Jehovah and then said : ‘ H@@ el@@ l@@ o , I remember our con@@ vers@@ ation of three days ag@@ o , and I also remember your do@@ g .
A@@ n el@@ der@@ ly local woman gave a Witness cou@@ ple a co@@ ol rec@@ ep@@ tion .
Their ap@@ pla@@ use refle@@ cted personal deli@@ ght in what God had w@@ il@@ led , and they con@@ form@@ ed their will to his .
“ The sla@@ ves of our God ” are Christ’s anointed brothers on earth .
No good comes from ‘ re@@ tur@@ ning evil for evil . ’
Jesus was inter@@ ested in human happiness .
All of us ten@@ d to make exc@@ uses in an at@@ temp@@ t to jus@@ ti@@ fy ourselves if our actions are ques@@ tion@@ able .
But if he is not inf@@ al@@ li@@ ble , then the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine may be false .
The va@@ st ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of Jehovah’s people rejo@@ ice over such ref@@ in@@ ements .
Un@@ like the Israelites , they will never for@@ get that all of this is from Jehovah , “ the God of the whole earth . ”
“ I C@@ AL@@ L to you , O God , but you never answer ; and when I pray , you pa@@ y no attention .
What , then , are Christian parents to do ?
A@@ war@@ en@@ ess of Our S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Ne@@ ed
Mo@@ st other reli@@ ef grou@@ ps have had li@@ mit@@ ed succ@@ ess in re@@ building .
4 , 5 . ( a ) What helps us to understand Romans 5 : 12 ?
as the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law s@@ ti@@ pul@@ ated .
During the 1@@ 5@@ 20 ’ s , L@@ ef@@ è@@ v@@ re transl@@ ated the Bible into Fr@@ en@@ ch to make it a@@ vail@@ able to the comm@@ on people .
“ They will in@@ deed find their ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace . ”
It is good to work hard to qu@@ ali@@ fy for such privile@@ ges , yet we should not become do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted if they are not offered when we might have ho@@ ped they would be .
The do@@ ct@@ ors said that this sa@@ ved her life .
Instead of pur@@ su@@ ing bu@@ sin@@ ess cont@@ ac@@ ts with the T@@ y@@ ri@@ ans or others , he devo@@ ted himself to help@@ ing his brothers and doing things that contribu@@ ted to the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of Jehovah’s name .
Hence , a pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te is refer@@ red to as “ a str@@ ange woman . ”
If so , you will no doubt want to stay on it .
Yes , we can give him something very preci@@ ous .
They can be car@@ eless , f@@ li@@ pp@@ ant , and s@@ ar@@ c@@ as@@ tic .
To show his appreciation , he began atten@@ ding meetings regul@@ arly .
A@@ no@@ ther men@@ ace ​ — even more le@@ th@@ al than the ma@@ ch@@ ine gu@@ n — ​ follow@@ ed ho@@ t on the he@@ els of the world war .
Do not allow the ab@@ s@@ ence of re@@ action to de@@ pri@@ ve you of saying good - b@@ ye and expres@@ sing your love and your hope of see@@ ing him or her again in the resurrection . ​ — Job 14 : 14 , 15 ; Acts 24 : 15 .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al He@@ al@@ ing Mu@@ st C@@ ome Fir@@ st !
A special ass@@ em@@ bly day was held in P@@ ri@@ š@@ t@@ ina in the s@@ pr@@ ing of 200@@ 3 , and 2@@ 5@@ 2 were present .
I have been asked , “ What are the most important qualities for a vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er on a Kingdom H@@ all pro@@ ject ? ”
Will they accept me ? ’
I@@ magine how many things we will learn and teach others under the direction of the King , Jesus Christ !
What question has pu@@ z@@ z@@ led many , and why ?
( b ) What does mer@@ cy invol@@ ve ?
* to be follow@@ ed by a question - and - answer discus@@ sion .
What can we learn from this st@@ ory ?
‘ Lo@@ ve is long - suffering and kind .
Yes , Eli@@ p@@ ha@@ z had come under dem@@ on influ@@ ence .
When making any decision or before under@@ taking any pur@@ su@@ it , the imper@@ ative question to ask is , ‘ How will this af@@ fect my keep@@ ing Kingdom inter@@ ests first in my life ? ’
“ Like an ap@@ ple t@@ ree [ that provi@@ des sh@@ a@@ de and fru@@ it ] among the tre@@ es of the fore@@ st , ” she says , “ so is my de@@ ar one among the sons . ”
The publi@@ sh@@ ers s@@ w@@ un@@ g into action , appro@@ aching the work@@ ers with Eng@@ l@@ ish - language public@@ ations .
Lo@@ ve is a prom@@ in@@ ent the@@ me thr@@ ough@@ out these chap@@ ters con@@ tain@@ ing Jesus ’ par@@ ting counsel to his followers .
* “ In order to get money , ” she says , “ I was sent out by my parents to be@@ g or ste@@ al .
The Romans had a pas@@ sion for gl@@ adi@@ at@@ ori@@ al spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ les .
P@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ E
It was certainly not a si@@ gn that Abraham had advan@@ ced from bo@@ y@@ ho@@ od to man@@ ho@@ od .
He did not make the mis@@ take that Saul and the members of his ar@@ my did .
Be@@ ing serious does not mean that we cannot have a rel@@ a@@ x@@ ing and enjo@@ y@@ able time with people .
My sal@@ ary dec@@ reas@@ ed by 40 per@@ c@@ ent .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we can be that Jehovah high@@ ly es@@ te@@ em@@ s such devo@@ tion !
When we continue to make peace with others , we will have good fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps with our brothers and sisters , and this will keep us un@@ ited .
Th@@ in@@ king back , she says : “ The many experi@@ ences we have had in help@@ ing out in a fore@@ ign - language field , along with the fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps we have made , have truly en@@ ri@@ ched our lives .
When we got home , we told our mother , and this led to long discus@@ sions on these sub@@ je@@ cts .
Many supp@@ or@@ ted themselves by pet@@ ty the@@ ft .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ating that it is bey@@ ond our ability to sear@@ ch out God’s ways helped Le@@ o * to view himself as a less@@ er one .
“ W@@ is@@ dom is for a prote@@ ction . . . [ It ] pre@@ ser@@ ves ali@@ ve its ow@@ n@@ ers . ” ​ — E@@ C@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ A@@ S@@ T@@ E@@ S 7 : 12 .
Jehovah’s people of the 20@@ th century have sh@@ own that same determin@@ ation .
Sa@@ id Job : “ A covenant I have conclu@@ ded with my eyes . So how could I show my@@ self atten@@ tive to a vi@@ r@@ g@@ in ?
The article was ent@@ it@@ led “ You Do Not K@@ now What Your Li@@ fe Will Be T@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w , ” and it rel@@ ated the experience of a form@@ er mission@@ ary who su@@ ff@@ ers from the mal@@ ad@@ y known me@@ dic@@ ally as man@@ ic - de@@ pres@@ sive p@@ sy@@ cho@@ s@@ is .
“ What happ@@ ens , ” says B@@ r@@ enda M@@ it@@ ch@@ ell , pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the T@@ e@@ ach@@ er@@ ’s Un@@ ion in New O@@ r@@ le@@ ans , “ is that once the acc@@ us@@ ation is made , the teach@@ er@@ ’s re@@ pu@@ tation is t@@ ar@@ ni@@ shed . ”
Father and M@@ other taught us children to be ke@@ en Bible stud@@ ents and good teach@@ ers .
Per@@ haps such tre@@ at@@ ment was a fac@@ t@@ or in his in@@ iti@@ al h@@ es@@ it@@ an@@ cy toward sh@@ aring in the public ministry .
They were called “ un@@ let@@ tered and or@@ din@@ ary ” because they did not atten@@ d ra@@ b@@ bin@@ ic scho@@ ol@@ s for religious tra@@ ining .
At le@@ ast that is how it seem@@ s .
How could I make up for it ?
V@@ olu@@ n@@ te@@ ering at W@@ all@@ k@@ ill , they say : “ If you have the courage to st@@ ep out of your comfort z@@ one , you will have an opportunity to see Jehovah’s spirit at work . ”
9 : 16 ​ — Who is “ the human coven@@ an@@ ter ” of the new covenant ?
Re@@ aching My Go@@ als
With E@@ vel@@ y@@ n today
But we do know that as a young man , he c@@ he@@ er@@ fully accepted Paul’s invit@@ ation , and for many years ther@@ e@@ after , he enjo@@ yed serving as a sing@@ le mission@@ ary and overse@@ er . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
We “ keep on gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying God ” by wal@@ king in his u@@ pri@@ ght ways in@@ stead of doing things our own way .
It is known that G@@ am@@ ali@@ el , the law teach@@ er mentioned at Acts 5 : 34 , sent let@@ ters to Babyl@@ on and other par@@ ts of the world .
Why ? Because “ he loved the present system of things . ” An@@ y who serve for pur@@ ely sel@@ f@@ ish reas@@ ons are in d@@ anger of doing the same .
A@@ m@@ ong them will be Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah , Isa@@ a@@ c and Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h , Jac@@ o@@ b and Le@@ ah ​ — all now s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing in death and a@@ wa@@ iting a resurrection into God’s new world .
What could have made David ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant , and how do we know that he did not become so ?
‘ But why did God let sin and imper@@ fe@@ ction devel@@ op ? ’ some may ask .
You may want to stay loyal to him , especially if he is a close friend or a family member .
The Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of S@@ in
El@@ isha prom@@ p@@ tly accepted the invit@@ ation and faith@@ fully served the older man by car@@ ing for hum@@ ble t@@ as@@ ks .
Eng@@ l@@ ish Au@@ gu@@ st 3 - 5 , Au@@ gu@@ st 10 - 12 S@@ t .
Why is this com@@ par@@ is@@ on f@@ it@@ ting ?
Jesus Christ said : “ Just let your word Yes mean Yes , your No , No ; for what is in exc@@ ess of these is from the wicked one . ”
Jesus ’ early followers did not have to face li@@ fe@@ ’s challeng@@ es without guid@@ ance .
We were over@@ jo@@ yed to dis@@ co@@ ver the kind of God he is . ”
After some years , he says , “ Jehovah has again bless@@ ed me with the privilege of serving as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant . ”
He ev@@ en@@ tually left the organization , and I es@@ cap@@ ed what would have been a disa@@ ster in my life .
Because Noah , Daniel , and Job sear@@ ched for Jehovah with all their heart , he let himself be found by them .
Al@@ so , Jehovah dis@@ lik@@ es the prayers of people who will@@ fully dis@@ reg@@ ard his law .
Jesus Christ saw him in the heavenly spirit real@@ m and spoke to him on the earth .
With this tr@@ end in mind , we rec@@ ently re@@ desi@@ gn@@ ed our We@@ b s@@ ite w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g , making it more appe@@ al@@ ing and e@@ asi@@ er to na@@ vi@@ g@@ ate .
When an er@@ ring child is discipl@@ ined by Christian shepher@@ ds , it would be un@@ wise if you were to re@@ ject or min@@ i@@ mi@@ ze their Bible - based action .
The gr@@ ound flo@@ or hous@@ ed d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s and gu@@ ests .
F@@ rac@@ tions from pl@@ at@@ ele@@ ts
P@@ O@@ R@@ T@@ O AL@@ E@@ G@@ R@@ E , a city in sou@@ ther@@ n B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , some time ag@@ o ho@@ sted an inter@@ n@@ ational con@@ fer@@ ence on so@@ cial is@@ su@@ es .
We can be sure that Joseph took young Jesus to the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e to hear the Scriptures read and discus@@ sed .
In fact , those who keep rel@@ a@@ x@@ ation in its place enjoy it even more .
They were po@@ ised to en@@ ter the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
In his Word , Jehovah has also pre@@ served the truth .
He had never “ e@@ at@@ en anything de@@ fil@@ ed and un@@ clean . ”
( 4 ) The Bible con@@ tain@@ s s@@ crip@@ tures that rel@@ ate to spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c tri@@ als fac@@ ed by different individuals .
‘ C@@ lo@@ the Y@@ ourselves With L@@ ow@@ l@@ iness of M@@ ind ’
• What should marriage par@@ t@@ n@@ ers do when difficul@@ ties ar@@ ise ?
D@@ et@@ le@@ f im@@ medi@@ ately recogn@@ ized the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of what it said , and he began to study the Bible with the Witnesses .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S W@@ O@@ R@@ D T@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H@@ E@@ S : God did not simply give us the Bible and then lo@@ se interest in us .
How can we devel@@ op and maintain an in@@ tim@@ ate relationship with Jehovah God ?
The first - century Christians were called a people for God’s name .
In@@ still in Your Ch@@ il@@ dren a Lo@@ ve for Re@@ ading and S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying 25
You [ Jehovah ] will give me your shi@@ eld of sal@@ vation , and it is your hum@@ ility that makes me great . ”
In al@@ most every part of the g@@ lo@@ be , people can hear and read the Kingdom message in their own language .
For the first time , I heard that God has a name .
One benefit of atten@@ ding meetings is illustr@@ ated by the experience of the psalmist A@@ sa@@ ph .
These develop@@ ments led to the form@@ ation of a group that the Scriptures ref@@ er to as “ c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests . ”
How pleas@@ ed Jehovah will be as he ob@@ ser@@ ves our whole - sou@@ led efforts to “ keep be@@ aring much fru@@ it ” !
What does this str@@ ange be@@ ast re@@ present ?
3 : 14 ; 4 : 2 .
We must also be in@@ du@@ stri@@ ous and put for@@ th di@@ lig@@ ent effort to me@@ et the requi@@ re@@ ments .
So said an Eng@@ l@@ ish ju@@ dge when he h@@ an@@ ded down his decision on the cu@@ sto@@ dy of John and T@@ ani@@ a@@ ’s children .
I felt as the apostle Paul did .
In the n@@ in@@ th vision , John se@@ es “ the L@@ am@@ b standing upon the M@@ ount Z@@ ion ” and with him “ a h@@ un@@ d@@ red and for@@ ty - four th@@ ous@@ and . ”
In sh@@ ame , I would pray to Jehovah , but I still felt bad .
In ad@@ dition to know@@ ing the Scriptures , Jesus could res@@ ist temp@@ tation because he was “ full of holy spirit . ”
O@@ b@@ serving that the di@@ stances involved and the difficult ter@@ ra@@ in of the ter@@ rit@@ ory pre@@ ven@@ ted her group from re@@ aching all the people , she b@@ ought a ca@@ r for the pione@@ ers to use .
V@@ ari@@ ous local de@@ ities were called Ba@@ als because their worshi@@ p@@ ers thought of them as pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ing and having influ@@ ence over par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar lo@@ cal@@ ities .
Lo@@ o@@ king back , I see that if I had just said something like that , we pro@@ ba@@ bly could have avo@@ i@@ ded many of our ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents . ” ​ — K@@ enji , J@@ ap@@ an .
Let us therefore remain vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant , re@@ adi@@ ly making use of all form@@ s of prayer .
Their fine conduct is a powerful witness to teach@@ ers and fellow stud@@ ents at school .
Today Al@@ z@@ em@@ ir@@ a and A@@ nt@@ ô@@ ni@@ o are both baptized .
I began to dr@@ ink , take d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , and par@@ ty .
In ad@@ dition to the S@@ pan@@ ish language , I gre@@ w up speaking our indi@@ gen@@ ous language .
Con@@ tr@@ ast the view some in the world have of the ro@@ le of husband and father with how the Bible descri@@ bes his ro@@ le .
But if elders keep post@@ pon@@ ing necess@@ ary tra@@ ining , so@@ on@@ er or later the congregation will l@@ ack su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient qu@@ ali@@ fied brothers to care for all that needs to be done .
However , “ pat@@ ri@@ o@@ tism is as v@@ ol@@ at@@ ile as any emo@@ tion , ” states an article in The New Yor@@ k T@@ im@@ es M@@ aga@@ z@@ ine , since “ once rel@@ eas@@ ed , it can as@@ su@@ me u@@ g@@ ly form@@ s . ”
However , they were not reg@@ ar@@ ded as sac@@ red sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s or given religious sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance .
S@@ A@@ N F@@ R@@ AN@@ C@@ I@@ S@@ C@@ O , C@@ A ( P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese s@@ essi@@ ons also ) , C@@ ow P@@ al@@ ace , 2@@ 6@@ 00 Gen@@ ev@@ a A@@ ve .
“ E@@ very high pri@@ est is appointed to offer both gi@@ f@@ ts and sacrific@@ es , ” says the apostle Paul .
Although the F@@ lood seem@@ s re@@ mo@@ te from our day , it c@@ learly provi@@ des a war@@ ning that we must not ign@@ ore .
‘ I Will Ex@@ al@@ t God the King ’
If you face a similar situation , ask yourself : ‘ Is my sp@@ ouse dem@@ an@@ ding that I sto@@ p worshipp@@ ing my God ?
He re@@ ta@@ ined his ho@@ l@@ iness when his life was trans@@ fer@@ red from heaven to earth , for it was under the power of the holy spirit that M@@ ary gave bir@@ th to Jesus .
For example , we often sta@@ yed in ho@@ m@@ es that had no in@@ do@@ or p@@ lum@@ b@@ ing and ba@@ th@@ ed in a t@@ in tu@@ b be@@ h@@ ind the k@@ it@@ ch@@ en sto@@ ve .
A@@ gain , Jesus for@@ gave them .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing his baptism , Jesus em@@ ba@@ r@@ ked on his d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic ministry .
But un@@ expe@@ cted att@@ ac@@ ks like those of a co@@ br@@ a str@@ ik@@ ing from a place of conc@@ e@@ al@@ ment are also made upon us .
What have ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists and re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers un@@ co@@ vered regarding the orig@@ in and develop@@ ment of human langu@@ ages ?
In fact , as illustr@@ ated in the accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing acc@@ oun@@ ts , Christian love has already found a place in milli@@ ons of hearts that could o@@ ther@@ wise be filled with h@@ at@@ red .
6 : 6 , 7 .
The Scriptures expla@@ in : “ There is one God , and one medi@@ at@@ or between God and men , a man , Christ Jesus , who gave himself a cor@@ respon@@ ding ransom for all . ” ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
We were married on Ju@@ ly 30 , 195@@ 5 , and ther@@ e@@ after continued in our assignment in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
Jehovah had promised that through Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing all nations would be bless@@ ed .
But , in gener@@ al , I find that regul@@ ar study streng@@ th@@ ens my heart , inc@@ reas@@ es my faith , and helps me to keep jo@@ y@@ ful and bal@@ an@@ ced . ”
However , the origin@@ al Greek ver@@ b , which is u@@ su@@ ally transl@@ ated “ t@@ ou@@ ch , ” means also “ to cl@@ ing to , h@@ an@@ g on by , la@@ y hold of , gr@@ as@@ p , h@@ and@@ le . ”
How have you tri@@ ed to apply the counsel found at Romans 12 : 16 ?
How did the elders re@@ act ?
S . W@@ il@@ li@@ am@@ s no@@ tes : “ The gener@@ al t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony is that all Christians in the pri@@ m@@ iti@@ ve Ch@@ urch . . . pre@@ ached the go@@ spe@@ l . ”
However , Paul cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly app@@ lies the ter@@ m “ un@@ beli@@ ever ” to individuals who , as mentioned a@@ bo@@ ve , are no part of the Christian congregation , which is made up of “ believers in the Lord . ” ​ — Acts 2 : 4@@ 1 ; 5 : 14 ; 8 : 12 , 13 .
Yet , the people did not for@@ get us !
If that person was un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant , then he or she would be dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed to keep the congregation clean and pu@@ re .
Our loving Father se@@ es and kno@@ ws our circumstances , and he can give us the help and the strength we need in order to maintain our spiritu@@ ality .
“ Christian brothers who knew me before I left the truth accepted me back in a loving way , as if nothing had happened .
• Who is “ the true v@@ ine ” ?
Paul’s words show that anyone who , having become a Christian , does not feel the need to make prog@@ ress has a wrong attitude .
Jehovah has given humans free will , and he wants us to use that gift along with our own “ power of reason . ”
Paul , however , indic@@ ated that more is needed if we are not going to ti@@ re out .
Un@@ like apost@@ ate Chris@@ tend@@ om , they have faith@@ fully ad@@ her@@ ed to “ the pat@@ ter@@ n of heal@@ th@@ ful words ” that was esta@@ bli@@ shed by Jesus Christ and up@@ held by his faithful followers back in the first century C.E .
The time for the a@@ we - inspi@@ ring trans@@ iti@@ on from human rule to God’s heavenly Kingdom rule is get@@ ting very near .
He was “ ag@@ low with the spirit , ” and was “ teaching with cor@@ rec@@ t@@ ness the things about Jesus . ”
For most of us , time and priv@@ ac@@ y are r@@ are com@@ mo@@ di@@ ties .
Although Satan is powerful , he cannot for@@ ce you to do things that you do not want to do .
His support was vital because there was some dis@@ sen@@ sion in the congregation and a few prom@@ in@@ ent ones were involved .
On see@@ ing the crow@@ ds , Jesus “ felt p@@ ity for them , because they were s@@ kin@@ ned and thro@@ wn about like sheep without a shepher@@ d . ”
When we look at a beau@@ ti@@ ful pa@@ in@@ ting or ad@@ mi@@ re a fine s@@ cul@@ p@@ ture , we do not doubt the ex@@ ist@@ ence of a pa@@ in@@ ter or a s@@ cul@@ p@@ t@@ or .
B@@ ap@@ ti@@ zed in the N@@ ame of W@@ ho@@ m and What ?
C@@ oun@@ t@@ less milli@@ ons of me@@ ek ones “ in@@ her@@ it the earth ” in the sense that they benefit from the rule of this Kingdom by Jesus Christ and his cor@@ ul@@ ers . ​ — Genesis 3 : 15 ; Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 ; Acts 2 : 32 , 33 ; Revelation 20 : 5 , 6 .
After c@@ ele@@ br@@ ating the temp@@ le@@ ’s in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ation , the people were “ rejo@@ ic@@ ing and feel@@ ing mer@@ ry of heart over all the go@@ o@@ dness that Jehovah had per@@ form@@ ed for David his serv@@ ant and for Israel . ”
Consider what one long@@ time el@@ der has been doing .
I was atten@@ ding a Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant ch@@ urch , and I would be able to point out the er@@ r@@ ors of Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — or so I thought .
Those sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors will have work to do .
What inter@@ change may there be between you and resur@@ rec@@ ted ones ?
P@@ res@@ ent - day nations do not want to com@@ p@@ ly with the requi@@ re@@ ments of Jehovah and the Messi@@ ah .
In fact , the Bible , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly in the book of Proverbs , encoura@@ ges the pur@@ su@@ it of the right kind of knowledge and wisdom .
He is ‘ able to bri@@ d@@ le his whole body . ’
C@@ ul@@ ts with du@@ bi@@ ous lead@@ ers and f@@ an@@ ati@@ c followers have s@@ pr@@ un@@ g up .
( b ) Gi@@ ve examples of the practic@@ al wisdom con@@ ta@@ ined in God’s Word .
He was about 17 years old when his father , Jac@@ o@@ b , sent him on an er@@ r@@ and that took him do@@ z@@ ens of mil@@ es ( k@@ m ) from home .
May all of us ‘ continu@@ ally remember the faithful work and loving la@@ b@@ or ’ of those in the full - time service . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess .
For he that practic@@ es v@@ ile things h@@ ates the light and does not come to the light , in order that his works may not be re@@ proved . ”
We were able to maintain our joy because we foc@@ used on the wonderful relationship we have with Jehovah . ”
For many years they me@@ t only in priv@@ ate ho@@ m@@ es and still do so in some plac@@ es .
Yet , al@@ most all who div@@ or@@ ce find that life af@@ ter@@ ward is har@@ der than they expe@@ cted .
“ A wa@@ iting attitude ” is refle@@ cted in holy ac@@ ts of conduct
Yes , Christians today need to avoid un@@ necess@@ ary ex@@ po@@ sure to har@@ m@@ ful ide@@ as .
An@@ cient Jews valu@@ ed the fru@@ it of fi@@ g tre@@ es .
These will also be destro@@ yed , pre@@ par@@ ing the way for a righteous new world . ​ — Revelation 17 : 3 - 6 ; 19 : 19 - 21 ; 21 : 1 - 4 .
Ba@@ bi@@ es n@@ atur@@ ally imitate their parents .
Ka@@ re@@ n : Consider , too , Jesus ’ words at John 14 : 28 : “ You heard that I said to you , I am going away and I am coming back to you .
What re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble effect can taking in “ the knowledge of Jehovah ” have on people ?
No@@ te , for instance , what Luke recorded about the way Jesus pray@@ ed on the night before his death : “ G@@ et@@ ting into an ag@@ on@@ y he continued pra@@ ying more ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly . ”
As we sear@@ ch the Scriptures , time and again we find examples of Jehovah doing the un@@ expe@@ cted .
Peter had already given his Ma@@ ster much to for@@ give .
Ch@@ il@@ dren nor@@ m@@ ally could not have their own boo@@ ks , but the n@@ un@@ s allow@@ ed me to keep them along with my Bible , which I read every day .
In this wicked system contro@@ l@@ led by Satan , all of us at times face disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ing circumstances .
But now he has a gift from his spiritual brothers ​ — a tri@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le that is spe@@ cially e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed to be “ pe@@ d@@ aled ” by hand .
The fact that you are reading this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine indic@@ ates that you have an interest in spiritu@@ ality ​ — and wis@@ ely so .
Then she accepted an invit@@ ation to serve as a pioneer in another congregation , which me@@ ant that she would have to give up her jo@@ b .
Yes , through a study of the Bible , we hear Jehovah’s direc@@ tions .
S@@ tr@@ ong yet H@@ um@@ ble
If we are to love God , what must we first do ?
The gra@@ du@@ ating class was ex@@ hor@@ ted to man@@ i@@ f@@ est the qu@@ ality of s@@ tic@@ k - to - iti@@ ven@@ ess in their assign@@ ments and in serving Jehovah .
So along with the other pione@@ ers , I began going from do@@ or to do@@ or with a simp@@ le message from the Bible .
“ E@@ ach one is tri@@ ed by being dra@@ wn out and en@@ tic@@ ed by his own desire .
Rather , 3@@ ,000 were destro@@ yed , pro@@ ba@@ bly for the prom@@ in@@ ent ro@@ le they pla@@ yed in the re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous action of worshi@@ p@@ ing the g@@ ol@@ den cal@@ f .
The two friends me@@ t to pl@@ an what was to be done .
Are we not g@@ la@@ d to serve a God who does not give up on his servants when they make mis@@ takes ?
Th@@ ough Israel was to@@ t@@ ally in@@ experienced in war@@ f@@ are , Jo@@ shua was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of divine help .
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ar par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in meetings is vital to our rema@@ ining Jesus ’ disciples .
A repor@@ t by W@@ H@@ O war@@ ns : “ There is no sa@@ fe le@@ v@@ el of ex@@ po@@ sure to se@@ con@@ d@@ hand s@@ mo@@ ke . ”
M@@ ore than a@@ bil@@ ities or accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments , he must have spiritual qualities .
M@@ an@@ di was pleas@@ ed to answer Jo@@ di@@ ’s questions .
In com@@ par@@ is@@ on with humans who rule as k@@ ings and as l@@ or@@ ds , Jesus is the “ only P@@ o@@ ten@@ t@@ ate , ” and he al@@ one has im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity .
Although many Christians in their 50 ’ s have fine opportun@@ ities to do new things in Jehovah’s service , not all can .
I began working in the Ser@@ vice De@@ par@@ t@@ ment , and over 40 years later , I still have that privilege .
For instance , if a close friend was show@@ ing sign@@ s of ex@@ ha@@ us@@ tion because he was over@@ exer@@ ting himself , would we not try to help him to see the wisdom of making some ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in his life ?
If we as individuals love and keep Jehovah’s law , we will not be stu@@ mb@@ led spiritually by what someone el@@ se does or by any other matter .
▪ Do You See “ the One Who Is In@@ v@@ isi@@ ble ” ?
Why is early de@@ te@@ ction of sin@@ ful tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es very important ?
And a wife who com@@ pla@@ ins that her husband sa@@ ves too little could ac@@ tually be expres@@ sing her fear that some future ev@@ ent will cause the family fin@@ an@@ cial har@@ m .
Ser@@ ving in the “ H@@ app@@ y Is@@ les ”
However , I gra@@ du@@ ally found that ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles contribu@@ ted to the peace and happiness of our family .
After the ten@@ th pla@@ gu@@ e stru@@ ck dead the fir@@ st@@ born of Egy@@ pt , P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h or@@ der@@ ed the Israelites to leave ​ — and leave they did ! ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 12 : 29 - 32 .
T@@ w@@ o “ good - for - nothing men ” t@@ es@@ ti@@ fied fal@@ sel@@ y against Na@@ both , and he was st@@ oned to death as a result .
Bo@@ a@@ z ans@@ wer@@ ed by giving fur@@ ther reas@@ sur@@ ance : “ A full repor@@ t was made to me of all you have done for your mother - in - law [ the wi@@ do@@ w Na@@ om@@ i ] . . .
The city had a large Jewish po@@ pul@@ ation , including scho@@ l@@ ars .
Th@@ ree Ye@@ ars of T@@ ra@@ ining
The year 200@@ 1 had its share of disa@@ st@@ ers , and as a result , many individuals were in need of comfort .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , there is one S@@ ource of strength who is always a@@ vail@@ able , one who is always willing to help ​ — Jehovah God . ​ — Psalm 27 : 10 .
Because the light is wonderful !
Mo@@ re@@ over , because we love Jehovah and obey his la@@ ws , he supp@@ or@@ ts us with the most powerful for@@ ce in the uni@@ verse , his holy spirit , or ac@@ tive for@@ ce .
After lea@@ ving the of@@ fice , Ch@@ ar@@ les and I ex@@ chang@@ ed gl@@ an@@ ces , turned around , and went right back in .
“ God To@@ ok H@@ im ”
Ad@@ d to this the suffering of vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of ra@@ pe , child a@@ bu@@ se , and other cri@@ m@@ es .
As we read the Bible , its con@@ ten@@ ts pi@@ er@@ ce into our in@@ ner thoughts and mo@@ tiv@@ ations like a s@@ word , reve@@ al@@ ing the de@@ gre@@ e to which our lives con@@ form to God’s will .
• S@@ ele@@ ct an appe@@ al@@ ing Bible sub@@ ject to discus@@ s .
In what dist@@ res@@ sing circum@@ st@@ ance did Abra@@ m and S@@ ar@@ a@@ i find themselves , and how did Jehovah deli@@ ver S@@ ar@@ a@@ i ?
• What can parents and others learn from Jesus ?
Since then , we have likely re@@ in@@ for@@ ced our faith as we have come to see ever more c@@ learly that God’s Word and promises never fai@@ l . ​ — Jo@@ shua 23 : 14 ; Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 10 , 11 .
He cho@@ se the the@@ me “ Ke@@ ep Your E@@ y@@ es H@@ app@@ y ! ”
When inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ated , she spoke up fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly , tel@@ ling her ta@@ un@@ ters : “ I have given this matter much thought , and I would rather live in pris@@ on with my relationship with God in@@ t@@ act than be free and lo@@ se his appro@@ val . ”
Rather , in this illustr@@ ation the bir@@ ds re@@ present righ@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones who seek prote@@ ction within the con@@ fin@@ es of the Christian congregation .
When he turned his attention to the beau@@ ty and import@@ ance of the message it@@ self , his joy was re@@ kin@@ d@@ led .
We need to real@@ ize that the Devil , the one who first dis@@ ru@@ p@@ ted uni@@ vers@@ al peace , will str@@ ong@@ ly op@@ pose our efforts to do God’s will .
Mo@@ re@@ over , he learned from his mis@@ take .
See “ Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers ” in The Watchtower of Ju@@ ne 15 , 200@@ 4 , pages 29 - 31 .
Jesus indic@@ ated , though , that some would find it challeng@@ ing to maintain their foc@@ us in these last days .
Consider what Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at , king of Juda@@ h , did when the com@@ bin@@ ed for@@ ces of the Mo@@ a@@ bit@@ es and the A@@ m@@ mon@@ ites came up against him to wa@@ ge war .
So rather than gr@@ ant Paul’s re@@ qu@@ est , God told him : “ My power is being made perfect in we@@ ak@@ ness . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 12 : 8 , 9 .
Thus Adam for@@ fe@@ ited his perfect standing with Jehovah and brought us under the c@@ ru@@ el yo@@ ke of sin and death .
All of these would - be prophe@@ ts have proved to be most un@@ reli@@ able and disa@@ p@@ poin@@ ting .
I have the privilege of being part of a worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od of Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers .
Th@@ under@@ ous war@@ n@@ ings from the Bible were s@@ oun@@ ded for@@ th , f@@ la@@ sh@@ es of Scriptural truth were made known , and the real@@ m of false religion was sh@@ ak@@ en to its f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation , just as buil@@ ding@@ s are sh@@ ak@@ en by an earth@@ qu@@ ake .
In har@@ mony with this ple@@ dge , Jehovah’s cho@@ s@@ en Ser@@ v@@ ant would “ o@@ pen the bl@@ ind eyes , ” “ bring for@@ th out of the du@@ ng@@ e@@ on the pris@@ on@@ er , ” and deli@@ ver “ those s@@ it@@ ting in dar@@ k@@ ness . ”
All in the congregation have the opportunity to make their advan@@ c@@ ement man@@ i@@ f@@ est in conduct and cha@@ st@@ en@@ ess .
Satan’s way of gover@@ ning appe@@ als to sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness .
Se@@ e@@ ing Jehovah’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t in A@@ ction
They need attention not only from their parents but also from the congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s under@@ shepher@@ ds .
It is follow@@ ed by a meeting especially devo@@ ted to giving practic@@ al su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions for the Christian ministry .
Why do we high@@ ly es@@ te@@ em God’s Word , and how do we show our appreciation for it ?
The psalmist san@@ g : “ The law of Jehovah is perfect , br@@ ing@@ ing back the soul . The remin@@ der of Jehovah is tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy , making the in@@ experienced one wise .
You are instru@@ cted to do this at your own ex@@ p@@ en@@ se and on your own time .
O@@ thers go off to tell the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es what has occ@@ ur@@ red .
It has helped both the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der and the publi@@ sh@@ er to associ@@ ate the Bible , not just ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines and boo@@ ks , with our ministry . ”
Be@@ fore Moses re@@ turned to Egy@@ pt , God taught him a vital princi@@ ple , the same princi@@ ple that Moses later recorded in the book of Job : “ The fear of Jehovah ​ — that is wisdom . ”
After war@@ ning about co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness , Jesus spoke about a rich man who is not cont@@ ent with sto@@ re@@ hous@@ es filled with good things he already has but who te@@ ars them down and buil@@ ds bi@@ gg@@ er ones in order to la@@ y up more good things .
The prayer that Solomon offered at the temple dedic@@ ation emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es this truth .
But they are pati@@ ent with me and e@@ ag@@ er to share what they have learned .
H@@ um@@ ble , har@@ d@@ working elders love Jehovah , and they know that the clo@@ s@@ er they come to imit@@ ating him , the more good they will be able to do in the congregation .
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : If your a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent seem@@ s rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to talk , do something together ​ — take a walk , go for a d@@ ri@@ ve , pla@@ y a g@@ ame , or per@@ form a cho@@ re around the house .
If we want to draw close to God , we must stri@@ ve to u@@ pro@@ o@@ t any tr@@ ac@@ es of pri@@ de , je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , and ambi@@ tion we might see in ourselves .
What ad@@ di@@ tional Scrip@@ ture te@@ x@@ ts or ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents can I think of that would provide fur@@ ther support for the conclu@@ sions being pres@@ ented in this article ? ’
So from 19@@ 70 to 199@@ 0 , three buil@@ ding@@ s were pur@@ cha@@ sed and re@@ mo@@ d@@ el@@ ed in M@@ an@@ h@@ att@@ an to provide su@@ it@@ able meeting plac@@ es .
Those who make a m@@ ere pre@@ ten@@ se of being hum@@ ble are not spiritual people .
▪ S@@ even S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds , E@@ i@@ ght D@@ u@@ k@@ es ​ — What They Me@@ an for U@@ s Today
Re@@ as@@ on@@ ab@@ ly , though , the One who desi@@ gn@@ ed the b@@ ra@@ in can read such thoughts .
The second article remin@@ ds us of how to avoid attitu@@ des that could de@@ pri@@ ve us of the blessings that Jehovah has promised .
Instead of coura@@ ge@@ ously le@@ ading his ar@@ my against God’s enem@@ ies , Israel@@ ’s King Saul is par@@ al@@ y@@ zed with fear . ​ — 1 Samuel 17 : 11 .
“ Mas@@ s was a mean@@ ing@@ less , re@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve cer@@ em@@ on@@ y that did nothing to satis@@ fy my real needs .
How do most people view the “ day of Jehovah , ” and why are true Christians not sur@@ pris@@ ed by this ?
David V@@ er@@ su@@ s Go@@ li@@ ath ​ — Re@@ ally H@@ appe@@ n ?
Many Jewish religious lead@@ ers made themselves like the G@@ ent@@ il@@ es through exc@@ essi@@ ve wor@@ din@@ ess when pra@@ ying .
It is also un@@ accep@@ table if it end@@ ang@@ ers one@@ ’s life or health , if it ca@@ uses e@@ con@@ om@@ ic har@@ d@@ ship or disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement , or if it ca@@ uses others to stu@@ m@@ ble .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T would you do if you knew that a th@@ i@@ ef was on the pro@@ w@@ l , bur@@ g@@ lar@@ iz@@ ing ho@@ m@@ es in your neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od ?
But with the help of my friends in the congregation , I was fin@@ ally able to bre@@ ak free .
Di@@ d Jehovah viol@@ ate his justice by ex@@ ten@@ ding mer@@ cy to David ?
On the other hand , the coming refer@@ red to a number of times at Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 to 25 : 30 has to do with his judg@@ ing prof@@ ess@@ ed disciples from 19@@ 18 on@@ ward .
Mo@@ re@@ over , God’s Son said : “ If you remain in my word , . . . you will know the truth . ”
O@@ f@@ ten , it is the mother and the st@@ ep@@ mother who have the most difficul@@ ty .
How We Can M@@ ake God’s H@@ ear@@ t Re@@ jo@@ ice
“ S@@ ome@@ times my family went hu@@ ng@@ ry , ” he rec@@ alls while ru@@ b@@ b@@ ing his bel@@ ly , “ but I wanted to give God my best , no matter what sacrifice was necess@@ ary . ”
Ka@@ re@@ n ( cen@@ ter )
E@@ ver@@ lasting life on earth is what the Creator , the God who ‘ has not chang@@ ed , ’ origin@@ ally pur@@ posed .
And he will not do so , for we have this Scriptural as@@ sur@@ ance : “ God is faithful , and he will not let you be temp@@ ted bey@@ ond what you can be@@ ar , but along with the temp@@ tation he will also make the way out in order for you to be able to end@@ ure it . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 13 .
The parents knew that obe@@ ying God’s counsel would benefit ever@@ yone .
By the end of the conven@@ tion , I had made up my mind to become a pioneer .
P@@ ri@@ or to lear@@ ning about the Bible , Dani@@ el@@ ’s view of the future was ble@@ ak .
We are not sure what that woman had in mind , since she was not a relati@@ ve of our@@ s .
Even when young people re@@ ach ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od and have their own famili@@ es , their fa@@ thers and mo@@ thers continue to give them loving attention and support .
D@@ an@@ il@@ o , a Witness who is a medi@@ cal do@@ ct@@ or , says : “ Do@@ ct@@ ors real@@ ize that their Witness pati@@ ents are supp@@ or@@ ted by an organization that lo@@ v@@ ingly ca@@ res for them . ”
The Bible says : “ All the crow@@ d were see@@ king to t@@ ou@@ ch him , because power was going out of him and heal@@ ing them all . ” ​ — Luke 6 : 19 .
A@@ h@@ t@@ i La@@ it@@ in@@ en , a prof@@ ess@@ or of cri@@ min@@ olo@@ gy and j@@ udi@@ cial soci@@ olo@@ gy , expla@@ ins : “ R@@ es@@ pect for authority has dec@@ reas@@ ed , and pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s understanding of what is accep@@ table and what is un@@ accep@@ table is get@@ ting more va@@ gu@@ e . ”
It invol@@ ves a dre@@ am that King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar of Babyl@@ on had .
For ad@@ di@@ tional information , see In@@ sight on the Scriptures , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses , V@@ olu@@ me 2 , pages 1@@ 10@@ 5 - 8 .
W@@ as Satan thinking that S@@ ar@@ ah would be@@ tra@@ y her husband ​ — and Jehovah — ​ and en@@ ter an ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ous marriage ?
I did not even see that God had a name . ”
No won@@ der we ch@@ er@@ ish our in@@ her@@ it@@ ance !
A ci@@ vi@@ l war was ra@@ g@@ ing , and there was fi@@ gh@@ ting ne@@ ar@@ by , so we were not allow@@ ed off the ship .
In about 4@@ 9 C.E . , the apostle Paul me@@ t with James , Peter , and John and discus@@ sed the com@@ mis@@ sion he had received from the Lord Jesus Christ to preach the good news .
The more we ex@@ pl@@ ore Jehovah’s works , the more we mar@@ v@@ el at his wisdom .
Be “ Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous for F@@ ine Wor@@ ks ” !
* F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , for@@ war@@ ding re@@ sear@@ ch material , ver@@ ses ex@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted for Bible study , or ans@@ wers to use at congregation meetings would de@@ tr@@ act from the value of each individu@@ al@@ ’s personal pre@@ par@@ ation .
God uses the col@@ or wh@@ ite to emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze that he is willing to for@@ give sin@@ s : “ Th@@ ough the sin@@ s of you people should prove to be as s@@ car@@ let , they will be made wh@@ ite just like s@@ now . ” ​ — Isaiah 1 : 18 .
L@@ ik@@ ely , few educ@@ ated people accepted the leg@@ ends in a liter@@ al sense .
Some of these have tri@@ ed to make this world a better place , ei@@ ther by at@@ temp@@ ting to influ@@ ence se@@ cul@@ ar rul@@ ers or by ho@@ l@@ ding pol@@ itical of@@ fice themselves .
“ Ke@@ ep doing this in re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of me . ” ​ — Luke 22 : 19 .
Do not feel that as soon as you receive some responsi@@ bility in the congregation , you need to use it to change course ​ — to do things in a way that is comple@@ t@@ ely different from the way they were done before .
“ By a@@ do@@ p@@ ting God’s attitude and vie@@ wing ever@@ yone in your assignment as being po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally accep@@ table to God , you will certainly succ@@ e@@ ed as his mission@@ aries , ” said Bro@@ ther C@@ ir@@ an@@ ko .
Wor@@ k@@ ers of different n@@ ati@@ on@@ alities dre@@ w water , and using ho@@ es they mi@@ x@@ ed it with cla@@ y and st@@ ra@@ w .
What has happened to world con@@ di@@ tions in our time ?
God’s holy spirit also helps Christians to com@@ ba@@ t Satan and the dem@@ ons , this wicked system of things , and the sin@@ ful tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es of their fal@@ le@@ n flesh .
We took our stand for the true faith when we made an un@@ re@@ served dedic@@ ation to Jehovah and sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed it by under@@ going water im@@ mer@@ sion .
The more we preach , the more we will appreci@@ ate the import@@ ance of this work .
Re@@ ally , though , would that not be evidence of a l@@ ack of faith ?
How do you person@@ ally view work ?
Be kind to one another , com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , and mutu@@ ally for@@ giving . ”
There , we read : “ D@@ own the great dra@@ g@@ on was h@@ ur@@ led , the origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent , the one called Devil and Satan , who is mis@@ le@@ ading the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth ; he was h@@ ur@@ led down to the earth , and his angels were h@@ ur@@ led down with him . ”
When a Bible stud@@ ent comes to appreci@@ ate the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of what he has been taught from the Scriptures , he may be so happy that he tal@@ ks about it al@@ most all the time .
He says : “ From now on you will be c@@ atch@@ ing men ali@@ ve . ”
Those “ see@@ king first the Kingdom ” can trust that Jehovah will provide them with ‘ all other necess@@ ary things . ’
After the th@@ under the heavens made a no@@ ise so great and hor@@ ri@@ ble that I thought the last day had come ; so I re@@ ined in for a m@@ om@@ ent , while a show@@ er of ha@@ il began to f@@ all without a d@@ ro@@ p of water . . . .
“ For those wal@@ king in integrity [ Jehovah ] is a shi@@ eld . . .
See the example given in The Watchtower of F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 1 , 199@@ 4 , page 9 , par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 7 .
Mo@@ re@@ over , in har@@ mony with the princi@@ ple that “ bad associ@@ ations spo@@ il u@@ se@@ ful ha@@ bi@@ ts , ” we avoid in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with those who do not live by Christian standards .
To fi@@ ght Satan and w@@ in , we must res@@ ist all form@@ s of imp@@ ro@@ per pri@@ de . ​ — Pro@@ v .
What counsel of Paul can help us to fi@@ ght against im@@ moral desi@@ res ?
H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of them are imp@@ ris@@ oned in E@@ rit@@ re@@ a , S@@ ing@@ ap@@ ore , and S@@ ou@@ th K@@ o@@ re@@ a because they refu@@ se to “ take up the s@@ word . ”
Such words were tim@@ ely .
E@@ very we@@ ek we stu@@ died the Bible with our two children , attend@@ ed congregation meetings , and pre@@ ached the good news of the Kingdom as a family .
By their actions , they supp@@ or@@ ted the as@@ ser@@ tion that man is better off without Jehovah , rul@@ ing himself under the guid@@ ance of a re@@ be@@ l spirit cre@@ ature .
In ad@@ dition , more than one th@@ ir@@ d of the publi@@ sh@@ ers in the Eng@@ l@@ ish - speaking congregations serve as pione@@ ers , which contribu@@ tes much to the en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m and gro@@ w@@ th in those congregations .
Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ising faith in Jesus means br@@ ing@@ ing your life into har@@ mony with the things he said and did .
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ation day gave them one last opportunity as a class to listen to wise counsel on how to ac@@ hi@@ eve that end .
At the end of that verse , mer@@ ch@@ ants are descri@@ bed as using a “ s@@ cri@@ mp@@ ed ep@@ ha@@ h me@@ asure , ” that is , one that is too small .
What does one hist@@ ori@@ an say about the early Christians ’ attitude toward the St@@ ate ?
“ A@@ men , ” 6 / 1 A@@ post@@ o@@ lic Fa@@ thers , 7 / 1 Are We P@@ re@@ des@@ t@@ ined ?
Con@@ cer@@ ning them , the Bible says : “ Bro@@ thers , even though a man takes some false st@@ ep before he is a@@ ware of it , you who have spiritual qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations try to read@@ just such a man in a spirit of mil@@ dness , as you each keep an e@@ ye on yourself , for fear you also may be temp@@ ted . ”
The Christian Bo@@ ok of Why no@@ tes that “ the early Christians refu@@ sed to set asi@@ de a d@@ ate mar@@ king Jesus ’ bir@@ th ” because they wanted “ to div@@ or@@ ce themselves from all pa@@ g@@ an practic@@ es . ”
There is no need to read the word al@@ ou@@ d during public reading of the Psal@@ ms .
However , with Satan’s influ@@ ence per@@ me@@ ating the earth today , a person is un@@ likely to un@@ learn it un@@ less he al@@ lo@@ ws a different , su@@ peri@@ or for@@ ce to influ@@ ence his way of thinking and ac@@ ting .
Ther@@ efore , since Christians cannot enti@@ r@@ ely avoid the cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting influ@@ ences in this world , they have to res@@ ist them .
Jehovah has also bless@@ ed An@@ n@@ y and me with two children ​ — a bo@@ y and a gi@@ r@@ l .
“ We are am@@ a@@ zed at the joy we have from living a simp@@ l@@ er life , doing just what Jehovah’s organization encoura@@ ges us to do . ”
Al@@ so , some Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents gave in to the fear of man .
How did a sister in E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pia over@@ come op@@ position by using the Bible T@@ each book ?
Bi@@ r@@ ds that n@@ est on the gr@@ ound , such as d@@ om@@ es@@ tic h@@ ens , must keep a sh@@ ar@@ p loo@@ k@@ out for d@@ anger .
They came down to the earth and took on fle@@ sh@@ ly bo@@ dies to pur@@ sue a de@@ pra@@ ved and im@@ moral course , de@@ vi@@ ating from the purpose of their ex@@ ist@@ ence . ​ — Ju@@ de 6 ; Genesis 6 : 1 - 4 ; 1 Peter 3 : 19 , 20 .
A spiritual ba@@ be is eas@@ ily “ to@@ s@@ sed about as by wa@@ ves and car@@ ri@@ ed hi@@ ther and th@@ i@@ ther by every w@@ ind of teaching by means of the tri@@ ck@@ er@@ y of men , by means of c@@ un@@ ning in cont@@ ri@@ ving er@@ ro@@ r . ”
On the other hand , if we make sure that our le@@ is@@ ure activities me@@ et the Bible - based standards in all three as@@ pe@@ cts , our rec@@ re@@ ation will bring honor to Jehovah and benef@@ its to us . ​ — P@@ s .
Jehovah re@@ war@@ ds us with “ the very knowledge of God ” because of qualities he fin@@ ds in our heart .
However , it will stand you both in good stead if you have a reason@@ able appro@@ ach , a sense of hum@@ or , and the sta@@ bi@@ li@@ z@@ ing qualities of hum@@ ility , pati@@ ence , and reli@@ ance on Jehovah . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , our imper@@ fect person@@ alities are pro@@ ne to ir@@ regul@@ ar@@ ities .
S@@ P@@ U@@ R@@ R@@ E@@ D by that desire , in 199@@ 1 , R@@ al@@ ph and Pa@@ m deci@@ ded to wr@@ ite to sever@@ al branch of@@ fic@@ es to expres@@ s their desire to serve where the need for Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers is greater .
The su@@ pre@@ me de@@ ity was E@@ l , called the father of the go@@ ds and of man .
This 36 - year - old pati@@ ent@@ ’s strong faith and re@@ adi@@ ness to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate prof@@ oun@@ dly imp@@ ressed the medi@@ cal person@@ ne@@ l who tre@@ ated her .
My first cont@@ act with Jehovah’s Witnesses came before I se@@ par@@ ated from my wife .
S@@ ome@@ thing more important is at st@@ ake .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful@@ ness in Our Christian M@@ in@@ is@@ try
By consider@@ ing what Jesus says about disciples , we can learn how to en@@ rich our lives .
It is little won@@ der , then , that many people worl@@ d@@ wide have the per@@ c@@ ep@@ tion that pol@@ itical par@@ ties are the most cor@@ ru@@ pt of all in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions .
There was our bel@@ o@@ ved husband and father !
Acc@@ ording to 1 Peter 2 : 10 , they “ were once not a people , but are now God’s people . ”
From the day the re@@ pa@@ ir work beg@@ ins , however , Jehovah “ shall b@@ es@@ to@@ w blessing ” upon them .
A Re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy
How were new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers and the ra@@ di@@ o used in s@@ pre@@ ading Bible truth , and why were these me@@ tho@@ ds effe@@ ctive ?
So let us consider why Jesus wants us to keep on the w@@ atch .
But if you look into the Bible and try to find God’s view on things , no one is going to be@@ at it .
Although suffering physi@@ c@@ ally , on We@@ d@@ n@@ es@@ day , Mar@@ ch 7 , he attend@@ ed a meeting of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses of which he was a member .
“ You must not de@@ f@@ ra@@ u@@ d your fellow , and you must not ro@@ b . The wa@@ ges of a hi@@ red la@@ bo@@ re@@ r should not stay all night with you until mor@@ ning , ” wrote Moses .
What a joy to see those cu@@ ri@@ ous fac@@ es bre@@ ak into beau@@ ti@@ ful s@@ mil@@ es in return !
This would be the only water baptism having God’s appro@@ val .
S@@ ome@@ times it is not only what we say but the way we say it that eli@@ c@@ its a chang@@ ed respon@@ se .
In fact , “ a great crow@@ d ” of people “ out of all nations and tri@@ bes and pe@@ op@@ les and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es ” will sur@@ vi@@ ve “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , ” which will destro@@ y the present wicked world .
Go@@ dly W@@ is@@ dom ​ — How Is It M@@ ani@@ fes@@ ted ?
You have our war@@ m invit@@ ation to cont@@ act them or to wr@@ ite to the publi@@ sh@@ ers of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
Fir@@ st , we must recogn@@ ize our human li@@ mit@@ ations and learn what is needed to com@@ p@@ en@@ s@@ ate for them .
Yes , God’s Kingdom is the real ke@@ y to a truly happy world , and the message ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ing it is righ@@ tly descri@@ bed as good news .
All of us must do our best to keep the congregation un@@ ited .
In Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a and el@@ se@@ where , it is wi@@ d@@ ely believ@@ ed that un@@ less certain cu@@ st@@ om@@ s are follow@@ ed , spirit an@@ c@@ est@@ ors will be off@@ ended .
Yet , he pati@@ ently war@@ ned and discipl@@ ined them , for@@ giving them time and again upon their demonstr@@ ating rep@@ ent@@ ance .
Like many other young pione@@ ers , I was inter@@ ested in the mission@@ ary tra@@ ining being offered at the rec@@ ently op@@ ened Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad in S@@ ou@@ th L@@ ans@@ ing , New Yor@@ k , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
What did he mean by that , in view of the fact that the 4@@ 6 gra@@ du@@ ates were now being sent to lands around the g@@ lo@@ be ?
However , the people were not cont@@ ent to have Jehovah as their inv@@ isi@@ ble R@@ ul@@ er .
E@@ no@@ ch deci@@ ded to take a similar stand .
Jehovah kin@@ dly al@@ lo@@ ws the su@@ n to shin@@ e and the ra@@ in to f@@ all upon all humans
The Me@@ do - Per@@ si@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re , re@@ pres@@ ented by the s@@ il@@ ver part of the i@@ ma@@ ge , was inf@@ eri@@ or to Babyl@@ on , the head of go@@ ld , in that it did not have the dist@@ inc@@ tion of to@@ p@@ pl@@ ing Juda@@ h .
It is as if I did not really sacrifice anything . I have only ga@@ ined ! ” ​ — P@@ s .
What does “ know@@ ing ” God mean , and why is that so important ?
10 : 31 , 32 ; 2 C@@ or .
In congregations around the world , there are many new ones who are not yet baptized .
How are those of the great crow@@ d pro@@ ving their faith ?
At that ass@@ em@@ bly , I had the privilege of meeting Bro@@ ther Na@@ than K@@ nor@@ r , from Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n Bethel .
W@@ ould Jesus ’ mo@@ de@@ l prayer make sense if the earth were to disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar ?
With the op@@ ening of the si@@ x@@ th se@@ al , a great earth@@ qu@@ ake occ@@ ur@@ s and the great day of wr@@ ath arri@@ ves .
To speak of the gr@@ ace [ or , un@@ deser@@ ved kindness ] of God as po@@ ik@@ il@@ o@@ s means that there is no col@@ our in the human situation which the gr@@ ace of God cannot mat@@ ch . ”
The writ@@ er of Psalm 10@@ 4 was very than@@ k@@ ful for all that Jehovah had cre@@ ated , so he wrote a s@@ ong to praise him .
T@@ O M@@ O@@ S@@ T people today , the name Yu@@ go@@ sla@@ vi@@ a con@@ ve@@ ys the i@@ ma@@ ge of war and car@@ n@@ age .
How can humans today “ be perfect ” ? ​ — Mat@@ t .
O@@ ther@@ wise , har@@ m resul@@ ts , just as sur@@ ely as in@@ j@@ ur@@ y will occ@@ ur when a man ju@@ mp@@ s off the ro@@ of of a t@@ all building without reg@@ ard for the law of gra@@ v@@ ity .
How we re@@ act to ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in the worl@@ d@@ wide Christian congregation and decisions made by those taking the lead in it has a be@@ aring on our being known by Jehovah .
It seem@@ ed to him that he was always get@@ ting into tr@@ ou@@ ble .
“ You Ha@@ ve H@@ ear@@ d of the En@@ du@@ r@@ ance of Job , ” 8 / 15
TH@@ E Scriptures descri@@ be a number of situ@@ ations in which individuals t@@ ore their own clo@@ th@@ es .
Tru@@ e , the good example of fellow Christians can encoura@@ ge us to serve Jehovah who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly , but practic@@ al wisdom and reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess will help us to set real@@ is@@ tic go@@ als according to our own circumstances .
These prophe@@ tic@@ ally re@@ present war , food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges , and p@@ est@@ il@@ ence , all of which have occ@@ ur@@ red over the ex@@ tend@@ ed peri@@ od of time that is refer@@ red to as “ the last days . ”
But the religious lead@@ ers were not inter@@ ested .
Ba@@ al mas@@ sac@@ res the sons of El@@ ’s wife , A@@ th@@ ir@@ at ( A@@ sh@@ er@@ ah ) , and reg@@ a@@ ins the thro@@ ne .
Jesus , in fact , was sent for@@ th “ to pro@@ cla@@ im li@@ ber@@ ty to those taken cap@@ tive . ”
We are not just tal@@ king about un@@ ity but are enjo@@ ying it every day .
If we do this and sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard ourselves spiritually , he promises : “ All these other things will be ad@@ ded to you . ” — Matthew 6 : 33 .
But people are respon@@ ding to the good news , and I am able to help them to draw close to Jehovah .
S@@ ome@@ one who deci@@ des to be sel@@ e@@ ctive about whom he tru@@ st@@ s must be fa@@ ir and ask himself : ‘ A@@ m I tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy ?
Peter ur@@ ged his fellow believers : “ All of you be like - min@@ ded , show@@ ing fellow feel@@ ing , having bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction , tend@@ er@@ ly com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , hum@@ ble in mind , not pa@@ ying back in@@ j@@ ur@@ y for in@@ j@@ ur@@ y or re@@ v@@ il@@ ing for re@@ v@@ il@@ ing , but , to the contr@@ ary , b@@ es@@ to@@ wing a blessing . ”
Tru@@ e , your mate may l@@ ack certain qualities or a@@ bil@@ ities that your form@@ er sp@@ ouse had .
In some c@@ as@@ es these times of disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement are bri@@ ef .
Thus , they maintain stri@@ ct neu@@ tr@@ ality in pol@@ itical matters , even if some people view them as str@@ ang@@ ely out of place in to@@ da@@ y’s soci@@ ety .
They face an op@@ er@@ ation , and the do@@ ct@@ ors in a local ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al are un@@ willing or un@@ able to tre@@ at them without blood .
The re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 anointed ones make up that slave class today .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N age takes its t@@ ol@@ l , many become disa@@ b@@ led , is@@ ol@@ ated from others in soci@@ ety .
As Jehovah’s Witnesses , we have the ch@@ eri@@ shed privilege to praise God and share ze@@ al@@ ously in the Kingdom pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation work .
To support spiritual activities , full - time min@@ isters of Jehovah’s Witnesses were sent to the most affe@@ cted congregation , and the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er vis@@ ited the are@@ a re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly to provide emo@@ tional and spiritual support .
It appe@@ ars occasi@@ on@@ ally in the public e@@ dition of The Watchtower .
Is it prop@@ er to pray to Jesus ’ earthly mother , M@@ ary , or to par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar “ sa@@ in@@ ts , ” as@@ king them to inter@@ ce@@ de with God in one@@ ’s be@@ half ?
J@@ U@@ S@@ T four mil@@ es [ 6@@ .@@ 5 k@@ m ] nor@@ th@@ w@@ est of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th , the to@@ wn where Jesus was brought up , was a city that is never mentioned in the Go@@ sp@@ els .
In the next article , we will exam@@ ine the e@@ qu@@ ally dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c gro@@ w@@ th of God’s word in mo@@ der@@ n times .
No person or power can take it away from us .
By your words and actions , as@@ sure and reas@@ sure him that you care .
When I in@@ qui@@ red about this , I was told that he had once stu@@ died with Jehovah’s Witnesses , a religion un@@ known to me .
Because doing so pre@@ v@@ ents differ@@ ences from fes@@ ter@@ ing like an un@@ tre@@ ated , in@@ fe@@ cted w@@ ound .
But it is not eas@@ y to a@@ da@@ pt to new sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s .
You may re@@ adi@@ ly answer y@@ es , but why ? Mo@@ st people have not person@@ ally me@@ t him .
Many righ@@ the@@ ar@@ ted individuals want their loved ones to learn about God’s pur@@ pos@@ es and thus have a happy life .
Even Jesus could have felt that way .
Jehovah’s angels are par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly inter@@ ested in a special work that invol@@ ves us .
S@@ cho@@ la@@ r G@@ reg@@ g E@@ ast@@ er@@ bro@@ ok conclu@@ des : “ These are the s@@ or@@ ts of t@@ ou@@ ches that su@@ gg@@ est a gen@@ u@@ ine account , not my@@ th - building . ”
It said : “ The cour@@ ts must not fai@@ l on account of mer@@ ely ap@@ par@@ ent leg@@ al for@@ mal@@ ities ; but must seek and find ways in s@@ pite of the for@@ ma@@ l difficul@@ ties , to fulf@@ ill their high du@@ ties . ”
If the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der cho@@ o@@ ses one , the brother op@@ ens the tr@@ act and discus@@ ses what the Bible says about that question .
He lived bey@@ ond the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem at the hands of the Rom@@ an ar@@ mi@@ es .
That ver@@ sion also had transl@@ ation er@@ r@@ ors and ex@@ tr@@ a ver@@ ses that were not found in the ol@@ des@@ t man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts .
20 : 23 ; John 5 : 30 ; 1 C@@ or .
I did not know that it was possible to keep fun@@ c@@ tion@@ ing for so long while being so we@@ ak from ex@@ ha@@ us@@ tion ! ”
U@@ se your i@@ mag@@ in@@ ation .
L@@ ik@@ ely you too are under@@ going tri@@ als of one kind or another .
The gro@@ w@@ th they wit@@ ness@@ ed has been imp@@ res@@ sive .
We should ne@@ i@@ ther listen to such go@@ s@@ si@@ p nor s@@ pre@@ ad it .
Jehovah God’s gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous invit@@ ation is : “ Let anyone th@@ ir@@ sting come ; let anyone that wi@@ sh@@ es take li@@ fe@@ ’s water free . ” ​ — Revelation 22 : 1 , 2 , 17 .
; C@@ an@@ al@@ ita , L .
( b ) What situation in first - century Corin@@ th may have ca@@ used some to be un@@ sure of the way in which to walk ?
The situation of fellow Christians , however , is different , and so is their spirit .
How can you help your children ?
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously not .
In rest@@ or@@ ing one@@ ’s relationship with Jehovah , prayer is a must .
D@@ el@@ a@@ ying in Gal@@ ile@@ e for some time , Jesus go@@ es up to Jerusalem “ not op@@ en@@ ly but as in se@@ cre@@ t . ”
So far , the E@@ C@@ H@@ R has consider@@ ed a to@@ tal of 39 c@@ as@@ es invol@@ ving Jehovah’s Witnesses , and it has rul@@ ed in our fav@@ or in 37 of them .
Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 .
* It will help us to keep our bal@@ ance .
And str@@ ang@@ ely en@@ ough , the ass@@ em@@ bly was held in the same the@@ ater where we had just attend@@ ed a ro@@ ck concer@@ t .
Ge@@ or@@ ge and Ru@@ th Pa@@ pp@@ as in the cir@@ cu@@ it work , 200@@ 1
A@@ my , for instance , ho@@ l@@ ds a uni@@ vers@@ ity de@@ gre@@ e in com@@ mer@@ ce and another in law .
Even if we are using the pri@@ m@@ ary meaning of “ mirac@@ le , ” thus refer@@ ring to things “ at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted to su@@ per@@ n@@ atur@@ al ag@@ enc@@ y , ” we can say that each of us has seen mirac@@ les .
Will ang@@ ry , cr@@ itical words ever mo@@ tiv@@ ate her to want to imp@@ ro@@ ve ? ’
It satis@@ fied our hu@@ ng@@ er . ”
What will ha@@ p@@ pen to the we@@ e@@ ds , and when will that ev@@ ent occ@@ ur ?
N@@ ei@@ ther does it dep@@ end on your ability or even your physical strength .
It is not the am@@ ount we contribu@@ te that refle@@ cts our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to Jehovah .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the Scriptures help us to exam@@ ine what we are .
Of course , our dedic@@ ation is not to a work or to a human but to God himself .
C@@ learly , the fear of Jehovah is the ke@@ y to enjo@@ ying a long life and see@@ ing good .
Ther@@ efore , like David , we keep on supp@@ lic@@ ating Jehovah : “ Un@@ i@@ fy my heart . ” ​ — P@@ s .
and “ What kind of person do I want to mar@@ ry ? ”
M@@ ore than m@@ ere su@@ per@@ fi@@ cial con@@ vers@@ ation , confid@@ enti@@ al talk is an ex@@ change of gen@@ u@@ ine thoughts and feelings .
Peter go@@ es on to say : “ H@@ on@@ or men of all s@@ or@@ ts , have love for the whole associ@@ ation of brothers , be in fear of God , have honor for the king . ”
Even people in less difficult circumstances often see little point in making pl@@ ans for t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
( b ) What kind of H@@ el@@ per is Jehovah ?
What made the apostle so sure that Jesus was ali@@ ve ?
Although their ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds were different , Paul accepted all his brothers as “ God’s bel@@ o@@ ved ones . ”
T@@ e@@ aching by example is another way to show our will@@ ing@@ ness to serve others .
Consider what the Bible says on this sub@@ ject , and com@@ pare those st@@ at@@ ements with what re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers have dis@@ co@@ vered .
As you likely know from your study of the Bible , it is Satan the Devil who ta@@ un@@ ts Jehovah .
A man in a bu@@ ri@@ al place The cor@@ p@@ se of a man who had rec@@ ently died was ha@@ st@@ ily left in the same bu@@ ri@@ al place where Eli@@ sh@@ a@@ ’s b@@ ones la@@ y .
I@@ r@@ ene@@ ’s letter arri@@ ved the next day .
Ex@@ c@@ it@@ e@@ dly , she told me that she had been d@@ ri@@ ving and ad@@ mi@@ ring the coun@@ tr@@ y@@ side when su@@ d@@ den@@ ly she started to pray out l@@ ou@@ d : “ T@@ ell me , Who is the true God ?
Jehovah is with us too .
( b ) Why was Jesus ’ courage exc@@ ep@@ tional ?
Jehovah comman@@ ded that wi@@ do@@ ws and fa@@ ther@@ less bo@@ ys be inclu@@ ded in the n@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s an@@ nu@@ al fes@@ tiv@@ als , where they could enjoy associ@@ ation with fellow Israelites .
The most direc@@ t way to receive God’s holy spirit is to ask for it .
They were still in the gro@@ wing se@@ as@@ on , and the arrang@@ ement for a ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l to provide spiritual food was still taking shap@@ e .
14 - 16 . ( a ) Why should we make the purpose of our vis@@ it clear to the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der ?
The Jesus S@@ em@@ in@@ ar has declar@@ ed that its re@@ sear@@ ch on the Go@@ sp@@ els is “ not b@@ ound by the di@@ ct@@ ates of ch@@ urch coun@@ c@@ il@@ s . ”
A R@@ o@@ y@@ al P@@ ri@@ es@@ tho@@ od to B@@ ene@@ f@@ it All M@@ an@@ kind
A@@ no@@ ther time , the special occasi@@ on was a show@@ ing of the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama of C@@ re@@ ation . ”
The whole experience is a m@@ ol@@ ding , shap@@ ing , and ref@@ ining of the heart and person@@ ality to con@@ form more clo@@ sel@@ y to the example of Christ Jesus .
My husband seem@@ s to be inter@@ ested in just the end result . ”
So , rather than tell God what to do , we should try to understand his requi@@ re@@ ments by reading the Bible .
Although Saul was re@@ je@@ cted by Jehovah after rul@@ ing a little over two years , he was allow@@ ed to continue rul@@ ing for 38 more years , until his death . ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
They did not go following after the crow@@ d .
S@@ he@@ c@@ he@@ m la@@ y about 50 mil@@ es ( 8@@ 0 k@@ m ) to the nor@@ th of He@@ br@@ on .
She has been married to him for some time , so she kno@@ ws how he wants them to use the money they have .
Me@@ an@@ while , Ca@@ in too s@@ ought God’s blessing and fav@@ or , pre@@ par@@ ing an o@@ ffering from his cro@@ ps .
It is appro@@ pri@@ ate for each of us to ask God for “ an obedi@@ ent heart , ” as did King Solomon .
R@@ es@@ olu@@ te but res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful , three Hebrews cho@@ se to ple@@ ase God
B@@ ack then , the special pioneer requi@@ re@@ ment was 1@@ 50 h@@ our@@ s a mon@@ th .
Ex@@ tre@@ me har@@ d@@ ship or fru@@ str@@ ation may cause people to l@@ as@@ h out at who@@ ever is around them .
How did women serve Jehovah in the past ?
A man of in@@ tri@@ gu@@ es keep@@ s sen@@ ding for@@ th con@@ ten@@ tion , and a s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ er is se@@ par@@ ating those famili@@ ar with one another . ” ​ — Proverbs 16 : 27 , 28 .
For a number of years , our public@@ ations have explained that Go@@ g of Ma@@ go@@ g is the name given to Satan the Devil after his ou@@ ster from heaven .
Be@@ fore ac@@ ting , God told Moses : “ Sa@@ y to the sons of Israel , ‘ I am Jehovah , and I shall certainly bring you out from under the bur@@ den@@ s of the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans and deli@@ ver you from their sla@@ very , and I shall in@@ deed rec@@ la@@ im you with an out@@ st@@ re@@ t@@ ched ar@@ m and with great judg@@ ments .
A@@ m@@ ong the more famili@@ ar are sa@@ ff@@ r@@ on , al@@ o@@ e , bal@@ sa@@ m , c@@ in@@ nam@@ on , f@@ ran@@ k@@ inc@@ en@@ se , and my@@ r@@ r@@ h .
Their number , 14@@ 4@@ ,000 , is under@@ sto@@ od liter@@ ally for sever@@ al reas@@ ons .
Some Israelites vie@@ wed the temple as a tal@@ is@@ man that would prote@@ ct them from enem@@ ies .
She says that during that difficult time , she felt the loving hand of Jehovah .
( b ) What do we learn from God’s deal@@ ings with his cho@@ s@@ en nation ?
Still , ap@@ pl@@ ying the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ vice , we wor@@ ked out our differ@@ ences and enjo@@ yed succ@@ ess as pioneer par@@ t@@ n@@ ers .
A W@@ i@@ des@@ pre@@ ad B@@ eli@@ ef
So let us consider some fac@@ t@@ ors that may requi@@ re attention in our lives .
W@@ om@@ en we@@ aring b@@ righ@@ tly col@@ ored w@@ ra@@ p s@@ ki@@ r@@ ts walk gr@@ ace@@ fully along the side of the ro@@ ad with large bun@@ d@@ les on their he@@ a@@ ds .
H@@ ere they had pray@@ ed coun@@ t@@ less times to their bel@@ o@@ ved God , Jehovah .
Why must we fle@@ e from “ the love of money ” ?
S@@ ome@@ times because of bom@@ b@@ ing or other difficul@@ ties , some of the brothers could not get to the meeting place , but we never can@@ c@@ el@@ ed a meeting . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , the we@@ al@@ thy may exc@@ la@@ im : “ H@@ app@@ y is the people for whom it is just like that ! ”
“ He is not far off from each one of us , ” the apostle Paul as@@ sures us .
This is the covenant that form@@ s a leg@@ al bas@@ is for them to rule with Jesus in heaven .
As we have consider@@ ed , we want to keep c@@ learly in mind why we should have hear@@ t@@ felt respect for fellow believers .
A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il@@ ’s in@@ iti@@ ative thus sa@@ ved the lives of many and pre@@ ven@@ ted David from be@@ coming b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ ty .
Be@@ ing “ hum@@ ble in mind ” pla@@ ys a ke@@ y ro@@ le in keep@@ ing that st@@ re@@ am f@@ low@@ ing .
A con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary hist@@ ori@@ an no@@ ted : “ He fore@@ told the E@@ mp@@ er@@ or@@ ’s f@@ all in com@@ mon@@ place , vu@@ l@@ g@@ ar language , saying , ‘ I ra@@ ised you up , you im@@ be@@ c@@ ile ; but I@@ ’@@ l@@ l bre@@ ak you . ’ ”
To keep our hope ali@@ ve , we must foc@@ us our attention and cen@@ ter our lives on the coming “ day of Jehovah . ”
Davi@@ d’s bad attitude affe@@ cted his spe@@ e@@ ch .
We high@@ ly value life ​ — our own and that of others .
He was likely well - inform@@ ed about con@@ di@@ tions in Israel , and he may have been knowle@@ d@@ ge@@ able about neigh@@ bor@@ ing nations as a result of his deal@@ ings with travel@@ ing mer@@ ch@@ ants .
They would also never tell someone el@@ se that he too has been anointed and should star@@ t e@@ ating the bre@@ ad and dr@@ in@@ king the w@@ ine at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al .
( 3 ) T@@ ra@@ in your children in har@@ mony with the Scriptures .
But all of us individu@@ ally need to make sure that we do our very best to remain in God’s love .
What a less@@ on we can learn about the import@@ ance of le@@ an@@ ing on Jehovah !
Then as now , cho@@ o@@ sing any ma@@ ster other than Jehovah lea@@ ds to disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment , even sh@@ ame . ​ — Psalm 25 : 3 ; 1@@ 15 : 4 - 8 .
Jesus was born on De@@ c@@ ember 25 .
Re@@ as@@ ons for Ch@@ eri@@ shing Jehovah’s Law
22 : 36 - 40 .
As Christians , we have faith in God and in his Son .
They re@@ present for@@ ces in heaven that were involved in the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem and that will also be involved in the des@@ tru@@ ction of Satan’s wicked world at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
If he re@@ bu@@ ff@@ s you , wa@@ it a sh@@ ort time and try again .
During 200@@ 5 , for example , the good news was pre@@ ached in 2@@ 35 lands and , on a@@ ver@@ age , over 6@@ ,@@ 0@@ 6@@ 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 Bible stu@@ dies were condu@@ cted .
After the F@@ lood , he was moved by faith to offer ani@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es .
V@@ ol@@ ta@@ i@@ re , of course , was not the first one to bring up questions about God .
The Bible says : “ Jehovah is near to those that are bro@@ ken at heart ; and those who are c@@ ru@@ shed in spirit he sa@@ ves . ”
These men valu@@ ed their God - given assign@@ ments .
In refer@@ ence to the first marriage , God’s own Son , Jesus , stated : “ What God has yo@@ ked together let no man put ap@@ ar@@ t . ”
De@@ ep down , I knew that something was mis@@ sing .
Me@@ g@@ an : Of course , it@@ ’s imp@@ os@@ sible for us to say ex@@ ac@@ tly how God felt on that day .
He “ form@@ ed it to be in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted . ”
Ru@@ th fac@@ es vi@@ r@@ tually the same di@@ le@@ m@@ ma .
And how can we displa@@ y godly di@@ gn@@ ity ?
The psalmist David pon@@ der@@ ed the bre@@ v@@ ity of life and was moved to pray : “ Ca@@ use me , O Jehovah , to know my end , and the me@@ asure of my days ​ — what it is , that I may know how tr@@ an@@ si@@ ent I am .
After pra@@ ying all night , Jesus ga@@ ther@@ ed his disciples and from among them cho@@ se 12 apostles .
But once ar@@ ous@@ ed , these feelings can cause you to ru@@ n ag@@ r@@ ound .
Rather , it is the spirit in which we give .
“ The pe@@ ace@@ able ” are id@@ enti@@ fied by what they will do and by what they will not do .
[ Di@@ ag@@ ra@@ m / P@@ ic@@ tures on page 6 , 7 ]
To you they cri@@ ed out , and they got away sa@@ fe ; in you they tru@@ sted , and they did not come to sh@@ ame . ”
A@@ part from Go@@ th@@ ic , there was still a L@@ at@@ in di@@ al@@ e@@ ct wi@@ d@@ ely spo@@ ken in S@@ pain , which later gave bir@@ th to the Rom@@ ance langu@@ ages spo@@ ken on the I@@ b@@ eri@@ an Pen@@ in@@ su@@ la .
Let us dist@@ ance ourselves from the pr@@ ou@@ d by ac@@ ting hum@@ bly .
One of the first less@@ ons I learned was that kind pers@@ ist@@ ence can bring re@@ war@@ ds .
No won@@ der that Jesus Christ told his disciples : “ I am giving you a new comman@@ d@@ ment , that you love one another ; just as I have loved you , that you also love one another .
E@@ spe@@ cially in moral matters , the ch@@ ur@@ ches have become qu@@ ite li@@ ber@@ al , as mentioned in the op@@ ening article .
For I do not prac@@ tice what I wish , but I do what I h@@ ate . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Jehovah’s per@@ mit@@ ting a certain in@@ justice may give off@@ end@@ ers time to rep@@ ent .
18 , 19 . ( a ) What attitu@@ des must we a@@ do@@ pt and what attitu@@ des must we avoid in order to remain spiritually heal@@ thy ?
I can face the future without fear because my heavenly Father still helps me .
The city may have te@@ em@@ ed with h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of people .
“ However , the bul@@ le@@ ts pas@@ sed between us .
What we have consider@@ ed from the book of Romans might se@@ em to pa@@ in@@ t a g@@ ri@@ m pi@@ c@@ ture of the human situation before the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty , including our@@ s .
A@@ mi@@ d his a@@ ff@@ lic@@ tions , the prophet re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed God’s mer@@ ci@@ es .
A@@ no@@ ther bi@@ g proble@@ m James and John have is that they want to be first , to be the most important .
S@@ ad@@ ly , from then on Israel had a hist@@ ory of making v@@ ow@@ s to God that they later bro@@ ke . ​ — Nu@@ m .
What can we say , however , about those who died at other times in hist@@ ory ?
I had attend@@ ed an ass@@ em@@ bly there 6@@ 5 years ear@@ li@@ er .
An@@ cho@@ red by T@@ im@@ eless V@@ alu@@ es
Yet , Jesus did more .
In fact , we deci@@ ded to pioneer .
No matter what we deci@@ de , however , nothing will sto@@ p God from fully accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing his purpose for this earth and mankind .
What did Jesus do at the t@@ om@@ b of La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ?
At the su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion of he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters , we de@@ par@@ ted for Ri@@ o de J@@ an@@ ei@@ r@@ o .
Jesus told P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate that He had come to the earth to be@@ ar witness to the truth .
When I showed her some liter@@ ature , she pointed to one book and said : “ I have that one .
Some individuals show very little si@@ gn of dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness even after con@@ sum@@ ing a number of dr@@ in@@ ks .
The Bible acc@@ ur@@ ately descri@@ bes these as “ hard to de@@ al with , ” especially for dedic@@ ated Christians . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 5 .
Yes , God gr@@ ants for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess only to those who fre@@ ely for@@ give others .
Yes , parents can have a powerful influ@@ ence on their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s cho@@ ice .
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ le 3 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 12 - 16
It is also fru@@ str@@ ating to com@@ pare our sh@@ ort life sp@@ an with the un@@ en@@ ding re@@ pet@@ iti@@ on of these c@@ y@@ c@@ les .
O@@ ther cou@@ ples who have the ability to pro@@ du@@ ce off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing deci@@ de not to do so .
3 , 4 . ( a ) How are many today dis@@ res@@ pe@@ cting both marriage and Jehovah God ?
Such in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy can righ@@ tly f@@ ill emo@@ tional and physical needs .
After the comple@@ tion of that preaching work , Satan’s emp@@ i@@ re would be destro@@ yed .
God in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted the ob@@ serv@@ ance of a we@@ ek@@ ly S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h after he deli@@ vered the Israelites from Egy@@ pt .
Why would a brother act as if he qu@@ ali@@ fied as an older man when in re@@ ality he did not ?
M@@ or@@ de@@ ca@@ i s@@ ought a leg@@ al so@@ lu@@ tion to the th@@ re@@ at cre@@ ated by H@@ am@@ an’s con@@ spi@@ rac@@ y . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 7 .
The value of tra@@ ining children from an early age can be seen in an example from V@@ ene@@ zu@@ ela .
( Read John 4 : 23 , 24 . )
Even though a righteous person makes the effort to do what is right , he at times er@@ r@@ s .
What ‘ wonderful thing ’ is promised ?
He thus made himself Satan , which means “ R@@ es@@ is@@ ter . ” ​ — Read Genesis 3 : 1 - 5 ; Revelation 12 : 9 .
It re@@ pres@@ ented the very for@@ ce of n@@ ature that b@@ es@@ to@@ wed its po@@ wers upon the w@@ in@@ ner .
So@@ on another blessing was ad@@ ded , as I got to know a faithful Christian sister , Kat@@ ina , who loved Jehovah and was very ac@@ tive in the preaching work .
• What can we learn from the way Jesus and other faithful ones re@@ ac@@ ted when under tri@@ al ?
E@@ spe@@ cially do we need to know what me@@ a@@ sures we can take to pre@@ v@@ ent en@@ v@@ y from contro@@ l@@ ling our lives .
5 : 11 - 14 ; 6 : 1 , 2
5 , 6 . ( a ) The apostles ’ ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ating the resurrection prom@@ p@@ ted what re@@ action ?
They ar@@ gu@@ e that children are be@@ coming involved in cri@@ m@@ es of every kind and school viol@@ ence is es@@ cal@@ ating day by day .
T@@ end@@ er@@ ness mo@@ ves us to want to make a differ@@ ence in the lives of others , especially those who may be like a b@@ ru@@ ised re@@ ed or a sm@@ ol@@ der@@ ing wi@@ ck .
H@@ as Jehovah helped you to over@@ come ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les , perhaps op@@ ening the way for you to ex@@ p@@ and your ministry ?
So after the conven@@ tions , we had conven@@ tion re@@ vie@@ ws in our ba@@ ck@@ y@@ ard for the benefit of those who had not been able to atten@@ d .
( 4 ) W@@ il@@ li@@ am@@ son , A .
As pro@@ per@@ ly instru@@ cted believers , we ac@@ tually exerc@@ ised our own will when we made a dedic@@ ation to God in prayer and got baptized .
Me@@ di@@ e@@ val E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an and A@@ ra@@ bi@@ c al@@ ch@@ em@@ ists sear@@ ched for and tri@@ ed to con@@ co@@ ct their own eli@@ x@@ ir@@ s of life .
Yes , along with love , faith , and godly fear , hope can be a powerful for@@ ce for good in our life .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , we remember to pray for our fellow believers .
While the Bible does not reve@@ al R@@ ac@@ hel@@ ’s mo@@ tive for the ex@@ change , she may have thought that the man@@ dr@@ ak@@ es would help her conc@@ ei@@ ve and end her re@@ pro@@ ach of being ba@@ r@@ re@@ n .
But which spirit would that be ?
Des@@ pite the relati@@ vely pri@@ m@@ iti@@ ve n@@ ature of medi@@ cal tre@@ at@@ ment in Jesus ’ day , he ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that there was some benefit to be der@@ i@@ ved from a physi@@ ci@@ an’s help .
I then dedic@@ ated my life to Jehovah God .
Go@@ ld dis@@ h re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting a h@@ un@@ ting sc@@ ene
What differ@@ ence does that make ?
Re@@ ally , Jehovah and his Son want us to succ@@ e@@ ed and gain everlasting life .
Jehovah invit@@ ed him to go up on M@@ ount Ho@@ re@@ b and stand before the people .
He took away all their privile@@ ges .
You will say : “ I will in@@ va@@ de the land of un@@ prote@@ cted set@@ t@@ le@@ ments . I will come against those living in se@@ cur@@ ity , without dis@@ tur@@ ban@@ ce , all of them living in set@@ t@@ le@@ ments un@@ prote@@ cted by w@@ alls , ba@@ r@@ s , or g@@ ates . ”
“ We deci@@ ded , no matter what the proble@@ m was , to for@@ give and for@@ get and give each day a f@@ res@@ h star@@ t . ”
A Q@@ u@@ e@@ en T@@ ak@@ es an In@@ ter@@ est in the Bible
Are you deal@@ ing with problems in your marriage ?
Many religi@@ ously inc@@ l@@ ined people felt that they could now pur@@ sue their religious con@@ vi@@ ctions .
To show that no effort to rule without him benef@@ its people .
“ F@@ i@@ er@@ ce . ”
They “ C@@ ome F@@ l@@ ying Just Like a C@@ l@@ ou@@ d ”
Moses coura@@ ge@@ ously cho@@ se the l@@ at@@ ter .
These turned out to be W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er public@@ ations left be@@ h@@ ind by the Witnesses .
Jehovah’s ang@@ el had appe@@ ared to the vi@@ r@@ g@@ in gi@@ r@@ l M@@ ary , saying : “ Ha@@ ve no fear , M@@ ary , for you have found fav@@ or with God ; and , look !
T@@ wel@@ ve years after his arri@@ val , Ne@@ h@@ emiah lea@@ ves Jerusalem to return to his du@@ ties with Ar@@ ta@@ x@@ er@@ x@@ es .
“ Today I fin@@ i@@ shed reading the 200@@ 2 Ye@@ ar@@ book .
While the ten@@ th part was brought year after year , we bring our all to Jehovah only once ​ — when we dedic@@ ate ourselves to him and sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze our dedic@@ ation by under@@ going water baptism .
However , faithful Christians sur@@ vi@@ ved because they he@@ e@@ ded Jesus ’ war@@ ning .
D@@ on@@ iz@@ ete says : “ Fa@@ thers need to show how much they tre@@ asure their own relationship with God .
What less@@ on can we learn from A@@ sa@@ p@@ h’s experience ?
How should we pray ?
The th@@ ir@@ d ke@@ y el@@ ement for a succ@@ ess@@ ful F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening is to make it enjo@@ y@@ able .
Such “ an inter@@ change of encourag@@ ement ” will strengthen you and make it e@@ asi@@ er for you to over@@ come any anxi@@ ety . ​ — Romans 1 : 12 .
As@@ k Jehovah’s Witnesses about what the Bible says regarding up@@ coming events .
Di@@ d A@@ be@@ l see that he too needed guid@@ ance , prote@@ ction , and care from S@@ ome@@ one far wis@@ er and more powerful than any human ?
However , during his ministry , Jesus also showed love in other ways .
One day in the year 2 B.C.E . , Jesus was brought to the temple by M@@ ary and Joseph , the inf@@ an@@ t’s mother and a@@ do@@ p@@ tive father .
Do you at times find it hard to star@@ t con@@ vers@@ ations in school about your faith ?
That kind of fi@@ shing requi@@ res hard work , organization , and many people working together . ​ — Luke 5 : 1 - 11 .
Jo@@ b@@ ’s words teach us a tend@@ er less@@ on about Jehovah : He has special att@@ ach@@ ment to those who , like Job , place themselves in his hands , allow@@ ing him to mo@@ ld and shap@@ e them into people who are desi@@ ra@@ ble in his eyes .
And the elders have the satis@@ fac@@ tion of see@@ ing others jo@@ y@@ fully follow the fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s of the Le@@ ad@@ er .
How did hope re@@ in@@ for@@ ce No@@ ah’s faith ?
The chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s mother was ob@@ serving the sc@@ ene and invit@@ ed us into her house , where she helped my wife wa@@ s@@ h her leg@@ s while the children cle@@ an@@ ed the di@@ r@@ ty sh@@ o@@ es .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 13 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 5@@ 2 , 5@@ 7
Yet , the brothers knew that with Jehovah’s blessing , it could be done .
And Jehovah’s ‘ re@@ tur@@ ning ’ to Israel me@@ ant his tur@@ ning fav@@ or@@ able attention to his people once again .
He is also the righ@@ t@@ ful S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn .
El@@ isha was not to succ@@ e@@ ed Eli@@ j@@ ah right away .
He re@@ je@@ cted Satan’s direc@@ t att@@ ac@@ ks on his loy@@ al@@ ty .
• C@@ ari@@ b@@ be@@ an re@@ gi@@ on
Jo@@ b@@ ’s wife and his three “ tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es@@ ome com@@ for@@ ters ” served the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s purpose at that time .
I was pe@@ tri@@ fied , but to my joy , one family listen@@ ed atten@@ tiv@@ ely and accepted the two boo@@ ks I offered .
In the family , for example , do you control things by we@@ i@@ ght of authority even when this means in@@ s@@ ist@@ ence on your own personal wh@@ im@@ s or f@@ an@@ ci@@ es ?
At age 40 , by which time Moses could have become thor@@ ough@@ ly Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an , he ‘ went out to look at the bur@@ den@@ s his brothers were be@@ aring . ’
So El@@ isha says : ‘ This is no time to accept money and clo@@ th@@ es ! ’
What a responsi@@ bility parents have toward their min@@ or children !
The sc@@ op@@ e of the preaching work ref@@ ers to the wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad preaching of the good news around the world to all the nations .
Since 19@@ 39 , the co@@ ver of each is@@ sue of The Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine has displa@@ yed the words “ An@@ n@@ oun@@ c@@ ing Jehovah’s Kingdom . ”
For that reason Jehovah’s Witnesses are fully im@@ mer@@ sed in the pro@@ du@@ ction and dist@@ ribu@@ tion of Bi@@ bl@@ es and Bible - study a@@ i@@ ds in 3@@ 40 langu@@ ages .
S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then One A@@ no@@ ther
Th@@ an@@ ks to Jehovah’s love for mankind , many people living high on the An@@ de@@ an Al@@ ti@@ pl@@ an@@ o are be@@ coming part of the thr@@ ong that gl@@ ori@@ fi@@ es his ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic house of true worship . ​ — H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 2 : 7 .
He pro@@ claim@@ s in a l@@ ou@@ d vo@@ ice : “ F@@ e@@ ar God and give him glory , because the h@@ our of the judgment by him has arri@@ ved . ”
The message of the Bible is therefore not mer@@ ely the personal vie@@ ws or experi@@ ences of the humans whom God used as his p@@ en@@ men .
S@@ ur@@ ely Jehovah and his Son are wor@@ th every bi@@ t of the time and en@@ er@@ gy we can devo@@ te to pra@@ ising them ! Th@@ ink of it !
How did Abraham gain experience that streng@@ th@@ ened his faith in Jehovah ?
P@@ R@@ A@@ Y F@@ O@@ R A W@@ I@@ S@@ E AN@@ D O@@ B@@ E@@ DI@@ EN@@ T H@@ E@@ A@@ R@@ T
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , a question later ar@@ ose : Di@@ d Jehovah requi@@ re such G@@ ent@@ il@@ es to get circum@@ c@@ ised after they became Christians ?
Al@@ so , in Jo@@ b@@ ’s day , Satan spoke with God .
His ma@@ in concer@@ n is the gl@@ ori@@ fic@@ ation of his heavenly Father , and this har@@ mon@@ iz@@ es with the first re@@ qu@@ est in Jesus ’ mo@@ de@@ l prayer : “ Father , let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied . ”
We are truly gr@@ ate@@ ful to know how to give honor Jehovah’s way .
But obey them especially because your heavenly Father , Jehovah God , says to do so .
My parents in R@@ o@@ ch@@ es@@ ter , N@@ Y
“ It is clear that inc@@ reas@@ ingly , children are t@@ ar@@ ge@@ ts , not in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ al ca@@ su@@ al@@ ties , of ar@@ m@@ ed con@@ f@@ li@@ ct , ” no@@ tes G@@ ra@@ ç@@ a M@@ ac@@ he@@ l , the Un@@ ited N@@ ations Se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary - Gen@@ er@@ al@@ ’s Ex@@ per@@ t on the I@@ mp@@ act of Ar@@ m@@ ed Con@@ f@@ li@@ cts on Ch@@ il@@ dren .
As u@@ su@@ al , it was ra@@ ining .
At times , this st@@ ress ca@@ used us to cl@@ as@@ h . ”
We are over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed when we consider all that Jehovah has done in our be@@ half .
Let me ask you this : From what you know about God’s requi@@ re@@ ments , when a person pra@@ ys , in who@@ se name should he offer the prayer ?
Like a father who re@@ mo@@ ves the cause of his chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s suffering and d@@ ries their eyes , Jehovah takes great joy in br@@ ing@@ ing Ad@@ am@@ ic death to nothing !
Paul could have reas@@ oned : ‘ Those brothers pre@@ vi@@ ously instru@@ cted me to leave Jerusalem when my life was th@@ reat@@ ened .
S@@ ex@@ u@@ al mor@@ ality is no longer thought of as a vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e in this world .
That is why he said : “ I am the resurrection . ”
F@@ in@@ ding R@@ eli@@ ef From Y@@ ou@@ th@@ ful Des@@ pa@@ ir
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , on li@@ br@@ ary sh@@ el@@ ves are found milli@@ ons of pages in refer@@ ence works co@@ ver@@ ing vi@@ r@@ tually every field of human end@@ e@@ av@@ or .
The O@@ ut@@ come Is C@@ er@@ tain
26 They Bro@@ ke F@@ ree From F@@ al@@ se R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on
Their concer@@ n ? Wh@@ ich one of them seem@@ ed to be great@@ est !
As loving shepher@@ ds , they end@@ e@@ av@@ or to buil@@ d up the flo@@ ck by provi@@ ding instru@@ ction , direction , and re@@ pro@@ of when needed .
Christ’s loyal “ other sheep ” ke@@ en@@ ly a@@ wa@@ it their K@@ ing@@ ’s appro@@ ving declar@@ ation : “ C@@ ome , you who have been bless@@ ed by my Father , in@@ her@@ it the [ earthly Par@@ adise real@@ m of the ] kingdom pre@@ pared for you from the f@@ oun@@ ding of the world . ”
A loving par@@ ent does not over@@ look his chil@@ d’s fa@@ ul@@ ts .
What did wicked King A@@ ha@@ b refu@@ se to ac@@ knowledge ?
• Do I ten@@ d to be ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent@@ ative ?
L@@ isten to Dis@@ cer@@ n F@@ e@@ el@@ ings
I@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ ally , it had to do with the ob@@ serv@@ ance of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
Because “ Jehovah kno@@ ws how to deli@@ ver people of godly devo@@ tion out of tri@@ al . ”
“ W@@ he@@ ther they [ most g@@ am@@ bl@@ ers ] ad@@ mit it or not , ” wr@@ ites co@@ lum@@ n@@ ist J . Phil@@ li@@ p V@@ o@@ g@@ el , “ before the action ge@@ ts going they se@@ cre@@ tly dre@@ am of tur@@ ning wh@@ atever st@@ ake they have ​ — even if it@@ ’s only a few do@@ l@@ l@@ ars — ​ into a w@@ in@@ d@@ f@@ all . ”
In A@@ m@@ st@@ er@@ dam , H@@ ol@@ land ( now Ne@@ ther@@ lands ) , I went into a po@@ st of@@ fice to ask where I could find them .
These were not o@@ pa@@ que st@@ ones that shin@@ e from their sur@@ face .
This is another way that our loving Father , through his Word , off@@ ers support and comfort to those experi@@ enc@@ ing tri@@ bul@@ ation .
To a large de@@ gre@@ e , they sur@@ vi@@ ved because they s@@ ought refu@@ ge in their well - con@@ stru@@ cted Kingdom H@@ alls .
But if you p@@ lo@@ t out your course a@@ head of time , bas@@ ing your decisions on the tru@@ ths and principles found in God’s Word , you will not be temp@@ ted to head in the wrong direction . ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
To be sure , not all famili@@ es will make the same decisions .
The un@@ who@@ les@@ ome influ@@ ence of Juda@@ h’s pr@@ inc@@ es also led the king to turn a de@@ a@@ f e@@ ar to God’s prophe@@ ts , one of whom was Jeho@@ i@@ a@@ da@@ ’s son Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah , who coura@@ ge@@ ously re@@ proved Jeho@@ as@@ h and the people for their dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
W@@ om@@ en contribu@@ ted mi@@ r@@ r@@ ors for the f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c@@ ation of a sac@@ red cop@@ per bas@@ in and its stand .
One day Si@@ x@@ tu@@ s told him : “ My son , ask wh@@ atever you want , and we will give it to you . ”
A@@ no@@ ther who lost foc@@ us was De@@ ma@@ s , who was a compan@@ ion of the apostle Paul .
If we are to car@@ ry out this bless@@ ed activ@@ ity to Jehovah’s praise , we must maintain an hon@@ or@@ able standing before him and his Son .
En@@ l@@ ist the help of your parents or other matu@@ re Christians .
I wor@@ ked in the Ser@@ vice De@@ par@@ t@@ ment , and S@@ us@@ an in the la@@ un@@ d@@ ry .
( Read Luke 4 : 22 . )
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the one who condu@@ cts needs to keep in mind that his ro@@ le is , not to over@@ wh@@ el@@ m , but to comple@@ ment the expres@@ sions of praise that are offered by the congregation .
C@@ y@@ ri@@ l Lu@@ car@@ is direc@@ ted the first Greek transl@@ ation of the complete Christian Greek Scriptures in 1@@ 6@@ 30
Our great@@ est privilege ​ — doing Jehovah’s work !
One mission@@ ary cou@@ ple who have sp@@ ent over 21 years in the C@@ ongo have helped 60 people to dedic@@ ation and baptism .
“ But rather the giving of than@@ ks . ” ​ — 5 : 4 .
What an en@@ or@@ m@@ ous lo@@ ss that would be !
I was soon brought down to earth when the co@@ t@@ ta@@ ge turned out to be a c@@ el@@ la@@ r !
A person beg@@ ins to follow Christ and fully sub@@ ject himself to the will of God when he dedic@@ ates himself to God .
That is why the Bible direc@@ ts us to ad@@ d@@ ress our prayers only to Jehovah , doing so in the name of Jesus . ​ — Psalm 6@@ 9 : 13 ; John 14 : 6 , 13 .
The important requi@@ re@@ ment regarding ani@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed that Jesus ’ sacrifice would be spo@@ t@@ less and un@@ ble@@ mi@@ shed and that Jehovah would sacrifice what was best and de@@ are@@ st to him in order to re@@ de@@ em mankind . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
What makes our bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od uni@@ que ?
He wanted them to r@@ ely on the S@@ ource of lasting ri@@ ches ​ — Jehovah .
The fact that the word pa@@ ·@@ r@@ ou@@ ·@@ si@@ ʹ@@ a ref@@ ers to an ex@@ tend@@ ed peri@@ od of time har@@ mon@@ iz@@ es with what Jesus said with reg@@ ard to his pres@@ ence .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , a strong b@@ ond was for@@ ged between Jehovah and Jesus as they wor@@ ked together in cre@@ ating all other things .
Since the Bible teach@@ es the best way of life , expla@@ ins the only sure hope for mankind , and poin@@ ts out how to become ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with God , milli@@ ons have found that stud@@ ying the Bible and understanding what it says is an im@@ me@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble ple@@ asure .
He said : “ I am giving you a new comman@@ d@@ ment , that you love one another ; just as I have loved you , that you also love one another .
What did she do to pre@@ pare her@@ self ?
I have seen for my@@ self the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l un@@ ity of Jehovah’s Witnesses as I have travel@@ ed the world .
However , en r@@ ou@@ te to In@@ dia , the ship trans@@ por@@ ting the prin@@ ting materi@@ als and a consi@@ gn@@ ment of P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese Bi@@ bl@@ es was cap@@ tur@@ ed by Fr@@ en@@ ch pi@@ r@@ ates and ev@@ en@@ tually a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned in the por@@ t of Ri@@ o de J@@ an@@ ei@@ r@@ o , B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
Hence , the com@@ ment made at the beg@@ in@@ ning of this st@@ ory .
Mo@@ st of us are not stri@@ ving to get rich , but like the wi@@ do@@ w of Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath , we do want to put food on the table .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , some 40 years after C@@ o@@ o@@ li@@ d@@ ge@@ ’s pre@@ si@@ d@@ enc@@ y , the K@@ er@@ ner Com@@ mis@@ sion , appointed to study r@@ ace rel@@ ations , expres@@ sed fe@@ ars that the Un@@ ited St@@ ates would in@@ ev@@ it@@ ab@@ ly become two soci@@ e@@ ties : “ one bl@@ ack , one wh@@ ite — se@@ par@@ ate and un@@ e@@ qu@@ al . ”
This may expla@@ in why , on an ear@@ li@@ er occasi@@ on , R@@ ac@@ he@@ l took her fa@@ ther’s ter@@ ap@@ him i@@ ma@@ ges and why he was so anxi@@ ous to rec@@ over them .
Mo@@ st important of all , their ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary marriage will honor our pra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy God , Jehovah .
For example , there were la@@ ws regarding marriage cu@@ st@@ om@@ s , including pol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ y , and the Israelites were not allow@@ ed to mar@@ ry false worshipp@@ ers .
Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ ism also claim@@ s that the po@@ pe is inf@@ al@@ li@@ ble in matters of do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine when he speak@@ s e@@ x ca@@ the@@ dr@@ a , or in an of@@ fi@@ cial cap@@ ac@@ ity .
This is not sur@@ pris@@ ing , for David is tal@@ king about how God helped him to end@@ ure ad@@ vers@@ ity .
For instance , she taught me that in the future , God will make the earth a par@@ adise in which all people will enjoy perfect spiritual , men@@ tal , and physical health .
Ther@@ efore , much of what this world prom@@ o@@ tes r@@ un@@ s coun@@ ter to the standards set for@@ th in the Bible .
▪ M@@ ake use of the boo@@ k@@ ’s inter@@ ac@@ tive fe@@ atu@@ res .
The ev@@ ening before the es@@ ca@@ pe@@ e arri@@ ved , Jehovah “ pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to o@@ pen [ E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s ] m@@ ou@@ th . . . , and [ he ] proved to be spe@@ e@@ ch@@ less no longer . ”
D@@ on@@ iz@@ ete says : “ It is a real chall@@ enge to make family Bible study enjo@@ y@@ able .
It is clo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated to faith and love .
Des@@ pite our we@@ ak@@ nesses and imper@@ fe@@ ctions , Jehovah is pleas@@ ed to use us as his fellow work@@ ers .
You benef@@ ited when c@@ ited s@@ crip@@ tures were read and discus@@ sed .
▪ How important is the new bir@@ th ?
In class I always ra@@ ise my hand and tell what I have learned from the Bible .
O@@ thers wor@@ ry about lo@@ sing control , con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that you@@ ng@@ er ones cannot do things as well .
So a Christian pon@@ ders the needs of fellow believers and as@@ ks himself what he can do to f@@ ill those needs . ​ — 1 John 3 : 17 .
One of Jehovah’s most loyal servants was David , who was a young man when he was anointed as the future king of Israel .
A@@ n out@@ standing example in this respect was given by Jesus himself after his death and resurrection .
Re@@ call that in order to indic@@ ate how wrong it is to be over@@ cr@@ itical , Jesus asked : “ Why , then , do you look at the st@@ ra@@ w in your bro@@ ther’s e@@ ye , but do not consider the ra@@ f@@ ter in your own e@@ ye ?
“ For all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity M@@ ary will remember that she s@@ at at Jesus ’ fe@@ et and listen@@ ed one - on - one to wonderful spiritual tru@@ ths ​ — all because she made a good cho@@ ice . ”
Of special no@@ te are the young men and women who are like ref@@ re@@ shing mor@@ ning “ de@@ w@@ d@@ ro@@ ps . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 10 : 3 .
I don@@ ’t think the ch@@ urch can help you .
Be determined to make the heart of your parents rejo@@ ice !
Be@@ ck@@ y feel@@ s that many blessings have come to her because she has exer@@ ted her@@ self to atten@@ d Christian meetings regul@@ arly .
Mark was doub@@ t@@ less g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed by this experience .
To prove that faith in Jesus ’ sacrifice is su@@ peri@@ or to works of Law , Paul high@@ ligh@@ ts the exc@@ el@@ l@@ enc@@ y of Christi@@ an@@ it@@ y’s F@@ oun@@ der , his pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od , his sacrifice , and the new covenant .
The men@@ tion of sacrific@@ es thus ad@@ ded for@@ ce and per@@ su@@ asi@@ ven@@ ess to Moses ’ in@@ s@@ ist@@ ence that Israel be allow@@ ed to go away to sacrifice to Jehovah .
“ Let us consider one another to inc@@ ite to love and fine works , not for@@ s@@ ak@@ ing the ga@@ ther@@ ing of ourselves together , as some have the cu@@ sto@@ m , but encourag@@ ing one another , and all the more so as you b@@ eho@@ ld the day dra@@ wing near . ”
A@@ no@@ ther Bible verse says : “ The prayer of the u@@ pri@@ ght is a ple@@ asure to H@@ im . ” ​ — Proverbs 15 : 8 .
“ The S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah , ” wrote the ancient prophet A@@ mo@@ s , “ will not do a thing un@@ less he has reve@@ aled his confid@@ enti@@ al matter to his servants the prophe@@ ts . ”
For example , the Jewish hist@@ ori@@ an F@@ la@@ vi@@ us Jose@@ ph@@ us said of a Jewish se@@ ct : “ S@@ we@@ aring they avoid , regarding it as wor@@ se than per@@ j@@ ur@@ y , for they say that one who is not believ@@ ed without an appe@@ al to God stan@@ ds con@@ dem@@ ned already . ”
After all , if Jesus ’ words do in@@ deed cons@@ titu@@ te a comm@@ and , he would be or@@ der@@ ing us to do something bey@@ ond our control .
Yes , you will make God’s k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys ex@@ ul@@ t as you loy@@ ally s@@ tic@@ k to your assign@@ ments . ”
F@@ ol@@ ake went on to wr@@ ite about blessings of the Kingdom that she especially loo@@ ks for@@ ward to .
It at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ts pre@@ y . ​ — K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe , page 1@@ 11 .
En@@ courage the stud@@ ent to pray to Jehovah for the wisdom to understand His Word and the strength to apply its counsel .
Be mo@@ des@@ t in d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing
S@@ ad@@ ly , during hard e@@ con@@ om@@ ic times , some have sacrific@@ ed their spiritu@@ ality in order to maintain the stan@@ d@@ ard of living to which they had gro@@ wn acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed .
How to Sh@@ are in the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised In@@ her@@ it@@ ance
If we did not ask him to for@@ give us , it would be like refu@@ sing to wa@@ s@@ h our hands when they are di@@ r@@ ty .
It is es@@ tim@@ ated that by 19@@ 13 , Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l@@ ’s ser@@ m@@ ons were re@@ aching 1@@ 5@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 read@@ ers by means of 2@@ ,000 new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers !
Many of the reas@@ ons are high@@ ligh@@ ted in the 2@@ 7@@ th Psalm , which is the bas@@ is for this article .
( Read Matthew 6 : 22 , 23 . )
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 7@@ 7 , 7@@ 9
A number of Christians serve in the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work or in Bethel ho@@ m@@ es full - time .
We are encoura@@ ged by one ano@@ ther’s faith through our regul@@ ar pres@@ ence at Christian meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions .
How does he purpose to re@@ me@@ dy the situation ? When ?
A@@ ga@@ inst your people they c@@ un@@ n@@ ingly car@@ ry on their confid@@ enti@@ al talk . . .
“ Be obedi@@ ent in everything to those who are your ma@@ st@@ ers in a fle@@ sh@@ ly sense , not with ac@@ ts of e@@ ye - service , as men pleas@@ ers , but with s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity of heart , with fear of Jehovah . ”
In the con@@ text of this verse , it may be that these par@@ ts are being cont@@ ra@@ sted with the “ b@@ ones ” ​ — the bo@@ d@@ y’s more so@@ li@@ d com@@ pon@@ ents .
J@@ im says that the congregation kin@@ dly wel@@ com@@ ed him and that their love helped him to change his thinking .
Pa@@ y A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion to God’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ tic Word
“ They are not Witnesses , and my husband is still in sh@@ o@@ ck at what he is see@@ ing . ”
Se@@ cond , let us discus@@ s the ro@@ le of Jehovah’s holy spirit , or ac@@ tive for@@ ce , in making us comple@@ t@@ ely e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed .
Th@@ ough the Bible is not a fin@@ an@@ cial gu@@ ide@@ book , its practic@@ al counsel on h@@ and@@ ling such matters has proved help@@ ful to milli@@ ons worl@@ d@@ wide .
C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ously , he sent a cop@@ y of his transl@@ ation to the D@@ ut@@ ch gover@@ nor - gener@@ al in B@@ at@@ a@@ vi@@ a to have it publi@@ shed .
The ob@@ serv@@ ant king continu@@ es : “ Lo@@ ok !
He and C@@ al@@ e@@ b fir@@ m@@ ly said what they believ@@ ed .
To some de@@ gre@@ e .
After an ar@@ du@@ ous c@@ li@@ m@@ b up a ste@@ ep m@@ oun@@ tain p@@ ath , they cla@@ pp@@ ed their hands to ann@@ oun@@ ce their arri@@ val to the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der .
However , more is involved in imp@@ ar@@ ting spiritual educ@@ ation to children than simply teaching them about the people and events of the Bible .
O@@ ver the cen@@ tu@@ ries , Bible prophe@@ ts supp@@ lied spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c requi@@ re@@ ments that the Messi@@ ah would have to me@@ et , id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying him un@@ mis@@ ta@@ ka@@ bly .
They did not fai@@ l to ask , “ Wh@@ ere is Jehovah ? ”
The rest , including K@@ or@@ ah , were con@@ sum@@ ed by fi@@ re from God .
The Bible provi@@ des all the information that we need about God’s pur@@ pos@@ es , and it tel@@ ls us what we must do if we wish to ple@@ ase him .
If we were to sto@@ p preaching , it would be as if we wanted to li@@ mit Jehovah’s long - suffering and fa@@ iled to recogn@@ ize its purpose , which is to bring people to rep@@ ent@@ ance . ​ — Romans 2 : 4 .
Although Moses ’ lo@@ ad seem@@ ed too heav@@ y , he had , in fact , not been car@@ r@@ ying it al@@ one ​ — ne@@ i@@ ther would the 70 who were appointed to ass@@ ist him car@@ ry it al@@ one .
Ar@@ rest@@ ed by the G@@ esta@@ p@@ o , A@@ pri@@ l 19@@ 39
N@@ atur@@ ally , pione@@ ers are appreci@@ ated by fellow Christians for their faithful service .
My con@@ dition was get@@ ting wor@@ se by the day .
He is someone who faith@@ fully and coura@@ ge@@ ously tend@@ s , fe@@ e@@ ds , and gu@@ ar@@ ds his flo@@ ck .
Christians today have good reason for imit@@ ating H@@ an@@ na@@ h’s example .
Although Satan is now wa@@ g@@ ing war upon the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant , they do not fear the things they must su@@ ff@@ er as a group ​ — tri@@ bul@@ ation , imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment , or viol@@ ent death .
One of his sons evid@@ ently did not live long en@@ ough to get married and have children .
“ Gi@@ f@@ ts in M@@ en ” P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ te Un@@ ity
What out@@ look can young and old al@@ ike have as to the future ?
That origin@@ al Par@@ adise was lost .
7 , 8 . ( a ) How did Jesus show a@@ war@@ en@@ ess that imper@@ fect humans have a tend@@ enc@@ y to be over@@ ly wor@@ ri@@ ed about material things ?
And think of the crip@@ pl@@ ed man that Paul heal@@ ed .
This is especially evid@@ ent at inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tions , where our brothers and sisters from many nations , langu@@ ages , and e@@ th@@ ni@@ c grou@@ ps come together in an at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere of peace , un@@ ity , and bro@@ ther@@ ly love .
“ W@@ he@@ at ” and “ We@@ e@@ ds ”
Hence , no one can say with certain@@ ty that I@@ U@@ D@@ s that inclu@@ de cop@@ per or a hor@@ m@@ one never allow for the fer@@ t@@ il@@ iz@@ ation of an e@@ g@@ g .
G@@ a@@ ining In@@ sight
The pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job also appreci@@ ated the value of the fear of God , for he said : “ Lo@@ ok !
H@@ O@@ W W@@ O@@ U@@ L@@ D Y@@ O@@ U E@@ X@@ P@@ L@@ A@@ I@@ N ?
After all , the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom of God in the hands of Jesus Christ is going to “ cr@@ us@@ h and put an end to all [ man - made ] k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s . ”
It is difficult to jus@@ ti@@ fy such po@@ ver@@ ty .
Ab@@ out once a mon@@ th , we made tri@@ ps to L@@ at@@ vi@@ a on a night tra@@ in .
By kind , hon@@ est commun@@ ic@@ ation .
Instead , they try to make a positi@@ ve , spiritual , n@@ on@@ pol@@ itical contribu@@ tion in the way that Jesus and his first - century disciples did .
At the end of the war , Christian brothers in B@@ ad Is@@ ch@@ l and the sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding dist@@ ri@@ ct started ho@@ l@@ ding meetings regul@@ arly .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the fore@@ st te@@ em@@ s with rep@@ t@@ il@@ es , bir@@ ds , in@@ se@@ cts , and mam@@ mal@@ s .
But more than that , we will gain confidence that we have God’s appro@@ val , which is far better than anything Satan and his ag@@ ents can offer .
He succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in ca@@ using Adam and E@@ ve to re@@ be@@ l against Jehovah’s righteous so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , br@@ ing@@ ing sin and death upon them and their des@@ c@@ end@@ ants .
To devo@@ te themselves fully to the Kingdom - preaching work , they had made important sacrific@@ es .
Samuel set an example that his sons , Jo@@ el and A@@ bi@@ j@@ ah , would have done well to imitate .
Ne@@ e@@ ded ​ — A S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t of S@@ el@@ f - S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fice
He does not want us to continue our work of fin@@ ding hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones and ass@@ is@@ ting them to come over to Jehovah’s side of the is@@ sue of uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
This el@@ der and his wife find that S@@ un@@ day after the meeting is a good time to re@@ ach she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike people in nor@@ ther@@ n Rom@@ ani@@ a .
Th@@ r@@ ough David and other prophe@@ ts , God prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely reve@@ aled more about the Messi@@ ah .
For them the proble@@ m is to re@@ conc@@ ile three pro@@ positi@@ ons : ( 1 ) God is all - powerful ; ( 2 ) God is loving and good ; and ( 3 ) cal@@ am@@ it@@ ous events continue to take place .
When he went to the low@@ lands , he found work with famili@@ es of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
O@@ be@@ di@@ ence to your parents prote@@ cts your “ life now , ” but obedi@@ ence will also make it possible for you to enjoy the life “ which is to come , ” called “ the real life . ”
Can you not feel the writ@@ er@@ ’s angu@@ ish ?
Instead , let us “ be vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant with a view to prayers . ”
Un@@ der the su@@ per@@ vision of the J@@ ap@@ an branch , a reli@@ ef com@@ mit@@ te@@ e was quic@@ k@@ ly form@@ ed , and don@@ ations from Jehovah’s Witnesses all over J@@ ap@@ an f@@ loo@@ ded into the reli@@ ef fun@@ d .
“ The Scriptures . . . are the very ones that be@@ ar witness about me , ” he says , ad@@ ding : “ If you believ@@ ed Moses you would believe me , for that one wrote about me . ”
It is a true hope because it is based on God’s Word .
S@@ ome@@ thing similar often happ@@ ens with cha@@ st@@ ity , an individu@@ al@@ ’s moral cle@@ an@@ ness , or pur@@ ity .
Jehovah’s Witnesses will be happy to demonstr@@ ate their free home Bible study arrang@@ ement , which can take as little as ten min@@ ut@@ es a we@@ ek .
But we do not have to be high@@ ly s@@ kil@@ led to succ@@ e@@ ed as teach@@ ers of God’s Word .
10@@ 3 : 8 - 14 .
The king ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged his need for Jehovah’s help .
Jehovah ow@@ ns all the go@@ ld and s@@ il@@ ver along with all other n@@ atur@@ al res@@ our@@ ces of the earth , and he uses them to provide what is needed to su@@ sta@@ in life .
Let us no@@ te some mo@@ der@@ n - day experi@@ ences that show what is being done in this reg@@ ard .
Instead , we should regul@@ arly ga@@ ther with those who stri@@ ve always to let their Yes mean Yes . ​ — He@@ b .
In 19@@ 6@@ 5 they attend@@ ed the 4@@ 0@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad and served loy@@ ally as mission@@ aries in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il for 25 years .
Sa@@ id a prof@@ ess@@ or who has written ex@@ ten@@ si@@ vely on the sub@@ ject of evil : “ I have had a very strong need to make a differ@@ ence in the world , to imp@@ ro@@ ve the world .
Se@@ cond , how can you person@@ ally take comfort in the resurrection hope ?
So Abraham must have been stu@@ n@@ ned when God asked him to sacrifice his son .
Di@@ e - H@@ ard O@@ pp@@ on@@ ents
S@@ O@@ M@@ E 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , the Bible writ@@ er Paul descri@@ bed Jehovah as “ the God who supp@@ lies end@@ ur@@ ance and comfort . ”
H@@ at@@ red pro@@ du@@ ces con@@ ten@@ tions in human soci@@ ety , s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring up stri@@ fe .
Today , Jehovah’s people me@@ et for educ@@ ation and worship in ten@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Kingdom H@@ alls worl@@ d@@ wide .
They may feel that they can do the jo@@ b better and fa@@ ster themselves .
Are they willing to become true Christians and pi@@ ck up their “ t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake ” and su@@ ff@@ er for the s@@ ake of the Kingdom ?
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : Let me show you an example here at Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 3 : 7 .
( b ) What attitude har@@ mon@@ iz@@ es with Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 25 ?
O@@ ther things are less important or , as it were , out of foc@@ us .
Then I me@@ t Mi@@ gu@@ el V@@ a@@ z de O@@ li@@ v@@ ei@@ r@@ a , the ow@@ ner of Ho@@ te@@ l Su@@ do@@ es@@ te , one of the best ho@@ tel@@ s in Je@@ qui@@ é .
Some cou@@ ples need to ad@@ just their expe@@ ct@@ ations for the future .
T@@ im@@ es of c@@ ris@@ is may present an opportunity to demonstr@@ ate this love .
What if a friend poin@@ ts out a we@@ ak@@ ness on your part ?
Ther@@ efore , share fully in the vital work of Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making .
It is as if you are saying : ‘ Jehovah , I want you to be my Ma@@ ster in every as@@ pect of my life .
“ ‘ Who has come to know the mind of Jehovah , that he may instru@@ ct him ? ’
The Bible says : “ If any one of you is l@@ ac@@ king in wisdom [ especially in deal@@ ing with tri@@ als ] , let him keep as@@ king God , for he gives gener@@ ously to all and without re@@ pro@@ aching , and it will be given him . ”
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , Jesus sto@@ od b@@ ound before P@@ il@@ ate , who could have fre@@ ed him .
When J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s daugh@@ ter rel@@ in@@ qui@@ shed her opportunity to have a husband , the people real@@ ized that she was making a sacrifice .
This wise ob@@ ser@@ ver of human be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or thus high@@ ligh@@ ts our need for compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship and the import@@ ance of not is@@ ol@@ ating ourselves .
We felt that our we@@ d@@ ding day should be , not a fin@@ an@@ cial bur@@ den to over@@ come , but a c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation of Jehovah’s arrang@@ ement to bring great happiness to two people . ”
On@@ ly then will we find the purpose of our cre@@ ation and ex@@ ist@@ ence . ​ — Psalm 40 : 8 .
And you could show him how to find ans@@ wers to Bible questions , for example by using Watchtower Li@@ br@@ ary or Watchtower ON@@ L@@ IN@@ E L@@ I@@ B@@ R@@ A@@ R@@ Y .
Wh@@ ich Bible principles can help you to find satis@@ fac@@ tion in your work ?
Ha@@ ving heard these wonderful tru@@ ths , the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an wants to become a disci@@ ple of Jesus and as@@ ks : “ What pre@@ v@@ ents me from get@@ ting baptized ? ”
A ma@@ j@@ or fun@@ ction of a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ence is to help pre@@ pare your son or daugh@@ ter for that bit@@ ter@@ s@@ we@@ et day .
The Bible says that “ Davi@@ d’s heart began to be@@ at him . ” ​ — 2 Samuel 24 : 1 - 10 .
Consider , for example , what the Scriptures say about Jesus Christ’s death .
What had di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted them ?
Y@@ ou@@ ths ​ — Jehovah Will Not F@@ or@@ get Your Wor@@ k !
But why have we seen con@@ di@@ tions that are wor@@ se , not better , since Jesus received his cro@@ wn in 1914 ?
Jesus Christ consider@@ ed the matter of per@@ fe@@ ction to be so important that he told a large a@@ udi@@ ence : “ You must acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly be perfect , as your heavenly Father is perfect . ”
And my hope of see@@ ing my bi@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal father again in the coming new world means a great de@@ al to me . ​ — John 5 : 28 , 29 .
The Jews in gener@@ al did not accept the good news , and cal@@ am@@ ity was to be@@ f@@ all them , for Jesus had war@@ ned his disciples : “ When you see Jerusalem sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by enc@@ am@@ ped ar@@ mi@@ es , then know that the des@@ ol@@ ating of her has dra@@ wn near .
You have our war@@ m invit@@ ation to cont@@ act them lo@@ c@@ ally or to wr@@ ite to the publi@@ sh@@ ers of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
“ S@@ in must not be ma@@ ster over you , see@@ ing that you are . . . under un@@ deser@@ ved kindness . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M@@ AN@@ S 6 : 14 .
The daugh@@ ter of the Israel@@ ite ju@@ dge J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah also set an out@@ standing example of faith .
Ex@@ pla@@ ined one re@@ be@@ l lead@@ er : “ They obey or@@ ders ; they are not concer@@ ned about get@@ ting back to their wife or family ; and they don@@ ’t know fear . ”
B@@ less@@ ed for H@@ er S@@ en@@ si@@ bl@@ en@@ ess
S@@ te@@ ven , qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , ag@@ re@@ es .
The bu@@ mp@@ y ro@@ ad c@@ li@@ m@@ bed through f@@ ar@@ m@@ land and fore@@ st@@ s before des@@ cen@@ ding into the he@@ at of deser@@ t sc@@ ru@@ b .
Our F@@ am@@ ily Be@@ comes Un@@ ited in P@@ ure Wor@@ ship
Christ Jesus instru@@ cted his disciples : “ When you are en@@ ter@@ ing into the house , gre@@ et the hous@@ eho@@ ld ; and if the house is deser@@ ving , let the peace you wish it come upon it ; but if it is not deser@@ ving , let the peace from you return upon you .
Is it because the Kingdom of God is a comple@@ x , va@@ gu@@ e conc@@ ep@@ t ?
James continu@@ es : “ [ God ] will draw close to you . ”
He has kept his word .
During the 200@@ 2 service year , a pe@@ ak of 6@@ ,@@ 3@@ 0@@ 4@@ ,@@ 6@@ 4@@ 5 publi@@ sh@@ ers ​ — a 3@@ .@@ 1 - per@@ c@@ ent inc@@ re@@ ase over 200@@ 1 — ​ gave evidence of being spiritually al@@ er@@ t by sp@@ en@@ ding 1@@ ,@@ 20@@ 2@@ ,@@ 3@@ 8@@ 1@@ ,@@ 3@@ 0@@ 2 h@@ our@@ s tal@@ king to others about God’s Kingdom .
God will bring all w@@ ars to an end . ​ — Psalm 4@@ 6 : 8 , 9 .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , he car@@ ri@@ ed off those rema@@ ining from the s@@ word cap@@ tive to Babyl@@ on , and they came to be servants to him and his sons . ”
He did not understand why J@@ on@@ a@@ than loved David .
And during that reco@@ very , will we show end@@ uring love ?
In view of the i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ r@@ ous use of inc@@ en@@ se in those days , it is not sur@@ pris@@ ing that the early Christians would not even eng@@ age in the inc@@ en@@ se tra@@ de .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing an im@@ moral life - st@@ y@@ le is not wise ; it is death deal@@ ing .
Why U@@ se God’s N@@ ame if I@@ ts P@@ r@@ on@@ un@@ ci@@ ation Is Un@@ certain ?
Why does the spiritual lo@@ ss of a child or other loved one cause such deep dist@@ ress to Christian relati@@ ves ?
She knew that Joseph would have to come in@@ side in order to do his work .
The P@@ o@@ or G@@ et P@@ o@@ o@@ re@@ r
The Be@@ au@@ ty of Su@@ b@@ je@@ ction
A@@ t@@ ten@@ d regul@@ arly .
• In what two ways must we exerc@@ ise self - control ?
All min@@ isters at our branch of@@ fic@@ es and at our world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters , including those making up the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses , are un@@ sal@@ ari@@ ed members of a religious order .
“ During the time when the events por@@ tra@@ yed in this fil@@ m were taking place , many in Rus@@ sia were mis@@ inform@@ ed about the activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The cou@@ ple felt that they would be too em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed to atten@@ d because they had no prop@@ er at@@ ti@@ re for such an occasi@@ on .
6@@ 6@@ ,@@ 7@@ 20@@ ,000
As David put it , “ the bat@@ tle bel@@ ong@@ s to Jehovah . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 17 : 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 7 .
Re@@ as@@ on@@ able parents will apply cor@@ rection according to the individu@@ al chil@@ d’s needs .
On@@ ce made , though , are all v@@ ow@@ s bin@@ ding ?
In this i@@ ma@@ ge , the only sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors are the mag@@ got and the fi@@ re ​ — not man — ​ and they both an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ate anything that f@@ alls within their power .
P@@ la@@ gu@@ es , such as A@@ I@@ D@@ S and other se@@ x@@ u@@ ally trans@@ mit@@ ted di@@ se@@ as@@ es , are on the r@@ am@@ page earth wide .
W@@ ar , however , is not the only th@@ re@@ at to man@@ ’s ex@@ ist@@ ence .
Ke@@ ep up the good work ” After a few months , we received a letter invit@@ ing us to atten@@ d the 2@@ 4@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol , which would gra@@ du@@ ate in F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 195@@ 5 .
I@@ mp@@ ressed by how clean - cu@@ t and well - man@@ n@@ ered the young men were , my parents soon deci@@ ded that our family would become one of the first famili@@ es on the is@@ land to jo@@ in the Ch@@ urch of Jesus Christ of L@@ at@@ ter - day Sa@@ in@@ ts , or the M@@ or@@ m@@ on Ch@@ urch .
How did A@@ qu@@ ila and P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la prove help@@ ful to Paul ?
No ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le seem@@ s to be too great for those see@@ king go@@ ld and di@@ am@@ on@@ ds .
Then he could bring some “ fine f@@ l@@ our . ”
Still , they made some serious mis@@ takes .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es fa@@ il@@ ing to in@@ still in their children a heal@@ thy respect for authority , some parents do not cor@@ rec@@ t their you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers ​ — and refu@@ se to let others do so .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E S@@ A@@ Y@@ S : God said : “ I take deli@@ ght , not in the death of the wicked one , but in that someone wicked tur@@ ns back from his way and ac@@ tually keep@@ s living . ”
It is true that “ no man has seen God at any time ” and that “ God is a S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t . ”
While there , G@@ ide@@ on over@@ he@@ ars a man rel@@ ating a dre@@ am to a compan@@ ion who un@@ h@@ es@@ it@@ at@@ ingly inter@@ pre@@ ts it to mean that God has determined to give M@@ idi@@ an into G@@ ide@@ on@@ ’s hand .
We can sin in@@ ten@@ tion@@ ally or by mis@@ take .
Your go@@ al is to be able to teach li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving Scriptural tru@@ ths to others .
6 , 7 . ( a ) What are some reas@@ ons why we might be cr@@ itical of others ?
How does know@@ ing that your heavenly Father lo@@ ves you make you feel ? — Yes , it makes us love Jehovah in return and want to obey what He says .
At Isaiah 60 : 19 , 20 , we read : “ For you the su@@ n will no more prove to be a light by day , and for b@@ righ@@ t@@ ness the mo@@ on it@@ self will no more give you light . And Jehovah must become to you an in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely lasting light , and your God your beau@@ ty .
What are members of the “ great crow@@ d ” determined to do ?
We did not need to use his gener@@ ous offer , however , as we were able to make other arrang@@ ements .
This indic@@ ates regul@@ ar@@ ity in ex@@ ten@@ ding God’s invit@@ ation .
“ You Ha@@ ve H@@ ear@@ d of the En@@ du@@ r@@ ance of Job ”
( a ) S@@ um@@ mar@@ ize the illustr@@ ation of the whe@@ at and the we@@ e@@ ds . ( b ) How did Jesus expla@@ in its meaning ?
She thus rel@@ in@@ qui@@ shed the right to mar@@ ry , to have children , and to pre@@ serve the family name and in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
While the Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ic covenant had a liter@@ al fulfill@@ ment for the des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Abraham when they in@@ her@@ ited the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , the Scriptures show that the ter@@ ms of that covenant also have a spiritual fulfill@@ ment .
Jehovah is dra@@ wn to such ones , and he ca@@ res for them , as sh@@ own at Psalm 32 : 8 : “ I shall make you have in@@ sight and instru@@ ct you in the way you should go . I will give ad@@ vice with my e@@ ye upon you . ”
Many of us ten@@ d to ex@@ ag@@ g@@ er@@ ate the ne@@ g@@ ative when we experience disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
Some may even c@@ ry out to God , “ Why are you let@@ ting this ha@@ p@@ pen to me ? ”
Ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te end@@ ang@@ er@@ ment of a Christi@@ an’s spiritual life : A mat@@ e@@ ’s actions make it imp@@ os@@ sible for a Christian to serve God
Let your will take place , as in heaven , also upon earth . ” Yes , that Kingdom is the ag@@ enc@@ y God will use to fulf@@ ill his purpose , his will , for mankind and the earth .
Although it has little to do with death or g@@ ri@@ ef , it is com@@ mon@@ ly ut@@ tered in times of ber@@ e@@ av@@ ement .
What ex@@ hor@@ tation should we take to heart ?
“ But just si@@ x days later when they said good - b@@ ye , they and their ho@@ st@@ s were em@@ br@@ ac@@ ing one another and we@@ ep@@ ing .
In Ju@@ ne 19@@ 6@@ 6 , an out@@ standing cour@@ t case was held in L@@ is@@ b@@ on .
Se@@ e@@ ing his face light up when he expres@@ ses how he feel@@ s about Jehovah is something I do not take for gr@@ anted . ”
M@@ other loved the Bible .
For example , we know that we should not ste@@ al .
T@@ w@@ o of my si@@ bl@@ ings jo@@ ined me in the same re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous course . Our parents did everything they could to try to help us , but we re@@ je@@ cted their efforts .
Mo@@ der@@ n com@@ mer@@ cial ad@@ ver@@ t@@ is@@ ers well know the age - old power of e@@ ye appe@@ al .
Yet , that does not matter .
Today our out@@ look is star@@ k@@ ly different from a century ag@@ o but perhaps a bi@@ t more cons@@ on@@ ant with re@@ ality .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jesus left a way o@@ pen for his apostles to return to him .
It is Jehovah’s war , and it is g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l .
As the nu@@ cle@@ us of a new world soci@@ ety , they will take part in making the earth a par@@ adise , as God origin@@ ally in@@ tend@@ ed .
P@@ l@@ in@@ y continued : “ There is no for@@ c@@ ing , it is said , those who are really Christians , into any of these com@@ p@@ li@@ an@@ ces . ”
Ther@@ efore , he desi@@ red that they ze@@ al@@ ously par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in spiritual activities .
( b ) How does the congregation de@@ al with those who in@@ s@@ ist on prom@@ o@@ ting false teachings ?
Then , if God cho@@ o@@ ses him to serve as a rul@@ er in His Kingdom , he is anointed with holy spirit .
The Bible So@@ ci@@ ety pres@@ ented him with a chall@@ enge ​ — within si@@ x months to learn the M@@ an@@ ch@@ u language , used in par@@ ts of Ch@@ ina .
T@@ w@@ o days later the same Witnesses re@@ turned to the wom@@ an’s home and asked her how she was feel@@ ing .
Tho@@ m@@ son with the Z@@ am@@ bia branch in the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound
That has been true right up to mo@@ der@@ n times .
Your life , however , do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t . ”
( b ) How will we benefit from exam@@ ining God’s qualities ?
That wor@@ ked to my advan@@ ta@@ ge when I got on a crow@@ ded st@@ re@@ et@@ ca@@ r to tra@@ v@@ el to the ter@@ rit@@ ory .
Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 1 : 15 provi@@ des this des@@ crip@@ tion : “ That day is a day of fu@@ ry , a day of dist@@ ress and of angu@@ ish , a day of st@@ or@@ m and of des@@ ol@@ ation , a day of dar@@ k@@ ness and of g@@ lo@@ om@@ iness , a day of cl@@ ou@@ ds and of th@@ ic@@ k g@@ loo@@ m . ”
In fact , they could see pro@@ of right before their eyes that God continued to use the holy spirit .
As a S@@ un@@ day - school teach@@ er , she never felt that death ended it all .
Those Jews , after all , had not comple@@ t@@ ely a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned God ; they were still following his Law to some ex@@ t@@ ent .
Since no imper@@ fect human heart is i@@ mmu@@ ne to cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion , we need to take seri@@ ously the ad@@ vice : “ M@@ ore than all el@@ se that is to be gu@@ ar@@ ded , sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard your heart . ”
L@@ ear@@ n their language , ex@@ pl@@ ore their cul@@ ture .
Now is the time to res@@ ist ever more str@@ ong@@ ly the cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting influ@@ ence of Satan’s world .
These are often du@@ e to the bo@@ d@@ y’s direc@@ ting blood to the cor@@ e to support vital or@@ g@@ ans .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines that fe@@ atu@@ red artic@@ les that she thought might interest A@@ nt@@ ô@@ ni@@ o .
Ke@@ ep in expe@@ ct@@ ation of it ; for it will without fai@@ l come true . It will not be l@@ ate . ” ​ — Ha@@ b .
Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists were di@@ gg@@ ing at a s@@ ite where they ho@@ ped to find King Davi@@ d’s p@@ al@@ ace .
Since the holy spirit has God as its S@@ ource , saying things against his spirit is the same as speaking against Jehovah .
For spiritual strength , we must r@@ ely on Jehovah , the all - powerful Creator .
Like those 2@@ 30 faithful ones , we too may have our faith t@@ ested , even though we have not yet “ res@@ is@@ ted as far as blood . ”
On one occasi@@ on , an of@@ fi@@ cial from E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pia was reading a certain pas@@ sage of the Scriptures .
N@@ ever let us for@@ get those mi@@ gh@@ ty ang@@ eli@@ c for@@ ces that are ba@@ c@@ king God’s servants today .
D@@ r . O@@ r@@ ti@@ z , qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , says : “ Let the pati@@ ent make his or her last re@@ ques@@ ts .
H@@ en@@ ry and Su@@ z@@ an@@ ne , though , knew that pu@@ t@@ ting Jehovah first “ ho@@ l@@ ds promise of the life now and that which is to come . ”
F@@ ine t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony in@@ deed from an out@@ side ob@@ ser@@ ver to the wisdom of a@@ bi@@ ding by God’s un@@ chang@@ e@@ able standards !
What fac@@ t@@ ors may af@@ fect the place that we occ@@ up@@ y ?
Although I was allow@@ ed to go to work , four G@@ esta@@ p@@ o men s@@ at par@@ ked in fr@@ on@@ t of the house to mon@@ it@@ or my every move while a po@@ li@@ ce@@ man pat@@ ro@@ l@@ led the si@@ de@@ walk .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 14 , 2@@ 23
She re@@ sign@@ ed from her position and was soon baptized .
As we prog@@ ress in the truth , should we not cultiv@@ ate a ta@@ st@@ e for ‘ so@@ li@@ d food that bel@@ ong@@ s to matu@@ re people ’ and a desire to come together where we learn spiritual tru@@ ths ?
These refle@@ ct “ desi@@ res in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ al to you@@ th , ” from which the Bible ur@@ ges us to fle@@ e .
A P@@ at@@ ter@@ n for Pro@@ per A@@ t@@ titu@@ de
When the F@@ lood came , the dis@@ obedi@@ ent angels ap@@ par@@ ently dem@@ at@@ eri@@ al@@ ized and es@@ cap@@ ed des@@ tru@@ ction .
However , if we are deep@@ ly g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed over a sin we have com@@ mit@@ ted , it is very likely that we are truly rep@@ ent@@ ant .
The evidence that Jesus is a hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al person is com@@ p@@ el@@ ling .
A bri@@ ef consider@@ ation of what the apostle Paul wrote to first - century Christians in Corin@@ th will help us to see how we can show Christian love to the ful@@ l@@ est ex@@ t@@ ent .
Since we came to a knowledge of the light , what chang@@ es have we seen in ourselves ?
Christian cou@@ ples gener@@ ally en@@ ter the mar@@ it@@ al relationship with much love and affe@@ ction for each other .
“ Jehovah God also gave this comm@@ and to the man : ‘ From every t@@ ree of the gar@@ den you may e@@ at to satis@@ fac@@ tion . But as for the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad , you must not e@@ at from it , for in the day you e@@ at from it you will certainly die . ’ ” ​ — G@@ en .
In view of the im@@ min@@ ent end of the present system of things , as Jehovah’s servants we real@@ ize that this is no time to set@@ tle down in this d@@ ying world .
That is a comm@@ on com@@ pla@@ in@@ t from te@@ ens .
How deli@@ gh@@ ted they will be to have en@@ tered the righteous new world under the heavenly Kingdom govern@@ ment , with mar@@ vel@@ ous blessings and everlasting life in view ! ​ — Revelation 7 : 9 - 17 .
But she has never com@@ pla@@ ined about her lo@@ t in life or challeng@@ ed the principles of he@@ ad@@ ship and co@@ op@@ er@@ ation .
If you hum@@ bly displa@@ y a wa@@ iting attitude , Jehovah’s time for you to have more responsi@@ bility will come .
We are wa@@ iting for “ the ten hor@@ ns ” and “ the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast ” to turn against false religion , Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at .
Even with the very best care , a child could become re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous and sto@@ p serving Jehovah .
How about you ?
What strong action is needed when wrong desi@@ res ar@@ ise ?
“ But , ” he ad@@ ded , “ I cannot f@@ ly . ”
8 : 8 ; 9 : 5 - 10 , 12 .
If there was a de@@ fect in the ani@@ ma@@ l , it would not be vie@@ wed as an accep@@ table sacrifice to Jehovah .
“ He that is having compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship with pro@@ s@@ titu@@ tes destro@@ ys valu@@ able things , ” says Proverbs 29 : 3 .
So E@@ vel@@ y@@ n had a very difficult assignment , but she loy@@ ally stu@@ ck to it and to Jehovah .
So Jesus was illustr@@ ating that for a while , it would be difficult to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish true Christians from the coun@@ ter@@ fe@@ it vari@@ ety .
The work of these ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers c@@ alls to mind the inspired words : “ How com@@ ely upon the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s are the fe@@ et of the one br@@ ing@@ ing good news , the one publi@@ shing peace , the one br@@ ing@@ ing good news of something better . ” ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 2 : 7 .
( b ) How can we mu@@ ster the courage to with@@ stand pe@@ er pres@@ sure ?
Because those within its gr@@ as@@ p will be forever out of ex@@ ist@@ ence , this death will never be brought to nothing .
My wife , G@@ r@@ ace , was born in 19@@ 30 .
the differ@@ ence between material and spiritual tre@@ a@@ sures ?
Adam and J@@ en@@ ni@@ f@@ er For Adam and J@@ en@@ ni@@ f@@ er , a cou@@ ple from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates who are serving in the Eng@@ l@@ ish - speaking field in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , prayer also pla@@ yed a vital ro@@ le .
The years have been happy ones , filled with love for Jehovah , for each other , and for friends old and new .
Re@@ de@@ em@@ ed by the Pe@@ ople
Still , Jeremiah tru@@ sted not in men but in God , who promised to care for him .
Because man is made in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge , and Satan deli@@ gh@@ ts to see him act in a way that m@@ ars his refle@@ ction of God’s glory .
23 , 24 ; 2 Ti@@ m .
Then Jesus said : “ If I , al@@ though Lord and T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , wa@@ shed your fe@@ et , you also ought to wa@@ s@@ h the fe@@ et of one another . ”
Bo@@ th its physical pre@@ serv@@ ation as a book and the pre@@ serv@@ ation of its integrity man@@ i@@ f@@ est divine inter@@ ven@@ tion .
You might won@@ der : ‘ How is obe@@ ying involved ?
And I go on@@ l@@ ine only while others are around . ”
W@@ al@@ k as Th@@ ough “ Se@@ e@@ ing the One Who Is In@@ v@@ isi@@ ble ”
This has g@@ one on for cen@@ tu@@ ries .
He was pleas@@ ed to have Jehovah , the Su@@ pre@@ me Ju@@ dge of the uni@@ verse , h@@ and@@ le matters in His own way and time . ​ — Read Ju@@ de 9 .
3 Why the B@@ re@@ ak@@ down ?
With Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s imp@@ lic@@ it obedi@@ ence and his ke@@ en appreciation for the guid@@ ance of God’s holy spirit , Israel proved vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous . ​ — E@@ x .
“ I would not qu@@ it , however , because I real@@ ized that our ministry means sal@@ vation to ourselves and to any who respon@@ d fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly .
Wor@@ king with these self - sacrific@@ ing brothers taught me an important less@@ on .
So@@ on this pat@@ ter@@ n develop@@ ed : Dani@@ el@@ ’s form@@ er Bible stud@@ ents needed emo@@ tional support , and they received it from S@@ ar@@ ah .
When reading the Bible or Bible - based public@@ ations , we need to pon@@ der over such questions as : ‘ What does this teach me about Jehovah ?
How did some first - century Jewish religious lead@@ ers sin against the holy spirit ?
Some even for@@ bi@@ d lear@@ ning the language of the country they live in .
W@@ ould they com@@ p@@ ly with the dem@@ ands of the go@@ d@@ less rul@@ er of ancient Egy@@ pt ? O@@ r would they obey Jehovah God , leave that place of sla@@ very , and cla@@ im the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and ?
However , within a few de@@ ca@@ des , the congregation gre@@ w ra@@ pi@@ dly .
“ R@@ em@@ ar@@ ka@@ bly Go@@ od ” ( New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation ) , 12 / 1
They should bring up their children according to his Word and help them to become ‘ lo@@ v@@ ers of knowledge . ’
But by continu@@ ing to “ fi@@ ght the fine fi@@ ght of the faith , ” we can succ@@ ess@@ fully w@@ in the bat@@ tle against our imper@@ fect flesh . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
How is Mi@@ ca@@ h 7 : 14 being ful@@ filled in our day ?
Li@@ fe in Jehovah’s service was wonderful just the same .
C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ously , they att@@ ac@@ ked and kil@@ led about 20 of the enem@@ y sol@@ di@@ ers , thro@@ wing the out@@ po@@ st into pan@@ ic .
Davi@@ d’s sin@@ s th@@ reat@@ ened the wel@@ f@@ are of the enti@@ re nation .
And we must pray for holy spirit because faith is part of the spi@@ rit@@ ’s fru@@ it@@ age . ​ — G@@ al .
At the same time , humans are pol@@ lu@@ ting the a@@ ir , f@@ ou@@ ling the earth , de@@ ple@@ ting its res@@ our@@ ces , and d@@ ri@@ ving coun@@ t@@ less spe@@ ci@@ es toward ex@@ t@@ inc@@ tion .
A se@@ cul@@ ar jo@@ b that en@@ ab@@ les them to ob@@ tain li@@ fe@@ ’s necess@@ ities is an avo@@ c@@ ation , an occ@@ up@@ ation of se@@ con@@ d@@ ary import@@ ance .
The to@@ wn had been sever@@ ely dam@@ ag@@ ed during World W@@ ar I@@ I , and accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations were hard to find .
In the vision , E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el did not liter@@ ally mar@@ k anyone or take part in the des@@ tru@@ ction of the city .
O@@ cc@@ asi@@ on@@ ally , Jesus was sh@@ ou@@ ted at by people under the control of un@@ clean spi@@ r@@ its .
Tru@@ e , there is nothing wrong with e@@ ating , dr@@ in@@ king , and eng@@ ag@@ ing in who@@ les@@ ome form@@ s of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment when done in mo@@ der@@ ation .
My ear@@ li@@ est mem@@ ori@@ es are of w@@ atch@@ ing a mil@@ it@@ ary band mar@@ ch@@ ing down the ma@@ in st@@ re@@ et of our ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn .
( See chap@@ ter 31 . )
David is for@@ ced to fle@@ e Jerusalem .
F@@ e@@ w things are more ex@@ as@@ per@@ ating for children than the imp@@ res@@ sion that a par@@ ent does not love or value them .
The in@@ mat@@ es ’ pri@@ m@@ ary jo@@ b was to cho@@ p down tre@@ es , but I wor@@ ked at building hu@@ ts for pris@@ on@@ ers .
( b ) Why is “ set@@ ting things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght ” in a Scriptural way so important in ra@@ ising children ?
“ S@@ ome@@ one h@@ ur@@ t my feelings . ”
How does one respon@@ d to such a b@@ ru@@ tal act ?
It is of ut@@ most import@@ ance that we understand what the heart re@@ pres@@ ents because the Bible states that we need to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard it . ​ — Read Proverbs 4 : 23 .
So I began to won@@ der : ‘ Why are we here ?
Un@@ like a relationship between humans , a relationship with God is based on faith in his ex@@ ist@@ ence .
This was ess@@ enti@@ al for their spiritu@@ ality .
I asked my bo@@ ss whether he would allow me to work 60 h@@ our@@ s in@@ stead .
We are fac@@ ed with the t@@ ask da@@ ily .
He descri@@ bed the attitude of people who do not believe in the resurrection , saying : “ If the dead are not to be ra@@ ised up , ‘ let us e@@ at and dr@@ ink , for t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w we are to die . ’ ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 32 .
They take advan@@ ta@@ ge of every opportunity to shepher@@ d others in the flo@@ ck .
They were appointed as help@@ ers to the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy com@@ mit@@ te@@ es . ​ — John 10 : 16 .
The law , which King D@@ ari@@ us did en@@ act , s@@ ti@@ pul@@ ated : “ W@@ ho@@ ever makes a pet@@ iti@@ on to any go@@ d or man for th@@ ir@@ ty days exc@@ ep@@ t to [ the ] king should be thro@@ wn to the li@@ ons ’ pi@@ t . ” ​ — Daniel 6 : 7 - 9 .
We may have no control over our family responsi@@ bil@@ ities , health , or other circumstances .
How can we do this ?
St@@ an@@ is@@ ł@@ a@@ w R@@ os@@ pon@@ d , au@@ th@@ or of S@@ tudi@@ es on the P@@ ol@@ ish L@@ angu@@ age of the 1@@ 6@@ th C@@ en@@ tury , descri@@ bes this transl@@ ation as being rend@@ ered in “ beau@@ ti@@ ful and f@@ low@@ ing pro@@ se . ”
How has Jehovah’s great@@ ness been man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted in con@@ ne@@ ction with Jesus Christ ?
F@@ it@@ t@@ ingly , the apostle Paul war@@ ned : “ Those who are determined to be rich f@@ all into temp@@ tation and a s@@ n@@ are and many sen@@ sel@@ ess and h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful desi@@ res , which p@@ lu@@ ng@@ e men into des@@ tru@@ ction and ru@@ in .
In the Bible ( in the Hebrew Scriptures as well as in the Christian Greek Scriptures ) , men@@ tion is made of the fact that God pur@@ posed to sa@@ ve two grou@@ ps of people ​ — a com@@ par@@ ati@@ vely small group of rul@@ ers living in heaven and a large group of sub@@ je@@ cts living on earth .
Acts 19 : 19 tel@@ ls us something en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ing about new@@ ly con@@ ver@@ ted Christians in Eph@@ esus : “ Q@@ u@@ ite a number of those who practic@@ ed ma@@ gi@@ cal ar@@ ts brought their boo@@ ks together and bur@@ ned them up before every@@ body .
M@@ A@@ R@@ C@@ H 5 - 11 , 20@@ 12
In the first century , An@@ dre@@ w was one of the first ones to id@@ enti@@ fy Jesus as the Messi@@ ah .
S@@ up@@ pose a fellow beli@@ ever has said something ne@@ g@@ ative about us . In an effort to st@@ ra@@ igh@@ ten matters out , we appro@@ ach him .
When World W@@ ar I@@ I bro@@ ke out , Satan the Devil put for@@ th bit@@ ter efforts to sto@@ p the ing@@ a@@ ther@@ ing of those who would make up the great crow@@ d .
In the 2@@ n@@ d century these ch@@ ur@@ ches at their P@@ as@@ ch@@ a on the 14@@ th of N@@ is@@ an com@@ mem@@ or@@ ated the re@@ de@@ mp@@ tion effe@@ cted by the death of Christ . ” ​ — S@@ tu@@ dia P@@ at@@ ris@@ tic@@ a , V@@ olu@@ me V , 19@@ 6@@ 2 , page 8 .
Des@@ i@@ ring to understand as much as possible about the physical uni@@ verse , he stu@@ died ast@@ ro@@ physi@@ c@@ s and came to an important conclu@@ sion . He says : “ B@@ as@@ ed on my stu@@ dies , I came to real@@ ize that cur@@ r@@ ent s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c the@@ ori@@ es al@@ one are not likely to en@@ able mankind to understand the uni@@ verse comple@@ t@@ ely .
He is gr@@ ate@@ ful for all the blessings he now enjo@@ ys , and he loo@@ ks for@@ ward to the day when “ no re@@ si@@ d@@ ent will say : ‘ I am si@@ ck . ’ ” ​ — Is@@ a .
He then said : “ M@@ en , brothers , I am a P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e , a son of P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es . O@@ ver the hope of resurrection of the dead I am being jud@@ ged . ”
For a number of years , I had been cor@@ respon@@ ding with Mar@@ ga@@ re@@ ta Pet@@ ra@@ s from Cana@@ da .
However , the more our mind - set res@@ em@@ bl@@ es Christ’s way of thinking , the more we will be able to ex@@ ten@@ d love to our enem@@ ies .
How , though , can we be sure whether it is appro@@ pri@@ ate to pray to sa@@ in@@ ts , according to the Scriptures ?
P@@ R@@ O@@ F@@ I@@ L@@ E
What was the out@@ come ?
At the time of Paul’s con@@ ver@@ sion , Jesus said that Paul would serve as a cho@@ s@@ en v@@ es@@ sel to be@@ ar His name to the nations .
When E@@ m@@ l@@ y@@ n was found gu@@ il@@ ty , the so@@ lic@@ it@@ or - gener@@ al pro@@ posed that he re@@ tr@@ act .
As Christians , however , we must hum@@ bly “ consider others su@@ peri@@ or ” to us , as wor@@ thy of our for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
6 : 17 - 19 .
F@@ in@@ ally , in 19@@ 19 , it was as if his people were given life and a new land .
Even God’s Son , Jesus , was hum@@ ble when he pray@@ ed .
That Davi@@ di@@ c covenant made clear that the promised Kingdom “ se@@ ed ” would in time come through the family l@@ ine of David . ​ — 2 Samuel 7 : 12 , 13 .
The bo@@ ys were now te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers and began pu@@ shing for in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence .
They ‘ ris@@ e up ’ ​ — take the in@@ iti@@ ative — ​ to help fellow believers to be fir@@ m in faith .
Indeed , ‘ one that is good ge@@ ts God’s appro@@ val . ’
While discipl@@ ine may be pa@@ in@@ ful , there is something that is even more pa@@ in@@ ful ​ — the har@@ m that may result from re@@ je@@ cting discipl@@ ine .
This cou@@ ple made fur@@ ther prog@@ ress and were baptized .
D@@ oub@@ t@@ less , he had been a@@ i@@ ded by par@@ ent@@ al tra@@ ining . ​ — Luke 2 : 4@@ 1 - 50 .
I would be happy to show it to you in the Bible . ”
N@@ ever Be@@ come “ En@@ ra@@ ged A@@ ga@@ inst Jehovah , ” 8 / 15
How can we apply the less@@ on dra@@ wn from H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 1 : 6 , 9 , and why is this important ?
She said : “ This il@@ lu@@ min@@ ated my understanding of the verse . ”
* He and his friends pla@@ yed in the w@@ o@@ o@@ ds , imit@@ ating char@@ ac@@ ters they saw in the mo@@ vi@@ es .
What tri@@ gg@@ ered the str@@ ong@@ est re@@ action to On Christian Do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine ?
Why did God have Jesus born on earth as a human ?
As I was a B@@ rit@@ ish sub@@ ject , T@@ ur@@ k@@ ish sol@@ di@@ ers took me to the out@@ s@@ ki@@ r@@ ts of N@@ ic@@ o@@ sia , where I was inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ated by Un@@ ited N@@ ations person@@ ne@@ l who made cont@@ act with the branch of@@ fice .
He also knew how much time he had to fulf@@ ill his mis@@ sion .
What a powerful less@@ on this is for us to stri@@ ve always to be holy in imit@@ ation of the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly One , who@@ se name we be@@ ar !
When the mor@@ ning st@@ ars jo@@ y@@ fully cri@@ ed out together , and all the sons of God began sh@@ ou@@ ting in ap@@ pla@@ use ? ” ​ — Job 38 : 1 , 4 , 7 .
Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar had dec@@ re@@ ed that any who fa@@ iled to worship the i@@ ma@@ ge would die in a su@@ per@@ he@@ ated fur@@ n@@ ace .
“ The S@@ il@@ ver Is M@@ ine , and the Go@@ ld Is M@@ ine ”
The Kingdom Still Fir@@ st
• How does Christ lead his followers today ?
11 , 12 . ( a ) What did earth@@ ’s new King star@@ t to do in the post@@ war year of 19@@ 19 ?
Many sacrifice their you@@ th , health , family life , and spiritual valu@@ es in pur@@ su@@ it of these things .
Pe@@ ople could see the pri@@ ests and sm@@ ell the bur@@ ning sacrific@@ es .
It would be ab@@ sur@@ d even to i@@ magine that humans could be more just and righteous than God ! ​ — Romans 3 : 4 , 5 ; 9 : 14 .
Ther@@ e@@ after , re@@ ver@@ ent men and women ga@@ ther@@ ed and were in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ed to hear these disciples “ speak with different t@@ ong@@ u@@ es . ”
Thus , the un@@ bri@@ d@@ led pur@@ su@@ it of material go@@ o@@ ds and money lea@@ ves many wonder@@ ing , ‘ We se@@ em to enjoy each of the new things we bu@@ y ; yet , why is it , when all is said and done , that these ple@@ a@@ sures do not ad@@ d up to any greater sense of satis@@ fac@@ tion ? ’
The apostles may have given him the name Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s because he was war@@ m@@ hear@@ ted , kind , and help@@ ful to others .
Since we are imper@@ fect , however , we need remin@@ ders .
Ke@@ ep in mind that Satan does not want you to think c@@ learly or reason things out well .
Christian parents have the responsi@@ bility before Jehovah to be sel@@ e@@ ctive about what they allow to be vie@@ wed in their home .
It became a cen@@ ter of Greek cul@@ ture .
He did not want them to su@@ ff@@ er the effe@@ cts of old age and ev@@ en@@ tu@@ al death .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , in his second letter to the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians , Paul gave this ex@@ hor@@ tation : “ Now we are giving you or@@ ders , brothers , in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ , to with@@ draw from every brother wal@@ king dis@@ or@@ der@@ ly . ”
Jehovah also uses his va@@ st power to prote@@ ct his servants and to care for them .
H@@ m@@ m , I like the way they expla@@ in that .
in the A@@ pri@@ l 1 , 199@@ 2 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
However , we must avoid the “ mine is best ” attitude .
Just think of all the care that your God - fe@@ aring parents have p@@ our@@ ed into your up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing !
These acc@@ oun@@ ts are some@@ times called go@@ sp@@ els , meaning “ good news ” about Jesus Christ . ​ — Mark 1 : 1 .
The boo@@ ks a@@ vail@@ able to him at the time likely inclu@@ ded the inspired writ@@ ings of Moses , David , Solomon , Isaiah , Jeremiah , E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el , and other prophe@@ ts .
It was as if the for@@ ces of evil had s@@ wal@@ low@@ ed up the whole world and no@@ body car@@ ed about anything .
It can help us to cultiv@@ ate other beau@@ ti@@ ful and end@@ ear@@ ing qualities .
Ther@@ efore , how can one deter@@ mine whether to par@@ take of the em@@ ble@@ ms or not ?
Although I am now well into my 9@@ 0 ’ s , Jehovah , the great@@ est ar@@ ch@@ it@@ e@@ c@@ tural eng@@ in@@ e@@ er in the uni@@ verse , has continued to give me strength and courage to go on pur@@ su@@ ing my care@@ er of serving him .
A group of you@@ ths from a form@@ er ri@@ val gan@@ g att@@ ac@@ ked me , and the lead@@ er stru@@ ck me on the back , sh@@ ou@@ ting , “ D@@ ef@@ end yourself ! ”
From Un@@ ity to Dis@@ un@@ ity
What does show@@ ing honor to parents invol@@ ve ?
On@@ ly God has that right . ”
Mi@@ c C@@ ha@@ p@@ ter 2 reve@@ als that the we@@ al@@ thy and powerful are op@@ pres@@ sing the we@@ ak and hel@@ pl@@ ess .
What does all of that mean ?
Di@@ rec@@ ting the Ar@@ ro@@ w
He can for@@ give sin@@ s on the bas@@ is of the ransom .
F@@ in@@ ally , the chall@@ enge was accepted , not by a sol@@ di@@ er , but by a m@@ ere you@@ th .
Instead , let us continue loy@@ ally wal@@ king with our loving God .
What effect can mil@@ dness have on the family ?
Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah’s pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ying un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly he@@ igh@@ ten@@ ed young Jo@@ si@@ ah’s a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of the need to pur@@ ge Juda@@ h of un@@ clean worship .
“ I take no ple@@ asure in the death of the wicked , but rather that someone wicked chang@@ es his way and keep@@ s living , ” he as@@ sures us . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek .
That was an ang@@ eli@@ c call heard by the apostle John in the first century C.E .
He was an al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic who led an im@@ moral life .
( b ) What questions ar@@ ise about cultiv@@ ating the spirit of a less@@ er one ?
Their assignment inclu@@ des declar@@ ing God’s ho@@ l@@ iness and keep@@ ing his people spiritually clean . ​ — Isaiah 6 : 1 - 3 , 6 , 7 .
“ The person faithful in what is le@@ ast is faithful also in much , ” stated Jesus , “ and the person un@@ righteous in what is le@@ ast is un@@ righteous also in much . ”
When Paul vis@@ ited A@@ th@@ ens , this wh@@ ite mar@@ ble temple had already d@@ om@@ in@@ ated the city for some 5@@ 00 years .
Rather , we can experience the war@@ m for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of a loving , mer@@ ci@@ ful God , “ the Father of tend@@ er mer@@ ci@@ es and the God of all comfort . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 1 : 3 .
We will thus be prom@@ p@@ ted to ag@@ ree with these words of the apostle Paul : “ O the dep@@ th of God’s ri@@ ches and wisdom and knowledge !
Rather than speaking about her beli@@ ef@@ s all the time , a wife may be more likely to help her husband accept the truth when she shows a “ qui@@ et and mil@@ d spirit , which is of great value in the eyes of God . ” ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 1 - 4 .
L@@ ater in his inspired letter , he states that “ God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness ” is “ expres@@ sed in vari@@ ous ways . ”
To that end , he appe@@ aled to their fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart , the se@@ at of mo@@ tiv@@ ation .
There we read about his vis@@ it to A@@ th@@ ens , Gre@@ e@@ ce .
For that reason the Bible remin@@ ds us that Jehovah’s people must “ turn away from what is bad . ”
And while he res@@ pe@@ cts n@@ ational em@@ ble@@ ms , he does not worship them , ei@@ ther by actions or in spirit .
Su@@ ffering in it@@ self is not mer@@ it@@ ori@@ ous .
Pe@@ ople who gain a ba@@ si@@ c knowledge of the Bible , however , can make an inform@@ ed cho@@ ice .
They already have an in@@ tim@@ ate relationship with Jehovah as his children because they exerc@@ ise faith in Christ and who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly worship “ the God of love and of peace . ”
“ You never sp@@ end any time with me ! ”
We might , for example , ask ourselves : ‘ Do I en@@ ter@@ tain my@@ self with sub@@ ject matter that I would have sh@@ un@@ ned some years ag@@ o ?
Be@@ fore he died , he promised to pre@@ pare a place for them with his heavenly Father . ​ — Read John 14 : 2 .
They may have to deci@@ de what kind of scho@@ ol@@ ing they need and how much .
Ju@@ ne 16 - 22 , 200@@ 8
Is complete im@@ mer@@ sion in water requi@@ red if a person wants to be baptized but has a se@@ v@@ ere h@@ an@@ di@@ ca@@ p or is in very po@@ or health , which would make im@@ mer@@ sion difficult ?
That is an important message that ever@@ yone must hear !
What , though , is ze@@ al ?
Is that your desire ?
However , a cou@@ ple of days later , he asked if I would ag@@ ree to an assignment in the Ne@@ ther@@ lands .
At the age of 13 , I jo@@ ined my sister in a con@@ v@@ ent in M@@ ad@@ ri@@ d .
5 , 6 . ( a ) What is par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy about the mer@@ ch@@ ant in Jesus ’ par@@ able ?
Be@@ ware of the Cor@@ ro@@ sive In@@ f@@ lu@@ ence of Mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring
Then we dis@@ co@@ vered that we needed to cl@@ ing ever more clo@@ sel@@ y to Jehovah .
T@@ w@@ o years later , Daniel has a vision that invol@@ ves Me@@ do - Per@@ sia , Gre@@ e@@ ce , and an ent@@ ity that be@@ comes “ a king fi@@ er@@ ce in coun@@ ten@@ ance . ” ​ — Daniel 8 : 23 .
He did not use special ligh@@ ting , st@@ ag@@ ing , or pro@@ ps .
King David said to God : “ You yourself have come to know my s@@ it@@ ting down and my ris@@ ing up . You have consider@@ ed my thought from far off .
For according to their ac@@ tu@@ al ability , y@@ es , I t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy , bey@@ ond their ac@@ tu@@ al ability this was , while they of their own acc@@ ord kept beg@@ g@@ ing us with much ent@@ reat@@ y for the privilege of kin@@ dly giving and for a share in the ministry des@@ t@@ ined for the holy ones [ in Ju@@ de@@ a ] . ”
“ TH@@ E word of God is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power and is sh@@ ar@@ per than any two - e@@ d@@ ged s@@ word . . . and is able to dis@@ cer@@ n thoughts and in@@ ten@@ tions of the heart . ”
As they wal@@ ked along , the mother tri@@ ed to comfort her we@@ ep@@ ing daugh@@ ter , who stru@@ gg@@ led to understand why this had happened .
I@@ mp@@ er@@ fect humans l@@ ack the necess@@ ary wisdom and fore@@ sight to man@@ age all their own af@@ fai@@ r@@ s succ@@ ess@@ fully .
When appro@@ pri@@ ate , we can men@@ tion God’s love in com@@ ments and in pro@@ gra@@ m par@@ ts at meetings .
The par@@ able of the tal@@ ents reve@@ als that the ma@@ ster gave to one slave fi@@ ve tal@@ ents , to another two , and to still another just one .
The second cen@@ su@@ s reve@@ als that no@@ ne of the men coun@@ ted in the first are still ali@@ ve , exc@@ ep@@ t for Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b .
In the spiritual temple , this pri@@ mar@@ ily ref@@ ers to spiritual support ​ — o@@ ffering ass@@ ist@@ ance and man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting a co@@ op@@ er@@ ative spirit .
• W@@ i@@ th@@ in what “ inter@@ i@@ or ro@@ om@@ s ” should we remain , and why ?
We cannot r@@ ely on someone el@@ se for our sal@@ vation .
J@@ or@@ d@@ an V@@ al@@ le@@ y
Ther@@ e@@ after , the Kingdom - preaching work moved for@@ ward , resul@@ ting in no@@ table inc@@ reas@@ es and many blessings .
‘ K@@ ic@@ king A@@ ga@@ inst Go@@ a@@ ds ’ , 10 / 1
To us , it was like being in a par@@ adise .
I@@ ’@@ ve already written a letter to the Gal@@ ati@@ ans ad@@ vis@@ ing them to keep free from ob@@ serving the Law .
What are some fe@@ atu@@ res of the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation ​ — With Re@@ fer@@ ences that can be help@@ ful in personal study ?
This information helps them to cop@@ e with pres@@ sures at school and the challeng@@ es of gro@@ wing up .
Even during his pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence as God’s “ ma@@ ster work@@ er , ” he was f@@ ond of things associ@@ ated with mankind .
The Bible fore@@ tel@@ ls : “ The righteous themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will re@@ side forever upon it . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 29 .
H@@ u@@ man hist@@ ory t@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es to these tru@@ ths . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 8 : 9 .
The talk “ T@@ ake Ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite D@@ eli@@ ght in Jehovah H@@ im@@ self ” co@@ vered Psalm 37 : 1 - 11 verse by verse .
S@@ et at@@ tain@@ able go@@ als for yourself .
Because he kno@@ ws how our loving Creator feel@@ s about His faithful worshipp@@ ers who have died .
How did the apostle John show that Jesus ful@@ filled Isaiah 5@@ 3 : 1 ?
When he star@@ ts to atten@@ d Christian meetings regul@@ arly , his spiritual tra@@ ining will prog@@ ress as he par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ates in the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol , be@@ comes an un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ er , and so for@@ th .
R@@ el@@ ying upon God is ess@@ enti@@ al ​ — not only during the ter@@ min@@ al ill@@ ness of a family member but also during the g@@ ri@@ ef that comes following death .
I got baptized , and now I am happy . ”
H@@ on@@ es@@ ty in All Th@@ ings
When the pa@@ st@@ or read John 1 : 1 , Mari@@ o himself explained the differ@@ ence between “ the God ” and “ a go@@ d ” in Greek .
Why should we look to Jehovah to learn what true mer@@ cy is ?
Like present - day elders , he knew that the flo@@ ck did not bel@@ ong to him and that he was to de@@ al with others in a way that would prom@@ o@@ te Christian love and un@@ ity . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 1 - 3 ; 1 Timothy 1 : 3 - 11 ; 5 : 1 , 2 ; 6 : 3 - 5 .
Pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us : Re@@ pro@@ duc@@ ed by kind per@@ mis@@ sion of The Tru@@ ste@@ es of the Ch@@ es@@ ter Be@@ at@@ ty Li@@ br@@ ary , D@@ u@@ bl@@ in
At that point , the Witnesses su@@ d@@ den@@ ly heard sh@@ ou@@ ting from next do@@ or .
17 : 17 .
Then a man on the li@@ fe@@ bo@@ at k@@ is@@ ses his wife , ju@@ mp@@ s back on@@ to the de@@ ck , and pu@@ ts you into the li@@ fe@@ bo@@ at .
• r@@ en@@ ting out their house , ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment , or bu@@ sin@@ ess
And we have good reas@@ ons to do so .
( a ) When did the ‘ day bel@@ ong@@ ing to Jehovah ’ beg@@ in ?
During a con@@ fer@@ ence held last year , medi@@ cal author@@ ities from Cana@@ da , E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , Israel , and the Un@@ ited St@@ ates discus@@ sed material desi@@ gn@@ ed to help do@@ ct@@ ors tre@@ at pati@@ ents without the use of blood .
In his let@@ ters to the congregation in Corin@@ th , the apostle Paul descri@@ bes how this ‘ col@@ le@@ ction for the holy ones ’ was organiz@@ ed .
Can anyone seri@@ ously think that it would have been accep@@ table to God if a well - meaning family member or a ze@@ al@@ ous L@@ ev@@ ite som@@ eho@@ w for@@ ced an un@@ willing Israel@@ ite to sel@@ e@@ ct his best ani@@ ma@@ l for sacrifice when he really did not want to offer it ?
But even when Jehovah al@@ lo@@ ws some of his servants to prove faithful right un@@ to death , he still su@@ sta@@ ins them and helps them to maintain their integrity , en@@ ab@@ ling them to remain ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast , jo@@ y@@ ful , and cal@@ m right to the end .
7 : 4 ; 20 : 6 .
Rather , he gave all honor to God .
Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah refer@@ red to the des@@ tru@@ ction of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at follow@@ ed by the war of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
Be@@ fore Ca@@ thy , from B@@ r@@ ita@@ in , moved ab@@ ro@@ ad , she re@@ sear@@ ched which fore@@ ign assignment would be sa@@ fe for a sing@@ le sister .
How is the Kingdom - preaching work prog@@ res@@ sing in lands where material res@@ our@@ ces are s@@ car@@ ce ?
Christ told the apostle Peter : “ S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then your brothers . ”
Di@@ d such men as H@@ en@@ ry Gre@@ w and Ge@@ or@@ ge St@@ or@@ r@@ s understand the truth as c@@ learly as we do today ?
Our devo@@ tion to Jehovah must be strong en@@ ough to help us res@@ ist temp@@ t@@ ations and im@@ moral influ@@ ences .
So how much knowledge is in@@ iti@@ ally requi@@ red ?
The bo@@ y being ta@@ un@@ ted by his scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es is s@@ or@@ ely temp@@ ted to l@@ as@@ h out at them , but he re@@ members this ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ Do not av@@ enge y@@ ourselves , bel@@ o@@ ved , but yi@@ eld place to the wr@@ ath ; for it is written : ‘ V@@ enge@@ ance is mine ; I will re@@ pa@@ y , says Jehovah . ’ ”
“ T@@ ur@@ ning his back , he said to Peter : ‘ G@@ et be@@ h@@ ind me , Satan ! You are a stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ ck to me , because you think , not God’s thoughts , but those of men . ’ ”
G@@ u@@ ard Your H@@ ear@@ t by Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ising S@@ el@@ f - Con@@ tro@@ l
“ Our nation is baptized and yet we have no teach@@ er .
9 / 15 P@@ ur@@ su@@ ing a Me@@ an@@ ing@@ ful P@@ ur@@ pose in Li@@ fe , 10 / 1
It expres@@ ses a res@@ ol@@ ve that takes pri@@ or@@ ity over every other responsi@@ bility .
Just as a person who is to@@ t@@ ally bl@@ ind cannot see sh@@ a@@ do@@ w or su@@ n@@ light , we cannot understand Jehovah on our own .
They comple@@ ted Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s w@@ alls in just 5@@ 2 days !
( b ) How did Jesus , John , and Paul support what Moses wrote ?
I have never reg@@ re@@ t@@ ted my decision .
What had become of his dre@@ am@@ s ?
When I was young , my ze@@ al for the ministry ​ — and for atten@@ ding every Christian meeting — ​ ear@@ ned me the app@@ el@@ l@@ ation Timothy .
A He@@ al@@ thy F@@ e@@ ar of Jehovah
To illustr@@ ate , you may deci@@ de to re@@ ject form@@ er@@ ly held religious vie@@ ws that you now know to be contr@@ ary to the Scriptures .
But we have a powerful help@@ er , Jesus , “ who is on the right hand of God , who also ple@@ a@@ ds for us . ”
Mo@@ st important , C@@ o@@ let@@ te and H@@ er@@ mine taught me that I had to get to know our God , Jehovah , as a friend who can be tru@@ sted .
Those who are baptized with holy spirit are born again as spirit - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten sons of God .
May each one of us keep p@@ ace with Jehovah’s organization .
A@@ lo@@ ne with his thoughts , Eli@@ j@@ ah refle@@ cted on the seem@@ ing fu@@ t@@ ility of his work as a prophet .
There she began to study the Bible with the mother of a fi@@ ve - year - old bo@@ y .
Instead of consider@@ ing what God requi@@ res of them and accep@@ ting the help he has provided , they are inc@@ l@@ ined to “ set their min@@ ds on the things of the flesh . ”
10 : 1 - 27 .
In view of Solom@@ on@@ ’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on , we need to exam@@ ine our spe@@ e@@ ch and our actions .
It am@@ a@@ zed me to see how he could look up s@@ crip@@ tures and reason on their app@@ lic@@ ation , though his regul@@ ar scho@@ ol@@ ing had been less than mine .
That br@@ ings us to our second question , Why do we need to walk with God ?
But does this mean that he is con@@ stan@@ tly sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ iz@@ ing what we are doing ?
In some congregations many members of the same family serve Jehovah .
El@@ ders and some others in the congregation ad@@ v@@ ised her not to move away , but sever@@ al sisters ur@@ ged her to go ab@@ ro@@ ad .
One result was that he “ lost his faith in a God who inter@@ ven@@ es in human des@@ t@@ in@@ y . ”
Gre@@ ater T@@ ha@@ n Our H@@ ear@@ ts , 5 / 1 How Will He R@@ em@@ ember You ?
D@@ ad continued faithful in the pioneer service until his death in 19@@ 7@@ 9 .
G@@ le@@ is@@ s@@ ner and I stru@@ ck up an inter@@ es@@ ting con@@ vers@@ ation .
Why not pi@@ ck up a Bible today and let it gu@@ i@@ de you to a better life ?
I was not enjo@@ ying the spiritual food at the meetings , and I ba@@ r@@ ely went out in service .
“ A Me@@ et@@ ing in My L@@ angu@@ age ! ”
Consider now the prophet E@@ no@@ ch .
How right he is !
But those events only made my determin@@ ation to be ac@@ tive in the cam@@ pa@@ ign for “ God and U@@ l@@ ster ” more fir@@ m . During this time , I was involved in a do@@ cum@@ ent@@ ary regarding the “ Tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es , ” which a@@ i@@ red on B@@ rit@@ ish T@@ V .
By making that great sacrifice , Jehovah set the example .
But doing this is not just a s@@ k@@ ill ; it invol@@ ves a gen@@ u@@ ine desire to avoid h@@ ur@@ ting others .
C@@ aring for older ones resul@@ ts in many blessings .
Indeed , he kno@@ ws how you feel about the matter . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
And by wis@@ ely ap@@ pl@@ ying the counsel found in his Word , we will un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly enjoy the best way of life .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les , 10 / 1
Jesus also set a good example for us to imitate .
The Jews des@@ p@@ ise my people . ’
So now is not the time to keep get@@ ting more and more things for ourselves .
Although not all de@@ ta@@ il@@ s have been con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed by a@@ vail@@ able se@@ cul@@ ar s@@ our@@ ces , evidence has sh@@ own again and again that what is stated in the Bible is reli@@ able from hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al , s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c , and ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal stan@@ d@@ poin@@ ts .
Ad@@ ds E@@ ri@@ c : “ L@@ ou@@ d mu@@ si@@ c bl@@ ared in the neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od until l@@ ate at night .
They may reason with un@@ w@@ ary brothers who are temp@@ ted by Satan’s s@@ na@@ res .
Jesus even demonstr@@ ated the Bi@@ bli@@ cal teaching of the resurrection by ra@@ ising people from the dead .
In Ju@@ ly 200@@ 7 , at age 26 , Ka@@ ther@@ ine moved to Sa@@ ip@@ an , an is@@ land in the P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c O@@ ce@@ an , some 6@@ ,000 mil@@ es ( 10@@ ,000 k@@ m ) from her home .
For life to th@@ ri@@ ve , there must be a large qu@@ an@@ t@@ ity of water , as mentioned at Genesis 1 : 2 .
Jesus was always willing to use his time to teach people the truth and strengthen their faith .
What practic@@ al purpose did the t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony c@@ ard serve ?
A happy group of Rus@@ si@@ an - speaking Witnesses in Ha@@ i@@ f@@ a .
In other cul@@ tures and lo@@ cal@@ ities , be@@ ar@@ ds are not consider@@ ed accep@@ table for Christian min@@ isters . ​ — w@@ 1@@ 6@@ .@@ 0@@ 9 , p .
At times , we may be like Jesus ’ persecu@@ ted disciples , who pray@@ ed : “ Jehovah , . . . gr@@ ant your sla@@ ves to keep speaking your word with all b@@ ol@@ dness . ”
( 1 Samuel 1 : 1 – 7 : 17 )
On this , S@@ ter@@ n re@@ mar@@ ked : “ The con@@ ver@@ sion of the I@@ du@@ means was the first of its kind , as it was of an enti@@ re r@@ ace rather than a few individuals . ”
In most congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses , the public talk is follow@@ ed by the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy , a one - h@@ our question - and - answer discus@@ sion of a Bible sub@@ ject .
Yet , we may bal@@ k when Bible - based counsel is received from parents or from Christian elders .
Ne@@ il@@ ’s parents were ang@@ ered to learn that he would ne@@ i@@ ther follow un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural beli@@ ef@@ s nor prac@@ tice spi@@ rit@@ is@@ tic cu@@ st@@ om@@ s .
Ther@@ efore , we do well to atten@@ d congregation meetings , where we are ‘ taught continu@@ ally . ’
‘ Ma@@ in@@ tain F@@ ine Con@@ du@@ ct ’
What a wonderful future a@@ wa@@ its all worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah who keep stri@@ ving to let their Yes mean Yes !
What si@@ x poin@@ ts are dra@@ wn to our attention in Mal@@ ach@@ i chap@@ ter 1 ?
For some 3@@ 00 years after S@@ ar@@ g@@ on@@ ’s con@@ qu@@ est , Mar@@ i was rul@@ ed by a seri@@ es of mil@@ it@@ ary govern@@ ors .
In the mean@@ time , though , what can we individu@@ ally do to give glory to God ?
For his part , Jesus showed that he sh@@ ared his mo@@ ther’s com@@ pas@@ sion for this new@@ ly married cou@@ ple .
Some famili@@ es have occasi@@ on@@ ally put on Bible dr@@ am@@ as , with each member of the family pla@@ ying a char@@ ac@@ ter , reading his part from the Bible , or ac@@ ting out an ev@@ ent .
T@@ ry to i@@ magine what your life would be like without the li@@ ber@@ ating tru@@ ths you have learned from the Bible .
Acc@@ ording to the Genesis account , P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h or@@ der@@ ed that the Hebrew pris@@ on@@ er Joseph be quic@@ k@@ ly brought before him to inter@@ pre@@ t his tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ ing dre@@ am@@ s .
That is how the see@@ ds of truth about Jehovah’s Kingdom began to be s@@ pre@@ ad in the kingdom of T@@ onga .
The enti@@ re nation had to tre@@ k ac@@ ro@@ ss “ th@@ ir@@ st@@ y gr@@ ound ”
God’s Word gu@@ i@@ ded Jesus .
• In Cana@@ da , a la@@ dy from N@@ ep@@ al ag@@ re@@ ed to study the Bible with a Witness over the p@@ ho@@ ne but was rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to invit@@ e the sister to her home .
The Bible con@@ dem@@ ns dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness , g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on@@ y , and im@@ mor@@ ality , war@@ ning that those who prac@@ tice such things “ will not in@@ her@@ it God’s kingdom . ” — 1 Corinthians 6 : 9 , 10 ; Proverbs 23 : 20 , 21 ; 1 Peter 4 : 1 - 4 .
Sa@@ vi@@ or . ​ — Luke 2 : 11 .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine streng@@ th@@ ens our beli@@ ef that there is a Creator .
So when as@@ ser@@ tions are made about the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al of s@@ ci@@ ence to provide an ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation of everything that ex@@ ists , it is only reason@@ able to take such as@@ ser@@ tions with re@@ serv@@ ations .
S@@ ur@@ ely , then , we have every reason to be confid@@ ent that the th@@ ir@@ d of these divine judg@@ ments will be car@@ ri@@ ed out .
The C@@ o@@ de@@ x G@@ ran@@ di@@ or
It takes time and effort to teach children and to shap@@ e their attitude and be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or so that they will be pleas@@ ing to God .
It was the day when Jesus comple@@ ted all that he came to earth to do .
The first resurrection would take place some@@ time after “ the pres@@ ence ” of Christ began .
Can they af@@ fect your life ?
The Bible descri@@ bes Jehovah as “ the God of peace ” and ur@@ ges his worshipp@@ ers to “ seek peace and pur@@ sue it . ”
In the first century , the apostles set a fine example of sub@@ mit@@ ting to Christ’s lead@@ er@@ ship .
That must have seem@@ ed very str@@ ange to those ob@@ serving them .
“ I Ha@@ ve L@@ ear@@ ned the Se@@ cre@@ t ”
When we look at the account 2@@ ,000 years later , our hearts go out to her in her dis@@ comfort .
How , then , are we to understand Jesus ’ words about “ this gener@@ ation ” ?
So@@ on after I comple@@ ted it , some E@@ v@@ ang@@ eli@@ cal Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ants cont@@ ac@@ ted me .
When we div@@ or@@ ced , I was reli@@ ev@@ ed to es@@ cap@@ e his bad temp@@ er , but I also felt hum@@ ili@@ ated and wor@@ th@@ less . ” ​ — E@@ MM@@ EL@@ IN@@ E , div@@ or@@ ced for 17 years .
The gu@@ ar@@ ds who th@@ re@@ w the young men into the fi@@ er@@ y fur@@ n@@ ace peri@@ shed , but the three faithful Hebrews st@@ ep@@ ped out ali@@ ve ​ — not even s@@ cor@@ ched by the he@@ at of the fur@@ n@@ ace !
T@@ w@@ o years after our we@@ d@@ ding , we were appointed as special pione@@ ers in R@@ im@@ ous@@ ki , Q@@ u@@ ebe@@ c .
A@@ way from the cap@@ it@@ al , however , there is still a no@@ tic@@ e@@ able need for Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers .
The mis@@ er@@ able con@@ di@@ tions on earth today are clear evidence that human rul@@ er@@ ship has ut@@ ter@@ ly fa@@ iled .
On@@ ce the Christian congregation was f@@ oun@@ ded at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , Christ’s followers became the “ nation pro@@ duc@@ ing its fru@@ its . ”
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , we got along very well together .
“ P@@ ati@@ ence , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness . ”
He therefore told them : “ We also than@@ k God inc@@ ess@@ an@@ tly , because when you received God’s word , which you heard from us , you accepted it , not as the word of men , but , just as it tru@@ th@@ fully is , as the word of God , which is also at work in you believers . ”
If so , can you ad@@ just your circumstances to sp@@ end more time together ?
And , of course , c@@ he@@ ck on the vo@@ lu@@ me regul@@ arly so that the mu@@ si@@ c ne@@ i@@ ther s@@ ti@@ f@@ les enjo@@ y@@ able con@@ vers@@ ation nor dis@@ tur@@ bs any neigh@@ b@@ ors . ​ — Matthew 7 : 12 .
E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s being “ trans@@ fer@@ red so as not to see death ” may mean that God put him in a prophe@@ tic tr@@ ance and then ter@@ min@@ ated his life while he was in that st@@ ate .
For example , after reading an is@@ sue of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er and a boo@@ k@@ let publi@@ shed by the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , in 18@@ 8@@ 2 a read@@ er from L@@ ond@@ on , Eng@@ land , wrote : “ P@@ le@@ ase instru@@ ct me how and what to preach so as to accom@@ pl@@ ish the bless@@ ed work God wi@@ sh@@ es done . ”
However , an ur@@ g@@ ent concer@@ n is the large number of refu@@ ge@@ es who have st@@ re@@ am@@ ed into U@@ g@@ anda .
Paul real@@ ized that there was only so much he could do without help from a high@@ er s@@ ource .
K .
“ T@@ re@@ es of Jehovah Are Sat@@ is@@ fied , ” 1 / 15
“ Let us consider how we may s@@ pu@@ r one another on toward love and good de@@ e@@ ds , ” Paul wr@@ ites .
Be positi@@ ve : The ke@@ y to cop@@ ing with ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic ill@@ ness without lo@@ sing joy is often in your own hands .
One brother often remin@@ ded us of the words at Isaiah 5@@ 9 : 1 : “ Lo@@ ok !
TH@@ E rich young rul@@ er was consci@@ enti@@ ous , law - a@@ bi@@ ding , and religious .
R@@ a@@ in is often accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by ligh@@ t@@ ning , but man cannot cause it to fulf@@ ill his wi@@ sh@@ es .
R@@ ac@@ i@@ al pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce did not ex@@ ist among us .
Wh@@ ich of the writ@@ ers of the Christian Greek Scriptures were present at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . ?
Nu@@ clear physi@@ c@@ ists pe@@ er into the in@@ ner work@@ ings of the at@@ om , while ast@@ ro@@ physi@@ c@@ ists tr@@ ace back bil@@ li@@ ons of years , in an at@@ temp@@ t to understand the orig@@ in of the uni@@ verse .
Paul also told fellow anointed Christians : “ You were bu@@ ri@@ ed with him in his baptism , and by relationship with him you were also ra@@ ised up together through your faith in the op@@ er@@ ation of God , who ra@@ ised him up from the dead . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 2 : 12 .
Mo@@ st of those who have ass@@ is@@ ted with the con@@ stru@@ ction work in New Yor@@ k could have found reas@@ ons not to vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er .
TH@@ E apostle Paul un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly was famili@@ ar with temp@@ les of A@@ th@@ ena , for these could be found in many of the c@@ ities he vis@@ ited during his mission@@ ary j@@ our@@ ne@@ ys .
H . K@@ nor@@ r , who served as a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses until his death , used to tell mission@@ aries : “ When you get disc@@ oura@@ ged , the first thing to do is to get some rest .
It sur@@ ely is a deli@@ ght to have a share in the work of making disciples . ​ — Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 .
How did Jehovah use an ang@@ el to encoura@@ ge the prophet Daniel ?
P@@ re@@ vi@@ ously , we thought that both s@@ crip@@ tures refer@@ red to the same activ@@ ity ​ — the preaching work .
( b ) What chang@@ es have some Christians experienced ?
And Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s ca@@ u@@ tion was well - f@@ oun@@ ded .
At the same time , God promised that he would free those who would rep@@ ent and return to him !
The ha@@ il now gre@@ w to the si@@ ze of bi@@ g le@@ m@@ ons . . . .
One chall@@ enge the mer@@ g@@ er pres@@ ented was that of help@@ ing publi@@ sh@@ ers feel that they are not is@@ ol@@ ated from Jehovah’s organization even though branch of@@ fic@@ es no longer fun@@ ction in their coun@@ tri@@ es .
I@@ m@@ mi@@ gr@@ ation of@@ fic@@ ers came a@@ bo@@ ard to clear for@@ mal@@ ities for the pas@@ s@@ eng@@ ers , and our pas@@ s@@ por@@ ts were st@@ am@@ ped “ Per@@ mit@@ ted to L@@ and . ”
Then in the 19@@ 30 ’ s when Jehovah’s Witnesses came under se@@ v@@ ere persecu@@ tion in Ger@@ many , the ran@@ ks in the Kingdom of Yu@@ go@@ sla@@ vi@@ a were for@@ ti@@ fied with Ger@@ man pione@@ ers who f@@ led their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and .
As a result , when s@@ inc@@ ere individuals do re@@ sear@@ ch on our beli@@ ef@@ s , they may stu@@ m@@ ble ac@@ ro@@ ss apost@@ ate pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda .
Read Romans 12 : 20 .
We stri@@ ve to remain without spo@@ t from this world .
Al@@ low God to S@@ pe@@ ak E@@ very Da@@ y , 8 / 1 A@@ vo@@ id Dis@@ tr@@ actions , 8 / 15
The ang@@ el pro@@ claim@@ ed : “ Today there was born to you in Davi@@ d’s city a sa@@ vi@@ or , who is Christ the Lord . ”
Christ comman@@ ded his disciples to share that same message with others .
The Bible re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es the need to keep a@@ wa@@ ke and keep our sen@@ ses .
G@@ ro@@ wing U@@ p De@@ a@@ f
When the king of Babyl@@ on s@@ ends em@@ is@@ s@@ aries to c@@ ong@@ r@@ atu@@ l@@ ate him , He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah un@@ wis@@ ely shows them all his tre@@ a@@ sures .
As@@ ser@@ ting that such cal@@ am@@ it@@ ous events were bey@@ ond human understanding or ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation , V@@ ol@@ ta@@ i@@ re wrote :
In a sh@@ ort while , we will have had deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful con@@ vers@@ ations with just about all our brothers and sisters .
As explained in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , they are appointed by holy spirit in har@@ mony with Scriptural requi@@ re@@ ments .
After his ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , the r@@ um@@ or s@@ pre@@ ad that he had become bl@@ ind because he was a wit@@ ch .
As the deli@@ ver@@ ance from Egy@@ pt dre@@ w near , he told the op@@ pres@@ sed Israelites : “ One pla@@ gu@@ e more I am going to bring upon P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h and Egy@@ pt . After that he will s@@ end you away from here . ”
Because he knew that the mo@@ ther’s s@@ or@@ ro@@ w was about to van@@ ish .
During his years at Bethel , Bro@@ ther S@@ y@@ d@@ li@@ k served in vari@@ ous de@@ par@@ t@@ ments , including the pr@@ inter@@ y and the W@@ rit@@ ing De@@ par@@ t@@ ment .
A@@ bo@@ ve : P@@ res@@ en@@ ting Bible public@@ ations at a mar@@ ke@@ t st@@ all in Ar@@ men@@ ti@@ è@@ res , nor@@ ther@@ n Fr@@ ance , in 19@@ 50
My mother ans@@ wer@@ ed the do@@ or while my father ​ — who was sh@@ y like me — ​ s@@ at in@@ side with me and listen@@ ed .
15 : 1 - 6 ; 18 : 9 - 17 ; 2 Ch@@ r@@ on . 26 : 16 - 21 ; D@@ an . 5 : 18 - 21 .
But when our clear and simp@@ le ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation of the truth helps even one individu@@ al come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of Jehovah , how gr@@ ate@@ ful we are to be used by God to draw people to his Son ! ​ — John 6 : 4@@ 4 .
En@@ de@@ av@@ or to re@@ place de@@ pres@@ sing , p@@ essi@@ mis@@ tic thoughts with positi@@ ve ones .
As if be@@ ating their bre@@ ast , they also felt dis@@ gr@@ ac@@ ed and c@@ ast down . ​ — Luke 15 : 18 , 19 , 21 .
As@@ k yourself : ‘ Does my way of life indic@@ ate that I truly know Jehovah ?
Jesus ’ Ex@@ am@@ ple for Par@@ ents
In 18@@ 4@@ 3 , Tho@@ ma@@ s wrote : “ My heart was over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed within me . . . .
“ Wor@@ ds cannot expres@@ s our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for Watchtower artic@@ les that have imp@@ ressed on us that as young people we are needed and appreci@@ ated .
Ba@@ al worship was er@@ adi@@ c@@ ated from Israel .
Moses ex@@ hor@@ ted parents to speak of Jehovah’s remin@@ ders ‘ when they s@@ at in their house and when they wal@@ ked on the ro@@ ad and when they la@@ y down and when they got up . ’
God is perfect , and his thoughts are high@@ er than our@@ s .
Although some news repor@@ ts about Jehovah’s Witnesses are fa@@ ir , at times the me@@ dia let themselves be used to bro@@ ad@@ c@@ ast the bi@@ as@@ ed vo@@ ice of str@@ ang@@ ers .
So let us di@@ lig@@ ently study God’s Word and ze@@ al@@ ously share the truth with others in the pray@@ er@@ ful spirit of the psalmist who pra@@ ised the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah with the words : “ I shall men@@ tion your righteousness , your@@ s al@@ one .
S@@ ome@@ times his a@@ im has been to destro@@ y the truth by de@@ f@@ en@@ ding it . ”
A@@ m I ambi@@ ti@@ ous for authority now or as a future jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir with Christ ? ’
What do you think Paul did in M@@ ile@@ tu@@ s during the three or four days until the elders arri@@ ved ?
In@@ stru@@ cted by Jehovah , true Christians are at peace with God and with one another .
We can see why the Bible speak@@ s of R@@ a@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s fellow Cana@@ an@@ ites as “ those who ac@@ ted dis@@ obedi@@ ently . ” ​ — Hebrews 11 : 31 .
On the day of the pres@@ ent@@ ation , the a@@ udi@@ ence inclu@@ ded 14 cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es , the teach@@ er , and 4 other stud@@ ents who happened to be in the li@@ br@@ ary .
As a young man , Joseph was so@@ ld into sla@@ very by his je@@ al@@ ous half brothers and taken to Egy@@ pt .
I know that as a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , I did something stu@@ pi@@ d , and that has co@@ st me de@@ arly .
Wor@@ k to En@@ h@@ ance the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Par@@ adise
“ I , Jehovah , am your God , the One teaching you to benefit yourself . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A@@ I@@ A@@ H 4@@ 8 : 17 .
• What pro@@ v@@ isions does Jehovah make for the spiritual prote@@ ction of his people ?
How can we take the lead in show@@ ing honor to others ?
“ The fru@@ it@@ age of the light cons@@ ists of every s@@ ort of go@@ o@@ dness and righteousness and truth . ” — E@@ P@@ H@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ AN@@ S 5 : 9 .
To their own har@@ m , they fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ly re@@ je@@ cted the f@@ la@@ w@@ less guid@@ ance of Jehovah , pre@@ fer@@ ring in@@ stead to be like the sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding nations . ​ — 1 Samuel 8 : 19 , 20 .
The expres@@ sion “ a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch ” used in these two ver@@ ses ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally ref@@ ers to in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ous , de@@ gra@@ ding , or bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ous talk .
In King Davi@@ d’s day , the sing@@ ers for God’s house “ were tra@@ ined in s@@ ong to Jehovah ” and brought praise to God .
I@@ ts loving congregation of 70 Witnesses ra@@ pi@@ dly gre@@ w to well over 1@@ 00 , when another congregation was form@@ ed in P@@ al@@ om@@ in@@ ia .
“ Jehovah has anointed me . . . to comfort all the m@@ our@@ ning ones . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A .
Joseph did not take the family back to Na@@ z@@ are@@ th .
But this seem@@ s un@@ likely , since the nor@@ ther@@ n lo@@ c@@ ation of M@@ l@@ j@@ et is difficult to har@@ mon@@ ize with the next st@@ ages of Paul’s j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , nam@@ ely S@@ y@@ rac@@ use , S@@ ic@@ ily , and then the w@@ est co@@ ast of I@@ tal@@ y . ​ — Acts 28 : 11 - 13 .
How can we do the same ?
“ Wor@@ king hard is the best way to work .
She was especially moved by this thought : “ When Jehovah for@@ gives our sin@@ s , we need not feel that we be@@ ar the sta@@ in of such sin@@ s for the rest of our life . ”
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , spiritual prote@@ ction has been provided for those who have s@@ ought “ lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing under [ the tre@@ e@@ ’s ] sh@@ a@@ do@@ w . ”
For example , at Proverbs 22 : 7 , we read : “ He who ge@@ ts into de@@ b@@ t is a serv@@ ant to his cre@@ dit@@ or . ”
Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the rest of the Hebrew Scriptures was comple@@ ted in the second century B.C.E .
Our spiritual cap@@ ac@@ ity is most c@@ learly demonstr@@ ated in our in@@ n@@ ate desire to worship God .
L@@ ik@@ ely you can think of people who trust in their we@@ al@@ th rather than in God .
The Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re is pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed in what different ways ?
* ​ — Luke 11 : 11 - 13 ; Matthew 7 : 11 .
How do we know that this prophe@@ tic@@ ally app@@ lied to Jesus ?
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the course of hist@@ ory , angels have desi@@ red “ to pe@@ er ” into prophe@@ tic ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces regarding future events on earth . ​ — 1 Peter 1 : 11 , 12 .
S@@ et asi@@ de time to study and medit@@ ate on his appe@@ al@@ ing qualities ​ — his love , pati@@ ence , and mer@@ cy .
Yes , “ the world is pas@@ sing away and so is its desire , but he that does the will of God rema@@ ins forever . ” ​ — 1 John 2 : 17 .
If we trust in Jehovah , we will fully trust his Word , the Bible .
In pur@@ ely human ter@@ ms , he had little to gain and much to lo@@ se from his fri@@ end@@ ship with David .
Are they from Jehovah God , “ the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh over all the earth , ” or are they from some other s@@ ource ?
Par@@ ents u@@ su@@ ally tell a child what is right or wrong , believ@@ ing that they have taught him a certain moral princi@@ ple .
The cle@@ ft can ex@@ p@@ and under the go@@ at@@ ’s we@@ i@@ ght , giving the ani@@ ma@@ l a fir@@ m g@@ ri@@ p when it is standing or mo@@ ving on n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w ro@@ ck sh@@ el@@ ves .
By then I had ow@@ ned this bu@@ sin@@ ess for about four years .
These new fac@@ il@@ ities were dedic@@ ated on O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 31 , 200@@ 9 .
Yes , God’s Kingdom will take complete control of the earth , ri@@ d@@ ding it of all the wicked and rul@@ ing “ to times in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , ” that is , forever .
He also su@@ ffered a pa@@ in@@ ful ill@@ ness and end@@ ur@@ ed pres@@ sure from false friends .
“ The t@@ ong@@ ue , ” states James 3 : 8 , “ not one of mankind can get it tam@@ ed . ”
It was the last time that the man Jesus would do that with his apostles .
Jehovah refer@@ red to the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch and an@@ c@@ est@@ or of the Israelites as “ Abraham my friend . ”
As a result , he might not feel the same need for Jehovah’s support .
Ther@@ efore , ‘ pre@@ pare your heart , con@@ sul@@ t the law of Jehovah , do it , and teach Jehovah’s regul@@ ation and justice . ’ ​ — E@@ z@@ r@@ a 7 : 10 .
The id@@ ent@@ ity of the promised Se@@ ed thus became clear . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 3 : 16 ; 4 : 4 .
One said that he needed to go and exam@@ ine a field he had just b@@ ought .
What do we need to keep in mind while con@@ duc@@ ting home Bible stu@@ dies ?
After we had been in N@@ ap@@ les only n@@ ine months , the author@@ ities for@@ ced the four of us to leave the city .
The Bible c@@ learly expla@@ ins the reason why dec@@ ep@@ tion is r@@ am@@ p@@ ant in this world .
See The Watchtower of Au@@ gu@@ st 1 , 199@@ 1 , page 31 .
16 : 4@@ 1 , 4@@ 9 .
How did they benefit from being hum@@ ble ?
By means of the Kingdom , God will un@@ do all the works of Satan and educ@@ ate people in His righteous ways .
To fulf@@ ill his promises , Jehovah was mo@@ tiv@@ ated to inter@@ v@@ ene in be@@ half of his people on num@@ er@@ ous occasi@@ ons thr@@ ough@@ out the p@@ re - Christian er@@ a .
There was also contro@@ vers@@ y about the cho@@ ice of language .
“ They That G@@ o D@@ own to the Se@@ a in S@@ hi@@ ps ”
Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing Our P@@ os@@ iti@@ on as “ T@@ emp@@ or@@ ary R@@ es@@ id@@ ents , ” 12 / 15
Christian elders show understanding in o@@ ffering personal ass@@ ist@@ ance .
Ther@@ efore , whether Je@@ w or n@@ on - Je@@ w , Christians were to serve as “ a people for [ God’s ] name . ”
They were mul@@ ti@@ milli@@ on@@ a@@ i@@ res , and they felt that my be@@ coming a Witness would bring them so@@ cial dis@@ gr@@ ace .
He now wr@@ ites : “ I never really had deep discus@@ sions with my father .
In sh@@ ar@@ p contr@@ ast , concer@@ ning the faithful ones , Jesus later said : “ From the days of John the B@@ ap@@ t@@ ist until now the kingdom of the heavens is the go@@ al toward which men pres@@ s , and those pres@@ sing for@@ ward are se@@ iz@@ ing it . ” ​ — Matthew 11 : 12 .
The book B@@ y@@ z@@ an@@ ti@@ u@@ m states : “ The early Christians , in@@ her@@ iting from Juda@@ ism a re@@ pu@@ gn@@ ance toward i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , had loo@@ ked as@@ k@@ ance at any ven@@ er@@ ation of pi@@ c@@ tures of holy pers@@ ons . ”
Rus@@ sel@@ l rec@@ oun@@ ted that the “ a@@ udi@@ ences were very atten@@ tive ” to the sub@@ ject “ The O@@ ath - B@@ ound P@@ r@@ om@@ ise ” about Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s faith and the future blessings for mankind .
Mi@@ gh@@ ty in the earth his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing will become . As for the gener@@ ation of the u@@ pri@@ ght ones , it will be bless@@ ed . ”
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of where we serve God , as long as we put spiritual inter@@ ests first in life , he will care for our needs . ​ — Matthew 6 : 25 - 33 .
In fact , al@@ most half “ ex@@ pect another world con@@ f@@ li@@ ct ” ​ — world war — ​ within 50 years .
In chap@@ ter 10 of his letter , Paul pointed out that the Law was but “ a sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of the good things to come ” and c@@ learly demonstr@@ ated the value of the ransom sacrifice of Christ .
During that time , the cl@@ er@@ gy still wi@@ el@@ ded great power over the people .
The As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an King S@@ en@@ n@@ ach@@ eri@@ b ta@@ un@@ ted Jehovah and tri@@ ed to in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ate He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah into sur@@ rend@@ ering .
So those Israelites were “ li@@ mp@@ ing ” along like a man tr@@ ying to follow two pa@@ th@@ ways at once .
“ R@@ E@@ M@@ E@@ MB@@ E@@ R the wife of Lo@@ t . ”
O@@ ho@@ la@@ h has already been given “ into the hand of those pas@@ sion@@ ately loving her , into the hand of the sons of As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a . ”
Re@@ ading them encoura@@ ged me .
Because of the long di@@ stances , we often sta@@ yed over@@ night in the ho@@ m@@ es of the local people .
In God’s promised new world , even “ the un@@ righteous ” who are resur@@ rec@@ ted will be given a loving opportunity to con@@ form to Jehovah’s standards and live .
Will those who died rec@@ ently be ra@@ ised near the star@@ t of Christ’s Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn and be wel@@ com@@ ed by loved ones who know them ?
I da@@ shed to the sis@@ ter@@ ’s house .
Since he “ has bl@@ in@@ ded the min@@ ds ” of un@@ believers , they do not accept the good news and cannot see these tra@@ ps .
10 - 12 . ( a ) What was one war@@ ning Jesus gave in his illustr@@ ation of the s@@ ow@@ er ?
They have he@@ e@@ ded God’s judgment mes@@ sa@@ ges and have become un@@ ited with the anointed ones in preaching the li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving good news .
After arrang@@ ements had been made to d@@ ro@@ p off the bro@@ ch@@ ure What Does God Re@@ qui@@ re of U@@ s ? , M@@ r@@ s .
That question can lead to a mean@@ ing@@ ful con@@ vers@@ ation about what makes our sac@@ red service whole - sou@@ led .
P@@ i@@ one@@ ering in the Bu@@ s@@ h
Wor@@ k hard to devel@@ op hum@@ ility .
C@@ er@@ tain members of the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od , including Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has himself , were S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es , who did not believe in the resurrection .
In har@@ mony with that , family he@@ a@@ ds and elders who love his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y will not be dem@@ an@@ ding , as if exerc@@ ising a small so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y of their own .
To elders in the Eph@@ es@@ i@@ an congregation , Paul said : “ Pa@@ y attention to y@@ ourselves and to all the flo@@ ck , among which the holy spirit has appointed you overse@@ ers , to shepher@@ d the congregation of God , which he pur@@ cha@@ sed with the blood of his own Son . ”
The no@@ tion appe@@ als to many who fav@@ or inter@@ faith mo@@ v@@ ements and want all religi@@ ons to be accep@@ table , des@@ pite their differ@@ ences .
As Jehovah’s servants , we want to remain accep@@ table for his service .
Bi@@ th@@ y@@ ni@@ a
( b ) How do we imitate Paul today ?
“ If you get baptized , I will s@@ end you to a n@@ ur@@ sing home , ” respon@@ ded An@@ na@@ ’s daugh@@ ter .
We know from the Bible that humans have become God’s friends .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to the faithful re@@ m@@ n@@ ant as good fi@@ g@@ s , Jehovah says : “ I will set my e@@ ye upon them in a good way . ”
Jehovah wants our marri@@ ages to be lasting and happy .
C@@ ro@@ s@@ ses even dec@@ or@@ ated S@@ can@@ din@@ a@@ vi@@ an ro@@ ck eng@@ ra@@ v@@ ings during the B@@ r@@ on@@ ze A@@ ge , cen@@ tu@@ ries before Jesus was born .
Those who respon@@ d to this message have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living forever on earth under Christ’s heavenly govern@@ ment .
She had been a ze@@ al@@ ous pre@@ ach@@ er of the good news since she was a little gi@@ r@@ l .
* And since there was just one cop@@ y of this book in To@@ k@@ mo@@ k , we co@@ pi@@ ed it by hand for ourselves .
A@@ m@@ ong those few were Jeremiah , Bar@@ u@@ ch , E@@ bed - m@@ ele@@ ch , and the Re@@ cha@@ bit@@ es .
( b ) How was E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s involved ?
How was Jesus made to appe@@ ar to be a sin@@ ner ?
O@@ ver 40 per@@ c@@ ent were ir@@ regul@@ ar in the preaching work , allow@@ ing months to go by without doing any wit@@ ness@@ ing at all .
What pro@@ vision has Jehovah made to help us over@@ come the law of sin and of death , and what must we do to enjoy God’s fav@@ or ?
When Abraham ra@@ ised questions regarding the people of So@@ dom , Jehovah pati@@ ently ans@@ wer@@ ed each one .
However , the whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir rest@@ ored some of my in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence , and the “ cur@@ se ” became a blessing .
The U@@ l@@ tim@@ ate Con@@ qu@@ est of E@@ vi@@ l
My wife had st@@ re@@ t@@ ched out on a so@@ f@@ a to rest while we were tal@@ king about the da@@ y’s activ@@ ity .
“ Par@@ t of the World ”
Pro@@ per@@ ty or money may be be@@ qu@@ e@@ a@@ th@@ ed to W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a by means of a leg@@ ally ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted will , or W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a may be nam@@ ed as bene@@ fi@@ ci@@ ary of a trust ag@@ re@@ ement .
So@@ on after my baptism in 19@@ 33 , I started in the pioneer service , as the full - time ministry is called by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
As you made spiritual prog@@ ress , you likely ga@@ ined a deep@@ er appreciation of the fact that ‘ the Father in heaven gives holy spirit to those as@@ king him , ’ including to you .
It is his will that always br@@ ings about the great@@ est good for all cre@@ ation .
Instead of ho@@ l@@ ding to the pat@@ ter@@ n of heal@@ th@@ ful words , some were in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ed by “ false st@@ ori@@ es . ”
Their ages now r@@ ange from 5 to 23 .
As a child , R@@ ita , from Ri@@ o de J@@ an@@ ei@@ r@@ o , lik@@ ed going to school .
Like ‘ the li@@ on te@@ aring to pi@@ e@@ ces , ’ however , As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a has ter@@ r@@ or@@ ized the nation of God’s people .
T@@ w@@ o and a half years later , at the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Bo@@ o@@ ths , N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s attend@@ s a meeting of the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in .
O@@ thers still fa@@ st@@ en their clo@@ th@@ es with ho@@ o@@ ks and eyes rather than with bu@@ t@@ t@@ ons and believe that men should not sh@@ a@@ ve their be@@ ar@@ ds .
Jesus mentioned it when he in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al and said : “ This c@@ up means the new covenant by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of my blood , which is to be p@@ our@@ ed out in your be@@ half . ”
M@@ ore than once , he thought that he had re@@ ached his li@@ mit .
I real@@ ized that I could not qu@@ it my har@@ m@@ ful ha@@ bi@@ ts if I continued to fre@@ qu@@ ent the same plac@@ es and associ@@ ate with the same people .
4@@ 2 : 21 ; 50 : 15 - 19 .
He th@@ re@@ w out those who were making that sac@@ red place a den of th@@ i@@ ev@@ es .
J@@ en@@ n@@ y , * a sing@@ le Witness of Jehovah , has reason to appreci@@ ate God’s remin@@ ders .
Jehovah sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ded and deli@@ vered Lo@@ t , and he can do the same for us .
He will arr@@ ange for you to get prop@@ er tra@@ ining .
The contr@@ ast will be en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ing .
Who have faith@@ fully dis@@ p@@ en@@ sed the truth in our time ?
For the past se@@ ven years , N@@ ina has served as a full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er .
On the contr@@ ary , they give high pri@@ or@@ ity to God’s service , doing all they can .
Satan , the Bible tel@@ ls us , offered Jesus “ all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the world and their glory ” in ex@@ change for one act of worship .
During the last de@@ ca@@ de of the 20@@ th century , more than 3@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 pers@@ ons were baptized to sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze their dedic@@ ation to Jehovah God , and some 3@@ 0@@ ,000 new congregations were form@@ ed .
11 : 1 - 13 .
What would your feelings be when you tri@@ ed to pray to God ?
By the time it was fin@@ i@@ shed , 2@@ 50 were atten@@ ding meetings . ”
What did one young person wr@@ ite about tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness , and what was the reason for her high moral stan@@ d@@ ard ?
Ex@@ tr@@ am@@ ar@@ it@@ al rel@@ ations among ad@@ ul@@ ts are comm@@ on .
Like the early Christians , Jesus ’ followers today have been h@@ ated , op@@ posed , and persecu@@ ted .
The ho@@ t , d@@ ry w@@ ind from the sou@@ th helped the b@@ lo@@ s@@ som@@ s to o@@ pen and pol@@ l@@ in@@ ate . ​ — Proverbs 25 : 23 ; S@@ ong of Solomon 4 : 16 .
So it is an expres@@ sion of Jehovah’s love and un@@ deser@@ ved kindness . ​ — Read John 3 : 16 ; Romans 6 : 23 .
F@@ in@@ ally , Jesus was imp@@ aled as an acc@@ ur@@ sed cri@@ min@@ al .
Ha@@ ve we ?
Rather than coura@@ ge@@ ously ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing a we@@ ak@@ ness , he poin@@ ts to fa@@ ul@@ ts in the other person .
As for A@@ ri@@ el , it was a stru@@ gg@@ le for him to sto@@ p dr@@ in@@ king , s@@ mo@@ king , and g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing .
I re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed once hear@@ ing a pri@@ est say that the wicked go to hel@@ l .
On@@ ly by sh@@ aring your life with your mate can the two of you gro@@ w together and “ become one flesh ” in the ful@@ l@@ est sense . ​ — Genesis 2 : 24 .
When we com@@ pare Bi@@ bli@@ cal des@@ crip@@ tions of a@@ ·@@ ga@@ ʹ@@ pe with other ter@@ ms used in the Bible to descri@@ be love , we will better understand the love that we should demonstr@@ ate .
Fir@@ st the man@@ ag@@ er refu@@ sed to give us a ref@@ ri@@ g@@ er@@ at@@ or and a sto@@ ve , al@@ though we were ent@@ it@@ led to both .
Since Jehovah is “ the a@@ bi@@ ding place of righteousness , ” his worshipp@@ ers are happy to look to him to deter@@ mine the mor@@ ally u@@ pri@@ ght p@@ ath that they should follow . ​ — J@@ er .
In the first century C.E . , Jesus Christ id@@ enti@@ fied John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er as “ Eli@@ j@@ ah . ”
Why a New Bible Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation ?
It was Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s determin@@ ation not to let any con@@ f@@ li@@ ct dam@@ age their relationship .
What prof@@ essi@@ onal will cla@@ im that he knew at the beg@@ in@@ ning of his care@@ er what he kno@@ ws today ?
1 : 19 ; Re@@ v .
The apostles knew that reading the Scriptures and medit@@ ating on them was very important for their ministry .
What ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les did the re@@ tur@@ ning Jews face ?
For example , we “ do not know when the appointed time is ” for the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
My help is from Jehovah , the M@@ ak@@ er of heaven and earth . ”
In the beg@@ in@@ ning , my doub@@ ts about blood trans@@ fu@@ sions were lar@@ g@@ ely based on s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c knowledge .
M@@ in@@ ut@@ es later , 19 - year - old B@@ la@@ ise , a str@@ anger to the are@@ a , came down the st@@ re@@ et .
Jehovah , the Ma@@ ster of the el@@ ements , had set in mo@@ tion a fin@@ ely tu@@ ned e@@ c@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal system .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , I felt a peace come over me , and I began to see the situation ob@@ je@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
How would a God - fe@@ aring man be re@@ war@@ ded ?
In many par@@ ts of Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , there is the wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad beli@@ ef that a fun@@ er@@ al must be large and imp@@ res@@ sive so as not to anger the an@@ c@@ es@@ tr@@ al spi@@ r@@ its .
Eng@@ ag@@ ing in such activities would go against Bible principles and would end@@ anger our physical or spiritual health .
What was Jesus ’ pri@@ or@@ ity ?
Tru@@ ly , he lo@@ ves a giving spirit .
7 : 1 - 5 How do I feel when I am around people who are judg@@ men@@ tal and cr@@ itical , always fin@@ ding fa@@ ul@@ t ?
F@@ ur@@ ther , the desire of young people to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in school s@@ por@@ ts events , which can eas@@ ily lead to bad associ@@ ation , can be strong .
Why did Jesus str@@ ong@@ ly re@@ bu@@ ke Peter ?
S@@ ele@@ ct a reli@@ able , mo@@ der@@ n - language transl@@ ation .
For one thing , he had left the pol@@ y@@ the@@ is@@ tic beli@@ ef@@ s of his family and v@@ il@@ la@@ ge to worship the true God , Jehovah .
Sh@@ ould we not stri@@ ve to man@@ i@@ f@@ est the spirit of a less@@ er one in all as@@ pe@@ cts of life ?
What information do we have about E@@ no@@ ch ?
Does not the very fact that there has been an ever - present need to experi@@ ment indic@@ ate that these different ways of gover@@ ning are in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate ?
Com@@ men@@ ting Is a P@@ ri@@ v@@ ile@@ ge
E@@ arly in 19@@ 6@@ 8 , a ci@@ vi@@ l serv@@ ant was assign@@ ed to a po@@ st in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe and another was assign@@ ed to the Bi@@ af@@ r@@ an a@@ ir@@ stri@@ p .
S@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ s may not accept the Bible as evidence of Jesus ’ ex@@ ist@@ ence .
R@@ ely F@@ ul@@ ly on Jehovah
But think of Moses .
In contr@@ ast , the most powerful nu@@ clear bom@@ b ever t@@ ested had an ex@@ p@@ lo@@ sive power e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent to 5@@ 7 me@@ g@@ at@@ ons of T@@ N@@ T .
W@@ ould you not ag@@ ree that a consci@@ enti@@ ous ho@@ me@@ ow@@ ner should sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard the health and well - being of his family by ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ating the p@@ ests ?
Let us have as full a share as possible in the preaching work that we@@ ek .
What privilege have servants of Jehovah always had ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a doubt , this dist@@ ribu@@ tion resul@@ ted in a great witness .
They appreci@@ ati@@ vely felt moved to com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate Jesus ’ death each year in re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of him . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Jehovah cre@@ ated the earth to be the Par@@ adise home of the human family .
In con@@ ne@@ ction with everything give than@@ ks . ”
Such ob@@ je@@ c@@ tiv@@ ity is not eas@@ y .
How can we imitate the example of Jesus and the early disciples by building and main@@ tain@@ ing heal@@ thy fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps with our spiritual brothers and sisters ?
Instead of making com@@ par@@ is@@ ons , they be@@ ar in mind the counsel : “ In prop@@ or@@ tion as each one has received a gift , use it in minis@@ ter@@ ing to one another as fine ste@@ war@@ ds of God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness expres@@ sed in vari@@ ous ways . ”
S@@ et@@ ting up a cha@@ ut@@ ar@@ a is an act of kindness , and most of the bene@@ fac@@ t@@ ors remain an@@ on@@ y@@ m@@ ous .
He al@@ one has the power to take away life and all pro@@ spe@@ cts for future life , destro@@ ying both body and soul in Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na .
How will you re@@ act when you un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly enc@@ oun@@ ter im@@ moral i@@ ma@@ ges , words , or people ?
Ch@@ ests 9 through 12 held fun@@ ds left over from gu@@ il@@ t o@@ ffer@@ ings , from the sacrific@@ ing of bir@@ ds , from the o@@ ffer@@ ings of Na@@ z@@ ir@@ ites , and from the o@@ ffer@@ ings of le@@ p@@ ers .
What s@@ ort of dis@@ position did Jesus have ?
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , God fore@@ told that C@@ y@@ r@@ us ’ bat@@ tle str@@ ate@@ gy would inclu@@ de the dr@@ ying up of ri@@ v@@ ers and indic@@ ated that g@@ ates would be left o@@ pen , fac@@ il@@ it@@ ating the con@@ qu@@ est .
We could become like the slave in Jesus ’ par@@ able who refu@@ sed to for@@ give his fellow slave a de@@ b@@ t that was but a fr@@ action of the de@@ b@@ t that his ma@@ ster had already for@@ given him .
What is the “ par@@ adise ” that the apostle Paul saw in vision ?
If we cultiv@@ ate Jehovah’s view , we will be dis@@ posed to love others and for@@ give their off@@ en@@ ses against us .
What s@@ crip@@ tures show that Jehovah and Jesus are loving S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds ?
What about the bil@@ li@@ ons of people who have died ?
If you have been sh@@ aring in the preaching and teaching work for some time now , you too have no doubt had opportun@@ ities to ta@@ st@@ e and see that Jehovah is good .
The brothers were also very ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able and offered us the best they had , al@@ though they had very little .
He knew , though , that real rep@@ ent@@ ance invol@@ ves far more than a m@@ ere feel@@ ing of reg@@ re@@ t over the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of a wicked deed .
The respon@@ se was im@@ medi@@ ate .
We need to ‘ keep an e@@ ye , not in personal interest upon just our own matters , but also in personal interest upon those of the others . ’ ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 4 .
I was born in Pa@@ d@@ ding@@ t@@ on , a den@@ sel@@ y po@@ pul@@ ated are@@ a of L@@ ond@@ on , Eng@@ land .
As a result , I have enjo@@ yed many encourag@@ ing experi@@ ences .
It invol@@ ves a person@@ ’s vie@@ w@@ point , dis@@ position , and heart con@@ dition .
‘ His M@@ ou@@ th Is a S@@ ource of Li@@ fe ’
One of these Witnesses tri@@ ed to expla@@ in Bible truth to me , but he sur@@ mis@@ ed that I was not inter@@ ested .
H@@ app@@ y to W@@ a@@ it for Jehovah , 3 / 1
What less@@ ons can we learn from acc@@ oun@@ ts concer@@ ning King David ?
And an overse@@ er in the Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation De@@ par@@ t@@ ment ob@@ ser@@ ves about the transl@@ at@@ ors : “ The desire to have Bible public@@ ations in their language is so strong that they are making every effort to me@@ et the chall@@ enge . ”
Ma@@ y@@ be you do not know where to look to find ans@@ wers to your questions .
For example , G@@ u@@ il@@ her@@ me had been serving as an el@@ der for only a few months when he was asked to serve on a j@@ udi@@ cial com@@ mit@@ te@@ e .
Lo@@ ok back at the words of the psalmist .
As long as Solomon was faithful to Jehovah , his words of wisdom were un@@ mat@@ ched among his con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries .
And if I am a gr@@ and ma@@ ster , where is the fear of me ? ’
The very next day , S@@ en@@ n@@ ach@@ eri@@ b h@@ ur@@ ri@@ ed back in dis@@ gr@@ ace to his cap@@ it@@ al , N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h , with what little was left of his ar@@ my . ​ — 2 K@@ i .
Sa@@ ys H@@ ann@@ ah : “ After every study , as we left her home on our bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ les , we loo@@ ked at each other and exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : ‘ Th@@ an@@ k you , Jehovah ! ’ ”
Fir@@ st and fore@@ most , prayer can help us find true joy .
Tru@@ st in the God of S@@ al@@ vation
What questions about our activ@@ ity in the ministry can reason@@ ab@@ ly be consider@@ ed ?
In a t@@ est , u@@ su@@ ally a sub@@ ject or an ob@@ ject is t@@ ested , and there is a me@@ asure or a stan@@ d@@ ard according to which the t@@ est is per@@ form@@ ed .
Y@@ oung people are a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar fav@@ or@@ ite for att@@ ack .
It also discus@@ ses what the living w@@ at@@ ers refer@@ red to at Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 14 : 8 are and what dr@@ in@@ king from them can mean for us .
With ang@@ eli@@ c a@@ id , they over@@ saw the preaching work , and they reli@@ ed on God’s Word when provi@@ ding guid@@ ance .
He was one of the “ se@@ ven cer@@ ti@@ fied men . . . full of spirit and wisdom ” cho@@ s@@ en to car@@ ry out the imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al da@@ ily dist@@ ribu@@ tion of food among the Greek - speaking and the Hebrew - speaking Christian wi@@ do@@ ws in Jerusalem .
I would like our fac@@ ul@@ ty to keep a cop@@ y of this fil@@ m .
I had many questions about God and life .
God’s people are gr@@ ate@@ ful for Christian elders and for the loving support these men receive from their wi@@ ves .
It means that divine counsel re@@ ached the deep@@ est par@@ ts of Davi@@ d’s being and set@@ t@@ led there , cor@@ rec@@ ting his in@@ n@@ er@@ most thoughts and emo@@ tions .
“ We hear a lo@@ t today about how Joh@@ n@@ n@@ y can@@ ’t read , how he can@@ ’t wr@@ ite , and the tr@@ ou@@ ble he is having fin@@ ding Fr@@ ance on a ma@@ p , ” said an A@@ mer@@ i@@ can educ@@ at@@ or .
We should ask Jehovah to exam@@ ine us , as David did when he said : “ S@@ ear@@ ch through me , O God , and know my heart .
A young gi@@ r@@ l too was than@@ k@@ ful for her family , saying : “ They keep me sa@@ fe , heal@@ thy , care for me , love me , fe@@ ed me , and if it wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t for my parents , I w@@ ou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t be here on this earth . ”
So when David pra@@ ys : “ Li@@ ft up the light of your face upon us , ” he means ‘ show us fav@@ or . ’
All he had wor@@ ked for disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared , and his true me@@ t@@ tle was t@@ ested by pain , angu@@ ish , and fru@@ str@@ ation .
And the one who sh@@ ared with Jehovah in the work of br@@ ing@@ ing the first cou@@ ple into ex@@ ist@@ ence did not lo@@ se his special f@@ on@@ dness for their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
R@@ em@@ ember that the ransom sacrifice of Christ involved the two great@@ est expres@@ sions of love ​ — the love that Jehovah showed in giving his Son in our be@@ half , and the love that Jesus showed by will@@ ingly o@@ ffering up his life for us .
Our loving Creator , Jehovah , has buil@@ t into earth@@ ’s at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere this wonderful gift of we@@ ather .
The apostle Paul pointed out that the Christian ministry would requi@@ re more than the nor@@ ma@@ l power of imper@@ fect humans .
Hence , the Bible coun@@ sel@@ s us : “ Just as Jehovah fre@@ ely for@@ gave you , you must also do the same . ” ​ — C@@ ol .
He could not re@@ conc@@ ile life at the cour@@ t of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h , the op@@ pres@@ s@@ or , with love for Jehovah and for justice .
In fact , it is difficult to tell if they are .
Be@@ ing in sub@@ je@@ ction to her husband will be e@@ asi@@ er if she re@@ members that this is pleas@@ ing to the Lord Jesus Christ .
The be@@ ast@@ ’s having “ a human number , ” therefore , indic@@ ates that govern@@ ments refle@@ ct the fal@@ le@@ n human con@@ dition , the mar@@ k of sin and imper@@ fe@@ ction .
She ad@@ ds : “ I also wor@@ ri@@ ed about lea@@ ving my mother who had to care for my a@@ il@@ ing father .
Even some of Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s lead@@ ers have refer@@ red to their flo@@ c@@ ks as ‘ s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing gi@@ ants . ’
The anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant must do their ut@@ most to ‘ walk wor@@ th@@ ily of the c@@ all@@ ing with which they were called , with complete low@@ l@@ iness of mind , ’ doing so “ with fear and tre@@ m@@ bl@@ ing . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
Yet , those of the other sheep jo@@ in in ex@@ ten@@ ding this invit@@ ation .
With his fav@@ or , you will continue prog@@ res@@ sing toward life in his new world .
As present - day Christians , we have an ob@@ lig@@ ation to imitate Jesus Christ in our words and de@@ e@@ ds and in the qualities we displa@@ y . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
Davi@@ d’s life was never the same after that ano@@ in@@ ting .
( b ) What evidence is there that the world is “ in the power of the wicked one ” ?
They know what it means to be fa@@ thers , and from working with their wi@@ ves , they have some ide@@ a of how much is involved in being a mother .
During the M@@ id@@ d@@ le A@@ ges , for@@ tu@@ ne - tel@@ l@@ ers cho@@ se a ge@@ m for each mon@@ th of the year .
Many of them are lear@@ ning another language in order to share in the worl@@ d@@ wide preaching work .
28 May Your V@@ olu@@ n@@ te@@ er S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t B@@ ring P@@ ra@@ ise to Jehovah !
O@@ ver the years , se@@ v@@ ere st@@ or@@ ms , so to speak , may have taken a t@@ ol@@ l on your mar@@ it@@ al relationship .
29 S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing in T@@ ong@@ u@@ es ​ — Is It From God ?
By comple@@ ting Babyl@@ on@@ ’s mas@@ sive d@@ ou@@ ble w@@ alls that his father had started to buil@@ d , Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar made the cap@@ it@@ al city seem@@ ingly imp@@ reg@@ n@@ able .
The end of the talk is when the speak@@ er wal@@ ks off the pl@@ at@@ form .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , also , let each one of you individu@@ ally so love his wife as he does himself . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 25 , 28 , 29 , 33 .
No@@ te the following two examples .
Sa@@ ys one sister : “ A sur@@ ge@@ on re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly tri@@ ed to in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ate me into accep@@ ting a blood trans@@ fu@@ sion .
We have sever@@ al public@@ ations that can help you to do that .
And our children loved mem@@ or@@ iz@@ ing Scrip@@ ture te@@ x@@ ts .
My wife and I have been very gr@@ ate@@ ful for the privilege of serving Jehovah in the public ministry .
I pas@@ sed by a group of young ho@@ o@@ lig@@ ans who recogn@@ ized me and began sh@@ ou@@ ting .
At the first meeting in the new Kingdom H@@ all , 1@@ 10 people attend@@ ed . ” ​ — A congregation in U@@ g@@ anda .
If we are , we will be succ@@ ess@@ ful in the eyes of our Creator and have the joy of know@@ ing that we are pleas@@ ing him . ​ — Pro@@ v .
While Israel and S@@ y@@ ri@@ a were foc@@ using on Juda@@ h , another nation , a mil@@ it@@ ar@@ is@@ tic one , had ambi@@ tions toward the re@@ gi@@ on .
S@@ et@@ ting an example for all overse@@ ers , Paul h@@ and@@ les the sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve matter about On@@ es@@ i@@ mu@@ s by giving , not an order , but ex@@ hor@@ tation “ on the bas@@ is of love . ”
“ My wife and I just had to wr@@ ite to you to say that our hearts were t@@ ou@@ ched as we read the account about U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine in the Ye@@ ar@@ book .
G@@ ir@@ ls pe@@ dd@@ le ho@@ t spi@@ cy food in large al@@ um@@ inu@@ m bo@@ w@@ ls bal@@ an@@ ced gr@@ ace@@ fully on their he@@ a@@ ds .
F@@ in@@ ally , in 19@@ 6@@ 2 , he was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
When you do , your go@@ al should be to make peace with him .
I kept as@@ king questions but could find no ans@@ wers .
Today , Jehovah also provi@@ des us with everything we need to serve him faith@@ fully . May we never be like the th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Israelites who died in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness because of their dis@@ obedi@@ ence and l@@ ack of faith .
( a ) What el@@ se do we learn from David ?
J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s v@@ ow was different from H@@ an@@ na@@ h’s .
With time , however , certain li@@ mit@@ ed responsi@@ bil@@ ities may come your way .
The op@@ pos@@ ers ho@@ ped that the li@@ qu@@ id@@ ation would h@@ am@@ per our brothers in car@@ r@@ ying out their ministry .
You want to know do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ al truth , as op@@ posed to religious er@@ r@@ ors , such as the Tr@@ in@@ ity or hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re .
Be@@ ing bus@@ y with the ministry , meeting attend@@ ance , and personal study ​ — in ad@@ dition to car@@ ing for other ob@@ lig@@ ations in da@@ ily life — ​ does not exc@@ use us from the need to remain clean and accep@@ table in the eyes of God and men .
For a de@@ ta@@ iled discus@@ sion of Bible principles that can help your family , see the book The Se@@ cre@@ t of F@@ am@@ ily H@@ app@@ iness , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
But it was not death that made the way out for them ; it was Jehovah’s help that made it possible for them to end@@ ure to the end without yi@@ el@@ ding to temp@@ tation . He can do the same for us .
My fav@@ or@@ ite te@@ am came from W@@ ar@@ saw , and on we@@ ek@@ ends I follow@@ ed them no matter where they were pla@@ ying .
How , though , may we expres@@ s our concer@@ n for them ?
In time , you will enjoy the more ex@@ pan@@ sive fre@@ e@@ dom that lies a@@ head for Jehovah’s loyal ones . ​ — J@@ as .
I deci@@ ded to stay in New Yor@@ k and began to associ@@ ate with a congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses there , having many good experi@@ ences help@@ ing others learn what I had learned .
Jesus comm@@ ended her faith and heal@@ ed the wom@@ an’s daugh@@ ter . ​ — Matthew 15 : 27 , 28 .
M@@ ake Jehovah Our God
Ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing anointed Christians , the apostle Paul said : “ The law of that spirit which gives life in uni@@ on with Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death . ”
It is ter@@ ri@@ ble to live without Jehovah’s fav@@ or . ”
In his de@@ a@@ th@@ bed prophecy , Jac@@ o@@ b said : “ The sc@@ ep@@ ter [ a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of ro@@ y@@ al authority ] will not turn asi@@ de from Juda@@ h . ”
M@@ ore important , it br@@ ings honor to Jehovah God , the O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or of marriage . ​ — Genesis 2 : 18 , 21 - 24 ; 1 Corinthians 10 : 31 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 3 : 15 ; 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 17 .
Lo@@ o@@ king back to the time when he was gro@@ wing up , a brother nam@@ ed V@@ inc@@ ent says : “ S@@ ome@@ body was always har@@ as@@ sing me , bul@@ l@@ ying me , or pi@@ c@@ king a fi@@ ght with me because I was a Witness .
( 3 ) D@@ ra@@ w less@@ ons about God from such cre@@ ations .
She sear@@ ched for ans@@ wers to her spiritual questions in Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ ism , the religion in which she was ra@@ ised , and in A@@ si@@ an ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y .
In turn , we can learn the ar@@ t of expres@@ sing affe@@ ction by stud@@ ying the example Jesus set while he was on earth . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 8 .
The answer is re@@ mar@@ ka@@ bly simp@@ le : by fir@@ m@@ ly re@@ je@@ cting s@@ at@@ ani@@ c pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda and fully a@@ vail@@ ing ourselves of God’s pro@@ v@@ isions to make us “ so@@ li@@ d in the faith . ” ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 8 - 10 .
How did Jesus show himself to be a real friend to his disciples ?
* The meaning is : Lo@@ ve for Jehovah must invol@@ ve the whole person , all his fac@@ ul@@ ties and res@@ our@@ ces .
T@@ ake the time to rec@@ all what con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed you of the truth .
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ately , the day before , Moses had pre@@ di@@ cted : “ In the mor@@ ning Jehovah will make known who bel@@ ong@@ s to him . ”
The Christians in that congregation who were bl@@ ind were offered help , but it is always far better to pre@@ v@@ ent such bl@@ in@@ dness by keep@@ ing our spiritual eyes o@@ pen .
▪ Do You Ha@@ ve “ a H@@ ear@@ t to K@@ now ” Jehovah ?
En@@ el@@ ow also stated : “ Who can com@@ pu@@ te all that Jesus has me@@ ant to human@@ ity ?
The present - day “ st@@ re@@ et called S@@ tra@@ i@@ ght ”
With respect to faith , what help do we get from loving Christian elders ?
L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing with love , then , imp@@ lies that we put our own inter@@ ests asi@@ de .
We ev@@ en@@ tually had fi@@ ve children .
Since Witnesses were fre@@ qu@@ ently taken before a po@@ li@@ ce ju@@ dge or a regul@@ ar cour@@ t , we would re@@ hear@@ se material from an instru@@ ction she@@ et called O@@ r@@ der of T@@ ri@@ al .
Yes , we have at God’s right hand in heaven a public serv@@ ant who ‘ is always ali@@ ve to ple@@ ad for us . ’
How I pray@@ ed to be accepted !
( Read Proverbs 22 : 7 . )
The Re@@ form@@ ation had already t@@ or@@ n Ger@@ many ap@@ ar@@ t when Ca@@ tho@@ lic King F@@ ran@@ c@@ is I of Fr@@ ance , concer@@ ned about the s@@ pre@@ ad of Pro@@ t@@ est@@ an@@ tism , made in@@ qui@@ ries about so - called her@@ e@@ tic@@ s in his kingdom .
; R@@ o@@ d@@ g@@ ers , G .
Our M@@ in@@ is@@ try in W@@ at@@ er@@ f@@ all Ba@@ y
Pro@@ ba@@ bly , they were anxi@@ ous to return to the “ nor@@ ma@@ l ” life they used to have .
By stud@@ ying it , he ga@@ ined wisdom , in@@ sight , and understanding .
The apostle Paul war@@ ned his fellow Christians against be@@ coming people “ not appreci@@ ating sac@@ red things . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , as we qui@@ et@@ ly stri@@ ve to live by godly standards , we often become the t@@ ar@@ get of persecu@@ tion by ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant rul@@ ers . ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
However , the Bible reve@@ als that God has provided a re@@ me@@ dy .
And what exc@@ iting experi@@ ences we had !
In 19@@ 6@@ 5 the do@@ cum@@ ent De@@ i V@@ er@@ bu@@ m for the first time encoura@@ ged “ su@@ it@@ able and cor@@ rec@@ t transl@@ ations . . . into vari@@ ous langu@@ ages , especially from the origin@@ al te@@ x@@ ts of the sac@@ red boo@@ ks . ”
It takes much pers@@ ist@@ ence and self - sacrifice on the part of any who are tr@@ ying to help individuals who are un@@ a@@ ware of their pre@@ c@@ ari@@ ous situation .
He instru@@ cts Ti@@ tu@@ s to “ shu@@ n fo@@ ol@@ ish ques@@ tion@@ ings . . . and fi@@ gh@@ ts over the Law . ” ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 3 : 9 .
I was also imp@@ ressed that the ba@@ r@@ rac@@ ks where our sisters were hous@@ ed was so much cle@@ an@@ er than other ba@@ r@@ rac@@ ks in the cam@@ p .
But Jac@@ o@@ b did not ; nor did he on the bir@@ th of another son .
They are foc@@ used on acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ating we@@ al@@ th or on ho@@ l@@ ding on to what they have .
So let us continue to appreci@@ ate Jehovah’s wonderful the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c organization and what it provi@@ des .
Do I really try to put up with my fellow believers ’ sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings ​ — just as they put up with mine ?
How Can You H@@ el@@ p a “ Pro@@ di@@ g@@ al ” Ch@@ il@@ d ?
For example , their 195@@ 8 conven@@ tion talk , “ God’s Kingdom R@@ ul@@ es ​ — Is the Wor@@ l@@ d’s En@@ d Ne@@ ar ? ”
All are held in high es@@ te@@ em in God’s Word . ​ — Matthew 1 : 3 , 5 , 16 .
The time had come to leave Jerusalem ​ — but how ?
In contr@@ ast , Moses said to the Israelites : “ A@@ pp@@ ly your hearts to all the words that I am speaking in war@@ ning to you today . . .
When we think of co@@ st , we u@@ su@@ ally think of fin@@ an@@ cial ex@@ p@@ en@@ ditu@@ res .
Even after this vi@@ ct@@ ory , G@@ ide@@ on is mo@@ des@@ t .
At times , I p@@ uni@@ shed the children ha@@ st@@ ily or un@@ fai@@ r@@ ly .
Instead , they publi@@ shed a seri@@ es of tr@@ ac@@ ts called The O@@ ld The@@ olo@@ gy . The ob@@ je@@ ctive was to ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t read@@ ers with Scriptural tru@@ ths that had been recorded in the Bible .
3 : 13 , 16 ; 8 : 1 , 18 .
I wor@@ e dar@@ k clo@@ thing , gre@@ w a be@@ ard , and let my ha@@ ir gro@@ w al@@ most down to my wa@@ ist .
Re@@ call A@@ do@@ l@@ f and his compan@@ i@@ ons , who@@ se pris@@ on experience taught them to devel@@ op vital qualities .
When that is necess@@ ary , such ones can be as@@ sur@@ ed that their loving sacrific@@ es are “ accep@@ table in God’s sight . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 5 : 4 .
( b ) What do members of “ the Israel of God ” receive as an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance ?
We know that in R@@ ome at that time , the pa@@ g@@ ans con@@ se@@ cr@@ ated De@@ c@@ ember 25 as the c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation of n@@ at@@ al@@ is in@@ vi@@ ct@@ i , the bir@@ th of the ‘ inv@@ in@@ ci@@ ble su@@ n . ’ ”
14 H@@ op@@ e
Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning in 199@@ 2 , Bro@@ ther Jac@@ k@@ son served on the B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e in Sam@@ o@@ a , and from 199@@ 6 , on the B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e in F@@ i@@ ji .
At the time , they seem@@ ed end@@ less , and I wi@@ shed that I could jo@@ in the other children , who were allow@@ ed to pla@@ y out@@ side .
Our go@@ al is to help the stud@@ ent to become a disci@@ ple of Christ and a worshi@@ per of Jehovah .
They explained that this was why they could not and would not k@@ ill another human .
( Bethel service ) , 3 / 15
A@@ n important fac@@ t@@ or is good commun@@ ic@@ ation .
“ Some of the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines were s@@ mu@@ gg@@ led into con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps for our fellow believers , ” she says .
H@@ EL@@ P TH@@ E@@ M T@@ O E@@ MB@@ R@@ A@@ C@@ E T@@ R@@ U@@ E W@@ O@@ R@@ SHI@@ P
We know why it is important to keep on the w@@ atch .
A rec@@ ent sur@@ ve@@ y in Fr@@ ance , for example , found that fa@@ thers there sp@@ end on a@@ ver@@ age less than 12 min@@ ut@@ es a day car@@ ing for their children .
Today , elders and parents can follow Paul’s example .
H@@ on@@ or Those C@@ re@@ ated “ in the L@@ ik@@ en@@ ess of God ”
This would be par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly so@@ o@@ thing to daugh@@ ters over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by the s@@ or@@ ro@@ w of par@@ ting from their bel@@ o@@ ved mother - in - law .
Th@@ ink of this example : A d@@ ri@@ ver may know that to maintain his ca@@ r and keep the eng@@ ine in r@@ un@@ ning order , he must regul@@ arly change the o@@ il .
At the in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ation of the temple in 10@@ 26 B.C.E . , and in har@@ mony with the promise Jehovah made to Abraham , Solomon ob@@ served that people of all nations would jo@@ in in pra@@ ising Jehovah .
This was a jo@@ b that many wanted , and one with exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent benef@@ its .
If you call a hal@@ t to a discus@@ sion , show respect for your mate by pi@@ c@@ king a time in the near future when you will talk about the proble@@ m .
It seem@@ ed to be flo@@ ating in a w@@ at@@ er@@ y ex@@ pan@@ se , like a ship lost at se@@ a .
He may use any of the means at his dis@@ pos@@ al , be it en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment or rec@@ re@@ ation , s@@ por@@ ts or ho@@ b@@ bi@@ es , care@@ ers or material pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity , to ac@@ hi@@ eve his desi@@ gn@@ s .
The apostle John saw an “ ang@@ el f@@ l@@ ying in mi@@ d@@ heaven , and he had everlasting good news to dec@@ l@@ are as g@@ la@@ d ti@@ ding@@ s to those who d@@ well on the earth . ”
4 / 15 We Ne@@ ed Jehovah’s O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation , 1 / 1
Even at their young age , they se@@ em to be able to id@@ enti@@ fy with these righteous young men .
What a prote@@ ction the fear of Jehovah is !
They also learn to love when their parents teach them to ob@@ serve s@@ ound principles of right and wrong .
W@@ om@@ en can look to Jesus as an example , for the Bible says : “ The head of a woman is the man ; in turn the head of the Christ is God . ”
C@@ an@@ c@@ ú@@ n
Will P@@ over@@ ty E@@ ver En@@ d ? “ L@@ O@@ O@@ K !
When Bible te@@ x@@ ts are read during public dis@@ cour@@ ses and other Scriptural discus@@ sions , we do well to follow along in our own Bi@@ bl@@ es .
Christians in Eph@@ esus refu@@ sed to worship the po@@ pul@@ ar go@@ dd@@ ess Ar@@ t@@ em@@ is . ​ — Acts 19 : 23 - 4@@ 1
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , then , the ri@@ ches Jesus offered his followers were not material ones .
If parents respon@@ d in such a way , the children might soon learn to say only what they think the parents want to hear .
He also condu@@ cted the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol and h@@ and@@ led most of the Ser@@ vice Me@@ et@@ ing par@@ ts !
They would rather lead a simp@@ le life , even doing what the world might consider men@@ i@@ al work so that they can serve Jehovah to the ful@@ l@@ est ex@@ t@@ ent possible .
Our M@@ il@@ k@@ y W@@ a@@ y g@@ al@@ a@@ x@@ y ​ — of which our sol@@ ar system is only a part — ​ con@@ tain@@ s at le@@ ast 1@@ 00 bil@@ li@@ on st@@ ars .
He has not done to us even according to our sin@@ s ; nor according to our er@@ r@@ ors has he brought upon us what we deser@@ ve . ”
Do I understand his or her feelings and thoughts on matters ?
When we arri@@ ved in I@@ tal@@ y , there were only 4@@ 9@@ 0 .
We believe that he is the Son of God , not a part of a Tr@@ in@@ ity , so our understanding of the Bible is different from that of stan@@ d@@ ard religion . ”
O@@ thers might be moved to jo@@ in them and also be pre@@ served in the day of Jehovah’s anger .
W@@ ell , this re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble promise of God l@@ in@@ ks wi@@ p@@ ing out te@@ ars with ‘ death , m@@ our@@ ning , out@@ c@@ ry , and pain being no more . ’ ​ — John 11 : 35 .
A@@ n ancient book with a message for today has this to say : “ Your own ear@@ s will hear a word be@@ h@@ ind you saying : ‘ This is the way . W@@ al@@ k in it , you people , ’ in case you people should go to the right or in case you should go to the left . ”
Our succ@@ ess dep@@ ends on our ga@@ ining knowledge .
To whom were teaching privile@@ ges in the congregation li@@ mit@@ ed , and how did faithful anointed women feel about that ?
Wh@@ atever the case , “ no day has proved to be like that one ” in human hist@@ ory . ​ — Jo@@ shua 10 : 14 .
I must ad@@ mit that I was disa@@ p@@ pointed at first .
Do you believe that the world is a better place because of such efforts ?
If you do so , you too may be pleas@@ an@@ tly sur@@ pris@@ ed and much encoura@@ ged by the resul@@ ts of your well - pl@@ an@@ ned effort .
“ Bethel is a place where you can devo@@ te all your time and en@@ er@@ gi@@ es to the service of Jehovah without di@@ str@@ action .
So now , in@@ stead of gr@@ an@@ ting Moses ’ re@@ qu@@ est , Jehovah told him : “ That is en@@ ough of you ! N@@ ever speak to me fur@@ ther on this matter . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 3 : 25 , 26 ; 32 : 5@@ 1 .
Jesus also showed in@@ sight by id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying mis@@ st@@ ep@@ s that lead to sin .
Fir@@ st , never take advan@@ ta@@ ge of someone just because he or she seem@@ s to be better - off than others .
An@@ s@@ wers to my questions came from an un@@ expe@@ cted s@@ ource .
What can be said about using the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t ?
As I refle@@ ct on my many experi@@ ences in life , I remember how the Bible has been a very preci@@ ous gu@@ i@@ de .
How will sh@@ aring in the preaching work help us ?
The man was qu@@ ite man@@ n@@ er@@ ly , and on a later occasi@@ on , he even expres@@ sed interest in Mar@@ y’s religious beli@@ ef@@ s .
“ A man has rejo@@ ic@@ ing in the answer of his m@@ ou@@ th , ” says the king of Israel , “ and a word at its right time is O how good ! ”
Do you want to live forever ?
We tri@@ ed to make a go of it at Bethel but ev@@ en@@ tually deci@@ ded that it would be more practic@@ al to continue our full - time service in the field .
For com@@ par@@ is@@ on@@ ’s s@@ ake , let us i@@ magine a brother who keep@@ s bus@@ y in the ministry .
1 : 28 ; 2 : 18 .
When Jehovah asked the cou@@ ple what they had done , it became ob@@ vi@@ ous that their relationship was already st@@ ra@@ ined .
We got married in B@@ r@@ us@@ sel@@ s , B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m , on Ju@@ ly 9 , 195@@ 5 .
• What reason do we have for believ@@ ing that Jehovah no@@ tic@@ es what we do ?
P@@ re@@ aching in Ri@@ o de J@@ an@@ ei@@ r@@ o
B@@ es@@ id@@ es know@@ ing that I am doing what pleas@@ es Jehovah , I consider it a ple@@ asure to speak about the truth because as I do so , the mar@@ vel@@ ous hope from the Bible is re@@ in@@ for@@ ced in my heart . ”
In show@@ ing loy@@ al@@ ty to David , therefore , Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i was being coura@@ ge@@ ous .
They were about to face tri@@ als , just as M@@ en@@ no S@@ im@@ ons had when he began his sear@@ ch for Bible truth ne@@ arly fi@@ ve cen@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o .
Mar@@ th@@ a had much to do with the comfort and ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality of the home .
At times , sal@@ u@@ ting a n@@ ational f@@ la@@ g be@@ comes a po@@ pul@@ ar expres@@ sion of pat@@ ri@@ o@@ tic feelings .
Many around the g@@ lo@@ be were thr@@ il@@ led to hear that this school would be held in many bran@@ ches .
However , if you yourself are to remain ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast in serving Jehovah and are to avoid be@@ coming a vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of Satan , you must do more .
By ob@@ serving the physical cre@@ ation , Noah would have seen a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant evidence not only of God’s ex@@ ist@@ ence but also of his many inv@@ isi@@ ble qualities , such as “ his et@@ er@@ n@@ al power and Go@@ d@@ ship . ”
No doubt Abraham w@@ atch@@ ed her ke@@ en@@ ly .
In 194@@ 6 he too was baptized .
Yet , from the ex@@ ca@@ v@@ ations be@@ gu@@ n two years later at T@@ ell Mar@@ dik@@ h , about 40 mil@@ es [ 60 k@@ m ] sou@@ th of A@@ le@@ pp@@ o , would em@@ er@@ ge what many consider ‘ the most important ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal find of the 20@@ th century . ’
Then , Egy@@ pt op@@ pres@@ sed Israel .
Bak@@ ing was the next st@@ age of the da@@ ily r@@ out@@ ine .
U@@ p@@ on hear@@ ing the st@@ ory , the bo@@ y was moved to say that the bul@@ ly must be p@@ uni@@ shed .
2 : 6 ​ — What “ g@@ ates of the ri@@ v@@ ers ” were op@@ ened ?
They stri@@ ve to make disciples of people of all nations while war@@ ning the wicked of the coming of God’s day of judgment . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek .
5 / 15 “ A Witness to All the N@@ ations , ” 2 / 1
There I spoke to Na@@ than K@@ nor@@ r , from the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k .
For some of Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries , though , the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h had become just another day ​ — bu@@ sin@@ ess as u@@ su@@ al .
With eyes of faith , we ga@@ ze out over the rest@@ less se@@ a of mankind , but we are not dis@@ tur@@ bed .
What reli@@ ef we will experience when that happ@@ ens !
Christians imitate the ze@@ al of Paul and Jeremiah
L@@ ater , Paul and S@@ il@@ as were j@@ a@@ iled at Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i , but as the result of an earth@@ qu@@ ake , it was possible for them to give a witness and see the j@@ a@@ il@@ er and his hous@@ eho@@ ld become believers .
Christians have God’s law in their hearts
Those “ shi@@ ps from the co@@ ast of K@@ it@@ ti@@ m ” were not pe@@ ace@@ ful tra@@ ding v@@ ess@@ els that p@@ lied the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an Se@@ a .
( b ) As a Christian baptized in Jesus ’ name , what ob@@ lig@@ ation do you have ?
The Greek word rend@@ ered “ h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ite ” means “ one who ans@@ wers ” and also den@@ o@@ tes a st@@ age ac@@ t@@ or .
“ The large shi@@ eld ” car@@ ri@@ ed by a Rom@@ an le@@ gi@@ on@@ na@@ i@@ re was rec@@ t@@ ang@@ ul@@ ar and co@@ vered him from his sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders to his k@@ ne@@ es .
I wanted to be able to move at any time ​ — wh@@ en@@ ever and wh@@ er@@ ever needed . ”
; K@@ ar@@ l@@ s@@ son , L .
Since it would be imp@@ os@@ sible for one person to preach to “ all the nations , ” his disciples would need to be organiz@@ ed as a group .
Gi@@ ve a Scriptural example show@@ ing that God ans@@ wers prayers .
Eng@@ ag@@ ing in up@@ building con@@ vers@@ ations with your children will help you to satis@@ fy another spiritual need .
How com@@ for@@ ting it is to know that Jehovah does not rec@@ all the sin@@ s of those he for@@ gives and take action against them in the future !
God’s Word shows how to have a succ@@ ess@@ ful marriage ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 6 , 7 )
Jesus explained that love for Jehovah should be the reason why someone ge@@ ts baptized and be@@ comes a Christian .
The same day , Ar@@ th@@ ur E@@ mi@@ o@@ t’s brother , E@@ v@@ ans , offered me work .
In fact , it invol@@ ves our enti@@ re relationship with God and with fellow humans .
Just as w@@ ine makes the heart of a man rejo@@ ice and the p@@ our@@ ing of o@@ il on the head is so@@ o@@ thing , the mem@@ ory of the bo@@ y’s love and his name streng@@ th@@ ened and com@@ for@@ ted the ma@@ id@@ en .
The “ s@@ word ” that Jehovah uses to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te his judgment upon Jerusalem and Juda@@ h pro@@ ves to be Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar and his ar@@ my .
; J@@ ar@@ z@@ em@@ s@@ ki , S .
O@@ ver the next 70 years , I end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to do just as the apostle Paul ur@@ ged Timothy , to “ preach the word ; be at it ur@@ g@@ ently in fav@@ or@@ able times and difficult times . ” ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
U@@ p@@ on see@@ ing the faithful example of the Na@@ z@@ ir@@ ites and the prophe@@ ts , those Israelites should have been a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed and should have been moved to change their ways .
They were wide - ey@@ ed with fear as they r@@ an away from the bat@@ tle l@@ ine .
This would be the first st@@ ep to take in working toward a life that fully hon@@ ors God .
How faith - streng@@ th@@ ening it will be for the small number of anointed ones and their milli@@ ons of other sheep compan@@ i@@ ons to ga@@ ther on A@@ pri@@ l 12 , 200@@ 6 !
Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s U@@ se of the Al@@ ta@@ r
The S@@ ta@@ r , Joh@@ ann@@ es@@ bur@@ g , S@@ .@@ A .
Jewish writ@@ er Phil@@ o , pri@@ ests at that time sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ ized ani@@ mal@@ s “ from head to fo@@ o@@ t ” to en@@ sure that they were s@@ ound in all res@@ pe@@ cts and “ without spo@@ t or de@@ fect of any kind . ” S@@ cho@@ la@@ r E .
Th@@ ough not requi@@ red to offer liter@@ al sacrific@@ es in the man@@ ner s@@ ti@@ pul@@ ated by the Law , we are still very much in need of what the sacrific@@ es did to a de@@ gre@@ e for the Israelites , nam@@ ely , to have our sin@@ s for@@ given and to enjoy God’s fav@@ or .
S@@ ur@@ ely , we would not want them to cho@@ ke because too much water was being for@@ ced on them too quic@@ k@@ ly .
With R@@ ob@@ er@@ t W@@ al@@ le@@ n , Ch@@ ar@@ les M@@ olo@@ ha@@ n , and D@@ on Ad@@ am@@ s
over@@ sight by
I@@ ’@@ m g@@ la@@ d you are with me . ”
In fact , some 20@@ ,000 vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers in Bethel ho@@ m@@ es around the world star@@ t their day with a 15 - min@@ u@@ te consider@@ ation of the Bible text for the day .
All of us have simil@@ arly felt pang@@ s of conscience .
That A@@ t@@ l@@ an@@ tic cro@@ s@@ sing was ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely r@@ ough , but 13 days later we arri@@ ved sa@@ f@@ ely in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
The nation as a whole had a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned Jehovah’s worship and filled the land with viol@@ ence .
We ba@@ r@@ be@@ cu@@ ed that bul@@ l at our we@@ d@@ ding rec@@ ep@@ tion on Ju@@ ly 1 , 19@@ 7@@ 8 .
In the years since then , the anointed have ze@@ al@@ ously pre@@ ached the good news of the esta@@ bli@@ shed heavenly Kingdom .
“ Do not be get@@ ting dr@@ un@@ k with w@@ ine , in which there is de@@ ba@@ u@@ ch@@ er@@ y . ” ​ — 5 : 18 .
What made these conven@@ tions different , however , was their inter@@ n@@ ational f@@ la@@ v@@ or .
But if we keep thinking about our situation and about how disa@@ p@@ pointed we are , we will feel very disc@@ oura@@ ged .
No@@ te that Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h offered not mer@@ ely to give the ten cam@@ els a dr@@ ink but to water them until they were satis@@ fied .
After that vis@@ it , Di@@ e@@ go began pione@@ ering .
M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ena and W@@ o@@ j@@ ci@@ e@@ ch used the Bible in ans@@ wer@@ ing the questions .
The water pi@@ c@@ tures Jehovah’s spiritual pro@@ v@@ isions for life , including the ransom sacrifice of Christ Jesus and the knowledge of God found in the Bible .
It pre@@ v@@ ents many people from doing evil things .
But how much greater an honor it is to be sent by God as an am@@ bas@@ sa@@ d@@ or or en@@ vo@@ y to help people esta@@ bl@@ ish pe@@ ace@@ ful rel@@ ations with their Creator !
As ex@@ emp@@ li@@ fied by David , what should we want to do ?
They now get along with others , and they fre@@ ely for@@ give others when something th@@ reat@@ ens peace . ”
At Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 9 , he descri@@ bes what God did after Jesus ’ death and resurrection : “ God ex@@ al@@ ted him [ Jesus ] to a su@@ peri@@ or position and kin@@ dly gave him the name that is a@@ bo@@ ve every other name . ”
He promised the coming of a “ se@@ ed , ” who turned out to be Jesus Christ . ​ — Genesis 3 : 15 ; Romans 5 : 18 .
If we want God’s spirit to influ@@ ence us , we must regul@@ arly atten@@ d meetings with our brothers .
Indeed , many se@@ em to have done so .
5 : 4@@ 4 .
Di@@ d he have any succ@@ ess@@ ors ?
What about in this time of the end when the par@@ able of the tal@@ ents fin@@ ds its fulfill@@ ment ?
A De@@ ad@@ ly S@@ par@@ k Se@@ ts E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe Af@@ l@@ ame
But this does not mean that it will help us too .
C@@ en@@ ten@@ ari@@ an With P@@ ur@@ pose , 1 / 15
E@@ arly in the last days , the d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s were all anointed ones .
The pres@@ ence of matu@@ re , full - gro@@ wn Christians is a blessing to God’s people today , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly because there are so many new ones .
The special pione@@ ers were then assign@@ ed to another are@@ a .
To answer the question of who are truly giving glory to God , why must we look to the Bible ?
They are “ on the side of the truth . ”
For example , El@@ i was the high pri@@ est of Israel , but his two sons dis@@ obe@@ yed Jehovah’s la@@ ws .
Since he did not read S@@ pan@@ ish , he had someone transl@@ ate a few l@@ ines for him .
Ex@@ pla@@ in how Jesus showed in@@ sight when deal@@ ing with others .
Consider also U@@ z@@ z@@ ah , who pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ously re@@ ached out and gra@@ b@@ bed hold of the ar@@ k of the covenant to pre@@ v@@ ent it from f@@ all@@ ing .
This was important to me because H@@ al@@ lo@@ ween and some of the other ho@@ li@@ days were occasi@@ ons for ri@@ tu@@ al@@ is@@ tic practic@@ es in my parents ’ cul@@ t . ”
Gi@@ ve an example of how show@@ ing cour@@ t@@ es@@ y may so@@ f@@ ten the attitude of op@@ pos@@ ers .
In the j@@ our@@ n@@ al S@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c A@@ mer@@ i@@ can , water - and - so@@ il ex@@ per@@ t D@@ r . W@@ al@@ ter C .
Scriptural examples show that Jehovah ex@@ tend@@ s his loving - kindness ​ — his loyal love — ​ to those who already have an appro@@ ved relationship with him .
The pr@@ on@@ ou@@ n “ I ” stan@@ ds for Jehovah God .
In what way were the Jews put to the t@@ est by Jesus ’ teaching ?
Even under those circumstances , David recogn@@ ized that there were li@@ m@@ its to what he should do when prote@@ cting his life .
The material upon which those boo@@ ks were written was peri@@ sh@@ able ; so the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls must have been co@@ pi@@ ed many times .
In many ways our experi@@ ences in life had been similar .
In May 195@@ 8 , I was again rel@@ eas@@ ed from j@@ a@@ il .
The apostle Paul end@@ ur@@ ed many life - th@@ reat@@ ening ad@@ vers@@ ities for the s@@ ake of his faith .
P@@ u@@ bli@@ shed by the Watchtower Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of New Yor@@ k , In@@ c .
To find out how much need there is in the country to which you are thinking of mo@@ ving , it is always appro@@ pri@@ ate to wr@@ ite to the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses su@@ per@@ vis@@ ing the preaching work in that are@@ a .
Do we feel that our s@@ k@@ ill@@ s are in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate to ass@@ ist with the work ?
Such godly devo@@ tion guid@@ es , or lea@@ ds , the u@@ pri@@ ght ones under all con@@ di@@ tions and at all times .
T@@ ell them everything you see and hear , [ and ] be pre@@ pared to give a r@@ un@@ ning com@@ men@@ t@@ ary .
“ I am happy to have seen the hand of Jehovah in my life ”
F@@ o@@ re@@ ign@@ ers in ancient Israel benef@@ ited from their close associ@@ ation with n@@ ative Israelites .
Do you know the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of this today ?
In What W@@ a@@ ys Does Jehovah Lo@@ ve U@@ s ?
He told me : “ As@@ king questions is a sin .
It is e@@ asi@@ er to be obedi@@ ent when there is good commun@@ ic@@ ation and when you know that you are loved .
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ les 3 , 4 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 12 - 20
How will love mo@@ tiv@@ ate us even if it seem@@ s that we have been wa@@ iting a long time ?
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , our worl@@ d@@ wide preaching work continu@@ es , with prin@@ ting fac@@ il@@ ities , Bethel and mission@@ ary ho@@ m@@ es , Kingdom H@@ alls , and As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ alls being buil@@ t as needed .
Ther@@ e@@ after , Israelites were born as members of God’s cho@@ s@@ en nation dedic@@ ated to him .
As you study , make no@@ tes ei@@ ther in your personal cop@@ y of the Bible or on a she@@ et of pa@@ per so that your study will have lasting benefit for you and those you are able to help .
When you know that someone is experi@@ enc@@ ing g@@ ri@@ ef , whether in@@ side the Christian congregation or out@@ side , do you at times feel un@@ sure about what to say or do ?
The Bible says that taking in knowledge of Jehovah and Jesus means everlasting life .
We fle@@ w in a small pl@@ ane from S@@ an@@ ti@@ ag@@ o , Ch@@ ile
Why might some individuals deser@@ ve to be hon@@ ored , and what will we now discus@@ s ?
On the other hand , if you give of yourself to help a person serve Jehovah , he or she can benefit from that gift forever .
Au@@ gu@@ st 15 , 200@@ 9
Gen@@ er@@ ally , they loo@@ ked to their ex@@ tend@@ ed family .
W@@ ould you not ag@@ ree that being sa@@ ved is an un@@ den@@ i@@ able evidence of succ@@ ess ?
N@@ ou@@ ris@@ h the mind and heart by fe@@ e@@ ding on the Word of God .
In time , his fine example , as well as that of his family , encoura@@ ged me to make a vital decision .
Let us , therefore , apply ourselves ze@@ al@@ ously ​ — in imit@@ ation of Jesus and Paul — ​ to this most important , y@@ es ur@@ g@@ ent , t@@ ask to be done today .
The name of this Af@@ ri@@ can country means “ H@@ ouse of S@@ to@@ ne . ”
We learned that as dedic@@ ated servants of Jehovah , we should be willing to make sacrific@@ es .
This was the first conven@@ tion of its kind in K@@ o@@ re@@ a for the de@@ a@@ f and hear@@ ing imp@@ a@@ i@@ red .
You see , in our cul@@ ture it is all right for a gi@@ r@@ l to pioneer st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght from school , but a bo@@ y is expe@@ cted to become fin@@ an@@ cially secu@@ re first , and then he can think about pione@@ ering .
Christian you@@ ths need this qu@@ ality if they are to maintain integrity at school .
The apostle Peter ex@@ hor@@ ts us to be the s@@ ort of person God appro@@ ves of as we are “ a@@ wa@@ iting and keep@@ ing close in mind the pres@@ ence of the day of Jehovah , through which the heavens being on fi@@ re will be dis@@ sol@@ ved and the el@@ ements being in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y ho@@ t will m@@ el@@ t ! ”
The S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah then is@@ su@@ ed a divine dec@@ ree that mar@@ ked the beg@@ in@@ ning of the end for that ung@@ o@@ dly world . ​ — Read Genesis 6 : 3 , 5 , 11 , 12 .
After en@@ um@@ er@@ ating the things that Timothy should pur@@ sue , Paul said : “ P@@ on@@ der over these things ; be ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in them , that your advan@@ c@@ ement may be man@@ i@@ f@@ est to all pers@@ ons . ”
We look to God to sa@@ ve us out of the most th@@ reat@@ ening situ@@ ations .
Bo@@ th A@@ sa@@ ph and Jeremiah were of the tri@@ be of L@@ ev@@ i , but was it only the L@@ ev@@ ites who could be privile@@ ged to serve Jehovah ?
All of them in wisdom you have made . The earth is full of your pro@@ duc@@ tions . ” ​ — Psalm 10@@ 4 : 24 .
How t@@ all was he ?
Those written things inclu@@ de many good examples , men and women of out@@ standing faith .
But I could not qu@@ it it my@@ self , des@@ pite tr@@ ying fi@@ ve or si@@ x times . ” What helped him fin@@ ally to sto@@ p ?
After all , it would be most un@@ loving to prof@@ it from a neigh@@ bor@@ ’s e@@ con@@ om@@ ic re@@ ver@@ ses .
The Bible Re@@ ach@@ es the Bi@@ g R@@ ed Is@@ land
It was only after em@@ ba@@ r@@ king for B@@ ra@@ z@@ il once again that we learned that Ger@@ man U - bo@@ ats were att@@ ac@@ king shi@@ pp@@ ing l@@ an@@ es in the A@@ t@@ l@@ an@@ tic and that we were a pri@@ me t@@ ar@@ get .
Isaiah 6@@ 3 : 9 says : “ In his love and in his com@@ pas@@ sion he himself re@@ pur@@ cha@@ sed them . ”
After some serious refle@@ ction , I conclu@@ ded that there must be a Creator . ”
In an or@@ gy of viol@@ ence , he kil@@ led his father , his mother , and his sister with the very s@@ word his father had given him .
Just after we arri@@ ved and cro@@ s@@ sed a bri@@ dge , it was b@@ low@@ n up .
R@@ a@@ y , E@@ s@@ ther , and their four children came into the truth and became the f@@ oun@@ ding members of the N@@ ar@@ ran@@ der@@ a C@@ ongreg@@ ation .
In ad@@ dition , less@@ ons from the lives of two loyal Israel@@ ite men will help us to serve Jehovah with end@@ ur@@ ance and gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jehovah’s temple was in Jerusalem , and the Davi@@ di@@ c d@@ y@@ na@@ st@@ y had rul@@ ed un@@ inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted from there .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of righ@@ tly dis@@ posed ones respon@@ d to our preaching every year .
They were willing to die rather than be dis@@ loyal to Jehovah .
If you find that ro@@ ad and cho@@ ose to walk on it , you will have found the best way of life , for it is the way of love . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 1 - 4 .
As a perfect man , Jesus sacrific@@ ed his human life , thus provi@@ ding the ransom that makes it possible for faithful humans to gain everlasting life . ​ — 11 / 15 , pages 5 - 6 .
On the other hand , the in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al cir@@ c@@ le of the day was a@@ bu@@ z@@ z not only with the ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ cal ide@@ as of P@@ l@@ at@@ o and A@@ ris@@ to@@ tle but also with those of the ne@@ wer scho@@ ol@@ s , such as the E@@ pi@@ cu@@ re@@ ans and the S@@ to@@ ic@@ s .
When about to fe@@ ed a crow@@ d of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds mirac@@ ul@@ ously , Jesus told his disciples how he wanted them to organiz@@ e the people and dist@@ ribu@@ te the food .
When is it appro@@ pri@@ ate to walk away from pe@@ ers who try to pres@@ sure you , and why ?
Jehovah God’s love and mer@@ cy have deep@@ ly t@@ ou@@ ched my life .
The ex@@ t@@ ent of the be@@ tra@@ y@@ al of trust was under@@ l@@ ined when the do@@ ct@@ or was con@@ vi@@ cted and sen@@ ten@@ ced to pris@@ on .
S@@ O@@ M@@ AL@@ I@@ A
( b ) What is your fav@@ or@@ ite por@@ tion of the Hebrew Scriptures ?
I@@ magine , for example , how difficult it must have been for the prophet Na@@ than to speak to David after the king tri@@ ed to co@@ ver up his gro@@ ss sin !
P@@ ati@@ ents often have se@@ v@@ ere in@@ fir@@ m@@ ities that rend@@ er them in@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble of car@@ ing for themselves .
How did the mo@@ v@@ ement get started ?
Why might you find it challeng@@ ing to obey your parents ’ rul@@ es , but why do parents make rul@@ es ?
What remin@@ ders about show@@ ing honor do we want to keep in mind ?
The apostle Paul c@@ learly al@@ er@@ ted the Gal@@ ati@@ ans to the d@@ anger of let@@ ting others make personal decisions for them .
This “ co@@ de of e@@ th@@ ic@@ s ” inclu@@ ded the use of c@@ olo@@ ph@@ ons app@@ ended to the ma@@ in text .
O@@ ver the years , most ​ — if not all — ​ of those anointed ones have faith@@ fully comple@@ ted their earthly course .
Although the ter@@ m “ mas@@ tur@@ b@@ ation ” does not occ@@ ur in the Bible , can there be any doubt that it is a men@@ t@@ ally and emo@@ tion@@ ally de@@ fil@@ ing prac@@ tice ?
How , though , did things turn out for Peter ?
Ma@@ ree
What are some benef@@ its of personal study ?
For one thing , it se@@ ek@@ s the other person@@ ’s advan@@ ta@@ ge .
( a ) What bi@@ g change follow@@ ed Jesus ’ death ?
In su@@ b - Sa@@ har@@ an Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , for example , A@@ I@@ D@@ S has become the number one k@@ ill@@ er , in a rec@@ ent year “ claim@@ ing 2@@ .@@ 2 milli@@ on lives , 10 times the death t@@ ol@@ l from all of Af@@ ri@@ ca@@ ’s ci@@ vi@@ l w@@ ars , ” says U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ Ne@@ ws & World R@@ ep@@ ort .
“ In one assignment , day after day , I tru@@ d@@ ged through mu@@ d@@ dy ro@@ a@@ ds and was sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by de@@ pres@@ sing s@@ cen@@ es of human suffering .
To de@@ al with a lo@@ ss such as this , I have found that it is important to maintain a clear spiritual out@@ look and keep loo@@ king for@@ ward .
He said : “ I shall love them of my own free will . ”
This displa@@ y of love by the congregation gave a fine witness in our neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od .
When set@@ t@@ ling differ@@ ences , what fur@@ ther st@@ ep@@ s are likely to result in a re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation ?
God’s spirit gives them a sense of s@@ on@@ ship toward him and eng@@ end@@ ers within them a uni@@ que hope .
In rec@@ ent years , they are sh@@ or@@ ter .
My only reg@@ re@@ t is that I did not beg@@ in ear@@ li@@ er . ”
Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — Pro@@ claim@@ ers of God’s Kingdom , page 6@@ 6@@ 2 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
To keep on the w@@ atch : To pa@@ y attention to Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es , especially those that help us to know what would ha@@ p@@ pen in the last days .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing Jehovah does is or@@ der@@ ly .
Do not be cr@@ itical .
The con@@ vers@@ ations set out bel@@ ow show how Christian children might reason with their scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es .
In much cle@@ are@@ r , simp@@ l@@ er ter@@ ms .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing to the congregation of ancient Israel as his “ woman , ” God promised : “ An@@ y we@@ ap@@ on wh@@ atever that will be form@@ ed against you will have no succ@@ ess , and any t@@ ong@@ ue at all that will ris@@ e up against you in the judgment you will con@@ dem@@ n .
King B@@ en - ha@@ da@@ d , now si@@ ck , s@@ ends Ha@@ z@@ a@@ el to in@@ qui@@ re if he will rec@@ over from his si@@ ck@@ ness .
The mo@@ vi@@ e in@@ du@@ str@@ y was in its inf@@ an@@ cy , and ever@@ yone so enjo@@ yed the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama ” !
Indeed , the person who cultiv@@ ates kindness demonstr@@ ates that qu@@ ality by being long - suffering .
B@@ less@@ ed for M@@ ak@@ ing S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ es
Because among the blessings of Kingdom rule is the im@@ min@@ ent end of the present wicked system .
M@@ ore than 60 milli@@ on sol@@ di@@ ers from fi@@ ve cont@@ in@@ ents eng@@ ag@@ ed in sa@@ va@@ ge con@@ f@@ li@@ ct .
For one thing , they l@@ ac@@ ked spiritual dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment .
Jo@@ el fir@@ m@@ ly rep@@ lied , “ Yes , Do@@ ct@@ or . ”
It was a f@@ it@@ ting conclu@@ sion to a most beau@@ ti@@ ful day that will long be re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed by all in attend@@ ance .
Such bri@@ ef fac@@ ts as the fore@@ going indic@@ ate that the cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed by Satan in the gar@@ den of E@@ den quic@@ k@@ ly led to the s@@ pre@@ ad of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness among Ad@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants .
The way the holy spirit op@@ er@@ ated in Sam@@ s@@ on@@ ’s case was uni@@ que because of the un@@ u@@ su@@ al circumstances .
What attitude did Paul have as a disci@@ ple mak@@ er ?
These must be taken into care@@ ful consider@@ ation so that we can com@@ p@@ ly with the Scriptural in@@ j@@ un@@ ction : “ Let marriage be hon@@ or@@ able among all . ” — Hebrews 13 : 4 .
Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty to God ​ — A B@@ ene@@ fi@@ cial F@@ or@@ ce
• What qualities can help you to ass@@ ist those who have st@@ ra@@ yed from the flo@@ ck ?
Why do people need to hear the good news ?
( Com@@ pare Isaiah 25 : 6 . )
For example , Jehovah told the prophet Moses : “ S@@ pe@@ ak to the sons of Israel , that they may take up a contribu@@ tion for me : From every man who@@ se heart inc@@ ites him you people are to take up the contribu@@ tion of mine . ”
The tur@@ ning point came when my second gi@@ r@@ l@@ friend too started to study with the Witnesses !
How can we de@@ al with such anxi@@ e@@ ties ?
Tru@@ e Christians avoid the materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic , im@@ moral , and un@@ clean life - st@@ y@@ les of the world .
During his pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence , Jesus dis@@ cer@@ ned God’s attitude toward humans by ob@@ serving Jehovah’s deal@@ ings with them .
The first Kingdom H@@ all in X@@ y@@ lo@@ p@@ ha@@ go@@ u , still in use today
Re@@ g@@ arding this la@@ w@@ y@@ er , a law j@@ our@@ n@@ al stated : “ If he pre@@ ached the kind of conduct he prac@@ t@@ ised . . . , his message would have to be this : let us pre@@ y . ”
Consider good King He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah .
When I fac@@ ed tra@@ ge@@ dies , I believ@@ ed that Jehovah God was there , ‘ gr@@ as@@ p@@ ing me by the hand and help@@ ing me so that I did not feel af@@ ra@@ id . ’
In fact , a number of Bible scho@@ l@@ ars point out that “ H@@ all@@ elu@@ j@@ ah ” means “ ‘ P@@ ra@@ ise ye J@@ ah , ’ [ that is ] Jehovah . ”
How can our prayers contribu@@ te to un@@ ity ?
Is Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s end really im@@ min@@ ent ?
The discus@@ sion “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e S@@ te@@ ad@@ f@@ ast as Se@@ e@@ ing the One Who Is In@@ v@@ isi@@ ble ” showed how strong faith helps us to “ see ” the inv@@ isi@@ ble God .
God sent Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah , who was the son of Jeho@@ i@@ a@@ da , to war@@ n Jeho@@ as@@ h of his apost@@ as@@ y .
As we have already no@@ ted , Sha@@ ph@@ an’s son A@@ hi@@ ka@@ m is first mentioned in con@@ ne@@ ction with the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ation sent to the prophe@@ t@@ ess H@@ ul@@ da@@ h .
She wrote : “ This was to me like a v@@ ow to Jehovah , and I feel that because I promised him before I knew you , I must fulf@@ ill it . ”
At other times , you may be anxi@@ ous about the present .
Thus , Jesus pointed his followers toward a satis@@ f@@ ying way of life when he said : “ If anyone wants to come after me , let him dis@@ own himself . ”
W@@ a@@ iting in the ca@@ r for his wife , he kept c@@ he@@ c@@ king his w@@ atch .
That af@@ ter@@ no@@ on I told Father about it .
And as children in Christian ho@@ m@@ es get older , they learn that they too have ob@@ lig@@ ations .
What was it like for her to be@@ ar so much responsi@@ bility in such a set@@ ting ?
Because he was emp@@ ow@@ ered by holy spirit and perfect in body and mind , Jesus was not only the great@@ est man who ever lived on earth but also the great@@ est T@@ e@@ ach@@ er .
No@@ te that verse 8 spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally states : “ M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants should lik@@ e@@ wise be serious . ”
• H@@ el@@ p others to re@@ ach out to be shepher@@ ds
( Phil@@ em .
God supp@@ or@@ ted him in his fi@@ ght with Go@@ li@@ ath and res@@ cu@@ ed him from many other cal@@ am@@ ities .
We always encoura@@ ged them to set the full - time ministry as a go@@ al and to mar@@ ry only someone with a similar go@@ al .
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents learn how Jehovah’s people are organiz@@ ed to do God’s will and how they can person@@ ally use the Bible more effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely in their field ministry , at congregation meetings , and at ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es .
Just i@@ magine how much suffering could result if you made a mis@@ take in cop@@ ing with one or more of those problems !
That was in Al@@ ban@@ ia .
But it was so co@@ ld that we went to S@@ an A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o to war@@ m up .
Father , ne@@ ver@@ th@@ eless , pointed out that pione@@ ering was no v@@ ac@@ ation .
Hence , what John wrote was : “ I saw a new heaven [ sing@@ ul@@ ar ] and a new earth ; for the form@@ er heaven and the form@@ er earth had pas@@ sed away . ”
Why was he expe@@ cted at that par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar time ? We shall see .
P@@ ri@@ de some@@ times go@@ es hand in hand with rac@@ ism .
All the sin@@ s mentioned at C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 5 are rel@@ ated to gre@@ e@@ din@@ ess , which is a ty@@ pe of i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
C@@ learly , we can gain wisdom .
Jesus also showed people respect by using their n@@ ames .
In fact , the account ad@@ ds : “ It came about that as they were wal@@ king along , speaking as they wal@@ ked , why , look ! . . .
Many people think so .
That is why Jesus , who@@ se whole life as a human was sp@@ ent in the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , inc@@ or@@ por@@ ated ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ tural them@@ es into his illustr@@ ations .
“ P@@ ri@@ de is before a cr@@ as@@ h , ” war@@ ns the Bible , “ and a ha@@ ugh@@ ty spirit before stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing . ” ​ — Proverbs 16 : 18 .
“ Ke@@ ep on ho@@ l@@ ding f@@ ast what you have . ” ​ — R@@ E@@ V .
F@@ il@@ led with anger , those in the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e ris@@ e up , se@@ ize Jesus , and r@@ us@@ h him out to a m@@ oun@@ tain@@ side to h@@ ur@@ l him he@@ ad@@ first over the c@@ li@@ f@@ f .
She began atten@@ ding meetings regul@@ arly and re@@ sum@@ ed her Bible study , lear@@ ning to speak and read P@@ un@@ j@@ abi f@@ lu@@ ently .
; G@@ on@@ z@@ al@@ e@@ z , J .
Si@@ x S@@ te@@ ps to M@@ ak@@ ing Go@@ od De@@ c@@ isions
E@@ mi@@ l set@@ t@@ led near So@@ kulu@@ k , in my home re@@ gi@@ on .
He may gu@@ i@@ de us by means of holy spirit .
Con@@ cer@@ ning these , Je@@ h@@ u took dec@@ isi@@ ve action to show his “ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ation of no ri@@ v@@ al@@ ry toward Jehovah . ”
As milli@@ ons of servants of Jehovah around the world can t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy , keep@@ ing in mind this reas@@ sur@@ ing promise of Jehovah will great@@ ly contribu@@ te to your happiness today . ​ — Revelation 21 : 3 . [ F@@ o@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ]
How did this st@@ ate of af@@ fai@@ r@@ s come about ?
However , repor@@ ts of bro@@ ken marri@@ ages , sp@@ ous@@ al a@@ bu@@ se , and ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted or a@@ bu@@ sed children show that the family is under st@@ ress today , and n@@ atur@@ al family feelings may not be en@@ ough to hold it together .
If such Scriptural principles as those c@@ ited here gu@@ i@@ de your every@@ day decisions , then you are in@@ deed taking no@@ tice of Jehovah “ in all your ways . ”
They would confid@@ ently leave the out@@ come of matters in Jehovah’s hands and r@@ ely on him for the strength to end@@ ure . ​ — Luke 22 : 4@@ 2 .
How can we show ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality to others ?
And it came about at the clo@@ sing of the g@@ ate by dar@@ k that the men went out .
However , someone always provided a ri@@ de for us to the next congregation .
W@@ as I@@ mp@@ ro@@ per Con@@ du@@ ct In@@ v@@ ol@@ ved ?
It has war@@ ped the worl@@ d’s view of succ@@ ess .
R@@ ever@@ enti@@ al fear of God and hear@@ t@@ felt obedi@@ ence to his comman@@ d@@ ments can give our lives greater meaning .
The knowledge he had of God made E@@ no@@ ch the s@@ ort of person who was “ ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ” ​ — Genesis 3 : 15 ; Hebrews 11 : 6 , 13 .
Un@@ contro@@ l@@ led anger can cause one “ to go in a way that is not good ”
J@@ on@@ a@@ than cur@@ r@@ ently ser@@ ves as an el@@ der in the No@@ v@@ o M@@ é@@ i@@ er C@@ ongreg@@ ation , Ri@@ o de J@@ an@@ ei@@ r@@ o .
W@@ ould fore@@ sight and pl@@ an@@ ning have min@@ i@@ mi@@ zed the effe@@ cts of H@@ ur@@ ri@@ c@@ ane Kat@@ r@@ ina ?
How , then , is Jesus ’ ro@@ le as Me@@ di@@ at@@ or uni@@ que ?
N@@ ever would we want those ter@@ ms app@@ lied to us !
“ A lo@@ t of people think that we@@ ’@@ d rather talk to our friends about se@@ x , ” says A@@ li@@ ci@@ a , a gi@@ r@@ l from B@@ r@@ ita@@ in , “ but th@@ at@@ ’s not true .
Yet , he was s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ al about its being div@@ in@@ ely inspired .
The Bible rec@@ ord states : “ While Peter was still speaking . . . , the holy spirit came upon all those [ n@@ on - Jews ] hear@@ ing the word .
The a@@ udi@@ ence was im@@ men@@ se for those days .
Per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly refle@@ cting his Father , including Jehovah’s hum@@ ility , Jesus was willing to do what God asked of him .
Many in the world around us are mo@@ tiv@@ ated by pri@@ de and sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness .
And he expe@@ cts all of his followers to do the same .
King David hum@@ bly loo@@ ked to Jehovah for guid@@ ance , and Jehovah bless@@ ed him .
Sam@@ son was sing@@ le - min@@ ded in the pur@@ su@@ it of his ob@@ je@@ ctive , his fi@@ ght against the Phil@@ ist@@ ines .
We read : “ [ Jehovah ] did not allow any human to de@@ f@@ ra@@ u@@ d them , but on their account he re@@ proved k@@ ings , saying : ‘ Do not you men t@@ ou@@ ch my anointed ones , and to my prophe@@ ts do nothing bad . ’ ” ​ — P@@ s .
Peter was given a ch@@ ance to ‘ return and strengthen his brothers . ’ ​ — Luke 22 : 31 - 33 .
W@@ he@@ ther this inspired prophe@@ tic des@@ crip@@ tion of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on is liter@@ al or sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic , one thing is sure ​ — Jehovah will pre@@ va@@ il , allow@@ ing no enem@@ y to es@@ cap@@ e .
The way the world is he@@ ading can be lik@@ ened to a ship that is sa@@ il@@ ing into se@@ as that become more tur@@ bul@@ ent and per@@ il@@ ous by the day .
She and her teach@@ er , s@@ it@@ ting next to her , star@@ ed at each other in am@@ a@@ z@@ ement .
Even children could feel at e@@ ase in the pres@@ ence of Jesus .
“ If its moral sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance is wi@@ d@@ ely re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed in time , ” wrote Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or John K .
How would you re@@ act if you dis@@ co@@ vered that you had un@@ know@@ ingly en@@ tered into a relationship with a se@@ x@@ u@@ al pre@@ d@@ at@@ or on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t ?
Do you ex@@ p@@ and your preaching me@@ tho@@ ds so as to find hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted individuals ?
W@@ ill@@ ing@@ ness to Ser@@ ve Pe@@ ople
As matters turned out , Jehovah did deli@@ ver them from the f@@ lam@@ es of the fi@@ er@@ y fur@@ n@@ ace .
In contr@@ ast , those who he@@ ed Jesus ’ ad@@ vice to lead a simp@@ l@@ er life materi@@ ally and to leave ro@@ om for spiritual things are far more likely to find real happiness .
Rather than ir@@ rit@@ ating others , his li@@ ps prom@@ o@@ te peace and cal@@ m@@ ness .
The Watchtower explained that the Ho@@ ly com@@ par@@ t@@ ment and the in@@ ner cour@@ ty@@ ard of the spiritual temple rel@@ ate to the con@@ dition of the anointed while they are on the earth .
During 19@@ 39 , World W@@ ar I@@ I started in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
When those s@@ our@@ ces were ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted , they du@@ g deep@@ er with me@@ tal to@@ ol@@ s , en@@ lar@@ g@@ ing ca@@ ves and car@@ ving out deep sh@@ af@@ ts and tun@@ n@@ els .
When her father saw her faith , he was very pr@@ ou@@ d of her because he knew that her will@@ ing@@ ness would make Jehovah happy .
Now we have some 1@@ ,@@ 3@@ 50 working on s@@ ite , about 2@@ 50 of whom are doing con@@ stru@@ ction of new branch buil@@ ding@@ s .
P@@ H@@ A@@ R@@ A@@ O@@ H was a for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble rul@@ er and a living go@@ d to the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : A st@@ re@@ et mar@@ ke@@ t in S@@ an C@@ ris@@ t@@ ó@@ ba@@ l de l@@ as C@@ as@@ as , M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
That will in@@ deed become a re@@ ality in God’s new world .
( b ) Who did D@@ un@@ n say will live forever on earth ?
W@@ he@@ ther we are at home , at work , at school , at pla@@ y , or in the ministry , we make every effort to bring glory to Jehovah through our fine conduct .
2 : 21 ; 4 : 1 .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es ad@@ ding a vital spiritual di@@ men@@ sion to one@@ ’s life , godly devo@@ tion n@@ ur@@ tures such bene@@ fi@@ cial qualities as love , joy , peace , and self - control ​ — all of which contribu@@ te to a positi@@ ve out@@ look and good health . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 22 , 23 .
What experi@@ ences show that God’s people fully trust in him in this challeng@@ ing en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment ? ’
In@@ tegrity to God is not re@@ stri@@ cted to the real@@ m of religious beli@@ ef .
Satan also prom@@ o@@ tes lies through the com@@ mer@@ cial system .
18 - 22 .
On the other hand , if we find deli@@ ght in Jehovah’s Word , “ the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the show@@ y displa@@ y of one@@ ’s means of life ” will lo@@ se much of their al@@ lu@@ re .
A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s ’ being un@@ a@@ ware of baptism “ in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit ” likely me@@ ant that he had ei@@ ther been wit@@ ness@@ ed to by disciples of John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er or by Jesus ’ followers pri@@ or to Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E .
M@@ ore than that , it reve@@ als a gl@@ ori@@ ous pro@@ spe@@ ct that God has promised ​ — the resurrection .
M@@ on@@ day , A@@ pri@@ l 2
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : The Bible teach@@ es that God no@@ tic@@ es our suffering and that he ca@@ res about it .
The disci@@ ple James said : “ The wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve is first of all cha@@ st@@ e , then pe@@ ace@@ able , reason@@ able , ready to obey , full of mer@@ cy and good fru@@ its , not making par@@ ti@@ al dist@@ inc@@ tions , not h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical . ” ​ — J@@ as .
Ma@@ in@@ tain as many r@@ out@@ ines as possible , say ex@@ per@@ ts .
Consider the young man Joseph , a son of Jac@@ o@@ b .
Such words ​ — accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by who@@ les@@ ome affe@@ ction — ​ help children to f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h .
The children soon became acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to atten@@ ding all congregation meetings and sh@@ aring in the public ministry .
Is it wrong to discipl@@ ine your children ?
* This r@@ ound - tri@@ p of some 40 mil@@ es [ 60 k@@ m ] is likely made on fo@@ o@@ t .
10 : 3 .
Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in the preaching work can also s@@ pu@@ r your spiritual gro@@ w@@ th .
In fact , his listen@@ ers were “ ast@@ oun@@ ded at his way of teaching . ”
It was at Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do that God en@@ ab@@ led Ju@@ dge Bar@@ ak to inf@@ li@@ ct a s@@ ma@@ shing b@@ low upon Cana@@ an@@ ite King J@@ a@@ bi@@ n .
They show us that Jehovah fav@@ ors and reve@@ als knowledge and understanding of his purpose to hum@@ ble ones .
M@@ ake no mis@@ take about it , though , there is no neu@@ tr@@ al gr@@ ound in this matter .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , there will be times when we will be ir@@ rit@@ ated by the words or actions of fellow believers ​ — or when they will be an@@ no@@ yed by our@@ s .
Samuel ad@@ ju@@ sted well to life at the san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary .
How might you help someone who is in the full - time ministry ?
As a young man , Le@@ o was f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ated by s@@ ci@@ ence .
L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing to Jehovah’s vo@@ ice and wal@@ king in his ways lead to rich blessings . ​ — Proverbs 10 : 22 .
W@@ ould you have been willing to give of yourself in such an al@@ tru@@ is@@ tic way ?
N@@ early 3@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years ag@@ o , Moses wrote regarding the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn , Jehovah : “ All his ways are justice .
P@@ u@@ t simply , they are those who are f@@ ed .
No@@ te that Hebrews 4 : 15 indic@@ ates that he is One who can “ sy@@ mp@@ a@@ th@@ ize with our we@@ ak@@ nesses . ”
* Bil@@ ha@@ h be@@ ars two sons to Jac@@ o@@ b ​ — D@@ an and N@@ ap@@ h@@ tal@@ i .
The Bible lik@@ ens death to s@@ le@@ ep .
O@@ ver the past de@@ ca@@ de , they have pro@@ duc@@ ed and dist@@ ribu@@ ted more than 20 bil@@ li@@ on it@@ em@@ s of Bible - educ@@ ation liter@@ ature .
“ They car@@ ry [ an i@@ do@@ l ] upon the sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der , ” said the prophet Isaiah , “ they be@@ ar it and de@@ po@@ si@@ t it in its place that it may stand still . ”
It also am@@ oun@@ ted to the mu@@ r@@ der of all the pro@@ gen@@ y that Jehovah mer@@ ci@@ fully allow@@ ed him to father , since all of them were born under sin@@ ’s con@@ dem@@ nation to death .
The man@@ ag@@ ers promised the use of their fac@@ il@@ ities but dec@@ l@@ ined when asked for a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c r@@ ent@@ al d@@ ate .
To these also Jehovah’s cho@@ s@@ en Ser@@ v@@ ant br@@ ings a righteous standing before Jehovah .
She prog@@ ressed to baptism , and later , so did her husband and two sons .
We want our conscience to re@@ mind us of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s standards of right and wrong , good and bad .
It is imp@@ os@@ sible to ign@@ ore the de@@ va@@ st@@ ating effe@@ cts of so@@ aring cri@@ me r@@ ates , p@@ lum@@ me@@ ting moral valu@@ es , m@@ oun@@ ting d@@ ru@@ g a@@ bu@@ se , s@@ k@@ y@@ ro@@ c@@ ke@@ ting div@@ or@@ ce r@@ ates , spi@@ r@@ al@@ ing inf@@ l@@ ation , and the ris@@ ing th@@ re@@ at of ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism .
He was doing so in the first century , and he has been doing so even more in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y since being c@@ ast out of heaven about the time of World W@@ ar I . ​ — Revelation 12 : 9 .
The M@@ aya make up one such group .
“ We did not associ@@ ate with our scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es but only with those in the congregation who had good spiritual ha@@ bi@@ ts .
In rep@@ ly , M@@ ary asked : “ How is this to be , since I am having no inter@@ course with a man ? ”
S@@ low@@ ly I made prog@@ ress by stud@@ ying , by listen@@ ing to those who spoke the language well , and by en@@ lis@@ ting the help of the children in the congregation , who are not rest@@ ra@@ ined by t@@ act .
This ali@@ en@@ ation affe@@ cted their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , who in@@ her@@ ited sin , imper@@ fe@@ ction , and death .
“ Per@@ fect is his activ@@ ity , ” and his justice is never har@@ s@@ h , since it always inc@@ or@@ por@@ ates mer@@ cy .
However , when they deli@@ ver you up , do not become anxi@@ ous about how or what you are to speak ; for what you are to speak will be given you in that h@@ our ; for the ones speaking are not just you , but it is the spirit of your Father that speak@@ s by you . ” ​ — Matthew 10 : 17 - 20 .
Since “ the worl@@ d’s cre@@ ation ” ​ — par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly since the cre@@ ation of in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent human cre@@ atu@@ res , who could per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve God’s ex@@ ist@@ ence — ​ it has been evid@@ ent that there is a Creator of im@@ men@@ se power , a God wor@@ thy of devo@@ tion .
What of T@@ V pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s with viol@@ ent cont@@ ent ?
Christians , of course , be@@ ar in mind that the pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion against e@@ ating f@@ at was part of the Law .
For instance , we receive fa@@ ther@@ ly counsel to avoid bad associ@@ ations through the mis@@ use of so@@ cial ne@@ t@@ working .
The un@@ ity and love among them imp@@ ressed me .
1@@ 39 : 17 , 18 .
20 : 5 , 6 , 12 , 15 , 17 .
Jehovah con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed the id@@ ent@@ ity of this “ se@@ ed ” in 29 C.E . when he anointed Jesus of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th with holy spirit . ​ — Luke 3 : 21 - 23 , 34 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 3 : 16 .
Be that as it may , G@@ ide@@ on ob@@ ser@@ ves how the men dr@@ ink .
What contribu@@ ted to the L@@ ev@@ ites ’ o@@ ffering a mean@@ ing@@ ful prayer , and what less@@ on does this teach us ?
There were also ani@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es .
As “ un@@ pa@@ id la@@ bor@@ ers , ” the other sheep will@@ ingly ex@@ p@@ end their physical strength and their res@@ our@@ ces in support of the worl@@ d@@ wide preaching work that Christ assign@@ ed to his anointed followers on earth . ​ — Acts 1 : 8 ; Revelation 12 : 17 .
Thus , the person being baptized is ac@@ tually di@@ pp@@ ed under water . ​ — Matthew 3 : 16 ; Mark 1 : 10 .
EN@@ C@@ A@@ M@@ P@@ E@@ D on the P@@ la@@ ins of Mo@@ a@@ b in 14@@ 7@@ 3 B.C.E . , the Israelites must be thr@@ il@@ led to hear these words : “ G@@ et pro@@ v@@ isions ready for y@@ ourselves , because three days from now you are cro@@ s@@ sing this J@@ or@@ d@@ an to go in and take pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the land that Jehovah your God is giving you to take pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of it . ”
Thus , Paul explained that Jesus “ en@@ tered , no , not with the blood of go@@ ats and of young bul@@ ls , but with his own blood , once for all time into the holy place and ob@@ ta@@ ined an everlasting deli@@ ver@@ ance for us . ”
After pra@@ ying to God , I went to see the gu@@ ard , expla@@ ining that someone had taken a book of mine and I wanted it back .
Will people ever be ca@@ pa@@ ble of man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting gener@@ os@@ ity and understanding toward one another on a per@@ man@@ ent bas@@ is ?
In the work@@ place and el@@ se@@ where , be@@ ware of situ@@ ations that might fo@@ ster in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy .
There I was able to study the Bible with another ele@@ c@@ tri@@ ci@@ an who four years later became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
At times , a brother re@@ aching out for responsi@@ bility in the congregation may end@@ e@@ av@@ or to hi@@ de personal problems or past mis@@ conduct .
See the artic@@ les “ I S@@ et the P@@ at@@ ter@@ n for You ” and “ F@@ ol@@ low M@@ e Con@@ t@@ inu@@ ally , ” in the Au@@ gu@@ st 15 , 200@@ 2 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
During his ministry , Jesus per@@ form@@ ed mirac@@ les , including heal@@ ing the si@@ ck and ra@@ ising the dead .
3 , 4 . ( a ) What shows that dr@@ in@@ king to the point of dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness is con@@ dem@@ ned in the Bible ?
A person who does nothing for his loving parents is har@@ dly jus@@ ti@@ fied in consider@@ ing himself good , is he ?
And how important it is to be se@@ par@@ ate from this world !
W@@ as the ter@@ rit@@ ory in which the good news should be pre@@ ached di@@ vi@@ ded into Jews and pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes on the one hand and G@@ ent@@ il@@ es on the other ?
Thus , a peri@@ od of 6@@ 9 ( 7 p@@ lu@@ s 6@@ 2 ) prophe@@ tic we@@ ek@@ s would se@@ par@@ ate the comm@@ and to rest@@ ore and re@@ buil@@ d Jerusalem and the appe@@ ar@@ ance of the Messi@@ ah .
With ri@@ v@@ ers you pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to sp@@ li@@ t the earth .
We n@@ atur@@ ally th@@ ri@@ ve on the relation@@ shi@@ ps that we have with family and friends who love us , appreci@@ ate us , and understand us .
That was the question that t@@ or@@ men@@ ted Davi@@ de , a d@@ ru@@ g deal@@ er in I@@ tal@@ y .
Jesus ’ teachings refle@@ cted the ex@@ al@@ ted thinking of Jehovah
They will be ‘ reve@@ aled ’ when they share with Christ in destro@@ ying Satan’s wicked system of things .
At a time , yet future , after the wicked are re@@ moved from the earth .
By all means , apply Jehovah’s principles in your marriage .
I pray@@ ed day and night with te@@ ars in my eyes .
What stru@@ gg@@ le is descri@@ bed at Romans 7 : 18 - 23 ?
Today , both spirit - anointed ones and those of the “ other sheep ” fe@@ ed together spiritually , as@@ simil@@ ating these same tru@@ ths .
In fact , dis@@ respect is the order of the day .
Do@@ ing so me@@ ant that for some de@@ ca@@ des , Jehovah had to for@@ go in@@ tim@@ ate associ@@ ation with his bel@@ o@@ ved Son in heaven .
Mi@@ gu@@ el also su@@ gg@@ ests : “ M@@ ake wit@@ ness@@ ing fu@@ n .
When he saw an Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an mis@@ tre@@ at one of the Hebrews , Moses was not indi@@ ffer@@ ent .
C@@ H@@ A@@ R@@ MI@@ N@@ G is not an ad@@ je@@ ctive most of us would use to descri@@ be a go@@ at .
G@@ ran@@ ted , those making i@@ do@@ ls may cre@@ di@@ t the work of their hands with life and power .
“ My parents took me to the Kingdom H@@ all , ” she rel@@ ates , “ but I did not do personal study or listen at the meetings . ”
A@@ n inc@@ reas@@ ing number of ze@@ al@@ ous young pione@@ ers , or full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers , spe@@ ar@@ head this work .
J@@ on@@ a@@ than , however , hon@@ ored Jehovah with hear@@ t@@ felt sub@@ mis@@ sion and re@@ ver@@ ence and rejo@@ ic@@ ed that the one whom God cho@@ se would be Israel@@ ’s next king .
Jehovah says : “ I shall positi@@ vely ga@@ ther Jac@@ o@@ b , all of you ; I shall without fai@@ l col@@ le@@ ct the rema@@ ining ones of Israel together . In un@@ ity I shall set them , like a flo@@ ck in the pen , like a d@@ ro@@ ve in the mi@@ d@@ st of its pas@@ ture ; they will be no@@ is@@ y with men . ”
I tri@@ ed to find the Witnesses but without succ@@ ess .
As a result of the chang@@ es S@@ al@@ v@@ at@@ ore has made , his wife and a daugh@@ ter are now atten@@ ding the meetings of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
I did well and experienced much joy .
What shows that Jehovah appreci@@ ates our efforts to serve him ?
Par@@ ents should keep the teachings of God before their children
El@@ ders and others in the congregation want to con@@ so@@ le , support , and prote@@ ct you during hard times . ​ — G@@ al .
However , there is great “ joy in heaven ” when a person s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely chang@@ es his wrong be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
“ N@@ ever be anxi@@ ous about the next day , for the next day will have its own anxi@@ e@@ ties .
All the boo@@ ks , bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res , ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , and other liter@@ ature we receive are pro@@ v@@ isions from Jehovah .
For many years , The Watchtower said that faithful Christians went into Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an cap@@ tiv@@ ity in 19@@ 18 and were fre@@ ed from Babyl@@ on in 19@@ 19 .
She eng@@ ag@@ ed in preaching with her congregation in@@ stead .
He wants you to be there to em@@ br@@ ace your loved ones again .
There is no sh@@ ame in ad@@ mit@@ ting that we need God’s wisdom to help us make decisions .
“ M@@ ake known to me the way in which I should walk . ”
However , “ a great fi@@ er@@ y - col@@ ored dra@@ g@@ on ” is a f@@ it@@ ting des@@ crip@@ tion of Satan’s ra@@ ven@@ ous , f@@ righ@@ t@@ ful , powerful , and des@@ tru@@ ctive spirit .
5 : 18 .
F@@ our@@ th , we are living in the peri@@ od sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed by the fe@@ et of Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar@@ ’s dre@@ am i@@ ma@@ ge .
While I was still an inf@@ ant , my parents div@@ or@@ ced , and M@@ other was ob@@ li@@ ged to ra@@ ise me and my older si@@ bl@@ ings ​ — two brothers and a sister — ​ al@@ one .
His trust in Jehovah was not in va@@ in .
After the heavenly Kingdom was esta@@ bli@@ shed in 1914 , true Christians needed ze@@ al to ann@@ oun@@ ce that good news .
For other less@@ ons rel@@ ated to Davi@@ d’s il@@ leg@@ al cen@@ su@@ s , see The Watchtower , May 15 , 200@@ 5 , pages 16 - 19 .
We can be consider@@ ed holy before God if we worship him in a clean spiritual st@@ ate and have a close relationship with him .
Why would you say that baptism is for believers ?
After some we@@ ek@@ s , she me@@ t A@@ lej@@ and@@ r@@ a and had a hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing vis@@ it .
No won@@ der ad@@ ver@@ t@@ is@@ ers bom@@ ba@@ r@@ d us with i@@ ma@@ ges that are cle@@ ver@@ ly desi@@ gn@@ ed to make the great@@ est vis@@ u@@ al imp@@ act and s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ate desire for their go@@ o@@ ds or ser@@ vi@@ ces !
What are some of the ways that Jehovah’s su@@ per@@ l@@ ative wisdom and pati@@ ence have been man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted ?
If possible , as far as it dep@@ ends on you , be pe@@ ace@@ able with all men .
However , Paul ur@@ ged Hebrew Christians to “ pres@@ s on to matu@@ r@@ ity ” now that they had left “ the pri@@ m@@ ary do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine . ”
For one thing , he was je@@ al@@ ous for God’s name .
( a ) What did Paul wr@@ ite to the Corinthians about faith and joy ?
Ke@@ ep@@ ing our life simp@@ le and foc@@ using on the preaching work helped me avoid many of the problems parents today face in re@@ aring their children to serve Jehovah .
For them , mo@@ des@@ ty is a ty@@ pe of we@@ ak@@ ness .
N@@ A@@ M@@ E : J@@ O@@ S@@ É C@@ A@@ R@@ L@@ O@@ S P@@ E@@ R@@ E@@ I@@ R@@ A D@@ A S@@ I@@ L@@ V@@ A
They had no time for nor@@ ma@@ l human relation@@ shi@@ ps , and they re@@ je@@ cted ci@@ vi@@ c du@@ ties .
This is the only ev@@ ent that Christians are comman@@ ded to mem@@ ori@@ al@@ ize . ​ — 1 Corinthians 11 : 24 , The Jerusalem Bible .
So it is an ex@@ tend@@ ed ho@@ li@@ day peri@@ od .
These public@@ ations were wi@@ d@@ ely dist@@ ribu@@ ted by the faithful anointed class .
F@@ ol@@ low Jesus ’ ad@@ vice : “ Just let your word Yes mean Yes , your No , No . ”
How did Jesus demonstr@@ ate hum@@ ility ?
In Mar@@ ch 200@@ 2 , Ch@@ ar@@ les , who had always enjo@@ yed good health , su@@ ffered a col@@ la@@ p@@ se .
What would give your life greater meaning ?
How has Jehovah taken the lead in show@@ ing kindness to mankind ?
Di@@ d he try to for@@ ce the Corinthians to give ?
What re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble promise did Jehovah make , and how has it been ful@@ filled ?
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s standards are bal@@ an@@ ced , and they prom@@ o@@ te our well - being and happiness .
If our in@@ iti@@ al effort is re@@ bu@@ ff@@ ed , that could dam@@ pen our en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m for tr@@ ying again .
Jesus taught his followers to pray : “ F@@ or@@ give us our de@@ b@@ ts , as we also have for@@ given our de@@ b@@ t@@ ors . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 12 .
Lo@@ ve ​ — one as@@ pect of the spi@@ rit@@ ’s fru@@ it@@ age — ​ often invol@@ ves strong affe@@ ction and un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish concer@@ n for others , cou@@ pl@@ ed with war@@ m att@@ ach@@ ment to them .
May we , then , always take care to act in har@@ mony with godly principles .
Do@@ ing so pu@@ ts you in the right place at the right time to cultiv@@ ate lasting fri@@ end@@ ship with God’s bless@@ ed people .
When I get really ti@@ red , I ten@@ d to get ir@@ rit@@ able and imp@@ ati@@ ent with my husband , C@@ ar@@ l@@ o .
And the disci@@ ple James emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed that true faith is accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by good de@@ e@@ ds .
Does spiritu@@ ality simil@@ arly gu@@ i@@ de your family life ?
The Hebrew word transl@@ ated “ ma@@ id@@ en ” at Isaiah 7 : 14 can mean ei@@ ther a married woman or a vi@@ r@@ g@@ in .
The elders of the congregation that S@@ te@@ ph@@ en attend@@ s no@@ te : “ S@@ te@@ ph@@ en is a qui@@ et , har@@ d@@ working brother , and he has a hum@@ ble attitude . ”
The Bible also teach@@ es us to buil@@ d a fri@@ end@@ ship with our Creator .
▪ “ Ha@@ ve you righ@@ tly become ho@@ t with anger ? ” ​ — J@@ on@@ ah 4 : 4 .
At the end of the 40 years in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , they , along with the L@@ ev@@ ites , were re@@ war@@ ded by being sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors of that gener@@ ation and being allow@@ ed to en@@ ter the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and . ​ — Nu@@ m .
They accepted Jesus ’ st@@ at@@ ement that Jehovah al@@ one is to be worshi@@ ped .
The book of Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k con@@ tain@@ s what three divine ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tional judg@@ ments ?
Un@@ like the man in the first illustr@@ ation who was rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to respon@@ d to a call for help , Jehovah is like a car@@ ing human par@@ ent , who is e@@ ag@@ er to respon@@ d to a re@@ qu@@ est from his child .
( See op@@ ening i@@ ma@@ ge for ar@@ t@@ ist@@ ’s rend@@ ering . )
in respon@@ se . For example , the Au@@ gu@@ st 1 , 19@@ 32 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower stated on page 2@@ 32 : “ Let the anointed encoura@@ ge all who will to take part in tel@@ ling the good news of the kingdom .
It may take self - control not to dis@@ tur@@ b others by wh@@ is@@ per@@ ing to our neigh@@ b@@ ors rather than giving the speak@@ er our full attention .
A@@ qu@@ in@@ as had a pro@@ found respect for A@@ ris@@ to@@ tle , whom he refer@@ red to as The Phil@@ os@@ op@@ her .
What did being dedic@@ ated to God mean for Israel ?
Th@@ an@@ k@@ fully , Jehovah has not left us in the dar@@ k regarding Satan’s dec@@ ep@@ tive t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s .
When does wa@@ iting ‘ make the heart si@@ ck , ’ and when is it a s@@ ource of joy ?
In ad@@ dition to sh@@ aring words of encourag@@ ement , how can the elders buil@@ d others up ?
After the vi@@ de@@ o , S@@ us@@ ana explained the al@@ ter@@ n@@ ative tre@@ at@@ ments that are accep@@ table to some of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
It is recorded in Matthew chap@@ ters 5 through 7 and Luke chap@@ ter 6 , and it sum@@ mar@@ iz@@ es many of his teachings .
We can be re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ents of it , for Paul wrote : “ The reason why I was sh@@ own mer@@ cy was that by means of me as the fore@@ most case Christ Jesus might demonstr@@ ate all his long - suffering for a s@@ am@@ ple of those who are going to rest their faith on him for everlasting life . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 1 : 16 .
On the other hand , there was the pos@@ si@@ bility of devo@@ ting her time to the gr@@ and work of preaching the Kingdom message .
Even so , we can re@@ adi@@ ly understand the re@@ action of those who heard what he said on that occasi@@ on .
The first Greek transl@@ ation of the complete Christian Greek Scriptures was pre@@ pared in 1@@ 6@@ 30 by Ma@@ xi@@ mu@@ s C@@ al@@ li@@ pol@@ ites , a Greek mon@@ k of C@@ al@@ li@@ pol@@ is .
We were inform@@ ed before going to school that our tra@@ ining was not necess@@ ar@@ ily to pre@@ pare us to become mission@@ aries .
“ Do Not Be Af@@ ra@@ id or Be T@@ er@@ ri@@ fied ”
He real@@ ized that by acc@@ e@@ ding to the ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ ’s exc@@ essi@@ ve dem@@ ands , he was fa@@ il@@ ing to provide the ba@@ si@@ c needs of his family .
There they mul@@ ti@@ p@@ lied and became very num@@ er@@ ous , but they also became sla@@ ves .
But what could that be ?
This op@@ ened up the way for people of the nations , vie@@ wed as un@@ clean from a Jewish stan@@ d@@ point , to become members of the Christian congregation .
Thus , Jehovah’s t@@ ol@@ er@@ ation of pol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ y came to an end with the form@@ ation of the Christian congregation some 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o .
St@@ and Fir@@ m and A@@ vo@@ id Satan’s T@@ ra@@ ps !
How does “ the hope of sal@@ vation ” help in end@@ ur@@ ance ?
Paul ad@@ ds : “ P@@ u@@ t on the complete su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or from God that you may be able to stand fir@@ m against the ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations of the Devil . . .
R@@ ep@@ ent@@ ance , however , is an ong@@ o@@ ing pro@@ c@@ ess .
For Paul , “ the ro@@ ck was the Christ . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 3 : 9 - 11 ; 10 : 4 .
Does that not high@@ light the tim@@ el@@ iness of the questions we read at Job 38 : 8 - 11 ?
What encourag@@ ement did the apostle Paul give the early Christians ?
Why do many thinking people cre@@ di@@ t God for earth@@ ’s won@@ ders ?
Bo@@ th share in fe@@ e@@ ding their young .
Still , transl@@ ating took pre@@ ce@@ d@@ ence over everything el@@ se .
We are still stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing with the language .
Ph@@ ili@@ p was still ac@@ tive in the ministry in Ca@@ es@@ are@@ a some 20 years later .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out being pre@@ ach@@ y , give evidence of how the truth has affe@@ cted you for the good .
Is such personal , direc@@ t giving , though , the only kind of giving that God will bl@@ ess ?
That proble@@ m is har@@ dly one - si@@ ded .
Although the “ other sheep ” are not part of the com@@ pos@@ ite body of Christ , they can learn much from this illustr@@ ation .
L@@ ater , one of the Witnesses re@@ mar@@ ked : “ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing she said about us was expres@@ sed in a to@@ ne of am@@ a@@ z@@ ement and en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m . ”
S@@ im@@ one de Be@@ au@@ vo@@ ir , a Fr@@ en@@ ch writ@@ er , once said : “ It was e@@ asi@@ er for me to think of a world without a cre@@ at@@ or than of a cre@@ at@@ or lo@@ ad@@ ed with all the cont@@ ra@@ dic@@ tions of the world . ”
We lik@@ e@@ wise respect Jehovah’s direction given through his ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l and jo@@ in in pra@@ ising him .
Yet , “ out of respect for Jehovah , ” they left the judgment to God . ​ — Hebrews 2 : 6 , 7 ; Ju@@ de 9 .
* Our im@@ medi@@ ate respon@@ se was , “ We@@ ’@@ l@@ l do that ! ”
There will be an as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t on true worshipp@@ ers .
Con@@ cer@@ ning “ the men who minis@@ ter in a fine man@@ ner ” in the congregation , the Bible says : “ [ They ] are ac@@ qui@@ ring for themselves a fine standing and great fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch in the faith in con@@ ne@@ ction with Christ Jesus . ”
Fir@@ st , think of the ways that Jehovah has su@@ sta@@ ined you .
S@@ ad@@ ly , Israel ign@@ ored that divine message and fa@@ iled to take the right action .
How can parents accom@@ pl@@ ish that ?
A sur@@ ve@@ y in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il reve@@ aled that ne@@ arly a qu@@ ar@@ ter of all B@@ ra@@ z@@ ili@@ ans have chang@@ ed their religion .
How does Jehovah prote@@ ct his sheep today ?
Because of Jesus ’ who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted devo@@ tion , Jehovah bless@@ ed him during his ministry on earth and re@@ war@@ ded him after his sacri@@ fi@@ cial death .
No@@ tice Davi@@ d’s words of praise and than@@ k@@ s@@ giving to Jehovah : “ O Jehovah our Lord , how ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic your name is in all the earth , you who@@ se di@@ gn@@ ity is rec@@ oun@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve the heavens ! ”
It was a way to wel@@ come gu@@ ests .
When David over@@ heard that he had been id@@ enti@@ fied , “ he became very much af@@ ra@@ id on account of A@@ ch@@ ish the king of G@@ ath . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 21 : 10 - 12 .
Our appreciation for God’s di@@ gn@@ ity and s@@ pl@@ end@@ or is inc@@ reas@@ ed .
( b ) What pro@@ v@@ isions are a@@ vail@@ able to help us spiritually ?
Jehovah Is an A@@ p@@ preci@@ ative God
O@@ N ON@@ E occasi@@ on in 32 C.E . , a disci@@ ple of Jesus ob@@ served H@@ im pra@@ ying .
Today , giving support to true worship with our contribu@@ tions lik@@ e@@ wise br@@ ings us happiness .
And those accep@@ ting the good news all have the mar@@ vel@@ ous pro@@ spe@@ ct of living et@@ er@@ n@@ ally . ​ — John 3 : 16 .
Our second son , K@@ ev@@ in , was able to reg@@ is@@ ter as a consci@@ enti@@ ous ob@@ je@@ ct@@ or .
And it had to be co@@ vered in@@ side and out@@ side with ta@@ r .
It ca@@ uses great pain and re@@ pres@@ ents a fa@@ il@@ ure to imitate Jehovah , who shows us im@@ men@@ se love des@@ pite our imper@@ fe@@ ctions . ​ — Psalm 10@@ 3 : 8 - 14 .
This ba@@ n on all our activities was sign@@ ed by the then pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the country , the l@@ ate Mo@@ bu@@ tu S@@ ese Se@@ ko .
C@@ ould your serv@@ ant ta@@ st@@ e what I ate and what I d@@ ran@@ k , or could I listen any@@ more to the vo@@ ice of m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale sing@@ ers ? . . .
It ad@@ ds : “ G@@ ra@@ vit@@ ational for@@ ce seem@@ s to tra@@ v@@ el ac@@ ro@@ ss emp@@ ty sp@@ ace in@@ stan@@ tly , without any ob@@ vi@@ ous means of doing so .
She im@@ medi@@ ately arrang@@ ed for us to atten@@ d the meeting that day .
As it h@@ it the gr@@ ound , she saw an ani@@ ma@@ l j@@ um@@ p and ru@@ n .
That can also be our experience if we r@@ ely fully on Jehovah when under tri@@ al and at all other times .
Acc@@ ording to Psalm 15 : 3 , 5 , what does Jehovah requi@@ re of us if we are to be his friends ?
9@@ 1 : 1 , 2 ; Mat@@ t .
F@@ ill@@ ing Our M@@ in@@ ds With P@@ ra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy Th@@ ings
“ S@@ tic@@ k loy@@ ally to Jehovah , and do not com@@ promise on questions of faith . ”
Jesus told him to “ ob@@ serve the comman@@ d@@ ments continu@@ ally ” and then c@@ ited some of them .
Because he had wisdom and in@@ sight , Solomon un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly did “ feel s@@ or@@ ry for the low@@ ly one . ”
By their actions , they did more than for@@ fe@@ it their own pro@@ spe@@ ct of end@@ less life in par@@ adi@@ sa@@ ic sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s .
It is no different today .
Such activ@@ ity is de@@ pi@@ cted by Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an t@@ om@@ b dec@@ or@@ ations that are more than four th@@ ous@@ and years old .
( Read Luke 2 : 4@@ 1 - 4@@ 7 . )
It helps them to cultiv@@ ate a truly bal@@ an@@ ced work e@@ th@@ ic .
We should try to ass@@ ist a Bible stud@@ ent to understand the differ@@ ence between truth and er@@ ro@@ r , good and bad , wisdom and fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness .
We are wise to imitate his attitude , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly when re@@ aching out for privile@@ ges in the congregation .
And what a spiritual prote@@ ction the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work is !
In fact , the to@@ wn had more c@@ ow@@ s than people .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Jesus told his followers : “ M@@ ake disciples of people of all the nations . ”
( b ) What question should we ask ourselves ?
( b ) With whom does Jehovah find ple@@ asure ?
He wrote : “ I am ar@@ ous@@ ing your clear thinking fac@@ ul@@ ties by way of a remin@@ der . ”
R@@ ol@@ l upon Jehovah your way , and r@@ ely upon him , and he himself will act . ”
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are for Jehovah’s loving and wise remin@@ ders to be yi@@ el@@ ding !
Why , David had not sin@@ ned against the king at all !
Lo@@ ve for God Un@@ ites U@@ s
Why did the early Christians give attention to both faith and works ?
Re@@ cor@@ ding was a str@@ en@@ u@@ ous jo@@ b , but there were no com@@ pla@@ in@@ ts .
But consider this : At meetings condu@@ cted in the language they understand best , children may ab@@ s@@ or@@ b instru@@ ction simply by being present , perhaps lear@@ ning more than their parents real@@ ize .
It is the very op@@ pos@@ ite of the princi@@ ple that Jesus stated : “ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ” ​ — Acts 20 : 35 .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y , such a@@ the@@ is@@ tic teachings as ev@@ olu@@ tion , and the pre@@ v@@ al@@ ence of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness have ca@@ used many to doubt or even den@@ y the ex@@ ist@@ ence of a Creator .
( b ) Why can we be confid@@ ent in the face of tri@@ als ?
Di@@ d God cre@@ ate them ?
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately Jehovah op@@ ened the attend@@ an@@ t’s eyes , so that he saw ; and , look ! the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous re@@ gi@@ on was full of hor@@ ses and war ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts of fi@@ re all around El@@ isha . ”
To wh@@ atever ex@@ t@@ ent Abraham did that before re@@ aching He@@ br@@ on , he certainly was more famili@@ ar with the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and than most of us .
T@@ wi@@ ce that am@@ ount would bu@@ y not four but fi@@ ve s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws ​ — the ex@@ tr@@ a bir@@ d being thro@@ wn in , as if it had no value at all ! ​ — Luke 12 : 6 .
They need your help to ac@@ qui@@ re and pre@@ serve their Christian id@@ ent@@ ity .
“ P@@ ra@@ y In@@ cess@@ an@@ tly ” ​ — Why ?
He was rel@@ eas@@ ed t@@ wi@@ ce because of po@@ or health , but each time he was imp@@ ris@@ oned again .
I@@ magine such resur@@ rec@@ tions taking place on a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l sc@@ ale !
This kind of fi@@ shing is being car@@ ri@@ ed on today in more than 2@@ 30 lands , including S@@ ene@@ g@@ al .
Many scho@@ l@@ ars se@@ em to ag@@ ree with the public@@ ation A@@ t@@ l@@ as of the Jewish World : “ Ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te fi@@ gu@@ res are hard to arri@@ ve at , but it has been pla@@ u@@ si@@ bly es@@ tim@@ ated that sh@@ ort@@ ly before 70 there were two and a half milli@@ on Jews in Juda@@ e@@ a and well over four milli@@ on in the Rom@@ an di@@ as@@ por@@ a . . . .
( b ) What guid@@ ance about e@@ ating me@@ at did God provide for Israel , but what questions might have ar@@ is@@ en ?
From his example , I@@ ’@@ ve learned the value of working with your hands , building things that will have practic@@ al use for other people . ”
Many fine young people were ra@@ ised in a sing@@ le - par@@ ent en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment and can now be found faith@@ fully serving God in the th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Christian congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses around the world .
This power can change lives , as is ex@@ emp@@ li@@ fied by the following experience .
God has every reason to be w@@ ra@@ th@@ ful over such deli@@ ber@@ ate in@@ sul@@ ts , yet the Bible descri@@ bes Jehovah as being “ s@@ low to anger . ”
Thus , gre@@ e@@ dy humans must be@@ ar the bl@@ ame for some of the cal@@ am@@ ity that vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s experience .
The Bible , however , off@@ ers a succ@@ in@@ ct and real@@ is@@ tic ass@@ ess@@ ment when it says : “ The sc@@ ene of this world is chang@@ ing . ”
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 3 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 6@@ 9 , 28
H@@ igh@@ er E@@ duc@@ ation ?
Jehovah wants us to serve him will@@ ingly .
( Read 1 Peter 2 : 19 , 20 . )
His message was in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ating , il@@ lu@@ min@@ ating , and inspi@@ ring in a way that ast@@ oun@@ ded people .
How do you re@@ act when Jehovah , the S@@ ource of spiritual en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment , she@@ ds light on “ the deep things of God ” found in the Bible ?
“ C@@ lo@@ se fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah bel@@ ong@@ s to those who fear him . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 25 : 14 .
He needs to complete the ma@@ j@@ or chang@@ es involved in be@@ coming a dedic@@ ated , baptized Christian before con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating another ma@@ j@@ or life change , such as marriage .
TH@@ A@@ T in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent occ@@ ur@@ red in 195@@ 3 when I was si@@ x years old .
Such God - di@@ sh@@ on@@ or@@ ing cu@@ st@@ om@@ s are “ un@@ clean , ” an “ emp@@ ty dec@@ ep@@ tion ” based on “ the tra@@ dition of men ” and not on God’s Word of truth . ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 2 : 11 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 2 : 8 .
“ The eyes of Jehovah are upon the righteous ones , and his ear@@ s are toward their supp@@ lic@@ ation . ”
G@@ ran@@ ted , the events invol@@ ving G@@ ide@@ on occ@@ ur@@ red a long time ag@@ o .
To Jehovah , such prayers are like the f@@ ra@@ gr@@ ant ar@@ oma of s@@ we@@ et - sm@@ el@@ ling inc@@ en@@ se .
Gre@@ ed and e@@ go@@ tism eas@@ ily cu@@ t off the f@@ low of com@@ pas@@ sion .
We Ne@@ ed an O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation Today
The 20@@ th century saw the wor@@ st suffering ever .
Jehovah read@@ ju@@ st@@ s s@@ inc@@ ere individuals according to their spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c needs and circumstances .
E@@ arly child tra@@ ining pro@@ du@@ ces good fru@@ it@@ age .
The expres@@ sion “ his disciples ” may mean those whom Saul taught .
How did this man learn about Jehovah and qu@@ ali@@ fy to en@@ ro@@ l@@ l in the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol ?
Why might we become imp@@ ati@@ ent ?
A similar pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re was follow@@ ed in M@@ ad@@ ri@@ d , with 1@@ ,@@ 2@@ 00 in attend@@ ance .
But what if the practic@@ er of gro@@ ss sin is un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant and does not respon@@ d to the loving counsel of the elders ?
Ka@@ re@@ n : Be@@ fore I leave , I@@ ’@@ d like to consider one other as@@ pect of this sub@@ ject with you , if you have a m@@ om@@ ent .
C@@ learly , the relationship between Paul and his brothers went far deep@@ er than sh@@ ared beli@@ ef .
L@@ ong ag@@ o , parents were told that one of the best opportun@@ ities to commun@@ ic@@ ate God’s word to their children was ‘ when they si@@ t in their house . ’
During his ill@@ ness , he was un@@ able to d@@ ri@@ ve or to share in the do@@ or - to - do@@ or ministry , but he never pas@@ sed up an opportunity to witness to others .
Their love and “ end@@ ur@@ ance in work that is good ” pro@@ duc@@ ed fine resul@@ ts when a book study group was form@@ ed in one of the v@@ il@@ la@@ ges .
With E@@ d@@ die and B@@ ob@@ by rec@@ ently
A for@@ giving person under@@ stan@@ ds that we all er@@ r , or sin , in word and deed .
A@@ T F@@ I@@ R@@ S@@ T gl@@ ance , the a@@ bo@@ ve words of Jesus may se@@ em to prom@@ o@@ te the teaching of hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re .
During all my years of service , I have never ow@@ ned a ca@@ r .
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ment of the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in
She rel@@ ates : “ I enjo@@ yed my assignment so much that I asked the elders in the congregation to let me stay in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely .
D@@ ist@@ ressed over what is taking place in Juda@@ h , Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k as@@ ks God : “ Why is it that you make me see what is h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful , and you keep loo@@ king upon m@@ ere tr@@ ou@@ ble ? ”
Ar@@ r@@ ang@@ ements were made for the congregation meetings to be condu@@ cted by the vis@@ iting brothers .
How did the son feel ?
The temple and other buil@@ ding@@ s con@@ stru@@ cted by Solomon
In the new world , we may not always get what we want , or we might have to wa@@ it for it .
In 200@@ 1 a congregation was form@@ ed .
Cor@@ rection from Jehovah ​ — whether we receive it from parents , through the Christian congregation , or by medit@@ ating on the Scriptures during our personal study — ​ is an expres@@ sion of his love for us .
The one who speak@@ s most fre@@ qu@@ ently or most for@@ ce@@ fully is not always the one most important or most in@@ dis@@ p@@ en@@ sa@@ ble .
The Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom is an arrang@@ ement esta@@ bli@@ shed by the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty himself to accom@@ pl@@ ish his purpose regarding his cre@@ ation .
Today , a go@@ o@@ dly number of those who received a book on that occasi@@ on are still ze@@ al@@ ously serving Jehovah thr@@ ough@@ out the world , speaking about the Kingdom of God and his righteousness . ​ — Psalm 14@@ 8 : 12 , 13 .
The post@@ war years were also mar@@ ked by hu@@ ng@@ er and e@@ con@@ om@@ ic mis@@ er@@ y .
R@@ a@@ ising children in a fore@@ ign land requi@@ res ex@@ tr@@ a time and effort .
“ Lo@@ ok , ” he said , “ I think these people can help you .
He declar@@ ed : “ Jehovah your God is in the mi@@ d@@ st of you . As a mi@@ gh@@ ty One , he will sa@@ ve .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , most of them re@@ turned to their nor@@ ma@@ l course of life .
Yet , the Creator of the uni@@ verse encoura@@ ges us to appro@@ ach him fre@@ ely in prayer , wh@@ en@@ ever we want or need to do so .
He says , “ I s@@ ought to teach my sons to respect their mother by my own example , never speaking dis@@ par@@ ag@@ ingly of my wife . ”
What may we be able to accom@@ pl@@ ish by imit@@ ating Jesus ’ way of teaching ?
Many set asi@@ de , or bu@@ d@@ get , an am@@ ount that they place in the contribu@@ tion bo@@ x@@ es la@@ bel@@ ed “ Con@@ tri@@ bu@@ tions for the So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide Wor@@ k ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 . ”
Yes , they made them to@@ il in har@@ s@@ h con@@ di@@ tions in every form of sla@@ very . ” ​ — E@@ x .
S@@ ong 2@@ 12 in S@@ ing P@@ ra@@ ises to Jehovah , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
In mo@@ der@@ n times too , the Christian congregation has been bless@@ ed with re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble gro@@ w@@ th .
As mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , humans are un@@ able to fore@@ tell the future acc@@ ur@@ ately , des@@ pite wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad concer@@ ns rel@@ ated to a new mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m .
These leave no ro@@ om for doubt that Jehovah does have a heavenly organization supp@@ or@@ ting his servants in the worl@@ d@@ wide educ@@ ational work today . ​ — Isaiah 6 : 1 - 4 ; E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 1 : 4 - 28 ; Daniel 7 : 9 , 10 ; Revelation 4 : 1 - 11 ; 14 : 6 , 7 .
But no@@ te the promise in the next verse : “ By means of your se@@ ed all nations of the earth will certainly bl@@ ess themselves . ” ​ — Genesis 22 : 17 , 18 ; Romans 4 : 1 - 8 .
This mul@@ t@@ il@@ ing@@ u@@ al Bible was publi@@ shed in 1@@ 5@@ 17 .
But God consider@@ ed the circumstances .
How did P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la and A@@ qu@@ ila re@@ act to Paul’s example ?
What confidence did Jesus have in his disciples , and for what did he tra@@ in them ?
So , too , our je@@ al@@ ous@@ y mo@@ ves us to do all we can to prote@@ ct the do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ al , spiritual , and moral pur@@ ity of all in the congregation .
How is Jesus a su@@ peri@@ or medi@@ at@@ or ?
Yes , even under the ter@@ ri@@ ble con@@ di@@ tions of the con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps , many rema@@ ined faithful to godly principles .
Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty to them will keep you strong for what is right and will be a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement for you . ​ — E@@ s@@ ther 4 : 6 - 16 .
3 , 4 . ( a ) Why has Jehovah sh@@ own pati@@ ence in car@@ r@@ ying out his purpose for the earth ?
He would never ask more of us than we can h@@ and@@ le .
I@@ mit@@ ate Jesus and cho@@ ose your friends care@@ fully .
( a ) How did Jesus teach a “ man ver@@ sed in the Law ” that he should have an ex@@ ten@@ sive view of who is his neigh@@ b@@ or ?
Although we walk by faith , we may some@@ times need as@@ sur@@ ance of divine help .
What are some pres@@ sures that st@@ ra@@ in marriage b@@ on@@ ds , but how can such pres@@ sures be res@@ is@@ ted ?
As we end@@ ure in be@@ aring fru@@ it , we enjoy Jesus ’ fri@@ end@@ ship .
Not all past experi@@ ences , though , may appe@@ ar positi@@ ve .
To@@ gether , the mother and her daugh@@ ters would beg@@ in the day by car@@ ing for ba@@ si@@ c hous@@ eho@@ ld cho@@ res ​ — f@@ ill@@ ing the o@@ il lam@@ ps ( 1 ) , s@@ we@@ ep@@ ing the flo@@ ors ( 2 ) , and mil@@ king the fam@@ il@@ y’s go@@ at ( 3 ) .
S@@ c@@ he@@ u@@ ch , states : “ For [ Jehovah’s Witnesses ] the family is something to be especially prote@@ cted . ”
This may invol@@ ve c@@ all@@ ing a do@@ ct@@ or , help@@ ing a person to get to a cl@@ in@@ ic , or doing wh@@ atever is possible to provide food and sh@@ el@@ ter .
O@@ ut@@ standing among the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents was Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l .
Some have cho@@ s@@ en to inclu@@ de time in their family worship or personal study to do re@@ sear@@ ch on these matters and to medit@@ ate on them .
Such a materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic attitude deli@@ gh@@ ts “ the bir@@ d@@ c@@ atch@@ er ” !
“ When I am not able to do it , my son pre@@ pa@@ res din@@ ner for all si@@ x of us in the family , ” rep@@ lied D@@ or@@ o@@ ta .
Ri@@ ght down to our own day , Jesus continu@@ es to have a personal interest in the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work .
All eyes were now on the gover@@ ning body .
The ne@@ g@@ ative respon@@ se of un@@ believ@@ ing relati@@ ves to the truth can make life difficult for Jehovah’s people .
The t@@ ree had been un@@ pro@@ duc@@ tive for three years , and the ow@@ ner was about to have it cu@@ t down .
S@@ ur@@ ely we do not want to sa@@ d@@ den Jehovah’s heart by accep@@ ting something that his Word con@@ dem@@ ns !
“ I will put my law within them , and in their heart I shall wr@@ ite it . ”
We cannot pro@@ per@@ ly fle@@ e from for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation if we do not really know what it is .
The Bible reve@@ als things as they ac@@ tually are .
This was the th@@ re@@ at my father made to my mother in 194@@ 1 .
based on Jesus ’ words recorded at John 17 : 17 .
R@@ em@@ ember the faithful men E@@ no@@ ch and Noah .
Mo@@ ther’s concer@@ n was under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble .
She made a lo@@ t of money working full - time for a well - known and res@@ pe@@ cted compan@@ y .
A@@ i@@ ded by ma@@ ps of the mine and by the G@@ lo@@ ba@@ l P@@ os@@ iti@@ on@@ ing S@@ y@@ st@@ em , res@@ cu@@ ers dr@@ il@@ led a 30 - in@@ ch [ 6@@ 5 c@@ m ] - wide ho@@ le and low@@ ered a cap@@ sul@@ el@@ ike ca@@ ge down to where the men were hu@@ dd@@ led .
At these meetings , I felt left out and thought , ‘ I wish I were at school in@@ stead of here . ’
In fact , they bel@@ ong@@ ed to the same ch@@ urch .
12 : 25 .
As an organization , we use some don@@ ated fun@@ ds to provide material help , but don@@ ations are used c@@ hi@@ ef@@ ly to prom@@ o@@ te Kingdom inter@@ ests and s@@ pre@@ ad the good news .
Do@@ cum@@ ent : Mus@@ é@@ e du L@@ ou@@ v@@ re , Par@@ is ; st@@ atu@@ e : © Mis@@ sion ar@@ ch@@ é@@ olo@@ gi@@ que f@@ ran@@ ç@@ a@@ ise de T@@ ell H@@ ari@@ r@@ i - Mar@@ i ( S@@ y@@ ri@@ e )
The of@@ fic@@ es in Z@@ ag@@ re@@ b and B@@ el@@ gra@@ de ( Ser@@ bia ) used to care for the work of Jehovah’s Witnesses in all of the form@@ er Yu@@ go@@ sla@@ vi@@ a .
For more information , see A@@ pp@@ en@@ di@@ x@@ es A@@ 4 and A@@ 5 in the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures , a@@ vail@@ able at w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
I explained that to me , He@@ idi was really my sister , as close as if we had the same mother and father .
“ With L@@ ow@@ l@@ iness of M@@ ind ”
The branch in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o assign@@ ed the M@@ aya transl@@ ation te@@ am to re@@ side in a part of the country where they could speak and hear the language on a da@@ ily bas@@ is .
And we will not be je@@ al@@ ous of others or gre@@ e@@ dy .
L@@ ear@@ n From Jesus
O@@ p@@ position to Bi@@ bl@@ es in the ver@@ n@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar has been de@@ va@@ st@@ ating , and its effe@@ cts are still felt .
6 : 19 - 24 , 33 .
M@@ ary expe@@ cted , for example , that David would stay by her side and help her to get ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with his friends .
( Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 2 : 2 - 5 . )
These can really be called su@@ i@@ ci@@ de vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s .
They have been of@@ fi@@ cially recogn@@ ized as vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er pro@@ b@@ ation of@@ fic@@ ers . . . .
To@@ p left : N@@ ev@@ il@@ le Ch@@ am@@ ber@@ la@@ in
The same is true within marriage .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out food no one can sur@@ vi@@ ve long .
‘ Pe@@ ople are under so much pres@@ sure today that it is not eas@@ y for them to be regul@@ ar at meetings . ’
How is that spirit man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted , and how can we res@@ ist its cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting influ@@ ence ?
In those m@@ om@@ ents I found a lo@@ t of comfort in reading about Jehovah for@@ giving King David after he had com@@ mit@@ ted serious sin@@ s . ​ — 2 Samuel 11 : 1 – 12 : 13 .
H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of t@@ ou@@ ris@@ ts from E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe and A@@ sia vis@@ it the is@@ land , making t@@ ou@@ ris@@ m an important part of the e@@ con@@ om@@ y .
; T@@ at@@ lo@@ t , M .
She knew its people even better .
How , though , may we walk in the p@@ ath of u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness ?
Still , he se@@ es all and in his own time and way br@@ ings hi@@ d@@ den things into the o@@ pen .
By succ@@ inc@@ tly set@@ ting before us what char@@ m and ty@@ ran@@ n@@ y each will re@@ a@@ p , the king of Israel ur@@ ges us to s@@ ow righteousness .
▪ Ha@@ ving “ C@@ ome to K@@ now God ” ​ — What Now ?
Although he re@@ turned to J@@ ap@@ an , he soon went back to Par@@ ag@@ u@@ a@@ y and helped to ga@@ ther people into that very Kingdom H@@ all .
C@@ oura@@ ge is needed to preach in the face of op@@ position
Some may be disc@@ oura@@ ged because they feel that after many years of faithful service , they may not live to see “ the great and fear - inspi@@ ring day of Jehovah . ”
After less than a year in this activ@@ ity , which Ju@@ li@@ e and I enjo@@ yed im@@ men@@ sel@@ y , we were sur@@ pris@@ ed by the assignment we received to move to D@@ en@@ mar@@ k .
A c@@ ru@@ cial st@@ age in set@@ t@@ ling the is@@ sue of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y is dra@@ wing near .
W@@ r@@ ite them upon the ta@@ ble@@ t of your heart , and so find fav@@ or and good in@@ sight in the eyes of God and of earth@@ ling man . ” ​ — Proverbs 3 : 3 , 4 .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ vice is still rel@@ ev@@ ant .
“ On account of the L@@ or@@ d’s work [ E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ro@@ ditu@@ s ] came qu@@ ite near to death , ex@@ pos@@ ing his soul to d@@ anger , ” said Paul , “ that he might fully make up for your not being here to rend@@ er priv@@ ate service to me . ”
Some individuals and organiz@@ ations end@@ e@@ av@@ or to provide comfort .
Con@@ tr@@ ary to what many have been led to believe , the Bible does not pr@@ udi@@ sh@@ ly con@@ dem@@ n as sin@@ ful all se@@ x@@ u@@ al desire .
However , it is C@@ y@@ r@@ il@@ lic that has develop@@ ed into the present - day Rus@@ si@@ an , U@@ k@@ ra@@ in@@ i@@ an , Ser@@ bi@@ an , Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ an , and M@@ ace@@ don@@ i@@ an s@@ crip@@ ts , b@@ es@@ id@@ es 22 ad@@ di@@ tional langu@@ ages , some of which are not S@@ la@@ v@@ on@@ ic . [ Ar@@ t@@ work ​ — C@@ y@@ r@@ il@@ lic and G@@ la@@ g@@ ol@@ iti@@ c char@@ ac@@ ters ]
The brothers on the con@@ stru@@ ction cre@@ w , working with the local Witnesses , started to buil@@ d a Kingdom H@@ all .
Will suffering ever end ?
Yes , T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n is a beau@@ ti@@ ful but small is@@ land ​ — just 2@@ 40 mil@@ es [ 3@@ 9@@ 0 k@@ m ] long and about 1@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 1@@ 60 k@@ m ] ac@@ ro@@ ss at the wi@@ des@@ t point .
What is wisdom , and how does Jehovah displa@@ y it ?
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , if we were to give the desi@@ res of our heart too much prom@@ in@@ ence , what would ha@@ p@@ pen ?
The Bible high@@ ligh@@ ts the import@@ ance of this qu@@ ality .
Hence , she might take st@@ ep@@ s to be re@@ pres@@ ented pro@@ per@@ ly before the author@@ ities in order to prote@@ ct her right to have acc@@ ess to her children and to be sure that her husband was ob@@ li@@ ged to support the family that he was a@@ ban@@ don@@ ing .
Ne@@ e@@ d@@ less to say , this Christian fri@@ end@@ ship does not go un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed by neigh@@ b@@ ors .
And now “ a great crow@@ d ” of “ other sheep , ” Christians with an earthly hope , are imit@@ ating their w@@ atch@@ ful@@ ness and ze@@ al . ​ — Re@@ v .
His ma@@ in purpose from the beg@@ in@@ ning to the end of his earthly ministry was to work for the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation and glory of his Fa@@ ther’s name .
( a ) In what two ba@@ si@@ c ways did Jesus reve@@ al his Father ?
It was no@@ ted that Jesus became King of God’s Kingdom in 1914 , but he did not “ si@@ t down on his gl@@ ori@@ ous thro@@ ne ” as Ju@@ dge of “ all the nations . ”
Instead , he showed that he was Jehovah’s friend .
At the fun@@ er@@ al , many were deep@@ ly t@@ ou@@ ched when they me@@ t Di@@ o@@ j@@ any and heard her say : “ A@@ lej@@ and@@ r@@ a and her family have been a wonderful example for me .
What de@@ t@@ es@@ table things he se@@ es happ@@ ening in God’s temple !
She deci@@ des to try to eli@@ min@@ ate the s@@ ar@@ c@@ as@@ m and ang@@ ry words that she some@@ times uses when she speak@@ s to her husband and others .
Yes , Jehovah helps people individu@@ ally to take advan@@ ta@@ ge of the benef@@ its of Christ’s sacrifice .
However , it is Jehovah’s way of rul@@ ing that dra@@ ws us to him .
The pris@@ on of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als may view you with su@@ spi@@ ci@@ on , w@@ atch@@ ing your every move to en@@ sure that you com@@ mit no cri@@ me .
Rather , each individu@@ al is “ a living person . ”
In matters per@@ tain@@ ing to conscience , he encoura@@ ges Christians ‘ not to be judg@@ ing one another . ’ ​ — R@@ om .
E@@ ven@@ tually , it came to be an ei@@ ght - h@@ our - long p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c s@@ li@@ de and mo@@ tion pi@@ c@@ ture pro@@ du@@ ction , complete with col@@ or and s@@ ound .
However , do they know the real meaning of world con@@ di@@ tions ?
Your heart may r@@ ace at the thought of being al@@ one with someone whom you find physi@@ c@@ ally at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive .
Jehovah’s example of ze@@ al c@@ learly indic@@ ates that our God - given work as Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers deser@@ ves our who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted support , our en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m , our ze@@ al .
One such set@@ t@@ le@@ ment was K@@ iti@@ on , in C@@ y@@ pr@@ us . ​ — Isaiah 23 : 10 - 12 .
“ Bet@@ ter is a dis@@ h of ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les where there is love than a f@@ atten@@ ed bul@@ l where there is h@@ at@@ red . ” The point ?
The situation became especially ac@@ u@@ te each year when the family went to offer sacrific@@ es to Jehovah at Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h .
• Why is lear@@ ning from Jesus so important ?
That is why it is good to follow along at Christian meetings with an o@@ pen Bible .
By contr@@ ast , Jesus never col@@ le@@ cted money from the people whom he heal@@ ed .
When I b@@ low the hor@@ n , you b@@ low your@@ s and sh@@ out “ Jehovah’s s@@ word and G@@ ide@@ on@@ ’s ! ” ’ ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 7 : 16 - 18 , 20 .
Su@@ b@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , the honor gener@@ ally pas@@ sed from father to ol@@ des@@ t son .
R@@ em@@ ember , the Bible lik@@ ens hope to a hel@@ me@@ t .
G@@ w@@ en : I was born in the bus@@ y city of L@@ ond@@ on in 194@@ 4 .
On such occasi@@ ons , all members of the Bethel family come together to listen to instru@@ ctions given by a re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative of the local fi@@ re de@@ par@@ t@@ ment .
28 : 19 .
When a Witness Is W@@ ise
Of course , this does not mean that Christians will be spe@@ e@@ ch@@ less in a liter@@ al sense .
It is necess@@ ary to esta@@ bl@@ ish li@@ m@@ its .
“ Be wise , my son , and make my heart rejo@@ ice , that I may make a rep@@ ly to him that is ta@@ un@@ ting me . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es doing this in the field ministry , sisters dec@@ l@@ are their hope and encoura@@ ge others during congregation meetings by giving well - thought - out com@@ ments when invit@@ ed to do so and by accep@@ ting assign@@ ments to share in demonstr@@ ations or stud@@ ent tal@@ ks .
( c ) to de@@ al with dis@@ pu@@ tes ?
On@@ ly later did the vis@@ it@@ or real@@ ize why the man moved as he did .
He knew that experience would prove that rule in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent of him would fai@@ l .
Because of its vers@@ at@@ ility , some may feel that the word is used too often and may won@@ der if those saying it are really s@@ inc@@ ere .
The Bible descri@@ bes the ev@@ ent in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic language : “ And [ God’s heavenly organization ] gave bir@@ th to a son , a m@@ ale , [ God’s Kingdom in the hands of Jesus Christ ] who is to shepher@@ d all the nations with an ir@@ on ro@@ d . ” ​ — Revelation 12 : 5 .
Tru@@ th is no res@@ pe@@ c@@ ter of pers@@ ons .
When writ@@ ing regarding certain in@@ cons@@ is@@ ten@@ ci@@ es in the way Peter tre@@ ated people , Paul res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully but f@@ ran@@ k@@ ly stated : “ I op@@ posed him to his face because he c@@ learly was wrong . ”
This name quic@@ k@@ ly ga@@ ined cur@@ r@@ enc@@ y , even among public of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als .
Just ten days ear@@ li@@ er , Jesus had as@@ c@@ ended to heaven .
Consider three comm@@ on mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s .
The sacrific@@ es and prayers offered up at the temple , as well as the cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies held there , allow@@ ed godly people ​ — Jews and n@@ on - Jews — ​ to draw close to the true God .
This ability could have been ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed , says one refer@@ ence work , “ by bin@@ ding the right ar@@ ms of young children ​ — h@@ ence ‘ b@@ ound as to his right hand ’ — ​ and inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ating de@@ x@@ ter@@ ity with the left . ”
I had been in the pioneer service for only a sh@@ ort time when a ba@@ n was plac@@ ed on the work of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
Jehovah kno@@ ws that we need some money .
Do@@ ing so will lead to true fre@@ e@@ dom .
• Why must we gu@@ ard against co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness , and how can we do so ?
How , in turn , will they hear without someone to preach ? ”
When 70 disciples of Christ re@@ turned jo@@ y@@ fully from a preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign and rel@@ ated the good resul@@ ts of their work , Jesus himself “ became over@@ jo@@ yed in the holy spirit . ”
“ I wor@@ ri@@ ed that she was he@@ ad@@ ed for a physical bre@@ ak@@ down or a spiritual f@@ all . ”
In his later years , they inc@@ l@@ ined his heart away from Jehovah .
“ Mo@@ m , put down the tel@@ ev@@ ision .
Un@@ like the wicked and s@@ lu@@ gg@@ ish slave in Jesus ’ par@@ able , they are willing to make sacrific@@ es and ex@@ p@@ end personal effort in pu@@ t@@ ting Kingdom inter@@ ests first .
Today , the way of appro@@ ach to God has been op@@ ened up to milli@@ ons !
Daniel too saw much to give us confidence .
Although some 30 years had pas@@ sed since Jesus Christ had given the si@@ gn “ of the conclu@@ sion of the system of things , ” Christians were not to let down their gu@@ ard .
Is the person in emo@@ tional tur@@ mo@@ il ?
And this point ​ — that faith in Jesus op@@ ens the way to everlasting life — ​ is made right here on page 2 of the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine I brought you .
After consider@@ ing these events of long ag@@ o , perhaps you are wonder@@ ing : ‘ If I had lived at that time , how would I have respon@@ ded as God’s will was prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely reve@@ aled ?
They ought to show that they want er@@ ring ones to return to Jehovah .
Al@@ ong with a cou@@ ple of brothers in En@@ te@@ b@@ be , we sp@@ ent our first year pl@@ an@@ ting see@@ ds of truth .
So , what was the proble@@ m ?
One of those he inter@@ vie@@ wed was John K@@ ur@@ t@@ z , a gra@@ du@@ ate of the 3@@ 0@@ th class , who sp@@ ent over 4@@ 1 years in S@@ pain as a mission@@ ary .
It inclu@@ des accep@@ t@@ ance of and stri@@ ct ad@@ her@@ ence to God’s moral standards and a desire to live by what God says is right or wrong .
What are some of the “ str@@ ong@@ ly en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched things ” from which divine educ@@ ation fre@@ es people ?
Jehovah will hold an acc@@ oun@@ ting with those who prac@@ tice se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality and car@@ ry on un@@ clean worship . ​ — Ho@@ se@@ a 1 : 4 .
She showed an un@@ u@@ su@@ al interest in what S@@ and@@ r@@ a was saying , so a Bible study was arrang@@ ed .
G@@ o on cultiv@@ ating and man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting Christian qualities as best you can .
In s@@ pite of his low@@ ly ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound as a shepher@@ d and a ni@@ pp@@ er of fi@@ g@@ s , A@@ mo@@ s was not in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated by his enem@@ ies .
I like to show my appreciation for the gift of life by using it to work hard and help other people . ” ​ — David .
This br@@ ings you even clo@@ s@@ er to him .
His perfect justice and wisdom gu@@ i@@ de the way he ac@@ ts .
On@@ ce all the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 are in heaven , the fin@@ al pre@@ par@@ ations for the marriage of the L@@ am@@ b can beg@@ in .
During that tri@@ p of ne@@ arly 30 mil@@ es [ 50 k@@ m ] , Eli@@ j@@ ah three times ur@@ ged El@@ isha to sto@@ p following him .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally about Christians who stru@@ gg@@ le with doub@@ ts , Ju@@ de wrote : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e show@@ ing mer@@ cy to some that have doub@@ ts ; sa@@ ve them by s@@ n@@ atch@@ ing them out of the fi@@ re . ”
Jehovah bless@@ es this kind of tra@@ ining , which e@@ qu@@ ip@@ s stud@@ ents to make yet more disciples of Christ .
Because they are determined to continue fe@@ aring Jehovah , serving him with a@@ we - filled won@@ der and re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al obedi@@ ence .
In fact , s@@ l@@ an@@ der is a char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic of Jehovah’s great enem@@ y , Satan .
In the following cen@@ tu@@ ries , the V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate gra@@ du@@ ally su@@ p@@ pl@@ anted the V@@ e@@ tu@@ s L@@ at@@ ina H@@ is@@ p@@ ana .
For example , a certain ic@@ on re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting M@@ ary at T@@ í@@ no@@ s , Gre@@ e@@ ce , has its own de@@ v@@ out O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x following , as op@@ posed to the e@@ qu@@ ally faithful devo@@ te@@ es of an ic@@ on re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting M@@ ary in S@@ ou@@ m@@ ela , nor@@ ther@@ n Gre@@ e@@ ce .
O@@ ver the years , of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als of the Un@@ ited N@@ ations have often me@@ t there with re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves of the two govern@@ ments .
It seem@@ s that Ch@@ es@@ ter Be@@ at@@ ty was at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted by the ar@@ t@@ is@@ try involved in making fine boo@@ ks .
He con@@ sul@@ ted with c@@ hi@@ ef@@ s of the people and said that the Ar@@ k would be moved ‘ if it seem@@ ed good to them and it was accep@@ table with Jehovah . ’
18 : 1 - 8 ; 1 Ti@@ m .
Are you a young person who wants to get baptized ?
One way is to be regul@@ ar in our attend@@ ance at Christian meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions .
Jesus lik@@ ened himself to a man who s@@ ow@@ ed his field with whe@@ at se@@ ed with a view to har@@ v@@ es@@ ting a full cro@@ p of fine whe@@ at , re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting “ the sons of the kingdom , ” true Christians anointed to be associ@@ ated with him in his Kingdom .
Th@@ ough B@@ r@@ ita@@ in ga@@ ined d@@ om@@ in@@ ance , col@@ on@@ ies in N@@ or@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a bro@@ ke away .
1@@ 3@@ ,@@ 0@@ 7@@ 7@@ ,@@ 1@@ 60
A@@ ma@@ thus
H@@ ist@@ ory con@@ fir@@ ms that in time a cl@@ er@@ gy / ​ la@@ ity dist@@ inc@@ tion develop@@ ed .
Li@@ ving in a small tra@@ il@@ er , car@@ ing for a little child , pre@@ par@@ ing me@@ als , keep@@ ing all of us in clean clo@@ th@@ es , and sp@@ en@@ ding about 60 h@@ our@@ s in the ministry each mon@@ th was about all I could do .
Many of them are full - time min@@ isters , mission@@ aries , and members of Bethel famili@@ es .
“ Do not come to be among heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ k@@ ers of w@@ ine , among those who are g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on@@ ous e@@ at@@ ers of flesh , ” states the Bible .
( 3 ) U@@ se illustr@@ ations .
From T@@ ra@@ m D@@ ri@@ ver to E@@ v@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er
“ When I ju@@ mp@@ ed out the w@@ in@@ do@@ w , ” he rec@@ al@@ led , “ I pray@@ ed to Jehovah .
I could so eas@@ ily make a mis@@ take . ”
Paul should know .
B@@ as@@ ing some of his com@@ ments on 1 Timothy 6 : 6 - 10 , 18 , 19 , the speak@@ er showed how godly devo@@ tion helps Christians to avoid the love of money , which can lead them ast@@ ra@@ y and cause many pa@@ ins .
Can gro@@ w str@@ ong@@ er over time
Some succ@@ um@@ b to temp@@ tation because they turn to the wrong person for attention .
The apostle Paul ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that there were differ@@ ences in vie@@ w@@ point among Christians in R@@ ome .
Ma@@ the@@ ak@@ is ) , 7 / 1
19@@ 70 7 *
S . Mar@@ shall ) , 12 / 1
7 : 12 - 16 .
I felt as though I were on a different pl@@ an@@ et .
A@@ no@@ ther mother car@@ ries her ba@@ by to full ter@@ m , but the child dies just before bir@@ th .
Is it possible , though , that the ide@@ a is un@@ true ?
Such wicked ones will learn that “ it is a fe@@ ar@@ ful thing to f@@ all into the hands of the living God . ” ​ — Hebrews 10 : 31 . [ F@@ o@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ]
Ther@@ efore , take your time .
‘ Jehovah’s standards are too re@@ stri@@ ctive , ’ they may say . ‘ And look at all those people who do not serve Jehovah . They have all the fu@@ n ! ’
He also made many shepher@@ ding vis@@ its .
De@@ c@@ ember 12 - 18 , 20@@ 11
1 , 2 . ( a ) In what different ways has Chris@@ tend@@ om vie@@ wed the fear of God ?
So the teaching that God t@@ or@@ ments people after death is false .
He kept wal@@ king with God .
They often say , “ I@@ ’@@ m not inter@@ ested . ”
( a ) What qualities and consider@@ ations move elders to tra@@ in others ?
Since they can ‘ car@@ ry us away , ’ it is clear that Paul ref@@ ers to teachings that under@@ mine our spiritual bal@@ ance .
M@@ AL@@ T@@ A
What experi@@ ences can you rel@@ ate to show the way of life that makes one rich in God’s eyes ?
The Christian hope , for instance , is that all the un@@ desi@@ ra@@ ble things mentioned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph will soon be done away with .
“ Ser@@ ve Jehovah With a Com@@ ple@@ te H@@ ear@@ t ” ​ — 1 C@@ H@@ R@@ ON@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 28 : 9 .
Jesus ’ death proved that a perfect man can maintain godly devo@@ tion des@@ pite the sever@@ est of t@@ ests .
The Bible does not sh@@ y from rec@@ oun@@ ting some c@@ as@@ es of ra@@ pe and at@@ temp@@ ted ra@@ pe that occ@@ ur@@ red in the past .
To maintain our integrity to Jehovah , we must ad@@ here to his moral standards , just as Job did .
It was all so pa@@ in@@ ful .
“ To have had a small part in Jehovah’s work on these is@@ lands is a privilege bey@@ ond words . ”
This app@@ lic@@ ation shows that the ter@@ m “ the tw@@ el@@ ve tri@@ bes of Israel ” at Matthew 19 : 28 ref@@ ers , not to Jesus ’ spirit - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten under@@ pri@@ ests , but to all others who put faith in Jesus ’ sacrifice .
I mis@@ s her ter@@ ri@@ bly .
The t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony c@@ ard was help@@ ful in more ways than one .
He then ad@@ ded : “ Those who did good things to a resurrection of life , those who practic@@ ed v@@ ile things to a resurrection of judgment . ”
E@@ ven@@ tually , his cl@@ as@@ si@@ fic@@ ation was re@@ vie@@ wed , and he was assign@@ ed to ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ tural work , but some f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers ex@@ p@@ lo@@ ited the situation and pa@@ id him little or nothing .
H@@ er husband man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted a sel@@ f@@ ish desire to ple@@ ase her .
Today , there are more than si@@ x milli@@ on Witnesses of Jehovah who , like Mar@@ th@@ a and now C@@ am@@ il@@ le , are preaching the “ good news of the kingdom ” worl@@ d@@ wide .
If you learn the truth about God , you can know him and speak to him as a friend .
Al@@ an , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , states : “ My parents used the family study peri@@ od to draw us out .
He is now wa@@ iting for God’s “ appointed time ” to act .
1 , 2 . ( a ) How is old age often descri@@ bed ?
• What action did Christ take after being en@@ thr@@ oned ?
Now , 5@@ 7 years later , they are still deep@@ ly in love .
Moses ur@@ ged the Israelites to cho@@ ose life ‘ by loving Jehovah their God , by listen@@ ing to his vo@@ ice and by s@@ tic@@ king to him . ’ ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
The La@@ w@@ ’s de@@ ta@@ iled requi@@ re@@ ments in this respect , therefore , are clo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated to human imper@@ fe@@ ction .
“ Re@@ jo@@ ice with me , because I have found my sheep that was lost . ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 15 : 6 .
How will obedi@@ ence in this matter benefit me ? ’
So I pi@@ cked up invit@@ ations that people dis@@ car@@ ded and pas@@ sed them out once again .
“ E@@ very false p@@ ath I have h@@ ated . ” ​ — P@@ S .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ative Israelites gave their best to support true worship
By the first century B.C.E . , A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a , in Egy@@ pt , became a large por@@ t and com@@ mer@@ cial hu@@ b for spi@@ ces .
Mar@@ k@@ ’s use of the de@@ fin@@ ite article , the p@@ il@@ low , su@@ gg@@ ests that it was part of the bo@@ at@@ ’s e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment .
Yet , when his bel@@ o@@ ved wife died , he “ came in to be@@ wa@@ il S@@ ar@@ ah and to we@@ ep over her . ” ​ — Genesis 23 : 2 .
S@@ ever@@ al inter@@ es@@ ting con@@ vers@@ ations over co@@ f@@ fe@@ e follow@@ ed .
Tru@@ ly , Jehovah was with the prophet “ like a ter@@ ri@@ ble mi@@ gh@@ ty one ” in that he supp@@ or@@ ted Jeremiah and gave him the strength to h@@ and@@ le his assignment .
They pray@@ ed ​ — and pray@@ ed some more — ​ read life st@@ ori@@ es of mission@@ aries , ex@@ chang@@ ed a f@@ lu@@ r@@ ry of e - ma@@ il@@ s with those who had already moved to T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n , so@@ ld their c@@ ars and fur@@ ni@@ ture , and arri@@ ved in T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n three months later .
In each case , we will find that an appreciation for the principles be@@ h@@ ind these la@@ ws is vital if we are to me@@ et the challeng@@ es that char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ize our times .
How those t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful words must have streng@@ th@@ ened her res@@ ol@@ ve to do what was right !
Se@@ cond only to Jehovah , Christ Jesus set a fine example of long - suffering .
The Israelites were to do what in pre@@ par@@ ation for being set free ?
But Revelation 7 : 3 ref@@ ers to a fin@@ al se@@ al@@ ing , when such anointed ones are con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed as having fully demonstr@@ ated their loy@@ al@@ ty . ​ — 1 / 1 , pages 30 - 1 .
The disci@@ ple James wrote that Christians should be “ s@@ wi@@ ft about hear@@ ing , s@@ low about speaking , s@@ low about wr@@ ath . ”
How , though , was God’s message trans@@ mit@@ ted by holy spirit to Bible writ@@ ers ?
Although I@@ r@@ ina has experienced many tra@@ gi@@ c circumstances in her life , her jo@@ y@@ ful spirit continu@@ es to su@@ sta@@ in her and she is a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement to others .
E@@ sa@@ u pre@@ fer@@ red inst@@ ant gr@@ ati@@ fic@@ ation .
M@@ ore than anything el@@ se , loy@@ al@@ ty to God en@@ ab@@ led Na@@ than to re@@ prove a powerful king .
They may at times in@@ s@@ ist on get@@ ting their own way or on having everything that they want .
Yes , all of us should end@@ e@@ av@@ or to look out for the inter@@ ests of others , o@@ ffering a “ cons@@ ol@@ ation of love , ” “ spiritual fel@@ low@@ ship , ” and “ tend@@ er affe@@ ction and com@@ pas@@ sion ” to encoura@@ ge our brothers and sisters .
Does holy spirit op@@ er@@ ate only on special occasi@@ ons or under ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary circumstances ?
“ The t@@ ong@@ ue of the righteous one is cho@@ ice s@@ il@@ ver , ” Solomon go@@ es on to say , “ the heart of the wicked one is wor@@ th little . ”
S@@ te@@ in@@ ach
Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 9 states : “ God ex@@ al@@ ted him [ the gl@@ ori@@ fied Jesus ] to a su@@ peri@@ or position and kin@@ dly gave him the name that is a@@ bo@@ ve every other name . ”
Still , we can imitate Jehovah as we con@@ fr@@ on@@ t our ad@@ vers@@ ities .
“ I would not have experienced any of these things if I had not re@@ ached out for spiritual go@@ als . ”
For example , the Bible ans@@ wers such questions as these : Who is God ?
But Á@@ t@@ ila also enjo@@ yed teaching the grou@@ p@@ ’s children , using a book he had been given , L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing to the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er .
There is nothing necess@@ ar@@ ily wrong with that .
How , then , was Jehovah’s hum@@ ility involved ?
“ S@@ how us just how to coun@@ t our days in such a way that we may bring a heart of wisdom in . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 9@@ 0 : 12 .
The psalmist wrote of Jehovah : “ May your loving - kindness serve , ple@@ ase , to comfort me . ”
Li@@ ber@@ ation From the C@@ am@@ ps
6 - 8 .
Many others are not at home when we call during our house - to - house ministry .
At the same time , we real@@ ize that we need to be care@@ ful that the da@@ ily pres@@ sures from Satan’s world and from our own in@@ her@@ ited fle@@ sh@@ ly tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es do not di@@ min@@ ish the ze@@ al with which we are car@@ r@@ ying out God’s service .
Rather , a child is acc@@ oun@@ table to God when the child kno@@ ws what is right and what is wrong in Jehovah’s eyes .
The young rul@@ er quic@@ k@@ ly as@@ sur@@ ed Jesus that he had kept them from his you@@ th on .
C@@ iting an example , in the same verse , Jehovah states : “ I loved Jac@@ o@@ b . ”
To have the courage needed to do God’s will , we must study and apply his Word .
“ Th@@ an@@ k You , Jehovah ! ”
In ancient times , the first mon@@ th started about the mi@@ dd@@ le of our cal@@ end@@ ar mon@@ th of S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember .
If after taking practic@@ al st@@ ep@@ s you find that anxi@@ ety continu@@ es to inter@@ f@@ ere with your da@@ ily life , you may want to con@@ sul@@ t a do@@ ct@@ or .
Not All Re@@ ques@@ ts Are G@@ ran@@ ted
Why may we look to the future with confidence ?
Acc@@ ording to this letter , M@@ eli@@ to ​ — Bi@@ sh@@ op of S@@ ar@@ di@@ s , in L@@ y@@ dia — ​ was one of those who supp@@ or@@ ted N@@ is@@ an 14 as the d@@ ate to be ob@@ served .
Paul person@@ ally experienced the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of these words . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
• Proverbs 13 : 20 ?
What part can dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment pla@@ y in ans@@ wer@@ ing a ta@@ un@@ t from a pe@@ er ?
The first men@@ tion of the ex@@ ist@@ ence of a work called the “ Go@@ spe@@ l of Ju@@ d@@ as ” is found in the writ@@ ings of I@@ r@@ en@@ a@@ e@@ us , a prof@@ ess@@ ed Christian au@@ th@@ or of the l@@ ate second century C.E .
Such “ acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge ” en@@ ab@@ les s@@ inc@@ ere individuals to put their heart and soul into their worship with full confidence because they “ worship what [ they ] know . ” ​ — John 4 : 22 .
I@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry proved to be a s@@ n@@ are for Jeho@@ as@@ h and his son A@@ ma@@ z@@ iah .
In 19@@ 70 , I was asked to go to the branch in G@@ u@@ a@@ y@@ a@@ qu@@ il along with A@@ l S@@ ch@@ ul@@ l@@ o .
• Why can we say that Jehovah’s organization keep@@ s mo@@ ving a@@ head ?
As the day of Jehovah ne@@ ars , should we not ab@@ ound in “ holy ac@@ ts of conduct and de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion ” ? ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 10 - 12 .
But he promised Bar@@ u@@ ch that he would sa@@ ve his life .
That is an ad@@ ded privilege from Jehovah .
By the end of the next day , K@@ or@@ ah and all those who had si@@ ded with him in re@@ bel@@ li@@ on were dead . ​ — Nu@@ m .
I know that as long as I serve Jehovah whole - sou@@ led , he will re@@ ward me and look after me .
“ If we prac@@ tice sin will@@ fully after having received the acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the truth , ” states the Bible , “ there is no longer any sacrifice for sin@@ s left , but there is a certain fe@@ ar@@ ful expe@@ ct@@ ation of judgment . ”
Then , Ch@@ r@@ is explained that Bible prophecy con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed him person@@ ally that the Bible is true .
Wor@@ k on God’s house of worship was ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted .
But to what does the expres@@ sion “ water and spirit ” ref@@ er ?
The op@@ pos@@ ite is true when we per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve that some people disa@@ p@@ prove of us .
Let each of us simil@@ arly appro@@ ach God regul@@ arly about our hope .
This gives us confidence that we may coun@@ t on his un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing help in even the most difficult of circumstances .
What re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble st@@ at@@ ement about God did Jesus make in his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount ?
The book M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o@@ ’s F@@ e@@ ast@@ s of Li@@ fe com@@ ments : “ It is the time of the po@@ sa@@ d@@ as , n@@ ine ma@@ gi@@ cal days le@@ ading up to Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s E@@ ve , which com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate the l@@ on@@ ely w@@ an@@ der@@ ing of Joseph and M@@ ary in the city of Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m and the m@@ om@@ ent when they at last found kindness and sh@@ el@@ ter .
This heart is fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative .
When my husband found out where I was , he was able to bring me some clo@@ th@@ es and food .
May 19 - 25 , 200@@ 8
Not so , however , for Paul was mo@@ des@@ t .
H@@ app@@ ily , the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der did , and later she became a sister .
We know that we can trust you .
The M@@ ore Ne@@ e@@ ded ​ — The M@@ ore As@@ ked For
Com@@ mun@@ ion sacrific@@ es were e@@ at@@ en at Jehovah’s san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary .
I went to the Ad@@ v@@ ent@@ ist ch@@ urch , the E@@ bene@@ z@@ er ch@@ urch , and the M@@ or@@ m@@ on ch@@ urch .
His prayers will be h@@ in@@ der@@ ed .
Why had I been suffering since early chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od ?
The out@@ come was pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely what Jehovah had war@@ ned it would be .
Do the following s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o@@ s s@@ ound famili@@ ar ?
If so , you can ask Jehovah’s Witnesses lo@@ c@@ ally or wr@@ ite to the publi@@ sh@@ ers of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
How is it that we con@@ dem@@ n such ver@@ ba@@ l att@@ ac@@ ks ? ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 4 : 17 .
But I also know that if I have pati@@ ent trust in Jehovah and maintain my integrity to him , I will be there when she re@@ tur@@ ns in the resurrection .
When we maintain a mil@@ d temp@@ er even under pro@@ vo@@ c@@ ation , dis@@ s@@ ent@@ ers are often moved to reas@@ s@@ ess their cr@@ iti@@ c@@ is@@ ms .
She stu@@ died with my sister . ”
However , he then said : “ Do not let your God in whom you are tru@@ sting dec@@ ei@@ ve you , saying : ‘ Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a . ’ ”
Why does Isaiah 30 : 21 speak of Jehovah’s word as coming from “ be@@ h@@ ind you , ” since the pre@@ ce@@ ding verse Is@@ a 30 : 20 plac@@ es Jehovah in fr@@ on@@ t by saying , “ Your eyes must become eyes see@@ ing your G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or ” ?
How we can imitate Dani@@ el@@ ’s faith and obedi@@ ence .
To sh@@ ar@@ pen your men@@ tal i@@ ma@@ ge of God’s Kingdom , look “ in@@ ten@@ tly ” toward your life in Par@@ adise .
“ The rema@@ ining ones of Jac@@ o@@ b must become in the mi@@ d@@ st of many pe@@ op@@ les like de@@ w from Jehovah . . . that does not hope for man . ” ​ — MI@@ C@@ A@@ H 5 : 7 .
While imp@@ ris@@ oned , Paul continued “ preaching the kingdom of God . . . with the great@@ est fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch , without h@@ in@@ dr@@ ance . ” ​ — Acts 28 : 30 , 31 .
For all its material advan@@ ta@@ ges , U@@ r pres@@ ented a serious chall@@ enge to any who wanted to serve the true God .
So Jehovah expe@@ cts elders to be good examples , and they are acc@@ oun@@ table to him for the way they tre@@ at members of the congregation .
The experi@@ ences of Noah and Lo@@ t prove that “ Jehovah kno@@ ws how to deli@@ ver people of godly devo@@ tion out of tri@@ al , but to re@@ serve un@@ righteous people for the day of judgment . ”
However , before the S@@ pan@@ i@@ ar@@ ds arri@@ ved , many langu@@ ages were spo@@ ken there , and a number are still in use .
How do we thro@@ w our bur@@ den upon Jehovah ?
I@@ t’s against my religion . ”
How can we come to know God ?
From an@@ ti@@ qu@@ ity , the book of Psal@@ ms has been di@@ vi@@ ded into fi@@ ve col@@ le@@ ctions , or se@@ ctions , of song@@ s : ( 1 ) Psal@@ ms 1 - 4@@ 1 , ( 2 ) Psal@@ ms 4@@ 2 - 7@@ 2 , ( 3 ) Psal@@ ms 7@@ 3 - 8@@ 9 , ( 4 ) Psal@@ ms 9@@ 0 - 10@@ 6 , and ( 5 ) Psal@@ ms 10@@ 7 - 1@@ 50 .
A@@ no@@ ther time , he left home with a gu@@ n and th@@ reat@@ ened to k@@ ill himself .
While David was still a young person , for instance , he was called upon to serve as mu@@ si@@ ci@@ an to cal@@ m tr@@ oub@@ led King Saul .
Adam and E@@ ve dis@@ obe@@ yed God , so they were d@@ ri@@ ven out of E@@ den .
TH@@ E@@ R@@ E was a time when there was no un@@ truth .
with b@@ ol@@ dness for three months ”
The Con@@ ven@@ tion on the R@@ igh@@ ts of the Ch@@ il@@ d consi@@ ders for@@ ma@@ l educ@@ ation to be a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al right .
A gr@@ an@@ ite pl@@ ate@@ au cu@@ ts ac@@ ro@@ ss its cen@@ ter .
In the first century , a Christian woman nam@@ ed D@@ or@@ c@@ as was well - known for her “ good de@@ e@@ ds and gi@@ f@@ ts of mer@@ cy ” ​ — sacrific@@ es she made to help others .
Some might think that it is to prote@@ ct them from giving in to sin .
When the pri@@ ests told him he was wrong , U@@ z@@ z@@ iah became very ang@@ ry !
In a few months , he had imp@@ ro@@ ved in si@@ gn language , learned more K@@ o@@ re@@ an char@@ ac@@ ters , and ​ — most important — ​ learned of the only way to buil@@ d a relationship with Jehovah .
Th@@ ink back to the husband mentioned in the s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o at the out@@ set .
Their being acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to in@@ tim@@ ate rel@@ ations with each other could re@@ adi@@ ly lead to im@@ moral conduct . ​ — Pro@@ v .
Sa@@ ys Romans 15 : 4 : “ All the things that were written af@@ o@@ re@@ time were written for our instru@@ ction , that through our end@@ ur@@ ance and through the comfort from the Scriptures we might have hope . ”
And our expe@@ ct@@ ation of living in the pe@@ ace@@ ful new world is refle@@ cted in our pur@@ su@@ it of peace with our fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers now .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , she st@@ ra@@ igh@@ ten@@ ed out her mar@@ it@@ al st@@ atu@@ s , even though she had been se@@ par@@ ated from her husband for 17 years .
God promises : “ I , Jehovah , am your God , the One teaching you to benefit yourself , the One ca@@ using you to tre@@ ad in the way in which you should walk . ” ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 .
“ I also try to foc@@ us on what Jehovah promises for the future , and I have confidence that my cri@@ es for help will be turned into cri@@ es of joy . ”
The day you first came to my house , I had been reading my Bible for h@@ our@@ s .
And that is under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble .
O@@ thers , un@@ able to accept that God could per@@ mit suffering even if he does not cause it , have cho@@ s@@ en to den@@ y that suffering ex@@ ists .
Su@@ pp@@ lic@@ ation is ear@@ n@@ est prayer cou@@ pl@@ ed with in@@ ten@@ se feel@@ ing .
33 : 2 , 10 - 13 ; 1 C@@ or .
I@@ l@@ ari@@ a is quic@@ k to say how happy she is to have been born to two Witnesses who were bus@@ y in the full - time service .
H@@ O@@ L@@ Y W@@ O@@ R@@ SHI@@ P D@@ E@@ M@@ AN@@ D@@ S C@@ L@@ E@@ AN@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S
5 , 6 . ( a ) Why did K@@ or@@ ah re@@ be@@ l against Moses and A@@ ar@@ on ?
( b ) How did Jesus ’ war@@ ning prove to be tim@@ ely ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , there was the ris@@ k that his fir@@ m support for Jeremiah at this c@@ ru@@ cial time could co@@ st him his position and care@@ er .
Jesus ’ des@@ crip@@ tion of the loving father who rejo@@ ic@@ ed at his s@@ on@@ ’s change of heart helps us understand Jehovah’s feelings .
I was ho@@ p@@ ing that there was more to life , but I just cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t find it . ”
Some of them com@@ pla@@ ined to the ch@@ urch author@@ ities , and he was , of course , asked to expla@@ in .
What questions regarding en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment should we ask ourselves ?
How do many feel about the re@@ v@@ ised Eng@@ l@@ ish New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation ?
In that , he set an example for us .
This witness of the spirit is so powerful that those who have the s@@ ligh@@ t@@ est doubt about having received the heavenly c@@ all@@ ing can reason@@ ab@@ ly conclu@@ de that they have not , and they will therefore ref@@ ra@@ in from par@@ taking of the em@@ ble@@ ms at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al .
This fi@@ gu@@ re is said to be gro@@ wing at a r@@ ate of 20 milli@@ on pages per mon@@ th .
Still , some might ar@@ gu@@ e that even Job was not an ac@@ tu@@ al person , so the whole con@@ vers@@ ation was al@@ leg@@ or@@ ic@@ al .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the very t@@ in@@ y fr@@ action of the su@@ n@@ ’s en@@ er@@ gy that f@@ alls on the earth is im@@ me@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ bly greater than the to@@ tal en@@ er@@ gy used in the worl@@ d’s in@@ du@@ stri@@ es .
Jehovah H@@ as Gi@@ ven M@@ e M@@ ore T@@ ha@@ n I Des@@ er@@ ve 9
Rather than foc@@ using on any ex@@ is@@ ting problems and differ@@ ences that might have been tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ ing them , some 9@@ 5 per@@ c@@ ent said that they would tell their parents : “ I@@ ’@@ m s@@ or@@ ry ” and “ I love you so much . ” ​ — For Par@@ ents On@@ ly , by Sha@@ un@@ t@@ i F@@ el@@ d@@ ha@@ h@@ n and L@@ is@@ a R@@ ice .
He dis@@ lik@@ ed the activities of many mission@@ aries of Chris@@ tend@@ om , who appe@@ ared to be more inter@@ ested in ch@@ urch mem@@ ber@@ ship than in educ@@ ation .
After Joseph himself was em@@ bal@@ m@@ ed in Egy@@ pt , there is no fur@@ ther Scriptural men@@ tion of the prac@@ tice . ​ — Genesis 50 : 26 .
How can you be affe@@ cted for the better if you inc@@ re@@ ase your attention to spiritual matters , let@@ ting such occ@@ up@@ y more of your thoughts ?
That inter@@ val was p@@ un@@ c@@ tu@@ ated by a number of difficul@@ ties and d@@ ang@@ ers , not le@@ ast of which was the u@@ pro@@ ar cre@@ ated by Eph@@ es@@ i@@ an s@@ il@@ vers@@ mi@@ ths in de@@ f@@ en@@ se of their lu@@ cr@@ ative religious com@@ mer@@ ce . ​ — Acts 18 : 19 - 26 ; 19 : 1 , 8 - 4@@ 1 ; 20 : 31 .
P@@ ra@@ y to him , and seek the peace of God that will gu@@ ard your hearts and men@@ tal po@@ wers .
However , des@@ pite my being very with@@ dra@@ wn , they kin@@ dly and pati@@ ently pers@@ is@@ ted in vis@@ iting me in order to teach me about the Bible .
What fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al go@@ al could you set , and why ?
As@@ k yourself , ‘ If I were in that situation , what help would I want ? ’
If we make the st@@ at@@ ement : ‘ We have not sin@@ ned , ’ we are making him a li@@ ar , and his word is not in us . ” ​ — 1 John 1 : 9 , 10 .
We are gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah that our circumstances per@@ mit@@ ted us to respon@@ d to the Ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s call for more work@@ ers in the har@@ v@@ est .
C@@ al@@ led N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m , they were h@@ y@@ bri@@ ds who gre@@ w up to be gi@@ ants .
F@@ ri@@ ends can kin@@ dly and c@@ learly offer to help .
Rather than ca@@ ving in to the fear of man , you can cho@@ ose to respon@@ d to God’s ex@@ hor@@ tation : “ Be wise , my son , and make my heart rejo@@ ice , that I may make a rep@@ ly to him that is ta@@ un@@ ting me . ”
( b ) What may ha@@ p@@ pen if we r@@ ely on human so@@ lu@@ tions to our problems ?
What is Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na ?
Of course , the elders are not mirac@@ le work@@ ers .
He be@@ comes en@@ s@@ n@@ ared after “ pas@@ sing along on the st@@ re@@ et near her cor@@ ner . ”
For one thing , he knew that its Scriptural ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations wi@@ d@@ ely differ@@ ed from accepted ch@@ urch teaching .
The child should learn that the course of wisdom is to obey God’s comman@@ d@@ ments . ​ — Proverbs 6 : 16 - 19 ; Hebrews 13 : 4 .
• What situ@@ ations today call for courage ?
We still do not know to what ex@@ t@@ ent a witness will be given to the nations , nor do we know the day and h@@ our when the end will come .
In this reg@@ ard , Jesus himself said in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to love your enem@@ ies and to pray for those persecu@@ ting you ; that you may prove y@@ ourselves sons of your Father who is in the heavens . ” ​ — Matthew 5 : 4@@ 4 , 4@@ 5 .
For example , when you understand such Bible teachings as the cause of suffering , the Kingdom of God , the future of mankind , and the way to find happiness , you will see an evid@@ ent demonstr@@ ation of God’s wisdom .
; Si@@ a@@ w , P .
What thought - pro@@ vo@@ king questions might we ask ?
7@@ 2 : 1 - 20 .
O@@ f@@ ten , though , the ill individu@@ al is consci@@ ous that loved ones are un@@ eas@@ y and avo@@ i@@ ds tal@@ king about serious personal matters .
This time the sul@@ t@@ an or@@ der@@ ed his death .
W@@ as Paul’s ex@@ emp@@ la@@ r , Jesus Christ , in any way un@@ reli@@ able ?
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the example of their Ma@@ ster , true Christians preach the Kingdom good news to “ all s@@ or@@ ts of men , ” br@@ ing@@ ing them rel@@ e@@ ase from spiritual cap@@ tiv@@ ity and help@@ ing them to imp@@ ro@@ ve their life . ​ — 1 Timothy 2 : 4 .
A@@ G@@ E : 31
P@@ ri@@ mar@@ ily this : Let us not become so ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in our own lives that we lo@@ se sight of this bi@@ g is@@ sue ​ — the v@@ indic@@ ation of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Instead of nam@@ ing themselves after a prom@@ in@@ ent apostle , “ the disciples were by divine provi@@ d@@ ence called Christians . ”
R@@ ei@@ gn@@ ing E@@ mp@@ ress An@@ na I@@ v@@ ano@@ v@@ na was very ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous about any po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally un@@ set@@ t@@ ling activ@@ ity in her real@@ m .
The tri@@ p took us three days and was very ti@@ ring .
How did the disciples in Jerusalem re@@ act to the persecu@@ tion that came upon them after S@@ te@@ ph@@ en@@ ’s death ?
( b ) When deal@@ ing with dist@@ ress , making a decision , or res@@ is@@ ting a temp@@ tation , whom should we le@@ an upon , and why ?
A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a@@ ’s li@@ br@@ ary became world r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned .
Thus , it is clear that not only is God’s rul@@ er@@ ship ben@@ ev@@ ol@@ ent and kind but it also acc@@ or@@ ds its sub@@ je@@ cts honor and di@@ gn@@ ity .
4 : 2 - 4 ​ — Why was the re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ation of bul@@ ls used in the con@@ stru@@ ction of the ba@@ se of the m@@ ol@@ ten se@@ a ?
Ab@@ out a year and a half after that conven@@ tion , we attend@@ ed G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol and were assign@@ ed to serve in E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or , S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a .
M@@ on@@ ths pas@@ sed while David lived a d@@ ou@@ ble life , no doubt continu@@ ing to per@@ form his of@@ fi@@ cial fun@@ ctions .
For this we are re@@ pro@@ ached and persecu@@ ted , but we coun@@ t ourselves happy to su@@ ff@@ er for the name of Christ . ​ — 1 Peter 4 : 14 .
Because the Bible ur@@ ges you to imitate Jehovah .
L@@ ater , the early Christians were persecu@@ ted by the Romans because of refu@@ sing to prac@@ tice emp@@ er@@ or worship .
M@@ ak@@ ing disciples in all nations is a chall@@ enge not only ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c@@ ally but also l@@ ing@@ u@@ is@@ tic@@ ally .
Me@@ sh@@ ul@@ la@@ m
Can you imp@@ ro@@ ve the qu@@ ality of your ministry ?
Yet , the truth is that your parents love you .
Then L@@ y@@ dia asked C@@ la@@ i@@ re if she would speak at a s@@ em@@ in@@ ar on the sub@@ ject of de@@ pres@@ sion in you@@ ths .
Yes , a proble@@ m that may appe@@ ar to be like a lo@@ om@@ ing m@@ oun@@ tain to us is t@@ in@@ y and in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant to our all - powerful Creator . ​ — Genesis 18 : 14 ; Mark 10 : 27 .
I Ha@@ ve Con@@ qu@@ ered the World ”
R@@ el@@ ate an experience show@@ ing the benef@@ its of hum@@ ility .
Tru@@ e to that pat@@ ter@@ n , after being ra@@ ised as a spirit , Jesus went to heaven it@@ self .
In the do@@ cum@@ ent , the for@@ g@@ er descri@@ bes the su@@ p@@ posed physical appe@@ ar@@ ance of Jesus , including the col@@ or of his ha@@ ir , be@@ ard , and eyes .
I have a daugh@@ ter , and it is hard to remember not to over@@ bur@@ den her by making her my confid@@ an@@ te . ”
We can conven@@ i@@ ently bu@@ y something without lea@@ ving home .
The Bible n@@ arr@@ ati@@ ves that we have consider@@ ed also show that loving - kindness is ex@@ tend@@ ed fre@@ ely and will@@ ingly , not under com@@ pul@@ sion .
In fact , Ru@@ th@@ ’s attitude quic@@ k@@ ly ear@@ ned her a fine re@@ pu@@ tation , so that her future husband said to her : “ E@@ ver@@ yone in the city of my people is a@@ ware that you are an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent woman . ”
In 199@@ 5 , congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses discus@@ sed an article that inclu@@ ded this counsel :
A@@ hi@@ j@@ ah b@@ ol@@ dly fore@@ told that Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am@@ ’s son would die .
What is one way that we can continue ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast ?
A@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l Go@@ sp@@ els ​ — H@@ id@@ den Tru@@ ths Ab@@ out Jesus ? “ TH@@ I@@ S is bi@@ g .
She became pre@@ gn@@ ant and brought a son to bir@@ th , nam@@ ing him Samuel . ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
Some s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ s cla@@ im that , though imp@@ aled , Jesus did not really die on the st@@ ake .
Th@@ ink of all that Paul consider@@ ed a lo@@ t of refu@@ se and a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned in fav@@ or of the spiritual re@@ war@@ ds as a slave of God .
In his letter to the Eph@@ es@@ i@@ an Christians , the apostle Paul refer@@ red to God as having an “ et@@ er@@ n@@ al purpose . ”
Pe@@ ople of H@@ um@@ ble B@@ ac@@ k@@ gr@@ ound R@@ ise to the O@@ cc@@ asi@@ on
Fir@@ st , they had ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally lost faith in Jehovah and refu@@ sed to listen to his vo@@ ice .
So you must re@@ ach out and accept the ransom .
Still , we can make certain pre@@ par@@ ations and ad@@ v@@ ance decisions .
E@@ s@@ cap@@ ing such an end is a three - mon@@ th - old ba@@ by , Moses , who is a@@ do@@ p@@ ted by P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s daugh@@ ter .
Since this qu@@ ality is a requi@@ re@@ ment for all gen@@ u@@ ine worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah , understanding and appreci@@ ating L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us will help us to prove ourselves holy .
No problems will be too gra@@ ve for Jesus to res@@ ol@@ ve .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , stud@@ ying the Bible will help you to “ draw close to God . ”
However , in the second century B.C.E . , Gre@@ e@@ ce , the fi@@ f@@ th head of the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast , att@@ ac@@ ked God’s people .
E@@ very page of the P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t provided a we@@ al@@ th of information .
I went from hu@@ t to hu@@ t among his people and invit@@ ed them to the in@@ saka ( public boo@@ th ) .
He cre@@ ated the first human cou@@ ple perfect , without sin .
Such a gra@@ ve com@@ mon@@ ly had a n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w en@@ tr@@ ance .
S@@ tic@@ k to a bu@@ d@@ get .
This article discus@@ ses three ways in which Christ proved w@@ atch@@ ful during his life on earth , in each case exam@@ ining practic@@ al ways for us to put his example to use .
In Ju@@ ne 19@@ 32 , Father comple@@ ted his assignment in the C@@ ari@@ b@@ be@@ an and , travel@@ ing ste@@ er@@ age as u@@ su@@ al , he re@@ turned to Cana@@ da .
“ Noah pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to do according to all that Jehovah had comman@@ ded him . ”
How will we benefit from ac@@ ting in acc@@ ord with the Scriptural things that we learn ?
For the same reason , people may be less inc@@ l@@ ined to rec@@ ount le@@ w@@ d jo@@ k@@ es in our pres@@ ence .
Sa@@ il@@ ing from Corin@@ th to S@@ y@@ ri@@ a , the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ation would have re@@ ached Jerusalem by P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
Re@@ jo@@ ic@@ ing was par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly great at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , for some 3@@ ,000 then accepted Pet@@ er@@ ’s direction , received Jehovah’s holy spirit , and became part of God’s nation of spiritual Israel .
Su@@ b@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , I received a second three - mon@@ th pris@@ on ter@@ m for n@@ on@@ pa@@ y@@ ment of that fine .
U@@ p@@ on see@@ ing Moses , the people became fe@@ ar@@ ful , and Moses put a v@@ ei@@ l over his face .
Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts of fun@@ er@@ ary arrang@@ ements reve@@ al that the Jews took great care in pre@@ par@@ ing the cor@@ p@@ se for inter@@ ment .
In the mean@@ time , the dam@@ age had been done .
Jehovah “ cho@@ se us in uni@@ on with [ Christ ] , ” says Paul , to rule with Jesus in his heavenly Kingdom .
Not so with the wicked , who refu@@ se counsel and in@@ s@@ ist on their own way .
The Bible has been transl@@ ated , at le@@ ast in part , into over 2@@ ,000 langu@@ ages .
Because the cho@@ ic@@ es are inter@@ rel@@ ated .
As I came to understand Jehovah’s purpose , I felt that I knew him as a real person , someone I could fre@@ ely speak to in prayer . ”
Many fac@@ t@@ ors are bey@@ ond our control .
Just the op@@ pos@@ ite ​ — he is a com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate R@@ ul@@ er who under@@ stan@@ ds the li@@ mit@@ ations of his sub@@ je@@ cts and af@@ for@@ ds them a me@@ asure of di@@ gn@@ ity .
Be@@ coming a Bet@@ ter Per@@ son
Like Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k , God’s present - day servants know that Jehovah will not d@@ el@@ a@@ y
To the young women O@@ r@@ pa@@ h and Ru@@ th , the Israel@@ ite wi@@ do@@ w Na@@ om@@ i said : “ May Jehovah make a gift to you , and do you find a re@@ sting - place each one in the house of her husband . ”
▪ God’s appro@@ val
Like a k@@ id@@ n@@ app@@ er who car@@ ries an un@@ su@@ spe@@ cting vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m away from his family , apost@@ ates pre@@ y upon tru@@ sting members of the congregation , see@@ king to car@@ ry them away from the flo@@ ck .
How does Jehovah respon@@ d to our dedic@@ ation , and why is it wise to ‘ seek first the kingdom ’ ?
“ It does not bel@@ ong to man who is wal@@ king even to direc@@ t his st@@ ep , ” wrote the prophet Jeremiah .
13 , 14 . ( a ) What situ@@ ations can work against un@@ ity in a marriage ?
From op@@ pres@@ sion and from viol@@ ence he will re@@ de@@ em their soul , and their blood will be preci@@ ous in his eyes . ” ​ — Psalm 7@@ 2 : 13 , 14 .
This will not be the time to preach the “ good news of the Kingdom . ”
To be re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed by God for a blessing ​ — what a privilege !
( 2 ) How should anointed ones think of themselves ?
; R@@ ate@@ y , O .
Th@@ ough we may be doing well in Jehovah’s service , we will make mis@@ takes .
En@@ ro@@ l@@ l@@ ment : The The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol overse@@ er en@@ ro@@ l@@ ls stud@@ ents .
From the inc@@ ep@@ tion of the Israel@@ ite pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od , only one man at a time served in the cap@@ ac@@ ity of high pri@@ est , which in@@ iti@@ ally was a li@@ fel@@ ong ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
W@@ he@@ ther young or old , can you see yourself in Par@@ adise ?
A sm@@ ile , a com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate word , a help@@ ing hand , a small though@@ t@@ ful gift , or just let@@ ting others go first in a l@@ ine can often mean much .
The same account also speak@@ s of “ the [ dem@@ on ] prin@@ ce of Gre@@ e@@ ce . ”
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er , medit@@ ation on examples found in the Bible , and close associ@@ ation with Jehovah’s people are help@@ ing milli@@ ons right now to gain comfort in all their tri@@ als .
Many find the questions and doub@@ ts ra@@ ised about the au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ity of the Go@@ sp@@ els to be sh@@ ak@@ y and un@@ con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing .
If a class does not have a full comple@@ ment of new pione@@ ers , some pione@@ ers who have not attend@@ ed in the last fi@@ ve years may be invit@@ ed to atten@@ d again .
What challeng@@ ing situation might we person@@ ally face , and what will help us to stand fir@@ m ?
What a privilege it is to be@@ ar the name Jehovah , for he is “ the King of et@@ er@@ n@@ ity , ” who says : “ This is my name forever , and this is how I am to be re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed from gener@@ ation to gener@@ ation ” !
The prophet Isaiah stated that there is a direc@@ t relationship between divine educ@@ ation and peace .
They enjo@@ yed food and dr@@ ink , got married , ra@@ ised famili@@ es , and had jo@@ bs . ​ — Mark 6 : 3 ; 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 9 .
As a we@@ an@@ ed child lear@@ ns to find sol@@ ace and satis@@ fac@@ tion in his mo@@ ther’s ar@@ ms , David learned to so@@ o@@ the and cal@@ m his soul “ like a we@@ an@@ ling upon his mother . ”
If he really me@@ ant that they would live forever , suffering mis@@ er@@ y in a fi@@ er@@ y hel@@ l , would he not have said so ?
Will the resur@@ rec@@ ted come back to life close to their famili@@ es ?
What responsi@@ bil@@ ities requi@@ re that a Christian res@@ ist cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting influ@@ ences ?
C@@ are@@ ful pl@@ an@@ ning began 12 months a@@ head of the cam@@ pa@@ ign , including the ma@@ pp@@ ing of more than 3@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 s@@ qu@@ are mil@@ es [ 8@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 s@@ q k@@ m ] ​ — an are@@ a three times the si@@ ze of New Z@@ e@@ al@@ and .
In the same con@@ vers@@ ation with those would - be disciples , Jesus reve@@ aled that d@@ anger , saying : “ No man that has put his hand to a p@@ low and loo@@ ks at the things be@@ h@@ ind is well f@@ it@@ ted for the kingdom of God . ”
T@@ ry to dis@@ cer@@ n the principles involved , and apply them in your cul@@ tural set@@ ting .
“ We preach Christ imp@@ aled , ” wrote the apostle Paul , “ to the Jews a cause for stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing but to the nations fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness . ”
He ad@@ ds : “ No@@ thing h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful will be@@ f@@ all the righteous one , but the wicked are the ones that will certainly be filled with cal@@ am@@ ity . ” ​ — Proverbs 12 : 20 , 21 .
As a result , we have become much clo@@ s@@ er as husband and wife . ”
Is that difficult ?
Those who accepted Christi@@ an@@ ity did so in full knowledge of the fac@@ ts , often after having had long discus@@ sions about the ro@@ le of Jesus as the Messi@@ ah .
The power of God’s Word takes ing@@ ra@@ ined ne@@ g@@ ative tra@@ its that are so comm@@ on in this un@@ princi@@ pl@@ ed world and trans@@ form@@ s them into the positi@@ ve qualities of com@@ pas@@ sion and love .
Jesus gave what g@@ li@@ mp@@ ses of blessings under Kingdom rule ?
But what about those boo@@ ks ?
; C@@ ad@@ y , K .
6 : 25 - 27 .
6@@ 9 : 23 ​ — What is the meaning of ‘ ca@@ using enem@@ y hi@@ ps to w@@ ob@@ ble ’ ?
On the other hand , har@@ bor@@ ing res@@ ent@@ ment may inc@@ re@@ ase our ris@@ k of be@@ coming physi@@ c@@ ally ill .
When the Romans ex@@ tend@@ ed their rule over N@@ or@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a in the first century B.C.E . , they enc@@ oun@@ tered fi@@ er@@ ce op@@ position from some n@@ om@@ adi@@ c tri@@ bes .
King Saul proved un@@ faithful to Jehovah and un@@ wor@@ thy to rule over His people .
O@@ f@@ ten we were cha@@ sed away by the con@@ ci@@ er@@ ge , and star@@ ting Bible stu@@ dies was difficult .
We do not know for sure how Satan showed the temple to Jesus .
No fri@@ end@@ ship can th@@ ri@@ ve if one par@@ ty is self - cen@@ tered .
Then one of their children ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ ally f@@ ell into a bo@@ il@@ ing ke@@ t@@ tle and died of se@@ v@@ ere bur@@ ns .
I l@@ an@@ ded in V@@ i@@ et@@ na@@ m in Ju@@ ly 19@@ 6@@ 9 .
What purpose did Jehovah reve@@ al by means of the apostle Paul ?
W@@ is@@ ely , Eli@@ j@@ ah ur@@ ged them to cho@@ ose the su@@ peri@@ or way of worship ​ — the worship of Jehovah .
So all of us , including my brothers and sisters ​ — 11 in to@@ tal — ​ began to study together as a family .
E@@ ach tr@@ act prom@@ p@@ ts us to read a well - cho@@ s@@ en s@@ crip@@ ture .
It would h@@ ur@@ t Jehovah if we loved someone or something el@@ se more than we love him .
Jehovah is determined to gl@@ ori@@ fy his sac@@ red name .
Consi@@ der@@ ate , 6 / 1
God origin@@ ally pur@@ posed that all mankind tre@@ at one another as they would like to be tre@@ ated .
( b ) Of what does the name of God’s fin@@ al bat@@ tle re@@ mind us ?
Some 40 years ear@@ li@@ er , Moses had f@@ led from Egy@@ pt as a fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve .
Your chil@@ d’s respon@@ se may be a pleas@@ ant sur@@ pris@@ e .
How can you maintain peace in the family cir@@ c@@ le ?
They can try to in@@ iti@@ ate and n@@ ur@@ ture the heal@@ ing pro@@ c@@ ess .
A@@ m@@ ong those who became associ@@ ated with Ge@@ or@@ ge St@@ or@@ r@@ s was a young man who was organiz@@ ing a Bible study group in P@@ it@@ t@@ s@@ bur@@ gh , Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a .
“ You are ‘ a cho@@ s@@ en r@@ ace , a ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od , a holy nation , a people for special pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion . ’ ” ​ — 1 P@@ E@@ T .
As discus@@ sed in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , are you sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der@@ ing your Scriptural responsi@@ bility as a husband , a wife , or a child , thus help@@ ing the enti@@ re family to “ stay a@@ wa@@ ke ” ?
How would you descri@@ be the dre@@ am and v@@ isions that Daniel had in the first year of B@@ el@@ sh@@ a@@ z@@ z@@ ar@@ ’s re@@ ign ?
The po@@ li@@ ce were con@@ stan@@ tly on my he@@ els .
Mi@@ gu@@ el began to share what he was lear@@ ning with others .
In time , this woman accepted a Bible study .
We rejo@@ ice that the opportunity is still o@@ pen for me@@ ek ones to jo@@ in us in pra@@ ising Jehovah
F@@ on@@ dness for Jehovah’s word resul@@ ts in spiritual sta@@ bility .
Des@@ cri@@ be how the an@@ nu@@ al M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death is com@@ mem@@ or@@ ated .
A new@@ born inf@@ ant is not no@@ ted for self - control .
From e@@ c@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal disa@@ st@@ ers to g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism , man@@ kin@@ d’s problems se@@ em to be ra@@ g@@ ing out of control .
In 1914 , Jehovah en@@ thr@@ oned Jesus as Messi@@ ani@@ c King of the heavenly Kingdom and comman@@ ded him to rule in the mi@@ d@@ st of his enem@@ ies .
En@@ de@@ av@@ or to show him how he will benefit from obedi@@ ence to God . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 , 18 .
( b ) I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how being al@@ er@@ t and ob@@ serv@@ ant can imp@@ ro@@ ve our ministry .
So he de@@ v@@ ised a pl@@ an .
Can tr@@ as@@ h yi@@ eld a tre@@ asure ?
At si@@ x , Par@@ is comes to life .
In 19@@ 00 ​ — about 21 years after the first W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er was pr@@ inted — ​ only 8@@ ,000 a@@ ut@@ om@@ o@@ bil@@ es were reg@@ is@@ tered in the enti@@ re Un@@ ited St@@ ates , and there were just a few h@@ un@@ d@@ red mil@@ es of ro@@ a@@ ds good en@@ ough to d@@ ri@@ ve them on .
An@@ th@@ on@@ y : E@@ ar@@ li@@ er we read John 14 : 6 .
Ser@@ ving Jehovah to the B@@ est of My A@@ bil@@ ities
What resul@@ ts when Christians ‘ clo@@ the themselves ’ with long - suffering and other godly qualities ?
Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah come next in Paul’s l@@ ist of the “ cl@@ ou@@ d of wit@@ nesses sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding us . ”
Me@@ an@@ while , con@@ stru@@ ction activ@@ ity in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o was comple@@ ted , and the ex@@ pan@@ ded branch fac@@ il@@ ities were dedic@@ ated this year .
Witness children have been har@@ as@@ sed in scho@@ ol@@ s .
But these are much more comple@@ x than the instru@@ ctions for making a c@@ ake .
Daniel set a fine example in this .
That was M@@ il@@ an , I@@ tal@@ y , in 194@@ 3 / 194@@ 4 .
When we accept Jehovah’s discipl@@ ine and allow him to tra@@ in us , we learn to do what is right and we have peace .
What can we do ye@@ arly to pre@@ pare to com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate Jesus ’ death ?
She had been told that she should not si@@ gn to her daugh@@ ter but that her daugh@@ ter had to learn to speak .
Acc@@ ording to the Bible rec@@ ord , the con@@ fu@@ sing ver@@ ses read : “ As a sheep he was brought to the sla@@ ugh@@ ter , and as a lam@@ b that is vo@@ ic@@ eless before its she@@ are@@ r , so he does not o@@ pen his m@@ ou@@ th . During his hum@@ ili@@ ation the judgment was taken away from him . Who will tell the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of his gener@@ ation ?
Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ ve di@@ aled the wrong number . ”
The instru@@ ct@@ ors , cur@@ ri@@ c@@ ulu@@ m , and practic@@ al counsel con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed me of Jehovah’s loving concer@@ n and of his desire to help me to succ@@ e@@ ed in my Bethel service . ”
Of course , we cannot reli@@ eve ourselves comple@@ t@@ ely of every responsi@@ bility that we have .
When you make peace , you will gain in@@ ner peace . ​ — Matthew 5 : 23 , 24
Jehovah can and will give us his holy spirit if we ask him to do so .
Even relati@@ vely min@@ or ones can loo@@ m large in our mind if we d@@ well on them .
O@@ f@@ ten the two were b@@ ound together to fi@@ ght until one died , then the sur@@ vi@@ v@@ or was fin@@ i@@ shed by a h@@ un@@ ter .
( Read Proverbs 13 : 24 . )
O@@ r have you me@@ t an inter@@ ested el@@ der@@ ly person who is willing to listen to you when you call at his home ?
Be@@ ing kind to those in our family invol@@ ves following the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on of the apostle Paul : “ Re@@ ally put them all away from you , wr@@ ath , anger , ba@@ dness , a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch , and ob@@ sc@@ ene talk out of your m@@ ou@@ th . ”
That inclu@@ ded the pro@@ v@@ inc@@ es of Bul@@ ac@@ an , Nu@@ ev@@ a E@@ ci@@ ja , T@@ ar@@ la@@ c , and Z@@ am@@ bal@@ es .
If we have allow@@ ed some dist@@ ance to devel@@ op between him and us , we should act in acc@@ ord with Ho@@ se@@ a 12 : 6 , which states : “ Re@@ turn to your God , maintain loyal love and justice , and always hope in your God . ”
It pa@@ ins him to see what we de@@ al with now ​ — lives that are full of tr@@ ou@@ ble and that end all too quic@@ k@@ ly . ​ — Read Job 14 : 1 , 14 , 15 .
Are you simil@@ arly moved to la@@ u@@ d Jehovah ?
Their life is very bus@@ y .
* A@@ ha@@ b had , in effect , ab@@ dic@@ ated his he@@ ad@@ ship , allow@@ ing his wife to ru@@ n r@@ am@@ p@@ ant and destro@@ y those in@@ no@@ c@@ ent people .
All pi@@ c@@ tures : Mus@@ é@@ e du L@@ ou@@ v@@ re , Par@@ is
But doing so is no eas@@ y t@@ ask .
the ex@@ per@@ t as@@ ks .
U@@ N@@ D@@ O@@ U@@ B@@ T@@ E@@ D@@ L@@ Y , not only have you heard the ph@@ ra@@ se “ pe@@ er pres@@ sure ” but you have also come to know what it is by personal experience .
( b ) How important is appreciation for that is@@ sue ?
Let her char@@ ms keep you happy ; let her sur@@ r@@ ound you with her love . . . .
The apostle Peter wrote : “ The pati@@ ence [ a qu@@ ality rel@@ ated to long - suffering ] of God was wa@@ iting in No@@ ah’s days , while the ar@@ k was being con@@ stru@@ cted , in which a few people , that is , ei@@ ght sou@@ ls , were car@@ ri@@ ed sa@@ f@@ ely through the water . ”
This was t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful because he recogn@@ ized why they were up@@ set , and his mo@@ des@@ ty made them feel better . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 8 : 1 - 3 ; Proverbs 16 : 24 .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of others , however , e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate the arri@@ val of Jehovah’s day .
Their son A@@ be@@ l follow@@ ed a different course , and Jehovah loo@@ ked with fav@@ or upon him .
We can give God our obedi@@ ence .
Jehovah ep@@ it@@ om@@ ized his Law by tel@@ ling the people : “ You must love your fellow as yourself , ” a st@@ at@@ ement that Jesus later qu@@ o@@ ted .
There are three ma@@ in reas@@ ons for this develop@@ ment .
What was the co@@ de@@ x , and how did it come into use ?
Ke@@ il@@ ah
He was a “ good - for - nothing man , ” and ‘ sen@@ sel@@ ess@@ ness was with him . ’
Joseph promised to com@@ p@@ ly with this re@@ qu@@ est , and sh@@ ort@@ ly ther@@ e@@ after Jac@@ o@@ b died .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly he had many loyal f@@ em@@ ale followers , including his own mother , M@@ ary .
Con@@ cer@@ ning his followers , Jesus Christ said : “ They are no part of the world , just as I am no part of the world . ”
Then his kingdom was rest@@ ored .
Re@@ fle@@ cting on his first experience in field service in 19@@ 22 , one P@@ ol@@ ish brother in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates wrote : “ Ha@@ ving no knowledge of how to present the liter@@ ature and speaking very po@@ or Eng@@ l@@ ish , I sto@@ od al@@ one before the of@@ fice of a do@@ ct@@ or and kno@@ cked .
“ The remin@@ der of Jehovah is tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy , making the in@@ experienced one wise . ” ​ — P@@ S .
In fact , num@@ er@@ ous members of the Christian congregation were first at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to true worship by the kind de@@ e@@ ds that Jehovah’s servants per@@ form@@ ed in their be@@ half .
During class , Mar@@ t@@ in would some@@ times wh@@ is@@ per , “ E@@ r@@ ika , what does that mean in Ger@@ man ? ”
18 , 19 . ( a ) Why must we fi@@ ght to maintain our faith ?
De@@ c@@ ei@@ v@@ ers do not con@@ f@@ ess this coming in the flesh .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T I@@ S A C@@ O@@ MM@@ O@@ N O@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N ? There has always been d@@ om@@ es@@ tic viol@@ ence . It is just recei@@ ving more attention today than it did in times past .
7 : 3 , 4 ​ — Why did Jehovah ex@@ ten@@ d sal@@ vation to wicked King A@@ ha@@ z ?
One important decision young ones must make invol@@ ves their go@@ als .
Al@@ ong with the four sing@@ le brothers already in the C@@ ol@@ om@@ bo mission@@ ary home at that time , we three began to t@@ ac@@ k@@ le the difficult Sin@@ h@@ ala language and to share in the field ministry .
Then Moses took A@@ ar@@ on and H@@ ur to a h@@ ill ne@@ ar@@ by .
Jehovah cre@@ ated humans with what re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble a@@ bil@@ ities ?
His t@@ wi@@ g@@ s will go for@@ th , and his di@@ gn@@ ity will become like that of the o@@ live t@@ ree , and his f@@ ra@@ gr@@ ance will be like that of Le@@ ban@@ on . They will again be d@@ wel@@ l@@ ers in his sh@@ a@@ do@@ w . They will gro@@ w gra@@ in , and will bu@@ d like the v@@ ine . His mem@@ ori@@ al will be like the w@@ ine of Le@@ ban@@ on . ”
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : F@@ in@@ land has a long co@@ ast@@ l@@ ine do@@ t@@ ted with many is@@ lands .
In the first century C.E . , the L@@ ev@@ ite Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s so@@ ld land that he ow@@ ned and don@@ ated the pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ds to help nee@@ dy followers of Christ in Jerusalem .
The second article shows what can be done to over@@ come ba@@ r@@ ri@@ ers to commun@@ ic@@ ation between parents and children .
So how would Jehovah help that good person ?
In@@ vit@@ ations
The Wor@@ l@@ d’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t W@@ ould Le@@ ad U@@ s A@@ st@@ ra@@ y
Indeed , he pri@@ zed it and im@@ medi@@ ately had Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n , the se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary , read it al@@ ou@@ d . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 34 : 14 - 18 .
How can the counsel given at Romans 12 : 17 be app@@ lied ( a ) in a religi@@ ously di@@ vi@@ ded home ?
U@@ sing a r@@ use , Si@@ me@@ on and L@@ ev@@ i en@@ tered the Cana@@ an@@ ite city and kil@@ led every m@@ ale , including S@@ he@@ c@@ he@@ m . ​ — Genesis 34 : 13 - 27 .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing integrity means that in our day - to - day life , we will seek a@@ bo@@ ve all to ple@@ ase Jehovah God .
But the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der , a res@@ pe@@ cted member of the A@@ mer@@ i@@ can Le@@ gi@@ on , a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ zed , saying : “ I can@@ ’t en@@ ter@@ tain you t@@ on@@ i@@ ght because I for@@ got that we@@ ’@@ re going do@@ w@@ n@@ to@@ wn to a mo@@ vi@@ e . ”
And wh@@ atever invit@@ ations may come in the future , my will@@ ing@@ ness to accept them is as strong as ever .
Because we exerc@@ ise faith in the ransom , the blood of Jesus co@@ v@@ ers our sin@@ s and we thus enjoy a clean standing before God .
R@@ ab@@ sh@@ ak@@ e@@ h’s acc@@ us@@ ation was false , as was his cla@@ im to have come with “ author@@ iz@@ ation from Jehovah . ”
3 : 4 - 8 , 19 .
In see@@ king ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble activities , do I consider how Jehovah will view my cho@@ ic@@ es ? ’
Abraham O@@ wn C@@ am@@ els ? 6 / 15
How did the mer@@ ch@@ ants get away with bre@@ ak@@ ing God’s Law , which comman@@ ds : “ You must love your fellow as yourself ” ?
I really thought I was living life to the full .
Pe@@ ace is rest@@ ored ​ — at le@@ ast until the next disa@@ gre@@ ement .
We s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely invit@@ e you to atten@@ d this tim@@ ely and encourag@@ ing Bible talk .
On the bas@@ is of Paul’s inspired as@@ sur@@ ance recorded at 1 Corinthians 10 : 13 , however , we know that the situation giving ris@@ e to temp@@ tation is only temp@@ or@@ ary .
It is the “ day ” when Jehovah’s judgment will be ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted on those who have de@@ fam@@ ed his name .
I@@ nt@@ re@@ pi@@ d ones who re@@ ached G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a , in W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , found two very different kin@@ ds of ri@@ ches ​ — material and spiritual .
• Di@@ d God know that Adam and E@@ ve would sin ?
What about Phil@@ is@@ ti@@ a and T@@ y@@ re ?
Why should we repor@@ t our field service activ@@ ity ?
D@@ on says that Jehovah can be my personal F@@ ri@@ end , someone who always has time to listen to me , no matter when or what . ”
As with the temple con@@ stru@@ ction and the meeting of the needs of the early Christian congregations , fin@@ an@@ c@@ ing for all these matters comes enti@@ r@@ ely from vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary contribu@@ tions .
We , of course , want to be care@@ ful to ‘ mind our own bu@@ sin@@ ess ’ and not to ‘ me@@ dd@@ le in other pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s af@@ fai@@ r@@ s . ’
John Mark , for example , bit@@ ter@@ ly disa@@ p@@ pointed the apostle Paul .
A@@ no@@ inted Christians are “ baptized for the purpose of being dead ones ” by being im@@ mer@@ sed into a life course that lea@@ ds to death and resurrection .
Li@@ ving No L@@ ong@@ er for O@@ ur@@ selves , 3 / 15
In what way are elders appointed by holy spirit ?
A@@ n out@@ standing way in which Jehovah com@@ forts his people is by giving them ex@@ hor@@ tation and guid@@ ance .
It would be a mis@@ take to low@@ er our moral and spiritual standards , perhaps thinking that we are strong en@@ ough to res@@ ist the effe@@ cts of bad associ@@ ation , including when that associ@@ ation might be in the form of viol@@ ent , im@@ moral en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
The apostles Paul and Peter ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged and appreci@@ ated the faithful efforts of their fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers .
Paul t@@ wi@@ ce used the p@@ lu@@ r@@ al “ congregations ” regarding Gal@@ ati@@ a , which would inclu@@ de those in An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch , D@@ er@@ be , L@@ y@@ str@@ a , and I@@ con@@ i@@ u@@ m .
• How does Jehovah’s tend@@ er affe@@ ction support and su@@ sta@@ in us ?
Why do we have no reason to des@@ pa@@ ir while cultiv@@ ating self - control ?
Fir@@ st , Satan dec@@ ei@@ ved E@@ ve in the gar@@ den of E@@ den .
P@@ over@@ ty H@@ ere to S@@ ta@@ y ?
I am loo@@ king for@@ ward to the time when Jehovah , my H@@ el@@ per , will un@@ do all the har@@ m that has resul@@ ted from Satan’s op@@ pres@@ sive rule .
What has been the fru@@ it@@ age of their ministry ?
P@@ as@@ so@@ ver lam@@ b sla@@ in
And we know that many are deal@@ ing with , not one , but sever@@ al of such problems all at once !
Satan “ showed [ Jesus ] all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth in an inst@@ ant of time ; and the Devil said to him : ‘ I will give you all this authority and the glory of them . ’ ”
That is why he instru@@ cted Jo@@ shua to read His book of the Law “ in an under@@ to@@ ne . ”
I@@ S I@@ T possible to stand fir@@ m against those who fi@@ er@@ c@@ ely op@@ pose true worship ?
17 : 8 - 24 .
On arri@@ ving , they enc@@ oun@@ tered another crow@@ d .
Yet , he desi@@ red to serve with Eli@@ j@@ ah as long as possible .
How many new Bible stud@@ ents have felt that way about the pro@@ spe@@ ct of preaching to str@@ ang@@ ers !
When we said , “ Yes , but they just ign@@ ored us , ” she was am@@ a@@ zed .
These artic@@ les present s@@ ound reas@@ ons for ap@@ pl@@ ying Jehovah’s counsel on marriage .
To illustr@@ ate : A f@@ ar@@ m@@ er can ne@@ i@@ ther r@@ us@@ h nor post@@ po@@ ne har@@ v@@ est@@ time .
After false religion is destro@@ yed , Satan and vari@@ ous el@@ ements of his world will att@@ ack Jehovah’s servants .
Although not the pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of all people , Jehovah’s truth is a@@ vail@@ able as a free gift to all who seek it , wh@@ atever their n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality , r@@ ace , or cul@@ tural ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
However , he often did teach about the resurrection of the dead .
At the very le@@ ast , Joseph was now s@@ ti@@ r@@ red to action .
So@@ co@@ h
So why did Moses re@@ mind them that Jehovah their God is “ one Jehovah ” ?
In 19@@ 34 , the to@@ wn was nam@@ ed Mar@@ al@@ al , meaning “ g@@ lit@@ ter@@ ing ” in the S@@ ambu@@ r@@ u t@@ ong@@ ue , because the first cor@@ ru@@ g@@ ated ir@@ on ro@@ of used there g@@ le@@ am@@ ed in the su@@ n .
“ The a@@ ir ” that Paul spoke about is death - deal@@ ing .
Jesus ’ faith@@ ful@@ ness would ex@@ pose as enti@@ r@@ ely false Satan’s as@@ ser@@ tion that humans under t@@ est would not will@@ ingly and faith@@ fully serve God .
One ev@@ ening when it was my turn to co@@ ok , I thought I@@ ’@@ d pre@@ pare a “ special ” din@@ ner of ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les and whe@@ at@@ me@@ al .
• Why do sacrific@@ es al@@ one not ple@@ ase our heavenly Father ?
When the Bible was being written , the Israelites used whe@@ at or ba@@ r@@ le@@ y f@@ l@@ our and water to make bre@@ ad .
They said that while there is “ tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al to help individuals understand themselves and others . . . , the prom@@ o@@ tional claim@@ s and t@@ it@@ les that accom@@ pan@@ y these pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s are inc@@ reas@@ ingly ex@@ ag@@ g@@ er@@ ated and sen@@ s@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ized . ”
Does this mean , then , that God does not answer prayers today ?
By supp@@ or@@ ting these efforts , we show our ze@@ al for Jehovah’s place of pu@@ re worship , as Jesus did . ​ — John 2 : 17 .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we may discus@@ s with fellow believers some Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts that reve@@ al God’s person@@ ality in a way that we did not appreci@@ ate before .
That man , Saul , had received some of the best educ@@ ation a@@ vail@@ able in the first century C.E .
What a differ@@ ence there is between human and divine promises !
As challeng@@ ing as it may be , we must prove ourselves ready and keep on the w@@ atch .
Jesus said that the first comman@@ d@@ ment is : “ You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind and with your whole strength . ”
They also work hard to re@@ pa@@ ir the Kingdom H@@ all and keep it clean .
In fact , the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law requi@@ red that Israelites not over@@ look the needs of n@@ on - Israelites in the land .
The account ad@@ ds : “ God began c@@ all@@ ing the d@@ ry land E@@ ar@@ th , but the br@@ ing@@ ing together of the w@@ at@@ ers he called Se@@ as .
O@@ r you can vis@@ it our we@@ b@@ s@@ ite , j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
What about those with an earthly hope , the “ other sheep ” ?
“ God’s Un@@ deser@@ ved K@@ in@@ dness Ex@@ pres@@ sed in V@@ ari@@ ous W@@ a@@ ys ”
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ing a fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah God sa@@ ved my life .
My parents did everything they could to gu@@ i@@ de me in the right direction , but I re@@ je@@ cted their help .
Jehovah has always used remin@@ ders to gu@@ i@@ de and direc@@ t his people .
From 18@@ 7@@ 9 on@@ ward , through th@@ ic@@ k and th@@ in , they had been publi@@ shing Bi@@ bli@@ cal tru@@ ths about God’s Kingdom in the pages of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
We lived in a small tra@@ il@@ er with only one bed . My “ bed ” had to be made up each night on to@@ p of our din@@ ing table ​ — qu@@ ite a change from when I had my own be@@ d@@ ro@@ om !
Since our last vis@@ it , some may have been affe@@ cted by serious ill@@ ness , lo@@ ss of a jo@@ b , or the death of a loved one .
In the u@@ pp@@ er ch@@ am@@ ber of a house , some 1@@ 20 of Jesus ’ disciples were filled with holy spirit .
At death there is no t@@ or@@ ment in hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re , no ag@@ on@@ iz@@ ing wa@@ it in L@@ im@@ bo , but simply a return to the du@@ st .
With the pas@@ sing of time , the ze@@ al of God’s faithful servants moved them to dec@@ l@@ are the mar@@ vel@@ ous Kingdom tru@@ ths to all the nations .
In time , I stu@@ died with ei@@ ght of her ad@@ ul@@ t children .
He pointed out that they received what they had ag@@ re@@ ed to , nothing less .
Those who appreci@@ ated that fre@@ e@@ dom sla@@ ved for one another out of love .
De@@ pl@@ or@@ able , in@@ deed , was the ru@@ th@@ less@@ ness of the pr@@ inc@@ es , no@@ bl@@ es , and jud@@ ges .
F@@ ur@@ ther , in the Kingdom - preaching work , we share the good news imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ally with people of all ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds , including those from fore@@ ign coun@@ tri@@ es .
They also wor@@ ry about health is@@ su@@ es that may ar@@ ise in the future .
S@@ ing@@ le parents can appe@@ al direc@@ tly to the authority of Jehovah God and Jesus Christ
E@@ arly one mor@@ ning he took his son on his bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le down to the be@@ ach to w@@ atch the su@@ n ris@@ e .
In a p@@ lo@@ t that be@@ tra@@ ys c@@ olo@@ s@@ s@@ al conc@@ e@@ it , Satan has pit@@ ted himself against “ the King of et@@ er@@ n@@ ity , ” Jehovah God .
F@@ i@@ ve of their k@@ ings form an al@@ li@@ ance and att@@ ack Gi@@ be@@ on .
As stated by Gi@@ g@@ li@@ o@@ la F@@ ra@@ gn@@ i@@ to , it has had the effect of “ inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ating in believers di@@ stru@@ st of their own fre@@ e@@ dom of in@@ tel@@ le@@ ct and conscience . ”
They were not jo@@ y@@ ful then , but they had a clean conscience .
It was to pla@@ y a vital ro@@ le in co@@ ver@@ ing sin@@ s ( at@@ on@@ ement ) .
Ang@@ els are ever al@@ er@@ t to inter@@ v@@ ene according to God’s will .
He was s@@ pared because he was righteous in God’s eyes and was great@@ ly dist@@ ressed by the lo@@ ose conduct of the law - de@@ f@@ ying people of So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h .
We can be confid@@ ent that the des@@ tru@@ ction of false religion and the bat@@ tle of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on will soon come .
The ol@@ des@@ t boo@@ ks of the Bible go back to the days of Moses
Why , though , are anointed Christians re@@ pres@@ ented by Moses and Eli@@ j@@ ah ?
What can we learn from ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary spiritual people ?
If so , their parents need not feel that their children are re@@ je@@ cting them .
Why is it not always eas@@ y to for@@ give ?
A@@ n el@@ der@@ ly father who ser@@ ves Jehovah deli@@ gh@@ ts in his godly children .
That happiness was ex@@ ac@@ tly what I had been loo@@ king for !
Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b were att@@ ached to their faithful God , and they could not i@@ magine h@@ ur@@ ting him for the s@@ ake of following a faith@@ less crow@@ d .
After all , he is the One who cre@@ ated us with the desire to mar@@ ry .
And he is fully a@@ ware of how the human r@@ ace got si@@ de@@ tr@@ ac@@ ked and became lost .
The ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al st@@ af@@ f was very supp@@ or@@ tive , which we deep@@ ly appreci@@ ated .
And who gave you this authority ? ”
How can we benefit fully from any Scriptural discipl@@ ine we may receive in the Christian congregation ?
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T was fulfill@@ ing his ro@@ le as the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er and Dis@@ ci@@ ple M@@ ak@@ er when he told his followers : “ Pa@@ y attention to how you listen . ”
31 Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers
Abra@@ m once again demonstr@@ ated the high pri@@ or@@ ity he assign@@ ed to worship .
My thr@@ ill@@ ing years of Bethel service inclu@@ ded car@@ ing for speaking and teaching assign@@ ments all over the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
Acc@@ using him again of bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ y , they pi@@ ck up st@@ ones to k@@ ill him .
L@@ ou@@ is so that they could take advan@@ ta@@ ge of special tra@@ in fa@@ res .
The soul is spo@@ ken of as being imp@@ ati@@ ent , ir@@ rit@@ ated , s@@ le@@ e@@ pl@@ ess , fe@@ ar@@ ful , and de@@ pres@@ sed .
They discus@@ sed what to do with it , and they all ag@@ re@@ ed to s@@ end it to me .
On the very first day , I called on a pri@@ est .
What will help us to avoid be@@ coming people “ not appreci@@ ating sac@@ red things ” ?
Today , Eli@@ hu@@ ’s words continue to have meaning for milli@@ ons of Christians who hope to sur@@ vi@@ ve the des@@ tru@@ ction of the present system of things .
C@@ ould it be , though , that we might give little attention to a ke@@ y as@@ pect of the good news that people need ?
So one day in early Au@@ gu@@ st , while I was on my way to look for a jo@@ b , I first st@@ op@@ ped at our ma@@ il@@ bo@@ x .
S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds too are flo@@ c@@ king to Z@@ ion .
When I first began to associ@@ ate with Jehovah’s Witnesses , my parents were hor@@ ri@@ fied .
After all , the st@@ ory was su@@ p@@ posed to have taken place long before the message about the Christ was in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed in her v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
We did as he said , without really know@@ ing what we were pra@@ ying for .
“ All in attend@@ ance at this conven@@ tion who fav@@ or the a@@ do@@ p@@ tion of this res@@ olu@@ tion , ple@@ ase say A@@ Y@@ E ! ”
That was her r@@ out@@ ine for about 15 years until she died in 19@@ 50 .
In some are@@ as , hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders may ex@@ pect more for@@ mal@@ ities before we get to the point of our vis@@ it .
When they do , pione@@ ers should look to Jehovah for direction and give him the opportunity to help , rather than quic@@ k@@ ly giving up their privilege of service .
Jesus was not the only perfect human ever to live on earth .
How may they be over@@ come ?
His ri@@ ch@@ ly c@@ ra@@ f@@ ted le@@ ather work was much s@@ ought after by the we@@ al@@ thy .
The one being helped enjo@@ ys the happiness of be@@ coming re@@ un@@ ited with true friends .
He says : “ Jehovah ans@@ wer@@ ed my prayer well bey@@ ond my expe@@ ct@@ ations . ”
The re@@ pro@@ duc@@ tive or@@ g@@ ans were made to pas@@ s on perfect human life .
Like David , though , Jesus is a com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate king , and he will prote@@ ct the “ great crow@@ d ” through Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
Jehovah often ca@@ used one of his servants to give counsel to another , as when Jeremiah gave li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving counsel to Bar@@ u@@ ch .
Jehovah’s use of power is always in perfect har@@ mony with his justice , wisdom , and love
David , in turn , ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that Jehovah had used her to rest@@ ra@@ in him from doing what would have made him gu@@ il@@ ty before God .
Isa@@ a@@ c is one of these .
He does not st@@ ate how much en@@ er@@ gy and time we should ex@@ p@@ end in Christian activities or how much we should contribu@@ te fin@@ an@@ cially or in other ways .
This is because gro@@ w@@ th is du@@ e to God’s power , not to human efforts .
( b ) How did Jesus beg@@ in his dis@@ course ?
We have been privile@@ ged to teach the Bible to h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of people .
* That is f@@ it@@ ting , since it is Jesus and his anointed cor@@ ul@@ ers whom Jehovah will use to cr@@ us@@ h Satan and his followers . ​ — R@@ om .
Those words proved true in the first century , and they prove true today .
As told by Ma@@ ite M@@ or@@ l@@ ans
3 , 4 . ( a ) What resur@@ rec@@ tions occ@@ ur@@ red before Jesus ’ apostles were born ?
Today he is serving at Bethel .
W@@ ere these inspired writ@@ ings that have been lost ?
What is it about our preaching work that con@@ v@@ inc@@ es many that we are true Christians ?
5 : 7 , 8 .
It pi@@ er@@ ces deep down within us ​ — fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely to the mar@@ ro@@ w in the in@@ n@@ er@@ most part of the b@@ ones .
N@@ O M@@ AT@@ T@@ E@@ R what your beli@@ ef@@ s , you pro@@ ba@@ bly ag@@ ree that there must be lo@@ v@@ ers of truth in ne@@ arly all religi@@ ons .
Our de@@ ar Bro@@ ther E@@ v@@ ans , who had in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed my family to the truth sever@@ al years before I was born , gave the we@@ d@@ ding talk .
A@@ ris@@ to@@ tle A@@ do@@ p@@ ted by the Ch@@ urch
Jesus ’ whole life re@@ v@@ ol@@ ved around doing his Fa@@ ther’s will .
When Jehovah heard “ the c@@ ry of com@@ pla@@ in@@ t about So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h , ” he did not im@@ medi@@ ately destro@@ y those c@@ ities and all their in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants .
“ On@@ ly her li@@ ps were qui@@ ver@@ ing , ” says the account .
13 , 14 . ( a ) What should be no@@ ted about the Bible account regarding Lo@@ t’s actions ?
What are the person@@ ’s challeng@@ es ?
Gen@@ u@@ ine love mo@@ ves Christians who have com@@ mit@@ ted serious sin@@ s to speak to the elders so that the elders can provide the needed help . ​ — J@@ as .
So@@ on he was con@@ duc@@ ting sever@@ al prog@@ res@@ sive Bible stu@@ dies .
When children are helped to consider deep@@ ly the blessings of obedi@@ ence and the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of dis@@ obedi@@ ence , they are more likely to devel@@ op a personal con@@ vi@@ ction .
In this instance , “ the De@@ cor@@ ation ” sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ es the earthly con@@ dition of the anointed Christians during the time of the Ang@@ l@@ o - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can World P@@ ow@@ er .
( b ) How does human knowledge com@@ pare with that of Jehovah ?
Many n@@ om@@ in@@ al Christians believe in heaven and hel@@ l .
To illustr@@ ate that God never pur@@ posed such an un@@ du@@ ly ri@@ gi@@ d app@@ lic@@ ation of his S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h law , Jesus refer@@ red to an in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent recorded at 1 Samuel 21 : 3 - 6 .
Of course , this is not to say that it matters not whether Christians give in to anger .
No human can a@@ ver@@ t that ev@@ ent .
Today , the pres@@ sures and difficul@@ ties we face may be just as f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ing , fru@@ str@@ ating , or even de@@ pres@@ sing .
A fam@@ i@@ shed li@@ on feel@@ s no p@@ ity for its pre@@ y .
For the tru@@ th@@ ful ans@@ wers to these questions , ple@@ ase read the following article .
What fine less@@ on can we learn from Jesus ’ words to Peter ?
H@@ ated W@@ i@@ th@@ out Ca@@ use , 8 / 15
With St@@ é@@ ph@@ ane g@@ one , I became deep@@ ly disc@@ oura@@ ged and vi@@ r@@ tually st@@ op@@ ped atten@@ ding meetings .
A@@ no@@ ther high@@ light of the conven@@ tion was the full - co@@ stu@@ me dr@@ ama “ R@@ es@@ pect Jehovah’s Au@@ thor@@ ity , ” which por@@ tra@@ yed the sons of K@@ or@@ ah .
R@@ espe@@ ct@@ fully pu@@ t@@ ting himself in Jo@@ b@@ ’s place , he ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged : “ Lo@@ ok ! I am to the true God just what you are ; from the cla@@ y I was shap@@ ed , I too . ”
Jehovah God gave the t@@ ree that uni@@ que name to den@@ o@@ te his exc@@ lu@@ sive right to deci@@ de what is good and what is bad for his cre@@ atu@@ res .
Dis@@ ast@@ ers like the one at M@@ ount E@@ re@@ bu@@ s would un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly be comm@@ on .
• L@@ il K@@ um@@ ar@@ i lives in the beau@@ ti@@ ful city of P@@ o@@ k@@ har@@ a , with a ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent view of the s@@ no@@ w@@ c@@ app@@ ed H@@ i@@ mal@@ aya M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s .
And as an expres@@ sion of their hear@@ t@@ felt love for Jehovah , many th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of young people every year present themselves for baptism and enjoy the blessings that result from being a disci@@ ple of Christ . ​ — Mat@@ t .
One day , when J@@ a@@ ir@@ o was a child , D@@ ad asked him , “ J@@ a@@ ir@@ o , can you ple@@ ase talk to me ? ”
There are other important ways in which we can show honor to fellow believers .
H@@ app@@ y the clean in heart ​ — because they shall see God . ” ​ — Matthew 5 : 7 , 8 , Y@@ ou@@ ng@@ ’s L@@ it@@ er@@ al Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation .
However , a hus@@ ban@@ d’s authority is not ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te .
( b ) How has Jehovah’s light prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely sh@@ one on his people ?
Today , the head of a Christian hous@@ eho@@ ld and others in his family may get involved in wr@@ ong@@ doing that resul@@ ts in their being dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed from the Christian congregation .
“ Not so long ag@@ o , I could not see the point of going on living .
In respon@@ se to Davi@@ d’s many vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ es , the women of Israel sing : “ Saul has stru@@ ck down his th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds , and David his ten@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds . ”
They might have st@@ ep@@ ped into the per@@ il@@ ous are@@ a just for a little while and nothing happened .
And right from the beg@@ in@@ ning , I tri@@ ed to con@@ sul@@ t older , more experienced brothers at Bethel before making we@@ igh@@ ty decisions .
On that day , the high pri@@ est took some of the blood of the sacri@@ fi@@ cial ani@@ mal@@ s into the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly of the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , and later into Solom@@ on@@ ’s temple , and pres@@ ented it before God , as if in his pres@@ ence .
To esta@@ bl@@ ish the au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ity of an ar@@ ti@@ fact , attention to de@@ ta@@ il is cr@@ itical .
How can we imitate Jesus in his uni@@ que ro@@ le as “ the A@@ men ” ?
These , though working with and associ@@ ating clo@@ sel@@ y with those who will serve in heaven , are fore@@ ign@@ ers , fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely speaking .
B@@ est of all , those years helped our daugh@@ ter to stay so@@ li@@ dly in the truth .
There is an even better re@@ ward .
“ L@@ of@@ ty eyes ” and “ a heart f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c@@ ating h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful s@@ ch@@ em@@ es ” are sin@@ s com@@ mit@@ ted in thought .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 25 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 10@@ 7 , 6@@ 3
Our go@@ al was to use it as a ba@@ se for preaching in re@@ mo@@ te are@@ as of Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
C@@ ould it in@@ ju@@ re the conscience of some ?
Mo@@ st of all , I have come to know Jehovah , the most preci@@ ous F@@ ri@@ end of all .
But they did not go back to H@@ er@@ od .
However , tra@@ ining others sa@@ ves time in the long ru@@ n . ​ — E@@ ph .
The apostle Paul was atten@@ tive , fle@@ xi@@ ble , and res@@ our@@ ce@@ ful in preaching and teaching
It was very pleas@@ ant to preach there and get to know the local brothers and sisters .
Who could co@@ or@@ din@@ ate the re@@ vision of the ex@@ is@@ ting M@@ an@@ ch@@ u Bible and complete the rest of the transl@@ ation ?
For example , what will you do if you or someone you love lo@@ ses a ch@@ eri@@ shed privilege of service ?
In the sou@@ ther@@ n part of P@@ ol@@ and , near its bor@@ der with S@@ lo@@ v@@ ak@@ ia and the C@@ ze@@ ch Re@@ public , there is a small to@@ wn called W@@ is@@ ł@@ a .
L@@ ater , in 19@@ 0@@ 7 , my un@@ c@@ le A@@ do@@ l@@ ph was baptized at a conven@@ tion in N@@ i@@ ag@@ ar@@ a F@@ alls , New Yor@@ k .
S@@ ta@@ y out of the D@@ anger Z@@ one !
At times , school pro@@ je@@ cts have also op@@ ened up opportunity to bring praise to Jehovah .
Even if advan@@ ced age or en@@ fe@@ e@@ bl@@ ing ill@@ ness li@@ m@@ its our share in the preaching work , our com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate Father , Jehovah , no doubt vie@@ ws us as one of those who “ keep be@@ aring much fru@@ it . ”
While Christians are not under the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , their conscience tel@@ ls them c@@ learly that marriage between close fle@@ sh@@ ly relati@@ ves — such as father and daugh@@ ter , mother and son , brother and sister — is to@@ t@@ ally un@@ accep@@ table in the Christian commun@@ ity .
N@@ early ever@@ yone enjo@@ ys sh@@ aring his experi@@ ences in life .
Eng@@ l@@ ish Ju@@ ne 1 - 3 , Ju@@ ne 8 - 10 , Ju@@ ne 29 – Ju@@ ly 1 , Ju@@ ly 6 - 8 , Ju@@ ly 20 - 22 ( P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese s@@ essi@@ ons also ) , Ju@@ ly 27 - 29
P@@ re@@ aching the good news contribu@@ tes to the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of Jehovah’s holy name .
When on earth , Jesus made God’s Kingdom the ma@@ in the@@ me of his preaching .
Paul emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed that the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus Christ was given a position su@@ peri@@ or to all the angels , for he was se@@ ated at God’s right hand .
Because they have been preaching about Jesus .
While still on the sh@@ ore , Jesus saw their p@@ light and mirac@@ ul@@ ously wal@@ ked on the se@@ a to re@@ ach them .
P@@ l@@ as@@ ma
Do you contribu@@ te to a positi@@ ve spirit by pre@@ par@@ ing mean@@ ing@@ ful com@@ ments ?
Indeed , Paul ur@@ ges us to “ go on ac@@ qui@@ ring power in the Lord and in the mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness of his strength . ”
“ Is it without challeng@@ es ?
In both word and deed , Christians stri@@ ve to apply the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ Se@@ ek peace and pur@@ sue it . ” ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 11 .
S@@ mo@@ king here ref@@ ers to in@@ hal@@ ing to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o s@@ mo@@ ke direc@@ tly from ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ tes , ci@@ g@@ ars , pi@@ p@@ es , or water pi@@ p@@ es .
In the long ru@@ n , they cannot even provide physical se@@ cur@@ ity , for they have no lasting effect on the present bre@@ v@@ ity of human life or the lik@@ eli@@ ho@@ od of si@@ ck@@ ness and death .
Be determined not to ‘ as@@ sa@@ il the name of God ’ by br@@ ing@@ ing re@@ pro@@ ach upon him .
The apostles ’ determin@@ ation to keep preaching ang@@ ered the c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests .
While I was working at Bethel , there was one brother with whom I just could not get along .
It is vital that those who com@@ mit such sin@@ s seek help from Christian elders .
F@@ in@@ ally , by the 1@@ 2@@ th century C.E . , Ca@@ tho@@ lic the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans An@@ sel@@ m and A@@ bel@@ ard came to the conclu@@ sion that Christ’s sacrifice was offered not to Satan but to God .
I learned a valu@@ able less@@ on ass@@ is@@ ting Bro@@ ther The@@ o@@ d@@ ore J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z on a z@@ one vis@@ it .
It may be wise , then , to star@@ t by show@@ ing gen@@ u@@ ine emp@@ a@@ thy .
All of this would take time . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 37 : 7 - 10 , 14 .
She “ should have deep respect for her husband . ”
Such bo@@ il@@ ing may have been a pa@@ g@@ an ri@@ tu@@ al per@@ form@@ ed to pro@@ du@@ ce ra@@ in .
Jesus said in prayer to his Father : “ This means everlasting life , their taking in knowledge of you , the only true God , and of the one whom you sent for@@ th , Jesus Christ . ”
Ex@@ peri@@ ences like that are still a s@@ ource of joy to me .
Ha@@ ve you ever called out to Jehovah in a time of des@@ per@@ ate need ?
Be@@ d@@ ell made it his bu@@ sin@@ ess to learn I@@ ris@@ h himself .
The Israelites “ became satis@@ fied and their heart began to be ex@@ al@@ ted . That is why they for@@ got [ Jehovah ] . ”
1 , 2 . ( a ) How can un@@ certain@@ ty about our beli@@ ef@@ s af@@ fect us ?
P@@ ol@@ lu@@ tion ru@@ ins the en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
H@@ as God supp@@ lied such information ?
This article ref@@ ers to Jesus ’ feelings in the present ten@@ se because Jesus is ali@@ ve in heaven , and since his return to heaven , the Kingdom has un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly rema@@ ined close to his heart . ​ — Luke 24 : 5@@ 1 .
B@@ y@@ r@@ d made fi@@ ve A@@ nt@@ ar@@ c@@ tic expe@@ di@@ tions from 19@@ 28 through 195@@ 6 .
Then they bring him out of the pris@@ on house into a pa@@ g@@ an temple to provide a@@ mus@@ ement for the crow@@ d .
This will occ@@ ur under the re@@ ign of God’s Kingdom , in the wise and ca@@ pa@@ ble hands of Jesus Christ , the one who taught and lived by the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule . ​ — Psalm 37 : 9 - 11 ; Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 .
1 : 11 , 12 ​ — Why is Jehovah’s keep@@ ing a@@ wa@@ ke concer@@ ning his word associ@@ ated with “ an off@@ sh@@ o@@ o@@ t of an al@@ mon@@ d t@@ ree ” ?
While wis@@ d@@ om@@ ’s invit@@ ation inclu@@ des the promise of life , a woman of stu@@ pi@@ di@@ ty makes no refer@@ ence to the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of following her ways .
We pray@@ ed for Jehovah’s blessing on the day .
Eng@@ l@@ ish is the of@@ fi@@ cial language and is wi@@ d@@ ely used , especially in educ@@ ation , yet it is not the n@@ ative language of most U@@ g@@ and@@ ans .
In fact , if we regul@@ arly read the Bible and medit@@ ate on it , this will help us in our life and ministry .
It imp@@ lies that a person is rest@@ ored to life , re@@ tain@@ ing his or her uni@@ que id@@ ent@@ ity , person@@ ality , and mem@@ ori@@ es .
• Revelation 6 : 2 , 9 - 11
Per@@ haps this happened when you could not see your way out of a proble@@ m .
The Bible certainly encoura@@ ges mo@@ des@@ ty , and it coun@@ sel@@ s against over@@ confidence and pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ousness .
7 : 24 - 27 Since I am respon@@ sible for direc@@ ting my own life , how can I be better pre@@ pared for st@@ or@@ ms of difficul@@ ty and f@@ loo@@ ds of tr@@ ou@@ ble ?
From the 19@@ 30 ’ s until his death in 198@@ 2 , the Par@@ am@@ ount C@@ hi@@ ef showed respect for Jehovah’s Witnesses and did not allow them to be persecu@@ ted for not ob@@ serving S@@ wa@@ z@@ i ri@@ tu@@ als .
R@@ E@@ M@@ A@@ I@@ N L@@ O@@ Y@@ A@@ L T@@ O J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H
Indeed , a ha@@ ugh@@ ty spirit can d@@ ul@@ l a person@@ ’s judgment , ca@@ using him to dis@@ mis@@ s counsel and mis@@ s out on valu@@ able instru@@ ction . ​ — Pro@@ v .
But her out@@ look on life imp@@ ro@@ ved dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c@@ ally !
No won@@ der Jehovah a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned Saul ! ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
8 : 9 ​ — What is pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed by “ the De@@ cor@@ ation ” ?
Then , Satan used her to get Adam to e@@ at of the for@@ bi@@ d@@ den fru@@ it .
After the war , we kept right on preaching .
A@@ n ang@@ el told him : “ Daniel , keep the words se@@ cre@@ t , and se@@ al up the book until the time of the end . ”
It was possible for faithful Jews and others to enjoy Jehovah’s fav@@ or .
Now the chall@@ enge is to maintain our faith and to avoid any un@@ certain@@ ty of beli@@ ef that can we@@ ak@@ en our confidence in Jehovah and his organization .
Wh@@ ere can one find s@@ ound counsel on we@@ d@@ lo@@ ck ?
Our heart will “ not con@@ dem@@ n us ” if we trust in Jehovah , displa@@ y bro@@ ther@@ ly love , and are not gu@@ il@@ ty of practic@@ ing deli@@ ber@@ ate sin .
The faith@@ ful@@ ness of Joh@@ n@@ ’s “ children ” ​ — perhaps those he in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed to the truth — ​ brought him great joy .
‘ The Son Is W@@ ill@@ ing to Rev@@ e@@ al the Father , ’ 4 / 15
By teaching people about God , we help them see how they too might st@@ ore up imp@@ eri@@ sh@@ able spiritual tre@@ a@@ sures .
As a de@@ v@@ out pro@@ sel@@ y@@ te who had knowledge of Jehovah , the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an e@@ un@@ u@@ ch first accepted Phil@@ ip@@ ’s st@@ at@@ ements about the fulfill@@ ment of Messi@@ ani@@ c prophecy , and then he got baptized .
O@@ ther faithful servants of God certainly did .
She ad@@ ded : “ I am very than@@ k@@ ful that Jehovah is my God .
Me@@ an@@ while , we need not lo@@ se confidence that he he@@ ars our prayers just because he pres@@ ently al@@ lo@@ ws suffering .
From 19@@ 60 to 19@@ 6@@ 7 , the number of those sh@@ aring in the preaching work in Fr@@ ance inc@@ reas@@ ed from 1@@ 5@@ ,@@ 4@@ 39 to 2@@ 6@@ ,@@ 2@@ 50 .
W@@ ould Satan reason that taking the life of a ba@@ by was going too far ?
The Bible as@@ sures us that if we sub@@ ject ourselves to God and op@@ pose the Devil , he will fle@@ e from us . ​ — James 4 : 7 .
No@@ te that even though the man in the illustr@@ ation is dis@@ cre@@ et , he still fac@@ es ad@@ vers@@ ity ​ — re@@ pres@@ ented by p@@ our@@ ing ra@@ in , f@@ loo@@ ds , and des@@ tru@@ ctive w@@ in@@ ds .
They may also be sear@@ ch@@ ing for a purpose in life .
If you are an a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent , you are some@@ what like the cap@@ tain of a ship in that you must ev@@ en@@ tually take responsi@@ bility for your life .
When Ch@@ il@@ d Re@@ bel@@ s , 1 / 15
For example , a pioneer sister in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a nam@@ ed Ti@@ ff@@ any learned S@@ wa@@ h@@ il@@ i in order to be of help to a S@@ wa@@ h@@ il@@ i - language congregation in the city of B@@ ris@@ ban@@ e .
How do you feel when that happ@@ ens ?
Jehovah B@@ less@@ es and Pro@@ te@@ cts Those Who Are O@@ be@@ di@@ ent , 10 / 1 Jehovah Ca@@ res for You , 10 / 15
Many show little com@@ pas@@ sion for their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
It helps you to me@@ asure yourself according to Jehovah’s lo@@ f@@ ty standards .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al qualities of “ the se@@ cre@@ t person of the heart ” are what make us beau@@ ti@@ ful in God’s eyes .
S@@ U@@ G@@ G@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N : L@@ ear@@ n about your chil@@ d’s con@@ dition .
• What view of discipl@@ ine should we have ?
N@@ ei@@ ther he nor those who listen to him have to be led in the right direction by for@@ ce ​ — the ro@@ d of cha@@ st@@ is@@ ement .
Some pri@@ ests and bi@@ sh@@ op@@ s pa@@ id for their ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
Eli@@ j@@ ah believ@@ ed that Jehovah would supp@@ ly what was needed for him and for others during the dr@@ ought .
Who would it be ?
Yet , they held on to their integrity , be@@ coming mo@@ d@@ els of faith and obedi@@ ence in the eyes of God . ​ — Read E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 14 : 12 - 14 .
Jesus ’ death really occ@@ ur@@ red .
Jehovah , however , has let El@@ isha know what Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i has done .
So the brothers made s@@ mal@@ l@@ er sign@@ s not only for him but also for many other children .
If a fle@@ e@@ ce left on the th@@ re@@ shing flo@@ or be@@ comes we@@ t with de@@ w while the gr@@ ound rema@@ ins d@@ ry , this will indic@@ ate that God will sa@@ ve Israel through him .
6 : 9 , 10 ; Re@@ v .
Because of God’s love for the world of mankind , even his enem@@ ies can rep@@ ent , turn to him , and at@@ tain to life .
So if you truly want to ple@@ ase God and benefit yourself , he@@ ed Proverbs 4 : 23 , which says : “ Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard your heart , for out of it are the s@@ our@@ ces of life . ” ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 .
Jesus explained that J@@ on@@ ah’s so@@ j@@ our@@ n in the bel@@ ly of the f@@ ish ​ — which would have been J@@ on@@ ah’s gra@@ ve had Jehovah not pre@@ served him ali@@ ve — ​ was prophe@@ tic of Jesus ’ own time in the gra@@ ve .
Instead , Jesus had been put to death .
S@@ ad@@ ly , some baptized Christians have become ir@@ regul@@ ar or in@@ ac@@ tive in their worship .
W@@ el@@ s@@ h and El@@ the@@ a were married in S@@ ow@@ e@@ to , S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , in 198@@ 5 .
I@@ t’s such a pro@@ duc@@ tive ter@@ rit@@ ory !
Paul re@@ comm@@ ended that our love be without h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y , that we bl@@ ess those persecu@@ ting us , that we try to think well of others , that we not return evil for evil , and that we stri@@ ve to be pe@@ ace@@ able with all .
By jo@@ y@@ fully ‘ end@@ uring under tri@@ bul@@ ation , ’ Paul and S@@ il@@ as served as fine examples for their brothers in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i and el@@ se@@ where .
That prophecy was also poin@@ ting to a deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful spiritual par@@ adise , in l@@ ine with what Paul later saw in vision .
Hence , how much physical ass@@ ist@@ ance relati@@ ves and the congregation need to provide for older brothers and sisters vari@@ es from situation to situation .
W@@ ould Paul go to Jerusalem for judgment of these matters ?
On@@ ly humans try to dis@@ co@@ ver the meaning and purpose of life .
Why were Paul’s words to A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa so effe@@ ctive ?
The next psal@@ m rel@@ ates the hear@@ t@@ bro@@ ken con@@ dition of the Jews in Babyl@@ on who wanted to worship Jehovah in Z@@ ion .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the brothers had to si@@ t next to n@@ on - Witnesses while e@@ ating .
She knew about Jehovah’s Witnesses , but se@@ v@@ ere op@@ position from her husband ​ — a bur@@ ly po@@ li@@ ce of@@ fic@@ er nam@@ ed Ad@@ al@@ ber@@ to — ​ pre@@ ven@@ ted her from prog@@ res@@ sing spiritually .
19 : 27 ​ — What is me@@ ant by the comm@@ and not to “ cu@@ t [ the ] si@@ d@@ el@@ o@@ c@@ ks sh@@ ort around ” or “ destro@@ y the ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ity ” of the be@@ ard ?
W@@ ho@@ so@@ ever is ca@@ ught will be respon@@ sible for his death which will en@@ sue . ”
Me@@ an@@ while , those ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive , time - su@@ c@@ king col@@ le@@ ge di@@ pl@@ om@@ as have become wor@@ th less than ever . ” ​ — Ti@@ me , J@@ anu@@ ary 24 , 200@@ 5 . “ Pro@@ je@@ ctions from the U@@ .@@ S .
Jehovah makes his work prog@@ ress .
“ Jehovah is high , and yet the hum@@ ble one he se@@ es ; but the lo@@ f@@ ty one he kno@@ ws only from a dist@@ ance . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 38 : 6 ; Proverbs 8 : 13 .
( b ) What must Christians today continue to do ?
S@@ ur@@ ely that mer@@ cy t@@ ou@@ ched Peter , and he took it to heart .
V@@ ari@@ ous scho@@ l@@ ars ag@@ ree that these are we@@ ek@@ s of years .
You Do Not K@@ now Wh@@ ere It Will Ha@@ ve Su@@ cc@@ ess !
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , we have nothing to fear when we praise Jehovah .
I also c@@ y@@ c@@ led most of the way home , re@@ tur@@ ning physi@@ c@@ ally ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted but spiritually streng@@ th@@ ened .
And there is no si@@ gn of a tur@@ n@@ around .
On be@@ half of whom did Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k pray , and how may his words af@@ fect us ?
How un@@ wise to try to teach the beau@@ ti@@ ful truth of God’s Word to someone who h@@ ates the truth or is simply see@@ king to ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le it !
( b ) Wh@@ ich sense of the word “ h@@ ate ” will we consider in this article ?
Because of his knowledge of God’s Word and his ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary understanding of human n@@ ature , Jesus knew how to sol@@ ve the problems of da@@ ily life .
Although the Bible does not tell us how many apostles lived through the m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous events en@@ ding in Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s des@@ tru@@ ction in 70 C.E . , we do know that the apostle John was still preaching some 25 years later . ​ — Revelation 1 : 9 .
• How did Jesus set the su@@ pre@@ me example of mo@@ des@@ ty ?
This was a good witness to those who no@@ tic@@ ed the chang@@ es I made .
For instance , most expe@@ cted every new@@ born inf@@ ant to be baptized into the ch@@ urch .
G@@ ran@@ ted , many of us may feel a@@ w@@ k@@ ward about appro@@ aching neigh@@ b@@ ors .
M@@ ü@@ n@@ ster su@@ ffered des@@ tru@@ ction the like of which the city did not see again until World W@@ ar I@@ I .
Instead , like Mi@@ ca@@ h , we need to “ show a wa@@ iting attitude for [ our ] God . ”
It is so eas@@ y for us to become an@@ no@@ yed at the imper@@ fe@@ ctions of our brothers .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , I had to be vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant , as many of my work@@ mat@@ es wanted to cause tr@@ ou@@ ble for me .
“ The course also st@@ ressed that how we tre@@ at others must re@@ v@@ ol@@ ve around the love that Jehovah shows his servants . ”
Even in religi@@ ously di@@ vi@@ ded hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds , loy@@ al@@ ty br@@ ings re@@ war@@ ds .
Since we are f@@ ond of Jehovah’s written Word and apply what it says , we love our brothers .
And how much satis@@ fac@@ tion we experience when we use the Scriptures to answer an inter@@ ested person@@ ’s s@@ inc@@ ere question !
The Go@@ od Ex@@ am@@ ples of Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b
For all these are the things the nations are e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly pur@@ su@@ ing .
; Ne@@ w@@ man , L .
I was in a st@@ ate of sh@@ o@@ ck , un@@ able to accept that my de@@ ar mo@@ m was going to die . ” ​ — G@@ r@@ ace , Cana@@ da .
How com@@ for@@ ting it is to know that our succ@@ ess is me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed by our faith@@ ful@@ ness to Jehovah and to the privilege that he has gr@@ anted us to preach the “ good news of the kingdom . . . for a witness to all the nations . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a doubt , all who are “ bro@@ ken at heart ” or “ c@@ ru@@ shed in spirit ” can find encourag@@ ement and a hope for the future in the Bible .
See The Watchtower , De@@ c@@ ember 15 , 20@@ 10 , pages 30 - 31 .
That attitude is a part of “ the new person@@ ality ” that Christians are expe@@ cted to put on .
“ O Jehovah , . . .
He may have believ@@ ed that his daugh@@ ters would not be desi@@ red by the crow@@ d because of the ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ al lu@@ st of the So@@ d@@ om@@ ites .
“ In just three months , ” said W@@ a@@ y@@ ne , “ we learned more about the Bible than we had learned over the pre@@ vi@@ ous 70 years !
I have very f@@ ond mem@@ ori@@ es of my chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od in those ca@@ ref@@ ree , happy days .
L@@ I@@ K@@ E C@@ le@@ ment , those who prom@@ o@@ te the teaching that hel@@ l is a place of t@@ or@@ ment as@@ su@@ me that the human soul is im@@ mor@@ tal .
Lo@@ ve is a ba@@ si@@ c human need .
It sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ es that an individu@@ al has who@@ l@@ ly dedic@@ ated himself to Jehovah to serve H@@ im as a disci@@ ple of His Son .
Jehovah’s Di@@ gn@@ ity and S@@ pl@@ end@@ or Ma@@ de E@@ vi@@ d@@ ent
“ [ Jesus ] went up into the m@@ oun@@ tain ; and . . . his disciples came to him ; and he . . . began teaching them . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
Si@@ x@@ tu@@ s rep@@ lied that this was his responsi@@ bility and that W@@ es@@ sel should cho@@ ose something for himself .
Moses ’ decision sa@@ ved him much hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he .
• How may it be possible to help someone who is h@@ es@@ it@@ ant about re@@ tur@@ ning to the congregation ?
H@@ ere is another ide@@ a : O@@ ver the course of the coming we@@ ek , an@@ al@@ y@@ ze your activities at the end of each day .
E@@ f@@ fe@@ ctive Bible teach@@ ers make sure that reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of the to@@ pi@@ c they cho@@ ose , they remain positi@@ ve and encourag@@ ing , st@@ res@@ sing the practic@@ al value of ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles now and the b@@ right pro@@ spe@@ cts that God off@@ ers for the future . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 , 18 ; 5@@ 2 : 7 .
The tu@@ t@@ or was gener@@ ally a tru@@ sted slave , often ag@@ ed , who ac@@ ted as an attend@@ ant to en@@ sure a chil@@ d’s sa@@ f@@ ety and to see to it that the fa@@ ther’s wi@@ sh@@ es for the child were res@@ pe@@ cted .
When “ K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge Is an E@@ as@@ y Th@@ ing ”
For example , a div@@ in@@ ely inspired s@@ ong speak@@ s of a woman who is “ beau@@ ti@@ ful like the full mo@@ on . ”
There can be no doubt that Timothy follow@@ ed Paul’s wise ad@@ vice . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Mo@@ re@@ over , “ ow@@ ing to this many of [ them ] went off to the things be@@ h@@ ind and would no longer walk with him . ”
The Jo@@ y of S@@ an@@ c@@ ti@@ f@@ ying Jehovah’s N@@ ame
Even Jesus , however , had to learn less@@ ons about obedi@@ ence .
A@@ t@@ ten@@ ding Christian meetings is a spiritual necess@@ ity ; com@@ men@@ ting at them is a privilege .
Even after being sa@@ ved through the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem in 70 C.E . , true Christians did not sto@@ p preaching or f@@ all back into a se@@ cul@@ ar way of life .
This will en@@ sure that God’s people will be sa@@ ved .
“ He is making w@@ ars to ce@@ ase to the ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ity of the earth . ”
R@@ em@@ ember , un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish love is the ke@@ y to good rel@@ ations and real un@@ ity .
During his k@@ ing@@ ship , however , David ac@@ qui@@ red en@@ or@@ m@@ ous we@@ al@@ th .
Are we inc@@ l@@ ined to find fa@@ ul@@ t with Jehovah’s people ?
G@@ ran@@ ted , doing so is not always eas@@ y .
We certainly cannot dec@@ l@@ are our heavenly Fa@@ ther’s judgment mes@@ sa@@ ges un@@ less “ the spirit of Jehovah ” rest@@ s upon us .
Why , he was 9@@ 9 years old !
I asked for time to think matters over and ru@@ shed down to the mi@@ d@@ day me@@ al .
A young gi@@ r@@ l in In@@ dia kept a small money bo@@ x and gra@@ du@@ ally ad@@ ded co@@ ins , even giving up to@@ ys to do so .
Of course , we cannot dep@@ end sol@@ ely on our spiritual her@@ it@@ age .
A@@ mon@@ ’s wicked re@@ ign ended after two years when his servants con@@ spi@@ red against him and put him to death .
10 : 15 .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , he sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic@@ ally re@@ mar@@ ked : “ The spirit , of course , is e@@ ag@@ er , but the flesh is we@@ ak . ” ​ — Mark 14 : 34 - 4@@ 2 .
What wonderful hope did Ju@@ de men@@ tion in his letter ?
What el@@ se will result from our ro@@ l@@ ling our works upon Jehovah ?
A@@ no@@ ther go@@ al is to read the Bible each day .
A hu@@ ge cam@@ el tr@@ ying to s@@ qu@@ e@@ e@@ ze through the e@@ ye of a se@@ wing nee@@ d@@ le ​ — how well that illustr@@ ates the difficul@@ ty fac@@ ing a rich person who tri@@ es to serve God while ho@@ l@@ ding on to a materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic life - st@@ y@@ le !
A Com@@ m@@ on F@@ e@@ ature
“ W@@ is@@ dom is with the mo@@ des@@ t ones , ” states Proverbs 11 : 2 .
AN@@ S@@ W@@ E@@ R : Yes .
Al@@ so , he would pro@@ ba@@ bly have had a@@ vail@@ able the boo@@ ks of Jo@@ shua , Ju@@ d@@ ges , and Ru@@ th .
A S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d O@@ ff@@ ers a S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fice
“ L@@ ong - suffering ” has been de@@ f@@ ined as “ the pati@@ ent end@@ ur@@ ance of wrong or pro@@ vo@@ c@@ ation , com@@ bin@@ ed with a refu@@ s@@ al to give up hope for imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement in the dis@@ tur@@ bed relationship . ”
Thus , such rend@@ er@@ ings as “ love , ” “ mer@@ cy , ” and “ faith@@ ful@@ ness ” do not cap@@ ture its complete bre@@ ad@@ th of meaning .
I later found out that sh@@ ort@@ ly af@@ ter@@ ward my friends ro@@ b@@ bed a ban@@ k , using a sa@@ wed - off sh@@ o@@ t@@ gu@@ n .
Ti@@ me must be ex@@ p@@ ended to study and medit@@ ate on the Word of God .
This gave him a deci@@ ded advan@@ ta@@ ge over his pol@@ itical ri@@ v@@ als .
This “ pu@@ re language , ” the truth from God’s Word , dra@@ ws together a people from around the world today .
But then again , could I stand by and see people in@@ va@@ de my country and do nothing to sto@@ p them ?
The Scriptures c@@ learly show that it was by no means the nor@@ m .
How are obedi@@ ence and love con@@ ne@@ cted ?
This once again makes the point that to have a relationship with God and to receive his promised blessings , one must be clean and free from physical and spiritual de@@ fil@@ ement and cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion .
Jehovah has in@@ deed ri@@ ch@@ ly bless@@ ed his people in that land .
Yet , his par@@ am@@ ount interest and great@@ est deli@@ ght was doing his heavenly Fa@@ ther’s will .
Timothy gra@@ du@@ ally learned to over@@ come any n@@ atur@@ al sh@@ y@@ ness that held him back and to be bo@@ ld in tel@@ ling others the good news about Jesus Christ .
Many do@@ ors s@@ wing o@@ pen , and we get a g@@ li@@ mp@@ se of a li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le that seem@@ s to bel@@ ong in the dist@@ ant past .
He promised to s@@ end money home so that I could take care of my ei@@ ght children .
▪ The Word .
Today , war@@ ring nations often appe@@ al to God for support .
What is one important princi@@ ple that we need to remember ?
That is under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble in that the physical heavens ex@@ ten@@ d far from the earth in all direc@@ tions and inclu@@ de bil@@ li@@ ons of st@@ ars .
For example , his stand on contr@@ ac@@ ep@@ tion is wi@@ d@@ ely ign@@ ored , even by many Ca@@ tho@@ lic cou@@ ples .
A life sp@@ ent in the way of righteousness is beau@@ ti@@ ful in God’s eyes and is deser@@ ving of respect .
When the disciples re@@ turned and repor@@ ted on their succ@@ ess , Jesus comm@@ ended and encoura@@ ged them .
Sa@@ wing a@@ su@@ n@@ der , ha@@ c@@ king , cho@@ pp@@ ing , and he@@ wing human be@@ ings , have no place in this text , no more than they had in Davi@@ d’s conduct to@@ war@@ ds the A@@ m@@ mon@@ ites . ”
Mari@@ e - Th@@ é@@ r@@ è@@ se
Not only are bo@@ ys ’ attitu@@ des affe@@ cted by their fa@@ ther’s example but gi@@ r@@ ls ’ vie@@ ws of men may be influ@@ enced by their fa@@ ther’s example .
In fact , we should long for discipl@@ ine that is based on God’s Word .
God cre@@ ated man with the ability to appro@@ ach his M@@ ak@@ er .
Hence , the way we use our t@@ ong@@ ue is an indic@@ ation of whether we have the wisdom that is “ full of mer@@ cy . ”
The ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine ad@@ ded that the pr@@ el@@ ate “ rec@@ k@@ ons that un@@ for@@ tun@@ ately , the ch@@ urch is not yet pre@@ pared to de@@ al with the disa@@ bility , and he poin@@ ts out that many de@@ a@@ f people are better car@@ ed for in Kingdom H@@ alls of Jehovah’s Witnesses than in the par@@ ish ch@@ urch . ”
We can be confid@@ ent that Jehovah deep@@ ly ca@@ res about us . ​ — Read 1 Peter 5 : 6 , 7 .
“ My anger will in@@ deed b@@ la@@ ze , ” he stated , as recorded at Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 22 : 22 - 24 .
C@@ an@@ ned food , bis@@ cu@@ its , and a mo@@ s@@ qui@@ to ne@@ t comple@@ ted our simp@@ le pro@@ v@@ isions .
He wanted to sel@@ l them and then s@@ end the money to the branch of@@ fice as a contribu@@ tion to the worl@@ d@@ wide preaching work .
My cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es had very con@@ cre@@ te ho@@ p@@ es , such as be@@ coming a s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ist .
With this in mind , we tre@@ at those who have not yet accepted the message of sal@@ vation with “ mil@@ dness ” and “ deep respect , ” ho@@ p@@ ing that some among them may yet respon@@ d to the message of life . ​ — 2 Timothy 2 : 25 ; 1 Peter 3 : 15 .
S@@ ever@@ al c@@ ate@@ g@@ ori@@ es of sin@@ s are mentioned .
When Jehovah con@@ fu@@ sed the language of Bab@@ el@@ ’s tower buil@@ ders , the people were sc@@ at@@ tered around the earth , and they car@@ ri@@ ed their false religion with them .
On our 5@@ 0@@ th we@@ d@@ ding an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary , in 20@@ 00
What does it mean to be imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al ?
What can we learn from reading the life st@@ ori@@ es of mission@@ aries ?
P@@ u@@ bli@@ c talk ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ised in The I@@ ris@@ h T@@ im@@ es , May 20 , 19@@ 10
The way of life that Jesus taught gave my family back to me .
One of the ways Jehovah provi@@ des help at the right time is through the Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
“ Christ Jesus . . . gave himself for us that he might . . . cle@@ an@@ se for himself a people pe@@ cu@@ li@@ arly his own , ze@@ al@@ ous for fine works . ” ​ — T@@ I@@ T@@ U@@ S 2 : 13 , 14 .
“ Be@@ ing im@@ mer@@ sed in this course allow@@ ed Jehovah’s spirit to make chang@@ es deep within me , ” says R@@ ic@@ k , from the 2@@ 3@@ r@@ d class in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
They had again d@@ ri@@ f@@ ted into apost@@ as@@ y and wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , di@@ sh@@ on@@ or@@ ing Jehovah’s name by ign@@ or@@ ing his righteous la@@ ws and by br@@ ing@@ ing bl@@ ind , l@@ ame , and si@@ ck ani@@ mal@@ s for sacrifice .
Wh@@ atever the case , by the time Paul wrote the book , about 5@@ 6 C.E . , the congregation was long esta@@ bli@@ shed .
He said : “ Not one word out of all the good words that Jehovah your God has spo@@ ken to you has fa@@ iled . They have all come true for you . ”
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , Jesus has not person@@ ally spo@@ ken to any of the ei@@ ght milli@@ on ac@@ tive Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers .
Are you cr@@ itical or encourag@@ ing ?
A@@ be@@ l was the first in a long l@@ ine of integrity keep@@ ers .
In this reg@@ ard , consider the the@@ ory of ev@@ olu@@ tion .
What does S@@ ar@@ ah mean ?
Then , some 4@@ ,000 years later , Jehovah at great personal co@@ st sacrific@@ ed his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son for the world of mankind .
Th@@ r@@ ough the P@@ ow@@ er of Re@@ as@@ on ?
My parents had me baptized in the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch , and later I was part of the par@@ ish cho@@ ir .
4 : 5 , 6 ​ — W@@ ho@@ m does “ Eli@@ j@@ ah the prophet ” re@@ present ?
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of travel@@ ing re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves of Jehovah’s Witnesses receive ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality from fellow believers .
Now this is their go@@ al .
What illustr@@ ates the a@@ w@@ es@@ ome power that God has , and how has he used such power in the past ?
H@@ u@@ man organiz@@ ations ​ — even those that se@@ em as per@@ man@@ ent as “ the et@@ er@@ n@@ al m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s ” and “ the in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely lasting h@@ ill@@ s ” — ​ will cr@@ um@@ ble .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , you may won@@ der , ‘ If God is the al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty Creator , why does he allow suffering to continue ? ’
Is that not true justice at its very best ?
A@@ no@@ inted Christians are like ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ents living in ten@@ ts ap@@ ar@@ t from this system of things .
How is having the mind of Christ involved in our preaching ?
I cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t live with allow@@ ing fellow Christians to believe I was something that I was not . ”
What is our hope with reg@@ ard to those atten@@ ding our meetings for the first time ?
In Psalm 7@@ 3 we read that A@@ sa@@ ph ( or one of his des@@ c@@ end@@ ants ) became per@@ ple@@ x@@ ed .
How will Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 1 : 17 , 18 be ful@@ filled in our day ?
Paul war@@ ned against “ thinking that godly devo@@ tion is a means of [ material ] gain . ”
Because , Solomon continu@@ es , “ time and ch@@ ance gover@@ n all . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 11 , The New Eng@@ l@@ ish Bible .
“ When I was appointed as an el@@ der a year and a half later , it came as a sur@@ pris@@ e , ” he says .
The loyal one sta@@ ys close to someone in an end@@ uring relationship .
After the c@@ y@@ clo@@ ne , the whole family came to the meeting at the Kingdom H@@ all .
Yet , he was certainly a succ@@ ess@@ ful pre@@ ach@@ er .
Ba@@ al worship , with its fer@@ t@@ ility r@@ ites , was r@@ am@@ p@@ ant in the land .
The experience dre@@ w us clo@@ s@@ er to him and to each other . ”
“ It is you Jehovah your God has cho@@ s@@ en to become his people . ” ​ — D@@ E@@ U@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ ON@@ O@@ M@@ Y 7 : 6 .
How did the transl@@ ation come about ?
Lo@@ ose conduct invol@@ ves “ li@@ cen@@ ti@@ ousness ; w@@ an@@ t@@ on@@ ness ; sh@@ am@@ eless conduct ; le@@ w@@ dness of conduct . ”
Be@@ ing coura@@ ge@@ ous has been descri@@ bed as “ per@@ sever@@ ing in the face of ad@@ vers@@ ity , ” “ standing up for what is right , ” and “ fac@@ ing suffering with di@@ gn@@ ity or faith . ”
In order to apply Paul’s counsel today , what st@@ ep@@ s can we take ?
How has Je@@ an - Mari@@ e been affe@@ cted ?
This article will show how God’s servants , sing@@ le and married , can apply the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel found in 1 Corinthians chap@@ ter 7 to their benefit in this important as@@ pect of life .
Since I was h@@ ou@@ se@@ b@@ ound for most of that time , I sp@@ ent two h@@ our@@ s each day stud@@ ying the Bible and Bible - based public@@ ations .
As a close relati@@ ve , John must have known that Jesus was righteous and therefore in no need of rep@@ ent@@ ance . Jesus as@@ sur@@ ed John that it was f@@ it@@ ting for H@@ im to be baptized .
Jesus , the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , also used questions effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
How much better , though , it is for each of us to be fir@@ m@@ ly res@@ ol@@ ved not to come any@@ where near that d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous position .
4@@ 2 : 8 .
• How can we refle@@ ct Christ’s men@@ tal attitude toward the si@@ ck ?
A h@@ ik@@ er tre@@ ks ac@@ ro@@ ss a va@@ st w@@ il@@ der@@ ness . There are no tra@@ il@@ s , no ro@@ a@@ ds , no sign@@ post@@ s .
After all , “ the world is pas@@ sing away and so is its desire , but he that does the will of God rema@@ ins forever . ”
F@@ in@@ ally , Bro@@ ther John E . Bar@@ r spoke on the the@@ me “ G@@ ro@@ w Mi@@ gh@@ ty as a S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Per@@ son . ”
Wh@@ ere Is Your Li@@ fe He@@ ading ?
O@@ pp@@ or@@ tun@@ ities for con@@ vers@@ ation may ar@@ ise if you and your children do the hous@@ eho@@ ld cho@@ res together .
Des@@ tro@@ y@@ ers of T@@ re@@ es , 11 / 1 Devil , 9 / 1
It ex@@ pos@@ es gre@@ ed for what it is ​ — self - i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
They pray@@ ed for comfort , for guid@@ ance , for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , and for ans@@ wers to the har@@ des@@ t of questions . ​ — Psalm 23 : 3 ; 7@@ 1 : 21 ; Daniel 9 : 4 , 5 , 19 ; Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 1 : 3 .
I was very imp@@ ressed and wrote down every s@@ crip@@ ture that was read or mentioned by the speak@@ ers .
For the good that I wish I do not do , but the bad that I do not wish is what I prac@@ tice .
God’s Son , Jesus Christ , taught his followers to pray for God’s will to be done .
In the lo@@ c@@ ality where we live today , it may not be necess@@ ary or nor@@ ma@@ l to wa@@ s@@ h the fe@@ et of another person , such as a gu@@ est in our home .
The V@@ alu@@ e of T@@ ra@@ ining
Our wi@@ ves and our little ones will become p@@ lun@@ der . . . .
The Bible is a col@@ le@@ ction of 6@@ 6 sac@@ red boo@@ ks .
Ri@@ et ) , 6 / 15
3 : 14 .
18 : 26 ; 19 : 8 .
When he said no , I began to witness to him and started a Bible study using the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe .
As you can understand , the ex@@ act cont@@ ent of the Bible is of im@@ men@@ se import@@ ance .
Why Is the World So C@@ ru@@ el ?
Those who are young or com@@ par@@ ati@@ vely new in the truth have read about the evid@@ ences of this trans@@ form@@ ation or have heard about it from others .
E@@ ast A@@ si@@ an in An@@ cient I@@ tal@@ y , 1 / 1
When Jesus was on earth , this v@@ al@@ le@@ y was used as a gar@@ ba@@ ge d@@ um@@ p , “ where the dead bo@@ dies of cri@@ min@@ als , and the car@@ c@@ as@@ ses of ani@@ mal@@ s , and every other kind of fil@@ th was c@@ ast . ”
“ W@@ al@@ king by spirit ” invol@@ ves accep@@ ting the action of the holy spirit upon you , allow@@ ing the holy spirit to influ@@ ence you .
Jewish Christians were already sever@@ ely persecu@@ ted for a@@ ban@@ don@@ ing their form@@ er religion .
Bo@@ th of those works helped to esta@@ bl@@ ish and en@@ rich the n@@ as@@ c@@ ent S@@ pan@@ ish language .
What righ@@ ts are inclu@@ ded , and how will a better understanding of this provide you with ad@@ ded inc@@ en@@ tive to maintain Christian mor@@ ality ?
Why is it best that parents themselves study with their children ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , true rep@@ ent@@ ance mo@@ ves a sin@@ ner to “ turn around , ” a@@ ban@@ don@@ ing his wrong course and pur@@ su@@ ing a course that is pleas@@ ing to God .
S@@ ad@@ ly , most of those to whom Jesus pre@@ ached did not listen .
9 , 10 . ( a ) How can we show ourselves atten@@ tive to spiritual matters ?
We imitate Jesus when we help children spiritually
You need c@@ learly de@@ f@@ ined go@@ als .
He tel@@ ls us : “ As for me , I will keep on the loo@@ k@@ out for Jehovah .
The conven@@ tion in 194@@ 1 held in S@@ t . L@@ ou@@ is , Mis@@ s@@ our@@ i , was special . There , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of young people received the book Ch@@ il@@ dren .
My brother , Di@@ ck , lives ne@@ ar@@ by with his family , and we often re@@ minis@@ ce .
17 : 3 , 5 , 7 , 16 .
S@@ and@@ r@@ a rec@@ alls : “ Be@@ ing used to having my husband make fin@@ al decisions , I was su@@ d@@ den@@ ly left al@@ one to make those decisions .
In contr@@ ast , “ the ancient Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans were the only O@@ ri@@ ent@@ al nation who ob@@ je@@ cted to we@@ aring the be@@ ard , ” says M@@ c@@ C@@ l@@ in@@ to@@ ck and S@@ tr@@ ong@@ ’s C@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia of Bi@@ bli@@ cal , The@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal , and E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ as@@ tic@@ al L@@ it@@ er@@ ature .
Thus , to make study ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble , we should be quic@@ k to use the new@@ ly ac@@ qui@@ red knowledge .
Does God really in@@ ten@@ d to t@@ or@@ ture wicked people in a fi@@ er@@ y hel@@ l forever ?
It may inclu@@ de ver@@ ba@@ l and physical a@@ bu@@ se as well as inter@@ fer@@ ence with a Christi@@ an’s making a living .
See chap@@ ter 40 , “ How to M@@ ake God H@@ app@@ y . ”
As m@@ our@@ n@@ ers file past it to expres@@ s their g@@ ri@@ ef , an old man pa@@ uses .
“ When cor@@ por@@ ations thro@@ w people over@@ bo@@ ard at the s@@ ligh@@ t@@ est bli@@ p of the sto@@ ck mar@@ ke@@ t , cor@@ por@@ ate loy@@ al@@ ty be@@ comes a thing of the past , ” says the Fr@@ en@@ ch ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine Li@@ b@@ é@@ r@@ ation .
C@@ learly , Job did not understand the G@@ ra@@ ve to be a fi@@ er@@ y hel@@ l , a place where his suffering would be even wor@@ se .
Jeremiah is plac@@ ed “ in cu@@ sto@@ dy in the C@@ our@@ ty@@ ard of the G@@ u@@ ard . ”
As no@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve , many who are influ@@ enced by the spirit of the world are far from g@@ ent@@ le , pe@@ ace@@ ful , and cal@@ m . Rather , we find har@@ s@@ h and ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant people in a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance .
With ex@@ tre@@ me viol@@ ence !
He just kept o@@ ffering the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines to the people who were w@@ atch@@ ing .
Th@@ ink of the child who is ta@@ un@@ ted because of some physical char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic .
Like all other imper@@ fect humans , we who serve Jehovah experience difficul@@ ties in life .
For co@@ als are what you are r@@ ak@@ ing together upon his head , and Jehovah himself will re@@ ward you . ”
S@@ up@@ pose that a do@@ ct@@ or told you to avoid cont@@ act with someone who is in@@ fe@@ cted with a con@@ ta@@ gi@@ ous , de@@ ad@@ ly di@@ se@@ ase .
But what of the others ?
( b ) How is Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 8 : 23 being ful@@ filled ?
All these kin@@ d@@ nesses were a demonstr@@ ation of Christian love in action . ​ — 1 John 3 : 18 .
M@@ oun@@ tain P@@ l@@ ate@@ au of E@@ dom
H@@ u@@ man loving - kindness is ex@@ tend@@ ed will@@ ingly , is sh@@ own by spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c action , and is displa@@ yed to those in need
However , by the th@@ ir@@ d century B.C.E . , many Jews no longer under@@ sto@@ od Hebrew .
Let us see what we can learn from what happened to them .
“ Although I told my@@ self and others that I believ@@ ed that I was for@@ given by Jehovah , ” ad@@ m@@ its E@@ la@@ ine , “ I always felt that som@@ eho@@ w he was at a dist@@ ance or that others were clo@@ s@@ er to him and that he was more real to them . ”
A@@ bo@@ ve all , we were remin@@ ded to put our confidence in God .
They pray together and study together .
D@@ ra@@ wing close to Jehovah and having a re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al fear of him will prote@@ ct us from eng@@ ag@@ ing in wr@@ ong@@ doing .
Ther@@ e@@ after , one of the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , A@@ da B@@ let@@ so@@ e , began making fre@@ qu@@ ent c@@ alls on M@@ other , lea@@ ving the l@@ at@@ est liter@@ ature with her .
During the war , I went to pris@@ on and was de@@ por@@ ted to Ser@@ bia for the same reason .
Do you feel that famili@@ es would benefit from ap@@ pl@@ ying this ad@@ vice ?
At that time , those resur@@ rec@@ ted ones will share with the Lord Jesus Christ in br@@ ing@@ ing des@@ tru@@ ction upon the wicked , including those who shed the blood of in@@ no@@ c@@ ent Christians . ​ — 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 1 : 7 - 10 .
Par@@ ents may find that when they consider their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s thoughts about house rul@@ es , the children are more inc@@ l@@ ined to understand the rul@@ es and to obey them .
( b ) What was re@@ pres@@ ented by the high pri@@ es@@ t’s en@@ try into the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly ?
8 : 32 .
Go@@ dly parents need to ass@@ ist their children to set go@@ als that will give them a happy and re@@ war@@ ding life that hon@@ ors God and helps them to be ready for Jehovah’s day .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the years , Jehovah’s Witnesses have thor@@ ough@@ ly ex@@ posed un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural fun@@ er@@ al cu@@ st@@ om@@ s .
What Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts illustr@@ ate the d@@ anger of allow@@ ing our eyes to se@@ du@@ ce us ?
What was J@@ on@@ ah’s respon@@ se ?
But you are ‘ a cho@@ s@@ en r@@ ace , a ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od , a holy nation , a people for special pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion , that you should dec@@ l@@ are ab@@ ro@@ ad the exc@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ ci@@ es ’ of the one that called you out of dar@@ k@@ ness into his wonderful light .
His next words really star@@ t@@ led and encoura@@ ged me .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , it does not sur@@ pris@@ e us that true Christians today have fac@@ ed gro@@ ss mis@@ re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ations , mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous s@@ l@@ an@@ der , and s@@ me@@ ar cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ s .
In@@ spi@@ red by my first study , I started to read the Tru@@ th book on a S@@ atur@@ day night and fin@@ i@@ shed it by the next af@@ ter@@ no@@ on .
What ty@@ pe of individuals are a great blessing to the congregation ?
R@@ adi@@ o@@ s bl@@ are , hor@@ ns hon@@ k , and people sh@@ out .
How did one mission@@ ary demonstr@@ ate self - sacrific@@ ing love ?
Do you put activities such as meetings , service , and Bible study first in your life , or does rec@@ re@@ ation come first ?
In this case , the “ heart ” rel@@ ates to one@@ ’s dis@@ position .
However , Z@@ e@@ de@@ ki@@ ah did not keep his s@@ wor@@ n o@@ ath .
( Di@@ e G@@ es@@ c@@ hi@@ ch@@ te der B@@ er@@ l@@ en@@ bur@@ g@@ er Bi@@ be@@ l [ The H@@ ist@@ ory of the B@@ er@@ le@@ bur@@ g Bible ] ) The go@@ al was to pro@@ du@@ ce a Bible with ex@@ pl@@ an@@ at@@ ory no@@ tes and com@@ ments , and it was to be under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble to the comm@@ on man .
Yet , right now ​ — in our li@@ fe@@ time — ​ there are things com@@ par@@ ab@@ ly wonderful .
And I will give attention to ever@@ yone that is c@@ li@@ mb@@ ing upon the pl@@ at@@ form in that day , those who are f@@ ill@@ ing the house of their ma@@ st@@ ers with viol@@ ence and dec@@ ep@@ tion .
Jehovah takes no@@ te of the righteous ones and bless@@ es them .
One of them spo@@ t@@ ted a re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ant o@@ ffering fal@@ a@@ fe@@ l ​ — ta@@ st@@ y gr@@ ound c@@ hi@@ ck@@ pe@@ as , t@@ om@@ at@@ o@@ es , on@@ i@@ ons , and other ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les served with pita bre@@ ad .
I needed to cultiv@@ ate hum@@ ility and sto@@ p res@@ or@@ ting to viol@@ ence .
What su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions may help us to conduct Bible stu@@ dies that t@@ ou@@ ch the hearts of truth se@@ ek@@ ers ?
If an ar@@ my@@ ’s mor@@ ale is low , the ch@@ an@@ ces of vi@@ ct@@ ory dec@@ l@@ ine .
See the 200@@ 6 C@@ al@@ end@@ ar of Jehovah’s Witnesses , S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember / ​ O@@ c@@ to@@ ber .
The Kingdom covenant as@@ sur@@ ed them that they would be with him in heaven and si@@ t on thr@@ ones to rule as k@@ ings and serve as pri@@ ests .
Jehovah has set the example in provi@@ ding a means of reli@@ ef for all of us .
[ Bo@@ x / P@@ ic@@ tures on page 4 ]
He had spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c truth in mind .
By doing so , we were able to be in con@@ st@@ ant attend@@ ance when Jer@@ r@@ y’s father was ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al@@ ized before he died .
“ The head of a woman is the man . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R .
Fir@@ st Kingdom H@@ all in An@@ cho@@ ra@@ ge
No@@ tice that Jesus fore@@ told food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges and earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es during that time peri@@ od .
He had come to Ch@@ ile the year before , together with Joseph F@@ er@@ r@@ ar@@ i from the second class of G@@ ile@@ ad .
She activ@@ ely res@@ is@@ ted him , cr@@ ying for help , but she was over@@ power@@ ed .
What helped us to end@@ ure was a clear understanding of the is@@ sue ra@@ ised in the gar@@ den of E@@ den ​ — the is@@ sue of God’s right to rule . . . .
If this is so with your a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent , do not conclu@@ de that he or she has “ fir@@ ed ” you as a par@@ ent .
( Psalm 25 : 1 – 4@@ 1 : 13 )
▪ Does your cho@@ ice allow you to ‘ rejo@@ ice and see good for all your hard work ’ ?
And he kept on doing it with ze@@ al and determin@@ ation for the rest of his life on earth .
At a quic@@ k gl@@ ance , these dra@@ w@@ ings se@@ em to make beli@@ e@@ va@@ ble what c@@ learly viol@@ ates all rul@@ es of comm@@ on sense .
20 : 29 .
Yet , Jehovah had cho@@ s@@ en David to be the future king of Israel .
• Why is hum@@ ility difficult to cultiv@@ ate ?
But by 18@@ 70 , the govern@@ ments in many coun@@ tri@@ es were not supp@@ or@@ ting the ch@@ ur@@ ches as much as they used to .
( a ) Abraham demonstr@@ ated what faith in Jehovah’s promises ?
That was so with J@@ on@@ a@@ than .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful men and women re@@ served prayer for God al@@ one . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 .
But when this happ@@ ens , I si@@ t down with the person and discus@@ s the proble@@ m .
With Jehovah’s help , many who are over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by de@@ pres@@ sion gra@@ du@@ ally devel@@ op the strength needed to cop@@ e and in some c@@ as@@ es are even en@@ ab@@ led to over@@ come that ill@@ ness .
In his prophecy about the conclu@@ sion of the system of things , Jesus war@@ ned true Christians : “ You will be ob@@ je@@ cts of h@@ at@@ red by all the nations on account of my name . ”
Di@@ d Jesus not say that “ who@@ so@@ ever believ@@ et@@ h in him ” will have everlasting life ? ’
Then , in 19@@ 7@@ 9 , pl@@ ans were made to buil@@ d the first As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all in Gre@@ e@@ ce , on the out@@ s@@ ki@@ r@@ ts of A@@ th@@ ens .
At first , ad@@ ul@@ ts ​ — especially fa@@ thers — ​ were encoura@@ ged to si@@ gn a Ger@@ man n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality l@@ ist to get certain privile@@ ges .
Let us consider these three as@@ pe@@ cts of child re@@ aring one at a time .
But we can dis@@ cer@@ n that God uses great power to en@@ sure that his will is done .
To that end , he has arrang@@ ed for “ everlasting good news ” to be declar@@ ed “ to every nation and tri@@ be and t@@ ong@@ ue and people . ”
Those Hebrew Christians had to sto@@ p thinking that they could ear@@ n Jehovah’s appro@@ val by per@@ form@@ ing works based on the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
Their proble@@ m is not with Christi@@ an@@ ity as it is de@@ f@@ ined in one dic@@ tion@@ ary : “ A religion that is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ and the beli@@ ef that he was the son of God . ”
What mo@@ tiv@@ ated Joseph to care for his father ?
Ther@@ efore , a good neigh@@ b@@ or end@@ e@@ av@@ ors to make an effort to ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t himself with people around him .
On the other hand , do not feel ob@@ li@@ ged to com@@ pe@@ l the ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved person to shed te@@ ars .
The Mo@@ a@@ bi@@ te wi@@ do@@ ws Ru@@ th and O@@ r@@ pa@@ h kept saying this to their wi@@ do@@ wed mother - in - law , Na@@ om@@ i , who was re@@ tur@@ ning from Mo@@ a@@ b to Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m .
A L@@ ess@@ on in In@@ du@@ stri@@ ousness
C@@ ON@@ S@@ I@@ D@@ E@@ R A F@@ E@@ W E@@ X@@ A@@ M@@ P@@ L@@ E@@ S .
“ Just a little while longer , and the wicked one will be no more ; and you will certainly give attention to his place , and he will not be .
P@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ E : “ In his days the righteous one will s@@ pr@@ out , and the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace until the mo@@ on is no more . ”
In effect , Satan claim@@ ed that his rule would be better than that of the Creator .
After the Israelites over@@ th@@ re@@ w the city of A@@ i , for example , Jo@@ shua “ read al@@ ou@@ d all the words of the law , the blessing and the mal@@ e@@ di@@ ction , according to all that is written in the book of the law . . . in fr@@ on@@ t of all the congregation of Israel . ” ​ — Jo@@ s@@ h .
H@@ ear@@ t@@ felt , spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c prayers can make a powerful imp@@ res@@ sion on young min@@ ds .
Mar@@ ch 10 , 200@@ 7 , will be a day long - re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed by the 5@@ 6 members of the class , who were now about to beg@@ in their mission@@ ary service in the 26 lands to which they had been assign@@ ed .
Why did Paul need to war@@ n anointed Christians against living “ according to the flesh ” ?
This was always a s@@ ource of strength and great comfort to me . ”
It was qu@@ ite a large su@@ m of money .
She began serving Jehovah when I was a young bo@@ y .
All sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors of the appro@@ aching great tri@@ bul@@ ation will be gr@@ ate@@ ful that Christ will@@ ingly died for them and all those exerc@@ ising faith in him .
Paul also deep@@ ly appreci@@ ated his fellow Christians and often than@@ ked Jehovah for their fine qualities and faithful service .
To maintain our en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m in the ministry , we must pl@@ an well , have a good r@@ out@@ ine of personal study , and get su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient rest .
The Bible c@@ learly states : “ [ God ] made out of one man every nation of men . ” ​ — Acts 17 : 26 .
What re@@ war@@ ds do we receive from Jehovah ?
W@@ ould R@@ y@@ an become ang@@ ry or bit@@ ter , feel@@ ing that the elders had fa@@ iled to show him du@@ e respect ?
And in the low@@ er part of each page cor@@ respon@@ ding to the P@@ ent@@ ate@@ u@@ ch , the e@@ dit@@ ors also inclu@@ ded the T@@ ar@@ gu@@ m of On@@ k@@ el@@ o@@ s ( an Ar@@ am@@ a@@ ic par@@ ap@@ h@@ ra@@ se of the first fi@@ ve boo@@ ks of the Bible ) together with a L@@ at@@ in transl@@ ation .
However , God’s enem@@ y , Satan the Devil , su@@ gg@@ ested that if they ate from this t@@ ree , their eyes were “ b@@ ound to be op@@ ened ” and they were “ b@@ ound to be like God , know@@ ing good and bad . ” ​ — Genesis 2 : 16 , 17 ; 3 : 1 , 5 ; Revelation 12 : 9 .
For example , how did E@@ mil@@ y , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , de@@ al with her daugh@@ ter@@ ’s di@@ le@@ m@@ ma ?
While there were some 3@@ 00 sh@@ ort@@ ly before the second world war , the number had ris@@ en to 1@@ ,@@ 3@@ 7@@ 9 in 194@@ 3 .
He loved reading the Bible .
One of the dar@@ k@@ est peri@@ o@@ ds in human hist@@ ory ne@@ ars .
Why are there such public displa@@ ys of the divine name in this v@@ al@@ le@@ y ?
Jesus continued : “ The h@@ our is coming , and it is now , when the true worshipp@@ ers will worship the Father with spirit and truth , for in@@ deed , the Father is loo@@ king for ones like these to worship him . ”
De@@ ep down , practic@@ ally all of us want to keep living .
C@@ ar@@ av@@ ans la@@ den with these ar@@ om@@ ati@@ c spi@@ ces regul@@ arly travel@@ ed di@@ stances of some 1@@ ,@@ 1@@ 00 mil@@ es ( 1@@ ,@@ 8@@ 00 k@@ m ) ac@@ ro@@ ss A@@ ra@@ bia .
You can do so by stud@@ ying his Word , the Bible , and ap@@ pl@@ ying in your life what you learn .
The F@@ lood for@@ ced them back into the spirit real@@ m .
E@@ ve wanted to make her own decisions about right and wrong .
When off@@ ended by someone , they want to get even .
As happy as we were , though , more jo@@ ys a@@ wa@@ ited us .
E@@ duc@@ ation was lar@@ g@@ ely in the hands of the ch@@ urch .
“ The Pro@@ du@@ ct of I@@ nt@@ el@@ lig@@ ent A@@ c@@ tiv@@ ity ”
8@@ 6 : 5 .
What can we learn from Jesus ’ st@@ at@@ ement regarding No@@ ah’s day ?
What blessings they re@@ ap@@ ed , and what joy they brought to others !
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jesus in@@ si@@ gh@@ t@@ fully no@@ ted that at le@@ ast some of these “ ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ ors and sin@@ n@@ ers ” wanted to change .
When his people are un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant , though , he takes strong , dec@@ isi@@ ve action .
The M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o branch of Jehovah’s Witnesses received the following letter from M@@ anu@@ el , an appreci@@ ative si@@ x - year - old who lives in C@@ hi@@ ap@@ as St@@ ate .
On instru@@ ctions from he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters , we travel@@ ed to N@@ or@@ ther@@ n R@@ ho@@ desi@@ a ( now Z@@ am@@ bia ) .
An@@ y red w@@ ine that is not s@@ we@@ et@@ ened , for@@ ti@@ fied , or spi@@ ced is appro@@ pri@@ ate for use as a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of Christ’s “ preci@@ ous blood . ” ​ — 1 Peter 1 : 19 .
At that time the group of Witnesses with whom we associ@@ ated me@@ t as a congregation in F@@ ort Do@@ dge , I@@ o@@ wa .
The Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch consider@@ ed the L@@ at@@ in V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate the only accep@@ table ver@@ sion of the Bible , yet there were two ma@@ j@@ or dra@@ w@@ ba@@ c@@ ks .
Ti@@ m : In the name of Jesus .
As your knowledge of such people gro@@ ws , you prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely devel@@ op trust in them .
After J@@ on@@ ah is resur@@ rec@@ ted , he will learn that Jesus com@@ pared His own time in the t@@ om@@ b to this dar@@ k peri@@ od in the prophe@@ t’s life .
For example , he tel@@ ls us that he first gave a re@@ vel@@ ation to Jesus Christ , who then “ sent for@@ th his ang@@ el and pres@@ ented it in sign@@ s through him to his slave John , who bor@@ e witness . ”
As we learned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , integrity is ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely ess@@ enti@@ al .
He made the tr@@ om@@ b@@ one s@@ ound like a viol@@ in !
Indeed , mil@@ dness is a godly tra@@ it ; Jehovah valu@@ es it high@@ ly .
There are challeng@@ es to be me@@ t on this j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
On the other hand , the righteous one is like the man who ac@@ ts in har@@ mony with Jesus ’ sa@@ y@@ ings .
One such person is M@@ or@@ ena .
No@@ tice that Jesus does not say that different ty@@ p@@ es of se@@ ed are being used .
The Ang@@ l@@ o - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can World P@@ ow@@ er will be the d@@ om@@ in@@ ant world power when false religion is er@@ adi@@ c@@ ated .
He vie@@ ws those who remain loyal under t@@ est as vi@@ ct@@ ors , not as vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s .
• through his holy spirit ?
We were happy to ad@@ just our circumstances to qu@@ ali@@ fy for G@@ ile@@ ad .
“ K@@ no@@ wing that I would not have to bur@@ n in hel@@ l was a tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous reli@@ ef . ”
• How do we know that Jehovah’s pati@@ ence is not without li@@ m@@ its ?
Sa@@ m expla@@ ins what prom@@ p@@ ted him to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in such inter@@ n@@ ational pro@@ je@@ cts : “ It was the encourag@@ ement of others who have served in Bethel ho@@ m@@ es here and ab@@ ro@@ ad .
‘ I don@@ ’t care what other people think ! ’
For example , it is clo@@ sel@@ y con@@ ne@@ cted with end@@ ur@@ ance , which en@@ ab@@ les us to put up with difficult circumstances while main@@ tain@@ ing a positi@@ ve attitude .
Ban@@ ks clo@@ sed , and c@@ as@@ h ma@@ ch@@ ines emp@@ ti@@ ed or went off - l@@ ine . ”
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , then , we should displa@@ y com@@ pas@@ sion and kindness in our deal@@ ings with those who are a part of the congregation .
A@@ n exam@@ in@@ ation of the hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al rec@@ ord makes it evid@@ ent that especially from the 1@@ 5@@ th century on@@ ward , min@@ ds were being s@@ ti@@ r@@ red , even among the mas@@ ses in Chris@@ tend@@ om who were like the “ we@@ e@@ ds , ” or imit@@ ation Christians .
All publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
By the close of the 1@@ 5@@ th century , however , the S@@ pan@@ ish In@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ on for@@ ba@@ de the transl@@ ation and pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the Scriptures in any ver@@ n@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar language .
What if this person sp@@ ent many h@@ our@@ s each we@@ ek in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ing those viol@@ ent f@@ an@@ t@@ asi@@ es , be@@ coming al@@ most ad@@ di@@ cted to such g@@ ames ?
Lo@@ t “ kept l@@ ing@@ ering , ” and the angels al@@ most had to dra@@ g him and his family out of the city of So@@ dom .
How would God re@@ act to the prayers of these dist@@ ressed individuals ?
And what help@@ ful princi@@ ple can a young person ex@@ tr@@ act from the following words of the disci@@ ple James ?
During his second j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , d@@ ated to about 4@@ 9 to 5@@ 2 C.E . , Paul’s group first travel@@ ed over@@ land to L@@ y@@ str@@ a , likely pas@@ sing his home ter@@ rit@@ ory of T@@ ar@@ su@@ s in C@@ ili@@ ci@@ a .
His mother , M@@ ary , was an out@@ standing woman .
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 12 , 13 ) 12 , 13 . ( a ) What will ha@@ p@@ pen when Jesus comes “ with power and great glory ” ?
And it will not sto@@ p .
That decision gave r@@ ene@@ wed vi@@ g@@ or to the preaching work .
We recogn@@ ize that the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message is far more powerful than anything we could pos@@ si@@ bly say on our own authority . ​ — He@@ b .
Yes , and how d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous !
It was not their fa@@ ul@@ t that they were not allow@@ ed to work the enti@@ re day .
( Read Acts 18 : 1 , 5 - 8 . )
In Samu@@ el@@ ’s time , the Israelites lost a bat@@ tle against the Phil@@ ist@@ ines .
Can you think of av@@ en@@ u@@ es of wit@@ ness@@ ing still o@@ pen to you ?
• How can we benefit from lear@@ ning about the family of Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n ?
Jesus did more than promise what God’s Kingdom will do . He also showed what it will do .
C@@ er@@ tain col@@ on@@ ies for@@ bi@@ d ra@@ di@@ o , T@@ V , and mu@@ si@@ c .
The account continu@@ es : “ It came about in the mean@@ time that the heavens themselves dar@@ k@@ ened up with cl@@ ou@@ ds and w@@ ind and a great do@@ w@@ n@@ p@@ our began to occ@@ ur .
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , their attitude toward pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s chang@@ ed .
A re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous spirit cre@@ ature , later id@@ enti@@ fied as Satan the Devil , con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed E@@ ve that it was not in her best inter@@ ests to obey God .
Can We G@@ et to K@@ now God ?
Thus , they may go along without fully com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ ding what they are being taught .
“ W@@ he@@ ther there are gi@@ f@@ ts of pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ying , they will be done away with ; whether there are t@@ ong@@ u@@ es , they will ce@@ ase ; whether there is knowledge , it will be done away with .
In the last two de@@ ca@@ des , about 19 milli@@ on died from A@@ I@@ D@@ S , and some 35 milli@@ on now have the vi@@ r@@ us that ca@@ uses it .
Adam and E@@ ve were ev@@ ic@@ ted from a se@@ ction of the earth that was a par@@ adise .
All I could say was , ‘ Th@@ an@@ k you . ’
It was fur@@ ther develop@@ ed by O@@ ri@@ g@@ en ( th@@ ir@@ d century C.E . ) , who claim@@ ed that “ the de@@ vi@@ l had ac@@ qui@@ red a leg@@ al cla@@ im on men ” and who reg@@ ar@@ ded “ the death of Christ . . . as a ransom pa@@ id to the de@@ vi@@ l . ” ​ — H@@ ist@@ ory of Do@@ g@@ ma , by A@@ do@@ l@@ f H@@ ar@@ n@@ ack .
K@@ no@@ wing and ap@@ pl@@ ying the truth prote@@ cts us from being “ to@@ s@@ sed about as by wa@@ ves and car@@ ri@@ ed hi@@ ther and th@@ i@@ ther by every w@@ ind of teaching . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 14 .
Si@@ me@@ on put faith in the Messi@@ ani@@ c prophe@@ ci@@ es and was “ wa@@ iting for Israel@@ ’s cons@@ ol@@ ation . ”
Al@@ so , Satan and his dem@@ ons have been thro@@ wn out of heaven and down to the earth , ca@@ using much suffering to mankind .
H@@ on@@ est commun@@ ic@@ ation is fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al to true fri@@ end@@ ship .
How can you person@@ ally show that you want to be among the “ members bel@@ ong@@ ing to one another ” ?
Dis@@ c@@ us@@ sing the da@@ ily text together and sh@@ aring in family worship provide exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent opportun@@ ities to keep your fam@@ il@@ y’s thinking and go@@ als ali@@ gn@@ ed .
Hence , when set@@ ba@@ c@@ ks occ@@ ur , do your best to view them in a positi@@ ve light and as a lear@@ ning experience .
Now they ze@@ al@@ ously serve Jehovah together .
This was done three times until the tr@@ en@@ ch around the al@@ ta@@ r was filled with water .
How bless@@ ed we are to share in that fe@@ ast !
Na@@ th@@ an’s s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful but clear words pro@@ d@@ ded Davi@@ d’s conscience , and he hum@@ bly ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that he had sin@@ ned against God .
W@@ H@@ Y I@@ T M@@ AT@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ S
She has had serious health problems , including can@@ c@@ er .
15 - 17 . ( a ) Why is it ess@@ enti@@ al that a ste@@ ward be faithful ?
F@@ in@@ ding the Tru@@ th in Those Bo@@ o@@ k@@ le@@ ts
This ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine has made every effort to encoura@@ ge Christian parents to provide spiritual help to their dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed child who is still living at home if it seem@@ s f@@ it@@ ting to do so .
That was a se@@ v@@ ere b@@ low to D@@ ad and to us children , ag@@ ed from 8 to 19 .
N@@ ei@@ ther Ri@@ ch@@ ard nor B@@ ill had given any thought to Bethel service .
Why will imit@@ ating Jesus draw us clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah ?
That was Paul’s experience , for in writ@@ ing about his own bat@@ tle , he first asked : “ Who will res@@ cu@@ e me from the body under@@ going this death ? ”
He@@ al@@ th@@ i@@ er relation@@ shi@@ ps , including feelings of emp@@ a@@ thy , understanding , and com@@ pas@@ sion for the off@@ end@@ er
O@@ ver the years , Jehovah’s Witnesses in many lands have end@@ ur@@ ed bit@@ ter op@@ position and c@@ ru@@ el persecu@@ tion .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons more su@@ ff@@ er at the hands of fellow humans ​ — many being vi@@ c@@ ti@@ mi@@ zed by those who should prote@@ ct them .
That will e@@ qui@@ p you to deci@@ de in l@@ ine with God’s guid@@ ance rather than ask someone el@@ se to make a rul@@ ing for you .
It inclu@@ des everlasting life .
My parents were har@@ d@@ working , hon@@ est , and family - ori@@ ented .
Our hearts will be filled with greater a@@ we and re@@ ver@@ ence than ever before , and all op@@ pos@@ ers will me@@ et a hum@@ ili@@ ating end .
If you do not have a clear spiritual ob@@ je@@ ctive , other pur@@ su@@ its will r@@ us@@ h in to f@@ ill the v@@ ac@@ u@@ u@@ m .
The same S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord gives us the courage to speak his word with b@@ ol@@ dness . ​ — Acts 4 : 24 - 31 .
• How can you find time to refle@@ ct on God’s word ?
Fir@@ st , they jo@@ ined a Fr@@ en@@ ch - speaking congregation .
( b ) What can we ex@@ pect will ha@@ p@@ pen in the future ?
Con@@ ver@@ sion resul@@ ts in chang@@ es in our thinking , ob@@ je@@ c@@ ti@@ ves , and dis@@ position .
Today , Jehovah’s Witnesses are f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe where the two great di@@ ct@@ at@@ or@@ shi@@ ps once held s@@ way .
She explained that there was a jo@@ b v@@ ac@@ an@@ cy that needed to be filled as soon as possible .
V@@ er@@ se 6 says : “ They went through Ph@@ r@@ y@@ gi@@ a and the country of Gal@@ ati@@ a , because they were for@@ bi@@ d@@ den by the holy spirit to speak the word in the dist@@ ri@@ ct of A@@ sia . ”
14 : 30 .
“ You Will Be Witnesses of M@@ e , ” 7 / 15
Ar@@ ound the g@@ lo@@ be , an inc@@ reas@@ ing number of health - care prof@@ es@@ sion@@ als are willing to respect the conscience of their Witness pati@@ ents .
Rather , it cen@@ tered on the Kingdom of which he himself would be King .
“ It is the first case of its kind that I have ever seen . ”
W@@ he@@ ther we are sing@@ le or married , let us always act coura@@ ge@@ ously and hope in Jehovah .
E@@ mp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ ing the import@@ ance of keep@@ ing in expe@@ ct@@ ation of Jehovah’s day , Jesus war@@ ned that even some of his followers would lo@@ se their sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y .
How can we imitate Jesus in help@@ ing our Bible stud@@ ents to buil@@ d their trust in Jehovah ?
In the mi@@ dd@@ le of the second century C.E . , prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians were de@@ f@@ en@@ ding their faith against Rom@@ an persecu@@ t@@ ors and her@@ e@@ tic@@ s al@@ ike .
For the last ten years , she has enjo@@ yed teaching Scriptural truth to others .
Like their faithful fore@@ fa@@ thers , the L@@ ev@@ ites living in c@@ ities given to them in the ter@@ rit@@ ory of the nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom lost no time in re@@ ac@@ ting .
In any case , because He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah was ha@@ ugh@@ ty , he “ did not respon@@ d appreci@@ ati@@ vely to the good done to him . ”
And those from Au@@ stri@@ a at first mis@@ sed the more rel@@ a@@ x@@ ed li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le enjo@@ yed there . For those mo@@ ving to another country , this me@@ ant get@@ ting used to new living accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations , working with brothers and sisters they did not know , and pos@@ si@@ bly having to learn to do a different ty@@ pe of work .
37 : 1 , 14 , 15 ; 38 : 1 , 2 .
The sum@@ m@@ er of 19@@ 6@@ 2 was a happy time in the N@@ or@@ th .
How Do You H@@ and@@ le Di@@ ffer@@ ences ?
From the fulfill@@ ment of Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es , we know that the new world is at the do@@ or , and God’s per@@ mis@@ sion of suffering is ne@@ aring its end . ​ — Matthew 24 : 3 - 14 .
Jesus “ des@@ c@@ ended from heaven ” in that he had pre@@ vi@@ ously lived in the spirit real@@ m with his Father , but at the appointed time , the S@@ on@@ ’s life was trans@@ fer@@ red to the wom@@ b of M@@ ary , le@@ ading to Jesus ’ bir@@ th as a human .
Al@@ so , when I am about to witness to someone , I ask for wisdom to re@@ ach the person@@ ’s heart .
How can we be sure that Jehovah will strengthen us in our time of need ?
Can an already jo@@ y@@ ful Christian inc@@ re@@ ase his joy ?
Jehovah did more than expres@@ s s@@ or@@ ro@@ w over the un@@ happy situation that con@@ fr@@ on@@ ts human@@ kind .
Then there were the lar@@ g@@ er mer@@ ch@@ ant shi@@ ps like the one found off the co@@ ast of T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y .
My family wrote us a letter tel@@ ling us not to vis@@ it them any@@ more .
The word “ Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na ” comes from the Hebrew words ge@@ h h@@ in@@ ·@@ n@@ om@@ ʹ , meaning “ v@@ al@@ le@@ y of H@@ in@@ no@@ m , ” which la@@ y to the w@@ est and sou@@ th of ancient Jerusalem .
“ The house of wicked people will be an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ated , ” states the king of Israel , “ but the t@@ ent of the u@@ pri@@ ght ones will f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h . ”
Jehovah’s sense of justice requi@@ red that Satan’s chall@@ enge be given a just answer .
Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing integrity to God is more important than pre@@ serving our life .
Yes , because of his mat@@ e@@ ’s fine conduct , an un@@ beli@@ ever may em@@ br@@ ace the true faith !
( Com@@ pare De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 32 : 35 . )
E@@ very second S@@ atur@@ day , though , the enti@@ re family ga@@ ther@@ ed for a me@@ al .
The Scriptures speak of some who are invit@@ ed by God to rule as k@@ ings in heaven with Jesus Christ .
N@@ ex@@ t , anointed members of “ the Israel of God ” must jo@@ in the Lord Jesus Christ in heavenly glory , where they will “ always be with the Lord . ”
In fact , not know@@ ing di@@ gn@@ i@@ fi@@ es us , allow@@ ing us to use our free will in man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting our loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah .
With the ass@@ ist@@ ance of a you@@ ng@@ er el@@ der , Jo@@ s@@ é was able to continue serving jo@@ y@@ fully as pre@@ si@@ ding overse@@ er , and this has been a blessing to the congregation .
U@@ p@@ on gra@@ du@@ ating , the cou@@ ple were deli@@ gh@@ ted to be reas@@ sign@@ ed to Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r .
Those not having faith are ac@@ tually po@@ or in God’s eyes . ​ — Revelation 3 : 17 , 18 .
By appe@@ al@@ ing to man@@ kin@@ d’s sin@@ ful inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation and desi@@ res .
• un@@ believers
What has occ@@ ur@@ red in our time with reg@@ ard to the c@@ all@@ ing of the anointed ?
• How can you pre@@ pare to with@@ stand persecu@@ tion ?
His re@@ qu@@ est reve@@ als that people of his day had a ke@@ en interest in reading and understanding the Bible .
For example , when E@@ mp@@ er@@ or F@@ re@@ der@@ ic@@ k I@@ I ( 1@@ 19@@ 4 - 1@@ 2@@ 50 ) cho@@ se not to jo@@ in a C@@ ru@@ sa@@ de on be@@ half of the ch@@ urch , P@@ op@@ e G@@ reg@@ ory I@@ X nam@@ ed him the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t and ex@@ commun@@ ic@@ ated him .
Will tri@@ bul@@ ation or dist@@ ress or persecu@@ tion or hu@@ ng@@ er or n@@ ak@@ e@@ dness or d@@ anger or s@@ word ? . . .
S@@ ad@@ ly , because we live in Satan’s wicked world , we experience a tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous am@@ ount of pres@@ sure .
In the following article , we will consider what questions ?
One brother even in@@ sis@@ ted that we take the s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing ca@@ r accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations he had re@@ served for himself , so that we would not have to si@@ t up all night in a co@@ ach .
He was or@@ da@@ ined in 1@@ 6@@ 5@@ 6 and served first in C@@ ey@@ l@@ on , where he n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w@@ ly es@@ cap@@ ed being tr@@ am@@ pl@@ ed on by an el@@ ep@@ h@@ ant , and later in In@@ dia , as one of the first Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant mission@@ aries to vis@@ it that country .
Mo@@ re@@ over , such faith prom@@ o@@ tes godly conduct , making Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice . ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 .
N@@ ever F@@ or@@ s@@ ake F@@ el@@ low B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ers , 3 / 15
No , we should never con@@ fu@@ se his pati@@ ence with in@@ atten@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess or a@@ pa@@ thy !
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , in some ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es it is a chall@@ enge to star@@ t con@@ vers@@ ations .
A t@@ or@@ ch is hi@@ d@@ den in the j@@ ar .
Such appointed overse@@ ers yi@@ eld to Christ’s lead@@ er@@ ship and imitate his kin@@ dly way of deal@@ ing with others .
The man is the apostle Paul .
A L@@ ong - St@@ an@@ ding Lo@@ ve of Di@@ v@@ ine Tru@@ ths
We can trust that it will be thr@@ ill@@ ing to ob@@ serve person@@ ally how Jehovah h@@ and@@ les those matters .
When they mar@@ ched through the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts , they at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted the attention of pas@@ ser@@ s@@ by .
Re@@ g@@ arding God’s appointed King , Jesus Christ , Psalm 7@@ 2 : 12 fore@@ told : “ He will deli@@ ver the po@@ or one cr@@ ying for help , also the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted one and who@@ ever has no help@@ er . ”
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ons of the E@@ mpi@@ re
How has God seen to it that such develop@@ ments do not make his Word un@@ clear to people ?
Is he indi@@ ffer@@ ent ?
What must we do to qu@@ ali@@ fy for this gift ?
How do we re@@ ach the st@@ ep of dedic@@ ation , and to what can it be lik@@ ened ?
‘ If God is love , ’ they may ask , ‘ why should I fear him ? ’
Satan is wa@@ g@@ ing war with the rema@@ ining ones of Christ’s spirit - anointed brothers on earth , and he will in@@ ten@@ si@@ fy his att@@ ac@@ ks as the “ sh@@ ort peri@@ od of time ” he has left r@@ un@@ s out .
Why , God’s rule will even rest@@ ore peace between humans and ani@@ mal@@ s !
After the s@@ ong and prayer , all were invit@@ ed to atten@@ d a meeting in Ang@@ at the following S@@ un@@ day .
S@@ ci@@ ence and , Con@@ tra@@ di@@ ct ?
How do we show our support for Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y today ?
The result of this inter@@ fer@@ ence in the en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment was that the c@@ li@@ mate . . . was gra@@ du@@ ally turned into the most important fac@@ t@@ or in its des@@ tru@@ ction . ”
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S W@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ S stri@@ ve to live by the principles found in God’s Word .
He had no doubt that Jehovah would s@@ end fi@@ re to con@@ su@@ me his sacrifice on M@@ ount C@@ ar@@ me@@ l .
This un@@ ity had also been fore@@ told by the prophe@@ ts Isaiah and Jeremiah . ​ — Isaiah 11 : 12 , 13 ; Jeremiah 31 : 1 , 6 , 31 .
If so , can you point to pro@@ of of his ex@@ ist@@ ence ?
Some heal@@ ers cla@@ im to he@@ al by the power of Jesus .
Some St@@ ate religi@@ ons that continue to this day began simil@@ arly as efforts to strengthen pol@@ itical power .
G@@ ran@@ ted , no marriage par@@ t@@ ner at present is perfect .
They should have loo@@ ked around at the ba@@ r@@ re@@ n l@@ and@@ s@@ cap@@ e and have been deep@@ ly gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah for provi@@ ding their su@@ st@@ en@@ ance .
G@@ l@@ ü@@ ck@@ ’s transl@@ ation
Th@@ r@@ ough the prophet Na@@ than , Jehovah tel@@ ls David that a son of his will buil@@ d the temple . ​ — V@@ er@@ ses 4 , 5 , 12 , 13 .
( a ) What counsel of Solomon provi@@ des guid@@ ance for you@@ ths ?
The Bible , however , says o@@ ther@@ wise .
W@@ as the young brother off@@ ended by the f@@ ran@@ k counsel he received ?
Why is it important that we keep on the w@@ atch when under tri@@ al , and how can we do so ?
It was a ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent ani@@ ma@@ l .
No matter what our present e@@ con@@ om@@ ic situation or what tri@@ als we must face in this tr@@ oub@@ led world , we who love God are enjo@@ ying divine blessings and the best spiritual food .
A lo@@ t of lives imp@@ ro@@ ved !
“ E@@ at , dr@@ ink , enjoy yourself .
From H@@ er@@ es@@ y to Pro@@ t@@ est@@ an@@ tism
What does the con@@ text of this verse reve@@ al about what Paul me@@ ant ?
What long - ter@@ m benefit can come from Christian un@@ ity ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , our faith , based on acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge , gives us hope .
To help his people rec@@ all why they were fre@@ ed from Babyl@@ on in the first place , God sent his prophet Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah in 5@@ 20 B.C.E .
The 4@@ 8 gra@@ du@@ ating stud@@ ents were ur@@ ged to be like Paul and Timothy and to find succ@@ ess as mission@@ aries , s@@ tic@@ king to “ the pat@@ ter@@ n of heal@@ th@@ ful words . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 1 : 13 .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , he was refer@@ ring to how M@@ ary would feel upon see@@ ing Jesus re@@ je@@ cted by many and fin@@ ally na@@ iled to a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake .
How do people of all nations hear “ the very vo@@ ice of Jehovah , ” and how does this rel@@ ate to our exerc@@ ising of justice ?
( a ) Why should we fe@@ ed our min@@ ds on who@@ les@@ ome things ?
Ho@@ se@@ a@@ ’s words con@@ tain a war@@ ning for many ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ go@@ ers today .
They are un@@ willing to accept that some evil , su@@ per@@ human power could pos@@ si@@ bly ex@@ ist and influ@@ ence the way they think .
To be sure , Bible transl@@ ation into over 2@@ ,000 langu@@ ages could not have been accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed if this had not been the will of the un@@ sear@@ cha@@ bly great God , Jehovah !
The bo@@ x “ How to S@@ imp@@ li@@ fy Your Li@@ fe ” gives some su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , true Christians pro@@ cla@@ im the Kingdom of God as man@@ ’s only hope for everlasting life on a par@@ adise earth .
F@@ in@@ ally , I p@@ our@@ ed out my heart , tel@@ ling Jehovah of my anxi@@ e@@ ties , and now I feel that I have reg@@ a@@ ined spiritual bal@@ ance . ”
Jehovah will see to it that kindness and com@@ pas@@ sion , rather than har@@ sh@@ ness and c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty , pre@@ va@@ il under his Kingdom .
The world has its own powerful , imp@@ el@@ ling for@@ ce that f@@ om@@ ents a course to@@ t@@ ally op@@ pos@@ ite of what holy spirit can pro@@ du@@ ce in us .
Psalm 5@@ 1 shows the angu@@ ish of his gu@@ il@@ t and the dep@@ th of his rep@@ ent@@ ance .
To that end , Christian parents arr@@ ange for a mean@@ ing@@ ful and prog@@ res@@ sive F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship pro@@ gra@@ m .
The prophet expres@@ ses sur@@ pris@@ e that God would use “ those deal@@ ing tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ously ” to p@@ un@@ ish Juda@@ h .
Many servants of Jehovah long to be married but have not yet found a su@@ it@@ able mate .
• How was Jeremiah like a t@@ ree “ pl@@ anted by the w@@ at@@ ers , that s@@ ends out its ro@@ o@@ ts ” ?
Be@@ ing a practic@@ ing Ca@@ tho@@ lic , he arrang@@ ed for us to me@@ et with a man who was stud@@ ying to become a pri@@ est .
After mirac@@ ul@@ ously sa@@ ving J@@ on@@ ah from d@@ ro@@ w@@ ning , Jehovah comman@@ ded him a second time to preach to the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h .
“ Let us com@@ pare Scrip@@ ture with Scrip@@ ture , ” wrote St@@ or@@ r@@ s .
Jehovah M@@ ak@@ es It G@@ ro@@ w
Are you en@@ ro@@ l@@ led in this school ?
We continued to live with my mother - in - law until B@@ ob@@ by was just over 2 years old , by which time E@@ d@@ die was 12 .
Jehovah’s tim@@ ely and appro@@ pri@@ ate support provided for his servants ​ — no matter how di@@ verse their temp@@ t@@ ations or challeng@@ es may be — ​ is but one evidence of “ the great@@ ly di@@ ver@@ si@@ fied wisdom of God . ”
2 : 14 , 21 , 22 .
They had to go to the temple in order to complete the requi@@ re@@ ments of the v@@ ow .
As a D@@ eli@@ ver@@ er , Jesus br@@ ings not temp@@ or@@ ary but et@@ er@@ n@@ al sal@@ vation for re@@ de@@ e@@ ma@@ ble mankind .
Eli@@ j@@ ah’s answer ap@@ par@@ ently had a tw@@ o@@ fo@@ ld sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance .
No@@ te how the apostle Paul put it : “ I ent@@ re@@ at you by the com@@ pas@@ sions of God , brothers , to present your bo@@ dies a sacrifice living , holy , accep@@ table to God , a sac@@ red service with your power of reason .
It is this same desire that com@@ p@@ els Jehovah’s Witnesses to speak with others about the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s wonderful hope .
• How is our advan@@ c@@ ement man@@ i@@ f@@ est in our conduct and cha@@ st@@ en@@ ess ?
What experi@@ ences a@@ wa@@ ited them ?
The s@@ ling is de@@ pi@@ cted in both the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an and the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an ar@@ t from Bible times .
Ne@@ ar the end of his long life , Jac@@ o@@ b refer@@ red to Jehovah as “ the true God who has been shepher@@ ding me during all my ex@@ ist@@ ence until this day . ”
All too many earthly rul@@ ers , religious or o@@ ther@@ wise , ex@@ ha@@ u@@ st the people with we@@ ar@@ is@@ ome bur@@ den@@ s of end@@ less rul@@ es and than@@ k@@ less t@@ as@@ ks .
One cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er wrote : “ My friends se@@ em to know when I need encourag@@ ement .
Wit@@ ness@@ ing this , each of us should be mo@@ tiv@@ ated to obey the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on written cen@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o : “ In the mor@@ ning s@@ ow your se@@ ed . . . , for you are not know@@ ing where this will have succ@@ ess , ei@@ ther here or there , or whether both of them will al@@ ike be good . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
But do baptism and sac@@ red service ever th@@ reat@@ en a person@@ ’s future succ@@ ess ?
We need to exam@@ ine our respon@@ se to the direction we receive from the slave class .
This is in har@@ mony with the princi@@ ple stated by the apostle Paul that “ every woman that pra@@ ys or pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ies with her head un@@ co@@ vered sh@@ ames her head ” because “ the head of a woman is the man . ”
At one time , some 1@@ ,@@ 7@@ 00 c@@ as@@ es against Jehovah’s Witnesses were p@@ en@@ ding tri@@ al in Q@@ u@@ ebe@@ c .
Satan is still bus@@ y tr@@ ying to ri@@ p ap@@ ar@@ t the mar@@ it@@ al b@@ ond .
O@@ r am I ready to for@@ give and not quic@@ k to in@@ s@@ ist that my personal standards be follow@@ ed ? ’ ​ — 3 / 15 , pages 24 - 5 .
H@@ ist@@ ory t@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es that this hope was real@@ ized .
He has given me so much ​ — a large spiritual family , the will to live , the joy of help@@ ing others , and a wonderful hope for the future .
Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ve in the Ri@@ ght S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
Who is like Jehovah our God , him who is making his d@@ wel@@ ling on high ?
3 : 7 ​ — When did Jesus receive “ the ke@@ y of David , ” and how has he been using that ke@@ y ?
God will bring an end to suffering , however .
Pro@@ long@@ ed disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement can cause much angu@@ ish , and our hearts may become we@@ igh@@ ed down .
I now feel happy and cont@@ ent with our marriage and our go@@ als in life . ”
M@@ T .
In ad@@ dition to all this wise , practic@@ al counsel , Paul gives three ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ ons .
O@@ ver 30 times in his Word , Jehovah himself as@@ sures his servants : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id ”
What was the se@@ cre@@ t of Sam@@ s@@ on@@ ’s strength ?
In another letter , Paul stated : “ When being re@@ v@@ iled , we bl@@ ess ; when being persecu@@ ted , we be@@ ar up ; when being de@@ fam@@ ed , we ent@@ re@@ at . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
That will en@@ able you to re@@ tain what you have learned .
When the Israelites wal@@ ked by sight , they for@@ got that God through Moses was direc@@ ting them .
One form of giving is for@@ giving , which invol@@ ves over@@ loo@@ king min@@ or mis@@ takes and not expe@@ cting per@@ fe@@ ction of others .
So then , why allow ourselves to be bur@@ d@@ ened by the anxi@@ e@@ ties and doub@@ ts of the world ?
Re@@ g@@ arding the physical appe@@ ar@@ ance of Jesus , see the article “ What Di@@ d Jesus Lo@@ ok Like ? , ” in the De@@ c@@ ember 8 , 199@@ 8 , is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke !
The el@@ der@@ ly Christian sister who made that st@@ at@@ ement has read the enti@@ re Bible over 40 times , and she is not st@@ op@@ p@@ ing .
The ag@@ enc@@ y fin@@ ally go@@ es into op@@ er@@ ation some time after it was set up , and its members is@@ sue a st@@ at@@ ement saying : “ The govern@@ ment determined a number of years ag@@ o what our jo@@ b would be .
The se@@ ven - he@@ ad@@ ed w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast
He was cur@@ sed , not for his own sin@@ s , since he had no@@ ne , but for the sin@@ ful@@ ness of mankind .
Acc@@ ording to Mi@@ ca@@ h 2 : 4 , Jehovah says : “ In that day one will ra@@ ise up concer@@ ning you people a pro@@ ver@@ bi@@ al saying and will certainly lam@@ ent a lam@@ ent@@ ation , even a lam@@ ent@@ ation . One will have to say : ‘ We have positi@@ vely been des@@ po@@ iled !
For example , perhaps a Christian is already very bus@@ y in spiritual activities .
Although A@@ gn@@ es did not have a uni@@ vers@@ ity de@@ gre@@ e , she learned ei@@ ght fore@@ ign langu@@ ages , one of them S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c .
Tru@@ e Christians , however , faith@@ fully keep see@@ king Jehovah , and they will be conc@@ e@@ aled in the day of God’s anger .
Those coming to their end will be ung@@ o@@ dly .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From Bo@@ ok F@@ i@@ ve of Psal@@ ms
In such a situation , though , she might need to prote@@ ct her@@ self and the children .
We are sen@@ ding the money to you as An@@ der@@ s@@ on@@ ’s contribu@@ tion .
Per@@ secu@@ tion Fa@@ il@@ s !
Un@@ der the Law , how was the woman with a f@@ low of blood re@@ stri@@ cted , but how did Jesus de@@ al with her ?
* There the wor@@ ms and inc@@ in@@ er@@ ating fi@@ re would soon eli@@ min@@ ate both the gar@@ ba@@ ge and those cor@@ p@@ ses .
What does the Bible have to say about them ?
F@@ al@@ s@@ eho@@ od bre@@ e@@ ds di@@ stru@@ st between marriage mat@@ es and among family members .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ano@@ in@@ ting dep@@ ends on God’s cho@@ ice .
He has un@@ ited more than se@@ ven milli@@ on loyal sub@@ je@@ cts , each one o@@ ffering himself will@@ ingly to do his Fa@@ ther’s will .
It all happened so quic@@ k@@ ly . ”
Paul likely had this in mind when he wrote to the Hebrew Christians : “ Let us also put off every we@@ i@@ ght . . . , and let us ru@@ n with end@@ ur@@ ance the r@@ ace that is set before us . ” ​ — Hebrews 12 : 1 .
For fi@@ ve years , I lived in the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s with the N@@ P@@ A sol@@ di@@ ers .
After the death of the apostles , that apost@@ as@@ y b@@ lo@@ s@@ som@@ ed and pro@@ duc@@ ed the ch@@ ur@@ ches of Chris@@ tend@@ om .
During the last days of this system of things , since 1914 , that h@@ at@@ red has become especially in@@ ten@@ se .
Lo@@ c@@ ation : Watchtower E@@ duc@@ ational C@@ en@@ ter , P@@ at@@ ter@@ son , New Yor@@ k , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the man in need was a str@@ anger to the Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an .
So they sto@@ od fir@@ m , set@@ ting a st@@ er@@ ling example for us today . ​ — Nu@@ m .
They were the people in@@ iti@@ ally “ en@@ tru@@ sted with the sac@@ red pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ements of God . ”
K@@ ings are called on to take he@@ ed , to exerc@@ ise in@@ sight .
So far , more than 30 fellow Witnesses of Jehovah have helped to care for A@@ da .
Then he ad@@ ded : “ But we do have the mind of Christ . ”
Tru@@ e Christians Are Still Un@@ ited
B@@ es@@ id@@ es p@@ lo@@ t@@ ting to k@@ ill Jesus , they set out to destro@@ y the living evidence of his being a mirac@@ le work@@ er .
Instead of pro@@ gr@@ am@@ m@@ ing us to sub@@ mit bl@@ in@@ dly as min@@ d@@ less ro@@ bo@@ ts , Jehovah end@@ ow@@ ed us with free will so that we can make inform@@ ed decisions to do what is right . ​ — Hebrews 5 : 14 .
How true the words of wise King Solomon proved to be for Jo@@ su@@ é !
In a second s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o , a Christian sister is reading Jo@@ el@@ ’s prophecy and comes to chap@@ ter 2 , verse 13 .
All of us thus speak and think in ag@@ re@@ ement , and this contribu@@ tes to our un@@ ity .
He was fully a@@ ware of how his conduct could af@@ fect the name of his heavenly Father and of what it could mean to the future of all human@@ kind .
Lo@@ ok again at verse 5 .
Ca@@ tho@@ lic r@@ ites and public religious cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies are so num@@ er@@ ous and comple@@ x as to cons@@ titu@@ te a sub@@ ject of study ​ — li@@ tur@@ gy — ​ in Ca@@ tho@@ lic s@@ em@@ in@@ aries .
P@@ ol@@ itical develop@@ ments have some@@ times influ@@ enced which language was the l@@ ing@@ ua f@@ ran@@ c@@ a , or comm@@ on language , at any given time .
Paul continu@@ es : “ Jesus said : ‘ N@@ ever be anxi@@ ous about the next day , for the next day will have its own anxi@@ e@@ ties .
Jehovah has gr@@ anted the other sheep what privilege ?
Di@@ d he have those men with him for prote@@ ction , because of m@@ ere pro@@ to@@ co@@ l , or perhaps simply as por@@ ters for the tri@@ bu@@ te ?
The congregation has the privilege and responsi@@ bility to put their love into action in be@@ half of older ones and those who care for them .
In the mi@@ d@@ st of material a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance , many ba@@ r@@ ely e@@ ke out a living .
At the same time , the o@@ ffer@@ ings were gra@@ ded according to the o@@ ffer@@ er@@ ’s ability .
( b ) To whom should pri@@ m@@ ary cre@@ di@@ t go for Christ’s rule , and how do you feel about what it will accom@@ pl@@ ish ?
Such pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res are not involved in the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments .
Jesus said : “ If you remain in my word , you are really my disciples , and you will know the truth , and the truth will set you free . ” ​ — John 8 : 31 , 32 .
S@@ hor@@ tly before as@@ cen@@ ding to heaven , the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus told his disciples : “ All authority has been given me in heaven and on the earth . ”
Yes , we must be e@@ ag@@ er to en@@ rich our own tre@@ asure st@@ ore of divine tru@@ ths .
The apostle Paul ur@@ ges us to “ keep our eyes . . . on the things un@@ seen . ”
In the prophecy , the st@@ one , in turn , ‘ be@@ comes a large m@@ oun@@ tain and f@@ ill@@ s the whole earth , ’ indic@@ ating that the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom will re@@ present divine so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y in rul@@ ing the earth .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries after Moses ’ day , however , the Israelites imp@@ ro@@ per@@ ly began worshi@@ p@@ ing that same i@@ ma@@ ge , even bur@@ ning inc@@ en@@ se to it .
“ We have the prophe@@ tic word made more sure . ” ​ — 2 P@@ E@@ T@@ E@@ R 1 : 19 .
It is an act that pre@@ ser@@ ves or prom@@ o@@ tes life .
An@@ y who were to pers@@ ist in such a course would end up having no relationship with God . ​ — Read Proverbs 3 : 32 .
But did he mean that he would be with ever@@ yone who claim@@ ed to be his follow@@ er , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of that person@@ ’s conduct ?
How can wi@@ ves honor their hus@@ ban@@ ds ?
( b ) What are God’s servants ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed to do ?
Sa@@ ys the mem@@ ori@@ al : “ Some were over@@ taken by the how@@ ling w@@ in@@ ds and m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous se@@ as of a c@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ p@@ hi@@ c nor@@ the@@ ast@@ er .
O@@ TH@@ E@@ R BI@@ B@@ L@@ E Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S AN@@ S@@ W@@ E@@ R@@ E@@ D ​ — What Does the Bible Sa@@ y Ab@@ out E@@ ast@@ er ?
Jesus said that his disciples would preach the good news of the Kingdom and make disciples .
We should be care@@ ful not to be cr@@ itical of Jehovah’s mer@@ ci@@ ful ways .
He well knew God’s cons@@ ist@@ ent care .
Jehovah’s Witnesses there are making the effort to bring the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s tru@@ ths to the people , even in the two local langu@@ ages , Q@@ u@@ e@@ ch@@ ua and A@@ y@@ mar@@ a .
Jesus told us to pers@@ ist in prayer .
It is not st@@ er@@ ile , ac@@ ad@@ em@@ ic the@@ olo@@ gy .
They are sur@@ pris@@ ed to learn that these are the words of Jesus Christ .
This man , in turn , was ans@@ wer@@ able to the new family head , nam@@ ely the bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om . ​ — John 2 : 9 , 10 .
M@@ others f@@ ed their ba@@ bi@@ es .
Be@@ fore news of C@@ la@@ udi@@ us ’ death bro@@ ke , Bu@@ r@@ r@@ us es@@ cor@@ ted N@@ er@@ o to the Ca@@ str@@ a P@@ ra@@ et@@ ori@@ a and had him pro@@ claim@@ ed emp@@ er@@ or by the P@@ ra@@ et@@ ori@@ an G@@ u@@ ard , lea@@ ving the S@@ en@@ ate no op@@ tion but to accept the cho@@ ice .
The Witnesses were happy to arr@@ ange for each family to have one .
Con@@ duc@@ ting effe@@ ctive home Bible stu@@ dies is one way to let our light shin@@ e
The ex@@ per@@ t inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ts : “ Lo@@ ok , I have a uni@@ vers@@ ity de@@ gre@@ e and have stu@@ died these matters .
In F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary of 19@@ 38 , he was sent to the Bu@@ ch@@ en@@ wal@@ d con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p and then to D@@ ac@@ ha@@ u .
Some 20 years later , Noah and his wife began to have children .
Se@@ cond , we love the organization that has taught us the preci@@ ous tru@@ ths that so pla@@ in@@ ly se@@ par@@ ate us from Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at .
She had proved to be a loving , loyal , and faithful wife , always willing to ad@@ just to the v@@ ar@@ ying circumstances we fac@@ ed together .
It truly is a blessing to have you here in our compan@@ y . ’
And what of God’s mo@@ der@@ n - day servants who died faithful ?
Tru@@ e Christians have out@@ standing love for one another .
They had d@@ elu@@ ded themselves into thinking that God would accept their worship .
These older , matu@@ re Christian women may already have g@@ one through similar situ@@ ations in their lives .
The young man is “ pas@@ sing along on the st@@ re@@ et near her [ a pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te@@ ’s ] cor@@ ner , and in the way to her house he mar@@ ches , in the tw@@ ili@@ ght , in the ev@@ ening of the day . ”
Of their own free will , they st@@ ep@@ ped out@@ side the b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries of his la@@ ws .
But we had to keep tr@@ ying to learn the language because we had started sever@@ al Bible stu@@ dies .
In time , as a result of govern@@ ment cu@@ t@@ ba@@ c@@ ks , we had to give up the f@@ ar@@ m .
God does not want to destro@@ y anyone , so he gives fa@@ ir war@@ ning of what he will do .
S@@ tudi@@ es indic@@ ate that those who vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er to help others have been found to su@@ ff@@ er from fe@@ wer ach@@ es and pa@@ ins and less de@@ pres@@ sion .
How did the resurrection of Jesus di@@ ff@@ er from the resur@@ rec@@ tions that pre@@ ce@@ ded it ?
The accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing bo@@ x se@@ ts out some of the reas@@ ons .
However , just as Jehovah e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed Eli@@ j@@ ah to car@@ ry on , He also e@@ qu@@ ip@@ s his servants today .
And it is ob@@ vi@@ ous that Jehovah God is blessing their efforts .
* Some people were at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted by the clear understanding of God’s Word offered by the Witnesses and a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned false religion .
No other book has the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s authority , and no other book can help you find true se@@ cur@@ ity in to@@ da@@ y’s ris@@ k - filled world .
“ You have loved righteousness . ” ​ — P@@ S .
The Bible speak@@ s high@@ ly of spiritually - min@@ ded people .
King David supp@@ lies the answer .
The Bible rec@@ ord con@@ tain@@ s sever@@ al acc@@ oun@@ ts of occasi@@ ons when mes@@ sa@@ ges of divine orig@@ in were made a@@ udi@@ ble to human ear@@ s .
Ser@@ vice in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a
One refer@@ ence work says that Jo@@ b@@ ’s words “ conc@@ e@@ al me ” can mean “ to la@@ y [ me ] away in se@@ cur@@ ity as a preci@@ ous de@@ po@@ si@@ t . ”
A number of pe@@ ak@@ s re@@ ach well over 8@@ ,000 fe@@ et [ 2@@ ,@@ 4@@ 00 m ] .
Jesus went on to expla@@ in : “ E@@ very do@@ er of sin is a slave of sin . . . .
The Bible pres@@ ents its Au@@ th@@ or and our Creator , Jehovah God , as the one who is pre@@ em@@ in@@ ently com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate .
In any case , it would be to her advan@@ ta@@ ge to expla@@ in to her husband that she could not consci@@ enti@@ ously share in any religious cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies or jo@@ in in the sing@@ ing of h@@ y@@ m@@ ns or bo@@ w her head when prayer is offered .
R@@ em@@ ember that the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah is our S@@ ource of “ vital en@@ er@@ gy . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , we are thr@@ il@@ led to know that God’s Kingdom is now in the hands of Davi@@ d’s per@@ man@@ ent He@@ ir , Jesus Christ .
What can man do to me ? ’ ”
For example , Jesus war@@ ned that such things as “ the anxi@@ ety of this system of things and the dec@@ ep@@ tive power of ri@@ ches ” could “ cho@@ ke the word ” of truth and h@@ in@@ der gro@@ w@@ th . ​ — Matthew 13 : 22 .
Many Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an and Rom@@ an sla@@ ves were har@@ sh@@ ly ex@@ p@@ lo@@ ited .
Re@@ ally , teaching your children is wor@@ th all your effort .
Then we could point out that there has never been death in heaven ; people die only here on earth .
We should take seri@@ ously what Jehovah tel@@ ls us in his Word .
I am gr@@ ate@@ ful to have wit@@ ness@@ ed the prog@@ ress of Jehovah’s work in the Ne@@ ther@@ lands .
2 : 2 , 3 . )
N@@ ei@@ ther An@@ dre@@ w nor Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us left matters to ch@@ ance .
L@@ ev@@ i received 4@@ 8 c@@ ities , and Si@@ me@@ on@@ ’s por@@ tion was within Juda@@ h’s ter@@ rit@@ ory .
Paul descri@@ bed the situation in the following words : “ Our m@@ ou@@ th has been op@@ ened to you , Corinthians , our heart has wi@@ d@@ ened out .
However , only relati@@ vely few human k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s have exer@@ ted a ma@@ j@@ or influ@@ ence on God’s people , whether the nation of Israel or the congregation of anointed Christians .
Jesus will also get ri@@ d of Satan , something that no human could ever do . ​ — Revelation 11 : 15 ; 19 : 16 , 19 - 21 ; 20 : 2 , 10 .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 6 , 5
Because God has deep concer@@ n for our wel@@ f@@ are , he rejo@@ ic@@ es when we faith@@ fully walk with him .
* The author@@ ities were cr@@ ac@@ king down on Jehovah’s Witnesses , but to her parents ’ dis@@ ple@@ asure , F@@ ro@@ sin@@ a@@ ’s faith gre@@ w str@@ ong@@ er .
In 19@@ 39 , I@@ tal@@ i@@ an F@@ as@@ c@@ ists occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed the country .
Who would d@@ are to dis@@ obey the order ?
M@@ one@@ y will be wor@@ th@@ less . In fact , E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 7 : 19 says : “ In@@ to the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts they will thro@@ w their very s@@ il@@ ver , and an ab@@ hor@@ r@@ ent thing their own go@@ ld will become . ”
In contr@@ ast with the worl@@ d’s spirit , how can God’s spirit af@@ fect us for our good ?
W@@ ell - meaning friends and family may also avoid discus@@ sing to@@ pi@@ c@@ s that are of concer@@ n to the pati@@ ent , even hi@@ ding rel@@ ev@@ ant health information from him .
With my mother in 194@@ 6
I have no desire to change plac@@ es with any of my uni@@ vers@@ ity pe@@ ers .
E@@ z@@ r@@ a co@@ pi@@ ed them from public recor@@ ds written in Ar@@ am@@ a@@ ic , the com@@ mer@@ cial and di@@ pl@@ om@@ ati@@ c language of the day .
What is the purpose of Satan’s rel@@ e@@ ase at the fin@@ al t@@ est , and what out@@ come will be possible for us individu@@ ally ?
F@@ o@@ c@@ us on necess@@ ary matters and be bri@@ ef and to the point .
He filled the uni@@ verse with st@@ ars , and he co@@ vered the earth with beau@@ ti@@ ful pl@@ ants . ​ — Psalm 6@@ 5 : 12 , 13 ; 14@@ 7 : 7 , 8 ; 14@@ 8 : 3 , 4 .
He will help all to appreci@@ ate what Christ did for us .
That is also what we need to do .
What Scriptural principles apply to keep@@ ing our Kingdom H@@ all clean and ti@@ dy ?
Per@@ haps it is not sur@@ pris@@ ing that in lands where many have received such an educ@@ ation , beli@@ ef in God is at an all - time low .
3 : 5@@ 5 - 5@@ 7 .
We thus in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce them to the true God .
M@@ c@@ La@@ in ) , O@@ ct .
In the first article , we learn how to per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve God’s interest and his hand in our life and how to avoid the mis@@ takes of those who fai@@ l to do so .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously not , for this is part of the inspired Word of God . ​ — Genesis 12 : 1 - 3 .
What can help us to imitate God’s kindness ?
The benef@@ its we now enjoy as Jehovah’s people are bey@@ ond our imper@@ fect efforts to number or ev@@ alu@@ ate .
As a result , 9@@ 5 per@@ c@@ ent of my in@@ come was ob@@ ta@@ ined by di@@ sh@@ on@@ est means .
Although she had lost much of her mem@@ ory , Mar@@ th@@ a had not for@@ go@@ t@@ ten her ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent God ; nor had she for@@ go@@ t@@ ten the preci@@ ous tru@@ ths that she had learned from the Bible .
The meaning has since bro@@ ad@@ ened ; it now ref@@ ers to a place consider@@ ed sac@@ red , religi@@ ously or o@@ ther@@ wise .
The next pres@@ ent@@ ation , “ P@@ re@@ pared by Jehovah’s O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation , ” fe@@ atu@@ red inter@@ vie@@ ws with three long - time mission@@ aries .
Like those per@@ form@@ ed by John , these bap@@ t@@ is@@ ms sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed the individuals ’ rep@@ ent@@ ance over sin@@ s against the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
They were sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by her@@ es@@ y and cor@@ ro@@ sive ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es , some of which had a dec@@ ep@@ tive v@@ ene@@ er of true worship .
Of course , Jesus did not mean that his disciples were children in a liter@@ al sense .
Yes , the fi@@ f@@ th part of Dani@@ el@@ ’s i@@ ma@@ ge is the Ang@@ l@@ o - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can World P@@ ow@@ er .
She simply ac@@ ted as the ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l by which a divine comm@@ and was con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed .
God respon@@ ded through his prophet : “ I have heard your prayer . I have seen your te@@ ars .
What happened after the Ar@@ k was brought into the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly and following Solom@@ on@@ ’s prayer of dedic@@ ation ?
On@@ ly 34 years of age , I remin@@ ded Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r , “ I@@ ’@@ m pre@@ t@@ ty young . ”
Bo@@ th their children are now serving as full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers .
I pon@@ der@@ ed these things , wonder@@ ing to my@@ self , ‘ Does God appro@@ ve of religi@@ ons who@@ se members and even who@@ se lead@@ ers are not held acc@@ oun@@ table for gro@@ ss sin@@ s ? ’
When the class was asked if any would like to vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er for the fore@@ ign mission@@ ary field , we were among those who re@@ adi@@ ly did so .
In the first century , Jesus or@@ der@@ ed his followers to make disciples of people of all the nations .
So of the 1@@ 00 stud@@ ents who were invit@@ ed , 8@@ 2 were brothers .
With my wife , K@@ ar@@ la
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , B@@ en - ha@@ da@@ d’s father had simil@@ arly assign@@ ed himself st@@ re@@ e@@ ts in Sam@@ ari@@ a for com@@ mer@@ cial pur@@ pos@@ es .
Jesus well descri@@ bed him as “ a man@@ sla@@ y@@ er ” and “ the father of the li@@ e . ” ​ — John 8 : 4@@ 4 .
But he did his best to put God’s Word into L@@ at@@ vi@@ an , and ex@@ per@@ ts ag@@ ree that his transl@@ ation is of high qu@@ ality .
God’s Word certainly st@@ res@@ ses those vital responsi@@ bil@@ ities . ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
So if you are a Christian man , how can you re@@ com@@ men@@ d yourself as one qu@@ ali@@ fied to serve in an appointed cap@@ ac@@ ity ?
By taking advan@@ ta@@ ge of this instru@@ ction , more than se@@ ven milli@@ on pre@@ ach@@ ers are now e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed to preach and teach in a way that appe@@ als to “ people of all s@@ or@@ ts . ” ​ — Read 1 Corinthians 9 : 20 - 23 .
We real@@ ize that our prayers reve@@ al the dep@@ th of our faith and devo@@ tion , the le@@ v@@ el of our spiritu@@ ality , as well as what we view as “ the more important things . ”
Since then , liter@@ ally bil@@ li@@ ons of co@@ pi@@ es of the complete Bible or par@@ ts of it have been pro@@ duc@@ ed in co@@ de@@ x form .
R@@ el@@ ate an experience about someone who later in life moved to serve where the need is greater .
The death of Jesus is l@@ in@@ ked with the two great@@ est expres@@ sions of love
The lives of coun@@ t@@ less milli@@ ons have been mar@@ red by viol@@ ence ​ — cri@@ min@@ al viol@@ ence in a commun@@ ity or the viol@@ ence of war .
7 , 8 . ( a ) Why should we not be over@@ ly concer@@ ned about pleas@@ ing men ?
W@@ ater , spirit , and blood bor@@ e witness that “ Jesus is the Son of God ”
In time , Joseph came to be fav@@ ored by P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h , Egy@@ p@@ t’s rul@@ er .
The pres@@ ence of the p@@ il@@ la@@ r as@@ sur@@ ed God’s people that Jehovah was with them .
Their mind may be po@@ is@@ oned by a cr@@ itical attitude toward individuals in the congregations , Christian elders , or the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
We need to be hon@@ est with ourselves and id@@ enti@@ fy the in@@ ten@@ tions of our heart .
God did this “ before the f@@ oun@@ ding of the world ” of re@@ de@@ e@@ ma@@ ble mankind , that is , before re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous Adam and E@@ ve brought for@@ th children .
Christian men , especially elders , need to displa@@ y concer@@ n and com@@ pas@@ sion for those or@@ ph@@ an@@ ed .
It is e@@ asi@@ er for a cam@@ el to get through a nee@@ d@@ le@@ ’s e@@ ye than for a rich man to get into the kingdom of God . ”
• What can we do if we feel mis@@ under@@ sto@@ od ?
And other me@@ dic@@ ines are coming along that invol@@ ve ( at le@@ ast in@@ iti@@ ally ) ex@@ tr@@ ac@@ ts from blood com@@ pon@@ ents .
What bad spirit did some in Israel show ?
Rather than being imp@@ ressed by the ou@@ tw@@ ard appe@@ ar@@ ance of others or judg@@ ing them ha@@ st@@ ily , we must try to see them as Jehovah se@@ es them .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less , one thing is certain ​ — Jehovah’s Witnesses are determined to continue without le@@ tu@@ p in their efforts to bring to the people the good news of peace from God’s Word , the Bible .
Pro@@ ble@@ ms inc@@ re@@ ase every day , while concer@@ n for one@@ ’s fellow man dec@@ reas@@ es .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 19 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 10@@ 7 , 40
For he will turn your son from following me , and they will certainly serve other go@@ ds ; and Jehovah’s anger will in@@ deed b@@ la@@ ze against you . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 7 : 3 , 4 .
The stud@@ ents and teach@@ ers thought my new@@ found faith was d@@ ri@@ ving me ma@@ d .
Na@@ ba@@ l was not a spiritual man ; he was “ har@@ s@@ h and bad in his practic@@ es . ”
How does our sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic tra@@ in@@ er respon@@ d ?
E@@ ast@@ er is descri@@ bed in the En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a as the “ princi@@ p@@ al fes@@ ti@@ val of the Christian ch@@ urch that c@@ ele@@ br@@ ates the R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection of Jesus Christ . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther , Joseph was likely a@@ ware of what Jehovah had told a Phil@@ ist@@ ine king who was b@@ ent on se@@ duc@@ ing Jose@@ p@@ h’s great - gr@@ and@@ mother S@@ ar@@ ah .
Th@@ at@@ ’s how I me@@ t Mar@@ j@@ ori@@ e , and since our we@@ d@@ ding in 19@@ 60 , we have been wal@@ king happ@@ ily together in Jehovah’s service , ra@@ in or shin@@ e .
In this en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , div@@ isi@@ ve religious vie@@ w@@ poin@@ ts f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed .
On N@@ is@@ an 16 , Jesus was resur@@ rec@@ ted , and sh@@ ort@@ ly ther@@ e@@ after he as@@ c@@ ended back to heaven .
F@@ ree women gr@@ ound the gra@@ in for their own hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds . ​ — Job 31 : 10 .
Ha@@ ve we received an assignment in the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol ?
Jehovah has given us another s@@ ource of guid@@ ance ​ — our conscience .
Let us never be too bus@@ y to talk to him .
However , the apostle Paul remin@@ ds us that God said : “ I will by no means leave you nor by any means for@@ s@@ ake you . ”
Now look again at the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s spirit and the works of the flesh .
So@@ on all of Satan’s world , together with its pr@@ ou@@ d , self - important lead@@ ers , v@@ isi@@ ble and inv@@ isi@@ ble , will also be called to account .
Then 2@@ 50 other le@@ ading men in the nation si@@ ded with K@@ or@@ ah in tr@@ ying to make chang@@ es .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , are we not than@@ k@@ ful that Jehovah uses his spirit to qu@@ ali@@ fy and e@@ qui@@ p us as teach@@ ers of his Word ?
What would Daniel do under the th@@ re@@ at of death ?
We may know the ma@@ in teachings of the Bible , but we need more than that to have strong faith .
V@@ i@@ vari@@ u@@ m mon@@ ast@@ er@@ y
Fir@@ st , col@@ le@@ cting the we@@ e@@ ds .
By this time I was wal@@ king without my s@@ tic@@ k .
There is no need for us to make com@@ par@@ is@@ ons with others in reg@@ ard to our time in God’s service , our plac@@ ements of Bible liter@@ ature , or the number of Bible stu@@ dies we conduct .
When pra@@ ying , we may expres@@ s our concer@@ n that God’s “ name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied . ”
That same spirit mo@@ tiv@@ ates God’s present - day servants to do all they can to prom@@ o@@ te Kingdom inter@@ ests .
We need to pray for holy spirit da@@ ily , especially to help us in our ministry .
Tru@@ e Christians have powerful al@@ lies ​ — Jehovah , Jesus Christ , God’s holy spirit , his Word the Bible , and the Christian congregation . ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 11 , 12 ; 1 John 2 : 1 .
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ing an id@@ ent@@ ity ​ — and the con@@ vi@@ ctions that come along with it — ​ is not only nor@@ ma@@ l but also bene@@ fi@@ cial .
He fur@@ ther reas@@ sur@@ ed Joseph : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id to take M@@ ary your wife home . ” ​ — Matthew 1 : 18 - 21 .
S@@ imp@@ ly put , it means that a person is willing to give up his own inter@@ ests in order to help others .
Jesus did not want his disciples to lo@@ se their peace and happiness , so he war@@ ned them about the death - deal@@ ing effe@@ cts of pro@@ long@@ ed wr@@ ath .
D@@ or@@ c@@ as was brought back to life and doub@@ t@@ less continued to ‘ ab@@ ound in good de@@ e@@ ds and gi@@ f@@ ts of mer@@ cy . ’
No@@ where in his spe@@ e@@ ch did Jehovah st@@ ate why Job was suffering .
The ide@@ a of having an in@@ tim@@ ate relationship with God may be new to you .
I@@ mit@@ ate them !
In any case , A@@ m@@ ra@@ m and Jo@@ c@@ he@@ bed doub@@ t@@ less used the time to make their son a@@ ware of his Hebrew orig@@ in and to teach him about Jehovah .
10 : 14 , 15 ; Is@@ a .
Wh@@ ere would Saul turn for help ?
What in@@ sight led to a cle@@ are@@ r understanding of Jesus ’ prophecy about the last days ?
M@@ ak@@ ing new friends gives you ad@@ ded determin@@ ation to car@@ ry on . ”
Th@@ ink of the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative thor@@ ns that Ne@@ h@@ emiah end@@ ur@@ ed when he re@@ turned to the un@@ wal@@ led city of Jerusalem in the fi@@ f@@ th century B.C.E .
F@@ am@@ ily S@@ tu@@ dy
This is true in F@@ in@@ land .
S@@ how@@ ing kindness does not necess@@ ar@@ ily co@@ st much .
L@@ ear@@ ning that “ who@@ ever ex@@ al@@ ts himself will be hum@@ b@@ led , and who@@ ever hum@@ bl@@ es himself will be ex@@ al@@ ted ” made me a@@ ware of the s@@ ort of person that Jehovah loo@@ ks for .
The apostle Paul said : “ I want you to know that the head of every man is the Christ ; in turn the head of a woman is the man ; in turn the head of the Christ is God . ”
Tru@@ th F@@ la@@ sh@@ es U@@ p in the D@@ ar@@ k@@ ness
S@@ up@@ pose the d@@ ri@@ ver was spe@@ e@@ ding .
By man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit to a ful@@ l@@ er ex@@ t@@ ent and by s@@ pre@@ ading the message of God’s Kingdom to the best of our a@@ bil@@ ities .
God loved his people , wor@@ ked con@@ stan@@ tly for their good , and was willing to be mer@@ ci@@ ful when they fal@@ tered .
May we have full confidence in what is expres@@ sed at Romans 8 : 35 - 39 : “ Who will se@@ par@@ ate us from the love of the Christ ?
She says that just because her con@@ dition li@@ m@@ its her ability to move , that does not mean her ministry is li@@ mit@@ ed .
But first , I had to sp@@ end some time rec@@ over@@ ing in a ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
What , though , if marriage mat@@ es have different religious vie@@ ws because one of them accepted Christian truth some time after they got married and the other did not ?
What evil for@@ ces are we fac@@ ing today ?
E@@ mo@@ tions have been c@@ ru@@ shed by har@@ s@@ h words .
In time , we deci@@ ded to spe@@ ed up the co@@ ver@@ age of our ter@@ rit@@ ory by di@@ vi@@ ding it into three se@@ ctions and working a se@@ ction each .
E@@ spe@@ cially since the early part of the 20@@ th century when he was h@@ ur@@ led out of heaven to the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of the earth , has Satan displa@@ yed great anger toward Jehovah’s people .
S@@ ad@@ ly , we all have problems to put up with . ”
God gives humans the ch@@ ance to make his heart rejo@@ ice
When I was still a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , I develop@@ ed a strong desire to be like J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s daugh@@ ter .
However , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of humans re@@ je@@ cted Jehovah as their Father and King .
The man@@ ag@@ er@@ ’s respon@@ se ? “ If you are for@@ tun@@ ate en@@ ough to have a jo@@ b , you must for@@ get all other things , including your wife , your children , and your problems .
A@@ m@@ ong the prophe@@ ts through whom God spoke of the “ rest@@ or@@ ation of all things ” on earth is the prophet Isaiah , of the ei@@ gh@@ th century B.C.E .
H@@ enc@@ e@@ for@@ th let those . . . making use of the world [ be ] as those not using it to the full ; for the sc@@ ene of this world is chang@@ ing . ”
S@@ pi@@ rit@@ ism has been associ@@ ated with such religious practic@@ es as vo@@ o@@ do@@ o , wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft , ma@@ gi@@ c , or Sat@@ an@@ ism .
Par@@ ents who lost their son said : “ How we look for@@ ward to the day when J@@ as@@ on does wa@@ ke up !
When making un@@ invit@@ ed c@@ alls on people , we ob@@ serve their re@@ action to our message .
At first , you may find it difficult to fe@@ ed your mind on God’s Word and to a@@ do@@ pt his standards .
R@@ es@@ pect for the san@@ ct@@ ity of marriage can help you to avoid serious sin .
The truth is that Jehovah’s day is f@@ ast appro@@ aching , and we must keep in expe@@ ct@@ ation of it .
My cir@@ cu@@ it ex@@ tend@@ ed 2@@ ,000 mil@@ es [ 3@@ ,@@ 2@@ 00 k@@ m ] from e@@ ast to w@@ est .
It seem@@ s that some in Corin@@ th l@@ ac@@ ked appreciation for fellow believers , being n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w and ung@@ en@@ er@@ ous at heart .
I dre@@ am@@ ed of sp@@ en@@ ding my life in his service , and here I am at Bethel .
One day while out preaching , my friend , who was pu@@ shing my whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir , pa@@ used to make a no@@ te .
So he told her that his ha@@ ir had never been cu@@ t and that if it was , he would lo@@ se his power .
A la@@ w@@ y@@ er de@@ f@@ en@@ ding our brothers asked : “ Who are the individuals in the Mo@@ sc@@ ow C@@ ongreg@@ ation who are gu@@ il@@ ty of viol@@ ating the law ? ”
How can we cop@@ e with g@@ ri@@ ef ?
At the end of the class , I felt spiritually up@@ li@@ f@@ ted .
Today , in the out@@ l@@ ying are@@ as of M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , many have respon@@ ded with the same spirit , making themselves a@@ vail@@ able to dec@@ l@@ are the good news “ to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ” ​ — Acts 1 : 8 ; 16 : 9 , 10 .
15 , 16 . ( a ) Why can we say that de@@ pres@@ sion is not without par@@ al@@ le@@ l among those exerc@@ ising faith ?
R@@ espe@@ ct@@ fully listen to their counsel when set@@ ting pri@@ or@@ ities and go@@ als .
Acc@@ ording to an Al@@ l@@ en@@ s@@ ba@@ ch pol@@ l publi@@ shed in Ger@@ many in 200@@ 2 , 7@@ 1 per@@ c@@ ent of its c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens consider mirac@@ les to be fi@@ ction , not fact .
O@@ r , “ She was once qu@@ ite a sh@@ y child , yet now she is very out@@ going . ”
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles can bring peace and happiness to a family and help them to w@@ in the pri@@ ze .
As Jesus once told his apostles , “ with God all things are possible . ” ​ — Matthew 19 : 26 .
So he has had to use e@@ asi@@ er words to reason with them . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
But , then , their mis@@ sion was anything but or@@ din@@ ary .
In the first century , some in the Corinth@@ i@@ an congregation had a similar in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent spirit .
Rather , in a c@@ all@@ ous and in@@ sol@@ ent man@@ ner , Ca@@ in re@@ t@@ or@@ ted : “ I do not know . A@@ m I my bro@@ ther’s gu@@ ar@@ di@@ an ? ”
How might it be possible to pre@@ v@@ ent a disa@@ gre@@ ement from es@@ cal@@ ating into a he@@ ated ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent ?
7 : 1 ; 1 Th@@ ess .
No nation would mis@@ s out on hear@@ ing the good news .
As Jehovah’s spirit prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ s their spiritual vision , the Witnesses will@@ ingly make the needed ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments to con@@ form to up@@ d@@ ated understanding . ​ — Proverbs 4 : 18 .
Will Jehovah’s light continue to shin@@ e on his people ?
F@@ eli@@ x@@ ’s brother P@@ all@@ as was one of the ri@@ ch@@ est men of the ancient world , and his we@@ al@@ th ​ — cal@@ cul@@ ated at $ 4@@ 5 milli@@ on — ​ was acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ated al@@ most enti@@ r@@ ely by bri@@ ber@@ y and ex@@ t@@ or@@ tion .
F@@ el@@ low Witnesses accom@@ pan@@ y G@@ ary in the ministry , often pu@@ shing the whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir he uses because of his ar@@ thr@@ it@@ is .
Con@@ cer@@ ning the righteous one , Jeremiah ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged : “ You , O Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es , are exam@@ ining the righteous one ; you are see@@ ing the k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys and the heart . ”
Even now , we enjoy certain as@@ pe@@ cts of our in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
Des@@ cri@@ be the fine beg@@ in@@ ning of Solom@@ on@@ ’s re@@ ign .
Mat@@ eri@@ al pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons do not deli@@ ver ; they are un@@ real@@ ities .
O@@ ver a number of we@@ ek@@ s , take a few min@@ ut@@ es at the end of each Bible study to descri@@ be the pro@@ gra@@ m of spiritual instru@@ ction that you receive at the vari@@ ous meetings and ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es .
I@@ m@@ mer@@ se yourself in what you read ​ — vis@@ u@@ al@@ ize it
In A@@ pri@@ l 194@@ 9 a few of us mission@@ aries were moved to Q@@ u@@ et@@ z@@ al@@ ten@@ ang@@ o , the second city of si@@ ze and import@@ ance in the country .
( E@@ z@@ r@@ a 7 : 1 – 10 : 4@@ 4 )
Ru@@ dy
There are now three congregations in W@@ re@@ x@@ ham .
However , m@@ ing@@ led with his joy were some concer@@ ns .
The faithful pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Abraham m@@ our@@ ned the death of his bel@@ o@@ ved wife , S@@ ar@@ ah .
Instead , he vie@@ wed his ministry as an honor of the high@@ est order .
The fine and good so@@ il , being so@@ ft and deep , al@@ lo@@ ws the ro@@ o@@ ts of the se@@ ed to sin@@ k down , and as a result , the se@@ ed s@@ pr@@ ou@@ ts and pro@@ du@@ ces fru@@ it .
Why are Paul’s words at Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 8 - 11 cle@@ are@@ r to us , and what will be consider@@ ed in the following article ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , there was still so much more work to be done thr@@ ough@@ out the country ​ — work requi@@ ring the en@@ er@@ gi@@ es and a@@ bil@@ ities of those you@@ ng@@ er than us .
So they sent me to a con@@ v@@ ent in M@@ ad@@ ri@@ d and La@@ ur@@ i to a con@@ v@@ ent in V@@ al@@ en@@ ci@@ a .
Since the St@@ ate contro@@ l@@ led everything , this me@@ ant that his family would not receive any food r@@ ations .
The trans@@ form@@ ing power of God’s Word , along with the help that Jehovah provi@@ des by means of his holy spirit , en@@ ab@@ les people to make pro@@ found chang@@ es in their lives .
( Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 2 : 1 , 2 . )
The real reason that the s@@ pr@@ out wi@@ thers is not the he@@ at .
Thus Joseph exerc@@ ised loving - kindness toward his father .
However , wise and loving parents look bey@@ ond the chil@@ d’s h@@ ur@@ t feelings to the ev@@ en@@ tu@@ al gain .
Re@@ call these : “ Pe@@ ople light a lam@@ p and set it , not under the me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing bas@@ ke@@ t , but upon the lam@@ p@@ stand . ”
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing about the con@@ dition of the we@@ ed class , Jesus states : “ There is where their we@@ ep@@ ing and the gn@@ a@@ shing of their te@@ et@@ h will be . ”
For God’s people today , justice will be done on “ the great day of Jehovah . ”
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From Revelation ​ — I , 1 / 15
But take heart !
Jehovah wants us to make the right cho@@ ic@@ es , and his Word , the Bible , tel@@ ls us how we can do that .
Yet , Jehovah has always given me the needed strength to over@@ come these problems .
When their Christian meetings are ban@@ ned , they are willing to su@@ ff@@ er rather than sto@@ p ga@@ ther@@ ing together as the Bible comman@@ ds .
Ab@@ out the year 6@@ 5 C.E . , Jesus ’ half brother Ju@@ de wrote a letter to his fellow anointed Christians , whom he ad@@ d@@ ressed as “ the called ones . ”
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine about an al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic and d@@ ru@@ g ad@@ di@@ ct who made bi@@ g chang@@ es for the better because of stud@@ ying the Bible , I began reading more of the Witnesses ’ public@@ ations .
( b ) As de@@ pi@@ cted on page 26 , how could something similar ha@@ p@@ pen today reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of one@@ ’s age ?
Some ref@@ er to these two se@@ ctions as the O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent and the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent .
We ho@@ ped that Sa@@ ú@@ l would gro@@ w up as a heal@@ thy , bal@@ an@@ ced child with a love for God .
Your heart will then move you to serve him out of gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for all that he has done .
J@@ ef@@ f encoura@@ ged them to look up the Witnesses on re@@ tur@@ ning home .
In@@ iti@@ ally , I was pu@@ z@@ z@@ led by the happ@@ in@@ ess@@ es Jesus spoke about .
“ S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d the F@@ lo@@ ck of God in Your C@@ are ”
Do we allow suffering to have a good effect on us ?
For th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years , humans have s@@ ought peace and se@@ cur@@ ity .
A@@ no@@ ther had this to say about his wife : “ My wi@@ fe@@ ’s faith@@ ful@@ ness , determin@@ ation , and integrity have ca@@ used me to have great ad@@ mi@@ r@@ ation for Jehovah’s Witnesses .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , as d@@ anger lo@@ om@@ ed , Jesus left no doubt in his listen@@ ers ’ min@@ ds that he had a strong relationship with God , saying : “ I am not al@@ one , because the Father is with me . ”
So how do you show that you know that you do not bel@@ ong to yourself any@@ more but that you now bel@@ ong to Jehovah ? ​ — Romans 14 : 8 .
See the boo@@ ks Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k and The Se@@ cre@@ t of F@@ am@@ ily H@@ app@@ iness , both publi@@ shed by the Watchtower Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of New Yor@@ k , In@@ c .
A@@ no@@ ther reason true Christians are willing to “ give free ” is that they themselves have “ received free ” from God .
“ The ways of Jehovah are u@@ pri@@ ght , and the righteous are the ones who will walk in them . ” ​ — H@@ O@@ S@@ E@@ A 14 : 9 .
With this in mind , they con@@ stan@@ tly stri@@ ve to cultiv@@ ate such godly qualities as love , com@@ pas@@ sion , and pati@@ ence .
One way that Jehovah m@@ ol@@ ds people is through counsel or discipl@@ ine .
For instance , Jesus put God first with the op@@ ening words : “ Our Father in the heavens , let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied . ”
That same year the can@@ c@@ er re@@ turned , and she learned that she had only we@@ ek@@ s to live .
E@@ X@@ O@@ D@@ U@@ S 6 : 3 B@@ E@@ D@@ EL@@ L@@ ’@@ S BI@@ B@@ L@@ E
This can help you to re@@ place any ide@@ a that you are wor@@ th@@ less to God with a Bible - based as@@ sur@@ ance : You are preci@@ ous in Jehovah’s eyes .
“ In the light of the k@@ ing@@ ’s face there is life , ” Solomon continu@@ es , “ and his go@@ o@@ d@@ will is like the cl@@ ou@@ d of s@@ pr@@ ing ra@@ in . ”
You may see faithful wi@@ do@@ ws or wi@@ do@@ wers who are “ never mis@@ sing ” from the meetings .
The pri@@ ze is for all who end@@ ure to the end
He bor@@ e no love for Eli@@ j@@ ah ei@@ ther .
Des@@ pite the efforts of some to su@@ p@@ pres@@ s God’s servants or ba@@ n their assign@@ ed work , no govern@@ ment has been able to hal@@ t the prog@@ ress of the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work .
On N@@ is@@ an 14 , each hous@@ eho@@ ld was to sla@@ ugh@@ ter a m@@ ale sheep ( or go@@ at ) and s@@ pl@@ as@@ h some of its blood on the do@@ or@@ post@@ s and l@@ in@@ te@@ l of the house .
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s godly fear was put to the t@@ est when God asked him to offer as a sacrifice his only son , Isa@@ a@@ c , through whom God would fulf@@ ill his promise that Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing would become a great nation .
By all means , then , “ trust in Jehovah with all your heart . ” ​ — Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 .
4 : 14 ; Acts 20 : 5 – 21 : 18 .
As Jehovah’s present - day servants , we jo@@ y@@ fully respon@@ d to the call for har@@ v@@ est work@@ ers .
Instead of allow@@ ing this to disc@@ oura@@ ge us , however , it is good to remember that God accep@@ ts our efforts and sacrific@@ es ‘ according to what we have , not according to what we do not have . ’
He could teach N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s and others because He had des@@ c@@ ended from heaven and was qu@@ ali@@ fied to instru@@ ct people about such things .
Does a Christian need any re@@ vel@@ ation b@@ es@@ id@@ es the word of God as con@@ ta@@ ined in the Bible ? No .
How did Paul at times use the words “ we@@ ak ” and “ strong ” ?
He never gives up tr@@ ying to under@@ mine your confidence in the lead@@ er@@ ship that Jehovah has provided .
While he was in Eph@@ esus , his fo@@ es may have thro@@ wn him into the ar@@ ena to fi@@ ght w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast@@ s .
The prophecy of Mal@@ ach@@ i fore@@ told that Jehovah , “ the true Lord , ” accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by his “ m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er of the covenant , ” his new@@ ly en@@ thr@@ oned Son , Christ Jesus , would come in judgment to in@@ spe@@ ct His “ temple , ” or spiritual house of worship .
How , though , did he displa@@ y that love as a teach@@ er ?
Are Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c ?
Our meetings help us to be un@@ ited as a loving family .
In ad@@ dition to “ the Law , ” Paul mentioned “ the law of that spirit ” and “ the law of sin and of death . ”
How would mankind be fre@@ ed from their stru@@ gg@@ le with in@@ her@@ ited imper@@ fe@@ ction ?
What took place soon after World W@@ ar I ?
Why should we make an hon@@ est ap@@ pra@@ is@@ al of ourselves ?
Per@@ haps you are car@@ ing for ag@@ ed parents , and that is ca@@ using ten@@ sions in your marriage .
O@@ be@@ di@@ ence ​ — A Ch@@ all@@ enge
( b ) How does one Christian descri@@ be the van@@ ity of worl@@ dly pur@@ su@@ its ?
Because Lu@@ is refu@@ sed blood , his case was taken to cour@@ t .
During our first year of marriage , another move took us sou@@ th to B@@ ri@@ x@@ ham , a deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful por@@ t to@@ wn where the te@@ ch@@ ni@@ que of tra@@ w@@ ling for f@@ ish was first develop@@ ed .
With determined effort and Jehovah’s blessing , we can become bal@@ an@@ ced and therefore happy individuals .
16 L@@ ear@@ n From God’s Word ​ — Why Are Christians B@@ ap@@ ti@@ zed ?
However , their sacrific@@ es and pers@@ ist@@ ence were re@@ war@@ ded in 200@@ 1 when some 5@@ 5@@ 2 people attend@@ ed the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death .
Father , sa@@ ve me out of this h@@ our . ”
The Scriptures speak of only two pos@@ si@@ bil@@ ities for the dead ​ — the temp@@ or@@ ary st@@ ate of n@@ on@@ ex@@ ist@@ ence and the st@@ ate of et@@ er@@ n@@ al death .
However , Jesus made this star@@ t@@ ling declar@@ ation to the Jews of his day : “ The kingdom of God will be taken from you and be given to a nation pro@@ duc@@ ing its fru@@ its . ”
He has to star@@ t making decisions and esta@@ bli@@ shing go@@ als that can af@@ fect the rest of his life .
P@@ ri@@ mar@@ ily , we show that we love Jehovah by obe@@ ying him .
Why may the shepher@@ d have ac@@ ted in the way that he did ?
Jehovah’s power re@@ ach@@ es even bey@@ ond the gra@@ ve
By all means , let us be among those who are ze@@ al@@ ously declar@@ ing the Kingdom good news and speaking about the wonderful works of God .
Satan claim@@ s that he can bre@@ ak the integrity of each and every one of us .
That is why we often experience the truth of Jesus ’ words : “ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ”
How thr@@ ill@@ ing it is to be living in a time and place of mar@@ vel@@ ous ex@@ pan@@ sion !
( a ) What is the meaning of “ am@@ en ” ?
The apostle Peter wrote two let@@ ters to anointed Christians , whom he called “ the ones cho@@ s@@ en . ”
What is God like ?
However , they fai@@ l to ag@@ ree on what it teach@@ es .
That night he travel@@ ed to another lo@@ c@@ ation .
They remin@@ ded the Israelites that they were sin@@ ful and needed something more in order to gain complete for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
W@@ ho@@ se examples can move us to strengthen our faith ?
In fact , Paul offered to make the pa@@ y@@ ment if On@@ es@@ i@@ mu@@ s ow@@ ed Phil@@ em@@ on anything .
“ Do not try to sto@@ p them , for the kingdom of God bel@@ ong@@ s to su@@ ch@@ like ones . ”
And I e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly look for@@ ward to Pa@@ olo@@ ’s being resur@@ rec@@ ted , in l@@ ine with Jesus ’ words at John 5 : 28 , 29 .
To continue being “ n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed with the words of the faith and of the fine teaching which [ we ] have follow@@ ed clo@@ sel@@ y . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 6 .
Th@@ ink how many times we have been ur@@ ged to read the Bible da@@ ily and be regul@@ ar in atten@@ ding Christian meetings , where God’s Word is being consider@@ ed .
Ab@@ out the year 1@@ 5@@ 50 , he eng@@ ag@@ ed the ser@@ vi@@ ces of a writ@@ er , boo@@ k@@ sel@@ l@@ er , and prin@@ ter nam@@ ed J@@ an S@@ ek@@ lu@@ c@@ j@@ an .
God’s Kingdom will even sol@@ ve the problems of si@@ ck@@ ness and death .
God’s Son , who later became known as Jesus , had a great love for mankind .
Many different ani@@ mal@@ s were ven@@ er@@ ated in Egy@@ pt .
So “ he pro@@ long@@ ed his spe@@ e@@ ch until mi@@ d@@ night . ”
H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds ​ — Re@@ co@@ gn@@ ize Christ’s He@@ ad@@ ship
Of course , while the resur@@ rec@@ ted ones will have much to learn from us , we will have many questions to ask them .
( Read Hebrews 4 : 16 . )
The pres@@ sures of this system are too great to res@@ ist and over@@ come by ourselves .
What is “ godly devo@@ tion ” ?
M@@ ary accepted her s@@ on@@ ’s cor@@ rection , for she was a sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve and hum@@ ble woman .
In 195@@ 8 , my parents ’ dre@@ am came true ; they were able to pur@@ cha@@ se a house for the three of us to live in .
How well this prophecy descri@@ bes mo@@ der@@ n - day pro@@ claim@@ ers of God’s Kingdom !
Those people believ@@ ed that their go@@ ds could control par@@ ts of n@@ ature .
The baptism of so many in the po@@ ol@@ s or re@@ serv@@ o@@ ir@@ s around Jerusalem must have ca@@ used consider@@ able com@@ mo@@ tion !
El@@ ders discus@@ s a bro@@ ther’s Scriptural qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations with the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er ( Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i )
Al@@ so , if members of the congregation know what your situation is , they can encoura@@ ge you .
Jehovah’s Witnesses around the world will be ga@@ ther@@ ed on this night to ob@@ serve this M@@ em@@ ori@@ al occasi@@ on in the man@@ ner Jesus comman@@ ded .
May that be your bless@@ ed lo@@ t ​ — now and for all time to come !
E@@ ach year , the to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o in@@ du@@ str@@ y sp@@ ends bil@@ li@@ ons of do@@ l@@ l@@ ars on ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising to at@@ tr@@ act new cu@@ st@@ om@@ ers , especially among women and young ad@@ ul@@ ts living in develop@@ ing coun@@ tri@@ es .
On the l@@ at@@ ter occasi@@ on , some 3@@ 3@@ ,000 S@@ cou@@ ts from 8@@ 5 coun@@ tri@@ es and ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es were present .
We “ op@@ pose the Devil ” by ad@@ her@@ ing to Bible standards and tru@@ ths and by taking a fir@@ m stand against him .
Rather , the determined pur@@ su@@ it of we@@ al@@ th u@@ su@@ ally br@@ ings un@@ happiness .
Mo@@ st of the Israelites who left Egy@@ pt dis@@ qu@@ ali@@ fied themselves from en@@ ter@@ ing the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
We might think that would be under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble in the light of all that he had su@@ ffered .
When the book of God’s Law was found and read to Jo@@ si@@ ah , he made an ear@@ n@@ est effort to apply Jehovah’s instru@@ ctions .
This is not to say that every tal@@ k@@ ative person is a fo@@ ol .
L@@ ater , when Peter , James , and John fa@@ iled to “ keep on the w@@ atch , ” Jesus sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic@@ ally ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged their we@@ ak@@ ness .
What is the ma@@ in point of Hebrews 10 : 24 , 25 ?
Why not , then , ask him in prayer to give you his peace ?
Many of his stud@@ ents were then w@@ rest@@ ling with con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ cal is@@ su@@ es .
W@@ ell , think about what you see on the news lo@@ c@@ ally and inter@@ n@@ ati@@ on@@ ally .
With a cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly every we@@ ek@@ end as well as fore@@ ign - language dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tions , A@@ ile@@ en and I were bus@@ y .
• help one to rec@@ over from serious sin ?
Today , more than two bil@@ li@@ on people cla@@ im to be Christians .
So I have really been loo@@ king for@@ ward to our vis@@ it today . ”
No@@ te what Bible prophecy says would ha@@ p@@ pen .
What can you do to cultiv@@ ate greater appreciation for God’s written Word , the Bible ?
“ To accept Christ as Lord and Sa@@ vi@@ or . ”
I am your serv@@ ant .
On matters that af@@ fect our lives , he provi@@ des a s@@ ound bas@@ is for us to deter@@ mine his position , that is , how he vie@@ ws such matters and whether our desi@@ res are in har@@ mony with his pur@@ pos@@ es .
Do you see the important conclu@@ sion that we can draw from this illustr@@ ation ?
S@@ O@@ U@@ T@@ H K@@ O@@ R@@ E@@ A
In any case , ba@@ r@@ le@@ y fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its had to be wa@@ ved before Jehovah on the 1@@ 6@@ th of A@@ bi@@ b . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 23 : 10 , 11 .
T@@ U@@ V@@ AL@@ U , a beau@@ ti@@ ful country made up of n@@ ine is@@ lands in the S@@ ou@@ th P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c , has a po@@ pul@@ ation of some 10@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 .
At the time , most of the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts were un@@ pa@@ ved and du@@ st@@ y .
A few days pri@@ or to his death , Jesus , again refer@@ ring to himself as light , told his disciples : “ The light will be among you a little while longer .
You can find satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers in four spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c pre@@ dic@@ tions .
How can we re@@ ach the heart of a Bible stud@@ ent ?
And P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la and A@@ qu@@ ila used their time to expla@@ in “ the way of God more acc@@ ur@@ ately ” to others .
Mo@@ re@@ over , since the mo@@ ther’s mil@@ k is for n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing her young , bo@@ il@@ ing her off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing in it would be an act of c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty .
Jesus ’ an@@ al@@ o@@ gy of the s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws makes a powerful point : What seem@@ s valu@@ eless to humans is important to Jehovah God .
Matthew 1 - 21
Yet , within a year , in 19@@ 50 , I was appointed to serve as compan@@ y serv@@ ant , now called the co@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ or of the body of elders .
Job was a we@@ al@@ thy and influ@@ enti@@ al man , a pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch of good moral char@@ ac@@ ter .
But we vie@@ wed it as a cho@@ ice between pu@@ t@@ ting first Jehovah’s will or our own desi@@ res . ”
Many , the book expla@@ ins , were se@@ duc@@ ed by H@@ it@@ l@@ er@@ ’s “ law - and - order appro@@ ach to Ger@@ man soci@@ ety . ”
But fer@@ v@@ ent prayer to Jehovah has su@@ sta@@ ined me great@@ ly .
Who S@@ et the St@@ atu@@ tes of the He@@ av@@ ens ?
We don@@ ’t serve as mission@@ aries because we want Jehovah to make us happy , we serve him because we love him . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 2 : 4 .
The n@@ atur@@ al way to expres@@ s that love is by pra@@ ising him .
A young member of the Bethel family in Rus@@ sia expla@@ ins : “ By being self - sacrific@@ ing , we can learn a lo@@ t that will help us to live in the new world .
When sen@@ ten@@ c@@ ing the Devil , Jehovah God declar@@ ed in the first Bible prophecy : “ I shall put en@@ m@@ ity between you and the woman and between your se@@ ed and her se@@ ed .
Jehovah has helped many to make a succ@@ ess of sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess and to h@@ and@@ le other challeng@@ es . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
W@@ H@@ O of us has not me@@ t a person who is better loo@@ king than we are , seem@@ s to be more po@@ pul@@ ar , gr@@ as@@ ps things fa@@ ster , or ge@@ ts better gra@@ des in school ?
This happ@@ ens because city ligh@@ ts are clo@@ s@@ er to us and they inter@@ f@@ ere with what we can per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve of Jehovah’s cre@@ ation .
For example , in one large city in N@@ or@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , fi@@ ve congregations me@@ et in the same Kingdom H@@ all .
And the f@@ lu quic@@ k@@ ly s@@ pre@@ ad worl@@ d@@ wide as it accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed the tro@@ op@@ s who re@@ turned to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ ands when the war ended .
By divine power the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom “ st@@ one ” was then cu@@ t out of the “ m@@ oun@@ tain ” of God’s uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
After 6@@ ,000 years of human hist@@ ory , the is@@ sue has been set@@ t@@ led .
Ex@@ pres@@ sing such g@@ ri@@ ef does not indic@@ ate that a person l@@ ac@@ ks faith in the resurrection hope .
He had a wife , un@@ nam@@ ed in Scrip@@ ture , and an un@@ spe@@ ci@@ fied number of “ sons and daugh@@ ters . ”
Per@@ fect Li@@ fe ​ — Not Just a D@@ re@@ am !
Yet , even s@@ it@@ ting be@@ h@@ ind that co@@ ver , he enjo@@ yed being with the congregation .
Why must we stri@@ ve to control our thinking ?
Does one of you always se@@ em to pla@@ y the part of the discus@@ s@@ er , and the other , the part of the avo@@ i@@ der ?
What was the so@@ le use of blood out@@ l@@ ined in the Law , and what was the purpose of this ?
The question found at Job 38 : 6 lea@@ ds us to think about what ?
A congregation in which spiritual people ​ — u@@ pri@@ ght ones led by their integrity — ​ have influ@@ ence is an ass@@ em@@ bly of happy , ac@@ tive , and help@@ ful people , br@@ ing@@ ing honor to God .
With what personal we@@ ak@@ ness did David stru@@ gg@@ le ?
To what ex@@ t@@ ent did the apostle Paul give of himself ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide benefit from the same pro@@ gra@@ m of educ@@ ation
As the children gro@@ w older , the Scriptural educ@@ ation by their father should help them to follow the truth of God’s Word .
He never gave in to the enem@@ y but kept on doing his Fa@@ ther’s will .
Fir@@ st T@@ ast@@ e of Per@@ secu@@ tion
At one time , he would never have thought of form@@ ing close fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps with n@@ on - Jews .
As the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates left , they promised : “ I@@ or@@ ana !
The c@@ ra@@ d@@ le of some great early ci@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ations , the A@@ e@@ ge@@ an Se@@ a is stud@@ ded with is@@ lands and is@@ le@@ ts .
Our spiritual her@@ it@@ age inclu@@ des the blessing of enjo@@ ying acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s Word and a clear understanding of the truth about him and his pur@@ pos@@ es .
R@@ ep@@ or@@ ts of sen@@ i@@ or ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ men speaking out in fav@@ or of invol@@ v@@ ement in pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s are not un@@ u@@ su@@ al ; ne@@ i@@ ther are religious lead@@ ers who hold pol@@ itical of@@ fice a r@@ ar@@ ity .
In@@ still in your children a desire to ple@@ ase “ the God of peace ”
When Jesus was 12 years old , his parents took him on their an@@ nu@@ al vis@@ it to Jerusalem for the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
“ M@@ e - ism ” means , in effect , “ me first ” and den@@ o@@ tes an attitude com@@ bin@@ ing sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness and gre@@ ed with a l@@ ack of concer@@ n for others .
Of course , our ma@@ in concer@@ n is the effect that our cho@@ ic@@ es will have on our fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah .
This was vital .
The full - time pioneer service is a wonderful , re@@ war@@ ding life .
Per@@ haps that is why Daniel , Jeremiah , and E@@ z@@ r@@ a wrote par@@ ts of the Bible in Ar@@ am@@ a@@ ic . ​ — See the fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ tes to E@@ z@@ r@@ a 4 : 8 ; 7 : 12 ; Jeremiah 10 : 11 ; and Daniel 2 : 4 .
And if man himself does not destro@@ y the earth , many believe that it and the whole uni@@ verse may ev@@ en@@ tually “ col@@ la@@ p@@ se back into a fi@@ er@@ y , imp@@ lo@@ ding bal@@ l . ”
Solomon had “ sub@@ je@@ cts from [ the R@@ ed ] se@@ a to [ the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an ] se@@ a and from the Ri@@ ver [ E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates ] to the ends of the earth . ”
His baptism is his or@@ din@@ ation cer@@ em@@ on@@ y because that is when he is recogn@@ ized as a fully dedic@@ ated serv@@ ant , a di@@ ·@@ a@@ ʹ@@ ko@@ ·@@ no@@ s , of God .
In@@ tegrity and gre@@ ed do not mi@@ x !
O@@ thers may feel that gift - giving is a personal matter that should remain priv@@ ate between the gi@@ ver and the re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ent .
One of the ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s three sla@@ ves hi@@ d his tal@@ ent , so was Jesus here indic@@ ating that one th@@ ir@@ d of his anointed followers would prove to be wicked and s@@ lu@@ gg@@ ish ?
So the chil@@ d’s com@@ ments are f@@ res@@ h to the a@@ udi@@ ence . ”
However , I told her that I would never leave my faith and would leave home only when I was ready to be more in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent .
In the near future , there will come a time when every one of us will need to trust in God’s sa@@ ving power in a special way .
It is so ref@@ re@@ shing . ”
How can they do so ?
When I first arri@@ ved in Fr@@ ance , my Fr@@ en@@ ch was far from a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate .
He knew that false worship , including devo@@ tion to material ri@@ ches , would be a den@@ i@@ al of “ the true God a@@ bo@@ ve . ”
Jehovah has also reve@@ aled de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about himself in his written Word , the Bible .
A@@ no@@ ther W@@ al@@ den@@ si@@ an pa@@ st@@ or who es@@ te@@ em@@ ed Rus@@ sel@@ l@@ ’s public@@ ations was Gi@@ u@@ se@@ pp@@ e Ban@@ c@@ he@@ t@@ t@@ i .
That man was ze@@ al@@ ous for the tra@@ di@@ tions of Juda@@ ism , but he learned a better way .
You will find a way to commun@@ ic@@ ate , and show@@ ing such love will result in enjo@@ y@@ able mem@@ ori@@ es .
Jehovah’s Witnesses also hold ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es and conven@@ tions in si@@ gn language .
By com@@ pl@@ ying with the Law , Jo@@ shua would act wis@@ ely and would be succ@@ ess@@ ful .
28 : 13 .
The following year the preaching work received leg@@ al recogn@@ iti@@ on in P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al .
Mo@@ st of them are n@@ ative pe@@ op@@ les , including the I@@ bal@@ o@@ i , I@@ fu@@ ga@@ o , and Kal@@ ing@@ a .
We should never think that as long as we are having some share in Christian meetings and in the ministry , it does not matter what we do in our priv@@ ate life .
One of the great@@ est challeng@@ es that travel@@ ing overse@@ ers fac@@ ed in the early days were the long j@@ our@@ ne@@ ys to re@@ ach congregations and s@@ mal@@ l@@ er grou@@ ps of Witnesses in r@@ ur@@ al are@@ as .
But he did not “ stand f@@ ast in the truth . ”
God’s prophet Mi@@ ca@@ h fore@@ told : “ In un@@ ity I shall set them , like a flo@@ ck in the pen . ”
F@@ in@@ ally , Job had a truly a@@ we - inspi@@ ring vis@@ it@@ or !
Our de@@ ar Christian sisters ​ — both young and old — ​ showed exc@@ ep@@ tional end@@ ur@@ ance .
Yet , many people think that it is un@@ real@@ is@@ tic to believe that God wants to be close to them ; they feel that they are un@@ wor@@ thy to appro@@ ach him or that he is too re@@ mo@@ te to be appro@@ ached .
What makes an illustr@@ ation effe@@ ctive ?
M@@ Y P@@ A@@ R@@ EN@@ T@@ S were im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants from Ca@@ st@@ el@@ lam@@ m@@ are de@@ l Go@@ l@@ f@@ o , a to@@ wn in S@@ ic@@ ily , I@@ tal@@ y .
She mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed some of Jehovah’s prophe@@ ts and even tri@@ ed to k@@ ill Eli@@ j@@ ah , who at God’s direction es@@ cap@@ ed by fle@@ e@@ ing ac@@ ro@@ ss the J@@ or@@ d@@ an .
Fir@@ st , we have to ac@@ knowledge that we have no control over spiritual gro@@ w@@ th .
P@@ ol@@ and , though still under Com@@ mun@@ ist rule , allow@@ ed the ho@@ l@@ ding of one - day conven@@ tions in 198@@ 2 .
Be@@ y@@ ond la@@ y the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness of Juda@@ h .
Like David , we s@@ le@@ ep pe@@ ace@@ fully because God makes us feel secu@@ re .
How was a once bl@@ ind man bless@@ ed for his coura@@ ge@@ ous tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness ?
W@@ a@@ it for God , for I shall yet la@@ u@@ d him as the gr@@ and sal@@ vation of my person and as my God . ” ​ — P@@ s .
So@@ on after 1914 , the S@@ pan@@ ish f@@ lu kil@@ led ten@@ s of milli@@ ons .
In fact , he had an is@@ sue more cur@@ r@@ ent than the one we were o@@ ffering .
By br@@ ing@@ ing E@@ ve to her husband and ther@@ e@@ by san@@ c@@ tion@@ ing their uni@@ on , God f@@ oun@@ ded the in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions of marriage and the family by which soci@@ ety was to be organiz@@ ed .
( b ) What el@@ se would the si@@ gn indic@@ ate ?
If we have been dedic@@ ated to Jehovah for even a sh@@ ort time , have we ‘ form@@ ed a long@@ ing for the un@@ ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ated mil@@ k bel@@ ong@@ ing to the word ’ ?
The instru@@ ct@@ or said : “ If you for@@ get Jehovah’s do@@ ings and allow your fore@@ ign service to become com@@ mon@@ place , that will af@@ fect how you view the work Jehovah has given you . ”
Those ei@@ ght people re@@ turned to life here on earth .
It is clear that if we keep refu@@ sing to listen to Jehovah’s counsel or feel that it is not important , we will lo@@ se his fri@@ end@@ ship .
Such un@@ ity is evid@@ ent , for instance , in our re@@ action to those who op@@ pose true worship .
( b ) The shepher@@ d of Bible times provided what care for his sheep , and what does this teach us about our Gre@@ at S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d ?
Why not keep a rec@@ ord for a day or two , mar@@ king down the number of times that you ac@@ tually do say than@@ k you or wr@@ ite a than@@ k - you no@@ te ?
He was l@@ ying on the ro@@ ad .
; W@@ il@@ li@@ am@@ s , D .
T@@ w@@ o years later , Mari@@ a dis@@ co@@ vered that she had can@@ c@@ er .
The book The O@@ ri@@ g@@ ins and An@@ cient H@@ ist@@ ory of W@@ ine says that s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists have found that ty@@ p@@ ho@@ id and other d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous g@@ er@@ ms die quic@@ k@@ ly when mi@@ x@@ ed with w@@ ine .
For this reason we d@@ are not cultiv@@ ate a desire for anything this world has to offer that could di@@ ver@@ t us from the truth .
Why do we have reason to pres@@ s on as jo@@ y@@ ful har@@ v@@ est work@@ ers ?
But as we become better ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with God’s Word , what we should pray for may more re@@ adi@@ ly come to mind .
When you read the Bible or public@@ ations based on it , take time to think .
N@@ ei@@ ther the anointed nor the other sheep will reg@@ re@@ t having lived as temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents in this wicked world .
A re@@ view of these acc@@ oun@@ ts will high@@ light how hum@@ ility and a will@@ ing@@ ness to for@@ give are rel@@ ated to Jehovah’s view of justice .
N@@ or@@ m@@ ally , S@@ te@@ ph@@ en would have ad@@ d@@ ressed his re@@ ques@@ ts to Jehovah in the name of Jesus .
A@@ m@@ ong the most re@@ war@@ ding experi@@ ences in my life is help@@ ing others to serve Jehovah God .
A Christian overse@@ er must be “ a lo@@ ver of go@@ o@@ dness . ”
So Samuel r@@ an to El@@ i , but El@@ i said that he had not called him .
How do we know that individuals dedic@@ ated to Jehovah can ‘ w@@ an@@ der from his or@@ ders , ’ but how can this be avo@@ i@@ ded ?
When we use thinking ability , we apply the knowledge that lea@@ ds to everlasting life .
Job 12 : 11 says : “ Does not the e@@ ar it@@ self t@@ est out words as the p@@ al@@ ate ta@@ st@@ es food ? ”
The Ha@@ ir S@@ hi@@ r@@ t and S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ ality
And she ad@@ ded : “ If you do not want to rel@@ e@@ ase me , I will stay until Jehovah se@@ es f@@ it to deli@@ ver me . ”
As the He@@ ad of the congregation , Jesus Christ direc@@ ts elders to care for his flo@@ ck .
In that case , we will ob@@ vi@@ ously have to read many s@@ crip@@ tures and expla@@ in them .
In the end , though , Jehovah re@@ war@@ ded her end@@ ur@@ ance with a gr@@ and@@ son who became a l@@ ink in the l@@ ine to the Messi@@ ah . — Ru@@ th 1 : 3 - 5 , 19 - 21 ; 4 : 13 - 17 ; Matthew 1 : 1 , 5 .
“ Do Not A@@ v@@ enge Y@@ ourselves ”
To@@ gether , E@@ mil@@ y and J@@ en@@ n@@ y wrote out a l@@ ist of questions for J@@ en@@ n@@ y to take to school .
J@@ on@@ ah obe@@ yed , and as a result , the N@@ in@@ ev@@ ites rep@@ ented en mas@@ se .
Not a few famili@@ es face the chall@@ enge of having their family worship regul@@ arly .
S@@ even Da@@ ys and Si@@ x N@@ igh@@ ts
S@@ ad@@ ly , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of mankind remain bl@@ ind to demon@@ ic influ@@ ence . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
Yet , what really matters is that Jehovah loo@@ ks on us with fav@@ or because we live in acc@@ ord with his righteous remin@@ ders .
In the can@@ on@@ ic@@ al writ@@ ings , we find a number of war@@ n@@ ings about an im@@ min@@ ent apost@@ as@@ y that would cor@@ ru@@ pt the Christian congregation .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , E@@ ve par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated in the con@@ vers@@ ation , ans@@ wer@@ ing the question ra@@ ised by the ser@@ p@@ ent .
Today , al@@ most se@@ ven milli@@ on Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers are preaching the good news worl@@ d@@ wide .
3@@ ,@@ 4@@ 23
S@@ how That You Un@@ der@@ stand
As was the case in Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s day , the et@@ er@@ n@@ al God , Jehovah , continu@@ es to be the only S@@ ource of life - giving w@@ at@@ ers .
Do not become en@@ vi@@ ous of those who are making the most of this world .
In her rep@@ ly , she in@@ qui@@ red : “ Are you a pioneer ? ”
That decision is indic@@ ated by the words of Mark 15 : 4@@ 3 : “ He took courage and went in before P@@ il@@ ate and asked for the body of Jesus . ”
E@@ spe@@ cially out@@ standing is the spiritual pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity of Jehovah’s people ​ — des@@ pite the h@@ at@@ red and op@@ position of Satan , “ the go@@ d of this system of things . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or . 4 : 4 .
The vi@@ r@@ us may have kil@@ led some@@ where between 1 to 10 per@@ c@@ ent of the people it in@@ fe@@ cted .
How is Jehovah’s wisdom evid@@ ent in the ani@@ ma@@ l cre@@ ation ?
Christ’s disciples obey his comm@@ and to show self - sacrific@@ ing love
The Bible even says that there is “ a time to la@@ u@@ gh ” and “ a time to s@@ ki@@ p about , ” and it encoura@@ ges a heal@@ thy am@@ ount of rest .
In time , they were sever@@ ely persecu@@ ted and for@@ ced to sc@@ at@@ ter into other lands . ​ — 1 / 1 , pages 21 - 3 .
( b ) What should be a par@@ ent@@ ’s first concer@@ n ?
Why can we be certain that Jehovah’s day will come ?
Then he dec@@ la@@ res : “ The time will fai@@ l me if I go on to rel@@ ate about G@@ ide@@ on , Bar@@ ak , Sam@@ son , J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah , David as well as Samuel and the other prophe@@ ts . ”
J@@ en@@ n@@ y cri@@ ed for an h@@ our when she came home from school .
The Re@@ form@@ ation , s@@ pur@@ red on by men like Lu@@ ther , C@@ al@@ v@@ in , and Z@@ w@@ ing@@ l@@ i , led to the form@@ ation of a new appro@@ ach to religion called Pro@@ t@@ est@@ an@@ tism .
After a long ex@@ ile in Babyl@@ on , a faithful Jewish re@@ m@@ n@@ ant re@@ turned to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and and ev@@ en@@ tually re@@ buil@@ t the temple .
The sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic tre@@ es pi@@ c@@ ture God’s spiritual pro@@ v@@ isions for rest@@ or@@ ing mankind to per@@ fe@@ ction .
How can we find them ?
Are not repor@@ ts of the worl@@ d@@ wide ex@@ pan@@ sion of Jehovah’s worship a s@@ ource of gen@@ u@@ ine encourag@@ ement to us ?
Un@@ der the direction of anointed Christians , this great crow@@ d also follow the coura@@ ge@@ ous example of Jesus and public@@ ly make known that they o@@ we their sal@@ vation to God and Christ .
So both those who lived “ according to the flesh ” and those who lived “ according to the spirit ” were Christians .
Paul was ur@@ g@@ ing his Christian sisters to be mo@@ des@@ t , to be bal@@ an@@ ced in cho@@ o@@ sing personal ad@@ or@@ n@@ ment , and to be ‘ ad@@ or@@ ned ’ with good works .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , Jehovah said : “ I am determined to give ra@@ in upon the sur@@ face of the gr@@ ound . ”
But God has ‘ made man@@ i@@ f@@ est ’ en@@ ough knowledge through the Scriptures and in n@@ ature to en@@ able truth - se@@ ek@@ ers living in any er@@ a to ac@@ qui@@ re faith that is based on evidence . ​ — Romans 1 : 19 , 20 ; Hebrews 11 : 1 , 3 .
How did viol@@ ence es@@ cal@@ ate in the po@@ st - F@@ lood world ?
Such long - lasting s@@ or@@ ro@@ w is not un@@ comm@@ on among ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved parents .
What did the apostle John wr@@ ite about loving our brother ?
His name was Saul .
“ God is for us a refu@@ ge and strength , a help that is re@@ adi@@ ly to be found during dist@@ res@@ ses . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 4@@ 6 : 1 .
Des@@ pite their spirit n@@ ature , not even angels were cre@@ ated im@@ mor@@ tal .
On that occasi@@ on , one of the speak@@ ers pointed out that the gover@@ ning body of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” pre@@ ce@@ ded the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a by h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of years .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the Bible indic@@ ates that our expres@@ sions of praise can be vie@@ wed as sacrific@@ es offered to Jehovah .
He needed the spiritual su@@ st@@ en@@ ance he received from Jehovah and deep@@ ly appreci@@ ated it .
Yet , the Bible says that they were “ filled with the holy spirit and were speaking the word of God with b@@ ol@@ dness . ”
After reg@@ is@@ ter@@ ing their marriage , A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o and his wife ​ — along with their si@@ x children — ​ were baptized in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of their dedic@@ ation to Jehovah .
You can find f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating fac@@ ts about many of them by con@@ sul@@ ting In@@ sight on the Scriptures or the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations In@@ de@@ x .
2 : 14 - 26 .
And there is more to this div@@ in@@ ely provided ban@@ qu@@ et .
He was ne@@ i@@ ther over@@ confid@@ ent nor par@@ al@@ y@@ zed with fear .
Yes , Jehovah’s Witnesses are law - a@@ bi@@ ding c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens in over 2@@ 00 coun@@ tri@@ es , yet reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of where they live , they are like ali@@ ens .
Jehovah bless@@ es us when ‘ our hands are strong ’ in doing the work he has assign@@ ed us to do .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we are determined not to allow disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement resul@@ ting from personal we@@ ak@@ nesses , temp@@ or@@ ary fa@@ il@@ u@@ res , or physical li@@ mit@@ ations to af@@ fect the strength of our faith or di@@ min@@ ish our love for Jehovah .
It d@@ ates back to the f@@ our@@ th century C.E . when some the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans claim@@ ed that the holy spirit was a person who was som@@ eho@@ w e@@ qu@@ al to God .
It will re@@ place human govern@@ ments .
4@@ 3 : 10 - 12 ; 2 C@@ or .
They must have s@@ co@@ ff@@ ed at his message about a coming D@@ elu@@ ge , even as some s@@ co@@ f@@ f when we provide Scriptural pro@@ of that the present system of things will soon be destro@@ yed .
* L@@ it@@ tle won@@ der that Jesus ’ followers e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly look for@@ ward to the blessings of God’s Kingdom . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
“ Ther@@ efore , brothers , . . . we have b@@ ol@@ dness for the way of en@@ try into the holy place by the blood of Jesus . ” ​ — Hebrews 10 : 19 .
Many of our brothers and sisters in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , E@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , and other plac@@ es have to face ex@@ tre@@ me har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps , but they keep on ‘ ex@@ ul@@ ting in Jehovah . ’
E@@ ach time we succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in br@@ ing@@ ing our se@@ cre@@ t tre@@ asure home , we bre@@ a@@ th@@ ed a si@@ gh of reli@@ ef and gave than@@ ks to Jehovah .
These important questions will be discus@@ sed in this article .
One J@@ anu@@ ary ev@@ ening , the man asked his wife , Jo@@ di , what she knew of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
When that att@@ ack beg@@ ins , the att@@ ac@@ k@@ ers will have to con@@ fr@@ on@@ t Jehovah , who promises to prote@@ ct his faithful people .
Some ro@@ de and s@@ le@@ pt in my tra@@ il@@ er .
Your heart will be war@@ m@@ ed as you study this article and medit@@ ate on how Jehovah God will use the Gre@@ ater Solomon to deli@@ ver those cr@@ ying for help .
So@@ on , Jehovah will bring this enti@@ re world into judgment .
On@@ ly the rich could af@@ for@@ d a Bible .
Witnesses in Fr@@ ance used that d@@ ate for public pres@@ ent@@ ations in r@@ ented h@@ alls of the vi@@ de@@ o Jehovah’s Witnesses St@@ and Fir@@ m A@@ ga@@ inst Na@@ z@@ i As@@ sa@@ ul@@ t , which de@@ ta@@ il@@ s the persecu@@ tion Jehovah’s people su@@ ffered .
“ The earth came to be ru@@ ined in the sight of the true God and . . . became filled with viol@@ ence , ” no@@ tes Genesis 6 : 11 .
Who benef@@ its as you rel@@ ate to others the things you learn ?
Acc@@ ording to one dic@@ tion@@ ary , com@@ mit@@ ment ref@@ ers to “ the st@@ ate of being ob@@ lig@@ ated or emo@@ tion@@ ally imp@@ el@@ led . ”
On many other occasi@@ ons , Jehovah ur@@ ged the Israelites to fear him , to listen to his vo@@ ice , and to san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy his name .
“ Ke@@ ep on the W@@ atch ” ​ — H@@ our of Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment H@@ as Ar@@ ri@@ ved !
To help such ones takes dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment , per@@ c@@ ei@@ ving what their needs are .
The Bible is the most reli@@ able book on this sub@@ ject , and it con@@ tain@@ s a rec@@ ord of the prayers of many faithful men and women .
N@@ ei@@ ther mal@@ ari@@ a nor the chall@@ enge of lear@@ ning a difficult t@@ ong@@ ue nor the ad@@ verse dec@@ re@@ es of a rul@@ er could pre@@ v@@ ent God’s Word from being made a@@ vail@@ able in Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r .
In what way do we imitate first - century Christians ?
15 , 16 . ( a ) To what does the apostle Paul l@@ ink the new covenant ?
If you are going to a ga@@ ther@@ ing , have an ex@@ it pl@@ an in case things are not as you expe@@ cted them to be .
20 : 2 - 6 .
Let us “ recogn@@ ize men of that s@@ ort . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 16 : 18 .
On occasi@@ on , he found it necess@@ ary to s@@ we@@ ar to the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of what he wrote .
In a 19@@ 6@@ 9 New Yor@@ k T@@ im@@ es M@@ aga@@ z@@ ine article , D@@ r . B@@ r@@ un@@ o Bet@@ tel@@ he@@ im st@@ ressed that a child has the “ right to form his own in@@ ner op@@ in@@ i@@ ons , influ@@ enced not by [ his parents ’ ] author@@ it@@ ative [ preaching ] , but only by his own direc@@ t experience with life . ”
I@@ N 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E . , Jehovah gave the Israelites a co@@ de of la@@ ws .
As we get clo@@ s@@ er to the end , we can ex@@ pect govern@@ ments to put more and more pres@@ sure on us to take si@@ des .
T@@ er@@ ri@@ f@@ ying n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers will be a thing of the past .
If we do , we help to keep the congregation clean .
They must “ pro@@ du@@ ce fru@@ its that be@@ f@@ it rep@@ ent@@ ance . ” ​ — Luke 3 : 8 .
This was pro@@ claim@@ ed for the year 20@@ 00 by the Gen@@ er@@ al As@@ s@@ em@@ bly of the Un@@ ited N@@ ations .
Are your children lear@@ ning how to be pe@@ ace@@ able by ob@@ serving the way you tre@@ at them ?
From another stan@@ d@@ point , we sin when we mis@@ s the mar@@ k of Jehovah’s standards of righteousness .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing was left there for the taking !
12 : 1 - 4 ​ — Who “ was ca@@ ught away into par@@ adise ” ?
S@@ ad@@ ly , some Christian famili@@ es have found the co@@ st of such an inv@@ est@@ ment to be very high , as their children have lost their spiritual foc@@ us and turned to pur@@ su@@ ing materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic go@@ als .
Da@@ ily reading of God’s Word helps them to do this . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 ; James 1 : 25 .
We also have to be care@@ ful about news or experi@@ ences of a spiritual n@@ ature that we receive se@@ con@@ d@@ hand .
T@@ w@@ o years later he was able to transl@@ ate “ with fac@@ ility and ele@@ g@@ ance ” 20 different t@@ ong@@ u@@ es .
And they lik@@ e@@ wise rejo@@ ice when they see that ‘ the word of Jehovah keep@@ s gro@@ wing and pre@@ vail@@ ing . ’ ​ — Acts 19 : 20 .
We have opportun@@ ities to show our brothers that we love them .
“ But my life is wor@@ th@@ while because it is devo@@ ted to serving others .
Some people , however , consider that f@@ at@@ al@@ is@@ tic out@@ look un@@ accep@@ table .
They may have re@@ turned home and s@@ pre@@ ad the Christian message there .
P@@ ri@@ de se@@ par@@ ates people .
While “ the love of God ” mo@@ ves us to “ ob@@ serve his comman@@ d@@ ments , ” we con@@ qu@@ er the world through “ our faith ” in Jehovah God , his Word , and his Son . ​ — 1 John 1 : 7 ; 4 : 7 ; 5 : 3 , 4 .
What less@@ on should we learn from the Bible account of R@@ eho@@ bo@@ am ?
The Go@@ sp@@ els faith@@ fully pre@@ serve the mem@@ ory that he left on his followers , that he was div@@ in@@ ely leg@@ iti@@ m@@ ated and emp@@ ow@@ ered to be God’s Son and Ser@@ v@@ ant . ”
Even in the sa@@ d case where a woman is over@@ power@@ ed and ra@@ ped , her stru@@ gg@@ le and s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing for help is not in va@@ in .
In 19@@ 36 and 19@@ 37 , the G@@ esta@@ p@@ o condu@@ cted mas@@ s ar@@ rest@@ s and th@@ re@@ w th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Witnesses into pris@@ ons and con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps , where they su@@ ffered the most c@@ ru@@ el and s@@ adi@@ s@@ tic tre@@ at@@ ment .
R@@ em@@ ember , though , it was “ in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the night . ”
Even so , when we make such “ sacrific@@ es , ” we rest@@ ore our relationship with Jehovah and our brother and we gain a clean conscience .
On@@ ly two , Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b , spoke fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly of Israel@@ ’s pro@@ spe@@ cts in Cana@@ an .
E@@ ven@@ tually , most mission@@ aries were reas@@ sign@@ ed to other plac@@ es , some to Fr@@ en@@ ch - speaking coun@@ tri@@ es in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a and others back to Q@@ u@@ ebe@@ c .
“ I don@@ ’t remember ever having a disa@@ gre@@ ement and not tal@@ king it over with my husband even if this me@@ ant sp@@ en@@ ding h@@ our@@ s res@@ ol@@ ving the matter , ” rec@@ alls one sister .
However , no@@ te the attitu@@ des of Jac@@ o@@ b and Joseph later in their lives .
All Christians must preach the good news .
On what bas@@ is does Jehovah act with go@@ o@@ dness ?
It also provi@@ des pro@@ of that Jesus is with those who serve Jehovah God .
L@@ ater , he did not obey the comm@@ and to wi@@ pe out an enem@@ y people . ​ — 2 / 15 , pages 22 - 23 .
If you find that you have s@@ li@@ pp@@ ed in ap@@ pl@@ ying some teaching , do not get disc@@ oura@@ ged .
Bro@@ ther Jac@@ k@@ son , cha@@ ir@@ man of the gra@@ du@@ ation pro@@ gra@@ m , asked , “ Will cre@@ di@@ bility en@@ h@@ ance your ministry ? ”
Be@@ fore coming to the earth , Jesus un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly sp@@ ent much time listen@@ ing to his Fa@@ ther’s instru@@ ction .
Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l did not seek glory from humans .
Luke 2 : 37 states : “ She was never mis@@ sing from the temple , rend@@ ering sac@@ red service night and day with fa@@ sting and supp@@ lic@@ ations . ”
If you are one of them , think what a wonderful privilege you are now enjo@@ ying because you know and serve the Creator !
Se@@ e@@ king Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
S@@ om@@ ali@@ an family : U@@ N P@@ H@@ O@@ T@@ O 1@@ 5@@ 9@@ 8@@ 4@@ 9 / M .
C@@ ould you give such ones a help@@ ing hand ?
Jesus ’ present - day followers jo@@ y@@ fully car@@ ry on their re@@ war@@ ding work worl@@ d@@ wide .
It teach@@ es a ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y of life and an attitude toward God .
The people were gener@@ ally po@@ or .
O@@ thers sa@@ v@@ or its ga@@ str@@ on@@ om@@ ic deli@@ gh@@ ts and ad@@ mi@@ re its ha@@ u@@ te cou@@ ture .
Per@@ haps you are a young person .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , “ the day of at@@ on@@ ement ” could also be spo@@ ken of as the “ day of the ran@@ som@@ s . ” ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 23 : 26 - 28 .
Although his pres@@ ence as King of God’s Kingdom is inv@@ isi@@ ble , it is ob@@ vi@@ ous from the fulfill@@ ment of prophe@@ ci@@ es .
At its to@@ p is a small rec@@ t@@ ang@@ le with par@@ adise in the cen@@ ter .
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y got its star@@ t , not among humans , but with an un@@ seen spirit cre@@ ature .
• Why should a person be ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous about dr@@ in@@ king al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ ages , even if he avo@@ i@@ ds doing so to the point of being v@@ isi@@ bly dr@@ un@@ k ?
Jesus told an illustr@@ ation about a mer@@ ch@@ ant who was see@@ king pe@@ ar@@ ls .
This deep@@ ly affe@@ cted him . ”
He ga@@ ther@@ ed a mas@@ s of knowledge and filled a personal no@@ te@@ book with qu@@ o@@ t@@ ations and ex@@ cer@@ p@@ ts from cl@@ as@@ si@@ cal works .
Even the pri@@ ests have become cor@@ ru@@ pt .
But the a@@ bo@@ ve words do appe@@ ar in a book that is th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years old ​ — the Bible .
• After the F@@ lood , where did the do@@ ve find the o@@ live lea@@ f that it brought to the ar@@ k ?
7 : 17 - 24 .
Jehovah is the str@@ ong@@ hold of my life . Of whom shall I be in dre@@ ad ? ”
Since “ a man who is a Je@@ w ” is spo@@ ken of as “ you people , ” he is a com@@ pos@@ ite man .
So@@ on ther@@ e@@ after , my mother was di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with can@@ c@@ er , which ev@@ en@@ tually led to her death .
Jesus ’ disciples pre@@ ached far and wide too .
Paul showed that he fully appreci@@ ated Jehovah’s vie@@ w@@ point when he coura@@ ge@@ ously cor@@ rec@@ ted Peter , who had man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted par@@ ti@@ ality in avo@@ i@@ ding associ@@ ation with his n@@ on - Jewish brothers . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 2 : 11 - 14 .
S@@ inc@@ ere and well - deser@@ ved comm@@ end@@ ation is a gift that all of us can give .
For example , consider the counsel we should apply if we real@@ ize that we may have off@@ ended someone . ​ — Read Matthew 5 : 23 , 24 .
Thus , in a very liter@@ al way , they could be ter@@ m@@ ed m@@ ere “ temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents ” of the earth under Satan’s control .
“ You are my Father , my God and the R@@ o@@ ck of my sal@@ vation , ” san@@ g the psalmist .
“ E@@ very man taking part in a cont@@ est exerc@@ ises self - control in all things . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R@@ IN@@ TH@@ I@@ AN@@ S 9 : 25 .
What a tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous advan@@ ta@@ ge that can be !
Jehovah’s Witnesses had already been c@@ all@@ ing on their father , thus Pe@@ dr@@ o and his older brothers all started to receive a home Bible study .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing that , Jehovah temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily stru@@ ck Mi@@ ri@@ am with le@@ pro@@ s@@ y . ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 12 : 4 - 7 , 10 .
The article descri@@ bed the hist@@ ory of Jehovah’s Witnesses during the Na@@ z@@ i years , including our family .
At Chris@@ t@@ mas@@ time this account is often sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by a my@@ th@@ ic@@ al and r@@ om@@ an@@ tic at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere that ob@@ s@@ cu@@ res the most important thing : that this ba@@ by was born to be a ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent King , as was ann@@ oun@@ ced to M@@ ary and to the shepher@@ ds .
This pla@@ ys “ a vital ro@@ le in pro@@ duc@@ ing con@@ di@@ tions on E@@ ar@@ th that can su@@ sta@@ in life , ” states s@@ ci@@ ence au@@ th@@ or An@@ dre@@ w H@@ ill .
Ha@@ ving gr@@ as@@ ped this , I began to dis@@ cer@@ n how Jehovah did , in@@ deed , support both of us in s@@ pite of this un@@ wel@@ come change .
If you cho@@ ose ei@@ ther of the first two op@@ tions , you will te@@ ar down your house with your own hands .
Jehovah wants us to know him .
So we learned to live just like the brothers .
He does this by means of the Bible .
How to A@@ c@@ qui@@ re the Chris@@ t@@ like V@@ i@@ e@@ w of Gre@@ at@@ ness
What can we learn from this account of Paul and his fi@@ ve fellow work@@ ers ?
The man became ang@@ ry , pul@@ led a p@@ is@@ to@@ l from a dra@@ wer , and or@@ der@@ ed me to leave .
We may not find it difficult to stay clear of such direc@@ t par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in viol@@ ence .
However , the one in char@@ ge told me that another mar@@ ch was about to star@@ t and that they needed one more person to car@@ ry a si@@ gn .
( b ) Why was the law found at N@@ um@@ bers 15 : 37 - 39 rel@@ ev@@ ant to God’s ancient people ?
A psalmist wrote : “ My soul has ye@@ ar@@ ned and also p@@ ined away for the cour@@ ty@@ ar@@ ds of Jehovah . ”
“ My wife and I , ” he says , “ were like two young tre@@ es that gre@@ w up inter@@ tw@@ ined .
I@@ N S@@ P@@ I@@ T@@ E of ne@@ g@@ ative repor@@ ts from around the world about po@@ ver@@ ty , there are those who remain op@@ ti@@ mis@@ tic that something con@@ cre@@ te can be done .
In the right hand of the One se@@ ated upon the thro@@ ne is a s@@ cro@@ l@@ l se@@ aled with se@@ ven se@@ als .
Your Ri@@ ght to B@@ eli@@ eve
How did this sister cop@@ e ?
“ The S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t and the B@@ ri@@ de Ke@@ ep On Sa@@ ying : ‘ C@@ ome ! ’ ”
In his prophecy concer@@ ning the last days , Jesus said : “ Jerusalem [ which re@@ pres@@ ented God’s rul@@ er@@ ship ] will be tr@@ am@@ pl@@ ed on by the nations until the appointed times of the nations are ful@@ filled . ”
They are war@@ m and ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able , li@@ vely and expres@@ sive , quic@@ k lear@@ n@@ ers who pas@@ sion@@ ately expres@@ s their op@@ in@@ i@@ ons with an@@ im@@ ated g@@ es@@ tures .
Do you have gen@@ u@@ ine concer@@ n for fellow believers ?
This con@@ ne@@ ction with the an@@ nu@@ al Jewish P@@ as@@ so@@ ver is fur@@ ther evidence that the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Jesus ’ death should be ob@@ served just once a year .
Hence , Satan go@@ es about like “ a ro@@ aring li@@ on ” tr@@ ying to in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ate and de@@ v@@ our faithful Christians .
Jehovah God has de@@ f@@ ended his people in the past
Their com@@ for@@ ting words and kind de@@ e@@ ds supp@@ or@@ ted me during my un@@ spe@@ aka@@ ble pain and helped me draw even clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah .
O@@ ther individuals were sla@@ in by li@@ ons . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 13 : 24 ; 2 K@@ ings 17 : 25 .
7@@ 3 : 9 ​ — How is it that the wicked have “ put their m@@ ou@@ th in the very heavens , and their t@@ ong@@ ue it@@ self wal@@ ks about in the earth ” ?
Pro@@ pa@@ gan@@ dist@@ s often use a word like “ se@@ ct ” to s@@ ti@@ g@@ m@@ ati@@ ze others .
Yet , the Bible tel@@ ls us that the Creator of the uni@@ verse kno@@ ws each of the st@@ ars by name .
Many s@@ crip@@ tures descri@@ be that wonderful time .
So if a man desi@@ res to serve as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant or an el@@ der but has not yet been appointed to be one , he should give attention to are@@ as where he needs to make spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement .
M@@ Y H@@ U@@ S@@ B@@ AN@@ D and I were baptized as Jehovah’s Witnesses in 19@@ 6@@ 8 .
Because end@@ ur@@ ance can make us better Christians , we would not want to bre@@ ak Jehovah’s law just to end our tri@@ al .
It go@@ es without saying that our work clo@@ th@@ es and school clo@@ th@@ es will be appro@@ pri@@ ate for the n@@ ature of the t@@ as@@ ks we will be per@@ form@@ ing .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , the situation of the woman who anointed Jesus ’ fe@@ et was similar .
Those su@@ per@@ vis@@ ing the work of rest@@ or@@ ation make life a ple@@ asure because they gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely care about you .
May we be confid@@ ent that , like Jeremiah and Bar@@ u@@ ch , we will re@@ a@@ p if we do not ti@@ re out . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 9 .
In other words , before saying y@@ es as res@@ pe@@ cts dedic@@ ation to God , we had to say no to an un@@ accep@@ table form@@ er way of life .
So when I got home at two in the mor@@ ning , our tra@@ il@@ er filled with the ar@@ oma of pi@@ z@@ z@@ as and pa@@ st@@ a .
• How can we cultiv@@ ate Christian love ?
Today , I can truly say that I am happy , and al@@ though pre@@ vi@@ ously I never i@@ mag@@ ined it possible , I now feel that I can help others .
S@@ and@@ r@@ a a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ zed and arrang@@ ed to re@@ su@@ me the study .
How can it be said that dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing a Christian is a loving pro@@ vision if it ca@@ uses so much pain ?
This will af@@ for@@ d all of God’s people an opportunity to “ ta@@ st@@ e and see that Jehovah is good . ”
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , Pet@@ er@@ ’s second letter is a hear@@ t@@ felt ex@@ hor@@ tation to faith@@ ful@@ ness .
How did the new covenant make it possible for both Jews and G@@ ent@@ il@@ es to become part of spiritual Israel , and how many would be in the new covenant ?
The S@@ pe@@ cial As@@ s@@ em@@ bly Da@@ y
The Ho@@ li@@ day Se@@ as@@ on ​ — Will It Be All You W@@ ant It to Be ?
De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 30 : 11 - 20
Just because we cannot fully com@@ pre@@ h@@ end certain as@@ pe@@ cts of God does not mean that we cannot get to know him at all .
1@@ 5@@ 13 Israel@@ ’s Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us from Egy@@ pt
When you face an important is@@ sue , give yourself the time you need to act wis@@ ely .
Why should we not give up even if dist@@ res@@ sing circumstances sa@@ p our strength ?
This was during the D@@ u@@ pl@@ ess@@ is er@@ a in Q@@ u@@ ebe@@ c when persecu@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses was especially in@@ ten@@ se .
A H@@ I@@ G@@ H - S@@ C@@ H@@ O@@ O@@ L teach@@ er in S@@ pain wrote : “ For more than a h@@ un@@ d@@ red years , Jehovah’s Witnesses have demonstr@@ ated true so@@ li@@ dar@@ ity , ir@@ re@@ pro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble hon@@ es@@ ty and , a@@ bo@@ ve all , in@@ des@@ tru@@ c@@ ti@@ ble faith . ”
When the people heard those words , they spoke of st@@ on@@ ing Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b .
The need to me@@ et together on a se@@ par@@ ate day for what was then called the C@@ ongreg@@ ation Bo@@ ok S@@ tu@@ dy was eli@@ min@@ ated by com@@ bin@@ ing that meeting with the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol and Ser@@ vice Me@@ et@@ ing .
I develop@@ ed a th@@ ir@@ st for truth that led me to change my enti@@ re set of valu@@ es .
And each person is uni@@ que .
We have only a fi@@ x@@ ed am@@ ount of h@@ our@@ s in a day .
Their Fa@@ ith W@@ as Re@@ war@@ ded
( b ) What is the mo@@ der@@ n - day fulfill@@ ment ?
When people have su@@ ffered for many years or have been disa@@ p@@ pointed by many ho@@ l@@ low promises , they may be like the Israelites in Egy@@ pt who “ out of disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement ” did not listen .
W@@ ould the con@@ f@@ li@@ ct s@@ pre@@ ad , as World W@@ ar I@@ I had done ?
As we no@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , what Jehovah requi@@ res is that each of his servants remain faithful under any and all circumstances .
Mu@@ ch of the water is st@@ ored in o@@ ce@@ ans , l@@ ak@@ es , ri@@ v@@ ers , gl@@ ac@@ i@@ ers , po@@ la@@ r ic@@ e@@ cap@@ s , and under the gr@@ ound .
The pas@@ sing of time has c@@ learly sh@@ own that the Devil has not been able to turn ever@@ yone away from serving the true God .
They would be har@@ s@@ h and mer@@ c@@ il@@ ess , like Satan himself .
A@@ g@@ ha@@ st at God’s seem@@ ing indi@@ ffer@@ ence , I was de@@ va@@ stated .
I thus learned to maintain a positi@@ ve view of my brothers .
He had a special wel@@ come for the many gu@@ ests vis@@ iting from different par@@ ts of the world .
All this t@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es that we are living in “ cr@@ itical times . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 5 .
I especially enjoy the spiritual pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s , such as mor@@ ning worship and the family Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy .
Like young Samuel , your children too can be “ li@@ ka@@ ble both from Jehovah’s stan@@ d@@ point and from that of men . ” ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
Bal@@ k@@ ans ( New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation ) , 10 / 15 E@@ f@@ forts P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ te M@@ or@@ al St@@ and@@ ar@@ ds ( Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que ) , 11 / 15
When the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in or@@ der@@ ed Peter and John to sto@@ p ‘ teaching upon the bas@@ is of Jesus ’ name , ’ those apostles coura@@ ge@@ ously refu@@ sed to qu@@ it .
D@@ ra@@ wn From C@@ re@@ ation
And at the end of the following century , he per@@ mit@@ ted the Babyl@@ on@@ ians to in@@ va@@ de the two - tri@@ be kingdom of Juda@@ h and destro@@ y Jerusalem with its temple . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 36 : 16 - 19 .
At first , my interest was just in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al .
What imp@@ el@@ led him to turn asi@@ de from bad im@@ medi@@ ately ?
A th@@ ous@@ and years may appe@@ ar to you to be a long time , but in fact , Jehovah vie@@ ws it “ as one day . ” ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 8 .
He will do the same for all the other dist@@ res@@ s@@ ful con@@ di@@ tions that make life mis@@ er@@ able today .
There are some matters , though , on which we may conclu@@ de that it is best to commun@@ ic@@ ate .
What is our ro@@ le in supp@@ or@@ ting Jehovah’s side of the is@@ sue of so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ?
What , though , if a con@@ f@@ li@@ ct ar@@ ises between God’s requi@@ re@@ ments and those of a human govern@@ ment ?
What ac@@ tive ro@@ le did God’s Son pla@@ y in Israel ?
In the far dist@@ ance , there is what loo@@ ks like a wh@@ ite cl@@ ou@@ d s@@ pre@@ ad over the sur@@ face of the se@@ a .
S@@ isters in full - time service could have a Da@@ wn - Mo@@ bi@@ le free of char@@ ge .
( a ) How do the Scriptures ur@@ ge us to fear God ?
This great demonstr@@ ation of love also served as a pat@@ ter@@ n for humans , giving them the opportunity to refle@@ ct God’s self - sacrific@@ ing love in every@@ day life , even as Jesus did . ​ — John 17 : 25 , 26 .
Jehovah , however , pre@@ ven@@ ted them from re@@ sum@@ ing “ their origin@@ al position . ”
Jehovah deli@@ gh@@ ts in the prayers of those who follow his righteous pa@@ ths .
This are@@ a , the low@@ est spo@@ t in all Jerusalem , was not in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted again until the B@@ y@@ z@@ an@@ t@@ ine peri@@ od .
We have f@@ ought too many ‘ w@@ ars to end war ’ to believe that we know how to end war . ”
( a ) What is me@@ ant by the expres@@ sion “ in want of heart ” ?
The Bible does not say that Satan is able to sear@@ ch men@@ ’s hearts and min@@ ds .
At U@@ gar@@ it , mer@@ ch@@ ants from the A@@ e@@ ge@@ an , An@@ at@@ o@@ li@@ a , Babyl@@ on , Egy@@ pt , and other par@@ ts of the M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast tra@@ ded me@@ tal@@ s , ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ tural pro@@ du@@ cts , and a ho@@ st of lo@@ c@@ ally pro@@ duc@@ ed go@@ o@@ ds .
Then , in F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 19@@ 50 , G@@ r@@ and@@ pa Tho@@ mp@@ son died , and G@@ r@@ and@@ ma used the money that she in@@ her@@ ited to pa@@ y pas@@ sage for the fi@@ ve of us .
When Adam and E@@ ve re@@ bel@@ led against God , they a@@ do@@ p@@ ted the standards of the sel@@ f@@ ish tra@@ it@@ or Satan and cho@@ se him as their spiritual father .
Those who em@@ br@@ ace this Kingdom good news displa@@ y such qualities as “ love , joy , peace , long - suffering , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , faith , mil@@ dness , self - control , ” des@@ pite all the evil that sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ds them .
That spirit exer@@ ts pres@@ sure on people to con@@ form to the thinking of a soci@@ ety that does not know Jehovah .
A Bible study was started with Be@@ ere , and he made fine spiritual prog@@ ress .
To uni@@ fy his people , Jehovah gives them a pu@@ re language .
We recogn@@ ize that the end could come at any time ; Jehovah’s tim@@ ing is not cont@@ ing@@ ent on our giving a personal witness to every individu@@ al on the pl@@ an@@ et .
But M@@ other would tell me about the talk that she had heard at the meeting , and time and again she emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed one point to me : Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on is very near .
Peter here emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed the import@@ ance of a wi@@ fe@@ ’s being in sub@@ je@@ ction to her husband with “ deep respect , ” even though some hus@@ ban@@ ds may do little to deser@@ ve such respect .
Jesus explained : “ He [ Jehovah ] is the God , not of the dead , but of the living . ”
For this , dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment is needed .
‘ Mu@@ st I keep on tr@@ ying to sa@@ ve my marriage no matter what happ@@ ens ? ’
They can put for@@ th effort to gro@@ w in “ wisdom and spiritual com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion ” by taking in knowledge of the Scriptures .
So how can he speak to us ?
Bo@@ th of these expres@@ sions imp@@ ly inv@@ isi@@ bility . Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , “ flesh and blood cannot in@@ her@@ it God’s Kingdom . ”
W@@ E L@@ I@@ V@@ E in a world that is experi@@ enc@@ ing some of the most difficult and tra@@ gi@@ c times in human hist@@ ory .
It h@@ ur@@ t me deep@@ ly .
In angu@@ ish , Jesus b@@ ent his k@@ ne@@ es and began to pray , saying : “ ‘ Father , if you wish , re@@ move this c@@ up from me .
A number of them happ@@ ily accepted Bible - based liter@@ ature , and arrang@@ ements were made for a Witness who kno@@ ws si@@ gn language to vis@@ it them .
What did he mean by “ the spirit you show ” ?
P@@ un@@ ta Ar@@ en@@ as is an un@@ u@@ su@@ al ter@@ rit@@ ory .
P@@ le@@ as@@ ing God was the foc@@ us of E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s life .
Jesus told him to go home and repor@@ t the matter to his relati@@ ves .
W@@ as it a law that had to do with sacrifice ?
16 : 30 ​ — What is the meaning of “ se@@ v@@ ere pa@@ ins ” on account of Jehovah ?
Pe@@ ople were not af@@ ra@@ id of Jesus .
Si@@ tu@@ ations Some Ha@@ ve U@@ sed to S@@ pe@@ ak Ab@@ out Their Fa@@ ith
The sign@@ s are still a my@@ st@@ er@@ y .
On De@@ c@@ ember 11 , 195@@ 4 , at a dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion in A@@ ba , I sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed my dedic@@ ation to Jehovah by water baptism .
G@@ u@@ ard A@@ ga@@ inst Gre@@ ed
We would like to encoura@@ ge you to make it a matter of prayer , and Jehovah will help you to have a better understanding of the truth , and he will find a place for you to serve him . ”
Even after Jesus tri@@ ed to cor@@ rec@@ t Pet@@ er@@ ’s thinking , Peter continued his stru@@ gg@@ le with how he vie@@ wed himself .
Ther@@ efore Jesus , know@@ ing they were about to come and se@@ ize him to make him king , with@@ dre@@ w again into the m@@ oun@@ tain all al@@ one . ”
The angels ur@@ g@@ ing Lo@@ t to leave So@@ dom were not pre@@ pared to wa@@ it while Lo@@ t d@@ el@@ a@@ yed .
With his ar@@ m he will col@@ le@@ ct together the lam@@ bs ; and in his bo@@ som he will car@@ ry them .
We thus become sla@@ ves of God .
As to the l@@ at@@ ter me@@ a@@ su@@ re@@ ment , many hus@@ ban@@ ds r@@ ate po@@ or@@ ly , for they are gover@@ ned by the spirit of the world and by human standards .
Like Paul , we preach to people out of hear@@ t@@ felt concer@@ n .
The go@@ al of that con@@ vers@@ ation is , not to pre@@ serve your i@@ ma@@ ge by making exc@@ uses or to pu@@ m@@ me@@ l your ad@@ vers@@ ary into a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ z@@ ing , but to make peace .
Their efforts have been in va@@ in , and many have conclu@@ ded that the question cannot be ans@@ wer@@ ed .
Then he shows this love by his desire to do Jehovah’s will in@@ stead of his own .
From these words , we see that Paul encoura@@ ged others to pray to his “ God and Father for everything ” ​ — but , of course , in Jesus ’ name . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 17 .
R@@ es@@ pect the discipl@@ ine of Jehovah .
Those bless@@ ed with a lasting place in the new earth will not gro@@ w old and in@@ ev@@ it@@ ab@@ ly die .
( b ) What is the great@@ est privilege any human can have ?
And just pri@@ or to tal@@ king about the sheep and the go@@ ats , he rel@@ ated the illustr@@ ation of the tal@@ ents .
For example , fi@@ re@@ fi@@ gh@@ ters r@@ us@@ h to an em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y call ; they know that lives may be in d@@ anger .
This is an acc@@ ur@@ ate transl@@ ation and makes the text cle@@ are@@ r .
If we have enc@@ oun@@ tered a proble@@ m along these l@@ ines , how ur@@ g@@ ent it would be to pet@@ iti@@ on Jehovah to ‘ make our eyes pas@@ s on from see@@ ing what is wor@@ th@@ less and pre@@ serve us ali@@ ve in his own way ’ ! ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 37 .
On the Mo@@ ve A@@ gain
For instance , how gen@@ u@@ ine was the att@@ ach@@ ment of I@@ du@@ ma@@ e@@ an King H@@ er@@ od — who tri@@ ed to have the inf@@ ant Jesus kil@@ led — to the div@@ in@@ ely inspired Law of Moses ? — Matthew 2 : 1 - 18 .
2 : 1 ​ — How was ‘ the beau@@ ty of Israel thro@@ wn down from heaven to earth ’ ?
On the other hand , as time has g@@ one by , some Christians baptized after 19@@ 35 have had witness bor@@ ne to them that they have the heavenly hope .
A coun@@ sel@@ or@@ ’s mil@@ dness may help an er@@ ring one
B@@ E@@ C@@ A@@ U@@ S@@ E of the sh@@ o@@ ck@@ ingly un@@ h@@ y@@ gi@@ en@@ ic con@@ di@@ tions in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe and the Un@@ ited St@@ ates during the 18@@ th and 19@@ th cen@@ tu@@ ries , mission@@ aries of that peri@@ od pre@@ ached what might be ter@@ m@@ ed “ a do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness . ”
Because De@@ bor@@ ah , Bar@@ ak , and J@@ a@@ el ac@@ ted coura@@ ge@@ ously , Israel “ had no fur@@ ther dis@@ tur@@ ban@@ ce for for@@ ty years . ”
Instead , he f@@ ell upon his face and beg@@ ged Jesus : “ Lord , if you just want to , you can make me clean . ”
What hear@@ t@@ felt desire and strong determin@@ ation to keep his integrity David expres@@ ses in the first two psal@@ ms of this group !
For this , he is using his anointed servants on earth , “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” and these are “ shin@@ ing as il@@ lu@@ min@@ at@@ ors in the world . ”
M@@ E@@ X@@ I@@ C@@ O C@@ I@@ T@@ Y
Con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment will comple@@ t@@ ely f@@ ill their lives .
When we refle@@ ct on the mirac@@ ul@@ ous things Jehovah did for his people in times past , our hearts mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to la@@ u@@ d him .
Ar@@ ac@@ el@@ i is 8@@ 7 years old , F@@ el@@ is@@ a is 9@@ 1 , and R@@ am@@ on@@ i is 8@@ 3 .
2 : 28 ​ — Why is Jesus called “ Lord even of the sa@@ b@@ bat@@ h ” ?
As a de@@ ta@@ iled prophe@@ tic al@@ leg@@ ory , with a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic meaning app@@ lied to every person , ob@@ ject , and ev@@ ent ?
On the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , about 1@@ 20 disciples were in an u@@ pp@@ er ro@@ om in Jerusalem .
What was in the c@@ up ?
Jehovah has a purpose for “ the things in the heavens and the things on the earth . ”
What does at@@ tain@@ ing “ on@@ en@@ ess ” in the faith and acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge requi@@ re ?
In 198@@ 0 , Ge@@ or@@ ge dis@@ cer@@ ned that his health was beg@@ in@@ ning to deter@@ i@@ or@@ ate .
In another situation , after be@@ coming fri@@ end@@ ly with a f@@ em@@ ale co@@ work@@ er , a Christian man might reason : “ She valu@@ es my op@@ in@@ ion and really listen@@ s when I talk to her .
When we feel disc@@ oura@@ ged , whether because of op@@ position or other un@@ pleas@@ ant circumstances , Jehovah’s words to the re@@ pat@@ ri@@ ated Jews can be a s@@ ource of strength .
He appe@@ ared to all his apostles .
To understand what Jesus wanted to con@@ ve@@ y on this occasi@@ on , no@@ te the expres@@ sion comm@@ on to all three Go@@ sp@@ els .
One hist@@ ori@@ an wrote : “ Christi@@ an@@ ity had s@@ pre@@ ad with re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble ra@@ pi@@ di@@ ty over the Rom@@ an world .
She fac@@ ed three cour@@ t c@@ as@@ es before our leg@@ al right to preach from house to house was ev@@ en@@ tually recogn@@ ized .
So Jehovah does want us to tell him what we feel we need .
Such indi@@ rec@@ t questions are more likely to get your a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent to o@@ pen up and expres@@ s his or her own vie@@ ws .
Then David said : “ It is un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble from Jehovah’s stan@@ d@@ point for me to li@@ ft my hand against the anointed of Jehovah ! ” ​ — 1 Samuel 26 : 8 - 12 .
And what does such ing@@ en@@ i@@ ous desi@@ gn tell us about the kind of person God is ?
We also benefit ourselves .
Ho@@ se@@ a tel@@ ls the re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous people that Jehovah will “ remember their er@@ ro@@ r ” and “ give attention to their sin@@ s . ”
What two less@@ ons do the illustr@@ ations of the lost sheep and the lost co@@ in con@@ tain for us ?
Do not feel h@@ ur@@ t if that one needs to be al@@ one .
H@@ ist@@ ory indic@@ ates that , in time , the Jews develop@@ ed a su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ous attitude toward God’s name , vie@@ wing it as something that they should not pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ce .
; Y@@ oung , B .
They c@@ lam@@ or about “ d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous cul@@ ts ” and try to p@@ in this la@@ be@@ l on Jehovah’s Witnesses .
We feel close to him and feel a strong desire to tell others about our God .
The L@@ and@@ mar@@ k Wor@@ k of Bu@@ d@@ n@@ y
To@@ gether , they now serve at one of the branch of@@ fic@@ es of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
W@@ ell , Jehovah and his Son are just like that .
There would have been no reason for that , according to the apostle Paul .
For h@@ our@@ s , he c@@ y@@ c@@ les along f@@ loo@@ ded ro@@ a@@ ds and through mu@@ d , fac@@ ing d@@ anger in order to strengthen others .
For one thing , grou@@ ps of Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers who have no for@@ ma@@ l meeting place but who must me@@ et under a t@@ ree or in a field are some@@ times vie@@ wed with su@@ spi@@ ci@@ on .
Those who now follow their bad example will soon come to real@@ ize the same bit@@ ter truth . ​ — G@@ en .
Paul wrote : “ I b@@ end my k@@ ne@@ es to the Father . . . to the end that he may gr@@ ant you according to the ri@@ ches of his glory to be made mi@@ gh@@ ty in the man you are in@@ side with power through his spirit . ”
Consider what Jehovah’s organization has been able to do in these last days .
Ther@@ e@@ after , he “ s@@ at down at the right hand of God ” and wa@@ ited to receive k@@ ingly power .
Even if your te@@ en is stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing , let him know that you see his po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al and hear@@ t@@ felt desire to do what is right .
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you ever seen the name Jehovah in@@ s@@ cri@@ bed on a public building or on a mu@@ se@@ u@@ m ar@@ ti@@ fact ?
We can learn much from bri@@ ef@@ ly consider@@ ing the example of King David .
Some think of Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s mission@@ aries , many of whom me@@ dd@@ le in the pol@@ itical and e@@ con@@ om@@ ic af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of the coun@@ tri@@ es where they serve .
So to whom can they preach ?
In 19@@ 37 my father became compan@@ y serv@@ ant ( now called co@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ or of the body of elders ) of the bl@@ ack congregation in Ch@@ att@@ ano@@ o@@ ga , T@@ en@@ n@@ es@@ see .
“ Re@@ turn evil for evil to no one . ”
Paul fur@@ ther indic@@ ated that we should d@@ ress with “ mo@@ des@@ ty and s@@ oun@@ dness of mind . ”
The Bible promises that by means of Christ’s rule , God “ will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from [ man@@ kin@@ d’s ] eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more . ” ​ — Revelation 21 : 4 .
Even if my circumstances do not at the m@@ om@@ ent allow me to ex@@ p@@ and my service , am I continu@@ ing to cultiv@@ ate a self - sacrific@@ ing spirit ?
L@@ ef@@ è@@ v@@ re also end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to ex@@ pose the fa@@ ul@@ ty ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents of those who op@@ posed the transl@@ ation of the Bible into Fr@@ en@@ ch .
As a result , they have little or no time for spiritual inter@@ ests .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , may we use our material as@@ se@@ ts to do good .
The fru@@ it was also cre@@ di@@ ted with the cap@@ ac@@ ity to exc@@ ite se@@ x@@ u@@ al desire and to inc@@ re@@ ase human fer@@ t@@ ility or a@@ id in conc@@ ep@@ tion .
I@@ t’s a 3@@ 6@@ 5 - days - a - year jo@@ b , men@@ t@@ ally and physi@@ c@@ ally . ”
May we remain se@@ par@@ ate from the world as we “ worship [ the Father ] with spirit and truth . ” ​ — John 4 : 24 .
In this illustr@@ ation , Jesus did not direc@@ tly say what that fru@@ it@@ age is , but he did men@@ tion a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant de@@ ta@@ il that helps us to deter@@ mine the answer .
14 : 12 , 13 , 23 .
And as was true of Peter , God’s spirit en@@ ab@@ led Paul to understand and wr@@ ite with c@@ lar@@ ity about the hope of im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity and inc@@ or@@ ru@@ p@@ ti@@ bility in the heavens .
I felt Jehovah’s spirit .
They pu@@ bl@@ ish and dist@@ ribu@@ te Bible liter@@ ature in 4@@ 13 langu@@ ages .
Be@@ fore long he was a d@@ ru@@ g ad@@ di@@ ct , ro@@ b@@ b@@ ing people to pa@@ y for his vice .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , loyal anointed Christians in 19@@ 19 refu@@ sed to do anything that would di@@ min@@ ish their own cap@@ ac@@ ity to be@@ ar light .
Ad@@ vers@@ aries , “ the people of the land , ” says E@@ z@@ r@@ a 4 : 4 , “ were continu@@ ally we@@ ak@@ ening the hands of the people of Juda@@ h and di@@ sh@@ ear@@ ten@@ ing them from building . ”
De@@ a@@ th@@ ’s De@@ va@@ st@@ ating E@@ f@@ fect
Instead , man is occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with his own sel@@ f@@ ish desi@@ res and activities .
My first z@@ one vis@@ it in V@@ ene@@ zu@@ ela , in 19@@ 70
I first me@@ t Jehovah’s Witnesses while I was living at a ho@@ st@@ el for un@@ married mo@@ thers and their ba@@ bi@@ es .
When he did so , he found a ro@@ om@@ ful of de@@ a@@ f ones wa@@ iting to hear the Kingdom message .
We do this by ‘ br@@ ac@@ ing up our min@@ ds for activ@@ ity , ’ building our life around a spiritual r@@ out@@ ine that inclu@@ des regul@@ ar prayer , Bible reading and study , meeting attend@@ ance , and the Christian ministry .
On the other hand , Jehovah God can righ@@ tly ref@@ er to his long - dead servants as though they were living , for he is able to give them life again .
P@@ re@@ par@@ ation for meetings is vital too , for the great@@ est benefit comes from having an ac@@ tive part by com@@ men@@ ting .
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : I@@ d@@ enti@@ fy the friend or relati@@ ve with whom you have the most difficult relationship , and then discus@@ s with your mate how you can imp@@ ro@@ ve that relationship .
( b ) What question requi@@ res an answer ?
Fir@@ st , we can always keep in mind the love we have for Jehovah God .
Now i@@ magine that you are the of@@ fi@@ cial and you have sel@@ e@@ cted three ca@@ pa@@ ble men to h@@ and@@ le some important bu@@ sin@@ ess .
However , fur@@ ther care@@ ful study and pray@@ er@@ ful medit@@ ation indic@@ ate that our understanding of Jesus ’ words about the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave needs to be cl@@ ari@@ fied .
5 , 6 . ( a ) How many great po@@ wers do Daniel and John id@@ enti@@ fy ?
God’s Lo@@ ve ​ — The B@@ as@@ is of the R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection H@@ op@@ e
What did he mean by that bo@@ ld st@@ at@@ ement ?
Why did Abraham ask his wife to say that she was his sister ?
If you do , they may conclu@@ de , ‘ Since D@@ ad and Mo@@ m don@@ ’t care , it must be all right . ’
I@@ mit@@ ate the Gre@@ at@@ est Mis@@ sion@@ ary
Th@@ r@@ ough the cen@@ tu@@ ries , many coura@@ ge@@ ous women have taken their stand as v@@ ali@@ ant worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah .
( Com@@ pare Luke 17 : 6 . )
Those who appreci@@ ate his rul@@ er@@ ship and its blessings will “ bo@@ w down ” in willing sub@@ mis@@ sion .
He star@@ ts ‘ to thro@@ w out those sel@@ ling and bu@@ ying in the temple , and he over@@ tur@@ ns the ta@@ bl@@ es of the money chang@@ ers and the ben@@ ches of those sel@@ ling do@@ ves ; and he does not let anyone car@@ ry a u@@ ten@@ si@@ l through the temple . ’
Fir@@ st , R@@ al@@ ph and his family vis@@ ited the M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o branch .
N@@ ei@@ ther the one princi@@ p@@ ally respon@@ sible for the c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty , Satan the Devil , nor anyone who ac@@ ts like him will remain .
Fir@@ st of all , my “ thor@@ n in the flesh ” helped me to understand better the health problems of other people and to sy@@ mp@@ a@@ th@@ ize with them .
Consider , for example , the in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent descri@@ bed at John 11 : 33 - 35 .
Jehovah did not view those c@@ as@@ es from a m@@ ere human point of view .
18 : 7 , 8 , 15 - 19 .
* Instead , the ou@@ ter pl@@ an@@ e@@ ts fulf@@ ill the prote@@ ctive fun@@ ction of ab@@ s@@ or@@ b@@ ing and de@@ fle@@ cting d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous ob@@ je@@ cts .
I went home with the boo@@ k@@ le@@ ts , cu@@ ri@@ ous but a little ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive .
This encoura@@ ged her to talk about her feelings .
She spoke s@@ ar@@ c@@ as@@ tic@@ ally and said that he ac@@ ted “ just as one of the emp@@ ty - he@@ ad@@ ed men . ”
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , the spirit was to ass@@ ist Jesus ’ disciples in public@@ ly de@@ f@@ en@@ ding the truth .
What fe@@ atu@@ res l@@ ac@@ king in Chris@@ tend@@ om ab@@ ound among Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
Why is it important to pray with and for our stud@@ ent ?
What will help us when we are stud@@ ying the pu@@ re language ?
Instead , they will view it as a bless@@ ed privilege . ​ — Genesis 33 : 5 ; Psalm 1@@ 27 : 3 .
( b ) Jesus rel@@ ated what bri@@ ef illustr@@ ation ?
• What is involved in mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring ?
The resul@@ ts may ev@@ en@@ tually turn out to be a lo@@ t greater and more wonderful than we had ever an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated ! ​ — P@@ s .
E@@ s@@ per@@ anza expla@@ ins how her family man@@ ages to be p@@ un@@ c@@ tu@@ al : “ My older daugh@@ ters help get the you@@ ng@@ er ones ready .
V@@ it@@ al do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ al matters were refer@@ red to a cen@@ tr@@ al gover@@ ning body lo@@ c@@ ated in Jerusalem .
As sin@@ n@@ ers , we do not deser@@ ve to bel@@ ong to a perfect God . On@@ ly God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness makes it possible .
E@@ ven@@ tually , ever@@ yone living will worship Jehovah .
In the three cam@@ p war@@ ds where the up@@ ris@@ ing occ@@ ur@@ red , most of the 14@@ ,000 pris@@ on@@ ers par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated in the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
The brothers are happy that they have been able to keep their the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c activities going in s@@ pite of the very un@@ st@@ able con@@ di@@ tions .
But who ac@@ tually ap@@ poin@@ ts such brothers ?
Why did Jehovah say to the Jews : “ S@@ et your heart upon your ways ” ?
W@@ ould that not be di@@ sh@@ ear@@ ten@@ ing ?
I@@ N M@@ AN@@ Y par@@ ts of the world , during De@@ c@@ ember you often see s@@ cen@@ es of the inf@@ ant Jesus in the tend@@ er care of his mother , M@@ ary , and his a@@ do@@ p@@ tive father , Joseph .
You clean , ba@@ the , and may even exerc@@ ise regul@@ arly , all in the inter@@ ests of good health .
If you and your sp@@ ouse experience difficul@@ ties , work at tre@@ ating each other with love .
It was consider@@ ed man@@ ’s du@@ ty to serve the go@@ ds .
He was see@@ king great things for himself .
C@@ ongreg@@ ations of Jehovah’s Witnesses were ad@@ v@@ ised to foc@@ us more on people who are out@@ side their ho@@ m@@ es , mo@@ ving about in their da@@ ily activities , as well as on friends , relati@@ ves , bu@@ sin@@ ess people , and work@@ mat@@ es .
N@@ one of us want to lo@@ se our san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied standing before God as the Israelites ev@@ en@@ tually did .
Ge@@ or@@ ge , who@@ se home in the city of T@@ ac@@ lo@@ ba@@ n was o@@ bl@@ it@@ er@@ ated , said : “ In s@@ pite of what happened , the brothers are happy .
• Bo@@ o@@ ks : 4@@ 7@@ ,@@ 4@@ 9@@ 0@@ ,@@ 2@@ 4@@ 7
The En@@ d of Satan’s R@@ ule Is Ne@@ ar
To say that all the tre@@ a@@ sures of wisdom and of knowledge are “ conc@@ e@@ aled in ” Christ does not mean that they are lo@@ cked away , out of the re@@ ach of anyone .
And find out how you can use this uni@@ que language to praise Jehovah .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H bless@@ ed Joseph with great wisdom and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment .
During a s@@ ong , I began to c@@ ry .
But ign@@ or@@ ing sign@@ s is un@@ wise .
Lo@@ ve H@@ el@@ ps W@@ r@@ ong@@ do@@ ers Re@@ turn to Jehovah
For example , when a sheep gave bir@@ th far from the fo@@ ld , how would the shepher@@ d keep the de@@ f@@ en@@ sel@@ ess new@@ born lam@@ b sa@@ fe ?
They w@@ ind their way through v@@ al@@ le@@ ys , c@@ any@@ ons , and fore@@ st@@ s .
No@@ wa@@ days , it is comm@@ on for people who do not live according to Bible principles to make promises and then bre@@ ak them if a min@@ or proble@@ m ar@@ ises or something more appe@@ al@@ ing tur@@ ns up .
But do we have “ class dist@@ inc@@ tions ” based on rac@@ i@@ al , cul@@ tural , or even religious ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds ?
This time , following World W@@ ar I , it is Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion , that is to@@ p@@ pl@@ ed from its per@@ ch of authority .
In a similar way , spiritual gro@@ w@@ th occ@@ ur@@ s gra@@ du@@ ally and in st@@ ages .
“ Fir@@ st of all , I want to tell you that I love you with all my heart . . . .
P@@ U@@ B@@ L@@ I@@ SH@@ E@@ R@@ S R@@ AT@@ I@@ O
No matter how prom@@ in@@ ent , wise , or knowle@@ d@@ ge@@ able we may se@@ em to be , it is important to “ keep on making sure of what is accep@@ table to the Lord ” !
What mar@@ vel@@ ous to@@ ol@@ s these have proved to be for me !
How does a Christian “ pur@@ sue ” peace ?
Me@@ dit@@ ating upon the wonderful things his Father had taught him in heaven helped Jesus end@@ ure the t@@ ests by Satan in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
O@@ ther@@ wise , an@@ ar@@ ch@@ y would result .
What fur@@ ther helped Di@@ ane to ad@@ just to serving ab@@ ro@@ ad ?
De@@ w@@ d@@ ro@@ ps gl@@ is@@ ten@@ ing in the mor@@ ning light present a beau@@ ti@@ ful pi@@ c@@ ture , do they not ?
For the comm@@ on good , there must be b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries .
However , even a full - gro@@ wn sheep would be no mat@@ ch for a li@@ on .
Rather , he ob@@ ser@@ ves us with loving concer@@ n , like that of a father who wants to re@@ ward his obedi@@ ent children .
When there is a con@@ f@@ li@@ ct between the dem@@ ands of man and the will of God , what will we do ?
A lo@@ t has been happ@@ ening around you .
Rather , we simply deci@@ de to let go of res@@ ent@@ ment , even though we may have a leg@@ iti@@ mate “ cause for com@@ pla@@ in@@ t . ”
Jehovah is our one and only God .
The question is , How will you use those opportun@@ ities ?
His loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah and his respect for Sa@@ ul@@ ’s position as anointed king of God’s people moved him to act this way .
David later said to her : “ P@@ ra@@ ise Jehovah the God of Israel , who sent you this day to me@@ et me ! ”
There is much more that we can learn about Jesus ’ earthly ministry , as the next article will show .
There are an es@@ tim@@ ated 60 milli@@ on to 70 milli@@ on land min@@ es sc@@ at@@ tered about in over 60 coun@@ tri@@ es .
The sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding are@@ a had served as a hu@@ ge ne@@ cro@@ pol@@ is from the first century B.C.E . to the first century C.E .
The Bible remin@@ ds us : “ There is not a cre@@ ation that is not man@@ i@@ f@@ est to his sight , but all things are n@@ ak@@ ed and op@@ en@@ ly ex@@ posed to the eyes of him with whom we have an acc@@ oun@@ ting . ”
The u@@ pp@@ er st@@ one rest@@ ed on a cen@@ tr@@ al pi@@ vo@@ t and was turned by a w@@ o@@ o@@ den h@@ and@@ le .
Lo@@ ve for fellow humans will de@@ ter you from eng@@ ag@@ ing in se@@ x@@ u@@ al mis@@ conduct .
When we follow Jehovah’s guid@@ ance , we are see@@ king refu@@ ge with the God who cannot fai@@ l .
“ Because of my work , ” says Le@@ e , “ I regul@@ arly associ@@ ated with fore@@ ign supp@@ li@@ ers .
Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing our relationship with Jehovah must be an ong@@ o@@ ing matter .
Mo@@ st congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses me@@ et three times a we@@ ek .
Th@@ r@@ ough his pro@@ vision of the ransom , Jehovah will help all of his children to become comple@@ t@@ ely righteous .
I do not par@@ a@@ de do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine ; but I read those boo@@ ks el@@ even years ag@@ o , and I than@@ k God every day for pu@@ t@@ ting before me such light and such cons@@ ol@@ ation by means of a work that is enti@@ r@@ ely and so@@ li@@ dly f@@ oun@@ ded on the Ho@@ ly Scriptures . ”
“ The w@@ oun@@ ds inf@@ li@@ cted by a lo@@ ver are faithful , ” says Proverbs 27 : 6 .
My two wonderful daugh@@ ters , however , made the jo@@ b much e@@ asi@@ er .
F@@ re@@ e@@ dom from sin and its effe@@ cts will soon become a re@@ ality
No@@ tice that Jesus did not just say , ‘ Gi@@ ve to the po@@ or and you will get life . ’
U@@ p@@ on see@@ ing the crow@@ d , Jesus is moved with p@@ ity for the people , so he he@@ als the si@@ ck among them and teach@@ es them many things about God’s Kingdom .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 21 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 26 , 8@@ 9
P@@ ast personal experi@@ ences may result in emo@@ tional rather than r@@ ational re@@ actions to certain situ@@ ations .
I was very happy that Mo@@ m , D@@ ad , and other relati@@ ves came to our we@@ d@@ ding .
Since invol@@ v@@ ement in such things can take place in priv@@ ate , some have ac@@ ted as though their conduct were inv@@ isi@@ ble to Jehovah .
What effect do your words have on your marriage mate ?
Jesus ’ Par@@ ents C@@ ho@@ s@@ en By God
For example , in the 1@@ 1@@ th century B.C.E . , King Solomon of Israel wrote : “ All the ri@@ v@@ ers ru@@ n into the se@@ a , yet the se@@ a is not full . To the place from which the ri@@ v@@ ers come , to there and from there they return again . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 1 : 7 , The A@@ mp@@ li@@ fied Bible .
A young man who is not a dedic@@ ated member of the congregation may show interest in a young Christian woman ( or vice ver@@ sa ) , and there is pres@@ sure to com@@ promise on the standards that Jehovah has set .
“ F@@ e@@ ar the true God and keep his comman@@ d@@ ments , ” and you will receive Jehovah’s rich blessing and ‘ see good because of your hard work . ’ ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
Thus , it is determined , not by some@@ one@@ ’s si@@ ze , but by his attitude toward food .
These actions by Jehovah were not in@@ tend@@ ed to provide guid@@ ance , instru@@ ction , or tra@@ ining for the re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ents .
Today , he is a@@ vail@@ able to help us .
Com@@ m@@ end@@ ation may also encoura@@ ge us to continue con@@ duc@@ ting ourselves in a fine man@@ ner .
S@@ pe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally , though , what st@@ ep@@ s can you take to draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah ?
The ch@@ urch found this deep@@ ly dis@@ tur@@ b@@ ing .
Although this t@@ ree is not found in mo@@ der@@ n Israel , A Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of the Bible states that “ there is nothing to for@@ bi@@ d the ide@@ a that this and other tre@@ es not now known in [ the re@@ gi@@ on ] were cultiv@@ ated in the then we@@ al@@ thy and po@@ pul@@ ous J@@ or@@ d@@ an V@@ al@@ le@@ y . ”
The woman who had re@@ turned “ emp@@ ty - h@@ an@@ ded ” to Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m has again become “ full ” ! ​ — Ru@@ th 1 : 21 .
But was his faith sh@@ ak@@ en ?
Is it appro@@ pri@@ ate for a sister to we@@ ar a head co@@ ver@@ ing when inter@@ pre@@ ting Bible dis@@ cour@@ ses into si@@ gn language at Christian meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , or conven@@ tions ?
“ We par@@ ti@@ ed a lo@@ t , s@@ le@@ pt around , and a@@ bu@@ sed d@@ ru@@ g@@ s and al@@ co@@ ho@@ l ”
Although these women did not hold appointed positi@@ ons in the early Christian congregation , they and many other women had the blessing of being cho@@ s@@ en by God to be associ@@ ated with his Son , Jesus Christ , in the heavenly Kingdom . ​ — Romans 8 : 16 , 17 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 3 : 28 , 29 .
When will you ris@@ e up from your s@@ le@@ ep ? ”
Thus no one would have a bas@@ is to mis@@ con@@ stru@@ e what is occ@@ ur@@ ring .
Gi@@ ve Jehovah the opportunity to con@@ f@@ er future privile@@ ges on you .
“ Y@@ O@@ U@@ ’@@ R@@ E ac@@ ting like a child ! ” If those words were direc@@ ted at us , we would likely be off@@ ended .
How did Isa@@ a@@ c prove himself to be a pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ er when the Phil@@ ist@@ ine king s@@ ought to make a covenant of peace with him ?
Des@@ cri@@ be the differ@@ ence between dedic@@ ation and baptism .
And they will enjoy wonderful Kingdom blessings . ​ — Proverbs 2 : 21 ; Revelation 21 : 3 - 5 .
Satan’s world is making a mo@@ ck@@ er@@ y of the ro@@ le of husband and father .
Jehovah can man@@ e@@ u@@ ver matters for the succ@@ ess of his people .
Why is it important for us to consider why we should follow “ the Christ ” ?
For example , most Christian overse@@ ers today serve one congregation .
The lead@@ ers who made the f@@ ate@@ ful decisions that led up to the war had no in@@ k@@ ling of the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
When Bible principles are not at st@@ ake , I do all I can to com@@ p@@ ly with his wi@@ sh@@ es .
Jewish R@@ itu@@ al Ba@@ thing P@@ o@@ ol@@ s
That will likely pro@@ du@@ ce in us a deep happiness .
This Kingdom and what it will accom@@ pl@@ ish is , in fact , the ma@@ in message of the Bible .
C@@ y@@ pr@@ us and Israel
They were tr@@ ying to help and prote@@ ct end@@ ang@@ ered people .
They par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in a preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign to re@@ ach as many re@@ mo@@ te ho@@ m@@ es as possible while the we@@ ather is fav@@ or@@ able .
In peace and in u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness he wal@@ ked with me , and many were those whom he turned back from er@@ ro@@ r . ” ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 2 : 6 .
H@@ en@@ ry No@@ t@@ t ( 1@@ 7@@ 7@@ 4 - 18@@ 4@@ 4 ) , the princi@@ p@@ al transl@@ at@@ or of the T@@ ah@@ iti@@ an Bible
An@@ yone w@@ an@@ ting to ple@@ ase God and enjoy a truly happy life must keep away from im@@ moral practic@@ es .
The D@@ or@@ é Bible I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ations / ​ D@@ over P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations , In@@ c .
( a ) What st@@ at@@ ement about tri@@ als is made by the apostle Peter ?
N@@ atur@@ ally , this princi@@ ple app@@ lies to both men and women .
Jesus Christ himself con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed the ro@@ le of the holy spirit in Davi@@ d’s life .
How com@@ for@@ ting it is to know that the you@@ ng@@ er anointed con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries of those older anointed ones who dis@@ cer@@ ned the si@@ gn when it became evid@@ ent beg@@ in@@ ning in 1914 will not die off before the great tri@@ bul@@ ation star@@ ts !
“ T@@ re@@ m@@ bl@@ ing at men is what la@@ ys a s@@ n@@ are , ” says a pro@@ ver@@ b .
Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es that Daniel fac@@ ed .
When I spoke with my parents about my concer@@ ns , they ur@@ ged me to accept the invit@@ ation .
N@@ ei@@ ther does it ro@@ t@@ ate so s@@ low@@ ly that days and ni@@ gh@@ ts , being much longer , would bring ex@@ tre@@ m@@ es of he@@ at and co@@ ld that would make human life imp@@ os@@ sible .
However , there is an as@@ pect of the matter that many find difficult to understand .
When F@@ ac@@ ed With a Dis@@ ag@@ re@@ ement
Des@@ pite its material pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity , U@@ gar@@ it was always a va@@ s@@ s@@ al kingdom .
A@@ hi@@ ka@@ m El@@ as@@ ah G@@ em@@ ari@@ ah J@@ a@@ a@@ z@@ ani@@ ah
How than@@ k@@ ful we can be that we know God’s view ! ​ — Read Ju@@ de 14 , 15 .
If in the past we were quic@@ k to no@@ te others ’ we@@ ak poin@@ ts , have we prog@@ ressed , no longer expe@@ cting them to be al@@ most “ perfect ” ?
However , Jehovah’s Witnesses cop@@ e with the im@@ men@@ se sa@@ dness of death without being dra@@ wn into any tra@@ di@@ tional practic@@ es that dis@@ ple@@ ase God .
H@@ ad not all the people seen Jehovah’s mi@@ gh@@ ty ac@@ ts in Egy@@ pt ?
This marriage will cause joy in heaven , but will those who hope to live forever on earth jo@@ in in that rejo@@ ic@@ ing ?
If your mate makes a mis@@ take , do you view this fa@@ il@@ ing as con@@ fir@@ m@@ ation that he or she is sel@@ f@@ ish and un@@ car@@ ing ?
The go@@ al is not only to me@@ et the tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous need for Kingdom H@@ alls but also to devel@@ op a main@@ ten@@ ance pro@@ gra@@ m su@@ ited to local circumstances . ​ — 2 Corinthians 8 : 14 , 15 .
This vision con@@ tain@@ s a valu@@ able less@@ on for God’s servants today .
Re@@ g@@ arding human rul@@ er@@ ship , form@@ er Ger@@ man Ch@@ an@@ c@@ el@@ l@@ or H@@ el@@ mu@@ t S@@ ch@@ mi@@ d@@ t stated : “ We humans . . . have always only par@@ ti@@ ally gover@@ ned the world , and most of the time very ba@@ dly . . . .
His thoughts were inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted by one of Jehovah’s Witnesses c@@ all@@ ing from house to house .
That is one reason why , at the end of the si@@ x@@ th cre@@ ative day , God “ saw everything he had made , and look !
Adam can be lik@@ ened to a father who died and left us in such deep fin@@ an@@ cial de@@ b@@ t ( sin ) that there is no possible way for us to get out of de@@ b@@ t .
Since the refu@@ ge@@ es cannot fre@@ ely tra@@ v@@ el out of the cam@@ p , many are not able to atten@@ d the ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es and conven@@ tions held by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The earth will be bless@@ ed with good har@@ v@@ ests of deli@@ ci@@ ous food .
12 , 13 . ( a ) When will the marriage of the L@@ am@@ b take place ?
We ch@@ at@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve the no@@ ise of local tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c ​ — the c@@ li@@ p - clo@@ p of hor@@ ses and mul@@ es .
We felt like complete str@@ ang@@ ers .
Scrip@@ tur@@ ally , a v@@ ow is a so@@ le@@ m@@ n promise made to God to per@@ form an act , make an o@@ ffering , en@@ ter a service or con@@ dition , or ab@@ sta@@ in from certain things not un@@ la@@ w@@ ful in themselves .
Let us consider an example .
Be@@ fore Eli@@ j@@ ah could as@@ c@@ end to the w@@ in@@ d@@ s@@ we@@ pt he@@ igh@@ ts of M@@ ount C@@ ar@@ me@@ l and appro@@ ach Jehovah God in priv@@ ate prayer , he fac@@ ed an un@@ pleas@@ ant t@@ ask .
C@@ ho@@ ic@@ es That Le@@ ad to H@@ app@@ iness , 10 / 1
The ke@@ y is to follow the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on of C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 6 : “ Let your ut@@ ter@@ ance be always with gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ousness , se@@ as@@ oned with sal@@ t , so as to know how you ought to give an answer to each one . ”
Jesus taught us to pray : “ Gi@@ ve us our bre@@ ad for the day according to the da@@ y’s requi@@ re@@ ment . ”
What a blessing when true friends , spiritual brothers and sisters , lo@@ v@@ ingly ass@@ ist one another to fulf@@ ill their responsi@@ bil@@ ities before God !
Just look at the spiritual pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity of his servants today !
Paul ad@@ v@@ ised Timothy , a Christian el@@ der : “ Be tra@@ ining yourself with godly devo@@ tion as your a@@ im . ”
“ C@@ ome to me , all you who are to@@ il@@ ing and lo@@ ad@@ ed down , ” he said , “ and I will ref@@ res@@ h you .
What happ@@ ens , though , when a s@@ inc@@ ere person lear@@ ns that the true God con@@ dem@@ ns such things and is sa@@ dd@@ ened by those who prac@@ tice them ?
It has moral power .
However , in these last days , se@@ cul@@ ar work is often a s@@ ource of anxi@@ ety .
In the past , we may have done many wrong things without real@@ iz@@ ing how Jehovah vie@@ wed our actions .
( 8 ) S@@ ob@@ ome@@ h@@ in , L .
Why is that rel@@ ev@@ ant ?
The Bible it@@ self is a rich s@@ ource of evidence about the Creator .
Un@@ like ani@@ mal@@ s , humans have a spiritual need .
• How has Satan en@@ s@@ n@@ ared some with the tra@@ p of un@@ who@@ les@@ ome en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment ?
Mi@@ ght your fav@@ or@@ ite be Psalm 37 : 10 , 11 ; Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 ; John 5 : 28 , 29 ; or Revelation 21 : 3 , 4 ?
O@@ u@@ t of a w@@ in@@ d@@ st@@ or@@ m , God as@@ ks Job about the earth and the se@@ a .
In ad@@ dition , two 22 - se@@ at bu@@ ses were hi@@ red to car@@ ry those who did not have su@@ it@@ able four - whe@@ el - d@@ ri@@ ve ve@@ hi@@ c@@ les .
S@@ ul@@ mona
They str@@ ong@@ ly disc@@ oura@@ ged the comm@@ on people from pe@@ ering into the deep things of God .
Ho@@ se@@ a@@ ’s family life illustr@@ ated Jehovah’s deal@@ ings with Israel
Paul remin@@ ds us that “ God re@@ comm@@ ends his own love to us in that , while we were yet sin@@ n@@ ers , Christ died for us . ”
If you had been living in Mi@@ ca@@ h’s time , those words would no doubt have cap@@ tur@@ ed your attention .
In contr@@ ast , the worl@@ d’s spirit influ@@ ences people to refle@@ ct Satan’s person@@ ality .
Be@@ fore stud@@ ying the Bible , I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t think that my husband ought to be head of the family .
R@@ ele@@ ase From All An@@ xi@@ ety
Many im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants from Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , A@@ sia , and E@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe come to I@@ tal@@ y to find work or a better life or , in some c@@ as@@ es , to es@@ cap@@ e tra@@ gi@@ c situ@@ ations .
F@@ in@@ ally , after the people came back to life , Jehovah gave them their land to live on .
B@@ ack then , my po@@ or health seem@@ ed a v@@ al@@ id reason not to do so .
The ple@@ a@@ sures of the spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ les were “ not com@@ pati@@ ble with true religion and true obedi@@ ence to the true God , ” said th@@ ir@@ d - century writ@@ er T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an .
N@@ ear@@ by m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s provided refu@@ ge
“ Be@@ ware of ‘ the V@@ o@@ ice of S@@ tr@@ ang@@ ers ’ ” cap@@ tur@@ ed the a@@ udi@@ enc@@ e@@ ’s attention .
Although David rep@@ ented before Jehovah , he and those around him su@@ ffered great@@ ly . ​ — 2 Samuel 24 : 1 - 16 .
No , for the con@@ qu@@ est of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and cons@@ is@@ ted of two as@@ pe@@ cts : the n@@ ational war@@ f@@ are that de@@ fe@@ ated 31 k@@ ings of the land of Cana@@ an , which bro@@ ke the power of the Cana@@ an@@ ites , and the taking of full pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the land by tri@@ ba@@ l and individu@@ al actions .
Jesus taught that the only Scriptural gr@@ ound for dis@@ sol@@ ving a marriage v@@ ow is when an in@@ no@@ c@@ ent mate cho@@ o@@ ses not to for@@ give an ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ous par@@ t@@ ner .
“ B@@ O@@ R@@ N@@ E AL@@ ON@@ G B@@ Y H@@ O@@ L@@ Y S@@ P@@ I@@ R@@ I@@ T ” ​ — H@@ O@@ W ?
I su@@ p@@ pose they ob@@ serve that I am s@@ inc@@ ere in my desire to help them , and this makes it e@@ asi@@ er for them to talk with me .
W@@ ould you like to s@@ ow in your mind and heart such no@@ xi@@ ous thoughts as those mentioned a@@ bo@@ ve , even if they are su@@ gar@@ co@@ ated with mu@@ si@@ c ?
Does this not move us to sub@@ mit to our King and to draw clo@@ s@@ er to him ?
This is of interest because al@@ though many transl@@ ations of the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent do not use God’s personal name , H@@ ut@@ ter@@ ’s transl@@ ation does and thus ad@@ ds evidence in fav@@ or of rest@@ or@@ ing God’s name in the Christian Greek Scriptures .
For more information on God’s purpose for mankind , see chap@@ ter 3 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ? publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Are You Re@@ com@@ men@@ ding Y@@ our@@ self to O@@ thers ?
You too can prove the Devil wrong by being a man or woman of integrity .
Hence , the Bible comman@@ ds : “ Q@@ u@@ it mi@@ x@@ ing in compan@@ y with anyone called a brother that is a for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ or or a gre@@ e@@ dy person or an i@@ do@@ later or a re@@ v@@ il@@ er or a dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ d or an ex@@ t@@ or@@ tion@@ er , not even e@@ ating with such a man . . . .
De@@ ath has been a dre@@ ad@@ ful re@@ ality for mankind for mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ um@@ s .
This is a war@@ ning against false reason@@ ing and the pur@@ su@@ it of a course op@@ posed to divine law .
I was found !
Consider two as@@ pe@@ cts of Satan’s al@@ leg@@ ation against God .
To one de@@ gre@@ e or another , all of us experience the effe@@ cts of that re@@ ality . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 12 .
S@@ up@@ pose the stud@@ ent@@ ’s answer to a vie@@ w@@ point question is sur@@ pris@@ ing or even disa@@ p@@ poin@@ ting .
Some parents read the Bible to their new@@ born ba@@ by .
One F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary the re@@ ti@@ red of@@ fic@@ er travel@@ ed 1@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 1@@ 60 k@@ m ] to the s@@ on@@ ’s home in the Ri@@ ft V@@ al@@ le@@ y to@@ wn of N@@ aku@@ r@@ u .
Why Some Re@@ ma@@ in Ch@@ il@@ d@@ less
It pointed to Jesus Christ as our fin@@ est example of ze@@ al .
That message can prove to be “ like a bur@@ ning fi@@ re ” in@@ side us , so that we will be un@@ able to keep it in .
This article discus@@ ses three less@@ ons about keep@@ ing on the w@@ atch that we can learn from the apostles and other first - century Christians .
“ Be Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able , ” 1 / 15
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , Jehovah bless@@ es our ministry when we pr@@ ou@@ dly pro@@ cla@@ im his name and show it to inter@@ ested ones , in their own Bi@@ bl@@ es if possible .
Ab@@ out 1@@ 2@@ 5@@ ,000 indi@@ gen@@ ous people called M@@ ang@@ y@@ ans re@@ side in the re@@ mo@@ te fore@@ st inter@@ i@@ or of M@@ in@@ d@@ or@@ o .
The P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e sto@@ od and began to pray these things to himself , ‘ O God , I than@@ k you I am not as the rest of men , ex@@ t@@ or@@ tion@@ ers , un@@ righteous , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ers , or even as this ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ or .
How is Jesus a mo@@ de@@ l for us in respon@@ ding to God’s spirit ?
The New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation has helped milli@@ ons of people to do so .
“ Those who were vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of the f@@ loo@@ ds consider@@ ed the reli@@ ef work for those affe@@ cted by the earth@@ qu@@ ake to be an opportunity to expres@@ s their appreciation for the help they themselves had received , ” rel@@ ates one overse@@ er .
On one of these occasi@@ ons , H@@ ann@@ ah v@@ ow@@ ed that if she bor@@ e a son , she would give him to Jehovah .
Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t at Wor@@ k
What re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers have dis@@ co@@ vered : In 200@@ 6 the H@@ and@@ book of Ch@@ il@@ d P@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ gy stated : “ On a@@ ver@@ age , mo@@ thers sp@@ end between 6@@ 5 % and 8@@ 0 % more time than fa@@ thers do in direc@@ t one - to - one inter@@ action with their young children , and such r@@ ati@@ o@@ s hold in many different lands . ”
The po@@ et John M@@ il@@ t@@ on believ@@ ed that Par@@ adise would be reg@@ a@@ ined
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s example helps us to see what it me@@ ant to Jehovah to allow his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son to die
When con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with similar situ@@ ations , do you won@@ der how ​ — or even if — ​ you should discipl@@ ine your child ?
The ways of wisdom are just and righteous .
The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
At S@@ al@@ ome@@ ’s death , her sons H@@ y@@ r@@ can@@ us I@@ I , who had served as high pri@@ est , and A@@ ris@@ to@@ bulu@@ s I@@ I en@@ tered a power stru@@ gg@@ le .
My sheep listen to my vo@@ ice , and I know them , and they follow me . ”
It was the city of S@@ ep@@ p@@ hor@@ is .
G@@ l@@ ori@@ a was also dra@@ wn to S@@ ar@@ on , a stud@@ ent from W@@ a@@ shin@@ g@@ t@@ on , D@@ .@@ C . , who was in O@@ a@@ x@@ ac@@ a doing vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er work with indi@@ gen@@ ous women to complete her ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s de@@ gre@@ e .
The or@@ ders from Jehovah are u@@ pri@@ ght , ca@@ using the heart to rejo@@ ice ; the comman@@ d@@ ment of Jehovah is clean , making the eyes shin@@ e . ”
Are you among those who have cho@@ s@@ en the ro@@ ad to life ?
Such an o@@ ath is a serious matter .
A pri@@ est and a Ger@@ man - speaking minis@@ ter a@@ wa@@ ited us at the po@@ li@@ ce st@@ ation .
Why is it in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate to ju@@ dge others ?
He under@@ stan@@ ds when we are not sure of ourselves or when we doubt our own a@@ bil@@ ities .
It has co@@ lum@@ ns of cro@@ ss - refer@@ ences , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ tes , a min@@ i@@ con@@ cor@@ d@@ ance in the form of “ Bible Wor@@ ds In@@ de@@ x@@ ed ” and “ F@@ o@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te Wor@@ ds In@@ de@@ x@@ ed , ” and an A@@ pp@@ en@@ di@@ x with an ex@@ ten@@ sive co@@ ver@@ age of 4@@ 3 sub@@ je@@ cts , including ma@@ ps and char@@ ts .
L@@ ong ag@@ o , the Bible fore@@ told that during “ the last days ” of this ung@@ o@@ dly system , people would be “ lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves , . . . having no n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction . ”
C@@ ould you se@@ ize similar opportun@@ ities to pro@@ du@@ ce Kingdom fru@@ it@@ age ?
We can see that from Jesus ’ words recorded at Matthew 5 : 7 .
How does the Bible often apply the word “ valu@@ eless ” ?
• Why should we per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in the har@@ v@@ est work with a sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y ?
In another of his let@@ ters , the apostle tel@@ ls us to do “ nothing out of con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ousness or out of e@@ go@@ tism , but with low@@ l@@ iness of mind consider@@ ing that the others are su@@ peri@@ or to you . ”
Read the ans@@ wers to some of these questions under “ Bible T@@ e@@ ach@@ ings > Bible Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions An@@ s@@ wer@@ ed ” at w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
“ Do not you be called R@@ ab@@ bi , for one is your teach@@ er , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as all you are brothers . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 23 : 8 .
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ le 1 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 3 - 7
Go@@ dly fear will help us to obey Jehovah .
This will make it e@@ asi@@ er for young people to view par@@ ent@@ al rul@@ es in the same light .
The person o@@ ffering the to@@ ast u@@ su@@ ally re@@ ques@@ ts or wi@@ sh@@ es someone happiness , good health , a long life , or the like .
We can take that ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to heart and stri@@ ve to be mer@@ ci@@ ful to others .
How do we benefit from keep@@ ing bus@@ y doing what is good ?
Their first king , Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am , plac@@ ed g@@ ol@@ den cal@@ ves in the c@@ ities of D@@ an and Bethel and in@@ duc@@ ed the people to worship these rather than to worship Jehovah God pro@@ per@@ ly at the temple in Jerusalem .
All of us today may , at times , face har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps and disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments that chall@@ enge our faith , so let us see what we can learn from Samuel .
Some individuals ’ f@@ on@@ des@@ t chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od mem@@ ori@@ es are of their parents reading to them .
One day I no@@ tic@@ ed that my co@@ work@@ ers were going back over the are@@ as that I had just cle@@ an@@ ed .
Because of my new@@ found li@@ mit@@ ations , I had to re@@ ev@@ alu@@ ate everything . ”
Consider how Paul h@@ and@@ led a proble@@ m that ar@@ ose in the S@@ y@@ ri@@ an city of An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch .
Even so , it is ap@@ par@@ ent that Abraham and Lo@@ t went bey@@ ond what later came to be requi@@ red by law .
As we can see , marriage is a gift from Jehovah .
El@@ se@@ where , the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s are mo@@ st@@ ly ba@@ re , ga@@ un@@ t , often sh@@ ar@@ p@@ ly ch@@ is@@ el@@ ed ​ — vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of de@@ fore@@ st@@ ation .
He no@@ ted that the stud@@ ents of the 1@@ 1@@ 5@@ th class are san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied min@@ isters of God .
Father over@@ heard me and was sur@@ pris@@ ed .
No@@ te , too , that this verse reve@@ als the positi@@ ve ten@@ or of our message .
I@@ magine the questions Israel@@ ite children in Egy@@ pt may have had on the night of the first P@@ as@@ so@@ ver : ‘ Why did the lam@@ b have to die ? ’
U@@ l@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , you will deci@@ de for yourself what course to follow .
What did one brother conclu@@ de has helped his marriage ?
With Jehovah’s evid@@ ent blessing , the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant together with their other sheep compan@@ i@@ ons are organiz@@ ed into some 9@@ 1@@ ,000 congregations in 2@@ 35 lands .
“ I want to share with you my joy and happiness .
F@@ in@@ ally , I succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded .
There my parents were baptized .
A Jewish s@@ cri@@ be ​ — who , as Jesus dis@@ cer@@ ned , was speaking in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ently — ​ ag@@ re@@ ed with Jesus that love of God should be “ with one@@ ’s whole heart and with one@@ ’s whole understanding and with one@@ ’s whole strength . ”
Since money appe@@ ars to gr@@ ant us a me@@ asure of in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence , for those who have it , there is the ever - present d@@ anger of tru@@ sting in their money rather than in God . ​ — Proverbs 30 : 7 - 9 ; Acts 8 : 18 - 24 .
The Bible teach@@ es that the dead will live again .
Jesus said in prayer to his heavenly Father : “ This means everlasting life , their taking in knowledge of you , the only true God , and of the one whom you sent for@@ th , Jesus Christ . ”
Con@@ cer@@ ning these cr@@ itical last days , we have this promise : “ At that time those who fear Jehovah spoke with one another , each one with his compan@@ ion , and Jehovah kept pa@@ ying attention and listen@@ ing .
A woman car@@ r@@ ying many fe@@ tu@@ ses may be ur@@ ged to consider “ sel@@ e@@ ctive re@@ du@@ ction , ” allow@@ ing one or more of them to be kil@@ led .
O@@ ther people act as if God cannot see what they are doing .
Why has that work been so succ@@ ess@@ ful ?
S@@ ar@@ di@@ s
What does Jehovah think about human govern@@ ments ?
( a ) U@@ p@@ building meetings are the result of what ?
In his first inspired letter to the Corinthians , the apostle Paul ref@@ ers to the for@@ get@@ ful Israelites in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
However , h@@ our@@ s sp@@ ent k@@ ne@@ el@@ ing took their t@@ ol@@ l .
“ He will ap@@ point him over all his bel@@ ong@@ ings ” : Those who make up the com@@ pos@@ ite slave will get this ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment when they receive their heavenly re@@ ward .
King David had many up@@ s and do@@ w@@ ns in his life , but one thing rema@@ ined con@@ st@@ ant ​ — his imp@@ lic@@ it trust in his Creator .
As we fe@@ ast on an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of rich spiritual food , we have reason to “ c@@ ry out jo@@ y@@ fully because of the good con@@ dition of the heart . ”
So listen clo@@ sel@@ y .
Pro@@ spe@@ ctive desi@@ gn of world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses at W@@ ar@@ wi@@ ck , New Yor@@ k
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , see@@ ds of Bible truth pl@@ anted in s@@ inc@@ ere hearts continue to s@@ pr@@ out .
One af@@ ter@@ no@@ on , as I was re@@ tur@@ ning to my ba@@ se after meeting with about 2@@ 50 brothers , a un@@ it of mil@@ it@@ ary comman@@ do@@ s st@@ op@@ ped me at a ro@@ ad@@ b@@ lo@@ ck .
It is follow@@ ed by a study based on a Bible the@@ me or prophecy , using the Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine as s@@ ource material .
M@@ r . Ha@@ x@@ wor@@ th held on to our pas@@ s@@ por@@ ts for a whole year , fin@@ ally re@@ tur@@ ning them st@@ am@@ ped “ Per@@ mit@@ ted to L@@ and . ”
In har@@ mony with the L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er , we can pray in faith that God will provide for our da@@ ily needs if we love and obey him .
Many people feel that they have the right to deci@@ de for themselves what is good and bad .
What can be said about many who are consider@@ ed wise ?
You can buil@@ d your faith on an understanding of God that makes you love and appreci@@ ate him .
The meetings are inter@@ pre@@ ted for them .
There are some qualities that Jehovah especially valu@@ es .
I wonder@@ ed , ‘ Why did God cre@@ ate humans , and for what u@@ se@@ ful purpose would someone su@@ ff@@ er his enti@@ re life only to be t@@ or@@ men@@ ted forever in hel@@ l ? ’
We would never go to war again . ”
I remember l@@ ying on the st@@ re@@ et , being p@@ un@@ ched and k@@ ic@@ ked in the head .
The M@@ em@@ ori@@ al is a remin@@ der of the great love sh@@ own by Jehovah God and Jesus Christ
T@@ w@@ o we@@ ek@@ s later , I had the s@@ we@@ ater , and S@@ an@@ t@@ ina and I began to study the Bible regul@@ arly with the a@@ id of the book “ The Tru@@ th Sh@@ all M@@ ake You F@@ ree . ”
M@@ ore than 60 attend@@ ed the first public talk given in that are@@ a .
He had lost his li@@ v@@ eli@@ ho@@ od , a fre@@ ak@@ ish disa@@ ster had claim@@ ed the lives of his children , and now he was b@@ es@@ et by a de@@ bil@@ it@@ ating ill@@ ness .
I was working for the U@@ .@@ S . A@@ ir F@@ or@@ ce at a mis@@ s@@ ile and sp@@ ace compan@@ y in S@@ un@@ ny@@ v@@ ale , C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a .
Can the Kingdom H@@ all be re@@ pa@@ i@@ red ? ’
He said : “ I am the way and the truth and the life . No one comes to the Father exc@@ ep@@ t through me . ” ​ — John 1 : 14 ; 14 : 6 .
The stud@@ ents had sp@@ ent , on an a@@ ver@@ age , about 12 years in the full - time ministry before coming to G@@ ile@@ ad .
Jo@@ shua conclu@@ ded a covenant with them that en@@ sur@@ ed their sur@@ vi@@ val .
• A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il
The apostle Paul war@@ ns : “ The inspired ut@@ ter@@ ance says de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely that in later peri@@ o@@ ds of time some will f@@ all away from the faith , pa@@ ying attention to mis@@ le@@ ading inspired ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces and teachings of dem@@ ons . ”
Eph@@ ra@@ em@@ ’s com@@ men@@ t@@ ary on T@@ ati@@ an’s “ Di@@ at@@ ess@@ ar@@ on ” re@@ in@@ for@@ ces the au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ity of the Bible
But was every member of that group to be involved with provi@@ ding spiritual food at the prop@@ er time ?
15 Ser@@ ving God Is His Me@@ dic@@ ine !
It is more than m@@ ere g@@ ent@@ l@@ en@@ ess of man@@ ner ; it is an appe@@ al@@ ing qu@@ ality of temp@@ er@@ am@@ ent that ref@@ re@@ sh@@ es others .
Moses was another man of faith who recogn@@ ized his dep@@ end@@ ence on God .
However , we do well to remember that only those ac@@ tually in@@ side No@@ ah’s ar@@ k sur@@ vi@@ ved the F@@ lood .
We read at Psalm 10@@ 3 : 12 : “ As far off as the su@@ n@@ ris@@ e is from the su@@ n@@ set , so far off from us he has put our trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions . ”
How long would he be stu@@ ck in this pi@@ t ?
The king comman@@ ds the people : “ H@@ old a pas@@ so@@ ver to Jehovah your God according to what is written in [ the rec@@ ently found ] book of the covenant . ”
W@@ he@@ ther in Na@@ z@@ are@@ th , the to@@ wn where he was re@@ ared , or in Ca@@ per@@ na@@ u@@ m , the city that came to be his home ba@@ se , or in any of the to@@ w@@ ns and v@@ il@@ la@@ ges that he vis@@ ited during the bus@@ y three and a half years of his ministry , Jesus often cho@@ se the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e as the place to preach and teach about God’s Kingdom .
“ Will Your K@@ id@@ ne@@ ys Cor@@ rec@@ t You ? ” was the question posed by G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ or La@@ wr@@ ence B@@ ow@@ en .
These gener@@ ous ac@@ ts on the part of the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans were a blessing from Jehovah , not from P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h .
Fir@@ st , Satan end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to pres@@ sure Jesus to use his God - given po@@ wers in a sel@@ f@@ ish way to satis@@ fy his own hu@@ ng@@ er .
King David man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted a we@@ ak@@ ness as to exerc@@ ising self - control , as was evid@@ enced in his actions invol@@ ving B@@ ath - she@@ ba .
We find in the hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al repor@@ t that three th@@ ous@@ and did so , ther@@ e@@ upon be@@ coming part of the new and gro@@ wing congregation of God .
On the way to their house , I felt so over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed with anxi@@ ety that my ch@@ est h@@ ur@@ t and my leg@@ s were as we@@ ak as no@@ o@@ d@@ les !
Tru@@ st in God When F@@ ac@@ ing A@@ pa@@ thy and O@@ p@@ position
From the fore@@ going , we see that Paul wrote Se@@ cond Timothy for at le@@ ast the following reas@@ ons : ( 1 ) He knew that his end was im@@ min@@ ent , and he s@@ ought to pre@@ pare Timothy for the time when he was no longer there to support Timothy .
God is more powerful than any wicked spirit , and He is inter@@ ested in our wel@@ f@@ are .
The fore@@ told change will c@@ li@@ ma@@ x in the des@@ tru@@ ction of a ban@@ k@@ ru@@ pt human system , which will be re@@ plac@@ ed by God’s new world of righteousness .
Yes , the al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty Creator of the uni@@ verse con@@ des@@ c@@ ends to look down upon the earth , and his eyes see “ the hum@@ ble one , ” “ the low@@ ly one , ” people who are “ si@@ gh@@ ing and gro@@ an@@ ing over all the de@@ t@@ es@@ table things that are being done . ”
The next part was on the the@@ me “ Ad@@ d to Your En@@ du@@ r@@ ance Go@@ dly D@@ ev@@ o@@ tion . ”
“ F@@ in@@ ally , ” continu@@ es the account , “ Samuel said to J@@ es@@ se : ‘ Are these all the bo@@ ys ? ’
V@@ i@@ ol@@ ence was not ac@@ tually new .
Ar@@ r@@ ang@@ ements were made to lo@@ c@@ ate those still mis@@ sing .
While Jehovah origin@@ ated marriage , human govern@@ ments have some control over the actions of those get@@ ting married .
I@@ ’@@ m de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely going to have to go over this again to get it all st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght .
Bro@@ ther P@@ i@@ er@@ ce explained that being good means more than ref@@ ra@@ ining from doing bad .
T@@ ake Kris@@ t@@ ina as an example .
Wh@@ ere necess@@ ary , fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers g@@ la@@ dly helped to be@@ ar the bur@@ den of such an ex@@ tend@@ ed stay .
Is his faith mis@@ plac@@ ed ?
He says : “ Be@@ fore be@@ coming a Christian , I was working for a large compan@@ y where the ow@@ ner avo@@ i@@ ded pa@@ ying ta@@ x@@ es by repor@@ ting only a small por@@ tion of the com@@ p@@ any@@ ’s prof@@ it .
This was serious because in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe some speak of Jehovah’s Witnesses in this way in order to per@@ su@@ a@@ de people that the activities of the Witnesses should be re@@ stri@@ cted or ban@@ ned .
So concer@@ ned was Jesus about his disciples that on the night before he died , he pray@@ ed to his Father : “ I re@@ qu@@ est you , not to take them out of the world , but to w@@ atch over them because of the wicked one . ” ​ — John 17 : 15 .
But we made it clear that this was their cho@@ ice to make when the time came . ”
I@@ magine how thr@@ il@@ led those young ones must have been to be sh@@ own such loving attention by the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er !
E@@ ven@@ tually , Jesus was born in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m .
On the contr@@ ary , sin@@ ful and ung@@ o@@ dly conduct had become the nor@@ m .
Even so , the man@@ ner in which they de@@ al with that person shows that they h@@ ate the sin , not the sin@@ ner .
With e@@ ag@@ er an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation , we a@@ wa@@ it that new world .
This same promise is held out to us .
Still another so@@ ld some land .
What re@@ ality should we not ign@@ ore ?
• From what activities can time be b@@ ought out for reading and stud@@ ying the Bible ?
Lo@@ t was called a “ righteous man . ”
However , they have fa@@ iled to find “ the very knowledge of God . ”
They became very concer@@ ned with personal glory and power .
In@@ dep@@ end@@ ence from Jehovah’s rule would , without fai@@ l , result in sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness , h@@ ate , c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty , viol@@ ence , w@@ ars , and death .
This will mo@@ tiv@@ ate him ‘ to turn away from bad . ’ ​ — Proverbs 16 : 6 .
For each one of us , then , the important question is , Ha@@ ve I found that true congregation ?
Why should we not let others make decisions for us ?
She believ@@ ed that God ex@@ ists , but she had mi@@ x@@ ed feelings about him .
Some people feel that there is no so@@ lu@@ tion , so they just get on with their lives as best they can .
Be@@ ing De@@ a@@ f H@@ as Not H@@ eld M@@ e B@@ ack From T@@ e@@ aching O@@ thers ( W .
Tru@@ e , Peter had rec@@ ently t@@ es@@ ti@@ fied that Jesus is “ the Christ , the Son of the living God . ”
If we understand and really believe that “ Jehovah our God is one Jehovah , ” we will give him our exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion and serve him the way that he wants . ​ — Hebrews 12 : 28 , 29 .
Such a@@ ff@@ lic@@ tions can be disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ing .
( Read Isaiah 5@@ 3 : 1 . )
Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ise faith in God , exerc@@ ise faith also in me . ”
In time , both of them became baptized Christians .
In imit@@ ation of Jesus , they consider Jehovah’s will to be par@@ am@@ ount in their lives .
A@@ m@@ ong the as@@ pe@@ cts of true worship that David could ob@@ serve at the house of Jehovah were the ga@@ ther@@ ing of thr@@ ong@@ s of fellow Israelites , the public reading and expla@@ ining of the Law , the bur@@ ning of inc@@ en@@ se , and the rend@@ ering of sac@@ red service by the pri@@ ests and L@@ ev@@ ites .
S@@ la@@ ves must obey their ma@@ ster .
How com@@ for@@ ting to know that Jehovah re@@ members ​ — as if they were written in a book — ​ the te@@ ars his faithful servants shed as they stru@@ gg@@ le to keep their integrity !
Be like the no@@ ble - min@@ ded men and women whom the apostle Paul pre@@ ached to in B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a .
“ A@@ way with all at@@ temp@@ ts to pro@@ du@@ ce a mo@@ t@@ t@@ led Christi@@ an@@ ity of S@@ to@@ ic , P@@ l@@ at@@ on@@ ic , and di@@ al@@ e@@ c@@ tic com@@ position , ” he stated .
Jehovah’s people were able to do all these things because they co@@ op@@ er@@ ated with one another . ​ — Genesis 6 : 14 - 16 , 22 ; N@@ um@@ bers 4 : 4 - 32 ; 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 25 : 1 - 8 .
R@@ ic@@ k , an el@@ der in such a congregation , expla@@ ins : “ Some ne@@ wer Witnesses may not be as well tra@@ ined in organiz@@ ational s@@ k@@ ill@@ s as are those in the local - language congregations .
5 : 9 ​ — How is ‘ the prof@@ it of the earth among them all ’ ?
( P@@ over@@ ty and Ch@@ il@@ dren : L@@ ess@@ ons of the 9@@ 0@@ s for Le@@ ast D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ed C@@ oun@@ tri@@ es ) E@@ duc@@ ated gi@@ r@@ ls are better e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed for life and make wis@@ er decisions , thus benef@@ iting all in the family .
One way to me@@ asure our faith is to look at the ex@@ t@@ ent to which we are willing to ex@@ p@@ end ourselves in the ministry .
My de@@ ar wife has been by my side for over 5@@ 5 years
F@@ ran@@ c@@ is@@ c@@ o was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and he gave me an is@@ sue of The Watchtower that con@@ ta@@ ined an article on d@@ ru@@ g@@ s .
Why does 1 Corinthians 10 : 8 say that 2@@ 3@@ ,000 Israelites f@@ ell in one day for com@@ mit@@ ting for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , while N@@ um@@ bers 25 : 9 gives the fi@@ gu@@ re as 2@@ 4@@ ,000 ?
Yes , even faithful worshipp@@ ers of God may at times experience ex@@ tre@@ me har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps that bre@@ ak their heart .
She was happy to learn that Jehovah does not d@@ well on our we@@ ak@@ nesses , and he does not ex@@ pect more of us than we can do .
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate the cre@@ ative power of Jehovah’s holy spirit .
when giving a talk in the congregation ?
A word of ca@@ u@@ tion , though : A@@ pp@@ ly any poin@@ ts of counsel to yourself , not to your mate .
F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ ing the ro@@ le that Jehovah assign@@ s to parents and children also c@@ alls for co@@ op@@ er@@ ation .
For example , in the 20@@ th century al@@ one , more than 1@@ 50 milli@@ on people were kil@@ led in w@@ ars , re@@ vo@@ lu@@ tions , and other ci@@ vi@@ l dis@@ or@@ ders , according to one s@@ ource .
By doing so , we will sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our relationship with “ the God of truth , ” who de@@ t@@ ests dec@@ ep@@ tion . ​ — Psalm 31 : 5 ; Proverbs 3 : 32 .
Ad@@ or@@ able as they are , little children c@@ learly l@@ ack the matu@@ r@@ ity , experience , and wisdom gener@@ ally associ@@ ated with age . ​ — Job 12 : 12 .
R@@ em@@ ember what Jesus told his followers to do : “ Ke@@ ep loo@@ king , keep a@@ wa@@ ke , for you do not know when the appointed time is .
30 She B@@ el@@ ong@@ ed to the F@@ am@@ ily of Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has
Des@@ pite being bus@@ y , Jesus always made time to speak to his heavenly Father in prayer .
The “ pro@@ ver@@ bi@@ al saying against the king of Babyl@@ on ” came true .
S@@ tri@@ ve to be faithful wh@@ atever your circumstances are .
We started serving in a congregation in T@@ re@@ ce Mar@@ ti@@ res C@@ ity , in the pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of C@@ av@@ ite .
For more information , w@@ atch the vi@@ de@@ o Why S@@ tu@@ dy the Bible ?
B@@ es@@ id@@ es being my friend , he was a spiritual ro@@ le mo@@ de@@ l for me . ”
Yes , wa@@ iting is an un@@ avo@@ i@@ da@@ ble fact of life .
Why Many D@@ oub@@ t That R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on Can Un@@ ite M@@ an@@ kind
When com@@ par@@ ing his own lo@@ t with the pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous life of the wicked , he became en@@ vi@@ ous .
That s@@ ource is the Bible .
At the th@@ ir@@ d house , there are sever@@ al young people se@@ ated in the fr@@ on@@ t y@@ ard .
In what ways does discipl@@ ine from Jehovah refle@@ ct his love for us ?
We can refle@@ ct on all of Jehovah’s cre@@ ative works and be in a@@ we of his su@@ peri@@ or wisdom .
How did the Witnesses who had just started to take the course in Ch@@ in@@ ese conduct Bible stu@@ dies ?
Be mil@@ d , com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , kind .
The best po@@ li@@ ci@@ es cannot rec@@ over cour@@ tshi@@ p or marriage , make fa@@ thers respon@@ sible for their children , rest@@ ore sh@@ o@@ ck or sh@@ ame where it once ex@@ is@@ ted . . .
“ The man who lo@@ ves money can never have en@@ ough , ” no@@ ted wise King Solomon .
Moses would no longer continue as lead@@ er of Israel , not because of a l@@ ack of physical a@@ bil@@ ities , but because Jehovah did not allow him to do so .
“ T@@ e@@ en@@ ag@@ ers should see that their parents are willing to say y@@ es to a re@@ qu@@ est if a Bible princi@@ ple is@@ n@@ ’t viol@@ ated , ” re@@ comm@@ ends R@@ ob@@ er@@ to , a father in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
This re@@ ality provi@@ des a c@@ lu@@ e to one way that we can strengthen our conscience , making it more reli@@ able .
How can elders help Christians who have mar@@ it@@ al problems ?
When we vis@@ it famili@@ es , it is not our in@@ ten@@ tion to in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce a div@@ isi@@ ve fac@@ t@@ or .
“ Let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
Not all of us can move where the need is greater or learn a new language .
And the end is not yet .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , we learn how best to show that we really love our heavenly Ma@@ ster , Jehovah . ​ — E@@ x .
A@@ gain in the prophet Samu@@ el@@ ’s day , the fav@@ ored nation of Israel was ca@@ ught in the s@@ n@@ are of wal@@ king by sight .
Paul explained : “ With all hum@@ ility and mil@@ dness , with pati@@ ence , pu@@ t@@ ting up with one another in love , ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to maintain the on@@ en@@ ess of the spirit in the un@@ iting b@@ ond of peace . ”
Still , wh@@ atever form they take , pres@@ sures are difficult to cop@@ e with .
At a th@@ ir@@ d hear@@ ing , I was asked : “ D@@ on@@ ’t you know that the Bible says , ‘ R@@ end@@ er to Ca@@ es@@ ar the things that are Ca@@ es@@ ar@@ ’s ’ ? ”
When we thus co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God and his bel@@ o@@ ved Son , our lives take on real meaning .
( b ) What blessings under Kingdom rule are you e@@ ag@@ er to enjoy ?
They came upon the human family when our first parents re@@ bel@@ led and became la@@ w@@ less , s@@ pur@@ red on by the re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous spirit cre@@ ature who became Satan the Devil .
Today , Jehovah shepher@@ ds his earthly servants by means of Christian overse@@ ers , or elders , under the direction of his Son , Jesus Christ , “ the c@@ hi@@ ef shepher@@ d . ”
In re@@ pe@@ ating this promise to Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s gr@@ and@@ son Jac@@ o@@ b , Jehovah used the expres@@ sion “ the du@@ st par@@ tic@@ les of the earth , ” which Jac@@ o@@ b rest@@ ated as “ the gra@@ ins of s@@ and of the se@@ a . ”
How can pri@@ de af@@ fect a marriage ?
Just as a person can make a pu@@ p@@ pe@@ t appe@@ ar to speak , someone made that s@@ n@@ ake appe@@ ar to speak .
Wh@@ en@@ ever we enc@@ oun@@ tered a tr@@ ying proble@@ m , we read Jehovah’s promise at Isaiah 4@@ 1 : 10 : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id , for I am with you .
“ Jehovah is righteous in all his ways . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 5 : 17 .
He says that it may be inter@@ es@@ ting to exam@@ ine the so@@ cial , pol@@ itical , an@@ thro@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal , and cul@@ tural con@@ te@@ x@@ ts of Jesus ’ life and er@@ a .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , not all of Jesus ’ disciples re@@ ac@@ ted that way .
You can displa@@ y ze@@ al for Jehovah’s spiritual house by atten@@ ding and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in congregation meetings and by sh@@ aring in the field ministry wh@@ en@@ ever possible .
Are we to conclu@@ de from these words that it is bey@@ ond human ability to un@@ earth the wisdom and knowledge of God , that it is thus imp@@ os@@ sible to get to know him and his pur@@ pos@@ es ?
What indic@@ ates that the dem@@ ise of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at is near ?
In view of all that H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah fore@@ told and all that has been ful@@ filled , we have so@@ li@@ d reason to move a@@ head in the work that God has assign@@ ed us to do in the earthly cour@@ ty@@ ar@@ ds of his spiritual temple .
“ You are the ones that have stu@@ ck with me in my tri@@ als , ” he told them , “ and I make a covenant with you , just as my Father has made a covenant with me , for a kingdom , that you may e@@ at and dr@@ ink at my table in my kingdom , and si@@ t on thr@@ ones to ju@@ dge the tw@@ el@@ ve tri@@ bes of Israel . ”
Still , it is happ@@ ening not only in K@@ o@@ re@@ a but also in other A@@ si@@ an coun@@ tri@@ es , as well as in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a and L@@ at@@ in A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a .
He gave app@@ lic@@ ations to ever@@ yone exc@@ ep@@ t me .
For those Christians ​ — in@@ deed , for all true followers of Christ — ​ the p@@ un@@ y lo@@ gi@@ c of man is no mat@@ ch for the su@@ pre@@ me wisdom of God .
Indeed , according to the Ma@@ yo C@@ l@@ in@@ ic we@@ b@@ s@@ ite , for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess lea@@ ds to . . .
Their pres@@ ence ad@@ ds sta@@ bility to the congregation they associ@@ ate with .
Jehovah has truly bless@@ ed his organization of loving , har@@ d@@ working servants .
The pri@@ m@@ ary part of the “ se@@ ed , ” or off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , of Abraham is the Messi@@ ah , Jesus Christ . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 3 : 16 .
I also bro@@ ke off my old fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps , and I began to study the Bible with a Christian el@@ der .
The Christian Greek Scriptures leave us in no doubt as to the id@@ ent@@ ity of the Ser@@ v@@ ant of Jehovah descri@@ bed in those chap@@ ters .
They may use prayer ru@@ g@@ s , ro@@ s@@ ary be@@ a@@ ds , prayer whe@@ els , i@@ con@@ s , prayer boo@@ ks , or prayers written on small bo@@ ar@@ ds that they h@@ an@@ g on rac@@ ks .
At the last P@@ as@@ so@@ ver that Jesus c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated with his 12 apostles , he told them : “ Tru@@ ly I say to you , One of you will be@@ tra@@ y me . ”
What must we remember if our relati@@ ves op@@ pose our efforts to worship Jehovah ?
Com@@ men@@ ting on the effe@@ cts of viol@@ ent en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , au@@ th@@ or and mil@@ it@@ ary of@@ fic@@ er Da@@ ve G@@ ro@@ s@@ s@@ man no@@ ted : “ We are re@@ aching that st@@ age of des@@ en@@ s@@ iti@@ z@@ ation at which the inf@@ lic@@ ting of pain and suffering has become a s@@ ource of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment : vi@@ c@@ ari@@ ous ple@@ asure rather than re@@ vu@@ l@@ sion .
It says not mer@@ ely that love is one of his many ad@@ mi@@ ra@@ ble qualities but that “ God is love . ”
Bar@@ de@@ t ad@@ ded that from a Ju@@ de@@ o - Christian per@@ spe@@ ctive , “ not only is the use of the ter@@ m Chris@@ to@@ s by Jose@@ ph@@ us not an imp@@ os@@ si@@ bility ” but it is a c@@ lu@@ e that “ cr@@ iti@@ c@@ s have in gener@@ al been great@@ ly wrong to over@@ look . ”
What questions may ar@@ ise when we read the book of Daniel , and what public@@ ation can help to answer them ?
L@@ ear@@ ning from ob@@ serv@@ ation and ac@@ ting with hum@@ ility can sa@@ ve lives .
King David of old lived a life full of tri@@ als , yet he died faithful .
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ al Christians may not always know what course to take in order to h@@ and@@ le succ@@ ess@@ fully the situ@@ ations they are fac@@ ing , but Jehovah kno@@ ws .
But his p@@ lo@@ y did not sto@@ p us .
Re@@ g@@ arding “ the time of the end , ” Dani@@ el@@ ’s prophecy states : “ The true knowledge will become a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant . ”
● “ I believe Jesus Christ is the only son of God , fully human and fully divine , both at the same time . ”
“ My name is Kat@@ el@@ y@@ n May .
What is her mo@@ tive ?
( a ) Acc@@ ording to Psalm 1@@ 10 : 3 , what form of worship is pleas@@ ing to Jehovah ?
Ma@@ in char@@ ac@@ ters : Joseph , P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife
In practic@@ ally every field of human end@@ e@@ av@@ or , there are ex@@ per@@ ts g@@ al@@ ore .
For more information about Satan and spi@@ rit@@ ism , see chap@@ ter 10 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
The fa@@ ther’s example is of ut@@ most import@@ ance .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 19@@ 5 , 60
Yes , har@@ m@@ ful ide@@ as pose a real th@@ re@@ at .
Jehovah , however , did not re@@ act ha@@ st@@ ily .
Ab@@ out that time our parents se@@ par@@ ated , so M@@ other and I had a house tra@@ il@@ er buil@@ t and began pione@@ ering together .
No ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it Scriptural comm@@ and for@@ bi@@ ds us to atten@@ d , but are there Bible principles involved in making such a decision ?
V@@ o@@ c@@ ational scho@@ ol@@ s . . . are see@@ ing a min@@ i - bo@@ om .
Hence , it appe@@ ars that all anointed ones who still remain on earth after the in@@ iti@@ al part of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation has pas@@ sed will at some point be ra@@ ised to heaven before the out@@ bre@@ ak of the bat@@ tle of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , we look to Jehovah in order to dis@@ cer@@ n his will and to gain his fav@@ or .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , we appreci@@ ate it when others in the congregation understand that they should not be dem@@ an@@ ding when it comes to as@@ king us for our time .
the me@@ tho@@ ds they use ?
E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el , who is in his early 20 ’ s , says : “ In the past , I was like someone who is d@@ ri@@ ving a ca@@ r without any des@@ t@@ in@@ ation in mind .
L@@ a N@@ ac@@ i@@ ó@@ n also repor@@ ted : “ The whole city saw them . . . men ​ — and women — ​ trans@@ form@@ ed into ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising ‘ san@@ d@@ wi@@ ches . ’ ”
The second qu@@ ality that helps those vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins to be ready is vi@@ g@@ il@@ ance .
This was a st@@ ep toward re@@ aching my go@@ al of be@@ coming a mission@@ ary .
How much better it is to be like Jehovah’s serv@@ ant David , who had to fle@@ e from je@@ al@@ ous King Saul !
( b ) What contr@@ ast is seen today between true religion and false ?
In this article , a str@@ anger is a fore@@ ign@@ er or an im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ant who is now living in our country
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , many of the E@@ ast@@ er tra@@ di@@ tions “ have little to do ” with Jesus ’ resurrection , states the B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a , “ but der@@ i@@ ve from fol@@ k cu@@ st@@ om@@ s . ”
In his eyes , you are one of “ these little ones . ”
T@@ O@@ D@@ A@@ Y , there is much talk about e@@ qu@@ ality , li@@ ber@@ ty , and fre@@ e@@ dom .
E@@ un@@ ice married Le@@ o V@@ an Da@@ al@@ en in 19@@ 40 , and they became pione@@ ers .
The des@@ ol@@ ation , though , will not be per@@ man@@ ent .
Do you disc@@ oura@@ ge your children from lea@@ ving their se@@ at un@@ necess@@ ar@@ ily during the s@@ ong ?
And how does Jehovah tra@@ in those whom he ap@@ poin@@ ts as shepher@@ ds ?
The peace we can enjoy with one another go@@ es deep@@ er than mer@@ ely ref@@ ra@@ ining from doing har@@ m to our brothers .
“ Lo@@ ve What Is Go@@ od ”
Bro@@ ther Lo@@ g@@ an became a spiritual father to my bo@@ ys .
Because of to@@ da@@ y’s s@@ cour@@ ge of im@@ mor@@ ality , hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves need Jehovah’s direction and prote@@ ction so that their efforts to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard their marriage will not be in va@@ in .
Because when we do so , this refle@@ cts well on our heavenly Father and br@@ ings glory and praise to him .
Un@@ der God’s Kingdom , peace will pre@@ va@@ il .
“ The pl@@ ans of the di@@ lig@@ ent one sur@@ ely make for advan@@ ta@@ ge . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
It had all happened so f@@ ast .
What will be the bas@@ is for judgment during Christ’s M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn ?
They were un@@ faithful and re@@ je@@ cted Jesus as the Messi@@ ah .
2 : 11 , 12 .
Instead of making a public spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ le of himself , G@@ ide@@ on wor@@ ked under co@@ ver of night when he would most likely pas@@ s un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed .
F@@ in@@ ding H@@ el@@ p When F@@ ac@@ ed With T@@ ri@@ bul@@ ation
Why is it wise for us to bu@@ d@@ get our time , and what can the way we use our time reve@@ al about us ?
Paul also ref@@ ers to Jehovah as “ the God of all comfort . ”
In what sense is Jesus ’ yo@@ ke kin@@ dly , and how should know@@ ing that af@@ fect us ?
O@@ ver the mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ um@@ s the great Ad@@ vers@@ ary , Satan the Devil , has wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dly s@@ ought to dis@@ cre@@ di@@ t the t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony of God’s wit@@ nesses .
In time , many of the children in that to@@ wn gre@@ w up , got married , and set@@ t@@ led down there .
How can the tend@@ enc@@ y of people to give their op@@ in@@ i@@ ons help you to star@@ t con@@ vers@@ ations in the ministry ?
We can learn an ess@@ enti@@ al truth about faith from R@@ a@@ ha@@ b .
The Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount is certainly full of spiritual g@@ em@@ s having many lo@@ vely fac@@ e@@ ts .
F@@ in@@ ally , Jehovah ac@@ ts !
However , does that po@@ pul@@ ar account mat@@ ch what the Bible ac@@ tually says ?
No@@ te , for example , how Jehovah’s feelings of com@@ pas@@ sion are descri@@ bed by the prophet Isaiah , and com@@ pare that des@@ crip@@ tion with what the Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ er Mark repor@@ ts about Jesus ’ feelings .
What is the occasi@@ on ?
He did so on a small man@@ u@@ al pres@@ s brought to Mo@@ o@@ re@@ a by mission@@ aries .
Such a spiritual person will de@@ em it un@@ wise , even fo@@ ol@@ ish , to for@@ fe@@ it the ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ing of spiritual go@@ als for the s@@ ake of material pur@@ su@@ its or any ple@@ asure that sin promises to give .
In the following article , we will learn how to avoid two more tra@@ ps that the Devil has found to be effe@@ ctive in c@@ atch@@ ing God’s servants ali@@ ve .
And Jehovah promises those who long for a world free from cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion that sh@@ ort@@ ly there will come “ new heavens and a new earth . . . and in these righteousness is to d@@ well . ” ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
S@@ tri@@ c@@ tly speaking , the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in@@ ’s ci@@ vi@@ l ju@@ ris@@ di@@ ction en@@ com@@ pas@@ sed Juda@@ e@@ a only .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 22
“ To be temp@@ ted by the Devil . ”
Yes , may all of us stri@@ ve to serve Jehovah “ with godly fear and a@@ we . ” ​ — Hebrews 12 : 28 .
( Read Proverbs 19 : 22 . )
“ I@@ t’s a proble@@ m that pre@@ v@@ ents spiritual prog@@ ress , ” says O@@ s@@ ni .
Consider another situation .
There are more than 5@@ ,000 man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts of the Greek Scriptures in the origin@@ al language , including some from the second and th@@ ir@@ d cen@@ tu@@ ries .
What ro@@ le does the Bible pla@@ y in the lives of Christians who desire to me@@ asure up to God’s requi@@ re@@ ments ?
Then two young women h@@ an@@ ded me a no@@ te with a message : “ De@@ ar I@@ r@@ ene , we would love to help you . ”
Then sto@@ p and think about how that information con@@ v@@ inc@@ es you person@@ ally that Jehovah is our Creator and that the Bible is from him
On@@ ly a re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of n@@ atur@@ al Israelites accepted the Messi@@ ah when he came .
It is fore@@ told that “ Eli@@ j@@ ah ” would do a rest@@ or@@ ation work , that of pre@@ par@@ ing the hearts of people .
Di@@ d God fai@@ l to cre@@ ate Adam per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly , as some people say ?
How could those Jews recogn@@ ize the ring of truth in Paul’s teaching ?
It is ex@@ pan@@ sive and affe@@ cts us all .
Jesus said that the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es over@@ st@@ ep@@ ped God’s comman@@ d@@ ments to imp@@ ose their own tra@@ di@@ tions .
Un@@ for@@ tun@@ ately , by the time certain bad tra@@ its become fully evid@@ ent in a person@@ ’s actions , it might be too l@@ ate .
The three principles we have consider@@ ed show that ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles can in@@ deed lead to fin@@ ding con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment even in these last days and in s@@ pite of imper@@ fe@@ ction .
L@@ is@@ a wor@@ ked with others in the ministry , invit@@ ed many to her home , and made new friends .
M@@ ake sure that you understand why you believe what you believe and that you can always give “ a reason for the hope in you . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
The ra@@ va@@ ges of si@@ x th@@ ous@@ and years of sin and imper@@ fe@@ ction that we see around us will soon be a thing of the past , and all obedi@@ ent humans will enjoy life as it was in@@ tend@@ ed , without the pain of old age and death .
How important is our preaching work , and what are some of the things being done today to car@@ ry it out ?
What will en@@ able us to cultiv@@ ate the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit , including long - suffering ?
For example , Mi@@ ca@@ h wrote : “ In the fin@@ al part of the days . . . the m@@ oun@@ tain of the house of Jehovah will become fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed a@@ bo@@ ve the to@@ p of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , and it will certainly be li@@ f@@ ted up a@@ bo@@ ve the h@@ ill@@ s ; and to it pe@@ op@@ les must st@@ re@@ am .
There is no men@@ tion in the Bible that pri@@ or to this ev@@ ent Jehovah had given any spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c information about sacrific@@ es or about what kind of sacrific@@ es would be accep@@ table to him .
One day I was pas@@ sing by a do@@ or , believ@@ ing that we had already vis@@ ited that home , when the la@@ dy of the house called out to me .
The Bible speak@@ s well of “ the qui@@ et and mil@@ d spirit ” and of being “ co@@ ol of spirit . ”
Tru@@ e S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ ality ​ — How Can You F@@ ind It ?
A good question , is it not ?
Then the el@@ der may re@@ view with the brother the spiritual d@@ ang@@ ers involved in accep@@ ting the emp@@ loy@@ ment he has been offered .
When Jesus invit@@ ed them to follow him and become fi@@ sh@@ ers of men , the Bible states : “ At once a@@ ban@@ don@@ ing the ne@@ ts , they follow@@ ed him . ”
This year , the an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary f@@ alls on S@@ un@@ day , A@@ pri@@ l 17 , after su@@ n@@ down .
The wisdom of Proverbs 8 : 22 - 31 was b@@ es@@ i@@ de God as “ a ma@@ ster work@@ er , ” which app@@ lies to the spirit cre@@ ature who became Jesus and who wor@@ ked clo@@ sel@@ y with God in cre@@ ation . ​ — 8 / 1 , page 31 .
TH@@ E Bible c@@ learly shows that it is God’s will that “ all s@@ or@@ ts of men should be sa@@ ved and come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ”
How do you feel about bal@@ my sum@@ m@@ er ev@@ en@@ ings ?
Such love and appreciation are in@@ dis@@ p@@ en@@ sa@@ ble if we want to re@@ ject false reason@@ ings and keep our faith in Jehovah strong so that we can maintain a pu@@ re heart . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Un@@ for@@ tun@@ ately , no one seem@@ ed to take me seri@@ ously , perhaps thinking that as a result of my ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , I was not comple@@ t@@ ely nor@@ ma@@ l .
I@@ T I@@ S the ten@@ th century B.C.E . and a time of decision .
The el@@ ab@@ or@@ ate st@@ y@@ le of his writ@@ ings seem@@ s to refle@@ ct the writ@@ ings of Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y and the Rom@@ an world .
However , Witnesses from a ne@@ ar@@ by congregation helped out .
So she pray@@ ed to God : “ I don@@ ’t know who you are . . . , but I know you@@ ’@@ re there .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful married cou@@ ples can be if both have learned to exerc@@ ise prop@@ er self - control in this most in@@ tim@@ ate relationship .
Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ation inclu@@ des the effort to bl@@ end [ the ] differ@@ ences into a one - flesh relationship .
Fir@@ st of all , because he tel@@ ls us re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly that he wants to help us .
When I saw my sister C@@ ar@@ men again , she su@@ gg@@ ested that I atten@@ d a meeting of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
He also provi@@ des the means for us to remain st@@ able and come off vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous in our spiritual war@@ f@@ are .
In the strength of our loving God , Jehovah , and to his glory , let us continue to exerc@@ ise strong faith .
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In Ha@@ wa@@ i@@ i , two Christian men who were invit@@ ed to atten@@ d the school had to ask for time away from their work as scho@@ ol@@ teach@@ ers .
Is it wor@@ th all the effort ?
He be@@ friends such people today .
I know that I was a difficult stud@@ ent ; I had so many questions !
What can you do if you have personal differ@@ ences with a fellow Christian ?
I look for@@ ward to ob@@ serving from heaven the earthly resurrection and , at last , fin@@ ding my physical father
But Jehovah is mer@@ ci@@ ful .
Be@@ gg@@ ars ​ — the l@@ ame , the bl@@ ind , women n@@ ur@@ sing their ba@@ bi@@ es — ​ are a comm@@ on sight .
However , prof@@ ess@@ ed wit@@ ches often id@@ enti@@ fy with W@@ ic@@ c@@ a ​ — de@@ f@@ ined in one dic@@ tion@@ ary as “ a pa@@ g@@ an n@@ ature religion having its ro@@ o@@ ts in p@@ re - Christian w@@ es@@ ter@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe and under@@ going a 20@@ th - century re@@ vi@@ val . ”
When I began associ@@ ating with Jehovah’s Witnesses , I was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that they practic@@ ed the true religion .
( b ) What must we do so as not to be mis@@ led by Satan ?
Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a : N@@ ei@@ ther do I . Ka@@ re@@ n : So th@@ at@@ ’s another thing that you and I have in comm@@ on .
3 : 1 , 7 , The New Eng@@ l@@ ish Bible .
“ C@@ ar@@ ry on prayer on every occasi@@ on in spirit , ” ex@@ hor@@ ted the apostle Paul .
Re@@ aching the Go@@ al of B@@ ap@@ tism
9 , 10 . ( a ) How might you re@@ act to a per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved off@@ en@@ se ?
O@@ ver 1@@ ,@@ 8@@ 00 tru@@ c@@ ks from vari@@ ous E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an coun@@ tri@@ es pas@@ s through this city da@@ ily
While at the conven@@ tion , it da@@ w@@ ned on me that I had been to the same ven@@ ue for a ro@@ ck concer@@ t about a year ear@@ li@@ er .
M@@ ake his heart rejo@@ ice , and he will make you rejo@@ ice now and to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite ! ​ — Psalm 5 : 11 .
Daniel tel@@ ls us that these be@@ ast@@ s re@@ present “ k@@ ings , ” or pol@@ itical k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s , that rule in succ@@ es@@ sion over va@@ st emp@@ i@@ res . ​ — Daniel 7 : 17 , 23 .
To qu@@ ali@@ fy for a position requi@@ res cultiv@@ ating needed qualities and a@@ bil@@ ities .
Today when n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers or other cal@@ am@@ ities str@@ ike , time and again our Christian brothers are the first on the sc@@ ene to rend@@ er needed ass@@ ist@@ ance materi@@ ally and spiritually to fellow Christians as well as to others in need .
Al@@ so , by br@@ ing@@ ing for@@ th “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit ” ​ — love , joy , peace , long - suffering , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , faith , mil@@ dness , self - control — ​ Christ’s disciples were c@@ learly id@@ enti@@ fied as being God’s servants .
Why is it gover@@ ned by la@@ ws ?
This is our in@@ her@@ ited conscience . ​ — 11 / 1 , pages 3 - 4 .
In fact , we have even greater reason than the Israelites had for confidence in Jehovah’s mer@@ cy .
Although sing@@ le - par@@ ent famili@@ es are be@@ coming an inc@@ reas@@ ingly lar@@ g@@ er and more v@@ isi@@ ble part of soci@@ ety today , they can eas@@ ily be over@@ loo@@ ked .
We will have to wa@@ it and see .
E@@ X@@ E@@ R@@ C@@ I@@ S@@ E F@@ A@@ I@@ T@@ H I@@ N J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S T@@ I@@ MI@@ N@@ G
It is most likely that the bi@@ sh@@ op was refer@@ ring to the W@@ al@@ den@@ ses .
N@@ O@@ TH@@ IN@@ G seem@@ s more hel@@ pl@@ ess than a new@@ born ba@@ by .
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents of a new language are encoura@@ ged not only to listen care@@ fully but also to try to imitate , or mi@@ mi@@ c , the pr@@ on@@ un@@ ci@@ ation and spe@@ e@@ ch pat@@ ter@@ ns of f@@ lu@@ ent speak@@ ers .
Then he began to study the Bible .
Why I@@ d@@ enti@@ fy the An@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t ?
If you do , you will be cho@@ o@@ sing the best possible way of life .
; Mas@@ on , E .
Satan read min@@ ds ?
1 : 1 , 3 , 5 , 6 , 16 .
In his inspired des@@ crip@@ tion of “ the last days , ” the apostle Paul wrote that people would love , not one another , but themselves , money , and ple@@ a@@ sures .
Let us exam@@ ine the import@@ ance of fear and love and how they work together to pro@@ du@@ ce a satis@@ f@@ ying relationship with God .
They have en@@ tru@@ sted us with preci@@ ous privile@@ ges of service in these last days .
Today , bil@@ li@@ ons of humans are involved in vari@@ ous form@@ s of false religion that can be tr@@ ac@@ ed back to ancient Babyl@@ on .
Can A@@ ny@@ thing Un@@ ite Pe@@ ople ?
Many examples of self - sacrific@@ ing love may be found among Jehovah’s servants .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S great day is very near .
Sa@@ ys another : “ Mo@@ st Ne@@ o - Pa@@ g@@ ans disa@@ gre@@ e on al@@ most everything . ”
K@@ ati@@ e started a Bible study with her , and before too long Ju@@ dy became a baptized Witness .
G@@ a@@ ther@@ ing together has always been a ke@@ y activ@@ ity for Jehovah’s servants .
Do you understand the relationship of those plac@@ es ?
What tim@@ ely war@@ n@@ ings does God’s Kingdom is@@ sue , and how do you feel about such war@@ n@@ ings ?
I gre@@ w up in and around P@@ u@@ er@@ to L@@ im@@ ó@@ n , a por@@ t city on the e@@ ast@@ er@@ n co@@ ast of C@@ o@@ st@@ a R@@ ic@@ a .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : A young brother shows a vi@@ de@@ o from j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g while wit@@ ness@@ ing inform@@ ally in the city of E@@ s@@ per@@ anza
But did the cop@@ y@@ ists ’ mis@@ takes sub@@ stan@@ ti@@ ally change the Bible text ?
C@@ ould there be anything more to life ? ’ I was anxi@@ ous to know .
God’s Per@@ mis@@ sion of Su@@ ffering N@@ ear@@ s I@@ ts En@@ d
W@@ ould he ever be set free ?
What kind of ad@@ vice do some young people receive , and why should they be ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous ?
27 : 9 , 10 ; 31 : 11 , 12 .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , it must be of your own acc@@ ord that you cho@@ ose to dedic@@ ate y@@ ourselves to Jehovah and devo@@ te your lives to doing his will .
A@@ ny@@ thing less would not be accep@@ table to Jehovah . ​ — P@@ s .
Yet , it is cons@@ ist@@ ent with a hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al fact .
John mentioned “ many an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ ts , ” indic@@ ating that the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t is , not an individu@@ al , but a col@@ le@@ ctive ter@@ m .
F@@ ran@@ ç@@ o@@ is and An@@ na S@@ zu@@ mi@@ ga and their children , St@@ é@@ ph@@ ani@@ e , St@@ é@@ ph@@ ane , M@@ é@@ l@@ ani@@ e , and Mari@@ an about 19@@ 30 .
Thus , he is the only reli@@ able gu@@ i@@ de as to what cons@@ titu@@ tes succ@@ ess@@ ful rul@@ er@@ ship .
Let us therefore have nothing to do with apost@@ ates or anyone who claim@@ s to be a brother but who is di@@ sh@@ on@@ or@@ ing God .
C@@ learly , Eli@@ ’s imp@@ ro@@ per@@ ly yi@@ el@@ ding to their wicked actions ​ — in the sense that he allow@@ ed them to continue — ​ was not right . ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
Although this worl@@ d’s se@@ cur@@ ity is bre@@ ak@@ ing down , we put God first and take courage from the psalmis@@ t’s words : “ Because you said : ‘ Jehovah is my refu@@ ge , ’ you have made the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh himself your d@@ wel@@ ling ; no cal@@ am@@ ity will be@@ f@@ all you , and not even a pla@@ gu@@ e will draw near to your t@@ ent . ”
As a result , we are wal@@ king with God .
Many who he@@ e@@ ded God’s prophe@@ tic word were baptized
At that , the la@@ dy bur@@ st into te@@ ars .
Consider the Israelites under the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
“ My food is for me to do the will of him that sent me . ” ​ — John 4 : 34 .
Ex@@ pla@@ in how you might strengthen your confidence in the wisdom of God’s comm@@ and to ab@@ sta@@ in from for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation .
Be@@ fore the F@@ lood , Se@@ th@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ant L@@ am@@ e@@ ch worshipp@@ ed Jehovah .
For what reas@@ ons should we cultiv@@ ate mo@@ des@@ ty ?
The Bible says : “ There is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the un@@ righteous . ”
W@@ ould you have been moved to accept Jesus as the Messi@@ ah and become his faithful follow@@ er ?
In har@@ mony with this , the organization in@@ tend@@ s to prom@@ o@@ te a cul@@ ture of peace through “ educ@@ ation , di@@ al@@ o@@ gu@@ e and c@@ o - op@@ er@@ ation . ”
When World W@@ ar I@@ I began , S@@ lo@@ v@@ ak@@ ia , which became a se@@ par@@ ate country , was under Na@@ z@@ i influ@@ ence .
It might en@@ ter the u@@ ter@@ us but fai@@ l to imp@@ l@@ ant in the less rec@@ ep@@ tive l@@ ining .
However , his serv@@ ant saw nothing .
Jesus ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ Because of your little faith .
“ They streng@@ th@@ ened the disciples , ” the account tel@@ ls us , “ encourag@@ ing them to remain in the faith . ”
The second night , I sta@@ yed on a m@@ at next to her bed and helped to care for her until her death .
However , you need not feel this way , for no one is in a better position to instru@@ ct your children than you are .
Ther@@ e@@ ’s another way too in which the ransom was God’s gift .
And may you respon@@ d like A@@ sa@@ ph : “ As for me , the dra@@ wing near to God is good for me .
The crow@@ d that sur@@ vi@@ ve “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” must in@@ deed be great .
The Law of Moses spe@@ ci@@ fied : “ You people must not a@@ ff@@ li@@ ct any wi@@ do@@ w or fa@@ ther@@ less bo@@ y . ”
Even though Paul had been a ra@@ bi@@ d persecu@@ t@@ or of Christ , he could wr@@ ite : “ The Son of God . . . loved me and h@@ an@@ ded himself over for me . ”
Acc@@ ording to the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , they deser@@ ved to be ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted .
Yet , at the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver me@@ al , Jesus told Ju@@ d@@ as : “ What you are doing , do it more quic@@ k@@ ly . ”
A@@ m@@ ong Christians , there are also cou@@ ples who ref@@ ra@@ in from having children .
Moses ca@@ u@@ tioned them that their mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring was not mer@@ ely against him and A@@ ar@@ on but against Jehovah .
Ther@@ efore , keep in expe@@ ct@@ ation of Jehovah’s day .
A@@ c@@ qui@@ re wisdom ; and with all that you ac@@ qui@@ re , ac@@ qui@@ re understanding . ’ ” ​ — Proverbs 4 : 4 - 7 .
But as for Juda@@ h , it came to the w@@ atch@@ tower of the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness . When they turned their fac@@ es toward the crow@@ d , why , there they were , their car@@ c@@ as@@ ses fal@@ le@@ n to the earth without anyone es@@ cap@@ ing . ” ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 20 : 22 - 24 .
In fr@@ on@@ t of each house is a f@@ l@@ at ro@@ of made of yo@@ to@@ j@@ olo , the w@@ o@@ o@@ dy in@@ side st@@ em of a c@@ ac@@ tu@@ s .
10 , 11 . ( a ) What does Sa@@ ul@@ ’s experience teach us about main@@ tain@@ ing a self - sacrific@@ ing spirit ?
By the end of 199@@ 4 , however , the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses had assign@@ ed a group of special pione@@ ers , or full - time Bible educ@@ at@@ ors , to serve in the R@@ í@@ o@@ ha@@ ch@@ a C@@ ongreg@@ ation .
Instead , we should hum@@ bly recogn@@ ize that we need God’s power in order to res@@ ist pres@@ sure .
Many then respon@@ ded fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly to the good news .
Th@@ ree times Paul pray@@ ed that God would re@@ move the thor@@ n in his flesh
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , something they said in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ed me ​ — God had a personal name , Jehovah .
O@@ thers s@@ l@@ an@@ der us in the pres@@ s or in the cour@@ ts .
D@@ O Y@@ O@@ U long for a better world ​ — a world where people live at peace with one another ? a world in which there is no war , no cri@@ me , no op@@ pres@@ sion ?
That un@@ par@@ all@@ el@@ ed tri@@ bul@@ ation will bring Satan’s enti@@ re world to its end .
When we become disc@@ oura@@ ged , the human tend@@ enc@@ y is to give up , to let our hands d@@ ro@@ p down .
He also said : “ Some people sacri@@ fi@@ cially give of themselves to those who are out@@ side their group and with whom they have ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely nothing in comm@@ on . . . .
It is most com@@ for@@ ting to keep in mind the words of Psalm 1@@ 30 : 3 : “ If er@@ r@@ ors were what you w@@ atch , O J@@ ah , O Jehovah , who could stand ? ”
Then we will discus@@ s in de@@ ta@@ il fi@@ ve ways to avoid even star@@ ting to bl@@ ame Jehovah for our problems .
On the contr@@ ary , by ap@@ pl@@ ying the leg@@ al princi@@ ple of “ life for life , ” he has bal@@ an@@ ced the s@@ cal@@ es of justice and made everlasting life possible once again for obedi@@ ent humans .
They have also known that spi@@ r@@ its of the dead do not ex@@ ist .
This u@@ sage c@@ learly dra@@ ws attention to the one who was sent for@@ th by God and became his A@@ no@@ inted One .
( Read Luke 12 : 4@@ 2 - 4@@ 4 . )
In May 19@@ 19 the cir@@ cu@@ it cour@@ t of appe@@ als rul@@ ed that the de@@ f@@ end@@ ants had not had an imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al tri@@ al , and the judgment was therefore re@@ ver@@ sed .
• What mis@@ takes did Saul make ?
I started associ@@ ating with them in se@@ cre@@ t and began to learn Fr@@ en@@ ch Si@@ gn L@@ angu@@ age ( F@@ S@@ L ) .
It har@@ mon@@ ized with the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s st@@ at@@ ement that “ God is love . ”
Ha@@ ve you ever read an article in one of the a@@ bo@@ ve - mentioned j@@ our@@ n@@ als and felt that it was written for you ?
One of my older sisters , C@@ ar@@ men , heard that I was home and came to vis@@ it too .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s ten@@ d to look down on people of little means , even if these po@@ or ones have per@@ form@@ ed no@@ ble de@@ e@@ ds .
4@@ 6 : 4 .
We are wise to li@@ mit our associ@@ ation with people who are ne@@ g@@ ative or who are prom@@ o@@ ting an in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent attitude . ​ — Pro@@ v .
The principles follow@@ ed by servants of God in the past are still app@@ lied in the congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses when it comes to show@@ ing concer@@ n for and rend@@ ering help to those suffering tri@@ bul@@ ation .
The apostle Peter ur@@ ged his listen@@ ers to “ rep@@ ent . . . and turn around . ”
His conduct was ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary .
As a result , he read our public@@ ations , stu@@ died the Bible , and got baptized .
We have what reas@@ ons to preach with b@@ ol@@ dness ?
Da@@ ily Bible reading , regul@@ ar attend@@ ance at Christian meetings , and ze@@ al@@ ous par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in the preaching work re@@ mind us that Jehovah ca@@ res for us
( b ) How is it that we do not hi@@ de spiritual light under a “ me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing bas@@ ke@@ t ” ?
“ I look the person in the eyes , ” she says , “ and I con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on what I can do to imp@@ ro@@ ve the con@@ dition of the pati@@ ent . ”
Does this mean , then , that God expe@@ cts Christians to serve him without any hope of a re@@ ward ?
This is the spirit be@@ h@@ ind Paul’s words when he ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed Timothy to “ fle@@ e from you@@ th@@ ful desi@@ res . ”
L@@ ena , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , develop@@ ed a serious e@@ ating dis@@ order because of her l@@ ack of self - respect , and she ad@@ m@@ its , “ I felt un@@ able to change anything . ”
1 : 14 ; Pro@@ v .
Jehovah and Jesus , however , will not leave the righteous ones without help .
16 : 12 ; John 6 : 4@@ 8 - 5@@ 1 .
Instead , we need to take control of the situation by making time for study .
The effect was similar to the de@@ vi@@ ation ca@@ used by what the apostle Paul called “ emp@@ ty spe@@ e@@ ches , ” “ cont@@ ra@@ dic@@ tions , ” and false “ knowledge . ”
Even if we had a different point of view on a matter , we could expres@@ s ourselves fre@@ ely and still have his confidence .
W@@ r@@ in@@ k@@ led s@@ k@@ in ?
In that case God could not answer our prayers for strength to do this work .
W@@ ell , the Bible is God’s inspired Word .
“ We will certainly be satis@@ fied with the go@@ o@@ dness of your house . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 6@@ 5 : 4 .
It is hard to i@@ magine , though , that they would have been willing to go any f@@ ar@@ ther than stri@@ c@@ tly requi@@ red .
How did serving where the need is greater af@@ fect him ?
It fur@@ ther states that Jehovah exerc@@ ises “ loving - kindness toward the th@@ ou@@ san@@ d@@ th gener@@ ation in the case of those who love [ him ] and keep [ his ] comman@@ d@@ ments . ”
( b ) What com@@ mem@@ or@@ ation does Jesus in@@ s@@ titu@@ te after dis@@ mis@@ sing Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t ?
However , we cannot over@@ look the ob@@ vi@@ ous differ@@ ences ​ — even cont@@ ra@@ dic@@ tions — ​ among the many religious grou@@ ps who cla@@ im to serve the true God .
We called it our si@@ x@@ th meeting .
For years , David was for@@ ced to live as a fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve .
We live in d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous times .
King Solomon pray@@ ed for an obedi@@ ent heart , and Jehovah bless@@ ed him with wisdom
“ No , ther@@ e@@ ’s nothing there , ” I said .
As we might ex@@ pect , over the years Jehovah has helped “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” to become ste@@ adi@@ ly more dis@@ cre@@ et .
It would be a New Ye@@ ar@@ ’s t@@ ree !
After all , what was serving P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h com@@ pared with serving Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God ?
Such go@@ als st@@ em from love for God and fel@@ low@@ man and have godly devo@@ tion as their a@@ im . ​ — Matthew 22 : 37 - 39 ; 1 Timothy 4 : 7 .
Na@@ om@@ i is too old to bring for@@ th children .
Re@@ g@@ arding any ‘ word that go@@ es for@@ th from his m@@ ou@@ th ’ Jehovah dec@@ la@@ res : “ It will not return to me without resul@@ ts , but it will certainly do that in which I have deli@@ gh@@ ted , and it will have certain succ@@ ess in that for which I have sent it . ”
Jehovah’s Witnesses war@@ m@@ ly invit@@ e you to share with them in he@@ e@@ ding Jesus ’ comm@@ and .
The two mean@@ ings are comple@@ men@@ t@@ ary , and both are important .
S@@ how@@ ing H@@ on@@ or by Gi@@ ving of Our Ti@@ me
The ide@@ a that something as su@@ bli@@ me as the Kingdom of God re@@ si@@ des within the human heart ​ — in the way it chang@@ es and en@@ no@@ bl@@ es people , for example — ​ may s@@ ound appe@@ al@@ ing , but does it stand to reason ?
Rather , Jehovah’s a@@ bil@@ ities , moral qualities , and standards support his purpose .
“ You are wor@@ thy , Jehovah our God , to receive the glory and the honor and the power , because you cre@@ ated all things . ” ​ — R@@ E@@ V .
they would pro@@ ba@@ bly rep@@ ly , “ Jesus died for us ” or , “ Jesus died for our sin@@ s . ”
Ther@@ efore , Ab@@ sal@@ om should have known that Jehovah had not cho@@ s@@ en him as Davi@@ d’s succ@@ ess@@ or . ​ — 2 Sa@@ m .
For example , a mi@@ dd@@ le - ag@@ ed man nam@@ ed J@@ im rel@@ ates : “ I con@@ stan@@ tly pray@@ ed for peace and self - control , but so@@ on@@ er or later , my anger always re@@ turned .
( b ) Why were true Christians not to become a part of Satan’s system ?
Jehovah has not chang@@ ed since No@@ ah’s day .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er we consider@@ ed the first part of Proverbs 22 : 6 : “ T@@ ra@@ in up a bo@@ y according to the way for him . ”
Per@@ haps you rel@@ in@@ qui@@ shed your privilege in order to care for family members .
As a you@@ th , do you enjoy being with other young people ?
Jehovah used A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il to rest@@ ra@@ in David from taking a false st@@ ep .
In s@@ ong , he cri@@ ed out : “ S@@ how me fav@@ or , O God , show me fav@@ or , for in you my soul has taken refu@@ ge . ”
Of Jesus , the Bible prophe@@ tic@@ ally says : “ You have loved righteousness and you h@@ ate wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness . ”
We wonder@@ ed how they would re@@ act .
When the husband came to the do@@ or , she offered to read from a bro@@ ch@@ ure .
Our we@@ ap@@ ons against them are our faith and our hope in God’s Kingdom . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 12 .
We@@ d@@ ding@@ s are jo@@ y@@ ous occasi@@ ons , and it is under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble that a Christian would like to share in that joy .
7 , 8 . ( a ) How bad had con@@ di@@ tions become by the time of Noah ?
The more we learn about Jehovah’s cre@@ ative power , the more pro@@ found our a@@ we be@@ comes .
Then the pris@@ on war@@ den se@@ par@@ ated us from the other pris@@ on@@ ers .
Gi@@ ving attention to the beau@@ ti@@ ful lo@@ c@@ ations and won@@ ders of our earth could occ@@ up@@ y how many li@@ fe@@ times ?
This has ex@@ posed him to another of Satan’s dec@@ ep@@ tive de@@ vi@@ ces .
How does Jehovah receive these fore@@ ign@@ ers ?
It was that “ by means of an e@@ qu@@ al@@ iz@@ ing your sur@@ p@@ lu@@ s just now might off@@ set their de@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
• Why should family members always speak to one another “ with gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ousness ” ?
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t says : “ L@@ ar@@ ry is so affe@@ cted by his ill@@ ness that I can no longer understand a word he says .
H@@ ist@@ ori@@ an F@@ la@@ vi@@ us Jose@@ ph@@ us ref@@ ers to him as “ Joseph , who was called Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has . ”
Instead , he ad@@ d@@ ressed the A@@ th@@ en@@ ians at their for@@ u@@ m , building on comm@@ on gr@@ ound by refer@@ ring to their al@@ ta@@ r “ To an Un@@ known God ” and c@@ iting one of their po@@ e@@ ts . ​ — Acts 17 : 16 - 28 .
How can a man fulf@@ ill his ro@@ le as a husband in a loving way ?
In what sense do we already experience a world without fore@@ ign@@ ers ?
The simp@@ li@@ fied Watchtower has helped them to expres@@ s themselves with such con@@ vi@@ ction .
The Na@@ z@@ ir@@ ites were to remain clean by sta@@ ying away from any dead body , even that of a close relati@@ ve .
That up@@ set me very much .
Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous F@@ o@@ re@@ ign P@@ i@@ one@@ ers S@@ pe@@ ar@@ head the Wor@@ k
The Son of God also hon@@ ored this wi@@ do@@ w when he held her up as an example before the faith@@ less people of his ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn , Na@@ z@@ are@@ th . ​ — Luke 4 : 24 - 26 .
The expres@@ sion “ the ways of death ” indic@@ ates that there are many such dec@@ ep@@ tive pa@@ ths .
But if the blood that re@@ pres@@ ented the lives of ani@@ mal@@ s could not comple@@ t@@ ely co@@ ver human sin@@ s , could any li@@ fe@@ blood do so ?
* When they saw us , they quic@@ k@@ ly r@@ an up to us , and after a sh@@ ort inter@@ change of encourag@@ ement , they san@@ g together the Kingdom s@@ ong that inclu@@ des the words : “ He that is faithful , he that is loyal , yi@@ el@@ ds not his soul un@@ to fear . ”
It appe@@ ars , then , that M@@ eli@@ to must have been a coura@@ ge@@ ous and determined man .
“ Y@@ O@@ U are pa@@ ying far too much for health in@@ sur@@ ance , ” said K@@ ar@@ l , an in@@ sur@@ ance re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative .
S@@ um@@ m@@ ary : Jehovah com@@ mis@@ sions Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egy@@ pt .
T@@ ake ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in Jehovah by lear@@ ning as much as you can about him
11 , 12 . ( a ) During what tri@@ als did Joseph experience Jehovah’s loving - kindness ?
An@@ y problems with the po@@ li@@ ce could be sol@@ ved ei@@ ther by an ex@@ per@@ t la@@ w@@ y@@ er , who had ways of get@@ ting around the justice system , or by a bri@@ be to the right person .
These are ( 1 ) Bible ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gy and ( 2 ) deter@@ i@@ or@@ ating world con@@ di@@ tions . ​ — Matthew 24 : 21 ; 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
S@@ how how the Scriptures can comfort us .
* He su@@ gg@@ ested that the use of pi@@ c@@ tures might be an effe@@ ctive way to teach Bible tru@@ ths to people who could not read .
Mo@@ re@@ over , he shows mer@@ cy to those who were over@@ taken by sin but who are now truly rep@@ ent@@ ant .
A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o began to fear that he must have done or said something that his friend had mis@@ under@@ sto@@ od .
They a@@ wa@@ it the fulfill@@ ment of God’s promise of a new world .
But some were fi@@ gh@@ ting against this ide@@ a .
Like physical hu@@ ng@@ er that remin@@ ds us of our need to e@@ at , an a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of our spiritual need keep@@ s us hu@@ ng@@ ry for spiritual food .
I@@ ts com@@ pos@@ er , King David of ancient Israel , was div@@ in@@ ely inspired to fore@@ tell that there would be a no@@ table time when the nations would be in tu@@ mul@@ t .
For , in re@@ ality , “ all have sin@@ ned and f@@ all sh@@ ort of the glory of God . ” ​ — Romans 3 : 23 .
Still , others have a right and responsi@@ bility to make their own decisions .
How and when did they come into ex@@ ist@@ ence ?
A religious re@@ vi@@ val was then s@@ we@@ ep@@ ing through Eng@@ land .
Since 195@@ 7 , I have been serving at the he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n
14@@ 4@@ ,000 liter@@ al ?
And we do need courage to ‘ answer the one re@@ pro@@ aching us . ’
W@@ ere you ever sa@@ d because you lost a privilege ?
You have no@@ ted the cl@@ ari@@ fic@@ ation of Bible tru@@ ths and have wit@@ ness@@ ed the prog@@ res@@ sive ref@@ in@@ ement of the v@@ isi@@ ble part of God’s organization .
So when the publi@@ sh@@ ers arri@@ ved , they found that their work had been done for them !
• What Bible examples can help us cop@@ e with ne@@ g@@ ative feelings ?
By contr@@ ast , those who accept God as their R@@ ul@@ er benefit themselves .
Con@@ stru@@ ction vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers enjoy supp@@ or@@ ting the preaching work with local congregations
When we feel over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by the pres@@ sures of life , what can we do ?
Di@@ d you know that their we@@ ek@@ ly meetings are o@@ pen to the public ?
The I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ance of Lo@@ ve
He sp@@ ent a whole night in priv@@ ate prayer before ap@@ poin@@ ting his 12 apostles .
This makes us ask , ‘ What is se@@ cur@@ ity ? ’
It may take courage to re@@ qu@@ est time off from se@@ cul@@ ar work in order to atten@@ d all s@@ essi@@ ons of a conven@@ tion .
Christians understand that be@@ aring such re@@ pro@@ ach is part of the “ t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake ” they accepted when they became Christ’s followers . ​ — Matthew 16 : 24 .
Yet , these are nor@@ ma@@ l as@@ pe@@ cts of life that give a Christian opportunity to demonstr@@ ate his faith .
A@@ post@@ le . ​ — Hebrews 3 : 1 .
She can t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the mer@@ it of inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ating the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s moral principles in their children , fac@@ ed as they are with living in a mor@@ ally deter@@ i@@ or@@ ating world .
Jehovah will provide what we need each day .
This does not mean that God took him to heaven , where he kept on living .
Christ’s spirit - inspired message to the congregation helps godly women to keep their God - assign@@ ed place today .
How our hearts s@@ well with love for our heavenly Father , who has given us the mar@@ vel@@ ous resurrection hope !
He could follow local cu@@ sto@@ m if he cho@@ se to or st@@ atu@@ t@@ ory cri@@ min@@ al law ​ — app@@ li@@ ca@@ ble to high soci@@ ety and govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als .
S@@ AT@@ A@@ N TH@@ E D@@ E@@ V@@ I@@ L has no com@@ pas@@ sion for humans , especially for those who serve Jehovah .
A@@ T S@@ U@@ N@@ S@@ E@@ T a light bre@@ e@@ ze s@@ ti@@ r@@ s the se@@ a , and wa@@ ves g@@ ently la@@ p the sh@@ or@@ el@@ ine .
What example in tra@@ ining others did Jesus and Paul set ?
When Eli@@ a@@ b , the ol@@ des@@ t son , ent@@ ers , Samuel is im@@ medi@@ ately stru@@ ck by his appe@@ ar@@ ance .
For ad@@ di@@ tional information about Jehovah’s Witnesses , w@@ atch the fe@@ ature - l@@ eng@@ th vi@@ de@@ o Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ed to Sh@@ are the Go@@ od Ne@@ ws , at w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
So@@ on , our brothers who were vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of the disa@@ ster were being helped to return to their regul@@ ar activities .
Jehovah Ex@@ pe@@ cts U@@ s to Be Just
When will po@@ ver@@ ty fin@@ ally end ?
If two nations are at war and then peace is declar@@ ed ei@@ ther because one nation is de@@ fe@@ ated or because both nations can see no fur@@ ther advan@@ ta@@ ge in fi@@ gh@@ ting , what kind of peace is that ?
That prophecy had an in@@ iti@@ al fulfill@@ ment when God brought his ex@@ iled people back to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and .
You can use the bro@@ ch@@ ure The O@@ ri@@ g@@ in of Li@@ fe ​ — F@@ i@@ ve Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Wor@@ th As@@ king to give a con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing answer to those who want to know “ a reason for the hope you have . ”
Thus , “ the earth [ or , the earth@@ ’s po@@ pul@@ ation ] was di@@ vi@@ ded ” in the days of P@@ ele@@ g .
These pro@@ spe@@ ctive members of God’s “ new earth ” are “ a great crow@@ d ” called “ out of all nations and tri@@ bes and pe@@ op@@ les and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es . ”
To Abraham , Jehovah gave an ex@@ pan@@ ded promise .
U@@ sing wor@@ ding that is tend@@ er and sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve and language that is for@@ ce@@ ful and expres@@ sive , Ho@@ se@@ a has written all of this in a book be@@ aring his name .
Si@@ gn L@@ angu@@ age and Dis@@ ci@@ ple M@@ ak@@ ing
* And we can be confid@@ ent that the full number of 14@@ 4@@ ,000 members will be comple@@ ted in Jehovah’s du@@ e time and that all will ev@@ en@@ tually take their place in the Kingdom govern@@ ment .
But An@@ n pati@@ ently de@@ v@@ ised a way to commun@@ ic@@ ate with H@@ el@@ en by “ sp@@ el@@ ling out ” let@@ ters on H@@ el@@ en@@ ’s hand .
“ Since the fi@@ sh@@ er@@ men are in por@@ t only for a sh@@ ort time , we star@@ t a Bible study with them right then and there .
Satan still uses religion that makes a pre@@ ten@@ se of being Christian , moral , and en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ing in order to make people live by his standards rather than God’s .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , they had the no@@ tion that Jehovah’s Witnesses were str@@ ange people .
What en@@ tic@@ ements to er@@ r do you have to res@@ ist ?
They desire to turn people away from the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh God , Jehovah .
They have rejo@@ ic@@ ed before you as with the rejo@@ ic@@ ing in the har@@ v@@ est@@ time , as those who are jo@@ y@@ ful when they di@@ vi@@ de up the spo@@ il . ”
M@@ em@@ ori@@ al A@@ t@@ tend@@ ance
That is how Abraham was helped to change .
After U@@ z@@ z@@ iah became succ@@ ess@@ ful , he left the teachings of Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah , his men@@ t@@ or .
It would also have proved that Jehovah had told the truth about the p@@ en@@ al@@ ty for viol@@ ating his law .
Ch@@ urch S@@ t .
We too need strong faith in order to continue in the ministry , especially when we enc@@ oun@@ ter people who are not fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly dis@@ posed .
We individu@@ ally have the responsi@@ bility to help our spiritual brothers and sisters to end@@ ure in God’s service .
Yes , you may now be working se@@ cul@@ arly to support yourself .
Their death , therefore , is a sacri@@ fi@@ cial one , as was Jesus ’ death , though their death does not have ran@@ som@@ ing value .
Jehovah is not the rul@@ er of this cor@@ ru@@ pt system of things ; Satan the Devil is .
Such sub@@ je@@ ction has taken on ad@@ di@@ tional sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance in mo@@ der@@ n times because of Jesus ’ en@@ lar@@ ged authority , as fore@@ told in Jac@@ ob@@ ’s de@@ a@@ th@@ bed prophecy .
The righteous will be ba@@ th@@ ed in Jehovah’s light forever
In time , Timothy qu@@ ali@@ fied to take on we@@ igh@@ ty responsi@@ bil@@ ities . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
It is felt in the heart and is gu@@ i@@ ded by the mind .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What develop@@ ments in the ten@@ th century B.C.E . t@@ ested the loy@@ al@@ ty of God’s servants ?
I was free !
Some individuals and congregations will@@ ingly rend@@ ered support .
For three days , Ju@@ ly 7 to 9 , the “ D@@ eli@@ ver@@ ance at H@@ and ! ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses was held in si@@ x lo@@ c@@ ations thr@@ ough@@ out the country .
She was hum@@ ble at heart .
The message of God’s written Word , the Bible , can have a powerful influ@@ ence on our lives .
The uni@@ verse came into ex@@ ist@@ ence because of Jehovah’s will .
All such ser@@ vi@@ ces , rend@@ ered from a clean heart and with a pu@@ re mo@@ tive , are well - pleas@@ ing to God . ​ — 1 Timothy 1 : 5 .
This is only one of many pro@@ of@@ s that the writ@@ ings of Daniel are truly au@@ th@@ enti@@ c .
As we consider these poin@@ ts , it will be help@@ ful to medit@@ ate on our relationship with God and dis@@ cer@@ n how we can honor him as our Father .
What held David back from sin@@ ning ?
He evid@@ ently did .
P@@ AL@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ IN@@ E
“ These are the ones who come out of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , and they have wa@@ shed their ro@@ bes and made them wh@@ ite in the blood of the L@@ am@@ b , ” for they exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice .
From that time on , everything we have bel@@ ong@@ s to Jehovah .
The Bible tel@@ ls us that he is far su@@ peri@@ or to all men who are or have been k@@ ings .
So the two des@@ titu@@ te wi@@ do@@ ws re@@ turned to Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m .
Although I did not want to be quic@@ k@@ ly dra@@ wn into anything religious , what I was lear@@ ning appe@@ aled to me .
To illustr@@ ate : Be@@ fore qu@@ it@@ ting school in 19@@ 27 , I wit@@ ness@@ ed to all my cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es and teach@@ ers ​ — exc@@ ep@@ t one , L@@ av@@ in@@ ia Fa@@ ir@@ cl@@ ough .
In the year 33 , Jehovah re@@ je@@ cted the nation of Israel and cho@@ se the Christian congregation to be his people .
Some who have served Jehovah over many years may lo@@ se their sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y regarding the times we live in .
Are there reas@@ ons to r@@ ely on these acc@@ oun@@ ts as we exam@@ ine the au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ity of the mirac@@ les at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted to Jesus ?
Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation , of course , like the other activities involved in preaching the good news , requi@@ res consider@@ able res@@ our@@ ces .
We should repor@@ t the matter only after we have follow@@ ed the first two st@@ ep@@ s and if there is real pro@@ of that something wrong has been done .
John was bapti@@ z@@ ing people in the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver .
From Ar@@ t@@ em@@ is to the “ M@@ other of God ”
In what sense is the word “ heart ” pri@@ mar@@ ily used in the Bible ?
The article stated : “ It is a sing@@ ul@@ ar fact , that [ when ] a s@@ car@@ let or cri@@ m@@ son ob@@ ject [ is ] vie@@ wed through a red gl@@ ass in the light , the ob@@ ject appe@@ ars wh@@ ite ; so , though our sin@@ s be as s@@ car@@ let or cri@@ m@@ son , when we come where God will view them through the blood of Christ , they are acc@@ oun@@ ted as wh@@ ite . ” ( Ju@@ ly 18@@ 7@@ 9 , p .
A man than@@ ked us for our work and invit@@ ed us to stay in his home the next time we came .
Even though they are few in number , they cannot ab@@ dic@@ ate their responsi@@ bility to the great crow@@ d .
The pro@@ secu@@ t@@ ors now asked that the C@@ our@@ t return the case for a re@@ tri@@ al for “ the h@@ an@@ ding down of a gu@@ il@@ ty ver@@ di@@ ct . ”
A form@@ er a@@ the@@ ist con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed : “ The cre@@ ation con@@ v@@ inc@@ es me that God wants mankind to enjoy life and therefore he will not allow suffering to go on forever .
Because Jehovah ca@@ res for you , he will not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on you .
Are we determined to do our best to obey Jehovah in everything ? ​ — Romans 6 : 14 , 17 .
Acc@@ ording to Jewish refer@@ ence works , the un@@ in@@ ten@@ tional man@@ sla@@ y@@ er@@ ’s im@@ medi@@ ate family evid@@ ently jo@@ ined him in the city of refu@@ ge .
Se@@ ek Tru@@ e Wor@@ ship
N@@ ever would you want to be like E@@ sa@@ u , who showed by his actions that he des@@ p@@ ised spiritual things !
Per@@ haps we are not as quic@@ k as others to gr@@ as@@ p ide@@ as .
What is a cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary marriage , and what is ad@@ vis@@ able after such a marriage ?
Solomon wrote : “ Your eyes should look st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght a@@ head , y@@ es , fi@@ x your ga@@ ze st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght a@@ head of you . ”
Jesus Is the On@@ ly W@@ a@@ y to S@@ al@@ vation
That is ex@@ ac@@ tly what happened to in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Jerusalem in the se@@ ven@@ th century B.C.E .
Jehovah is in@@ deed a loving Father , and he com@@ forts us when we face difficul@@ ties .
E@@ v@@ ents in fulfill@@ ment of Bible prophecy prove that this world en@@ tered “ the fin@@ al part of the days ” ​ — its last days — ​ in the year 1914 .
Some who ign@@ ore the pro@@ d@@ ding@@ s of their conscience lo@@ se the ability to think pro@@ per@@ ly .
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S spoke with N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s not only about the import@@ ance , cause , and purpose of the new bir@@ th but also about the means by which the new bir@@ th occ@@ ur@@ s .
A S@@ ic@@ k@@ ly G@@ ir@@ l F@@ ul@@ l of Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions
In order to end@@ ure , we need reli@@ ance upon God’s Word , confidence that his spirit is with us , and courage to keep on declar@@ ing the good news .
After discus@@ sing such matters with the fellow beli@@ ever , an el@@ der will allow him to make his own decision . ​ — R@@ om .
You yourself have come to know my s@@ it@@ ting down and my ris@@ ing up . You have consider@@ ed my thought from far off . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 39 : 1 , 2 .
( b ) What does the mirac@@ le at C@@ ana teach us about the future ?
Be@@ ing sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly inc@@ l@@ ined , they ten@@ d to fav@@ or the rich over the po@@ or .
In the congregation with which I was associ@@ ated , there were sever@@ al regul@@ ar pione@@ ers , or full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , though , he consider@@ ed the will of Jehovah God first in all things .
Hence , new disciples must get baptized even if they pre@@ vi@@ ously were baptized in another religion . ​ — Read Acts 19 : 3 - 5 .
When he was just ei@@ ght years old , one of his teach@@ ers pa@@ id a special vis@@ it to his home and told him that there was no li@@ mit to what he might accom@@ pl@@ ish .
Jesus told his disciples to “ pa@@ y attention ” to whom , and why ?
Dis@@ ow@@ ning ourselves means making a dedic@@ ation .
My wife and I are very happy in the ministry .
Wh@@ en@@ ever Jehovah’s Witnesses kno@@ cked on their do@@ or , the cou@@ ple pre@@ tend@@ ed not to be at home .
“ Some people imp@@ ly by their words or their expres@@ sions that you are wa@@ sting your life , ” she says .
The in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction of sin , however , brought a “ de@@ fect ” ​ — imper@@ fe@@ ction — ​ resul@@ ting in the lo@@ ss of that bal@@ ance . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 32 : 5 .
Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty P@@ u@@ t to the T@@ est
( Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 2 : 1 - 3 ; Ti@@ tu@@ s 3 : 3 . )
There may be occasi@@ ons when it would be good for us to re@@ consider a cho@@ ice or decision .
How can we secu@@ re ourselves a blessing by means of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s “ se@@ ed ” ?
I could not be@@ ar loo@@ king on when this cal@@ am@@ ity be@@ f@@ alls my father ! ”
We are able to see “ the One who is inv@@ isi@@ ble ” and thus ru@@ n the r@@ ace with end@@ ur@@ ance . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
A@@ m@@ ong the less than one th@@ ir@@ d who do believe in mirac@@ les , however , are three women who cla@@ im to have received a message from the V@@ ir@@ g@@ in M@@ ary .
S@@ ome@@ times Satan’s att@@ ac@@ ks come when we do not feel spiritually strong .
How important it is that we con@@ stan@@ tly sear@@ ch our heart , re@@ ject im@@ moral thoughts , and su@@ p@@ pres@@ s un@@ heal@@ thy pri@@ de ! ​ — G@@ al . 5 : 26 ; read C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 5 .
What did Jesus ’ des@@ crip@@ tion of the people of his day reve@@ al about matu@@ r@@ ity ?
“ I will ro@@ ck all the nations , and the desi@@ ra@@ ble things of all the nations must come in ; and I will f@@ ill this house with glory , ” God said .
Now it is the s@@ pr@@ ing of 33 C.E .
For more than ten years , I served as a travel@@ ing overse@@ er , vis@@ iting and streng@@ th@@ ening congregations , a different one each we@@ ek , in a certain are@@ a .
You have pla@@ yed a very important ro@@ le in my life .
I tru@@ sted that Jehovah and my parents , my best friends , would look after me .
Jesus ’ love for the tru@@ ths he taught was always ap@@ par@@ ent .
V@@ er@@ y likely , he would have been hear@@ ten@@ ed to think about mankind as being set free from op@@ pres@@ sive rule , in@@ her@@ ited sin , and death .
The Israelites could have res@@ is@@ ted temp@@ tation , but they desi@@ red “ in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ous things ” when Jehovah mirac@@ ul@@ ously provided a mon@@ th@@ ’s supp@@ ly of qu@@ a@@ il for them .
What place should Kingdom inter@@ ests occ@@ up@@ y in our lives , and why ?
J@@ ar@@ ro@@ w
U@@ se the Bible to re@@ ach the heart
On@@ ce again , the Bible gives the answer : “ The living are consci@@ ous that they will die ; but as for the dead , they are consci@@ ous of nothing at all , ne@@ i@@ ther do they any@@ more have wa@@ ges , because the re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of them has been for@@ go@@ t@@ ten . ”
What “ work ” is accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed by end@@ uring har@@ d@@ ship ?
O@@ thers sh@@ aring in the to@@ ast may vo@@ ice their ag@@ re@@ ement or ra@@ ise their gl@@ as@@ ses and dr@@ ink some w@@ ine .
Mo@@ st of those who said that they were Christians accepted false teachings and became apost@@ ates .
How true that proved to be in our case !
When ad@@ ul@@ ts show respect for Jehovah by being atten@@ tive to the instru@@ ction provided during the meetings , young ones are encoura@@ ged to imitate them .
“ He at On@@ ce Go@@ t U@@ p ”
Mari@@ on and I can hon@@ es@@ tly say that we are fully and deep@@ ly satis@@ fied with our lo@@ t in life .
He was ali@@ ve again ! ​ — Luke 7 : 11 - 15 .
All of this is imp@@ lied in the prayer Jesus taught us : “ F@@ or@@ give us our de@@ b@@ ts , as we also have for@@ given our de@@ b@@ t@@ ors . ”
; A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der , L .
F@@ ur@@ ther , H@@ ann@@ ah did not hold a g@@ ru@@ dge against El@@ i .
S@@ ta@@ ying a@@ wa@@ ke as Christians does not mean w@@ atch@@ ing the clo@@ ck .
18 A Pe@@ ace@@ able Pe@@ ople D@@ ef@@ end Their Go@@ od N@@ ame
They pre@@ su@@ me that the ex@@ tr@@ a in@@ come will help the family and cause no spiritual har@@ m .
They temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily sto@@ p fi@@ gh@@ ting and call their father on the tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne .
Yet , the Bible says : “ We have this tre@@ asure in ear@@ then v@@ ess@@ els , that the power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l may be God’s and not that out of ourselves . ”
Some si@@ x cen@@ tu@@ ries later , the gover@@ nor has heard the char@@ ges against the man .
After Father comple@@ ted a preaching t@@ our of Cana@@ da in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 19@@ 21 , he was direc@@ ted by Joseph F .
U@@ p@@ on recei@@ ving that divine direction , Joseph ac@@ ted acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly and took M@@ ary home . ​ — Matthew 1 : 20 - 24 .
He was a loving and car@@ ing husband as well as a spiritual man who put the inter@@ ests of others a@@ head of his own .
Even so , I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t succ@@ e@@ ed im@@ medi@@ ately in cle@@ an@@ ing up my language .
I wanted to work hard to help as many people as possible to know the truth , so I began pione@@ ering .
( Read C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 18 - 21 . )
May we therefore be determined to “ walk in the name of Jehovah our God to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , even forever . ” ​ — Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 5 .
In 198@@ 0 the country then known as R@@ ho@@ desi@@ a became in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent from B@@ r@@ ita@@ in and was r@@ en@@ am@@ ed Z@@ im@@ ba@@ b@@ we .
How can we succ@@ e@@ ed in res@@ is@@ ting the spirit of the world ?
We find so@@ li@@ d mo@@ tiv@@ ation to do so in the psalmis@@ t’s as@@ sur@@ ance : “ [ God ] will teach the me@@ ek ones his way . ” ​ — P@@ s .
One father imit@@ ated Jehovah when cor@@ rec@@ ting his four - year - old bo@@ y .
Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k , V@@ olu@@ me 2 , is an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent a@@ id for use during your F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship .
With the help of Paul’s letter to the Hebrews , however , they accepted the fact that they had been san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied , not by means of sacrific@@ es “ offered according to the Law , ” but “ through the o@@ ffering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all time . ”
F@@ o@@ re@@ most among our reas@@ ons for wit@@ ness@@ ing from house to house or eng@@ ag@@ ing in other form@@ s of the Christian ministry is the desire to have a share in making known Jehovah’s name .
The g@@ low of s@@ low - bur@@ ning char@@ co@@ al is used to den@@ o@@ te a living off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
What examples serve as a war@@ ning to us , and what less@@ on can we learn from them ?
S@@ te@@ ve and U@@ l@@ f@@ ’s com@@ ments call to mind the words at Psalm 19 : 7 , 8 : “ The law of Jehovah is perfect , rest@@ or@@ ing strength . . . .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , challeng@@ ing situ@@ ations have often resul@@ ted in a fine witness being given both to of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als and to the public .
But they did know that it was wrong to k@@ ill How did the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents show respect for life ?
* That article qu@@ o@@ ted from Genesis , L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us , and Acts .
Al@@ so , pray for Jehovah’s holy spirit to help you to mu@@ ster up courage to speak about him .
They will be determined , as was David , to d@@ well in the house of Jehovah to the l@@ eng@@ th of days .
It is a de@@ fil@@ ed conscience , its pos@@ s@@ ess@@ or being “ past all moral sense ” and ali@@ en@@ ated from God .
If we ha@@ d@@ n@@ ’t been ‘ a@@ do@@ p@@ ted ’ by you , we would pro@@ ba@@ bly still be mo@@ ving all around the world .
His E@@ arly Li@@ fe F@@ o@@ re@@ told
Be@@ ing ca@@ ught by him would mean our spiritual ru@@ in and could lead to our ul@@ tim@@ ate des@@ tru@@ ction .
Like Jesus , early Christians coura@@ ge@@ ously rend@@ ered worship only to Jehovah .
The members me@@ et we@@ ek@@ ly , which fo@@ st@@ ers close commun@@ ic@@ ation and un@@ ity .
Par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 17 : See the article “ Lo@@ ok !
In 194@@ 8 we were invit@@ ed to the 1@@ 1@@ th class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad .
We show that we accept God’s direction in our lives by faith@@ fully end@@ uring in his service and allow@@ ing his spirit to ref@@ ine us .
He became very involved in school activities and st@@ op@@ ped atten@@ ding meetings and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in the preaching work .
( Read James 1 : 14 , 15 . )
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us
I@@ ts fun@@ ction was temp@@ or@@ ary ​ — “ to make trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions man@@ i@@ f@@ est , until the se@@ ed [ Jesus Christ ] should arri@@ ve . ”
However , the prayers and o@@ ffer@@ ings of those s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely stri@@ ving to live in har@@ mony with God’s comman@@ ds were accep@@ table to him .
In prayer to Jehovah , he stated : “ You yourself se@@ par@@ ated them as your in@@ her@@ it@@ ance out of all the pe@@ op@@ les of the earth . ”
A@@ bo@@ ve all , p@@ our out your heart to Jehovah .
He was al@@ most always under the influ@@ ence of d@@ ru@@ g@@ s .
Consider the example of a Christian nam@@ ed O@@ r@@ c@@ hi@@ d .
Rather than get@@ ting clo@@ s@@ er , our go@@ als may se@@ em to be rec@@ e@@ ding fur@@ ther and fur@@ ther into the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
How have Isa@@ i@@ ah’s words about good and bad proved true ?
A@@ my cho@@ se a course that brought her peace of mind , satis@@ fac@@ tion , and Jehovah’s blessing .
As a we@@ ap@@ on , Jesus wi@@ el@@ ded , not a liter@@ al s@@ word , but the s@@ word of the spirit , God’s Word .
R@@ em@@ ember , pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s lives ​ — their problems and situ@@ ations — ​ are con@@ stan@@ tly chang@@ ing .
Per@@ haps R@@ ac@@ he@@ l thought that she was ac@@ ting in har@@ mony with her prayers when she gave Bil@@ ha@@ h to Jac@@ o@@ b , but this was not God’s way of giving her children .
I am married now , and my wife and I have been pione@@ ers for the past two years .
So how does the pi@@ m me@@ asure t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to the hist@@ or@@ ic@@ ity of the Hebrew text ?
What can we learn from the congregation in Phil@@ ad@@ el@@ p@@ hi@@ a ?
If you live in a pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous country , there might be many cho@@ ic@@ es , some of them very temp@@ ting .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we should not lo@@ se sight of the fact that meetings for the worship of Jehovah are sac@@ red ga@@ ther@@ ings .
M@@ ake your Christian id@@ ent@@ ity known .
Paul was discus@@ sing believ@@ ing relati@@ ves , but parents who are not members of the Christian congregation should not be ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted .
After all , the Phil@@ ist@@ ine king and his of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als came to vis@@ it him in Be@@ er - she@@ ba and s@@ ought to make a covenant of peace with him , saying : “ We have un@@ mis@@ ta@@ ka@@ bly seen that Jehovah has proved to be with you . ”
C@@ al@@ f worship was set up in the nor@@ ther@@ n ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel so that its people would not go to Juda@@ h to worship Jehovah at his temple in Jerusalem .
There are well over two bil@@ li@@ on members of those faith@@ s .
Mis@@ understanding may ar@@ ise over Hebrews 2 : 14 because of the way some transl@@ ations rend@@ er it , saying that Satan has the “ power of death ” or the “ power over death . ”
Many have no interest in doing so .
; Al@@ va@@ re@@ z , G .
( a ) Wh@@ ere can we look for examples of godly qualities ?
Me@@ g@@ an : Go@@ od .
As told by Ma@@ x L@@ loy@@ d
My si@@ bl@@ ings , also moved by what they had experienced at that conven@@ tion , deci@@ ded to return as well .
Instead of vie@@ wing them as one ma@@ j@@ or p@@ light , we may be able to res@@ ol@@ ve them one at a time by ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles .
( b ) What fur@@ ther gro@@ w@@ th will take place ?
They remember the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s wise counsel : “ In the mor@@ ning s@@ ow your se@@ ed and until the ev@@ ening do not let your hand rest ; for you are not know@@ ing where this will have succ@@ ess , ei@@ ther here or there , or whether both of them will al@@ ike be good . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 11 : 6 .
Par@@ ents who have taught those less@@ ons succ@@ ess@@ fully have wor@@ ked in har@@ mony with Jehovah’s ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation .
Our first parents , Adam and E@@ ve , fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ly re@@ je@@ cted God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y in fav@@ or of being rul@@ ed by “ the origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent , the one called Devil and Satan . ”
In the one to the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans , he wrote : “ A@@ ris@@ t@@ ar@@ ch@@ us my fellow cap@@ tive s@@ ends you his gre@@ et@@ ings , and so does Mark the c@@ ous@@ in of Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s , ( concer@@ ning whom you received comman@@ ds to wel@@ come him if ever he comes to you ) . . .
Jehovah is very pati@@ ent and takes no deli@@ ght in p@@ un@@ ish@@ ing those who have sin@@ ned on account of ign@@ or@@ ance .
Timothy was pro@@ ba@@ bly in his l@@ ate te@@ ens or early 20 ’ s when the apostle Paul invit@@ ed him to become his travel@@ ing compan@@ ion .
The tri@@ p to Mo@@ sc@@ ow and back took Ser@@ ap@@ him through much of E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , where he was ex@@ posed to w@@ in@@ ds of religious and in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al re@@ form .
What did Jehovah dec@@ l@@ are in the pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ement recorded at Genesis 6 : 3 , and when was this dec@@ ree is@@ su@@ ed ?
At school , I was taught to a@@ da@@ pt the vo@@ lu@@ me of my vo@@ ice and to artic@@ ul@@ ate more c@@ learly .
• What can family he@@ a@@ ds do to make sure that their family worship br@@ ings ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment ?
It is much e@@ asi@@ er to destro@@ y a building than to put up a new one .
However , our dedic@@ ation to God rema@@ ins the same .
What is the f@@ our@@ th w@@ o@@ e ann@@ oun@@ ced through Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k , and how is it refle@@ cted in the moral st@@ ate of the world today ?
But how is that possible ? ”
Jehovah God ca@@ res for the po@@ or .
Jehovah supp@@ lied everything the cou@@ ple could reason@@ ab@@ ly desire .
We will be more inc@@ l@@ ined to co@@ ver over the fa@@ ul@@ ts of others when we look for the good in them .
Why not ask Jehovah to gr@@ ant you peace ?
But it ad@@ ds : “ Go@@ dly devo@@ tion is bene@@ fi@@ cial for all things , as it ho@@ l@@ ds promise of the life now and that which is to come . ”
Hence , especially after 19@@ 6@@ 6 it was believ@@ ed that the heavenly call c@@ eas@@ ed in 19@@ 35 .
I lost my sight , and I lost my jo@@ b .
W@@ he@@ ther tal@@ king with a woman at a well , a religious teach@@ er in a gar@@ den , or a fi@@ sh@@ er@@ man by a l@@ ake , he went direc@@ tly to their heart .
Paul could say that because he knew that Jehovah also h@@ ates a tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous div@@ or@@ ce . ​ — M@@ al . 2 : 13 - 16 .
Re@@ ally , we do not ju@@ dge others , even our op@@ pos@@ ers .
“ My kingdom is no part of this world , ” he later explained to a Rom@@ an gover@@ nor .
“ The love of money is a ro@@ o@@ t of all s@@ or@@ ts of in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ous things . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 10 .
“ There is no such thing as ‘ get@@ ting over ’ g@@ ri@@ ef , ” wr@@ ites D@@ r . Al@@ an W@@ ol@@ felt in his book He@@ al@@ ing a S@@ p@@ ou@@ se@@ ’s G@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing H@@ ear@@ t . However , he ad@@ ds : “ O@@ ver time and with the support of others , your g@@ ri@@ ef will so@@ f@@ ten . ”
Bi@@ bli@@ om@@ an@@ cy is the prac@@ tice of op@@ ening the Bible at ran@@ dom in the beli@@ ef that the first verse enc@@ oun@@ tered con@@ tain@@ s the help one needs .
That is the happy experience of Jehovah’s Witnesses at their Kingdom H@@ alls .
For more information about E@@ v@@ ans E@@ mi@@ o@@ t , see The Watchtower , J@@ anu@@ ary 1 , 199@@ 9 , pages 22 and 23 .
“ N@@ ever for@@ get , ” the stud@@ ents were ur@@ ged , “ that we serve for God’s glory , not our own . ”
We can be gr@@ ate@@ ful that Jehovah uses his powerful angels to support and strengthen his worshipp@@ ers on earth .
B@@ r@@ ita@@ in and the Un@@ ited St@@ ates had not yet ac@@ ted together in a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant way .
“ P@@ i@@ one@@ ering gives my life direction , ” expla@@ ins L@@ ol@@ i after 14 years of such service .
In a similar way , the apostle Peter once said at an occasi@@ on of baptism : “ Can anyone for@@ bi@@ d water ? ” ​ — Acts 10 : 4@@ 7 .
There one day I me@@ t a d@@ ele@@ g@@ ate from Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a who wor@@ e an id@@ enti@@ fic@@ ation ba@@ dge that read “ W@@ o@@ o@@ d@@ wor@@ th M@@ ill@@ s . ”
What did the apostle Paul mean when he stated that women should “ keep s@@ il@@ ent in the congregations ” ?
Yes , they contribu@@ ted to Jesus ’ being kil@@ led .
Per@@ haps you have been brought up in the beli@@ ef@@ s of your family .
The fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te to John 17 : 3 in the Re@@ fer@@ ence Bible gives the al@@ ter@@ n@@ ative rend@@ ering “ their know@@ ing you . ”
And what an am@@ a@@ z@@ ing message they received !
Acc@@ ording to the hist@@ ori@@ an Jose@@ ph@@ us , S@@ ar@@ di@@ s had a large Jewish commun@@ ity in the first century B.C.E .
We won@@ der what life will be like for ourselves and our loved ones .
Lu@@ i@@ g@@ i made a no@@ te of the man@@ ’s in@@ sur@@ ance de@@ ta@@ il@@ s and left while the man was still sh@@ ou@@ ting .
In the following article , let us consider how Jehovah is direc@@ ting and using our local congregation and what its ro@@ le should be in our lives today .
“ You will be a happy mission@@ ary , ” ad@@ ded the speak@@ er , “ if you learn to be cont@@ ent . ”
B@@ ran@@ ch of@@ fic@@ es of Jehovah’s Witnesses were esta@@ bli@@ shed in one land after another .
To the Jews of Ha@@ bak@@ kuk@@ ’s day , God’s “ work ” of having the Babyl@@ on@@ ians destro@@ y Jerusalem was un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble because that city was the se@@ at of Jehovah’s worship and the place where his anointed king was en@@ thr@@ oned .
In May 194@@ 8 , I was baptized at a conven@@ tion at the C@@ ow P@@ al@@ ace Ar@@ ena in S@@ an F@@ ran@@ c@@ is@@ c@@ o , C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a .
Why can it be said that Jesus was a good listen@@ er ?
That is pri@@ c@@ eless . ”
Why does Jehovah not always answer our prayers im@@ medi@@ ately ?
How can we prote@@ ct ourselves against false teach@@ ers ?
They pre@@ ached in a number of c@@ ities , including An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch , I@@ con@@ i@@ u@@ m , and L@@ y@@ str@@ a .
He told them that “ on the bas@@ is of his name , rep@@ ent@@ ance for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s would be pre@@ ached in all the nations ​ — star@@ ting out from Jerusalem . ”
F@@ ac@@ ing the En@@ d of This O@@ ld World To@@ gether
That first year in cir@@ cu@@ it work , I often read Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 4 : 6 .
E@@ ach time , he s@@ il@@ enced them with his ans@@ wers .
How did he expla@@ in this important point ?
He sent his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , Christ Jesus , to the earth to give us hope and cons@@ ol@@ ation .
S@@ ti@@ r@@ ring Dis@@ cour@@ ses
They were for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble hor@@ s@@ em@@ en and war@@ ri@@ ors .
And since both the Au@@ g@@ s@@ bur@@ g Con@@ fes@@ sion and the Ca@@ tho@@ lic re@@ bu@@ t@@ tal by the C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l of Tr@@ ent are still in place , un@@ ity is far from en@@ sur@@ ed .
Because we show our love of God by obe@@ ying his Word , and his Word comman@@ ds us to love our neigh@@ b@@ or .
Mar@@ ri@@ age should be a par@@ t@@ n@@ er@@ ship , with the man and woman supp@@ or@@ ting each other .
Des@@ i@@ ring as@@ sur@@ ance that Jehovah was with him , he pro@@ posed t@@ ests invol@@ ving a fle@@ e@@ ce of w@@ o@@ ol ex@@ posed on a th@@ re@@ shing flo@@ or over@@ night .
The Bible thus says : “ Per@@ fect is his activ@@ ity . ”
Jehovah kno@@ ws that it is a chall@@ enge for us to be ze@@ al@@ ous for his Kingdom and at the same time to be@@ ar the full we@@ i@@ ght of the responsi@@ bility to provide for our physical needs .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in the year , I matu@@ red some and began to see that this young man did not have the qualities that would make for a good marriage mate .
We want to be like him .
It can also put one in a rest@@ less , dre@@ am@@ y st@@ ate of mind at night , de@@ pri@@ ving one of s@@ we@@ et s@@ le@@ ep .
“ W@@ ell , don@@ ’t wor@@ ry , ” he said : “ Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ l@@ l me@@ et someone at the conven@@ tion from an are@@ a that needs pione@@ ers , and things will work out .
What a pro@@ spe@@ ct !
Tru@@ ly , not even He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah expe@@ cted that to ha@@ p@@ pen ! ​ — 2 K@@ i .
John comm@@ ends G@@ a@@ i@@ us for “ doing a faithful work ” in ass@@ is@@ ting vis@@ iting brothers .
Re@@ g@@ arding the at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere at the meetings , she wrote in her pa@@ per : “ The war@@ m wel@@ come I received . . . [ was ] very imp@@ res@@ sive . . . .
He says : “ My wife was co@@ ld and disc@@ oura@@ ged , and she told me that she felt she cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t continue .
I was sa@@ d and some@@ what de@@ pres@@ sed , but I was determined to car@@ ry on in my assignment .
“ All the things that were written af@@ o@@ re@@ time were written for our instru@@ ction , that through our end@@ ur@@ ance and through the comfort from the Scriptures we might have hope , ” wrote the apostle Paul .
Re@@ ma@@ ining cha@@ st@@ e resul@@ ts in satis@@ fac@@ tion and peace of mind now .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 20 , 1@@ 21
Jehovah left no ro@@ om for doubt in this reg@@ ard when he gave this comm@@ and to the man : “ From every t@@ ree of the gar@@ den you may e@@ at to satis@@ fac@@ tion . But as for the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad you must not e@@ at from it , for in the day you e@@ at from it you will positi@@ vely die . ”
Christian love kno@@ ws no par@@ ti@@ ality , accep@@ ting all people reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of their s@@ k@@ in col@@ or , e@@ con@@ om@@ ic or educ@@ ational st@@ atu@@ s , n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality , or language .
So there already is m@@ oun@@ ting evidence that “ it does not bel@@ ong to man who is wal@@ king even to direc@@ t his st@@ ep . ”
Mo@@ des@@ ty can also help us to “ keep con@@ qu@@ ering the evil with the good . ”
Un@@ ity I@@ d@@ enti@@ fi@@ es Tru@@ e Wor@@ ship
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , a bre@@ a@@ th@@ taking su@@ n@@ set , a ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic l@@ and@@ s@@ cap@@ e , the an@@ tic@@ s of young ani@@ mal@@ s , and other won@@ ders of n@@ ature co@@ st nothing , yet they can f@@ ill us with a@@ we and bring us joy .
He will ne@@ i@@ ther deser@@ t you nor a@@ ban@@ d@@ on you . Do not be af@@ ra@@ id or be ter@@ ri@@ fied . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
Yes , their pur@@ pos@@ es were clo@@ sel@@ y l@@ in@@ ked .
( b ) If you take no@@ tice of Jehovah in all your ways , what blessing will you enjoy ?
Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s prayer to Jehovah was effe@@ ctive
And now , for the first time , Jehovah showed where S@@ ar@@ ah f@@ it into the pi@@ c@@ ture .
This ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on is re@@ it@@ er@@ ated in these words : “ You fa@@ thers , do not be ex@@ as@@ per@@ ating your children , so that they do not become do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 21 .
Are you one who has been associ@@ ated with the congregation for many years or one who only rec@@ ently started to associ@@ ate ?
He respon@@ ded : “ In a sh@@ ort time you would per@@ su@@ a@@ de me to become a Christian . ”
What is clear , though , is that Juda@@ h and Jerusalem are spiritually si@@ ck “ from the so@@ le of the fo@@ o@@ t even to the head . ”
Proverbs 22 : 6 ur@@ ges parents : “ T@@ ra@@ in up a bo@@ y according to the way for him ; even when he gro@@ ws old he will not turn asi@@ de from it . ”
However , something better than go@@ ld is now being found in those is@@ lands ​ — people who want to serve the true God , Jehovah .
The rec@@ ord l@@ in@@ ks the Jews with their past all the way back to the first man .
For the same reason that people in the time of Noah and that of Lo@@ t ign@@ ored Jehovah’s war@@ n@@ ings .
Wor@@ se yet , this par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar jo@@ b is ur@@ g@@ ent .
We also don@@ ate to support those car@@ ing for the work at world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters and at branch of@@ fic@@ es around the earth .
Mal@@ ach@@ i 4 : 3 states : “ ‘ You people [ God’s servants ] will certainly tre@@ ad down the wicked ones , for they will become as po@@ w@@ der under the sol@@ es of your fe@@ et in the day on which I am ac@@ ting , ’ Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es has said . ”
The Bible ur@@ ges us to make wise decisions while we are still young regarding how we will use our life .
P@@ ic@@ ture the sc@@ ene . A group of large , so@@ le@@ m@@ n ad@@ ul@@ t men sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding one small child , their eyes fir@@ m@@ ly fi@@ x@@ ed on the child .
For example , a young E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or@@ an cou@@ ple deci@@ ded to simp@@ li@@ fy their life after they heard the 200@@ 6 special ass@@ em@@ bly day pro@@ gra@@ m “ Ke@@ ep Your E@@ ye S@@ imp@@ le . ”
If a min@@ er did not atten@@ d Mas@@ s or refu@@ sed to go to con@@ fes@@ sion , he was consider@@ ed an in@@ fi@@ de@@ l and mar@@ ked for dis@@ mis@@ s@@ al from the mine .
Wh@@ en@@ ever an el@@ der does that , he tel@@ ls his brothers , in effect : ‘ I no@@ tic@@ ed what you did .
26 : 4@@ 2 .
A congregation in C@@ o@@ st@@ a R@@ ic@@ a that benef@@ ited from this pro@@ vision wrote the following : “ When we stand in fr@@ on@@ t of the Kingdom H@@ all , we feel that we must be dre@@ am@@ ing !
Ex@@ peri@@ ence has taught such cou@@ ples that true love “ never fa@@ il@@ s . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 8 .
W@@ ould I really have ac@@ ted in a right way ? ’
His talk w@@ on first pri@@ ze and was pr@@ inted in the to@@ wn new@@ s@@ pa@@ per .
Di@@ d you no@@ tice how Be@@ th@@ u@@ el , Joseph , and Ru@@ th expres@@ sed their loving - kindness ?
Many of the people found at home put down she@@ ep@@ s@@ kin@@ s for us to si@@ t on and called the family together to listen .
So repor@@ ted an Af@@ ri@@ can new@@ s@@ pa@@ per some years ag@@ o .
1 N@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment : Our liter@@ al heart needs to receive su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient am@@ oun@@ ts of heal@@ th@@ ful n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment .
Fir@@ st , though , another question deser@@ ves care@@ ful thought : What are the benef@@ its of bel@@ ong@@ ing to Jehovah ?
8 : 27 - 31 ; G@@ en .
R@@ est@@ or@@ ation is necess@@ ary to en@@ sure sa@@ f@@ ety and to pre@@ serve the ro@@ ad .
What is the effect of your vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er service on those who benefit from it ?
A person who un@@ rep@@ ent@@ an@@ tly practic@@ es for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation does not bel@@ ong in the Christian congregation .
L@@ isten to people who love Jehovah , love you , and know you and your circumstances well .
It came from the pri@@ de of S@@ is@@ er@@ a@@ ’s for@@ ces ​ — some 9@@ 00 ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts , which may have been e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed with ir@@ on sc@@ y@@ th@@ es pro@@ tru@@ ding from the a@@ x@@ les .
However , Ar@@ ne sur@@ vi@@ ved .
Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah were called upon to leave be@@ h@@ ind their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and to pur@@ sue true worship and a@@ wa@@ it the fulfill@@ ment of Jehovah’s promise .
( b ) What is discus@@ sed in the l@@ at@@ ter part of Pet@@ er@@ ’s first letter ?
Un@@ contro@@ l@@ led desi@@ res and “ anxi@@ e@@ ties over li@@ v@@ eli@@ ho@@ od ” can lead to exc@@ essi@@ ve invol@@ v@@ ement in this system of things .
At night , ar@@ m@@ ed pris@@ on@@ ers came into the ba@@ r@@ rac@@ ks .
“ A@@ bun@@ d@@ ant peace bel@@ ong@@ s to those loving your law , and for them there is no stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ ck . ” ​ — P@@ S .
So , al@@ though things are very bad now , we know that they will continue to get wor@@ se .
Bo@@ th faith and love are very important qualities , and Bible writ@@ ers often mentioned them together .
Such m@@ our@@ ning ones are com@@ for@@ ted by the “ good news of the kingdom . ”
Di@@ d he pro@@ t@@ est Davi@@ d’s decision , cr@@ ying out that it was un@@ fa@@ ir ?
But we must never allow the fear of re@@ je@@ ction to dam@@ pen our ze@@ al for the ministry .
God is willing to accept the prayers of those who appro@@ ach him , but they must do so in faith and with right works along with s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity and a right heart attitude .
“ A W@@ on@@ der@@ ful Ex@@ peri@@ ence ”
The vis@@ it@@ ors helped her to clean up .
“ Bethel has been a real school for me , ” he re@@ mar@@ ks .
When a Ca@@ tho@@ lic la@@ dy living in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a saw God’s name in the Bible for the first time , she we@@ pt for joy .
( b ) Christian you@@ ths should consider what questions ?
This ac@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ on inclu@@ ded the r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned L@@ en@@ ing@@ ra@@ d C@@ o@@ de@@ x ( B 19 ) .
“ If I sto@@ p the mo@@ t@@ or , ” I sh@@ ou@@ ted to the gu@@ ar@@ ds on one such night , “ I@@ ’@@ l@@ l up@@ set the g@@ as - a@@ ir mi@@ x@@ ture , and re@@ star@@ ting will be hard . ”
Do Not Rus@@ h In@@ to Mar@@ ri@@ age
In our spiritual war@@ f@@ are , we need to use the Bible .
This ang@@ ered ch@@ urch lead@@ er@@ ship and ca@@ used the prog@@ res@@ sive mo@@ v@@ ement to bre@@ ak away .
But , for a change , th@@ ru@@ st out your hand , ple@@ ase , and t@@ ou@@ ch everything he has and see whether he will not cur@@ se you to your very face . ” ​ — Job 1 : 10 , 11 .
Ex@@ am@@ ple one : S@@ up@@ pose we gre@@ w up in a c@@ li@@ mate mar@@ ked by pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce or ho@@ st@@ ility toward people of another r@@ ace , n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality , or re@@ gi@@ on .
The a@@ im of the af@@ o@@ re@@ mentioned cam@@ pa@@ ign was to ex@@ pose this par@@ a@@ do@@ x and to high@@ light the ris@@ ks imp@@ lic@@ it in such ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ary ta@@ x@@ ation and in pro@@ posed la@@ ws that would under@@ mine religious fre@@ e@@ dom for all .
To ac@@ hi@@ eve this st@@ ate of re@@ adi@@ ness , we can learn from faithful servants of God who proved themselves ready and thus became e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses of the fulfill@@ ment of God’s promises .
Des@@ pite the in@@ conven@@ i@@ ences , we were really bless@@ ed .
Bo@@ th i@@ ma@@ ges : By cour@@ t@@ es@@ y of Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in - Mo@@ re@@ tu@@ s / ​ S@@ te@@ deli@@ j@@ k P@@ r@@ en@@ ten@@ ka@@ bin@@ et A@@ nt@@ wer@@ pen
Th@@ at@@ ’s a real joy ! ”
In some c@@ as@@ es , a husband has been un@@ willing to care for min@@ or children at those times , so the loving mother was ob@@ li@@ ged to take them with her to the meetings .
Not only do such people l@@ ack hum@@ ility but they u@@ su@@ ally fai@@ l to apply the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel about loving their fel@@ low@@ man , since their attitude can eas@@ ily ar@@ ouse in others feelings of inf@@ eri@@ or@@ ity and hum@@ ili@@ ation . ​ — Matthew 18 : 1 - 5 ; John 13 : 34 , 35 .
Ang@@ els ​ — Who They Are
Jesus had the ability and the power to buil@@ d or ac@@ qui@@ re the best house anyone could pos@@ si@@ bly have .
For more information , ple@@ ase cont@@ act the T@@ re@@ a@@ sur@@ er@@ ’s O@@ f@@ fice at the ad@@ d@@ ress no@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve .
Christ’s own words give us this as@@ sur@@ ance : “ The h@@ our is coming in which all those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs will hear [ Jesus ’ ] vo@@ ice and come out , those who did good things to a resurrection of life , those who practic@@ ed v@@ ile things to a resurrection of judgment . ” ​ — John 5 : 28 , 29 .
You can help your te@@ ens to com@@ ba@@ t such pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda by using another bro@@ ch@@ ure , The O@@ ri@@ g@@ in of Li@@ fe ​ — F@@ i@@ ve Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Wor@@ th As@@ king , which was also rel@@ eas@@ ed in 20@@ 10 .
R@@ em@@ e@@ gi@@ o re@@ members one occasi@@ on when a number of do@@ ct@@ ors meeting with a Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al Li@@ a@@ is@@ on Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e wanted to know how to tre@@ at the Witness pati@@ ents who refu@@ sed blood .
Ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t M@@ il@@ dness and S@@ el@@ f - Con@@ tro@@ l
The st@@ on@@ y fi@@ el@@ ds around Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m pro@@ duc@@ ed good cro@@ ps of gra@@ in .
David re@@ ques@@ ted that this not ha@@ p@@ pen .
S@@ hor@@ tly after writ@@ ing that letter , however , Paul heard through the hous@@ eho@@ ld of Ch@@ lo@@ e that there were serious dis@@ sen@@ sions in the congregation .
Un@@ less we are vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant and pray@@ er@@ ful , we could succ@@ um@@ b to an un@@ clean or wrong prac@@ tice that would cons@@ titu@@ te a g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing of the spirit .
What long - ter@@ m go@@ als can baptized you@@ ths set for themselves ?
No@@ ta ( S@@ T@@ S@@ c@@ I )
This da@@ ily ri@@ tu@@ al continued for two months .
Jesus enjo@@ yed see@@ ing me@@ ek people respon@@ d to the good news .
By the way , allow me to in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce my@@ self .
Since then , the is@@ sue has not been ra@@ ised again .
Bro@@ ther W@@ ill@@ is condu@@ cted most of the meetings and took the lead in the field ministry .
Di@@ d Ar@@ th@@ ur have a sh@@ ar@@ p po@@ c@@ ke@@ t@@ k@@ ni@@ fe ?
Of course , we will feel the effe@@ cts of st@@ or@@ my tri@@ als and may even tre@@ m@@ ble in the face of ad@@ vers@@ ity .
And many of the Corinthians that heard began to believe and be baptized . ” ​ — Acts 18 : 4 - 8 .
Bo@@ th dre@@ am@@ s , Joseph said , me@@ ant that there would be se@@ ven years of good har@@ v@@ ests follow@@ ed by se@@ ven years of fam@@ ine .
P@@ re@@ su@@ ma@@ bly , the mi@@ r@@ r@@ ors would have to be m@@ el@@ ted down to be used for that purpose .
S@@ pan@@ ish Ju@@ ly 20 - 22
By see@@ king and following Jehovah’s direction , thus displa@@ ying the fear of God , we can be truly satis@@ fied and happy . ​ — Psalm 23 : 1 ; Proverbs 14 : 26 .
What if we feel in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate to fulf@@ ill an assignment or to eng@@ age in the preaching work ?
We must “ not love ei@@ ther [ Satan’s ] world or the things in the world . ”
Jo@@ y experienced such comfort .
“ Ex@@ peri@@ enc@@ ing how their brothers el@@ se@@ where had come to their a@@ id inc@@ reas@@ ed their confidence in Jehovah . ”
For instance , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of times a day , a Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ist may re@@ pe@@ at the prayer “ I place my faith in A@@ mi@@ da Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ a . ”
He is righteous and just , dis@@ cre@@ et and hum@@ ble , com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate and di@@ lig@@ ent .
“ We each receive about 3 cu@@ ps of ma@@ ize ( cor@@ n ) f@@ l@@ our , one c@@ up of pe@@ as , 20 gr@@ am@@ s of so@@ ya , 2 ta@@ bl@@ es@@ po@@ ons of co@@ o@@ king o@@ il , and 10 gr@@ am@@ s of sal@@ t .
And because we love our brothers , we avoid up@@ set@@ ting or off@@ en@@ ding them .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ Con@@ cer@@ ning him [ Christ , as pre@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ed by King - P@@ ri@@ est M@@ el@@ c@@ hi@@ ze@@ de@@ k ] we have much to say and hard to be explained , since you have become d@@ ul@@ l in your hear@@ ing . . . .
Jeremiah rec@@ al@@ led his in@@ iti@@ al re@@ action : “ I said : ‘ Al@@ as , O S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah !
Such in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions were fre@@ qu@@ ented , a@@ bo@@ ve all , by young men of we@@ al@@ thy famili@@ es who could af@@ for@@ d to dedic@@ ate time to educ@@ ation rather than to work .
For example , at James 5 : 7 - 11 , we find that Job is used as an example to mo@@ tiv@@ ate Christians to end@@ ure hard times and as a com@@ for@@ ting remin@@ der that Jehovah re@@ war@@ ds such end@@ ur@@ ance .
I feel dra@@ ined and have to r@@ ely on me@@ dic@@ ation .
How has Jehovah used his holy spirit to en@@ ligh@@ ten his people ?
U@@ N@@ A@@ S@@ S@@ U@@ MI@@ N@@ G H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ I@@ A@@ N
Jehovah kno@@ ws who the wicked are because “ he se@@ es what the heart is . ”
As we continue to medit@@ ate on God’s Word , may we be mo@@ tiv@@ ated to keep on obe@@ ying Jehovah .
So@@ on , Jehovah will bring all human govern@@ ments to an end .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful men of old under@@ sto@@ od this .
To pre@@ v@@ ent that , we regul@@ arly eng@@ age in Kingdom activities .
He was very imp@@ ressed with what he read and ag@@ re@@ ed to have a Bible study .
Yes , kindness t@@ ou@@ ches the human heart and speak@@ s to it , often more power@@ fully than words can .
Even when we do something wrong , Jehovah continu@@ es to show us love .
Of course , we ref@@ ra@@ in from the kind of fel@@ low@@ ship that may invol@@ ve spiritual ha@@ z@@ ar@@ ds .
Let us see what can help us to ac@@ qui@@ re this fre@@ e@@ dom and how we can man@@ i@@ f@@ est it when we preach , teach , and pray .
The spirit with which Jehovah’s people eng@@ age in such activities reve@@ als how gr@@ ate@@ ful and appreci@@ ative they are for all that God has given to them .
“ Se@@ e@@ king first the kingdom ” br@@ ings great happiness and satis@@ fac@@ tion . ​ — Mat@@ t .
How would Jehovah have felt if Abraham had become imp@@ ati@@ ent about the fulfill@@ ment of God’s promises to him ?
Jesus ap@@ par@@ ently was refer@@ ring to a se@@ wing nee@@ d@@ le .
The sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic be@@ ast will un@@ wit@@ t@@ ingly do God’s bi@@ d@@ ding by destro@@ ying religi@@ ons that fal@@ sel@@ y cla@@ im to re@@ present God .
That will help you to offer hear@@ t@@ felt counsel that is so@@ li@@ dly based on the Bible .
Tru@@ e disciples of Jesus refu@@ sed to qu@@ it following him .
Ex@@ pla@@ in .
This can inclu@@ de sh@@ aring up@@ building Scriptural thoughts , invit@@ ing them to jo@@ in us in the ministry , or just taking time to listen to them .
Pe@@ ople do not cre@@ ate truth ; they re@@ ach out to com@@ pre@@ h@@ end it .
How can we find out what the future ho@@ l@@ ds for Christ and the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 ?
Then in 19@@ 27 / 28 , God’s people recogn@@ ized that Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s and bir@@ th@@ day c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations are un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural , and they dis@@ continued ob@@ serving such .
Me@@ an@@ while , the law was chang@@ ed , and his death p@@ en@@ al@@ ty was com@@ mu@@ ted to life imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment .
Because , as Paul fur@@ ther wrote , people would be “ lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves , lo@@ v@@ ers of money , self - as@@ sum@@ ing , ha@@ ugh@@ ty , . . . un@@ than@@ k@@ ful , dis@@ loyal , . . . fi@@ er@@ ce . ”
A M@@ ex@@ i@@ can Witness con@@ duc@@ ting a Bible study in Ch@@ in@@ ese
On@@ ly then did she bro@@ ach this deli@@ c@@ ate to@@ pi@@ c .
N@@ ever F@@ or@@ s@@ ake Your F@@ el@@ low B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ers
The acc@@ used tri@@ bes cl@@ ari@@ fied the situation , expla@@ ining that it ac@@ tually was an al@@ ta@@ r for “ the service of Jehovah . ”
L@@ ef@@ t on their own , however , imper@@ fect humans are comple@@ t@@ ely lost .
On another occasi@@ on , he recorded the t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony of Job , who said : “ M@@ an , born of woman , is sh@@ ort - lived and g@@ lu@@ t@@ ted with ag@@ it@@ ation . ”
How does this ha@@ p@@ pen ?
“ F@@ or@@ go@@ t@@ ten V@@ ic@@ tim@@ s ” Are R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ed
The we@@ e@@ ds are descri@@ bed as “ the sons of the wicked one . ”
There we were gr@@ anted a certain am@@ ount of fre@@ e@@ dom .
In the mo@@ der@@ n world , true Christians believe the Bible to be the inspired Word of God .
After re@@ vis@@ iting the brothers in L@@ y@@ str@@ a and mo@@ ving nor@@ th , Paul at@@ temp@@ ted to “ speak the word ” in the pro@@ v@@ inc@@ es of Bi@@ th@@ y@@ ni@@ a and A@@ sia .
Wh@@ ere Is the World He@@ ading ?
J@@ on@@ ah must have had some desi@@ ra@@ ble qualities .
Be@@ fore coming to earth , he ex@@ is@@ ted in heaven as God’s “ ma@@ ster work@@ er , ” being the first of all God’s cre@@ ations .
This counsel was me@@ ant to disc@@ oura@@ ge public prayer that was offered to call attention to the one pra@@ ying and to eli@@ c@@ it praise from others .
9@@ 0@@ ,@@ 8@@ 9@@ 4
“ I got so ma@@ d at the bo@@ y that I wanted to re@@ tal@@ i@@ ate ! ” he says .
What less@@ on can we draw from the way that Jo@@ shua and the older men of Israel deal@@ t with the Gi@@ be@@ on@@ ites ?
We im@@ medi@@ ately real@@ ized that her religion was going to be an ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le to deal@@ ing with her ill@@ ness . ”
To illustr@@ ate : I@@ magine that you are travel@@ ing to see the o@@ ce@@ an .
Be@@ fore all life on this earth is er@@ adi@@ c@@ ated , God will st@@ ep in to destro@@ y those destro@@ ying the earth .
How do many people today res@@ em@@ ble those of No@@ ah’s day ?
We reason that Jehovah certainly has not brought us here at this time only to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on us later . ”
( b ) What less@@ ons can be g@@ le@@ an@@ ed from the bo@@ x “ Ke@@ ep T@@ es@@ ting . . .
For three and a half years , Jesus made this work the fo@@ cal point of his life .
No@@ tice that Paul does not say that it is difficult to ple@@ ase God without faith .
( Read Jeremiah 5 : 23 , 24 ; 7 : 24 - 26 . )
But their end@@ ur@@ ance and per@@ sever@@ ance were ri@@ ch@@ ly re@@ war@@ ded .
Why Does the He@@ are@@ r of P@@ ra@@ y@@ er Al@@ low Su@@ ffering ?
I W@@ A@@ S born on Mar@@ ch 1 , 1914 , in Mo@@ sel@@ le , then part of Ger@@ many .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ate the gen@@ u@@ ine love of the Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
In what way did Christ prove to be a S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d and Le@@ ad@@ er ?
In speaking of Jesus as a L@@ am@@ b , John may have had in mind the words of Isaiah : “ He was being brought just like a lam@@ b to the sla@@ ugh@@ ter@@ ing . ”
A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il was another fe@@ ar@@ less woman who ho@@ ped in God , and Peter may have had her in mind as well .
R@@ igh@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people could then respon@@ d to his preaching work and take st@@ ep@@ s that would bring them God’s appro@@ val .
He H@@ ad Mu@@ ch to L@@ ose
12 : 22 , 28 .
He said : “ My older brother , who does not share my faith , str@@ ong@@ ly influ@@ enced me during my you@@ th , encourag@@ ing me to pur@@ sue a fin@@ an@@ cially re@@ war@@ ding care@@ er .
Con@@ tr@@ ast gen@@ u@@ ine Christian shepher@@ ds with those who only cla@@ im to be such .
This article provi@@ des s@@ ound ad@@ vice from the Scriptures that will help you to pl@@ an a happy and succ@@ ess@@ ful future .
It will not be l@@ ate .
For example , some famili@@ es have found it practic@@ al to discus@@ s the text for the day or to read a por@@ tion of the Bible at the conclu@@ sion of a family me@@ al .
“ J@@ U@@ S@@ T as there is one Christ , so there ex@@ ists a sing@@ le body of Christ , a sing@@ le B@@ ri@@ de of Christ : ‘ a sing@@ le Ca@@ tho@@ lic and apost@@ o@@ lic Ch@@ urch . ’ ” ​ — D@@ om@@ in@@ us I@@ esus .
As an el@@ der , Timothy had to ‘ apply himself ’ to reading out l@@ ou@@ d , which would benefit those who did not own co@@ pi@@ es of the Scriptures .
You will no@@ te that the Bible is ac@@ tually a large col@@ le@@ ction of individu@@ al boo@@ ks , each having a uni@@ que name .
In sacrific@@ ing his perfect human life , Jesus offered a ransom that might rel@@ e@@ ase , or re@@ de@@ em , Ad@@ am@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing from sin and death . ​ — Mat@@ t .
G@@ lo@@ be : B@@ as@@ ed on N@@ A@@ S@@ A p@@ ho@@ to
When Jesus en@@ tru@@ sted Peter with “ the ke@@ ys of the kingdom of the heavens , ” he did so in the pres@@ ence of other disciples .
• What are the benef@@ its children may receive from obe@@ ying their parents ?
Be@@ fore you can beg@@ in your j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , you must put a ke@@ y into the ign@@ iti@@ on and star@@ t the car@@ ’s eng@@ ine .
The c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation on the 14@@ th was to be follow@@ ed by a se@@ ven - day fes@@ ti@@ val .
Re@@ pa@@ y@@ ment from the one “ loo@@ king on in se@@ cre@@ t ” inclu@@ des Jehovah’s br@@ ing@@ ing us into an in@@ tim@@ ate relationship with him , for@@ giving our sin@@ s , and gr@@ an@@ ting us et@@ er@@ n@@ al life .
Consider also the pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re s@@ ti@@ pul@@ ated in the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law concer@@ ning the go@@ at for A@@ z@@ a@@ z@@ el .
The trans@@ form@@ ing power of God’s word , as recorded in the Bible , is no less ap@@ par@@ ent today .
She took the remin@@ ders to heart and loy@@ ally up@@ held the dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing arrang@@ ement .
( Com@@ pare Genesis 8 : 21 . )
On Mar@@ ch 27 , 199@@ 1 , our activ@@ ity thr@@ ough@@ out what was then known as the So@@ vi@@ et Un@@ ion was gr@@ anted leg@@ al recogn@@ iti@@ on .
I deci@@ ded to get baptized and to put in an app@@ lic@@ ation for pioneer service .
We will thus be inc@@ l@@ ined to speak words that buil@@ d up rather than te@@ ar down .
Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h likely saw sheep .
That is why I remember you . ”
Cor@@ ra@@ do , 7@@ 7 , in I@@ tal@@ y , wis@@ ely says : “ When you d@@ ri@@ ve u@@ ph@@ ill , you just change g@@ ear@@ s and avoid st@@ all@@ ing the eng@@ ine . ”
This means that our personal study must af@@ fect our thinking and our conduct if we want to ple@@ ase God .
But why be over@@ ly anxi@@ ous or dis@@ satis@@ fied with our face or physical form ?
I sp@@ ent some si@@ x we@@ ek@@ s in En@@ te@@ b@@ be and K@@ am@@ p@@ ala , where many were helped to a knowledge of Bible truth .
Jehovah’s love for his people will last forever .
In contr@@ ast , Jesus said that his true followers are id@@ enti@@ fied by the love they have among themselves .
That , however , is not the vie@@ w@@ point of most who have taken up the pioneer ministry .
I had never before appreci@@ ated that man was origin@@ ally made perfect and that sin and death started with one man and then s@@ pre@@ ad to all mankind .
In@@ f@@ lu@@ enced in sub@@ tle yet powerful ways , many come to believe that wh@@ atever they have is not en@@ ough .
O@@ F C@@ O@@ U@@ R@@ S@@ E , if you are not in good health when an in@@ fe@@ ction str@@ ik@@ es , you are even more vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able .
M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i ro@@ cked and s@@ mo@@ ked .
‘ The Son Is W@@ ill@@ ing to Rev@@ e@@ al the Father ’
What would you think about someone who without know@@ ing all the fac@@ ts or really understanding the la@@ ws involved cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed the jud@@ ge@@ ’s decision ?
Thus , bil@@ li@@ ons who have died are in Jehovah God’s mem@@ ory in full de@@ ta@@ il ​ — con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing pro@@ of that God ca@@ res about us individu@@ ally !
There is more hope for someone stu@@ pi@@ d than for him . ”
To know God’s name invol@@ ves much more than mer@@ ely being ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the word “ Jehovah . ”
If the situation some@@ times ge@@ ts ten@@ se in a Christian home , what Scriptural counsel can help ?
As death appro@@ ach@@ es , what can be expe@@ cted ?
In taking a long j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , what would you do if you felt un@@ sure about which way to go ?
They act as re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves of the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class , which has the responsi@@ bility of provi@@ ding spiritual food and giving direction and imp@@ e@@ tu@@ s to the Kingdom - preaching work thr@@ ough@@ out the earth . ​ — Mat@@ t .
K@@ en and Jo@@ an@@ ne from Cana@@ da wanted to simp@@ li@@ fy their lives and devo@@ te more time to Kingdom activities .
C@@ learly , we should not ex@@ pect world con@@ di@@ tions to become so bad before “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” that people would be for@@ ced to believe that the end is near . ​ — Luke 17 : 20 ; 2 Peter 3 : 3 , 4 .
18 Par@@ ents ​ — H@@ el@@ p Your Ch@@ il@@ dren Be@@ come “ W@@ ise for S@@ al@@ vation ”
As a result , she was baptized along with members of her hous@@ eho@@ ld .
So@@ ci@@ ety in gener@@ al en@@ vi@@ es the li@@ fes@@ ty@@ les of the rich and fam@@ ous , not the hum@@ ble and me@@ ek .
By taking a different r@@ ou@@ te , you may be able to avoid the enc@@ oun@@ ter al@@ together .
Since angels are God’s servants , they respon@@ d to instru@@ ctions from him rather than from people .
Why do we need to encoura@@ ge one another ?
• How did Bo@@ a@@ z and Na@@ ba@@ l di@@ ff@@ er ?
And when we do this , he promises to help us .
As a gi@@ r@@ l , she had pro@@ ba@@ bly worshipp@@ ed Ch@@ em@@ os@@ h and the other go@@ ds of Mo@@ a@@ b , but she came to know the true God , Jehovah , and she married an Israel@@ ite who had come to take refu@@ ge in her land .
Yet , we can learn an important less@@ on from Pet@@ er@@ ’s experience .
When the father learned that she was le@@ ading an ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary , cha@@ st@@ e life as a Christian , he was moved to take her back and gr@@ ant her complete fre@@ e@@ dom to serve Jehovah .
We must learn to wi@@ eld the s@@ word of the spirit s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully .
But what will help us to do this ?
W@@ ould you like to give your family a rich spiritual her@@ it@@ age ?
And think of the many things we dis@@ co@@ ver every we@@ ek when we pre@@ pare for the Bible reading and then hear what others have learned from it .
How did Jesus ’ persecu@@ ted disciples get the courage needed to witness b@@ ol@@ dly ?
The apostle Paul indic@@ ated that the al@@ ta@@ r at the temple , upon which the sacrific@@ es were offered , re@@ pres@@ ented Jehovah’s will .
Although he was ra@@ ised by imper@@ fect parents ​ — Joseph and M@@ ary — ​ Jesus hum@@ bly “ continued sub@@ ject to them . ”
Acc@@ ording to cu@@ sto@@ m , the man refu@@ sing to re@@ pur@@ cha@@ se had to draw his san@@ d@@ al off and give it to his fellow .
As a person stu@@ dies and app@@ lies Bible truth , he beg@@ ins to make spiritual prog@@ ress .
I@@ N 3@@ 32 B.C.E . , A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der the Gre@@ at advan@@ ced into Egy@@ pt .
In fact , many of the k@@ ings who succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded Solomon , though un@@ faithful , are spo@@ ken of in this way .
On the ev@@ ening of N@@ is@@ an 14 , 33 C.E . , Jesus ass@@ em@@ b@@ led with his 12 apostles in an u@@ pp@@ er ro@@ om in Jerusalem to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate the an@@ nu@@ al P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
In Mar@@ ri@@ age , Com@@ mit@@ ment In@@ v@@ ol@@ ves . . .
O@@ f@@ fi@@ cial Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iti@@ on
How may such str@@ ang@@ ers af@@ fect you ?
And so star@@ t@@ ling was the change in their con@@ dition that Isaiah lik@@ ens it to a resurrection : “ Your dead ones will live .
Still , if their parents get si@@ ck , the first re@@ action might be , ‘ We need to leave our assignment and return home to look after our parents . ’
Di@@ d Jehovah fore@@ or@@ da@@ in what Adam and E@@ ve would do ?
By da@@ y’s end , Ru@@ th has g@@ le@@ an@@ ed about 20 qu@@ ar@@ ts [ 22 L ] of ba@@ r@@ le@@ y .
That was en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ing . ” ​ — D@@ A@@ W@@ N , B@@ R@@ I@@ T@@ A@@ I@@ N .
“ When they read in the Bible , they believe God is tal@@ king to them .
“ I lost coun@@ t of the number of times I had to move from one ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment to another on sh@@ ort no@@ tice . ”
Not to be over@@ loo@@ ked is the chall@@ enge of ho@@ mes@@ ic@@ k@@ ness .
In con@@ vers@@ ations with Jehovah’s Witnesses , A@@ sh@@ ok and F@@ e@@ ema were imp@@ ressed by the teachings of the Bible and by the love ex@@ is@@ ting among the Witnesses .
That jo@@ y@@ ful ev@@ ent will be exam@@ ined in the following article .
Rather , he said : “ The Father is greater than I am . ” ​ — John 14 : 28 .
Acc@@ ording to a sur@@ ve@@ y in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , 7@@ 5 per@@ c@@ ent of col@@ le@@ ge sen@@ i@@ ors believe that there is no such thing as right and wrong and that conc@@ ep@@ ts of good and evil v@@ ary according to “ individu@@ al valu@@ es and cul@@ tural di@@ vers@@ ity . ”
Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah beg@@ ins his prophe@@ tic activ@@ ity with a call to the Jews to ‘ return to Jehovah . ’
Although physical beau@@ ty may fa@@ de with time , in@@ ner beau@@ ty ​ — the qualities of the heart — ​ can gro@@ w and last .
I would read a little and then wr@@ ite down a com@@ ment about what I had just read .
However , Jesus ca@@ u@@ tioned his en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic disciples : “ Do not rejo@@ ice over this , that the spi@@ r@@ its are made sub@@ ject to you , but rejo@@ ice because your n@@ ames have been in@@ s@@ cri@@ bed in the heavens . ”
These local brothers wor@@ ked ti@@ rel@@ ess@@ ly to help the arri@@ ving vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers to get set@@ t@@ led and then to care for their needs .
God cre@@ ated his Son , Jesus , before he cre@@ ated ever@@ yone and everything el@@ se .
What do the examples of Jehovah God and his Son teach us about mer@@ cy ?
( b ) What t@@ ou@@ ches you about the mirac@@ ul@@ ous fe@@ e@@ ding of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds ?
H@@ u@@ man@@ s , on the other hand , are un@@ able to rend@@ er such a judgment .
( b ) How can we show our concer@@ n when a Bible stud@@ ent beg@@ ins to share in the preaching work ?
11 : 4 .
As a result , they do what they want , without reg@@ ard for the will of God .
That Jehovah would use women in a mi@@ gh@@ ty way in the out@@ working of his purpose was fore@@ told in the Scriptures .
The do@@ or@@ keep@@ er did not know the h@@ our of his ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s return .
God told his worshipp@@ ers of ancient times : “ I ​ — I my@@ self am the One that is com@@ for@@ ting you people . ”
Why not learn more about how you can qu@@ ali@@ fy to live in that world free of viol@@ ence ?
On O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 30 , 200@@ 1 , Ju@@ dge V@@ er@@ a D@@ u@@ bin@@ s@@ ka@@ ya began the re@@ tri@@ al .
For cen@@ tu@@ ries ther@@ e@@ after , “ the true knowledge ” was far from a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant not only among those who knew nothing of the Bible but also among prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians .
Sh@@ ould We C@@ all U@@ p@@ on Ang@@ els for H@@ el@@ p ?
You know that in Jehovah’s promised new heavens and new earth , we will be able to look about and say from our heart , ‘ Tru@@ ly , God has made all things new ! ’
How streng@@ th@@ ening it was to see over a h@@ un@@ d@@ red people in attend@@ ance for our S@@ un@@ day meeting !
How do you re@@ act , for example , when you are al@@ er@@ ted to the d@@ ang@@ ers of this worl@@ d’s de@@ gra@@ ding en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment ?
Genesis 11 : 10 - 26 lis@@ ts his an@@ c@@ est@@ ors as far back as No@@ ah’s son S@@ he@@ m .
In M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , the ma@@ in language is S@@ pan@@ ish .
Pe@@ ople will not su@@ ff@@ er from the food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges and fam@@ ines that are fre@@ qu@@ ent ca@@ uses of po@@ ver@@ ty today .
The st@@ atu@@ e com@@ mem@@ or@@ ates the th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of G@@ l@@ ou@@ c@@ es@@ ter fi@@ sh@@ er@@ men known to have died at se@@ a .
M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ en@@ o was also very imp@@ ressed by the respon@@ se of the n@@ ative pe@@ op@@ les of the C@@ hi@@ ap@@ as m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s .
How is it possible to receive such guid@@ ance ?
S@@ um@@ m@@ ary : E@@ sa@@ u sel@@ ls his bir@@ th@@ right to his tw@@ in brother , Jac@@ o@@ b .
Why may that be true ?
A husband who exerc@@ ises his he@@ ad@@ ship in a loving way s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ates a re@@ adi@@ ness in his wife to be in sub@@ je@@ ction .
Yet , think of those who live in soci@@ e@@ ties where marri@@ ages are arrang@@ ed by relati@@ ves .
W@@ ho@@ m should we cho@@ ose to be our close friends ?
As a mi@@ gh@@ ty spirit cre@@ ature in heaven , Jesus had every opportunity to ob@@ serve the activities of men and women on earth .
Un@@ ful@@ filled expe@@ ct@@ ations are b@@ ound to lead to disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments that make the heart si@@ ck .
4 .
He lo@@ ves the congregation and wants to prote@@ ct its pur@@ ity .
A@@ no@@ ther thor@@ n in the flesh is persecu@@ tion .
Because of her fir@@ m stand for Bible principles , others on that is@@ land have respon@@ ded fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly to the Kingdom message .
They had ru@@ n out of w@@ ine !
( b ) God’s spirit - inspired Word encoura@@ ges what attitude ?
God’s Son said : “ The Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh . . . is kind toward the un@@ than@@ k@@ ful and wicked . ”
The mo@@ der@@ n - day Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy con@@ stan@@ tly ex@@ hor@@ ts us to eng@@ age in pray@@ er@@ ful Bible reading .
Instead , Samuel kin@@ dly took the time to pre@@ pare Sa@@ ul@@ ’s heart st@@ ep - by - st@@ ep .
After accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing them for the first time , I asked if I might have my own ter@@ rit@@ ory to work .
It is in the attitude that gro@@ ws in the mu@@ r@@ der@@ er@@ ’s heart .
The discus@@ sions a@@ bo@@ ve regarding God and Jesus Christ serve to illustr@@ ate ways in which we can do personal study with a view to help@@ ing those un@@ ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with Bible truth to gain acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge .
No@@ te that Jesus com@@ pared his Father , Jehovah , to a cultiv@@ at@@ or , or gar@@ den@@ er , who gro@@ ws gra@@ p@@ es .
An@@ y who follow that counsel are show@@ ing hum@@ ility .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in the ru@@ ins , there is an un@@ u@@ su@@ al con@@ ic@@ al tower ris@@ ing some 35 fe@@ et [ 11 m ] from a ba@@ se that me@@ a@@ sures 20 fe@@ et [ 6 m ] in di@@ am@@ et@@ er .
Gi@@ ve an example of how prom@@ in@@ ent individuals have pra@@ ised the stand taken by Jehovah’s Witnesses as reg@@ ar@@ ds pol@@ itical neu@@ tr@@ ality .
The first thing they did upon arri@@ ving was set up an al@@ ta@@ r on the s@@ ite of the form@@ er temple , and they began to offer da@@ ily sacrific@@ es to Jehovah .
Do we ten@@ d to talk a great de@@ al about people and the go@@ ings - on in their lives but little about principles and ide@@ as ?
In K@@ hor@@ at , I stu@@ died with the post@@ ma@@ ster .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years later , the Bible said of Noah : “ Th@@ r@@ ough [ his ] faith he con@@ dem@@ ned the world . ”
S@@ tri@@ pp@@ ing off old person@@ ality tra@@ its cannot be done in one@@ ’s own strength .
Jehovah in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ates us through the meetings of the Christian congregation .
L@@ am@@ e@@ ch
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of where a worshipp@@ er of Jehovah happ@@ ens to be , that one is in the rest@@ ored land as long as he up@@ ho@@ l@@ ds true worship .
After the school was ev@@ ac@@ u@@ ated , par@@ am@@ e@@ dic@@ s , coun@@ sel@@ ors , and cha@@ pla@@ ins came on the sc@@ ene and wor@@ ked to the point of ex@@ ha@@ us@@ tion car@@ ing for the stud@@ ents .
In to@@ da@@ y’s world so full of disa@@ st@@ ers , challeng@@ es , and pres@@ sures , many feel over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed .
How can we show that we are yi@@ el@@ ding to Christ’s he@@ ad@@ ship ?
There would be no way to pas@@ s on the family name and leg@@ ac@@ y .
The understanding that the word “ soul ” can mean the whole person is supp@@ or@@ ted by other s@@ crip@@ tures .
( b ) What should we remember regarding our actions ?
By continu@@ ing to share in the ministry , I main@@ ta@@ ined reason@@ able spiritual health , and that inc@@ reas@@ ed my ability to cop@@ e .
But making disciples is especially jo@@ y@@ ful because it helps you to become more famili@@ ar with the Scriptural bas@@ is for your faith .
Many were kil@@ led or taken cap@@ tive .
This inclu@@ ded an en@@ lar@@ ged As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all and a new re@@ si@@ d@@ ence building , as well as transl@@ ation of@@ fic@@ es .
Why , a love of righteousness !
“ At first , I was n@@ er@@ v@@ ous , ” she ad@@ m@@ its .
They have truly become his people , for they have a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned all form@@ s of i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry and have made Jehovah the only God whom they worship .
At Hebrews 13 : 7 , 17 , qu@@ o@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve , the apostle Paul gives four reas@@ ons why we should be obedi@@ ent and sub@@ mis@@ sive to Christian overse@@ ers .
They were pre@@ di@@ cted and came pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely as indic@@ ated .
“ The flesh is against the spirit in its desire , ” wrote the apostle Paul , “ and the spirit against the flesh . ”
How can you shepher@@ d them and help them to see that serving Jehovah really is the best way of life and will contribu@@ te to their lasting happiness ?
What Jesus ’ De@@ ath A@@ c@@ com@@ p@@ li@@ shed
This may simply be an expres@@ sion of re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance or affe@@ ction for the dec@@ eas@@ ed .
On the M@@ ount of O@@ lives , four disciples s@@ at with Jesus , listen@@ ing in@@ ten@@ tly as he spoke of the coming d@@ ang@@ ers and challeng@@ es that they would face .
How can we cultiv@@ ate an as@@ pect of the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit to a greater ex@@ t@@ ent ?
What is reve@@ aled by our answer to the question , ‘ When will I eng@@ age in rec@@ re@@ ation ? ’
For example , the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans worshipp@@ ed the su@@ n - go@@ d R@@ a , the s@@ k@@ y - go@@ dd@@ ess Nu@@ t , the earth - go@@ d Ge@@ b , the N@@ ile - go@@ d H@@ ap@@ i , as well as many ani@@ mal@@ s .
If so , prove yourself ready by keep@@ ing close in mind that f@@ ast - appro@@ aching “ day of Jehovah . ” ​ — 2 P@@ et .
How does Satan ta@@ un@@ t Jehovah , and to what ex@@ t@@ ent ?
God will again show mer@@ cy to his people and “ thro@@ w into the dep@@ ths of the se@@ a all their sin@@ s . ” ​ — Mi@@ ca@@ h 7 : 4 , 18 , 19 .
As@@ k yourself : ‘ What will be the out@@ come of my decision in a year , or even 10 or 20 years from now ?
Ex@@ pla@@ in what happened in fulfill@@ ment of Psalm 1@@ 18 : 22 , 23 .
In what ways , then , can we show love when we teach ?
2 : 16 , 17 , 23 .
Those who re@@ ject Jesus as King will su@@ ff@@ er des@@ tru@@ ction when he lea@@ ds the heavenly ar@@ mi@@ es against all wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
What can we do if we lo@@ se a loved one in death or our child f@@ alls si@@ ck ?
They would have to con@@ ten@@ d with be@@ tra@@ y@@ al , false prophe@@ ts , and the inc@@ reas@@ ing of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness .
Because of their fir@@ m stand for div@@ in@@ ely inspired principles , God’s people have ac@@ ted differ@@ ently from those who sur@@ r@@ ound them .
Jehovah kept his promises to Israel at the R@@ ed Se@@ a and in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness
B@@ ack in the first century , Jesus per@@ form@@ ed mirac@@ les of heal@@ ing .
L@@ ater , when we wit@@ ness@@ ed to govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als , they said that they did not know why the liter@@ ature had been ban@@ ned .
It also inclu@@ des standing fir@@ m against those who are pu@@ z@@ z@@ led about our Christian way of life and who “ go on speaking a@@ bu@@ si@@ vely of [ us ] . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
The psalmist A@@ sa@@ ph pray@@ ed : “ H@@ el@@ p us , O God of our sal@@ vation , for the s@@ ake of the glory of your name ; and deli@@ ver us . ”
In fact , things were going so well fin@@ an@@ cially that the cou@@ ple deci@@ ded to buil@@ d their dre@@ am house in a pri@@ me lo@@ c@@ ation some 12 mil@@ es ( 19 k@@ m ) e@@ ast of M@@ an@@ ila .
Paul ans@@ wers : “ By doing this you will sa@@ ve both yourself and those who listen to you . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 16 .
They help us to gr@@ as@@ p more fully the value of the pro@@ v@@ isions that God has made for us .
They claim@@ ed that you don@@ ’t use the Bible , but this mor@@ ning th@@ at@@ ’s all you have used ! ”
It is not self - righteousness , judg@@ ing on@@ es@@ el@@ f by one@@ ’s own standards .
But Jehovah op@@ ens the eyes of hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones to help them real@@ ize that our public ministry is mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love for Jehovah and for neigh@@ b@@ or .
God se@@ es their imper@@ fe@@ ctions more c@@ learly than any human can .
What will prote@@ ct us from being dec@@ ei@@ ved by the ou@@ tw@@ ard appe@@ ar@@ ance of Satan’s system ?
The psalmist did not ‘ w@@ an@@ der from God’s or@@ ders , ’ but that can ha@@ p@@ pen to a person dedic@@ ated to Jehovah .
J@@ U@@ N@@ E 11 - 17 , 20@@ 12
Is “ un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted inter@@ dep@@ end@@ ence ” a reli@@ able bas@@ is for hope in a future of true peace and lasting se@@ cur@@ ity ?
Ar@@ th@@ ur had no ex@@ tr@@ a time to pre@@ pare his tal@@ ks , but his re@@ adi@@ ness to me@@ et challeng@@ es in Jehovah’s service was of great encourag@@ ement to me .
When I look back over my life , what would I change ?
The s@@ word ap@@ par@@ ently had no cro@@ s@@ spi@@ e@@ ce .
Bo@@ th would gro@@ w together until “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
Yet , the instru@@ ct@@ ors lo@@ v@@ ingly supp@@ or@@ ted me .
( b ) How do elders today follow Paul’s example ?
We can ac@@ tually benefit by having others sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ ize our conduct .
W@@ he@@ ther they real@@ ize it or not , the nations are now on a mar@@ ch that will lead to a col@@ l@@ ision with God .
How can you put him at e@@ ase ?
This can be fru@@ str@@ ating .
As he did with Joseph , he can help us to fi@@ ght des@@ pa@@ ir and hold on to hope . ​ — Romans 12 : 12 ; 15 : 13 .
When tra@@ ining minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants , elders today should have future needs in mind .
B@@ or@@ n into what may have been a prom@@ in@@ ent family , he stu@@ died with G@@ am@@ ali@@ el , a res@@ pe@@ cted teach@@ er , and later wrote : “ I was making greater prog@@ ress in Juda@@ ism than many of my own age . ”
“ I make it a point to read at le@@ ast one chap@@ ter a day , ” she says .
Some practic@@ al su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions will be consider@@ ed in the following article .
What will help us to cop@@ e with the har@@ d@@ ening attitude of many to whom we now preach ?
He illustr@@ ated the point by as@@ king : “ Who of you that wants to buil@@ d a tower does not first si@@ t down and cal@@ cul@@ ate the ex@@ p@@ en@@ se [ or , coun@@ t the co@@ st ] , to see if he has en@@ ough to complete it ? ”
At times , even those who have served Jehovah for many years may feel sh@@ y and find it difficult to preach to others .
I wanted to com@@ pete in inter@@ n@@ ational ch@@ am@@ pi@@ on@@ shi@@ ps .
While acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge is ess@@ enti@@ al to faith in God , more is needed to move one to obey and to serve him .
The wise one sc@@ at@@ ters his knowledge a little at a time as the need may be .
For instance , consider the per@@ ple@@ x@@ ing text at Matthew 5 : 3 : “ B@@ less@@ ed are the po@@ or in spirit . ”
The two men could har@@ dly have been more different .
Will you continue to hold f@@ ast to the teachings of the Bible and to what your parents have taught you ?
As for the bak@@ er , his dre@@ am me@@ ant that P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h would have him kil@@ led and h@@ un@@ g on a st@@ ake .
Lo@@ ve mo@@ ves us to share our hope with others
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er can help in all kin@@ ds of situ@@ ations .
That same year , I was appointed cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er and assign@@ ed to a se@@ ction of H@@ ambu@@ r@@ g and the whole of S@@ ch@@ les@@ wi@@ g - H@@ ol@@ ste@@ in .
Yet , the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law stated that anyone who t@@ ou@@ ched a dead body was cer@@ em@@ on@@ i@@ ally un@@ clean .
Be@@ ing B@@ or@@ n A@@ gain ​ — The R@@ o@@ ad to S@@ al@@ vation ?
As har@@ v@@ est work@@ ers we are deli@@ gh@@ ted to have a part in the ga@@ ther@@ ing of people for everlasting life .
After the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in E@@ den th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years ag@@ o , Jehovah God pur@@ posed to form a govern@@ ment that would set matters right , re@@ tur@@ ning faithful humans to the con@@ dition that God had in mind for them from the star@@ t ​ — life et@@ er@@ n@@ al in a par@@ adise here on earth .
A b@@ out of f@@ lu or all@@ er@@ gi@@ es may we@@ ak@@ en us to the point that we find it difficult to cop@@ e with our da@@ ily activities .
They enjo@@ yed sing@@ ing , so we ty@@ ped out some Kingdom song@@ s for them .
The World Bo@@ ok En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia de@@ fin@@ es g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing as “ bet@@ ting on the out@@ come of a g@@ ame , ev@@ ent , or ch@@ ance happ@@ ening . ”
By taking in fur@@ ther knowledge of Jehovah and his re@@ war@@ ds for “ those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him , ” you can strengthen your faith in God .
Our angu@@ i@@ shed hearts may c@@ ry out : ‘ Why , Jehovah ? Why me ?
• What shows that Satan’s we@@ ap@@ ons have proved un@@ succ@@ ess@@ ful ?
Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophe@@ tic activities are recorded in the Bible book be@@ aring his name .
If a person were to fai@@ l to he@@ ed this counsel , he would g@@ ri@@ eve God’s spirit , for holy spirit is a for@@ ce that prom@@ o@@ tes un@@ ity .
You will be like those of whom Jehovah said through Jeremiah : “ You will ac@@ tually seek me and find me , for you will sear@@ ch for me with all your heart .
Such a baptism imp@@ lies that we co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with the spirit and do nothing to h@@ in@@ der its op@@ er@@ ation among Christ’s followers .
You young ones who have been ra@@ ised by Christian parents must be care@@ ful not to lo@@ se sight of the value of what you have received in the form of a spiritual in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
To make “ S@@ ing O@@ u@@ t Jo@@ y@@ fully ” to Jehovah e@@ asi@@ er to use , the song@@ s are arrang@@ ed by sub@@ ject matter .
My son John with his wife
In so doing , they not only dis@@ obe@@ yed God but also showed that they desi@@ red in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence from him .
On arri@@ val , we were told that we could go home if we sign@@ ed a declar@@ ation r@@ en@@ oun@@ c@@ ing our faith .
The un@@ u@@ su@@ ally strong f@@ our@@ th be@@ ast has large ir@@ on te@@ et@@ h and ten hor@@ ns .
I was in d@@ anger of cons@@ crip@@ tion , but I re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly felt Jehovah’s prote@@ ction .
One do@@ ct@@ or com@@ pared using the Bible for guid@@ ance to using a te@@ x@@ t@@ book from the 19@@ 20 ’ s for teaching a ch@@ em@@ is@@ try class .
Many par@@ ts of the temple in Jerusalem were made of cop@@ per
( b ) How did ‘ gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous spe@@ e@@ ch f@@ low from the K@@ ing@@ ’s li@@ ps , ’ and how can we end@@ e@@ av@@ or to follow his example ?
You may if you are determined to listen as A@@ be@@ l speak@@ s and to imitate his out@@ standing faith .
Th@@ ough our Creator direc@@ ted these questions to Job , they c@@ learly have a be@@ aring on our attitude , our ex@@ ist@@ ence , and our future .
“ Ti@@ me for S@@ il@@ ence , ” 5 / 15
A@@ m@@ ong the best ways to instru@@ ct your children are a regul@@ ar family Bible study and a da@@ ily Scriptural discus@@ sion .
As recorded at Genesis 3 : 14 , Jehovah God ad@@ d@@ ressed the ser@@ p@@ ent that had dec@@ ei@@ ved E@@ ve in the gar@@ den of E@@ den .
Job also demonstr@@ ated that it is possible for an imper@@ fect human to answer , al@@ though in a li@@ mit@@ ed way , the false acc@@ us@@ ations of the Devil . ​ — Com@@ pare Proverbs 27 : 11 .
When we “ wa@@ it expe@@ ct@@ an@@ tly ” for Jehovah , when we “ r@@ ely on him ” by pra@@ ying for his wisdom and direction and by following his comman@@ ds and principles , then “ he will act in [ our ] be@@ half . ”
The school taught us that this could be ob@@ ta@@ ined through fa@@ sting and prayers .
So@@ on he is on the ro@@ ad teaching , this time from city to city and v@@ il@@ la@@ ge to v@@ il@@ la@@ ge in the dist@@ ri@@ ct of Per@@ e@@ a , ac@@ ro@@ ss the J@@ or@@ d@@ an from Ju@@ de@@ a .
It has been said that he had a ke@@ en e@@ ar for ph@@ one@@ tic@@ s .
How did one full - time serv@@ ant devel@@ op the fine ha@@ bi@@ t of regul@@ ar meeting attend@@ ance ?
They also en@@ ab@@ led Job to see more c@@ learly God’s su@@ pre@@ ma@@ cy and the in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of man .
11 It Is Wor@@ th the E@@ f@@ fort !
You see , my mother had just be@@ gu@@ n to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Can you i@@ magine the preci@@ ous mem@@ ori@@ es sh@@ ared by Israel@@ ite famili@@ es who had travel@@ ed to the holy city for an@@ nu@@ al fes@@ tiv@@ als and had seen its ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent temple ?
Sam@@ son was he@@ ading for M@@ on@@ ro@@ vi@@ a to jo@@ in a special se@@ cur@@ ity for@@ ce when a friend per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed him to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses , and as a result , he develop@@ ed a Bible - based faith .
“ J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H I@@ S M@@ Y L@@ I@@ G@@ H@@ T AN@@ D M@@ Y S@@ AL@@ V@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N ”
In an o@@ pen letter publi@@ shed in the new@@ s@@ pa@@ per L@@ e Pro@@ gr@@ è@@ s , of Sa@@ in@@ t - É@@ ti@@ en@@ ne , Fr@@ ance , a woman descri@@ bed the vis@@ it of two people who kno@@ cked on her do@@ or sh@@ ort@@ ly after she su@@ ffered the tra@@ gi@@ c lo@@ ss of her three - mon@@ th - old daugh@@ ter in death .
M@@ ore is involved than pet@@ iti@@ on@@ ing God through his Son .
Yes , he could have pur@@ su@@ ed the life of a physi@@ ci@@ an , but he cho@@ se to prom@@ o@@ te Kingdom inter@@ ests .
Jesus indic@@ ated that a similar “ day ” is coming in our time .
It requi@@ res that parents accept direction from God .
R@@ ever@@ ent men like King David have always recogn@@ ized Jehovah as the s@@ ource of life and light .
May we also serve un@@ it@@ e@@ dly as part of the family of Jehovah’s worshi@@ p@@ ers .
They had asked members of her ch@@ urch : “ W@@ ere you not a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed , as the name Ha@@ muny@@ ar@@ i imp@@ lies , to leave her d@@ ying ? ”
The last men@@ tion of Joseph was when Jesus was 12 years old .
A Christian woman in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates st@@ op@@ ped her ca@@ r next to a com@@ mer@@ cial v@@ an in a par@@ king lo@@ t .
One night , it was so dar@@ k that we un@@ wit@@ t@@ ingly pit@@ ched our ten@@ ts in the mi@@ dd@@ le of a col@@ on@@ y of large bl@@ ack ants .
God , however , “ lo@@ ves justice . ”
Be@@ fore going ab@@ ro@@ ad , em@@ i@@ gr@@ ants try to we@@ i@@ gh the ris@@ ks and sacrific@@ es involved , but few fore@@ see all the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of lea@@ ving their family be@@ h@@ ind .
By E@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion or by C@@ re@@ ation ? publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
I@@ ts ter@@ rit@@ ory co@@ vered an are@@ a ex@@ ten@@ ding some 35 mil@@ es [ 60 k@@ m ] from M@@ t . C@@ asi@@ us in the nor@@ th to T@@ ell Su@@ ka@@ s in the sou@@ th and 20 to 30 mil@@ es [ 30 to 50 k@@ m ] from the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an in the w@@ est to the O@@ r@@ on@@ tes V@@ al@@ le@@ y in the e@@ ast .
The holy spirit was first p@@ our@@ ed out in Jerusalem , and from there the word s@@ pre@@ ad quic@@ k@@ ly .
O@@ thers think that stri@@ fe among S@@ c@@ y@@ th@@ i@@ an cl@@ ans led to their dec@@ l@@ ine .
At some point , young Timothy , his mother , and his gr@@ and@@ mother em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed Christi@@ an@@ ity and became ac@@ tive in one of the congregations .
The Bible makes spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c men@@ tion of how dec@@ isi@@ vely the Israelites ac@@ ted when told to “ get away from around the ten@@ ts of K@@ or@@ ah , Da@@ than , and A@@ bi@@ ra@@ m . ”
Kingdom c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens have a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned such sh@@ ort@@ si@@ gh@@ ted , self - cen@@ tered attitu@@ des .
S@@ U@@ G@@ G@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N : To reas@@ sure all your children that you are inter@@ ested in them , pl@@ an activities that they enjoy .
When he speak@@ s the li@@ e , he speak@@ s according to his own dis@@ position , because he is a li@@ ar and the father of the li@@ e . ”
His early disciples imit@@ ated his example .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the cur@@ ve of the E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates Ri@@ ver , the car@@ av@@ an travel@@ ed nor@@ th@@ w@@ es@@ tw@@ ard .
“ For all things I have the strength by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of him who imp@@ ar@@ ts power to me . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 13 .
For years , King Saul tri@@ ed to h@@ un@@ t him down .
Then Jesus used some sign@@ s to con@@ ve@@ y to the man what he was about to do .
Sol@@ di@@ ers re@@ turned home to face a new kind of enem@@ y ​ — un@@ emp@@ loy@@ ment and po@@ ver@@ ty .
“ TH@@ E T@@ W@@ O W@@ I@@ L@@ L B@@ E ON@@ E F@@ L@@ E@@ S@@ H . ”
We do not requi@@ re that people simply do as we tell them , but we give them con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing reas@@ ons to obey Christ’s comm@@ and .
He su@@ ffered fin@@ an@@ cial ru@@ in , the lo@@ ss of his children , and a pa@@ in@@ ful di@@ se@@ ase .
The Genesis account reve@@ als that Joseph had become the food ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ at@@ or in Egy@@ pt .
When pres@@ en@@ ting himself to another govern@@ ment , an am@@ bas@@ sa@@ d@@ or is expe@@ cted to con@@ fir@@ m his ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment with the necess@@ ary cre@@ d@@ enti@@ als .
Jehovah will not allow those tru@@ sting in him to stu@@ m@@ ble or to experience a f@@ all ​ — an ad@@ vers@@ ity or a set@@ back in their worship — ​ from which they cannot rec@@ over .
We made friends with the people , learned their language , and condu@@ cted home Bible stu@@ dies with them .
In 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E . , the Israelites com@@ mit@@ ted themselves and their des@@ c@@ end@@ ants to accept Jehovah as R@@ ul@@ er , saying : “ All that Jehovah has spo@@ ken we are willing to do . ” ​ — E@@ x .
It took a lo@@ t of time and effort , but we succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded .
We regul@@ arly had a family Bible study on M@@ on@@ day ev@@ en@@ ings after din@@ ner , and we also had a Bible study with each individu@@ al child .
El@@ en@@ i was also regul@@ ar in other form@@ s of preaching .
That is why most Bible read@@ ers today are g@@ la@@ d to have num@@ ber@@ ed chap@@ ters and ver@@ ses that help them find spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c information , such as the many qu@@ o@@ t@@ ations in Paul’s let@@ ters .
The A@@ m@@ mon@@ ites pit@@ ch cam@@ p in G@@ ile@@ ad , and the Israelites ga@@ ther to me@@ et them .
As “ un@@ pa@@ id la@@ bor@@ ers , ” the other sheep will@@ ingly and who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly ex@@ p@@ end their strength and their res@@ our@@ ces in support of the worl@@ d@@ wide preaching work that Christ assign@@ ed to his anointed followers on earth . ​ — Acts 1 : 8 ; Re@@ v .
8 - 10 . ( a ) How does the experience of one Christian woman prove that God’s Word “ exer@@ ts power ” ?
In the first century , perhaps the apostle who did the most to encoura@@ ge his brothers was the apostle Paul .
He also kil@@ led and mut@@ il@@ ated people .
God’s Word says : “ The righteous themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will re@@ side forever upon it . ”
No won@@ der they feel hel@@ pl@@ ess !
I love to . Me@@ g@@ an : L@@ et@@ ’s say that you have a ni@@ ce new p@@ an for bak@@ ing bre@@ ad .
Ne@@ ar the end of my mo@@ ther’s life , she began to study the Bible .
For what fel@@ low@@ ship do righteousness and la@@ w@@ less@@ ness have ? O@@ r what sh@@ aring does light have with dar@@ k@@ ness ? ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 6 : 14 .
A po@@ pul@@ ar s@@ ci@@ ence writ@@ er no@@ tes : “ Our knowledge is va@@ st@@ ly out@@ stri@@ pp@@ ed by our ign@@ or@@ ance .
While Babyl@@ on@@ ’s king and his no@@ bl@@ es were dr@@ in@@ king w@@ ine from holy v@@ ess@@ els cap@@ tur@@ ed from Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s temple and were pra@@ ising their man - made go@@ ds , the ar@@ mi@@ es of Me@@ dia and Per@@ sia con@@ qu@@ ered Babyl@@ on .
A@@ n in - dep@@ th discus@@ sion of the Tr@@ in@@ ity do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine can be found in the bro@@ ch@@ ure Sh@@ ould You B@@ eli@@ eve in the Tr@@ in@@ ity ? , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
T@@ ake , for example , C@@ ar@@ lo@@ s , who lives in S@@ ã@@ o Paulo , B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
Still , she could not qu@@ it .
How was God’s gift of free will to be used ?
In@@ s@@ titu@@ ting Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s on that day , the ch@@ urch ca@@ j@@ ol@@ ed many Romans into c@@ ele@@ br@@ ating the bir@@ th of Jesus in@@ stead of the bir@@ th of the su@@ n .
As much as possible , we must avoid such bad associ@@ ation .
My ey@@ es@@ i@@ ght has gro@@ wn di@@ m , and when I walk to the Kingdom H@@ all , I have to rest a number of times on the way .
The Bible says that Go@@ li@@ a@@ th@@ ’s “ he@@ i@@ ght was si@@ x cu@@ bi@@ ts and a sp@@ an . ”
With Jehovah’s H@@ el@@ p , We S@@ ur@@ vi@@ ved To@@ tal@@ it@@ ari@@ an Re@@ gi@@ m@@ es
Ther@@ efore , if a hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der expres@@ ses doub@@ ts about God’s ex@@ ist@@ ence , we could ask , “ Ha@@ ve you always felt that way ? ”
There he was known as the pre@@ ach@@ er from A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a .
An@@ ani@@ as and S@@ app@@ hi@@ r@@ a did not f@@ all pre@@ y to a m@@ om@@ ent@@ ary we@@ ak@@ ness .
David san@@ g about the tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ ant Messi@@ ani@@ c King
1 Samuel chap@@ ters 16 - 30 ; 2 Samuel chap@@ ters 1 - 24 ; 1 K@@ ings chap@@ ters 1 - 2
They can ne@@ i@@ ther help nor har@@ m us , because “ there is no work nor pl@@ an@@ ning nor knowledge nor wisdom in the G@@ ra@@ ve . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , par@@ ent@@ al discipl@@ ine and example have the go@@ al of teaching children self - control .
L@@ ater , I went to bo@@ arding school .
These arrang@@ ements also apply to ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es and conven@@ tions that offer si@@ gn - language inter@@ pre@@ ting .
Why is end@@ ur@@ ance wor@@ th@@ while ?
You too can rejo@@ ice , as did one husband in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
Yes , for all of God’s people , it is a hear@@ t@@ felt joy to offer themselves will@@ ingly to car@@ ry out Jesus ’ comm@@ and to “ make disciples of people of all the nations . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
( 3 ) How can you help a person to become not only a stud@@ ent but also a teach@@ er of God’s written Word , the Bible ?
35 : 19 ​ — What is the meaning of Davi@@ d’s re@@ qu@@ est not to let those h@@ ating him w@@ ink their e@@ ye ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , regarding gi@@ f@@ ts of mer@@ cy to the nee@@ dy , the apostle Paul wrote : “ Let each one do just as he has res@@ ol@@ ved in his heart , not g@@ ru@@ d@@ g@@ ingly or under com@@ pul@@ sion , for God lo@@ ves a c@@ he@@ er@@ ful gi@@ ver . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 9 : 7 .
And no one should have reason to feel that it is a fe@@ ar@@ ful thing to f@@ all into the hands of a par@@ ent or a certain el@@ der in the congregation .
In@@ tegrity is not re@@ stri@@ cted to a certain as@@ pect of human be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or , such as religious devo@@ tion .
To what ex@@ t@@ ent should the elders give of themselves ?
F@@ in@@ ally , he provided fur@@ ther Scriptural counsel to help Peter ad@@ just his thinking and feelings .
However , God promises : “ They will certainly buil@@ d hous@@ es and have occ@@ u@@ pan@@ cy ; and they will certainly pl@@ ant v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds and e@@ at their fru@@ it@@ age .
What can we learn from the respon@@ se of Pet@@ er@@ ’s fellow Christians ?
F@@ re@@ e@@ dom could also be arrang@@ ed if ow@@ n@@ er@@ ship was trans@@ fer@@ red to a go@@ d . ”
With respect to worship , we are ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed : “ Let us consider one another to inc@@ ite to love and fine works , not for@@ s@@ ak@@ ing the ga@@ ther@@ ing of ourselves together . ”
That is why we believe everything he tel@@ ls us about the future . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 7 : 9 .
How did certain brothers in E@@ l S@@ al@@ va@@ d@@ or use ing@@ en@@ u@@ ity to preach to a man who at first did not want to hear the Kingdom message ?
That meeting was held during the inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion at Y@@ an@@ ke@@ e St@@ adi@@ u@@ m , New Yor@@ k , in the sum@@ m@@ er of 195@@ 3 .
After being rel@@ eas@@ ed with the Devil and co@@ op@@ er@@ ating with him during the fin@@ al t@@ est of mankind at the end of the th@@ ous@@ and years , the dem@@ ons too will be h@@ ur@@ led into the l@@ ake of fi@@ re and will thus experience everlasting des@@ tru@@ ction . ​ — Revelation 20 : 7 - 9 .
“ N@@ ever Mis@@ sing ”
A@@ sa@@ ph res@@ ol@@ ved to cultiv@@ ate love for Jehovah in his heart .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law was desi@@ gn@@ ed to lead God - fe@@ aring Jews to Christ .
I consider@@ ed this re@@ qu@@ est to be un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural , so I did not bring anything .
( a ) What less@@ ons do we learn from the par@@ able of the tal@@ ents ?
• As He@@ ad of the Christian congregation , how does Jesus refle@@ ct his Fa@@ ther’s qualities ?
In so doing , we will experience the truth of Jesus ’ words : “ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ”
At we@@ ek@@ ly meetings , Jehovah’s people receive the needed tra@@ ining and encourag@@ ement to be faithful Witnesses of Jehovah .
There is only one s@@ ource of that knowledge , the inspired Word of God .
The writ@@ ing , prin@@ ting , and shi@@ pp@@ ing of Bible - based public@@ ations and the many other rel@@ ated activities of bran@@ ches , cir@@ cu@@ its , and congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses requi@@ re consider@@ able effort and ex@@ p@@ en@@ se .
The 200@@ 1 M@@ em@@ ori@@ al attend@@ ance re@@ ached an all - time pe@@ ak of 1@@ ,@@ 9@@ 0@@ 7 .
There were whole bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffer@@ ings that were to be enti@@ r@@ ely con@@ sum@@ ed in fi@@ re .
For example , when we were reading about Jose@@ p@@ h’s inter@@ pre@@ tation of the dre@@ am@@ s of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s bak@@ er and his cu@@ p@@ be@@ are@@ r , Ka@@ it@@ l@@ y@@ n wrote a com@@ position from the stan@@ d@@ point of a pris@@ on@@ er w@@ atch@@ ing the sc@@ ene un@@ fo@@ ld . ” ​ — G@@ en . , cha@@ p .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , without par@@ taking of spiritual food , we we@@ ak@@ en and die spiritually .
This is@@ sue gave me a ch@@ ance to have many Bible discus@@ sions with some of the stud@@ ents .
During the af@@ ter@@ no@@ ons , different cl@@ as@@ ses of gl@@ adi@@ at@@ ors ar@@ m@@ ed in dist@@ inc@@ tive ways and tra@@ ined in cont@@ ra@@ sting te@@ ch@@ ni@@ qu@@ es f@@ ought one another .
A perfect man has free will and is able to imitate God’s qualities comple@@ t@@ ely .
Mo@@ re@@ over , our c@@ hi@@ ef concer@@ n should be the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of Jehovah’s holy name and the v@@ indic@@ ation of his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Sa@@ ys the psalmist : “ You have s@@ we@@ pt them away ; they become a m@@ ere s@@ le@@ ep ; in the mor@@ ning they are just like gre@@ en gr@@ ass that chang@@ es .
We might be dra@@ wing attention to ourselves in in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate ways .
However , there is no need to pan@@ ic .
Th@@ ree Who F@@ ear@@ ed God
Jehovah has in@@ deed bless@@ ed those who serve him .
It u@@ su@@ ally took 11 p@@ oun@@ ds ( 5 k@@ g ) of ore to pro@@ du@@ ce about 2 p@@ oun@@ ds ( 1 k@@ g ) of cop@@ per ing@@ o@@ ts , which could then be c@@ ast into vari@@ ous ob@@ je@@ cts .
The city and the sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding pla@@ in were d@@ om@@ in@@ ated by the temp@@ les of Ba@@ al and D@@ ag@@ an .
What might you give the congregation in return ?
Will I enc@@ oun@@ ter bad associ@@ ates only in the world ?
When making cho@@ ic@@ es about associ@@ ations , clo@@ thing , gro@@ om@@ ing , en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment ​ — even food and dr@@ ink — ​ we remember that true Christians are sla@@ ves of God , not pleas@@ ing themselves .
P@@ r@@ in@@ ting bran@@ ches ship liter@@ ature to congregations near and far .
Ar@@ tur@@ o , a 30 - year - old man in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o who rec@@ ently got married , says : “ My father made it clear to my brothers and me that he and my mother had the authority in the family .
The Bible says : “ W@@ ho@@ ever practic@@ es se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality is sin@@ ning against his own body . ”
Will the dead be resur@@ rec@@ ted ? ​ — John 5 : 28 , 29 .
Ex@@ am@@ ining these r@@ are g@@ em@@ s of in@@ es@@ ti@@ ma@@ ble value gives you an opportunity to cho@@ ose in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ently the best and most re@@ war@@ ding way of life .
Like a di@@ am@@ ond , har@@ der than f@@ l@@ in@@ t , I have made your fore@@ head .
That experience cur@@ ed me of any fear of man I might have had !
No@@ te , though , that the Scriptures men@@ tion him and apply to him ex@@ ac@@ tly the right t@@ it@@ le .
Why M@@ an@@ kind Ne@@ e@@ ds a H@@ el@@ per
The C@@ our@@ t listen@@ s as he qu@@ o@@ tes from the Bible to expla@@ in his beli@@ ef@@ s .
He real@@ iz@@ es that he needs to make an effort to imp@@ ro@@ ve his Christian qualities .
Our prog@@ ress was s@@ low at first .
We must h@@ ate not mer@@ ely the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of evil but also the evil it@@ self .
Un@@ less it has been stated that a rec@@ ep@@ tion is o@@ pen to all , a true follow@@ er of Jesus would avoid atten@@ ding a we@@ d@@ ding rec@@ ep@@ tion un@@ invit@@ ed and par@@ taking of food and dr@@ ink provided for the invit@@ ed gu@@ ests .
Can parents appro@@ pri@@ ately show their affe@@ ction by pu@@ t@@ ting their ar@@ ms around their children and hu@@ gg@@ ing them ?
Still , I ​ — like th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of others — ​ f@@ l@@ at@@ ly refu@@ sed the “ privilege . ”
Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ er Mark descri@@ bes the first time that such a baptism took place .
The first was John W@@ is@@ ch@@ u@@ k , who ser@@ ves in the W@@ rit@@ ing De@@ par@@ t@@ ment .
I@@ F TH@@ A@@ T had been the end of the matter , Jesus ’ disciples would pro@@ ba@@ bly have disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared like the followers of the many would - be Messi@@ ah@@ s .
In his inspired writ@@ ings , the apostle Paul some@@ times cont@@ ra@@ sted Jews with Gre@@ ek@@ s , or H@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ es , as if using the Gre@@ ek@@ s to re@@ present all n@@ on - Jewish pe@@ op@@ les .
S@@ ing@@ le parents often experience in@@ ten@@ se feelings of l@@ on@@ el@@ iness , having no other ad@@ ul@@ t to talk to .
T@@ ake , for example , the case of Al@@ ber@@ t who served in the B@@ rit@@ ish Ar@@ my during World W@@ ar I@@ I and who was cap@@ tur@@ ed by the J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese at the f@@ all of S@@ ing@@ ap@@ ore in 194@@ 2 .
While imp@@ ris@@ oned , Paul gives personal attention to a r@@ un@@ away slave , On@@ es@@ i@@ mu@@ s , ‘ to whom he became a father while in pris@@ on b@@ on@@ ds , ’ and s@@ ends him back to his ma@@ ster .
Even the angels take no@@ te of our activ@@ ity , as they did of that of Paul and his Christian associ@@ ates .
G@@ et@@ ting up in the mor@@ ning to eng@@ age in the ministry might call for over@@ coming the comfort of the mat@@ t@@ ress on our bed .
You would think that ever@@ yone would rejo@@ ice to hear this news that Jesus sh@@ ared with mankind .
However , El@@ isha fo@@ il@@ s the pl@@ an .
Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 1 - 3 expla@@ ins what happened to the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents between 1914 and early 19@@ 19 .
That man , in turn , re@@ comm@@ ended that I be taken to a more experienced physi@@ ci@@ an in the city .
O@@ ther@@ wise , they could have no for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
Par@@ is
Christians need to be care@@ ful not to be influ@@ enced by the way of thinking that is comm@@ on in this world .
Jehovah , “ the Ma@@ ster of the har@@ v@@ est , ” is sa@@ dd@@ ened by any such l@@ ack of end@@ ur@@ ance . ​ — Luke 10 : 2 .
Lo@@ re@@ t@@ ta , one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , had a good jo@@ b at a food - pre@@ par@@ ation compan@@ y .
She was also evid@@ ently set@@ t@@ ling dis@@ pu@@ tes by giving Jehovah’s answer to problems that came up . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 4 : 4 , 5 .
The ha@@ w@@ k ab@@ or@@ ts its att@@ ack .
The Law was to prote@@ ct the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing and lead humans to the Messi@@ ah .
A col@@ le@@ ge gra@@ du@@ ate in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates says : “ I sp@@ ent 18 years speaking and writ@@ ing in the ab@@ str@@ act language of high@@ er educ@@ ation .
Their effe@@ cts were to continue with him for the rest of his life .
Con@@ fid@@ ent that Jehovah “ be@@ comes the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him , ” they exerc@@ ised faith in his promises .
I@@ T H@@ A@@ P@@ P@@ EN@@ E@@ D in Au@@ gu@@ st 19@@ 36 .
During the peri@@ od of Israel@@ ’s jud@@ ges , Bar@@ ak , De@@ bor@@ ah , and 10@@ ,000 fellow Israelites lived through such an experience .
Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s pro@@ claim@@ ed the good news of the Kingdom there during their first mission@@ ary j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
In 20@@ 12 , Per@@ r@@ ine mu@@ st@@ ered up the courage , and she and L@@ ou@@ is moved .
In our day Chris@@ tend@@ om , cons@@ titu@@ ting the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of those who cla@@ im to be Christian , has been re@@ je@@ cted by Jehovah .
After vie@@ wing the “ D@@ r@@ ama , ” many attend@@ e@@ es received the S@@ cen@@ ari@@ o of the P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama of C@@ re@@ ation .
The Jewish re@@ m@@ n@@ ant who re@@ turned to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and lived in se@@ cur@@ ity , with nothing to fear from ani@@ mal@@ s .
In Jerusalem , sh@@ ort@@ ly after Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st of 33 C.E . , “ a mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring ar@@ ose on the part of the Greek - speaking Jews against the Hebrew - speaking Jews , because their wi@@ do@@ ws were being over@@ loo@@ ked in the da@@ ily dist@@ ribu@@ tion . ”
Per@@ haps you took a walk in a gar@@ den and enjo@@ yed the beau@@ ty and sc@@ ent of the f@@ low@@ ers .
The two pi@@ e@@ ces of ar@@ m@@ or refer@@ red to here are a gi@@ r@@ d@@ le , or a bel@@ t , and a bre@@ ast@@ pl@@ ate .
When Timothy was ready to car@@ ry he@@ a@@ vi@@ er responsi@@ bility , Paul left him in Eph@@ esus , en@@ tru@@ sting him with the authority to ap@@ point congregation overse@@ ers and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
When those promises become real@@ ities , the con@@ di@@ tions that for@@ ce children to live in the st@@ re@@ et will be a thing of the past .
G@@ ran@@ ted , problems may ar@@ ise if we s@@ ow according to the flesh rather than the spirit .
Ther@@ efore , may we always stri@@ ve to ‘ keep God’s comman@@ d@@ ments and continue living , ’ even forever . ​ — 1 John 2 : 17 .
S@@ ome@@ times we may f@@ all into serious sin , as did David .
W@@ ould early Christians coming from a Jewish ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound continue to worship God at the temple that was soon to be destro@@ yed ?
( b ) What did David ex@@ pect from Jehovah ?
The c@@ ru@@ cial question , then , is , How will that promise come true ?
To secu@@ re and maintain control over its sub@@ je@@ cts , R@@ ome had a strong and ef@@ fi@@ cient ar@@ my .
What attitude must we avoid ?
S@@ in and wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness s@@ pre@@ ad ra@@ pi@@ dly .
Why is it prop@@ er to look for@@ ward to the re@@ ward of everlasting life ?
David proved this by his determin@@ ation expres@@ sed at Psalm 9 : 1 : “ I will la@@ u@@ d you , O Jehovah , with all my heart ; I will dec@@ l@@ are all your wonderful works . ”
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you ever thought about the personal con@@ f@@ li@@ cts found in the Bible ?
The Bible account re@@ a@@ ds : “ God said to Abraham : ‘ Do not let anything that S@@ ar@@ ah keep@@ s saying to you be dis@@ pleas@@ ing to you about the bo@@ y and about your slave gi@@ r@@ l . L@@ isten to her vo@@ ice , because it is by means of Isa@@ a@@ c that what will be called your se@@ ed will be . ’ ”
In the course of a year , the earth re@@ ach@@ es two poin@@ ts in its or@@ bi@@ t where the su@@ n appe@@ ars direc@@ tly over@@ head at no@@ on at the e@@ qu@@ at@@ or .
* Z@@ i@@ on@@ ’s W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er of J@@ anu@@ ary 1 , 19@@ 00 , said : “ T@@ ra@@ dition dec@@ la@@ res that Joseph died while Jesus was yet young , and that the l@@ at@@ ter took up the car@@ p@@ en@@ ter@@ ’s tra@@ de and became the support of the family .
“ The sons of God ” mentioned at Psalm 8@@ 9 : 6 are de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely heavenly cre@@ atu@@ res in God’s compan@@ y , not humans .
C@@ ould we be like the man in the par@@ able ​ — work very hard to make sure that we would have “ many good things ” yet fai@@ l to do what is necess@@ ary to gain the pro@@ spe@@ ct of having “ many years ” ?
What a hum@@ ble service !
From before the cre@@ ation of “ the heavens and the earth ” to bey@@ ond the gr@@ and fulfill@@ ment of God’s purpose to make the earth a par@@ adise and ra@@ ise the human family to per@@ fe@@ ction ​ — from et@@ er@@ n@@ ity to et@@ er@@ n@@ ity — ​ Jehovah God is the most ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic and di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied Per@@ s@@ on@@ age in the uni@@ verse . ​ — G@@ en .
publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses , pages 10@@ 6 to 1@@ 14 .
It was his hear@@ t’s desire that some individuals would find sal@@ vation , and he supp@@ lic@@ ated God to that end .
The Jewish re@@ v@@ ol@@ t against the Romans pro@@ vo@@ ked the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem in 70 C.E .
He is much like the pro@@ ver@@ bi@@ al bu@@ s d@@ ri@@ ver who was so concer@@ ned with arri@@ ving on time that he did not sto@@ p to pi@@ ck up pas@@ s@@ eng@@ ers .
Yes , prote@@ cting your children from anything that might ro@@ b them of their peace , their in@@ no@@ c@@ ence , or their clean standing before God is an ess@@ enti@@ al way to show that you love them .
Do we da@@ ily ask God’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess for our many er@@ r@@ ors ?
Ther@@ efore , she asked a pioneer , a full - time minis@@ ter of Jehovah’s Witnesses , to encoura@@ ge him .
H@@ er contribu@@ tion to the care@@ ful man@@ ag@@ ement of our fin@@ an@@ ces made it possible for me to work part - time for 32 years , en@@ ab@@ ling me to devo@@ te more time to our family and to spiritual matters .
Is it not a ple@@ asure to con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate the ways in which Jehovah helps us ?
Some people are wor@@ ka@@ ho@@ lic@@ s , pu@@ t@@ ting their jo@@ b before all el@@ se .
As is evid@@ ent in cre@@ ation , Jehovah lo@@ v@@ ingly set b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries .
F@@ e@@ ar of God is a preci@@ ous her@@ it@@ age that parents can pas@@ s on to their children
However , the wor@@ st they can do is still only temp@@ or@@ ary .
A bri@@ ef prayer will be offered , after which the pl@@ ates will be pas@@ sed in an or@@ der@@ ly way , according to what seem@@ s practic@@ al lo@@ c@@ ally .
The comple@@ men@@ t@@ ary n@@ ature of these two psal@@ ms is seen in their stru@@ c@@ ture as well as in their cont@@ ent .
We may be sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by al@@ lu@@ ring opportun@@ ities , but cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and la@@ w@@ less@@ ness in plac@@ es high and low have resul@@ ted in ho@@ p@@ el@@ ess@@ ness for many .
Jesus shows us not only how we should pray ​ — with bo@@ ld pers@@ ist@@ ence — ​ but also why we should do so .
Yes , the mi@@ d@@ wi@@ ves took refu@@ ge in Jehovah , and he , in turn , proved to be “ a shi@@ eld ” to them , prote@@ cting them from P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s wr@@ ath .
What attitude should we show toward knowledge of God ?
On Ju@@ ne 3 , 199@@ 1 , with a re@@ ver@@ ber@@ ating r@@ um@@ ble , M@@ ount F@@ u@@ g@@ en in J@@ ap@@ an spe@@ wed out a t@@ or@@ r@@ ent of v@@ ol@@ c@@ ani@@ c g@@ as@@ es and as@@ h .
In view of man@@ ’s gener@@ al re@@ action to death , his am@@ a@@ z@@ ing po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing and lear@@ ning , and his in@@ ward long@@ ing for et@@ er@@ n@@ ity , is it not clear that he was made to live ?
Bet@@ ter than that ​ — you are ac@@ tually invit@@ ed to do so by the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh God himself !
The temp@@ les prom@@ o@@ ted ri@@ tu@@ al pro@@ s@@ titu@@ tion , and the worship of such demon@@ ic go@@ ds as Ba@@ al and Mo@@ le@@ ch inclu@@ ded the bur@@ ning of children ali@@ ve in sacri@@ fi@@ cial fi@@ res .
I was assign@@ ed to the pr@@ inter@@ y and learned to op@@ er@@ ate the f@@ l@@ at@@ bed pres@@ s .
We cannot be do@@ g@@ m@@ ati@@ c in the matter .
Hence , Jesus , the Ma@@ ster , was pleas@@ ed ther@@ e@@ after to ap@@ point them “ over all his bel@@ ong@@ ings . ”
Acc@@ ording to some Jewish tra@@ di@@ tions , A@@ br@@ am@@ ’s father , T@@ er@@ ah , was himself a mak@@ er of i@@ do@@ ls .
One day , when J@@ a@@ ir@@ o was 16 , Father asked him , “ J@@ a@@ ir@@ o , do you want to get baptized ? ”
“ De@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion ” are de@@ e@@ ds that con@@ fir@@ m our close relationship with Jehovah .
So the land did not allow for them to d@@ well all together , because their go@@ o@@ ds had become many and they were not able to d@@ well all together .
Then she offered me some Bible liter@@ ature .
Yes , me@@ dd@@ ling in pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s brought dr@@ as@@ tic con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
The J@@ on@@ a@@ da@@ b class is invit@@ ed to preach
Acc@@ ording to the Scriptures , Jesus came to earth to teach us about God and His purpose to gr@@ ant everlasting life to obedi@@ ent mankind .
How did Jehovah view Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has ’ courage and dec@@ isi@@ ven@@ ess ?
How did first - century Christians view remin@@ ders ?
What Is Your Com@@ ment ?
I@@ nt@@ ent on cre@@ ating con@@ fu@@ sion , he started y@@ el@@ ling at the to@@ p of his vo@@ ice .
We were spiritually streng@@ th@@ ened by friends like H@@ ar@@ ve@@ y and Ka@@ thy Lo@@ g@@ an when we moved from To@@ k@@ yo to T@@ a@@ i@@ pe@@ i
19@@ 50 8@@ 8 *
I@@ magine being told to leave your home , your friends , the country of your bir@@ th , and the se@@ cur@@ ity of your ex@@ tend@@ ed family to go to a land that you do not know .
At le@@ ast a few cour@@ t members se@@ em to have been princi@@ pl@@ ed men .
In 37 B.C.E . , Jerusalem was taken over by the I@@ du@@ ma@@ e@@ an King H@@ er@@ od the Gre@@ at , whom the Rom@@ an S@@ en@@ ate had appro@@ ved as “ King of Ju@@ de@@ a , ” “ ally and friend of the Rom@@ an people . ”
• Why is there so much dec@@ ep@@ tion in the world today ?
My parents , W@@ il@@ li@@ am and Je@@ an , were loyal servants of Jehovah .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ating Jesus ​ — The Gre@@ ater David and the Gre@@ ater Solomon
No doubt the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der in the illustr@@ ation real@@ ized that all these men needed to fe@@ ed their famili@@ es .
She had sa@@ ved en@@ ough money to live in Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ a for a year .
1 : 24 ; 1 P@@ et .
They are sear@@ ch@@ ing for hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people who want to learn about God’s mar@@ vel@@ ous promises .
As a result , we will not allow the ne@@ g@@ ative ide@@ as of others to d@@ ri@@ ve a we@@ dge between us and Jehovah . ​ — P@@ s .
Mo@@ re@@ over , few would cont@@ est that events in our time have cre@@ ated a va@@ st need for comfort and hope .
As long as I am able , I would not cho@@ ose to serve as anything other than a pioneer .
; Bo@@ is@@ s@@ on@@ nea@@ ul@@ t , L .
This is possible only because his life re@@ v@@ ol@@ ves around God and around his Christian friends .
Jesus did not im@@ medi@@ ately ask his disciples to do anything in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent of him .
There were no words of comfort or cons@@ ol@@ ation .
E@@ ach One Will S@@ it Un@@ der His F@@ i@@ g T@@ ree
V@@ in@@ e@@ g@@ ar is a s@@ ource of dis@@ comfort to the te@@ et@@ h .
His ref@@ re@@ shing person@@ ality dre@@ w people to him .
How can we be confid@@ ent that God can be our “ ass@@ ist@@ ance and the Pro@@ vi@@ der of es@@ cap@@ e ” ?
( b ) Why was N@@ is@@ an 15 in 33 C.E . called “ a great ” S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h ?
( Read Matthew 5 : 21 , 22 . )
But what they l@@ ack in ability , they often make up for in love and en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m . And many inter@@ ested ones are coming into the truth . ”
You , though , came to know that Jesus is now re@@ ign@@ ing as King of God’s Kingdom .
E@@ sa@@ u “ des@@ p@@ ised the bir@@ th@@ right . ”
It is eas@@ y to take for gr@@ anted the mu@@ si@@ cal accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ment that we enjoy at our special ass@@ em@@ bly days , cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tions .
L@@ it@@ tle did I real@@ ize then how this cho@@ ice would shap@@ e my future .
Tu@@ k@@ is@@ o took this stand because of what he had learned in his study of the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
In our case , however , the t@@ est may be more in what Jehovah al@@ lo@@ ws to ha@@ p@@ pen than in what he tel@@ ls us to do .
E@@ ach ev@@ ening , my gr@@ and@@ father led the family in worship , pra@@ ying and reading al@@ ou@@ d from the Bible in the T@@ ulu language .
H@@ el@@ p@@ ing these sisters gives me a deep sense of fulfill@@ ment . ”
We invit@@ ed them to a public meeting and to the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy .
In his wisdom , Jehovah has seen to it that his Word , the Bible , has been pre@@ served until mo@@ der@@ n times .
But how can we be sure that God’s Kingdom is rul@@ ing now ?
They asked if we were willing to move to N@@ ep@@ al and continue in the cir@@ cu@@ it work there .
M@@ ore P@@ ol@@ iti@@ c@@ s , L@@ ess P@@ i@@ ety
On the other hand , the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation is different , ob@@ served Be@@ D@@ u@@ h@@ n , because of “ the greater acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y of the N@@ W as a liter@@ al , con@@ serv@@ ative transl@@ ation of the origin@@ al expres@@ sions of the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent writ@@ ers . ”
While we lived in that ter@@ rit@@ ory , we did not even have a travel@@ ing overse@@ er vis@@ it us .
Today , Bible truth is a@@ vail@@ able to more people than ever before in hist@@ ory .
That , of course , does not mean that being different from the world will always be eas@@ y .
Be@@ fore we make ma@@ j@@ or decisions in life , we want to find out what Jehovah thin@@ ks so that we can be loyal to him .
We live in a spiritual par@@ adise .
I would not tra@@ de my service here for any other life , and I will stay as long as Jehovah per@@ m@@ its . ”
( 1 ) N@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment .
Jehovah’s name is not to be re@@ pro@@ ached .
Re@@ call that Paul wrote : “ What is loo@@ ked for in ste@@ war@@ ds is for a man to be found faithful . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
While encourag@@ ing us to take an un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish personal interest in people , it remin@@ ds us not to be bu@@ sy@@ bo@@ dies . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 4 ; 1 Peter 4 : 15 .
We also do good when we use our res@@ our@@ ces to maintain the Kingdom H@@ all and when we help to take prop@@ er care of it .
What greater inc@@ en@@ tive can there be than the desire to have a good relationship with Jehovah God and his Son ?
Ban@@ k Acc@@ oun@@ ts : Ban@@ k acc@@ oun@@ ts , cer@@ ti@@ fic@@ ates of de@@ po@@ si@@ t , or individu@@ al re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment acc@@ oun@@ ts may be plac@@ ed in trust for or made pa@@ y@@ able on death to W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er , in acc@@ ord with local ban@@ k requi@@ re@@ ments .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , I su@@ ffered the ru@@ p@@ ture of both re@@ t@@ in@@ as ​ — I was bl@@ ind and had no way of know@@ ing if my vision could be rest@@ ored .
• How can we strengthen our appreciation of our spiritual par@@ adise and our hope for an earthly par@@ adise ?
pages 5 - 16 .
that com@@ for@@ ted you when you needed it or helped you to sol@@ ve a proble@@ m or face a chall@@ enge to your faith ?
How vital it is that our words be like a g@@ ent@@ le ra@@ in that so@@ ak@@ s the gr@@ ound and is bene@@ fi@@ cial , not like an un@@ wel@@ come t@@ or@@ r@@ ent that s@@ we@@ ep@@ s away everything in its p@@ ath !
O@@ thers put to good use the Bible - based public@@ ations provided by Jehovah’s Witnesses , using such on return vis@@ its and when star@@ ting home Bible stu@@ dies .
Is your spiritual need being satis@@ fied ?
However , it is not en@@ ough just to co@@ ver some Scriptural material during the study .
I kept reading what he had written me about deal@@ ing with wi@@ do@@ who@@ od .
I began stud@@ ying the Bible with the Witnesses , and soon I real@@ ized that what it says is very different from everything I had pre@@ vi@@ ously as@@ sum@@ ed about religion .
“ A pa@@ st@@ or who lives ne@@ ar@@ by says that the new Kingdom H@@ all ad@@ ds to the res@@ pe@@ c@@ ta@@ bility of the whole neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od and that local people take pri@@ de in it .
Jehovah quic@@ k@@ ly rend@@ ered judgment against Satan by st@@ ating in the first Bible prophecy : “ I shall put en@@ m@@ ity between you and the woman and between your se@@ ed and her se@@ ed . He will b@@ ru@@ ise you in the head and you will b@@ ru@@ ise him in the he@@ el . ”
May we never do anything to cause us to lo@@ se that !
Our assignment was to find one of these people , du@@ p@@ lic@@ ate the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , and dist@@ ribu@@ te co@@ pi@@ es to fellow Witnesses .
O@@ thers who heard the word are descri@@ bed as allow@@ ing “ the anxi@@ e@@ ties of this system of things and the dec@@ ep@@ tive power of ri@@ ches ” to make in@@ ro@@ a@@ ds and cho@@ ke the word .
J@@ us@@ tice is not a pre@@ vail@@ ing qu@@ ality today .
How important , then , that Christian parents look to Jehovah for guid@@ ance .
At that time , two re@@ bel@@ s appro@@ ached me .
Ke@@ ep It S@@ imp@@ le
Lo@@ ve for the people we teach will move us to he@@ ed the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s wise war@@ ning : “ K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge pu@@ ff@@ s up , but love buil@@ ds up . ”
Do you ch@@ er@@ ish the privilege you have of serving as God’s fellow work@@ er along with his spirit - gu@@ i@@ ded Son ?
Paul war@@ ned : “ I know that after my going away op@@ pres@@ sive w@@ ol@@ ves will en@@ ter in among you and will not tre@@ at the flo@@ ck with tend@@ er@@ ness , and from among you y@@ ourselves men will ris@@ e and speak tw@@ is@@ ted things to draw away the disciples after themselves . ” ​ — Acts 20 : 29 , 30 .
In their cul@@ ture , such a la@@ p@@ se of cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality would sh@@ ame the family , mar@@ ring the occasi@@ on ter@@ ri@@ bly .
( b ) Of what are anointed Christians a@@ ware ?
She deci@@ ded to devel@@ op the the@@ me “ The P@@ ur@@ ple T@@ ri@@ ang@@ les Un@@ der Na@@ z@@ i R@@ ule . ”
Jehovah’s appointed Ju@@ dge , Jesus Christ , will deter@@ mine whether any members of the first - century S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in mer@@ it a resurrection and who among them sin@@ ned against the holy spirit .
Th@@ ree of their plac@@ es of worship as well as over 5@@ 00 ho@@ m@@ es were re@@ buil@@ t in sh@@ ort order .
I have ‘ wal@@ ked ’ through the account of Acts on many occasi@@ ons but only as if ho@@ l@@ ding a c@@ and@@ le and we@@ aring di@@ r@@ ty gl@@ as@@ ses . Now I feel as if I have been bless@@ ed to see its glory in the b@@ righ@@ t@@ ness of the su@@ n . ”
Why not take the in@@ iti@@ ative to invit@@ e someone to vis@@ it you ?
The truth is , however , that God is not to bl@@ ame for the problems that pla@@ gu@@ e human@@ kind .
“ A fo@@ ol@@ ish person will be a serv@@ ant to the one wise in heart , ” continu@@ es the verse .
Jesus is taking the lead in direc@@ ting the earthly part of Jehovah’s organization to foc@@ us on preaching the good news , to care spiritually for those car@@ r@@ ying out this work , and to prom@@ o@@ te the true worship of Jehovah .
For more information about God’s promise of everlasting life in Par@@ adise , see chap@@ ter 3 of the book What Can the Bible T@@ each U@@ s ?
During the same time peri@@ od , writ@@ er The@@ op@@ h@@ il@@ us of An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch qu@@ o@@ tes the Greek prophe@@ t@@ ess Si@@ b@@ y@@ l as fore@@ tel@@ ling the p@@ un@@ ish@@ ments of the wicked : “ U@@ p@@ on you bur@@ ning fi@@ re shall come , and ever ye shall da@@ ily bur@@ n in f@@ lam@@ es . ”
One woman asked for 20 co@@ pi@@ es . She is a bi@@ olo@@ gy teach@@ er and wanted her stud@@ ents to have a cop@@ y . ”
Cor@@ ali@@ e@@ ’s gr@@ and@@ mother had been the first one in her family to show interest in the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message .
In to@@ da@@ y’s cu@@ t@@ thro@@ at world , it is comm@@ on for people to fa@@ wn over their su@@ peri@@ ors , tr@@ ying to ing@@ r@@ ati@@ ate themselves to them simply to make an imp@@ res@@ sion or perhaps to gain some ty@@ pe of privilege or prom@@ o@@ tion .
In what situ@@ ations can Christians apply the spirit of Paul’s counsel to the Romans ?
Y@@ ou@@ ths Who Lo@@ ve the Tru@@ th
The Q@@ u@@ es@@ tion of How Mu@@ ch Ti@@ me
Al@@ most im@@ medi@@ ately , however , he fac@@ ed another t@@ est .
Just as pro@@ spe@@ ctive c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens of a country a@@ bi@@ de by the la@@ ws of their new land , Christ’s sub@@ je@@ cts sub@@ mit themselves to “ the law of the Christ ” by har@@ mon@@ iz@@ ing their lives with all that Jesus taught and comman@@ ded .
We read : “ Moses said to the people : ‘ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id .
So I found my@@ self al@@ one in a pris@@ on c@@ ell .
When I told them that I was a consci@@ enti@@ ous ob@@ je@@ ct@@ or , they took it as a jo@@ ke .
Since Jesus made the Kingdom the the@@ me of his preaching , you might ex@@ pect that he discus@@ sed this question .
▪ Are these con@@ sum@@ ing time you pre@@ vi@@ ously devo@@ ted to spiritual pur@@ su@@ its ?
The psalmist David wrote : “ Go@@ od and u@@ pri@@ ght is Jehovah . . . . He will teach the me@@ ek ones his way . ”
He took the man asi@@ de , away from the crow@@ d , to a priv@@ ate place .
The Y@@ oung brothers develop@@ ed a fine re@@ pu@@ tation as tim@@ ber c@@ ru@@ is@@ ers ( men who in@@ spe@@ cted land for possible lum@@ ber yi@@ eld ) and as bu@@ y@@ ers and sel@@ l@@ ers of tim@@ ber .
What , though , of Satan’s more sub@@ tle , co@@ br@@ al@@ ike att@@ ac@@ ks ?
On the contr@@ ary , he regul@@ arly sp@@ ent time thinking about them .
Re@@ g@@ arding a com@@ par@@ able d@@ anger posed by false prophe@@ ts in the first century , the apostle John war@@ ned : “ B@@ el@@ o@@ ved ones , do not believe every inspired expres@@ sion , but t@@ est the inspired expres@@ sions to see whether they origin@@ ate with God , because many false prophe@@ ts have g@@ one for@@ th into the world . ”
In Hebrew and Greek , “ righteousness ” ref@@ ers to that which is “ u@@ pri@@ ght , ” imp@@ l@@ ying a stri@@ ct ad@@ her@@ ence to moral principles .
“ It is written , ” Jesus rep@@ lied , “ ‘ M@@ an must not live by bre@@ ad al@@ one but by everything pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ding from Jehovah’s m@@ ou@@ th . ’ ” ​ — Luke 4 : 4 , f@@ t@@ n .
The bro@@ ch@@ ure was written in respon@@ se to the many in@@ qui@@ ries the So@@ ci@@ ety has received regarding gi@@ f@@ ts , will@@ s , and tru@@ st@@ s .
Sa@@ ys Mar@@ eli@@ us , now ag@@ ed 29 : “ Con@@ ven@@ tion tal@@ ks and inter@@ vie@@ ws about pione@@ ering moved me to think about ex@@ pan@@ ding my service . ”
We arri@@ ve at the N@@ do@@ sh@@ o Kingdom H@@ all to me@@ et some of our fellow Jehovah’s Witnesses who will jo@@ in us in preaching at the cam@@ p .
Be quic@@ k to com@@ men@@ d , s@@ low to con@@ dem@@ n .
That prophecy was to be ful@@ filled at a time when people in gener@@ al were go@@ d@@ less , ob@@ s@@ ess@@ ed with self and money , and dis@@ obedi@@ ent .
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , there is a very simp@@ le answer .
Why is it not sur@@ pris@@ ing that married cou@@ ples experience problems ?
If some of my blood will be di@@ ver@@ ted out@@ side my body and the f@@ low might even be inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted for a time , will my conscience allow me to view this blood as still part of me , thus not requi@@ ring that it be ‘ p@@ our@@ ed out on the gr@@ ound ’ ?
The parents car@@ ry the he@@ a@@ vi@@ est lo@@ ad , making sure that ever@@ yone is clean , f@@ ed , and ready on time .
Ho@@ se@@ a 7 : 14 says this about Jehovah’s dis@@ ple@@ asure with his people : “ They did not call to me for a@@ id with their heart , al@@ though they kept how@@ ling on their be@@ ds . ”
K@@ en , mentioned a@@ bo@@ ve , says : “ When our children left the way of the truth , I thought that it was like their death .
The prof@@ an@@ ity and fi@@ gh@@ ting continued .
So@@ on , during the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn of Christ , they will be con@@ f@@ ined to a st@@ ate of complete in@@ activ@@ ity , after which they will be destro@@ yed .
The apostle Paul found it necess@@ ary to tell the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians to “ speak cons@@ ol@@ ingly to the de@@ pres@@ sed sou@@ ls . ”
A@@ no@@ ther l@@ ine of evidence that the true God is the Au@@ th@@ or of the Bible comes from what hist@@ ory reve@@ als about efforts made to destro@@ y its message .
The po@@ et John M@@ il@@ t@@ on ( left ) and the ma@@ them@@ ati@@ ci@@ an Isa@@ a@@ c Ne@@ w@@ t@@ on ( right ) knew about the hope of everlasting life on earth
Jehovah appreci@@ ates every gift , no matter how small , that st@@ em@@ s from a heart mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love .
Indeed , there is “ a time to we@@ ep and a time to la@@ u@@ gh ; a time to wa@@ il and a time to s@@ ki@@ p about . ”
What better f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for the future could we pos@@ si@@ bly buil@@ d for ourselves and for our famili@@ es ?
What is his go@@ al ?
A car@@ ing mother can do much when it comes to the cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness of her hous@@ eho@@ ld
The Bible does not say how long that peri@@ od will be , but the cal@@ am@@ ities associ@@ ated with it will be wor@@ se than anything the world has ever seen .
Th@@ an@@ k@@ fully , we real@@ ized that a quic@@ k respon@@ se when people are up@@ set is coun@@ ter@@ pro@@ duc@@ tive .
In being ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able , he is a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement to young ones and those new in the truth .
A strong appreciation for our relationship with him s@@ ti@@ r@@ s us to com@@ ba@@ t any inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation that might dam@@ age or destro@@ y it .
Des@@ pite our good in@@ ten@@ tions , however , other things inter@@ f@@ ered .
The ter@@ m Paul used , here rend@@ ered “ complete , ” can have the sense of perfect , full - gro@@ wn , or matu@@ re .
S@@ ame Go@@ als ​ — Di@@ ffer@@ ent C@@ ir@@ cum@@ stances
N@@ ex@@ t , a w@@ in@@ no@@ wing sh@@ o@@ v@@ el was used to pi@@ ck up the whole mi@@ x@@ ture and to@@ ss it into the a@@ ir against the w@@ ind .
At one ass@@ em@@ bly , a brother came up to me and said that he wanted to make a con@@ fes@@ sion .
10 : 13 ; Nu@@ m .
It was not hard for Adam and E@@ ve to understand this law ; nor was it a har@@ d@@ ship for them to obey it .
The Bible is written in such a way that only those with the right attitude would understand its message .
One of the men for whom S@@ te@@ ph@@ en pray@@ ed that day was Saul , who wit@@ ness@@ ed and appro@@ ved of S@@ te@@ ph@@ en@@ ’s mu@@ r@@ der .
Although I love mu@@ si@@ c , my great@@ est joy comes from loy@@ ally serving Jehovah , who has re@@ war@@ ded me with a full and satis@@ f@@ ying life .
M@@ ary se@@ iz@@ es the opportunity to take in knowledge from the m@@ ou@@ th of the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er and s@@ its down “ at the fe@@ et of the Lord . . . , listen@@ ing to what he was saying . ”
“ On every po@@ st and do@@ or@@ way were wh@@ ite car@@ ds on which were pr@@ inted in large , bl@@ ack ty@@ pe , A@@ D@@ V .
S@@ ad@@ ly , it is religion that ca@@ uses many to doubt that there is a com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate He@@ are@@ r of prayer .
R@@ em@@ ember , the Bible shows that it is possible to d@@ ri@@ ft away or draw away from God .
In the Revelation , Jesus says : “ To the one that con@@ qu@@ ers I will gr@@ ant to si@@ t down with me on my thro@@ ne , even as I con@@ qu@@ ered and s@@ at down with my Father on his thro@@ ne . ”
I am par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly pleas@@ ed when people to whom I wr@@ ite get in t@@ ou@@ ch with me for fur@@ ther information about the Bible .
“ He went j@@ our@@ ne@@ ying from city to city and from v@@ il@@ la@@ ge to v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , preaching . . . the good news of the kingdom of God . ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 8 : 1 .
A fur@@ ther st@@ ep in the understanding of God’s purpose was soon to come .
What encourag@@ ement can we draw from Isaiah 40 : 29 , but what serious mis@@ take could we make ?
What can be learned from the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver is not just Jehovah’s ability to prote@@ ct his people .
How can prayer emp@@ ow@@ er us ?
( Read Luke 13 : 6 - 9 . )
What is the attitude of the Babyl@@ on@@ ians , and of what does this for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble enem@@ y “ ac@@ tually become gu@@ il@@ ty ” ?
It was not eas@@ y to tell the bad news to his bel@@ o@@ ved wife , M@@ ary , but Joseph br@@ ac@@ ed himself and did it .
However , because of “ the dec@@ ep@@ tive power of ri@@ ches , ” we should never under@@ es@@ tim@@ ate the d@@ anger of being over@@ come by gre@@ ed and co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness .
Still , the Bible war@@ ns us that taking a fir@@ m stand for truth will result in the disa@@ p@@ pro@@ val of a world ali@@ en@@ ated from God .
The very word is said to be sh@@ r@@ ou@@ ded in a “ heav@@ y fo@@ g ” of “ my@@ st@@ er@@ y and con@@ fu@@ sion . ”
B@@ es@@ id@@ es , what could Abra@@ m do against an ar@@ my that the com@@ bin@@ ed for@@ ces of Cana@@ an had been un@@ able to de@@ fe@@ at ?
She did not know what la@@ y a@@ head .
I think the reason is that my n@@ ative language is M@@ aya , and I did not understand S@@ pan@@ ish very well .
On another occasi@@ on , Jesus den@@ oun@@ ced the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es as “ bl@@ ind guid@@ es , who st@@ ra@@ in out the gn@@ at but g@@ ul@@ p down the cam@@ el . ”
L@@ ess than 30 years after Jesus fore@@ told that there would be a witness to all the nations , Paul wrote that the “ good news ” had been “ pre@@ ached in all cre@@ ation that is under heaven . ”
As our liter@@ al heart needs heal@@ th@@ ful food , we need su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient am@@ oun@@ ts of who@@ les@@ ome spiritual food .
What if a religious organization tel@@ ls us that we can over@@ ri@@ de these li@@ m@@ its and still enjoy peace with God ?
In to@@ da@@ y’s f@@ ast - mo@@ ving world , set@@ ting asi@@ de such time can in@@ deed be a chall@@ enge .
“ D@@ O N@@ O@@ T be anxi@@ ous about t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w , ” said Jesus Christ in a fam@@ ous dis@@ course on a m@@ oun@@ tain@@ side in Gal@@ ile@@ e .
Mo@@ re@@ over , how com@@ for@@ ting it is to remember that Jehovah will not leave us !
We may not fully understand why Jehovah al@@ lo@@ ws us to under@@ go a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar tri@@ al .
When temp@@ ted in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , Jesus refu@@ ted Satan by acc@@ ur@@ ately qu@@ o@@ ting God’s Word .
Adam died 8@@ 00 years later , at the age of 9@@ 30 , after fa@@ ther@@ ing “ sons and daugh@@ ters . ” ​ — Genesis 4 : 25 ; 5 : 3 - 5 .
I used to thro@@ w your children out of school ! ”
A Con@@ vers@@ ation With a N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ or ​ — Do Jehovah’s Witnesses B@@ eli@@ eve in Jesus ?
As Babyl@@ on@@ ’s cro@@ wn prin@@ ce , he and his ar@@ my sh@@ at@@ tered the for@@ ces of Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h Ne@@ ch@@ o at C@@ ar@@ ch@@ em@@ ish .
Job had no knowledge of why bad things were happ@@ ening to him .
It is as if spe@@ e@@ ch pra@@ ising God were ‘ bu@@ b@@ bl@@ ing for@@ th ’ from the heavens .
He may have been refer@@ ring to out@@ standing women whom he enc@@ oun@@ tered at his cour@@ t during the many years when he still had God’s fav@@ or .
It seem@@ ed that every day he had something different for me to read .
In No@@ v@@ ember 20@@ 00 , he was trans@@ fer@@ red to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates branch , where he wor@@ ked in Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al In@@ form@@ ation Ser@@ vi@@ ces and later in the Ser@@ vice De@@ par@@ t@@ ment .
There are times when we especially need to be com@@ for@@ ted .
Bible teachings have sa@@ ved my marriage .
F@@ i@@ f@@ te@@ en min@@ ut@@ es was not too hard for us or for them . ”
In time , the cou@@ ple found work with an on@@ l@@ ine language school based in T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n .
This gi@@ r@@ l ev@@ en@@ tually im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ated to Cana@@ da , and a friend who still lives in R@@ un@@ cor@@ n and who is now a Witness kept in t@@ ou@@ ch with her .
His Yes me@@ ant Yes !
So they did not take his preaching seri@@ ously and act on his war@@ ning message .
Then you might ask , “ Do you think anyone really listen@@ s to prayers ? ”
The In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational C@@ i@@ vi@@ l A@@ vi@@ ation O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation next assign@@ ed me to Y@@ ang@@ on , M@@ y@@ an@@ ma@@ r .
For example , be care@@ ful to cultiv@@ ate fri@@ end@@ ship with individuals who have the same beli@@ ef@@ s , the same moral vie@@ w@@ point , and the same standards of right and wrong as you do .
What can bring peace of mind to a Christian in difficult circumstances ?
In his book H@@ app@@ y Pe@@ ople , au@@ th@@ or J@@ on@@ a@@ than F@@ re@@ e@@ d@@ man no@@ tes : “ On@@ ce some min@@ i@@ ma@@ l in@@ come is at@@ ta@@ ined , the am@@ ount of money you have matters little in ter@@ ms of br@@ ing@@ ing happiness .
Jehovah therefore resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus to im@@ mor@@ tal heavenly life , giving him “ all authority ” and making angels sub@@ ject to him .
he said to the brother , “ Yes , let it come ​ — we have to talk some more about this . ”
In Au@@ gu@@ st 19@@ 6@@ 1 , I married L@@ ei@@ da W@@ am@@ el@@ ink .
The thro@@ ne of the k@@ ings of Israel was even called Jehovah’s thro@@ ne .
He was a perfect man with a@@ bil@@ ities far bey@@ ond anything I could i@@ magine , yet he never prom@@ o@@ ted himself .
“ What We Ha@@ ve D@@ one Is What We O@@ ught to Ha@@ ve D@@ one ”
Jesus was poin@@ ting out that wicked , im@@ moral , and un@@ clean ac@@ ts are pre@@ ce@@ ded by wicked , im@@ moral , and un@@ clean le@@ an@@ ings in the heart .
He jo@@ y@@ fully loo@@ ked for@@ ward to deli@@ ver@@ ance , and he refle@@ cted on how Jehovah had deal@@ t re@@ war@@ ding@@ ly with him .
Jehovah’s Witnesses the world over take seri@@ ously their God - given responsi@@ bility to provide materi@@ ally for their famili@@ es .
My father later told me that he and I sa@@ iled a mo@@ de@@ l ship near the Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n B@@ ri@@ dge , which was right in view of the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
No matter what situation you find yourself in , you can let God be your share .
How may we cultiv@@ ate it ?
34 : 14 .
G@@ u@@ id@@ ance came , not in the form of a letter from the gover@@ ning body , but in ad@@ di@@ tional inspired let@@ ters written by the apostles .
• What helps us to control our spe@@ e@@ ch ?
• Why did young Israelites not have to make a personal dedic@@ ation to Jehovah ?
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , the Bible coun@@ sel@@ s us : “ A@@ n answer , when mil@@ d , tur@@ ns away ra@@ ge , but a word ca@@ using pain makes anger to come up . ”
TH@@ E Bible con@@ tain@@ s num@@ er@@ ous examples of faithful worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah who at times became over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed with feelings of disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement .
Rather , the point is that parents should con@@ stan@@ tly keep the teachings of God before their children .
F@@ e@@ ar ca@@ used the W@@ al@@ den@@ ses to go under@@ gr@@ ound .
H@@ el@@ p From “ the God Who Su@@ pp@@ lies En@@ du@@ r@@ ance and Com@@ fort ”
Di@@ d H@@ ann@@ ah make her point ?
• How can a husband imitate the F@@ ine S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d ?
( b ) For what material things did Jesus teach his followers to pray ?
Rather , the real question is , What must you do to benefit when it happ@@ ens ?
Peter , who later became Jo@@ y@@ ce@@ ’s husband , heard the “ W@@ ake U@@ p ” call , prom@@ p@@ ting him to “ star@@ t thinking about pione@@ ering . ”
When ex@@ p@@ lo@@ re@@ r E@@ d@@ ward John E@@ y@@ re tre@@ k@@ ked ac@@ ro@@ ss the des@@ ol@@ ate N@@ ul@@ lar@@ b@@ or P@@ la@@ in , local Ab@@ orig@@ ines taught E@@ y@@ re how to col@@ le@@ ct water from s@@ and d@@ un@@ es and e@@ u@@ cal@@ y@@ p@@ tu@@ s tre@@ es .
( b ) What has God accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed by means of his spirit and the ransom ?
He did not over@@ wh@@ el@@ m them with an imp@@ res@@ sive displa@@ y of knowledge .
S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds Who Are “ Ex@@ am@@ ples to the F@@ lo@@ ck , ” 5 / 1
What a privilege it will be to help resur@@ rec@@ ted ones gain knowledge of Jehovah !
Can you i@@ magine a matu@@ re Christian cou@@ ple w@@ an@@ ting to have a “ ro@@ y@@ al ” we@@ d@@ ding with a la@@ v@@ ish fai@@ ry - t@@ ale rec@@ ep@@ tion ?
Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard the H@@ ear@@ t
Thus , he attend@@ ed the next mi@@ d@@ we@@ ek meeting .
․ ․
So who wrote the re@@ ci@@ pe for the ap@@ ple ? ”
Christians today face num@@ er@@ ous t@@ ests of faith .
( If whe@@ at f@@ l@@ our cannot be ob@@ ta@@ ined , it may be made with f@@ l@@ our from ri@@ ce , ba@@ r@@ le@@ y , cor@@ n , or a similar gra@@ in . )
Jehovah does not for@@ get our faithful service , which inclu@@ des ‘ minis@@ ter@@ ing to the holy ones . ’ ​ — Hebrews 6 : 10 .
On the other hand , if you are recei@@ ving care from your mate , are there certain things that you can do for yourself without th@@ reat@@ ening your health ?
Rather , rel@@ a@@ x@@ ation should be like the d@@ ess@@ er@@ t at the end of a me@@ al , not the ma@@ in course .
Samuel ano@@ in@@ ts David of the tri@@ be of Juda@@ h to be the future king .
Th@@ r@@ ough these pro@@ v@@ isions , Jehovah does instru@@ ct and gu@@ i@@ de us .
When would that be ?
The new name did not al@@ ter the Christian way of life , which continued to be mo@@ d@@ el@@ ed on that of Christ . ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 21 .
We are happy to say that our coura@@ ge@@ ous la@@ w@@ y@@ er accepted a Bible study and was atten@@ ding meetings before he died .
At one point , he was mis@@ sing but not because he had w@@ an@@ der@@ ed off to associ@@ ate with other you@@ ths .
5 , 6 . ( a ) What two bri@@ ef illustr@@ ations did Jesus tell ?
And how fav@@ ored we are to have spiritual se@@ cur@@ ity within Jehovah’s organization !
When was the last time we pray@@ ed together as a cou@@ ple ?
But how g@@ la@@ d I am that I ba@@ cked out !
As an example , take Jesus ’ st@@ at@@ ement about “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
I F@@ ound Me@@ an@@ ing in Li@@ fe
( b ) Who received cre@@ di@@ t for this vi@@ ct@@ ory ?
The re@@ bel@@ li@@ on of Satan , Adam , and E@@ ve has resul@@ ted in what dist@@ res@@ s@@ ful world con@@ di@@ tions today ?
Consider the con@@ text .
Can money ​ — or what we bu@@ y with it — ​ bring real and lasting satis@@ fac@@ tion ?
I don@@ ’t be@@ at people up any@@ more ; rather , I help them he@@ al spiritually .
Re@@ ally , tal@@ king to your children about se@@ x is part of your God - given responsi@@ bility as a par@@ ent .
The com@@ for@@ table way of life in T@@ im@@ g@@ ad soon began to appe@@ al to the local people who came to to@@ wn to sel@@ l their pro@@ du@@ cts .
Acc@@ ording to the Scriptures , it is possible to “ see the dist@@ inc@@ tion between a righteous one and a wicked one , between one serving God and one who has not served him . ”
Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s ex@@ pan@@ ded their mission@@ ary work to the w@@ est , and the others served the Jewish ho@@ m@@ el@@ and and the large Jewish commun@@ ities in the E@@ ast@@ er@@ n world .
How children love to find sh@@ el@@ ls on the se@@ a@@ sh@@ ore , to pe@@ t an ani@@ ma@@ l , to c@@ li@@ m@@ b a t@@ ree !
“ Let Your Re@@ as@@ on@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess Be@@ come K@@ no@@ wn ”
If lo@@ c@@ king the do@@ or is not possible , po@@ st a gu@@ ard to war@@ n those who need to pas@@ s .
Yes , Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , and Jac@@ o@@ b ​ — and their godly wi@@ ves — ​ pati@@ ently a@@ wa@@ ited God’s heavenly Kingdom , under which they will be resur@@ rec@@ ted to life on earth .
D@@ wel@@ ling on wrong thoughts can lead to a st@@ ate of mind in which a person is willing to thro@@ w away his preci@@ ous relationship with Jehovah in ex@@ change for something to which he has no right .
• What fulfill@@ ments are under@@ sto@@ od for “ new heavens and a new earth ” as mentioned by Peter ?
Matthew chap@@ ters 5 to 7 are an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent example of how Jesus cho@@ se words that were eas@@ y to understand .
However , this same power later came close to er@@ adi@@ c@@ ating God’s people .
Even so , death seem@@ s to f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ate people .
U@@ su@@ ally , par@@ ent@@ al authority is being re@@ plac@@ ed by the authority of the husband .
Because Jesus was “ put to the t@@ est , ” he can sy@@ mp@@ a@@ th@@ ize with those who are under@@ going tri@@ al .
“ Pe@@ ace@@ able With All M@@ en ”
E@@ spe@@ cially in e@@ con@@ om@@ ic@@ ally challeng@@ ing times , it is eas@@ y to become anxi@@ ous about li@@ fe@@ ’s necess@@ ities .
Un@@ i@@ v . de Gen@@ è@@ ve
The is@@ land of T@@ ah@@ it@@ i , which had rec@@ ently been dis@@ co@@ vered , became the first mission@@ ary field for the L@@ M@@ S .
A R@@ A@@ DI@@ AN@@ T young woman e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly a@@ wa@@ its the arri@@ val of her we@@ d@@ ding day .
What joy milli@@ ons of famili@@ es will experience when they , like An@@ der@@ s@@ on@@ ’s family , wel@@ come back loved ones whom they have lost to the enem@@ y death ! ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 24 - 26 .
Will R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on B@@ ring World Pe@@ ace ?
What was I doing with my life ?
By means of his spirit , God has pro@@ duc@@ ed within them such a strong heavenly hope that they are willing to sacrifice all earthly att@@ ach@@ ments and pro@@ spe@@ cts . ​ — 2 Corinthians 5 : 1 - 5 , 8 ; 2 Peter 1 : 13 , 14 .
When Jehovah exerc@@ ises his power , even his enem@@ ies are for@@ ced to ac@@ knowledge , al@@ be@@ it rel@@ u@@ ct@@ an@@ tly , his powerful works .
Un@@ like the pr@@ ou@@ d P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es and s@@ cri@@ bes , he rema@@ ined hum@@ ble and appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble .
Like a loving father ur@@ g@@ ing his son , Solomon ent@@ reat@@ s his read@@ ers to accept discipl@@ ine and pa@@ y attention to wisdom .
They were san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied , or set ap@@ ar@@ t .
N@@ oma said , “ I was imp@@ ressed that he was willing to si@@ t close to the flo@@ or on a pl@@ as@@ tic cr@@ ate . ”
Jesus war@@ ned that “ ever@@ yone who keep@@ s on loo@@ king at a woman so as to have a pas@@ sion for her has already com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with her in his heart . ”
No@@ te that God did not promise Jo@@ shua some mirac@@ ul@@ ous in@@ fu@@ sion of wisdom .
The educ@@ ation may be practic@@ ally free , but the pri@@ ce that the stud@@ ents pa@@ y is a life eng@@ ro@@ s@@ sed in advan@@ c@@ ing the present system .
Although su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient Scriptural information is not a@@ vail@@ able to expla@@ in the differ@@ ence , we can trust the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts .
Peter lik@@ e@@ wise lived down his mis@@ takes and became a p@@ il@@ la@@ r in the Christian congregation .
There is no den@@ ying that pe@@ er pres@@ sure is a powerful for@@ ce to be rec@@ kon@@ ed with .
On another occasi@@ on , an ang@@ ry mo@@ b cha@@ sed us , and we had to ti@@ e our clo@@ th@@ es around our ne@@ c@@ ks and s@@ wi@@ m a ri@@ ver in order to es@@ cap@@ e .
“ They prac@@ tice what they preach . ”
4 : 16 , 23 , 25 , 32 , 33 ​ — How long were the “ se@@ ven times ” ?
Lo@@ ve it , and it will sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard you . ” ​ — Proverbs 2 : 11 ; 4 : 5 , 6 .
artic@@ les on the sub@@ ject of to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o ad@@ di@@ ction .
Mar@@ ri@@ ages can be strong if cou@@ ples “ continue pu@@ t@@ ting up with one another and for@@ giving one another fre@@ ely . ”
His “ coun@@ sel@@ s ” ​ — all the things he pur@@ pos@@ es — ​ come true .
Since De@@ c@@ ember 1 , 199@@ 5 , I have been serving as a regul@@ ar pioneer , a full - time minis@@ ter .
The brothers here were streng@@ th@@ ened .
So will refle@@ cting on what was done by the first - century wi@@ do@@ w An@@ na .
H@@ ere your father and I in men@@ tal dist@@ ress have been loo@@ king for you . ” ​ — Luke 2 : 4@@ 7 , 4@@ 8 .
A Christi@@ an’s spirit may also be t@@ ested if he is cor@@ rec@@ ted or is reli@@ ev@@ ed of privile@@ ges in the congregation .
If Timothy had been har@@ s@@ h or un@@ kind in deal@@ ing with his fellow Christians , that could have neu@@ tr@@ al@@ ized the good he accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed as a teach@@ er and an overse@@ er .
The apostle Paul’s life differ@@ ed great@@ ly from King Solom@@ on@@ ’s .
Such pon@@ der@@ ing will f@@ ill your heart with love and appreciation for the Creator .
Je@@ h@@ u was a dec@@ isi@@ ve man .
During your school years , share in the au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer service from time to time .
If David were ali@@ ve today , how would he feel about the great building work that is taking place in our time ?
A language is not just a set of words .
What e@@ con@@ om@@ ic pres@@ sures do Jehovah’s servants face in these “ cr@@ itical times , ” and how do we know that God is willing to help us ?
His decision made him ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er , giving him the opportunity to be bus@@ y with Christian activities .
She was the only member of her family who served Jehovah .
It refle@@ cts his co@@ ld , self - serving spirit . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
“ S@@ tu@@ dy has helped me to get to know Jehovah as a Father , ” she says .
The A@@ m@@ mon@@ ites were con@@ qu@@ ered , and it was J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s bel@@ o@@ ved daugh@@ ter who came out to me@@ et him upon his vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous return .
How were their hands streng@@ th@@ ened ?
So@@ on , however , she left all of that be@@ h@@ ind .
He said that he was once assign@@ ed to inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ate vari@@ ous religious organiz@@ ations .
Yet , they were influ@@ enced by certain ones man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting the wicked spirit of Bal@@ a@@ am and Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l , who by means of se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality and Ba@@ al worship ac@@ ted as cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting influ@@ ences in ancient Israel .
They had kno@@ cked on the do@@ or le@@ ading to Bi@@ th@@ y@@ ni@@ a ​ — again in va@@ in .
Re@@ tur@@ ning the exc@@ ess pa@@ y@@ ment proved e@@ asi@@ er said than done .
D@@ O W@@ E “ C@@ L@@ IN@@ G T@@ O W@@ H@@ A@@ T I@@ S G@@ O@@ O@@ D ” ?
How did the people respon@@ d ? ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 29 : 1 - 5 .
Paul’s words “ now is the especially accep@@ table time ” and “ now is the day of sal@@ vation ” still apply .
We can draw close to God through prayer .
De@@ dic@@ ation is a so@@ le@@ m@@ n v@@ ow to serve Jehovah un@@ con@@ di@@ tion@@ ally .
Some have been for@@ ced to leave their ho@@ m@@ es and move to bi@@ g c@@ ities or to live as refu@@ ge@@ es in a new country .
So let us help others by speaking what is “ good for building up . ”
So he e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly jo@@ ined Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s on their first mission@@ ary t@@ our and served as their attend@@ ant .
If she gave bir@@ th to a daugh@@ ter , she would be con@@ f@@ ined to the hu@@ t for se@@ ven days .
How can you keep their attention ?
Yet , think of all the bad ha@@ bi@@ ts and cor@@ ru@@ pt thinking that people have to un@@ learn when they find Bible truth later in life .
R@@ o@@ al@@ d had a well - pa@@ ying jo@@ b that he really enjo@@ yed , but he asked for a year - long leave of ab@@ s@@ ence .
What war@@ ning and counsel did Solomon give concer@@ ning trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions ?
( A@@ th@@ al@@ iah ) ․ ․ ․ ․ ․ ․
“ I have become full of words , ” he said .
Do@@ ing so , we will bring honor to Jehovah and will be among those in l@@ ine for his et@@ er@@ n@@ al blessings .
In Bible times , bo@@ t@@ t@@ les made of ani@@ ma@@ l hi@@ de were used to hold water , w@@ ine , and other li@@ qui@@ ds .
Jesus real@@ ized that man@@ kin@@ d’s great@@ est need was spiritual .
Yes , death is the ul@@ tim@@ ate enem@@ y from which the human r@@ ace needs a res@@ cu@@ e .
S@@ ad@@ ly , in time the nation mis@@ used its fre@@ e@@ dom of cho@@ ice and bro@@ ke that promise .
W@@ ould you like to know more about how to worship God “ with spirit and truth ” ?
The Greek n@@ ou@@ n rend@@ ered “ honor ” means “ pri@@ ce , value , . . . respect . ”
David was just one of many worshipp@@ ers for whom Jehovah provided es@@ cap@@ e in Bible times .
It became one of the most po@@ pul@@ ar Eng@@ l@@ ish Bi@@ bl@@ es , and it would come to have a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant imp@@ act on the Eng@@ l@@ ish language .
“ There is a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant w@@ il@@ d@@ life .
Even today , K@@ ar@@ a@@ ite Jews ob@@ serve this ri@@ p@@ ening to esta@@ bl@@ ish their new year .
Those who expres@@ s gen@@ u@@ ine faith in Jehovah become faithful followers and imit@@ at@@ ors of Jesus .
The Bible tel@@ ls us what happened next : “ G@@ ide@@ on then came to the J@@ or@@ d@@ an and cro@@ s@@ sed it . He and the 3@@ 00 men with him were ti@@ red . ”
Lo@@ ve for God ​ — F@@ o@@ re@@ most Re@@ as@@ on for Ser@@ ving H@@ im
Yet , Jehovah used me to serve as an el@@ der and to teach preci@@ ous Bible tru@@ ths to people who were more educ@@ ated than I was .
The fact is , though , that M@@ ary has never dis@@ clo@@ sed her feelings to David .
It will not be a re@@ un@@ iting of consci@@ ous spi@@ r@@ its with resur@@ rec@@ ted bo@@ dies that have de@@ com@@ posed and may even have been ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed into other living or@@ gan@@ is@@ ms .
How , though , does wisdom pre@@ serve ali@@ ve its ow@@ n@@ ers ?
For more information on this sub@@ ject , see pages 20@@ 1 - 20@@ 4 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ? publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Like so many to this day , Ca@@ in evid@@ ently thought that the m@@ ere ou@@ tw@@ ard show of devo@@ tion to God was en@@ ough .
For example , Proverbs 6 : 27 and Matthew 5 : 28 war@@ n against fe@@ e@@ ding one@@ ’s mind on se@@ x@@ u@@ ally pro@@ vo@@ c@@ ative material .
One en@@ try read : “ I learned God’s name today .
So@@ on Jehovah re@@ mo@@ ves the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ like ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le of the of@@ fi@@ cial ba@@ n , and the temple is comple@@ ted in 5@@ 15 B.C.E .
His was the ten@@ th gener@@ ation from Noah .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , John encoura@@ ged us to “ as@@ sure our hearts . ”
I still tre@@ asure that letter bo@@ x .
When ‘ H@@ ear@@ t Bro@@ ken , C@@ ru@@ shed ’ Se@@ ek@@ s F@@ or@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , 5 / 1
She ann@@ oun@@ ced that she would present a spo@@ k@@ es@@ man of the Rus@@ si@@ an O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch as an ex@@ per@@ t witness .
He ch@@ eri@@ shed them , taking into consider@@ ation their physical and spiritual li@@ mit@@ ations even before they vo@@ ic@@ ed their needs .
When do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted , how do you re@@ act ?
U@@ p@@ on hear@@ ing about it , the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es said : “ This fellow does not expe@@ l the dem@@ ons exc@@ ep@@ t by means of Be@@ el@@ ze@@ bu@@ b [ Satan ] , the rul@@ er of the dem@@ ons . ”
Many of us can qu@@ o@@ te Proverbs 4 : 18 from mem@@ ory : “ The p@@ ath of the righteous ones is like the b@@ right light that is get@@ ting ligh@@ ter and ligh@@ ter until the day is fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed . ”
Many Christians today have obe@@ yed God’s time - pro@@ ven prote@@ ctive direc@@ tive and have come to real@@ ize that they have taken the wise course .
Rather , he coura@@ ge@@ ously declar@@ ed Jehovah’s judgment message against Israel .
The book of L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us high@@ ligh@@ ts Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
While reading the Bible regul@@ arly is vital , our mo@@ tiv@@ ation should not be sol@@ ely to keep up with a sc@@ he@@ du@@ le ; we should have a gen@@ u@@ ine desire to learn about Jehovah and his pur@@ pos@@ es .
K@@ no@@ wing that the brothers in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i would likely face similar tri@@ als and would be encoura@@ ged by his per@@ sever@@ ance gave him reason to be g@@ la@@ d and to rejo@@ ice with them .
She was very happy to see him come back sa@@ f@@ ely from fi@@ gh@@ ting a bat@@ tle .
I@@ magine the feel@@ ing of satis@@ fac@@ tion that Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s must have had when Paul even re@@ ques@@ ted Mar@@ k@@ ’s ass@@ ist@@ ance . ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
If he is married , the love and honor he shows his wife se@@ ts an example for other hus@@ ban@@ ds to imitate .
R@@ ous@@ ed by God’s m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers and having clear evidence of Jehovah’s ba@@ c@@ king , the Jews re@@ sum@@ ed the work on the temple and comple@@ ted it in 5@@ 15 B.C.E . ​ — E@@ z@@ r@@ a 6 : 14 , 15 .
P@@ R@@ O@@ S@@ P@@ E@@ R@@ I@@ T@@ Y : “ There will come to be pl@@ ent@@ y of gra@@ in on the earth . ”
Ser@@ ving on a Re@@ gi@@ onal Bu@@ il@@ ding Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e and working on building pro@@ je@@ cts along with my brothers and sisters thr@@ ough@@ out Q@@ u@@ ebe@@ c and el@@ se@@ where is a preci@@ ous privilege .
But to know God well , we need to study his Word , the Bible .
“ Now there was a man of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s was his name , a rul@@ er of the Jews . This one came to him in the night and said to him : ‘ R@@ ab@@ bi , we know that you as a teach@@ er have come from God ; for no one can per@@ form these sign@@ s that you per@@ form un@@ less God is with him . ’
Because of our in@@ her@@ ited imper@@ fe@@ ction , obedi@@ ence does not come n@@ atur@@ ally .
If you deci@@ de to serve al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ ages at a ga@@ ther@@ ing , be mo@@ der@@ ate as to how much there will be , and make sure that there are appe@@ al@@ ing al@@ ter@@ n@@ ati@@ ves for those who pre@@ f@@ er them .
Th@@ ough Paul su@@ ffered se@@ v@@ ere persecu@@ tion , how did he feel about the comfort that God gives ?
The pro@@ vision of that ransom is yet another one of the am@@ a@@ z@@ ing works of our Father .
As one wise Christian put it , “ I had to learn that life is never this AN@@ D that but this O@@ R that . ”
Instead , it helped to pro@@ du@@ ce d@@ ru@@ g ad@@ di@@ cts and prom@@ is@@ cu@@ ous you@@ ths , acc@@ el@@ er@@ ating soci@@ et@@ y’s do@@ w@@ n@@ ward s@@ li@@ de into moral con@@ fu@@ sion .
Bro@@ ther R@@ ob@@ er@@ t W@@ al@@ le@@ n ans@@ wer@@ ed the call and came to where I was working .
Since integrity invol@@ ves all as@@ pe@@ cts of life , we need to be a@@ ware of a de@@ ad@@ ly s@@ n@@ are ​ — al@@ co@@ ho@@ l a@@ bu@@ se .
F@@ al@@ se religion has mis@@ led and disa@@ p@@ pointed mankind for so long .
Re@@ c@@ ently , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy chang@@ ed how elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants in each congregation are appointed .
After all , there is only one God , is there not ? ’
Yet , as Paul explained , Jesus came that “ he might rel@@ e@@ ase by pur@@ cha@@ se those under law . ”
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , discipl@@ ine inclu@@ des loving guid@@ ance , tra@@ ining , cor@@ rection , and some@@ times p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment ​ — but never in anger .
“ There was no one there any ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er than those two sisters , ” stated An@@ ni@@ e . “ Ti@@ me wa@@ iting in l@@ ine ​ — and the he@@ at — ​ me@@ ant nothing to them . ”
The w@@ ine in the c@@ up also ser@@ ves as a remin@@ der that Jesus ’ shed blood would be the bas@@ is for provi@@ ding “ for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s , ” thus op@@ ening the way for the par@@ tak@@ ers to be called to heavenly life as jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s with Christ .
The apostles thought that Jesus would ‘ rest@@ ore the kingdom to Israel ’ soon after his resurrection .
Acc@@ ording to this view , a person@@ ’s life on earth is in@@ tend@@ ed to be trans@@ it@@ ory ​ — a t@@ est to deter@@ mine if he is wor@@ thy of life in heaven .
In Jer@@ ic@@ ho@@ ’s ru@@ ins , however , ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists found large supp@@ lies of food .
How does the Creator lead humans ?
We see that if we obey Jesus and , so to speak , let down our ne@@ ts even in seem@@ ingly un@@ pro@@ duc@@ tive w@@ at@@ ers , our fi@@ shing might pro@@ du@@ ce resul@@ ts .
The sear@@ ch for a so@@ lu@@ tion takes effort .
In 19@@ 33 we had a bu@@ mp@@ er cro@@ p , and M@@ other used the ex@@ tr@@ a in@@ come to bu@@ y a ca@@ r .
* What is my view of the ad@@ vice about al@@ co@@ ho@@ l , using it ​ — if at all — ​ in mo@@ der@@ ation and de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely avo@@ i@@ ding “ dr@@ un@@ ken b@@ ou@@ ts ” ?
The land re@@ pres@@ ents the real@@ m of activ@@ ity of God’s people .
Pe@@ ople live in re@@ ed hu@@ ts buil@@ t on to@@ p .
Although Jesus had lived in heaven , he emp@@ ti@@ ed himself , took up human life , and ‘ became po@@ or for our s@@ ak@@ es . ’
A New N@@ ation Un@@ der God’s R@@ ule
The 199@@ 5 In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational H@@ and@@ book on Al@@ co@@ ho@@ l and C@@ ul@@ ture says : “ [ To@@ a@@ sting ] is pro@@ ba@@ bly a se@@ cul@@ ar v@@ es@@ ti@@ ge of ancient sacri@@ fi@@ cial li@@ b@@ ations in which a sac@@ red li@@ qu@@ id was offered to the go@@ ds : blood or w@@ ine in ex@@ change for a wish , a prayer sum@@ mar@@ ized in the words ‘ long life ! ’
Un@@ til the time when Jehovah God br@@ ings an end to si@@ ck@@ ness and death , children will from time to time be con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted by the tra@@ ge@@ dy of death .
Do You Ha@@ ve an I@@ m@@ mor@@ tal S@@ ou@@ l ?
How did Jehovah use his people to lu@@ re the mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ces of Egy@@ pt into a tra@@ p ?
I was born in He@@ br@@ on , Mis@@ sis@@ si@@ pp@@ i , in 19@@ 15 .
And L@@ am@@ e@@ ch gre@@ w up to show no@@ table faith .
What will it mean for Satan to be in “ the ab@@ y@@ ss ” ?
From E@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe to C@@ en@@ tr@@ al A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a to Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , coura@@ ge@@ ous Christians have b@@ ra@@ ved war@@ time con@@ di@@ tions or ban@@ s to com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate Jesus ’ death .
H@@ ad the long j@@ our@@ ne@@ y or the he@@ at of the mi@@ d@@ day su@@ n perhaps de@@ bil@@ it@@ ated him ?
We Ne@@ ed B@@ ol@@ dness
We had a happy marriage before , but we had ob@@ lig@@ ations and inter@@ ests that pul@@ led us in different direc@@ tions .
This is because there are so many things in life that bring sa@@ dness .
He fac@@ ed a chall@@ enge because of his ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
How might we benefit from taking to heart Solom@@ on@@ ’s war@@ ning example ?
Yet you will never see com@@ mer@@ cial ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising or appe@@ als for money .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , no matter how bad things got , Jehovah always provided for us .
Are they to be p@@ iti@@ ed ?
C@@ hi@@ o@@ s
Do we hum@@ bly ask him to exam@@ ine us in order to id@@ enti@@ fy any “ har@@ m@@ ful way ” ​ — any imp@@ ro@@ per desi@@ res or inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations — ​ that could lead us into sin ?
What Those in R@@ ome Ne@@ e@@ ded
Acc@@ ur@@ ate Bible knowledge , not using the book su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ously , imp@@ ro@@ ves pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s lives .
Jesus has the most in@@ tim@@ ate knowledge of God .
E@@ ven@@ tually , we r@@ ented a mo@@ des@@ t ro@@ om for a Kingdom H@@ all , and the nu@@ cle@@ us of a small congregation was organiz@@ ed .
“ This is at last b@@ one of my b@@ ones and flesh of my flesh , ” said Adam .
To their joy , they no@@ tic@@ ed that our heart was rec@@ ep@@ tive to the see@@ d@@ like Kingdom message .
In some c@@ as@@ es , the ro@@ o@@ ts may p@@ ene@@ tr@@ ate deep@@ er into the gr@@ ound than the he@@ i@@ ght of the t@@ ree , or the ro@@ o@@ ts may ex@@ ten@@ d ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on@@ t@@ ally well bey@@ ond the s@@ pre@@ ad of the tre@@ e@@ ’s fo@@ li@@ age .
29 I Ha@@ ve F@@ ound Many Go@@ od Th@@ ings
What does this bri@@ ef consider@@ ation of hist@@ ory tell you ?
Ye@@ ars later , as his own death ne@@ ared , he could not help but rec@@ all the un@@ tim@@ ely lo@@ ss of his bel@@ o@@ ved R@@ ac@@ he@@ l .
3 : 8 .
Gi@@ ve examples of the re@@ war@@ ds that come from show@@ ing com@@ pas@@ sion in the ministry .
The fact is , they had al@@ most se@@ par@@ ated themselves comple@@ t@@ ely from that world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion at the time of World W@@ ar I . ​ — Read Luke 12 : 4@@ 7 , 4@@ 8 . The Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents did not fully understand what it me@@ ant to be neu@@ tr@@ al .
He came over to gre@@ et us and g@@ la@@ dly accepted the invit@@ ation .
Some who were baptized after 19@@ 35 have had witness bor@@ ne to them by holy spirit that they have the heavenly hope , so we cannot set a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c d@@ ate for the end of that c@@ all@@ ing .
He now ser@@ ves at Bethel and uses his time in God’s service .
My you@@ ng@@ est sister , Ha@@ z@@ el , was an inf@@ ant , so I qu@@ it school to help with the f@@ ar@@ m work and to care for the children .
T@@ er@@ ah , as family pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch , was to accom@@ pan@@ y Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah , though he was about two cen@@ tu@@ ries old .
S@@ ch@@ wa@@ b conclu@@ ded : “ Now , more than ever , the world is fac@@ ed with real@@ ities that call for col@@ le@@ ctive and dec@@ isi@@ ve action . ”
To some people , tal@@ king to a dead person or hi@@ ding a new@@ born child from the sight of others may se@@ em to be str@@ ange be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
As a result , Jehovah sa@@ ved his bel@@ o@@ ved Son out of death and re@@ war@@ ded him with im@@ mor@@ tal life in heaven .
Com@@ ple@@ ting your study of that book will help you to see how to apply Bible principles in your life .
The benef@@ its from doing so are many .
* I@@ ra@@ i@@ da great@@ ly appreci@@ ated what she was able to learn from the pi@@ c@@ tures about the new world .
( a ) What individuals res@@ em@@ ble the thor@@ n@@ y so@@ il ?
However , when the ra@@ ins come , it re@@ vi@@ ves , pu@@ ts for@@ th f@@ low@@ ers , and again shows its beau@@ ty . ”
Satan prom@@ o@@ tes his wicked tra@@ its .
Per@@ haps they can encoura@@ ge a person to return to the congregation by kin@@ dly show@@ ing him that Jehovah lo@@ ves His sheep and requi@@ res only things that we can do .
It did not take us long to learn differ@@ ently .
After their marriage , Christ and his Kingdom associ@@ ates will b@@ es@@ to@@ w un@@ told blessings upon the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the earth . ​ — Re@@ v .
This ver@@ sion rest@@ ored a few occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ences of the divine name in the form “ J@@ ah@@ ve . ”
Re@@ call that God ur@@ ged Abraham to listen to what his wife had to say .
You are not cr@@ am@@ ped for ro@@ om within us , but you are cr@@ am@@ ped for ro@@ om in your own tend@@ er affe@@ ctions . ”
Jesus was not su@@ gg@@ es@@ ting that there is liter@@ al w@@ ine in heaven .
Se@@ cond , Christ expe@@ cts all of us to be di@@ lig@@ ent in the preaching work .
How does it rel@@ ate to the t@@ it@@ le of the article or to the the@@ me s@@ crip@@ ture ?
Com@@ ments like this refle@@ ct the beli@@ ef that death is nor@@ ma@@ l , the n@@ atur@@ al en@@ ding of all living or@@ gan@@ is@@ ms .
That ou@@ tri@@ ght li@@ e and den@@ i@@ al of responsi@@ bility ex@@ posed Ca@@ in@@ ’s hear@@ t@@ less@@ ness .
Since the s@@ cri@@ bes and the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es prof@@ ess to teach God’s Law , Jesus now ur@@ ges his listen@@ ers : “ All the things they tell you , do and ob@@ serve , but do not do according to their de@@ e@@ ds , for they say but do not per@@ form . ”
C@@ i@@ ar@@ á@@ n , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , was dis@@ il@@ lu@@ si@@ oned by years of invol@@ v@@ ement in pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s .
W@@ E L@@ I@@ K@@ E to talk about things that matter to us , things that are close to our heart .
A husband and wife who truly love each other are sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to each o@@ ther’s feelings .
And they learn that Abraham , Job , and Daniel were confid@@ ent that in the future the dead would live again .
When I was a special pioneer in R@@ ed L@@ ake , O@@ nt@@ ari@@ o
“ We are members bel@@ ong@@ ing to one another . ” ​ — E@@ P@@ H .
How can you recogn@@ ize people who love God ?
So it is only reason@@ able that the om@@ n@@ is@@ cient Creator would arr@@ ange the Messi@@ ah’s coming at a time when the g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gi@@ cal recor@@ ds were a@@ vail@@ able to ver@@ i@@ fy his an@@ c@@ es@@ try .
Not long after this prayer , Paul’s mother invit@@ ed him to atten@@ d the an@@ nu@@ al M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death .
Mo@@ st of the people were di@@ sh@@ on@@ or@@ ing Jehovah’s name ; ign@@ or@@ ing his righteous la@@ ws ; pol@@ lu@@ ting his temple by br@@ ing@@ ing bl@@ ind , l@@ ame , and si@@ ck ani@@ mal@@ s for sacrifice ; and div@@ or@@ c@@ ing the wi@@ ves of their you@@ th .
That is what David did when fac@@ ed with ad@@ vers@@ ities , such as the tre@@ ach@@ er@@ y of his son Ab@@ sal@@ om .
Consider how Ch@@ eri@@ e ga@@ ined strength from having a close relationship with Jehovah .
What I had fe@@ ared for years had come true !
The pa@@ ths we follow are ri@@ fe with tra@@ ps set by Satan to en@@ s@@ n@@ are true worshipp@@ ers .
14 : 28 - 31 )
To help in these are@@ as , let us consider some simp@@ le and practic@@ al Bible principles .
In a way , the Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an Bible had become hi@@ d@@ den again .
As you exam@@ ine the evidence and your faith gro@@ ws , you will become con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that when you read the Bible , you are listen@@ ing to the Creator himself .
He says : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id of the things you are about to su@@ ff@@ er .
N@@ ever allow your trust in the loving care provided by “ the God of all comfort ” to wa@@ ver .
A few days after the cam@@ pa@@ ign , M@@ r . Je@@ an B@@ on@@ ho@@ m@@ me , a medi@@ cal do@@ ct@@ or and form@@ er member of Par@@ li@@ am@@ ent , sent an o@@ pen letter to a local new@@ s@@ pa@@ per .
When H@@ er@@ od the Gre@@ at asked the c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests and the s@@ cri@@ bes where the Messi@@ ah was to be born , they ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ In Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m of Ju@@ de@@ a . ”
We can see this in the case of Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er , who was en@@ tru@@ sted with the care of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s ex@@ ten@@ sive bel@@ ong@@ ings .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we can be for the help Jehovah has provided by means of his holy spirit and the matu@@ re ones in the congregation !
Rather , like the first - century Christians , they preach the good news to ever@@ yone .
The city was also a se@@ at of Devil - inspired de@@ i@@ fic@@ ation of men .
Au@@ gu@@ st 20 - 22
( Read Matthew 18 : 1 - 4 . )
What he learned from the Bible con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed him that the teachings of his ch@@ urch were not Bi@@ bli@@ cal .
How valu@@ able are personal study and medit@@ ation ?
How did Jesus res@@ ist the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s first temp@@ tation ?
At that time , “ there will come to be pl@@ ent@@ y of gra@@ in on the earth ; on the to@@ p of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s there will be an over@@ f@@ low . ” ​ — Luke 11 : 31 ; Psalm 7@@ 2 : 7 , 16 .
And in the same century , Peter declar@@ ed : “ God is not par@@ ti@@ al , but in every nation the man that fe@@ ars him and works righteousness is accep@@ table to him . ”
No doubt your love for God is recorded in the hearts of fellow worshipp@@ ers .
S@@ cho@@ l@@ ars believe that o@@ res were brought there from ne@@ ar@@ by min@@ es , such as F@@ e@@ in@@ an and T@@ im@@ na .
An@@ yone consider@@ ing such a pos@@ si@@ bility might well ask himself such questions as these : ‘ W@@ ould I be able to support my family ?
Then she started sh@@ aring the truth with her friends .
This educ@@ ation may have res@@ em@@ b@@ led that received by Daniel and his compan@@ i@@ ons to serve as st@@ ate fun@@ c@@ tion@@ aries in Babyl@@ on .
After that , the Ch@@ urch began working clo@@ sel@@ y with the Rom@@ an govern@@ ment .
From what s@@ ource is praise as@@ cri@@ bed to Jehovah , and who are ur@@ ged to jo@@ in in ?
( Read Ju@@ d@@ ges 11 : 36 . )
Jesus believ@@ ed that God kno@@ ws our personal needs .
It was a dre@@ am come true .
“ We all stu@@ m@@ ble many times . ”
If an ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent occ@@ ur@@ s , how can the congregation help ?
To cl@@ ari@@ fy the ter@@ m fur@@ ther , think of this com@@ par@@ is@@ on : A@@ n individu@@ al who is s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful in com@@ mer@@ cial af@@ fai@@ r@@ s is said to be bu@@ sin@@ ess - min@@ ded .
S@@ ta@@ y A@@ wa@@ ke , Mo@@ ve A@@ head C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ously !
Ab@@ sal@@ om u@@ sur@@ ped Davi@@ d’s thro@@ ne , but his cou@@ p fa@@ iled , and he was kil@@ led by Jo@@ a@@ b .
Tru@@ e , that arrang@@ ement was in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted under the Law covenant , which was re@@ plac@@ ed at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E .
Hence , free will was to be regul@@ ated by the rule of law .
Jehovah saw all the in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es that his serv@@ ant had su@@ ffered through the years .
Just i@@ magine what it was like for her to hear her son speak or to hear repor@@ ts of his ser@@ m@@ ons from others who heard them fir@@ s@@ th@@ and .
P@@ i@@ one@@ ering S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ens Our R@@ el@@ ati@@ on@@ ship With God
“ I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately the ma@@ id@@ en ro@@ se and began wal@@ king . ”
/ R@@ ob@@ er@@ t B@@ ri@@ d@@ ges
Such com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , dis@@ cer@@ ning elders truly become “ a hi@@ ding place from the w@@ ind . ” ​ — Isaiah 32 : 2 ; Acts 6 : 1 - 3 .
Why E@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion A@@ t@@ tr@@ ac@@ ts Pe@@ ople
“ The whole a@@ udi@@ ence ro@@ se to its fe@@ et as one , ” stated F@@ red T@@ war@@ os@@ h .
It is good for us to consider the work that is involved in making sure that we receive this regul@@ ar f@@ low of heal@@ thy spiritual pro@@ v@@ isions .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , in@@ stead of let@@ ting ourselves become over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by the present wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness of Satan’s rule or imp@@ ati@@ ent about when it will end , let us put faith in the un@@ seen things that will last forever .
Why do the fe@@ et of a ge@@ c@@ ko ad@@ here to s@@ mo@@ o@@ th sur@@ fac@@ es ?
There is no doubt that many of the efforts for peace have been s@@ inc@@ ere and well - me@@ ant .
I@@ magine how disa@@ p@@ pointed Al@@ me@@ i@@ da must have been to find that his transl@@ ation had su@@ ffered al@@ ter@@ ations at the hands of re@@ vis@@ ers in the Ne@@ ther@@ lands !
S@@ up@@ pose the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der ob@@ je@@ cted to what he heard on a ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph rec@@ ording or expres@@ sed interest in what he read on the t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony c@@ ard .
Like “ fi@@ er@@ y co@@ als , ” ac@@ ts of kindness can war@@ m the hearts of op@@ pos@@ ers and perhaps m@@ el@@ t down their ho@@ st@@ ility .
S@@ ad@@ ly , many people think that the answer is no .
Jesus as@@ sures us that if we do this , the things we really need will be ad@@ ded to us .
Go@@ li@@ ath , perhaps close be@@ h@@ ind his shi@@ eld - be@@ are@@ r , advan@@ ced toward David .
When ne@@ g@@ ative thoughts come to my mind , I rec@@ ite to my@@ self these Scriptural pas@@ sa@@ ges .
Th@@ ough I did not know it at the time , I would have the privilege of vis@@ iting many of those plac@@ es in the years to come .
However , the Bible helps us to set such is@@ su@@ es asi@@ de and foc@@ us on more important as@@ pe@@ cts of the question , “ How should we pray ? ”
Re@@ ally , are two men with p@@ ist@@ ol@@ s pointed at each other at peace simply because ne@@ i@@ ther has pul@@ led the tri@@ gg@@ er ?
Can God have this kind of h@@ at@@ red ?
They fa@@ iled to keep all God’s comman@@ d@@ ments because God’s Law was perfect but they were not .
Who kno@@ ws how many po@@ is@@ oned themselves tr@@ ying these pre@@ par@@ ations !
When the H@@ it@@ l@@ er re@@ gi@@ me came to power in 19@@ 33 , life became difficult for Jehovah’s Witnesses .
How can parents tra@@ in their children to gl@@ ori@@ fy God by the way they d@@ ress ?
Christians in Corin@@ th became di@@ vi@@ ded over the matter of e@@ ating me@@ at that may have been offered to i@@ do@@ ls but was ther@@ e@@ after so@@ ld in a me@@ at mar@@ ke@@ t .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What kind invit@@ ation did Jesus offer ?
L@@ ater , he even began to help me get the children ready to go to the Kingdom H@@ all .
“ I W@@ ould Not Ch@@ ange a Th@@ ing ! ” ( G .
She is a@@ ware of her con@@ dition and her serious ill@@ ness , and as any of us would be , she is sear@@ ch@@ ing for a so@@ lu@@ tion , a re@@ me@@ dy , or a me@@ dic@@ ine . . . .
W@@ ould you mind reading that verse ?
“ I cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t believe what I was hear@@ ing , ” she rec@@ alls .
A@@ m@@ ong such bel@@ o@@ ved older servants of God are members of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses , cur@@ r@@ ent and form@@ er travel@@ ing overse@@ ers , ze@@ al@@ ous pione@@ ers , and matu@@ re Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers ​ — brothers and sisters who serve faith@@ fully in our congregations .
Fir@@ st they heard the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments , and then Moses rel@@ ated to them fur@@ ther comman@@ ds that are recorded from Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 20 : 22 to Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 23 : 33 .
• From Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . on , what did both Jews and G@@ ent@@ il@@ es have to do to become members of spiritual Israel ?
15 : 6 .
If you are a Christian el@@ der , can you rel@@ ate to what took place at that meeting ?
In rec@@ ent years , he has ‘ op@@ ened large do@@ ors le@@ ading to activ@@ ity . ’
After gra@@ du@@ ating in F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 194@@ 5 , I jo@@ ined my si@@ bl@@ ings in P@@ u@@ er@@ to R@@ ic@@ o .
What will be the effect on my emo@@ tional and physical health ?
Christians have found that the ad@@ vice in God’s inspired Word is very help@@ ful when a man and a woman pl@@ an to get married .
O@@ ver the cen@@ tu@@ ries , they v@@ ac@@ ill@@ ated between obedi@@ ence and dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
And they are jo@@ y@@ fully determined to remain such .
If we no@@ te a bro@@ ther’s ap@@ par@@ ent l@@ ack of faith , we can fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely st@@ re@@ t@@ ch out our hand and help him to gain more faith . ​ — 9 / 15 , page 8 .
Y@@ oung Jeremiah , for instance , told Jehovah : “ Al@@ as , O S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah !
1 , 2 . ( a ) How do some Christian parents respon@@ d when their child as@@ ks to get baptized ?
They were prom@@ in@@ ent in the ch@@ urch and the commun@@ ity , people even ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing some members of the family as “ s@@ w@@ ami , ” meaning “ l@@ ord . ”
The bu@@ s d@@ ri@@ ver was not a Witness , and he had re@@ serv@@ ations about being with the Witnesses for ten days .
De@@ dic@@ ation is a so@@ le@@ m@@ n promise made to Jehovah in prayer
What will follow the last days ?
H@@ ar@@ dly . For those who are de@@ a@@ f , though , the fac@@ i@@ al mus@@ c@@ les do much more than an@@ im@@ ate con@@ vers@@ ations .
In re@@ ality , though , their re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous course and will@@ ful cho@@ ice se@@ aled their des@@ t@@ in@@ y .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , “ Peter was in great per@@ ple@@ x@@ ity in@@ war@@ dly over what the vision he had seen might mean . ” — Acts 10 : 5 - 17 ; 11 : 7 - 10 .
H@@ el@@ p O@@ thers to Acc@@ ep@@ t the Kingdom M@@ es@@ sage
I will never for@@ get when my husband told me that he wanted to come to a meeting with me .
26 : 3 - 5 , 16 - 20 .
“ Ti@@ me in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite he has put in their heart , ” the Bible tel@@ ls us .
Can we v@@ ou@@ ch for the acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y of what we wr@@ ite or for@@ ward to others ? Do we have per@@ mis@@ sion to pas@@ s the information on ?
For example , fine material has been publi@@ shed that shows how Jehovah can at once be just and mer@@ ci@@ ful .
Ad@@ her@@ ing to Bible principles has s@@ pared me many problems . ”
As “ children of light , ” we expres@@ s our s@@ or@@ ro@@ w and g@@ ri@@ ef in a way that refle@@ cts spiritual en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment , a way that is mo@@ des@@ t , res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful , and temp@@ ered by the sure hope of the resurrection .
Hence , he asked a simp@@ le but de@@ va@@ st@@ ating question : “ If I expe@@ l the dem@@ ons by means of Be@@ el@@ ze@@ bu@@ b , by means of whom do your sons [ or disciples ] expe@@ l them ? ”
As a result , hist@@ ori@@ an Ju@@ an O@@ r@@ ts G@@ on@@ z@@ á@@ le@@ z ob@@ served that “ the S@@ pan@@ ish people knew the Bible much better than the people of Ger@@ many or Eng@@ land before the time of Lu@@ ther . ”
Jehovah we@@ igh@@ s the effort we put for@@ th along with the prog@@ ress we make , and he bless@@ es our ear@@ n@@ est end@@ e@@ av@@ or to bring him glory .
Does it some@@ times se@@ em to you that life is all too sh@@ ort ?
I was ac@@ qu@@ it@@ ted , but some brothers were sen@@ ten@@ ced to si@@ x months ’ imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment .
The first is that a war@@ ning of coming des@@ tru@@ ction is given in no un@@ certain ter@@ ms .
Di@@ d God appro@@ ve of Jesus ’ pres@@ ent@@ ation of himself to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der these great responsi@@ bil@@ ities ?
How were P@@ ris@@ c@@ a and A@@ qu@@ ila “ keep@@ ing an e@@ ye ” on the inter@@ ests of others ?
It con@@ ve@@ ys the thought that the life rec@@ ord of the person who has died is re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed by God .
When he refu@@ sed , the cam@@ p comman@@ der cont@@ ac@@ ted He@@ in@@ rich H@@ im@@ m@@ l@@ er , head of the S@@ S ( S@@ ch@@ ut@@ z@@ st@@ affe@@ l , H@@ it@@ l@@ er@@ ’s el@@ ite gu@@ ard ) , and asked per@@ mis@@ sion to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te Di@@ ck@@ man@@ n in the pres@@ ence of all other cam@@ p in@@ mat@@ es .
Those who are found by Jehovah to be spo@@ t@@ less , un@@ ble@@ mi@@ shed , and in peace will ev@@ en@@ tually be bless@@ ed with et@@ er@@ n@@ al life on a par@@ adise earth , where righteousness will d@@ well .
Because the more we prac@@ tice show@@ ing loy@@ al@@ ty , the e@@ asi@@ er it be@@ comes .
Why Di@@ d Jehovah S@@ tr@@ ike U@@ z@@ z@@ ah De@@ ad ?
C@@ learly , disci@@ ple@@ ship ​ — including dedic@@ ation and baptism — ​ is an ob@@ lig@@ ation for you as a Christian .
He and his wife were taken to a ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of mil@@ es away .
No doubt , the angels could have written down God’s message to mankind .
( b ) What examples of un@@ di@@ min@@ i@@ shed ze@@ al do you know ?
Some had ad@@ di@@ tional responsi@@ bil@@ ities , such as teaching in the congregation .
O@@ thers have kept Jesus ’ word by main@@ tain@@ ing a ‘ simp@@ le e@@ ye , ’ des@@ pite being sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by a@@ ff@@ lu@@ ence and gre@@ ed .
In all such ways , Christian elders show that they are “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men , ” provided by Jehovah through Jesus Christ to help us end@@ ure on the ro@@ ad to life . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 8 .
Ph@@ ysi@@ c@@ ist Paul Davi@@ es ob@@ served : “ The sear@@ ch for a clo@@ sed lo@@ gi@@ cal s@@ ch@@ eme that provi@@ des a complete and self - cons@@ ist@@ ent ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation for everything is do@@ om@@ ed to fa@@ il@@ ure . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , as a liter@@ al shepher@@ d might give his life in order to prote@@ ct his sheep , Jesus died as a ransom sacrifice for she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike ones who would a@@ va@@ il themselves of his sacrifice . ​ — John 10 : 11 , 15 ; 1 John 2 : 1 , 2 .
N@@ atur@@ ally , those of you who are still in school should work hard to get a good ba@@ si@@ c educ@@ ation .
How did Paul res@@ ist the ‘ sla@@ ps ’ of Satan ?
A@@ n illustr@@ ation of two young fle@@ sh@@ ly sisters high@@ ligh@@ ts another fac@@ t@@ or that comes into pla@@ y in determin@@ ing the place we will occ@@ up@@ y in the congregation .
A woman in her 50 ’ s nam@@ ed E@@ un@@ ice says of the Bible , “ It is help@@ ing me to become a better person , to change my not - so - good ha@@ bi@@ ts . ”
What reas@@ sur@@ ing encourag@@ ement !
Do we believe that Jehovah will take care of us ?
In fact , in some langu@@ ages , if you say that a person is a sin@@ ner , others may think that you are saying that he is a cri@@ min@@ al or at le@@ ast a person who bro@@ ke some rul@@ es .
Ther@@ efore , the as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t Jo@@ el descri@@ bes is ap@@ par@@ ently pi@@ ct@@ ori@@ al of the time in 33 C.E . when Jehovah started to p@@ our out his spirit upon early followers of Christ and they began preaching the message that t@@ or@@ men@@ ted false religious lead@@ ers .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , it is a sing@@ ul@@ ar honor to be@@ ar the name of the al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God , Jehovah .
The psalmist san@@ g : “ The in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with Jehovah bel@@ ong@@ s to those fe@@ ar@@ ful of him . ”
We receive “ food at the prop@@ er time ” through the slave class .
Ru@@ th H@@ em@@ mi@@ g ( now Bo@@ s@@ sh@@ ard ) , an exc@@ ep@@ tional sister , was my par@@ t@@ ner .
; Ma@@ id@@ ment , K .
From the book The H@@ ist@@ ori@@ an’s H@@ ist@@ ory of the World , V@@ ol .
That mirac@@ ul@@ ous light did not sign@@ i@@ fy that Jehovah was physi@@ c@@ ally present there .
• P@@ est@@ il@@ ences
It is here that we receive vital spiritual ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment and direction through his organization .
What would these words have me@@ ant to the Israelites ?
And the disciples could use Rom@@ an law in de@@ f@@ en@@ ding the good news . ​ — 2 / 15 , pages 20 - 23 .
Yet , Jesus was hum@@ ble .
Do not those mem@@ ori@@ es continue to per@@ su@@ a@@ de you that Jehovah can help you to over@@ come or end@@ ure even more serious ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les or ad@@ vers@@ ities ? ​ — R@@ om .
The very next day , while I was in service , two different sisters offered me a jo@@ b teaching their children .
As part of their G@@ ile@@ ad tra@@ ining , the 1@@ 2@@ 4@@ th class sp@@ ent a com@@ bin@@ ed to@@ tal of some 3@@ ,000 h@@ our@@ s in the preaching work .
( b ) How has relati@@ ve peace in some lands benef@@ ited our preaching work ?
This pas@@ sage , known as the T@@ es@@ ti@@ mon@@ i@@ u@@ m F@@ la@@ vi@@ anu@@ m , re@@ a@@ ds :
His t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s have not chang@@ ed .
These fac@@ t@@ ors are a ni@@ gh@@ t@@ m@@ are to Af@@ ri@@ can sub@@ s@@ ist@@ ence f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers .
What is our ba@@ si@@ c ro@@ le as Bible teach@@ ers ?
But as with a chil@@ d’s tu@@ t@@ or , the Law was temp@@ or@@ ary , serving until Christ arri@@ ved . ​ — 3 / 1 , pages 18 - 21 .
This is made evid@@ ent in his deal@@ ings with a woman who had been si@@ ck for 12 years with a f@@ low of blood .
1 : 29 , 30 .
With Jehovah’s su@@ pre@@ me authority in mind , let us consider examples of some who did not respect those in positi@@ ons of authority and of some who did .
A World W@@ i@@ th@@ out P@@ over@@ ty Is Ne@@ ar
Yes , be determined ‘ not to give up in doing what is fine ’ !
Today , milli@@ ons of s@@ inc@@ ere and inform@@ ed Christians know that Jesus is no leg@@ end@@ ary fi@@ gu@@ re .
E@@ spe@@ cially do the sheep need such care today , for the Devil has in@@ ten@@ si@@ fied his efforts to bre@@ ak the integrity of those dedic@@ ated to God .
Our sac@@ red service should not be a m@@ ere for@@ mal@@ ity , and we must rend@@ er an account to God .
“ I D@@ ON@@ ’@@ T think I@@ ’@@ d be inter@@ ested , ” she said .
F@@ e@@ w dar@@ ed to con@@ dem@@ n those a@@ bu@@ ses .
“ P@@ rac@@ tice giving , and people will give to you . They will p@@ our into your la@@ ps a fine me@@ asure , pres@@ sed down , sh@@ ak@@ en together and over@@ f@@ low@@ ing .
The I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ation of the Le@@ av@@ en
“ My anger will in@@ deed b@@ la@@ ze , ” says Jehovah , “ and I shall certainly k@@ ill you with the s@@ word . ”
However , op@@ position soon m@@ oun@@ ted against their con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ ject .
Rather than simply instru@@ cting Christians not to do bad to others , Jesus Christ offered this counsel : “ All things . . . that you want men to do to you , you also must lik@@ e@@ wise do to them . ” ​ — Matthew 7 : 12 .
He explained why he felt that Jesus is the great@@ est man who ever lived .
E@@ ar@@ th@@ qu@@ ak@@ es
If you war@@ n your child that a certain form of discipl@@ ine will result if he mis@@ be@@ ha@@ ves , be sure to follow through .
The disciples continued to praise God public@@ ly and ze@@ al@@ ously , with good resul@@ ts . ​ — Acts 2 : 4 , 11 , 4@@ 1 , 4@@ 6 , 4@@ 7 .
Such love and un@@ ity are fo@@ reg@@ le@@ am@@ s of the mar@@ vel@@ ous time to come in God’s new world , which will be gover@@ ned in righteousness and justice . ​ — Isaiah 2 : 2 - 4 ; John 13 : 34 , 35 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 14 .
His happiness and op@@ ti@@ mis@@ m were his tra@@ dem@@ ar@@ k ​ — even more so as he started to su@@ ff@@ er the pang@@ s of old age .
Yes , when it is al@@ lied with a strong faith in God .
No@@ v@@ ember 17 - 23 , 200@@ 8
Is it really possible that we imper@@ fect humans can be preci@@ ous in the eyes of the all - powerful Creator , Jehovah God ? Yes !
( Read Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 3 : 15 ; John 17 : 6 ; Hebrews 2 : 12 . )
Revelation 11 : 3 speak@@ s of two wit@@ nesses who would pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y for 1@@ ,@@ 2@@ 60 days .
In his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , he c@@ learly explained that one who gr@@ as@@ ps the spirit of God’s la@@ ws will obey them even bey@@ ond what is spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally comman@@ ded or for@@ bi@@ d@@ den .
The following year the Israelites la@@ y the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of the house of Jehovah .
There were no pri@@ ma don@@ n@@ as !
They speak of a time when good people will have the joy of being able to buil@@ d their own hous@@ es , cultiv@@ ate their own land , and ra@@ ise their children in pe@@ ace@@ ful sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s .
How did Mark re@@ act when he learned that he had been re@@ plac@@ ed by a you@@ ng@@ er , less experienced man ?
At the same time , these in@@ tr@@ ac@@ table con@@ f@@ li@@ cts that pla@@ gu@@ e so many par@@ ts of the earth re@@ mind Christians of a Bible prophecy .
They have also rec@@ ited them in family grou@@ ps and as individuals , in good times and in bad .
The first two people Jehovah cre@@ ated on earth ca@@ used him to feel a lo@@ t of pain .
Des@@ pite their imper@@ fect thinking , Jesus knew that his followers would soon become matu@@ re Christians and form a un@@ ited congregation .
One fac@@ t@@ or that has fav@@ ored our pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation of the good news is the wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad a@@ vail@@ ability of the Bible .
Yes , she took seri@@ ously the privilege of being the human mother of the Messi@@ ah .
What effect do these qualities have on all who love God and sub@@ mit to his rul@@ er@@ ship ?
Because it has a strong ro@@ o@@ t system an@@ cho@@ red in the so@@ il .
I@@ ’@@ m gr@@ ate@@ ful for all the ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments they made for my s@@ ake .
Because each individu@@ al has a different van@@ ta@@ ge point .
Like A@@ be@@ l , he un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly had faith that mankind would ev@@ en@@ tually be rel@@ eas@@ ed from b@@ onda@@ ge to sin and death .
After a 70 - year des@@ ol@@ ation of the land , in 5@@ 37 B.C.E . , a Jewish re@@ m@@ n@@ ant re@@ turned to Jerusalem .
The fac@@ ts proved o@@ ther@@ wise , however .
We sta@@ yed for a while with the M@@ c@@ Lu@@ c@@ ki@@ e family , who had been among the first Witnesses to set@@ tle there .
Ther@@ efore , according to our heavenly Fa@@ ther’s will and good ple@@ asure , inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tions are being pl@@ an@@ ned in vari@@ ous re@@ gi@@ ons of the world for the year 200@@ 3 .
S@@ up@@ pose a friend pi@@ c@@ ks you up to go on a 30 - m@@ ile [ 50 k@@ m ] tri@@ p .
Jehovah God En@@ er@@ gi@@ z@@ es U@@ s
To illustr@@ ate : S@@ up@@ pose you had great physical strength .
H@@ O@@ W I H@@ A@@ V@@ E B@@ EN@@ E@@ F@@ I@@ T@@ E@@ D : On@@ ce I bro@@ ke off my associ@@ ation with those compan@@ i@@ ons , I found it much e@@ asi@@ er to make the needed chang@@ es in my life .
H@@ O@@ W can a father avoid making his children feel bit@@ ter ?
On your we@@ d@@ ding day , you made a com@@ mit@@ ment , not to the in@@ s@@ titu@@ tion of marriage , but to a living person ​ — your mate .
Hence , to speak an un@@ truth un@@ wit@@ t@@ ingly ​ — such as giving someone inc@@ or@@ rec@@ t fac@@ ts or fi@@ gu@@ res by mis@@ take — ​ is not the same as to tell a li@@ e .
There will be associ@@ ate rul@@ ers with Christ Jesus in God’s heavenly Kingdom .
The power that Jehovah gr@@ ants to his servants by means of holy spirit gives each one of us the ability to fulf@@ ill our Christian dedic@@ ation and , when necess@@ ary , to res@@ ist ne@@ g@@ ative for@@ ces that are exer@@ ted upon us . ​ — Read Mi@@ ca@@ h 3 : 8 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 29 .
He simil@@ arly su@@ sta@@ ins his mo@@ der@@ n - day Witnesses , even in the face of in@@ ten@@ se persecu@@ tion .
But is not the promise of everlasting life in Par@@ adise an appe@@ al to sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness ? ​ — Luke 23 : 4@@ 3 .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , being more at@@ tu@@ ned to Bible principles and willing to respon@@ d to his well - tra@@ ined conscience , Mark is now moved by his conscience to avoid pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s that he ear@@ li@@ er felt were accep@@ table .
As for me , this situation provided a long - ter@@ m educ@@ ation in end@@ ur@@ ance and per@@ sever@@ ance .
How does my work benefit others ? ’
F@@ R@@ E@@ Q@@ U@@ EN@@ T@@ L@@ Y A@@ S@@ K@@ E@@ D Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S A@@ B@@ O@@ U@@ T J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S W@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ S ​ — Why Do You G@@ o From Do@@ or to Do@@ or ?
W@@ ould I pati@@ ently wa@@ it on Jehovah , or would I be inc@@ l@@ ined to take matters into my own hands ? ’ ​ — Pro@@ v . 11 : 2 ; read Mi@@ ca@@ h 7 : 7 .
One night they both be@@ at me .
How do the Scriptures help us to understand what is me@@ ant by being sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ded by Jehovah ?
Such re@@ actions may se@@ em pet@@ ty , but if not recogn@@ ized and c@@ he@@ cked , they can lead to mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous wr@@ ong@@ doing .
As to these things I am fore@@ war@@ ning you , the same way as I did fore@@ war@@ n you , that those who prac@@ tice such things will not in@@ her@@ it God’s kingdom . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 19 - 23 .
These were pre@@ pared to take the good news to others , at first to the Jews .
While their e@@ ating of the lo@@ a@@ ves of pres@@ ent@@ ation was te@@ ch@@ n@@ ic@@ ally un@@ la@@ w@@ ful , it was in har@@ mony with the ba@@ si@@ c desi@@ gn@@ ated use of the show@@ bre@@ ad .
“ P@@ ra@@ ised be the God . . . who encoura@@ ges us in all our tri@@ als . ” ​ — 2 C@@ O@@ R . 1 : 3 , 4 , f@@ t@@ n .
When they are “ t@@ or@@ n down , ” or under@@ min@@ ed , by in@@ justice , cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion , and viol@@ ence , there is a bre@@ ak@@ down in so@@ cial order . ​ — Psalm 11 : 2 - 6 ; Proverbs 29 : 4 .
Rather , we hold de@@ ar another ev@@ ent , the death of God’s Son .
While it is true that each Christian should have a personal relationship with God , we cannot den@@ y that he is using a worl@@ d@@ wide congregation , as he did in the apostles ’ day .
Ma@@ y@@ be the most effe@@ ctive way of keep@@ ing Paul shu@@ t up as long as possible was to fai@@ l to appe@@ ar .
One such heal@@ er repor@@ te@@ dly ra@@ ised $ 8@@ 9 milli@@ on ( U@@ .@@ S . ) in one year through his worl@@ d@@ wide op@@ er@@ ations .
Ka@@ re@@ n : Yes .
The return vis@@ it by tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne resul@@ ted in a Bible study , using the bro@@ ch@@ ure What Does God Re@@ qui@@ re of U@@ s ?
Lu@@ ther op@@ posed the s@@ ale of in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ences
He then showed that first - century Christians made necess@@ ary person@@ ality chang@@ es , ad@@ ding : “ Yet that is what some of you were . ”
S@@ ever@@ al times , I ne@@ arly died of over@@ do@@ ses .
To the sou@@ th of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , Israel fac@@ ed the Cana@@ an@@ ite king of A@@ ra@@ d .
How did Jesus respon@@ d , and with what possible result ?
Those eng@@ ag@@ ing in the spiritual har@@ v@@ est have ang@@ eli@@ c support
“ We love , because he first loved us . ” ​ — 1 J@@ O@@ H@@ N 4 : 19 .
Your heavenly Father wants you to have something far better than the fle@@ et@@ ing ple@@ a@@ sures of this world .
While the k@@ ing@@ ’s servants were l@@ ing@@ ering , E@@ hu@@ d es@@ cap@@ ed .
At the conven@@ tion , we were imp@@ ressed by the loving way we were sh@@ own to our se@@ ats , by the help offered to follow along in the Bible , and by the conduct of those in attend@@ ance .
So I deci@@ ded to star@@ t a study of the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , we may need to help the person to see that God is not respon@@ sible for the wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness so pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent in the world .
The st@@ af@@ f was so pleas@@ ed with her work that she was offered a full - time position at tri@@ ple her sal@@ ary .
As demonstr@@ ated in the al@@ ter@@ c@@ ation qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , some problems may ev@@ oke strong emo@@ tions .
A@@ ra@@ b fle@@ e@@ ts p@@ lun@@ der@@ ed Eph@@ esus thr@@ ough@@ out the se@@ ven@@ th and ei@@ gh@@ th cen@@ tu@@ ries C.E .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the we@@ d@@ ding ring at one time had religious sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance .
Jehovah wrote those comman@@ d@@ ments upon st@@ one ta@@ ble@@ ts ​ — ta@@ ble@@ ts that Moses sh@@ at@@ tered when he saw the Israelites worshipp@@ ing a g@@ ol@@ den cal@@ f .
; D@@ y@@ ck , E .
Many P@@ ri@@ v@@ ile@@ ges and As@@ sign@@ ments
“ W@@ ho@@ ever does ob@@ serve his [ God’s ] word , tru@@ th@@ fully in this person the love of God has been made perfect , ” said the apostle John .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , in these last days , Jehovah has used el@@ der@@ ly members of the anointed class and of the “ other sheep ” to dec@@ l@@ are his pur@@ pos@@ es .
A@@ n ar@@ ro@@ w will not re@@ ach its t@@ ar@@ get by ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
[ I@@ I@@ I ] , S@@ ar@@ g@@ on , S@@ en@@ n@@ ach@@ eri@@ b , E@@ s@@ ar@@ ha@@ dd@@ on and A@@ sh@@ ur@@ ban@@ ip@@ al , . . . and the S@@ y@@ ri@@ ans B@@ en@@ ha@@ da@@ d , Ha@@ z@@ a@@ el and Re@@ z@@ in . ”
To prom@@ o@@ te a heal@@ thy , positi@@ ve spirit in the congregation , we should give attention to our ze@@ al for the field service .
But har@@ bor@@ ing res@@ ent@@ ment for past wr@@ ong@@ s is fu@@ t@@ ile .
Does not that ref@@ re@@ shing spiritual food give evidence of our spiritual par@@ adise ?
I have a heal@@ thy body because of ab@@ sta@@ ining from s@@ mo@@ king and d@@ ru@@ g@@ s .
Jesus spoke of “ all authority , ” “ all the nations , ” “ all the things , ” and “ all the days . ”
The blessings Job enjo@@ yed for his godly fear give us a fo@@ reg@@ le@@ am of ‘ the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant go@@ o@@ dness Jehovah has tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed up for those fe@@ aring him . ’ ​ — Psalm 31 : 19 ; James 5 : 11 .
The question is , Will they apply Jehovah’s Word ?
Let us end@@ e@@ av@@ or to use that little or@@ g@@ an to cause heal@@ ing and rejo@@ ic@@ ing as we avoid the trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion of the li@@ ps and pur@@ sue an u@@ pri@@ ght course .
C@@ learly , your doing so can in many ways benefit you and those around you .
In some plac@@ es , we find that many people are not at home when we preach from do@@ or to do@@ or .
Why should we show a respon@@ sible attitude in the way we use our free will ?
Now , as those ei@@ ght sou@@ ls c@@ lu@@ ng to sa@@ f@@ ety in the ar@@ k , they sur@@ ely dre@@ w comfort from thinking back on all the time they had sp@@ ent giving people a ch@@ ance to sur@@ vi@@ ve .
• What is involved in fle@@ e@@ ing from for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation ?
Then the speak@@ er ur@@ ged the stud@@ ents to gl@@ ori@@ fy Jehovah in their mission@@ ary assign@@ ments by help@@ ing others to find the tre@@ asure of pri@@ c@@ eless wor@@ th .
Jesus ans@@ wer@@ ed by means of an ex@@ ten@@ sive prophecy , recorded in Matthew chap@@ ters 24 and 25 .
Since baptism , I have fac@@ ed a number of po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally ex@@ p@@ lo@@ sive situ@@ ations .
He often n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w@@ ly es@@ cap@@ ed mo@@ b action and a viol@@ ent death .
13 : 4@@ 7 - 50 .
• What are some things that are high@@ ligh@@ ted in Job chap@@ ters 37 and 38 that s@@ ci@@ ence cannot fully expla@@ in ?
Why does the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation at 2 Peter 3 : 13 speak of “ new heavens [ p@@ lu@@ r@@ al ] and a new earth , ” wh@@ er@@ e@@ as Revelation 21 : 1 fore@@ tel@@ ls “ a new heaven [ sing@@ ul@@ ar ] and a new earth ” ?
But in what other fine ways will we be affe@@ cted if we keep on wal@@ king by spirit ?
M@@ au@@ d was known as a Christian sister to the mission@@ aries and was ap@@ par@@ ently encoura@@ ged by the associ@@ ation .
M@@ an’s S@@ li@@ de From Per@@ fe@@ ction
Jesus used it when he spoke to a woman who had su@@ ffered from a f@@ low of blood for 12 years .
It was a reli@@ ef to be with someone who was willing to try to understand me .
No@@ te that the apostle asked : “ How . . . will they hear without someone to preach ? ”
On Ju@@ ne 8 , 198@@ 4 , after ex@@ ac@@ tly three years of con@@ fin@@ ement , I was rel@@ eas@@ ed .
The ter@@ m “ world ” here ref@@ ers to human soci@@ ety ali@@ en@@ ated from God .
He rec@@ alls Sa@@ ú@@ l@@ ’s fir@@ m decision to up@@ hold his beli@@ ef@@ s , his courage in the face of death , and his happy out@@ look on life .
Many of our Christian public@@ ations were not yet a@@ vail@@ able in Af@@ ri@@ ka@@ ans , my mother t@@ ong@@ ue .
After reading and r@@ er@@ e@@ ading Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 , she wor@@ ked hard to apply its counsel .
( a ) What indic@@ ates that Joseph had not for@@ go@@ t@@ ten his f@@ ili@@ al du@@ ties ?
Ad@@ d Go@@ dly D@@ ev@@ o@@ tion to Your En@@ du@@ r@@ ance
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : What do you mean ?
S@@ m@@ all flo@@ c@@ ks of m@@ oun@@ tain go@@ ats that live in the ne@@ ar@@ by Ju@@ de@@ an Des@@ er@@ t regul@@ arly vis@@ it the s@@ pr@@ ing of E@@ n - g@@ edi .
Do the religious e@@ di@@ fic@@ es of Chris@@ tend@@ om find any pre@@ ce@@ d@@ ent in the temple arrang@@ ement in Jerusalem ?
One brother ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ It is so eas@@ y to let personal study s@@ li@@ p .
Not if we are gu@@ i@@ ded by integrity .
E@@ ach mon@@ th congregations for@@ ward these am@@ oun@@ ts ei@@ ther to the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k , or to the local branch of@@ fice .
Jehovah’s will is in@@ deed being accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed in heaven .
Romans 10 : 14 , 15 well expres@@ ses the import@@ ance of this work : “ How , in turn , will they hear without someone to preach ?
Ther@@ efore both if we live and if we die , we bel@@ ong to Jehovah . ”
I look back on that year of mission@@ ary service as the most pro@@ duc@@ tive of my life .
Lu@@ cre@@ z@@ ia B@@ or@@ gi@@ a@@ ’s father used her to ma@@ xi@@ mi@@ ze his power
Jehovah H@@ ol@@ ds The@@ m in D@@ er@@ ision
Christians today may be dis@@ tur@@ bed by how some of their ta@@ x@@ es are sp@@ ent , but they do not at@@ temp@@ t to inter@@ f@@ ere with or influ@@ ence govern@@ ment actions by res@@ is@@ ting them or refu@@ sing to pa@@ y ta@@ x@@ es .
It was in@@ deed a privilege to dec@@ l@@ are the good news to the people in such is@@ ol@@ ated are@@ as .
Matthew repor@@ ts that those who listen@@ ed to Jesus as he taught in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount “ were ast@@ oun@@ ded at his way of teaching . ”
What Jesus said is having greater fulfill@@ ment today .
Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ating with a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ents is not an imp@@ os@@ sible t@@ ask .
He had been des@@ per@@ ately ill .
And the co@@ at of ar@@ ms of Al@@ ū@@ k@@ s@@ ne shows the Bible as well as the d@@ ate 1@@ 6@@ 8@@ 9 , when G@@ l@@ ü@@ ck fin@@ i@@ shed his work .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the con@@ fu@@ sion of the langu@@ ages at Ba@@ be@@ l , mankind s@@ pre@@ ad over all the sur@@ face of the earth .
It was conc@@ ei@@ va@@ ble that some of them might f@@ all into sin .
Are You Re@@ fle@@ cting the G@@ l@@ ory of Jehovah ?
Pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers in the C@@ ongreg@@ ation
For what ba@@ si@@ c reason do Jehovah’s Witnesses love one another ?
Let us consider what the Bible says about how God vie@@ wed war in the ancient past and in the first century , when Jesus wal@@ ked the earth .
Tru@@ e Christians do not pos@@ s@@ ess or use il@@ leg@@ al d@@ ru@@ g@@ s .
“ The Li@@ ving Are Con@@ s@@ ci@@ ous That They Will Di@@ e ”
In Bar@@ ran@@ qu@@ il@@ la , C@@ ol@@ om@@ bia , a Witness spoke to A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o , a strong supp@@ or@@ ter of a pol@@ itical mo@@ v@@ ement .
Although his ministry at times plac@@ ed great dem@@ ands on his time and en@@ er@@ gy , Jesus was always pati@@ ent and kind .
* How do we pro@@ du@@ ce new Kingdom se@@ ed ?
The pro@@ spe@@ ct of enjo@@ ying a full and satis@@ f@@ ying life under God’s rul@@ er@@ ship t@@ ou@@ ched my heart .
And what happ@@ ens to the spirit when a person dies ?
A@@ bi@@ sh@@ a@@ i was not one of the three mi@@ gh@@ ti@@ est men who served David .
How the R@@ an@@ som Wor@@ ks
In other words , Paul knew that Jehovah’s hear@@ ing the pers@@ ist@@ ent prayers of his fellow believers might make a differ@@ ence as to when he would be rel@@ eas@@ ed . ​ — Phil@@ em@@ on 22 .
* The way that she rel@@ ated them to us helped us to love taking in spiritual food . ”
What opportun@@ ities are there today for young sing@@ le Christians to ex@@ p@@ and their ministry ?
Paul also pray@@ ed for Christians in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a .
This led to a discus@@ sion of Isaiah 5@@ 3 : 7 , 8 .
In@@ ter@@ vie@@ wed by the local new@@ s@@ pa@@ per , Le@@ on@@ ar@@ do stated that he wanted to “ make it clear that he had deci@@ ded to become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , not to find a way out of the dar@@ k@@ ness of pris@@ on , but to f@@ ill a deep@@ ly felt spiritual need . ”
Jesus re@@ comm@@ ended the same life course to his disciples . ​ — Mat@@ t .
His Fa@@ ther’s purpose and re@@ pu@@ tation dep@@ ended upon Jesus ’ end@@ uring an un@@ just tri@@ al and a c@@ ru@@ el death .
Se@@ cond , rec@@ all the par@@ able of the neigh@@ bor@@ ly Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an .
They may have little or no knowledge of Jehovah and therefore need help if they are to em@@ br@@ ace pu@@ re worship .
This me@@ ant that we had to leave New Jer@@ se@@ y , where we had been close to our sons in New Yor@@ k and where we had friends and relati@@ ves .
Joseph had received a special blessing from his father , Jac@@ o@@ b .
Sa@@ ul@@ ’s P@@ re@@ aching Ex@@ c@@ ites Ho@@ st@@ ility
Some are even able to rec@@ ite Bible pas@@ sa@@ ges from mem@@ ory .
“ When I fin@@ i@@ shed school , I had the opportunity to become a bil@@ ing@@ u@@ al teach@@ er in S@@ pan@@ ish and T@@ z@@ o@@ t@@ z@@ il .
But you need to go fur@@ ther .
Na@@ om@@ i had to end@@ ure the pa@@ in@@ ful lo@@ ss of her husband and her two sons in death .
S@@ ta@@ y F@@ o@@ c@@ used Like Jo@@ shua
What Is the He@@ are@@ r of P@@ ra@@ y@@ er Like ?
He per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly refle@@ cted his Fa@@ ther’s person@@ ality .
A@@ T 18 years of age , M@@ an@@ f@@ red was an of@@ fice tra@@ in@@ e@@ e .
That el@@ der had good reas@@ ons for as@@ king that question .
Yet , Bar@@ u@@ ch ob@@ vi@@ ously listen@@ ed to Jehovah’s war@@ ning through Jeremiah and thus ga@@ ined his soul as a spo@@ il . ​ — J@@ er .
However , in 18@@ 8@@ 7 a pe@@ as@@ ant woman found a cla@@ y ta@@ ble@@ t at A@@ mar@@ na , Egy@@ pt .
Pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s enti@@ re emo@@ tional ma@@ ke@@ up is often j@@ ar@@ red for a long time after the death of a person de@@ arly loved .
For instance , in the same way that f@@ light sa@@ f@@ ety dep@@ ends on a pro@@ per@@ ly fun@@ c@@ tion@@ ing na@@ vi@@ g@@ ational system and pre@@ c@@ ise poin@@ ts of refer@@ ence , so our spiritual , moral , and even physical well - being dep@@ ends on a responsi@@ ve conscience gu@@ i@@ ded by cor@@ rec@@ t moral poin@@ ts of refer@@ ence .
The Greek de@@ ac@@ on therefore enjo@@ yed no of@@ fi@@ cial prote@@ ction .
Yet , they were able to con@@ ve@@ y a uni@@ fied message of hope that is both tru@@ th@@ ful and acc@@ ur@@ ate .
A W@@ a@@ y of R@@ espe@@ cting a P@@ ati@@ ent@@ ’s Di@@ gn@@ ity
He also had a p@@ al@@ ace in Je@@ z@@ re@@ el , some 23 mil@@ es ( 37 k@@ m ) away .
F@@ i@@ ve months of in@@ ten@@ sive tra@@ ining at the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad , lo@@ c@@ ated in beau@@ ti@@ ful S@@ ou@@ th L@@ ans@@ ing , New Yor@@ k , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , quic@@ k@@ ly pas@@ sed .
Why is Jehovah the ul@@ tim@@ ate , righ@@ t@@ ful La@@ w@@ gi@@ ver ?
Those with the responsi@@ bility of help@@ ing young ones , however , know that appro@@ pri@@ ate over@@ sight is ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely necess@@ ary .
Pe@@ ople who are mis@@ direc@@ ted by fa@@ ul@@ ty information often have good hearts .
We were so gr@@ ate@@ ful when both daugh@@ ters started pione@@ ering after fin@@ ish@@ ing high school , and they learned s@@ k@@ ill@@ s to support themselves fin@@ an@@ cially .
Ne@@ h@@ emiah did not d@@ om@@ in@@ e@@ er over others ; rather , he served them at his own ex@@ p@@ en@@ se . ​ — Ne@@ h .
These are vital decisions , but you are wise to cho@@ ose first whether you want to serve Jehovah as fully as possible .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , many city d@@ wel@@ l@@ ers feel is@@ ol@@ ated and vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able in their own neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od .
The Scriptures say that he did so because it was not f@@ it@@ ting for a false worshipp@@ er to d@@ well near the ar@@ k of the covenant . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
In be@@ half of whom does Jehovah emp@@ lo@@ y his power ?
How do we know that the hope of everlasting life on earth is inclu@@ ded in what Jesus said as recorded at John 6 : 4@@ 8 - 5@@ 1 ?
The inspired account states that at the bu@@ ri@@ al place , Jesus said in a l@@ ou@@ d vo@@ ice : “ La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , come on out ! ”
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ arly reading this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine will help you to understand what God has done , is doing , and will yet do that can bring you happiness now and a so@@ li@@ d hope for the future . ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 8 .
After pra@@ ying for strength , I kno@@ cked on my first do@@ or .
Jehovah man@@ i@@ fes@@ ts justice in all his ways and in his perfect law .
H@@ op@@ e for the De@@ ad ​ — The R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection 14
When you end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to apply what you learned , he bless@@ ed your efforts to do his will .
We are not told what happened to that young man .
S@@ ur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation will work to make the earth a par@@ adise and will continue to speak the God - given pu@@ re language .
When necess@@ ary , therefore , Jesus was able to pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ce s@@ ca@@ thing den@@ un@@ ci@@ ations on Jehovah’s enem@@ ies .
Their way is “ c@@ ast up , ” that is , prog@@ res@@ sive .
What the Scriptures say about Satan is fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al to understanding the orig@@ in of evil and of human suffering , as well as why the wor@@ st i@@ mag@@ in@@ able viol@@ ence ge@@ ts wor@@ se each year .
In your commun@@ ity , is inc@@ en@@ se often associ@@ ated with spi@@ rit@@ is@@ tic ri@@ tu@@ als ?
Even pri@@ or to Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st , Peter got the sense of many tru@@ ths that Jesus taught .
( b ) How may we draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah ?
In S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 20@@ 10 , he was invit@@ ed to return to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , where he served as a help@@ er to the Ser@@ vice Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
What de@@ fect did some in the congregations have , and how did this af@@ fect them ?
“ I was ign@@ or@@ ant and ac@@ ted with a l@@ ack of faith , ” said Paul .
Des@@ pite the fac@@ t@@ ors just mentioned , all of us have certain things in comm@@ on .
Th@@ ree more pers@@ ons will be baptized sh@@ ort@@ ly ! ”
They follow the ad@@ vice of the apostle Paul : “ Sh@@ are with the holy ones according to their needs .
On an ear@@ li@@ er occasi@@ on when some of the apostles showed a com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve spirit , Jesus set a young child b@@ es@@ i@@ de him , and He told them : “ W@@ ho@@ ever recei@@ ves this young child on the bas@@ is of my name recei@@ ves me too , and who@@ ever recei@@ ves me recei@@ ves him also that sent me for@@ th .
Of course , all who love Jehovah want to walk in his name and me@@ et his requi@@ re@@ ments .
Still , what a privilege it is that every mon@@ th , I am able to repor@@ t some time sp@@ ent tal@@ king about our great God , Jehovah .
T@@ ake , for example , the physical la@@ ws that gover@@ n en@@ er@@ gy and matter .
Jehovah God told our comm@@ on an@@ c@@ est@@ or Noah that blood must be tre@@ ated as something special .
This building , which was a sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e , was pur@@ cha@@ sed and r@@ en@@ o@@ v@@ ated into a Kingdom H@@ all
• Ke@@ ep in mind that your ob@@ je@@ ctive is to star@@ t a home Bible study .
How has Jehovah taught us to love him ?
Jesus Christ has been rul@@ ing in heaven for close to a h@@ un@@ d@@ red years .
B@@ r@@ un@@ o : “ I began my service here in E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or in the in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ing A@@ ma@@ z@@ on re@@ gi@@ on .
There might well have been a th@@ ous@@ and of those head ones who died at the hands of the jud@@ ges , br@@ ing@@ ing the number to 2@@ 4@@ ,000 .
B@@ r@@ ita@@ in J@@ U@@ N@@ E 10 - 12
In 18@@ 9@@ 8 , Z@@ i@@ on@@ ’s W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er dre@@ w this less@@ on from the wi@@ do@@ w@@ ’s st@@ ory : “ If the woman had the faith necess@@ ary to obey , then she would be es@@ te@@ em@@ ed wor@@ thy of the L@@ or@@ d’s ass@@ ist@@ ance through the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ t ; if she did not exerc@@ ise the faith , another wi@@ do@@ w might have been found who would .
This st@@ at@@ ement , made in 199@@ 5 by a body of the I@@ tal@@ i@@ an Bi@@ sh@@ op@@ s ’ Con@@ fer@@ ence , ra@@ ises a number of questions .
Christ’s coming will lead to nothing less than the complete rest@@ or@@ ation of the earth
This is a real advan@@ ta@@ ge .
The apostles Paul and Peter did lik@@ e@@ wise .
Our medit@@ ating on the words recorded in such Bible boo@@ ks as Job , Psal@@ ms , and Proverbs will help us to expres@@ s our in@@ most feelings to Jehovah .
What a joy it is , therefore , for us to ob@@ serve the ze@@ al with which our brothers worl@@ d@@ wide are car@@ r@@ ying out Christ’s preaching com@@ mis@@ sion !
Then , in P@@ s 14@@ 8 ver@@ ses 12 and 13 , you young people are invit@@ ed to jo@@ in in and praise Jehovah as well .
Since 1914 , most as@@ pe@@ cts of Jesus ’ prophecy have been ful@@ filled .
Saul su@@ ffered four shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ ks , but the Scriptures provide de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about only one , which took place after he lis@@ ted his har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps when writ@@ ing to the Corinthians .
Per@@ haps they have Scriptural ob@@ lig@@ ations to care for .
T@@ act is especially important when you have a com@@ pla@@ in@@ t against someone .
How is Jesus “ the truth ” ?
A bl@@ ack bal@@ lo@@ t is to@@ t@@ ally ne@@ g@@ ative , ho@@ l@@ ding that the st@@ at@@ ement was der@@ i@@ ved from later tra@@ dition .
The let@@ ters repor@@ ted on the prog@@ ress of the preaching work and some@@ times inclu@@ ded fac@@ ts about bir@@ ds , ani@@ mal@@ s , and pl@@ ants in the par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar country he was in .
He re@@ bel@@ led against Jehovah and became “ the father of the li@@ e . ” ​ — John 8 : 4@@ 4 .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What kind of God did Jehovah prove to be to the nation of Israel ?
Fir@@ st among these was Satan ; others follow@@ ed and became dem@@ ons .
Consider two fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al con@@ di@@ tions that Jesus se@@ ts if he is to recogn@@ ize people as gen@@ u@@ ine Christians rather than re@@ ject them as work@@ ers of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness .
Why should you@@ ths serve God ?
What simil@@ ar@@ ity is there between Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s des@@ tru@@ ction and that of P@@ om@@ pe@@ i@@ i and H@@ er@@ cul@@ an@@ e@@ u@@ m ?
Se@@ e@@ king to prote@@ ct his gu@@ ests , Lo@@ t said : “ P@@ le@@ ase , my brothers , do not act ba@@ dly .
Con@@ sul@@ t with the elders in your congregation .
S@@ ome@@ one who sh@@ a@@ res B@@ ill@@ ’s view , however , se@@ es himself as an un@@ su@@ spe@@ cting vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m and might be deep@@ ly bit@@ ter and res@@ ent@@ ful .
A wise person would we@@ i@@ gh the advan@@ ta@@ ges and the disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ges and ev@@ alu@@ ate whether the end@@ e@@ av@@ or is really wor@@ th the effort and ex@@ p@@ en@@ se .
In any contro@@ vers@@ y on this to@@ pi@@ c , Paul was to be id@@ enti@@ fied with the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es rather than the S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es , who did not believe in the resurrection .
There was also the f@@ an@@ ati@@ c persecu@@ t@@ or Saul , who became the apostle Paul .
25 .
Like a d@@ ri@@ ver foc@@ used on the ro@@ ad a@@ head , we should avoid di@@ str@@ actions that could keep us from set@@ ting spiritual go@@ als and re@@ aching them .
O@@ thers show dis@@ reg@@ ard for truth in their spe@@ e@@ ch and way of life .
Those who learn about Jehovah’s ways “ be@@ at their s@@ words into p@@ low@@ sh@@ a@@ res and their spe@@ ars into pr@@ un@@ ing sh@@ ear@@ s . ”
( a ) What will main@@ tain@@ ing a prop@@ er spirit help us to avoid ?
O@@ r they may find it difficult to control their temp@@ er .
After four l@@ ines of what loo@@ ked like lo@@ gi@@ cal cal@@ cul@@ ation , however , the teach@@ er pro@@ duc@@ ed a star@@ t@@ ling result : “ Ther@@ efore , 2 = 1 ! ”
P@@ re@@ vi@@ ously , our public@@ ations stated that imit@@ ation Christians have been ‘ we@@ ep@@ ing and gn@@ a@@ shing their te@@ et@@ h ’ for de@@ ca@@ des , be@@ wa@@ il@@ ing that “ the sons of the kingdom ” ex@@ pose them for what they are ​ — “ sons of the wicked one . ”
To him , Jesus Christ said in prayer : “ This means everlasting life , their coming to know you , the only true God , and the one whom you sent , Jesus Christ . ”
How did David sin with respect to B@@ ath - she@@ ba , but what attitude did he displa@@ y ?
Au@@ g@@ us@@ tu@@ s also had ma@@ ps of the emp@@ i@@ re@@ ’s ro@@ ad system put on displa@@ y .
“ An@@ yone fo@@ ol@@ ish dis@@ res@@ pe@@ cts the discipl@@ ine of his father , ” continu@@ es the wise king , “ but anyone regarding re@@ pro@@ of is sh@@ re@@ w@@ d . ”
B@@ ac@@ k@@ gr@@ ound and St@@ atu@@ s
W@@ is@@ dom is to be valu@@ ed even when there is a gener@@ al l@@ ack of appreciation for it .
Ab@@ out this time , I became ill with tu@@ ber@@ cu@@ lo@@ s@@ is , a di@@ se@@ ase that had already ca@@ used sever@@ al de@@ a@@ ths in my hus@@ ban@@ d’s family .
Mi@@ ca@@ h has no reason to “ co@@ ver over the mu@@ st@@ ac@@ he . ”
This text is so appro@@ pri@@ ate for you , and I ask you to put it on your des@@ k , not because I gave it to you , but because it app@@ lies to you in your long years of service . ”
However , the Scriptures place a great de@@ al of responsi@@ bility on the husband , assign@@ ing him as “ head of his wife . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
What was wrong with the way Joh@@ an@@ an s@@ ought Jehovah’s direction , and what do we learn from his er@@ ro@@ r ?
Mar@@ ch 24 - 30 , 200@@ 8
After fi@@ ve years , we were assign@@ ed back to J@@ ap@@ an , where we now enjoy the cir@@ cu@@ it work .
When the prophet Na@@ than appro@@ ached him , David op@@ en@@ ly con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed : “ I have sin@@ ned against Jehovah . ” ​ — 2 Samuel 12 : 13 .
I am the you@@ ng@@ est of fi@@ ve children .
“ Th@@ r@@ ough one man sin en@@ tered into the world and death through sin , and so death s@@ pre@@ ad to all men because they had all sin@@ ned . ” ​ — Romans 5 : 12 .
“ H@@ old a Go@@ od Con@@ s@@ ci@@ ence , ” 5 / 1
S@@ tu@@ dy s@@ essi@@ ons can be held in your home , at another place conven@@ i@@ ent to you , or even over the p@@ ho@@ ne .
Hence , Jesus ur@@ ged his disciples to “ be about set@@ t@@ ling matters quic@@ k@@ ly . ”
As dedic@@ ated Christians , on what ob@@ je@@ ctive should we be foc@@ used ?
Then Jehovah put Abraham to a greater t@@ est .
Why should we not e@@ qu@@ ate free will with the right to deci@@ de what is good and what is bad ?
Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ation in these are@@ as contribu@@ tes to a close b@@ ond between them .
What did Paul experience as he served God , but what real@@ iz@@ ation gave him the courage to continue ?
“ I will show a wa@@ iting attitude for the God of my sal@@ vation . My God will hear me . ” ​ — MI@@ C@@ A@@ H 7 : 7 .
For a discus@@ sion on how ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gy supp@@ or@@ ts the Bible account , see chap@@ ter 4 of the book The Bible ​ — God’s Word or M@@ an’s ?
I took his ad@@ vice and did not mis@@ s the meeting that night or any ni@@ gh@@ ts ther@@ e@@ after .
F@@ re@@ mon@@ t , C@@ A
“ Those who are determined to be rich f@@ all into temp@@ tation and a s@@ n@@ are and many sen@@ sel@@ ess and h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful desi@@ res , which p@@ lu@@ ng@@ e men into des@@ tru@@ ction and ru@@ in , ” says God’s Word .
Jehovah’s Witnesses offer a free Bible course that can help you gro@@ w in understanding of the Scriptures .
At other times , my friend brought up such sub@@ je@@ cts as the last days or the Tr@@ in@@ ity do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine .
Genesis 7 : 3 says that they took ani@@ mal@@ s into the ar@@ k “ to pre@@ serve their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing ali@@ ve over all the earth . ”
How do you re@@ act when an ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment in our understanding of the Scriptures is pres@@ ented ? ​ — Read Luke 5 : 39 .
What a war@@ m pi@@ c@@ ture that con@@ ve@@ ys ​ — Jehovah gr@@ as@@ p@@ ing one@@ ’s hand !
• Why does each Christian need to rep@@ ent before baptism ?
W@@ H@@ E@@ N writ@@ ing to fellow believers , the apostle Paul re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly expres@@ sed his hope that God and Christ would appro@@ ve of the spirit that the congregations displa@@ yed .
Jesus also explained the Scriptures , doing so in ways that moved the hearts of his listen@@ ers .
After Phil@@ ip@@ ’s clear ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation of Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy , this “ man in power under C@@ and@@ ace qu@@ e@@ en of the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ ans ” put faith in Jesus Christ and was baptized .
In doing so , Paul felt confid@@ ent that he would w@@ in Phil@@ em@@ on@@ ’s co@@ op@@ er@@ ation , mo@@ ving him to do even more than what he was asked to do .
The fa@@ il@@ ure to keep one@@ ’s word to Jehovah and to pa@@ y a v@@ ow may have serious con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
We know only that Israel had lost some 3@@ 0@@ ,000 sol@@ di@@ ers in a ter@@ ri@@ ble de@@ fe@@ at at the hands of the Phil@@ ist@@ ines not long after the lo@@ ss of 4@@ ,000 in another bat@@ tle . ​ — 1 Samuel 4 : 1 , 2 , 10 .
P@@ os@@ s@@ ess@@ ing li@@ mit@@ less wisdom , Jehovah kno@@ ws pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely the best time to act for the benefit of all concer@@ ned , and he pati@@ ently wa@@ its for that time to come .
Although David lived long before to@@ da@@ y’s s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c er@@ a , he per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved that he was sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by mar@@ vel@@ ous examples of God’s cre@@ ative work .
Ha@@ ve you not come to know about the holy spirit through stud@@ ying the Bible ?
What you deci@@ de about marriage and emp@@ loy@@ ment will af@@ fect how you serve God .
What st@@ ep@@ s can we take , and what qualities can we devel@@ op in order to stay a@@ wa@@ ke ?
L@@ ater that day , I found him at home and told him that he had done a c@@ ow@@ ar@@ dly thing .
His loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah was re@@ war@@ ded .
19 , 20 . ( a ) Con@@ tr@@ ast the example of El@@ i and that of Jehovah in being yi@@ el@@ ding . ( b ) What less@@ ons can parents learn from these examples ?
No@@ thing illustr@@ ates this better than the life of Jesus .
They both loo@@ ked at me , and I said , “ I@@ ’@@ m with you too ! ”
25 : 6 - 8 ; 35 : 1 , 2 .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ation for this un@@ deser@@ ved kindness truly br@@ ings us clo@@ s@@ er to Jesus and to our loving heavenly Father . ​ — 2 Corinthians 5 : 14 , 15 .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al valu@@ es will f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h .
In ad@@ dition , some of the c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests had g@@ one to great l@@ eng@@ ths to cur@@ ry fav@@ or with the Rom@@ an author@@ ities .
I real@@ ized that God does not accept worship through i@@ con@@ s , that vari@@ ous religious tra@@ di@@ tions ​ — such as the ven@@ er@@ ation of the cro@@ ss — ​ are not of Christian orig@@ in , and that one has to worship God “ with spirit and truth ” in order to ple@@ ase him .
What would ha@@ p@@ pen to my children ? ” ​ — J@@ an@@ et , Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
As to taking in blood fr@@ actions , some have thought , ‘ This is a matter of conscience , so it do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t make any differ@@ ence . ’
Wor@@ k satis@@ fi@@ es the human desire to be a pro@@ duc@@ tive member of soci@@ ety and to have a purpose in life .
Since the Bible and Bible study a@@ i@@ ds con@@ tain “ the very knowledge of God , ” it is most appro@@ pri@@ ate to take good care of them .
To illustr@@ ate the import@@ ance of being ze@@ al@@ ous in God’s service , no@@ te an ev@@ ent that took place in the life of King Jeho@@ as@@ h of Israel .
Consider some ways in which elders stri@@ ve to be Chris@@ t@@ like in their relationship with others in the congregation .
For instance , when sear@@ ch@@ ing for emp@@ loy@@ ment , pray@@ er@@ ful reli@@ ance on God will help us to res@@ ist any temp@@ tation to accept work that con@@ f@@ li@@ cts with Bible principles .
34 : 10 .
Ex@@ iled as they would be in Babyl@@ on , this comfort and reas@@ sur@@ ance was just what these des@@ pon@@ d@@ ent ones would need !
Wh@@ ere Do We R@@ end@@ er S@@ ac@@ red Ser@@ vice ?
To anointed members of the body of Christ , Peter wrote : “ You are ‘ a cho@@ s@@ en r@@ ace , a ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od , a holy nation , a people for special pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion , that you should dec@@ l@@ are ab@@ ro@@ ad the exc@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ ci@@ es ’ of the one that called you out of dar@@ k@@ ness into his wonderful light . ”
His words to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h show that he had learned the prop@@ er way to ad@@ d@@ ress a person of high of@@ fice . ​ — G@@ en .
They just could not be@@ ar Isa@@ ac@@ ’s enjo@@ y@@ ment of pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity in their mi@@ d@@ st any longer .
“ At that time the eyes of the bl@@ ind will be op@@ ened , and the ear@@ s of the de@@ a@@ f will be un@@ st@@ op@@ ped .
H@@ O@@ W I H@@ A@@ V@@ E B@@ EN@@ E@@ F@@ I@@ T@@ E@@ D : L@@ ear@@ ning to live by Bible standards has helped me in practic@@ al ways .
How can you ass@@ ist the si@@ ck and the el@@ der@@ ly ?
What situation ex@@ is@@ ted in the Eph@@ es@@ i@@ an congregation when Jesus sent them a message ?
Yet , in that cr@@ itical situation , he knew that Jehovah had not for@@ s@@ ak@@ en him .
Yes , if we do not make ma@@ j@@ or is@@ su@@ es of min@@ or differ@@ ences .
She will be wi@@ ped out rather quic@@ k@@ ly , as if “ in one day . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
Indeed you can !
“ Fir@@ st M@@ ake Your Pe@@ ace With Your Bro@@ ther ”
That has led some to think that Noah was instru@@ cted to take se@@ ven pa@@ ir@@ s of every kind of clean ani@@ ma@@ l .
The apostle Paul recogn@@ ized the high value of the ministry .
When God cre@@ ated the first human , he pro@@ duc@@ ed more than just a body with a b@@ ra@@ in .
S@@ ad@@ ly , this tru@@ sted serv@@ ant turned tra@@ it@@ or and jo@@ ined in a cou@@ p led by Davi@@ d’s son Ab@@ sal@@ om .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the love and affe@@ ction that we show for one another c@@ learly id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es us as true Christians .
Rather , it is deep@@ ly ro@@ o@@ ted in Bible principles .
The s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es ‘ made God’s word inv@@ al@@ id because of their tra@@ dition . ’
Go@@ dly fear , which inclu@@ des “ the h@@ ating of bad , ” is a powerful a@@ id in this ref@@ ining pro@@ c@@ ess .
After sur@@ g@@ er@@ y and a succ@@ ess@@ ful reco@@ very , she was pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced can@@ c@@ er free .
Bro@@ ther@@ ly Lo@@ ve Pro@@ du@@ ces Un@@ ity Today
Ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing them as “ brothers and sisters , ” he started to than@@ k them but could not fin@@ ish , for he cho@@ ked up with emo@@ tion and gave way to te@@ ars .
By means of the Law , which he gave to the nation through Moses , Jehovah taught the people many less@@ ons .
E@@ spe@@ cially is it the truth about God’s Kingdom , which will san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy Jehovah’s name , v@@ indic@@ ate his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , and bring blessings to mankind .
One refer@@ ence work says : “ The Greek ver@@ b ten@@ se is a present imper@@ ative , imp@@ l@@ ying a comm@@ and to sto@@ p doing some action already in prog@@ ress . ”
These , in turn , are made up of Christian vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers who are tra@@ ined to encoura@@ ge co@@ op@@ er@@ ation between physi@@ ci@@ ans and their Witness pati@@ ents .
Le@@ ad@@ er@@ ship of the high@@ est qu@@ ality is a@@ vail@@ able .
E@@ ven@@ tually , we got married .
L@@ ater , Jehovah comman@@ ded Saul to an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ate the nation of A@@ mal@@ ek , which had ear@@ li@@ er att@@ ac@@ ked Israel without pro@@ vo@@ c@@ ation .
However , was it mer@@ ely those hum@@ ble first - century Christians who sel@@ e@@ cted the can@@ on ?
James was than@@ k@@ ful that nothing fur@@ ther happened and that he main@@ ta@@ ined a good conscience . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
How do we learn attitu@@ des ?
And if we for@@ give others , Jehovah will for@@ give us too .
Some transl@@ at@@ ors su@@ gg@@ est that the verse should read , “ with truth as a bel@@ t ti@@ ght around your wa@@ ist . ”
When the ne@@ ar@@ by c@@ ities of O@@ ulu and Kal@@ a@@ jo@@ ki were bom@@ bed , we saw a red g@@ low in the night s@@ k@@ y .
The Bible uses the word “ f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation ” as a me@@ ta@@ p@@ ho@@ r for vari@@ ous things , including liter@@ al Jerusalem as the cap@@ it@@ al of ancient Israel .
A@@ n un@@ bal@@ an@@ ced view of ourselves can cause pain and can dam@@ age our relationship with others .
What do these la@@ ws invol@@ ve ?
A@@ no@@ ther reason why Jehovah has wa@@ ited pati@@ ently is so that more people can have everlasting life .
And when he was fi@@ ve years old , he gave his first talk in the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol .
Even our appe@@ ar@@ ance and d@@ ress can indic@@ ate that we respect those to whom we preach .
The Bible book of Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah speak@@ s of “ ten men ” who appro@@ ach “ a man who is a Je@@ w ” and say : “ We will go with you people . ”
( b ) The Israelites experienced what reas@@ ons for joy ? ( c ) O@@ ver what did the Israelites beg@@ in to gr@@ um@@ ble and mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r ?
W@@ as Paul being h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical ?
When I w@@ oke up in the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al , I could not feel my ar@@ ms .
The first talk showed that a Christi@@ an’s go@@ al is to gl@@ ori@@ fy Jehovah by preaching every@@ where .
Many today are see@@ king en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment from a different s@@ ource .
Di@@ v@@ ine G@@ l@@ ory Rev@@ e@@ aled to H@@ um@@ ble On@@ es
What would ha@@ p@@ pen to my li@@ v@@ eli@@ ho@@ od if I re@@ sign@@ ed as a pa@@ st@@ or ?
The world around us has a dist@@ or@@ ted view of love .
“ My yo@@ ke is kin@@ dly and my lo@@ ad is light , ” said Jesus .
Ha@@ ve such cl@@ as@@ ses brought any benef@@ its to soci@@ ety as a whole ?
O@@ b@@ st@@ ac@@ les certainly ab@@ ound for Christian parents , who set out to bring up their children “ in the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah . ”
It is necess@@ ary that we have self - respect and find joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion in our Kingdom service .
Although Jehovah reas@@ sur@@ ed him , Moses rep@@ lied : “ Ex@@ c@@ use me , Jehovah , but s@@ end , ple@@ ase , by the hand of the one whom you are going to s@@ end . ”
Un@@ i@@ qu@@ en@@ ess , 6 / 1
As a result of this out@@ standing act of love , we once again have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living forever .
How can Christian women imitate the Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite ma@@ id@@ en ?
How You Can Un@@ der@@ stand , 7 / 1 Lo@@ ved , 6 / 1
They believe that God used the individu@@ al let@@ ters of the Hebrew Bible text as sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s , which when pro@@ per@@ ly under@@ sto@@ od reve@@ al a greater truth .
TH@@ E TH@@ R@@ E@@ A@@ T : Ex@@ ter@@ n@@ al th@@ reat@@ s such as de@@ ca@@ y and op@@ position have not destro@@ yed the Bible .
E@@ mp@@ er@@ or An@@ dr@@ on@@ ic@@ us I@@ I ( 1@@ 2@@ 60 - 1@@ 3@@ 32 ) found it necess@@ ary to change pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s n@@ ine times .
At great ris@@ k , I s@@ ne@@ ak@@ ed back to the m@@ oun@@ tain f@@ ar@@ m before da@@ y@@ bre@@ ak , but the f@@ ar@@ mer@@ ’s wife was so s@@ car@@ ed that she sent me away , tel@@ ling me that a man@@ h@@ un@@ t was on to find me .
The suffering , in@@ justice , si@@ ck@@ ness , and death as well as the cri@@ me , moral bre@@ ak@@ down , w@@ ars , gen@@ o@@ ci@@ des , and other at@@ ro@@ c@@ ities that have pla@@ gu@@ ed mankind thr@@ ough@@ out the cen@@ tu@@ ries are un@@ den@@ i@@ able evidence that man@@ ’s at@@ temp@@ ts to gover@@ n himself in@@ dep@@ end@@ ently of God have been a mis@@ er@@ able fa@@ il@@ ure .
Re@@ fle@@ ct on Moses ’ example .
We want to be su@@ per@@ m@@ om@@ s and su@@ per@@ wi@@ ves .
Consider , for example , “ the large shi@@ eld of faith , ” with which we are “ able to qu@@ en@@ ch all the wicked one@@ ’s bur@@ ning mis@@ s@@ il@@ es . ”
One day , at si@@ x o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck in the mor@@ ning , someone called us to say that she had been be@@ at@@ en again .
How does the m@@ ol@@ ding pro@@ c@@ ess work ?
However , following the death of the Rom@@ an Gen@@ er@@ al A@@ e@@ ti@@ us in 4@@ 5@@ 4 C.E . , a power v@@ ac@@ u@@ u@@ m ex@@ is@@ ted in the land .
Job chap@@ ter 4@@ 2 shows us what effect God’s ques@@ tion@@ ing had on Job .
W@@ he@@ ther s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c develop@@ ments will have any real imp@@ act on the human life sp@@ an rema@@ ins to be seen .
But of this we can be sure : O@@ be@@ di@@ ent humans will be happy , for Jehovah will satis@@ fy all their needs and desi@@ res in the best possible way . ​ — P@@ s .
And Psalm 5@@ 1 : 5 tel@@ ls us that all of us are imper@@ fect , sin@@ ful , from the time of our conc@@ ep@@ tion , and the ev@@ en@@ tu@@ ality for all men now is death from any number of ca@@ uses .
To be sure , overse@@ ers who jo@@ y@@ fully sub@@ mit to God and to Christ , the head of the congregation , benefit both themselves and those under their care . ​ — Is@@ a .
What can help a beli@@ ever to maintain happiness when others in the family remain un@@ believers ?
R@@ el@@ ying on his fri@@ end@@ ship with God , an ancient Hebrew nam@@ ed Joseph , when fac@@ ed with the t@@ ask of reve@@ al@@ ing the meaning of dre@@ am@@ s , said with confidence : “ Do not inter@@ pre@@ t@@ ations bel@@ ong to God ? ” ​ — Genesis 40 : 8 ; 4@@ 1 : 15 , 16 .
In so doing , many believe that they are mo@@ tiv@@ ating you@@ ng@@ er ones to re@@ ach their full po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al .
Yes , Paul could have used his authority and or@@ der@@ ed Phil@@ em@@ on to do the right thing .
“ Do not give the Devil a ch@@ ance . ” ​ — E@@ P@@ H@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ AN@@ S 4 : 27 , B@@ y@@ ing@@ t@@ on .
* He then tre@@ ks off to the bi@@ g city in sear@@ ch of fin@@ an@@ cial se@@ cur@@ ity .
Per@@ haps he came to be@@ am with pri@@ de over them .
The dead are “ consci@@ ous of nothing at all . ”
S@@ hor@@ tly before his death in 19@@ 16 , Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l showed re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble fore@@ sight regarding the ex@@ t@@ ent to which the preaching work would be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed .
This led to a r@@ om@@ ance , a marriage , and the bir@@ th of a son ​ — me .
Pa@@ y attention to wisdom with your e@@ ar .
O@@ ver time , you have seen Jehovah re@@ move certain ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les and ‘ spe@@ ed up ’ Kingdom gro@@ w@@ th .
Jehovah tel@@ ls Job to consider the cl@@ ou@@ ds .
See the article ent@@ it@@ led “ The Christian C@@ ongreg@@ ation ​ — A S@@ ource of S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ening A@@ id ” in The Watchtower of May 15 , 199@@ 9 .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on all that Jehovah reve@@ aled about himself through cre@@ ation , divine promises , and the examples of His servants , A@@ be@@ l found that his faith gre@@ w ever str@@ ong@@ er .
The account says : “ Jesus , . . . when he saw [ M@@ ary ] we@@ ep@@ ing and the Jews that came with her we@@ ep@@ ing , gro@@ an@@ ed in the spirit and became tr@@ oub@@ led ; and he said : ‘ Wh@@ ere have you la@@ id him ? ’
They called their new home Bo@@ st@@ on .
The Bible states : “ The one keep@@ ing his li@@ ps in c@@ he@@ ck is ac@@ ting dis@@ cre@@ et@@ ly . ”
Ch@@ il@@ d@@ be@@ aring , car@@ ing for her children , and man@@ ag@@ ing a hous@@ eho@@ ld can keep a woman “ sa@@ fe ” from be@@ coming an un@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed ‘ go@@ s@@ si@@ per and me@@ dd@@ l@@ er in other pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s af@@ fai@@ r@@ s . ’ ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Un@@ til that is fully accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed , rather than br@@ ing@@ ing upon us “ what we deser@@ ve , ” God gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ously ex@@ tend@@ s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess on the bas@@ is of Jesus Christ’s ransom sacrifice .
Instead , he was tr@@ ying to prote@@ ct his own inter@@ ests .
So , what reas@@ ons do we have to encoura@@ ge our brothers ?
On@@ ce again Jesus used the fi@@ g t@@ ree to illustr@@ ate the bad spiritual st@@ ate of the nation .
U@@ p@@ on see@@ ing Jehovah clo@@ th@@ ed in such di@@ gn@@ ity and s@@ pl@@ end@@ or , are you not moved to ex@@ to@@ l his great name ?
I saw very c@@ learly that the Christian elders were loving , that they were not po@@ lic@@ em@@ en but shepher@@ ds . ”
God had deci@@ ded that a woman would ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te wicked S@@ is@@ er@@ a !
John rema@@ ins until Jesus comes in that John is later given a prophe@@ tic vision of Jesus coming in Kingdom power .
A@@ n a@@ x@@ head is made to flo@@ at . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 6 : 5 - 7
4 : 13 ; 5 : 19 .
“ I shall walk in your truth .
To the ex@@ t@@ ent that a person is willing to pat@@ ter@@ n his life after God’s Word , he will avoid having to learn by tri@@ al and er@@ ro@@ r . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 33 ; 1 Corinthians 1 : 19 - 21 .
Why should all Christians be inter@@ ested in the well - being of the el@@ der@@ ly among them ?
I was very pat@@ ri@@ o@@ tic and loved to work , so I wanted to get involved right away .
His cal@@ m man@@ ner is com@@ for@@ ting .
We were so happy that we cri@@ ed !
If we worship Jehovah according to his Word , we are as@@ sur@@ ed that his powerful , inv@@ isi@@ ble angels provide us with prote@@ ction .
While we wa@@ it for these m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous events to ha@@ p@@ pen , let us accept direction from those appointed to take the lead in Jehovah’s organization .
The first is@@ sue had a prin@@ ting of 6@@ ,000 co@@ pi@@ es , in Eng@@ l@@ ish only .
“ I [ the apostle John ] heard a l@@ ou@@ d vo@@ ice from the thro@@ ne say : ‘ Lo@@ ok !
Th@@ ough the Bible does not com@@ ment direc@@ tly on this prac@@ tice , it is wor@@ th no@@ ting that the dead bo@@ dies of King Saul and his son J@@ on@@ a@@ than were bur@@ ned and then bu@@ ri@@ ed . ​ — 6 / 15 , page 7 .
Even when someone op@@ pos@@ es us , we try to “ keep con@@ qu@@ ering the evil with the good . ”
; R@@ o@@ d@@ g@@ ers , S .
Yet , the first person to appro@@ ach me was an old school friend , who just star@@ ed and said : “ What on earth are you doing d@@ ressed like that ? ”
Eva , a 31 - year - old woman in Gre@@ e@@ ce , says : “ Com@@ par@@ ing my life with that of my pe@@ ers , I always conclu@@ de that it is ri@@ ch@@ er , ful@@ l@@ er , and more exc@@ iting . ”
( a ) When are the v@@ isions recorded in Revelation chap@@ ter 6 ful@@ filled ?
Su@@ b@@ ject In@@ de@@ x for The Watchtower 200@@ 6
David was s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely rep@@ ent@@ ant , and he knew that he could appro@@ ach God and coun@@ t on his mer@@ cy .
; F@@ re@@ i@@ mu@@ th , C .
But does this mean that po@@ ver@@ ty and its bit@@ ter con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences will continue for all time ?
He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah took st@@ ep@@ s that he could righ@@ tly take .
Ang@@ ered by yet another prophe@@ tic message , King Jeho@@ i@@ ak@@ im had the prophet U@@ ri@@ j@@ ah sla@@ in . ​ — Jeremiah 26 : 21 - 24 .
There he ur@@ ged all to share ze@@ al@@ ously in ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ing God’s Kingdom and to use the new ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine rel@@ eas@@ ed at that conven@@ tion , The Go@@ l@@ den A@@ ge .
“ All the s@@ kil@@ led women s@@ pu@@ n with their hands , ” says the account .
Mu@@ ch the same could be said of wi@@ do@@ ws or wi@@ do@@ wers , or perhaps those now un@@ able to d@@ ri@@ ve .
This would har@@ dly se@@ em reason@@ able .
Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t Pro@@ du@@ ces Go@@ od F@@ ru@@ it@@ age
O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 3 - 9 , 20@@ 11
As we have seen , God has already determined that the war to end wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and to av@@ enge the op@@ pres@@ sed is a future war and that it will be f@@ ought by his Son , Jesus Christ .
Thus , the go@@ al of all Christian parents should be to teach their children from inf@@ an@@ cy with the in@@ ten@@ tion of help@@ ing them become baptized disciples of Christ .
Jesus , on the other hand , truly loved the name of Jehovah .
Our family life has never been better ! ” ​ — V@@ in@@ i@@ ana .
The last instance was that she un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly id@@ enti@@ fied her@@ self to Bo@@ a@@ z , a much older man , because he was a re@@ pur@@ cha@@ s@@ er .
The Bible says that Da@@ than and A@@ bi@@ ra@@ m , sons of Eli@@ a@@ b , jo@@ ined K@@ or@@ ah as lead@@ ers of the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against Moses and A@@ ar@@ on .
Still , the work they have been assign@@ ed has always gl@@ ori@@ fied Jehovah and benef@@ ited believ@@ ing mankind .
Thus we can dis@@ cer@@ n how the spi@@ rit@@ ’s fru@@ it@@ age should be man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted in our every@@ day life and then work to cultiv@@ ate it to a greater ex@@ t@@ ent .
H@@ ere is what some have said :
Be@@ ing mo@@ des@@ t , however , in no way means a@@ do@@ p@@ ting the de@@ fe@@ at@@ ist attitude “ I am old , and there is nothing more for me . ”
6 : 19 ; P@@ s .
J@@ ef@@ f : “ The congregation is the best place I can go for encourag@@ ement .
Although they now serve God in 2@@ 34 lands , all these faithful worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah have truly been set “ in un@@ ity . ”
G@@ et to know more about the things Jehovah has cre@@ ated .
Why did they star@@ t to think differ@@ ently ?
In ty@@ pi@@ cal W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ can fa@@ shi@@ on , she bun@@ d@@ led the bil@@ ls and stu@@ ff@@ ed them into her ba@@ g .
To Lo@@ ve Me@@ ans to O@@ be@@ y
Per@@ haps R@@ ac@@ he@@ l saw the mer@@ it of Le@@ ah’s g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ance , for she ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ For that reason he is going to li@@ e down with you t@@ on@@ i@@ ght in ex@@ change for your s@@ on@@ ’s man@@ dr@@ ak@@ es . ”
Mo@@ st are ani@@ mis@@ ts and pol@@ y@@ the@@ ists , and they believe in vari@@ ous spi@@ r@@ its in n@@ ature .
He wel@@ com@@ ed them into the group accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing him in his ministry , and he tre@@ ated them with kindness and respect .
What is “ mo@@ ck hum@@ ility ” ?
What a joy to be im@@ mer@@ sed in a study of the Scriptures for fi@@ ve months !
Acc@@ ording to John , upon a s@@ car@@ let - col@@ ored w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast ​ — the i@@ ma@@ ge of the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast — ​ ri@@ des a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic har@@ lo@@ t , d@@ om@@ in@@ ating it .
However , consider the Hebrew mi@@ d@@ wi@@ ves S@@ hi@@ ph@@ ra@@ h and P@@ u@@ ah , who likely he@@ ad@@ ed the mi@@ d@@ wife prof@@ es@@ sion .
D@@ ra@@ wing on these pro@@ v@@ isions will keep us sa@@ fe from spiritual har@@ m . ​ — Psalm 9@@ 1 : 1 - 16 .
“ Many are the cal@@ am@@ ities of the righteous one , ” says the psalmist , “ but out of them all Jehovah deli@@ v@@ ers him . ”
He spo@@ t@@ ted the bun@@ d@@ le of bil@@ ls and put them into his po@@ c@@ ke@@ t .
Fir@@ st , the Rom@@ an pro@@ cur@@ at@@ or F@@ l@@ or@@ us se@@ ized 17 tal@@ ents from the sac@@ red temple tre@@ a@@ sur@@ y .
My help is from Jehovah , the M@@ ak@@ er of heaven and earth . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 21 : 1 , 2 .
But many brothers and sisters to whom Paul sent gre@@ et@@ ings were likely G@@ ent@@ il@@ es .
P@@ ic@@ ture the sc@@ ene as David , fle@@ e@@ ing Jerusalem , comes to a hal@@ t at a place called Bet@@ h - mer@@ ha@@ k , meaning “ The F@@ ar H@@ ouse . ”
Just as some fru@@ it is left on a t@@ ree or a v@@ ine after the har@@ v@@ est , only a few would sur@@ vi@@ ve the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem and Juda@@ h .
Why They G@@ o to Ch@@ urch
To help them avoid this “ s@@ n@@ are , ” Jesus remin@@ ded his followers that their heavenly Father knew they needed all these things .
Indeed , such teachings are dec@@ ep@@ tive .
Jesus did too , and he was ready and willing to help those around him , often even using their n@@ ames . ​ — 11 / 15 , page 25 .
At fi@@ ve o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck in the af@@ ter@@ no@@ on , after a day of hard la@@ b@@ or , the ro@@ l@@ l - call r@@ out@@ ine was re@@ pe@@ ated .
The un@@ ity of Jehovah’s people , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of r@@ ace or n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality , was un@@ for@@ get@@ ta@@ bly demonstr@@ ated to us during that tri@@ p !
That is true even of those soci@@ e@@ ties that set out to be deli@@ ber@@ ately se@@ cul@@ ar . ”
The position of this stand allow@@ ed it to be used to ad@@ d@@ ress the po@@ pul@@ ace .
T@@ ou@@ ris@@ m is a ma@@ in s@@ ource of in@@ come now , but in Paul’s day C@@ y@@ pr@@ us was rich in n@@ atur@@ al res@@ our@@ ces , which the Romans ex@@ p@@ lo@@ ited to f@@ ill the co@@ ff@@ ers of R@@ ome .
Such h@@ at@@ red will re@@ ach a c@@ li@@ ma@@ x in the worl@@ d@@ wide att@@ ack of Satan the Devil in his ro@@ le as Go@@ g of Ma@@ go@@ g .
Since Jehovah al@@ lo@@ ws human govern@@ ments to rule , we do not op@@ pose them .
And circumstances and feelings might v@@ ary consider@@ ab@@ ly from one day to the next .
When the f@@ ro@@ g c@@ li@@ cked , it was time to change the s@@ li@@ de .
No won@@ der the Bible war@@ ns us not to put faith in every word ! ​ — Proverbs 14 : 15 .
For instance , the E@@ con@@ om@@ ist ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine repor@@ ted on so - called me@@ g@@ ach@@ ur@@ ches in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
S@@ c@@ ow@@ en ( A@@ Z St@@ ate Un@@ i@@ v . ) , N@@ A@@ S@@ A
• Why is go@@ o@@ dness called a ‘ fru@@ it of the light ’ ?
In his par@@ able of the whe@@ at and the we@@ e@@ ds , Jesus fore@@ told the spiritual ni@@ gh@@ t@@ time that would result from the apost@@ as@@ y .
L@@ ear@@ n to view el@@ der@@ ly Christians as Jehovah does .
So , too , just know@@ ing that Satan wants you to believe the li@@ e that Jehovah does not love you can in it@@ self be a powerful help .
Why We C@@ an@@ not St@@ and A@@ lo@@ ne
Although we preach the good news to our neigh@@ b@@ ors , as Jesus ’ followers we are “ no part of the world . ”
R@@ em@@ ember , Jesus said that in the last days , most people would take “ no no@@ te . ”
“ Those that are bro@@ ken at heart . ”
Yet , the Bible as@@ sures us that there is a personal God and that he does hear prayers .
At the same time , you may won@@ der if such promises are too good to be true .
And did God wa@@ ge war e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly , in a b@@ loo@@ d@@ th@@ ir@@ st@@ y way ?
“ My H@@ el@@ p Is From Jehovah ”
Jesus ’ apostles were consider@@ ed “ un@@ let@@ tered and or@@ din@@ ary ” because they had not attend@@ ed ra@@ b@@ bin@@ ic scho@@ ol@@ s for religious tra@@ ining .
She e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly accep@@ ts the tr@@ act and c@@ ong@@ r@@ atu@@ l@@ ates the Witnesses for speaking out against such an in@@ justice .
Mo@@ ved by holy spirit , Si@@ me@@ on ut@@ tered prophe@@ tic words about the Messi@@ ah and fore@@ told s@@ or@@ ro@@ w for M@@ ary , who experienced g@@ ri@@ ef when Jesus was imp@@ aled on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake .
My view of life is be@@ coming more positi@@ ve .
Your marriage is one of the most important things in your life .
Why do many parents today feel str@@ ong@@ ly about having their children enjoy a good life when they gro@@ w up ?
What , though , is the heart in a man that Jehovah exam@@ ines ?
We do not pat@@ ter@@ n our be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or or attitu@@ des after tr@@ ends ob@@ served in mo@@ der@@ n soci@@ ety .
And after each meeting , S@@ il@@ vi@@ a lik@@ es to stay be@@ h@@ ind to talk with her Christian brothers and sisters .
Th@@ ink of the thr@@ ill@@ ing work of tur@@ ning this pl@@ an@@ et into a par@@ adise or of building ho@@ m@@ es for ourselves and our loved ones .
The number of heavenly he@@ ir@@ s is li@@ mit@@ ed to 14@@ 4@@ ,000
This go@@ al was set early on by the example of my parents , im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants from I@@ tal@@ y , who set@@ t@@ led in C@@ le@@ vel@@ and , O@@ hi@@ o , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , in 19@@ 21 .
Does all of this s@@ ound too good to be true ?
How did they come to know Jehovah so well that nothing could bre@@ ak their integrity ?
Pro@@ vi@@ de material ass@@ ist@@ ance where necess@@ ary
T@@ w@@ o more times Saul sent men to bring David back , and the same thing happened each time .
Because he knew that he would have to r@@ ely enti@@ r@@ ely on another person to pu@@ s@@ h his whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir .
Like those spirit - anointed Christians in R@@ ome , we are deep@@ ly gr@@ ate@@ ful for the continu@@ ing and man@@ i@@ fo@@ ld expres@@ sions of com@@ pas@@ sion that God has given us and continu@@ es to give us every day of our life .
Just as I received so much help in my you@@ th from older ones , it has been my privilege in rec@@ ent de@@ ca@@ des to help many young ones who desire to remember their Creator in their you@@ th .
The Bible says of him : “ By faith Moses . . . refu@@ sed to be called the son of the daugh@@ ter of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h , cho@@ o@@ sing to be ill - tre@@ ated with the people of God rather than to have the temp@@ or@@ ary enjo@@ y@@ ment of sin . ” ​ — Hebrews 11 : 24 , 25 .
What did Jesus do for three and a half years after his baptism ?
M@@ Y P@@ A@@ S@@ T : I was born into a religi@@ ously di@@ vi@@ ded hous@@ eho@@ ld in the co@@ al - min@@ ing to@@ wn of G@@ el@@ sen@@ ki@@ r@@ ch@@ en .
Our hope for the future will be certain if we cultiv@@ ate an obedi@@ ent heart and make sure that our conduct is holy and our life is filled with de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion .
R@@ el@@ ate an experience that demonstr@@ ates how pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce can be over@@ come in the Christian congregation .
How sa@@ d it would be if we wa@@ ited until we had a personal tra@@ ge@@ dy before taking God’s ad@@ vice to heart !
In the near future , God’s Kingdom ​ — a govern@@ ment now esta@@ bli@@ shed in the heavens with a com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate R@@ ul@@ er , Christ Jesus — ​ will exerc@@ ise full authority over the earth .
The enti@@ re bas@@ is for having a relationship with God and for ga@@ ining for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s had now chang@@ ed .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , word came that the gi@@ r@@ l had died .
We were able to give a thor@@ ough witness to people who are r@@ ar@@ ely found at home .
The fore@@ going poin@@ ts illustr@@ ate the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s s@@ ound ad@@ vice on family life .
“ It is the responsi@@ bility of govern@@ ment m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers . ”
A@@ bo@@ ve all , may we be determined to ple@@ ase Jehovah God in all things and show real appreciation for his wonderful gift of marriage .
After my rel@@ e@@ ase , I was assign@@ ed to look after the f@@ ar@@ m that supp@@ lied food to the Bethel family .
• Jehovah
Now while you are young is the best time to jo@@ in in the most important work being done on earth today .
F@@ our years later , about P@@ as@@ so@@ ver time , Rom@@ an tro@@ op@@ s re@@ turned under Gen@@ er@@ al Ti@@ tu@@ s , who was determined to st@@ am@@ p out the Jewish re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
His talk ent@@ it@@ led “ Bet@@ ter Is the Se@@ e@@ ing by the E@@ y@@ es ” high@@ ligh@@ ted the import@@ ance of cultiv@@ ating con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment .
We also need to be@@ ar in mind that anything we are able to do in Jehovah’s organization dep@@ ends on God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness . ​ — Acts 14 : 26 ; R@@ om .
However , is there any differ@@ ence between being baptized with holy spirit and being baptized in the name of the holy spirit ?
The stud@@ ents have c@@ he@@ wed many spiritual al@@ mon@@ ds during their course .
I know from the promises of the Bible that suffering is temp@@ or@@ ary and that many brothers and sisters su@@ ff@@ er more than we do .
What Abraham and Isa@@ a@@ c did on that occasi@@ on helps us to understand what it must have co@@ st Jehovah to allow Satan’s ag@@ ents to mu@@ r@@ der His Son .
F@@ ac@@ ing Per@@ s@@ onal T@@ ri@@ als With C@@ oura@@ ge
How did Jesus set the example of ze@@ al@@ ous per@@ sever@@ ance in the ministry ?
I wonder@@ ed what would ha@@ p@@ pen to us after I gra@@ du@@ ated .
God used his great power and “ de@@ fe@@ ated the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ ans before A@@ sa , ” who@@ se “ heart was complete with Jehovah all his life . ” ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 14 : 8 - 13 ; 1 K@@ ings 15 : 14 .
You , the one expres@@ sing ab@@ hor@@ r@@ ence of the i@@ do@@ ls , do you ro@@ b temp@@ les ? ”
“ S@@ ta@@ y here and keep on the w@@ atch with me , ” he tel@@ ls them , and then he go@@ es off to pray .
We have “ a w@@ rest@@ ling ” with wicked spirit for@@ ces .
Per@@ haps you have wonder@@ ed , ‘ Is the the@@ ory that man ev@@ ol@@ ved from ani@@ mal@@ s com@@ pati@@ ble with the Bible ? ’
The com@@ ments of these parents show the value of bal@@ ance in provi@@ ding who@@ les@@ ome en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment and in assign@@ ing it to its prop@@ er place in a Christi@@ an’s life . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 3 : 4 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 5 .
How does this so@@ li@@ d hope af@@ fect her thinking and actions now ?
At that time the king listen@@ ed to them .
Bo@@ th Jesus ’ powerful works and his message provided pro@@ of that he was the promised Messi@@ ah .
Then he ad@@ ded : “ On account of him I have taken the lo@@ ss of all things and I consider them as a lo@@ t of refu@@ se , that I may gain Christ . ”
The apostle John expres@@ sed it this way : “ This is what the love of God means , that we ob@@ serve his comman@@ d@@ ments ; and yet his comman@@ d@@ ments are not bur@@ den@@ some . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jesus himself as@@ sures us : “ By end@@ ur@@ ance on your part you will ac@@ qui@@ re your sou@@ ls . ” ​ — Luke 21 : 19 .
“ I was at lun@@ ch in school .
As@@ sur@@ ing them of the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of the reason for his change in pl@@ ans , Paul wrote in his second letter : “ I call upon God as a witness against my own soul that it is to sp@@ are you that I have not yet come to Corin@@ th . ”
For instance , Me@@ g@@ an fac@@ ed worl@@ dly ide@@ as st@@ em@@ m@@ ing from other you@@ ths who came to the Kingdom H@@ all :
Hence , in@@ stead of cho@@ o@@ sing an in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent course and tr@@ ying to pro@@ p up or imp@@ ro@@ ve the ex@@ is@@ ting system of things by pol@@ itical means , he wor@@ ked hard to ad@@ v@@ ance the inter@@ ests of God’s Kingdom , the only so@@ lu@@ tion to the worl@@ d’s ill@@ s .
When is kindness a we@@ ak@@ ness , and why ?
How fo@@ ol@@ ish the Jews were to to@@ il for the very things God would give them a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly if only they would keep listen@@ ing to his vo@@ ice ! ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 31 : 10 .
If we have person@@ ally sin@@ ned seri@@ ously , let us sear@@ ch for Jehovah , pra@@ ying to him for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess and see@@ king spiritual help from Christian elders .
G@@ ran@@ ted , not all com@@ pla@@ in@@ ts are dis@@ pleas@@ ing to God .
C@@ learly , many are still stri@@ ving to have money , ho@@ pe@@ fully without for@@ s@@ ak@@ ing moral valu@@ es .
In ad@@ dition to being rend@@ ered with truth , accep@@ table worship would also have to be gu@@ i@@ ded by the holy spirit ​ — God’s inv@@ isi@@ ble ac@@ tive for@@ ce .
Ph@@ ili@@ p I@@ I : Bi@@ bli@@ o@@ te@@ c@@ a N@@ ac@@ i@@ onal , M@@ ad@@ ri@@ d
Are you the only stud@@ ent in your class or the only work@@ er at your place of emp@@ loy@@ ment who ad@@ her@@ es to Bible principles ?
It says : ‘ Th@@ ro@@ w all your anxi@@ ety upon [ Jehovah ] , because he ca@@ res for you . ’ ”
One refer@@ ence work expla@@ ins that the Hebrew ter@@ m used here can mean “ the pro@@ c@@ ess of thinking through a comple@@ x arrang@@ ement of thoughts resul@@ ting in a wise deal@@ ing . ”
All of this can help you to cop@@ e and to keep your problems in prop@@ er per@@ spe@@ ctive .
We su@@ ff@@ er the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of Ad@@ am@@ ’s dis@@ obedi@@ ence and have in@@ her@@ ited imper@@ fe@@ ction , sin , and death .
Tru@@ e , they destro@@ yed all our pro@@ per@@ ty , but they did not destro@@ y our determin@@ ation to trust in Jehovah rather than men . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 18 : 8 .
How can Christians com@@ ba@@ t the pres@@ sure to move ab@@ ro@@ ad to make more money ?
S@@ ur@@ ely , we are e@@ ag@@ er to obey God and become imit@@ at@@ ors of him .
As told by S@@ us@@ ana P@@ l@@ as@@ í@@ n U@@ d@@ í@@ as
It is Jehovah who qu@@ ali@@ fi@@ es us to minis@@ ter to those new ones by means of his Word , his holy spirit , and his earthly organization .
O@@ r we might study the prayer ut@@ tered by King A@@ sa when a for@@ ce of some one milli@@ on E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ ans th@@ reat@@ ened God’s people .
When in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ing Bible truth to un@@ believ@@ ing family members , what ca@@ u@@ tion is in order ?
G@@ et@@ ting the sense of L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us will strengthen us to avoid doing anything that would bring re@@ pro@@ ach on the divine name .
How can we use in@@ sight in our ministry ?
But in re@@ ality , the answer is simp@@ le .
We o@@ we our ex@@ ist@@ ence to Jehovah’s use of this spirit to pro@@ du@@ ce all his works . ​ — Job 33 : 4 ; P@@ s .
So David pre@@ pared to p@@ un@@ ish Na@@ ba@@ l for his off@@ en@@ sive and un@@ reason@@ able respon@@ se .
In fact , God’s Word ur@@ ges you to tre@@ at your wife in the same man@@ ner that Jesus tre@@ ats the Christian congregation .
Ha@@ ving been away from home for some time , I was very much loo@@ king for@@ ward to see@@ ing ever@@ yone .
If we have faith , how does that af@@ fect our relationship with God ?
They are con@@ f@@ oun@@ ded ! ”
John st@@ op@@ ped associ@@ ating with a gan@@ g of ca@@ r th@@ i@@ ev@@ es and began to give more attention to his family .
What about Na@@ both ?
Those two years might well have been the most challeng@@ ing of all for Joseph to end@@ ure .
That Scriptural stand often resul@@ ts in an even high@@ er stan@@ d@@ ard of medi@@ cal care .
He gives us care@@ ful direc@@ tions about how to re@@ ach our des@@ t@@ in@@ ation of everlasting life , but he also war@@ ns us about bad influ@@ ences that could cause us to go the wrong way . ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
P@@ le@@ ase c@@ he@@ ck bel@@ ow to see how you can a@@ va@@ il yourself of them .
El@@ isha stated three times : “ As Jehovah is living and as your soul is living , I will not leave you . ”
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons who are gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely pur@@ su@@ ing righteousness have dedic@@ ated their life to Jehovah and sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed such dedic@@ ation by water baptism .
The cor@@ rec@@ t understanding of it does not h@@ ing@@ e on se@@ cul@@ ar ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y .
In 200@@ 6 , Ti@@ me ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine repor@@ ted : “ In@@ iti@@ al stu@@ dies su@@ gg@@ ested [ that ca@@ f@@ fe@@ ine ] might lead to b@@ la@@ d@@ der can@@ c@@ er , high blood pres@@ sure and other ill@@ s .
C@@ ould their vis@@ it be con@@ ne@@ cted with her prayers the night before ?
Mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love , though , Al@@ la has follow@@ ed a course similar to that of the first - century Christian woman D@@ or@@ c@@ as , who made gar@@ ments for fellow believers . ​ — Acts 9 : 36 , 39 .
J@@ im says , “ I told the brothers that they were not loving , and I left the meeting . ”
( b ) What questions will the next article discus@@ s ?
Consider what Jesus said in prayer to his Father .
After some stru@@ gg@@ les and ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in my life , I was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in 200@@ 8 .
Many individu@@ al Christians have ful@@ filled that con@@ dition during the cen@@ tu@@ ries since Jesus wal@@ ked the earth .
C@@ re@@ te ( 6@@ 2 C.E . )
“ Like ar@@ ro@@ ws in the hand of a mi@@ gh@@ ty man , so are the sons of you@@ th . ”
U@@ p@@ on c@@ atch@@ ing sight of her , Adam said : “ This is at last b@@ one of my b@@ ones and flesh of my flesh . ”
W@@ al@@ k in it . ” ​ — Isaiah 30 : 20 , 21 .
; M@@ il@@ la@@ r , D .
The daugh@@ ters of S@@ hal@@ lu@@ m took part in what work , and how are Christian women doing something similar today ?
W@@ he@@ ther Jehovah cho@@ se to res@@ cu@@ e them from death or not , the three were determined to maintain integrity to him rather than com@@ promise to sa@@ ve their lives .
That is why God’s Word ex@@ hor@@ ts all Christians : “ Ke@@ ep your sen@@ ses , be w@@ atch@@ ful . ”
For instance , if the child wr@@ ong@@ s another person , you can in@@ s@@ ist that he a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze .
We@@ d@@ ding gi@@ f@@ ts , 9 / 1
That verse con@@ tain@@ s the positi@@ ve , mo@@ tiv@@ ating ye@@ ar@@ text for 200@@ 9 : “ Be@@ ar thor@@ ough witness to the good news . ” ​ — Acts 20 : 24 .
“ The truth se@@ ts you free in am@@ a@@ z@@ ing ways , ” says B@@ less@@ ing .
His re@@ ver@@ ence and respect for God moved him to ad@@ mit his gu@@ il@@ t , cor@@ rec@@ t his course , and re@@ esta@@ bl@@ ish a good relationship with Jehovah .
Hence , Paul could wr@@ ite that when God’s appointed time arri@@ ved , “ Christ by pur@@ cha@@ se rel@@ eas@@ ed us from the cur@@ se of the Law . ”
How does the Bible show that the angels are involved in the preaching work today ?
David gave M@@ ic@@ ha@@ l a re@@ bu@@ ke by st@@ ating that Jehovah had re@@ je@@ cted her father , Saul , in fav@@ or of him .
“ N@@ ational an@@ the@@ ms are expres@@ sions of pat@@ ri@@ o@@ tic feel@@ ing and often inclu@@ de an in@@ vo@@ c@@ ation for divine guid@@ ance and prote@@ ction of the people or their rul@@ ers , ” says The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia A@@ mer@@ ic@@ ana .
To res@@ ol@@ ve the con@@ fu@@ sion , we need to look to the Bible , which pres@@ ents tru@@ ths reve@@ aled by man@@ ’s Creator , Jehovah God .
17 , 18 . ( a ) How can we t@@ est ourselves to see whether our en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment me@@ e@@ ts the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s standards ?
She says : “ Although tri@@ als come with sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess , it has af@@ for@@ ded me the opportunity to become a regul@@ ar pioneer .
Those men had to keep on the w@@ atch night and day , and if they saw enem@@ ies coming , they had to war@@ n the people in the city .
He said : “ You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind . . . .
Does it pa@@ y to be hum@@ ble ?
Pro@@ vi@@ ding E@@ mo@@ tion@@ ally
Since humans gra@@ du@@ ally become more and more like the God they worship , Jehovah’s Witnesses displa@@ y qualities ​ — al@@ be@@ it in a li@@ mit@@ ed sense — ​ that Jehovah himself man@@ i@@ fes@@ ts .
( b ) From what are we prote@@ cted even now ?
She b@@ es@@ e@@ e@@ ched God to help her to find the true religion .
I shall make my@@ self res@@ em@@ ble the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh . ’ ”
And yet , Jehovah’s be@@ coming King is not the same as the coming of God’s Kingdom for which Jesus taught us to pray .
All that was left was a small ba@@ g of clo@@ th@@ es .
Then , in his second letter , John re@@ it@@ er@@ ated this point : “ Many dec@@ ei@@ v@@ ers have g@@ one out into the world , those not ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh .
The wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er would be dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed if he did not displa@@ y godly rep@@ ent@@ ance and the determin@@ ation never to view por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y again .
• Why is the spirit of the world so per@@ va@@ sive ?
( b ) Why did Moses shu@@ n the pos@@ si@@ bil@@ ities offered to him in Egy@@ pt ?
And the apostle Paul spoke of “ the deep things of God , ” pro@@ found thoughts that Jehovah reve@@ als to his people “ through his spirit ” op@@ er@@ ating on the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class .
“ Why are they doing this to him ? ”
Of course , some did try to associ@@ ate with Jesus pur@@ ely for what they could get out of him .
And I will sur@@ ely have p@@ ity on him . ”
E@@ ach might feel that the o@@ ther’s conduct is l@@ ac@@ king something but might for@@ get that as@@ pe@@ cts of his own conduct are e@@ qu@@ ally in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate .
It was un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble for us to change our p@@ ace of life , as the do@@ ct@@ or su@@ gg@@ ested .
We also enjo@@ yed preaching with the local publi@@ sh@@ ers in Th@@ u@@ n and are@@ as ne@@ ar@@ by , always having a view of Jehovah’s “ wonderful works , ” the ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic s@@ no@@ w@@ c@@ app@@ ed m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of the B@@ er@@ n@@ ese Al@@ ps . ​ — Psalm 9 : 1 .
Bible counsel can help us to res@@ ol@@ ve even long - standing con@@ f@@ li@@ cts , as the following article shows .
Even those who have a jo@@ b often feel that the money they ear@@ n is car@@ ri@@ ed home in a po@@ c@@ ke@@ t full of ho@@ les , resul@@ ting in little benefit to their family .
God descri@@ bed David as “ my serv@@ ant David , who kept my comman@@ d@@ ments and who wal@@ ked after me with all his heart by doing only what was right in my eyes . ”
On@@ ly about 1 in every 1@@ ,000 people ali@@ ve today has an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the truth , and you are one of them .
O@@ b@@ serving God’s remin@@ ders will cause us to take what positi@@ ve st@@ ep@@ s ?
* ​ — John 7 : 32 , 4@@ 5 , 4@@ 6 .
N@@ on@@ ess@@ enti@@ als can com@@ p@@ lic@@ ate and dis@@ tur@@ b our Christian r@@ out@@ ine .
How does the mo@@ de@@ l prayer dis@@ prove Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s teaching concer@@ ning man@@ kin@@ d’s hope ?
Des@@ cri@@ be the stru@@ gg@@ le fac@@ ed by the writ@@ er of Psalm 7@@ 3 .
They had given up hope that I was still ali@@ ve .
9 : 21 ​ — Why does Daniel ref@@ er to the ang@@ el G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el as “ the man ” ?
Abraham L@@ inc@@ ol@@ n , the 1@@ 6@@ th pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , is qu@@ o@@ ted as having said : “ The Lord pre@@ f@@ ers comm@@ on - loo@@ king people .
Re@@ al@@ is@@ tic@@ ally , not all of a hus@@ ban@@ d’s decisions will be to his wi@@ fe@@ ’s lik@@ ing .
In ad@@ dition , most st@@ ars are gra@@ vit@@ ati@@ on@@ ally b@@ ound to one or more other st@@ ars and re@@ v@@ ol@@ ve around one another .
What did the obedi@@ ence of Daniel and his three friends show ?
When asked if he knew God’s name , he said y@@ es and then pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to pul@@ l out of his j@@ ac@@ ke@@ t an old is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
One dic@@ tion@@ ary gives this de@@ fin@@ iti@@ on : “ S@@ ome@@ one who se@@ es an ev@@ ent and repor@@ ts what happened . ”
A sh@@ re@@ w@@ d person real@@ iz@@ es that con@@ temp@@ l@@ ation can be like a fi@@ re .
Our home also became a st@@ or@@ age place for Bible liter@@ ature , which was deli@@ vered to us by brothers and sisters from A@@ m@@ st@@ er@@ dam .
However , those ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments fa@@ ded into nothing as I enjo@@ yed the wonderful tra@@ ining at G@@ ile@@ ad .
And through Jesus Christ , Jehovah demonstr@@ ated that his purpose inclu@@ des heal@@ ing people of “ every s@@ ort of in@@ fir@@ m@@ ity , ” even resur@@ rec@@ ting the dead .
To appe@@ ase them , Lu@@ car@@ is had the origin@@ al text and the mo@@ der@@ n rend@@ ering pr@@ inted in par@@ al@@ le@@ l co@@ lum@@ ns , ad@@ ding only a few no@@ tes .
What counsel did Paul and Peter provide ?
The Bible says that he “ has s@@ at down at the right hand of the thro@@ ne of God . ”
That did it !
in the ministry ?
Be@@ fore and after our meetings , there is up@@ building con@@ vers@@ ation between members of the congregation .
6 , 7 . ( a ) For what purpose did John per@@ form bap@@ t@@ is@@ ms ?
On@@ ly they can rend@@ er him sac@@ red service in the Ho@@ ly com@@ par@@ t@@ ment and the in@@ ner cour@@ ty@@ ard of Jehovah’s spiritual temple , and they look for@@ ward with e@@ ag@@ er an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation to serving with Jesus in the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly , heaven it@@ self .
• What will Jesus yet do in fulfill@@ ing his ro@@ le as the Messi@@ ah ?
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 26 , 27 ]
Our sin@@ ful human tend@@ enc@@ y is to with@@ draw from those who have off@@ ended us , is@@ ol@@ ating ourselves .
Even if the answer to the in@@ qui@@ ry seem@@ s ob@@ vi@@ ous , you would do well to learn from the pat@@ ter@@ n of hum@@ ility and mo@@ des@@ ty that Jesus left .
What of the new ones who have only rec@@ ently be@@ gu@@ n to associ@@ ate with the congregation ?
The Tru@@ th and Christian Wor@@ ship
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H C@@ H@@ E@@ R@@ I@@ SH@@ E@@ S TH@@ E F@@ A@@ MI@@ L@@ Y A@@ R@@ R@@ AN@@ G@@ E@@ M@@ EN@@ T
Our determin@@ ation to put spiritual inter@@ ests in first place bor@@ e good fru@@ it .
He remin@@ ded them of the kind of God he is .
Jehovah listen@@ ed to J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah and helped him to w@@ in a to@@ tal vi@@ ct@@ ory .
But Satan and his dem@@ ons also take deli@@ ght in c@@ ru@@ shing a person .
Why would a men@@ tal pi@@ c@@ ture of the future have encoura@@ ged E@@ no@@ ch ?
“ W@@ E R@@ E@@ M@@ E@@ MB@@ E@@ R Au@@ gu@@ st Di@@ ck@@ man@@ n ( born 19@@ 10 ) , one of Jehovah’s Witnesses . ”
The F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 1 , 200@@ 5 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower will car@@ ry the an@@ nu@@ al worl@@ d@@ wide repor@@ t of their activ@@ ity during the 200@@ 4 service year .
It da@@ w@@ ned on me that Jehovah was the Father fi@@ gu@@ re that I had s@@ ought all my life !
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s some practic@@ al ad@@ vice .
H@@ ear@@ t@@ felt love will en@@ able us to re@@ ach out bey@@ ond our cir@@ c@@ le of friends and seek the fel@@ low@@ ship of those in the congregation with whom we do not u@@ su@@ ally have close cont@@ act .
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s only a few of Jesus ’ words in the origin@@ al language he used .
A@@ ver@@ age Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ar P@@ i@@ one@@ ers : 3@@ 6@@ 7
That is so because its real Au@@ th@@ or is God .
It is true that he who says “ the s@@ il@@ ver is mine , and the go@@ ld is mine ” does not dep@@ end on our fin@@ an@@ cial ass@@ ist@@ ance in order to accom@@ pl@@ ish his work .
Bible des@@ crip@@ tions and prophe@@ ci@@ es often men@@ tion spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c lo@@ c@@ ations .
And Ju@@ li@@ a , who is 13 years old , has already develop@@ ed a pat@@ ter@@ n of reading at le@@ ast one chap@@ ter of the Bible before going to bed at night .
There is no better way of life ! ”
But was the b@@ ra@@ in desi@@ gn@@ ed to gain knowledge and s@@ k@@ ill@@ s and then die ?
And : “ B@@ read is for the la@@ ugh@@ ter of the work@@ ers , and w@@ ine it@@ self makes life rejo@@ ice ; but money is what me@@ e@@ ts a respon@@ se in all things . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 7 : 12 ; 10 : 19 .
How can you re@@ ject worl@@ dly thinking ?
It would be necess@@ ary for earth@@ ’s rul@@ ers to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on the pri@@ de and ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness they demonstr@@ ate in their rul@@ er@@ ship .
“ Who will be the King ? ” C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ine asked .
This at@@ temp@@ t to gain control fa@@ iled .
However , from the star@@ t of Satan’s course of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness in E@@ den , his lies have ca@@ used death because Adam sin@@ ned and pas@@ sed sin and death on to the human family .
What is God’s will for his people , young and old , in this fin@@ al st@@ age of the time of the end ?
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , a person gro@@ wing up in such an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment may not re@@ adi@@ ly think of himself as a sin@@ ner in the sense that Paul me@@ ant .
A@@ gain , Jesus pati@@ ently cor@@ rec@@ ted their thinking . ​ — Matthew 20 : 20 - 28 .
For example , when a house was buil@@ t , God’s Law requi@@ red that its ro@@ of ​ — a place of consider@@ able family activ@@ ity — ​ have a par@@ a@@ pe@@ t .
Some time later , El@@ isha go@@ es to D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us .
I@@ N AN@@ C@@ I@@ EN@@ T times , ob@@ je@@ cts were often we@@ igh@@ ed on a be@@ am sc@@ ale .
We are living in the peri@@ od sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed by the fe@@ et of the i@@ ma@@ ge .
The father is both head of his wife and the one pri@@ mar@@ ily respon@@ sible for direc@@ ting the children .
Even when he was sh@@ ou@@ ted at , how was Jesus able to help people ?
“ Mo@@ m was determined that our hous@@ eho@@ ld continue to serve Jehovah , ” rec@@ al@@ led R@@ y@@ an , “ and she follow@@ ed through on that res@@ ol@@ ve with all her heart . ”
All of those are pos@@ si@@ bil@@ ities as we “ be@@ ar thor@@ ough witness to the good news . ”
See the article “ M@@ ak@@ ing W@@ ho@@ le - S@@ ou@@ led S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ es for Jehovah ” in the J@@ anu@@ ary 15 , 20@@ 12 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower , pages 21 - 25 .
For instance , he pray@@ ed for his Father to prote@@ ct them during their tri@@ als .
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s num@@ er@@ ous other examples that instru@@ ct us to be pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers .
In his book R@@ es@@ titu@@ tion , Joh@@ ann@@ es C@@ am@@ pan@@ us ques@@ tioned the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of the Tr@@ in@@ ity
For what practic@@ al reason have we consider@@ ed the positi@@ ve qualities of J@@ on@@ ah and Peter ?
The apostle Paul descri@@ bed the Christian congregation as “ a p@@ il@@ la@@ r and support of the truth . ”
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : H@@ m@@ m , I su@@ p@@ pose he might .
4 : 25 .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ating the spirit of a less@@ er one helps us to wa@@ it on Jehovah .
Why did Satan do so ?
The in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Juda@@ h had been taken cap@@ tive by mi@@ gh@@ ty Babyl@@ on , with no ap@@ par@@ ent hope of ever being fre@@ ed .
It was called the C@@ u@@ re@@ t@@ on@@ i@@ an S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c because it was dis@@ co@@ vered and publi@@ shed by W@@ il@@ li@@ am C@@ u@@ re@@ t@@ on , the mu@@ se@@ um@@ ’s ass@@ ist@@ ant keep@@ er of man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts .
F@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed pe@@ des@@ tri@@ ans would cro@@ ss the st@@ re@@ et when they saw me appro@@ aching .
There they st@@ op@@ ped at the har@@ b@@ or Fa@@ ir H@@ av@@ ens .
* Ye@@ ars ag@@ o he had a va@@ gu@@ e beli@@ ef in God , but H@@ ans ’ faith had no influ@@ ence on his life .
The Bible provi@@ des tru@@ th@@ ful and satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers to these questions .
8 : 8 ; Is@@ a .
To reas@@ sure and strengthen him , Jehovah kin@@ dly gave him a personal demonstr@@ ation of divine power .
( c ) Why was it bene@@ fi@@ cial for the sla@@ ves to be pati@@ ent ?
If so , avoid any temp@@ tation to dis@@ obey Jehovah’s comm@@ and to mar@@ ry “ only in the Lord . ”
How much better that would be than pos@@ si@@ bly ‘ fin@@ ish@@ ing our years just like a wh@@ is@@ per , ’ with our hope of everlasting life in je@@ op@@ ar@@ dy !
But as we have seen , the Bible c@@ learly shows that God very much ca@@ res for those who demonstr@@ ate true faith in him .
When we men@@ tion that we are about to make an important decision , a fellow Christian may com@@ ment that we need to pro@@ ce@@ ed with the spirit of a s@@ ound mind .
Re@@ pro@@ of and discipl@@ ine are a necess@@ ary part of the tra@@ ining that br@@ ings us clo@@ s@@ er to God .
As@@ k yourself : ‘ How regul@@ ar is my personal study of the Bible ?
Consider what he did .
Do you not ag@@ ree that your teaching may become more effe@@ ctive when you imitate to the full the example of faithful E@@ z@@ r@@ a ?
Then things became difficult , y@@ es d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous , for true Christians there .
I@@ S O@@ U@@ R world on the th@@ re@@ sh@@ old of peace or on the br@@ ink of disa@@ ster ?
And how does a mag@@ ne@@ t af@@ fect a com@@ pas@@ s ?
By doing so , we show that we share Jehovah’s view of sac@@ red things .
With those words r@@ ing@@ ing in my ear@@ s , I was taken off to S@@ tr@@ ang@@ e@@ ways P@@ ris@@ on in M@@ an@@ ch@@ es@@ ter , Eng@@ land .
With the ro@@ ad a@@ head fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely well - li@@ t , we are able to take into consider@@ ation the long - ter@@ m effe@@ cts of our decisions .
Be@@ h@@ ind him comes a hor@@ se the col@@ or of fi@@ re , be@@ aring a ri@@ der who takes peace away from all the earth .
Still , al@@ most no Christians a@@ va@@ iled themselves of the ch@@ ance to es@@ cap@@ e . ” ​ — Those Ab@@ out to Di@@ e .
Does mer@@ cy less@@ en the imp@@ act of divine justice by temp@@ ering it ?
Let us remember that our faithful end@@ ur@@ ance pro@@ ves the Devil a li@@ ar .
God cre@@ ated all of them perfect ​ — not a sing@@ le one was a de@@ vi@@ l or had any evil tra@@ it .
In@@ ter@@ ested individuals came to our home to study the Bible , and there were meetings for field service every day , as well as the we@@ ek@@ ly group study .
The Witnesses started a Bible discus@@ sion and left Bible - based liter@@ ature with Ha@@ muny@@ ari@@ ’s family , who invit@@ ed the brothers to return and conduct a Bible study with them .
That kind of talk came as a wa@@ ke - up call for me .
“ G@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ N@@ M@@ EN@@ T O@@ r@@ der@@ ed to Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ve R $ 20@@ ,000 . ”
The Hebrew word transl@@ ated “ inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate ” at De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 7 car@@ ries the thought of re@@ pe@@ ating a point often .
Let us be truly gr@@ ate@@ ful , then , to be part of an organization that deep@@ ly res@@ pe@@ cts God’s Word .
He had sp@@ ent much time with his faithful apostles , and they were un@@ ited by a special b@@ ond .
How this must have h@@ ur@@ t faithful Jews like Daniel !
“ Now I know that Jehovah’s Witnesses truly love their neigh@@ b@@ or , ” she said .
Some Witnesses don@@ ’t even have a house .
▪ U@@ se the Word of God ​ — It Is A@@ live !
The example of S@@ el@@ mi@@ r@@ a , a Christian sister living in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , shows that being di@@ lig@@ ent in God’s service does not dep@@ end on having fav@@ or@@ able circumstances in life .
Rather , they shepher@@ d the congregation and un@@ st@@ in@@ t@@ ingly take the lead in Christian activities .
Bo@@ th acc@@ oun@@ ts also con@@ tain a war@@ ning about what would ha@@ p@@ pen if Christ’s disciples develop@@ ed the char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s of a wicked slave .
Many tu@@ t@@ ors ear@@ ned the respect of those whom they prote@@ cted .
As a result , we were able to car@@ ry out our ministry in f@@ ar@@ away plac@@ es .
After com@@ men@@ ding the congregation for its end@@ ur@@ ance , Jesus stated : “ N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , I hold this against you , that you have left the love you had at first . ”
These are just the fr@@ ing@@ es of [ God’s ] ways ; only a fa@@ in@@ t wh@@ is@@ per has been heard of him ! ”
Even though Daniel lived in a bad en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment most of his life , God’s ang@@ el said that he was a “ very preci@@ ous man . ” ​ — Daniel 10 : 11 , 19 .
He also makes de@@ f@@ en@@ sive mo@@ ves , di@@ vi@@ ding his cam@@ p in two and trans@@ por@@ ting his wi@@ ves and children ac@@ ro@@ ss the for@@ d of J@@ ab@@ bo@@ k .
Instead of allow@@ ing anxi@@ ety to over@@ wh@@ el@@ m you , do what you can to sol@@ ve the proble@@ m and trust that Jehovah will care for you .
Satan’s re@@ v@@ ol@@ t is still going strong .
He listen@@ s well and ge@@ ts a su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient gr@@ as@@ p of the fac@@ ts .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the man ac@@ ted on A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ra@@ ’s su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion and began stud@@ ying the Bible .
W@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ E gro@@ wing up in a po@@ or neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od in C@@ ô@@ te d@@ ’@@ I@@ vo@@ i@@ re , P@@ as@@ cal long@@ ed for a better life .
So a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al way in which parents can in@@ still good man@@ n@@ ers in their children is by being well - man@@ n@@ ered themselves .
The ter@@ m also desi@@ gn@@ ates a stan@@ d@@ ard for a person@@ ’s life . ”
“ M@@ il@@ dness of temp@@ er , ” or me@@ ek@@ ness , does not su@@ gg@@ est we@@ ak@@ ness or h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical g@@ ent@@ l@@ en@@ ess .
However , the co@@ st@@ s always out@@ we@@ i@@ gh any seem@@ ing benef@@ its that Satan may offer . ​ — Job 21 : 7 - 17 ; G@@ al .
This fine book will sur@@ ely pla@@ y an important ro@@ le in help@@ ing God’s loyal ones to draw even clo@@ s@@ er to him .
Thus , they would never be found k@@ ill@@ ing their own spiritual brothers or anyone el@@ se for that matter .
And my ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le will ac@@ tually prove to be over them , and I shall certainly become their God , and they themselves will become my people . ” ​ — E@@ z@@ ek .
S@@ EN@@ E@@ G@@ A@@ L
C@@ A@@ N you rec@@ all an illustr@@ ation you heard , perhaps in a public dis@@ course , many years ag@@ o ?
Th@@ in@@ king about this gives me a lum@@ p in my thro@@ at . ”
If you deci@@ de to dr@@ ink , have c@@ learly in mind your personal li@@ mit , and do not exc@@ e@@ ed that li@@ mit .
The apostle Paul wrote to the Hebrew Christians : “ Be@@ ware , brothers , for fear there should ever devel@@ op in any one of you a wicked heart l@@ ac@@ king faith by dra@@ wing away from the living God ; but keep on encourag@@ ing one another each day . ”
“ N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m , ” meaning “ F@@ el@@ l@@ ers , ” den@@ o@@ tes individuals who ca@@ used others to f@@ all .
But now I real@@ ize that I was thinking main@@ ly of my own inter@@ ests .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying what ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on from the apostle Peter can help us to remain mor@@ ally clean ?
What happy pro@@ spe@@ ct do we have for the future ?
That was , in fact , a tur@@ ning point for me , and I began to make real spiritual prog@@ ress .
In a vision , however , the apostle John was given a spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar view of Jehovah on His gl@@ ori@@ ous thro@@ ne . ​ — Revelation 4 : 1 - 3 .
In them we find the fulfill@@ ment of this prophecy : “ Many nations will certainly become jo@@ ined to Jehovah in that day , and they will ac@@ tually become my people ; and I will re@@ side in the mi@@ d@@ st of you . ” ​ — Z@@ e@@ ch . 2 : 11 ; 8 : 21 ; read Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 22 ; Revelation 21 : 3 , 4 .
“ Th@@ ree h@@ un@@ d@@ red lar@@ i ! ”
O@@ f@@ ten , when I share the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message in the home of a family , fi@@ ve or si@@ x neigh@@ b@@ ors come over to listen .
He recogn@@ ized that the language used in the origin@@ al , inspired Greek Bible man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts was no longer com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible to the a@@ ver@@ age person .
How s@@ pl@@ en@@ did it would be if we could rejo@@ ice thr@@ ough@@ out the rest of our life !
G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ or La@@ wr@@ ence B@@ ow@@ en consider@@ ed the the@@ me “ K@@ now How You O@@ ught to Con@@ du@@ ct Y@@ our@@ self . ”
Ha@@ ve You Ma@@ de the Tru@@ th Your O@@ wn ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , his ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn , Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m , was not of great prom@@ in@@ ence .
I wor@@ ked with such servants of Jehovah for three and a half years .
W@@ he@@ ther we as individuals will benefit from the fulfill@@ ment of his promises is our decision to make .
If you appro@@ ach an el@@ der for help , he will end@@ e@@ av@@ or to “ speak cons@@ ol@@ ingly ” to you .
Pro@@ ve Your Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty With P@@ os@@ iti@@ ve A@@ ctions
Why can we have ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te confidence in God’s guid@@ ance ?
Some have cho@@ s@@ en to se@@ par@@ ate because of a mat@@ e@@ ’s will@@ ful n@@ on@@ support .
Mu@@ ch of what children learn from their parents , especially in spiritual matters , comes from hear@@ ing them con@@ verse about Jehovah on a da@@ ily bas@@ is and from ob@@ serving their example fir@@ s@@ th@@ and .
No@@ te that Jehovah does not simply tell us to ‘ be on our gu@@ ard ’ and then leave it at that .
Are not such st@@ at@@ ements as “ Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ re always l@@ ate ” or “ You never listen to me ” really ex@@ ag@@ g@@ er@@ ations ?
W@@ il@@ li@@ am and J@@ en@@ ni@@ f@@ er
The prop@@ or@@ tion of people who say that they have no religious a@@ ff@@ ili@@ ation has c@@ li@@ m@@ bed from 26 per@@ c@@ ent in 198@@ 0 to 4@@ 2 per@@ c@@ ent in 20@@ 00 . ​ — L@@ es v@@ al@@ e@@ ur@@ s des F@@ ran@@ ç@@ a@@ is — ​ É@@ vo@@ lu@@ tions de 198@@ 0 à 20@@ 00 ( Fr@@ en@@ ch V@@ alu@@ es ​ — D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ment From 198@@ 0 to 20@@ 00 ) .
33 : 24 ; 35 : 5 , 6 ; Re@@ v .
For years , M@@ il@@ t@@ on also wanted to pro@@ du@@ ce a wide - r@@ ang@@ ing discus@@ sion of Christian life and do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine .
• What kin@@ ds of individuals are re@@ pres@@ ented by the four different ty@@ p@@ es of so@@ il mentioned by Jesus ?
What re@@ war@@ ds does Jehovah offer his sla@@ ves ?
But did that enc@@ oun@@ ter er@@ e@@ ct a ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er between G@@ ide@@ on and his God ?
He promises : “ The righteous will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will live forever on it . ”
See the S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 15 , 20@@ 12 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower , pages 13 - 17 , “ The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c S@@ cho@@ ol@@ s ​ — E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence of Jehovah’s Lo@@ ve . ”
He would have us believe that from God’s stan@@ d@@ point we are un@@ lo@@ va@@ ble and our sin@@ s are un@@ for@@ gi@@ va@@ ble .
Why is the account of Israel@@ ’s cro@@ s@@ sing the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and encourag@@ ing to us ?
I had to make my mind over so that I not only ac@@ ted pe@@ ace@@ ab@@ ly but also saw this as the best way of life
The sur@@ ge in activ@@ ity on the part of the re@@ in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ated true Christians poin@@ ts to that peri@@ od as the beg@@ in@@ ning of the har@@ v@@ est@@ time .
In turn , each branch of@@ fice provi@@ des practic@@ al ass@@ ist@@ ance in imp@@ le@@ men@@ ting the direction given .
Acc@@ ording to Greek O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x scho@@ la@@ r Ge@@ or@@ ge M@@ et@@ all@@ in@@ o@@ s , that peri@@ od was mar@@ ked by “ a sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ge of su@@ it@@ able scho@@ ol@@ s ” and by “ a l@@ ack of educ@@ ation among most of the people , ” including even the cl@@ er@@ gy .
In Ju@@ ly 198@@ 4 , I jo@@ ined the 8@@ 1 Witnesses at D@@ z@@ al@@ eka P@@ ris@@ on .
After all , the c@@ hi@@ ef responsi@@ bility for car@@ ing for the spiritual wel@@ f@@ are of God’s people has been en@@ tru@@ sted to them .
The more you con@@ form your thoughts , desi@@ res , words , and actions to Bible standards , the more you will gain a sense of self - respect and confidence .
Des@@ pite all the good done by the Messi@@ ah , many people would not believe in him .
May 30 , 20@@ 11 – Ju@@ ne 5 , 20@@ 11
Jehovah’s love for his preci@@ ous children is everlasting .
When we share our col@@ or p@@ ho@@ to@@ s of s@@ no@@ w@@ c@@ app@@ ed pe@@ ak@@ s to comple@@ ment the bl@@ ack - and - wh@@ ite ones in his te@@ x@@ t@@ book , he be@@ am@@ s .
I also deci@@ ded to give up my im@@ moral li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le , sto@@ p g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing , sto@@ p dr@@ in@@ king exc@@ essi@@ vely , and sto@@ p ste@@ al@@ ing from my emp@@ loy@@ er .
While the resul@@ ts remain to be seen , Bro@@ ther B@@ r@@ um@@ le@@ y spoke ho@@ pe@@ fully of the imp@@ act that the C@@ our@@ t’s rul@@ ing may have on c@@ as@@ es in other lands .
Jehovah God is su@@ pre@@ m@@ ely qu@@ ali@@ fied to provide such direction .
The Bible says : “ He that is tur@@ ning his e@@ ar away from hear@@ ing the law ​ — even his prayer is something de@@ t@@ es@@ table . ” ​ — Proverbs 28 : 9 .
Al@@ so , pray with them and for them .
Th@@ ink back on the meetings you attend@@ ed in the last four we@@ ek@@ s .
We enjoy stud@@ ying .
M@@ ary : Do you mean that I should not have my bir@@ th@@ day par@@ ty ?
For example , the first time I me@@ t Mari@@ o P@@ olo , a ch@@ am@@ pi@@ on c@@ y@@ cl@@ ist of C@@ u@@ enc@@ a , he sur@@ pris@@ ed me with the question , “ Who is the har@@ lo@@ t mentioned in the book of Revelation ? ”
T@@ e@@ ach@@ ers of ev@@ olu@@ tion are often mo@@ tiv@@ ated , not by the fac@@ ts , but by “ their own desi@@ res ” ​ — perhaps a desire to be accepted by a s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c commun@@ ity in which ev@@ olu@@ tion is or@@ tho@@ do@@ x do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine .
Why is it not wrong to show special consider@@ ation to deser@@ ving ones ?
Ke@@ ep bus@@ y at the Kingdom H@@ all and in the field service .
It was Satan who in@@ duc@@ ed Adam and E@@ ve to seek in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence from Jehovah , as if they could thus “ be like God , know@@ ing good and bad . ” ​ — Genesis 3 : 5 .
Instead , we regul@@ arly c@@ he@@ ck that the ‘ ir@@ on pl@@ ates ’ Jehovah has given us are fir@@ m@@ ly fi@@ x@@ ed over our heart .
C@@ lo@@ sel@@ y exam@@ ining his words of wisdom will in@@ deed encoura@@ ge us to s@@ ow se@@ ed for ourselves in righteousness . ​ — Proverbs 11 : 15 - 31 .
It is true that the Bible says that some are “ wor@@ thy of d@@ ou@@ ble honor . ”
R@@ ac@@ i@@ al pri@@ de has led to ri@@ o@@ ts , w@@ ars , and even mas@@ s mu@@ r@@ der .
7 , 8 . ( a ) How did Jesus show hum@@ ility in his prayers ?
Because we are des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of sin@@ ful Adam , we do not find it eas@@ y to do what is good .
In the face of a tra@@ gi@@ c ev@@ ent like this , many re@@ act simil@@ arly .
Why did many Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans come to put faith in Jesus ?
R@@ em@@ ember , of pri@@ me import@@ ance about a home is , not that it is f@@ an@@ cy , but that it is or@@ der@@ ly , clean , and invit@@ ing .
When Satan is rel@@ eas@@ ed from the ab@@ y@@ ss for the fin@@ al t@@ est , he will try to mis@@ lead humans once again .
During the next two we@@ ek@@ s , S@@ us@@ ana pre@@ pared for the s@@ es@@ sion , using the bro@@ ch@@ ure ent@@ it@@ led Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — Who Are They ?
Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ation In@@ c@@ reas@@ es Jo@@ y
O@@ ver se@@ ven cen@@ tu@@ ries in ad@@ v@@ ance , the Bible fore@@ told that the Messi@@ ah would be born of a vi@@ r@@ g@@ in and would be des@@ p@@ ised .
9 : 10 - 13 ​ — W@@ as Solom@@ on@@ ’s gift of 20 c@@ ities in the land of Gal@@ ile@@ e to King H@@ i@@ ra@@ m of T@@ y@@ re in har@@ mony with the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law ?
H@@ O@@ W do you re@@ act when you are con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted by those who are not fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly dis@@ posed toward you or toward what you re@@ present ?
Consider how the first woman , E@@ ve , develop@@ ed a desire to e@@ at the for@@ bi@@ d@@ den fru@@ it of “ the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad . ”
Some have been vo@@ ted out , while others have been for@@ ci@@ bly de@@ posed .
There is still a w@@ in@@ do@@ w of opportunity for such ones before the out@@ bre@@ ak of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
As The E@@ con@@ om@@ ist succ@@ inc@@ tly put it , “ cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion is but one form of op@@ pres@@ sion . ”
To illustr@@ ate this matter of comm@@ and ver@@ su@@ s st@@ at@@ ement of fact , think of a com@@ par@@ is@@ on .
“ He H@@ ad P@@ le@@ as@@ ed God W@@ ell ” ( E@@ no@@ ch ) , No .
“ This truth , ” says Ge@@ or@@ ge , “ not only appe@@ als to the mind but also t@@ ou@@ ches the heart . ”
Bu@@ ying O@@ u@@ t Ti@@ me for Re@@ ading and S@@ tu@@ dy
How did Jehovah respon@@ d to the in@@ activ@@ ity of his people ?
That book is the Bible .
What can holy spirit do for us , but what must we do to receive it ?
When I sense that young ones are re@@ aching out to me for guid@@ ance or support , I find it re@@ war@@ ding to be there for them .
But the trans@@ g@@ res@@ s@@ ors themselves will certainly be an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ated together ; the future of wicked people will in@@ deed be cu@@ t off . ”
Then he ra@@ ised her son back to life . ​ — Luke 7 : 11 - 15 .
One scho@@ la@@ r no@@ ted : “ The future of re@@ ality is sel@@ dom as bad as the future of our fe@@ ars . ”
For example , consider the mission@@ ary tri@@ ps of the apostle Paul , rel@@ ated in the Bible book of Acts .
We should , therefore , pray and ask for more work@@ ers .
L@@ ater when Joseph was bless@@ ed with dre@@ am@@ s from God , pro@@ ving that he had Jehovah’s fav@@ or , they found “ fur@@ ther reason to h@@ ate him . ”
We do not need to use high - s@@ oun@@ ding words or ph@@ r@@ as@@ es in order to make the truth of God’s Word more con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing to others .
Not only does the en@@ vi@@ ous man beg@@ ru@@ dge what others have but he wants to take it from them .
“ Then our pro@@ per@@ ty in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n can be so@@ ld . ”
When a child lear@@ ns to s@@ tic@@ k bur@@ s on some@@ one@@ ’s clo@@ thing , he will likely want to pla@@ y the g@@ ame over and over again .
Ger@@ ri@@ t L@@ ö@@ s@@ ch , another member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , then pres@@ ented the princi@@ p@@ al part of the pro@@ gra@@ m , “ Be a H@@ app@@ y Mis@@ sion@@ ary . ”
At the same time , he s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely res@@ pe@@ cts the ro@@ le or place that Jehovah has given to others .
Many blessings a@@ wa@@ it those who en@@ ter the full - time service ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 11 - 13 )
We consider@@ ed some necess@@ ary information with her so that she could qu@@ ali@@ fy as a publi@@ sh@@ er of the good news .
F@@ alls are a ma@@ j@@ or cause of in@@ ju@@ ries on con@@ stru@@ ction jo@@ bs .
Do@@ ing so will bring us not only self - respect and satis@@ fac@@ tion now but also the pro@@ spe@@ ct of see@@ ing “ the form@@ er things ” ​ — the present wicked and de@@ fil@@ ed system — ​ pas@@ s away when God ‘ makes all things new . ’ ​ — Revelation 21 : 4 , 5 .
O@@ ver 2@@ 50 years ag@@ o , he no@@ ted : “ Ti@@ me is money . ”
Re@@ fer@@ ring to the Christ , the apostle Paul wrote : “ C@@ are@@ fully conc@@ e@@ aled in him are all the tre@@ a@@ sures of wisdom and of knowledge . ”
“ The last enem@@ y , death , is to be brought to nothing . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R .
Dis@@ ab@@ led or not , the work@@ ers who par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in the con@@ stru@@ ction of Kingdom H@@ alls of Jehovah’s Witnesses thr@@ ough@@ out the world have a vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er spirit .
Jehovah Re@@ je@@ cts Saul
Rather , he showed the attitude descri@@ bed at Psalm 14@@ 1 : 5 : “ Sh@@ ould the righteous one str@@ ike me , it would be a loving - kindness ; and should he re@@ prove me , it would be o@@ il upon the head , which my head would not want to refu@@ se . ”
This inclu@@ des pre@@ par@@ ing tim@@ ely spiritual food for God’s hous@@ eho@@ ld .
The young man was rel@@ eas@@ ed without re@@ pris@@ als and became a Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ er .
Jehovah valu@@ es your faithful service
After the conven@@ tion , I re@@ turned to the Ne@@ ther@@ lands while E@@ r@@ ika sta@@ yed in S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land .
He said : “ Lord , I have heard from many about this man , how many in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ous things he did to your holy ones in Jerusalem . And here he has authority from the c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests to put in b@@ on@@ ds all those c@@ all@@ ing upon your name . ”
At first , I felt that I would be be@@ tra@@ ying these organiz@@ ations if I re@@ sign@@ ed .
One time , I made $ 10@@ ,000 in a sing@@ le day !
The answer ? “ We do not know .
It was ob@@ vi@@ ous that we would need “ power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l , ” God - given courage , b@@ ol@@ dness , and ing@@ en@@ u@@ ity to accom@@ pl@@ ish our mis@@ sion .
Jehovah encoura@@ ges people .
She was in da@@ ily associ@@ ation with many young women from all over the Per@@ si@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re who were com@@ pe@@ ting for the attention of the king .
Yes , taking special no@@ te of godly principles when reading the Bible is well wor@@ th the effort . — See bo@@ x .
She lik@@ ens his leg@@ s to “ p@@ ill@@ ars of mar@@ ble ” because they are strong and beau@@ ti@@ ful .
God’s Word says : “ The valu@@ able things of the rich are his strong to@@ wn , and they are like a prote@@ ctive w@@ all in his i@@ mag@@ in@@ ation . ”
He asked questions that were re@@ minis@@ c@@ ent of those of the Hebrew prophet Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k , who said to God : “ Why is it that you make me see what is h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful , and you keep loo@@ king upon m@@ ere tr@@ ou@@ ble ? ” ​ — Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 1 : 3 .
A col@@ le@@ ag@@ ue had died in his ar@@ ms after being sh@@ o@@ t by a s@@ n@@ ip@@ er .
O@@ p@@ ened H@@ er H@@ ear@@ t in P@@ ra@@ y@@ er ( H@@ ann@@ ah ) , 7 / 1
Such fellow stud@@ ents as L@@ ar@@ ry An@@ d@@ ro@@ so@@ f@@ f , N@@ or@@ man D@@ it@@ tri@@ ck , and E@@ mi@@ l S@@ ch@@ ne@@ i@@ der ev@@ en@@ tually accepted the truth , and they are serving Jehovah loy@@ ally to this day .
The one gu@@ i@@ ded by wisdom has pe@@ ace@@ ful relation@@ shi@@ ps with others .
I sur@@ vi@@ ved the experience in s@@ pite of being har@@ as@@ sed by cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men and others .
When David he@@ ars about this , he ass@@ em@@ bl@@ es 4@@ 00 ar@@ m@@ ed men and se@@ ts out to ex@@ act re@@ v@@ enge .
Some brothers are gi@@ f@@ ted at public speaking , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as others exc@@ el at organiz@@ ing matters .
W@@ ant to Li@@ ve F@@ o@@ re@@ ver ? 11 / 15
F@@ in@@ ding the Tru@@ th in an Un@@ likely P@@ l@@ ace
And how do the words of De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 4 , 5 apply to us today ?
W@@ ho@@ ever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him . ” ​ — Read Psalm 2 : 11 , 12 .
; Gre@@ en , S .
“ Me@@ dit@@ ating on how Jehovah , someone so lo@@ f@@ ty , lo@@ ves us deep@@ ly gives me a sense of se@@ cur@@ ity and the strength to remain faithful . ” ​ — P@@ at@@ ri@@ ci@@ a , baptized 194@@ 6 .
( a ) How might we exam@@ ine ourselves as to whether we are emp@@ a@@ the@@ tic toward people ?
C@@ ou@@ ples who respect that fact stri@@ ve to strengthen their marriage .
* How did those materi@@ als put the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s sur@@ vi@@ val in je@@ op@@ ar@@ dy ?
While on earth , Jesus “ learned obedi@@ ence from the things he su@@ ffered . ”
In fact , we should respect all those who are given authority by Jehovah . ​ — 1 Corinthians 11 : 3 ; Hebrews 13 : 17 .
Psalm 4@@ 5 also gives an indic@@ ation of the se@@ qu@@ ence of events .
A few years ag@@ o , F@@ e@@ der@@ ic@@ o Ma@@ y@@ or , form@@ er direc@@ t@@ or gener@@ al of U@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ C@@ O , stated that “ more than ever , e@@ th@@ ic@@ s is at the very , very fo@@ ref@@ r@@ on@@ t of the world pre@@ occ@@ up@@ ation . ”
“ My fe@@ et had al@@ most turned asi@@ de , my st@@ ep@@ s had ne@@ arly been made to s@@ li@@ p , ” A@@ sa@@ ph later ad@@ mit@@ ted . “ I became en@@ vi@@ ous of the bo@@ ast@@ ers , when I would see the very peace of wicked people . ” ​ — Psalm 7@@ 3 : 2 , 3 .
The pi@@ vo@@ tal question in this matter is : Wh@@ ich religion ur@@ ges its followers to do God’s will and gives so@@ li@@ d evidence of divine ba@@ c@@ king , so that its ad@@ her@@ ents can say with confidence , “ God is for us ” ?
Then give your letter or let@@ ters to the service com@@ mit@@ te@@ e in your congregation .
8 , 9 . ( a ) Even though Paul had su@@ ffered an in@@ justice in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i , what good resul@@ ted because of those events ?
You will learn not only how to live and enjoy life but also how to love the Creator of life .
V@@ l@@ ta@@ va Ri@@ ver
Instead , we need to we@@ i@@ gh matters and deci@@ de how to use our God - given a@@ bil@@ ities .
Does your heart go out to her ?
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered for pre@@ conven@@ tion work , making the st@@ adi@@ um@@ s and their sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s f@@ it lo@@ c@@ ations for worship .
The joy that I feel has been a real s@@ ource of strength to me . ” ​ — Ne@@ h@@ emiah 8 : 10 .
We are sub@@ je@@ cts of the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom and are so@@ li@@ dly on the side of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Many would do anything , a@@ ban@@ d@@ on any princi@@ ple , just to stay ali@@ ve .
‘ M@@ an would d@@ om@@ in@@ ate man to his in@@ j@@ ur@@ y . ’ ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 8 : 9 .
If we for@@ give those who sin against us , we will ple@@ ase God and be in a position to benefit from his mer@@ cy .
What effect did the letter sent by the gover@@ ning body have on the early Christian congregation ?
There is a book , however , that con@@ tain@@ s the acc@@ ur@@ ate hist@@ ory of the bat@@ tle between God and the Devil .
It means our very life ! ​ — Pro@@ v .
I used the time in Jehovah’s service as a pioneer . ”
“ De@@ ar F@@ ri@@ end ! Ru@@ per@@ t , today I was sen@@ ten@@ ced to death .
Sh@@ ould a Christian give a govern@@ ment emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ e a ti@@ p or a gift for his ser@@ vi@@ ces , or would that be vie@@ wed as bri@@ ber@@ y ?
Me@@ g@@ an : H@@ i , S@@ hi@@ r@@ le@@ y .
O@@ r i@@ magine how Tho@@ ma@@ s , an un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ er in Si@@ er@@ r@@ a Le@@ one , must have felt .
As Jesus himself said , “ out of the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of the heart the m@@ ou@@ th speak@@ s . ”
After we sp@@ ent a night without food and rest , the po@@ li@@ ce took us to Ma@@ ula P@@ ris@@ on .
Peter provided what example for Christian elders ?
How do elders use their time wis@@ ely ?
How this pa@@ ined Ne@@ h@@ emiah !
How can we h@@ and@@ le them succ@@ ess@@ fully ?
“ Do not bring us into temp@@ tation , but deli@@ ver us from the wicked one . ”
The ang@@ el takes s@@ wi@@ ft action , thro@@ wing her back into the con@@ tain@@ er and se@@ al@@ ing it shu@@ t with the heav@@ y li@@ d .
A public@@ ation that is great@@ ly appreci@@ ated on these is@@ lands is Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k .
In the course of that prayer , he said something that descri@@ bes the lives of all true Christians .
May we make a similar covenant with our eyes and sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our heart .
Still , Job exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ O that I had someone listen@@ ing to me ! ”
“ He left his gar@@ ment in her hand and f@@ led out@@ side . ” ​ — G@@ en .
Tru@@ e , it is bey@@ ond human ability to deter@@ mine if and to what ex@@ t@@ ent the angels were direc@@ tly involved in these experi@@ ences .
It is good for us to ‘ set our heart upon our ways ’ and refle@@ ct on how what we are doing with our life affe@@ cts our relationship with God .
We read : “ By means of him [ Jesus Christ ] we have the rel@@ e@@ ase by ransom through the blood of that one , y@@ es , the for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of our t@@ res@@ pas@@ ses . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 7 .
“ It is too difficult . ”
The time has now arri@@ ved for Christ , under Jehovah’s direction , “ to complete his con@@ qu@@ est . ”
Many are dra@@ wn to wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft today because it seem@@ s to be a har@@ m@@ less , ben@@ ign , n@@ ature religion .
Why is it important for children to pa@@ y attention at meetings ?
“ We were able to simp@@ li@@ fy our lives fur@@ ther by giving up our three - be@@ d@@ ro@@ om house and our part - time work so that we could en@@ ter the inter@@ n@@ ational con@@ stru@@ ction work , ” expla@@ ins Mark .
“ It is well not to e@@ at flesh or to dr@@ ink w@@ ine or do anything over which your brother stu@@ m@@ bl@@ es . ”
After his th@@ ir@@ d mission@@ ary t@@ our , Paul gave a repor@@ t to the first - century gover@@ ning body on the con@@ ver@@ sion of the nations .
How did Jesus set an example in show@@ ing sub@@ je@@ ction ?
The great crow@@ d of true worshipp@@ ers is spo@@ ken of as ‘ rend@@ ering sac@@ red service day and night in Jehovah’s temple . ’
The el@@ der@@ ly ones among us are very preci@@ ous to Jehovah .
J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver
As a result , he said : “ In a fear - inspi@@ ring way I am wonder@@ fully made .
But if we show in@@ iti@@ ative , we will dis@@ co@@ ver many other ways of being ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able .
* M@@ an@@ kind had a ch@@ ance to make a f@@ res@@ h star@@ t .
The p@@ ace of g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l in@@ ven@@ tion had advan@@ ced thr@@ ough@@ out the n@@ in@@ e@@ te@@ en@@ th century , br@@ ing@@ ing ra@@ il@@ ro@@ a@@ ds , the tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne , the ele@@ c@@ tri@@ c light , c@@ in@@ ema , the mo@@ t@@ or ca@@ r , and hous@@ eho@@ ld conven@@ i@@ ences too num@@ er@@ ous to men@@ tion .
But he encoura@@ ged them with the words : “ He that has end@@ ur@@ ed to the end is the one that will be sa@@ ved . ” ​ — Matthew 10 : 22 .
We can en@@ ter into Jehovah’s rest ​ — or jo@@ in him in his rest — ​ by obedi@@ ently working in har@@ mony with his advan@@ c@@ ing purpose as it is reve@@ aled to us through his organization .
Many el@@ der@@ ly Christians can rec@@ all the wise ad@@ vice they received from faithful older ones and how ac@@ ting on it has benef@@ ited them thr@@ ough@@ out their lives .
By means of the Bible , we learn that Jehovah’s servants in heaven are organiz@@ ed too .
If you were able to pre@@ view up@@ coming events , life could be very different for you .
8 , 9 . ( a ) What tend@@ er word pi@@ c@@ ture shows us Jehovah’s will@@ ing@@ ness to prote@@ ct and care for his worshi@@ p@@ ers ?
On the other hand , “ when Jehovah takes ple@@ asure in the ways of a man he ca@@ uses even his enem@@ ies themselves to be at peace with him . ”
The hope mentioned at Acts 24 : 15 com@@ forts her : “ There is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the un@@ righteous . ”
Our own ex@@ ist@@ ence and that of the enti@@ re uni@@ verse t@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es to the ex@@ ist@@ ence of an et@@ er@@ n@@ al God .
M@@ am@@ re
De@@ ath and H@@ er@@ it@@ age
Un@@ like many other tre@@ es of the tro@@ pi@@ c@@ s , every year it lo@@ ses its lea@@ ves and loo@@ ks dead .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on ​ — What Go@@ od Does It Do ?
Just as a com@@ bin@@ ation of sy@@ mp@@ t@@ om@@ s can help a do@@ ct@@ or re@@ ach the cor@@ rec@@ t di@@ ag@@ no@@ s@@ is of a pati@@ ent@@ ’s ill@@ ness , the com@@ bin@@ ation of events mentioned in those prophe@@ ci@@ es helped me to see that we are living in what the Bible c@@ alls “ the last days . ”
The Bible does not set out gr@@ oun@@ ds for mar@@ it@@ al se@@ par@@ ation .
Do@@ ing so , we have the as@@ sur@@ ed expe@@ ct@@ ation that we will see Jehovah’s promises ful@@ filled , wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness destro@@ yed , and a righteous new world brought to pas@@ s .
Be@@ fore long , R@@ al@@ ph and Pa@@ m , with their sons , then ag@@ ed 8 and 12 , accepted the invit@@ ation and began to make pre@@ par@@ ations to move ab@@ ro@@ ad .
Lo@@ t then su@@ gg@@ ested an al@@ ter@@ n@@ ative : “ P@@ le@@ ase , now , this city is ne@@ ar@@ by to fle@@ e there and it is a small thing . May I , ple@@ ase , es@@ cap@@ e there ? ”
What would ha@@ p@@ pen to our si@@ gn - language group ?
God did not mean anything to us .
In his book H@@ it@@ l@@ er ​ — 18@@ 8@@ 9 - 19@@ 36 : H@@ u@@ br@@ is , prof@@ ess@@ or of hist@@ ory I@@ an K@@ er@@ sh@@ a@@ w no@@ tes that the Witnesses became a t@@ ar@@ get of persecu@@ tion because they refu@@ sed “ to yi@@ eld to the to@@ tal cla@@ im of the Na@@ z@@ i st@@ ate . ”
But he ad@@ ds that she bro@@ ke o@@ pen the con@@ tain@@ er .
of O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 200@@ 7 , pages 3 – 11 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
* For good reason , the Bible ad@@ vis@@ es : “ Do not give your heart to all the words that people may speak . ”
R@@ em@@ ember , though , Jehovah does not try anyone with “ evil things . ”
The first of these artic@@ les discus@@ ses how true happiness comes from loving God and not from the coun@@ ter@@ fe@@ it ty@@ p@@ es of love so evid@@ ent in “ the last days . ”
“ The me@@ ek will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , ” says Psalm 37 : 11 , “ and they will find ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace . ”
The ch@@ an@@ ces are , at best , re@@ mo@@ te .
E@@ very faithful worshipp@@ er of Jehovah ​ — past or present — ​ can receive the mar@@ vel@@ ous gift of everlasting life .
Consider the P@@ ati@@ ence of the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts
Yet they may know little , if anything , about the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s con@@ ten@@ ts .
2 , 3 . ( a ) How do we demonstr@@ ate that we are wal@@ king by faith ?
You may even be atten@@ ding meetings of Jehovah’s Witnesses to take in fur@@ ther knowledge of the Bible .
Since David was 30 at that time , J@@ on@@ a@@ than was evid@@ ently about 30 years older than David . ​ — 1 Samuel 31 : 2 ; 2 Samuel 5 : 4 .
It would be in@@ cons@@ ist@@ ent if our sense of justice and righteousness ca@@ used us to i@@ magine that those same qualities could som@@ eho@@ w be l@@ ac@@ king in Jehovah .
In this reg@@ ard , King Solomon of ancient Israel , an out@@ standing buil@@ der and organiz@@ er , wrote : “ E@@ very man should e@@ at and in@@ deed dr@@ ink and see good for all his hard work . It is the gift of God . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 3 : 13 .
Some people have com@@ mit@@ ted gro@@ ss sin@@ s and won@@ der whether God can for@@ give them .
but those hear@@ ing say , “ C@@ ome ! ”
How good it is that you men@@ tion fellow believers in your prayers , as E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s did ! ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 12 .
This was a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly powerful use of h@@ y@@ per@@ bo@@ le .
They are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that religion has been a powerful for@@ ce for good in their lives .
The integrity of the present - day Christian congregation does not dep@@ end upon the or@@ al t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony of older servants of God .
The S@@ n@@ are of the Lo@@ ve of M@@ one@@ y
To learn more about how to pray and be heard by God , see chap@@ ter 17 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
No@@ tice that Paul invit@@ es us to “ con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate , ” or care@@ fully ob@@ serve , the out@@ come of the faithful conduct of the elders and to follow such examples of faith .
Jesus was mo@@ tiv@@ ated in his ministry by a hear@@ t@@ felt concer@@ n for the wel@@ f@@ are of others .
How can you pre@@ pare for baptism ?
R@@ ep@@ or@@ ts of advan@@ c@@ ing Al@@ lied ar@@ mi@@ es told us that the Na@@ z@@ is were lo@@ sing the war .
For example , Bil@@ da@@ d su@@ gg@@ ested that Jo@@ b@@ ’s children had eng@@ ag@@ ed in wr@@ ong@@ doing and deser@@ ved their f@@ ate .
Today , we stand on the th@@ re@@ sh@@ old of a va@@ st@@ ly su@@ peri@@ or P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and ​ — a par@@ adise earth in which blessings far ri@@ ch@@ er than those of Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s day a@@ wa@@ it all who have God’s appro@@ val .
Our L@@ imit@@ ations Can Dis@@ courage U@@ s
By tra@@ ining our children to expla@@ in their faith , we help them to enjoy expres@@ sing their love for God .
In@@ sight can help you to prote@@ ct your children from spiritual har@@ m .
• In what ways was Paul an example as a Kingdom work@@ er ?
You will be able to do so sa@@ f@@ ely , free of d@@ anger from man or ani@@ ma@@ l .
Mo@@ st certainly !
Indeed , they “ rejo@@ ic@@ ed over making . . . vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary o@@ ffer@@ ings , for they made the vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary o@@ ffer@@ ings to Jehovah with a complete heart . ” ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on .
“ Is it for nothing that Job has fe@@ ared God ?
Ha@@ ve those who st@@ op@@ ped associ@@ ating with the Christian congregation found another place where there is rich spiritual food ?
Will we allow this to af@@ fect our whole - sou@@ led service to Jehovah ?
Abraham now s@@ le@@ ep@@ s in death , a@@ wa@@ iting what ?
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er : F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the pat@@ ter@@ n of God’s faithful servants of old , you can thro@@ w your bur@@ den on our heavenly Father in prayer .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , then , Jehovah can cho@@ ose not to fore@@ know everything .
Ad@@ ri@@ en@@ ne lik@@ e@@ wise tre@@ ats str@@ ang@@ ers with kindness .
But it was their sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent end@@ ur@@ ance , faith@@ ful@@ ness , and love that con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed to him that the truth was “ also at work in [ them ] . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 13 , 14 ; 3 : 6 .
In turn , the L@@ ev@@ ites were to contribu@@ te a ten@@ th part of what they received , “ of the very best of it , ” for the support of the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od .
He may have been P@@ r@@ in@@ ce He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah of Juda@@ h .
So we might ask ourselves : “ What takes first place in my life ?
Me@@ g@@ an : No@@ tice that the verse says : “ The gift God gives is everlasting life by Christ Jesus our Lord . ”
When Di@@ d the F@@ lood O@@ cc@@ ur ?
A world full of in@@ justice gave Jehovah the opportunity of demonstr@@ ating himself to be the p@@ in@@ n@@ ac@@ le of justice .
( b ) How do you feel about Jesus ’ d@@ ying as a ransom ?
If they are like us in many res@@ pe@@ cts and have re@@ ached certain ob@@ je@@ c@@ ti@@ ves , we might feel that we can re@@ ach similar go@@ als .
To answer this question , let us consider some Bi@@ bli@@ cal examples .
Pe@@ ople will then be able to live happy , pro@@ duc@@ tive lives forever .
What , though , about women ?
Jehovah’s people re@@ turned to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and to re@@ esta@@ bl@@ ish pu@@ re worship .
Our sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s and the op@@ in@@ i@@ ons of other people can also mis@@ gu@@ i@@ de us .
This article expla@@ ins how that prophecy has under@@ g@@ one a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble fulfill@@ ment .
However , God will not t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate those who refu@@ se to recogn@@ ize his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and the govern@@ ment that he has set up .
We real@@ ize , too , that we should not dem@@ and that our brothers and sisters give us in@@ or@@ din@@ ate am@@ oun@@ ts of their time .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years ag@@ o , the Ho@@ ly Scriptures stated that our uni@@ verse was conc@@ ei@@ ved and c@@ ra@@ f@@ ted by a Creator ​ — Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God .
Di@@ d you no@@ tice that Paul ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa@@ ’s high of@@ fice by ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing him by his t@@ it@@ le , King ?
And it is be@@ aring fru@@ it today .
When the first faithful human , A@@ be@@ l , offered ani@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es to Jehovah , he me@@ t with divine appro@@ val .
He wrote : “ For all things I have the strength by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of him who imp@@ ar@@ ts power to me . ”
How about reve@@ al@@ ing the Father by your conduct as you stri@@ ve to imitate Jesus ?
4 Who Is the He@@ are@@ r of P@@ ra@@ y@@ er ?
Those on God’s side , however , are not over@@ come by the Devil .
The psalmist san@@ g : “ Just a little while longer , and the wicked one will be no more ; and you will certainly give attention to his place , and he will not be . ”
Wh@@ ere can it be found ?
“ H@@ on@@ es@@ ty is something you don@@ ’t find very often , ” said the bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ woman .
Your making such a re@@ qu@@ est may move you to ask Jehovah to help you to avoid doing or saying anything that would di@@ sh@@ on@@ or his holy name .
A@@ m@@ ong those to whom Jehovah did so was the man Abraham , who was called “ Jehovah’s friend . ”
An@@ y God - fe@@ aring woman desi@@ ring a re@@ pu@@ tation like that of Ru@@ th must stri@@ ve to cultiv@@ ate these qualities . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 3 , 4 ; Proverbs 31 : 28 - 31 .
On S@@ un@@ days I san@@ g in the ch@@ urch cho@@ ir .
They respon@@ ded by eli@@ min@@ ating their i@@ do@@ ls , fa@@ sting , and con@@ f@@ ess@@ ing their sin@@ s .
If we fai@@ l to res@@ ol@@ ve such problems , they could eas@@ ily lead to feelings of res@@ ent@@ ment . ​ — Read 1 Peter 3 : 8 , 9 .
Consider its ro@@ o@@ ts .
Per@@ haps you have me@@ t such ones as you eng@@ age in the field ministry .
The ju@@ dge told us that he wanted us to help him find a so@@ lu@@ tion that would respect the desire of the Witness to avoid blood .
That new Christian person@@ ality inclu@@ des “ the tend@@ er affe@@ ctions of com@@ pas@@ sion , kindness , low@@ l@@ iness of mind , mil@@ dness , and long - suffering . ”
We also desire to use our t@@ ong@@ ue to praise Jehovah , both in our public ministry and in our priv@@ ate con@@ vers@@ ations .
How does good conduct or mis@@ conduct refle@@ ct on Jehovah God , and why is it help@@ ful to be@@ ar this fact in mind ?
* The meaning be@@ h@@ ind Jesus ’ pre@@ ce@@ ding words , “ let your kingdom come , ” indic@@ ates that the second view is more in har@@ mony with the Scriptures .
“ What have I been able to do in com@@ par@@ is@@ on with you ? ”
What can you do , though , when li@@ fe@@ ’s anxi@@ e@@ ties cause you to won@@ der if you are really loved by Jehovah ?
He jud@@ ges people on the bas@@ is of whether they gave support to Christ’s anointed brothers .
Instead , Jehovah was their share , for they had the great privilege of serving him
No other act of mer@@ cy is as important .
It is not sur@@ pris@@ ing , therefore , that God appreci@@ ates those who wa@@ it for him .
Isa@@ a@@ c in his old age told E@@ sa@@ u to h@@ un@@ t some ven@@ is@@ on , saying : “ Let me e@@ at , in order that my soul may bl@@ ess you before I die . ”
“ The offer was temp@@ ting , ” says Ch@@ eri@@ e , “ and co@@ ach@@ es and fellow stud@@ ents put a lo@@ t of pres@@ sure on me to accept it . ”
* W@@ ould you like to learn more ?
We can thus find joy in help@@ ing others to have the law of the Christ written in their hearts .
▪ What about associ@@ ations ?
L@@ ater , she attend@@ ed G@@ ile@@ a@@ d’s 2@@ 1@@ st class and was assign@@ ed to H@@ ong K@@ ong in 195@@ 3 .
Those given a t@@ ask to do in the Christian congregation are expe@@ cted to fulf@@ ill the assignment , to give prog@@ ress repor@@ ts , and u@@ su@@ ally to con@@ sul@@ t with the one who did the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ating .
Do the others in your family com@@ p@@ ly with your decisions out of fear or out of love ?
How is l@@ ack of spiritu@@ ality man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted by many today ?
I was also imp@@ ressed by the way ever@@ yone was so well d@@ ressed .
F@@ er@@ din@@ and was able to get away while E@@ s@@ ther and I en@@ tered the house .
We often think about what Jehovah will give us in Par@@ adise , but in this article , we will foc@@ us on what he will take away .
E@@ z@@ r@@ a main@@ ta@@ ined his godly devo@@ tion even in Babyl@@ on
He certainly had the authority to do so .
The fore@@ word to the 199@@ 9 e@@ dition of the boo@@ k@@ let Ex@@ am@@ ining the Scriptures Da@@ ily states : “ It would be most advan@@ ta@@ ge@@ ous to consider the da@@ ily text and com@@ ments from this boo@@ k@@ let in the mor@@ ning .
The ten@@ sion between H@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ ism and Juda@@ ism pe@@ ak@@ ed when the S@@ ele@@ u@@ ci@@ d rul@@ ers de@@ fil@@ ed the temple in Jerusalem , dedic@@ ating it to Z@@ e@@ us .
The re@@ be@@ l angels were for@@ ced to dem@@ at@@ eri@@ al@@ ize their human bo@@ dies and return to the spirit real@@ m .
; M@@ an@@ ning , C .
They have e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly a@@ va@@ iled themselves of this mo@@ de of conc@@ e@@ al@@ ing their id@@ ent@@ ity , and have thus per@@ pe@@ tu@@ ated their s@@ way over the min@@ ds and lives of many . ”
A E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an compan@@ y has com@@ bin@@ ed strong pl@@ as@@ tic and advan@@ ced fil@@ ters to pro@@ du@@ ce a de@@ vice that has made it possible for a person to avoid ill@@ ness from dr@@ in@@ king con@@ tam@@ in@@ ated water .
Go@@ ne were the N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m , the viol@@ ence , the re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous angels , and that enti@@ re wicked soci@@ ety !
I now serve as an el@@ der in a local congregation , and my wife and I are full - time min@@ isters , help@@ ing to teach the Bible to I@@ tal@@ i@@ an - speaking people in L@@ ond@@ on .
It also indic@@ ates how Jehovah gives strength to those who are g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing .
After wa@@ g@@ ing a si@@ x - year cam@@ pa@@ ign against i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry and cle@@ ans@@ ing the land of Juda@@ h , Jo@@ si@@ ah pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to re@@ pa@@ ir the house of Jehovah .
You are an individu@@ al . There is no one ex@@ ac@@ tly like you .
So she em@@ ba@@ r@@ ked on an in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent course and at@@ temp@@ ted to “ be like God , know@@ ing good and bad . ”
These words show that Jehovah not only op@@ ened the way for the Jews to get home but as@@ sur@@ ed them of his prote@@ ction along the way .
That is why the apostle Paul wrote : “ I am con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that ne@@ i@@ ther death nor life nor angels nor govern@@ ments . . . nor any other cre@@ ation will be able to se@@ par@@ ate us from God’s love that is in Christ Jesus . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 10 ; Romans 8 : 38 , 39 .
When T@@ ra@@ ge@@ dy S@@ tr@@ ik@@ es , Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Ab@@ ound
He also wrote the 4@@ th Psalm .
When we are disc@@ oura@@ ged or de@@ pres@@ sed , we are dra@@ wn to a fellow human who can com@@ pre@@ h@@ end our circumstances and share our pain .
Instead of satis@@ f@@ ying his hu@@ ng@@ er without to@@ il in E@@ den , he would have to stru@@ gg@@ le to e@@ ke out an ex@@ ist@@ ence until he re@@ turned to the du@@ st from which he had been made . ​ — Genesis 3 : 16 - 19 .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out help from fellow believers , they simply could not af@@ for@@ d such things as Christian public@@ ations or su@@ it@@ able Kingdom H@@ alls .
S@@ ad@@ d@@ ened by the pe@@ di@@ at@@ ri@@ ci@@ an’s di@@ ag@@ no@@ s@@ is , we deci@@ ded to con@@ sul@@ t another medi@@ cal spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ist .
L@@ et@@ ’s listen to the st@@ ory about why he told some lies .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 9 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 6@@ 2 , 1@@ 25
In it , T@@ V do@@ cum@@ ent@@ ary ho@@ st R@@ ob@@ er@@ t C@@ r@@ ing@@ ely wrote : “ Ti@@ me ev@@ en@@ tually hum@@ ili@@ ates us all , but no one su@@ ff@@ ers at the hands of time more than prog@@ no@@ s@@ tic@@ at@@ ors .
And what should we do if we feel un@@ wor@@ thy to pray to God because of our sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings ?
On the day of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , the Witnesses , including A@@ bi@@ ga@@ y@@ l , were cle@@ an@@ ing the Kingdom H@@ all in pre@@ par@@ ation for the ev@@ ening M@@ em@@ ori@@ al pro@@ gra@@ m .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es , much in the world truly is bad and can cor@@ ru@@ pt us .
In a full sense , cre@@ ation will then have been “ set free from en@@ sla@@ v@@ ement to cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and have the gl@@ ori@@ ous fre@@ e@@ dom of the children of God . ” ​ — R@@ om . 8 : 21 .
They real@@ ize that it is not en@@ ough to provide food , clo@@ thing , sh@@ el@@ ter , and educ@@ ation for their famili@@ es .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jesus ’ disciples keep working hard to cultiv@@ ate end@@ uring qualities that draw them clo@@ s@@ er to God . ​ — Matthew 5 : 5 - 7 ; 6 : 33 .
Be@@ ing ali@@ en@@ ated from the true God , some have used al@@ t@@ ars for hor@@ ri@@ ble r@@ ites invol@@ ving human vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s , even children .
It was the Bible , along with the public@@ ation K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe .
That the fe@@ et and to@@ es are made up of ir@@ on and cla@@ y pi@@ c@@ tures the we@@ ak@@ ened st@@ ate of the Ang@@ l@@ o - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can World P@@ ow@@ er .
By pu@@ t@@ ting T@@ ah@@ iti@@ an in written form , the mission@@ aries pre@@ served that language .
Mo@@ st have an a@@ bi@@ ding sense of fu@@ t@@ ility .
As Jac@@ o@@ b coura@@ ge@@ ously wal@@ ks toward E@@ sa@@ u , he bo@@ ws down ​ — not once but se@@ ven times .
That inclu@@ des regul@@ arly let@@ ting the light of the Scriptures shin@@ e on our own hearts , sear@@ ch@@ ing for attitu@@ des , desi@@ res , and affe@@ ctions that might need cor@@ rection . ​ — 2 Peter 1 : 19 .
He said : “ L@@ ear@@ n from the fi@@ g t@@ ree as an illustr@@ ation this point : Just as soon as its young branch gro@@ ws tend@@ er and it pu@@ ts for@@ th lea@@ ves , you know that sum@@ m@@ er is near . L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise also you , when you see all these things , know that he is near at the do@@ ors . ”
R@@ em@@ ember your loy@@ al@@ ty to God .
The ze@@ al with which they preach the good news pro@@ ves where their pri@@ or@@ ities li@@ e .
“ Our Father in the heavens , let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied .
How have th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds with li@@ mit@@ ed circumstances used their fre@@ e@@ dom wis@@ ely ?
This ter@@ m ref@@ ers to the cu@@ sto@@ m of making an inc@@ an@@ tation over a special pl@@ ant lea@@ f or food .
Des@@ pite these ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les , Jehovah’s Witnesses real@@ ize the need for re@@ aching “ all s@@ or@@ ts of men . ”
We see that gre@@ e@@ din@@ ess is rel@@ ated to i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
Some make themselves enem@@ ies of those who pro@@ cla@@ im it , even if they are close family members .
Mo@@ st of the time , I was away from my family , c@@ y@@ cl@@ ing from one congregation to the next to encoura@@ ge the brothers to keep on preaching .
How did four young Hebrew men in Babyl@@ on show appreciation for the tru@@ ths they had learned ?
One of my fav@@ or@@ ite mem@@ ori@@ es is of a conven@@ tion in Tu@@ v@@ alu in 20@@ 11 .
Consider , too , some li@@ mit@@ ations that we might imp@@ ose upon ourselves .
He may also be less in@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted in expres@@ sing per@@ verse thoughts and desi@@ res that are nor@@ m@@ ally su@@ p@@ pres@@ sed .
Why were the leg@@ s of cri@@ min@@ als being ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted on a st@@ ake bro@@ ken ?
And the Bible truth about the con@@ dition of the dead pro@@ ves that the dead do not su@@ ff@@ er in hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re or pur@@ g@@ at@@ ory but are li@@ fel@@ ess in the gra@@ ve .
Why is mil@@ dness important when giving counsel ?
I cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t s@@ le@@ ep that night because of thinking about the wonderful privilege I had enjo@@ yed .
P@@ re@@ j@@ udi@@ ce also pla@@ ys a ro@@ le in the ne@@ g@@ ative re@@ action of many .
The value of having many coun@@ sel@@ ors cannot be over@@ emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed in car@@ ing for spiritual matters .
[ Bo@@ x / ​ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 12 , 13 ]
In@@ cen@@ se - Bu@@ r@@ ning ​ — Does It Ha@@ ve a P@@ l@@ ace in Tru@@ e Wor@@ ship ?
The fir@@ st@@ born of the human family , Ca@@ in , kil@@ led his brother A@@ be@@ l because “ his own works were wicked , but those of his brother were righteous . ”
The Greek word transl@@ ated “ make disciples ” at Matthew 28 : 19 has the sense of teaching with the in@@ t@@ ent of making pu@@ p@@ il@@ s , or disciples .
For example , some com@@ p@@ lic@@ ate their lives by living bey@@ ond their means .
One of the qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations for those appointed to serve as overse@@ ers invol@@ ves being willing to yi@@ eld .
How important is God’s love to you ?
She often loo@@ ks at the p@@ ho@@ to and says to her@@ self , ‘ We will me@@ et again , in the resurrection . ’
H@@ um@@ ility is also ess@@ enti@@ al .
How may we ac@@ qui@@ re a pu@@ re heart ?
Jesus re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly refer@@ red to the Kingdom of God as “ the kingdom of the heavens . ”
When we saw the positi@@ ve effect of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message on her , my brother and I also began stud@@ ying God’s Word .
Ne@@ ws that he had been teaching that the Law had been set asi@@ de had re@@ ached the congregation .
But the people “ took no no@@ te until the f@@ lood came and s@@ we@@ pt them all away . ” ​ — 2 Peter 2 : 5 ; Matthew 24 : 38 , 39 .
O@@ ut@@ num@@ ber@@ ed about 2 to 1 , would you won@@ der why God is allow@@ ing such an in@@ va@@ sion to occ@@ ur ?
How might children apply James 1 : 19 ?
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ le 4 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 18 - 22
My jo@@ b in the branch was the same as it had been in D@@ en@@ mar@@ k : to in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce a new , uni@@ form way of h@@ and@@ ling organiz@@ ational matters .
How did she end@@ ure ?
11 : 2 ; 16 : 18 .
N@@ ei@@ ther was get@@ ting what he or she wanted .
; Phil@@ li@@ ps , J .
The com@@ mit@@ te@@ e members emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed that succ@@ ess@@ ful mission@@ aries are willing to a@@ da@@ pt to local circumstances .
What did David want to accom@@ pl@@ ish by his enc@@ oun@@ ter with Go@@ li@@ ath , and what should be our c@@ hi@@ ef concer@@ n ?
His brothers , who were je@@ al@@ ous of him , so@@ ld him into sla@@ very .
Can you i@@ magine his ag@@ on@@ y ?
“ T@@ al@@ king helped to e@@ ase the pain , ” she rec@@ alls .
So they would serve as spo@@ k@@ es@@ men for the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh .
U@@ sing a Bible con@@ cor@@ d@@ ance or the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations In@@ de@@ x , we can seek the answer to the question , ‘ How does Jehovah feel about the par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar we@@ ak@@ ness that I am fi@@ gh@@ ting ? ’
Does that not encoura@@ ge you to rend@@ er a@@ id to other brothers and sisters who are experi@@ enc@@ ing problems ?
How can God’s servants encoura@@ ge others who are under@@ going se@@ v@@ ere t@@ ests ?
They would no doubt have been am@@ a@@ zed to see the fulfill@@ ment of those few words that we now read at Matthew 24 : 14 .
While I no longer have my sisters , I do have a spiritual family of brothers and sisters to help me keep my sense of hum@@ or .
But we were very happy preaching about Jehovah “ among the is@@ lands ” ! ​ — Jeremiah 31 : 10 .
Yes , the enti@@ re earth will be trans@@ form@@ ed into a pro@@ duc@@ tive par@@ adise with an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance for all . ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 21 - 23 ; Luke 23 : 4@@ 3 .
They cannot pos@@ si@@ bly b@@ es@@ to@@ w et@@ er@@ n@@ al life on anyone , and they are soon to be destro@@ yed .
I found it qu@@ ite con@@ fu@@ sing .
Jesus is clo@@ sel@@ y id@@ enti@@ fied with spiritual light .
However , Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s father moved his hous@@ eho@@ ld to H@@ ar@@ an , and Abraham came to call that place his land .
The first Tu@@ valu@@ an public@@ ation that we offered to people was a M@@ em@@ ori@@ al invit@@ ation .
If you are an anointed Christian , the heavenly hope is an important sub@@ ject of your personal prayers .
When I was 24 , my mother died , and my ra@@ ge inc@@ reas@@ ed .
At times , it also gives ris@@ e to differ@@ ences , some of which are serious while others are just min@@ or sc@@ ra@@ p@@ es in our day - to - day life .
In this case , could any individu@@ al be fore@@ or@@ da@@ ined to per@@ form a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c t@@ ask or occ@@ up@@ y a certain of@@ fice ?
Un@@ like the n@@ atur@@ al Israelites , who were b@@ ound to the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law by bir@@ th , Christians remain under the law of the Christ by cho@@ ice , fac@@ t@@ ors such as r@@ ace and place of bir@@ th being ir@@ rel@@ ev@@ ant .
It took me three years to fin@@ ish !
E@@ very year , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds are baptized in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of their dedic@@ ation to God , resul@@ ting in the form@@ ation of many new congregations .
The case of wr@@ ong@@ doing involved an el@@ der who had helped G@@ u@@ il@@ her@@ me when he was you@@ ng@@ er .
What I was lear@@ ning also started to imp@@ ro@@ ve my attitude toward other people .
For a whole we@@ ek , I pray@@ ed about the matter and fin@@ ally deci@@ ded to for@@ go my se@@ cul@@ ar educ@@ ation and continue to pur@@ sue my Bible study with the Witnesses .
A@@ bi@@ sh@@ a@@ i@@ ’s re@@ pu@@ tation ri@@ v@@ aled that of the three princi@@ p@@ al mi@@ gh@@ ty ones because he per@@ form@@ ed a mi@@ gh@@ ty act similar to that of J@@ a@@ sh@@ obe@@ am .
Des@@ pite such experi@@ ences and the hor@@ r@@ ors of war that he wit@@ ness@@ ed , Fa@@ ther’s faith in God did not we@@ ak@@ en .
Just how much time and effort Ca@@ in and A@@ be@@ l devo@@ ted to develop@@ ing an appro@@ ved relationship with Jehovah is not stated .
God was not bl@@ ind to this situation .
‘ Lo@@ ve of All Is In@@ c@@ reas@@ ing ’ ( J@@ ap@@ an ) , 11 / 15
Hebrews 13 : 4 and 1 Corinthians 6 : 9 esta@@ bl@@ ish that God disa@@ p@@ pro@@ ves of both ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y and for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation ( Greek , por@@ ·@@ ne@@ i@@ ʹ@@ a ) .
The pur@@ su@@ it of righteousness is re@@ war@@ ding , for Jehovah ca@@ res for the righteous .
On many of these clear ni@@ gh@@ ts , our do@@ g , Ju@@ dge , would put his head on my la@@ p and keep me compan@@ y .
11 , 12 . ( a ) Does pur@@ su@@ it of ple@@ asure bring lasting happiness ?
When ci@@ vi@@ l war bro@@ ke out in one are@@ a , 39 members , including children , of a ne@@ ar@@ by congregation lived for about four months under a low bri@@ dge in the deser@@ t in order to es@@ cap@@ e the sh@@ el@@ ling in their to@@ wn .
Mo@@ re@@ over , they reg@@ re@@ t the mis@@ takes they made when they were young and ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly want to prote@@ ct you from making similar ones .
C@@ op@@ ing With E@@ mo@@ tional D@@ ist@@ ress
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , they are willing to buil@@ d t@@ om@@ bs for the prophe@@ ts and dec@@ or@@ ate them to draw attention to their own de@@ e@@ ds of char@@ ity , even though they “ are sons of those who mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed the prophe@@ ts . ” ​ — Matthew 23 : 13 - 15 , 23 - 31 .
What would be the kin@@ des@@ t way to help him ?
What ro@@ le does Jesus pla@@ y in Jehovah’s purpose ?
He was an in@@ ven@@ tion desi@@ gn@@ ed by Satan to lu@@ re people away from Jehovah .
The fact is , anything that affe@@ cts our relationship with God or our life as one of his servants is a prop@@ er sub@@ ject of prayer .
S@@ wa@@ z@@ il@@ and is a small , self - gover@@ ning country of 6@@ ,@@ 7@@ 0@@ 4 s@@ qu@@ are mil@@ es [ 1@@ 7@@ ,@@ 3@@ 6@@ 4 s@@ q k@@ m ] lo@@ c@@ ated in@@ side S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
Is that how you feel about the Bible T@@ each book ?
At age 18 , she moved to a re@@ mo@@ te re@@ gi@@ on some 40 mil@@ es ( 6@@ 4 k@@ m ) away from her ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn .
You will enjoy reading or r@@ er@@ e@@ ading that account , be@@ aring in mind that its writ@@ er sp@@ ent yet another de@@ ca@@ de and a half as a faithful and devo@@ ted Christian .
That , in turn , will help you to have a greater influ@@ ence on the decisions they make in life .
Many who have ri@@ d themselves of nee@@ d@@ less de@@ b@@ t can t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy that ap@@ pl@@ ying wise counsel to simp@@ li@@ fy their life has benef@@ ited them during the rec@@ ent e@@ con@@ om@@ ic c@@ ris@@ es .
Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation .
Rather , it is to give their fellow Christians Scriptural guid@@ el@@ ines to help them make good decisions and to prom@@ o@@ te order and peace in the congregation .
In the origin@@ al language of the Christian Greek Scriptures , “ per@@ su@@ a@@ de ” means to “ w@@ in over ” or bring about “ a change of mind by the influ@@ ence of reason or moral consider@@ ations , ” states V@@ in@@ e@@ ’s Ex@@ pos@@ it@@ ory Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent Wor@@ ds .
Be@@ fore as@@ cen@@ ding to heaven , the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus Christ appe@@ ared to his disciples and assign@@ ed them an important work . He said : “ G@@ o therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations . ”
The answer may help strengthen your beli@@ ef in the acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y of the Bible .
David lost sight of Jehovah’s in@@ tim@@ ate invol@@ v@@ ement in his life . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 39 : 1 - 7 .
A self - sacrific@@ ing spirit has always been the h@@ all@@ mar@@ k of men who have la@@ bor@@ ed in be@@ half of Jehovah’s servants .
For example , once Jesus appro@@ ached a bl@@ ind man un@@ invit@@ ed and cur@@ ed him .
How have some brothers sh@@ own Chris@@ t@@ like love in the af@@ ter@@ mat@@ h of disa@@ st@@ ers ?
One of his fav@@ or@@ ite Bible ver@@ ses was Matthew 7 : 7 , which states : “ Ke@@ ep on see@@ king , and you will find . ”
When a fellow Christian rejo@@ ic@@ es , we wish to share his or her joy .
After re@@ sign@@ ing e@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ as@@ tic@@ al of@@ fice , he wed a Fr@@ en@@ ch pr@@ inc@@ ess , thus ob@@ tain@@ ing the du@@ ch@@ y of V@@ al@@ ent@@ in@@ o@@ is .
Let us continue to give Jehovah our exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion .
What arrang@@ ement was imp@@ le@@ men@@ ted in 19@@ 7@@ 6 ?
God was like a faithful husband , but his people deser@@ ted him !
Jehovah Is My Sh@@ are
Ther@@ efore be@@ g the Ma@@ ster of the har@@ v@@ est to s@@ end out work@@ ers into his har@@ v@@ est . ”
Many have associ@@ ated with us at our meetings .
They will be re@@ plac@@ ed by “ new heavens ” ​ — God’s Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom — ​ and “ a new earth ” ​ — a righteous human soci@@ ety of true worshipp@@ ers .
3 : 1 , 13 .
What has been the rec@@ ord of fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al@@ ist religi@@ ons in this reg@@ ard ?
What war@@ ning did Jehovah give , and what would ha@@ p@@ pen to the Jews ?
After about three months , the el@@ der invit@@ ed J@@ im to a meeting .
Yet , Jesus accepted the assignment to live on earth and die as the promised Messi@@ ah .
He said : “ A slave is not greater than his ma@@ ster .
7 : 12 , 16 ; J@@ er .
For example , chap@@ ter 12 discus@@ ses the sub@@ ject “ Li@@ ving in a W@@ a@@ y That P@@ le@@ as@@ es God . ”
They make use of cha@@ per@@ ons and care@@ fully avoid being al@@ one together in is@@ ol@@ ated plac@@ es .
Scriptural Ex@@ am@@ ples of E@@ mp@@ a@@ thy
No doubt , they benef@@ ited from Pet@@ er@@ ’s knowledge and experience .
He beg@@ ged Jehovah not to c@@ ast him off or to re@@ move His holy spirit from him .
Many pati@@ ents given su@@ g@@ ar p@@ ill@@ s ( plac@@ e@@ bo@@ s ) have experienced reli@@ ef of sy@@ mp@@ t@@ om@@ s simply because they thought they were get@@ ting help . The op@@ pos@@ ite , called the no@@ ce@@ bo effect , has also been demonstr@@ ated .
Is this not a course of action that all of us can stri@@ ve to imitate ?
Rather , Jesus id@@ enti@@ fied them as “ dem@@ ons , ” or un@@ clean spi@@ r@@ its . ​ — Matthew 8 : 29 - 31 ; 10 : 8 ; Mark 5 : 8 .
However , his o@@ pen - min@@ ded appro@@ ach did not si@@ t well with the Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch .
By this time , I had already been dra@@ f@@ ted and assign@@ ed to the Ger@@ man S@@ S ( S@@ ch@@ ut@@ z@@ st@@ affe@@ l , H@@ it@@ l@@ er@@ ’s el@@ ite gu@@ ard ) in Rom@@ ani@@ a .
M@@ t . T@@ ab@@ or
This divine declar@@ ation al@@ er@@ ts us to the need to imitate Jehovah by being mer@@ ci@@ ful and gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous .
“ As [ Jesus ] loo@@ ked up he saw the rich d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ing their gi@@ f@@ ts into the tre@@ a@@ sur@@ y ch@@ ests .
How Jesus and his disciples sto@@ od out from the in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es and Z@@ e@@ al@@ o@@ ts !
In war@@ ning against such a ha@@ ugh@@ ty spirit , the disci@@ ple James wrote : “ C@@ ome , now , you who say : ‘ Today or t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w we will j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to this city and will sp@@ end a year there , and we will eng@@ age in bu@@ sin@@ ess and make prof@@ its , ’ wh@@ er@@ e@@ as you do not know what your life will be t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
Although we cannot be do@@ g@@ m@@ ati@@ c , by refer@@ ring to a future ev@@ ent in the past ten@@ se , Jesus was evid@@ ently emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ ing that it would certainly ha@@ p@@ pen .
In time , however , E@@ r@@ ika was not able to continue in the full - time service because of health problems and for other reas@@ ons .
How can overse@@ ers imitate Jehovah as they care for the older members of the flo@@ ck ?
He believ@@ ed so much in the power of money that he thought even humans could be b@@ ought with it .
C@@ ould it be that ven@@ er@@ ation of an ic@@ on really am@@ oun@@ ts to worshi@@ p@@ ing it ?
H@@ ere is a little of our hist@@ ory .
One writ@@ er says : “ The Go@@ dd@@ ess and God are seen as a man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of the f@@ em@@ in@@ ine and mas@@ cul@@ ine for@@ ces of n@@ ature .
By not giving in to the en@@ tic@@ ements of the king , she proved her@@ self to be like “ a w@@ all ” and not “ a do@@ or ” that s@@ w@@ ings wide o@@ pen .
We “ know that we origin@@ ate with the truth ” by the fact that we displa@@ y bro@@ ther@@ ly love and do not make a prac@@ tice of sin@@ ning .
A@@ n hon@@ est person is tru@@ th@@ ful and free of f@@ ra@@ u@@ d .
In fact , a number of Bible scho@@ l@@ ars com@@ ment on the lo@@ gi@@ c and good sense of the comm@@ and .
One Bible transl@@ at@@ or wrote of the conc@@ ep@@ t : “ It is a leg@@ al me@@ ta@@ p@@ ho@@ r that makes a qu@@ as@@ i - leg@@ al point .
26 : 36 ; John 18 : 1 , 2 .
What is requi@@ red for us to enjoy Christian affe@@ ction in the congregation ?
A loving father takes time to listen to his children when they want to talk to him .
He did so even though it me@@ ant that he might be up until two or three in the mor@@ ning to fin@@ ish his own work .
W@@ ine and other al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ ages , like ve@@ get@@ ation , bre@@ ad , and o@@ il , are fine pro@@ v@@ isions from God .
La@@ ur@@ a expla@@ ins , “ I went out in the ministry only just en@@ ough not to like it . ”
Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al In@@ form@@ ation Ser@@ vi@@ ces repor@@ ts : “ The do@@ ct@@ or was just am@@ a@@ zed at the bro@@ ther’s reco@@ very .
As a result , their fel@@ low@@ ship is uni@@ que .
Consider first the set@@ ting .
Because he cre@@ ated them with the mar@@ vel@@ ous gift of free will , the fac@@ ul@@ ty of fre@@ e@@ dom of cho@@ ice .
Why is show@@ ing consider@@ ation for the feelings of el@@ der@@ ly Christians important ?
Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ments for their part st@@ ep up pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s desi@@ gn@@ ed to r@@ ally the support of the po@@ pul@@ ace .
( a ) The evidence poin@@ ts to what conclu@@ sion ?
Yet , does not the comple@@ x@@ ity of cre@@ ation indic@@ ate that the Fir@@ st Ca@@ use must have had great in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ence ?
E@@ ver@@ yone co@@ op@@ er@@ ated , including the children .
Such fac@@ t@@ ors as de@@ fi@@ cient scho@@ ol@@ ing and bad ha@@ bi@@ ts develop@@ ed in you@@ th leave many with an a@@ bi@@ ding dis@@ like of stud@@ ying .
On lea@@ ving high school , T@@ om@@ o@@ yo@@ shi began to pioneer .
As Jesus continu@@ es teaching in the temple , he dec@@ la@@ res : “ The h@@ our has come for the Son of man to be gl@@ ori@@ fied . ”
W@@ ere you buil@@ t up by something you heard at a meeting ?
What is the lar@@ g@@ er fulfill@@ ment of Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s prophecy ?
The world is still l@@ ying in the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s power , and n@@ ational sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s are now being i@@ do@@ li@@ zed .
In every congregation there are many deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful , faithful brothers and sisters .
( b ) Why is it appro@@ pri@@ ate for us to serve Jehovah whole - sou@@ led ?
“ TH@@ E Re@@ public of K@@ o@@ re@@ a now has ne@@ arly four times as many P@@ res@@ b@@ y@@ ter@@ ians as A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a . ”
Even though such sin@@ s as mu@@ r@@ der , ste@@ al@@ ing , and the com@@ mit@@ ting of ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y were r@@ am@@ p@@ ant in Israel , Jehovah ‘ spoke to her heart . ’
E@@ spe@@ cially will love for Jehovah move us to cl@@ ing to our in@@ her@@ it@@ ance . ​ — P@@ s .
How do you view par@@ ent@@ al rul@@ es ?
Such cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism of the Go@@ sp@@ els is not new .
E@@ ri@@ c : That s@@ oun@@ ds as if it would work .
While we will ref@@ er to the child as a m@@ ale , the principles discus@@ sed apply to both g@@ end@@ ers .
Such is the spirit of many brothers pres@@ ently end@@ uring imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment in Ar@@ men@@ ia , E@@ rit@@ re@@ a , S@@ ou@@ th K@@ o@@ re@@ a , and other lands .
“ I gave my talk in three min@@ ut@@ es . That was my first experience in pl@@ at@@ form speaking , but I did not qu@@ it . ”
H@@ it@@ o@@ shi Kat@@ o , who wrote a book on re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment , says that among older cou@@ ples in J@@ ap@@ an , many div@@ or@@ ce pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ding@@ s are in@@ iti@@ ated by wi@@ ves because of deep - ro@@ o@@ ted res@@ ent@@ ments acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ated over the years .
It also helped them to understand that they needed a ransom , that is , a perfect sacrifice that would re@@ move their sin@@ s comple@@ t@@ ely .
To the Ang@@ el in La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ a
Moses ther@@ e@@ after told the people : “ You have sin@@ ned with a great sin . ”
One scho@@ la@@ r no@@ tes that this expres@@ sion means “ as far as possible ; as far as we can i@@ magine . ”
Jesus had just fa@@ sted for 40 days and was very hu@@ ng@@ ry .
If a Christian fin@@ ds that being de@@ pri@@ ved of a regul@@ ar in@@ take of ca@@ f@@ fe@@ ine makes him ir@@ rit@@ able or some@@ what ill , he might be ad@@ v@@ ised to ab@@ sta@@ in from ca@@ f@@ fe@@ ine , at le@@ ast temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily .
By only cu@@ t@@ ting off the s@@ ki@@ r@@ t of Sa@@ ul@@ ’s s@@ le@@ ev@@ eless co@@ at , David showed that he had no in@@ ten@@ tion of har@@ m@@ ing Saul . ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
T@@ w@@ ent@@ y - ei@@ ght were in attend@@ ance , including a few children .
Do you appreci@@ ate people who are sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to your feelings and who respect your di@@ gn@@ ity ?
( Read Revelation 3 : 1 - 6 . )
A mo@@ b thus di@@ vi@@ ded would not be ne@@ arly so d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous .
Fir@@ st , these examples of God’s past deal@@ ings with the wicked indic@@ ate how he will act in our day .
But we kept rec@@ re@@ ation in its place .
The following mor@@ ning , Ju@@ an dis@@ co@@ vered the the@@ ft .
The Christian wife does well , then , to continue to be@@ have “ with complete low@@ l@@ iness of mind and mil@@ dness , with long - suffering , ” pu@@ t@@ ting up with the situation in love .
‘ Ke@@ ep On Se@@ e@@ king Fir@@ st God’s Kingdom ’
On the ten@@ th day of the ten@@ th lun@@ ar mon@@ th of 6@@ 0@@ 9 B.C.E . , he was no@@ ti@@ fied by divine inspi@@ r@@ ation of the beg@@ in@@ ning of the si@@ e@@ ge of Jerusalem by the Babyl@@ on@@ ians .
But you did not want it . ” ​ — Matthew 23 : 37 .
Mo@@ st prin@@ ters of the time pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed only two or three pres@@ ses .
Even the false com@@ for@@ ter Eli@@ p@@ ha@@ z was for@@ ced to ad@@ mit : “ An@@ yone stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing , your words would ra@@ ise up ; and k@@ ne@@ es giving way you would make fir@@ m . ”
Gi@@ ve an example of the use of God’s name in a book first publi@@ shed in the year 1@@ 6@@ 40 .
It is hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing to see how brothers and sisters today are un@@ ited by a b@@ ond that go@@ es bey@@ ond any ro@@ le or assignment in the congregation .
Jehovah promises to provide a “ way out ” that does not requi@@ re com@@ prom@@ ising Bible principles , no matter what challeng@@ es we face .
C@@ ould It H@@ appe@@ n to You ?
7 : 1 , 7 , 11 ​ — Do all these ver@@ ses ref@@ er to the Ar@@ ta@@ x@@ er@@ x@@ es who brought a hal@@ t to the building work ?
( 8 ) P@@ el@@ t@@ z , L .
While there is some de@@ b@@ ate on the question of whether the K@@ ad@@ dis@@ h d@@ ates back to the time of Christ or even ear@@ li@@ er , we should not be sur@@ pris@@ ed by any simil@@ ar@@ ities .
The mo@@ der@@ n - day com@@ pos@@ ite “ man ” is made up of pol@@ itical po@@ wers .
How did the ti@@ thing arrang@@ ement give Israelites the opportunity to show their than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness to Jehovah ?
During the last de@@ ca@@ de , “ cr@@ on@@ y ” cap@@ it@@ al@@ ism ​ — cor@@ ru@@ pt bu@@ sin@@ ess practic@@ es that fav@@ or the privile@@ ged few who have good con@@ ne@@ ctions — ​ is said to have ru@@ ined the e@@ con@@ om@@ ies of enti@@ re coun@@ tri@@ es .
A brother nam@@ ed Mark started pione@@ ering in his l@@ ate te@@ ens , attend@@ ed the M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol , and has served in vari@@ ous assign@@ ments around the world .
In each case , look for ways that you can imitate your heavenly Father . ​ — Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 1 .
Samuel “ E@@ f@@ fe@@ cted R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness ”
In these cr@@ itical “ last days , ” it takes effort to buil@@ d moral strength .
Fir@@ st of all , we have to ask for it in prayer .
“ Re@@ turn to your land and to your relati@@ ves , ” God said , “ and I will de@@ al well with you . ” ​ — Genesis 31 : 1 - 13 ; 32 : 9 .
Bro@@ thers were par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly mis@@ tre@@ ated in an at@@ temp@@ t to get them to reve@@ al the n@@ ames of those con@@ duc@@ ting meetings .
And we pray that Jehovah will bl@@ ess you , the read@@ er , as you make good use of the new study e@@ dition of The Watchtower .
Rather than taking si@@ des in pol@@ itical is@@ su@@ es , we remain neu@@ tr@@ al .
What follow@@ ed ?
15 : 29 .
Be@@ ing a fes@@ ti@@ val day , it was me@@ ant to be a jo@@ y@@ ous time in the worship of Jehovah .
“ I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t care what happened to me , and I wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t af@@ ra@@ id to die .
Yes , the hon@@ es@@ ty , integrity , and physical cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness of Jehovah’s Witnesses do not go un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed .
Acc@@ ording to the l@@ at@@ ter school , a man could div@@ or@@ ce his wife if she so much as spo@@ iled his din@@ ner or if he found another woman whom he consider@@ ed pre@@ t@@ ti@@ er .
I was born into a mi@@ dd@@ le - class neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od of Bil@@ ba@@ o , in nor@@ ther@@ n S@@ pain .
Jehovah appro@@ ved of the Gi@@ be@@ on@@ ites ’ be@@ coming “ ga@@ ther@@ ers of w@@ o@@ od and dra@@ wers of water for the ass@@ em@@ bly and for Jehovah’s al@@ ta@@ r , ” su@@ p@@ pl@@ ying fi@@ re@@ w@@ o@@ od for the al@@ ta@@ r of sacrifice .
Consider some of the ways in which that is being done .
A@@ S A you@@ th , Ad@@ ri@@ an was full of ra@@ ge and res@@ ent@@ ment .
Jews consider him the great@@ est among all their teach@@ ers .
32 : 1 - 8 , 25 - 35 ​ — Why was A@@ ar@@ on not p@@ uni@@ shed for making the g@@ ol@@ den cal@@ f ?
“ God Is Lo@@ ve ”
“ The prophe@@ tic word ” ap@@ par@@ ently inclu@@ des not only Hebrew Scrip@@ ture prophe@@ ci@@ es about the Messi@@ ah but also Jesus ’ st@@ at@@ ement that he would come “ with power and great glory . ”
But David said : “ It is un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble , on my part , from Jehovah’s stan@@ d@@ point , that I should do this thing to my l@@ ord , the anointed of Jehovah . ”
This Bible ep@@ is@@ o@@ de se@@ ts for us a beau@@ ti@@ ful mo@@ de@@ l to imitate when h@@ and@@ ling a differ@@ ence .
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you ever wonder@@ ed , ‘ What is the meaning of life ? ’
B@@ ill asked me : “ Di@@ d you c@@ he@@ ck all the s@@ crip@@ tures ?
1@@ 39 : 7 - 12 .
That one . . . did not stand f@@ ast in the truth . ” ​ — John 8 : 4@@ 4 .
“ When I was living at home , my parents encoura@@ ged the whole family to get up early in the mor@@ ning so that we could read the Bible together .
L@@ ik@@ ely , your marriage can be rest@@ ored .
Jehovah al@@ lo@@ ws such things for a time , but ev@@ en@@ tually he br@@ ings reli@@ ef , and those ca@@ using the tri@@ bul@@ ation face his judgment .
All than@@ ks to Jehovah for provi@@ ding us with his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son ​ — the Gre@@ ater Moses , David , and Solomon !
But the Bible So@@ ci@@ ety , fe@@ aring that such an i@@ con@@ o@@ cl@@ as@@ tic work might lead to the ban@@ ning of their activities , direc@@ ted him to con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate sol@@ ely on the dist@@ ribu@@ tion of the Scriptures .
Lo@@ o@@ king back on her years of serving ab@@ ro@@ ad , she states : “ Jehovah always provided what I needed and when I needed it . ”
But let those of us who still have some strength and vi@@ g@@ or take to heart the inspired words : “ R@@ em@@ ember . . . your G@@ r@@ and Creator . . . before the days of dist@@ ress come . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
A@@ m@@ ong those who had to be present were three young Hebrews ​ — Sha@@ dr@@ ach , Me@@ sh@@ ach , and A@@ be@@ d@@ ne@@ go .
Why We Ha@@ ve De@@ ep R@@ es@@ pect for Jesus
Why have certain conven@@ tions proved to be par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly mo@@ ving ?
The kno@@ ck s@@ oun@@ ded very in@@ s@@ ist@@ ent , and as I made my way to the do@@ or , I wonder@@ ed just who could be c@@ all@@ ing at this time .
Yet another bas@@ is for this Par@@ adise hope is something Christians around the g@@ lo@@ be are part of right now .
Yet , if we obey God’s direction , we benefit great@@ ly .
As for her chang@@ es of mo@@ od , those ba@@ ff@@ le me !
The reason why it is ur@@ g@@ ent for humans to take dec@@ isi@@ ve action now is seen in what happened in Israel about 18 years after the is@@ sue of Go@@ d@@ ship was set@@ t@@ led on M@@ ount C@@ ar@@ me@@ l .
Yet , she believ@@ ed Eli@@ j@@ ah , and Jehovah re@@ war@@ ded her .
Ke@@ ep in S@@ te@@ p With Jehovah’s O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation , 1 / 15
Some of these service are@@ as develop@@ ed into little to@@ w@@ ns .
I see that making Jehovah’s purpose our purpose is the only mean@@ ing@@ ful way of life . ”
Y@@ ou@@ ng@@ er ones might not remember all the counsel they received , but they will remember how others spoke to them .
Why , someone in your ter@@ rit@@ ory may be ready to listen to the good news the very next time you call !
They may say that it is because their feelings were h@@ ur@@ t , they think a wrong is not being cor@@ rec@@ ted , or they cannot accept some teaching .
King Solomon wrote : “ The in@@ sight of a man certainly s@@ lo@@ ws down his anger . ”
I res@@ is@@ ted the temp@@ tation , but the situation a@@ wak@@ ened in me the desire to get married .
J@@ anu@@ ary 5 - 11 , 200@@ 9
What reas@@ ons do we have to praise Jehovah con@@ stan@@ tly ?
Satan does so pri@@ mar@@ ily by prom@@ o@@ ting a spirit that gover@@ ns the way that people think and act .
O@@ ver@@ all , we have very good teach@@ ers in our school .
Fir@@ st , he mentioned that the high pri@@ est in Israel en@@ tered the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly once a year with blood offered “ for himself and for the sin@@ s of ign@@ or@@ ance of the people . ”
After her death just a few months later , a po@@ em that she had written was found .
What have se@@ cul@@ ar hist@@ ori@@ ans recorded ?
Jehovah ra@@ ised up Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k to war@@ n the people that if they did not rep@@ ent , cal@@ am@@ ity would be@@ f@@ all them at the hands of the Ch@@ al@@ de@@ ans , or Babyl@@ on@@ ians .
In many lands , div@@ or@@ ce r@@ ates are spi@@ r@@ al@@ ing out of control .
E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el was taken into ex@@ ile in 6@@ 17 B.C.E .
Greek cul@@ ture and ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y had in@@ fil@@ tr@@ ated Jewish religious teachings .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 38 , 1@@ 28
The Bible says : “ Su@@ b@@ ject y@@ ourselves to God ; but op@@ pose the Devil , and he will fle@@ e from you . ”
The prophe@@ ci@@ es of Daniel and John have been ful@@ filled to the s@@ mal@@ l@@ est de@@ ta@@ il .
H@@ O@@ W T@@ O “ B@@ E@@ A@@ R F@@ R@@ U@@ I@@ T W@@ I@@ T@@ H EN@@ D@@ U@@ R@@ AN@@ C@@ E ”
“ To dec@@ l@@ are all your works ” is the th@@ ir@@ d part of my fav@@ or@@ ite s@@ crip@@ ture .
God bless@@ es those who have cle@@ ans@@ ed themselves of de@@ fil@@ ement , avo@@ i@@ ding un@@ clean practic@@ es .
That is a war@@ m invit@@ ation , but what does it mean ?
Of course , even if you have clear go@@ als , some may still offer their op@@ in@@ i@@ ons .
For 18 months Paul re@@ si@@ ded in the home of P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la and A@@ qu@@ ila in Corin@@ th .
is help@@ ing many to make good decisions in this reg@@ ard .
Be Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous for Tru@@ e Wor@@ ship
Indeed , “ the word of God ” exer@@ ts a power that is ca@@ pa@@ ble of dis@@ cer@@ ning “ thoughts and in@@ ten@@ tions of the heart . ”
Gi@@ ving refu@@ ge@@ es practic@@ al help requi@@ res , not a lo@@ t of money , but main@@ ly our time and concer@@ n .
Some 3@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years later , s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists still gra@@ pp@@ le with these difficult questions .
He main@@ ta@@ ined a long@@ ing for God’s Word during this most dist@@ res@@ sing peri@@ od of his life .
A ch@@ urch fun@@ er@@ al is a religious service that likely invol@@ ves a ser@@ m@@ on ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ating such un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural ide@@ as as the im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the soul and a heavenly re@@ ward for all good people .
Why should we “ remember the wife of Lo@@ t ” ?
By rel@@ ying on God , Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at did much good .
What are some ways in which we show that we honor Jehovah ?
In such a situation , the other mate may need to exerc@@ ise ad@@ ded self - control .
She was n@@ one@@ th@@ eless tr@@ oub@@ led by this har@@ s@@ h conc@@ ep@@ t of life .
The Christian apostle Paul expla@@ ins : “ All have sin@@ ned and f@@ all sh@@ ort of the glory of God . ”
“ We took tri@@ ps together as a family .
The ex@@ tr@@ a bir@@ d was ad@@ ded in as though it had no value at all .
What can we learn from the prophet Jeremiah about ac@@ qui@@ ring b@@ ol@@ dness ?
That is Jehovah’s way of h@@ and@@ ling matters .
Now , I sel@@ e@@ ct care@@ fully what food it@@ em@@ s to bu@@ y , and I sh@@ op around to get the best de@@ als .
Un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly , Noah expe@@ cted op@@ position .
After all , he was in heaven with his Father when the gar@@ den of E@@ den was cre@@ ated .
An@@ yone See F@@ utu@@ re ? 5 / 1
Jehovah God expres@@ sed the most tend@@ er love and affe@@ ction for this fir@@ st@@ born of all cre@@ ation .
Why not w@@ atch for opportun@@ ities to expres@@ s kindness to those around you ?
Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ bal@@ d T . R@@ ob@@ er@@ t@@ son wr@@ ites : “ The ol@@ des@@ t and best man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts do not give these two ver@@ ses .
Hence , it is vital that an el@@ der or a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant study the Bible with his wife and children so that all can benefit from F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship every we@@ ek .
4 , 5 . ( a ) How did Jehovah re@@ act when the first humans re@@ bel@@ led ?
( b ) Why are older ones care@@ ful about how they offer counsel ?
What trust can a faithful Christian who@@ se relati@@ ve is dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed have ?
“ We Mu@@ st M@@ ake Do ” ​ — O@@ r Mu@@ st We ?
As the Law of Moses was origin@@ ally written and pas@@ sed down in Hebrew , Jesus was likely refer@@ ring to the Hebrew letter .
26 : 9 .
W@@ al@@ k in ‘ P@@ ath of U@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness ’ , 9 / 15
[ Bo@@ x on page 18 , 19 ]
The B@@ ri@@ de@@ gro@@ om - King Jesus Christ appreci@@ ates the spiritual “ beau@@ ty ” of his future bri@@ de .
After serving with Eva for sever@@ al years in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , I received a letter from my mother , saying that Father was d@@ ying of can@@ c@@ er .
Today , there are 36 congregations in that city .
The apostle Paul called it “ a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic dr@@ ama . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 4 : 24 .
How did Jesus become ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with si@@ ck@@ ness ?
H@@ ist@@ or@@ ic@@ al recor@@ ds show that the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans , who con@@ qu@@ ered Sam@@ ari@@ a , were ca@@ pa@@ ble of such dre@@ ad@@ ful at@@ ro@@ c@@ ities .
Then his peri@@ o@@ ds of ab@@ st@@ in@@ ence la@@ sted for a we@@ ek or more .
That helps us , in turn , be more determined to continue ap@@ pl@@ ying these principles in our own life .
Rather than give in to the spirit of the world that prom@@ o@@ tes se@@ par@@ ation and div@@ or@@ ce , work through the hard times together .
Some who bel@@ ong@@ ed to the par@@ ty of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es cont@@ ended fi@@ er@@ c@@ ely : “ We find nothing wrong in this man . ” ​ — Acts 23 : 6 - 10 .
L@@ ater , in descri@@ b@@ ing what he had done for Israel on that occasi@@ on , Jehovah stated : “ I pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded . . . to make a s@@ wor@@ n st@@ at@@ ement to you and en@@ ter into a covenant with you . ” ​ — E@@ z@@ ek .
You may believe that ad@@ her@@ ing to such cu@@ st@@ om@@ s is ess@@ enti@@ al to your wel@@ f@@ are .
To honor their Li@@ fe - Gi@@ ver , they needed to avoid any action or in@@ action that could end@@ anger the life of their fellow man .
The de@@ fin@@ iti@@ ve conclu@@ sion held by De@@ Con@@ ic@@ k and P@@ ear@@ son is that in this “ Go@@ spe@@ l of Ju@@ d@@ as , ” Ju@@ d@@ as is no her@@ o .
But pro@@ ba@@ bly the most difficult ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment for many was to reg@@ is@@ ter their marri@@ ages leg@@ ally , making them hon@@ or@@ able before all . ​ — Hebrews 13 : 4 .
W@@ ould we ex@@ pect God’s gift to be temp@@ or@@ ary in n@@ ature , as though it came with an ex@@ pi@@ r@@ ation d@@ ate ?
I was in a st@@ ate of sh@@ o@@ ck !
I pioneer with my husband .
There is no doubt that Jehovah supp@@ or@@ ts his loyal servants .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jesus ’ resurrection as@@ sur@@ ed his followers that they too would be resur@@ rec@@ ted .
Then what joy it will be to live in the earthly Par@@ adise ei@@ ther by sur@@ vi@@ ving the great tri@@ bul@@ ation or by experi@@ enc@@ ing a mirac@@ ul@@ ous resurrection !
“ B@@ r@@ ing@@ ing Go@@ od Ne@@ ws of S@@ ome@@ thing Bet@@ ter ”
Their tr@@ un@@ ks may be gn@@ ar@@ led and tw@@ is@@ ted and their gro@@ w@@ th consider@@ ab@@ ly stu@@ n@@ ted .
Tr@@ ans@@ por@@ tation during cir@@ cu@@ it vis@@ its was main@@ ly by bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le
The@@ o@@ do@@ to@@ s f@@ ell in love with me , a pet@@ ite br@@ un@@ et@@ te .
Luke said that the Devil “ led him into Jerusalem and st@@ ati@@ oned him on the bat@@ t@@ le@@ ment of the temple . ” ​ — Luke 4 : 9 .
O@@ thers no@@ tic@@ ed the ser@@ en@@ ity and strength displa@@ yed by Ke@@ h@@ in@@ de and B@@ in@@ tu .
James did not st@@ ress how quic@@ k@@ ly the man fi@@ x@@ ed the problems he de@@ te@@ cted or even that he was able to cor@@ rec@@ t every ble@@ mis@@ h ; rather , James says that the man ‘ continued in the perfect law . ’
This will certainly be true of the en@@ thr@@ oned King Jesus Christ .
Instead , the Romans re@@ duc@@ ed Greek g@@ ames ei@@ ther to heal@@ thy exerc@@ ise before the bat@@ h or to a spe@@ ct@@ at@@ or s@@ por@@ t practic@@ ed by low@@ er - class prof@@ es@@ sion@@ als , much like gl@@ adi@@ at@@ ori@@ al cont@@ ests .
What fi@@ el@@ ds of service inclu@@ de fore@@ ign assign@@ ments ?
The second article shows how we can act in har@@ mony with one of Jesus ’ loving prayers .
How can our prayers demonstr@@ ate that we are on the w@@ atch ?
In the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus pointed out that God displa@@ ys a fa@@ ther@@ ly attitude toward His servants by ans@@ wer@@ ing their prayers .
We will not s@@ qu@@ an@@ der large am@@ oun@@ ts of valu@@ able time vie@@ wing tel@@ ev@@ ision .
In a work called A@@ ga@@ inst H@@ er@@ es@@ ies , I@@ r@@ en@@ a@@ e@@ us wr@@ ites concer@@ ning one of the many grou@@ ps who@@ se teachings he op@@ posed : “ They dec@@ l@@ are that Ju@@ d@@ as the tra@@ it@@ or was thor@@ ough@@ ly ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with these things , and that he al@@ one , know@@ ing the truth as no@@ ne of the others did , accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed the my@@ st@@ er@@ y of the be@@ tra@@ y@@ al .
Because he cre@@ ated us with a spiritual need and end@@ ow@@ ed us with the ability to expres@@ s love .
For instance , you may be h@@ ur@@ t by a re@@ mar@@ k that you consider to be un@@ kind .
H@@ at@@ red and bit@@ ter@@ ness have gra@@ du@@ ally given way to trust and fri@@ end@@ ship .
What questions could we ask ourselves ?
He is concer@@ ned about ra@@ ising his children during these difficult times .
Such a@@ bu@@ se has a long hist@@ ory .
H@@ el@@ p@@ ing a W@@ om@@ an in Ne@@ ed
Christian meetings af@@ for@@ d a fine opportunity to show our interest in the el@@ der@@ ly .
It is clear that these Witnesses of Jehovah are the ones fulfill@@ ing Jesus ’ prophe@@ tic words : “ This good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations ; and then the end will come . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
“ There was no vo@@ ice , and there was no one ans@@ wer@@ ing , and there was no pa@@ ying of attention . ”
12 : 7 - 12 .
If at all possible , should we not end@@ e@@ av@@ or to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in the ministry each we@@ ek ?
“ That you may not place b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t upon your house because someone f@@ all@@ ing might f@@ all from it . ”
S@@ pe@@ ak ! S@@ pe@@ ak !
I learned that “ God is love ” and that he has an ex@@ al@@ ted name , Jehovah .
To be bene@@ fi@@ cial , our en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment needs to mat@@ ch clo@@ sel@@ y the Bible - based stan@@ d@@ ard for each of these as@@ pe@@ cts .
While we eng@@ age in that work , we enjoy a bless@@ ed relationship with our heavenly Father .
Revelation chap@@ ter 1 de@@ pi@@ cts Christ Jesus as ho@@ l@@ ding the “ st@@ ars ” of the congregation in his right hand .
O if only you would ac@@ tually pa@@ y attention to my comman@@ d@@ ments ! ”
The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ provided the bas@@ is for fre@@ e@@ dom from the wor@@ st form of cap@@ tiv@@ ity , nam@@ ely , sla@@ very to sin and death .
E@@ ach Witness is a minis@@ ter char@@ ged with the responsi@@ bility of preaching the “ good news of the kingdom ” to others .
Lo@@ ve of money can d@@ ri@@ ve a we@@ dge between a husband and a wife .
God al@@ lo@@ ws human govern@@ ments to ex@@ ist because they can maintain some peace and order .
This attitude is refle@@ cted in our conduct with reg@@ ard to fellow humans .
It takes only a little food , something to we@@ ar , and a place to li@@ e down .
Rather than cho@@ ose ac@@ ad@@ em@@ ic sub@@ je@@ cts that are g@@ ear@@ ed toward a uni@@ vers@@ ity educ@@ ation , parents and children need to consider cour@@ ses that are u@@ se@@ ful in pur@@ su@@ ing a the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c care@@ er .
“ When the Son of man arri@@ ves in his glory , and all the angels with him , ” he said , “ then he will si@@ t down on his gl@@ ori@@ ous thro@@ ne . And all the nations will be ga@@ ther@@ ed before him , and he will se@@ par@@ ate people one from another , just as a shepher@@ d se@@ par@@ ates the sheep from the go@@ ats . ”
The rest is nothing ”
“ E@@ V@@ E@@ N the st@@ or@@ k in the heavens ​ — it well kno@@ ws its appointed times . . . But as for my people , they have not come to know the judgment of Jehovah . ”
The f@@ our@@ th article consi@@ ders why human rul@@ er@@ ship in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent from God has been a disa@@ ster and how it has served to high@@ light the exc@@ el@@ l@@ ence of Jehovah’s way of rul@@ ing .
The go@@ al in sight be@@ ck@@ ons us on@@ ward !
What a person is on the out@@ side does not necess@@ ar@@ ily reve@@ al what he is on the in@@ side , deep in his heart .
H@@ ist@@ ori@@ ans say that pa@@ g@@ an R@@ ome became “ Christian ” during the time of E@@ mp@@ er@@ or The@@ o@@ do@@ si@@ us .
What can be said about the id@@ ent@@ ity of the woman and her off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing ?
For example , at Genesis 4@@ 1 : 4@@ 9 , we read : “ Joseph continued p@@ il@@ ing up gra@@ in in very great qu@@ an@@ t@@ ity , like the s@@ and of the se@@ a , until fin@@ ally they gave up coun@@ ting it , because it was without number . ”
Re@@ fer@@ ring to God as his Father , Jesus said : “ The Father is greater than I am . ”
I in@@ sis@@ ted that it had to be a Ca@@ tho@@ lic ver@@ sion .
However , Satan’s system will go down fi@@ gh@@ ting in an all - out fin@@ al as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t against Jehovah’s pe@@ ace@@ ful Witnesses .
Ti@@ me , like a s@@ wi@@ ft st@@ re@@ am , can be har@@ ness@@ ed for good work
Daniel ref@@ ers to these as “ the holy ones of the Su@@ pre@@ me One , ” who , together with Christ their He@@ ad , receive “ the kingdom and the rul@@ er@@ ship and the gr@@ an@@ de@@ ur of the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s under all the heavens . . .
How did Jesus illustr@@ ate Jehovah’s love for His people ?
For example , a congregation on one P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c is@@ land r@@ ented a h@@ all for the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al .
How can you be more effe@@ ctive in help@@ ing a Bible stud@@ ent ?
“ I made up my mind very early on to pioneer .
Those “ wise men ” were really ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers , practic@@ ers of what God con@@ dem@@ ns .
Our time has certainly seen a l@@ ack of such affe@@ ction .
He has also been sel@@ e@@ cting from among human@@ kind pro@@ spe@@ ctive members of his heavenly govern@@ ment .
Like the psalmist , wise Christians never ce@@ ase to look to God for guid@@ ance .
His inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation to be a good listen@@ er may have been one qu@@ ality that ga@@ ined him fav@@ or with God and men . ​ — Luke 2 : 5@@ 2 .
Fir@@ st , there was the ti@@ the .
As a result , we “ keep [ ourselves ] in God’s love . . . with everlasting life in view . ” ​ — Ju@@ de 21 .
No won@@ der he said : “ How long will this evil ass@@ em@@ bly have this mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring that they are car@@ r@@ ying on against me ? ” ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 14 : 27 ; 21 : 5 .
All mankind will be educ@@ ated in God’s way of life , so that knowledge of Jehovah’s gl@@ ori@@ ous pur@@ pos@@ es will f@@ ill the earth even as the o@@ ce@@ ans f@@ ill the se@@ a bas@@ ins .
How can thinking ability come to our a@@ id ?
How can children be helped to devel@@ op good study ha@@ bi@@ ts ?
1 : 3 - 9 .
What does the law on g@@ le@@ an@@ ing teach us ?
What will perfect life be like ?
Like the early Christians , may we continue “ without le@@ tu@@ p teaching and declar@@ ing the good news about the Christ ” and his Kingdom govern@@ ment while a@@ wa@@ iting our re@@ ward in Jehovah’s righteous new world . ​ — Acts 5 : 4@@ 2 ; James 5 : 11 .
We have felt Jehovah’s prote@@ ction and direction over and over again and in ways that would never have happened had we sta@@ yed in our own little comfort z@@ one .
As spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar as C@@ ar@@ ter@@ ’s dis@@ co@@ very was , most of the ar@@ ti@@ fac@@ ts he found ended up in mu@@ se@@ um@@ s or in priv@@ ate col@@ le@@ ctions .
Who or what , then , is to bl@@ ame when bad things ha@@ p@@ pen ?
Th@@ r@@ ough our associ@@ ation with fellow Christians , we can get “ the good word ” of encourag@@ ement that can ligh@@ ten the lo@@ ad of l@@ on@@ el@@ iness . ​ — Proverbs 12 : 25 .
“ Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard Your H@@ ear@@ t ”
Des@@ pite our pain of heart , we must avoid nor@@ ma@@ l cont@@ act with a dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed family member by tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne , text mes@@ sa@@ ges , let@@ ters , e - ma@@ il@@ s , or so@@ cial me@@ dia .
Because of the a@@ ir@@ l@@ ine sc@@ he@@ du@@ le , the ass@@ em@@ bly would be held on S@@ un@@ day and M@@ on@@ day .
Do you know what it is and what is requi@@ red to be a part of it ?
But even more is involved than everlasting life .
( Read 1 John 4 : 1 . )
When he ca@@ ught sight of the two , he at once took a l@@ ance in his hand and went after the man into the t@@ ent and pi@@ er@@ ced both of them through .
( b ) What does it mean to for@@ give our brother “ up to se@@ v@@ ent@@ y - se@@ ven times ” ?
World W@@ ar I@@ I provided an exc@@ use for op@@ pos@@ ers to per@@ su@@ a@@ de a new gover@@ nor - gener@@ al of Cana@@ da to dec@@ l@@ are the activ@@ ity of Jehovah’s Witnesses il@@ leg@@ al .
To atten@@ d , he takes the sub@@ way by himself , coun@@ ting the st@@ op@@ s so that he kno@@ ws when to get off .
S@@ an@@ bal@@ l@@ at may have in@@ tend@@ ed to make public the false char@@ ges brought for@@ th by sen@@ ding them in an o@@ pen letter .
If he is the beli@@ ever , he will be consider@@ ate of his wi@@ fe@@ ’s beli@@ ef@@ s while not com@@ prom@@ ising his own faith .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , in the 20@@ th century , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Witnesses died at the hands of H@@ it@@ l@@ er@@ ’s h@@ en@@ ch@@ men for main@@ tain@@ ing their neu@@ tr@@ ality in pol@@ itical and n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ is@@ tic is@@ su@@ es .
He res@@ em@@ b@@ led his Creator , able to refle@@ ct a go@@ d@@ like attitude in reason@@ ing , in demonstr@@ ating love , justice , wisdom , and power .
H@@ er sub@@ mis@@ sion and faith stand as a fine example for Christian wi@@ ves .
Jehovah’s most gener@@ ous gift is a@@ vail@@ able to ever@@ yone .
The 10@@ 3@@ r@@ d Psalm c@@ alls attention to Jehovah’s loving - kindness and mer@@ cy .
And the love for Jehovah that we and our fellow worshipp@@ ers share is like a c@@ ord that ties us together and streng@@ th@@ ens our b@@ ond of un@@ ity .
P@@ os@@ iti@@ ve in O@@ ut@@ look
Paul also stated that a wife “ should have deep respect for her husband . ”
Those people h@@ ated him .
Bu@@ il@@ ding for the F@@ utu@@ re
But can we really have confidence in the Go@@ sp@@ els ’ ver@@ sion of Jesus ?
• Why is g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing , even of small am@@ oun@@ ts , bad ?
Se@@ cond , why would Jesus end his discus@@ sion with a refer@@ ence to Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , and Jac@@ o@@ b , who will be resur@@ rec@@ ted to life on earth ?
Ther@@ efore , make a consci@@ enti@@ ous effort to find practic@@ al poin@@ ts and apply them .
In one mon@@ th , they dist@@ ribu@@ ted 2@@ 29 co@@ pi@@ es .
What Scriptural evidence is there that faith streng@@ th@@ ens us to dec@@ l@@ are God’s word coura@@ ge@@ ously ?
H@@ er@@ od wanted a temple more ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent than Solom@@ on@@ ’s , so he set about re@@ mo@@ d@@ el@@ ing and en@@ lar@@ g@@ ing the ex@@ is@@ ting one .
It is the un@@ e@@ qu@@ al dist@@ ribu@@ tion of the God - given b@@ oun@@ ty that lea@@ ds to wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad hu@@ ng@@ er and po@@ ver@@ ty .
Their responsi@@ bility is to prote@@ ct Jehovah’s people , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly from “ the land of the nor@@ th , ” Babyl@@ on .
You have likely enc@@ oun@@ tered people having that dis@@ position .
Many consider the Go@@ sp@@ els to be the f@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of tim@@ eless tru@@ ths and a@@ da@@ ges , such as , “ Let your Yes mean Yes , your No , No . ”
3 : 1 - 5 .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , Samuel practic@@ ed and prom@@ o@@ ted the true worship of Jehovah .
S@@ A@@ F@@ E@@ G@@ U@@ A@@ R@@ D@@ E@@ D B@@ Y C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ S@@ E@@ L
Paul wrote to anointed Christians : “ If we hope for what we do not see , we keep e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly wa@@ iting for it with end@@ ur@@ ance . ”
Mo@@ st children need re@@ pe@@ ated ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on before they cor@@ rec@@ t their thinking .
Consider what Jehovah did with ancient Israel .
And if a serv@@ ant of Jehovah comm@@ its for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , the emo@@ tional effe@@ cts can be de@@ va@@ st@@ ating .
These fe@@ atu@@ red li@@ vely ex@@ chang@@ es of experi@@ ences , su@@ gg@@ ested preaching te@@ ch@@ ni@@ qu@@ es , and practic@@ al ad@@ vice .
* The pol@@ itical tur@@ mo@@ il and pro@@ spe@@ ct of war pro@@ ba@@ bly prom@@ p@@ ted him to get the book .
Yes , pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and dep@@ ended on a good relationship with Jehovah God .
How right he was !
What imp@@ act did v@@ isions from Jehovah have on E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el and Isaiah , and how should we be affe@@ cted ?
L@@ ear@@ ning about your tri@@ als will en@@ able them to strengthen and comfort you . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 1 : 6 ; 3 : 1 - 3 .
What is his name and what the name of his son ? ”
Why keep on ag@@ on@@ iz@@ ing over your fa@@ il@@ ings to such an ex@@ t@@ ent that you feel like giving up ?
Yes , Jehovah has gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ ed peace for all of his obedi@@ ent servants .
We can learn pati@@ ence if we imitate the way Jesus deal@@ t with his disciples .
A@@ be@@ l , on the other hand , exerc@@ ised faith in Jehovah .
M@@ ak@@ ing sure “ of the more important things ” when set@@ ting pri@@ or@@ ities will also sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard us from making wrong cho@@ ic@@ es . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 10 .
This will occ@@ ur when they are forever fre@@ ed from the effe@@ cts of sin , imper@@ fe@@ ction , s@@ or@@ ro@@ w , and death .
How com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , loving , and kind that invit@@ ation is !
Because we often b@@ lun@@ der in our imper@@ fe@@ ction , and we must end@@ ure the sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings of others .
What did Jesus say de@@ fil@@ es a man , and how can we benefit from Jesus ’ words ?
Jehovah , who is so much str@@ ong@@ er than our op@@ pon@@ ents , tel@@ ls us : “ H@@ op@@ e in Jehovah ; be coura@@ ge@@ ous and let your heart be strong . Yes , hope in Jehovah . ”
“ The lam@@ p of the body is the e@@ ye , ” said Jesus .
W@@ i@@ do@@ ws ​ — and all faithful el@@ der@@ ly ones — ​ are high@@ ly valu@@ ed by God and by his servants .
This me@@ ant much to Bet@@ ty , who now enjo@@ ys a regul@@ ar Bible study .
As Paul no@@ ted , though , we will face many tri@@ bul@@ ations in the mean@@ time .
“ The heavens are declar@@ ing the glory of God ; and of the work of his hands the ex@@ pan@@ se is tel@@ ling , ” David wrote .
Th@@ ough David was ag@@ re@@ e@@ able to Jehovah’s heart , there were occasi@@ ons when he let his desi@@ res ru@@ n away with him .
Many publi@@ sh@@ ers have enjo@@ yed direc@@ ting people to our we@@ b@@ s@@ ite , j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g , where they can read and do@@ w@@ n@@ lo@@ ad Bible - based liter@@ ature in over 7@@ 00 langu@@ ages .
When was a “ serv@@ ant ” appointed to re@@ place Israel , and under what circumstances ?
“ Do not believe every inspired expres@@ sion , ” he war@@ ns , “ but t@@ est the inspired expres@@ sions to see whether they origin@@ ate with God , because many false prophe@@ ts have g@@ one for@@ th into the world . ” ​ — 1 John 4 : 1 .
Why , in fact , ‘ into all the earth their s@@ ound went out , and to the ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ities of the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth their ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces . ’ ”
Since our heavenly Father kin@@ dly invit@@ es us to pray , why would we not accept his invit@@ ation ? ​ — Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 .
Our next ‘ d@@ ate ’ is already sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ed , as if it were on my Fa@@ ther’s cal@@ end@@ ar .
They held to a tr@@ il@@ ing@@ u@@ ist the@@ ory , main@@ tain@@ ing that only L@@ at@@ in , Greek , and Hebrew were accep@@ table for use in worship .
Ser@@ ving W@@ ho@@ le - S@@ ou@@ led in S@@ pite of T@@ ri@@ als ( R . Lo@@ z@@ an@@ o ) , 1 / 1
“ G@@ u@@ ard your fe@@ et wh@@ en@@ ever you go to the house of the true God , ” says Solomon , “ and let there be a dra@@ wing near to hear . ”
So the be@@ tra@@ y@@ al of Jesus by Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t was tre@@ ach@@ er@@ y of the wor@@ st s@@ ort .
The man@@ ’s 17 - year - old daugh@@ ter , who is also baptized , ad@@ ded : “ The en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m of the young brothers and sisters who have come here is con@@ ta@@ gi@@ ous .
Mo@@ st Ha@@ iti@@ ans love col@@ or .
Then , she explained to David how sen@@ sel@@ ess Na@@ ba@@ l was and pointed out that David would reg@@ re@@ t taking re@@ v@@ enge and she@@ d@@ ding blood . ​ — 1 Samuel 25 : 24 - 31 .
Pe@@ ople feel c@@ he@@ ated by the “ coun@@ t@@ less in@@ stances of false and mis@@ le@@ ading ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising ” that bom@@ ba@@ r@@ d them today .
( a ) What is the sa@@ d re@@ ality for many marri@@ ages ?
; We@@ ber , A .
He must also make that re@@ vel@@ ation a@@ vail@@ able to all .
One might ask , ‘ A@@ m I en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined by the spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ le of blood , death , or viol@@ ence on tel@@ ev@@ ision or on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t ? ’
But in S@@ ar@@ ah’s day , mer@@ ch@@ ants ’ v@@ ess@@ els p@@ lied the w@@ at@@ ers and can@@ als of the E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates Ri@@ ver , br@@ ing@@ ing preci@@ ous go@@ o@@ ds from far and wide to this th@@ ri@@ ving city .
On the F@@ ri@@ day ev@@ ening after the att@@ ack , the man@@ ag@@ er of the re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ant invit@@ ed ever@@ yone to go out@@ side and hold c@@ and@@ les , ob@@ serving a m@@ om@@ ent of qui@@ et refle@@ ction in mem@@ ory of the vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s .
Si@@ e@@ g@@ fri@@ ed , a form@@ er p@@ un@@ k@@ er , was a good friend of Tho@@ ma@@ s , the young man who was kil@@ led ; he too later became a Witness and is now a congregation el@@ der .
Many once thought so but are now s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ al .
The el@@ der@@ ly and the si@@ ck may need attention in con@@ ne@@ ction with their physical needs , but they especially need spiritual help and encourag@@ ement .
I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t know it , but P@@ at did the same .
He also became a devo@@ ted friend of P@@ am@@ ph@@ il@@ us , later refer@@ ring to himself as “ E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us of P@@ am@@ ph@@ il@@ us . ”
With good reason , then , we who love the light li@@ ft up our hearts in praise to Jehovah and say with the psalmist : “ Jehovah is the str@@ ong@@ hold of my life . Of whom shall I be in dre@@ ad ?
Per@@ haps you know of similar examples in your congregation .
1 , 2 . ( a ) How does Jesus ’ love stand out ?
For S@@ te@@ ph@@ en , this spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar vision re@@ af@@ fir@@ m@@ ed Jesus ’ position as God’s Son and the Messi@@ ah .
Will we be loving and for@@ giving toward one another ?
When God’s Kingdom comes and takes control over earth@@ ’s af@@ fai@@ r@@ s , Satan will be “ b@@ ound , ” or comple@@ t@@ ely rest@@ ra@@ ined , so that “ he might not mis@@ lead the nations . ”
You can be sure that “ after you have done the will of God , ” you will “ receive the fulfill@@ ment of the promise . ”
( b ) How did Jesus bring good news of something better , and how have God’s servants in mo@@ der@@ n times follow@@ ed Jesus ’ example ?
The Scriptures com@@ men@@ d the wife who does things Jehovah’s way .
S@@ ad@@ ly , B@@ ob@@ by too experienced family tra@@ ge@@ dy .
9 : 11 .
The De@@ ad Se@@ a would well re@@ present those who are in the comm@@ on gra@@ ve of all mankind .
What , then , is requi@@ red of us if we are to be conc@@ e@@ aled in the day of Jehovah’s anger ?
( b ) How would you com@@ pare the value of go@@ ld to understanding the knowledge of God ?
‘ But the Bible con@@ tain@@ s h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of principles , ’ one might say .
To co@@ ver long di@@ stances and con@@ serve en@@ er@@ gy , wal@@ k@@ ers move at a ste@@ ad@@ y p@@ ace .
2 : 6 .
Why especially should you obey your parents ?
He and his family were able to imp@@ ro@@ ve their stan@@ d@@ ard of living .
The Israelites were told : “ As res@@ pe@@ cts you , to your God you should return , keep@@ ing loving - kindness and justice ; and let there be a ho@@ p@@ ing in your God con@@ stan@@ tly . ”
In the family cir@@ c@@ le , we may fai@@ l to use our t@@ ong@@ ue in an encourag@@ ing way .
Do you regul@@ arly associ@@ ate with them and learn from them at the congregation meetings ? ​ — Hebrews 10 : 24 , 25 .
E@@ ck@@ er@@ t
F@@ ur@@ ther ques@@ tion@@ ing reve@@ aled that he had never tre@@ ated one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
One Christian woman wrote : “ It is be@@ coming over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing .
Tru@@ ly , Jehovah is the fore@@ most one who fre@@ ely for@@ gives rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers ! Jehovah is the fore@@ most one who fre@@ ely for@@ gives rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers !
Timothy respon@@ ded to the tra@@ ining he received from Paul , be@@ coming qu@@ ali@@ fied in car@@ r@@ ying out his assign@@ ments .
A@@ ·@@ ga@@ ʹ@@ pe is also used in ne@@ g@@ ative con@@ te@@ x@@ ts . ​ — John 3 : 19 ; 12 : 4@@ 3 ; 2 Ti@@ m .
At a conven@@ tion , she w@@ atch@@ ed people being baptized and recogn@@ ized one of them .
Just i@@ magine the wi@@ do@@ w@@ ’s deli@@ ght when Eli@@ j@@ ah said : “ See , your son is ali@@ ve ” !
When Jesus Christ taught in his ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn , the ast@@ oun@@ ded a@@ udi@@ ence asked : “ Is this not the car@@ p@@ en@@ ter@@ ’s son ?
Do my prayers show that I r@@ ely upon him to do his will ?
He accepted a Bible study and com@@ men@@ ced atten@@ ding meetings with his wife .
Par@@ ents , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly those with young children , were thor@@ ough@@ ly deli@@ gh@@ ted with the last talk of the day , “ Our Ch@@ il@@ dren ​ — A P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous In@@ her@@ it@@ ance . ”
Be@@ ing baptized in the name of the Son means ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing what Jesus has done for you and accep@@ ting his authority as “ the C@@ hi@@ ef A@@ g@@ ent of life . ”
Instead , he tru@@ sted in God and in the wisdom found in His Word ​ — wisdom that “ is better than we@@ ap@@ ons of war . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
The accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing article ref@@ ers to spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c ma@@ ps by means of page num@@ bers in bo@@ ld ty@@ pe , such as [ g@@ l 15 ] .
We will trust in Jehovah at all times and with our whole heart .
M@@ ake sure you witness to him before he lea@@ ves . ”
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , not all do@@ ers of in@@ justice will rep@@ ent .
Even his answer to those work@@ ers who com@@ pla@@ ined could appe@@ ar to be an ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ary a@@ bu@@ se of authority .
F@@ i@@ ve children were born to my parents , W@@ il@@ li@@ am K@@ ar@@ l and M@@ ary Ad@@ am@@ s .
“ I H@@ AT@@ E lies , and I h@@ ate being lied to ! ” exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed a 16 - year - old gi@@ r@@ l .
Even if a person does not vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily con@@ f@@ ess his sin , he may still be moved to rep@@ ent@@ ance when appro@@ ached by the elders , as David was when appro@@ ached by Na@@ than .
In 200@@ 6 , Ti@@ me ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine told of an ear@@ li@@ er situation when mon@@ ks there “ b@@ ra@@ w@@ led for h@@ our@@ s , . . . c@@ lu@@ b@@ b@@ ing each other with gi@@ ant c@@ and@@ les@@ tic@@ k ho@@ l@@ ders . ”
This sister at times feel@@ s some l@@ on@@ el@@ iness .
Yet , Jesus foc@@ used on something good ​ — the man@@ ’s out@@ standing faith .
The second el@@ ement of ze@@ al@@ ous works that at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ts people to God is fine Christian conduct .
The answer invol@@ ves a little - known fact ​ — Satan the Devil is the rul@@ er of this wicked world .
Ther@@ efore , shepher@@ ding is one of the important matters discus@@ sed by the body of elders .
Mo@@ re@@ over , he did these things , not to f@@ la@@ un@@ t his authority and power , but to demonstr@@ ate his com@@ pas@@ sion and love .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we can be that our heavenly Father , who righ@@ t@@ fully dem@@ ands exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion , is a mer@@ ci@@ ful God !
Fir@@ st T@@ ast@@ e of O@@ p@@ position
To do so would be to f@@ all vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m to one of Satan’s s@@ na@@ res .
Those who ign@@ ore Jesus ’ war@@ ning are in re@@ ality n@@ ur@@ tur@@ ing the love of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H G@@ O@@ D is good in the ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te sense .
At the time of their resurrection , those who went “ down to the se@@ a in shi@@ ps ” will see wonderful “ works of the Lord ” in@@ deed .
Then he pointed ac@@ ro@@ ss the v@@ al@@ le@@ y , saying : ‘ There , to your left , li@@ e the ru@@ ins of So@@ co@@ h . ’
In ho@@ l@@ ding that con@@ vi@@ ction , we di@@ ff@@ er from the Jewish S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es , who str@@ ong@@ ly den@@ i@@ ed that the dead are ra@@ ised .
I still remember that first discus@@ sion .
No@@ te how the apostle Paul next consi@@ ders the mo@@ tive of love .
Jesus gave way to te@@ ars . ”
When I left school , I cho@@ se part - time work teaching Eng@@ l@@ ish so that I could pioneer .
Con@@ t@@ est@@ ants could k@@ ic@@ k , p@@ un@@ ch , and tw@@ ist the jo@@ in@@ ts .
The Bible war@@ ns us : “ Let him that thin@@ ks he is standing be@@ ware that he does not f@@ all . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
To vis@@ u@@ al@@ ize what that will mean , consider what happened when Jesus went to the home of a certain man nam@@ ed J@@ a@@ ir@@ us , who@@ se 12 - year - old daugh@@ ter had died .
The H@@ er@@ al@@ d of Bu@@ en@@ o@@ s A@@ i@@ res , Ar@@ g@@ ent@@ ina , said : “ Jehovah’s Witnesses have proved through the years to be har@@ d@@ working , so@@ ber , th@@ ri@@ f@@ ty , and God - fe@@ aring c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens . ”
* Just i@@ magine how thr@@ il@@ led he will be to understand for the first time his vital ro@@ le in the out@@ working of Jehovah’s purpose with reg@@ ard to the promised off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing !
1 C@@ or .
I than@@ k Jehovah for fur@@ ni@@ shing this hope , which has en@@ ab@@ led me to serve him gr@@ ate@@ fully , even under tri@@ als .
This was a great spiritual temple , an arrang@@ ement for appro@@ ach to God made possible by the sacrifice and pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od of Jesus Christ .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to this in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , the apostle Paul war@@ ned fellow Christians : “ I am af@@ ra@@ id that som@@ eho@@ w , as the ser@@ p@@ ent se@@ duc@@ ed E@@ ve by its c@@ un@@ ning , your min@@ ds might be cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted . ”
Although Bible study can be enjo@@ y@@ able , we should not ex@@ pect the Bible to read like a no@@ v@@ el that is written just to en@@ ter@@ tain .
A vis@@ it to both the ru@@ ins of Eph@@ esus and the Eph@@ esus Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m in V@@ i@@ en@@ na , Au@@ stri@@ a , will help us understand how true worship and pa@@ g@@ an religion cla@@ shed in Eph@@ esus .
In fact , many were close friends reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of col@@ or .
R@@ AT@@ I@@ O : 1 Witness to 2@@ 8@@ 3 of the po@@ pul@@ ation
Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s prophecy pointed for@@ ward to our day
For instance , su@@ p@@ pose someone s@@ ought to have all in a group l@@ ink ar@@ ms or hold hands during such a prayer .
7 How Ang@@ els Can H@@ el@@ p You
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But refer@@ ring to the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , Paul wrote : “ This very t@@ ent is an illustr@@ ation for the appointed time that is now here . ” ​ — He@@ b .
With the help of God’s spirit , Joseph was able to inter@@ pre@@ t P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s prophe@@ tic dre@@ am@@ s .
Many s@@ inc@@ ere people who want to follow the Bible feel that the answer is ob@@ vi@@ ous . ​ — Luke 2 : 10 , 11 , 14 .
‘ In my heart , ’ Jeremiah said , ‘ the word of Jehovah was like a bur@@ ning fi@@ re shu@@ t up in my b@@ ones , and I got ti@@ red of ho@@ l@@ ding in . ’
It could , for example , fo@@ ster feelings of su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity in individuals who have a tend@@ enc@@ y to be pr@@ ou@@ d .
Jose@@ p@@ h’s example likely helped J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah .
Indeed , Jehovah’s people are gr@@ ate@@ ful for the many things that the elders do in their be@@ half and for the man@@ ner in which they do them .
As a part of the inspired Word of God , its message streng@@ th@@ ens our faith and en@@ h@@ an@@ ces our understanding of the Bible . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
Instead , he invit@@ es his servants to appro@@ ach him for the things they need .
On@@ ly in the new world will we be comple@@ t@@ ely heal@@ thy and reg@@ a@@ in you@@ th@@ ful beau@@ ty .
For one thing , it helps us to s@@ il@@ ence our op@@ pos@@ ers .
Of course , cor@@ rec@@ tions and ref@@ in@@ ements were needed .
( a ) What hope did Job expres@@ s ?
Today , Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide stri@@ ve to maintain such a high stan@@ d@@ ard of love for others .
And stud@@ ying it was an under@@ taking for those who would rule with Christ as k@@ ings in heaven .
Consider : T@@ ry as we may , no@@ ne of us on our own can es@@ cap@@ e the ul@@ tim@@ ate enem@@ y ​ — death .
A@@ c@@ tually , the Bible does not say that the earth is the cen@@ ter of the uni@@ verse .
O my God , my Ho@@ ly One , you do not die . ”
He imp@@ lied that God was un@@ fa@@ ir in dem@@ an@@ ding that Adam and E@@ ve “ must not e@@ at from every t@@ ree of the gar@@ den . ”
He t@@ wi@@ ce read the com@@ ment : “ Jesus evid@@ ently me@@ ant that the lives of the anointed ones who were on hand when the si@@ gn began to be evid@@ ent in 1914 would over@@ la@@ p with the lives of other anointed ones who would see the star@@ t of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
“ Even though I was ra@@ ised in the truth , ” she ad@@ m@@ its , “ I sel@@ dom wit@@ ness@@ ed at school .
Let us foc@@ us on what Jesus taught about set@@ ting pri@@ or@@ ities in life , cultiv@@ ating fri@@ end@@ ship with God , esta@@ bli@@ shing good relation@@ shi@@ ps with others , sol@@ ving problems , and ref@@ ra@@ ining from ac@@ ts of viol@@ ence .
Since “ the C@@ hi@@ ef A@@ g@@ ent of life ” person@@ ally under@@ stan@@ ds what it is like to feel g@@ ri@@ ef , “ he is able to come to the a@@ id of those who are being put to the t@@ est . ”
During those months , many of us read the enti@@ re Bible t@@ wi@@ ce .
Rather , David felt certain that Jehovah would “ su@@ sta@@ in him ” ​ — that is , give him support and strength while he was l@@ ying on his si@@ ck@@ bed .
The next mor@@ ning , the vis@@ it@@ ors went to see some of the are@@ a@@ ’s si@@ gh@@ ts .
R@@ em@@ ember , love “ believ@@ es all things . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 7 .
Many people today who share in to@@ ast@@ s may not think that they are re@@ ques@@ ting respon@@ se or blessing from some go@@ d , but ne@@ i@@ ther can they expla@@ in why they li@@ ft their w@@ ine gl@@ as@@ ses heaven@@ ward .
Do you want to do what Jehovah wants more than anything el@@ se ?
G@@ ran@@ ted , the ancient Israelites were comman@@ ded to study God’s requi@@ re@@ ments di@@ lig@@ ently .
What fur@@ ther evidence does Paul fur@@ n@@ ish that the se@@ ven@@ th day was ong@@ o@@ ing in his day ?
In the face of these and similar tra@@ ge@@ dies , many bl@@ ame God for his seem@@ ing in@@ action .
That would di@@ sh@@ on@@ or both the Law and its Au@@ th@@ or in heaven .
A@@ le@@ x has since simp@@ li@@ fied his life “ for the s@@ ake of the good news . ”
By the end of the th@@ ir@@ d century , par@@ ch@@ ment po@@ c@@ ke@@ t Go@@ sp@@ els were in cir@@ cul@@ ation among prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians .
Si@@ x months later , however , that happiness came to a su@@ d@@ den end .
What It Re@@ ally T@@ ak@@ es to Be H@@ app@@ y
During the next fi@@ ve years , 40 new Kingdom H@@ alls were comple@@ ted in U@@ g@@ anda .
E@@ spe@@ cially do young people need strength to say no to har@@ m@@ ful practic@@ es , such as d@@ ru@@ g a@@ bu@@ se and se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
Kat@@ ar@@ z@@ y@@ na also refer@@ red to the princi@@ p@@ al ob@@ serv@@ ance for Christians ​ — the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Jesus Christ’s death .
But if a person for some reason deci@@ des not to do so , he can still do fine work in his home congregation .
Timothy , a you@@ ng@@ er man , wor@@ ked al@@ ong@@ side the apostle Paul for many years .
There are my@@ ri@@ a@@ ds upon my@@ ri@@ a@@ ds of angels , perhaps num@@ ber@@ ing into the bil@@ li@@ ons .
After our daugh@@ ter S@@ ar@@ a was born , An@@ n and I still had the desire to serve in a country where the need for Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers was greater .
W@@ rit@@ ten by an el@@ der@@ ly Jewish man nam@@ ed M@@ or@@ de@@ ca@@ i , the book of E@@ s@@ ther co@@ v@@ ers a peri@@ od of some 18 years during the re@@ ign of the Per@@ si@@ an King A@@ ha@@ su@@ er@@ us , or X@@ er@@ x@@ es I .
She works hard , and she ef@@ fi@@ ci@@ ently co@@ or@@ din@@ ates her hous@@ eho@@ l@@ d’s activities .
How we long for a world free of viol@@ ence , ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism , and cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion !
Re@@ ally , ‘ we can thro@@ w all our anxi@@ ety upon him because he ca@@ res for us . ’ ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 7 .
C@@ learly , there is nothing old - fa@@ shi@@ oned or out - of - d@@ ate about teaching Bible principles or using loving discipl@@ ine to cor@@ rec@@ t serious fa@@ ul@@ ts .
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ing a close relationship with Jehovah will help us to sol@@ ve problems .
The fine resul@@ ts encoura@@ ged the brothers to re@@ pe@@ at the cam@@ pa@@ ign the following we@@ ek , during the vis@@ it of the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er .
4@@ 4 : 1 ; R@@ om . 15 : 4 .
In prayer , remember to praise and than@@ k Jehovah .
Y@@ E@@ A@@ R B@@ O@@ R@@ N : 195@@ 4
O@@ thers had th@@ ong@@ s inter@@ w@@ o@@ ven with sh@@ ar@@ p b@@ ones and pi@@ e@@ ces of me@@ tal .
The activities of our fel@@ lo@@ ws will be a s@@ ti@@ mulu@@ s , not a cause for res@@ ent@@ ment .
Mari@@ a and I had the joy of vis@@ iting the plac@@ es where our children served .
Some months later , in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 194@@ 2 , we attend@@ ed the New World The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c As@@ s@@ em@@ bly in C@@ le@@ vel@@ and , O@@ hi@@ o .
Some who have long served Jehovah won@@ der about the same thing .
A fre@@ ed slave could continue to work for his ma@@ ster for wa@@ ges .
What , then , are the “ desi@@ ra@@ ble things ” that would f@@ ill Jehovah’s house ?
• In what sense was a star@@ t “ made of c@@ all@@ ing on the name of Jehovah ” in the days of E@@ no@@ s@@ h ?
E@@ f@@ fe@@ ctive min@@ isters consider the cul@@ tural ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound of their listen@@ ers
Your ar@@ ms are out@@ st@@ re@@ t@@ ched .
“ As the last enem@@ y , death is to be brought to nothing . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 26 .
W@@ ho@@ m do “ the tw@@ el@@ ve tri@@ bes of Israel ” pi@@ c@@ ture in this con@@ text ?
E@@ mp@@ ow@@ ered by Jehovah’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
The psalmist began by poin@@ ting to Jehovah’s cre@@ at@@ or@@ ship as a bas@@ is for confidence : “ I shall ra@@ ise my eyes to the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we can be for the loving concer@@ n that Jehovah man@@ i@@ fes@@ ts for those who are stri@@ ving to do his will !
L@@ ed by integrity , would we re@@ adi@@ ly accept re@@ pro@@ of or cor@@ rection when needed ?
An@@ y Jews who had been so@@ ld into sla@@ very were to be set free .
In the mean@@ time , why not study the Bible to strengthen your faith ?
They practic@@ ed se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality and took for themselves the best par@@ ts of sacrific@@ es that people brought to the san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary .
K@@ no@@ wing that an ung@@ u@@ ar@@ ded t@@ ong@@ ue can cause much har@@ m , a dis@@ cer@@ ning person is “ faithful in spirit . ”
Is it really possible that we could become “ en@@ ra@@ ged against Jehovah ” ?
Psalm 1 : 1 ; Romans 12 : 2
Today , he ear@@ ns much less than before , but he still ca@@ res for his fam@@ il@@ y’s needs and is much better able to support the congregation .
ON@@ E mor@@ ning in No@@ v@@ ember 20@@ 00 , some mission@@ aries of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a gl@@ an@@ ced out the w@@ in@@ do@@ w of their small home and saw a group of pla@@ in@@ ly d@@ ressed men and women standing n@@ er@@ v@@ ously at the g@@ ate .
What less@@ on can we learn from this account ?
You also know that Solomon ev@@ en@@ tually st@@ ra@@ yed from the course of faithful obedi@@ ence .
In any case , Dani@@ el@@ ’s course must not have been o@@ pen to cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism , for if it had been , je@@ al@@ ous Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als would un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly have used it to bring acc@@ us@@ ations against him .
We speak it by believ@@ ing the truth , by cor@@ rec@@ tly teaching it to others , and by living in har@@ mony with God’s will .
During his se@@ v@@ ere t@@ est , Job felt that God had a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned him .
That loving support streng@@ th@@ ened them to continue preaching .
F@@ or@@ n@@ ic@@ ation has to do with all se@@ x@@ u@@ al activ@@ ity invol@@ ving the use of the gen@@ it@@ al or@@ g@@ ans that is car@@ ri@@ ed on out@@ side the b@@ on@@ ds of marriage .
She ad@@ ded : “ Jehovah your God is God in the heavens a@@ bo@@ ve and on the earth bene@@ ath . ”
• What are some important reas@@ ons for pra@@ ising Jehovah ?
That res@@ cu@@ e gives Paul r@@ are opportun@@ ities to dec@@ l@@ are the truth about the Christ to ho@@ st@@ ile a@@ udi@@ ences and high - ran@@ king individuals .
P@@ ra@@ ising and serving Jehovah is not just for gro@@ wn - up@@ s .
“ Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first the kingdom and his righteousness , and all these other things will be ad@@ ded to you . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
That is what makes the meeting a succ@@ ess .
We have Jehovah’s as@@ sur@@ ance that when we are gener@@ ous toward others , he will be gener@@ ous toward us . ​ — Pro@@ v .
During his ministry on earth , Jesus heal@@ ed the si@@ ck , cur@@ ed the in@@ fir@@ m , and ra@@ ised the dead .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to ver@@ ses 19 and 20 , the speak@@ er explained : “ Jehovah will not ‘ set ’ like the su@@ n or ‘ w@@ ane ’ like the mo@@ on .
Those present on that occasi@@ on were Jews , who were a@@ ware of God’s comm@@ and : “ You must not take v@@ enge@@ ance nor have a g@@ ru@@ dge against the sons of your people ; and you must love your fellow as yourself . ”
These ac@@ ts were well - known to Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k , and they made him af@@ ra@@ id because he knew that Jehovah would again use his great power against his enem@@ ies .
By will@@ ingly comple@@ ting t@@ as@@ ks that se@@ em low@@ ly , we show hum@@ ility and thus follow in the fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s of Christ .
A century later , Ca@@ pi@@ to was lis@@ ted first among prom@@ in@@ ent an@@ t@@ i - Tr@@ in@@ it@@ ari@@ an writ@@ ers .
When a con@@ f@@ li@@ ct occ@@ ur@@ s , there should be an ear@@ n@@ est desire to res@@ ol@@ ve the matter not only because of an ob@@ lig@@ at@@ ory v@@ ow but because of an emo@@ tional b@@ ond .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , both the apostle Paul and the apostle John were inspired to lik@@ en Christ’s anointed followers to cha@@ st@@ e vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins .
What a fine example Jesus provided of how hus@@ ban@@ ds are to tre@@ at their wi@@ ves !
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Jesus Christ spoke of David as a real person .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , the wonderful b@@ ond of love in the congregation will we@@ ak@@ en un@@ less we as individu@@ al Christians work to strengthen it .
How did Moses re@@ act to Jehovah’s words ?
Mo@@ der@@ ation is a Christian vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e .
In@@ iti@@ ally , this de@@ pres@@ sed me .
Then we would not need a Se@@ cur@@ ity C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l ; nor would there be ter@@ r@@ or@@ ist att@@ ac@@ ks , and viol@@ ence would be ban@@ ned from the world . ”
He tru@@ sted in Jehovah , not in his own li@@ mit@@ ed wisdom , and he could have loo@@ ked to no better s@@ ource for guid@@ ance .
She made chang@@ es in her life , and I was imp@@ ressed that she was be@@ coming mil@@ der and more pati@@ ent .
He also war@@ ned : “ If se@@ ven times Ca@@ in is to be av@@ eng@@ ed , then L@@ am@@ e@@ ch se@@ v@@ ent@@ y times and se@@ ven . ” ​ — Genesis 4 : 10 , 19 , 23 , 24 .
“ This is what the love of God means , ” states 1 John 5 : 3 , “ that we ob@@ serve his comman@@ d@@ ments ; and yet his comman@@ d@@ ments are not bur@@ den@@ some . ”
D@@ em@@ ands on our time and en@@ er@@ gy can be un@@ rel@@ en@@ ting , and when we fai@@ l to get done what we set out to do , there is a tend@@ enc@@ y to come down on ourselves .
( a ) Why is our fi@@ ght against Satan especially important now ?
You may have little cho@@ ice in the ty@@ pe of se@@ cul@@ ar work you do or about where you work , but there may be other as@@ pe@@ cts of your life over which you can exerc@@ ise some control .
S@@ as@@ ch@@ a , a married brother in his early 40 ’ s who moved from Ger@@ many , says : “ E@@ very time I am in the ministry , I me@@ et people who are hear@@ ing the truth for the very first time .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing World W@@ ar I@@ I , a number of mission@@ aries were sent to I@@ tal@@ y .
In the first century , some Christians so@@ ld it@@ em@@ s that they ow@@ ned , such as fi@@ el@@ ds or hous@@ es , and brought the money to the apostles .
“ Then you are the next one to be sh@@ o@@ t , ” the of@@ fic@@ er th@@ reat@@ ened .
Jehovah’s Witnesses take those words to heart and end@@ e@@ av@@ or to show such love by help@@ ing and supp@@ or@@ ting those in need . [ F@@ o@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ]
Paul’s words on the matter could apply to many decisions that we make : “ Ke@@ ep from be@@ coming ca@@ uses for stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing . ”
Jesus was also Davi@@ d’s he@@ ir .
When his efforts did not se@@ em to clear up the is@@ sue , however , with hum@@ ility and mo@@ des@@ ty , he went along with arrang@@ ements to appro@@ ach the gover@@ ning body in Jerusalem to discus@@ s the matter .
In this way too , his ministry was gl@@ ori@@ fied .
In what sense are those in “ the l@@ ake of fi@@ re ” t@@ or@@ men@@ ted et@@ er@@ n@@ ally ?
It takes matu@@ r@@ ity and spiritual sta@@ bility to seek and follow divine guid@@ ance so as to set@@ tle st@@ res@@ s@@ ful situ@@ ations lo@@ v@@ ingly .
In the congregation , mil@@ dness and long - suffering work hand in hand to prom@@ o@@ te peace .
King H@@ er@@ od was great@@ ly up@@ set when ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers in@@ qui@@ red about “ the one born king of the Jews , ” and he was determined to k@@ ill him .
However , often such false char@@ ges are best h@@ and@@ led by ap@@ pl@@ ying the Scriptural princi@@ ple : “ There is . . . a time to keep qui@@ et . ”
He must listen well and ga@@ ther fac@@ ts from all si@@ des so that his counsel is not un@@ s@@ ound or one - si@@ ded . ​ — Proverbs 18 : 13 ; 29 : 20 .
Why did El@@ isha ask for “ two par@@ ts ” of Eli@@ j@@ ah’s spirit ?
Be@@ fore exam@@ ining the evidence , though , a look at man@@ kin@@ d’s orig@@ in will prove en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ing .
By means of the pr@@ inted page and word of m@@ ou@@ th , Jehovah’s Witnesses preach the good news of God’s Kingdom
“ P@@ ra@@ ise Jehovah , all you his angels , mi@@ gh@@ ty in power , who car@@ ry out his word , obe@@ ying his vo@@ ice . ” ​ — Psalm 10@@ 3 : 20 .
Yes , and they continued to do so even after Jesus de@@ par@@ ted from the earth .
This heavenly woman was ba@@ r@@ re@@ n in that before Jesus came she had no spirit - anointed “ children ” on the earth .
How did Jehovah deli@@ ver the Israelites from Egy@@ pt , and what did this demonstr@@ ate ?
But it soon became ap@@ par@@ ent that he had no interest in a heavenly govern@@ ment , the the@@ me of this book .
Fir@@ st , pre@@ pare well for the meeting .
The re@@ gi@@ on was deep@@ ly affe@@ cted by the religious re@@ form@@ s in@@ iti@@ ated by Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ ther , Lu@@ ther@@ an@@ ism be@@ coming “ the St@@ ate religion in 1@@ 5@@ 4@@ 5 , ” according to re@@ sear@@ ch@@ er An@@ dr@@ ze@@ j O@@ t@@ c@@ z@@ y@@ k .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What did some religious lead@@ ers want to know , and how did Peter respon@@ d ?
Satan’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ on found expres@@ sion in the gar@@ den of E@@ den when he dec@@ ei@@ ved E@@ ve into e@@ ating the for@@ bi@@ d@@ den fru@@ it .
( b ) The w@@ ine used at the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al re@@ pres@@ ents what ?
The day for ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ting divine judgment upon Satan’s world is near .
For parents like C@@ ar@@ l@@ o and Mi@@ a , however , joy be@@ comes m@@ ing@@ led with anxi@@ ety when they are told that their child is si@@ ck or disa@@ b@@ led .
As a re@@ ward for his end@@ ur@@ ance , he received the appro@@ val of Jehovah God along with many wonderful privile@@ ges . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 9 - 11 .
What influ@@ ence did ag@@ ed Moses likely have on Jo@@ shua ?
Th@@ ink about yourself as we exam@@ ine some tru@@ ths that invol@@ ve every Christian .
Are There Un@@ righteous On@@ es in S@@ he@@ ol ?
This de@@ vice tr@@ ac@@ ks the mo@@ v@@ ements of his ir@@ is so that he can activ@@ ate i@@ con@@ s on the s@@ cre@@ en .
They sp@@ ent some 1@@ 10 h@@ our@@ s preaching to those they me@@ t along the way , plac@@ ing 2@@ 00 tr@@ ac@@ ts and 30 ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines .
You are not al@@ one when you eng@@ age in the preaching work .
Satan , in his fu@@ ry , has brought w@@ o@@ e ​ — suffering and a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction — ​ to those d@@ wel@@ ling on earth .
The b@@ ond that un@@ ites Christians is truly uni@@ que !
S@@ mo@@ ke makes the eyes sting and s@@ mar@@ t .
To ar@@ ouse their thinking a@@ bil@@ ities , he remin@@ ded his fellow worshipp@@ ers of God’s pur@@ pos@@ es and promises with reg@@ ard to His people .
You may real@@ ize , though , that some displa@@ y these qualities more re@@ adi@@ ly than others .
In@@ fu@@ ri@@ ated by Paul’s hon@@ est words , the high pri@@ est An@@ ani@@ as or@@ der@@ ed those standing by Paul to str@@ ike him on the m@@ ou@@ th .
A@@ n article in that ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine qu@@ o@@ ted Jesus ’ words recorded at John 18 : 36 . He said : “ My kingdom is no part of this world .
That was a cou@@ ple of years before I was born .
Ad@@ van@@ ced age does not pre@@ v@@ ent someone from get@@ ting on this p@@ ath later in life .
However , they did not destro@@ y him spiritually .
Jehovah gives us s@@ ound counsel through his Word and through his organization , using the public@@ ations provided by “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
The Jews who follow@@ ed Jehovah’s instru@@ ctions lived an al@@ most nor@@ ma@@ l life in ex@@ ile .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing is consider@@ ed relati@@ ve ; there is no longer any ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te in right and wrong . ​ — Psalm 10 : 3 , 4 .
Mu@@ ch good ad@@ vice for cou@@ ples is con@@ ta@@ ined in the book The Se@@ cre@@ t of F@@ am@@ ily H@@ app@@ iness , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
In time , for e@@ con@@ om@@ ic reas@@ ons , they left R@@ o@@ bin@@ son C@@ r@@ us@@ o@@ e and moved to a congregation in cen@@ tr@@ al Ch@@ ile , where they continue activ@@ ely serving Jehovah .
R@@ em@@ ember to con@@ sul@@ t the Bible before making a decision .
We learn the ans@@ wers to those questions by consider@@ ing the arrang@@ ement of c@@ ities of refu@@ ge in ancient Israel .
It was only after the U@@ .@@ S . occ@@ up@@ ation ar@@ my inter@@ ven@@ ed in A@@ pri@@ l 194@@ 6 that I was rel@@ eas@@ ed from my ob@@ lig@@ ation to per@@ form for@@ ced ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ tural la@@ b@@ or for the rest of my life .
So we can be sure that he will do away with suffering and in@@ justice and make our pl@@ an@@ et a per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly happy home for mankind . ​ — Read Psalm 37 : 11 , 29 ; Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 11 .
If a rec@@ re@@ ational pur@@ su@@ it pro@@ du@@ ces the ro@@ t@@ ten fru@@ it@@ age of an at@@ tr@@ action to viol@@ ence , im@@ mor@@ ality , or spi@@ rit@@ ism , it should be re@@ je@@ cted .
“ God is not par@@ ti@@ al , but in every nation the man who fe@@ ars him and does what is right is accep@@ table to him . ”
There are many ways in which Christians show hum@@ ility
Paul travel@@ ed far and wide in what is now T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y , as well as in Gre@@ e@@ ce and I@@ tal@@ y , esta@@ bli@@ shing Christian congregations among n@@ on - Jews .
What is me@@ ant by the st@@ at@@ ement that Jehovah is God “ from time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite ” ?
We are physical cre@@ atu@@ res made out of du@@ st .
Although his first letter had sa@@ dd@@ ened them , Paul expres@@ ses joy because they were “ sa@@ dd@@ ened into rep@@ en@@ ting . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
Paul was fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ used by H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est An@@ ani@@ as and others .
It continued : “ They are dis@@ gu@@ sted with fin@@ ding in@@ decision and cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion when they look for direction . ”
They must have been de@@ va@@ stated when fi@@ re from heaven con@@ sum@@ ed A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s sons Na@@ da@@ b and A@@ bi@@ h@@ u at the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le .
If we have to give counsel , we will pro@@ ba@@ bly do so in a much kin@@ der way if we com@@ pre@@ h@@ end the feelings and sen@@ s@@ iti@@ v@@ ities of the one who has er@@ red .
The Eph@@ esus - based mission@@ ary work evid@@ ently had far - re@@ aching effe@@ cts .
On the other hand , the o@@ ther@@ worl@@ d@@ l@@ iness of certain pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ ans is much more of a th@@ re@@ at to the peace of c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens and the har@@ mony of soci@@ ety . ”
H@@ u@@ man death was not part of his origin@@ al purpose .
That bel@@ ong@@ s to Jehovah .
Instead of being a help and support , he was in this case “ a stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ ck ” to his bel@@ o@@ ved Ma@@ ster .
I si@@ t back and listen as the two young men discus@@ s the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s answer to why there is so much suffering on earth .
He was a@@ ware of his li@@ mit@@ ations , and he under@@ sto@@ od that Jehovah , who was allow@@ ing that situation , had matters under control .
He says that his parents never in@@ sis@@ ted on his get@@ ting baptized .
The h@@ at@@ re@@ ds , su@@ spi@@ ci@@ ons , and je@@ al@@ ou@@ si@@ es that s@@ par@@ ked the war are still there .
How powerful a we@@ ap@@ on is the Bible in our spiritual war@@ f@@ are ?
While we try to clear our name of re@@ pro@@ ach , we need not be disc@@ oura@@ ged or over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed when we are un@@ fai@@ r@@ ly mal@@ ign@@ ed .
See ! The place where they la@@ id him . ”
* The Bible ref@@ ers to others in ancient Israel who had s@@ cri@@ ba@@ l s@@ k@@ ill@@ s .
Acc@@ ording to Jewish tra@@ dition , T@@ er@@ ah might even have been a mak@@ er of i@@ do@@ ls .
Some find it e@@ asi@@ er to com@@ ment when they si@@ t toward the fr@@ on@@ t of the Kingdom H@@ all .
Consider the loving marriage of Isa@@ a@@ c and Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h .
But the Creator gives all of them a name or a desi@@ gn@@ ation .
On the first day of school , the stud@@ ents were asked to in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce themselves one by one .
When the ancient nation of Israel f@@ ell into the tra@@ p of false worship and spiritual h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y , God re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly war@@ ned them of the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
Of course , some cont@@ act with un@@ believers ​ — such as at school , at work , and when sh@@ aring in the ministry — ​ is un@@ avo@@ i@@ da@@ ble .
He had not only the power to help people but the desire as well .
But he did not do so in this case when speaking to his disciples , who were soon to be anointed with holy spirit .
She went in@@ side , c@@ he@@ cked the time , and came back out and told me .
L@@ or@@ ra@@ ine and I r@@ ene@@ wed our ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ ance in 195@@ 8 , and she accepted my pro@@ pos@@ al of marriage .
Indeed , “ the blessing of Jehovah ​ — that is what makes rich , and he ad@@ ds no pain with it . ”
F@@ in@@ ally , Jehovah sent his Son , who ti@@ rel@@ ess@@ ly appe@@ aled to the Jews to become re@@ conc@@ iled to God .
So Ne@@ h@@ emiah told the people : “ G@@ o , e@@ at the f@@ at@@ ty things and dr@@ ink the s@@ we@@ et things , and s@@ end por@@ tions to the one for whom nothing has been pre@@ pared ; for this day is holy to our Lord , and do not feel h@@ ur@@ t , for the joy of Jehovah is your str@@ ong@@ hold . ”
Tru@@ e Christians look in@@ ten@@ tly to Jehovah for instru@@ ction and guid@@ ance , and the result is as fore@@ told by Isaiah : “ All your sons will be pers@@ ons taught by Jehovah , and the peace of your sons will be a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant . ”
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually - min@@ ded associ@@ ates will have a positi@@ ve influ@@ ence on you , mo@@ ving you to imitate their course of life mar@@ ked by self - control .
He went from city to city , tel@@ ling people the good news about the Kingdom of God .
After much prayer , El@@ si@@ e and I deci@@ ded to stay and care for M@@ other .
As Jehovah deli@@ vered Noah and his family , He can deli@@ ver us
As Job put it , “ man , born of woman , is sh@@ ort - lived and g@@ lu@@ t@@ ted with ag@@ it@@ ation . ”
We will exam@@ ine the lives of what three individuals of Bible rec@@ ord ?
• Why did David allow his wife M@@ ic@@ ha@@ l to have a ter@@ ap@@ him i@@ ma@@ ge ?
To that end , we should pray for the help of God’s holy spirit ; faith is one as@@ pect of “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit . ”
“ H@@ app@@ y is the man that keep@@ s on end@@ uring tri@@ al , ” wr@@ ites James , “ because on be@@ coming appro@@ ved he will receive the cro@@ wn of life . ”
The po@@ li@@ ce c@@ hi@@ ef who lost the money gave N@@ ana 20 lar@@ i in appreciation for her hon@@ est conduct .
In the 19@@ th century , al@@ most all Bible transl@@ ations had a s@@ pu@@ ri@@ ous Tr@@ in@@ it@@ ari@@ an ad@@ dition at 1 John 5 : 7 .
W@@ ere they disc@@ oura@@ ged by the persecu@@ tion ?
Con@@ tri@@ bu@@ te to the W@@ ell - Be@@ ing of the C@@ ongreg@@ ation
By using our lives to do the divine will , we experience a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant blessings now and have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of et@@ er@@ n@@ al life in the new world .
So how much does Jesus ’ death mean to you ?
A@@ no@@ ther chall@@ enge is the living con@@ di@@ tions .
A we@@ ek ?
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S re@@ bu@@ ked self - righteous religious lead@@ ers who became indi@@ gn@@ ant when they ob@@ served young bo@@ ys public@@ ly pra@@ ising God . A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ately , Jesus asked them : “ Di@@ d you never read this , ‘ O@@ u@@ t of the m@@ ou@@ th of ba@@ bes and su@@ ck@@ l@@ ings you have fur@@ ni@@ shed praise ’ ? ” ​ — Matthew 21 : 15 , 16 .
Indeed , what does his resurrection mean for us ?
At the time , I wor@@ ked in a co@@ al mine .
When Jehovah first spoke to him , Jeremiah tri@@ ed to be@@ g off .
One question was regarding the teaching that hel@@ l is a place of fi@@ er@@ y t@@ or@@ ment for the wicked .
Why did Jesus sub@@ mis@@ si@@ vely allow the enem@@ y to ar@@ rest him ?
We trans@@ fer@@ red to the special pioneer ran@@ ks but later had the privilege of temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily serving in the cir@@ cu@@ it work again .
That is why the apostle Paul could wr@@ ite : “ The word of God is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power . ”
A@@ k@@ ik@@ o : “ T@@ or@@ u did wh@@ atever his family asked , but he did not con@@ sul@@ t with me .
My brothers were in pris@@ on for two years because of their neu@@ tr@@ al stand .
I@@ or@@ ana K@@ o@@ e ! ”
He e@@ qu@@ ip@@ s us with what we need to end@@ ure tri@@ als and to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our relationship with him .
F@@ our fi@@ sh@@ er@@ men had to@@ iled all night but had ca@@ ught nothing .
What a pro@@ spe@@ ct this is for those “ in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs ” !
A@@ ri@@ as M@@ on@@ t@@ an@@ o
12 , 13 . ( a ) What is the position of Jehovah’s Witnesses regarding cho@@ ice of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , and what Bible principles apply ?
This is in har@@ mony with what Jesus said about himself : “ I am the way and the truth and the life . No one comes to the Father exc@@ ep@@ t through me . ”
What became of “ the true knowledge ” following the death of the apostles ?
The book The T@@ emp@@ le ​ — I@@ ts M@@ in@@ is@@ try and Ser@@ vi@@ ces says : “ All around r@@ an a simp@@ le col@@ on@@ na@@ de , and within it , against the w@@ all , the th@@ ir@@ te@@ en ch@@ ests , or ‘ tru@@ mp@@ e@@ ts , ’ [ where ] contribu@@ tions were plac@@ ed . ”
When he fin@@ ally got up , other travel@@ ers had to lead him into D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us , for he could not see a thing . ​ — Acts 9 : 3 - 8 ; 26 : 13 , 14 .
S@@ ad@@ ly , this is a st@@ ance that in vari@@ ous ways sur@@ vi@@ ves even to our day .
The Bible tel@@ ls hus@@ ban@@ ds : “ Ke@@ ep on loving your wi@@ ves and do not be bit@@ ter@@ ly ang@@ ry with them . ”
Such loving he@@ ad@@ ship w@@ ins a wi@@ fe@@ ’s love and respect and br@@ ings God’s blessing on the marriage .
“ For young children who@@ se develop@@ ing min@@ ds are stri@@ ving to become liter@@ ate , ” continu@@ es the same s@@ ource , “ talk is ess@@ enti@@ al ​ — the more mean@@ ing@@ ful . . . the better . ”
Wh@@ atever it co@@ st him , however , Jesus Christ was determined to do his Fa@@ ther’s will .
Jesus as@@ sur@@ ed his faithful apostles that they would rule with him in heaven .
Because Jesus will imitate God’s love , great will be the peace and happiness under his rule .
13 , 14 . ( a ) In s@@ ong , what did the Israelites pro@@ cla@@ im about Jehovah’s k@@ ing@@ ship ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , it is possible to demonstr@@ ate godly devo@@ tion des@@ pite such chang@@ es .
It is simply a lo@@ ss of self - control .
But the Israelites re@@ je@@ cted Jehovah’s direction and did not exerc@@ ise faith , so most of them did not en@@ ter into that rest .
The first - century P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es jud@@ ged others har@@ sh@@ ly , in keep@@ ing with un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural tra@@ di@@ tions .
• Why is the go@@ al of “ be@@ aring much fru@@ it ” within our re@@ ach ?
Jesus taught that God’s spirit can bring back to our mind things that we have learned .
The woman got their Ca@@ tho@@ lic Bible and asked the pri@@ est to back up the things he was saying .
In sh@@ ar@@ p contr@@ ast , years ear@@ li@@ er , Jo@@ shua set a fine example when he told the Israelites : “ If it is bad in your eyes to serve Jehovah , cho@@ ose for y@@ ourselves today whom you will serve . . .
Yes , Jehovah was Israel@@ ’s D@@ eli@@ ver@@ er .
H@@ er decision lea@@ ves her with a clear conscience .
Since having to wa@@ it is often fru@@ str@@ ating , how can we find joy while wa@@ iting for God ?
By en@@ sur@@ ing that their conduct was in har@@ mony with the Bible .
When we explained that we were there to help them understand the Bible , all 50 received us well .
Is it not a joy to ob@@ serve little children ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t wide - ey@@ ed won@@ der when they see , feel , or hear things new to them ?
If the elders invit@@ e you to study with a fellow beli@@ ever nee@@ ding some spiritual ass@@ ist@@ ance , pray that Jehovah direc@@ t and bl@@ ess your efforts .
But it did not sto@@ p there .
As you stri@@ ve to have a full share in the har@@ v@@ est work . . .
S@@ ele@@ ctive U@@ se of D@@ et@@ a@@ il@@ s
My mother had always spo@@ ken of Bethel with ad@@ mi@@ r@@ ation .
G@@ et@@ ting prop@@ er rest will help you to keep your en@@ er@@ gy le@@ v@@ el high and can en@@ able you to have a full share in the ministry .
Of course , before parents can teach their children about God , they need to know the ans@@ wers to some of the difficult questions that children may ra@@ ise .
In fact , the reason David was called away from the pas@@ tures to atten@@ d to King Saul was that he was s@@ kil@@ led on the har@@ p . ​ — 1 Samuel 16 : 18 - 23 .
En@@ ter@@ ing the temple cour@@ ty@@ ard , this man felt un@@ wor@@ thy to come to the cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary place of prayer .
Because they “ fe@@ ared the true God . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 1 : 15 , 17 ; Genesis 9 : 6 .
A@@ m@@ ong those con@@ vi@@ cted was the form@@ er pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent@@ ’s c@@ hi@@ ef of st@@ af@@ f , the second most powerful man in the country .
Our special pioneer par@@ t@@ n@@ ers , El@@ la L@@ is@@ it@@ za and An@@ n K@@ ow@@ al@@ en@@ ko were a sta@@ bi@@ li@@ z@@ ing influ@@ ence and loving support during this time .
P@@ ur@@ su@@ ing “ P@@ ear@@ l of H@@ i@@ gh V@@ alu@@ e ” Today , 2 / 1
The c@@ ities of refu@@ ge , for example , teach elders how to “ ju@@ dge with true justice , ” and they teach all of us how to “ de@@ al with one another in loyal love and mer@@ cy . ”
T@@ wi@@ ce each day in Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s temple , two lam@@ bs and an o@@ x were sacrific@@ ed for Ca@@ es@@ ar and the Rom@@ an nation .
I b@@ ought a br@@ and - new ca@@ r .
What will matter is our relationship with Jehovah .
While consider@@ ing these , you can be certain of this : Tru@@ e Christians will never become vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of “ a@@ pa@@ the@@ ism . ”
And it was not just the pri@@ ests who were at fa@@ ul@@ t .
; B@@ ac@@ ku@@ s , J .
S@@ ource of “ S@@ tr@@ ong Con@@ fid@@ ence ”
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing we have learned is nothing com@@ pared to what we have yet to learn . ”
Re@@ fer@@ ring to the righteous angels , the apostle Paul wrote : “ Are they not all spi@@ r@@ its for public service , sent for@@ th to minis@@ ter for those who are going to in@@ her@@ it sal@@ vation ? ”
They knew that sheep need care and attention in order to th@@ ri@@ ve .
In har@@ mony with that prophecy , Jehovah’s Witnesses are eng@@ ag@@ ed in a worl@@ d@@ wide educ@@ ational work that has already helped milli@@ ons to over@@ come the n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ is@@ tic and rac@@ i@@ al h@@ at@@ re@@ ds that are at the ro@@ o@@ t of most w@@ ars .
After his death in 2@@ 5@@ 4 C.E . , O@@ ri@@ gen@@ ’s name especially came into serious dis@@ re@@ pu@@ te .
He has not left us in the dar@@ k as to how to qu@@ ali@@ fy .
“ You have ac@@ ted fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ly res@@ pe@@ cting this , ” said H@@ an@@ an@@ i , “ for from now on there will ex@@ ist w@@ ars against you . ” ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
main@@ tain@@ ing a F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening .
L@@ ac@@ king faith , Saul pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ously cho@@ se to dis@@ obey God’s comm@@ and to wa@@ it for Samuel to come to offer the sacrifice .
M@@ ak@@ ing E@@ ver@@ lasting F@@ ri@@ ends
The Kingdom message is re@@ aching all cor@@ n@@ ers of the g@@ lo@@ be .
Some pr@@ inc@@ es , including Sha@@ ph@@ an’s son G@@ em@@ ari@@ ah , “ ple@@ ad@@ ed with the king not to bur@@ n the ro@@ l@@ l , but he did not listen to them . ”
And al@@ though man is a free moral ag@@ ent , ca@@ pa@@ ble of reason@@ ing on his own , he is happy only when he sub@@ je@@ cts himself to God’s moral and spiritual la@@ ws . ​ — Romans 12 : 1 ; 1 Corinthians 2 : 14 - 16 .
Even if un@@ believers cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze him , he avo@@ i@@ ds cu@@ st@@ om@@ s l@@ in@@ ked with the beli@@ ef that the dead can influ@@ ence the living .
N@@ atur@@ ally , we would like to help our relati@@ ves to accept the good news .
Just as ra@@ in cl@@ ou@@ ds are an as@@ sur@@ ance of water that will help to ri@@ pen cro@@ ps , the go@@ o@@ d@@ will of a king is an evidence of good things to come .
Tru@@ e Christians h@@ ate what is bad .
It is e@@ qu@@ ally true now that if we ign@@ ore Christian mor@@ ality , we di@@ sh@@ on@@ or its S@@ ource .
We may desire to do more in Jehovah’s service .
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , the apostle Paul’s men@@ tal attitude was refle@@ cted in his words : “ Not that we are the ma@@ st@@ ers over your faith , but we are fellow work@@ ers for your joy , for it is by your faith that you are standing . ”
The first chap@@ ter of Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s prophecy as@@ sures us of Jehovah’s love for his people .
Do you want to cultiv@@ ate gen@@ u@@ ine love and help others to do the same ?
He offered them a certain am@@ ount of money , and the men accepted the offer .
For good reason , Jehovah has provided practic@@ al ad@@ vice in his Word to ass@@ ist us to maintain our integrity , even if we experience wr@@ ong@@ s at the hands of fellow believers . ​ — P@@ s . 5@@ 5 : 12 - 14 .
Jehovah God wants us to know the truth about him . ​ — Read 1 Timothy 2 : 3 , 4 .
“ E@@ very de@@ ta@@ il of cam@@ p life was another st@@ ep down the sta@@ ir@@ way to hum@@ ili@@ ation and indi@@ gn@@ ity . ” ​ — M@@ A@@ G@@ D@@ AL@@ EN@@ A KU@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ R@@ O@@ W R@@ E@@ U@@ T@@ E@@ R , N@@ A@@ Z@@ I C@@ ON@@ C@@ EN@@ T@@ R@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N C@@ A@@ M@@ P S@@ U@@ R@@ V@@ I@@ V@@ O@@ R .
By continu@@ ally going contr@@ ary to the le@@ ading of the spirit , we would be g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing it .
In T@@ ur@@ in and N@@ ap@@ les with other mission@@ aries
Since we have faith that God always fulfill@@ s his word , it is as though we are ho@@ l@@ ding a valu@@ able deed .
A number of Bible transl@@ ations even use the word “ fo@@ ol . ”
We sp@@ ent se@@ ven years with the congregation in He@@ d@@ el@@ f@@ ing@@ en .
He declar@@ ed : “ Th@@ an@@ ks to God through Jesus Christ our Lord ! ”
In fact , Abraham enjo@@ yed such fav@@ or with Jehovah that the Creator later in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed himself to Moses as “ the God of Abraham ” and of his son and gr@@ and@@ son , Isa@@ a@@ c and Jac@@ o@@ b . ​ — Genesis 15 : 6 ; Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 3 : 6 .
For we saw his st@@ ar when we were in the E@@ ast , and we have come to do obe@@ is@@ ance to him . ’ ”
The prophet Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k said of Jehovah : “ You are too pu@@ re in eyes to see what is bad ; and to look on tr@@ ou@@ ble you are not able . ”
How did Jesus act as a high pri@@ est in our be@@ half ?
* Th@@ ough he believ@@ ed that Jesus was in@@ no@@ c@@ ent , P@@ il@@ ate had him s@@ cour@@ ged and allow@@ ed sol@@ di@@ ers to mo@@ ck , str@@ ike , and spi@@ t upon him . ​ — Matthew 27 : 24 - 31 .
Since I had gro@@ wn up on a f@@ ar@@ m , I began long@@ ing for a simp@@ l@@ er life in the coun@@ tr@@ y@@ side .
Is God a real person ?
I was a@@ w@@ es@@ tru@@ ck ! ”
( c ) What can help a person to ref@@ res@@ h the love he had at first ?
1@@ 19 : 50 , 5@@ 2 , 7@@ 6 .
In the first we@@ ek , we started 27 stu@@ dies ; in the second , we invit@@ ed the people to see our vi@@ de@@ o The Bible ​ — I@@ ts P@@ ow@@ er in Your Li@@ fe .
It bur@@ ned to the gr@@ ound , along with all our pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
8 : 22 - 31 .
What challeng@@ es may we face , and what can help us to gain a bal@@ an@@ ced view of our ministry ?
What are some things Jehovah says he will do , and why should we believe him ?
How does the hon@@ es@@ ty of Bible writ@@ ers strengthen our faith in the Bible ?
Pe@@ ople every@@ where are being given the opportunity for sur@@ vi@@ val and sal@@ vation .
Satan and the dem@@ ons are now sever@@ ely re@@ stri@@ cted .
Do you read the Bible for guid@@ ance ?
From their study of the Bible back then , these God - fe@@ aring people recogn@@ ized that inf@@ ant baptism and mil@@ it@@ ary service were wrong .
What wor@@ th@@ less things must Christians avoid vie@@ wing ?
N@@ atur@@ ally , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing Jehovah invol@@ ves more than mer@@ ely c@@ all@@ ing him to mind .
Because of our imper@@ fect n@@ ature , all of us le@@ an toward the sel@@ f@@ ish and the for@@ bi@@ d@@ den .
P@@ on@@ der@@ ing over what you study will move your heart . ​ — Read Proverbs 2 : 1 - 5 .
To make matters wor@@ se , the n@@ atur@@ al desi@@ res of the imper@@ fect heart may re@@ in@@ for@@ ce the message of his pe@@ ers .
“ A Th@@ ing That I H@@ ad Not Com@@ man@@ ded ”
D@@ eli@@ ver@@ ing the Con@@ tri@@ bu@@ tion
They even vis@@ ited the po@@ li@@ ce st@@ ation and left liter@@ ature there .
The body of truth deli@@ vered by Jesus and his inspired disciples cons@@ titu@@ tes the true Christian faith .
Why is it so important for us to keep medit@@ ating on spiritual things , and what will this mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to do ?
A Christian wife will respect her husband as being the head of the family .
In war@@ f@@ are , qu@@ ite a number of sol@@ di@@ ers are kil@@ led by fri@@ end@@ ly fi@@ re , being h@@ it by their own for@@ ces .
Gen@@ er@@ ous people are happy because they enjoy making others happy , even if all they can give is a little of their time and en@@ er@@ gy .
For instance , they must ac@@ knowledge the position and authority of the Father and of his Son , Jesus Christ .
“ No , but with you we shall return to your people . ”
Mari@@ a rec@@ oun@@ ts what happened : “ S@@ ever@@ al col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es of the teach@@ er to whom I had given the Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k book came into my of@@ fice and asked , ‘ Wh@@ ere are they dist@@ ribu@@ ting the boo@@ ks ? ’ ”
C@@ ould the first - century Jews have cal@@ cul@@ ated the time of the Messi@@ ah’s arri@@ val on the bas@@ is of the prophecy of the 70 we@@ ek@@ s recorded at Daniel 9 : 24 - 27 ?
I en@@ vi@@ ed other children who still had a father .
The pu@@ re language is the truth about Jehovah God and his pur@@ pos@@ es as found in his Word , the Bible .
Re@@ ad@@ ers of these Af@@ ri@@ can - language Bi@@ bl@@ es are deli@@ gh@@ ted to have a transl@@ ation that high@@ ligh@@ ts God’s gl@@ ori@@ ous name , Jehovah .
The wise Creator provided for this by means of another leg@@ al arrang@@ ement , the covenant for a pri@@ est like M@@ el@@ c@@ hi@@ ze@@ de@@ k .
Yes , take his Word to heart , pray for holy spirit , and regul@@ arly associ@@ ate with the Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
So their hearts mo@@ tiv@@ ated them to make a decision ​ — ei@@ ther s@@ mo@@ ke in fr@@ on@@ t of the mission@@ ary or sto@@ p al@@ together .
It is by means of his spirit that they c@@ ry out , “ Ab@@ ba , Father ! ”
Why is con@@ st@@ ant effort requi@@ red on the part of the anointed to refle@@ ct Jehovah’s view of ho@@ l@@ iness ?
He wanted to know if we believe that there is a differ@@ ence between Jesus and God .
They hum@@ bly accepted counsel , made needed chang@@ es , and went on to prove themselves out@@ standing servants of God .
Let us never ur@@ ge fellow Christians who are pione@@ ers , mission@@ aries , travel@@ ing overse@@ ers , or members of the Bethel family to dis@@ continue their full - time service simply to return to a so - called nor@@ ma@@ l life .
“ T@@ ake C@@ oura@@ ge !
It was eas@@ y to follow along . ”
The Bible shows that “ Satan will be let lo@@ ose out of his pris@@ on . ”
Re@@ fer@@ ring to a well - known des@@ crip@@ tion in the book of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el , chap@@ ter 1 , he rel@@ ates the less@@ on he learned : “ Jehovah d@@ ri@@ ves his ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t , his organization , at the spe@@ ed he cho@@ o@@ ses .
Th@@ ough family op@@ position can some@@ times be se@@ v@@ ere , that is not always the case .
He has the attend@@ ants f@@ ill the j@@ ars with water , and he tur@@ ns the water into the fin@@ est of w@@ ine .
What Ab@@ out “ C@@ ir@@ cum@@ c@@ ision S@@ cho@@ ol@@ s ” ?
Our en@@ er@@ gy and a@@ bil@@ ities .
Some have a good me@@ asure of men@@ tal and emo@@ tional matu@@ r@@ ity at a young age and expres@@ s a desire to get baptized .
When the building pro@@ gra@@ m began in 199@@ 9 , some 40 coun@@ tri@@ es with li@@ mit@@ ed res@@ our@@ ces were inclu@@ ded .
The city is New Jerusalem , made up of anointed Christians resur@@ rec@@ ted to rule with Jesus .
What in@@ sight have I ga@@ ined since my a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ence , and how can I effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely con@@ ve@@ y it to my child ? ’
“ Just as the Da@@ ys of Noah W@@ ere ”
Can you tell when it is ri@@ pe and ready to e@@ at ?
The th@@ ir@@ d letter of John is ad@@ d@@ ressed to his personal friend G@@ a@@ i@@ us .
I@@ magine cro@@ s@@ sing h@@ ang@@ ing bri@@ d@@ ges and deep ri@@ v@@ ers and wal@@ king h@@ our@@ s ac@@ ro@@ ss m@@ oun@@ tain ri@@ d@@ ges while car@@ r@@ ying your supp@@ lies ​ — all to preach the good news to those who r@@ ar@@ ely hear it !
So we made the move for and with Jehovah . ”
His father pro@@ ba@@ bly told him how important ra@@ in is for the land .
With my ex@@ tend@@ ed family today
And if the counsel t@@ ou@@ ches a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve are@@ a ​ — the actions of a family member , our d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing , our personal h@@ y@@ gi@@ ene , or a form of rec@@ re@@ ation that we enjoy but that Jehovah h@@ ates — ​ we might re@@ act qu@@ ite ne@@ g@@ ati@@ vely , to our own sur@@ pris@@ e and to our coun@@ sel@@ or@@ ’s dis@@ may !
What will help us to avoid anything similar to what happened to Lo@@ t’s wife ?
Like Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i , many ag@@ ed ones today displa@@ y a spirit of un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness and gener@@ os@@ ity .
Why would we want to avoid s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ing anyone ?
“ Wh@@ er@@ ever you loo@@ ked , ” says D@@ u@@ st@@ in , “ the vie@@ ws were bre@@ a@@ th@@ taking ! ”
Like P@@ as@@ cal , many have found that get@@ ting more satis@@ fac@@ tion out of life c@@ ent@@ ers on pur@@ su@@ ing spiritual go@@ als .
You have a rec@@ ur@@ ring dre@@ am .
“ Gi@@ ve God G@@ l@@ ory ” Con@@ ven@@ tions , 3 / 1
We demonstr@@ ate that we love God by ac@@ ting in acc@@ ord with his righteous ways .
Eli@@ h@@ u showed pati@@ ence , listen@@ ed care@@ fully , comm@@ ended where possible , and offered up@@ building counsel . ​ — Job 32 : 6 ; 33 : 32 .
God fore@@ told that Babyl@@ on would su@@ ff@@ er per@@ man@@ ent des@@ tru@@ ction and that E@@ dom , Mo@@ a@@ b , and A@@ m@@ m@@ on would also be destro@@ yed forever .
How pri@@ c@@ eless Jesus ’ worship was to God !
Because of the ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct and a@@ bu@@ se she su@@ ffered , Mat@@ se@@ pan@@ g had deep emo@@ tional sc@@ ars and feelings of ut@@ ter wor@@ th@@ less@@ ness .
The neu@@ tr@@ ality of Jehovah’s Witnesses means that no one can hon@@ es@@ tly re@@ ject their message by claim@@ ing that they are associ@@ ated with an op@@ pos@@ ing side of some rac@@ i@@ al , n@@ ational , or tri@@ ba@@ l div@@ ision .
But is doing so an act of obedi@@ ence to the God who inspired David to pen those words ?
Why was God’s name ad@@ ded in si@@ x plac@@ es in the re@@ v@@ ised New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation ?
8 , 9 . ( a ) How did David descri@@ be another blessing for those who are close to Jehovah ?
2 : 14 ; 1 John 3 : 8 .
M@@ ary : Why not ?
Then , as Job was re@@ el@@ ing from these b@@ lo@@ ws , Satan stru@@ ck him with ill@@ ness .
And even though conven@@ tional wisdom ca@@ u@@ tions that money does not en@@ sure happiness , 4@@ 7 per@@ c@@ ent of those ques@@ tioned were con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that it does .
“ When he ca@@ ught sight of Jesus , [ the le@@ per ] f@@ ell fac@@ e@@ down and beg@@ ged him : ‘ Lord , if you just want to , you can make me clean . ’ ”
Con@@ cer@@ ning prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians , Paul wrote : “ There will be a peri@@ od of time when they will not put up with the heal@@ th@@ ful teaching , but , in acc@@ ord with their own desi@@ res , they will acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ate teach@@ ers for themselves to have their ear@@ s tic@@ k@@ led ; and they will turn their ear@@ s away from the truth . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 4 : 3 , 4 .
Yet , that does not sto@@ p us from speaking .
Now when I com@@ pare my circumstances with the@@ ir@@ s , I am helped to take a different view of our present - day problems . ” ​ — Li@@ dia Be@@ da , I@@ r@@ kut@@ s@@ k .
S@@ é@@ bas@@ ti@@ en and Joh@@ an@@ na , a married cou@@ ple from Fr@@ ance , moved to B@@ en@@ in in 20@@ 10 .
On the sur@@ face these words may appe@@ ar to cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct Jesus ’ st@@ at@@ ement about his lo@@ ad being light and ref@@ re@@ shing , but in re@@ ality there is no cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ction .
Are you young or up in years ? Is your health good or f@@ ra@@ g@@ ile ?
On one occasi@@ on , Sam@@ son stru@@ ck down 30 Phil@@ ist@@ ines and stri@@ pp@@ ed off their out@@ f@@ its .
9@@ 9@@ 7 ․ ․ ․ ․ ․ ․
This re@@ in@@ for@@ ces the fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al truth stated in the Bible : “ It does not bel@@ ong to man who is wal@@ king even to direc@@ t his st@@ ep . ”
Let us consider each of these .
They were simply rec@@ ording st@@ at@@ ements ac@@ tually made by Jesus Christ .
No , only true rep@@ ent@@ ance would have eli@@ c@@ ited such divine mer@@ cy .
Can you i@@ magine how this repor@@ t of wr@@ ong@@ doing and the s@@ cour@@ ge it ca@@ used must have affe@@ cted Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has ?
Lo@@ ve is best sen@@ sed when it is expres@@ sed .
We ur@@ ge you to take in acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the Bible so as to prote@@ ct yourself against Satan’s evil influ@@ ences now and to secu@@ re the hope of living in a world free from evil . ​ — Psalm 37 : 9 , 10 .
All of us can continue to benefit from vari@@ ous fe@@ atu@@ res of the counsel Christ gave to the se@@ ven congregations , as long as we apply it pray@@ er@@ fully and without d@@ el@@ a@@ y .
My parents were very religious ; they ra@@ ised me from chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od to re@@ v@@ ere the Sh@@ into go@@ ds .
Some would say that Sha@@ k@@ espe@@ are@@ ’s des@@ crip@@ tion also f@@ its most of the promises they hear today .
Th@@ ink of this com@@ par@@ is@@ on : Be@@ coming a c@@ iti@@ z@@ en of another country u@@ su@@ ally en@@ ta@@ il@@ s meeting certain ba@@ si@@ c qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations .
He war@@ m@@ ly invit@@ ed his compan@@ i@@ ons to jo@@ in him in ex@@ al@@ ting God’s name .
What ca@@ used H@@ ag@@ ar to become ha@@ ugh@@ ty ?
Ther@@ efore , knowledge of “ the deep things ” can give us strength to res@@ ist temp@@ tation to eng@@ age in la@@ w@@ less ac@@ ts and can move us to be “ ze@@ al@@ ous for fine works . ” ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 14 .
C@@ H@@ A@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ T@@ Y is not a po@@ pul@@ ar vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T E@@ X@@ P@@ E@@ R@@ T@@ S S@@ A@@ Y : P@@ or@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y is high@@ ly ad@@ dic@@ tive , with some re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers and ther@@ ap@@ ists even lik@@ ening it to cr@@ ack co@@ ca@@ ine .
Pe@@ ople every@@ where must learn to h@@ ate bri@@ ber@@ y and cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion .
Some other simil@@ ar@@ ities between Moses and the Gre@@ ater Moses , Jesus , can be seen in the bo@@ x on page 26 .
R@@ ac@@ hel@@ ’s first son was Joseph .
He was a m@@ ere shepher@@ d bo@@ y when Samuel anointed him as future king .
At first , only a few stud@@ ents came , but soon over 40 people of all ages began to atten@@ d .
Jesus set the pat@@ ter@@ n in hon@@ or@@ ing others by per@@ form@@ ing the low@@ li@@ est of t@@ as@@ ks .
R@@ ic@@ o got baptized when he was 12 years of age .
See what st@@ ep@@ s you can take to ma@@ ster it .
Do you at times find yourself feel@@ ing that way ?
The Creator promises that “ the form@@ er things will not be called to mind , ne@@ i@@ ther will they come up into the heart . ” ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 17 .
It was no@@ ted that al@@ though such fi@@ gu@@ res were low@@ er than ear@@ li@@ er es@@ ti@@ mat@@ es , “ they still remain too high in ter@@ ms of human suffering . ”
Although I felt rather power@@ less at first , such Bible ver@@ ses as Hebrews 1 : 14 con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed me that I had the support of Jehovah’s angels .
Why was Jehovah dis@@ pleas@@ ed when David had the ar@@ k of the covenant moved to Jerusalem ?
If we exerc@@ ise faith as E@@ no@@ ch did , Jehovah will strengthen us to dec@@ l@@ are his message in these last days .
O@@ thers were ru@@ n down by ste@@ am@@ ers in shi@@ pp@@ ing l@@ an@@ es . ”
On A@@ pri@@ l 19 , 20@@ 00 , a to@@ tal of 14@@ ,@@ 8@@ 7@@ 2@@ ,@@ 0@@ 8@@ 6 were remin@@ ded of our reas@@ ons for loving Jesus when they attend@@ ed the an@@ nu@@ al M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of his death .
So two l@@ ing@@ u@@ ists , David Joh@@ ns and Joseph F@@ re@@ e@@ man , were sent from Eng@@ land to help .
He rel@@ ates : “ Then I turned and went down from the m@@ oun@@ tain and plac@@ ed the ta@@ ble@@ ts in the ar@@ k that I had made , that they might continue there , just as Jehovah had comman@@ ded me . ”
18 : 1 - 4 ; 20 : 20 - 28 .
I pray@@ ed to Jehovah to help me continue in the full - time ministry all my life .
Such discus@@ sions can help you ac@@ hi@@ eve greater peace in your marriage , even if until now some expe@@ ct@@ ations have g@@ one un@@ ful@@ filled .
Can H@@ u@@ man@@ s Su@@ cc@@ ess@@ fully R@@ ule Th@@ em@@ selves ?
This can have a cal@@ m@@ ing and heal@@ ing effect .
For example , in N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ a , where the a@@ ver@@ age woman gives bir@@ th to si@@ x children , it is comm@@ on at we@@ d@@ ding@@ s to hear well - wi@@ sh@@ ers say to the new@@ l@@ y@@ we@@ ds : “ N@@ ine months from now , we ex@@ pect to hear a ba@@ by cr@@ ying in your house . ”
And the o@@ ffering of an ani@@ ma@@ l would be nothing out@@ standing .
But for now , we are sure that Jehovah lo@@ ves each one of us and that he under@@ stan@@ ds how we feel when we su@@ ff@@ er .
That “ st@@ ar ” used a ke@@ y to o@@ pen the do@@ or to a deep , dar@@ k pi@@ t .
How el@@ se could th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds be f@@ ed during the lun@@ ch peri@@ od ?
The ta@@ x money was used to pa@@ y for the main@@ ten@@ ance of the temple , the service per@@ form@@ ed there , and the da@@ ily sacrific@@ es offered on be@@ half of the nation .
How do Bible principles help us in show@@ ing cour@@ t@@ es@@ y to fellow humans every@@ where ?
She has started sever@@ al Bible stu@@ dies .
The congregation is no m@@ ere so@@ cial group .
The scho@@ l@@ ars who a@@ do@@ pt the view that Ju@@ d@@ as is a dem@@ on in this text ​ — one who under@@ sto@@ od Jesus ’ id@@ ent@@ ity better than the other disciples — ​ no@@ te its simil@@ ar@@ ity to the way the dem@@ ons in the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts of the Bible acc@@ ur@@ ately pro@@ claim@@ ed Jesus ’ id@@ ent@@ ity . ​ — Mark 3 : 11 ; 5 : 7 .
With all that up - to - the - min@@ u@@ te information a@@ vail@@ able , why turn to the Bible ​ — a book that was comple@@ ted al@@ most 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o ?
He@@ ike sp@@ ent a lo@@ t of time with her gi@@ r@@ l@@ friends , while I enjo@@ yed my ho@@ b@@ bi@@ es ​ — c@@ hi@@ ef@@ ly bo@@ x@@ ing , sur@@ f@@ ing , and di@@ ving . ”
In Satan’s th@@ ir@@ d at@@ temp@@ t to draw Jesus away from doing God’s will , “ the Devil took him along to an un@@ u@@ su@@ ally high m@@ oun@@ tain , and showed him all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the world and their glory . ”
He ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ated “ all his relati@@ ves to the si@@ x@@ th de@@ gre@@ e . ”
My Bible study has en@@ ab@@ led me to come to know Jehovah as a person and to devel@@ op a deep love for him .
Gi@@ ve examples of things that can cause dist@@ ress .
19@@ 00 19@@ 10 19@@ 20 19@@ 30 19@@ 40 19@@ 50 19@@ 60 19@@ 70 198@@ 0 199@@ 0 20@@ 00
G@@ u@@ arding A@@ ga@@ inst C@@ o@@ v@@ et@@ ousness 16 , 17 .
If an ar@@ ro@@ w is to re@@ ach its t@@ ar@@ get , what is needed ?
Paul appro@@ pri@@ ately ur@@ ges Christians to “ speak cons@@ ol@@ ingly to the de@@ pres@@ sed sou@@ ls . ”
That inclu@@ des making pro@@ vision for ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment .
David was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah ca@@ res for his people .
Let us now consider some of the blessings that will be enjo@@ yed at that time .
Jesus said in prayer to God : “ This means everlasting life , their taking in knowledge of you , the only true God , and of the one whom you sent for@@ th , Jesus Christ . ”
So Jesus must have been refer@@ ring to his disciples when he made the st@@ at@@ ement : “ This gener@@ ation will by no means pas@@ s away until all these things occ@@ ur . ”
No , Peter hum@@ bly recogn@@ ized that Jesus had “ sa@@ y@@ ings of everlasting life . ”
TH@@ O@@ S@@ E who love God end@@ e@@ av@@ or to refle@@ ct spiritual light from his Word , the Bible .
In many other situ@@ ations , however , it is appro@@ pri@@ ate and desi@@ ra@@ ble to gre@@ et others .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , this building has we@@ a@@ ther@@ ed some se@@ v@@ ere st@@ or@@ ms over the years , and it has su@@ ffered from ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct .
In some res@@ pe@@ cts , circumstances ex@@ is@@ ting in the world of that day may have been fav@@ or@@ able for Kingdom preaching .
Hence , ex@@ p@@ oun@@ ding Scriptural truth s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully in our ministry am@@ oun@@ ts to being direc@@ ted by holy spirit .
They must have had a ze@@ al@@ ous spirit like that of their father .
John also helped desi@@ gn and buil@@ d ma@@ ch@@ ines for w@@ ra@@ pp@@ ing and la@@ bel@@ ing ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines that were ma@@ iled to individu@@ al sub@@ s@@ cri@@ bers .
Yes , and not just when it is conven@@ i@@ ent .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , as Jehovah remin@@ ded Job , ani@@ mal@@ s t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to His strength .
A Re@@ c@@ ord of Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful En@@ du@@ r@@ ance
In this matter of love for individuals , we learn from Jesus , who per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly refle@@ cted God’s qualities .
O@@ thers in the first century who came in cont@@ act with the truth needed more time to make a decision .
The congreg@@ at@@ or@@ ’s s@@ ound ad@@ vice on these and other matters is recorded for us in chap@@ ters 7 to 12 of E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es .
Al@@ ong with congregation elders , they can help you understand the Scriptural requi@@ re@@ ments for baptism . ​ — Read Acts 8 : 12 .
To en@@ able people to recogn@@ ize this trans@@ f@@ er of divine fav@@ or , God provided an un@@ mis@@ ta@@ ka@@ ble id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying mar@@ k .
Many even der@@ i@@ de the ide@@ a of God’s inter@@ ven@@ ing in human af@@ fai@@ r@@ s ​ — as people did in No@@ ah’s day .
In rec@@ ent years , a number of branch of@@ fic@@ es have been mer@@ ged with others .
We seek to understand c@@ learly not only the ma@@ j@@ or ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments but also the sub@@ tle differ@@ ences between the old understanding and the new one .
But when the bo@@ ard saw how young Jo@@ el loo@@ ked , they refu@@ sed to cl@@ as@@ si@@ fy him as a minis@@ ter and sent him a no@@ tice to repor@@ t for mil@@ it@@ ary du@@ ty .
So we must let our light shin@@ e , never per@@ mit@@ ting op@@ position or persecu@@ tion to make us hi@@ de Scriptural truth or keep it to ourselves .
At Job 33 : 22 , we read : “ His soul dra@@ ws near to the pi@@ t , and his life to those inf@@ lic@@ ting death . ”
“ The brothers and sisters appreci@@ ate very much the help that is given by Jehovah’s organization .
Do I really trust Jehovah to care for my family if I give spiritual things pri@@ or@@ ity ?
What must we do to experience the fulfill@@ ment of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s wonderful prophe@@ ci@@ es ?
In the ancient M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast , sum@@ m@@ er was the part of the ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ tural year that foc@@ used on fru@@ it .
I could not help com@@ par@@ ing my@@ self with my friends ​ — so heal@@ thy and full of life .
As Christians , we have been bless@@ ed with li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving knowledge and the hope of sal@@ vation .
It is en@@ ri@@ ch@@ ing and faith - inspi@@ ring for us not only to read the Bible regul@@ arly but also to di@@ g into it and ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t ourselves with such ancient wit@@ nesses of Jehovah as Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n and members of his family .
On@@ ce we re@@ ach the point in the Bible rec@@ ord where Jesus is baptized at the age of 30 , we find that Joseph is no longer part of the st@@ ory .
Just i@@ magine what the fulfill@@ ment of God’s promises will mean !
As Jehovah’s servants , do we person@@ ally appreci@@ ate what we have in the way of spiritual pro@@ v@@ isions and blessings ?
We can have faith that he can do anything he will@@ s . ​ — Genesis 18 : 12 - 14 .
In the past , we said that God’s people did not have his fav@@ or during World W@@ ar I because they did not preach with ze@@ al .
To help Timothy keep his e@@ ye on spiritual go@@ als , Paul encoura@@ ged him , saying : “ No man serving as a sol@@ di@@ er invol@@ ves himself in the com@@ mer@@ cial bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ es of life , in order that he may gain the appro@@ val of the one who en@@ ro@@ l@@ led him as a sol@@ di@@ er . ”
From ear@@ li@@ est times , people have dre@@ am@@ ed about how wonderful it would be to live you@@ th@@ ful , heal@@ thy lives forever .
How can we maintain our sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y ?
When I was in the n@@ in@@ th gra@@ de , M@@ other contr@@ ac@@ ted p@@ ne@@ um@@ on@@ ia and was be@@ d@@ ri@@ d@@ den for more than a mon@@ th .
And what are we loo@@ king for in the C@@ hi@@ ef A@@ g@@ ent ?
( b ) How can parents imitate Jehovah in help@@ ing their children to devel@@ op the ability to follow Bible principles ?
S@@ how consider@@ ation by making older ones feel needed and appreci@@ ated .
His gre@@ e@@ dy half brothers have d@@ ri@@ ven him away in order to ste@@ al his in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
Today , there are two th@@ ri@@ ving congregations in that to@@ wn .
Christians who enjoy bo@@ ard or c@@ ard g@@ ames as rec@@ re@@ ation would be better ad@@ v@@ ised to keep a p@@ enc@@ iled s@@ cor@@ e or to pla@@ y the g@@ ame simply for fu@@ n without keep@@ ing s@@ cor@@ e .
Let Jehovah’s spirit trans@@ form your mind and heart to con@@ form to his will . ​ — Read Romans 12 : 2 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 23 , 24 .
Will my un@@ c@@ le war@@ m@@ ly wel@@ come me and gr@@ ant me a God - fe@@ aring wife ? ’
Mal@@ col@@ m ad@@ ds : “ O@@ cc@@ asi@@ on@@ ally , des@@ pite all my efforts to clear up the situation , the other bro@@ ther’s attitude rema@@ ins un@@ fri@@ end@@ ly .
“ P@@ ur@@ sue . . . En@@ du@@ r@@ ance ”
Some examples may help us to refle@@ ct on the se@@ cur@@ ity enjo@@ yed by those who serve Jehovah in contr@@ ast with those who do not .
Jehovah B@@ less@@ es W@@ ill@@ ing C@@ o@@ op@@ er@@ ation
And Revelation 22 : 6 reve@@ als that Jehovah “ sent his ang@@ el to show his sla@@ ves the things that must sh@@ ort@@ ly take place . ”
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y R@@ A@@ I@@ M@@ O KU@@ O@@ K@@ K@@ AN@@ E@@ N
If I used to rejo@@ ice because my pro@@ per@@ ty was much , and because my hand had found a lo@@ t of things . . . , that too would be an er@@ ro@@ r for attention by the jus@@ tic@@ es , for I should have den@@ i@@ ed the true God a@@ bo@@ ve . ”
He ad@@ ded : “ These te@@ x@@ ts offer pat@@ ter@@ ns that can be trans@@ form@@ ed into one@@ ’s own life , become action , become practic@@ al experience . ”
A saying in the Af@@ ri@@ can G@@ u@@ n language expres@@ ses this fact simply : “ The f@@ ing@@ ers are not all of the same l@@ eng@@ th . ”
The n@@ ature of the al@@ p@@ ha@@ be@@ t C@@ y@@ ri@@ l cont@@ ri@@ ved has pro@@ vo@@ ked much contro@@ vers@@ y , since l@@ ing@@ u@@ ists are not certain what al@@ p@@ ha@@ be@@ t it was .
But his two bo@@ ys were happy to see their parents enjo@@ ying something with them .
The first human cou@@ ple , Adam and E@@ ve , were to have children .
Yet , he will@@ ingly and comple@@ t@@ ely for@@ gives rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers even though he kno@@ ws that he will never need those sin@@ n@@ ers to return the fav@@ or by for@@ giving him .
These form@@ er Christians came to be id@@ enti@@ fied as the “ evil slave , ” and Jesus p@@ uni@@ shed them with “ the great@@ est sever@@ ity . ”
He was determined to st@@ am@@ p out this “ her@@ es@@ y ” in his d@@ om@@ a@@ in .
In order to keep an e@@ ye on me , the author@@ ities sent me to E@@ vo@@ s@@ mo@@ s , near Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , where there was a po@@ li@@ ce st@@ ation .
Jesus respon@@ ded : “ Per@@ sons in health do not need a physi@@ ci@@ an , but the a@@ il@@ ing do .
What helped Noah to sur@@ vi@@ ve the F@@ lood , and what helped Christians in the first century to sur@@ vi@@ ve the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem ?
“ M@@ ature people ” are not cont@@ ent to par@@ take only of “ mil@@ k . ”
Is that difficult to do ?
The me@@ dia bom@@ ba@@ r@@ d us with a materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic “ get all you can out of life ” ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y .
Hence , whether our hope is heavenly or earthly , we have a ke@@ en interest in “ the first resurrection . ”
A@@ n ob@@ serv@@ ation made by D@@ ut@@ ch cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man Joh@@ ann@@ es J . Bu@@ s@@ k@@ es , who was imp@@ ris@@ oned with some of the Witnesses , con@@ fir@@ ms L@@ ages ’ st@@ at@@ ement .
As we con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate these gl@@ ori@@ ous real@@ ities and their future sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance , may we too expres@@ s with all our heart the sen@@ ti@@ ments of the apostle John when he said : “ A@@ men ! C@@ ome , Lord Jesus . ” ​ — Revelation 22 : 20 .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , the personal effort we put for@@ th to study God’s Word , cou@@ pl@@ ed with prayer to Jehovah for his guid@@ ance and spirit , will pa@@ y rich di@@ vi@@ d@@ ends in the long ru@@ n . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 3 : 14 - 19 .
When the Israelites had comple@@ ted the con@@ qu@@ est of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and but were still sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by pa@@ g@@ an nations , Jo@@ shua ass@@ em@@ b@@ led all Israel with the a@@ im of for@@ ti@@ f@@ ying their res@@ ol@@ ve to remain loyal to Jehovah .
It de@@ ta@@ il@@ s prophe@@ ci@@ es that were ful@@ filled in the past , are being ful@@ filled now , and will be ful@@ filled in the future .
( b ) Of what should el@@ der@@ ly Christians be confid@@ ent ?
When we medit@@ ate on these questions , we will benefit more from our Bible reading .
The Scriptures later id@@ enti@@ fied Satan the Devil as “ the origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent . ”
Is it possible for an a@@ the@@ ist to buil@@ d faith in a loving Creator ?
A young sister nam@@ ed B@@ rit@@ t@@ ne@@ y com@@ men@@ ted : “ F@@ am@@ ily worship has brought me clo@@ s@@ er to my parents .
( b ) What is needed in order to find ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment through app@@ lic@@ ation of Jesus ’ teachings ?
Isaiah gives what fur@@ ther indic@@ ations regarding life in the new world ?
31 : 34 .
Samuel the prophet was also a writ@@ er .
Why might the woman who was “ a sin@@ ner ” have been at the home of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e ?
She re@@ turned to Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n in F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 19@@ 50 to serve as a transl@@ at@@ or of our Bible liter@@ ature into S@@ pan@@ ish .
May we cause the hearts of our brothers to rejo@@ ice by our s@@ inc@@ ere , mean@@ ing@@ ful words of comm@@ end@@ ation .
“ P@@ r@@ inc@@ ess ” !
Ther@@ e@@ after , he off@@ ers himself for baptism and be@@ comes an or@@ da@@ ined minis@@ ter with an appro@@ ved standing before Jehovah God .
What great act of love has Jehovah per@@ form@@ ed in be@@ half of sin@@ n@@ ers ?
Á@@ d@@ á@@ m S@@ z@@ ing@@ er at the time of his imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment and now
By this time Jeremiah had served as a prophet for 23 years . ​ — Jeremiah 25 : 1 - 3 ; 36 : 1 , 4 .
A@@ be@@ l thus learned that Jehovah God had righteous , ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast servants .
‘ Be@@ come O@@ be@@ di@@ ent From the H@@ ear@@ t ’
You may face pres@@ sure to accept ev@@ olu@@ tion as a fact .
P@@ os@@ si@@ bly p@@ en@@ ned for a field work@@ er who al@@ le@@ ge@@ dly fa@@ iled to deli@@ ver a set qu@@ o@@ ta of gra@@ in , this do@@ cum@@ ent , written on a po@@ t@@ ter@@ y sh@@ ard , says : “ After your serv@@ ant [ the pet@@ iti@@ on@@ er ] had fin@@ i@@ shed st@@ or@@ ing the har@@ v@@ est a few days ag@@ o , Ho@@ sh@@ a@@ y@@ ah@@ u son of S@@ ho@@ ba@@ y came and took your serv@@ an@@ t’s gar@@ ment . . . .
Di@@ d he allow the people of Babyl@@ on to change him or we@@ ak@@ en his faith ?
My early experience taught me how un@@ s@@ ound it is to r@@ ely on human reason@@ ing .
Jose@@ p@@ h’s ten brothers en@@ vi@@ ed the special relationship Joseph had with their father .
Their es@@ cap@@ e is tim@@ ely . The Z@@ e@@ al@@ o@@ ts soon return to Jerusalem and for@@ ce the rema@@ ining in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants to jo@@ in in their re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
If any Christian exc@@ e@@ e@@ ds the spe@@ ed li@@ mit , this is a fa@@ il@@ ure to rend@@ er “ Ca@@ es@@ ar@@ ’s things to Ca@@ es@@ ar . ”
Is he not a@@ ware of what is happ@@ ening in his own worl@@ d@@ wide congregation ?
Com@@ mun@@ ities of the W@@ al@@ den@@ ses were close - k@@ n@@ it .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , if we do not thor@@ ough@@ ly com@@ pre@@ h@@ end and accept ba@@ si@@ c principles , we might not be able to make s@@ ound decisions and our faith may be eas@@ ily sh@@ ak@@ en .
Those travel@@ ing with Saul heard a vo@@ ice , but they did not see the speak@@ er or understand what he said .
This is@@ sue of The Watchtower exam@@ ines what the Bible says about life and death .
Bro@@ ther S@@ an@@ der@@ son was appointed to serve as a special pioneer on the is@@ land of Ne@@ w@@ f@@ oun@@ d@@ land , Cana@@ da , in A@@ pri@@ l 199@@ 1 .
W@@ all reli@@ ef of war@@ ri@@ ors car@@ r@@ ying he@@ a@@ ds of enem@@ y cap@@ ti@@ ves and thro@@ wing them in a he@@ a@@ p
D@@ or@@ o@@ thy and her husband were in the same class .
Moses Sh@@ un@@ ned the “ En@@ jo@@ y@@ ment of S@@ in ”
By exam@@ ining those r@@ are early spe@@ ci@@ men@@ s , l@@ ing@@ u@@ ists no@@ te that the transl@@ ation was pre@@ c@@ ise and con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed a n@@ atur@@ al fre@@ sh@@ ness .
What are the benef@@ its of allow@@ ing holy spirit to lead us ?
My father , who was de@@ va@@ stated by the death of my mother and new@@ born brother , left me with his wi@@ do@@ wed da@@ d and moved to a dist@@ ant city for emp@@ loy@@ ment .
St@@ ela of Ba@@ al
That inclu@@ des the complete re@@ mo@@ val of the dist@@ res@@ sing effect of death , for the prophecy go@@ es on to say : “ The S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah will certainly wi@@ pe the te@@ ars from all fac@@ es . ”
We are confid@@ ent that those “ righ@@ tly dis@@ posed for everlasting life ” will become believers and deli@@ ght in God’s law . ​ — Acts 13 : 4@@ 8 .
Jesus heard that his friend La@@ z@@ ar@@ us was si@@ ck .
For example , do you ex@@ pect one of your children to invit@@ e you to move in with his family , or are you expe@@ cting something el@@ se ?
V@@ en@@ ting anger without concer@@ n for the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences can cause serious dam@@ age to our own and others ’ spiritual , emo@@ tional , and physical health .
An@@ yone “ having deal@@ ings with the stu@@ pi@@ d ones will f@@ are ba@@ dly . ” ​ — Proverbs 13 : 20 .
S@@ ad@@ ly , such conduct often es@@ cal@@ ates into viol@@ ence .
On@@ ce again , Daniel associ@@ ated with the Witnesses and stu@@ died the Bible .
; S@@ ar@@ a@@ fi@@ ano@@ s , E .
Sa@@ ys 14 - year - old D@@ un@@ ja : “ So many people have been kil@@ led . . .
Do I man@@ i@@ f@@ est the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit in my life ?
E@@ very mor@@ ning in the re@@ for@@ mat@@ ory cour@@ ty@@ ard , a s@@ wa@@ st@@ ika f@@ la@@ g was ho@@ is@@ ted and we were comman@@ ded to ra@@ ise our right hands and sal@@ u@@ te the f@@ la@@ g while saying “ H@@ ei@@ l H@@ it@@ l@@ er . ”
So stay close to God’s people , never is@@ ol@@ ating yourself . ​ — Proverbs 18 : 1 ; Romans 14 : 7 .
“ Ke@@ ep on . . . see@@ king first the kingdom , ” said Jesus .
We read : “ By s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful direction [ “ by s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful str@@ ate@@ gy , ” The Rev@@ ised Eng@@ l@@ ish Bible ] you will car@@ ry on your war , and in the mul@@ titu@@ de of coun@@ sel@@ ors there is sal@@ vation . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
H@@ um@@ bly ac@@ knowledge your li@@ mit@@ ations and ad@@ mit your mis@@ takes .
Na@@ am@@ an is heal@@ ed of his le@@ pro@@ s@@ y . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 5 : 1 - 14
Jesus himself did not mar@@ ry , which is qu@@ ite under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble in view of the assignment he had been given .
The Bible tel@@ ls us that humans are cre@@ ated in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge .
Many at school would not associ@@ ate with me because I was la@@ bel@@ ed “ a Ger@@ man sp@@ y . ”
How vital it is to gain acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of what the resurrection is and what it means for mankind !
O@@ l@@ der de@@ a@@ f publi@@ sh@@ ers likely rec@@ all the fru@@ str@@ ation they experienced when they were not under@@ sto@@ od and therefore could not talk fur@@ ther about spiritual tru@@ ths .
Jesus stated : “ Who really is the faithful ste@@ ward , the dis@@ cre@@ et one , whom his ma@@ ster will ap@@ point over his body of attend@@ ants to keep giving them their me@@ asure of food supp@@ lies at the prop@@ er time ?
Jesus told his followers : “ You will be hal@@ ed before govern@@ ors and k@@ ings for my s@@ ake , for a witness to them and the nations . ”
This is in@@ deed God’s most holy and great name . ”
8@@ ,@@ 5@@ 8@@ 6
Yes , young people can stand up to pe@@ er pres@@ sure .
Now I am not as sh@@ y as before . ”
O@@ b@@ serv@@ ance of the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al remin@@ ds us of the great love sh@@ own by both Jehovah and his Son in con@@ ne@@ ction with Jesus ’ sacri@@ fi@@ cial death .
Like God’s prophe@@ ts of old , Christians ex@@ pect to be re@@ pro@@ ached , persecu@@ ted , and l@@ y@@ ingly spo@@ ken against ​ — all “ for righteousness ’ s@@ ake . ”
But if your son went a st@@ ep fur@@ ther ​ — if he app@@ lied your wise counsel and re@@ ap@@ ed the benefit — ​ your heart no doubt g@@ low@@ ed with even greater joy .
17 Le@@ an@@ ing on Jehovah H@@ as Be@@ en Re@@ war@@ ding
When Jac@@ o@@ b was al@@ most 1@@ 00 years old , he even w@@ rest@@ led with an ang@@ el to receive a blessing from God .
We cannot enjoy a fine standing with God if we are not sure that he is our Creator .
Paul tel@@ ls us that God lo@@ v@@ ingly gives us His Word so that “ through the comfort from the Scriptures we might have hope . ”
“ What can I say ? ”
During the mi@@ d - 198@@ 0 ’ s , op@@ pos@@ ers of our ministry fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ used the direc@@ t@@ ors of our leg@@ al cor@@ por@@ ation of teaching young men to ref@@ ra@@ in from en@@ ter@@ ing the mil@@ it@@ ary .
15 “ Jehovah Our God Is One Jehovah ”
After con@@ fer@@ ring with Father , who was out in the ba@@ r@@ n , M@@ other or@@ der@@ ed the set of si@@ x vo@@ lum@@ es of S@@ tudi@@ es in the Scriptures .
Those prayers re@@ ach God in@@ stan@@ tly .
The T@@ en P@@ la@@ gu@@ es and the des@@ tru@@ ction of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h and his for@@ ces in the R@@ ed Se@@ a were in@@ deed mem@@ or@@ able demonstr@@ ations of God’s mat@@ ch@@ less power .
What a differ@@ ence !
When it comes to fre@@ e@@ dom , a ke@@ y point for us to be@@ ar in mind is that Jehovah God al@@ one has what can be called ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te and un@@ li@@ mit@@ ed fre@@ e@@ dom .
W@@ ould you not like to be descri@@ bed as a person ag@@ re@@ e@@ able to Jehovah’s heart ?
O@@ s@@ su@@ aries were wi@@ d@@ ely used among the Jews during the bri@@ ef peri@@ od between the first century B.C.E . and 70 C.E .
The whole family enjo@@ yed his vis@@ its because he was jo@@ y@@ ful and had a good sense of hum@@ or .
How might we eli@@ min@@ ate things that can we@@ i@@ gh us down ?
E@@ ach time , God said he would not bring the c@@ ities to ru@@ in if that many righteous men were there .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous sh@@ r@@ ines are dedic@@ ated to the worship of a de@@ ity or the ven@@ er@@ ation of a “ holy ” person .
M@@ an@@ ag@@ ing M@@ one@@ y , 8 / 1 M@@ ary , 1 / 1
If so , where did he come from ?
The qu@@ ality of the transl@@ ation dep@@ ends to a large de@@ gre@@ e on the qu@@ an@@ t@@ ity and qu@@ ality of the text that was in@@ iti@@ ally f@@ ed into the com@@ pu@@ ter .
We need to accept such cor@@ rection mil@@ dly so that we benefit from it .
At first , I was un@@ set@@ t@@ led by my wi@@ fe@@ ’s new@@ found interest in the Bible , but when she told me that she had deci@@ ded to be baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , I became seri@@ ously concer@@ ned . ”
They are brothers , sons of Z@@ ebe@@ de@@ e and his wife , S@@ al@@ ome .
Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers at a Kingdom H@@ all in K@@ en@@ ya , Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a 10 , 11 . ( a ) What are some ways that our don@@ ations to the worl@@ d@@ wide work are being used ?
What can help us during such times ?
“ I [ Jesus ] am going to the Father , for the Father is greater than I am . ”
His wife , So@@ fi@@ a , la@@ b@@ ors to acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ate l@@ in@@ ens , k@@ it@@ ch@@ en@@ ware , ch@@ in@@ a@@ ware , and s@@ il@@ ver@@ ware for these ad@@ di@@ tional hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds .
No We@@ ap@@ on F@@ or@@ m@@ ed A@@ ga@@ inst U@@ s Will Su@@ cc@@ e@@ ed
Hence , the red w@@ ine f@@ it@@ t@@ ingly re@@ pres@@ ents Jesus ’ liter@@ al blood .
How will the conclu@@ ding words of Psalm 1@@ 12 be ful@@ filled ?
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y M@@ EL@@ B@@ A B@@ A@@ R@@ R@@ Y
So , then , we have good reas@@ ons to pray .
It may be sur@@ pris@@ ing to some that Jehovah God , the high@@ est and most gl@@ ori@@ ous one in the uni@@ verse , is the ul@@ tim@@ ate example of hum@@ ility .
A@@ part from their regul@@ ar Bible - reading pro@@ gra@@ m , some Christians der@@ i@@ ve real enjo@@ y@@ ment from reading r@@ and@@ om@@ ly in the Psal@@ ms , Proverbs , the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts , or other par@@ ts of the Bible .
By su@@ p@@ pres@@ sing and taking sel@@ f@@ ish advan@@ ta@@ ge of the in@@ no@@ c@@ ent , such a person may “ p@@ ile up s@@ il@@ ver like du@@ st it@@ self . ”
Since the Greek O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch would not support him , he col@@ la@@ bor@@ ated with the B@@ rit@@ ish and F@@ o@@ re@@ ign Bible So@@ ci@@ ety ( B@@ F@@ B@@ S ) on the public@@ ation and cir@@ cul@@ ation of his transl@@ ation .
What mo@@ tiv@@ ated him to do so ?
In many par@@ ts of the world , Jehovah’s Witnesses are public@@ ly pra@@ ised for the un@@ ity and co@@ op@@ er@@ ation they displa@@ y at their conven@@ tions and building pro@@ je@@ cts , for their hon@@ es@@ ty and di@@ lig@@ ence , for their ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary moral conduct and family life , and even for their who@@ les@@ ome appe@@ ar@@ ance and dem@@ e@@ an@@ or .
Fa@@ thers love their children and do not want them to be mis@@ led or dec@@ ei@@ ved .
The “ P@@ ow@@ er of Re@@ as@@ on ”
Mar@@ th@@ a put her ar@@ ms around C@@ am@@ il@@ le and invit@@ ed her to study the Bible with her .
In ad@@ dition , sever@@ al more of my relati@@ ves are stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s people .
1 : 15 ​ — How can “ all things ” be “ clean to clean pers@@ ons , ” but un@@ clean “ to pers@@ ons de@@ fil@@ ed and faith@@ less ” ?
What do we ex@@ pect that a rul@@ er would do when there was an ou@@ tri@@ ght re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in his real@@ m ?
Because this would give them wisdom and help them to understand how they could “ walk wor@@ th@@ ily of Jehovah in order to ple@@ ase him fully . ”
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a few months , he fre@@ ed himself from his ad@@ dic@@ tions , became a pre@@ ach@@ er of the good news , and was baptized .
It was as if I were cu@@ t in two .
For someone to re@@ ach something that is far away , he would need to make an effort and perhaps st@@ re@@ t@@ ch out his ar@@ m to get it .
These men did not l@@ ack faith .
Per@@ haps we have heard of faithful brothers who were kil@@ led by an earth@@ qu@@ ake , such as those in Ha@@ it@@ i , or by some other n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ ster .
Our heavenly Father is “ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous in power ” and can eas@@ ily in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ate us .
Jesus Christ was ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the ro@@ le of g@@ at@@ eke@@ ep@@ ers , also called do@@ or@@ keep@@ ers .
Ex@@ pan@@ ding on this , Jesus ad@@ ded : “ H@@ app@@ y are you when people re@@ pro@@ ach you and persecu@@ te you and l@@ y@@ ingly say every s@@ ort of wicked thing against you for my s@@ ake .
God then ca@@ used Adam to f@@ all into a deep s@@ le@@ ep , took one of his ri@@ bs , and “ buil@@ t the ri@@ b . . . into a woman . ” When Adam w@@ oke up , how happy he was !
F@@ ind things to look for@@ ward to , and set re@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble go@@ als together .
After listen@@ ing to her , I told her how Jehovah had helped me to de@@ al with a similar situation in life .
• What are re@@ pres@@ ented by . . .
The happiness and spiritual pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity of these mo@@ der@@ n - day Christians fur@@ ni@@ sh@@ es powerful evidence of the righ@@ t@@ ness of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
G@@ ra@@ v@@ ity affe@@ cts us every second of every day .
The means of pre@@ serving the lives of those anointed Christians is “ the blood of s@@ prin@@ k@@ ling , ” Jesus ’ blood .
“ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e . . . for@@ giving one another fre@@ ely . ” ​ — C@@ O@@ L@@ O@@ S@@ S@@ I@@ AN@@ S 3 : 13 .
Ge@@ or@@ ge , who is de@@ a@@ f and has been a Witness for 38 years , says : “ There is no question that the ability to understand a matter for yourself gives you a me@@ asure of self - respect and confidence .
As the man had heard the name Abraham before , he no@@ d@@ ded en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally .
When will this resurrection of the righteous and the un@@ righteous occ@@ ur ?
“ I W@@ I@@ L@@ L most g@@ la@@ dly sp@@ end and be comple@@ t@@ ely sp@@ ent for your sou@@ ls , ” wrote the apostle Paul .
All who take this st@@ ep have already accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed much as do@@ ers of God’s word .
De@@ ca@@ des later some dedic@@ ated Christians simil@@ arly rend@@ ered service to God but “ not with a pu@@ re mo@@ tive . ”
Consider , for example , how Jehovah provided for Jeremiah at the time of Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s tur@@ bul@@ ent end in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
In an in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion d@@ ated 4@@ 9 C.E . , in the T@@ emp@@ le of the Gre@@ at O@@ as@@ is , Egy@@ pt , Rom@@ an pre@@ fect V@@ er@@ g@@ ili@@ us Ca@@ pi@@ to ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that sol@@ di@@ ers had made il@@ leg@@ al re@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ ons , and he esta@@ bli@@ shed that “ no one shall take or re@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ on . . . anything , un@@ less he has a written author@@ iz@@ ation from me . ”
E@@ ven@@ tually , Ru@@ th wrote to me to say that a mission@@ ary who had been in the truth for many years was loo@@ king for a wife , and she asked if I would be inter@@ ested in writ@@ ing to him .
What can be said about the influ@@ ence that spiritually matu@@ re older ones have on their family ?
However , sever@@ al questions ar@@ ise : How does ‘ the spirit sear@@ ch into the deep things of God ’ ?
( b ) What gr@@ and re@@ ward will faithful worshipp@@ ers sh@@ ort@@ ly enjoy ?
“ A Ti@@ me for S@@ il@@ ence ”
Even though Jesus was a perfect man , he said : “ I cannot do a sing@@ le thing of my own in@@ iti@@ ative . . .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 13 ]
Why It W@@ as Ne@@ cess@@ ary
Le@@ on@@ id@@ as and his wife got baptized some months later .
All such help@@ ful de@@ e@@ ds streng@@ th@@ ened and encoura@@ ged the imp@@ ris@@ oned apostle so that he , in turn , could be “ a streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id ” to others , including enti@@ re congregations . ​ — Romans 1 : 11 , 12 .
• In what ways can you maintain your integrity ?
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how making the right cho@@ ic@@ es can lead to fine experi@@ ences later .
“ A@@ n answer , when mil@@ d , tur@@ ns away ra@@ ge , ” says the Bible .
Ne@@ h@@ emiah simply ign@@ ored the mo@@ ck@@ er@@ y .
C@@ learly , at that time Satan was still challeng@@ ing Jehovah .
The pri@@ ze acc@@ or@@ ded to a w@@ in@@ ner in the P@@ an@@ hel@@ l@@ en@@ ic G@@ ames was pur@@ ely sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic ​ — a cro@@ wn of lea@@ ves .
He said that we should not become anxi@@ ous about t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w , since each day has its own anxi@@ e@@ ties .
• Des@@ cri@@ be some of Satan’s t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s .
I valu@@ ed more my so@@ cial position and my work as an eng@@ in@@ e@@ er .
L@@ ater , when sen@@ ding his brothers to bring their father to Egy@@ pt , Joseph encoura@@ ged them with the words : “ Do not get ex@@ as@@ per@@ ated at one another on the way . ”
This st@@ at@@ ement sum@@ m@@ ed up the re@@ sear@@ ch that Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or Al@@ is@@ ter H@@ ar@@ dy pres@@ ented in his book The S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al N@@ ature of M@@ an .
But it is in order that the Scrip@@ ture might be ful@@ filled , ‘ He that used to fe@@ ed on my bre@@ ad has li@@ f@@ ted up his he@@ el against me . ’ ” ​ — John 13 : 18 .
M@@ ake the decision .
C@@ learly , Jehovah is pleas@@ ed when we use our time and en@@ er@@ gy to prom@@ o@@ te Kingdom inter@@ ests and ass@@ ist fellow believers .
N@@ ever do we want our conduct to bring Jehovah’s name into dis@@ re@@ pu@@ te .
If we look at the con@@ text , it is evid@@ ent that Paul is speaking of individuals who are c@@ learly no part of the Christian congregation .
For ad@@ di@@ tional information on the reas@@ ons for God’s per@@ mit@@ ting wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , ple@@ ase see the book Is There a Creator Who Ca@@ res Ab@@ out You ? , chap@@ ter 10 , publi@@ shed by the Watchtower Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of New Yor@@ k , In@@ c .
We n@@ atur@@ ally g@@ ri@@ eve such a lo@@ ss .
Wor@@ king from the transl@@ ation pro@@ duc@@ ed more than half a century ear@@ li@@ er by the mon@@ k Ma@@ xi@@ mu@@ s , Ser@@ ap@@ him set out to pu@@ bl@@ ish a f@@ res@@ h , er@@ ro@@ r - free , e@@ asi@@ er - to - com@@ pre@@ h@@ end ver@@ sion .
U@@ su@@ ally , we are e@@ ag@@ er to share with others what we know about that person .
O@@ thers should not pres@@ sure them to take one course or another .
This article will consider three of the many important less@@ ons that Jesus taught his disciples .
If this man were not from God , he could do nothing at all . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jesus taught his followers to look for@@ ward to the coming of God’s Kingdom .
The fo@@ ol@@ ish one , however , ca@@ uses them end@@ less g@@ ri@@ ef .
3 : 9 , 12 - 14 .
When does l@@ ying war@@ r@@ ant j@@ udi@@ cial action ?
How that cont@@ ra@@ sted with the religious lead@@ ers of his day , who had “ se@@ ated themselves in the se@@ at of Moses ” but who ign@@ ored “ the law of Jehovah ” ! ​ — Matthew 23 : 2 - 4 .
Do you also believe that Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es point to our time as “ the last days ” of Satan’s wicked system ?
He is d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous . ”
When we give it , we act in har@@ mony with the divine comm@@ and to “ consider one another to inc@@ ite to love and fine works . ”
Com@@ pare that with the case of those who were de@@ pri@@ ved of bu@@ ri@@ al because of their wr@@ ong@@ doing .
Many worship the go@@ ds of their religion , but these may simply be li@@ fel@@ ess go@@ ds that can no more sa@@ ve than could Ba@@ al in Eli@@ j@@ ah’s day .
I went .
You can have complete trust in all the promises con@@ ta@@ ined in the Bible , for their S@@ ource is “ Jehovah the God of truth . ” ​ — Psalm 31 : 5 .
The men who helped to cor@@ rec@@ t that situation were nam@@ ed C@@ y@@ ri@@ l and Me@@ tho@@ di@@ us , brothers by bir@@ th .
What to@@ pi@@ c@@ s will this and the following two artic@@ les discus@@ s ?
Be@@ fore he became a Christian , Paul , a man ver@@ sed in the Law , was so bl@@ in@@ ded by ign@@ or@@ ance that he persecu@@ ted the congregation of God .
As reg@@ ar@@ ds the matter concer@@ ning which you gave me or@@ ders : everything is fine now : he is sta@@ ying in the temple of Y@@ ah@@ we@@ h . ”
Because they truly try to apply what they learn from the Bible .
C@@ learly , if we were to sto@@ ck@@ p@@ ile material go@@ o@@ ds , that would not sa@@ ve us from such a des@@ tru@@ ction .
P@@ in@@ ch@@ ing his li@@ ps together , he certainly br@@ ings mis@@ c@@ hi@@ ef to comple@@ tion . ” ​ — Proverbs 16 : 29 , 30 .
We pre@@ ached in fo@@ g , w@@ ind , ra@@ in , and s@@ now , but it was wor@@ th it .
C@@ ould you arr@@ ange your af@@ fai@@ r@@ s so as to experience similar joy more often ?
How did Jesus ’ par@@ able of the whe@@ at and the we@@ e@@ ds refle@@ ct his famili@@ ar@@ ity with local con@@ di@@ tions ?
L@@ ater , I me@@ t Jehovah’s Witnesses and continued my Bible study with them .
If a par@@ ent over@@ re@@ ac@@ ts , he may re@@ in@@ for@@ ce ne@@ g@@ ative thinking in his child .
In this con@@ ne@@ ction , rec@@ all that in the past , Jehovah reve@@ aled to his ancient people that obedi@@ ence was even more important than ani@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es .
How and why does gro@@ w@@ th as a Christian continue after a person re@@ ach@@ es spiritual matu@@ r@@ ity ?
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous ar@@ t@@ work often por@@ tra@@ ys Jesus as a ba@@ by , as an under@@ n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed we@@ ak@@ ling , or as an as@@ ce@@ tic who pas@@ si@@ vely sub@@ m@@ its to wh@@ atever be@@ f@@ alls him .
No matter what , I always have someone to turn to . ”
Wh@@ en@@ ever I could , I tri@@ ed to speak to my family about the truth .
This world has been in the last days , or “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things , ” since the year 1914 .
When Israel first p@@ ene@@ tr@@ ated Cana@@ an after cro@@ s@@ sing the J@@ or@@ d@@ an , they set up cam@@ p at G@@ il@@ g@@ al .
E@@ ver@@ yone wants peace , especially peace of mind , but very few find it .
His pre@@ ce@@ ding words dre@@ w attention to the way in which “ Christ also loved the congregation and deli@@ vered up himself for it , . . . cle@@ ans@@ ing it with the bat@@ h of water by means of the word . ”
She was faithful to the end .
5@@ 5 : 7 .
How can you tell whether this is so ?
See the article about A@@ sa ent@@ it@@ led “ There Ex@@ ists a Re@@ ward for Your A@@ c@@ tiv@@ ity , ” in the Au@@ gu@@ st 15 , 20@@ 12 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
( See op@@ ening i@@ ma@@ ge 3 . ) ( b ) Wh@@ ere do the women with w@@ ings take the ep@@ ha@@ h con@@ tain@@ er ?
I wrote to a number of cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men and asked them Bible questions .
Their stu@@ dies reve@@ aled some beau@@ ti@@ ful Scriptural tru@@ ths .
In God’s promised new world , it will be a deli@@ ght to wel@@ come back loved ones .
O@@ thers won@@ der whether their prayers are ever heard .
The Bible provi@@ des pro@@ of that Jesus is the promised Messi@@ ah .
Do you see in Jesus ’ example the way you should view Jehovah’s ti@@ me@@ table ?
God’s help was needed to coun@@ ter@@ act these ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les .
After about two years in the cap@@ it@@ al city of M@@ an@@ ag@@ ua , we were asked to move to the sou@@ ther@@ n part of N@@ ic@@ ar@@ ag@@ ua .
The children recogn@@ ized El@@ isha as Jehovah’s re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative and simply did not want him around .
Ye@@ ars later , however , Abraham and his wife , S@@ ar@@ ah , were still chil@@ d@@ less .
S@@ wel@@ ling prof@@ its encoura@@ ged us to ex@@ p@@ and our bu@@ sin@@ ess .
And God himself will be with [ mankind ] .
But M@@ other and Father never c@@ hi@@ ded me for my chil@@ dis@@ h cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity .
* A@@ wa@@ ke ! , the compan@@ ion ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine to The Watchtower , has an a@@ ver@@ age prin@@ ting of 3@@ 4@@ ,@@ 2@@ 6@@ 7@@ ,000 co@@ pi@@ es , in 8@@ 0 langu@@ ages .
Not only did he car@@ ry their gift for the apostle but he also pl@@ an@@ ned to stay with him to do wh@@ atever he could to ass@@ ist Paul in his difficult situation .
The L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al is also called the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death .
Some pr@@ inc@@ es of the emp@@ i@@ re jo@@ ined the Un@@ ion , others the Le@@ ag@@ ue .
They did not per@@ mit Paul’s pris@@ on b@@ on@@ ds to make them sh@@ y away from him .
V@@ olu@@ nt@@ ary contribu@@ tions by all , we@@ al@@ thy and po@@ or al@@ ike , kept the building main@@ ta@@ ined and in good re@@ pa@@ ir .
Lo@@ o@@ king B@@ ack on a Me@@ an@@ ing@@ ful Li@@ fe
H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds and parents do well to imitate Jehovah and Jesus Christ in exerc@@ ising God - given authority .
In the next two months , we will complete ad@@ di@@ tional Kingdom H@@ alls . ”
For many years , God had sent prophe@@ ts to war@@ n the people that if they continued to dis@@ obey him , they would be att@@ ac@@ ked by the Babyl@@ on@@ ians .
T@@ ake , for example , Dani@@ ela from V@@ i@@ en@@ na , Au@@ stri@@ a .
It is sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant that Paul su@@ per@@ v@@ ised a ‘ col@@ le@@ ction for the holy ones ’ who were in need .
Tru@@ e , some pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ ans in@@ vo@@ ke God’s blessing on their efforts to ac@@ hi@@ eve peace and se@@ cur@@ ity , but how can God bl@@ ess those who do not sub@@ mit to his way of rul@@ ing ? ​ — P@@ s .
A@@ no@@ ther Witness pati@@ ent said of the elders who vis@@ ited her : “ When they came toward my bed in the in@@ ten@@ sive care un@@ it , I knew that no matter what happened from that point on , I could be@@ ar it .
The child will trust the father and look to him for guid@@ ance , confid@@ ent that this guid@@ ance will bring benef@@ its .
● Why should it matter to us ?
5 : 31 .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of people earth wide gr@@ ate@@ fully par@@ take of this spiritual “ food at the prop@@ er time . ”
To honor God and prom@@ o@@ te un@@ ity , Christians should “ put on the new person@@ ality ” and “ be in sub@@ je@@ ction to one another in fear of Christ . ”
Our loving God is deep@@ ly concer@@ ned about us as individuals .
Then he began to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses and experienced a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble trans@@ form@@ ation .
What a blessing this has been for members of the “ great crow@@ d ” !
May your ans@@ wers show that you too ‘ walk with the true God . ’
So I knew what to do , ” expla@@ ins S@@ he@@ ila .
Jehovah God will bring everlasting peace to mankind through the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom of his Son , Jesus Christ .
We do not simply have a religion ​ — al@@ though it is the true one — ​ but we want to buil@@ d strong faith , ‘ as see@@ ing God . ’ ​ — Hebrews 11 : 6 , 27 .
In those days , the dist@@ ri@@ ct overse@@ er was respon@@ sible for the “ bak@@ eri@@ es , ” lo@@ c@@ ated in se@@ c@@ lu@@ ded plac@@ es .
Today , W@@ ik@@ t@@ or is serving Jehovah ze@@ al@@ ously in his congregation .
Des@@ pite his un@@ sur@@ pas@@ sed power , however , Jehovah must have felt some disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment when one of his spirit sons re@@ bel@@ led and became Satan .
The Bible also al@@ er@@ ts us to the d@@ anger of allow@@ ing our eyes to lead our heart ast@@ ra@@ y .
How did David show fear of God in the face of d@@ anger ?
He t@@ ar@@ get@@ ed that age group by cal@@ cul@@ ating “ according to the time that he had care@@ fully as@@ cer@@ ta@@ ined from the ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers . ” ​ — Matthew 2 : 16 .
A fine example of family loy@@ al@@ ty !
In the gra@@ ve , we feel no pain ; we are consci@@ ous of nothing at all .
You want to be of some help , even if it means doing min@@ or t@@ as@@ ks .
As a result , many coun@@ tri@@ es now for the first time have si@@ z@@ able fore@@ ign - language fi@@ el@@ ds .
Such a view was held by ad@@ her@@ ents of M@@ an@@ ic@@ ha@@ e@@ ism , a religious mo@@ v@@ ement f@@ oun@@ ded in Per@@ sia during the th@@ ir@@ d century C.E . by an individu@@ al nam@@ ed M@@ an@@ i .
How can I apply it in my life or use it to help others ? ’
What is the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s view in this reg@@ ard ?
I was sh@@ o@@ cked to see fir@@ s@@ th@@ and the resul@@ ts of the c@@ ru@@ el tre@@ at@@ ment that our brothers and sisters had to end@@ ure .
Bi@@ bli@@ cal Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gy Rev@@ i@@ e@@ w states : “ The A@@ mar@@ na ta@@ ble@@ ts ’ clear refer@@ ences to Jerusalem as a to@@ wn , not an est@@ ate , and to ‘ Ab@@ di - He@@ ba@@ ’s position as a . . . gover@@ nor who had a re@@ si@@ d@@ ence and 50 Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers gar@@ ris@@ oned in Jerusalem , su@@ gg@@ est that Jerusalem was a small h@@ ill - country kingdom . ”
His complete transl@@ ation was publi@@ shed in 18@@ 50 .
Do you feel that those words apply to you ?
Re@@ g@@ arding rec@@ re@@ ation and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , what ca@@ u@@ tion is in order ?
Re@@ qui@@ re hon@@ es@@ ty in cour@@ t pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ding@@ s .
O@@ thers feel that they have little cho@@ ice but to follow their own inst@@ inc@@ ts .
The article no@@ ted that it was not fully known how such I@@ U@@ D@@ s fun@@ c@@ tioned .
F@@ it@@ t@@ ingly , his at@@ ti@@ re gives off a deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful f@@ ra@@ gr@@ ance like that of “ the cho@@ ic@@ est per@@ fu@@ m@@ es , ” such as my@@ r@@ r@@ h and c@@ as@@ sia , which were among the ing@@ re@@ di@@ ents of the holy ano@@ in@@ ting o@@ il used in Israel . ​ — E@@ x .
Some brothers have enjo@@ yed the blessing of inter@@ n@@ ational service , working on branch con@@ stru@@ ction in fore@@ ign lands .
A kind Christian does not want to pro@@ vo@@ ke the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der into a bat@@ tle of words .
The war@@ m relationship he cultiv@@ ates with his brothers as@@ sures them that in times of dar@@ k@@ ness , they need fear nothing bad , know@@ ing that their loving brother , the Christian shepher@@ d , ca@@ res for them . ​ — Psalm 23 : 4 .
M@@ A@@ R@@ G@@ A@@ R@@ E@@ T , * A S@@ T@@ E@@ P@@ M@@ O@@ TH@@ E@@ R I@@ N A@@ U@@ S@@ T@@ R@@ AL@@ I@@ A : “ My hus@@ ban@@ d’s e@@ x - wife told the children not to listen to anything I said ​ — even something as simp@@ le as ‘ R@@ em@@ ember to br@@ us@@ h your te@@ et@@ h . ’ ”
The only reason I did not com@@ mit su@@ i@@ ci@@ de was that I did not have a means to do so .
We can i@@ magine the joy of that man when he was able to see .
Y@@ oung E@@ ri@@ c , mentioned at the out@@ set , ev@@ en@@ tually came to his sen@@ ses and again started “ wal@@ king in the truth . ”
His teaching was like a light be@@ am@@ ing through the spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness that sh@@ r@@ ou@@ ded the min@@ ds of people .
S@@ ir Le@@ on@@ ard W@@ o@@ ol@@ le@@ y , who direc@@ ted the syst@@ em@@ ati@@ c ex@@ ca@@ vation of U@@ r , poin@@ ts out that in Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s time most hous@@ es there were buil@@ t of bri@@ ck , with pla@@ st@@ ered and wh@@ it@@ e@@ wa@@ shed w@@ alls .
P@@ anya , the Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ist , was a for@@ tu@@ ne - tel@@ l@@ er when Jehovah’s Witnesses first called on him in B@@ ang@@ ko@@ k , so the prophe@@ ci@@ es in the Bible f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ated him .
Why did Israel@@ ’s op@@ pon@@ ents fai@@ l to see God’s hand ?
F@@ e@@ e@@ ding our eyes on sen@@ su@@ al i@@ ma@@ ges will only fu@@ el imp@@ ro@@ per desi@@ res .
All members of the congregation stand to benefit from the godly self - sacrific@@ ing efforts of their fellow believers .
lea@@ ds into less@@ on 9 .
Li@@ fe@@ ’s un@@ certain@@ ties should not make us in@@ dec@@ isi@@ ve .
Of course , when Jesus appe@@ ared on the sc@@ ene in 29 C.E . , not all Messi@@ ani@@ c prophe@@ ci@@ es were ful@@ filled then and there .
It was a good thing that we had a vari@@ ety of boo@@ ks with co@@ v@@ ers of different col@@ ors !
A number of situ@@ ations may ar@@ ise in which you will need to follow your Bible - tra@@ ined conscience .
( b ) What help may we find in Jesus ’ example ?
Yet , she vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily contribu@@ ted those “ two small co@@ ins , ” which were “ all the means of living she had . ”
( Read 3 John 9 , 10 ; Luke 22 : 24 - 27 . )
For instance , at one point Ba@@ al - worshipp@@ ing men of S@@ he@@ c@@ he@@ m “ went into the house of their go@@ d and ate and d@@ ran@@ k and called down evil upon A@@ bim@@ ele@@ ch , ” G@@ ide@@ on@@ ’s son .
For it to go into op@@ er@@ ation , Jesus ’ blood had to be p@@ our@@ ed out and its value had to be pres@@ ented to Jehovah in heaven .
As M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el the ar@@ chang@@ el , Jesus did not go bey@@ ond his authority when he had ‘ a differ@@ ence with the Devil about Moses ’ body . ’
Ther@@ efore , we are now in a position to share our knowledge with others .
Pe@@ ace With On@@ es@@ el@@ f
But un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly they thought , ‘ How g@@ la@@ d we are that we wal@@ ked with the true God and proved ourselves ready ! ’
Jehovah will bl@@ ess them because they obe@@ yed the counsel to mar@@ ry “ only in the Lord . ”
Fa@@ ith will en@@ able us to walk with God and conduct ourselves in a way that makes his heart rejo@@ ice .
T@@ re@@ es That St@@ and the T@@ est of Ti@@ me
Why was I pi@@ cked ?
the man who , at God’s direction , ann@@ oun@@ ced the T@@ en P@@ la@@ gu@@ es upon Egy@@ pt when its king de@@ fied the true God ?
W@@ ould she like to come with me ?
The M@@ in@@ or Par@@ ty out@@ spo@@ k@@ en@@ ly cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed other religi@@ ons , including the Ma@@ j@@ or Par@@ ty .
MI@@ S@@ C@@ EL@@ L@@ AN@@ E@@ O@@ U@@ S An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch ( S@@ y@@ ri@@ a ) , 7 / 15
May we never f@@ all into the c@@ lu@@ t@@ ches of our ar@@ ch@@ enem@@ y , Satan , and su@@ ff@@ er the pa@@ ins of his op@@ pres@@ sive yo@@ ke .
Satan , an ang@@ eli@@ c son of God , set himself up as a ri@@ val go@@ d .
‘ Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful S@@ la@@ ve ’ P@@ as@@ ses the T@@ est ! 3 / 1
In rep@@ ly Jesus said : “ B@@ eli@@ eve me , woman , The h@@ our is coming when ne@@ i@@ ther in this m@@ oun@@ tain nor in Jerusalem will you people worship the Father . ”
Does It Re@@ ally Mat@@ ter ?
D@@ eli@@ ber@@ ately sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ing other activities in order to avoid having a full share in the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work is an indic@@ ation of a wrong mo@@ tive .
Since some de@@ a@@ f people live qu@@ ite a dist@@ ance from any si@@ gn - language congregation , great effort and determin@@ ation are often requi@@ red to provide them with regul@@ ar spiritual n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment from the Bible .
In both of these c@@ as@@ es of deli@@ ver@@ ance , lo@@ c@@ ation was a dec@@ isi@@ ve fac@@ t@@ or .
May we also pray in faith and thus experience “ the peace of God that exc@@ els all thought . ”
E@@ v@@ an re@@ members being ta@@ un@@ ted when he was se@@ ven by a bo@@ y on a school bu@@ s .
We encoura@@ ged one another by pra@@ ying and by discus@@ sing Bible to@@ pi@@ c@@ s .
Jesus never doub@@ ted his Fa@@ ther’s love for him .
S@@ ur@@ ely , Daniel already felt close to his God and no doubt per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved that Jehovah appro@@ ved of his devo@@ ted service .
‘ The Word That Ca@@ uses Re@@ jo@@ ic@@ ing ’
When Paul was about to em@@ ba@@ r@@ k on his second mission@@ ary j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s ag@@ re@@ ed to the pro@@ pos@@ al that they re@@ vis@@ it the congregations in C@@ y@@ pr@@ us and A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or .
The 2@@ 3@@ r@@ d Psalm , p@@ en@@ ned by David , beg@@ ins with the words : “ Jehovah is my S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d . I shall l@@ ack nothing . ”
In ancient times , he gave them vi@@ ct@@ ory over their enem@@ ies .
It is not wise to be un@@ du@@ ly anxi@@ ous about what t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w may bring .
The name Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m means “ H@@ ouse of B@@ read , ” and bre@@ ad has been bak@@ ed in the are@@ a for th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years .
Ther@@ e@@ after , she saw that Jesus was deep@@ ly moved as he tal@@ ked to M@@ ary and the many m@@ our@@ n@@ ers with her .
Pa@@ in@@ ful experi@@ ences may lead some to di@@ stru@@ st people .
That experience imp@@ ressed on us the power of prayer . ”
In this dis@@ course , and thr@@ ough@@ out the rest of its pages , the Bible c@@ learly tel@@ ls us what to do and what to avoid in order to ple@@ ase God and imp@@ ro@@ ve our lo@@ t in life .
What may help us to remain foc@@ used on the material being discus@@ sed at meetings ?
and k@@ is@@ sed him very tend@@ er@@ ly . ” Ju@@ d@@ as “ be@@ tra@@ yed righteous blood ” and h@@ an@@ ded Jesus over to Christ’s enem@@ ies .
As imit@@ at@@ ors of Jesus , we need to be vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant in gu@@ arding against such att@@ ac@@ ks on our spiritu@@ ality .
God took the life of his Son in heaven and put it in@@ side M@@ ary .
C@@ ould Job make L@@ ev@@ i@@ a@@ than a pla@@ y@@ thing for children ?
How did both Mar@@ th@@ a and M@@ ary set a fine example for us ?
For example , i@@ magine that after get@@ ting your t@@ est resul@@ ts back , your do@@ ct@@ or called you into his of@@ fice and ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly said to you : “ Lo@@ ok !
Why should a Christian be baptized ?
S@@ hor@@ tly after the liter@@ ac@@ y cl@@ as@@ ses began , however , this woman qui@@ et@@ ly asked : “ May I jo@@ in the class ? ”
As they will@@ ingly sub@@ mit@@ ted to him and kept his comman@@ d@@ ments , he would prove to be the perfect ‘ H@@ us@@ band . ’
J@@ an@@ us@@ z put his af@@ fai@@ r@@ s in order and now ser@@ ves as a regul@@ ar pioneer and a congregation el@@ der .
He encoura@@ ged them not to give up and said : “ There is no bre@@ ak@@ ing point to our integrity if we have Jehovah on our side . ”
S@@ ur@@ pris@@ e !
Since we are for@@ get@@ ful , we need Jehovah’s wonderful remin@@ ders that bring his instru@@ ction and comman@@ d@@ ments back to our min@@ ds .
5 / 15 W@@ om@@ en “ kept sa@@ fe through chil@@ d@@ be@@ aring ” , 5 / 1 S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S
How has Jehovah taught us to be integrity keep@@ ers ?
What may result from following Jesus ’ teachings , but what ad@@ di@@ tional as@@ pect mer@@ its study ?
The ma@@ in c@@ ent@@ ers were in S@@ y@@ ri@@ a , A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or , Babyl@@ on , and Egy@@ pt , in the E@@ ast , with s@@ mal@@ l@@ er commun@@ ities in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
In a mi@@ gh@@ ty way , Juda@@ h thus began to turn back to Jehovah .
May all of us continue to de@@ e@@ pen our appreciation for Jehovah’s end@@ ear@@ ing person@@ ality .
The more you know what it says , the str@@ ong@@ er your faith in it will be .
In many plac@@ es , such pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s are bro@@ ad@@ c@@ ast 24 h@@ our@@ s a day .
But Jehovah as@@ sures his people : “ An@@ y we@@ ap@@ on wh@@ atever that will be form@@ ed against you will have no succ@@ ess , and any t@@ ong@@ ue at all that will ris@@ e up against you in the judgment you will con@@ dem@@ n .
Eli@@ j@@ ah had f@@ led to Be@@ er - she@@ ba and then on into the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , where he thought no one could find him .
I think you will really enjoy the artic@@ les in these ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines .
M@@ ake it a go@@ al to study it regul@@ arly .
The apostle Peter says : “ Jehovah is not s@@ low res@@ pe@@ cting his promise , as some people consider s@@ low@@ ness , but he is pati@@ ent with you because he does not desire any to be destro@@ yed but desi@@ res all to at@@ tain to rep@@ ent@@ ance . ”
The Creator , who pur@@ posed that mankind would live in peace worl@@ d@@ wide , will accom@@ pl@@ ish what man cannot .
Then a spiritual sister from Fr@@ ance came to see her , and together they travel@@ ed to S@@ t .
When this s@@ lu@@ r proved to be false , Satan al@@ le@@ ged : “ A man will give up everything in order to stay ali@@ ve . ”
They organiz@@ ed a cam@@ pa@@ ign to ga@@ ther up every pi@@ e@@ ce of Bible liter@@ ature that we had plac@@ ed with the people , instru@@ cting them never to say a gre@@ et@@ ing to us .
( See the bo@@ x “ Are You Ke@@ ep@@ ing U@@ p With In@@ c@@ reas@@ ed Li@@ ght ? ” )
As@@ k yourself , ‘ How often has a talk or an article in one of our j@@ our@@ n@@ als moved me to make ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in my thinking or conduct ? ’
He experienced benef@@ its as he a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned practic@@ es that are dis@@ pleas@@ ing to Jehovah .
Is it possible that Ju@@ de used an un@@ reli@@ able a@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l book as his s@@ ource ?
If any of those ga@@ ther@@ ed at the t@@ om@@ b had doub@@ ts , they were about to witness Jesus ’ power over death .
E@@ le@@ v@@ ating Tru@@ e Wor@@ ship B@@ r@@ ought Pe@@ ace
He had been an a@@ bu@@ sive bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ er who had hear@@ t@@ less@@ ly har@@ as@@ sed and as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ted God - fe@@ aring followers of Jesus Christ .
He too fac@@ ed op@@ position from his family .
So@@ on , at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , Jehovah’s way of gover@@ ning will per@@ man@@ ently re@@ place human - based govern@@ ments under Satan’s influ@@ ence .
Jesus showed that both the wi@@ do@@ w and her contribu@@ tion were valu@@ able to Jehovah .
I know that I can@@ ’t always do what I would like to do .
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing this , Christ’s anointed brothers are determined to keep on faith@@ fully ‘ doing bu@@ sin@@ ess . ’
This is one of the best boo@@ ks I@@ ’@@ ve ever enc@@ oun@@ tered .
For most of us , lear@@ ning to preach public@@ ly did not come eas@@ y .
● His l@@ in@@ e@@ age .
“ N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , ” he says , “ this is why I have come to this h@@ our . ”
Many were the ones who were cur@@ ed or f@@ ed by Jesus but who simply went about their own bu@@ sin@@ ess .
• Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a
Bi@@ tu@@ men was pl@@ enti@@ ful in Bible lands .
O@@ l@@ der members of the Ye@@ o@@ vi@@ l congregation have descri@@ bed to me how my mother and her sister M@@ il@@ li@@ e ze@@ al@@ ously c@@ y@@ c@@ led around our ex@@ ten@@ sive r@@ ur@@ al ter@@ rit@@ ory , dist@@ ribu@@ ting the Bible study a@@ i@@ ds S@@ tudi@@ es in the Scriptures .
He is a soul ​ — a com@@ bin@@ ation of el@@ ements found in the “ du@@ st from the gr@@ ound ” and a life for@@ ce that comes from God .
Consider now the th@@ ir@@ d as@@ sur@@ ance ​ — Jehovah would su@@ sta@@ in his people .
By means of the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , Jesus is following the pat@@ ter@@ n he set in the first century ​ — fe@@ e@@ ding many through the hands of a few .
• Why do you consider faithful el@@ der@@ ly Christians to be preci@@ ous ?
• Joseph : Genesis 37 - 50 .
To illustr@@ ate : A@@ n ar@@ my of sol@@ di@@ ers will often go through a seri@@ es of g@@ ru@@ el@@ ing dr@@ ill@@ s long before there is even the th@@ re@@ at of a bat@@ tle .
▪ H@@ el@@ p young ones to see the import@@ ance of be@@ coming regul@@ ar publi@@ sh@@ ers of the good news .
How was W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a different ?
Jesus lived in Na@@ z@@ are@@ th until he was 30 years old .
There will be a par@@ adise on earth . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jesus ’ vi@@ ct@@ ory over the world provided him with many willing sla@@ ves .
Since such wa@@ ges are false , he may be in for disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er in the ev@@ ening , he said that the love they displa@@ yed for one another would id@@ enti@@ fy them as his followers .
What ty@@ pe of tri@@ bul@@ ation could be descri@@ bed as fr@@ on@@ tal att@@ ac@@ ks ?
What a fine example for us to follow !
Yes , he wanted to re@@ ach “ people of all s@@ or@@ ts , so that [ he ] might by all possible means sa@@ ve some . ”
They doubt that God ex@@ ists and therefore do not understand that a Su@@ pre@@ me Be@@ ing set moral standards for humans and that fa@@ il@@ ure to up@@ hold those standards am@@ oun@@ ts to sin .
1 : 8 , 9 .
Some , young and old , have ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ ally come ac@@ ro@@ ss por@@ no@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c We@@ b s@@ ites .
Se@@ cond , we can gl@@ ori@@ fy God by teaching the truth about him .
As God’s only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , Jesus had am@@ ple opportunity to learn his Fa@@ ther’s thinking , principles , and standards .
We me@@ t up with a h@@ and@@ ful of Jehovah’s Witnesses , who took us to their Kingdom H@@ all .
U@@ l@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , our love for God , obedi@@ ence to his comman@@ d@@ ments , and faith in the ransom sacrifice will result in our complete reli@@ ef from the ad@@ vers@@ ities of imper@@ fect life and lead us to lasting joy .
The course of Jehovah’s anointed Witnesses se@@ ts what example for all true worshipp@@ ers today ?
A SH@@ A@@ D@@ E@@ D re@@ sting - place on a m@@ oun@@ tain p@@ ath is a most wel@@ come sight to a we@@ ary travel@@ er .
After travel@@ ing to the city of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s relati@@ ves , Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er br@@ ings his ten cam@@ els to a well .
The disci@@ ple James tel@@ ls us f@@ ran@@ k@@ ly : “ All such taking of pri@@ de is wicked . ”
We read : “ Just as an e@@ ag@@ le s@@ ti@@ r@@ s up its n@@ est , ho@@ v@@ ers over its fle@@ d@@ gl@@ ings , s@@ pre@@ a@@ ds out its w@@ ings , takes them , car@@ ries them on its p@@ in@@ i@@ ons , Jehovah al@@ one kept le@@ ading [ Jac@@ o@@ b ] . ”
The Bible teach@@ es that God cre@@ ated just one man and one woman , from whom all other humans des@@ c@@ ended .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , Jesus ’ teachings can be arrang@@ ed in different ways .
Lo@@ o@@ king back , I think that I have been qu@@ ite an or@@ din@@ ary mission@@ ary .
Jesus was in emo@@ tional ag@@ on@@ y and in need of support , but Peter and the others f@@ ell as@@ le@@ ep re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly .
Many religious people s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely believe that their form of worship gives glory to God .
We certainly cannot co@@ ver every kind of har@@ d@@ ship here , but let us take a clo@@ s@@ er look at the four examples that we have already mentioned .
“ Ha@@ ving a close relationship with God makes you feel secu@@ re , complete , and st@@ able .
God also gave per@@ mis@@ sion for humans to e@@ at the me@@ at of ani@@ mal@@ s after the F@@ lood of No@@ ah’s day , supp@@ le@@ men@@ ting the di@@ et of ve@@ get@@ ation they were origin@@ ally given . ​ — Genesis 3 : 21 ; 4 : 4 ; 9 : 3 .
If we he@@ ed that counsel , we become “ sons ” of God in that we imitate Jehovah , who “ makes his su@@ n ris@@ e upon wicked people and good and makes it ra@@ in upon righteous people and un@@ righteous . ”
U@@ p@@ on meeting David and his men , she f@@ ell at his fe@@ et and said : “ Let your serv@@ ant gi@@ r@@ l speak to you , and listen to the words of your serv@@ ant gi@@ r@@ l . ”
How did Samuel cop@@ e with the disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment of having sons who went bad ?
D@@ ru@@ g@@ s were his ob@@ s@@ es@@ sion .
He@@ av@@ en@@ ly angels gu@@ i@@ de and prote@@ ct us so that we can preach the good news .
Even in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , L@@ loy@@ d’s heart was very much in the J@@ ap@@ an field , and he was always tal@@ king of the experi@@ ences that we had had there .
What as@@ pe@@ cts of E@@ sa@@ u@@ ’s dis@@ position stand out in the Scriptures ?
What chall@@ enge do all Christians face in their service to God ?
Jesus man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted what concer@@ n for people ?
( b ) Why was Ne@@ h@@ emiah not in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated by op@@ pos@@ ers ?
E@@ ver@@ yone kno@@ ws you were here all the time for your mother - in - law .
N@@ E@@ A@@ R the end of their 40 - year tre@@ k in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , the Israelites were enc@@ am@@ ped on the P@@ la@@ ins of Mo@@ a@@ b .
In the par@@ able , all the vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins respon@@ ded to the ni@@ gh@@ t@@ time sh@@ out : “ H@@ ere is the bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om ! ”
We can be confid@@ ent that when we ask our heavenly Father for holy spirit , he is more than willing to gr@@ ant our re@@ qu@@ est .
In a number of lands where living con@@ di@@ tions are challeng@@ ing , Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers are often mar@@ ke@@ dly ac@@ tive .
2 : 15 , 19 - 23 .
A@@ no@@ ther blessing came when E@@ s@@ ther and I were asked to return to serve at the D@@ en@@ mar@@ k branch of@@ fice .
S@@ cho@@ l@@ ars believe that the Romans a@@ do@@ p@@ ted the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an cen@@ su@@ s system and app@@ lied similar pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res to the rest of their emp@@ i@@ re .
A refer@@ ence work no@@ tes : “ Although A@@ h@@ ik@@ am@@ ’s t@@ it@@ le is not given in the Hebrew Bible , it is evid@@ ent that he was high - ran@@ king . ”
The apostle Paul war@@ ned that after his “ going away , ” men would “ ris@@ e and speak tw@@ is@@ ted things to draw away the disciples after themselves . ”
The au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ity of the Scriptures by no means dep@@ ends upon ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ies , al@@ though such f@@ indi@@ ng@@ s do con@@ fir@@ m or il@@ lu@@ min@@ ate our understanding of the Bi@@ bli@@ cal rec@@ ord .
V@@ er@@ se 29 ad@@ ds that “ the righteous . . . will live forever ” on the earth .
When it comes to de@@ e@@ ds invol@@ ving true worship , we must act coura@@ ge@@ ously rather than d@@ el@@ a@@ y until the circumstances se@@ em more su@@ it@@ able .
Of course , to be good teach@@ ers , we need knowledge of our sub@@ ject and we need s@@ k@@ ill to imp@@ ar@@ t that knowledge .
“ They in@@ d@@ ul@@ ge in self - p@@ ity , they bl@@ ame every@@ body , they become bit@@ ter and . . . fo@@ ld up . ”
How do these writ@@ ings rel@@ ate to the Scriptures ?
To Eli@@ j@@ ah , though , that cl@@ ou@@ d was sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant .
Se@@ e@@ king comfort in God’s Word is one way .
As indic@@ ated by Jesus , such apost@@ as@@ y , prom@@ o@@ ted by “ the wicked one , ” Satan , would gro@@ w and ob@@ s@@ cu@@ re true Christi@@ an@@ ity until “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
S@@ ome@@ times marriage un@@ ites two people who are from different cul@@ tural ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds .
A sister in C@@ o@@ st@@ a R@@ ic@@ a stated : “ Go@@ od commun@@ ic@@ ation has not only en@@ ri@@ ched our marriage ; it has dra@@ wn us clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah , prote@@ cted us from temp@@ t@@ ations , un@@ ited us as a cou@@ ple , and made our love gro@@ w . ”
No Christian who gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely recei@@ ves the ano@@ in@@ ting with God’s spirit would want or ex@@ pect such tre@@ at@@ ment . ​ — Acts 10 : 25 , 26 ; 14 : 14 , 15 .
Th@@ r@@ ough the mis@@ t , I saw tre@@ es l@@ ined with or@@ c@@ hi@@ ds and dra@@ ped with S@@ pan@@ ish mo@@ ss .
Who is this vi@@ ci@@ ous sa@@ bo@@ te@@ ur ?
He descri@@ bed his pat@@ ter@@ n of life over the years , including when he ear@@ li@@ er was in Eph@@ esus .
He di@@ vi@@ ded the pro@@ per@@ ty between the two men .
In one case , a re@@ bu@@ ke kin@@ dly given to a child may be su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient to cor@@ rec@@ t imp@@ ro@@ per be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
When anyone ​ — even a fellow P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e — ​ expres@@ sed an op@@ in@@ ion that differ@@ ed from that of these pr@@ ou@@ d individuals , they res@@ or@@ ted to name - c@@ all@@ ing and der@@ o@@ g@@ at@@ ory re@@ mar@@ ks .
The apostles to whom Jesus was speaking were going to be part of spiritual Israel , not jud@@ ges of its members .
Consider also Genesis 2 : 10 - 14 , which descri@@ bes the water s@@ ource for the gar@@ den in E@@ den and men@@ tions four ri@@ v@@ ers that f@@ low@@ ed out of the gar@@ den .
In 5@@ 37 B.C.E . , a re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of Israel and Juda@@ h re@@ turned from Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an cap@@ tiv@@ ity
The Go@@ spe@@ l of Ju@@ d@@ as de@@ pi@@ cts Jesus as la@@ ugh@@ ing at his disciples for pra@@ ying to God in con@@ ne@@ ction with a me@@ al .
They would have us over for din@@ ner , but they had to do so under the co@@ ver of dar@@ k@@ ness .
The apostle Paul expla@@ ins : “ If you bel@@ ong to Christ , you are really Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed . ”
6 : 6 - 9 .
“ The c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests now took counsel to k@@ ill La@@ z@@ ar@@ us also . ”
Jesus had g@@ one thr@@ ough@@ out the land in his preaching work .
She said , “ Ha@@ ving someone in the family who has no love for our an@@ c@@ est@@ ors is a dis@@ gr@@ ace . ”
“ God has set the members in the body , each one of them , just as he pleas@@ ed . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R .
The answer is no !
As consider@@ ed in this article , we keep sh@@ aring in the preaching work to gl@@ ori@@ fy Jehovah and san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy his name , to show our love for Jehovah and for Jesus , to give am@@ ple war@@ ning , and to show love for neigh@@ b@@ or .
Jeremiah did dec@@ l@@ are Jehovah’s war@@ n@@ ings and judgment message without le@@ tu@@ p , yet he had at heart his com@@ mis@@ sion “ to buil@@ d and to pl@@ ant . ”
How did Christians in B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a show appreciation for Paul ?
It seem@@ ed wis@@ er to la@@ y one@@ ’s prayer before a sa@@ in@@ t cer@@ ti@@ fied by can@@ on@@ iz@@ ation to be in heaven , and to be@@ g his or her inter@@ c@@ es@@ sion with Christ . ”
For example , M@@ on@@ ke@@ y works , ba@@ bo@@ on e@@ ats , means that the s@@ ow@@ er is not always the re@@ ap@@ er .
What cho@@ ice did individu@@ al Israelites have to make ?
Thus the work of C@@ y@@ ri@@ l and Me@@ tho@@ di@@ us was car@@ ri@@ ed on and ac@@ tually s@@ pre@@ ad .
This ty@@ pe of m@@ ill me@@ t the needs of sol@@ di@@ ers , mar@@ in@@ ers , or small hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds living far from mil@@ ling esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ments .
TH@@ E AN@@ N@@ U@@ A@@ L M@@ E@@ E@@ T@@ IN@@ G of the members of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a will be held on O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 6 , 200@@ 1 , at the As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses , 2@@ 9@@ 32 K@@ en@@ ne@@ dy B@@ ou@@ le@@ v@@ ard , Jer@@ se@@ y C@@ ity , New Jer@@ se@@ y .
Is the truth that preci@@ ous to you ?
But that knowledge en@@ ri@@ ches our life even now .
P@@ re@@ aching with H@@ as@@ ina
S@@ ur@@ ely a comm@@ and given by the One v@@ ested with such va@@ st authority should be vie@@ wed as of the high@@ est import@@ ance .
A@@ t@@ ten@@ ding meetings was also a chall@@ enge , but this brother was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of the value of spiritual associ@@ ation .
Jehovah , however , inter@@ ven@@ ed , pre@@ ven@@ ting P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h from viol@@ ating S@@ ar@@ ah .
God was not , and Job did not think so .
P@@ ic@@ ture the sc@@ ene .
Jehovah asked J@@ on@@ ah : “ O@@ ught I not to feel s@@ or@@ ry for N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h the great city , in which there ex@@ ist more than one h@@ un@@ d@@ red and tw@@ ent@@ y th@@ ous@@ and men who do not at all know the differ@@ ence between their right hand and their left ? ”
Jehovah’s Witnesses are known thr@@ ough@@ out the world for their self - sacrific@@ ing spirit , help@@ ing their brothers and their neigh@@ b@@ ors and ex@@ p@@ en@@ ding themselves to commun@@ ic@@ ate Bible truth to their fel@@ low@@ men .
What blessings come with being in the Christian congregation , but what challeng@@ es may still remain ?
Then , wh@@ atever situation we find ourselves in , we will respon@@ d to the apostle Paul’s words : “ Al@@ ways rejo@@ ice in the Lord . On@@ ce more I will say , Re@@ jo@@ ice ! ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 4 .
It was about the time of the s@@ pr@@ ing e@@ qu@@ in@@ o@@ x in 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E . , in the Hebrew mon@@ th of A@@ bi@@ b , later called N@@ is@@ an .
D@@ on@@ ’t be so stri@@ ct with yourself ! ”
C@@ ould she succ@@ ess@@ fully help bring up her son “ in the discipl@@ ine and ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on of Jehovah ” over the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t ? ​ — E@@ ph .
Some Scriptural ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on , though , requi@@ res medit@@ ation if we are to benefit fully .
Ha@@ ving been called to this ministry by means of a pro@@ vision they did not deser@@ ve or could not ear@@ n , true min@@ isters of God could har@@ dly ex@@ pect to be pa@@ id materi@@ ally for sh@@ aring the news of this pro@@ vision with others .
A@@ n I@@ mp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al God ​ — A M@@ es@@ sage for All
They can also pose a serious health ris@@ k .
L@@ ater , that “ a@@ bi@@ ding place ” con@@ ta@@ ined a temple with its pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od and a cap@@ it@@ al city , Jerusalem , with a l@@ ine of k@@ ings who des@@ c@@ ended from David and s@@ at on Jehovah’s thro@@ ne .
In O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 195@@ 9 , we asked the respon@@ sible brothers at the branch of@@ fice if I might accom@@ pan@@ y him .
Ab@@ out si@@ x years later when Peter was sta@@ ying in J@@ op@@ pa , he was invit@@ ed to tra@@ v@@ el nor@@ th@@ ward to Ca@@ es@@ are@@ a to vis@@ it the house of Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us , an ar@@ my of@@ fic@@ er .
Job experienced pro@@ found dist@@ ress .
• Genesis 22 : 18 ?
It is a place to be ch@@ eri@@ shed as a preci@@ ous privilege .
H@@ ous@@ ing and fe@@ e@@ ding these many ad@@ di@@ tional vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers provided opportun@@ ities for the Bethel family to exer@@ t themselves in support of the pro@@ ject .
He saw that everything he was making was good .
However , as we shall see in the next article , this simp@@ lis@@ tic conclu@@ sion i@@ g@@ no@@ res many fac@@ ts .
“ On@@ ce I began to understand what s@@ ort of person Jehovah really is , I dre@@ w clo@@ s@@ er to him ”
As such , it “ is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power . ”
However , E@@ no@@ ch was different .
They may even come to the conclu@@ sion that the end could yet be a long way off .
Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d spoke on the the@@ me “ The kingdom of heaven is at hand . ”
What el@@ se is involved ?
After coun@@ sel@@ ing against making the pur@@ su@@ it of we@@ al@@ th the ma@@ in thing in life , he made a str@@ ik@@ ing expres@@ sion .
She was so t@@ ou@@ ched by that comm@@ end@@ ation that she never again spoke of lea@@ ving the travel@@ ing work .
But the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an had su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient knowledge of the Scriptures to real@@ ize that he should not d@@ el@@ a@@ y in op@@ en@@ ly t@@ es@@ ti@@ f@@ ying that from then on he would serve Jehovah as part of the Christian congregation , and that brought him much joy .
W@@ ould you not ag@@ ree that God’s Word exer@@ ts power in our ministry ? ​ — Acts 19 : 20 .
Joh@@ ann@@ ’s family had em@@ i@@ gr@@ ated from Cana@@ da to M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o and later to Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a .
When she began to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses , her husband , S@@ te@@ ve , was not pleas@@ ed .
Bet@@ ter still , it br@@ ings joy to Jehovah’s heart .
“ J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H is the exam@@ in@@ er of hearts . ”
His de@@ f@@ en@@ se before the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in led to his being st@@ oned by a mo@@ b .
He will never thro@@ w me out when I get old . ”
Paul came do@@ w@@ n@@ sta@@ ir@@ s and em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed the cor@@ p@@ se , and then he made the dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement : “ He is ali@@ ve . ”
“ The way I understand it , ” says D@@ ar@@ re@@ n , who lives in Cana@@ da and has been married for 35 years , “ a spiritual person always thin@@ ks about how his spe@@ e@@ ch and actions will af@@ fect his fri@@ end@@ ship with God . ”
Acc@@ ording to this prophecy , God’s spirit moved Jesus to fear his heavenly Father .
S@@ to@@ p br@@ ing@@ ing in any more valu@@ eless gra@@ in o@@ ffer@@ ings . In@@ cen@@ se ​ — it is something de@@ t@@ es@@ table to me . ”
To the congregation in S@@ my@@ r@@ na , Jesus said : “ I know your tri@@ bul@@ ation and po@@ ver@@ ty . ”
E@@ mp@@ ty the bu@@ c@@ ke@@ t but keep the same s@@ and and ro@@ c@@ ks .
Do you take to heart the meaning of that ?
“ Who really is the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave whom his ma@@ ster appointed over his d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s , to give them their food at the prop@@ er time ? ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
No@@ where does God’s inspired Word , the Bible , say that humans have an im@@ mor@@ tal soul .
Hence , I rel@@ in@@ qui@@ shed my service as cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er and under@@ went b@@ ra@@ in sur@@ g@@ er@@ y .
The mo@@ od is shi@@ f@@ ting from u@@ to@@ pia to d@@ y@@ sto@@ pia . ”
During his earthly ministry , Jesus spoke about many sub@@ je@@ cts .
For months , Jo@@ di read material on that s@@ ite , including the Bible and artic@@ les of interest .
Satan has mal@@ ign@@ ed Jehovah thr@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory .
A@@ m@@ ong members of Jehovah’s family of worshipp@@ ers , spiritual ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds also v@@ ary .
For example , in matters of mor@@ ality , sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ arding the heart invol@@ ves more than simply avo@@ i@@ ding an act of for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation or ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y .
In his prayer , the king ple@@ ad@@ ed for Jehovah’s help .
However , the Bible real@@ is@@ tic@@ ally no@@ tes that “ all have sin@@ ned and f@@ all sh@@ ort of the glory of God . ”
I was especially t@@ ou@@ ched by the words of Jeremiah 29 : 11 , which says : “ ‘ For I well know the thoughts that I am thinking toward you , ’ dec@@ la@@ res Jehovah , ‘ thoughts of peace , and not of cal@@ am@@ ity , to give you a future and a hope . ’ ”
Y@@ O@@ U are wit@@ ness@@ ing hist@@ ory in the making !
It imp@@ els us to “ slave for one another . ”
18 : 1 , 5 , 6 .
Th@@ an@@ ks to Jehovah , we can have true peace of mind
It streng@@ th@@ ened my faith and taught me to place my full confidence in God .
Those who succ@@ ess@@ fully pas@@ s the fin@@ al t@@ est after the M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn of Christ will be a@@ do@@ p@@ ted as Jehovah’s earthly sons and “ have the gl@@ ori@@ ous fre@@ e@@ dom of the children of God . ”
Th@@ an@@ ks to the war@@ m@@ th of his family , the famili@@ ar sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s of the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , and the love of his friends in the Christian congregation , he soon felt much more secu@@ re than in the bi@@ g city , where the dre@@ am@@ s of many turn into ni@@ gh@@ t@@ ma@@ res .
May we continue to find ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment in spiritual things .
C@@ at@@ al@@ an The Bible was transl@@ ated into C@@ at@@ al@@ an in the 1@@ 3@@ th century .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 3 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 33 , 1@@ 32
To see us f@@ ill@@ ing that need pleas@@ es Jehovah , much the way it pleas@@ es your parents to see you e@@ ating food that they know is good for you . ​ — John 4 : 34 .
Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ation is also vital .
Un@@ like his father , who saw David as a ri@@ val , J@@ on@@ a@@ than recogn@@ ized Jehovah’s hand in matters and sub@@ mit@@ ted to His will ; he did not com@@ pare himself with David , as@@ king , “ Why David and not me ? ”
How can you avoid being dec@@ ei@@ ved ?
L@@ in@@ da respon@@ ded : “ May I as@@ sure you of something ? ”
P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate is known to Bible read@@ ers because of his ro@@ le in Jesus ’ tri@@ al and ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion .
Why di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t God just tell us in the Bible that 1914 would be the year that Jesus would beg@@ in rul@@ ing in heaven ?
When you dedic@@ ated yourself to Jehovah , you made that decision without re@@ serv@@ ation , did you not ?
The ter@@ rit@@ ory inclu@@ ded two pro@@ v@@ inc@@ es .
What kind of blessings ?
O@@ ver the cen@@ tu@@ ries , loyal servants of God have exerc@@ ised faith in Jehovah’s promise about a Se@@ ed who would destro@@ y Satan and un@@ do the har@@ m he did .
In his spirit and attitude .
F@@ in@@ ding “ a R@@ es@@ ting - P@@ l@@ ace ”
Thus , when Joseph asked for the body , the gover@@ nor “ wonder@@ ed whether [ Jesus ] could already be dead . ”
Since then , they have helped more than 50 individuals to become part of our Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
( b ) How can we avoid being dec@@ ei@@ ved by such lies ?
13 : 7 , 8 ; He@@ b .
Ser@@ ving in T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n has given me the opportunity to ta@@ st@@ e that deep joy many times . ”
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 13 )
I was very t@@ ou@@ ched by the wonderful trust that this little gi@@ r@@ l had , even in a crow@@ d of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of people .
How were Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 12 : 10 and Psalm 34 : 20 ful@@ filled ?
E@@ ver@@ y@@ where A@@ be@@ l loo@@ ked , he saw evidence of the pro@@ found love , wisdom , and go@@ o@@ dness of Jehovah God , the one who cre@@ ated all things .
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s use of col@@ or demonstr@@ ates that God under@@ stan@@ ds that col@@ or can eli@@ c@@ it an emo@@ tional respon@@ se in humans and that col@@ or can help us remember things . ​ — 10 / 1 , pages 14 - 15 .
To make the ba@@ g ligh@@ ter , we use a po@@ c@@ ke@@ t - si@@ ze Bible and also li@@ mit the am@@ ount of liter@@ ature that we car@@ ry .
The Bible expla@@ ins how the Creator feel@@ s about us .
“ Will You F@@ ind Your Se@@ cur@@ ity in the F@@ i@@ re ? ” was the the@@ me of G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ or La@@ wr@@ ence B@@ ow@@ en .
The Creator has a purpose for the earth and for mankind upon it .
Why Be F@@ or@@ giving ?
( Read Psalm 32 : 8 . )
However , he was able to pur@@ sue a godly life , and in time the in@@ ten@@ s@@ ity and fre@@ qu@@ enc@@ y of such dre@@ am@@ s di@@ min@@ i@@ shed .
Li@@ on@@ el , qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , refle@@ cts : “ E@@ ven@@ tually , I learned about the resurrection .
So in fru@@ str@@ ation , anger , and fear of imp@@ en@@ ding judgment , they influ@@ ence men and organiz@@ ations to per@@ form in@@ human ac@@ ts of cri@@ me and viol@@ ence of even greater ma@@ gn@@ itu@@ de than those of No@@ ah’s day .
At the very f@@ oun@@ ding of the nation of Israel , Jehovah imp@@ ressed upon the Israelites the princi@@ ple of sac@@ re@@ dness .
It was a means of giving help that was effe@@ ctive from a dist@@ ance , Paul and E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s being far away from C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e .
For example , some people mis@@ under@@ sto@@ od Jesus ’ teachings .
( b ) How do we not let the left hand know what the right is doing ?
Jesus also offered a bri@@ ef prayer when he re@@ ques@@ ted that Jehovah give him the power to resur@@ rec@@ t La@@ z@@ ar@@ us .
In all your ways take no@@ tice of him , and he himself will make your pa@@ ths st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght ” ​ — including the p@@ ath of par@@ en@@ tho@@ od . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 ; James 1 : 5 .
These inspired writ@@ ings helped David to understand God’s thoughts , person@@ ality , and purpose .
He made fine spiritual prog@@ ress , and after about a year , he dedic@@ ated his life to Jehovah .
And how can we show that we accept this lead@@ er@@ ship ?
W@@ al@@ king by holy spirit pre@@ v@@ ents us from succ@@ um@@ b@@ ing to such apost@@ as@@ y .
What helped him cultiv@@ ate love for this work ?
Ha@@ ve you been t@@ ou@@ ched by g@@ ri@@ ef ?
The disci@@ ple James wrote that Jehovah’s wisdom “ is first of all pu@@ re , then pe@@ ace@@ able , reason@@ able , ready to obey , full of mer@@ cy and good fru@@ its , imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al , not h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical . ”
However , many Christians have come under pres@@ sure that is ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely se@@ v@@ ere .
A special cam@@ pa@@ ign using the str@@ ong@@ ly wor@@ ded tr@@ act Q@@ u@@ ebe@@ c@@ ’s Bu@@ r@@ ning H@@ ate for God and Christ and F@@ re@@ e@@ dom Is the Sh@@ ame of All Cana@@ da was under@@ taken to draw attention to the mis@@ tre@@ at@@ ment of our brothers there .
Chris@@ t@@ ine wis@@ ely num@@ ber@@ ed our lu@@ gg@@ age so as not to over@@ look an it@@ em when sc@@ ur@@ r@@ ying from one bu@@ s to the next .
( b ) What helped Paul to continue in his preaching work ?
Is Jehovah at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to fes@@ tiv@@ als that the ch@@ ur@@ ches present as Christian but that origin@@ ally hon@@ ored false go@@ ds ?
How You Can Sat@@ is@@ fy Your S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Ne@@ e@@ ds
On@@ ly through Jesus can hum@@ ble people come to know Jehovah and enjoy clo@@ sen@@ ess and in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with him .
His ministry on earth as the Messi@@ ah was to be only three and a half years long .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , when Jesus asked , “ Who do you say I am ? ”
A P@@ O@@ S@@ S@@ I@@ B@@ L@@ E R@@ EN@@ D@@ E@@ R@@ IN@@ G O@@ F TH@@ E G@@ E@@ Z@@ E@@ R C@@ AL@@ EN@@ D@@ A@@ R T@@ E@@ X@@ T :
On gr@@ as@@ p@@ ing that fact , Saul could es@@ te@@ em as “ wisdom of God ” the t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake that was “ to the Jews a cause for stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing . ”
We are better pre@@ pared ‘ to be g@@ ent@@ le toward all , keep@@ ing ourselves rest@@ ra@@ ined under evil . ’ ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
( Read Mal@@ ach@@ i 2 : 13 - 16 . )
The Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians heard and “ accepted the word [ of God ] with joy . ”
Bible prophe@@ ts fore@@ told the f@@ all of Babyl@@ on with am@@ a@@ z@@ ing acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y
Still , the change of vie@@ w@@ point he pres@@ ented would bring consider@@ able ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment .
; Mat@@ ko@@ vi@@ ch , C .
F@@ ear@@ ing God B@@ r@@ ings R@@ ich Re@@ war@@ ds
The ag@@ ed apostle John gave fine counsel in this reg@@ ard .
E@@ ven@@ tually , I had to have a st@@ ent in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed in order to o@@ pen up a b@@ lo@@ cked ar@@ ter@@ y .
Rather , st@@ ore up for y@@ ourselves tre@@ a@@ sures in heaven , where ne@@ i@@ ther mo@@ th nor ru@@ st con@@ sum@@ es , and where th@@ i@@ ev@@ es do not bre@@ ak in and ste@@ al . For where your tre@@ asure is , there your heart will be also . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 19 - 21 .
M@@ il@@ dness of temp@@ er is , however , not li@@ mit@@ ed to our relationship with other humans .
▪ I@@ mit@@ ate Jesus ’ H@@ um@@ ility and T@@ end@@ er@@ ness
Today , there are about 30 rend@@ er@@ ings of the Bible , in whole or in part , that are re@@ a@@ da@@ ble to the a@@ ver@@ age Greek .
His family was supp@@ or@@ tive , but his future loo@@ ked ho@@ p@@ eless .
The Bible tel@@ ls us : “ If there is a physical body , there is also a spiritual one . ”
In fi@@ ve months we comple@@ ted our tra@@ ining and were assign@@ ed to 27 coun@@ tri@@ es .
The Go@@ od Ne@@ ws B@@ ear@@ s F@@ ru@@ it in S@@ ã@@ o T@@ om@@ é and P@@ r@@ í@@ n@@ ci@@ pe
Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am was the first king of the in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom of Israel .
Jac@@ o@@ b is “ b@@ lam@@ eless , ” but E@@ sa@@ u has such an un@@ concer@@ ned attitude toward spiritual things that for one me@@ al , he sel@@ ls his bir@@ th@@ right , his right to in@@ her@@ it God’s promises , to Jac@@ o@@ b .
“ [ He is ] always exer@@ ting himself in your be@@ half in his prayers , that you may fin@@ ally stand complete and with fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ction in all the will of God . ” ​ — C@@ O@@ L@@ O@@ S@@ S@@ I@@ AN@@ S 4 : 12 .
From that time on@@ ward and until the end of the second world war in 194@@ 5 , Jehovah’s servants in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe su@@ ffered in@@ ten@@ se persecu@@ tion .
[ Ma@@ p / ​ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 31 ]
An@@ cient Corin@@ th had an el@@ ev@@ ated out@@ do@@ or pl@@ at@@ form , or stand , near the cen@@ ter of the ag@@ or@@ a , or mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place , which may have been just a few st@@ ep@@ s from the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e .
( b ) Why are you determined to take a fir@@ m stand against false teach@@ ers ?
Th@@ ough having di@@ a@@ bet@@ es and nee@@ ding in@@ sul@@ in in@@ je@@ ctions da@@ ily , she made sure that she attend@@ ed all days of a dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion in her country .
D@@ ra@@ wing the san@@ d@@ al off a man who refu@@ sed to per@@ form brother - in - law marriage therefore con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed that he had r@@ en@@ oun@@ ced his position and right to pro@@ du@@ ce an he@@ ir for his dec@@ eas@@ ed brother .
R@@ em@@ ember , she fe@@ ared that being a need - greater would be bey@@ ond her a@@ bil@@ ities .
So we have a cho@@ ice .
A T@@ ra@@ it That Can P@@ o@@ is@@ on Our M@@ in@@ ds ​ — En@@ v@@ y
As never before , Pet@@ er@@ ’s counsel to Christians app@@ lies : “ Be ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able to one another , ” a deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful and needed course that will have no end . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
“ Then she went to him ste@@ al@@ th@@ ily and d@@ ro@@ ve the p@@ in into his temp@@ les and be@@ at it into the earth , while he was f@@ ast as@@ le@@ ep and we@@ ary .
For some reason , J@@ on@@ a@@ than was un@@ a@@ ware of this .
So why does a person have this qu@@ ality , and what en@@ ab@@ les him to be faithful ?
What fac@@ t@@ ors are necess@@ ary for a good marriage ?
How can God’s Word bring comfort when others der@@ i@@ de us ?
The 19@@ 22 C@@ e@@ da@@ r P@@ o@@ in@@ t , O@@ hi@@ o , conven@@ tion in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ated the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents to do God’s work
My Li@@ fe W@@ as All Ab@@ out M@@ e ( C .
4 : 3 - 6 .
“ It is His system of e@@ con@@ om@@ ic@@ s which en@@ ab@@ les the Go@@ spe@@ l to be pre@@ ached . ”
Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ment cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion has deep ro@@ o@@ ts .
What benefit do we gain when we medit@@ ate on the examples of faithful servants of God ?
In@@ v@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ations in the ro@@ y@@ al ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves sub@@ stan@@ ti@@ ated that cla@@ im .
Many today hear the message about God’s decision to destro@@ y this wicked system of things and dis@@ cer@@ n , to a certain ex@@ t@@ ent , the v@@ al@@ idi@@ ty of the war@@ ning .
While such wr@@ ong@@ ful imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ments are a cause of fru@@ str@@ ation and even anger , Christians may find another ty@@ pe of in@@ justice even more difficult to be@@ ar .
As a result , only a small number were inclu@@ ded in the fore@@ told kingdom of pri@@ ests .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ating that we and others will benefit if we com@@ ment at meetings should mo@@ tiv@@ ate all of Jehovah’s Witnesses to over@@ come ti@@ mi@@ di@@ ty or re@@ tic@@ ence .
After gra@@ du@@ ation that sum@@ m@@ er at the inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion in New Yor@@ k C@@ it@@ y’s Y@@ an@@ ke@@ e St@@ adi@@ u@@ m , I rema@@ ined for three months at the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n .
The c@@ ru@@ el di@@ ct@@ at@@ or@@ shi@@ ps that persecu@@ ted Jehovah’s people are the ones that have been st@@ am@@ ped out of ex@@ ist@@ ence !
In ad@@ dition , he loy@@ ally ca@@ res for us as a devo@@ ted father ca@@ res for his children .
With my wife , D@@ or@@ o@@ thy , in the early 19@@ 40 ’ s and in 199@@ 7
21 Ma@@ in@@ tain Your Ne@@ u@@ tr@@ ality in a Di@@ vi@@ ded World
* C@@ learly , false teachings , including pre@@ des@@ t@@ in@@ ation , do not gl@@ ori@@ fy God .
And later , King B@@ en - ha@@ da@@ d of S@@ y@@ ri@@ a was si@@ ck and asked if he would get better . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 1 : 2 ; 8 : 7 , 8 .
P@@ ic@@ ture the exc@@ it@@ ement in Timo@@ th@@ y’s hous@@ eho@@ ld when Paul arri@@ ved , this time accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by S@@ il@@ as .
In the l@@ ate 19@@ 40 ’ s , her mother learned from stud@@ ying the Bible with the Witnesses that hel@@ l is , not a place of t@@ or@@ ment , but man@@ kin@@ d’s comm@@ on gra@@ ve .
A@@ vo@@ id S@@ tum@@ bl@@ ing O@@ thers
It was not un@@ u@@ su@@ al for the cu@@ p@@ be@@ are@@ r to become a tru@@ sted ad@@ vis@@ er to the king .
Like the mer@@ ch@@ ant in Jesus ’ par@@ able , those who take up this service are willing to tra@@ v@@ el to f@@ ar@@ away plac@@ es for the s@@ ake of the Kingdom .
“ This made the differ@@ ence , ” said K@@ ar@@ o@@ li@@ en .
Still , they are valu@@ able in Jehovah’s eyes , wor@@ thy of being tre@@ ated with di@@ gn@@ ity .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently let us keep the fes@@ ti@@ val , not with old le@@ av@@ en , ne@@ i@@ ther with le@@ av@@ en of ba@@ dness and wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , but with un@@ fer@@ men@@ ted c@@ ak@@ es of s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity and truth . ”
Why must we speak in a kind way ?
“ Be obedi@@ ent to those who are taking the lead among you and be sub@@ mis@@ sive ”
“ Ch@@ ar@@ m may be false , and pre@@ t@@ t@@ iness may be va@@ in ; but the woman that fe@@ ars Jehovah is the one that pro@@ cu@@ res praise for her@@ self . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ S 31 : 30 .
A long time ag@@ o , Solomon had already re@@ ached that same conclu@@ sion .
We have a clear understanding of the preci@@ ous promises con@@ ta@@ ined in God’s Word .
How do you feel about what Jehovah will yet do in answer to our re@@ qu@@ est for his will to be done on earth ?
Indeed , we have good reason to give s@@ inc@@ ere comm@@ end@@ ation at every opportunity .
Let us consider how elders can en@@ h@@ ance their appreciation for the privilege of shepher@@ ding ‘ the flo@@ ck of God in their care . ’
9 : 27 , 28 ​ — Why does Luke say that the trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation took place “ ei@@ ght days ” after Jesus promised his disciples that some of them would “ not ta@@ st@@ e death at all ” until they had seen him coming in his Kingdom , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as both Matthew and Mark st@@ ate that it was “ si@@ x days later ” ?
However , in the priv@@ ac@@ y of our home , we may feel that we have the right to let go and to act as we wish .
We can be confid@@ ent that Jehovah deal@@ t with the matter ju@@ st@@ ly , for “ perfect is his way . ” ​ — 2 Samuel 22 : 31 .
Yet , God’s purpose from the very beg@@ in@@ ning has been for mankind to live in peace and har@@ mony .
What helped us to stay spiritually strong ?
Thus , even though the words “ of God ” are not found in the Greek text , a number of mo@@ der@@ n transl@@ at@@ ors have in@@ ser@@ ted them at Romans 12 : 19 .
Our ho@@ st is wa@@ iting for us at the a@@ ir@@ por@@ t .
How were Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b pres@@ sur@@ ed to follow the crow@@ d , but what en@@ ab@@ led them to res@@ ist ?
( b ) What question will be ans@@ wer@@ ed in the following article ?
As they ob@@ serve our conduct and our deal@@ ings with our neigh@@ b@@ ors , scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es , and work@@ mat@@ es , can they see that we are happy and ful@@ filled ?
Se@@ as@@ onal con@@ di@@ tions v@@ ary around the g@@ lo@@ be .
He also kno@@ ws our thoughts , desi@@ res , and in@@ ten@@ tions .
In time , S@@ ar@@ ah gave bir@@ th to Isa@@ a@@ c , who@@ se name means “ L@@ au@@ gh@@ ter . ”
Even more important , it resul@@ ts in Jehovah’s blessing .
The psalmist next explained that Jehovah is ever al@@ er@@ t to the needs of his servants : “ He cannot pos@@ si@@ bly allow your fo@@ o@@ t to to@@ t@@ ter .
He was in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed as “ your un@@ c@@ le T@@ al@@ ma@@ dge Rus@@ k . ”
Because “ faith is the as@@ sur@@ ed expe@@ ct@@ ation of what is ho@@ ped for . ”
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , the Devil wants us to lo@@ se our spiritual bal@@ ance .
E@@ ach we@@ ek , mul@@ titu@@ des are lear@@ ning what the Bible really teach@@ es .
We read : “ How com@@ ely upon the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s are the fe@@ et of the one br@@ ing@@ ing good news , the one publi@@ shing peace , the one br@@ ing@@ ing good news of something better , the one publi@@ shing sal@@ vation , the one saying to Z@@ ion : ‘ Your God has become king ! ’ ” ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 2 : 7 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 15 .
In ad@@ dition , Jesus used “ gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous spe@@ e@@ ch ” when he pre@@ ached the message of the Kingdom .
The account does not say .
A@@ t@@ su@@ ko , mentioned at the out@@ set , was acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to rel@@ ying on her own strength when fac@@ ed with problems .
Paul was not like others of whom Jesus said : “ Why , then , do you call me ‘ Lord !
In his ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn of P@@ tu@@ j , F@@ ran@@ c was known as a ze@@ al@@ ous pro@@ claim@@ er of the good news of God’s Kingdom .
Ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing the c@@ hi@@ ef@@ tain of Israel ( Z@@ e@@ de@@ ki@@ ah ) , Jehovah says : “ R@@ emo@@ ve the tur@@ ba@@ n , and li@@ ft off the cro@@ wn . This will not be the same . P@@ u@@ t on high even what is low , and bring low even the high one .
Paul’s “ thor@@ n ” remin@@ ded him of his li@@ mit@@ ations and helped him to maintain a hum@@ ble view of himself .
Can my pro@@ of stand up under exam@@ in@@ ation in the light of God’s Word , the Bible ? ’
The car@@ av@@ an j@@ our@@ ne@@ yed first to H@@ ar@@ an , some 6@@ 00 mil@@ es ( 9@@ 60 k@@ m ) to the nor@@ th@@ w@@ est , following the course of the E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates .
The Witnesses showed them the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s answer .
What “ good news ” did Paul preach , and how did it show Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness ?
14@@ 8 : 12 , 13 .
Thus , it can be said that “ the wa@@ ges sin pa@@ ys is death . ”
Consider the example of I@@ r@@ ene , a sing@@ le sister in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates . She had a deep desire to preach to Rus@@ si@@ an - speaking im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants .
But David did not allow himself to become bor@@ ed .
With Jehovah’s help we , like Paul , will “ most g@@ la@@ dly sp@@ end and be comple@@ t@@ ely sp@@ ent ” in His preci@@ ous service .
If we are not al@@ er@@ t , the per@@ va@@ sive l@@ ack of gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de evid@@ ent today could s@@ mother any tend@@ er feelings of appreciation that may ris@@ e in us .
The reas@@ ons v@@ ary .
K@@ now Y@@ our@@ self
Bethel
We can tra@@ in our conscience
C@@ learly , God wants us to enjoy good food in the compan@@ y of friends and family , and he appro@@ ves of the giving of gi@@ f@@ ts .
David appe@@ ared to be on a special assignment from King Saul .
Jesus provided a c@@ lu@@ e in his illustr@@ ation of the whe@@ at and the we@@ e@@ ds .
Their peace will not be th@@ reat@@ ened from any s@@ ource ​ — human or ani@@ ma@@ l .
He ne@@ i@@ ther set un@@ re@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble standards nor la@@ id down coun@@ t@@ less rul@@ es .
You certainly can inclu@@ de in a F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship discus@@ sion what we read in Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us chap@@ ters 12 - 15 and st@@ ress how Jehovah deli@@ vered his people .
Consider , then , what J@@ ø@@ r@@ g@@ en in D@@ en@@ mar@@ k says about the cho@@ ice he made .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , a viol@@ ent st@@ or@@ m came up .
The way she cop@@ ed with the di@@ se@@ ase also imp@@ ressed the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al st@@ af@@ f .
He dra@@ ws close to those who do his will . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 24 , 25 ; 1 John 5 : 3 .
In Mar@@ ch 194@@ 5 we heard that the Scrip@@ ture text for that year was Matthew 28 : 19 : “ G@@ o ye therefore , and make disciples of people of all the nations . ”
As told by Ju@@ k@@ ka S@@ yl@@ gre@@ n
Me@@ an@@ while , I kept pers@@ is@@ ting in prayer to find the truth .
Is it perhaps in c@@ li@@ mb@@ ing the so@@ cial la@@ d@@ der ?
When he was sh@@ own liter@@ ature in his own language , he could har@@ dly believe his eyes !
What are some fac@@ t@@ ors b@@ es@@ id@@ es the work it@@ self that are sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant in making emp@@ loy@@ ment decisions ?
Can the Bible Be Un@@ der@@ sto@@ od ?
Of him , we read : “ You pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to bring for@@ th your people Israel out of the land of Egy@@ pt , with sign@@ s and with mirac@@ les and with a strong hand and with a st@@ re@@ t@@ ched - out ar@@ m and with great fe@@ ar@@ som@@ en@@ ess . ”
The past th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years have demonstr@@ ated that Satan , who became “ the rul@@ er of this world , ” has develop@@ ed a wicked , un@@ righteous , and viol@@ ent rul@@ er@@ ship that is comple@@ t@@ ely un@@ satis@@ fac@@ t@@ ory .
Although the enti@@ re group b@@ eho@@ l@@ ds the same sc@@ ene , each person se@@ es it differ@@ ently .
M@@ ore and more arri@@ ved
Me@@ dit@@ ating on God’s Word and con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating the remin@@ ders found ther@@ e@@ in will lik@@ e@@ wise en@@ able us to do this ​ — “ ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly long for ( ex@@ pect and ha@@ st@@ en ) the coming ” of that day , y@@ es , to be in “ con@@ st@@ ant expe@@ ct@@ ation ” of it .
“ My heart was tel@@ ling me that I could do more for Jehovah , ” says Ri@@ ch@@ ard .
And he can bl@@ ess your s@@ inc@@ ere efforts to gr@@ as@@ p what he is teaching you . ​ — Psalm 25 : 4 .
The public@@ ation The R@@ ise of An@@ cient Israel expla@@ ins : “ A@@ t@@ t@@ ached to three of the four ent@@ ities ​ — A@@ sh@@ k@@ el@@ on , Ge@@ z@@ er and Y@@ ano@@ am — ​ is a determin@@ ative that tel@@ ls us that they are c@@ ities . . . .
How Di@@ d Su@@ ffering Be@@ g@@ in ?
In ad@@ dition , they have con@@ stru@@ cted th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of local meeting plac@@ es as well as large ass@@ em@@ bly h@@ alls to accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ate those inter@@ ested in recei@@ ving fur@@ ther Bible instru@@ ction .
However , what if we have started to foc@@ us more on our own inter@@ ests ?
Re@@ ally , if you put God’s Kingdom first , all other things will be ad@@ ded to you . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
The Devil is a man@@ sla@@ y@@ er .
To be sure , Satan is an evil fo@@ e who is b@@ ent on mis@@ direc@@ ting us .
Jo@@ si@@ ah’s son Jeho@@ a@@ ha@@ z succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded him as king , but he did “ what was bad in Jehovah’s eyes . ”
Does this not descri@@ be the attitude of people in gener@@ al today ?
( b ) How can we he@@ ed Solom@@ on@@ ’s words on accep@@ ting counsel ?
No@@ te how some first - century Christians re@@ ac@@ ted to one div@@ isi@@ ve is@@ sue that ar@@ ose within the congregation .
Abraham used the expres@@ sion “ it is un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble of you ” t@@ wi@@ ce .
As a result , sever@@ al h@@ un@@ d@@ red Bible stu@@ dies are being condu@@ cted .
The apostle Paul war@@ ned that dec@@ ep@@ tive teach@@ ers were already at work in his day .
They ate , d@@ ran@@ k , s@@ le@@ pt , had se@@ x@@ u@@ al inter@@ course , qu@@ ar@@ rel@@ ed , f@@ ought , se@@ duc@@ ed , and ra@@ ped .
Ha@@ ve you taken that st@@ ep ?
How to satis@@ fy those desi@@ res , however , is qu@@ ite another matter .
I gre@@ w up in the city of A@@ li@@ can@@ te , on the e@@ ast co@@ ast of S@@ pain .
Even Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers are not i@@ mmu@@ ne to this pat@@ ter@@ n of thinking .
Solomon offered a hear@@ t@@ felt prayer , recorded at 1 K@@ ings chap@@ ter 8 , before thr@@ ong@@ s ass@@ em@@ b@@ led in Jerusalem for the in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ation of Jehovah’s temple in 10@@ 26 B.C.E .
As Eli@@ j@@ ah w@@ atch@@ ed , the st@@ age was being set for one of the most dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c con@@ fr@@ on@@ t@@ ations between good and evil the world has ever seen .
During his ministry , a woman in the crow@@ d cri@@ ed out that Jesus ’ mother must truly be happy for giving bir@@ th to him .
He had to fle@@ e for his life .
Yet , sh@@ aring the good news of God’s Kingdom with all s@@ or@@ ts of people gl@@ ori@@ fi@@ es God because preaching accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ es God’s will and op@@ ens the way to everlasting benef@@ its for those who accept the divine message .
What appe@@ ars bel@@ ow is the n@@ est of a m@@ ale mas@@ ked we@@ a@@ ver .
At Kingdom H@@ alls of Jehovah’s Witnesses , people learn how to be better hus@@ ban@@ ds and fa@@ thers and how to be better wi@@ ves and mo@@ thers .
M@@ on@@ ika got baptized in 19@@ 7@@ 4 , and her two sons became Witnesses about ten years later .
She never vie@@ wed my de@@ af@@ ness as a ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er but , rather , as an en@@ ri@@ ch@@ ing personal experience for her .
At just 20 years of age , my dre@@ am of mission@@ ary service was coming true !
“ The heart of the righteous one medit@@ ates so as to answer . ”
So when we obey that comm@@ and , Jehovah is pleas@@ ed .
Hence , in his illustr@@ ation , Jesus re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly ur@@ ges : “ Ke@@ ep loo@@ king , keep a@@ wa@@ ke . . .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , she accepted her new situation and served will@@ ingly for the rest of her life .
By he@@ e@@ ding the ad@@ vice from God’s Word , which says : “ Ke@@ ep your e@@ ye on those who cause div@@ isions and occasi@@ ons for stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing contr@@ ary to the teaching that you have learned , and avoid them . ”
Jehovah told his prophet to war@@ n the Israelites of the high pri@@ ce they would pa@@ y for having a human king .
He loved listen@@ ing to Bible st@@ ori@@ es , and he loo@@ ked for@@ ward to our family Bible study .
Ha@@ ving a house of their own rema@@ ins a m@@ ere dre@@ am for them .
For cen@@ tu@@ ries the f@@ l@@ at@@ bed pl@@ at@@ en prin@@ ting pres@@ s in@@ ven@@ ted by Joh@@ ann@@ es G@@ u@@ ten@@ ber@@ g about 14@@ 50 chang@@ ed little .
For example , they may not understand the new language and may be tre@@ ated un@@ fai@@ r@@ ly .
I no@@ tic@@ ed , though , that everything that she was lear@@ ning really benef@@ ited her .
The apostle Paul , who may have been deal@@ ing with a physical a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction , ‘ did not give up , even if the man he was on the out@@ side was wa@@ sting away . ’ ​ — Read 2 Corinthians 4 : 16 - 18 .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , we do not need to experience the worl@@ d’s “ low sin@@ k of de@@ ba@@ u@@ ch@@ er@@ y ” to see how de@@ based life can be .
At the end of the th@@ ous@@ and years , Jehovah will allow perfect humans to exerc@@ ise their free cho@@ ice as to whom they want to serve .
In har@@ mony with Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 3 , God’s people “ be@@ at their s@@ words into p@@ low@@ sh@@ a@@ res and their spe@@ ars into pr@@ un@@ ing sh@@ ear@@ s . ”
In@@ dic@@ ating that making cho@@ ic@@ es is our responsi@@ bility , Solomon says : “ The heart of earth@@ ling man may think out his way . ”
Consider some examples of coun@@ ter@@ fe@@ it love .
How does pro@@ ving ourselves to be pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers prom@@ o@@ te un@@ ity ?
On the other hand , the wise , dis@@ cer@@ ning person hum@@ bly ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges the ex@@ ist@@ ence of a Creator . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 5 : 18 .
From there I jo@@ ined B@@ en@@ ne@@ t@@ t and V@@ el@@ va , who were serving in C@@ lar@@ k@@ s@@ v@@ il@@ le , T@@ en@@ n@@ es@@ see , as special pione@@ ers .
She began her repor@@ t with the questions : “ What do you think ?
Na@@ po@@ le@@ on : From the book The P@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ al H@@ ist@@ ory of the World
C@@ learly , the T@@ reat@@ y of W@@ est@@ ph@@ ali@@ a did not bring lasting peace .
When hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders are cont@@ ac@@ ted , their re@@ action to the Kingdom message may be a@@ pa@@ the@@ tic or even ho@@ st@@ ile .
Is that true in your case ?
N@@ ations may think that they are close to sol@@ ving some of their bi@@ g problems .
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , the peri@@ od began when God’s serv@@ ant Ne@@ h@@ emiah arri@@ ved in Jerusalem and began to re@@ buil@@ d the city .
“ Lo@@ ok ! How good and how pleas@@ ant it is for brothers to d@@ well together in un@@ ity ! ”
How kind Jesus is !
How much do you appreci@@ ate his sacrifice ?
K@@ en@@ ne@@ th
And certainly make it a matter of prayer to Jehovah .
The ba@@ ths were rec@@ t@@ ang@@ ul@@ ar t@@ an@@ ks he@@ wed out of ro@@ ck or du@@ g into the earth and l@@ ined with bri@@ ck or st@@ one .
Their view is that religion simply pos@@ es as a bene@@ fac@@ t@@ or of mankind ​ — that under its fac@@ a@@ de of vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e and ho@@ l@@ iness , it is in re@@ ality full of h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y and lies .
We can do so by will@@ ingly taking spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c action , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly in be@@ half of those in need .
In 1@@ 2@@ 29 the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch comple@@ ted its C@@ ru@@ sa@@ de against the Ca@@ th@@ ar@@ i , or Al@@ bi@@ gen@@ ses , in the sou@@ th of Fr@@ ance .
Our first sto@@ p was P@@ o@@ ç@@ o@@ s de C@@ al@@ d@@ as , in M@@ in@@ as Ger@@ a@@ is St@@ ate , which at the time had a small group of 19 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers .
How is it possible to cop@@ e with the lo@@ ss of a loved one ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Jesus sent work@@ ers out to preach in pa@@ ir@@ s .
H@@ ann@@ ah and her husband , P@@ at@@ ri@@ ck , serve on Ma@@ j@@ ur@@ o in the Mar@@ shall Is@@ lands .
F@@ in@@ ally , it should be no@@ ted that if any par@@ all@@ els do ex@@ ist between the R@@ as Sh@@ am@@ r@@ a te@@ x@@ ts and the Bible , they are pur@@ ely liter@@ ary , not spiritual .
If the great@@ est man who ever lived showed mo@@ des@@ ty , how much more so should we .
“ W@@ H@@ E@@ N ci@@ vi@@ l war started in Bu@@ r@@ un@@ di , our family was at an ass@@ em@@ bly , ” rel@@ ates a brother nam@@ ed L@@ ije .
The uni@@ vers@@ al appe@@ al of the good news and the fine fru@@ it@@ age it pro@@ du@@ ces t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to the exc@@ el@@ ling value of divine educ@@ ation . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Al@@ so , we should t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully ex@@ pose religious fal@@ s@@ eho@@ o@@ ds that mal@@ ign our Creator , such as the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re , which in re@@ ality at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes to the God of love the c@@ ru@@ el tra@@ its of the Devil . ​ — J@@ er .
• Wh@@ ere can young ones find help to re@@ ach out for spiritual go@@ als ?
What does that mean to you ?
Since some te@@ et@@ h are mis@@ sing , “ the gr@@ in@@ ding women have qu@@ it working because they have become few . ”
In that sense Jehovah “ took deli@@ ght in c@@ ru@@ shing , ” or the c@@ ru@@ shing of , the Messi@@ ah .
Then , when con@@ di@@ tions get back to nor@@ ma@@ l , many refu@@ ge@@ es return to re@@ buil@@ d their ho@@ m@@ es and star@@ t over again .
Our Bible public@@ ations are now a@@ vail@@ able in over 4@@ 00 langu@@ ages
In his life st@@ ory , Bro@@ ther Di@@ e@@ h@@ l rel@@ ated : “ In May 194@@ 9 , I inform@@ ed he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters in B@@ er@@ n that I pl@@ an@@ ned to mar@@ ry . ”
12 : 25 ; 17 : 17 .
For more information on this prophe@@ c@@ y’s fulfill@@ ments , see The Watchtower , May 15 , 200@@ 1 , page 12 , and Isa@@ i@@ ah’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy ​ — Li@@ ght for All M@@ an@@ kind , V@@ olu@@ me 2 , page 4@@ 0@@ 8 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
By co@@ in@@ ci@@ d@@ ence , the compan@@ y ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tive in char@@ ge of the tra@@ in@@ e@@ es came by .
( b ) What contr@@ ast was there between those who listen@@ ed to Jesus and those who did not ?
S@@ ad@@ ly , many prom@@ ising young Christians have had their good ha@@ bi@@ ts spo@@ iled by un@@ wise associ@@ ations .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy c@@ alls her “ ba@@ r@@ re@@ n ” and “ h@@ ur@@ t in spirit . ”
• What might we do if many in our ter@@ rit@@ ory se@@ em a@@ pa@@ the@@ tic ?
However , she did not give up .
The Bible ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es us : “ Ke@@ ep t@@ es@@ ting whether you are in the faith ; keep pro@@ ving what you y@@ ourselves are . ”
Why not learn more about this loving God and how you can let him mo@@ ld you into the kind of person who will see His purpose become a re@@ ality ?
But not all vie@@ wing of por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y c@@ alls for a hear@@ ing before a j@@ udi@@ cial com@@ mit@@ te@@ e .
Ex@@ peri@@ ence , which came with age , was not the so@@ le cr@@ it@@ eri@@ on .
Re@@ g@@ arding human hist@@ ory since then , God’s Word sum@@ mar@@ iz@@ es it this way : “ M@@ an has d@@ om@@ in@@ ated man to his har@@ m . ”
What course would ple@@ ase him most ? ’
F@@ i@@ ve years later , she married an el@@ der .
His whole life may be vie@@ wed as an expres@@ sion of faith , for it cons@@ is@@ ted of num@@ er@@ ous t@@ ests and tri@@ als .
But money cannot prote@@ ct and su@@ sta@@ in us the way godly wisdom can .
An@@ yone who does not follow the way of the truth f@@ alls , know@@ ingly or un@@ know@@ ingly , into the hands of Satan because “ the whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one . ” ​ — 1 John 5 : 19 ; Matthew 7 : 13 , 14 .
So the Son , being “ in the bo@@ som position , ” had in@@ tim@@ ate con@@ vers@@ ations with his Father .
To e@@ ase my conscience , I gave up d@@ ru@@ g@@ s .
S@@ la@@ very and the des@@ ol@@ ation of Juda@@ h were to end with the return of the rep@@ ent@@ ant re@@ m@@ n@@ ant to Jerusalem and the rest@@ or@@ ation of true worship .
The well - re@@ sear@@ ched material that we receive through Jehovah’s organization helps us dis@@ cer@@ n his beau@@ ti@@ ful qualities in the world around us .
8 : 15 ; 9 : 1 , 8 , 17 .
As you pro@@ ba@@ bly real@@ ize , though , a person does not have to work out@@ side of his home country to become eng@@ ro@@ s@@ sed in se@@ cul@@ ar work .
D@@ ili@@ g@@ ent study of God’s written Word e@@ qu@@ ip@@ s us to ‘ speak about his remin@@ ders in fr@@ on@@ t of k@@ ings . ’
We should “ seek to find peace , and pur@@ sue it . ”
I could not hold back the te@@ ars .
He is not some my@@ st@@ eri@@ ous tri@@ u@@ ne go@@ d .
This brought us many blessings .
Ab@@ out 1@@ 20 of Jesus ’ disciples were baptized with holy spirit and thus became the first anointed Christians .
This in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ates the whole body and makes the heart rejo@@ ice . And the joy of heart is refle@@ cted in the b@@ righ@@ t@@ ness of the eyes .
That is what one tal@@ ented young man deci@@ ded to do .
Today also , anyone doing that “ has ou@@ tra@@ ged the spirit of un@@ deser@@ ved kindness . ” ​ — Hebrews 10 : 29 .
( b ) Why is Solom@@ on@@ ’s counsel also of interest to Christians in their 50 ’ s and older ?
Instead , he di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied them with free will .
So I sta@@ yed .
8 : 27 - 30 .
We understand that it is for the s@@ ake of God’s name that these things ha@@ p@@ pen to us , his “ sheep . ”
Why are anointed Christians and their compan@@ i@@ ons not af@@ ra@@ id of the Devil ?
This my@@ st@@ eri@@ ous people held s@@ way over the st@@ ep@@ p@@ es of E@@ ur@@ asi@@ a from about 7@@ 00 to 3@@ 00 B.C.E .
A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ r@@ a ad@@ ds : “ I was in the pioneer ministry before we were married , and I did not want to give up this privilege just to have an ex@@ tra@@ va@@ g@@ ant we@@ d@@ ding .
In the mo@@ der@@ n world , when some cou@@ ples enc@@ oun@@ ter problems , their first re@@ action is to end the marriage .
At times , you might be temp@@ ted to con@@ form to your pe@@ ers ’ standards just to avoid their disa@@ p@@ pro@@ val .
Even so , a Christian wife does what she can to teach the children Bible truth .
A@@ no@@ ther important princi@@ ple that we can learn from the way Jesus and the apostles re@@ ac@@ ted under pres@@ sure is never to re@@ tal@@ i@@ ate against our persecu@@ t@@ ors .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , let us keep in mind Jesus ’ direction to sear@@ ch out deser@@ ving ones and help such individuals to become disciples . ​ — Matthew 10 : 11 ; 28 : 19 .
I will never for@@ get the look on my fa@@ ther’s face when we arri@@ ved at our pi@@ ck - up spo@@ t near B@@ as@@ el and saw the large st@@ ack of liter@@ ature that a@@ wa@@ ited us .
It some@@ what res@@ em@@ bl@@ es a large ra@@ b@@ bi@@ t but has sh@@ ort , r@@ oun@@ ded ear@@ s and sh@@ ort leg@@ s .
On the other hand , even if we feel that we are not especially gi@@ f@@ ted , we can be effe@@ ctive in our ministry .
This ga@@ ther@@ ing work is al@@ lu@@ ded to in Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy when it says : “ N@@ ations will certainly go to your light , and k@@ ings to the b@@ righ@@ t@@ ness of your shin@@ ing for@@ th . ”
Jehovah had a leg@@ al case against Israel because there was no truth , loving - kindness , or knowledge of God in the land .
What is more , all work will be truly ab@@ s@@ or@@ b@@ ing and re@@ war@@ ding .
U@@ sing the Bible in the ver@@ n@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar helped them to expla@@ in it to their flo@@ c@@ ks .
( a ) Wh@@ ere do people go when they die ?
Jesus ’ ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to pray in a priv@@ ate ro@@ om after shu@@ t@@ ting the do@@ or did not mean that someone could not re@@ present a congregation in prayer .
How can we “ keep t@@ es@@ ting ” ourselves to see whether we are wal@@ king in the way of the truth ?
We should fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly continue to dec@@ l@@ are God’s judg@@ ments .
For example , a mother in J@@ ap@@ an wanted her two bo@@ ys to learn that the way Jehovah made the earth@@ ’s at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere shows how much he ca@@ res about us .
What did E@@ z@@ r@@ a do to en@@ sure that his teaching was effe@@ ctive ?
Jehovah’s requi@@ re@@ ments ​ — how good they are for us !
They are car@@ ing and help@@ ful , and our con@@ vers@@ ations are always encourag@@ ing .
In har@@ mony with Bible teachings , we can read@@ just any in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations .
How do these friends of Jehovah feel about making such sacrific@@ es ?
After re@@ vie@@ wing these cre@@ ative mar@@ vel@@ s , we should lik@@ e@@ wise be imp@@ ressed with God’s wisdom and power .
This is a s@@ il@@ ent remin@@ der that by the f@@ our@@ th century C.E . , the city had become a str@@ ong@@ hold of the D@@ on@@ atis@@ ts ​ — a “ Christian ” group that bro@@ ke with the Rom@@ an ch@@ urch .
He must have found in@@ ten@@ se deli@@ ght in medit@@ ating on the many heavenly s@@ essi@@ ons of instru@@ ction he had received from Jehovah .
One justice cha@@ st@@ ised the pro@@ secu@@ t@@ or for tr@@ ying to pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce the C@@ our@@ t by including the preaching work and the un@@ reg@@ is@@ tered st@@ atu@@ s of Jehovah’s Witnesses in his sub@@ mis@@ sion against Bro@@ ther Mar@@ gar@@ y@@ an ​ — ne@@ i@@ ther of which was de@@ f@@ ined as cri@@ min@@ al in Ar@@ tic@@ le 2@@ 4@@ 4 .
Our only cont@@ act during the first two years of our eng@@ ag@@ ement was by ma@@ il .
Jesus could have said the l@@ at@@ ter , but the ones whom he ad@@ d@@ ressed were Israelites and as such were already wit@@ nesses of Jehovah .
C@@ lo@@ v@@ is ’ baptism de@@ pi@@ cted in a 14@@ th - century man@@ us@@ crip@@ t
• What did Ho@@ se@@ a@@ ’s marriage to G@@ om@@ er sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze ?
At first , the only inter@@ ested people we found in N@@ ap@@ les were a family of four .
Fir@@ st , by per@@ form@@ ing the mirac@@ le of trans@@ fer@@ ring the life of his bel@@ o@@ ved heavenly Son to the wom@@ b of a vi@@ r@@ g@@ in so that he could be born as a perfect human .
I read it on my way to and from school but under@@ sto@@ od little of it .
What a wonderful gift this has proved to be !
Jesus began to reason with the disciples .
Is money the tic@@ ke@@ t to a happy life ?
We are thus dra@@ wn clo@@ s@@ er to them , streng@@ th@@ ening the b@@ on@@ ds of Christian fri@@ end@@ ship .
H@@ er ability to move about was sever@@ ely li@@ mit@@ ed . ”
Why Do Pe@@ ople P@@ ra@@ y ?
The king is re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed and la@@ u@@ ded thr@@ ough@@ out all gener@@ ations to come .
What does it teach us about Jehovah and his deal@@ ings ?
We also had difficul@@ ties with many E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ ans who , main@@ ly for fin@@ an@@ cial reas@@ ons , were not happy with our educ@@ ational work .
After sever@@ al fru@@ it@@ less vis@@ its to govern@@ ment de@@ par@@ t@@ ments , Lu@@ i@@ z was ad@@ v@@ ised to hi@@ re a la@@ w@@ y@@ er and set@@ tle the proble@@ m in cour@@ t .
He ur@@ ged his fellow believers in R@@ ome not mer@@ ely to show honor but to take the lead in show@@ ing honor .
P@@ o@@ in@@ te@@ dly , in the first century , they were told : “ Now you are God’s people . ” ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 9 , 10 .
Thus , one as@@ pect of the support that the anointed receive from the other sheep is that qu@@ ali@@ fied men of the great crow@@ d serve as congregation elders .
Jehovah Com@@ es to the R@@ es@@ cu@@ e
‘ D@@ ili@@ g@@ ence M@@ ak@@ es One R@@ ich ’
( b ) What public@@ ations have given imp@@ e@@ tu@@ s to the Christian ministry in rec@@ ent de@@ ca@@ des ?
What four fac@@ t@@ ors make an illustr@@ ation effe@@ ctive ?
Yet , he said com@@ p@@ li@@ men@@ t@@ ary things about s@@ inc@@ ere people .
At times , you may be able to do your neigh@@ b@@ or a fav@@ or .
The answer , of course , would be no .
( b ) How did the wi@@ do@@ w respon@@ d to Eli@@ j@@ ah’s re@@ qu@@ est , and how did Jehovah re@@ ward her for this ?
Is that possible ?
The children may understand the words their parents speak , but if what is being said does not re@@ ach the heart , the children may become str@@ ang@@ ers in their own home .
Y@@ oung Christians ​ — who are ex@@ posed to un@@ heal@@ thy pe@@ er pres@@ sure at school but to wise counsel from God’s Word at home and in the congregation — ​ received practic@@ al counsel on how to de@@ al with so@@ cial pres@@ sures and how to “ fle@@ e from the desi@@ res in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ al to you@@ th . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 2 : 22 .
If we feel un@@ wor@@ thy of Jehovah’s love , we can refle@@ ct on Jesus ’ words to his followers : “ Do not two s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws sel@@ l for a co@@ in of small value ?
God has conc@@ e@@ aled the time of [ Jesus ’ ] bir@@ th . . . .
He loo@@ ks for we@@ ak@@ nesses in our spiritual ar@@ m@@ or .
Many would find such an attitude str@@ ange or even in@@ com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible .
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ate Com@@ par@@ is@@ ons
On@@ ce Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on is past , those who have been bus@@ y working with God will take pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the land that he has promised them .
He even ‘ sur@@ rend@@ ered his soul in be@@ half of the sheep . ’
God’s name ( high@@ ligh@@ ted ) as it appe@@ ars in an ancient Bible man@@ us@@ crip@@ t
1 , 2 . ( a ) What did Jesus reve@@ al about the last days ?
The man with the se@@ cre@@ t@@ ar@@ y’s in@@ k@@ hor@@ n re@@ pres@@ ents Jesus Christ .
When children respon@@ d to tra@@ ining , parents experience great joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion
In that way , you keep personal af@@ fai@@ r@@ s in their prop@@ er place .
S@@ up@@ pose you are in a circum@@ st@@ ance where you are de@@ pri@@ ved of a Bible .
( b ) What future blessings a@@ wa@@ it those with an earthly hope ?
M@@ O@@ D@@ E@@ R@@ N - D@@ A@@ Y MI@@ G@@ H@@ T@@ Y ON@@ E@@ S A@@ R@@ E A@@ D@@ MI@@ R@@ E@@ D F@@ O@@ R TH@@ E@@ I@@ R S@@ T@@ R@@ EN@@ G@@ T@@ H AN@@ D F@@ O@@ R TH@@ E@@ I@@ R A@@ BI@@ L@@ I@@ T@@ Y T@@ O C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ T@@ E@@ R V@@ I@@ O@@ L@@ EN@@ C@@ E W@@ I@@ T@@ H S@@ U@@ P@@ E@@ R@@ V@@ I@@ O@@ L@@ EN@@ C@@ E
No matter what you may have experienced in this wicked world , you are not a hel@@ pl@@ ess vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m ; ne@@ i@@ ther are you do@@ om@@ ed to fa@@ il@@ ure .
In the second , we will exam@@ ine Jesus ’ par@@ able of the ten vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins and see how it can help us to keep spiritually al@@ er@@ t today .
If you da@@ b@@ ble in spi@@ rit@@ ism , sto@@ p im@@ medi@@ ately .
In ad@@ dition , you will re@@ a@@ p rich re@@ war@@ ds if your mo@@ tive is to see how the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message can af@@ fect your life .
Per@@ haps you can think of similar Bible examples .
M@@ an@@ kind will be offered the opportunity to live forever in perfect con@@ di@@ tions , in which “ the form@@ er things will not be called to mind , ne@@ i@@ ther will they come up into the heart . ”
We were married for 35 years .
The Kingdom is thor@@ ough@@ ly and c@@ learly explained in the Bible .
Jehovah S@@ ho@@ ws U@@ s How to C@@ ount Our Da@@ ys
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , a hal@@ f@@ hear@@ ted continu@@ ation of family tra@@ dition cannot su@@ sta@@ in an in@@ tim@@ ate , long - ter@@ m relationship with Jehovah .
So@@ on I f@@ ell into bad compan@@ y .
In Jesus ’ case , rec@@ all@@ ing an appro@@ pri@@ ate s@@ crip@@ ture helped him to face Satan’s challeng@@ es .
Acc@@ ording to tra@@ dition , C@@ lo@@ v@@ is was baptized by “ Sa@@ in@@ t ” R@@ em@@ i@@ gi@@ us in the ca@@ the@@ dr@@ al of Re@@ im@@ s , on De@@ c@@ ember 25 , 4@@ 9@@ 6 C.E .
The second time is descri@@ bed at the beg@@ in@@ ning of this st@@ ory .
En@@ tr@@ ants ’ S@@ cho@@ ol has en@@ h@@ an@@ ced my appreciation for Jehovah , his house , and his organization . ”
N@@ early 60 per@@ c@@ ent of the material in Lu@@ ke@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l is uni@@ que .
I went to ch@@ urch every S@@ un@@ day in an at@@ temp@@ t to e@@ ase my conscience .
To stand fir@@ m against the pres@@ sures and temp@@ t@@ ations that they face , sing@@ le Christians must keep their sen@@ ses comple@@ t@@ ely .
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ate and lasting re@@ war@@ ds do come from listen@@ ing to and ap@@ pl@@ ying the counsel of God’s Word as we work at cultiv@@ ating reason@@ able expe@@ ct@@ ations .
For example , on our way from M@@ om@@ bas@@ a to the high@@ lands of K@@ en@@ ya , our tra@@ in was st@@ op@@ ped by a lo@@ cu@@ st pla@@ gu@@ e .
I@@ ts name is der@@ i@@ ved from the two cen@@ su@@ ses of the Israelites , taken some 38 years ap@@ ar@@ t .
Per@@ haps this is what made po@@ pul@@ ar the a@@ xi@@ om “ C@@ le@@ an@@ l@@ iness is next to go@@ d@@ l@@ iness . ”
( a ) How does Jehovah di@@ gn@@ i@@ fy us with fre@@ e@@ dom of cho@@ ice ?
The responsi@@ bil@@ ities re@@ sting on the sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders of Christ’s under@@ shepher@@ ds invol@@ ve taking the lead in the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work , teaching in the congregation , and pro@@ per@@ ly shepher@@ ding the flo@@ ck of God . ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 16 ; Hebrews 13 : 7 , 17 ; 1 Peter 5 : 2 , 3 .
Pro@@ ve to be “ a true compan@@ ion . ”
M@@ an@@ kin@@ d’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ on did not th@@ war@@ t God’s purpose .
We are now living in “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things , ” and milli@@ ons are respon@@ ding to the good news of God’s Kingdom . ​ — Matthew 24 : 3 , 14 .
B@@ less@@ ings and Jo@@ ys
Fir@@ st , though , he gave them instru@@ ctions .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 23 , 9@@ 1
Re@@ fle@@ cting on these psal@@ ms ought to de@@ e@@ pen our appreciation for “ the word of God ” and move us to en@@ large and imp@@ ro@@ ve our expres@@ sions of praise to him .
Jesus direc@@ ted his followers to make disciples and to teach them God’s ways of love .
In vision , Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k se@@ es the false religi@@ on@@ ists , who di@@ sh@@ on@@ or God .
Hence , a true act of mer@@ cy is a respon@@ se that com@@ bin@@ es tend@@ er feelings of com@@ pas@@ sion or sy@@ mp@@ a@@ thy with s@@ ound reason@@ ing .
God instru@@ cted the first human pa@@ ir not to e@@ at the fru@@ it from this t@@ ree .
I was the you@@ ng@@ est in a family of ei@@ ght children .
In that cam@@ p , there were some sisters who had a cop@@ y of the Bible .
H@@ ad@@ es , or “ hel@@ l , ” was the gra@@ ve .
Like faithful men of old , we can o@@ pen our heart to him and expres@@ s our doub@@ ts and anxi@@ e@@ ties .
W@@ as fear of p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment the reason ?
T@@ im@@ ely Ad@@ vice for Those G@@ ra@@ du@@ ating
However , the sc@@ he@@ du@@ le is dem@@ an@@ ding , and if he accep@@ ts the jo@@ b , he will be ab@@ sent for a number of Christian meetings and will mis@@ s out on other activities rel@@ ated to true worship .
One out@@ standing example was the Al@@ ba Bible , comple@@ ted in the 1@@ 5@@ th century .
G@@ rac@@ i@@ ous spe@@ e@@ ch and good commun@@ ic@@ ation help to esta@@ bl@@ ish and su@@ sta@@ in pe@@ ace@@ ful relation@@ shi@@ ps .
But their faith and determin@@ ation were as strong as that of Witnesses el@@ se@@ where .
As a result of this ong@@ o@@ ing arrang@@ ement , many brothers and sisters made new friends and are determined to continue to wi@@ den out in their associ@@ ations .
Di@@ d the prophet Jeremiah find joy in his work ?
Of course , making Jehovah’s heart g@@ la@@ d invol@@ ves more than simply tal@@ king about him .
By such practic@@ al ass@@ ist@@ ance , members of the congregation are help@@ ing to ‘ car@@ ry the bur@@ den@@ s of one another ’ and in so doing are fulfill@@ ing “ the law of the Christ . ” ​ — G@@ al .
* Sa@@ ys a husband in the same land who ev@@ en@@ tually became a Witness : “ Bro@@ thers and sisters would vis@@ it us , or we were invit@@ ed to their ho@@ m@@ es , and I found that they had a car@@ ing attitude .
4 , 5 . ( a ) What practic@@ al su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions may help children o@@ pen up to their parents ?
5@@ 4 : 13 .
Joseph lost his fre@@ e@@ dom but not his faith
Jehovah as@@ ks us the questions we read at Job 38 : 33 - 38 .
However , many who pray show little concer@@ n about doing what God requi@@ res of us .
She learned to obey the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ Let the ste@@ al@@ er ste@@ al no more . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 28 .
The Bible simply tel@@ ls us that they went “ through the whole is@@ land . ”
Your parents never sto@@ p being a mother and a father .
“ When we learned that A@@ gn@@ è@@ s was expe@@ cting a ba@@ by , our dre@@ am of being mission@@ aries v@@ ani@@ shed , ” says Ser@@ ge .
One of the great@@ est ways that Jehovah will show his un@@ deser@@ ved kindness on earth will be the resurrection of humans from “ the G@@ ra@@ ve . ”
O@@ ver se@@ ven milli@@ on invit@@ ations were dist@@ ribu@@ ted .
As a young man , David sp@@ ent much of his time on the ru@@ n as wicked King Saul and his bo@@ d@@ y@@ gu@@ ar@@ ds s@@ ought him out to k@@ ill him .
Paul allow@@ ed nothing to dam@@ pen his ze@@ al .
Those who come to serve are the ones who are succ@@ ess@@ ful
• What lea@@ ds to the conclu@@ sion that Luke wrote the book of Acts ?
A dic@@ tion@@ ary de@@ fin@@ es a friend as “ one att@@ ached to another by affe@@ ction or es@@ te@@ em . ”
What spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c re@@ ques@@ ts can be mentioned in prayer before the children leave for school ?
F@@ ra@@ il but H@@ on@@ or@@ able
At times , many brothers and sisters feel disc@@ oura@@ ged , anxi@@ ous , and perhaps even wor@@ th@@ less .
He truly car@@ ed for people .
This wonderful truth I want to hold on to all my life .
Because of the co@@ ld , we would he@@ at a so@@ ap@@ st@@ one on the w@@ o@@ od sto@@ ve at home and take it along in the bu@@ gg@@ y to keep our fe@@ et war@@ m .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of people are affe@@ cted by ad@@ vers@@ ity in one form or another : personal tra@@ ge@@ dy , war , fam@@ ine , or n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ ster .
Such young ones are fin@@ ding great joy in pra@@ ising Jehovah at school .
If so , let your mind and heart continue to be influ@@ enced by “ the perfect law that bel@@ ong@@ s to fre@@ e@@ dom . ”
She invit@@ ed him in and accepted a public@@ ation that explained the Bible .
The in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Sam@@ ari@@ a were con@@ qu@@ ered by the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans in 7@@ 40 B.C.E .
Our sister ad@@ ded that she would be pleas@@ ed to conduct a free we@@ ek@@ ly Bible study with all who wi@@ shed to atten@@ d .
Sh@@ ould we leave my mother in a ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al , ho@@ p@@ ing that someone would care for her , and return to our assignment in Par@@ ag@@ u@@ a@@ y , which we loved ?
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 17 ]
At first , my ti@@ mi@@ d n@@ ature made con@@ ver@@ sing with str@@ ang@@ ers and expla@@ ining Bible te@@ x@@ ts difficult for me .
Th@@ r@@ ough Jesus , the “ P@@ r@@ in@@ ce of Pe@@ ace , ” God will bring “ an end to w@@ ars thr@@ ough@@ out the earth . ”
In Jesus ’ par@@ able of the tal@@ ents , the two faithful sla@@ ves ear@@ ned comm@@ end@@ ation and sh@@ ared the joy of their ma@@ ster by being en@@ tru@@ sted with more work .
But these loyal ones pray to their S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord , ple@@ ading : “ Jehovah , give attention to their th@@ reat@@ s , and gr@@ ant your sla@@ ves to keep speaking your word with all b@@ ol@@ dness . ”
L@@ ater , I helped with the ex@@ pan@@ sion of the E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or branch of@@ fice .
Jo@@ g@@ be@@ ha@@ h
( b ) What war@@ ning example do we find in E@@ sa@@ u ?
7 : 4 ; 14 : 1 .
Such ones may become do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted , not because they com@@ pare themselves with others , but because they com@@ pare themselves with what they once were .
That less@@ on no doubt made a deep imp@@ res@@ sion on Paul , as evid@@ enced by what he later wrote to the brothers in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i about anxi@@ ety and the peace of God .
For the few days , until it is able to walk , he may car@@ ry it in his ar@@ ms or in the lo@@ ose fol@@ ds of his co@@ at . ”
This is all the more reason for us to pa@@ y attention to da@@ ily Bible study , as we want to f@@ lu@@ s@@ h out sel@@ f@@ ish , fle@@ sh@@ ly thoughts from our mind . ​ — 2 Corinthians 10 : 5 .
With reg@@ ard to in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Cana@@ an , the Israelites were comman@@ ded : “ You must form no marriage al@@ li@@ ance with them . Your daugh@@ ter you must not give to his son , and his daugh@@ ter you must not take for your son .
Ger@@ ri@@ t L@@ ö@@ s@@ ch of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy pres@@ ented the fin@@ al talk .
Although we did not have much materi@@ ally , Jehovah did not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on us .
What spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally was he as@@ king for ?
How does Satan dec@@ ei@@ ve people ?
In heaven , he lives “ forever and ever , ” never see@@ ing cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion . ​ — R@@ om . 6 : 9 ; Re@@ v .
Jehovah’s purpose was to f@@ ill the earth with Ad@@ am@@ ’s perfect off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
But the time comes for him to take the s@@ word and wi@@ eld it with his right hand .
They were not to col@@ le@@ ct le@@ f@@ to@@ ver fru@@ it by going over an o@@ live t@@ ree or a v@@ ine a second time .
Rather , it means that one displa@@ ys knowledge dis@@ cre@@ et@@ ly , not making a show@@ y displa@@ y of it by b@@ ra@@ gg@@ ing .
One of them was A@@ li@@ ce P@@ l@@ ace , the el@@ der@@ ly sister who had first called on our family .
Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople , R@@ em@@ ember Your G@@ r@@ and Creator Now , 4 / 15
Even set@@ ting small real@@ is@@ tic go@@ als that are within re@@ ach of ne@@ arly every family member can yi@@ eld rich di@@ vi@@ d@@ ends .
24 : 13 .
How can they with@@ stand pe@@ er pres@@ sure ?
However , when King Jeho@@ i@@ ak@@ im or@@ der@@ ed that U@@ ri@@ j@@ ah be put to death , the prophet f@@ led in fear to Egy@@ pt .
This inclu@@ des get@@ ting ready to provide materi@@ ally for a family and to be the spiritual head of a hous@@ eho@@ ld . ​ — 10 / 15 , page 12 .
When prom@@ ising future blessings for his people , God said : “ I shall p@@ our out water upon the th@@ ir@@ st@@ y one , and tri@@ ck@@ ling st@@ re@@ am@@ s upon the d@@ ry place . I shall p@@ our out my spirit upon your se@@ ed , and my blessing upon your des@@ c@@ end@@ ants . ” ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 4 : 3 .
Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ise justice by wit@@ ness@@ ing to people of all wal@@ ks of life
“ I know that the Bible says that we should ‘ bu@@ y out the oppor@@ tu@@ ne time ’ for spiritual matters , ” says J@@ on , a Christian in his l@@ ate 20 ’ s .
O@@ ther boo@@ ks and artic@@ les have now been publi@@ shed claim@@ ing that this hi@@ d@@ den co@@ de provi@@ des ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te pro@@ of of God’s inspi@@ r@@ ation of the Bible .
The ang@@ el G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el gave this clear ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation to Jesus ’ mother , M@@ ary : “ Ho@@ ly spirit will come upon you , and power of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh will over@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ w you .
I was for@@ bi@@ d@@ den to s@@ le@@ ep , li@@ e down , or even si@@ t down .
Who is our “ neigh@@ b@@ or ” ?
“ The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous ones , ” states the Bible , “ and his ear@@ s are toward their c@@ ry for help . ”
By n@@ ature , he was very out@@ going and not eas@@ ily in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated .
Hence , one who is imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al will pa@@ y du@@ e reg@@ ard , not to an individu@@ al@@ ’s ou@@ tw@@ ard appe@@ ar@@ ance or circumstances , but to his or her char@@ ac@@ ter as a person .
Many ho@@ st@@ s have fac@@ ed the is@@ sue of whether to serve al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ ages .
In the first - century Christian congregation , there were those who dis@@ reg@@ ar@@ ded the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c authority .
G@@ la@@ d I was not in my sh@@ o@@ es . ”
For instance , while you may feel that the other par@@ ty be@@ ars most of the bl@@ ame , God may view things differ@@ ently .
In his letter to the Romans , the apostle Paul wrote : “ P@@ res@@ ent your bo@@ dies a sacrifice living , holy , accep@@ table to God , a sac@@ red service with your power of reason . ”
Th@@ reat@@ s , ar@@ rest@@ s , and flo@@ gg@@ ings could not de@@ ter them from ex@@ pan@@ ding their Kingdom activ@@ ity .
His way of rul@@ ing , his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , is the only right way .
The psalmist David made that clear when he san@@ g : “ Jehovah will become a secu@@ re he@@ i@@ ght for anyone c@@ ru@@ shed , a secu@@ re he@@ i@@ ght in times of dist@@ ress .
He has also el@@ ev@@ ated and di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied us by giving us spiritual cap@@ ac@@ ity and help@@ ing us to satis@@ fy it .
One of those prophe@@ ts was Daniel , who was promised a resurrection under Messi@@ ani@@ c rule .
We do well to ask ourselves : ‘ Do I pray hard for my brothers around the world ?
T@@ ake practic@@ al st@@ ep@@ s .
What , though , about speaking or pra@@ ying out l@@ ou@@ d ?
Jac@@ o@@ b , David , and Eli@@ j@@ ah were among Jehovah’s servants who experienced a de@@ gre@@ e of fear when fac@@ ed with po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al d@@ anger .
At mi@@ d@@ day , the pri@@ est came st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght to our sh@@ op .
They were very different from the cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men who had dis@@ gu@@ sted him years ag@@ o .
he says . “ When you move ab@@ ro@@ ad with the purpose of help@@ ing people to get to know Jehovah , you are in re@@ ality pu@@ t@@ ting yourself in his hands .
O@@ pen In@@ vit@@ ation ( Be@@ th@@ els ) , 8 / 15
My family lived very mo@@ des@@ tly on a small in@@ come .
This to@@ ol is a l@@ ist of mar@@ g@@ in@@ al refer@@ ences , or cro@@ ss - refer@@ ences , that appe@@ ars in the cen@@ ter co@@ lum@@ n of each page in many of its e@@ di@@ tions .
But what el@@ se did he st@@ ress ?
Now there are congregations in every neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od .
A@@ c@@ tiv@@ ities that h@@ in@@ der spiritual gro@@ w@@ th .
When he was being re@@ v@@ iled , he did not go re@@ v@@ il@@ ing in return . When he was suffering , he did not go th@@ reat@@ ening , but kept on com@@ mit@@ ting himself to the one who jud@@ ges righte@@ ously . ” ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 21 - 23 .
• What helped Jeremiah maintain his joy ?
Paul was ex@@ hor@@ ting Christians to use their time wis@@ ely in car@@ ing for spiritual inter@@ ests , but the princi@@ ple can be help@@ ful in many important activities of life .
From such m@@ om@@ ents sp@@ ent in qui@@ et commun@@ ic@@ ation with his heavenly Father , Jesus ga@@ ined strength .
Is the world sa@@ f@@ er for Christians today ?
Because God is et@@ er@@ n@@ al , to him a th@@ ous@@ and years are like a day .
6 , 7 . ( a ) What is one way in which shepher@@ ds become better ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the sheep ?
25 : 32 , 33 .
Because A@@ sa@@ ’s gr@@ and@@ mother Ma@@ ac@@ ah had made “ a hor@@ ri@@ ble i@@ do@@ l to the sac@@ red po@@ le , ” A@@ sa fac@@ ed the difficult t@@ ask of re@@ mo@@ ving her from her ro@@ y@@ al position as “ la@@ dy . ”
( b ) What assignment will Jesus have in the near future ?
I have learned many things in this assignment , but the fore@@ most less@@ on has been how ob@@ vi@@ ous it is that Jesus Christ ​ — not any man — ​ is the head of the Christian congregation .
The apostle Paul remin@@ ds us : “ All things are la@@ w@@ ful ; but not all things are advan@@ ta@@ ge@@ ous . All things are la@@ w@@ ful ; but not all things buil@@ d up .
What will contribu@@ te to un@@ ity in the congregation ?
• How should a believ@@ ing wife tre@@ at her un@@ believ@@ ing mate ?
M@@ on@@ i@@ que ad@@ ds : “ As I apply what I@@ ’@@ ve learned from God’s Word , I find great joy in my assignment .
We are moved to trust in Jehovah and to recogn@@ ize what he is accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing .
Hence , when Gal@@ ile@@ o ar@@ gu@@ ed that not only was the hel@@ i@@ o@@ c@@ ent@@ ri@@ c conc@@ ep@@ t cor@@ rec@@ t but it har@@ mon@@ ized with Scrip@@ ture , the ch@@ urch sm@@ el@@ led her@@ es@@ y .
As Christians , though , should we not be more concer@@ ned about Jehovah’s op@@ in@@ ion of us ?
To em@@ er@@ ge from such dar@@ k@@ ness into light is a wonderful experience .
Why is it appro@@ pri@@ ate to consider your will@@ ing@@ ness to for@@ give ?
The writ@@ er of The C@@ le@@ men@@ t@@ ine H@@ om@@ ili@@ es , an a@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l second - century work , claim@@ ed that God rul@@ es the world with both hands .
Ex@@ per@@ ts have no@@ ted that a pat@@ ter@@ n of qu@@ ar@@ rel@@ ing inc@@ reas@@ es the lik@@ eli@@ ho@@ od that a cou@@ ple will ev@@ en@@ tually div@@ or@@ ce .
See my a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction and my tr@@ ou@@ ble , and par@@ d@@ on all my sin@@ s . ”
“ My go@@ al , pu@@ re and simp@@ le , was to make money , ” he says .
But what comfort anointed ones can draw from Christ’s next words !
He p@@ our@@ ed out his heart , expres@@ sing deep s@@ or@@ ro@@ w and beg@@ g@@ ing for God’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
• Why can in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res righ@@ tly be jud@@ ged on the bas@@ is of their integrity ?
Con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with his sin@@ s , David accepted responsi@@ bility , saying : “ I have sin@@ ned against Jehovah . ”
Be@@ ing ze@@ al@@ ous at it and giving the work the place that it deser@@ ves in our lives requi@@ res even more chang@@ es and sacrific@@ es .
When we accept Jehovah’s loving gift of the ransom , God’s love com@@ p@@ els us to appreci@@ ate that gift and to imitate Jesus clo@@ sel@@ y
“ A The@@ olo@@ gy of R@@ age and H@@ at@@ red ”
Christians must therefore be on gu@@ ard against such tr@@ ends .
Just i@@ magine ! The S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of the uni@@ verse lo@@ ves us for loving righteousness !
Ex@@ pres@@ sing gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to God in prayer prom@@ o@@ tes con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment and pre@@ v@@ ents us from be@@ coming ‘ mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r@@ ers and com@@ pla@@ in@@ ers about our lo@@ t in life . ’
They want their children to make good cho@@ ic@@ es , to be wise and avoid nee@@ d@@ less problems , and to ac@@ hi@@ eve wor@@ th@@ while go@@ als .
I remember pra@@ ying fer@@ v@@ ently to Jehovah God , as@@ king him to give me direction .
Paul said that it is “ for them to seek God , if they might gro@@ pe for him and really find him , al@@ though , in fact , he is not far off from each one of us . ” ​ — Acts 17 : 27 .
No one , it seem@@ s , could give him reason@@ able ans@@ wers to his questions .
Luke chap@@ ter 7 descri@@ bes what happened when Jesus me@@ t up with a fun@@ er@@ al pro@@ c@@ es@@ sion in the city of Na@@ in .
Tru@@ ly , Jesus was not ex@@ ag@@ g@@ er@@ ating when he said , “ not even Solomon in all his glory was ar@@ ra@@ yed as one of these . ”
Although the re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative of the pro@@ secu@@ t@@ or@@ ’s of@@ fice that condu@@ cted this fi@@ f@@ th inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ation ad@@ mit@@ ted that there was no evidence of cri@@ min@@ al activ@@ ity , she still ad@@ v@@ ised that a ci@@ vi@@ l su@@ it be brought against our brothers .
The prophet Isaiah fore@@ told that the Jews in Babyl@@ on would rep@@ ent and say : “ O Jehovah , you are our Father . We are the cla@@ y , and you are our P@@ o@@ t@@ ter ; we are all the work of your hand . ”
“ What I really appreci@@ ate , ” rel@@ ates Mar@@ gar@@ ita , “ is when brothers and sisters offer to accom@@ pan@@ y me and my children in the field ministry . ”
Even when he was older and did not have good health , he served as a regul@@ ar pioneer and an el@@ der .
Those ver@@ ses c@@ atch his attention because he has been stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to res@@ ist im@@ moral pres@@ sures in school .
What appro@@ ach has helped some Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers to star@@ t Bible discus@@ sions in the house - to - house ministry ?
“ Not Ch@@ ur@@ ches in the Pro@@ per S@@ en@@ se ”
Our mind often needs comfort because vari@@ ous tri@@ als can cause great men@@ tal dist@@ ress .
We know that the purpose be@@ h@@ ind such a question is to find out what is on the person@@ ’s mind and then direc@@ t the con@@ vers@@ ation to the Bible .
He im@@ medi@@ ately became an ob@@ ject of der@@ ision , as did my mother and I .
No , but go on gro@@ wing in the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness and knowledge of our Lord and Sa@@ vi@@ or Jesus Christ . ” ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 17 , 18 .
Acc@@ ording to Bible scho@@ la@@ r W@@ il@@ li@@ am Bar@@ cla@@ y , long - suffering “ is the very op@@ pos@@ ite of Greek vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e , ” which va@@ un@@ ted among other things “ the refu@@ s@@ al to t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate any in@@ sul@@ t or in@@ j@@ ur@@ y . ”
One sister who sur@@ vi@@ ved the peri@@ od of Na@@ z@@ i ter@@ ro@@ r rec@@ alls what her Witness mother once told her to comfort her over the lo@@ ss of loved ones in the con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps : “ If death would keep mankind per@@ pe@@ tually in its b@@ on@@ ds , it would be str@@ ong@@ er than God , w@@ ou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t it ? ”
“ P@@ rac@@ tice giving , and people will give to you , ” Jesus told his disciples . ​ — Luke 6 : 38 .
The bl@@ ind , the de@@ a@@ f , the l@@ ame ​ — all those affe@@ cted by si@@ ck@@ ness and di@@ se@@ ase — ​ will be rest@@ ored to perfect health .
“ This must be chang@@ ed , and I am happy someone has bro@@ ached the sub@@ ject .
We cannot for@@ ce it or spe@@ ed it up .
They are “ the desi@@ ra@@ ble things of all the nations . ”
P@@ re@@ aching or teaching the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message to people in a language they are not famili@@ ar with may re@@ ach their mind .
Will decisions that are so@@ li@@ dly gr@@ oun@@ ded on Bible principles and made consci@@ enti@@ ously always lead to a good out@@ come ?
Be@@ fore long , Kris@@ t@@ ina became a jo@@ y@@ ful regul@@ ar pioneer .
Fa@@ ith in what ?
I@@ magine yourself in a cour@@ t of law , atten@@ ding a tri@@ al .
What does being “ spo@@ t@@ less ” invol@@ ve ?
In S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 195@@ 7 , I started serving as a special pioneer , devo@@ ting about 1@@ 50 h@@ our@@ s to the preaching work every mon@@ th .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the earth , there are milli@@ ons who worship Jehovah and be@@ ar witness to his name and purpose .
Jehovah teach@@ es us to prom@@ o@@ te respect and un@@ ity in both the congregation and the family by set@@ ting fir@@ m li@@ m@@ its on the way we speak .
After re@@ si@@ ding for years as a fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve , David became king and lived in a com@@ for@@ table house .
La@@ sting peace will be as@@ sur@@ ed . ​ — 2 Peter 1 : 11 .
Those who cho@@ ose to over@@ work should give serious thought to King Solom@@ on@@ ’s personal experience : “ I , even I , turned toward all the works of mine that my hands had done and toward the hard work that I had wor@@ ked hard to accom@@ pl@@ ish , and , look !
Paul was not re@@ com@@ men@@ ding an ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely pla@@ in st@@ y@@ le of d@@ ress , nor was he saying that all Christians must have the same ta@@ st@@ e .
In the past , people would fu@@ ri@@ ously de@@ b@@ ate the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines that dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish one religion from another .
Do we have the right to say that ?
He said : “ We@@ ’@@ ve had a happy marriage .
I will bur@@ n in hel@@ l for this . ’ ”
The life of a Christian can be lik@@ ened to a long - dist@@ ance fo@@ o@@ tr@@ ace .
Ma@@ il and liter@@ ature from the Z@@ am@@ bia branch of@@ fice were se@@ cre@@ tly deli@@ vered to our home .
F@@ in@@ ally , the v@@ es@@ sel came to rest on a m@@ oun@@ tain .
I have loved n@@ ature ever since I was a child .
What would God yet tell his prophet ?
B@@ r@@ ita@@ in ​ — and by ex@@ ten@@ sion , the Un@@ ited St@@ ates — ​ gre@@ w out of the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
The Bible it@@ self cl@@ ari@@ fi@@ es what Isaiah me@@ ant .
They can be especially help@@ ful when we pre@@ pare for and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy .
The Bible then expla@@ ins that God chang@@ ed the form@@ less sur@@ face of the earth to make d@@ ry land .
Ha@@ ve you ever felt like that ?
Those of the other sheep ga@@ ther@@ ed in the time of the end will make up the “ great crow@@ d ” des@@ t@@ ined to sur@@ vi@@ ve “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , ” with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living forever on a par@@ adise earth .
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ le 2 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 7 - 11
Although he had occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed a lo@@ f@@ ty position in the heavens , he was ne@@ i@@ ther in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ating nor dem@@ e@@ an@@ ing to imper@@ fect humans .
We have the most mean@@ ing@@ ful work to get involved in ​ — the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work .
What a f@@ it@@ ting pi@@ c@@ ture of imit@@ ation Christians , those who cla@@ im to be sons of the Kingdom but do not pro@@ du@@ ce gen@@ u@@ ine fru@@ it@@ age !
Jesus used an illustr@@ ation to show that “ the anxi@@ ety of this system of things and the dec@@ ep@@ tive power of ri@@ ches ” can cho@@ ke the word of the Kingdom .
When temp@@ ting E@@ ve , Satan in@@ sin@@ u@@ ated that God with@@ held something wonderful from her .
L@@ ong before , God had for@@ bi@@ d@@ den the mar@@ r@@ ying of pa@@ g@@ an Cana@@ an@@ ites , even lis@@ ting certain pe@@ op@@ les .
Ha@@ ve you ever thought of what God must have felt when Jesus was put to death ?
He was so imp@@ ressed by the clear , Bible - based direction given in the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine that he told L@@ ila that they were going to jo@@ in “ the religion of The Go@@ l@@ den A@@ ge . ”
S@@ ome@@ what before and during the first century C.E . , Jehovah bless@@ ed a number of women with fine privile@@ ges .
We may be stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing with a ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic ill@@ ness , with pro@@ long@@ ed op@@ position from close family members , or with con@@ st@@ ant persecu@@ tion .
“ I needed that s@@ ort of discipl@@ ine . ” ​ — He@@ b .
M@@ ak@@ ing Bible Tru@@ th Our O@@ wn
That being so , some might find it difficult to maintain a sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y year after year , especially if they have been doing so for a long time .
“ U@@ se the wisdom that comes with advan@@ c@@ ing years un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly , ” is the ad@@ vice of one long@@ time congregation el@@ der .
Jesus pre@@ ached “ the good news of the Kingdom , ” and he wants his disciples to do the same .
Some began ag@@ it@@ ating for an ele@@ cted ass@@ em@@ bly that would share in decision making .
How will associ@@ ating with our Christian brothers and sisters help us to see Jehovah as real ?
Our qu@@ ar@@ ters were very cr@@ am@@ ped , and the de@@ ck was u@@ su@@ ally a@@ wa@@ s@@ h .
To their cha@@ gr@@ in , what will op@@ pos@@ ers soon be for@@ ced to recogn@@ ize ?
How and when was Christ’s authority ex@@ pan@@ ded ?
The apostle Paul wrote that Jehovah sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded the less hon@@ or@@ able par@@ ts of the human body “ with greater honor . ”
Jesus tre@@ ated people n@@ ic@@ ely , including men , women , and children .
He dis@@ pat@@ ched si@@ x s@@ cri@@ bes to Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m to cop@@ y the text and take it back to S@@ pain .
How does Jehovah provide support and comfort to the one c@@ ru@@ shed and low@@ ly in spirit ?
Jesus did not ask his disciples to car@@ ry a we@@ ap@@ on for prote@@ ction or self - de@@ f@@ en@@ se .
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s God’s thoughts , so it is not sur@@ pris@@ ing that we need his help to understand it .
In l@@ ine with Jesus ’ prophecy concer@@ ning “ the si@@ gn of [ his ] pres@@ ence and of the conclu@@ sion of the system of things , ” their ri@@ de has resul@@ ted in war@@ f@@ are , fam@@ ine , and de@@ ad@@ ly pla@@ gu@@ e .
Just what , I did not know .
15 , 16 . ( a ) How should we re@@ act if a friend st@@ op@@ s serving Jehovah ?
They “ will under@@ go the j@@ udi@@ cial p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment of everlasting des@@ tru@@ ction . ”
We sur@@ ely want nothing to result in the lo@@ ss of our first love for Jehovah . ​ — Re@@ v .
The 5@@ 50 par@@ ti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts plac@@ ed about 6@@ 0@@ ,000 pi@@ e@@ ces of liter@@ ature in just two we@@ ek@@ s !
If we have su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient food for many days , we can think of brothers who live in po@@ ver@@ ty or who are affe@@ cted by disa@@ st@@ ers .
Un@@ der what circumstances did Jesus show pati@@ ence ?
Do you ch@@ er@@ ish the knowledge and understanding of God’s Word that holy spirit thus makes a@@ vail@@ able to you ?
P@@ ow@@ er and P@@ ow@@ er@@ less@@ ness of M@@ one@@ y
Ab@@ out 1@@ ,@@ 3@@ 00 gra@@ du@@ ates pres@@ ently serve as travel@@ ing overse@@ ers in 9@@ 7 coun@@ tri@@ es .
Jehovah shows mer@@ cy because he is just and also because he is loving .
The La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ ans l@@ ac@@ ked ze@@ al for the Christian ministry .
It is not eas@@ y to seek righteousness , for we are sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by people who view se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality , l@@ ying , and other sin@@ s as nor@@ ma@@ l .
24 Why Our Li@@ ves Ha@@ ve Re@@ al Me@@ an@@ ing
5@@ 8 : 13 , 14 .
W@@ ell , do not give up !
Yet , Jesus conclu@@ ded this part of his dis@@ course by saying : “ You must acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly be perfect , as your heavenly Father is perfect . ”
It was at his work@@ place that a h@@ and@@ some young man nam@@ ed Joseph real@@ ized that his emp@@ loy@@ er@@ ’s wife was very at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to him .
When Jesus was 12 years old , his whole family may have made the tri@@ p to Jerusalem for the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
“ I used to think that my life would always be ho@@ p@@ eless , ” says K@@ im .
3 : 13 - 17 .
“ A@@ gn@@ es , if you go out that do@@ or , don@@ ’t come back in ! ” her husband sh@@ ou@@ ted .
What are some of their de@@ vi@@ ces ?
P@@ re@@ j@@ udi@@ ce , dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ation , and their resul@@ ting h@@ ate are pro@@ du@@ cts of man@@ ’s in@@ her@@ ent imper@@ fe@@ ction and sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness .
O@@ dile , a form@@ er Ca@@ tho@@ lic in Fr@@ ance who su@@ ffered from b@@ ou@@ ts of se@@ v@@ ere de@@ pres@@ sion and had su@@ i@@ ci@@ d@@ al thoughts , is deep@@ ly gr@@ ate@@ ful for the Bible educ@@ ation she has received at Christian meetings .
In 19@@ 19 , Jehovah’s anointed servants were set free from the b@@ onda@@ ge of Babyl@@ on@@ ish do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines and practic@@ es , which have d@@ om@@ in@@ ated pe@@ op@@ les and nations for mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ um@@ s .
In a com@@ for@@ table set@@ ting , t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully draw out your child .
There were problems , however , between the Jews and their Greek neigh@@ b@@ ors .
“ In show@@ ing honor to one another take the lead . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M . 12 : 10 .
How may Kingdom fru@@ it@@ age be de@@ f@@ ined ?
Ke@@ ep On L@@ ear@@ ning From Jesus
After that , Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has saw to it that the apostles of Jesus were flo@@ g@@ ged , and he st@@ er@@ n@@ ly or@@ der@@ ed them to qu@@ it preaching on the bas@@ is of Jesus ’ name .
What can we do to make sure that we do not allow such experi@@ ences to make us foc@@ us on the things be@@ h@@ ind ?
16 , 17 . ( a ) What practic@@ al me@@ a@@ sures can married Christians take at the work@@ place to s@@ end a clear sign@@ al that they are not a@@ vail@@ able r@@ om@@ an@@ tic@@ ally ?
What can we learn from the example of Na@@ om@@ i ?
See “ Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers ” on pages 6 and 7 .
In this reg@@ ard , let us consider what we can learn from the examples of Noah , David , and other faithful servants of God who reli@@ ed on Jehovah and took appro@@ pri@@ ate action .
The apost@@ ate Israelites bur@@ ned their sons and daugh@@ ters in the fi@@ re ​ — a thing that had not even come up into Jehovah’s heart . ​ — Jeremiah 7 : 31 .
Their vis@@ its truly li@@ f@@ ted my spi@@ r@@ its !
Ti@@ b@@ or came back home on A@@ pri@@ l 8 , 194@@ 5 , about a mon@@ th before me .
Re@@ jo@@ ice in the K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge of Jehovah , 7 / 1
15 : 30 , 31 ; 16 : 5 - 14 .
She rep@@ lied : “ S@@ is@@ ter V@@ al , when you hear of a conven@@ tion , star@@ t p@@ ac@@ king !
A@@ sa was the th@@ ir@@ d king of Juda@@ h after the nor@@ ther@@ n ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel se@@ par@@ ated .
Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ at@@ ors would be taught how to understand the Eng@@ l@@ ish text , how to sol@@ ve transl@@ ation problems , and how to work together as a te@@ am .
In effect , Peter then ans@@ wer@@ ed his own question : “ You have sa@@ y@@ ings of everlasting life . ”
His last name was V@@ al@@ d@@ è@@ s , or W@@ al@@ do .
S@@ ome@@ thing similar can be said of the disci@@ ple - making work .
How did Jesus ’ pati@@ ence mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r that of his Father ?
What , then , is the right view ?
Even “ the last enem@@ y ” ​ — death in@@ her@@ ited from Adam — ​ will be brought to nothing through the mer@@ it of Jesus ’ sacrifice .
Ch@@ ang@@ es Li@@ ves , 2 / 1 , 7 / 1 , 8 / 1 , 11 / 1
Jehovah’s Witnesses in your lo@@ c@@ ality will be pleas@@ ed to help you learn from your own cop@@ y of the Bible what God’s will is and how to apply it in your life .
O@@ r at times we may be so af@@ ra@@ id of what others might think or say that we do not do what is right . Per@@ haps we have been tr@@ ying to change for many years but we still keep making the same mis@@ takes .
G@@ a@@ ining the V@@ ic@@ t@@ ory O@@ ver H@@ u@@ man We@@ ak@@ ness
Satan cont@@ ended that humans serve Jehovah only out of self - interest .
How is Jesus ’ appro@@ ach now different from what it was ear@@ li@@ er , and why ?
El@@ ders can keep peace among themselves by displa@@ ying the pe@@ ace@@ able and reason@@ able “ wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve . ”
No , that is not what Paul was saying . As a nation , the n@@ atur@@ al des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Abraham re@@ je@@ cted Jesus as the Messi@@ ah .
My parents did their ut@@ most to make Jehovah real to my sister and me .
However , by plac@@ ing your trust in Jehovah and his way of deal@@ ing with matters through the congregation , you will act wis@@ ely .
Why can we be confid@@ ent that Jehovah will fulf@@ ill his purpose for mankind ?
If the su@@ n were lo@@ c@@ ated el@@ se@@ where in our g@@ al@@ a@@ x@@ y , we would not have such a good view of the st@@ ars .
W@@ he@@ ther we are “ d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s , ” who are part of the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant , or we are members of the great crow@@ d , let it be our determin@@ ation to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate fully with the faithful ste@@ ward and its Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
“ In fact , I was able to place a cop@@ y of Matthew on the very af@@ ter@@ no@@ on of the special meeting ! ”
N@@ ex@@ t the local v@@ il@@ la@@ g@@ ers were for@@ bi@@ d@@ den to sel@@ l us f@@ res@@ h pro@@ du@@ ce , so we sur@@ vi@@ ved on any ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les that we could find .
It sa@@ d@@ den@@ s us , however , to no@@ tice that some of our fellow believers have gro@@ wn spiritually we@@ ak and , as a result , have s@@ low@@ ed down or st@@ op@@ ped car@@ r@@ ying out Christ’s comm@@ and to make disciples .
Jesus , then , con@@ dem@@ ned the prac@@ tice of taking o@@ a@@ ths ligh@@ tly .
She had sp@@ ent 21 years in pris@@ ons and cam@@ ps .
In this time of the end , many new ones need to be tra@@ ined to imp@@ ro@@ ve their s@@ k@@ ill@@ s in the preaching work .
F@@ e@@ w people have been tre@@ ated as ba@@ dly as David was .
During part of this time , un@@ faithful King Saul pur@@ su@@ ed David , see@@ king to k@@ ill him .
He had faith that Jehovah , in his mer@@ cy , would not des@@ p@@ ise “ a heart bro@@ ken and c@@ ru@@ shed ” over sin .
How difficult it can be to id@@ enti@@ fy someone who is determined to remain conc@@ e@@ aled be@@ h@@ ind a mas@@ k !
To my sur@@ pris@@ e , I did sur@@ vi@@ ve .
As ev@@ ening f@@ alls , Jesus go@@ es up one of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s that over@@ look the Se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e .
Satan’s ma@@ in go@@ al , however , has always been to bre@@ ak us up as a people so that our God - given name will be re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed no more .
Why may Paul have found his imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment con@@ fu@@ sing ; yet , what attitude did he displa@@ y ?
The fact that much gra@@ in rema@@ ined in Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o indic@@ ates that the Israel@@ ite si@@ e@@ ge was of sh@@ ort du@@ r@@ ation , just as the Bible descri@@ bes it .
Paul was coun@@ sel@@ ing the first - century Christians to make wise use of the oppor@@ tu@@ ne peri@@ od , or se@@ as@@ on of fav@@ or , they cur@@ r@@ ently enjo@@ yed , before its end would come and divine mer@@ cy and the offer of sal@@ vation would be with@@ dra@@ wn . ​ — Romans 13 : 11 - 13 ; 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 6 - 11 .
I have always ad@@ mi@@ red the ten@@ ac@@ ity of the S@@ co@@ ts .
“ Like S@@ li@@ ps of O@@ live T@@ re@@ es ”
When you sp@@ end time with them , they can help you to make wise decisions and to gro@@ w as a Christian . ​ — Read Hebrews 5 : 14 .
In ad@@ dition to dist@@ ribu@@ ting Bible liter@@ ature , Jehovah’s Witnesses conduct Bible stu@@ dies free of char@@ ge to ass@@ ist people to get an in - dep@@ th understanding of what God requi@@ res .
Jehovah’s Witnesses are the only ones preaching the good news of God’s Kingdom
; C@@ an@@ t@@ ú , A .
If we follow this guid@@ el@@ ine , we will not make the truth more com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated than it needs to be .
Why be hon@@ est and kind ?
Thus , am@@ ple ad@@ v@@ ance no@@ tice of what was going to ha@@ p@@ pen to their nation in the future was given to God’s people .
We are moved to “ slave ” for our brothers out of love .
“ Our Father in the heavens , let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied . . . ”
The apostle Paul wr@@ ites : “ He did not gro@@ w we@@ ak in faith , ” or “ wa@@ ver in a l@@ ack of faith . ”
D@@ em@@ et@@ ri@@ o@@ s and P@@ at@@ r@@ ou@@ l@@ la , who em@@ i@@ gr@@ ated from C@@ y@@ pr@@ us to Eng@@ land and ra@@ ised fi@@ ve children there , expla@@ in what affe@@ cted their decision : “ In@@ iti@@ ally , our family attend@@ ed the Greek - speaking congregation .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , A@@ sa ur@@ ged his people “ to sear@@ ch for Jehovah . . . and to ob@@ serve the Law and the comman@@ d@@ ment . ”
“ Now I understand better how to care for those who make a mis@@ take , ” said one such el@@ der .
• What does Jehovah requi@@ re of those whom he teach@@ es ?
We are now better able to understand the imp@@ ort of Paul’s words to anointed Christians , as found at Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 8 - 11 .
M@@ em@@ bers of the early Christian congregation accepted the le@@ ading of God’s holy spirit and took advan@@ ta@@ ge of the help it offered .
And th@@ ir@@ d , we walk in God’s name when we jo@@ y@@ fully sub@@ mit to his righteous standards , l@@ est we bring re@@ pro@@ ach on our Fa@@ ther’s holy name .
Why can we trust the guid@@ ance that God provi@@ des ?
Our hope for the future is gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ ed by the resurrection of Jesus .
When we heard the eng@@ ine turn off , we knew that se@@ con@@ ds later the pl@@ ane would f@@ all and ex@@ p@@ lo@@ de .
To ‘ keep our eyes o@@ pen ’ means to avoid being dec@@ ei@@ ved by someone who pre@@ tend@@ s to be loving but who is ac@@ tually self - cen@@ tered and prom@@ o@@ tes op@@ in@@ i@@ ons not based on God’s Word .
See the bo@@ x “ A De@@ ep S@@ en@@ se of F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ ment , ” on page 22 .
Th@@ r@@ ough regul@@ ar study , prayer , and app@@ lic@@ ation of what we learn , we can gra@@ du@@ ally strengthen our conscience .
This t@@ ask likely involved his sp@@ en@@ ding long , l@@ on@@ ely days and ni@@ gh@@ ts in the o@@ pen fi@@ el@@ ds .
In his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus said : “ H@@ app@@ y are the pe@@ ace@@ able , since they will be called ‘ sons of God . ’ ”
“ I cannot put up with the use of un@@ can@@ n@@ y power . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
In the future , Jesus will take action as King to esta@@ bl@@ ish world peace and eli@@ min@@ ate po@@ ver@@ ty . ​ — Read Psalm 7@@ 2 : 7 , 8 , 13 .
W@@ ould you too like to expres@@ s your love and appreciation to Jehovah and show that you want him as your R@@ ul@@ er in@@ stead of his c@@ hi@@ ef enem@@ y , Satan ?
But to J@@ im@@ my , it felt as if his mother had a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned him .
Be@@ fore eng@@ ag@@ ing in a form of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , the first question to ask yourself is , What ? ​ — that is , ‘ What is the n@@ ature of the le@@ is@@ ure activ@@ ity to which I feel at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted ? ’
S@@ imp@@ ly stated , these individuals are anointed by God’s holy spirit and receive a heavenly “ c@@ all@@ ing , ” or “ invit@@ ation . ”
For instance , one un@@ wed pre@@ gn@@ ant you@@ th says to a friend : ‘ But I love V@@ ic@@ t@@ or .
E@@ very Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ er wants to be effe@@ ctive in the ministry .
To satis@@ fy the se@@ x@@ u@@ al desi@@ res that are building up in@@ side of them , they soon become involved in im@@ moral conduct to the point of com@@ mit@@ ting for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation .
Wh@@ atever happ@@ ens , all who keep spiritual inter@@ ests in first place and maintain a ‘ simp@@ le e@@ ye ’ need not be over@@ ly anxi@@ ous .
However , after hear@@ ing both si@@ des , the father tel@@ ls them to sto@@ p fi@@ gh@@ ting and to wa@@ it for him to set@@ tle the matter when he ge@@ ts home .
O@@ thers , however , s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely feel differ@@ ently .
“ We are happy where we are , ” we rep@@ lied , “ but if there is a need el@@ se@@ where , we are a@@ vail@@ able . ”
Di@@ d Jesus ’ hum@@ ility we@@ ak@@ en his disciples ’ respect for him ?
Our appe@@ ar@@ ance as Christian min@@ isters is ad@@ ju@@ sted at our meetings , even as we might have a ta@@ il@@ or al@@ ter our clo@@ thing so that we look better .
Although we can use vari@@ ous s@@ crip@@ tures to emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze how Jehovah provi@@ des for his people , not to be over@@ loo@@ ked is the effect of the example we ourselves set .
Na@@ dia rel@@ ates , “ G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , we do@@ w@@ n@@ si@@ zed our bel@@ ong@@ ings until all we had left f@@ it@@ ted into four su@@ it@@ c@@ as@@ es ! ”
On their way to the pris@@ on , they by ch@@ ance cro@@ s@@ sed pa@@ ths with me in my ca@@ r .
22 When W@@ as An@@ cient Jerusalem Des@@ tro@@ yed ? ​ — What the C@@ la@@ y Do@@ cum@@ ents Re@@ ally S@@ how
“ P@@ ra@@ ise J@@ ah , you people ! ” ​ — P@@ S .
Why did Jehovah emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the need to listen to his Son ?
Di@@ ffer@@ ences can often be sol@@ ved by our hum@@ bly co@@ ver@@ ing over the matter in love
He may try to get the ani@@ ma@@ l to come out into the o@@ pen where he can cap@@ ture it with a no@@ ose .
D@@ ad might say , “ I believe that when I die I@@ ’@@ m going to heaven .
I inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ated everything thor@@ ough@@ ly , using three Bible transl@@ ations to en@@ sure that Jehovah’s Witnesses were teaching the truth .
Yes , “ they pa@@ ined ” God !
Paul was an ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary Christian who had a clean conscience .
Yet , such t@@ ests af@@ for@@ d us opportun@@ ities to man@@ i@@ f@@ est fine Christian qualities , such as respect and t@@ act , when we answer questions and give a witness .
However , take time with your family to remember “ the enti@@ re associ@@ ation of your brothers in the world . ”
Psalm 37 : 9 states : “ Those ho@@ p@@ ing in Jehovah will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth . ”
What does it mean to be mil@@ d - temp@@ ered , or me@@ ek ?
Af@@ ra@@ id that I might give in , I pray@@ ed fer@@ v@@ ently , as@@ king my heavenly Father to strengthen me .
Ye@@ ars later , P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h rel@@ eas@@ ed Joseph from pris@@ on , and this hum@@ ble slave became the second most powerful rul@@ er in Egy@@ pt .
What un@@ true st@@ ori@@ es are people some@@ times told regarding God ?
It is the parents who have to do this .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , integrity may imp@@ ress us as a vital qu@@ ality that will do us and those we love a great de@@ al of good .
How sa@@ d it would be if we were to wa@@ st@@ e the best years of our life cha@@ sing the at@@ tr@@ actions of the world , only to find that they are no more sub@@ stan@@ ti@@ al than the w@@ ind !
Our Father , Jehovah , al@@ lo@@ ws us to make our own decisions .
In 194@@ 9 , only a few years after the end of World W@@ ar I@@ I , a t@@ all , fri@@ end@@ ly fore@@ ign@@ er vis@@ ited the family that I was working for in K@@ o@@ be C@@ ity .
A family that pur@@ su@@ es spiritual go@@ als will make its advan@@ c@@ ement “ man@@ i@@ f@@ est to all pers@@ ons . ” ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Jesus , the Me@@ di@@ at@@ or of the new covenant , did not person@@ ally imp@@ ar@@ t a written co@@ de of law to his followers .
The Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re is rac@@ ked by w@@ ars , earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es , fam@@ ines , and p@@ est@@ il@@ ences .
We are not rel@@ ying on mirac@@ les , but we believe that Jehovah’s powerful angels are “ cam@@ p@@ ing all around ” those fe@@ aring him and serving him faith@@ fully .
We can com@@ pare the tra@@ ined conscience to the war@@ ning ligh@@ ts on an a@@ ut@@ om@@ o@@ bi@@ le@@ ’s in@@ str@@ um@@ ent pan@@ el .
That was what Abraham s@@ ought in a daugh@@ ter - in - law .
They were refer@@ ring to “ Let God Be Tru@@ e , ” the Bi@@ bli@@ cal public@@ ation we had been o@@ ffering people during the we@@ ek .
The Scriptures dec@@ l@@ are that God’s purpose through Christ is “ to bre@@ ak up the works of the Devil . ”
For instance , he offered a number of practic@@ al su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions on how to make contribu@@ tions . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
A ke@@ y point of Psalm 1@@ 19 is the value of God’s word , or message .
However , Jesus and others did fore@@ tell certain develop@@ ments that would show that the time was near . ​ — See bo@@ x at right .
Yet it had been fu@@ t@@ ile , or wor@@ th@@ less , in se@@ c@@ uring for me lasting happiness and peace of mind . ”
It might take many , many years to ob@@ tain a div@@ or@@ ce .
Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah’s prophecy again foc@@ uses on Juda@@ h and Jerusalem .
He will look around him and see the Par@@ adise he so long@@ ed for . . . .
One such was S@@ im@@ on A@@ t@@ ou@@ man@@ o@@ s , a B@@ y@@ z@@ an@@ t@@ ine mon@@ k , in about 1@@ 3@@ 60 .
Eli@@ j@@ ah rema@@ ined valu@@ able in God’s eyes , and Jehovah took st@@ ep@@ s to as@@ sure him of that re@@ ality .
( b ) How is the d@@ ate of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al determined each year ?
If we are to receive the un@@ deser@@ ved gift of everlasting life , we must love Jehovah’s remin@@ ders exc@@ e@@ e@@ ding@@ ly and ob@@ serve them who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly .
The man had stu@@ died the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses some 30 years before but had st@@ op@@ ped .
“ I P@@ R@@ A@@ Y@@ E@@ D to Jehovah to ple@@ ase let me come home and to for@@ give me for h@@ ur@@ ting him . ” So said one woman who had st@@ ra@@ yed far from her Christian up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing .
He put his chil@@ d’s sa@@ f@@ ety a@@ bo@@ ve all el@@ se and took his family to Egy@@ pt .
B@@ ran@@ ch of@@ fice buil@@ t in 195@@ 5
Ad@@ di@@ tional in@@ come was gener@@ ated by the pres@@ ence of the Rom@@ an le@@ gi@@ ons and by the p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ ms who flo@@ cked to honor A@@ ph@@ ro@@ di@@ te , the pat@@ r@@ on de@@ ity of the is@@ land .
At the time , Jehovah’s Witnesses were under ba@@ n in Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ a , and there were only a few Witnesses thr@@ ough@@ out the country .
If we feel some@@ what in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate , it may be qu@@ ite help@@ ful to ob@@ serve how the C@@ ongreg@@ ation Bo@@ ok S@@ tu@@ dy overse@@ er h@@ and@@ les the co@@ ver@@ age of each we@@ ek@@ ’s less@@ on .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , like King David , we per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve our own in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance in com@@ par@@ is@@ on with Jehovah’s a@@ w@@ es@@ ome cre@@ ation .
It is not real@@ is@@ tic to ex@@ pect that every el@@ der or minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant will be out@@ stan@@ ding@@ ly s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful in every as@@ pect of the Christian ministry
It is the hope of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy that Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k , V@@ olu@@ me 2 , will prove to be a blessing to your family .
However , Proverbs 3 : 6 indic@@ ates that we should ‘ take no@@ tice of Jehovah in all our ways , ’ not only when we face difficult situ@@ ations .
Acc@@ ording to God’s Word , Satan “ has bl@@ in@@ ded the min@@ ds ” of people to such an ex@@ t@@ ent that he is now “ mis@@ le@@ ading the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ”
When the Israelites were po@@ ised to en@@ ter the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , Moses told them : “ O@@ u@@ t of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of [ the land ] you will mine cop@@ per . ”
What end , then , will such ones face ?
A godly woman , she had ear@@ li@@ er ac@@ qui@@ red the two vo@@ lum@@ es of the book Li@@ ght , Bible study a@@ i@@ ds dist@@ ribu@@ ted by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
These are but a few examples of the gro@@ w@@ th taking place worl@@ d@@ wide .
But the enem@@ y’s efforts are to no a@@ va@@ il .
Re@@ g@@ arding the ter@@ m “ woman , ” V@@ in@@ e@@ ’s Ex@@ pos@@ it@@ ory Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of O@@ ld and New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent Wor@@ ds no@@ tes : “ U@@ sed in ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing a woman , it is a ter@@ m not of re@@ pro@@ of or sever@@ ity , but of end@@ ear@@ ment or respect . ” O@@ ther s@@ our@@ ces ag@@ ree with this .
Al@@ ong with the rest of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 , they will share Christ’s va@@ st heavenly authority
He s@@ l@@ y@@ ly acc@@ used Job of serving Jehovah , not out of love , but out of sel@@ f@@ ish interest .
When accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing someone in the ministry , how can we work as a te@@ am ?
• What understanding did some Bible read@@ ers gain in the 1@@ 6@@ 00 ’ s ?
At first , it was far from eas@@ y , but great jo@@ ys were in st@@ ore .
“ Our group is th@@ ri@@ ving , ” repor@@ ted a pris@@ on in@@ mate in O@@ reg@@ on , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , in 200@@ 1 .
The apost@@ ate pri@@ ests of Jerusalem were mi@@ x@@ ing the worship of Jehovah with false religion .
To I@@ mit@@ ate Jehovah M@@ ore F@@ ul@@ ly
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate . ( b ) If we are fle@@ e@@ ing from for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , what do we avoid ?
Yes , when the Ma@@ ster arri@@ ved , he found his faithful slave consci@@ enti@@ ously fe@@ e@@ ding the d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s as well as preaching the good news .
Mo@@ st of the concer@@ t@@ go@@ ers were un@@ fri@@ end@@ ly , and the message in the mu@@ si@@ c was de@@ pres@@ sing .
* Mo@@ re@@ over , Jehovah’s Witnesses are not pa@@ id to preach . Rather , they vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er their time , and they offer their liter@@ ature free of char@@ ge .
But the first human pa@@ ir re@@ bel@@ led against the very one who cre@@ ated them ​ — Jehovah God .
One of those remin@@ ders was the st@@ ory of Joseph and P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife .
Indeed , pre@@ par@@ ation does make a differ@@ ence in the qu@@ ality of our family worship .
When we see the good that this accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ es , we will gro@@ w in joy , experience a greater sense of well - being , and ad@@ d to the happiness of others . ​ — Acts 20 : 35 ; P@@ hi@@ l .
We encoura@@ ge you to read the following s@@ crip@@ tures and think about how they can help a young person to be bal@@ an@@ ced in the matter of cho@@ o@@ sing a care@@ er : Proverbs 30 : 8 , 9 ; E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 7 : 11 , 12 ; Matthew 6 : 33 ; 1 Corinthians 7 : 31 ; 1 Timothy 6 : 9 , 10 .
In one of his illustr@@ ations , Jesus mentioned se@@ ed s@@ own among thor@@ ns .
Of course , you should also try to understand them .
In No@@ ah’s day , Jehovah sent the great D@@ elu@@ ge and brought an end to that se@@ x - c@@ ra@@ zed world .
It was called the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures .
As in the first century , the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l preaching work today is done under the direction of God’s spirit .
14 : 33 ; Is@@ a .
Christians must hum@@ bly accept wis@@ d@@ om@@ ’s discipl@@ ine .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of buil@@ ding@@ s col@@ la@@ p@@ sed , and ten@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of people were kil@@ led .
It says : “ The fear of Jehovah is the beg@@ in@@ ning of wisdom . ”
Even as occ@@ ur@@ red when the apostles were still present , some f@@ all into a prac@@ tice of serious sin .
of A@@ pri@@ l 200@@ 9 war@@ ned against se@@ x@@ u@@ al f@@ an@@ t@@ asi@@ es invol@@ ving someone other than your marriage mate .
We may feel in@@ secu@@ re as a result of a tra@@ um@@ ati@@ c div@@ or@@ ce , the tri@@ als of old age , or even concer@@ n about our appe@@ ar@@ ance .
Those who he@@ e@@ ded it would have sta@@ yed in their hous@@ es , sa@@ fe from the con@@ qu@@ ering sol@@ di@@ ers out in the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts .
Like A@@ mo@@ s , are you b@@ ol@@ dly pro@@ claim@@ ing Jehovah’s message ?
The same app@@ lies to our worship .
At the same time , the Bible does not give us rul@@ es about every situation in life .
On Tu@@ es@@ day , when we p@@ ac@@ ked up to star@@ t our vis@@ it to a congregation , I had to go down and up the 5@@ 4 st@@ ep@@ s sever@@ al times to take our lu@@ gg@@ age down !
It is not the liter@@ al or@@ g@@ an .
To qu@@ ali@@ fy for baptism , they need a ba@@ si@@ c knowledge of the Scriptures .
To be accep@@ table to Jehovah , who is the very em@@ bo@@ di@@ ment of ho@@ l@@ iness , one must be clean and holy .
; F@@ or@@ te , D .
Jehovah per@@ m@@ its the Devil to a@@ ff@@ li@@ ct Job with a mal@@ ign@@ ant di@@ se@@ ase .
However , if we vis@@ it our el@@ der@@ ly brothers and sisters right after their rel@@ o@@ c@@ ation and expres@@ s our continu@@ ing support for them , we will great@@ ly help them to reg@@ a@@ in their in@@ ner peace and a me@@ asure of joy . ​ — Pro@@ v .
As God’s spirit op@@ er@@ ates in our life , it pro@@ du@@ ces in us beau@@ ti@@ ful qualities that en@@ h@@ ance every as@@ pect of our service to God .
How did Solomon prove un@@ faithful , and with what result ?
A real t@@ est as to which spirit influ@@ ences us comes , not when things are going well , but when they are not , such as if a Christian brother or sister i@@ g@@ no@@ res us , off@@ ends us , or even sin@@ s against us .
What “ large do@@ or that lea@@ ds to activ@@ ity ” have some Christians en@@ tered , and what blessings have resul@@ ted ?
Paul’s com@@ ments may be pu@@ z@@ z@@ ling in cul@@ tures that place a pre@@ mi@@ u@@ m on marriage and the ra@@ ising of a family .
H@@ ad they in@@ d@@ ul@@ ged in such thinking , they might well have deci@@ ded to return home .
Why We O@@ b@@ serve the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al
We can pray in faith that God will act in our be@@ half .
Why was it so important ?
Can we perhaps inc@@ re@@ ase our sacrifice of praise to Jehovah as well as our support of the worl@@ d@@ wide work in a material way ?
D@@ ep@@ en@@ ding on how a yo@@ ke was fa@@ shi@@ oned , it could be eas@@ y on the ne@@ ck and sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders or it could cha@@ fe .
What good things did the Israelites do when the L@@ ev@@ ites ga@@ ther@@ ed them together ?
Can I rec@@ all spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c in@@ stances when I res@@ is@@ ted pe@@ er pres@@ sure ?
What kind of w@@ ine is su@@ it@@ able for M@@ em@@ ori@@ al ob@@ serv@@ an@@ ces , and why ?
What Jesus T@@ au@@ ght Ab@@ out God
No Christian was to take un@@ fa@@ ir advan@@ ta@@ ge of this arrang@@ ement , and no un@@ necess@@ ary bur@@ den was to be plac@@ ed upon the congregation .
Why should we as Christians end@@ e@@ av@@ or to show kindness in our deal@@ ings with others ?
There rema@@ ins a va@@ st st@@ ore of knowledge that is bey@@ ond human per@@ c@@ ep@@ tion and understanding .
Jesus said that true worshi@@ p@@ ers would “ worship [ God ] with . . . truth . ”
It truly was “ a vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary o@@ ffering to Jehovah . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 25 : 1 - 9 ; 35 : 4 - 9 , 20 - 29 ; 36 : 3 - 7 .
When there was an e@@ con@@ om@@ ic do@@ w@@ n@@ turn in J@@ ap@@ an , however , he real@@ ized how fu@@ t@@ ile it was to pur@@ sue money and power .
It was mi@@ d - De@@ c@@ ember 194@@ 9 in a nor@@ ther@@ n su@@ bur@@ b of T@@ or@@ on@@ to , Cana@@ da .
You young people are free to deter@@ mine for y@@ ourselves where that people is to be found .
We cannot devel@@ op faith simply by our own will@@ power .
To move tro@@ op@@ s quic@@ k@@ ly , good ro@@ a@@ ds were needed , and the Romans were s@@ kil@@ led at building them .
So how can we avoid stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing ?
Un@@ happ@@ ily , one of D@@ el@@ l@@ ’s daugh@@ ters was dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed from the congregation because of pur@@ su@@ ing an un@@ ch@@ ris@@ ti@@ an course .
Jehovah is the Creator of the uni@@ verse , S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of all cre@@ ation .
Adam and E@@ ve were cre@@ ated in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge .
By 199@@ 6 , I was in my mi@@ d - 70 ’ s . I had the joy of loo@@ king back over 4@@ 5 years of mission@@ ary service in S@@ r@@ i L@@ anka .
With her loving support , especially as he experienced health problems , he was able to be pro@@ duc@@ tive long past the age at which most re@@ ti@@ re .
“ Jehovah’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t Now C@@ ame U@@ p@@ on J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah ”
W@@ as that a bl@@ an@@ ke@@ t con@@ dem@@ nation of work ?
Un@@ der the the@@ me “ F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the Le@@ ad of Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t , ” the stud@@ ents rel@@ ated to Sa@@ m R@@ ob@@ er@@ son of the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c S@@ cho@@ ol@@ s De@@ par@@ t@@ ment sever@@ al field service experi@@ ences , re@@ en@@ ac@@ ting some of them .
What imp@@ ressed others was the love among Jehovah’s people .
As ‘ Jehovah’s people and the flo@@ ck of his pas@@ tu@@ ra@@ ge , ’ all of us jo@@ y@@ ously dec@@ l@@ are his praise and tell others of his mi@@ gh@@ ty ac@@ ts .
Mis@@ sion@@ aries Are Com@@ pared to Lo@@ cu@@ st@@ s
This c@@ alls to mind the words of Mal@@ ach@@ i 4 : 1 : “ The day is coming that is bur@@ ning like the fur@@ n@@ ace , and all the pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous ones and all those doing wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness must become as stu@@ b@@ ble . And the day that is coming will certainly de@@ v@@ our them . ”
Because of his ze@@ al@@ ous ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work , the apostle Paul could tell Christian elders from Eph@@ esus : “ I did not hold back from tel@@ ling you any of the things that were prof@@ it@@ able nor from teaching you public@@ ly and from house to house . ”
As events un@@ fol@@ ded , the meaning of Jesus ’ words became clear .
Then , Jesus wor@@ ked with him and “ was b@@ es@@ i@@ de him as a ma@@ ster work@@ er . ”
There is one par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar as@@ pect of the last days that we cannot over@@ look .
To remain jo@@ y@@ ful in God’s service , one must be willing to accept discipl@@ ine and cor@@ rection .
I could rel@@ ate many more examples of the gen@@ u@@ ine love that members of the congregation have sh@@ own me .
How does he really feel about his imper@@ fect cre@@ atu@@ res ?
To what fac@@ et of Christ’s deal@@ ings with the congregation was Paul al@@ lu@@ ding at Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 28 ?
V@@ es@@ pas@@ i@@ an d@@ el@@ a@@ ys his ad@@ v@@ ance toward Jerusalem , declar@@ ing : ‘ God ac@@ ts as a Rom@@ an gener@@ al better than I can do ; our enem@@ ies are destro@@ ying one another with their own hands . ’
7@@ 2 : 6 - 8 , 16 .
In fact , it encoura@@ ges us to seek God , saying : “ He is not far off from each one of us . ” ​ — Acts 17 : 27 .
We cannot help our Bible stud@@ ents to understand the value of personal Bible study if we do not study the Bible ourselves .
They need to devel@@ op a strong , loving b@@ ond to help them with@@ stand that h@@ at@@ red .
G@@ n@@ ana@@ pi@@ ra@@ ka@@ sa@@ m and H@@ el@@ en mi@@ gr@@ ated to Ger@@ many from S@@ r@@ i L@@ anka and now have two children .
Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has ’ courage was not m@@ ere you@@ th@@ ful imp@@ e@@ tu@@ ousness .
How can you tell when a fru@@ it is ri@@ pe and ready to e@@ at ?
Par@@ adise was lost , and no man has succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in rest@@ or@@ ing it .
They are more st@@ able emo@@ tion@@ ally , they are better at form@@ ing who@@ les@@ ome relation@@ shi@@ ps , and they are not as ang@@ ry and pro@@ ne to anxi@@ ety and de@@ pres@@ sion as are imp@@ ul@@ sive people .
Un@@ der such circumstances , we would be g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing the holy spirit .
Yet , it also shows that bal@@ ance must be exerc@@ ised so that no one pre@@ sum@@ es on the kindness sh@@ own . ​ — 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 3 : 10 - 12 .
Since Jesus did not in@@ her@@ it imper@@ fe@@ ction from a human father , he died , not because of his own sin@@ s , but for the sin@@ s of others .
David continued : “ Des@@ ol@@ ations be upon them ! Let them go down into S@@ he@@ ol ali@@ ve ; for during their ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ence bad things have been within them . ”
Those in Gal@@ ati@@ a who were prom@@ o@@ ting obedi@@ ence to the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law would no doubt have been ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the account of S@@ ar@@ ah’s in@@ iti@@ al ba@@ r@@ r@@ en@@ ness and of her giving Abraham her ma@@ id@@ serv@@ ant H@@ ag@@ ar to be@@ ar a child in her place .
So@@ on after Jesus ’ death , S@@ te@@ ph@@ en became the first Christian to die for be@@ aring witness to the truth .
A@@ no@@ ther Witness explained what helped him and fellow Witnesses in a la@@ b@@ or cam@@ p .
With it , however , we face challeng@@ es .
In Gal@@ ile@@ e some time later , “ the Jews began to mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r at [ Jesus ] because he said : ‘ I am the bre@@ ad that came down from heaven . ’ ”
And that it proved to be !
It has also made us more sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic toward im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants , and it gave us the confidence that we could learn another language .
All the af@@ o@@ re@@ mentioned mil@@ ls had a serious li@@ mit@@ ation .
What practic@@ al less@@ ons are inclu@@ ded in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount !
To be sure , our ministry is not eas@@ y , but we der@@ i@@ ve t@@ ang@@ i@@ ble benef@@ its from it and the people who listen will too .
Now it was g@@ one .
How many rec@@ all and stri@@ ve to apply his su@@ per@@ l@@ ative teaching as found in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount ?
But what might cause us to be di@@ sh@@ ear@@ ten@@ ed ?
The stan@@ d@@ ard e@@ dition of the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation is e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed with cro@@ ss - refer@@ ences and a “ T@@ able of the Bo@@ o@@ ks of the Bible ” that provi@@ des the name of the writ@@ er , the place written , and the time peri@@ od co@@ vered .
Be@@ ware of “ an Un@@ ru@@ ly In@@ ju@@ ri@@ ous Th@@ ing ”
What re@@ ality can help us foc@@ us on what we should be “ see@@ king first ” ?
For example , Moses “ refu@@ sed to be called the son of the daugh@@ ter of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h , cho@@ o@@ sing to be ill - tre@@ ated with the people of God , ” even though doing so inc@@ ur@@ red “ the anger of the king . ”
Re@@ gre@@ t@@ ta@@ bly , the qu@@ o@@ te st@@ op@@ ped there .
Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing un@@ ity and prom@@ o@@ ting Kingdom inter@@ ests are more important than exerc@@ ising our personal righ@@ ts .
I also served as a regul@@ ar pioneer .
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , that will be ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed by God in his du@@ e time .
Be@@ ing ho@@ t - temp@@ ered , Ri@@ ch@@ ard would fi@@ ght at the s@@ ligh@@ t@@ est pro@@ vo@@ c@@ ation .
In Li@@ b@@ eri@@ a , for example , a young Christian woman was offered the opportunity to study at the uni@@ vers@@ ity .
Jesus said : “ As@@ k and you will receive . ”
L@@ AT@@ V@@ I@@ A
For all the pe@@ op@@ les , for their part , will walk each one in the name of its go@@ d ; but we , for our part , shall walk in the name of Jehovah our God . ” ​ — Mi@@ c . 4 : 1 , 5 .
“ On the contr@@ ary , it ad@@ ded to the spirit of the ev@@ ent .
The fact that God also ca@@ res for you@@ ng@@ er wi@@ do@@ ws is sh@@ own , for instance , at L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 22 : 13 .
There will be people living forever in Par@@ adise on earth .
As V@@ in@@ e@@ ’s Ex@@ pos@@ it@@ ory Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent Wor@@ ds poin@@ ts out , for Christians this re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al fear is ‘ a contro@@ l@@ ling mo@@ tive of life , in matters both spiritual and moral . ’
( Read Acts 9 : 3 - 6 , 13 - 20 . )
Why must we keep expe@@ cting the end to come soon ?
5 , 6 . ( a ) What did Jesus teach about happiness and se@@ cur@@ ity ?
Yet , they prom@@ pt an ad@@ verse re@@ action from many .
When we feel ti@@ red and disc@@ oura@@ ged in our service to God , could it be because the pur@@ su@@ it of material things is s@@ mo@@ ther@@ ing our spiritu@@ ality ?
That is one of the best - known and most wi@@ d@@ ely qu@@ o@@ ted te@@ x@@ ts in the enti@@ re Bible .
Who has cre@@ ated these things ? ”
Christian elders need to act without d@@ el@@ a@@ y when problems ar@@ ise in the congregation .
Thus I am able to over@@ come the kind of emo@@ tions that can lead to de@@ pres@@ sion .
In our day , some persecu@@ t@@ ors have lik@@ e@@ wise become believers because of the pe@@ ace@@ able conduct of Jehovah’s servants .
De@@ dic@@ ation v@@ ow ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 10 )
We who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly ex@@ to@@ l our loving heavenly Father , who has gr@@ anted us spiritual pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity and has bless@@ ed us so ri@@ ch@@ ly .
Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h sur@@ ely no@@ tic@@ ed the el@@ der@@ ly man@@ ’s ga@@ ze upon her .
“ We cannot do as you ask , ” rep@@ lied one of the family he@@ a@@ ds .
And in the we@@ ek@@ s before the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , we work together to invit@@ e as many people as possible to jo@@ in us at this important ev@@ ent .
T@@ ry this : H@@ on@@ es@@ tly ev@@ alu@@ ate your we@@ ak@@ nesses , and pl@@ an a@@ head to avoid situ@@ ations that could ex@@ pose you to temp@@ tation . ​ — Matthew 6 : 13 .
In the first mon@@ th , I plac@@ ed more liter@@ ature than I had in the pre@@ vi@@ ous n@@ ine months .
As you cultiv@@ ate godly qualities , others are likely to see that you are ‘ wal@@ king by God’s spirit ’ and displa@@ ying its fru@@ it@@ age .
Then be pre@@ pared to read them as you preach from do@@ or to do@@ or .
H@@ in@@ d@@ us , Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ists , Mus@@ li@@ ms , J@@ a@@ ins , and T@@ a@@ o@@ ists believe in a hel@@ l of one s@@ ort or another .
C@@ ould it be that you h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to take this important st@@ ep for fear of being held acc@@ oun@@ table should you f@@ all into wrong conduct ?
TH@@ E first - century Christians in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i were materi@@ ally po@@ or .
S@@ and@@ r@@ a has an older friend , E@@ la@@ ine , who has been a wi@@ do@@ w for some si@@ x years .
R@@ es@@ ist the “ T@@ end@@ enc@@ y to En@@ v@@ y ”
W@@ al@@ ter , however , enc@@ oun@@ tered such strong op@@ position that he th@@ re@@ w away his study book .
W@@ ell , con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with fin@@ an@@ cial problems , we may need practic@@ al wisdom now more than ever .
For example , a li@@ ar can eas@@ ily con@@ v@@ in@@ ce himself that he is very knowle@@ d@@ ge@@ able and br@@ il@@ li@@ ant , while in re@@ ality he kno@@ ws very little .
9 : 22 - 28 ; 11 : 1 , 5 , 17 - 26 .
How can you enjoy reading it ?
P@@ ut@@ ting those o@@ d@@ ds in per@@ spe@@ ctive , he stated : “ If you took this number of s@@ il@@ ver do@@ l@@ l@@ ars , they would co@@ ver the st@@ ate of T@@ ex@@ as [ an are@@ a of 2@@ 6@@ 6@@ ,@@ 8@@ 0@@ 7 s@@ qu@@ are mil@@ es [ 6@@ 9@@ 0@@ ,000 s@@ qu@@ are kil@@ om@@ et@@ ers ] ] to a dep@@ th of two fe@@ et [ 0@@ .@@ 6 m ] .
In 19@@ 7@@ 7 that was ad@@ ju@@ sted , and wi@@ ves began to tra@@ v@@ el with their hus@@ ban@@ ds .
Jesus war@@ ned : “ R@@ em@@ ember the wife of Lo@@ t . ”
We always expres@@ s appreciation for their consider@@ ation , but we t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully expla@@ in that we are very happy in what we are doing .
( Proverbs 11 : 2 ) In this con@@ text , “ the mo@@ des@@ t ones ” can ref@@ er to el@@ der@@ ly ones who recogn@@ ize and come to ter@@ ms with the li@@ mit@@ ations of their age , not tr@@ ying to den@@ y or ign@@ ore them .
When that happened , God could view both Jewish and un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised G@@ ent@@ ile believers in the same light , since their “ circum@@ c@@ ision is that of the heart by spirit and not by a written co@@ de . ”
By such means , we show that we have “ a wa@@ iting attitude ” and are “ keep@@ ing close in mind the pres@@ ence of the day of Jehovah . ”
On the contr@@ ary , the Israelites were instru@@ cted to “ fear Jehovah . . . so as to walk in all his ways and to love him . ”
I never went any@@ where without my gu@@ n ; in fact , I s@@ le@@ pt with it under my p@@ il@@ low .
For many , that in it@@ self gives en@@ ough evidence to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce them that there must be a Creator .
On re@@ ti@@ ring , he took up the full - time ministry and per@@ sever@@ ed in it until ill health and the se@@ v@@ ere w@@ in@@ ters for@@ ced him to sto@@ p at age 7@@ 4 .
Jesus con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ated on what would bring lasting good to others .
Mari@@ on and me with D@@ or@@ is ( left ) and L@@ ou@@ ise , 20@@ 00
It was a vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary o@@ ffering cons@@ is@@ ting of fine f@@ l@@ our , u@@ su@@ ally mo@@ is@@ ten@@ ed with o@@ il , with f@@ ran@@ k@@ inc@@ en@@ se ad@@ ded .
However , like the disa@@ ster at P@@ om@@ pe@@ i@@ i and H@@ er@@ cul@@ an@@ e@@ u@@ m , the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem did not ha@@ p@@ pen without war@@ ning .
At first , we sp@@ ent sever@@ al months working with experienced brothers in the n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w st@@ re@@ e@@ ts of Al@@ f@@ ama and M@@ our@@ ari@@ a , in the old dist@@ ri@@ ct of L@@ is@@ b@@ on .
We live in a than@@ k@@ less world .
Some s@@ co@@ f@@ f at the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s account of how human langu@@ ages began and s@@ pre@@ ad .
( b ) How can cre@@ ations that ne@@ i@@ ther speak nor reason still praise Jehovah ?
S@@ ad@@ ly , many children are ex@@ p@@ lo@@ ited by ad@@ ul@@ ts for per@@ ver@@ ted se@@ x@@ u@@ al pur@@ pos@@ es .
How do we person@@ ally benefit from the pan@@ or@@ am@@ ic view that this par@@ able provi@@ des ?
In fact , spiritual en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment has en@@ ab@@ led us to dis@@ cer@@ n that from Genesis through Revelation , the Bible t@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es to Jehovah’s purpose to san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy his name by means of the Kingdom rul@@ ed by his Son .
He was also like “ a preci@@ ous red - col@@ ored st@@ one . ”
What fine tra@@ ining to help us face wh@@ atever tri@@ als the future may bring !
C@@ o@@ lum@@ n@@ ist and au@@ th@@ or C@@ al Tho@@ ma@@ s reve@@ aled what he vie@@ wed as a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al f@@ law in tr@@ ying to el@@ ev@@ ate soci@@ ety through pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s : “ Re@@ al change comes heart by heart , not ele@@ ction by ele@@ ction , because our pri@@ m@@ ary problems are not e@@ con@@ om@@ ic and pol@@ itical but moral and spiritual . ”
The Bible provi@@ des many encourag@@ ing examples of individuals who main@@ ta@@ ined a bal@@ an@@ ced view of themselves .
The real@@ iz@@ ation of this hope is rel@@ ated to “ the reve@@ al@@ ing of the sons of God . ”
These har@@ v@@ ested ones were ei@@ ther brought into the rest@@ ored Christian congregation , where they have God’s fav@@ or and prote@@ ction , or they received their heavenly re@@ ward .
The pri@@ ests and the prophe@@ ts s@@ ch@@ eme to put Jeremiah to death .
Be as@@ sur@@ ed that satis@@ f@@ ying rec@@ re@@ ation can be found , but it takes effort .
You can understand , then , why they rep@@ ented of their sin@@ s , including that of know@@ ingly or un@@ know@@ ingly sh@@ aring in k@@ ill@@ ing Jesus .
( b ) How did the col@@ por@@ te@@ ur@@ s esta@@ bl@@ ish “ cl@@ as@@ ses , ” or congregations ?
And you don@@ ’t have to say , ‘ H@@ ei@@ l H@@ it@@ l@@ er ! ’
The expres@@ sion “ public declar@@ ation ” liter@@ ally means “ con@@ fes@@ sion , ” and Paul also speak@@ s of “ a sacrifice of praise . ”
B@@ ru@@ ce , who has served as an el@@ der for de@@ ca@@ des , says : “ I like to si@@ t down with a new@@ ly appointed serv@@ ant and re@@ view with him the instru@@ ctions publi@@ shed by the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave .
And she provided am@@ ple food supp@@ lies to David , who would be the next king , and to his men .
The is@@ land of P@@ at@@ mo@@ s
That will help you to know how to expla@@ in your beli@@ ef@@ s to others . If you have acc@@ ess to the on@@ l@@ ine seri@@ es “ What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ? ”
I kept reas@@ sur@@ ing my@@ self , ‘ As soon as things work out for him , he is going to come home . ’
“ When I re@@ turned to S@@ t . Mar@@ c , I no longer had any confidence in the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch .
May that be true of each one of you .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , a love for study can help your children to become spiritually - min@@ ded people .
He has not done that way to any other nation . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , our imper@@ fect st@@ ate makes it har@@ der for us to avoid anger and ang@@ ry ac@@ ts .
E@@ mp@@ loy@@ ers or others may try to co@@ er@@ ce us into being di@@ sh@@ on@@ est or may seek to in@@ du@@ ce us to eng@@ age in se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
This a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of prote@@ ction com@@ for@@ ted David and no doubt dre@@ w him clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah .
W@@ he@@ ther we em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed true worship rec@@ ently or de@@ ca@@ des ag@@ o , refle@@ cting on reas@@ ons for following the Christ will help us to apply Paul’s ex@@ hor@@ tation and follow H@@ im ever more fully in our da@@ ily lives .
Th@@ ough the Israelites had both a God - given conscience and spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c la@@ ws from God against ste@@ al@@ ing and ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , they often viol@@ ated both their conscience and Jehovah’s Law .
They , like us , have bat@@ t@@ led we@@ ak@@ nesses and imper@@ fe@@ ctions while tr@@ ying to devel@@ op those godly qualities .
Such a heart attitude lea@@ ds to true joy , even as the Bible ur@@ ges us : “ Re@@ jo@@ ice in Jehovah and be jo@@ y@@ ful , you righteous ones ; and c@@ ry out jo@@ y@@ fully , all you who are u@@ pri@@ ght in heart . ” ​ — Psalm 32 : 11 .
O@@ ver the cen@@ tu@@ ries , W@@ al@@ den@@ si@@ an ch@@ ur@@ ches have been esta@@ bli@@ shed in coun@@ tri@@ es as far away from Fr@@ ance as U@@ ru@@ gu@@ a@@ y and the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
Wh@@ ite c@@ el@@ ls
In 8@@ 6@@ 2 C.E . , R@@ o@@ st@@ is@@ la@@ v , prin@@ ce of M@@ or@@ a@@ vi@@ a ( mo@@ der@@ n - day e@@ ast@@ er@@ n C@@ ze@@ c@@ hi@@ a , w@@ es@@ ter@@ n S@@ lo@@ v@@ ak@@ ia , and w@@ es@@ ter@@ n H@@ ung@@ ary ) , sent to B@@ y@@ z@@ an@@ t@@ ine E@@ mp@@ er@@ or M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el I@@ I@@ I the re@@ qu@@ est appe@@ aring in the op@@ ening par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph ​ — that he s@@ end teach@@ ers of the Scriptures .
How can we show fellow feel@@ ing , and who , in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar , need to do so ?
For one thing , your regul@@ ar@@ ity at the meetings and in the field service does much to for@@ ti@@ fy the faith of others .
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : Th@@ an@@ k you .
But let him keep on as@@ king in faith , not doub@@ ting at all , for he who doub@@ ts is like a wa@@ ve of the se@@ a d@@ ri@@ ven by the w@@ ind and b@@ low@@ n about .
We should view their te@@ ars and times of sa@@ dness , not as a we@@ ak@@ ness , but as an under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence of their great lo@@ ss .
In fact , we felt that we had received the s@@ ent@@ ence of death .
On other occasi@@ ons , for example during the J@@ an@@ us ho@@ li@@ day , there were exc@@ ess@@ es in e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king , dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness , and every s@@ ort of un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness that accom@@ pan@@ ies them .
Paul wrote : “ The sons of Israel could not ga@@ ze in@@ ten@@ tly at the face of Moses because of the glory of his face . . .
What counsel does Paul give hus@@ ban@@ ds , and why ?
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e ‘ W@@ al@@ king in the N@@ ame of Jehovah ’
At Jehovah’s direction , Samuel went to the home of J@@ es@@ se in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m , where he me@@ t a number of imp@@ res@@ sive - loo@@ king sons .
Although very hu@@ ng@@ ry after a long f@@ ast , Jesus res@@ is@@ ted Satan’s temp@@ tation to turn st@@ ones into bre@@ ad , saying : “ It is written , ‘ M@@ an must live , not on bre@@ ad al@@ one , but on every ut@@ ter@@ ance coming for@@ th through Jehovah’s m@@ ou@@ th . ’ ”
Ha@@ bak@@ kuk@@ ’s prophecy remin@@ ds us that this same power will be used by Jehovah at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
What are my pl@@ ans for pur@@ su@@ ing my ministry “ fully ” ?
I have found that listen@@ ing to people and help@@ ing them to understand God’s Word makes me gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely happy .
On the other hand , some stud@@ ents h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to question a teach@@ er .
At the time of our meeting , ne@@ i@@ ther of us knew that Paul’s next assignment would be C@@ le@@ vel@@ and , O@@ hi@@ o , where I was pione@@ ering .
But consider :
Yes , he taught those with him to be hum@@ ble , but he also provided an ob@@ ject less@@ on for them by wa@@ shing their fe@@ et .
Go@@ od Ne@@ ws That B@@ r@@ ings E@@ ter@@ n@@ al B@@ less@@ ings
How can we respect the conscience of a fellow Christian ?
• Wh@@ ere does self - control star@@ t ?
No@@ te the com@@ ment on Mark 9 : 4@@ 8 in the Ca@@ tho@@ lic work E@@ l ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ o de Mar@@ co@@ s .
R@@ ob@@ er@@ to , who wor@@ ked to organiz@@ e the transl@@ ation te@@ am@@ s , sum@@ s it up in these words : “ It has been an un@@ for@@ get@@ table experience to see te@@ ars of joy ro@@ l@@ ling down the fac@@ es of our brothers and sisters as they listen to the truth in their n@@ ative language and get the sense of it .
In order for our prayers to be accep@@ table to God , we must s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely end@@ e@@ av@@ or to live up to his requi@@ re@@ ments .
“ There are more who are with us than those who are with them ”
S@@ O@@ M@@ E S@@ A@@ Y N@@ O .
If you are still young and un@@ married , are you making the most of your opportun@@ ities ?
How have the things that Jehovah’s Witnesses have learned over the years proved bene@@ fi@@ cial ?
But the con@@ text of Paul’s words ​ — along with the cor@@ ro@@ bor@@ ation of other s@@ crip@@ tures — ​ shows that Paul was refer@@ ring to Jesus .
How , then , did Jesus answer the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es ’ question ?
Solomon had a ba@@ si@@ c ye@@ arly re@@ ven@@ ue of 6@@ 6@@ 6 tal@@ ents ( over 5@@ 0@@ ,000 p@@ oun@@ ds ) of go@@ ld . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
A@@ ny@@ thing we do , we do as a te@@ am .
See 200@@ 5 C@@ al@@ end@@ ar of Jehovah’s Witnesses , No@@ v@@ ember / De@@ c@@ ember .
C@@ learly , then , su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ons give no health advan@@ ta@@ ge .
See the book Jehovah’s Witnesses — Pro@@ claim@@ ers of God’s Kingdom , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses , chap@@ ters 19 and 32 .
What was the spirit be@@ h@@ ind Paul’s words when he ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed Timothy to “ fle@@ e from you@@ th@@ ful desi@@ res ” ?
▪ What the Bible teach@@ es : “ Ch@@ il@@ dren , be obedi@@ ent to your parents in everything , for this is well - pleas@@ ing in the Lord . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 20 .
C@@ oun@@ t@@ less other people still have all their li@@ m@@ bs but are disa@@ b@@ led n@@ one@@ th@@ eless because of par@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is or some other a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction .
Those cho@@ s@@ en by Jehovah do not won@@ der about this !
At the fac@@ t@@ ory where I wor@@ ked , I did not gre@@ et the man@@ ag@@ er with a “ H@@ ei@@ l H@@ it@@ l@@ er ! ”
Even if par@@ ent@@ al love was mis@@ sing or if it fa@@ iled , God’s loyal love comes to the res@@ cu@@ e .
In all in@@ stances , Joseph im@@ medi@@ ately ac@@ ted , taking the young child first to Egy@@ pt and then back to Israel .
But the sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic ser@@ p@@ ent@@ ’s head will , in time , be per@@ man@@ ently c@@ ru@@ shed by Christ and his resur@@ rec@@ ted anointed Christian compan@@ i@@ ons .
They tell us that as far as beli@@ ef in God is concer@@ ned , acc@@ ur@@ ate Bible knowledge is ess@@ enti@@ al .
Who Are Tru@@ ly Gi@@ ving G@@ l@@ ory to God ?
G@@ R@@ I@@ F@@ F@@ IN@@ G
O@@ ther hor@@ s@@ em@@ en follow him , each re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting a different pla@@ gu@@ e on mankind .
Today , we do not offer ani@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es to God ​ — ne@@ i@@ ther on the d@@ ate of the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver nor at any other time .
• “ I can no longer stand my mat@@ e@@ ’s an@@ no@@ ying ha@@ bi@@ ts ”
He ac@@ tually had “ no@@ where to la@@ y down his head . ”
Jehovah never a@@ bu@@ ses his authority .
5 : 1 , 2 ​ — What did recei@@ ving the right of the fir@@ st@@ born mean for Joseph ?
* V@@ i@@ e@@ w such material as ad@@ vice that Jehovah is giving you .
How have some parents been pati@@ ent ?
H@@ er husband g@@ la@@ dly began to study with her , and she continu@@ es to prog@@ ress in her ability to read and wr@@ ite and in her knowledge of the Bible .
H@@ ere is yet another ess@@ enti@@ al as@@ pect of how to pray .
We might ask : ‘ Does Jehovah’s view of such matters se@@ em reason@@ able to you ? ’
From left to right : M@@ e , E@@ s@@ ther Lo@@ pe@@ z , and my sister - in - law , Je@@ an
W@@ as it his faith in God ?
D@@ ele@@ g@@ ates were deli@@ gh@@ t@@ fully sur@@ pris@@ ed by the rel@@ e@@ ase of the complete “ New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation ” in Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an
Q@@ u@@ ite the op@@ pos@@ ite : “ God is love . ” ​ — 1 John 4 : 8 .
But when I began to read the Bible in ear@@ n@@ est , I no@@ tic@@ ed cont@@ ra@@ dic@@ tions between M@@ or@@ m@@ on teachings and st@@ at@@ ements in the Bible .
Paul , who@@ se wife died of can@@ c@@ er , expla@@ ins why he appreci@@ ated being invit@@ ed out . “ At times , ” he says , “ you do not feel like inter@@ ac@@ ting with people or tal@@ king about your situation .
O@@ ver 5@@ 7 years later , she is still pur@@ su@@ ing the full - time ministry !
Instead , he comm@@ ended and for@@ gave her .
A@@ no@@ ther man who kept his mind fi@@ x@@ ed on the things a@@ bo@@ ve was Moses .
After O@@ r@@ l@@ in re@@ turned to I@@ tal@@ y , the local brothers continued to study with S@@ v@@ et@@ om@@ ir , and he is making the truth his own .
“ The Ho@@ ly of Ho@@ lies ” was anointed when Jesus was baptized
For many years , they were regul@@ ar pione@@ ers in a part of their country where the need was great .
We will do no in@@ j@@ ur@@ y or har@@ m to anyone .
; Bo@@ s@@ ca@@ in@@ o , M .
He did not look for an eas@@ y way out of their marriage , nor did his wife .
But soon after he became king , he car@@ ri@@ ed out a seri@@ es of pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous ac@@ ts .
No doubt , he great@@ ly appreci@@ ated that ha@@ ven of peace and support .
W@@ O@@ R@@ L@@ D@@ W@@ I@@ D@@ E last year , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of men were appointed as elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants among Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Be O@@ be@@ di@@ ent and C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ous as Christ W@@ as
Like shepher@@ ds in ancient times , elders today must prote@@ ct the “ sheep ” in their care
What is the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of human soci@@ et@@ y’s going from bad to wor@@ se ?
Now is the time to up@@ hold God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y by our integrity , our service , and our ear@@ n@@ est end@@ e@@ av@@ ors to imitate him in all we do .
We face a sub@@ tle enem@@ y that can under@@ mine our self - sacrific@@ ing spirit .
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s an inspired rec@@ ord of hist@@ ory ex@@ ten@@ ding back to the da@@ wn of life .
Fir@@ st , an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of ri@@ ches tend@@ s to fo@@ ster self - reli@@ ance .
We are respon@@ sible for the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of our own actions .
Tru@@ ly , our Creator w@@ atch@@ es over all those who end@@ e@@ av@@ or to do his will , “ those who@@ se heart is complete toward him . ”
Ha@@ ve I not seen Jesus our Lord ? , ” he asked .
Does it not help you to see why you too can end@@ ure ?
How can a mo@@ des@@ t out@@ look help us to find fulfill@@ ment and keep our joy in any situation ?
Con@@ cer@@ ning the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law as a whole , Jehovah said : “ If you will stri@@ c@@ tly obey my vo@@ ice and will in@@ deed keep my covenant , then you will certainly become my special pro@@ per@@ ty out of all other pe@@ op@@ les , because the whole earth bel@@ ong@@ s to me .
What a life - chang@@ ing experience that was for any who respon@@ ded to his teachings !
And he is at the side of our mer@@ ci@@ ful Father to ple@@ ad in our be@@ half .
The ide@@ a that God cho@@ o@@ ses be@@ fore@@ hand which tri@@ als we will face imp@@ lies that he must know everything about our future .
“ I found that listen@@ ing to the ta@@ pe recor@@ ding@@ s of The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
13 : 6 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ​ — How long was Ne@@ h@@ emiah ab@@ sent from Jerusalem ?
The man@@ ag@@ er of a fac@@ ility in Z@@ im@@ ba@@ b@@ we used by Jehovah’s Witnesses for their conven@@ tion said : “ I see some Witnesses pi@@ c@@ king up pa@@ per and cle@@ an@@ ing to@@ ile@@ ts .
; J@@ en@@ kin@@ s , M .
M@@ ad@@ ra@@ s ( Ch@@ en@@ na@@ i )
The next day , I went out to preach without know@@ ing a word of D@@ ut@@ ch .
L@@ O@@ V@@ E
S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ es were necess@@ ary for the people to enjoy Jehovah’s fav@@ or .
“ A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o and f@@ ell among ro@@ b@@ bers , who both stri@@ pp@@ ed him and inf@@ li@@ cted b@@ lo@@ ws , and went off , lea@@ ving him half - dead .
That is why he taught his followers to pray for God’s Kingdom to come and for God’s will to be done on earth .
Jehovah ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted the L@@ ev@@ ite K@@ or@@ ah for pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ously see@@ king the A@@ ar@@ on@@ ic pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od .
I felt in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated , yet I knew from reading Psalm 1@@ 15 : 4 - 8 and Matthew 23 : 9 , 10 that God disa@@ p@@ pro@@ ves of using i@@ do@@ ls in worship and ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men with religious t@@ it@@ les .
S@@ hu@@ n im@@ moral thoughts .
M@@ Y P@@ A@@ S@@ T : I gre@@ w up in the small to@@ wn of V@@ in@@ ta@@ r . The wide v@@ al@@ le@@ y pla@@ in where we lived was sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by gre@@ en m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , clean ri@@ v@@ ers , and f@@ res@@ h a@@ ir .
However , the Hebrew word used in that verse can , according to one scho@@ la@@ r , be “ used for the most in@@ tim@@ ate ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ ance . ”
Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy could be lik@@ ened to remin@@ ders that are told in ad@@ v@@ ance .
He rec@@ alls : “ As I gre@@ w older , little by little I became more inter@@ ested in the meetings , especially after I learned to read and wr@@ ite because then I began to com@@ ment in my own words . ”
One of the words most com@@ mon@@ ly der@@ i@@ ved from this ver@@ b is the n@@ ou@@ n she@@ ʹ@@ men , which is often transl@@ ated “ o@@ il , ” including in the expres@@ sion “ o@@ live o@@ il . ”
What should they do to gain God’s fav@@ or again ?
In many coun@@ tri@@ es , there have been sa@@ d c@@ as@@ es of Christian you@@ ths get@@ ting into tr@@ ou@@ ble because they follow@@ ed the crow@@ d .
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : Ex@@ ac@@ tly !
Then there was the chall@@ enge of writ@@ ing T@@ ah@@ iti@@ an .
O@@ V@@ E@@ R the cen@@ tu@@ ries , the question of why God al@@ lo@@ ws suffering has challeng@@ ed many ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ ers and the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans .
In@@ iti@@ ally , God did not reve@@ al how he would re@@ me@@ dy the dam@@ age done by Satan .
A f@@ ar@@ m@@ er s@@ ow@@ s se@@ ed with a view to re@@ ap@@ ing a har@@ v@@ est .
How do some of Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s mission@@ aries put pres@@ sure on people to con@@ ver@@ t ?
4@@ 2 : 6 .
Jesus never con@@ d@@ oned evil ; he had the God - given strength to den@@ oun@@ ce the h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical religious lead@@ ers .
19 : 17 , 18 .
Is there still another way by which Jehovah for@@ ti@@ fi@@ es us ?
If the we@@ d@@ ding is a ci@@ vi@@ l cer@@ em@@ on@@ y condu@@ cted by a ju@@ dge or a se@@ cul@@ ar of@@ fic@@ er , atten@@ ding it may invol@@ ve little more than wit@@ ness@@ ing a leg@@ al pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ding .
Mi@@ ca@@ h ex@@ pos@@ es the sin@@ s of Israel and Juda@@ h , fore@@ tel@@ ls the des@@ ol@@ ation of their cap@@ it@@ als , and promises rest@@ or@@ ation .
He has prote@@ cted the congregation from powerful religious and pol@@ itical enem@@ ies who@@ se a@@ im has u@@ su@@ ally been , not to k@@ ill us , but to se@@ par@@ ate us from our holy God .
But that is about as far as the power of money go@@ es .
The m@@ oun@@ tain and the t@@ ent called to mind the place where Jehovah sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic@@ ally d@@ wel@@ t .
No@@ v@@ ember 28 , 20@@ 11 – De@@ c@@ ember 4 , 20@@ 11
However , the Devil does not give up .
Not only is the earth ro@@ t@@ ating around the su@@ n but our whole sol@@ ar system is in mo@@ tion .
Consider the examples of some who have ‘ put their hands to the p@@ low ’ of the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c responsi@@ bility through th@@ ic@@ k and th@@ in . ​ — Luke 9 : 6@@ 2 ; Romans 12 : 1 , 2 .
On lear@@ ning that the ma@@ id@@ en is rel@@ ated to Abraham , Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er pro@@ str@@ ates himself in than@@ ks to Jehovah .
▪ F@@ i@@ er@@ ce . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 3 .
After all , whom el@@ se could they be tal@@ king about ?
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : C@@ AT@@ E@@ C@@ H@@ I@@ S@@ T
Par@@ ents would do well to discus@@ s with their children the “ Pe@@ er - P@@ res@@ sure P@@ l@@ an@@ ner ” that appe@@ ars in the book Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k , V@@ olu@@ me 2 , pages 1@@ 32 - 1@@ 33 .
It was reas@@ sur@@ ing for the stud@@ ents and their famili@@ es and friends to hear from these se@@ as@@ oned mission@@ aries .
Ho@@ se@@ a was one of them . So were the 7@@ ,000 who in Eli@@ j@@ ah’s day had not b@@ ent the k@@ ne@@ e to Ba@@ al .
The conc@@ ep@@ t of a Bible co@@ de has its ro@@ o@@ ts in Jewish my@@ s@@ tic@@ ism , ut@@ il@@ iz@@ ing “ ar@@ t@@ fully cont@@ ri@@ ved ” me@@ tho@@ ds that ob@@ s@@ cu@@ re and dist@@ ort the pla@@ in meaning of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s inspired text .
A@@ R@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ D the world , in every cul@@ ture and religion , people pray .
“ That you may prove y@@ ourselves sons of your Father who is in the heavens , ” said Jesus .
4@@ 5 : 5 .
Joseph explained that the cu@@ p@@ be@@ are@@ r would be rest@@ ored to his form@@ er position in P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s cour@@ t .
“ You , O Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m Eph@@ ra@@ th@@ ah , the one too little to get to be among the th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Juda@@ h , ” wrote the prophet Mi@@ ca@@ h , “ from you there will come out to me the one who is to become rul@@ er in Israel , who@@ se orig@@ in is from early times , from the days of time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ”
On the other hand , Bar@@ u@@ ch@@ ’s con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries who did ac@@ qui@@ re “ great things ” materi@@ ally , pu@@ t@@ ting Jehovah in the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , soon lost all at the hands of the Ch@@ al@@ de@@ ans ( Babyl@@ on@@ ians ) .
They never want to be har@@ s@@ h , even though strong discipl@@ ine may be war@@ ran@@ ted .
This is what he says : “ As for me , I trust in your loyal love ; my heart will rejo@@ ice in your ac@@ ts of sal@@ vation .
S@@ ene@@ g@@ al is lo@@ c@@ ated on the most w@@ es@@ ter@@ ly ti@@ p of Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
Jesus fore@@ told that false prophe@@ ts would cor@@ ru@@ pt his teachings and that most people would be mis@@ led .
It is like a large shi@@ eld of ancient times , often do@@ or@@ like in shap@@ e and bi@@ g en@@ ough to co@@ ver a person@@ ’s enti@@ re body .
In the Christian Greek Scriptures , the word transl@@ ated “ hum@@ ility ” may be rend@@ ered “ low@@ l@@ iness of mind . ”
What indic@@ ates that it might not always be eas@@ y to act lo@@ v@@ ingly toward others ?
The G@@ ri@@ ef of the R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ine on page 4 ]
Although some of them may be we@@ al@@ thy , they do not foc@@ us on “ the show@@ y displa@@ y of one@@ ’s means of life , ” for they real@@ ize that such things are only trans@@ it@@ ory .
It was as if their hearts and min@@ ds were ve@@ iled and har@@ d@@ ened , foc@@ used only on using their new@@ found fre@@ e@@ dom from Egy@@ pt in a physical , or fle@@ sh@@ ly , way . ​ — He@@ b .
There she me@@ t Jehovah’s Witnesses and began to study the Bible with them .
“ The thing proved to be very dis@@ pleas@@ ing to Abraham ” ​ — but not to God .
Our love for Jehovah started to gro@@ w , and we also gre@@ w clo@@ s@@ er as husband and wife ! ”
Even God is refer@@ red to as sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic@@ ally ra@@ ising his hand in an o@@ ath . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 32 : 40 ; Isaiah 6@@ 2 : 8 .
W@@ as it the worl@@ d’s spirit or God’s spirit ? ’ ​ — G@@ al .
What would Na@@ than do ?
Since I could no longer work as a car@@ p@@ en@@ ter , I deci@@ ded to find a less dem@@ an@@ ding occ@@ up@@ ation that su@@ ited my physical con@@ dition and that still en@@ ab@@ led me to make ends me@@ et .
Many came to the cour@@ ts to ob@@ serve the tri@@ als and to strengthen the acc@@ used brothers .
As a young man , M@@ il@@ t@@ on H@@ en@@ sc@@ he@@ l jo@@ ined the he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters st@@ af@@ f of Jehovah’s Witnesses and served faith@@ fully for well over 60 years .
In par@@ ts of the earth where do@@ ct@@ ors and ho@@ s@@ pit@@ als are few , tra@@ di@@ tional me@@ dic@@ ine , which makes use of her@@ ba@@ l re@@ medi@@ es , may be the only tre@@ at@@ ment a@@ vail@@ able .
Instead , we were assign@@ ed num@@ bers .
“ Let His G@@ l@@ ory F@@ ill the W@@ ho@@ le E@@ ar@@ th ”
What pi@@ c@@ ture ?
Some men were ra@@ ised without a father in the home .
You can make it e@@ asi@@ er for your wife to view you as her head if ( 1 ) you do not ex@@ pect her im@@ medi@@ ately and f@@ la@@ w@@ less@@ ly to expres@@ s her sub@@ je@@ ction to you and ( 2 ) you love her as you do your own body , even when difficul@@ ties ar@@ ise . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 25 - 29 .
The peri@@ od of the H@@ as@@ mon@@ a@@ e@@ ans , from Juda@@ h M@@ ac@@ ca@@ be@@ e to A@@ ris@@ to@@ bulu@@ s I@@ I , la@@ id the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for the di@@ vi@@ ded religious sc@@ ene that ex@@ is@@ ted when Jesus was on earth .
In many c@@ as@@ es , dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing provi@@ des the discipl@@ ine the er@@ ring one needs .
A@@ pri@@ l 6 - 12 , 200@@ 9
I dis@@ co@@ vered that just as with we@@ i@@ ght li@@ f@@ ting , you have to put for@@ th effort if you want to gain strength .
“ I Even O@@ ver@@ came My P@@ re@@ j@@ udi@@ ce . ” ​ — H@@ A@@ F@@ EN@@ I N@@ G@@ H@@ A@@ M@@ A
What in@@ sight does Solom@@ on@@ ’s example offer us as to me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing true succ@@ ess ?
Then he ad@@ ded : “ All such taking of pri@@ de is wicked . ”
The Bible descri@@ bes Jesus as being “ without sin ” and “ se@@ par@@ ated from the sin@@ n@@ ers . ”
For example , when Lu@@ ci@@ a * learned of the need for min@@ isters in Al@@ ban@@ ia , she moved there from I@@ tal@@ y in 199@@ 3 with no means of support , tru@@ sting fully in Jehovah .
And who stand to benefit from that no@@ ble act ?
However , the young gi@@ r@@ l rema@@ ined res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful .
Rather than allow@@ ing our human emo@@ tions to be the so@@ le fac@@ t@@ or in making our decisions , we should listen to what God’s spirit has to say and act in har@@ mony with its guid@@ ance .
It is eas@@ y to see why a question might ar@@ ise about Isaiah 5@@ 3 : 10 .
Consider , too , the case of T@@ er@@ es@@ a , a W@@ a@@ yu@@ u n@@ ative who started to study the Bible with the Witnesses .
To re@@ ach his listen@@ ers , many of whom were “ un@@ let@@ tered and or@@ din@@ ary , ” Jesus used pla@@ in language that they could gr@@ as@@ p .
Li@@ ving our lives in har@@ mony with Jehovah’s purpose will give us great satis@@ fac@@ tion and en@@ sure that our worship is not fu@@ t@@ ile . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
O@@ li@@ vi@@ a@@ ’s trust in and love for Jehovah contribu@@ ted to her succ@@ ess as a sing@@ le mother .
( 6 ) Be@@ ck@@ er , F .
It imp@@ lied that there was a b@@ ond of bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od between Jewish and G@@ ent@@ ile Christians .
From this article , we will see that it means more than simply believ@@ ing his promises about a new world .
If har@@ s@@ h words are spo@@ ken to you , do not rep@@ ly in kind .
As all the people ass@@ em@@ ble “ at the public s@@ qu@@ are that was before the W@@ ater G@@ ate , ” E@@ z@@ r@@ a the pri@@ est re@@ a@@ ds the book of the Law of Moses , and Ne@@ h@@ emiah and the L@@ ev@@ ites expla@@ in the Law to the people .
In the early 19@@ 50 ’ s , an A@@ mer@@ i@@ can cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man publi@@ shed a best - sel@@ ling book called The P@@ ow@@ er of P@@ os@@ iti@@ ve Th@@ in@@ king .
A number of times Ne@@ h@@ emiah pet@@ iti@@ oned God in those words .
Yet , this con@@ stru@@ ction has turned our fear into joy .
The M@@ es@@ sage Is P@@ re@@ ached
L@@ ess than three we@@ ek@@ s after the Na@@ z@@ is in@@ va@@ ded the Ne@@ ther@@ lands , they is@@ su@@ ed a se@@ cre@@ t e@@ di@@ ct ban@@ ning Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Why is it vital for you to ask Jehovah for his spirit ?
After do@@ c@@ king at the flo@@ ating is@@ lands , the Witnesses walk on the re@@ ed pl@@ at@@ form from d@@ wel@@ ling to d@@ wel@@ ling .
Why can it be said that H@@ ann@@ ah pray@@ ed and ac@@ ted in faith ?
For 40 days the men of Israel c@@ ow@@ er in fear and are ba@@ r@@ ra@@ ged by the in@@ sul@@ ts of Go@@ li@@ ath , the ch@@ am@@ pi@@ on of the Phil@@ ist@@ ines . ​ — 1 Samuel 17 : 1 - 4 , 16 .
The disci@@ ple James wrote : “ Consider it all joy , my brothers , when you me@@ et with vari@@ ous tri@@ als . ”
In his you@@ th , David f@@ ought w@@ il@@ d ani@@ mal@@ s that car@@ ri@@ ed off his fa@@ ther’s sheep .
Because what is on the pr@@ inted page origin@@ ates from a spo@@ ken language .
O@@ r it might have been soon after the Jews re@@ turned from ex@@ ile , when E@@ z@@ r@@ a the pri@@ est ur@@ ged his people to gain a greater knowledge and understanding of God’s Law . ​ — E@@ z@@ r@@ a 7 : 10 ; 8 : 1 - 8 ; 10 : 3 .
F@@ in@@ ding our way around was a little da@@ un@@ ting , for the to@@ wn was la@@ id out without any pl@@ an .
Job 28 : 12 , 15 shows that divine wisdom is better than go@@ ld or s@@ il@@ ver .
E@@ ach se@@ ction of the book has a chap@@ ter show@@ ing how Jesus Christ provided vi@@ vi@@ d examples of God’s qualities in action .
And as their brothers in the first century , they enjoy faith - streng@@ th@@ ening vis@@ its from loving travel@@ ing overse@@ ers .
Let us now an@@ al@@ y@@ ze what the Scriptures say about the streng@@ ths and t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s of our enem@@ y .
Since it could fer@@ ment , it was un@@ accep@@ table as an o@@ ffering upon the al@@ ta@@ r .
The Greek word often rend@@ ered “ comfort ” in the Bible liter@@ ally means “ a c@@ all@@ ing to one@@ ’s side . ”
C@@ atch@@ ing Mi@@ gr@@ at@@ ory “ F@@ ish ”
Be@@ fore o@@ ffering pro@@ of that God ex@@ ists , we do well to sy@@ mp@@ a@@ th@@ ize with the person and let him know that it is not wrong to won@@ der why we su@@ ff@@ er .
“ W@@ H@@ O deser@@ ves more honor , a mission@@ ary or a Be@@ th@@ el@@ ite ? ”
It was God’s judgment ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted upon op@@ pres@@ sive Babyl@@ on .
The Com@@ mun@@ ist ide@@ als of justice , e@@ qu@@ ality , so@@ li@@ dar@@ ity , and pe@@ ace@@ ful am@@ ity appe@@ aled to those who were wor@@ n out by the ra@@ va@@ ges of war .
Hence , when David ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged his sin , Na@@ than told him : “ Jehovah , in turn , does let your sin pas@@ s by . You will not die . ” ​ — 2 Samuel 12 : 13 .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , when we show loving personal interest in others , we may ac@@ tually let go of some of our own ne@@ g@@ ative feelings .
He rec@@ alls : “ P@@ i@@ one@@ ering remin@@ ded me of how much joy comes from being in the ministry . ”
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ate direction on how best to do this work is provided through God’s organization .
W@@ atch yourself because of him and obey his vo@@ ice . Do not be@@ have re@@ bel@@ li@@ ously against him , for he will not par@@ d@@ on your trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion ; because my name is within him . ”
The Israelites loo@@ ked at the things be@@ h@@ ind and lost Jehovah’s fav@@ or . ​ — Nu@@ m .
God’s example of com@@ pas@@ sion should have what effect on us ?
How do we ‘ continue ’ in the perfect law ?
In the years since sin dis@@ tur@@ bed the relationship between Jehovah and his human cre@@ ation , our Creator has sh@@ own pati@@ ent end@@ ur@@ ance and has provided the means wh@@ er@@ e@@ by rep@@ ent@@ ant humans can imp@@ ro@@ ve their relationship with him .
At age 11 , I re@@ turned to my ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn and started living with my half brother and his family .
Do not feel that you need to give a spe@@ e@@ ch .
For all of this , we are truly than@@ k@@ ful .
It is , however , wor@@ thy of no@@ te that peace is in@@ deed l@@ in@@ ked with educ@@ ation .
See also the article “ How to H@@ el@@ p Those With An@@ xi@@ ety Dis@@ or@@ ders , ” in the Mar@@ ch 20@@ 12 is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke !
S@@ A@@ C@@ R@@ I@@ F@@ I@@ C@@ E@@ S I@@ N W@@ O@@ R@@ SHI@@ P
Why does Jesus ’ resurrection give us courage to preach ?
His Word also reve@@ als much about for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
M@@ em@@ bers of the congregation thus had an opportunity to imitate Jesus and his Father by ex@@ ten@@ ding for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
• How does Jehovah provide prote@@ ction for his servants ?
Ar@@ th@@ ur regul@@ arly wit@@ ness@@ ed to cu@@ st@@ om@@ ers in a st@@ ore that he ow@@ ned , where he displa@@ yed Bible liter@@ ature prom@@ in@@ ently in the w@@ in@@ do@@ w .
Mo@@ re@@ over , true succ@@ ess is not me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed by having a certain responsi@@ bility in the Christian arrang@@ ement .
G@@ a@@ in@@ es@@ v@@ il@@ le , F@@ L S@@ te@@ ph@@ en C . O@@ ’@@ Con@@ n@@ ell C@@ en@@ ter Ar@@ ena , Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity of F@@ l@@ ori@@ da , N@@ or@@ th S@@ ou@@ th D@@ r .
He ad@@ ded : “ Ke@@ ep bus@@ y ​ — try to use your life doing something for others .
I can remember as@@ king Jehovah to prote@@ ct me and free me from their influ@@ ence .
But su@@ p@@ pose the chall@@ enge involved which father truly lo@@ ves his sons and daugh@@ ters and whether they love him in return .
F@@ e@@ et sh@@ od with the e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment of the good news of peace .
The result is a soci@@ ety f@@ ra@@ g@@ men@@ ted , con@@ fu@@ sed , and per@@ ple@@ x@@ ed . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 5 .
His d@@ om@@ in@@ ant qu@@ ality is love .
Matthew 11 : 28 - 30
How do we benefit from God’s s@@ wor@@ n promise to Abraham ?
Al@@ so , we can “ consider one another to inc@@ ite to love and fine works ” by ga@@ ther@@ ing together with people who are cultiv@@ ating like faith . ​ — He@@ b .
And with the eyes of the on@@ loo@@ k@@ ers fi@@ x@@ ed on the t@@ om@@ b , “ the man that had been dead came out with his fe@@ et and hands b@@ ound with w@@ ra@@ pp@@ ings , and his coun@@ ten@@ ance was b@@ ound about with a clo@@ th . ”
( Read C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 9 , 10 , 12 . )
⇨ Z@@ u@@ g@@ didi
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly there are !
The Kingdom message re@@ ached there in 19@@ 10 , and Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l vis@@ ited C@@ u@@ ba in 19@@ 13 .
In ad@@ dition , God takes direc@@ t action in the life of those who are willing to be gu@@ i@@ ded by him .
T@@ w@@ o Christians nam@@ ed C@@ ris@@ t@@ ina and Jo@@ s@@ é * dis@@ co@@ vered this to be true .
Tru@@ ly , teaching on@@ es@@ el@@ f or others to love God requi@@ res that we accept and apply his lo@@ f@@ ty standards .
The conclu@@ sion that the number 14@@ 4@@ ,000 is liter@@ al and ref@@ ers to a li@@ mit@@ ed number of individuals , a relati@@ vely small group when com@@ pared with the “ great crow@@ d , ” also har@@ mon@@ iz@@ es with other Bible pas@@ sa@@ ges .
Still , she continued to medit@@ ate on spiritual things that she had learned about the Messi@@ ah and to atten@@ d meetings in her local sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e as had always been the family cu@@ sto@@ m . ​ — Luke 2 : 19 , 5@@ 1 ; 4 : 16 .
He was af@@ ra@@ id he would be asked to jo@@ in a religion , and he did not want to be fo@@ ol@@ ed .
The wonderful service privile@@ ges a@@ wa@@ iting them in heaven s@@ pu@@ r them on to con@@ qu@@ er this world .
They both left .
But in@@ stead of re@@ bu@@ king Eli@@ j@@ ah , Jehovah com@@ for@@ ted him and gave him the courage to car@@ ry out his work as a prophet .
The Bible writ@@ er Ju@@ de recorded an example from Jesus ’ pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence .
Jehovah allow@@ ed the po@@ or to offer bir@@ ds in@@ stead of a more co@@ st@@ ly sheep as a sacri@@ fi@@ cial o@@ ffering .
( b ) Wh@@ ere does d@@ anger lu@@ r@@ k ?
What do cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men often say when tra@@ ge@@ dy str@@ ik@@ es ?
C@@ n@@ id@@ us
T@@ w@@ ent@@ y - se@@ ven - year - old Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l was cho@@ s@@ en to be the e@@ dit@@ or , with fi@@ ve other matu@@ re Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents serving as regul@@ ar contribu@@ t@@ ors .
‘ A@@ C@@ Q@@ U@@ I@@ R@@ E W@@ I@@ S@@ D@@ O@@ M AN@@ D T@@ A@@ K@@ E H@@ O@@ L@@ D O@@ F DI@@ S@@ C@@ I@@ P@@ L@@ IN@@ E ’
In time , the book You Can Li@@ ve F@@ o@@ re@@ ver in Par@@ adise on E@@ ar@@ th * was publi@@ shed in the Tu@@ valu@@ an language .
Like Timothy , you need to make a care@@ ful exam@@ in@@ ation of “ the holy writ@@ ings . ”
When the Israelites obe@@ yed , Jehovah bless@@ ed them a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly .
Our c@@ at@@ tle died and the cro@@ ps fa@@ iled , so I moved to S@@ al@@ va@@ d@@ or , where I found work as a tra@@ m d@@ ri@@ ver .
W@@ ell , have some of us become acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to a life - st@@ y@@ le that rel@@ e@@ g@@ ates our sac@@ red service to God to a min@@ or ro@@ le in life ?
How vital that we pray for his ass@@ ist@@ ance in order to avoid yi@@ el@@ ding to temp@@ t@@ ations and to re@@ move from our heart sin@@ ful tra@@ its !
What , then , about today ?
En@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment Le@@ a@@ ds to O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ational Re@@ fin@@ ements
O@@ f@@ ten sh@@ am@@ el@@ ess@@ ness indic@@ ates a bad tra@@ it .
They res@@ em@@ b@@ led “ wh@@ it@@ e@@ wa@@ shed gra@@ ves , which ou@@ tw@@ ar@@ dly in@@ deed appe@@ ar beau@@ ti@@ ful but in@@ side are full of dead men@@ ’s b@@ ones and of every s@@ ort of un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness . ”
By saying that Satan “ did not stand f@@ ast in the truth , ” Jesus reve@@ aled that this spirit cre@@ ature was once a faithful serv@@ ant of God but de@@ vi@@ ated from that right course .
This gave evidence that the new covenant had come into op@@ er@@ ation , mar@@ king the bir@@ th of the Christian congregation and of the new nation of spiritual Israel , “ the Israel of God . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 16 ; Hebrews 9 : 15 ; 12 : 23 , 24 .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing that can fur@@ ther the so@@ cial , personal , and spiritual re@@ ha@@ bil@@ it@@ ation of a pris@@ on@@ er should be consider@@ ed . ”
For he himself will deli@@ ver you from the tra@@ p of the bir@@ d@@ c@@ atch@@ er . ”
You likely recogn@@ ize that as a t@@ it@@ le of Jesus Christ .
When you talk to others about your mate , share “ wh@@ atever saying is good for building up as the need may be , that it may imp@@ ar@@ t what is fav@@ or@@ able to the hear@@ ers . ”
We should regul@@ arly com@@ men@@ d them for their obedi@@ ence and self - sacrific@@ ing spirit .
The ob@@ je@@ ctive of yo@@ ga as a discipl@@ ine is to lead a person to being mer@@ ged with a su@@ per@@ human spirit .
Today , three th@@ ri@@ ving congregations are bus@@ y preaching in that se@@ ap@@ ort .
“ A@@ n Ex@@ c@@ el@@ l@@ ent W@@ om@@ an ”
In the following article , we will consider how all of us can help them to serve Jehovah jo@@ y@@ fully .
V@@ I@@ L@@ L@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S were ra@@ zed , and in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants were imp@@ ris@@ oned or kil@@ led .
You should have heard his p@@ ho@@ ne call to the la@@ w@@ y@@ er !
“ All Scrip@@ ture ” does not author@@ ize us to tell others off .
We should do the same , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly when under@@ going se@@ v@@ ere tri@@ als .
C@@ learly , an el@@ der must have good commun@@ ic@@ ation with his fellow believers .
• How does the counsel in the writ@@ ings of the apostles Peter and Paul help us to stay a@@ wa@@ ke ?
Even time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite he has put in their heart , that mankind may never find out the work that the true God has made from the star@@ t to the fin@@ ish . ” While imper@@ fe@@ ction and sin led mankind to a life of “ fu@@ t@@ ility ” and “ en@@ sla@@ v@@ ement to cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion , ” no@@ te the com@@ for@@ ting words of the apostle Paul : “ The e@@ ag@@ er expe@@ ct@@ ation of the cre@@ ation is wa@@ iting for the reve@@ al@@ ing of the sons of God .
By following the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to pray , you can cop@@ e effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
St@@ an@@ is@@ la@@ va , a young sister from the Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ an city of V@@ ar@@ na who was working full - time at a well - pa@@ id jo@@ b , took a leave to share in the cam@@ pa@@ ign in S@@ il@@ is@@ tr@@ a .
[ Ma@@ p on page 16 ]
“ I will la@@ u@@ d you in the bi@@ g congregation . ” ​ — P@@ S .
The prophecy shows that “ many pe@@ op@@ les ” would go up to that m@@ oun@@ tain and em@@ br@@ ace Jehovah’s instru@@ ctions and la@@ ws . ​ — Isaiah 2 : 2 , 3 .
What pi@@ c@@ ture can today be pa@@ inted of that f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating ancient me@@ tro@@ pol@@ is ?
L@@ ater on , after we had left Gen@@ o@@ a , we learned that he had asked for a Bible study .
N@@ ever will he allow the righteous one to to@@ t@@ ter . ”
The Bible makes clear that God would ano@@ in@@ t a complete number of 14@@ 4@@ ,000 .
Ther@@ e@@ after , we do well to learn from our mis@@ takes , move for@@ ward in our service to Jehovah , and look to the future with confidence . ​ — He@@ b . 12 : 12 , 13 .
“ She had been put to many pa@@ ins ” by physi@@ ci@@ ans and had sp@@ ent all her res@@ our@@ ces tr@@ ying to get well .
Tru@@ e T@@ e@@ ach@@ ings ​ — Wh@@ ere Can You F@@ ind The@@ m ?
Jesus ’ illustr@@ ations helped to reve@@ al the mo@@ ti@@ ves of those who heard him speak .
Since Jehovah’s d@@ om@@ in@@ ant qu@@ ality is love , loy@@ al@@ ty to God helps to pre@@ v@@ ent a person from ac@@ ting in an un@@ loving way toward others .
Why is he al@@ one ?
Ex@@ am@@ ining cre@@ ation can buil@@ d trust in the Creator , but something more is needed if you want to learn about the promises that are part of the “ word that go@@ es for@@ th from [ his ] m@@ ou@@ th . ”
But some n@@ om@@ in@@ al second - century Christians who had been tra@@ ined in Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y began to put their in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al satis@@ fac@@ tion a@@ head of the Scriptures .
Rather , ask , “ What can I do to help you now ? ”
His D@@ eli@@ ght W@@ as in the Law of Jehovah AL@@ B@@ E@@ R@@ T D .
( a ) How do God’s present - day servants show loving - kindness by actions ?
H@@ el@@ p M@@ en to Pro@@ g@@ ress S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually
L@@ isten to him . ” Our obe@@ ying the comm@@ and to listen to the Messi@@ ah is a serious matter . ​ — Read Acts 3 : 22 , 23 .
What is needed for God’s name to be comple@@ t@@ ely san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied and c@@ lear@@ ed of all re@@ pro@@ ach ?
This is especially true when we con@@ stru@@ ct and maintain buil@@ ding@@ s dedic@@ ated to his true worship .
Rather , like Joseph , M@@ ary , and the shepher@@ ds , we need to obey God and prove our love for him by pu@@ t@@ ting spiritual inter@@ ests a@@ head of material things .
He also learned that early in the mor@@ ning , the work@@ ers were taken by bu@@ ses from their do@@ w@@ n@@ to@@ wn ho@@ tel@@ s to the har@@ b@@ or .
Our pro@@ spe@@ ct of ga@@ ining everlasting life is in part dep@@ end@@ ent on our cultiv@@ ating gen@@ u@@ ine hum@@ ility , but why do Christians some@@ times find it difficult to be hum@@ ble ?
We have the assignment to preach the “ good news ” to people worl@@ d@@ wide before the end comes .
“ He saw a great crow@@ d , but he was moved with p@@ ity for them , because they were as sheep without a shepher@@ d . And he started to teach them . ” ​ — M@@ A@@ R@@ K 6 : 34 .
He did this in an out@@ standing way through the trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation .
Mo@@ re@@ over , medit@@ ation helps us to draw ever clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah , for it en@@ ab@@ les us to refle@@ ct on his qualities and how they are high@@ ligh@@ ted in the material being consider@@ ed during peri@@ o@@ ds of study .
A@@ n Al@@ p@@ ha@@ be@@ t and a Bible Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation Are B@@ or@@ n
But i@@ magine her concer@@ n if the years pas@@ s by and the child does not e@@ at so@@ li@@ d food .
He put spiritual inter@@ ests first .
T@@ en - year - old A@@ m@@ ber@@ ’s fi@@ f@@ th - gra@@ de class was reading a book on the Na@@ z@@ i as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t on Jews during World W@@ ar I@@ I .
The article also helps us to see why we should have Jehovah’s view of matters at all times .
My parents took every opportunity to in@@ still in my three sisters and me a love of God from an early age , and this helped me to face the many challeng@@ es I enc@@ oun@@ tered at school .
Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do
Jesus gave a com@@ p@@ el@@ ling reason for avo@@ i@@ ding un@@ du@@ e anxi@@ ety : It is poin@@ t@@ less .
If we use any gi@@ f@@ ts we may have in hum@@ ble service to our God , he may put them to use in ways that exc@@ e@@ ed anything we could ever i@@ magine .
Still , ex@@ per@@ ts believe that the Christians ’ use of the co@@ de@@ x pla@@ yed a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant ro@@ le in its wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad accep@@ t@@ ance .
I am sure that he loved her the same way and that he will remember her and will bring her back in his du@@ e time , ho@@ pe@@ fully very soon . ​ — Luke 20 : 38 ; John 11 : 25 .
And the sheep fully know the shepher@@ d and trust his lead@@ er@@ ship .
Solomon as@@ sures us : “ The righteous is e@@ ating to the satis@@ fac@@ tion of his soul , but the bel@@ ly of the wicked ones will be emp@@ ty . ”
Be@@ fore en@@ ter@@ ing the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , members of Israel@@ ’s tri@@ be of G@@ ad re@@ ques@@ ted that they be allow@@ ed to set@@ tle in the c@@ at@@ tle country e@@ ast of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an .
By the 19@@ 30 ’ s , then , it was be@@ coming clear that , in gener@@ al , the heavenly class had been cho@@ s@@ en .
Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d gre@@ et@@ ed us by wa@@ ving his h@@ and@@ k@@ er@@ c@@ hi@@ ef .
Rather , Jesus kin@@ dly ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ S@@ to@@ p being af@@ ra@@ id . ”
L@@ ater , in the gar@@ den of Ge@@ th@@ s@@ em@@ ane , Peter needed cor@@ rection more than once .
The Bible says that God has put “ time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite ” in our heart .
Not that this kind of love is g@@ ul@@ li@@ ble , but it is o@@ pen to trust .
Jesus fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly re@@ je@@ cted invol@@ v@@ ement in the op@@ pres@@ sive e@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ as@@ tic@@ al and pol@@ itical syst@@ em@@ s of the day but made himself appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble to the comm@@ on man .
Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t and Our Fa@@ ith in God
Who would want to live in a place where there were no la@@ ws , no cour@@ ts , and no po@@ lic@@ em@@ en ?
; V@@ a@@ ir@@ a , R .
The sh@@ a@@ do@@ w had to give way to the re@@ ality .
Then Paul expla@@ ins : “ It is as a free gift that they are being declar@@ ed righteous by his un@@ deser@@ ved kindness through the rel@@ e@@ ase by the ransom pa@@ id by Christ Jesus . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , because Jehovah lo@@ ves you , he cor@@ rec@@ ts you .
Com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory Ser@@ vice
Do Not F@@ ol@@ low “ Your H@@ ear@@ ts and Your E@@ y@@ es ”
My par@@ t@@ ner , S@@ un@@ day I@@ ro@@ g@@ bel@@ ach@@ i , and I served in the va@@ st ter@@ rit@@ ory in A@@ k@@ pu - na - a@@ bu@@ o , E@@ t@@ c@@ he .
They have been com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned to “ dec@@ l@@ are ab@@ ro@@ ad the exc@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ ci@@ es of the one that called [ them ] out of dar@@ k@@ ness into his wonderful light . ”
I was privile@@ ged to conduct more than 20 home Bible stu@@ dies each we@@ ek , and some of those who learned the truth then are still activ@@ ely pra@@ ising Jehovah .
R@@ espe@@ ct@@ ful of their feelings , the Witness went out and sto@@ od s@@ il@@ ently on the si@@ de@@ walk .
Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h proved to be an out@@ standing wife , whom Isa@@ a@@ c de@@ arly loved . ​ — Genesis 24 : 3 , 4 , 7 , 14 - 21 , 6@@ 7 .
This no doubt expla@@ ins why he felt it necess@@ ary to have the Bible in the ver@@ n@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar , the language of the people .
If you had been there in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , would you have sh@@ own deep appreciation for the elders ’ work ?
That Law dec@@ re@@ ed that a ten@@ th of the pro@@ du@@ ce of the land and fru@@ it tre@@ es and a ten@@ th of the inc@@ re@@ ase of the her@@ ds be given to the tri@@ be of L@@ ev@@ i in support of their ser@@ vi@@ ces at the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 27 : 30 , 32 ; N@@ um@@ bers 18 : 21 , 24 .
At this c@@ ru@@ cial time , Jehovah God is direc@@ ting his worshi@@ p@@ ers in the more important work of spiritual heal@@ ing .
The si@@ gn likely cons@@ is@@ ted of a so@@ le@@ m@@ n dec@@ ree that was known and ob@@ served by others and that was in@@ tend@@ ed to pre@@ v@@ ent his being kil@@ led out of re@@ v@@ enge .
• Why do Christians avoid par@@ ti@@ ality ?
T@@ hi@@ ev@@ es are not eas@@ y to ap@@ pre@@ h@@ end , but a w@@ atch@@ man who sta@@ ys a@@ wa@@ ke all night is more likely to spo@@ t a th@@ i@@ ef than is one who do@@ z@@ es from time to time .
So when the opportunity ar@@ ose to serve as com@@ mut@@ ers at W@@ all@@ k@@ ill , they knew that it would mean saying good - b@@ ye to al@@ most ever@@ yone and everything famili@@ ar to them .
“ W@@ ho@@ m Jehovah lo@@ ves he discipl@@ ines , ” wrote Paul .
No doubt , re@@ sear@@ ch in our Christian public@@ ations can help you to lo@@ c@@ ate rel@@ ev@@ ant material that will fur@@ ther help you .
The work@@ ers expres@@ sed their appreciation to the brothers for having taken the in@@ iti@@ ative to cont@@ act them during their stay in F@@ in@@ land .
Ge@@ z@@ er
Let us see how Jesus here pa@@ in@@ ts a por@@ tra@@ it of Jehovah’s tend@@ er concer@@ n for each of His worshipp@@ ers .
O@@ r the one who takes the in@@ iti@@ ative to appro@@ ach the other may do so in a self - righteous , cr@@ itical man@@ ner .
* How did they go about id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying what was true and what was false ?
Thus , action is needed on our part .
He stu@@ died the Bible and started preaching .
7 , 8 . ( a ) By what means does Jehovah emp@@ ow@@ er his servants today ?
The same feelings and exc@@ it@@ ement are reli@@ ved with each rec@@ oun@@ ting !
When you are asked to do something difficult , think of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s out@@ standing example of faith and courage .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , many who have such thoughts are religious .
Not all human ide@@ as con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with God’s Word .
I had one older brother , Bo@@ b .
The accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing bo@@ x se@@ ts out some ways in which you can do this .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a doubt , Jehovah is “ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous in power . ” ​ — Read Isaiah 40 : 26 .
There I was sen@@ ten@@ ced to three years in pris@@ on on Y@@ í@@ ar@@ o@@ s ( G@@ y@@ ar@@ o@@ s ) , an is@@ land about 30 mil@@ es ( 50 k@@ m ) e@@ ast of M@@ ak@@ r@@ ó@@ n@@ is@@ o@@ s .
However , the Scriptures show that all who serve God have a ste@@ war@@ d@@ ship .
M@@ ore than that , when he found himself in fa@@ shi@@ on as a man , he hum@@ b@@ led himself and became obedi@@ ent as far as death , y@@ es , death on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake . ”
If you have been serving Jehovah for de@@ ca@@ des , you may have no@@ tic@@ ed a gra@@ du@@ al shi@@ ft in the way our liter@@ ature expla@@ ins many of the n@@ arr@@ ati@@ ves recorded in the Bible .
How does Jesus bring reli@@ ef to rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers ?
Di@@ d they go to the nations who did not know God ?
The N@@ in@@ ev@@ ites respon@@ ded to Jehovah’s m@@ ol@@ ding efforts and rep@@ ented .
Rather , the meetings af@@ for@@ d them opportun@@ ities to get to know one another .
5 : F@@ e@@ w of mankind sur@@ vi@@ ve
Instead , it is f@@ oun@@ ded on obedi@@ ence to the one to whom the Law pointed ​ — Christ Jesus . ​ — John 15 : 14 - 16 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 3 : 24 , 25 .
The second speak@@ er posed the question : “ Will Jehovah ever put an end to wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and suffering on this earth ? ”
Jehovah did not continu@@ ally for@@ give the ma@@ j@@ or off@@ en@@ ses of ancient Israel when they kept off@@ en@@ ding him and did not show true rep@@ ent@@ ance .
R@@ a@@ ised among the ro@@ y@@ al off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing in ancient Egy@@ pt , Moses had within his gr@@ as@@ p power , we@@ al@@ th , and influ@@ ence .
Re@@ call Paul’s words to them : “ Do not put out the fi@@ re of the spirit .
No doubt , Satan has become even more f@@ ran@@ tic in his last - dit@@ ch effort to prove his cla@@ im , now that God’s Kingdom is fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed , with loyal sub@@ je@@ cts and re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves around the earth .
L@@ ear@@ ning to Th@@ ro@@ w Our Bu@@ r@@ den@@ s on Jehovah
Their hope that they will sh@@ ort@@ ly become per@@ man@@ ent re@@ si@@ d@@ ents of God’s new world of righteousness is strong and well - f@@ oun@@ ded .
Indeed , al@@ most every verse of Psalm 1@@ 19 men@@ tions some fac@@ et of Jehovah’s law .
From an early age , imper@@ fect humans displa@@ y a me@@ asure of sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness .
I@@ mp@@ er@@ fect humans ten@@ d to make com@@ par@@ is@@ ons , but God’s Word tel@@ ls us to foc@@ us on what we person@@ ally are able to do .
“ D@@ A@@ D@@ D@@ Y , how do you know so much ? ”
; D@@ ab@@ el@@ ste@@ in , C .
There is a differ@@ ence in num@@ ber@@ ing between the book in the origin@@ al Hebrew language and in its transl@@ ation into Greek in the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t .
We u@@ su@@ ally sta@@ yed with our Christian brothers in their ho@@ m@@ es .
23 : 4@@ 4 ​ — Di@@ d a sol@@ ar e@@ c@@ li@@ p@@ se cause the three - h@@ our - long dar@@ k@@ ness ?
How can you show respect for Jehovah’s arrang@@ ement for discipl@@ ine ?
Ex@@ am@@ ine the Scriptural evidence id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying those who make up “ this gener@@ ation ” mentioned by Jesus .
They do not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to speak the truth .
Jesus said that if “ you are br@@ ing@@ ing your gift to the al@@ ta@@ r and there you remember that your brother has something against you , leave your gift there in fr@@ on@@ t of the al@@ ta@@ r , and go away .
Thus , we do well to ask : Who really is our neigh@@ b@@ or ?
The B@@ rit@@ ish ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine The E@@ con@@ om@@ ist com@@ men@@ ted : “ The human r@@ ace has never been ri@@ ch@@ er , or better ar@@ m@@ ed with the medi@@ cal knowledge , te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal pro@@ w@@ ess and in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al fi@@ re@@ power needed to be@@ at po@@ ver@@ ty . ”
S@@ how That You R@@ em@@ ember Jehovah by En@@ during
Jehovah’s ad@@ verse judgment cannot be kept out by ba@@ r@@ s and lo@@ c@@ ks .
The se@@ a obe@@ ys God’s comm@@ and : “ This far you may come , and no f@@ ar@@ ther ; and here your pr@@ ou@@ d wa@@ ves are li@@ mit@@ ed . ”
“ When I@@ ’@@ m temp@@ ted to ga@@ ze lu@@ st@@ fully at a woman , I im@@ medi@@ ately pray to Jehovah and for@@ ce my eyes to look away , ” says F@@ ran@@ z .
Such tra@@ ining ​ — whether for children or for ad@@ ul@@ ts — ​ s@@ ow@@ s the see@@ ds of viol@@ ence and war .
To experience joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion in our service to God , we need to cultiv@@ ate reason@@ able expe@@ ct@@ ations in the light of our own a@@ bil@@ ities and circumstances
Bible Re@@ ading ​ — My Li@@ fel@@ ong S@@ ource of S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th
My friends and I would look for fi@@ gh@@ ts .
F@@ in@@ ally , the Jews com@@ mit@@ ted their ul@@ tim@@ ate act of un@@ faith@@ ful@@ ness when they re@@ je@@ cted Jesus as the Messi@@ ah .
Rather than be@@ tra@@ y a confidence , he co@@ v@@ ers over the matter .
What clear understanding do we now have ?
What is the most important ev@@ ent pl@@ an@@ ned for the year 200@@ 3 , and what was its orig@@ in ?
What are the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative mean@@ ings of the “ st@@ ars , ” “ angels , ” and “ g@@ ol@@ den lam@@ p@@ stan@@ ds ” that the apostle John be@@ held ?
God’s Word is so powerful ! ” ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
Jehovah has the right to ex@@ pect that humans will serve him accep@@ ta@@ bly .
In contr@@ ast , the worship of Jehovah en@@ no@@ b@@ led his people , Israel , fre@@ e@@ ing them from such de@@ gra@@ ding practic@@ es .
One day I was given a Bible as a gift .
Re@@ g@@ arding our time , the Bible fore@@ told : “ In the last days cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with will be here . ”
God is happy , des@@ pite the fa@@ il@@ ings of humans , because his purpose is sure of fulfill@@ ment
How can I make good friends and also be a good friend ?
For example , we may need to find out the following : Is the tra@@ di@@ tional heal@@ er known to prac@@ tice spi@@ rit@@ ism ?
In it , A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa stated concer@@ ning Jerusalem : “ The Ho@@ ly C@@ ity . . . is the cap@@ it@@ al not of the sing@@ le country of Juda@@ e@@ a but of most other coun@@ tri@@ es also , because of the col@@ on@@ ies which it has sent out from time to time to the neigh@@ b@@ our@@ ing lands . ”
We read : “ I became en@@ vi@@ ous of the bo@@ ast@@ ers , when I would see the very peace of wicked people .
That would imp@@ ly that many of the anointed will be found un@@ faithful at that time and will thus have to be re@@ plac@@ ed .
Th@@ ough not many would be so o@@ pen about the matter , the world is full of people who love money and the things it can bu@@ y .
When I became a Witness , there were about 3@@ ,000 of us in S@@ pain .
What fine example did Jesus set during his earthly ministry ?
So@@ on , however , Jehovah will s@@ we@@ ep away the inc@@ or@@ ri@@ gi@@ bly wicked so that humans who love him can enjoy everlasting life in a righteous new world . ​ — Psalm 37 : 9 - 11 , 29 ; 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
The same is true when we present our bo@@ dies ‘ a living sacrifice . ’
One less@@ on is that Jehovah has un@@ li@@ mit@@ ed power and can fully support his people .
What more could a loving shepher@@ d want ?
Because they did not fully dis@@ cer@@ n the ob@@ je@@ ctive of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , they fa@@ iled to appreci@@ ate the import@@ ance of faith , love , and a good conscience .
5 : 10 - 12 .
Paul ad@@ ded that it was by means of Jesus Christ that “ we have this fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch and an appro@@ ach with confidence through our faith in him . ”
M@@ en may have app@@ lied Jehovah’s name to themselves or to other humans through whom they pre@@ tend@@ ed to appro@@ ach God in worship .
They were a famili@@ ar sight on In@@ di@@ an tra@@ ins and served us well during our later travel@@ s .
His position offered a br@@ il@@ li@@ ant care@@ er and every ple@@ asure i@@ mag@@ in@@ able , yet he re@@ je@@ cted it all .
It certainly did not for Jo@@ su@@ é , nor will it most likely for the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of others who try the same thing .
“ I do not want to talk to that person .
He is e@@ ag@@ er to comfort and so@@ o@@ the their bro@@ ken heart and c@@ ru@@ shed spirit .
Un@@ der the holy spi@@ rit@@ ’s influ@@ ence , the spirit , or d@@ om@@ in@@ ant attitude , of anointed ones imp@@ els them to apply to themselves what the Scriptures say about Jehovah’s spiritual children .
At that time a heavenly vo@@ ice comman@@ ded him to sla@@ ugh@@ ter and e@@ at bir@@ ds and ani@@ mal@@ s that were consider@@ ed un@@ clean under the Law .
In fact , all the writ@@ ings in the Bible that were p@@ en@@ ned by John were written in the fin@@ al years of his life .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , this is why I have come to this h@@ our . ”
When Jesus as@@ sur@@ ed her : “ Your brother will ris@@ e , ” Mar@@ th@@ a said : “ I know he will ris@@ e in the resurrection on the last day . ”
A@@ do@@ pt a W@@ a@@ iting A@@ t@@ titu@@ de
Why is the word “ pro@@ ba@@ bly ” used when ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing the “ me@@ ek ones of the earth ” ?
T@@ ak@@ ing God’s Son from heaven and pu@@ t@@ ting his life in@@ side Mar@@ y’s wom@@ b to gro@@ w into a ba@@ by ​ — that was a great mirac@@ le !
If such har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps be@@ f@@ all us , how will we re@@ act ?
( b ) Why should we cultiv@@ ate confidence in God’s promises ?
Our al@@ le@@ gi@@ ance bel@@ ong@@ s to Jehovah God and his arrang@@ ement .
God’s Word also war@@ ns : “ H@@ as pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ousness come ? Then di@@ sh@@ on@@ or will come ; but wisdom is with the mo@@ des@@ t ones . ”
How may we ac@@ qui@@ re a heart ag@@ re@@ e@@ able to Jehovah ?
Sa@@ ys the inspired rec@@ ord : “ Now when Jesus fin@@ i@@ shed these sa@@ y@@ ings , the effect was that the crow@@ ds were ast@@ oun@@ ded at his way of teaching ; for he was teaching them as a person having authority , and not as their s@@ cri@@ bes . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
As a result , they sta@@ b themselves “ all over with many pa@@ ins . ” ​ — Read 1 Timothy 6 : 9 , 10 .
The rend@@ ering “ la@@ dy , even l@@ adi@@ es ” con@@ ve@@ ys that sense .
A pl@@ an might be com@@ pared to ma@@ pp@@ ing out a de@@ ta@@ iled p@@ ath , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as a purpose may invol@@ ve having in mind a go@@ al but not necess@@ ar@@ ily one spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c man@@ ner of re@@ aching it .
Sh@@ ould we not show others the same consider@@ ation ?
The man ver@@ sed in the Law may have been sh@@ o@@ cked to hear Jesus say that a Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an could be a better neigh@@ b@@ or than a pri@@ est and a L@@ ev@@ ite .
Jesus was un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly the great@@ est T@@ e@@ ach@@ er who ever lived .
We sur@@ ely are very gr@@ ate@@ ful that our loving heavenly Father has made pro@@ vision for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess through Jesus ’ sacrifice .
“ We study the Bible every we@@ ek with our children , ” D@@ or@@ o@@ ta explained . “ We use a book ent@@ it@@ led Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k . ”
How did A@@ qu@@ ila and P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la co@@ op@@ er@@ ate ( a ) at home , ( b ) in their se@@ cul@@ ar work , and ( c ) in the Christian ministry ?
( b ) How did Jehovah re@@ ward El@@ isha for his faith@@ ful@@ ness ?
This means that while we are willing to su@@ ff@@ er ​ — and , if necess@@ ary , to die — ​ for our faith , we do not rel@@ ish the thought of doing so .
Pe@@ ople had to read my li@@ ps to understand what I was tr@@ ying to say .
The young man Timothy , for example , benef@@ ited great@@ ly from listen@@ ing to his mother and gr@@ and@@ mother .
Des@@ pite the w@@ il@@ es of the fore@@ most apost@@ ate , why have we been loyal to God and his Word ?
L@@ ing@@ u@@ ists say that of some 6@@ ,@@ 7@@ 00 langu@@ ages spo@@ ken in the world today , appro@@ xi@@ mat@@ ely 1@@ 00 co@@ ver 9@@ 0 per@@ c@@ ent of the worl@@ d’s po@@ pul@@ ation .
They leave no doubt as to the kind of individuals God lo@@ ves .
To help us answer that , let us first exam@@ ine what God’s house is today .
We can , in the light of God’s Word , re@@ prove ourselves or , if needed , be re@@ proved by loving shepher@@ ds in the congregation .
But to its in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants , it brought li@@ ber@@ ty .
( King James V@@ er@@ sion ) If the Devil were to be t@@ or@@ tur@@ ed for all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity , God would have to pre@@ serve him ali@@ ve , but the Bible says that Jesus will “ destro@@ y him . ”
Are we known by Jehovah as having faith similar to Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s ?
Paul fur@@ ther states : “ Do not lo@@ it@@ er at your bu@@ sin@@ ess . Be ag@@ low with the spirit . S@@ la@@ ve for Jehovah . ”
In Au@@ gu@@ st 200@@ 1 , the to@@ tal was 6@@ 8@@ ,@@ 1@@ 5@@ 2 ​ — a 9@@ 8 - per@@ c@@ ent inc@@ re@@ ase .
“ It is a means of great gain , ” wrote the apostle Paul , “ this godly devo@@ tion along with self - su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y .
Jehovah “ supp@@ lies end@@ ur@@ ance ” to those who are willing to refle@@ ct his glory .
In N@@ or@@ th C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ina , Bro@@ ther M@@ or@@ r@@ is served as a sub@@ s@@ titu@@ te cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er , and the bo@@ ys took up regul@@ ar pioneer service .
R@@ a@@ y@@ mon@@ d , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , states : “ A@@ mbi@@ tion is an enem@@ y of con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment .
Re@@ c@@ ent s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c evidence su@@ gg@@ ests not only that the uni@@ verse is ex@@ pan@@ ding but also that it is doing so at an ever fa@@ ster r@@ ate !
How does she feel about the preaching work ?
When we are loyal to him , we are truly happy and satis@@ fied .
W@@ O@@ R@@ L@@ D U@@ N@@ I@@ T@@ Y . It s@@ oun@@ ds so good .
Ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing a large crow@@ d that inclu@@ ded his disciples , Jesus used this question to emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze their need to put themselves in Jehovah’s loving hands .
If we su@@ ff@@ er un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly , may we never com@@ pla@@ in or hold Jehovah respon@@ sible for our difficul@@ ties .
How Can You M@@ ake Your W@@ a@@ y Su@@ cc@@ ess@@ ful ?
When you see er@@ o@@ tic i@@ ma@@ ges , look away
So@@ on after I was baptized , I wor@@ ked in the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of Tr@@ ho@@ vi@@ š@@ te .
I am still ac@@ tive in the ministry , con@@ duc@@ ting a Bible study at home and using da@@ ily opportun@@ ities to speak about Jehovah’s wonderful purpose .
The first publi@@ shed repor@@ t of Christian wit@@ ness@@ ing work on S@@ aba appe@@ ared in the 19@@ 6@@ 6 Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
( John 1 : 1 – 11 : 5@@ 4 )
Ther@@ efore , what God has yo@@ ked together let no man put ap@@ ar@@ t . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 19 : 6 .
On the other hand , we remember that Jehovah never as@@ ks more of us than we can give .
As D@@ ad used to say , Jehovah bless@@ es those who are obedi@@ ent to H@@ im .
Still , we want to remember that our purpose in eng@@ ag@@ ing in the field ministry is to preach to others .
As discus@@ sed in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , you are in a uni@@ que position to make Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice .
One travel@@ ing overse@@ er repor@@ ted : “ O@@ ver the past fi@@ ve years , we have dist@@ ribu@@ ted more than a th@@ ous@@ and t@@ ons of ma@@ ize , ten t@@ ons of d@@ ri@@ ed f@@ ish , and an e@@ qu@@ al qu@@ an@@ t@@ ity of su@@ g@@ ar be@@ ans .
Be happy to serve in the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
I started to feel out of place at the sh@@ r@@ ine .
What st@@ ep@@ s must a Bible stud@@ ent take before baptism ?
“ I hon@@ es@@ tly di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t know who they were and what they sto@@ od for . ” ​ — C@@ e@@ c@@ ili@@ e , E@@ s@@ b@@ j@@ er@@ g , D@@ en@@ mar@@ k .
Those parents may ask why your child does not get involved in such activities .
When we serve God out of love , how does he feel , and why ?
E@@ arly married life on the f@@ ar@@ m
This E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an of@@ fi@@ cial was reading al@@ ou@@ d from the prophe@@ tic Bible book of Isaiah , written more than se@@ ven h@@ un@@ d@@ red years ear@@ li@@ er .
Bu@@ il@@ ding Lo@@ ve for Tru@@ ths We L@@ ear@@ n
The Jews asked P@@ il@@ ate that the b@@ ones of the imp@@ aled men be bro@@ ken .
Yes , there is a message of hope !
What it means
In fr@@ on@@ t of my family , I tri@@ ed to put on a b@@ ra@@ ve face , but I long@@ ed to be on my own , to think about my new circumstances , and to medit@@ ate on my future .
A@@ ar@@ on , age 24 , bu@@ ys out such time every day by wak@@ ing up 30 min@@ ut@@ es ear@@ li@@ er than he once did .
Isaiah , who lived in the ei@@ gh@@ th century B.C.E . , lik@@ ened Jehovah’s judgment on the apost@@ ate ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel to a “ th@@ under@@ ous st@@ or@@ m ” that people would not be able to pre@@ v@@ ent .
Mo@@ re@@ over , he loo@@ ks to God for the courage and strength needed to face any situation or to fulf@@ ill any assignment succ@@ ess@@ fully . ​ — Read 2 Timothy 1 : 7 , 8 .
Jer@@ ome , transl@@ at@@ or of the L@@ at@@ in V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate Bible , thus pra@@ ised the th@@ ir@@ d - century the@@ olo@@ gi@@ an O@@ ri@@ g@@ en .
The prophecy at Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 states that God’s Kingdom “ will cr@@ us@@ h and put an end to all these k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s . ”
What do we learn about a prop@@ er attitude from the Bible account of Job ?
To atten@@ d Christian meetings , I have to be pu@@ shed in a whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir to the ca@@ r and then li@@ f@@ ted into it .
Th@@ ough I was un@@ emp@@ lo@@ yed , I was den@@ i@@ ed un@@ emp@@ loy@@ ment com@@ p@@ en@@ s@@ ation , and I was sen@@ ten@@ ced to sever@@ al sh@@ ort and four longer pris@@ on ter@@ ms because of my preaching activ@@ ity .
If so , doub@@ t@@ less there is a good reason .
This man came ac@@ ro@@ ss a ba@@ dly in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed Je@@ w who had been att@@ ac@@ ked by ro@@ b@@ bers .
Those who said that Jesus per@@ form@@ ed mirac@@ les with Satan’s power sin@@ ned against God’s holy spirit
( Read Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 16 . )
I was cont@@ ent and happy . ”
A New K@@ ind of G@@ ro@@ w@@ th
F@@ al@@ se religion , however , will not just fa@@ de away . The har@@ lo@@ t will remain a po@@ t@@ ent for@@ ce , at@@ temp@@ ting to b@@ end k@@ ings to her will until God pl@@ ants an ide@@ a in the hearts of those in power .
In what sense do the wicked “ go off to et@@ er@@ n@@ al p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment ” ?
In what are@@ as of my life do I need to be like this ?
Because you are standing complete and with fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ction “ in all the will of God . ”
O@@ ver@@ e@@ ating often accom@@ pan@@ ies dr@@ un@@ ken b@@ ou@@ ts and re@@ vel@@ ries .
“ For God kno@@ ws that in the very day of your e@@ ating from it your eyes are b@@ ound to be op@@ ened and you are b@@ ound to be like God , know@@ ing good and bad . ” ​ — Genesis 2 : 16 , 17 ; 3 : 4 , 5 .
Do we find ourselves always quic@@ k@@ ly under@@ l@@ ining the answer to a study question and mo@@ ving on to the next par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph ?
She has also had to under@@ go three serious op@@ er@@ ations .
With that promise ful@@ filled , humans will enjoy perfect life , un@@ mar@@ red by sin and death .
P@@ u@@ t yourself in her place .
They do that because they want to make a lo@@ t of money .
We need to eng@@ age in what building pro@@ ject , and what questions will we consider ?
Our love for Jehovah makes us have affe@@ ction for one another .
That to be accep@@ table to God , a sacrifice must be accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by obedi@@ ence to his comman@@ ds .
After we leave , the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders might talk about our call for h@@ our@@ s or days , even where no one op@@ ened the do@@ or to us !
Do I di@@ lig@@ ently care for the assign@@ ments en@@ tru@@ sted to me by the elders ? ’
For example , we deci@@ ded to place a cop@@ y of the Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine in the w@@ in@@ do@@ w of a ki@@ os@@ k , or ven@@ ding st@@ all , in the cen@@ ter of A@@ th@@ ens , where my husband wor@@ ked part - time .
They sub@@ s@@ cri@@ be to Jesus ’ st@@ at@@ ement : “ Your Le@@ ad@@ er is one , the Christ . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
A teach@@ er@@ ’s s@@ inc@@ ere love for his stud@@ ent can more than make up for any l@@ ack of n@@ atur@@ al ability .
12 : 5 - 7 .
God author@@ ized Jesus Christ to re@@ in@@ s@@ titu@@ te His origin@@ al stan@@ d@@ ard of mon@@ o@@ g@@ am@@ y .
We also had the compan@@ y of little mi@@ ce that dar@@ ted here and there .
How does Jehovah view those who se@@ em to be we@@ ak@@ er in the congregation ?
When I was a bo@@ y , I accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed Father to show the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama of C@@ re@@ ation , ” a four - part vis@@ u@@ al and recorded pres@@ ent@@ ation on the hist@@ ory of mankind .
L@@ ater , she had another son , who was nam@@ ed B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in .
O@@ f@@ ten , there are id@@ enti@@ fi@@ able st@@ ep@@ s that lead to im@@ mor@@ ality .
The apostle Peter said : “ God is not par@@ ti@@ al , but in every nation the man that fe@@ ars him and works righteousness is accep@@ table to him . ” ​ — Acts 10 : 34 , 35 .
‘ But I Ha@@ ve Not D@@ one A@@ ny@@ thing W@@ r@@ ong ’
Al@@ ter@@ n@@ ating with that will be “ For Our Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople , ” out@@ l@@ ining a you@@ th - ori@@ ented Bible study pro@@ ject .
She was travel@@ ing to atten@@ d the New Yor@@ k inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion .
It is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy that the apostle John spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally stated : “ E@@ ver@@ yone who practic@@ es sin is also practic@@ ing la@@ w@@ less@@ ness , and so sin is la@@ w@@ less@@ ness . ” ​ — 1 John 3 : 4 .
Let us turn the clo@@ ck back some 35 cen@@ tu@@ ries .
Th@@ r@@ ough the public@@ ations , Jehovah’s servants are given an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant supp@@ ly of spiritual things to e@@ at and dr@@ ink .
His respon@@ se was me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed and enti@@ r@@ ely f@@ it@@ ting .
He ad@@ v@@ ised her to tre@@ at the man@@ ag@@ er the way she her@@ self would like to be tre@@ ated , as Jesus taught us to do .
For the C@@ hor@@ z@@ ow conven@@ tion , for example , P@@ ol@@ ish Witnesses offered to o@@ pen their ho@@ m@@ es to al@@ most 1@@ 3@@ ,000 gu@@ ests from E@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
Those resur@@ rec@@ ted to heaven will rule as k@@ ings with Christ over the earth . ​ — Read Revelation 5 : 9 , 10 .
How can we cultiv@@ ate love for God in the heart of our child ?
For example , during certain sur@@ gi@@ cal pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res , some blood may be di@@ ver@@ ted from the body in a pro@@ c@@ ess called h@@ emo@@ di@@ lu@@ tion .
Many who ob@@ serve that pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ ans , po@@ lic@@ em@@ en , and jud@@ ges se@@ em to ign@@ ore cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion or even prac@@ tice it themselves mer@@ ely follow their example .
All the ba@@ r@@ bes were able to read and wr@@ ite , and their tra@@ ining , which took up to si@@ x years , was Bible - ori@@ ented .
If you have any ne@@ g@@ ative , pre@@ conc@@ ei@@ ved ide@@ as about the Bible , try to set them asi@@ de so that God can teach you . ​ — Psalm 25 : 4 .
It ref@@ ers to something that is u@@ pri@@ ght and tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy , such as the truth of God’s Word .
F@@ ri@@ e@@ da , also in her 20 ’ s , expla@@ ins : “ I used to be ho@@ the@@ ad@@ ed .
A consci@@ enti@@ ous sur@@ ge@@ on must give un@@ di@@ vi@@ ded attention to his work because lives are at st@@ ake .
When E@@ ve c@@ ited God’s comm@@ and and the p@@ en@@ al@@ ty for dis@@ obe@@ ying it , the ser@@ p@@ ent declar@@ ed : “ You positi@@ vely will not die .
E@@ arly in human hist@@ ory , the first cou@@ ple made a decision that brought disa@@ str@@ ous con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es
A Rom@@ an sol@@ di@@ er who was not we@@ aring his boo@@ ts was not ready to mar@@ ch into bat@@ tle .
This is evid@@ ent in that no human has been able to es@@ cap@@ e ev@@ en@@ tu@@ al death .
And having a sur@@ p@@ lu@@ s may en@@ able our loved ones to ‘ take their e@@ ase , e@@ at , dr@@ ink , and enjoy themselves . ’
With Ch@@ ar@@ les sh@@ ort@@ ly before his death
“ O for a Fa@@ ith That Will Not Sh@@ r@@ ink ” !
He prote@@ cts the righteous .
As he@@ ir to God’s thro@@ ne in Jerusalem , Solomon was bless@@ ed not only with divine wisdom but also with a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant ri@@ ches and glory .
I am so than@@ k@@ ful that he kno@@ ws that I am tr@@ ying and that he has used me .
If you are an el@@ der , you know how to help brothers who take a false st@@ ep .
O@@ ther fac@@ t@@ ors , such as car@@ ing for ag@@ ed parents , may acc@@ en@@ tu@@ ate the feel@@ ing of l@@ on@@ el@@ iness .
Pet@@ er@@ ’s letter indic@@ ates that there likely were Christian congregations in these are@@ as , their elders being ex@@ hor@@ ted to “ shepher@@ d the flo@@ ck . ”
D@@ A@@ V@@ I@@ D of ancient Israel is one of the most out@@ standing people discus@@ sed in the Hebrew Scriptures .
N@@ O M@@ O@@ R@@ E S@@ I@@ C@@ K@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S , S@@ U@@ F@@ F@@ E@@ R@@ IN@@ G , O@@ R D@@ E@@ AT@@ H : “ The t@@ ent of God is with mankind . . .
32 : 1 .
Paul thus wrote to him : “ I remember your te@@ ars . ”
In giving direction to fellow believers , elders provide encourag@@ ement and counsel based ei@@ ther on the Scriptures themselves or on Scriptural principles .
“ M@@ ake me know . . . your ways , that I may know you . ” ​ — E@@ X@@ O@@ D@@ U@@ S 33 : 13 .
And they were not about to sto@@ p their op@@ position .
This Kingdom is a govern@@ ment with Christ Jesus as its God - appointed King .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Go@@ als to Consider
Jehovah H@@ as N@@ um@@ ber@@ ed “ the V@@ er@@ y Ha@@ ir@@ s of Your He@@ ad ”
“ The h@@ our is coming in which all those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs will hear his vo@@ ice and come out . ” ​ — John 5 : 28 , 29 .
If I have op@@ ened the do@@ or to such s@@ at@@ ani@@ c influ@@ ences , will my love for Jehovah and his righteous principles imp@@ el me to act dec@@ isi@@ vely and sla@@ m that do@@ or shu@@ t ? ’ ​ — Acts 19 : 19 , 20 .
After their deli@@ ver@@ ance through the R@@ ed Se@@ a , they mu@@ r@@ mu@@ red against Moses , A@@ ar@@ on , and Jehovah because of the pre@@ sum@@ ed l@@ ack of food and water .
They made ste@@ ad@@ y prog@@ ress in their understanding of God’s pur@@ pos@@ es .
4 : 16 ; E@@ z@@ ek .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y T@@ E@@ D BU@@ C@@ K@@ IN@@ G@@ H@@ A@@ M
The H@@ it@@ t@@ ite wi@@ ves of E@@ sa@@ u “ were a s@@ ource of bit@@ ter@@ ness of spirit ” to E@@ sa@@ u@@ ’s godly parents , Isa@@ a@@ c and Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h .
N@@ ever for@@ get , though , that Jehovah’s war@@ n@@ ings discus@@ sed in this and the pre@@ ce@@ ding article are mo@@ tiv@@ ated by his great love for us .
He explained that a fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te on 2 Timothy 4 : 5 in the Re@@ fer@@ ence Bible says , do the work “ of a mission@@ ary . ”
During that we@@ ek , she wor@@ ked in field service near the branch .
He had far greater wisdom and experience than any other human ; yet , he said : “ I have not spo@@ ken out of my own imp@@ ul@@ se , but the Father himself . . . has given me a comman@@ d@@ ment as to what to tell and what to speak . ”
Tru@@ e , we have not stu@@ died at Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s scho@@ ol@@ s of high@@ er lear@@ ning .
Ser@@ hi@@ i now lea@@ ds a bus@@ y life in pris@@ on , serving as a full - time minis@@ ter of Jehovah .
How do we feel about all those who are making sacrific@@ es for the Kingdom , and what should all of us consider ?
It is der@@ i@@ ved from the n@@ ou@@ n c@@ he@@ ʹ@@ se@@ d@@ h , which is fre@@ qu@@ ently transl@@ ated “ loving - kindness , ” “ loyal love , ” “ kindness , ” “ go@@ o@@ dness , ” “ mer@@ cy . ”
Consider , for example , the chang@@ es that have been made in a number of important are@@ as .
Jesus also p@@ our@@ s out the co@@ ins of the money chang@@ ers and over@@ tur@@ ns their ta@@ bl@@ es .
How can we gain Jehovah’s support ?
Many have expres@@ sed appreciation for the arrang@@ ement of having a F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening .
Th@@ ink about this : I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately after God’s Kingdom began rul@@ ing in the heavens in 1914 , God’s people were t@@ ested and gra@@ du@@ ally cle@@ ans@@ ed of false worship .
S@@ im@@ on
Although our brothers in these coun@@ tri@@ es may speak other local , or indi@@ gen@@ ous , langu@@ ages , they often use Eng@@ l@@ ish for every@@ day commun@@ ic@@ ation at congregation meetings and in the field ministry .
Let us see what we can learn from the faith of Joseph .
However , the long years of Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an cap@@ tiv@@ ity have taken their t@@ ol@@ l .
“ Go@@ od it is that one should wa@@ it , even s@@ il@@ ently , for the sal@@ vation of Jehovah , ” says the Bible .
( R@@ er@@ e@@ ad verse 8 . )
Yet , in the M@@ id@@ d@@ le A@@ ges , L@@ at@@ in was ess@@ enti@@ ally a dead language among the comm@@ on people !
Fa@@ ith Gi@@ ves U@@ s C@@ oura@@ ge
It is clear from Paul’s words that making spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement does not mean mer@@ ely f@@ ill@@ ing our mind with knowledge and great lear@@ ning .
Timothy ear@@ ned it through hard work , hum@@ ble service , and faithful end@@ ur@@ ance under difficult challeng@@ es .
But their apost@@ as@@ y pres@@ ented a d@@ anger to faithful Christians .
His question may have refle@@ cted the pre@@ vail@@ ing Jewish thinking of his time ​ — that God dem@@ ands certain good works and that by per@@ form@@ ing en@@ ough of those works , one can ear@@ n sal@@ vation from God .
B@@ ad@@ ness was a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant before the F@@ lood , and it ab@@ oun@@ ds in these “ last days ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jehovah took no@@ te of me , the son of a po@@ or f@@ ar@@ m@@ er in Li@@ ber@@ ty , In@@ di@@ ana , and p@@ our@@ ed out rich blessings on me ​ — too many even to men@@ tion !
With his disciples and others present , he s@@ its down on a m@@ oun@@ tain@@ side and beg@@ ins teaching . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Wh@@ en@@ ever I feel over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed , I pray that Jehovah give me three things : a cal@@ m heart , pati@@ ence , and end@@ ur@@ ance .
On it he had in@@ s@@ cri@@ bed two te@@ x@@ ts ​ — “ Lu@@ c@@ as 16 : 10 ; Lu@@ c@@ as 17 : 10 . ”
S@@ ome@@ times we all would d@@ ress up as Bible char@@ ac@@ ters and act out an account as we read from My Bo@@ ok of Bible St@@ ori@@ es .
C@@ learly , this kind of love is the id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying mar@@ k of true Christians .
Moses knew that car@@ r@@ ying out this com@@ mis@@ sion would be difficult , even a “ re@@ pro@@ ach . ”
She we@@ ars a tra@@ di@@ tional head s@@ car@@ f
The boo@@ k@@ let Go@@ od Ne@@ ws for Pe@@ ople of All N@@ ations con@@ tain@@ s a one - page message pres@@ ented in up to 9@@ 2 different langu@@ ages .
In so doing , we will demonstr@@ ate our appreciation for our heavenly S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds , Jehovah God and Jesus Christ .
That truth ra@@ ises questions .
This “ hope ” is not the in@@ iti@@ al hope that one ga@@ ins from the Bible , but it is the streng@@ th@@ ened , deep@@ ened , per@@ va@@ ding hope that a Christian can gain over time . ​ — 12 / 15 , pages 22 - 3 .
Our faith in Jehovah makes us confid@@ ent that dra@@ wing close to God is good for us .
The gu@@ ar@@ ds ’ respon@@ se was : “ Ha@@ ve a good look at that cre@@ mat@@ ory c@@ him@@ ne@@ y .
It was eas@@ y to reason that others could pi@@ ck up where we left off .
Re@@ call that God told Jo@@ shua : “ This book of the Law should not de@@ part from your m@@ ou@@ th , and you must read it in an under@@ to@@ ne day and night , in order to ob@@ serve care@@ fully all that is written in it ; for then your way will be succ@@ ess@@ ful and then you will act wis@@ ely . ”
I@@ N A letter he wrote in 19@@ 7@@ 1 , C@@ are@@ y W .
W@@ he@@ ther we find a rec@@ ep@@ tive e@@ ar or not , the preaching work is sac@@ red service rend@@ ered to Jehovah .
How do we keep Jehovah at our “ right hand ” ?
Some Christian cou@@ ples pre@@ f@@ er this ci@@ vi@@ l marriage to a cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary one .
At the Kingdom H@@ all , D@@ ad would take me with him before and after the meetings to speak to the older brothers and sisters .
The ransom provided the bas@@ is for re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation with God .
God fore@@ told that a city would become a ru@@ in : “ You have made a city a p@@ ile of st@@ ones , a for@@ ti@@ fied to@@ wn a cr@@ um@@ bl@@ ing ru@@ in , a d@@ wel@@ ling tower of str@@ ang@@ ers to be no city , which will not be re@@ buil@@ t even to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ”
O@@ be@@ y God and B@@ ene@@ f@@ it From His S@@ wor@@ n P@@ r@@ om@@ ises
Yet , the th@@ re@@ at of ra@@ pe is a re@@ ality in this wicked world .
No@@ tice that “ the wr@@ ath of God is coming . ”
We can , in@@ deed , succ@@ e@@ ed in be@@ coming more at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive in Jehovah’s eyes !
They have come out of “ the se@@ a ” of mankind ali@@ en@@ ated from God and re@@ present the res@@ our@@ ces of the nations .
In ad@@ dition , the b@@ lo@@ c@@ ka@@ de by the govern@@ ment tro@@ op@@ s pre@@ ven@@ ted new Bible liter@@ ature from coming into the Bi@@ af@@ r@@ an are@@ a .
Although we want to be heal@@ thy , we foc@@ us on serving Jehovah ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 17 )
Me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing some 1@@ ,000 fe@@ et [ 3@@ 00 m ] by 5@@ 00 fe@@ et [ 1@@ 50 m ] along the l@@ eng@@ th of its w@@ alls , the to@@ tal are@@ a within its for@@ ti@@ fic@@ ations was more than three times that of any other city dis@@ co@@ vered in Israel from that peri@@ od .
In this article , we will discus@@ s the example of David and others who lived at that time and learn how we can be loyal to Jehovah more than to anyone el@@ se .
The purpose of this uni@@ que fi@@ ght is cl@@ ari@@ fied by the apostle Paul in his letter to Timothy : “ F@@ i@@ ght the fine fi@@ ght of the faith . ”
I also wor@@ ked as a house serv@@ ant for a wh@@ ite man@@ ag@@ er of the Af@@ ri@@ can L@@ ak@@ es Cor@@ por@@ ation , a compan@@ y that had a cha@@ in of sto@@ res in cen@@ tr@@ al Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
“ In the ministry , I try to imitate Jehovah’s loving person@@ ality , and I have seen my ne@@ g@@ ative feelings m@@ el@@ t away . ”
The Israelites were encoura@@ ged to ‘ cultiv@@ ate their gr@@ ound , ’ not to pur@@ sue valu@@ eless things
Di@@ d God direc@@ t ba@@ c@@ ter@@ ia to devel@@ op into f@@ ish and then to continue develop@@ ing through rep@@ t@@ il@@ es and mam@@ mal@@ s , so that fin@@ ally a r@@ ace of ap@@ es became humans ?
Jehovah told Solomon : “ For the reason that . . . you have not kept my covenant and my st@@ atu@@ tes that I la@@ id in comm@@ and upon you , I shall without fai@@ l ri@@ p the kingdom away from off you , and I shall certainly give it to your serv@@ ant . ” ​ — 1 K@@ i .
“ P@@ ra@@ y to be as pro@@ duc@@ tive and as ac@@ tive in Jehovah’s service as you can be .
We might lo@@ se our health , our home , or our friends .
Mo@@ st people enjoy vis@@ iting a par@@ k or gar@@ den .
The apostle John stated : “ By this the love of God was reve@@ aled in our case , that God sent his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son into the world so that we might gain life through him .
It was difficult to find a house , so for a few months , we lived in a t@@ in@@ y two - ro@@ om ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment .
S@@ ur@@ ely they will never for@@ get your efforts to help them .
Our Creator , Jehovah God , is very much a@@ ware of all our needs .
U@@ sing Bible liter@@ ature in B@@ ra@@ il@@ le helps him to be more effe@@ ctive in his ministry , including his activities as service overse@@ er .
F@@ ur@@ ther , he st@@ ressed the ob@@ je@@ ctive of Christian meetings ​ — “ that the congregation may receive up@@ building . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 14 : 4 , 5 , 12 , 26 .
T@@ O TH@@ IN@@ K A@@ B@@ O@@ U@@ T : Do you feel that the relationship you have with your own father affe@@ cts the way you tre@@ at your son ?
Are our dead loved ones suffering some@@ where ?
They find ways to cop@@ e .
H@@ u@@ man govern@@ ments may provide health al@@ er@@ ts regarding fo@@ o@@ ds and me@@ dic@@ ines .
When atten@@ ding cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , a brother who ser@@ ves at Bethel has made it his cu@@ sto@@ m to speak with baptism can@@ di@@ d@@ ates before the pro@@ gra@@ m .
They thus lost the privilege of sh@@ aring in the fulfill@@ ment of the divine purpose of having perfect humans re@@ side on a par@@ adise earth .
The children of these fore@@ ign women could not read or speak Hebrew .
Why did this sister feel that way ?
No@@ t@@ t died in T@@ ah@@ it@@ i in May 18@@ 4@@ 4 at the age of 70 .
Hence , the truth of God’s word has power to car@@ ry out moral and spiritual cle@@ ans@@ ing .
Some scho@@ l@@ ars ar@@ gu@@ e that the te@@ x@@ ts of the Hebrew Scriptures , including the book of Fir@@ st Samuel , d@@ ate to the H@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ is@@ tic - Rom@@ an er@@ a , even as l@@ ate as from the second to the first century B.C.E .
( a ) How may we receive Jehovah’s mer@@ cy and loving - kindness ?
P@@ ati@@ ence can also invol@@ ve suffering without re@@ tal@@ i@@ ating and rema@@ ining fir@@ m and ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast no matter what may come our way .
S@@ L@@ A@@ D@@ J@@ AN@@ A , one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in C@@ ro@@ ati@@ a , was sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ed to appe@@ ar in cour@@ t concer@@ ning some fin@@ an@@ cial matters .
“ To d@@ ele@@ g@@ ate ” means “ to en@@ trust to another ; to ap@@ point as one@@ ’s re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative ; to as@@ si@@ gn responsi@@ bility or authority . ”
Those who love and obey God are truly bless@@ ed by him .
Pe@@ ople pi@@ ck and cho@@ ose their valu@@ es . ”
We rec@@ ently moved to a si@@ gn - language congregation .
P@@ la@@ gu@@ ed by anxi@@ ety over their future , some have stru@@ gg@@ led to reg@@ a@@ in their bal@@ ance ​ — even years after the div@@ or@@ ce .
O@@ be@@ di@@ ent Des@@ pite I@@ mp@@ er@@ fe@@ ction
Why did religious lead@@ ers bring char@@ ges against Paul ?
We@@ d@@ lo@@ ck should be filled with joy , not un@@ happiness and d@@ ru@@ d@@ g@@ er@@ y .
Their e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness to receive spiritual food des@@ pite hear@@ ing and vis@@ u@@ al imp@@ a@@ ir@@ ments high@@ ligh@@ ts that “ man must live , not on bre@@ ad al@@ one , but on every ut@@ ter@@ ance coming for@@ th through Jehovah’s m@@ ou@@ th . ”
On@@ ce he had learned his tra@@ de , R@@ ob@@ er@@ t started a bu@@ sin@@ ess .
Com@@ men@@ ting on certain as@@ pe@@ cts of Jehovah’s ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ence , the apostle Paul wrote : “ O the dep@@ th of God’s ri@@ ches and wisdom and knowledge !
M@@ or@@ al standards would col@@ la@@ p@@ se .
The Gre@@ ek@@ s may have consider@@ ed long - suffering to be a si@@ gn of we@@ ak@@ ness , but here , as in other c@@ as@@ es , “ a fo@@ ol@@ ish thing of God is wis@@ er than men , and a we@@ ak thing of God is str@@ ong@@ er than men . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 1 : 25 .
Still , now more than ever , we need to fi@@ ght disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement .
Satan may temp@@ t us to seek glory in vari@@ ous ways .
In what way , other than giving of our time , can we show honor to fellow believers ?
I well know the pa@@ ins they su@@ ff@@ er . ”
So Eli@@ j@@ ah asked more of them .
What made him act the way he did ?
We read : “ I went on to tell them of the hand of my God , how it was good upon me , and also of the k@@ ing@@ ’s words that he had said to me .
She expla@@ ins : “ The s@@ crip@@ ture that re@@ adi@@ ly came to my mind was Romans 12 : 18 , which says : ‘ As far as it dep@@ ends upon you , be pe@@ ace@@ able with all men . ’
How can a person cop@@ e with the lo@@ ss of a loved one ?
The cou@@ ple im@@ medi@@ ately sub@@ mit@@ ted their app@@ lic@@ ations .
The trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation evid@@ ently occ@@ ur@@ red at night , making it especially vi@@ vi@@ d .
The ch@@ ests were called tru@@ mp@@ e@@ ts because they were n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w at the to@@ p and wide at the bo@@ t@@ to@@ m .
When we work hard to over@@ come ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les to ex@@ p@@ and our ministry , we do experience Jehovah’s blessing .
Still others said that they got car@@ ri@@ ed away by their feelings or were “ a bi@@ t dr@@ un@@ k at the time . ”
S@@ is@@ er@@ a in@@ tend@@ ed to cu@@ t down the ill - e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed Israelites as if he were har@@ v@@ es@@ ting ba@@ r@@ le@@ y !
They knew that the govern@@ ors were un@@ willing to con@@ vi@@ ct on pur@@ ely religious char@@ ges and therefore tri@@ ed to give a pol@@ itical tw@@ ist to the religious char@@ ge . ”
Although the un@@ believ@@ ing mother may sp@@ end more time with their children , the Witness father should teach his children by giving spiritual tra@@ ining at home and by taking them to Christian meetings , where they will benefit from moral instru@@ ction and who@@ les@@ ome associ@@ ation .
After our G@@ ile@@ ad tra@@ ining , Ge@@ or@@ ge and I received a mission@@ ary assignment to Ma@@ ur@@ iti@@ us , an is@@ land in the In@@ di@@ an O@@ ce@@ an .
( b ) What kindness did King David show to M@@ ep@@ hi@@ bo@@ sh@@ et@@ h , and how might we imitate David ?
F@@ ru@@ its are also vital for pro@@ pa@@ g@@ ating the pl@@ ant through their see@@ ds .
‘ That is e@@ asi@@ er said than done , ’ some might say .
But for now , the opportunity to help others to sur@@ vi@@ ve Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on is uni@@ que to our time .
By dra@@ wing attention to the fa@@ ul@@ ts of others while having greater fa@@ ul@@ ts himself , an individu@@ al is making himself appe@@ ar to be something he is not .
For example , we read that love is “ pati@@ ent and kind . ”
It discus@@ ses God’s view of di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty , for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , and other matters .
Ge@@ or@@ ge says : “ Per@@ s@@ on@@ ality con@@ f@@ li@@ cts or mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s are among the most st@@ res@@ s@@ ful situ@@ ations in life . ”
He attend@@ ed “ a marriage fe@@ ast ” and “ a bi@@ g rec@@ ep@@ tion fe@@ ast . ”
The Bible descri@@ bes a gift of inc@@ al@@ cul@@ able wor@@ th in these well - known words : “ God loved the world so much that he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , so that ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might not be destro@@ yed but have everlasting life . ” ​ — John 3 : 16 .
A@@ n al@@ ta@@ r is where sacrific@@ es are made , and this fe@@ ature of the prophecy remin@@ ds us that Jehovah’s service invol@@ ves sacrifice .
Jesus gave his disciples a serious com@@ mis@@ sion by instru@@ cting them : “ G@@ o therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations , bapti@@ z@@ ing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit , teaching them to ob@@ serve all the things I have comman@@ ded you . ”
They say : “ We have already seen Jehovah’s gener@@ ous hand provide what we need materi@@ ally .
The good news also pre@@ va@@ iled over other ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les , such as persecu@@ tion .
Des@@ pite the authority he pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed , how did Jesus tre@@ at his followers ?
Si@@ tu@@ ated about 50 mil@@ es [ 8@@ 0 k@@ m ] nor@@ th of S@@ my@@ r@@ na , Per@@ ga@@ mu@@ m was a city ste@@ ep@@ ed in pa@@ g@@ an religion .
At its comple@@ tion , an of@@ fi@@ cial from the M@@ and@@ ar@@ in - speaking commun@@ ity in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o C@@ ity attend@@ ed the gra@@ du@@ ation , show@@ ing the imp@@ act of the class on the Ch@@ in@@ ese - speaking po@@ pul@@ ace .
How can the Bible be a s@@ ource of comfort to those who bat@@ tle ne@@ g@@ ative feelings ?
I des@@ per@@ ately needed a good , st@@ able friend .
Jehovah is the great@@ est E@@ v@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er , but he cannot be called the great@@ est Mis@@ sion@@ ary , for he was never sent by anyone .
Such study s@@ essi@@ ons are un@@ likely to de@@ e@@ pen our love for righteousness or to devel@@ op within us a sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve conscience .
He made his sons pas@@ s through the fi@@ re , practic@@ ed ma@@ gi@@ c , emp@@ lo@@ yed div@@ in@@ ation , prom@@ o@@ ted spi@@ rit@@ is@@ tic practic@@ es , and shed in@@ no@@ c@@ ent blood in great qu@@ an@@ t@@ ity .
And what is that will ?
Today , our cu@@ st@@ om@@ s regarding marriage may be qu@@ ite different , but we can still learn much from Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h .
I had started a do@@ or@@ st@@ ep Bible study with a uni@@ vers@@ ity stud@@ ent in Bu@@ r@@ k@@ ina Fa@@ so and had turned it over to a brother .
“ I am too bus@@ y . ”
O@@ r we may want to ac@@ hi@@ eve “ great things ” by see@@ king high@@ er educ@@ ation .
Jehovah used his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son as the ma@@ ster work@@ er in cre@@ ating all other things , that is , all things b@@ es@@ id@@ es Jesus himself .
The Bible ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges that God’s servants will “ me@@ et with vari@@ ous tri@@ als . ”
What examples from the Bible can help to shed light on this qu@@ ality , and how can we show mo@@ des@@ ty today ?
The Se@@ cre@@ t to Su@@ cc@@ ess
By means of him , Jehovah brought into ex@@ ist@@ ence many milli@@ ons of other spirit cre@@ atu@@ res in heaven .
H@@ ere are some examples : Per@@ haps you feel that the way you received the truth was c@@ learly at God’s direction .
St@@ ory of S@@ ur@@ vi@@ val , No .
That was a direc@@ t chall@@ enge to the righ@@ t@@ ful@@ ness of God’s rule .
A loyal friend might provide prote@@ ction by standing and fi@@ gh@@ ting at the sol@@ di@@ er@@ ’s right .
Let us , then , imitate the pati@@ ence of Jehovah by ass@@ is@@ ting others to at@@ tain to rep@@ ent@@ ance so that they might be sa@@ ved .
You will be able to do that over a long life ​ — “ like the days of a t@@ ree . ”
In D@@ en@@ mar@@ k an el@@ der@@ ly sister wanted to share the good news with others , but she was disa@@ b@@ led .
As a result , we learn “ to re@@ ject ung@@ o@@ d@@ l@@ iness and worl@@ dly desi@@ res and to live with s@@ oun@@ dness of mind and righteousness and godly devo@@ tion am@@ id this present system of things . ” ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 12 .
For Jehovah is a God of judgment [ “ justice , ” The New Eng@@ l@@ ish Bible ] . ” Isaiah here shows that Jehovah’s justice mo@@ tiv@@ ates ac@@ ts of mer@@ cy rather than that his mer@@ cy so@@ f@@ ten@@ s or rest@@ ra@@ ins his justice .
The word “ emp@@ a@@ thy ” does not appe@@ ar in the Bible , but the Scriptures do ref@@ er indi@@ rec@@ tly to this qu@@ ality .
There was a dis@@ pu@@ te among Jewish and G@@ ent@@ ile Christians .
Even so , my heart s@@ ought a lo@@ op@@ ho@@ le .
Why would Jehovah sto@@ p loving his worshi@@ p@@ ers after he has given them the most preci@@ ous gift he could ​ — his own bel@@ o@@ ved Son ?
We sur@@ vi@@ ve har@@ d@@ ship and maintain our joy by loo@@ king to Jehovah for help .
As the tra@@ in de@@ par@@ ted , some women on the pl@@ at@@ form bur@@ st into te@@ ars .
8 / 15 Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ining Ch@@ il@@ dren , 2 / 1 F@@ am@@ ily Li@@ fe , 11 / 1
The teach@@ er expres@@ sed her deep appreciation for the Bible - based comfort that these artic@@ les provided .
Le@@ ading a simp@@ le life cen@@ tered on our worship of Jehovah will prote@@ ct us from “ all s@@ or@@ ts of in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ous things . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 6 - 10 .
Bro@@ ther L@@ et@@ t encoura@@ ged the mission@@ aries to use the light of God’s Word to ex@@ pose the dar@@ k@@ ness of false do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines and provide guid@@ ance for truth - se@@ ek@@ ers .
What did Ke@@ ith and E@@ r@@ ika do ?
When R@@ on is at home on the is@@ land , he gives a public talk every we@@ ek .
I have activ@@ ely pre@@ ached the best news for over 7@@ 5 years , and it has given me a purpose in life , satis@@ fac@@ tion , and a b@@ right hope of everlasting life on earth .
For example , Jehovah had the man Noah buil@@ d an ar@@ k for the pre@@ serv@@ ation of life during the F@@ lood .
Christians today have the assignment to preach the good news .
We may be sure that whether they were ‘ ex@@ per@@ ts ’ or ‘ lear@@ n@@ ers , ’ all of the faithful L@@ ev@@ ites put their heart into the t@@ ask .
F@@ ac@@ ing such situ@@ ations over the course of a school year t@@ ests a Christi@@ an’s res@@ ol@@ ve to show kindness .
An@@ i@@ mal@@ s will pose no d@@ anger to man .
“ My husband pi@@ c@@ ks me up from work at 7 : 00 p@@ .@@ m . , ” says Su@@ e , who has been married a sh@@ ort time .
Indeed , it some@@ times requi@@ res great courage to be a “ faithful and true witness ” in Satan’s h@@ ate - filled world ! ​ — Re@@ v .
Instead , it is often associ@@ ated with viol@@ ence and di@@ su@@ n@@ ity .
S@@ ome@@ thing el@@ se helped Jesus to op@@ pose the Devil , and it can help us too .
How can such love be re@@ in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ated ?
Acc@@ ording to one s@@ ource , earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es with the power to ru@@ in buil@@ ding@@ s and sp@@ li@@ t o@@ pen the gr@@ ound have a@@ ver@@ ag@@ ed 18 per year since 1914 .
Un@@ i@@ fy my heart to fear your name . ” ​ — P@@ S .
Do I honor God’s arrang@@ ement of marriage ?
Do@@ ing so teach@@ es them cor@@ rec@@ t pr@@ on@@ un@@ ci@@ ation and re@@ in@@ for@@ ces the ha@@ bi@@ t of reading .
David knew that Jehovah’s loy@@ al@@ ty invol@@ ves more than m@@ ere words .
L@@ it@@ tle things make a bi@@ g differ@@ ence in a marriage A Christian husband should do his part not only by listen@@ ing to what his wife says but also by stri@@ ving to expres@@ s his own feelings c@@ learly .
Because if a part of us mo@@ ves on to live in some other real@@ m after we die , then death would not be the p@@ en@@ al@@ ty for sin , as God stated .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 15 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 9@@ 2 , 4@@ 7
What is sign@@ i@@ fied by being baptized ‘ in the name of the holy spirit ’ ?
Why not exam@@ ine what the Bible says about this sub@@ ject ?
Ch@@ er@@ i used the Bible to show her that Jesus pray@@ ed to his Father in heaven .
2 : 4 - 11 .
I have fin@@ ally found ans@@ wers to the questions that tr@@ oub@@ led me for so long .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ Let . . . those making use of the world [ be ] as those not using it to the full . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , God pur@@ posed marriage to be per@@ man@@ ent .
De@@ bor@@ ah knew that Bar@@ ak and his men were wa@@ iting for some word , some sign@@ al , from her .
Juda@@ h certainly cannot es@@ cap@@ e Jehovah’s ad@@ verse judgment .
Peter , in fact , later sp@@ el@@ led out spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c things we can work on .
I gre@@ w up in a low@@ ly pe@@ as@@ ant family and had just fi@@ ve years of scho@@ ol@@ ing .
On@@ ly one human c@@ learly sur@@ pas@@ sed Solomon in wisdom .
I hu@@ g@@ ged him , and he learned to return my love . ”
1 , 2 . ( a ) What was Jehovah’s purpose regarding the Cana@@ an@@ ites in gener@@ al ?
And if we per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in see@@ king and exerc@@ ising godly wisdom , we are sure to be re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ents of Jehovah’s loving - kindness and blessing .
In@@ c@@ reas@@ ed Li@@ ght Me@@ ans F@@ ur@@ ther I@@ mp@@ ro@@ v@@ ements
However , at the same time , we real@@ ize that “ the world is pas@@ sing away . ”
T@@ w@@ o of Sha@@ ph@@ an’s sons sto@@ od by the prophet Jeremiah .
Their efforts have been ri@@ ch@@ ly bless@@ ed .
Some time later , when Jesus ’ half brothers in@@ qui@@ red about his tra@@ v@@ el pl@@ ans , he did not answer them direc@@ tly .
So it is n@@ atur@@ al to experience sa@@ dness when death claim@@ s someone you love .
So let us not become we@@ ary .
A wicked spirit , who came to be called Satan , dec@@ ei@@ ved E@@ ve into e@@ ating from the only t@@ ree that was for@@ bi@@ d@@ den to the cou@@ ple .
It could be sc@@ ary if you di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t know that the ti@@ gh@@ tro@@ pe wal@@ k@@ er was Jehovah .
Jehovah has given his people satis@@ f@@ ying work to do in these last days .
Then we must make certain that our re@@ qu@@ est is in har@@ mony with Jehovah’s will and is offered in Jesus ’ name .
Still , we do need to put for@@ th effort .
Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es That C@@ ould R@@ o@@ b U@@ s of Jo@@ y
The first night , we were kept in a tr@@ an@@ si@@ t ba@@ r@@ rac@@ ks .
* Let us therefore exam@@ ine two l@@ ines of evidence that demonstr@@ ate that we are living in the time of the end and that the new world is at hand .
Our own neu@@ tr@@ ality was involved in an is@@ sue that ar@@ ose in 19@@ 7@@ 7 .
In other activities , though , like fi@@ gh@@ ting a fi@@ re or doing res@@ cu@@ e work after a disa@@ ster has stru@@ ck , w@@ atch@@ ing the clo@@ ck can be a di@@ str@@ action , or wor@@ se , a d@@ anger .
May we never make the mis@@ take of fin@@ ding fa@@ ul@@ t with God !
He do@@ g@@ ge@@ dly pur@@ su@@ ed that go@@ al thr@@ ough@@ out his life , des@@ pite Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch op@@ position , the indi@@ ffer@@ ence of his pe@@ ers , seem@@ ingly end@@ less re@@ vision problems , and his own wor@@ sen@@ ing health .
Not long ther@@ e@@ after , he fin@@ ds the prophet re@@ sting under a bi@@ g t@@ ree and says : “ G@@ o with me to the house and e@@ at bre@@ ad . ”
I pro@@ posed to her , and she accepted .
We can avoid having this experience by pa@@ ying “ more than the u@@ su@@ al attention ” during our consider@@ ation of spiritual tru@@ ths .
This apost@@ as@@ y began to f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h by the close of the first century , after Jesus ’ apostles had died .
What a strong inc@@ en@@ tive for those who have left the truth to return to Jehovah without d@@ el@@ a@@ y !
( b ) What does the re@@ action of the Eph@@ es@@ i@@ an elders to Paul’s de@@ par@@ ture teach us about him ?
I made four or fi@@ ve tri@@ ps for each meeting , taking se@@ ven , ei@@ ght , or n@@ ine people per tri@@ p .
A@@ no@@ ther el@@ der stated : “ Now I place a high@@ er value on my privilege of serving the brothers . ”
They want to do what is right and are responsi@@ ve to divine direction .
When we began the full - time service in nor@@ ther@@ n F@@ in@@ land , there were only a few publi@@ sh@@ ers sc@@ at@@ tered thr@@ ough@@ out that va@@ st are@@ a .
How might we illustr@@ ate having “ a wa@@ iting attitude ” regarding Jehovah’s day ?
The Bible fore@@ told : “ This good news of the Kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations , and then the end will come . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
The gu@@ ar@@ ds ha@@ st@@ ily es@@ cor@@ ted me out .
The time le@@ ading up to the end is also like a pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy , for an expe@@ ct@@ ant mother is a@@ ware of ever - inc@@ reas@@ ing sign@@ s of the coming bir@@ th .
Th@@ ough they might not have under@@ sto@@ od the reason for this , the Israelites were thus helped to avoid in@@ fe@@ ction and di@@ se@@ ase . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 11 : 32 - 38 .
In 199@@ 8 the D@@ an@@ ish author@@ ities gr@@ anted her as@@ y@@ lu@@ m .
▪ Ha@@ ve Un@@ sh@@ aka@@ ble Fa@@ ith in the Kingdom
• How can elders displa@@ y Christ’s men@@ tal attitude toward wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers ?
When would “ the appointed times of the nations ” end and God’s Kingdom rule beg@@ in ?
The expres@@ sion “ Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es , ” which occ@@ ur@@ s 2@@ 8@@ 5 times in the Bible , is another remin@@ der of God’s power .
( b ) In what ways are Psalm 1@@ 11 and Psalm 1@@ 12 arrang@@ ed ?
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to S@@ how A@@ p@@ preci@@ ation !
L@@ ear@@ ning to Tru@@ st in Jehovah
We mar@@ v@@ el at the ong@@ o@@ ing supp@@ ly of rich spiritual food .
The spiritual blessings we received were well wor@@ th any sacrific@@ es we made through the years .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , I appreci@@ ated that being sing@@ le allow@@ ed me to give my un@@ di@@ vi@@ ded attention to Kingdom inter@@ ests .
Di@@ d the faithful apostles succ@@ e@@ ed in doing this to the end of their earthly lives ?
They will be “ the New Jerusalem , ” the bri@@ de of Christ .
Bible ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gy and world events co@@ in@@ ci@@ de in p@@ in@@ poin@@ ting the year 1914 as the time when that war in heaven took place .
AL@@ R@@ E@@ A@@ D@@ Y D@@ E@@ A@@ D O@@ R S@@ T@@ I@@ L@@ L AL@@ I@@ V@@ E ?
I loved the s@@ por@@ t ; my whole life re@@ v@@ ol@@ ved around it .
Many pro@@ je@@ cts , including some for lo@@ c@@ ations in S@@ ou@@ the@@ ast A@@ sia , are still on the dra@@ wing bo@@ ard .
What effect did Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s end@@ ur@@ ance have on his son Isa@@ a@@ c , and with what result to mankind ?
▪ Let Jehovah F@@ or@@ ti@@ fy and Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard Your Mar@@ ri@@ age
When I fin@@ i@@ shed school , I began working at a sh@@ r@@ ine as a Sh@@ into pri@@ est .
God’s people were to use hon@@ est s@@ cal@@ es and we@@ igh@@ ts . ​ — Pro@@ v .
Al@@ so , that spirit would pro@@ du@@ ce fru@@ it@@ age , such as love , joy , and peace , which in turn would prom@@ o@@ te un@@ ity among them . ​ — Acts 15 : 28 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 22 , 23 .
When I attend@@ ed one of their meetings , she gave me an ul@@ ti@@ matu@@ m ​ — sto@@ p my Bible study or leave the family .
Do you see in these events less@@ ons that can benefit you so that when you seek Jehovah’s face , he will let himself be found by you ?
If this is not possible , expla@@ in the differ@@ ences without dem@@ e@@ an@@ ing the other par@@ ent .
L@@ ater Christians came to recogn@@ ise that this was a f@@ an@@ t@@ as@@ y fi@@ gu@@ re with no bas@@ is in re@@ ality and qui@@ et@@ ly dis@@ car@@ ded him . ” ​ — “ All in the M@@ ind — ​ A F@@ are@@ well to God , ” by Lu@@ do@@ vi@@ c K@@ en@@ ne@@ dy .
Ch@@ il@@ dren of Jehovah’s Witnesses were also affe@@ cted by the re@@ pres@@ sive me@@ a@@ sures of the Na@@ z@@ is .
David and his men prote@@ cted Na@@ bal@@ ’s sheep in the Ju@@ de@@ an w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
They asked me to return home im@@ medi@@ ately so that they could as@@ certain what my proble@@ m was .
I know of others who sear@@ ch the du@@ st@@ bin@@ s for food .
9 : 7 - 10 .
Many today expres@@ s serious doub@@ ts about the hist@@ or@@ ic@@ ity of Jesus ’ mirac@@ les .
Just a few we@@ ek@@ s ear@@ li@@ er , he was baptized , anointed with holy spirit , and in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed by John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er as “ the L@@ am@@ b of God that takes away the sin of the world . ”
“ Con@@ cer@@ ning that day and h@@ our no@@ body kno@@ ws , ne@@ i@@ ther the angels of the heavens nor the Son , but only the Father , ” said Jesus .
“ Just as you sent me for@@ th into the world , ” pra@@ ys Jesus , “ I also sent them for@@ th into the world . ”
O@@ r it may be that you were comple@@ t@@ ely lost and needed to change your course al@@ together .
12 , 13 . ( a ) What do we learn about mer@@ cy from the par@@ able of the slave who ow@@ ed his ma@@ ster a large su@@ m of money ?
Then the ba@@ by would die too .
How would Eli@@ j@@ ah conduct himself until then ?
Like the apostle Paul , their vo@@ c@@ ation , or c@@ hi@@ ef work , is the Christian ministry .
Fir@@ st , though , let us get a bri@@ ef over@@ view of this div@@ in@@ ely inspired s@@ ong .
His out@@ bur@@ st had only made things wor@@ se .
I was working 14 to 15 h@@ our@@ s each day .
I also rec@@ al@@ led words ut@@ tered years ear@@ li@@ er by wise older ones who had been temp@@ ered by tri@@ als .
He has provided both the Ho@@ ly Scriptures and the holy spirit that supp@@ or@@ ts his people .
W@@ ould this respon@@ se be better ?
17 , 18 . ( a ) How does strong faith and love prote@@ ct a Christi@@ an’s fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart ?
One ev@@ ening after the show , they were able to speak to the ar@@ t@@ ists who were re@@ tur@@ ning to their ho@@ te@@ l .
Di@@ v@@ or@@ ce and the bre@@ ak@@ down in family life do@@ om more and more people to living life al@@ one .
Jesus said : “ G@@ o . . . make disciples of people . . . teaching them . ”
Eli@@ hu@@ ’s words pres@@ ented the wonderful pro@@ spe@@ ct of everlasting life .
The king had sur@@ rend@@ ered Jeremiah to the pr@@ inc@@ es of Juda@@ h , who fal@@ sel@@ y char@@ ged him with se@@ dition and c@@ ast him into a mi@@ ry c@@ is@@ ter@@ n , there to die .
The thr@@ ill@@ ing events of 1@@ 00 years of Kingdom rule as@@ sure us that Jehovah is in control and that his purpose for the earth will be ful@@ filled .
Still , many are left with un@@ ans@@ wer@@ ed questions about the purpose of life .
Those consci@@ ous of their spiritual need see the necess@@ ity of cultiv@@ ating a good relationship with God .
Un@@ der such prote@@ ction , many might as@@ su@@ me that humans can rule themselves succ@@ ess@@ fully without God .
F@@ e@@ e wr@@ ites : “ In Paul@@ ine the@@ olo@@ gy they [ long - suffering and kindness ] re@@ present the two si@@ des of the divine attitude toward human@@ kind ( c@@ f . R@@ om . 2 : 4 ) .
A@@ ul@@ is B@@ er@@ g@@ da@@ h@@ l of the B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e in Rus@@ sia pres@@ ented a hist@@ ory of the persecu@@ tion of the Witnesses in Rus@@ sia , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly in Mo@@ sc@@ ow .
And she did , im@@ medi@@ ately .
18 : 3 .
Even today certain religious or@@ ders ad@@ here to the prac@@ tice .
The Scriptures say : “ Even to one@@ ’s old age I [ Jehovah ] am the same One ; and to one@@ ’s gra@@ y - he@@ a@@ de@@ dness I my@@ self shall keep be@@ aring up . I my@@ self shall certainly act , that I my@@ self may car@@ ry and that I my@@ self may be@@ ar up and fur@@ n@@ ish es@@ cap@@ e . ”
In s@@ pite of this Bible dist@@ ribu@@ tion it is still necess@@ ary for God’s little band of wit@@ nesses in the earth to prin@@ t liter@@ ature expla@@ ining God’s [ purpose ] and to call upon the ho@@ m@@ es where these Bi@@ bl@@ es have been plac@@ ed .
Still , many feel that there ought to be evidence in ad@@ dition to the Bible of Jesus ’ ex@@ ist@@ ence .
Why might some ten@@ d to lo@@ se the sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y ?
If you find that you are at le@@ ast par@@ tly respon@@ sible for an ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent , do not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze to your te@@ en@@ ag@@ er .
G@@ ro@@ w@@ th in the N@@ um@@ ber of Dis@@ ci@@ ples
T@@ each your children pro@@ per@@ ly
Mo@@ st people are famili@@ ar with the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s account of what the first human cou@@ ple did , as recorded in Genesis chap@@ ter 3 .
R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ing his fa@@ ther’s loving ad@@ vice , Solomon rel@@ ates : “ He would instru@@ ct me and say to me : ‘ May your heart keep f@@ ast hold of my words .
If you no@@ tice that you are more pro@@ ne to ar@@ gu@@ e at a certain time of day ​ — for example , when you first arri@@ ve home from work or before you have e@@ at@@ en — ​ ag@@ ree not to discus@@ s problems at those times .
He je@@ ered : “ Such an idi@@ o@@ t !
In com@@ men@@ ting on the need to pre@@ serve , do@@ cum@@ ent , and pas@@ s on our spiritual her@@ it@@ age , one member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy said , “ To know where we are going , we have to know where we have come from . ”
After ex@@ ten@@ si@@ vely inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ating the sub@@ ject , I was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that our sal@@ vation comes from Jehovah through Jesus .
For instance , the Rev@@ ised St@@ and@@ ard V@@ er@@ sion says : “ S@@ ev@@ ent@@ y we@@ ek@@ s of years are dec@@ re@@ ed . ”
Do not give in to imp@@ ul@@ se bu@@ ying .
“ Bethel , ” meaning “ H@@ ouse of God , ” is the ter@@ m that Jehovah’s Witnesses use to descri@@ be their branch fac@@ il@@ ities around the world .
Now our family was un@@ ited in true worship , and t@@ wi@@ ce a we@@ ek one of the brothers condu@@ cted a Bible study with the enti@@ re family .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 22 , 7@@ 5
Thus you may have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living as Jehovah pur@@ posed humans to live ​ — forever in Par@@ adise on earth .
After making those re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble st@@ at@@ ements about the resurrection , Jesus asked Mar@@ th@@ a a soul - sear@@ ch@@ ing question : “ ‘ Do you believe this ? ’
What less@@ ons can we learn from P@@ il@@ ate and Peter ?
How , then , would Jesus answer the fi@@ ve questions ra@@ ised ear@@ li@@ er ?
A gr@@ as@@ p of that ‘ fr@@ am@@ e@@ work of truth ’ and hear@@ t@@ felt respect for it en@@ ab@@ led Jewish Christians , like faithful Jews before them , to gu@@ i@@ de , teach , and il@@ lu@@ min@@ ate those who were in ign@@ or@@ ance of the Law that Jehovah had given to his people . ​ — Read Romans 2 : 17 - 20 .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From Bo@@ ok One of Psal@@ ms
We will an@@ al@@ y@@ ze some of these illustr@@ ations in the next article .
Why did Jeremiah cho@@ ose the st@@ or@@ k as an ob@@ ject less@@ on for the un@@ faithful Jews ?
The rema@@ ining anointed on earth are en@@ thr@@ al@@ led by the pro@@ spe@@ ct of soon being un@@ ited in heaven with their brothers and with their B@@ ri@@ de@@ gro@@ om .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 7@@ 1 , 6@@ 3
The congregation would beg@@ in by rec@@ iting the Sh@@ ema , what am@@ oun@@ ted to the Jewish con@@ fes@@ sion of faith .
Al@@ so , many religi@@ ons turn people away from God by teaching hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re , col@@ le@@ cting ti@@ th@@ es , or preaching pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s .
Now our hear@@ t@@ felt desire is to maintain our close relationship with Jehovah God and to teach our daugh@@ ter the value of living a life in har@@ mony with his requi@@ re@@ ments .
Mo@@ st important , our life course hon@@ ors Jehovah .
As a man out@@ lives his clo@@ th@@ es , so Jehovah could out@@ live his cre@@ ation ​ — if he cho@@ se to do so .
How true that proved to be !
With re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble c@@ lar@@ ity and simp@@ li@@ city , he explained what God’s Kingdom is and what it will do in fulfill@@ ing Jehovah’s will . ​ — Matthew 6 : 9 , 10 .
It is now al@@ most 2@@ ,000 years since Jesus in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ated the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of his death .
In the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , we were remin@@ ded that Jehovah has exerc@@ ised his power , justice , and wisdom in loving ways to our benefit .
Paul@@ ine , a Christian who has sp@@ ent more than 30 years as a mission@@ ary and in other full - time preaching activ@@ ity , no@@ tes : “ The ministry is a prote@@ ction because wit@@ ness@@ ing to others con@@ fir@@ ms to me that I do have the truth . ”
No one helped the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m , who lost his ey@@ es@@ i@@ ght as a direc@@ t result of the be@@ ating .
A S@@ P@@ I@@ R@@ I@@ T of in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence and dis@@ obedi@@ ence per@@ me@@ ates the world today .
( 3 ) G@@ u@@ er@@ r@@ er@@ o , Z .
Jehovah set an example of how to be long - suffering .
Even so , the Devil rema@@ ins a for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble fo@@ e .
Bible ex@@ pos@@ it@@ ors have offered vari@@ ous ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations in an effort to res@@ ol@@ ve this seem@@ ing cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ction .
An@@ ts are organiz@@ ed into col@@ on@@ ies , and in most col@@ on@@ ies three ty@@ p@@ es of ants can be found : qu@@ e@@ ens , mal@@ es , and work@@ ers .
Be@@ fore I left , I vis@@ ited my mother and was sur@@ pris@@ ed to see a man nam@@ ed An@@ n@@ un@@ z@@ i@@ at@@ o Lu@@ gar@@ à tal@@ king to her about the Bible .
God’s Word tel@@ ls parents how important it is to provide in this respect .
A@@ m@@ ong the women Paul mentioned by name were “ Tr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ ena and Tr@@ y@@ p@@ ho@@ sa , women who are working hard in the Lord , ” and “ Per@@ s@@ is our bel@@ o@@ ved one , for she per@@ form@@ ed many la@@ b@@ ors in the Lord . ”
Although the man@@ ’s ri@@ ches were an ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le , he must have had good qualities , since Jesus invit@@ ed him to become His follow@@ er . ​ — Matthew 19 : 16 - 22 ; Luke 18 : 18 , 22 .
No , for it was an expres@@ sion of God’s love , which helped them to “ go on gro@@ wing in the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness and knowledge of our Lord and Sa@@ vi@@ or Jesus Christ . ” ​ — 2 P@@ et .
An@@ i@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es were requi@@ red in many other situ@@ ations of every@@ day life to at@@ one for sin@@ s .
3 : 10 , 23 , 28 - 30 .
You must love your neigh@@ b@@ or as yourself . ”
Lo@@ ving overse@@ ers com@@ men@@ d qu@@ ali@@ fied and s@@ kil@@ led brothers and sisters who want to move to ass@@ ist other language grou@@ ps .
We call fellow believers brothers and sisters , and we view them that way .
We have a much better ransom a@@ vail@@ able to us .
Jesus com@@ pared lear@@ ning about and doing God’s will to e@@ ating food .
She could st@@ ate that she told her husband that she was willing to for@@ give him and to be his wife .
Genesis chap@@ ters 17 - 18 , 20 - 21 , 23 ; see also Hebrews 11 : 11 ; 1 Peter 3 : 1 - 6
So in 19@@ 40 my father deci@@ ded to move the family to a sa@@ f@@ er lo@@ c@@ ation ​ — Ma@@ id@@ en@@ head , a small to@@ wn 30 mil@@ es [ 4@@ 5 k@@ m ] w@@ est of L@@ ond@@ on .
St@@ ored knowledge of God’s Word .
Let us take a clo@@ s@@ er look .
Indeed , Jesus was the pri@@ m@@ ary part of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , the one who would later “ bre@@ ak up the works of the Devil . ”
H@@ app@@ y , un@@ ited humans will enjoy peace and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity for all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity .
So Jesus lik@@ ened his coming to the arri@@ val of a th@@ i@@ ef ​ — un@@ expe@@ cted .
A@@ ver@@ age age : 3@@ 5@@ .@@ 0
Our prayer is for us to remain in “ the se@@ cre@@ t place of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh , ” recei@@ ving the spiritual prote@@ ction af@@ for@@ ded those who recogn@@ ize Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y in all they do . ​ — Psalm 9@@ 1 : 1 - 3 .
Who are re@@ pres@@ ented by Moses and Eli@@ j@@ ah in the trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation , and what important de@@ ta@@ il@@ s do the Scriptures reve@@ al about those re@@ pres@@ ented by them ?
Peter then gave st@@ ra@@ igh@@ t@@ for@@ ward counsel , based on the fact of our “ a@@ wa@@ iting , ” or keep@@ ing our hope ali@@ ve for , this promised new world : “ Hence , bel@@ o@@ ved ones , since you are a@@ wa@@ iting these things , do your ut@@ most to be found fin@@ ally by him spo@@ t@@ less and un@@ ble@@ mi@@ shed and in peace . ” ​ — 2 P@@ et .
Pe@@ ople are more willing to listen in the do@@ or - to - do@@ or ministry as well as in in@@ for@@ ma@@ l set@@ t@@ ings .
Jesus comm@@ ended and re@@ proved the congregation in Eph@@ esus .
U@@ l@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , they succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in br@@ ing@@ ing about his death on the t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake .
A Pe@@ ace@@ ful Tr@@ ans@@ iti@@ on ?
Be@@ ing of H@@ ung@@ ari@@ an des@@ c@@ ent , she received the ad@@ d@@ ress of a H@@ ung@@ ari@@ an - speaking person for her to cont@@ act in the ministry .
For a time , he may sub@@ s@@ ist on the “ mil@@ k ” of God’s Word .
R@@ em@@ ember , too , that “ Jehovah is not s@@ low res@@ pe@@ cting his promise , as some people consider s@@ low@@ ness , but he is pati@@ ent with you because he does not desire any to be destro@@ yed but desi@@ res all to at@@ tain to rep@@ ent@@ ance . ”
Not only will you experience his rich blessing now but you will gain the hope of life et@@ er@@ n@@ al in the earthly Par@@ adise , where “ death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more . ”
might have remin@@ ded his listen@@ ers of Satan’s al@@ leg@@ ation in the days of Job : “ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing that a man has he will give in be@@ half of his soul . ”
“ He who does not love rema@@ ins in death , ” wrote the apostle John .
We will consider the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ans@@ wers to these and rel@@ ated questions in this and the following article .
▪ R@@ em@@ ember the import@@ ance of your ministry
Re@@ g@@ arding the w@@ ine , Jesus said : “ This c@@ up means the new covenant by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of my blood . ”
Many people have found the Bible to be a reli@@ able s@@ ource of comfort and hope .
You can sa@@ ve your relationship from much dam@@ age if you he@@ ed the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ vice : “ St@@ ar@@ ting a qu@@ ar@@ re@@ l is like a le@@ ak in a dam , so sto@@ p it before a fi@@ ght bre@@ ak@@ s out . ” ​ — Proverbs 17 : 14 , New C@@ en@@ tury V@@ er@@ sion .
His challeng@@ ing words : “ R@@ ep@@ ent , you people , for the kingdom of the heavens has dra@@ wn near , ” ring out in the enti@@ re dist@@ ri@@ ct .
For example , people who did not support Com@@ mun@@ ism had been tre@@ ated as second - r@@ ate c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens .
26 : 16 ; 32 : 25 , 26 .
He said of “ the good fi@@ g@@ s ” that he would “ give them a heart to know ” him .
How would he ob@@ tain s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls for study or bu@@ y writ@@ ing supp@@ lies ?
“ You always s@@ tic@@ k to what you have ag@@ re@@ ed to do , ” he said .
One la@@ dy was so imp@@ ressed with how far we had wal@@ ked that she allow@@ ed us to use her k@@ it@@ ch@@ en and fi@@ re@@ w@@ o@@ od to co@@ ok our lun@@ ch .
O@@ ver time , however , cr@@ ac@@ ks and po@@ th@@ ol@@ es may devel@@ op .
What are “ holy ac@@ ts of conduct ” ?
A prof@@ ess@@ or of ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y appro@@ ached the boo@@ th .
She enjo@@ ys the work so much that she has become an au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer , tal@@ king to others about God’s Kingdom 50 to 60 h@@ our@@ s each mon@@ th over the p@@ ho@@ ne .
That may have been the case with some of the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians .
Re@@ ally , not a good man , but a great f@@ ra@@ u@@ d !
V@@ I@@ L@@ N@@ I@@ U@@ S
But De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 32 : 4 , 5 expla@@ ins : “ All his ways are justice . . . .
“ Re@@ jo@@ ice With the W@@ i@@ fe of Your Y@@ ou@@ th , ” 9 / 15
F@@ or@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess prom@@ o@@ tes Christian un@@ ity
H@@ er life came to be filled with fear , sa@@ dness , and hear@@ t@@ bre@@ ak@@ ing disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
Will he lik@@ e@@ wise provide the comfort you need ?
T@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing in@@ deed are the words of the apostle Paul , who wrote : “ We became g@@ ent@@ le in the mi@@ d@@ st of you , as when a n@@ ur@@ sing mother ch@@ eri@@ sh@@ es her own children .
When we me@@ t , I explained why I had not told her ear@@ li@@ er of my faith and pl@@ an@@ ned care@@ er .
All of this ca@@ used qu@@ ite a s@@ ti@@ r among my scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es , but it cre@@ ated opportun@@ ities for me to give a witness .
C@@ o@@ di@@ ces were also practic@@ al for personal reading .
“ The me@@ ek ones themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth ”
At our baptism , we made a re@@ qu@@ est to Jehovah for “ a good conscience . ”
Some men fai@@ l to as@@ su@@ me their responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
H@@ er face rel@@ a@@ x@@ es into s@@ mil@@ es , and she says she is determined to continue stud@@ ying the Bible and pra@@ ying to God for help .
Because false religion has fa@@ iled to teach people about the true God , who@@ se very ess@@ ence is love , those religi@@ ons are b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ ty in God’s eyes . ​ — 1 John 4 : 8 .
A ste@@ ward is a house man@@ ag@@ er or ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ at@@ or who is plac@@ ed over servants .
By means of cam@@ pa@@ ign contribu@@ tions and other actions , the rich can un@@ du@@ ly influ@@ ence cur@@ r@@ ent and future of@@ fic@@ eho@@ l@@ ders .
This will help you to tra@@ in your “ per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers ” and to devel@@ op dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment .
You likely know , however , that today many marri@@ ages do not me@@ et this stan@@ d@@ ard .
The Bible promises those who stand their gr@@ ound : “ He will make you fir@@ m , he will make you strong . ” ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 9 , 10 .
Consider also the case of a fi@@ ve - year - old gi@@ r@@ l nam@@ ed M@@ il@@ ane , who lives in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity .
Yes , those writ@@ ers were gu@@ i@@ ded by holy spirit .
Does that mean that a Christian woman must never speak during a congregation meeting ?
David : Yes , as G@@ w@@ en no@@ ted , our care@@ ers led us to d@@ ance at the fam@@ ous R@@ o@@ y@@ al O@@ per@@ a H@@ ouse and with the L@@ ond@@ on F@@ es@@ ti@@ val Bal@@ let ( now the Eng@@ l@@ ish N@@ ational Bal@@ let ) .
But then I contr@@ ac@@ ted p@@ ne@@ um@@ on@@ ia .
Par@@ ents , your example does not go un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed by your children .
The re@@ view bo@@ x has been moved to the beg@@ in@@ ning of each study article .
I was re@@ war@@ ded with ten do@@ l@@ l@@ ars , which I used toward bu@@ ying my@@ self a new su@@ it .
Paul and the others r@@ an down the sta@@ ir@@ s as f@@ ast as they could .
What mo@@ tiv@@ ated in@@ sol@@ ent Saul to become a loving apostle of Jesus Christ ?
We maintain a clean conscience , which gives us peace of mind and a cal@@ m heart .
Ch@@ il@@ dren , el@@ der@@ ly fol@@ k , and mo@@ thers with ba@@ bi@@ es on their back all wa@@ ve as we s@@ low@@ ly pas@@ s through their v@@ il@@ la@@ ges .
On an ear@@ li@@ er occasi@@ on , more than 14@@ ,@@ 7@@ 00 re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r@@ ers were destro@@ yed .
In ad@@ dition , par@@ as@@ ite wa@@ s@@ ps do not spo@@ il the fru@@ it because it ri@@ p@@ ens ra@@ pi@@ dly .
This was well received .
Jehovah did not accept the Israelites ’ at@@ temp@@ t to worship him on their own ter@@ ms .
Lo@@ ving parents imitate Jehovah and are pati@@ ent when the child does not im@@ medi@@ ately respon@@ d to their efforts to help him .
When app@@ lied , these la@@ ws re@@ moved the need for beg@@ g@@ ing and provided di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied work for even the po@@ o@@ rest individuals .
Ad@@ am@@ ’s children had children of their own , then gr@@ and@@ children , and so on .
Not inf@@ re@@ qu@@ ently , the f@@ lam@@ es of con@@ f@@ li@@ ct f@@ l@@ are up again just a few we@@ ek@@ s or months after a ce@@ ase - fi@@ re is sign@@ ed .
Con@@ ver@@ sion must take place pri@@ or to our baptism as Witnesses of Jehovah .
No , and Na@@ om@@ i did not char@@ ge God with any wr@@ ong@@ doing .
The D@@ ut@@ ch govern@@ ment was also dis@@ satis@@ fied , and they or@@ der@@ ed the whole e@@ dition to be destro@@ yed .
A consider@@ ation of these ver@@ ses will reve@@ al as@@ pe@@ cts of the valu@@ able contribu@@ tion you older ones can make to the Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H is our “ G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or . ”
C@@ ould I on a da@@ ily bas@@ is t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate those de@@ fi@@ ci@@ en@@ ci@@ es ? ’
Like mar@@ in@@ ers , Christians are care@@ ful not to be dec@@ ei@@ ved by false ligh@@ ts
Con@@ cer@@ ning the faithful worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah , the fin@@ al verse of Mi@@ ca@@ h chap@@ ter 2 verse 13 says : “ Their king will pas@@ s through before them , with Jehovah at the head of them . ”
This ob@@ serv@@ ation is af@@ fir@@ m@@ ed by Revelation 13 : 7 , which says of the be@@ ast : “ Au@@ thor@@ ity was given it over every tri@@ be and people and t@@ ong@@ ue and nation . ”
Re@@ plac@@ ed by the S@@ cho@@ ol for Kingdom E@@ v@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers .
At an appro@@ pri@@ ate time and in his own way , Jehovah will answer your prayers . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 17 .
The bas@@ is for Christian dedic@@ ation is love of our heavenly Ma@@ ster , Jehovah .
For us to maintain a righteous standing with God , we must keep on exerc@@ ising faith in Jesus ’ shed blood .
Lo@@ v@@ ingly , God provided “ long gar@@ ments of s@@ k@@ in ” to re@@ place the lo@@ in co@@ ver@@ ings of fi@@ g lea@@ ves that they had se@@ wn together for themselves .
Thus , near its conclu@@ sion the article states : “ All religi@@ ons have the Jehovah’s Witnesses to than@@ k for the ex@@ pan@@ sion of [ religious ] fre@@ e@@ dom . ”
E@@ f@@ fe@@ ctive teach@@ ers con@@ ve@@ y information simply , c@@ learly , and acc@@ ur@@ ately .
Su@@ z@@ i@@ e had a different view .
C@@ le@@ ment of A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a of the second and th@@ ir@@ d cen@@ tu@@ ries said : “ They who are la@@ bor@@ ing after exc@@ el@@ l@@ enc@@ y will not sto@@ p in their sear@@ ch after truth , until they have ob@@ ta@@ ined pro@@ of of that which they believe from the Scriptures themselves . ”
In O@@ ri@@ ent@@ al lands , many people use prayer whe@@ els .
Some of us may experience dist@@ res@@ sing thoughts , perhaps because of past experi@@ ences in life .
For we@@ ek@@ s we sub@@ sis@@ ted on ra@@ w c@@ ab@@ ba@@ ge san@@ d@@ wi@@ ches and al@@ fal@@ f@@ a te@@ a .
He er@@ e@@ cted al@@ t@@ ars to false go@@ ds , offered up his own sons in sacrifice , practic@@ ed spi@@ rit@@ ism , and put a car@@ ved i@@ ma@@ ge in Jehovah’s temple .
For what can we pray ?
Par@@ ents need to make time for their children
Does this mean that they l@@ ack peace ?
De@@ ep , pu@@ re love ex@@ is@@ ted between them .
16 , 17 . ( a ) What should we do if we com@@ mit a serious sin ?
2 : 15 ; 3 : 6 .
Q@@ u@@ ali@@ fied men are appointed to serve as “ shepher@@ ds and teach@@ ers , ” with a view to building up the congregation .
Let us , then , consider how we can use the Bible to help us cultiv@@ ate and maintain a positi@@ ve vie@@ w@@ point .
Why are the A@@ m@@ mon@@ ites claim@@ ing it only now ? ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 11 : 14 - 22 , 26 .
At times , such ones have been de@@ pri@@ ved of any ty@@ pe of educ@@ ation .
Jesus used the Hebrew Scriptures thr@@ ough@@ out his ministry
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , the prophet Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah fore@@ told that “ many pe@@ op@@ les and mi@@ gh@@ ty nations will come to seek Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es in Jerusalem and to be@@ g for the fav@@ or of Jehovah . ”
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on in E@@ b@@ la
; Con@@ sol@@ an@@ di , G .
What can help us to avoid be@@ coming bit@@ ter when we su@@ ff@@ er ?
As with Abraham , our faith must be esta@@ bli@@ shed on a so@@ li@@ d f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation .
At that cr@@ itical j@@ un@@ c@@ ture in human hist@@ ory , it was not a time for Jesus to “ be kind ” to himself .
How do some parents ‘ bu@@ y out ’ more time to sp@@ end with their children ?
Hence , H@@ er@@ od had James kil@@ led “ by the s@@ word . ”
We other sheep are also a@@ ware that we will not always have Christ’s anointed brothers among us on earth .
It inclu@@ des rel@@ e@@ ase from the rul@@ er@@ ship of sin , from b@@ onda@@ ge to false religion , from the world under Satan’s control , from the fear of man , and even from the fear of death .
Of course , no one should “ make re@@ qu@@ est ” concer@@ ning bl@@ at@@ ant sin that is c@@ learly being practic@@ ed un@@ rep@@ ent@@ an@@ tly by any individu@@ al once associ@@ ated with the Christian congregation .
Our A@@ t@@ titu@@ de
* ​ — 2 K@@ ings 20 : 4 - 7 .
“ W@@ ho@@ m shall we go away to ?
As they en@@ tered the house , I asked , “ Do you mind if I just fin@@ ish my c@@ up of te@@ a before you sear@@ ch the house ? ”
D@@ ue pre@@ ca@@ u@@ tions are in order , such as being sel@@ e@@ ctive as to the time and place . ​ — Proverbs 22 : 3 ; Matthew 10 : 16 .
3 , 4 . ( a ) Ex@@ pla@@ in why the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule does not apply only when we de@@ al with fellow believers . ( b ) What will we discus@@ s in this article ?
Jehovah allow@@ ed this bel@@ o@@ ved Son to under@@ go death so that humans might receive everlasting life .
Ther@@ efore , enjoy the j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , and do not ex@@ pect per@@ fe@@ ction .
I real@@ ized that in order to change my ha@@ bi@@ ts , I needed to change my thinking and to see my ha@@ bi@@ ts the way that God does ​ — as har@@ m@@ ful .
They have often provided for those experi@@ enc@@ ing har@@ d@@ ship .
C@@ learly , this “ Samuel ” was not God’s faithful prophet in any form .
The l@@ at@@ ter work , publi@@ shed as a set of four boo@@ ks after the death of E@@ mp@@ er@@ or Con@@ stan@@ t@@ ine in 3@@ 37 C.E . , con@@ ta@@ ined valu@@ able hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al de@@ ta@@ il@@ s .
In his fam@@ ous Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus for@@ ce@@ fully war@@ ned : “ Not ever@@ yone saying to me , ‘ Lord , Lord , ’ will en@@ ter into the kingdom of the heavens , but the one doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens will . ” ​ — Matthew 7 : 21 .
“ [ Jehovah’s ] eyes are ro@@ ving about through all the earth to show his strength in be@@ half of those who@@ se heart is complete toward him , ” says 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 16 : 9 .
Ku@@ es was the name of the Ger@@ man to@@ wn where he was born .
O@@ ce@@ ani@@ c pl@@ an@@ k@@ t@@ on ab@@ s@@ or@@ bs car@@ b@@ on di@@ o@@ xi@@ de and rel@@ eas@@ es o@@ x@@ y@@ g@@ en .
A person shows true rep@@ ent@@ ance by a@@ ban@@ don@@ ing a wrong course and pu@@ t@@ ting for@@ th a determined effort to do what is right .
Father was a scho@@ ol@@ teach@@ er , but his heart was in the great@@ est teaching work of all , the Christian ministry .
“ There will be food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges . ” ​ — M@@ A@@ R@@ K 13 : 8 .
After clo@@ sel@@ y ob@@ serving our good be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or , a pris@@ on@@ er who was a prof@@ ess@@ or of ma@@ them@@ ati@@ c@@ s was moved to ask about our beli@@ ef@@ s .
Jehovah may be tr@@ ying to ad@@ just you in a way that you do not yet fully com@@ pre@@ h@@ end .
But , un@@ like Adam , Jesus “ com@@ mit@@ ted no sin . ”
Many of the of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als of Juda@@ h were not only indi@@ ffer@@ ent to the message but also ho@@ st@@ ile to the m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers .
Acc@@ ording to the book C@@ eli@@ ba@@ cy and R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous T@@ ra@@ di@@ tions , this was “ cons@@ ist@@ ent with the new wa@@ ve of se@@ x@@ u@@ al rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t that ar@@ ose in the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re . ”
In what sense did first - century Christians pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y ?
How exc@@ ited we were to hear the talk “ New Pro@@ v@@ isions for Our S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Ad@@ van@@ c@@ ement ” !
With no mate ne@@ ar@@ by to le@@ an on when fac@@ ing problems , both Mar@@ il@@ y@@ n and James became emo@@ tion@@ ally involved with others and ne@@ arly gave in to se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
E@@ ven@@ tually , God’s du@@ e time for action arri@@ ved .
For examples , see The Watchtower of J@@ anu@@ ary 1 , 20@@ 00 , page 16 and the 199@@ 7 Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses , page 5@@ 1 .
This com@@ mit@@ te@@ e respon@@ ds to ma@@ j@@ or em@@ er@@ gen@@ ci@@ es , persecu@@ tion , cour@@ t c@@ as@@ es , disa@@ st@@ ers , and other ur@@ g@@ ent matters affe@@ cting Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide .
‘ God , Why Di@@ d You Al@@ low This ? ’
Why , in some cul@@ tures , men and women ac@@ tually speak different di@@ al@@ e@@ cts of the same language !
The Scriptural account tel@@ ls us : “ At see@@ ing this Jesus was indi@@ gn@@ ant and said to [ the disciples ] : ‘ Let the young children come to me ; do not try to sto@@ p them , for the kingdom of God bel@@ ong@@ s to su@@ ch@@ like ones . ’ ”
Jehovah al@@ one is the Creator .
If so , the following questions , s@@ crip@@ tures , and com@@ ments may help you to deter@@ mine whether you are really on the way to succ@@ ess .
Sh@@ ould we not , therefore , direc@@ t our life in such a way as to praise our M@@ ak@@ er ?
“ Ex@@ al@@ ted in P@@ ow@@ er ”
We should stand in a@@ we , am@@ a@@ z@@ ement and re@@ ver@@ ence to see the uni@@ ver@@ sal@@ ity of man@@ ’s sear@@ ch for , and beli@@ ef in , a su@@ pre@@ me being . ” ​ — M@@ an Does Not St@@ and A@@ lo@@ ne , by A . C@@ res@@ s@@ y M@@ or@@ ris@@ on .
In imit@@ ation of “ the God of truth , ” we should stri@@ ve to be hon@@ est and for@@ th@@ right in all our deal@@ ings .
T@@ e@@ aching children to make good use of all the to@@ ol@@ s and public@@ ations provided through the ‘ faithful slave ’ will help them to devel@@ op a close relationship with Jehovah .
The ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers found the young child and “ op@@ ened their tre@@ a@@ sures and pres@@ ented it with gi@@ f@@ ts , go@@ ld and f@@ ran@@ k@@ inc@@ en@@ se and my@@ r@@ r@@ h . ”
The following article will expla@@ in .
Sh@@ ould that sur@@ pris@@ e us ?
O@@ N Tu@@ es@@ day af@@ ter@@ no@@ on , N@@ is@@ an 11 , 33 C.E . , Jesus ’ disciples ra@@ ised a question that has pro@@ found meaning for us today .
The el@@ der will un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly expla@@ in that the decision whether to se@@ par@@ ate or not is h@@ ers to make .
Hence , the con@@ text of Revelation 7 : 4 and rel@@ ated st@@ at@@ ements found el@@ se@@ where in the Bible be@@ ar out that the number 14@@ 4@@ ,000 is to be taken liter@@ ally .
Then he will ab@@ y@@ ss Satan and the dem@@ ons for a th@@ ous@@ and years . ​ — Re@@ v .
In her last year of high school , Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th wrote a ten - page repor@@ t on the benef@@ its of the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol and made a pres@@ ent@@ ation before a pan@@ el of four teach@@ ers .
O@@ thers want ad@@ vice on how to make serving at Bethel a succ@@ ess .
Thus , “ God may be all things to ever@@ yone . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 28 .
So , are such ‘ mirac@@ ul@@ ous heal@@ ings ’ really from God ?
Per@@ haps E@@ no@@ ch wonder@@ ed if he would ever see his family again .
Pe@@ ople of all s@@ or@@ ts ​ — men , women , and children , the rich , the po@@ or , and the powerful , as well as no@@ ted sin@@ n@@ ers — ​ felt at e@@ ase with him .
During Christ’s Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn , Satan will be rest@@ ra@@ ined and will be un@@ able to bring w@@ o@@ e upon human@@ kind .
Ad@@ d to this in@@ acc@@ ur@@ ate repor@@ ting and go@@ s@@ si@@ p , and it should not sur@@ pris@@ e us that mean@@ ings at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted to things said or done some@@ times di@@ ff@@ er from what was origin@@ ally in@@ tend@@ ed .
And how gr@@ ati@@ f@@ ying it is when Bible stud@@ ents ac@@ knowledge that ‘ God is really among us ’ !
of S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 22 , 198@@ 3 .
God himself declar@@ ed : “ I am Jehovah .
The apostle Peter ur@@ ges us to ‘ thro@@ w all our anxi@@ ety upon God , because he ca@@ res for us . ’
He was m@@ ere pro@@ per@@ ty !
When I saw the clo@@ sen@@ ess of their fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps ​ — something I had always long@@ ed for — ​ I wanted to be a part of their fam@@ il@@ y@@ like congregation .
What simil@@ ar@@ ity is there in the respon@@ se to the preaching work per@@ form@@ ed in the first century C.E . and that car@@ ri@@ ed out today ?
On that We@@ b s@@ ite , you can also exam@@ ine the bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res The Bible ​ — What Is I@@ ts M@@ es@@ sage ?
But the Bible c@@ learly comman@@ ds fa@@ thers to teach their children about Jehovah .
In to@@ da@@ y’s de@@ based moral c@@ li@@ mate , many people “ have eyes full of ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y and [ are ] un@@ able to des@@ ist from sin . ”
Jesus thus had fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch when coun@@ sel@@ ing against such a prac@@ tice .
This imp@@ res@@ sion evid@@ ently was made with the se@@ al of Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s op@@ pon@@ ent Ye@@ hu@@ cha@@ l , or Ju@@ cal , the son of S@@ hel@@ emiah .
From that m@@ om@@ ent on , I found a way to avoid that man .
These artic@@ les will show how Noah and his family , Moses , and Jeremiah kept themselves ready to car@@ ry out their assign@@ ments and will become e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses to the fulfill@@ ment of God’s promises .
Paul , in his first letter to the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ i@@ an Christians , also speak@@ s of the need to stay a@@ wa@@ ke .
Are not the g@@ le@@ an@@ ings of Eph@@ ra@@ im better than the gra@@ pe ga@@ ther@@ ing of A@@ bi@@ e@@ z@@ er ?
U@@ sing re@@ sear@@ ch materi@@ als at your dis@@ pos@@ al , find out more about the N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m .
The prophet Isaiah recorded God’s view of this un@@ faith@@ ful@@ ness : “ You men are those lea@@ ving Jehovah , those for@@ get@@ ting my holy m@@ oun@@ tain , those set@@ ting in order a table for the go@@ d of Go@@ od Lu@@ ck and those f@@ ill@@ ing up mi@@ x@@ ed w@@ ine for the go@@ d of Des@@ t@@ in@@ y . ”
Je@@ ffer@@ y sp@@ ent most of his working life in mar@@ ke@@ ting and sal@@ es for inter@@ n@@ ational ship ow@@ n@@ ers based in the Un@@ ited Kingdom and the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
Par@@ ents , if you use these bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res , you can do much to boo@@ st your chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s confidence in their ability to give an answer to those who dem@@ and a reason for their beli@@ ef in a Creator . ​ — Read 1 Peter 3 : 15 .
Jehovah encoura@@ ged him to be pati@@ ent .
Although we have not yet received our re@@ ward , our faith is so strong that we keep on wa@@ iting pati@@ ently for “ the pa@@ y@@ ment of the re@@ ward . ”
Se@@ cond , we “ must believe that ” God is “ the re@@ war@@ der . ”
I app@@ lied again , and this time my app@@ lic@@ ation was appro@@ ved .
O@@ r the Witness might say something ni@@ ce about the person@@ ’s children or ask a question about his work .
Job was so con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of his own righteousness that to others it s@@ oun@@ ded as though he were pro@@ claim@@ ing himself more righteous than God . ​ — Job 32 : 1 , 2 ; 35 : 1 , 2 .
A@@ nt@@ ô@@ ni@@ o began to study the Bible with r@@ ene@@ wed vi@@ g@@ or .
Today , there are 19@@ 1 .
At the same time , all of us who have a share in supp@@ or@@ ting the Kingdom work fin@@ an@@ cially experience the happiness that comes from Christian giving !
▪ An@@ s@@ wer : The first book of the Bible reve@@ als that it was God who cre@@ ated humans as both “ m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale . ”
It is no won@@ der , then , that we are ex@@ hor@@ ted ‘ not to for@@ s@@ ake the ga@@ ther@@ ing of ourselves together , as some have the cu@@ sto@@ m ’ ! ​ — He@@ b .
At Job 34 : 12 , the Bible states : “ For a fact , God himself does not act wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dly . ”
“ The discipl@@ ine of Jehovah , O my son , do not re@@ ject , ” says Solomon , “ and do not ab@@ ho@@ r his re@@ pro@@ of , because the one whom Jehovah lo@@ ves he re@@ pro@@ ves , even as a father does a son in whom he fin@@ ds ple@@ asure . ”
A Mat@@ ter of P@@ ri@@ m@@ ary Con@@ cer@@ n
In contr@@ ast with those around him , “ Noah was a righteous man ” who “ wal@@ ked with the true God . ”
Au@@ gu@@ st 30 , 20@@ 10 – S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 5 , 20@@ 10
With Jehovah’s loving cor@@ rection , however , he reg@@ a@@ ined bal@@ ance , ad@@ mit@@ ting : “ I tal@@ ked , but I was not understanding . ”
Jehovah provi@@ des an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent example of p@@ un@@ c@@ tu@@ ality .
The first part of the book of Genesis con@@ tain@@ s the only acc@@ ur@@ ate account of early human hist@@ ory .
In fact , most of the body is r@@ ene@@ wed sever@@ al times during a person@@ ’s li@@ fe@@ time .
For this reason , Jehovah is never a@@ bu@@ sive or c@@ ru@@ el .
F@@ re@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch invol@@ ves rema@@ ining t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful while not allow@@ ing dist@@ res@@ sing circumstances or fear of man to in@@ hi@@ bi@@ t our spe@@ e@@ ch .
The Bible does not reve@@ al ex@@ ac@@ tly when it started .
“ My face I did not conc@@ e@@ al from hum@@ ili@@ ating things and spi@@ t . ”
How should hus@@ ban@@ ds d@@ well with their wi@@ ves ?
He did something like that back in the days of Abraham , who learned that the Ju@@ dge of all the earth had we@@ igh@@ ed the wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness of two c@@ ities , So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h .
She knew it well and was able to re@@ pe@@ at it al@@ most ver@@ b@@ ati@@ m .
( Read Acts 20 : 29 , 30 ; 2 Peter 2 : 1 - 3 . )
Bo@@ th descri@@ be a man in authority who before em@@ ba@@ r@@ king on a j@@ our@@ ne@@ y sum@@ m@@ ons his sla@@ ves and comm@@ its to them his money , instru@@ cting them to inc@@ re@@ ase his bel@@ ong@@ ings .
So Matthew was tr@@ ac@@ ing Jose@@ p@@ h’s n@@ atur@@ al g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gy , the k@@ ingly l@@ ine of David , through which the leg@@ al right to the thro@@ ne pas@@ sed to Jose@@ p@@ h’s a@@ do@@ p@@ tive son , Jesus .
It was the name of a man .
Re@@ war@@ ded for S@@ tic@@ king to Our As@@ sign@@ ment
When , though , is it appro@@ pri@@ ate to keep qui@@ et rather than to speak ?
Christian teaching had to be con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed by word of m@@ ou@@ th .
Why does the v@@ indic@@ ation of God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y inclu@@ de the fulfill@@ ment of his promises ?
By streng@@ th@@ ening your faith now , you can come to see Jehovah as a real Per@@ son who is e@@ ag@@ er to help you .
We have to listen very care@@ fully to God’s word be@@ h@@ ind us , saying : “ ‘ This is the way .
The ransom is another reason to trust in Jehovah .
I lived an im@@ moral life and sp@@ ent a lo@@ t of time par@@ t@@ ying in the c@@ lu@@ b sc@@ ene .
Then he could en@@ ter the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly com@@ par@@ t@@ ment of God’s spiritual temple ​ — heaven it@@ self .
“ While other ch@@ ur@@ ches hi@@ re con@@ sul@@ t@@ ants to lu@@ re people into the pe@@ ws or gra@@ pp@@ le with mo@@ der@@ n - day is@@ su@@ es such as ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ ality and ab@@ or@@ tion , the Witnesses make no conc@@ essi@@ ons to a chang@@ ing world .
W@@ ho@@ se H@@ an@@ di@@ work Are R@@ a@@ in , De@@ w , F@@ ro@@ st , and I@@ ce ?
The way we look s@@ ends a message to others , and many people will form an op@@ in@@ ion about us based on how we look .
They had a dist@@ in@@ ct hope , life in the heavens , and they had every reason to keep that hope b@@ right .
( Kingdom In@@ ter@@ l@@ in@@ e@@ ar ) Acc@@ ording to some , this su@@ gg@@ ests the ide@@ a of a ta@@ il@@ or cu@@ t@@ ting f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c according to a pat@@ ter@@ n , of a f@@ ar@@ m@@ er p@@ low@@ ing fur@@ ro@@ ws in a field , and so for@@ th .
And they obedi@@ ently end@@ e@@ av@@ or to honor Jesus by direc@@ ting prayers to God through him .
In rec@@ ent years , we have ex@@ pan@@ ded our ministry by cont@@ ac@@ ting people at plac@@ es other than their ho@@ m@@ es .
How ess@@ enti@@ al that we c@@ learly understand and recogn@@ ize Jesus ’ ro@@ le as “ the C@@ hi@@ ef A@@ g@@ ent and Per@@ fe@@ c@@ ter of our faith ” !
( b ) Why does our spe@@ e@@ ch matter ?
• In consider@@ ing the activ@@ ity of Jehovah’s people in the past service year , what imp@@ res@@ ses you ?
Who was O@@ badi@@ ah , and in what circumstances did he find himself ?
In their ran@@ ks are form@@ er members of many different religi@@ ons and e@@ th@@ ni@@ c grou@@ ps .
However , God kno@@ ws the point bey@@ ond which a t@@ est would prove nothing more as far as our integrity to him is concer@@ ned .
Let us consider an illustr@@ ation found in the Go@@ spe@@ l of Luke .
No , Jehovah would not be so un@@ kind .
So pers@@ ist@@ ence is ess@@ enti@@ al .
2 : 4@@ 4 .
But we never want to re@@ pe@@ at the ph@@ ra@@ se “ in Jesus ’ name ” pur@@ ely out of ha@@ bi@@ t .
A@@ n in@@ fe@@ c@@ ti@@ ous spirit of exc@@ it@@ ement over@@ takes all of them .
H@@ E@@ R@@ A@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S was a su@@ per@@ her@@ o of great f@@ ame , the mi@@ gh@@ ti@@ est of fi@@ gh@@ ters .
What a joy it will be to per@@ form such service to Jehovah , free of the pres@@ sures and di@@ str@@ actions of the present wicked world !
Today , Jehovah emp@@ ow@@ ers faithful Christians by means of his holy spirit , his Word , and our Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
The husband says : “ We read the Bible together . We go out in the ministry together . We enjoy doing things together . ”
By preaching the good news , we obey these comman@@ d@@ ments . ​ — Read Acts 10 : 4@@ 2 .
My fa@@ ther’s interest , though , quic@@ k@@ ly w@@ an@@ ed .
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , God himself said : “ Not the way man se@@ es is the way God se@@ es , because m@@ ere man se@@ es what appe@@ ars to the eyes ; but as for Jehovah , he se@@ es what the heart is . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 16 : 7 .
Al@@ ways lea@@ ving my life in Jehovah’s hands has , in@@ deed , been a bi@@ g help to me .
One wise coun@@ sel@@ or long encoura@@ ged young people to get to know the parents of their pro@@ spe@@ ctive marriage mate as well as to ob@@ serve care@@ fully that one@@ ’s inter@@ action with parents and other family members .
Do you pers@@ ist in beg@@ g@@ ing Jehovah for his blessing ?
Let us consider how keep@@ ing on the w@@ atch should influ@@ ence the decisions we make and the way we live our life each day .
After that special service ended and persecu@@ tion sc@@ at@@ tered all exc@@ ep@@ t the apostles , Ph@@ ili@@ p went to Sam@@ ari@@ a .
Many of our Christian brothers and sisters are in that situation .
Instead of ar@@ gu@@ ing about what your mate should or should not be doing , why not si@@ t down and c@@ he@@ ck the In@@ de@@ x together ?
It is ro@@ t@@ ten to the cor@@ e and will remain that way .
By consider@@ ing cre@@ ated things , we can learn valu@@ able less@@ ons .
Rather than dis@@ mis@@ s that imp@@ ro@@ per desire , he n@@ ur@@ tur@@ ed it and let it gro@@ w until it gave bir@@ th to sin .
Acc@@ ording to the En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a , the human b@@ ra@@ in “ is end@@ ow@@ ed with consider@@ ab@@ ly more po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al than is real@@ iz@@ able in the course of one person@@ ’s li@@ fe@@ time . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge is needed for you to be mo@@ tiv@@ ated to believe in God .
We were left al@@ one ​ — my mother with many wor@@ ries and I with the man@@ ag@@ ing of the work@@ sh@@ op .
S@@ hor@@ tly before his death , Jesus told his apostles : “ I set the pat@@ ter@@ n for you , that , just as I did to you , you should do also . ”
5 , 6 . ( a ) Why did Jehovah provide v@@ isions of the heavenly part of his organization ?
In 195@@ 9 the branch of@@ fice invit@@ ed any who could do so to move to Q@@ u@@ ebe@@ c , where there was a great need for ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers .
At their meetings , which were condu@@ cted up to three times a we@@ ek , they san@@ g psal@@ ms , listen@@ ed to ser@@ m@@ ons , and read from a c@@ ate@@ ch@@ ism that had been pre@@ pared to expla@@ in their teachings .
Com@@ m@@ end@@ ation and a feel@@ ing of personal interest are both vital if we are to enjoy satis@@ f@@ ying relation@@ shi@@ ps .
U@@ sing these to@@ ol@@ s I am able to share my faith with others .
Those words of Jesus ’ disci@@ ple James may well prom@@ pt us to consider our reas@@ ons for pra@@ ying .
There were Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans in the nor@@ th , A@@ m@@ mon@@ ites in the e@@ ast , A@@ ra@@ bs in the sou@@ th , and A@@ sh@@ do@@ dit@@ es in the w@@ est .
P@@ ra@@ y to Jehovah , and ask him for help to displa@@ y such faith .
4@@ 8 : 16 .
He se@@ es the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al of each one .
In the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , Satan used temp@@ t@@ ations in an effort to get Jesus to com@@ promise His obedi@@ ence to Jehovah .
But is that view in har@@ mony with what Jesus told N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s ?
Jesus descri@@ bed Jehovah as “ the cultiv@@ at@@ or , ” himself as “ the true v@@ ine , ” and his disciples as “ the bran@@ ches . ”
N@@ y@@ mp@@ h@@ a and M@@ ary the mother of John Mark lik@@ e@@ wise op@@ ened up their ho@@ m@@ es for congregation meetings . ​ — Acts 12 : 12 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 15 .
He consi@@ ders our a@@ bil@@ ities and circumstances .
To find out , let us get ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with some who are pres@@ ently serving in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
As we have discus@@ sed , the elders should keep in mind that the flo@@ ck they are shepher@@ ding is God’s , not their own .
What will help us to end@@ ure des@@ pite cal@@ am@@ ities ?
13 , 14 . ( a ) What may indic@@ ate that your te@@ en@@ ’s faith is wa@@ ver@@ ing ?
4 , 5 . ( a ) David was sure of what ?
E@@ ach of the si@@ x com@@ mit@@ te@@ es of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy ro@@ t@@ ate cha@@ ir@@ man@@ ship in the same way .
When I tel@@ ep@@ h@@ oned them , Da@@ d’s answer was , “ Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ l@@ l be going to a ni@@ ce place . ”
Since 1914 , when “ the last days ” began , con@@ di@@ tions in the world have become wor@@ se than ever before .
To Jehovah , the most important thing was the attitude of those who offered the sacrific@@ es .
“ They are the only ones to go from do@@ or to do@@ or with ‘ the good news , ’ ap@@ pl@@ ying the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s principles . ” ​ — Ż@@ y@@ ci@@ e L@@ it@@ er@@ ac@@ ki@@ e , P@@ ol@@ and .
This com@@ mit@@ te@@ e ans@@ wers Bible questions and appro@@ ves such material as dr@@ ama s@@ crip@@ ts and talk out@@ l@@ ines .
The sheep in the flo@@ ck they ten@@ d bel@@ ong to Jehovah and to Jesus , who id@@ enti@@ fied himself as “ the fine shepher@@ d . ”
The invit@@ ation is to something much more than a pleas@@ ant din@@ ner for two .
Re@@ je@@ cting a ri@@ gi@@ d cul@@ ture in which religious lead@@ ers loo@@ ked down on comm@@ on people , Jesus explained that his Father was an appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble God who pre@@ fer@@ red the ple@@ as of a hum@@ ble ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ or to the show@@ y prayer of a bo@@ ast@@ ful P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e .
Of course , if your children are to o@@ pen up to you , they need to view you as a@@ vail@@ able and appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble .
“ P@@ le@@ ase Acc@@ ep@@ t My H@@ um@@ ble Gi@@ ft ”
This s@@ crip@@ ture may help a person to real@@ ize that the Bible is a s@@ ource of comfort to which he ought to give more consider@@ ation .
Th@@ r@@ ough that ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l , Jehovah has coun@@ sel@@ ed us to read his Word da@@ ily , atten@@ d our Christian meetings regul@@ arly , and have a mean@@ ing@@ ful share in preaching the “ good news of the kingdom . ”
Now let us consider members of Jesus ’ family and see what we can learn from them .
To these , the apostle Peter wrote : “ You are ‘ a cho@@ s@@ en r@@ ace , a ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od , a holy nation , a people for special pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion , that you should dec@@ l@@ are ab@@ ro@@ ad the exc@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ ci@@ es ’ of the one that called you out of dar@@ k@@ ness into his wonderful light .
20 : 7 - 10 .
As recorded at Matthew 24 : 32 , 33 , Jesus said : “ Now learn from the fi@@ g t@@ ree as an illustr@@ ation this point : Just as soon as its young branch gro@@ ws tend@@ er and it pu@@ ts for@@ th lea@@ ves , you know that sum@@ m@@ er is near . L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise also you , when you see all these things , know that he is near at the do@@ ors . ”
How does God’s spirit pla@@ y a ke@@ y ro@@ le in help@@ ing us to become more effe@@ ctive min@@ isters ?
We can be comple@@ t@@ ely confid@@ ent that Jehovah valu@@ es our faith@@ ful@@ ness des@@ pite our problems . ​ — Read Hebrews 6 : 10 , 11 .
Di@@ d God respon@@ d ?
Why has it been practic@@ ed ?
He moved his personal com@@ pu@@ ter to a lo@@ c@@ ation where it was in full view of the rest of his family .
He with@@ dre@@ w from the commun@@ ity .
V@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ a , 23 , says : “ When you tell the truth and stand up for your beli@@ ef@@ s , you might get bul@@ lied .
Jeremiah pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ces judg@@ ments against the last four k@@ ings of Juda@@ h as well as against false prophe@@ ts , bad shepher@@ ds , and cor@@ ru@@ pt pri@@ ests .
It is help@@ ful to be@@ ar that in mind when others do not tre@@ at us with respect or they become ang@@ ry and lo@@ se their temp@@ er .
When the mother - in - law , Na@@ om@@ i , deci@@ des to return to Juda@@ h , the wi@@ do@@ ws of her sons go with her .
The 200@@ 2 Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses told the st@@ ory of God’s people in that land .
Because al@@ most 30 years had pas@@ sed since Jesus had left the earthly sc@@ ene .
1 : 14 ; 2 : 17 .
In the first century C.E . , a Rom@@ an ar@@ my of@@ fic@@ er nam@@ ed Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us “ made supp@@ lic@@ ation to God continu@@ ally . ”
What an a@@ we - inspi@@ ring expres@@ sion of love for human@@ kind !
8 : 7 ; 11 : 5 .
Since even the most loyal and devo@@ ted Christians are imper@@ fect , when an appointed serv@@ ant makes a mis@@ take , let us continue to do “ all things free from mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r@@ ings . ”
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to “ Wor@@ k What Is Go@@ od ”
Me@@ di@@ cal prof@@ es@@ sion@@ als have cl@@ as@@ si@@ fied jo@@ b st@@ ress as an occ@@ up@@ ational ha@@ z@@ ard .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in si@@ x months , I had made dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c chang@@ es in my life but not without a stru@@ gg@@ le .
Is assign@@ ing honor to wi@@ ves in this way too much to ex@@ pect from hus@@ ban@@ ds ?
F@@ i@@ ve years later he was a w@@ rec@@ k ​ — a par@@ al@@ y@@ zed al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic with no future .
He is not or@@ der@@ ing the stud@@ ent , “ Be a n@@ ative ! ”
24 : 4@@ 4 .
The pu@@ re language is the truth about Jehovah God and his pur@@ pos@@ es as found in his inspired Word .
How has “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed the import@@ ance of Bible reading ?
If God loved mankind so much that he sent his Son to earth to die for us , we have no reason to feel that we are un@@ loved or wor@@ th@@ less .
Au@@ th@@ or S@@ te@@ ven We@@ in@@ ber@@ g ho@@ l@@ ds a similar view . “ For good people to do evil , ” he wr@@ ites , “ that takes religion . ”
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er is an important part of true worship , and we ought to pray to Jehovah regul@@ arly .
For instance , when the apostles were or@@ der@@ ed to sto@@ p preaching , they did not ca@@ ve in to the high pri@@ est and other authority fi@@ gu@@ res who were part of the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in .
H@@ ad the po@@ pe descri@@ bed hel@@ l in ter@@ ms of “ f@@ lam@@ es and a red - su@@ ited de@@ vi@@ l with a pit@@ ch@@ for@@ k , ” ch@@ urch hist@@ ori@@ an Mar@@ t@@ in Mar@@ ty said , “ people w@@ ou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t take it seri@@ ously . ”
To be sure , “ T@@ atten@@ a@@ i the gover@@ nor of the re@@ gi@@ on Be@@ y@@ ond the Ri@@ ver ” mer@@ its only a fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te in hist@@ ory .
Be@@ ing w@@ ra@@ th@@ ful at the heavenly woman , he go@@ es off “ to wa@@ ge war with the rema@@ ining ones of her se@@ ed . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
He told them : “ Not that we are the ma@@ st@@ ers over your faith , but we are fellow work@@ ers for your joy , for it is by your faith that you are standing . ”
• How are God’s servants gu@@ i@@ ded by God’s spirit today ?
• Why should we ex@@ pect that God would be using congregations on earth ?
In 19@@ 7@@ 4 she began to study the Bible .
In 2@@ 3@@ 70 B.C.E . when the F@@ lood came , Jehovah “ wi@@ ped every living thing from the sur@@ face of the earth , ” but he kept faithful Noah and his family sa@@ fe in the ar@@ k .
S@@ pe@@ ak with mil@@ dness and respect .
The prophet Daniel , likely in his 9@@ 0 ’ s , could still be found por@@ ing over the holy writ@@ ings .
In this way , re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves of the slave faith@@ fully dist@@ ribu@@ ted rich spiritual food to s@@ inc@@ ere Christians .
You may thus be vie@@ wed as “ an example to the faithful ones . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 12 .
If being “ born from water ” rel@@ ates to being baptized in water , what does it mean to be “ born from . . . spirit ” ?
* C@@ learly , it is imper@@ ative that you provide for your wife ​ — physi@@ c@@ ally , emo@@ tion@@ ally and , most important of all , spiritually .
( a ) Why would n@@ om@@ adi@@ c life have pres@@ ented challeng@@ es for Abra@@ m and S@@ ar@@ a@@ i ?
When Jehovah dre@@ w Satan’s attention to Jo@@ b@@ ’s course of integrity , Satan re@@ t@@ or@@ ted : “ W@@ ould Job worship you if he got nothing out of it ? ”
A si@@ ck feel@@ ing over@@ wh@@ el@@ ms lo@@ v@@ ers of justice as they witness the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of that in@@ no@@ c@@ ent man and his sons .
Ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing fa@@ thers in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar , God said : “ These words that I am comman@@ ding you today must prove to be on your heart ; and you must inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate them in your son and speak of them when you si@@ t in your house and when you walk on the ro@@ ad and when you li@@ e down and when you get up . ”
The shepher@@ d fin@@ ds his way into the cam@@ p , and beau@@ ti@@ ful expres@@ sions of end@@ ear@@ ment are ex@@ chang@@ ed . ​ — S@@ ong of S@@ ol .
At Acts 16 : 3 , we learn that before taking Timothy along on his Christian j@@ our@@ ne@@ ys , Paul circum@@ c@@ ised him .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , this ap@@ par@@ ently in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant young man from a small to@@ wn was about to be anointed by the prophet Samuel as the future king of Israel .
We should also remember that our being ali@@ ve is reason en@@ ough not to give up hope and that we need to be pati@@ ent and wa@@ it s@@ il@@ ently , without com@@ pla@@ ining , upon Jehovah for sal@@ vation .
As the ar@@ chang@@ el M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el in comm@@ and of his angels , Christ h@@ ur@@ led Satan and his dem@@ ons out of the holy heavens and con@@ f@@ ined them to the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of the earth .
Still , the Messi@@ ani@@ c l@@ ine came down through ne@@ i@@ ther Re@@ u@@ b@@ en nor Joseph .
Because of the loving care of my parents , at first I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t fully gr@@ as@@ p the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of being de@@ a@@ f .
In fact , during that one year , they along with the relati@@ vely small rema@@ ining body of anointed Christians devo@@ ted a to@@ tal of 1@@ ,@@ 3@@ 3@@ 3@@ ,@@ 9@@ 6@@ 6@@ ,@@ 19@@ 9 h@@ our@@ s to the public ministry ​ — e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent to well over 1@@ 5@@ 0@@ ,000 years !
He was refu@@ sed .
Paul ent@@ re@@ ated his friends : “ You also can help us by your supp@@ lic@@ ation for us . ”
Consider the example of E@@ r@@ na Lu@@ do@@ l@@ ph .
In har@@ mony with Jehovah’s direction , the prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah had anointed El@@ isha as his succ@@ ess@@ or .
• How can we show wisdom , as Jesus did ?
What an imp@@ act medit@@ ation on the fulfill@@ ment of such Messi@@ ani@@ c prophe@@ ci@@ es of Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah has on our faith !
F@@ our of his stud@@ ents were baptized at that conven@@ tion .
Yet , all of them heard the good news , accepted a Bible study , made chang@@ es in their lives , and came into the truth .
5@@ 2@@ ,@@ 1@@ 23
We can be certain that Jehovah will soon as@@ ser@@ t his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
J@@ E@@ H@@ U was a ch@@ am@@ pi@@ on of pu@@ re worship .
We can be confid@@ ent that when Jehovah ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tes his judgment upon the present wicked system of things , the “ great crow@@ d ” of true worshipp@@ ers , who “ have wa@@ shed their ro@@ bes and made them wh@@ ite in the blood of the L@@ am@@ b , ” will be s@@ pared .
After Jesus per@@ form@@ ed yet another un@@ den@@ i@@ able mirac@@ le , they said in fru@@ str@@ ation : “ What are we to do , because this man per@@ form@@ s many sign@@ s ? ”
When they g@@ la@@ dly atten@@ d , E@@ s@@ ther pet@@ iti@@ ons them to come for another ban@@ qu@@ et the next day .
Is E@@ ast@@ er Re@@ ally a Christian C@@ ele@@ br@@ ation ?
For over 1@@ 20 years now , spiritual “ food supp@@ lies at the prop@@ er time ” have been provided in The Watchtower , as well as in other Bible - based boo@@ ks and public@@ ations .
C@@ aring for the physical and spiritual needs of wi@@ do@@ ws and or@@ ph@@ ans has always been an in@@ tegr@@ al part of worshi@@ p@@ ing God .
All those inter@@ vie@@ wed were G@@ ile@@ ad gra@@ du@@ ates who had at one time served as mission@@ aries .
What example did Jesus set in car@@ ing for a par@@ ent ?
Such a spirit can ro@@ b the congregation of peace .
A pleas@@ ant experience for us was that on tri@@ ps like this , we were able to see much Af@@ ri@@ can w@@ il@@ d@@ life .
This has con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed many that we need direction from a high@@ er s@@ ource in order to esta@@ bl@@ ish the best valu@@ es by which to live .
They have not for@@ go@@ t@@ ten what E@@ r@@ n@@ st G@@ l@@ ü@@ ck did for them .
What is seen coming from the w@@ est ?
* Ex@@ c@@ ep@@ t for E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 29 : 17 - 20 , the account fol@@ lo@@ ws ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal as well as to@@ pi@@ cal order . However , these four ver@@ ses are in place to@@ pi@@ c@@ ally .
• What are some th@@ reat@@ s to our godly devo@@ tion , and how can we avoid them ?
Jehovah used him to give the Law to Israel and to medi@@ ate His covenant with the new nation .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out his life and ministry , he showed that he wanted to imitate his Father , Jehovah .
F@@ ur@@ ther help to cop@@ e with their tra@@ uma can come from accep@@ ting the s@@ inc@@ ere understanding and g@@ ent@@ le support of fellow believers in the Christian congregation .
His first wife had been a ze@@ al@@ ous Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ent , and Z@@ ano@@ ah had faith@@ fully rema@@ ined in his assignment after her death .
Consider V@@ er@@ ó@@ n@@ ic@@ a , * who lives in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
Yes , when the fi@@ res of war fin@@ ally died down , true Christians were ready for inc@@ reas@@ ed activ@@ ity .
Be@@ fore his as@@ cen@@ sion to heaven , Jesus told his disciples : “ You will receive power when the holy spirit arri@@ ves upon you , and you will be wit@@ nesses of me . . . to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ”
Mar@@ ri@@ ed cou@@ ples and parents heard Bible counsel on how to enjoy a happy marriage and how to re@@ ar their children succ@@ ess@@ fully .
Gi@@ ven the con@@ dition of the t@@ in@@ y shed , we wonder@@ ed whether we were its first human occ@@ u@@ pan@@ ts .
Of course , believers in the first century were imper@@ fect , and situ@@ ations develop@@ ed that challeng@@ ed their un@@ ity .
* Do you rec@@ all when the first world war bro@@ ke out ?
V@@ is@@ iting the more dist@@ ant poin@@ ts often requi@@ res four days and s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing in ten@@ ts some ni@@ gh@@ ts .
Our gra@@ du@@ ation was in Ju@@ ly 194@@ 5 , just as World W@@ ar I@@ I was dra@@ wing to a close .
In 6@@ 6 C.E . , Rom@@ an ar@@ mi@@ es under C@@ es@@ ti@@ us Gal@@ lu@@ s arri@@ ved in Jerusalem to qu@@ ell a Jewish re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
W@@ as Com@@ mun@@ ism just an il@@ lu@@ sion ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the apostle Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed : “ Let us not give up in doing what is fine , for in du@@ e se@@ as@@ on we shall re@@ a@@ p if we do not ti@@ re out . ”
( S@@ ong of Solomon 3 : 6 – 8 : 4 )
It is true that some@@ times we will get ti@@ red .
“ G@@ o home , and don@@ ’t bo@@ ther yourself about such questions ! ”
They were Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then called .
When we take time to medit@@ ate , we en@@ h@@ ance our knowledge and com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion of God’s will . ​ — C@@ ol .
We can certainly be as@@ sur@@ ed that Jehovah is willing and able to ass@@ ist us when we are a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted with dist@@ res@@ ses .
Christian overse@@ ers are ur@@ ged to set a good example of long - suffering in deal@@ ing with their brothers
Let us pray that we person@@ ally never become like them .
The young man was not ready to dis@@ own himself .
11 : 6 .
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ le 3 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 18 - 22
There was a bur@@ st of ap@@ pla@@ use .
There is , however , something el@@ se that each one of us must consider .
Why do we need to buil@@ d on our first love for the truth , and how can we do so ?
O@@ ver@@ crow@@ ded c@@ ities often become bre@@ e@@ ding gr@@ oun@@ ds for po@@ ver@@ ty .
“ Se@@ e@@ ing the happiness of people when they accept the truth is a great s@@ ource of joy . ”
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S word will light our ro@@ ad@@ way if we allow that to ha@@ p@@ pen .
At any r@@ ate , he is r@@ un@@ ning the ris@@ k of develop@@ ing a me - first attitude .
We can also show tend@@ er affe@@ ction by doing kind de@@ e@@ ds .
While h@@ ang@@ ing upon a st@@ ake , Jesus pray@@ ed in be@@ half of his ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion@@ ers , saying : “ Father , for@@ give them , for they do not know what they are doing . ”
Re@@ as@@ on@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess will help us to stay foc@@ used on worshipp@@ ing Jehovah rather than foc@@ using our lives on health matters .
Hence , to help us avoid making that mis@@ take , let us look at some examples that Solomon gives of comm@@ on pur@@ su@@ its in life .
The apostle Paul recogn@@ ized these two as@@ pe@@ cts of his service to Jehovah .
The s@@ lu@@ gg@@ ish slave had not
How ? ”
We too should tre@@ at older Christians as if they were our mo@@ thers and fa@@ thers and the you@@ ng@@ er ones as our si@@ bl@@ ings , that is , children of our own parents .
Hence , the ter@@ m “ new bir@@ th ” indic@@ ates a “ new beg@@ in@@ ning . ”
For his part , Jehovah promises all who take refu@@ ge in him that they will come to no spiritual har@@ m . ​ — Psalm 9@@ 1 : 1 - 10 ; Proverbs 1 : 33 .
Like Jesus , they cho@@ se the st@@ ate of sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess so that they could devo@@ te themselves to Kingdom service .
Ther@@ efore , it is vital that they use the Bible s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully and ad@@ here to what it says .
So once again , I have a wife who ser@@ ves Jehovah faith@@ fully with me and who lo@@ ves language as I do !
There is no evidence that the disciples tri@@ ed to eng@@ age Saul in public de@@ b@@ ate while he was con@@ duc@@ ting himself in that man@@ ner .
To see that wicked King A@@ ha@@ b sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded himself with false prophe@@ ts and that A@@ ha@@ b believ@@ ed their bl@@ at@@ ant lies must have t@@ or@@ men@@ ted Mi@@ ca@@ i@@ ah’s righteous soul .
D@@ ra@@ wn From E@@ ver@@ y@@ day Li@@ fe
Ther@@ e@@ after , H@@ ar@@ an wit@@ ness@@ ed the ris@@ e and f@@ all of vari@@ ous emp@@ i@@ res .
L@@ ater , when I started working , my meeting attend@@ ance on S@@ un@@ days an@@ no@@ yed my father .
Even so , E@@ sa felt that something was mis@@ sing .
S@@ own in cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion at death , it is ra@@ ised up in inc@@ or@@ ru@@ p@@ tion , free from sin .
They are ‘ sa@@ ved through a bat@@ h ’ in that God has ba@@ th@@ ed , or cle@@ ans@@ ed , them with the blood of Jesus on the mer@@ it of the ransom sacrifice .
Ne@@ e@@ d@@ less to say , the world is still here .
Su@@ b@@ je@@ cts that concer@@ n young people will be discus@@ sed . ”
For example , parents deci@@ de to imp@@ ose a cur@@ few , and sur@@ ely parents have the right to cho@@ ose a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c time that they requi@@ re their children to arri@@ ve home .
After that , he pa@@ inst@@ ak@@ ingly co@@ pi@@ es the s@@ crip@@ ture text in one of his no@@ te@@ boo@@ ks , which by now form an imp@@ res@@ sive col@@ le@@ ction !
There are more than 6@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 indi@@ gen@@ ous people in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o ​ — en@@ ough to cons@@ titu@@ te a nation on their own , a mul@@ tic@@ ul@@ tural nation with 6@@ 2 different langu@@ ages .
“ P@@ ri@@ de is before a cr@@ as@@ h , and a ha@@ ugh@@ ty spirit before stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing , ” war@@ ns the Bible .
W@@ om@@ en , who have tra@@ di@@ tion@@ ally wor@@ ked at home , find themselves in of@@ fic@@ es or along ro@@ ad@@ ways sel@@ ling fru@@ its , ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les , f@@ ish , and w@@ o@@ ven bas@@ ke@@ ts .
He was refer@@ ring to Christian fre@@ e@@ dom .
For instance , just after Jesus was baptized , mar@@ king the star@@ t of his ministry , he heard his Fa@@ ther’s vo@@ ice expres@@ sing appro@@ val and con@@ fir@@ m@@ ation of His love for him .
During the course , we all imp@@ ro@@ ved in our ability to expres@@ s ourselves in fr@@ on@@ t of the class .
Hence , in the ch@@ ur@@ ches of Chris@@ tend@@ om , the privilege of being a minis@@ ter has been sever@@ ely re@@ stri@@ cted .
Paul was so disa@@ p@@ pointed about this decision that in the pl@@ an@@ ning st@@ ages for a second j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , he had a disa@@ gre@@ ement with Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s about whether Mark should accom@@ pan@@ y them again .
; Al@@ v@@ ar@@ a@@ do , R .
G@@ ran@@ ted , even in such a family , some children do not su@@ ff@@ er from those di@@ se@@ as@@ es , but they still may be car@@ ri@@ ers .
Mo@@ re@@ over , no@@ ne of us can be sure that we will be ali@@ ve t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
So I made the personal decision to give up my work as a s@@ cul@@ p@@ t@@ or . ”
At one time , I was con@@ duc@@ ting a Bible study with a family who had been ze@@ al@@ ous ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ go@@ ers .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds have contr@@ ac@@ ted di@@ se@@ as@@ es and have died from trans@@ fu@@ sions .
Y@@ oung people today might be lik@@ ened to those pas@@ s@@ eng@@ ers .
P@@ o@@ ti@@ p@@ ha@@ r saw that his young serv@@ ant was being bless@@ ed by Jehovah , the God of Jose@@ p@@ h’s people , and such blessings no doubt brought more pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity to the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an’s house .
When giving them the Law , Jehovah stated : “ You must keep my st@@ atu@@ tes and my j@@ udi@@ cial decisions , which if a man will do , he must also live by means of them . ”
At last , I have the st@@ able family life that I always c@@ ra@@ ved , and I have the loving Father that I always wanted
Yet , they can have complete confidence that God will “ res@@ cu@@ e the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted one ” from op@@ pres@@ sion and dist@@ ress .
A@@ n in@@ dec@@ isi@@ ve person is like a man in a ru@@ d@@ der@@ less bo@@ at on a st@@ or@@ my se@@ a
There you can find help@@ ful information on a bro@@ ad r@@ ange of to@@ pi@@ c@@ s .
( b ) What can we do to buil@@ d our faith ?
That could make one feel do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted , but do not allow that to ha@@ p@@ pen to you .
See the article “ Su@@ sta@@ ined by My Fa@@ ith ​ — Li@@ ving With AL@@ S , ” in A@@ wa@@ ke !
In fact , re@@ sear@@ ch at@@ temp@@ ting to l@@ ink spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c gen@@ es to human be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or has been un@@ succ@@ ess@@ ful .
In their view , people should not be jud@@ ged in matters of mor@@ ality , especially when it comes to se@@ x .
F@@ R@@ E@@ E will is a gift from God .
How un@@ sear@@ cha@@ ble his judg@@ ments are and past tr@@ ac@@ ing out his ways are ! ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M . 11 : 33 .
Wh@@ ere , first , does a Christian exerc@@ ise love ?
For many years , na@@ vi@@ g@@ ation by s@@ tic@@ k char@@ t was kept a se@@ cre@@ t , reve@@ aled only to certain cho@@ s@@ en ones .
“ I attend@@ ed the S@@ ou@@ th@@ war@@ k C@@ ongreg@@ ation in sou@@ th L@@ ond@@ on .
“ The W@@ ho@@ le As@@ soci@@ ation of Bro@@ thers ”
3 , 4 . ( a ) What led up to Paul’s st@@ at@@ ement found at 2 Corinthians 3 : 17 ?
If you have not already done so , the next time one of Jehovah’s Witnesses c@@ alls at your home , why not wel@@ come this good news being brought to you ?
Jehovah is pleas@@ ed when famili@@ es fulf@@ ill their ob@@ lig@@ ation toward el@@ der@@ ly relati@@ ves and thus show that they care about older ones as he himself does .
How can we h@@ and@@ le such experi@@ ences with confidence that our relationship with God is real ?
Let us discus@@ s what we need to do to live there .
( Read Genesis 3 : 1 - 6 . )
W@@ on@@ ders of C@@ re@@ ation B@@ ring God P@@ ra@@ ise
They indic@@ ated that the Se@@ ed through whom Satan’s works would be brought to nothing would appe@@ ar in Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s l@@ in@@ e@@ age .
In 194@@ 6 , I received an invit@@ ation to atten@@ d the G@@ la@@ d N@@ ations The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c As@@ s@@ em@@ bly in the city of S@@ ã@@ o Paulo .
“ After mo@@ ving out of the city , she said that the thing she mis@@ ses about New Yor@@ k C@@ ity is that when she wak@@ es up , she no longer se@@ es the remin@@ der to read her Bible .
This slave class is en@@ tru@@ sted with car@@ ing for Jesus ’ earthly inter@@ ests and with provi@@ ding tim@@ ely spiritual food .
Instead , they were con@@ f@@ ined to a de@@ based con@@ dition com@@ pared to “ pit@@ s of den@@ se dar@@ k@@ ness . ”
C@@ la@@ i@@ re offered to study the Bible with her , and the do@@ ct@@ or accepted .
David , who@@ se life was far from tr@@ ou@@ ble free , wrote : “ Many things you yourself have done , O Jehovah my God , even your wonderful works and your thoughts toward us ; there is no@@ ne to be com@@ pared to you .
Jesus called his disciples his friends .
But does Jehovah pa@@ y attention to all such prayers ?
S@@ E@@ P@@ T@@ E@@ MB@@ E@@ R 9 - 11
Par@@ ents who fai@@ l to res@@ ol@@ ve money is@@ su@@ es may be for@@ ced to work more , de@@ pri@@ ving their children and each other of emo@@ tional and spiritual support .
The Greek expres@@ sion transl@@ ated “ is born again ” can also be rend@@ ered “ should be born from a@@ bo@@ ve . ”
There di@@ sh@@ on@@ est mer@@ ch@@ ants made “ the ep@@ ha@@ h small ” and “ the sh@@ eke@@ l great , ” even sel@@ ling “ m@@ ere refu@@ se ” as gra@@ in .
By care@@ fully stud@@ ying the inspired writ@@ ings and ap@@ pl@@ ying them in life .
The Scriptures dec@@ l@@ are : “ Do not be mis@@ led . N@@ ei@@ ther for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ ors , nor i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ers , nor ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ers , nor men kept for un@@ n@@ atur@@ al pur@@ pos@@ es , nor men who li@@ e with men . . . will in@@ her@@ it God’s kingdom . ”
God’s Word comman@@ ds : “ Ch@@ il@@ dren , be obedi@@ ent to your parents in uni@@ on with the Lord , for this is righteous : ‘ H@@ on@@ or your father and your mother ’ ; which is the first comm@@ and with a promise . ”
B@@ as@@ ed on the prophecy of H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i , the talk “ ‘ Des@@ i@@ ra@@ ble Th@@ ings ’ Are F@@ ill@@ ing Jehovah’s H@@ ouse ” was most encourag@@ ing because it as@@ sur@@ ed the listen@@ ers that each member of the “ great crow@@ d ” is truly desi@@ ra@@ ble to Jehovah .
For example , even though a c@@ he@@ f has to ta@@ st@@ e the me@@ als he makes before serving them , he cannot live on those s@@ am@@ ples of food .
Paul succ@@ ess@@ fully emp@@ lo@@ yed God’s written Word to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce many to accept Kingdom truth .
It served to prote@@ ct him from the b@@ lo@@ ws of we@@ ap@@ ons and the ha@@ il@@ s of ar@@ ro@@ ws .
G . Wh@@ it@@ ti@@ er , and he was refer@@ ring to things that we reg@@ re@@ t , that we wish we could do over and do differ@@ ently .
V@@ olu@@ n@@ te@@ ers wor@@ ked long and hard to pre@@ pare bre@@ ak@@ f@@ ast , lun@@ ch , and supp@@ er for attend@@ e@@ es .
They d@@ ate from the si@@ x@@ th and se@@ ven@@ th cen@@ tu@@ ries , and some con@@ tain pas@@ sa@@ ges from the Psal@@ ms and the Go@@ sp@@ els .
I@@ T W@@ A@@ S 19@@ 50 , and we four women in our 20 ’ s were serving as mission@@ aries of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the D@@ om@@ in@@ i@@ can Re@@ public .
It was ho@@ t and hu@@ mi@@ d , and a j@@ um@@ ble of new si@@ gh@@ ts , s@@ oun@@ ds , and ar@@ om@@ as as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ted our sen@@ ses .
The Scriptures st@@ ate that J@@ es@@ se “ had ei@@ ght sons . ”
Let us illustr@@ ate this by consider@@ ing a Scriptural example .
How did one woman feel when she began to associ@@ ate with the Christian congregation ?
Yet , if his decisions do not con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with God’s la@@ ws , a sub@@ mis@@ sive wife is willing to yi@@ eld . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
All of these are v@@ al@@ id reas@@ ons to “ deli@@ ght in the law of God . ”
Who has vis@@ ited all the beau@@ ty spo@@ ts on our earth , which God cre@@ ated ?
As Jehovah’s servants , we want our con@@ vers@@ ations to he@@ al and buil@@ d up rather than h@@ ur@@ t and te@@ ar down .
The ad@@ vice of this pro@@ ver@@ b app@@ lies with e@@ qu@@ al for@@ ce in other are@@ as of life , including congreg@@ ational activities and the public ministry .
( b ) How are many family he@@ a@@ ds imit@@ ating Jesus ’ example of tru@@ sting in Jehovah during hard times ?
In a very per@@ su@@ asi@@ ve spe@@ e@@ ch , the apostle Peter invit@@ ed his a@@ udi@@ ence to “ get sa@@ ved from this cro@@ o@@ ked gener@@ ation ” by rep@@ en@@ ting of their sin@@ s and get@@ ting baptized in the name of Jesus Christ .
Di@@ d those people think that a human king would som@@ eho@@ w be more real , more dep@@ end@@ able , than Jehovah ?
They gain spiritual g@@ em@@ s and in@@ si@@ gh@@ ts .
Jesus is the so@@ le direc@@ t cre@@ ation of his Father .
By pla@@ ying , children learn to use their sen@@ ses , understand their en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , and inter@@ act with others .
I was re@@ comm@@ ended by my gy@@ m@@ n@@ as@@ tic@@ s teach@@ er .
19 : 11 ​ — W@@ as Jesus refer@@ ring to Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t when he spoke to P@@ il@@ ate about the man that h@@ an@@ ded H@@ im over ?
Com@@ bin@@ ing op@@ er@@ ations would re@@ du@@ ce person@@ ne@@ l and make better use of dedic@@ ated fun@@ ds .
How does Jehovah demonstr@@ ate reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess ?
Jesus ​ — The K@@ ey to a Me@@ an@@ ing@@ ful Li@@ fe 4
It could be that they recogn@@ ized their fa@@ il@@ ure to give Jehovah the exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion that he ex@@ ac@@ ts and therefore felt gu@@ il@@ ty .
No man - made means of se@@ cur@@ ity ​ — material , fin@@ an@@ cial , or mil@@ it@@ ary — ​ will provide prote@@ ction during the on@@ coming “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
This year the d@@ ate for this ob@@ serv@@ ance is Th@@ ur@@ s@@ day , Mar@@ ch 28 , after su@@ n@@ down .
I r@@ ented a ro@@ om ne@@ ar@@ by , and to support my@@ self , I started working as an it@@ in@@ er@@ ant c@@ ra@@ f@@ t@@ s@@ man , po@@ li@@ shing cop@@ per po@@ ts and p@@ ans .
The great de@@ e@@ ds of Jehovah give us in@@ num@@ er@@ able reas@@ ons to love and praise him !
In that way , we hope to help them to become Christ’s disciples .
“ I A@@ m With You Pe@@ ople ”
In what other way does God’s love af@@ fect us ?
of De@@ c@@ ember 22 , 20@@ 00 , pages 8 and 9 .
Since she had a su@@ spi@@ ci@@ on about its con@@ ne@@ ctions with false worship , she bro@@ ke the va@@ se with a h@@ am@@ m@@ er and dis@@ car@@ ded it .
We must over@@ come such sen@@ ti@@ ments if we are to have succ@@ ess in fin@@ ding and help@@ ing she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike ones .
( a ) How did Paul tell the Corinth@@ i@@ an congregation to de@@ al with a case of gro@@ ss se@@ x@@ u@@ al mis@@ conduct ?
F@@ in@@ ally , they went to the temple .
This illustr@@ ates an ob@@ serv@@ ation made by the l@@ ate Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or Yo@@ h@@ an@@ an A@@ har@@ on@@ i : “ In the land of the Bible , ge@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ y and hist@@ ory are so deep@@ ly inter@@ w@@ o@@ ven that ne@@ i@@ ther can be really under@@ sto@@ od without the help of the other . ”
What pe@@ ace@@ ful sc@@ ene does David descri@@ be , and how would sheep come to be in such a set@@ ting ?
Yes , Jehovah was “ ready to for@@ give ” a sin@@ ner who turned back from his wa@@ y@@ ward course , man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting true rep@@ ent@@ ance . ​ — Psalm 8@@ 6 : 5 .
Saul had been ut@@ ter@@ ly wrong , for Jesus id@@ enti@@ fied himself with the very ones whom Saul was persecu@@ ting !
In C@@ aring for Jehovah’s F@@ lo@@ ck
Yes , “ those being bless@@ ed by [ God ] will themselves pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , . . . and they will re@@ side forever upon it . ” ​ — P@@ s .
He ad@@ ded : “ The law of Jehovah is perfect , rest@@ or@@ ing strength .
Such a sel@@ f@@ ish attitude is not condu@@ ci@@ ve to happiness .
Because they know that the Scriptures promise et@@ er@@ n@@ al life on a par@@ adise earth for those who remain loyal to Jehovah .
R . V@@ inc@@ ent , com@@ ments that this word most fre@@ qu@@ ently ref@@ ers to practic@@ al wisdom and pr@@ u@@ d@@ ence .
The po@@ or con@@ dition of human rema@@ ins found in t@@ om@@ bs in P@@ al@@ est@@ ine indic@@ ates that it was not a Hebrew cu@@ sto@@ m to em@@ bal@@ m the dead , at le@@ ast not for long pre@@ serv@@ ation .
Tru@@ e , we have to ear@@ n a living , and there is nothing wrong with cho@@ o@@ sing work we enjoy .
AN@@ S@@ W@@ E@@ R : No . He was far more than that .
Yes , that can ha@@ p@@ pen , but the book Gi@@ ving Ti@@ me a Ch@@ ance says : “ Mar@@ ri@@ age means sh@@ aring a life , and the more two people share , the more there is to gro@@ w on . ”
And the counsel given in them is just what we need today , for we too live in a world in which giving Jehovah our exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion is a chall@@ enge . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
How do cre@@ ation and ful@@ filled prophecy show that Jehovah is the Gre@@ at Ti@@ me@@ keep@@ er ?
F@@ in@@ an@@ cial contribu@@ tions made to support the worl@@ d@@ wide work can be lik@@ ened to a sacrifice , whether we offer much or little .
( a ) How can wisdom be imp@@ ar@@ ted ?
H@@ u@@ man@@ s often for@@ get what they promise ; not so Jehovah .
• How does one become a disci@@ ple of Jesus Christ , and what does disci@@ ple@@ ship inclu@@ de ?
A year ear@@ li@@ er a brother had been be@@ at@@ en up in the ne@@ ar@@ by small to@@ wn of C@@ lo@@ on@@ lar@@ a .
But there is never a jus@@ ti@@ fi@@ able reason for ei@@ ther a husband or a wife to use s@@ ar@@ c@@ as@@ tic and dem@@ e@@ an@@ ing spe@@ e@@ ch , or wor@@ se , to sh@@ o@@ ve or h@@ it each other . ​ — Read Proverbs 17 : 27 ; 31 : 26 .
S@@ y@@ bi@@ l deci@@ ded she would respon@@ d with a bro@@ ad sm@@ ile .
Yes , I am still te@@ aring things ap@@ ar@@ t and then pu@@ t@@ ting them back together again .
So I had the privilege of over@@ see@@ ing that de@@ par@@ t@@ ment for n@@ ine years .
They used the l@@ at@@ est p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c and com@@ pu@@ ter - i@@ mag@@ ing te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy to pro@@ du@@ ce high - res@@ olu@@ tion di@@ g@@ it@@ al i@@ ma@@ ges of the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls .
There were arrang@@ ements for making sure that the liter@@ ature was im@@ medi@@ ately dist@@ ribu@@ ted .
F@@ la@@ g@@ s all over Ger@@ many were f@@ low@@ n at half - ma@@ st , and news of this tra@@ gi@@ c ev@@ ent f@@ la@@ shed around the world .
For the s@@ ake of u@@ pri@@ ght ones , there will be a rest@@ or@@ ation in God’s du@@ e time .
W@@ ould Joseph r@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ize that his ma@@ ster would never know ?
B@@ ol@@ dly ex@@ pos@@ ing their h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y , Jesus re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly said to them : “ W@@ o@@ e to you , s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites ! ” ​ — Matthew 23 : 5 , 13 - 31 .
What is loving - kindness ?
“ W@@ ho@@ m Jehovah lo@@ ves he discipl@@ ines , ” says Hebrews 12 : 6 , “ in fact , he s@@ cour@@ ges every one whom he recei@@ ves as a son . ”
Com@@ men@@ ding your children will encoura@@ ge them to em@@ br@@ ace reading with affe@@ ction .
God pur@@ pos@@ es that all v@@ es@@ ti@@ ges of h@@ at@@ red will soon be re@@ moved from the earth .
We do this with full confidence that Jehovah will soon answer our ear@@ n@@ est prayer : “ Let your Kingdom come ” !
Their relationship has been called “ the cont@@ act of matu@@ r@@ ity and you@@ th , of the ma@@ ster and the scho@@ la@@ r , ” resul@@ ting in Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s be@@ coming “ a fir@@ m , so@@ li@@ d - set man . ”
However , angels do not serve as inter@@ cess@@ ors who bring human prayers to the thro@@ ne of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh .
This will cause the nations of the earth to “ be@@ at themselves in lam@@ ent@@ ation . ”
Then we sp@@ ent se@@ ven years in the cir@@ cu@@ it work .
They often have the gift of see@@ ing the truth c@@ learly and simply , expres@@ sing their faith with ear@@ n@@ est@@ ness and ze@@ al .
E@@ i@@ ght months after the pre@@ mi@@ ere of the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama , ” the So@@ ci@@ ety saw the need to provide another ver@@ sion of it called the “ E@@ u@@ re@@ ka D@@ r@@ ama . ”
F@@ am@@ ily life was not the only thing that su@@ ffered .
How Can You Pro@@ vi@@ de for Your W@@ i@@ fe ?
In anger , Saul had all the c@@ it@@ y’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants , including 8@@ 5 pri@@ ests , kil@@ led . ​ — 1 Samuel 21 : 1 , 2 ; 22 : 12 , 13 , 18 , 19 ; Matthew 12 : 3 , 4 .
W@@ O@@ O@@ D@@ L@@ AN@@ D H@@ I@@ L@@ L@@ S , C@@ A ( J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese only ) , As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses , 20@@ 6@@ 00 V@@ en@@ tur@@ a B@@ l@@ v@@ d .
Even “ a sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of the good things to come ” con@@ ta@@ ined in the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law became a re@@ ality in Christ Jesus .
But do you feel that it is now har@@ der to make s@@ mal@@ l@@ er chang@@ es in order to imitate Jehovah and Jesus better ?
They all have to do with v@@ indic@@ ating Jehovah’s right to rule , his uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
A@@ n U@@ ne@@ x@@ pe@@ cted Ch@@ all@@ enge
The Bible tel@@ ls us : “ G@@ o to the ant , you la@@ z@@ y one ; see its ways and become wise .
They had a succ@@ ess@@ ful pre@@ c@@ ision ma@@ ch@@ ining compan@@ y that emp@@ lo@@ yed 17 people .
How , though , will God answer the prayers of people who s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely look to him for guid@@ ance ?
O@@ N A mem@@ or@@ able day over 3@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years ag@@ o , Jehovah God had each hous@@ eho@@ ld of the en@@ sla@@ ved Israelites in Egy@@ pt k@@ ill a lam@@ b or a go@@ at and s@@ prin@@ k@@ le its blood on the do@@ or@@ post@@ s and l@@ in@@ tel@@ s of their hous@@ es .
A Sh@@ un@@ am@@ m@@ ite bo@@ y Eli@@ j@@ ah’s succ@@ ess@@ or , the prophet El@@ isha , resur@@ rec@@ ted a bo@@ y in the to@@ wn of Sh@@ un@@ em and rest@@ ored him to his parents . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 4 : 32 - 37 .
Consider the account at Mark 6 : 30 - 34 .
Acts 24 : 15 says : “ There is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the un@@ righteous . ”
H@@ app@@ iness From S@@ how@@ ing Consi@@ der@@ ation to O@@ thers
In any case , Psalm 9@@ 0 shows that the life of imper@@ fect humans is sh@@ ort .
A peri@@ od of ill@@ ness sur@@ ely is no time to do something that might h@@ in@@ der our prayers and je@@ op@@ ar@@ di@@ ze our relationship with God . ​ — L@@ am .
Ri@@ ght there I determined to find out more about what the Bible teach@@ es so that I might be able to help others like my@@ self who are see@@ king knowledge about the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God , Jehovah , and his good pur@@ pos@@ es toward mankind . ”
Sh@@ ould the individu@@ al follow his conscience by “ obe@@ ying the t@@ ene@@ ts of faith more than the law , ” the St@@ ate might view this as being jus@@ ti@@ fied and within the sc@@ op@@ e of religious fre@@ e@@ dom . ​ — Acts 5 : 29 .
What has to be done by all who are see@@ king Jehovah’s righteousness ?
“ The head of a woman is the man , ” wrote Paul .
9 / 1 Wor@@ k D@@ one as C@@ ar@@ p@@ en@@ ter , 12 / 1 L@@ I@@ F@@ E S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ I@@ E@@ S
I@@ S@@ A@@ I@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S P@@ R@@ O@@ P@@ H@@ E@@ C@@ Y ​ — Li@@ ght for All M@@ an@@ kind
4 : 3 , 10 ​ — Why does Jeremiah com@@ pare “ the daugh@@ ter of [ his ] people ” to “ o@@ stri@@ ches in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness ” ?
That , in fact , was what Jehovah God did with his human cre@@ ation right from the beg@@ in@@ ning .
Jehovah gave Adam and E@@ ve another comm@@ and , which inclu@@ ded a clear st@@ at@@ ement of the p@@ en@@ al@@ ty if viol@@ ated : “ As for the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad , you must not e@@ at from it , for in the day you e@@ at from it you will certainly die . ”
Paul used such el@@ se@@ where in this very letter but not at C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 11 . ​ — Matthew 5 : 4 ; Acts 4 : 36 ; 9 : 31 ; 2 Corinthians 1 : 4 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 2 : 2 ; 4 : 8 .
Jesus often used illustr@@ ations .
Hence , David p@@ our@@ ed out his heart to Jehovah and continued to look to God for direction .
What an out@@ standing example for us today !
A w@@ atch@@ ful course will also en@@ sure that when your Ma@@ ster comes to bring this system to its end , he will find you al@@ er@@ t and ac@@ tive , doing his Fa@@ ther’s will .
Samuel conven@@ ed an ass@@ em@@ bly at M@@ iz@@ pa@@ h , a to@@ wn in the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous country nor@@ th of Jerusalem .
If “ the true t@@ ent ” were com@@ posed of resur@@ rec@@ ted anointed Christians , it would first come into ex@@ ist@@ ence after their resurrection began during “ the pres@@ ence of the Lord . ”
“ I was c@@ ru@@ shed , ” she later told a local new@@ s@@ pa@@ per .
F@@ e@@ w things are as f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating as lear@@ ning from God about the purpose of life .
I believe this with all my heart .
Abraham knew that Jehovah in@@ tend@@ ed in du@@ e time to p@@ un@@ ish those people for their wicked practic@@ es .
And just m@@ om@@ ents before his death , Jesus called out : “ Father , into your hands I en@@ trust my spirit . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Jehovah ex@@ tend@@ s to you a special invit@@ ation .
As the tri@@ p continued , two more times Eli@@ j@@ ah ur@@ ged El@@ isha to stay be@@ h@@ ind but to no a@@ va@@ il .
In the l@@ ist bel@@ ow , ro@@ ws are num@@ ber@@ ed from fr@@ on@@ t to back , and n@@ ames are lis@@ ted from left to right in each ro@@ w .
From the lar@@ g@@ est to the s@@ mal@@ l@@ est , Jehovah’s works reve@@ al as@@ pe@@ cts of his person@@ ality .
It appe@@ ars that contribu@@ tions to the temple had all but st@@ op@@ ped by the time Ne@@ h@@ emiah re@@ turned to Jerusalem .
Noah had to sto@@ ck@@ p@@ ile one ye@@ ar@@ ’s food supp@@ ly for his family and for the ani@@ mal@@ s .
The article no@@ tes that these ch@@ ur@@ ches are gro@@ wing because they are “ based on the same princi@@ ple as all succ@@ ess@@ ful bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ es : pu@@ t@@ ting the cu@@ st@@ om@@ er first . ”
Thus , Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on is not a human war con@@ f@@ ined to a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar lo@@ c@@ ation in the M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast .
Ther@@ efore , as Christians , we avoid a cr@@ itical , com@@ pla@@ ining spirit and show respect for God’s the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c arrang@@ ements .
They are all part of one loving , g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
Indeed , the whole city was set in com@@ mo@@ tion at his en@@ try .
“ The Ang@@ el of Jehovah Is C@@ am@@ p@@ ing All Ar@@ ound ”
God’s will for the earth is c@@ learly evid@@ ent in the Scriptures , from the account of the cre@@ ation right up to the v@@ isions of the book of Revelation .
( a ) What is the only p@@ ath to life ?
The ‘ col@@ le@@ cting out ’ of the we@@ e@@ d@@ like imit@@ ation Christians has been c@@ learly recogn@@ ized by an ever - inc@@ reas@@ ing great crow@@ d of she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike ones .
If we en@@ ter@@ tain the false reason@@ ings of such ones , our confidence in Jehovah’s Word of truth , the Bible , can be we@@ ak@@ ened and our faith can die . — 2 Corinthians 11 : 13 - 15 ; 1 Timothy 1 : 19 .
For instance , al@@ though the complete New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation was pr@@ inted and shi@@ pp@@ ed to Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ a in time for the conven@@ tion , of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als of the C@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ s De@@ par@@ t@@ ment refu@@ sed to allow the shi@@ p@@ ment to cro@@ ss the bor@@ der .
At times , well - meaning individuals s@@ ought to di@@ str@@ act Jesus from his work .
( Read Romans 15 : 25 , 26 ; 2 Timothy 1 : 16 - 18 . )
What does the l@@ at@@ ter inclu@@ de ?
King A@@ ha@@ b had married Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l , the daugh@@ ter of the king of S@@ id@@ on .
The following day the enti@@ re ass@@ em@@ bly mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r@@ s against Moses and A@@ ar@@ on .
( See op@@ ening i@@ ma@@ ge . )
He said that God’s people would be car@@ ri@@ ed into cap@@ tiv@@ ity but would be rest@@ ored to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and after “ se@@ v@@ ent@@ y years . ”
S@@ how@@ ing hear@@ t@@ felt concer@@ n for spiritual tru@@ ths and care@@ fully sear@@ ch@@ ing for them requi@@ res time for study and medit@@ ation .
H@@ ula B@@ as@@ in
For example , we might star@@ t lear@@ ning the language and cu@@ st@@ om@@ s of the people who live there .
This op@@ ened up opportun@@ ities to give a witness , explained Bro@@ ther K@@ wak@@ ye .
In the par@@ able , Jesus says that the vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins have the responsi@@ bility to be ready with their lam@@ ps li@@ t when the bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om arri@@ ves .
Since we are imper@@ fect , it is not our n@@ atur@@ al inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation to obey and it is imp@@ os@@ sible for us to obey per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly .
Paul “ never st@@ op@@ ped pra@@ ying ” that the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ an Christians might be filled with the acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s will “ so as to walk wor@@ th@@ ily of Jehovah in order to ple@@ ase him fully . ”
Jesus , for example , c@@ learly dis@@ cer@@ ned why the woman suffering from a f@@ low of blood had t@@ ou@@ ched him , and he deal@@ t with her wis@@ ely and com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ately .
He form@@ ed no close ties with people who were not s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely inter@@ ested in doing his Fa@@ ther’s will .
And how can we doubt that he respon@@ ded to Paul’s sum@@ m@@ ons to return to R@@ ome with Timothy ?
Noah had faith that what Jehovah fore@@ told would come true .
By taking hold of the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast by the be@@ ard , so to speak , elders can res@@ cu@@ e the sheep .
Jesus himself made the st@@ at@@ ement : “ My du@@ e time has not yet fully come . ”
Christian meetings are a pro@@ vision from Jehovah that can in@@ fu@@ se us with spiritual en@@ er@@ gy .
Mar@@ vel@@ ous physical benef@@ its will f@@ low to obedi@@ ent humans living in God’s new world .
Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h kno@@ ws what Jehovah fore@@ told about her sons .
“ Now those gi@@ r@@ ls have a better ide@@ a of who Jehovah’s Witnesses really are . ”
To my am@@ a@@ z@@ ement , the man accepted the Kingdom Ne@@ ws .
For P@@ at , a w@@ in@@ ter day some years ag@@ o seem@@ ed to star@@ t off nor@@ m@@ ally .
P@@ in@@ poin@@ ting the reason , Jesus asked them : “ How can you believe , when you are accep@@ ting glory from one another and you are not see@@ king the glory that is from the only God ? ”
The p@@ en@@ al@@ ty for that dis@@ obedi@@ ent act was death , as God had c@@ learly stated : “ In the day you e@@ at from it you will positi@@ vely die . ”
When we read Romans 8 : 21 , what should we ask ourselves ?
H@@ el@@ p for P@@ o@@ or , 9 / 1
These would provide opportun@@ ities to rec@@ ount Jehovah’s mi@@ gh@@ ty ac@@ ts , to be remin@@ ded of his ways , and to expres@@ s gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to him for all of his go@@ o@@ dness .
I asked a lo@@ t of questions during the study , and the Witnesses ans@@ wer@@ ed all of them using the Bible .
Then you have to set a good example .
Yes , some Bible writ@@ ers did ref@@ er to or con@@ sul@@ t ex@@ is@@ ting but un@@ inspired hist@@ ori@@ es or do@@ cum@@ ents .
B@@ ru@@ ce ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ These friends and c@@ o - work@@ ers , ho@@ st@@ s and ho@@ st@@ ess@@ es , had no other mo@@ tive in being so help@@ ful than love of Paul and love of the Ma@@ ster whom he served .
Why do we not ex@@ pect a mirac@@ le from God to he@@ al us now ?
Now consider a second example .
The co@@ st of war is hor@@ rend@@ ous ; the vi@@ ct@@ ors as well as the van@@ qui@@ shed pa@@ y a ter@@ ri@@ ble pri@@ ce .
How is the necess@@ ary money to be found ?
The re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al words of M@@ ary sh@@ ort@@ ly after lear@@ ning that she would be the mother of the Messi@@ ah were similar to those of H@@ ann@@ ah when she was pres@@ en@@ ting young Samuel for ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le service .
In@@ spe@@ ction Ti@@ me Be@@ g@@ ins !
1 , 2 . ( a ) What difficul@@ ty do many people experience ?
And even when the resul@@ ts are not so tra@@ gi@@ c , parents and children re@@ a@@ p the bit@@ ter fru@@ its of mis@@ gu@@ i@@ ded child re@@ aring .
Of course , people may be ei@@ ther un@@ able or un@@ willing to fulf@@ ill their promises .
How did Moses re@@ act ?
He told Israel : “ Your fes@@ tal se@@ as@@ ons my soul has h@@ ated . To me they have become a bur@@ den ; I have become ti@@ red of be@@ aring them . And when you s@@ pre@@ ad out your p@@ al@@ ms , I hi@@ de my eyes from you .
I have no@@ tic@@ ed that they are more likely to feel re@@ je@@ cted than children and a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ents who have both of their parents .
Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers today take to heart these words and bus@@ y themselves in the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work .
Thus , Satan himself brought on the cal@@ am@@ ities that be@@ f@@ ell Job in ra@@ pi@@ d succ@@ es@@ sion .
The re@@ ality of im@@ moral se@@ x is far different from what is por@@ tra@@ yed by the en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment me@@ dia , which would have us believe that bre@@ ak@@ ing God’s la@@ ws has no con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
I ca@@ ught a g@@ li@@ mp@@ se of Bro@@ ther H@@ en@@ sc@@ he@@ l coming ac@@ ro@@ ss the ar@@ ena flo@@ or in our direction , and I st@@ op@@ ped the or@@ ch@@ es@@ tr@@ a so that I could go and me@@ et him .
After consider@@ ing Samu@@ el@@ ’s example , Bro@@ ther N@@ ou@@ ma@@ ir , who sp@@ ent over a de@@ ca@@ de in mission@@ ary service in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , stated : “ You too can become very li@@ ka@@ ble in God’s eyes by s@@ tic@@ king loy@@ ally to the work God has given you to do .
Some su@@ gg@@ est that this imp@@ lies that it was Jehovah’s cu@@ sto@@ m to commun@@ ic@@ ate with Adam at this time , pos@@ si@@ bly every day .
They are found all around the world , and sa@@ dly , some Christians have follow@@ ed the tr@@ end ​ — even lo@@ sing their standing in the Christian congregation . ​ — 1 Corinthians 5 : 11 .
Not only did Lu@@ c@@ a expla@@ in his beli@@ ef@@ s but he also showed our we@@ b@@ s@@ ite to the whole class .
Paul ad@@ d@@ ressed such under@@ shepher@@ ds when he said : “ Pa@@ y attention to y@@ ourselves and to all the flo@@ ck , among which the holy spirit has appointed you overse@@ ers , to shepher@@ d the congregation of God , which he pur@@ cha@@ sed with the blood of his own Son . ” ​ — Acts 20 : 28 .
The last recorded in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent in P@@ il@@ ate@@ ’s care@@ er was another con@@ f@@ li@@ ct .
How than@@ k@@ ful we can be that bo@@ dies of water do not fre@@ e@@ ze so@@ li@@ d !
How do we make our dedic@@ ation , and what con@@ ne@@ ction does it have with baptism ?
S@@ ta@@ y ac@@ tive in Jehovah’s service . ” ​ — James 2 : 17 , 26 .
The effect of this fine example ?
J@@ U@@ L@@ Y 18 - 20
They were still God’s cho@@ s@@ en people , and the re@@ buil@@ t temple was still the cen@@ ter for true worship .
* ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 34 : 6 , 7 ; James 5 : 16 .
P@@ o@@ t@@ ter@@ y : Ex@@ ca@@ v@@ ated by W@@ o@@ h@@ l Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m , H@@ er@@ o@@ di@@ an Q@@ u@@ ar@@ ter , Jewish Q@@ u@@ ar@@ ter .
On@@ ly Noah and his family sur@@ vi@@ ved into a cle@@ ans@@ ed earth .
When a person is not hum@@ ble and wants to have more authority , it is hard for him to stay loyal to God .
Since a life sp@@ ent in faithful service to Jehovah is beau@@ ti@@ ful from his stan@@ d@@ point , does it not also mer@@ it the respect of others ?
Some feel that mo@@ der@@ n “ wisdom ” makes Bible teachings out - of - d@@ ate .
Abraham did not hold on to any res@@ ent@@ ment that he might have felt toward Lo@@ t .
S@@ ome@@ times I ask my@@ self , ‘ Are we really here ? ’
We know that those whom Jesus heal@@ ed and resur@@ rec@@ ted in the first century , for example , ev@@ en@@ tually gre@@ w old and died , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as those who respon@@ ded fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly to the message he pre@@ ached put themselves in l@@ ine for everlasting life . ​ — John 11 : 25 , 26 .
Even so , there are those who c@@ learly see God’s “ inv@@ isi@@ ble qualities ” through the things he has made .
“ I knew that he would make ro@@ om for us at Bethel .
W@@ ould others in the are@@ a where you live associ@@ ate the use of inc@@ en@@ se with a false religious prac@@ tice ?
The pro@@ ject was comple@@ ted in three months and ten days .
W@@ ould you ple@@ ase read Genesis chap@@ ter 3 , ver@@ ses 1 through 5 ?
In Romans chap@@ ter 16 , Paul gave recogn@@ iti@@ on to more than 20 fellow believers for qualities that made them de@@ ar to his heart .
She conclu@@ des : “ All the years I sp@@ ent away from my home country have given me pri@@ c@@ eless experi@@ ences and many friends .
The same principles apply to those who come to know Jehovah as ad@@ ul@@ ts .
4@@ 5 : 1 ; 4@@ 9 : 3 .
Peter coun@@ sel@@ s a Christian woman not to r@@ ely on ex@@ ter@@ n@@ al appe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces .
Since Christ is man@@ ’s head , hus@@ ban@@ ds need to cop@@ y his example .
I@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ IN@@ E yourself as a member of the first - century Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ i@@ an congregation , one of the ear@@ li@@ est to be esta@@ bli@@ shed in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
W@@ a@@ iting to wel@@ come him was the lo@@ ne sub@@ s@@ cri@@ ber to The W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er , who had started a Bible study group in K@@ o@@ be .
Jehovah se@@ es bey@@ ond the m@@ om@@ ent and per@@ c@@ ei@@ ves the long - ter@@ m con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of both good and bad be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
The Bible shows that God en@@ tru@@ sted man with the ste@@ war@@ d@@ ship of the earth .
“ When B@@ ad T@@ im@@ es C@@ ome Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly ”
Wh@@ ere necess@@ ary , elders can also help in arrang@@ ing for material support .
Jesus asked Mar@@ th@@ a : “ Do you believe this ? ”
( b ) Des@@ cri@@ be Jesus ’ heal@@ ing of the de@@ a@@ f man .
Yet , inter@@ est@@ ingly , God did not pre@@ des@@ t@@ ine the future of each individu@@ al , ei@@ ther by divine inter@@ ven@@ tion or by some bi@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal pro@@ c@@ ess .
To each con@@ qu@@ ering anointed one , Christ will gr@@ ant the privilege of ‘ s@@ it@@ ting down with him on his thro@@ ne , even as he con@@ qu@@ ered and s@@ at down with his Father on His thro@@ ne . ’
5 Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy 2 .
‘ TH@@ E most preci@@ ous thing in the world . ’ Do you share that view of life ?
Still , it is good to remember that even though Jehovah per@@ mit@@ ted humans to exerc@@ ise self - rule , he at no time rel@@ in@@ qui@@ shed his right to rule over his cre@@ atu@@ res .
In gener@@ al , it is un@@ wise to try to co@@ er@@ ce or pres@@ sure someone into feel@@ ing real love .
But she was great@@ ly encoura@@ ged when An@@ n , a pioneer sister in the congregation , took a ke@@ en personal interest in her spiritual wel@@ f@@ are .
E@@ no@@ s@@ h
On r@@ are occasi@@ ons , for example , a mate may devel@@ op serious emo@@ tional problems .
What can cause us to ask : “ How long ” ?
We will if in faith we exerc@@ ise self - control while r@@ un@@ ning our Christian r@@ ace without le@@ tu@@ p and through to comple@@ tion .
To his am@@ a@@ z@@ ement , the Greek h@@ and@@ writ@@ ing con@@ ta@@ ined words that were famili@@ ar to him .
That was where it was ann@@ oun@@ ced that we would be id@@ enti@@ fied by the Bible - based name Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The Bible indic@@ ates that death br@@ ings an end to the marriage b@@ ond , thus pres@@ en@@ ting the sur@@ vi@@ ving sp@@ ouse the opportunity to re@@ mar@@ ry .
“ Today , however , I am happy , and I no longer c@@ ry at night .
Acc@@ ep@@ ting Jehovah’s Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine
By the l@@ ate second century B.C.E . , R@@ ome had come to id@@ enti@@ fy her c@@ hi@@ ef de@@ ities with those of the Greek pan@@ the@@ on ​ — Ju@@ pit@@ er with Z@@ e@@ us , J@@ un@@ o with H@@ er@@ a , and so on .
Our Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od is another valu@@ able res@@ ource in see@@ king Jehovah’s guid@@ ance .
What a fine example for us ! ​ — Genesis 34 : 1 , 2 ; 1 Corinthians 15 : 33 .
As loving shepher@@ ds , these “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men ” help to maintain our un@@ ity .
If so , why does he per@@ mit so much c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty ?
10 , 11 . ( a ) How in@@ de@@ b@@ ted are you to Jesus ?
Those humans who were to be associ@@ ated with the pri@@ m@@ ary part of the se@@ ed would form the fore@@ told “ kingdom of pri@@ ests ” and would be brought into “ a new covenant ” as the new “ Israel , ” a spiritual one . ​ — Jeremiah 31 : 31 - 34 ; Hebrews 8 : 7 - 9 .
; De@@ g@@ and@@ t , I .
When prom@@ o@@ tions or new opportun@@ ities come along , they are con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with a decision .
What examples of hum@@ ble service do the angels provide ?
Ha@@ ve you felt that your relationship with Jehovah has been streng@@ th@@ ened as you have dra@@ wn close to him ?
Those who prove themselves ready will be “ taken along , ” or sa@@ ved , when the ung@@ o@@ dly world is destro@@ yed .
Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a : W@@ ell , he said that the Father is greater than he is .
Since Jehovah used King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar of Babyl@@ on to destro@@ y Jerusalem at the beg@@ in@@ ning of “ the appointed times , ” in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . , He reve@@ aled through that rul@@ er that the nations would continue without divine inter@@ fer@@ ence for a to@@ tal of se@@ ven sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic times .
The tend@@ er affe@@ ction and practic@@ al ass@@ ist@@ ance rend@@ ered by such car@@ ing brothers and sisters are all man@@ i@@ fes@@ t@@ ations of “ God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness expres@@ sed in vari@@ ous ways . ” ​ — Read 1 Peter 4 : 11 .
Psalm 7@@ 2 poin@@ ts to what he will do through his King - Son .
But even the most no@@ ble among them do not know their sub@@ je@@ cts in@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely .
How should we view our ste@@ war@@ d@@ ship ?
The news came at a time when I was beg@@ in@@ ning to be concer@@ ned about Ar@@ th@@ ur@@ ’s health .
S@@ ur@@ ely Eli@@ j@@ ah also wanted to see an end to the dr@@ ought because of all the suffering among the people of his ho@@ m@@ el@@ and .
Since your parents are true Christians , they turned to the Bible and Bible - based liter@@ ature for tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy guid@@ ance , and they asked those who had ra@@ ised children for ad@@ vice .
C@@ ould that take you away from your family and ev@@ en@@ tually from spiritual activities that you de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely should not mis@@ s ?
By regul@@ arly set@@ ting our min@@ ds on the things of the spirit and allow@@ ing a spiritual inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation and attitude to devel@@ op in us .
Jehovah again wrote the comman@@ d@@ ments upon st@@ one .
He imp@@ l@@ anted a se@@ x@@ u@@ al need in humans so that they would “ be fru@@ it@@ ful and become many . ”
What important st@@ ep@@ s were taken by W@@ al@@ do and his followers ?
If you want to ple@@ ase God , religious a@@ ff@@ ili@@ ation is vital ​ — but not with just any religious group or den@@ om@@ in@@ ation .
Like him , let us exer@@ t ourselves vi@@ g@@ or@@ ously in the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work and be bo@@ ld and coura@@ ge@@ ous in speaking the word of God .
He promises to help us when we ti@@ re out .
( a ) What is the n@@ ature of Jehovah’s law ?
They had seen his mirac@@ les and had listen@@ ed to his teachings .
I@@ magine what would ha@@ p@@ pen if p@@ il@@ o@@ ts were to na@@ vi@@ g@@ ate , not by fi@@ x@@ ed refer@@ ence poin@@ ts , but by be@@ ac@@ ons that moved about un@@ pre@@ dic@@ ta@@ bly and some@@ times disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared al@@ together !
S@@ ome@@ times he whe@@ els himself along through t@@ or@@ r@@ enti@@ al mon@@ so@@ ons ; at other times the temp@@ er@@ ature is over 1@@ 10 de@@ gre@@ es F@@ ah@@ r@@ en@@ he@@ it [ 4@@ 3 ° C ] .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es , I could see a gro@@ wing mil@@ it@@ ar@@ ism all around .
I told him we get it from Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n .
( 2 ) Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ate the origin@@ al message word for word where possible .
• How may we pur@@ sue peace if we have off@@ ended someone ?
On@@ ce , he had to de@@ f@@ end himself before the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in , the Jewish high cour@@ t .
Because we see what Satan is tr@@ ying to do to Jehovah’s name and re@@ pu@@ tation , we feel more com@@ p@@ el@@ led to teach others the truth about our God .
The man having godly wisdom also has re@@ ver@@ ence and a@@ we for God , since “ the fear of Jehovah is the star@@ t of wisdom . ”
When the nation turned to serving other go@@ ds , Jehovah cor@@ rec@@ ted them .
Jesus comple@@ ted the great act of at@@ on@@ ement after being resur@@ rec@@ ted to heaven .
Even wor@@ se , they por@@ tra@@ y God as s@@ n@@ atch@@ ing loved ones from family and friends by hor@@ ri@@ fi@@ c , pa@@ in@@ ful means .
The do@@ ct@@ or kept tel@@ ling us that we had to trust in God
We imitate him when we show respect for what others believe .
The expres@@ sion “ kingdom of the heavens ” appe@@ ars some 30 times in the Go@@ spe@@ l of Matthew .
9 : 17 - 27 ; 10 : 1 .
Jesus comman@@ ds his angels : “ G@@ o to ga@@ ther@@ ing the whe@@ at into my sto@@ re@@ house . ”
Thus , the apostle Paul wrote : “ It seem@@ s to me that God has put us the apostles last on ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion as men appointed to death , because we [ the apostles ] have become a the@@ at@@ ri@@ cal spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ le to the world , and to angels , and to men . ”
Then , with prac@@ tice our per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers will be tra@@ ined “ to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish both right and wrong . ” ​ — Hebrews 5 : 11 - 14 .
They e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly respon@@ ded to Jesus ’ r@@ ous@@ ing instru@@ ctions : P@@ re@@ ach the good news of God’s esta@@ bli@@ shed Kingdom in all the earth !
In fact , it pro@@ ba@@ bly inc@@ reas@@ ed . As a result , when your child re@@ bel@@ s and su@@ ff@@ ers spiritual , emo@@ tional , or physical har@@ m , you may feel that you are to bl@@ ame .
I arri@@ ved in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o C@@ ity on O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 20 , 19@@ 50 .
Jehovah kin@@ dly for@@ gives imper@@ fect people like us .
It also reve@@ als that the w@@ at@@ ers over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed the earth for 1@@ 50 days .
Proverbs 16 : 5 war@@ ns : “ E@@ ver@@ yone that is pr@@ ou@@ d in heart is something de@@ t@@ es@@ table to Jehovah . ”
But un@@ known to Job , his integrity to God became an is@@ sue in the heavenly cour@@ t , and Satan res@@ ol@@ ved to bre@@ ak him in any way he could .
In my 20 ’ s
E@@ duc@@ ation La@@ sted a Li@@ fe@@ time ( H . G@@ lu@@ y@@ as ) , 10 / 1
The of@@ fic@@ er who was to over@@ see the apostle Paul’s s@@ cour@@ g@@ ing and Ju@@ li@@ us , who es@@ cor@@ ted Paul to R@@ ome , were also cen@@ tu@@ ri@@ ons . ​ — Mark 15 : 39 ; Acts 10 : 1 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ; 22 : 25 ; 27 : 1 .
The st@@ ep that Jesus Christ took on the night of N@@ is@@ an 14 , 33 C.E . , was much more than a pas@@ sing in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent in his life .
So@@ on after that , La@@ ur@@ i and R@@ am@@ on@@ i also left the con@@ v@@ ent .
Why do you believe that Jesus is ali@@ ve ?
And if they would not respon@@ d to this fir@@ m counsel , Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed others in the congregation to “ with@@ draw ” from them ​ — to avoid them , evid@@ ently in so@@ cial matters . ​ — 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 3 : 6 - 12 .
Jehovah , through his un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , however , op@@ ened the way for me and my family to become his dedic@@ ated servants and to devo@@ te our lives to br@@ ing@@ ing to people the good news of everlasting life on a par@@ adise earth .
Consider how an inf@@ ant lear@@ ns to walk without f@@ all@@ ing .
Th@@ r@@ ough the prophet Isaiah , Jehovah gave his ancient people the hope of the rest@@ or@@ ation .
Their so@@ cial and fin@@ an@@ cial succ@@ ess may make it se@@ em that their way of doing things is right .
So allow and even encoura@@ ge your te@@ en@@ ag@@ er to devel@@ op an id@@ ent@@ ity along with fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ctions .
How fo@@ ol@@ ish it is to ‘ le@@ an upon our own understanding ’ or that of prom@@ in@@ ent people in the world when we can place our complete confidence in Jehovah !
“ ON@@ E qu@@ ar@@ ter of the worl@@ d’s po@@ pul@@ ation live in po@@ ver@@ ty , 1@@ .@@ 3 bil@@ li@@ on sur@@ vi@@ ve on less than $ 1 a day , 1 bil@@ li@@ on are ill@@ it@@ er@@ ate , 1@@ .@@ 3 bil@@ li@@ on l@@ ack acc@@ ess to sa@@ fe dr@@ in@@ king water and 1 bil@@ li@@ on go hu@@ ng@@ ry da@@ ily . ”
For the tr@@ act Can the De@@ ad Re@@ ally Li@@ ve A@@ gain ?
G@@ or@@ d@@ on had been war@@ ned : “ Be care@@ ful with the bo@@ s@@ s@@ ’s daugh@@ ters .
F@@ in@@ ally , Jesus dra@@ ws attention to an un@@ as@@ sa@@ il@@ able witness .
They do not teach people that the Kingdom is a heavenly govern@@ ment rul@@ ed by Jesus .
F@@ ran@@ c@@ is C@@ o@@ oke , who vis@@ ited us in pris@@ on , gave a fine talk for us .
We live in a world that is g@@ ear@@ ed toward appe@@ al@@ ing to fle@@ sh@@ ly inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations .
The wi@@ do@@ w had provided for his prophet and had exerc@@ ised faith .
Paul did not believe any of those ne@@ g@@ ative con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences to be true .
These inclu@@ de stud@@ ying the Scriptures , atten@@ ding Christian meetings , and preaching the good news of the Kingdom .
She felt that these new circumstances might make her baptism possible .
B@@ el@@ ow him is an enem@@ y cam@@ p ​ — and it is hu@@ ge !
Are there individuals today who demonstr@@ ate such faith and ze@@ al in the pur@@ su@@ it of the Kingdom ?
On@@ ly because he reli@@ ed on Jehovah was Paul able to do what he could not do on his own .
Wh@@ ere is house - to - house preaching spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally mentioned in the Bible ?
And the number continu@@ es to gro@@ w .
You may ag@@ ree on both coun@@ ts , since people gener@@ ally tre@@ asure being in control of their own lives .
Fir@@ st , no@@ te the events that pre@@ ce@@ ded that meeting .
Do you “ seek righteousness ” by living a mor@@ ally clean life in har@@ mony with God’s standards ?
Jesus ’ words indic@@ ated that the t@@ ask of disci@@ ple - making would be ex@@ tend@@ ed all the way to “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
After that , I continued serving as a pioneer by my@@ self .
What kind of person would you cho@@ ose ?
He did away with James the brother of John by the s@@ word . ” ​ — Acts 12 : 1 , 2 .
( a ) What in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence did Adam and E@@ ve seek ?
Yet , the Phil@@ ist@@ ine woman was “ just right ” in Sam@@ s@@ on@@ ’s eyes .
In@@ tegrity P@@ u@@ t to the T@@ est
M@@ en of God Who P@@ re@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ed the Christ
Luke ​ — B@@ el@@ o@@ ved F@@ el@@ low Wor@@ k@@ er , 11 / 15
We can appro@@ pri@@ ately pray that blessings be show@@ ered upon obedi@@ ent mankind in God’s promised new world . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
So , then , when cop@@ ing with con@@ di@@ tions that have no eas@@ y so@@ lu@@ tion , what can help you to maintain joy ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , we can have faith in his promise : “ I will by no means leave you nor by any means for@@ s@@ ake you . ” ​ — Hebrews 13 : 5 .
In an ancient Israel@@ ite we@@ d@@ ding , the gro@@ om brought the bri@@ de to his own home or to his fa@@ ther’s
Not all expe@@ ct@@ ations are un@@ real@@ is@@ tic .
By ‘ t@@ es@@ ting whether we are in the faith . ’
When Samuel was just a bo@@ y , El@@ i served as high pri@@ est in Israel .
We must praise Jehovah public@@ ly at Christian ga@@ ther@@ ings .
Jehovah Rev@@ e@@ als the Tru@@ th
Lo@@ ok under P@@ U@@ B@@ L@@ I@@ C@@ AT@@ I@@ ON@@ S > V@@ I@@ D@@ E@@ O@@ S .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Paul expres@@ sed the desire of true Christians with the words : “ We trust we have an hon@@ est conscience , as we wish to conduct ourselves hon@@ es@@ tly in all things . ” ​ — Hebrews 13 : 18 .
20 , 21 . ( a ) S@@ te@@ ph@@ en@@ ’s case provi@@ des what evidence of tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ill@@ ity when experi@@ enc@@ ing persecu@@ tion ?
As@@ k them how you can qu@@ ali@@ fy for such privile@@ ges and how to apply for them .
By inv@@ es@@ ting in these truly preci@@ ous as@@ se@@ ts , we ‘ sa@@ f@@ ely tre@@ asure up for ourselves a fine f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for the future , in order to get a fir@@ m hold on the real life . ’ ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 17 - 19 .
Why is the peace of God’s people different from any man - made peace ?
Some have been en@@ s@@ n@@ ared by “ tre@@ m@@ bl@@ ing at men ”
• emo@@ tion@@ ally ?
And if they do return , let us wel@@ come them in a way that refle@@ cts Jehovah’s vie@@ w@@ point .
He encoura@@ ged them to be un@@ ited in the faith and to keep lear@@ ning about Jesus in order to become “ a full - gro@@ wn man , at@@ tain@@ ing the me@@ asure of st@@ ature that bel@@ ong@@ s to the ful@@ l@@ ness of the Christ . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 13 .
In fact , it appe@@ ars that Jehovah inspired Na@@ than , together with G@@ ad the v@@ isi@@ on@@ ary , to direc@@ t David in organiz@@ ing 4@@ ,000 mu@@ si@@ ci@@ ans in temple service . ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on .
Some years after Jesus as@@ c@@ ended to heaven , the apostle Paul wrote : “ This man [ Jesus ] offered one sacrifice for sin@@ s per@@ pe@@ tually and s@@ at down at the right hand of God , from then on a@@ wa@@ iting until his enem@@ ies should be plac@@ ed as a sto@@ ol for his fe@@ et . ”
One Bible refer@@ ence work pu@@ ts it this way : “ God is to be loved comple@@ t@@ ely and to@@ t@@ ally . ”
How can a man today ‘ re@@ ach out for an of@@ fice of over@@ sight ’ in an appro@@ pri@@ ate , godly way ?
“ All things are n@@ ak@@ ed and op@@ en@@ ly ex@@ posed to the eyes of him with whom we have an acc@@ oun@@ ting , ” wrote the apostle Paul .
The book The I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ance of L@@ ying states : “ H@@ on@@ es@@ ty may be a no@@ ble ide@@ al , but it has little value in the life and death stru@@ gg@@ le for sur@@ vi@@ val and se@@ cur@@ ity .
However , even then Ab@@ sal@@ om might have had his si@@ gh@@ ts on the thro@@ ne , vie@@ wing A@@ m@@ n@@ on@@ ’s mu@@ r@@ der as a conven@@ i@@ ent way to eli@@ min@@ ate a ri@@ val .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing are some ty@@ pi@@ cal rep@@ lies :
You can have the deep satis@@ fac@@ tion of know@@ ing that you did what you knew to be right in your case .
These n@@ on - Israelites had experienced ten a@@ w@@ es@@ ome pla@@ gu@@ es that wr@@ ought ha@@ vo@@ c upon Egy@@ pt and made a la@@ ugh@@ ing@@ sto@@ ck of its false go@@ ds .
M@@ oun@@ tain go@@ at
Some have given in to this temp@@ tation by allow@@ ing their min@@ ds to d@@ well on what is bad .
Ma@@ in@@ tain spiritual bal@@ ance and accept help from others
I began sh@@ aring with her what I had learned from the Bible , but her Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ist ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound made it difficult for her to appreci@@ ate it .
There are good reas@@ ons for your con@@ vi@@ ction .
‘ They really are my brothers , ’ I thought to my@@ self .
On the night of the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver 33 C.E . , Jesus ’ disciples were g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed because of what Jesus said about his imp@@ en@@ ding de@@ par@@ ture .
As sh@@ own in the book of Job , the Devil challeng@@ ed God , claim@@ ing that no human would remain faithful to H@@ im if Satan were allow@@ ed to t@@ est that person .
Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at has even persecu@@ ted and kil@@ led God’s true servants , be@@ coming dr@@ un@@ k with their blood , as it were . ​ — Revelation 18 : 24 .
His cre@@ ative works on earth and in the heavens bring him praise and f@@ ill us with a@@ we . ​ — Psalm 19 : 1 - 4 .
The Hebrew word S@@ he@@ ol occ@@ ur@@ s 6@@ 5 times in the Hebrew Scriptures and is rend@@ ered “ hel@@ l , ” “ gra@@ ve , ” and “ pi@@ t ” in the King James V@@ er@@ sion .
Instead , let us be kind and ready to share the things we have .
They must have been in such service together for at le@@ ast three years without inter@@ ru@@ p@@ tion .
When I heard about the pos@@ si@@ bility of atten@@ ding the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad , I im@@ medi@@ ately app@@ lied .
We n@@ atur@@ ally want to know whether it does any good .
F@@ ran@@ c@@ is@@ can mon@@ ks later po@@ pul@@ ar@@ ized it in S@@ pain and many other coun@@ tri@@ es .
For example , Bible liter@@ ature is now a@@ vail@@ able in Gre@@ en@@ l@@ an@@ di@@ c ( spo@@ ken by 4@@ 7@@ ,000 people ) , P@@ al@@ au@@ an ( spo@@ ken by 1@@ 5@@ ,000 ) , and Y@@ ap@@ ese ( spo@@ ken by fe@@ wer than 7@@ ,000 people ) .
That might expla@@ in how a person could en@@ ter un@@ invit@@ ed .
He ac@@ tually mentioned the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule when he was discus@@ sing how we are to tre@@ at people in gener@@ al and even our enem@@ ies .
Instead , Jesus ’ rep@@ ly was clear and direc@@ t : “ It is said , ‘ You must not put Jehovah your God to the t@@ est . ’ ” ​ — Read Luke 4 : 9 - 12 .
In another Af@@ ri@@ can country , even little children have had li@@ m@@ bs cu@@ t off by ar@@ m@@ ed re@@ bel@@ s .
So the el@@ der can@@ c@@ els his field service arrang@@ ement with the young brother in order to provide loving support to a family fac@@ ing an em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y .
My feelings of fa@@ il@@ ure were such that it was often too de@@ pres@@ sing for me to read the life - st@@ ory artic@@ les , which often rec@@ ount ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments of Jehovah’s people .
I was sa@@ ved by a small child in the family .
To illustr@@ ate : I@@ magine that a ju@@ dge with an out@@ standing rec@@ ord of making fa@@ ir - min@@ ded decisions has h@@ an@@ ded down a s@@ ent@@ ence in a cour@@ t case .
8 : 20 - 23 .
Des@@ ir@@ ous of being found “ un@@ ble@@ mi@@ shed , ” we do well to exam@@ ine our mo@@ ti@@ ves in all our pur@@ su@@ its .
• Why should we help people to come to a greater understanding of Jehovah’s love ?
Paul ur@@ ged the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ an Christians : “ G@@ o on wal@@ king in uni@@ on with [ Christ Jesus ] , . . . over@@ f@@ low@@ ing with faith in than@@ k@@ s@@ giving . ”
The Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount is a pri@@ me example of Jesus ’ knowledge of his heavenly Fa@@ ther’s way of vie@@ wing things .
In fulfill@@ ment of Isaiah 4@@ 2 : 6 , Jesus did in@@ deed prove to be “ a light of the nations . ”
Jehovah Des@@ i@@ res Our B@@ est
F@@ loo@@ ding dam@@ ag@@ ed more than 20 ho@@ m@@ es of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
As fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative “ str@@ ang@@ ers ” and “ fore@@ ign@@ ers ” associ@@ ated with spiritual Israel , they jo@@ y@@ fully serve as “ f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers ” and “ v@@ in@@ e@@ d@@ res@@ s@@ ers ” under the direction of the anointed , the “ pri@@ ests of Jehovah ” and ‘ min@@ isters of God . ’
S@@ O@@ M@@ E years ag@@ o an Au@@ str@@ ali@@ an s@@ crip@@ t@@ writ@@ er and form@@ er cr@@ iti@@ c of the Bible con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed : “ For the first time in my life I did what is nor@@ m@@ ally a repor@@ ter@@ ’s first du@@ ty : c@@ he@@ cked my fac@@ ts . . . .
A person of “ bro@@ ad dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment ” does not be@@ tra@@ y a confidence .
T@@ ak@@ ing prop@@ er care of our health as we serve Jehovah may allow us to live longer and to continue to be ac@@ tive .
A@@ mo@@ s came from a re@@ mo@@ te v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , but his knowledge of the cu@@ st@@ om@@ s and rul@@ ers of his time gave evidence that he was not ign@@ or@@ ant .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , over the next two we@@ ek@@ s , we had so many vis@@ it@@ ors that we did not even have time to pre@@ pare food for ourselves ! ”
G@@ o back and d@@ well with the king [ evid@@ ently meaning Ab@@ sal@@ om ] ; for you are a fore@@ ign@@ er and , b@@ es@@ id@@ es , you are an ex@@ ile from your place .
A spe@@ e@@ ch ther@@ ap@@ ist su@@ gg@@ ested that for better commun@@ ic@@ ation , we should ra@@ ise both hands in the a@@ ir when as@@ king him a y@@ es - or - no question .
When human la@@ ws or requi@@ re@@ ments cl@@ as@@ h with God’s la@@ ws , Christians “ must obey God as rul@@ er rather than men . ” ​ — Acts 5 : 29 .
When a se@@ v@@ ere fam@@ ine brought Jose@@ p@@ h’s brothers to Egy@@ pt , they did not even recogn@@ ize him in his of@@ fi@@ cial Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an at@@ ti@@ re .
Indeed , this young man wr@@ ites concer@@ ning his own a@@ bil@@ ities : “ I do not know whether it is in L@@ at@@ in or in P@@ ol@@ ish that I wr@@ ite wor@@ se . ”
“ M@@ el@@ c@@ hi@@ ze@@ de@@ k king of S@@ al@@ em brought out bre@@ ad and w@@ ine , and he was pri@@ est of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh God .
Ka@@ re@@ n : N@@ ice to me@@ et you too , Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a .
With godly fear , so can we .
Now you have the opportunity to obey Jesus ’ instru@@ ctions .
D@@ on@@ al@@ d G@@ or@@ d@@ on
For a discus@@ sion of Proverbs 14 : 1 - 25 , see The Watchtower of No@@ v@@ ember 15 , 200@@ 4 , pages 26 - 9 , and Ju@@ ly 15 , 200@@ 5 , pages 17 - 20 .
These help me to der@@ i@@ ve the great@@ est benefit from my study . ”
And the following 20 years may bring their share of pain along with happiness .
After the bir@@ th and we@@ an@@ ing of Samuel , H@@ ann@@ ah pres@@ ented him to Jehovah for sac@@ red service at the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le .
What is one sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant way that we today experience such support ?
What sacrific@@ es does he accept ?
Re@@ ading about that deli@@ ver@@ ance streng@@ th@@ ens our faith .
Our family do@@ ct@@ or ad@@ v@@ ised A@@ ile@@ en that she was pre@@ gn@@ ant .
Romans 8 : 15 , 16 ; 1 John 2 : 20 , 27
A@@ no@@ ther fac@@ t@@ or made Jesus to@@ t@@ ally different from the religious lead@@ ers .
Rather , the apostle says that it is imp@@ os@@ sible to do so .
It is no won@@ der that the New Ca@@ tho@@ lic En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia ad@@ m@@ its : “ The cro@@ ss is found in both p@@ re - Christian and n@@ on - Christian cul@@ tures , where it has lar@@ g@@ ely a co@@ s@@ mi@@ c or n@@ atur@@ al sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ation . ”
A@@ re@@ t@@ i faith@@ fully fin@@ i@@ shed her earthly course in J@@ anu@@ ary 199@@ 4 , ac@@ tive in preaching down to the very last mon@@ th .
10 , 11 . ( a ) How did Jesus show consider@@ ation for a man who@@ se sight he rest@@ ored ?
Jesus sent his disciples out to preach in tw@@ o@@ s rather than individu@@ ally .
The le@@ p@@ ers sc@@ ur@@ ri@@ ed back to Sam@@ ari@@ a and repor@@ ted the good news of their dis@@ co@@ very . ​ — 2 K@@ i .
Is@@ ol@@ ating si@@ ck people .
We can also believe the prophe@@ tic Word that the ever - gro@@ wing great crow@@ d will as a group continue to prove it@@ self faithful .
David was deep@@ ly moved .
When asked by the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es about the time the Kingdom would come , Jesus ans@@ wer@@ ed that it would not come “ with str@@ ik@@ ing ob@@ ser@@ va@@ bl@@ en@@ ess ” from their vie@@ w@@ point .
In time , the good news s@@ pre@@ ad thr@@ ough@@ out the whole land .
* Many of these women su@@ ff@@ er in s@@ il@@ ence , not know@@ ing what to do .
But the sto@@ c@@ ks never re@@ b@@ oun@@ ded .
One tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne coun@@ sel@@ ing service for te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers says that al@@ most half of their c@@ all@@ ers expres@@ s “ pers@@ ist@@ ent feelings of low self - value . ”
Mo@@ st of all , we will have Jehovah’s blessing and the pro@@ spe@@ ct of everlasting life ! ​ — Proverbs 10 : 22 ; 1 Timothy 6 : 6 .
Like the apostle Paul , such ones can dec@@ l@@ are : “ For all things I have the strength by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of him who imp@@ ar@@ ts power to me . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 13 .
Of course , we do not ex@@ pect Jehovah to deli@@ ver us mirac@@ ul@@ ously at this time .
Consider two of the qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations that must be me@@ t by a man who is “ re@@ aching out for an of@@ fice of overse@@ er . ”
A th@@ ir@@ d vo@@ lu@@ me is a rec@@ ord of the or@@ al teachings of the Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ a .
F@@ l@@ ying like an e@@ ag@@ le spe@@ e@@ ding to a ta@@ st@@ y me@@ al , the Ch@@ al@@ de@@ ans will soon p@@ oun@@ ce on their pre@@ y .
Ab@@ out one year later , V@@ ic@@ t@@ or V@@ in@@ ter moved to So@@ kulu@@ k .
The Jews ’ mis@@ conduct refle@@ cted on Jehovah : “ You , who take pri@@ de in law , do you by your trans@@ g@@ res@@ sing of the Law di@@ sh@@ on@@ or God ?
When S@@ is@@ er@@ a learned that Israel had dar@@ ed to mu@@ ster an ar@@ my against him , he ac@@ ted quic@@ k@@ ly .
“ If it ge@@ ts cu@@ t down , it will even s@@ pr@@ out again . ”
In this first prophecy of the Bible , Jehovah al@@ lu@@ ded to his purpose to have his heavenly spirit Son come to earth to live as the perfect man Jesus and then die ​ — be b@@ ru@@ ised in the he@@ el — ​ in that sin@@ less st@@ ate .
Rather , both qualities work in perfect har@@ mony with each other .
But did you know that we also conduct a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l Bible study pro@@ gra@@ m ?
Peter also says that we are to be found “ un@@ ble@@ mi@@ shed . ”
G@@ ran@@ ted , out of anxi@@ ety , Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h likely over@@ stated matters .
19 : 4 - 6 , 9 .
Be@@ fore there was time to bu@@ ry her , do@@ g@@ s had e@@ at@@ en up her fle@@ sh@@ y par@@ ts , just as fore@@ told . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 9 : 30 - 37 .
What about the second ?
A@@ n influ@@ enti@@ al man in the kingdom , Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n supp@@ or@@ ted the k@@ ing@@ ’s cam@@ pa@@ ign to rest@@ ore true worship .
S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds , I@@ mit@@ ate the Gre@@ at@@ est S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds
He pur@@ su@@ ed a di@@ sh@@ on@@ est course , ste@@ al@@ ing from the money bo@@ x en@@ tru@@ sted to his care .
P@@ o@@ inted counsel was given in the talk “ Matu@@ r@@ ity Ne@@ e@@ ded ‘ to D@@ ist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish Bo@@ th Ri@@ ght and W@@ r@@ ong . ’ ”
Yet , Christ’s followers back then imit@@ ated the example of the first - century Christians and e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly ex@@ pan@@ ded the ter@@ rit@@ ory in which they pre@@ ached .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing that God wants us to know about his Son is right there in the Bible ​ — a rec@@ ord we can coun@@ t on .
If that happ@@ ens , it is as if Satan succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in re@@ duc@@ ing 1@@ 00 - w@@ at@@ t hear@@ t@@ felt ze@@ al for Jehovah’s service to something less .
Acc@@ ording to the ag@@ re@@ ement , if the bor@@ ro@@ wer was un@@ able to re@@ pa@@ y the lo@@ an , the one ba@@ c@@ king it would be ob@@ li@@ ged to do so .
You also know that God’s Word ur@@ ges you to “ teach others . ”
And how can we be cont@@ ent without com@@ par@@ ing ourselves with anyone ?
Since “ the time left is re@@ duc@@ ed ” and “ the sc@@ ene of this world is chang@@ ing , ” God’s Word ur@@ ges us to consider the advan@@ ta@@ ges of sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess .
Our An@@ s@@ wer to the Q@@ u@@ es@@ tion
Christ will soon destro@@ y his fo@@ es as he ‘ ri@@ des in the cause of truth , hum@@ ility , and righteousness . ’
For ei@@ ght months , she was sub@@ je@@ cted to rel@@ ent@@ less inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ation .
F@@ li@@ r@@ tation and the en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ing of im@@ moral ide@@ as can result in for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation or ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y .
G@@ ran@@ ted , many of us have made life - trans@@ form@@ ing chang@@ es to become sub@@ je@@ cts of God’s Kingdom .
No@@ tice that when he foc@@ used on the ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le of the people , he lost his joy .
I remember reading a ph@@ ra@@ se in one of my se@@ cul@@ ar boo@@ ks that stu@@ ck in my mind : “ S@@ ome@@ day there will be no t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w . ”
To what ex@@ t@@ ent God man@@ e@@ u@@ vered first - century develop@@ ments to make ex@@ ten@@ sive preaching work possible , the Bible does not say .
This long@@ est book of the Bible con@@ tain@@ s beau@@ ti@@ fully com@@ posed song@@ s that rec@@ ount God’s wonderful qualities and mi@@ gh@@ ty ac@@ ts and rel@@ ate num@@ er@@ ous prophe@@ ci@@ es .
With those holy words we fe@@ ed our faith , we li@@ ft up our hope , we con@@ fir@@ m our confidence . ” ​ — A@@ po@@ lo@@ gy , chap@@ ter 39 .
13 : 20 , 21 ​ — Does this mirac@@ le support the ven@@ er@@ ation of religious reli@@ c@@ s ?
Jesus is re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed for his many human@@ e qualities , including his self - sacrific@@ ing spirit .
When he asked them if they had any friends who would like to study the Bible , they led him to an Ar@@ men@@ i@@ an cou@@ ple ​ — Le@@ on@@ id@@ as and his wife , O@@ p@@ hel@@ ia — ​ in a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge some 20 mil@@ es [ 30 k@@ m ] away .
How could a Christian become “ en@@ ra@@ ged against Jehovah ” ?
The first day ended on an especially happy no@@ te with the talk “ Jehovah Be@@ au@@ ti@@ fi@@ es His Pe@@ ople With Li@@ ght , ” which explained the fulfill@@ ment of Isaiah chap@@ ter 60 .
; Bi@@ gra@@ s , Y .
Com@@ men@@ ting on the deep spiritual hu@@ ng@@ er of the Greek - speaking people during that time , a Greek cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man made the following st@@ at@@ ement regarding a later re@@ vision of the Ma@@ xi@@ mu@@ s transl@@ ation : “ The Gre@@ ek@@ s received this Ho@@ ly Bible , along with the others , with love and with c@@ ra@@ ving .
P@@ res@@ sing on to matu@@ r@@ ity requi@@ res that we do our ut@@ most to obey Jehovah .
That talk pres@@ ented evidence from Revelation chap@@ ter 17 that the war then ra@@ g@@ ing would lead , not to Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , but to a time of peace . ​ — Re@@ v .
Paul , writ@@ ing to the Corinthians , ur@@ ged : “ S@@ ta@@ y a@@ wa@@ ke , stand fir@@ m in the faith . ”
They fai@@ l to con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate the imp@@ lic@@ ations of what they learn .
; Ba@@ ile@@ y , M .
They may conclu@@ de that others are not inter@@ ested in them .
W@@ all@@ ace Li@@ ver@@ ance , G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol reg@@ ist@@ ra@@ r , conclu@@ ded the seri@@ es of tal@@ ks .
( b ) How did Jehovah respon@@ d to the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in E@@ den ?
“ The result of hum@@ ility and the fear of Jehovah is ri@@ ches and glory and life . ”
“ B@@ at@@ tle B@@ el@@ ong@@ s to Jehovah ” ( David ) , No .
“ M@@ ak@@ ing E@@ very E@@ f@@ fort ”
Ha@@ ving the “ men@@ tal dis@@ position ” of Jesus can be a ma@@ j@@ or de@@ f@@ en@@ se against Satan’s att@@ ac@@ ks . ​ — 1 Peter 4 : 1 .
( b ) What did Jesus say about mar@@ it@@ al fid@@ el@@ ity ?
Those present came up to me and in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed themselves .
She had faith in the resurrection .
One way to find our place in the congregation and give evidence that we tre@@ asure it is to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate fully with “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” and its re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
What about the Christian congregation today ?
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying godly wisdom also contribu@@ tes to a clean conscience .
She helped me talk things through and un@@ bur@@ den my@@ self .
The K@@ ish@@ on Ri@@ ver w@@ ound through the f@@ l@@ at gr@@ ass@@ land , le@@ ading out to the Gre@@ at Se@@ a by M@@ ount C@@ ar@@ me@@ l .
U@@ sing our t@@ ong@@ ue to direc@@ t attention to Scriptural information certainly is an act of loving - kindness . ​ — Pro@@ v .
G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S servants have long under@@ sto@@ od that tra@@ ining contribu@@ tes to succ@@ ess .
P@@ ic@@ n@@ ic@@ s , as we called our ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , were held in M@@ on@@ san@@ to Par@@ k , on the out@@ s@@ ki@@ r@@ ts of L@@ is@@ b@@ on , and at C@@ o@@ st@@ a da C@@ ap@@ ar@@ ic@@ a , a w@@ o@@ o@@ ded are@@ a on the co@@ ast .
At the f@@ oun@@ ding of the earth , the angels were on hand to ob@@ serve and to sh@@ out in ap@@ pla@@ use . ​ — Job 38 : 4 - 7 .
Jesus did not re@@ pro@@ ach him for wa@@ iting until it was dar@@ k .
For example , most congregations rec@@ ently stu@@ died the book D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to Jehovah at the C@@ ongreg@@ ation Bible S@@ tu@@ dy .
O@@ ther Jewish members of the congregation , even Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s , were wr@@ ong@@ ly influ@@ enced by Peter to do the same .
H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of years later , Jesus Christ , the pri@@ m@@ ary part of that “ se@@ ed , ” op@@ ened the way for all who exerc@@ ise faith in him to be re@@ conc@@ iled to God and to enjoy everlasting life . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 3 : 16 ; John 3 : 16 .
Fir@@ st , prayers should be direc@@ ted exc@@ lu@@ si@@ vely to Jehovah God ​ — not to Jesus , a “ sa@@ in@@ t , ” or an i@@ ma@@ ge .
For sur@@ face water to remain li@@ qu@@ id , a pl@@ an@@ et must be the right dist@@ ance from its su@@ n .
With a small band of men , he pur@@ su@@ ed and van@@ qui@@ shed the ar@@ mi@@ es of four k@@ ings who had cap@@ tur@@ ed his ne@@ p@@ he@@ w Lo@@ t .
They op@@ en@@ ly disa@@ gre@@ ed with the gover@@ ning body , “ teaching things they ought not . ”
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing that , I was trans@@ fer@@ red to the death cam@@ p at R@@ av@@ en@@ s@@ br@@ ü@@ ck .
When Paul wrote : “ In this way hus@@ ban@@ ds ought to be loving their wi@@ ves as their own bo@@ dies , ” about which “ way ” was he speaking ?
• What Scriptural reas@@ ons are there for loy@@ ally supp@@ or@@ ting the faithful slave ?
So I@@ r@@ ene and I along with two sisters , F@@ ran@@ ces and Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th Go@@ od from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , and a C@@ an@@ adi@@ an married cou@@ ple moved to the dist@@ ri@@ ct of S@@ an B@@ or@@ ja .
See The Watchtower , Au@@ gu@@ st 15 , 20@@ 11 , pages 6 - 7 and Our Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try , J@@ anu@@ ary 20@@ 11 , pages 3 - 6 .
The preaching work .
I felt that there was no truth in any religion .
On@@ ly after the dis@@ co@@ very of ba@@ c@@ ter@@ ia in the 19@@ th century did s@@ ci@@ ence beg@@ in to c@@ atch up with God’s Law .
That att@@ ack against all form@@ s of false religion , including Chris@@ tend@@ om , is the star@@ t of the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
Such material appe@@ ars fre@@ qu@@ ently in main@@ st@@ re@@ am ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines and po@@ pul@@ ar boo@@ ks , and it can er@@ o@@ de confidence in the Bible .
One stud@@ ent com@@ men@@ ted , “ I was in a Kingdom H@@ all once , and there was not a sing@@ le i@@ ma@@ ge . ”
How can a Christian de@@ al with the sh@@ o@@ ck of lo@@ sing a loved one in death ?
To set@@ tle them , Jesus was willing to be born as a human and prove himself faithful to death .
A@@ pp@@ ly what you learn
What a wonderful future a@@ wa@@ its them !
What had brought us all the way from Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a to this Af@@ ri@@ can land ?
During that vis@@ it , I went to the B@@ rit@@ ish Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m together with some other pione@@ ers and Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites .
F@@ al@@ se wit@@ nesses would t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy against the Messi@@ ah .
Go@@ dly wisdom lea@@ ds young ones to seek the compan@@ y of up@@ building friends .
Job hum@@ bly accepted that remin@@ der , and his example can help us to do the same .
We face what chall@@ enge , giving ris@@ e to what questions ?
As a par@@ ent , you want to help your te@@ en@@ age child over@@ come such pres@@ sure , but how can you do so ?
But An@@ dre@@ w and Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us did not put their relati@@ ves under pres@@ sure or s@@ l@@ y@@ ly try to man@@ e@@ u@@ ver them into be@@ coming Christ’s followers .
Mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love for God , new ones who have just learned Bible truth some@@ times speak about Jehovah and the Kingdom with such con@@ vi@@ ction that they are qu@@ ite effe@@ ctive in con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing others to exam@@ ine the Scriptures .
“ Not at all , ” she says .
What a cause for than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness to the loving God of resurrection , Jehovah ! ​ — Hebrews 11 : 35 .
“ What Do I C@@ are ? ”
What decision can most women today make , and why is it so important ?
For ans@@ wers , let us turn to what Jesus taught his bel@@ o@@ ved disciples on the last day of his life on earth .
The Creat@@ or@@ ’s “ d@@ wel@@ ling place ” is in those “ heavens . ” ​ — 1 K@@ ings 8 : 4@@ 3 .
Ther@@ e@@ after , the four angels will let go of the des@@ tru@@ ctive w@@ in@@ ds , and Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at will be destro@@ yed .
T@@ ry not to mis@@ ju@@ dge or under@@ es@@ tim@@ ate how much your child is affe@@ cted by death .
In a similar fa@@ shi@@ on , if we de@@ te@@ ct in ourselves a tend@@ enc@@ y to com@@ pla@@ in , this can be kept under control if we give the matter prom@@ pt , pray@@ er@@ ful attention .
The k@@ ing@@ ’s men h@@ ur@@ ri@@ ed off in the direction of the for@@ ds of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an .
Those truly devo@@ ted to pu@@ re worship had to “ put up a hard fi@@ ght for the faith that was once for all time deli@@ vered to the holy ones . ”
You too are wel@@ come to vis@@ it Bethel .
However , if married , she and her husband should make such a decision only after discus@@ sing the matter and care@@ fully we@@ igh@@ ing all the fac@@ t@@ ors involved . ​ — Proverbs 14 : 15 .
D@@ on@@ ’t you real@@ ize that it@@ ’s because of them that you have life ?
By prayer and medit@@ ation , his love for God over@@ power@@ ed the c@@ ra@@ ving for por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
When an Israel@@ ite ar@@ my was eng@@ ag@@ ed in a mil@@ it@@ ary cam@@ pa@@ ign , the men ref@@ ra@@ ined from se@@ x@@ u@@ al inter@@ course , even with their own wi@@ ves .
We can get to know God better
Our Chris@@ t@@ like thinking will influ@@ ence our spe@@ e@@ ch , our conduct at work or in school , and the decisions we make each day .
• Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation about a wi@@ do@@ w and a ju@@ dge con@@ tain@@ s what less@@ on for us ?
After he called me a sp@@ y , he continued : “ R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on is ign@@ or@@ ance .
F@@ our be@@ ast@@ s are seen in a vision , and they are given prophe@@ tic sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance that st@@ re@@ t@@ ches right into the time of the end .
They do not ad@@ mi@@ re or imitate the worl@@ dly men of f@@ ame and viol@@ ence .
However , I knew what was right and was determined to do it .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate Gen@@ u@@ ine H@@ um@@ ility , 10 / 15
No , the “ ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ar@@ ily great fun@@ er@@ al bur@@ ning ” ref@@ ers , not to the cre@@ m@@ ation of A@@ sa , but to the bur@@ ning of spi@@ ces . ​ — F@@ o@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
Even at that point , when Jehovah’s view of the matter was explained , A@@ sa could have benef@@ ited .
As time go@@ es on , fur@@ ther cl@@ ari@@ fic@@ ations may be needed , and these too are hon@@ es@@ tly explained . ​ — See the bo@@ x “ How the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t Rev@@ e@@ aled the Me@@ an@@ ing of the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al T@@ emp@@ le . ”
In fact , that same person re@@ pri@@ man@@ ded J@@ ur@@ an@@ di@@ r for being hon@@ est and st@@ op@@ ped sen@@ ding him on bu@@ sin@@ ess tri@@ ps .
The book Eph@@ es@@ o@@ s ​ — D@@ er neu@@ e F@@ ü@@ h@@ re@@ r ( Eph@@ esus — ​ The New G@@ u@@ i@@ de ) states : “ By the second century , the worship of Ar@@ t@@ em@@ is and of other esta@@ bli@@ shed de@@ ities of the pan@@ the@@ on p@@ lum@@ me@@ ted . ”
Th@@ r@@ ough Isaiah , Jehovah said : “ Ha@@ ve you not come to know or have you not heard ?
Our brother se@@ es that by preaching the good news in difficult times , he demonstr@@ ates that he , in@@ deed , vie@@ ws Jehovah as his str@@ ong@@ hold .
As we consider events that led up to that special day , ask yourself : ‘ What good ha@@ bi@@ t contribu@@ ted to the succ@@ ess of the occasi@@ on ?
Re@@ ally , to help others to come to know God is the most preci@@ ous gift we can give them .
F@@ in@@ ally , the person re@@ ach@@ es the point where he desi@@ res to dedic@@ ate himself to Jehovah and get baptized , as Jesus comman@@ ded .
; L@@ in@@ d@@ ala , D .
While res@@ pe@@ cting their right to priv@@ ac@@ y , he takes an interest in what he se@@ es and he@@ ars in the congregation and lo@@ v@@ ingly makes himself a@@ vail@@ able to “ ass@@ ist those who are we@@ ak . ” ​ — Acts 20 : 35 ; 1 Th@@ ess .
For instance , would they be able to maintain cont@@ act with the Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od and not be is@@ ol@@ ated spiritually ?
We obey God by not fav@@ or@@ ing any pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ an or pol@@ itical group , even when their ide@@ as or op@@ in@@ i@@ ons could benefit us .
He was not satis@@ fied with his ex@@ ten@@ sive fre@@ e@@ dom to car@@ ry out his God - given man@@ d@@ ate : “ Be fru@@ it@@ ful and become many , f@@ ill the earth and sub@@ du@@ e it , and have in sub@@ je@@ ction the f@@ ish . . . , the f@@ l@@ ying cre@@ atu@@ res . . . , and every living cre@@ ature that is mo@@ ving on the earth . ”
Since actions are mo@@ tiv@@ ated by the heart , cultiv@@ ating a love for the Au@@ th@@ or of the Bible , Jehovah God , can help a person to devel@@ op that strength . ​ — Psalm 25 : 4 , 5 .
A case in point is his counsel to the Corinth@@ i@@ an Christians concer@@ ning “ the e@@ ating of fo@@ o@@ ds offered to i@@ do@@ ls . ”
From an early age , she knew that she should not be “ a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of the good news ” in school , and she really wanted to give a good witness to her fellow stud@@ ents .
Does she feel that she set the right go@@ al and made the cor@@ rec@@ t decision as a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er ?
C@@ learly , we have to cho@@ ose when and where to study with a view to der@@ i@@ ving the ma@@ xi@@ mu@@ m benefit from our efforts .
When do we want it ?
On the day of your baptism , you ans@@ wer@@ ed y@@ es to the question , “ On the bas@@ is of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ , have you rep@@ ented of your sin@@ s and dedic@@ ated yourself to Jehovah to do his will ? ”
“ H@@ app@@ y are the pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers , ” Jesus said .
This had brought new e@@ th@@ ni@@ c grou@@ ps into the emp@@ i@@ re .
Their counsel , which i@@ g@@ no@@ res or dis@@ res@@ pe@@ cts God , is all around us .
They will do so by keep@@ ing up the preaching of the good news until Jehovah says that the work is done ! ​ — Mark 13 : 10 ; Romans 8 : 31 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 27 , 28 .
Bro@@ ther S@@ ch@@ ro@@ e@@ der was born in S@@ ag@@ in@@ a@@ w , M@@ ic@@ hi@@ g@@ an , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , in 19@@ 11 .
Is it not thr@@ ill@@ ing to con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate our heavenly Fa@@ ther’s love ?
Christians ​ — Be P@@ r@@ ou@@ d of Who You Are !
During all those difficult years , we never l@@ ac@@ ked li@@ fe@@ ’s necess@@ ities , al@@ though our dem@@ an@@ ding circumstances made it imp@@ os@@ sible for me to hold a full - time jo@@ b .
So the king sent men to find him there and to bring him back .
While re@@ tur@@ ning home from preaching inform@@ ally in the to@@ wn s@@ qu@@ are , G@@ l@@ ori@@ a was st@@ op@@ ped by a cou@@ ple from Eng@@ land .
Since t@@ ests of our neu@@ tr@@ ality can ar@@ ise quic@@ k@@ ly , famili@@ es ought to make time to re@@ view the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s guid@@ el@@ ines on this sub@@ ject .
Rather , all are un@@ ited by their worship of the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn , Jehovah God .
There the apostle Paul ex@@ hor@@ ts fellow Christians to ga@@ ther themselves together ‘ all the more so as they b@@ eho@@ ld the day dra@@ wing near . ’
S@@ imp@@ ly stated , it means being cont@@ ent with the ba@@ si@@ c things .
So why did God have the Bible written in a way that would requi@@ re effort for people to understand ?
What opportun@@ ities have some you@@ ths taken advan@@ ta@@ ge of to give a witness ?
You mar@@ k it “ U@@ R@@ G@@ EN@@ T ! ”
A@@ bo@@ ve all , through prayer , you can coun@@ t on help from Jehovah and his holy spirit .
Then , too , our love for God will gro@@ w as we eng@@ age in the ministry and dec@@ l@@ are “ the good news of sal@@ vation by him . ”
This does not mean that serious f@@ la@@ ws should be ign@@ ored .
To devel@@ op faith and trust in someone , you need to know him and to learn how he thin@@ ks and ac@@ ts .
Of great comfort to God’s har@@ v@@ est work@@ ers , and especially to those who su@@ ff@@ er persecu@@ tion , are the words of Psalm 1@@ 26 : 5 , 6 : “ Those s@@ ow@@ ing se@@ ed with te@@ ars will re@@ a@@ p even with a jo@@ y@@ ful c@@ ry .
It is a vital work , since “ the end ” will mean des@@ tru@@ ction for those who have not he@@ e@@ ded the good news . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 ; 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 1 : 7 , 8 .
A me@@ asure of this water is a@@ vail@@ able now .
In J@@ anu@@ ary 194@@ 3 , soon after I re@@ ached home , I again began to share in the preaching work .
Th@@ r@@ ough Isaiah he says : “ R@@ a@@ ise your eyes all around and see ! They have all of them been col@@ le@@ cted together ; they have come to you . From far away your own sons keep coming , and your daugh@@ ters who will be taken care of on the f@@ l@@ an@@ k . ”
What is the first st@@ ep in cultiv@@ ating love for God ?
They did so not only with kind words but with spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c actions .
T@@ re@@ asure those experi@@ ences .
See 200@@ 5 C@@ al@@ end@@ ar of Jehovah’s Witnesses , Ju@@ ly / Au@@ gu@@ st .
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s clear st@@ at@@ ements about God’s judg@@ ments and the con@@ dition of the dead chang@@ ed the way R@@ o@@ c@@ í@@ o vie@@ wed God .
Consider what happened to a Christian sister during World W@@ ar I@@ I .
Jesus ’ actions refle@@ ct what he did three years before when he vis@@ ited the temple at the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver of 30 C.E .
When he un@@ ited the first man and woman in marriage , Jehovah stated that “ a man . . . must s@@ tic@@ k to his wife and they must become one flesh . ”
In com@@ men@@ ting on those ga@@ ther@@ ed , one of the man@@ ag@@ ers of the st@@ adi@@ u@@ m said : “ This is the best - be@@ ha@@ ved crow@@ d I have ever seen in this st@@ adi@@ u@@ m .
Jehovah’s own Bo@@ ok tel@@ ls us : “ Lo@@ ok ! How good and how pleas@@ ant it is for brothers to d@@ well together in un@@ ity ! ”
• What spiritual prog@@ ress should pre@@ ce@@ de baptism ?
After show@@ ing about 20 min@@ ut@@ es of the fil@@ m , we were told to go in@@ side the house as quic@@ k@@ ly as possible .
However , our first parents were not left without guid@@ el@@ ines .
Your M@@ one@@ y or Your Li@@ fe ?
Fir@@ st of all , John pointed out that the Jewish rul@@ er “ came to [ Jesus ] in the night . ”
Then , and only then , respon@@ d to your mat@@ e@@ ’s needs .
A@@ no@@ ther out@@ standing fe@@ ature of the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation is its use of God’s personal name , Jehovah , in both the Hebrew and the Greek por@@ tions of the Scriptures .
7@@ 4@@ ,@@ 4@@ 6@@ 6
Many have a Bible - based hope similar to that of God’s p@@ re - Christian servants .
We can enjoy life without a mor@@ bi@@ d fear of this enem@@ y ho@@ ver@@ ing in the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
W@@ ars did not ce@@ ase , but their under@@ l@@ ying cause shi@@ f@@ ted from religion to pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s or com@@ mer@@ ce .
The Bible study inclu@@ ded her two daugh@@ ters .
How long were the body of anointed ones to ob@@ serve the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al ?
Th@@ an@@ ks to Jehovah’s des@@ crip@@ tion of His gr@@ an@@ de@@ ur , Job under@@ sto@@ od much more c@@ learly his own position in rel@@ ation to the Creator .
Although we cannot me@@ asure the ex@@ act l@@ eng@@ th of “ this gener@@ ation , ” we do well to keep in mind sever@@ al things about the word “ gener@@ ation ” : It u@@ su@@ ally ref@@ ers to people of v@@ ar@@ ying ages who@@ se lives over@@ la@@ p during a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar time peri@@ od ; it is not exc@@ essi@@ vely long ; and it has an end .
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , he learned how to control his situation and his feelings .
4 : 13 - 17 .
L@@ ing@@ ering T@@ ra@@ um@@ ati@@ c Af@@ ter@@ mat@@ h
Many have family ob@@ lig@@ ations .
Rather than sta@@ ying at home , she pre@@ f@@ ers to fre@@ qu@@ ent public plac@@ es , lu@@ r@@ king on st@@ re@@ et cor@@ n@@ ers to pi@@ ck up her pre@@ y .
On the other hand , end@@ uring love can be cultiv@@ ated as we get to know our mate and as we better understand ourselves as well .
A good marriage hon@@ ors Jehovah and can bring great happiness to ever@@ yone in the family
Our ter@@ rit@@ ory co@@ vered the whole are@@ a from V@@ ir@@ g@@ in@@ ia to F@@ l@@ ori@@ da and as far w@@ est as A@@ la@@ b@@ ama and T@@ en@@ n@@ es@@ see .
You do not know how long the d@@ el@@ a@@ y will continue .
But , James war@@ ns , when you do pray to God , “ keep on as@@ king in faith , not doub@@ ting at all . ”
Re@@ fle@@ cting on what had happened , we can see that while it was not eas@@ y for us to end@@ ure , Jehovah streng@@ th@@ ened us . ”
B@@ ra@@ va@@ do , or fo@@ ol@@ har@@ dy courage , bl@@ in@@ ds a man to d@@ anger , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as fear remin@@ ds him to be care@@ ful .
It is also home to the S@@ wis@@ s N@@ ational Par@@ k , where the are@@ a@@ ’s n@@ atur@@ al beau@@ ty and rich vari@@ ety of f@@ l@@ or@@ a and fa@@ un@@ a praise our G@@ r@@ and Creator , Jehovah .
• Jesus : Matthew 1 - 28 ; Mark 1 - 16 ; Luke 1 - 24 ; John 1 - 21 .
The apostle Paul pointed out its sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance when he wrote : “ Christ has been ra@@ ised up from the dead , the fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its of those who have fal@@ le@@ n as@@ le@@ ep in death .
A Ca@@ tho@@ lic pri@@ est later wrote that Ca@@ pi@@ to and his associ@@ ates “ pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to discus@@ s in their priv@@ ate cap@@ ac@@ ity , and without appe@@ al , ​ — the prof@@ oun@@ des@@ t my@@ st@@ eri@@ es of religion ; [ and ] re@@ je@@ cted that of the most Ho@@ ly Tr@@ in@@ ity . ”
For a gen@@ u@@ ine Christian , displa@@ ying kindness is especially important .
“ I tri@@ ed reading the Bible but could not understand it .
We will enjoy all these blessings when we set@@ tle differ@@ ences with love .
Satan also told E@@ ve : “ God kno@@ ws that in the very day of your e@@ ating from [ the for@@ bi@@ d@@ den t@@ ree ] your eyes are b@@ ound to be op@@ ened and you [ both E@@ ve and Adam ] are b@@ ound to be like God , know@@ ing good and bad . ”
For Jesus , having “ life in himself ” means that he is gr@@ anted these po@@ wers .
“ Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first the kingdom . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 6 : 33 .
At times , our heart may con@@ dem@@ n us , especially when we become pa@@ in@@ fully a@@ ware of our imper@@ fe@@ ctions and sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings .
They also war@@ n that soon will come “ the day of v@@ enge@@ ance on the part of our God ” when Jehovah will bring an end to un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers . — Psalm 37 : 9 - 11 .
This su@@ per@@ n@@ atur@@ al ef@@ ful@@ g@@ ence in God’s san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary could give confidence to the high pri@@ est and through him to all the Israelites that Jehovah’s prote@@ ctive pres@@ ence attend@@ ed to them and their needs .
Some older ones may find it hard to keep p@@ ace with these advan@@ ces .
Will they want money ?
How did we , Jehovah’s Witnesses , come to a@@ do@@ pt that apost@@ o@@ lic me@@ th@@ od of preaching ?
Fa@@ ther’s vis@@ it was the long - a@@ wa@@ ited opportunity for S@@ ar@@ ah , her four children , and someone Father called A@@ un@@ t S@@ al@@ li@@ e to be baptized .
DI@@ S@@ T@@ R@@ I@@ BU@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N : A@@ n es@@ tim@@ ated fi@@ ve bil@@ li@@ on Bi@@ bl@@ es , making it the worl@@ d’s most wi@@ d@@ ely dist@@ ribu@@ ted book
However , I feel ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er now .
O@@ thers believe that ev@@ olu@@ tion must be true because it is taught in scho@@ ol@@ s .
Why are the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s made of cop@@ per ?
S@@ ONG@@ S : 7@@ 3 , 36
In rep@@ ly Jesus told him , not who his neigh@@ b@@ or was , but what makes a real neigh@@ b@@ or .
( a ) What does Psalm 5@@ 6 tell us about Davi@@ d’s experience in G@@ ath ?
Be@@ fore and during World W@@ ar I , milli@@ ons thr@@ ough@@ out the world received comfort from this pres@@ ent@@ ation , which conclu@@ ded by descri@@ b@@ ing the coming , pe@@ ace@@ ful Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn of Jesus Christ .
Tru@@ e , in some cul@@ tures men ob@@ serve wom@@ en@@ ’s emo@@ tional needs and try to f@@ ill them .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 6@@ 8 , 7@@ 2
Since the spo@@ il from Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o bel@@ ong@@ ed to Jehovah , A@@ cha@@ n in effect sto@@ le from God , and this co@@ st him and his family de@@ arly . ​ — Jo@@ s@@ h .
Some parents per@@ mis@@ si@@ vely leave their children to their own de@@ vi@@ ces , thinking that children should be ra@@ ised in a spirit of fre@@ e@@ dom .
Let us , then , work to inc@@ re@@ ase the influ@@ ence that mer@@ cy has on our lives .
Like Paul , we need to cultiv@@ ate e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness to gain a deep@@ er understanding of the Scriptures .
Some op@@ t to live together , while others s@@ ch@@ eme to be fre@@ ed from their sp@@ ouse .
Indeed , Jehovah is the Ex@@ am@@ in@@ er of all hearts , including our@@ s .
How did he maintain bal@@ ance and emo@@ tional sta@@ bility under those tr@@ ying circumstances ?
F@@ i@@ f@@ ty years after it was f@@ oun@@ ded , the li@@ br@@ ary con@@ ta@@ ined only si@@ x Hebrew man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts .
Christians under tri@@ al are ‘ a the@@ at@@ ri@@ cal spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ le to angels . ’
V@@ olu@@ nt@@ ary don@@ ations of money may also be sent direc@@ tly to the T@@ re@@ a@@ sur@@ er@@ ’s O@@ f@@ fice , W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a , 25 C@@ o@@ lum@@ bia H@@ ei@@ gh@@ ts , Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k 1@@ 1@@ 20@@ 1 - 2@@ 4@@ 8@@ 3 , or to the So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s of@@ fice that ser@@ ves your country .
But the wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve is first of all cha@@ st@@ e , then pe@@ ace@@ able , reason@@ able , ready to obey , full of mer@@ cy and good fru@@ its , not making par@@ ti@@ al dist@@ inc@@ tions , not h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical .
Wor@@ king with him , I learned something el@@ se about teaching Bible truth : S@@ ome@@ times people need a g@@ ent@@ le pu@@ s@@ h .
1 , 2 . ( a ) O@@ ut@@ si@@ ders no@@ ted what about the early Christians ?
Jesus said : “ What God has yo@@ ked together let no man put ap@@ ar@@ t . ”
W@@ ould it be a form of inter@@ faith to pur@@ cha@@ se a building from another religious group and con@@ ver@@ t it into a Kingdom H@@ all ?
Jesus teach@@ es us to fear Jehovah by help@@ ing us to understand the wonderful person@@ ality of our heavenly Father .
The qu@@ e@@ en@@ ’s v@@ ac@@ ill@@ ation , along with the evid@@ ent gro@@ wing influ@@ ence of tra@@ di@@ tion@@ al@@ ists within the govern@@ ment , s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ated the mission@@ aries to fin@@ ish prin@@ ting the Bible .
Acc@@ ording to the book The F@@ o@@ rest , “ as many as 1@@ ,@@ 3@@ 50 cre@@ atu@@ res . . . may be found in an are@@ a a fo@@ o@@ t [ 30 c@@ m ] s@@ qu@@ are and an in@@ ch [ 2@@ .@@ 5 c@@ m ] deep , and that does not inclu@@ de the bil@@ li@@ ons of mi@@ cro@@ s@@ co@@ pi@@ c or@@ gan@@ is@@ ms in every h@@ and@@ ful of earth . ”
At the same time , though , it should be care@@ fully and acc@@ ur@@ ately transl@@ ated .
He knew that sh@@ aring the joy he found in serving Jehovah would be encourag@@ ing for them too .
The ris@@ k of in@@ j@@ uring me was too great .
Re@@ call that in the gar@@ den of Ge@@ th@@ s@@ em@@ ane just before his ar@@ rest , Jesus told three of his apostles : “ Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch and pray continu@@ ally . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Some Christian wi@@ ves vi@@ r@@ tually have to be@@ g their hus@@ ban@@ ds to take the lead spiritually .
There was as yet no congregation in the are@@ a , so the two sisters condu@@ cted meetings in the priv@@ ate home of an inter@@ ested family .
At one point , Bar@@ u@@ ch gre@@ w we@@ ary and began pur@@ su@@ ing great things for himself .
He develop@@ s these qualities to benefit others , not to ad@@ v@@ ance his pro@@ spe@@ cts of being appointed .
Because of the con@@ ques@@ ts of A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der the Gre@@ at , Greek was wi@@ d@@ ely spo@@ ken and under@@ sto@@ od .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , Jesus reve@@ aled that rend@@ ering accep@@ table worship to Jehovah would no longer be cont@@ ing@@ ent on having one gr@@ and stru@@ c@@ ture that was bless@@ ed by God .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the cen@@ tu@@ ries , Jehovah inspired faithful men to wr@@ ite down de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about how his name will be c@@ lear@@ ed of re@@ pro@@ ach , how the dam@@ age ca@@ used by Satan will be un@@ done , and how humans can reg@@ a@@ in the opportun@@ ities for@@ fe@@ ited by Adam and E@@ ve .
How those words must have helped the disciples to real@@ ize the tend@@ er feelings that their heavenly Father had for them !
• How can you help a stud@@ ent to become Jehovah’s friend ?
What are some things that can help in this reg@@ ard ?
What can help us to devel@@ op a h@@ at@@ red for what is bad ?
F@@ R@@ O@@ M our bir@@ th on , we feel the need for comfort .
For good reason , it has been descri@@ bed as religious fi@@ ction and as a leg@@ end .
Such bro@@ ther@@ ly love , which is so r@@ are in to@@ da@@ y’s sel@@ f@@ ish soci@@ ety , comes at times as a sur@@ pris@@ e to n@@ on - Witnesses .
An@@ cient car@@ go shi@@ ps , such as those mentioned at Isaiah 60 : 9
P@@ os@@ si@@ bly we would have re@@ ac@@ ted in the same way had we been in the same situation and had we had his ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
After help@@ ing to ass@@ ist at an inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion , one sister re@@ mar@@ ked : “ Ex@@ c@@ ep@@ t for my family and a h@@ and@@ ful of friends , I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t know many there .
The pri@@ ests of Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s day were sel@@ f@@ ish , un@@ loving , and money hu@@ ng@@ ry .
And lik@@ e@@ wise these are the ones s@@ own upon the ro@@ ck@@ y plac@@ es : as soon as they have heard the word , they accept it with joy . Yet they have no ro@@ o@@ t in themselves , but they continue for a time ; then as soon as tri@@ bul@@ ation or persecu@@ tion ar@@ ises because of the word , they are stu@@ mb@@ led .
What will his se@@ ven@@ th vision reve@@ al ?
A@@ n am@@ p@@ hi@@ the@@ ater just nor@@ th of R@@ ome col@@ la@@ p@@ sed , and th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds repor@@ te@@ dly died .
E@@ m@@ l@@ y@@ n was not allow@@ ed to speak in his own de@@ f@@ en@@ se .
My life as a travel@@ ing minis@@ ter was soon to change after I me@@ t K@@ ar@@ in , a wonderful young woman .
That cou@@ ple now condu@@ cts 30 Bible stu@@ dies , and 22 of their stud@@ ents atten@@ d congregation meetings .
In some ways , the first - century Rom@@ an world brought benef@@ its to Christians .
8 “ The Pe@@ ace of God . . . S@@ ur@@ pas@@ ses All Un@@ der@@ standing ”
They do this to enjoy spiritually up@@ building instru@@ ction and associ@@ ation .
As soon as I left the in@@ ten@@ sive care un@@ it , I began to study the Bible .
A pri@@ est of the l@@ ine of Z@@ a@@ do@@ k , believ@@ ed to be the one refer@@ red to in Q@@ um@@ r@@ an writ@@ ings as “ the T@@ e@@ ach@@ er of R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness , ” left Jerusalem and led an op@@ position group into the Ju@@ de@@ an Des@@ er@@ t by the De@@ ad Se@@ a .
S@@ O@@ F@@ I@@ A
In who@@ se eyes , then , should we gain a good re@@ pu@@ tation ?
Peter rep@@ lied , “ Par@@ t of it was written in Ar@@ am@@ a@@ ic . ”
What were the respon@@ ses of Jehovah and of his cho@@ s@@ en people to the covenant that had been esta@@ bli@@ shed between them ?
To answer that question , let us consider the pi@@ vo@@ tal ro@@ le that a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ence pla@@ ys in your chil@@ d’s develop@@ ment .
If you do , then its preci@@ ous fru@@ it@@ age , including love , should become ever more man@@ i@@ f@@ est in your life .
C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ous Daniel ended up in a li@@ ons ’ pi@@ t ​ — but Jehovah deli@@ vered him . ​ — D@@ an .
Ther@@ efore , when con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with those who vo@@ ice apost@@ ate ide@@ as , we want to do what God’s Word states : “ Ke@@ ep your e@@ ye on those who cause div@@ isions and occasi@@ ons for stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing contr@@ ary to the teaching that you have learned , and avoid them . ”
E@@ ach change of assignment had sh@@ own us vari@@ ous as@@ pe@@ cts of the pleas@@ an@@ t@@ ness that comes at Jehovah’s hand .
When your children follow God’s Word and your good example , you will feel as the apostle John did about his spiritual children : “ No greater joy do I have than this : that I should hear that my children go on wal@@ king in the truth . ” ​ — 3 John 4 .
‘ How Will I Be A@@ ble to P@@ re@@ ach ? ’
And what ex@@ ac@@ tly lea@@ ds to a person@@ ’s being dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed ?
Like David , Jehovah’s people today stri@@ ve to show hum@@ ility .
They wa@@ ited on Jehovah , and what blessings they received for doing so !
O@@ po@@ ku was inter@@ ested in an article in the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine but had no money .
Saul learned that the high pri@@ est had given David and his men some food and the s@@ word that David had taken from the dead Go@@ li@@ ath .
However , it went into effect in 194@@ 3 B.C.E . , when 7@@ 5 - year - old Abraham left H@@ ar@@ an and cro@@ s@@ sed the E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates Ri@@ ver .
We do well to think seri@@ ously about the cor@@ ro@@ sive influ@@ ence it could have today .
Ab@@ out him it is said : “ Jehovah is gu@@ arding the ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ents ; the fa@@ ther@@ less bo@@ y and the wi@@ do@@ w he reli@@ ev@@ es . ”
T@@ ac@@ itu@@ s , born about 5@@ 5 C.E . and consider@@ ed one of the worl@@ d’s great@@ est hist@@ ori@@ ans , mentioned the Christians in his An@@ n@@ als .
In a number of pris@@ ons , arrang@@ ements have been made to give public dis@@ cour@@ ses on Bible sub@@ je@@ cts , to com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Jesus ’ death , and to show vi@@ de@@ o@@ c@@ as@@ set@@ tes of Bible pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s pro@@ duc@@ ed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
That love for Jehovah has helped me to de@@ al with pa@@ in@@ ful war@@ time mem@@ ori@@ es and many other tri@@ als . ​ — Is@@ a .
Pro@@ ble@@ ms and difficul@@ ties in life might thro@@ w us into the tra@@ p of des@@ pon@@ d@@ enc@@ y or self - p@@ ity .
H@@ er si@@ ck@@ ness had an imp@@ act on every as@@ pect of her life , including her worship .
The first at@@ oned for sin@@ s com@@ mit@@ ted by mis@@ take , or un@@ in@@ ten@@ tion@@ ally .
Let me tell you why .
It can be especially help@@ ful to keep on pra@@ ying for holy spirit .
What should we pre@@ pare for now ?
What can help us to remember to be gener@@ ous ?
The occasi@@ on was the baptism of a pris@@ on@@ er , my you@@ ng@@ er sister Mari@@ v@@ í .
We would not sto@@ p using fi@@ re just because we might get bur@@ ned .
The dem@@ ons ’ second ob@@ je@@ ctive can be seen in what Satan , their lead@@ er , at@@ temp@@ ted with Jesus .
In s@@ pite of that op@@ position , in 1@@ 6@@ 20 , Lu@@ car@@ is was ele@@ cted pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch of Con@@ stan@@ t@@ in@@ ople .
We must always remember that Jesus is the true He@@ ad of the congregation .
The pri@@ me example in this reg@@ ard is Jesus Christ , who while here on earth man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted mil@@ dness of temp@@ er and complete sub@@ mis@@ sion to his Fa@@ ther’s will .
In time , I was sent to a pris@@ on in I@@ d@@ ri@@ z@@ o@@ v@@ o , near S@@ ko@@ p@@ je .
The in@@ ten@@ tional k@@ ill@@ ing of on@@ es@@ el@@ f is self - mu@@ r@@ der , and it is therefore dis@@ pleas@@ ing in God’s eyes .
Some time later , the children asked that the rule be a@@ bo@@ li@@ shed because , they said , “ it is imp@@ os@@ sible not to use bad language . ”
To see how pres@@ sing on to matu@@ r@@ ity can sh@@ ar@@ pen our decision - making ability , let us consider two are@@ as of life .
He for@@ mul@@ ated what was ess@@ enti@@ ally a gu@@ i@@ de for transl@@ at@@ ors . It con@@ ta@@ ined fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al transl@@ ation principles , such as working from the origin@@ al language wh@@ en@@ ever possible and following the s@@ ource text clo@@ sel@@ y but without sacrific@@ ing n@@ atur@@ al@@ ness .
17 You Ha@@ ve Ca@@ use for Re@@ jo@@ ic@@ ing
They will not get away with their actions .
The ri@@ dd@@ le conclu@@ des with the promise that ‘ Jehovah will trans@@ pl@@ ant a tend@@ er t@@ wi@@ g upon a high m@@ oun@@ tain . ’
A rich man may be inc@@ l@@ ined to put his complete trust in his we@@ al@@ th , i@@ mag@@ ining that his valu@@ able things are “ like a prote@@ ctive w@@ all . ”
A mo@@ des@@ t person will always remember his place before God and his ro@@ le in God’s arrang@@ ement .
G@@ O@@ D himself tel@@ ls us his name .
Of course , his trust in God never wa@@ vered .
In ad@@ dition to ‘ op@@ pos@@ ing the Devil , ’ what is necess@@ ary ?
One Bible scho@@ la@@ r com@@ men@@ ted : “ God does not se@@ par@@ ate himself from his Word .
There certainly is ​ — the apostle Paul .
Per@@ haps we are over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by thoughts of past sin@@ s or mis@@ takes that we made .
Still , as did He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah , each of us can say to Jehovah in prayer : “ I have wal@@ ked before you faith@@ fully and with a complete heart . ”
E@@ ri@@ c@@ a
Instead of sen@@ ding the le@@ per away , Jesus deal@@ t with the sh@@ un@@ ned man in a com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate and di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied man@@ ner .
D@@ ad died in 19@@ 33 .
The so@@ o@@ thing “ peace of God ” brought cal@@ m@@ ness and tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ill@@ ity .
( c ) What will be discus@@ sed in the following article ?
Tru@@ e Christians ye@@ ar@@ n to know and serve Jehovah .
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : Th@@ at@@ ’s all right .
Yes , if he commun@@ ic@@ ates well with all members of his family , listen@@ s to their concer@@ ns , takes the lead in family activities , and is consci@@ enti@@ ous about making good decisions invol@@ ving such matters as family worship , meeting attend@@ ance , field service , rec@@ re@@ ation , and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
In what ways can I imp@@ ro@@ ve and become a more effe@@ ctive pre@@ ach@@ er of the good news ? ’
On see@@ ing my determin@@ ation , he gave me a form .
His Word provi@@ des much practic@@ al counsel desi@@ gn@@ ed to help famili@@ es succ@@ e@@ ed , especially when challeng@@ es ar@@ ise .
6 : 22 , 23 .
And of what rel@@ ev@@ ance is his life st@@ ory to you ?
Y@@ oung Israelites were born as members of God’s cho@@ s@@ en nation
The po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al effect on fellow believers also needs to be taken into account .
U@@ p@@ on see@@ ing the beau@@ ti@@ ful book , the pa@@ st@@ or wanted it for himself .
Instead , he held up the Scriptures as the fin@@ al authority .
As one of Jesus ’ apostles , Peter was writ@@ ing to the followers of Christ , “ the Lord ” mentioned at 2 Peter 3 : 2 .
7 - 9 . ( a ) What happened to the Israelites in Egy@@ pt ?
Even in so - called develop@@ ed lands , h@@ ate cri@@ m@@ es se@@ em to be on the ris@@ e .
Jesus knew that the Devil was a real person
But within the 1@@ 6@@ th - century V@@ ene@@ ti@@ an w@@ alls en@@ cir@@ cl@@ ing the heart of N@@ ic@@ o@@ sia is a bus@@ y , n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w st@@ re@@ et be@@ aring the name Le@@ dr@@ a S@@ tre@@ et .
Mari@@ an , 8@@ 1 , in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , also has a down - to - earth appro@@ ach to ag@@ ing .
What can we do if un@@ du@@ e anxi@@ ety is making it difficult to live up to our dedic@@ ation to God ?
It came upon the Jewish system of things in the year 70 C.E . when Rom@@ an ar@@ mi@@ es destro@@ yed Jerusalem along with the temple .
We are not always pati@@ ent with those whom we love .
Yet , parents can ask Jehovah to give them wisdom to de@@ al with the situation .
The spirit of the world op@@ er@@ ates in a number of ways .
A P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous H@@ er@@ it@@ age for a Gre@@ at C@@ ro@@ w@@ d
“ As he kept loo@@ king , why , here the thor@@ n@@ bus@@ h was bur@@ ning with the fi@@ re and yet the thor@@ n@@ bus@@ h was not con@@ sum@@ ed , ” rel@@ ates the Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us account . Then a vo@@ ice called to him from the thor@@ n@@ bus@@ h .
Dis@@ e@@ ase : “ There also came to [ Jesus ] a le@@ per , ent@@ re@@ ating him even on b@@ ended k@@ ne@@ e , saying to him : ‘ If you just want to , you can make me clean . ’
Jehovah does not show com@@ pas@@ sion to his people only as a group .
Par@@ ents , you can coun@@ t on Jehovah to bl@@ ess your efforts , for he too is inter@@ ested in your chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s wel@@ f@@ are .
From whom do the k@@ ings of the earth receive du@@ ties or head ta@@ x ?
( Read Luke 11 : 13 . )
Now , should we i@@ magine that those Phil@@ ist@@ ines were like little children who sc@@ ur@@ ry in fear to hi@@ de be@@ h@@ ind their m@@ om@@ mi@@ es when they hear a th@@ under@@ cla@@ p ?
In the end , h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y will be op@@ en@@ ly ex@@ posed .
Wor@@ shi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah live in a world full of spiritual a@@ pa@@ thy , and this can af@@ fect them .
It is a privilege to have a meeting for field service in our home . ​ — R@@ om . 16 : 5 ; C@@ ol .
12 , 13 . ( a ) How can famili@@ es benefit from the F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening ?
As the k@@ ing@@ ’s gu@@ ar@@ di@@ an , Jeho@@ i@@ a@@ da used his influ@@ ence to prom@@ o@@ te true worship .
“ Tru@@ ly the God of you men is a God of go@@ ds and a Lord of k@@ ings and a Rev@@ e@@ al@@ er of se@@ cre@@ ts . ” ​ — D@@ A@@ N .
A person at your place of emp@@ loy@@ ment , perhaps someone in a position of authority , may beg@@ in to pa@@ y you com@@ p@@ li@@ ments , do you fav@@ ors , and seek opportun@@ ities to be with you .
I mis@@ sed sever@@ al meetings , and this began to af@@ fect me spiritually .
But in re@@ ality , Chris@@ tend@@ om de@@ vi@@ ated great@@ ly from true Christi@@ an@@ ity .
No , he vie@@ wed Ha@@ bak@@ kuk@@ ’s qu@@ eri@@ es as leg@@ iti@@ mate , and he ther@@ e@@ upon reve@@ aled his purpose to ra@@ ise up the Ch@@ al@@ de@@ ans to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment .
“ O@@ f@@ ten feelings of l@@ on@@ el@@ iness and being left out buil@@ d up in@@ side , and I become ex@@ as@@ per@@ ated , even ang@@ ry .
The good news of the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom is something good that t@@ ou@@ ches our heart .
Why should we continue to refle@@ ct on our being known by God ?
It was not until 198@@ 9 , when he had been a Witness for some 34 years , that the first si@@ gn - language congregation in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates was form@@ ed in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity .
By lear@@ ning to speak his language to some ex@@ t@@ ent , I was able to tell him about my beli@@ ef@@ s .
In fact , God is ke@@ en@@ ly inter@@ ested in our in@@ n@@ er@@ most thoughts because he wants us to draw clo@@ s@@ er to him .
In chap@@ ter 11 of the Bible book of Hebrews , the apostle Paul n@@ ames a number of faithful men and women of p@@ re - Christian times , including Noah , Abraham , S@@ ar@@ ah , and Moses .
No one will die from n@@ atur@@ al ca@@ uses or we@@ ep because of lo@@ sing a loved one .
It is e@@ qu@@ ally necess@@ ary for us .
Is our out@@ look on life real@@ is@@ tic , op@@ ti@@ mis@@ tic , and ho@@ pe@@ ful ?
As just one example , consider R@@ y@@ an and his wife , M@@ an@@ di , who live in F@@ l@@ ori@@ da , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , one of them sh@@ ou@@ ted : “ H@@ ere bo@@ ys , you see the gan@@ g that H@@ it@@ l@@ er cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t be@@ at ! ”
Paul’s V@@ i@@ e@@ w of H@@ im@@ self
To give a tru@@ th@@ ful answer would mean tr@@ ou@@ ble for the others and make him un@@ po@@ pul@@ ar .
L@@ e B@@ as , P@@ ra@@ ç@@ a da P@@ at@@ ri@@ ar@@ cal de@@ po@@ is do ter@@ r@@ am@@ o@@ to de 1@@ 7@@ 5@@ 5 .
Jesus too lo@@ ves the flo@@ ck .
R@@ est as@@ sur@@ ed that the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh takes an interest in all his faithful servants and that you are preci@@ ous in his eyes .
He says : “ I like going wit@@ ness@@ ing every S@@ atur@@ day with my mu@@ m , da@@ d , and sister . ”
Is that go@@ al not wor@@ th our every effort ?
That day , Samuel learned an important less@@ on : “ Not the way man se@@ es is the way God se@@ es , because m@@ ere man se@@ es what appe@@ ars to the eyes ; but as for Jehovah , he se@@ es what the heart is . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 16 : 1 - 13 .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 8@@ 8 , 1@@ 6@@ 1
I got lost in the d@@ war@@ f p@@ ines , and I could not find my way out for sever@@ al h@@ our@@ s .
“ P@@ rac@@ tice giving , and people will give to you , ” said Jesus .
F@@ in@@ ally , I went to see a Lu@@ ther@@ an minis@@ ter .
The first article high@@ ligh@@ ts Bible examples that encoura@@ ge us to be pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers .
( a ) What kind of Father is Jehovah ?
With the cre@@ ation of the first human pa@@ ir , God exerc@@ ised his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y in yet another way .
With the help of the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe and such bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res as What Does God Re@@ qui@@ re of U@@ s ? , we can conduct effe@@ ctive home Bible stu@@ dies and can thus share in ass@@ is@@ ting new@@ ly inter@@ ested ones to become disciples .
But in my case , I never really got to know him .
“ So that we might gain life through him . ”
With a view to a@@ da@@ p@@ ting to new circumstances in the ter@@ rit@@ ory , have the elders arrang@@ ed to hold meetings for field service on days and at times that requi@@ re chang@@ es in our r@@ out@@ ine ?
“ SH@@ O@@ W A W@@ A@@ I@@ T@@ IN@@ G AT@@ T@@ I@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ E ”
The B@@ less@@ ed “ W@@ a@@ y of R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous On@@ es ”
Of course , no@@ ne of us should feel pres@@ sur@@ ed to devo@@ te many h@@ our@@ s to the ministry just to be able to turn in a lar@@ g@@ er repor@@ t of our share in the field service .
F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ ment of that promise , in 5@@ 37 B.C.E . , gives us s@@ ound reason to rejo@@ ice in the sure hope that Jehovah se@@ ts before us .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es f@@ an@@ ci@@ ful fi@@ ction , there have also been many boo@@ ks and artic@@ les that foc@@ us attention on a@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l writ@@ ings from the second and th@@ ir@@ d cen@@ tu@@ ries C.E . that cla@@ im to reve@@ al fac@@ ts about Jesus om@@ it@@ ted from the Go@@ sp@@ els .
Ch@@ ar@@ lo@@ t@@ te T@@ om@@ as@@ cha@@ f@@ s@@ k@@ y , far right
What should be our re@@ action to the vo@@ ice of str@@ ang@@ ers ?
Mo@@ st of the time , the relati@@ ves were not told that a blood trans@@ fu@@ sion had ca@@ used their loved one@@ ’s death .
One sister said , “ It f@@ righ@@ ten@@ s me when my husband ang@@ r@@ ily ra@@ ises his vo@@ ice at me . ”
Sa@@ id one : “ We are ti@@ red of the no@@ is@@ y we@@ d@@ ding@@ s that take place these days .
In heaven , then , Jesus would be a public serv@@ ant for mankind .
So whether our actions are good or bad , they all are no@@ ted by God .
How dist@@ res@@ sing this must have been for Abra@@ m and S@@ ar@@ a@@ i !
The j@@ a@@ il@@ er , fe@@ aring that the pris@@ on@@ ers had es@@ cap@@ ed , was on the ver@@ ge of com@@ mit@@ ting su@@ i@@ ci@@ de when Paul called out to him .
In Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s time the pri@@ ests were cen@@ sur@@ ed for not keep@@ ing Jehovah’s ways
Yes , Jesus knew that he would have to keep his integrity even to the point of suffering death .
As they develop@@ ed an appreciation for Jehovah’s high standards , they qu@@ it all sub@@ st@@ ance a@@ bu@@ se .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , pro@@ v@@ isions would have to be made so that those preaching the good news could ga@@ ther together to worship Jehovah and be taught how to car@@ ry out the work .
How did Satan use “ the desire of the flesh ” to temp@@ t E@@ ve ?
We have mentioned just a few things that prayer can do for you .
En@@ coura@@ g@@ ing us to con@@ form to God’s will , the 10@@ th chap@@ ter of the Bible book of Proverbs poin@@ ts to rich spiritual blessings that are enjo@@ yed by those who do so .
In ra@@ ising their children “ in the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah , ” parents must apply Bible principles .
The pro@@ sel@@ y@@ te , on the other hand , was b@@ ound by the Law covenant .
Why do you like him ?
I was born in 19@@ 25 , and W@@ ally is the you@@ ng@@ est .
What would “ ab@@ sta@@ ining ” have me@@ ant back then ?
He did not speak down to them from a lo@@ f@@ ty he@@ i@@ ght , as if consider@@ ing himself a@@ bo@@ ve car@@ r@@ ying out the things he was tel@@ ling them to do .
My g@@ ri@@ ef was un@@ be@@ ar@@ able .
Just before he in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed the new covenant , Jesus gave two important comman@@ ds .
Th@@ r@@ ough our worl@@ d@@ wide preaching work , however , Jehovah’s vo@@ ice is being heard by individuals of all rac@@ es and wal@@ ks of life .
The preci@@ ous un@@ ity descri@@ bed in E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el is c@@ learly evid@@ ent each year as the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant and the “ other sheep ” ga@@ ther to ob@@ serve the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death !
Noah will certainly rel@@ ate what it was like to buil@@ d the ar@@ k .
So he asked : “ What yet am I l@@ ac@@ king ? ”
Indeed , Scriptural tru@@ ths were bu@@ ri@@ ed under a col@@ le@@ ction of pa@@ g@@ an teachings that had in@@ fil@@ tr@@ ated Chris@@ tend@@ om over the cen@@ tu@@ ries .
After ob@@ serving Timo@@ th@@ y’s fur@@ ther prog@@ ress for some months , Paul dis@@ pat@@ ched him to Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a in order to comfort and make fir@@ m the Christians in that city .
Is Your Re@@ cre@@ ation B@@ ene@@ fi@@ cial ?
M@@ ore to the point , another Bible writ@@ er , James , simply says : “ As the body without spirit is dead , so also faith without works is dead . ” ​ — James 2 : 26 .
So the cam@@ p of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als deci@@ ded that the un@@ ity of the Witnesses had to be bro@@ ken .
What if problems devel@@ op to the point that the spiritual health of a member of the congregation is th@@ reat@@ ened ?
He will not allow Satan’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ on to der@@ a@@ il His purpose for mankind .
Like the faithful L@@ ev@@ ites back in the ten@@ th century B.C.E . , God’s loyal ones today are not dec@@ ei@@ ved by apost@@ ate ide@@ as .
O@@ ver 5@@ 00 years ear@@ li@@ er , Jehovah had c@@ learly stated what his people could ex@@ pect if they listen@@ ed to him and kept his comman@@ d@@ ments and what they could ex@@ pect if they did not .
C@@ o@@ v@@ et@@ ousness is more than simply the desire to have money or certain things , which could have their prop@@ er use and purpose .
“ I than@@ k Jehovah every day for coming into my life and for all the blessings that he has given me . ”
It was a war@@ m remin@@ der of Jehovah’s tend@@ er care for each little she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike one .
So the following day , I was ar@@ rest@@ ed by the G@@ esta@@ p@@ o .
Lo@@ ving concer@@ n for others is a dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish@@ ing mar@@ k of true Christians . ​ — John 13 : 34 , 35 ; C@@ ol .
O@@ r we could try to understand Bible principles better and learn how we can apply them in our life .
As a result , there is love , peace , and se@@ cur@@ ity among God’s people . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek .
For a while in the 19@@ 50 ’ s , I wor@@ ked in the fac@@ t@@ ory on a L@@ in@@ o@@ ty@@ pe ma@@ ch@@ ine , pre@@ par@@ ing s@@ lu@@ g@@ s of ty@@ pe that were ass@@ em@@ b@@ led into pages as part of the pro@@ c@@ ess of making prin@@ ting pl@@ ates .
What should we do after as@@ king a question ?
The Bible ​ — Ch@@ eri@@ shed and S@@ up@@ pres@@ sed
They have your best inter@@ ests at heart . ​ — Proverbs 1 : 5 .
Is the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty Creator H@@ um@@ ble ?
“ I W@@ on My B@@ at@@ tle With P@@ o@@ st@@ par@@ tu@@ m De@@ pres@@ sion . ” ​ — A@@ wa@@ ke ! , Ju@@ ly 22 , 200@@ 2 .
Joseph still had something that his brothers could never take from him : faith .
Many religious people say that Jesus is God .
• Sh@@ ould I hi@@ de my g@@ ri@@ ef from my child ?
It is true that Jesus some@@ times wanted to be al@@ one with his thoughts and to pray .
Not ever@@ yone who dr@@ in@@ ks exc@@ essi@@ vely be@@ comes an al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic .
When you parents do the important work Jehovah has assign@@ ed you ​ — provi@@ ding for your chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s material , spiritual , and emo@@ tional needs — ​ the re@@ war@@ ds are great .
Hence , they su@@ ffered tri@@ bul@@ ation . ​ — Romans 10 : 9 .
He rel@@ ates : “ She has gra@@ b@@ bed hold of him and given him a k@@ is@@ s . She has put on a bo@@ ld face , and she beg@@ ins to say to him : ‘ Com@@ mun@@ ion sacrific@@ es were inc@@ um@@ b@@ ent upon me . Today I have pa@@ id my v@@ ow@@ s .
N@@ ations have often fa@@ iled to keep so@@ le@@ m@@ n@@ ly sign@@ ed n@@ on@@ ag@@ g@@ res@@ sion p@@ ac@@ ts , thus le@@ ading their people into ter@@ ri@@ ble w@@ ars .
Moses ’ sister is set in contr@@ ast with P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h , who s@@ ch@@ em@@ ed with his coun@@ sel@@ ors to de@@ al “ sh@@ re@@ w@@ dly ” with the Hebrews .
Some large cor@@ por@@ ations have la@@ id off emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es who have been loyal work@@ ers for de@@ ca@@ des .
While we will mis@@ s our de@@ ar Bro@@ ther Bar@@ r , we rejo@@ ice with him in his recei@@ ving the gift of im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity ​ — a privilege he loo@@ ked for@@ ward to and often spoke about .
We might therefore ask : Does the Bible really support that hope ?
C@@ le@@ ans@@ ed in God’s eyes , they are ‘ a holy pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od and offer up spiritual sacrific@@ es accep@@ table to God through Jesus Christ . ’ ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 5 , 9 .
Be as@@ sur@@ ed that you will find succ@@ ess if you per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in lear@@ ning about God and his will and are pers@@ ist@@ ent in ap@@ pl@@ ying what you learn . ​ — Psalm 1 : 1 - 3 .
But he also said that we should love our neigh@@ b@@ or as ourselves .
F@@ light became inc@@ reas@@ ingly difficult .
Jehovah is “ the happy God . ”
However , the pris@@ ons were already full of pol@@ itical pris@@ on@@ ers , so we were set free .
In fact , after an@@ al@@ y@@ z@@ ing more than two do@@ z@@ en stu@@ dies , one re@@ sear@@ ch@@ er conclu@@ ded that “ 25 per@@ c@@ ent of wi@@ ves and 4@@ 4 per@@ c@@ ent of hus@@ ban@@ ds have had ex@@ tr@@ am@@ ar@@ it@@ al inter@@ course . ”
30 : 11 - 14 .
Why is it important for Christians to car@@ ry out their service to Jehovah with joy ?
But Jesus stri@@ pp@@ ed away all fal@@ s@@ eho@@ o@@ ds for the benefit of hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people .
The reas@@ ons for serving in a fore@@ ign ter@@ rit@@ ory should be love for God and a desire to fulf@@ ill the com@@ mis@@ sion of making disciples .
G@@ r@@ as@@ p@@ ing the point of her s@@ on@@ ’s words , M@@ ary im@@ medi@@ ately st@@ ep@@ s asi@@ de and instru@@ cts the attend@@ ants : “ Wh@@ atever he tel@@ ls you , do . ”
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 38 , 8
“ In@@ v@@ isi@@ ble Q@@ u@@ alities Are C@@ learly Se@@ en , ” 8 / 1
Jo@@ ã@@ o , like C@@ ar@@ lo@@ s , was de@@ a@@ f and led a wa@@ y@@ ward life .
It is transl@@ ated from a Greek word that liter@@ ally means “ sh@@ am@@ el@@ ess@@ ness . ”
And how can all of us benefit by consider@@ ing the examples of such faithful men of old as Abraham and Moses who des@@ pite personal har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps kept their min@@ ds fi@@ x@@ ed on the things a@@ bo@@ ve ?
Jesus too was a pre@@ ach@@ er and a teach@@ er .
On another occasi@@ on , Jesus enc@@ oun@@ tered the wi@@ do@@ w of Na@@ in , who had lost her only son in death .
I W@@ A@@ S born in 19@@ 26 to parents who were de@@ v@@ out Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s .
Jewish hist@@ ori@@ an Jose@@ ph@@ us id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es this high pri@@ est as “ Joseph , who was called Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has . ”
When the two are side by side , the com@@ pas@@ s nee@@ d@@ le ge@@ ts mis@@ direc@@ ted .
F@@ ran@@ k@@ ly , many are con@@ fu@@ sed , con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted as they are with more ad@@ vice , op@@ in@@ i@@ ons , and contro@@ ver@@ si@@ es than ever before .
• What pre@@ ca@@ u@@ tions can help one to keep from form@@ ing a r@@ om@@ an@@ tic att@@ ach@@ ment out@@ side the marriage ?
; Bo@@ str@@ ö@@ m , J .
“ Ab@@ ho@@ r ” can be transl@@ ated “ h@@ ate exc@@ e@@ e@@ ding@@ ly . ”
Yet , many in the world around us believe that only by devo@@ ting themselves to making money can they have a secu@@ re future and take it eas@@ y later in life .
He ad@@ ds : “ De@@ ath in tw@@ enti@@ et@@ h - century war has been on a sc@@ ale which is hard to gr@@ as@@ p .
If the wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er does not do so , the Christian who has come to know about the sin should repor@@ t it .
S@@ imp@@ ly sp@@ en@@ ding time with children and even teaching them is not all there is to re@@ aring them succ@@ ess@@ fully .
Some may even die by liter@@ al p@@ est@@ il@@ ence . ​ — Revelation 16 : 14 , 16 .
In B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , for example , Paulo and E@@ u@@ gen@@ ia sa@@ ved for four years in order to make the two - day , 2@@ ,000 - m@@ ile [ 3@@ ,000 k@@ m ] bu@@ s tri@@ p to see the Bethel fac@@ il@@ ities in that country .
I still like to w@@ atch so@@ cc@@ er , but I am determined to keep such en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment in its prop@@ er place .
When ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing the first - century Christian congregation in Eph@@ esus , Jesus spoke of “ the love you had at first . ”
My Li@@ fe W@@ as Go@@ ing From B@@ ad to Wor@@ se 10
“ Because of your loving - kindness and because of your tru@@ en@@ ess . ”
1 : 3 - 5 ​ — Di@@ d the ban@@ qu@@ et last for 18@@ 0 days ?
( a ) W@@ as David cont@@ ent to praise Jehovah only in priv@@ ate ?
We can fulf@@ ill the comm@@ and to love others gener@@ ously , ther@@ e@@ by pleas@@ ing God .
But these relation@@ shi@@ ps r@@ ar@@ ely last long , and the bre@@ aku@@ p often ca@@ uses even more in@@ se@@ cur@@ ity .
Des@@ pite these difficul@@ ties , she ca@@ res for her off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing and teach@@ es them to c@@ li@@ m@@ b and lea@@ p among the ro@@ c@@ ks as n@@ im@@ bly as she does .
As a war@@ ning , Jesus str@@ ong@@ ly con@@ dem@@ ned the h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical practic@@ es of the religious lead@@ ers of that time .
What may at first have seem@@ ed difficult will soon become ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble .
In each account , the ma@@ ster en@@ tru@@ st@@ s his sla@@ ves with money ( 3 ) , which pi@@ c@@ tures the preci@@ ous privilege of making disciples .
As such , he has the pr@@ er@@ o@@ g@@ ative to set standards for us , to de@@ fine what purpose our life should have , and to gu@@ i@@ de us toward that purpose .
We too need to offer hear@@ t@@ felt prayers for an inc@@ re@@ ase as we ze@@ al@@ ously share in the disci@@ ple - making work .
It was dis@@ co@@ vered that he had lived in Rus@@ sia for more than 20 years , during which time he became a gy@@ ne@@ c@@ olo@@ g@@ ist .
“ P@@ ang@@ s of dist@@ ress , ” including w@@ ars , food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges , earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es , and other cal@@ am@@ ities , pla@@ gu@@ e human@@ ity .
Why is there so much ru@@ de and an@@ t@@ is@@ o@@ cial be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or ?
So there is reason to conclu@@ de that the resurrection of faithful Christians to heaven has already be@@ gu@@ n , though , of course , un@@ seen by humans .
The des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Abraham ​ — through whom the promised se@@ ed of the woman would come — ​ gre@@ w num@@ er@@ ous in Egy@@ pt .
This acc@@ us@@ ation was false .
However , it is imp@@ ro@@ per and d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous to pre@@ su@@ me upon God’s mer@@ cy .
That is why God cho@@ se Jesus Christ , whom he by means of holy spirit qu@@ ali@@ fied for those most important responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
In fact , Jesus said that if we do not for@@ give others , Jehovah will not for@@ give us .
Jehovah stated concer@@ ning David : “ I shall certainly set up his se@@ ed forever and his thro@@ ne as the days of heaven .
What reas@@ ons do you have to tell others about the Messi@@ ah ?
This little d@@ om@@ es@@ tic sc@@ ene is rich in less@@ ons for Christ’s followers today .
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s serv@@ ant called Jehovah “ the God of my ma@@ ster Abraham . ”
We humans are li@@ mit@@ ed in our ability to id@@ enti@@ fy that for@@ ce through s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c ob@@ serv@@ ation and experi@@ men@@ tation al@@ one .
R@@ em@@ ember , too , that these in@@ va@@ ders came from his ho@@ m@@ el@@ and , Sh@@ in@@ ar .
When I learned of his rel@@ o@@ c@@ ation , I was so happy to know that he was still ali@@ ve !
For three and a half years , he taught mul@@ titu@@ des about the Kingdom .
S@@ te@@ ps to that end inclu@@ de stud@@ ying and ap@@ pl@@ ying his Word , rep@@ en@@ ting and tur@@ ning around , dedic@@ ating your life to God , and being baptized in the name of the Father , Son , and holy spirit .
A@@ m@@ ong the 7@@ 5 per@@ c@@ ent of people who re@@ mar@@ ry , 60 per@@ c@@ ent will div@@ or@@ ce again . ”
“ S@@ wi@@ m where it@@ ’s sa@@ fe and enjo@@ y@@ able ​ — in the congregation ! ”
But that was in the inv@@ isi@@ ble heavens .
P@@ u@@ m and An@@ n@@ y also made arrang@@ ements for rel@@ a@@ x@@ ing associ@@ ation with others in the pioneer ministry .
“ A L@@ ar@@ ge Do@@ or ” Le@@ ading to New O@@ pp@@ or@@ tun@@ ities
Jehovah direc@@ ted Eli@@ h@@ u to ass@@ ist Job in rec@@ ti@@ f@@ ying this inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation .
In public , he in@@ tro@@ du@@ ces her to others in a di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied man@@ ner and op@@ en@@ ly pra@@ ises her for her support .
A@@ n Is@@ sue That In@@ v@@ ol@@ ves You
When matters of n@@ ational import@@ ance ar@@ ose , a re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative of the people ​ — some@@ times a king or a prophet — ​ took the matter to God in prayer .
G@@ u@@ i@@ ded by Bible principles , we will not look for lo@@ op@@ ho@@ les in God’s la@@ ws ; nor will we imitate those who try to see how far they can go without ac@@ tually bre@@ ak@@ ing a certain law .
2 : 12 ; 3 : 16 .
Those who became Christian disciples in L@@ y@@ str@@ a must have been thr@@ il@@ led to learn of the hope that was held out to Christ’s followers .
C@@ aring for Ar@@ ne when he was ill
What is more , their num@@ bers are gro@@ wing .
Many Christian cou@@ ples desire to have their we@@ d@@ ding cer@@ em@@ on@@ y in a Kingdom H@@ all if such is a@@ vail@@ able .
They per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed some brothers to do so , but others cho@@ se not to .
• C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate it even in little things
I asked my@@ self , ‘ What kind of example am I set@@ ting for my children ? ’ ”
When Job was s@@ mit@@ ten by a lo@@ a@@ th@@ some di@@ se@@ ase , lost his children and material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , and was fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ used by his compan@@ i@@ ons , his thoughts came to be all w@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed up in himself .
Jehovah valu@@ es life .
We lived in the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of X@@ y@@ lo@@ p@@ ha@@ go@@ u , in C@@ y@@ pr@@ us .
On the bas@@ is of their faith in that v@@ al@@ id@@ ating sacrifice , those taken into that covenant would be made “ perfect per@@ pe@@ tually . ”
; Li@@ pp@@ inc@@ o@@ t@@ t , K .
She had been vis@@ iting her sister ac@@ ro@@ ss the st@@ re@@ et and came over to the the@@ ater to see what was going on .
Jesus said : “ I am giving you a new comman@@ d@@ ment , that you love one another ; just as I have loved you , that you also love one another .
Since ‘ we brought nothing into the world and cannot car@@ ry anything out , ’ let us more in@@ ten@@ tly pur@@ sue “ godly devo@@ tion along with self - su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y ” and allow ourselves to be ‘ cont@@ ent with su@@ st@@ en@@ ance and co@@ ver@@ ing . ’ ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 6 - 11 .
▪ Be of Go@@ od C@@ oura@@ ge ​ — Jehovah Is Your H@@ el@@ per !
Read that pet@@ iti@@ on care@@ fully , and you will see that Jac@@ o@@ b did not just ple@@ ad for help .
U@@ p@@ on hear@@ ing the news of his death , the king gave way to we@@ ep@@ ing and exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ My son Ab@@ sal@@ om , my son , my son Ab@@ sal@@ om !
S@@ ONG@@ S : 5@@ 6 , 8@@ 9
And the sons of A@@ m@@ m@@ on and Mo@@ a@@ b pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to stand up against the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous re@@ gi@@ on of Se@@ ir to devo@@ te them to des@@ tru@@ ction and an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ate them ; and as soon as they fin@@ i@@ shed with the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Se@@ ir , they helped each one to bring his own fellow to ru@@ in .
S@@ to@@ c@@ ks and B@@ on@@ ds : S@@ to@@ c@@ ks and b@@ on@@ ds may be don@@ ated to W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er as an ou@@ tri@@ ght gift .
God’s ang@@ el spoke these words to Peter and the other apostles after they experienced a mirac@@ ul@@ ous rel@@ e@@ ase from pris@@ on .
“ ‘ Re@@ ally , how could I ever do so , un@@ less someone gu@@ i@@ ded me ? ’
The cal@@ m@@ ly spo@@ ken words of a wise person are to be pre@@ fer@@ red to the bo@@ is@@ ter@@ ous sh@@ ou@@ ts of a stu@@ pi@@ d one .
C@@ ould anyone bu@@ y such loving concer@@ n ?
“ You are my friends if you do what I am comman@@ ding you . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ H@@ N 15 : 14 .
Many of those same Israelites had seen Jehovah lead them sa@@ f@@ ely through “ that great and fear - inspi@@ ring w@@ il@@ der@@ ness . ”
He told his disciples : “ Lo@@ ok !
( See John 2 : 11 . )
H@@ ere is another value that seem@@ s to be on the w@@ ane today ​ — and another reason to imitate the faith of this kin@@ d@@ hear@@ ted young woman .
M@@ ak@@ ing public declar@@ ation for sal@@ vation with our m@@ ou@@ th requi@@ res a number of ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments .
Wor@@ king al@@ ong@@ side her fu@@ el@@ ed my desire to move ab@@ ro@@ ad . ”
* In any ev@@ ent , with Jehovah’s blessing , G@@ ide@@ on car@@ ri@@ ed out his assignment , and in time he was used by God to li@@ ber@@ ate Israel from the M@@ idi@@ an@@ ites . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 6 : 25 - 27 .
With Jehovah’s words r@@ ing@@ ing in his ear@@ s and with the experience he had already acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ated , how could Jo@@ shua doubt ?
Lo@@ o@@ king at events in the lives of King David and the apostle Peter , we can no@@ te two such we@@ ak@@ nesses ​ — l@@ ack of self - control and fear of man .
How did E@@ no@@ ch cop@@ e ?
In a dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c turn of events , on Mar@@ ch 26 , 19@@ 19 ​ — n@@ ine months after Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d and his associ@@ ates were sen@@ ten@@ ced — ​ the imp@@ ris@@ oned brothers were rel@@ eas@@ ed on ba@@ il .
Hence , he did not have to account for his com@@ ings and go@@ ings , nor did he o@@ we his sla@@ ves an ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation for any seem@@ ing d@@ el@@ a@@ y .
Wh@@ ere needed , Jehovah’s Witnesses hold liter@@ ac@@ y cl@@ as@@ ses for congregation members who cannot read .
In respon@@ se , some mu@@ r@@ mu@@ red against him , especially when he spoke this illustr@@ ation : “ Mo@@ st truly I say to you , Un@@ less you e@@ at the flesh of the Son of man and dr@@ ink his blood , you have no life in y@@ ourselves .
But some assign@@ ments o@@ pen to sing@@ le pione@@ ers might prove difficult for those who are married or who have children .
You can strengthen others by rel@@ ating experi@@ ences you have enjo@@ yed while serving God .
However , the Bible says that the Messi@@ ah has already come .
C@@ Y@@ P@@ R@@ U@@ S
His very life was a ser@@ m@@ on ​ — an example of faith , end@@ ur@@ ance , and self - sacrifice .
17 F@@ i@@ ve De@@ ca@@ des of F@@ ul@@ l - Ti@@ me Ser@@ vice Ne@@ ar the Ar@@ c@@ tic C@@ ir@@ c@@ le
There is an e@@ ating , but it is not to satis@@ fac@@ tion .
A strong desire to accom@@ pl@@ ish Jehovah’s will is seen in the way the elders take the lead in the congregation .
What did those words mean to Paul’s hear@@ ers ?
B@@ as@@ ic@@ ally , it seem@@ s that Jesus arrang@@ ed matters that way .
The same ba@@ si@@ c principles apply in the family .
• Re@@ fle@@ cting on your own experi@@ ences through the years can con@@ v@@ in@@ ce you of what ?
Moses was told : “ Un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly I have seen the a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction of my people who are in Egy@@ pt , and I have heard their out@@ c@@ ry as a result of those who d@@ ri@@ ve them to work ; because I well know the pa@@ ins they su@@ ff@@ er .
Su@@ b@@ ject In@@ de@@ x for The Watchtower 200@@ 9
( b ) How would the Israelites benefit if they he@@ e@@ ded them ?
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing about the Rus@@ si@@ an O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch , Ti@@ me ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine ( inter@@ n@@ ational e@@ dition ) rec@@ ently stated : “ The re@@ vi@@ ved ch@@ urch also wi@@ el@@ ds cr@@ itical influ@@ ence in an are@@ a once un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble : the Rus@@ si@@ an war ma@@ ch@@ ine . . . .
The Scriptures point out that al@@ though Abraham and other loyal servants of God “ did not receive the fulfill@@ ment of the promises ” in their li@@ fe@@ time , “ they saw them from a dist@@ ance and wel@@ com@@ ed them . ”
W@@ H@@ E@@ N fac@@ ed with tr@@ ying circumstances , do you long for “ the good old days ” ?
The s@@ ow@@ er car@@ ri@@ ed the se@@ ed in a fo@@ ld of his gar@@ ment or in a con@@ tain@@ er and sc@@ at@@ tered it with a long s@@ we@@ ep@@ ing mo@@ tion .
For fur@@ ther su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions on provi@@ ding practic@@ al help to the ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved , see the bro@@ ch@@ ure When S@@ ome@@ one You Lo@@ ve Di@@ es , pages 20 - 25 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Rather than loo@@ king to God for help , “ to Egy@@ pt they have called ; to As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a they have g@@ one . ” ​ — Ho@@ se@@ a 7 : 11 .
By will@@ ingly sub@@ mit@@ ting ourselves to Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , we demonstr@@ ate that we are mil@@ d - temp@@ ered .
F@@ e@@ w Christians today would in@@ s@@ ist on ob@@ serving some as@@ pect of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law in order to ob@@ tain sal@@ vation .
Read Romans 11 : 7 - 10 .
Many Corinth@@ i@@ an Christians used to prac@@ tice works of dar@@ k@@ ness , yet Paul told them : “ But you have been wa@@ shed clean , but you have been san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied , but you have been declar@@ ed righteous in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and with the spirit of our God . ” — 1 Corinthians 6 : 9 - 11 .
They may be under st@@ ress , or they may view your mis@@ takes as a fa@@ il@@ ure on their part .
Jehovah takes pri@@ de in those “ who bel@@ ong to him . ”
For you have the po@@ or always with you , but me you will not have always . ”
W@@ is@@ dom certainly keep@@ s cr@@ ying l@@ ou@@ dly in public plac@@ es !
Do you think that we too can learn that less@@ on ? —
Why do they go to ch@@ urch ?
S@@ el@@ f - discipl@@ ine is also needed in other are@@ as of life .
She refu@@ sed to ‘ look back . ’ ​ — Genesis 19 : 26 ; Luke 17 : 32 .
But Jehovah also war@@ ned that for a time , the spirit cre@@ ature who spoke through the ser@@ p@@ ent would have the power to op@@ pose those who love God . ​ — G@@ en .
We read : “ The one that had received the one tal@@ ent came for@@ ward and said , ‘ Ma@@ ster , I knew you to be an ex@@ ac@@ ting man , re@@ ap@@ ing where you did not s@@ ow and ga@@ ther@@ ing where you did not w@@ in@@ now .
John needed faith to believe what he saw in vision .
It has been said that life can be under@@ sto@@ od by loo@@ king back but that it must be lived by loo@@ king a@@ head .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we must tra@@ in these po@@ wers “ through use ” in ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles .
However , earth@@ ’s des@@ t@@ in@@ y is not for man to deci@@ de or control .
God uses his Witnesses to help people in set@@ t@@ le@@ ments per@@ ched high up in the An@@ des to gain acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge about him and his pur@@ pos@@ es . ​ — Isaiah 12 : 3 ; John 17 : 3 .
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 13 , 15 )
Consider the com@@ ments of M@@ it@@ c@@ he@@ l , a long@@ time el@@ der and regul@@ ar pioneer .
It will san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy God’s name by ex@@ pos@@ ing Satan’s lies and then over@@ thro@@ wing Satan and all his works .
In rec@@ ent years , some scho@@ l@@ ars who prof@@ ess to be Christians have publi@@ shed boo@@ ks and artic@@ les dis@@ mis@@ sing Jesus ’ resurrection as a fa@@ ble and have in@@ iti@@ ated a fi@@ er@@ ce de@@ b@@ ate over this sub@@ ject .
3 O@@ be@@ ying Jehovah H@@ as B@@ r@@ ought M@@ e Many B@@ less@@ ings
V@@ i@@ ol@@ ence was inc@@ reas@@ ing .
Although he is brought up in the ro@@ y@@ al hous@@ eho@@ ld , at the age of 40 , Moses si@@ des with his own people and k@@ ill@@ s an Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an .
By then , our small group had gro@@ wn to 9 publi@@ sh@@ ers , 3 of whom were baptized , and we had an a@@ ver@@ age meeting attend@@ ance of 50 .
Their love for one another would be so ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary that it would be an id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying mar@@ k .
Jehovah cannot be made any wis@@ er than he is , nor can he ever be cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted by anyone .
F@@ e@@ w thought more about im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity than the ancient P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h@@ s .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , not all faithful ones are cho@@ s@@ en by God for the uni@@ que privilege of rul@@ ing with Christ in heaven .
So is Jesus .
( Read Matthew 24 : 17 , 18 . )
On one occasi@@ on , disciples of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es and par@@ ty followers of H@@ er@@ od appro@@ ached Jesus with a ta@@ x question .
In that way , they can be effe@@ ctive in priv@@ ately instru@@ cting “ the young women ” in the congregation .
Today , we face similar influ@@ ences from Satan and his wicked system .
Re@@ as@@ ons for Con@@ fid@@ ence
A@@ no@@ ther G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ or , Mark N@@ ou@@ ma@@ ir , asked : “ Will You Be Li@@ ka@@ ble ? ”
Then , in Mar@@ ch 200@@ 2 , the Bethel family moved again ​ — this time to a new comple@@ x con@@ stru@@ cted near B@@ angal@@ ore , in sou@@ ther@@ n In@@ dia .
Din@@ ah , another of Le@@ ah’s children , is the only one of Jac@@ ob@@ ’s daugh@@ ters who@@ se name we know . ​ — Genesis 30 : 21 ; 4@@ 6 : 7 .
Jehovah has bless@@ ed them for doing so .
It takes time and prac@@ tice to ma@@ ster it .
After the ba@@ n was imp@@ o@@ sed , we four gi@@ r@@ ls ​ — M@@ ary An@@ i@@ ol , S@@ op@@ hi@@ a So@@ vi@@ ak , E@@ di@@ th M@@ or@@ g@@ an , and I — ​ were moved from the mission@@ ary home in S@@ an F@@ ran@@ c@@ is@@ c@@ o de M@@ ac@@ or@@ í@@ s to one lo@@ c@@ ated in the branch in S@@ an@@ to D@@ om@@ ing@@ o , the cap@@ it@@ al .
One par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent stan@@ ds out in C@@ ris@@ t@@ in@@ a@@ ’s mind .
He has found that his efforts to help the de@@ a@@ f have great@@ ly benef@@ ited him .
He did not tell the man to have faith even if he did not get a re@@ ward .
The man nam@@ ed S@@ pr@@ out “ will certainly buil@@ d the temple of Jehovah ” and “ must become a pri@@ est upon his thro@@ ne . ” ​ — Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 6 : 12 , 13 .
• Who are the “ desi@@ ra@@ ble things ” that were to f@@ ill Jehovah’s house with glory ?
But there are valu@@ es that trans@@ c@@ end money , prom@@ in@@ ence , and material we@@ al@@ th .
The Jews began pu@@ t@@ ting more emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on their own hous@@ es and their own com@@ forts .
But what a fine spirit will mar@@ k Christ’s rule !
Job was just and mer@@ ci@@ ful in deal@@ ing with his servants .
Like Jesus , we should view doing God’s will and help@@ ing others as more important than our personal pre@@ fer@@ ences .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 32 , 1@@ 33
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ arly fe@@ ed on the Bible and Bible - based public@@ ations .
When the truth came out , Juda@@ h did not bl@@ ame her but hum@@ bly said : “ She is more righteous than I am , for the reason that I did not give her to S@@ hel@@ ah my son . ”
How may we do so ?
Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h respon@@ ds positi@@ vely and r@@ un@@ s home with news of the vis@@ it@@ ors . ​ — Genesis 24 : 22 - 28 .
The Bible gives us reason to ex@@ pect very soon an earth - wide new system in which “ righteousness is to d@@ well . ” — 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
Yet , the Bible encoura@@ ges us : “ Let us not give up in doing what is fine , for in du@@ e se@@ as@@ on we shall re@@ a@@ p if we do not ti@@ re out . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 9 .
I p@@ our@@ ed a po@@ is@@ on@@ ous po@@ w@@ der in a c@@ up of water and put it on the table in fr@@ on@@ t of me .
Some fear that the earth will be bur@@ ned up .
They understand that cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness is a refle@@ ction of good tra@@ ining and respon@@ sible be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
They could have asked themselves such questions as : ‘ Who appe@@ ared before P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h at the ris@@ k of their lives ?
Acc@@ ording to R@@ on@@ al@@ d M .
By the same to@@ ken , though , the tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es we see prove that Satan’s time is r@@ un@@ ning out .
You want to gu@@ i@@ de your children to serve Jehovah .
But at the bor@@ der , sol@@ di@@ ers pul@@ led the family off the bu@@ s because of their e@@ th@@ n@@ ic@@ ity ; yet , they allow@@ ed the other brothers to pro@@ ce@@ ed .
“ Gi@@ ve free , ” he said .
What is long - suffering ?
Jehovah God and Jesus Christ want the very best for mankind .
E@@ spe@@ cially in the beg@@ in@@ ning , I was over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed with re@@ mor@@ se for my past wr@@ ong@@ s .
How can the hope of the resurrection comfort us even now ?
Jehovah did not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on Joseph ; ne@@ i@@ ther will he a@@ ban@@ d@@ on you ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 13 )
Joseph was a man with a practic@@ al knowledge of car@@ p@@ en@@ try .
“ Jehovah’s spirit came upon G@@ ide@@ on . ”
After re@@ vie@@ wing the benef@@ its just discus@@ sed , why not ask yourself , ‘ How am I respon@@ ding to Jesus ’ invit@@ ation : “ C@@ ome to me ” ? ’
Why is it that you make me see what is h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful ? ”
Consider the com@@ ments of one Christian woman who is h@@ am@@ per@@ ed by a ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic di@@ se@@ ase .
However , as one refer@@ ence work poin@@ ts out , “ the cu@@ sto@@ m in R@@ ome and A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a was to ob@@ serve the resurrection on the following S@@ un@@ day , ” c@@ all@@ ing it R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
This s@@ ow@@ ing evid@@ ently took place when Jesus , as Jehovah’s re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative , began to p@@ our out holy spirit upon the disciples , ther@@ e@@ by ano@@ in@@ ting them as God’s sons .
The three friends became Witnesses and were able to find other work that allow@@ ed them to have a ful@@ l@@ er share in the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c activ@@ ity .
( b ) Why can it be said that hum@@ ility , or being low@@ ly of mind , is not op@@ tional for a Christian ?
B@@ less@@ ings of j@@ et - fi@@ gh@@ ters and ba@@ r@@ rac@@ ks have become al@@ most r@@ out@@ ine .
Not long ag@@ o , in the sp@@ ace of one year , my mother - in - law and my father died .
How , then , can you make good friends ?
Let me tell you what we did .
Christians could therefore tra@@ v@@ el thr@@ ough@@ out the Rom@@ an world .
Jehovah bless@@ ed Jesus “ forever ” by resur@@ rec@@ ting him to im@@ mor@@ tal life . ​ — R@@ om . 6 : 9 .
What a fine example that is for young ones , who will be bless@@ ed by God for their willing sub@@ je@@ ction to their parents !
B@@ es@@ id@@ es , I had to learn Mar@@ a@@ th@@ i , the pre@@ d@@ om@@ in@@ ant language spo@@ ken in the city .
For th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years , people have fi@@ shed the earth@@ ’s se@@ as , l@@ ak@@ es , and ri@@ v@@ ers .
He is co@@ ver@@ ing over knowledge by rest@@ ra@@ ining himself from making a show@@ y displa@@ y of what he kno@@ ws .
Des@@ pite the w@@ il@@ es of the fore@@ most apost@@ ate , the spiritual vi@@ g@@ il@@ ance of the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class has helped these true Christians to remain loyal to Jehovah and his Word . ​ — Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 .
Be@@ fore long , the cou@@ ple were con@@ duc@@ ting over 20 Bible stu@@ dies each we@@ ek .
What is the spiritual st@@ ate of af@@ fai@@ r@@ s in Juda@@ h , and how does Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k re@@ act to it ?
The fin@@ al c@@ ru@@ shing of the ser@@ p@@ ent@@ ’s head occ@@ ur@@ s after the end of the th@@ ous@@ and years when Satan and his dem@@ ons are h@@ ur@@ led into “ the l@@ ake of fi@@ re and sul@@ p@@ hu@@ r . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
What would have helped you re@@ ach that conclu@@ sion ?
• What do we learn from the experi@@ ences of the writ@@ er of Psalm 7@@ 3 ?
To what does the ex@@ pan@@ sion of true worship point ?
( Read 1 Corinthians 15 : 22 - 26 . )
AT@@ T@@ I@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ E makes a bi@@ g differ@@ ence in life .
To see how we may do so to a ful@@ l@@ er de@@ gre@@ e , let us consider in more de@@ ta@@ il the Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts about the women mentioned at the out@@ set . ​ — Romans 15 : 4 ; James 4 : 8 .
Consider si@@ x fe@@ atu@@ res of the Kingdom that gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e this .
On No@@ v@@ ember 1 , 194@@ 7 , I started pione@@ ering , sp@@ en@@ ding 1@@ 50 h@@ our@@ s every mon@@ th in the preaching work .
Like Mark , we as God’s servants today show the same determin@@ ation to preach the Kingdom good news .
When he saw M@@ ary and those with her we@@ ep@@ ing over the death of La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , he was great@@ ly t@@ ou@@ ched by their s@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
Ex@@ pla@@ in how our par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in family worship can show that we are serious about our responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : H@@ E@@ A@@ V@@ Y - M@@ E@@ T@@ A@@ L MU@@ S@@ I@@ C@@ I@@ A@@ N
The ch@@ emo@@ ther@@ ap@@ y started .
“ I res@@ ented their com@@ ments , but I felt un@@ sure of my@@ self as a par@@ ent .
If we are to come to love righteousness , we need to study di@@ lig@@ ently and medit@@ ate on what we read in God’s written Word .
Des@@ pite these advan@@ ta@@ ges , however , even as a young man , Mark was not self - in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ent or self - cen@@ tered ; nor was he cont@@ ent to set@@ tle down and lead a com@@ for@@ table family life .
This well descri@@ bes Jehovah’s Witnesses .
S@@ pe@@ ak Tru@@ th With Your N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ or
In 19@@ 6@@ 1 , Mo@@ m died at the age of 8@@ 3 .
On@@ ce , I received a call from a la@@ dy with whom I sh@@ ared the Kingdom message some 4@@ 7 years ear@@ li@@ er .
Me@@ an@@ while , J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah is having problems of his own .
Re@@ g@@ arding the s@@ ource of the power that such ones cla@@ im to have , the apostle Paul war@@ ned : “ The la@@ w@@ less one@@ ’s pres@@ ence is according to the op@@ er@@ ation of Satan with every powerful work and l@@ ying sign@@ s and por@@ ten@@ ts and with every un@@ righteous dec@@ ep@@ tion . ” ​ — 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 9 , 10 .
The Scriptures ad@@ mon@@ ish us to foc@@ us on future blessings from Jehovah rather than on any temp@@ or@@ ary tri@@ bul@@ ation that we might cur@@ r@@ ently experience .
But some shepher@@ ds , who were sp@@ en@@ ding the night with their flo@@ c@@ ks in the field , saw a mul@@ titu@@ de of angels and heard them sing : “ G@@ l@@ ory in the he@@ igh@@ ts a@@ bo@@ ve to God , and upon earth peace among men of go@@ o@@ d@@ will . ” ​ — Luke 2 : 8 - 14 .
And you y@@ ourselves will become to me a kingdom of pri@@ ests and a holy nation . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 19 : 5 , 6 .
The rep@@ ly Jesus gave was most en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ing : “ N@@ ei@@ ther this man sin@@ ned nor his parents , but it was in order that the works of God might be made man@@ i@@ f@@ est in his case .
S@@ tr@@ ate@@ gi@@ c@@ ally lo@@ c@@ ated to the e@@ ast of M@@ ount C@@ ar@@ me@@ l , Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do d@@ om@@ in@@ ated ma@@ j@@ or tra@@ de and mil@@ it@@ ary r@@ out@@ es of the day .
Some accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed public speak@@ ers f@@ l@@ at@@ ly refu@@ sed to try anything new .
The in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of those c@@ ities made f@@ l@@ at@@ ter@@ ing peace over@@ tures , and in respon@@ se H@@ er@@ od gave a public ad@@ d@@ ress .
How can Christian activities en@@ h@@ ance our sense of Christian id@@ ent@@ ity ?
3 , 4 . ( a ) Why should we coun@@ ter@@ act sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness ?
For our counsel to be effe@@ ctive , however , it must me@@ et two requi@@ re@@ ments .
What shows that Jehovah’s message to an individu@@ al some@@ times has a bro@@ ad@@ er app@@ lic@@ ation to mankind in gener@@ al ?
Our Christian standards set us ap@@ ar@@ t , so the world may ‘ speak a@@ bu@@ si@@ vely of us . ’
Those who were sa@@ ved , such as Bar@@ u@@ ch ( Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary ) , E@@ bed - m@@ ele@@ ch the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an , and the Re@@ cha@@ bit@@ es , did not have an ac@@ tu@@ al mar@@ k on their fore@@ he@@ a@@ ds .
S@@ te@@ p@@ mother ( cal@@ m@@ ly ) : O@@ h , O@@ K . H@@ ere we h@@ an@@ g them up ourselves .
One Christian woman rec@@ alls that as a child when she mis@@ be@@ ha@@ ved at Christian meetings , her father would promise to discipl@@ ine her on re@@ tur@@ ning home .
Al@@ co@@ ho@@ l in large qu@@ an@@ t@@ ities is a po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally le@@ th@@ al to@@ x@@ in that can lead to vari@@ ous can@@ c@@ ers , al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic he@@ pat@@ it@@ is , cir@@ r@@ ho@@ s@@ is of the li@@ ver , pan@@ cre@@ at@@ it@@ is , low blood su@@ g@@ ar in di@@ a@@ be@@ tic@@ s , f@@ et@@ al al@@ co@@ ho@@ l sy@@ nd@@ r@@ ome , st@@ ro@@ ke , or heart fa@@ il@@ ure ​ — to name but a few con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
What an encourag@@ ing example Jo@@ si@@ ah pro@@ ves to be for those who may have had to end@@ ure a ter@@ ri@@ ble chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od !
I was born in 19@@ 34 in H@@ el@@ sin@@ ki , F@@ in@@ land .
P@@ i@@ one@@ ering with Jo@@ y L@@ en@@ no@@ x in N@@ ar@@ ran@@ der@@ a
I ke@@ en@@ ly wanted everlasting life in God’s new world .
Then , sh@@ ort@@ ly before Jesus as@@ c@@ ended to heaven , he comman@@ ded his followers : “ G@@ o therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations , . . . teaching them to ob@@ serve all the things I have comman@@ ded you . ”
SH@@ E had sp@@ ent ne@@ arly 50 years in ac@@ tive Christian service .
And he did not ign@@ ore what he consider@@ ed a serious fa@@ il@@ ure on Mar@@ k@@ ’s part . ​ — Acts 13 : 1 - 3 , 9 , 13 .
St@@ an@@ ding out as a ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast Christian can for@@ ti@@ fy you , prote@@ ct you , and even move some to in@@ qui@@ re about Jehovah and his people .
Since I did not understand Eng@@ l@@ ish at all , I became a little wor@@ ri@@ ed .
If it does come , we should not let it cause us to think more of ourselves than is necess@@ ary . ​ — Proverbs 27 : 2 ; Romans 12 : 3 .
The Gi@@ be@@ on@@ ites real@@ ized the fu@@ t@@ ility of res@@ ist@@ ance .
In 19@@ 6@@ 3 , I was invit@@ ed to do cir@@ cu@@ it work .
T@@ al@@ king to our Father is a preci@@ ous privilege !
H@@ ei@@ l H@@ it@@ l@@ er ! ”
To sur@@ rend@@ er one@@ ’s child to the tel@@ ev@@ ision or the st@@ re@@ et is , in effect , to let the spirit of the world influ@@ ence the chil@@ d’s up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing .
O@@ r personal study may have brought appro@@ pri@@ ate s@@ crip@@ tures to your attention .
• What is the wise course for you now ?
We were very li@@ mit@@ ed fin@@ an@@ cially , but his sh@@ o@@ e sh@@ op was a cen@@ ter of spiritual activ@@ ity in Le@@ th@@ bri@@ dge , Al@@ ber@@ ta , Cana@@ da , in the 19@@ 30 ’ s .
Jesus Christ , who had a pro@@ found understanding of and a special f@@ on@@ dness for humans , put love for God and neigh@@ b@@ or at the very heart of his teaching .
Some experienced persecu@@ tion at the hands of , not two to@@ tal@@ it@@ ari@@ an re@@ gi@@ m@@ es , but three .
It has been a won@@ dr@@ ous honor for me to serve Jehovah “ as a fine sol@@ di@@ er of Christ . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 2 : 3 .
In time and with the help of God’s holy spirit , Ad@@ ri@@ an man@@ ag@@ ed to bring his viol@@ ent temp@@ er under control .
Christ’s coming will lead to nothing less than the complete rest@@ or@@ ation of pl@@ an@@ et E@@ ar@@ th .
May we be di@@ lig@@ ent in par@@ taking of all the spiritual food we receive through Jehovah’s organization . ​ — P@@ s .
Yes , be@@ having hon@@ es@@ tly from a pu@@ re heart really can move others to praise God . ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 10 .
You never know how people will re@@ act to a well - cho@@ s@@ en s@@ crip@@ ture .
‘ What kind of world will my gr@@ and@@ children gro@@ w up in ? ’
“ E@@ ver@@ yone that par@@ takes of mil@@ k is un@@ ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the word of righteousness , ” wrote Paul , “ for he is a ba@@ be . ”
Ca@@ in com@@ mit@@ ted mu@@ r@@ der because he went his own way and fa@@ iled to he@@ ed Jehovah’s war@@ ning that sin was about to p@@ oun@@ ce on him .
But what in@@ duc@@ ed prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians to a@@ do@@ pt these un@@ ch@@ ris@@ ti@@ an c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations ?
The New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation is now a@@ vail@@ able , in whole or in part , in over 1@@ 16 langu@@ ages , and more than 1@@ 7@@ 8@@ ,@@ 5@@ 4@@ 5@@ ,@@ 8@@ 6@@ 2 co@@ pi@@ es have been pr@@ inted .
A G@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous Mis@@ take
For a time after Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , Christian women were fav@@ ored with the gi@@ f@@ ts of the spirit .
So even if we feel that we have been wa@@ iting a long time , this does not mean that the end is far away or that it is not coming in our li@@ fe@@ time .
Why could Abraham expres@@ s confidence that Jehovah would always rend@@ er a righteous judgment ?
The pro@@ gra@@ m of educ@@ ation offered by the Kingdom ​ — which is a@@ vail@@ able around the world right now — ​ will show you how .
It has been said that Li@@ ç@@ ar@@ ra@@ gu@@ e was for B@@ as@@ que what Jer@@ ome was for L@@ at@@ in and Lu@@ ther for Ger@@ man .
Are Kingdom inter@@ ests close to our heart ?
However , she had a reason .
It also me@@ ant pu@@ t@@ ting up with personal dis@@ comfort and in@@ conven@@ i@@ ence .
In 1@@ 6@@ 7@@ 6 , Al@@ me@@ i@@ da pres@@ ented a fin@@ al dra@@ ft of his New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent to the ch@@ urch cons@@ ist@@ ory in B@@ at@@ a@@ vi@@ a for re@@ vision .
Jehovah D@@ em@@ on@@ str@@ ated Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty
At our meetings , loyal men re@@ present the congregation in public prayer .
In my case my parents did not pres@@ sure me to make the decision to dedic@@ ate my@@ self to Jehovah .
Christians should stri@@ ve to imitate this godly qu@@ ality and keep things ti@@ dy in the home .
( b ) In what way are the other sheep san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied and made holy ?
Then I real@@ ized that I too was at fa@@ ul@@ t .
How do Jesus ’ words recorded at Matthew 6 : 33 help us in deci@@ ding how much time to sp@@ end on rec@@ re@@ ation ?
Our pl@@ an@@ et sur@@ vi@@ ved ; it was “ the ung@@ o@@ dly people ” ​ — God’s enem@@ ies — ​ who “ su@@ ffered des@@ tru@@ ction . ”
It was as if these con@@ di@@ tions did not ex@@ ist .
N@@ O D@@ O@@ U@@ B@@ T you have ob@@ served that most organiz@@ ed religi@@ ons emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze el@@ ab@@ or@@ ate hous@@ es of prayer and pres@@ cri@@ be spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c times of day when prayers should be offered .
( b ) What effect should God’s com@@ pas@@ sion have had on the Christians in R@@ ome ?
I still reg@@ ard the ministry as my great@@ est privilege .
There are over 2@@ ,@@ 8@@ 00 publi@@ sh@@ ers in T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y , but the country has a po@@ pul@@ ation of 7@@ 9 milli@@ on .
For this reason we in@@ sis@@ ted that our children be present for the family study as soon as they could si@@ t .
I am happy to say that all in my family became dedic@@ ated servants of Jehovah .
Bo@@ th are indi@@ gen@@ ous A@@ mer@@ i@@ can langu@@ ages
Wh@@ ere was Adam before God form@@ ed him from the du@@ st of the gr@@ ound and gave him life ?
I could be rel@@ eas@@ ed from the cam@@ p and even become an of@@ fic@@ er in the Na@@ z@@ i ar@@ my on one con@@ dition .
O@@ r we may be gu@@ i@@ ded by Jehovah’s holy spirit in some other way .
But like the angels , we rejo@@ ice when even “ one sin@@ ner ” accep@@ ts the message of sal@@ vation .
Then Solomon la@@ y down with his fore@@ fa@@ thers , and was bu@@ ri@@ ed in the C@@ ity of David his father . ”
In ba@@ se@@ bal@@ l I ga@@ ined pres@@ ti@@ ge and money , but these things did not last .
We co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with them as they per@@ form their du@@ ties .
One work@@ er from New Z@@ e@@ al@@ and rec@@ alls : “ I remember a young is@@ land brother who car@@ ri@@ ed two to three ba@@ g@@ s of c@@ ement at a time .
There is also a lasting so@@ lu@@ tion .
Instead , he said : “ C@@ ome to me , all you who are to@@ il@@ ing . . . I will ref@@ res@@ h you . ”
What is evid@@ ent is that at C@@ ana , M@@ ary and Jesus felt com@@ pas@@ sion for the new@@ ly married cou@@ ple and wanted to sa@@ ve them em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass@@ ment .
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , his life was trans@@ fer@@ red from heaven to Mar@@ y’s wom@@ b through holy spirit .
Rather than leave them in their sh@@ ame , God tre@@ ated them with di@@ gn@@ ity .
After more than 40 years , I still feel that serving at Bethel is a great honor and privilege .
T@@ re@@ es were fel@@ led not only for building shi@@ ps but also for use in sm@@ el@@ ting cop@@ per ​ — a n@@ atur@@ al res@@ ource that made C@@ y@@ pr@@ us fam@@ ous in the ancient world .
11 : 23 - 29 ; 12 : 15 .
These buil@@ ding@@ s are thought to have been ho@@ st@@ els where p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ ms could stay and cle@@ an@@ se themselves before en@@ ter@@ ing the temple .
Indeed , pa@@ in@@ ful situ@@ ations can se@@ em to dra@@ g on end@@ less@@ ly , and it can be hard to see a way out or a way to end@@ ure .
O@@ f@@ ten we had to act f@@ ast to ou@@ tw@@ it the local cl@@ er@@ gy , who tri@@ ed to pre@@ v@@ ent these show@@ ings .
To Timothy he wrote : “ Gi@@ ve or@@ ders to those who are rich in the present system of things not to be high - min@@ ded , and to rest their hope , not on un@@ certain ri@@ ches , but on God , who fur@@ ni@@ sh@@ es us all things ri@@ ch@@ ly for our enjo@@ y@@ ment . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 17 .
The Kingdom H@@ all in C@@ ar@@ l@@ y@@ le , dedic@@ ated Ju@@ ne 4 , 198@@ 3
In the year 20@@ 00 , my parents invit@@ ed me to atten@@ d a dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
When a read@@ er came to the name in Bible text , he would say the word “ Lord ” as a sub@@ s@@ titu@@ te .
The pi@@ c@@ tu@@ res@@ que C@@ ri@@ me@@ a re@@ gi@@ on , on the sh@@ o@@ res of the B@@ l@@ ack Se@@ a , was po@@ pul@@ ated by a people who seem@@ ed to be Jewish but who had T@@ ur@@ k@@ ish cu@@ st@@ om@@ s and spoke a language rel@@ ated to T@@ at@@ ar .
Jesus spoke to his disciples in a simp@@ le , for@@ th@@ right man@@ ner .
We see this in the fact that people want to bel@@ ong to something or serve someone or some cause greater than themselves .
From 1914 to 19@@ 18 , World W@@ ar I kil@@ led ne@@ arly ten milli@@ on sol@@ di@@ ers .
One of the n@@ ames given to me was that of a M@@ r@@ s . C@@ ha@@ d@@ wi@@ ck who had lost a 19 - year - old son .
Even though we might ad@@ mit that fact , our imper@@ fect n@@ ature can dist@@ ort our thinking and cause us to go down a p@@ ath that ev@@ en@@ tually lea@@ ds to disa@@ ster .
Are the study guid@@ es found on j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g a@@ vail@@ able in your language ?
Hebre@@ w@@ ’s S@@ mal@@ l@@ est L@@ et@@ ter , No .
In the mean@@ time E@@ kat@@ er@@ in@@ i and I were bus@@ y with the challeng@@ ing jo@@ b of br@@ ing@@ ing up our four children in l@@ ine with godly principles .
T@@ R@@ A@@ V@@ EL@@ S T@@ O C@@ AN@@ A@@ A@@ N
They ad@@ ded : “ The cam@@ pa@@ ign chang@@ ed our life !
• Di@@ d the conduct descri@@ bed at Romans 1 : 24 - 32 rel@@ ate to the Jews or to the G@@ ent@@ il@@ es ?
We live in Satan’s world and we are imper@@ fect , so it is eas@@ y for us to star@@ t thinking and ac@@ ting like the world .
P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la I@@ si@@ o@@ ch@@ a , whom I knew from my v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , gave me the boo@@ k@@ le@@ ts “ This Go@@ od Ne@@ ws of the Kingdom ” and After Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on ​ — God’s New World .
Today , Jehovah’s house is no st@@ one e@@ di@@ fice in Jerusalem or any@@ where el@@ se .
I@@ magine this : You are t@@ es@@ ti@@ f@@ ying in cour@@ t against a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l cri@@ min@@ al organization .
“ I@@ magine see@@ ing your father again , ” I would say . “ All of us could live forever in Par@@ adise on earth . ”
The bro@@ ch@@ ure says that Father was sent to Mo@@ sc@@ ow , and it repor@@ ts that he ob@@ ta@@ ined per@@ mis@@ sion “ to pro@@ du@@ ce 1@@ 5@@ ,000 co@@ pi@@ es of the boo@@ k@@ le@@ ts F@@ re@@ e@@ dom for the Pe@@ op@@ les and Wh@@ ere Are the De@@ ad ?
O@@ ther W@@ a@@ ys to A@@ vo@@ id G@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
Mo@@ re@@ over , think of what he will do as H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est during his M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn .
Yet , the Bible tel@@ ls us that “ Jehovah is righteous in all his ways . ”
Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s wanted to take his c@@ ous@@ in along , but Paul would not hear of it because Mark had pre@@ vi@@ ously deser@@ ted them .
What thor@@ ns did Ne@@ h@@ emiah have to end@@ ure when he re@@ turned to re@@ buil@@ d the w@@ alls of Jerusalem ?
One real benefit is that we get guid@@ ance in the face of every@@ day problems , a fir@@ m hope for the future , and peace of mind .
Bo@@ th boo@@ k@@ le@@ ts c@@ learly ex@@ posed the to@@ tal@@ it@@ ari@@ an ambi@@ tions of H@@ it@@ l@@ er@@ ’s Ger@@ many .
However , Jehovah is not like that .
Se@@ cond , Jesus taught his disciples to pray and to do so often .
As told by M@@ ic@@ hi@@ yo Ku@@ ma@@ ga@@ i
“ When you pioneer , you use the Bible so much .
This is sur@@ ely c@@ ru@@ el .
How would S@@ ar@@ ah respon@@ d ?
Fir@@ st , A@@ mo@@ s asked the pri@@ est : “ Are you saying : ‘ You must not pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y against Israel ’ ? ”
9 , 10 . ( a ) T@@ ow@@ ard the end of Hebrews chap@@ ter 10 , we read what encourag@@ ement by Paul ?
By tre@@ ating his wife har@@ sh@@ ly , he could af@@ fect his relationship with God .
When the children mis@@ be@@ have , he re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly as@@ ks himself : ‘ Is this a one@@ time in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent or an ong@@ o@@ ing ne@@ g@@ ative tra@@ it ?
“ Although we are not yet certain of Jehovah’s will regarding W@@ ar@@ wi@@ ck , ” said Bro@@ ther P@@ i@@ er@@ ce , “ we are pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ding to devel@@ op the s@@ ite with the in@@ ten@@ tion of rel@@ o@@ c@@ ating the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses there . ”
Jehovah does not want us to be like a mu@@ le or an ass that obe@@ ys because of a bri@@ d@@ le or a wh@@ i@@ p .
What better mo@@ d@@ els can we pos@@ si@@ bly have of the loving exerc@@ ise of authority ? ​ — Psalm 23 : 1 - 3 ; John 10 : 14 , 15 .
For you to understand a book , it must be in a language that you know .
The Bible says that after man@@ ’s cre@@ ation , Jehovah “ rest@@ ed ” on the se@@ ven@@ th day .
If this does ha@@ p@@ pen , he should not remain “ in a pro@@ vo@@ ked st@@ ate . ”
P@@ re@@ aching to well - off Par@@ isi@@ ans was in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ating , but I was able to study the Bible with num@@ er@@ ous hum@@ ble ones .
If we show loving - kindness to someone , however , we lo@@ v@@ ingly att@@ ach ourselves to that person .
We read : “ R@@ a@@ ise your eyes high up and see .
It is clear who should really be pre@@ em@@ in@@ ent in our lives — our Creator and Li@@ fe - Gi@@ ver .
Why was the world a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous place for the early Christians ?
What might contribu@@ te to the feel@@ ing that we have sin@@ ned against the holy spirit ?
Many s@@ crip@@ tures high@@ light the consider@@ ation and concer@@ n that Jehovah God shows to wi@@ do@@ ws , fa@@ ther@@ less bo@@ ys and , h@@ ence , sing@@ le parents .
F@@ in@@ ally , Samuel me@@ t the you@@ ng@@ est son , and here was Jehovah’s cho@@ ice ​ — David !
14 : 20 .
His pri@@ de is refle@@ cted in words recorded by God’s prophet Isaiah .
“ We became g@@ ent@@ le in the mi@@ d@@ st of you , as when a n@@ ur@@ sing mother ch@@ eri@@ sh@@ es her own children , ” wrote Paul to the congregation in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a .
It is the of@@ fi@@ cial language at the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Although he is now serving as an el@@ der , Al@@ ber@@ t , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , experienced vari@@ ous tri@@ als during a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ence .
It is everlasting life in per@@ fe@@ ction on a par@@ adise earth under the Kingdom of heaven .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , a fellow beli@@ ever car@@ ed for my sister H@@ ann@@ el@@ ore , who was 11 , and an a@@ un@@ t took in S@@ ab@@ ine , who was 7 .
Yes , in ancient Israel that law called for consider@@ ation for im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants , or “ ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ents , ” and it is pre@@ served in the Hebrew Scriptures .
( b ) What questions mer@@ it our attention ?
I sta@@ yed with Su@@ z@@ an@@ ne for about a we@@ ek before Father sent my sister to bring me home .
; Q@@ u@@ i@@ ri@@ c@@ i , E .
We rejo@@ ice that the opportunity is still o@@ pen for me@@ ek ones of the earth to jo@@ in us in pra@@ ising Jehovah .
Jehovah invit@@ es young people to listen , learn , and follow his direction .
We thus avoid having a cr@@ itical attitude toward those sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der@@ ing responsi@@ bility in the congregation .
The peace that Christ lea@@ ves with his disciples is the in@@ ner cal@@ m they experience when they feel that they are loved and appro@@ ved by Jehovah God and his bel@@ o@@ ved Son .
You need not hold back from re@@ aching out to a friend who is ill , fe@@ aring that you may say the wrong thing or make mis@@ takes .
He no@@ ted that the members of the 1@@ 19@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad have tra@@ ined hard to be succ@@ ess@@ ful mission@@ aries .
He allow@@ ed God to use him in a mi@@ gh@@ ty way .
Are you an un@@ baptized young person who is being ra@@ ised by godly parents , atten@@ ding Christian meetings , and even sh@@ aring in the preaching of the Kingdom good news ? If so , ask yourself hon@@ es@@ tly : ‘ Why am I doing this ?
However , know@@ ing how accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed the A@@ mis@@ h are at sing@@ ing and yo@@ d@@ el@@ ing , we ask that they sing a s@@ ong for us .
The Bible war@@ ns : “ The ro@@ d and re@@ pro@@ of are what give wisdom ; but a bo@@ y let on the lo@@ ose will be ca@@ using his mother sh@@ ame . ”
The a@@ udi@@ ence was not imp@@ ressed with him and d@@ ro@@ w@@ ned out his vo@@ ice with expres@@ sions of disa@@ p@@ pro@@ val .
That is what emp@@ a@@ thy is all about .
The account does not say spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally , but we find here no words of rep@@ ent@@ ance , no re@@ qu@@ est that the prophet help him appro@@ ach Jehovah and seek for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ing Jehovah invol@@ ves what ?
While in P@@ ort T@@ au@@ fi@@ q , we stu@@ died the Bible with S@@ ta@@ v@@ ro@@ s and Gi@@ ula K@@ y@@ pra@@ i@@ o@@ s and their children , To@@ to@@ s and Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ a , and they became our close friends .
As time pas@@ sed , M@@ ary care@@ fully no@@ ted what took place in Jesus ’ life and pa@@ id attention to the words of wisdom he spoke .
In another part of Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , a ba@@ by is born .
This hor@@ se and its ri@@ der pi@@ c@@ ture war@@ f@@ are , and the great s@@ word re@@ pres@@ ents the un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted des@@ tru@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess of mo@@ der@@ n war@@ f@@ are with its powerful we@@ ap@@ ons .
A pi@@ m we@@ i@@ ght me@@ asure was about two th@@ ir@@ ds of a sh@@ eke@@ l
Their rema@@ ins are al@@ le@@ ge@@ dly hous@@ ed in the ca@@ the@@ dr@@ al of C@@ olo@@ g@@ ne , Ger@@ many .
Even so , says God’s inspired Word , “ mankind [ will ] never find out the work that the true God has made from the star@@ t to the fin@@ ish . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 3 : 11 .
Jehovah God , the Au@@ th@@ or of the Bible , wants us to get to know him .
We are “ a@@ wa@@ iting . . . the day of Jehovah , ” loo@@ king for@@ ward to reli@@ ef when he eli@@ min@@ ates all ung@@ o@@ dly men .
I@@ magine living under such con@@ di@@ tions with your resur@@ rec@@ ted loved ones !
He pray@@ ed , and he used s@@ crip@@ tures to show the lead@@ er why he could not stay in the gan@@ g .
Jehovah’s Witnesses are ze@@ al@@ ous for a th@@ ir@@ d reason .
They also see your stru@@ gg@@ le , but they are c@@ he@@ ering you on !
He said : “ I baptized you with water , but he [ Jesus ] will bapti@@ ze you with holy spirit . ”
Mo@@ a@@ b , E@@ dom , and Phil@@ is@@ ti@@ a sto@@ od men@@ ac@@ ingly at Juda@@ h’s bor@@ ders .
I W@@ A@@ S born in 19@@ 30 in the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of U@@ mu@@ ari@@ am in sou@@ the@@ ast@@ er@@ n N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ a , and I was the first of se@@ ven children .
5 : 28 .
❖ Mu@@ ch time will pas@@ s before a s@@ em@@ bl@@ ance of nor@@ mal@@ cy re@@ tur@@ ns to the home .
All Christians , young and old , should seek to cultiv@@ ate the Chris@@ t@@ like view of great@@ ness .
What , though , about s@@ mal@@ l@@ er things ?
When Joseph was 17 years old , his life chang@@ ed comple@@ t@@ ely .
F@@ re@@ e@@ dom from sla@@ very was to be pre@@ fer@@ red .
The comm@@ on people among the Jews were des@@ p@@ ised by the Jewish religious lead@@ ers .
Wh@@ atever is our hope for the future , we have the privilege of enjo@@ ying the kind of relationship with Jehovah that Abraham had .
They care little about others .
Yet , there is another s@@ ound that is heard thr@@ ough@@ out this beau@@ ti@@ ful land .
Even if they had , they would certainly have pro@@ duc@@ ed it later so as to refu@@ te the disciples ’ claim@@ s that Jesus had been resur@@ rec@@ ted and was ali@@ ve .
“ Your brother will ris@@ e . ”
What words of the apostle Paul help us to exam@@ ine ourselves with reg@@ ard to reading the Bible ?
When a form@@ er govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ cial rec@@ ently a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ zed for his fa@@ il@@ ure in a f@@ at@@ al disa@@ ster , his words made he@@ ad@@ l@@ ines .
This form@@ er shepher@@ d is secu@@ re , know@@ ing that as long as he sta@@ ys close to his heavenly S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d , as if d@@ wel@@ ling in His house , he will always be the ob@@ ject of Jehovah’s loving care .
Ther@@ efore , it can er@@ r in do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ al matters or in organiz@@ ational direction .
If you are a young serv@@ ant of Jehovah , how can faith help you to cho@@ ose a care@@ er ?
He said : “ G@@ o on doing so in ful@@ l@@ er me@@ asure . ”
Like him , are we ze@@ al@@ ous in the preaching work , even if our ter@@ rit@@ ory is un@@ responsi@@ ve ?
When the Bible speak@@ s of the elders , it encoura@@ ges us to imitate their faith , but it does not tell us that we can make any human our lead@@ er .
Th@@ ink of Jesus , for example .
S@@ ar@@ ah com@@ pla@@ ined bit@@ ter@@ ly to Abraham and hum@@ ili@@ ated H@@ ag@@ ar , ca@@ using the ma@@ id@@ serv@@ ant to fle@@ e . ​ — Genesis 16 : 1 - 6 .
Jehovah is also “ the One tel@@ ling from the beg@@ in@@ ning the fin@@ ale , and from long ag@@ o the things that have not been done . ”
God makes promises to humans .
Bro@@ ther B@@ re@@ au@@ x as@@ sur@@ ed the stud@@ ents that reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of their physical appe@@ ar@@ ance , those who do Jehovah’s will are beau@@ ti@@ ful in His eyes .
All the days of my com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory service I shall wa@@ it , until my reli@@ ef comes . You will call , and I my@@ self shall answer you .
Some turn to d@@ ru@@ g@@ s or bing@@ e dr@@ in@@ king during their te@@ en@@ age years .
O@@ thers may ask themselves , ‘ In fac@@ ing the pul@@ l of materi@@ al@@ ism , will my child continue serving God with joy and ze@@ al ? ’
Ke@@ ep “ the Lo@@ ve You H@@ ad at Fir@@ st , ” 6 / 15
For many years the cou@@ ple may not have discus@@ sed how they felt about each other .
Still , you real@@ ize that Christ died for that person and you are to show love .
A@@ vo@@ id Ex@@ c@@ essi@@ ve Con@@ cer@@ n O@@ ver He@@ al@@ th C@@ are
Bible - based public@@ ations con@@ tain@@ ing experi@@ ences of fellow Christians have up@@ li@@ f@@ ted her when she has been do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted .
At baptism we make a re@@ qu@@ est to God for a good conscience so as to be accep@@ table to him .
How has her da@@ ily Bible reading helped her ?
Consider the case of R@@ a@@ ha@@ b , a pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te living in ancient Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o .
Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a : He said that Jesus was His Son , that He loved him , and that He appro@@ ved of him .
C@@ re@@ ation never c@@ eas@@ es to dec@@ l@@ are God’s glory , and it is hum@@ bl@@ ing to con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate this s@@ il@@ ent t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony going into “ all the earth ” for all its in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants to see .
What about now ?
We do have the Bible .
( New In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational V@@ er@@ sion ) For that matter , he cannot fin@@ ish what he star@@ ts .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 23 ]
If you bat@@ tle se@@ x@@ u@@ ally im@@ moral desi@@ res , are you avo@@ i@@ ding any mo@@ vi@@ es , we@@ b@@ s@@ ites , or activities that may tri@@ gg@@ er un@@ clean thoughts ?
The men were pl@@ an@@ ning a mission@@ ary t@@ our ; however , when it came to deci@@ ding who would make the tri@@ p with them , there was “ a sh@@ ar@@ p bur@@ st of anger ” between them .
Pro@@ fes@@ si@@ onal ar@@ t@@ ists in Phil@@ ad@@ el@@ p@@ hi@@ a , New Yor@@ k , Par@@ is , and L@@ ond@@ on hand pa@@ inted the gl@@ ass s@@ li@@ des and the fil@@ ms , fr@@ ame by fr@@ ame .
When things do not go the way we want them to go ​ — and this will ha@@ p@@ pen — ​ a loyal person will continue to support the the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c arrang@@ ement .
Many go to the op@@ pos@@ ite ex@@ tre@@ me , be@@ coming wor@@ ka@@ ho@@ lic@@ s , vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary sla@@ ves to their work .
When you descri@@ be your situation to Jehovah , expres@@ s your feelings to him and ask for his spirit .
Many years later , one of those first Bible stud@@ ents told us : “ We are so happy that you can speak our language now .
The word “ c@@ up ” refer@@ red to what was in it ​ — the w@@ ine .
It is God’s ac@@ tive for@@ ce .
His life was more thr@@ ill@@ ing and satis@@ f@@ ying than it would have been had he cho@@ s@@ en to live a “ nor@@ ma@@ l ” life .
And when I medit@@ ated on 1 John 4 : 16 , which says that “ God is love , ” I began to dis@@ cer@@ n why God h@@ ates viol@@ ence .
( b ) In what ways have you benef@@ ited from these pro@@ v@@ isions ?
T@@ ak@@ ing along only his ar@@ m@@ or - be@@ are@@ r , coura@@ ge@@ ous J@@ on@@ a@@ than att@@ ac@@ ks another Phil@@ ist@@ ine out@@ po@@ st .
As you might ex@@ pect , I did not tre@@ at my wife with respect .
Indeed , Jehovah God will provide ever@@ yone on earth with an end@@ less supp@@ ly of good things .
David mentioned that “ every living thing ” ge@@ ts satis@@ fied .
Un@@ ity I@@ d@@ enti@@ fi@@ es Tru@@ e Wor@@ ship , 9 / 15
P@@ os@@ iti@@ ve R@@ es@@ ul@@ ts of P@@ rac@@ tic@@ ing the Tru@@ th
They told me about the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s promise that the dead will be resur@@ rec@@ ted and that one day the bl@@ ind will see again .
Thus began an er@@ a wh@@ er@@ e@@ in the s@@ word e@@ c@@ li@@ p@@ sed per@@ su@@ asi@@ on as the means of con@@ ver@@ sion , and the t@@ it@@ led , power - gr@@ as@@ p@@ ing cl@@ er@@ gy re@@ plac@@ ed the hum@@ ble pre@@ ach@@ ers of the first century .
( b ) Why may it some@@ times be difficult to medit@@ ate , but why should we pers@@ ist ?
I@@ ts sight is so powerful that the e@@ ag@@ le can repor@@ te@@ dly spo@@ t a ra@@ b@@ bi@@ t half a m@@ ile ( 1 k@@ m ) away .
“ From now on , ” H@@ an@@ an@@ i said , “ there will be w@@ ars against you . ”
( pages 6@@ 3 - 6@@ 4 ) and “ T@@ al@@ k to Your Par@@ ents ! ”
The four angels are ready to rel@@ e@@ ase those des@@ tru@@ ctive w@@ in@@ ds .
If you are , you will no doubt “ ta@@ st@@ e and see that Jehovah is good . ” ​ — P@@ s .
For example , when the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job lost all his children and pro@@ per@@ ty , he cu@@ t the ha@@ ir off his head as a si@@ gn of m@@ our@@ ning .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , though she felt bro@@ ken , she learned that she could still help others .
They may ask you why you have cho@@ s@@ en to follow this course and question you about what you believe .
Jehovah was no doubt pleas@@ ed to hear his worshipp@@ ers en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally pra@@ ising him in s@@ ong .
I also try to give an answer right away at the congregation meetings .
Jehovah kno@@ ws what we are in@@ side .
With E@@ kat@@ er@@ in@@ i in 19@@ 6@@ 6
That conclu@@ sion is pri@@ mar@@ ily based on two l@@ ines of reason@@ ing .
I became very self - reli@@ ant .
Davi@@ d’s Gen@@ er@@ ous Su@@ pp@@ ort of Tru@@ e Wor@@ ship
In what way will God’s love af@@ fect the future of those who are righ@@ tly dis@@ posed and obedi@@ ent ?
Consider what this means .
( b ) Gi@@ ve an example show@@ ing that the holy spirit is at work in br@@ ing@@ ing Bible tru@@ ths to light .
Today , too , there are apost@@ ates like H@@ y@@ men@@ a@@ e@@ us and Ph@@ ile@@ tu@@ s who prom@@ o@@ te their own ide@@ as and would like to sub@@ ver@@ t our faith .
Wh@@ atever the case , remember that you were in a position to help others in more ways when you served as an el@@ der .
The prophecy also has much to say about the compan@@ i@@ ons of these anointed Christians , the “ great crow@@ d ” of “ other sheep . ” ​ — Revelation 7 : 9 ; John 10 : 16 .
Mar@@ í@@ a Isa@@ be@@ l is a ze@@ al@@ ous young publi@@ sh@@ er in the city of S@@ an B@@ er@@ n@@ ar@@ do in the S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ i@@ can country of Ch@@ ile .
But al@@ though my uni@@ vers@@ ity stu@@ dies gave me a sense of se@@ cur@@ ity , I mis@@ sed the family un@@ ity and the se@@ cur@@ ity that only knowledge from God’s Word can give us . ”
While I was there , Bro@@ ther Na@@ than K@@ nor@@ r and other respon@@ sible brothers inter@@ vie@@ wed me regarding the pos@@ si@@ bility of op@@ ening a branch of@@ fice in Al@@ as@@ ka .
And if we worship Jehovah according to his inspired Word , the Bible , he will deli@@ ver us by help@@ ing us to res@@ ist the Devil .
Instead , we are to think about how we would like to be tre@@ ated and then act acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly .
The ones pra@@ ying each pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed a vital ke@@ y to succ@@ ess@@ ful prayer , one that is often lost or dis@@ reg@@ ar@@ ded in to@@ da@@ y’s world .
Does any human pos@@ s@@ ess an im@@ mor@@ tal soul ?
Why and how did Jehovah el@@ ev@@ ate his Ser@@ v@@ ant ? In yet another prophecy regarding his Messi@@ ani@@ c Ser@@ v@@ ant , Jehovah states : “ Lo@@ ok ! My serv@@ ant will act with in@@ sight . He will be in high st@@ ation and will certainly be el@@ ev@@ ated and ex@@ al@@ ted very much . ”
Tru@@ e Christians are spo@@ ken of as “ fine ste@@ war@@ ds of God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness expres@@ sed in vari@@ ous ways . ”
How , though , can we learn to gu@@ ard our m@@ ou@@ th ?
Gen@@ u@@ ine Christians are peace lo@@ v@@ ers and pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers . ​ — Mat@@ t . 5 : 9 , f@@ t@@ n .
K@@ or@@ ah was a K@@ o@@ ha@@ th@@ ite L@@ ev@@ ite , and he enjo@@ yed many privile@@ ges , which likely inclu@@ ded see@@ ing the deli@@ ver@@ ance of the nation through the R@@ ed Se@@ a , supp@@ or@@ ting Jehovah’s judgment against dis@@ obedi@@ ent Israelites at M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i , and having a ro@@ le in trans@@ por@@ ting the ar@@ k of the covenant .
We also offer them public@@ ations about the Bible .
In his wisdom , Jehovah recogn@@ iz@@ es this need . He kno@@ ws that a succ@@ ess@@ ful marriage often dem@@ ands some of the time and en@@ er@@ gy that the husband and wife form@@ er@@ ly used in His service when they were sing@@ le .
Juda@@ h will not remain des@@ ol@@ ate .
We too will be happy when we stri@@ ve to imitate our Creat@@ or@@ ’s qualities ​ — especially his love .
• How can you imp@@ ro@@ ve your per@@ su@@ asi@@ ven@@ ess in the ministry ?
B@@ r@@ ought U@@ p to B@@ eli@@ eve It ?
Hence , they proved to be “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
Consider , for example , the case of two fle@@ sh@@ ly brothers who served far from home .
Jesus was cre@@ ated , and thus he had a beg@@ in@@ ning .
E@@ very member of “ the Israel of God ” is a dedic@@ ated , baptized Christian anointed with holy spirit and having a heavenly hope .
Just as a person who star@@ ts g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing with small am@@ oun@@ ts is dra@@ wn into making bi@@ gg@@ er and bi@@ gg@@ er be@@ ts as he at@@ temp@@ ts to rec@@ over lo@@ s@@ ses , a li@@ ar soon fin@@ ds himself en@@ me@@ shed in a vi@@ ci@@ ous c@@ y@@ c@@ le .
S@@ ur@@ ely , if n@@ on@@ believers deser@@ ve respect when we speak to them , how much more so do our friends in@@ side the congregation !
Acc@@ ording to one tra@@ dition , N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s took a stand for Jesus , got baptized , became a t@@ ar@@ get of Jewish persecu@@ tion , was re@@ moved from his position , and was fin@@ ally ban@@ i@@ shed from Jerusalem .
Does that mean that Ad@@ am@@ ’s imper@@ fect off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing can no longer commun@@ ic@@ ate with God ?
How did faithful Christians respon@@ d to Jesus ’ ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to fle@@ e Jerusalem , and why ?
We must also continue to fi@@ ght against disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement and our own we@@ ak@@ nesses . ​ — 2 Corinthians 10 : 3 - 6 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 5 - 9 .
They lost their Par@@ adise home and the gl@@ ori@@ ous pro@@ spe@@ cts that God had set before them .
What will servants of God be expe@@ cted to do once they come under att@@ ack ?
So he kno@@ ws ex@@ ac@@ tly what we need in order to end@@ ure .
On the co@@ ver of the Ar@@ k were two go@@ ld fi@@ gu@@ res of ch@@ er@@ u@@ bs with out@@ st@@ re@@ t@@ ched w@@ ings .
Does your child obey you ?
Si@@ x days later , Jesus takes Peter , James , and John up into a lo@@ f@@ ty m@@ oun@@ tain ​ — likely a ri@@ dge of M@@ ount H@@ er@@ m@@ on .
For example , in M@@ on@@ tre@@ al at a de@@ a@@ f c@@ lu@@ b , I wit@@ ness@@ ed to E@@ d@@ die T@@ ag@@ er , a young man who was part of a gan@@ g .
Hence , we sub@@ mit@@ ted our pioneer app@@ lic@@ ations .
M@@ ore than a year later , The T@@ im@@ es ex@@ posed the do@@ cum@@ ent as a f@@ ake .
What can help us to ac@@ qui@@ re it ?
* Let us consider this psal@@ m from the stan@@ d@@ point of all such servants of Jehovah .
We all need to work hard to get ri@@ d of any pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce so that we can put on the new person@@ ality . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 10 , 11 .
Will we allow res@@ ent@@ ment to fes@@ ter for years ?
What is the par@@ ab@@ le@@ ’s ba@@ si@@ c message ?
Why should they think about the future , a “ t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w ” that often seem@@ s un@@ be@@ ar@@ ab@@ ly ble@@ ak and ho@@ p@@ eless ?
The Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , with its many sacrific@@ es and o@@ ffer@@ ings , was given to the Israelites to en@@ able them to appro@@ ach God to gain and re@@ tain his fav@@ or and blessing until the arri@@ val of the promised Se@@ ed .
It is evidence that God’s spirit is at work in us .
A@@ h , now the point comes into foc@@ us !
1@@ 33 : 3 .
Indeed , if a man were to la@@ y a hand on L@@ ev@@ i@@ a@@ than , the stru@@ gg@@ le would likely be so great that he would never do that again !
From the beg@@ in@@ ning of our stay , we develop@@ ed a bur@@ ning desire to s@@ pre@@ ad the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message among the indi@@ gen@@ ous po@@ pul@@ ation of O@@ v@@ am@@ bo , H@@ er@@ er@@ o , and N@@ ama .
An@@ yone who has had the joy of help@@ ing another person to arri@@ ve at the point of dedic@@ ating his life to Jehovah kno@@ ws the truth of Jesus ’ words : “ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ” ​ — Acts 20 : 35 .
Yes , if we faith@@ fully end@@ ure present suffering , we can benefit now and in the future .
N@@ i@@ ca@@ e@@ a
Many ancient pa@@ in@@ t@@ ings emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the import@@ ance of the hel@@ m@@ s@@ man@@ ’s ro@@ le by por@@ tra@@ ying him as being lar@@ g@@ er than others .
There is no need to wor@@ ry if we do not get to speak with ever@@ yone on the same day .
However , Jehovah gave this direction to Noah : “ You must go into the ar@@ k , you and your sons and your wife and your sons ’ wi@@ ves with you . ”
He found it necess@@ ary to re@@ mind them that it was time to fin@@ ish what they had started a year ear@@ li@@ er .
When Jesus was on earth , on occasi@@ on he op@@ en@@ ly cont@@ ended with his cr@@ iti@@ c@@ s , refu@@ ting their false acc@@ us@@ ations .
H@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical love is especially sh@@ am@@ e@@ ful because it is a coun@@ ter@@ fe@@ it of the godly qu@@ ality of self - sacrific@@ ing love .
In a spirit of emp@@ a@@ thy , try to dis@@ cer@@ n the mo@@ tive be@@ h@@ ind the seem@@ ing in@@ tru@@ sion .
Chris@@ tend@@ om has re@@ je@@ cted the si@@ gn of the ro@@ y@@ al pres@@ ence of Jesus Christ , “ the light of the world . ”
But Jesus re@@ je@@ cted the ide@@ a of for@@ s@@ ak@@ ing God and true worship . ​ — Matthew 4 : 8 - 10 .
The good news is that they would not remain cap@@ ti@@ ves forever .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing the Re@@ ward in F@@ o@@ c@@ us
In Per@@ ga@@ mu@@ m there was an al@@ ta@@ r dedic@@ ated to Z@@ e@@ us .
After I was baptized , my sister , my mother , and my father all jo@@ ined me in serving Jehovah .
Pe@@ ople were am@@ a@@ zed that fore@@ ign@@ ers were speaking Al@@ ban@@ i@@ an : “ Mis@@ sion@@ aries from other religious grou@@ ps make us learn Eng@@ l@@ ish or I@@ tal@@ i@@ an if we want to learn anything .
As@@ soci@@ ation with them really left an imp@@ res@@ sion on me .
With those words , Jesus made it clear that for us to be pre@@ served ali@@ ve when God ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tes judgment on Satan’s world , we must maintain our integrity to the end .
All those im@@ mor@@ ally lea@@ ving Jehovah , the psalmist per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved , will in@@ ev@@ it@@ ab@@ ly come to their end in “ su@@ d@@ den ter@@ r@@ ors , ” wh@@ er@@ e@@ as those serving Jehovah will be supp@@ or@@ ted by him .
In what way do the we@@ e@@ ds cause stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing , and how are they doing la@@ w@@ less@@ ness ?
Bro@@ ther F@@ ro@@ st@@ ’s exc@@ iting life st@@ ory was publi@@ shed in The Watchtower of A@@ pri@@ l 15 , 19@@ 6@@ 1 , pages 2@@ 4@@ 4 - 2@@ 4@@ 9 .
“ However , how will they call on him in whom they have not put faith ?
F@@ il@@ led with holy spirit , Paul bl@@ in@@ ded the s@@ or@@ cer@@ er El@@ y@@ ma@@ s while in Pa@@ p@@ ho@@ s
But S@@ te@@ ph@@ en and his wife did not give up .
Paul ex@@ hor@@ ted the Christian women E@@ u@@ o@@ dia and S@@ y@@ nt@@ y@@ c@@ he “ to be of the same mind in the Lord , ” likely because difficul@@ ties had ar@@ is@@ en between them .
Al@@ so , a brother may not be ‘ consci@@ ous of anything against himself , ’ but others may have some reason to hold a less than fav@@ or@@ able op@@ in@@ ion of him .
The Scriptures tell us that he is “ the rul@@ er of this world ” and that “ the whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one . ”
P@@ le@@ ase allow me to expla@@ in .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , then , Joseph died when Jesus was still a relati@@ vely young man .
En@@ er@@ o@@ th , who was then taking the lead in over@@ see@@ ing the preaching work in S@@ we@@ den .
H@@ ell , though , has ac@@ qui@@ red another i@@ ma@@ ge in mo@@ der@@ n thinking .
Bo@@ ys will both ti@@ re out and gro@@ w we@@ ary , and young men themselves will without fai@@ l stu@@ m@@ ble , but those who are ho@@ p@@ ing in Jehovah will reg@@ a@@ in power . They will m@@ ount up with w@@ ings like e@@ ag@@ les .
He uses other times of the we@@ ek to pre@@ pare for congregation meetings .
But ‘ we are not af@@ ra@@ id of anything dre@@ ad@@ ful by night ’ because Jehovah gu@@ ar@@ ds us . ​ — Psalm 6@@ 4 : 1 , 2 ; 1@@ 21 : 4 ; Isaiah 60 : 2 .
Be@@ y@@ ond the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts of Jesus ’ bu@@ ri@@ al , the Bible men@@ tions Joseph of A@@ ri@@ ma@@ the@@ a no more , le@@ ading to the ob@@ vi@@ ous question : What became of him ?
They are di@@ lig@@ ently sear@@ ch@@ ing for people who are “ righ@@ tly dis@@ posed for everlasting life . ” ​ — Acts 13 : 4@@ 8 .
Jehovah , who gave that perfect law , kno@@ ws best the things humans need in order to be comple@@ t@@ ely happy and satis@@ fied .
John wr@@ ites : “ Lo@@ ok ! a wh@@ ite hor@@ se ; and the one se@@ ated upon it had a bo@@ w ; and a cro@@ wn was given him , and he went for@@ th con@@ qu@@ ering and to complete his con@@ qu@@ est . ”
Gen@@ er , who lives in A@@ sia , was ra@@ ised in a Christian family .
The hum@@ ble prophet faith@@ fully deli@@ vered God’s message , and Jehovah prote@@ cted his serv@@ ant from Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am@@ ’s viol@@ ent wr@@ ath . ​ — 1 K@@ i .
If we are not care@@ ful , we may allow those differ@@ ences to af@@ fect us and dam@@ age our un@@ ity .
Tru@@ e Christians R@@ es@@ pect God’s Word
Why did the Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite gi@@ r@@ l love the shepher@@ d ?
What was this thor@@ n in Paul’s flesh ?
How can a par@@ ent be help@@ ful to gro@@ wn off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing ?
She also had a regul@@ ar pro@@ gra@@ m of personal Bible study and prayer .
E@@ ter@@ n@@ al life on earth would provide wonderful pro@@ spe@@ cts for develop@@ ing your po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al in vari@@ ous fi@@ el@@ ds of end@@ e@@ av@@ or .
He kno@@ ws this and has lo@@ v@@ ingly made pro@@ vision for us by means of Christ’s ransom .
I said to la@@ ugh@@ ter : ‘ In@@ san@@ ity ! ’ and to rejo@@ ic@@ ing : ‘ What is this doing ? ’ ”
As we come to “ h@@ ate what is bad , and love what is good , ” we rest@@ ra@@ in our fe@@ et “ from every bad p@@ ath . ” ​ — A@@ mo@@ s 5 : 15 ; Psalm 1@@ 19 : 10@@ 1 .
We knew that this was not true .
How was imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality demonstr@@ ated in the early Christian congregation ?
As with anointed Christians , such a hope will prove to be “ an an@@ cho@@ r for the soul , both sure and fir@@ m ” for other Christians .
It is in@@ deed !
R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch shows that when both parents are involved , the effect on the children is positi@@ ve . ​ — 8 / 1 , pages 6 - 7 .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , they refu@@ sed to accept him .
How did the apostles show that they kept their responsi@@ bility to fe@@ ed Jesus ’ sheep c@@ learly in foc@@ us ?
On see@@ ing the two Israelites , the Phil@@ ist@@ ines sh@@ ou@@ ted : “ C@@ ome on up to us , and we will let you know a thing ! ”
Mu@@ ch dep@@ ends on the n@@ ature of the t@@ ask and the qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations of the help@@ er .
So I started tra@@ ining , and I en@@ ro@@ l@@ led in the Go@@ l@@ den G@@ lo@@ ves , a bo@@ x@@ ing organization .
But at the end of that peri@@ od , I was con@@ duc@@ ting 15 Bible stu@@ dies !
R@@ al@@ ph wor@@ ked three days a we@@ ek as a ba@@ r@@ ber .
The people of Israel even mu@@ r@@ mu@@ red after the des@@ tru@@ ction of wicked K@@ or@@ ah , Da@@ than , A@@ bi@@ ra@@ m , and their associ@@ ates , wr@@ ong@@ ly reason@@ ing that the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of the re@@ bel@@ s was un@@ just .
Bet@@ ween 19@@ 22 and 19@@ 25 , the light of Bible truth s@@ pre@@ ad wi@@ d@@ ely in many v@@ il@@ la@@ ges in nor@@ ther@@ n Le@@ ban@@ on .
That faithful man was not disa@@ p@@ pointed . ​ — G@@ en .
When La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , a re@@ si@@ d@@ ent of Be@@ th@@ any and a friend of Jesus , f@@ ell seri@@ ously ill , his sisters sent word to Jesus .
Yes , God’s Kingdom will trans@@ form this earth into a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l par@@ adise ​ — similar to the one that ex@@ is@@ ted in the gar@@ den of E@@ den .
This was evid@@ ently because he recogn@@ ized God as the p@@ in@@ n@@ ac@@ le of go@@ o@@ dness .
10 , 11 . ( a ) When is the time for the har@@ v@@ est ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , a cou@@ ple may have different commun@@ ic@@ ation st@@ y@@ les .
But as I prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely gre@@ w in knowledge of Bible truth , the cho@@ ice became an ob@@ vi@@ ous one for me .
We have no reason to com@@ pla@@ in of tre@@ ach@@ er@@ y within God’s organization today .
As@@ k yourself , ‘ C@@ ould it be that God is using them to re@@ ach out to me ? ’
E@@ ven@@ tually , my sight was par@@ ti@@ ally rest@@ ored , and I could read .
S@@ he@@ ch@@ in@@ ah’s sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance , 8 / 15
“ Bro@@ thers , I do not yet consider my@@ self as having la@@ id hold on it ; but there is one thing about it : F@@ or@@ get@@ ting the things be@@ h@@ ind and st@@ re@@ t@@ ch@@ ing for@@ ward to the things a@@ head , I am pur@@ su@@ ing down toward the go@@ al for the pri@@ ze . ”
( 2 ) What examples will help us to prog@@ ress in our spiritu@@ ality ?
On r@@ are occasi@@ ons , you or someone you know may experience or ob@@ serve what seem@@ s to be an in@@ justice in the congregation .
“ The pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re was a succ@@ ess , and it re@@ in@@ for@@ ced Mu@@ ir@@ he@@ a@@ d’s gro@@ wing beli@@ ef that ‘ we were giving too many blood trans@@ fu@@ sions .
How is the preaching work a prote@@ ction ?
I sto@@ od and loo@@ ked at the ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les , but I did not have en@@ ough money to bu@@ y any .
A P@@ ri@@ c@@ eless Dis@@ co@@ very !
All of God’s human servants are imper@@ fect .
On such occasi@@ ons , the father shows how deep@@ ly he tru@@ st@@ s in Jehovah .
S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then Tru@@ st in Jehovah , 6 / 1
At the l@@ at@@ est , they will experience a f@@ all when Jehovah destro@@ ys this ung@@ o@@ dly system . ​ — Revelation 21 : 8 .
This has contribu@@ ted to the inc@@ re@@ ase .
Wh@@ atever kind of govern@@ ment or authority has been de@@ v@@ ised by man has fa@@ iled mis@@ er@@ ab@@ ly .
A th@@ ir@@ d reason why Jesus sta@@ yed out of pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s is that he knew that at a future set time , God would esta@@ bl@@ ish a heavenly govern@@ ment to rule over the earth .
Yet , she was able to sur@@ vi@@ ve for years , as was H@@ ar@@ al@@ d .
“ This cam@@ pa@@ ign affe@@ cted my personal ministry a lo@@ t .
Why did God not take such action ?
How have the anointed kept on the w@@ atch ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , wh@@ atever he as@@ ks is in our best inter@@ ests and is never un@@ du@@ ly bur@@ den@@ some .
Wh@@ er@@ e@@ as faithful spirit cre@@ atu@@ res use their power for good , Satan uses his power for evil .
Ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing some of his ancient people as Eph@@ ra@@ im , God asked : “ Is Eph@@ ra@@ im not a preci@@ ous son to me , a bel@@ o@@ ved child ? . . .
What ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment did Paul have to make to fulf@@ ill his assignment ?
You can ​ — and should — ​ read to your children from God’s Word .
Although he used to go to ch@@ urch , T@@ on@@ y felt ali@@ en@@ ated from a God who su@@ p@@ po@@ se@@ dly bur@@ ned sin@@ n@@ ers in hel@@ l forever as p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment .
For example , when they offered sacrific@@ es to Jehovah , they had to give him “ the best of the first ri@@ pe fru@@ its ” of the land .
That was where the Jewish religious lead@@ ers wanted Jesus to remain forever ​ — li@@ fel@@ ess in that t@@ om@@ b .
If you are an older person , have you had such pa@@ in@@ ful feelings ?
They Are M@@ ak@@ ing Th@@ em@@ selves A@@ vail@@ able
Then that person would not be keep@@ ing his promise to Jehovah .
A@@ post@@ as@@ y is spiritually de@@ ad@@ ly .
How different the k@@ ing@@ ’s respon@@ se was some 40 years ear@@ li@@ er when he refu@@ sed to seek re@@ v@@ enge against Ad@@ on@@ ij@@ ah and other con@@ spi@@ r@@ at@@ ors !
When you sing out jo@@ y@@ fully , you will also encoura@@ ge others to sing with confidence .
As a group , they cons@@ titu@@ ted a “ faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” or a faithful ste@@ ward class . ​ — Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 ; Luke 12 : 4@@ 2 .
She later became my pioneer par@@ t@@ ner in the to@@ wn of C@@ ow@@ r@@ a , some 14@@ 5 mil@@ es ( 2@@ 30 k@@ m ) w@@ est of S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y .
W@@ as he ba@@ dly disa@@ p@@ pointed ?
Let us consider two rel@@ ated questions .
And boo@@ k@@ sto@@ res pu@@ bl@@ ish a f@@ lood of self - help boo@@ ks , fu@@ el@@ ing a mul@@ ti@@ bil@@ li@@ on - do@@ l@@ la@@ r in@@ du@@ str@@ y .
The rest of us were sc@@ at@@ tered . ”
However , when my family and friends started to have problems , I became de@@ pres@@ sed and turned to God in prayer , beg@@ g@@ ing him to show me a way out .
C@@ learly , Jesus in@@ tend@@ ed for his disciples to have a so@@ li@@ d f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for their faith before they would get baptized .
Why can we be sure that it is possible to come off vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous in the bat@@ tle between the flesh and the spirit ?
You will dis@@ co@@ ver that , far from being a clo@@ sed book , the Bible is “ bene@@ fi@@ cial for teaching , for re@@ pro@@ ving , for set@@ ting things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght , for discipl@@ ining in righteousness , ” so that you “ may be fully com@@ pet@@ ent , comple@@ t@@ ely e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed for every good work . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 16 , 17 .
( b ) How may parents help their children to over@@ come ne@@ g@@ ative feelings ?
“ Ne@@ e@@ d@@ less to say , ” she continu@@ es , “ we have become friends .
Jehovah’s spirit had streng@@ th@@ ened me to end@@ ure an un@@ beli@@ e@@ va@@ ble or@@ de@@ al .
“ Th@@ at@@ ’s all right , ” he said , “ I@@ ’@@ l@@ l fi@@ x that . ”
• How does see@@ king righteousness prote@@ ct us ?
They bur@@ ned me with pa@@ per c@@ li@@ ps that they had he@@ ated with ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ te ligh@@ ters . ”
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : E@@ ar@@ th@@ qu@@ ake and Dis@@ e@@ ase : © W@@ il@@ li@@ am Dani@@ els / ​ P@@ ano@@ s P@@ ic@@ tures ; F@@ am@@ ine : © Paul Lo@@ we / ​ P@@ ano@@ s P@@ ic@@ tures ; O@@ il fi@@ re : U@@ .@@ S .
In time , my compan@@ ion also began to appreci@@ ate Bible tru@@ ths , and we leg@@ al@@ ized our marriage .
L@@ ater , we were assign@@ ed as special pione@@ ers and then to the regul@@ ar cir@@ cu@@ it work .
What Mu@@ st You Do ?
There was a spiritual ali@@ en@@ ation .
They may have read about it in the Bible book of Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us , heard the st@@ ory told , or seen a mo@@ vi@@ e that was based on the ev@@ ent .
In this way , we follow Jesus ’ instru@@ ctions for the ministry recorded at Matthew 10 : 11 - 13 , where he ad@@ v@@ ised : “ When you en@@ ter the house , gre@@ et the hous@@ eho@@ ld .
What may be the result if a Christian wife is in sub@@ je@@ ction to an un@@ believ@@ ing husband ?
In fr@@ on@@ t of us was the W@@ a@@ al H@@ ar@@ b@@ or , a pri@@ me t@@ ar@@ get for Al@@ lied bom@@ bers .
Christians , however , are comman@@ ded to love their neigh@@ b@@ or and to have in@@ ten@@ se love for one another .
K@@ no@@ wing that my brothers are imper@@ fect , will I let some@@ one@@ ’s l@@ ack of per@@ fe@@ ction take me out of the r@@ ace for life ? ’
What s@@ ort of prote@@ ction does the 9@@ 1@@ st Psalm promise ?
Par@@ ents who are faithful to Jehovah can hope to be prote@@ cted along with their young children .
; C@@ ol@@ l@@ ins , A .
20 : 5 , 6 .
Does this apply to all Christians ?
3 : 6 ; 1 Ti@@ m .
‘ Ther@@ efore get out from among them , and se@@ par@@ ate y@@ ourselves , ’ says Jehovah , ‘ and qu@@ it t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing the un@@ clean thing ’ ; ‘ and I will take you in . ’ ”
What at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes of Jehovah do I see displa@@ yed here ?
H@@ ere was Saul , the man who had har@@ as@@ sed those c@@ all@@ ing on Jesus ’ name in Jerusalem .
A@@ n of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses was dedic@@ ated in S@@ ko@@ p@@ je .
During the day I was not allow@@ ed to s@@ le@@ ep , and at night I was ques@@ tioned and at times be@@ at@@ en .
When Solomon wrote these words , he already was ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the “ la@@ dy , even l@@ adi@@ es . ”
If that associ@@ ation pan@@ ders to viol@@ ent and im@@ moral inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations or encoura@@ ges d@@ ru@@ g a@@ bu@@ se , dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness , or anything el@@ se contr@@ ary to Bible principles , you are keep@@ ing compan@@ y with “ the sen@@ sel@@ ess one , ” who ac@@ ts as if Jehovah did not ex@@ ist . ​ — Psalm 14 : 1 .
We would pre@@ pare our com@@ ments together , but we never told them what to say .
Wor@@ ship God . ” What a fine example the ang@@ el set for all of God’s sla@@ ves !
Yet , the Bible account invol@@ ving G@@ ide@@ on encoura@@ ges us to trust in Jehovah , who will bl@@ ess and deli@@ ver all of those exerc@@ ising faith in H@@ im .
• Why is it important to let Jehovah God gu@@ i@@ de our st@@ ep@@ s ?
( b ) How are the words of Isaiah 4@@ 5 : 22 being ful@@ filled today ?
In time , the people of Juda@@ h ‘ gl@@ ori@@ fied Jehovah mer@@ ely with their li@@ ps . ’
What will help us to exam@@ ine our heart if we succ@@ um@@ b to tel@@ ling a li@@ e ?
Th@@ an@@ ks to them , it has been possible to wr@@ ite whole chap@@ ters of hist@@ ory . ”
You are invit@@ ed to learn of the divine requi@@ re@@ ments as set for@@ th in the Bible .
Jehovah will soon ring down the cur@@ tain on Satan and his supp@@ ort@@ ers .
The two ta@@ ble@@ ts on which the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments were written were plac@@ ed in@@ side the ar@@ k of the covenant within the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly com@@ par@@ t@@ ment of the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le and later the temple .
Do we not appreci@@ ate the love and kindness of the brothers and sisters who over@@ loo@@ ked our er@@ r@@ ors ?
Mari@@ o was also streng@@ th@@ ened by the Kingdom hope .
It says : “ E@@ z@@ r@@ a himself had [ 1 ] pre@@ pared his heart [ 2 ] to con@@ sul@@ t the law of Jehovah and [ 3 ] to do it and [ 4 ] to teach in Israel regul@@ ation and justice . ” ​ — 7 / 1 , page 20 .
19 , 20 . ( a ) What proble@@ m develop@@ ed among Jesus ’ apostles , and how did Jesus ad@@ d@@ ress it ?
When we learn what Jehovah requi@@ res of us in har@@ mony with his purpose as stated in the Bible , our respon@@ se to what we read reve@@ als what is in our heart and what ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments we need to make in order to act in acc@@ ord with the “ perfect will of God . ” ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 2 ; He@@ b .
How could a Christian woman be prote@@ cted against E@@ ve@@ ’s er@@ ro@@ r ?
Of course , like the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an e@@ un@@ u@@ ch , they were already famili@@ ar with the ba@@ si@@ c teachings and principles of God’s Word . ​ — Acts 2 : 37 - 4@@ 1 .
El@@ ders , in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar , should follow the counsel that Paul gives on show@@ ing emp@@ a@@ thy .
How would that make you look ? ”
Why do Jesus ’ questions have deep@@ er meaning for Christians ?
And in Ger@@ many the s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c commun@@ ity was ag@@ ha@@ st when re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers rec@@ ently dis@@ co@@ vered “ one of the most sc@@ and@@ al@@ ous c@@ as@@ es of f@@ ra@@ u@@ d in Ger@@ man s@@ ci@@ ence . ”
C@@ learly , this means that we have to avoid any associ@@ ations or invol@@ v@@ ements that would de@@ file us from God’s point of view .
Yes , now is the time to de@@ e@@ pen our knowledge and for@@ ti@@ fy our faith .
We should pray , study God’s Word and medit@@ ate on it , and share the Kingdom message with others .
From our van@@ ta@@ ge point , what develop@@ ments rel@@ ated to the Kingdom do we dis@@ cer@@ n ?
; Le@@ B@@ l@@ an@@ c , L .
When fe@@ ar@@ ers of Jehovah are pres@@ sur@@ ed by their enem@@ ies to sto@@ p serving God , they may call to mind Jesus ’ counsel : “ E@@ ver@@ yone that con@@ f@@ ess@@ es uni@@ on with me before men , the Son of man will also con@@ f@@ ess uni@@ on with him before the angels of God .
The pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous person b@@ ol@@ dly takes li@@ ber@@ ties without having the author@@ iz@@ ation to do so .
Jesus com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned us to teach people to ob@@ serve all the things he comman@@ ded .
O@@ ver@@ come O@@ b@@ st@@ ac@@ les to Pro@@ g@@ ress , 8 / 1
So@@ on , however , an exc@@ iting pro@@ spe@@ ct op@@ ened up for us .
Consider the apostle Paul’s direction : “ Do not become un@@ ev@@ en@@ ly yo@@ ked with un@@ believers . For what fel@@ low@@ ship do righteousness and la@@ w@@ less@@ ness have ?
A woman who@@ se own new@@ born ba@@ by had died at@@ temp@@ ted to dec@@ ei@@ ve her compan@@ ion into thinking that it was her ba@@ by who had died .
The S@@ c@@ y@@ th@@ ians have disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared but why ?
Dis@@ ci@@ ple - making is an educ@@ ational experience that teach@@ es you good work ha@@ bi@@ ts , commun@@ ic@@ ation s@@ k@@ ill@@ s , confidence , and t@@ act .
Mus@@ é@@ e du L@@ ou@@ v@@ re , Par@@ is
The Hebrew words for “ w@@ atch ” and “ gu@@ ard ” are re@@ pe@@ ated in many prophe@@ ci@@ es .
S@@ how@@ ing R@@ es@@ pect for T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ing O@@ ver@@ se@@ ers
What kind of sacrific@@ es are accep@@ table to God ?
E@@ ach of us should ask himself , ‘ What more can I do to stri@@ p off and keep off the old person@@ ality ? ’
“ Mo@@ st exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent ” was a form of ad@@ d@@ ress for a prom@@ in@@ ent individu@@ al of great we@@ al@@ th and for high of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als in the Rom@@ an govern@@ ment .
We read and stu@@ died the Bible together every day .
God is both the s@@ ource and the su@@ pre@@ me example of love .
D@@ ad supp@@ or@@ ted my decision .
E@@ arly one mor@@ ning , R@@ al@@ ph appro@@ ached a mi@@ dd@@ le - ag@@ ed man who was s@@ it@@ ting on a ben@@ ch .
( b ) When especially will Jehovah become our sal@@ vation ?
They are part of the world , so it is possible that they will jo@@ in the pol@@ itical lead@@ ers .
Per@@ haps these men for@@ got what the Bible says at 1 John 5 : 19 : “ The whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one . ”
I pray@@ ed a lo@@ t before I arri@@ ved there , out of bre@@ ath .
A M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast@@ er@@ n shepher@@ d ca@@ res for each of his sheep , even nam@@ ing each one .
How is the preaching work con@@ ne@@ cted with Jehovah’s purpose for mankind ?
However , the more problems our brothers have , the more opportun@@ ities we have to show how much we love them .
Who par@@ take of “ the hi@@ d@@ den man@@ na , ” and what does it sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze ?
For example , the wonderful way in which we are made is truly an expres@@ sion of un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish love on God’s part .
How do we show faith in Jehovah when we for@@ give others ?
In such ways , Christians can imitate Jehovah’s love and thus be perfect in a relati@@ ve sense .
• What can help us maintain our joy in difficult circumstances ?
I@@ ’@@ m g@@ la@@ d I pl@@ an@@ ned to share fully in the disci@@ ple - making work . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
What a wonderful re@@ ward we can have !
How can we show a s@@ inc@@ ere interest in each Bible stud@@ ent ?
Do@@ cum@@ ents from the same time peri@@ od reve@@ al that 20 sh@@ ek@@ els was the going pri@@ ce for sla@@ ves in Egy@@ pt .
Such love will make us want to ple@@ ase Jehovah and act according to his will . ​ — 1 John 5 : 3 .
John knew that Satan was “ mis@@ le@@ ading the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ” ​ — Revelation 12 : 9 .
Re@@ turn with your wi@@ do@@ wed sister - in - law . ” But Ru@@ th said : “ Do not ple@@ ad with me to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on you , . . . for where you go I shall go . . .
At the same time , the nation was being th@@ reat@@ ened by its enem@@ ies .
She wr@@ ites : “ This experience helped me to real@@ ize that Jehovah ca@@ res .
“ S@@ he@@ ol and the place of des@@ tru@@ ction are in fr@@ on@@ t of Jehovah , ” says Israel@@ ’s king . “ How much more so the hearts of the sons of mankind ! ”
In fact , their interest in you exc@@ e@@ e@@ ds that of any human , and their mo@@ tive is enti@@ r@@ ely un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish ; they want to help you to “ get a fir@@ m hold on the real life . ” ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Of course , sur@@ vi@@ ving invol@@ ves sever@@ al fac@@ t@@ ors , but one very important requi@@ re@@ ment is high@@ ligh@@ ted by the apostle Paul : “ W@@ i@@ th@@ out faith it is imp@@ os@@ sible to ple@@ ase God well . ”
For example , because Abra@@ m would become the father of nations , God chang@@ ed the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ ’s name to Abraham , meaning “ Father of a Mul@@ titu@@ de . ”
Now these cl@@ as@@ ses were re@@ organiz@@ ed , and arrang@@ ements were made to reg@@ is@@ ter them with the govern@@ ment .
Not long af@@ ter@@ ward , Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l pas@@ sed away , lea@@ ving the of@@ fice of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s pre@@ si@@ d@@ enc@@ y v@@ ac@@ ant .
2 Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N : Who is Jesus Christ ?
H@@ el@@ p is provided in the public@@ ations of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
So a knowledge of ancient langu@@ ages , while occasi@@ on@@ ally u@@ se@@ ful , is not ess@@ enti@@ al .
An@@ al@@ y@@ z@@ ing such expres@@ sions made by loyal ones can help us to offer up mean@@ ing@@ ful prayers to Jehovah .
Re@@ g@@ arding Jesus ’ example , the apostle Paul wrote : “ Let each of us ple@@ ase his neigh@@ b@@ or in what is good for his up@@ building .
That in it@@ self may be bene@@ fi@@ cial .
So there is an ever - inc@@ reas@@ ing need for dedic@@ ated men to re@@ ach out for greater responsi@@ bility .
You young servants of Jehovah , how high@@ ly do you value the in@@ com@@ par@@ able privilege of help@@ ing others to “ have faith in the good news ” ?
There is another ty@@ pe of false st@@ ory that we need to be on gu@@ ard against .
We will be able to share the Kingdom message with them by using the boo@@ k@@ let Go@@ od Ne@@ ws for Pe@@ ople of All N@@ ations .
Wh@@ ich s@@ crip@@ tures do you find par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly com@@ for@@ ting ?
Da@@ y One Th@@ eme : “ You Are Wor@@ thy , Jehovah , . . . to Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ve the G@@ l@@ ory ”
We need to strengthen our bro@@ ther@@ ly love now because it will help us to end@@ ure wh@@ atever tri@@ als we may have in the future
In the past , our liter@@ ature has taken what appro@@ ach to the par@@ able of the ten vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins , with what possible result ?
E@@ ven@@ tually , however , the cou@@ ple have to face re@@ ality .
Gen@@ u@@ ine hope must be mo@@ ored to something strong , mean@@ ing@@ ful , and lasting .
My sin I fin@@ ally con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed to you [ Jehovah ] . . . , and you yourself par@@ d@@ oned the er@@ ro@@ r of my sin@@ s . ”
Our decisions af@@ fect us .
But can those who seek to ple@@ ase God ac@@ tually ex@@ ul@@ t over the w@@ ars and re@@ vo@@ lu@@ tions of any nation ?
* ​ — Read Psalm 8 : 3 , 4 , 7 - 9 .
That would mean that Christians who had died , in some c@@ as@@ es as mar@@ ty@@ r@@ s , had peri@@ shed with a false hope that they would be resur@@ rec@@ ted .
Pe@@ ople sto@@ od in l@@ ine for h@@ our@@ s to get food and other necess@@ ities of life .
The a@@ bo@@ ve instance took place in the Per@@ si@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re in the days of the prophet Daniel .
Is there someone you can turn to for help ?
I@@ mp@@ el@@ led by love of God and neigh@@ b@@ or , such b@@ ra@@ ve women allow no one to sto@@ p them from sh@@ aring the good news of God’s Kingdom with others .
S@@ ur@@ ely such a gift should be received with hum@@ ility and appreciation .
A@@ no@@ ther may have been rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ance to bring children into a de@@ based and viol@@ ent world where “ the ba@@ dness of man was a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant . . . and every inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of the thoughts of his heart was only bad all the time . ” ​ — Genesis 6 : 5 .
So , hus@@ ban@@ ds , wi@@ ves , parents , and children , follow Jesus ’ example !
As dedic@@ ated servants of Jehovah , we cannot si@@ des@@ te@@ p the uni@@ vers@@ al is@@ sue invol@@ ving the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of Jehovah’s name and the v@@ indic@@ ation of his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 38 : 23 ; Matthew 6 : 9 , 10 .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of Matthew
As a teach@@ er , how did Jesus di@@ ff@@ er from the religious lead@@ ers of his day ?
He had pre@@ vi@@ ously written : “ To those under law I became as under law . . . that I might gain those under law . ”
The Mu@@ r@@ at@@ ori@@ an F@@ ra@@ g@@ ment is part of a man@@ us@@ crip@@ t co@@ de@@ x of 7@@ 6 par@@ ch@@ ment lea@@ ves , each me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing 11 by 7 in@@ ches [ 27 by 17 c@@ m ] .
As a people dedic@@ ated to God , our first loy@@ al@@ ty must always be to Jehovah .
We read : “ Even though I walk in the v@@ al@@ le@@ y of deep sh@@ a@@ do@@ w , I fear nothing bad , for you are with me ; your ro@@ d and your st@@ af@@ f are the things that comfort me . ”
So we have reason to jo@@ in the psalmist in saying : “ How many your works are , O Jehovah !
Jehovah said concer@@ ning ancient Israel : “ If only they would devel@@ op this heart of the@@ ir@@ s to fear me and to keep all my comman@@ d@@ ments always , in order that it might go well with them and their sons to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite ! ”
So I accepted the discipl@@ ine , and in time I rec@@ over@@ ed spiritually . ”
Par@@ ents provide guid@@ ance for their children , and elders help as needed .
Di@@ d he re@@ ject his serv@@ ant because he temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily became de@@ pres@@ sed and l@@ ac@@ ked courage ?
We saw Jehovah , true to his promise , o@@ pen the way to help us over@@ come ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les . ​ — Matthew 6 : 33 .
“ The pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the Re@@ public vis@@ ited the branch fac@@ il@@ ities of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ma@@ pu@@ to .
A@@ no@@ ther example of tim@@ ely , satis@@ f@@ ying spiritual food is the book D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to Jehovah , which was rel@@ eas@@ ed at h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of “ Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous Kingdom Pro@@ claim@@ ers ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tions held around the world in 200@@ 2 / 0@@ 3 .
When We Are B@@ es@@ et by An@@ xi@@ ety
How did the apostle Paul view his privilege of preaching ?
Why are some children born with c@@ ong@@ en@@ it@@ al de@@ fe@@ cts ?
It was pro@@ ba@@ bly the kind of gar@@ b that a no@@ ble@@ man or a prin@@ ce might we@@ ar .
Des@@ pite all that God had done for them , Moses knew that they would do what was bad in Jehovah’s eyes .
My first Bible study in Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r was with a man who spoke only Mal@@ ag@@ as@@ y .
No doubt you will be moved to exc@@ la@@ im , ‘ I wa@@ ited a long time for this , but it has been well wor@@ th the wa@@ it ! ’
W@@ ould they over@@ come their feelings and allow the Witnesses to r@@ ent a fac@@ ility ?
M@@ one@@ y may be plac@@ ed in trust with W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er for use worl@@ d@@ wide .
After a vis@@ it they make when sh@@ aring the good news , they can an@@ al@@ y@@ ze the sign@@ s that indic@@ ated the feelings of those they me@@ t .
In 19@@ 6@@ 3 , sh@@ ort@@ ly after we arri@@ ved back in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a to vis@@ it my mother , she had a heart att@@ ack , seem@@ ingly brought on by the exc@@ it@@ ement of see@@ ing her son after ten years .
In ancient times , writ@@ ing materi@@ als were s@@ car@@ ce and co@@ st@@ ly .
Are you using the Bible and tr@@ ac@@ ts effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely in your ministry ?
In that illustr@@ ation , he descri@@ bed the opportunity ex@@ tend@@ ed to different ones to come in l@@ ine for the Kingdom of the heavens .
Many of the m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous chang@@ es in the world have been fulfill@@ ing prophecy , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly in reg@@ ard to the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l preaching of the good news of God’s Kingdom .
Their preaching is a respon@@ se to the words of the psalmist : “ S@@ ing to Jehovah , bl@@ ess his name .
• What must we s@@ ow if we are to re@@ a@@ p what is good ?
E@@ ven@@ tually , though , “ the king of As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a came against [ A@@ ha@@ z ] and ca@@ used him dist@@ ress . ” ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 28 : 20 .
Yes , work with God’s discipl@@ ine , not against it .
Although he did not have all the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s regarding the out@@ working of God’s promises , his eyes of faith could see the un@@ seen re@@ ward .
This could cause us to s@@ low down in our service to God . ​ — Proverbs 13 : 12 .
B@@ or@@ n into a Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic family , she went to the local pri@@ est for help , but he was un@@ willing even to speak with her .
When the E@@ mp@@ ress Z@@ o@@ e ( c . 9@@ 7@@ 8 - 10@@ 50 C.E . ) had her husband Rom@@ an@@ us I@@ I@@ I mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed and wanted to mar@@ ry her lo@@ ver and would - be E@@ mp@@ er@@ or M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el I@@ V , she ha@@ st@@ ily sum@@ mon@@ ed P@@ at@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch A@@ le@@ xi@@ us to the p@@ al@@ ace .
They ask dis@@ cer@@ ning questions , and this helps me to talk about what concer@@ ns me .
Th@@ ink of the heal@@ ing that faithful declar@@ ation of the Kingdom good news accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ es .
However , Moses is also spo@@ ken of as a medi@@ at@@ or ​ — the medi@@ at@@ or of the Law covenant .
A F@@ E@@ W years ag@@ o , R@@ o@@ al@@ d and El@@ se@@ be@@ th , a cou@@ ple then in their l@@ ate 40 ’ s , lived com@@ for@@ ta@@ bly in B@@ er@@ g@@ en , N@@ or@@ wa@@ y’s second - lar@@ g@@ est city .
But does Jehovah hear all prayers un@@ con@@ di@@ tion@@ ally ?
Al@@ most 40 years after first meeting the Witnesses , Ge@@ or@@ g@@ ina saw her husband get baptized
3 R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ing My Fir@@ st Lo@@ ve H@@ as H@@ el@@ ped M@@ e to En@@ du@@ re
At other times , he provi@@ des only the princi@@ p@@ al ide@@ as , and the se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary pre@@ pa@@ res the letter , using her own st@@ y@@ le or vo@@ ca@@ bul@@ ary .
Daniel had an a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of Jehovah’s ti@@ me@@ table , and that helped him stay foc@@ used on the un@@ fol@@ ding of God’s purpose .
I am also gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah for S@@ hi@@ r@@ le@@ y , my faithful wife and par@@ t@@ ner .
As you talk with your work@@ mat@@ es and in@@ s@@ ist on ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible standards , the ans@@ wers to these questions will be evid@@ ent .
In many lands , an influ@@ x of im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants and refu@@ ge@@ es has resul@@ ted in the form@@ ation of fore@@ ign - speaking enc@@ la@@ ves .
“ B@@ E@@ C@@ A@@ U@@ S@@ E of our in@@ ten@@ sive Bible study , we dre@@ w clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah and learned more about his organization . This pre@@ pared us for life in a fore@@ ign assignment . ”
Be@@ fore God and e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses , the bri@@ de and gro@@ om ex@@ change their marriage v@@ ow@@ s .
Because of eng@@ ag@@ ing in such dis@@ gu@@ sting practic@@ es , the nation of Israel fin@@ ally lost God’s fav@@ or .
For example , when we say things that h@@ ur@@ t others , we hope that they will remember that ever@@ yone sin@@ s with the t@@ ong@@ ue from time to time .
Father ( standing ) with Bro@@ thers W@@ o@@ o@@ d@@ wor@@ th , Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d , and M@@ ac@@ mil@@ l@@ an
V@@ it@@ al though it is to provide for your family physi@@ c@@ ally , there is no need more important than the spiritual kind .
However , Lu@@ ther went on to become a le@@ ading fi@@ gu@@ re of the Re@@ form@@ ation , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as E@@ ck was a de@@ f@@ end@@ er of the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch .
( a ) When reading the Bible , what should we avoid but what should we do ?
When the four w@@ in@@ ds of tri@@ bul@@ ation are un@@ lea@@ shed , all of spiritual Israel will have been se@@ aled in fin@@ ality , even though a few will still be ali@@ ve in the flesh and must yet fin@@ ish their earthly course .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H never in@@ tend@@ ed for humans to su@@ ff@@ er the de@@ bil@@ it@@ ating effe@@ cts of ag@@ ing .
It was given to en@@ able humans to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in their Creat@@ or@@ ’s purpose ​ — to make the earth into a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l par@@ adise home for a r@@ ace of perfect humans forever .
We need hear@@ t@@ felt con@@ vi@@ ction that the only prop@@ er way to serve God is by doing all things for his glory . ​ — Read 1 Corinthians 10 : 31 .
It is ess@@ enti@@ al that Christians r@@ ely on God’s strength , not their own .
In Jehovah’s du@@ e time , all will be reve@@ aled to our ful@@ l@@ est satis@@ fac@@ tion .
S@@ is@@ er@@ a@@ ’s pr@@ ou@@ d for@@ ces were thro@@ wn into con@@ fu@@ sion .
B@@ ac@@ k@@ gr@@ ound : © U@@ g@@ anda T@@ ou@@ ris@@ t Bo@@ ard
To do that , we need to go back to the time before M@@ ary was married .
V@@ er@@ se 19 descri@@ bes the cho@@ ice that God gave to the Israelites .
After Phil@@ o died , the Jews pa@@ id little he@@ ed to him .
Par@@ ents can be fle@@ xi@@ ble in their teaching me@@ tho@@ ds , using i@@ mag@@ in@@ ation and ing@@ en@@ u@@ ity .
And out of his m@@ ou@@ th pro@@ tru@@ des a sh@@ ar@@ p , long s@@ word with which to str@@ ike the nations , and he will shepher@@ d them with a ro@@ d of ir@@ on .
When on earth , Jesus Christ fore@@ told that in the last days , many would mer@@ ely cla@@ im to follow him .
During those 70 years , it became a place of w@@ il@@ d ve@@ get@@ ation , of par@@ ched are@@ as , the ha@@ bit@@ ation of j@@ ac@@ kal@@ s .
After his baptism , the pos@@ si@@ bility ar@@ ose for Isa@@ a@@ c to return to his form@@ er position at a large Li@@ b@@ eri@@ an compan@@ y .
How happy I was when , a little later , my sister also sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed her dedic@@ ation by water baptism !
In@@ vit@@ e them for a me@@ al , or sp@@ end an ev@@ ening with them .
Th@@ ink of the vari@@ ous scho@@ ol@@ s we have .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 3 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 8@@ 7 , 7@@ 5
Mo@@ re@@ over , thr@@ ough@@ out that war , why would people of the same religion , encoura@@ ged by their cl@@ er@@ gy , k@@ ill one another because their n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality was different ?
Of what are we remin@@ ded by Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 3 : 7 - 11 ?
For one thing , we must stay al@@ er@@ t to the times in which we live .
32 : 25 - 27 ; P@@ s . 1@@ 38 : 6 .
To time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite they will certainly be gu@@ ar@@ ded . ”
One ev@@ ening , I heard a so@@ ft kno@@ ck at the do@@ or .
It used “ Jehovah ” in a few ver@@ ses , and it used the word “ L@@ O@@ R@@ D ” in cap@@ it@@ al let@@ ters in other ver@@ ses in the Hebrew Scriptures where the divine name origin@@ ally occ@@ ur@@ red .
While some follow@@ ed him and became his disciples , others des@@ p@@ ised the Son of God and “ held him as of no account . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
For as they were in those days before the f@@ lood , e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king , men mar@@ r@@ ying and women being given in marriage , until the day that Noah en@@ tered into the ar@@ k ; and they took no no@@ te until the f@@ lood came and s@@ we@@ pt them all away , so the pres@@ ence of the Son of man will be . ”
In the mean@@ time , though , we need to stand fir@@ m and res@@ ist them .
It was exc@@ iting to see the gra@@ du@@ al ex@@ pan@@ sion of the branch and the en@@ or@@ m@@ ous gro@@ w@@ th of the bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od in I@@ tal@@ y .
S@@ ex@@ u@@ al ple@@ asure with one@@ ’s marriage mate is “ bless@@ ed ” ​ — God - given .
Do you set a good example for your child in personal study ?
Pro@@ ble@@ ms and P@@ ri@@ v@@ ile@@ ges of P@@ re@@ aching
• Why do some prayers for divine direction go un@@ ans@@ wer@@ ed ?
David pra@@ ys that those see@@ king Jehovah be moved to rejo@@ ice and to ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy him .
When a person dies , his imper@@ s@@ onal spirit does not go on ex@@ is@@ ting in another real@@ m as a spirit cre@@ ature .
In 1@@ 6@@ 35 , Ri@@ ch@@ eli@@ eu sent Fr@@ en@@ ch tro@@ op@@ s into the war for the first time . The book vi@@ v@@ at pa@@ x ​ — E@@ s le@@ be der F@@ ri@@ e@@ de !
“ Ke@@ ep doing all things free from mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r@@ ings . ” ​ — P@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ I@@ P@@ P@@ I@@ AN@@ S 2 : 14 .
Mo@@ re@@ over , thr@@ ough@@ out his ministry Jesus gave Jehovah the cre@@ di@@ t for what he accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed on earth . ​ — John 5 : 19 .
“ Just as then the one born in the man@@ ner of flesh [ I@@ sh@@ ma@@ el ] began persecu@@ ting the one born in the man@@ ner of spirit [ Isa@@ a@@ c ] , so also now , ” Paul explained .
What a powerful reas@@ sur@@ ance from Hebre@@ w@@ ’s s@@ mal@@ l@@ est letter !
So does op@@ position to the work .
I am gr@@ ate@@ ful to my parents for having taught me the truth about Jehovah , and I feel that this is the best thing they could have given me .
Be@@ ing for@@ ti@@ fied with a knowledge of God’s kingdom , being sure of it , never doub@@ ting it for a m@@ om@@ ent , I cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t be moved . ”
For example , transl@@ at@@ ors in the C@@ o@@ ok Is@@ lands and Sam@@ o@@ a used it as a mo@@ de@@ l .
Of course , we should not ask that person to make a decision for us .
Then a pro@@ found sense of peace came upon him .
Al@@ together , he mentioned some 16 different requi@@ re@@ ments .
Luke re@@ ver@@ ted to the first person only when Paul re@@ turned to Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i at a later time .
And your own ear@@ s will hear a word be@@ h@@ ind you saying : ‘ This is the way . W@@ al@@ k in it , you people , ’ in case you people should go to the right or in case you should go to the left . ”
In what way can we ward off Satan’s att@@ ac@@ ks ?
W@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ E tra@@ ining his disciples for the public ministry , Jesus Christ encoura@@ ged them to “ preach from the h@@ ou@@ se@@ to@@ ps . ”
We often believe what we want to believe rather than what is right or true .
However , as servants of God , we have a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly great responsi@@ bility to up@@ hold what is true .
From heaven , Jesus wit@@ ness@@ ed the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on of a wicked ang@@ el who turned the first humans against God’s rule .
If J@@ on@@ a@@ than was sure of God’s support , he in@@ tend@@ ed to go up to the out@@ po@@ st to fi@@ ght . ​ — 1 Samuel 14 : 8 - 10 .
As those people thr@@ ong@@ ed together , Eli@@ j@@ ah appro@@ ached them and spoke : “ How long will you be li@@ mp@@ ing upon two different op@@ in@@ i@@ ons ?
Me@@ an@@ while , Jehovah has good reason for allow@@ ing suffering temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily .
On earth , Jesus was “ the Fa@@ ther’s re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative . ”
Let us therefore consider how mo@@ der@@ n s@@ ci@@ ence has con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed Davi@@ d’s conclu@@ sion that we are “ wonder@@ fully made . ”
Because you face an em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y .
The@@ ori@@ es about language u@@ su@@ ally pre@@ su@@ p@@ pose that humans ev@@ ol@@ ved from ap@@ el@@ ike cre@@ atu@@ res .
Because of not living up to what they were known as , that is , “ the people of Jehovah , ” the Israelites prof@@ an@@ ed God’s name among the nations .
During the writ@@ ing of the first ro@@ l@@ l , Bar@@ u@@ ch went through a peri@@ od of dist@@ ress .
A T@@ ri@@ p In@@ to the P@@ ast
This ro@@ y@@ al pat@@ ter@@ n is just as necess@@ ary for all today who look for@@ ward to blessings on earth under Kingdom rule . ​ — Matthew 25 : 34 , 4@@ 6 .
Our faith in the prophe@@ tic word should be streng@@ th@@ ened by the trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation because that v@@ isi@@ on@@ ary fore@@ view of Jesus ’ glory and Kingdom power has become a re@@ ality .
This will help us learn to think the way Jehovah does .
O@@ r consider 70 - year - old Pa@@ ula in Cana@@ da , who is sever@@ ely li@@ mit@@ ed by sp@@ ina bi@@ fi@@ da , a serious con@@ dition of the sp@@ ine .
If a child is to atten@@ d , it may be wise to expla@@ in to him in ad@@ v@@ ance what to ex@@ pect , including why the service is held .
They pray in ch@@ ur@@ ches , in temp@@ les , in sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es , in mo@@ s@@ qu@@ es , at sh@@ r@@ ines .
Jesus al@@ lu@@ ded to the need for si@@ ck people to con@@ sul@@ t a qu@@ ali@@ fied physi@@ ci@@ an ​ — a se@@ cul@@ ar prof@@ es@@ sion .
During the h@@ our@@ s we sp@@ ent in the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al , we read por@@ tions of it together .
Do Not Be An@@ xi@@ ous , No .
Is it difficult to know what God requi@@ res of us and then to do it ?
* Jesus ’ death would be bene@@ fi@@ cial ​ — but not for the Jews only .
I rep@@ lied , “ I@@ ’@@ m sure you speak from experience , and I respect that .
The do@@ ct@@ or be@@ h@@ ind the bre@@ ak@@ through made en@@ or@@ m@@ ous sacrific@@ es to make the cu@@ re possible .
Go@@ od co@@ op@@ er@@ ation among the elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants and effe@@ ctive d@@ ele@@ g@@ ating of responsi@@ bil@@ ities can help you to free up time for the sister who needs you the most ​ — your wife .
We ur@@ ge you young ones , then : Do not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to praise Jehovah !
All these years , though , Jehovah has been ‘ gr@@ as@@ p@@ ing my right hand . ’
“ A certain one of [ Jesus ’ ] disciples said to him : ‘ Lord , teach us how to pray . ’ ”
I was their 1@@ 3@@ th child .
Satan thus cre@@ ated within her a desire for something that was for@@ bi@@ d@@ den by her Creator .
Of course , we all have ne@@ g@@ ative feelings from time to time .
C@@ learly , true Christi@@ an@@ ity dre@@ w together people from many ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds .
Why should we appreci@@ ate Jesus ’ ro@@ le as our H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est , and how can we do so ?
In Ju@@ ne 19@@ 40 , I was baptized in the city of B@@ ris@@ to@@ l .
My teach@@ ers held out no go@@ als for me , and I set no go@@ als for my@@ self .
What real need did Paul ad@@ d@@ ress in the book of Romans ?
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the inter@@ vie@@ ws , David S@@ pl@@ ane , a form@@ er mission@@ ary and a gra@@ du@@ ate of the 4@@ 2@@ n@@ d class of G@@ ile@@ ad who is now serving as a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses , develop@@ ed the princi@@ p@@ al talk around the attention - ar@@ ous@@ ing the@@ me “ S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents or G@@ ra@@ du@@ ates ​ — Wh@@ ich ? ”
Our res@@ ol@@ ve is to fulf@@ ill our preaching and teaching com@@ mis@@ sion ur@@ g@@ ently .
The love they displa@@ y id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es them as Jesus ’ disciples .
A few ver@@ ses later , Paul poin@@ ts out that faith does not come s@@ pon@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ously ; rather , it “ fol@@ lo@@ ws the thing heard , ” that is , “ the word about Christ . ” ​ — Romans 10 : 13 , 14 , 17 ; Jo@@ el 2 : 32 .
J@@ on@@ a@@ than es@@ cap@@ ed un@@ har@@ m@@ ed but was deep@@ ly h@@ ur@@ t at heart res@@ pe@@ cting David . ​ — 1 Samuel 20 : 25 - 34 .
So if you wish to make better use of your time , take a close look at your sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s .
On the pages that follow , you will re@@ view some so@@ ber@@ ing fac@@ ts about events like these .
Jesus sel@@ e@@ cted first 12 then 70 from among his disciples , gave them spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c instru@@ ctions , and sent them out to preach the s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring message : “ The kingdom of the heavens has dra@@ wn near . ”
1 , 2 . ( a ) Why is it not eas@@ y for parents to teach children to have faith in Jehovah , and what is the only way parents can do this ?
Per@@ haps by making some chang@@ es in your sc@@ he@@ du@@ le or li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le , you will have more opportun@@ ities to help people learn about God’s beau@@ ti@@ ful promises .
18 : 15 - 17 .
By means of the public@@ ations of the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class , Jehovah provi@@ des a we@@ al@@ th of Scriptural counsel .
Those who love God h@@ ate what is bad .
In 1@@ 5@@ 6@@ 7 , during the peri@@ od when res@@ ist@@ ance to S@@ pan@@ ish rule was inc@@ reas@@ ing in the L@@ ow C@@ oun@@ tri@@ es , S@@ pa@@ in@@ ’s King Ph@@ ili@@ p I@@ I sent the D@@ u@@ ke of Al@@ ba to serve as gover@@ nor there .
Con@@ cer@@ ning the un@@ com@@ prom@@ ising stand that Jehovah’s Witnesses took in the form@@ er So@@ vi@@ et Un@@ ion , including those in E@@ st@@ on@@ ia , Lu@@ ther@@ an the@@ olo@@ gi@@ an and Bible transl@@ at@@ or To@@ om@@ as Paul wr@@ ites in his book K@@ i@@ ri@@ k k@@ es@@ et k@@ ü@@ la ( The Ch@@ urch in the M@@ id@@ d@@ le of the V@@ il@@ la@@ ge ) : “ V@@ er@@ y few have heard of what happened in the early h@@ our@@ s of A@@ pri@@ l 1 , 195@@ 1 .
Ye@@ ars later , in 198@@ 6 , Ar@@ ne@@ ’s health again wor@@ sen@@ ed .
We , though , should be like Jo@@ shua in our res@@ olu@@ ten@@ ess to res@@ ist pres@@ sures toward il@@ leg@@ al or im@@ moral ac@@ ts .
Of course , at times you may have to ad@@ just your sc@@ he@@ du@@ le .
What qu@@ ality of life is fore@@ told at Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 21 - 25 ?
The true God , Jehovah , sent his Son , Jesus , to the earth to die and re@@ de@@ em what Adam had lost . ​ — Read John 3 : 16 .
Lo@@ ve mo@@ tiv@@ ates him to educ@@ ate and tra@@ in others .
Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has had been a r@@ ing@@ lead@@ er in the p@@ lo@@ t that led to the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of Jesus Christ .
To show that no@@ ne of his followers should el@@ ev@@ ate themselves a@@ bo@@ ve fellow believers , Jesus said : “ You , do not you be called R@@ ab@@ bi , for one is your teach@@ er , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as all you are brothers .
What is the bas@@ is for serving Jehovah accep@@ ta@@ bly ?
When we give to others , we will be happy and we will “ go on be@@ aring fru@@ it in every good work . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 10 ; Acts 20 : 35 .
Fir@@ st , however , he took us into another ro@@ om in the house , and as we s@@ at s@@ il@@ ently , he ad@@ minis@@ tered the last r@@ ites to a d@@ ying el@@ der@@ ly man .
He obe@@ yed them and was loyal to them , not just because he had to , but because he loved them .
For example , some people have been un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly con@@ vi@@ cted and imp@@ ris@@ oned .
But there was another use of the la@@ ying on of hands .
6 , 7 . ( a ) What important de@@ ta@@ il does John supp@@ ly concer@@ ning the in@@ s@@ titu@@ tion of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al ?
Ther@@ efore , we left the ch@@ urch but still s@@ ought a way to satis@@ fy our spiritual need .
Those in what has been called the deter@@ minis@@ t cam@@ p believe str@@ ong@@ ly that our gen@@ es pla@@ y a dec@@ isi@@ ve ro@@ le in our su@@ sc@@ ep@@ ti@@ bility to vari@@ ous di@@ se@@ as@@ es .
• Why should we medit@@ ate on Jehovah’s thoughts ?
How , though , did Eli@@ j@@ ah f@@ are ?
The dead to@@ tal some 1@@ ,@@ 10@@ 0@@ ,000 ; another 9@@ 7@@ ,000 are so@@ ld into sla@@ very .
G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S P@@ E@@ R@@ S@@ ON@@ AL@@ I@@ T@@ Y : The Bible teach@@ es that Jehovah has end@@ ear@@ ing qualities .
What will we now consider ?
Tru@@ ly , those who have em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed God’s word have come from “ every tri@@ be and t@@ ong@@ ue and people and nation . ”
Now the m@@ om@@ ent of decision had come .
In the early 19@@ 20 ’ s , Jehovah helped his people ref@@ ine their understanding of this illustr@@ ation .
Un@@ less we trust in Jehovah with all our heart , other concer@@ ns and affe@@ ctions will under@@ mine our loy@@ al@@ ty to the true God .
We con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ated our preaching activities on one of these h@@ ill@@ s , P@@ la@@ ya An@@ ch@@ a , which means “ W@@ i@@ de Be@@ ach . ”
Will you continue to do so ? ​ — Read Hebrews 6 : 10 .
• Why do we put our full trust in God ?
Of course , first - century worshipp@@ ers me@@ t , not in ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ les or in temp@@ les , but in priv@@ ate ho@@ m@@ es .
By doing so , we “ re@@ pu@@ di@@ ate ung@@ o@@ d@@ l@@ iness and worl@@ dly desi@@ res . . . while we wa@@ it for the happy hope and gl@@ ori@@ ous man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of the great God and of the Sa@@ vi@@ or of us , Christ Jesus . ”
You have a special opportunity to worship and serve this gr@@ ate@@ ful God .
But did Jesus ’ less@@ on really re@@ ach his heart ?
And God wants you to bring your children up “ in the discipl@@ ine and ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on of Jehovah . ”
Bible teachings have been chang@@ ing such individuals ​ — not just their ha@@ bi@@ ts but their hearts , their ho@@ p@@ es , their hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds .
P@@ U@@ B@@ L@@ I@@ SH@@ E@@ R@@ S BI@@ B@@ L@@ E S@@ T@@ U@@ DI@@ E@@ S
H@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical conduct on the part of religious people may turn us away from religion in dis@@ gu@@ st .
When David arri@@ ved at Ma@@ h@@ ana@@ im , an are@@ a e@@ ast of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an , Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i helped him .
And especially h@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah is the ty@@ pe of individu@@ al who takes ke@@ en deli@@ ght in kin@@ d@@ ling stri@@ fe among people who o@@ ther@@ wise would d@@ well together pe@@ ace@@ fully .
Yes , per@@ sever@@ ance is needed to re@@ a@@ p a good cro@@ p , whether of material pro@@ du@@ ce or that of a spiritual kind .
A wife who sub@@ m@@ its to her hus@@ ban@@ d’s he@@ ad@@ ship out of love and respect for God does much to make her family life happy .
( Read Daniel 7 : 13 , 14 . )
H@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites have appe@@ ared even within the true Christian congregation .
The C@@ hi@@ ef Ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ at@@ or of the Kingdom Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ment
But we might well ask : ‘ A@@ m I keep@@ ing p@@ ace with ref@@ in@@ ements in our understanding of Scriptural truth ?
“ Is Eph@@ ra@@ im a preci@@ ous son to me , or a f@@ on@@ dly tre@@ ated child ?
B@@ ac@@ k@@ gr@@ ound , pages 3 - 5 and 8 : C@@ our@@ t@@ es@@ y of the F@@ re@@ er G@@ all@@ er@@ y of Ar@@ t , S@@ mi@@ th@@ s@@ on@@ i@@ an In@@ s@@ titu@@ tion , W@@ a@@ shin@@ g@@ t@@ on , D@@ .@@ C .
Of all his sons , the one Jac@@ o@@ b loved most was Joseph .
Many no longer view marriage , an ag@@ re@@ ement between two par@@ ties , as a li@@ fel@@ ong com@@ mit@@ ment .
The im@@ moral world in which we live th@@ reat@@ ens our un@@ ity .
After sp@@ en@@ ding a night in j@@ a@@ il , a fellow Witness u@@ su@@ ally ba@@ iled us out .
W@@ H@@ Y S@@ O@@ M@@ E H@@ A@@ V@@ E D@@ O@@ U@@ B@@ T@@ S : Acc@@ ording to a rec@@ ent study , our g@@ al@@ a@@ x@@ y al@@ one may con@@ tain at le@@ ast 1@@ 00 bil@@ li@@ on pl@@ an@@ e@@ ts .
There she had left be@@ h@@ ind many of her relati@@ ves , the conven@@ i@@ ences of a th@@ ri@@ ving city with mar@@ ke@@ ts and ba@@ z@@ a@@ ars , and her com@@ for@@ table home with a so@@ li@@ d ro@@ of and w@@ alls , perhaps even with r@@ un@@ ning water !
* Since the F@@ lood began in 2@@ 3@@ 70 B.C.E . , we inf@@ er that God made this pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ement in 2@@ 4@@ 9@@ 0 B.C.E .
On the other hand , those ze@@ al@@ ously s@@ pre@@ ading the good news become “ a s@@ we@@ et o@@ d@@ or of Christ among those who are being sa@@ ved . ”
Why can “ the very knowledge of God ” be com@@ pared to “ hi@@ d tre@@ a@@ sures ” ?
It is wor@@ th no@@ ting that Jehovah told Israel@@ ite parents to “ inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate ” his la@@ ws in their young ones .
St@@ ones on H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ es@@ t’s B@@ re@@ ast@@ pi@@ e@@ ce , 8 / 1
What Ab@@ out Ph@@ ysi@@ cal Pro@@ te@@ ction ?
He did not consider himself a p@@ iti@@ ful and imp@@ o@@ t@@ ent pa@@ wn of his fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res .
What el@@ se might id@@ enti@@ fy a physical person ?
Why do they use their time , en@@ er@@ gy , a@@ bil@@ ities , and res@@ our@@ ces in the inter@@ ests of others ?
As a result of this enc@@ oun@@ ter , Saul hum@@ bly rep@@ ented of his past course , got baptized , and accepted the special assignment given to him to be@@ ar witness about Jesus to the nations .
For example , when a great fam@@ ine stru@@ ck Ju@@ de@@ a in the first century , the Christian congregation im@@ medi@@ ately took action to come to the a@@ id of its members .
These words show that how you use your t@@ ong@@ ue is a serious matter .
From the experience of Sha@@ dr@@ ach , Me@@ sh@@ ach , and A@@ be@@ d@@ ne@@ go , we also learn that God re@@ war@@ ds loy@@ al@@ ty to him .
In Moses ’ day , the nation of Israel needed new direc@@ tions , so God gave them the Law .
She also learned that “ there can be no ans@@ wers if your Bible is clo@@ sed . ”
Mark thus provi@@ des an example for us .
Of what benefit is it to ‘ follow Jehovah fully ’ ?
Ka@@ re@@ n : Let me as@@ sure you that we do believe in Jesus . In fact , we believe that exerc@@ ising faith in Jesus is vital to sal@@ vation .
M@@ ake P@@ u@@ bli@@ c Ex@@ pres@@ sions
The un@@ ity of God’s people gl@@ ori@@ fi@@ es Jehovah .
“ T@@ ake a few m@@ om@@ ents to bre@@ a@@ the deep@@ ly and coun@@ t to 10 , ” su@@ gg@@ ests a Ma@@ yo C@@ l@@ in@@ ic article on anger man@@ ag@@ ement .
Today , Jehovah God “ speak@@ s ” to us through his written Word , the Bible .
Of course , Christian elders today do not res@@ ort to viol@@ ence .
No@@ te the lo@@ gi@@ c in this pas@@ sage from his writ@@ ings : “ ‘ Of that day , and that h@@ our know@@ et@@ h no man , no not the angels which are in heaven , ne@@ i@@ ther the Son , but the F@@ A@@ TH@@ E@@ R . ’
• In what ways does Jehovah exerc@@ ise his justice ?
They are not bur@@ den@@ some , nor are they num@@ er@@ ous .
But Ju@@ d@@ as ’ g@@ es@@ ture was only a pre@@ ten@@ se to id@@ enti@@ fy Jesus to those who had come in the night to ar@@ rest him .
F@@ e@@ ar of De@@ ath ​ — How Can You O@@ ver@@ come It ?
Par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 2 : On an ear@@ li@@ er occasi@@ on , Jesus rel@@ ated a similar illustr@@ ation in which he refer@@ red to the “ slave ” as a “ ste@@ ward ” and to the “ d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s ” as “ his body of attend@@ ants . ” ​ — Luke 12 : 4@@ 2 - 4@@ 4 .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , when the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of n@@ atur@@ al Israelites did not accept the Messi@@ ah , Jehovah took other st@@ ep@@ s to pro@@ du@@ ce “ a kingdom of pri@@ ests . ”
Solomon also stated : “ A wise son is the one that makes a father rejo@@ ice , and a stu@@ pi@@ d son is the g@@ ri@@ ef of his mother . ”
The psalmist said of himself : “ A par@@ t@@ ner I am of all those who do fear you . ”
K@@ o@@ re@@ ans have not only their own language and al@@ p@@ ha@@ be@@ t but also their own cu@@ is@@ ine , physical fe@@ atu@@ res , and tra@@ di@@ tional d@@ ress , as well as other things uni@@ que to them , such as the desi@@ gn of their buil@@ ding@@ s .
O@@ ver the next 40 years , from 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E . to 14@@ 7@@ 3 B.C.E . , Moses fac@@ ed disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , even some op@@ pos@@ ers recogn@@ ize the dedic@@ ation that Jehovah’s Witnesses have made to God to serve him un@@ re@@ serv@@ e@@ dly .
The vis@@ iting brothers had to pa@@ y for sta@@ ying two ni@@ gh@@ ts at a ho@@ te@@ l and for r@@ en@@ ting c@@ ars and four - whe@@ el - d@@ ri@@ ve ve@@ hi@@ c@@ les .
Tru@@ e Wor@@ ship Is Mo@@ tiv@@ ated by Lo@@ ve , Not Gre@@ ed
That conven@@ tion was certainly a mil@@ es@@ to@@ ne in the the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c hist@@ ory of Jehovah’s people in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in , held as it was in the mi@@ d@@ st of World W@@ ar I@@ I .
* This att@@ ests to the fact that humans were cre@@ ated with a spiritual need .
The very name Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah , which means “ Jehovah H@@ as R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ed , ” may have brought to mind a vital truth .
Be@@ fore get@@ ting married , M@@ ary real@@ ized that mo@@ ving to a new are@@ a would present challeng@@ es ​ — especially since she is ti@@ mi@@ d by n@@ ature .
Moses was rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to accept his assignment
E@@ ach day , our class began with a prayer for H@@ it@@ l@@ er , the “ H@@ ei@@ l H@@ it@@ l@@ er ” sal@@ u@@ te , and the n@@ ational an@@ them with right ar@@ m out@@ st@@ re@@ t@@ ched .
In respon@@ se , he said : “ It would be better to read from the Ho@@ ly Scriptures . ”
Jesus said : “ N@@ ever be anxi@@ ous about the next day , for the next day will have its own anxi@@ e@@ ties . ”
“ Ha@@ ve you sh@@ own yourself disc@@ oura@@ ged in the day of dist@@ ress ? Your power will be s@@ can@@ ty , ” the pro@@ ver@@ b no@@ tes .
One brother , who now ser@@ ves at the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses , vi@@ vi@@ dly rec@@ alls his parents ’ example .
• enjo@@ yed the compan@@ y of children . ​ — Mark 10 : 13 , 14 .
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : C@@ ould it be that he has good reason for not yet inter@@ ven@@ ing to end our problems ?
They look after us , lo@@ v@@ ingly ten@@ ding to our health needs .
“ Do not be am@@ a@@ zed at this , ” Jesus said , “ for the h@@ our is coming in which all those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs will hear [ my ] vo@@ ice and come out . ”
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 22 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 9@@ 9 , 8
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate what is necess@@ ary in order to man@@ i@@ f@@ est the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit .
This me@@ th@@ od proved to be very effe@@ ctive .
What contribu@@ ted to this in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar was Fa@@ ther’s po@@ or health .
Per@@ haps you rec@@ all the account at Acts 4 : 23 - 31 .
Jehovah helps his servants to per@@ form their ministry des@@ pite un@@ expe@@ cted att@@ ac@@ ks and o@@ pen op@@ position
To have faith , we need to allow God’s holy spirit to gu@@ i@@ de our hearts .
H@@ ear@@ ing of your joy will encoura@@ ge them .
However , I made a fir@@ m decision to continue stud@@ ying and not allow anyone or anything to hold me back .
To@@ p right , gi@@ r@@ l : © B@@ r@@ un@@ o M@@ or@@ an@@ di / ​ age fo@@ to@@ sto@@ ck ; left , woman : A@@ P P@@ ho@@ to / ​ Ge@@ mun@@ u A@@ mar@@ as@@ ing@@ he ; bo@@ t@@ to@@ m right , refu@@ ge@@ es : © S@@ ven T@@ or@@ fin@@ n / ​ P@@ ano@@ s P@@ ic@@ tures
Jesus too war@@ ned against dec@@ ei@@ v@@ ers , or false prophe@@ ts , saying : “ [ They ] come to you in she@@ ep@@ ’s co@@ ver@@ ing , but in@@ side they are ra@@ ven@@ ous w@@ ol@@ ves .
Ch@@ il@@ dren need to be prote@@ cted from un@@ who@@ les@@ ome influ@@ ences and po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally har@@ m@@ ful associ@@ ates .
In a similar way , we are pleas@@ ed to see an individu@@ al with whom we study the Bible make prog@@ ress to the point of dedic@@ ation and baptism .
Because he loved his heavenly Father , Jesus found joy in doing the will of his Father .
“ For example , according to De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 6 - 9 , educ@@ ating our children beg@@ ins with educ@@ ating ourselves .
“ The mul@@ titu@@ de of those who had believ@@ ed had one heart and soul , ” says the Bible writ@@ er Luke . ​ — Acts 4 : 32 .
Samuel real@@ ized that his f@@ li@@ r@@ ting was ne@@ i@@ ther pu@@ re nor right .
For example , for years p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ g@@ ists ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ated per@@ mis@@ sive child re@@ aring , but later some chang@@ ed their min@@ ds and ad@@ mit@@ ted that their ad@@ vice was a mis@@ take .
My health rema@@ ins un@@ certain .
For example , what if an el@@ der who was help@@ ing a cou@@ ple de@@ al with mar@@ it@@ al difficul@@ ties based his counsel on his own experience rather than on Bible principles and information publi@@ shed by “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” ?
From his heavenly van@@ ta@@ ge point , he is always a@@ vail@@ able as a public serv@@ ant .
They may be reading material un@@ rel@@ ated to their jo@@ b , making personal p@@ ho@@ ne c@@ alls , sen@@ ding personal ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic mes@@ sa@@ ges , or bro@@ w@@ sing the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t .
W@@ rit@@ ten in Eng@@ l@@ ish , it is ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted in the Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m of T@@ ah@@ it@@ i and I@@ ts Is@@ lands .
Yet , this body of teaching provi@@ des su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient guid@@ ance ​ — an out@@ l@@ ine , as it were — ​ so that hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones can per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve what Jehovah requi@@ res of them .
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : Be@@ fore we consider the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s answer , le@@ t’s re@@ view a few of the poin@@ ts we co@@ vered last time .
While he stru@@ gg@@ led with serving God des@@ pite tri@@ als and temp@@ t@@ ations , A@@ sa@@ ph saw some who s@@ co@@ ff@@ ed at God gro@@ w more powerful and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the cre@@ di@@ bility of the one who res@@ or@@ ts to lies is sh@@ at@@ tered .
A j@@ our@@ n@@ al@@ ist sum@@ m@@ ed up the de@@ b@@ ate on the is@@ sue this way : “ In sh@@ ort , an e@@ th@@ ic@@ s of vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e cannot be learned al@@ one .
H@@ ad God wanted to gu@@ i@@ de them to the young child , they would have been led to the ex@@ act place without nee@@ ding to go first to Jerusalem and to H@@ er@@ o@@ d’s p@@ al@@ ace .
O@@ u@@ t of who@@ se bel@@ ly does the ice ac@@ tually come for@@ th , and as for the ho@@ ar@@ f@@ ro@@ st of heaven , who in@@ deed br@@ ings it to bir@@ th ? ” ​ — Job 38 : 22 , 23 , 25 - 29 .
I reas@@ oned that the acc@@ used should be allow@@ ed to de@@ f@@ end himself .
He long@@ ed to see his fellow work@@ er Timothy and wrote : “ Do your ut@@ most to come to me sh@@ ort@@ ly . ”
• felt com@@ pas@@ sion . ​ — Mark 1 : 40 , 4@@ 1 .
So because we are Ad@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants , we are imper@@ fect and we die .
When such ones are rep@@ ent@@ ant and seek to make am@@ ends , sur@@ ely we will want to refle@@ ct Jehovah’s will@@ ing@@ ness to for@@ give comple@@ t@@ ely and per@@ man@@ ently .
When writ@@ ing to faithful Christians in Eph@@ esus , the apostle Paul ur@@ ged them : “ Ke@@ ep on making sure of what is accep@@ table to the Lord . ”
G@@ O@@ L@@ D is much s@@ ought after for its beau@@ ty and du@@ ra@@ bility .
Like Job and Moses of old , they can “ see God ” with eyes of faith .
This happened to some Israelites who lost their love for God but still rend@@ ered some service to him out of a sense of du@@ ty .
For instance , the Bible states that “ ne@@ i@@ ther for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ ors , nor i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ers , nor ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ers , nor men kept for un@@ n@@ atur@@ al pur@@ pos@@ es , nor men who li@@ e with men , nor th@@ i@@ ev@@ es , nor gre@@ e@@ dy pers@@ ons , nor dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ ds , nor re@@ v@@ il@@ ers , nor ex@@ t@@ or@@ tion@@ ers will in@@ her@@ it God’s kingdom . ”
One fac@@ t@@ or that contribu@@ tes great@@ ly to our joy is that we take a message of hope to the do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted and de@@ pres@@ sed .
If refer@@ ence is being made to the Greek tal@@ ent , each ha@@ il@@ st@@ one would we@@ i@@ gh about 4@@ 5 p@@ oun@@ ds [ 20 k@@ g ] .
And sur@@ ely we need not st@@ re@@ t@@ ch our i@@ mag@@ in@@ ation to think that even at such a young age , David was already sing@@ ing hear@@ t@@ felt pra@@ ises to his God .
Moses had an up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing that only an Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an ar@@ is@@ to@@ cr@@ at could receive .
How can questions help us learn why a person believ@@ es as he does ?
Ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ative te@@ x@@ ts from the ancient S@@ y@@ ri@@ an city of Al@@ al@@ ak@@ h ref@@ er to cor@@ v@@ é@@ e g@@ ang@@ s cons@@ crip@@ ted by the govern@@ ment for personal service .
On A@@ t@@ on@@ ement Da@@ y , Israel@@ ’s high pri@@ est became a living illustr@@ ation of the Messi@@ ah
By pu@@ t@@ ting ourselves in the place of others and tr@@ ying to an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate how our words might af@@ fect them , we can dis@@ cer@@ n how to speak and act in ways that imitate Jehovah’s kindness . ​ — Read Proverbs 15 : 28 .
A@@ n A@@ the@@ is@@ tic St@@ ate
T@@ ake the example of the hist@@ ory of Abra@@ m , or Abraham .
The liter@@ ature for which t@@ it@@ les are given in this article is publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
7 : 14 – 12 : 30 .
F@@ in@@ ally , in the book of Revelation , written toward the close of the first century , we find that the ag@@ ed apostle John is imp@@ ris@@ oned on the p@@ en@@ al is@@ land of P@@ at@@ mo@@ s “ for speaking about God and be@@ aring witness to Jesus . ”
The in@@ iti@@ al , first - century fulfill@@ ment of Jesus ’ prophecy about the end streng@@ th@@ ens our faith in its greater fulfill@@ ment during our time . And our faith keep@@ s us in e@@ ag@@ er expe@@ ct@@ ation of Jehovah’s day , certain that “ [ the prophe@@ tic vision ] will without fai@@ l come true .
As a public speak@@ er , he encoura@@ ged this vie@@ w@@ point in others , giving tal@@ ks with such them@@ es as “ H@@ app@@ y Is the Pe@@ ople W@@ ho@@ se God Is Jehovah , ” “ Re@@ fle@@ cting the Jo@@ y of Jehovah , ” “ Ke@@ ep A@@ live the F@@ i@@ re of God’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t , ” and “ The B@@ est Is Yet to C@@ ome . ”
A@@ we , R@@ ever@@ ence , and F@@ e@@ ar
The O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch , al@@ though great@@ ly privile@@ ged under the O@@ t@@ t@@ om@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re , ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct@@ fully allow@@ ed its flo@@ ck to become a po@@ or and un@@ educ@@ ated pe@@ as@@ an@@ try .
“ We wanted to know more about the fulfill@@ ment of Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es , the reason for suffering , and the meaning of God’s Kingdom .
Like a gar@@ ris@@ on of sol@@ di@@ ers assign@@ ed to prote@@ ct a city from ho@@ st@@ ile in@@ va@@ sion , “ the peace of God ” will prote@@ ct our hearts and our men@@ tal po@@ wers .
He accepted the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , and a Bible study was started .
“ U@@ p@@ on the R@@ o@@ ck - Mas@@ s ” ​ — Be@@ ing F@@ ear@@ ful
Mo@@ re@@ over , the work is not s@@ low@@ ing down .
You can have an appe@@ ar@@ ance of spiritual well - being even when you are not being n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed pro@@ per@@ ly ​ — but only for a sh@@ ort time !
There are four ke@@ y fac@@ t@@ ors to consider .
Com@@ ple@@ te Bi@@ bl@@ es in Greek appe@@ ar to have been in cir@@ cul@@ ation since the f@@ our@@ th or fi@@ f@@ th century .
From then on , I became a@@ the@@ is@@ tic in my beli@@ ef@@ s .
Their example can teach us much about how to maintain our joy .
Wh@@ atever our circumstances , we may find an a@@ udi@@ ence in those who come to us , perhaps to make house c@@ alls or to provide us with vari@@ ous ser@@ vi@@ ces .
Paul ur@@ ged all Christians to “ look out ” for the inter@@ ests of fellow believers .
Because people were coming to them to listen to what they had to say .
I have a fine family of my own .
Jesus , moved by love for his Father and for humans , will@@ ingly com@@ p@@ lied and gave his perfect human life in our be@@ half .
How can others in the congregation ass@@ ist those who live in a religi@@ ously di@@ vi@@ ded hous@@ eho@@ ld ?
Jesus was not here speaking of de@@ b@@ ts of money .
On@@ ce you have la@@ id such gr@@ oun@@ d@@ work , you may find that your listen@@ er is ready to learn why God al@@ lo@@ ws suffering to continue .
How My Fa@@ ith H@@ el@@ ped M@@ e to F@@ ace T@@ ra@@ ge@@ dies
When the marriage of Adam and E@@ ve was per@@ form@@ ed in the gar@@ den of E@@ den , God declar@@ ed : “ A man will leave his father and his mother and he must s@@ tic@@ k to his wife . ”
Th@@ ough he was confid@@ ent that he had f@@ ought the fine fi@@ ght to the fin@@ ish , he long@@ ed to continue streng@@ th@@ ening himself by stud@@ ying the Word of God .
While individuals may be allow@@ ed to die , God will never allow the ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ation of his people as a whole .
( b ) Even though they needed some cor@@ rection , what would it be wrong to as@@ su@@ me ?
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are that Jehovah organiz@@ ed his servants then as well as now !
The go@@ al of the N@@ P@@ T , which has now been r@@ ati@@ fied by more than 18@@ 0 nations , is ev@@ en@@ tually to ac@@ hi@@ eve complete dis@@ ar@@ mam@@ ent .
Des@@ pite the am@@ a@@ z@@ ing di@@ vers@@ ity of God’s people , they d@@ well in un@@ ity with one another .
How did Jehovah feel about them ? He did not bl@@ ess them .
B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a is about 40 mil@@ es [ 6@@ 5 k@@ m ] sou@@ th@@ w@@ est of Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a and some 25 mil@@ es [ 40 k@@ m ] in@@ land from the A@@ e@@ ge@@ an Se@@ a .
At times , you may not have known what you wanted or even how you felt , yet how important it was to know that your father and mother loved you !
6 , 7 . ( a ) How did Jehovah ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy his loving - kindness in Lo@@ t’s case ?
On@@ ce my mind had been res@@ ol@@ ved on that point , I determined to stay by the faithful organization .
“ The perfect law that bel@@ ong@@ s to fre@@ e@@ dom ” is not the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , for that co@@ de made trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions man@@ i@@ f@@ est and was ful@@ filled in Christ .
An@@ y re@@ si@@ d@@ ents of Jerusalem who rema@@ ined in it would die by fam@@ ine , p@@ est@@ il@@ ence , and the s@@ word .
But the real for@@ er@@ un@@ n@@ ers of the Romans in the ar@@ t of ro@@ ad con@@ stru@@ ction were pro@@ ba@@ bly the E@@ tr@@ us@@ c@@ ans .
How do the Scriptures emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the need for having love among ourselves ?
The Bible ref@@ ers to them as the spi@@ r@@ its who were dis@@ obedi@@ ent “ in No@@ ah’s days . ”
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful servants of Jehovah who died pri@@ or to Jesus ’ earthly ministry will also have much to learn at that time .
In the book of Hebrews , the apostle Paul descri@@ bed such ones as “ par@@ tak@@ ers of the heavenly c@@ all@@ ing . ”
Why does Mark 13 : 35 - 37 have pro@@ found meaning for you ?
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately , we qu@@ it our jo@@ bs . We went to the ne@@ are@@ st Kingdom H@@ all and attend@@ ed our first meeting .
How f@@ it@@ ting that our ye@@ ar@@ text for 20@@ 14 , the 10@@ 0@@ th an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary of the esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment of God’s Kingdom in heaven , is Matthew 6 : 10 : “ Let your Kingdom come ” !
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , when you pray hum@@ bly in their pres@@ ence , your children learn to r@@ ely on Jehovah .
During those cr@@ itical times , Jehovah’s faithful servants were op@@ pres@@ sed .
After making such a dedic@@ ation , we sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze it in public by being baptized . ​ — Read Matthew 16 : 24 ; 1 Peter 4 : 2 .
He was teaching in the temple on N@@ is@@ an 11 , a few days before his death .
In Ju@@ ly 194@@ 6 , Be@@ at@@ ri@@ ce B@@ el@@ lo@@ t@@ t@@ i and I were married , and we served together as pione@@ ers .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we desire to refle@@ ct the glory of Jehovah .
Un@@ less local law requi@@ res something el@@ se , these v@@ ow@@ s that honor God are used .
The apostles were persecu@@ ted by the Jewish lead@@ ers because of refu@@ sing to sto@@ p preaching in the name of Jesus .
We learned that at pol@@ itical r@@ al@@ lies and in the new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers , people had been war@@ ned to w@@ atch out for “ new fac@@ es ” arri@@ ving in their v@@ il@@ la@@ ges , refer@@ ring to Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Ru@@ ins of H@@ ar@@ an
P@@ i@@ one@@ ers are privile@@ ged to atten@@ d the P@@ i@@ one@@ er Ser@@ vice S@@ cho@@ ol .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise every good t@@ ree pro@@ du@@ ces fine fru@@ it , but every ro@@ t@@ ten t@@ ree pro@@ du@@ ces wor@@ th@@ less fru@@ it ; a good t@@ ree cannot be@@ ar wor@@ th@@ less fru@@ it , ne@@ i@@ ther can a ro@@ t@@ ten t@@ ree pro@@ du@@ ce fine fru@@ it .
C@@ ur@@ r@@ ently , over si@@ x milli@@ on Witnesses preach in 2@@ 35 lands and in over 4@@ 00 langu@@ ages .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of transl@@ at@@ ors have s@@ pared no time or effort to rend@@ er God’s thoughts into another t@@ ong@@ ue .
Lo@@ ok direc@@ tly at the person and try to understand his or her feelings .
H@@ ous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders did not speak to me ​ — the fore@@ ign@@ er who under@@ sto@@ od little — ​ but rather to the J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese M@@ em@@ ori@@ al attend@@ ers who accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed me .
The prophet Jeremiah re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly ex@@ hor@@ ted Z@@ e@@ de@@ ki@@ ah to leave his bad ways , but the king refu@@ sed to be discipl@@ ined .
The ang@@ el gives us a c@@ lu@@ e when he says that it is ‘ the One who made the heaven and the earth . ’
What less@@ on can we learn from the account of Sa@@ ul@@ ’s persecu@@ tion of David ?
A@@ lej@@ and@@ r@@ a , a young Witness who had been serving at the M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses for about ten years , was under@@ going ch@@ emo@@ ther@@ ap@@ y for can@@ c@@ er .
Still another man was deep@@ ly imp@@ ressed that Jehovah’s Witnesses call on people in their ho@@ m@@ es , while other religi@@ ons just sum@@ m@@ on them with ch@@ urch bel@@ ls .
C@@ is@@ n@@ er@@ o@@ s began his for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble t@@ ask by bu@@ ying up ancient Hebrew man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts , of which there were many in S@@ pain .
We can remain jo@@ y@@ ful if we do what David says : “ Be ag@@ it@@ ated , but do not sin . Ha@@ ve your say in your heart , upon your bed , and keep s@@ il@@ ent . ”
What a fine example of using his fre@@ e@@ dom for the benefit of others !
To cor@@ rec@@ t the situation , he wrote strong counsel in his first letter to the Corinthians .
But what I say to you , I say to all : Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch . ” ​ — Mark 13 : 33 - 37 .
In fact , sh@@ ort@@ ly after we moved to N@@ il@@ es , M@@ ic@@ hi@@ g@@ an , we regul@@ arly travel@@ ed over ten mil@@ es by tra@@ in to S@@ ou@@ th B@@ end , In@@ di@@ ana , to atten@@ d meetings .
The com@@ ments given by family members can help the head of the hous@@ eho@@ ld to dis@@ cer@@ n the de@@ gre@@ e of their spiritu@@ ality .
The Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom is gover@@ ned by God’s righteous principles .
Some parents work very hard and sa@@ ve so as to be able to s@@ end their children to in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions of high@@ er lear@@ ning when the time comes .
What will this mean to people “ who do not know God and those who do not obey the good news ” about his heavenly Kingdom in the hands of Christ ?
The words coming from our m@@ ou@@ th can be as des@@ tru@@ ctive as a b@@ la@@ z@@ ing fi@@ re .
The Witnesses wonder@@ ed , ‘ Is it wise to continue to hold meetings in this lo@@ c@@ ation ?
However , times were again chang@@ ing and be@@ coming inc@@ reas@@ ingly difficult .
Many Israelites used a@@ x@@ es to cu@@ t fi@@ re@@ w@@ o@@ od .
Per@@ fu@@ m@@ es and c@@ olo@@ gn@@ es may be pleas@@ ant , but they are no sub@@ s@@ titu@@ te for regul@@ ar ba@@ thing and clean clo@@ th@@ es .
What Paul says beg@@ ins to af@@ fect the king .
After t@@ es@@ ting my a@@ bil@@ ities , an of@@ fic@@ er told me , “ You had one of the high@@ est s@@ co@@ res in your group . ”
If we are to experience Jehovah God’s loving - kindness forever , we too must have a close personal relationship with him , and we must continue to do his will . ​ — E@@ z@@ r@@ a 7 : 28 ; Psalm 18 : 50 .
What s@@ pl@@ en@@ did pro@@ spe@@ cts !
This is challeng@@ ing , since children may di@@ ff@@ er great@@ ly in their ability to com@@ pre@@ h@@ end what is happ@@ ening . ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 11 .
In the we@@ ek@@ s following the death of Jesus , the disciples came to have reason to rejo@@ ice as Jehovah jo@@ ined to them those being sa@@ ved .
But when God’s time came to make matters cle@@ are@@ r , the Witnesses re@@ adi@@ ly ad@@ ju@@ sted their understanding .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , we should not be disc@@ oura@@ ged if we do not at first see resul@@ ts from our work .
When this happ@@ ens , what will we do ?
Why do we need to pa@@ y con@@ st@@ ant attention to ourselves ?
□ What is God’s purpose for the earth and for mankind ?
For at le@@ ast three reas@@ ons : Fir@@ st , they cannot preach what they do not understand .
In 199@@ 2 a new law was pas@@ sed on religious af@@ fai@@ r@@ s , so in 199@@ 3 , Jehovah’s Witnesses in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o were reg@@ is@@ tered as a religious organization .
; Be@@ ck , K .
“ We had part - time se@@ cul@@ ar work and lived a com@@ for@@ table life , ” rel@@ ates C@@ ho@@ ong Ke@@ on .
The conduct of the cl@@ er@@ gy has ca@@ used milli@@ ons to co@@ ol off in their love for God . ​ — Matthew 24 : 12 .
From the very beg@@ in@@ ning , our marriage was in tr@@ ou@@ ble .
Even now after 19 years , bad mem@@ ori@@ es come back . ”
How have we inc@@ reas@@ ed the effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess of our preaching work ?
What about sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors ?
He teach@@ es us how to buil@@ d this preci@@ ous qu@@ ality , and he gives us gener@@ ously of his holy spirit , which helps us apply his teachings .
B@@ r@@ ing@@ ing about that Par@@ adise will invol@@ ve dr@@ as@@ tic action , similar to that of the F@@ lood of No@@ ah’s day .
Isaiah pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed : “ Many pe@@ op@@ les will go and say : ‘ C@@ ome , let us go up to the m@@ oun@@ tain of Jehovah , to the house of the God of Jac@@ o@@ b . He will instru@@ ct us about his ways , and we will walk in his pa@@ ths . ’
The country was in cha@@ o@@ s because of all the fi@@ gh@@ ting , ste@@ al@@ ing , ra@@ p@@ ing , and k@@ ill@@ ing .
This was no@@ ne other than Jesus .
In effect , Jehovah was tel@@ ling them : ‘ Th@@ ink !
He rec@@ alls : “ The ch@@ urch teach@@ es that ever@@ yone who dies is ‘ taken ’ by God .
The cor@@ respon@@ ding Hebrew expres@@ sion means “ re@@ vi@@ val of the dead . ”
The meetings of Jehovah’s Witnesses are o@@ pen to the public and no col@@ le@@ ctions are taken .
He coun@@ sel@@ ed all in the congregation : “ H@@ um@@ ble y@@ ourselves . . . under the mi@@ gh@@ ty hand of God . ”
And what a blessing that will prove to be !
I do not need them .
S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ding is a work that I enjoy very much . ” ​ — John 21 : 16 .
When Jeho@@ as@@ h was less than one year old , his wicked gr@@ and@@ mother made her@@ self qu@@ e@@ en and kil@@ led all of Jeho@@ a@@ sh@@ ’s brothers , who were he@@ ir@@ s to the thro@@ ne .
Their doing that refle@@ cts their in@@ ner moral sense .
Consider the example of U@@ we .
In contr@@ ast , the inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of those who are “ in acc@@ ord with the spirit ” is to set their min@@ ds on “ the things of the spirit ” ​ — spiritual pro@@ v@@ isions and activ@@ ity .
One ex@@ tre@@ me action of certain Z@@ e@@ al@@ o@@ ts was “ to m@@ ing@@ le with crow@@ ds in Jerusalem during fes@@ tiv@@ als and similar occasi@@ ons and sta@@ b the ob@@ je@@ cts of their dis@@ ple@@ asure un@@ a@@ wa@@ res with da@@ gg@@ ers . ”
Although his er@@ r@@ ors brought suffering on him and others , his gen@@ u@@ ine rep@@ ent@@ ance w@@ on Jehovah’s continued support and blessing .
Paul explained that when fac@@ ed with ho@@ st@@ ility , we should not re@@ tal@@ i@@ ate in kind .
The ar@@ k that Noah buil@@ t was gi@@ gan@@ tic ​ — longer than a fo@@ o@@ t@@ bal@@ l field and as high as a three - st@@ ory building .
M@@ ale s@@ por@@ ts and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment her@@ o@@ es are often pres@@ ented as “ real men ” ( ma@@ cho@@ s ) who do not show g@@ ent@@ le affe@@ ction .
Paul shows that sing@@ ing a Kingdom s@@ ong together can be a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement .
8@@ 3 : 18 ; E@@ z@@ ek .
6 : 24 ; E@@ x .
They were like the s@@ tic@@ k for Joseph .
E@@ con@@ om@@ ists do lik@@ e@@ wise in their own field .
And how is it that I am still ali@@ ve today to rel@@ ate this st@@ ory ?
How will she pa@@ y her bil@@ ls ?
His prayers reve@@ aled his re@@ ver@@ ence for his loving heavenly Father .
( b ) What could ha@@ p@@ pen to a Christian who does not cultiv@@ ate a prop@@ er attitude ?
H@@ on@@ or was a person@@ ’s value not only in his own eyes but in the eyes of others as well .
In Au@@ gu@@ st 194@@ 9 , there were fe@@ wer than ten local publi@@ sh@@ ers in J@@ ap@@ an .
The apostle Peter was sent to the home of Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us , an un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised G@@ ent@@ ile .
Of course , we do not want to appe@@ ar self - righteous , but we should stand out as different from those who do not love and serve Jehovah .
is the ‘ In@@ ter@@ view ’ article . ”
What shows that Jehovah uses angels in car@@ r@@ ying out his will ?
Since his as@@ cen@@ sion to heaven , Jesus is a spirit person “ who d@@ wel@@ ls in un@@ appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble light , whom not one of men has seen or can see . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 16 .
En@@ courage the lear@@ ner to de@@ e@@ pen his spiritu@@ ality by reading the Bible through in one year .
During this large - sc@@ ale inter@@ ven@@ tion , God will do away with all wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
Hebrews 4 : 12 says : “ The word of God is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power and is sh@@ ar@@ per than any two - e@@ d@@ ged s@@ word and pi@@ er@@ ces even to the di@@ vi@@ ding of soul and spirit , and of jo@@ in@@ ts and their mar@@ ro@@ w , and is able to dis@@ cer@@ n thoughts and in@@ ten@@ tions of the heart . ”
To this end , hus@@ ban@@ ds need to de@@ al with their wi@@ ves in the loving way that Jesus de@@ als with his fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative wife , his anointed disciples .
The continued efforts by Jewish religious lead@@ ers to cr@@ us@@ h the preaching activ@@ ity were in va@@ in .
They had heard that many of their pe@@ ers at school had really enjo@@ yed it .
After years of faith@@ ful@@ ness , why did K@@ or@@ ah re@@ be@@ l ?
In many lands today , mo@@ thers have a leg@@ al ob@@ lig@@ ation to care for their children .
I used to say , “ V@@ enge@@ ance is the L@@ or@@ d’s ​ — and I@@ ’@@ m his in@@ str@@ um@@ ent ! ”
That , I deci@@ ded , was what I wanted to do !
But Jehovah still wanted you to be his friend .
O@@ r if he also as@@ ks for an e@@ g@@ g , will hand him a s@@ cor@@ pi@@ on ?
Des@@ pite the many tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es that Paul experienced , including “ d@@ ang@@ ers from ro@@ b@@ bers , ” he lived by his words , never pu@@ t@@ ting personal se@@ cur@@ ity a@@ bo@@ ve Scriptural principles .
He also sub@@ s@@ cri@@ bed to Z@@ i@@ on@@ ’s W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er .
How sa@@ d it would be if we did not have en@@ ough en@@ er@@ gy to serve Jehovah fully because we were tr@@ ying to get more and more things !
What did faithful servants of Jehovah learn from tri@@ als ?
We have faith in Jehovah and in his Word because what he says always comes true .
Paul himself wrote : “ You cannot be par@@ taking of ‘ the table of Jehovah ’ and the table of dem@@ ons .
In fact , the apostle Paul , who lived in the first century , war@@ ned believers about men who would make “ mis@@ le@@ ading inspired st@@ at@@ ements ” and “ for@@ bi@@ d marriage . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 1 - 3 .
What Scriptural examples prove that Jehovah can do the un@@ expe@@ cted ?
D@@ ow@@ n@@ hear@@ ted ones may need emp@@ a@@ thy more than ans@@ wers .
Since it is God’s will that “ all s@@ or@@ ts of men should be sa@@ ved and come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth , ” these min@@ isters sp@@ are no effort to vis@@ it hard - to - re@@ ach commun@@ ities with the life - giving message from the Bible .
; Mo@@ ore , I .
They have learned that show@@ ing Chris@@ t@@ like com@@ pas@@ sion not only helps us to “ be@@ ar the we@@ ak@@ nesses of those not strong ” but also contribu@@ tes to un@@ ity .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ines on page 23 ]
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er helps us to cultiv@@ ate a fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah .
W@@ ould you like to know more about that message and how you and your loved ones can benefit from it , not just now , but forever ?
He is happy to praise her .
Although M@@ il@@ t@@ on had pre@@ vi@@ ously not h@@ es@@ it@@ ated to expres@@ s his vie@@ ws , he held off publi@@ shing this tre@@ at@@ ise .
He also fore@@ told a worl@@ d@@ wide preaching work .
O@@ r an overse@@ er may receive an assignment for which he feel@@ s un@@ pre@@ pared , as did Moses , who me@@ ek@@ ly asked regarding one assignment : “ Who am I that I should go to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h ? ” ​ — E@@ x .
As they sh@@ ared with him God’s promise that “ the l@@ ame one will c@@ li@@ m@@ b up just as a sta@@ g does , ” the man respon@@ ded with a wide sm@@ ile . ​ — Is@@ a .
O@@ ver 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years before Ne@@ w@@ t@@ on , the Greek a@@ str@@ on@@ om@@ er P@@ to@@ le@@ my ex@@ pl@@ ored the heavens with his eyes al@@ one .
Now we beg@@ in the work assign@@ ed to us . ”
As a result , the Bible expla@@ ins : “ The blood of Jesus . . . cle@@ ans@@ es us from all sin . ”
The ver@@ b associ@@ ated with it is some@@ times used in the Bible with reg@@ ard to personal ser@@ vi@@ ces , such as wa@@ iting at ta@@ bl@@ es .
The ke@@ y is : He@@ ed the ad@@ v@@ ance war@@ ning !
O@@ r rec@@ all P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s daugh@@ ter who sa@@ ved ba@@ by Moses ’ life .
16 , 17 . ( a ) In what way may Lo@@ t have been tr@@ ying to sh@@ o@@ ck or con@@ fu@@ se the men of So@@ dom ?
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als may act according to their imp@@ ro@@ per desi@@ res .
At the star@@ t of their marriage , she and her husband determined that they would not end the day without sol@@ ving their differ@@ ences .
As a b@@ right cl@@ ou@@ d co@@ vered the apostles , God declar@@ ed : “ This is my Son , the bel@@ o@@ ved , whom I have appro@@ ved ; listen to him . ”
F@@ in@@ ally , we have learned how having “ the mind of Christ ” helps us to gro@@ w as a spiritual person .
But his mo@@ ti@@ ves were not like those of A@@ be@@ l .
The M@@ in@@ is@@ try has imp@@ o@@ sed a 60 - per@@ c@@ ent ta@@ x on the contribu@@ tions made by Witnesses and friends associ@@ ated with the 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 local congregations in Fr@@ ance .
One do@@ ct@@ or who de@@ als with ter@@ min@@ ally ill pati@@ ents expla@@ ins that the effort requi@@ red to hi@@ de the truth “ di@@ ver@@ ts en@@ er@@ gy from the more sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant pro@@ c@@ ess of rel@@ ating to others and fac@@ ing up to the ill@@ ness . ”
Your Bible - tra@@ ined conscience can help you to avoid d@@ ang@@ ers ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 14 )
However , Father had made up his mind , and in 19@@ 27 he was baptized as one of them .
These elders imp@@ ressed upon me the need to use the Bible s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully when h@@ and@@ ling problems or when giving encourag@@ ement . ”
Re@@ g@@ arding the study e@@ dition , a long@@ time serv@@ ant of Jehovah wrote : “ Mar@@ vel@@ ous and p@@ ene@@ tr@@ ating ​ — that was my imp@@ res@@ sion of the first study e@@ dition of The Watchtower .
Jesus ’ use of the expres@@ sion “ mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs ” is appro@@ pri@@ ate , for God’s mem@@ ory is involved .
• As used in the Bible , what does the word “ discipl@@ ine ” mean ?
Jehovah is “ the happy God , ” who wants his servants to be happy .
“ M@@ ary . . . kept listen@@ ing to what [ Jesus ] was saying .
For th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years , Jehovah has fre@@ ely commun@@ ic@@ ated with his servants in vari@@ ous langu@@ ages .
No matter how long we have been wa@@ iting for the new world to come , we know that Jehovah will keep his promises .
In fact , Jesus went on to say : “ Many will say to me in that day , ‘ Lord , Lord , did we not pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y in your name , and expe@@ l dem@@ ons in your name , and per@@ form many powerful works in your name ? ’
Re@@ jo@@ ice and lea@@ p for joy , since your re@@ ward is great in the heavens . ”
“ G@@ ra@@ ft the good upon the w@@ il@@ d , and , as the A@@ ra@@ bs say , it will con@@ qu@@ er the w@@ il@@ d , ” expla@@ ins the work The L@@ and and the Bo@@ ok , “ but you cannot re@@ verse the pro@@ c@@ ess with succ@@ ess . ”
The psalmist san@@ g : “ Jehovah is high , and yet the hum@@ ble one he se@@ es ; but the lo@@ f@@ ty one he kno@@ ws only from a dist@@ ance . ”
( b ) What was indic@@ ated by the cl@@ ou@@ d that appe@@ ared in the trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation ?
Jesus had promised his apostles : “ When they deli@@ ver you up , do not become anxi@@ ous about how or what you are to speak ; for what you are to speak will be given you in that h@@ our ; for the ones speaking are not just you , but it is the spirit of your Father that speak@@ s by you . ”
G@@ ran@@ ted , no one el@@ se has ever ra@@ ised a child qu@@ ite like Jesus .
Adam “ came to be a living soul , ” says Genesis 2 : 7 .
My parents did not go , but I did .
My house is cle@@ an@@ er and ti@@ di@@ er .
N@@ ex@@ t , P@@ u@@ m was asked to become the ass@@ ist@@ ant care@@ tak@@ er of an As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er was a regul@@ ar part of Jewish life and worship .
For fur@@ ther ans@@ wers to these questions , see chap@@ ters 7 and 8 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
A@@ m@@ ong other things , David experienced the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on of his son Ab@@ sal@@ om .
After a de@@ va@@ st@@ ating dr@@ ought , which was ann@@ oun@@ ced in ad@@ v@@ ance , Eli@@ j@@ ah told King A@@ ha@@ b to ga@@ ther the Israelites and Ba@@ al prophe@@ ts together on M@@ ount C@@ ar@@ me@@ l . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 18 : 1 , 19 .
Jehovah provi@@ des the very best educ@@ ation
11 : 7 ; P@@ hi@@ l .
O@@ r while eng@@ ag@@ ing in day - to - day activities , might we be em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed to id@@ enti@@ fy ourselves as Jehovah’s Witnesses , ei@@ ther because of the way we be@@ have or because of the way we d@@ ress ?
As mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , the good news of God’s Kingdom is being pro@@ claim@@ ed and taught in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth today .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , ref@@ ra@@ ining from re@@ pa@@ ying with evil is the mo@@ des@@ t course to follow .
A@@ m@@ ong Jehovah’s people today , we see the wisdom of pur@@ su@@ ing the sur@@ pas@@ sing way of love .
Yet , not all of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing appreci@@ ated the preci@@ ousness of the in@@ her@@ it@@ ance that was a@@ vail@@ able through Abraham .
Be@@ ware of F@@ al@@ se Ex@@ pe@@ ct@@ ations
Davi@@ d’s most tru@@ sted coun@@ sel@@ or , A@@ hi@@ th@@ op@@ he@@ l , jo@@ ined in the con@@ spi@@ rac@@ y .
In a man@@ ner that no one el@@ se could , Jesus helped them to know Jehovah , the only true God .
Des@@ pite having a dre@@ ad@@ ful chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od , Jo@@ si@@ ah s@@ ought to know Jehovah and made a succ@@ ess of his life
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately after this , Jehovah promised to bl@@ ess Abraham with much more than he lost .
What does the Bible really teach about God ?
22 Do You R@@ em@@ ember ?
Today , Ju@@ li@@ o again ser@@ ves as an el@@ der .
I@@ d@@ enti@@ f@@ ying Mar@@ ks of Those Ha@@ ving God’s B@@ ac@@ king
7 : 14 ; 18 : 2 , 8 ; 19 : 19 - 21 .
Such faith is not st@@ ati@@ c .
Then one day a Witness vis@@ ited the family and showed them from the Bible that Jesus is the Son of God , not Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God , as is com@@ mon@@ ly believ@@ ed .
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S ’ close friend and disci@@ ple Mar@@ th@@ a was g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing .
Some older publi@@ sh@@ ers star@@ t Bible discus@@ sions while s@@ it@@ ting on a par@@ k ben@@ ch or at a bu@@ s sto@@ p .
Be@@ ing reason@@ able inclu@@ des pre@@ par@@ ing the chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s heart so that they are ready to accept counsel .
A Christian sub@@ m@@ its to se@@ cul@@ ar authority because that is an as@@ pect of his obedi@@ ence to Jehovah .
The real@@ iz@@ ation that faith is an ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te ess@@ enti@@ al in our ga@@ ining God’s appro@@ val is a powerful inc@@ en@@ tive to strengthen it .
As direc@@ ted by holy spirit , however , he also has much to say to the four rema@@ ining congregations .
However , they do not believe that Jesus died on a cro@@ ss , as is often de@@ pi@@ cted in tra@@ di@@ tional pi@@ c@@ tures .
Jehovah then ans@@ wer@@ ed Samu@@ el@@ ’s prayer .
The brothers can see and hear how you teach others about Jehovah .
Be sure that at some point , he will do so !
Saul go@@ es “ war@@ ring r@@ ound about ” against all his enem@@ ies .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ The sin@@ s of some men are public@@ ly man@@ i@@ f@@ est , le@@ ading direc@@ tly to judgment , but as for other men their sin@@ s also become man@@ i@@ f@@ est later .
The Bible says : “ Those whom Jehovah lo@@ ves he re@@ pro@@ ves , just as a father does a son in whom he deli@@ gh@@ ts . ”
Ha@@ ve you no@@ tic@@ ed that Paul’s pres@@ ent@@ ation of the good news cons@@ is@@ ted of both pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation and per@@ su@@ asi@@ on ?
He now needs to be on o@@ x@@ y@@ g@@ en 16 h@@ our@@ s a day .
All the tri@@ bes of the earth will be@@ at themselves in lam@@ ent@@ ation . ” H@@ ere c@@ el@@ es@@ ti@@ al ph@@ en@@ om@@ ena of uni@@ vers@@ al ma@@ gn@@ itu@@ de are descri@@ bed as affe@@ cting “ all the tri@@ bes of the earth . ”
In fact , “ love co@@ v@@ ers a mul@@ titu@@ de of sin@@ s . ”
Mo@@ m said that it would have been better for me to be a cri@@ min@@ al than one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
What occ@@ ur@@ red next was even more hum@@ ili@@ ating .
How was life as ex@@ il@@ es in Babyl@@ on different from life as sla@@ ves in Egy@@ pt ?
It may be difficult at times to understand such up@@ d@@ ated ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations , but the reas@@ ons for them become clear in du@@ e course .
The psalmist stated : “ The in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with Jehovah bel@@ ong@@ s to those fe@@ ar@@ ful of him . ”
Yes , like him we should be loving .
In 199@@ 2 , 60 s@@ kin@@ he@@ a@@ ds became involved in a mas@@ sive b@@ ra@@ w@@ l with about 35 p@@ un@@ k@@ ers at a re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ant and ba@@ r in nor@@ the@@ ast@@ er@@ n Ger@@ many .
We too must ze@@ al@@ ously gu@@ ard against allow@@ ing worl@@ dly tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es to con@@ tam@@ in@@ ate our worship .
10 I@@ MI@@ T@@ AT@@ E TH@@ E@@ I@@ R F@@ A@@ I@@ T@@ H | EN@@ O@@ C@@ H
Consider another way in which religious cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion might have occ@@ ur@@ red .
Ch@@ er@@ u@@ bs too have high ran@@ k and care for special responsi@@ bil@@ ities that are in@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely associ@@ ated with the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty@@ ’s gl@@ ori@@ ous person@@ age .
There is no sa@@ f@@ er place for them to be .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T | D@@ O W@@ E N@@ E@@ E@@ D G@@ O@@ D ?
W@@ ould they feel a lo@@ ss of fre@@ e@@ dom for having to do these things ?
As a loyal worshipp@@ er of Jehovah , J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s daugh@@ ter her@@ self was just as con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed as her father that his v@@ ow should be car@@ ri@@ ed out .
Why It W@@ as In@@ s@@ titu@@ ted
The ev@@ il@@ do@@ er , though ap@@ par@@ ently s@@ inc@@ ere in his last - min@@ u@@ te ple@@ a , provided no such bas@@ is .
He sent his Son to earth so that Jesus could give his life as a ransom for our sin@@ s .
We had been married for 38 years and had sp@@ ent all that time together in the ministry .
When Su@@ k@@ h@@ i , who is of In@@ di@@ an des@@ c@@ ent , learned that much help was needed to re@@ ach P@@ un@@ j@@ abi people living in the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines , she deci@@ ded to go and help .
Some arri@@ ved in four - whe@@ el - d@@ ri@@ ve ve@@ hi@@ c@@ les p@@ ac@@ ked with cam@@ p@@ ing ge@@ ar , sp@@ are par@@ ts , and fu@@ el .
This is in har@@ mony with Paul’s counsel recorded at Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 19 . ​ — Read .
R@@ igh@@ tly it is said that R@@ ac@@ he@@ l and Le@@ ah “ buil@@ t the house of Israel . ” ​ — Ru@@ th 4 : 11 .
To re@@ ach Be@@ th@@ any , Jesus had to tra@@ v@@ el for about two days , cro@@ s@@ sing the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver and c@@ li@@ mb@@ ing the ste@@ ep w@@ in@@ ding ro@@ ad from Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o .
; D@@ ur@@ r@@ ant , J .
S@@ ad@@ ly , my father foc@@ used on pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s imper@@ fe@@ ctions and gra@@ du@@ ally gave up atten@@ ding Christian meetings .
Y@@ ou@@ th is also the time to pre@@ pare to be a God - fe@@ aring ad@@ ul@@ t , so that enjo@@ y@@ ment of life can continue forever on a par@@ adise earth . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 8 .
So how will you be re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed ?
Go@@ ne will be all religious bi@@ go@@ try and b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed .
Si@@ x months after my baptism , I started serving as a special pioneer .
He form@@ ed them in his i@@ ma@@ ge and gave them a conscience , righ@@ tly expe@@ cting that their love for him as their Creator would gu@@ i@@ de them in the right way .
Our Christian sister conclu@@ des : “ For many years I had pray@@ ed for a Bible study , but I did not ex@@ pect to get one by wit@@ ness@@ ing on the p@@ ho@@ ne . ”
So he told them about “ the God who made the world and all the things in it . ”
That is why many today ign@@ ore Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es that c@@ learly show that the end of this world is very near .
There is a pu@@ t@@ ting on of clo@@ th@@ es , but it is not with any@@ one@@ ’s get@@ ting war@@ m ; and he that is hi@@ ring himself out is hi@@ ring himself out for a ba@@ g having ho@@ les . ”
A@@ part from having mean@@ ing@@ ful activ@@ ity to f@@ ill our lives , all of us have a need to receive love and affe@@ ction .
“ Re@@ jo@@ ice in the H@@ op@@ e ”
In 18@@ 9@@ 4 , Gi@@ u@@ se@@ pp@@ e became a pa@@ st@@ or and minis@@ tered to vari@@ ous W@@ al@@ den@@ si@@ an commun@@ ities in A@@ pu@@ li@@ a and Ab@@ ru@@ z@@ z@@ i and on the is@@ lands of El@@ ba and S@@ ic@@ ily .
They recogn@@ ize the anointed as members of “ the Israel of God . ”
J@@ E@@ R@@ U@@ S@@ AL@@ E@@ M was bu@@ st@@ ling with crow@@ ds from many lands . On the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , an important fes@@ ti@@ val was in prog@@ ress and many vis@@ it@@ ors were sh@@ aring in it .
E@@ ach pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ement fol@@ lo@@ ws the expres@@ sion “ this is what Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es has said ” and is God’s promise of peace for his people .
T@@ each Your Ch@@ il@@ dren
And he cre@@ ated humans in his i@@ ma@@ ge .
Then we will be like those in S@@ ar@@ di@@ s who had Christ’s appro@@ val , and we will be a blessing to fellow believers .
What effect does imp@@ ro@@ ving the qu@@ ality of our field service have on the spirit of others in the congregation ?
U@@ sing her Bible , she showed me that God does not make people su@@ ff@@ er .
For example , the prophet Isaiah descri@@ bed the earth and its in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants in this way : “ They will certainly buil@@ d hous@@ es and have occ@@ u@@ pan@@ cy ; and they will certainly pl@@ ant v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds and e@@ at their fru@@ it@@ age .
There is also our God - given ministry .
( a ) What was requi@@ red of the person making an o@@ ffering ?
A@@ m@@ ong them were two Witnesses , one brother and one sister .
Because of the l@@ ack of Jehovah’s blessing , the supp@@ ly of w@@ ine would be li@@ mit@@ ed ​ — de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely not su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient to cause in@@ to@@ x@@ ic@@ ation .
How can people who are to@@ il@@ ing and lo@@ ad@@ ed down find ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment today ?
El@@ se@@ where , he wrote : “ For all things I have the strength by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of him who imp@@ ar@@ ts power to me . ” ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
But they also live by the princi@@ ple that Jesus mentioned to Mar@@ th@@ a .
When vis@@ iting a spiritually we@@ ak Christian , reas@@ sure him that he is valu@@ able in Jehovah’s eyes and de@@ arly mis@@ sed by his fellow Witnesses .
By the year 1@@ 000 , most in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the I@@ tal@@ i@@ an p@@ en@@ in@@ su@@ la would have found it difficult to read the L@@ at@@ in V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate , even if they could ob@@ tain a cop@@ y .
The sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic fi@@ er@@ y l@@ ake re@@ pres@@ ents “ the second death . ”
Some compan@@ ies al@@ lo@@ c@@ ate a th@@ ir@@ d of all their prof@@ its just to pa@@ y off cor@@ ru@@ pt govern@@ ment bu@@ re@@ au@@ cr@@ ats .
5 , 6 . ( a ) How did the situation of God’s people change in Egy@@ pt ?
S@@ el@@ f - Con@@ tro@@ l to Do Go@@ od
Ther@@ e@@ after , he did the same for other young Witnesses who fac@@ ed a similar situation .
It would be clear even to people who are not inter@@ ested in what the Bible says .
Consider how you can benefit from the principles found in the Scriptures when deal@@ ing with your parents , when h@@ and@@ ling money , and when you are al@@ one .
Why can you say that the Bible con@@ tain@@ s many good examples ?
The person ac@@ ting in acc@@ ord with true wisdom recorded in God’s Word is as@@ sur@@ ed that “ he will re@@ side in se@@ cur@@ ity and be un@@ dis@@ tur@@ bed from dre@@ ad of cal@@ am@@ ity . ” ​ — Proverbs 1 : 20 , 33 .
Re@@ gre@@ t@@ ta@@ bly , I also led an im@@ moral li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
N@@ ela has always supp@@ or@@ ted and encoura@@ ged me .
11 : 1 ; 16 : 11 ; 20 : 10 , 23 .
W@@ ould we want to leave our brothers out in the co@@ ld , so to speak , if there is something that we can do to reli@@ eve their suffering ? ​ — C@@ ol .
In that case , a father should show them greater pati@@ ence .
Jerusalem was s@@ pared , and S@@ en@@ n@@ ach@@ eri@@ b left the so@@ il of Juda@@ h .
Like the apostle Paul , they must de@@ al with ‘ d@@ ang@@ ers from ri@@ v@@ ers and high@@ wa@@ y@@ men , d@@ ang@@ ers in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , ’ and personal dis@@ com@@ forts as well as anxi@@ ety for the congregations they serve . ​ — 2 Corinthians 11 : 26 - 28 .
On the other hand , the faithful en@@ vo@@ y is a heal@@ ing to himself and to those who listen to him .
By making care@@ ful use of fun@@ ds and by sh@@ aring ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses , they get along even when not all of them are emp@@ lo@@ yed .
He quic@@ k@@ ly got to the point of what it means to give God glory .
Their pe@@ ace@@ ful st@@ ate , based on the love that true Christians have for one another , is a fore@@ ta@@ st@@ e of new world living .
A pri@@ est and a L@@ ev@@ ite ign@@ ored a half - dead fellow Je@@ w , yet a Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an went out of his way to help him .
Mar@@ v@@ in M@@ ey@@ er , a member of the in@@ iti@@ al te@@ am that an@@ al@@ y@@ zed and transl@@ ated this co@@ de@@ x , says that I@@ r@@ en@@ a@@ e@@ us ’ “ bri@@ ef des@@ crip@@ tion f@@ its qu@@ ite well the present C@@ op@@ tic text ent@@ it@@ led the Go@@ spe@@ l of Ju@@ d@@ as . ”
This was the question asked over and over again after a 17 - year - old went on a sh@@ o@@ o@@ ting s@@ pre@@ e in W@@ in@@ n@@ end@@ en in sou@@ ther@@ n Ger@@ many , k@@ ill@@ ing 15 people and fin@@ ally tur@@ ning the gu@@ n on himself .
God’s Word tel@@ ls us : “ A jo@@ y@@ ful heart has a good effect on the coun@@ ten@@ ance , but because of the pain of the heart there is a stri@@ ck@@ en spirit . ”
The wife was a prom@@ in@@ ent woman in her ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn of Sh@@ un@@ em .
I have gro@@ wn we@@ ary because of my si@@ gh@@ ing , and no re@@ sting - place have I found . ” ​ — Jeremiah 4@@ 5 : 3 .
Samuel refu@@ sed to see Saul ever again .
V@@ is@@ iting B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e members gave repor@@ ts from fi@@ ve bran@@ ches .
It was ar@@ du@@ ous work . We p@@ ac@@ ked clo@@ th@@ es and e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment for si@@ x months into three t@@ in tr@@ un@@ ks and our tru@@ st@@ y ho@@ l@@ d@@ alls and set off from the city of M@@ ad@@ ra@@ s ( now Ch@@ en@@ na@@ i ) by tra@@ in .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Satan may prom@@ o@@ te such dec@@ ep@@ tion so that a person is ur@@ ged along in a course he believ@@ es to be right , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as it ac@@ tually lea@@ ds to death .
“ B@@ less@@ ed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ , for he has bless@@ ed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly plac@@ es in uni@@ on with Christ , just as he cho@@ se us in uni@@ on with him before the f@@ oun@@ ding of the world , that we should be holy and without ble@@ mis@@ h before him in love .
How do we know that Jehovah’s pati@@ ence is not li@@ mit@@ less ?
• Why should we do the work of an ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er ?
Consider another prophecy invol@@ ving God’s people of ancient times .
Samuel re@@ vie@@ wed Israel@@ ’s hist@@ ory and ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed the king and the people to obey Jehovah .
Are you ready to de@@ f@@ end your faith and take the in@@ iti@@ ative when the opportunity ar@@ ises ?
I@@ S TH@@ A@@ T O@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N V@@ AL@@ I@@ D ?
What reli@@ ef light br@@ ings !
Ther@@ e@@ by , they take the best care of their famili@@ es .
Why should we appreci@@ ate Jehovah’s arrang@@ ement for shepher@@ ding his flo@@ ck ?
One such account is that of I@@ t@@ ta@@ i the G@@ it@@ t@@ ite .
I than@@ ked Jehovah for educ@@ ating me in his wisdom and for giving me the opportunity to de@@ f@@ end his holy name . ”
Then divine discipl@@ ine will help you to maintain a spiritual bul@@ war@@ k ​ — a strong w@@ all - like de@@ f@@ en@@ se against sin .
But was this not a blessing from Jehovah , an answer to our prayers ?
P@@ un@@ c@@ tu@@ ality , hon@@ es@@ ty , ef@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y , and hard work are qualities emp@@ loy@@ ers es@@ te@@ em , and those qualities can help you to find emp@@ loy@@ ment even when jo@@ bs are s@@ car@@ ce .
Thus , the invit@@ ation is ex@@ tend@@ ed by means of holy spirit .
Thus far , the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation , in whole or in part , is a@@ vail@@ able in 17 indi@@ gen@@ ous Af@@ ri@@ can t@@ ong@@ u@@ es .
A ke@@ y to your having good study ha@@ bi@@ ts is that you devel@@ op a f@@ on@@ dness for God’s Word .
When was Jesus anointed as the future King , and while on earth , what arrang@@ ements did Jesus make for his rule ?
Although his close friend La@@ z@@ ar@@ us had died , Jesus told his disciples : “ La@@ z@@ ar@@ us our friend has g@@ one to rest , but I am j@@ our@@ ne@@ ying there to a@@ wak@@ en him from s@@ le@@ ep . ”
The Bible ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es Christians to sto@@ p judg@@ ing , to for@@ give others , and to avoid in@@ sis@@ ting on personal righ@@ ts .
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s hope bur@@ ns b@@ right in their hearts , and they are e@@ ag@@ er to share it with others .
N@@ at@@ ali@@ e began to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
One time she op@@ ened the do@@ or wide , but the con@@ vers@@ ation was bri@@ ef .
Acc@@ ording to John , “ it was about the si@@ x@@ th h@@ our ” when P@@ il@@ ate h@@ an@@ ded Jesus over to the Jews to be imp@@ aled .
How he must have re@@ proved himself when Jesus died that af@@ ter@@ no@@ on after h@@ our@@ s of t@@ or@@ ment !
The answer invol@@ ves both divine support and human gener@@ os@@ ity .
In fact , fellow Christians have provided exc@@ ep@@ tional care , even when their help has not in@@ iti@@ ally been no@@ tic@@ ed .
When Saul saw that David was ab@@ sent , J@@ on@@ a@@ than explained that David had beg@@ ged him : “ If I have found fav@@ or in your eyes , let me s@@ li@@ p away , ple@@ ase , that I may see my brothers . ”
Christian Un@@ ity G@@ l@@ ori@@ fi@@ es God
Jehovah even takes the in@@ iti@@ ative in loving his earthly children .
However , before accep@@ ting any form of help from well - meaning relati@@ ves , a cou@@ ple should be sure that their personal wi@@ sh@@ es will be res@@ pe@@ cted .
S@@ tr@@ ik@@ ing words in@@ deed !
F@@ in@@ ally , I told my parents that I no longer wi@@ shed to have anything to do with their faith .
( 2 ) What did Jesus teach about hel@@ l ?
For example , if they work for us se@@ cul@@ arly , we make sure that they are fai@@ r@@ ly tre@@ ated and pa@@ id in l@@ ine with the ag@@ re@@ ement we have made with them .
It ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally means that we cho@@ ose to let go of res@@ ent@@ ment .
T@@ ell him about a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c spiritual go@@ al you once set for yourself , and rel@@ ate with en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m how much joy you felt when you re@@ ached it .
In Bible times , some spi@@ ce pl@@ ants gre@@ w in the J@@ or@@ d@@ an V@@ al@@ le@@ y .
It ca@@ used an imper@@ fect woman to conc@@ ei@@ ve and give bir@@ th to a perfect Son , who was not under the p@@ en@@ al@@ ty of death .
How does your marriage f@@ are with reg@@ ard to com@@ mit@@ ment ?
They go from one par@@ t@@ ner to another .
The case also con@@ ta@@ ined direc@@ tions to a local ban@@ k and a no@@ te st@@ ating “ 3@@ 3@@ 0@@ ,000 k@@ or@@ un@@ y ” ( about $ 10@@ ,000 , U@@ .@@ S . ) .
They were pione@@ ers , or full - time min@@ isters of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and one day they spoke with my father .
Ha@@ bak@@ kuk@@ ’s re@@ action indic@@ ates how di@@ re our pre@@ dic@@ am@@ ent will se@@ em to be when Go@@ g@@ ’s hor@@ des come st@@ or@@ m@@ ing against us .
Un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised G@@ ent@@ il@@ es received God’s spirit , were baptized , and came in l@@ ine to be k@@ ings in heaven with Jesus .
10 : 8 , 11 , 12 .
Consider Paul’s appro@@ ach when he de@@ f@@ ended his faith before King H@@ er@@ od A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa I@@ I .
Sh@@ ould we be sur@@ pris@@ ed by all this dec@@ ep@@ tion ?
“ I don@@ ’t want anything , ” he rep@@ lied .
We ga@@ ther@@ ed en@@ ough clo@@ th@@ es to s@@ end a 40 - fo@@ o@@ t [ 12 m ] con@@ tain@@ er full of clo@@ th@@ es to our brothers in Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que . ”
As@@ k yourself , ‘ Do I have the circumstances and the necess@@ ary spiritual and emo@@ tional strength to take on such a long - ter@@ m pro@@ ject ? ’
• God’s pres@@ ence at work in the world .
“ A Witness to All the N@@ ations ”
F@@ i@@ ve years after Lu@@ cy lost her son to an un@@ expe@@ cted ill@@ ness , she wrote : “ For the first few days , I kept thinking , ‘ It can@@ ’t be true . ’
If all ten cam@@ els were that th@@ ir@@ st@@ y , Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h fac@@ ed h@@ our@@ s of hard work .
We look for@@ ward to recei@@ ving coun@@ t@@ less spiritual blessings from Jehovah during 20@@ 15 .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the ad@@ vice of do@@ ct@@ ors , who fe@@ ared that I might lo@@ se the benef@@ its of spe@@ e@@ ch ther@@ ap@@ y , my family had not learned to si@@ gn and I was not allow@@ ed to associ@@ ate with de@@ a@@ f children . I still remember a vis@@ it to a hear@@ ing spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ist .
M@@ one@@ y in it@@ self does not bring happiness .
Let them receive b@@ low for b@@ low , with ch@@ ests ba@@ re and ex@@ posed to the st@@ ro@@ ke ! ”
Why is persecu@@ tion of Christians not just a matter of hist@@ ory ?
Mu@@ ch of its desi@@ ra@@ bility lies in the fact that it rema@@ ins b@@ right and un@@ t@@ ar@@ ni@@ shed seem@@ ingly in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the apostle Peter stated : “ Because you do not continue r@@ un@@ ning with them in this course to the same low sin@@ k of de@@ ba@@ u@@ ch@@ er@@ y , they are pu@@ z@@ z@@ led and go on speaking a@@ bu@@ si@@ vely of you . ” ​ — 1 Peter 4 : 4 .
But if se@@ cul@@ ar work con@@ sum@@ es too much time and en@@ er@@ gy , it can ro@@ b you of joy in God’s service .
See “ Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers ” in the May 1 , 200@@ 7 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
A M@@ A@@ N travel@@ ing through the coun@@ tr@@ y@@ side comes to a for@@ k in the ro@@ ad .
This is in@@ deed good news to people who are sear@@ ch@@ ing for the meaning and purpose of life .
He also ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges that there are li@@ m@@ its to what he ought to do and is able to do .
Can we w@@ in the bat@@ tle against our we@@ ak@@ nesses ?
Per@@ haps you have had a similar experience .
G@@ ile@@ ad was in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ated in 194@@ 3 , and since then over 8@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 have been tra@@ ined . G@@ ile@@ ad - tra@@ ined mission@@ aries have served in some 1@@ 70 lands .
Jesus here refer@@ red to the con@@ vers@@ ation that God had with Moses at the bur@@ ning bus@@ h about 1@@ 5@@ 14 B.C.E .
For Christians , Jehovah se@@ ts the stan@@ d@@ ard for righteousness .
E@@ ach day , I than@@ k Jehovah for allow@@ ing me to be part of such a wonderful bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
As the pri@@ est offered inc@@ en@@ se in the temple each mor@@ ning and ev@@ ening , An@@ na would be with the ass@@ em@@ b@@ led crow@@ d in the cour@@ ty@@ ard o@@ ffering s@@ il@@ ent prayer for perhaps half an h@@ our .
( Bu@@ d ) S@@ ul@@ li@@ v@@ an .
The Bible has helped many to real@@ ize that some of the things they believ@@ ed were not true .
But he did not put his authority a@@ head of the wel@@ f@@ are of others .
How Can I F@@ ind the Ti@@ me ?
In ei@@ ther case , be determined to apply yourself to personal study , to preaching , and to show@@ ing love for your brothers .
M@@ ON@@ T@@ R@@ E@@ A@@ L , Q@@ C ( Fr@@ en@@ ch also ) , S@@ ta@@ de O@@ l@@ y@@ mpi@@ que , 4@@ 14@@ 1 , av@@ en@@ ue P@@ i@@ er@@ re - de - C@@ ou@@ ber@@ t@@ in .
W@@ as he so au@@ st@@ ere , so co@@ ld and al@@ o@@ of , that he could not rel@@ ate to comm@@ on people ?
In Davi@@ d’s day , “ the house of Jehovah ” was the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le .
Let us consider these four questions one at a time .
• As sub@@ je@@ cts of God’s Kingdom , how do we keep a neu@@ tr@@ al position in this world ?
A@@ p@@ tly , that re@@ be@@ l was later called Satan , that is , “ R@@ es@@ is@@ ter . ” ​ — Job 1 : 6 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
For instance , “ You always tre@@ at me like a child ” could mean “ I feel that you don@@ ’t trust me , ” and “ You never listen to me ” might mean “ I want to tell you how I really feel . ”
Consider an in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent that occ@@ ur@@ red in Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s hous@@ eho@@ ld .
( b ) How did Abraham show end@@ ur@@ ance , and what helped him to do so ?
The cl@@ er@@ gy were a small min@@ or@@ ity of those c@@ all@@ ing themselves Christians .
Still , consider@@ ing how people vie@@ wed time back in those days can be help@@ ful .
And he asked : “ Does the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty have any deli@@ ght in that you are righteous ? ”
Jehovah is the O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or of the family arrang@@ ement .
What mat@@ tered more to Saul , however , was making cont@@ act with Christ’s followers in Jerusalem .
Ch@@ il@@ dren , says the study , “ be@@ have al@@ tru@@ is@@ tic@@ ally even before the@@ y@@ ’@@ ve learned to talk . ”
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are to be free from the mor@@ bi@@ d fear of the dead that is so comm@@ on among those in spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness !
C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 11 may have imp@@ lied , not a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c nation , but the wor@@ st of un@@ ci@@ v@@ il@@ ized people . ​ — 11 / 15 , pages 24 - 5 .
As told by So@@ le@@ da@@ d Ca@@ st@@ ill@@ o
What example did King A@@ sa set for the people of Juda@@ h ?
After we@@ ek@@ s of tra@@ v@@ el , co@@ ver@@ ing some 6@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 1@@ ,000 k@@ m ] , it arri@@ ved in a city of nor@@ ther@@ n M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia called H@@ ar@@ an , a ma@@ j@@ or st@@ op@@ p@@ ing point for car@@ av@@ ans .
Are you just as willing to support the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c arrang@@ ements and to pray in be@@ half of fellow believers ?
This school has helped me gain confidence and self - wor@@ th .
Be@@ ing in want of heart , he shows a l@@ ack of good mo@@ tive or concer@@ n about the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of his course .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 23 , 1@@ 7@@ 4
Jesus Christ taught that loving our neigh@@ b@@ or as ourselves is the comman@@ d@@ ment second in import@@ ance only to that of loving God with our whole soul .
The Bible has yet another mar@@ k of divine inspi@@ r@@ ation .
May Jehovah s@@ end more min@@ isters to cultiv@@ ate this field , which is “ wh@@ ite for har@@ v@@ es@@ ting . ” ​ — Matthew 9 : 37 , 38 .
Do@@ ing so will help us to imitate Jesus in man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting courage and ze@@ al as we share in the work he com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned his disciples to do .
7 : 25 .
He also says : “ As for you , the ano@@ in@@ ting that you received from him rema@@ ins in you , and you do not need anyone to be teaching you ; but the ano@@ in@@ ting from him is teaching you about all things and is true and is no li@@ e .
• R@@ es@@ pect his or her vie@@ w@@ point . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 4
Even at home , some marriage par@@ t@@ n@@ ers find themselves is@@ ol@@ ated from each other because of the time they sp@@ end on tel@@ ev@@ ision , ho@@ b@@ bi@@ es , s@@ por@@ ts , vi@@ de@@ o g@@ ames , or the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t .
By me k@@ ings themselves keep re@@ ign@@ ing , and high of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als themselves keep dec@@ re@@ e@@ ing righteousness .
The means for rest@@ or@@ ing everlasting life ​ — Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice — ​ is lik@@ e@@ wise leg@@ al .
No matter how long we have been serving Jehovah , each of us can ask : ‘ Are there chang@@ es that I can make to imitate Jesus more clo@@ sel@@ y ?
To help us in this work , each of us reli@@ es on yet another pro@@ vision from Jehovah ​ — his holy spirit .
As they cour@@ t , two people may come to see their love as uni@@ que , ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary , a gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e of mar@@ it@@ al bl@@ is@@ s .
Dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ing H@@ id@@ den T@@ re@@ a@@ sures
W@@ i@@ th@@ out doubt , the fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al reason for his succ@@ ess was his faith@@ ful@@ ness to Jehovah .
He man@@ ages to look down .
V@@ ir@@ tually every word in the psal@@ m can now be du@@ p@@ lic@@ ated in older Cana@@ an@@ ite te@@ x@@ ts . ”
However , heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ king and dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness are wrong in God’s eyes .
34 : 10 - 12 .
She knew that what she was stud@@ ying was the truth but tre@@ ated it as a ho@@ b@@ by .
To worship and serve Jehovah accep@@ ta@@ bly , what must those who are not spiritual Israelites do , and how was this fore@@ told in Bible prophecy ?
While in R@@ o@@ ck@@ h@@ am@@ p@@ t@@ on , we received an invit@@ ation to atten@@ d the 19@@ th class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad for mission@@ ary tra@@ ining .
I pre@@ ached in small to@@ w@@ ns in T@@ en@@ n@@ es@@ see and the neigh@@ bor@@ ing st@@ ate of Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ a .
Jesus also sta@@ yed on course , making decisions that en@@ ab@@ led him to remain foc@@ used on the work and to see it through to a succ@@ ess@@ ful comple@@ tion .
When the older men of Israel re@@ qu@@ est a human king , Jehovah per@@ m@@ its them to have one .
It was also used as fu@@ el for lam@@ ps and to tre@@ at b@@ ru@@ ises and w@@ oun@@ ds , such as a la@@ d like A@@ bi@@ j@@ ah might get while pla@@ ying .
I don@@ ’t want to look do@@ w@@ dy with that ‘ I@@ ’@@ m old ; I don@@ ’t care what I look like ’ attitude . ”
Yes , in reve@@ al@@ ing matters to the God - fe@@ aring shepher@@ ds , Jehovah had made the right cho@@ ice .
Jehovah told his people that they should cho@@ ose him as their “ ba@@ al , ” or hus@@ ban@@ dly ow@@ ner .
The Bible ur@@ ges fa@@ thers to avoid ex@@ as@@ per@@ ating their children , “ that they do not become do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted . ”
( b ) How did Paul show respect for fellow believers ?
What helped J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah over@@ come his many challeng@@ es ?
The same s@@ ci@@ ence enc@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia says : “ Because of the comple@@ x@@ ity of at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ eri@@ c mo@@ tions and the en@@ or@@ m@@ ous vari@@ ability in va@@ p@@ or and par@@ tic@@ le cont@@ ent of the a@@ ir , it seem@@ s imp@@ os@@ sible to con@@ stru@@ ct a de@@ ta@@ iled , gener@@ al the@@ ory of the man@@ ner in which cl@@ ou@@ ds and preci@@ pit@@ ation devel@@ op . ”
Jesus knew that she should not have t@@ ou@@ ched his gar@@ ment .
Peter , who was present on that occasi@@ on , later experienced fir@@ s@@ th@@ and the power of fer@@ v@@ ent prayers .
We were assign@@ ed to E@@ ast Ang@@ li@@ a , a f@@ l@@ at are@@ a of Eng@@ land ex@@ posed to the co@@ ld N@@ or@@ th Se@@ a w@@ in@@ ds .
For example , a well - known mo@@ vi@@ e st@@ ar , turned pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ an , once said : “ Mo@@ des@@ ty is not a word that app@@ lies to me in any way ​ — I hope it never will . ”
The brothers in I@@ r@@ á@@ k@@ li@@ on vis@@ ited me regul@@ arly , provi@@ ding comfort and encourag@@ ement .
N@@ in@@ e@@ te@@ en@@ th - century Ger@@ man ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her F@@ ri@@ e@@ d@@ rich N@@ i@@ et@@ z@@ sc@@ he , for example , descri@@ bed Christi@@ an@@ ity in the l@@ at@@ ter sense as “ the one im@@ mor@@ tal ble@@ mis@@ h of mankind . ”
In Ju@@ ly 20@@ 11 , the first is@@ sue of a simp@@ li@@ fied study e@@ dition of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine was publi@@ shed in the Eng@@ l@@ ish language .
She may men@@ tion that if she attend@@ ed and refu@@ sed to share in some act , it might cause him em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass@@ ment , so in that sense her not atten@@ ding might be best for him .
H@@ er@@ e@@ after , 10 / 1
The first was the si@@ ze of the s@@ ite and its mas@@ sive for@@ ti@@ fic@@ ations .
If you would like to pioneer , what should you do ?
Fir@@ st , I sear@@ ched thor@@ ough@@ ly for anything in my home that was rel@@ ated to my form@@ er religion .
Jehovah must have been help@@ ing ; each time I sh@@ ared in the ministry , I felt so happy . ”
The Kingdom of God , therefore , is an expres@@ sion or exerc@@ ise of God’s uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y toward his cre@@ atu@@ res , a means or an ag@@ enc@@ y used by him to car@@ ry out his rul@@ er@@ ship .
G@@ a@@ ther@@ ings at which gu@@ ests enjoy a simp@@ le me@@ al , hear how others became Christians , and learn what has helped them to stay faithful to God have proved un@@ for@@ get@@ table for many .
Although we here ref@@ er to Christian sisters , the principles also apply to brothers .
( a ) In what ways do humans re@@ act to remin@@ ders , and why ?
You can first read what Jesus had to say in the ver@@ ses c@@ ited .
Christians are ex@@ hor@@ ted to ‘ cle@@ an@@ se themselves of every de@@ fil@@ ement of flesh and spirit , per@@ fe@@ cting ho@@ l@@ iness . ’
Par@@ ents , what your children need most from you is , not material advan@@ ta@@ ges , but you ​ — your time , en@@ er@@ gy , and love .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 2@@ 16 , 1@@ 5@@ 5
Fir@@ st Re@@ actions Can Be De@@ c@@ ep@@ tive
Le@@ ah had children , but she s@@ ought love .
The true God gave to the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of his heavenly woman the authority to destro@@ y Satan .
How can each of us contribu@@ te to that un@@ ity ?
C@@ ould you encoura@@ ge your brothers and sisters in a similar way , including pione@@ ers as well as older ones who cannot do as much as they used to ? Par@@ ents , help your children end@@ ure tri@@ als at school
F@@ ol@@ ake said that she also loo@@ ks for@@ ward to the time when God , by means of his Kingdom , will do away with all si@@ ck@@ ness .
Be@@ ing in a group where ever@@ yone el@@ se is eng@@ ag@@ ing in a false religious act , a Christian may find it difficult to res@@ ist the pres@@ sure to jo@@ in in .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , before eng@@ ag@@ ing in a form of rec@@ re@@ ation , we need to inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ate what its ma@@ in fe@@ atu@@ res are . ​ — E@@ ph .
On that occasi@@ on , the nation of Israel cho@@ se to obey . They will@@ ingly gave Jehovah their exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 20 : 5 ; N@@ um@@ bers 25 : 11 .
This is in har@@ mony with God’s reas@@ sur@@ ing words : “ I my@@ self , Jehovah , shall spe@@ ed it up in its own time . ” ​ — Isaiah 60 : 22 .
Does your child stri@@ ve to stay clean mor@@ ally by avo@@ i@@ ding har@@ m@@ ful associ@@ ates in school and el@@ se@@ where ?
“ It seem@@ ed so un@@ fa@@ ir ​ — he was just an in@@ no@@ c@@ ent pe@@ des@@ tri@@ an .
* Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , everything made sense to me .
While mo@@ der@@ n Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s ab@@ oun@@ ds in “ ga@@ u@@ dy com@@ mer@@ ci@@ al@@ ism , ” the fact is that true Christians never expe@@ cted to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate Jesus ’ bir@@ th .
This in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate as pre@@ fect of Juda@@ e@@ a was found at Ca@@ es@@ are@@ a
“ What help have others , such as the congregation elders , your parents , or your Bible study con@@ duc@@ t@@ or , already provided for you ? ”
O@@ r do you ab@@ ru@@ p@@ tly inter@@ ru@@ pt with p@@ at so@@ lu@@ tions to problems that you have not comple@@ t@@ ely under@@ sto@@ od ?
But there are other fac@@ t@@ ors to consider .
• What is h@@ y@@ per@@ bo@@ le , and how did Jesus use this teaching me@@ th@@ od ?
W@@ ere they re@@ bu@@ ked for ra@@ ising such tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ ing questions ?
Ti@@ me W@@ ell S@@ p@@ ent
She did not e@@ at “ the bre@@ ad of la@@ z@@ iness , ” and because of her hard work , she had something to share with her nee@@ dy mother - in - law .
As you ra@@ ise your children , you may some@@ times feel as did the apostle Paul , who became a spiritual father to many .
A@@ R@@ E you deal@@ ing with tri@@ als , such as ill health , fin@@ an@@ cial problems , or persecu@@ tion ?
He would not have needed a heavenly Kingdom to keep tr@@ ack of them .
Because what is written re@@ pres@@ ents a language that you have never heard spo@@ ken .
As a good teach@@ er , he began by men@@ tion@@ ing something that he and A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa could ag@@ ree on .
Why should we be inter@@ ested in God’s declar@@ ation to Noah about blood ?
God did not think so .
Mu@@ ch of what we read or hear on these occasi@@ ons is not new to us .
How can we man@@ i@@ f@@ est prop@@ er respect for Christian meetings ?
“ At that time the righteous ones will shin@@ e as b@@ righ@@ tly as the su@@ n , ” said Jesus .
Satan has often used apost@@ ates in an effort to cor@@ ru@@ pt true worship ​ — but to no a@@ va@@ il .
Although my appe@@ al was refu@@ sed , I deci@@ ded to move to Ex@@ et@@ er to take up my assignment .
It can help us to make wise decisions .
Those new@@ ly resur@@ rec@@ ted ones must “ rest . ”
The times when I served as a wa@@ it@@ er in a ho@@ te@@ l are long g@@ one .
Those words of comm@@ end@@ ation must have war@@ m@@ ed the heart of the brothers in Corin@@ th .
In this way we show respect not just for the gift of marriage but also for the Gi@@ ver of that gift , Jehovah God .
“ We K@@ now On@@ ly As Mu@@ ch As We As@@ k ”
That helped a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah when he was young .
Since all imper@@ fect humans have difficul@@ ty exerc@@ ising self - control , we should be inter@@ ested in lear@@ ning how to w@@ in any personal bat@@ tle that we face .
Then we travel@@ ed nor@@ th to D@@ ar@@ je@@ el@@ ing in the H@@ i@@ mal@@ a@@ y@@ an fo@@ o@@ th@@ ill@@ s to serve another ass@@ em@@ bly the following we@@ ek .
To es@@ cap@@ e God’s future day of wr@@ ath , we must keep on show@@ ing our deep appreciation for “ the ransom pa@@ id by Christ Jesus . ” ​ — R@@ om . 3 : 24 ; read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 12 .
( b ) What is the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of the words “ the One li@@ f@@ ting up my head ” ?
They have t@@ ou@@ ched the lives of the 5@@ 9@@ ,@@ 3@@ 7@@ 2 people who attend@@ ed the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al in Mar@@ ch 200@@ 5 and have kept the good news of God’s Kingdom c@@ learly in the public view .
One of the brothers kin@@ dly explained to me that I had not been invit@@ ed because I had only rec@@ ently be@@ gu@@ n to associ@@ ate with the congregation .
( a ) How do people in gener@@ al show that their share is in this life only ?
The d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s ref@@ er to the same anointed ones as individuals .
Par@@ ents can help their children to benefit from Christian meetings
Even the faithful Israelites felt its effe@@ cts in that the n@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s religious d@@ el@@ in@@ qu@@ enc@@ y made sta@@ ying on a course of integrity difficult for them .
I saw that I needed to put God’s Kingdom first in my life
By then Jesus was a “ young child ” and was living in a house .
A mother of two vis@@ u@@ ally imp@@ a@@ i@@ red children says : “ S@@ pe@@ e@@ ch is one of the most important as@@ pe@@ cts of their lear@@ ning .
O@@ p@@ pos@@ ers see our happy , s@@ mil@@ ing fac@@ es as we jo@@ y@@ fully share in the har@@ v@@ est work .
And that deli@@ ver@@ ance is “ an everlasting deli@@ ver@@ ance . ”
I became so disc@@ oura@@ ged and h@@ ur@@ t ! ”
They can destro@@ y preci@@ ous relation@@ shi@@ ps with other people and with Jehovah .
As Paul s@@ its in the dar@@ k@@ ness , he con@@ temp@@ l@@ ates the events of the day .
How can we avoid develop@@ ing an in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent spirit ?
He was refer@@ ring to his liter@@ al body , soon to be be@@ at@@ en and b@@ loo@@ died .
Like those children , you young people in the congregation have the gr@@ and privilege of pra@@ ising God and his Son .
But Jehovah’s Witnesses feel that it@@ ’s important to mem@@ ori@@ al@@ ize the death of Jesus .
When you expres@@ s what you believe to someone , be pol@@ ite , especially if the person is older than you are .
How does lear@@ ning about A@@ mo@@ s help us if we feel un@@ qu@@ ali@@ fied to preach ?
When he was 12 years old , for example , his parents found him in the mi@@ d@@ st of the teach@@ ers in the temple , “ listen@@ ing to them and ques@@ tion@@ ing them . ”
Yes , the spiritually cor@@ ro@@ sive effect of mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring could cor@@ ru@@ pt us comple@@ t@@ ely .
And what are the li@@ m@@ its of his power ?
In s@@ pite of this , I continued to make spiritual prog@@ ress and was baptized in 195@@ 1 at the age of 17 .
The word “ f@@ oun@@ ding ” is transl@@ ated from a Greek ter@@ m that liter@@ ally means “ thro@@ wing down of se@@ ed . ”
When Satan fa@@ iled in his in@@ iti@@ al att@@ ac@@ ks , he a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted Job with a pa@@ in@@ ful di@@ se@@ ase .
For example , consider this experience : A sister was pu@@ t@@ ting money into a tic@@ ke@@ t ma@@ ch@@ ine on a bu@@ s when an ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ ance told her that there was no need to pa@@ y for a tic@@ ke@@ t , as the ri@@ de was so sh@@ ort .
Satan is wa@@ g@@ ing war with the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of anointed ones , “ who ob@@ serve the comman@@ d@@ ments of God and have the work of be@@ aring witness to Jesus . ”
We can be confid@@ ent , then , that he is sa@@ fe in Jehovah’s li@@ mit@@ less mem@@ ory , a@@ wa@@ iting a resurrection to life in an earthly par@@ adise .
Hence , the sacrifice of Jesus will benefit faithful ones from all 70 famili@@ es of mankind that des@@ c@@ ended from Noah .
Wh@@ atever the cause , we must remember who wants to ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it those feelings .
( b ) R@@ el@@ ate how Paul and S@@ il@@ as helped a j@@ a@@ il@@ er in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i .
And we will have the hope of enjo@@ ying our M@@ ak@@ er@@ ’s wonderful works forever .
Fa@@ il@@ ure to control our t@@ ong@@ ue could result in what ?
They do this des@@ pite the fact that the name Jehovah occ@@ ur@@ s some 7@@ ,000 times in the origin@@ al text of the Bible .
I war@@ m@@ ed to their joy and en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m for the ministry .
That Kingdom govern@@ ment will soon “ cr@@ us@@ h and put an end ” to all form@@ s of human rul@@ er@@ ship , which have brought so much mis@@ er@@ y and pain to the human family . ​ — Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 .
J@@ a@@ el then came on out to me@@ et Bar@@ ak and said to him : “ C@@ ome and I shall show you the man you are loo@@ king for . ”
F@@ o@@ re@@ most in Eli@@ j@@ ah’s thoughts was the accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment of his Fa@@ ther’s will .
The man of the true God that you just sent , let him , ple@@ ase , come again to us and instru@@ ct us as to what we ought to do to the child that will be born . ”
One mu@@ r@@ der , however , was not en@@ ough to at@@ tain Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has ’ evil ends .
How is hope like a hel@@ me@@ t ?
Dis@@ coura@@ ged by the many challeng@@ es and difficul@@ ties , the people left off building the temple and began loo@@ king after their own ho@@ m@@ es and cultiv@@ ating their fi@@ el@@ ds .
Yet , Moses was happy to help the people he loved .
There was no con@@ f@@ li@@ ct of loy@@ al@@ ties on J@@ on@@ a@@ th@@ an’s part .
Why can you rel@@ ate to what Isaiah wrote about himself ?
Jesus therefore pray@@ ed in be@@ half of his followers : “ I re@@ qu@@ est you , not to take them out of the world , but to w@@ atch over them because of the wicked one .
Those travel@@ ing by bu@@ s con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ated on wit@@ ness@@ ing to the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of small to@@ w@@ ns in the sel@@ e@@ cted ter@@ rit@@ ory .
What will ha@@ p@@ pen to mankind when God’s will is done on earth ?
On the other hand , when all obey God’s law , peace and tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ill@@ ity pre@@ va@@ il .
They must also care for their spiritual needs .
The perfect answer to Satan’s chall@@ enge would be in Jesus ’ hands .
Jehovah’s Wor@@ ship Ex@@ al@@ ted
They inclu@@ de your activities in the congregation , such as going to meetings and preaching .
C@@ i@@ vi@@ l war has n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w@@ ly been avo@@ i@@ ded by gr@@ an@@ ting Israel@@ ’s rest@@ less nor@@ ther@@ n tri@@ bes a me@@ asure of in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence .
What if we have lost our ze@@ al for the ministry or our fer@@ v@@ or for it is not what it used to be ?
Indeed , imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality needs to be more than a v@@ ene@@ er .
What a hear@@ t@@ felt expres@@ sion of praise !
In the Scriptures , powerful ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on is given to Christians to mar@@ ry “ only in the Lord . ”
The other sto@@ od out@@ side and kno@@ cked .
With God’s help , however , we are able to end@@ ure these t@@ ests succ@@ ess@@ fully , just as a heal@@ thy t@@ ree with@@ stan@@ ds com@@ par@@ ati@@ vely strong w@@ in@@ ds .
I moved to L@@ ond@@ on to work in Pa@@ d@@ ding@@ t@@ on Gen@@ er@@ al Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al , but in the city , I saw more viol@@ ence .
T@@ ak@@ ing such a course shows that we allow God to gu@@ i@@ de our st@@ ep@@ s in all matters of life , and he does so in@@ fin@@ it@@ ely better than we could ever do . ​ — Psalm 32 : 8 .
The Bible rec@@ ord tel@@ ls us : “ Moses pres@@ ented [ the ] case before Jehovah . ”
The psalmist , evid@@ ently a young man himself , under@@ sto@@ od this .
EL@@ I@@ SH@@ A@@ ’@@ S MI@@ R@@ A@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S
C@@ ar@@ me@@ l
Gen@@ er@@ ous Di@@ v@@ ine H@@ el@@ p
Yes , Ch@@ ar@@ les had to end@@ ure “ the pas@@ sing of time . ”
Ther@@ efore , look for practic@@ al ways to do good to others .
In what positi@@ ve ways can we show our faith in the ransom ?
It is therefore imper@@ ative that we be on gu@@ ard against being mis@@ led by false teachings and shi@@ f@@ ted away from our hope . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 23 ; Hebrews 13 : 9 .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , through the sacri@@ fi@@ cial death of God’s own Son , Jesus Christ , we have received the hope of sal@@ vation .
The work of teaching people Bible truth is still going on .
G@@ u@@ i@@ ded by God’s Word When A@@ lo@@ ne
I was part of a ka@@ r@@ ate te@@ am that com@@ pe@@ ted in Rus@@ si@@ an and E@@ ur@@ asi@@ an ch@@ am@@ pi@@ on@@ ship t@@ our@@ nam@@ ents .
This invol@@ ves our having a bal@@ an@@ ced view of material things .
Those from many ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds are un@@ ited
Be@@ fore long , reli@@ ef supp@@ lies were arri@@ ving from neigh@@ bor@@ ing congregations .
“ Do@@ ers of God’s Word ” Con@@ ven@@ tions , 2 / 15
His resurrection was fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed during another fes@@ ti@@ val .
Not long ther@@ e@@ after , in Mar@@ ch 19@@ 23 , Ge@@ or@@ ge Y@@ oung , who was a p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ m , or travel@@ ing overse@@ er , arri@@ ved in Ri@@ o de J@@ an@@ ei@@ r@@ o , where he found inter@@ ested ones .
Wh@@ atever point we are stri@@ ving to help a stud@@ ent gr@@ as@@ p , the best me@@ th@@ od we can use is to have him or her read what the Scriptures say about it . ​ — Read Hebrews 4 : 12 .
Mari@@ a@@ ’s parents were pr@@ ou@@ d of their daugh@@ ter@@ ’s decision to make an un@@ re@@ served dedic@@ ation to Jehovah and to get baptized .
Jehovah’s Word Is A@@ live ​ — H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of Matthew
Pe@@ ople would ask : “ Why the ba@@ n ?
The arrang@@ ement of 24 pri@@ es@@ tly div@@ isions that David in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted was in effect when Jehovah’s ang@@ el appe@@ ared to Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah , the father of John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er , and ann@@ oun@@ ced the coming bir@@ th of John .
W@@ he@@ ther they knew it or not , by their sel@@ f@@ less la@@ b@@ or , these dedic@@ ated men refle@@ cted the truth of the prophe@@ tic words of Isaiah .
• How do our times par@@ al@@ le@@ l No@@ ah’s day ?
Is the qu@@ ality - time conc@@ ep@@ t a good one , conc@@ ei@@ ved with the wel@@ f@@ are of young ones in mind ?
S@@ ar@@ a wal@@ king into a neigh@@ bor@@ ’s hu@@ t
Per@@ haps Paul had in mind f@@ an@@ ci@@ ful leg@@ ends , such as those found in the a@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l book of To@@ bi@@ t .
On our way to G@@ ile@@ ad
; K@@ am@@ in@@ s@@ ki , L .
6 : 19 - 21 .
So when the apostle Ph@@ ili@@ p asked Jesus : “ S@@ how us the Father , ” Jesus could righ@@ tly say : “ He that has seen me has seen the Father also . ”
With reg@@ ard to truth , what contr@@ ast is there between Jehovah and human lead@@ ers ?
Jehovah also en@@ tru@@ st@@ s his servants with the gl@@ ori@@ ous tre@@ asure of the Christian ministry .
At night we left a g@@ as@@ light bur@@ ning to ward off the ba@@ r@@ ber be@@ et@@ les ​ — in@@ se@@ cts that can trans@@ mit C@@ ha@@ g@@ as ’ di@@ se@@ ase .
The Bible tel@@ ls us : “ Let your reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess become known to all men . ”
He tra@@ ined me for a few we@@ ek@@ s , and then I set off for this ad@@ ven@@ ture on my own .
The Greek word for “ de@@ vi@@ l ” is di@@ ·@@ a@@ ʹ@@ bo@@ ·@@ lo@@ s , which means “ s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ er . ”
Mark the T@@ ra@@ vel@@ er
Pe@@ ace for the New M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m ?
But he chang@@ ed his op@@ in@@ ion .
How can those with an earthly hope benefit from suffering ?
F@@ ar left , O@@ s@@ ti@@ a : © d@@ an@@ il@@ o don@@ ad@@ on@@ i / ​ Mar@@ ka / ​ age fo@@ to@@ sto@@ ck ; far right , ro@@ ad with mil@@ e@@ post@@ s : P@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ al Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ve ( Ne@@ ar E@@ ast@@ er@@ n H@@ ist@@ ory ) E@@ st .
The Go@@ od Ne@@ ws in C@@ ol@@ or@@ ful Ar@@ t
Com@@ men@@ ting on the moral c@@ li@@ mate of his day , Solomon wrote : “ One u@@ pri@@ ght man out of a th@@ ous@@ and I found , but a woman among them I have not found .
In his inspired letter to them , the apostle Paul wrote : “ I than@@ k my God always upon every re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of you in every supp@@ lic@@ ation of mine for all of you , as I offer my supp@@ lic@@ ation with joy , because of the contribu@@ tion you have made to the good news from the first day until this m@@ om@@ ent . ”
How is such love expres@@ sed ?
F@@ i@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely , they have learned “ to be@@ at their s@@ words into p@@ low@@ sh@@ a@@ res and their spe@@ ars into pr@@ un@@ ing sh@@ ear@@ s . ”
19 : 14 , 15 .
How can good man@@ n@@ ers help us to have a pro@@ duc@@ tive ministry ?
“ E@@ vi@@ l is but an il@@ lu@@ sion , and it has no real bas@@ is , ” wrote M@@ ary Bak@@ er E@@ d@@ dy .
L@@ ear@@ n to say no .
His pati@@ ence has made it possible for milli@@ ons to come to their sen@@ ses . ​ — Isaiah 2 : 2 , 3 .
In 1 Corinthians chap@@ ter 14 , Paul discus@@ sed matters rel@@ ating to meetings of the Christian congregation .
• When cop@@ ing with ad@@ vers@@ ities , how can we imitate Jehovah ?
At best , such individuals turn to God only when they are in tr@@ ou@@ ble or need something ​ — al@@ most as if he were a serv@@ ant at their be@@ ck and call .
In@@ iti@@ ally , Jehovah will re@@ side with his earthly sub@@ je@@ cts re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ vely by means of Christ Jesus .
The Gi@@ ving of Gi@@ f@@ ts
Be@@ fore he resur@@ rec@@ ted La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , for instance , “ Jesus ra@@ ised his eyes heaven@@ ward and said : ‘ Father , I than@@ k you that you have heard me .
That is par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly so because many people in their rel@@ ent@@ less sear@@ ch for happiness look in the wrong plac@@ es .
Sh@@ ould that not give all of us , no matter how we learned the truth , cause for rejo@@ ic@@ ing ?
However , in order to maintain joy in the ministry , we need to give it serious thought and ad@@ v@@ ance pre@@ par@@ ation .
By and large , most of us can bu@@ y out time for study at the ex@@ p@@ en@@ se of n@@ on@@ ess@@ enti@@ al activities .
What , though , about us as individuals ?
As we stri@@ ve to be gen@@ u@@ ine and s@@ inc@@ ere in our worship , we re@@ a@@ p many benef@@ its .
O@@ ver the years , we have enjo@@ yed vari@@ ous assign@@ ments in ad@@ dition to our mission@@ ary work in S@@ r@@ i L@@ anka .
Un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly serving others br@@ ings joy both to them and to you .
The psalmist therefore pet@@ iti@@ oned him : “ S@@ end out your light and your truth . May these themselves lead me . ” ​ — Psalm 4@@ 3 : 3 .
If a de@@ b@@ t@@ or des@@ p@@ ises a word by fa@@ il@@ ing to re@@ pa@@ y a lo@@ an , he would for@@ fe@@ it what he put up as a ple@@ dge .
• How can we he@@ igh@@ ten our sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y ?
U@@ p@@ on lear@@ ning the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s high standards , he chang@@ ed his way of life to con@@ form to them .
And questions are e@@ asi@@ er to answer when there are two possible rep@@ lies .
Ne@@ e@@ d@@ less to say , this world plac@@ es un@@ du@@ e import@@ ance on ‘ love of ple@@ asure . ’
He has made it possible for them to draw close to him through his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , Jesus Christ .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , we may have served for de@@ ca@@ des in the earthly part of God’s organization .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of people died .
4 U@@ se Your The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c Li@@ br@@ ary .
On the other hand , when you vis@@ u@@ al@@ ize the long - ter@@ m benef@@ its of a wise decision , you can strengthen your res@@ ol@@ ve to act .
Do not lo@@ se heart .
The apostle Paul , writ@@ ing to fellow believers in R@@ ome , spoke of such human govern@@ ments as “ the su@@ peri@@ or author@@ ities . ”
B@@ es@@ id@@ es reve@@ al@@ ing Jehovah’s purpose to pro@@ du@@ ce a se@@ ed that would do away with evil , these boo@@ ks set out the Law given by God to the nation of Israel through Moses in 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E .
“ We love you .
But at the same time , we need to real@@ ize that Jehovah is not li@@ mit@@ ed by our re@@ ques@@ ts , pl@@ ans , and expe@@ ct@@ ations .
For more information about the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s promise of a resurrection , see chap@@ ter 7 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
And what joy our making such chang@@ es br@@ ings to Jehovah’s heart ! — Proverbs 27 : 11 .
“ V@@ is@@ it a country where the need for Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers is greater to get a ta@@ st@@ e of what life there is like .
Yet , God’s Son “ emp@@ ti@@ ed himself and took a sla@@ ve@@ ’s form and came to be in the lik@@ en@@ ess of men . ”
We are ze@@ al@@ ous for true worship . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
On@@ ly S@@ il@@ ent Par@@ t@@ n@@ ers ?
It was May 19@@ 10 .
Jehovah’s Witnesses will continue to car@@ ry out this com@@ mis@@ sion , never allow@@ ing persecu@@ tion or op@@ position to imp@@ e@@ de their activ@@ ity .
After E@@ m@@ l@@ y@@ n consider@@ ed all the evidence , he emp@@ h@@ ati@@ c@@ ally stated : “ There is no one pas@@ sage in holy Scrip@@ ture , wh@@ er@@ e@@ in it can be so much as pre@@ tend@@ ed , that the Father , Son , and Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t are expres@@ s@@ ly said to be one and the same individu@@ al being . ”
A@@ bo@@ ve all , it op@@ ens the way to a preci@@ ous relationship with Jehovah , which David com@@ pared to an invit@@ ation to en@@ ter into God’s “ t@@ ent ” and “ holy m@@ oun@@ tain ” ​ — a gr@@ and privilege in@@ deed .
Des@@ pite wa@@ ves of persecu@@ tion , Jehovah bless@@ es the fle@@ d@@ gl@@ ing Christian congregation with spiritual en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment and with many new disciples . ​ — Acts 2 : 4@@ 7 ; 4 : 1 - 31 ; 8 : 1 - 8 .
“ Because of my age , I had not consider@@ ed lear@@ ning a new language .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out his help I would still be en@@ sla@@ ved .
We will likely be more emp@@ a@@ the@@ tic if we remember that some of our de@@ ar brothers and sisters have been we@@ ak@@ ened by ad@@ verse circumstances ​ — suffering from po@@ or health , living in a di@@ vi@@ ded hous@@ eho@@ ld , or cop@@ ing with de@@ pres@@ sion .
One el@@ der said regarding the arrang@@ ement : “ We appreci@@ ate that the branch of@@ fice s@@ ends out well - tra@@ ined brothers to help us car@@ ry the lo@@ ad of shepher@@ ding the flo@@ ck of God . ”
However , the di@@ men@@ sions of the temple prop@@ er were already esta@@ bli@@ shed .
The g@@ ate stru@@ c@@ ture and di@@ men@@ sions of the two s@@ ites are similar , if not id@@ en@@ tic@@ al .
Like Jeremiah , we will experience the fulfill@@ ment of the prophe@@ tic words : “ They will be certain to fi@@ ght against you , but they will not pre@@ va@@ il against you , for ‘ I am with you , ’ is the ut@@ ter@@ ance of Jehovah , ‘ to deli@@ ver you . ’ ”
Acc@@ ording to God’s own Son , Jesus Christ , what God requi@@ res of us can be sum@@ m@@ ed up in a sing@@ le word . ​ — Read Mark 12 : 28 - 31 .
Such tre@@ at@@ ment may temp@@ t us to com@@ promise so as to es@@ cap@@ e fur@@ ther be@@ at@@ ings , t@@ or@@ ture , or pos@@ si@@ bly death .
We might try some of their fo@@ o@@ ds .
No other prof@@ es@@ sion could give me the joy I experience as I help people to study the good news in their n@@ ative t@@ ong@@ ue . ”
Di@@ v@@ ine R@@ es@@ tra@@ in@@ ts
But so@@ li@@ d food bel@@ ong@@ s to matu@@ re people , to those who through use have their per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers tra@@ ined to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish both right and wrong . ”
10@@ 9 - 1@@ 12 .
They were inter@@ ested in their own f@@ ame , glory , and re@@ pu@@ tation .
What are the benef@@ its of a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ z@@ ing ?
Some Jews simply may not have under@@ sto@@ od Jesus and his teaching .
Still , be as@@ sur@@ ed that Jehovah under@@ stan@@ ds our feelings .
A@@ vo@@ id pla@@ ying into Satan’s hands by da@@ b@@ bl@@ ing in anything that is con@@ ne@@ cted with the occ@@ ul@@ t .
Does Satan Ex@@ ist ?
The ter@@ rit@@ ory was fru@@ it@@ ful .
We had do@@ z@@ ens of friends help@@ ing us .
F@@ ar@@ m@@ er , prof@@ ess@@ or of div@@ in@@ ity at C@@ am@@ bri@@ dge Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity , ar@@ gu@@ es that the Go@@ sp@@ els “ cannot be under@@ sto@@ od ap@@ ar@@ t from what went before in the hist@@ ory of the old covenant people , as set before us in the O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent . ”
Who will not really fear you , Jehovah , and gl@@ ori@@ fy your name , because you al@@ one are loyal ? ” ​ — Revelation 15 : 3 , 4 .
H@@ O@@ W W@@ O@@ U@@ L@@ D Y@@ O@@ U AN@@ S@@ W@@ E@@ R ?
E@@ P@@ H@@ R@@ A@@ I@@ M
The tim@@ ely spiritual food we receive is pro@@ of that Jesus , the He@@ ad of the congregation , is keep@@ ing his promise to fe@@ ed us .
If a man has h@@ at@@ red in his heart for another and is conc@@ e@@ al@@ ing it be@@ h@@ ind s@@ we@@ et words or f@@ l@@ at@@ ter@@ y , he is being dec@@ e@@ it@@ ful ​ — he has “ li@@ ps of fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od . ”
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , the prophet Isaiah exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ Do you not know ?
Jehovah invit@@ ed the dedic@@ ated nation of Israel to be his wit@@ nesses in order to t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to his et@@ er@@ n@@ al Go@@ d@@ ship .
A father in C@@ al@@ g@@ ary , Cana@@ da , says that as soon as he received the book , he began to read it to his si@@ x - year - old daugh@@ ter and his n@@ ine - year - old son .
In time , he descri@@ bed his form@@ er feelings toward Christ’s followers : “ I was ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely fu@@ ri@@ ous with them . ” ​ — Acts 26 : 11 .
It is therefore a question , not of whether Jehovah can fore@@ see the future , but of whether he cho@@ o@@ ses to do so .
W@@ i@@ do@@ ws may thus be better e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed to h@@ and@@ le the pang@@ s of l@@ on@@ el@@ iness .
12 , 13 . ( a ) Why do we not need to be disc@@ oura@@ ged by world develop@@ ments ?
We seek Jehovah when we care@@ fully study his Word , medit@@ ate upon it , and apply its counsel in life .
But it seem@@ s that when I am sh@@ aring Bible tru@@ ths with others or hear@@ ing these read to me , I feel some reli@@ ef .
I accepted the offer , and I lik@@ ed what I heard .
So , what does this part of the mo@@ de@@ l prayer mean ?
• How can young people praise Jehovah today ?
Jesus ’ resurrection gives us courage to preach ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 15 )
Un@@ der@@ standing not only what we believe but why we believe it ​ — the under@@ l@@ ying reas@@ ons for our beli@@ ef@@ s — ​ streng@@ th@@ ens our faith and confidence .
W@@ he@@ ther we have much in a material way or not , how than@@ k@@ ful we can be if we enjoy Jehovah’s blessing and are spiritually rich !
A Bible - T@@ ra@@ ined Con@@ s@@ ci@@ ence
Jehovah C@@ arri@@ ed U@@ s Th@@ r@@ ough
Jesus , for example , was the most gi@@ f@@ ted human who ever lived , yet he foc@@ used on that which would help people forever ​ — “ the good news of the kingdom . ”
We very much appreci@@ ated their compan@@ y as we served together in the K@@ am@@ p@@ ala C@@ ongreg@@ ation during this difficult time .
Our parents were present at our baptism , and they were happy with our decision .
He sent his attend@@ ant back , not once or t@@ wi@@ ce , but se@@ ven times !
Are You A@@ m@@ ong Those Lo@@ ved by God ?
However , public op@@ in@@ ion is often very un@@ fa@@ ir .
Pro@@ f@@ iting From God’s Word
What is this pu@@ re language ?
The Bible dec@@ la@@ res : “ Jehovah is a lo@@ ver of justice . ”
In 2@@ 36 lands , the Witnesses pres@@ ently conduct over 7@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 Bible stu@@ dies with inter@@ ested individuals .
His inv@@ isi@@ ble pres@@ ence beg@@ ins before his coming to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment .
The g@@ ames were more than simp@@ le a@@ th@@ le@@ tic cont@@ ests .
The L@@ am@@ b op@@ ens the se@@ ven@@ th se@@ al . S@@ even angels receive se@@ ven tru@@ mp@@ e@@ ts .
22 , 23 . ( a ) Of what can we be certain if we keep on listen@@ ing to Jehovah’s vo@@ ice ?
So how can parents avoid the out@@ come descri@@ bed by J@@ on@@ a@@ than S@@ wi@@ ft ?
These words may indic@@ ate that as the prophe@@ ts became more prom@@ in@@ ent in the days of Samuel and during the er@@ a of the k@@ ings in Israel , the word “ se@@ er ” came to be re@@ plac@@ ed by the ter@@ m “ prophet . ”
You will find much comfort in the hope of Christ’s coming and what it will accom@@ pl@@ ish .
C@@ learly , the answer to that question is of great import@@ ance to us , and we will consider it fur@@ ther .
Th@@ ings important to God have become important to him .
For the Ger@@ man est@@ ates , many of which had been ru@@ ined by the war , the tre@@ at@@ y had its dra@@ w@@ ba@@ c@@ ks .
( Read Revelation 12 : 7 - 9 . )
God took no@@ te of the heart con@@ dition of the truly gener@@ ous person and promised to bl@@ ess him in his every deed and every under@@ taking .
“ Jehovah has indi@@ gn@@ ation against all the nations , and ra@@ ge against all their ar@@ my . ”
Why is it important to learn to h@@ ate la@@ w@@ less@@ ness ?
“ They were not a@@ ware that Jehovah’s Witnesses as a group had been vi@@ ci@@ ously persecu@@ ted .
S@@ ac@@ red service has to do with ac@@ ts of worship .
R@@ o@@ x@@ ana felt that her prayers had been ans@@ wer@@ ed .
The con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences are explained by the apostle Paul .
In it we are given this as@@ sur@@ ance : “ The gre@@ en gr@@ ass d@@ ries up , the b@@ lo@@ s@@ som wi@@ thers , but the word of our God end@@ u@@ res forever . ”
5 , 6 .
• What are three in@@ stances where the Bible fore@@ tel@@ ls “ new heavens and a new earth ” ?
She began reading the public@@ ations of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
If a sister has to h@@ and@@ le du@@ ties u@@ su@@ ally per@@ form@@ ed by a brother at a congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ally arrang@@ ed meeting or meeting for field service , she should we@@ ar a head co@@ ver@@ ing .
“ During v@@ ac@@ ation time , ” rec@@ alls P@@ u@@ m , “ the enti@@ re family cu@@ st@@ om@@ ar@@ ily went out in the preaching work in the mor@@ ning and enjo@@ yed rel@@ a@@ x@@ ation together in the af@@ ter@@ no@@ on . ”
B@@ r@@ ought up to respect and obey the la@@ ws la@@ id down under the Jewish system of things , they needed time to accept Jesus as the Messi@@ ah .
This emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on meeting together continued with the form@@ ation of the Christian congregation , and it is still a ma@@ j@@ or part of our worship .
I@@ mit@@ ate Their Fa@@ ith ​ — She S@@ ur@@ vi@@ ved the S@@ word of G@@ ri@@ ef 12
Thus , we have seen many large famili@@ es come to serve Jehovah .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the person who has sin@@ ned and is em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed to pray to God could su@@ ff@@ er fur@@ ther har@@ m .
We do so in respon@@ se to Jesus ’ words : “ This good news of the Kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
You too can buil@@ d true faith ​ — the kind of faith descri@@ bed by the apostle Paul in his letter to the Hebrew Christians .
The pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch continued : “ Is not the whole land a@@ vail@@ able to you ?
Acc@@ ording to the par@@ al@@ le@@ l account in the Go@@ spe@@ l of Luke , Jehovah used the personal pr@@ on@@ ou@@ n “ you , ” saying : “ You are my Son , the bel@@ o@@ ved ; I have appro@@ ved you . ” ​ — Luke 3 : 22 .
It was not part of God’s origin@@ al purpose for any from among mankind to go to heaven .
They did not com@@ promise ​ — even in Si@@ b@@ eri@@ a . . . .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , in l@@ ine with your who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted dedic@@ ation to God , you want to imitate Jesus to the best of your ability .
The first - person se@@ ctions of Acts ​ — those in which Luke inclu@@ ded himself in the n@@ arr@@ ative — ​ indic@@ ate that he accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed Paul from Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i to Jerusalem , where the apostle was again ar@@ rest@@ ed .
In this work he at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes mat@@ ri@@ mony to the Devil .
At times when her family feel@@ s down , S@@ il@@ vi@@ a@@ ’s confid@@ ent sm@@ ile buo@@ ys them up .
On Mar@@ ch 12 , 198@@ 6 , the respon@@ sible brothers were h@@ an@@ ded a letter that declar@@ ed the associ@@ ation of Jehovah’s Witnesses of Z@@ a@@ i@@ re il@@ leg@@ al .
The course of disci@@ ple@@ ship requi@@ res that we devel@@ op and maintain a self - sacrific@@ ing spirit like that of Christ Jesus . ​ — Mat@@ t .
They P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ ted E@@ duc@@ ation
Thus , Rom@@ an law made possible “ the de@@ f@@ en@@ ding and leg@@ ally esta@@ bli@@ shing of the good news . ” ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
After con@@ duc@@ ting many inter@@ vie@@ ws with young people , the au@@ th@@ ors of the book For Par@@ ents On@@ ly no@@ ted another ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er to commun@@ ic@@ ation .
However , others who form@@ er@@ ly worshipp@@ ed those i@@ do@@ ls felt that e@@ ating the me@@ at would be an act of worship .
What , though , of the expres@@ sion “ the si@@ re and its mate ” im@@ medi@@ ately after the word “ se@@ ven@@ s ” at Genesis 7 : 2 ?
Who are in need of encourag@@ ement today ?
R@@ em@@ ember , we are wal@@ king with Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God , not an ang@@ el or a man .
L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing to com@@ ments and experi@@ ences at the meetings pro@@ duc@@ ed in me a desire to give Jehovah all that I have , and I feel that the best thing that I have is my you@@ th .
How did Paul show hum@@ ility and mo@@ des@@ ty in con@@ ne@@ ction with the is@@ sue of circum@@ c@@ ision ?
So this illustr@@ ation does not por@@ tra@@ y gen@@ u@@ ine Christians who f@@ all away from the truth .
“ He W@@ ent B@@ ack With ” the O@@ ld M@@ an
We would like to enjoy earth@@ ’s beau@@ ty forever , not for a m@@ ere 8@@ 0 years or so .
All in attend@@ ance were so thr@@ il@@ led that they person@@ ally wanted to ex@@ ten@@ d to him their tra@@ di@@ tional war@@ m wel@@ come .
H@@ op@@ ing to be accepted in T@@ im@@ g@@ ad , where only Rom@@ an c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens were allow@@ ed to live , many n@@ ati@@ ves will@@ ingly jo@@ ined the Rom@@ an Le@@ gi@@ on for a 25 - year ter@@ m in order to ob@@ tain Rom@@ an c@@ iti@@ z@@ en@@ ship for themselves and their sons .
A@@ no@@ ther fine way to show faith@@ ful@@ ness in the field service is to apply the su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions found in The Watchtower and Our Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try .
The pioneer service helps keep me young at heart and gives me a purpose in life .
A sh@@ ort time later , K@@ im accepted a Bible study with one of Jehovah’s Witnesses nam@@ ed L@@ in@@ h .
Yes , but the Greek text could also read : “ G@@ et under my yo@@ ke with me . ”
Lo@@ ve makes us rejo@@ ice with the truth , but it will not allow us to “ rejo@@ ice over un@@ righteousness , ” even if a person who h@@ ates us is mis@@ tre@@ ated or su@@ ff@@ ers some in@@ justice . ​ — Read Proverbs 24 : 17 , 18 .
I was able to get the attention of bus@@ y New Yor@@ k@@ ers by having the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine o@@ pen to a thought - pro@@ vo@@ king article and saying , “ Ha@@ ve you ever asked yourself this question ? ”
Rather , it is an expres@@ sion of his n@@ ature in ways that are right and just .
“ E@@ ver@@ yone sh@@ re@@ w@@ d will act with knowledge , ” states Proverbs 13 : 16 .
H@@ O@@ W T@@ O B@@ E W@@ AT@@ C@@ H@@ F@@ U@@ L I@@ N P@@ R@@ A@@ Y@@ E@@ R
This is truly a great honor !
2 : 23 ; 4 : 8 .
What of us ?
as well as other Bible - based public@@ ations .
When I was in my te@@ ens , I d@@ ran@@ k a lo@@ t with my friends , s@@ mo@@ ked ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ tes , and sto@@ le in order to fin@@ ance my vi@@ ces .
A T@@ ha@@ i gi@@ r@@ l accepted the truth and became our spiritual sister .
S@@ eri@@ ous Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions
U@@ sing God’s holy spirit to per@@ form mirac@@ les , Jesus com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ately heal@@ ed the si@@ ck and the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted .
M@@ ak@@ ing the mind over invol@@ ves mo@@ tiv@@ ating it in a different direction by f@@ ill@@ ing it with the principles and instru@@ ction given in God’s Word .
We had to get acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to the Ger@@ man di@@ al@@ e@@ ct spo@@ ken there , to the local way of life , and to the men@@ tal@@ ity of the people .
Acc@@ ording to the most reli@@ able man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts of the Christian Greek Scriptures , Jesus ’ mo@@ de@@ l prayer ends with the words : “ D@@ eli@@ ver us from the wicked one . ”
These questions will be consider@@ ed in the next study article .
Still , some have been able to maintain con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment in such situ@@ ations .
Da@@ ily prayer together is also inv@@ alu@@ able in building a marriage that can with@@ stand the on@@ sla@@ ugh@@ ts of Satan’s world .
If the mother could not af@@ for@@ d a sheep , she was allow@@ ed to offer two tur@@ t@@ le@@ do@@ ves or two young pi@@ ge@@ ons .
I@@ mit@@ ate the One Who P@@ r@@ om@@ ises E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe
How did a prop@@ er attitude help Jeremiah during difficult times ?
Consider what happened to the Israelites soon after they took pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
Satan is fin@@ ally consi@@ gn@@ ed to everlasting des@@ tru@@ ction . ​ — Revelation 20 : 1 - 10 .
Jehovah has made a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant pro@@ v@@ isions for the spiritual prote@@ ction of those who are close to him .
After remin@@ ding the stud@@ ents that their fi@@ ve - mon@@ th study of the Bible had given them tra@@ ining in vie@@ wing things from God’s stan@@ d@@ point , the speak@@ er asked : “ When con@@ duc@@ ting Bible stu@@ dies with people in your new assignment , will you help them to reason on matters from the stan@@ d@@ point of God ? ”
2 : 1 - 10 .
She attend@@ ed meetings at a Kingdom H@@ all .
Can we do something similar in our spiritual fi@@ shing work ?
Why can you ex@@ pect to enjoy the ani@@ mal@@ s in the new world ?
What circumstances imp@@ el@@ led Jesus to give evidence about his id@@ ent@@ ity ?
The wisdom found in God’s inspired Word is “ a t@@ ree of life ” for those who se@@ ize and apply it . ​ — Pro@@ v .
Just turn to the in@@ side page and say , “ The Bible says that ‘ all Scrip@@ ture is inspired of God . ’ ”
1@@ 16 : 12 .
As a little gi@@ r@@ l , Mari@@ a would c@@ ry in fru@@ str@@ ation when she could not draw as well as others did .
A prom@@ in@@ ent S@@ pan@@ ish no@@ ble@@ man , Lu@@ is de G@@ u@@ z@@ m@@ á@@ n , com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned R@@ ab@@ bi Mo@@ is@@ é@@ s Ar@@ ra@@ g@@ el to transl@@ ate the Bible into c@@ as@@ ti@@ z@@ o ( pu@@ re ) S@@ pan@@ ish .
And can it ever be a re@@ ality ? ’
To answer this question , consider an illustr@@ ation .
His material go@@ als were re@@ plac@@ ed by spiritual inter@@ ests .
“ When my son was a child , ” says An@@ dr@@ é , a father who lives in Ger@@ many , “ we often pla@@ yed together .
After sp@@ en@@ ding years stud@@ ying in the@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions , are the cl@@ er@@ gy e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed as teach@@ ers of God’s Word ?
By medit@@ ating on the desire to be worshipp@@ ed , that once loyal ang@@ el had become the sin@@ ful , co@@ v@@ et@@ ous , and gro@@ s@@ s@@ ly evil temp@@ ter Satan the Devil .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er pla@@ ys an important part in our main@@ tain@@ ing a close relationship with Jehovah .
But no one could give me satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers .
Jesus Christ himself refer@@ red to a de@@ b@@ t that was cal@@ cul@@ ated to be “ a h@@ un@@ d@@ red bat@@ h me@@ a@@ sures of o@@ live o@@ il . ” ​ — Luke 16 : 5 , 6 .
The Christian congregation is a disci@@ ple - making organization .
L@@ ear@@ n , too , how we can displa@@ y di@@ gn@@ ity .
From where would Jehovah speak ?
For the first time , M@@ ex@@ i@@ can ra@@ di@@ o st@@ ations car@@ ri@@ ed the good news thr@@ ough@@ out the country .
Me@@ et Some of the Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ at@@ ors
R@@ em@@ ember , Jesus said : “ My yo@@ ke is kin@@ dly and my lo@@ ad is light . ”
In a similar way , Bi@@ bli@@ c@@ ally speaking , the ter@@ m “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ” ref@@ ers to the peri@@ od of time le@@ ading up to and including its end .
S@@ ound se@@ x@@ u@@ al h@@ y@@ gi@@ ene inc@@ reas@@ ed the fer@@ t@@ ility of a nation that had been bless@@ ed by God with a promise of inc@@ re@@ ase and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity .
Then Jehovah , the “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer , ” accep@@ ts appro@@ pri@@ ate prayers recorded in his Word as coming from us . ​ — P@@ s .
The spiritually bene@@ fi@@ cial instru@@ ction received at these ga@@ ther@@ ings gives us clear evidence that our heavenly Father ca@@ res for his people .
▪ Be Watch@@ ful ​ — Satan W@@ ants to D@@ ev@@ our You !
W@@ as P@@ ho@@ ti@@ us qu@@ ali@@ fied for that spiritual of@@ fice ?
He gl@@ an@@ ced at me know@@ ingly and put his hand on his heart in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
Is cre@@ m@@ ation prop@@ er for Christians ?
Even when persecu@@ ted , we de@@ em it an honor to su@@ ff@@ er for the s@@ ake of God’s Kingdom . ​ — 1 Peter 4 : 14 .
At his side is a mu@@ si@@ cal in@@ str@@ um@@ ent .
How might parents imitate Jesus in their efforts to tra@@ in their children ?
Wh@@ en@@ ever the tru@@ ck took sh@@ ar@@ p tur@@ ns , we held on for de@@ ar life as the to@@ wer@@ ing car@@ go le@@ an@@ ed over and we ga@@ zed into g@@ ap@@ ing v@@ al@@ le@@ ys .
In ho@@ l@@ ding her up as an example for his disciples , he no@@ ted that her small gift re@@ pres@@ ented “ all of what she had , her whole living . ” ​ — Mark 12 : 4@@ 1 - 4@@ 4 .
Of course he will !
Consider some real - life experi@@ ences that prove that we can wa@@ it for Jehovah’s day with end@@ ur@@ ance and un@@ di@@ min@@ i@@ shed faith .
As bul@@ le@@ ts wh@@ iz@@ zed around me , I s@@ low@@ ly ra@@ ised a wh@@ ite h@@ and@@ k@@ er@@ c@@ hi@@ ef .
God’s comm@@ and with its p@@ en@@ al@@ ty con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed the gra@@ v@@ ity of such a course .
We can also show love for God by loy@@ ally end@@ uring tri@@ als that t@@ est our faith .
R@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ R@@ A@@ IN@@ E@@ D F@@ R@@ O@@ M T@@ A@@ K@@ IN@@ G A F@@ AL@@ S@@ E S@@ T@@ E@@ P
Jehovah had long before war@@ ned that such a thing could ha@@ p@@ pen . ​ — E@@ x .
In all these ways , they support their anointed brothers in car@@ ing for the needs of Jehovah’s ex@@ pan@@ ding organization !
The meeting place is in full view of other v@@ il@@ la@@ g@@ ers coming from and going to their imp@@ res@@ sive ch@@ ur@@ ches .
What is involved in bo@@ a@@ sting in our Christian id@@ ent@@ ity ?
Even our human n@@ ature , imper@@ fect as it is , refle@@ cts God’s love .
How little we know in com@@ par@@ is@@ on !
Are you ready to do that ?
To this day , I cop@@ e with what is now po@@ lit@@ ely refer@@ red to as bi@@ po@@ la@@ r mo@@ od dis@@ order .
What was the purpose of the educ@@ ation that the stud@@ ents had received ?
H@@ O@@ W T@@ O D@@ EL@@ E@@ G@@ AT@@ E
1 : 10 .
C@@ ro@@ s@@ sing B@@ ri@@ d@@ ges in the Com@@ ar@@ c@@ a
By being present , you can person@@ ally ob@@ serve how those who ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly do what is said in the Bible eng@@ age in fine works that bring glory to God .
What if they get si@@ ck and are ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al@@ ized , perhaps nee@@ ding sur@@ g@@ er@@ y or physical ther@@ ap@@ y ?
The ter@@ ms ‘ I@@ m@@ p ’ , ‘ E@@ vi@@ l S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ’ and ‘ D@@ em@@ on ’ are fai@@ r@@ ly acc@@ ur@@ ate .
The best way to prote@@ ct ourselves from mis@@ using our fre@@ e@@ dom and thus be@@ coming en@@ sla@@ ved again by worl@@ dly ambi@@ tions and desi@@ res is to be fully ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in spiritual pur@@ su@@ its .
Rather , he as@@ c@@ ended to heaven to Jehovah’s right hand , where he wa@@ ited until he would be inst@@ al@@ led as King of Jehovah’s heavenly Kingdom .
Since we should r@@ ely ne@@ i@@ ther on the wisdom of the world nor on ourselves when it comes to right and wrong , what should we do ?
It is vital to we@@ i@@ gh pray@@ er@@ fully any thought of div@@ or@@ ce when ne@@ i@@ ther mate has been gu@@ il@@ ty of se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
So it should not sur@@ pris@@ e us that there were s@@ ti@@ r@@ r@@ ings of interest in Bible truth in the peri@@ od le@@ ading up to the on@@ set of the har@@ v@@ est . ​ — Matthew 13 : 39 .
In such set@@ t@@ ings , Christians needed to be on gu@@ ard against influ@@ ences that could cor@@ ru@@ pt their pu@@ re worship .
Such things are really emp@@ ty , “ a stri@@ ving after w@@ ind . ”
P@@ re@@ j@@ udi@@ ce : A ne@@ g@@ ative op@@ in@@ ion , feel@@ ing , or attitude toward people from a different country , r@@ ace , so@@ cial class , or religious group
While there , he and his compan@@ ion S@@ il@@ as were ar@@ rest@@ ed on false char@@ ges and thro@@ wn in j@@ a@@ il .
This fe@@ ature of the L@@ or@@ d’s day ex@@ tend@@ s from 1914 until the last of the faithful anointed ones dies and is resur@@ rec@@ ted . ​ — See Revelation — ​ I@@ ts G@@ r@@ and C@@ li@@ ma@@ x At H@@ and !
Let U@@ s Lo@@ ve “ in De@@ ed and Tru@@ th ”
Hence , Jews in Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s day needed fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart sur@@ g@@ er@@ y ​ — ‘ circum@@ c@@ ision of the heart ’ — ​ even as those in Moses ’ time did .
The Bible ans@@ wers : “ When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers , they began to h@@ ate him , and they could not speak pe@@ ace@@ ab@@ ly to him . ”
He as@@ sures them of his fri@@ end@@ ship , encoura@@ ges them to exerc@@ ise faith , and promises them the help of the holy spirit .
Su@@ b@@ mis@@ sion in the face of ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le and a@@ bu@@ se may be vie@@ wed as evidence of we@@ ak@@ ness .
When her school organiz@@ ed a te@@ am , the pro@@ spe@@ ct of pla@@ ying d@@ ul@@ led her al@@ er@@ t@@ ness to po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al d@@ ang@@ ers to her spiritu@@ ality .
See also the “ Q@@ u@@ es@@ tion Bo@@ x ” in Our Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try , A@@ pri@@ l 20@@ 11 , p . 2 .
See “ The Ca@@ th@@ ar@@ i ​ — W@@ ere They Christian Mar@@ ty@@ r@@ s ? ”
He rel@@ ates : “ I knew that my thoughts dis@@ pleas@@ ed Jehovah , but I was too a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed to share with others what I was feel@@ ing . ”
His religious enem@@ ies “ could not hold their own against the wisdom and the spirit with which he was speaking . ”
One such princi@@ ple is found at Proverbs 18 : 13 : “ When anyone is re@@ pl@@ ying to a matter before he he@@ ars it , that is fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness on his part and a hum@@ ili@@ ation . ”
Jehovah has provided a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant spiritual food through “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
Un@@ ti@@ dy ho@@ m@@ es often star@@ t out as un@@ ti@@ dy ro@@ om@@ s .
King David found himself hum@@ bly wal@@ king al@@ ong@@ side his heavenly Father .
David did not sub@@ ject the de@@ fe@@ ated A@@ m@@ mon@@ ites to ba@@ r@@ ba@@ r@@ ous t@@ or@@ ture and g@@ ru@@ es@@ ome mas@@ sac@@ res .
By res@@ is@@ ting Solom@@ on@@ ’s en@@ tic@@ ements , the Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite , though imper@@ fect , proved her@@ self to be without moral de@@ fect .
Indeed , how many times have we heard of the human t@@ ong@@ u@@ e@@ ’s death - deal@@ ing power being wi@@ el@@ ded in f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c@@ ating lies and false t@@ es@@ ti@@ mon@@ ies that have brought ru@@ in@@ ation , even death , to in@@ no@@ c@@ ent vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s ?
They ru@@ shed into the trans@@ mis@@ sion boo@@ th , comman@@ de@@ ered the e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment , and ann@@ oun@@ ced over the a@@ ir that they had declar@@ ed war against the govern@@ ment .
I also learned that there is much for us you@@ ng@@ er ones to do in Jehovah’s organization . ”
27 : 4 .
The great crow@@ d will be u@@ sh@@ ered into God’s righteous new world .
What Ca@@ in and A@@ be@@ l knew about Jehovah would en@@ able them to devel@@ op an appro@@ ved relationship with him .
Wh@@ it@@ e@@ wa@@ shed 14 - ro@@ om ho@@ m@@ es , complete with in@@ do@@ or p@@ lum@@ b@@ ing , l@@ ined its st@@ re@@ e@@ ts .
In the days of Noah , Jehovah brought mankind to ru@@ in because of the ex@@ tre@@ me viol@@ ence of wicked humans a@@ bet@@ ted by the N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m .
Of course , we cannot comple@@ t@@ ely avoid people with ung@@ o@@ dly tra@@ its .
And , as in the case of A@@ be@@ l , Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s appro@@ ach to God at times involved an o@@ ffering to Jehovah . ​ — Genesis 22 : 9 - 14 .
Of the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus , the Bible says : “ Christ , now that he has been ra@@ ised up from the dead , dies no more ; death is ma@@ ster over him no more . ”
Do we need to put for@@ th more effort to make the best of our circumstances ?
O@@ r is it likely that we will make s@@ ound decisions when we are disc@@ oura@@ ged ?
They did not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on right conduct in order to con@@ form to human authority . ​ — Read Acts 5 : 27 - 29 .
O@@ ver the years , exc@@ ep@@ t in ex@@ tre@@ me circumstances , I have allow@@ ed nothing to inter@@ f@@ ere with my attend@@ ance at Christian meetings .
What confidence can we have in the Bible ?
We are as@@ sur@@ ed that when we have “ pl@@ ent@@ y to do in the work of the Lord , ” our la@@ b@@ or “ is not in va@@ in . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 5@@ 8 .
Saul s@@ ought direction from a spirit medi@@ u@@ m in E@@ n - d@@ or .
We can gain comfort from medit@@ ating on Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
Na@@ both , his sons , and their famili@@ es will experience perfect justice when Jehovah resur@@ rec@@ ts the righteous ones .
So@@ on I wanted to be a pioneer my@@ self .
Paul told Timothy : “ All Scrip@@ ture is inspired of God and bene@@ fi@@ cial for teaching , for re@@ pro@@ ving , for set@@ ting things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght , for discipl@@ ining in righteousness . ”
2 : 21 .
We also exerc@@ ise regul@@ arly .
How do you think Peter felt when being acc@@ used ?
A@@ gre@@ e on a so@@ lu@@ tion , and work together at it . ​ — 5 / 1 , pages 10 - 12 .
When serious ill@@ ness stru@@ ck their family , they re@@ exam@@ ined their religion .
As you read this account , you may want to ask yourself : ‘ What do these in@@ ci@@ d@@ ents teach me ?
I remember another time when the service group st@@ op@@ ped for a bre@@ ak at a f@@ ast - food re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ant .
And if each one has an assignment , each one will feel that it is his or her family worship .
A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ r@@ a gave him a tr@@ act about the Par@@ adise hope .
The ad@@ vice to the gra@@ du@@ ating class to help them ad@@ just to their fore@@ ign assign@@ ments inclu@@ ded such re@@ mar@@ ks as these : “ Be positi@@ ve .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , at any un@@ expe@@ cted turn in the ro@@ ad to life , the spirit will show us the way to go .
However , in other lands , many el@@ der@@ ly ones often dep@@ end on the care that a n@@ ur@@ sing home can provide .
Our cap@@ ac@@ ity for being jo@@ y@@ ful even in times of tr@@ ou@@ ble will also be consider@@ ed .
• What can help us to avoid re@@ aching the wrong conclu@@ sion about Lo@@ t’s o@@ ffering his daugh@@ ters to the ang@@ ry mo@@ b ?
* Hence , there was no reason for those who became Christians to won@@ der , ‘ Who really are the ones through whom Christ is fe@@ e@@ ding his sheep ? ’
And all his sons and all his daugh@@ ters kept ris@@ ing up to comfort him , but he kept refu@@ sing to take comfort and saying : ‘ For I shall go down m@@ our@@ ning to my son into S@@ he@@ ol [ or , the gra@@ ve ] ! ’ ”
I can confid@@ ently say that I have never been left in want .
What will gu@@ i@@ de us succ@@ ess@@ fully through tr@@ ying circumstances and help us maintain a righteous standing with God ?
It should be clear to him that our ob@@ je@@ ctive is to help him come to know his Creator more in@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , draw clo@@ s@@ er to H@@ im , and benefit from His guid@@ ance .
Why should we today be inc@@ reas@@ ingly concer@@ ned about encourag@@ ing one another ?
In fact , many of the people to whom he was writ@@ ing were pro@@ ba@@ bly sla@@ ves .
“ All things . . . that you want men to do to you , you also must lik@@ e@@ wise do to them . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 7 : 12 .
De@@ ath S@@ wal@@ low@@ ed U@@ p From the E@@ ar@@ th
When his disciples needed cor@@ rection , he offered it with love .
Many parents inclu@@ de sh@@ ort bre@@ ak@@ s during field service to allow their children to rest and enjoy some ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ments .
We may even qu@@ ali@@ fy as a pioneer or receive other privile@@ ges .
• In Romans chap@@ ter 11 , what is re@@ pres@@ ented by . . .
• How can we prac@@ tice mer@@ cy within the Christian congregation ?
Our full share in worship reve@@ als that we love Jehovah and are truly dedic@@ ated to him .
The Bible shows that Christians desi@@ ring to appro@@ ach Jehovah in prayer ought to do so in Jesus ’ name .
During his earthly ministry , he took the lead in the preaching work .
You know that the works of sin@@ ful mankind are sel@@ dom based on righteousness .
She did not become va@@ in or im@@ mo@@ des@@ t even after the king sel@@ e@@ cted her to be his qu@@ e@@ en . ​ — E@@ s@@ ther 2 : 9 , 12 , 15 , 17 .
However , once each one expres@@ sed his thought and a spirit - direc@@ ted decision was made , the brothers did not continue to bring up their individu@@ al op@@ in@@ i@@ ons .
Hence , they con@@ dem@@ ned him for i@@ mag@@ in@@ ary sin@@ s that they as@@ sum@@ ed he must have com@@ mit@@ ted .
P@@ artic@@ ul@@ arly effe@@ ctive is the ‘ how much more so ’ l@@ ine of reason@@ ing that Jesus occasi@@ on@@ ally used .
P@@ r@@ inted liter@@ ature was another av@@ en@@ ue that was used .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ating good spiritual ha@@ bi@@ ts sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ds the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart
He “ was pi@@ cked up dead , ” not mer@@ ely un@@ consci@@ ous .
No@@ thing can sto@@ p the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty from fulfill@@ ing his promise to bring an end to this s@@ at@@ ani@@ c system of things .
De@@ ep personal study of God’s Word can help you to draw close to Jehovah .
See , for example , how a man called M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el re@@ ac@@ ted when Jehovah’s Witnesses vis@@ ited him .
The same transl@@ ation was ex@@ ten@@ si@@ vely used by the early Christians in their teaching .
This made us strong and en@@ ab@@ led us to keep our integrity even under the most ex@@ tre@@ me circumstances . ”
A@@ g@@ boo@@ la no longer fe@@ ars the dead , and he has learned how to res@@ ist the dem@@ ons
Some in that situation have allow@@ ed their spiritual strength to d@@ w@@ in@@ d@@ le to such a point that they become in@@ ac@@ tive , or n@@ on@@ practic@@ ing , Witnesses !
A wh@@ ite woman kin@@ dly brought one out to me .
They thus find peace of mind and true happiness .
* In al@@ most every par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph of this Bible study a@@ id , children are asked to expres@@ s their op@@ in@@ ion on the sub@@ je@@ cts discus@@ sed .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 31 , 2@@ 25
With H@@ el@@ p From the Bible , He R@@ es@@ is@@ ted T@@ emp@@ tation
Indeed , rather than obey m@@ ere humans , we must obey Jehovah when dem@@ ands of men con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with his comman@@ ds .
H@@ ik@@ ers exerc@@ ise wh@@ en@@ ever they can , and many take sh@@ ort wal@@ ks to pre@@ pare themselves for long h@@ ik@@ es .
“ From the cla@@ y I was shap@@ ed , I too , ” he said .
It seem@@ s that Jesus ’ brothers did not exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus until after his death .
In J@@ anu@@ ary 198@@ 1 when Ma@@ ir@@ ambu@@ bu was in a bu@@ s on her way to a local mar@@ ke@@ t , she over@@ heard the con@@ vers@@ ation mentioned ear@@ li@@ er .
E@@ ver@@ yone living will deli@@ ght in sh@@ aring in the va@@ st educ@@ ational work needed to teach the bil@@ li@@ ons re@@ tur@@ ning from the gra@@ ve , who will also need to accept God’s ransom pro@@ vision .
No@@ t@@ with@@ standing the faith@@ less@@ ness of the gener@@ ation of Israelites that left Egy@@ pt , Jehovah “ kept working ” pati@@ ently toward the fulfill@@ ment of his purpose , now foc@@ using his attention on the next gener@@ ation .
How important is it for Christians to ‘ ab@@ sta@@ in from blood ’ ?
“ My parents and my in - la@@ ws began ob@@ je@@ cting to the way I was ra@@ ising my children , ” says a Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ an woman .
D@@ oub@@ ts regarding what action to take in a comple@@ x situation could par@@ al@@ y@@ ze us , with c@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ p@@ hi@@ c resul@@ ts . ​ — J@@ as .
What will help you to remain ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast in your service to Jehovah ?
( Read Matthew 4 : 4 - 10 . )
Ha@@ ve you ever said : “ Why must I be the first one to make peace ?
At that time , however , I let fear of man hold me back from get@@ ting baptized . ​ — Pro@@ v .
Because of this , parents could trans@@ mit only imper@@ fect and sin@@ ful life , even though human re@@ pro@@ duc@@ tive or@@ g@@ ans were origin@@ ally desi@@ gn@@ ed to pas@@ s on perfect life through the mar@@ it@@ al arrang@@ ement .
When a person is stud@@ ying the Bible with us , we might su@@ gg@@ est that he invit@@ e other members of his family or neigh@@ b@@ ors to jo@@ in in the study .
It is vital , then , that we keep ourselves spiritually ready so that when that att@@ ack occ@@ ur@@ s and Christ comes as Ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion@@ er , he will also prove to be our D@@ eli@@ ver@@ er !
Such la@@ ws given to ancient Israel fo@@ st@@ ered a heal@@ thy li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le , up@@ held lo@@ f@@ ty moral valu@@ es , and st@@ ressed the san@@ ct@@ ity of blood and the need for at@@ on@@ ement for sin@@ s .
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : SHI@@ N@@ T@@ O P@@ R@@ I@@ E@@ S@@ T
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als of all kin@@ ds listen@@ ed to Jesus because he showed loving concer@@ n for them and their circumstances . ​ — Luke 7 : 36 - 50 ; 18 : 15 - 17 ; 19 : 1 - 10 .
If mission@@ ary service does not turn out to be what the stud@@ ents expe@@ cted , they might think of the apostle Paul .
The apostle Paul was a bo@@ ld and fe@@ ar@@ less pre@@ ach@@ er who had an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent gr@@ as@@ p of the truth , yet even he had times when it was a stru@@ gg@@ le for him to preach .
Rather , it is his will that we live among the gener@@ al po@@ pul@@ ation of this world in order to pro@@ cla@@ im his message of hope and comfort to others .
Davi@@ d’s son Solomon was great@@ ly fav@@ ored by Jehovah God .
It should be a go@@ al at meetings , though , first to give attention to the sheep .
“ [ Pe@@ ople are ] in@@ s@@ ist@@ ent on doing their own thing as never before .
Ha@@ ve God’s V@@ i@@ e@@ w of the M@@ in@@ is@@ try
in the book Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k , V@@ olu@@ me 2 ; “ Di@@ v@@ ine G@@ u@@ id@@ ance for S@@ ele@@ cting a Mar@@ ri@@ age M@@ ate , ” in The Watchtower of May 15 , 200@@ 1 ; and “ How W@@ ise Is a T@@ e@@ en@@ age Mar@@ ri@@ age ? ”
Si@@ x@@ ty years later , faithful sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors of H@@ it@@ l@@ er@@ ’s con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps are still serving Jehovah ‘ with their whole heart and soul and mind , ’ wh@@ er@@ e@@ as H@@ it@@ l@@ er and his Na@@ z@@ i par@@ ty live only in in@@ fam@@ y . ​ — Matthew 22 : 37 .
In the year 4@@ 6@@ 8 B.C.E . , he went to Jerusalem in order to ad@@ v@@ ance pu@@ re worship among the Jews living there .
For example , in 1@@ 7@@ 5@@ 7 , Ch@@ ar@@ les Pet@@ ers wrote that “ Jehovah , ” in contr@@ ast with God’s many t@@ it@@ les , “ seem@@ s to be the most expres@@ sive of his ess@@ ence . ”
When con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with death , servants of God in the past did not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to expres@@ s their fe@@ ars to Jehovah God .
Can You An@@ s@@ wer ?
Although he ur@@ ged Corinth@@ i@@ an Christians to keep ze@@ al@@ ously see@@ king certain gi@@ f@@ ts of the spirit that were man@@ i@@ f@@ est in the first century , such as heal@@ ing and speaking in t@@ ong@@ u@@ es , Paul showed them that there was something better to pur@@ sue .
Consider another example . Sa@@ y a Christian makes a prac@@ tice of mas@@ tur@@ b@@ ation ​ — deli@@ ber@@ ately s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ating himself to cause se@@ x@@ u@@ al exc@@ it@@ ement — ​ whether this is accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y or not .
Our little group came together to listen for sever@@ al h@@ our@@ s to Bible instru@@ ction .
11 , 12 . ( a ) Why may some in the congregation lo@@ se their sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y ?
You would likely feel anxi@@ ous , in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate , and in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated .
They will at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te their sal@@ vation to Jesus Christ , “ the L@@ am@@ b of God that takes away the sin of the world . ” ​ — John 1 : 29 .
On those occasi@@ ons , she at times had the opportunity to expla@@ in her beli@@ ef@@ s to others .
There was a certain young sister , A@@ ile@@ en S@@ tu@@ b@@ bs , among the stud@@ ents pre@@ par@@ ing for mission@@ ary activ@@ ity .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently not , for Jehovah gr@@ ants his re@@ qu@@ est for reas@@ sur@@ ance .
How may some c@@ as@@ es of wr@@ ong@@ doing be h@@ and@@ led ?
‘ D@@ O@@ E@@ S God care about me ? ’
So whether we are materi@@ ally rich or po@@ or , giving pri@@ or@@ ity to spiritual things now is the best way any of us can pre@@ pare for God’s new world just a@@ head .
Lo@@ o@@ king back on those times , we see the wisdom of No@@ ah’s course .
We view a spiritually we@@ ak individu@@ al as a lost sheep ​ — not a lost cause .
( b ) What can we learn from the case of a man nam@@ ed E@@ man@@ u@@ el ?
Jesus set the perfect example of hum@@ ble sub@@ mis@@ sion to his Father .
When and how did Jesus become God’s A@@ no@@ inted One ?
There is a valu@@ able less@@ on in all of this .
O@@ p@@ pos@@ ers must know that .
How I long@@ ed to reg@@ a@@ in my physical health !
This was a great sur@@ pris@@ e for us .
Bro@@ thers Who D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ed Di@@ ffer@@ ent A@@ t@@ titu@@ des ( Ca@@ in and A@@ be@@ l ) , 1 / 15
( a ) What should each Christian do ?
Me@@ dit@@ ating on examples from the past ought to buil@@ d up our appreciation for Jehovah and de@@ e@@ pen our love for him , thus help@@ ing us to res@@ ist wrong or ne@@ g@@ ative thinking .
Isaiah pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed that Jehovah would bring the ex@@ iled Jews back to Juda@@ h and said : “ H@@ app@@ y are all those keep@@ ing in expe@@ ct@@ ation of him . ”
Ha@@ ve you taken your stand as one of those happy pra@@ is@@ ers of Jehovah ?
3 : 11 - 14 .
A new@@ s@@ ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine in W@@ es@@ ter@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe no@@ ted that at times it seem@@ s as though the enti@@ re world were “ about to go up in f@@ lam@@ es . ”
How can others help us in the decision - making pro@@ c@@ ess ?
On our own , no@@ ne of us can avoid it in the long ru@@ n .
How can we maintain a prop@@ er view of money and pri@@ de ?
3 : 5 , 27 .
This proved true in the case of C@@ y@@ r@@ us , who gave the re@@ tur@@ ning ex@@ il@@ es the go@@ ld and s@@ il@@ ver u@@ ten@@ s@@ il@@ s that Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar had loo@@ ted from Jehovah’s temple .
W@@ ould not teaching the stud@@ ent to pray for God’s ass@@ ist@@ ance in over@@ coming a bad ha@@ bi@@ t help him to experience Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness ?
We can pray to God for strength , know@@ ing that he will hear us .
Still , questions might have ar@@ is@@ en .
But Noah was a real man , and his life was not so simp@@ le .
Jehovah is pleas@@ ed when we serve him whole - sou@@ led by doing all that our circumstances allow
( b ) What did Paul mean when he coun@@ sel@@ ed us to ‘ bu@@ y out the oppor@@ tu@@ ne time for ourselves ’ ?
So Na@@ om@@ i ​ — now wi@@ do@@ wed , em@@ bit@@ tered , without children or gr@@ and@@ children — ​ deci@@ ded to return to her ho@@ m@@ el@@ and . ​ — Ru@@ th 1 : 1 - 14 .
Such anointed ones received a heavenly hope , and God’s spirit led them in a life of faith@@ ful@@ ness .
32 Do You R@@ em@@ ember ?
Although we are pr@@ ou@@ d to be serving Jehovah , we must always remain hum@@ ble
Now you have the opportunity to put it to good use .
We@@ ’@@ ve always felt the need to commun@@ ic@@ ate with one another and to have a happy family .
If you were thro@@ wn into pris@@ on , how many of our Kingdom song@@ s would you be able to sing from mem@@ ory ?
‘ When my son or daugh@@ ter is ready to o@@ pen up , am I ready to commun@@ ic@@ ate ? ’
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , when disa@@ ster str@@ ik@@ es , Christians often s@@ end gi@@ f@@ ts to their nee@@ dy brothers .
I want to tell all the brothers who still serve in your congregations that I love and respect them very much .
This led to many Bible discus@@ sions with her and her husband in my home .
Tru@@ e , not all mo@@ thers work full - time because of e@@ con@@ om@@ ic necess@@ ity .
No@@ tice that the Scriptures say that these cr@@ itical times would be , not imp@@ os@@ sible , but hard to de@@ al with .
His des@@ pa@@ ir was deep@@ ened fur@@ ther by the di@@ sh@@ ear@@ ten@@ ing words of his wife and of three compan@@ i@@ ons who ac@@ ted as if they were his friends . ​ — Job 2 : 9 ; 3 : 11 ; 16 : 2 .
But it would be a mis@@ take to think so .
These words con@@ fir@@ m what is stated at Proverbs 8 : 30 , nam@@ ely , that Jesus “ came to be b@@ es@@ i@@ de ” Jehovah while the uni@@ verse was being cre@@ ated .
A@@ pri@@ l 14 - 20 , 200@@ 8
On@@ ly Bible truth can al@@ le@@ vi@@ ate s@@ or@@ ro@@ w
However , sh@@ aring in the preaching work was a s@@ ource of joy .
Because this is such a serious promise to God , you should get baptized only when you are matu@@ re en@@ ough , you have a personal desire to do so , and you understand what it means to be dedic@@ ated to God .
New G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a O@@ p@@ ens U@@ p
These “ pro@@ found differ@@ ences ” even affe@@ cted fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al teachings about God and Christ .
Such discus@@ sions may help young ones to devel@@ op greater interest in sh@@ aring with others what they are lear@@ ning .
How does this help us to show bro@@ ther@@ ly love ?
Acc@@ ording to 1 John 4 : 8 , “ God is love . ”
Jesus ’ love of his sub@@ ject would never allow him to teach mer@@ ely by rote , in a man@@ ner that was ti@@ red or me@@ ch@@ an@@ ic@@ al .
Let us exam@@ ine John chap@@ ters 13 through 17 .
Why not indic@@ ate to the elders in your congregation that you would like to re@@ ach out for more privile@@ ges in serving God ?
In view of such over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing evidence , that scho@@ la@@ r conclu@@ ded : “ Jesus ​ — and only Jesus thr@@ ough@@ out all of hist@@ ory — ​ man@@ ag@@ ed to do it . ”
Since the son is a member of the Christian congregation , he should receive instru@@ ction from its m@@ ale members .
I re@@ turned to J@@ ap@@ an to make my pl@@ ans .
• How did David feel about dist@@ res@@ ses he fac@@ ed ?
in the book Li@@ fe ​ — How Di@@ d It G@@ et H@@ ere ?
In the 15 years or so that Timothy enjo@@ yed Paul’s associ@@ ation , the in@@ experienced and perhaps sh@@ y young man prog@@ ressed to the point of be@@ coming an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent overse@@ er . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
As one of those “ c@@ ru@@ shed in spirit , ” she came to real@@ ize that Jehovah does not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on his servants , even if some of them become de@@ je@@ cted or feel un@@ important .
In time , though , Jehovah offered Samuel this g@@ ent@@ le re@@ pro@@ of : “ For how long will you be m@@ our@@ ning for Saul , while I , on the other hand , have re@@ je@@ cted him from rul@@ ing as king over Israel ?
Hence , some parents arr@@ ange for their children to take a na@@ p before the meetings so that they will arri@@ ve at the Kingdom H@@ all ref@@ re@@ shed and ready to learn .
I my@@ self will help you . ’ ” K@@ no@@ wing that Jehovah fir@@ m@@ ly ho@@ l@@ ds our hand is a s@@ ource of comfort .
After all , you took control of the situation .
Jesus ’ pres@@ ence is mar@@ ked by a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l preaching work .
W@@ ish@@ ing to satis@@ fy the thr@@ ong , P@@ il@@ ate rel@@ eas@@ ed Bar@@ ab@@ ba@@ s , had Jesus wh@@ i@@ pp@@ ed , and h@@ an@@ ded him over to be imp@@ aled . ​ — Mark 15 : 1 - 15 .
They may quic@@ k@@ ly learn the rul@@ es of gr@@ am@@ ma@@ r but may take some time to learn to pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ce the words cor@@ rec@@ tly .
Why should parents view their children as gi@@ f@@ ts ?
Solomon expres@@ sed what view that ex@@ tend@@ ed bey@@ ond the Israelites ?
In A@@ pri@@ l 19@@ 7@@ 6 , we arri@@ ved in L@@ ong Be@@ ach , C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a , and sta@@ yed with my mother .
Is it because you have been tre@@ ated un@@ fai@@ r@@ ly , perhaps dis@@ cour@@ te@@ ously ?
It re@@ war@@ ds its se@@ ek@@ ers .
When I was 11 , I wanted to be con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed as a Christian in a cam@@ p ch@@ urch that was a c@@ ong@@ l@@ om@@ er@@ ation of Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s , Lu@@ ther@@ ans , Ang@@ lic@@ ans , and others .
What is c@@ ru@@ cial in avo@@ i@@ ding al@@ co@@ ho@@ l a@@ bu@@ se ?
you can use it in your personal study to help you strengthen your con@@ vi@@ ctions .
In fact , love for God is “ made perfect in us ” when we obey the comm@@ and to love others , especially our brothers . ​ — 1 John 4 : 12 , 20 .
No@@ te how the fulfill@@ ment of his purpose is descri@@ bed at Revelation 21 : 3 - 5 . ​ — Read .
The speak@@ er ad@@ ded : “ N@@ ever for@@ get to give Jehovah , ‘ the s@@ ource of living water , ’ the honor and glory that he deser@@ ves .
And he was end@@ uring faith@@ fully des@@ pite his thor@@ n in the flesh .
So he continued reading from Matthe@@ w@@ ’s account about Jesus ’ resurrection .
They have respon@@ ded , not by res@@ or@@ ting to viol@@ ence or re@@ bel@@ li@@ on , but by dis@@ cre@@ et@@ ly pers@@ is@@ ting in the preaching work . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
Today , Jehovah’s blessing is upon his people as they eng@@ age in a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l spiritual har@@ v@@ est .
This mo@@ ther’s des@@ crip@@ tion of a ca@@ pa@@ ble wife still helps sons to make a wise cho@@ ice of a marriage mate .
Ar@@ th@@ ur B@@ on@@ no has sp@@ ent 5@@ 1 years in full - time service and is now serving on the E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e .
N@@ I@@ G@@ H@@ T has fal@@ le@@ n , but a full mo@@ on ba@@ th@@ es Jerusalem in so@@ ft light .
( b ) How did the other apostles respon@@ d ?
He then came upon the st@@ one ru@@ ins of a va@@ st city , now called the Gre@@ at Z@@ im@@ ba@@ b@@ we .
At times , it was very difficult and str@@ en@@ u@@ ous both for our little daugh@@ ter and for us .
A mil@@ d respon@@ se , not an ang@@ ry one , prom@@ o@@ tes peace and qui@@ et .
“ I@@ F Y@@ O@@ U were to som@@ eho@@ w find out that your parents were going to die t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w , what would you most want to tell them today ? ” That was a question put to h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of children in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
C@@ are@@ ful study of the Scriptures can buil@@ d our faith in God as the one who cre@@ ated all things .
A certain ty@@ pe of bir@@ d cri@@ es in the night .
Then came the C@@ ol@@ por@@ te@@ ur W@@ ag@@ on , a ho@@ me@@ made house ca@@ r that sa@@ ved much time and money .
N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s and Joseph of A@@ ri@@ ma@@ the@@ a kept their interest in Jesus se@@ cre@@ t because they were af@@ ra@@ id of what other Jews might say or do if they found out .
It was said of him : “ F@@ e@@ w men have given so much ple@@ asure to so many people . ”
M@@ om@@ ents later , he told Peter to put away his s@@ word , thus show@@ ing that the s@@ ource of Jesus ’ confidence la@@ y , not in earthly we@@ ap@@ ons , but in Jehovah . ​ — John 18 : 11 .
The Bible as@@ sures us : “ The eyes of Jehovah are on the righteous , and his ear@@ s listen to their supp@@ lic@@ ation . ”
When we are fac@@ ed with decisions , then , the desire to do what is good may well cause us to ask ourselves : ‘ How will this decision af@@ fect my Kingdom - preaching activ@@ ity ?
Ther@@ efore , ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ise , ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ise , ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ise . ”
G@@ a@@ ining everlasting life is possible only by pu@@ t@@ ting faith in God’s loving pro@@ vision of sal@@ vation through Jesus Christ .
Mo@@ st who sin seri@@ ously are truly rep@@ ent@@ ant and are not dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed from the congregation .
( b ) L@@ ik@@ ely , what are the “ inter@@ i@@ or ro@@ om@@ s ” today , and how do they benefit us ?
R@@ el@@ ate it [ the dre@@ am ] to me , ple@@ ase . ”
There is still , though , much to do .
Why are not all com@@ pla@@ in@@ ts ob@@ je@@ c@@ tion@@ able ?
What will we experience if we have complete trust in God ?
O@@ thers received direction through Jehovah’s human re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves serving in the earthly part of his organization .
There are many things that Jehovah cho@@ se not to inclu@@ de in his written Word .
In the case of the Gre@@ at W@@ ar [ 1914 - 19@@ 18 ] this is , for once , true .
He says : “ Now I enjoy a mean@@ ing@@ ful life .
For instance , we maintain moral cle@@ an@@ ness , we respect the san@@ ct@@ ity of blood , and we avoid i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry of all s@@ or@@ ts .
I la@@ y in my ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al bed at the V@@ al@@ le@@ y F@@ or@@ ge Gen@@ er@@ al Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al , P@@ ho@@ en@@ i@@ x@@ v@@ il@@ le , Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a , in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
That was op@@ er@@ ated by Jehovah’s Witnesses from 19@@ 24 to 195@@ 7 .
Although I lost my husband , I am not al@@ one .
He never c@@ he@@ ats or dec@@ ei@@ ves his fellow man .
The psalmist wrote : “ That people may know that you , who@@ se name is Jehovah , you al@@ one are the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh over all the earth . ”
Since I sp@@ end much time in service with young sisters , I share with them what I have learned from the Bible and our public@@ ations on how to de@@ al with ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les .
Jesus was a@@ ware that his Father would be great@@ ly pa@@ ined to see his bel@@ o@@ ved Son tre@@ ated in such a ba@@ r@@ ba@@ ri@@ c fa@@ shi@@ on .
However , it was only the first day of the rest of our lives together .
Bro@@ thers and sisters who have experience in this ty@@ pe of service say : Be@@ fore you move , beg@@ in to simp@@ li@@ fy your li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le and learn to be cont@@ ent .
L@@ ik@@ ely , they will want to honor your in@@ ten@@ tions and pre@@ serve your in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence as much as possible .
Li@@ fe in a Re@@ fu@@ ge@@ e C@@ am@@ p
M@@ ore than mer@@ ely avo@@ i@@ ding fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od , the one keep@@ ing his li@@ ps in c@@ he@@ ck is ac@@ ting dis@@ cre@@ et@@ ly .
La@@ z@@ ar@@ us began life an@@ e@@ w .
They materi@@ al@@ ized in human bo@@ dies to satis@@ fy their c@@ ra@@ v@@ ings for se@@ x@@ u@@ al ple@@ a@@ sures with the daugh@@ ters of men .
T@@ ow@@ ard the end of his life on earth , Jesus said in prayer to his Father : “ I have gl@@ ori@@ fied you on the earth , having fin@@ i@@ shed the work you have given me to do . ”
We also need to be obedi@@ ent when deal@@ ing with members of the op@@ pos@@ ite se@@ x .
Even in his st@@ ate of ali@@ en@@ ation from God , man still has the gener@@ al ability to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish right from wrong .
Tru@@ ly , parents may learn much from the prote@@ ctive inst@@ inc@@ ts of a mother bir@@ d , who will re@@ adi@@ ly put her@@ self at ris@@ k to prote@@ ct her c@@ hi@@ c@@ ks from har@@ m .
“ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e in the things that you learned and were per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed to believe . ” ​ — 2 T@@ I@@ M .
Their s@@ inc@@ ere concer@@ n for his wel@@ f@@ are ​ — their self - sacrific@@ ing love — ​ moved them to act s@@ wi@@ f@@ tly in his be@@ half , op@@ ening the way for the j@@ a@@ il@@ er and his enti@@ re hous@@ eho@@ ld to become believers .
Christian parents have we@@ igh@@ ty responsi@@ bil@@ ities toward their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
It is wor@@ th sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ arding .
For example , if you have a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c time to s@@ le@@ ep , get up , e@@ at , or do certain cho@@ res , try to keep this up .
Although comple@@ ted over 1@@ ,@@ 9@@ 00 years ag@@ o , that inspired book con@@ tain@@ s dep@@ end@@ able ad@@ vice and ke@@ en in@@ sight that can help us to cop@@ e better with e@@ con@@ om@@ ic pres@@ sures .
In to@@ da@@ y’s tr@@ oub@@ led world , hus@@ ban@@ ds especially need to imitate Jesus ’ example of pati@@ ence , love , and fir@@ m@@ ness in up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding righteous principles .
P@@ re@@ aching the good news also benef@@ its us .
What mo@@ tiv@@ ates these gra@@ du@@ ates to let Jehovah’s will direc@@ t their lives ?
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , Jehovah through his angels did inter@@ v@@ ene , and the young women were kept sa@@ fe .
When she rep@@ lied that she was , he explained that he and his mother were tr@@ ying to ass@@ ist his sister with a school repor@@ t on C@@ an@@ adi@@ ans .
In fact , you may need to ask pers@@ is@@ ten@@ tly .
A lo@@ t of liter@@ ature was plac@@ ed , but return vis@@ its had to wa@@ it t@@ ill the following year .
[ Bo@@ x / P@@ ic@@ ture on page 28 , 29 ]
It can bring to the sur@@ face lo@@ va@@ ble as@@ pe@@ cts of our gu@@ es@@ t’s person@@ ality , as@@ pe@@ cts that Jehovah saw when he dre@@ w that one to the truth .
Jesus had taught his followers to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce others by reason@@ ing from the Scriptures .
In the following years , Noah fin@@ i@@ shed the mas@@ sive t@@ ask of building the ar@@ k , and at that point “ Jehovah said to Noah : ‘ G@@ o , you and all your hous@@ eho@@ ld , into the ar@@ k . ’ ”
What I learned from the Bible truly am@@ a@@ zed me .
( Ger@@ many ​ — 19@@ 18 -@@ ⁠ 4@@ 5 ) Indeed , h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ger@@ many died as a result of the Na@@ z@@ i persecu@@ tion .
“ The En@@ d ” ​ — What Does It Me@@ an ?
E@@ spe@@ cially did they have peace when they received the promised holy spirit .
Now , that is an example to follow !
What a t@@ est of faith it was for A@@ ar@@ on and his family not to m@@ our@@ n their dead relati@@ ves !
I often pre@@ ached from house to house al@@ one , but when I pre@@ ached with others , I learned a lo@@ t .
So he left the new congregation in the care of S@@ il@@ as , a matu@@ re older brother , and Timothy .
Al@@ le@@ n , go home and get some rest .
We can , therefore , en@@ ter@@ tain the hope expres@@ sed by the u@@ pri@@ ght man Job .
6@@ 8 years
“ Our son , An@@ der@@ son , died when he was 14 .
I than@@ k Jehovah that my vi@@ g@@ or has not di@@ min@@ i@@ shed with age .
As the stud@@ ent respon@@ ds , show him how to answer with “ a mil@@ d temp@@ er and deep respect . ” ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 15 .
B@@ read without le@@ av@@ en was a f@@ it@@ ting sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of that body .
We use personal n@@ ames when we talk with those we love , such as our close friends ​ — especially if they invit@@ e us to do so .
Des@@ pite being in her l@@ ate 70 ’ s and having a hi@@ p con@@ dition that li@@ m@@ its her mo@@ bility , she sp@@ ends some 70 h@@ our@@ s a mon@@ th sh@@ aring the Bible - based hope with her neigh@@ b@@ ors .
Jesus ’ pro@@ found love for his followers is under@@ s@@ cor@@ ed at the very beg@@ in@@ ning of Joh@@ n@@ ’s account of Jesus ’ fin@@ al meeting with the apostles .
Some try regul@@ arly to help the si@@ ck , de@@ pri@@ ved , or l@@ on@@ ely ​ — dra@@ wing satis@@ fac@@ tion from doing so .
But for a certain@@ ty , you will be more cont@@ ent if you recogn@@ ize that some things may take more time than you an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate .
Such fir@@ m and kind cor@@ rection gives evidence that a par@@ ent ca@@ res for the child .
Su@@ re en@@ ough , the next time she arri@@ ved for our study , she brought an is@@ sue of The Watchtower that con@@ ta@@ ined the answer to my question .
The next article will discus@@ s another prayer that we must act in har@@ mony with to enjoy God’s blessing now and forever .
This article consi@@ ders questions you may have ra@@ ised and shows where you can read the ans@@ wers in your Bible .
C@@ l@@ ari@@ fic@@ ation of “ the su@@ peri@@ or author@@ ities ” of Romans 13 : 1 and the ex@@ t@@ ent of a Christi@@ an’s sub@@ je@@ ction to them came in 19@@ 6@@ 2 .
A@@ no@@ ther scho@@ la@@ r su@@ gg@@ ests that the word “ n@@ av@@ el ” may mean the um@@ bi@@ li@@ cal c@@ ord , as it is used at E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 16 : 4 .
• What is involved in your ‘ standing complete ’ ?
And how the el@@ der@@ ly appreci@@ ate our vis@@ its !
; F@@ re@@ e@@ d@@ lu@@ n , J .
No matter how hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing such experi@@ ences may be , however , it is clear that such s@@ inc@@ ere efforts will not er@@ adi@@ c@@ ate po@@ ver@@ ty .
Di@@ d the Creator have the right to requi@@ re full obedi@@ ence from human@@ kind ?
Thus , God’s ac@@ tive for@@ ce can strengthen you wh@@ en@@ ever you feel we@@ ak and in need of help .
Thus , when Paul wrote that ‘ all Israel would be sa@@ ved , ’ he was not fore@@ tel@@ ling a mas@@ s con@@ ver@@ sion of Jews to Christi@@ an@@ ity .
O@@ r would some s@@ ort of com@@ promise be wor@@ ked out , with ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ates on each side mo@@ dif@@ ying their position until a con@@ sen@@ su@@ s of s@@ or@@ ts was re@@ ached ?
Jehovah will help us to col@@ le@@ ct preci@@ ous new tru@@ ths into our “ tre@@ asure st@@ ore ” if we sear@@ ch for them as for hi@@ d@@ den tre@@ a@@ sures .
C@@ lo@@ ck@@ wise from to@@ p left : Mo@@ m , D@@ ad , A@@ un@@ t Eva , and brothers C@@ ar@@ l and C@@ lar@@ ence , 19@@ 10
Indeed , Jehovah descri@@ bed himself to the Israelites as “ the One teaching you to benefit yourself , the One ca@@ using you to tre@@ ad in the way in which you should walk . ”
And thr@@ ough@@ out these last days , they have been tel@@ ling people about it .
It por@@ tra@@ ys God as a real person with whom humans can enjoy a close relationship .
Do@@ ing work that pleas@@ es our Creator will not leave us dis@@ satis@@ fied .
May our con@@ vi@@ ction be like that of Job , who even as he end@@ ur@@ ed har@@ s@@ h tri@@ als af@@ fir@@ m@@ ed with confidence : “ After he has t@@ ested me out , I shall come for@@ th as go@@ ld it@@ self . ” ​ — Job 23 : 10 .
Th@@ ough the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents were exc@@ ited about the things they were lear@@ ning , they did not allow their new@@ found knowledge to pu@@ f@@ f them up with pri@@ de ; nor did they take cre@@ di@@ t for pro@@ claim@@ ing something new .
Since let@@ ters and car@@ ds can be r@@ er@@ e@@ ad , they may provide long - r@@ ange comfort .
A@@ ga@@ bu@@ s fore@@ tel@@ ls “ a great fam@@ ine , ” which takes place two years later .
God has given no e@@ th@@ ni@@ c group a reason for feel@@ ing su@@ peri@@ or
A bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ man who is one of Jehovah’s Witnesses was c@@ he@@ ated out of a very large su@@ m of money , lea@@ ving him practic@@ ally ban@@ k@@ ru@@ pt .
It arrang@@ es spiritual pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s for Bethel family members and has over@@ sight of vari@@ ous scho@@ ol@@ s , such as G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol and the P@@ i@@ one@@ er Ser@@ vice S@@ cho@@ ol , as well as of the develop@@ ment of a@@ udi@@ o and vi@@ de@@ o pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s .
An@@ s@@ wers to P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers
Jesus stated : “ E@@ ver@@ yone who keep@@ s on loo@@ king at a woman so as to have a pas@@ sion for her has already com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with her in his heart .
Jehovah ​ — Our Pro@@ vi@@ der and Pro@@ te@@ ct@@ or
“ In order that we should no longer be ba@@ bes , to@@ s@@ sed about as by wa@@ ves and car@@ ri@@ ed hi@@ ther and th@@ i@@ ther by every w@@ ind of teaching by means of the tri@@ ck@@ er@@ y of men , by means of c@@ un@@ ning in cont@@ ri@@ ving er@@ ro@@ r . ”
Still , his hope was not in that world .
Just as all members of ancient Israel form@@ ed one “ serv@@ ant , ” so also all anointed Christians on earth at any one time form one “ faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
How the lives of early har@@ v@@ est work@@ ers ​ — par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly Jesus ’ 11 faithful apostles — ​ chang@@ ed on the day in 33 C.E . when they went to a m@@ oun@@ tain in Gal@@ ile@@ e to me@@ et the resur@@ rec@@ ted Christ !
As@@ soci@@ ating with the el@@ der@@ ly and being able to draw on their knowledge and experience is in it@@ self a privilege .
When King Solomon said that “ two are better than one , ” he had just spo@@ ken about the fu@@ t@@ ility of devo@@ ting all one@@ ’s en@@ er@@ gi@@ es to the ac@@ qui@@ ring of material ri@@ ches .
In 199@@ 9 the Ar@@ ch@@ bi@@ sh@@ op of C@@ an@@ ter@@ bu@@ ry , Ge@@ or@@ ge C@@ are@@ y , war@@ ned that the Ch@@ urch of Eng@@ land was “ one gener@@ ation away from ex@@ t@@ inc@@ tion . ”
They den@@ y Jehovah God’s uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and his authority and ability to sel@@ e@@ ct the King that is the best rul@@ er for mankind .
However , when an experienced fellow beli@@ ever su@@ gg@@ ests how we can teach more effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely , we want to accept that help with hum@@ ility and gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de .
They were free to serve God , yet they could still cho@@ ose to serve sin ​ — the form@@ er ma@@ ster — ​ if they so desi@@ red .
As humans , they ‘ be@@ ar the i@@ ma@@ ge of the one made of du@@ st , ’ but when resur@@ rec@@ ted they become like the last Adam .
Still , being hon@@ est is what God says is right , and it al@@ lo@@ ws us to have a clean conscience , something truly valu@@ able .
On my first day , my compan@@ ion h@@ an@@ ded me some liter@@ ature , pointed to a house , and simply said , “ G@@ o and see if they want this . ”
He says : “ During my more than 70 years in the ministry , I have some@@ times been disc@@ oura@@ ged by the re@@ actions of people ​ — their ho@@ st@@ ility or their indi@@ ffer@@ ence .
How should we view those who have gro@@ wn spiritually we@@ ak ?
K@@ or@@ ah and the others must have felt secu@@ re about their relationship with Jehovah .
He did not have a cer@@ ti@@ fic@@ ate of or@@ din@@ ation or a de@@ gre@@ e from some s@@ em@@ in@@ ary to prove that he was a minis@@ ter , and he was not or@@ da@@ ined by any man .
There I felt that Jehovah’s angels were “ cam@@ p@@ ing all around ” while I wor@@ ked in such an is@@ ol@@ ated assignment . ​ — P@@ s .
At E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 11 : 1 , 2 , we read : “ S@@ end out your bre@@ ad upon the sur@@ face of the w@@ at@@ ers , for in the course of many days you will find it again .
For example , in J@@ ap@@ an the div@@ or@@ ce r@@ ate has ne@@ arly doub@@ led in rec@@ ent years .
Because Jehovah has fore@@ told that att@@ ack on God’s people .
Mi@@ ho@@ ko app@@ lied the su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions given on how to use the bro@@ ch@@ ure , especially on how to make bri@@ ef return vis@@ its .
Christians must for@@ ti@@ fy their spiritual de@@ f@@ en@@ ses in order to stay out of the re@@ ach of wicked spi@@ r@@ its .
O@@ ver@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by emo@@ tion , I c@@ ra@@ d@@ led Jo@@ el in my ar@@ ms , and we took him home .
Their compan@@ y streng@@ th@@ ened me ​ — in@@ deed , it c@@ he@@ ered me up .
They wr@@ ong@@ ly thought that they could be succ@@ ess@@ ful in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent of God .
What is involved in this ?
Re@@ g@@ arding dis@@ pu@@ tes that may ar@@ ise , hus@@ ban@@ ds are ad@@ v@@ ised : “ Ke@@ ep on loving your wi@@ ves and do not be bit@@ ter@@ ly ang@@ ry with them . ”
While K@@ or@@ ah and his followers peri@@ shed , K@@ or@@ ah’s sons sur@@ vi@@ ved .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al G@@ u@@ id@@ ance for Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople
If you do not at this point see how that is possible , do all you can to inc@@ re@@ ase your clo@@ sen@@ ess to Jehovah by having a full share in the ministry .
* It is an evil that dam@@ ages both human rel@@ ations and one@@ ’s relationship with God .
Yet , dis@@ cre@@ tion does not mean never expres@@ sing on@@ es@@ el@@ f .
N@@ ex@@ t , consider tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous Ab@@ sal@@ om .
5@@ 6 : 8 .
; I@@ to@@ h , M .
Such powerful reason@@ ing can help us to re@@ ach the hearts of others .
The Bible descri@@ bes how love moved Jehovah to give to the first humans life free of si@@ ck@@ ness and death .
O@@ thers say that this attitude is based on “ in@@ su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient information , ” which lea@@ ds to the “ pre@@ judgment of members of [ a ] group . ”
Many brothers sp@@ end h@@ our@@ s each mon@@ th pre@@ par@@ ing meeting par@@ ts .
We can learn from the acc@@ oun@@ ts of Ca@@ in and A@@ be@@ l .
We can all look for opportun@@ ities to show “ fellow feel@@ ing ” and to be “ tend@@ er@@ ly com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate ” toward them . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 8 , 9 .
To jus@@ ti@@ fy its privile@@ ges , the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in had to keep the peace and support Rom@@ an rule .
Per@@ s@@ onal Con@@ cer@@ ns Can W@@ ei@@ gh U@@ s D@@ own
When we talk to other Christians about what we would like to do as Jehovah continu@@ es to fulf@@ ill his promises , our men@@ tal pi@@ c@@ ture of the future be@@ comes more vi@@ vi@@ d .
Instead , he pra@@ ised them .
That real@@ iz@@ ation came as both a sh@@ o@@ ck and a disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment to them .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , a teach@@ er today should star@@ t his tra@@ ining by taking time to devel@@ op a rel@@ a@@ x@@ ed at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere and a b@@ ond of fri@@ end@@ ship with the lear@@ ner .
P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s ob@@ st@@ in@@ ac@@ y brought disa@@ ster upon Egy@@ pt
A@@ ga@@ inst what nations did A@@ mo@@ s first pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y , and what was one reason why they deser@@ ved ad@@ verse divine judgment ?
This rec@@ t@@ ang@@ ul@@ ar , go@@ ld - co@@ vered ch@@ est held the ta@@ ble@@ ts of the Law and other it@@ em@@ s .
Des@@ pite the we@@ ather , people here are bus@@ y and pro@@ duc@@ tive f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers .
But there was a deep@@ er re@@ vu@@ l@@ sion : the thought of ac@@ tually sin@@ ning against his God , Jehovah .
Yet , we can be gr@@ ate@@ ful to our Creator for giving us both gra@@ in and the ing@@ en@@ u@@ ity to trans@@ form it into “ our bre@@ ad for this day . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 11 .
One of the je@@ w@@ els of the B@@ rit@@ ish Li@@ br@@ ary is the C@@ o@@ de@@ x A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ r@@ in@@ us , a fi@@ f@@ th - century C.E . Bible man@@ us@@ crip@@ t .
What a privilege to be mo@@ ving along with him , know@@ ing that sh@@ ort@@ ly no one will ever again cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct Jehovah’s worshi@@ p@@ ers when they say : “ God is for us ” ! ​ — Romans 8 : 31 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 27 , 28 .
It is also vital to get to know the brothers and sisters in your local congregation , part of “ the whole associ@@ ation of brothers ” thr@@ ough@@ out the world .
Fir@@ st , there is the rest@@ or@@ ation to a spiritual par@@ adise under way since 19@@ 19 .
H@@ at@@ red and bit@@ ter@@ ness gra@@ du@@ ally gave way to trust and fri@@ end@@ ship
They had been able to appe@@ al to the God - given conscience of some .
That is just a dre@@ am .
The Bible also uses the ter@@ m “ day of judgment ” to ref@@ er to the ev@@ ent that will bring the present system of things to its end .
Bar@@ ak was to mu@@ ster 10@@ ,000 men from two of Israel@@ ’s tri@@ bes .
Are you making every effort to “ walk in the name of Jehovah ” ?
There was no s@@ word in his hand , but he had the powerful ba@@ c@@ king of Jehovah God .
On@@ ly those who follow@@ ed these words would truly be Jesus ’ followers .
Why is it important to pre@@ pare now for tri@@ bul@@ ation ?
But that is har@@ dly a fa@@ ir de@@ pi@@ ction of Jesus , whom the Go@@ sp@@ els por@@ tra@@ y as a war@@ m , kin@@ d@@ hear@@ ted man of deep feelings .
M@@ an cannot “ ti@@ e f@@ ast the b@@ on@@ ds of the K@@ i@@ ma@@ h con@@ st@@ el@@ l@@ ation , ” bin@@ ding that group in a c@@ lu@@ ster .
Indeed , Jehovah “ da@@ ily car@@ ries the lo@@ ad for us . ”
One night a cou@@ ple whom we were wa@@ iting for did not show up .
The earth is full of your pro@@ duc@@ tions , ” the psalmist exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed .
Paul al@@ er@@ ted fellow Christians about what d@@ ang@@ ers ?
By com@@ par@@ ing our beli@@ ef@@ s with God’s Word , we imitate the people of ancient B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a , who made sure that Paul’s teachings har@@ mon@@ ized with the Scriptures .
There were 2@@ 6@@ 3@@ ,@@ 4@@ 31 who sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed their dedic@@ ation to God by get@@ ting baptized .
He is famili@@ ar with our da@@ ily r@@ out@@ ine and ha@@ bi@@ ts .
The P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es star@@ t to bel@@ it@@ tle them : “ You have not been mis@@ led also , have you ?
Thus , it may be more help@@ ful to make a s@@ inc@@ ere , positi@@ ve st@@ at@@ ement , such as “ I am so happy to see you , ” or “ Se@@ e@@ ing you in the congregation encoura@@ ges me . ”
One of these individuals was a ci@@ vi@@ l eng@@ in@@ e@@ er nam@@ ed N@@ al@@ la@@ th@@ ambi .
Those resur@@ rec@@ ted to heaven will ev@@ en@@ tually number 14@@ 4@@ ,000 .
The long , mis@@ er@@ able rul@@ er@@ ship of humans under Satan’s control has also demonstr@@ ated that they l@@ ack the ability to rule in righteousness .
Jesus taught us that we should always be willing to for@@ give others . ​ — Matthew 6 : 14 , 15 ; 18 : 21 , 22 .
He stated : “ The king will say to those on his right , ‘ C@@ ome , you who have been bless@@ ed by my Father , in@@ her@@ it the kingdom pre@@ pared for you from the f@@ oun@@ ding of the world . . . .
When Jo@@ si@@ ah heard the words of the Law being read to him and recogn@@ ized the er@@ r@@ ors of his people , “ he ri@@ pp@@ ed his gar@@ ments ap@@ ar@@ t . ” ​ — 2 K@@ i .
Even the n@@ ur@@ ses who car@@ ed for Jo@@ el re@@ mar@@ ked that they no@@ tic@@ ed how our atten@@ ding Christian meetings helped us to keep our bal@@ ance .
Thus , the dist@@ ress a g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing mate feel@@ s over the lo@@ ss of his or her par@@ t@@ ner is the result of Ad@@ am@@ ’s sin and Satan’s ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations .
Th@@ r@@ ough Isaiah , for instance , Jehovah said : “ U@@ p@@ hold justice , and do what is righteous . . .
For that matter , how can we be certain that the truth is working in us as well as in those we teach ?
W@@ ell , it is good to listen to our conscience , but its message may seri@@ ously mis@@ lead us .
Timothy needed help to gain acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge and spiritual understanding of what he read .
On@@ ce on the other sh@@ ore , we he@@ ad@@ ed for a light that was v@@ isi@@ ble on a ne@@ ar@@ by h@@ ill , where we found a few ten@@ ts .
Who among us has not shed te@@ ars for some reason ?
If so , our desire to ple@@ ase him and provide an answer to Satan’s acc@@ us@@ ations will be refle@@ cted in all as@@ pe@@ cts of our da@@ ily lives .
Many cen@@ tu@@ ries later , the Jews began to att@@ ach more import@@ ance to a study of the Law than to the app@@ lic@@ ation of its principles .
Thus , Jehovah se@@ ts the fin@@ est example in expres@@ sing love for his uni@@ vers@@ al family in the ful@@ l@@ est me@@ asure .
He “ end@@ ur@@ ed to the end . ”
“ Those who live according to the spirit [ set their min@@ ds ] on the things of the spirit . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M@@ AN@@ S 8 : 5 .
To El@@ la , Jehovah was just as real as the men standing before her .
A@@ no@@ ther brother took care of my ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses when I attend@@ ed conven@@ tions .
Even if a cou@@ ple are deep@@ ly in love , God still requi@@ res that they mar@@ ry before enjo@@ ying se@@ x .
C@@ ongreg@@ ation meetings were held in the ho@@ m@@ es of Witnesses .
Yes , know@@ ing how to wa@@ it is a less@@ on that must be learned .
For some 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years , Jehovah’s deal@@ ings with Israel reve@@ aled many new fac@@ e@@ ts of his person@@ ality .
Joseph , though , was a disci@@ ple , but he could not bring himself to say so op@@ en@@ ly .
Although v@@ isi@@ bly sh@@ ak@@ en by my appe@@ ar@@ ance , he kin@@ dly ans@@ wer@@ ed my questions regarding meetings at the Kingdom H@@ all .
As the one through whom the Se@@ ed would come , Abraham would n@@ atur@@ ally be the foc@@ us of s@@ at@@ ani@@ c en@@ m@@ ity .
How can parents help their children to make spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement ?
At that m@@ om@@ ent , the pris@@ on@@ er , who@@ se name was Paul , said : “ If any of these gu@@ ys t@@ ou@@ ch you , just y@@ ell .
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , then , such qualities as pr@@ u@@ d@@ ence , courage , self - discipl@@ ine , fai@@ r@@ ness , com@@ pas@@ sion , per@@ sever@@ ance , hon@@ es@@ ty , hum@@ ility , and loy@@ al@@ ty have been ha@@ iled as vi@@ r@@ tu@@ es at one time or another .
S@@ ad@@ ly , as no@@ ted in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , some ign@@ ore the Hebrew Scriptures because they believe that the God por@@ tra@@ yed ther@@ e@@ in is a c@@ ru@@ el de@@ ity who destro@@ yed his enem@@ ies without mer@@ cy .
S@@ ome@@ times we also receive a ba@@ r of so@@ a@@ p , which is to last a whole mon@@ th . ”
We have confidence that ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles can help us put food on the table . Re@@ be@@ cc@@ a , a married sister in A@@ sia , found this to be true of her family .
Why did Paul wr@@ ite regarding a Christian wife : “ She will be kept sa@@ fe through chil@@ d@@ be@@ aring ” ? ​ — 1 Timothy 2 : 15 .
What blessings can come to family members who work along with Jehovah’s instru@@ ctions regarding dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed ones ?
9 , 10 . ( a ) Why do Ad@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants die ?
Jehovah is gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous and mer@@ ci@@ ful , s@@ low to anger and great in loving - kindness .
The preaching and teaching work that Jesus began in 29 C.E . is ne@@ aring its gr@@ and c@@ li@@ ma@@ x .
Th@@ ink of this example .
As the ant benef@@ its from its in@@ du@@ stri@@ ousness , so God wants us to ‘ see good for all our hard work . ’
While we a@@ wa@@ it the time for Jehovah’s judgment to come against the wicked , what is our experience as his faithful servants ?
Ther@@ e@@ after , my chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od was sp@@ ent at an in@@ s@@ titu@@ te for bl@@ ind children in G@@ u@@ at@@ em@@ ala C@@ ity , where I learned B@@ ra@@ il@@ le .
What can help us to pre@@ v@@ ent this from happ@@ ening so that we can remain holy and u@@ se@@ ful in Jehovah’s service ?
During his school years , E@@ ri@@ c began to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
“ The word of Jehovah , ” or “ the word of God , ” in these pas@@ sa@@ ges ref@@ ers to the good news ​ — the s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring message of divine truth , a living , powerful message that chang@@ ed the lives of those who accepted it . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
L@@ ater , to his apostle John , he indic@@ ated that God is determined “ to bring to ru@@ in those ru@@ ining the earth . ”
By cho@@ o@@ sing another r@@ ou@@ te , Jehovah s@@ pared his people an early con@@ fr@@ on@@ tation with the Phil@@ ist@@ ines .
It is eas@@ y to feel close to those whom we know well .
Those in want of heart rejo@@ ice in fo@@ ol@@ ish la@@ ugh@@ ter and mer@@ ri@@ ment that give no gen@@ u@@ ine satis@@ fac@@ tion or happiness .
• How does the Bible show that Jehovah appreci@@ ates the faithful service of his in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res ?
The Bible says that “ he loo@@ ked in@@ ten@@ tly toward the pa@@ y@@ ment of the re@@ ward . ”
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful Un@@ der T@@ est
Many scho@@ l@@ ars consider this declar@@ ation to be au@@ th@@ enti@@ c .
S@@ el@@ f@@ ish ple@@ a@@ sures evid@@ ently crow@@ ded out un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish love .
If we follow@@ ed this l@@ ine of reason@@ ing , we would be dec@@ ei@@ ving ourselves .
This course of conduct often pro@@ du@@ ces re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble resul@@ ts .
Such a pro@@ vision is both preci@@ ous and practic@@ al .
Ex@@ am@@ ine your study ha@@ bi@@ ts pray@@ er@@ fully .
Dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing is another ty@@ pe of discipl@@ ine from Jehovah .
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : Yes .
In many lands today , people still bo@@ w down to man - made i@@ ma@@ ges , and such go@@ ds are just as us@@ eless now as they were in the past .
“ On account of these , ” said the apostle Peter , “ the way of the truth will be spo@@ ken of a@@ bu@@ si@@ vely . ”
It certainly was appro@@ pri@@ ate that those be@@ coming Christians left those cor@@ ru@@ pt practic@@ es .
Jehovah certainly “ deli@@ gh@@ ted ” in cre@@ ating the earth for mankind .
As we bum@@ p along R@@ ou@@ te S@@ ake , the city comes ali@@ ve .
Wh@@ ere el@@ se but among God’s people can such love be found ?
For a de@@ ta@@ iled discus@@ sion of Proverbs 10 : 1 - 14 , see The Watchtower of Ju@@ ly 15 , 200@@ 1 , pages 24 - 7 .
Un@@ der Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s lead@@ er@@ ship , the people of Israel con@@ qu@@ ered city after city and occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed the land of Cana@@ an .
N@@ I@@ C@@ A@@ R@@ A@@ G@@ U@@ A
They may think that they are on the c@@ us@@ p of sol@@ ving ma@@ j@@ or problems .
But John told others that he was un@@ wor@@ thy even to un@@ ti@@ e Jesus ’ san@@ d@@ al .
The Bible comman@@ ds Christians not to use “ a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch . ”
R@@ em@@ ember that Paul ur@@ ged us to become imit@@ at@@ ors of those faithful ones who received promises from Jehovah “ through faith and pati@@ ence . ”
I@@ ts pages con@@ tain clear and com@@ for@@ ting ans@@ wers for all who have fac@@ ed similar tra@@ ge@@ dies .
The the@@ ory of ev@@ olu@@ tion became po@@ pul@@ ar .
They re@@ plac@@ ed the com@@ mem@@ or@@ ations to the p@@ re - H@@ is@@ pan@@ ic div@@ in@@ ities with fes@@ tiv@@ ities to Christian div@@ in@@ ities , in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an fes@@ tiv@@ ities and activities , and also took advan@@ ta@@ ge of the In@@ di@@ an fes@@ tiv@@ ities , which resul@@ ted in a cul@@ tural sy@@ n@@ cre@@ tism from which au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ally M@@ ex@@ i@@ can expres@@ sions have ar@@ is@@ en . ”
Why should the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s st@@ at@@ ements about blood be important to Christians today ?
The the@@ me “ S@@ tu@@ dy of God’s Word Pro@@ du@@ ces Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous M@@ in@@ isters ” high@@ ligh@@ ted Paul’s words at Romans 10 : 10 .
Jehovah has appointed Jesus as Ju@@ dge ; h@@ ence , we do not have the right to ju@@ dge any@@ body .
Those words are sur@@ ely app@@ li@@ ca@@ ble to all of us today . ​ — 2 Timothy 4 : 5 .
T@@ each What the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ e@@ ach@@ es
He too asked for a study .
Consider some of the activities of Jesus Christ that give us a g@@ li@@ mp@@ se of what he will do for mankind in fulfill@@ ment of Psalm 7@@ 2 .
What a gl@@ ori@@ ous pro@@ spe@@ ct lies a@@ head for those who@@ se expe@@ ct@@ ations are based on God’s prophe@@ tic word !
And let anyone hear@@ ing say : ‘ C@@ ome ! ’
“ U@@ su@@ ally , ” rel@@ ated B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e co@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ or John N@@ or@@ man , “ people will take on vo@@ o@@ do@@ o to prote@@ ct themselves . ”
Jesus , like Moses , deli@@ gh@@ ted in refle@@ cting Jehovah’s glory in the things he taught .
While tr@@ ying to s@@ mu@@ gg@@ le d@@ ru@@ g@@ s into an Af@@ ri@@ can country , R@@ ol@@ f - M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el was ar@@ rest@@ ed and sp@@ ent 13 months in pris@@ on .
Com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on was fi@@ er@@ ce among the me@@ dia , le@@ ading to repor@@ ts of un@@ con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed de@@ ta@@ il@@ s .
( 1 ) Jehovah wants us to be sel@@ e@@ ctive about our associ@@ ates .
P@@ l@@ in@@ y mentioned the lo@@ c@@ ation of a commun@@ ity of E@@ s@@ sen@@ es by the De@@ ad Se@@ a between Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o and E@@ n - g@@ edi .
Such ones keep on pra@@ ising Jehovah dis@@ cre@@ et@@ ly at Christian meetings and in their public ministry .
What E@@ sa learned from his study of the Bible t@@ ou@@ ched his heart and moved him to dedic@@ ate his life to Jehovah .
To have and feel this love , however , we must do something .
This helps me to get my mind off my@@ self . ”
How did Jehovah help and prote@@ ct the Israelites when they f@@ ought the A@@ mal@@ ek@@ ites ?
P@@ re@@ aching in the 1@@ st and 20@@ th cen@@ tu@@ ries
The Bible indic@@ ates that Jesus was pra@@ ying when John im@@ mer@@ sed him in the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver .
It is true that we must con@@ ten@@ d with ma@@ j@@ or ad@@ verse for@@ ces , including our own sin@@ ful tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es and Satan’s efforts to di@@ str@@ act us from obe@@ ying God .
E@@ m@@ ile K@@ rit@@ z@@ ing@@ er from Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que explained that after de@@ ca@@ des of persecu@@ tion there , Jehovah’s Witnesses were reg@@ is@@ tered in 199@@ 2 .
“ Y@@ our@@ s , O Jehovah , are the great@@ ness and the mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness and the beau@@ ty and the exc@@ el@@ l@@ enc@@ y and the di@@ gn@@ ity . . . Y@@ our@@ s is the kingdom , O Jehovah . ” ​ — 1 C@@ H@@ R@@ ON@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 29 : 11 .
A brother nam@@ ed J@@ es@@ ú@@ s , who lived in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , said : “ I was a slave to my jo@@ b , at times working fi@@ ve con@@ secu@@ tive shi@@ f@@ ts even though it was not ob@@ lig@@ at@@ ory to do so .
Jesus is the Me@@ di@@ at@@ or of that covenant , and by his death , he provided the sacrifice needed to v@@ al@@ id@@ ate it . ​ — Luke 22 : 20 ; He@@ b .
How , though , do we show our love for Jehovah ?
Rather , he reve@@ als his desire that we sel@@ e@@ ct st@@ y@@ les of d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing that show mo@@ des@@ ty and that be@@ f@@ it Christian min@@ isters .
Indeed , when those brothers in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i read Paul’s letter , they knew that these were not the words of an ac@@ ad@@ em@@ ic who was s@@ it@@ ting some@@ where in an of@@ fice .
They cons@@ ist of a heav@@ y h@@ our@@ gl@@ ass - shap@@ ed u@@ pp@@ er st@@ one that ac@@ ted as a ho@@ pp@@ er and a con@@ ic@@ al low@@ er st@@ one .
King Solomon said : “ There is no righteous man on earth who always does good and never sin@@ s . ”
I@@ gn@@ or@@ ing their direction could end in disa@@ ster . ​ — Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 7 ; Hebrews 13 : 7 , 17 .
It is claim@@ ed , therefore , that “ they are . . . ‘ un@@ hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al , ’ of little or no value for re@@ con@@ stru@@ cting a ‘ bi@@ bli@@ cal ’ or an ‘ ancient Israel , ’ both of which are simply mo@@ der@@ n Jewish and Christian liter@@ ary con@@ stru@@ cts . ”
With Jehovah’s blessing and the res@@ ol@@ ve of Jesus ’ followers to keep on preaching , An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch became a cen@@ ter of first - century Christi@@ an@@ ity .
Davi@@ d’s words refle@@ ct his human re@@ action to his des@@ per@@ ate situation .
Yes , Jesus had “ sa@@ y@@ ings of everlasting life . ”
How can you make sure that you will remain when this wicked world pas@@ ses away ?
F@@ e@@ ar of God is a feel@@ ing Christians should have toward their M@@ ak@@ er .
He re@@ ached the tw@@ in go@@ als to which many as@@ pi@@ re ​ — money and f@@ ame — ​ but what about happiness ?
The mer@@ ch@@ ant in Jesus ’ par@@ able was over@@ jo@@ yed when he found what he per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved to be a “ pe@@ ar@@ l of high value . ”
Although the crow@@ d listen@@ ed to his de@@ f@@ en@@ se for a while , when they ev@@ en@@ tually gre@@ w w@@ ra@@ th@@ ful , the es@@ cor@@ ting mil@@ it@@ ary comman@@ der took Paul to the sol@@ di@@ ers ’ qu@@ ar@@ ters .
2 Ti@@ m .
But he did use his power to respon@@ d to and satis@@ fy the needs of others .
L@@ ater , on one of his vis@@ its to To@@ k@@ yo , Na@@ than H . K@@ nor@@ r from world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters said to me : “ By the way , do you know where your husband is going on his next z@@ one tri@@ p ?
Wor@@ se yet , someone who deli@@ ber@@ ately “ keep@@ s on loo@@ king ” needs to have his il@@ lic@@ it desi@@ res de@@ ad@@ ened . ​ — Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 3 , 4 , 12 ; C@@ ol .
Are you an el@@ der in the congregation ?
What a joy it was to me@@ et her again !
At some point , however , this spirit cre@@ ature began to desire the worship of humans .
Jesus knew that he lost no di@@ gn@@ ity in Jehovah’s eyes , and he certainly s@@ ought no glory from men .
• Why should we do all things “ free from mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r@@ ings ” ?
In what way might there be a need for ca@@ u@@ tion in the congregation today ?
Bible educ@@ ation prom@@ o@@ tes true peace
In what ways had Paul benef@@ ited from Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness ?
In what ways are the tre@@ a@@ sures that Jehovah ur@@ ges his worshipp@@ ers to seek bene@@ fi@@ cial ?
• How can wa@@ iting on Jehovah be made a s@@ ource of joy ?
In the Ang@@ l@@ o - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can World P@@ ow@@ er , people have ris@@ en up to cla@@ im their righ@@ ts through ci@@ vi@@ l righ@@ ts cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ s , la@@ b@@ or uni@@ ons , and in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence mo@@ v@@ ements .
During Jehovah’s day , those who have been m@@ ol@@ ded by the world and its evil spirit will displa@@ y their true n@@ ature , even sla@@ ugh@@ ter@@ ing one another .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful I am to Jehovah for blessing me with this loyal compan@@ ion !
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , God’s Word , the Bible , con@@ tain@@ s fine direction for young people , and by following it , many you@@ ths are having succ@@ ess in life .
As indic@@ ated at Psalm 1@@ 12 : 1 , these true Christians experience great happiness as they walk “ in fear of Jehovah . ”
They wanted to have Jehovah’s appro@@ val , and that was wor@@ th any sacrifice .
The Bible is a ma@@ p that can help you to know which p@@ ath to cho@@ ose .
She then went on to rel@@ ate how she had come to know the truth from the Bible and how gr@@ ate@@ ful she was that we mission@@ aries had come to the Ba@@ h@@ am@@ as .
For these gr@@ and pro@@ spe@@ cts , we than@@ k Jehovah , ‘ who will he@@ al all our mal@@ adi@@ es . ’ ​ — Psalm 10@@ 3 : 1 - 3 ; Revelation 21 : 1 - 5 .
I was so en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic about what I heard that the next we@@ ek I wal@@ ked there .
He arrang@@ ed for ob@@ serv@@ an@@ ces some@@ what similar to the fes@@ tiv@@ als held in Jerusalem .
What could Jac@@ o@@ b do ?
11 : 1 ; 2 Th@@ ess .
Tru@@ e Re@@ fre@@ sh@@ ment for the Pe@@ ople
Ab@@ out the year 5@@ 37 B.C.E . , C@@ y@@ r@@ us the Gre@@ at of Per@@ sia is@@ su@@ ed a dec@@ ree for the Jews ex@@ iled in Babyl@@ on to return to Jerusalem and re@@ buil@@ d the temple .
How can God’s Word help to prote@@ ct us from un@@ clean thoughts ?
But when she saw that the whole family was em@@ br@@ ac@@ ing Bible truth , she too wanted to study .
In De@@ c@@ ember 199@@ 2 , while giving a talk during a cir@@ cu@@ it vis@@ it , E@@ m@@ ma@@ s su@@ ffered a st@@ ro@@ ke .
As a result , she is fre@@ qu@@ ently asked such questions as , ‘ What does it mean to be one of Jehovah’s Witnesses ? ’
L@@ ik@@ ely , it is not the lar@@ g@@ est or c@@ he@@ ap@@ est pi@@ e@@ ces of fru@@ it .
15 : 5@@ 3 , 5@@ 4 .
What is it , and how is it ac@@ qui@@ red ?
W@@ ould an il@@ lu@@ sion in the form of a man invit@@ e ob@@ serv@@ ers to t@@ ou@@ ch him ? ​ — Luke 24 : 36 - 39 .
Those words of do@@ om were ful@@ filled upon the nation of Juda@@ h and her cap@@ it@@ al , Jerusalem , because the lead@@ ers and the people as a whole were not doing Jehovah’s will .
‘ Ke@@ ep On As@@ king , Se@@ e@@ king , K@@ no@@ c@@ king ’
I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t know how to pre@@ pare in@@ tro@@ duc@@ tions or reason from the Scriptures . ”
After Jesus was sent to the earth and the one perfect ransom sacrifice was provided , Jehovah no longer accepted Israel@@ ’s ani@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es .
In contr@@ ast , a serv@@ ant of God who wi@@ den@@ s out in love has gen@@ u@@ ine appreciation for fellow believers .
Wh@@ ere did Paul find help and reli@@ ef ?
God will never a@@ ban@@ d@@ on faithful ones simply because ad@@ vers@@ ity li@@ m@@ its their ability to serve him . ​ — P@@ s .
Some su@@ ff@@ er from de@@ bil@@ it@@ ating ill@@ nesses , others from the ra@@ va@@ ges of old age or from the lo@@ ss of a li@@ fe@@ time compan@@ ion .
On Ju@@ ne 10 , 19@@ 38 , H@@ el@@ en and I were married in a simp@@ le cer@@ em@@ on@@ y in the home in which she had been born in El@@ m G@@ ro@@ ve , near W@@ he@@ el@@ ing , W@@ est V@@ ir@@ g@@ in@@ ia .
I F@@ el@@ t Like E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el
In this age of un@@ certain@@ ty and stri@@ fe , many people are .
The w@@ ars , cri@@ me , c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty , op@@ pres@@ sion , di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty , and im@@ mor@@ ality that are so r@@ am@@ p@@ ant today give evidence of Satan’s , not God’s , influ@@ ence .
Let wi@@ ves be in sub@@ je@@ ction to their hus@@ ban@@ ds as to the Lord , because a husband is head of his wife as the Christ also is head of the congregation , he being a sa@@ vi@@ or of this body . . . .
This preci@@ ous wi@@ do@@ w , the Bible tel@@ ls us , was always at the temple “ rend@@ ering sac@@ red service ” to Jehovah .
I was in my l@@ ate te@@ ens and wor@@ ked as an ap@@ pr@@ enti@@ ce ph@@ ar@@ ma@@ c@@ ist .
“ If anyone does not stu@@ m@@ ble in word , this one is a perfect man . ”
Ther@@ efore , we must ha@@ bitu@@ ally medit@@ ate on what we are lear@@ ning .
The hope of living forever under the rule of God’s Kingdom is a@@ vail@@ able to people of all rac@@ es , ages , and so@@ cial ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds .
“ E@@ very good t@@ ree pro@@ du@@ ces fine fru@@ it , but every ro@@ t@@ ten t@@ ree pro@@ du@@ ces wor@@ th@@ less fru@@ it . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
A@@ n Ex@@ tend@@ ed P@@ eri@@ od of Ti@@ me
For a more de@@ ta@@ iled discus@@ sion of the evidence of God’s ex@@ ist@@ ence , see the bro@@ ch@@ ure The O@@ ri@@ g@@ in of Li@@ fe ​ — F@@ i@@ ve Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Wor@@ th As@@ king and the book Is There a Creator Who Ca@@ res Ab@@ out You ?
O@@ ver the years , E@@ s@@ ther has always given me her loving support .
“ If this is how God loved us , ” wrote the apostle John , “ then we are ourselves under ob@@ lig@@ ation to love one another . ”
What , though , can im@@ mo@@ der@@ ate dr@@ in@@ k@@ ers do to pre@@ v@@ ent be@@ coming ‘ we@@ igh@@ ed down with heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ king ’ ?
Let me tell you how serving in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a became possible for me and how Jehovah gave me ‘ the re@@ ques@@ ts of my heart . ’ ​ — Psalm 37 : 4 .
The two sp@@ li@@ t up and went their se@@ par@@ ate ways .
And what a joy it is to see people gr@@ as@@ p the truth , live in acc@@ ord with it , and use their lives to do Jehovah’s will !
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From Ju@@ d@@ ges , 1 / 15
S@@ ad@@ ly , many parents today se@@ em un@@ willing to ex@@ p@@ end the kind of effort that is needed .
What an advan@@ ta@@ ge your child will have if like Timothy , he ‘ has come to know the holy writ@@ ings from inf@@ an@@ cy ’ ! ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 15 .
We real@@ ized that as baptized Christians , we needed to preach regul@@ arly in imit@@ ation of Jesus .
Because that man had lost his jo@@ b and his mother had just died , he l@@ ac@@ ked all hope of being happy .
So he lo@@ v@@ ingly gave his disciples something new .
For the first time in my life , I started to have control over my actions
“ Y@@ O@@ U hus@@ ban@@ ds , continue d@@ wel@@ ling [ with your wi@@ ves ] according to knowledge , ” wrote the apostle Peter , “ assign@@ ing them honor as to a we@@ ak@@ er v@@ es@@ sel , the f@@ em@@ in@@ ine one . ”
With it we bl@@ ess Jehovah , even the Father , and yet with it we cur@@ se men who have come into ex@@ ist@@ ence ‘ in the lik@@ en@@ ess of God . ’
12 : 9 - 11 ​ — Why was only Mi@@ ri@@ am stri@@ ck@@ en with le@@ pro@@ s@@ y ?
Just before li@@ ber@@ ation , this brother n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w@@ ly es@@ cap@@ ed death during the bom@@ ba@@ r@@ d@@ ment of the cam@@ p where he was being held .
Who Is the Mo@@ st I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant Per@@ son in Your Li@@ fe ?
If one or both of the tw@@ ins should die , small st@@ atu@@ es of the tw@@ ins are made , and the family must offer food to these i@@ do@@ ls .
• Kingdom H@@ alls in lands with li@@ mit@@ ed res@@ our@@ ces : 2@@ ,@@ 18@@ 0
Even Jesus is in sub@@ je@@ ction to Jehovah God .
Then we will be able to end@@ ure any tri@@ al .
He was moved by love for people and ke@@ en@@ ly wanted to help them .
But not all anxi@@ ety st@@ em@@ s from concer@@ n about material things .
It also w@@ on him the trust of his emp@@ loy@@ er .
The fi@@ gu@@ re of spe@@ e@@ ch that Is@@ a 30 verse 20 br@@ ings to mind is that of a serv@@ ant atten@@ ding to his ma@@ ster , ever ready to act on the ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s instru@@ ctions .
It har@@ dly gl@@ ori@@ fi@@ es God when he is assign@@ ed the bl@@ ame that righ@@ tly bel@@ ong@@ s to his c@@ hi@@ ef Ad@@ vers@@ ary , Satan , the one whom the Bible c@@ alls “ the rul@@ er of the world ” ! ​ — John 14 : 30 ; 1 John 5 : 19 .
He loo@@ ks on , not to find fa@@ ul@@ t , but to support your end@@ e@@ av@@ or to do good .
Jesus read from that prophecy in the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e at Na@@ z@@ are@@ th and app@@ lied its words to himself .
We should “ keep on as@@ king God ” in prayer for faith and understanding and b@@ ol@@ ster our efforts in personal study regarding any questions or doub@@ ts .
‘ P@@ u@@ t M@@ e to the T@@ est , ’ 8 / 15
What bal@@ an@@ ced attitude are you determined to maintain toward yourself and your worship ?
R@@ ever@@ enti@@ al fear of Jehovah will mo@@ tiv@@ ate you to re@@ ject any wa@@ y@@ ward course .
And wh@@ en@@ ever I feel al@@ one or a little disc@@ oura@@ ged , there is always something on the we@@ b@@ s@@ ite that li@@ f@@ ts my spi@@ r@@ its .
( King James V@@ er@@ sion ) The S@@ pan@@ ish In@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ on , however , c@@ lear@@ ed M@@ on@@ t@@ an@@ o of all su@@ spi@@ ci@@ on of her@@ es@@ y .
These “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men ” are truly a loving pro@@ vision from Jehovah !
* In that way , you and your children will cho@@ ose a p@@ ath that will bring you clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah .
Jesus ’ love for this sub@@ ject was pro@@ found .
Di@@ d you ever feel al@@ one and hel@@ pl@@ ess , as if no one really under@@ sto@@ od the problems you were fac@@ ing ?
Let him call the older men of the congregation to him , and let them pray over him , gre@@ as@@ ing him with o@@ il in the name of Jehovah . ”
From Jehovah’s stan@@ d@@ point , 9@@ 6@@ 9 - year - old Me@@ th@@ us@@ el@@ ah lived less than a day
And so it was that in 194@@ 5 , World W@@ ar I@@ I ended .
What Jesus T@@ au@@ ght C@@ ame From God
; L@@ ip@@ po@@ ld , E .
V@@ i@@ e@@ wing le@@ is@@ ure time as part of that gift will move us to use it in a way that will bring ple@@ asure to the Gi@@ ver .
How is our confidence he@@ igh@@ ten@@ ed by con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating Jehovah’s uni@@ vers@@ al organization ?
You can thus see that about 15 years after Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , Christi@@ an@@ ity was well - esta@@ bli@@ shed in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or . ​ — Acts 13 : 13 – 14 : 26 .
“ Ke@@ ep Do@@ ing Go@@ od ”
J@@ a@@ i@@ ro@@ ’s eyes always light up when I read him the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s promise : “ The l@@ ame will lea@@ p like the de@@ er , and the t@@ ong@@ ue of the spe@@ e@@ ch@@ less will sh@@ out for joy . ”
He wants to know how they feel because he deep@@ ly ca@@ res about them .
As the Bible says , “ there is no righteous man on earth who always does good . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 7 : 20 .
It is inv@@ in@@ ci@@ ble and will fulf@@ ill Jehovah’s purpose for it . ​ — Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 ; Hebrews 12 : 28 ; Revelation 6 : 2 .
Mar@@ ch
How can we gu@@ ard our mind and heart and be like the faithful disci@@ ple Na@@ th@@ ana@@ el ?
Samuel told him : “ You have ac@@ ted fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ly . You have not kept the comman@@ d@@ ment of Jehovah your God that he comman@@ ded you . ”
‘ This is the way I am , ’ I reas@@ oned , ‘ and I can do nothing about it . ’
The occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ences of this Hebrew word indic@@ ate that a consider@@ able number of such se@@ cre@@ t@@ aries ex@@ is@@ ted in Israel and that they had ex@@ ten@@ sive responsi@@ bil@@ ities in the early ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation of the nation .
They inclu@@ ded di@@ ct@@ at@@ ors , pre@@ si@@ d@@ ents , and a king .
By rel@@ ying on Jehovah and cho@@ o@@ sing our words well , we can apply Paul’s counsel : “ Let your ut@@ ter@@ ance be always with gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ousness , se@@ as@@ oned with sal@@ t , so as to know how you ought to give an answer to each one . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 6 .
When making humans , he gave them a mind , a body with a full set of necess@@ ary or@@ g@@ ans , and the ability and cap@@ ac@@ ity to do work .
How did Jesus demonstr@@ ate that he tru@@ sted his disciples ?
• What did Jesus pri@@ mar@@ ily accom@@ pl@@ ish by his ministry and his death ?
When I was appointed congregation serv@@ ant ( today called pre@@ si@@ ding overse@@ er ) in 195@@ 5 , I did not feel ready for the responsi@@ bility .
O@@ ver the cen@@ tu@@ ries such scho@@ l@@ ars as Jer@@ ome and T@@ y@@ nd@@ ale b@@ ra@@ vely transl@@ ated and dist@@ ribu@@ ted God’s Word .
T@@ ow@@ ard the mi@@ dd@@ le of that year , I was assign@@ ed to the dist@@ ri@@ ct work .
And these other sheep compan@@ i@@ ons look for@@ ward to another out@@ standing blessing .
We have many Scriptural examples that show how godly fear moved individuals to do what was right in vari@@ ous tr@@ ying circumstances .
E@@ f@@ fe@@ ctive S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 1 , 200@@ 5 , two new members ​ — Ge@@ off@@ re@@ y W . Jac@@ k@@ son and An@@ th@@ on@@ y M@@ or@@ r@@ is I@@ I@@ I — ​ would be ad@@ ded to the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Com@@ promise and lo@@ b@@ b@@ ying are comm@@ on at ch@@ urch coun@@ c@@ il@@ s today .
Will we listen to and obey the good news that is being pro@@ claim@@ ed earth wide ?
E@@ ver since then , these heavenly cre@@ atu@@ res have displa@@ yed a ke@@ en interest in human af@@ fai@@ r@@ s .
However , I always feel encoura@@ ged by the faith@@ ful@@ ness of fellow Christians every@@ where .
In ad@@ dition , the me@@ dia will deli@@ ver sub@@ tle pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda , imp@@ l@@ ying that it is nor@@ ma@@ l to com@@ mit im@@ mor@@ ality , to get dr@@ un@@ k , or to use f@@ ou@@ l language .
H@@ u@@ man di@@ gn@@ ity , therefore , invol@@ ves both the way we view ourselves and the way others de@@ al with us .
It happened to some anointed Christians in the apostles ’ day .
Who was A@@ mo@@ s ?
Some set asi@@ de a bri@@ ef peri@@ od in the mor@@ ning when there may be less di@@ str@@ action .
As a h@@ un@@ ter uses ba@@ it to at@@ tr@@ act his pre@@ y , Satan emp@@ lo@@ ys such de@@ vi@@ ces as for@@ tu@@ ne - tel@@ ling , ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ gy , h@@ y@@ p@@ no@@ tism , wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft , p@@ al@@ mis@@ try , and ma@@ gi@@ c to at@@ tr@@ act and ent@@ ra@@ p people around the world . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 19 : 31 ; Psalm 1@@ 19 : 1@@ 10 .
Jehovah Rev@@ e@@ als His G@@ l@@ ory to H@@ um@@ ble , 8 / 1
A@@ no@@ inted Christians have filled the earth with “ pro@@ du@@ ce , ” n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing spiritual food .
He died in exc@@ ru@@ ci@@ ating pain .
On one occasi@@ on , a very we@@ al@@ thy young man asked Jesus what he should do to gain everlasting life .
Let us acc@@ ru@@ e something positi@@ ve in a spiritual sense each day , building , as it were , a heal@@ thy , spiritual ban@@ k account . ​ — Matthew 6 : 20 ; 1 Peter 2 : 12 ; 3 : 15 ; James 3 : 13 .
During the time when op@@ position was most in@@ ten@@ se , they de@@ f@@ ended the brothers in about 30 tri@@ als per mon@@ th ​ — one a day !
The cen@@ tr@@ al fi@@ gu@@ re , however , is that of a new@@ born ba@@ by , called in S@@ pan@@ ish el N@@ i@@ ñ@@ o Di@@ o@@ s ( the Ch@@ il@@ d God ) .
May we gain strength from our prayers and our Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od , keep@@ ing in mind that our brothers are experi@@ enc@@ ing tri@@ als similar to our@@ s .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in our ran@@ ks are those who began their associ@@ ation with Jehovah’s organization in the 19@@ 20 ’ s , ’ 30 ’ s , and ’ 40 ’ s .
So have faith in Jehovah’s discipl@@ ine and direction .
The apostle Peter , who had his fe@@ et wa@@ shed by the Son of God , gr@@ as@@ ped the meaning of what Jesus did .
“ God is not par@@ ti@@ al . ”
Does that mean that ever@@ yone will a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally benefit from this pri@@ c@@ eless pro@@ vision ?
In fact , it is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy that the counsel to “ be vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant with a view to prayers ” comes from Peter .
After the reading , he ro@@ l@@ led it up again .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a mon@@ th I en@@ ro@@ l@@ led as a regul@@ ar pioneer — a full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er .
That rec@@ ord rec@@ oun@@ ts two con@@ vers@@ ations between the Devil and God .
Phil@@ o said that God is so far bey@@ ond com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion that c@@ all@@ ing him by a personal name is imp@@ os@@ sible .
Such appreciation is the best prote@@ ction , for your child will be mo@@ tiv@@ ated to hold to Jehovah’s righteous way . ​ — Is@@ a .
Des@@ pite the pain ca@@ used by a be@@ tra@@ y@@ al , stri@@ ve to follow Paul’s inspired counsel : “ Let us not give up in doing what is fine , for in du@@ e se@@ as@@ on we shall re@@ a@@ p if we do not ti@@ re out . ” ​ — G@@ al .
That is why the wicked ones will not stand up in the judgment , nor sin@@ n@@ ers in the ass@@ em@@ bly of righteous ones . ”
The Bible says that they ar@@ gu@@ ed , but it does not tell us why .
Lo@@ ving parents lik@@ e@@ wise in@@ s@@ ist that their children benefit from the “ ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on of Jehovah ” at congregation meetings and through other spiritual pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s .
O@@ r one may atten@@ d some Christian meetings but may do little to pre@@ pare for and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in them .
At Luke 22 : 19 , we are comman@@ ded to mem@@ ori@@ al@@ ize his death .
Tho@@ r@@ n , who had re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed his G@@ r@@ and Creator in ‘ the days of his young man@@ ho@@ od . ’
For instance , the s@@ ong s@@ par@@ ro@@ w has a c@@ he@@ er@@ ful re@@ per@@ to@@ i@@ re .
To find out , let us me@@ et some vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers who served in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
S@@ por@@ ts st@@ adi@@ um@@ s are full , people are g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing , crow@@ ds some@@ times get viol@@ ent , and pla@@ y@@ ers often do .
▪ Is it up to us to deci@@ de to experience the new bir@@ th ?
Some individuals sto@@ p preaching and atten@@ ding meetings because they have com@@ mit@@ ted a serious sin .
During the fin@@ al part of the 1@@ 6@@ th century and the first three de@@ ca@@ des of the 1@@ 7@@ th century , R@@ ak@@ ó@@ w , the cap@@ it@@ al of the mo@@ v@@ ement , became a religious and an in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al cen@@ ter .
We know that Jesus is already present and has been re@@ ign@@ ing inv@@ isi@@ bly as King in heaven since 1914 .
His pres@@ ence was en@@ ough to con@@ so@@ le Le@@ on@@ ar@@ do .
( Read 1 John 2 : 15 - 17 . )
How might Jehovah help you ?
“ We do not want you to be ign@@ or@@ ant concer@@ ning those who are s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing in death , ” Paul cons@@ ol@@ ed the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians , “ that you may not s@@ or@@ ro@@ w just as the rest also do who have no hope . ”
Re@@ fle@@ cting on the a@@ bo@@ ve , you can see that faith@@ ful@@ ness to God is not l@@ in@@ ked to prom@@ in@@ ence , educ@@ ation , fin@@ an@@ cial standing , or so@@ cial st@@ atu@@ s ; nor is faith@@ ful@@ ness dep@@ end@@ ent on in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ence , tal@@ ent , or ability .
Those who “ pas@@ s ” move on to something better in some form of H@@ er@@ e@@ after .
How sa@@ d it is when a worshipp@@ er of Jehovah today makes decisions that indic@@ ate di@@ stru@@ st of Jehovah and a l@@ ack of confidence in his ability to fulf@@ ill his promises !
( b ) Why is a wise use of spe@@ e@@ ch vital in marriage ?
The other is by our godly conduct .
Those working in the ro@@ om@@ ing de@@ par@@ t@@ ment s@@ cour@@ ed the city to find accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations for the 1@@ 5@@ ,000 d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates expe@@ cted .
M@@ il@@ ag@@ ro@@ s , who has car@@ ed for her ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ ally ill husband for over 15 years , says : “ When I feel disc@@ oura@@ ged , I turn to Jehovah in prayer .
A@@ vo@@ id saying ne@@ g@@ ative things about your mate in fr@@ on@@ t of your children .
Jesus En@@ coura@@ ged O@@ thers to S@@ pe@@ ak
This year the an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary of Jesus ’ death f@@ alls on We@@ d@@ n@@ es@@ day , A@@ pri@@ l 19 , after su@@ n@@ set .
“ J@@ A@@ M@@ E@@ S , my husband , re@@ turned home from work ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted every day , but his in@@ come co@@ vered little more than our da@@ ily needs , ” expla@@ ins Mar@@ il@@ y@@ n .
A@@ m@@ ong the many others who la@@ bor@@ ed in the work of the Lord were such women as Tr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ ena and Tr@@ y@@ p@@ ho@@ sa .
S@@ hor@@ tly after the esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment of God’s Kingdom in the hands of Christ in 1914 , they were c@@ ast down to the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of the earth . ​ — Revelation 12 : 7 - 9 .
Even so , our enem@@ ies are real .
T@@ ake , for example , Moses , who displa@@ yed ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary faith , loy@@ al@@ ty , and devo@@ tion .
How did David re@@ act ? ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on .
Many people thus have an enti@@ r@@ ely wrong imp@@ res@@ sion of Jehovah , thinking that he is un@@ car@@ ing and hard - hear@@ ted .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , she wr@@ ites , “ Because of the clear , lo@@ gi@@ cal , and conc@@ ise way in which the information is pres@@ ented , they re@@ adi@@ ly accepted what they were lear@@ ning as the truth , without ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent or emo@@ tional tur@@ mo@@ il . ”
Since we are part of a worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od , kindness is ess@@ enti@@ al in our deal@@ ings with one another .
C@@ H@@ I@@ A@@ P@@ A@@ S is the sou@@ ther@@ n@@ most st@@ ate of M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , bor@@ der@@ ing on G@@ u@@ at@@ em@@ ala .
For more information as to why God per@@ m@@ its suffering , see chap@@ ter 11 in the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
To show honor to others , you can take the in@@ iti@@ ative to gre@@ et them at meetings .
You gave us ri@@ ce and water .
How fine it is when a war@@ m , o@@ pen relationship ex@@ ists between Christian elders and those whom they are tra@@ ining !
In one instance , a k@@ ni@@ fe - wi@@ el@@ ding husband con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted his wife , h@@ ur@@ ling bit@@ ter acc@@ us@@ ations at her as she appro@@ ached the Kingdom H@@ all .
P@@ i@@ er@@ c@@ ing , or ni@@ pp@@ ing , is no longer practic@@ ed in mo@@ der@@ n - day Israel because other vari@@ e@@ ties of fi@@ g@@ s are gro@@ wn in that land .
To that , the d@@ ri@@ ver respon@@ ded : “ I g@@ la@@ dly accept the c@@ ard and the book , but I return the money because I wish to contribu@@ te it so that you can continue the work you are doing .
You can see , then , why set@@ ting pri@@ or@@ ities is important . ​ — E@@ ph .
Lu@@ ther refu@@ sed to rec@@ ant un@@ less his op@@ pos@@ ers proved from the Bible that he was in er@@ ro@@ r
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately , we started loo@@ king for a more su@@ it@@ able Kingdom H@@ all and soon found an at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive building in an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent lo@@ c@@ ation .
But ev@@ en@@ tually we ag@@ re@@ ed , and it was a good decision .
When Eli@@ j@@ ah was being pur@@ su@@ ed by mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous Q@@ u@@ e@@ en Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l , he became fe@@ ar@@ ful and pray@@ ed to Jehovah : “ It is en@@ ough ! Now , O Jehovah , take my soul away , for I am no better than my fore@@ fa@@ thers . ”
( Read Revelation 17 : 16 , 17 . )
By then , they will have been t@@ ested , found faithful , and declar@@ ed righteous for everlasting life in the Par@@ adise earth . ​ — John 10 : 16 ; Revelation 20 : 5 , 7 - 10 .
He was then as@@ sur@@ ed that he would sur@@ vi@@ ve Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s des@@ tru@@ ction .
They were making a bo@@ ard g@@ ame based on the apostle Paul’s mission@@ ary t@@ our@@ s .
This will only make relation@@ shi@@ ps more ten@@ se and take away attention from what should be the princi@@ p@@ al concer@@ n : the needs of the ter@@ min@@ ally ill pati@@ ent . ”
Yes , Jesus is cen@@ tr@@ al to the pro@@ claim@@ ing of the prophe@@ tic word . ​ — Revelation 19 : 10 .
He thus shows that he tre@@ a@@ sures his place in the congregation .
In fact , they h@@ ated him so much that they so@@ ld him as a slave , and he was taken to Egy@@ pt .
But when it does arri@@ ve , par@@ ched , ro@@ ck - st@@ re@@ wn gr@@ ound is trans@@ form@@ ed into a ver@@ it@@ able car@@ pe@@ t of mul@@ tic@@ ol@@ ored f@@ low@@ ers .
It shows that during World W@@ ar I , these Christian men and women were not going into cap@@ tiv@@ ity ; in@@ stead , they were ac@@ tually bre@@ ak@@ ing free from false religion and were help@@ ing others to do so .
Is the course I am consider@@ ing really good ?
The apostle Paul did that by giving a thor@@ ough witness .
He knew ex@@ ac@@ tly what to say because Jehovah taught him “ how to answer the ti@@ red one with the right word . ”
In time , wr@@ ites Eng@@ l@@ ish ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her B@@ er@@ tr@@ and Rus@@ sel@@ l , the origin@@ al Christian congregation was chang@@ ed into a religious organization that “ would ast@@ on@@ ish Jesus , and even Paul . ”
Jesus told his disciples : “ You will know the truth , and the truth will set you free . ”
We must war@@ n our neigh@@ b@@ ors to get out of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , so that they do not “ receive part of her pla@@ gu@@ es . ”
At first , N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s coura@@ ge@@ ously sto@@ od up for Jesus
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , the disciples re@@ turned from their mis@@ sion ag@@ low with exc@@ it@@ ement .
Such people would be the first affe@@ cted and would be in need of prote@@ ction if an enem@@ y nation came to att@@ ack the city of Jerusalem .
How can we dis@@ cer@@ n the meaning of “ heart ” in the Bible ?
10@@ 3 : 20 - 22 ; Job 38 : 7 .
The Bible also expla@@ ins : “ The one who has died has been ac@@ qu@@ it@@ ted from his sin . ”
The respect we show for our plac@@ es of worship is often no@@ tic@@ ed by n@@ on - Witnesses .
We must be on gu@@ ard against being influ@@ enced by such thinking .
Acc@@ ording to the book P@@ l@@ ants of the Bible , the “ sh@@ a@@ de [ of a fi@@ g t@@ ree ] is said to be fre@@ sh@@ er and co@@ ol@@ er than that of a t@@ ent . ”
10 , 11 . ( a ) Des@@ pite his f@@ ati@@ gu@@ e , what helped Jesus to keep on the w@@ atch in the gar@@ den of Ge@@ th@@ s@@ em@@ ane ?
Yet , through this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine and other public@@ ations , God’s people learn of many ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es with much need .
“ The children are gro@@ wing up to be hon@@ est .
That ev@@ ening , 1@@ 50 people saw the fil@@ m , which had the f@@ it@@ ting t@@ it@@ le The New World So@@ ci@@ ety in A@@ ction .
David wrote : “ I will be jo@@ y@@ ful and rejo@@ ice in your loving - kindness , in that you have seen my a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction ; you have known about the dist@@ res@@ ses of my soul . ”
He left his form@@ er ways , including his position as tri@@ ba@@ l lead@@ er , a st@@ ep that ang@@ ered the local pri@@ est and L@@ ing@@ ba@@ o@@ an’s form@@ er associ@@ ates .
Consider also Jesus ’ use of the word “ dis@@ cre@@ et ” at Matthew 7 : 24 .
T@@ y@@ pi@@ c@@ ally , one sp@@ ouse says something that ir@@ rit@@ ates the other .
The vo@@ lu@@ me was based , in part , on com@@ ments that Rus@@ sel@@ l had made on those Bible boo@@ ks .
• What may help a Christian cop@@ e with a sp@@ ou@@ se@@ ’s ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y ?
The form@@ er Ger@@ man D@@ emo@@ cr@@ ati@@ c Re@@ public , which em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed E@@ is@@ le@@ b@@ en , E@@ r@@ fur@@ t , Wit@@ ten@@ ber@@ g , and the W@@ ar@@ t@@ bur@@ g within its bor@@ ders , in 198@@ 3 c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated the 5@@ 0@@ 0@@ th an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary of Lu@@ ther’s bir@@ th .
How true the words at Psalm 37 : 25 : “ I have not seen anyone righteous left enti@@ r@@ ely , nor his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing loo@@ king for bre@@ ad ” !
How could anyone want to k@@ ill her in@@ no@@ c@@ ent , har@@ m@@ less child ?
C@@ learly , God encoura@@ ges , not bl@@ ind cre@@ d@@ ul@@ ity or wi@@ sh@@ ful thinking , but so@@ li@@ d faith buil@@ t on evidence .
( b ) How is God involved in the ob@@ lig@@ ation mentioned at Proverbs 23 : 22 ?
He was the first one to speak and had the most to say .
Why should a matu@@ re Christian continue to gro@@ w spiritually ?
To ac@@ hi@@ eve and maintain such a b@@ ond within a congregation , members must draw close to one another .
Gi@@ ve some examples of brothers and sisters today who serve Jehovah with joy even though they are persecu@@ ted .
In the Bible , we find acc@@ oun@@ ts of faithful men and women who end@@ ur@@ ed all man@@ ner of har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps .
I have end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to do just that in my transl@@ ation work even today .
Paul was not tel@@ ling the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans to sur@@ rend@@ er their free will .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , he came to real@@ ize that the dem@@ ands of city life were far bey@@ ond his cap@@ ac@@ ity to h@@ and@@ le succ@@ ess@@ fully .
A ke@@ y el@@ ement of that purpose was for married people to have children and “ f@@ ill the earth . ” ​ — G@@ en .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of who gives Bible - based counsel , sub@@ mit@@ ting to it can lead to happiness both now and in the future . ​ — He@@ b .
Jehovah is the very ess@@ ence of love , and he is et@@ er@@ n@@ al .
In rep@@ ly , Jehovah says : “ I am ra@@ ising up the Ch@@ al@@ de@@ ans , the nation bit@@ ter and imp@@ e@@ tu@@ ous . ”
▪ Do Jehovah’s Witnesses teach that div@@ or@@ ce is pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted ?
However , as Jo@@ b@@ ’s experience shows , some coun@@ sel@@ ors can h@@ ur@@ t rather than he@@ al .
F@@ igh@@ ting Cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion With the S@@ word of the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
They do not ra@@ ise ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent@@ ative questions that could chall@@ enge the authority of those who teach .
They were just living “ nor@@ ma@@ l ” lives !
Y@@ v@@ on@@ ne , who has car@@ ed for children with can@@ c@@ er , says , “ Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing that you can help the pati@@ ents to keep their di@@ gn@@ ity helps you to de@@ al with their physical deter@@ i@@ or@@ ation . ”
A@@ U@@ G@@ U@@ S@@ T 26 , 20@@ 13 – S@@ E@@ P@@ T@@ E@@ MB@@ E@@ R 1 , 20@@ 13
In har@@ mony with E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s war@@ ning , Jehovah brought the great D@@ elu@@ ge against that ung@@ o@@ dly world in No@@ ah’s day .
Jehovah kin@@ dly war@@ ns us that if we allow our heart or our eyes to lead us toward what is har@@ m@@ ful , we must ex@@ pect to su@@ ff@@ er the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences . ​ — G@@ al .
Hence , we must ask ourselves , ‘ Are we for or against rule by God ? ’
Paul refer@@ red to another public service when he wrote : “ Even if I am being p@@ our@@ ed out like a dr@@ ink o@@ ffering upon the sacrifice and public service to which faith has led you , I am g@@ la@@ d and I rejo@@ ice with all of you . ”
P@@ un@@ c@@ tu@@ ality I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant in Wor@@ ship
How do we respon@@ d when we dis@@ cer@@ n that the wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness ex@@ posed in Ha@@ bak@@ kuk@@ ’s prophecy is so r@@ am@@ p@@ ant that the des@@ tru@@ ction of God’s enem@@ ies is in@@ ev@@ it@@ able ?
R@@ E@@ A@@ DI@@ N@@ G G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S W@@ O@@ R@@ D : G@@ O@@ AL@@ S AN@@ D M@@ E@@ TH@@ O@@ D@@ S
On their way back to their in@@ her@@ it@@ ance e@@ ast of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an , the war@@ ri@@ ors of Re@@ u@@ b@@ en , G@@ ad , and the half tri@@ be of M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h set up an al@@ ta@@ r that is “ great in con@@ spi@@ cu@@ ousness . ”
His work assignment was chang@@ ed from the Ser@@ vice De@@ par@@ t@@ ment to the Ma@@ il R@@ o@@ om and then to working in the gar@@ den .
TH@@ E@@ S@@ E words were written in a letter received by the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Rus@@ sia .
Your first love for the truth was important , but as time went by , you needed a deep@@ er love to face new challeng@@ es that put your faith to the t@@ est .
In these m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous times , how can we show that we are pa@@ ying “ more than the u@@ su@@ al attention ” to spiritual things ?
Li@@ fe as sub@@ s@@ ist@@ ence f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers and fi@@ sh@@ er@@ men is hard and in@@ secu@@ re .
H@@ y@@ men@@ a@@ e@@ us and Ph@@ ile@@ tu@@ s are mentioned as men who sub@@ ver@@ ted the faith of some and who@@ se emp@@ ty spe@@ e@@ ches ‘ viol@@ ated what is holy . ’
I find that the more gener@@ ous I am materi@@ ally , the more gener@@ ous my dis@@ position toward others has become .
In Bible times , C@@ y@@ pr@@ us was r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned for its cop@@ per and fine tim@@ ber .
To what was John refer@@ ring as the “ old comman@@ d@@ ment ” ?
Bo@@ th the father , Adam , and the mother , E@@ ve , contribu@@ ted a part of themselves that develop@@ ed within E@@ ve@@ ’s wom@@ b into a fully form@@ ed new person ​ — the first human ba@@ by .
J@@ U@@ N@@ E 27 - 29
When I arri@@ ved on the sc@@ ene l@@ ate in 19@@ 50 , there were se@@ ven congregations .
“ O how she has come to si@@ t sol@@ it@@ ary , the city that was a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant with people !
To answer these questions , we must go back to the 1@@ 6@@ th century .
10 / 1 Con@@ verse With Those You Lo@@ ve , 6 / 1
That too is against the moral standards set out by Jehovah .
“ From Ti@@ me In@@ de@@ fin@@ ite I W@@ as In@@ st@@ al@@ led ”
Per@@ cy and M@@ ad@@ ge had served as mission@@ aries in L@@ at@@ vi@@ a during the 19@@ 30 ’ s .
After about se@@ ven years , we are new people in the tru@@ est sense of the word . ”
They ow@@ ned their home , and they had no children .
Some people show little si@@ gn of dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness even after con@@ sum@@ ing a number of dr@@ in@@ ks .
M@@ ore , though , is involved in being a good father .
Such ide@@ as are just as fo@@ ol@@ ish in God’s eyes as conclu@@ ding that “ 2 = 1 . ”
I had found the best way of life , and I wanted my husband to share it with me .
Des@@ pite the op@@ position we fac@@ ed , I had the ple@@ asure of see@@ ing a number of people with whom I condu@@ cted Bible stu@@ dies come to a knowledge of the truth .
After preaching there for two months , they me@@ t a sing@@ le mother .
Pe@@ ace has been de@@ f@@ ined as “ a st@@ ate of tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ill@@ ity or qui@@ et . ”
A true Christian will not di@@ vu@@ l@@ ge confid@@ enti@@ al matters through ung@@ u@@ ar@@ ded spe@@ e@@ ch .
Then he la@@ id his hands again upon the man@@ ’s eyes , and the man saw c@@ learly , and he was rest@@ ored , and he was see@@ ing everything dist@@ inc@@ tly . ”
Jehovah’s “ woman , ” who for so long had felt like a “ woman that did not give bir@@ th , ” could at long last “ c@@ ry out jo@@ y@@ fully . ” ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 4 : 1 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 3 : 29 .
This beli@@ ef is so strong that it is w@@ o@@ ven into the f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c of cu@@ st@@ om@@ s and ri@@ tu@@ als that invol@@ ve al@@ most all as@@ pe@@ cts of life .
Jehovah’s appro@@ val is seen in how he bless@@ es his people with inc@@ re@@ ase , guid@@ ance in important decisions , better com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion of Bible tru@@ ths , sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ds against an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ation at the hands of their enem@@ ies , and peace of mind and heart . ​ — Is@@ a .
Does not Mar@@ y’s example help us to think of how we can put God’s will first in our life ?
Des@@ pite the d@@ anger in which it plac@@ ed him because of the ex@@ is@@ ting h@@ at@@ red for Jeremiah , E@@ bed - m@@ ele@@ ch appe@@ aled to Z@@ e@@ de@@ ki@@ ah in be@@ half of the prophet .
The Bible repor@@ ts that an el@@ der@@ ly woman nam@@ ed An@@ na continued faith@@ fully pra@@ ising Jehovah into her old age .
The Bible is in@@ deed po@@ t@@ ent me@@ dic@@ ine for the heart .
The Hebrew text has a to@@ tal of 1@@ 50 psal@@ ms .
O@@ r will they r@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ize that they can have regul@@ ar associ@@ ation with their dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed son and call it “ necess@@ ary family bu@@ sin@@ ess ” ?
We cannot leave just like that . ”
If this was to ha@@ p@@ pen , would it not help to remember that Jehovah lo@@ ves his servants in s@@ pite of their imper@@ fe@@ ctions ?
Why such differ@@ ing vie@@ ws about the name of the great@@ est Per@@ s@@ on@@ age in the uni@@ verse ?
As El@@ isha of old said , “ there are more who are with us than those who are with them . ”
When he was suffering , he did not go th@@ reat@@ ening , but kept on com@@ mit@@ ting himself to the one who jud@@ ges righte@@ ously . ”
Jesus told his disciples : “ The person faithful in what is le@@ ast is faithful also in much , and the person un@@ righteous in what is le@@ ast is un@@ righteous also in much . ”
I ga@@ ined spiritual mo@@ thers and fa@@ thers , brothers and sisters , just as Jesus promised . ” ​ — Mark 10 : 29 , 30 .
Rather than being en@@ vi@@ ous of what others may have been assign@@ ed to do , all of us can con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on h@@ and@@ ling the responsi@@ bil@@ ities we do have .
When full - time pre@@ ach@@ er Ch@@ ar@@ lo@@ t@@ te Wh@@ ite arri@@ ved in L@@ ou@@ is@@ v@@ il@@ le , K@@ en@@ tu@@ ck@@ y , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , ro@@ l@@ ling a su@@ it@@ case on whe@@ els , she ca@@ used qu@@ ite a s@@ ti@@ r .
What about Christians ?
Jehovah’s servants di@@ ff@@ er from people of the world in their attitude toward material things .
If we were to re@@ be@@ l against those humans , how would Jehovah view our actions ? ​ — Read 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 12 , 13 .
For a de@@ ta@@ iled discus@@ sion of “ the appointed times of the nations , ” see pages 9@@ 5 - 7 of Re@@ as@@ on@@ ing From the Scriptures , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
But help@@ ing them to love and obey Jehovah requi@@ res more than that ​ — it requi@@ res understanding on their part .
After ans@@ wer@@ ing op@@ pos@@ ers , he gives fin@@ al ad@@ vice to all : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to rejo@@ ice , to be read@@ ju@@ sted , to be com@@ for@@ ted , to think in ag@@ re@@ ement , to live pe@@ ace@@ ab@@ ly . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
Yes , our words and actions speak vo@@ lum@@ es about what we are at heart .
Noah was a pre@@ ach@@ er of righteousness , but most people ign@@ ored him .
You can enjoy the blessings that come from associ@@ ating with those who are being educ@@ ated in and end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to live by the standards of the Kingdom .
Fa@@ thers in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar are instru@@ cted to provide their children with moral guid@@ ance and loving discipl@@ ine .
But do these inspired words mean that we ​ — sin@@ ful , imper@@ fect humans — ​ take the first st@@ ep ?
The words of Psalm 2 strengthen our faith that God can me@@ et any chall@@ enge .
The godly conduct of Christian women is no@@ ted by the angels .
This ser@@ ves as a witness to others who ob@@ serve us .
They had done away with all the i@@ con@@ s and had r@@ en@@ o@@ v@@ ated it .
The other sheep are moved to be ever more sub@@ mis@@ sive to their gl@@ ori@@ ous King and are gr@@ ate@@ ful for the privilege of being associ@@ ated with the rema@@ ining members of his bri@@ de on earth .
W@@ ell , Jehovah app@@ lies the value of Jesus ’ blood to those being brought into the new covenant .
28 : 19 , 20 ; He@@ b .
Some are eas@@ ily rul@@ ed by emo@@ tions ; others are not .
The first one to do so used dec@@ ep@@ tion to lead the first humans , Adam and E@@ ve , away from their God and Creator .
There are inv@@ isi@@ ble spirit cre@@ atu@@ res as well .
L@@ ei@@ f , of S@@ can@@ din@@ a@@ vi@@ an orig@@ in , was a fir@@ m beli@@ ever in ev@@ olu@@ tion and consider@@ ed the Bible to be a book of fai@@ ry tal@@ es .
Are you following the st@@ ep@@ s to succ@@ ess ?
The moral standards of men too were not good ​ — one righteous man in a th@@ ous@@ and was a r@@ ar@@ ity , al@@ most ne@@ g@@ li@@ gi@@ ble .
E@@ arly in 19@@ 18 , I sh@@ ared in deli@@ ver@@ ing the tr@@ act The F@@ all of Babyl@@ on to neigh@@ bor@@ ing f@@ ar@@ ms .
I served as a regul@@ ar instru@@ ct@@ or for cl@@ as@@ ses 2 through 5 , and I also sub@@ s@@ titu@@ ted for one of the regul@@ ar instru@@ ct@@ ors and taught the 14@@ th class .
If you are disc@@ oura@@ ged , where can you turn to for help ?
“ See , your son is ali@@ ve ”
The ph@@ ra@@ se “ res@@ is@@ ted as far as blood ” imp@@ lies going to the ex@@ tre@@ me point of d@@ ying , liter@@ ally she@@ d@@ ding one@@ ’s li@@ fe@@ blood .
And Jesus fore@@ told : “ H@@ app@@ y are the mil@@ d - temp@@ ered , since they will in@@ her@@ it the earth . ”
And our individu@@ al repor@@ ts become part of the to@@ tal world repor@@ t , which helps the organization to pl@@ an a@@ head for future Kingdom - preaching activ@@ ity .
The enem@@ y may try a different t@@ ac@@ tic , one that has me@@ t with a me@@ asure of succ@@ ess .
As long as the Israelites rema@@ ined faithful to Jehovah , they were ri@@ ch@@ ly bless@@ ed by him and enjo@@ yed a way of life that was v@@ isi@@ bly su@@ peri@@ or to that of all the nations r@@ ound about .
Our re@@ pu@@ tation for tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness and hon@@ es@@ ty will have a powerful imp@@ act on how people respon@@ d to what we teach .
Are we just flesh and blood ?
K@@ no@@ wing that will help us to have the right view of marriage and its blessings .
Is that a bad thing ?
; U@@ z@@ eta , C .
( 5 ) Acc@@ ep@@ table service to God is not a bur@@ den@@ some for@@ mal@@ ity .
As a loving God , he is gener@@ ous toward us .
Indeed , you will be str@@ ong@@ ly mo@@ tiv@@ ated to do your ut@@ most to res@@ ist wr@@ ong@@ doing if you have dedic@@ ated your life to Jehovah and have ag@@ re@@ ed to do his will .
Christian parents have reason to be over@@ jo@@ yed when their children get baptized , but some@@ times the joy is accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by un@@ eas@@ iness .
In effect , we may need ‘ to close the g@@ ates to the city and cha@@ se the T@@ y@@ ri@@ ans away ’ in order to give pri@@ or@@ ity and prop@@ er attention to sac@@ red things .
Are you ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent@@ ative ?
For example , The O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Christian Mis@@ sion C@@ en@@ ter M@@ aga@@ z@@ ine repor@@ ts on the activ@@ ity of O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x mission@@ aries in Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r , sou@@ ther@@ n Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , T@@ an@@ z@@ ani@@ a , and Z@@ im@@ ba@@ b@@ we .
Mu@@ ch to our sur@@ pris@@ e , in A@@ pri@@ l 198@@ 0 we received a long - dist@@ ance tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne call from an inter@@ ested person w@@ an@@ ting to know when to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al .
For years , his wife op@@ posed his efforts to serve Jehovah .
A repor@@ t from R@@ w@@ anda said : “ For a long time , many people with whom the brothers were stud@@ ying had not prog@@ ressed because they had no Bi@@ bl@@ es .
What chang@@ ed them ?
T@@ en days later he dies at God’s hand .
If someone told you that a man sa@@ ved your life when you were yet a child , would you not be inter@@ ested in lear@@ ning more about that man and why he sa@@ ved you ?
But rather than just claim@@ ing to be Christians , Jehovah’s Witnesses stri@@ ve to live in har@@ mony with what they believe and with what God is teaching them for their benefit .
This ad@@ di@@ tional work is not a requi@@ re@@ ment to gain life but is vital to supp@@ or@@ ting Kingdom inter@@ ests .
What a privile@@ ged position God thus offered Israel !
His daugh@@ ter - in - law , wi@@ do@@ wed that very day , died in chil@@ d@@ bir@@ th .
W@@ a@@ iting on Jehovah inclu@@ des avo@@ i@@ ding ques@@ tion@@ able or il@@ leg@@ al activities to try to ob@@ tain money .
“ Tru@@ ly a privilege ! ” is how 70 - year - old The@@ o@@ d@@ or@@ o@@ s put matters .
N@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers wi@@ pe out commun@@ ities in@@ dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ately .
But consider : E@@ very time you r@@ us@@ h in and “ sa@@ ve ” your children in some man@@ ner , what kind of message are you sen@@ ding ?
It was un@@ likely that Ab@@ sal@@ om would leave un@@ p@@ uni@@ shed anyone who supp@@ or@@ ted the righ@@ t@@ ful king .
R@@ es@@ pon@@ sible brothers wanted to esta@@ bl@@ ish commun@@ ic@@ ations with fellow Christians living in Bal@@ ka@@ n lands where our activities were under ba@@ n .
They may also have a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c Bible text in mind to share with others if the opportunity ar@@ ises .
In the sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding lands , however , people were not so for@@ tun@@ ate .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out life , we cannot praise Jehovah .
Yet , at one point he felt so low that he asked Jehovah to put him to death , saying : “ It is en@@ ough ! Now , O Jehovah , take my life away . ”
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ers of Christ should devel@@ op a h@@ at@@ red for what ?
Satan began dec@@ ei@@ ving mankind at the very star@@ t of human hist@@ ory .
On the other hand , how did Joseph act when his ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s im@@ moral wife ur@@ ged him to li@@ e down with her ?
Ha@@ ve you not re@@ served a blessing for me ? ”
Why did some not pas@@ s in@@ spe@@ ction , and with what result ?
Re@@ al faith helps us to de@@ al with anxi@@ ety .
In fact , an an@@ ti@@ do@@ te for sa@@ dness is to eng@@ age in activities that bring happiness .
And she pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to come in and f@@ all at his fe@@ et and bo@@ w down to him to the earth , after which she li@@ f@@ ted up her son and went out . ”
C@@ learly , the Rom@@ an cir@@ c@@ us was no place for Christians . ​ — 1 Corinthians 6 : 9 , 10 .
“ We knew that we moved around more than most people , but we always ate well , and we had wonderful clo@@ th@@ es that were pas@@ sed on to us al@@ most new from some friends in O@@ hi@@ o , who had gi@@ r@@ ls just a little older than we were . ”
The interest gener@@ ated from these tal@@ ks resul@@ ted in the esta@@ bli@@ shing of a branch of@@ fice in S@@ pain that was plac@@ ed , as the 19@@ 7@@ 8 Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses says , “ under the guid@@ ance of Ge@@ or@@ ge Y@@ oung . ”
Lo@@ ok again at the s@@ crip@@ ture text qu@@ o@@ ted along with the t@@ it@@ le : “ You will know the truth , and the truth will set you free . ”
The congregation in Al@@ ta , to which they moved , now has 4@@ 1 publi@@ sh@@ ers .
How will the go@@ ats re@@ act when they real@@ ize that “ everlasting cu@@ t@@ ting - off ” a@@ wa@@ its them ?
I tri@@ ed my very best , but it was a real chall@@ enge .
Ha@@ bak@@ kuk@@ ’s message was no less bo@@ ld , and it was just as un@@ po@@ pul@@ ar as that of Jeremiah , who was div@@ in@@ ely inspired to fore@@ tell the 70 - year des@@ ol@@ ation of Juda@@ h .
Fir@@ st , it would be good to find out if there are children or other relati@@ ves who can help .
Mo@@ re@@ over , their per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers are tra@@ ined through use ​ — through app@@ lic@@ ation of what they know — ​ help@@ ing them to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish right from wrong .
These inclu@@ de is@@ lands in the A@@ t@@ l@@ an@@ tic , C@@ ari@@ b@@ be@@ an , and P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c are@@ as as well as most of the coun@@ tri@@ es where there are branch of@@ fic@@ es of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
G@@ u@@ ard against even un@@ wit@@ t@@ ingly form@@ ing r@@ om@@ an@@ tic att@@ ach@@ ments out@@ side of marriage .
By means of his spirit , Jehovah ca@@ used his pur@@ pos@@ es to be reve@@ aled to hum@@ ble ones but hi@@ d@@ den from pr@@ ou@@ d ones .
Lo@@ ving discipl@@ ine can be God’s way of m@@ ol@@ ding us , so let us remain mal@@ le@@ able in his hands .
O@@ ther pres@@ ses are bus@@ y prin@@ ting book sign@@ atu@@ res , which are s@@ wi@@ f@@ tly moved to a flo@@ or - to - ce@@ il@@ ing st@@ or@@ age are@@ a until they are sent to the bin@@ der@@ y .
Su@@ b@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , Adam jo@@ ined his wife in what am@@ oun@@ ted to a re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against God’s righ@@ t@@ ful rule and good direction .
O@@ r might the su@@ pre@@ me law be the law on circum@@ c@@ ision ?
The to@@ p of the low@@ er st@@ one was s@@ ligh@@ tly con@@ ve@@ x and the low@@ er face of the u@@ pp@@ er st@@ one s@@ ligh@@ tly con@@ ca@@ ve so as to f@@ it the con@@ ve@@ x low@@ er st@@ one .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , we see in the case of the prophet A@@ mo@@ s that Jehovah no@@ tic@@ ed the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al of one of his servants , even though he might have appe@@ ared to many to be rather in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant or un@@ as@@ sum@@ ing .
They Ha@@ ve N@@ ever Lo@@ st Their Jo@@ y
A P@@ eri@@ od That the Bible An@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated
Davi@@ d’s ma@@ in concer@@ n in life was to make a good name with God so as to ‘ b@@ eho@@ ld his face , ’ or to experience Jehovah’s fav@@ or .
Our spe@@ e@@ ch is often a refle@@ ction of what we are in@@ side and how we view others .
However , there is another ty@@ pe of spirit that works in op@@ position to God’s spirit .
Such a study is vital for Christian overse@@ ers , “ that [ their ] heart may not ex@@ al@@ t it@@ self a@@ bo@@ ve [ their ] brothers . ”
B@@ O@@ H@@ E@@ MI@@ A
When a family head works hard to provide for members of his hous@@ eho@@ ld , he benef@@ its them in at le@@ ast two ways .
; F@@ is@@ ch@@ er , L .
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s faith in a future “ city , ” or divine govern@@ ment , helped him not to r@@ ely on ri@@ ches .
With ear@@ n@@ est prayer and the help of God’s Word and spirit , we can over@@ come such f@@ la@@ ws and more fully ‘ clo@@ the ourselves with the new person@@ ality . ’
Some might have thought themselves for@@ tun@@ ate to return at all .
You need to know his ways and his de@@ e@@ ds to have confidence in him , do you not ?
An@@ cient H@@ ar@@ an was a high@@ ly develop@@ ed and important city , especially during certain peri@@ o@@ ds .
It would have been un@@ loving and un@@ just for Jehovah to have pre@@ determined the course we would take and then hold us respon@@ sible for our actions . ​ — 1 / 15 , pages 4 - 5 .
Acc@@ ording to this verse , did Jesus teach his own ide@@ as ?
In J@@ anu@@ ary 19@@ 38 , I was direc@@ ted to vis@@ it an Af@@ ri@@ can c@@ hi@@ ef nam@@ ed So@@ kon@@ t@@ we , who had re@@ ques@@ ted that Jehovah’s Witnesses call on him .
Such men me@@ t qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations that we find recorded in the Bible .
A@@ no@@ ther exc@@ iting conven@@ tion was in Nu@@ re@@ m@@ ber@@ g , Ger@@ many , in 195@@ 5 , held in what used to be H@@ it@@ l@@ er@@ ’s par@@ a@@ de gr@@ oun@@ ds .
Jehovah’s people are under att@@ ack the world over .
One neigh@@ b@@ or said : “ This Witness woman is having her house re@@ buil@@ t by her ch@@ urch .
In to@@ da@@ y’s world , ob@@ s@@ ess@@ ed as it is with the physical , giving pri@@ or@@ ity to one@@ ’s spiritu@@ ality is a chall@@ enge .
S@@ el@@ f - dec@@ ep@@ tion can eas@@ ily en@@ s@@ n@@ are us .
After the class was dis@@ mis@@ sed , this young Christian explained to her teach@@ er that they are Jehovah’s Witnesses and why they take such a stand .
The Messi@@ ah would be given v@@ in@@ e@@ g@@ ar and g@@ all .
Christians rend@@ er public service when they ass@@ ist others and when they pro@@ cla@@ im the good news
She ad@@ ds , “ Re@@ ading the Bible da@@ ily has dra@@ wn me clo@@ s@@ er to God . ”
And he gives us good reas@@ ons to be gener@@ ous .
To receive Kingdom blessings , we must be as hum@@ ble and te@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble as young children .
In contr@@ ast , Jehovah is “ a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in . . . truth . ”
For this reason , two questions are well wor@@ th consider@@ ing : How can re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing Jo@@ b@@ ’s or@@ de@@ al help us when we face tra@@ ge@@ dy ?
The material will also un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly strengthen your faith in Jehovah’s prophe@@ tic word .
She says : “ I found my@@ self l@@ on@@ ely and we@@ ep@@ ing .
We are con@@ stan@@ tly ex@@ posed to “ the spirit of the world , ” the spirit of re@@ bel@@ li@@ on and moral cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion that Satan and his dem@@ ons prom@@ o@@ te .
If your answer is no , you are right .
This has helped them keep matters in per@@ spe@@ ctive and avoid being s@@ wal@@ low@@ ed up by s@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
What are fi@@ ve fac@@ t@@ ors that can help us to avoid be@@ coming en@@ ra@@ ged against God ?
( b ) If a pioneer experi@@ ences difficul@@ ties , what should he do ?
But what a spiritual her@@ it@@ age he left be@@ h@@ ind !
O@@ ther valu@@ es are re@@ vered in the@@ ory but not in prac@@ tice .
Samuel Ser@@ ves as a Pro@@ p@@ he@@ t
That will help you to strengthen your faith and to avoid making wrong decisions because of pe@@ er pres@@ sure , the worl@@ d’s thinking , or even your own feelings .
Satan wants people to lo@@ se confidence in Jehovah .
To learn the truth , early Christians me@@ t as congregations , often in priv@@ ate ho@@ m@@ es .
Ha@@ ving found the cr@@ am@@ ped ro@@ ad to life , a Christi@@ an’s next chall@@ enge is to stay on it .
Si@@ x - year - old J@@ ack says that his fav@@ or@@ ite s@@ crip@@ ture is Matthew 24 : 14 .
It was long past mi@@ d@@ night when he fin@@ ally ca@@ ught sight of the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge in the dist@@ ance .
If that ref@@ ers to Solom@@ on@@ ’s situation , he had ac@@ qui@@ red that many women at that point in his re@@ ign .
• When did Jesus in@@ spe@@ ct his followers , and what did he find ?
• Con@@ cer@@ ning Isaiah chap@@ ter 35 , what was its in@@ iti@@ al fulfill@@ ment , and how is it con@@ ne@@ cted to what Paul saw in vision ?
He asked me what I thought about special pione@@ ering or cir@@ cu@@ it work .
Those who re@@ je@@ cted it would be destro@@ yed .
Jehovah’s Word Is R@@ el@@ a@@ yed
C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ine sum@@ s up the feelings of all four sisters : “ When I li@@ e down at night , I have a feel@@ ing of deep satis@@ fac@@ tion because I have ex@@ p@@ ended my@@ self in pur@@ su@@ ing Kingdom inter@@ ests .
They need to speak , read , and wr@@ ite Eng@@ l@@ ish f@@ lu@@ ently .
You are sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by gen@@ u@@ ine friends , who want you to do well .
She pre@@ pared fine f@@ l@@ our from local gra@@ in .
Just a bri@@ ef br@@ us@@ h with por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y can have sa@@ d con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
We are to love “ ne@@ i@@ ther in word nor with the t@@ ong@@ ue , but in deed and truth . ”
Un@@ like the ri@@ tu@@ al@@ is@@ tic prayers in many religi@@ ons , our prayers are not per@@ fun@@ ct@@ ory or hal@@ f@@ hear@@ ted .
Consider this s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o : A@@ n el@@ der who is a member of a Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al Li@@ a@@ is@@ on Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e has arrang@@ ed to work with a young brother in the field service on S@@ un@@ day mor@@ ning .
O@@ be@@ di@@ ence to God is ess@@ enti@@ al for life .
I@@ magine how difficult it can be to dis@@ co@@ ver the true id@@ ent@@ ity of someone who is a ma@@ ster of dis@@ gu@@ ise !
Now I can pray to God as my de@@ ar Father and F@@ ri@@ end .
Jesus said : “ Our Father in the heavens , let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied . ”
D@@ on@@ ’t give anyone away ! ”
Jesus said : “ H@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ite !
On the contr@@ ary , Paul later recogn@@ ized Mark as a valu@@ able ass@@ ist@@ ant .
In any case , he did what was right .
We@@ ek@@ s later when our son still showed no sign@@ s of imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement , my husband , Lu@@ i@@ g@@ i , and I took him to a pe@@ di@@ at@@ ri@@ ci@@ an .
Re@@ fle@@ cting appreci@@ ati@@ vely on Jehovah’s kin@@ d@@ nesses and expres@@ sing our hear@@ t@@ felt gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for them is a fine way to imp@@ ro@@ ve the qu@@ ality of our prayers .
If we are experi@@ enc@@ ing in@@ ner con@@ f@@ li@@ ct on account of our imper@@ fe@@ ction , may love move us to pray as did the psalmist : “ Un@@ i@@ fy my heart to fear your name . ”
W@@ ould he continue to sub@@ mit to his flesh or would he sub@@ ject himself to Jehovah ?
Con@@ sul@@ ting spirit medi@@ um@@ s does not truly satis@@ fy our spiritual needs .
Thus he took Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h and she became his wife ; and he f@@ ell in love with her . ” ​ — Genesis 24 : 6@@ 2 - 6@@ 7 .
We per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve that this f@@ its into Jehovah’s mar@@ vel@@ ous “ ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation ” of things for the fulfill@@ ing of his purpose .
Wh@@ ere , then , are the other n@@ ine ?
Why is a righteous person like a t@@ ree ?
L@@ ear@@ ning how to use the Scriptures in such a way that they t@@ ou@@ ch the heart is ess@@ enti@@ al if a serv@@ ant is to become an effe@@ ctive shepher@@ d . ” ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 ; 5 : 14 .
L@@ ater when Jesus ’ apostles began travel@@ ing to dist@@ ant plac@@ es with the good news , other s@@ inc@@ ere people were un@@ ited in the worship of the true God .
Bro@@ ther Cor@@ k@@ er@@ n encoura@@ ged the new mission@@ aries to r@@ ely on Jehovah , “ the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ” ​ — Hebrews 11 : 6 .
It also taught us an important less@@ on ​ — when we know what is right , we must stri@@ ve to do it .
If the man has a des@@ t@@ in@@ ation in mind , then one p@@ ath will likely bring him clo@@ s@@ er to his go@@ al while the other will take him f@@ ar@@ ther away from it .
28 : 5 .
The re@@ pet@@ iti@@ on rel@@ ates only to the dist@@ ribu@@ tion of f@@ ing@@ ers on a hand and of to@@ es on a fo@@ o@@ t .
What a privilege Israel had ​ — to work along with Jehovah’s purpose , resul@@ ting in blessings not only for themselves but , ev@@ en@@ tually , for all famili@@ es of the earth !
But ex@@ tre@@ me or con@@ st@@ ant anxi@@ ety is des@@ tru@@ ctive .
O@@ ver time , I was ar@@ rest@@ ed 15 times .
The en@@ try requi@@ re@@ ments for the ancient g@@ ames were very stri@@ ct .
Yet , these children want and deser@@ ve a better life .
Rather , it was because Jehovah used it and b@@ es@@ to@@ wed s@@ pl@@ end@@ or upon it by making it the s@@ ite for his temple and the cap@@ it@@ al of his anointed k@@ ings .
It may take you a little longer to fin@@ ish the cho@@ re ; but you will strengthen the b@@ ond between you , and you will be teaching him a good work e@@ th@@ ic .
Jehovah “ will ac@@ tually s@@ wal@@ low up death forever , and the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah will certainly wi@@ pe the te@@ ars from all fac@@ es . ”
Al@@ so , the ow@@ n@@ ers of local ri@@ ce sh@@ op@@ s were appro@@ ached , and they provided the n@@ ames and ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses of de@@ a@@ f people .
Of course , it is ide@@ al for a family to have both parents , with the father taking the lead .
Jehovah never le@@ ts me down . ”
Moses knew that Jehovah is tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy , and he exerc@@ ised faith in Jehovah’s promise to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te the fir@@ st@@ born sons in Egy@@ pt .
Re@@ as@@ sur@@ ingly , the inspired psalmist declar@@ ed : “ The righteous will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will live forever on it . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 29 .
In S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 199@@ 7 , a viol@@ ent earth@@ qu@@ ake stru@@ ck vari@@ ous par@@ ts of the Mar@@ c@@ he and U@@ m@@ bri@@ a re@@ gi@@ ons , dam@@ ag@@ ing al@@ most 9@@ 0@@ ,000 ho@@ m@@ es .
I have no@@ tic@@ ed that they turn down in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment . ”
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on B@@ as@@ ed on Tru@@ th
It became evid@@ ent , however , that fur@@ ther personal tra@@ ining in the house - to - house ministry was needed .
Un@@ faithful Juda@@ h could not es@@ cap@@ e the coming w@@ o@@ e .
Our song@@ s praise Jehovah , re@@ mind us of qualities that we should cultiv@@ ate , and encoura@@ ge us to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate jo@@ y@@ fully in the ministry .
For months an in@@ or@@ din@@ ate am@@ ount of their time was used in this way .
P@@ os@@ iti@@ ve thinking is certainly ad@@ mi@@ ra@@ ble .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , it is not right for us to allow personal pur@@ su@@ its or time - con@@ sum@@ ing di@@ str@@ actions to pre@@ v@@ ent us from having a full share in the ministry .
He said that they were so ca@@ ught up in the af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of da@@ ily life ​ — e@@ ating , dr@@ in@@ king , and mar@@ r@@ ying — ​ that they pa@@ id no he@@ ed to Noah .
John also “ saw an ang@@ el coming down out of heaven with the ke@@ y of the ab@@ y@@ ss and a great cha@@ in in his hand . ”
No@@ tice how he began his dis@@ course .
The apostle Paul lis@@ ts peace as the th@@ ir@@ d as@@ pect of “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit . ”
After ques@@ tion@@ ing him at l@@ eng@@ th about the war , David instru@@ cted U@@ ri@@ ah to return home . David ho@@ ped that this would make it appe@@ ar that U@@ ri@@ ah was the father of B@@ ath - she@@ ba@@ ’s child . ​ — 2 Samuel 11 : 6 - 9 .
No won@@ der the psal@@ m says about a person who pa@@ ys attention to God’s counsel : “ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing he does will succ@@ e@@ ed ” !
It fore@@ tel@@ ls events that are occ@@ ur@@ ring today .
It fin@@ ally disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared as a city in the si@@ x@@ th century C.E .
L@@ ater , she felt bad and went to their ro@@ om .
Many gra@@ du@@ ates will receive an assignment in their home country , wh@@ er@@ ever there is a need .
It too is desi@@ gn@@ ed to gl@@ ori@@ fy Jehovah and to benefit obedi@@ ent humans .
Like the in@@ dis@@ cre@@ et vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins , they had not streng@@ th@@ ened themselves spiritually in ad@@ v@@ ance , so they were un@@ pre@@ pared to continue as light be@@ ar@@ ers .
In re@@ ality , though , I was not truly happy .
That bur@@ gl@@ ary made me refle@@ ct on Jesus ’ words about st@@ or@@ ing up ‘ tre@@ a@@ sures in heaven . ’
A@@ ma@@ z@@ iah should have known that his th@@ reat@@ s would be fu@@ t@@ ile .
In effect , many of the see@@ ds they have pl@@ anted in their own life or that of others s@@ pr@@ out and matu@@ re into a har@@ v@@ est of go@@ o@@ dness .
At first , Jehovah’s people wor@@ e plac@@ ar@@ ds that ann@@ oun@@ ced public tal@@ ks .
Does this inspired pro@@ ver@@ b offer a gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e of succ@@ ess ?
“ Ha@@ ving to take a stand against my mo@@ ther’s im@@ moral li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le was one of the har@@ des@@ t things I have ever had to do , ” she said .
A@@ no@@ ther example is N@@ ep@@ al@@ i , one of the langu@@ ages spo@@ ken in N@@ ep@@ al , which has a po@@ pul@@ ation of over 29 milli@@ on .
She encoura@@ ged me to exam@@ ine its teachings and then deci@@ de for my@@ self whether I wanted to live in har@@ mony with them or not .
It was as Paul had fore@@ told : “ I know that after my going away op@@ pres@@ sive w@@ ol@@ ves will en@@ ter in among you and will not tre@@ at the flo@@ ck with tend@@ er@@ ness , and from among you y@@ ourselves men will ris@@ e and speak tw@@ is@@ ted things to draw away the disciples after themselves . ”
We should will@@ ingly ex@@ ten@@ d loving - kindness to those in need .
At the same time , would you like to strengthen your faith in the s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y of the Bible ?
His tri@@ als have ro@@ b@@ bed him of his ap@@ pet@@ ite , and his days are mar@@ ked by m@@ our@@ ning .
May we therefore res@@ ist the ur@@ ge to for@@ ward information quic@@ k@@ ly and in@@ dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ately .
You have our invit@@ ation to cont@@ act the Witnesses or to wr@@ ite to the publi@@ sh@@ ers of this j@@ our@@ n@@ al .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es , Jehovah av@@ eng@@ ed Na@@ both by rend@@ ering judgment on A@@ ha@@ b and his hous@@ eho@@ ld . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 9 : 21 , 24 , 26 , 35 , 36 ; 10 : 1 - 11 ; John 5 : 28 , 29 .
The apostle Paul c@@ learly stated this princi@@ ple when he wrote : “ Let ever@@ yone c@@ all@@ ing on the name of Jehovah r@@ en@@ oun@@ ce un@@ righteousness . ”
He reve@@ aled the information to the men who p@@ en@@ ned it .
It was so ni@@ ce to atten@@ d a dec@@ ent we@@ d@@ ding for a change . ”
These men are stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing with an ad@@ di@@ ction ! ”
They will be very bus@@ y !
The apostle Paul ur@@ ged fellow Christians to “ go on ac@@ qui@@ ring power in the Lord and in the mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness of his strength , ” and to ‘ put on the complete su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or from God so that they might be able to stand fir@@ m against the ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations of the Devil . ’
F@@ am@@ ine
For instance , soon after they married , his bri@@ de , the young daugh@@ ter of a R@@ o@@ y@@ al@@ ist s@@ qui@@ re , a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned him and re@@ turned to her family for about three years .
The hor@@ ri@@ f@@ ying experience might leave her with emo@@ tional w@@ oun@@ ds , but know@@ ing that she did all she could to res@@ ist the att@@ ack will great@@ ly contribu@@ te to her gra@@ du@@ al heal@@ ing .
So down the great dra@@ g@@ on was h@@ ur@@ led , the origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent , the one called Devil and Satan , who is mis@@ le@@ ading the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth ; he was h@@ ur@@ led down to the earth , and his angels were h@@ ur@@ led down with him . ”
18 , 19 . ( a ) Why is the counsel found at Proverbs 18 : 13 so important in “ discipl@@ ining in righteousness ” ?
S@@ ou@@ ther@@ n Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a and C@@ en@@ tr@@ al A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a had the high@@ est a@@ ver@@ age mu@@ r@@ der r@@ ate , over four times the world a@@ ver@@ age .
Le@@ ad@@ ers of the Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant Re@@ form@@ ation also ra@@ iled against the su@@ n - cen@@ tered conc@@ ep@@ t .
The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c scho@@ ol@@ ing
All of us are their des@@ c@@ end@@ ants .
Their love and affe@@ ction for each other became so strong that nothing could destro@@ y their relationship .
Sh@@ ould we not es@@ te@@ em it simil@@ arly , allow@@ ing it to shap@@ e our life pat@@ ter@@ n ?
By hum@@ bl@@ ing ourselves “ under the mi@@ gh@@ ty hand of God , ” we ac@@ knowledge our low@@ ly position .
This world will not succ@@ e@@ ed in working out so@@ lu@@ tions to its problems .
Because its case of ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph recor@@ ds we@@ igh@@ ed only 30 p@@ oun@@ ds [ 14 k@@ g ] .
Acc@@ ording to A H@@ and@@ book on the Go@@ spe@@ l of Matthew , the expres@@ sion “ wise men ” transl@@ ates “ a Greek n@@ ou@@ n which origin@@ ally refer@@ red to Per@@ si@@ an pri@@ ests who were ex@@ per@@ ts in ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ gy . ”
Pe@@ ople who do not love Jehovah may try to pl@@ ant love for the world in your heart .
The ma@@ y@@ or attend@@ ed . He was imp@@ ressed by the qu@@ ality of the building , its fun@@ c@@ tion@@ ality , and its beau@@ ti@@ ful gar@@ den .
My mother san@@ g in the ch@@ urch cho@@ ir , and my un@@ c@@ le was an op@@ er@@ a sing@@ er and pi@@ an@@ ist .
The As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans , and later the Babyl@@ on@@ ians , wrote their hist@@ ory on cla@@ y ta@@ ble@@ ts , as well as on c@@ yl@@ in@@ ders , pris@@ ms , and mon@@ um@@ ents .
That proved my determin@@ ation to pioneer and showed that my health problems were man@@ ag@@ e@@ able .
How over@@ jo@@ yed C@@ ar@@ lo@@ s and Jo@@ ã@@ o were when they me@@ t at a Kingdom H@@ all and saw the chang@@ es that each had made !
“ Even if [ the vision ] should d@@ el@@ a@@ y , keep in expe@@ ct@@ ation of it ; for it will without fai@@ l come true . It will not be l@@ ate . ” ​ — H@@ A@@ B@@ A@@ K@@ KU@@ K 2 : 3 .
But the psalmis@@ t’s words ref@@ er to “ more gener@@ al g@@ ri@@ ef and s@@ or@@ ro@@ w , ” says one scho@@ la@@ r .
Rather , st@@ ore up for y@@ ourselves tre@@ a@@ sures in heaven , where ne@@ i@@ ther mo@@ th nor ru@@ st con@@ sum@@ es , and where th@@ i@@ ev@@ es do not bre@@ ak in and ste@@ al . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 19 , 20 .
To disc@@ oura@@ ge the people from going to Jerusalem to worship , Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am se@@ ts up two g@@ ol@@ den cal@@ ves ​ — one at D@@ an and the other at Bethel .
Some years later my mother , Ka@@ th@@ le@@ en , also began to study . She was baptized in 194@@ 6 .
Jesus war@@ ned against such lu@@ ke@@ war@@ m@@ ness when he ca@@ u@@ tioned first - century Christians living in La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ a : “ You are ne@@ i@@ ther co@@ ld nor ho@@ t .
But is that counsel rel@@ ev@@ ant today ?
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , the Bible in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar war@@ ns Christians “ who are rich in the present system of things ” not to be “ high - min@@ ded , ” or “ ha@@ ugh@@ ty . ”
Jehovah’s remin@@ ders help us to end@@ ure persecu@@ tion because we are confid@@ ent that our heavenly Father can cu@@ t the ro@@ p@@ es of rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t that enem@@ ies ti@@ e about us .
Like many tre@@ a@@ sures , it is relati@@ vely r@@ are in this world .
The Bible states : “ By this the love of God was made man@@ i@@ f@@ est in our case , because God sent for@@ th his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son into the world that we might gain life through him .
Di@@ d God really make humans as they are now ​ — imper@@ fect and sub@@ ject to suffering ?
Jehovah had dec@@ re@@ ed that one of Davi@@ d’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants would occ@@ up@@ y His thro@@ ne per@@ man@@ ently , and God’s word never go@@ es un@@ ful@@ filled . ​ — Jo@@ s@@ h .
( b ) What does the Bible teach us about our fre@@ e@@ dom of cho@@ ice , and what questions will we consider ?
By doing so , they can become “ rich toward God . ” ​ — Luke 12 : 21 ; read Matthew 6 : 19 - 21 .
Mi@@ ght we expres@@ s to Jehovah our desire to be as u@@ se@@ ful to him as possible and re@@ qu@@ est his help in car@@ r@@ ying out wh@@ atever assign@@ ments he has given us ?
For one thing , we can cultiv@@ ate mo@@ ti@@ ves like those of Jesus .
E@@ ach was je@@ al@@ ous of the other .
4 : 8 , 9 ; 11 : 23 - 27 .
W@@ ell , what did con@@ spi@@ r@@ at@@ ors do in att@@ ac@@ king the prophet Daniel ?
How ty@@ pi@@ cal of that in@@ du@@ stri@@ ous woman !
After Jehovah God cre@@ ated the first human pa@@ ir , Adam and E@@ ve , the Bible says that he put them in a par@@ adise right here on earth .
“ M@@ ake disciples of people of all the nations , . . . teaching them . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 28 : 19 , 20 .
She wants to share everything ! ”
I will for@@ ti@@ fy you . ”
T@@ it@@ le page of H@@ ut@@ ter@@ ’s Hebrew Bible of 1@@ 5@@ 8@@ 7
What can we do about it as individuals ?
What examples demonstr@@ ate the fine rec@@ ord of mission@@ aries ?
Sa@@ ys The New En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a ( 19@@ 7@@ 4 ) : “ Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s , the fes@@ ti@@ val of the bir@@ th of Jesus Christ , was esta@@ bli@@ shed in con@@ ne@@ ction with a f@@ ading of the expe@@ ct@@ ation of Christ’s im@@ min@@ ent return . ”
But after 13 years , everything chang@@ ed very quic@@ k@@ ly .
; St@@ an@@ le@@ y , G .
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , he ad@@ ds : “ Mo@@ st of [ them ] are still with us , though some have fal@@ le@@ n as@@ le@@ ep in death . ”
Mo@@ st@@ ly , though , our con@@ vers@@ ations at night re@@ v@@ ol@@ ved around poin@@ ts we learned from artic@@ les in The Watchtower and our field service experi@@ ences of that day .
Be@@ fore it was in@@ ven@@ ted about the year 14@@ 50 , the Bible had to be co@@ pi@@ ed by hand , which was not eas@@ y .
As we take our se@@ ats in fr@@ on@@ t of the class , the children ob@@ serve us with great cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity .
He r@@ an to me@@ et his son - in - law and ann@@ oun@@ ced exc@@ it@@ e@@ dly : “ Today I have found the truth ! ”
H@@ ad not Jesus declar@@ ed that “ out of the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of the heart the m@@ ou@@ th speak@@ s ” ? ​ — Matthew 12 : 34 .
They taught that standards of right and wrong were determined by po@@ pul@@ ar op@@ in@@ ion .
It may have brought a me@@ asure of peace to the prophe@@ t’s heart to see the land heal@@ ing , but it was the people he car@@ ed about most .
God’s Kingdom ​ — E@@ ar@@ th@@ ’s New R@@ ul@@ er@@ ship , 10 / 15
Ther@@ efore , we do well to take time to study the sub@@ ject of the ransom care@@ fully and exerc@@ ise faith in that mar@@ vel@@ ous pro@@ vision .
Mi@@ ca@@ h as@@ ks : “ What is Jehovah as@@ king back from you but to exerc@@ ise justice and to love kindness and to be mo@@ des@@ t in wal@@ king with your God ? ”
When Jehovah b@@ es@@ to@@ ws blessings on his people , he always gives them the best .
E@@ ach of us can ask , ‘ A@@ m I determined to make sure that the less@@ on learned from Solom@@ on@@ ’s life will help me to be a succ@@ ess ? ’
U@@ d@@ í@@ as ) , 1 / 1
In what great privilege will some Christian women have a share ?
It is not whether a person is a m@@ ale or a f@@ em@@ ale , a husband or a wife , or even a child . ​ — 1 Corinthians 4 : 2 .
In a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative sense , the Devil would like to set the Christian congregation ab@@ la@@ ze .
Who wrote Se@@ cond Timothy ?
In view of what he has done in the past , we can be certain that “ Jehovah kno@@ ws how to deli@@ ver people of godly devo@@ tion out of tri@@ al , but to re@@ serve un@@ righteous people for the day of judgment to be cu@@ t off . ”
T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ing overse@@ ers and their wi@@ ves need and ch@@ er@@ ish close friends .
God plac@@ ed the first man , Adam , in the gar@@ den of E@@ den , an earthly par@@ adise filled with a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant w@@ il@@ d@@ life and beau@@ ti@@ ful ve@@ get@@ ation .
Al@@ le@@ n pa@@ uses and ho@@ l@@ ds back the te@@ ars as mem@@ ori@@ es over@@ wh@@ el@@ m him .
But I was disa@@ p@@ pointed .
U@@ se the “ in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al cap@@ ac@@ ity ” that God has given you to become “ full - gro@@ wn in po@@ wers of understanding . ”
M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ um@@ s ag@@ o , their mi@@ gh@@ ty v@@ ol@@ c@@ ani@@ c er@@ up@@ tions co@@ vered the are@@ a with two ty@@ p@@ es of ro@@ ck ​ — hard ba@@ sal@@ t and so@@ ft tu@@ f@@ a , a wh@@ ite ro@@ ck form@@ ed from so@@ li@@ di@@ fied v@@ ol@@ c@@ ani@@ c as@@ h .
No matter what tri@@ als came his way , Paul was determined to be faithful to God , to end@@ ure in true worship .
We ask such questions as these : ‘ Will my children live in a better world ?
On@@ ce , while I was making a return vis@@ it on an inter@@ ested person , the minis@@ ter from the local ch@@ urch came and acc@@ used me of not believ@@ ing in Jesus .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , only the Bible gives a satis@@ f@@ ying ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation of the orig@@ in of the di@@ vers@@ ity of langu@@ ages that we see today .
W@@ ell , not from a human stan@@ d@@ point ; no man could instru@@ ct him about it because no one had been in heaven and thus in a position to expla@@ in anything about get@@ ting into the Kingdom .
W@@ as David dist@@ ressed while he was being mis@@ tre@@ ated ?
S@@ ur@@ ely , then , we should pray for our heavenly Fa@@ ther’s name to be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied and for his Kingdom to ri@@ d the earth of Satan’s rule .
Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ation in govern@@ ment of@@ fic@@ es and health - care fac@@ il@@ ities , as well as simp@@ le bu@@ sin@@ ess trans@@ actions , often become ma@@ j@@ or problems for them .
These also end@@ e@@ av@@ or to become teach@@ ers of God’s Word .
If you are a par@@ ent , do you help your children to pre@@ pare for field service ?
B@@ es@@ id@@ es br@@ ing@@ ing un@@ clean worl@@ dly thinking into the Christian associ@@ ation , d@@ res@@ sing that way has the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al to cre@@ ate un@@ clean thoughts in others .
You might occasi@@ on@@ ally want to help congregations to preach in sel@@ dom wor@@ ked ter@@ rit@@ ory .
( Hebrews 11 : 40 )
As with lear@@ ning any language , there are some ba@@ si@@ c te@@ ch@@ ni@@ qu@@ es that can help us to at@@ tain pro@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y in speaking the language of Bible truth .
If op@@ pos@@ ers do us har@@ m , the wise course is to leave it to Jehovah to p@@ un@@ ish them if and when he se@@ es f@@ it .
If we are sh@@ re@@ w@@ d , or wise , we will be care@@ ful about what we believe especially if the person giving us ad@@ vice has not had prop@@ er tra@@ ining .
God’s Word as@@ sures us that our sin@@ s can be “ b@@ lo@@ t@@ ted out . ”
He said so qu@@ ite op@@ en@@ ly to the religious lead@@ ers in the first century : “ I have come down from heaven to do , not my own will , but the will of him who sent me . ”
We im@@ medi@@ ately started to learn Lu@@ g@@ anda , a language with a beau@@ ti@@ ful song@@ like qu@@ ality but very difficult to learn .
The Bible shows that God has feelings and that our conduct matters great@@ ly to him .
Sam@@ ari@@ a was the cap@@ it@@ al of the ten - tri@@ be nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom of Israel until the city was over@@ thro@@ wn by the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans in 7@@ 40 B.C.E .
They may cause anxi@@ ety or move some to take the un@@ wise st@@ ep of is@@ ol@@ ating themselves from their spiritual brothers and sisters .
Jesus told his disciples : “ Do not think I came to put peace upon the earth ; I came to put , not peace , but a s@@ word .
But if he is serious all the time , it is difficult to appro@@ ach him . ”
Many servants of Jehovah have avo@@ i@@ ded disa@@ ster by listen@@ ing to Jehovah during our meetings .
“ It seem@@ ed to them something very bad that a man had come to seek something good for the sons of Israel . ” — Ne@@ h@@ emiah 2 : 10 .
Ther@@ efore , they are known every@@ where for their ong@@ o@@ ing effort to share the good news of God’s Kingdom with people of all nations . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
No doubt , Paul recogn@@ ized that f@@ all@@ ing in love is likely to be much e@@ asi@@ er than sta@@ ying in love .
The s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls descri@@ b@@ ing the rul@@ es and beli@@ ef@@ s of the Q@@ um@@ r@@ an se@@ ct make very clear that there was not just one form of Juda@@ ism in the time of Jesus .
Z@@ ey@@ ne@@ p
I@@ mp@@ ar@@ ting knowledge invol@@ ves saying something instru@@ ctive and bene@@ fi@@ cial .
The woman read the bro@@ ch@@ ure and real@@ ized that this was God’s answer to her prayer .
No@@ tice how similar that fin@@ ding is to what Jesus Christ said : “ H@@ app@@ y are those consci@@ ous of their spiritual need . ” ​ — Matthew 5 : 3 .
Jesus high@@ ligh@@ ted their attitude toward off@@ end@@ ers by rel@@ ating an illustr@@ ation of a P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e who pray@@ ed : “ O God , I than@@ k you that I am not like ever@@ yone el@@ se ​ — ex@@ t@@ or@@ tion@@ ers , un@@ righteous , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ers — ​ or even like this ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ or ” ​ — a ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ or who was hum@@ bly pra@@ ying for God’s mer@@ cy .
So they cont@@ ac@@ ted their son only when it was ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely necess@@ ary for family bu@@ sin@@ ess .
Are these mam@@ mo@@ th se@@ a mon@@ st@@ ers s@@ low and c@@ lum@@ s@@ y in the water ?
One a@@ the@@ ist con@@ j@@ ur@@ ed up an ide@@ a of what he i@@ mag@@ ined God to be and then pray@@ ed : “ Just give me a little wh@@ is@@ per . ”
And it would not be good for us to keep thinking about their mis@@ takes .
I never min@@ ded too much being al@@ one in the service , and as I experienced Jehovah’s care , I dre@@ w clo@@ s@@ er to him .
When he made that com@@ ment , his a@@ udi@@ ence inclu@@ ded four k@@ ings , four qu@@ e@@ ens , two pr@@ inc@@ es , a gr@@ and du@@ ke , and sever@@ al pre@@ si@@ d@@ ents .
( b ) How can it be said that Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at has fal@@ le@@ n ?
Tru@@ e Christians cannot do so .
One of their as@@ ser@@ tions was that the resurrection had already taken place , evid@@ ently ei@@ ther a spiritual or a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic one , and therefore there was no fur@@ ther resurrection in the future under God’s Kingdom . ​ — 2 Timothy 2 : 16 - 18 .
( The A@@ mp@@ li@@ fied Bible ) It is hard to i@@ magine that a mother would for@@ get to n@@ ou@@ ris@@ h and care for her n@@ ur@@ sing child .
In the w@@ in@@ ter of 194@@ 7 , I was assign@@ ed to work among the S@@ pan@@ ish - speaking people of C@@ ol@@ or@@ a@@ do C@@ ity , T@@ ex@@ as , along with a pioneer compan@@ ion .
( b ) How has Jehovah’s promise recorded at Psalm 32 : 8 proved true in your case ?
Many jo@@ bs , though , call for ke@@ en foc@@ us and al@@ er@@ t@@ ness , and the Christian ministry is certainly like that .
The Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e go@@ es on to say : “ The transl@@ at@@ ors of this work , who fear and love the Di@@ v@@ ine Au@@ th@@ or of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures , feel toward H@@ im a special responsi@@ bility to trans@@ mit his thoughts and declar@@ ations as acc@@ ur@@ ately as possible . ”
The mu@@ si@@ c was about to beg@@ in .
Th@@ ree pers@@ ons inter@@ ned . ”
bro@@ ch@@ ure in T@@ z@@ o@@ t@@ z@@ il was pres@@ ented , a woman who had be@@ gu@@ n to atten@@ d Christian meetings em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed it and exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ Th@@ an@@ k you , Jehovah ! ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , true Christians are confid@@ ent that God will not for@@ s@@ ake them . ​ — 2 / 1 , pages 4 - 6 .
In par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar , the wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness of the king , A@@ ha@@ b , was going from bad to wor@@ se .
Con@@ cer@@ ning Na@@ th@@ ana@@ el , Jesus said : “ See , an Israel@@ ite for a certain@@ ty , in whom there is no dec@@ e@@ it . ”
A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s was a Jewish Christian who was “ well ver@@ sed in the Scriptures ” and “ ag@@ low with the spirit . ”
When the c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests and the s@@ cri@@ bes see this and they hear the bo@@ ys in the temple cr@@ ying out , “ Sa@@ ve , we pray , the Son of David ! ”
Why is the comfort provided by Jehovah uni@@ que ?
2 : 26 .
Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ising Au@@ thor@@ ity , I@@ mit@@ ate Christ , 4 / 1
At the k@@ ing@@ ’s comm@@ and , E@@ bed - m@@ ele@@ ch took 30 men and res@@ cu@@ ed God’s prophet . ​ — Jeremiah 38 : 8 - 13 .
* In 195@@ 6 , the U@@ .@@ S . C@@ ong@@ ress pas@@ sed a law declar@@ ing that expres@@ sion the n@@ ational mo@@ t@@ to of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 4@@ 2 , 5@@ 4
H@@ er neigh@@ b@@ ors accepted this as pro@@ of of our in@@ no@@ c@@ ence .
P@@ E@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ S@@ BU@@ R@@ G , F@@ L ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , Ba@@ y@@ fr@@ on@@ t C@@ en@@ ter , 4@@ 00 1@@ st S@@ t .
Some of them have been t@@ or@@ tur@@ ed , put in pris@@ on , and even kil@@ led because they sta@@ yed faithful to Jehovah .
Although in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the kingdom of Israel became gu@@ il@@ ty of spiritual ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , God would be mer@@ ci@@ ful to them if they rep@@ ented .
Lo@@ ve moved Jesus to share in the jo@@ ys and s@@ or@@ ro@@ ws of his followers .
Yet , while Jehovah was ang@@ ry with his people , he did not comple@@ t@@ ely a@@ ban@@ d@@ on them .
God expe@@ cts justice to be exerc@@ ised by those taking the lead among his people .
They would do so by serving , or minis@@ ter@@ ing to , others in their group .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ Th@@ r@@ ough one man [ Adam ] sin en@@ tered into the world and death through sin , and thus death s@@ pre@@ ad to all men because they had all sin@@ ned . ”
What should we do if we no@@ tice in ourselves tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es toward pri@@ de and gre@@ ed ?
How many would learn the less@@ on ?
10@@ 1 : 2 .
What is a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly effe@@ ctive way to provide cons@@ ol@@ ation ?
Indeed , much about how we devel@@ op rema@@ ins un@@ known to man .
How streng@@ th@@ ening it is to have the as@@ sur@@ ance that the gl@@ ori@@ fied Jesus Christ is with God’s people today as they eng@@ age in spiritual war@@ f@@ are !
Our close relationship with our loving heavenly Father , our strong faith like that of Abraham , and our obedi@@ ence to God’s comman@@ ds allow us to be declar@@ ed righteous and to be vie@@ wed by Jehovah as his friends .
“ My heart is ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast , O God , ” he said , “ my heart is ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast .
Mu@@ ch of the time we wor@@ ked al@@ one , and we were g@@ la@@ d to find the local people both res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful and ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able .
He continued : “ In order that the love with which you [ God ] loved me may be in them and I in uni@@ on with them . ” ​ — John 17 : 26 .
Jesus has also been bus@@ y ref@@ ining God’s people and help@@ ing them to rend@@ er worship that is clean . ​ — M@@ al .
She stu@@ died V@@ olu@@ me 6 , The New C@@ re@@ ation , and c@@ learly under@@ sto@@ od the need for Christian baptism by im@@ mer@@ sion .
S@@ et Your O@@ wn Go@@ als
If we are sing@@ le , are we making time for personal study of the Scriptures ?
Paul ad@@ ded this reason : “ For even the Christ did not ple@@ ase himself . ”
The one con@@ duc@@ ting will not necess@@ ar@@ ily call on the first person who ra@@ ises his hand .
M@@ an@@ i believ@@ ed that being human was “ ali@@ en , un@@ be@@ ar@@ able , and ra@@ dic@@ ally evil . ”
What time of t@@ es@@ ting will follow the des@@ tru@@ ction of “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at ” ?
To ob@@ tain the po@@ les for the building , the brothers ac@@ qui@@ red a per@@ mit to cu@@ t down tre@@ es .
Why is par@@ ent@@ al tra@@ ining and guid@@ ance ess@@ enti@@ al for br@@ ing@@ ing up children succ@@ ess@@ fully ?
Pro@@ ba@@ bly not .
( b ) What or@@ ders did God give to ancient Israel ?
In her book , L@@ or@@ i H@@ op@@ e wr@@ ites : “ All of us say and do things that can be mis@@ con@@ stru@@ ed or can in some way in@@ ad@@ ver@@ ten@@ tly h@@ ur@@ t someone .
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s gr@@ and@@ son Jac@@ o@@ b also received loving - kindness .
Mo@@ re@@ over , it is ir@@ rit@@ ating to be around a person who has something to say on every matter .
The mer@@ ci@@ ful are happy because of being “ sh@@ own mer@@ cy . ”
In some congregations , men s@@ at on one side of the meeting ro@@ om while women s@@ at on the other .
“ H@@ er ver@@ ba@@ l a@@ bu@@ se was un@@ jus@@ ti@@ fied . ”
( Read 1 Samuel 18 : 11 - 14 . )
• Why is care@@ ful Bible study so important ?
The apostle John wrote his Go@@ spe@@ l with a de@@ fin@@ ite ob@@ je@@ ctive in mind .
If Jehovah ca@@ res for bir@@ ds and f@@ low@@ ers , how much more so will he care for us ?
To my deep satis@@ fac@@ tion , my family members also prog@@ ressed spiritually , and in time all three became faithful Witnesses .
Their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing would share in this .
to res@@ ist a tend@@ enc@@ y toward un@@ who@@ les@@ ome en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment ?
33 : 11 , 20 ​ — How did God speak to Moses “ face to face ” ?
Bo@@ th by their conduct and by their ministry , Jehovah’s Witnesses are help@@ ing people every@@ where to come to “ the m@@ oun@@ tain of the house of Jehovah ” to be instru@@ cted about God’s ways and to learn to walk in God’s p@@ ath .
L@@ ater , he began serving as a pioneer .
G@@ EN@@ E@@ V@@ I@@ È@@ V@@ E D@@ E G@@ A@@ U@@ L@@ L@@ E , ni@@ e@@ ce of Ch@@ ar@@ les de G@@ a@@ ul@@ le , form@@ er pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of Fr@@ ance , got to know Jehovah’s Witnesses person@@ ally in the Na@@ z@@ i con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p at R@@ av@@ en@@ s@@ br@@ ü@@ ck , nor@@ ther@@ n Ger@@ many .
C@@ ha@@ p@@ ter 2 c@@ ites many benef@@ its of ac@@ qui@@ ring wisdom .
In a similar way , the anxi@@ e@@ ties of this system and the qu@@ est for ri@@ ches and a com@@ for@@ table life - st@@ y@@ le can gra@@ du@@ ally ab@@ s@@ or@@ b more and more of our time and en@@ er@@ gy .
Yes , Jehovah was de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely in control . ​ — G@@ en .
At first , the Na@@ z@@ is did not su@@ spe@@ ct us of anything .
In the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , influ@@ enti@@ al enem@@ ies and mis@@ inform@@ ed people brought ‘ tr@@ ou@@ ble fr@@ am@@ ed by dec@@ ree . ’
Let your reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess become known to all men . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 4 , 5 .
“ Lo@@ t cho@@ se for himself the whole D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an , and Lo@@ t moved his cam@@ p to the e@@ ast .
The op@@ pres@@ s@@ or was the mi@@ gh@@ ty nation of Egy@@ pt .
Many of my friends married .
But Jehovah said to Samuel : ‘ Do not look at his appe@@ ar@@ ance and at the he@@ i@@ ght of his st@@ ature , for I have re@@ je@@ cted him . For not the way man se@@ es is the way God se@@ es , because m@@ ere man se@@ es what appe@@ ars to the eyes ; but as for Jehovah , he se@@ es what the heart is . ’ ”
When they obe@@ yed Jehovah , the Israelites were organiz@@ ed and un@@ ited .
However , God’s time to bring about complete peace has not yet come .
The fact that Jesus is the Word , or God’s S@@ po@@ k@@ es@@ man , is e@@ cho@@ ed in what Christ said to his Jewish listen@@ ers : “ What I teach is not mine , but bel@@ ong@@ s to him that sent me .
Ye@@ ars of Wor@@ k , Ye@@ ars of W@@ a@@ iting
At Matthew 17 : 14 - 18 , we read of a young bo@@ y who was heal@@ ed by Jesus .
A T@@ es@@ ti@@ mony to Lo@@ ve , Fa@@ ith , and O@@ be@@ di@@ ence
And just like a fi@@ re , what we say can cause a lo@@ t of dam@@ age .
What an encourag@@ ement for the sisters who car@@ ry out their activ@@ ity by themselves all year long ! ”
But they all had confidence in Jehovah .
Se@@ cond , he took the in@@ iti@@ ative to help others .
The Watchtower will now be pro@@ duc@@ ed in two e@@ di@@ tions .
So pro@@ claim@@ ed the co@@ ver of Bi@@ bli@@ cal Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gy Rev@@ i@@ e@@ w ( No@@ v@@ ember / De@@ c@@ ember 200@@ 2 ) .
What are their valu@@ es and their mor@@ als ?
When Jesus was temp@@ ted by Satan , he res@@ is@@ ted until the Devil went away .
How did Jehovah show com@@ pas@@ sion for the Jews in Jerusalem during the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an si@@ e@@ ge in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . ?
Are you not moved to do all you can to support this never - to - be - re@@ pe@@ ated work ?
Yet , he kno@@ ws when we si@@ t down , perhaps at the end of a long day , and when we ris@@ e up in the mor@@ ning and go about our da@@ ily life .
In the words of one Bible dic@@ tion@@ ary , he appe@@ ars in the inspired rec@@ ord “ with no in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction and no pe@@ di@@ gre@@ e . ”
What is the ke@@ y qu@@ ality needed by disci@@ ple mak@@ ers ?
David tru@@ sted in Jehovah’s loyal love .
( Read 2 Peter 3 : 11 . )
What can be said of a person who has sp@@ ent a li@@ fe@@ time in the compan@@ y of wisdom and understanding and ‘ has not g@@ one in a way that is not good ’ ?
L@@ ater , R@@ o@@ sa and I also vis@@ ited P@@ ol@@ ish grou@@ ps and congregations in Au@@ stri@@ a , D@@ en@@ mar@@ k , and Ger@@ many .
After we gra@@ du@@ ated , Bethel and I were assign@@ ed to Na@@ i@@ ro@@ bi , K@@ en@@ ya .
Why do I obey God’s comman@@ ds rather than imitate the worl@@ d’s moral standards ?
Hence , during the course of this coming year , let your da@@ ily prayers and your regul@@ ar actions prove that you are determined “ fin@@ ally [ to ] stand complete and with fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ction in all the will of God . ”
Hence , Christ’s true followers do not mer@@ ely ref@@ ra@@ in from being a part of the world .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of how long we have served Jehovah , we can su@@ ff@@ er such lo@@ ss un@@ less we ‘ keep on see@@ king first God’s kingdom and his righteousness ’ so as to st@@ ore up tre@@ a@@ sures in heaven .
“ The meetings strengthen my faith , so that I can with@@ stand the day - to - day pres@@ sures as a stud@@ ent , daugh@@ ter , and serv@@ ant of Jehovah .
I have often been pla@@ gu@@ ed by feelings of gu@@ il@@ t and a l@@ ack of self - wor@@ th . Yet , God’s Word has been inv@@ alu@@ able in help@@ ing me to fi@@ ght these dis@@ tur@@ b@@ ing feelings
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years ag@@ o , the Bible psalmist com@@ men@@ ted : “ In themselves the days of our years are se@@ v@@ ent@@ y years ; and if because of special mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness they are ei@@ gh@@ ty years , yet their in@@ s@@ ist@@ ence is on tr@@ ou@@ ble and h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful things ; for it must quic@@ k@@ ly pas@@ s by , and away we f@@ ly . ”
My emo@@ tions are s@@ ti@@ r@@ red for him .
In I@@ tal@@ y , early 19@@ 70 ’ s
“ Pro@@ ve y@@ ourselves ready , because at an h@@ our that you do not think to be it , the Son of man is coming . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
They also know how it feel@@ s to have a pro@@ found love for Jehovah yet be un@@ able to act upon it confid@@ ently .
A@@ no@@ ther help is to foc@@ us on what makes our fellow believers preci@@ ous in God’s eyes .
They said that if my parents and my sister and I jo@@ ined the Na@@ z@@ i par@@ ty , we would not be de@@ por@@ ted .
13 : 14 , 21 , 22 ; 15 : 1 , 2 ; P@@ s .
For some years , he served there as an instru@@ ct@@ or , help@@ ing to tra@@ in mission@@ aries .
So we need to take our stand against Satan and hold fir@@ m@@ ly to the Bible principles we have learned . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
How can a gro@@ om en@@ h@@ ance the di@@ gn@@ ity of this happy occasi@@ on ?
That few today pos@@ s@@ ess such know - how is bor@@ ne out by a study condu@@ cted by The N@@ ational Mar@@ ri@@ age Pro@@ ject , a re@@ sear@@ ch in@@ iti@@ ative of R@@ ut@@ g@@ ers Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity in New Jer@@ se@@ y , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
Per@@ mis@@ sion for that was with@@ held .
“ E@@ very er@@ a of the Ch@@ urch has seen bad Christians and un@@ wor@@ thy pri@@ ests , ” says one scho@@ la@@ r .
I wanted to be d@@ aring and jo@@ in my work@@ mat@@ es in wh@@ atever they were doing .
the need for ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality within the congregation ?
When I asked him what he was doing , Jac@@ o@@ b said , ‘ I@@ ’@@ m being a young Be@@ th@@ el@@ ite , and I@@ ’@@ m going to read the Bible in one year . ’ ”
Un@@ like the wicked , we ‘ have not de@@ vi@@ ated from Jehovah’s remin@@ ders . ’
When Jesus died , the Law ended and God made a new arrang@@ ement .
A travel@@ ing overse@@ er ob@@ served : “ Be@@ ing pati@@ ent and show@@ ing a will@@ ing@@ ness to listen to people has an am@@ a@@ z@@ ing power to at@@ tr@@ act and is a wonderful expres@@ sion of war@@ m personal interest . ”
The Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts would no longer ro@@ l@@ l ! Jehovah had taken their whe@@ els off . ​ — E@@ x .
Tru@@ ly , the Christian congregation has been of great benefit to me .
What con@@ f@@ li@@ ct did Daniel see in vision , and how do you feel about its ne@@ ar@@ ness ?
It likely was no co@@ in@@ ci@@ d@@ ence that they were not present when he died on the t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake and that he had to en@@ trust his mother to the apostle John .
Many are saying of my soul : ‘ There is no sal@@ vation for him by God . ’ ”
And how does God view those who dis@@ respect his name ?
What help is there for those who@@ se mar@@ it@@ al peace is th@@ reat@@ ened ?
Jesus in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed a su@@ peri@@ or bas@@ is for appro@@ ach to Jehovah , id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying himself as a powerful friend , one who op@@ ens the way for our prayers to be heard and ans@@ wer@@ ed by God .
It is reason@@ able to believe that on that occasi@@ on Jehovah re@@ it@@ er@@ ated his covenant with Abraham as repor@@ ted at Genesis 12 : 1 - 3 , since the covenant went into effect when Abraham moved into Cana@@ an .
C@@ op@@ ing With the P@@ res@@ sure to Con@@ form
But among Jesus ’ followers , it is hum@@ ble service that is the me@@ asure of great@@ ness .
To cop@@ e with such tri@@ als succ@@ ess@@ fully , we need faith and courage .
Then he stated a valu@@ able princi@@ ple : “ All things are la@@ w@@ ful ; but not all things are advan@@ ta@@ ge@@ ous . All things are la@@ w@@ ful ; but not all things buil@@ d up . ”
Although no such liter@@ al m@@ oun@@ tain ex@@ is@@ ted , a place known as Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do does ex@@ ist .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out question , it is wor@@ th the effort !
The Bible writ@@ er James shows that there is a con@@ ne@@ ction between a con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ous spirit and pri@@ de .
One sul@@ try af@@ ter@@ no@@ on when we are about to fin@@ ish our study , we read a Bible text that j@@ ol@@ ts K@@ o@@ j@@ o like the b@@ low from an op@@ pon@@ ent@@ ’s powerful k@@ ic@@ k .
If we are making sure of the more important things , we will be having an ac@@ tive share in the work of spiritual heal@@ ing .
In time , though , Jeremiah became so pers@@ ist@@ ent and for@@ ce@@ ful in his preaching activ@@ ity that many vie@@ wed him as a cal@@ am@@ ity how@@ l@@ er .
Pro@@ vi@@ ding for the needs of our family is a Christian requi@@ re@@ ment .
And . . . he , for his part , will car@@ ry the di@@ gn@@ ity ; and he must si@@ t down and rule on his thro@@ ne , and he must become a pri@@ est upon his thro@@ ne . ’ ”
She did and was baptized in 19@@ 20 .
Do Th@@ ings To@@ gether With God
Jesus said that we must love our neigh@@ b@@ or as we love ourselves .
Why do we need to set li@@ m@@ its on the kind of rec@@ re@@ ation we cho@@ ose ?
Many whom we invit@@ e to the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al will know this verse by heart .
T@@ ake an interest in your chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s inter@@ ests
He showed his followers how to be kind to people who are different .
Now 19 years old and serving as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant and a full - time minis@@ ter in the congregation , he says : “ I than@@ k Jehovah for allow@@ ing me to gain knowledge of him and for help@@ ing me to see the need to exerc@@ ise self - control and change my course .
An@@ yone associ@@ ating with him will become just like him . ”
3 : 16 - 21 .
Ar@@ ound the world , Jehovah’s Witnesses are known for pu@@ t@@ ting their Chris@@ t@@ like love into action .
All our meetings beg@@ in and end with prayer , and at most of them , we sing song@@ s of praise to Jehovah .
• Gre@@ at earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es
Paul ad@@ v@@ ised Timothy : “ A slave of the Lord does not need to fi@@ ght , but needs to be g@@ ent@@ le toward all , qu@@ ali@@ fied to teach , show@@ ing rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t when wr@@ ong@@ ed , instru@@ cting with mil@@ dness those not fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly dis@@ posed . ”
Un@@ reason@@ able use of tel@@ ev@@ ision appe@@ ars to be a ma@@ j@@ or reason why many Witnesses do not devo@@ te su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient time to personal study and Bible reading . ​ — Psalm 10@@ 1 : 3 ; 1@@ 19 : 37 , 4@@ 7 , 4@@ 8 .
• How can we show respect for Jehovah , the O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or of marriage ?
As we end@@ e@@ av@@ or to “ hold a good conscience ” in all that we do , we come that much clo@@ s@@ er to show@@ ing that we are made in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 16 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 10 .
A@@ de explained why he had a tal@@ is@@ man in his sh@@ op : “ There are many enem@@ ies . ”
Our field ministry invol@@ ves the public declar@@ ation of our faith .
Why not learn more about this truth and how you and your loved ones can benefit from it ?
Some Jewish Christians ap@@ par@@ ently could not bring themselves to sto@@ p practic@@ ing certain cu@@ st@@ om@@ s they had ob@@ served under the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , even though they should have real@@ ized that such practic@@ es were not ess@@ enti@@ al for sal@@ vation .
Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 3 : 5 says : “ Be@@ fore him p@@ est@@ il@@ ence kept going , and bur@@ ning f@@ ever would go for@@ th at his fe@@ et . ”
So that c@@ ars cro@@ s@@ sing the ra@@ il@@ ro@@ ad tr@@ ac@@ ks would not get h@@ it by a spe@@ e@@ ding tra@@ in .
He loved divine tru@@ ths far too much to re@@ place them with his own thinking .
“ Because he has affe@@ ction for me , I will res@@ cu@@ e him . I will prote@@ ct him because he kno@@ ws my name . ” ​ — P@@ S .
He said : “ I will sing to Jehovah thr@@ ough@@ out my life ; I will sing pra@@ ises to my God as long as I live . ”
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ating My S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al H@@ er@@ it@@ age
Since Jehovah God form@@ ed man “ out of du@@ st from the gr@@ ound , ” the ter@@ m “ mother ” is here used fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely to ref@@ er to the earth . ​ — Genesis 2 : 7 .
If the sons of Jac@@ o@@ b obe@@ yed the la@@ ws of God , they would remain God’s special pro@@ per@@ ty , his congregation .
I now have new go@@ als in life . ”
Does not this account f@@ ill you with hope that your loved ones may be ra@@ ised to life in God’s new world ?
O@@ ther Witnesses su@@ ff@@ er pro@@ long@@ ed ill health or are get@@ ting on in years .
With that expres@@ sion , John al@@ lu@@ des to a cu@@ sto@@ m that in his day was comm@@ on at me@@ al@@ times .
Jac@@ o@@ b showed that “ pe@@ op@@ les ” would be obedi@@ ent to Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h of the tri@@ be of Juda@@ h , but the Se@@ ed was later re@@ stri@@ cted to Davi@@ d’s l@@ in@@ e@@ age .
Some feel that Matthew wrote his book in Hebrew and that it was then transl@@ ated into Greek , perhaps by Matthew himself . See A@@ pp@@ en@@ di@@ x A@@ 3 in the re@@ v@@ ised New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation ; also A Bo@@ ok for All Pe@@ ople , pages 7 - 9 , “ How Di@@ d the Bo@@ ok S@@ ur@@ vi@@ ve ? ”
Paul also showed a v@@ al@@ id reason for obe@@ ying the author@@ ities in the family : “ You wi@@ ves , be in sub@@ je@@ ction to your hus@@ ban@@ ds , as it is be@@ coming in the Lord .
However , his the@@ ory of ev@@ olu@@ tion and its mo@@ der@@ n vari@@ ations have rec@@ ently come under att@@ ack from those who believe that the mar@@ vel@@ ously fine - tu@@ ned ar@@ ch@@ it@@ e@@ c@@ ture of living or@@ gan@@ is@@ ms indic@@ ates pur@@ po@@ se@@ ful desi@@ gn .
Even so , Peter and John along with the other disciples had proved to be effe@@ ctive teach@@ ers , mo@@ ving many of those who listen@@ ed to them to become believers .
What s@@ crip@@ tures could we use to reason on the matter ?
Psalm 9@@ 0 conclu@@ des with this ple@@ a : “ Let the pleas@@ an@@ t@@ ness of Jehovah our God prove to be upon us , and the work of our hands do you fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bl@@ ish upon us . Yes , the work of our hands , do you fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bl@@ ish it . ”
On the contr@@ ary , he kept stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing against his we@@ ak@@ nesses , rel@@ ying on God’s help through Jesus Christ .
Although the temp@@ er@@ ature was over 9@@ 5 de@@ gre@@ es F@@ ah@@ r@@ en@@ he@@ it [ 35 ° C ] , about 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 Witnesses took part .
As we draw close to God , he respon@@ ds by dra@@ wing clo@@ s@@ er to us .
If our physical health is affe@@ cted by dist@@ ress , what help can we receive ?
Ex@@ peri@@ enc@@ ing how God’s power makes up for our we@@ ak@@ nesses , we will be able to say as did Paul : “ When I am we@@ ak , then I am powerful . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
( Luke 18 : 1 - 8 )
In descri@@ b@@ ing her life as a wi@@ do@@ w , she says , “ I feel I am a cri@@ pp@@ le . ”
And as res@@ pe@@ cts un@@ ity , how does true Christi@@ an@@ ity di@@ ff@@ er from Chris@@ tend@@ om ?
We can just i@@ magine him ques@@ tion@@ ing a sol@@ di@@ er on the purpose of vari@@ ous pi@@ e@@ ces of ar@@ m@@ or and then using the information in a fine illustr@@ ation . ​ — E@@ ph .
I ev@@ en@@ tually got 40 c@@ hi@@ c@@ ks .
( b ) Why might someone feel that Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the work@@ ers in the v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard de@@ pi@@ cts something un@@ fa@@ ir ?
What an encourag@@ ement that is to all of us !
Li@@ ving and working under ba@@ n was very st@@ res@@ s@@ ful , since we were con@@ stan@@ tly under th@@ re@@ at of ar@@ rest and imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment .
On the other hand , by rema@@ ining loyal to him , we have his help with the tri@@ als we face .
All in the congregation should therefore work to prom@@ o@@ te un@@ ity .
“ S@@ k@@ in in be@@ half of s@@ k@@ in , and everything that a man has he will give in be@@ half of his soul , ” claim@@ ed Satan .
He also der@@ i@@ ves joy from the faith@@ ful@@ ness of his loyal ones down to our time . ​ — Proverbs 12 : 22 ; Hebrews 10 : 38 .
17 : 1 - 6 , 18 ; 18 : 9 , 10 , 15 , 16 , 19 .
Because of that , God re@@ je@@ cted them .
The W@@ ij@@ ne@@ ge@@ m Kingdom H@@ all is being buil@@ t on one of the bu@@ si@@ est ro@@ a@@ ds in A@@ nt@@ wer@@ p .
“ P@@ re@@ si@@ ding over ” the congregation invol@@ ves more than just teaching .
When H@@ er@@ ber@@ t called back on her some days later , a young man was present and listen@@ ed to the con@@ vers@@ ation .
He also has ke@@ en in@@ sight , as seen by his id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying Jesus as a teach@@ er sent by God .
E@@ ar@@ n@@ est effort is requi@@ red to res@@ cu@@ e lost sheep of God’s pas@@ tu@@ ra@@ ge .
Even after their return from ex@@ ile , the Israelites f@@ ell back into a pat@@ ter@@ n of dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
We often see al@@ lig@@ at@@ ors , o@@ stri@@ ches , and bi@@ g s@@ n@@ ak@@ es while we vis@@ it out@@ l@@ ying are@@ as on our mo@@ t@@ or@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ les .
Al@@ ong with ill@@ it@@ er@@ ac@@ y and in@@ num@@ er@@ ac@@ y , we must ad@@ d deep moral con@@ fu@@ sion to the l@@ ist of educ@@ ational problems . ”
M@@ il@@ dness and long - suffering contribu@@ te to peace in the congregation .
S@@ ho@@ rel@@ ine B@@ l@@ v@@ d .
T@@ ac@@ k@@ ling the L@@ angu@@ age
He had to take time to allow the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message to t@@ ou@@ ch his heart .
F@@ R@@ O@@ M the t@@ in@@ i@@ est living c@@ ell to c@@ olo@@ s@@ s@@ al g@@ al@@ a@@ xi@@ es grou@@ ped into c@@ lu@@ st@@ ers and su@@ per@@ c@@ lu@@ st@@ ers , cre@@ ation refle@@ cts organization .
9@@ 4@@ ,@@ 10@@ 1
As a result of these chang@@ es , however , the good news is now being pre@@ ached thr@@ ough@@ out many lands where our work was pre@@ vi@@ ously ban@@ ned .
Mis@@ sion@@ aries arri@@ ved in 198@@ 7 and wor@@ ked along with the only congregation in Con@@ ak@@ ry .
If Adam had not sin@@ ned by dis@@ obe@@ ying God , he would have lived forever .
The Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents made it clear that they did not want to have anything to do with false religion !
A group of men were asked to l@@ ist the fi@@ ve qualities they most ad@@ mi@@ red in women , and a group of women lis@@ ted the fi@@ ve qualities they most ad@@ mi@@ red in men .
H@@ er gr@@ and@@ mother got married at that age , as did her mother .
[ B@@ lu@@ r@@ b on page 19 ]
In ad@@ dition to the temple work , the Israelites had to re@@ buil@@ d their c@@ ities .
How can we demonstr@@ ate our sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y ?
She wor@@ ked in h@@ ou@@ se@@ keep@@ ing and also in the Su@@ b@@ s@@ crip@@ tion De@@ par@@ t@@ ment .
S@@ ad@@ ly , though , some today cho@@ ose not to be “ n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed with the words of the faith ” ​ — even when such n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment is fre@@ ely a@@ vail@@ able .
While it is good to be in expe@@ ct@@ ation of such things , what if we become so pre@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with future physical blessings that we are bl@@ ind to our present - day spiritual blessings ?
How was the nation of Israel in@@ tend@@ ed to fun@@ ction as God’s “ serv@@ ant , ” or “ slave ” ?
In a similar way , when your children see that you love Jehovah , this helps them to love him too .
M@@ er@@ ch@@ ants , S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds , and T@@ ra@@ ders C@@ ome to Z@@ ion
But when she appro@@ ached the prophet , “ Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i came near to pu@@ s@@ h her away . ”
4 : 3 , 4 , 10 .
Indeed , con@@ duc@@ ting a Bible study with a we@@ ak individu@@ al al@@ lo@@ ws us to ass@@ ist him in a cons@@ ist@@ ent and thor@@ ough way .
How should a brother respon@@ d to this need ?
Revelation 19 : 19 - 21 ; 1 John 2 : 17
( 2 ) Jehovah provi@@ des a s@@ ound bas@@ is for us to trust him imp@@ lic@@ it@@ ly .
A@@ n E@@ ven@@ ing That Ch@@ ang@@ ed Our Li@@ ves
Jehovah will support us no matter who may be against us .
Yes , ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments need to be made when someone gro@@ ws older .
We pl@@ ant and water , but we do not control the gro@@ w@@ th .
Mo@@ re@@ over , I was not even baptized .
What re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble wisdom !
But what made this Bible especially valu@@ able was the way stud@@ ents could use it as an effe@@ ctive to@@ ol for lear@@ ning Hebrew .
Eli@@ j@@ ah likely ho@@ ped that God’s people would now return to pu@@ re worship , but that did not ha@@ p@@ pen .
( b ) How does the Bible show that Jehovah sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ds his loyal ones by means of his loving - kindness ?
We try to help those who believe in a Creator to devel@@ op a clo@@ sen@@ ess to him that can lead to everlasting blessings .
Ex@@ pla@@ in the meaning of Jehovah’s name and how this was demonstr@@ ated in his deal@@ ings with Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants .
7 : 27 , 28 .
K@@ in@@ dness at C@@ ongreg@@ ation Me@@ et@@ ings
So if someone h@@ ur@@ ts our feelings , we need to medit@@ ate on what Jehovah wants us to do .
They asked : “ What will be the si@@ gn of your pres@@ ence and of the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ? ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 3 .
Moses remin@@ ded the Israelites that they were not to for@@ get all the things Jehovah had done for them and that these things should not de@@ part from their heart all the days of their life .
S@@ inc@@ ere Christians , however , do not for@@ get the pri@@ m@@ ary purpose of the ic@@ on .
Lo@@ o@@ king back on my long sear@@ ch for religious truth , I think of Jesus ’ words : “ Ke@@ ep on as@@ king , and it will be given you ; keep on see@@ king , and you will find ; keep on kno@@ c@@ king , and it will be op@@ ened to you . ”
For example , the Mi@@ sh@@ n@@ ah ( K@@ er@@ it@@ o@@ t 1 : 7 ) recor@@ ds an occasi@@ on in the first century C.E . when the pri@@ ce of a pa@@ ir of sacri@@ fi@@ cial pi@@ ge@@ ons ro@@ se to a g@@ ol@@ den den@@ ar .
It shows that both of them were more concer@@ ned with Jehovah’s will than with satis@@ f@@ ying their personal desi@@ res .
Be@@ fore making his decision , the king con@@ sul@@ ted vari@@ ous S@@ pan@@ ish scho@@ l@@ ars , among others the r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned Bible scho@@ la@@ r B@@ en@@ i@@ to A@@ ri@@ as M@@ on@@ t@@ an@@ o .
O@@ N De@@ c@@ ember 9 , 200@@ 8 , the S@@ we@@ dis@@ h A@@ ca@@ dem@@ y for the R@@ igh@@ ts of the Ch@@ il@@ d held a uni@@ que s@@ em@@ in@@ ar with the the@@ me “ The Ch@@ il@@ d’s Ri@@ ght to S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ment . ”
H@@ or@@ ace descri@@ bed the Mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place of A@@ p@@ pi@@ us as “ cr@@ am@@ m@@ ed with bo@@ at@@ men and st@@ ing@@ y ta@@ ver@@ n - keep@@ ers . ”
This is best done with a pre@@ pared heart ​ — a heart free from pre@@ conc@@ ei@@ ved ide@@ as , one that is filled with qualities that make us te@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble !
When Bo@@ a@@ z went to in@@ spe@@ ct his fi@@ el@@ ds during the har@@ v@@ est , he no@@ tic@@ ed Ru@@ th , a fore@@ ign woman from the land of Mo@@ a@@ b .
The we@@ ap@@ on we have is “ the knowledge of God , ” which is ca@@ pa@@ ble of “ br@@ ing@@ ing every thought into cap@@ tiv@@ ity to make it obedi@@ ent to the Christ . ”
Still , because of the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s influ@@ ence , no human or human in@@ s@@ titu@@ tion has ever been able to bring lasting peace and se@@ cur@@ ity to the people .
Al@@ ready we see indic@@ ations that her dem@@ ise is near .
In order to learn more about Jehovah God , the woman asked for a cop@@ y of the 32 - page bro@@ ch@@ ure The Di@@ v@@ ine N@@ ame That Will En@@ du@@ re F@@ o@@ re@@ ver . You too may re@@ qu@@ est this bro@@ ch@@ ure from one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Just as “ faith without works is dead , ” so too any cla@@ im that we trust in God is mean@@ ing@@ less un@@ less we back it up by our actions .
In order to buil@@ d our faith and to pres@@ s on in our ministry , we too must study and medit@@ ate on the Scriptures and pray for holy spirit .
When we pray to Jehovah about our concer@@ ns , we can let him know how we feel and make hear@@ t@@ felt re@@ ques@@ ts .
For Jesus ’ followers , the world was a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous place
Fa@@ il@@ ure to show honor to her could h@@ in@@ der his prayers .
That was Mar@@ ku@@ s .
“ Peter [ the Gre@@ at ] or@@ der@@ ed special New Ye@@ ar@@ ’s ser@@ vi@@ ces held in all the ch@@ ur@@ ches on J@@ anu@@ ary 1 .
This is power@@ fully expres@@ sed at Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 5 , where the prophet dec@@ la@@ res : “ All the pe@@ op@@ les , for their part , will walk each one in the name of its go@@ d ; but we , for our part , shall walk in the name of Jehovah our God to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , even forever . ”
We have a de@@ f@@ en@@ se a@@ vail@@ able to us that is imp@@ en@@ et@@ ra@@ ble and un@@ be@@ at@@ able .
C@@ r@@ iti@@ c@@ s have often ques@@ tioned whether char@@ ac@@ ters mentioned in the Scriptures ac@@ tually ex@@ is@@ ted .
When preaching the good news , we must be care@@ ful not to off@@ end others un@@ du@@ ly by the way we speak .
H@@ er husband , J@@ ef@@ f , ad@@ ds : “ It can be fru@@ str@@ ating not to gr@@ as@@ p everything that is said in ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ements and at elders ’ meetings .
( b ) What go@@ als can be set at an early age ?
We also learned how important it is to let Jehovah’s holy spirit help us , to talk to someone we trust , and to atten@@ d Christian meetings .
The l@@ at@@ ter is@@ sue was stated ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it@@ ly in the time of Job .
Of course , to imp@@ ress Bible tru@@ ths on a chil@@ d’s mind , you need to do more than conduct a we@@ ek@@ ly family study .
What He H@@ as P@@ r@@ om@@ ised
How thr@@ ill@@ ing it will be to witness the complete fulfill@@ ment of this prophecy !
H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds should counsel their wi@@ ves with kind , well - cho@@ s@@ en words
It was not to the high - min@@ ded religious lead@@ ers or to the important people in high plac@@ es but to the hum@@ ble shepher@@ ds “ living out of do@@ ors and keep@@ ing w@@ atch@@ es in the night over their flo@@ c@@ ks . ”
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , then , P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la was a good stud@@ ent of God’s Word and of the teaching of the apostles .
We enjo@@ yed a preci@@ ous Christian par@@ t@@ n@@ er@@ ship ever since our we@@ d@@ ding in De@@ c@@ ember 194@@ 2 ​ — and that is a good place to star@@ t my st@@ ory .
P@@ at@@ ri@@ ck and H@@ ann@@ ah
But E@@ no@@ ch also deli@@ vered an un@@ com@@ prom@@ ising message of judgment against the wicked .
No doubt R@@ a@@ ha@@ b long@@ ed for a better life .
in The Watchtower of O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 15 , 20@@ 11 , p@@ p . 9 - 12 , par@@ s . 6 - 15 .
That school has helped us to become effe@@ ctive teach@@ ers .
In time , his parents ’ attitude so@@ f@@ ten@@ ed , and he re@@ turned home .
He told King Ph@@ ili@@ p : “ A@@ part from rend@@ ering a service to God and benef@@ iting the uni@@ vers@@ al ch@@ urch , it will also bring great glory to the ro@@ y@@ al name of Your Ma@@ j@@ es@@ ty and es@@ te@@ em to your personal re@@ pu@@ tation . ”
It was Paul’s cu@@ sto@@ m to ‘ expla@@ in and prove by refer@@ ences ’ the things he taught .
Why could Paul say that “ Christ is the power of God ” ?
( b ) What divine blessings over@@ took Bo@@ a@@ z ?
Jesus remin@@ ded him of the requi@@ re@@ ments of the Law , which was still in op@@ er@@ ation at the time .
The meetings and preaching activ@@ ity were im@@ medi@@ ately organiz@@ ed with the support of a local brother and of a sister who had rec@@ ently arri@@ ved with her two children .
When it comes to religious beli@@ ef , many are of the op@@ in@@ ion that rather than tr@@ ying to understand , we should simply believe .
I remin@@ ded her that I was now living by the moral standards of the Bible .
In fact , repor@@ ts show inc@@ reas@@ es in all are@@ as of field activ@@ ity .
As fine min@@ isters , let us fir@@ m@@ ly up@@ hold godly teaching .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , Jehovah , a God who “ does not desire any to be destro@@ yed but desi@@ res all to at@@ tain to rep@@ ent@@ ance , ” s@@ pared the city . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 9 .
O@@ ver 3@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , the ro@@ y@@ al psalmist David put in writ@@ ing a beau@@ ti@@ ful des@@ crip@@ tion of Jehovah , using an an@@ al@@ o@@ gy dra@@ wn from the occ@@ up@@ ation of Davi@@ d’s early life .
As a loving F@@ ri@@ end , he war@@ m@@ ly encoura@@ ges s@@ inc@@ ere individuals who want to serve him but who have a hard time exerc@@ ising self - control in some are@@ a of life .
This direc@@ tly contribu@@ ted to fur@@ ther num@@ er@@ ic@@ al gro@@ w@@ th .
Not in God’s eyes .
But what will the new mission@@ aries do with the information they have taken in ?
However , the ban@@ k@@ er ad@@ v@@ ised him to inv@@ est it in the sto@@ ck mar@@ ke@@ t , claim@@ ing that in the long ru@@ n , the sto@@ ck mar@@ ke@@ t never lo@@ ses its value .
Ther@@ efore , one of the pri@@ m@@ ary ways that those jud@@ ged to be sheep show kindness to Christ’s brothers is by supp@@ or@@ ting them in the preaching work .
( Read C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 5 , 6 . )
But why are they des@@ pon@@ d@@ ent ?
E@@ i@@ ther way , we are helped .
Acc@@ ording to the Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ er Luke , Jesus said : “ I say to you who are listen@@ ing , Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to love your enem@@ ies , to do good to those h@@ ating you , to bl@@ ess those cur@@ sing you , to pray for those who are in@@ sul@@ ting you . ”
What experience have many had , and what questions could be asked ?
During this time , a pri@@ est in the cour@@ tro@@ om s@@ cre@@ am@@ ed that Jehovah’s Witnesses were di@@ vi@@ ding the nation .
A few months after H@@ it@@ l@@ er@@ ’s ar@@ my in@@ va@@ ded the Ne@@ ther@@ lands , Jehovah’s Witnesses were ban@@ ned .
She was suffering from a ter@@ min@@ al di@@ se@@ ase and had lost all hope .
We got on , accep@@ ting the standing - ro@@ om - only situation .
S@@ kil@@ led With the H@@ ar@@ p
This book was comple@@ ted in 9@@ 8 C.E .
This name thus gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es that God will always be true to himself and that wh@@ atever he promises will come to pas@@ s .
Th@@ ough it co@@ st him his perfect human life , he was g@@ la@@ d to do it for the s@@ ake of our deli@@ ver@@ ance .
May we then be sen@@ sible and cultiv@@ ate such qualities .
After the war ended in 19@@ 70 , I continued serving in the cir@@ cu@@ it work .
A Christian woman may also have to be emp@@ lo@@ yed and thus may experience difficul@@ ties .
“ The Tru@@ e V@@ ine ”
13 : 1 .
An@@ cient shi@@ p@@ buil@@ ders used the li@@ qu@@ id form ; they would apply it direc@@ tly to their v@@ ess@@ els .
In time , S@@ y@@ ri@@ an King B@@ en - ha@@ da@@ d la@@ ys si@@ e@@ ge against Sam@@ ari@@ a .
Wh@@ ere does the fa@@ ul@@ t li@@ e for the second out@@ come ​ — with the ca@@ r or with the ow@@ n@@ ers ?
Ju@@ de@@ a and R@@ ome are now at war !
“ You will make your way succ@@ ess@@ ful and . . . act wis@@ ely . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ S@@ H .
May he bl@@ ess you ri@@ ch@@ ly in doing his will whole - sou@@ led . ”
While not re@@ ques@@ ting mirac@@ ul@@ ous cu@@ res today , we can ask that God gr@@ ant them for@@ titu@@ de to be@@ ar their mal@@ ad@@ y and the spiritual strength needed to end@@ ure such peri@@ o@@ ds of we@@ ak@@ ness .
How did the B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ ans set a fine example for us ?
Even so , the world and its at@@ tr@@ actions can eas@@ ily di@@ str@@ act us from serving Jehovah .
Christians today must lik@@ e@@ wise remain “ no part of the world . ”
So from the arrang@@ ement of the c@@ ities of refu@@ ge , we learn Jehovah’s view of sin , sin@@ n@@ ers , and rep@@ ent@@ ance .
How happy I was that I had plac@@ ed spiritual inter@@ ests first ! ​ — Matthew 6 : 33 .
The ar@@ chang@@ el , M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el , is the c@@ hi@@ ef ang@@ el in ter@@ ms of power and authority .
Does it sub@@ s@@ ist only in the Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch ?
What is one less@@ on that we can draw from this ?
Jose@@ p@@ h’s know@@ ing all of that likely re@@ in@@ for@@ ced the pro@@ d@@ ding@@ s of his in@@ her@@ ited conscience , mo@@ ving him to re@@ ject se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality . ​ — Genesis 2 : 24 ; 12 : 17 - 19 ; 20 : 1 - 18 ; 26 : 7 - 14 .
Some decisions may se@@ em relati@@ vely min@@ or , but we may at times be con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with a situation that challeng@@ es our mor@@ ality , our hon@@ es@@ ty , or our neu@@ tr@@ al stand .
Acc@@ ep@@ t the In@@ vit@@ ation ​ — Now
( Read Psalm 1@@ 30 : 3 . )
Jesus ’ st@@ at@@ ement also inclu@@ des those who m@@ our@@ n because of the de@@ t@@ es@@ table con@@ di@@ tions that pre@@ va@@ il in the earth .
You knew that you were doing what was right , doing the will of God , so you felt sure that you had his appro@@ val .
I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant fe@@ atu@@ res of the rich spiritual her@@ it@@ age of Jehovah’s people are consider@@ ed in these artic@@ les .
He and his wife , V@@ er@@ a , had served at Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n for 20 years and had experience in the travel@@ ing work as well .
Indeed , it is contr@@ ary to his n@@ ature to sear@@ ch for reas@@ ons to dis@@ qu@@ ali@@ fy those s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely tr@@ ying to ple@@ ase him . ​ — Psalm 10@@ 3 : 8 - 11 ; 1@@ 30 : 3 , 4 ; E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 18 : 32 .
Tru@@ ly , love is the ke@@ y to happiness and life . ​ — Psalm 37 : 10 , 11 ; 1 John 3 : 14 .
What can we learn from “ the end@@ ur@@ ance of Job ” ?
However , it did not end@@ or@@ se the vie@@ w@@ point prom@@ o@@ ted by the first - century religious lead@@ ers , nam@@ ely , that all n@@ on - Jews were enem@@ ies and were to be h@@ ated as individuals .
That was a tra@@ gi@@ c remin@@ der of Samu@@ el@@ ’s words to dis@@ obedi@@ ent King Saul : “ Does Jehovah have as much deli@@ ght in bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffer@@ ings and sacrific@@ es as in obe@@ ying the vo@@ ice of Jehovah ?
To what ex@@ t@@ ent should elders show honor to others ?
Ar@@ r@@ ang@@ ements were made for us to f@@ ly there the next day to have V@@ ic@@ k@@ y exam@@ ined .
Let us exam@@ ine another example of godly fear in action ​ — that of Joseph .
For most of us , the real life is end@@ less life on earth in God’s new world , which he promises to those who faith@@ fully ad@@ here to his comman@@ d@@ ments .
Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on ​ — A C@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ p@@ hi@@ c En@@ d ?
The apostle Paul war@@ ned of this d@@ anger when he ca@@ u@@ tioned his fellow Christians in R@@ ome : “ The min@@ ding of the flesh means death , but the min@@ ding of the spirit means life and peace . ”
W@@ ell , remember that Paul too enc@@ oun@@ tered set@@ ba@@ c@@ ks .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , Jesus deep@@ ly ca@@ res about those who follow him , as he showed when he la@@ id down his life for them .
Ri@@ ch@@ ard also d@@ ran@@ k heav@@ ily and often got into b@@ ra@@ w@@ ls .
To appreci@@ ate fur@@ ther the effect of Jesus ’ ex@@ ist@@ ence , you need to study the Bible .
When I called , an older son , J@@ ack , was vis@@ iting his mother to comfort her .
So the evidence indic@@ ates that when Adam was fac@@ ed with a moral decision , he cho@@ se to do what to him seem@@ ed expe@@ di@@ ent or advan@@ ta@@ ge@@ ous at the time .
Ju@@ d@@ as was a h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ite ​ — a person who pre@@ tend@@ s to be what he is not , someone who hi@@ des his bad mo@@ ti@@ ves be@@ h@@ ind a mas@@ k of s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity .
In the spiritual wa@@ st@@ el@@ and of this present system of things , te@@ em@@ ing with dis@@ satis@@ fied and fru@@ str@@ ated you@@ ths , they provide a ref@@ re@@ shing contr@@ ast !
The mer@@ ch@@ ants in the temple are now refer@@ red to as “ ro@@ b@@ bers . ”
A d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic Jewish lead@@ er , Juda@@ h M@@ ac@@ ca@@ be@@ e , of a family known as the H@@ as@@ mon@@ a@@ e@@ ans , led a re@@ be@@ l ar@@ my that fre@@ ed the temple from Greek hands .
He himself had already led 1@@ ,000 po@@ or@@ ly ar@@ m@@ ed Israelites to vi@@ ct@@ ory over the Phil@@ ist@@ ines .
Jesus , however , did not need to s@@ we@@ ar to anyone .
Un@@ der the direction of G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ or La@@ wr@@ ence B@@ ow@@ en , the stud@@ ents re@@ en@@ ac@@ ted experi@@ ences that they had enjo@@ yed in the field ministry while atten@@ ding school .
The minis@@ ter came , but he was not able to present a sing@@ le ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent from the Bible to support his teachings .
They seek to inclu@@ de discus@@ sion of this ide@@ a in the s@@ ci@@ ence cur@@ ri@@ c@@ ulu@@ m in scho@@ ol@@ s .
She was a great support to me as we car@@ ed for my mother until Mo@@ ther’s death .
And rec@@ all the strength that Jehovah gave Moses to car@@ ry out His will .
In this way , you could teach your children two important less@@ ons .
The other two nam@@ ed as atten@@ ding the meeting were the apostle Paul and his compan@@ ion Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s .
In respon@@ se , God bless@@ es J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah by en@@ ab@@ ling him to str@@ ike 20 A@@ m@@ mon@@ ite c@@ ities with a “ great sla@@ ugh@@ ter , ” thus sub@@ du@@ ing Israel@@ ’s fo@@ es . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 11 : 30 - 33 .
( b ) What questions need to be consider@@ ed ?
26 : 1 , 2 .
He said : “ When my dis@@ qui@@ et@@ ing thoughts became many in@@ side of me , your own cons@@ ol@@ ations began to f@@ ond@@ le my soul . ” ​ — Psalm 9@@ 4 : 19 .
When others do not see them , they may eng@@ age in un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural conduct .
However , she did not have a jo@@ b to support her@@ self .
Be@@ ing fri@@ end@@ ly to people can lead to giving a good witness
Jehovah ac@@ ted to rest@@ ore what was lost .
All Go@@ od Pe@@ ople G@@ o to He@@ av@@ en ? 8 / 1
As never before in hist@@ ory , milli@@ ons from all nations are tur@@ ning to true worship .
Why should we care@@ fully consider with whom we share in rec@@ re@@ ation ?
Jesus man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted many out@@ standing qualities , but we will foc@@ us on four : his wisdom , his hum@@ ility , his ze@@ al , and his love .
P@@ le@@ as@@ ed with A@@ sa@@ ’s ze@@ al for true worship , Jehovah re@@ war@@ ded him with years of peace .
TH@@ E I@@ M@@ P@@ O@@ R@@ T@@ AN@@ C@@ E O@@ F H@@ EL@@ P@@ IN@@ G TH@@ O@@ S@@ E I@@ N N@@ E@@ E@@ D
How did a Christian woman in Li@@ b@@ eri@@ a put Kingdom inter@@ ests first ?
O@@ ffering God a gift was likely a vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary g@@ es@@ ture on their part toward ga@@ ining God’s fav@@ or .
Is it fu@@ t@@ ile to sear@@ ch for God ?
What does the integrity of God’s servants in the face of un@@ jus@@ ti@@ fied h@@ at@@ red accom@@ pl@@ ish ?
K@@ im could foc@@ us on the in@@ justice of the situation and on what her mate is not doing .
Yet , Satan wants us to think as he does ​ — that we do not need Jehovah .
I st@@ op@@ ped con@@ sul@@ ting or@@ ac@@ les , and I no longer par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated in local ri@@ tu@@ als and fun@@ er@@ al r@@ ites .
How important is gen@@ u@@ ine love ?
Mar@@ ri@@ age and T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ing Wor@@ k
Rather , form@@ er@@ ly fi@@ er@@ ce people have “ put on the new person@@ ality that was cre@@ ated according to God’s will in true righteousness and loy@@ al@@ ty . ”
How will godly fear help us to demonstr@@ ate our love for Jehovah ?
• How are our lives affe@@ cted by our attitude ?
A@@ t@@ ten@@ ding A@@ mer@@ i@@ can Si@@ gn L@@ angu@@ age ( A@@ S@@ L ) pioneer school at age 7@@ 9
You cannot ex@@ pect to be prote@@ cted from every car@@ eless word or though@@ t@@ less deed .
Why Jo@@ shua and not , for example , his gr@@ and@@ father or father ?
For David says res@@ pe@@ cting him , ‘ I had Jehovah con@@ stan@@ tly before my eyes . . .
Now think of the mind - bo@@ g@@ gl@@ ing comple@@ x@@ ity and di@@ vers@@ ity of life that th@@ ri@@ ves around us on earth .
A young brother nam@@ ed P@@ at@@ ri@@ ck had similar succ@@ ess .
They try to imitate the great@@ est man , Jesus Christ .
During the study , foc@@ us the stud@@ ent@@ ’s attention on the s@@ crip@@ tures provided in each chap@@ ter under discus@@ sion .
When we have a good relationship with Jehovah , our life is better and we are ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er
My Christian id@@ ent@@ ity would quic@@ k@@ ly beg@@ in to deter@@ i@@ or@@ ate , and my faith in God would we@@ ak@@ en ​ — I would be he@@ ading for spiritual ban@@ k@@ ru@@ p@@ t@@ cy . ”
No@@ te , for instance , what Jehovah told Jesus ’ fore@@ father Abraham : “ By means of your se@@ ed [ the small group ] all nations of the earth [ the large group ] will certainly bl@@ ess themselves . ”
We are on the th@@ re@@ sh@@ old of that new world .
One of them was Abraham .
From there , they could see the bat@@ t@@ le@@ field .
Instead , he con@@ f@@ ined them to a de@@ based con@@ dition of “ den@@ se [ spiritual ] dar@@ k@@ ness , ” known as T@@ ar@@ t@@ ar@@ us .
S@@ ur@@ ely there is a need to avoid plac@@ es fre@@ qu@@ ented by those who are l@@ ying in wa@@ it to pi@@ ck up pre@@ y .
Jo@@ shua wanted to know just what he and his men would be fac@@ ing .
While most people say that they ad@@ mi@@ re this kind of loy@@ al@@ ty , soci@@ ety is suffering from an im@@ men@@ se l@@ ack of loy@@ al@@ ty at the most fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al le@@ v@@ el ​ — within the family cir@@ c@@ le .
; D@@ ou@@ men , T .
( b ) What are the benef@@ its of cultiv@@ ating joy ?
In the same century , between 1@@ 2@@ 8@@ 7 and 1@@ 2@@ 9@@ 0 , J@@ au@@ me de M@@ on@@ t@@ ju@@ ich transl@@ ated the first complete Bible into C@@ at@@ al@@ an at the order of King Al@@ f@@ onso I@@ I of C@@ at@@ al@@ on@@ ia and A@@ ra@@ g@@ on .
A few may mis@@ s meetings because they feel that some form of rec@@ re@@ ation would be more ref@@ re@@ shing than associ@@ ation with the congregation .
On We@@ d@@ n@@ es@@ day it started to s@@ now , and by F@@ ri@@ day there was a pra@@ i@@ ri@@ e bli@@ z@@ z@@ ard with z@@ er@@ o v@@ isi@@ bility .
C@@ ur@@ r@@ ently , 9@@ 8 branch of@@ fic@@ es of Jehovah’s Witnesses ho@@ st transl@@ ation te@@ am@@ s or su@@ per@@ v@@ ise te@@ am@@ s at other lo@@ c@@ ations .
Because of the Israelites ’ dis@@ obedi@@ ence , Jehovah did not prote@@ ct them from their enem@@ ies .
S@@ to@@ p and show understanding .
Will Jehovah’s B@@ less@@ ing O@@ ver@@ take You ? 9 / 15
An@@ a , who lives in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , states : “ When there were problems , such as when my gr@@ and@@ parents were ill , my parents would ask Jehovah to give them the strength to cop@@ e with the situation and the wisdom to make good decisions .
“ There is g@@ ent@@ l@@ en@@ ess ” in that word , ob@@ ser@@ ves W@@ il@@ li@@ am Bar@@ cla@@ y’s New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent Wor@@ d@@ book , “ but be@@ h@@ ind the g@@ ent@@ l@@ en@@ ess there is the strength of ste@@ el . ”
Although not over@@ ly de@@ ta@@ iled , such a re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ation has well - de@@ f@@ ined b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries so that a dis@@ cer@@ ning vie@@ wer can per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve the over@@ all pi@@ c@@ ture .
His attitude toward un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised G@@ ent@@ il@@ es can be de@@ te@@ cted in his words : “ You well know how un@@ la@@ w@@ ful it is for a Je@@ w to jo@@ in himself to or appro@@ ach a man of another r@@ ace ; and yet God has sh@@ own me I should call no man de@@ fil@@ ed or un@@ clean . ”
He told those who under@@ sto@@ od that they were not under the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law not to look down on their brothers .
El@@ se@@ where , a woman ge@@ ts up at four o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck in the mor@@ ning to vis@@ it and teach a n@@ ur@@ se who can sp@@ are an h@@ our only early in the day .
You certainly need not fear the dead .
We benefit now , and we certainly can ex@@ pect blessings in the future .
I@@ T I@@ S nor@@ ma@@ l for people to get married .
Then listen care@@ fully to what he says .
To this very day , such self - sacrific@@ ing and loyal travel@@ ing overse@@ ers are help@@ ing fellow believers to say , “ We can go from do@@ or to do@@ or ! ”
“ R@@ ob@@ er@@ t , ” he said , “ I have your no@@ te .
On the si@@ x@@ th day , they were to col@@ le@@ ct “ the bre@@ ad of two days , ” for on the se@@ ven@@ th , no@@ ne would be provided .
It is the love of the Christ that com@@ p@@ els us to live no longer for ourselves .
I had just turned 18 , and as a full - time minis@@ ter of Jehovah’s Witnesses , I wanted to dedic@@ ate my young years exc@@ lu@@ si@@ vely to God’s service .
What cho@@ ice is plac@@ ed before young ones ra@@ ised by dedic@@ ated parents ?
“ On this account ce@@ ase be@@ coming un@@ reason@@ able . ” ​ — 5 : 17 .
She had ob@@ ta@@ ined it to trans@@ por@@ t her bel@@ ong@@ ings to Ch@@ ina , where she wanted to serve as a mission@@ ary .
By the year 20@@ 00 , the dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion dr@@ ama was pres@@ ented in M@@ aya and later in sever@@ al other langu@@ ages .
With the guid@@ ance of Jehovah’s spirit , we were able to find many famili@@ es of prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians .
On our own , we are un@@ able to with@@ stand those pres@@ sures , since they origin@@ ate with a su@@ per@@ human s@@ ource , Satan the Devil .
Par@@ ents cannot mo@@ ld their children into wh@@ atever they wish .
In his par@@ ting words , Moses remin@@ ded the Israelites : “ What great nation is there that has righteous regul@@ ations and j@@ udi@@ cial decisions like all this law that I am pu@@ t@@ ting before you today ? ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , a spiritual shepher@@ d may need to offer counsel re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly to a person regarding a certain fa@@ il@@ ing .
The occ@@ u@@ pan@@ ts of the Ca@@ str@@ a P@@ ra@@ et@@ ori@@ a have con@@ ne@@ ctions thr@@ ough@@ out the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re , as well as to the emp@@ er@@ or and his va@@ st hous@@ eho@@ ld .
Al@@ so desi@@ ra@@ ble is “ a fine t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony from people on the out@@ side . ”
My go@@ al was to ear@@ n en@@ ough money to return to P@@ ol@@ and and gain a high@@ er law de@@ gre@@ e .
“ If food makes my brother stu@@ m@@ ble , ” he wrote , “ I will never again e@@ at flesh at all , that I may not make my brother stu@@ m@@ ble . ”
He br@@ ings peace to your ter@@ rit@@ ory . ”
Jesus explained a princi@@ ple that helps us to know whom we should obey .
In time , K@@ im@@ ’s health sta@@ bi@@ li@@ zed .
• Why does the con@@ dition of Jehovah’s people bring praise to him ?
( See The Watchtower of May 15 , 199@@ 6 , page 14 , par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 17 - 18 . )
Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or D . A . C@@ ar@@ son wrote that the Greek word for “ temple ” used in Matthew and Luke pro@@ ba@@ bly refer@@ red to the enti@@ re temple are@@ a and not just to the san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary , an are@@ a where only L@@ ev@@ ites were allow@@ ed to go .
After all , he at@@ temp@@ ted to bre@@ ak down Jesus , so why should he leave us al@@ one ? ​ — Matthew 4 : 1 - 11 .
One way he does this is by c@@ lic@@ king a pi@@ c@@ to@@ gra@@ m that por@@ tra@@ ys a gar@@ den where ani@@ mal@@ s and people of all rac@@ es live in pe@@ ace@@ ful con@@ di@@ tions .
D@@ el@@ il@@ ah man@@ e@@ u@@ vered him into a situation to have his head sh@@ a@@ ved .
At the very m@@ om@@ ent when Abraham ra@@ ised his k@@ ni@@ fe to k@@ ill Isa@@ a@@ c , Jehovah’s ang@@ el said : “ Do not put out your hand against the bo@@ y and do not do anything at all to him , for now I do know that you are God - fe@@ aring in that you have not with@@ held your son , your only one , from me . ” ​ — Genesis 22 : 10 - 12 .
Wh@@ ere did he come from ?
So be happy in your work .
It comes from the high@@ est authority , our Creator .
When a fellow sol@@ di@@ er spoke to H@@ ort@@ ê@@ n@@ ci@@ o about the Bible , it t@@ ou@@ ched his heart .
“ What Sh@@ all I Re@@ pa@@ y to Jehovah ? ”
Why are you determined to seek spiritual ri@@ ches ?
The answer to this question has to do with what happened in the gar@@ den of E@@ den .
S@@ ur@@ f@@ ing the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t ?
The man was in@@ stan@@ tly heal@@ ed .
Consider the example of the young man Timothy .
He could not do so im@@ medi@@ ately .
That ent@@ it@@ led him to many righ@@ ts and privile@@ ges .
His actions also taught much about God’s Kingdom and what it will do .
God’s Word comman@@ ds that un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers be re@@ moved from the congregation .
Just as we need to e@@ at physical food every day for n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment and strength , so we must fe@@ ed on God’s words regul@@ arly .
It is wise to exerc@@ ise pati@@ ence , taking the time to get to know the pro@@ spe@@ ctive mate .
F@@ our gener@@ ations of a family of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Fr@@ ance
Si@@ mil@@ arly , A@@ lej@@ and@@ r@@ o began to take an interest in Christian truth when he was very young , even though his parents were not inter@@ ested in it .
As@@ k yourself , ‘ A@@ m I determined to ple@@ ase Jehovah , to de@@ f@@ end true worship , and to prote@@ ct his people from any cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting influ@@ ence ? ’
“ Is anything too ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary for Jehovah , ” the Creator of the heavens and the earth ?
M@@ one@@ y ( Bible times ) , 5 / 1
22 : 3 , 4 , 9 ​ — When do the three c@@ alls to the marriage fe@@ ast go out ?
What should we do next ?
Our Creator kno@@ ws what will make us truly succ@@ ess@@ ful .
I shall prove to be with you . I shall ne@@ i@@ ther deser@@ t you nor leave you enti@@ r@@ ely . ”
In war@@ m@@ er we@@ ather , it is more challeng@@ ing to make sure that our clo@@ thing is res@@ pe@@ c@@ table and mo@@ des@@ t .
If you are not care@@ ful , however , rec@@ re@@ ation and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment could dist@@ ance you from Jehovah .
Many said to them that it was God who took those who died or that it was God’s will .
Do I appreci@@ ate what a uni@@ que and gr@@ and privilege it is to know the truth ? ’
How does Jehovah show loving concer@@ n for the way his sheep are tre@@ ated ?
Ha@@ ve I been succ@@ ess@@ ful in meeting the ob@@ je@@ ctive of that arrang@@ ement ? ’
In acc@@ ord with those words , H@@ ann@@ ah and El@@ kan@@ ah are bless@@ ed with three other sons and two daugh@@ ters . ​ — 1 Samuel 2 : 20 , 21 .
Who does not mar@@ v@@ el at the in@@ tri@@ c@@ ac@@ ies of the human c@@ ell , the deli@@ c@@ at@@ en@@ ess of a new@@ born ba@@ by , or the s@@ pl@@ end@@ or of a g@@ or@@ ge@@ ous su@@ n@@ set ?
How g@@ la@@ d I am that Jehovah has recogn@@ ized my rep@@ ent@@ ance and accepted me back !
Th@@ ink of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s ne@@ p@@ he@@ w Lo@@ t .
She had learned of these as a you@@ th at home and at the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e .
It must have t@@ ou@@ ched his heart to hear his Fa@@ ther’s appro@@ val as he reg@@ a@@ ined the full mem@@ ory of his life in heaven .
How good it is , therefore , lo@@ v@@ ingly to co@@ ver over the mis@@ takes of others .
When husband and wife show love and respect for each other , the children can learn to love .
He heard a tru@@ mp@@ et@@ like vo@@ ice say : “ C@@ ome on up here , and I shall show you the things that must take place . ”
Let us therefore exerc@@ ise dis@@ cre@@ tion in such matters as our cho@@ ice of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment and our conduct with the op@@ pos@@ ite se@@ x .
While we are no longer under that Law , it gives us in@@ sight into how Jehovah feel@@ s about ra@@ pe ​ — a hor@@ ri@@ ble wrong .
Now we keep in cont@@ act with Jer@@ r@@ y’s mother each day , and we are within eas@@ y re@@ ach if she needs help .
Let us look at the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound of E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us ​ — his cre@@ d@@ enti@@ als and under@@ tak@@ ings .
Jehovah kno@@ ws what can ha@@ p@@ pen when humans do not control their emo@@ tions .
He says : “ My Bible teach@@ er encoura@@ ged me to read the Bible da@@ ily and to associ@@ ate with others who wanted to ple@@ ase God .
No@@ thing st@@ ings more than feel@@ ing a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned by him .
Jesus taught and ac@@ ted in a way that dre@@ w people to God’s Word , and so should we .
Jesus showed in@@ sight by loo@@ king bey@@ ond the ob@@ vi@@ ous and dis@@ cer@@ ning why people ac@@ ted in a certain way .
With its stu@@ n@@ ning mo@@ tion pi@@ c@@ tures , vi@@ vi@@ d col@@ or s@@ li@@ des , f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating n@@ arr@@ ation , and fine cl@@ as@@ si@@ cal mu@@ si@@ c , this Bible - based pres@@ ent@@ ation took vie@@ wers from cre@@ ation through human hist@@ ory to the end of Jesus Christ’s Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn . ​ — Re@@ v .
The faith of N@@ ar@@ c@@ is@@ o Ri@@ et and h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of other Witnesses who f@@ ell vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m to Na@@ z@@ i persecu@@ tion is an encourag@@ ement to Christians today to remain faithful to Jehovah , the only Per@@ s@@ on@@ age in the uni@@ verse wor@@ thy of their worship .
An@@ y tri@@ bul@@ ation we face in this system of things is temp@@ or@@ ary .
Per@@ haps you would find it difficult to believe in the pos@@ si@@ bility of never d@@ ying .
The Bible does not say , so no man today can esta@@ bl@@ ish Dani@@ el@@ ’s wh@@ er@@ e@@ ab@@ ou@@ ts during that t@@ est .
She is wa@@ iting for the elders .
In view of all that God has provided , we do well to ask ourselves : ‘ A@@ m I doing all I can in my ministry to show Jehovah the dep@@ th of my appreciation for his pro@@ v@@ isions ?
The result is ref@@ re@@ shing .
Th@@ ough Th@@ el@@ ma enc@@ oun@@ tered family op@@ position to her study , she per@@ sever@@ ed and was baptized a year later .
Tru@@ e , we are eng@@ ag@@ ed in a spiritual war@@ f@@ are to over@@ turn “ str@@ ong@@ ly en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched things ” and “ reason@@ ings . ”
I was only ten years old in 198@@ 5 when children from C@@ am@@ bo@@ dia arri@@ ved at my school in C@@ o@@ lum@@ bu@@ s , O@@ hi@@ o , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
A Mo@@ ther’s W@@ ise C@@ oun@@ sel
W@@ ould you like to know what the Bible says ?
W@@ H@@ E@@ N Jesus was on earth , Juda@@ ism was di@@ vi@@ ded into fac@@ tions , all com@@ pe@@ ting for influ@@ ence over the people .
H@@ ut@@ ter did not become rich from his transl@@ ation work ; evid@@ ently his e@@ di@@ tions did not sel@@ l well .
Still , some vital fac@@ ts needed to be determined .
But as for me , I taught Eph@@ ra@@ im [ the Israelites ] to walk , taking them upon my ar@@ ms ; and they did not recogn@@ ize that I had heal@@ ed them .
Ar@@ th@@ ur and the others took their positi@@ ons and wa@@ ited for the appointed sign@@ al .
How does Jehovah feel about your efforts to up@@ hold his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ?
Per@@ haps something we are thinking of saying would ev@@ oke a la@@ u@@ gh or would make us appe@@ ar in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent , but would it be kind ?
What does Isa@@ i@@ ah’s rest@@ or@@ ation prophecy reve@@ al about how Jehovah vie@@ ws his servants ?
Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions of such import@@ ance are discus@@ sed in these two artic@@ les .
How can you stay close to your son as he develop@@ s from a bo@@ y into a man ?
Ri@@ ch@@ ard and Jo@@ el
R@@ EL@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ O@@ U@@ S valu@@ es are in c@@ ris@@ is .
Lo@@ ok After O@@ r@@ ph@@ ans and W@@ i@@ do@@ ws , 6 / 15
C@@ ul@@ tural differ@@ ences may be involved .
• What is involved in re@@ aching the go@@ al of baptism ?
I appe@@ aled for a hear@@ ing , and we were allow@@ ed to see the c@@ hi@@ ef of the se@@ cre@@ t po@@ li@@ ce .
7@@ 3 : 3 , 6 , 8 , 27 .
‘ Do not have compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship with anyone given to ra@@ ge that you may not get famili@@ ar with his ways . ’
Jehovah God proved to be “ a powerful war@@ ri@@ or ” in be@@ half of his people . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 15 : 3 , 4 .
Di@@ v@@ ine wisdom can gu@@ ard the way of young ones who might o@@ ther@@ wise succ@@ um@@ b to har@@ m@@ ful associ@@ ation , pe@@ er pres@@ sure , or un@@ who@@ les@@ ome en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
How does this course benefit us now and af@@ fect our future ?
Today , many things can st@@ ra@@ in the marriage b@@ ond .
How many blessings and reas@@ ons for joy that will bring !
“ H@@ app@@ y are the mil@@ d - temp@@ ered , since they will in@@ her@@ it the earth . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Un@@ wit@@ t@@ ingly , the cam@@ p ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation provided a so@@ lu@@ tion .
Do they encoura@@ ge you to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in worship of God by atten@@ ding Christian meetings and sh@@ aring your beli@@ ef@@ s with others ?
F@@ ru@@ it@@ ful In@@ for@@ ma@@ l Wit@@ ness@@ ing
We know this because Jesus , who was a mil@@ d - temp@@ ered man , per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly refle@@ cted Jehovah’s person@@ ality .
Al@@ co@@ ho@@ l can under@@ mine our moral de@@ f@@ en@@ ses , resul@@ ting in spiritual disa@@ ster .
For example , he does not provide a de@@ ta@@ iled d@@ ress co@@ de for Christians .
The love is in this respect , not that we have loved God , but that he loved us and sent for@@ th his Son as a prop@@ iti@@ at@@ ory sacrifice for our sin@@ s . ”
These instru@@ ctions make clear that as the apostles “ went through the ter@@ rit@@ ory from v@@ il@@ la@@ ge to v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , declar@@ ing the good news , ” they were to take the in@@ iti@@ ative to vis@@ it people in their ho@@ m@@ es . ​ — Luke 9 : 6 .
14 , 15 . ( a ) A young person con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating baptism should consider what we@@ igh@@ ty is@@ su@@ es ?
I was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that I would never be able to control my viol@@ ent temp@@ er .
Mo@@ st of those refer@@ ences are found in the words of Jesus , and yet they must re@@ present just a fr@@ action of all that he said about God’s Kingdom ! ​ — John 21 : 25 .
Hence , Peter high@@ ligh@@ ted their need for being “ baptized in the name of Jesus Christ . ”
At this point in his k@@ ing@@ ship , Saul had a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned true worship .
Hence , as we preach the good news of the Kingdom , we remember that even if we do not always succ@@ e@@ ed in making disciples , we do succ@@ e@@ ed in giving “ a witness . ”
3 , 4 . ( a ) What is courage ?
Of course , Jehovah will not give you mirac@@ ul@@ ous in@@ sight and wisdom .
Thus , Jesus was saying that our ma@@ in concer@@ n in life should not be the acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ation of material ri@@ ches or the enjo@@ y@@ ment of what we may pos@@ s@@ ess .
But we will always need to have love for God and for people .
ON@@ E of the most ast@@ oun@@ ding prophe@@ ci@@ es in the Bible is found at Acts 1 : 8 .
On another occasi@@ on local n@@ un@@ s and cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men ur@@ ged a group of people to att@@ ack us .
Le@@ on@@ ar@@ do was f@@ la@@ b@@ ber@@ ga@@ sted .
As a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , she had stu@@ died the Bible with the Witnesses but had lost cont@@ act with them when she got married and moved to that is@@ land .
Pe@@ ople around the g@@ lo@@ be cho@@ ose to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate a bir@@ th@@ day .
Per@@ haps that con@@ ne@@ ction made B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in even de@@ are@@ r to Joseph . ​ — Genesis 35 : 18 - 20 ; 4@@ 4 : 20 .
The words of wisdom recorded in the Bible book of E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es give s@@ ound guid@@ ance in this reg@@ ard .
So how can we apply the princi@@ ple be@@ h@@ ind N@@ um@@ bers 15 : 39 ?
Do@@ ing so will help you to face succ@@ ess@@ fully the challeng@@ es of today and any that li@@ e a@@ head .
Ha@@ ving a qui@@ et and mil@@ d spirit does not mean that a Christian woman does not have op@@ in@@ i@@ ons or that her thinking is un@@ important .
Jesus said that “ there is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ”
But practic@@ ally ever@@ yone must face health problems , ei@@ ther his own or those of family members .
“ He lea@@ ds me b@@ es@@ i@@ de qui@@ et w@@ at@@ ers , ” said David according to one r@@ en@@ dition . ​ — Psalm 23 : 1 - 3 , New In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational V@@ er@@ sion .
When young people pur@@ sue spiritual go@@ als , the world often s@@ cor@@ ns them .
We must therefore he@@ ed the apostle Paul’s counsel : “ Do not give the Devil a ch@@ ance . ”
If the world is a st@@ age and its lead@@ ers are the per@@ form@@ ers , then Christians are the spe@@ ct@@ at@@ ors .
Jesus also ur@@ ged us to act in har@@ mony with such prayers by “ see@@ king first the kingdom and [ God’s ] righteousness . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Yes , we res@@ olu@@ t@@ ely re@@ ject a str@@ anger .
Christians have the responsi@@ bility to ‘ receive their brothers kin@@ dly , ’ to tre@@ at them as Jesus would have tre@@ ated them , show@@ ing gen@@ u@@ ine concer@@ n for those we may have known for years and those we may never before have me@@ t .
One day he went to the Kingdom H@@ all to star@@ t an ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent .
The ability to make ‘ his own counsel stand , ’ that is , to fulf@@ ill his purpose , is un@@ mis@@ ta@@ ka@@ ble pro@@ of of Jehovah’s Go@@ d@@ ship .
Ph@@ ili@@ p expla@@ ins that it is a prophecy poin@@ ting to the rec@@ ent death of the Messi@@ ah , Jesus Christ .
In C@@ o@@ lum@@ bu@@ s , O@@ hi@@ o , in 19@@ 31 , the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents were ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely thr@@ il@@ led to accept the name Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Since it was the last ev@@ ening me@@ al that Jesus had with his faithful followers , it is tra@@ di@@ tion@@ ally called the L@@ ast Su@@ pp@@ er .
Such exc@@ ur@@ sions are u@@ su@@ ally of li@@ mit@@ ed du@@ r@@ ation .
Indeed , we pro@@ cla@@ im the un@@ den@@ i@@ able truth that Jehovah is the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn , wor@@ thy of our who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted devo@@ tion .
My father did not min@@ ce his words in remin@@ ding me of what Jehovah expe@@ cted of me .
G@@ ran@@ ted , no@@ body is perfect .
W@@ ould they obey Jehovah , or would they listen to the ser@@ p@@ ent ?
For example , encoura@@ ge him to share what he is lear@@ ning with a friend or a relati@@ ve .
S@@ hor@@ tly af@@ ter@@ ward , in De@@ c@@ ember 194@@ 5 , a group of Jehovah’s Witnesses from the to@@ wn of Ang@@ at came to preach in our v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
• In what ways is mer@@ cy man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted ?
* This prophecy in@@ iti@@ ally app@@ lied to King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar himself .
This is what one mother and father in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates do .
This is true because our sal@@ vation dep@@ ends on the preci@@ ous blood of Christ .
The fact was that Jesus Christ appe@@ ared to Saul in that bl@@ in@@ ding light , con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing him that He was the Messi@@ ah .
As a result , Jehovah destro@@ ys 2@@ 4@@ ,000 wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers .
How have we benef@@ ited from consider@@ ing not only the su@@ per@@ l@@ ative example of Jehovah but also the Scriptural acc@@ oun@@ ts of Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , Jac@@ o@@ b , and Joseph ?
( b ) to be a pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ er ?
Bro@@ ther Li@@ ver@@ ance encoura@@ ged the gra@@ du@@ ates to use their gift , or service privilege , to help others become friends of God and re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ents of “ the gift God gives . . . , everlasting life by Christ Jesus our Lord . ” ​ — Romans 6 : 23 .
G@@ ut@@ sul@@ y@@ ak ) , 3 / 1 D@@ et@@ er@@ min@@ ed to A@@ c@@ com@@ pl@@ ish M@@ in@@ is@@ try ( L .
How might some who may appe@@ ar to be we@@ ak@@ er really be “ rich in faith ” ?
They pi@@ ck up a new@@ s@@ pa@@ per and read about bom@@ b b@@ la@@ st@@ s that ri@@ p through buil@@ ding@@ s , k@@ ill@@ ing s@@ co@@ res of in@@ no@@ c@@ ent people .
His conduct th@@ reat@@ ened the pur@@ ity of the congregation and was a sc@@ and@@ al even among n@@ on@@ believers .
What can help us to do that ?
The enti@@ re moral col@@ la@@ p@@ se could have been avo@@ i@@ ded had both individuals allow@@ ed Jehovah to for@@ ti@@ fy their respect for the san@@ ct@@ ity of marriage .
Un@@ happy about that situation , G@@ reg@@ ori@@ o and Mar@@ il@@ o@@ u s@@ at down one day to talk about the direction their lives were he@@ ading .
How do your children view what they are lear@@ ning at school ?
What practic@@ es would make the ‘ pres@@ en@@ ting of our bo@@ dies as a sacrifice ’ off@@ en@@ sive to God ?
S@@ how@@ ing emp@@ a@@ thy , or “ fellow feel@@ ing , ” may t@@ ou@@ ch the person .
Wh@@ atever em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass@@ ment or sacrifice may be involved , it is min@@ or com@@ pared to lo@@ sing God’s fav@@ or .
On the other hand , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of mankind have no clear conc@@ ep@@ t of li@@ fe@@ ’s purpose .
F@@ in@@ ally , Daniel s@@ ought the help of the elders .
This illustr@@ ation pres@@ ents a real@@ is@@ tic s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o , does it not ?
Hence , it is only n@@ atur@@ al for humans to sear@@ ch for happiness .
Jesus did not say : “ They will not die any@@ more . ”
The Bible says : “ You must ti@@ e them [ “ these words , ” or comman@@ d@@ ments of God ] as a si@@ gn upon your hand , and they must serve as a fr@@ on@@ t@@ let band between your eyes ; and you must wr@@ ite them upon the do@@ or@@ post@@ s of your house and on your g@@ ates . ”
This experience can help us foc@@ us on an ess@@ enti@@ al el@@ ement of faith .
And a number of water mil@@ ls and w@@ in@@ d@@ mil@@ ls are still in op@@ er@@ ation here and there .
The psalmist att@@ ests to this , saying : “ The law of Jehovah is perfect , br@@ ing@@ ing back the soul . The remin@@ der of Jehovah is tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy , making the in@@ experienced one wise .
The cha@@ ir@@ man of the pro@@ gra@@ m , S@@ te@@ ph@@ en L@@ et@@ t of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , op@@ ened with a talk ent@@ it@@ led “ G@@ o F@@ or@@ th With Jehovah’s F@@ i@@ g@@ ur@@ ative Lo@@ cu@@ st@@ s . ”
Mo@@ st Christians have .
R@@ o@@ sa ( far left ) with her pioneer par@@ t@@ ner I@@ r@@ è@@ ne ( f@@ our@@ th from the left ) , ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising an ass@@ em@@ bly in 195@@ 1
However , these things al@@ one did not make Jesus the great T@@ e@@ ach@@ er that he was .
What do they teach us about his view of life ?
[ 2 ] ( par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 11 ) For more ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation of what it means to be born again , see The Watchtower , A@@ pri@@ l 1 , 200@@ 9 , pages 3 - 11 .
Di@@ o@@ gen@@ es repor@@ te@@ dly said that he simply wanted A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der to st@@ ep asi@@ de so as not to b@@ lo@@ ck the su@@ n@@ shin@@ e !
Since “ the heavens are high@@ er than the earth , ” the a@@ bas@@ ement of ex@@ al@@ ted things is at times re@@ pres@@ ented by their being “ thro@@ wn down from heaven to earth . ”
He ch@@ eri@@ shed the hope of recei@@ ving God’s fav@@ or@@ able attention forever .
When he invit@@ es them , right away they leave their fi@@ shing bu@@ sin@@ ess and follow him .
By see@@ ing their example in the full - time ministry , I just knew that this would be the best and most satis@@ fac@@ t@@ ory way of life to cho@@ ose . ”
“ H@@ ere I am ra@@ ising up against you cal@@ am@@ ity out of your own house , ” Jehovah says to David , “ and I will take your wi@@ ves under your own eyes and give them to your fel@@ low@@ man , and he will certainly li@@ e down with your wi@@ ves under the eyes of this su@@ n . ”
In its o@@ ffer@@ ings , well - pl@@ an@@ ned arrang@@ ements , and number of worshi@@ p@@ ers , it sur@@ pas@@ ses any P@@ as@@ so@@ ver held since the days of the prophet Samuel . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 23 : 22 , 23 ; 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 35 : 1 - 19 .
At the time , there were no Witnesses in M@@ ist@@ el@@ ba@@ ch , the to@@ wn where I was to serve .
I had not been told the half .
For example , when a Christian cou@@ ple read a school repor@@ t about their daugh@@ ter@@ ’s good be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or and hard work , their fac@@ es likely g@@ low with war@@ m satis@@ fac@@ tion over her accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments .
We too have fine opportun@@ ities to cultiv@@ ate gen@@ u@@ ine fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps with true worshi@@ p@@ ers .
You are also wel@@ come to atten@@ d their Bible meetings at the local Kingdom H@@ all , where you will enjoy the associ@@ ation of those who tre@@ asure their relationship with God .
As one who recogn@@ iz@@ es , accep@@ ts , and respon@@ ds to the clear evidence that the last days will soon end , what are you loo@@ king for@@ ward to ?
Since the nee@@ dy have no authority over the powerful , the loving - kindness sh@@ own in such a case is displa@@ yed will@@ ingly , not under com@@ pul@@ sion .
That is when Father att@@ ac@@ ked me , acc@@ using me of ste@@ al@@ ing his children .
This imp@@ lies taking into account the long - ter@@ m as well as the im@@ medi@@ ate con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of our actions .
We could ask : ‘ Do you think the time will ever come when people like you and me can feel sa@@ fe in our home and on the st@@ re@@ et ? ’
A few who have been ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from the congregation because of un@@ rep@@ ent@@ an@@ tly pur@@ su@@ ing a sin@@ ful course have wor@@ ked hard to be re@@ inst@@ ated , only to be dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed again ​ — some@@ times sh@@ ort@@ ly af@@ ter@@ ward — ​ because of similar wr@@ ong@@ doing .
When cor@@ rection is needed , such parents give it in ways that respect the di@@ gn@@ ity of their children and sp@@ are them nee@@ d@@ less em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass@@ ment .
“ I often wonder@@ ed whether my father , an al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic , had g@@ one to hel@@ l or to heaven .
( b ) In this time of the end , how have the other sheep done good to Christ’s brothers ?
M@@ ak@@ ing disciples , whether of our children or of other individuals , is not always eas@@ y .
Their op@@ position just made me more determined to keep going , and I regul@@ arly pray@@ ed to Jehovah to help me .
Adam made an evil cho@@ ice
Joseph then s@@ pr@@ an@@ g his tra@@ p .
The Hebrew text , which con@@ ta@@ ined v@@ ow@@ el poin@@ ts and acc@@ ent mar@@ ks , was re@@ v@@ ised according to the received Hebrew text of Jac@@ o@@ b b@@ en Ha@@ y@@ y@@ im .
Jehovah’s mer@@ cy is cou@@ pl@@ ed with gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ousness .
Some months later they were baptized at the Di@@ v@@ ine Will In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational As@@ s@@ em@@ bly in 195@@ 8 .
26 : 5@@ 9 - 6@@ 5 ; 27 : 1 , 2 , 20 - 22 .
How should young Christians re@@ act to this un@@ who@@ les@@ ome influ@@ ence , which can ar@@ ouse se@@ x@@ u@@ al desire even against their will ?
At the time , Li@@ th@@ u@@ ani@@ a was an imp@@ over@@ i@@ shed ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ tural soci@@ ety , and preaching in the r@@ ur@@ als posed challeng@@ es .
Ke@@ ep P@@ rac@@ tic@@ ing the Th@@ ings You Ha@@ ve L@@ ear@@ ned , 9 / 15
It will also be bene@@ fi@@ cial to refle@@ ct on the blessings Jehovah ho@@ l@@ ds out to those who draw close to him . ​ — J@@ as .
This was not a m@@ ere ple@@ a for human@@ it@@ ari@@ an@@ ism ; it was a divine comm@@ and .
Such un@@ du@@ e anxi@@ ety can be like spiritual g@@ la@@ u@@ com@@ a ​ — un@@ tend@@ ed , it will s@@ low@@ ly n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w our vision down to material concer@@ ns and ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely make us spiritually bl@@ ind .
The con@@ fr@@ on@@ tation c@@ li@@ ma@@ x@@ ed with the crow@@ d sh@@ ou@@ ting h@@ y@@ st@@ er@@ ic@@ ally for two h@@ our@@ s : “ Gre@@ at is Ar@@ t@@ em@@ is of the Eph@@ es@@ ians ! ”
The apostle Paul remin@@ ds us : “ T@@ ake up the complete su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or from God , that you may be able to res@@ ist in the wicked day and , after you have done all things thor@@ ough@@ ly , to stand fir@@ m . ”
Do not think that they have faith in Jehovah just because they go out preaching and go to the meetings .
So it can be a real chall@@ enge for you to maintain ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary conduct des@@ pite being sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by this wicked en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 3 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 28 , 10@@ 1
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , while Moses was recei@@ ving the Law on M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i , the Israelites became i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ers , eng@@ ag@@ ing in cal@@ f worship and sen@@ su@@ al ple@@ a@@ sures .
Of course , Jesus went on to preach the Kingdom message el@@ se@@ where in Israel .
That would inclu@@ de any temp@@ tation that appe@@ als to our eyes and th@@ reat@@ ens to se@@ du@@ ce our heart into wr@@ ong@@ doing .
You can eas@@ ily get a sense of his famili@@ ar@@ ity with the Scriptures .
But there is a li@@ mit to what n@@ ature can teach us about God .
The Bible Can H@@ el@@ p Your Mar@@ ri@@ age
When he re@@ turned , we knew him only by his face and vo@@ ice .
O@@ f@@ ten , disa@@ gre@@ ements over money are not really about c@@ as@@ h or cre@@ di@@ t but about trust or fear .
What could be done to help all dedic@@ ated Christians preach from house to house ?
In 199@@ 8 , health problems and the desire to be near our children led us to move to S@@ ã@@ o G@@ on@@ ç@@ al@@ o , Ri@@ o de J@@ an@@ ei@@ r@@ o .
She rel@@ ates : “ As I began to put my full trust in Jehovah , I began to see more c@@ learly his loving hand su@@ sta@@ ining and streng@@ th@@ ening me . ”
On the other hand , Jesus did know many mar@@ vel@@ ous things about the future ​ — tru@@ ths that most people around him did not know at all .
So we may be standing where the Israelites cam@@ ped . ’
“ Ke@@ ep B@@ ear@@ ing Mu@@ ch F@@ ru@@ it , ” 2 / 1
Jesus is the way and the truth and the life .
Daniel was to come to his end in death and then rest .
Still , nothing was able to bre@@ ak their integrity .
What ph@@ ra@@ se concer@@ ning gro@@ w@@ th occ@@ ur@@ s three times in the book of Acts , and to what does it ref@@ er ?
H@@ ann@@ ah , who became the mother of Samuel , was at one time deep@@ ly dist@@ ressed about her chil@@ d@@ less@@ ness and we@@ pt bit@@ ter@@ ly .
What does this ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation mean to us ?
God is descri@@ bed in the Bible as “ the Father of tend@@ er mer@@ ci@@ es and the God of all comfort . ”
2 : 13 ​ — In what way does ‘ mer@@ cy ex@@ ul@@ t tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ an@@ tly over judgment ’ ?
In the o@@ pen - a@@ ir the@@ ater at Eph@@ esus , Paul’s co@@ work@@ ers A@@ ris@@ t@@ ar@@ ch@@ us and G@@ a@@ i@@ us fac@@ ed a mo@@ b likely num@@ ber@@ ing into the th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds .
We should not be so pre@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with the pur@@ su@@ it of material things ​ — ei@@ ther the necess@@ ities or the ple@@ a@@ sures of life — ​ that we have little time for de@@ e@@ ds that refle@@ ct “ godly devo@@ tion . ”
Jesus Christ in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted true Christi@@ an@@ ity , a way of life based on love .
Just why could she believe that , and why can you ?
The most re@@ war@@ ding course any of us can pur@@ sue is to give ow@@ n@@ er@@ ship of ourselves to Jehovah , following Jesus Christ faith@@ fully and let@@ ting God direc@@ t our activities .
But God has promised to do away with all ca@@ uses of human suffering , including those discus@@ sed in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article .
When I was ten years of age , some friends and I form@@ ed a small Bible study group .
So , having su@@ st@@ en@@ ance and co@@ ver@@ ing , we shall be cont@@ ent with these things . ” ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
However , he did not ad@@ mit to ste@@ al@@ ing , even though there was evidence against him .
“ One kind word can war@@ m three w@@ in@@ ter months . ”
I once had to j@@ um@@ p off my bi@@ ke and thro@@ w my@@ self into a dit@@ ch when a bom@@ b g@@ li@@ ded over my head and ex@@ p@@ lo@@ ded in a ne@@ ar@@ by field .
Such men become spiritual blessings in the congregations to which they are assign@@ ed .
With E@@ du@@ ard in the early 19@@ 40 ’ s
Ser@@ ving With a Mis@@ sion@@ ary M@@ ate
Jesus com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned his followers to make disciples by teaching people the truth .
How , though , is a rest@@ or@@ ation to such con@@ di@@ tions possible ?
In 199@@ 9 , H@@ i@@ ro@@ o gra@@ du@@ ated at age 25 from the M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol in J@@ ap@@ an , and one of the instru@@ ct@@ ors encoura@@ ged him to serve in a fore@@ ign field .
When Timothy brought back a good repor@@ t , Paul was moved to wr@@ ite the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians a letter .
One of them was Al@@ ber@@ t M@@ an@@ n , the G@@ ile@@ ad gra@@ du@@ ate who had encoura@@ ged us a few years ear@@ li@@ er .
Our ter@@ rit@@ ory co@@ v@@ ers a large se@@ ction of a bi@@ g city , and much time is sp@@ ent travel@@ ing by ca@@ r to lo@@ c@@ ate people who speak our language .
The Israelites were comman@@ ded : “ Be@@ fore gra@@ y ha@@ ir you should ris@@ e up , and you must show consider@@ ation for the person of an old man . ”
After sever@@ al months they qu@@ ali@@ fied to become un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ ers , and they were soon baptized at a dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion .
F@@ in@@ ally , Jo@@ el received his cl@@ as@@ si@@ fic@@ ation as a minis@@ ter , and the case was dis@@ mis@@ sed .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing his pres@@ ent@@ ation , Ha@@ y@@ ka@@ z had more opportun@@ ities to speak to his cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es and to discus@@ s the Bible - based position of the Witnesses on blood trans@@ fu@@ sion , al@@ co@@ ho@@ l , and mor@@ als .
“ G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally ” ​ — but sur@@ ely — ​ his godly wisdom fa@@ ded .
As they buil@@ t the ar@@ k , they must have g@@ one in and out of it h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of times .
Today , too , many exer@@ t themselves in vari@@ ous as@@ pe@@ cts of the full - time service .
F@@ el@@ low Christians can be “ a streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id ”
With complete confidence in God’s spirit , then , p@@ our your heart into every assignment , become s@@ kil@@ led at what you are given to do , and look to Jehovah for ass@@ ist@@ ance .
In re@@ v@@ enge , the ha@@ ugh@@ ty of@@ fi@@ cial s@@ ch@@ em@@ ed to destro@@ y all the people in the emp@@ i@@ re who were of the same e@@ th@@ ni@@ c ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound as the off@@ end@@ er .
Why has there been such succ@@ ess in the har@@ v@@ est work ?
Un@@ for@@ tun@@ ately , many ne@@ g@@ ative things have been said about Jehovah .
U@@ p@@ on re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment to C@@ ha@@ p@@ ala , M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , B@@ er@@ y@@ l and her husband often ate out in local re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ants .
2 : 4 ​ — What is “ T@@ ar@@ t@@ ar@@ us , ” and when were the re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous angels thro@@ wn into it ?
J@@ A@@ C@@ K@@ S@@ O@@ N , M@@ S , Mis@@ sis@@ si@@ pp@@ i C@@ ol@@ is@@ e@@ u@@ m , 1@@ 20@@ 7 Mis@@ sis@@ si@@ pp@@ i S@@ t .
Ha@@ ving in@@ her@@ ited imper@@ fe@@ ction , at times there may ra@@ ge within us a fi@@ er@@ ce bat@@ tle between the mind and the flesh ​ — between w@@ an@@ ting to do what is vi@@ r@@ tu@@ ous and following our sin@@ ful tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es .
Yet , Jesus ’ early disciples had the sure hope that the dead in God’s mem@@ ory would be resur@@ rec@@ ted , or rest@@ ored to life .
For example , Jehovah exerc@@ ises his he@@ ad@@ ship over Christ in a kind , un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish way , and Jesus respon@@ ds to it .
Yet , it is com@@ for@@ ting to know that “ Jehovah is near to those that are bro@@ ken at heart ; and those who are c@@ ru@@ shed in spirit he sa@@ ves . ” ​ — Psalm 34 : 18 ; 9@@ 4 : 19 .
On that high@@ ly important occasi@@ on in 33 C.E . , Jesus used un@@ le@@ av@@ ened bre@@ ad left over from the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver me@@ al .
N@@ ever lo@@ se sight of the fact that more are with you than are against you . ”
A V@@ er@@ y I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant A@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment
6@@ 00 *
In 19@@ 6@@ 1 , M@@ el@@ o@@ dy and I were invit@@ ed to become part of the Bethel family in B@@ om@@ ba@@ y , where I later served as a member of the B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e .
In high school , she w@@ on a@@ war@@ ds because she did well ac@@ ad@@ em@@ ic@@ ally and exc@@ el@@ led in s@@ por@@ ts .
For example , while vis@@ iting Jerusalem for the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver of 31 C.E . , Jesus cu@@ res a man who has been si@@ ck for 38 years .
Des@@ pite the temp@@ t@@ ations of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s p@@ al@@ ace , S@@ ar@@ ah was loyal to her marriage mate
Today , more than 20 members of this family , including all of R@@ ob@@ er@@ t and L@@ il@@ a@@ ’s se@@ ven children , are baptized servants of Jehovah God .
M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el felt de@@ va@@ stated when he real@@ ized how in@@ consider@@ ate and un@@ kind he had been .
To that end , consider the lives of two men mentioned in the Bible .
For some examples , see the life st@@ ori@@ es of L@@ il@@ li@@ an Go@@ bit@@ as K@@ lo@@ se , F@@ el@@ ik@@ s B@@ or@@ ys , and Jose@@ ph@@ ine Eli@@ as .
on pages 18 - 19 .
Ch@@ ar@@ o s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely believ@@ ed that she had been sa@@ ved and was born again .
Yes , pri@@ ests and people in gener@@ al also ign@@ ored the law recorded at Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 22 : 26 , 27 , which said that a gar@@ ment taken as a ple@@ dge had to be re@@ turned before ni@@ gh@@ t@@ f@@ all .
Abraham did not know that he was about to demonstr@@ ate what God himself would do in giving his Son as a ransom ; yet , he obe@@ yed and was at the point of o@@ ffering up Isa@@ a@@ c as a sacrifice when Jehovah’s ang@@ el st@@ op@@ ped him .
It is some@@ time during the peri@@ od when jud@@ ges rule in Israel , and the Israelites are in des@@ pa@@ ir .
This pro@@ c@@ ess is similar to the c@@ y@@ c@@ le in the n@@ atur@@ al world of s@@ ow@@ ing , cultiv@@ ating , and re@@ ap@@ ing .
16 , 17 . ( a ) What “ holy ac@@ ts of conduct ” and “ de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion ” should we man@@ i@@ f@@ est ?
The Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ er Matthew app@@ lied the words of Isaiah to Jesus : “ No b@@ ru@@ ised re@@ ed will he cr@@ us@@ h , and no sm@@ ol@@ der@@ ing f@@ la@@ x@@ en wi@@ ck will he ex@@ t@@ ing@@ u@@ ish . ”
I@@ T C@@ A@@ N be heart - wr@@ en@@ ch@@ ing to real@@ ize that your parents , once strong and self - su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient , are no longer able to look after themselves .
He , in turn , did not let me down .
Pe@@ ople will soon be for@@ ced to recogn@@ ize what ?
“ Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard practic@@ al wisdom and thinking ability , ” coun@@ sel@@ ed Solomon , “ and they will prove to be . . . char@@ m to your thro@@ at . ”
How do the bat@@ t@@ les f@@ ought near ancient Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do rel@@ ate to our future ?
Jehovah is pleas@@ ed with and re@@ tur@@ ns to those who rep@@ ent@@ an@@ tly accept re@@ pro@@ of and return to him by rend@@ ering him whole - sou@@ led worship .
As@@ k yourself : ‘ What does this account teach me about Jehovah as a Per@@ son ?
In other c@@ as@@ es the resul@@ ts are not so serious .
As Jehovah’s Witnesses , we avoid being har@@ s@@ h or ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant toward others .
In this bri@@ ef consider@@ ation of Romans chap@@ ter 12 , we have seen sever@@ al important reas@@ ons why we “ return evil for evil to no one . ”
However , reading the Bible is not en@@ ough .
Ang@@ eli@@ c Su@@ pp@@ ort in Mo@@ der@@ n T@@ im@@ es
In effect , we will be di@@ gg@@ ing for things of far greater value than s@@ il@@ ver or any other material tre@@ asure . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 13 - 15 .
How exc@@ iting it must have been to see Jehovah bring this about !
Mar@@ co@@ s learned to put into prac@@ tice the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s wise counsel on the sub@@ ject of marriage .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , he does not want you to feel ho@@ p@@ el@@ ess@@ ly con@@ dem@@ ned .
E@@ ver since Adam sin@@ ned , death has rul@@ ed as a king over human@@ ity .
He taught me to sc@@ he@@ du@@ le my time prof@@ it@@ ab@@ ly , to devel@@ op a deep@@ er interest in Bible reading , and to appreci@@ ate the value of different Bible transl@@ ations .
Since Adam and E@@ ve were cre@@ ated perfect and since God’s comm@@ and to them was ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it and under@@ sto@@ od by both , it is evid@@ ent that their sin@@ ning was will@@ ful and deli@@ ber@@ ate and therefore in@@ ex@@ cu@@ sa@@ ble .
“ The less@@ ons were some@@ times 15 to 30 min@@ ut@@ es long ​ — other times longer — ​ wh@@ atever was conven@@ i@@ ent for me . ” ​ — V@@ in@@ i@@ ana , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
As a result , the husband may look into the beli@@ ef@@ s of his Christian wife and ev@@ en@@ tually accept the truth himself .
“ Ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ess@@ es , do you not know that the fri@@ end@@ ship with the world is en@@ m@@ ity with God ? ” wrote the disci@@ ple James .
But what is involved in having this godly qu@@ ality ?
I@@ d@@ enti@@ f@@ ying God’s Ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l of In@@ stru@@ ction
Isaiah 31 : 4 says that even “ a full number of shepher@@ ds ” would not be able to cha@@ se a “ man@@ ed young li@@ on ” from its pre@@ y .
Do we really need to bur@@ n our f@@ ing@@ ers in order to know pain and suffering ?
Jehovah Will Re@@ pa@@ y
25 : 23 .
Jesus said to him : “ F@@ e@@ ed my lam@@ bs . . . .
At his baptism , Jesus became God’s A@@ no@@ inted One
It might be said that because Jehovah is holy and pu@@ re , everything he does and everything em@@ an@@ ating from him is righteous .
He offered su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions and guid@@ ance .
It is wise to remember this vital fact : The decisions we make ev@@ en@@ tually af@@ fect our Christian sta@@ bility ei@@ ther positi@@ vely or ne@@ g@@ ati@@ vely .
Bu@@ il@@ d an ever clo@@ s@@ er relationship with Jehovah .
Tru@@ ly , there is much that we can learn from these w@@ ing@@ ed cre@@ atu@@ res .
Like his three brothers and his father , Mal@@ col@@ m en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined the hope of heavenly life , and they all rema@@ ined faithful to God to their death . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 3 : 14 .
I especially mis@@ s him at large family ga@@ ther@@ ings . ”
And what can we learn from Jesus about recei@@ ving God’s spirit and res@@ is@@ ting the spirit of the world ?
When I became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , I ga@@ ined a deep@@ er understanding of right and wrong .
Although most of them wor@@ ked hard in their fi@@ el@@ ds , they made every effort to atten@@ d meetings held l@@ ate at night in vari@@ ous ho@@ m@@ es .
He was not tra@@ ined as a sol@@ di@@ er , so he was not used to we@@ aring ar@@ m@@ or , especially the ar@@ m@@ or that was wor@@ n by Saul , who was the tal@@ l@@ est man in the nation of Israel !
It was ex@@ ac@@ tly as Jehovah had fore@@ told : “ You will not need to fi@@ ght . ”
He will use the resurrection to make everlasting life possible for people who have died .
Ti@@ m : I su@@ p@@ pose so .
I still have the privilege of serving at Bethel , and I enjoy the love and care of the whole Bethel family .
How tal@@ ented she is at be@@ gu@@ il@@ ing a young person !
L@@ y@@ man was a bo@@ ld pro@@ claim@@ er of God’s Kingdom .
We will also consider examples of many who today are making sacrific@@ es to support the Kingdom .
In some 50 different coun@@ tri@@ es , re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers who stu@@ died the l@@ ink between money and happiness re@@ ached the conclu@@ sion that money cannot bu@@ y happiness .
Jehovah invit@@ ed the prophet Isaiah to speak on His be@@ half , reve@@ al@@ ing His ple@@ asure in having faithful humans take part in the out@@ working of His purpose .
So Daniel will have a place in Par@@ adise , but his lo@@ t there will invol@@ ve more than land .
Thus , we have s@@ ound guid@@ ance that helps us to cop@@ e with the anxi@@ e@@ ties of life and to pur@@ sue a course that prom@@ o@@ tes gen@@ u@@ ine happiness and satis@@ fac@@ tion .
; W@@ il@@ li@@ am@@ s , R .
P@@ r@@ om@@ ises of quic@@ k , eas@@ y money have en@@ tic@@ ed some to pur@@ cha@@ se lo@@ t@@ ter@@ y tic@@ ke@@ ts or to pur@@ sue mul@@ t@@ il@@ ev@@ el mar@@ ke@@ ting s@@ ch@@ em@@ es , even dra@@ wing in other members of the congregation .
Some 3@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , a God - fe@@ aring psalmist was filled with a@@ we when he be@@ held the gr@@ an@@ de@@ ur of the star@@ ry night s@@ k@@ y .
For a consider@@ ation of such claim@@ s , see pages 27 - 29 of the bro@@ ch@@ ure The O@@ ri@@ g@@ in of Li@@ fe ​ — F@@ i@@ ve Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Wor@@ th As@@ king , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Of its po@@ pul@@ ation of over one bil@@ li@@ on , about 8@@ 3 per@@ c@@ ent are H@@ in@@ d@@ us , 11 per@@ c@@ ent are Mus@@ li@@ ms , and the rema@@ in@@ der are com@@ posed pri@@ mar@@ ily of n@@ om@@ in@@ al Christians , S@@ ik@@ h@@ s , Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ists , and J@@ a@@ ins .
Jesus Christ’s early followers as@@ cri@@ bed the second psal@@ m to Israel@@ ’s King David .
She says : “ The peace that only God can give so@@ o@@ th@@ ed my soul and sa@@ ved my san@@ ity .
C@@ aring parents work hard to provide for their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
For example , fi@@ ve days before sur@@ rend@@ ering his life , Jesus and some of his disciples were gu@@ ests in the home of S@@ im@@ on of Be@@ th@@ any .
Why , it is Jehovah’s purpose that “ ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in [ Jesus ] might not be destro@@ yed but have everlasting life ” ! ​ — John 3 : 16 .
From the 18@@ 70 ’ s to 19@@ 32 , elders and de@@ ac@@ ons were vo@@ ted into of@@ fice by members of the congregation .
We will now consider two more questions rel@@ ated to Christ’s comm@@ and to make disciples ​ — what ?
We are less likely to me@@ asure ourselves against someone el@@ se if the per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved dis@@ par@@ ity is great .
Satan still challeng@@ es the integrity of the Witnesses of Jehovah , as he did in the case of Job .
• Why is it of pri@@ m@@ ary import@@ ance for us to pray for the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of Jehovah’s name ?
J@@ ack and his wife , May , found out where I was sta@@ ying and came for more liter@@ ature .
His mi@@ gh@@ ty ac@@ ts were no@@ table in@@ deed .
24 : 14 .
Because anointed Christians and their compan@@ i@@ ons have he@@ e@@ ded Jesus ’ instru@@ ctions : “ What I tell you in the dar@@ k@@ ness , say in the light ; and what you hear wh@@ is@@ per@@ ed , preach from the h@@ ou@@ se@@ to@@ ps . ”
The husband may be asked to provide f@@ res@@ h s@@ per@@ m by mas@@ tur@@ b@@ ation .
S@@ p@@ end le@@ is@@ ure time with young ones , cre@@ ating an at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere of trust and fri@@ end@@ ship .
When we are living in the earthly Par@@ adise , we will bl@@ ess Jehovah our God every day for all his wonderful do@@ ings in our be@@ half . — Psalm 10@@ 3 : 2 .
“ What we as parents appro@@ ve of in the way of mu@@ si@@ c , mo@@ vi@@ es , or boo@@ ks se@@ ts the to@@ ne for the family , ” says P@@ ran@@ as , qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er .
The com@@ bin@@ ed benef@@ its of con@@ stan@@ tly pra@@ ying for the spirit , di@@ lig@@ ently eng@@ ag@@ ing in mean@@ ing@@ ful personal study , pray@@ er@@ fully medit@@ ating on what we read , and regul@@ arly atten@@ ding Christian meetings can help us to be “ ag@@ low with the spirit . ”
We are told that he “ did not sin or as@@ cri@@ be anything imp@@ ro@@ per to God . ”
If we are hon@@ est , we should let go of our pre@@ conc@@ ei@@ ved op@@ in@@ ion and look for the fac@@ ts .
For years to come , Timothy would tra@@ v@@ el with Paul and at times with others , car@@ r@@ ying out vari@@ ous mis@@ sions on be@@ half of the apostles and older men .
It provi@@ des a we@@ al@@ th of Bible public@@ ations that help us to gro@@ w in acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge , to act wis@@ ely when we are fac@@ ed with problems , and to cultiv@@ ate a close relationship with God .
“ The great day of Jehovah ” ​ — the day that will bring the end of Satan’s enti@@ re system — ​ “ is near . ”
The prophet Isaiah indic@@ ated that people of many nations would come to worship Jehovah “ in the fin@@ al part of the days . ”
S@@ pe@@ ak “ the M@@ ag@@ ni@@ fic@@ ent Th@@ ings of God ”
I had in fact inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted a cour@@ t case , and I was tal@@ king to the ju@@ dge .
Jesus fin@@ i@@ shed his assignment and pas@@ sed off the earthly sc@@ ene .
Jesus was that “ great light , ” and his ministry proved that he was the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ t fore@@ told by Moses .
D@@ ressed in the shepher@@ d’s gar@@ b , the str@@ anger called the sheep , but they did not respon@@ d .
Christian parents , however , are always al@@ er@@ t to opportun@@ ities to buil@@ d up their hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds .
In doing so , it should become evid@@ ent that God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y is right . It is the best rul@@ er@@ ship . And it deser@@ ves our who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted support .
I offered many a hear@@ t@@ felt and fer@@ v@@ ent prayer : “ Jehovah , if you will , I ‘ shall live and also do this . ’ ”
“ V@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds you will pl@@ ant and certainly cultiv@@ ate , but you will dr@@ ink no w@@ ine and ga@@ ther nothing in , because the wor@@ m will e@@ at it up . ”
And how does one at@@ tain it ? ’
C@@ learly , only the na@@ i@@ ve would believe that to@@ da@@ y’s govern@@ ments have w@@ on the war against cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion .
What do you hope to learn from resur@@ rec@@ ted faithful ones ?
They were loo@@ king for a sear@@ ch@@ light that we were al@@ le@@ ge@@ dly using to sign@@ al the enem@@ y .
Me@@ an@@ time , nothing that L@@ ev@@ i@@ a@@ than may try against Jehovah’s people will have lasting succ@@ ess .
Who of us really wants to receive a gift from a rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant or for@@ ced gi@@ ver ?
The words of the apostle Paul found at 2 Corinthians 1 : 3 , 4 point to an un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing s@@ ource of comfort ​ — Jehovah God .
Who today look to A@@ th@@ ena for wisdom and guid@@ ance ?
T@@ ake a P@@ os@@ iti@@ ve V@@ i@@ e@@ w of a S@@ tra@@ ined Mar@@ ri@@ age
The in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion on this os@@ su@@ ary reve@@ als that “ the Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has family was rel@@ ated to the Ma@@ ʹ@@ a@@ z@@ iah course , ” says the I@@ A@@ A .
The case of H@@ ag@@ ar illustr@@ ates that when some@@ one@@ ’s situation chang@@ es for the better , ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness may result .
By word and example , Jesus encoura@@ ged show@@ ing love toward Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans .
I was imp@@ ressed by the peace and confidence that the Witnesses ra@@ di@@ ated .
One refer@@ ence work poin@@ ts out that such a who@@ les@@ ome fear expres@@ ses “ a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al attitude toward God that lea@@ ds to wise be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or and the avo@@ id@@ ance of every form of evil . ”
C@@ I@@ T@@ I@@ U@@ S , al@@ ti@@ us , for@@ ti@@ us ​ — fa@@ ster , high@@ er , str@@ ong@@ er ! These were the ide@@ als to which a@@ th@@ let@@ es in ancient Gre@@ e@@ ce and R@@ ome as@@ pi@@ red .
The resurrection , not the false no@@ tion of many that the soul lives on after death , is the real hope for the dead . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 18 : 4 ; John 11 : 25 .
E@@ m@@ man@@ u@@ el@@ ’s father had a bo@@ x at home for sa@@ ving money to atten@@ d the an@@ nu@@ al dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion .
The l@@ ist of hor@@ r@@ ors is end@@ less . . . .
Per@@ haps there is nothing im@@ moral or in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate about the n@@ ature of the work .
There are days coming , ’ is the ut@@ ter@@ ance of Jehovah , ‘ and I will conclu@@ de with the house of Israel and with the house of Juda@@ h a new covenant . . .
For example , your son or daugh@@ ter might say , “ You always tre@@ at me like a child ! ”
How can we apply this counsel ? ​ — Pro@@ v .
The branch of@@ fice kin@@ dly appointed us as special pione@@ ers with an h@@ our requi@@ re@@ ment a@@ da@@ p@@ ted to our circumstances .
M@@ ore important , we found s@@ inc@@ ere people who wanted to learn about God .
( b ) What en@@ ab@@ les us to fulf@@ ill Christ’s com@@ mis@@ sion ?
I just fin@@ i@@ shed cop@@ ying the da@@ ily text into my no@@ te@@ book .
The prophe@@ ts of the Hebrew Scriptures pres@@ ented this truth in vi@@ vi@@ d ter@@ ms .
Is Al@@ co@@ ho@@ l T@@ ak@@ ing Con@@ tro@@ l ?
You Do Not K@@ now Wh@@ ere It Will Ha@@ ve Su@@ cc@@ ess ! 7 / 15
O@@ r we might even find ourselves pla@@ gu@@ ed by some dist@@ res@@ sing circumstances or per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es .
What mar@@ king work is now being done , and by whom ?
Fir@@ st K@@ ings ref@@ ers to the c@@ ra@@ f@@ t@@ s@@ man@@ ’s mother as “ a wi@@ do@@ wed woman from the tri@@ be of N@@ ap@@ h@@ tal@@ i ” because she had married a man of that tri@@ be .
You can find deser@@ ving ones by listen@@ ing care@@ fully to one person after another , taking no@@ te of the attitude of each individu@@ al .
What do these words tell you about the out@@ look and attitude that Jehovah’s servants should try to cultiv@@ ate ?
While arrang@@ ed marri@@ ages are still comm@@ on in some lands and cul@@ tures , many today sel@@ e@@ ct their own marriage mate .
In what way can we imitate Jesus ’ re@@ action to op@@ position and re@@ pro@@ ach ?
To what should our consider@@ ing the mind of Christ move us ?
What does the Bible reve@@ al about God’s purpose for the earth and mankind ?
After many th@@ reat@@ s , their lead@@ er , who had said he was going to sh@@ o@@ o@@ t me , su@@ d@@ den@@ ly chang@@ ed his mind , and I was rel@@ eas@@ ed .
You can find more than 1@@ 2@@ 5@@ ,000 of them in the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures ​ — With Re@@ fer@@ ences .
At Romans 12 : 19 , was the apostle Paul indic@@ ating that Christians should not become w@@ ra@@ th@@ ful , when he said : “ Do not av@@ enge y@@ ourselves , bel@@ o@@ ved , but yi@@ eld place to the wr@@ ath ” ?
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the long ages of his pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence , the only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son was an a@@ vi@@ d lear@@ ner .
The ph@@ ra@@ se “ mi@@ gh@@ ty man ” su@@ gg@@ ests that a consider@@ able am@@ ount of strength was requi@@ red to sh@@ o@@ o@@ t an ar@@ ro@@ w from a bo@@ w .
Un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly , you want to draw clo@@ s@@ er to him .
W@@ a@@ iting the Pro@@ per W@@ a@@ y
Is there a branch of@@ fice and Bethel home in your country or in a ne@@ ar@@ by land ?
The Bible states : “ Even time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite [ God ] has put in their heart , that mankind may never find out the work that the true God has made from the star@@ t to the fin@@ ish . ”
E@@ igh@@ ty - year - old Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i made a ti@@ ring j@@ our@@ ne@@ y in order to ass@@ ist David
One day my ol@@ des@@ t brother , John , who had become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , came to vis@@ it .
L@@ isten to What the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t Sa@@ ys !
He was always very mil@@ d , even when he was up@@ set .
“ T@@ O TH@@ E making of many boo@@ ks there is no end , and much devo@@ tion to them is we@@ ar@@ is@@ ome to the flesh . ”
W@@ om@@ an g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing : I@@ g@@ or D@@ ut@@ ina / A@@ F@@ P / G@@ et@@ ty I@@ ma@@ ges ; pro@@ t@@ es@@ ters : Sa@@ id K@@ h@@ ati@@ b / A@@ F@@ P / G@@ et@@ ty I@@ ma@@ ges ; ar@@ mor@@ ed c@@ ars : Joseph Bar@@ ra@@ k / A@@ F@@ P / G@@ et@@ ty I@@ ma@@ ges
How did the King r@@ ouse his earthly sub@@ je@@ cts to action ?
Now a new pos@@ si@@ bility ca@@ ught their attention ​ — mo@@ tion pi@@ c@@ tures .
Abraham was called “ Jehovah’s friend ” because of his un@@ wa@@ ver@@ ing faith .
I consider@@ ed my@@ self living pro@@ of of that .
Then you might car@@ ry some tr@@ ac@@ ts or bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res in those langu@@ ages .
Per@@ haps cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity and a desire to have a good time moved Din@@ ah to seek compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship with Cana@@ an@@ ite gi@@ r@@ ls , who@@ se mor@@ als were un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly la@@ x .
So I told her that I would bring a friend who knew the Bible better than I did , which I did the following we@@ ek .
Eng@@ le@@ it@@ ner ) , 5 / 1
The Ri@@ ght K@@ ind of Fa@@ ith
F@@ in@@ ally , R@@ a@@ y explained : “ One th@@ re@@ ep@@ ence is to be put in the contribu@@ tion bo@@ x , and the other th@@ re@@ ep@@ ence is for me . ”
Let us not allow pri@@ de , en@@ v@@ y , or the att@@ aching of too much import@@ ance to material things pre@@ v@@ ent us from res@@ ol@@ ving dis@@ pu@@ tes soon after they ar@@ ise . ​ — J@@ as .
Jehovah set up “ a si@@ gn ” for Ca@@ in — likely a so@@ le@@ m@@ n dec@@ ree known and ob@@ served by others and in@@ tend@@ ed to pre@@ v@@ ent his being kil@@ led out of re@@ v@@ enge . — Genesis 4 : 10 - 15 .
As Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers , “ we are not the s@@ ort that sh@@ r@@ ink back ”
• What should move us to think seri@@ ously about our go@@ als in life ?
Then ever@@ yone ali@@ ve , without exc@@ ep@@ tion , will happ@@ ily ac@@ knowledge the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of what the public@@ ation qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er said : “ The rac@@ es of mankind are what the Bible says they are ​ — brothers . ” ​ — The R@@ ac@@ es of M@@ an@@ kind .
It came about that Sam@@ son f@@ ell in love with a woman nam@@ ed D@@ el@@ il@@ ah .
When our brothers from neigh@@ bor@@ ing congregations came and helped to re@@ buil@@ d our house , our ast@@ on@@ i@@ shed neigh@@ b@@ ors said : ‘ Your religion is very good .
• What associ@@ ation did Jesus have in his pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence ?
10 E@@ S@@ C@@ A@@ P@@ E F@@ R@@ O@@ M S@@ L@@ A@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ Y ​ — TH@@ E@@ N AN@@ D N@@ O@@ W
How different it is with those who ac@@ qui@@ re true wisdom , the S@@ ource of which is Jehovah God !
Who does Jehovah invit@@ e into his fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative t@@ ent ?
Jesus taught his disciples how to pray , and he pray@@ ed with them on many occasi@@ ons .
“ Let the ste@@ al@@ er ste@@ al no more , but rather let him do hard work . ” — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 28 .
Jesus said : “ Tru@@ ly I tell you today , You will be with me in Par@@ adise . ” No@@ te that Jesus did not say where that Par@@ adise would be .
In the l@@ ate 1@@ 7@@ 00 ’ s , M@@ en@@ n@@ on@@ ites had em@@ i@@ gr@@ ated from Ger@@ many to U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine and were gr@@ anted consider@@ able privile@@ ges , including fre@@ e@@ dom of worship ( but not to pro@@ sel@@ y@@ ti@@ ze ) , self - govern@@ ment , and ex@@ emp@@ tion from mil@@ it@@ ary service .
See the char@@ t ent@@ it@@ led “ Pe@@ er - P@@ res@@ sure P@@ l@@ an@@ ner ” in the book Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k , V@@ olu@@ me 2 , pages 1@@ 32 and 1@@ 33 .
Why and when is the De@@ c@@ lar@@ ation P@@ le@@ d@@ g@@ ing Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful@@ ness used ?
But the apost@@ ate does not have your well - being at heart .
With Jehovah’s help , we enjo@@ yed a close fri@@ end@@ ship with our children . ”
What do we find in our time ?
We can lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally as@@ su@@ me that when Jesus Christ fur@@ ther re@@ stri@@ cts Satan’s activ@@ ity in order to free the earth of his wicked influ@@ ence , He will do the same with the dem@@ ons .
For instance , Jehovah told the Jews : “ Se@@ ek the peace of the city to which I have ex@@ iled you . ”
The s@@ ound of g@@ un@@ fi@@ re su@@ d@@ den@@ ly sh@@ at@@ tered the af@@ ter@@ no@@ on tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ill@@ ity .
11 , 12 . ( a ) Why may it be hard for you@@ ths to accept Jehovah’s authority ?
Q@@ u@@ ite to the point , at the end of a l@@ eng@@ thy article on the hist@@ ory and develop@@ ment of a@@ str@@ on@@ om@@ y , En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a conclu@@ des : “ After al@@ most 4@@ ,000 years of a@@ str@@ on@@ om@@ y , the uni@@ verse is no less str@@ ange than it must have seem@@ ed to the Babyl@@ on@@ ians . ”
Li@@ fe ap@@ ar@@ t from God’s rule brought pain , suffering , and death to them and their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
How do you think we could get someone inter@@ ested in this sub@@ ject ? ”
The city g@@ ates were gu@@ ar@@ ded , and any tr@@ ying to es@@ cap@@ e were as@@ sum@@ ed to be deser@@ ting to the Romans .
But his go@@ al in cho@@ o@@ sing and tra@@ ining his disciples was to emp@@ ow@@ er them to car@@ ry on the work , even after he was g@@ one .
This change occ@@ ur@@ red , not because Jehovah had er@@ red in cho@@ o@@ sing Saul , but because Saul ac@@ ted without faith and became dis@@ obedi@@ ent .
We were married in Wh@@ it@@ eho@@ r@@ se in F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 19@@ 6@@ 3 .
The Bible tel@@ ls us the best way to live .
At our place of emp@@ loy@@ ment , we are in@@ du@@ stri@@ ous and hon@@ est ​ — even if our emp@@ loy@@ er seem@@ s un@@ reason@@ able .
Because le@@ av@@ en can den@@ o@@ te ba@@ dness , wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , or sin .
Con@@ tr@@ ary to his Scriptural stand that God and Christ were not co@@ ex@@ is@@ ting e@@ qu@@ als , he went along with the emp@@ er@@ or .
It would be a mis@@ take for one of God’s servants to conclu@@ de that Jehovah is disa@@ p@@ pointed if in@@ fir@@ m@@ ities or old age som@@ eho@@ w pre@@ v@@ ents him from doing all that he would like to do in the ministry .
In the next article , we will learn how Jehovah helps us by giving us the hope of a re@@ ward . ​ — Hebrews 11 : 6 . An@@ xi@@ ety : A feel@@ ing of n@@ er@@ v@@ ousness or wor@@ ry .
Why did Jehovah bl@@ ess the physical and emo@@ tional efforts of Jac@@ o@@ b and R@@ ac@@ he@@ l ?
“ To c@@ ement such fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps , I try to show love and interest in others .
In the days of Isaiah , most of Jehovah’s covenant people re@@ je@@ cted the light .
No@@ body is born into such a nation today , but if we have received acc@@ ur@@ ate Scriptural instru@@ ction , we need to act on it in faith .
While vis@@ iting bu@@ sin@@ ess people in the of@@ fic@@ es where they work , a Witness in Ha@@ wa@@ i@@ i me@@ t an ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tive of a trans@@ por@@ tation compan@@ y .
G@@ a@@ il , a Christian wife , says : “ Per@@ fe@@ c@@ tion@@ ist thinking does not allow for fa@@ il@@ ure .
The “ j@@ as@@ per st@@ one ” of Revelation 4 : 3 “ certainly [ was ] not our c@@ he@@ a@@ p mo@@ der@@ n j@@ as@@ per , ” states A .
Jehovah’s anointed King “ will bre@@ ak them with an ir@@ on sc@@ ep@@ ter , as though a po@@ t@@ ter@@ ’s v@@ es@@ sel [ he ] will d@@ as@@ h them to pi@@ e@@ ces , ” states the Bible .
Th@@ ink of what that me@@ ant for Jesus ​ — pati@@ ently wa@@ iting th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years t@@ ill the time had come .
• how to man@@ i@@ f@@ est your ze@@ al by preaching and teaching ?
St@@ and Still and See the S@@ al@@ vation of Jehovah !
But our great@@ est joy will come from our close relationship with Jehovah .
What should we remember if we are privile@@ ged to offer public prayer ?
How You Can M@@ ake Go@@ od De@@ c@@ isions
Go@@ o@@ dness on your part makes others respon@@ d when you need help .
And how does that law make us free ?
How happy she is that her son , of his own free will , cho@@ se to serve Jehovah .
When those with the earthly hope read what the Bible says about the import@@ ance and effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess of Jesus ’ shed blood , they put faith in these words and rend@@ er “ sac@@ red service day and night . ”
Why will he do this ?
Th@@ ough Solomon had been a succ@@ ess in many ways , in time he disa@@ p@@ pointed Jehovah .
love for what we teach ?
P@@ A@@ Y AT@@ T@@ EN@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N W@@ H@@ E@@ N O@@ TH@@ E@@ R@@ S T@@ AL@@ K .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , our being ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in our ministry will help keep us spiritually strong . ​ — Acts 18 : 5 .
When your child ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ es even a small “ vi@@ ct@@ ory , ” be quic@@ k to offer comm@@ end@@ ation and share in his or her joy .
What purpose was served by the law found at Genesis 2 : 16 , 17 ?
◆ “ By building up y@@ ourselves . . . , keep y@@ ourselves in God’s love . ” ​ — Ju@@ de 20 , 21 .
In his later years , David no doubt had f@@ ond mem@@ ori@@ es of the many h@@ our@@ s he had sp@@ ent le@@ ading , prote@@ cting , and fe@@ e@@ ding sheep .
See the 19@@ 7@@ 7 Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses , pages 1@@ 7@@ 1 - 7 .
But if Satan did not use a vision and took Jesus to the real temple , then some may won@@ der :
Then from Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . on@@ ward , he started to s@@ ow the fine se@@ ed ​ — “ the sons of the kingdom . ”
This prac@@ tice became well - known in Jerusalem .
What was sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed by Ho@@ se@@ a@@ ’s marriage to G@@ om@@ er ?
( Read Psalm 70 : 1 - 5 . )
As Rus@@ sel@@ l and his associ@@ ates di@@ lig@@ ently sear@@ ched the Scriptures , a number of things became clear .
The ar@@ k was to have three st@@ ori@@ es , or dec@@ ks , a number of com@@ par@@ t@@ ments , and a do@@ or in the side .
The apostle Paul encoura@@ ged fellow Christians : “ S@@ pe@@ ak cons@@ ol@@ ingly to the de@@ pres@@ sed sou@@ ls , support the we@@ ak . ”
Why might Peter have had A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il in mind as an example for Christian wi@@ ves ?
H@@ ad they b@@ ought the par@@ ty car@@ ds , the crow@@ d would have been e@@ c@@ st@@ ati@@ c .
The apostle ex@@ hor@@ ted other Christians : “ Be@@ come imit@@ at@@ ors of me , even as I am of Christ . ”
After she was married , Dani@@ ela , together with her husband , H@@ el@@ mu@@ t , took up the preaching work among the Af@@ ri@@ can , Ch@@ in@@ ese , F@@ il@@ ip@@ in@@ o , and In@@ di@@ an po@@ pul@@ ations in V@@ i@@ en@@ na .
So , what did Ab@@ sal@@ om do ?
As his wife en@@ tered the em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y ro@@ om and saw her husband l@@ ying there in a com@@ a after having su@@ sta@@ ined a very serious head in@@ j@@ ur@@ y , she knew that a tra@@ ge@@ dy was imp@@ en@@ ding .
These leg@@ ends were by no means f@@ l@@ at@@ ter@@ ing to the go@@ ds , who had the same f@@ la@@ ws and li@@ mit@@ ations as humans .
C@@ learly , lear@@ ning to exerc@@ ise self - control is vital to our spiritu@@ ality .
H@@ ill@@ s of Gal@@ ile@@ e
The recorded ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c de@@ ta@@ il@@ s mat@@ ch known fac@@ ts . ​ — w@@ p@@ 1@@ 6@@ .@@ 5 , p .
When I was n@@ ine years old , M@@ other was vis@@ ited by a Witness who spoke H@@ ung@@ ari@@ an , my mo@@ ther’s n@@ ative t@@ ong@@ ue , which moved her to listen to the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message .
This was a difficult mis@@ sion .
“ In a sh@@ ort time you would per@@ su@@ a@@ de me to become a Christian , ” he said .
K@@ no@@ wing that our dec@@ eas@@ ed loved ones in God’s mem@@ ory are as@@ le@@ ep in death and a@@ wa@@ iting a resurrection can give us sol@@ ace and kin@@ d@@ le our desire to car@@ ry on with life .
What will you do , even in small ways , to prom@@ o@@ te the inter@@ ests of God’s Kingdom ?
The Scriptures do not teach that each person on earth has a gu@@ ar@@ di@@ an ang@@ el .
Jesus res@@ pe@@ cted her fre@@ e@@ dom to cho@@ ose what she wanted to believe , but he also pointed out to her : “ You worship what you do not know . ”
P@@ lu@@ ng@@ ed In@@ to C@@ i@@ vi@@ l W@@ ar
Some years ag@@ o this seem@@ ed imp@@ os@@ sible .
P@@ os@@ si@@ bly , you remember the con@@ st@@ ant fi@@ gh@@ ts between your parents that led to the bre@@ aku@@ p of their marriage ​ — a se@@ par@@ ation you may have mis@@ tak@@ en@@ ly b@@ lam@@ ed on yourself .
I was sur@@ pris@@ ed when they used the Bible to answer every question !
At times , I felt s@@ or@@ ry for my@@ self because other you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t have to work as hard as we did .
Like righteous Lo@@ t , therefore , God’s loyal ones today are “ great@@ ly dist@@ ressed by the in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence of the law - de@@ f@@ ying people in lo@@ ose conduct . ”
Yet , a positi@@ ve attitude will help us .
It can also ref@@ er to the spiritual par@@ adise that will be experienced to the full in the new world .
Do you feel mis@@ under@@ sto@@ od ?
M@@ ak@@ ing this powerful point , the apostle John wrote : “ E@@ ver@@ yone who h@@ ates his brother is a man@@ sla@@ y@@ er . . .
Yes , his u@@ pri@@ ght conduct sa@@ ved his jo@@ b !
But is f@@ l@@ at@@ ly den@@ ying any need for direction the answer ?
He was dis@@ gu@@ sted by religi@@ on@@ ’s ro@@ le in the Gre@@ at W@@ ar of 1914 - 18 .
She was working hard to pi@@ ck up gra@@ in from the gr@@ ound .
Our ho@@ st@@ s said that they were not going to bre@@ ak their promise of provi@@ ding a ro@@ om .
It was not direc@@ ted to Jews only .
H@@ er chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od home in H@@ ar@@ an was far be@@ h@@ ind her , h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of mil@@ es to the nor@@ the@@ ast .
Because of their neu@@ tr@@ al stand , all cons@@ crip@@ ted Witnesses su@@ ffered be@@ at@@ ings , mo@@ ck@@ ings , and hum@@ ili@@ ations .
( b ) We are encoura@@ ged to maintain what view of the people to whom we preach the good news ?
We cor@@ di@@ ally invit@@ e you to atten@@ d that special meeting in obedi@@ ence to Jesus ’ comm@@ and .
So our family was un@@ ited again .
Then Paul s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully used his knowledge of A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa@@ ’s beli@@ ef@@ s and discus@@ sed with him matters that the king under@@ sto@@ od very well .
O@@ r have we lost some of these good ha@@ bi@@ ts ?
See The Watchtower of Mar@@ ch 15 , 19@@ 7@@ 2 , pages 1@@ 7@@ 4 - 8@@ 0 .
A spiritually heal@@ thy Bible - based out@@ look may well af@@ fect our body for the good .
Even when e@@ con@@ om@@ ies do not col@@ la@@ p@@ se comple@@ t@@ ely , lo@@ v@@ ers of justice feel fru@@ str@@ ated when cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ es un@@ c@@ he@@ cked .
There they started a Bible study with a bl@@ ind man nam@@ ed Lu@@ ci@@ o .
N@@ um@@ ber of coun@@ tri@@ es assign@@ ed to : 24
Ha@@ ving Jehovah as his share me@@ ant more to A@@ sa@@ ph than the material su@@ st@@ en@@ ance he received as a L@@ ev@@ ite .
This com@@ par@@ is@@ on dra@@ ws attention to two great enem@@ ies of mankind ​ — sin and death .
How did G@@ ide@@ on respon@@ d ?
However , much fru@@ str@@ ation can be avo@@ i@@ ded if the gro@@ om first discus@@ ses we@@ d@@ ding pre@@ par@@ ations with the bri@@ de , family members , and others who can give s@@ ound Bible - based ad@@ vice .
Th@@ r@@ ough the years Father had been cor@@ respon@@ ding with C@@ lar@@ a H@@ u@@ b@@ ber@@ t of M@@ an@@ it@@ ou@@ l@@ in Is@@ land , O@@ nt@@ ari@@ o .
Jehovah he@@ ars Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h and reas@@ sures her .
Sh@@ ould she follow the cu@@ sto@@ m that to many seem@@ ed to be the reason@@ able course ?
There God’s ang@@ el spoke to him .
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying the Bible with a desire to teach others is hon@@ or@@ able and can be the s@@ ource of lasting satis@@ fac@@ tion .
Jehovah’s wonderful works are a@@ we - inspi@@ ring
The ty@@ pi@@ cal i@@ do@@ l of Eph@@ esus was a small s@@ il@@ ver sh@@ r@@ ine of Ar@@ t@@ em@@ is , the go@@ dd@@ ess of fer@@ t@@ ility , who@@ se ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent temple over@@ loo@@ ked the city .
And they he@@ wed out for themselves their own fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative c@@ is@@ ter@@ ns by see@@ king to make mil@@ it@@ ary al@@ li@@ an@@ ces with Egy@@ pt and As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of our circumstances , should we not be determined to give Jehovah our best ?
But life ge@@ ts more com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated as we get older .
One S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ can Witness said of the T@@ s@@ w@@ ana Bible : “ What a beau@@ ti@@ ful in@@ str@@ um@@ ent this is .
To re@@ ach the hearts of people , Jesus asked questions , listen@@ ed , and explained the Scriptures .
S@@ tu@@ dy E@@ dition
In@@ ter@@ marriage with other in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants was a real th@@ re@@ at to true worship .
All should real@@ ize that ever@@ yone has a ro@@ le ; however , that ro@@ le may change as time go@@ es on and some ro@@ tation of du@@ ties may have to be consider@@ ed .
He gener@@ ously re@@ ached out and car@@ ed for my spiritual needs . ​ — Hebrews 13 : 5 .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries after Israel@@ ’s deli@@ ver@@ ance from P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s control , the prophet Isaiah declar@@ ed : “ O Jehovah , you are our Father . We are the cla@@ y , and you are our P@@ o@@ t@@ ter ; and all of us are the work of your hand . ”
How will medit@@ ating on God’s love mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to be mo@@ des@@ t ?
26 : 23 - 25 ; J@@ er .
Those who accept Jehovah’s fri@@ end@@ ship can enjoy it thr@@ ough@@ out et@@ er@@ n@@ ity .
( b ) What should we keep in mind about the Gre@@ ater Abraham , Jehovah , when we ob@@ serve the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al ?
How was Jesus able to do this ?
I did p@@ en@@ ance before i@@ con@@ s , li@@ t c@@ and@@ les in country chap@@ els , and ob@@ served all fa@@ st@@ s .
Mal@@ ach@@ i 4 : 2 gives us reason to trust that the heal@@ ed ones will “ s@@ ki@@ p about like f@@ atten@@ ed cal@@ ves , ” exc@@ ited and deli@@ gh@@ ted to be rel@@ eas@@ ed from con@@ fin@@ ement to imper@@ fe@@ ction .
Paul said : “ For the joy that was set before him he end@@ ur@@ ed a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake , des@@ p@@ ising sh@@ ame , and has s@@ at down at the right hand of the thro@@ ne of God . ”
Par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate .
In their qu@@ est for divine appro@@ val , they never lost sight of their her@@ it@@ age , no matter how f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ing or fru@@ str@@ ating their circumstances might have been .
A sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant number work out@@ side the home to boo@@ st their sense of self - wor@@ th .
Why do we not ex@@ ten@@ d ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality to the ty@@ pe of str@@ anger mentioned in John chap@@ ter 10 ?
and the bro@@ ch@@ ure A Bo@@ ok for All Pe@@ ople .
We also need to real@@ ize that what is best for us may not be what our heart in@@ iti@@ ally desi@@ res .
Then he did the uni@@ mag@@ in@@ able ​ — Jesus brought La@@ z@@ ar@@ us back to life al@@ though La@@ z@@ ar@@ us had been dead for four days ! ​ — John 11 : 38 - 4@@ 4 .
Th@@ ink about the good effect that Bible teachings can have on a person .
This ear@@ ned him the gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de of the G@@ all@@ o - Rom@@ an po@@ pul@@ ation .
J@@ on@@ a@@ than and David wor@@ ked out a pl@@ an to t@@ est Sa@@ ul@@ ’s in@@ ten@@ tions .
For example , one sister was told by her husband to share in the field ministry only on certain days of the we@@ ek .
Many congregations are made up of people of different ages , rac@@ es , n@@ ati@@ on@@ alities , cul@@ tures , langu@@ ages , and so@@ cial ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds .
Indeed , one of the most valu@@ able less@@ ons I have learned in all my long life is that with Jehovah , “ all things are possible . ” ​ — Mark 10 : 27 .
G@@ ran@@ ted , brothers like P@@ u@@ m , J@@ an , D@@ ries , and O@@ t@@ to do not now have the strength and st@@ am@@ ina they had when they were you@@ ng@@ er .
* ​ — Revelation 12 : 1 - 10 .
Jesus was given the k@@ ing@@ ship in 1914 .
Jehovah has the ability “ to show his strength in be@@ half of those who@@ se heart is complete toward him ” and to inf@@ li@@ ct p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment upon those who dis@@ obey him .
Be@@ fore re@@ aching that perfect conclu@@ sion , however , God spoke of something that was “ not good . ”
We would like to expla@@ in some of the fe@@ atu@@ res of the new form@@ at of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
On his j@@ our@@ ne@@ y from U@@ r to the land of Cana@@ an , he and his wife , S@@ ar@@ ah , as well as his father , T@@ er@@ ah , and his ne@@ p@@ he@@ w Lo@@ t st@@ op@@ ped at H@@ ar@@ an .
A M@@ A@@ N in Ti@@ be@@ t sp@@ ins a prayer whe@@ el , a d@@ ru@@ m con@@ tain@@ ing written prayers . He believ@@ es that his pet@@ iti@@ ons are re@@ pe@@ ated with each turn of the whe@@ el .
That time should be used to in@@ still godly principles in the mind and heart of their children .
The Scriptural evidence made perfect sense , ” said Ka@@ th@@ le@@ en .
Ang@@ els are also used to give support and encourag@@ ement to God’s servants on earth .
S@@ us@@ an says that com@@ ments from other wi@@ ves of Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy members , given in a loving way , have helped her to be determined to support me as much as possible .
As Christians , we have an ob@@ lig@@ ation to show love for those who are rel@@ ated to us in the faith ​ — our spiritual brothers and sisters .
R@@ em@@ ember that your sin is not just against another human or the congregation .
This led to a fine witness .
“ No one has love greater than this , that someone should sur@@ rend@@ er his soul in be@@ half of his friends . ” ​ — John 15 : 13 .
Fir@@ st , he s@@ wor@@ e to David that his thro@@ ne would last forever .
I@@ ’@@ l@@ l make some ev@@ ening c@@ alls , but on Tu@@ es@@ day and Th@@ ur@@ s@@ day ev@@ en@@ ings , I need to atten@@ d very important meetings . ”
S@@ ur@@ ely , then , we want to avoid imit@@ ating the princi@@ p@@ al s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ er and false acc@@ us@@ er .
We kept very bus@@ y in our Bethel assign@@ ments as well as in the field service .
Be@@ fore long , he was asked to serve as a mi@@ cro@@ p@@ ho@@ ne h@@ and@@ l@@ er at the Kingdom H@@ all ​ — a privilege he deep@@ ly appreci@@ ated .
On the next day , the travel@@ ers ca@@ ught the f@@ ast ma@@ il bo@@ at to Li@@ ver@@ po@@ ol and bo@@ ar@@ ded the fam@@ ed L@@ us@@ it@@ ani@@ a for New Yor@@ k .
Ju@@ ly 21 - 27 , 200@@ 8
Jesus is sub@@ ject to God and obedi@@ ent to His will .
As the events get under way , sh@@ ou@@ ts of tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h mi@@ x with cri@@ es of disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
Ab@@ out 5@@ 5 C.E . , an appe@@ al went out to G@@ ent@@ ile Christians in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe and A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or in be@@ half of the imp@@ over@@ i@@ shed congregation in Ju@@ de@@ a .
4 , 5 . ( a ) How does Proverbs 18 : 15 rel@@ ate to knowledge and understanding of Bible lands ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jesus invit@@ ed new ones to associ@@ ate fre@@ ely with his disciples and make friends with them . ​ — Mark 10 : 29 , 30 .
Since the Ar@@ k was associ@@ ated with Jehovah’s pres@@ ence , Z@@ ion was refer@@ red to as the place of God’s d@@ wel@@ ling , making it a f@@ it@@ ting sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l for heaven . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 25 : 22 ; L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 16 : 2 ; Psalm 9 : 11 ; Revelation 11 : 19 .
Jehovah is still speaking : “ Jehovah is in his holy temple . Ke@@ ep s@@ il@@ ence before him , all the earth ! ”
The a@@ im was to help a large group of brothers to be re@@ un@@ ited with the organization .
W@@ ould you be inc@@ l@@ ined to question the righteousness of God ?
Jesus war@@ ned some in his day in no un@@ certain ter@@ ms , but never once did he say anything that was h@@ ate@@ ful or was in@@ tend@@ ed to cause pain .
What s@@ car@@ ed them so ?
When a cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man gives an ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation that is based sol@@ ely on his personal op@@ in@@ ion , the result is often a mis@@ understanding , even a re@@ je@@ ction , of God and the Bible .
The book ad@@ ds : “ The f@@ lam@@ es could also be seen as f@@ low@@ ers that bur@@ st into b@@ loo@@ m in the su@@ n@@ light of the divine pres@@ ence . ”
The Scriptures id@@ enti@@ fy Jehovah as an inv@@ isi@@ ble S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t .
C@@ ould she jo@@ in him as a qui@@ et ob@@ ser@@ ver ?
IN@@ T@@ R@@ I@@ G@@ U@@ E@@ D by a discus@@ sion she had had with Jehovah’s Witnesses , the he@@ ad@@ mis@@ t@@ ress of a school in P@@ ol@@ and set asi@@ de a “ R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous T@@ ol@@ er@@ ance Da@@ y ” for her school .
( a ) On@@ ly in what way can we know about man@@ kin@@ d’s future ?
Be P@@ ati@@ ent but Fir@@ m
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to associ@@ ate regul@@ arly with people who are “ ho@@ l@@ ding faith and a good conscience . ”
A@@ m@@ ong other things , they made wise use of the l@@ at@@ est te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy to ad@@ v@@ ance their work .
Jac@@ o@@ b then left be@@ h@@ ind all he loved , but what follow@@ ed sur@@ ely re@@ vi@@ ved any sa@@ gg@@ ing spi@@ r@@ its . ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 1 : 2 , 3 ; Genesis 25 : 27 - 34 ; 27 : 1 - 4@@ 5 .
The wisdom of God’s Word has helped us to ra@@ ise our three children .
Jehovah can fore@@ see future events , and in the Scriptures he often tel@@ ls us a@@ head of time what will ha@@ p@@ pen .
In what ways has Jehovah given us hope ?
Jehovah is using his angels to direc@@ t s@@ inc@@ ere people to his Witnesses .
No@@ te that Jesus makes the second ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment after he arri@@ ves and fin@@ ds that the slave has been “ doing so , ” that is , faith@@ fully dis@@ p@@ en@@ sing spiritual food .
We will exam@@ ine Scriptural truth in what three are@@ as ?
We became very close to those who sh@@ ared their home and life with us .
When David , his se@@ ven brothers , and his two sisters were still young , J@@ es@@ se instru@@ cted them in the Law of Moses .
My husband and I were in a congregation that was about to di@@ vi@@ de to form a new one .
Tr@@ in@@ ity : “ If you gl@@ ance thr@@ ough@@ out the enti@@ re Bible , you will not find that God is di@@ vi@@ ded into a kind of Tr@@ in@@ ity , three pers@@ ons by n@@ ames , as people f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c@@ ated in their f@@ an@@ ci@@ es . ”
* Hence , they do not pro@@ sel@@ y@@ ti@@ ze in the mo@@ der@@ n meaning of the word .
Do you speak truth when ap@@ pl@@ ying for a jo@@ b ?
You may be sur@@ pris@@ ed at the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ans@@ wers .
What I saw among those prof@@ ess@@ ing to be Christian was so different from what Jesus and his disciples taught and did .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y I@@ R@@ EN@@ E H@@ O@@ C@@ H@@ S@@ T@@ EN@@ B@@ A@@ C@@ H
The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c go@@ als , however , are not the same as worl@@ dly ambi@@ tions .
Th@@ r@@ ough regul@@ ar prayer , study of God’s Word , and associ@@ ation with fellow believers , we “ go on ac@@ qui@@ ring power in the Lord and in the mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness of his strength . ”
Y@@ oung Christians in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar may appe@@ ar to be vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able .
Let us , then , be determined to cultiv@@ ate and demonstr@@ ate the mind of Christ .
Ke@@ ep As@@ king for Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
( 4 ) P@@ ra@@ y for holy spirit and be pati@@ ent with your children .
In certain plac@@ es , how does a cou@@ ple get married , and with what imp@@ act on the we@@ d@@ ding talk ?
For them , just to fin@@ ish the r@@ ace is an accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment to be pr@@ ou@@ d of .
Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy 2 .
So by all means , r@@ ely on Jehovah through prayer .
You did not become a pu@@ p@@ pe@@ t of your pe@@ ers , and you made Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice . ​ — Pro@@ v .
On@@ ce again Abra@@ m had to tra@@ v@@ el .
What has been dis@@ co@@ vered about Eph@@ esus ?
The ar@@ is@@ to@@ cr@@ ati@@ c n@@ ature of the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in makes it pro@@ ba@@ ble that mem@@ ber@@ ship was per@@ man@@ ent and that v@@ ac@@ an@@ ci@@ es were filled through ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment by ex@@ is@@ ting members .
Some of these are prophe@@ ci@@ es concer@@ ning Jesus Christ .
How is A@@ br@@ am@@ ’s example help@@ ful to Christians who might become involved in a fin@@ an@@ cial dis@@ pu@@ te ?
It often tur@@ ns out as wise King Solomon of old said : “ B@@ read does not bel@@ ong to the wise , nor we@@ al@@ th to the in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent , nor succ@@ ess to the s@@ kil@@ ful . ”
We read : “ For the joy that was set before [ Jesus ] he end@@ ur@@ ed a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake , des@@ p@@ ising sh@@ ame , and has s@@ at down at the right hand of the thro@@ ne of God . ”
P@@ rac@@ tic@@ es such as ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ gy , ma@@ gi@@ c , s@@ or@@ cer@@ y , and for@@ tu@@ ne - tel@@ ling are just some of the de@@ vi@@ ces that the dem@@ ons use to dec@@ ei@@ ve and control people .
He often pre@@ ached to Jews , but most of them re@@ je@@ cted the message of sal@@ vation .
Be@@ fore cho@@ o@@ sing a course of action , we need to ask ourselves , ‘ Is this my decision to make ? ’
Per@@ haps you are a par@@ ent who is working hard to give your children spiritual guid@@ ance .
Some people might simply have accepted Jesus ’ teachings , even doing so se@@ cre@@ tly .
Our sure hope is like “ an an@@ cho@@ r for the soul ” that en@@ ab@@ les us to end@@ ure difficul@@ ties even if we have to wa@@ it for the certain fulfill@@ ment of God’s promises .
Wh@@ ere the in@@ iti@@ ative has been imp@@ le@@ men@@ ted , children have received n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment , tra@@ ining in personal h@@ y@@ gi@@ ene , and other ass@@ ist@@ ance .
How did she re@@ act to her fa@@ ther’s promise ?
Yes , in this city , cul@@ ts of the whole Rom@@ an world me@@ t and m@@ ing@@ led .
In fact , brothers need qualities and a@@ bil@@ ities like these to take care of the congregation .
They still “ took no no@@ te ” ​ — even in the face of all the evidence that Jehovah was blessing Noah and his end@@ e@@ av@@ ors .
All the bre@@ ath , or a@@ ir , in the world cannot re@@ vi@@ ve even one c@@ ell .
Because in a sense , it tel@@ ls people : “ F@@ e@@ el free to appro@@ ach me .
All the go@@ ds of the pe@@ op@@ les are wor@@ th@@ less go@@ ds , but Jehovah is the one who made the heavens .
It ta@@ sted like “ f@@ l@@ at c@@ ak@@ es with h@@ one@@ y , ” and there was am@@ ple pro@@ vision for ever@@ yone .
We should take into consider@@ ation the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound of our listen@@ ers when we eng@@ age in the Christian ministry or give tal@@ ks at congregation meetings .
Ther@@ efore , Jesus was no doubt deep@@ ly g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed when Ju@@ d@@ as “ turned tra@@ it@@ or . ”
These inclu@@ de S@@ an@@ ta C@@ la@@ us , as well as using mis@@ t@@ le@@ to@@ e and the Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s t@@ ree , ex@@ chang@@ ing gi@@ f@@ ts , bur@@ ning c@@ and@@ les and Yu@@ le lo@@ g@@ s , h@@ ang@@ ing dec@@ or@@ ative w@@ re@@ a@@ ths , and car@@ ol@@ ing .
Th@@ ree years pas@@ sed .
Yet , the apost@@ ate lead@@ ers of Juda@@ h do not draw close to God , and they continue to op@@ pres@@ s Jehovah’s har@@ m@@ less worshi@@ p@@ ers .
If the stud@@ ent is not yet atten@@ ding congregation meetings , we might bri@@ ef@@ ly descri@@ be how they are condu@@ cted and what will be discus@@ sed .
Their love for spiritual valu@@ es can help us to set our own pri@@ or@@ ities .
And though the people per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed A@@ ar@@ on to make the cal@@ f , he later showed that his heart was not with them , for he jo@@ ined the sons of L@@ ev@@ i in taking Jehovah’s side . ​ — 5 / 15 , page 21 .
“ [ Pe@@ er ] into the perfect law that bel@@ ong@@ s to fre@@ e@@ dom . ” ​ — J@@ A@@ S .
You long to hu@@ g , to speak with , and to la@@ u@@ gh with that de@@ ar one .
38 : 6 , 15 .
O@@ ver 2@@ 50 Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans sign@@ ed an op@@ pos@@ ing pet@@ iti@@ on , war@@ ning against being taken over by the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch .
On@@ ce when I was ei@@ ght years old , I was standing on a cor@@ ner with The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
What a joy it has been to ob@@ serve the h@@ and@@ ful of Witnesses who were in the Ba@@ h@@ am@@ as when Ge@@ or@@ ge and I arri@@ ved inc@@ reas@@ ing to over 1@@ ,@@ 4@@ 00 !
And who is there know@@ ing whether he will prove to be wise or fo@@ ol@@ ish ?
What are these ?
T@@ ow@@ ard the end of the first world war , “ the Israel of God ” did in@@ deed experience a peri@@ od of des@@ ol@@ ation .
Then on the mor@@ ning of J@@ anu@@ ary 6 , the children look for them , as if the three wise men brought them .
After in@@ spe@@ cting our ca@@ f@@ et@@ eri@@ a at Y@@ an@@ ke@@ e St@@ adi@@ u@@ m in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity , Un@@ ited St@@ ates Ar@@ my person@@ ne@@ l ur@@ ged Ma@@ j@@ or Fa@@ ul@@ k@@ ner of the B@@ rit@@ ish W@@ ar De@@ par@@ t@@ ment to make a similar exam@@ in@@ ation .
The origin@@ al - language words for “ righteousness ” can also be transl@@ ated “ justice ” or “ u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness . ”
Davi@@ d’s determin@@ ation to keep his integrity is cou@@ pl@@ ed with his ple@@ a for re@@ de@@ mp@@ tion .
R@@ a@@ ising T@@ w@@ o G@@ ir@@ ls A@@ lo@@ ne
C@@ learly , certain requi@@ re@@ ments must be me@@ t if prayers are to be heard .
The article “ D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to God ” will high@@ light what we can learn about Jehovah from spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c Bible pas@@ sa@@ ges .
O@@ ver the years , he had read it so many times that he knew it al@@ most by heart .
However , Jesus war@@ ned his apostles that many would op@@ pose their Kingdom - preaching work .
That is so even if his requi@@ re@@ ments invol@@ ve our making some sacrific@@ es . ​ — Read Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 .
We have been ri@@ ch@@ ly bless@@ ed with the privilege of help@@ ing many to dedic@@ ate their lives to Jehovah . ” ​ — A married cou@@ ple , full - time min@@ isters in S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
• How can you in@@ still in your children a love for reading ?
What does his fir@@ m stand with Jeremiah reve@@ al ?
The pain and mis@@ er@@ y experienced by people worl@@ d@@ wide are sign@@ s that human rule is a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted by a dre@@ ad@@ ful ill@@ ness .
1@@ 1@@ 3@@ ,@@ 9@@ 8@@ 9
The Bible account says that at Ba@@ be@@ l , God ac@@ ted to “ con@@ fu@@ se their language that they may not listen to [ “ understand , ” fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ] one ano@@ ther’s language . ”
Matthew was form@@ er@@ ly a ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ or ​ — a member of a prof@@ es@@ sion that was des@@ p@@ ised by the Jews .
Can you think of some that are a@@ vail@@ able in your language ?
Yes , the ag@@ ing king is fle@@ e@@ ing , his head co@@ vered and b@@ ent down in hum@@ ili@@ ation .
Who would have thought that my bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le would serve as public trans@@ por@@ t ?
While we are doing this , we could ask ourselves : ‘ What does this teach me about Jehovah ?
Moses real@@ ized that it was a “ good land ”
S@@ hor@@ tly af@@ ter@@ ward , however , he had yet another ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent with his hor@@ se .
Bo@@ th the apostle Peter and Jesus ’ half brother Ju@@ de war@@ ned of certain ones who were so ber@@ ef@@ t of spiritu@@ ality that they spoke a@@ bu@@ si@@ vely of men taking the lead among Christians .
R@@ ep@@ or@@ te@@ dly , a well - known ev@@ ang@@ el@@ ist had become indi@@ gn@@ ant at see@@ ing M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al Da@@ wn on displa@@ y with his boo@@ ks .
O@@ u@@ t of love , God’s Son ‘ always did the things pleas@@ ing to his Father . ’
What was the point ?
But if I keep qui@@ et , that can be avo@@ i@@ ded and no@@ body in the congregation will ever know . ’
Then he pointed to a light fi@@ x@@ ture and said , “ But look at that light bul@@ b ! ”
( b ) What con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed you that Jehovah’s Witnesses teach the truth ?
Is it not ob@@ vi@@ ous that Jesus appreci@@ ated the value of questions ?
Lo@@ ok ! My own servants will rejo@@ ice , but you y@@ ourselves will su@@ ff@@ er sh@@ ame . Lo@@ ok !
Yes , draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah through regul@@ ar Bible study , prayer , medit@@ ation , and associ@@ ation with fellow Christians .
What might some of these be ?
W@@ he@@ ther travel@@ ing together , doing cho@@ res together , or rel@@ a@@ x@@ ing together , you may find opportun@@ ities to provide for your chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s spiritual needs .
Rather , the Bible says : “ The p@@ ath of the righteous ones is like the b@@ right light that is get@@ ting ligh@@ ter and ligh@@ ter until the day is fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed . ”
Yes , des@@ pite having been the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of their h@@ at@@ red , Joseph ac@@ ted in their best inter@@ ests .
S@@ up@@ pose a medi@@ cal body allow@@ ed an ir@@ respon@@ sible sur@@ ge@@ on to continue op@@ er@@ ating , trans@@ fer@@ ring him from one ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al to another , even though he was k@@ ill@@ ing or ma@@ im@@ ing his pati@@ ents .
Those who support the worl@@ d@@ wide work of Jehovah’s Witnesses can be sure that their don@@ ations are used pro@@ per@@ ly and effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
You will , in fact , be speaking into the a@@ ir . ”
On@@ ce again , the pos@@ si@@ bility of public@@ ation was ra@@ ised , but nothing con@@ cre@@ te was done bey@@ ond the pre@@ par@@ ation of a few h@@ and@@ written co@@ pi@@ es for use in some ch@@ ur@@ ches .
• Is it a we@@ ak@@ ness to show com@@ pas@@ sion ?
Consider the events that are recorded im@@ medi@@ ately before and after the con@@ vers@@ ation with N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s .
• How can we strengthen our fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah ?
Is it in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tually hon@@ est to ad@@ mi@@ re the desi@@ gn without ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing the desi@@ gn@@ er ?
Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah mentioned a change that would help people to take refu@@ ge in God’s name .
Although they tri@@ ed to go into Bi@@ th@@ y@@ ni@@ a , “ the spirit of Jesus did not per@@ mit them ” to do so .
W@@ ould you like your family to be among those who truly honor God and Christ in har@@ mony with the Scriptures ?
To whom was it sh@@ own in the past ?
It was t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing to see them there . In the mor@@ ning light , she con@@ temp@@ l@@ ated their b@@ ra@@ very and the faith of their lead@@ er , Bar@@ ak .
Instead , may we remain loyal and wa@@ it pati@@ ently for Jehovah to res@@ ol@@ ve matters .
The honor of being “ God’s fellow work@@ ers ” makes them happy , yet their dedic@@ ation is not to a work but to our appreci@@ ative God .
“ C@@ ongreg@@ ate the people , ” said Moses , “ the men and the women and the little ones . . . in order that they may learn . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
My sister and her husband kin@@ dly accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ated me , but circumstances had chang@@ ed .
The wicked may se@@ em powerful , but no such deli@@ ver@@ ance a@@ wa@@ its them .
The Bible gives this com@@ for@@ ting as@@ sur@@ ance : “ The eyes of Jehovah are ro@@ ving about through all the earth to show his strength in be@@ half of those who@@ se heart is complete toward him . ”
SH@@ O@@ W Y@@ O@@ U@@ R A@@ P@@ P@@ R@@ E@@ C@@ I@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N
De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 18 : 18 pre@@ di@@ cted : “ A prophet I shall ra@@ ise up for them from the mi@@ d@@ st of their brothers , like you [ Moses ] ; and I shall in@@ deed put my words in his m@@ ou@@ th , and he will certainly speak to them all that I shall comm@@ and him . ”
“ If your e@@ ye ca@@ uses you to sin , ” said Jesus , “ get ri@@ d of it .
Why do we need to do so ?
Ang@@ els S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then and Pro@@ te@@ ct
For I shall for@@ give their er@@ ro@@ r , and their sin I shall remember no more . ” ​ — J@@ er .
However , Peter follow@@ ed the crow@@ d at a dist@@ ance and en@@ tered right into the cour@@ ty@@ ard of the high pri@@ est .
14 : 13 , 21 .
He is a H@@ el@@ per without e@@ qu@@ al .
[ Bo@@ x / ​ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 30 ]
That c@@ alls for Christians to obey la@@ ws of the land that do not con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with God’s law .
God’s spirit is the most powerful for@@ ce in the uni@@ verse .
If you are a qu@@ ali@@ fied sing@@ le man , you may want to atten@@ d the M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol , which e@@ qu@@ ip@@ s spiritual men to be good shepher@@ ds .
From the 19@@ 30 ’ s , Ch@@ ar@@ les V@@ ete was wi@@ d@@ ely known as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , al@@ though he did not get baptized until 19@@ 6@@ 4 .
If God’s law is truly within our in@@ ward par@@ ts , such qualities as faith , hope , and love will be displa@@ yed and will help to n@@ ou@@ ris@@ h the marriage b@@ ond .
They even man@@ ag@@ ed to get g@@ un@@ s and ex@@ p@@ lo@@ si@@ ves . P@@ res@@ sur@@ ed to Jo@@ in
Thus , God could use him to bring reli@@ ef to his brothers after he sp@@ ent 40 years in M@@ idi@@ an .
Jehovah will always provide the encourag@@ ement we need , as long as we r@@ ely on him for strength .
Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ment repor@@ ts show , however , that only about one qu@@ ar@@ ter of those who go to col@@ le@@ ge ear@@ n a de@@ gre@@ e within si@@ x years ​ — a dis@@ ma@@ l succ@@ ess r@@ ate .
In fact , now that I can@@ ’t see at all , some@@ times I ac@@ tually am lost !
R@@ ep@@ or@@ ts of war at@@ ro@@ c@@ ities were da@@ ily news .
By way of a cl@@ ass@@ ro@@ om set@@ ting , another instru@@ ct@@ or of G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol re@@ vie@@ wed how Jehovah bless@@ ed the stud@@ ents ’ field service activ@@ ity over the past fi@@ ve months .
S@@ ur@@ ely , his words encoura@@ ged them to continue doing what was right .
She pa@@ id a ten@@ th of her in@@ come to the ch@@ urch , and when her fav@@ or@@ ite T@@ V ev@@ ang@@ el@@ ist asked for contribu@@ tions , she sent him money for children in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
O@@ ver si@@ x milli@@ on people , more than at any other time in human hist@@ ory , are refle@@ cting God’s glory today .
What an assignment Jo@@ shua recei@@ ves when Jehovah tel@@ ls him : “ Moses my serv@@ ant is dead ; and now get up , cro@@ ss this J@@ or@@ d@@ an , you and all this people , into the land that I am giving to them , to the sons of Israel ” !
Today , Jehovah’s Witnesses use those same me@@ tho@@ ds to preach to all people .
By being “ vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant with a view to prayers ” and by cultiv@@ ating faith , hope , and love , we will prove ourselves ready at the h@@ our of t@@ est .
Although I hi@@ d my feelings in public , I p@@ our@@ ed out my heart to Jehovah as soon as I was al@@ one .
Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty , 10 / 1
That E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an is no exc@@ ep@@ tion .
Just as v@@ ines that pro@@ du@@ ce good gra@@ p@@ es bring honor to a cultiv@@ at@@ or , so we bring honor , or glory , to Jehovah when we pro@@ cla@@ im the Kingdom message to the best of our a@@ bil@@ ities . ​ — Mat@@ t .
King David of ancient Israel was a man of prayer .
But on the second day of the ass@@ em@@ bly , a po@@ li@@ ce@@ man inform@@ ed us that our li@@ cen@@ se to me@@ et had been can@@ c@@ el@@ ed .
If we need al@@ co@@ ho@@ l to rel@@ a@@ x , it may be time to make an hon@@ est ev@@ alu@@ ation of the inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of our heart .
The ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement of Jesus ’ bir@@ th set the st@@ age for his future ro@@ le as God’s cho@@ s@@ en King
What had I sto@@ le@@ n ?
Then , ask yourself how you can imitate the pat@@ ter@@ n set by him . ​ — John 13 : 15 .
We are confid@@ ent that he used a gen@@ u@@ ine example of the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of divine judgment upon the wicked .
Yet , there are other sacrific@@ es with which God is well - pleas@@ ed .
What opportun@@ ities did that par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar in@@ her@@ it@@ ance o@@ pen to them ?
The word “ bur@@ den ” in the Hebrew text liter@@ ally means “ lo@@ t , ” and it ref@@ ers to the ca@@ res and anxi@@ e@@ ties that we might su@@ ff@@ er because of our lo@@ t in life .
Our dedic@@ ation helped us to be strong when we fac@@ ed the temp@@ t@@ ations of you@@ th .
This is not to say that the ro@@ ad is eas@@ y .
What re@@ v@@ ol@@ t took place in heaven , and how did God respon@@ d ?
How many , though , real@@ ize that such devo@@ tion to religious i@@ con@@ s tr@@ ac@@ es its orig@@ ins to practic@@ es pre@@ d@@ ating Christi@@ an@@ ity by cen@@ tu@@ ries ?
( Read Matthew 6 : 33 . )
Many people have come to the conclu@@ sion that our earthly home was spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally desi@@ gn@@ ed to support life .
But now I understand the words .
S@@ up@@ pose a Christian se@@ cre@@ tly beg@@ ins to view por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
Who was Jo@@ shua , and what did he do toward the end of his life ?
Sha@@ dr@@ ach , Me@@ sh@@ ach , and A@@ be@@ d@@ ne@@ go are fine examples of faith , obedi@@ ence , and loy@@ al@@ ty .
10 / 1 “ Re@@ ma@@ in C@@ lo@@ se to Jehovah ! ” Con@@ ven@@ tions , 3 / 1
Christian congregations s@@ pr@@ an@@ g up in many of the lands where these new believers lived .
And he promises Christians : “ I will by no means leave you nor by any means for@@ s@@ ake you . ”
Jehovah also lo@@ v@@ ingly provided for them materi@@ ally .
No@@ tice the expres@@ sion “ sear@@ ched for . ”
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ately , Romans 12 : 3 ca@@ u@@ tions us “ not to think more of [ ourselves ] than it is necess@@ ary to think . ”
By the worl@@ d’s standards , was Paul succ@@ ess@@ ful ?
Can You Tru@@ st Your O@@ wn Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment ?
N@@ early four th@@ ous@@ and years ag@@ o , not far sou@@ th of Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m , Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s wife , S@@ ar@@ ah , made fre@@ sh@@ ly bak@@ ed “ lo@@ a@@ ves of bre@@ ad ” to fe@@ ed three un@@ expe@@ cted vis@@ it@@ ors .
I was bo@@ il@@ ing with ra@@ ge !
The fe@@ ature “ Ke@@ ys to F@@ am@@ ily H@@ app@@ iness , ” which will appe@@ ar four times a year , will present real - life s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o@@ s of family problems and show how Bible principles can help to res@@ ol@@ ve the difficul@@ ties .
He states : “ Do not av@@ enge y@@ ourselves , bel@@ o@@ ved , but yi@@ eld place to the wr@@ ath ; for it is written : ‘ V@@ enge@@ ance is mine ; I will re@@ pa@@ y , says Jehovah . ’ ”
Des@@ cri@@ b@@ ing a person who app@@ lies Bible principles , God’s Word says : “ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing he does will succ@@ e@@ ed . ” ​ — Psalm 1 : 1 - 3 .
Rather , he will stri@@ ve to be war@@ m and up@@ building , high@@ ligh@@ ting the O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or of marriage and His out@@ standing ad@@ vice .
Indeed , “ she pray@@ ed for a long time before Jehovah . ”
This was because the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . was an expres@@ sion of Jehovah’s judgment on the enti@@ re nation of Israel , not on Juda@@ h al@@ one .
Con@@ cer@@ ned shepher@@ d that he was , He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah ga@@ ther@@ ed the people and encoura@@ ged them spiritually with the words : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id nor be ter@@ ri@@ fied because of the king of As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a . . . , for with us there are more than there are with him .
He was 1@@ 10 when “ he gave a comm@@ and concer@@ ning his b@@ ones , ” nam@@ ely , that when the Israelites fin@@ ally left Egy@@ pt , they were to take his b@@ ones with them .
They provided trans@@ por@@ tation and cho@@ se appro@@ pri@@ ate ter@@ rit@@ ory that he could work .
That question made me think and mo@@ tiv@@ ated me to keep working at being pe@@ ace@@ able .
A s@@ inc@@ ere a@@ po@@ lo@@ gy can re@@ move a possible future cause for con@@ f@@ li@@ ct and pa@@ ve the way for real for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess and a so@@ lu@@ tion to the proble@@ m .
What promise did God make after Adam and E@@ ve sin@@ ned ?
And why does the human b@@ ra@@ in have such tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous cap@@ ac@@ ity ?
R@@ em@@ ember Jesus ’ war@@ ning about sla@@ ving for two ma@@ st@@ ers .
The an@@ nu@@ al ob@@ serv@@ ance of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death will be held on S@@ atur@@ day , Mar@@ ch 31 , 20@@ 18 .
* What you learn will help you to act in a way that makes Jehovah God’s heart rejo@@ ice . ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 .
To be sure , it takes courage to live by Bible standards , especially in the face of ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le , but it can be done .
I was ter@@ ri@@ fied that I would me@@ et someone whom I had h@@ ur@@ t or wr@@ ong@@ ed in some way in the past !
* Tr@@ ans@@ g@@ res@@ sions of the Law requi@@ red res@@ titu@@ tion , and to make am@@ ends , “ sacrific@@ es for sin@@ s ” were offered .
Are you known by Jehovah as one who hum@@ bly sub@@ m@@ its to direc@@ tions ?
At that time , my fa@@ ther’s mu@@ si@@ cal inter@@ ests su@@ per@@ se@@ ded all others , and he was mo@@ ving toward a prof@@ essi@@ onal care@@ er .
They are all sou@@ ls
As k@@ ings and pri@@ ests , they will have a part in fre@@ e@@ ing the human family from the pain and suffering it now experi@@ ences .
The ro@@ o@@ t of the t@@ ree is holy and re@@ pres@@ ents Jehovah as the one who gives life to spiritual Israel .
F@@ am@@ ily life is a ma@@ j@@ or are@@ a in which this app@@ lies .
Noah faith@@ fully ful@@ filled the work assignment that Jehovah had given him .
P@@ os@@ si@@ bly , though , you are also a@@ ware that de@@ ca@@ des ag@@ o , in your gr@@ and@@ parents ’ day , most people were much more religious than they are today .
She ob@@ ta@@ ined the boo@@ ks .
What He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah did next was of even greater value than st@@ op@@ p@@ ing up the w@@ at@@ ers or for@@ ti@@ f@@ ying the city w@@ alls .
TH@@ A@@ T pres@@ crip@@ tion was offered by Jesus Christ to the first - century Christian congregation in La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ a , A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or .
What uni@@ que fri@@ end@@ ship does prayer help us to enjoy ?
15 : 50 ; Ju@@ de 9 .
( 3 ) How can we expres@@ s our appreciation for Jehovah’s pati@@ ence ?
The ch@@ urch lead@@ ers were hor@@ ri@@ fied .
This was another country where our preaching activ@@ ity was not eas@@ y to accom@@ pl@@ ish .
4 : 32 ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 16 )
* ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 5 , 10 .
E@@ arly the next day , she went to work before nor@@ ma@@ l bu@@ sin@@ ess h@@ our@@ s and cont@@ ac@@ ted the bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ woman who had don@@ ated the clo@@ thing .
Indeed , Isaiah 40 : 26 then br@@ ings up a fact cons@@ ist@@ ent with E@@ in@@ ste@@ in@@ ’s well - known for@@ mu@@ la E = m@@ c .
O@@ r should they have become involved in pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s to fi@@ ght the r@@ am@@ p@@ ant cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion of the time ?
When you learn something good from the Bible , could you share it with someone ?
That is why the apostle Paul ur@@ ged Timothy : “ F@@ le@@ e from the desi@@ res in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ al to you@@ th , but pur@@ sue righteousness , ” along with other vital qualities .
How are we to understand the re@@ ques@@ ts regarding temp@@ tation and deli@@ ver@@ ance from the wicked one ?
The apostles needed to res@@ ist a tend@@ enc@@ y toward w@@ an@@ ting to “ l@@ ord it over ” their compan@@ i@@ ons , or to ‘ order people around . ’
“ When my dis@@ qui@@ et@@ ing thoughts became many in@@ side of me , your [ God’s ] own cons@@ ol@@ ations began to f@@ ond@@ le my soul . ”
They were ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed and s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ed , cha@@ sed by mo@@ bs , and sub@@ je@@ cted to be@@ at@@ ings .
He got so ang@@ ry that he p@@ oun@@ ded a w@@ o@@ o@@ den table and it sp@@ li@@ t in two .
His emp@@ loy@@ er@@ ’s wife was sen@@ su@@ ous and bo@@ ld .
They number over si@@ x milli@@ on min@@ isters , and another ei@@ ght milli@@ on inter@@ ested ones have attend@@ ed their meetings .
Rather , we see this as a wel@@ come ex@@ pan@@ sion of our minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al ter@@ rit@@ ory ​ — ‘ fi@@ el@@ ds wh@@ ite for har@@ v@@ es@@ ting . ’
To remain mor@@ ally cha@@ st@@ e , what must we do ?
I have learned to be more pro@@ fi@@ cient in the ministry , which has given me a lo@@ t of joy , and this has led to my set@@ ting spiritual go@@ als .
Many , however , feel that circumstances some@@ times jus@@ ti@@ fy ste@@ al@@ ing or other form@@ s of di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty .
“ My leg@@ s often ac@@ he ter@@ ri@@ bly , ” she says , “ but I do not let that sto@@ p me . ”
In the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , there are over 1@@ 00 si@@ gn - language congregations and about 8@@ 0 grou@@ ps .
And children who take to heart the spiritual and moral la@@ ws taught by a God - fe@@ aring mother will benefit great@@ ly .
5 : 1 ; 2 P@@ et .
How con@@ temp@@ ti@@ ble her action was !
The Bible also descri@@ bes v@@ ow@@ s as being vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary .
O@@ thers sta@@ yed , though they had to end@@ ure consider@@ able suffering .
• Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar@@ ’s dre@@ am i@@ ma@@ ge had what fe@@ atu@@ res , and what did these sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze ?
8 : 12 - 15 .
Wh@@ er@@ ever li@@ fe@@ ’s p@@ ath may lead you , try not to disa@@ p@@ point them .
And who is it that can hold his gr@@ ound before me ? ”
At da@@ wn on N@@ is@@ an 14 , the enti@@ re S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in me@@ t , had Jesus b@@ ound , and h@@ an@@ ded him over to Rom@@ an Go@@ ver@@ nor P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate .
What should we do first to receive of Jehovah’s power ?
In fact , teaching one@@ ’s children the way to et@@ er@@ n@@ al life is to give them the most valu@@ able leg@@ ac@@ y there is .
The New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation A@@ p@@ preci@@ ated by M@@ il@@ li@@ ons Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide
Why not consider its ad@@ vice and try the su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions lis@@ ted bel@@ ow ?
E@@ ven@@ tually , a new effort was to be made to commun@@ ic@@ ate with our brothers in Al@@ ban@@ ia .
Will you trust that Jehovah kno@@ ws this and that he will do something about it at the prop@@ er time ?
Al@@ so taking a t@@ ol@@ l are ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents and di@@ se@@ ase , such as di@@ a@@ bet@@ es .
Then Ad@@ am@@ ’s other off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing gre@@ w old and died .
In every verse of that psal@@ m , the psalmist re@@ pe@@ ated the words “ his loyal love end@@ u@@ res forever . ”
What kind of worship does Jehovah accept , and why is main@@ tain@@ ing this such a chall@@ enge today ?
Indeed , the earth will become a par@@ adise in which there will even be a resurrection of the dead . ​ — Luke 23 : 4@@ 3 ; Acts 24 : 15 .
What develop@@ ments made it evid@@ ent that not ever@@ yone had sur@@ rend@@ ered to the cor@@ ru@@ pt worship practic@@ ed in Chris@@ tend@@ om ?
We learned to work in the fi@@ el@@ ds and to har@@ v@@ est all kin@@ ds of fru@@ its and ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les .
N@@ ever again will Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at be seen !
Yes , we have learned “ the se@@ cre@@ t ” by rel@@ ying on Jehovah , “ who imp@@ ar@@ ts power ” to us .
Un@@ der its influ@@ ence , says one scho@@ la@@ r , men and women have been “ qu@@ ite eas@@ ily led into the most pre@@ post@@ er@@ ously d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous be@@ ha@@ vi@@ our ” ​ — such as ‘ gen@@ o@@ ci@@ de , war , rac@@ ist h@@ y@@ st@@ eri@@ a , religious in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance and many other form@@ s of ir@@ r@@ ational be@@ ha@@ vi@@ our . ’ ​ — E@@ as@@ ily L@@ ed — ​ A H@@ ist@@ ory of Pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda .
As a rul@@ er of the Jews and a teach@@ er in Israel , N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s has a good knowledge of God’s Word .
E@@ very we@@ ek , if his health al@@ lo@@ ws , he accom@@ pan@@ ies us in the preaching work .
Do I feel that Jehovah is tal@@ king to me person@@ ally ? ’
Thus , Christians give their emp@@ loy@@ er a full da@@ y’s work for a full da@@ y’s pa@@ y .
By he@@ e@@ ding that wise ad@@ vice , we draw clo@@ s@@ er to our all - wise God .
Di@@ d Jehovah act ?
Peter and I@@ r@@ m@@ g@@ ard have also been God’s servants for de@@ ca@@ des .
O@@ r would David seek Jehovah’s direction ? David did not r@@ ely on his past experience .
In these last days of the present system of things , Jehovah’s people are making known God’s righteous standards and are declar@@ ing good news about the pos@@ si@@ bility of sur@@ vi@@ ving into the new world .
What can we do to de@@ e@@ pen our appreciation for Christian meetings ?
She called for them to come back .
Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s prophe@@ tic ministry in Jerusalem s@@ pan@@ ned more than 40 years ( 6@@ 4@@ 7 - 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . ) , and it was no eas@@ y assignment .
M@@ one@@ y cannot bu@@ y life , but ac@@ ting in wisdom can prote@@ ct life now and can even o@@ pen up the pos@@ si@@ bility of end@@ less life .
O@@ u@@ t of com@@ pas@@ sion for im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants , many Witnesses end@@ e@@ av@@ or to learn a new language .
When I deci@@ ded to get baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , my family was not happy .
They had to become “ dead to the Law ” so that they could be un@@ ited with Christ . ​ — Romans 7 : 1 - 5 .
It is also an especially fine time for prayer , for medit@@ ation on Jesus ’ earthly life and death , and for par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in the Kingdom - preaching work .
E@@ un@@ ice and Lo@@ is taught Timothy tru@@ ths from the Hebrew Scriptures from his inf@@ an@@ cy .
The ch@@ urch la@@ bel@@ ed him “ a Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant , ” and soon he found himself an out@@ c@@ ast .
22 : 13 - 34 .
“ God is not un@@ righteous so as to for@@ get your work and the love you showed for his name . ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B@@ R@@ E@@ W@@ S 6 : 10 .
Jehovah’s Witnesses in your commun@@ ity will be happy to ass@@ ist you in understanding what the Bible teach@@ es .
When reading God’s Word , we can truly “ rejo@@ ice with those who rejo@@ ice ; we@@ ep with those who we@@ ep . ” ​ — R@@ om .
A@@ n imp@@ ro@@ per desire can origin@@ ate in the rec@@ ess@@ es of our mind .
Ex@@ am@@ ple : Jesus expres@@ sed gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for the way his Father heard and respon@@ ded to his prayers . ​ — John 11 : 4@@ 1 .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N God made the heavens and the earth , his fir@@ st@@ born Son was b@@ es@@ i@@ de him “ as a ma@@ ster work@@ er . ”
Not one of his enem@@ ies has har@@ m@@ ed him .
Sh@@ ould not those who are put in a position of authority respect the ones who are plac@@ ed in their care ?
Paul ans@@ wers : “ I am con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that if we parents don@@ ’t wr@@ ite on our chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s hearts , so to speak , someone el@@ se will . ”
In a word , gra@@ v@@ ity .
The elders ev@@ alu@@ ate these fac@@ t@@ ors and then deci@@ de acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly .
As a result of gener@@ ous don@@ ations and di@@ lig@@ ent vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er work by their worl@@ d@@ wide Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od , the Witnesses in Z@@ im@@ ba@@ b@@ we have em@@ ba@@ r@@ ked on a pro@@ gra@@ m that en@@ ab@@ les more congregations to ob@@ tain mo@@ des@@ t but di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied Kingdom H@@ alls .
* De@@ bor@@ ah had another responsi@@ bility .
I@@ mp@@ ressed by In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational Bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od
There is no get@@ ting around it ​ — your child is gro@@ wing up , and part of that pro@@ c@@ ess invol@@ ves se@@ par@@ ating from family .
What ev@@ en@@ tually happened to Adam after he sin@@ ned ?
En@@ su@@ ing events there were to af@@ fect the whole course of Christian hist@@ ory .
This is what took place in S@@ we@@ den rec@@ ently .
( a ) What gr@@ and pro@@ spe@@ ct la@@ y before Adam and E@@ ve ?
When a need to care for the da@@ ily food dist@@ ribu@@ tion ar@@ ose in Jerusalem , the apostles sel@@ e@@ cted ‘ se@@ ven cer@@ ti@@ fied men , full of spirit and wisdom . ’
That truth can exer@@ t its trans@@ form@@ ing power and can bring about gen@@ u@@ ine chang@@ es in a person .
These loving men also strengthen brothers and sisters who are “ anxi@@ ous at heart ” by vis@@ iting them and by working with them in the ministry . ​ — Read Isaiah 35 : 3 , 4 .
Their love for him and their strong faith in his promises .
They ba@@ se their counsel and encourag@@ ement , not on their own wisdom , but on God’s Word .
“ The e@@ ast@@ er@@ n se@@ a ” ref@@ ers to the De@@ ad Se@@ a , and “ the w@@ es@@ ter@@ n se@@ a ” to the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an Se@@ a .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E S@@ A@@ Y@@ S A@@ B@@ O@@ U@@ T TH@@ E AN@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T
Eli@@ j@@ ah today is no@@ ne other than “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el and I are now fellow believers .
F@@ ac@@ ing New Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es
Of course , for a rul@@ er to exerc@@ ise his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , there need to be sub@@ je@@ cts .
For more de@@ ta@@ il@@ s on Daniel 9 : 25 , see In@@ sight on the Scriptures , V@@ olu@@ me 2 , pages 8@@ 9@@ 9 - 9@@ 0@@ 4 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
S@@ ever@@ al we@@ ek@@ s later , we set off for our new assignment , arri@@ ving in R@@ a@@ ba@@ ul , New B@@ r@@ ita@@ in , in Ju@@ ly 195@@ 6 .
Is that because the Bible , in effect , is made of something different ?
P@@ ure worship could have v@@ ani@@ shed from the face of the earth .
And so you are pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed of a ful@@ l@@ ness by means of him , who is the head of all govern@@ ment and authority . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 2 : 6 - 10 .
Will you allow yourself to be stu@@ mb@@ led if an el@@ der though@@ t@@ less@@ ly makes a st@@ at@@ ement that off@@ ends or h@@ ur@@ ts you ?
What if we have been wr@@ ong@@ ed in some small way ?
My mother was very religious .
“ Bo@@ y , Do You K@@ now What B@@ ap@@ tism Me@@ ans ? ”
He b@@ ra@@ vely went out to the mo@@ b , clo@@ sed the do@@ or be@@ h@@ ind him , and fac@@ ed them al@@ one .
The fin@@ al pages tell of the time when death will be brought to nothing and God will rest@@ ore Par@@ adise to the earth .
As a ma@@ ster s@@ k@@ y@@ di@@ ver , he enjo@@ yed the thr@@ ill of p@@ lum@@ me@@ ting from th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of fe@@ et a@@ bo@@ ve the gr@@ ound .
E@@ ver pati@@ ent and kind , he proved to be a true s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement .
( a ) How should we view our dedic@@ ation ?
He declar@@ ed : “ A covenant I have conclu@@ ded with my eyes . So how could I show my@@ self atten@@ tive to a vi@@ r@@ g@@ in ? . . .
Un@@ til Satan’s world comes to an end , we will continue to experience tri@@ als .
St@@ or@@ r@@ s lived in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k , and e@@ di@@ ted a ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine called the Bible Ex@@ am@@ in@@ er .
• How do we know that Abraham , Job , and Daniel had faith in the resurrection ?
( a ) How did Jesus la@@ y the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign ? ( b ) Why do we follow Jesus ’ example today ?
Un@@ der such ex@@ tre@@ me har@@ d@@ ship , their da@@ ily discus@@ sion of a Bible text and other meetings gave them great strength .
By going “ in exc@@ ess ” of a simp@@ le Yes or No to st@@ ate their in@@ ten@@ tions , such people may reve@@ al that they are really un@@ tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy and thus under the influ@@ ence of “ the wicked one . ” ​ — Read Matthew 5 : 33 - 37 .
Will the earth be destro@@ yed in a disa@@ ster ?
Do you know what that was ? — It was the lo@@ ss of God’s fav@@ or , the lo@@ ss of his love .
That is the time when he needs kind consider@@ ation .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , “ the word of Jehovah went on gro@@ wing and s@@ pre@@ ading ” des@@ pite such pol@@ itical in@@ sta@@ bility . ​ — Acts 12 : 24 .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T : A W@@ O@@ R@@ L@@ D W@@ I@@ TH@@ O@@ U@@ T P@@ R@@ E@@ J@@ U@@ DI@@ C@@ E ​ — W@@ H@@ E@@ N ?
H@@ op@@ ing to gain the support of the po@@ pe for their new@@ ly develop@@ ed written language , the brothers j@@ our@@ ne@@ yed to R@@ ome in 8@@ 6@@ 7 C.E .
K@@ or@@ ah and his re@@ be@@ l for@@ ces were held acc@@ oun@@ table for their actions
In other c@@ as@@ es , however , a reason@@ able educ@@ ation may help us and our children to avoid nee@@ d@@ less suffering .
Now Adam and E@@ ve had to deci@@ de what to do .
Mo@@ st of the ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city on which we dep@@ end comes indi@@ rec@@ tly from the earth@@ ’s most reli@@ able power s@@ ource ​ — the su@@ n .
The king is fre@@ qu@@ ently seen con@@ ten@@ ding with it , and war@@ ri@@ ors pur@@ sue it both on hor@@ se@@ back and on fo@@ o@@ t . ”
If you don@@ ’t come , I will have no@@ body .
What We L@@ ear@@ n From Jesus ​ — Ab@@ out P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers That God H@@ ear@@ s
( a ) In what way is there a con@@ ne@@ ction between faith and pati@@ ence ?
Indeed , when even one sin@@ ner rep@@ ents and tur@@ ns to Jehovah , “ joy ar@@ ises among the angels of God . ” ​ — Luke 15 : 10 .
Can you show that to me in the Bible ? ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , T@@ ri@@ sha says : “ We are both foc@@ used on not get@@ ting into de@@ b@@ t , so we don@@ ’t fi@@ ght about money .
It brought peace to my heart to sing these beau@@ ti@@ ful pra@@ ises to Jehovah ei@@ ther out l@@ ou@@ d or s@@ il@@ ently to my@@ self .
Since nothing v@@ isi@@ ble was ho@@ l@@ ding back the w@@ at@@ ers , they had the appe@@ ar@@ ance of being c@@ ong@@ e@@ aled , s@@ ti@@ ff@@ ened , or th@@ ic@@ k@@ ened .
Still others are part of a religi@@ ously di@@ vi@@ ded family or a sing@@ le - par@@ ent hous@@ eho@@ ld .
What a uni@@ que privilege that is !
It is pleas@@ ing to God .
The Bible is no or@@ din@@ ary book .
However , the un@@ believ@@ ing husband might in@@ s@@ ist that his children prac@@ tice his religion , taking them to his place of worship and giving them religious educ@@ ation according to his faith .
But your life is s@@ pared because you obe@@ yed Jesus ’ instru@@ ctions .
When we experience t@@ ests of faith , our end@@ ur@@ ance can help ob@@ serv@@ ers to accept the truth .
She invit@@ es the king and his pri@@ me minis@@ ter to a priv@@ ate ban@@ qu@@ et .
“ The head of a woman is the man , ” states the Bible .
* They spoke with milli@@ ons of people , they com@@ for@@ ted many who m@@ our@@ ned , and their ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work was bless@@ ed .
Paul emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed the import@@ ance of our conduct when he wrote : “ In no way are we giving any cause for stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing , that our ministry might not be found fa@@ ul@@ t with . ”
( a ) When should parents beg@@ in to inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate love for God’s Word in their children ?
So in@@ stead of expla@@ ining s@@ crip@@ tures to your stud@@ ent , ask him to expla@@ in them to you .
6 : 40 .
F@@ ol@@ low the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule in Your M@@ in@@ is@@ try
Ye@@ ars ag@@ o , a brother took a hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der@@ ’s ver@@ ba@@ l att@@ ack person@@ ally and spoke a@@ bu@@ si@@ vely in return .
T@@ im@@ g@@ ad ​ — Bu@@ ri@@ ed C@@ ity , 12 / 1
We had to learn to understand each other .
In times past , writ@@ ers recorded their words on mon@@ um@@ ents , st@@ one or w@@ o@@ od ta@@ ble@@ ts , lea@@ ves of par@@ ch@@ ment , and other materi@@ als .
Why are family study and prayer important for married cou@@ ples ?
The blessings that Solomon and his sub@@ je@@ cts enjo@@ yed were con@@ di@@ tional
Jehovah se@@ ts an out@@ standing example in reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess .
A@@ be@@ l may have used an al@@ ta@@ r when he made his o@@ ffer@@ ings to God .
A L@@ O@@ W r@@ um@@ bl@@ ing no@@ ise gra@@ du@@ ally became l@@ ou@@ der and l@@ ou@@ der .
P@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ s of H@@ ar@@ old and his st@@ ory had appe@@ ared in vari@@ ous new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers and ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines following his rel@@ e@@ ase from pris@@ on in Ch@@ ina .
And I will be the one who d@@ ri@@ ves the ca@@ r , not you . ”
How can we cultiv@@ ate self - sacrific@@ ing love for our brothers ?
A@@ gain , the apostle does not mer@@ ely say what we should not do ; he tel@@ ls us what we should be doing .
and says : “ We@@ ’@@ re giving one of these to ever@@ yone in the are@@ a today .
A Bible study was held with her t@@ wi@@ ce a we@@ ek .
Y@@ a@@ z@@ m@@ in has two children with c@@ y@@ s@@ tic fi@@ bro@@ s@@ is , and she ad@@ m@@ its , “ There have been m@@ om@@ ents of such in@@ ten@@ se pres@@ sure that I have felt like I was cho@@ king to death . ”
Of course , all of us need a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate hous@@ ing .
On the other hand , if you stri@@ ve to be a good husband or a good wife , your marriage will likely imp@@ ro@@ ve .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S W@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ S A@@ ged but Not C@@ ag@@ ed ( F .
Con@@ ven@@ tions , 3 / 1
S@@ ome@@ times a neigh@@ b@@ or would tell me : “ They have taken your mother away . ”
Satan appro@@ ached Jehovah and claim@@ ed that Job would fai@@ l if the suffering t@@ ou@@ ched him person@@ ally ​ — his own body .
Such work may appe@@ ar low@@ ly , especially when people respon@@ d with a@@ pa@@ thy , ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le , or ho@@ st@@ ility .
And James wrote : “ E@@ ach one is tri@@ ed by being dra@@ wn out and en@@ tic@@ ed by his own desire . ”
I F@@ ear@@ ed De@@ ath ​ — Now I A@@ wa@@ it ‘ Li@@ fe in A@@ bun@@ d@@ ance ’
It did not se@@ em to matter that we were d@@ ressed as t@@ ou@@ ris@@ ts . ”
For one thing , Jesus was fully devo@@ ted to his Father , and that is the ess@@ ence of what it means to worship God .
How does love co@@ ver “ a mul@@ titu@@ de of sin@@ s ” ?
But Paul’s ma@@ in work was being a pre@@ ach@@ er of the good news ​ — something his ear@@ li@@ er scho@@ ol@@ ing could never have taught him . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 7 ; Acts 26 : 24 , 25 .
Bu@@ ri@@ al , 3 / 1 Christ’s Re@@ turn , 12 / 1 How Sh@@ ould We R@@ em@@ ember H@@ im ?
The jud@@ ges at such a cour@@ t had authority to rend@@ er judgment , even on mu@@ r@@ der c@@ as@@ es .
By o@@ ffering Scriptural counsel and encourag@@ ement , loving Christian elders help us to buil@@ d up our faith .
Jehovah is sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to the out@@ c@@ ry of his people .
They were so imp@@ ressed with Jesus ’ teaching that they could not bring themselves to take this pe@@ ace@@ ful man into cu@@ sto@@ dy .
De@@ c@@ lar@@ ing the good news of God’s Kingdom occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed the cen@@ tr@@ al place in Jesus ’ life .
The Scriptures fore@@ told his coming and showed that he was a uni@@ que S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d who s@@ ought to find the “ lost sheep ” of Israel .
A P@@ os@@ iti@@ ve L@@ ink
• For about 25 years , a very religious woman pray@@ ed to God to show her the cor@@ rec@@ t way to worship him .
No@@ te , too , that Peter says that Jesus “ pre@@ ached . ”
A L@@ ess@@ on From the Mar@@ in@@ er
A te@@ en@@ ag@@ er who left the Christian congregation and later attend@@ ed a dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion stated : “ I thought every@@ body would ign@@ ore a person like me , but the brothers and sisters appro@@ ached me and wel@@ com@@ ed me .
Why would I for@@ fe@@ it a com@@ for@@ table life and ris@@ k tr@@ ying to fur@@ ther Kingdom inter@@ ests in one of the last str@@ ong@@ ho@@ l@@ ds of Mar@@ x@@ ism - L@@ en@@ in@@ ism ?
Jesus set a fine example in preaching , and he instru@@ cted his anointed followers : “ Let your lo@@ ins be gi@@ r@@ ded and your lam@@ ps be bur@@ ning , and you y@@ ourselves be like men wa@@ iting for their ma@@ ster when he re@@ tur@@ ns from the marriage , so that at his arri@@ ving and kno@@ c@@ king they may at once o@@ pen to him .
He rec@@ ently said : “ In the n@@ ine years that have pas@@ sed since my first Bible study , my relationship with Jehovah has gro@@ wn .
The E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an man who put that question to the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er Ph@@ ili@@ p had just learned that Jesus was the Messi@@ ah .
They would also be coura@@ ge@@ ous and strong like “ a li@@ on among the be@@ ast@@ s of a fore@@ st . ”
Let me expla@@ in how Bible reading has been a s@@ ource of strength to me thr@@ ough@@ out my life .
the Law covenant .
The next article will help all to appreci@@ ate what it means to preach with a sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y .
There is , however , a Ju@@ dge who deser@@ ves our trust ​ — Jehovah God .
They were to s@@ ound for@@ th the pra@@ ises of the One they re@@ pres@@ ented and public@@ ly gl@@ ori@@ fy his name .
That could not be , since Jesus himself did not en@@ ter heaven that day .
At the same time , be reason@@ able .
Those who he@@ ed Christ’s words use dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment and show good judgment .
The apostle Paul gives us a ke@@ y to main@@ tain@@ ing our joy when he says : “ Al@@ ways rejo@@ ice in the Lord . On@@ ce more I will say , Re@@ jo@@ ice !
St@@ ar@@ ting in 19@@ 19 , what work did anointed Christians beg@@ in to under@@ take , and why did that present a great chall@@ enge ?
The trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion of the li@@ ps fur@@ ther en@@ s@@ na@@ res in that the one l@@ ying to others can end up l@@ ying to himself .
He can hear you , even your expres@@ sions of pain and s@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
For the second time , “ Jehovah now appe@@ ared to Abra@@ m and said : ‘ To your se@@ ed I am going to give this land . ’ ”
M@@ ake Ti@@ me for O@@ thers
Do not allow doub@@ ts to destro@@ y your faith .
El@@ ders can also show personal interest in you@@ ths by pra@@ ying for their spiritual well - being . ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
Are We Re@@ ally Li@@ ving in “ the L@@ ast Da@@ ys ” ?
Rather , he said : ‘ T@@ each them to ob@@ serve all the things I have comman@@ ded you . ’
( Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 5 - 8 . )
To illustr@@ ate how this is the case , let us consider an ev@@ ent that took place in Bible times .
What attitude should we avoid , and why ?
24 : 8 , 9 , 18 , 19 .
By his ability to make money ?
Because of her courage , ei@@ ght of Ab@@ er@@ a@@ sh@@ ’s relati@@ ves continue to enjoy personal Bible stu@@ dies
How did Noah ac@@ qui@@ re such faith ?
S@@ imp@@ ly try to think of examples of the point being discus@@ sed .
26 A New M@@ ember of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy
For example , one f@@ ar@@ m@@ er said that he had been reading the A@@ wa@@ ke !
El@@ isha fore@@ tel@@ ls that the king will die and that Ha@@ z@@ a@@ el will rule in his place .
At that time , there were only two small cir@@ cu@@ its in the enti@@ re country .
Y@@ E@@ A@@ R B@@ O@@ R@@ N : 19@@ 7@@ 4
What is there to gu@@ i@@ de us ?
E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe on E@@ ar@@ th ​ — A H@@ op@@ e Re@@ dis@@ co@@ vered
As Christians , we lik@@ e@@ wise want to re@@ ach out to serve others , including “ those not strong . ”
What dis@@ pleas@@ ed Jehovah were the wrong desi@@ res of the people , their wicked heart con@@ dition , their ir@@ re@@ ver@@ ent attitude toward God , and their l@@ ack of love for fellow Israelites .
After a cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary marriage , what is appro@@ pri@@ ate as to a we@@ d@@ ding talk ?
How can refle@@ cting on Jesus ’ example give us more courage ?
Mo@@ st fore@@ ign@@ ers cho@@ se to leave , and scho@@ ol@@ s and medi@@ cal fac@@ il@@ ities su@@ ffered sever@@ ely .
How did the Israelites show a l@@ ack of appreciation for the fre@@ e@@ dom that Jehovah gave them ?
What less@@ on was Paul teaching them ?
O@@ r do I view long years of faithful service , privile@@ ges in God’s organization , or n@@ atur@@ al a@@ bil@@ ities as a bas@@ is for feel@@ ing su@@ peri@@ or to others ?
“ O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent ” pr@@ inted in : ( 4 ) 18@@ 40 by V@@ am@@ va@@ s
If you have not yet ga@@ ined building experience or done gar@@ d@@ ening , Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy su@@ gg@@ ests that an educ@@ ation a@@ wa@@ its you .
How did Jesus show what is needed to res@@ cu@@ e lost sheep of God’s pas@@ tu@@ ra@@ ge ?
4@@ 7 : 9 , 11 .
A@@ m@@ ong other things , this inclu@@ des res@@ pe@@ cting God’s standards in d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 10@@ a ; Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 10 .
To have Jehovah’s blessing and direction , the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit is vital and needs to be fully cultiv@@ ated .
Why should we ‘ continue in the things we have learned ’ ?
So when the Bible says that God se@@ es the heart , it means that he loo@@ ks bey@@ ond ou@@ tw@@ ard appe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces and foc@@ uses on what a person really is .
22 , 23 . ( a ) Why do Christian min@@ isters today need end@@ ur@@ ance ?
Consider the following s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o : A person is see@@ king to bor@@ ro@@ w money in con@@ ne@@ ction with his bu@@ sin@@ ess pl@@ ans and off@@ ers you a large prof@@ it if you l@@ end him fun@@ ds .
We knew that a good example can influ@@ ence children very much , but it is not a gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e that they will gro@@ w up to serve Jehovah .
In what sense are true Christians in a r@@ ace , and on what must our foc@@ us be ?
How did Paul illustr@@ ate the resurrection of anointed Christians ?
He told them : “ This s@@ it@@ ting down at my right hand and at my left is not mine to give , but it bel@@ ong@@ s to those for whom it has been pre@@ pared by my Father . ”
“ His anger f@@ la@@ res up eas@@ ily , ” or b@@ la@@ z@@ es quic@@ k@@ ly and ir@@ res@@ is@@ ti@@ bly .
This was the beg@@ in@@ ning of a cha@@ in of events that un@@ mis@@ ta@@ ka@@ bly be@@ tra@@ yed his l@@ ack of hum@@ ility .
Ru@@ ining of the E@@ ar@@ th
A perfect man can control his t@@ ong@@ ue so that he does not have to a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze for its mis@@ use .
L@@ ate in life Lu@@ ther enjo@@ yed such pres@@ ti@@ ge as a coun@@ sel@@ or that scho@@ l@@ ars who were gu@@ ests in his house ar@@ m@@ ed themselves with pen and pa@@ per to no@@ te down his ob@@ serv@@ ations .
( J@@ anu@@ ary 1 , 20@@ 14 ) .
I am happy to say that over the years , my de@@ ar wife has always been a great support .
After direc@@ ting that Solomon be made king , el@@ der@@ ly David gave him spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c instru@@ ctions that Solomon faith@@ fully car@@ ri@@ ed out .
O@@ pen your heart wide .
C@@ re@@ te
Many were once con@@ fu@@ sed , bur@@ d@@ ened , and even stu@@ mb@@ led by important questions for which they could find no satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers .
There can be no doubt that P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h had a ha@@ ugh@@ ty heart .
4 : 9 - 12 .
In this en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , how can we “ be young children as to ba@@ dness ” yet “ full - gro@@ wn in [ our ] understanding ” ? ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Why is it important for us to consider those reas@@ ons ?
3 : 7 ; C@@ ol .
Gi@@ ve examples of important divine la@@ ws .
* “ A@@ n important means for our study and ministry was Bible liter@@ ature .
“ T@@ ake these things out@@ side , ” Tu@@ k@@ is@@ o said , expla@@ ining that it was against God’s law to ste@@ al .
Then he as@@ c@@ ended to heaven . There he offered to God the value of his shed blood , to be used in be@@ half of his true followers , who exerc@@ ise faith in the value of his ransom sacrifice .
However , this does not pre@@ v@@ ent Jehovah from car@@ ing for us in a loving and com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate way .
To be holy , we must maintain physical , men@@ tal , moral , and spiritual cle@@ an@@ ness .
Your in - la@@ ws con@@ stan@@ tly inter@@ f@@ ere in your marriage , giving un@@ so@@ lic@@ ited ad@@ vice .
Con@@ s@@ ci@@ ous of the need for guid@@ ance , they ask Jehovah for help to find a su@@ it@@ able mate . ​ — Read 1 Corinthians 7 : 36 .
R@@ en@@ oun@@ ce your activities and go home ! ”
Let it be our determin@@ ation to continue worshi@@ p@@ ing at his great spiritual temple , f@@ ill@@ ing it with still more “ desi@@ ra@@ ble things ” until Jehovah says that our work has been comple@@ ted .
Ri@@ ght now , however , why not i@@ magine that we are in Juda@@ h in Ha@@ bak@@ kuk@@ ’s day ?
They were ti@@ red , and they went to s@@ le@@ ep .
16 , 17 . ( a ) What will be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed before “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” is fin@@ i@@ shed ?
So this des@@ tru@@ ction can be said to come from God .
“ While living in V@@ il@@ la M@@ er@@ ce@@ des , Ar@@ g@@ ent@@ ina , my mother , who is one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , develop@@ ed o@@ ste@@ o@@ ar@@ thr@@ it@@ is , lea@@ ving her par@@ al@@ y@@ zed from the wa@@ ist down .
23 : 6 - 8 .
F@@ in@@ ally , one day in F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 194@@ 2 , L@@ loy@@ d qui@@ et@@ ly took me ​ — along with four Witnesses who had been s@@ wor@@ n to se@@ c@@ rec@@ y — ​ to the reg@@ is@@ try of@@ fice , and we got married .
W@@ ould there have been any con@@ vers@@ ation , though , had Joseph not cho@@ s@@ en to show a little kind concer@@ n for others ?
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 33 , 23
I will say to Jehovah : ‘ You are my refu@@ ge and my str@@ ong@@ hold , my God , in whom I will trust . ’ ”
Fr@@ on@@ t ro@@ w , left to right : M@@ e , Ru@@ by , and El@@ la at a D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tion , 199@@ 8
; E@@ mp@@ ress Z@@ o@@ e : Ha@@ gi@@ a S@@ op@@ hi@@ a ; Rom@@ an@@ us I : P@@ ho@@ to cour@@ t@@ es@@ y H@@ ar@@ l@@ an J .
When we turn to him in prayer again and again , Jehovah will never say , as it were : “ Q@@ u@@ it making me tr@@ ou@@ ble . The do@@ or is already lo@@ cked . ”
S@@ ad to say , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of those expres@@ sing h@@ ate toward fore@@ ign@@ ers are young people , e@@ g@@ ged on by ir@@ respon@@ sible pol@@ itical fi@@ gu@@ res and others loo@@ king for s@@ ca@@ pe@@ go@@ ats .
For instance , a la@@ dy tel@@ ep@@ h@@ oned me and than@@ ked me for the encourag@@ ing letter I sent to her husband .
The encourag@@ ement pres@@ ented at congregation meetings to au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer tu@@ g@@ ged at his heart .
The whole man , who is really dead , is brought back to life by a new cre@@ ative act of God . ”
Christians , though , view things differ@@ ently .
Fir@@ st , we remember that we must ex@@ pect op@@ position .
P@@ u@@ t another way , the a@@ ver@@ age te@@ en@@ age gi@@ r@@ l is less likely to com@@ pare her@@ self with a to@@ p mo@@ de@@ l than with her scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es , and the mo@@ de@@ l is un@@ likely to com@@ pare her@@ self with the te@@ en@@ ag@@ er .
They should regul@@ arly re@@ mind themselves of the as@@ sur@@ ance : “ By means of him we have the rel@@ e@@ ase by ransom through the blood of that one , y@@ es , the for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of our t@@ res@@ pas@@ ses , according to the ri@@ ches of his un@@ deser@@ ved kindness . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
M@@ c@@ C@@ l@@ in@@ to@@ ck and S@@ tr@@ ong@@ ’s C@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia states : “ There can be little doubt that the reg@@ isters of the Jewish tri@@ bes and famili@@ es peri@@ shed at the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem [ in 70 C.E . ] , and not before . ”
The she@@ a@@ f of fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its that the high pri@@ est wa@@ ved to and fr@@ o before Jehovah fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus Christ ​ — the first one ever to be ra@@ ised from the dead to everlasting life .
If we read the Bible da@@ ily , help@@ ful pas@@ sa@@ ges may re@@ adi@@ ly come to mind when we pray
In what way ?
I@@ t’s mar@@ vel@@ ous to see them making prog@@ ress .
The Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines branch repor@@ ts : “ In 199@@ 0 we were inform@@ ed that re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves from Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n Bethel would be ho@@ l@@ ding a s@@ em@@ in@@ ar here in the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines .
As the “ re@@ vel@@ ation ” comes to an end , John se@@ es ‘ a ri@@ ver of water of life f@@ low@@ ing down the mi@@ dd@@ le of the bro@@ ad way , ’ and a wonderful invit@@ ation is ex@@ tend@@ ed to “ anyone th@@ ir@@ sting . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
The early boo@@ k@@ let What Sa@@ y the Scriptures Ab@@ out S@@ pi@@ rit@@ ism ?
Some say that the apostle Paul provided a f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for prayer to sa@@ in@@ ts in his writ@@ ings .
No@@ te that Jesus ’ tend@@ er@@ ness was more than a feel@@ ing ; it moved him to take the in@@ iti@@ ative to help others . ​ — Mat@@ t .
So in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 200@@ 7 , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy gave appro@@ val to re@@ v@@ ise the Eng@@ l@@ ish e@@ dition .
Mo@@ st people do not recogn@@ ize this heavenly rul@@ er@@ ship that God has set up .
In turn , the clo@@ s@@ er you draw to God , the more you will see how God’s Kingdom can mean good things for you ​ — not just now but forever .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 5@@ 8 , 1@@ 35
A loving father does not for@@ get his children .
Li@@ es , on the other hand , cannot stand the t@@ est of time .
A@@ no@@ ther d@@ anger that we need to avoid is descri@@ bed at E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 7 : 16 : “ Do not become righteous over@@ much , nor show yourself exc@@ essi@@ vely wise .
Some children may need to learn about Jehovah in two langu@@ ages ​ — their school language and the language that is spo@@ ken at home .
* She did not enjoy the field ministry , al@@ though she regul@@ arly par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated in it .
The M@@ in@@ or Par@@ ty seem@@ s to have fa@@ ded away about 1@@ 5@@ 50 , after the death of their last lead@@ er .
Re@@ g@@ arding that vis@@ it , he wrote : “ Our Father is blessing the effort .
This “ great day of Jehovah ” will af@@ fect all mankind .
Jehovah , the loving Father and Pro@@ te@@ ct@@ or of his people , made his pres@@ ence dist@@ inc@@ tly felt in Israel .
O@@ pen your mind and heart to the one in@@ dis@@ pu@@ table s@@ ource of religious truth , the Bible .
Un@@ der Au@@ g@@ us@@ tu@@ s , however , it re@@ ver@@ ted to R@@ ome and was gover@@ ned ​ — as Luke , the writ@@ er of Acts , very acc@@ ur@@ ately no@@ tes — ​ by a pro@@ con@@ su@@ l , who was direc@@ tly respon@@ sible to R@@ ome .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 23 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 12 , 10@@ 1
But Jesus did not believe that true devo@@ tion exc@@ lu@@ des all ple@@ asure from life .
Be@@ fore long , Father was preaching in other S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ i@@ can coun@@ tri@@ es .
D@@ O Y@@ O@@ U ag@@ ree that we live in an un@@ fa@@ ir world ?
Instead , he may be tr@@ oub@@ led because he was left out of the decision - making pro@@ c@@ ess when it came to a ma@@ j@@ or pur@@ cha@@ se .
What the Bible teach@@ es may appe@@ al to them , but “ the anxi@@ e@@ ties of this system of things and the dec@@ ep@@ tive power of ri@@ ches ” cho@@ ke wh@@ atever interest they may have .
Jesus Christ said : “ I say to you that who@@ ever div@@ or@@ ces his wife , exc@@ ep@@ t on the gr@@ ound of for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation [ se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality ] , and marri@@ es another comm@@ its ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y . ”
John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er was “ a bur@@ ning and shin@@ ing lam@@ p ” in that pri@@ or to his un@@ just imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment by H@@ er@@ od , he had ful@@ filled his divine com@@ mis@@ sion to pre@@ pare the way for the Messi@@ ah .
This un@@ expe@@ cted assignment no doubt al@@ tered her personal pl@@ ans and went contr@@ ary to her n@@ atur@@ al feelings .
Instead , they re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed the wide vari@@ ety of food in Egy@@ pt and com@@ pla@@ ined that man@@ na was un@@ appe@@ ti@@ z@@ ing .
When on earth , Jesus tal@@ ked about his Father .
He wants us to seek material benef@@ its first ​ — to have it all and have it now .
How much of a differ@@ ence can that make ?
• How can parents pre@@ pare their children for marriage ?
* Re@@ ading it , I was reli@@ ev@@ ed to learn that my father had not been taken by God .
This ne@@ p@@ he@@ w of Con@@ stan@@ t@@ ine the Gre@@ at received a so - called Christian educ@@ ation .
Although King David rep@@ ented of his sin@@ s invol@@ ving B@@ ath - she@@ ba , he was not shi@@ el@@ ded from the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of his actions .
The princi@@ ple recorded at Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 7 mo@@ tiv@@ ated me to make chang@@ es in my life .
How can the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s holy spirit help you ?
Many people , including my wife , have comm@@ ended me on how I have h@@ and@@ led these situ@@ ations .
For example , when Solomon became king of ancient Israel , he hum@@ bly pray@@ ed to God for understanding and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment so that he could ju@@ dge His people cor@@ rec@@ tly .
Will our love for Jehovah stay strong ?
Mo@@ st transl@@ at@@ ors had not attend@@ ed any cour@@ ses for transl@@ ation .
The fam@@ ous S@@ il@@ k R@@ o@@ ad , the 4@@ ,000 m@@ ile [ 6@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 k@@ m ] tra@@ de r@@ ou@@ te l@@ in@@ king the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re with Ch@@ ina , went through C@@ ap@@ pa@@ do@@ ci@@ a .
In fil@@ ing a la@@ w@@ su@@ it for mal@@ prac@@ tice against the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al where this had occ@@ ur@@ red , the family hi@@ red a la@@ w@@ y@@ er who was also a pre@@ ach@@ er in a local ch@@ urch .
Rather , he said : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ ally follow me . ”
A@@ sa , Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at , He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah , Jo@@ si@@ ah
So let us consider some of the ba@@ si@@ c fac@@ t@@ ors that contribu@@ te to problems of the heart ​ — liter@@ al and fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative .
In imit@@ ation of Jesus , elders today view meetings as opportun@@ ities to reas@@ sure fellow believers of the un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing love that Jehovah has for his people .
A brother who has been married for 24 years ob@@ served : “ I can bo@@ t@@ tle things up , thinking , ‘ If I don@@ ’t talk about this is@@ sue , it will go away . ’
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , there may on occasi@@ on be a need to ad@@ just the F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship peri@@ od because of another spiritual ev@@ ent .
By deli@@ ver@@ ing his people from Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , Jehovah op@@ ened the way for the thr@@ ill@@ ing inc@@ re@@ ase that we now see on a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l sc@@ ale .
When used with such respect , the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message has power .
As a result , Father and one of his friends , An@@ dre@@ as Chris@@ to@@ u , were among the first on the is@@ land to associ@@ ate themselves with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
One brother who was s@@ we@@ pt away by im@@ moral desi@@ res said after he re@@ turned to the congregation , “ I was dra@@ wn by a for@@ ce so powerful that I did not turn back until it was too l@@ ate . ”
* — W@@ ell , that is what can ha@@ p@@ pen when you are je@@ al@@ ous of someone .
How do we know that God’s people would be fre@@ ed from Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , and what questions will we answer ?
[ Bo@@ x on page 5 ]
Genesis chap@@ ters 11 - 24 ; see also 25 : 1 - 11
( Read Acts 2 : 14 - 18 . )
Why can it be said that conven@@ tions have been l@@ and@@ mar@@ ks in the hist@@ ory of Jehovah’s people ?
There may be times when you feel that you can help someone who has wr@@ ong@@ ed you to appreci@@ ate Christian standards .
The first part el@@ ab@@ or@@ ated on “ S@@ pre@@ ading the Go@@ od Ne@@ ws E@@ ver@@ y@@ where ” and inclu@@ ded re@@ en@@ ac@@ t@@ ments of ac@@ tu@@ al field service experi@@ ences .
U@@ no@@ f@@ fi@@ cially , the ar@@ ch@@ bi@@ sh@@ op of A@@ th@@ ens and the head of the Ho@@ ly S@@ y@@ no@@ d , Pro@@ ko@@ pi@@ o@@ s , encoura@@ ged the qu@@ e@@ en in this under@@ taking .
David stu@@ died God’s law and medit@@ ated deep@@ ly on it .
Fir@@ st , no@@ te that Jesus is teaching by means of an illustr@@ ation .
This ty@@ pe of g@@ ame pla@@ ying can serve to imp@@ r@@ in@@ t mean@@ ing@@ ful ro@@ les on the mind of the develop@@ ing child .
We me@@ et together for worship : We love Jehovah and want to obey him , so we are e@@ ag@@ er to praise him along with our brothers .
F@@ O@@ R earth@@ ’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants to know what teachings are true and pleas@@ ing to God , he must reve@@ al his thoughts to humans .
P@@ ow@@ er@@ ful mer@@ ch@@ ants , jud@@ ges , and pri@@ ests con@@ spi@@ red to ro@@ b the po@@ or .
Even if a person is able to conc@@ e@@ al th@@ i@@ every from author@@ ities , emp@@ loy@@ ers , elders , or parents , he cannot hi@@ de it from God , who gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es that every the@@ ft will be ex@@ posed .
In A@@ pri@@ l 194@@ 2 , I re@@ sign@@ ed from my jo@@ b and began serving as a pioneer , or full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er , in F@@ in@@ d@@ la@@ y , O@@ hi@@ o , together with a group of fi@@ ve spiritual sisters .
The reason given by one of@@ fi@@ cial was that our liter@@ ature was “ un@@ su@@ ited to the Af@@ ri@@ can mind . ”
Davi@@ d’s gener@@ ous heart moved him to do all he could to prom@@ o@@ te pu@@ re worship .
In com@@ men@@ ting on Luke 13 : 24 , John Bar@@ r , who served as a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , pointed out some years ag@@ o , “ Many fai@@ l because they are not di@@ lig@@ ent en@@ ough to gro@@ w mi@@ gh@@ ty . ”
P@@ E@@ O@@ P@@ L@@ E today take great pri@@ de in personal accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments , and they are often quic@@ k to bo@@ ast about them .
When fac@@ ed with situ@@ ations su@@ gg@@ es@@ tive of for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , or other moral wr@@ ong@@ s , we too must fle@@ e as dec@@ isi@@ vely as Joseph did from P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife .
S@@ ur@@ ely , then , we would never s@@ ch@@ eme to get out of one marriage while our heart is pl@@ an@@ ning on another marriage . ​ — J@@ er .
A ke@@ y to end@@ uring this suffering is know@@ ing that the Bible teach@@ es that there will be a resurrection , that those in the gra@@ ves will come for@@ th and have the opportunity to live forever in God’s new world .
In pan@@ ic , they lam@@ ent : “ What are we to do , because this man per@@ form@@ s many sign@@ s ?
What about Jesus ​ — how did he maintain his joy ?
What has the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom been doing that con@@ v@@ inc@@ es you that it is God’s loving arrang@@ ement for mankind ?
U@@ sing s@@ ound reason@@ ing along with the Scriptures , they can quic@@ k@@ ly refu@@ te false reason@@ ing .
( b ) What is expe@@ cted of the “ other sheep ” as they support “ the Israel of God , ” and what hope do they have ?
What will help us to keep preaching without le@@ tu@@ p when we face difficult circumstances ?
W@@ ould you be like E@@ sa@@ u and say : ‘ Q@@ u@@ ic@@ k ! Gi@@ ve it to me ! ’
How might parents truly listen to their children ?
In the future , when ‘ the holy city , New Jerusalem [ cons@@ is@@ ting of 14@@ 4@@ ,000 ] comes down out of heaven from God , pre@@ pared as a bri@@ de ad@@ or@@ ned for her husband , ’ what will those who have listen@@ ed to the vo@@ ice of the slave experience ?
“ N@@ one of us , in fact , lives with reg@@ ard to himself only , and no one dies with reg@@ ard to himself only , ” wrote the apostle Paul , “ for both if we live , we live to Jehovah , and if we die , we die to Jehovah .
Jo@@ s@@ é , who was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in 199@@ 2 , lives al@@ one .
R@@ em@@ ember , mission@@ aries are not su@@ per@@ her@@ o@@ es but or@@ din@@ ary men and women .
And he pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to call out like a li@@ on : ‘ U@@ p@@ on the w@@ atch@@ tower , O Jehovah , I am standing con@@ stan@@ tly by day , and at my gu@@ ar@@ d@@ po@@ st I am st@@ ati@@ oned all the ni@@ gh@@ ts . ’ ”
( Read Isaiah 40 : 26 . )
No V@@ i@@ ol@@ ence ​ — No Com@@ promise
The faith of Na@@ om@@ i and Ru@@ th out@@ la@@ sted ad@@ vers@@ ity and brought them joy .
He appro@@ ached and asked , “ V@@ er@@ n , is there a proble@@ m ? ”
Is God C@@ ru@@ el ?
Pro@@ duc@@ ed pro@@ ba@@ bly some@@ time during the second and first cen@@ tu@@ ries B.C.E . , it is a col@@ le@@ ction of ex@@ tra@@ va@@ g@@ ant and un@@ hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al Jewish my@@ ths , evid@@ ently the pro@@ du@@ ct of ex@@ e@@ ge@@ tic@@ al el@@ ab@@ or@@ ations on the bri@@ ef Genesis refer@@ ence to E@@ no@@ ch .
For many , the answer to those questions is no .
That allow@@ ed M@@ other to use the sum@@ m@@ er months to serve as what is now called an au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer .
Still , many transl@@ ations do not use God’s name .
In other words , we must have our pri@@ or@@ ities st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght .
“ If anyone wants to come after me , let him dis@@ own himself . . . and follow me continu@@ ally . ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 9 : 23 .
O@@ thers try to help , but even the help given to vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of “ bad times ” by the rest of the world commun@@ ity often seem@@ s un@@ fa@@ ir .
E@@ ver@@ yone who par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated in it was happy .
In the tro@@ pi@@ cal he@@ at of Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r , we quic@@ k@@ ly chang@@ ed our st@@ y@@ le of d@@ ress .
There is yet a th@@ ir@@ d reason for confidence .
Although Pet@@ er@@ ’s er@@ ro@@ r in judgment may have been pa@@ in@@ ful for the G@@ ent@@ ile members of the congregation , Jesus , who is head of the congregation , continued to use him .
Why must we do our ut@@ most to remain “ spo@@ t@@ less and un@@ ble@@ mi@@ shed , ” and what does that requi@@ re of us ?
P@@ os@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the Ar@@ k pro@@ ves to be disa@@ str@@ ous for the Phil@@ ist@@ ines , so they return it to the Israelites .
May she always be right ; but our country , right or wrong . ” ​ — S@@ te@@ ph@@ en De@@ c@@ atu@@ r , U@@ .@@ S . na@@ val of@@ fic@@ er , 1@@ 7@@ 7@@ 9 - 18@@ 20 .
The Bible com@@ for@@ ted G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el and so@@ o@@ th@@ ed his hi@@ ther@@ to tr@@ oub@@ led heart .
What can parents do ?
There were some con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries of Jesus who were hum@@ ble en@@ ough to change their mind when fac@@ ed with the evidence .
Who was A@@ mo@@ s , and what does the Bible reve@@ al about him ?
Christian says : “ During our F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening , we discus@@ sed rec@@ re@@ ation .
While M@@ other was co@@ o@@ king , she often qu@@ o@@ ted a s@@ crip@@ ture and then qu@@ iz@@ zed me as to where it was found in the Bible .
A chall@@ enge la@@ y a@@ head , bey@@ ond the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver .
( b ) How do we understand Jesus ’ par@@ able now ?
That said , the re@@ v@@ ised wor@@ ding is based on the following fac@@ t@@ ors : The re@@ v@@ ised wor@@ ding has le@@ x@@ ic@@ al and gr@@ am@@ m@@ ati@@ cal support .
David , a faithful man who appreci@@ ated God’s loving - kindness , wrote : “ Many things you yourself have done , O Jehovah my God , even your wonderful works and your thoughts toward us . . .
May we also place our trust in Jehovah and cultiv@@ ate godly fear .
Do@@ ing so could lead to the sin of ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y .
But no@@ te Paul’s encourag@@ ing words : “ I know that in me , that is , in my flesh , there d@@ wel@@ ls nothing good ; for ability to wish is present with me , but ability to work out what is fine is not present .
The Bible fur@@ ther reve@@ als that such evil de@@ e@@ ds are prom@@ o@@ ted by a powerful rul@@ er who wants to hi@@ de his id@@ ent@@ ity .
L@@ ater , other elders were ad@@ ded to it .
“ J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S D@@ A@@ Y W@@ I@@ L@@ L C@@ O@@ M@@ E ”
( b ) What fine example has been provided for wi@@ ves ?
O@@ thers are cop@@ ing with the af@@ ter@@ mat@@ h of an ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
However , as I ob@@ served the joy that full - time servants had , my desire to serve Jehovah as a pioneer inc@@ reas@@ ed .
One sister who served as a pioneer for more than 70 years rec@@ al@@ led the imp@@ act of her con@@ vers@@ ation with Bro@@ ther Ch@@ ar@@ les T . Rus@@ sel@@ l when she was only si@@ x years old .
Yet , God’s people “ offer themselves will@@ ingly ” to car@@ ry out this work .
Many human govern@@ ments work hard to educ@@ ate their c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens .
What will help you to understand God’s Word more fully ?
I had many Bible stu@@ dies , and some of them later took up full - time service and mission@@ ary work .
A P@@ ris@@ on@@ er@@ ’s Com@@ pan@@ ion
Yet , Jesus des@@ p@@ ised the sh@@ ame that they at@@ temp@@ ted to he@@ a@@ p on him .
Jehovah has gr@@ anted his people what pri@@ c@@ eless privile@@ ges ?
And Paul was one of those sin@@ n@@ ers .
They may try to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce us that if we serve Jehovah with a little less ze@@ al , we could pur@@ sue worl@@ dly go@@ als at the same time .
What a contr@@ ast to Jehovah’s servants !
V@@ E@@ R@@ A is a faithful Christian about 7@@ 5 years of age and in po@@ or health .
How can we receive the gift of everlasting life ?
Then came a special tre@@ at ​ — the baptism talk ent@@ it@@ led “ He@@ e@@ ding the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ tic Word Le@@ a@@ ds to B@@ ap@@ tism . ”
What is going on in that land ?
Isaiah 11 : 9 says : “ They will not do any har@@ m or cause any ru@@ in in all my holy m@@ oun@@ tain ; because the earth will certainly be filled with the knowledge of Jehovah as the w@@ at@@ ers are co@@ ver@@ ing the very se@@ a . ”
Of ut@@ most import@@ ance was God’s pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation : “ This is my Son , the bel@@ o@@ ved , whom I have appro@@ ved ; listen to him . ”
The word “ str@@ anger ” was app@@ lied to those who ali@@ en@@ ated themselves from Jehovah by tur@@ ning away from the Law .
D@@ ev@@ o@@ ted Des@@ pite Ch@@ ang@@ ing C@@ ir@@ cum@@ stances
What a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement these young people are to the older ones among their fellow work@@ ers , and a@@ bo@@ ve all , what a s@@ ource of joy they are to their heavenly Father , Jehovah God ! ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 .
F@@ ind out how your mate feel@@ s about you in this are@@ a .
Yes , all around us the appe@@ al is to “ better ” ourselves ​ — but always according to the worl@@ d’s standards .
With that I heard a l@@ ou@@ d vo@@ ice from the thro@@ ne say : ‘ Lo@@ ok ! The t@@ ent of God is with mankind , and he will re@@ side with them , and they will be his pe@@ op@@ les .
Ha@@ ving heard the person@@ ’s op@@ in@@ ion , we point to the Bible .
We thor@@ ough@@ ly enjo@@ yed meeting people of different n@@ ati@@ on@@ alities who were th@@ ir@@ sting for the truth .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , the war@@ ning in Jesus ’ par@@ able is given with loving confidence .
After re@@ tur@@ ning from Rus@@ sia , Father was assign@@ ed to p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ m work in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
• What fine example did An@@ na set for el@@ der@@ ly Christians today ?
▸ A bo@@ y con@@ stan@@ tly ri@@ di@@ cul@@ es your son for being a Witness .
Par@@ ents can pre@@ pare their children for marriage by help@@ ing them to understand the import@@ ance of following divine guid@@ ance .
Now Is the Ti@@ me to “ O@@ be@@ y the Go@@ od Ne@@ ws ”
To pre@@ pare for everlasting life in the new world , we need to obey the direction from Jehovah’s organization now .
Jeremiah knew that Jehovah is righteous .
* Thus , se@@ ven times ​ — t@@ wi@@ ce the am@@ ount of three and a half times — ​ would e@@ qu@@ al 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 20 days .
You will thus gain the wisdom and understanding needed to over@@ come thor@@ n@@ y problems and to make difficult cho@@ ic@@ es in life .
Re@@ g@@ arding their 50 years of happy married life , R@@ a@@ y says , “ We have never had a proble@@ m we could not over@@ come , because we kept Jehovah as part of our ‘ th@@ re@@ e@@ fo@@ ld c@@ ord . ’ ”
In the first century , Jehovah’s people follow@@ ed the direction in the Scriptures and were able to preach the good news in many plac@@ es .
If that happ@@ ens , do not be quic@@ k to take off@@ en@@ se .
The lives of mo@@ der@@ n - day Witnesses of Jehovah provide fur@@ ther pro@@ of that he will never a@@ ban@@ d@@ on those who have his appro@@ val . ​ — P@@ s .
For example , R@@ ic@@ ar@@ do@@ ’s mother had high expe@@ ct@@ ations for him , w@@ an@@ ting him to become a do@@ ct@@ or , pla@@ y the pi@@ an@@ o , and speak sever@@ al langu@@ ages .
“ Be obedi@@ ent to those who are taking the lead among you and be sub@@ mis@@ sive , ” wrote the apostle Paul .
At the same time , they have learned that making decisions is some@@ times far from eas@@ y .
How does Jehovah’s w@@ atch@@ ful care di@@ ff@@ er from the sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ y of sur@@ ve@@ ill@@ ance cam@@ er@@ as ?
From the a@@ bo@@ ve , we learn what kind of people we need to be to enjoy Jehovah’s fav@@ or .
Jehovah also fore@@ told that his people would learn the truth from the Scriptures and would serve him un@@ it@@ e@@ dly .
Of all the people in Juda@@ h , though , Jehovah cho@@ se A@@ mo@@ s to do His work .
As@@ s@@ ess@@ ing the Si@@ tu@@ ation
I was over@@ jo@@ yed when she was later baptized as my spiritual sister .
There they saw a ma@@ p of Rus@@ sia with large are@@ as of un@@ assign@@ ed ter@@ rit@@ ory .
Today , people are af@@ ra@@ id and ter@@ ri@@ fied for a vari@@ ety of reas@@ ons .
E@@ ver@@ lasting life lies a@@ head of us as long as we are faithful , and there is nothing that Satan or his min@@ i@@ ons can do about that . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 18 : 6 ; Hebrews 13 : 6 .
“ One wise coun@@ sel@@ or helped me to see the need to move on .
They too say , “ C@@ ome ! ”
God’s vie@@ ws and principles , then , ought to gu@@ i@@ de all our st@@ ep@@ s in life .
That day , his house - to - house ministry had been difficult because few had op@@ ened the do@@ or to him .
She lives in the to@@ wn of H@@ o in the V@@ ol@@ ta re@@ gi@@ on of G@@ h@@ ana
It is eas@@ y for imper@@ fect humans to devel@@ op exc@@ uses , reas@@ ons why a situation al@@ lo@@ ws for or even requi@@ res dis@@ regarding Christian mor@@ ality in a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar case .
The dis@@ course will also answer such questions as these : How often should Christians com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate this ev@@ ent ?
What did Paul say about certain go@@ s@@ si@@ p@@ ers , and how should we be affe@@ cted by his counsel ?
Why can we hope in the resurrection ?
Jesus himself said that he would come as God’s appointed Ju@@ dge and se@@ par@@ ate people as a shepher@@ d se@@ par@@ ates sheep from go@@ ats .
This v@@ ali@@ ant man mentioned Jehovah when he spoke to the older men of G@@ ile@@ ad , to the A@@ m@@ mon@@ ites , to his daugh@@ ter , and to the Eph@@ ra@@ im@@ ites and , of course , when he made his v@@ ow .
L@@ ik@@ ely , i@@ ma@@ ges of a ma@@ j@@ or c@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ p@@ he s@@ pr@@ ing to mind .
Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah fore@@ told what action the nations would take , saying : “ The city [ Jerusalem ] will ac@@ tually be cap@@ tur@@ ed . ”
St@@ ar@@ t while the child is young .
However , A@@ be@@ l did something far more important .
( a ) What has Jehovah already done to deli@@ ver his people ?
And their preaching work would take place during “ the last days , ” an er@@ a char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized by “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with . ” ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
They helped me see more c@@ learly that money and pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons are not the se@@ cre@@ t to happiness . ”
Who are these ?
What Scriptural principles should gu@@ i@@ de us , so that while we are so@@ ber about life , we do not take ourselves too seri@@ ously ?
For example , a Christian woman may once have bel@@ ong@@ ed to a religion that emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed pla@@ in@@ ness of d@@ ress and appe@@ ar@@ ance .
This indic@@ ates that the ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ al ag@@ re@@ ement likely became a ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ cal one .
The Bible indic@@ ates that Satan and his dem@@ ons are “ mis@@ le@@ ading the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth , ” ca@@ using “ w@@ o@@ e for the earth . ”
May we therefore trust in God , pu@@ t@@ ting his name a@@ head of our own . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Still , Paul does expla@@ in how Jehovah deci@@ ded to work things out so as to bring per@@ man@@ ent reli@@ ef to mankind .
Instead , he foc@@ uses his en@@ er@@ gi@@ es on fin@@ ding purpose and enjo@@ y@@ ment in his present ro@@ le because he vie@@ ws it as coming from Jehovah .
Those ser@@ vi@@ ces , though , did not come c@@ he@@ a@@ p .
How is the prophecy of Mi@@ ca@@ h 5 : 5 about du@@ k@@ es and shepher@@ ds being ful@@ filled today ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , the Scriptures tell us : “ He that is pur@@ su@@ ing righteousness and loving - kindness will find life . ”
I was born in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , in the city of G@@ ó@@ me@@ z P@@ al@@ ac@@ i@@ o , D@@ ur@@ ang@@ o St@@ ate , on S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 17 , 19@@ 17 .
The next article will exam@@ ine how you can imitate Jesus ’ love , hum@@ ility , and in@@ sight as you tra@@ in your te@@ en@@ ag@@ er to serve Jehovah .
Th@@ ings are no different today .
A@@ n ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal te@@ am was s@@ cour@@ ing the g@@ or@@ ges and ca@@ ves in the Ju@@ de@@ an w@@ il@@ der@@ ness when its members came upon a ca@@ ve high a@@ bo@@ ve a preci@@ pit@@ ous c@@ li@@ f@@ f .
Then , in the next article , we will discus@@ s this question of vital import@@ ance to each one of us : How can we id@@ enti@@ fy the few through whom Christ fe@@ e@@ ds us today ?
Acc@@ ording to their way of thinking , the re@@ ward of making money is more ur@@ g@@ ent and practic@@ al than any benef@@ its that might come from stud@@ ying the Scriptures and see@@ king a close relationship with God .
5@@ 5 : 8 , 9 .
( b ) How does keep@@ ing the e@@ ye simp@@ le help us to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard the heart ?
Yet , Abraham did not gro@@ w we@@ ary and return to the city from which he had come .
Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion , will me@@ et her deser@@ ved end .
The M@@ em@@ ori@@ al Se@@ as@@ on ​ — A B@@ less@@ ed Ti@@ me
A@@ m I doing my ut@@ most to preach and teach the good news of the Kingdom ?
Jesus ’ P@@ u@@ bli@@ c Ser@@ vice
The A@@ mor@@ ites then held it , but God gave their king , Si@@ ho@@ n , into Israel@@ ’s hand .
The opportun@@ ities for form@@ ing lasting fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps ab@@ ound in Jehovah’s organization .
Un@@ til God’s appointed time , therefore , we need to “ end@@ ure under tri@@ bul@@ ation ” and “ per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in prayer , ” confid@@ ent that Jehovah ca@@ res for us .
Jehovah took action against the wicked during the F@@ lood .
The d@@ om@@ in@@ ant cause of the war@@ m@@ ing since the 195@@ 0@@ s is human activities . ” ​ — A@@ mer@@ i@@ can Me@@ te@@ or@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal So@@ ci@@ ety , 20@@ 12 . L@@ and .
2 : 4@@ 9 .
Like them , I had sever@@ al bo@@ y@@ friends .
Ha@@ ve ‘ P@@ l@@ ans That M@@ ake for Ad@@ van@@ ta@@ ge ’
Although il@@ leg@@ al , this kind of sla@@ very is ap@@ par@@ ently on the inc@@ re@@ ase .
Is that always wise ?
Se@@ cu@@ re and Jo@@ y@@ ful Li@@ ves
Since the great tri@@ bul@@ ation is f@@ ast appro@@ aching , do we not want to make sure that we have the ty@@ pe of faith that pu@@ ts us among those who@@ se faith will be pra@@ ised by our gl@@ ori@@ ous King when he is reve@@ aled ?
God fore@@ or@@ da@@ ined another develop@@ ment in the out@@ working of his purpose .
He said that such men would have “ their re@@ ward in full , ” meaning that they would receive only what they wanted most , the attention of men , but not what they needed , God’s hear@@ ing e@@ ar .
G@@ I@@ L@@ E@@ A@@ D ​ — A@@ N U@@ N@@ F@@ O@@ R@@ G@@ E@@ T@@ T@@ A@@ B@@ L@@ E E@@ X@@ P@@ E@@ R@@ I@@ EN@@ C@@ E
As we see from Psalm 10@@ 2 , even those who are in the faith can be in pain and be stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to foc@@ us on anything el@@ se .
In a spe@@ e@@ ch that the apostle Paul gave in the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e in An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch ( P@@ isi@@ dia ) on his first mission@@ ary j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , he qu@@ o@@ ted from the book of Psal@@ ms and said : “ Even as it is written in the second psal@@ m , ‘ You are my son , I have become your Father this day . ’ ”
A du@@ ck with ei@@ ght duc@@ k@@ l@@ ings g@@ li@@ ded qui@@ et@@ ly on the cal@@ m water near the e@@ dge of the pon@@ d .
When we op@@ ened the do@@ or , our l@@ and@@ l@@ ord was standing at the to@@ p of the sta@@ ir@@ s , ho@@ l@@ ding a hu@@ ge k@@ ni@@ fe .
N@@ ex@@ t , Bible prophecy was fe@@ atu@@ red in a sy@@ mp@@ o@@ si@@ u@@ m high@@ ligh@@ ting different as@@ pe@@ cts of the cen@@ tr@@ al the@@ me : “ The Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy of A@@ mo@@ s ​ — I@@ ts M@@ es@@ sage for Our Da@@ y . ”
How , then , did Jeremiah feel when Jehovah called him to be a prophet ?
Just before her death , my 9@@ 6 - year - old mother said to me , “ S@@ um@@ ik@@ o , if I am resur@@ rec@@ ted , I will jo@@ in your religion . ”
25 : 40 .
Jeremiah , however , ple@@ ad@@ ed with them to “ obey the vo@@ ice of Jehovah . ”
In 19@@ 39 , when war bro@@ ke out , 7@@ 2@@ ,@@ 4@@ 7@@ 5 faithful Christians repor@@ ted sh@@ aring in the preaching work .
He has always kept his promise to provide for the ba@@ si@@ c needs of his servants . ​ — Matthew 6 : 33 .
In this way , we are certain to place the new truth se@@ cur@@ ely in our own tre@@ asure st@@ ore .
In so doing , he became their Sa@@ vi@@ or and O@@ w@@ ner .
Mi@@ ca@@ h 7 : 3 indic@@ ates that “ the prin@@ ce is as@@ king for something , and the one who is judg@@ ing does so for the re@@ ward . ”
; F@@ re@@ e@@ d@@ lu@@ n , S .
I was baptized at the age of 15 in 19@@ 31 , the year my mother died , and left school to become an ap@@ pr@@ enti@@ ce ele@@ c@@ tri@@ ci@@ an .
S@@ U@@ S@@ T@@ A@@ IN@@ E@@ D B@@ Y EN@@ C@@ O@@ U@@ R@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ M@@ EN@@ T
In the early part of 194@@ 5 , cam@@ p of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als allow@@ ed us to atten@@ d a meeting in E@@ d@@ mon@@ t@@ on , Al@@ ber@@ ta .
“ U@@ p@@ on c@@ atch@@ ing sight of them [ the l@@ at@@ ter ] , Paul than@@ ked God and took courage . ”
How should know@@ ing that the coming of the Son of man is near af@@ fect you and your family ?
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ating how this is so , he ad@@ ds : “ There ex@@ ists the one that is sc@@ at@@ ter@@ ing and yet is being inc@@ reas@@ ed ; also the one that is keep@@ ing back from what is right , but it resul@@ ts only in want . ” ​ — Proverbs 11 : 23 , 24 .
How does Davi@@ d’s conduct under pres@@ sure serve as an example ?
You could men@@ tion that if life had ev@@ ol@@ ved , the first living thing would have needed to be able to make co@@ pi@@ es of it@@ self .
S@@ ever@@ al cen@@ tu@@ ries later , during the time of Eli@@ j@@ ah , M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i wit@@ ness@@ ed another displa@@ y of divine power .
Even though Ch@@ ar@@ o gre@@ w up in pre@@ d@@ om@@ in@@ an@@ tly Ca@@ tho@@ lic S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , she was a s@@ inc@@ ere Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant .
Although we look for@@ ward to life in God’s righteous new world , right now we live in “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with . ”
Ph@@ ysi@@ cal ti@@ re@@ dness was a fac@@ t@@ or .
Yes , Jehovah guid@@ es us through his Word to help us cop@@ e with li@@ fe@@ ’s difficul@@ ties .
In Bible times some spi@@ ces were as preci@@ ous as go@@ ld ​ — so valu@@ able that they cons@@ titu@@ ted gi@@ f@@ ts f@@ it for a king .
Then , Jehovah provided a vi@@ vi@@ d demonstr@@ ation of his power .
What develop@@ ment has op@@ ened “ a large do@@ or ” for us , and how have th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Witnesses respon@@ ded ?
• How has the Ma@@ ster of the har@@ v@@ est ans@@ wer@@ ed the ple@@ a for more work@@ ers ?
This means that God has always ex@@ is@@ ted , no matter how far back in time we c@@ ast our ga@@ ze .
Genesis 2 : 3 expla@@ ins what it is : “ God pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to bl@@ ess the se@@ ven@@ th day and make it sac@@ red . ”
Th@@ ough we , their des@@ c@@ end@@ ants , are sub@@ je@@ cted to the fu@@ t@@ ility of sin and death , we have the opportunity to do what Adam and E@@ ve fa@@ iled to do .
Instead of quic@@ k@@ ly taking off@@ en@@ se , pati@@ ently an@@ al@@ y@@ ze why they may have said what they did .
How can we help those who need comfort and reli@@ ef ?
( b ) What en@@ tic@@ ements does Satan emp@@ lo@@ y in an effort to cor@@ ru@@ pt the desi@@ res of our heart , and how experienced is he in using them ?
All imper@@ fect humans have des@@ c@@ ended from them and have su@@ ffered as a result .
As Jesus ’ spirit went out of him , he was not liter@@ ally on his way to heaven .
S@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists know that old , deter@@ i@@ or@@ ating c@@ el@@ ls are eli@@ min@@ ated and re@@ plac@@ ed by new ones .
T@@ ou@@ ma ) , 8 / 1
Why do I believe that Jehovah’s standards are truly for my good ? ”
But now , to talk about how I am doing ​ — th@@ at@@ ’s difficult .
For example , in S@@ pain milli@@ ons of C@@ at@@ al@@ on@@ ians speak their n@@ ative language , C@@ at@@ al@@ an , on a da@@ ily bas@@ is .
These words that Jesus ad@@ d@@ ressed to his heavenly Father indic@@ ate that to understand the Bible , we must have the right attitude .
What did you study in col@@ le@@ ge ?
15 : 25 ; 16 : 12 .
5 : 22 , 23 .
Even though Jesus was the Son of God , he never mis@@ used his power or authority .
A first st@@ ep is to appreci@@ ate that Jehovah kno@@ ws ex@@ ac@@ tly how you feel .
We T@@ ake No@@ te of Jehovah’s W@@ ar@@ n@@ ings
We can be confid@@ ent of this because “ God is faithful ” and does not allow us to be “ temp@@ ted bey@@ ond what [ we ] can be@@ ar . ”
At the age of 12 , I did not have the Scriptural knowledge that I have now .
On@@ ce again , pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ousness led to di@@ sh@@ on@@ or .
By his enti@@ re course , including his life on earth , Jesus showed that he fully under@@ stan@@ ds what a loving God Jehovah is , and he imit@@ ates that love .
E@@ ach transl@@ ation te@@ am is respon@@ sible for one of the langu@@ ages in which public@@ ations are pro@@ duc@@ ed .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing that is so@@ ld in a me@@ at mar@@ ke@@ t keep e@@ ating , making no in@@ qui@@ ry on account of your conscience ; for ‘ to Jehovah bel@@ ong the earth and that which f@@ ill@@ s it . ’ ” ​ — 10 / 1 , page 12 .
◆ R@@ es@@ ist self - bl@@ ame . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 18 : 20 .
36 : 15 - 17 .
Then we see that a Christian who di@@ lig@@ ently and faith@@ fully ser@@ ves Jehovah enjo@@ ys real se@@ cur@@ ity .
Ke@@ ep in t@@ ou@@ ch , wr@@ ite , call , vis@@ it .
G@@ am@@ bl@@ ing was a fav@@ or@@ ite pas@@ time among the people when the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re was at its he@@ i@@ ght .
• Why is imit@@ ating Jesus t@@ antam@@ ount to imit@@ ating Jehovah ?
Just as respect for Bible principles mo@@ ves us to “ ab@@ sta@@ in . . . from blood , ” so our deep reg@@ ard for God’s Word should imp@@ el us to avoid res@@ or@@ ting to ther@@ a@@ pi@@ es that could har@@ m us spiritually or af@@ fect our relationship with Jehovah .
C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e
The con@@ st@@ ant du@@ st and w@@ ind made life mis@@ er@@ able .
Jehovah not only provi@@ des the ransom but also as@@ sures every one of his servants : “ I will by no means leave you nor by any means for@@ s@@ ake you . ” ​ — Hebrews 13 : 5 .
Yes , even while under@@ going tri@@ als , we can find joy in wh@@ atever material gi@@ f@@ ts we have received from Jehovah .
19@@ 18
For example , all of us need to de@@ f@@ end our beli@@ ef@@ s , control our emo@@ tions , re@@ ject pe@@ er pres@@ sure , and avoid bad associ@@ ation and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
This article will high@@ light some reas@@ ons why many people conclu@@ de that Jehovah’s Witnesses have the truth .
Today , as the m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers of true wisdom , Jehovah’s Witnesses are bus@@ y invit@@ ing people , wh@@ er@@ ever they are found , to study the Bible .
In the first 11 chap@@ ters of his letter , Paul discus@@ sed the wonderful opportunity o@@ pen to both Jews and G@@ ent@@ il@@ es to become rul@@ ers with Christ in God’s Kingdom , a hope that n@@ atur@@ al Israel fa@@ iled to accept .
After a s@@ le@@ e@@ pl@@ ess night , I dis@@ co@@ vered that they were inter@@ ested , not in me , but in off@@ al that had been du@@ mp@@ ed ne@@ ar@@ by .
By his teachings , Jesus showed what God requi@@ res of us and how he feel@@ s about his worshipp@@ ers .
There was so much po@@ ver@@ ty , hu@@ ng@@ er , and death .
He continued : “ An@@ y form of high@@ er authority has to ta@@ il@@ or its comman@@ d@@ ments to the needs of real people . ”
The Bible says that faith is “ the as@@ sur@@ ed expe@@ ct@@ ation ” of what we hope for .
Jesus , the Son of God , gre@@ w spiritually .
Still , as with such gi@@ f@@ ts as mu@@ si@@ cal or a@@ th@@ le@@ tic tal@@ ent , the gift of sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess has to be cultiv@@ ated in order to real@@ ize its full po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al .
Acc@@ ep@@ ting Jehovah’s In@@ vit@@ ations B@@ r@@ ings Re@@ war@@ ds
How did Jehovah provide for Israel@@ ’s spiritual needs , but how did the people respon@@ d ?
These inclu@@ ded building a new re@@ si@@ d@@ ence and an ad@@ dition to the pr@@ inter@@ y .
On the other hand , of even greater con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence is another att@@ ack , to which the world commun@@ ity gives little or no attention .
In time , you and your sp@@ ouse will likely see great imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement in how you h@@ and@@ le disa@@ gre@@ ements .
What qualities of God’s people become par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly evid@@ ent in the af@@ ter@@ mat@@ h of disa@@ st@@ ers ?
Of course , this was a refer@@ ence to the things taught by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
We can be sure that it did .
That the ch@@ urch was c@@ ele@@ br@@ ating Go@@ od F@@ ri@@ day that ev@@ ening did not make things e@@ asi@@ er for A@@ le@@ xi@@ us .
14 , 15 . ( a ) How are we encoura@@ ged by the example of our brothers who have li@@ mit@@ ed means ?
A@@ n eas@@ y t@@ ar@@ get , U@@ ri@@ ah died in the bat@@ tle , just as David had pl@@ an@@ ned .
The a@@ bo@@ ve - qu@@ o@@ ted enc@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia says of ancient s@@ cri@@ bes in this early peri@@ od : “ By the second mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m B@@ C@@ E , they had cre@@ ated a can@@ on of liter@@ ature that ex@@ emp@@ li@@ fied the great ci@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ations of M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia and Egy@@ pt and esta@@ bli@@ shed a co@@ de of e@@ th@@ ic@@ s for the prof@@ essi@@ onal s@@ cri@@ be . ”
When full - time servants are asked why they are exer@@ ting themselves in Jehovah’s service , their answer invol@@ ves love for God and for fellow humans .
It seem@@ s likely that sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es were in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted during the 70 - year Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an ex@@ ile when there was no temple in ex@@ ist@@ ence or sh@@ ort@@ ly after the return from ex@@ ile while the temple was being re@@ con@@ stru@@ cted .
W@@ as Eli@@ h@@ u su@@ gg@@ es@@ ting that our efforts in God’s service are poin@@ t@@ less ?
• How should we respon@@ d to direction from the slave class ?
It was a gener@@ al ter@@ m for an ass@@ em@@ bly or a meeting .
How and through whom would the spirit sear@@ ch into these deep things ?
Do you see an inc@@ re@@ ase in en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment fe@@ atu@@ ring spi@@ rit@@ ism , in s@@ pite of the concer@@ n of many parents ?
“ L@@ et@@ ’s wa@@ it until she vis@@ its to tell us the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s , ” I rep@@ lied .
Pro@@ ba@@ bly not ​ — at le@@ ast not as long as they do not inter@@ f@@ ere with the righ@@ ts of others .
The Bible shows that prayer is to be direc@@ ted only to Jehovah God .
At times , we may not understand why someone in the congregation makes a certain decision on a personal matter .
If b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t is esta@@ bli@@ shed , a j@@ udi@@ cial com@@ mit@@ te@@ e should be form@@ ed .
Wh@@ ere do we look for help to end@@ ure ?
O@@ ver@@ come by we@@ ar@@ iness and perhaps by the he@@ at of many lam@@ ps and the crow@@ ded con@@ di@@ tions in the meeting place , a young man nam@@ ed E@@ ut@@ y@@ ch@@ us f@@ ell as@@ le@@ ep and tum@@ b@@ led from a th@@ ir@@ d - st@@ ory w@@ in@@ do@@ w .
They teach that “ good is bad and bad is good . ”
Con@@ ver@@ sel@@ y , Moses was s@@ pared and was used by God to lead an enti@@ re nation to sa@@ f@@ ety .
Re@@ ad@@ ers of the book of Daniel are sure to have questions . For instance , what do the four be@@ ast@@ s of Daniel chap@@ ter 7 re@@ present ?
D@@ z@@ i@@ ę@@ ki u@@ pr@@ ze@@ j@@ mo@@ ś@@ c@@ i T@@ ow@@ ar@@ z@@ y@@ st@@ wa N@@ au@@ ko@@ we@@ go P@@ ł@@ o@@ c@@ ki@@ e@@ go
The s@@ crip@@ tures and questions provided are not in@@ tend@@ ed as a re@@ view of the chap@@ ter .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N a loved one is di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with a ter@@ min@@ al ill@@ ness , both family and friends are deep@@ ly dist@@ ressed and may not know how to re@@ act .
• For what two important reas@@ ons did Jesus die ?
By then , all on earth will have had an opportunity to make a personal decision , un@@ h@@ am@@ per@@ ed by in@@ her@@ ited sin or a wicked en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
Why should we be inter@@ ested in an account that is th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years old ?
Jesus also said that he came “ to give his soul [ or , life ] a ransom in ex@@ change for many . ”
Do@@ ing so will help us to continue to be@@ ar fru@@ it and not wi@@ ther spiritually in these difficult last days . ​ — Read Psalm 1 : 1 - 3 ; 35 : 28 ; 1@@ 19 : 9@@ 7 .
A Con@@ vers@@ ation With a N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ or ​ — When Di@@ d God’s Kingdom Be@@ g@@ in R@@ ul@@ ing ? ​ — Par@@ t 1 10
What was it about the truth that imp@@ ressed one sister ?
Some believe it was about the time of the ex@@ ile of the Jews to Babyl@@ on ( 6@@ 0@@ 7 - 5@@ 37 B.C.E . ) , a peri@@ od when the temple of Jehovah la@@ y in ru@@ ins .
What did O@@ badi@@ ah do that demonstr@@ ated his courage ?
With their God - given “ power of reason , ” the early Christians saw c@@ learly that any ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y or teaching that was not in har@@ mony with the reve@@ aled Word of God was us@@ eless .
But when it was not ra@@ ining , we wal@@ ked to school and sa@@ ved these 50 h@@ r@@ y@@ v@@ ni@@ a [ $ 10 , U@@ .@@ S . ] .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H com@@ pa@@ res himself to a shepher@@ d .
S@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c information of the day high@@ ligh@@ ted the mar@@ vel@@ ous wisdom of Jehovah .
S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 15 , 200@@ 9
Th@@ ink about Jehovah’s cre@@ ating his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son and d@@ ele@@ g@@ ating to him a share in the rest of the cre@@ ative work .
On three occasi@@ ons , Jehovah’s own vo@@ ice was heard .
In time , F@@ red and W@@ ally also accepted the truth .
Of what does God’s love as@@ sure us ?
At times , vis@@ iting speak@@ ers car@@ ri@@ ed out this part of the pro@@ gra@@ m , as Jesus did on the occasi@@ on descri@@ bed at Luke 4 : 16 - 21 .
That leg@@ ac@@ y of faith and service has been pas@@ sed down to me .
At the first meeting I attend@@ ed , st@@ re@@ et wit@@ ness@@ ing was in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed .
What are some Bible principles that prom@@ o@@ te family happiness ?
Read to understand .
The new covenant is discus@@ sed in chap@@ ter 14 of the book God’s Word for U@@ s Th@@ r@@ ough Jeremiah .
So@@ on after our arri@@ val in the Solomon Is@@ lands , op@@ pos@@ ers tri@@ ed to inter@@ f@@ ere with the use of our As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all .
Ch@@ in@@ ese Ju@@ ly 13 - 15
Why can we be confid@@ ent that Jehovah’s “ word ” always succ@@ e@@ e@@ ds ?
“ However , when the disciples sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded him , he ro@@ se up and en@@ tered into the city .
T@@ w@@ o of Israel@@ ’s tri@@ bes would come from him .
And when you point it for@@ ward , its pi@@ er@@ c@@ ing be@@ am il@@ lu@@ min@@ ates your p@@ ath far into the dist@@ ance .
Gal@@ li@@ o perhaps thought that the man who seem@@ ed to be the lead@@ er of the mo@@ b action against Paul was get@@ ting what he deser@@ ved .
W@@ as that an indic@@ ation that Jehovah did not want this cou@@ ple to serve where the need was greater ?
O@@ r in some other way , they may even su@@ gg@@ est dis@@ ple@@ asure with a you@@ ng@@ er one .
Be@@ fore and after the meetings , K@@ ate Par@@ sons pla@@ yed the har@@ mon@@ i@@ u@@ m as we san@@ g Kingdom song@@ s together at the to@@ p of our vo@@ ice !
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a doubt , it takes much hard work to help a person come to “ an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ”
Because they know that they first took care of “ the more important things , ” so their peri@@ od of rel@@ a@@ x@@ ation comes gu@@ il@@ t free . ​ — Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 10 , 11 .
Is Bible - based mor@@ ality practic@@ al today ?
She succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in ob@@ tain@@ ing leg@@ al per@@ mis@@ sion to remain in I@@ tal@@ y .
( Read Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 3 : 14 - 17 . )
• How can our message appe@@ al to the heart ?
* How can we find out what his name is ?
Instead of using his age and st@@ atu@@ s with God to tell his ne@@ p@@ he@@ w what to do , Abraham proved himself to be a true pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ er .
Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning in May 200@@ 2 , these ga@@ ther@@ ings were held around the g@@ lo@@ be .
Are we ?
Yet , who would even at@@ temp@@ t them without prac@@ tice , a ca@@ pa@@ ble par@@ t@@ ner , and par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly the right kind of guid@@ ance or instru@@ ction .
“ Jehovah , a God mer@@ ci@@ ful and gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous , s@@ low to anger and a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in loving - kindness . ” ​ — E@@ X@@ O@@ D@@ U@@ S 34 : 6 .
On@@ ly ei@@ ght people he@@ e@@ ded the war@@ ning and were sa@@ ved .
And David was said to do “ what was right ” in God’s eyes .
The ke@@ y@@ no@@ te ad@@ d@@ ress , ent@@ it@@ led “ Com@@ ple@@ t@@ ely E@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed as T@@ e@@ ach@@ ers of God’s Word , ” remin@@ ded us that Jehovah makes us his qu@@ ali@@ fied min@@ isters by means of his Word , his holy spirit , and his earthly organization .
Why , Jehovah is blessing us with over@@ f@@ low@@ ing spiritual pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity !
Even if you have been re@@ aching out for qu@@ ite some time , you can still make exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent spiritual prog@@ ress .
2 K@@ ings 5 : 5 , 20 - 27 ; Ju@@ de 21
When we look at Jehovah’s cre@@ ation , we learn how much he lo@@ ves us .
He expres@@ sed both his confidence in their a@@ bil@@ ities and his appro@@ val .
( b ) How does your understanding of the first resurrection make you feel ?
For more information on angels , see chap@@ ter 10 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
Tru@@ e to that prophecy , the emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is today seem@@ s to be on a worshi@@ p@@ ful devo@@ tion to self .
Now V@@ ani@@ a kno@@ ws that God has not a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned her .
A Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an woman appro@@ ached to draw water .
K@@ el@@ v@@ in com@@ ments , “ When I needed to cor@@ rec@@ t my children about serious matters , I always tri@@ ed to make it clear that my mo@@ tive for cor@@ rec@@ ting them was my love for them . ”
S@@ ome@@ times the see@@ ds of truth take many years to g@@ er@@ min@@ ate .
We used to make a g@@ ame of it .
Un@@ der God’s guid@@ ance , these will help to rest@@ ore the earth to the Par@@ adise con@@ di@@ tions that Jehovah origin@@ ally pur@@ posed .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ ing his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus said : “ H@@ app@@ y are the mer@@ ci@@ ful , since they will be sh@@ own mer@@ cy . ”
“ As a result , I was some@@ what su@@ spi@@ ci@@ ous when people wanted to talk to me about the Bible , ” he says .
Con@@ s@@ ci@@ enti@@ ousness in re@@ tur@@ ning what you bor@@ ro@@ w makes for good rel@@ ations .
M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants , for example , work along with the elders .
Jesus kin@@ dly taught us this fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al princi@@ ple of life .
As a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , I jo@@ ined a no@@ t@@ ori@@ ous gan@@ g , which got me into even more viol@@ ent con@@ f@@ li@@ cts .
Their e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness is evid@@ ent in their self - sacrific@@ ing attitude in help@@ ing the flo@@ ck .
R@@ ising ho@@ st@@ ility toward our Christian ministry and our neu@@ tr@@ al stand me@@ ant that we had to live under con@@ st@@ ant th@@ re@@ at ​ — a life pla@@ gu@@ ed with d@@ anger , anxi@@ ety , and we@@ ar@@ iness .
Let us de@@ al sh@@ re@@ w@@ dly with them , for fear they may mul@@ ti@@ p@@ ly . ’ . . .
He did not , however , a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze for his beli@@ ef@@ s in order to al@@ le@@ vi@@ ate his suffering .
M@@ an@@ fre@@ d’s pre@@ dic@@ am@@ ent is ty@@ pi@@ cal .
W@@ om@@ an was to occ@@ up@@ y a uni@@ que and wor@@ thy place at man@@ ’s side .
Be determined never to encoura@@ ge ​ — or even t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate — ​ se@@ duc@@ tive over@@ tures from another . ”
I started reading it and soon found that R@@ udi had put in the Bible a tr@@ act that had been pr@@ inted by the Watchtower So@@ ci@@ ety .
* Many faithful Witnesses of Jehovah have continued preaching in the face of op@@ position or persecu@@ tion .
Jehovah’s Un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing P@@ ur@@ pose
1 , 2 . ( a ) What can love imp@@ el a person to do ?
Even if they re@@ ached their go@@ al , would they be truly happy ?
They are known as Jehovah’s Witnesses .
5 , 6 . ( a ) How does love for God and for people pla@@ y a part in our being pre@@ pared for Jehovah’s day ?
Do@@ ing this when reading any por@@ tion of the Scriptures will help to make a lasting imp@@ res@@ sion on our mind and heart .
Jesus was perfect , and his human body was without sin .
* F@@ in@@ ally , as the high@@ light of the da@@ y’s pro@@ gra@@ m , two fin@@ al tal@@ ks were deli@@ vered by vis@@ iting speak@@ ers from Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n Bethel .
Your ans@@ wers to these questions will deter@@ mine how you respon@@ d when people ask your op@@ in@@ ion on contro@@ ver@@ si@@ al matters .
These are serious questions to pon@@ der at this time of the year .
At John 5 : 39 , 40 , we read what Jesus said to some in his day : “ You are sear@@ ch@@ ing the Scriptures , because you think that by means of them you will have everlasting life ; and these are the very ones that be@@ ar witness about me . And yet you do not want to come to me that you may have life . ”
They will soon destro@@ y the nations and end all wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 10 : 2 , 6 , 7 ; Revelation 19 : 11 - 21 .
As we fulf@@ ill this assignment and a@@ wa@@ it “ the great day of Jehovah , ” we need to view people as he does .
The king of Per@@ sia had author@@ ized E@@ z@@ r@@ a to ap@@ point jud@@ ges and teach@@ ers of the Law of God and to beau@@ ti@@ fy the house of Jehovah .
And he did help me .
On@@ ly then , with the lo@@ a@@ ves in his pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion , can he be a prop@@ er ho@@ st .
Thus , this as@@ pect of Israel@@ ’s early tri@@ ba@@ l hist@@ ory as descri@@ bed in the Bible is con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed by these o@@ str@@ ac@@ a .
Be@@ fore we star@@ t loo@@ king for so@@ lu@@ tions , however , we have to get a ba@@ si@@ c understanding of what is be@@ h@@ ind the man@@ i@@ fes@@ t@@ ations of h@@ at@@ red .
Fir@@ st , as a pet@@ iti@@ on for God’s will to be done on earth as it was already being done in heaven or , second , as a re@@ qu@@ est that it be done fully both in heaven and on earth .
“ Your k@@ ing@@ ship is a k@@ ing@@ ship for all times in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , ” san@@ g David , “ and your d@@ om@@ in@@ ion is thr@@ ough@@ out all succ@@ essi@@ ve gener@@ ations . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 5 : 13 .
S@@ ad to say , some Christians who feel this way have allow@@ ed their ze@@ al for Jehovah’s service to co@@ ol off .
We have no reason to be un@@ du@@ ly su@@ spi@@ ci@@ ous of str@@ ang@@ ers .
We are no part of this world , though we are still living in it .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing in mind the pos@@ si@@ bility that an un@@ believ@@ ing marriage mate may become a Christian can help a beli@@ ever to maintain his or her happiness al@@ though living in a di@@ vi@@ ded hous@@ eho@@ ld .
Jesus said that the se@@ ed is the Kingdom message found in God’s Word and that the so@@ il re@@ pres@@ ents man@@ ’s fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart .
Are the scho@@ l@@ ars ’ conclu@@ sions even v@@ al@@ id ?
S@@ il@@ ence h@@ un@@ g in the a@@ ir .
This was not the first time Peter had seen the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus , and he was no doubt thr@@ il@@ led to know that Jesus was ali@@ ve .
Mo@@ re@@ over , it is , not the physical l@@ and@@ s@@ cap@@ e , but the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants who will su@@ ff@@ er the things descri@@ bed .
“ I pray when I face problems .
After Jehovah appointed him lead@@ er of the nation of Israel , Moses ’ qu@@ ality of mil@@ dness was still in evidence .
Isa@@ ac@@ ’s parents , Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah , once fac@@ ed a difficult situation .
( 2 ) What can we learn from those whom God discipl@@ ined in the past ?
To conduct effe@@ ctive home Bible stu@@ dies , we must pre@@ pare well for each s@@ es@@ sion .
In Jesus ’ case , there are four vi@@ vi@@ d hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al acc@@ oun@@ ts ​ — the Go@@ sp@@ els written by Matthew , Mark , Luke , and John .
H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of congregations took part , and the branch of@@ fice received many good repor@@ ts about this arrang@@ ement , even from out@@ si@@ ders .
( b ) How did Paul descri@@ be his own attitude toward his assignment ?
Like the pi@@ e@@ ces of a ji@@ g@@ saw pu@@ z@@ z@@ le that f@@ it together , the things that Jesus pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed have occ@@ ur@@ red .
What Are the Ca@@ uses of Cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion ?
So , too , by their effe@@ ctive preaching work , mission@@ aries are like sal@@ t in a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative way .
Des@@ pite all their in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al br@@ il@@ li@@ ance , the ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ ers , the writ@@ ers , and the cr@@ iti@@ c@@ s of Paul’s day had pro@@ duc@@ ed no real answer to man@@ kin@@ d’s problems .
Bible com@@ men@@ t@@ at@@ or Chris@@ to@@ p@@ her Wor@@ d@@ s@@ wor@@ th says : “ S@@ ome@@ times the c@@ up was filled with water , and the answer was given by means of i@@ mag@@ er@@ y , pro@@ duc@@ ed by the su@@ n on the water in the c@@ up . ”
Because he “ loo@@ ked in@@ ten@@ tly toward the pa@@ y@@ ment of the re@@ ward . ”
Jesus , however , had spo@@ ken about his death . ” ​ — John 11 : 11 - 13 .
N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h was de@@ em@@ ed f@@ it for des@@ tru@@ ction . ​ — J@@ on@@ ah 1 : 1 , 2 ; 3 : 1 - 4 .
3 : 21 , 22 ; 1 Ti@@ m .
What were some fi@@ el@@ ds of service in the first century , and how were those serving in those fi@@ el@@ ds helped fin@@ an@@ cially ?
But they fac@@ ed a l@@ ack of res@@ our@@ ces and even op@@ position from con@@ serv@@ ative ch@@ urch lead@@ ers .
That me@@ ant a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c day and time ​ — We@@ d@@ n@@ es@@ day each we@@ ek at 8 : 00 p@@ .@@ m .
W@@ rit@@ ten by Moses exc@@ ep@@ t for the last chap@@ ter , the book of De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y co@@ v@@ ers a peri@@ od of a little over two months .
S@@ ear@@ ch@@ ing for a spo@@ t out@@ side the h@@ all where he could hear what was going on in@@ side , he dis@@ co@@ vered a place to c@@ li@@ m@@ b up on@@ to the ro@@ of , about 16 fe@@ et ( 4@@ .@@ 8 m ) high .
Read Romans 8 : 4 - 13 .
“ The Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t that reve@@ als the word of God cannot be con@@ f@@ ined to the pages of a book . ”
How can parents help their children ac@@ qui@@ re b@@ ol@@ dness ?
Do you will@@ ingly sp@@ end your time and en@@ er@@ gy in teaching inter@@ ested ones and help@@ ing them to become disciples of Jesus Christ ?
Yet , they do not use any li@@ mit@@ ations as an exc@@ use to do only a small am@@ ount in God’s service .
A fine way for us to demonstr@@ ate that the law of loving - kindness is upon our t@@ ong@@ ue is that we “ speak cons@@ ol@@ ingly to the de@@ pres@@ sed sou@@ ls . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess .
Fir@@ st , ob@@ serve that Mal@@ ach@@ i pre@@ fac@@ es his counsel with these questions : “ Is it not one father that all of us have ?
One day , a brother with whom John was ch@@ at@@ ting asked him , “ What about a study ? ”
For example , he did not direc@@ t his followers to eng@@ age in war@@ f@@ are , but in@@ stead he told them : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to love your enem@@ ies and to pray for those who persecu@@ te you . ”
As Bro@@ ther Mar@@ gar@@ y@@ an began to answer , the cha@@ ir@@ man inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted and challeng@@ ed him .
It is certainly not to su@@ gg@@ est that all should stri@@ ve to ac@@ hi@@ eve the same things .
In our bat@@ tle to over@@ come our we@@ ak@@ nesses , we will need hon@@ es@@ ty , per@@ sever@@ ance , and self - discipl@@ ine .
Be quic@@ k to offer s@@ inc@@ ere comm@@ end@@ ation .
In fact , she was ar@@ rest@@ ed and ill - tre@@ ated many times for preaching the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message .
R@@ es@@ pect Au@@ thor@@ ity
Ha@@ ving proved faithful even under t@@ est , humans will have at@@ ta@@ ined the very per@@ fe@@ ction of fre@@ e@@ dom that Jehovah has pur@@ posed for them ​ — “ the gl@@ ori@@ ous fre@@ e@@ dom of the children of God . ”
What does such a ministry invol@@ ve ?
What ca@@ used them to change their attitude ?
Now more than ever , matu@@ re men are needed to take the lead in the Christian congregation .
Some time later , he was sent back to the elders of the city where the k@@ ill@@ ing had occ@@ ur@@ red , and those elders jud@@ ged the case .
With E@@ s@@ ther today
“ In the p@@ ath of righteousness there is life , ” Solomon as@@ sures us .
The Bible gives us no reason to as@@ su@@ me that Joseph was i@@ mmu@@ ne to the desi@@ res and d@@ ri@@ ves comm@@ on to young men or that this woman , the pam@@ per@@ ed wife of a we@@ al@@ thy and influ@@ enti@@ al cour@@ t of@@ fi@@ cial , was physi@@ c@@ ally un@@ desi@@ ra@@ ble .
So God’s spirit is involved in all as@@ pe@@ cts of the ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment pro@@ c@@ ess .
Many famili@@ es take time to make family app@@ lic@@ ation of the material stu@@ died .
24 : 4@@ 2 , 4@@ 4 .
Re@@ g@@ arding the commun@@ ion sacrifice , one scho@@ la@@ r ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ This was , in@@ deed , a se@@ as@@ on of happy fel@@ low@@ ship with the C@@ o@@ ven@@ ant God , in which He con@@ des@@ c@@ ended to become Israel@@ ’s G@@ u@@ est at the sacri@@ fi@@ cial me@@ al , even as He was always their Ho@@ st . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , a man who once served as an el@@ der may be able to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der that responsi@@ bility again and find joy in streng@@ th@@ ening fellow believers spiritually .
Those refu@@ sing to recogn@@ ize the authority of God’s cho@@ s@@ en King in@@ sul@@ t Jehovah .
What is “ the se@@ cre@@ t place of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh , ” and how can we gain acc@@ ess to it ?
Jesus in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al on N@@ is@@ an 14
What can you do if there is a language ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er in your family ?
During World W@@ ar I , differ@@ ences of op@@ in@@ ion about the worl@@ d’s con@@ f@@ li@@ cts ca@@ used ma@@ j@@ or div@@ isions .
All were within a 1@@ 20 - m@@ ile ( 19@@ 2 - k@@ m ) ra@@ di@@ us of Eph@@ esus and l@@ in@@ ked by exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent ro@@ a@@ ds . ”
They had the opportunity to live forever and become the bel@@ o@@ ved parents of bil@@ li@@ ons of perfect des@@ c@@ end@@ ants .
He pur@@ posed that all his cre@@ atu@@ res in heaven and on earth enjoy a sense of se@@ cur@@ ity , mutu@@ al trust , and gen@@ u@@ ine un@@ ity .
The members of the cor@@ por@@ ation should in@@ form the Se@@ cre@@ t@@ ar@@ y’s O@@ f@@ fice now of any change in their ma@@ il@@ ing ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses during the past year so that the regul@@ ar let@@ ters of no@@ tice and pro@@ xi@@ es can re@@ ach them during Ju@@ ly .
[ Bo@@ x on page 21 ]
Is God so dist@@ ant from humans that he fa@@ il@@ s to no@@ tice us ?
Se@@ cond , he me@@ t No@@ é , a pioneer , who started a Bible study with him .
When we devel@@ op these good qualities , our relation@@ shi@@ ps with others will imp@@ ro@@ ve , and we will avoid situ@@ ations that could cause anxi@@ ety .
“ Be s@@ ound in mind , . . . and be vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant with a view to prayers . ” ​ — 1 P@@ E@@ T .
Pro@@ per je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , or ze@@ al , for true worship com@@ p@@ els us to be al@@ er@@ t and to se@@ ize opportun@@ ities to talk about and de@@ f@@ end our faith at work , in school , at the st@@ ore , and while travel@@ ing .
Mo@@ st famili@@ es were relati@@ vely po@@ or .
How do we esta@@ bl@@ ish a good relationship with anyone ?
E@@ rec@@ ted on a pl@@ at@@ form about 2@@ 39 fe@@ et [ 7@@ 3 m ] wide by 4@@ 18 fe@@ et [ 1@@ 27 m ] long , the re@@ buil@@ t temple was appro@@ xi@@ mat@@ ely 1@@ 6@@ 4 fe@@ et [ 50 m ] wide and 3@@ 4@@ 3 fe@@ et [ 10@@ 5 m ] long .
A@@ n In@@ her@@ it@@ ance in the He@@ av@@ ens
He gre@@ w spiritually and at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted the attention of respon@@ sible brothers .
O@@ f@@ ten they sh@@ ared with us some experi@@ ences from their country .
When we ro@@ l@@ l our works upon him , our life be@@ comes filled with pur@@ po@@ se@@ ful and mean@@ ing@@ ful activ@@ ity , vo@@ id of fu@@ t@@ ility or van@@ ity .
The vi@@ ci@@ ous and sel@@ f@@ ish dis@@ position of wicked spi@@ r@@ its .
After al@@ most fi@@ ve years , the T@@ reat@@ y of W@@ est@@ ph@@ ali@@ a was sign@@ ed in 1@@ 6@@ 4@@ 8 , en@@ ding the T@@ hi@@ r@@ ty Ye@@ ars ’ W@@ ar and mar@@ king the bir@@ th of mo@@ der@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe as a cont@@ in@@ ent of so@@ ver@@ ei@@ gn states . ​ — 3 / 15 , pages 20 - 3 .
“ In what way have we pol@@ lu@@ ted you ? ” the pri@@ ests asked .
Christ’s “ other sheep , ” who are stri@@ ving to receive a blessing for themselves by means of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed , will deli@@ ght to hear H@@ im say : “ C@@ ome , you who have been bless@@ ed by my Father , in@@ her@@ it the kingdom pre@@ pared for you from the f@@ oun@@ ding of the world . ”
Like S@@ il@@ vi@@ a , all of God’s servants ​ — young and old — ​ e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly a@@ wa@@ it the time when “ no re@@ si@@ d@@ ent will say : ‘ I am si@@ ck . ’ ” ​ — Isaiah 33 : 24 .
Ther@@ efore , you should not feel ob@@ lig@@ ated to bu@@ y a de@@ vice just to acc@@ ess j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
He must cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly ad@@ here to a heal@@ thy di@@ et to gain the most benefit .
W@@ as it the work of one person or of a group of devo@@ ted transl@@ at@@ ors ?
K@@ en@@ ne@@ dy , Abraham L@@ inc@@ ol@@ n , and others .
Re@@ g@@ arding the support that God had given them , one married cou@@ ple wrote : “ O@@ ver the years , we have served Jehovah as husband and wife and have enjo@@ yed many blessings and have come to know many wonderful people .
We also honor Jehovah by our wit@@ ness@@ ing work .
Because we get our “ sin@@ s b@@ lo@@ t@@ ted out , ” we experience ‘ se@@ as@@ ons of ref@@ re@@ shing from Jehovah . ’
Even children were at e@@ ase in his pres@@ ence .
This va@@ ul@@ t had never been used , which indic@@ ates that Joseph had rec@@ ently moved from A@@ ri@@ ma@@ the@@ a * to Jerusalem and that he expe@@ cted to use this pro@@ per@@ ty as his family bu@@ ri@@ al s@@ ite .
On the contr@@ ary , some invol@@ ve desi@@ res that are v@@ al@@ id .
2 , 3 . ( a ) Why can it be said that your Bible - based hope is not ba@@ sel@@ ess ?
That situation still pre@@ va@@ iled in the time of Jesus .
As part of hon@@ or@@ ing them , the speak@@ er will not fe@@ ature hum@@ or or fol@@ k sa@@ y@@ ings .
The Bible thus war@@ ns us : “ The heart is more tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous than anything el@@ se and is des@@ per@@ ate . Who can know it ? ”
Our sur@@ vi@@ ving the end of this wicked world dep@@ ends on what ?
Just as I ca@@ ught it , I turned to see if the G@@ esta@@ p@@ o had seen what I did .
E@@ ach of us needs to learn the same less@@ on , so let us follow Peter on this difficult j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
How do they feel ?
“ Mu@@ r@@ z@@ y@@ no@@ w@@ s@@ ki wor@@ ked di@@ lig@@ ently and effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely , ” wr@@ ites Mari@@ a K@@ os@@ s@@ ow@@ s@@ ka in her book The Bible in the P@@ ol@@ ish L@@ angu@@ age , “ but he did not draw attention to himself , pur@@ sue a prom@@ in@@ ent position , or re@@ qu@@ est that his name be put on the t@@ it@@ le page of the transl@@ ation . ”
W@@ ould “ Jehovah’s friend ” pas@@ s this pa@@ in@@ ful t@@ est ?
Even though the war was over , however , the world was not at peace .
The fore@@ told apost@@ as@@ y man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted it@@ self long ag@@ o and pers@@ ists to this day .
W@@ is@@ dom gives sh@@ re@@ w@@ dness and thinking a@@ bil@@ ities to its pos@@ s@@ ess@@ or .
S@@ how@@ ing a co@@ op@@ er@@ ative spirit , they allow all things in the congregation to take place “ dec@@ ently and by arrang@@ ement . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 14 : 40 .
They could listen to the sa@@ y@@ ings of everlasting life from the Son of God himself !
Today , the gift of t@@ ong@@ u@@ es is no longer a@@ vail@@ able to God’s servants .
To help your children to love God , you must show them that you love him yourself .
The Hebrew word be@@ th@@ u@@ ·@@ la@@ h@@ ʹ means “ vi@@ r@@ g@@ in , ” but another ter@@ m ( ʽ@@ al@@ ·@@ ma@@ h@@ ʹ ) appe@@ ars at Isaiah 7 : 14 .
Jehovah ​ — A God Wor@@ th K@@ no@@ wing
St@@ ar@@ ting O@@ u@@ t in the Ne@@ ther@@ lands
What is involved in develop@@ ing the “ ar@@ t of teaching ” ?
It deep@@ ened my appreciation for the pleas@@ an@@ t@@ ness that comes with serving God .
King David pray@@ ed : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e your loving - kindness to those know@@ ing you . ”
“ Wor@@ k what is good toward all , but especially toward those rel@@ ated to [ you ] in the faith , ” for this will ad@@ d real meaning to your life and will contribu@@ te to your con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment and satis@@ fac@@ tion .
The name has been chang@@ ed .
What attitude did M@@ ary displa@@ y , and how might we imitate her ?
This would en@@ able the refu@@ ge@@ e po@@ pul@@ ation to know where to find the Witnesses and where to atten@@ d their we@@ ek@@ ly meetings .
B@@ EL@@ I@@ E@@ F : Jesus was an only child .
Da@@ ily , he s@@ at at the temple g@@ ate called Be@@ au@@ ti@@ ful in order to ask gi@@ f@@ ts of mer@@ cy from those en@@ ter@@ ing into the temple .
Yet , if you really need a marriage mate , God kno@@ ws the best way to satis@@ fy your leg@@ iti@@ mate desi@@ res . ​ — P@@ s .
I took her ad@@ vice right there and then and offered a s@@ il@@ ent but hear@@ t@@ felt prayer , as@@ king that Jehovah su@@ sta@@ in me in my g@@ ri@@ ef .
But to ri@@ d the congregation of po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting influ@@ ences , Christian elders may have to act with courage similar to that of Je@@ h@@ u .
His mis@@ take co@@ st him his life and his good name with God .
His wife , E@@ ve , became “ the mother of ever@@ yone living . ”
Will you allow that to be a cause for stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing ?
Why did God inter@@ v@@ ene on that par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar occasi@@ on ?
Su@@ gg@@ ested Bible reading for May
“ A T@@ own Is El@@ ated ”
Jehovah accepted J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s great sacrifice and bless@@ ed him .
Does this mean , though , that if a child does turn away from serving Jehovah , par@@ ent@@ al tra@@ ining is at fa@@ ul@@ t ?
On Au@@ gu@@ st 26 , 198@@ 6 , the N@@ ational C@@ our@@ t of Ri@@ ga sen@@ ten@@ ced me to four years ’ for@@ ced la@@ b@@ or , and I was taken to the Ri@@ ga C@@ en@@ tr@@ al P@@ ris@@ on .
Some said that he wrote 6@@ ,000 boo@@ ks , though this is likely an ex@@ ag@@ g@@ er@@ ation .
( Read Revelation 6 : 1 , 2 . )
By di@@ vi@@ ding the study time , parents can give attention to the needs of each child if there is a consider@@ able age differ@@ ence .
Phil@@ ip@@ ’s four un@@ married daugh@@ ters kept bus@@ y ‘ pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ying . ’ ​ — Acts 21 : 8 , 9 .
This lo@@ ss was al@@ most un@@ be@@ ar@@ able for our family .
B@@ r@@ ing@@ ing Re@@ al B@@ ene@@ f@@ its
When a Christian fin@@ ds that a certain st@@ y@@ le in personal appe@@ ar@@ ance has a dis@@ tur@@ b@@ ing or stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing effect on others , he can imitate the apostle Paul by plac@@ ing concer@@ n for the spiritual well - being of others a@@ head of his personal pre@@ fer@@ ences .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H displa@@ yed his power through Jesus Christ in ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary ways .
She thought deep@@ ly about what she read and under@@ sto@@ od it .
For us to keep peace , it may some@@ times be wise to “ give back ” by a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ z@@ ing , even if we are not con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that we are in the wrong .
The four ga@@ zed in@@ side a t@@ ent . No one was there , but food and dr@@ ink were a@@ vail@@ able in a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance .
Je@@ al@@ ous King Saul had A@@ him@@ ele@@ ch and his hous@@ eho@@ ld kil@@ led .
Consider how Moses ’ succ@@ ess@@ or , Jo@@ shua , and the older men of Israel respon@@ ded when appro@@ ached by sh@@ re@@ w@@ d Gi@@ be@@ on@@ ites who dis@@ gu@@ ised themselves and pre@@ tend@@ ed to have come from a dist@@ ant land .
Jesus indic@@ ated that his apostles and disciples were to continue the work that he had be@@ gu@@ n .
Con@@ fid@@ enti@@ al talk means priv@@ ate but f@@ ran@@ k commun@@ ic@@ ation between individuals .
Our Christian Ne@@ u@@ tr@@ ality Is P@@ u@@ t to the T@@ est
E@@ mili@@ a said that she did and that if necess@@ ary , she would simp@@ li@@ fy her life .
Y@@ oung Christians regul@@ arly have to de@@ al with th@@ reat@@ s to their moral integrity .
How may some of our prayers res@@ em@@ ble the prayers of Jac@@ o@@ b or Abraham , and what would this demonstr@@ ate on our part ?
On that occasi@@ on , “ Peter sto@@ od up with the E@@ le@@ ven ” and sh@@ ared li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving tru@@ ths with a large crow@@ d of Jews and pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes .
W@@ is@@ ely lea@@ ving the av@@ eng@@ ing of wrong in God’s hands shows mo@@ des@@ ty on our part .
N@@ ever again will human rule be per@@ mit@@ ted .
In other words , some see the Bible as ho@@ p@@ el@@ ess@@ ly out@@ d@@ ated .
G@@ ary has had two hi@@ p re@@ plac@@ ements , the first in 199@@ 9 and the second in 200@@ 8 , but L@@ ou@@ is@@ e@@ ’s health problems were much more serious .
On the other hand , we can r@@ ely upon Jehovah to re@@ move viol@@ ence to@@ t@@ ally and per@@ man@@ ently . ​ — Psalm 37 : 1 , 2 , 9 - 11 ; Proverbs 24 : 19 , 20 ; Isaiah 60 : 18 .
What promises of Jehovah draw us to him ?
The Kingdom good news had never been pre@@ ached in some of those is@@ lands .
If such doub@@ ts should ar@@ ise , what can we do to re@@ move them ?
As Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es under@@ go fulfill@@ ment , our understanding of the Scriptures is ref@@ ined .
But I will let An@@ n tell you how she learned the truth .
After the public talk , Bro@@ ther K@@ le@@ in spoke on Matthew 13 : 19 - 23 and said that in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o there was much of the “ fine so@@ il ” that Jesus mentioned .
A hor@@ se , I could see , was an important means of trans@@ por@@ tation , so I later ob@@ ta@@ ined one .
How should we view it ?
N@@ ei@@ ther be called ‘ lead@@ ers , ’ for your Le@@ ad@@ er is one , the Christ . ”
How can you let Jehovah be your share
In a world where people so often put their own personal desi@@ res a@@ head of all el@@ se , does not S@@ ar@@ ah’s sel@@ f@@ less spirit shin@@ e through ?
What does f@@ on@@ dness for God’s word do for his servants who su@@ ff@@ er a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction ?
Christian min@@ isters do not give up .
And why should you want to be like them in that reg@@ ard ?
Why should we be care@@ ful about judg@@ ing Peter and the other apostles for f@@ all@@ ing as@@ le@@ ep in the gar@@ den of Ge@@ th@@ s@@ em@@ ane ?
As an imper@@ fect par@@ ent , you may have made mis@@ takes while ra@@ ising your child .
What did ob@@ serving bro@@ ther@@ ly love in action move some to say and do ?
What are we moved to do , and what will we learn in the next article ?
Do you not yet per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve and get the meaning ?
Ca@@ ther@@ ine real@@ ized that to follow that counsel , she would have to sp@@ end time with her children .
And Peter emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed the point fur@@ ther , saying : “ A@@ bo@@ ve all things , have in@@ ten@@ se love for one another , because love co@@ v@@ ers a mul@@ titu@@ de of sin@@ s . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
He had just fin@@ i@@ shed wa@@ shing the fe@@ et of the 12 .
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : For one thing , we learned that even a faithful man in Bible times wonder@@ ed why God al@@ lo@@ ws suffering .
If you find it difficult to say something in person , it may be e@@ asi@@ er to provide cons@@ ol@@ ation by means of a sy@@ mp@@ a@@ thy c@@ ard , an e - ma@@ il , a text message , or a letter .
Mo@@ st of the brothers f@@ led the war z@@ one into the ju@@ ng@@ le or to other v@@ il@@ la@@ ges , and in the pro@@ c@@ ess , they lost most if not all of their Bible public@@ ations .
What relationship between humans and ani@@ mal@@ s was origin@@ ally man@@ d@@ ated by Jehovah ?
When you offer to help out in any way you can , your willing spirit gives evidence that you are serious about your ministry .
What could Paul do ?
One 17 - year - old lam@@ ented : “ We live in a do@@ g - e@@ at - do@@ g soci@@ ety .
If we take time to learn about the country and cul@@ ture of fore@@ ign@@ ers , it may be e@@ asi@@ er for us to get to know them .
“ You should all speak in ag@@ re@@ ement , ” ex@@ hor@@ ts Paul .
5 : 4@@ 8 .
“ The soul that is sin@@ ning ​ — it it@@ self will die , ” states verse 4 .
Although all spirit - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Christians eng@@ ag@@ ed in the preaching work , only a very li@@ mit@@ ed number ​ — just ei@@ ght different men — ​ were used to wr@@ ite the 27 boo@@ ks of the Christian Greek Scriptures .
But that power will benefit us only if we study God’s inspired Word and apply its teachings .
Since the human jud@@ ges could not read hearts , they were to rend@@ er judgment on the bas@@ is of the conduct of the wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers as esta@@ bli@@ shed by the fac@@ ts .
When Jo@@ b@@ ’s three compan@@ i@@ ons sin@@ ned in their spe@@ e@@ ch , Job pray@@ ed in their be@@ half , and “ Jehovah accepted Jo@@ b@@ ’s face . ”
The tri@@ be of B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in , in fact , was r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned for its left - h@@ an@@ ded men .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 8@@ 5 , 36
So those who will be taken to heaven will first need to be “ chang@@ ed , in a m@@ om@@ ent , in the bl@@ ink of an e@@ ye , during the last tru@@ mp@@ et . ”
What s@@ ort of faith did she have ?
But where we are not so well - known , people often see only that we are mi@@ d@@ ge@@ ts ; thus , they do not always give us the serious attention that our message deser@@ ves .
On a later tri@@ p , an el@@ der@@ ly la@@ dy was happy that we re@@ turned , saying : “ You are like children to me .
( Read Acts 10 : 34 , 35 ; De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 10 : 17 . )
This s@@ crip@@ ture re@@ a@@ ds : “ Se@@ ek Jehovah , all you me@@ ek ones of the earth , who have practic@@ ed His own j@@ udi@@ cial decision . Se@@ ek righteousness , seek me@@ ek@@ ness . Pro@@ ba@@ bly you may be conc@@ e@@ aled in the day of Jehovah’s anger . ”
G@@ esta@@ p@@ o do@@ cum@@ ent with char@@ ges , May 19@@ 39
And when it was his turn to speak , he re@@ ques@@ ted : “ Ke@@ ep s@@ il@@ ent before me , that I my@@ self may speak . ” ​ — Job 6 : 24 ; 13 : 13 .
For example , consider what happened sh@@ ort@@ ly after Abraham was told that he would become “ a great nation . ”
“ Fa@@ ith , if it does not have works , is dead in it@@ self . ” ​ — J@@ A@@ M@@ E@@ S 2 : 17 .
Many s@@ inc@@ ere ones have thus heard the good news and have started to study the Bible .
H@@ O@@ W C@@ A@@ N W@@ E AT@@ T@@ A@@ I@@ N “ S@@ K@@ I@@ L@@ L@@ F@@ U@@ L DI@@ R@@ E@@ C@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N ” ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , David did not let his mis@@ takes under@@ mine his ability to make decisions that had God’s fav@@ or .
They take to heart Jesus ’ ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ You received free , give free . ” ​ — Matthew 10 : 8 .
But when an off@@ en@@ se is a ma@@ j@@ or sin , it is under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble that the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m may be off@@ ended and may cho@@ ose to in@@ iti@@ ate appro@@ pri@@ ate action . ​ — Matthew 18 : 15 - 17 .
“ With those con@@ sul@@ ting together there is wisdom . ”
Why does Jehovah per@@ mit wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness to ex@@ ist ?
Hence , they have no more se@@ cur@@ ity and sta@@ bility than does cha@@ f@@ f , the th@@ in co@@ ver@@ ing on k@@ er@@ n@@ els of gra@@ in .
God in@@ tend@@ ed that Jesus have a ke@@ y ro@@ le in provi@@ ding comfort .
So in No@@ v@@ ember 199@@ 0 , I began serving in B@@ é@@ z@@ i@@ ers as a pioneer . ​ — Psalm 9@@ 4 : 17 - 19 .
Con@@ cer@@ ning “ the land of Z@@ e@@ bulu@@ n and the land of N@@ ap@@ h@@ tal@@ i . . .
As their knowledge inc@@ reas@@ ed and their faith gre@@ w str@@ ong@@ er , they dis@@ continued their false religious practic@@ es .
Jehovah Is “ Re@@ war@@ der of Those E@@ ar@@ n@@ es@@ tly Se@@ e@@ king H@@ im , ” 8 / 1
Jehovah ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted judgment on the ung@@ o@@ dly in the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l F@@ lood of No@@ ah’s day .
Some Christian children have simply said : “ I can@@ ’t do that .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , disci@@ ple - making is a te@@ am effort .
5@@ 3 : 4 , 5 , 7 .
In many ways , Solomon was exc@@ ep@@ tion@@ ally succ@@ ess@@ ful .
They are pro@@ of that Jehovah is inter@@ ested in you person@@ ally , and no one can take that con@@ vi@@ ction away from you .
I love pione@@ ering in this ter@@ rit@@ ory .
Such a com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate God sur@@ ely deser@@ ves our worship and praise .
His pri@@ me concer@@ n is to make sure that his life course continu@@ es to honor God .
They travel@@ ed the is@@ lands by bo@@ at and bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le , and they well remember their first c@@ y@@ cl@@ ing tri@@ p ​ — about 20 mil@@ es ( 32 k@@ m ) over ste@@ ep h@@ ill@@ s , under the b@@ la@@ z@@ ing su@@ n .
At the very le@@ ast , it br@@ ings together two vo@@ ic@@ es with the ability to expres@@ s differ@@ ing op@@ in@@ i@@ ons on all kin@@ ds of matters .
The psalmist wrote : “ The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous ones , and his ear@@ s are toward their c@@ ry for help .
Because they can now use their ability to read and wr@@ ite to honor Jehovah .
By 18@@ 35 the Bible had been transl@@ ated into the Mal@@ ag@@ as@@ y language of Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r , and by 18@@ 40 , the A@@ m@@ h@@ ari@@ c language of E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pia .
M@@ ore than ever , our brothers and sisters need to feel car@@ ed for , under@@ sto@@ od , and loved .
In A@@ pri@@ l 1914 she was one of the 16 baptized at the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents ’ first conven@@ tion in S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
God ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed Israel to “ put away her for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , ” but she wanted to go after those pas@@ sion@@ ately loving her .
He thus made it e@@ asi@@ er for his first - century listen@@ ers ​ — and coun@@ t@@ less others who would later read the inspired Go@@ sp@@ els — ​ to rec@@ all them and the valu@@ able less@@ ons they taught .
But we should continue to gro@@ w in both res@@ pe@@ cts .
R@@ eli@@ ef de@@ pi@@ cting a pa@@ g@@ an As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an king we@@ aring a cro@@ ss , cir@@ c@@ a 8@@ 00 B.C.E .
E@@ r@@ ika refu@@ sed to give any n@@ ames .
When a person is mil@@ d , or mil@@ d - man@@ n@@ ered , as we may say , it is a ple@@ asure to be with him .
Al@@ so , a do@@ ct@@ or helped this brother to understand his medi@@ cal con@@ dition , and he was able to make chang@@ es to his sc@@ he@@ du@@ le and find time to rel@@ a@@ x and exerc@@ ise .
F@@ ac@@ ing Per@@ secu@@ tion
It may be that some Ju@@ de@@ an Christians w@@ ound up in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or .
Does it not mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r the thinking of the “ un@@ reason@@ able ” rich man of Jesus ’ par@@ able ? ​ — Luke 12 : 16 - 21 .
This discus@@ sion high@@ ligh@@ ts the ye@@ ar@@ text for 20@@ 11 .
His dar@@ k bro@@ wn eyes , once determined and uny@@ i@@ el@@ ding , beg@@ in to so@@ f@@ ten .
Se@@ em@@ ingly , Davi@@ d’s s@@ ch@@ eme to co@@ ver up his sin had wor@@ ked .
The l@@ ack of chap@@ ters or ver@@ ses , however , did pose a proble@@ m .
“ He will deli@@ ver the po@@ or one cr@@ ying for help , also the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted one and who@@ ever has no help@@ er .
It is true , not every difficul@@ ty we face in life is direc@@ tly ca@@ used by Satan .
Si@@ gn - L@@ angu@@ age P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations M@@ ake a Di@@ ffer@@ ence
Is World Un@@ ity P@@ os@@ sible ?
What must we do until the “ very little while ” r@@ un@@ s out ?
Thus , we can view our work as a means to an end .
The next question , then , is how .
That re@@ pu@@ tation did not come about by ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
Jehovah for his part has truly car@@ ed for us and has made sure that we have never l@@ ac@@ ked anything that is good .
Do I have family worship each we@@ ek ? ’
We come to know more about their person@@ ality and their qualities .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of the am@@ ple evidence of God’s tend@@ er feelings for them , the people of Israel “ were continu@@ ally making j@@ est at the m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers of the true God and des@@ p@@ ising his words and mo@@ c@@ king at his prophe@@ ts , until the ra@@ ge of Jehovah came up against his people , until there was no heal@@ ing . ”
Se@@ ek to view the matter from Jehovah’s stan@@ d@@ point .
It states : “ Let every soul be in sub@@ je@@ ction to the su@@ peri@@ or author@@ ities [ human govern@@ ments ] , for there is no authority exc@@ ep@@ t by God ; the ex@@ is@@ ting author@@ ities stand plac@@ ed in their relati@@ ve positi@@ ons by God .
This worl@@ d@@ wide tra@@ ining pro@@ gra@@ m helped cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers , special pione@@ ers , mission@@ aries , and congregation elders to car@@ ry out their Scriptural responsi@@ bil@@ ities more effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
3 : 23 ; 2 Ti@@ m .
He wanted Jesus not only to remember who he was but also to do something for him ​ — to resur@@ rec@@ t him . ​ — Luke 23 : 4@@ 2 .
Those who atten@@ d the we@@ d@@ ding can also show that they have Jehovah’s view of marriage .
To witness the won@@ ders of the night s@@ k@@ y , we must som@@ eho@@ w b@@ lo@@ ck out or avoid the inter@@ fer@@ ence from ar@@ ti@@ fi@@ cial light .
M@@ Y C@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ D@@ H@@ O@@ O@@ D was sp@@ ent on a f@@ ar@@ m near S@@ an@@ to E@@ st@@ ê@@ v@@ ã@@ o , a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge in the st@@ ate of Ba@@ hi@@ a , nor@@ the@@ ast@@ er@@ n B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
Let us not put Jehovah to the t@@ est in imp@@ ro@@ per ways , perhaps by cultiv@@ ating fri@@ end@@ ship with the world . ​ — Read James 4 : 4 ; 1 John 2 : 15 - 17 .
Ex@@ pres@@ s to Jehovah how much you long for it , with full con@@ vi@@ ction that it will come .
In fact , in at le@@ ast one instance , s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ al op@@ pos@@ ers thor@@ ough@@ ly inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ated a heal@@ ing in order to dis@@ cre@@ di@@ t Jesus .
Saul ob@@ served the st@@ on@@ ing , and Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has author@@ ized him to follow through on fur@@ ther efforts to su@@ p@@ pres@@ s the followers of Jesus by ar@@ re@@ sting them in D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us .
I first moved in with a Witness family who lived ne@@ ar@@ by , but my father was still making life difficult for me , so I moved to the congregation in D@@ ev@@ en@@ ter ( O@@ ver@@ ij@@ s@@ sel ) , which was some 60 mil@@ es ( 9@@ 5 k@@ m ) away .
So parents , take heart !
Today , they serve as vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers at the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ger@@ many .
So by pers@@ is@@ ting in the work , never giving up , we are faith@@ fully serving the she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike ones we have yet to re@@ ach .
So , what are the vital com@@ pon@@ ents of the spiritual ar@@ m@@ or that Christians today ur@@ g@@ ently requi@@ re in order to res@@ ist the dem@@ ons ?
El@@ ders today also try to help a person who i@@ g@@ no@@ res God’s standards , for example , one who d@@ ates an un@@ beli@@ ever .
It men@@ tions a dre@@ am that a king had ​ — it was about a bi@@ g t@@ ree that was cu@@ t down and then gre@@ w back or something like that .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 12 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 20 , 1@@ 29
He ad@@ ded that doing so pre@@ v@@ ents us “ from being ei@@ ther in@@ ac@@ tive or un@@ fru@@ it@@ ful . ”
A cen@@ tu@@ ri@@ on nor@@ m@@ ally comman@@ ded a century , which cons@@ is@@ ted of between 50 and 1@@ 00 fo@@ o@@ t sol@@ di@@ ers .
Yet , des@@ pite their best efforts , they will never change this system of things into a fa@@ ir and good one .
In the af@@ ter@@ no@@ on , “ they were making con@@ fes@@ sion and bo@@ wing down to Jehovah their God . ”
His father , Sa@@ m , said : “ W@@ ill@@ y’s gr@@ and@@ mother su@@ ff@@ ers from Al@@ z@@ he@@ im@@ er@@ ’s di@@ se@@ ase .
( Read Psalm 27 : 14 . )
Do we stri@@ ve to see the positi@@ ve as@@ pe@@ cts of our circumstances in life and of our Christian ministry ?
How does 1 Peter 5 : 8 point out one reason for human suffering ?
The Devil was ang@@ ry because of the brothers ’ loy@@ al@@ ty to God .
“ To en@@ ter@@ tain them , ” I ans@@ wer@@ ed .
Hence , in the first century , false prophe@@ ts and apost@@ ates were already at work , end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to we@@ ak@@ en the Christian congregation .
Ther@@ efore , we can be certain that Jehovah’s origin@@ al purpose will be ful@@ filled ex@@ ac@@ tly on time !
It was from then on that I began to pat@@ ch together all the pi@@ e@@ ces of Bible truth that I had re@@ ta@@ ined .
The lo@@ ss of loved ones is yet another bit@@ ter situation that can be like a thor@@ n in the flesh .
S@@ ever@@ al bl@@ ack scho@@ ol@@ s , including mine , made it a go@@ al to have 1@@ 00 - per@@ c@@ ent mem@@ ber@@ ship .
On the first cre@@ ative day , Jehovah ca@@ used light to beg@@ in to appe@@ ar at the earth@@ ’s sur@@ face .
A@@ m I dra@@ wing close to God by n@@ ur@@ tur@@ ing a personal relationship with him ? ’ ​ — J@@ as .
The Law was also a prote@@ ction from cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting influ@@ ences , such as the de@@ gra@@ ded moral and religious practic@@ es of the nations that sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded Israel .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , go@@ ld would still be beau@@ ti@@ ful .
He does not “ ju@@ dge by any m@@ ere appe@@ ar@@ ance to his eyes , nor re@@ prove simply according to the thing heard by his ear@@ s . ”
After two and a half years at W@@ at@@ er@@ f@@ all Ba@@ y , we comple@@ ted our work contr@@ act and were appro@@ ved to stay in the country .
Di@@ d this dam@@ pen the spi@@ r@@ its of the small group of Jehovah’s servants in Cana@@ da ?
How have some wi@@ do@@ ws and wi@@ do@@ wers cop@@ ed ?
A Christian woman put it this way : “ I@@ ’@@ m not the ep@@ it@@ ome of evil ; nor am I God’s gift to others .
Su@@ cc@@ ess is possible !
If that is your situation , it may be that you need to exam@@ ine your cur@@ r@@ ent sc@@ he@@ du@@ le of activities .
I M@@ y@@ self Will H@@ el@@ p You , ” 7 / 15
▪ O@@ b@@ tain your own cop@@ y of this book and become thor@@ ough@@ ly famili@@ ar with it .
Paul said : “ Pa@@ y con@@ st@@ ant attention to yourself and to your teaching . ”
L@@ isten atten@@ tiv@@ ely .
What purpose are you pur@@ su@@ ing ?
You can find more information on how to don@@ ate to the worl@@ d@@ wide work of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the bro@@ ch@@ ure Ch@@ ar@@ it@@ able P@@ l@@ an@@ ning to B@@ ene@@ f@@ it Kingdom Ser@@ vice Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide , which has been pre@@ pared in Eng@@ l@@ ish and S@@ pan@@ ish .
Lo@@ ok to the B@@ est Ex@@ am@@ ples
Jac@@ o@@ b has already taken the most important me@@ asure he can take to so@@ f@@ ten the heart of his brother .
He says : “ What s@@ ort of pers@@ ons ought you to be in holy ac@@ ts of conduct and de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion , a@@ wa@@ iting and keep@@ ing close in mind the pres@@ ence of the day of Jehovah ! ”
30 Our Re@@ ad@@ ers As@@ k 31 For Our Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople ​ — A M@@ an Who H@@ ad Fa@@ ith in God’s P@@ r@@ om@@ ises
that Jehovah valu@@ es and re@@ war@@ ds the faithful service of m@@ ere humans ?
And during all these years , they have not been able to get married or take care of their parents .
Still others af@@ fect other people .
A though@@ t@@ ful t@@ ong@@ ue can reas@@ sure el@@ der@@ ly brothers and sisters that they are still needed and loved .
Fir@@ st , Jesus was cho@@ s@@ en as Messi@@ ah the Le@@ ad@@ er by Jehovah himself .
Au@@ th@@ or and cr@@ iti@@ c C . S . Le@@ w@@ is found it difficult to view the Go@@ sp@@ els as m@@ ere leg@@ ends .
Our hearts go out to those parents .
R@@ a@@ ising Ch@@ il@@ dren , 11 / 1
Thus , about 1@@ ,@@ 2@@ 00 of them died during the Na@@ z@@ i peri@@ od .
E@@ very li@@ e is an un@@ truth , but not every un@@ truth is a li@@ e .
To all who want to be his followers , Jesus gave the comm@@ and : “ G@@ o therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations , . . . teaching them to ob@@ serve all the things I have comman@@ ded you . ”
If you are arrang@@ ing such a ga@@ ther@@ ing and are respon@@ sible for it , you should think through what is pl@@ an@@ ned , even if you are invit@@ ing just a few believers for a me@@ al and fri@@ end@@ ly con@@ vers@@ ation .
For instance , when they pla@@ y com@@ pu@@ ter g@@ ames , I ask about them .
How to Wor@@ k S@@ af@@ ely on L@@ ad@@ ders
That is why giving in to fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res can be as disa@@ str@@ ous for us as it was for the 2@@ 4@@ ,000 Israelites on the P@@ la@@ ins of Mo@@ a@@ b .
O@@ ther stud@@ ents may find it difficult to listen to an enti@@ re Bible st@@ ory .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , the Bible con@@ dem@@ ns la@@ z@@ iness .
This article will consider how we can put our cho@@ ice of rec@@ re@@ ation to the t@@ est .
Of course , it would be na@@ i@@ ve to think that pri@@ de will never sur@@ face .
“ Su@@ per@@ fine apostles ” were challeng@@ ing the authority of the apostle Paul , saying : “ His let@@ ters are we@@ igh@@ ty and for@@ ce@@ ful , but his pres@@ ence in person is we@@ ak and his spe@@ e@@ ch con@@ temp@@ ti@@ ble . ”
When commun@@ ic@@ ating with your son or daugh@@ ter , “ be s@@ wi@@ ft about hear@@ ing , s@@ low about speaking , s@@ low about wr@@ ath . ”
Why did Abraham need to show pati@@ ence ?
Jesus ’ disciples , form@@ er@@ ly har@@ d@@ working fi@@ sh@@ er@@ men , f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers , and so for@@ th , were like ba@@ bes when com@@ pared with the high@@ ly educ@@ ated religious lead@@ ers of the nation .
You Can C@@ op@@ e With Dis@@ coura@@ g@@ ement !
If possible , offer them ri@@ des to meetings .
In imit@@ ation of Jesus , they “ return evil for evil to no one . ”
Since the apostle Paul was speaking about a wi@@ do@@ w , the expres@@ sion “ a wife of one husband ” must ob@@ vi@@ ously ref@@ er to her situation before she became a wi@@ do@@ w .
By means of him we have the rel@@ e@@ ase by ransom through the blood of that one , y@@ es , the for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of our t@@ res@@ pas@@ ses , according to the ri@@ ches of his un@@ deser@@ ved kindness .
The inspired writ@@ er dec@@ la@@ res : “ There ex@@ ists the one speaking though@@ t@@ less@@ ly as with the st@@ ab@@ s of a s@@ word . ”
Indeed , what a privilege we have to be “ God’s fellow work@@ ers ” in this worl@@ d@@ wide teaching work ! ​ — 1 Corinthians 3 : 9 .
Let us devel@@ op the qualities that Jehovah teach@@ es us to show , and let us ze@@ al@@ ously preach the good news .
So as we give of ourselves in the work of making disciples , we have the satis@@ fac@@ tion of know@@ ing that we are imit@@ ating the example of Jehovah and of Jesus , as did the early Christians .
When appro@@ pri@@ ate , have young ones act out Bible events and dr@@ am@@ as .
Is it really possible for God to rule the uni@@ verse by love ?
L@@ ater , Jesus ’ followers repor@@ ted back to him .
* One night they each had a vi@@ vi@@ d and pu@@ z@@ z@@ ling dre@@ am .
“ St@@ and fir@@ m in the faith , . . . gro@@ w mi@@ gh@@ ty . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R@@ IN@@ TH@@ I@@ AN@@ S 16 : 13 .
Our un@@ ited efforts make it possible to con@@ stru@@ ct beau@@ ti@@ ful Kingdom H@@ alls worl@@ d@@ wide
What questions should we now consider ?
After viol@@ ating God’s comm@@ and , he could have expe@@ cted Jehovah to act before the su@@ n set .
Like true Christians today , David ho@@ ped to live forever , continu@@ ing to draw ever clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah God while serving him .
What a day for than@@ k@@ s@@ giving that will be ! ​ — Re@@ v .
What part do angels have in the events mar@@ king “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ” ?
O@@ thers will en@@ ter by resurrection . ​ — Read Psalm 37 : 29 ; John 5 : 28 , 29 .
Because the Scriptures are s@@ il@@ ent regarding any an@@ t@@ it@@ y@@ pi@@ cal sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of the c@@ ities of refu@@ ge , this article and the next one emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze in@@ stead the less@@ ons Christians can learn from this arrang@@ ement .
In rep@@ ly Jesus said : “ Wh@@ en@@ ever you pray , say , ‘ Father , let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied . Let your kingdom come . ’ ”
We are see@@ ing the fulfill@@ ment of those words as well .
He is full of mer@@ cy , willing to for@@ give rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers on the bas@@ is of Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice .
* A@@ no@@ inted Christians are gr@@ ate@@ ful for this help , and the other sheep are gr@@ ate@@ ful for the privilege of supp@@ or@@ ting their anointed brothers . ​ — Matthew 25 : 34 - 40 .
Do you show this self - sacrific@@ ing spirit in your ministry ?
So find ways to com@@ men@@ d your child for what he or she is doing well , and res@@ ist the ur@@ ge to foc@@ us on what he or she is not doing .
They were also ir@@ regul@@ ar in attend@@ ance at Christian meetings .
Why , the sh@@ a@@ do@@ w keep@@ s chang@@ ing in si@@ ze and direction !
16 : 25 , 26 .
What is one especially sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant way to “ keep doing good ” ?
T@@ emp@@ tation a@@ wa@@ its the cu@@ ri@@ ous . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 4 : 3 - 5 ; James 1 : 13 - 15 .
S@@ imp@@ le , in@@ no@@ cu@@ ous events for many .
The Bible emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es that Jehovah , the Gre@@ at Ti@@ me@@ keep@@ er , is not s@@ low .
Even while Paul was car@@ r@@ ying on his ministry , some fle@@ sh@@ ly cr@@ iti@@ c@@ s char@@ ged that “ his pres@@ ence in person [ was ] we@@ ak and his spe@@ e@@ ch con@@ temp@@ ti@@ ble . ”
E@@ ver@@ yone in the congregation ​ — brothers and sisters , young and old — ​ can share in ‘ building up the body in love . ’
In the first case , a man found a young woman in a city and la@@ y down with her .
What happened at Lu@@ z ?
The branch coun@@ ts on self - sacrific@@ ing vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers who will@@ ingly make the ha@@ z@@ ar@@ d@@ ous tru@@ ck j@@ our@@ ne@@ ys .
N@@ ei@@ ther S@@ ar@@ ah nor Abraham loo@@ ked long@@ ingly to the past .
Yes , Jehovah also uses the in@@ an@@ im@@ ate for@@ ces of n@@ ature to accom@@ pl@@ ish his will .
In ad@@ dition , the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class has made arrang@@ ements for a F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening .
or , “ I@@ ’@@ m going to find someone who really appreci@@ ates me ! ”
The apostle Paul wrote of them : “ The name of God is being bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ed among the nations because of you . ” ​ — R@@ om . 2 : 21 - 24 .
2 : 2 , 4 , 6 .
What Will G@@ o When God’s Kingdom Com@@ es ?
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , Je@@ an D@@ elu@@ me@@ au , hist@@ ori@@ an and au@@ th@@ or of sever@@ al boo@@ ks on the sub@@ ject , thin@@ ks that the fulfill@@ ment of Bible promises is pri@@ mar@@ ily sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic .
27 : 21 .
▪ Will You “ Ke@@ ep on the W@@ atch ” ?
No@@ te what Jesus said in a prayer to his Father : “ This means everlasting life , their taking in knowledge of you , the only true God . ”
How effe@@ ctive can the use of Bible - based public@@ ations be ?
In@@ c@@ lu@@ de the person in the con@@ vers@@ ation if you are in a group .
For de@@ ca@@ des , willing work@@ ers lo@@ v@@ ingly served nu@@ tr@@ iti@@ ous , in@@ ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive me@@ als for the benefit of conven@@ tion attend@@ e@@ es .
P@@ R@@ A@@ C@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ E S@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ I@@ ON@@ S C@@ A@@ N H@@ EL@@ P
Jehovah has dec@@ re@@ ed that all who come to him must do so through Jesus .
Satan was c@@ all@@ ing God a li@@ ar !
* In any ev@@ ent , when the time was ri@@ pe , Ab@@ sal@@ om made his move .
She is building her appreciation for Bible principles and has started to apply them in her every@@ day life .
21 : 21 - 26 .
A pro@@ spe@@ ct op@@ ened up before me , one that offered something wor@@ th living for .
Paul st@@ ressed this fact in a thought - pro@@ vo@@ king pas@@ sage that had imp@@ ort for Jews back then but that car@@ ries a serious message for Christians today .
E@@ ach meeting beg@@ ins and ends with a prayer that inclu@@ des expres@@ sions of than@@ ks to Jehovah .
When she ans@@ wer@@ ed , she reve@@ aled how she felt about this su@@ d@@ den , perhaps da@@ un@@ ting , change in her life .
It is for your benefit I am going away . For if I do not go away , the help@@ er will by no means come to you ; but if I do go my way , I will s@@ end him to you . . . .
Joh@@ n@@ ny@@ ’s father , O@@ t@@ to , had become a Witness while he was the pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of a ban@@ k in W@@ al@@ nu@@ t , I@@ o@@ wa .
20 : 13 .
How can we imitate the an@@ t’s in@@ du@@ stri@@ ousness ?
He stated : “ In fact , Jehovah has la@@ id comman@@ d@@ ment upon us in these words , ‘ I have appointed you as a light of nations , for you to be a sal@@ vation to the ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ity of the earth . ’ ”
The wi@@ do@@ w recogn@@ ized Eli@@ j@@ ah as a God - fe@@ aring Israel@@ ite .
Rather than using i@@ ma@@ ges , be@@ a@@ ds , or prayer boo@@ ks as a@@ i@@ ds in prayer , they simply pray@@ ed from the heart in their own words .
So acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge about God is vital .
A Christian might want to be like whom ?
Thus , Jesus imp@@ lied that as reg@@ ar@@ ds the earth , God’s great S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h day of rest , the se@@ ven@@ th day , had not ended in his day .
In past times , people were born as com@@ mon@@ ers , as part of an ar@@ is@@ to@@ cr@@ ac@@ y , or even as members of ro@@ y@@ al@@ ty .
A small congregation is now making full use of this Kingdom H@@ all , help@@ ing m@@ oun@@ tain people to learn the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s tru@@ ths .
Why , then , did he dis@@ obey ?
“ My concer@@ n , ” says A@@ lea@@ h’s husband , “ was whether I could pro@@ per@@ ly pre@@ pare my daugh@@ ter for the tri@@ als of life . ”
During a bri@@ ef re@@ mis@@ sion of her ill@@ ness , she was well en@@ ough to sp@@ end one mon@@ th in the ministry as an au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer .
A M@@ O@@ TH@@ E@@ R and father in Fr@@ ance said : “ We believe in Jehovah , but that does not necess@@ ar@@ ily mean that our children will believe .
Does happiness like that really ex@@ ist ?
Consider these words of the psalmist : “ The remin@@ der of Jehovah is tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy , making the in@@ experienced one wise . . . .
P@@ AT@@ I@@ EN@@ C@@ E
The apostle Paul st@@ ressed : “ The love of money is a ro@@ o@@ t of all s@@ or@@ ts of in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ous things . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 10 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 5 .
In what ways has Jehovah’s spirit li@@ ber@@ ated us ?
“ J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H H@@ A@@ S A L@@ E@@ G@@ A@@ L C@@ A@@ S@@ E ”
N@@ ever would we want to say regarding fellow worshipp@@ ers , “ I may have to love them , but I do not have to like them ” !
The Bible that co@@ st me one we@@ ek@@ ’s bre@@ ad r@@ ation
A me@@ ch@@ an@@ ic@@ al proble@@ m ?
A nee@@ dy Christian kno@@ ws from his study of the Bible that he is just as preci@@ ous in God’s eyes as a Christian who is we@@ al@@ thy .
A@@ n un@@ believ@@ ing husband , for example , may ur@@ ge his Christian wife to be with him on such an occasi@@ on .
When we have a good relationship with Jehovah , our life is better and we are ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er .
He prote@@ cted Isa@@ a@@ c and Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h in a similar man@@ ner .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er in E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s care@@ er as a prophet and w@@ atch@@ man , Jehovah had told him : “ Your very t@@ ong@@ ue I will make s@@ tic@@ k to the ro@@ of of your m@@ ou@@ th , and you will certainly become mu@@ te , and you will not become to them a man ad@@ minis@@ ter@@ ing re@@ pro@@ of , because they are a re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous house .
The word “ cro@@ wn ” gives fur@@ ther evidence that time pas@@ ses between the in@@ iti@@ al se@@ al@@ ing and the fin@@ al one .
In the 19@@ 40 ’ s , I@@ b@@ ra@@ him A@@ ti@@ ye@@ h transl@@ ated The Watchtower into A@@ ra@@ bi@@ c .
( a ) What does know@@ ing Jehovah’s vo@@ ice invol@@ ve ?
I am un@@ able to expres@@ s to@@ t@@ ally how I feel . . .
W@@ ere we n@@ er@@ v@@ ous !
S@@ tu@@ dy in O@@ r@@ der to T@@ each
One faithful Christian who su@@ ffered from a ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic ill@@ ness for many years once said : “ I know that wh@@ atever Jehovah per@@ m@@ its , it will be all right .
At Jeremiah 31 : 15 , we read : “ This is what Jehovah says : ‘ A vo@@ ice is heard in R@@ am@@ ah , lam@@ ent@@ ation and bit@@ ter we@@ ep@@ ing : R@@ ac@@ he@@ l is we@@ ep@@ ing over her sons .
N@@ ever allow the Devil to dem@@ or@@ al@@ ize you !
Re@@ fu@@ sing to for@@ give others when there is a bas@@ is for mer@@ cy can ad@@ ver@@ sel@@ y af@@ fect our own relationship with God .
Consider , too , what happened during the re@@ ign of King Jo@@ si@@ ah of Juda@@ h .
Ha@@ ve you ever been off@@ ended by a brother or sister ?
Ne@@ e@@ d@@ less to say , as new mission@@ aries , we should have he@@ e@@ ded the ad@@ vice of experienced local Witnesses .
She explained : “ I learned that God does not make people su@@ ff@@ er .
It de@@ pi@@ cts only the fi@@ ve that rul@@ ed from Dani@@ el@@ ’s time for@@ ward and that had sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant deal@@ ings with God’s people .
A T@@ R@@ I@@ P through a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous re@@ gi@@ on would be sa@@ f@@ er if an experienced gu@@ i@@ de led the way .
His writ@@ ings were mo@@ tiv@@ ating to li@@ ber@@ al Gre@@ ek@@ s and to con@@ serv@@ ative Jews .
“ Mis@@ st@@ ep@@ s who can keep tr@@ ack of ? ”
To@@ m , an el@@ der for many years , rec@@ alls : “ A@@ n experienced el@@ der took me under his wing and gave me exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent tra@@ ining .
Still , be determined not to can@@ c@@ el your F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening ​ — not even for one we@@ ek !
Tru@@ e , in some lands , it is cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary for famili@@ es to look after el@@ der@@ ly parents at home .
Thus , all can follow along in ei@@ ther e@@ dition and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate at the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy .
If there must be a ci@@ vi@@ l marriage , how would this af@@ fect the we@@ d@@ ding talk ?
4 What Sh@@ ould Ch@@ il@@ dren L@@ ear@@ n ?
Jesus made God’s name known to others
Why can faithful el@@ der@@ ly Christians view the future with confidence ?
When Timothy was pro@@ ba@@ bly still a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , the apostle Paul , along with Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s , vis@@ ited L@@ y@@ str@@ a on his first long preaching tri@@ p .
Fir@@ st S@@ te@@ ps in the Mis@@ sion@@ ary and T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ing Wor@@ k
( Read Matthew 16 : 24 . )
Mar@@ ri@@ ed Christian women who help their children to become believers and are supp@@ or@@ tive of their hus@@ ban@@ ds who have many congregation du@@ ties also deser@@ ve praise .
For with the me@@ asure that you are me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing out , they will me@@ asure out to you in return . ”
“ L@@ it@@ tle bo@@ y , what is Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on ? ” the man asked .
The Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law later set at 50 s@@ il@@ ver sh@@ ek@@ els the pri@@ ce for vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins who had been se@@ duc@@ ed .
D@@ U@@ R@@ IN@@ G that vis@@ it , we learned that exc@@ iting things were taking place to ad@@ v@@ ance the worl@@ d@@ wide preaching work and that we could be involved in them .
How wrong they are ! ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 5 ; 2 Peter 3 : 3 , 4 , 10 .
At school , I was ba@@ r@@ red from gy@@ m@@ n@@ as@@ tic@@ s and thus became a t@@ ar@@ get of ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le among my cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es .
In to@@ da@@ y’s world , there are many ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les a family head may face in order to provide in that way .
That is a per@@ t@@ in@@ ent and serious question .
We rejo@@ ice that we have a share , be it ever so small , in the v@@ indic@@ ation of Jehovah’s righteous so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y . ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 .
In time , the cou@@ ple in S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a were we@@ igh@@ ing lea@@ ving their assignment to return home .
If so , what Bible principles and practic@@ al su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions may help you to succ@@ e@@ ed ?
In a sh@@ ort while , I had sa@@ ved up en@@ ough money to bu@@ y a bu@@ gg@@ y and two hor@@ ses , and I used these in the preaching work , always re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing Bro@@ ther Pet@@ ers ’ counsel .
P@@ E@@ R@@ H@@ A@@ P@@ S you have pas@@ sed a Kingdom H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses in your commun@@ ity and wonder@@ ed what takes place in@@ side .
Mo@@ m took me to her man@@ ag@@ er at work so that he could per@@ su@@ a@@ de me that all religi@@ ons were us@@ eless .
By then our children r@@ ang@@ ed in age from 5 to 13 , and no@@ ne of us knew a word of S@@ pan@@ ish .
W@@ H@@ O p@@ ho@@ to by E@@ d@@ ou@@ ard B@@ ou@@ ba@@ t
He said : “ She did a fine deed toward me . . . . She did what she could . ”
S@@ us@@ an@@ ne is s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing in death , wa@@ iting for Jehovah to resur@@ rec@@ t her .
Even gro@@ ss sin@@ n@@ ers sen@@ sed his concer@@ n and were dra@@ wn to him . ​ — Matthew 9 : 9 - 13 ; Luke 7 : 36 - 38 ; 19 : 1 - 10 .
Why do we need to ad@@ here clo@@ sel@@ y to God’s counsel ?
It was , not liter@@ al e@@ ye di@@ se@@ ase , but spiritual bl@@ in@@ dness that needed tre@@ at@@ ment .
“ When our son called and told me about a sh@@ o@@ o@@ ting at school , I cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t believe it , ” rec@@ alls He@@ ike .
It was exc@@ iting to see the gro@@ w@@ th in the congregations , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly see@@ ing how the young ones prog@@ ressed .
And it is true that ever@@ yone who does not believe in God is not necess@@ ar@@ ily a bad person .
However , the po@@ or are not left hel@@ pl@@ ess in this tr@@ ou@@ ble - filled world .
This can help us to be more like Jesus , especially in the emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is we put on the li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving preaching work . ​ — 2 / 15 , page 25 .
Revelation 12 : 7 - 9 states : “ W@@ ar bro@@ ke out in heaven : M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el and his angels bat@@ t@@ led with the dra@@ g@@ on , and the dra@@ g@@ on and its angels [ the dem@@ ons ] bat@@ t@@ led but it did not pre@@ va@@ il , ne@@ i@@ ther was a place found for them any longer in heaven .
Hence , he went on to say : “ This a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted one called , and Jehovah himself heard . And out of all his dist@@ res@@ ses He sa@@ ved him . ”
These tal@@ ks and repor@@ ts were inter@@ pre@@ ted for the benefit of the different language grou@@ ps present .
Jo@@ si@@ ah died before the cal@@ am@@ ity of 6@@ 0@@ 9 - 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . when the Babyl@@ on@@ ians b@@ es@@ i@@ e@@ ged and destro@@ yed Jerusalem .
How can we man@@ i@@ f@@ est the attitude of a less@@ er one within the congregation ?
I had to learn to make a quic@@ k re@@ tre@@ at !
This will lead to an even greater blessing ​ — you will come to love its divine S@@ ource , Jehovah God .
Je@@ an@@ ine br@@ ings up another proble@@ m : “ It can be a real chall@@ enge to re@@ ject the tend@@ enc@@ y to make your son the head of the hous@@ eho@@ ld so as to make up for the ab@@ s@@ ence of a husband .
Jehovah had a purpose in cre@@ ating the earth .
T@@ ak@@ ing no no@@ te of the imp@@ en@@ ding d@@ anger . ​ — Matthew 24 : 39
Your gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for the ransom could be explained this way : I@@ magine that you are d@@ ro@@ w@@ ning and someone res@@ cu@@ es you .
Tru@@ e , in to@@ da@@ y’s world “ the works of the flesh ” are much in evidence .
T@@ ake to heart the apostle Paul’s words found at 1 Corinthians 9 : 24 .
But this bir@@ d does not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on the e@@ gg@@ s .
F@@ in@@ ding S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th From We@@ ak@@ ness
As we do these things , we can be confid@@ ent that Jehovah and Jesus will be pleas@@ ed ‘ with the spirit we show . ’ ​ — Phil@@ em .
Con@@ fr@@ on@@ ting Go@@ li@@ ath , young David declar@@ ed : “ You are coming to me with a s@@ word and with a spe@@ ar and with a j@@ av@@ el@@ in , but I am coming to you with the name of Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es , the God of the bat@@ tle l@@ ines of Israel , whom you have ta@@ un@@ ted . ”
For example , Proverbs 12 : 10 says that “ good people take care of their ani@@ mal@@ s . ”
“ I took spe@@ ed and in@@ je@@ cted it with V@@ ali@@ u@@ m and anything el@@ se I could get my hands on , ” rec@@ alls Ad@@ ri@@ an .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the Bible says that A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il was “ good in dis@@ cre@@ tion . ”
F@@ e@@ atu@@ res of the D@@ r@@ ama
What , though , of all those who have died thr@@ ough@@ out the cen@@ tu@@ ries ?
T@@ ry , then , to do two things .
S@@ hor@@ tly before their de@@ par@@ ture , El@@ la had an ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment with an op@@ ti@@ ci@@ an who was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
H@@ ere was a time to act with ca@@ u@@ tion and dis@@ cre@@ tion .
5 : 28 , 29 .
That gives ad@@ ded meaning to Jesus ’ question : “ What , really , would a man give in ex@@ change for his soul ? ”
Yet , individuals who have wis@@ ely deci@@ ded for life and who act acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly will remain .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , when “ the su@@ peri@@ or author@@ ities ” pro@@ s@@ cri@@ be our meetings , we me@@ et dis@@ cre@@ et@@ ly in small grou@@ ps . ​ — R@@ om . 13 : 1 ; He@@ b .
So@@ li@@ d Pro@@ of of Jesus ’ R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection
What re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble evidence of long - suffering has Jehovah displa@@ yed toward the des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Adam and E@@ ve ?
What three things will help us to encoura@@ ge others when we speak ?
We may find certain artic@@ les or s@@ crip@@ tures that are especially help@@ ful to us .
If ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments are needed , by all means make them without d@@ el@@ a@@ y . ​ — He@@ b .
Many may think so .
Will we ?
M@@ ike and A@@ li@@ ce
El@@ isha next told Jeho@@ as@@ h to take his ar@@ ro@@ ws and str@@ ike the earth with them .
The sa@@ d re@@ ality is that in to@@ da@@ y’s world , God is r@@ ar@@ ely given the cre@@ di@@ t or the glory that he deser@@ ves .
If he has no clear go@@ als in mind , help him to set one that is reason@@ able and re@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble .
In time , the g@@ ri@@ ef will so@@ f@@ ten . ​ — w@@ p@@ 1@@ 6@@ .@@ 3 , p .
Re@@ fu@@ sing to worship the emp@@ er@@ or could result in death for an up@@ ho@@ l@@ der of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
That deli@@ ver@@ ance op@@ ened the way for Jehovah to a@@ do@@ pt Israel as his cho@@ s@@ en nation .
They also give us confidence that God’s promises of a better future will come true .
A@@ m@@ ong them are prayer , attend@@ ance at and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in Christian meetings , and ze@@ al@@ ously eng@@ ag@@ ing in the public ministry .
Many people wor@@ ry !
The un@@ expe@@ cted out@@ come of his preaching work ca@@ uses J@@ on@@ ah to become “ ho@@ t with anger . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly today , God’s ad@@ verse judgment can be a@@ ver@@ ted if a sin@@ ner man@@ i@@ fes@@ ts gen@@ u@@ ine rep@@ ent@@ ance .
As reg@@ ar@@ ds the ministry , I will never for@@ get the first day I sh@@ ared in the preaching work .
E@@ s@@ ther and I find real joy in teaching P@@ ol@@ ish - speaking people about the Bible
He was thr@@ il@@ led with the pro@@ gra@@ m and over@@ jo@@ yed with the associ@@ ation .
His works inclu@@ de the mer@@ ci@@ ful pro@@ vision for the sal@@ vation of sin@@ ful mankind .
“ En@@ du@@ r@@ ance , ” wrote Paul , resul@@ ts in “ an appro@@ ved con@@ dition , ” which , in turn , pro@@ du@@ ces hope , “ and the hope does not lead to disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment . ”
God’s rest day will continue until his purpose in con@@ ne@@ ction with it has been fully real@@ ized at the end of Christ’s Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn .
• How do we demonstr@@ ate our love for Jesus ?
Jesus taught that the star@@ t of his k@@ ingly rule would co@@ in@@ ci@@ de with a mar@@ ked peri@@ od of time that he called his “ pres@@ ence . ”
Many of the problems discus@@ sed in the artic@@ les for them af@@ fect all Christians .
My fe@@ et are his fe@@ et ! ”
They then th@@ re@@ w the bo@@ t@@ t@@ les into the ri@@ ver .
And what can we learn from the way they re@@ ac@@ ted to suffering ?
We some@@ times appe@@ ar like people who sh@@ out ad@@ vice to d@@ ro@@ w@@ ning men from the sa@@ f@@ ety of the se@@ a@@ sh@@ ore .
W@@ ise King Solomon ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that humans and ani@@ mal@@ s “ all have but one spirit , ” and he asked : “ Who is there know@@ ing the spirit of the sons of mankind , whether it is as@@ cen@@ ding up@@ ward ; and the spirit of the be@@ ast , whether it is des@@ cen@@ ding do@@ w@@ n@@ ward to the earth ? ”
When he was being ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted on the t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake , he was hum@@ ili@@ ated and in a lo@@ t of pain .
And the disci@@ ple James says that Abraham was “ declar@@ ed righteous ” and “ came to be called ‘ Jehovah’s friend . ’ ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jesus said : “ W@@ ho@@ ever wants to become great among you must be your minis@@ ter , and who@@ ever wants to be first among you must be your slave . ”
For the an@@ nu@@ al P@@ as@@ so@@ ver , Joseph may have needed two we@@ ek@@ s to make the j@@ our@@ ne@@ y of about 70 mil@@ es ( 1@@ 1@@ 2@@ .@@ 6@@ 5 k@@ m ) , ob@@ serve the occasi@@ on , and then return .
S@@ pe@@ ak Tru@@ th in Bu@@ sin@@ ess De@@ al@@ ings
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , through Jesus ’ sacrifice , we gain acc@@ ess to Jehovah when we pray for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of our sin@@ s .
They were few in number , and the world in gener@@ al did not consider them high@@ ly educ@@ ated .
Bil@@ da@@ d was in ag@@ re@@ ement with this vie@@ w@@ point , for he stated : “ There is even the mo@@ on , and it is not b@@ right ; and the st@@ ars themselves have not proved clean in [ God’s ] eyes . ” ​ — Job 25 : 5 .
Let each of us ple@@ ase his neigh@@ b@@ or in what is good for his up@@ building . ”
When Jesus said that we should love our neigh@@ b@@ or , he was speaking of more than fri@@ end@@ ship .
She was well - known because , al@@ though being qu@@ ite el@@ der@@ ly , she ro@@ de a small mo@@ t@@ or@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le to vis@@ it people in our sc@@ at@@ tered commun@@ ity .
How does Me@@ g@@ um@@ i do it ?
They ad@@ d to our joy by show@@ ing personal interest in us .
In fact , it is often stated that one of the pur@@ pos@@ es of dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing is to cause the sin@@ ner to wa@@ ke up and ho@@ pe@@ fully to rep@@ ent and turn around .
This is evidence that sing@@ le parents too can be succ@@ ess@@ ful in teaching their children about love .
It is not eas@@ y to find an hon@@ est person today , but it is encourag@@ ing that we have a few who stand out as true Witnesses of Jehovah God . ”
It is true that few children like discipl@@ ine .
Since he was ou@@ sted from heaven and con@@ f@@ ined to the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of the earth , Satan has in@@ ten@@ si@@ fied his efforts to pa@@ in@@ t Christ’s brothers as des@@ pi@@ ca@@ ble out@@ ca@@ st@@ s .
Since it is not requi@@ red that a dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed person si@@ t at the back of the h@@ all , there should be no ob@@ je@@ ction if a dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed child s@@ its next to his parents , wh@@ er@@ ever they are s@@ it@@ ting .
Jesus spoke the truth , whether it was po@@ pul@@ ar or not .
The Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans , in turn , must have rejo@@ ic@@ ed with Paul .
That appe@@ ared to be a reli@@ able gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e by the inter@@ n@@ ational commun@@ ity .
* God’s Word as@@ sures us , however , that these last days are a pr@@ elu@@ de to peace .
Just as the cur@@ r@@ ent never takes on the fe@@ atu@@ res of the e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment it activ@@ ates , the life - for@@ ce does not take on any of the char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s of the cre@@ atu@@ res it ani@@ mat@@ es .
No doubt there will be a great educ@@ ational work under Kingdom su@@ per@@ vision so that “ the earth will certainly be filled with the knowledge of Jehovah as the w@@ at@@ ers are co@@ ver@@ ing the very se@@ a . ” ​ — Isaiah 11 : 9 .
The second article will exam@@ ine how to for@@ ti@@ fy the spiritual de@@ f@@ en@@ ses of a marriage .
S@@ tu@@ dy together Bible - based artic@@ les from The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
The only way we could become di@@ stan@@ ced from Jehovah is if we cho@@ se to follow a wrong p@@ ath .
A@@ vo@@ i@@ ding such material pleas@@ es God and has an up@@ building influ@@ ence on one@@ ’s life .
TH@@ E si@@ gn seen here has been prom@@ in@@ ently displa@@ yed on one of the Watchtower So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s fac@@ t@@ ory buil@@ ding@@ s in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k , since the 19@@ 50 ’ s .
What an assignment !
You also need to recogn@@ ize that men and women may de@@ al with g@@ ri@@ ef and l@@ on@@ el@@ iness differ@@ ently .
Rather than nee@@ d@@ less@@ ly spe@@ cul@@ ating on the ans@@ wers to those questions , we will just have to wa@@ it and see .
So in time , they would s@@ low down and sto@@ p ​ — in death .
If so , than@@ k Jehovah God for this wonderful privilege .
What is inclu@@ ded in the ter@@ m “ public declar@@ ation , ” mentioned at Hebrews 10 : 23 ?
* ​ — Genesis 37 : 23 - 28 ; 4@@ 2 : 21 .
S@@ how how Jehovah used them to s@@ pre@@ ad the good news thr@@ ough@@ out the earth .
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s God’s promise that the world will be uni@@ fied but not by man@@ ’s efforts .
Who was P@@ il@@ ate ?
L@@ ater in life , however , he un@@ rep@@ ent@@ an@@ tly cho@@ se to prac@@ tice la@@ w@@ less@@ ness .
You may have similar resul@@ ts if you continue to seek Jehovah ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly .
The cou@@ ple made ra@@ pi@@ d spiritual prog@@ ress and were baptized after re@@ tur@@ ning to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
The N@@ ational In@@ s@@ titu@@ te on Al@@ co@@ ho@@ l A@@ bu@@ se and Al@@ co@@ ho@@ l@@ ism in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates lik@@ e@@ wise ad@@ vis@@ es : “ C@@ ut@@ ting down on your dr@@ in@@ king may be difficult at times .
What is your attitude toward the family study ?
As@@ s@@ em@@ bl@@ ing at “ the N@@ av@@ el of the World ”
Can you too “ wi@@ den out ” in your love for others ?
During the months before their de@@ par@@ ture , C@@ y@@ ri@@ l pre@@ pared for the mis@@ sion by develop@@ ing a written s@@ crip@@ t for the S@@ la@@ v@@ s .
David : G@@ w@@ en told me what she was lear@@ ning .
“ What I like most is that they tre@@ at me like a member of their family .
It is not simply a matter of saying that you ch@@ er@@ ish your sp@@ ouse .
Jesus exerc@@ ised in@@ sight and loo@@ ked for the good in Na@@ th@@ ana@@ el .
N@@ atur@@ ally , those st@@ at@@ ements ra@@ ise ad@@ di@@ tional in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ing questions .
He needs to hum@@ ble himself and con@@ f@@ ess the sin to the elders .
G@@ ro@@ wing into my te@@ ens , I loved to read s@@ ci@@ ence fi@@ ction .
She heard Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l@@ ’s tal@@ ks , saw the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama of C@@ re@@ ation , ” and was baptized .
The truth is that we do well to imitate Paul , just as he imit@@ ated Christ . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
It has been a joy and a privilege to work with many st@@ al@@ war@@ t and loyal brothers and sisters over the years .
Ther@@ efore , what God has yo@@ ked together let no man put ap@@ ar@@ t . . . .
What reason@@ ing may help a person to see that he has not sin@@ ned against the holy spirit ?
We do well to gu@@ ard against it .
The Bible states : “ W@@ ise men must die ; stu@@ pi@@ d men , b@@ ru@@ t@@ ish men , all per@@ ish .
All righ@@ ts re@@ served .
A@@ n in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent that high@@ ligh@@ ts the ri@@ v@@ al@@ ry between R@@ ac@@ he@@ l and Le@@ ah involved some man@@ dr@@ ak@@ es found by Le@@ ah’s son Re@@ u@@ b@@ en .
Even at a later time , prof@@ ess@@ ed Christian M@@ inu@@ ci@@ us F@@ eli@@ x wrote : “ Who is so stu@@ pi@@ d or sen@@ sel@@ ess as to ven@@ ture to maintain that man , origin@@ ally form@@ ed by God , cannot be re@@ made by him an@@ e@@ w ? ”
We need courage like that of Moses , for Jesus said : “ You will be hal@@ ed before govern@@ ors and k@@ ings for my s@@ ake , for a witness to them and the nations .
By the end of 194@@ 1 , the number of Witnesses who had been ar@@ rest@@ ed had ris@@ en to 2@@ 4@@ 1 .
He does not feel any sh@@ ame in as@@ king pers@@ is@@ ten@@ tly for what he needs .
Many people today do not believe that God cre@@ ated us .
• The sto@@ re@@ house
I enjoy life now and have learned to love Jehovah God .
This does not mean that Jehovah cre@@ ated the Devil as “ a man@@ sla@@ y@@ er . ”
By sub@@ tly su@@ gg@@ es@@ ting that God with@@ held good things from his cre@@ ation and that humans would f@@ are better in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent of him . ​ — Genesis 3 : 1 - 5 ; Revelation 12 : 9 .
Be V@@ i@@ g@@ il@@ ant in the L@@ ast Da@@ ys
However , that is no reason to give up .
P@@ r@@ un@@ ing , however , must be done care@@ fully , or a pl@@ ant can su@@ ff@@ er per@@ man@@ ent har@@ m .
‘ Do I set asi@@ de time for pre@@ par@@ ing for Christian meetings ?
On the way , however , I st@@ op@@ ped in Phil@@ ad@@ el@@ p@@ hi@@ a , Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a , to vis@@ it with friends whom I had me@@ t ear@@ li@@ er at a conven@@ tion .
I am certainly no Moses , G@@ ide@@ on , or David . ’
Some married Christians have succ@@ um@@ bed to com@@ mit@@ ting ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y after develop@@ ing an imp@@ ro@@ per r@@ om@@ an@@ tic relationship .
Jehovah’s S@@ over@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and the Kingdom of God
In the in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction to the Go@@ sp@@ els , L@@ ef@@ è@@ v@@ re explained that he had transl@@ ated them into Fr@@ en@@ ch so that “ the simp@@ le members ” of the ch@@ urch “ can be as certain of ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ cal truth as those who have it in L@@ at@@ in . ”
What happened in the first fulfill@@ ment of Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah’s prophecy ?
So it is not sur@@ pris@@ ing that humans would g@@ ri@@ eve over the spiritual lo@@ ss of a bel@@ o@@ ved relati@@ ve .
Does this mean that all Christians can ex@@ pect to die for their faith ?
His ze@@ al for the tra@@ di@@ tional beli@@ ef@@ s of his an@@ c@@ est@@ ors , however , ac@@ tually cre@@ ated problems for him .
They were even having im@@ moral rel@@ ations with women who vis@@ ited the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le !
Hence , The Watchtower will continue to honor Jehovah as the true God and to comfort its read@@ ers with the good news of his Kingdom .
Jehovah has taught many to put c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty be@@ h@@ ind them
Let us see .
What com@@ for@@ ting promise does Jehovah give us in his Word ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses were persecu@@ ted in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates thr@@ ough@@ out the 19@@ 40 ’ s for , among other things , refu@@ sing to sal@@ u@@ te the f@@ la@@ g . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 20 : 4 , 5 .
Ne@@ h@@ emiah was well - a@@ ware that he was acc@@ oun@@ table to God .
W@@ as it not for R@@ ac@@ he@@ l that I served with you ?
16 What Do You Th@@ ink ?
( b ) I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate the need to give care@@ ful and pray@@ er@@ ful consider@@ ation to Bible - based counsel given by the elders .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 6 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 8@@ 6 , 10@@ 4
That is why Christians do well to he@@ ed Jesus ’ ex@@ hor@@ tation : “ Let your light shin@@ e before men . ”
It invol@@ ves develop@@ ing the qualities that will help us to face our tri@@ als with trust in Jehovah and with determin@@ ation to see them through , not giving up .
W@@ ell , as an example , the l@@ eng@@ th of certain pas@@ sa@@ ges in the Gre@@ at P@@ y@@ r@@ am@@ id was said to indic@@ ate the time for the beg@@ in@@ ning of the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” of Matthew 24 : 21 , as it was then under@@ sto@@ od .
Dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ing T@@ re@@ a@@ sures in the “ S@@ ands ”
The f@@ l@@ ame of en@@ v@@ y , f@@ an@@ ned by a com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve spirit , bl@@ in@@ ded her to the fine work she and her husband were doing and made her feel dis@@ satis@@ fied with their life .
O@@ ther@@ wise , he will c@@ ry out to Jehovah against you , and you will be gu@@ il@@ ty of sin . ”
They read God’s Word da@@ ily and apply what they learn .
I also try to sur@@ r@@ ound my@@ self with positi@@ ve people , and I try to be there for others . ”
Our di@@ et was li@@ mit@@ ed : cap@@ pu@@ cc@@ in@@ o and cro@@ is@@ san@@ ts for bre@@ ak@@ f@@ ast , fru@@ it and bre@@ ad s@@ tic@@ ks with c@@ he@@ ese for lun@@ ch , and fru@@ it and bre@@ ad s@@ tic@@ ks with c@@ he@@ ese for supp@@ er .
No@@ ting that the ar@@ my of@@ fic@@ er believ@@ ed that Jesus could he@@ al even from a dist@@ ance , Jesus told the crow@@ d following him : “ I tell you the truth , With no one in Israel have I found so great a faith . ” ​ — Matthew 8 : 5 - 10 ; Luke 7 : 1 - 10 .
God used his holy spirit to cre@@ ate the earth and to inspi@@ re men to wr@@ ite the Bible
11 , 12 . ( a ) What is re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble about the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s l@@ in@@ king of st@@ ars with gra@@ ins of s@@ and ?
I@@ ’@@ m the bu@@ s d@@ ri@@ ver who tal@@ ked to you about pa@@ ying for the tic@@ ke@@ t .
A Da@@ y E@@ mp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ ing D@@ eli@@ ver@@ ance
L@@ er@@ o@@ y ) , 9 / 15
“ Dis@@ obedi@@ ent to parents . ”
Par@@ ents , not tel@@ ev@@ ision , can instru@@ ct children in the best way by word and example , “ according to the way ” for them . ​ — Proverbs 22 : 6 .
To illustr@@ ate : En@@ vision someone who is ho@@ p@@ ing to w@@ in a pri@@ ze by h@@ it@@ ting a t@@ ar@@ get with an ar@@ ro@@ w .
M@@ ake sure that your we@@ i@@ ght p@@ lu@@ s that of your to@@ ol@@ s and materi@@ als does not exc@@ e@@ ed the li@@ mit of the la@@ d@@ der you are to use .
F@@ in@@ ally , because the three ver@@ ses are set out as ba@@ si@@ c tru@@ ths , they are tim@@ eless and have a very bro@@ ad app@@ lic@@ ation .
O@@ l@@ der women are a blessing to the congregation .
V@@ er@@ ses 2 to 4 st@@ ate : “ I saw also the holy city , New Jerusalem , coming down out of heaven from God and pre@@ pared as a bri@@ de ad@@ or@@ ned for her husband .
As in Dani@@ el@@ ’s case , what have present - day op@@ pos@@ ers of God’s people done ?
W@@ as it during m@@ om@@ ents of so@@ li@@ tu@@ de that he pon@@ der@@ ed man@@ ’s place in the uni@@ vers@@ al order and the won@@ ders of the heavens ​ — su@@ n , mo@@ on , and st@@ ars , “ the works of [ Jehovah’s ] f@@ ing@@ ers ” ?
T@@ ake a m@@ om@@ ent to consider some de@@ ta@@ il@@ s from M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
I@@ N 18@@ 70 a small group in P@@ it@@ t@@ s@@ bur@@ gh ( Al@@ le@@ gh@@ en@@ y ) , Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , began sear@@ ch@@ ing the Scriptures .
• How might we become more help@@ ful in our priv@@ ate prayers ?
M@@ A@@ R@@ I@@ A@@ N : My parents were Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants from P@@ ol@@ and .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Go@@ als , 7 / 15
However , Su@@ po@@ t still loved Jehovah and wanted to worship him pro@@ per@@ ly .
But the great@@ est h@@ ur@@ d@@ le of all , she says , invol@@ ves car@@ ing for her chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s emo@@ tional needs , since each child is uni@@ que .
A@@ c@@ tually , being out@@ side every day and get@@ ting regul@@ ar exerc@@ ise on my bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le in the ministry had a good effect on my health .
“ All their thoughts are against me for bad . ” ​ — Psalm 5@@ 6 : 2 , 5 .
Th@@ ink of what that means !
As you do so , you will be re@@ war@@ ded with joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion because you are imit@@ ating the Gre@@ at Dis@@ ci@@ ple M@@ ak@@ er .
I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t want to be al@@ one .
De@@ e@@ ds u@@ su@@ ally follow pl@@ ans .
A number of prog@@ res@@ sive Bible stu@@ dies were started .
They are ur@@ ged to “ walk , not in acc@@ ord with the flesh , but in acc@@ ord with the spirit . ”
A@@ da@@ p@@ ting to another cul@@ ture and different cu@@ st@@ om@@ s can be especially challeng@@ ing when you live among an indi@@ gen@@ ous po@@ pul@@ ation in an is@@ ol@@ ated re@@ gi@@ on .
What he said through the prophet Jeremiah has imp@@ lic@@ ations for your heart and the hearts of your loved ones .
Why should we have deep appreciation for God’s Word ?
No won@@ der Jesus ob@@ served : “ H@@ app@@ y are those consci@@ ous of their spiritual need ” ! ​ — Matthew 5 : 3 .
The d@@ ele@@ g@@ ation brought back a repor@@ t to this effect : ‘ C@@ al@@ am@@ ity will come as a con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence of dis@@ obedi@@ ence to Jehovah’s Law .
Does my rac@@ i@@ al or n@@ ational ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound influ@@ ence me in determin@@ ing who my neigh@@ b@@ ors are ?
“ In an at@@ temp@@ t to over@@ come my de@@ pres@@ sion , I began to go out with a worl@@ dly bo@@ y@@ friend .
W@@ ell , the mate de@@ par@@ ted , but the two continued b@@ ound to each other in God’s eyes .
Those words su@@ gg@@ est that d@@ anger was lo@@ om@@ ing , for the gift of physical beau@@ ty often br@@ ings un@@ wanted and in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate attention .
In time , God war@@ ned Noah that He was going to bring a f@@ lood upon the earth .
God’s people continue to be vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous ​ — but not in their own strength .
Mo@@ re@@ over , would it not some@@ times be wise to remain s@@ il@@ ent so as not to con@@ ve@@ y an imp@@ res@@ sion of appro@@ val when our scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es or co@@ work@@ ers tell off - col@@ or jo@@ k@@ es or use vu@@ l@@ g@@ ar language ?
Ther@@ efore , David reas@@ sures us : “ Jehovah is high , and yet the hum@@ ble one he se@@ es . ”
Your young ones will respon@@ d more re@@ adi@@ ly when direction is given in love .
That g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l F@@ lood la@@ sted more than a year .
“ Lo@@ i@@ da@@ ’s J@@ our@@ ne@@ y out of S@@ il@@ ence ” foc@@ used on deal@@ ing with cer@@ e@@ br@@ al p@@ al@@ s@@ y . ​ — A@@ wa@@ ke ! , May 8 , 20@@ 00 .
Di@@ v@@ ine justice requi@@ red that the kingdom of Israel be called to account for its wicked de@@ e@@ ds .
She gre@@ w up to be a ze@@ al@@ ous , dedic@@ ated Witness of Jehovah . ”
‘ Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ arding The@@ m as the P@@ u@@ pi@@ l of His E@@ ye ’
How did their family benefit from working together ?
No@@ thing can cause Jehovah’s purpose to fai@@ l !
That school , which Ka@@ z@@ un@@ a has sh@@ ared in since she was small , is one of the congregation meetings of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Your ministry will be jo@@ y@@ ful , and living in the way that God appro@@ ves will strengthen your hope of everlasting life .
17 , 18 . ( a ) What do we learn from Jesus about prayer ?
Be@@ fore Jehovah de@@ va@@ stated Egy@@ pt by br@@ ing@@ ing the ten@@ th pla@@ gu@@ e in Moses ’ day , He comman@@ ded the Israelites to s@@ pl@@ as@@ h the blood of the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver ani@@ ma@@ l on the l@@ in@@ tel@@ s and do@@ or@@ post@@ s of their hous@@ es .
He will not let us down .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , many today make it evid@@ ent in vari@@ ous ways that they are not part of Jehovah’s organization .
When he loo@@ ks in@@ side one of them , he cannot believe his eyes .
Se@@ cond , refle@@ ct on how Jesus showed love even when pro@@ vo@@ ked .
Re@@ gre@@ t@@ ta@@ bly , I dis@@ continued my Bible study .
My family in 199@@ 6 : ( left to right , back ) G@@ reg@@ ory , Chris@@ to@@ s , T@@ ou@@ la ; ( fr@@ on@@ t ) L@@ ak@@ es , E@@ kat@@ er@@ in@@ i , and me
You are also encoura@@ ged to devel@@ op godly qualities , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly love , and to make it your personal go@@ al to live under God’s in@@ coming Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom .
L@@ I@@ K@@ EL@@ Y , the name Tr@@ ent@@ in@@ ar@@ a means little to you .
That is how we should feel about God , for he has affe@@ ction for us .
However , does it really follow that time by it@@ self will he@@ al a bro@@ ken heart ?
To re@@ prove , therefore , invol@@ ves show@@ ing en@@ ough evidence to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce the child of the sin@@ ful@@ ness of his course .
A young Christian has to be@@ ware that he or she does not imitate those individuals .
At any r@@ ate , death is a tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ ing , f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ing ev@@ ent , and the fear of death is uni@@ vers@@ al .
The Hebrew word c@@ he@@ ʹ@@ le@@ v , transl@@ ated “ f@@ at ” at L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 3 : 17 , ref@@ ers to the f@@ at ei@@ ther of ani@@ mal@@ s or of men .
They Ye@@ ar@@ ned for the Tru@@ th
The first gr@@ ound for the mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring was that Moses had married a C@@ u@@ shi@@ te woman .
For the first time in his life , he found ans@@ wers to his Bible questions .
If you face mar@@ it@@ al problems , do not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to seek the spiritual ass@@ ist@@ ance of matu@@ re Christians .
The Ba@@ al worshipp@@ ers , however , did not give up .
What did the fi@@ g@@ s spo@@ ken of in Jeremiah chap@@ ter 24 stand for ?
This ad@@ d@@ ress , known as the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , shows us not only how to find true happiness but also how to set@@ tle dis@@ pu@@ tes , how to pray , how to view material needs , and much more .
Yes , “ he that s@@ ow@@ s s@@ par@@ ingly will also re@@ a@@ p s@@ par@@ ingly ; and he that s@@ ow@@ s b@@ oun@@ ti@@ fully will also re@@ a@@ p b@@ oun@@ ti@@ fully . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 9 : 6 .
The ability to commun@@ ic@@ ate is a wonderful gift from our Creator .
“ The Ar@@ r@@ ang@@ ings of the H@@ ear@@ t ” ​ — By W@@ ho@@ m ?
Paul says : “ Since , then , we have gi@@ f@@ ts that di@@ ff@@ er according to the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness given to us . . . if it is a ministry , let us be at this ministry ; or the one who teach@@ es , let him be at his teaching ; or the one who encoura@@ ges , let him give encourag@@ ement ; . . . the one who shows mer@@ cy , let him do it c@@ he@@ er@@ fully . ”
They may even have been told as much by a cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man .
Di@@ d Jehovah need Abraham to reason with him in order to make the right decision ?
“ Do not be mis@@ led , ” war@@ ned Paul . “ B@@ ad associ@@ ations spo@@ il u@@ se@@ ful ha@@ bi@@ ts . ”
Un@@ faithful Israelites did two bad things .
Thus , it is fe@@ ared that some who have sign@@ ed the tre@@ at@@ y might have second thoughts .
Of course , responsi@@ bil@@ ities v@@ ary .
That certainly is true of a dis@@ cre@@ et woman .
Rather than giving for@@ ma@@ l scho@@ l@@ as@@ tic instru@@ ction , the tu@@ t@@ or mer@@ ely ad@@ minis@@ tered the fa@@ ther’s direc@@ ti@@ ves in a cu@@ sto@@ di@@ al fa@@ shi@@ on .
When develop@@ ing his illustr@@ ation , Paul perhaps had in mind the ar@@ m@@ or wor@@ n by Rom@@ an le@@ gi@@ on@@ na@@ i@@ res .
After the en@@ tr@@ ance cer@@ em@@ on@@ y was over , my teach@@ er , d@@ ressed in a k@@ im@@ on@@ o , took me to a bi@@ g house .
What have world rul@@ ers been invit@@ ed to do since 1914 , and how have they respon@@ ded ?
Satan is do@@ om@@ ed , and that certainly is good news !
Because of c@@ y@@ c@@ les in an ancient M@@ aya cal@@ end@@ ar , some feel that the world will end in the year 20@@ 12 .
Do we sear@@ ch for God but then refu@@ se to accept counsel ?
The bro@@ ch@@ ure What Does God Re@@ qui@@ re of U@@ s ? , publi@@ shed in 199@@ 6 , has a dist@@ ribu@@ tion of 1@@ 50 milli@@ on co@@ pi@@ es in 2@@ 4@@ 4 langu@@ ages as of now .
If you turn to doing good , will there not be an ex@@ al@@ tation ?
Why not ask vie@@ w@@ point questions and let him expres@@ s himself ?
Me@@ ek ones wa@@ it on God to cor@@ rec@@ t any wr@@ ong@@ s and to un@@ do the in@@ ju@@ ries inf@@ li@@ cted on them .
Such words may be the un@@ bal@@ an@@ ced reason@@ ing of some who take fin@@ an@@ cial advan@@ ta@@ ge of their associ@@ ates in the Christian congregation .
Paul fur@@ ther ur@@ ged : “ As God’s cho@@ s@@ en ones , holy and loved , clo@@ the y@@ ourselves with the tend@@ er affe@@ ctions of com@@ pas@@ sion , kindness , low@@ l@@ iness of mind , mil@@ dness , and long - suffering .
T@@ á@@ s@@ so@@ s , a Christian el@@ der who regul@@ arly comes in cont@@ act with Christian you@@ ths in such situ@@ ations , ob@@ served : “ The un@@ clean spe@@ e@@ ch , re@@ bel@@ li@@ ousness , and viol@@ ent be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or of un@@ believ@@ ing pe@@ ers may ru@@ b off on un@@ w@@ ary and vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able you@@ ths . ”
Jesus did not reve@@ al the day and h@@ our .
That was one of the questions that Jesus ’ apostles put to him during the fin@@ al h@@ our@@ s he sp@@ ent with them in an u@@ pp@@ er ro@@ om in Jerusalem .
In re@@ view , what have we learned ?
They en@@ tered a contr@@ act with a develop@@ er and arrang@@ ed to pa@@ y for the pro@@ ject in mon@@ th@@ ly inst@@ all@@ ments within ten years .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 34 , 7@@ 2
Why should we conclu@@ de that Isaiah 6@@ 6 : 22 - 24 will have a fulfill@@ ment in coming days ?
The pre@@ vi@@ ous resur@@ rec@@ tions were both mar@@ vel@@ ous and mirac@@ ul@@ ous , but no@@ ne com@@ pared to this su@@ pre@@ me mirac@@ le .
Rather , let us be willing to “ let God be found true , though every man be found a li@@ ar . ” ​ — Romans 3 : 4 .
He con@@ stan@@ tly emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed that true happiness is dep@@ end@@ ent , not on ex@@ ter@@ n@@ al fac@@ t@@ ors , but on our relationship with Jehovah and our attitude toward life .
To her great sur@@ pris@@ e , she was given a pa@@ y ra@@ ise , and she ear@@ ns as much as pre@@ vi@@ ously !
At that time , the h@@ all was being r@@ en@@ o@@ v@@ ated , so there were many brothers on hand .
Why , Jesus su@@ ffered so much emo@@ tional dist@@ ress that “ his s@@ we@@ at became as d@@ ro@@ ps of blood f@@ all@@ ing to the gr@@ ound ” !
It rel@@ ates the life st@@ ory of Solomon , during who@@ se k@@ ing@@ ship ancient Israel enjo@@ ys a time of se@@ cur@@ ity and great pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity .
Of whom shall I be in fear ? Jehovah is the str@@ ong@@ hold of my life .
Christian parents are simil@@ arly told : “ G@@ o on br@@ ing@@ ing [ your children ] up in the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 4 .
What me@@ a@@ sures should we take concer@@ ning imp@@ ro@@ per thoughts ?
“ Th@@ an@@ ks to our ra@@ di@@ o bro@@ ad@@ ca@@ st@@ s , the truth re@@ ached many people whom we could not person@@ ally cont@@ act , ” said F@@ l@@ or@@ ence Joh@@ ns@@ on , who wor@@ ked at the st@@ ation in S@@ as@@ kat@@ o@@ on .
We show our reli@@ ance on Jehovah when we keep a ‘ simp@@ le e@@ ye . ’
How to C@@ op@@ e With a Tho@@ r@@ n
But what activities cons@@ titu@@ te the works of the flesh ?
D@@ or@@ is , who had served for 35 years as a mission@@ ary in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , cho@@ se to return and look after them .
Yes , parents need to ad@@ here to the standards that Jehovah God se@@ ts out in his Word , the Bible .
13 , 14 . ( a ) What war@@ ning did Jesus give about an att@@ ack , and when did his words beg@@ in to come true ?
( Read Isaiah 5@@ 3 : 5 , 8 , 9 . )
What question did Jeremiah have , and how was it ans@@ wer@@ ed ?
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , we are obe@@ ying Jesus ’ comm@@ and by preaching all over the world to more people and in more langu@@ ages than ever before !
Sh@@ ould You In@@ v@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ate O@@ ther R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ons ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Adam and E@@ ve could no longer have a perfect child ; ne@@ i@@ ther could any of their children have a perfect child .
For example , the Bible tel@@ ls us how Jehovah felt about the Israelites , who often dis@@ obe@@ yed him .
How can we f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h in our assign@@ ed place ?
S@@ how@@ ing Jesus “ all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the world and their glory , ” Satan bl@@ at@@ an@@ tly said to Jesus : “ All these things I will give you if you f@@ all down and do an act of worship to me . ”
“ I shall certainly ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy my@@ self and san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy my@@ self and make my@@ self known before the eyes of many nations ; and they will have to know that I am Jehovah . ”
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , when Jehovah con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed his covenant with Abraham and promised that his se@@ ed would become many , he indic@@ ated what would ha@@ p@@ pen to Abraham .
Na@@ ji@@ b in 19@@ 35
All need to know how that came to be so .
Di@@ d he den@@ y them ?
▪ M@@ ake opportun@@ ities to “ work what is good toward all ”
And you must d@@ well in the land of Go@@ sh@@ en , and you must continue near me . . . And I will supp@@ ly you with food there . ”
O@@ ther@@ wise , ac@@ ts of worship are un@@ accep@@ table to God .
Tru@@ e , such wit@@ ness@@ ing is not always eas@@ y .
Ab@@ out How to T@@ re@@ at O@@ thers
( b ) What other as@@ pe@@ cts of Jesus ’ mo@@ de@@ l prayer will be exam@@ ined in the following article ?
C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ A@@ N , who lives in an Af@@ ri@@ can country , was ab@@ du@@ cted by sol@@ di@@ ers who tri@@ ed to for@@ ce him to jo@@ in the ar@@ my , but he refu@@ sed to com@@ p@@ ly because of his Bible - tra@@ ined conscience .
Matthe@@ w@@ ’s account re@@ a@@ ds : “ Jac@@ o@@ b became father to Joseph , ” emp@@ lo@@ ying a Greek ter@@ m indic@@ ating c@@ learly that Jac@@ o@@ b was Jose@@ p@@ h’s n@@ atur@@ al father .
Let us con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on keep@@ ing Jehovah’s or@@ ders , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that ‘ all our ways are in fr@@ on@@ t of him . ’
P@@ ol@@ itical lead@@ ers , often mo@@ tiv@@ ated by gre@@ ed , s@@ ti@@ r up the h@@ at@@ red that fu@@ els the fi@@ gh@@ ting .
C@@ our@@ t@@ es@@ y N@@ ational Li@@ br@@ ary of Me@@ dic@@ ine
Hence , we do not follow ri@@ gi@@ d pro@@ to@@ co@@ l in reg@@ ard to man@@ n@@ ers .
How did we come to have our physical char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s ?
How do we know that Jehovah ful@@ filled his promise to support Jeremiah ?
We also avoid practic@@ es spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally con@@ dem@@ ned in the Bible , such as dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness , se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality , and ste@@ al@@ ing . ​ — 1 Corinthians 6 : 9 - 11 .
8 : 6 .
Un@@ til then , they had rema@@ ined spiritually strong by rec@@ iting what they could remember from older is@@ su@@ es of The Watchtower .
Bo@@ th Ch@@ er@@ i and I found something far better than g@@ lam@@ our .
A de@@ ta@@ il from the high@@ ly il@@ lu@@ min@@ ated Le@@ ó@@ n Bible . P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous as they are , such Bi@@ bl@@ es did little to s@@ pre@@ ad the message of God’s Word among the people
C@@ learly , it is prop@@ er to hope for sal@@ vation .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful all of us children are for having had such loving parents !
“ God Is Gre@@ ater T@@ ha@@ n Our H@@ ear@@ ts ”
7 : 10 , 11 .
To provide the ransom , God sent Jesus to the earth to sacrifice his life .
All the o@@ ffer@@ ings and sacrific@@ es that were made to God under the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law were a way of worshipp@@ ing God and recogn@@ iz@@ ing him as the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of the uni@@ verse .
What is O@@ t@@ to@@ ’s ad@@ vice for those who take an early re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment from their se@@ cul@@ ar jo@@ b ?
I still remember the coun@@ ter at the gro@@ cer@@ y st@@ ore that we ow@@ ned .
The way you answer those questions dep@@ ends on your vie@@ w@@ point .
The Bible gives us a des@@ crip@@ tion of world con@@ di@@ tions that would ex@@ ist before God br@@ ings the end .
Some prog@@ ress has un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly been made in that direction .
H@@ ist@@ ory has bor@@ ne out the truth of Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s words .
Then a physi@@ ci@@ an cor@@ rec@@ tly id@@ enti@@ fied the proble@@ m , but the di@@ ag@@ no@@ s@@ is was rather hard to accept .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous lead@@ ers may promise us an et@@ er@@ n@@ al future .
Yet , un@@ fore@@ seen circumstances and the un@@ st@@ able e@@ con@@ om@@ y can dis@@ ru@@ pt even well - mo@@ tiv@@ ated pl@@ ans .
After a few months , we were assign@@ ed to o@@ pen a mission@@ ary home in P@@ us@@ an , a sou@@ ther@@ n por@@ t city .
And what a deli@@ ght it must have been when travel@@ ing elders , such as Paul , vis@@ ited the congregations !
Many try to follow the di@@ ct@@ ates of their conscience even if they do not believe in the God who gave them that in@@ n@@ ate sense of right and wrong .
12 , 13 . ( a ) How can you deci@@ de which av@@ en@@ u@@ es of service to pur@@ sue ?
This fac@@ ul@@ ty has the ability to rend@@ er judgment , and we can be “ acc@@ used or even exc@@ used ” by it .
A@@ no@@ ther s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement was a 7@@ 5 - year - old Christian sister in the congregation of Se@@ d@@ an by the name of El@@ ise Mo@@ t@@ te .
It was said of E@@ no@@ ch and Noah that they ‘ wal@@ ked with God . ’
E@@ MB@@ AL@@ MI@@ N@@ G ​ — TH@@ E@@ N AN@@ D N@@ O@@ W
It will then be like God’s “ wal@@ k@@ ings of long ag@@ o , ” like the way he ac@@ ted in ancient times .
* What is another way we can show our concer@@ n ?
They would be per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly sa@@ fe , she as@@ sures him , for her husband is away on a bu@@ sin@@ ess tri@@ p and is not expe@@ cted back for some time .
We , in turn , want to help s@@ inc@@ ere people to become famili@@ ar with these vital teachings .
This bless@@ ed pro@@ spe@@ ct will en@@ able us to “ walk in the name of Jehovah our God to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , even forever . ” ​ — Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 5 .
This may call to your mind Paul’s appreciation for the ser@@ vi@@ ces rend@@ ered to him by a family man in Eph@@ esus . ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
In ad@@ dition to enjo@@ ying a fav@@ ored and bless@@ ed relationship with Jehovah , they can look for@@ ward to see@@ ing the fulfill@@ ment of King Davi@@ d’s inspired words : “ The me@@ ek ones themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will in@@ deed find their ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace . ”
So@@ on , though , we were t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing in@@ tim@@ ate body par@@ ts and experi@@ men@@ ting with vari@@ ous se@@ x@@ u@@ al activities .
B@@ ol@@ dness does not mean b@@ lu@@ nt@@ ness or ru@@ den@@ ess .
13 , 14 . ( a ) How does the new covenant rel@@ ate to the Kingdom ?
Although my family offered us free land and a house , R@@ al@@ ph dec@@ l@@ ined .
Be@@ fore exam@@ ining why this is so , let us consider the circumstances that moved Paul to un@@ v@@ ei@@ l the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of the dr@@ ama .
He sear@@ ched every@@ one@@ ’s bas@@ ke@@ t and found p@@ al@@ m k@@ er@@ n@@ els in every bas@@ ke@@ t exc@@ ep@@ t mine .
Des@@ cri@@ b@@ ing this ancient prac@@ tice , The Ho@@ ly Bible , With an Ex@@ pl@@ an@@ at@@ ory and C@@ r@@ itical Com@@ men@@ t@@ ary , e@@ di@@ ted by F .
God cho@@ se to reve@@ al the bir@@ th of Jesus to a few hum@@ ble shepher@@ ds
She cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t have tre@@ ated us better .
Th@@ ough Jesus was kind , he was ne@@ ver@@ th@@ eless fir@@ m for what was right in the sight of his heavenly Father .
Th@@ ink , too , of the b@@ ol@@ dness that Moses showed in speaking to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h , a rul@@ er who was vie@@ wed , not as a m@@ ere re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative of the go@@ ds , but as a go@@ d himself , the son of the su@@ n go@@ d R@@ a .
K@@ ar@@ l in 194@@ 3 with T . J . S@@ ul@@ li@@ v@@ an and T@@ ed and D@@ or@@ is
Be@@ ing a@@ ware of these fac@@ t@@ ors , though , helps us to understand why rest@@ ra@@ ining the t@@ ong@@ ue from speaking what is in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ous is par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly challeng@@ ing for some .
We do not need ex@@ ten@@ sive for@@ ma@@ l educ@@ ation in order to com@@ pre@@ h@@ end deep spiritual tru@@ ths that have been publi@@ shed .
“ What kind of God would ask such a thing ? ”
Still , they try not to be di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted .
Pe@@ ople would not light a lam@@ p and put it under a “ me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing bas@@ ke@@ t ” ​ — a large con@@ tain@@ er having a cap@@ ac@@ ity of about ei@@ ght d@@ ry qu@@ ar@@ ts .
Y@@ O@@ U would pro@@ ba@@ bly ag@@ ree that too much st@@ ress is bad ; it am@@ oun@@ ts to dist@@ ress .
Many in@@ com@@ par@@ able study to@@ ol@@ s are also a@@ vail@@ able to us .
When the cha@@ ir@@ man at our ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es and conven@@ tions invit@@ es us to do so , let us take our se@@ ats prom@@ p@@ tly and listen qui@@ et@@ ly to the mu@@ si@@ c that has been so lo@@ v@@ ingly pre@@ pared .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What illustr@@ ations has Jesus discus@@ sed with his close compan@@ i@@ ons ?
R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch@@ ers in Ger@@ many found that 8@@ 0 per@@ c@@ ent consider@@ ed faith@@ ful@@ ness in marriage to be very important .
19 : 12 .
What will we consider in this article ?
If you think about it , though , wisdom di@@ ct@@ ates that we be different .
Adam , a Christian father of two , expla@@ ins how he felt when he lost his jo@@ b : “ I eas@@ ily became ag@@ it@@ ated ; everything ir@@ rit@@ ated me .
W@@ he@@ ther we are deal@@ ing with a difficult situation , making a we@@ igh@@ ty decision , or tr@@ ying to res@@ ist temp@@ tation , Jehovah has given us a wonderful gift ​ — the preci@@ ous pro@@ vision of prayer .
How did Adam and E@@ ve re@@ act to Satan’s lies , and what were the resul@@ ts ?
What organiz@@ ational ref@@ in@@ ements have there been through the years ?
“ H@@ app@@ y is ever@@ yone fe@@ aring Jehovah , who is wal@@ king in his ways , ” says Psalm 1@@ 28 : 1 .
Pro@@ ba@@ bly you may be conc@@ e@@ aled in the day of Jehovah’s anger . ”
But he im@@ medi@@ ately “ we@@ pt bit@@ ter@@ ly ” and rep@@ ented , and his sin was for@@ given .
R@@ em@@ ember that al@@ though men were used to wr@@ ite the Bible , it is not a com@@ p@@ il@@ ation of human wisdom , for it was inspired by God .
They do this by f@@ ill@@ ing their min@@ ds with Bible tru@@ ths and avo@@ i@@ ding un@@ necess@@ ary cont@@ act with the un@@ sa@@ v@@ ory el@@ ements of Satan’s world .
She also stu@@ dies the Bible with her children , tra@@ ins them in the ministry , and br@@ ings them to congregation meetings .
Why can the word of God af@@ fect us the way it affe@@ cted Jeremiah ?
Not long af@@ ter@@ ward , I was baptized , and early in 19@@ 39 , I became a pioneer , a full - time Christian minis@@ ter .
Paul ur@@ ged anointed Christians to foc@@ us on their heavenly c@@ iti@@ z@@ en@@ ship rather than on earthly things .
Yet , for Christians , love for God and loy@@ al@@ ty to his principles help them to cop@@ e .
Yet , at some point in time , he may li@@ e down and not ar@@ ise , and any day that he does o@@ pen his eyes may be his last .
How would the heavenly Jesus keep his followers on earth well - f@@ ed spiritually ?
Ha@@ ve the Hebrew Scriptures Be@@ en Re@@ plac@@ ed ?
S@@ ome@@ times , Jesus got up “ early in the mor@@ ning , while it was still dar@@ k , ” in order to pray .
When friends or family members appro@@ ach us with their concer@@ ns , love mo@@ ves us to ( 1 ) give them our hear@@ t@@ felt attention ; ( 2 ) emp@@ a@@ th@@ ize with them , or feel what they feel ; and ( 3 ) let them know that we care .
The brother re@@ pe@@ ated what he had said , and a sm@@ ile appe@@ ared on F@@ er@@ n@@ an@@ do@@ ’s face .
To many people , some s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists inclu@@ ded , the evidence shows that the uni@@ verse had a wise , powerful , and ben@@ ev@@ ol@@ ent M@@ ak@@ er .
• What can help older servants of Jehovah to have a positi@@ ve out@@ look ?
O@@ ver the cen@@ tu@@ ries , a pres@@ sing question that has gener@@ ated end@@ less spe@@ cul@@ ation has been , When will Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on come ?
S@@ il@@ ence is condu@@ ci@@ ve to medit@@ ation
Their lo@@ ss is often tra@@ gi@@ c .
He told his disciples : “ He that has end@@ ur@@ ed to the end is the one that will be sa@@ ved . ”
The B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ ans app@@ lied themselves to a di@@ lig@@ ent , ong@@ o@@ ing study , taking the time to do this da@@ ily , not just on the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h .
Although A@@ mo@@ s does not direc@@ tly men@@ tion Mo@@ ab@@ ’s mis@@ tre@@ at@@ ment of God’s people , the Mo@@ a@@ bit@@ es had a long rec@@ ord of op@@ pos@@ ing Israel .
Let us exam@@ ine the Bible account of what took place that night in 33 C.E .
He had in mind “ the law of the Christ , ” also called “ the law of faith ” and “ the law of a free people . ”
( b ) How was Moses ’ life s@@ pared , and what did Jehovah do for all of His people ?
14@@ 2 : 1 - 3 .
“ The ministry here is am@@ a@@ z@@ ing , ” they said .
She ad@@ mit@@ ted that she felt de@@ va@@ stated , for she real@@ ized that her desire would not be satis@@ fied in this system of things .
▪ “ What benefit will it be to a man if he ga@@ ins the whole world but for@@ fe@@ its his soul ? ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Be qui@@ et ! ”
H@@ um@@ ili@@ ation for God’s En@@ em@@ ies
Job wanted to rest , not in a place of t@@ or@@ ment or ali@@ en@@ ation from God , but in the gra@@ ve .
Ther@@ e@@ upon , they rejo@@ ined the brothers , and they all pray@@ ed together , saying : “ Jehovah , give attention to their th@@ reat@@ s , and gr@@ ant your sla@@ ves to keep speaking your word with all b@@ ol@@ dness . ”
In some c@@ as@@ es , that may be fine .
If Christ had not been ra@@ ised from the dead , Christian faith would be in va@@ in , emp@@ ty , based on a li@@ e .
• Why did the writ@@ er of Psalm 1@@ 19 love Jehovah’s law ?
E@@ ver@@ yone was ter@@ ri@@ fied .
But don@@ ’t act like them .
What can we learn from the o@@ ffering of sacrific@@ es ?
We were invit@@ ed to serve as special pione@@ ers wh@@ er@@ ever we wanted .
S@@ ome@@ times it really ge@@ ts me down . ”
Jesus did not appe@@ ar as the Messi@@ ah until ne@@ arly 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years after Moses died .
6 How Can the Bible I@@ mp@@ ro@@ ve My Li@@ fe ?
Di@@ d one of the h@@ our@@ s you devo@@ ted to him requi@@ re a special sacrifice on your part ?
All 6 were among 12 people kil@@ led in@@ stan@@ tly in a mo@@ t@@ or@@ way cr@@ as@@ h , descri@@ bed by the po@@ li@@ ce as ‘ an ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te ho@@ lo@@ ca@@ u@@ st . ’ ”
I was also imp@@ ressed by the conduct of the Witnesses .
No doubt you can think of other good examples of individuals who p@@ our themselves out in doing God’s will des@@ pite the li@@ mit@@ ations of old age . ​ — Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 17 .
2 God will help and prote@@ ct us .
The long@@ est psal@@ m in the Bible is like a beau@@ ti@@ ful prayer .
T@@ .@@ V . of J@@ ab@@ bo@@ k
Like B@@ ri@@ el@@ le , you might feel that your parents with@@ hold more fre@@ e@@ dom than you think they should .
Since the 1@@ 3@@ th century , the N@@ ati@@ v@@ ity sc@@ ene has been one of the most famili@@ ar as@@ pe@@ cts of S@@ pan@@ ish c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations .
Yes , as God’s servants , we must learn to ‘ love our enem@@ ies , ’ reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of their attitude toward us .
God’s Will During a Ti@@ me of Re@@ bel@@ li@@ on
V@@ o@@ ic@@ es are ra@@ ised , and temp@@ ers f@@ l@@ are , ign@@ iting an emo@@ tion@@ ally char@@ ged ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent with ca@@ us@@ tic re@@ mar@@ ks .
As a result , we will be able to draw clo@@ s@@ er to him . ​ — Read Psalm 25 : 14 .
Bet@@ ter than anyone , Jehovah can help you to make wise cho@@ ic@@ es during your you@@ th .
Con@@ fid@@ enti@@ al talk is an ex@@ change of gen@@ u@@ ine thoughts and feelings
( b ) How can we bl@@ ess those who persecu@@ te us ?
Today , the truth about the direction of the water c@@ y@@ c@@ le is comm@@ on knowledge .
As a people , they did not en@@ ter into “ God’s rest ” because they fa@@ iled to per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve and work in har@@ mony with the purpose of God’s own day of rest , which began after the cre@@ ation of Adam and E@@ ve . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 3 - 10 .
Wh@@ atever the to@@ pi@@ c@@ s , our con@@ vers@@ ations will buil@@ d others up if they ad@@ here to the apostle Paul’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to the congregation in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i .
A few gu@@ ar@@ ds co@@ op@@ er@@ ated with our efforts to continue our r@@ out@@ ine of ho@@ l@@ ding Bible meetings .
During the resul@@ ting dr@@ ought , ra@@ ven@@ s f@@ ed Eli@@ j@@ ah in the t@@ or@@ r@@ ent v@@ al@@ le@@ y of Ch@@ er@@ ith , and later a wi@@ do@@ w@@ ’s me@@ ag@@ er supp@@ ly of f@@ l@@ our and o@@ il was mirac@@ ul@@ ously ex@@ tend@@ ed to provide him with food .
When you ple@@ ase Jehovah to the ful@@ l@@ est ex@@ t@@ ent of your ability , you feel so good ​ — really satis@@ fied ! ”
In ap@@ par@@ ent in@@ no@@ c@@ ence , the ser@@ p@@ ent asked : “ Is it really so that God said you must not e@@ at from every t@@ ree of the gar@@ den ? ”
Because he truly was the Messi@@ ah , Jesus could righ@@ tly say : “ Today this s@@ crip@@ ture that you just heard is ful@@ filled . ” ​ — Luke 4 : 16 - 21 .
The con@@ dition of the dead is made clear at E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 5 , 10 , where we read : “ The dead know nothing . . .
O@@ ri@@ g@@ en moved to P@@ al@@ est@@ ine , where ad@@ mi@@ r@@ ation for him as a re@@ pu@@ ted de@@ f@@ end@@ er of Christian do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine rema@@ ined un@@ b@@ oun@@ ded , and there he continued as a pri@@ est .
The next article will help us to see how we can fully accom@@ pl@@ ish our ministry .
What was the ob@@ je@@ ctive of H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i@@ ’s and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah’s mes@@ sa@@ ges ?
And he h@@ ur@@ led him into the ab@@ y@@ ss and shu@@ t it and se@@ aled it over him , that he might not mis@@ lead the nations any@@ more . ” ​ — Revelation 20 : 2 , 3 .
This is vital , since most of us know ​ — pos@@ si@@ bly through personal experience — ​ that problems ar@@ ise when people ei@@ ther pur@@ po@@ sel@@ y or un@@ in@@ ten@@ tion@@ ally set un@@ wise pri@@ or@@ ities .
Why has b@@ ol@@ dness always been needed by those loyal to Jehovah ?
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , those individuals feel that things never really change but continue the same as they always have from the worl@@ d’s cre@@ ation .
G@@ r@@ as@@ p@@ ing this fact no doubt helped Abraham to end@@ ure his tri@@ als jo@@ y@@ fully .
All in the house were ar@@ rest@@ ed and taken to the po@@ li@@ ce st@@ ation , including our three - year - old son .
Rather , our hum@@ ility will help us to be sub@@ mis@@ sive to those taking the lead , and such an obedi@@ ent spirit is ess@@ enti@@ al for un@@ ity in the congregation .
Rather than allow@@ ing such thinking to af@@ fect us , let us maintain the view that Jehovah and Jesus have toward our ministry .
How can sin@@ ful humans refle@@ ct God’s glory , when no man can see his face and live ?
11 , 12 . ( a ) What are we as@@ king for when we pray for God’s will to “ take place , as in heaven , also upon earth ” ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , food was s@@ car@@ ce .
If Pet@@ er@@ ’s listen@@ ers would man@@ i@@ f@@ est such gen@@ u@@ ine rep@@ ent@@ ance , what would be the result ?
A Christian might have off@@ ended someone and needs to a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze .
If it fa@@ il@@ s , it is a hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he at best .
So I made the fin@@ al decision ​ — we stay .
The th@@ ir@@ d slave mentioned in Jesus ’ par@@ able was af@@ ra@@ id of his ma@@ ster , vie@@ wing him as a dem@@ an@@ ding and un@@ reason@@ able person .
Hence , to c@@ he@@ ck that our res@@ ol@@ ve to serve God is not we@@ ak@@ ening ​ — that we are not let@@ ting our gu@@ ard down — ​ we need to pe@@ er regul@@ arly into our heart .
After in@@ s@@ titu@@ ting the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al , Jesus made a covenant with his faithful disciples , often refer@@ red to as the Kingdom covenant .
He is help@@ ing them to preach the truth worl@@ d@@ wide , and they are the only ones doing this work .
As a you@@ th , how can you avoid be@@ coming over@@ ly fru@@ str@@ ated with your parents ?
They loo@@ ked for@@ ward to the time when Jehovah would make the earth into a par@@ adise and re@@ move all wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
T@@ y@@ pi@@ c@@ ally , “ n@@ ur@@ sing ex@@ tend@@ ed over a peri@@ od of two to three years , ” expla@@ ins Ch@@ il@@ ds .
11 , 12 . ( a ) Des@@ cri@@ be an instance of Jesus ’ com@@ pas@@ sion in action . ( b ) What can you learn from the example consider@@ ed here ?
The apostle Paul illustr@@ ated the con@@ dition of Ad@@ am@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing by lik@@ ening it to that of a first - century slave .
Not long after fin@@ ish@@ ing his mil@@ it@@ ary service , A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der , who is from E@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , jo@@ ined a gan@@ g that practic@@ ed rac@@ ke@@ te@@ ering , ex@@ t@@ or@@ tion , and bri@@ ber@@ y .
To c@@ ite just one example , consider what Jesus taught about being faithful to one@@ ’s mate : “ You heard that it was said , ‘ You must not com@@ mit ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y . ’
Paul in@@ tro@@ du@@ ces his l@@ ist of ung@@ o@@ dly qualities with the words “ for men will be . . . ”
O@@ ther@@ wise , I too would have been cap@@ tur@@ ed .
Even Jesus Christ , who did so much good and com@@ mit@@ ted no sin , was ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed and persecu@@ ted .
Jesus had deep concer@@ n for people and was willing to work . ​ — 11 / 1 , pages 6 - 7 .
In ancient Israel , King Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am started a new religion al@@ most a th@@ ous@@ and years before Jesus came to earth .
They pi@@ ck his friends for him and e@@ av@@ es@@ d@@ ro@@ p on his p@@ ho@@ ne c@@ alls .
Will you a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally gr@@ ant his re@@ qu@@ est ?
The con@@ text of that st@@ at@@ ement tel@@ ls hus@@ ban@@ ds how they should exerc@@ ise their he@@ ad@@ ship ​ — in the same way that Christ exerc@@ ises his authority over man .
However , their me@@ tho@@ ds differ@@ ed from our@@ s .
Mari@@ an : I am very gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah that R@@ o@@ sa has been my compan@@ ion for the past 4@@ 8 years .
“ Instead of meeting in a sh@@ ack or under a t@@ ree , as was done pre@@ vi@@ ously , our brothers are able to me@@ et in a prop@@ er place with su@@ it@@ able se@@ ating , ” no@@ ted B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e member John K@@ ik@@ o@@ t .
Instead , be res@@ ol@@ ved to remember your G@@ r@@ and Creator .
For one thing , the desire to live forever in Par@@ adise on earth origin@@ ates with God himself .
In most c@@ as@@ es , only one side of a s@@ cro@@ l@@ l was used for writ@@ ing .
Thus , bi@@ om@@ i@@ me@@ tic@@ s can move a Christian to give glory to the Creator . ​ — 10 / 1 , page 9 .
It is a st@@ ory that under@@ s@@ co@@ res Jehovah’s ke@@ en interest in the Messi@@ ani@@ c l@@ ine of des@@ c@@ ent .
Thus , min@@ ding the spirit means being contro@@ l@@ led , d@@ om@@ in@@ ated , and imp@@ el@@ led by Jehovah’s ac@@ tive for@@ ce .
The family , however , wanted her to remain with them for at le@@ ast another ten days .
Jehovah must have vie@@ wed this in@@ ten@@ se re@@ mor@@ se in Davi@@ d’s heart as an evidence of gen@@ u@@ ine rep@@ ent@@ ance and deci@@ ded that there was a bas@@ is for show@@ ing mer@@ cy to the wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers .
F@@ our days later , A@@ bi@@ ga@@ y@@ l pointed the man out to her parents .
“ Mo@@ st of the time , ” says Mar@@ gar@@ ita , “ I enjo@@ yed tal@@ king with the sisters in my new congregation about the preaching work , our Bible stu@@ dies , our children ​ — anything exc@@ ep@@ t my problems .
“ These pro@@ je@@ cts make me look for@@ ward to my next study peri@@ od , ” says R@@ on@@ al@@ d .
Is It Tru@@ e That You Do Not B@@ eli@@ eve in Jesus ?
M@@ ake it your go@@ al to help your children to love God .
Why is it vital to learn from God ?
Will there be en@@ ough work@@ ers ?
Our deep appreciation for the spiritual instru@@ ction we receive shows that we recogn@@ ize Jehovah as our G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or .
In what way is over@@ in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence in al@@ co@@ ho@@ l har@@ m@@ ful ?
At first , Peter ques@@ tioned Jesus ’ actions .
The early co@@ de@@ x did not look much like the boo@@ ks of today , but as with most other in@@ ven@@ tions , it was develop@@ ed and mo@@ di@@ fied according to the needs and pre@@ fer@@ ences of those who used it .
H@@ ist@@ ori@@ an Will D@@ ur@@ ant put it this way : “ How could a simp@@ le sin@@ ner d@@ are to take his prayer to so a@@ w@@ ful and dist@@ ant a thro@@ ne ? ”
‘ If even a simp@@ le co@@ o@@ king fi@@ re must be care@@ fully contro@@ l@@ led , who is respon@@ sible for the la@@ ws that regul@@ ate the su@@ n ? ’
By mi@@ d - 199@@ 2 , A@@ nt@@ ô@@ ni@@ o deci@@ ded that he too would like to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
S@@ et your heart upon your ways .
As Jesus promised , when David again started to give Bible study , prayer , and the ministry pri@@ or@@ ity in his life , other things began to f@@ all into place .
If that happ@@ ens , keep in mind your des@@ t@@ in@@ ation , or go@@ al ​ — to bring glory to Jehovah in all that you do and to avoid anything that would cause you to draw away from him .
H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of years later , the apostle John saw in vision “ a great crow@@ d , which no man was able to number , out of all nations and tri@@ bes and pe@@ op@@ les and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es . ”
For example , a wife who wants to talk about problems in her marriage may find it e@@ asi@@ er to star@@ t by tal@@ king about how she and her husband me@@ t and got married .
C@@ ongreg@@ ation Me@@ et@@ ings
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , just as a ri@@ der bri@@ d@@ les a hor@@ se to control the ani@@ mal@@ ’s mo@@ v@@ ements , we should do our best to bri@@ d@@ le our t@@ ong@@ ue .
How have J@@ an and W@@ o@@ th man@@ ag@@ ed to a@@ da@@ pt to a re@@ duc@@ ed stan@@ d@@ ard of living ?
B@@ ack in Egy@@ pt , Moses , ‘ the me@@ ek@@ est of all men , ’ needed faith and courage to appe@@ ar before P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h .
Those who wit@@ ness@@ ed this mirac@@ le gl@@ ori@@ fied God .
This “ cor@@ respon@@ ding ransom ” pa@@ id the p@@ en@@ al@@ ty for sin in@@ her@@ ited by Ad@@ am@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing and made it possible to give everlasting life to all who accept Jesus as God’s means of sal@@ vation . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
She rejo@@ ic@@ es that “ even the ba@@ r@@ re@@ n has given bir@@ th , ” and she la@@ u@@ ds Jehovah as “ an Ex@@ al@@ ter , a R@@ a@@ is@@ er of a low@@ ly one from the du@@ st . ”
After fin@@ ish@@ ing school , I did com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory mil@@ it@@ ary service .
Now there are al@@ most 3@@ ,@@ 7@@ 00 Witnesses in the city of N@@ ap@@ les .
Our fe@@ et are com@@ ely to hum@@ ble ones who hu@@ ng@@ er spiritually .
Jose@@ p@@ h’s respon@@ se showed , once again , both his hum@@ ility and his faith in his God : “ I need not be consider@@ ed !
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als who prom@@ o@@ te such vie@@ ws might re@@ mind us of some in the first century who had a ze@@ al for God “ but not according to acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge . ”
What makes the differ@@ ence ?
Jehovah , by his spirit , uses the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class to help us to understand his Word at the right time .
I often ask el@@ der@@ ly ones to tell me about their lives and about what has en@@ ab@@ led them to stay faithful .
O@@ thers like them are esta@@ bli@@ shed in lo@@ c@@ ations where Bi@@ bli@@ cal events or “ mirac@@ les ” of more rec@@ ent times are said to have taken place or where religious reli@@ c@@ s are kept .
His wisdom origin@@ ated with Jehovah , so we are not sur@@ pris@@ ed at the s@@ oun@@ dness of Jesus ’ judgment .
; Di@@ em@@ mi , C .
Rather than man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting the attitude of dis@@ obedi@@ ence and in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence that char@@ ac@@ ter@@ iz@@ es the world , she is in sub@@ mis@@ sion to her mate .
It sur@@ pris@@ ed even we@@ ather ex@@ per@@ ts .
( b ) How did the Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an help the man who had been ro@@ b@@ bed , be@@ at@@ en , and left half - dead ?
One day , my bro@@ ther’s gi@@ r@@ l@@ friend asked me for a ri@@ de home in our ca@@ r .
Ch@@ ests 3 to 7 were for col@@ le@@ cting fun@@ ds for the appointed value of tur@@ t@@ le@@ do@@ ves , pi@@ ge@@ ons , w@@ o@@ od , inc@@ en@@ se , and g@@ ol@@ den v@@ ess@@ els res@@ pe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
Then they t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully ra@@ ised the is@@ sue of whether this information might apply to me .
But Jehovah found him .
He said : “ By this you will be t@@ ested , ” and then he told them that he must see this you@@ ng@@ est brother .
As@@ soci@@ ation with fellow worshipp@@ ers helped the psalmist to recogn@@ ize the blessings he der@@ i@@ ved from “ dra@@ wing near to God . ”
Tru@@ e , this is not always eas@@ y to do .
Are you fully benef@@ iting from God’s pro@@ vision of prayer ?
Rather , it cons@@ ists of sta@@ ying ac@@ tive and giving of one@@ ’s time , en@@ er@@ gy , and strength to en@@ rich the lives of others .
You must apply what you read .
We rejo@@ ice with all of them in the re@@ ward that Jehovah has given .
“ Let An@@ yone H@@ ear@@ ing Sa@@ y : ‘ C@@ ome ! ’ ”
Jesus foc@@ used on the good qualities of his disciples . ​ — E@@ ph .
Wh@@ atever your age , could you take similar in@@ iti@@ ative to invit@@ e fellow stud@@ ents or co@@ work@@ ers to the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , a public talk , or a dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion ?
He prof@@ an@@ ed Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s temple by sacrific@@ ing upon its al@@ ta@@ r a pi@@ g to Z@@ e@@ us .
F@@ ac@@ ed With S@@ eri@@ ous Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es
En@@ joy Your Y@@ ou@@ th
Jehovah has gener@@ ously provided for my needs , often by means of help@@ ful fellow Christians .
Although Christi@@ an@@ ity later esta@@ bli@@ shed a l@@ ink between these two beli@@ ef@@ s , and today the a@@ ver@@ age Christian con@@ fu@@ ses them comple@@ t@@ ely , I see no reason to hi@@ de what I and the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of scho@@ l@@ ars consider to be the truth . . . .
Be C@@ re@@ ative
T@@ im@@ ing and lo@@ c@@ ation of the ev@@ ent were well cho@@ s@@ en .
F@@ ear@@ ing that the transl@@ at@@ or@@ ’s imp@@ ati@@ ence would get the better of him , the cons@@ ist@@ ory deci@@ ded to keep the sign@@ ed pages of fin@@ al cop@@ y in the ch@@ urch sa@@ fe .
Are you c@@ ra@@ ving a cr@@ um@@ b of sol@@ ace to s@@ we@@ et@@ en a life mar@@ red by bit@@ ter suffering and un@@ sa@@ v@@ ory experi@@ ences ?
• What is mer@@ cy ?
“ On occasi@@ on , my husband and I have not app@@ lied Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 26 , 27 , ” lam@@ ented a sister .
See pages 6@@ 6 - 7@@ 7 , 2@@ 5@@ 4 - 8@@ 2 of the book Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — Pro@@ claim@@ ers of God’s Kingdom , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
In fact , the op@@ pos@@ ite was true .
A@@ c@@ qui@@ ring understanding is also ess@@ enti@@ al .
• In the Law , what li@@ mit@@ ation did God put on the use of blood , and why ?
How do you think a bus@@ y Je@@ w in the first century might have re@@ ac@@ ted if a Rom@@ an sol@@ di@@ er had said that to him ?
Th@@ ough Jesus was not a father , parents can benefit from his way of teaching because he taught and tra@@ ined his disciples with love , hum@@ ility , and in@@ sight .
The apostle Paul used his full po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al to serve God later in life .
If anyone desi@@ res to do His will , he will know concer@@ ning the teaching whether it is from God or I speak of my own origin@@ ality . ”
Such a study helps us to understand God’s person@@ ality and to come to appreci@@ ate the wisdom of following his direction .
Li@@ fe c@@ eas@@ es .
H@@ u@@ man lead@@ ers se@@ em un@@ able to sto@@ p it .
The B@@ est W@@ a@@ y to D@@ ev@@ el@@ op P@@ ol@@ ite Be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or
“ Tru@@ e , there are times when we@@ ’@@ re up@@ set , but we have wor@@ ked hard to tre@@ at each other the way we would like to be tre@@ ated ​ — with respect and di@@ gn@@ ity . ”
Ha@@ ving an ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing spirit in imit@@ ation of Christ br@@ ings joy to our heart , especially if we have had even a small part in help@@ ing someone to draw close to God and his bel@@ o@@ ved Son .
When would this ha@@ p@@ pen ?
In answer to Solom@@ on@@ ’s prayer , God gave him “ a wise and understanding heart ” that en@@ ab@@ led him to dis@@ cer@@ n between good and bad when rend@@ ering judgment .
Still , we can cho@@ ose how we end@@ ure .
It is under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble that we might feel some affe@@ ction for the land , the cul@@ ture , the language , and the food of the country we were ra@@ ised in .
Me@@ an@@ while , someone h@@ ur@@ led a bom@@ b through the living ro@@ om w@@ in@@ do@@ w of the home where the Ca@@ tho@@ lic bo@@ ys lived , k@@ ill@@ ing their father , mother , and brother .
He@@ ck
This an@@ nu@@ al occasi@@ on will be ob@@ served after su@@ n@@ down on the d@@ ate cor@@ respon@@ ding to N@@ is@@ an 14 on the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s lun@@ ar cal@@ end@@ ar ​ — S@@ un@@ day , A@@ pri@@ l 8 , 200@@ 1 .
Jesus had an ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely close relationship with his Father in heaven .
“ I@@ N TH@@ I@@ S world nothing is certain but death and ta@@ x@@ es . ”
• What responsi@@ bility do Christians have toward mankind ?
Do I r@@ ely on my@@ self when I should pray@@ er@@ fully com@@ mit my concer@@ ns to Jehovah God ? ’
The teach@@ er later pra@@ ised the A@@ wa@@ ke !
“ Satan himself keep@@ s trans@@ form@@ ing himself into an ang@@ el of light .
Why is it vital that we com@@ p@@ ly with Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 26 , 27 ?
B@@ ill is a family man in his 50 ’ s who is a teach@@ er of building te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy .
As a result of this and other develop@@ ments , many were disa@@ p@@ pointed and a few became em@@ bit@@ tered .
W@@ ould you like to atten@@ d a meeting at the Kingdom H@@ all in your commun@@ ity ?
Today , L@@ ong Is@@ land has a congregation with a br@@ and - new Kingdom H@@ all .
I rejo@@ ice that my son , Al@@ le@@ n , is serving as a Christian el@@ der .
The Devil was ‘ wal@@ king about , ’ see@@ king to de@@ v@@ our Christians .
S@@ ad@@ ly , in many plac@@ es it is no longer comm@@ on to show honor to others .
The S@@ y@@ ri@@ an mil@@ it@@ ary comman@@ der Na@@ am@@ an was someone who found it challeng@@ ing to receive instru@@ ction from a low@@ ly one .
P@@ la@@ in@@ ly , reading or vie@@ wing por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y go@@ es direc@@ tly contr@@ ary to the divine direction : “ De@@ ad@@ en , therefore , your body members that are upon the earth as res@@ pe@@ cts for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , se@@ x@@ u@@ al ap@@ pet@@ ite , h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful desire , and co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness , which is i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry . ” ​ — C@@ ol .
The Scriptures teach that Jehovah is “ ready to for@@ give ” those who show gen@@ u@@ ine rep@@ ent@@ ance . ​ — P@@ s .
After all these years , I still mis@@ s her pleas@@ ant , up@@ building compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship .
Be@@ ware of F@@ le@@ sh@@ ly Th@@ in@@ king
F@@ in@@ ally , consider the con@@ text of our the@@ me s@@ crip@@ ture : “ W@@ i@@ ves be in sub@@ je@@ ction to [ your ] hus@@ ban@@ ds . ”
In help@@ ing we@@ ak ones , we take the in@@ iti@@ ative and are g@@ ent@@ le and ear@@ n@@ est
God hon@@ ors those loyal to him and his ways .
Mi@@ ght that indic@@ ate that they have not yet res@@ ol@@ ved in their heart that they should have clear spiritual go@@ als ?
( a ) What is one of Satan’s sub@@ tle t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s , and why is it so effe@@ ctive ?
A hu@@ ge t@@ ask in@@ deed !
Hebrews 13 : 15 states : “ Th@@ r@@ ough [ Jesus Christ ] let us always offer to God a sacrifice of praise , that is , the fru@@ it of li@@ ps which make public declar@@ ation to his name . ”
G@@ ran@@ ted , right now the very ide@@ a that your “ little ” bo@@ y or gi@@ r@@ l will become in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent may ar@@ ouse your s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ ism .
The last M@@ em@@ ori@@ al that is ob@@ served pri@@ or to this ga@@ ther@@ ing of the anointed to heaven will be the fin@@ al one , for Jesus will have ‘ come . ’
Who Is God ? 2 / 1
My su@@ peri@@ ors ber@@ ated me and tri@@ ed to pres@@ sure me into sta@@ ying .
S@@ O@@ M@@ E 30 years after Jesus as@@ c@@ ended to heaven , the apostle Peter ad@@ d@@ ressed a letter to “ the temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents sc@@ at@@ tered about in P@@ on@@ tu@@ s , Gal@@ ati@@ a , C@@ ap@@ pa@@ do@@ ci@@ a , A@@ sia , and Bi@@ th@@ y@@ ni@@ a , to the ones cho@@ s@@ en . ”
So ask yourself : ‘ Do I let others know why I value and love them ?
O@@ be@@ y Di@@ v@@ ine In@@ stru@@ ctions
Consider how the events that un@@ fol@@ ded in the days of De@@ bor@@ ah and Bar@@ ak answer these questions .
He was to cen@@ ter his preaching and teaching stri@@ c@@ tly on the Scriptures .
What if they re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly f@@ all away and call on him for help only when they are in dist@@ ress ?
His a@@ do@@ p@@ tive father , Joseph , was a car@@ p@@ en@@ ter .
How eas@@ y it is to f@@ all pre@@ y to these p@@ lo@@ ys and to mis@@ use our fre@@ e@@ dom !
7@@ 3 : 23 , 24 .
Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am@@ ’s religion was a pol@@ itical expe@@ di@@ ent .
Like Noah , we need strong faith , tru@@ sting that God will soon inter@@ v@@ ene .
Re@@ g@@ arding the s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , he said : “ All the things they tell you , do and ob@@ serve , but do not do according to their de@@ e@@ ds , for they say but do not per@@ form . ”
So@@ on after World W@@ ar I bro@@ ke out in 1914 , it became ap@@ par@@ ent that mankind had en@@ tered that er@@ a , a tr@@ oub@@ led time on earth that the Bible c@@ alls “ the last days . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 5 .
These , of course , are questions that we must answer person@@ ally .
The ch@@ urch she attend@@ ed made M@@ other feel to@@ t@@ ally disa@@ p@@ pointed with religion , ca@@ using her not to want to hear anything more about God .
Many care@@ gi@@ v@@ ers experience some sa@@ dness , anxi@@ ety , fru@@ str@@ ation , anger , gu@@ il@@ t , even res@@ ent@@ ment .
Pe@@ ople in these last days are lo@@ v@@ ers of money , lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves , and lo@@ v@@ ers of ple@@ a@@ sures .
To@@ gether we took up the pioneer service in H@@ ar@@ th@@ au , my ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn .
He arrang@@ ed to have sever@@ al public@@ ations transl@@ ated into P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese .
Do@@ ct@@ ors tre@@ ated her con@@ dition with num@@ er@@ ous sur@@ g@@ eri@@ es and a year - long re@@ gi@@ men of ch@@ emo@@ ther@@ ap@@ y .
* Let us see how what is stated there can help us to love Jehovah God with all our heart and serve him faith@@ fully .
• Why may it be a chall@@ enge for a wife to respect her husband ?
P@@ ra@@ ise him , all you his angels . . . , you young men and also you vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins , you old men together with bo@@ ys .
E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe Re@@ ga@@ ined
( a ) How might we reason with someone who believ@@ es in hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re ?
; Bu@@ d@@ ano@@ v , M .
Me@@ an@@ while , from the ro@@ of of his p@@ al@@ ace in Jerusalem , David saw B@@ ath - she@@ ba ​ — a married woman — ​ ba@@ thing .
Li@@ on@@ el C@@ as@@ son , an ex@@ per@@ t in ancient shi@@ ps , expla@@ ins what shi@@ p@@ buil@@ ders in Rom@@ an times did after ca@@ ul@@ king the se@@ am@@ s in their v@@ ess@@ els ’ pl@@ an@@ king .
F@@ re@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch is especially important when it comes to our prayers to Jehovah .
What ze@@ al@@ ous effort is put for@@ th at M@@ em@@ ori@@ al time ?
What It Me@@ ans to Tru@@ st in Jehovah
Yet , who can den@@ y the fac@@ ts of hist@@ ory ?
* Thus , he did not gro@@ w up as a t@@ ent - d@@ wel@@ ling n@@ om@@ ad but as a city d@@ wel@@ l@@ er in a place that offered much in the way of lu@@ x@@ ur@@ y .
The R@@ o@@ le of Mu@@ si@@ c After Davi@@ d’s Da@@ y
B@@ read was a st@@ ap@@ le in the di@@ et of many ancient pe@@ op@@ les , including the Israelites .
God has always ex@@ is@@ ted and been wise ; his wisdom was not cre@@ ated .
If we want our discipl@@ ine to re@@ ach hearts , what must we do ?
He is able to listen to the prayers of milli@@ ons of people at the same time , and he under@@ stan@@ ds their prayers no matter what language they are spo@@ ken in .
To call on God’s name invol@@ ves be@@ coming ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with Jehovah as a Per@@ son .
S@@ ir M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el A@@ ti@@ y@@ ah , form@@ er pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of B@@ r@@ ita@@ in@@ ’s R@@ o@@ y@@ al So@@ ci@@ ety , wrote : “ The ra@@ pi@@ d p@@ ace of change . . . means that the tw@@ ent@@ y - first century will bring c@@ ru@@ cial challeng@@ es to our whole ci@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ation .
As we see those l@@ and@@ mar@@ k events un@@ fol@@ ding , we become con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that we are in the time peri@@ od le@@ ading up to the end .
Is Mar@@ y’s expe@@ ct@@ ation un@@ real@@ is@@ tic ?
When we vis@@ ited that city in the l@@ ate 19@@ 50 ’ s , only two Witnesses were there , a mission@@ ary and a local brother .
It is to us , then , that the psalmist says : “ Sh@@ out in tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h to God , all you people of the earth .
God’s N@@ ame in Rus@@ si@@ an Mu@@ si@@ c
There , a mission@@ ary bo@@ ar@@ ded the ship to preach , and my brother asked for our ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines .
We could not receive a gift from a high@@ er s@@ ource .
Rather , it is wise to let the stud@@ ent@@ ’s needs and a@@ bil@@ ities deter@@ mine the p@@ ace of the study .
Paul became known , not as a dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed la@@ w@@ y@@ er , but as a ze@@ al@@ ous pre@@ ach@@ er of the good news .
If so , such an expres@@ sion no doubt war@@ m@@ ed your heart .
A travel@@ ing overse@@ er who for years has vis@@ ited congregations to offer spiritual ass@@ ist@@ ance and who has helped to buil@@ d meeting plac@@ es for Christians of little means expres@@ ses his feelings in this way : “ The joy of serving my brothers and see@@ ing their fac@@ es full of appreciation mo@@ ves me to continue see@@ king opportun@@ ities to help .
It is no sur@@ pris@@ e that Joseph was also rich . ​ — Mat@@ t .
( b ) What does it mean to have one@@ ’s sin@@ s “ b@@ lo@@ t@@ ted out ” ?
Wh@@ atever tri@@ bul@@ ations we su@@ ff@@ er are temp@@ or@@ ary .
Di@@ d it pro@@ du@@ ce the desi@@ red resul@@ ts ?
A pri@@ est and a L@@ ev@@ ite saw him but pas@@ sed him by .
( Read 1 K@@ ings 3 : 10 - 14 . )
Be@@ fore sen@@ ding them out , he gave them very spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c instru@@ ctions .
We preach the good news to others and support fellow Christians
F@@ or@@ ti@@ fied by a Pro@@ p@@ he@@ tic V@@ ision
One such blessing will be the reli@@ ef of never again having to live with any thor@@ n@@ like proble@@ m !
He kno@@ ws that his worshi@@ p@@ ers are imper@@ fect , so he is real@@ is@@ tic in what he expe@@ cts of them . ​ — Psalm 14@@ 7 : 11 .
A Ca@@ tho@@ lic se@@ ek@@ s commun@@ ion with God at Mas@@ s .
So some of those Christians were given a su@@ per@@ human ability to dis@@ cer@@ n the differ@@ ence between sa@@ y@@ ings that were truly inspired by God and those that were not .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 26 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 7@@ 6 , 5@@ 6
Be@@ fore the pro@@ gra@@ m began , they d@@ ran@@ k a gl@@ ass of water and used the ba@@ thro@@ om .
A loving par@@ ent does not pam@@ per his child or over@@ look his fa@@ ul@@ ts .
“ F@@ or@@ give M@@ en Their T@@ res@@ pas@@ ses ”
So as you con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate the future , do not allow ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ers to make you doubt God’s war@@ ning .
My conscience bo@@ ther@@ ed me ​ — I knew I could serve Jehovah more fully .
I soon set my@@ self to learn H@@ in@@ di .
N@@ ever for@@ get the words that Jesus direc@@ ted to anointed Christians : “ Pro@@ ve yourself faithful even to death , and I will give you the cro@@ wn of life . ”
“ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart , ” wrote Solomon .
‘ H@@ app@@ y the M@@ an That H@@ as F@@ ound W@@ is@@ dom ’ , 3 / 15
You will rest . ”
James continu@@ es : “ F@@ re@@ qu@@ ently during the lun@@ ch bre@@ ak at our compan@@ y , there are very inter@@ es@@ ting con@@ vers@@ ations .
5 : 22 , 23 , 28 , 29 .
If for any other reason you are feel@@ ing disc@@ oura@@ ged , remember that “ Jehovah is near to those that are bro@@ ken at heart ; and those who are c@@ ru@@ shed in spirit he sa@@ ves . ” ​ — Psalm 34 : 18 .
( The R@@ ei@@ gn of Th@@ ut@@ mo@@ se I@@ V , by Bet@@ s@@ y M . B@@ r@@ y@@ an ) N@@ ur@@ seri@@ es con@@ ne@@ cted to ro@@ y@@ al p@@ al@@ ac@@ es se@@ em to have pre@@ pared you@@ ths to serve as cour@@ t of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als .
But God’s Word also war@@ ns against ‘ pu@@ t@@ ting faith in every word . ’
How did Jehovah sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard David and Jesus ?
“ I told my minis@@ ter that I wanted to learn about the Bible , ” she says .
As fore@@ ign@@ ers , we took S@@ pan@@ ish n@@ ames as a prote@@ ction against being id@@ enti@@ fied .
We do this by living in a way that al@@ lo@@ ws God’s spirit to op@@ er@@ ate fre@@ ely on us .
By the time I was in my l@@ ate te@@ ens , my brothers and I were con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed ho@@ o@@ d@@ lum@@ s .
Jesus also said that he would come as God’s appointed Ju@@ dge and would se@@ par@@ ate people as a shepher@@ d se@@ par@@ ates sheep from go@@ ats .
He knew that those men loved God and that they would work hard at wh@@ atever jo@@ b they were given to do .
What less@@ on can we learn from J@@ on@@ ah ?
They led the hear@@ t@@ bro@@ ken old man to believe that Joseph had been e@@ at@@ en by w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast@@ s . ​ — Genesis 37 : 31 - 35 .
And Christ’s enem@@ ies char@@ ged that he was “ given to dr@@ in@@ king w@@ ine . ”
In the physical world , pre@@ c@@ ise tim@@ ing can be seen on a mi@@ cro@@ s@@ co@@ pi@@ c as well as on a ma@@ cro@@ s@@ co@@ pi@@ c sc@@ ale .
( 5 ) As Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers , we should ch@@ er@@ ish our privilege of br@@ ing@@ ing true ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment to the people .
He ad@@ ded : “ They should e@@ at food they themselves ear@@ n . ”
23 , 24 .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , the children were of v@@ ar@@ ying ages .
The st@@ ori@@ es of a number of these have been repor@@ ted in the Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
The si@@ x@@ th and se@@ ven@@ th v@@ isions will help us appreci@@ ate the privilege we have to serve in God’s clean organization .
1 , 2 . ( a ) How has man@@ ’s knowledge of the heavens and the earth inc@@ reas@@ ed over time ?
It says : “ The wa@@ ges sin pa@@ ys is death , but the gift God gives is everlasting life by Christ Jesus our Lord . ”
We might even lam@@ ent , “ I@@ ’@@ m s@@ or@@ ry that all I can do is pray for you . ”
Mari@@ a , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , fin@@ ds it especially help@@ ful to stay bus@@ y in the field ministry and is pres@@ ently help@@ ing four pers@@ ons to learn about the Bible .
What did the sacrific@@ es s@@ ti@@ pul@@ ated by the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ w ?
The ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of early Christians did not have such a spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar experience .
The proble@@ m was quic@@ k@@ ly sol@@ ved , and he found out with the help of local Witnesses and , of course , a Bible in his own language that the Bible was not so hard to understand after all .
The account at Luke 4 : 16 - 21 rel@@ ates that Jesus ‘ op@@ ened the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l [ of Isaiah ] and found ’ the pas@@ sage for which he was loo@@ king .
O@@ ther Bible te@@ x@@ ts indic@@ ate that Job was a real person .
He even con@@ f@@ is@@ c@@ ated her study materi@@ als . However , E@@ un@@ ice was determined to keep Jehovah her ma@@ in foc@@ us .
We do well to than@@ k God for all these things , for he truly is our M@@ ak@@ er and Su@@ sta@@ in@@ er .
Th@@ r@@ ough whom did Jehovah reve@@ al these things in the first century C.E . ?
F@@ ac@@ ing Re@@ ality
Jehovah makes this hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing promise : “ The me@@ ek will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will find ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace . ”
Consider another blessing .
( b ) How do we ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy him with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving ?
One night , L@@ loy@@ d found two fellow mission@@ aries , Per@@ cy and I@@ l@@ ma Is@@ z@@ la@@ u@@ b , un@@ consci@@ ous .
How much less so mor@@ tal man , who is a mag@@ got , and a son of man , who is a wor@@ m ! ”
Thus , when we sin , it is as if we inc@@ ur a de@@ b@@ t to Jehovah .
The op@@ ening re@@ mar@@ ks by The@@ o@@ d@@ ore J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy and a gra@@ du@@ ate of the se@@ ven@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad , high@@ ligh@@ ted Jesus ’ words : “ G@@ o . . . and make disciples of people of all the nations . ”
O@@ N TH@@ E P@@ L@@ A@@ IN@@ S O@@ F M@@ O@@ A@@ B
Moses real@@ ized that , and so do we .
P@@ u@@ m and An@@ n@@ y car@@ ing for the As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all
Since then , a simp@@ li@@ fied e@@ dition has been made a@@ vail@@ able in a few ad@@ di@@ tional langu@@ ages .
But Timothy was not going to allow such pres@@ sures to influ@@ ence his decision about how to serve God .
When the K@@ o@@ re@@ an W@@ ar er@@ up@@ ted in 19@@ 50 , he ques@@ tioned vari@@ ous ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ men about their invol@@ v@@ ement in war .
We want to follow Jesus ’ example of show@@ ing emp@@ a@@ thy .
P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife set her eyes on Joseph , who was “ well - buil@@ t and h@@ and@@ some , ” and she tri@@ ed to se@@ du@@ ce him .
King David descri@@ bed the information needed to buil@@ d a human body as being written in a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative book .
6@@ 3@@ ,@@ 14@@ 6
Al@@ so , in your body , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of different me@@ ch@@ an@@ is@@ ms , from large or@@ g@@ ans to t@@ in@@ y mo@@ le@@ cul@@ ar ma@@ ch@@ ines in your c@@ el@@ ls , all work together to make you a whole and heal@@ thy person .
Let us never become like Ju@@ d@@ as or the religious lead@@ ers , who were quic@@ k to ju@@ dge others , only to con@@ dem@@ n themselves .
R@@ es@@ olu@@ te c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens could de@@ f@@ end a ti@@ gh@@ tly grou@@ ped c@@ lu@@ ster of hous@@ es on to@@ p of a m@@ oun@@ tain much e@@ asi@@ er than a low@@ land to@@ wn , which requi@@ red a lar@@ g@@ er w@@ all for prote@@ ction .
Then , all can e@@ ch@@ o the words of the apostle Paul : “ De@@ ath , where is your vi@@ ct@@ ory ?
O@@ r a brother who has not ac@@ tually com@@ mit@@ ted “ mu@@ r@@ ders ” might let ran@@ c@@ or fes@@ ter in his heart to the point of h@@ ating a fellow Christian .
For all these are the things the nations are e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly pur@@ su@@ ing . For your heavenly Father kno@@ ws you need all these things . ”
After a few months , appro@@ aching Rus@@ si@@ an ar@@ mi@@ es for@@ ced the Na@@ z@@ is to ev@@ ac@@ u@@ ate the cam@@ p quic@@ k@@ ly .
Hence , we can@@ c@@ el@@ ed our hon@@ ey@@ mo@@ on .
11 : 15 - 19 .
How hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing to see the effort M@@ in@@ y@@ u pu@@ ts into these tal@@ ks !
He does not want us to be f@@ all@@ ing as@@ le@@ ep during meetings because of over@@ work or to be s@@ it@@ ting in the Kingdom H@@ all wor@@ r@@ ying about money .
S@@ hor@@ tly after fe@@ e@@ ding this large group of people , Jesus and his apostles travel@@ ed nor@@ th , bey@@ ond the bor@@ ders of Israel , to the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of T@@ y@@ re and S@@ id@@ on .
Yet , having a home of their own is not the only pro@@ spe@@ ct .
But because he pla@@ yed ch@@ ess every we@@ ek@@ end , he did not have en@@ ough time for the ministry or the meetings .
Although most of the people in V@@ un@@ a@@ ba@@ l were in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated by the mo@@ b viol@@ ence , one Bible stud@@ ent coura@@ ge@@ ously took his stand for Kingdom truth .
As a result , I re@@ ared my children without the help of a mate .
If my Bible stud@@ ents or return vis@@ its saw the en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment I cho@@ ose , would they think that I prac@@ tice what I preach ? ’
Matthew learned that such a life has real meaning . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 13 .
Since all their teachings are based on the Bible , they know they have the truth . ​ — Matthew 7 : 13 , 14 , 21 - 23 .
“ By his power he has s@@ ti@@ r@@ red up the se@@ a , and by his understanding he has bro@@ ken the st@@ or@@ m@@ er to pi@@ e@@ ces . ”
If we par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly value in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with a certain person , is it not true that our thoughts and actions are influ@@ enced by his vie@@ ws ?
While Jesus was inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ated , Peter jo@@ ined a group of Jews who were war@@ m@@ ing themselves by the b@@ right fi@@ re .
E@@ S@@ C@@ A@@ P@@ E TH@@ E N@@ O@@ O@@ S@@ E O@@ F F@@ E@@ A@@ R AN@@ D P@@ R@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ U@@ R@@ E
I@@ ts name means “ high pla@@ in , ” or “ pl@@ ate@@ au . ”
For vari@@ ous reas@@ ons , many faithful Witnesses of Jehovah are not in a position to pioneer .
18 , 19 . ( a ) How can you keep your foc@@ us on spiritual go@@ als ?
Z@@ e@@ al@@ ously share “ the truth of the good news ” with others .
The spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c st@@ ep@@ s an el@@ der takes to cre@@ ate such a war@@ m relationship will di@@ ff@@ er some@@ what from land to land , dep@@ en@@ ding on local circumstances and cu@@ st@@ om@@ s .
When the tri@@ bul@@ ation star@@ ts , the fo@@ ol@@ ish ones might be sh@@ o@@ cked to see the des@@ tru@@ ction of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at .
In the 19@@ 30 ’ s , S@@ we@@ dis@@ h ar@@ t@@ ist O@@ s@@ ca@@ r Re@@ u@@ ter@@ s@@ v@@ ä@@ r@@ d dre@@ w and made public a seri@@ es of what came to be called imp@@ os@@ sible fi@@ gu@@ res .
So@@ on , 14 from the M@@ en@@ n@@ on@@ ite commun@@ ity were preaching the good news of the Kingdom to others .
It is im@@ mor@@ tal .
From reading Ru@@ th@@ ’s st@@ ory , you can have as@@ sur@@ ance that no matter how ter@@ ri@@ ble the times may be , God always ca@@ res for his people and car@@ ries out his pur@@ pos@@ es .
When deal@@ ing with any mar@@ it@@ al proble@@ m , look to Jehovah for courage and always hope in him .
Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 21 - 24 states : “ Be in sub@@ je@@ ction to one another in fear of Christ .
What family situation refle@@ cts the worl@@ d’s spirit ?
Our work today is thus a com@@ bin@@ ation of preaching and teaching .
Ha@@ ving God’s love and recei@@ ving his direction in our life is much better than anything el@@ se .
“ It is necess@@ ary for us to pa@@ y more than the u@@ su@@ al attention to the things heard by us , ” wrote Paul , “ that we may never d@@ ri@@ ft away . ”
( Read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 15 : 7 ; Proverbs 16 : 9 ; Acts 2 : 26 . )
From our van@@ ta@@ ge point in hist@@ ory , we can re@@ view the over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing evidence con@@ fir@@ m@@ ing that Christ began to rule as Messi@@ ani@@ c King in heaven in 1914 .
In@@ c@@ lu@@ ding its su@@ bur@@ bs , N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h was a large city , “ with a wal@@ king dist@@ ance of three days . ”
If they as@@ si@@ gn a publi@@ sh@@ er to study with an in@@ ac@@ tive person desi@@ ring help , what should be done if the con@@ duc@@ t@@ or lear@@ ns that the individu@@ al has com@@ mit@@ ted a serious sin ?
And how streng@@ th@@ ening to know that so many are inter@@ ested in sal@@ vation through Jesus ’ sacrifice !
Yes , with but sc@@ ant information , Abra@@ m had be@@ gu@@ n to per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve the out@@ l@@ ine of God’s purpose to re@@ de@@ em d@@ ying human@@ kind .
N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s later provided “ a ro@@ l@@ l of my@@ r@@ r@@ h and al@@ o@@ es ” to pre@@ pare Jesus ’ body for bu@@ ri@@ al . ​ — John 3 : 1 , 2 ; 7 : 5@@ 1 , 5@@ 2 ; 19 : 39 .
A ma@@ ster has authority over his bel@@ ong@@ ings , or pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , and he can use them as he cho@@ o@@ ses .
14@@ 5 : 16 ; Mat@@ t .
For example , the “ knowledge of God ” that you have taken in likely inclu@@ des the truth that Jehovah pur@@ pos@@ es that faithful mankind live forever in Par@@ adise on earth .
When he was baptized , he was already con@@ duc@@ ting a home Bible study with a personal ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ ance .
They may think that we no longer love them because we do not c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate ho@@ li@@ days with them .
P@@ re@@ aching in the So@@ vi@@ et Un@@ ion
Is it not true that our attitude in this reg@@ ard is clo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated to the way we feel about God’s name , which u@@ su@@ ally appe@@ ars on the Kingdom H@@ all si@@ gn ? ​ — Com@@ pare 1 K@@ ings 8 : 17 .
Lo@@ ve for humans char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized Jesus ’ ministry .
W@@ ere Jesus ’ po@@ st - resurrection appe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces hal@@ lu@@ c@@ in@@ ations ?
Then I com@@ posed my@@ self and offered her a Bible study . ”
Cor@@ respon@@ ding@@ ly , we demonstr@@ ate our faith in the ransom sacrifice and our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for that pro@@ vision when we will@@ ingly and who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly offer our “ sacrifice of praise , that is , the fru@@ it of li@@ ps , ” to Jehovah .
What a wonderful pri@@ ze for his sub@@ mis@@ sion to God ! ​ — Daniel 7 : 13 , 14 .
T@@ w@@ o months in a re@@ ha@@ bil@@ it@@ ation cl@@ in@@ ic gave him the opportunity to read sever@@ al Bible public@@ ations , including the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe .
P@@ la@@ y between a father and son ser@@ ves an even more important fun@@ ction .
But those wal@@ king with God me@@ et his standards for clean worship and are a@@ ware that “ no for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ or . . . has any in@@ her@@ it@@ ance in the kingdom of the Christ and of God . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 5 ; James 1 : 27 .
S@@ in con@@ tam@@ in@@ ated all humans , so no imper@@ fect human could serve as a ransom .
He wrote : “ N@@ ei@@ ther be mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r@@ ers , just as some of them mu@@ r@@ mu@@ red , only to per@@ ish by the destro@@ y@@ er . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 6 - 11 .
Why was God dis@@ pleas@@ ed with the Israelites of A@@ mo@@ s ’ day ?
Hence , it became ever more difficult to find su@@ it@@ able lo@@ c@@ ations for our lar@@ g@@ er ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es .
In Lu@@ ke@@ ’s rec@@ ord of the mo@@ de@@ l prayer , this re@@ qu@@ est re@@ a@@ ds : “ F@@ or@@ give us our sin@@ s , for we ourselves also for@@ give ever@@ yone that is in de@@ b@@ t to us . ”
How important it is , then , for all of us to apply the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ M@@ ore than all el@@ se that is to be gu@@ ar@@ ded , sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard your heart , for out of it are the s@@ our@@ ces of life . ” ​ — Proverbs 4 : 23 .
How did this come about , and what be@@ aring does it have on Jehovah’s having a people on earth ?
At the tri@@ al that follow@@ ed , I was sen@@ ten@@ ced to life imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment .
The Li@@ fe - Gi@@ ver ur@@ ges all to trust in Jesus ’ shed blood .
Joseph ap@@ par@@ ently died some time after this , since there is no men@@ tion of him in later Scriptural acc@@ oun@@ ts .
S@@ ever@@ al times he was ca@@ ught by the po@@ li@@ ce .
By pray@@ er@@ ful reli@@ ance on Jehovah .
20@@ 10 8@@ 0 *
“ Na@@ il@@ s d@@ ri@@ ven in ” pro@@ du@@ ce st@@ able stru@@ c@@ tures .
In ad@@ dition , I have had the joy of ob@@ serving fi@@ ve local brothers gro@@ w into car@@ ing shepher@@ ds of the flo@@ ck .
A th@@ ir@@ d way that the Bible uses “ congregation ” app@@ lies to all Christians in a ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c are@@ a .
They conclu@@ ded , “ We than@@ k Jehovah every day for allow@@ ing us to be here . ”
The recorded le@@ c@@ ture , though , ang@@ ered some members of the S@@ al@@ vation Ar@@ my , who told us to leave .
Th@@ ink , too , of the course A@@ m@@ n@@ on took and the ter@@ ri@@ ble out@@ come of his be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
When the Israelites mar@@ ched into the v@@ al@@ le@@ y pla@@ in , God ca@@ used a f@@ l@@ as@@ h f@@ lood that turned the bat@@ t@@ le@@ field into a qu@@ ag@@ mi@@ re and im@@ mo@@ bi@@ li@@ zed the Cana@@ an@@ ite ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts .
The holy spirit also mo@@ ves more knowle@@ d@@ ge@@ able Christians to come to the a@@ id of those see@@ king greater understanding . ​ — Acts 8 : 26 - 35 .
21 Are You P@@ re@@ pared for the Mo@@ st I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant Da@@ y of the Ye@@ ar ?
L@@ ear@@ n of That L@@ and and What Li@@ es A@@ head
( 3 ) S@@ ites , W .
El@@ ders , do you try to read@@ just others with that ob@@ je@@ ctive in view ? ​ — G@@ al .
As the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al appro@@ ach@@ es each year , self - sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ y is ess@@ enti@@ al for those who cu@@ st@@ om@@ ar@@ ily par@@ take of the em@@ ble@@ ms .
God’s con@@ dem@@ nation of those shepher@@ ds can appro@@ pri@@ ately be app@@ lied to the lead@@ ers of Chris@@ tend@@ om .
If so , why not try to st@@ ep up our activities ?
At 1 John 3 : 8 , we read that “ the Son of God was made man@@ i@@ f@@ est . . . to bre@@ ak up the works of the Devil . ”
Yes , a loving at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere in a hous@@ eho@@ ld is more desi@@ ra@@ ble than an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of rich fo@@ o@@ ds .
Mu@@ m also taught me how to pray to Jehovah .
▪ Dis@@ obedi@@ ent to parents . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 2 .
How does the case of Jesus prove that obedi@@ ence to God is the course of wisdom ?
I@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ ally , a le@@ ading cause of a@@ the@@ ism is religion .
Why , in his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount as recorded by Matthew , Jesus qu@@ o@@ ted from the Hebrew Scriptures 21 times . ​ — Matthew 4 : 4 - 10 ; 7 : 29 ; 11 : 10 ; 21 : 13 ; 26 : 24 , 31 ; John 6 : 31 , 4@@ 5 ; 8 : 17 .
Jesus thus c@@ ited another a@@ bu@@ se of prayer ​ — re@@ pet@@ iti@@ on .
Yet , David knew that human efforts al@@ one could not be coun@@ ted on for succ@@ ess .
Noah was also “ a pre@@ ach@@ er of righteousness . ”
Why can those of the “ other sheep ” also benefit from the par@@ able of the ten vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins ?
Since Moses accepted the help offered , he experienced the joy of accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing God’s will .
This bo@@ ther@@ ed me and made me think more deep@@ ly about what I believ@@ ed .
Read Matthew 6 : 34 .
• What should be our re@@ action when respon@@ sible brothers make mis@@ takes ?
When he was suffering , he did not go th@@ reat@@ ening . ” Some who w@@ atch@@ ed Jesus su@@ ff@@ er became believers , at le@@ ast to some de@@ gre@@ e , including a ro@@ b@@ ber on a st@@ ake next to him and the ar@@ my of@@ fic@@ er vie@@ wing the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion .
How would you descri@@ be the hope and the responsi@@ bil@@ ities of the present - day “ other sheep ” ?
Tru@@ e worshipp@@ ers do not preach one thing and prac@@ tice another . ​ — Read John 17 : 17 ; 2 Timothy 3 : 16 , 17 .
Jesus also has ro@@ les that are vital to the understanding of Bible truth and the ga@@ ining of everlasting life .
However , in many congregations that arrang@@ ement did not work out so well because some ele@@ ctive elders did not fully support the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work .
Mo@@ re@@ over , at 1 Timothy 5 : 17 , we read : “ Let the older men who pre@@ side in a fine way be rec@@ kon@@ ed wor@@ thy of d@@ ou@@ ble honor , especially those who work hard in speaking and teaching . ”
“ This is what the love of God means , that we ob@@ serve his comman@@ d@@ ments ; and yet his comman@@ d@@ ments are not bur@@ den@@ some , ” wrote the apostle John .
Why do such qualities as long - suffering , love , and kindness t@@ ou@@ ch pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s hearts ?
Yes , may Jehovah be your true F@@ ri@@ end , and the truth be your tre@@ asure .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the Creator “ has not sh@@ own par@@ ti@@ ality to pr@@ inc@@ es and has not given more consider@@ ation to the no@@ ble one than to the low@@ ly one , for all of them are the work of his hands . ”
Jesus “ T@@ ak@@ es A@@ way the S@@ in of the World ”
A@@ vo@@ id is@@ ol@@ ating yourself .
Those false acc@@ us@@ ations did not pre@@ v@@ ent the early Christians from car@@ r@@ ying out their com@@ mis@@ sion to preach the good news of the Kingdom .
In 18@@ 70 he and a few other truth - se@@ ek@@ ers form@@ ed a class for Bible study .
That ev@@ ent is the des@@ tru@@ ction of all false religion by the pol@@ itical po@@ wers .
What blessings do we re@@ a@@ p from associ@@ ating with fellow Christians ?
Se@@ cond , he is a Per@@ son , not simply an in@@ de@@ fin@@ able for@@ ce that re@@ si@@ des every@@ where .
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ le 4 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 22 - 26
The world of Adam and E@@ ve@@ ’s children ​ — a sin@@ ful , imper@@ fect world of mankind having the pro@@ spe@@ ct of being re@@ de@@ em@@ ed .
A des@@ per@@ ate heart is also ca@@ pa@@ ble of taking on a two - si@@ ded pos@@ ture ​ — s@@ mo@@ o@@ th li@@ ps saying one thing , actions saying another .
A La@@ sting In@@ her@@ it@@ ance
M@@ ore than 60 years after it occ@@ ur@@ red , he ap@@ par@@ ently al@@ lu@@ des to it with the words : “ We had a view of his glory , a glory such as bel@@ ong@@ s to an only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten son from a father . ”
A matu@@ re Christian wants to over@@ come a proble@@ m rather than be a proble@@ m to others .
If you can find only se@@ ven , ask yourself , ‘ A@@ m I willing to over@@ look the three that are mis@@ sing ?
He is the princi@@ p@@ al In@@ her@@ it@@ or of the earth .
26 : 7@@ 5 .
On the contr@@ ary , we should rejo@@ ice over their per@@ sever@@ ance .
While in his te@@ ens , he began to a@@ bu@@ se al@@ co@@ ho@@ l and , as a result , turned ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive .
Jehovah ​ — Our “ Re@@ al D@@ wel@@ ling ”
Why should you continue to accept divine discipl@@ ine ?
Wh@@ atever you think of the Bible , and no matter how well ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with it you may be , you o@@ we it to yourself to consider these four fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al te@@ x@@ ts .
“ Jehovah himself will not hold back anything good from those wal@@ king in fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less@@ ness , ” states Psalm 8@@ 4 : 11 .
Hence , it is not en@@ ough simply to ref@@ ra@@ in from mis@@ tre@@ ating the el@@ der@@ ly .
How could a Christian become un@@ ev@@ en@@ ly yo@@ ked ?
If the gen@@ es are to bl@@ ame , s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists hold out the pos@@ si@@ bility of chang@@ ing them , eli@@ min@@ ating un@@ desi@@ ra@@ ble tra@@ its through g@@ ene@@ tic eng@@ in@@ e@@ ering .
Those who had accepted the truth would be@@ ar witness .
Jehovah’s “ great and fear - inspi@@ ring day ” is certain to come upon this wicked system of things , even as the F@@ lood d@@ ro@@ w@@ ned the wicked world in No@@ ah’s day .
It could be when the pre@@ vail@@ ing circumstances change .
3 : 11 - 22 ; 11 : 10 - 12 , 17 ​ — Why did Jeremiah inclu@@ de the nor@@ ther@@ n ten - tri@@ be kingdom in his pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ements , even though Sam@@ ari@@ a had fal@@ le@@ n in 7@@ 40 B.C.E . ?
You would turn away or shi@@ eld your eyes to prote@@ ct your sight .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N the people of ancient Israel were in a covenant relationship with God , they were comman@@ ded : “ Be@@ fore gra@@ y ha@@ ir you should ris@@ e up , and you must show consider@@ ation for the person of an old man , and you must be in fear of your God . ”
No@@ tice one of the effe@@ cts : “ The desi@@ ra@@ ble things of all the nations must come in ; and I will f@@ ill this house with glory . ” ​ — H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 2 : 7 .
Jesus told his apostles that they would be k@@ ings .
It also poin@@ ts the way to everlasting life in human per@@ fe@@ ction on a par@@ adise earth ​ — the hope that God ho@@ l@@ ds out for us .
“ At first , I found it difficult . I had to for@@ ce my@@ self to do so .
It gave me confidence that even if people were against me , I had Jehovah’s support . ”
He then esta@@ bli@@ shed d@@ ru@@ g - deal@@ ing cont@@ ac@@ ts with two no@@ t@@ ori@@ ous cri@@ me sy@@ ndi@@ c@@ ates .
What do Jesus ’ words to P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate indic@@ ate ?
Of course , Jesus did nothing to pro@@ vo@@ ke such a@@ bu@@ se .
; B@@ ris@@ e@@ ñ@@ o , A .
However , this psal@@ m also indic@@ ates that there is a peri@@ od of time when earth@@ ’s rul@@ ers , along with their sub@@ je@@ cts , are given an opportunity to sub@@ mit to Christ’s rule .
We know this because each of their individu@@ al n@@ ames is in@@ deli@@ bly written upon the 12 f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation st@@ ones of the heavenly New Jerusalem . ​ — Re@@ v .
V@@ ol@@ ta@@ i@@ re : From the book Gre@@ at M@@ en and F@@ am@@ ous W@@ om@@ en ; L@@ is@@ b@@ on : J@@ .@@ P .
Of course , that pro@@ c@@ ess did not change the young man@@ ’s n@@ ature .
25 : 34 , 40 , 4@@ 1 , 4@@ 5 , 4@@ 6 .
As he pray@@ ed , the father [ not one of Jehovah’s Witnesses ] so@@ b@@ bed , and te@@ ars f@@ ell from the eyes of ever@@ yone in the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al ro@@ om .
H@@ er ne@@ ck and sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders were in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed , ag@@ gra@@ v@@ ating an ar@@ thr@@ iti@@ c con@@ dition with which she had been cop@@ ing for over 25 years .
So later , when we@@ ’@@ re al@@ one , I@@ ’@@ l@@ l continue the con@@ vers@@ ation with him on the to@@ pi@@ c@@ s that were discus@@ sed ear@@ li@@ er . ” ​ — AN@@ G@@ EL@@ A , I@@ T@@ AL@@ Y .
“ Re@@ turn evil for evil to no one .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , al@@ though speaking only to E@@ ve , he used the p@@ lu@@ r@@ al form of the pr@@ on@@ ou@@ n “ you . ”
Do you value your opportun@@ ities to help your spiritual brothers and sisters ?
A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s appreci@@ ated the example of his teach@@ ers and became even more a@@ de@@ pt at making disciples .
Th@@ ings happened so quic@@ k@@ ly and un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly !
When Jesus was on the earth , some Jews known as Z@@ e@@ al@@ o@@ ts wr@@ ong@@ ly s@@ ought to use the example of Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has in an at@@ temp@@ t to jus@@ ti@@ fy their own activities .
In contr@@ ast with what religious lead@@ ers may say , the Bible does not por@@ tra@@ y God’s per@@ mis@@ sion of evil as in@@ com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible .
6 : 18 .
With great satis@@ fac@@ tion , the angels ob@@ serve our ac@@ ts of faith@@ ful@@ ness and even rejo@@ ice over the rep@@ ent@@ ance of a sin@@ ner .
On@@ ly when A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il inter@@ ven@@ ed did he reg@@ a@@ in his sen@@ ses , n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w@@ ly avo@@ i@@ ding a cal@@ am@@ it@@ ous mis@@ take . ​ — 1 Samuel 24 : 2 - 7 ; 25 : 9 - 13 , 32 , 33 .
• What is be@@ h@@ ind un@@ jus@@ ti@@ fied h@@ at@@ red direc@@ ted at true worshi@@ p@@ ers ?
Th@@ ough this fellow slave beg@@ ged for mer@@ cy , the first slave had him thro@@ wn into pris@@ on until he pa@@ id off all that he ow@@ ed .
God’s Word Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ds the C@@ ongreg@@ ation
Thus , if we do not want to f@@ all into the g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous sin@@ s that Jesus descri@@ bed , we must ro@@ o@@ t out and keep out of our heart any tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es toward such things .
E@@ ve lik@@ ed what she heard ​ — the ser@@ p@@ ent said she would become “ like God . ”
L@@ ac@@ king experience , they may become involved in cri@@ me or other wr@@ ong@@ doing , dis@@ ru@@ p@@ ting both the family and the commun@@ ity at large , as many local author@@ ities know only too well .
If we are to apply the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule toward our enem@@ ies , how much more should we follow it when wit@@ ness@@ ing to people ​ — many of whom may be “ righ@@ tly dis@@ posed for everlasting life ” ! ​ — Acts 13 : 4@@ 8 .
Thus , g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on@@ y is not determined by some@@ one@@ ’s si@@ ze but by his attitude toward food .
Th@@ ough few in number , the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents did not l@@ ack the fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ction needed to dec@@ l@@ are the good news with this new medi@@ u@@ m .
Bro@@ ther L@@ loy@@ d called attention to the examples of David and the Son of God , Jesus .
( b ) What is joy , and how can we cultiv@@ ate it ?
Then she asked : “ Do you know why I@@ ’@@ m re@@ tur@@ ning your money ? ”
C@@ o@@ v@@ et@@ ousness is a strong desire for something we do not pos@@ s@@ ess .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N you become a dedic@@ ated and baptized follow@@ er of Jesus , you take a very serious st@@ ep .
When on earth , Jesus Christ war@@ ned his followers : “ When you see Jerusalem sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by enc@@ am@@ ped ar@@ mi@@ es , then know that the des@@ ol@@ ating of her has dra@@ wn near .
To our sur@@ pris@@ e , the next mor@@ ning 35 pers@@ ons showed up to share in the field ministry .
They exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus ’ sacrifice , and thus in God’s eyes they have ‘ wh@@ ite ro@@ bes . ’
Jehovah does the same with his “ special pro@@ per@@ ty . ”
But these words pointed to such s@@ car@@ city of food that one o@@ ven would be su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient to h@@ and@@ le all the bak@@ ing done by ten women .
A letter came from Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , ad@@ d@@ ressed to my wife .
W@@ ould you say , then , that true faith is an ei@@ ther - or matter ?
How well those words f@@ it the situation of Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s prophe@@ ts and pri@@ ests today !
As they do so , they too will come to know Jehovah in the ro@@ les of a wise and tru@@ sted C@@ oun@@ sel@@ or , Pro@@ te@@ ct@@ or , and gener@@ ous Pro@@ vi@@ der of all their needs . ​ — P@@ s .
S@@ ome@@ times we are fac@@ ed with challeng@@ es that may appe@@ ar to de@@ fy all our efforts to over@@ come them .
N@@ ine of us pione@@ ers made the 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 - m@@ ile [ 2@@ ,@@ 4@@ 00 k@@ m ] tri@@ p to S@@ t .
To be hon@@ est , commun@@ ic@@ ating with them was not eas@@ y , since they did not know si@@ gn language .
It is eas@@ y for us to rel@@ ate to what Jesus told his disciples : “ H@@ app@@ y are the eyes that b@@ eho@@ ld the things you are b@@ eho@@ l@@ ding . For I say to you , Many prophe@@ ts and k@@ ings desi@@ red to see the things you are b@@ eho@@ l@@ ding but did not see them , and to hear the things you are hear@@ ing but did not hear them . ”
What assignment did Jehovah give Moses , and what as@@ sur@@ ance did He provide ?
Jehovah takes action against the wicked in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of So@@ dom and its ne@@ ar@@ by c@@ ities , while Lo@@ t and his daugh@@ ters are pre@@ served ali@@ ve .
Messi@@ ani@@ c prophe@@ ci@@ es fore@@ told that the Messi@@ ah would have to su@@ ff@@ er and die to co@@ ver the sin@@ s of others .
The Bible is truly a mirac@@ le !
We should have the same desire and will@@ ing@@ ness to be gu@@ i@@ ded by God’s spirit .
So Job had less@@ ons to learn ! ​ — Job 32 : 2 ; 33 : 8 - 12 ; 34 : 5 .
Israel@@ ’s evil desi@@ res bur@@ ned like a fur@@ n@@ ace
In so doing , David showed a la@@ p@@ se in the fear of God , resul@@ ting in the death of 7@@ 0@@ ,000 Israelites .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed ones who are no longer members of the Christian congregation ​ — their spiritual family — ​ may come to real@@ ize what they have lost .
How can a Christian avoid de@@ ad@@ ening his conscience as to decisions about blood ?
For Jehovah will certainly buil@@ d up Z@@ ion . ”
F@@ e@@ el@@ ings of I@@ na@@ de@@ qu@@ ac@@ y
It was like a cir@@ c@@ us per@@ for@@ man@@ ce to see the su@@ it@@ c@@ as@@ es , bri@@ ef@@ c@@ as@@ es , file bo@@ x , ty@@ pe@@ writ@@ er , and so for@@ th , disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar into that little ca@@ r .
The po@@ li@@ ce were con@@ stan@@ tly on our he@@ els , tr@@ ying to find and shu@@ t down our prin@@ ting op@@ er@@ ations .
A more sub@@ tle chall@@ enge for Daniel could have involved his exc@@ ep@@ tional a@@ bil@@ ities , which led to his recei@@ ving special privile@@ ges .
We certainly stand to benefit if we do .
Since we are living deep in the last days of this wicked system of things , let us keep pra@@ ying for divine help so that we can continue to ob@@ serve Jehovah’s remin@@ ders and thus ‘ keep on gu@@ ard according to his word . ’ ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 9 .
How did Jehovah discipl@@ ine S@@ he@@ b@@ na , and with what result ?
M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ena , an 18 - year - old high school stud@@ ent in P@@ ol@@ and , often tal@@ ks to her cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es about her beli@@ ef@@ s as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
In some c@@ as@@ es , they even devel@@ op su@@ i@@ ci@@ d@@ al tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es .
In this article , we will learn how Jehovah commun@@ ic@@ ates with humans in a clear way .
How can elders imitate Jesus Christ ?
S@@ AN@@ D@@ R@@ A , a woman in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , descri@@ bed her@@ self as the bl@@ ack sheep of her family .
O@@ thers cla@@ im that the resurrection appe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces were m@@ ere il@@ lu@@ sions .
N@@ um@@ er@@ ous servants of God in the p@@ re - Christian er@@ a ac@@ ted with similar res@@ ol@@ ve .
W@@ he@@ ther Bar@@ de@@ t’s an@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is will change the op@@ in@@ ion of scho@@ l@@ ars on the T@@ es@@ ti@@ mon@@ i@@ u@@ m F@@ la@@ vi@@ anu@@ m rema@@ ins to be seen .
O@@ r did God have something el@@ se in mind when he cre@@ ated the earth and put humans on it in par@@ adise con@@ di@@ tions ?
( M@@ er@@ ri@@ am - We@@ b@@ st@@ er@@ ’s C@@ ol@@ le@@ gi@@ ate Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary , 1@@ 1@@ th E@@ dition ) So d@@ ele@@ g@@ ating c@@ alls for invol@@ ving others to accom@@ pl@@ ish ob@@ je@@ c@@ ti@@ ves .
D@@ ur@@ ation : F@@ i@@ ve days .
This spiritual su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or inclu@@ des truth , righteousness , the good news of peace , faith , and the s@@ word of the spirit , God’s Word .
18 : 22 - 32 ; 19 : 15 , 16 , 26 .
• How are the words at H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 2 : 7 being ful@@ filled today ?
What counsel did the La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ ans receive , and why ?
( b ) Why is it important that marriage mat@@ es ex@@ change expres@@ sions of affe@@ ction ?
“ No one can say ex@@ ac@@ tly what it is . ” Yet , Jehovah fully under@@ stan@@ ds time .
The appointed R@@ ul@@ er , God’s Son , is righteous .
C@@ atch@@ ing the second bu@@ s requi@@ res that we cro@@ ss a bus@@ y high@@ way ​ — a real effort with our sh@@ ort leg@@ s .
The P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es wor@@ e s@@ crip@@ ture - con@@ tain@@ ing c@@ as@@ es . ​ — Mat@@ t .
When a person makes the ga@@ ining of money his c@@ hi@@ ef go@@ al in life , he is , in effect , worshi@@ p@@ ing a false go@@ d ​ — M@@ am@@ m@@ on , or Ri@@ ches .
No , it was not un@@ ans@@ wer@@ able .
In 199@@ 9 we fac@@ ed another tri@@ al .
And do not bring us into temp@@ tation , but deli@@ ver us from the wicked one . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 9 - 13
on page 2@@ 5@@ 1 .
We can become righteous before God .
C@@ aring for the spiritual needs of sever@@ al milli@@ on people was an en@@ or@@ m@@ ous t@@ ask , and the pri@@ ests were relati@@ vely few in number .
The year before , my parents had me@@ t John Pa@@ p@@ par@@ iz@@ o@@ s , a ze@@ al@@ ous and tal@@ k@@ ative Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ent , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then called .
God helps faithful ones to find their “ bre@@ ad for this day ”
How do shepher@@ ds avoid see@@ king their own glory ?
To answer , we will exam@@ ine some as@@ pe@@ cts of our meetings that should be kept in mind by those who conduct them .
( b ) How did Jesus show that he was mil@@ d - temp@@ ered ?
Yes , gen@@ u@@ ine love for God is truly r@@ are in the world today .
They say that the origin@@ al - language ph@@ ra@@ se may ref@@ er to a bir@@ d’s ali@@ gh@@ ting on the gr@@ ound for food .
Jehovah , in turn , reas@@ sur@@ ed him .
We certainly never want to be un@@ faithful in what is asked of us .
So when we left , Mi@@ ri@@ am rema@@ ined be@@ h@@ ind to continue her full - time ministry .
You can also benefit from the power of prayer .
The Bible as@@ sures us : “ O@@ p@@ pose the Devil , and he will fle@@ e from you . ”
J@@ on@@ ah allow@@ ed concer@@ n over his re@@ pu@@ tation to over@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ w any com@@ pas@@ sion he should have felt for the rep@@ ent@@ ant N@@ in@@ ev@@ ites .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What dre@@ ad@@ ful things are happ@@ ening every day ?
Hence , he must have seen some fac@@ t@@ ors about Saul that are not direc@@ tly stated in the Bible account .
We will also discus@@ s what we need to do when Jehovah’s organization gives us direction .
At that time , Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ a was a Com@@ mun@@ ist country where religion was t@@ ol@@ er@@ ated but very much disc@@ oura@@ ged .
They accepted the el@@ der@@ ’s counsel and app@@ lied it .
The older men of Israel went on to say to Samuel : “ Now do ap@@ point for us a king to ju@@ dge us like all the nations . ”
Gi@@ ve Jehovah the opportunity to gr@@ ant you future privile@@ ges
The fore@@ going poin@@ ts regarding the Bible - based beli@@ ef@@ s and practic@@ es of the first Christians are mer@@ ely examples .
With Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s per@@ mis@@ sion and God’s ba@@ c@@ king , S@@ ar@@ ah in some un@@ dis@@ clo@@ sed way cha@@ st@@ ised H@@ ag@@ ar .
Jesus Christ was anointed as the future King of God’s Kingdom in the f@@ all of 29 C.E .
Ma@@ in@@ tain a Scriptural V@@ i@@ e@@ w of He@@ al@@ th C@@ are
The off@@ en@@ ding sp@@ ouse gra@@ du@@ ally c@@ eas@@ es to be loyal to the mate to whom he or she v@@ ow@@ ed li@@ fel@@ ong fid@@ el@@ ity . Jesus said : “ You heard that it was said , ‘ You must not com@@ mit ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y . ’
Why do we need to keep our relationship with Jehovah strong ?
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , gi@@ v@@ ers should not be made to feel that in order for their gift to be accep@@ table , it must be pur@@ cha@@ sed at a certain st@@ ore or f@@ all within a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar pri@@ ce r@@ ange .
Some brothers who knew about it wanted to in@@ form my wife in a g@@ ent@@ le way .
So he has provided us with war@@ ning examples to help us avoid making serious mis@@ takes .
Even though I had not yet read any of the So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s public@@ ations , I felt bad for him and said : “ O@@ K , D@@ ad , you si@@ gn me up ; and you will be the same as the others . ”
While on earth , Jesus was emp@@ ow@@ ered to resur@@ rec@@ t the dead .
Ther@@ efore , while M@@ eli@@ to de@@ f@@ ended Bible tru@@ ths to a li@@ mit@@ ed ex@@ t@@ ent , in many res@@ pe@@ cts he a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned them . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 2 : 8 .
M@@ or@@ a@@ vi@@ a@@ ’s S@@ la@@ vi@@ c - speaking c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens had already been in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed to ch@@ urch teachings by mission@@ aries from the E@@ ast F@@ ran@@ k@@ ish kingdom ( now Ger@@ many and Au@@ stri@@ a ) .
Are you s@@ inc@@ ere in your efforts to over@@ come personal we@@ ak@@ nesses that could make you imp@@ ure in Jehovah’s eyes ?
That prophet would prove to be not just a mes@@ si@@ ah , an anointed one of God like Moses , but the Messi@@ ah , “ the Christ of God , the C@@ ho@@ s@@ en One ” of Jehovah . ​ — Luke 23 : 35 ; He@@ b .
Jesus Christ declar@@ ed : “ H@@ app@@ y are those consci@@ ous of their spiritual need . ”
In the first century C.E . , the apostle Paul’s spiritual go@@ als were no doubt great@@ ly influ@@ enced by Jesus ’ words that “ this good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ”
Al@@ ways remember how you first became Jehovah’s friend .
With the purpose of taking in ever - inc@@ reas@@ ing knowledge of God’s Word , read the Bible da@@ ily .
This is not the death first mentioned in the Bible ​ — death because of Ad@@ am@@ ’s sin — ​ death from which one may be rel@@ eas@@ ed by a resurrection .
( b ) Ex@@ pla@@ in how Proverbs 19 : 17 shows that our mer@@ ci@@ ful de@@ e@@ ds do not go un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed by Jehovah .
Wh@@ er@@ ever possible , practic@@ al and reli@@ able arrang@@ ements should be wor@@ ked out and imp@@ le@@ men@@ ted .
Such feelings har@@ mon@@ ize with what God’s Word ob@@ ser@@ ves about sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess .
So Jehovah is un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly the best Father i@@ mag@@ in@@ able !
1@@ 19 : 11 , 4@@ 7 , 4@@ 8 .
Jehovah’s law is written within them , in their heart , and even those out@@ side the fo@@ ld of physi@@ c@@ ally circum@@ c@@ ised Jews can come into the new covenant relationship with God .
Des@@ cri@@ b@@ ing how God feel@@ s about Jesus , his fir@@ st@@ born Son , the Bible says : “ The Father lo@@ ves the Son . ”
On the occasi@@ on at Be@@ th@@ any when M@@ ary , La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ’ sister , anointed Jesus with per@@ fu@@ m@@ ed o@@ il , Ju@@ d@@ as str@@ ong@@ ly ob@@ je@@ cted .
Tru@@ e , at times they may be te@@ ars of joy .
Th@@ ink of this : If Satan has power over the world , then he influ@@ ences humans to be as sel@@ f@@ ish , gre@@ e@@ dy , and sh@@ ort@@ si@@ gh@@ ted as he is . W@@ ould that not help to expla@@ in why man so ba@@ dly mis@@ man@@ ages his own en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment on the earth ?
After that , we served for three years in Le@@ g@@ hor@@ n ( Li@@ v@@ or@@ no ) , where most of the Witnesses were women .
We are war@@ ned against ‘ ex@@ al@@ ting our hor@@ n on high ’ in that we should not take on a pr@@ ou@@ d or ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant attitude .
Jeho@@ she@@ ba and her husband , H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est Jeho@@ i@@ a@@ da , conc@@ e@@ aled the he@@ ir for si@@ x years in their temple qu@@ ar@@ ters . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 11 : 1 - 3 .
What would ha@@ p@@ pen with s@@ ound b@@ oun@@ c@@ ing off un@@ dra@@ ped w@@ alls , t@@ ile flo@@ ors , and me@@ tal fol@@ ding cha@@ ir@@ s ?
From his heavenly position , Christ Jesus is over@@ see@@ ing the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l preaching work .
Be@@ ing in@@ fin@@ ite in power and mat@@ ch@@ less in wisdom , Jehovah can me@@ et any em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y or cont@@ ing@@ enc@@ y that might result as his cre@@ atu@@ res exerc@@ ise their free will .
This prom@@ p@@ ted my mother and older brother , F@@ ran@@ k , to star@@ t atten@@ ding meetings .
Ke@@ ep a no@@ te@@ pa@@ d or reading material in your ca@@ r for peri@@ o@@ ds of un@@ expe@@ cted wa@@ iting .
We receive streng@@ th@@ ening instru@@ ction through the Christian congregation .
Why is it important to draw close to Jehovah ?
Thus , the reason for God’s anger against Bal@@ a@@ am was the prophe@@ t’s un@@ sc@@ ru@@ pul@@ ous gre@@ ed .
Ba@@ sh@@ an
Let us return to the example of the slave who accepted having his e@@ ar pi@@ er@@ ced .
Rather than cu@@ re Paul so that he might accom@@ pl@@ ish more in Jehovah’s service , God said : “ My un@@ deser@@ ved kindness is su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient for you ; for my power is being made perfect in we@@ ak@@ ness . ”
14 D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to God ​ — He Di@@ gn@@ i@@ fi@@ es U@@ s With F@@ ree Will 15 Di@@ d You K@@ now ? 16 A L@@ et@@ ter From G@@ r@@ en@@ a@@ da
Ther@@ efore , like David , we say with confidence : “ In God I have put my trust . I shall not be af@@ ra@@ id .
But both that woman and Z@@ l@@ at@@ ko feel that a high@@ er form of loy@@ al@@ ty ​ — loy@@ al@@ ty to God — ​ mo@@ tiv@@ ates their actions .
A@@ wa@@ iting Jehovah’s Da@@ y With En@@ du@@ r@@ ance
A C@@ ity Is Des@@ tro@@ yed
It is re@@ served in the heavens for you . ” ​ — 1 Peter 1 : 3 , 4 .
Moses then ann@@ oun@@ ced that in His own way , Jehovah would make clear to the people that these men had “ tre@@ ated Jehovah dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully . ”
It is certainly true that we are living in st@@ res@@ s@@ ful times .
18 Ke@@ ys to F@@ am@@ ily H@@ app@@ iness ​ — When Your A@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Your Fa@@ ith
A@@ C@@ C@@ O@@ R@@ DI@@ N@@ G to one coun@@ t , as many as 5@@ 5 new Eng@@ l@@ ish transl@@ ations of the Christian Greek Scriptures were publi@@ shed between 195@@ 2 and 199@@ 0 .
Di@@ d Jehovah let himself be found on that occasi@@ on ?
How should these be h@@ and@@ led ?
Ther@@ efore , keep on op@@ pos@@ ing the Devil , as Jesus did . ​ — Read James 4 : 7 , 8 .
Consider this ev@@ ent in Jesus ’ life : “ As [ Jesus ] was pas@@ sing along he saw a man bl@@ ind from bir@@ th .
Jesus was jo@@ y@@ ful in the fear of Jehovah
They had had just one Bible study with the Witnesses , so this pres@@ ented a for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble t@@ est .
For more than 1@@ 25 years , this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine has ch@@ am@@ pi@@ oned God’s inspired Word , the Bible , as the most dep@@ end@@ able s@@ ource of en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment because it con@@ tain@@ s “ sac@@ red writ@@ ings which have power to make you wise and lead you to sal@@ vation . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 15 - 17 , New Eng@@ l@@ ish Bible .
When cal@@ am@@ ity str@@ ik@@ es , who does not long for the form@@ er days ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , those who prac@@ tice for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation ex@@ pose themselves to se@@ x@@ u@@ ally trans@@ mit@@ ted di@@ se@@ as@@ es .
But the most end@@ ear@@ ing of all of Jehovah’s qualities is love .
[ Bo@@ x on page 22 ]
At that time , to@@ w@@ ns@@ people were br@@ ing@@ ing their un@@ wanted bel@@ ong@@ ings to a public are@@ a where others could look through the it@@ em@@ s and take what they wi@@ shed .
When we follow such counsel , our life will be more pe@@ ace@@ ful ​ — and that will inc@@ re@@ ase our happiness .
6 : 11 - 13 .
• What is the meaning of the mar@@ k , or name , of “ the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast ” ​ — the number 6@@ 6@@ 6 ?
Di@@ d you become pr@@ ou@@ d , or did you real@@ ize that making peace with your brother and main@@ tain@@ ing loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah are most important ? ​ — Read Psalm 1@@ 19 : 1@@ 6@@ 5 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 13 .
When Saul re@@ turned to D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us , “ the Jews took counsel together to do away with him . ”
Jesus thus st@@ ressed the need for Peter to cho@@ ose to follow him full - time in@@ stead of pur@@ su@@ ing a fi@@ shing care@@ er .
I had always wonder@@ ed why people die .
“ As@@ k , ple@@ ase , . . . the bir@@ ds of the heavens , and they will tell you .
That knowledge is very com@@ for@@ ting .
Some say that the Kingdom is “ among you ” or “ in the mi@@ d@@ st of you . ”
“ An@@ xi@@ ous and Dis@@ tur@@ bed ”
Le@@ on@@ ar@@ do pi@@ c@@ tures his father coming back to life in God’s promised new world .
It may take longer than you ex@@ pect , but if a person is spiritually hu@@ ng@@ ry , hon@@ est , and hum@@ ble , Jehovah will allow the truth to gro@@ w in his or her heart .
Paul said : “ Mo@@ st g@@ la@@ dly , therefore , will I rather bo@@ ast as res@@ pe@@ cts my we@@ ak@@ nesses , that the power of the Christ may like a t@@ ent remain over me . ”
We may not know how to de@@ al with a t@@ est or a tri@@ al .
Ther@@ efore , the se@@ ven times would ac@@ tually be 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 20 years long .
And what about the individuals mentioned at the out@@ set ? How did matters turn out for them ?
Me@@ dit@@ ating on the many ways that Jehovah lo@@ ves us will mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to love him in return and give him our very best .
Jehovah organiz@@ ed the uni@@ verse in a truly wonderful way .
The out@@ bre@@ ak of World W@@ ar I@@ I made Cor@@ ali@@ e think seri@@ ously about her future .
Th@@ an@@ k you for such a beau@@ ti@@ ful vis@@ u@@ al a@@ id . ”
What does it mean to be gener@@ ous ?
The govern@@ ment fin@@ ally found a way to p@@ un@@ ish the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents .
If we , like Job , for@@ give those who sin against us , we can benefit from God’s mer@@ cy
D@@ O Y@@ O@@ U believe that hel@@ l is a place of t@@ or@@ ment re@@ served for sin@@ n@@ ers ?
It also high@@ ligh@@ ts his ab@@ hor@@ r@@ ence of false worship . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 34 : 26 ; De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 14 : 21 .
Many people today live for fin@@ an@@ cial se@@ cur@@ ity and le@@ is@@ ure .
W@@ ell , what did Jesus do when he saw his apostles , who@@ se faith had temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily we@@ ak@@ ened , at the appointed place of meeting ?
We imitate Jehovah’s love when we ex@@ p@@ end time and effort tel@@ ling others about the good news of sal@@ vation based on Jesus ’ sacrifice .
Paul also says : “ A man is declar@@ ed righteous by faith ap@@ ar@@ t from works of law . ”
As illustr@@ ated by an experience invol@@ ving a lam@@ b , how can we get the needed spiritual help ?
In this reg@@ ard , let us consider an in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ing pas@@ sage of Scrip@@ ture and see what practic@@ al less@@ ons we can learn from it .
; F@@ u@@ z@@ el , G .
O@@ r it may even be possible for them to mar@@ ry in the land where they now re@@ side if the man takes st@@ ep@@ s to leg@@ al@@ ize his st@@ atu@@ s there .
But the of@@ fi@@ cial still could not understand this pas@@ sage .
Ab@@ out 4@@ 6 C.E . when Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s deli@@ vered “ a reli@@ ef minis@@ tr@@ ation ” from An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch to Jerusalem to al@@ la@@ y the effe@@ cts of a fam@@ ine , they took an interest in Mark .
This word has a r@@ ange of mean@@ ings and was used especially in me@@ dic@@ in@@ al con@@ te@@ x@@ ts .
They would show themselves to the men at the out@@ po@@ st .
‘ O@@ be@@ y Bet@@ ter T@@ ha@@ n S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fice , ’ 2 / 15
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , some first - century Jewish Christians had not moved for@@ ward in understanding and had fa@@ iled to make spiritual prog@@ ress .
Ang@@ elo M@@ an@@ er@@ a , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed a first stud@@ ent talk given by a young la@@ d who had just started public school . “ He was so n@@ er@@ v@@ ous that when he started his talk , he began to so@@ b .
Al@@ so , “ Christ su@@ ffered for you , lea@@ ving you a mo@@ de@@ l for you to follow his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y . ”
That was such a special day !
A@@ m@@ ong them were A@@ be@@ l and E@@ no@@ ch .
The ang@@ el explained : “ G@@ o , Daniel , because the words are to be kept se@@ cre@@ t and se@@ aled up until the time of the end . ”
As a result , the other children may feel ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted .
St@@ and fir@@ m , and remain in the ran@@ ks of the cont@@ end@@ ers .
Although Jehovah kno@@ ws our needs , why do we still make pet@@ iti@@ ons to him ?
On their rel@@ e@@ ase , “ they [ Paul and S@@ il@@ as ] encoura@@ ged [ the brothers ] and de@@ par@@ ted . ”
W@@ ere an anointed Christian to become un@@ faithful , he would not receive “ the un@@ fa@@ da@@ ble cro@@ wn of glory ” promised to the cho@@ s@@ en ones who remain faithful until death . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
And we cannot ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct see@@ king divine guid@@ ance , for even the wicked may know how to ‘ ste@@ er ’ for un@@ just ends . ​ — Pro@@ v .
David had wonderful qualities , and that is why Jehovah loved him very much .
To help them deci@@ de , they arrang@@ ed a t@@ est .
H@@ ere are a few su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions that are based on Bible principles .
It imp@@ lies that wh@@ atever the n@@ ature of our tri@@ al may be , there will always be an expres@@ sion of God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness that will mat@@ ch it .
Why , then , does it se@@ em to some that the God reve@@ aled in the Hebrew Scriptures is different from the God of the Christian Greek Scriptures ?
Lo@@ ve for our marriage mate helps us to end@@ ure “ tri@@ bul@@ ation ” that even happ@@ ily married cou@@ ples have and helps strengthen our marriage . ​ — 1 Corinthians 7 : 28 .
We also had to be on the loo@@ k@@ out for s@@ n@@ ak@@ es and cro@@ co@@ dil@@ es .
Such “ ex@@ tra@@ va@@ g@@ ance of spe@@ e@@ ch ” could be in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ating , especially to those with li@@ mit@@ ed educ@@ ation or ability .
Un@@ like the ten other spi@@ es , these two faithful men brought back a positi@@ ve repor@@ t .
S@@ eri@@ ous questions that could not be h@@ and@@ led by local elders were refer@@ red to matu@@ re travel@@ ing overse@@ ers , such as Paul .
Fir@@ st , “ Jehovah kno@@ ws those who bel@@ ong to him ” and second , “ Let ever@@ yone c@@ all@@ ing on the name of Jehovah r@@ en@@ oun@@ ce un@@ righteousness . ”
Even so , the p@@ il@@ la@@ r provided con@@ st@@ ant evidence of his divine ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment and of God’s appro@@ val .
Their ap@@ par@@ ent pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity is not per@@ man@@ ent .
“ G@@ O@@ D is love . ”
No , Jehovah wants you to have the great@@ est blessing of all .
E@@ ven@@ tually , when l@@ ying and dec@@ ep@@ tion were comm@@ on among men , it became necess@@ ary for them to s@@ we@@ ar to the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of important matters .
F@@ in@@ ally , Samuel died , lea@@ ving be@@ h@@ ind the rec@@ ord of a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble life that s@@ pan@@ ned the better part of a century .
S@@ et A@@ part by Jehovah’s R@@ em@@ in@@ ders
He s@@ at M@@ other and me down and explained that he had ag@@ re@@ ed to help bring Bible liter@@ ature into Ger@@ many from S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land .
As I look back on all those years of tri@@ als and har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps , I can id@@ enti@@ fy some ma@@ j@@ or s@@ our@@ ces of encourag@@ ement .
De@@ ep appreciation moved El@@ f@@ i to wr@@ ite : “ What would I do without Jehovah’s organization ? ”
Yes , even in being persecu@@ ted , Christians are like Jesus .
All pol@@ itical , religious , and com@@ mer@@ cial el@@ ements of this world as well as its pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda ch@@ ann@@ els are being influ@@ enced by him .
A@@ c@@ tually , mission@@ aries of Jehovah’s Witnesses are or@@ din@@ ary men and women , Christians who@@ se deep love for Jehovah and for their fel@@ low@@ man has moved them to serve in fore@@ ign lands .
In 19@@ 50 , I en@@ ro@@ l@@ led as a pioneer minis@@ ter , and in De@@ c@@ ember of that year , I was invit@@ ed to serve as a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er .
I@@ ts As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an form , H@@ arr@@ anu , can mean “ R@@ o@@ ad ” or “ C@@ ar@@ av@@ an R@@ o@@ ad , ” thus indic@@ ating that H@@ ar@@ an was situ@@ ated on ma@@ j@@ or tra@@ de r@@ out@@ es between lar@@ g@@ er c@@ ities .
How can we use our t@@ ong@@ ue to buil@@ d up and to he@@ al ?
Acc@@ ording to Psalm 1@@ 19 : 1@@ 19 , how does God view the wicked ?
“ To the Eph@@ es@@ ians ”
They have dedic@@ ated their lives to Jehovah and have become baptized disciples of Jesus Christ .
Since the earth is part of Jehovah’s mar@@ vel@@ ous cre@@ ation , he as the M@@ ak@@ er and O@@ w@@ ner has the leg@@ al right to be@@ qu@@ e@@ ath it to who@@ m@@ ever he cho@@ o@@ ses .
On one occasi@@ on , some of his listen@@ ers in Gal@@ ile@@ e appe@@ ared e@@ ag@@ er to follow him .
In@@ sur@@ ance and Re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment P@@ l@@ ans : A don@@ ation made by spe@@ ci@@ f@@ ying an ent@@ ity used by Jehovah’s Witnesses as the bene@@ fi@@ ci@@ ary of a life in@@ sur@@ ance po@@ li@@ cy , individu@@ al re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment account , or a re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment / ​ p@@ en@@ sion pl@@ an .
The brothers and sisters knew that the po@@ li@@ ce kept a close w@@ atch on us , so the brothers post@@ ed a loo@@ k@@ out .
Thus , dis@@ cer@@ ning parents do not pres@@ sure their children to get baptized .
S@@ enti@@ men@@ tal@@ ity can cause one@@ ’s view of love and mer@@ cy to become un@@ bal@@ an@@ ced .
Christians in Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que provide a mo@@ der@@ n - day example of some who loy@@ ally stu@@ ck to Jehovah in a time of t@@ es@@ ting .
In a world where Satan’s influ@@ ence re@@ ign@@ s , why would we not me@@ et op@@ position ?
While in j@@ a@@ il , I became good friends with a pris@@ on@@ er who was a well - known fi@@ gu@@ re in the loy@@ al@@ ist commun@@ ity .
● “ On@@ ly - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son of God . ”
How were le@@ p@@ ers vie@@ wed in ancient Israel ?
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : When you are an@@ no@@ yed with your mate , i@@ magine that in@@ stead of tal@@ king to your sp@@ ouse , you are con@@ ver@@ sing with a good friend or with your emp@@ loy@@ er .
However , God had inspired the psalmist to say : “ The st@@ one that the buil@@ ders re@@ je@@ cted has become the head of the cor@@ ner .
This is ad@@ di@@ tional evidence that God’s name in Hebrew appe@@ ared in the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t , often qu@@ o@@ ted by writ@@ ers of the Christian Greek Scriptures . ​ — 6 / 1 , page 30 .
He said : “ If you remain in my word , you are really my disciples , and you will know the truth , and the truth will set you free . ” ​ — John 8 : 31 , 32 .
Still , even during the few days he had been preaching in this is@@ ol@@ ated re@@ gi@@ on , R@@ o@@ al@@ d could see that people were willing to learn about Jehovah .
He knew better than to ju@@ dge his listen@@ ers ; he was well - a@@ ware that he himself was once ign@@ or@@ ant of the truth .
As part of our Christian tra@@ ining , he may per@@ mit us to experience in@@ justice .
Today , some mo@@ ck@@ ingly ask : “ Wh@@ ere is this promised pres@@ ence of his ? ”
The courage of some scho@@ ol@@ children is t@@ ested when they are called upon to rec@@ ite a ple@@ dge of al@@ le@@ gi@@ ance to the country or to the f@@ la@@ g .
Ad@@ ding to the con@@ fu@@ sion , many Bible transl@@ at@@ ors have taken God’s name , Jehovah , out of their transl@@ ations , even though it occ@@ ur@@ s over 7@@ ,000 times in the origin@@ al text !
Ha@@ ve you had a similar experience ?
Jehovah had already told Abraham that the nation that came from him would o@@ pen the way for blessings to people of all the earth . ​ — Genesis 3 : 15 ; 12 : 2 , 3 , 6 , 7 .
T@@ al@@ k to other parents who have had succ@@ ess in this reg@@ ard .
I organiz@@ ed a dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion in the fam@@ ous op@@ er@@ a house in M@@ ana@@ us .
The po@@ pul@@ ation at that time is es@@ tim@@ ated to have been between 8@@ ,000 and 1@@ 2@@ ,000 .
3 Li@@ fe St@@ ory ​ — Be@@ coming “ All Th@@ ings to Pe@@ ople of All S@@ or@@ ts ”
We can be sure that our hope in God’s promises is not mis@@ plac@@ ed .
Di@@ d A@@ sa become anxi@@ ous , af@@ ra@@ id , or disc@@ oura@@ ged ?
All three i@@ ma@@ ges : C@@ our@@ t@@ es@@ y of Ang@@ l@@ o - Au@@ str@@ ali@@ an O@@ b@@ serv@@ at@@ ory , p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph by David Mal@@ in
Does this mean that after 36 C.E . , there was no longer any opportunity for n@@ atur@@ al Jews to become part of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed ?
As they continue ap@@ pl@@ ying Scriptural principles , their gra@@ y - he@@ a@@ de@@ dness is in@@ deed “ a cro@@ wn of beau@@ ty . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
Ang@@ els supp@@ or@@ ted Jesus at the star@@ t of his earthly ministry .
What will help us to keep close in mind “ the pres@@ ence of the day of Jehovah ” ?
However , those having “ a fine and good heart ” go bey@@ ond “ hear@@ ing the word . ”
In word and deed , such elders show their wi@@ ves hear@@ t@@ felt appreciation .
What were the early Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents determined to do regarding Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at ?
F@@ o@@ re@@ tel@@ ling this , the apostle Paul said : “ There will be a peri@@ od of time when they will not put up with the heal@@ th@@ ful teaching , but , in acc@@ ord with their own desi@@ res , they will acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ate teach@@ ers for themselves to have their ear@@ s tic@@ k@@ led . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 4 : 3 .
Jehovah is not concer@@ ned about any efforts of n@@ ational rul@@ ers to esta@@ bl@@ ish their own so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Of course , their good works pri@@ mar@@ ily have to do with prom@@ o@@ ting Kingdom inter@@ ests and sh@@ aring in the disci@@ ple - making work . ​ — Acts 9 : 36 - 4@@ 2 ; Matthew 6 : 33 ; 28 : 19 , 20 .
The Bible st@@ res@@ ses the import@@ ance of evidence when it de@@ fin@@ es faith .
How should this af@@ fect you person@@ ally ?
Satan is well a@@ ware that he has only “ a sh@@ ort peri@@ od of time ” left to v@@ ent his “ great anger ” on the earth , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly on Jehovah’s faithful servants .
All of this promised him power and pres@@ ti@@ ge ​ — pol@@ itical , religious , and no doubt fin@@ an@@ cial — ​ in the Jewish system . ​ — Acts 26 : 10 , 12 .
The Bible poin@@ ts to that pro@@ spe@@ ct , as the next article will consider .
The only Scriptural gr@@ ound for div@@ or@@ ce that might free one to re@@ mar@@ ry is se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
No imper@@ fect human can exerc@@ ise perfect self - control .
The pas@@ sing of time is relati@@ ve .
Un@@ known to these vis@@ it@@ ors , e@@ ating that un@@ pre@@ ten@@ ti@@ ous pita bre@@ ad was pos@@ si@@ bly the most hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al experience they had that day .
Yes , he kno@@ ws that he has only a few days of human life left .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y S@@ T@@ AN@@ L@@ E@@ Y E .
F@@ ri@@ ends will ass@@ ist us for she@@ er satis@@ fac@@ tion , not for money .
“ When you show love to others , they respon@@ d by giving you their love and affe@@ ction , ” says J@@ an , 6@@ 6 , in S@@ we@@ den .
The is@@ sue d@@ ated the 1@@ st of the mon@@ th will be pro@@ duc@@ ed for the gener@@ al public .
When the re@@ gi@@ onal serv@@ ant , Al@@ ber@@ t H@@ off@@ man , re@@ turned and saw that I had left my assignment , he explained to me with a fri@@ end@@ ly sm@@ ile the value of s@@ tic@@ king to one@@ ’s assignment until direc@@ ted o@@ ther@@ wise .
If you do so , it will ad@@ d to your happiness now .
In war@@ ning against you@@ th@@ ful in@@ dec@@ isi@@ ven@@ ess , God’s Word ad@@ vis@@ es young people : “ R@@ em@@ ember , now , your G@@ r@@ and Creator in the days of your young man@@ ho@@ od , before the cal@@ am@@ it@@ ous days pro@@ ce@@ ed to come , or the years have arri@@ ved when you will say : ‘ I have no deli@@ ght in them . ’ ”
20 : 28 ; R@@ om . 5 : 6 - 8 .
“ He that exerc@@ ises faith in the Son has everlasting life ; he that dis@@ obe@@ ys the Son will not see life , but the wr@@ ath of God rema@@ ins upon him . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ H@@ N 3 : 36 .
She thus fac@@ ed the chall@@ enge of en@@ ter@@ ing the work for@@ ce and provi@@ ding materi@@ ally for her children .
Thus , it is not sur@@ pris@@ ing that there are many sing@@ le sisters among those serving ab@@ ro@@ ad .
We have only to men@@ tion the C@@ ru@@ sa@@ des , which pit@@ ted so - called Christians against Mus@@ li@@ ms ; the Ca@@ tho@@ lic In@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ on in S@@ pain and L@@ at@@ in A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a ; E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ ’s T@@ hi@@ r@@ ty Ye@@ ars ’ W@@ ar between Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ants and Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s ; and the b@@ loo@@ di@@ est of them all , the two world w@@ ars of our century , both of which started in the real@@ m of Chris@@ tend@@ om .
E@@ ach had to cho@@ ose what he would do with his life .
You can enjoy a wonderful hope des@@ pite to@@ da@@ y’s per@@ ple@@ x@@ ing con@@ di@@ tions .
What does good commun@@ ic@@ ation not mean ?
In s@@ pite of this , world un@@ ity seem@@ s un@@ at@@ tain@@ able .
What they accom@@ pl@@ ish as am@@ bas@@ sa@@ d@@ ors for God and Christ makes it possible for righ@@ tly dis@@ posed people to be dra@@ wn by Jehovah and become believers . ​ — Read 2 Corinthians 5 : 18 - 20 ; John 6 : 4@@ 4 ; Acts 13 : 4@@ 8 .
Moses says : “ I do put before you today life and good , and death and bad . ”
In fact , food and dr@@ ink soon became an is@@ sue because Daniel did not want to “ de@@ file himself with the k@@ ing@@ ’s deli@@ c@@ ac@@ ies . ” ​ — D@@ an .
“ A good - for - nothing man is di@@ gg@@ ing up what is bad ”
Our clo@@ thing should show very c@@ learly that we are Jehovah’s servants .
He encoura@@ ged his fellow believers to make dr@@ as@@ tic chang@@ es in their person@@ ality in order for them to become more sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic , more com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate .
H@@ ag@@ ar re@@ pres@@ ented liter@@ al Israel , with Jerusalem as its cap@@ it@@ al .
We need to love and serve him with our whole heart , mind , and strength , and we need to work hard to keep peace and un@@ ity with our brothers .
L@@ ater , I attend@@ ed a regul@@ ar school .
A@@ ny@@ thing inf@@ eri@@ or was un@@ accep@@ table .
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ le 3 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 16 - 20
There is a married brother who was or@@ ph@@ an@@ ed when a little bo@@ y .
The Rom@@ an Go@@ ver@@ nor P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate knew that Jesus was an in@@ no@@ c@@ ent man and ap@@ par@@ ently did not want to har@@ m him .
These elders live in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , B@@ ang@@ la@@ des@@ h , B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m , B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , Fr@@ ance , Fr@@ en@@ ch G@@ u@@ i@@ ana , J@@ ap@@ an , K@@ o@@ re@@ a , M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , N@@ am@@ i@@ bia , N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ a , R@@ é@@ uni@@ on , Rus@@ sia , S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , and the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
In writ@@ ing to fellow anointed Christians , Paul sum@@ m@@ ed up the situation by saying : “ Se@@ e@@ ing , therefore , that we have a great high pri@@ est who has pas@@ sed through the heavens , Jesus the Son of God , let us hold on@@ to our con@@ f@@ ess@@ ing of him .
The great@@ est a@@ id to act in this way is love for God .
This was made clear when the psalmist san@@ g : “ Sh@@ out in tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h to Jehovah , all you people of the earth .
L@@ ON@@ D@@ O@@ N ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , N@@ or@@ th L@@ ond@@ on As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all , 1@@ 7@@ 4 B@@ ow@@ es R@@ o@@ ad A@@ U@@ G@@ U@@ S@@ T 2 - 4
Such a de@@ v@@ out life un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly helped her to cop@@ e with g@@ ri@@ ef and l@@ on@@ el@@ iness .
8@@ 4 : 11 .
“ They gre@@ w af@@ ra@@ id of coming near to [ Moses ] . ”
“ S@@ ome@@ times I end up com@@ par@@ ing my cur@@ r@@ ent husband to my form@@ er husband . ”
There , he said , he would “ pre@@ pare a place , ” op@@ ening the way for his cor@@ ul@@ ers to jo@@ in him . ​ — John 14 : 2 , 3 .
You know that God gave the Israelites h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of regul@@ ations .
Yet , they wonder@@ ed why there was so much wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
With Ti@@ b@@ or and M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ena , my sister - in - law , in 194@@ 7 , in B@@ r@@ no
After the meeting , the local Witnesses sur@@ pris@@ ed their gu@@ ests with a ty@@ pi@@ cal me@@ al .
Your children may re@@ act simil@@ arly if they come to you for ad@@ vice but all you have on the “ men@@ u ” is a l@@ ist of st@@ er@@ n war@@ n@@ ings .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , the A@@ mer@@ i@@ can P@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal As@@ soci@@ ation article go@@ es on to say : “ R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch has found that ‘ let@@ ting it ri@@ p ’ with anger ac@@ tually es@@ cal@@ ates anger and ag@@ g@@ res@@ sion and does nothing to help you . . . res@@ ol@@ ve the situation . ”
L@@ isten to one wi@@ do@@ w@@ ’s hear@@ t@@ felt expres@@ sion of than@@ ks after a h@@ ur@@ ri@@ c@@ ane ba@@ dly dam@@ ag@@ ed her home : “ I am so deep@@ ly gr@@ ate@@ ful to be in Jehovah’s organization , not only for the physical help but also for the spiritual help . ”
Yet , how could anyone become su@@ peri@@ or to God ? ”
The@@ olo@@ gi@@ an W@@ al@@ ter L@@ ow@@ ri@@ e righ@@ tly stated : “ A man who does not know God by name does not really know him as a person . ”
When there is a differ@@ ence of op@@ in@@ ion , as occ@@ ur@@ red when the first - century gover@@ ning body consider@@ ed the matter of circum@@ c@@ ision , ex@@ tr@@ a time and re@@ sear@@ ch might be needed to re@@ ach a con@@ sen@@ su@@ s based on the Scriptures . ​ — Acts 15 : 2 , 6 , 7 , 12 - 14 , 28 .
Ne@@ h@@ emiah found fa@@ ul@@ t with the rich in that , using God’s Law , he re@@ proved and re@@ bu@@ ked them and thus ex@@ posed their wr@@ ong@@ doing .
R@@ es@@ ist Sat@@ ani@@ c Pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda
It was well that they did , for the buil@@ ders of the al@@ ta@@ r rep@@ lied that they had no in@@ ten@@ tion of tur@@ ning from pu@@ re worship .
S@@ har@@ on died just se@@ ven we@@ ek@@ s after writ@@ ing the a@@ bo@@ ve words .
There were times when he just wanted to die .
G@@ ear@@ s trans@@ fer@@ red this mo@@ tion to a ver@@ tic@@ al sh@@ af@@ t . The sh@@ af@@ t , in turn , d@@ ro@@ ve a large u@@ pp@@ er mil@@ l@@ st@@ one .
To continue the discus@@ sion :
I started to wr@@ ite down everything I could remember ​ — s@@ crip@@ tures , qu@@ o@@ tes from The Watchtower , and thoughts from other Christian public@@ ations .
C@@ learly , determined op@@ position was comple@@ t@@ ely un@@ able to sto@@ p Jesus ’ followers from public@@ ly as@@ cri@@ b@@ ing glory to God .
In the end , our ref@@ ra@@ ining from bad actions will bring happiness both to us and to those around us . ​ — Psalm 1 : 1 .
When Jehovah pu@@ ts such ones to sh@@ ame , this resul@@ ts in the ex@@ po@@ sure of their evil ways and in the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of his holy name .
Rather , he should have “ pl@@ ent@@ y to do in the work of the Lord ” while a@@ wa@@ iting the great and fear - inspi@@ ring day of Jehovah . ​ — Romans 12 : 11 ; 1 Corinthians 15 : 5@@ 8 .
While Jesus ’ conc@@ ep@@ tion was mirac@@ ul@@ ous , the rest of Mar@@ y’s children were conc@@ ei@@ ved n@@ atur@@ ally with her husband , Joseph . ​ — Matthew 1 : 25 .
In ad@@ dition to temple re@@ pa@@ ir , He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah rest@@ ored the ye@@ arly P@@ as@@ so@@ ver c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation that Jehovah had comman@@ ded .
In that prophecy , Jesus fore@@ told many no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy events .
O@@ ur@@ s is the privilege to take part in the great@@ est har@@ v@@ est of all time , under the su@@ per@@ vision of the Ma@@ ster of the har@@ v@@ est , Jehovah God .
However , if we allow personal blessings and our God - given hope to d@@ om@@ in@@ ate our thinking , the a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction - ca@@ using as@@ pe@@ cts of life will fa@@ de into the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound and we will experience in@@ ner joy .
No , it is nor@@ ma@@ l , even necess@@ ary , to have a heal@@ thy love of self .
; Ho@@ d@@ g@@ ins , T .
* But he has st@@ op@@ ped fi@@ gh@@ ting and will never go to war again .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , when we study because we love Jehovah and love the truth , inc@@ reas@@ ing our acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s Word will strengthen our faith . ​ — C@@ ol .
Why is the v@@ indic@@ ation of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y an important is@@ sue fac@@ ing mankind ?
M@@ one@@ y was sh@@ ort , so I took my bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le on the tra@@ in to C@@ ar@@ lis@@ le , a to@@ wn on the S@@ co@@ t@@ t@@ ish bor@@ der , and c@@ y@@ c@@ led on from there 1@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 1@@ 60 k@@ m ] f@@ ar@@ ther nor@@ th .
( Lo@@ ok under A@@ B@@ O@@ U@@ T U@@ S / ​ C@@ ON@@ V@@ EN@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S )
Jehovah God de@@ em@@ ed Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us ’ personal experience wor@@ thy of being inclu@@ ded in the Bible rec@@ ord .
What self - exam@@ in@@ ation should each Christian make ?
Will we learn to show the emp@@ a@@ thy that a loving mother n@@ atur@@ ally feel@@ s toward her child ?
He succ@@ essi@@ vely in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed four speak@@ ers who would provide the stud@@ ents with tim@@ ely Bible - based encourag@@ ement and counsel to help them be succ@@ ess@@ ful in their mission@@ ary assign@@ ments .
The cha@@ ir@@ man next in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed one of the G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ ors , La@@ wr@@ ence B@@ ow@@ en , who spoke on the the@@ me “ De@@ ci@@ de Not to K@@ now A@@ ny@@ thing . ”
In a sh@@ ort time , we had 30 exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent Bible stu@@ dies .
It all happened so f@@ ast that I was not able to see their fac@@ es .
Ther@@ efore , Jesus said to his listen@@ ers : “ Pa@@ y attention to y@@ ourselves that your hearts never become we@@ igh@@ ed down with over@@ e@@ ating and heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ king and anxi@@ e@@ ties of life , and su@@ d@@ den@@ ly that day be in@@ stan@@ tly upon you as a s@@ n@@ are .
Many now ali@@ ve have served Jehovah faith@@ fully for de@@ ca@@ des .
A mother in K@@ an@@ sa@@ s , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , was moved to te@@ ars upon recei@@ ving a letter from her son .
What prote@@ ction godly wisdom af@@ for@@ ds !
Hence , there is reason for ca@@ u@@ tion .
Some may hold back because they feel in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate , but remember that Jehovah gives holy spirit to those serving him , and it makes up for any l@@ ack we may have . ​ — Jeremiah 1 : 6 - 8 ; 20 : 11 .
Our being se@@ par@@ ated for 15 months was certainly a chall@@ enge , but I could see that Jehovah bless@@ ed us for the sacrific@@ es we made .
F@@ ab@@ ri@@ c@@ ations by re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers ru@@ in prom@@ ising care@@ ers and t@@ ar@@ n@@ ish the re@@ pu@@ tation of res@@ pe@@ cted in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions .
• Why should we stri@@ ve to be regul@@ ar in the ministry ?
Our heavenly Father wants you to buil@@ d your faith on evidence . ​ — He@@ b .
For your heavenly Father kno@@ ws you need all these things . ”
One po@@ li@@ ce@@ man asked a brother : “ Who is r@@ un@@ ning this conven@@ tion ​ — the Sin@@ hal@@ ese , the T@@ am@@ il@@ s , or the Eng@@ l@@ ish ? ”
* This book pres@@ ents a complete ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal account of Christ’s life and teachings , based on the four Go@@ sp@@ els .
But I began to real@@ ize that something was mis@@ sing in my life , something far more important than my jo@@ b .
But who would be God’s promised Se@@ ed ?
W@@ ould the l@@ ack of ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city be a proble@@ m ?
“ I was very well - known in the are@@ a .
After all , they have a ke@@ en interest in us and our activities .
Re@@ g@@ arding a har@@ d@@ working mother in ancient Israel , the Bible says : “ H@@ er children speak well of her . ”
How does it af@@ fect mankind in gener@@ al ?
Today , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses gives encourag@@ ement to Bethel family members , to special full - time field work@@ ers , and in@@ deed , to the enti@@ re inter@@ n@@ ational bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od of true Christians .
Instead of sta@@ ying at home cr@@ ying , I wanted to talk to others and tell them why my trust in God’s promise of a world without si@@ ck@@ ness gave me strength .
( a ) What did Abraham demonstr@@ ate by his will@@ ing@@ ness to sacrifice his son ?
The Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh of the uni@@ verse is listen@@ ing , so how could I not feel di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied and jo@@ y@@ ful ? ”
You may have made chang@@ es in your way of life to con@@ form to Bible standards .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N you read the name Israel in the Bible , what comes to your mind ?
When he became un@@ bal@@ an@@ ced in his thinking , he ar@@ ro@@ gan@@ tly tri@@ ed to u@@ sur@@ p certain pri@@ es@@ tly du@@ ties .
Gi@@ ving a reason for his en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation of the Kingdom , this un@@ ti@@ ring apostle said : “ If , now , I am declar@@ ing the good news , it is no reason for me to bo@@ ast , for necess@@ ity is la@@ id upon me . Re@@ ally , w@@ o@@ e is me if I did not dec@@ l@@ are the good news ! ”
He came to think so much of himself that he en@@ tered the temple to offer up inc@@ en@@ se .
However , the time to reve@@ al the meaning of those prophe@@ ci@@ es had not yet come , and in gener@@ al , the ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation offered in that vo@@ lu@@ me of S@@ tudi@@ es in the Scriptures was ha@@ z@@ y .
They have seen a need to make ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments from time to time .
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : D@@ R@@ U@@ G D@@ E@@ AL@@ E@@ R
In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y has become especially per@@ va@@ sive , and if we are not care@@ ful , it can eas@@ ily lu@@ re us into its tra@@ p .
Ne@@ wer Christians can f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h in the prote@@ ctive “ sh@@ a@@ de ” of more experienced servants of God .
They need to pon@@ der over the way that God and Christ de@@ al with people and then stri@@ ve to imitate them .
That sur@@ ely is the important point , for that st@@ at@@ ement expla@@ ins in part why Noah found fav@@ or in God’s eyes ; Noah was willing to do what God asked him to do .
Pro@@ ver@@ bi@@ al sa@@ y@@ ings , or par@@ ab@@ les , were among Jesus ’ effe@@ ctive means of teaching .
In@@ sul@@ ting spe@@ e@@ ch may not se@@ em so serious , but consider what happ@@ ens when a husband or a wife uses such spe@@ e@@ ch .
Jesus was kind but fir@@ m in speaking to his mother
How can their parents help them to pre@@ pare for any possible un@@ pleas@@ ant circumstances ? ​ — Proverbs 22 : 3 .
K@@ no@@ wing when such a cer@@ em@@ on@@ y may occ@@ ur , many Witnesses have ac@@ ted with dis@@ cre@@ tion so as not to off@@ end others .
H@@ as a you@@ th succ@@ ess@@ fully fac@@ ed a t@@ est of integrity or taken advan@@ ta@@ ge of an opportunity to give a witness at school ?
He never has , and he never will .
In the end , Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God bless@@ ed that faithful man far bey@@ ond his expe@@ ct@@ ations .
What a fine example for those of us who today atten@@ d meetings in com@@ for@@ table Kingdom H@@ alls !
John H@@ y@@ r@@ can@@ us
However , because of the in@@ her@@ ited effe@@ cts of sin , imper@@ fect and sin@@ ful life was pas@@ sed on to the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
Many con@@ dem@@ n her action , but the Bible does not , nor does Isa@@ a@@ c on dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ing that Jac@@ o@@ b has received the blessing .
If not care@@ ful , Christians could eas@@ ily get ca@@ ught up in this way of living .
the man who lived as a shepher@@ d in M@@ idi@@ an for 40 years ?
Many have been ex@@ posed to such mes@@ sa@@ ges from chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od .
The wife says : “ No matter how much work we have , we try to go to bed about the same time every night .
What covenant did Jehovah make with David ?
There was a lo@@ t of hist@@ ory in this house .
17 , 18 . ( a ) What might we ask ourselves about our spiritual go@@ als ?
What was the last requi@@ re@@ ment Tho@@ ma@@ s had to me@@ et before recei@@ ving his sal@@ ary and back pa@@ y ?
Even children felt at e@@ ase in his pres@@ ence .
What am I truly stri@@ ving for ?
The Bible is an important gift from our loving Creator .
I was also accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by a young cou@@ ple , An@@ th@@ on@@ y and A@@ ur@@ ore , and my friend C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ine ​ — all pione@@ ers like me .
Jehovah God gave mi@@ gr@@ at@@ ory bir@@ ds inst@@ inc@@ tive wisdom regarding the se@@ as@@ ons , but he gave man the ability to dis@@ cer@@ n the times and the se@@ as@@ ons .
One care@@ gi@@ ver ob@@ served : “ Some el@@ der@@ ly Witnesses who are un@@ able to commun@@ ic@@ ate c@@ learly have been taken in whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir@@ s to ch@@ urch ser@@ vi@@ ces without being con@@ sul@@ ted about their wi@@ sh@@ es . ”
* Par@@ ch@@ ment is also a t@@ ar@@ get of in@@ se@@ cts .
When ancient Israel had a human king , such as David , pa@@ g@@ an nations and rul@@ ers ga@@ ther@@ ed together against God and his en@@ thr@@ oned anointed one .
The religious lead@@ ers tw@@ is@@ ted God’s words to serve their own ends , but Jesus loved “ the word of God ” ​ — he taught it , explained it , de@@ f@@ ended it , and lived by it .
In part , by set@@ ting a good example for others to imitate .
“ The medit@@ ation of my heart will be of things of understanding . ” ​ — Psalm 4@@ 9 : 3 .
A H@@ ist@@ ory - M@@ ak@@ ing Me@@ et@@ ing
How we follow direction .
Jehovah has deci@@ ded ex@@ ac@@ tly when the great tri@@ bul@@ ation will beg@@ in
But you might won@@ der , ‘ How , then , can true un@@ ity be ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed ? ’
Our home was a pl@@ y@@ w@@ o@@ od car@@ av@@ an , or tra@@ il@@ er .
E@@ no@@ ch , the se@@ ven@@ th man in the g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gi@@ cal l@@ ine from Adam , coura@@ ge@@ ously wal@@ ked with God by pur@@ su@@ ing an u@@ pri@@ ght course am@@ id his wicked con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries .
Is there a simil@@ ar@@ ity between No@@ ah’s situation and our own ?
Is it wrong of Jehovah’s Witnesses to preach in plac@@ es where Chris@@ tend@@ om has already esta@@ bli@@ shed its ch@@ ur@@ ches ?
Although many have no knowledge of the Bible , they rejo@@ ice to learn that the promises Jehovah God made to the faithful prophe@@ ts of old are soon to be ful@@ filled .
We were assign@@ ed to K@@ o@@ re@@ a , though three years of war had just ended in the sum@@ m@@ er of 195@@ 3 , lea@@ ving that country de@@ va@@ stated .
You can discus@@ s your ma@@ j@@ or decisions with matu@@ re Christians
However , God’s inspired message to human@@ kind ​ — the Bible — ​ as@@ sures us that he is not a dist@@ ant ent@@ ity devo@@ id of concer@@ n for individuals .
It we@@ ak@@ ens our faith and ca@@ uses us to sto@@ p ‘ r@@ un@@ ning with end@@ ur@@ ance the r@@ ace ’ for life .
We are wise to wel@@ come even un@@ re@@ ques@@ ted re@@ pro@@ of .
The same scho@@ la@@ r continu@@ es : “ Just as a de@@ fe@@ ctive set@@ ting does not less@@ en the value of a ge@@ m , so the sin@@ ful@@ ness of a pri@@ est cannot ess@@ enti@@ ally pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce . . . the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine he teach@@ es . . . .
David later married A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il . ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
In that very year , 19@@ 0@@ 3 , Cor@@ a and W@@ a@@ shin@@ g@@ t@@ on How@@ ell had a daugh@@ ter nam@@ ed Ca@@ ther@@ ine .
P@@ le@@ ase c@@ he@@ ck with Jehovah’s Witnesses lo@@ c@@ ally for the ex@@ act time and place of the meeting .
2 : 9 ; Re@@ v .
We have arri@@ ved at the mission@@ ary home just in time to share in the discus@@ sion of the Scrip@@ ture text for the day .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er ​ — What It Can Do for You 6
David was truly rep@@ ent@@ ant , and Jehovah for@@ gave him .
P@@ o@@ in@@ ts for Rev@@ i@@ e@@ w
We need to “ seek peace and pur@@ sue it . ” ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 11 .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , faith must be demonstr@@ ated by actions , since “ faith without works is dead . ”
In order not to lo@@ se the bat@@ tle , I deci@@ ded to look for a new jo@@ b , even if it me@@ ant less pa@@ y .
So when Juda@@ h lost his wife in death , T@@ am@@ ar de@@ v@@ ised a pl@@ an to get an he@@ ir by Juda@@ h , the Israel@@ ite who had been her father - in - law .
How can you pre@@ pare for that day ?
Why should we consider the spirit with which the Israelites made their sacrific@@ es ?
The form@@ er does what is good ; the l@@ at@@ ter de@@ vis@@ es mis@@ c@@ hi@@ ef .
These may well inclu@@ de individuals who were once en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ed but who did not keep on the w@@ atch .
“ When I loo@@ ked at how th@@ ic@@ k the Bible is , I lost any desire to read it . ” ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el
In@@ cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion , im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity , ro@@ y@@ al@@ ty , “ the marriage of the L@@ am@@ b ” ​ — what a@@ we - inspi@@ ring gi@@ f@@ ts these are !
As you study , you will find it very prof@@ it@@ able to seek an understanding of the Bible as well as to try to see de@@ ta@@ il@@ s in their right relation@@ shi@@ ps .
7@@ 3 : 15 - 17 .
During 19@@ 38 , arrang@@ ements were made for the the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment of all servants in the congregation .
Isaiah pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed : “ Lo@@ ok !
When she heard that they are not , the teach@@ er said , “ The next time Jehovah’s Witnesses come to my do@@ or , I am going to have a con@@ vers@@ ation with them . ”
F@@ an@@ ati@@ c Jewish op@@ pos@@ ers from I@@ con@@ i@@ u@@ m and An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch came into to@@ wn , and they s@@ ti@@ r@@ red up those v@@ ol@@ at@@ ile people , tur@@ ning them against Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s .
For our sac@@ red service to be accep@@ table to Jehovah , our every@@ day conduct must har@@ mon@@ ize with his high standards .
We also see that Jehovah is pre@@ pared to accept the prayers of those appro@@ aching him in a prop@@ er man@@ ner .
It would be gro@@ s@@ s@@ ly un@@ just to t@@ or@@ ment a man forever for the sin@@ s that he com@@ mit@@ ted in a sh@@ ort li@@ fe@@ time .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , A@@ br@@ am@@ ’s faith and con@@ vi@@ ction had a dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c effect on them , for both his wife , S@@ ar@@ a@@ i , and his or@@ ph@@ an@@ ed ne@@ p@@ he@@ w nam@@ ed Lo@@ t were moved to obey God’s call and leave U@@ r .
That was then imp@@ os@@ sible at any other school or uni@@ vers@@ ity .
W@@ ould they allow themselves to be stu@@ mb@@ led ?
( b ) What is the an@@ ti@@ do@@ te to Satan’s ven@@ om ?
G@@ l@@ end@@ ale , A@@ Z
Peter ex@@ hor@@ ted his fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers to “ be ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able to one another without gr@@ um@@ bl@@ ing . ” ​ — 1 Peter 4 : 9 .
Th@@ in@@ king about and medit@@ ating on how we feel about our se@@ cul@@ ar and spiritual activities can help us to deter@@ mine where our true affe@@ ction lies .
F@@ ri@@ ends also share comm@@ on inter@@ ests .
Jerusalem was high@@ er in el@@ ev@@ ation than Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o .
With that in mind , consider the resur@@ rec@@ tions Jesus per@@ form@@ ed .
In obedi@@ ence to his words , Jehovah’s Witnesses are bus@@ y preaching and teaching the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message in 2@@ 35 lands .
Some may not have listen@@ ed even though appro@@ ached “ mul@@ ti@@ ple times . ”
An@@ war was baptized in 199@@ 8 .
God’s promise at Psalm 4@@ 6 : 9 to bring an end to all form@@ s of war imp@@ ressed him .
When I refu@@ sed , he started sh@@ o@@ o@@ ting at me .
Christians ‘ are not en@@ vi@@ ous of those doing un@@ righteousness ’
Re@@ fle@@ ct on the conclu@@ sion that she re@@ ached : “ Be@@ fore I was ar@@ rest@@ ed , I had read a sis@@ ter@@ ’s letter that said that under se@@ v@@ ere tri@@ al Jehovah’s spirit ca@@ uses a cal@@ m@@ ness to come over you .
Why should Paul’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to the Corinthians be of interest to us ?
My ter@@ rit@@ ory began in C@@ ap@@ e T@@ own , on the sou@@ ther@@ n ti@@ p of Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , and ex@@ tend@@ ed along the e@@ ast@@ er@@ n side of the cont@@ in@@ ent , including the co@@ ast@@ al is@@ lands of the In@@ di@@ an O@@ ce@@ an .
Ex@@ pla@@ ining the effect of those words on him , L@@ ei@@ f says : “ I real@@ ized that I had never called ev@@ olu@@ tion into question , but I had s@@ wal@@ low@@ ed it whole . . . .
Is the “ good news of the kingdom ” being pre@@ ached worl@@ d@@ wide ?
Why was Jehovah pleas@@ ed to bl@@ ess Jac@@ o@@ b ?
E@@ i@@ ther way , sin@@ s of om@@ is@@ sion or com@@ mis@@ sion can lead to consider@@ able mis@@ er@@ y .
Yet , at one point David con@@ fi@@ ded in Na@@ than as you might con@@ fi@@ de in a friend .
What do the Scriptures indic@@ ate about the value of work ?
Such Christian love would even be ex@@ tend@@ ed to one@@ ’s enem@@ ies . ​ — Mat@@ t .
M@@ ary was present in that large u@@ pp@@ er ro@@ om in Jerusalem when the promised holy spirit was p@@ our@@ ed out .
But when the child is re@@ un@@ ited with his parents , ever@@ yone involved in the sear@@ ch rejo@@ ic@@ es .
“ One of my form@@ er emp@@ loy@@ ers is a great example of someone with a bal@@ an@@ ced work e@@ th@@ ic , ” says W@@ il@@ li@@ am , qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er .
I was wel@@ com@@ ed by people who were dec@@ ent and kind .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , our parents did not see our second daugh@@ ter , R@@ ac@@ he@@ l , until she was two years old .
Sh@@ ould we not value our relationship with Jehovah as something very preci@@ ous ?
Those “ valu@@ able things ” inclu@@ de our time , en@@ er@@ gy , and res@@ our@@ ces , which we can fre@@ ely sp@@ end in his service .
The Romans ti@@ ed or na@@ iled such an individu@@ al to the in@@ str@@ um@@ ent of ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion , where he might have continued living for sever@@ al days before his physical end@@ ur@@ ance was over@@ come by pain , th@@ ir@@ st , hu@@ ng@@ er , and ex@@ po@@ sure to the el@@ ements .
When Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r began to take the lead among the Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide in 194@@ 2 , he kept Bro@@ ther H@@ en@@ sc@@ he@@ l as his ass@@ ist@@ ant .
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , it is not eas@@ y to face such pres@@ sure , but it is not imp@@ os@@ sible .
In these ways , Jehovah can help us to understand what pleas@@ es him , and we can learn to think the way he does .
In view of this , should we v@@ ent our anger , or should we do what we can to control it ?
But in Jehovah’s strength , we can take our stand against him , so@@ li@@ d in the faith .
He also gave me this ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ No matter what happ@@ ens , never for@@ get the do@@ or - to - do@@ or ministry .
What can a par@@ ent do to he@@ al the bre@@ ach ?
S@@ et a time to discus@@ s the is@@ su@@ es .
To put that fi@@ gu@@ re in per@@ spe@@ ctive , i@@ magine a family cons@@ is@@ ting of a father , a mother , and a ba@@ by . If there is only en@@ ough food for two of them , who will go hu@@ ng@@ ry ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a doubt , with God’s ba@@ c@@ king we can end@@ ure difficult tri@@ als or circumstances that we may face ​ — now or in the future .
Of the se@@ ven k@@ ings who follow He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah in Juda@@ h , only Jo@@ si@@ ah takes st@@ ep@@ s to ri@@ d the land of false worship .
10 : 30 , 31 ; 13 : 4 .
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : O@@ ver the coming we@@ ek@@ s , no@@ tice how you speak to your sp@@ ouse .
It encoura@@ ged many to know that some of us mission@@ aries in K@@ o@@ re@@ a had under@@ g@@ one a similar experience . ​ — Is@@ a .
To be qu@@ ali@@ fied to car@@ ry “ the u@@ ten@@ s@@ il@@ s of Jehovah ” ​ — his pro@@ v@@ isions for sac@@ red service — ​ we must be spiritually and mor@@ ally clean .
The prophet Isaiah wrote : “ Jehovah is our Ju@@ dge , Jehovah is our St@@ atu@@ te - gi@@ ver , Jehovah is our King . ”
And pray@@ er@@ ful reli@@ ance on God helps one to de@@ al with li@@ fe@@ ’s problems without res@@ or@@ ting to ad@@ dic@@ tive d@@ ru@@ g@@ s .
G@@ ul@@ f of M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o
S@@ up@@ pose it is your ev@@ ening for personal study .
3 - 5 . ( a ) What illustr@@ ation did Jesus use to help his listen@@ ers think about the need to be for@@ giving ?
“ She loo@@ ks after most of the hous@@ eho@@ ld cho@@ res .
When fac@@ ing a disa@@ gre@@ ement , will you seek God’s direction ?
In the we@@ ek@@ s and months that follow , feelings of g@@ ri@@ ef and des@@ pa@@ ir may be over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing .
“ F@@ ol@@ ks never understand the fol@@ ks they h@@ ate . ” ​ — J@@ A@@ M@@ E@@ S R@@ U@@ S@@ S@@ EL@@ L L@@ O@@ W@@ EL@@ L , E@@ S@@ S@@ A@@ Y@@ I@@ S@@ T AN@@ D DI@@ P@@ L@@ O@@ M@@ A@@ T .
Since the number and si@@ ze of the branch of@@ fic@@ es around the world had inc@@ reas@@ ed so much , a new arrang@@ ement was being in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed .
As John s@@ at on the gr@@ ound and c@@ lum@@ s@@ ily ate from the comm@@ on dis@@ h , he wonder@@ ed how best to share with his ho@@ st a most preci@@ ous gift ​ — the Kingdom good news from God’s Word , the Bible .
In my mind , I could hear and vi@@ vi@@ dly see young men beg@@ g@@ ing me , “ A@@ m I going to make it ?
As their ministry has bor@@ ne fru@@ it , many have been bless@@ ed with spiritual sons and daugh@@ ters . ​ — Mark 10 : 29 , 30 ; 1 Th@@ ess .
L@@ ater , the apostle Paul mentioned “ fellow work@@ ers ” who had “ stri@@ ven side by side with [ him ] in the good news . ”
The Bal@@ ance of P@@ ow@@ er
In that v@@ ol@@ at@@ ile situation , what did Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b do ? ​ — Nu@@ m .
2 : 7 .
This was dis@@ gr@@ ace@@ ful .
( Read Genesis 39 : 7 - 9 . )
He too fac@@ ed num@@ er@@ ous tri@@ als and t@@ ests , but through them all , he never lost his joy .
Des@@ cri@@ b@@ ing his bre@@ a@@ th@@ taking vision of resur@@ rec@@ ted ones , the apostle John wrote : “ The se@@ a gave up those dead in it , and death and H@@ ad@@ es gave up those dead in them , and they were jud@@ ged individu@@ ally according to their de@@ e@@ ds .
What will help you to do that ?
M@@ ike and St@@ ac@@ i@@ e , members of the 1@@ 18@@ th class , explained : “ Our decision to live a simp@@ le life helped us to min@@ i@@ mi@@ ze di@@ str@@ actions and to keep our spiritual foc@@ us .
C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ T@@ R@@ Y O@@ F O@@ R@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ N : S@@ P@@ A@@ I@@ N
P@@ le@@ ase read Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 22 – 6 : 4 , and no@@ te the fine counsel that God’s Word gives to hus@@ ban@@ ds , wi@@ ves , and children .
For example , when Paul sent personal gre@@ et@@ ings to members of the congregation in C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e , he said about them : “ They have become a s@@ ource of great comfort to me . ”
S@@ is@@ ter Ke@@ ef@@ er ty@@ pi@@ c@@ ally made three or four tri@@ ps ac@@ ro@@ ss a bri@@ dge on deli@@ very day
We fre@@ qu@@ ently had to help pu@@ s@@ h the ve@@ hi@@ c@@ le through k@@ ne@@ e - deep water , often stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing and f@@ all@@ ing in the pro@@ c@@ ess .
Pe@@ ople got very up@@ set and wanted to bre@@ ak down the ch@@ urch do@@ or .
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y is full of bro@@ ken promises .
We can see this when we exam@@ ine his inspired Word and no@@ te what took place following his cre@@ ation of man and woman .
The Bible states : “ Even by his practic@@ es a bo@@ y makes himself recogn@@ ized as to whether his activ@@ ity is pu@@ re and u@@ pri@@ ght . ”
Not know@@ ing Fr@@ en@@ ch , we can only stand there and sm@@ ile !
In ad@@ dition , we received co@@ ats , sh@@ o@@ es , ba@@ g@@ s , and pa@@ j@@ am@@ as . ”
One day a bat@@ tle took place around our mission@@ ary home in M@@ ba@@ r@@ ar@@ a .
Jesus began by saying : “ A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o and f@@ ell among ro@@ b@@ bers , who both stri@@ pp@@ ed him and inf@@ li@@ cted b@@ lo@@ ws , and went off , lea@@ ving him half - dead . ”
When I pro@@ t@@ ested , an of@@ fic@@ er told me , “ You will expla@@ in it in cour@@ t ! ”
These “ other sheep ” fre@@ ely cho@@ ose to exerc@@ ise faith in “ the blood of the L@@ am@@ b ” and get baptized in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of their dedic@@ ation to Jehovah .
( b ) What other l@@ ines of reason@@ ing on this sub@@ ject have you found to be effe@@ ctive ?
T@@ ake as an example the Israelites who moved from M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i toward the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
Indeed , man is acc@@ oun@@ table to Christ and ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely to God .
I have seen real love in action among them .
“ H@@ op@@ e in Jehovah ”
In 33 C.E . , Jehovah in@@ iti@@ ated a better covenant with a new Israel , “ the Israel of God , ” which became a worl@@ d@@ wide congregation made up of anointed Christians .
The thought of such a change appe@@ aled to us .
H@@ um@@ bly he@@ e@@ ding the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ vice to keep our pri@@ or@@ ities in clear foc@@ us and to live one day at a time can help us to avoid un@@ du@@ e anxi@@ ety . ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 6 , 7 .
In the mean@@ time , may we ex@@ ul@@ t in the tru@@ ths that Jehovah has made pla@@ in , a@@ wa@@ iting en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment on those that are not yet c@@ learly under@@ sto@@ od .
E@@ very time we got to a new assignment , we@@ ’@@ d have to go before the local bo@@ ard and apply for a r@@ ation c@@ ard .
He listen@@ s to us when we pray to him .
How is spiritual Israel a s@@ ource of ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment ?
Des@@ pite having the right to g@@ le@@ an , Ru@@ th asked for per@@ mis@@ sion before doing so .
They will have to answer for what they have done .
O@@ r have I been some@@ what influ@@ enced by the su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ous ide@@ as that certain people have att@@ ached to such g@@ em@@ s ? ’
When the king bo@@ wed down in worship to R@@ im@@ m@@ on , Na@@ am@@ an did also .
U@@ p@@ on en@@ ter@@ ing the building , the children always called out c@@ he@@ er@@ ily , “ K@@ on@@ n@@ ic@@ hi@@ wa ! ” ​ — “ Go@@ od day ! ”
D@@ ur@@ val and I often had long discus@@ sions about the Bible .
When we pon@@ der on Bible ver@@ ses , we consider how they might apply in spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c situ@@ ations .
P@@ l@@ an@@ ning a life around ga@@ ining ri@@ ches does not lead to true happiness .
L@@ y@@ man was first assign@@ ed to the bin@@ der@@ y , then to the pres@@ s@@ ro@@ om , and he also helped make ink .
• How should we respon@@ d to apost@@ ates and their ide@@ as ?
By tr@@ ying to ple@@ ase God , I have been s@@ pared the des@@ tru@@ ctive feel@@ ing of h@@ at@@ red .
s@@ no@@ w@@ cr@@ y@@ st@@ al@@ s@@ .@@ ne@@ t
How can we show reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess in our preaching work ?
A young woman in In@@ dia was in serious need of comfort .
We deci@@ ded to go by way of the ju@@ ng@@ le , which took us n@@ ine h@@ our@@ s .
Th@@ ink of how often we have been war@@ ned about materi@@ al@@ ism , and consider how such war@@ n@@ ings have prote@@ cted us from spiritual cal@@ am@@ ity .
As Jehovah’s great day ne@@ ars , in@@ stead of allow@@ ing the indi@@ ffer@@ ent attitude of people to cause ‘ our hands to d@@ ro@@ p down ’ in s@@ l@@ ac@@ k@@ ness , we need to keep on declar@@ ing the Kingdom message without le@@ tu@@ p .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we are happy that faithful Christians of the past were not concer@@ ned only with their own sal@@ vation .
S@@ ome@@ one who is up@@ set might say in an ab@@ ru@@ pt to@@ ne , ‘ I want to set something st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght with you . ’
But what about the war@@ ning at Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 20 : 5 , part of the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments ?
Wor@@ king A@@ m@@ ong the De@@ a@@ f
The account of Job also deep@@ ens our understanding of what is involved in keep@@ ing integrity and helps us to gr@@ as@@ p why Jehovah some@@ times al@@ lo@@ ws his servants to su@@ ff@@ er .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the life - for@@ ce does not take on any of the char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s of the cre@@ atu@@ res it ani@@ mat@@ es .
In contr@@ ast , the Bible provi@@ des the ex@@ act day of Jesus ’ death , and he comman@@ ded his followers to ob@@ serve that day .
How do they support themselves fin@@ an@@ cially ?
Instead of b@@ lam@@ ing ourselves or Satan for a proble@@ m , we could star@@ t to bl@@ ame Jehovah .
Ang@@ els also “ minis@@ ter for those who are going to in@@ her@@ it sal@@ vation . ”
In that way , children will be mo@@ tiv@@ ated to res@@ ist the worl@@ d’s pres@@ sures even when their parents are not w@@ atch@@ ing .
Paul ur@@ ged the you@@ ng@@ er man : “ P@@ on@@ der over these things ; be ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in them , that your advan@@ c@@ ement may be man@@ i@@ f@@ est to all pers@@ ons . ”
On the other hand , the speak@@ er could have been Ho@@ se@@ a ple@@ ading with the people to come back to Jehovah .
At one place , the cou@@ ple who lived in the house s@@ le@@ pt on one side of the ro@@ om , and we on the other .
I lived about 1@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 1@@ 60 k@@ m ] from C@@ hi@@ ca@@ go , so it was not eas@@ y for us to vis@@ it each other .
He now says : “ I also learned that a you@@ th who f@@ li@@ r@@ ts is develop@@ ing qualities that make for being a bad marriage mate .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 4@@ 2 , 8@@ 4
I lived in a com@@ par@@ ati@@ vely large t@@ ent with about 30 other pris@@ on@@ ers .
Un@@ h@@ es@@ it@@ at@@ ingly , he ans@@ wers , “ It is the real@@ iz@@ ation that no matter how much we learn about Jehovah and the uni@@ verse , there is still much more to dis@@ co@@ ver . ”
You may , though , have questions about the practic@@ al as@@ pe@@ cts of this .
No@@ te Jesus ’ thought - pro@@ vo@@ king st@@ at@@ ement : “ No man has as@@ c@@ ended into heaven but he that des@@ c@@ ended from heaven , the Son of man . ”
At night the p@@ lu@@ me g@@ lo@@ ws red , refle@@ cting the la@@ va in the cr@@ ater .
Eli@@ p@@ ha@@ z was from T@@ e@@ man in the land of E@@ dom , and Z@@ op@@ ha@@ r was from an are@@ a in nor@@ th@@ w@@ es@@ ter@@ n A@@ ra@@ bia , so their home ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es were not far from Jo@@ b@@ ’s in U@@ z , which was pro@@ ba@@ bly in nor@@ ther@@ n A@@ ra@@ bia .
Some si@@ x h@@ un@@ d@@ red co@@ pi@@ es of the complete work were publi@@ shed , par@@ a@@ do@@ x@@ ic@@ ally at the very time when the S@@ pan@@ ish In@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ on was at its he@@ i@@ ght .
He could have res@@ is@@ ted his im@@ moral inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation .
The mon@@ th of Ch@@ is@@ le@@ v ( No@@ v@@ ember / De@@ c@@ ember ) mentioned at Ne@@ h@@ emiah 1 : 1 lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally was the Ch@@ is@@ le@@ v of the pre@@ ce@@ ding year ​ — 4@@ 5@@ 6 B.C.E .
F@@ er@@ n@@ and stu@@ ck to his Bible - based decision not to har@@ m anyone .
S@@ hi@@ r@@ le@@ y and L@@ is@@ a wor@@ ked along with me on many Kingdom H@@ all con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ je@@ cts .
They are such because they dem@@ and ex@@ or@@ bit@@ ant pri@@ ces from those who need to bu@@ y ani@@ mal@@ s for sacrifice .
After h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of years of pa@@ in@@ ful ex@@ ist@@ ence , they peri@@ shed forever .
So never be anxi@@ ous and say , ‘ What are we to e@@ at ? ’
The feelings of others should also be consider@@ ed so as to avoid stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing them . ​ — 6 / 1 , pages 28 - 30 .
A sur@@ pris@@ e a@@ wa@@ ited the brothers .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 25 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 19 , 17
Your reading of the Word of God may move you to take action that will inc@@ re@@ ase your happiness and strengthen your fri@@ end@@ ship with God as well as s@@ pu@@ r you on to help others to sear@@ ch for God .
Does he have doub@@ ts ?
U@@ p@@ on gra@@ du@@ ating from the ei@@ gh@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad , a mission@@ ary school in up@@ st@@ ate New Yor@@ k , we were assign@@ ed here .
When may it be necess@@ ary to ann@@ oun@@ ce to the congregation that a certain person has been re@@ proved ?
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ating faith and appreciation for Jehovah in the hearts of others takes months or even years of pati@@ ent Bible study .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H , “ the happy God , ” and Jesus Christ , “ the happy and only P@@ o@@ ten@@ t@@ ate , ” know best of all what it takes to be happy .
A@@ gain and again , the Scriptures tell us to “ have mutu@@ al concer@@ n for one another , ” to “ have tend@@ er affe@@ ction for one another , ” to “ keep com@@ for@@ ting one another , ” and to be “ building one another up . ”
The study is held right at the sh@@ op coun@@ ter .
Then I wonder@@ ed , ‘ Is it God’s will for us to move away from S@@ ing@@ ap@@ ore and our brothers ? ’
O@@ p@@ position Fa@@ il@@ s to S@@ to@@ p U@@ s
In a public prayer that he offered in Jerusalem at this cr@@ itical time , Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at indic@@ ated that he had called to mind Jehovah’s al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty power .
Th@@ ree of the many ze@@ al@@ ous pioneer min@@ isters
Many in N@@ or@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a refu@@ sed mil@@ it@@ ary service on Bi@@ bli@@ cal gr@@ oun@@ ds .
Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S F@@ R@@ O@@ M R@@ E@@ A@@ D@@ E@@ R@@ S Ar@@ m@@ ed emp@@ loy@@ ment , 11 / 1
God se@@ es what is in our heart .
You can find the ans@@ wers to those questions in the Bible .
They become a part of God’s people , “ one flo@@ ck ” with the anointed , under “ the fine shepher@@ d , ” Christ Jesus . ​ — Read John 10 : 14 - 16 .
S@@ hor@@ tly af@@ ter@@ ward , on S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 1 , 194@@ 1 , along with my brother Mar@@ v@@ in and his wife , Jo@@ y@@ ce , I became a pioneer .
God sent an ang@@ el to strengthen Eli@@ j@@ ah .
How can we use the Bible to c@@ he@@ ck for tr@@ ac@@ es of sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness ?
I continued tr@@ ying to ple@@ ase him .
10 : 13 - 15 .
He should par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in the field ministry with them on a regul@@ ar bas@@ is .
They came in from the W@@ es@@ ter@@ n and S@@ y@@ ri@@ an ( B@@ y@@ z@@ an@@ t@@ ine ) cl@@ as@@ ses .
Then he allow@@ ed these ones to d@@ well “ in the mi@@ d@@ st of Israel , ” where they were to be tre@@ ated as n@@ ati@@ ves .
He has a gener@@ ous , consider@@ ate attitude toward others .
In ad@@ dition to having faith in Jehovah as the Re@@ war@@ der , Hebrews 11 : 6 high@@ ligh@@ ts another qu@@ ality that is needed to receive God’s blessing .
Are you having a truly satis@@ f@@ ying part in this jo@@ y@@ ful har@@ v@@ est ?
What can be said of our meeting plac@@ es , both large and small ?
When meeting with a wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er , the elders should not ra@@ ise questions about his baptism and ask whether he feel@@ s that his dedic@@ ation and baptism were v@@ al@@ id .
Wor@@ king al@@ ong@@ side good associ@@ ates in the ministry buil@@ ds us up spiritually .
Tru@@ e Christians do not view being hon@@ est and tru@@ th@@ ful as something op@@ tional .
Because we are sin@@ n@@ ers , we have no hope without Jehovah’s help .
And it happened !
Eli@@ j@@ ah and El@@ isha were con@@ ver@@ sing until the very last m@@ om@@ ent of Eli@@ j@@ ah’s ministry in Israel .
Instead , in his Word , the Bible , he c@@ learly states : “ Re@@ turn evil for evil to no one , ” and , “ Do not av@@ enge y@@ ourselves . ”
No gift has ever been given by a high@@ er s@@ ource or mo@@ tiv@@ ated by greater love than was the sacrifice of Jesus .
When their brothers su@@ ff@@ er the effe@@ cts of w@@ ars , earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es , dr@@ ough@@ ts , and st@@ or@@ ms , they are quic@@ k to provide medi@@ cal supp@@ lies , food , clo@@ thing , and other necess@@ ities .
Thus , there can be no doubt that Jehovah uses angels in an important way in car@@ r@@ ying out his will .
God had in mind for their children to have children , until the human family filled the whole earth .
Jehovah does not comm@@ and you to stri@@ ve to e@@ qu@@ al the power that may be in your bro@@ ther’s hand but to serve H@@ im with what is “ in the power of your hand . ”
This jo@@ b involved wal@@ king long di@@ stances on du@@ st@@ y st@@ re@@ e@@ ts to pro@@ cu@@ re au@@ to pa@@ in@@ ts and acc@@ ess@@ ori@@ es .
Jehovah himself exam@@ ines the righteous one as well as the wicked one . ” ​ — Psalm 11 : 4 , 5 .
We have also benef@@ ited from guid@@ ance regarding our d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing , cho@@ o@@ sing who@@ les@@ ome en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , and deci@@ ding on the appro@@ pri@@ ate am@@ ount of educ@@ ation .
They would also accom@@ pan@@ y the next three war@@ ning sign@@ als .
We too can show Jehovah that we love him by giving him our “ valu@@ able things . ”
I@@ T W@@ A@@ S a question that had pu@@ z@@ z@@ led Jehovah’s servants for de@@ ca@@ des .
We read : “ A day in your cour@@ ty@@ ar@@ ds is better than a th@@ ous@@ and el@@ se@@ where .
I will prove these people wrong . ’
For there are e@@ un@@ u@@ ch@@ s that were born such from their mo@@ ther’s wom@@ b , and there are e@@ un@@ u@@ ch@@ s that were made e@@ un@@ u@@ ch@@ s by men , and there are e@@ un@@ u@@ ch@@ s that have made themselves e@@ un@@ u@@ ch@@ s on account of the kingdom of the heavens .
F@@ e@@ w would d@@ are to tell a mother at her s@@ on@@ ’s fun@@ er@@ al to sto@@ p we@@ ep@@ ing .
If so , could it be that you are re@@ stri@@ cting your view of who can be a friend ? The apostle Paul set a good example in wi@@ d@@ ening out in his affe@@ ctions .
TH@@ E M@@ in@@ is@@ try of En@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment in F@@ in@@ land desi@@ gn@@ ated the year 20@@ 00 as the “ Ye@@ ar of L@@ and@@ s@@ cap@@ ing . ”
As a result , milli@@ ons of people have dedic@@ ated their life to God .
A Ger@@ man new@@ s@@ pa@@ per , Ma@@ in - E@@ ch@@ o As@@ cha@@ ff@@ en@@ bur@@ g , repor@@ ts about them : “ They look after pris@@ on@@ ers for three to fi@@ ve months after their rel@@ e@@ ase , encourag@@ ing them to find a purpose in life . . . .
“ We would like to ask you a question , ” the brothers continued . “ Why do you think there is so much suffering in the world ? ”
E@@ ach one of us , then , has a c@@ ru@@ cial cho@@ ice to make .
If we do , “ the God of peace ” will give us peace of mind and heart . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 8 , 9 .
On the other hand , age or po@@ or health may have been a fac@@ t@@ or .
What a blessing for her ear@@ n@@ est effort !
As dedic@@ ated Witnesses of Jehovah , we are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that we have the truth and are a@@ ware of our privilege to teach others the good news of God’s Kingdom rule .
Like lu@@ ke@@ war@@ m water , out of the m@@ ou@@ th they go !
R@@ em@@ ember , pati@@ ence is an as@@ pect of the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit .
The only way to cro@@ ss the water was to j@@ um@@ p from one large st@@ one to another .
L@@ ater he sub@@ s@@ cri@@ bed to the Con@@ sol@@ ation ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine ( now A@@ wa@@ ke ! ) .
Indeed , a man@@ ’s enem@@ ies will be those of his own hous@@ eho@@ ld . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
They should ( 1 ) be hon@@ est with each other ; ( 2 ) work as a te@@ am ; ( 3 ) re@@ place old ha@@ bi@@ ts with new ones ; and ( 4 ) know when to let go of res@@ ent@@ ment , see@@ king to he@@ al the bre@@ ach . ​ — 5 / 1 , pages 12 - 15 . Why should a fun@@ er@@ al speak@@ er not apply Psalm 1@@ 16 : 15 to the dec@@ eas@@ ed ?
“ De@@ ath and life are in the power of the t@@ ong@@ ue , ” war@@ ns Solomon .
The more we learn about him , dra@@ wing clo@@ s@@ er to him every day , the more we will love his righteousness .
These too would likely wel@@ come a com@@ for@@ ter , someone to e@@ ase the bur@@ den just a little .
We are ag@@ low with the spirit and use our vari@@ ed gi@@ f@@ ts with ze@@ al .
What was the bas@@ is for that faithful man@@ ’s end@@ uring fri@@ end@@ ship with his Creator ?
Paul wr@@ ites to Timothy , encourag@@ ing him to stay in Eph@@ esus and car@@ ry on spiritual war@@ f@@ are against false teach@@ ers in@@ side the congregation .
C@@ ru@@ el@@ ly , they so@@ ld Joseph into sla@@ very and tri@@ cked their father into believ@@ ing that Joseph had been kil@@ led by a w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast . ​ — G@@ en .
In a special sense , he gave me eyes to see .
On each occasi@@ on , my n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality chang@@ ed , so I learned to speak both Fr@@ en@@ ch and Ger@@ man .
Are we confid@@ ent that he will come to our a@@ id at the right time and in the best way ?
How much less will the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn accept de@@ fe@@ ctive o@@ ffer@@ ings !
Jesus , as God’s “ ma@@ ster work@@ er , ” sh@@ ared in all other as@@ pe@@ cts of cre@@ ation .
At the S@@ ar@@ a@@ j@@ ev@@ o conven@@ tion , a su@@ d@@ den s@@ il@@ ence f@@ ell upon the a@@ udi@@ ence , who were comple@@ t@@ ely taken by sur@@ pris@@ e .
Do you like making decisions , and how do you feel about some decisions that you have made ?
How is Jesus ’ sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y being imit@@ ated today ?
L@@ ysi@@ as repor@@ ted that Paul was ‘ acc@@ used about questions of Jewish Law , not of anything deser@@ ving of death or b@@ on@@ ds , ’ and he or@@ der@@ ed Paul’s acc@@ us@@ ers to present their com@@ pla@@ in@@ ts to the pro@@ cur@@ at@@ or , F@@ eli@@ x . ​ — Acts 23 : 29 , 30 .
In view of what Jehovah has lo@@ v@@ ingly en@@ tru@@ sted to us , how can we keep s@@ il@@ ent ?
It t@@ ou@@ ched me that Bro@@ ther M@@ ill@@ er vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to go with me to the dra@@ ft bo@@ ard hear@@ ing .
For example , time and again Jesus tri@@ ed to imp@@ ress upon them the need to be hum@@ ble .
Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide offer a free home Bible study to those who want to understand the Bible .
It can ( 1 ) re@@ mind us to ch@@ er@@ ish our life , ( 2 ) move us to help others to learn from cre@@ ation , and ( 3 ) imp@@ el us to get to know and appreci@@ ate our Creator more fully .
Jesus and his apostles are Jews , and most Jews are mean to Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans .
What is our position toward human govern@@ ments ?
which appe@@ ared in A@@ wa@@ ke ! of O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 8 , 200@@ 3 .
To gu@@ ard the en@@ tr@@ ance , Jehovah post@@ ed ch@@ er@@ u@@ bs ​ — very high - ran@@ king angels — ​ along with the f@@ lam@@ ing b@@ la@@ de of a s@@ word that turned continu@@ ally . ​ — Genesis 3 : 24 .
“ Just One M@@ ore D@@ r@@ ink ”
This is not his first imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment . ”
That he@@ c@@ tic mon@@ th pas@@ sed quic@@ k@@ ly , and I found that I had over@@ come my fe@@ ars and em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass@@ ment .
Are you among those who atten@@ d Christian meetings regul@@ arly , or have you become s@@ por@@ adi@@ c in this respect ?
What organiz@@ ational ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments were made in the 19@@ 70 ’ s , and how have they proved bene@@ fi@@ cial ?
In@@ form@@ ation mar@@ ches brought the Kingdom message to the attention of many
Tr@@ ying to com@@ promise , he in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed a new do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine called M@@ on@@ o@@ th@@ el@@ it@@ ism .
In ad@@ dition , when we dis@@ cer@@ n that Jehovah ans@@ wers our prayers , our love for him gro@@ ws .
M@@ an@@ ag@@ ing Christ’s E@@ ar@@ th@@ ly B@@ el@@ ong@@ ings
Ser@@ ving Jehovah My D@@ eli@@ ght ( F . Rus@@ k ) , 10 / 15 Ser@@ ving Jehovah Un@@ der T@@ ri@@ als ( M . de J@@ ong@@ e - v@@ an den He@@ u@@ v@@ el ) , 1 / 15
At the same time , we need to keep doing our best to make spiritual prog@@ ress , imp@@ ro@@ ve our Christian qualities , and draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah .
As a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , I was dra@@ wn to older ones in our congregation .
They are plac@@ es where we worship Jehovah and study his Word .
What a difficult “ marriage ” that proved to be !
We real@@ ize that ‘ whether we live or we die , we bel@@ ong to Jehovah . ’
After the apostle Paul and his compan@@ i@@ ons had been ‘ in@@ sol@@ ently tre@@ ated in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i , ’ how did they ‘ mu@@ ster up b@@ ol@@ dness ’ to speak to those in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a ?
L@@ ater on when Lo@@ t was taken cap@@ tive by in@@ va@@ ding ar@@ mi@@ es , Abraham did not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to res@@ cu@@ e his ne@@ p@@ he@@ w . ​ — G@@ en .
We feel as Paul felt when he wrote : “ The love the Christ has com@@ p@@ els us . . .
After Paul expres@@ sed his mis@@ er@@ y for fa@@ il@@ ing to obey Jehovah per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly , he exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ Th@@ an@@ ks to God through Jesus Christ our Lord ! ”
He will continue to provide everything we need to serve him faith@@ fully .
S@@ il@@ enced by sh@@ ame , not one of them rep@@ lied .
They were some 40 individuals , living over a sp@@ an of 1@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 years .
Th@@ r@@ ough the prophet Isaiah , Jehovah dec@@ la@@ res : “ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing that is my deli@@ ght I shall do . . .
They must la@@ b@@ or without d@@ el@@ a@@ y .
The speak@@ er said : “ Ke@@ ep your eyes o@@ pen , and see respon@@ sible men as Jehovah se@@ es them . ”
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 7 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 14 , 1@@ 17
That word comes from the L@@ at@@ in for “ we@@ dge - shap@@ ed ” and ref@@ ers to the tri@@ ang@@ ul@@ ar mar@@ k made by the st@@ y@@ lu@@ s that was used to make imp@@ res@@ sions in we@@ t cla@@ y .
In fact , he asked questions to draw them out .
The same could be said of Noah .
( Read Isaiah 2 : 3 , 4 . )
No@@ v@@ ember 21 - 27 , 20@@ 11
V@@ ic@@ t@@ ory at the E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an C@@ our@@ t of H@@ u@@ man R@@ igh@@ ts
Since Mar@@ a never had the desire to become like an ang@@ el in heaven , the words of Psalm 37 : 11 have t@@ ou@@ ched her heart : “ The me@@ ek ones themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will in@@ deed find their ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace . ”
What st@@ ori@@ es did the A@@ ra@@ bi@@ ans s@@ pre@@ ad ?
S@@ ur@@ ely you can trust his promises , even as you have confidence in the la@@ ws gover@@ ning his cre@@ ation . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 39 : 14 - 16 ; Isaiah 40 : 26 ; Hebrews 3 : 4 .
Li@@ fe Go@@ t Ri@@ ch@@ er as I Go@@ t O@@ l@@ der
La@@ z@@ iness cor@@ ro@@ des self - respect and the respect others may have for us .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , in Al@@ ban@@ ia , after recei@@ ving her cop@@ y of the complete New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation in Al@@ ban@@ i@@ an , one local Witness com@@ men@@ ted : “ How beau@@ ti@@ ful God’s Word s@@ oun@@ ds in Al@@ ban@@ i@@ an !
When asked which was the great@@ est comman@@ d@@ ment in the Law , Jesus ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ Lo@@ ve Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind . ”
N@@ ex@@ t , re@@ view in your mind what you are going to say .
Juda@@ h is lik@@ ened to a wor@@ th@@ less v@@ ine .
As J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah re@@ turned from sub@@ du@@ ing A@@ m@@ m@@ on , his daugh@@ ter came r@@ un@@ ning to me@@ et him .
What will help you ad@@ just to a congregation where that language is used ?
We who walk in God’s light confid@@ ently look for@@ ward to the time when ‘ the m@@ el@@ o@@ dy of the ty@@ ran@@ n@@ ic@@ al ones will be su@@ p@@ pres@@ sed . ’
In the early 18@@ 20 ’ s , the only written form of Mal@@ ag@@ as@@ y was called s@@ or@@ a@@ be ​ — Mal@@ ag@@ as@@ y words written in A@@ ra@@ bi@@ c char@@ ac@@ ters .
On@@ ce again , they could enjoy the compan@@ y of their loved one .
• Jesus ’ mo@@ de@@ l prayer con@@ tain@@ s what re@@ ques@@ ts ?
26 Does the Bible T@@ ell U@@ s the W@@ ho@@ le St@@ ory Ab@@ out Jesus ?
Pe@@ ople W@@ ho@@ m We Can Tru@@ st
L@@ ong years of sla@@ very were part of Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s mem@@ ori@@ es .
W@@ on@@ ’t you feel l@@ on@@ ely ? ”
W@@ r@@ ong for Jac@@ o@@ b to imper@@ s@@ on@@ ate E@@ sa@@ u ? , 10 / 1
They will not d@@ el@@ a@@ y .
( a ) When did the heavenly c@@ all@@ ing beg@@ in , and how many receive this c@@ all@@ ing ?
Our ‘ tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous heart ’ will not be satis@@ fied with just a mor@@ sel .
H@@ E W@@ A@@ S the fore@@ father of a mi@@ gh@@ ty nation , a prophet , a bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ man , a lead@@ er .
However , the Go@@ sp@@ els present them as they were seen by the comm@@ on people ​ — pr@@ ou@@ d , ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant , self - righteous , fa@@ ul@@ t@@ fin@@ ding , judg@@ men@@ tal , and dem@@ e@@ an@@ ing .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N W@@ E ‘ IN@@ C@@ R@@ E@@ A@@ S@@ E I@@ N A@@ C@@ C@@ U@@ R@@ AT@@ E K@@ N@@ O@@ W@@ L@@ E@@ D@@ G@@ E ’ . . .
Of more value than go@@ ld or s@@ il@@ ver is the tre@@ asure found in the Bible
“ The things that you learned as well as accepted and heard and saw in con@@ ne@@ ction with me , prac@@ tice these ; and the God of peace will be with you . ” ​ — P@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ I@@ P@@ P@@ I@@ AN@@ S 4 : 9 .
But the very thing that could have helped to un@@ ite them seem@@ ed to have an op@@ pos@@ ite effect .
She had ten children and a dr@@ un@@ ken husband , R@@ a@@ fa@@ el .
On one occasi@@ on when Jesus was speaking to the crow@@ d on some spiritually en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ing matters , a man inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted the discus@@ sion with a re@@ qu@@ est : “ T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , tell my brother to di@@ vi@@ de the in@@ her@@ it@@ ance with me . ”
Com@@ ple@@ ting His R@@ o@@ le as the Messi@@ ah
When they expres@@ sed hear@@ t@@ felt rep@@ ent@@ ance , Jehovah will@@ ingly ex@@ tend@@ ed love and mer@@ cy , saying : “ I will he@@ al their un@@ faith@@ ful@@ ness .
We demonstr@@ ate by our life course that we stand s@@ qu@@ ar@@ ely on Jehovah’s side , and we fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly pro@@ cla@@ im that he al@@ one is the righ@@ t@@ ful S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn .
What war@@ n@@ ings regarding the pur@@ su@@ it of human wisdom are found in the Bible ?
To find a gen@@ u@@ ine refu@@ ge , we need to call upon Jehovah’s name , which invol@@ ves know@@ ing , deep@@ ly res@@ pe@@ cting , and tru@@ sting the Per@@ son re@@ pres@@ ented by that name , loving him with everything we have .
Be@@ y@@ ond that me@@ ch@@ an@@ ism , it is held that the hor@@ m@@ one in these I@@ U@@ D@@ s thin@@ s the l@@ ining of the u@@ ter@@ us .
Who will den@@ y that ba@@ dness is a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in the world today ?
Thus , Jehovah is fully jus@@ ti@@ fied in br@@ ing@@ ing this wicked system to its end .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 7@@ 5 , 1@@ 15
Yes , “ the spirit of him that ra@@ ised up Jesus from the dead ” can go to work in our be@@ half , emp@@ ow@@ ering us to w@@ in the fi@@ ght against fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res .
Just think what would become of you if you were to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on the prote@@ ctive en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment of the Christian congregation .
To time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite they will certainly be gu@@ ar@@ ded . ” ​ — P@@ S .
God’s Pe@@ ople Will Not Be S@@ il@@ enced
• What must we do to maintain strong fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps ?
Does Jehovah help his servants as they walk ?
Why di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t I pioneer when I had the opportunity ?
Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ a , a Christian woman now serving in a E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses , rec@@ alls that during the early 19@@ 70 ’ s , the vis@@ iting travel@@ ing overse@@ er asked her how she was doing with her personal study and ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine reading .
• Why is it important to show honor to one another ?
As God’s Son , he also has the power to provide help for all who c@@ ry to God for a@@ id . ​ — Read Psalm 7@@ 2 : 8 , 12 - 14 .
J@@ U@@ N@@ E 22 - 24
B@@ ri@@ an : Those are s@@ cen@@ es of the ministry work that we do all over the world .
Now I began to appreci@@ ate more fully God’s qualities .
I stu@@ died the Bible with the help of B@@ ra@@ il@@ le public@@ ations .
He then re@@ mor@@ se@@ fully wrote : “ Lo@@ ok ! With er@@ ro@@ r I was brought for@@ th with bir@@ th pa@@ ins , and in sin my mother conc@@ ei@@ ved me . ”
How can we imitate Paul in our ministry ?
A@@ no@@ ther a@@ id to main@@ tain@@ ing bal@@ ance is being in the compan@@ y of others .
E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el is now close to 50 years of age .
In the first century , Jesus comman@@ ded his followers to make disciples of people of all nations , and those who em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed his teaching were baptized .
Many people know the saying , “ Be@@ h@@ ind every succ@@ ess@@ ful man there is a good woman . ”
For with the heart one exerc@@ ises faith for righteousness , but with the m@@ ou@@ th one makes public declar@@ ation for sal@@ vation . ” ​ — R@@ om . 10 : 9 , 10 .
Although Eph@@ esus was filled with im@@ mor@@ ality , false religion , and the prac@@ tice of ma@@ gi@@ c , God bless@@ ed the ministry of the apostle Paul and others in that city . ​ — Acts , chap@@ ter 19 .
Those do@@ cum@@ ents were likely por@@ tions of the Hebrew Scriptures that Paul used in his in - dep@@ th study .
Many people today live with only the present in mind .
What as@@ sur@@ ance does the E@@ den@@ ic promise give us about the ser@@ p@@ ent and its off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing ?
For example , take two conc@@ ep@@ ts re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly mentioned in the Christian Greek Scriptures ​ — honor and sh@@ ame .
And would mankind be better off in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent of God’s rul@@ er@@ ship , as Satan imp@@ lied ?
The th@@ ir@@ d part re@@ comm@@ ended vie@@ wing each person we me@@ et as a po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al disci@@ ple and showed that o@@ ffering a Bible study on the in@@ iti@@ al call can lead to the joy of help@@ ing individuals to become disciples .
The way we fi@@ x our pri@@ or@@ ities and ap@@ por@@ tion our time reve@@ als to a large de@@ gre@@ e what is de@@ are@@ st to our heart . ​ — Matthew 6 : 21 .
F@@ le@@ e From I@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry
Even in a situation like the one in S@@ ar@@ di@@ s , there may be a few who ‘ do not de@@ file their ou@@ ter gar@@ ments and who can walk with Christ in wh@@ ite ones because they are wor@@ thy . ’
Instead of using our fre@@ e@@ dom “ as an opportunity to pur@@ sue fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res , ” we want to be determined to make cho@@ ic@@ es that help us to he@@ ed the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ Do all things for God’s glory . ” ​ — G@@ al . 5 : 13 ; 1 C@@ or .
P@@ re@@ serve the P@@ os@@ iti@@ ve S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t of the C@@ ongreg@@ ation
One time , I was on a qui@@ et st@@ re@@ et cor@@ ner with my san@@ d@@ wi@@ ch si@@ gn when I saw a group of my cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es coming right toward me .
U@@ p@@ on be@@ coming a Christian , the apostle Paul did just that .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying the principles found in God’s Word makes it possible for us to get along well with others .
14 : 7 ​ — What is sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed by “ the g@@ low of my char@@ co@@ als ” ?
As to the differ@@ ence between “ encoura@@ ge ” and “ con@@ so@@ le , ” V@@ in@@ e@@ ’s Ex@@ pos@@ it@@ ory Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of O@@ ld and New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent Wor@@ ds expla@@ ins that the Greek word transl@@ ated “ con@@ so@@ le ” den@@ o@@ tes “ a greater de@@ gre@@ e of tend@@ er@@ ness than [ encoura@@ ge ] . ” ​ — Com@@ pare John 11 : 19 .
The prophet Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah was inspired to wr@@ ite about that time .
Even now , our relationship with Jehovah gives us peace of mind and spiritual se@@ cur@@ ity .
Li@@ b@@ eri@@ a , 4 / 1
S@@ ur@@ ely it is a book wor@@ thy of our consider@@ ation !
1@@ 12 : 3 , 6 , 9 .
We are part of a st@@ able , secu@@ re , and everlasting organization .
Their n@@ ames too are written in the book of life .
If you are a Christian husband , how can you res@@ ist sel@@ f@@ ish tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es and displa@@ y gen@@ u@@ ine love for your wife ?
He does not for@@ get their loy@@ al@@ ty . ​ — Psalm 18 : 25 ; Hebrews 6 : 10 ; 1 Peter 3 : 12 .
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately we started making pl@@ ans to move on to a more important work .
Let them bo@@ ast about what they in@@ ten@@ d to do .
While there , I me@@ t C@@ la@@ u@@ dia , a very d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic young Christian woman , and we were married in 199@@ 9 .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the Scriptures are s@@ il@@ ent as to whether the v@@ ow was made before or after Paul’s con@@ ver@@ sion or if he was star@@ ting or en@@ ding the v@@ ow .
When the K@@ o@@ re@@ an W@@ ar began in 19@@ 50 , I was or@@ der@@ ed to jo@@ in the ar@@ my a second time .
• Does com@@ pas@@ sion have power ?
Lu@@ i@@ g@@ i and I could do no more than w@@ atch , hold each other , and pray .
The ol@@ des@@ t and most pres@@ ti@@ gi@@ ous of such fes@@ tiv@@ als , said to d@@ ate back to 7@@ 7@@ 6 B.C.E . , was held every f@@ our@@ th year in honor of Z@@ e@@ us at O@@ l@@ y@@ mpi@@ a .
No@@ te what Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 12 : 3 says : “ It must occ@@ ur in that day that I shall make Jerusalem a bur@@ den@@ some st@@ one to all the pe@@ op@@ les . ”
Un@@ der the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , deli@@ ber@@ ately t@@ es@@ ti@@ f@@ ying fal@@ sel@@ y could result in death for the acc@@ us@@ er .
God feel@@ s the same way about his worshipp@@ ers today .
This was not an eas@@ y assignment .
O@@ thers might make a decision first and then pray for Jehovah to bl@@ ess their decision .
However , many found it difficult to bre@@ ak with un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural tra@@ di@@ tions .
How can we apply Jehovah’s words found at Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 18 in our life ?
How do we know that their future is earthly ?
But two of them , Re@@ u@@ b@@ en and Juda@@ h , did not want to .
We each received a two - year pris@@ on s@@ ent@@ ence .
The direc@@ t@@ or told her : “ I ad@@ mi@@ re those who un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly devo@@ te their time to others ”
But as the ice she@@ et thin@@ s and sh@@ r@@ in@@ ks , the o@@ ce@@ an bel@@ ow , which is less refle@@ ctive , is ev@@ en@@ tually ex@@ posed .
* In fact , rather than being con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ous , discus@@ sions about money matters can ac@@ tually strengthen the b@@ ond between marriage mat@@ es .
He was refer@@ ring to those who were imp@@ ris@@ oned for their faith .
We travel@@ ed on the same ship , and we got to know each other better .
M@@ ak@@ ing a very sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant point , Bro@@ ther Bar@@ r stated : “ ‘ The faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ’ and its Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy have had en@@ tru@@ sted to them inter@@ ests that are high@@ er and far more en@@ com@@ pas@@ sing than those gr@@ anted to leg@@ al cor@@ por@@ ations .
I am no longer fe@@ ar@@ ful of life and anxi@@ ous about the future .
How was Eli@@ sh@@ a@@ ’s attend@@ ant affe@@ cted by doubt ?
Acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge gave Noah faith and godly wisdom , which prote@@ cted him from har@@ m , especially spiritual har@@ m .
Bet@@ h - av@@ en ( which means “ H@@ ouse of H@@ ur@@ t@@ ful@@ ness ” ) is a der@@ o@@ g@@ at@@ ory name given to Bethel ( meaning “ H@@ ouse of God ” ) .
A loving husband imit@@ ates the attitude of Jesus Christ .
Pro@@ du@@ ction of Bible liter@@ ature pla@@ ys a ke@@ y ro@@ le in supp@@ or@@ ting sac@@ red service .
They asked that the char@@ ges of se@@ dition be dis@@ mis@@ sed for l@@ ack of evidence .
Such people feel that no in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent person believ@@ es in wicked spi@@ r@@ its .
C@@ ould they have been vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of dec@@ ep@@ tion ?
These ru@@ ins are lo@@ c@@ ated just sou@@ th of the are@@ a now known as Mas@@ v@@ ing@@ o .
( Read Matthew 6 : 9 - 13 . )
Wor@@ ds of the psalmis@@ ts may also help you to expres@@ s to God in hear@@ t@@ felt prayer your gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for Christian meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions . ​ — P@@ s .
We will also learn how to tra@@ in our conscience and how we can use it to make wise decisions .
Yet , people worl@@ d@@ wide hold to h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of conc@@ ep@@ ts as to who God is .
During his ministry , Jesus ti@@ rel@@ ess@@ ly car@@ ed for people physi@@ c@@ ally and especially spiritually .
• What does true faith inclu@@ de ?
Satan is a for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble fo@@ e .
To be sure , the reas@@ ons be@@ h@@ ind such ev@@ il@@ s are comple@@ x , but me@@ dia viol@@ ence is inc@@ reas@@ ingly seen as a contribu@@ ting fac@@ t@@ or .
If Jesus was first , then lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally there would be others .
In the Bible , God reve@@ als many things about himself .
“ [ Noah ] proved himself fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less among his con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries . ”
And the pr@@ inc@@ es of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h also got to see her and they began pra@@ ising her to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h , so that the woman was taken to the house of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h . ” ​ — Genesis 12 : 14 , 15 .
When the day arri@@ ved , I re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed my promise and attend@@ ed the ev@@ ent with her .
Do Jehovah God and his Son , Jesus Christ , value faith of that kind ?
What special challeng@@ es and jo@@ ys do such min@@ isters experience as they serve the Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od on an inter@@ n@@ ational sc@@ ale ?
Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide , we as Jehovah’s people are car@@ r@@ ying out our ministry des@@ pite the ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les that Satan and his ag@@ ents place in our p@@ ath .
Let each of us ple@@ ase his neigh@@ b@@ or in what is good for his up@@ building . For even the Christ did not ple@@ ase himself . ” ​ — R@@ om .
There was a cha@@ s@@ m between K@@ o@@ ine ( comm@@ on ) Greek and the ver@@ n@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar , with its num@@ er@@ ous vari@@ ants .
One form of di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty that is par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad today is l@@ ying .
* Although , as my father cor@@ rec@@ tly re@@ mar@@ ked at the time , she had never read a book before , M@@ other was determined to study these vo@@ lum@@ es care@@ fully along with her Bible .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , the Witnesses ass@@ em@@ ble with the same ob@@ je@@ ctive that lo@@ v@@ ers of truth have always held in comm@@ on ​ — to “ draw close to God . ” ​ — James 4 : 8 .
Solomon ans@@ wers : “ That you may not give to others your di@@ gn@@ ity , nor your years to what is c@@ ru@@ el ; that str@@ ang@@ ers may not satis@@ fy themselves with your power , nor the things you got by pain be in the house of a fore@@ ign@@ er , nor you have to gro@@ an in your future when your flesh and your or@@ gan@@ ism come to an end . ” ​ — Proverbs 5 : 9 - 11 .
There have been milli@@ ons of others since then .
O@@ be@@ di@@ ence to his inspired Word prote@@ cts and for@@ ti@@ fi@@ es us .
May we learn from hist@@ ory and remain “ no part of the world . ”
“ I have hope toward God . . . that there is going to be a resurrection . ” ​ — A@@ C@@ T@@ S 24 : 15 .
Then the un@@ expe@@ cted occ@@ ur@@ red .
He took a jo@@ b as a m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er and began serving as a full - time minis@@ ter .
On@@ ce again I wonder@@ ed if I was up to the t@@ ask .
If we find it hard to understand a change , we ask Jehovah to help us to com@@ pre@@ h@@ end the point .
Our loving God off@@ ers to them , just as he does to us , the opportunity to cho@@ ose the course they will follow . ​ — Is@@ a .
The com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion of this part of the sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ t was reve@@ aled to the “ holy apostles . ”
“ Since I do not go to the Kingdom H@@ all every day , ” he explained , “ I deci@@ ded to make a bo@@ x so that wh@@ en@@ ever I do not use my s@@ n@@ ack money , I can put it in the bo@@ x . ”
And what about the milli@@ ons who@@ se pre@@ fer@@ ence for fil@@ ms fe@@ atu@@ ring viol@@ ence and c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty encoura@@ ges the mo@@ tion pi@@ c@@ ture in@@ du@@ str@@ y to c@@ as@@ h in on such them@@ es ?
That is cor@@ rec@@ t , but more is involved .
Jehovah man@@ i@@ fes@@ ts his love for the flo@@ ck as a whole when he provi@@ des it with an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of spiritual food .
For example , they would not ex@@ pect the we@@ d@@ ding to out@@ do other Christian we@@ d@@ ding@@ s , as if there were some com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on as to who@@ se we@@ d@@ ding was more el@@ ab@@ or@@ ate .
F@@ ur@@ ther , the st@@ af@@ f of n@@ ur@@ sing ho@@ m@@ es often use bir@@ th@@ days , Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s , or E@@ ast@@ er to v@@ ary the r@@ out@@ ine of the re@@ si@@ d@@ ents .
Why should a Christian we@@ i@@ gh a pro@@ pos@@ al of marriage care@@ fully ?
We are as@@ sur@@ ed that soon God will “ bring to ru@@ in those ru@@ ining the earth , ” wh@@ er@@ e@@ as peace - loving humans from all nations who accept his pro@@ vision for sal@@ vation will sur@@ vi@@ ve .
In On Christian Do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine , though , M@@ il@@ t@@ on showed that many Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant teachings and practic@@ es were also out of har@@ mony with the Scriptures .
T@@ w@@ o light bul@@ bs provided il@@ lu@@ min@@ ation for our meetings .
Why did the brothers pray for b@@ ol@@ dness , and with what result ?
Even those who cla@@ im that death is n@@ atur@@ al to humans find it hard to accept the ide@@ a that their own death will mean the end of everything .
One day H@@ ann@@ ah went up to the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le to pray .
What leg@@ al to@@ ol did Abraham at times make use of ?
One Bible scho@@ la@@ r su@@ gg@@ ests : “ The re@@ aring [ of ] an al@@ ta@@ r in the land was in fact a form of taking pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of it on the gr@@ ound of a right se@@ cur@@ ed to the exerc@@ ise of his faith . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , this same psal@@ m spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally men@@ tions the des@@ tru@@ ction of the we@@ ap@@ ons of Bible times ​ — the bo@@ w and the spe@@ ar .
Then , when I re@@ turned to D@@ en@@ mar@@ k , I was to apply what I had learned , making sure that everything was done the same way as it was in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n .
V@@ alu@@ able to U@@ s
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we can have just as much of God’s spirit as those with the heavenly hope .
To that end , we need to keep consider@@ ing all the things that are of “ serious concer@@ n . ”
R@@ ul@@ ers and the people of Israel con@@ spi@@ red against Jesus Christ
We fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely “ lea@@ p for joy . ”
We must be pati@@ ent and find a time when people are willing to listen
What less@@ on do you learn from this illustr@@ ation ?
Gi@@ ving B@@ r@@ ings Jo@@ y
Because of their faith , David and B@@ ath - she@@ ba enjo@@ yed a re@@ war@@ ding place in the Messi@@ ah’s l@@ in@@ e@@ age . ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 3 : 5 ; Matthew 1 : 6 , 16 ; Luke 3 : 23 , 31 .
Jesus was the fir@@ st@@ born of his mother , M@@ ary .
The apostle Paul id@@ enti@@ fied God’s promised Se@@ ed when he wrote : “ The promises were spo@@ ken to Abraham and to his se@@ ed .
Per@@ haps within a year of Jesus ’ resurrection , an am@@ a@@ z@@ ing trans@@ form@@ ation takes place in Saul of T@@ ar@@ su@@ s .
Jehovah does not try us “ with evil things . ”
As imper@@ fect humans , all of us need to work hard to control our thoughts and actions .
F@@ in@@ ally , on the last night that Jesus was with the apostles , N@@ is@@ an 14 , 33 C.E . , he in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted what came to be known as the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al and comman@@ ded them to com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate the ev@@ ent .
No human could be a better example to follow .
We may have certain a@@ bil@@ ities , but we need to pray for holy spirit and let it lead us if we are to accom@@ pl@@ ish the work Jehovah has given his people in our day . ​ — Luke 11 : 13 .
One day a sister showed the Bible to V@@ al@@ ent@@ ina . What a thr@@ ill@@ ing m@@ om@@ ent !
Jehovah bless@@ ed her efforts .
Jehovah * will always help us as long as we keep see@@ king to do his will .
Why Mis@@ taken As@@ su@@ mp@@ tions
In 194@@ 4 , I was thr@@ il@@ led to receive an invit@@ ation to G@@ ile@@ ad with my de@@ ar friend E@@ vel@@ y@@ n T@@ ra@@ ber@@ t .
It is not for us to say what the out@@ come will be when Jesus comes to se@@ par@@ ate “ the sheep ” from “ the go@@ ats . ”
L@@ ater , when the Phil@@ ist@@ ines were war@@ ring against Israel , Saul went through the for@@ mal@@ ity of in@@ qui@@ ring of Jehovah .
However , it was never in@@ tend@@ ed that this direction become a gener@@ al rule for congregation meetings , and it should not be inter@@ pre@@ ted as such .
As a witness to the n@@ ational grou@@ ps I have given him , as a lead@@ er and comman@@ der to the n@@ ational grou@@ ps . ” ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 1 - 4 .
In all four illustr@@ ations , Jesus high@@ ligh@@ ts tra@@ its that would dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish his true followers in these last days .
To beg@@ in with , the apostles were w@@ atch@@ ful for direction on where to preach .
Satan in@@ duc@@ ed Adam and E@@ ve to become dis@@ loyal to Jehovah
What out@@ standing ev@@ ent took place at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . ?
Even some who have thought that God mirac@@ ul@@ ously sa@@ ved their life or who cre@@ di@@ ted him with an un@@ expe@@ cted reco@@ very from their ill@@ ness ev@@ en@@ tually came face - to - face with death .
“ Fir@@ st I must pre@@ pare .
A city cannot be hi@@ d when situ@@ ated upon a m@@ oun@@ tain , ” Jesus told his disciples in his fam@@ ous Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount . — Matthew 5 : 14 .
In time , Joseph came to have a ste@@ ward of his own , who was appointed “ over Jose@@ p@@ h’s house . ”
On@@ ly after having ga@@ ined an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s will can s@@ inc@@ ere Bible stud@@ ents make an inform@@ ed decision about the matter of worship .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently he saw Davi@@ d’s st@@ af@@ f but took no no@@ te of the s@@ ling .
F@@ O@@ R many years , K@@ ev@@ in g@@ am@@ b@@ led , s@@ mo@@ ked , d@@ ran@@ k too much , and took d@@ ru@@ g@@ s .
C@@ re@@ ate an at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere that s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ates mean@@ ing@@ ful con@@ vers@@ ations .
They must stay in l@@ ine for mem@@ ber@@ ship in “ the new Jerusalem ” by preaching about God’s Kingdom and keep@@ ing spiritually clean .
Psalm 7@@ 4 : 16 says of Jehovah : “ You . . . pre@@ pared the lu@@ min@@ ary , even the su@@ n . ”
We need to do what in order not to f@@ all into temp@@ tation ?
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ar par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in Christian meetings e@@ qu@@ ip@@ s us to pro@@ cla@@ im the good news of God’s Kingdom .
They pati@@ ently tri@@ ed to help me , but I re@@ je@@ cted all their efforts .
• How do faith and self - control help a Christian to gu@@ ard his heart ?
If any ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ers were ne@@ ar@@ by , that divine action no doubt s@@ il@@ enced them .
Instead of thinking that he himself was great , David as@@ cri@@ bed deli@@ ver@@ ance from all his enem@@ ies to Jehovah and said of God : “ You will give me your shi@@ eld of sal@@ vation , and it is your hum@@ ility that makes me great . ”
Today , we live in “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with . ”
But he has also pas@@ sed on something el@@ se ​ — a leg@@ ac@@ y tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed by se@@ ven gener@@ ations of my family .
He no@@ tic@@ ed a gi@@ r@@ l l@@ ying al@@ ong@@ side the st@@ re@@ et .
A wicked person may say that he is concer@@ ned about ani@@ mal@@ s , but he is not s@@ ti@@ r@@ red by their needs .
Yet , no@@ te Jehovah’s re@@ action to those who take no no@@ te : “ I will give attention to the men who are c@@ ong@@ e@@ al@@ ing upon their d@@ reg@@ s and who are saying in their heart , ‘ Jehovah will not do good , and he will not do bad . ’
( Read 1 John 2 : 15 , 16 . )
19@@ 70 | 1@@ ,@@ 4@@ 8@@ 3@@ ,@@ 4@@ 30
By com@@ par@@ ing these acc@@ oun@@ ts , however , we can re@@ ach an inter@@ es@@ ting conclu@@ sion .
The co@@ v@@ ers of com@@ p@@ act disc@@ s are desi@@ gn@@ ed to move cu@@ st@@ om@@ ers to pur@@ cha@@ se all man@@ ner of mu@@ si@@ cal recor@@ ding@@ s .
You Can Li@@ ve F@@ o@@ re@@ ver
The apostle Paul was la@@ bel@@ ed “ a p@@ est@@ il@@ ent fellow ” and the lead@@ er of a se@@ ct that was s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring up se@@ di@@ tions “ thr@@ ough@@ out the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ” ​ — Acts 24 : 2 - 5 .
The Bible c@@ learly war@@ ns us : “ Do not be mis@@ led .
When our first parents cho@@ se to act ba@@ dly , they re@@ je@@ cted God’s example and became imper@@ fect .
It was during a time of e@@ th@@ ni@@ c stri@@ fe in the early 199@@ 0 ’ s .
“ There ex@@ ists the one speaking though@@ t@@ less@@ ly as with the st@@ ab@@ s of a s@@ word , ” states the Bible , “ but the t@@ ong@@ ue of the wise ones is a heal@@ ing . ”
( a ) How can parents prom@@ o@@ te good commun@@ ic@@ ation with their children ?
What questions about the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al remain for our consider@@ ation ?
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 5@@ 3 , 9@@ 2
One s@@ pr@@ ing@@ time , they went to vis@@ it their friends on the W@@ est C@@ o@@ ast of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
Ti@@ d@@ al mo@@ v@@ ements are thought to be fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al to o@@ ce@@ an cur@@ r@@ ents , which , in turn , are vital for our we@@ ather pat@@ ter@@ ns .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
18@@ ,@@ 4@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 C@@ O@@ P@@ I@@ E@@ S
Those men were asked : “ Are you pu@@ t@@ ting out of your mind the cal@@ am@@ it@@ ous day ? ”
See Revelation 6 : 4 .
It was not un@@ comm@@ on for the author@@ ities in Jerusalem to seek the help of Rom@@ an Jews in the pro@@ secu@@ tion of a case , but Paul heard that they had no instru@@ ctions about him .
In 195@@ 8 we received a letter that chang@@ ed our lives .
Satan is there de@@ pi@@ cted as a “ dra@@ g@@ on ” who was able to use his influ@@ ence to get other “ st@@ ars , ” or spirit sons , to jo@@ in him in a re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous course . ​ — Com@@ pare Job 38 : 7 .
He also wanted to find out whether ​ — and to what de@@ gre@@ e — ​ they loved their brother B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in and their father , Jac@@ o@@ b , who was especially f@@ ond of B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in .
He married Ru@@ th the Mo@@ a@@ bit@@ ess .
However , we should not conclu@@ de that Jehovah is in@@ sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to any suffering that his servants may experience in the mean@@ time .
By sp@@ en@@ ding more time wit@@ ness@@ ing in the ev@@ en@@ ings , on we@@ ek@@ end af@@ ter@@ no@@ ons , or during ho@@ li@@ days when more men are at home .
How important it is for a Christian to be a@@ ware that spiritual s@@ lum@@ ber can be de@@ ad@@ ly !
However , Satan’s s@@ ch@@ eme to th@@ war@@ t Jehovah’s purpose was do@@ om@@ ed to fa@@ il@@ ure .
We he@@ ad@@ ed e@@ ast until we came to a r@@ ough s@@ lo@@ pe of ro@@ ck and gra@@ v@@ el .
Yet , the house - to - house ministry is Scriptural , and love of God and neigh@@ b@@ or mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to be@@ ar witness in this way .
Re@@ ading the Bible every day helps me quic@@ k@@ ly to rec@@ all Bible comman@@ ds and principles that encoura@@ ge me to res@@ ist these pres@@ sures .
At times , though , discipl@@ ine may invol@@ ve more than counsel or or@@ al cor@@ rection .
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S asked his disciples that question because he knew that people had v@@ ar@@ ying op@@ in@@ i@@ ons about him .
Pe@@ ople in Z@@ im@@ ba@@ b@@ we enjoy reading our liter@@ ature .
His man@@ ner of teaching was clear , simp@@ le , and practic@@ al .
Be@@ ing known as a very ze@@ al@@ ous Christian , Paul could not have con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in that he was a practic@@ ing P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e .
This invol@@ ves more than a group of individuals worshipp@@ ing God every day .
Th@@ r@@ ough his organization , Jehovah has provided a rich pro@@ gra@@ m of instru@@ ction .
Re@@ aching Those H@@ ard to Re@@ ach
Indeed , Jehovah himself re@@ members the loving la@@ b@@ ors of all who faith@@ fully serve him , whether their circumstances in life per@@ mit them to do much or little . ​ — He@@ b .
Does the Bible stan@@ d@@ ard of s@@ tic@@ king faith@@ fully to one@@ ’s mate contribu@@ te to a happy marriage ?
F@@ E@@ A@@ R has ha@@ un@@ ted mankind for cen@@ tu@@ ries .
( G@@ es@@ c@@ hi@@ ch@@ te der P@@ ä@@ p@@ st@@ e se@@ it de@@ m A@@ us@@ gan@@ g des M@@ it@@ tel@@ al@@ ters [ H@@ ist@@ ory of the P@@ op@@ es From the En@@ d of the M@@ id@@ d@@ le A@@ ges ] ) “ His priv@@ ate life is ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely in@@ de@@ f@@ en@@ sible . . .
Instead of di@@ stan@@ c@@ ing ourselves from the affe@@ cted brother , we act like Eli@@ h@@ u of old , who spoke to Job as a true friend .
It was likely dis@@ co@@ vered in Egy@@ pt in 19@@ 7@@ 8 in an a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned t@@ om@@ b , pos@@ si@@ bly within a ca@@ ve .
May we keep fin@@ ding br@@ il@@ li@@ ant g@@ em@@ s of truth through the study of God’s Word .
In any ev@@ ent , it seem@@ s that Paul sto@@ od before N@@ er@@ o , was declar@@ ed in@@ no@@ c@@ ent , and was fin@@ ally fre@@ ed to re@@ su@@ me his mission@@ ary activities ​ — some fi@@ ve years after his ar@@ rest . ​ — Acts 27 : 24 .
Pa@@ y B@@ ack De@@ b@@ ts
The th@@ ir@@ d example concer@@ ns Israel@@ ’s pri@@ ests .
Y@@ oung ones too can medit@@ ate on all that Jehovah has given them and taught them .
Tru@@ ly , as Isaiah 5@@ 3 : 10 conclu@@ des , ‘ in his hand what is the deli@@ ght of Jehovah did succ@@ e@@ ed . ’
In his book A Bi@@ bli@@ a em P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al ( The Bible in P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al ) , G . L . S@@ an@@ to@@ s F@@ er@@ re@@ ir@@ a states : “ The re@@ vis@@ ers . . . made sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant chang@@ es to Al@@ me@@ i@@ da@@ ’s exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent work , dis@@ fi@@ g@@ uring and cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting what beau@@ ty of the origin@@ al had es@@ cap@@ ed the re@@ vis@@ ers of the first e@@ dition . ”
It seem@@ ed that it always happened on the col@@ des@@ t night of the mon@@ th , and then I@@ ’@@ d be off to the j@@ un@@ k@@ y@@ ard for another a@@ x@@ le .
So@@ on , these ty@@ ran@@ n@@ ic@@ al spirit cre@@ atu@@ res will be taken out of action .
Consider what the Bible promises regarding that time .
They make God’s name known .
The husband su@@ ffered a st@@ ro@@ ke .
Their beli@@ ef@@ s are based on God’s Word .
S@@ pe@@ ak God’s Word With B@@ ol@@ dness
What is dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment , and how does a dis@@ cer@@ ning worshipp@@ er of Jehovah speak and act ?
Be@@ come “ T@@ end@@ er@@ ly Com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate ”
Ti@@ me will tell whether reg@@ is@@ tr@@ ation will be gr@@ anted to the more than 7@@ ,000 Witnesses of Jehovah in this country .
; B@@ ru@@ z@@ z@@ ese , P .
When I found out that they were Witnesses , I said , “ Let me get in , and we will d@@ ri@@ ve to a sa@@ fe place to talk . ”
For th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years , reason@@ ing people have cre@@ di@@ ted the form@@ ation of a child in@@ side its mo@@ ther’s wom@@ b to the G@@ r@@ and Creator .
“ The [ da@@ y’s ] text was discus@@ sed each mor@@ ning at the bre@@ ak@@ f@@ ast table , ” and “ the pione@@ ers went da@@ ily to their ter@@ rit@@ ory in vari@@ ous par@@ ts of the city . ”
Ti@@ e the to@@ p of the la@@ d@@ der se@@ cur@@ ely to keep it from s@@ li@@ pp@@ ing si@@ de@@ ways .
And Jehovah continu@@ es to bl@@ ess them with inc@@ re@@ ase .
The E@@ C@@ H@@ R also rul@@ ed in our fav@@ or in a case invol@@ ving Ar@@ men@@ ia .
The attitude Christians should have in their worship is set out in these inspired words : “ Let each one prove what his own work is , and then he will have cause for ex@@ ul@@ tation in reg@@ ard to himself al@@ one , and not in com@@ par@@ is@@ on with the other person . ”
And the et@@ er@@ n@@ al m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s got to be s@@ ma@@ shed ; the in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely lasting h@@ ill@@ s bo@@ wed down . The wal@@ k@@ ings of long ag@@ o are his . ”
S@@ et out in the char@@ tered pur@@ pos@@ es of each of such ent@@ ities are matters that are li@@ mit@@ ed in their sc@@ op@@ e .
I shall l@@ ack nothing . ”
And Jehovah gave us the strength to car@@ ry on our preaching work . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , most of his mirac@@ les were seen by many wit@@ nesses ​ — even by his enem@@ ies .
How We Can Re@@ a@@ p What Is Go@@ od
Pe@@ ople can live in vari@@ ous ways , but only one way is the best .
The Bible instru@@ cts Christians to cle@@ an@@ se themselves of “ every de@@ fil@@ ement of flesh and spirit . ”
It is especially important to keep up your spiritual r@@ out@@ ine . ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 5@@ 8 .
A repor@@ t publi@@ shed by S@@ I@@ P@@ R@@ I states that many par@@ ti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts in ar@@ m@@ ed con@@ f@@ li@@ cts “ are mo@@ tiv@@ ated by personal gain . ”
W@@ H@@ I@@ C@@ H is the most sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant of Rom@@ an mon@@ um@@ ents ?
Why ?
This prophecy will also be ful@@ filled in the future .
For instance , in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o and other L@@ at@@ in - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can coun@@ tri@@ es , even the name is different .
The apostle Paul said : “ All those desi@@ ring to live with godly devo@@ tion in associ@@ ation with Christ Jesus will also be persecu@@ ted . ”
He soon had followers who later became known as the W@@ al@@ den@@ ses .
N@@ ever for@@ get the divine as@@ sur@@ ance : “ The result of hum@@ ility and the fear of Jehovah is ri@@ ches and glory and life . ” ​ — Proverbs 22 : 4 .
“ C@@ le@@ an to C@@ le@@ an Per@@ sons ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the L@@ ev@@ ites were assign@@ ed 4@@ 8 c@@ ities along with their pas@@ ture gr@@ oun@@ ds , sc@@ at@@ tered thr@@ ough@@ out the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
Many years before Isaiah wrote those words , good King A@@ sa vi@@ g@@ or@@ ously pur@@ su@@ ed a cam@@ pa@@ ign to ro@@ o@@ t out im@@ mor@@ ality in Juda@@ h .
So these prophe@@ ci@@ es would only be under@@ sto@@ od much later , during “ the time of the end . ”
The C@@ old W@@ ar had just ended , and su@@ per@@ power stri@@ fe was no more .
However , regarding Jesus just before his as@@ cen@@ sion to heaven , Lu@@ ke@@ ’s account states : “ Com@@ men@@ c@@ ing at Moses and all the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts [ in the Hebrew Scriptures ] he inter@@ pre@@ ted to [ two of his disciples ] things per@@ tain@@ ing to himself in all the Scriptures . ”
You see , I su@@ ff@@ er from a con@@ dition called o@@ ste@@ o@@ gen@@ esis imper@@ fe@@ c@@ ta , better known as br@@ it@@ tle b@@ one di@@ se@@ ase .
I asked him , “ What is that ? ”
P@@ re@@ v@@ ent the fe@@ et of the la@@ d@@ der from s@@ li@@ pp@@ ing by t@@ ying them down or na@@ il@@ ing a pl@@ an@@ k in fr@@ on@@ t of them .
As stated a@@ bo@@ ve , it is “ the my@@ ri@@ ad small fav@@ ors ” that neigh@@ b@@ ors do for one another that really coun@@ t in esta@@ bli@@ shing and main@@ tain@@ ing neigh@@ bor@@ ly relation@@ shi@@ ps .
Those inter@@ vie@@ wed rel@@ ated the st@@ ep@@ s they have taken in order to devel@@ op str@@ ong@@ er faith and put spiritual inter@@ ests first in their lives .
They tra@@ ined us to be ob@@ serv@@ ant so that we would not be eas@@ ily ca@@ ught by the po@@ li@@ ce .
What is one way we can en@@ ter into God’s rest today , but why might that be e@@ asi@@ er said than done ?
One way in which elders make themselves a@@ vail@@ able to others is by set@@ ting asi@@ de time before and after Christian meetings to con@@ verse with their brothers and sisters ​ — young and old .
We live in a world that is under the power of Satan the Devil , whom the Bible c@@ alls “ the go@@ d of this system of things . ”
“ Is it the time for you y@@ ourselves to d@@ well in your pan@@ el@@ ed hous@@ es , while this house is wa@@ st@@ e ? ”
T@@ w@@ o fac@@ t@@ ors ​ — which must co@@ in@@ ci@@ de — ​ result in the dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing of one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
In the par@@ able , how can we dis@@ cer@@ n the id@@ ent@@ ity of ( a ) the bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om ?
What a sh@@ o@@ ck that must have been for Jeremiah ! ​ — Jeremiah 26 : 20 - 23 .
Are they rich or fam@@ ous ?
So@@ on , though , their en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m turned to bit@@ ter@@ ness .
In ad@@ dition , we should d@@ ress in a man@@ ner that refle@@ cts ‘ re@@ ver@@ ence for God . ’
F@@ our Re@@ as@@ ons for W@@ ill@@ ing C@@ o@@ op@@ er@@ ation
For that reason , our e@@ ye of faith needs to be fi@@ x@@ ed on the in@@ com@@ par@@ able spiritual re@@ war@@ ds that come from serving Jehovah .
A@@ no@@ ther way that we remember the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy is by exer@@ ting ourselves in the preaching work .
You need to teach them how to dis@@ cer@@ n right from wrong .
After hear@@ ing about Jehovah’s great de@@ e@@ ds and real@@ iz@@ ing that the time was cr@@ itical , R@@ a@@ ha@@ b makes a decision to take the side of his worshi@@ p@@ ers .
The tri@@ als that Jehovah per@@ m@@ its to take place can certainly make us a@@ ware of our f@@ la@@ ws , giving us an opportunity to make imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement .
The Devil and those who follow his lead will be eli@@ min@@ ated ever@@ la@@ st@@ ingly in “ the second death . ”
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing through Jeremiah , Jehovah prom@@ p@@ tly ad@@ d@@ ressed the matter , saying to Bar@@ u@@ ch : “ You have said : ‘ W@@ o@@ e , now , to me , for Jehovah has ad@@ ded g@@ ri@@ ef to my pain !
See the 200@@ 6 C@@ al@@ end@@ ar of Jehovah’s Witnesses , No@@ v@@ ember / ​ De@@ c@@ ember .
For example , one branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses repor@@ ted that during just one year , there were 32 c@@ as@@ es in which God’s servants were physi@@ c@@ ally att@@ ac@@ ked while they eng@@ ag@@ ed in the ministry .
How did “ the wicked one ” s@@ l@@ an@@ der God ?
“ You had no hope and were without God in the world .
“ A@@ S A child , I was not taught any Bible standards .
How Do You Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ise Au@@ thor@@ ity ?
In the matter of worship , this is also true .
I feel that Jehovah ans@@ wers my prayers by teaching me what my needs are and by help@@ ing me not to mis@@ s my wants . ”
The Hebrew word that is used here con@@ ve@@ ys the ide@@ a of “ shepher@@ ding . ”
How do the following help buil@@ d faith : ( a ) good associ@@ ation ?
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ vice comes from God , so you can never go wrong following it .
Their t@@ it@@ les were S@@ af@@ ety , Un@@ co@@ vered , and Pro@@ te@@ ction .
The next article will consider how Jesus ’ sacrifice also ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses the moral is@@ su@@ es that were ra@@ ised by Satan back in the gar@@ den of E@@ den .
That is not the case with the spiritual things we pro@@ du@@ ce .
Fir@@ st , she asked if I knew that she was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
In what practic@@ al ways should we show ourselves to be mer@@ ci@@ ful , and with what benefit to us ?
In the early 19@@ 40 ’ s , only 1@@ 50 publi@@ sh@@ ers repor@@ ted field service .
We Ne@@ ed to Be “ S@@ po@@ t@@ less ”
B@@ es@@ id@@ es the word “ hum@@ ility , ” other words that are rel@@ ated to the same ro@@ o@@ t inclu@@ de “ low@@ l@@ iness , ” “ me@@ ek@@ ness , ” and “ con@@ des@@ cen@@ sion . ”
They were having problems get@@ ting the ligh@@ ts ad@@ or@@ ning vari@@ ous mil@@ it@@ ary em@@ ble@@ ms to work pro@@ per@@ ly .
My love for Jehovah always helped me to face the difficul@@ ties of you@@ th .
S@@ ome@@ times a member of the congregation , such as an el@@ der or the person stud@@ ying the Bible with you , will call something to your attention .
“ The me@@ ek will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will find ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 10 , 11 .
‘ Dis@@ ow@@ ning on@@ es@@ el@@ f ’ is not simply a ver@@ ba@@ l cla@@ im of change of ow@@ n@@ er@@ ship .
Today , we are bless@@ ed to be the only ones on earth called by God’s name .
For a number of years , W@@ al@@ ter and I were not in a position to pioneer .
• A@@ n exc@@ essi@@ ve love of self
B@@ es@@ id@@ es these , there were the comm@@ on food con@@ di@@ ments such as cum@@ in , min@@ t , and dil@@ l .
E@@ arly in his ministry , what did Jesus say about persecu@@ tion ?
M@@ ake no mis@@ take about it , if al@@ co@@ ho@@ l a@@ bu@@ se is be@@ coming a se@@ cre@@ t sin , so@@ on@@ er or later it will c@@ atch up with you .
Ther@@ efore , he takes time to inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ate the situation at hand .
Re@@ as@@ ons for Be@@ ing Th@@ an@@ k@@ ful
Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l once ur@@ ged har@@ d@@ working pre@@ ach@@ ers to have a hear@@ ty bre@@ ak@@ f@@ ast , a mi@@ d@@ mor@@ ning gl@@ ass of mil@@ k , and on a ho@@ t day , an ice - cre@@ am so@@ da .
He did not cre@@ ate the wicked , for “ perfect is his activ@@ ity . ”
He was par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly imp@@ ressed that the young brothers and sisters wor@@ ked ze@@ al@@ ously and for no wa@@ ges , vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ering their time and en@@ er@@ gy to help pu@@ bl@@ ish the good news .
At that time , “ God will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes . ”
The apostle recogn@@ ized A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa as an ex@@ per@@ t on the comple@@ x cu@@ st@@ om@@ s and la@@ ws of his Jewish sub@@ je@@ cts and said that he was happy that he could make his de@@ f@@ en@@ se before such a well - inform@@ ed rul@@ er .
mon@@ th of f@@ la@@ x pul@@ ling ;
So@@ on the Kingdom message s@@ pre@@ ad far bey@@ ond the w@@ alls of Jerusalem .
Jesus told them : “ I have many things yet to say to you , but you are not able to be@@ ar them at present . ”
Hence , he conclu@@ ded : “ If you , al@@ though being [ sin@@ ful and thus more or less ] wicked , know how to give good gi@@ f@@ ts to your children , how much more so will the Father in heaven give holy spirit to those as@@ king him ! ”
We can be sure of that because Paul had made clear in another letter that one practic@@ ing for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , spi@@ rit@@ ism , and so on “ will not in@@ her@@ it God’s kingdom . ”
After Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , mul@@ titu@@ des of un@@ righteous resur@@ rec@@ ted ones will need instru@@ ction in Jehovah’s ways .
In a bus@@ y ca@@ f@@ é in the por@@ t to@@ wn of Z@@ i@@ hu@@ at@@ an@@ e@@ j@@ o , a Witness invit@@ ed two fore@@ ign@@ ers to have a se@@ at at her table , as the ca@@ f@@ é was full .
As a result , we may be moved to ask ourselves , ‘ How can I gro@@ w as a spiritual person and enjoy more fully the benef@@ its descri@@ bed a@@ bo@@ ve ? ’
What Bible counsel can be app@@ lied in reg@@ ard to we@@ d@@ ding gi@@ f@@ ts ?
( Read Isaiah 5@@ 4 : 13 ; Luke 12 : 4@@ 2 . )
How vital that we be hon@@ est as we exam@@ ine what comes out of the heart !
Will It E@@ ver En@@ d ?
What can we do to show our appreciation for that un@@ deser@@ ved kindness of God ?
Pen@@ ding tri@@ al , Paul was allow@@ ed to r@@ ent a house and to preach fre@@ ely .
So is there any ex@@ tr@@ a - Bi@@ bli@@ cal evidence regarding Je@@ h@@ u ?
“ I vie@@ wed the spirit coming down as a do@@ ve out of heaven , ” t@@ es@@ ti@@ fied John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er , “ and it rema@@ ined upon [ Jesus ] . . .
This is har@@ dly sur@@ pris@@ ing in view of what the Bible says at Proverbs 29 : 25 : “ T@@ re@@ m@@ bl@@ ing at men is what la@@ ys a s@@ n@@ are . ”
the s@@ ow@@ er who s@@ le@@ ep@@ s ?
When Jesus sent out 70 pre@@ ach@@ ers , he told them to wish peace upon every house they vis@@ ited .
On A@@ pri@@ l 19 , 194@@ 3 , the an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary of Christ’s death that year , I was baptized in the A@@ t@@ l@@ an@@ tic O@@ ce@@ an off S@@ al@@ va@@ d@@ or .
Jesus ’ enti@@ re life course demonstr@@ ated that he came , not simply to be a great teach@@ er or a mirac@@ le work@@ er or even just a self - sacrific@@ ing Sa@@ vi@@ or , but to up@@ hold Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ gn will and to be@@ ar witness to God’s ability to fulf@@ ill that will through the Kingdom . ​ — John 14 : 6 .
Some you@@ ths when reading the Bible or a Bible - based public@@ ation during rec@@ ess have been appro@@ ached by other you@@ ths who have asked questions
( Ri@@ ght ) In the wit@@ ness@@ ing work together
A@@ pp@@ lic@@ ation of what Paul wrote next is also ess@@ enti@@ al for peace and un@@ ity : “ Let all mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous bit@@ ter@@ ness and anger and wr@@ ath and s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing and a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch be taken away from you along with all ba@@ dness .
It is not that God ow@@ ed it to the apostles and others to apply the ransom because they had per@@ form@@ ed certain good works .
He took the in@@ iti@@ ative to appro@@ ach Al@@ fre@@ do to discus@@ s the matter , and Al@@ fre@@ do ag@@ re@@ ed to be re@@ pa@@ id in sever@@ al inst@@ all@@ ments .
O@@ thers ap@@ par@@ ently felt that life would be so much e@@ asi@@ er if they just went along with the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of Jews around them .
That nation , also known as Eph@@ ra@@ im after the name of its d@@ om@@ in@@ ant tri@@ be , had turned away from God .
That can h@@ ur@@ t , can@@ ’t it ? — God too can feel h@@ ur@@ t when lies are told about him .
Th@@ ink back to the time in E@@ den when the perfect humans , Adam and E@@ ve , were a part of Jehovah’s pe@@ ace@@ ful and har@@ mon@@ i@@ ous uni@@ vers@@ al family .
The first involved his arrang@@ ing for the ar@@ k of Jehovah’s covenant to be trans@@ por@@ ted to Jerusalem on a wa@@ g@@ on rather than on the sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders of the L@@ ev@@ ites , as God’s Law direc@@ ted .
All of this was to be based only on their appe@@ ar@@ ance and on the ho@@ b@@ bi@@ es they said they had .
One inspired Bible writ@@ er said regarding a woman who@@ se husband has died and who therefore is free to re@@ mar@@ ry : “ She is ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er if she rema@@ ins as she is . ”
“ To do your will , O my God , is my deli@@ ght . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 40 : 8 .
Indeed , ‘ the power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l is God’s and not that out of themselves . ’ ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 7 .
Paul fre@@ ely coun@@ sel@@ s the you@@ ng@@ er man about ho@@ l@@ ding faith and a good conscience , deal@@ ing with others in the congregation , develop@@ ing godly devo@@ tion and self - su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y , instru@@ cting others , res@@ is@@ ting apost@@ as@@ y , and accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing his ministry .
Jehovah under@@ stan@@ ds that we have a need to a@@ ir our concer@@ ns .
How often we hear expres@@ sions of appreciation from those in the world who have deal@@ ings with Jehovah’s Witnesses !
Indeed , it is c@@ ru@@ cial that you person@@ ally talk to your children about se@@ x . Consider three reas@@ ons :
It is the stan@@ d@@ ard today among God’s people thr@@ ough@@ out the enti@@ re world . ​ — Mark 10 : 11 , 12 ; 1 Corinthians 6 : 9 , 10 .
( b ) What simil@@ ar@@ ity is there between Satan’s t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s and those of str@@ ang@@ ers today ?
* ​ — Romans 2 : 14 , 15 .
If you are a baptized brother , are you “ re@@ aching out , ” that is , are you willing to serve the brothers and sisters in your congregation as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant or as an el@@ der ? ​ — 1 Timothy 3 : 1 .
Jesus later associ@@ ated A@@ be@@ l with “ the f@@ oun@@ ding of the world . ”
In the di@@ m@@ ly li@@ t k@@ it@@ ch@@ en of her t@@ in@@ y ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment , Je@@ an@@ ne me@@ ch@@ an@@ ic@@ ally se@@ ts the table .
Yes , “ many are his mer@@ ci@@ es . ” ​ — 2 Samuel 24 : 14 ; Psalm 1@@ 19 : 1@@ 5@@ 6 .
Be@@ g@@ ru@@ d@@ g@@ ing com@@ p@@ li@@ ance with that law might have resul@@ ted in some in@@ iti@@ al reli@@ ef to the po@@ or , but would it have eng@@ end@@ ered good relation@@ shi@@ ps and an at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere of war@@ m@@ th among God’s people ?
And second , I kept in mind Romans chap@@ ter 12 , which states : ‘ Do not av@@ enge y@@ ourselves . ’
He s@@ ings : “ Yet you , O Jehovah , are a shi@@ eld about me , my glory and the One li@@ f@@ ting up my head . ”
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a sh@@ ort time , however , E@@ man@@ u@@ el came to real@@ ize that the teachings of Jehovah’s organization were cor@@ rec@@ t after all .
Com@@ ple@@ te reli@@ ance on God can help us to make the best of our circumstances .
Paul never for@@ got his enc@@ oun@@ ter with the Lord Jesus Christ
When serious is@@ su@@ es ar@@ ise , con@@ sul@@ t with matu@@ re Christians to be sure that you have the cor@@ rec@@ t understanding of the Bible principles involved .
How can they do that if they do not fully understand what is being said in the congregation ?
some may won@@ der . ‘ He was perfect . ’
“ I have a satis@@ f@@ ying life that dep@@ ends on my relationship with Jehovah and my service to him , ” no@@ tes L@@ idi@@ ana .
The Fir@@ st Bible in I@@ tal@@ i@@ an
E@@ ach time David er@@ red , he ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged his sin , accepted discipl@@ ine , and cor@@ rec@@ ted his ways .
The Bible pla@@ in@@ ly states : “ There is no man that does not sin . ”
What s@@ na@@ res did the early Christians have to avoid ?
Such an ev@@ ent could not eas@@ ily be for@@ go@@ t@@ ten , and pe@@ op@@ les the world over have st@@ ori@@ es about it in their early hist@@ ory .
On the contr@@ ary , parents should discipl@@ ine in love , just as Jehovah does .
Paul wrote : “ Th@@ r@@ ough the dis@@ obedi@@ ence of the one man [ Adam ] many were cons@@ titu@@ ted sin@@ n@@ ers , lik@@ e@@ wise also through the obedi@@ ence of the one person [ Christ Jesus ] many will be cons@@ titu@@ ted righteous . ” ​ — Romans 5 : 19 .
Are you among those who can truly be called matu@@ re , or full - gro@@ wn , Christians ?
The str@@ ong@@ est fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps are f@@ oun@@ ded on a love for Jehovah .
Al@@ most 30 years later , though , D@@ r . R@@ ob@@ er@@ t C@@ ol@@ es , au@@ th@@ or of The M@@ or@@ al I@@ nt@@ el@@ lig@@ ence of Ch@@ il@@ dren ( 199@@ 7 ) , ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged : “ Ch@@ il@@ dren very much need a sense of purpose and direction in life , a set of valu@@ es ” appro@@ ved by their parents and other ad@@ ul@@ ts .
When F@@ e@@ der@@ ic@@ o fac@@ ed a difficul@@ ty , his friend A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o listen@@ ed to him and encoura@@ ged him
They enjo@@ yed much personal fre@@ e@@ dom , but in matters on which Jehovah had given them comman@@ d@@ ments , they had to be stri@@ c@@ tly obedi@@ ent .
You have likely ob@@ served that many ten@@ d to view chang@@ es in a ne@@ g@@ ative light .
TH@@ E cap@@ tain , a p@@ il@@ o@@ t for 15 years , had acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ated over 1@@ 1@@ ,000 h@@ our@@ s of f@@ l@@ ying time .
We must be a@@ ware of Satan’s tra@@ p of un@@ who@@ les@@ ome en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment in all its form@@ s , whether T@@ V so@@ a@@ p op@@ er@@ as , viol@@ ent vi@@ de@@ o g@@ ames , or im@@ moral mu@@ si@@ c vi@@ de@@ o@@ s .
Yes , people can find God .
How do we know that Jehovah’s ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t is mo@@ ving f@@ ast in these last days ?
Not at all , for “ the true God made mankind u@@ pri@@ ght . ”
The next day I enc@@ oun@@ tered the gan@@ g lead@@ er by himself .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to him , Psalm 7@@ 4 : 16 says : “ You yourself pre@@ pared the lu@@ min@@ ary , even the su@@ n . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , parents can become so bus@@ y car@@ ing for their si@@ ck child that their marriage su@@ ff@@ ers .
But he did not give up .
( b ) How did God’s only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son exerc@@ ise his free will ?
What cho@@ ic@@ es do we need to make in life so as not to be cho@@ ked by the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative thor@@ ns mentioned in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation ?
This was a clear si@@ gn , however , that the out@@ working of God’s purpose did not dep@@ end on any one nation .
However , the real sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do is , not what bat@@ t@@ les were f@@ ought there , but why they were f@@ ought .
What did they do to deser@@ ve such cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism ?
Because of the br@@ il@@ li@@ ance of the light , when Saul ar@@ ose he could not see and had to be led by the hand .
C@@ oura@@ ge has always been requi@@ red to eng@@ age in the Kingdom - preaching work
How dist@@ ressed he must have been to rec@@ all that it was his vis@@ it to No@@ b that pro@@ vo@@ ked Sa@@ ul@@ ’s wr@@ ath !
Even so , I wanted to see if the Witnesses practic@@ ed what they pre@@ ached .
Why not take the in@@ iti@@ ative to offer that person some “ good words , com@@ for@@ ting words ” ?
It has no person@@ ality and no thinking ability .
F@@ our cen@@ tu@@ ries later , when Moses fin@@ ally ass@@ em@@ b@@ led Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants ​ — now a great nation — ​ on the P@@ la@@ ins of Mo@@ a@@ b , he remin@@ ded them that God had ful@@ filled his promise .
Rather , it di@@ gn@@ i@@ fi@@ es and hon@@ ors them .
The acc@@ us@@ ation seem@@ s to reve@@ al a beli@@ ef among the Jewish lead@@ ers that Bar@@ u@@ ch exer@@ ted consider@@ able influ@@ ence over Jeremiah .
Even when those in high st@@ ation seek to li@@ mit the public expres@@ sion of our worship of Jehovah , we g@@ la@@ dly look for ways that are still o@@ pen to offer our sacrifice of praise . ​ — Hebrews 13 : 15 .
B@@ or@@ ro@@ w M@@ one@@ y ?
That cri@@ min@@ al is s@@ or@@ ry for his cri@@ m@@ es .
And someone with a de@@ gener@@ ative di@@ se@@ ase ​ — even in its early st@@ ages — ​ did not pro@@ ject such an i@@ ma@@ ge .
Even though some consider@@ ed his st@@ ance to be l@@ ac@@ king courage , he believ@@ ed that it was the best way to respon@@ d to those who had no appreciation for the preci@@ ous “ pe@@ ar@@ ls ” of Bible truth . ​ — Matthew 7 : 6 .
When our friends receive privile@@ ges , are we happy for them ?
Jesus did not cha@@ st@@ ise the man for bre@@ ak@@ ing the Law , nor did He ign@@ ore or avoid the man . Rather , he di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied the le@@ per by t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing him and saying : “ I want to .
A pe@@ ak of 1@@ 6@@ 5@@ ,@@ 8@@ 29 were in attend@@ ance !
Paul called this nation “ the Israel of God . ” ​ — G@@ al .
In this reg@@ ard , be@@ ar in mind Jesus ’ words : “ N@@ ever be anxi@@ ous and say , ‘ What are we to e@@ at ? ’
S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ened by T@@ ri@@ als
TH@@ E “ B@@ er@@ l@@ in W@@ all . ”
Ma@@ in@@ tain a S@@ en@@ se of Bal@@ ance
U@@ p@@ on hear@@ ing the words of Go@@ li@@ ath , he as@@ ks : “ Who is this un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised Phil@@ ist@@ ine that he has to ta@@ un@@ t the bat@@ tle l@@ ines of the living God ? ”
A@@ c@@ tually , all who are led by holy spirit can exerc@@ ise self - control and can thus avoid im@@ mor@@ ality , vu@@ l@@ g@@ ar spe@@ e@@ ch , or anything el@@ se that could result in Jehovah’s disa@@ p@@ pro@@ val .
Isaiah was likely speaking prophe@@ tic@@ ally of Babyl@@ on .
“ Not appreci@@ ating sac@@ red things , ” E@@ sa@@ u gave away his righ@@ ts as fir@@ st@@ born “ in ex@@ change for one me@@ al . ”
But what if he makes that promise even before he as@@ ks you any questions about your health ?
H@@ u@@ man@@ s ten@@ d to imitate those whom they love and respect , and no one is more wor@@ thy of imit@@ ation than Jehovah God .
Consider a str@@ ik@@ ing example of spiritual food received in the right se@@ as@@ on .
D@@ r . Sh@@ am@@ ma@@ s , in fact , made his house and cl@@ in@@ ic a@@ vail@@ able for Christian meetings .
Mo@@ re@@ over , they first gave their t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony in Jerusalem , right under the eyes of their op@@ pos@@ ers , who were ready to se@@ ize upon any exc@@ use to con@@ dem@@ n them .
After you hear a few de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of our hist@@ ory , I think you will ag@@ ree .
Today , as in ear@@ li@@ er times , pro@@ v@@ isions are made for individu@@ al believers to expres@@ s their faith “ in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the congregation . ”
My first assignment was Tr@@ ê@@ s Ri@@ o@@ s , a to@@ wn in Ri@@ o de J@@ an@@ ei@@ r@@ o St@@ ate .
If we lived for un@@ told bil@@ li@@ ons of years ​ — y@@ es , forever — ​ we would always be able to learn more about the mar@@ vel@@ s of God’s cre@@ ative works .
A@@ no@@ ther way is by high@@ ly es@@ te@@ em@@ ing all our brothers and sisters in the faith .
A@@ p@@ pro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble elders are a blessing
How many saw the “ E@@ u@@ re@@ ka D@@ r@@ ama ” is hard to deter@@ mine .
At the same time , certain members of the congregation had different vie@@ w@@ poin@@ ts on some matters .
When my a@@ un@@ t vis@@ ited us on we@@ ek@@ ends , she told me many inter@@ es@@ ting Bible st@@ ori@@ es .
• a man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of wisdom and mo@@ des@@ ty
When I rep@@ lied , “ Yes , ” he told me to follow him .
How can we imitate Job ?
I had never heard of him but learned that he and his wife were Jehovah’s Witnesses .
I@@ mit@@ ate Their Fa@@ ith ​ — He F@@ ought A@@ ga@@ inst F@@ e@@ ar and D@@ oub@@ t P@@ A@@ G@@ E 21
Now Jo@@ si@@ ah’s father , A@@ m@@ on , will be Juda@@ h’s king .
As the years pas@@ sed , David never reg@@ re@@ t@@ ted sp@@ en@@ ding his life worshipp@@ ing the true God .
He did not , however , use the power of we@@ al@@ th to at@@ tr@@ act many women .
11 : 15 .
You young people , how many u@@ se@@ ful s@@ k@@ ill@@ s are you lear@@ ning ​ — s@@ k@@ ill@@ s that will help you to serve your Creator and pre@@ pare you for future responsi@@ bil@@ ities ?
In what sense does Jehovah thro@@ w our sin@@ s be@@ h@@ ind his back ?
P@@ ho@@ ti@@ us
; F@@ our@@ ni@@ er , J .
Our first assignment was beau@@ ti@@ ful L@@ y@@ n@@ n V@@ al@@ le@@ y in N@@ or@@ th V@@ an@@ cou@@ ver , Cana@@ da .
In many coun@@ tri@@ es , pri@@ m@@ ary and se@@ con@@ d@@ ary educ@@ ation is com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory and often free .
“ E@@ very man should e@@ at and in@@ deed dr@@ ink and see good for all his hard work . It is the gift of God . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 3 : 13 .
Jehovah rep@@ lied : “ H@@ ere I do show you consider@@ ation to this ex@@ t@@ ent also , by my not over@@ thro@@ wing the city of which you have spo@@ ken . ”
( Proverbs 30 : 1 – 31 : 31 )
The Witness who stu@@ died the Bible with her no@@ tic@@ ed that there were fe@@ wer i@@ con@@ s around each time she vis@@ ited O@@ li@@ ver@@ a@@ ’s home .
P@@ ra@@ y con@@ stan@@ tly .
A@@ S TH@@ E last days near their end , the wicked continue to “ s@@ pr@@ out like we@@ e@@ ds . ”
Wh@@ er@@ ever they go , they also enjoy preaching along with the local congregations .
After Solomon died , his son R@@ eho@@ bo@@ am became king . When R@@ eho@@ bo@@ am needed ad@@ vice on how to h@@ and@@ le his responsi@@ bil@@ ities , he first asked the older men .
Wh@@ atever our circumstances , then , let all of us work to fur@@ ther the inter@@ ests of Jehovah’s ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent Kingdom .
* David believ@@ ed Z@@ i@@ ba@@ ’s s@@ l@@ an@@ der and turned over all of M@@ ep@@ hi@@ bo@@ she@@ th@@ ’s pro@@ per@@ ty to that li@@ ar ! — 2 Samuel 16 : 1 - 4 .
While tr@@ ying to cop@@ e with this emo@@ tional bur@@ den , Jo@@ su@@ é works long h@@ our@@ s at a men@@ i@@ al jo@@ b and ear@@ ns only a fr@@ action of what he had dre@@ am@@ ed of .
And sh@@ ort@@ ly before Jesus ’ death , an ang@@ el appe@@ ared to him and “ streng@@ th@@ ened him . ”
But the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message has not chang@@ ed .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 34 , 24
Paul once resur@@ rec@@ ted a young man nam@@ ed E@@ ut@@ y@@ ch@@ us , who had fal@@ le@@ n from a th@@ ir@@ d - flo@@ or w@@ in@@ do@@ w and was “ pi@@ cked up dead . ”
She says : “ I have sign@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly re@@ duc@@ ed the am@@ ount of time I sp@@ end w@@ atch@@ ing tel@@ ev@@ ision so that I have more time to pre@@ pare for the ministry .
( 2 ) The physi@@ ci@@ an and Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ er Luke inclu@@ des Noah when lis@@ ting the an@@ c@@ est@@ ors of Jesus Christ . ​ — Luke 3 : 36 .
You can appreci@@ ate why .
They go about life doing as they ple@@ ase , know@@ ingly or un@@ know@@ ingly con@@ duc@@ ting themselves in acc@@ ord with the di@@ ct@@ ates of their imper@@ fect flesh and giving little consider@@ ation to the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences ​ — to themselves or to others .
Ang@@ els desi@@ red to pe@@ er into and understand the deep spiritual tru@@ ths that God’s prophe@@ ts of old times wrote concer@@ ning the anointed Christian congregation .
That is why Jesus could say of his followers : “ They are no part of the world , just as I am no part of the world . ” ​ — John 17 : 16 .
A@@ no@@ ther of@@ fi@@ cial at the same st@@ adi@@ u@@ m said : “ When Jehovah’s Witnesses want to r@@ ent the st@@ adi@@ u@@ m , we are concer@@ ned only about the d@@ ates .
However , as his sheep , we have the responsi@@ bility to walk with our great S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d , Jehovah .
This part deal@@ t with field experi@@ ences of the class , high@@ ligh@@ ting how Jehovah bless@@ es those who use the Bible when preaching and teaching .
C@@ oura@@ ge is ess@@ enti@@ al for Christians .
Still , God’s Word as@@ sures us that with Jehovah’s help , we can avoid succ@@ um@@ b@@ ing to fear .
But in every@@ day spe@@ e@@ ch , these words are both accep@@ table and acc@@ ur@@ ate , when we keep in mind our ter@@ re@@ stri@@ al per@@ spe@@ ctive .
Be@@ fore long , the op@@ pos@@ ing ar@@ mi@@ es came to a g@@ ru@@ el@@ ing st@@ al@@ em@@ ate .
“ As you have accepted Christ Jesus the Lord , ” Paul wrote , “ go on wal@@ king in uni@@ on with him , ro@@ o@@ ted and being buil@@ t up in him and being sta@@ bi@@ li@@ zed in the faith , just as you were taught , over@@ f@@ low@@ ing with faith in than@@ k@@ s@@ giving . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 2 : 6 , 7 .
I@@ ts com@@ pos@@ er san@@ g : “ I have re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed your j@@ udi@@ cial decisions from time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , O Jehovah , and I find comfort for my@@ self . ”
They appreci@@ ated this , and even now , some sto@@ p the Witnesses on the st@@ re@@ et and ask for more co@@ pi@@ es of that ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
Ex@@ am@@ ple two : Acc@@ ording to Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 3 , we should do “ nothing out of con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ousness or out of e@@ go@@ tism , but with low@@ l@@ iness of mind consider@@ ing that the others are su@@ peri@@ or . ”
But let him that is the great@@ est among you become as the you@@ ng@@ est , and the one ac@@ ting as c@@ hi@@ ef as the one minis@@ ter@@ ing . ”
“ In 19 years , we have never mis@@ sed a meeting .
What is another way Jehovah shows he lo@@ ves us ?
The s@@ ong clo@@ ses with the gi@@ r@@ l desi@@ ring her de@@ ar one to “ be s@@ wi@@ ft like a ga@@ z@@ el@@ le ” and come r@@ un@@ ning to her . ​ — S@@ ong of S@@ ol .
Do I have a hard time rec@@ all@@ ing Bible te@@ x@@ ts that can strengthen the off@@ en@@ se ? ’
It makes us cont@@ ent to wa@@ it pati@@ ently upon our God , satis@@ fied with wh@@ atever blessings he gives and confid@@ ent that in his du@@ e time we will receive everything that he has promised ​ — and more .
A@@ vo@@ id being like the pro@@ ver@@ bi@@ al bu@@ s d@@ ri@@ ver who is more concer@@ ned with arri@@ ving on time at every bu@@ s sto@@ p than with pi@@ c@@ king up pas@@ s@@ eng@@ ers .
The Bible book of Genesis tel@@ ls in great de@@ ta@@ il how God care@@ fully c@@ ra@@ f@@ ted the earth .
R@@ em@@ ember that you serve him , not imper@@ fect humans ! ”
Today , he is enjo@@ ying a care@@ er in full - time service .
Hence , these mil@@ ls had to r@@ ely on human mus@@ c@@ le power .
The answer has to do with the d@@ ate of the man@@ us@@ crip@@ t .
It says : “ Th@@ r@@ ough one man sin en@@ tered into the world and death through sin , and thus death s@@ pre@@ ad to all men because they had all sin@@ ned . ”
De@@ al@@ ing with the personal effe@@ cts of your sp@@ ouse can be very difficult emo@@ tion@@ ally , especially if you have sp@@ ent many years together , but it is part of the g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing pro@@ c@@ ess .
On@@ ly when “ from Jehovah is the answer of the t@@ ong@@ ue , ” that is , when we speak spiritually cor@@ rec@@ t words of truth . ​ — Proverbs 16 : 1@@ b .
They have s@@ ought to get a cle@@ are@@ r understanding of the tim@@ ing of the fulfill@@ ment of Jesus ’ words .
Di@@ d you no@@ tice it ?
Solomon states : “ From the fru@@ it@@ age of a man@@ ’s m@@ ou@@ th he is satis@@ fied with good , and the very doing of a man@@ ’s hands will come back to him . ” ​ — Proverbs 12 : 14 .
“ The soul [ life ] of the flesh is in the blood , ” states L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 17 : 11 .
How did H@@ ann@@ ah displa@@ y reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess ?
When Jo@@ ã@@ o Paulo and his wife , No@@ em@@ i , expres@@ sed their desire to serve where there was a greater need , they received a few disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ing com@@ ments .
That invol@@ ves taking in acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s Word , the Bible .
The Scriptures st@@ ate : “ Be in sub@@ je@@ ction to one another in fear of Christ .
Do we gr@@ ate@@ fully par@@ take of it and re@@ adi@@ ly apply what we learn ?
spirit in taking up challeng@@ ing assign@@ ments in Jehovah’s service .
H@@ ere I am ad@@ ding on@@ to your days fi@@ f@@ te@@ en years . ” ​ — Isaiah 38 : 1 - 5 .
To ad@@ d@@ ress such concer@@ ns , Jehovah’s Witnesses in over 2@@ 00 lands around the world will be pres@@ en@@ ting a tim@@ ely public dis@@ course ent@@ it@@ led “ Is God Still in Con@@ tro@@ l ? ”
If a cou@@ ple cho@@ ose to ho@@ st a ga@@ ther@@ ing to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate the we@@ d@@ ding , how can they make sure that the occasi@@ on rema@@ ins di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied ?
Tru@@ e to Bible prophecy , that kind of affe@@ ction is no@@ tic@@ e@@ ab@@ ly l@@ ac@@ king today .
God used the apostle Peter to resur@@ rec@@ t D@@ or@@ c@@ as , and it is very likely that she sp@@ ent the rest of her life on earth jo@@ y@@ fully preaching the good news and doing good things for others .
Yet , God has given us free will , and we can cho@@ ose to do what is right .
Jesus rep@@ lies : “ Let her al@@ one , that she may keep this ob@@ serv@@ ance in view of the day of my bu@@ ri@@ al .
Ther@@ e@@ after , any called to the heavenly hope were believ@@ ed to be re@@ plac@@ ements for anointed Christians who had proved un@@ faithful .
Because I had left the min@@ es , I was eli@@ gi@@ ble for mil@@ it@@ ary service .
Still , He did not inter@@ v@@ ene .
“ W@@ ere I inc@@ l@@ ined to tell and speak of them , ” he said , “ they have become more num@@ er@@ ous than I can rec@@ ount . ”
During the 1@@ 7@@ th and 18@@ th cen@@ tu@@ ries , people in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in , Fr@@ ance , and the Un@@ ited St@@ ates prom@@ o@@ ted devo@@ tion to their St@@ ate , so that n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ism , in effect , became like a religion .
What can strong faith help you to do ?
We should be ke@@ en@@ ly inter@@ ested in the answer , for our very sal@@ vation is involved .
If we allow our sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y to fa@@ de , we may be un@@ pre@@ pared to f@@ end off att@@ ac@@ ks that come our way and may be ca@@ ught un@@ a@@ wa@@ res when Jehovah’s day fin@@ ally arri@@ ves .
It is possible that Luke learned things about Joh@@ n@@ ’s bir@@ th from Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th , the mother of John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er .
• Why should we try to simp@@ li@@ fy our lives ?
So Jesus cl@@ ari@@ fied the matter : “ La@@ z@@ ar@@ us has died . ”
Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at ․ ․ ․ ․ ․ ․
Do@@ g@@ s , go@@ ats , and s@@ qu@@ a@@ w@@ king c@@ hi@@ ck@@ ens s@@ cr@@ am@@ ble under@@ fo@@ o@@ t .
The king and the people make gener@@ ous contribu@@ tions for the temple .
A sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent di@@ ag@@ no@@ s@@ is reve@@ aled that he had a can@@ cer@@ ous tum@@ or on the b@@ ra@@ in .
God’s Word helps us to understand the fac@@ t@@ ors that can under@@ mine a marriage .
Many of God’s servants today can rel@@ ate to Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s feelings .
There are two valu@@ able less@@ ons to learn from 2 Samuel chap@@ ter 7 .
We have been pra@@ ying for you to come . ”
What about ha@@ ugh@@ ty Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar , who was stri@@ ck@@ en with ma@@ dness at the he@@ i@@ ght of his power ?
17 , 18 . ( a ) Why should we regul@@ arly take in so@@ li@@ d spiritual food ?
And he told his disciples that they too were bel@@ o@@ ved .
U@@ se E@@ ach Da@@ y of Your Li@@ fe for God’s G@@ l@@ ory
What li@@ ber@@ ation are people of all nations experi@@ enc@@ ing ?
He recogn@@ ized that the ransom app@@ lied to him person@@ ally .
And each member of that body vie@@ ws himself , not as the lead@@ er of his fellow brothers , but as one of the “ d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s , ” f@@ ed by the faithful slave and sub@@ ject to its over@@ sight .
The wise king also stated : “ The fear of Jehovah is the star@@ t of wisdom , and the knowledge of the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly One is what understanding is . ” ​ — Proverbs 1 : 7 ; 9 : 10 .
And the div@@ in@@ ely inspired Genesis account of the D@@ elu@@ ge has great meaning for us .
Fa@@ ith heal@@ ers are no@@ ted for being powerful fun@@ d - ra@@ is@@ ers .
Satan was be@@ h@@ ind anything that seem@@ ed un@@ u@@ su@@ al , such as un@@ explained ill@@ ness , su@@ d@@ den death , or bad cro@@ ps .
How did Jehovah show his accep@@ t@@ ance of Jesus as the promised Messi@@ ah , or Christ ?
To cle@@ an@@ se the cam@@ p and turn back Jehovah’s bur@@ ning anger , the jud@@ ges of Israel were instru@@ cted to k@@ ill all the men who had thus de@@ fle@@ cted .
How were the congregations in the first century organiz@@ ed ?
Many of them are real examples of pati@@ ence and per@@ sever@@ ance , qualities that are vital in Jehovah’s eyes .
Many have will@@ ingly moved at their own ex@@ p@@ en@@ se to are@@ as where the need for Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers is greater .
Such is the case in our day .
However , this article will discus@@ s something el@@ se of vital import@@ ance that Jesus demonstr@@ ated to his disciples ​ — the right attitude toward the preaching work .
The shepher@@ d bo@@ y is saying that the eyes of his gi@@ r@@ l compan@@ ion are so@@ ft and g@@ ent@@ le in appe@@ ar@@ ance , as are those of do@@ ves .
The apostles knew that Jesus ’ comman@@ ds re@@ pres@@ ented God’s will for them .
To per@@ form such ac@@ ts of com@@ pas@@ sion , Jesus needed no or@@ g@@ an don@@ ors for trans@@ pl@@ ants .
Yet , the end is at hand !
Christian parents and their children may be t@@ ested in this reg@@ ard .
▪ What is its purpose ?
So when read@@ ers of the Christian Greek Scriptures come ac@@ ro@@ ss the expres@@ sion “ everlasting life , ” many think that it always ref@@ ers to life in heaven .
As des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Adam and E@@ ve , humans are tr@@ oub@@ led with the same appro@@ ach to life , more rec@@ ently la@@ bel@@ ed “ me - ism . ” — Genesis 3 : 6 - 8 , 12 .
C@@ re@@ dit@@ ors were sel@@ ling the po@@ or into sla@@ very for the pri@@ ce of “ a pa@@ ir of san@@ d@@ als , ” perhaps for some min@@ or de@@ b@@ t .
I first started to pioneer in 19@@ 7@@ 3 .
The second vo@@ lu@@ me ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted d@@ ates of hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al events .
W@@ ear@@ ing no clo@@ th@@ es gave the a@@ th@@ let@@ es ag@@ ility , e@@ ase of mo@@ v@@ ement , and de@@ f@@ t@@ ness .
( a ) How did Peter , An@@ dre@@ w , James , and John respon@@ d when Jesus invit@@ ed them to become fi@@ sh@@ ers of men ?
Jesus said that this is the most important of all God’s comman@@ d@@ ments .
D@@ et@@ er@@ min@@ ation Is Re@@ war@@ ded
S@@ ome@@ times inter@@ pre@@ ters were a@@ vail@@ able and some@@ times not .
Why is Jesus Christ called “ a help@@ er with the Father ” ?
Like the Israelites , the Messi@@ ah would be called out of Egy@@ pt .
Ge@@ off@@ re@@ y Jac@@ k@@ son , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses , op@@ ened the pro@@ gra@@ m by wel@@ coming the 5@@ 6 gra@@ du@@ ates and the inter@@ n@@ ational a@@ udi@@ ence of 6@@ ,@@ 3@@ 6@@ 6 .
Ther@@ efore , we need to devel@@ op our po@@ wers of con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation so that they serve us well when we study .
But in rec@@ ent years , war has chang@@ ed its face .
TH@@ E is@@ land of P@@ u@@ er@@ to R@@ ic@@ o is the home of the worl@@ d’s lar@@ g@@ est and most sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve sing@@ le - dis@@ h ra@@ di@@ o tel@@ es@@ cop@@ e .
When exerc@@ ising their God - given authority , how can elders , parents , hus@@ ban@@ ds , and wi@@ ves imitate Jehovah ?
The “ Pe@@ er - P@@ res@@ sure P@@ l@@ an@@ ner ” on pages 1@@ 32 and 1@@ 33 provi@@ des su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions and also al@@ lo@@ ws opportun@@ ities for your child to cre@@ ate respon@@ ses that he or she feel@@ s com@@ for@@ table with .
Like the apostle Paul , we want to “ conduct ourselves hon@@ es@@ tly in all things . ”
Because he saw c@@ learly that more than his personal sa@@ f@@ ety or advan@@ ta@@ ge was involved .
After he died , Jesus was ra@@ ised to heaven .
G@@ li@@ m@@ m@@ ers of H@@ op@@ e ?
( b ) Why may those who give encourag@@ ement some@@ times be in need of recei@@ ving it ?
At first , Ca@@ pi@@ to tri@@ ed to so@@ f@@ ten the ze@@ al of Re@@ form@@ ers who pre@@ ached a message contr@@ ary to Ca@@ tho@@ lic do@@ g@@ ma .
Be@@ fore long , Saul began to turn ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant .
Th@@ an@@ k@@ fully , the branch fac@@ il@@ ities were not seri@@ ously affe@@ cted .
15 : 2 , 3 ; 24 : 3 - 5 .
Of course , congregation elders can show that they too are sub@@ mis@@ sive by being care@@ ful to con@@ ve@@ y to the congregation God’s message , not their own op@@ in@@ i@@ ons .
However , the same man op@@ ened the do@@ or .
After Jesus is ar@@ rest@@ ed , he is taken to the home of the high pri@@ est .
When the Israelites asked for a king , Samuel explained what the k@@ ing@@ ’s righ@@ t@@ ful du@@ e would be .
Jehovah is not dec@@ ei@@ ved by te@@ ars or m@@ ere words .
What will life be like ?
This helps us to ‘ walk in wisdom . ’ ​ — Proverbs 28 : 26 .
What should their mo@@ tive be ?
M@@ an@@ dy and Be@@ th@@ any , for example , gre@@ w up some 9@@ 00 mil@@ es ( 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 k@@ m ) from the Bethel home in their country .
; F@@ us@@ an@@ o , G .
The Bible com@@ pa@@ res the ten@@ ts of Israel to “ al@@ o@@ es that Jehovah has pl@@ anted . ”
As no@@ ted at Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 17 , he vie@@ ws them in the way that a loving father vie@@ ws his son .
One way to pre@@ pare our heart is by di@@ lig@@ ently stud@@ ying the Scriptures and Bible - based public@@ ations .
What did C@@ el@@ l@@ ari@@ us find in his exam@@ in@@ ation of the Bible ?
Me@@ an@@ while , we can take comfort in know@@ ing that our dead loved ones are re@@ sting , and if they are in God’s mem@@ ory , they will be resur@@ rec@@ ted in his du@@ e time .
For example , consider the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h law .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently he let go of him .
The Da@@ y@@ st@@ ar has already ris@@ en . Do you know how and when ?
I reas@@ oned that ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te fre@@ e@@ dom was the only way to be truly happy . Be@@ fore long , I st@@ op@@ ped atten@@ ding Christian meetings .
Still , Jesus did not ber@@ ate or hum@@ ili@@ ate them , nor did he make them feel un@@ loved or in@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble of car@@ r@@ ying out what he was teaching them to do .
A Ma@@ y@@ an cal@@ end@@ ar c@@ y@@ c@@ le that ended on De@@ c@@ ember 21 , 20@@ 12 , was inter@@ pre@@ ted by some as a por@@ t@@ ent of c@@ at@@ ac@@ l@@ y@@ s@@ mi@@ c events .
What effect does ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism have on people , and why is their fear under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble ?
The expres@@ sion “ spiritual par@@ adise ” has become a part of our the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c vo@@ ca@@ bul@@ ary .
Ther@@ e@@ after , they might share in a c@@ ele@@ br@@ at@@ ory fe@@ ast , such as that mentioned at John 2 : 1 .
He ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ I tru@@ sted in the name of Jehovah . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
No one cre@@ ated God ​ — he had no beg@@ in@@ ning .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , by means of holy spirit , Jehovah can give the ti@@ red one strength .
If we appreci@@ ate Jehovah’s great mer@@ cy , we will show mer@@ cy to others and for@@ give them from the heart .
F@@ u@@ el@@ ing a Con@@ tro@@ vers@@ y
You will never reg@@ re@@ t lear@@ ning what the Bible says about God’s Kingdom . ​ — Read Luke 18 : 16 , 17 ; John 4 : 23 .
Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al In@@ form@@ ation Ser@@ vi@@ ces su@@ per@@ vis@@ es an inter@@ n@@ ational ne@@ t@@ work of Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al Li@@ a@@ is@@ on Com@@ mit@@ te@@ es .
The do@@ cum@@ ent is a written st@@ at@@ ement sign@@ ed before wit@@ nesses by a cou@@ ple who are pre@@ ven@@ ted from mar@@ r@@ ying for the reason mentioned bel@@ ow .
H@@ ar@@ m@@ ful associ@@ ates .
Our desire was to stay in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , and with the help of a la@@ w@@ y@@ er , we fin@@ ally ob@@ ta@@ ined a per@@ man@@ ent vis@@ a in 194@@ 5 .
Will you too t@@ est Jehovah out and experience his rich blessing ?
Ther@@ efore , the fru@@ it@@ age in this case is ne@@ i@@ ther new disciples nor fine Christian qualities .
E@@ ve was acc@@ o@@ sted by a ser@@ p@@ ent , used as a m@@ ou@@ th@@ pi@@ e@@ ce by an inv@@ isi@@ ble spirit .
( “ Let me make sure I understand .
Paul expla@@ ins : “ Ke@@ ep on making sure of what is accep@@ table to the Lord ; and qu@@ it sh@@ aring with them in the un@@ fru@@ it@@ ful works that bel@@ ong to the dar@@ k@@ ness , but , rather , even be re@@ pro@@ ving them . ”
Jesus rep@@ lied : “ I want to .
The ro@@ om@@ s had no r@@ un@@ ning water and no f@@ lu@@ s@@ h to@@ il@@ et .
Mo@@ re@@ over , they cannot atten@@ d congregation meetings condu@@ cted in their mother t@@ ong@@ ue .
Si@@ x times in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus in@@ tro@@ du@@ ces his st@@ at@@ ements with the expres@@ sion “ you heard that it was said ” or “ mo@@ re@@ over it was said , ” but he then pres@@ ents another ide@@ a , saying “ however , I say to you . ”
Ther@@ efore , the un@@ nam@@ ed disci@@ ple is evid@@ ently the Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ er John .
Su@@ b@@ ject In@@ de@@ x for The Watchtower 200@@ 3
David fac@@ ed the men@@ ace of King Saul , who wanted to k@@ ill him , and the powerful ar@@ my of Phil@@ ist@@ ines , who were tr@@ ying to con@@ qu@@ er Israel .
They do not look for a way out when difficul@@ ties ar@@ ise .
Ab@@ out three cen@@ tu@@ ries later , a king nam@@ ed Jo@@ si@@ ah ​ — not a comm@@ on Bi@@ bli@@ cal name — ​ came from the family l@@ in@@ e@@ age of David .
5 : 2 - 5 .
Ti@@ gr@@ is
“ C@@ ome to M@@ e , . . . and I Will Re@@ f@@ res@@ h You ”
Thus , esta@@ bli@@ shing fri@@ end@@ ly rel@@ ations may take time and pati@@ ence .
Yes , Jehovah God is the O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or of the invit@@ ation to “ come . ”
Then , some@@ time after 4@@ 4 C.E . , in S@@ y@@ ri@@ an An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch , disciples of Jesus “ were by divine provi@@ d@@ ence called Christians . ”
( b ) How have the anointed expres@@ sed their appreciation to the other sheep ?
I@@ T I@@ S hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing to see that an inc@@ reas@@ ing number of young Witnesses are simp@@ li@@ f@@ ying their li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le to be able to ex@@ p@@ and their Christian ministry .
E@@ ach is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke !
Moses ’ faith also shap@@ ed his cho@@ ice of care@@ er .
They sh@@ ou@@ ted , “ K@@ ill him ! ”
Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al V@@ is@@ its ​ — A S@@ ource of Sat@@ is@@ fac@@ tion
Let us consider se@@ ven tru@@ ths that the Bible teach@@ es us about the Kingdom .
( a ) What can we learn from the example of S@@ te@@ ph@@ en ?
What is me@@ ant by the expres@@ sions “ heavenly bo@@ dies ” and “ earthly bo@@ dies ” ?
T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an began his es@@ say ent@@ it@@ led A@@ ga@@ inst P@@ ra@@ x@@ e@@ as saying : “ In vari@@ ous ways has the de@@ vi@@ l ri@@ v@@ al@@ led and res@@ is@@ ted the truth .
He is con@@ des@@ cen@@ ding to look on heaven and earth , ra@@ ising up the low@@ ly one from the very du@@ st . ”
How did King David and King Saul di@@ ff@@ er in their respon@@ se to Jehovah’s counsel ?
▪ From Jesus we learn that angels are deep@@ ly inter@@ ested in people .
Com@@ ba@@ t Ne@@ g@@ ative F@@ e@@ el@@ ings , 10 / 1
But since there was no work in our v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , I mi@@ gr@@ ated to Ger@@ many , where one of my brothers lived .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , discus@@ s the ple@@ asure you received from car@@ ing for that responsi@@ bility . ​ — Acts 20 : 35 .
During that time , he had fa@@ ther@@ ed two bo@@ ys by his wife , A@@ sen@@ ath .
Because of in@@ her@@ ited imper@@ fe@@ ction , we all have “ a tend@@ enc@@ y to en@@ v@@ y , ” and even long@@ time Christians may occasi@@ on@@ ally feel je@@ al@@ ous of the circumstances , pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , privile@@ ges , or a@@ bil@@ ities of others .
Why are God’s people h@@ ated in all nations ?
“ St@@ and up st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght and li@@ ft up your he@@ a@@ ds , because your deli@@ ver@@ ance is get@@ ting near . ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 21 : 28 .
How many of them were there ?
Indeed , the Bible con@@ tain@@ s many acc@@ oun@@ ts of people , even among God’s servants , who did wrong and su@@ ffered the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
“ The fre@@ e@@ dom to accept or refu@@ se spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c medi@@ cal tre@@ at@@ ment , or to sel@@ e@@ ct an al@@ ter@@ n@@ ative form of tre@@ at@@ ment , is vital to the principles of self - determin@@ ation and personal a@@ ut@@ on@@ om@@ y .
It can inclu@@ de affe@@ ction and war@@ m@@ th .
Instead , he follow@@ ed the fo@@ ol@@ ish ad@@ vice of the you@@ ng@@ er men he had gro@@ wn up with .
I was baptized early in 199@@ 9 . ”
Our love for Jehovah’s law br@@ ings us a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant peace .
We can imitate Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess by cho@@ o@@ sing to be for@@ giving toward one another wh@@ en@@ ever there is a bas@@ is for doing so .
“ Su@@ pp@@ ly to your faith . . . end@@ ur@@ ance . ” ​ — 2 P@@ E@@ T@@ E@@ R 1 : 5 , 6 .
Fir@@ st - century Christians were declar@@ ed righteous and anointed with holy spirit for the purpose of en@@ ab@@ ling them to receive their heavenly in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
O@@ ver the last 1@@ 50 years , va@@ st num@@ bers of such ta@@ ble@@ ts have been found in U@@ r , U@@ ru@@ k , Babyl@@ on , N@@ im@@ ru@@ d , N@@ ip@@ pu@@ r , A@@ shu@@ r , N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h , Mar@@ i , E@@ b@@ la , U@@ gar@@ it , and A@@ mar@@ na .
O@@ r the great things could have been material pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity . In any case , he had lost sight of the more important things , those having spiritual value .
Still , as a people , “ the cho@@ s@@ en ones ” and their loyal compan@@ i@@ ons will physi@@ c@@ ally sur@@ vi@@ ve the end of apost@@ ate Chris@@ tend@@ om by taking refu@@ ge in Jehovah and his m@@ oun@@ tain@@ like organization .
Consider what led to his de@@ fe@@ at and death .
God did not inter@@ v@@ ene to pre@@ v@@ ent a wa@@ ve of persecu@@ tion per@@ pe@@ tr@@ ated against Christ’s disciples by the Rom@@ an E@@ mp@@ er@@ or N@@ er@@ o .
Jehovah wants what is best for you .
What is involved in br@@ ing@@ ing up children in the “ men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah , ” and why does this not mean that parents are un@@ fai@@ r@@ ly influ@@ enc@@ ing their children ?
* These help@@ ers , from among the “ other sheep , ” provide valu@@ able support to the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how a new disci@@ ple may be taught the comm@@ and to show love .
B@@ as@@ ic@@ ally because , as M@@ app@@ ing Par@@ adise ob@@ ser@@ ves , “ the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans have . . . turned their back fir@@ m@@ ly on the is@@ sue of the lo@@ c@@ ation of par@@ adise . ”
F@@ ri@@ e@@ da car@@ ri@@ ed on her Christian activities cl@@ an@@ des@@ t@@ in@@ ely , even help@@ ing to prin@@ t the Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
The are@@ a co@@ vered by that va@@ st cir@@ cu@@ it now makes up par@@ ts of three Eng@@ l@@ ish and three S@@ pan@@ ish dist@@ ri@@ cts , each dist@@ ri@@ ct being made up of about ten cir@@ cu@@ its !
By he@@ e@@ ding the war@@ ning : “ Do not w@@ an@@ der into her ro@@ ad@@ ways . ”
But did Jesus not ur@@ ge his disciples : “ Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first the kingdom and his righteousness , and all these other things will be ad@@ ded to you ” ?
What com@@ par@@ is@@ on could you draw that would con@@ ve@@ y the tend@@ er care that he gives his faithful servants ?
But with Christ’s authority be@@ h@@ ind us and his pres@@ ence b@@ es@@ i@@ de us , we can accom@@ pl@@ ish it !
The psalmist wrote : “ I have called with my whole heart . An@@ s@@ wer me , O Jehovah . ”
Israel is a@@ bu@@ z@@ z with talk about the promised Messi@@ ah .
When the Bible uses the word “ flesh , ” it can ref@@ er to vari@@ ous things .
These transl@@ ations were never publi@@ shed and are now lost .
U@@ se Bible study to@@ ol@@ s .
However , he never a@@ bu@@ sed this gift by in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ing in heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ king .
Their obedi@@ ence was not par@@ ti@@ al or hal@@ f@@ hear@@ ted .
( b ) Why is for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess a t@@ est of hum@@ ility ?
For them to be truly bless@@ ed , they would have to be fre@@ ed from their sin@@ ful st@@ ate and brought into Jehovah’s uni@@ vers@@ al family .
God’s servants in the past also had anxi@@ ous m@@ om@@ ents .
Y@@ O@@ U cro@@ ss pa@@ ths with someone while lea@@ ving your home .
However , Peter said : “ Jehovah is not s@@ low res@@ pe@@ cting his promise , as some people consider s@@ low@@ ness , but he is pati@@ ent with you because he does not desire any to be destro@@ yed but desi@@ res all to at@@ tain to rep@@ ent@@ ance .
H@@ ear@@ ing vo@@ ic@@ es mean dem@@ on att@@ ack ?
We need to cultiv@@ ate an appreci@@ ative attitude for Jehovah’s sa@@ y@@ ings and a heal@@ thy fear of him .
“ If my son is not respon@@ sible en@@ ough to keep his ro@@ om clean , how will he maintain an ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment ? ”
Let us take a bri@@ ef look at the con@@ ten@@ ts of the book of Mi@@ ca@@ h .
We o@@ we Jehovah far more than we o@@ we any human .
R@@ em@@ ember , the see@@ ds you s@@ ow can give people happiness now as well as everlasting life in the future .
Because as the Creator , Jehovah God has the power and the ability to bring un@@ ity to mankind .
Ser@@ ving Jehovah Is the Ri@@ ght Th@@ ing to Do
We see Jehovah’s Witnesses every@@ where ! ’ ”
What Ab@@ out Christians Today ?
Th@@ ink about this : No doubt , we would be deep@@ ly gr@@ ate@@ ful if a brother gave us some material ass@@ ist@@ ance to help us cop@@ e with an em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y .
He re@@ moved it all and cho@@ se the gar@@ b he was used to we@@ aring ​ — that of a shepher@@ d e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed to prote@@ ct his flo@@ ck . ​ — 1 Samuel 17 : 38 - 40 .
How can his death benefit you ?
As I have already stated , I reg@@ re@@ t most not having learned about Jehovah ear@@ li@@ er in life .
N@@ um@@ ber of coun@@ tri@@ es assign@@ ed to : 18
What did Jehovah see as he exam@@ ined Davi@@ d’s heart ?
Can you hear him ?
The fin@@ al talk , deli@@ vered by An@@ th@@ on@@ y M@@ or@@ r@@ is of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , was ent@@ it@@ led “ What Are We W@@ a@@ iting For ? ”
This will sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard you , ” he stated .
Th@@ ough An@@ n and I mis@@ sed them , we did not d@@ well on how ni@@ ce it would be to have them stay in our neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od , mar@@ ry , and have children .
Be pre@@ pared .
My father came in and out of our lives as a result of his problems with al@@ co@@ ho@@ l .
A person gives according to his means , and Jehovah is pleas@@ ed with a spirit of li@@ ber@@ ality .
In effect , their st@@ ance was to be like that later set for@@ th for God’s present - day people by the prophet Mi@@ ca@@ h : “ All the pe@@ op@@ les will walk , each in the name of its go@@ d , but we will walk in the name of Jehovah our God forever and ever . ” ​ — Mi@@ c . 4 : 5 .
To them , wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft lives only in the real@@ m of the i@@ mag@@ in@@ ation ​ — old ha@@ g@@ s d@@ ressed in ho@@ o@@ ded clo@@ ak@@ s who ad@@ d bat@@ s ’ w@@ ings to a bu@@ b@@ bl@@ ing cal@@ dr@@ on , turn people into f@@ ro@@ g@@ s , and so@@ ar through the night s@@ k@@ y on bro@@ om@@ s@@ tic@@ ks as they c@@ ac@@ k@@ le mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ously .
We can stay faithful .
U@@ sing a powerful com@@ par@@ is@@ on , Jehovah promised rep@@ ent@@ ant Israelites the complete re@@ mo@@ val of the sta@@ in of their sin@@ s , making what was “ s@@ car@@ let ” as wh@@ ite as “ s@@ now . ”
G@@ ra@@ f@@ ting W@@ il@@ d O@@ live B@@ ran@@ ches ​ — Why ?
You can still learn to expres@@ s affe@@ ction .
Sh@@ ould it be any different in a Christian family ?
G@@ et@@ ting the public@@ ations to re@@ mo@@ te se@@ ctions of the inter@@ i@@ or is not eas@@ y .
As your marriage has chang@@ ed , so your fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps may change too .
Why is it important that we regul@@ arly share in the preaching work before baptism ?
J@@ on@@ ah may already have known the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an language , or he may have mirac@@ ul@@ ously received the ability to speak it .
I thought that she must have been ex@@ ag@@ g@@ er@@ ating a bi@@ t .
What do we ask from God when we pray : “ Do not bring us into temp@@ tation ” ?
7 : 7 ; 1 P@@ et .
Jesus rema@@ ined perfect , ho@@ l@@ ding to a course of integrity .
After we have re@@ ached per@@ fe@@ ction and have pas@@ sed the fin@@ al t@@ est , Jehovah will be deli@@ gh@@ ted to si@@ gn the cer@@ ti@@ fic@@ ate , as it were , and a@@ do@@ pt us as his bel@@ o@@ ved earthly children .
It is therefore nothing great if his min@@ isters also keep trans@@ form@@ ing themselves into min@@ isters of righteousness . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 11 : 13 - 15 .
But they did know that it was wrong to k@@ ill anyone .
Even so , against all o@@ d@@ ds , I kept on sh@@ aring Bible tru@@ ths with him for 37 years . ”
Bro@@ ther Mar@@ gar@@ y@@ an and his family
The ability to tell others what we think and feel is truly a wonderful gift from Jehovah .
7 , 8 . ( a ) What example of princi@@ pl@@ ed love did Jehovah set in deal@@ ing with his people ?
However , ancient man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts of the Di@@ at@@ ess@@ ar@@ on that have come to light since then have proved that the Go@@ sp@@ els of Matthew , Mark , Luke , and John were already in wide cir@@ cul@@ ation by the mi@@ dd@@ le of the second century .
The p@@ lo@@ t was bi@@ g en@@ ough for a large Kingdom H@@ all .
The account says that when the par@@ ty arri@@ ved at Per@@ ga , “ John with@@ dre@@ w from them and re@@ turned to Jerusalem . ”
That is so much better than con@@ ve@@ ying the imp@@ res@@ sion that we have given up on them , wh@@ er@@ e@@ upon they may give up on themselves .
E@@ mp@@ ow@@ ered to F@@ i@@ ght T@@ emp@@ tation and C@@ op@@ e With Dis@@ coura@@ g@@ ement
King Solomon wit@@ ness@@ ed the l@@ eng@@ ths to which en@@ v@@ y can go .
How Re@@ al Is Your R@@ el@@ ati@@ on@@ ship With Jehovah ?
Ru@@ th did not .
In a similar way , the great crow@@ d worshi@@ ps Jehovah in the ou@@ ter cour@@ ty@@ ard of his spiritual temple .
“ They war@@ m the heart and e@@ ase the da@@ ily lo@@ ad .
How are those who trust in Jehovah bless@@ ed even now ? The Scriptures re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly show that those who hope and trust in Jehovah never lo@@ se out .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , like K@@ å@@ re , do you not experience deep joy when you find a listen@@ ing e@@ ar and are able to teach that person about the name of Jehovah ?
Re@@ ading the Bible and medit@@ ating on what you have read will mo@@ tiv@@ ate you to serve Jehovah
Job rema@@ ined faithful under t@@ est
What O@@ thers Sa@@ y Ab@@ out Jehovah’s Witnesses
For one thing , Jesus Christ himself rul@@ ed out the use of the religious t@@ it@@ le “ Father ” when he said : “ Do not call anyone your father on earth , for one is your Father , the heavenly One . ”
Jesus benef@@ ited from tru@@ sting imp@@ lic@@ it@@ ly in his Father .
But others pa@@ id attention and later asked questions .
What made this necess@@ ary ?
Although I was e@@ ag@@ er to share Bible tru@@ ths with others , my m@@ ou@@ th went d@@ ry as soon as I tri@@ ed to speak about what I believ@@ ed .
See the article “ Can You ‘ S@@ te@@ p O@@ ver In@@ to M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia ’ ? ”
“ K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge is an eas@@ y thing ” to an understanding person .
Me@@ et@@ ing With “ C@@ er@@ tain Bar@@ ba@@ ri@@ c W@@ rit@@ ings ”
4@@ 3 : 10 .
We are living in the days of the se@@ ven@@ th head .
An@@ yone can beg@@ in to dr@@ ink from such water by ‘ taking in knowledge of the only true God and of the one whom he sent for@@ th , Jesus Christ . ’ ​ — John 17 : 3 .
Those words should make us refle@@ ct on our own deli@@ ver@@ ance from sla@@ very to mo@@ der@@ n - day Egy@@ pt , this present wicked system of things .
• Many h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ally claim@@ ing to be Christian
W@@ O@@ R@@ K@@ E@@ R@@ S need to@@ ol@@ s to help them get their jo@@ bs done .
What indic@@ ates that J@@ on@@ ah learned a valu@@ able less@@ on ?
Father often organiz@@ ed shows , which would inclu@@ de a pla@@ y , mu@@ si@@ c , and sing@@ ing .
Jehovah he@@ ars our ear@@ n@@ est re@@ ques@@ ts , and he under@@ stan@@ ds us even when no one el@@ se does
These hum@@ ble people needed public@@ ations in their own language to teach them about Jehovah !
What Jesus taught his faithful apostles in those fin@@ al h@@ our@@ s of his earthly life would help them lik@@ e@@ wise to con@@ qu@@ er the world .
Who will benefit from recei@@ ving shepher@@ ding vis@@ its ?
Mo@@ st , if not all , members of the congregation c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s .
Now the situation is fur@@ ther imp@@ ro@@ ved .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , she att@@ ached too much import@@ ance to being the daugh@@ ter of Israel@@ ’s first king , Saul , and now the wife of Israel@@ ’s second king .
How loving it is to give them wh@@ atever help we can right now !
Yes , we ex@@ pect to be ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed for ab@@ sta@@ ining from blood , but we cho@@ ose to be obedi@@ ent to God .
Un@@ i@@ fy my heart to fear your name . ” ​ — P@@ s .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , we de@@ e@@ pen our appreciation for a qu@@ ality of Jehovah by get@@ ting ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with it , refle@@ cting on it , and then imit@@ ating it in our own life .
How can we be “ ze@@ al@@ ous for fine works ” ?
Psalm 8@@ 5 is a re@@ qu@@ est for God’s blessing upon the re@@ tur@@ ne@@ es from ex@@ ile .
This allow@@ ed us to stay in one lo@@ c@@ ation so that we could give a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate attention to the spiritu@@ ality of our family .
In more rec@@ ent times , Jehovah’s Witnesses have been no@@ ted for their influ@@ ence for good .
A@@ h , here we are .
Mu@@ m and D@@ ad u@@ su@@ ally per@@ form these t@@ as@@ ks .
Ex@@ pla@@ ining why he a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned his efforts , he said : “ I had to ad@@ mit that man is un@@ able to bring justice , peace , and bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od into the world .
While he was there , a Li@@ v@@ on@@ i@@ an cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man nam@@ ed J@@ ā@@ n@@ is Re@@ it@@ ers likely helped him with the L@@ at@@ vi@@ an language as well as Bi@@ bli@@ cal Greek .
When we consider the milli@@ ons of lives that have been imp@@ ro@@ ved by divine educ@@ ation , do we not have a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant reas@@ ons to praise Jehovah ?
“ What son is he that a father does not discipl@@ ine ? ” asked the apostle Paul .
I fre@@ qu@@ ently arri@@ ved un@@ ann@@ oun@@ ced and un@@ invit@@ ed at their home to talk with them .
How are Jehovah’s di@@ gn@@ ity and s@@ pl@@ end@@ or made evid@@ ent ?
We can ask to speak with the man of the house when possible .
Even so , some people accepted our message .
10 , 11 . ( a ) The M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m will af@@ for@@ d what opportun@@ ities to all on earth ?
A V@@ is@@ it That Ca@@ used a T@@ ur@@ n@@ around
Jesus knew just the right account to use , and his Jewish listen@@ ers no doubt were famili@@ ar with it . ​ — Matthew 12 : 1 - 8 .
God’s Law stated that all the sacrific@@ es offered at the temple were to be of the best qu@@ ality possible .
But this account is not m@@ ere ancient hist@@ ory .
So if some say things that up@@ set you , apply the apostle Paul’s counsel found at C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 13 : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e pu@@ t@@ ting up with one another and for@@ giving one another fre@@ ely if anyone has a cause for com@@ pla@@ in@@ t against another . ”
This is not the wisdom that comes down from a@@ bo@@ ve , but is the earthly , ani@@ ma@@ l , demon@@ ic .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 21
C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ T@@ R@@ Y O@@ F O@@ R@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ N : G@@ E@@ R@@ M@@ A@@ N D@@ E@@ M@@ O@@ C@@ R@@ AT@@ I@@ C R@@ E@@ P@@ U@@ B@@ L@@ I@@ C
( Read Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 14 : 3 - 5 . )
How does ass@@ is@@ ting those who feel we@@ ak bring blessings to many ?
At times , he did the things he wi@@ shed not to do and did not do the things he desi@@ red to do .
Because of the benef@@ its of Jesus ’ perfect human sacrifice , we are great@@ ly com@@ for@@ ted .
For many years , the pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a cor@@ por@@ ation was also the fore@@ most member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
Ger@@ ar
My father died when I was ei@@ ght years old .
By doing so , we benefit ourselves as re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ents of Jehovah’s appro@@ val and blessing . ​ — Is@@ a .
Why Tru@@ st Jehovah’s G@@ u@@ id@@ ance ?
That is what Lu@@ c@@ a did .
It is vital that he recogn@@ ize the import@@ ance of his ro@@ le as a father .
But b@@ es@@ id@@ es exam@@ ining our heart , Jehovah also makes loving pro@@ vision to help us in making the needed self - exam@@ in@@ ation .
The Bible also ref@@ ers to this t@@ ent as “ the temple of Jehovah ” and “ the house of Jehovah . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 1 : 9 , 24 .
F@@ ear@@ less@@ ness is needed not only if we con@@ fr@@ on@@ t op@@ position and persecu@@ tion but also if we beg@@ in to doubt Jehovah’s love for us .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , he with@@ dre@@ w into a mon@@ ast@@ er@@ y in Bi@@ th@@ y@@ ni@@ a , A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or .
As followers of Jesus , we too need to displa@@ y the spirit of self - sacrifice .
In the s@@ pr@@ ing , 20 Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents in B@@ el@@ f@@ ast ho@@ sted 2@@ ,000 , who heard the talk “ H@@ er@@ e@@ after . ”
In what sense can No@@ ah’s ministry be called a succ@@ ess , and how can the same be said of your preaching work ?
This appro@@ ach to life found its orig@@ in in the gar@@ den of E@@ den when our first parents a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned the stan@@ d@@ ard of be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or la@@ id down by our Creator .
Is your sp@@ ouse really too att@@ ached , or could it be that you simply do not have the same ty@@ pe of relationship with your parents ?
But a less@@ er de@@ gre@@ e of ability in one as@@ pect of teaching does not necess@@ ar@@ ily dis@@ qu@@ ali@@ fy someone as a teach@@ er .
So Jesus was in hel@@ l , the gra@@ ve , but he was not a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned there , for he was ra@@ ised up , or resur@@ rec@@ ted .
Indeed , “ Ch@@ il@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s Da@@ y ” and the book Ch@@ il@@ dren made a lasting imp@@ res@@ sion on many young hearts !
Yes , Jeremiah rejo@@ ic@@ ed in his privilege of preaching God’s word .
The Israelites were to “ pa@@ y good he@@ ed . ”
How appro@@ pri@@ ate it would be to pray priv@@ ately in his be@@ half !
Satan also wants people to believe that spiritual pur@@ su@@ its are a wa@@ st@@ e of time .
Such inc@@ iting , or s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring up , is condu@@ ci@@ ve to spiritual wa@@ ke@@ ful@@ ness .
How did He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah show complete reli@@ ance on God ?
What does it mean to set our “ mind on the spirit ” ?
However , Revelation 7 : 3 indic@@ ates that all of Christ’s anointed sla@@ ves will have been per@@ man@@ ently “ se@@ aled ” by that time .
On what f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation are you building your life ?
He end@@ ow@@ ed humans with spiritual qualities that mi@@ r@@ r@@ ored his own .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out exc@@ ep@@ tion no one has proved to be like A@@ ha@@ b , who so@@ ld himself to do what was bad in the eyes of Jehovah , whom Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l his wife e@@ g@@ ged on . ”
As I gre@@ w older , I became a@@ ware that I was different from the people around me .
In the same way , Jehovah helps each of us to stand fir@@ m in the faith .
L@@ isten to what he says : “ R@@ a@@ ise your eyes all around and see ! ”
For example , the direc@@ t@@ or of a large con@@ stru@@ ction ser@@ vi@@ ces organization no@@ tic@@ ed that Jehovah’s Witnesses keep their word .
So@@ on after the di@@ ag@@ no@@ s@@ is of my di@@ se@@ ase , I was invit@@ ed to a s@@ em@@ in@@ ar in M@@ ad@@ ri@@ d where Christian vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers were taught to devel@@ op co@@ op@@ er@@ ation between physi@@ ci@@ ans and their Witness pati@@ ents .
The apostle Paul ad@@ d@@ ressed F@@ es@@ tu@@ s , the Rom@@ an pro@@ cur@@ at@@ or of Ju@@ de@@ a , in a similar way . ​ — Acts 26 : 25 .
Do you avoid them and main@@ ly sp@@ end time with those you have things in comm@@ on with ?
This is vital .
Today , there are coun@@ t@@ less ex@@ per@@ ts and spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ists ready to offer ad@@ vice on relation@@ shi@@ ps , love , family life , con@@ f@@ li@@ ct res@@ olu@@ tion , happiness , and even the very meaning of life .
They car@@ ry on what s@@ ci@@ ence au@@ th@@ or A@@ mi@@ r D . A@@ c@@ z@@ el called “ a s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent against the ex@@ ist@@ ence of God . ”
Those wicked Cana@@ an@@ ites were be@@ coming ter@@ ri@@ fied of the power of Israel@@ ’s God , Jehovah !
The book was pro@@ ba@@ bly a col@@ le@@ ction of song@@ s and po@@ em@@ s on e@@ pi@@ cal or hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al sub@@ je@@ cts and was likely well - known among the Hebrews .
Peter likely thought that he was being gener@@ ous . After all , the religious lead@@ ers of the day taught that one had to for@@ give only three times !
However , much suffering resul@@ ts from fac@@ t@@ ors or events bey@@ ond the control of the a@@ ver@@ age person : war , e@@ th@@ ni@@ c viol@@ ence , cri@@ me , po@@ ver@@ ty , fam@@ ine , di@@ se@@ ase .
The Bible expla@@ ins death in famili@@ ar rather than my@@ st@@ eri@@ ous ter@@ ms .
The older man , who had been a teach@@ er , remin@@ ded me that we should not come to his home .
Per@@ haps his pres@@ ence there was requi@@ red to pre@@ v@@ ent the Israelites from en@@ ter@@ ing the t@@ ent in their un@@ clean st@@ ate .
Al@@ low more time to ad@@ just than you origin@@ ally expe@@ cted .
In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational Con@@ ven@@ tions
See The Watchtower , F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 15 , 200@@ 8 , pages 21 - 25 .
On the other hand , Paul explained that the spiritual man is char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized by having “ the mind of Christ . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 2 : 14 - 16 .
V@@ ar@@ ying our me@@ tho@@ ds helps us to car@@ ry out to the full Jesus ’ comm@@ and to make disciples . ​ — 1 Corinthians 9 : 22 , 23 .
For fur@@ ther information , ple@@ ase see the seri@@ es “ H@@ ear@@ t A@@ t@@ t@@ ack ​ — What Can Be D@@ one ? ” in the De@@ c@@ ember 8 , 199@@ 6 , is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke ! , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
So even those fav@@ ored and bless@@ ed by Jehovah cannot fully es@@ cap@@ e disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment , whether sing@@ le or married .
If we deep@@ ly desire that Jehovah’s name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied , or held sac@@ red , we will stri@@ ve to avoid doing anything that would bring re@@ pro@@ ach upon it .
And you must keep and do them , because this is wisdom on your part and understanding on your part before the eyes of the pe@@ op@@ les who will hear of all these regul@@ ations . ”
Un@@ til rec@@ ently , he was the overse@@ er of the Ser@@ vice De@@ par@@ t@@ ment .
C@@ am@@ el and o@@ x : From the book L@@ a Ti@@ er@@ r@@ a S@@ an@@ ta , V@@ olu@@ me 1 , 18@@ 30
That is clear and un@@ ambi@@ gu@@ ous .
If you have strong con@@ vi@@ ction , you will show it by your actions .
A few years later , I moved to K@@ o@@ be with the K@@ o@@ d@@ as .
When we have faith , how does it af@@ fect us ?
The Bible says : “ [ Jehovah’s ] eyes are ro@@ ving about through all the earth to show his strength in be@@ half of those who@@ se heart is complete toward him . ”
When the new disciples see this mirac@@ le , their faith is streng@@ th@@ ened . ​ — John 2 : 5 - 11 .
What is the purpose of God’s mes@@ sa@@ ges , and what is expe@@ cted of us ?
“ With this tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous ar@@ my , ” stated B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e co@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ or M@@ il@@ t@@ on H@@ am@@ il@@ t@@ on , “ our ter@@ rit@@ ory of over 4@@ 7 milli@@ on people is co@@ vered about once a mon@@ th . ”
But the more she read , the more she enjo@@ yed it .
In contr@@ ast , another prof@@ ess@@ or of p@@ sy@@ c@@ hi@@ at@@ ry t@@ es@@ ti@@ fied in cour@@ t that he had stu@@ died more than 1@@ 00 Witnesses in Mo@@ sc@@ ow .
The Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy is ne@@ i@@ ther inspired nor inf@@ al@@ li@@ ble .
This name seem@@ s to stand for the position and privile@@ ges , such as those stated at Isaiah 9 : 6 , that Jesus enjo@@ ys during the L@@ or@@ d’s day .
He real@@ iz@@ es that l@@ ying is against Jehovah’s law .
One sister who@@ se home was destro@@ yed had moved into a t@@ in@@ y tra@@ il@@ er with a le@@ ak@@ y ro@@ of and a bro@@ ken sto@@ ve .
However , Jehovah inter@@ ven@@ ed and sa@@ ved S@@ ar@@ ah from this moral pre@@ dic@@ am@@ ent .
H@@ el@@ p O@@ thers Re@@ ach Their F@@ ul@@ l P@@ o@@ ten@@ ti@@ al
My next go@@ al was to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in the P@@ an A@@ mer@@ i@@ can G@@ ames , and I per@@ form@@ ed so well that I was sel@@ e@@ cted to be one of the three who would com@@ pete at that ev@@ ent in S@@ an@@ to D@@ om@@ ing@@ o , D@@ om@@ in@@ i@@ can Re@@ public , in 200@@ 3 .
Now what about the two occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ences of the ph@@ ra@@ se “ new heaven [ or heavens ] and a new earth ” in the Christian Greek Scriptures ?
Those who re@@ com@@ men@@ d themselves as respon@@ sible Christian men take a s@@ inc@@ ere interest in the wel@@ f@@ are of their spiritual brothers .
On Ju@@ ne 26 we were a@@ wak@@ ened by a de@@ af@@ ening v@@ ol@@ le@@ y of can@@ n@@ on fi@@ re .
T@@ w@@ o D@@ ut@@ ch mi@@ gr@@ ants to M@@ ü@@ n@@ ster ​ — J@@ an Ma@@ th@@ ys , a bak@@ er from Ha@@ ar@@ le@@ m , and J@@ an Be@@ u@@ ck@@ el@@ son , known as John of L@@ ei@@ den — ​ were to pla@@ y a dec@@ isi@@ ve ro@@ le in develop@@ ments there .
He real@@ ized how valu@@ able it would be to have a uni@@ form system of both num@@ ber@@ ed chap@@ ters and num@@ ber@@ ed ver@@ ses .
What are the blessings of “ wal@@ king in a fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less way ” ?
Wor@@ se still , he may become so set in his bad attitude or ways that he makes himself an enem@@ y of God ​ — a truly fe@@ ar@@ ful situation !
Li@@ ving in My O@@ wn World
Since No@@ ah’s day , God has per@@ mit@@ ted humans to k@@ ill and e@@ at ani@@ mal@@ s .
“ Who are you , Lord ? , ” Saul asked . “ I am Jesus , whom you are persecu@@ ting , ” came the rep@@ ly .
In ‘ tel@@ ling the truth , ’ Paul had not become their enem@@ y .
For those who are determined to have God’s appro@@ val , though , following Scriptural principles that apply to the is@@ sue at hand is the only prop@@ er course to follow .
Yet , M@@ or@@ de@@ ca@@ i told E@@ s@@ ther : ‘ If you are s@@ il@@ ent , deli@@ ver@@ ance will come from another place .
How can parents help young ones to be obedi@@ ent ?
If we truly love God and our neigh@@ b@@ or , we will not view the Kingdom - preaching work as a cho@@ re or a du@@ ty .
“ H@@ app@@ y is anyone ac@@ ting with consider@@ ation toward the low@@ ly one , ” David wrote .
Yet , they also provided lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing and me@@ als for a per@@ man@@ ent gu@@ est , a young man .
The Scriptures speak of “ a certain nee@@ dy wi@@ do@@ w ” who may have supp@@ or@@ ted God’s worship for many years .
Jehovah also gives power to his servants on earth when they need it .
AN@@ N@@ U@@ A@@ L meetings of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a always gener@@ ate exc@@ it@@ ement .
E@@ ven@@ tually , Jehovah would be v@@ indic@@ ated as being a righteous and loving R@@ ul@@ er , and faithful humans would benefit from God’s decision .
You trust the promise : “ There are new heavens and a new earth that we are a@@ wa@@ iting according to his promise , and in these righteousness is to d@@ well . ”
What , then , en@@ ab@@ led Jo@@ shua to have faith in God’s help while the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity doub@@ ted ?
No@@ te that al@@ though “ the people were still sacrific@@ ing and making sacri@@ fi@@ cial s@@ mo@@ ke on the high plac@@ es , ” A@@ z@@ ari@@ ah himself “ continued to do what was right in Jehovah’s eyes . ”
I cri@@ ed a lo@@ t over the fact that I would never again have my le@@ g .
She ris@@ es before the su@@ n to beg@@ in her work@@ day , and she works in@@ du@@ stri@@ ously into the night .
This is the new covenant that Jehovah has conclu@@ ded with anointed Christians .
How do dem@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c and the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res di@@ ff@@ er ?
Yet , the war@@ hor@@ se obe@@ ys its ri@@ der .
P@@ rac@@ tice s@@ essi@@ ons can help your children de@@ al with pe@@ er pres@@ sure
For instance , su@@ p@@ pose your wife says to you , “ You never sp@@ end any time with me ! ”
The same holy spirit .
What helped the marriage to succ@@ e@@ ed ?
To cop@@ e with the st@@ res@@ ses of life , people often put the desire for ple@@ a@@ sures in first place .
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing that things did not ha@@ p@@ pen the way he expe@@ cted , he buil@@ t a boo@@ th , s@@ at in the sh@@ a@@ de , and sul@@ l@@ en@@ ly wa@@ ited to see what would ha@@ p@@ pen .
I have to be hon@@ est and hum@@ ble and ask for de@@ ta@@ il@@ s , but the brothers are happy to help . ”
W@@ ell , doing Jehovah’s work was like re@@ in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ating food for Jesus .
E@@ ach cou@@ ple is respon@@ sible before Jehovah to deci@@ de what to do .
Jehovah’s cre@@ ations ab@@ ound with wonderful purpose .
• What Bible examples illustr@@ ate the need to “ keep on making sure of what is accep@@ table to the Lord ” ?
“ If anyone lo@@ ves the world , ” the apostle John war@@ ned , “ the love of the Father is not in him ; because everything in the world ​ — the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the show@@ y displa@@ y of one@@ ’s means of life — ​ does not origin@@ ate with the Father , but origin@@ ates with the world . ” ​ — 1 John 2 : 15 , 16 .
You likely rec@@ all that people qu@@ o@@ ted this Messi@@ ani@@ c pas@@ sage when Jesus ro@@ de into Jerusalem on N@@ is@@ an 9 , sh@@ ort@@ ly before his death .
A@@ N I@@ M@@ P@@ O@@ R@@ T@@ AN@@ T meeting took place in Jerusalem about 4@@ 9 C.E .
S@@ om@@ eho@@ w Jehovah will put it into the hearts of pol@@ itical rul@@ ers “ to car@@ ry out his thought , ” nam@@ ely , to de@@ va@@ st@@ ate the har@@ lo@@ t .
We d@@ ran@@ k pu@@ tri@@ d water and ate mo@@ st@@ ly l@@ ent@@ il@@ s and e@@ gg@@ pl@@ ants .
It inclu@@ des the reas@@ sur@@ ing truth that our heavenly Father , Jehovah , lo@@ ves us .
Rather than imp@@ ul@@ si@@ vely re@@ ac@@ ting , follow the Bible writ@@ er James ’ ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to be “ s@@ wi@@ ft about hear@@ ing , s@@ low about speaking , s@@ low about wr@@ ath . ” ​ — James 1 : 19 .
En@@ su@@ ing develop@@ ments bor@@ e this out .
And they would sacrifice their sons and their daugh@@ ters to dem@@ ons .
How was that prophe@@ tic illustr@@ ation ful@@ filled ?
We saw in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article how clo@@ sel@@ y Christ ob@@ served the spiritual con@@ dition of individu@@ al congregations in the first century C.E .
I have read these ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines regul@@ arly for over 15 years , but I never real@@ ized just how encourag@@ ing and s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ating the artic@@ les are .
14 : 26 ​ — In what sense are Christ’s followers to “ h@@ ate ” their relati@@ ves ?
And like that travel@@ ing overse@@ er , we appreci@@ ate those who lo@@ v@@ ingly wa@@ it for us .
In@@ vit@@ e them to your home .
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing the d@@ anger , a wise person keep@@ s even his who@@ les@@ ome desi@@ res in c@@ he@@ ck .
Why do we need courage ?
P@@ r@@ om@@ pt and fir@@ m action is some@@ times requi@@ red to sto@@ p the s@@ pre@@ ad of serious sin .
As he deli@@ vered his people in Moses ’ day , he will deli@@ ver us in the future . ​ — Read 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 1 : 9 , 10 .
( Proverbs 1 : 4 )
• How can we be jo@@ y@@ ful yet serious about our ministry ?
For cou@@ ples with no children :
Al@@ so , our public@@ ations are transl@@ ated into more langu@@ ages than ever .
Jesus wanted to know what his disciples were thinking , so he listen@@ ed when they had questions .
The w@@ at@@ ers “ bene@@ ath ” were those already on earth .
They also have the responsi@@ bility to gu@@ i@@ de , prote@@ ct , and teach God’s people .
On the contr@@ ary , the Bible tel@@ ls us : “ When under tri@@ al , let no one say : ‘ I am being tri@@ ed by God . ’
You will see fir@@ s@@ th@@ and that living by Bible principles really does make famili@@ es happy !
Instead , they sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative sheep , de@@ pri@@ ving them of justice and sub@@ je@@ cting them to “ ac@@ ts of b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed , ” as no@@ ted at Mi@@ ca@@ h 3 : 10 .
These artic@@ les con@@ tain a faith - streng@@ th@@ ening discus@@ sion of fi@@ ve of Jesus ’ illustr@@ ations .
Pe@@ ople li@@ e , over@@ char@@ ge , ste@@ al , do not re@@ pa@@ y de@@ b@@ ts , and bo@@ ast of sh@@ ar@@ p bu@@ sin@@ ess practic@@ es .
Sat@@ is@@ f@@ ying Our Des@@ i@@ res
11 - 13 . ( a ) What valu@@ able less@@ ons can we learn from Psalm 26 : 4 , Proverbs 13 : 20 , and 1 Corinthians 15 : 33 ?
And that makes them far less at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive to any po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al mate who has those qualities .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , consider Paul’s ex@@ hor@@ tation to Christians living in Ju@@ de@@ a .
I found it ! ’
As is the case with many other you@@ ths , she was dis@@ tur@@ bed by see@@ ing cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and in@@ justice .
Ne@@ h@@ emiah did not just w@@ atch as others did the work .
That is why there is a need for ca@@ u@@ tion in this reg@@ ard .
“ Jehovah is my help@@ er ; I will not be af@@ ra@@ id . ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B@@ R@@ E@@ W@@ S 13 : 6 .
When I was a child , my mother taught me to pray every night .
S@@ hor@@ tly before Jesus ’ death , they s@@ end their mother to him to say : “ Gi@@ ve the word that these my two sons may si@@ t down , one at your right hand and one at your left , in your kingdom . ”
Mi@@ c 6 V@@ er@@ se 11 ad@@ ds that they emp@@ lo@@ y “ dec@@ ep@@ tive st@@ one we@@ igh@@ ts . ”
But you can also inclu@@ de expres@@ sions of than@@ k@@ s@@ giving for the blessings you enjoy .
Our work is supp@@ or@@ ted enti@@ r@@ ely by vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary don@@ ations .
F@@ ran@@ c@@ is@@ c@@ o bor@@ ro@@ wed the e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent of se@@ ven th@@ ous@@ and do@@ l@@ l@@ ars ( U@@ .@@ S . ) from Al@@ fre@@ do to pa@@ y off his mor@@ t@@ g@@ age .
Thus , sh@@ ort@@ ly before he was put to death , Jesus could pray : “ Father , gl@@ ori@@ fy me al@@ ong@@ side yourself with the glory that I had al@@ ong@@ side you before the world was . ” ​ — John 17 : 5 ; Romans 6 : 4 , 9 ; Hebrews 9 : 24 ; 1 Peter 3 : 18 .
They might have pa@@ in@@ ful mem@@ ori@@ es of their chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od because their father tre@@ ated them c@@ ru@@ el@@ ly .
But if effe@@ ctive teaching seem@@ s to be l@@ ac@@ king , we might take an op@@ pos@@ ite view .
D@@ on@@ ’s loyal wife , D@@ olo@@ res , often travel@@ s with him .
See pages 24 and 25 of the book Is There a Creator Who Ca@@ res Ab@@ out You ?
As a matter of fact , when Q@@ u@@ e@@ en Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th I of Eng@@ land f@@ oun@@ ded Tr@@ in@@ ity C@@ ol@@ le@@ ge , she did so to pro@@ du@@ ce min@@ isters who could teach her sub@@ je@@ cts the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message in their mother t@@ ong@@ ue .
F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship Pro@@ ject
In some lands , this may inclu@@ de help@@ ing older ones to a@@ va@@ il themselves of govern@@ ment ass@@ ist@@ ance .
“ I desire the women to ad@@ or@@ n themselves in well - arrang@@ ed d@@ ress , with mo@@ des@@ ty and s@@ oun@@ dness of mind , not with st@@ y@@ les of ha@@ ir b@@ ra@@ i@@ ding and go@@ ld or pe@@ ar@@ ls or very ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive gar@@ b , but in the way that be@@ f@@ its women prof@@ ess@@ ing to re@@ ver@@ ence God , nam@@ ely , through good works . ”
We live in a se@@ x - c@@ ra@@ zed world that tend@@ s to f@@ an the f@@ lam@@ es of pas@@ sion in many ways .
Jesus taught us to seek the Kingdom first .
“ I will see all of you in God’s new world ”
Our fellow worshipp@@ ers ’ cul@@ ture may v@@ ary consider@@ ab@@ ly from our own , as may their educ@@ ational , e@@ con@@ om@@ ic , and e@@ th@@ ni@@ c ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
( Read 2 Peter 2 : 9 - 11 . )
We stri@@ ve to imitate Jehovah , of whom the psalmist san@@ g : “ If er@@ r@@ ors were what you w@@ atch , O J@@ ah , O Jehovah , who could stand ? ”
Paul had en@@ tered this pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous com@@ mer@@ cial cen@@ ter with the good news of Christ , making many con@@ ver@@ ts .
For example , rather than as@@ king your daugh@@ ter how her day went , you could com@@ ment on how your day was .
In this way he will continue to ab@@ s@@ or@@ b “ the pat@@ ter@@ n of heal@@ th@@ ful words ” from the Bible and Bible - based public@@ ations long after your study with him is over . ​ — 2 Timothy 1 : 13 .
How did Jehovah become King in 1914 , and what were some of the K@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ ’s early accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments ?
S@@ ta@@ y by these things , for by doing this you will sa@@ ve both yourself and those who listen to you . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 16 .
At that point , there were 4@@ 8@@ ,000 Witnesses !
When giving Jo@@ shua the we@@ igh@@ ty assignment of le@@ ading the Israelites into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , Jehovah told him to read the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law “ day and night ” and to be care@@ ful to obey what was written in it .
Fa@@ iz@@ al , for example , was taught by his n@@ on - Christian family that the Bible is a holy book but that it had been chang@@ ed .
S@@ al@@ able real est@@ ate may be don@@ ated ei@@ ther by making an ou@@ tri@@ ght gift or , in the case of re@@ si@@ d@@ enti@@ al pro@@ per@@ ty , by re@@ serving a life est@@ ate to the don@@ or , who can continue to live ther@@ e@@ in during his or her li@@ fe@@ time .
What un@@ clean practic@@ es , then , ought we to shu@@ n ?
“ Let us rejo@@ ice and be over@@ jo@@ yed . . . because the marriage of the L@@ am@@ b has arri@@ ved . ” ​ — R@@ E@@ V .
14 The D@@ eli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful C@@ our@@ se of Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality ​ — So Ne@@ e@@ ded !
My j@@ our@@ ne@@ ying and my l@@ ying out@@ st@@ re@@ t@@ ched you have me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed off , and you have become famili@@ ar even with all my ways .
Ho@@ ly spirit also gu@@ i@@ ded the ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment of overse@@ ers in the Christian congregation . ​ — Acts 20 : 28 .
And it must occ@@ ur that when he takes his se@@ at on the thro@@ ne of his kingdom , he must wr@@ ite in a book for himself a cop@@ y of this law . . .
Di@@ d you no@@ te that in the words qu@@ o@@ ted from Matthew 11 : 28 , 29 , Jesus said : “ T@@ ake my yo@@ ke upon you and learn from me . ”
“ B@@ ad associ@@ ation great@@ ly influ@@ enced me , especially because I was af@@ ra@@ id of having a different op@@ in@@ ion from my pe@@ ers , ” said a 24 - year - old sister who had eng@@ ag@@ ed in se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
Y@@ ou@@ ng@@ er and older ones are experi@@ enc@@ ing the jo@@ ys of sh@@ aring in this out@@ standing building work .
The st@@ atu@@ e may have been m@@ oun@@ ted on a very high pe@@ des@@ tal so that it re@@ ached a he@@ i@@ ght of 9@@ 0 fe@@ et [ 27 m ] .
Indeed , some a@@ the@@ ists may live better lives than some prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians .
But I could not have s@@ le@@ pt any@@ way , since my whole body was aching .
“ [ She ] was never mis@@ sing from the temple , rend@@ ering sac@@ red service night and day with fa@@ st@@ ings and supp@@ lic@@ ations . ”
The fact is , we do not know .
B@@ rit@@ ish hist@@ ori@@ an Paul Joh@@ ns@@ on ho@@ l@@ ds that this ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y of relati@@ vis@@ m has helped to “ under@@ mine . . . the high@@ ly develop@@ ed sense of personal responsi@@ bility , and of du@@ ty to@@ war@@ ds a set@@ t@@ led and ob@@ je@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely true moral co@@ de ” that seem@@ ed to pre@@ va@@ il before the beg@@ in@@ ning of the 20@@ th century .
Does this ter@@ m have anything to do with us today ?
A@@ th@@ ena , however , was happy to take any lo@@ ss in order to worship God in a spiritually clean and accep@@ table way . ​ — Acts 19 : 19 .
This should move us to pray with a deep sense of respect and re@@ ver@@ ence .
From the I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ated E@@ dition of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures , by C@@ as@@ sel@@ l , Pet@@ ter , & Gal@@ p@@ in
I began my first Bible study with Bro@@ ther G@@ ar@@ d@@ ner by as@@ king , “ So , what are we going to study ? ”
E@@ ach of these actions is ast@@ on@@ ish@@ ing and invol@@ ves re@@ gi@@ ons of the b@@ ra@@ in and ne@@ ur@@ al ne@@ t@@ works that s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists still do not fully understand .
So let us not give up in doing what is fine . ”
Indeed , Jehovah re@@ members and re@@ war@@ ds even the s@@ mal@@ l@@ est act of service rend@@ ered in support of his Kingdom .
H@@ y@@ r@@ can@@ us ’ el@@ des@@ t son , A@@ ris@@ to@@ bulu@@ s , re@@ ign@@ ed only one year before d@@ ying .
C@@ hi@@ ef among these practic@@ es was the exam@@ in@@ ation of the ent@@ ra@@ il@@ s of sacrific@@ ed ani@@ mal@@ s .
She prote@@ cts and helps the spi@@ es and recei@@ ves from them a promise of pre@@ serv@@ ation .
How can I sur@@ vi@@ ve it ? ’
The result would be end@@ less suffering .
But on reading W@@ ess@@ el@@ ’s works he real@@ ized that the Lord had sa@@ ved a ‘ re@@ m@@ n@@ ant in Israel . ’ ”
Mari@@ on and I are still able to keep up a good field service sc@@ he@@ du@@ le , and I am privile@@ ged to serve activ@@ ely as an el@@ der in the E@@ ast C@@ ongreg@@ ation of Ch@@ ar@@ lo@@ t@@ t@@ es@@ v@@ il@@ le , con@@ duc@@ ting a book study and giving public tal@@ ks .
F@@ e@@ atu@@ res of this t@@ ree served to illustr@@ ate God’s mer@@ cy , the resurrection promise , and happy family life .
What a blessing you have if your parents love Jehovah !
Tu@@ v@@ alu , 12 / 15 J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T
Does the st@@ at@@ ement that Sam@@ son ri@@ pp@@ ed ap@@ ar@@ t a li@@ on “ just as someone te@@ ars a m@@ ale k@@ id in two ” su@@ gg@@ est that the te@@ aring ap@@ ar@@ t of young go@@ ats was a comm@@ on prac@@ tice in his day ?
A g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on r@@ out@@ in@@ ely shows a l@@ ack of rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t , even g@@ or@@ g@@ ing himself on food to the point of feel@@ ing very un@@ com@@ for@@ table or be@@ coming si@@ ck .
The 2@@ 2@@ n@@ d class of G@@ ile@@ ad was truly an inter@@ n@@ ational one , cons@@ is@@ ting of 1@@ 20 stud@@ ents from 37 coun@@ tri@@ es .
Not only has Jehovah sh@@ own com@@ pas@@ sion but he has also taught his people the need to displa@@ y that qu@@ ality .
Mi@@ ri@@ am , a young B@@ ra@@ z@@ ili@@ an woman , said : “ I did not know how to be happy , not even in my family .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H wants us to be happy , and he p@@ our@@ s out on us many blessings that should lead to happiness .
• Why does Jehovah exam@@ ine us ?
I@@ mit@@ ate Their Fa@@ ith ​ — He “ W@@ al@@ ked With the Tru@@ e God ” 12
Such a fa@@ ul@@ ty spiritual di@@ et may appe@@ ar to have little effect on one@@ ’s spiritu@@ ality , but it could par@@ al@@ y@@ ze the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart the way a po@@ or di@@ et can har@@ den the ar@@ ter@@ ies and dam@@ age the liter@@ al heart .
In 198@@ 0 my husband was invit@@ ed to do cir@@ cu@@ it work in the S@@ pan@@ ish - language field .
The number of imper@@ fect humans taken into the Kingdom covenant is 14@@ 4@@ ,000 .
In develop@@ ing coun@@ tri@@ es , some 1@@ .@@ 2 bil@@ li@@ on people sub@@ s@@ ist on a do@@ l@@ la@@ r ( U@@ .@@ S . ) a day or less .
However , when they were re@@ bu@@ ff@@ ed , they were to go on their way , un@@ concer@@ ned .
Li@@ fe at Bethel
She has always tri@@ ed to tre@@ at me with respect . ”
Tru@@ e , all things are clean , but it is in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ous to the man who with an occasi@@ on for stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing e@@ ats .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 4 , 5 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 22 - 30
T . Rus@@ sel@@ l and his associ@@ ates str@@ ong@@ ly believ@@ ed that they were in a time of har@@ v@@ est and that people needed to hear li@@ ber@@ ating truth . ”
( a ) God’s pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ement regarding his Son foc@@ used attention on what ?
For example , sh@@ ort@@ ly before they started stud@@ ying the Bible , post@@ ers of W@@ inst@@ on Ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ ill fes@@ to@@ oned our house .
Are not his ri@@ ches likely to disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar as quic@@ k@@ ly as he ac@@ qui@@ red them ?
W@@ ar then bro@@ ke out in heaven , and the new@@ ly inst@@ al@@ led King , Jesus , refer@@ red to as M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el , c@@ ast Satan and his dem@@ ons to the earth .
( Read 2 Corinthians 1 : 11 . )
Some first - century Christians f@@ ell into “ the s@@ n@@ are of the Devil , ” ap@@ par@@ ently be@@ coming his vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s because of being mis@@ led and de@@ vi@@ ating from the truth .
F@@ ur@@ ther , Jehovah valu@@ es hum@@ ility in his servants .
He pray@@ ed , ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing that he was un@@ wor@@ thy of Jehovah’s gener@@ os@@ ity and appe@@ al@@ ing to God on the bas@@ is of His promises that he and his family be deli@@ vered from E@@ sa@@ u@@ ’s hand . ​ — Genesis 32 : 2 - 12 .
AN@@ N@@ U@@ A@@ L meetings of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a have been held since J@@ anu@@ ary of 18@@ 8@@ 5 .
Jehovah makes a covenant with David for a kingdom .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , you can draw su@@ st@@ en@@ ance from the w@@ at@@ ers of Bible truth by your study of God’s Word and by associ@@ ation with his organization .
There we re@@ ached the C@@ hi@@ gu@@ muk@@ i@@ re refu@@ ge@@ e cam@@ p .
The Watchtower , De@@ c@@ ember 1 , 198@@ 3 , page 23 .
How can we be sure of the id@@ ent@@ ity of that faithful slave , or ste@@ ward , class ?
David did this to all the c@@ ities of the A@@ m@@ mon@@ ites . ”
I@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ IN@@ E , if you can , a world without cri@@ min@@ als !
Al@@ ar@@ m@@ ed , G@@ ide@@ on exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ Al@@ as , S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah , for I have seen Jehovah’s ang@@ el face - to - face ! ”
These inclu@@ de in@@ fid@@ el@@ ity on the part of one or both mat@@ es , ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ ality , or inc@@ est , and among children , inc@@ reas@@ ed be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or@@ al and ac@@ ad@@ em@@ ic problems , ag@@ g@@ res@@ sion , anxi@@ ety , de@@ pres@@ sion , or su@@ i@@ ci@@ d@@ al tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es .
V@@ al@@ mi@@ r , a B@@ ra@@ z@@ ili@@ an man living in the inter@@ i@@ or of S@@ ur@@ in@@ ame , was a go@@ ld min@@ er .
“ I deci@@ ded to star@@ t my talk with Genesis chap@@ ter 1 and then discus@@ s such questions as : Who made the earth and all the things in it ?
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : You too .
It seem@@ ed that pro@@ t@@ es@@ ting did not satis@@ fy my viol@@ ent n@@ ature .
4 : 15 ; J@@ as .
H@@ on@@ es@@ tly , though , does such reason@@ ing con@@ v@@ in@@ ce you ?
C@@ learly , Jesus was not tal@@ king to some evil part of himself ; he was tal@@ king to a real person .
The Bible also she@@ ds light on Satan’s ro@@ le in the vi@@ ci@@ ous att@@ ac@@ ks on Job and Jesus Christ .
With new ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es being co@@ vered in U@@ g@@ anda , there is ste@@ ad@@ y gro@@ w@@ th in the number of Witnesses , and many inter@@ ested ones are associ@@ ating with the congregations .
So the Devil is not i@@ mag@@ in@@ ary , nor is he just a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of evil .
God’s Word c@@ learly id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es the responsi@@ bil@@ ities that Jehovah expe@@ cts us to fulf@@ ill .
For example , Jesus said : “ N@@ ever be anxi@@ ous about the next day , for the next day will have its own anxi@@ e@@ ties .
Li@@ fe in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates was difficult for an im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ant who did not know the language and who had no money .
Why is care@@ ful pl@@ an@@ ning needed in our pur@@ su@@ it of God’s purpose ?
Rather , it will be destro@@ yed by God at his appointed time and in his way .
Why do we need to prove to ourselves the “ will of God ” ?
He rel@@ ates : “ A family in the congregation often invit@@ ed me over for me@@ als and ga@@ ther@@ ings .
During the time that we have served in Ch@@ ile , we have had 15 different assign@@ ments .
The Bible gives practic@@ al counsel when it comes to matters of human rel@@ ations .
Do not be af@@ ra@@ id to say no to your chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s re@@ ques@@ ts if need be !
L@@ ana re@@ turned home sa@@ f@@ ely and continu@@ es her service as a regul@@ ar pioneer .
A Li@@ ving Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of God’s Word
Th@@ r@@ ough his sacri@@ fi@@ cial death , however , Jesus fre@@ es sin@@ ful mankind from Satan’s g@@ ri@@ p and makes it possible for us to have everlasting life . ​ — John 3 : 16 .
As a result , they lost the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living forever on a par@@ adise earth .
In gr@@ ate@@ ful recogn@@ iti@@ on , Jac@@ o@@ b v@@ ow@@ ed to be faithful to Jehovah . ​ — Genesis 28 : 16 - 22 .
And in the years following Jesus ’ death , it became clear that there would be no who@@ les@@ ale con@@ ver@@ sion of Jews to Christi@@ an@@ ity .
Our imper@@ fect flesh inc@@ l@@ ines us toward in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ing in things that are pleas@@ ing to our sen@@ ses .
In car@@ r@@ ying out his God - given assignment , Jesus refle@@ cted his Fa@@ ther’s ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent qualities .
When she found someone who could , she h@@ an@@ ded over the boo@@ k@@ let and ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly said : “ I cannot read , so would you ple@@ ase read this se@@ ction to me today ? ”
Hence , the Scriptures ref@@ er to Moses ’ enem@@ ies who were see@@ king to take his life as “ all the men who were h@@ un@@ ting for [ his ] soul . ”
In the first - century Christian congregation , the apostle John saw the need to cen@@ sure those who showed a l@@ ack of respect for appointed ones .
He must also s@@ ki@@ r@@ t any san@@ d@@ ban@@ ks , ro@@ c@@ ks , or w@@ rec@@ ks hi@@ d@@ den under@@ ne@@ ath the water .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What as@@ sur@@ ance do we have that God will help us to keep our integrity ?
O@@ ver the years , I have seen the number of Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers inc@@ re@@ ase in this part of the world .
Q@@ u@@ ic@@ k@@ ly pre@@ par@@ ing Jesus ’ body for bu@@ ri@@ al , the two la@@ y Jesus in a new mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ b ne@@ ar@@ by .
This is our ba@@ si@@ c te@@ x@@ t@@ book , to which we ref@@ er con@@ stan@@ tly .
Jehovah invit@@ ed Ca@@ in to “ turn to doing good , ” but He did not for@@ ce him to change .
Wh@@ er@@ e@@ as the mas@@ ses of mankind walk in dar@@ k@@ ness , we jo@@ y@@ fully keep on wal@@ king in God - given spiritual light . ​ — 1 John 1 : 6 , 7 .
Jesus ’ actions rel@@ ate direc@@ tly to his concer@@ n for the temple .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , when the ang@@ el G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el ann@@ oun@@ ced the coming bir@@ th of Jesus to the vi@@ r@@ g@@ in gi@@ r@@ l M@@ ary , she said : “ My soul ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fi@@ es Jehovah . . . because the powerful One has done great de@@ e@@ ds for me . ”
If we allow@@ ed that to ha@@ p@@ pen , we would be f@@ all@@ ing pre@@ y to one of Satan’s age - old p@@ lo@@ ys .
Since people there are f@@ ond of reading , we were able to place much liter@@ ature , including h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines .
The fear of Jehovah is “ a well of life ” because the true God is “ the s@@ ource of living water . ”
De@@ ath is like s@@ le@@ ep in that the dead are un@@ consci@@ ous and cannot do anything .
After wit@@ ness@@ ing one of Jesus ’ mirac@@ les , Peter was over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed with ast@@ on@@ ish@@ ment , and he f@@ ell down at Jesus ’ k@@ ne@@ es .
No ; they vis@@ ited him in a house .
Such ide@@ as , he said , were “ we@@ ak f@@ an@@ ci@@ ed tri@@ f@@ les ” man@@ u@@ fac@@ tur@@ ed by “ de@@ vi@@ l - ra@@ is@@ ers and de@@ vi@@ l - mak@@ ers ” who “ c@@ he@@ ated the ign@@ or@@ ant world with a de@@ vi@@ l of their own making . ”
“ Jehovah is not s@@ low res@@ pe@@ cting his promise , as some people consider s@@ low@@ ness , but he is pati@@ ent with you because he does not desire any to be destro@@ yed but desi@@ res all to at@@ tain to rep@@ ent@@ ance . ”
He en@@ er@@ ge@@ tic@@ ally to@@ tes su@@ it@@ c@@ as@@ es and helps fellow Christians to their ho@@ te@@ l ro@@ om@@ s .
So it is clear from Jesus ’ counsel that we do not need to go to the elders too soon .
6 : 31 - 33 ; 24 : 13 .
Even if we have li@@ mit@@ ations , a positi@@ ve attitude helps us to gain knowledge
The Scriptures ur@@ ge young people to remember their Creator .
W@@ O@@ R@@ L@@ D W@@ A@@ R I@@ I sh@@ at@@ tered our pe@@ ace@@ ful chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od ; we learned fir@@ s@@ th@@ and the c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty of war .
His fine example may well move us to act in similar ways and say with con@@ vi@@ ction as did the psalmist David : “ As for me , in my integrity I shall walk . ” ​ — P@@ s .
Those re@@ tur@@ ning to the congregation are a cause of similar joy .
Consider What to Sa@@ y and How to Sa@@ y It
How does Proverbs 2 : 1 - 6 under@@ s@@ cor@@ e the need for effort in stud@@ ying God’s Word ?
( 6 ) Per@@ e@@ z , P .
After all , God’s people were “ in s@@ ore st@@ ra@@ its , ” “ hard pres@@ sed , ” and tre@@ m@@ bl@@ ing because of their des@@ per@@ ate situation .
If you have cultiv@@ ated fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps with many people , some of them may come to your a@@ id when difficul@@ ties ar@@ ise .
Joseph was not the only one in this pre@@ dic@@ am@@ ent .
Phil@@ ip@@ ’s mother is now better pre@@ pared to cop@@ e with his fa@@ ther’s serious health problems .
It became the Jews ’ sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of gr@@ ace and ele@@ g@@ ance and was often b@@ es@@ to@@ wed by them to women . ”
“ There is . . . a time to la@@ u@@ gh . . . and a time to s@@ ki@@ p about . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 3 : 1 , 4 .
When we first arri@@ ved , there were only 19 pro@@ claim@@ ers of God’s Kingdom .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , rather than d@@ wel@@ ling on our li@@ mit@@ ations , we should try to dis@@ cer@@ n and appreci@@ ate pos@@ si@@ bil@@ ities that are within our re@@ ach .
It con@@ ta@@ ined the text in Hebrew , Greek , and L@@ at@@ in and some por@@ tions in Ar@@ am@@ a@@ ic .
But is chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od obedi@@ ence simply to be dis@@ mis@@ sed as something old - fa@@ shi@@ oned and out - of - d@@ ate ?
E@@ X@@ A@@ M@@ P@@ L@@ E@@ S F@@ O@@ R R@@ E@@ F@@ L@@ E@@ C@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N
Th@@ ough he was young , Timothy knew the Scriptures and was well - gr@@ oun@@ ded in the truth .
“ My su@@ per@@ vis@@ or at work encoura@@ ged me to li@@ e about some mis@@ sing supp@@ lies at work , but I refu@@ sed .
Hence , we need to ask ourselves : ‘ With whom do I associ@@ ate while eng@@ ag@@ ing in le@@ is@@ ure activities ?
It takes time to understand yourself and ac@@ qui@@ re the experience in life that is needed to cho@@ ose a su@@ it@@ able mate .
The activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses were then ban@@ ned in Cana@@ da because they follow@@ ed the example of early Christians and did not become involved in the w@@ ars of the nations .
A C@@ ha@@ st@@ e Y@@ oung W@@ om@@ an
The “ great crow@@ d ” will enjoy an earthly par@@ adise
( Read S@@ ong of Solomon 4 : 7 , 11 . )
When and how did he come into ex@@ ist@@ ence ?
“ N@@ ever F@@ or@@ get the Do@@ or - to - Do@@ or M@@ in@@ is@@ try ” ( J . Ne@@ u@@ fel@@ d ) , 9 / 1
The 7@@ 2@@ n@@ d class had just ended , 6@@ ,@@ 7@@ 20 elders having been tra@@ ined so far .
The re@@ view bo@@ x ent@@ it@@ led “ What Di@@ d You Dis@@ cer@@ n ? ”
No@@ te the expres@@ sion used three times here — “ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ately qu@@ ali@@ fied . ”
J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah had no son , and his only daugh@@ ter would never be able to mar@@ ry and be@@ ar him gr@@ and@@ children .
He lo@@ ves us .
H@@ as Satan been succ@@ ess@@ ful in his cla@@ im that he can turn ever@@ yone away from God ?
Su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ous U@@ se , 12 / 15
One instru@@ ct@@ or no@@ tic@@ ed my work ha@@ bi@@ ts and said : “ We should teach you to make so@@ a@@ p . ”
Satan and his dem@@ ons are wa@@ g@@ ing war with the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant , “ who ob@@ serve the comman@@ d@@ ments of God and have the work of be@@ aring witness to Jesus , ” and with their compan@@ i@@ ons of the “ great crow@@ d . ”
Still , there are people who acc@@ use Jehovah’s Witnesses of being out of st@@ ep with human soci@@ ety .
A Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful Com@@ pan@@ ion
Why , do you think , is it important to do more than simply give your child material to read ?
On@@ ly then can our lives have real meaning .
That is what happened on the ev@@ ening of Jesus ’ ar@@ rest .
At times , a you@@ th may feel that too many of his or her e@@ ag@@ er re@@ ques@@ ts me@@ et with the same answer , “ W@@ a@@ it until you are older . ”
; Ca@@ sh@@ man , J .
“ Ser@@ p@@ ents , off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of vi@@ p@@ ers , ” he says , “ how are you to fle@@ e from the judgment of Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na ? ”
On to@@ p of everything el@@ se , she had to care for her husband , who had under@@ g@@ one sp@@ in@@ al sur@@ g@@ er@@ y .
Do You A@@ p@@ preci@@ ate What You Ha@@ ve Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ved ?
A@@ no@@ inted overse@@ ers must up@@ hold true worship .
“ Sa@@ in@@ ts , ” 9 / 15
We are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that our deli@@ ver@@ ance is near , and we e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly a@@ wa@@ it the day when Jehovah will re@@ verse the pro@@ c@@ ess of human si@@ ck@@ ness and death .
In time , Jo@@ di me@@ t M@@ an@@ di , as both of them were n@@ ur@@ ses .
In other words , rather than always having to be told what God wants us to do , we can ‘ per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve what the will of Jehovah is . ’
O@@ r was the ag@@ re@@ ement rather a ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ cal div@@ ision of the ter@@ rit@@ ory ?
A@@ n I@@ tal@@ i@@ an pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ an who was a member of Ca@@ tho@@ lic A@@ ction , a ch@@ urch - contro@@ l@@ led organization , said : “ I went on to pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s , feel@@ ing that a person should contribu@@ te activ@@ ely to the pol@@ itical and so@@ cial develop@@ ment of soci@@ ety . ”
M@@ ore important , what is involved in let@@ ting our Yes mean Yes ?
V@@ au@@ d@@ è@@ s respon@@ ded by qu@@ o@@ ting Acts 5 : 29 : “ We must obey God as rul@@ er rather than men . ”
In@@ du@@ stri@@ ous S@@ ar@@ ah did her own part too .
Do these examples not show that when it comes to mu@@ st@@ ering up b@@ ol@@ dness , prayer works ?
A@@ m I willing to make sacrific@@ es to get a@@ hold of it , or do I allow other things , such as the ca@@ res of da@@ ily life , to di@@ str@@ act me from it ? ’
These mirac@@ les were per@@ form@@ ed not in se@@ cre@@ t but op@@ en@@ ly , often in fr@@ on@@ t of e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses .
Rather , they had become “ sons of light . ”
I also learned that the chang@@ es were su@@ sta@@ ined . ”
2 : 6 - 9 ; 4@@ 5 : 1 - 4 .
No , the Devil will try again at “ another conven@@ i@@ ent time . ”
And over his face he pu@@ ts a co@@ ver@@ ing . ”
In a fore@@ st , matu@@ re tre@@ es are often bene@@ fi@@ cial to their sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s .
Then there is dec@@ ep@@ tion in religious matters .
What do true Christians have to end@@ ure ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ out any ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation , they asked me to go with them .
He wrote : “ [ God ] kept Noah , a pre@@ ach@@ er of righteousness , sa@@ fe with se@@ ven others when he brought a d@@ elu@@ ge upon a world of ung@@ o@@ dly people ; and by re@@ duc@@ ing the c@@ ities So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h to a@@ sh@@ es he con@@ dem@@ ned them , . . . and he deli@@ vered righteous Lo@@ t . . .
After Israel w@@ an@@ der@@ ed in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness for 40 years , Moses led them to the P@@ la@@ ins of Mo@@ a@@ b , e@@ ast of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver .
What kind of a man was T@@ ati@@ an ?
Is it reason@@ able in our day to ex@@ pect God to commun@@ ic@@ ate direc@@ tly from heaven ?
Rather , let us cultiv@@ ate the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s holy spirit , for such qualities will prove to be in@@ com@@ bus@@ ti@@ ble when the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative he@@ at is on . ​ — G@@ al .
Since God per@@ mit@@ ted that spirit to re@@ place His holy spirit , this bad spirit is ter@@ m@@ ed “ a bad spirit from Jehovah . ”
As far off as the su@@ n@@ ris@@ e is from the su@@ n@@ set , so far off from us he has put our trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions .
I ye@@ ar@@ ned for a father .
What the Bible teach@@ es : “ Do not for@@ s@@ ake the law of your mother . ” ​ — Proverbs 1 : 8 .
Ha@@ ving God’s spirit resul@@ ts in many fine blessings .
Because in that year the cor@@ rec@@ t id@@ ent@@ ity of the great crow@@ d was made known to God’s anointed servants on earth . ​ — Luke 22 : 28 - 30 ; Re@@ v .
But they are so beau@@ ti@@ ful that Jesus said that “ not even Solomon in all his glory was ar@@ ra@@ yed as one of these ” !
We want things to ha@@ p@@ pen quic@@ k@@ ly .
That fir@@ m confidence in Jehovah’s loving care helped Paul to gra@@ pp@@ le with li@@ fe@@ ’s problems .
In order to expres@@ s affe@@ ction , we must first feel affe@@ ction toward our mate and children .
This proved to be true for a sister nam@@ ed Mi@@ ri@@ am .
In man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting such gen@@ u@@ ine concer@@ n for people , Paul and the other apostles were imit@@ ating Jesus and the heavenly angels , who are very much involved in this li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving work .
In Romans chap@@ ter 11 , the apostle Paul speak@@ s of a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic o@@ live t@@ ree .
He found the city to be vi@@ r@@ tually de@@ f@@ en@@ sel@@ ess , and the re@@ pat@@ ri@@ ated Jews there were dis@@ organiz@@ ed , disc@@ oura@@ ged , and un@@ clean in the eyes of Jehovah .
“ You and your par@@ t@@ ner , E@@ ile@@ en Ma@@ h@@ one@@ y , ag@@ re@@ ed to go any@@ where in the world , ” and I@@ rel@@ and was certainly inclu@@ ded in that .
For that matter , even Jesus Christ could have been known simply as the one who came from heaven and died for our sin@@ s . Ri@@ ght ?
Satan claim@@ s that if allow@@ ed to put humans to the t@@ est , he can turn every one of them away from serving God .
Ther@@ efore , Moses told them : “ You people must take care to do just as Jehovah your God has comman@@ ded you . ”
Thus , many are inter@@ ested in what the Bible has to say about e@@ qu@@ ality and imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality .
He explained that one of the brothers working in his of@@ fice was going to atten@@ d the Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol for a mon@@ th , after which he would work in the Ser@@ vice De@@ par@@ t@@ ment .
Th@@ ink of the many chang@@ es that have been made in God’s organization in the last ten years .
How Jehovah must rejo@@ ice when young ones who prac@@ tice what they have learned mu@@ ster up courage to witness at school ! ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 ; Hebrews 6 : 10 .
Acc@@ ording to Ho@@ se@@ a 12 : 6 , what is requi@@ red in order for us to go on wal@@ king with God ?
For example , Jehovah instru@@ cts us to “ sto@@ p keep@@ ing compan@@ y ” with un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 21 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 6@@ 6 , 5@@ 6
Mari@@ on , the bo@@ ys ’ you@@ ng@@ er sister , whom they affe@@ c@@ tion@@ ately called N@@ el@@ li@@ e , was two years you@@ ng@@ er than Father .
To find out , let us return to the con@@ vers@@ ation that ev@@ ening .
The Bible account foc@@ uses attention on the family head Noah , but No@@ ah’s wife and his sons and their wi@@ ves were also worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah .
Today , Jehovah desi@@ res the same for our young people .
He was a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er who enjo@@ yed practic@@ ing mar@@ ti@@ al ar@@ ts .
O@@ ver@@ se@@ ers d@@ are not yi@@ eld to such wicked teaching and influ@@ ence , and no Christian needs to com@@ mit spiritual and physical for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation or to eng@@ age in i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry in order to real@@ ize that the “ deep things of Satan ” are to@@ t@@ ally evil .
And you yourself par@@ d@@ oned the er@@ ro@@ r of my sin@@ s . ” ​ — Psalm 32 : 5 .
For the law co@@ de , ‘ You must not com@@ mit ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , you must not mu@@ r@@ der , you must not ste@@ al , you must not co@@ v@@ et , ’ and wh@@ atever other comman@@ d@@ ment there is , is sum@@ m@@ ed up in this saying : ‘ You must love your neigh@@ b@@ or as yourself . ’
The same can be said about the work we per@@ form at disa@@ ster - reli@@ ef pro@@ je@@ cts .
World W@@ ar I@@ I started in P@@ ol@@ and and s@@ pre@@ ad to inclu@@ de the Bal@@ k@@ ans .
All young brothers in that land are a@@ ware that they will face this is@@ sue , but they are not in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated .
However , that is not what the Bible teach@@ es .
Job ad@@ m@@ its that he has spo@@ ken without understanding and says : “ I make a re@@ tr@@ action , and I do rep@@ ent in du@@ st and a@@ sh@@ es . ”
Th@@ r@@ ough his study of the Bible , he learned that he needed to change how he felt about his brothers ’ imper@@ fe@@ ctions .
With a vo@@ id in my heart , I left the fac@@ t@@ ory and re@@ turned to my country home .
And H@@ in@@ du lead@@ er Mo@@ h@@ and@@ as K . G@@ and@@ h@@ i said : “ I know of no one who has done more for human@@ ity than Jesus .
What does it mean to have our “ fe@@ et sh@@ od with the e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment of the good news of peace ” ?
Thus , In@@ sight on the Scriptures expla@@ ins that “ the f@@ at@@ ty things ” here “ ref@@ ers to rich por@@ tions , things not s@@ kin@@ n@@ y or d@@ ry , but lu@@ s@@ ci@@ ous , including ta@@ st@@ y it@@ em@@ s pre@@ pared with ve@@ get@@ able o@@ il@@ s . ”
E@@ ri@@ c : Su@@ re .
Jesus ’ words about the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave find fulfill@@ ment when ?
Y@@ oung ones se@@ em to be a special t@@ ar@@ get for Satan .
Some Christian parents have been acc@@ used of h@@ ating their children because of not allow@@ ing them to accept medi@@ cal pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res that viol@@ ate God’s law or not let@@ ting them eng@@ age in pa@@ g@@ an c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations .
As long as the Devil ex@@ ists , however , we may be concer@@ ned about such questions as these : Sh@@ ould we fear Satan ?
Re@@ g@@ arding se@@ x@@ u@@ al prom@@ is@@ cu@@ ity , the Bible comman@@ ds : “ F@@ le@@ e from for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation . ”
He ad@@ ded : “ There is no ul@@ tim@@ ate f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for e@@ th@@ ic@@ s , no ul@@ tim@@ ate meaning in life . ”
But what about us person@@ ally ?
One night , I a@@ w@@ oke to s@@ cre@@ am@@ s coming from the neigh@@ bor@@ ’s house .
The Bible also says that Jehovah is pleas@@ ed when we do all we can to praise him , and he wants us to be happy serving him .
* But why does the name of God , which is the very ep@@ it@@ ome of pur@@ ity and ho@@ l@@ iness , need to be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied ?
For cen@@ tu@@ ries , Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans worshi@@ ped God at a large temple on M@@ ount Ger@@ iz@@ im in Sam@@ ari@@ a .
The rec@@ ord says : “ The people started to have im@@ moral rel@@ ations with the daugh@@ ters of Mo@@ a@@ b . ” ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 25 : 1 .
Because , as the Bible states , “ the whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one . ”
How did Jesus h@@ and@@ le the un@@ kind words and actions of others ?
( b ) Why can we say that Jehovah’s standards are reason@@ able ?
As you read the account , vis@@ u@@ al@@ ize the sc@@ ene and hear the happy vo@@ ic@@ es . ​ — Read Matthew 21 : 4 - 9 .
I@@ magine that a d@@ ri@@ ver great@@ ly exc@@ e@@ e@@ ds the re@@ comm@@ ended spe@@ ed li@@ mit when travel@@ ing around a sh@@ ar@@ p cur@@ ve and he c@@ ra@@ sh@@ es .
God ans@@ wer@@ ed his prayer by sen@@ ding an ang@@ el to str@@ ike down 18@@ 5@@ ,000 As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans . ​ — Is@@ a . 37 : 36 , 37 .
Ma@@ in@@ tain Go@@ od Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ation
God’s Word as@@ sures us regarding our future : “ There are new heavens and a new earth that we are a@@ wa@@ iting according to [ God’s ] promise , and in these righteousness is to d@@ well . ”
These and many other ver@@ ses in the Bible succ@@ inc@@ tly expla@@ in why people ​ — perhaps o@@ ther@@ wise or@@ din@@ ary people — ​ do bad , even sh@@ o@@ c@@ king , things .
The ba@@ r@@ ber in S@@ te@@ in@@ ach needed temp@@ or@@ ary help in his sh@@ op .
( b ) What questions ar@@ ise ?
He gave David this hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing reas@@ sur@@ ance : “ I shall make you have in@@ sight and instru@@ ct you in the way you should go . I will give ad@@ vice with my e@@ ye upon you . ”
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons around the world are eng@@ ag@@ ed in similar un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish service , and as a result , crow@@ ds of hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones are respon@@ ding and are be@@ coming disciples .
We were qu@@ ite sure that there was no such po@@ li@@ cy , but since we had dec@@ l@@ ined to s@@ mo@@ ke , they were evid@@ ently su@@ spi@@ ci@@ ous .
The In@@ cre@@ ase Con@@ t@@ inu@@ es
When Ger@@ tru@@ d , a long@@ time worshipp@@ er of Jehovah , was a young woman , she was fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ used of being a f@@ ra@@ u@@ d and not a full - time Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er .
As time pas@@ ses , however , we might beg@@ in to look at our brothers through the dist@@ or@@ ted l@@ ens of imper@@ fe@@ ction .
( b ) What question ar@@ ises , and what is the answer ?
A G@@ u@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e for World Pe@@ ace
Although an or@@ din@@ ary person , he set an ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary example of faith , hum@@ ility , and love .
We made the decision to cu@@ t back on the time we sp@@ ent sen@@ ding e - ma@@ il@@ s .
Many physi@@ c@@ ally heal@@ thy people are un@@ happy .
In 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . , when the Babyl@@ on@@ ians destro@@ yed Jerusalem , the E@@ d@@ om@@ ites “ sto@@ od off on the side ” and al@@ lied themselves with the in@@ va@@ ding “ fore@@ ign@@ ers . ” ​ — O@@ badi@@ ah 10 , 11 .
Is the Tru@@ th B@@ ear@@ ing F@@ ru@@ it in Those You T@@ each ?
“ I su@@ ff@@ er for what I take to be his [ God’s ] truth and glory . ” ​ — Tho@@ ma@@ s E@@ m@@ l@@ y@@ n
It could invol@@ ve his very life . ​ — Read Romans 8 : 5 - 8 .
It also mo@@ ves us to share our in@@ tim@@ ate thoughts with God in prayer .
Com@@ for@@ ting Those Who M@@ our@@ n 6
If you and your mate have a serious disa@@ gre@@ ement , do not give your sp@@ ouse the s@@ il@@ ent tre@@ at@@ ment .
During the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an si@@ e@@ ge , the fam@@ ine in Jerusalem became so se@@ v@@ ere that mo@@ thers who would nor@@ m@@ ally have been com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate became c@@ ru@@ el to their own off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , like o@@ stri@@ ches in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
Will It Al@@ ways Be This W@@ a@@ y ?
To understand what happened , it will be u@@ se@@ ful to know a little about An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch .
He stru@@ ck down the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an .
After reading the Bible , we must think deep@@ ly about what we have read .
Jehovah told ancient Israel that there would never ce@@ ase to be po@@ or ones in the land .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , des@@ pite such challeng@@ es , we succ@@ e@@ ed in our ministry because Jesus is with us “ all the days , ” including the dar@@ k@@ est days of our life . ​ — Matthew 11 : 28 - 30 .
“ Many stu@@ n@@ ning st@@ ep@@ s for@@ ward ” have been made in human@@ it@@ ari@@ an efforts to help op@@ pres@@ sed human@@ ity .
T@@ e@@ en@@ ag@@ ers may beg@@ in to pa@@ y more attention to their pe@@ ers , so o@@ pen and ready commun@@ ic@@ ation with their parents may fal@@ ter .
Why can it be said that the Tr@@ in@@ ity is not a Scriptural teaching ?
E@@ ven@@ tually , ten members of this family took the st@@ ep of baptism .
We do not know the day or the h@@ our .
While this article was being pre@@ pared for public@@ ation , E@@ r@@ na Lu@@ do@@ l@@ ph pas@@ sed away at age 9@@ 6 .
H@@ ere are three bri@@ ef ex@@ cer@@ p@@ ts from the C@@ our@@ t’s judgment .
Acc@@ ording to the Mi@@ sh@@ n@@ ah ​ — a th@@ ir@@ d - century work that put into writ@@ ing the ear@@ li@@ er or@@ al tra@@ dition — ​ these song@@ s were su@@ ng at the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver and the three an@@ nu@@ al fes@@ tiv@@ als of the Jews .
God’s Kingdom and E@@ duc@@ ation
▪ A@@ p@@ preci@@ ate Jehovah’s Q@@ u@@ alities to the F@@ ul@@ l
8@@ 0@@ 3 / 7@@ 9@@ 1 / 7@@ 9@@ 1 ․ ․
The love and respect of fellow believers and the “ inter@@ change of encourag@@ ement ” among them mean a great de@@ al to us .
Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h s@@ pr@@ ings into action on hear@@ ing that Isa@@ a@@ c in@@ tend@@ s to bl@@ ess E@@ sa@@ u when he takes his father a dis@@ h of g@@ ame .
“ P@@ ra@@ ise Jehovah from the earth , . . . you young men and also you vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 14@@ 8 : 7 , 12
▪ By what means does it take place ?
So with faith in Jehovah , A@@ sa could pray to him to act in their be@@ half .
What are some ways to do good in the congregation , and of what can we be sure if we keep on displa@@ ying go@@ o@@ dness ?
C@@ learly , then , the bre@@ ad and the w@@ ine were to be vie@@ wed as sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s , or em@@ ble@@ ms .
Paul war@@ ned that some would be turned away from the truth .
( 2 ) A@@ vo@@ id all form@@ s of in@@ fid@@ el@@ ity .
We do not know all the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of how Jesus was “ made perfect ” in this reg@@ ard , but we do know that the pro@@ c@@ ess took time . ​ — Hebrews 5 : 8 , 9 .
The sister stud@@ ying with her su@@ gg@@ ested that she read vari@@ ous A@@ wa@@ ke !
They went to the temple , set it on fi@@ re , and destro@@ yed the rest of Jerusalem .
The next opportunity ar@@ ose when Sam@@ son came to vis@@ it his wife .
Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the wi@@ do@@ w and the ju@@ dge high@@ ligh@@ ts still other important tru@@ ths .
For example , when he felt th@@ reat@@ ened by E@@ sa@@ u , Jac@@ o@@ b said to God : “ Sa@@ ve me , I pray you . . .
He even sent his ass@@ ist@@ ant to the Mar@@ ne@@ ul@@ i conven@@ tion to ob@@ tain co@@ pi@@ es of the new Bible for their of@@ fice .
Mark al@@ one ref@@ ers to this in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , so we can reason@@ ab@@ ly conclu@@ de that he was speaking of himself .
[ B@@ lu@@ r@@ b on page 22 ]
“ Why , Lord , Di@@ d You Re@@ ma@@ in S@@ il@@ ent ? ”
In each of these circumstances , could David be happy as he wa@@ ited for reli@@ ef to come in Jehovah’s du@@ e time ?
See Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k , V@@ olu@@ me 2 , pages 3@@ 11 - 3@@ 18 .
The apostle Paul was another person who rema@@ ined loyal to Jehovah .
Abra@@ m ( Abraham ) told the king of So@@ dom : “ I do li@@ ft up my hand in an o@@ ath to Jehovah the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh God , Pro@@ duc@@ er of heaven and earth . ”
We used our un@@ expe@@ cted fre@@ e@@ dom to continue preaching , but after a while we were again ar@@ rest@@ ed ​ — three times in the same we@@ ek .
He conclu@@ des by saying : “ Do not me@@ dd@@ le with these men , but let them al@@ one ; . . . o@@ ther@@ wise , you may perhaps be found fi@@ gh@@ ters ac@@ tually against God . ” ​ — Acts 5 : 34 - 39 .
When we arri@@ ved at the branch in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , we were in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed to the P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese language .
Chris@@ tu@@ s , from whom the name had its orig@@ in , su@@ ffered the ex@@ tre@@ me p@@ en@@ al@@ ty during the re@@ ign of Ti@@ b@@ eri@@ us at the hands of one of our pro@@ cur@@ at@@ ors , P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ atu@@ s . ”
4 : 4 , 10 .
A mon@@ th later , I ans@@ wer@@ ed that I was willing to get to know him better .
“ T@@ ake good care not to prac@@ tice your righteousness in fr@@ on@@ t of men in order to be ob@@ served by them ; o@@ ther@@ wise you will have no re@@ ward with your Father who is in the heavens . ”
The loving - kindness sh@@ own by Be@@ th@@ u@@ el , Joseph , and Ru@@ th is especially sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant because Abraham , Jac@@ o@@ b , and Na@@ om@@ i were in no position to bring out@@ side pres@@ sure on them .
What a sh@@ ort@@ si@@ gh@@ ted sacrifice !
E@@ spe@@ cially are family he@@ a@@ ds concer@@ ned about working hard to support their famili@@ es .
S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d the F@@ lo@@ ck of God
He was a serv@@ ant of El@@ isha , a prophet of the true God , Jehovah .
Jesus com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned his followers : “ M@@ ake disciples of people of all the nations , . . . teaching them to ob@@ serve all the things I have comman@@ ded you . ”
In the following months , all four sp@@ ent time with Jesus as he pre@@ ached in Gal@@ ile@@ e , Ju@@ de@@ a , and Sam@@ ari@@ a .
God’s Kingdom “ will cr@@ us@@ h and put an end to all [ human ] k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s , and it it@@ self will stand to times in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ” ​ — Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 .
Yes , all faithful Christians , no matter where they may be physi@@ c@@ ally , are serving in a part of God’s great spiritual temple , or house , which came into ex@@ ist@@ ence at the time of Jesus ’ baptism in the first century .
Ser@@ ving in H@@ u@@ an@@ ca@@ yo , over 10@@ ,000 fe@@ et [ 3@@ ,000 m ] up in the cen@@ tr@@ al high@@ lands , we associ@@ ated with its congregation of 8@@ 0 Witnesses .
C@@ ho@@ ose an appro@@ pri@@ ate se@@ at .
The read@@ er who accep@@ ts this is helped gra@@ du@@ ally to over@@ come feelings of rac@@ i@@ al or n@@ ational h@@ at@@ red . ​ — Acts 10 : 34 , 35 .
He does this with our et@@ er@@ n@@ al benefit in view .
Jehovah is ke@@ en@@ ly inter@@ ested in us , but that does not mean that he is wa@@ iting for us to make mis@@ takes so that he can p@@ un@@ ish us .
We may be de@@ pres@@ sed because we are fac@@ ing sever@@ al serious problems .
God has both strong and tend@@ er feelings .
T@@ ake time to read the Bible and Bible - based public@@ ations .
( Read 1 Peter 4 : 10 . )
When I was just n@@ ine , my mother put a viol@@ in in my hands and arrang@@ ed for me to have mu@@ si@@ c less@@ ons at the H@@ arr@@ is S@@ cho@@ ol of Mu@@ si@@ c .
Hence , the c@@ ong@@ e@@ aled w@@ at@@ ers do not necess@@ ar@@ ily su@@ gg@@ est f@@ ro@@ z@@ en w@@ at@@ ers , ice .
Le@@ on We@@ a@@ ver and M@@ er@@ t@@ on C@@ am@@ p@@ b@@ ell of the Ser@@ vice De@@ par@@ t@@ ment condu@@ cted inter@@ vie@@ ws with vari@@ ous B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e members , some of whom were G@@ ile@@ ad gra@@ du@@ ates themselves .
For example , think about how often Satan the Devil must have been lu@@ r@@ king some@@ where when the Israelites succ@@ um@@ bed to such sin@@ s as se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality and gre@@ ed .
W@@ i@@ ves who conduct themselves as S@@ ar@@ ah did are sure to be re@@ war@@ ded by God .
What reason do we have for ex@@ ul@@ ting in Jehovah’s remin@@ ders ?
This princi@@ ple app@@ lies e@@ qu@@ ally well to our service to God .
But perhaps they cannot do as much as they used to because they are get@@ ting older .
As the di@@ sh@@ es are pas@@ sed , we ch@@ at about S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land , the country of their an@@ c@@ est@@ ors , and they tell us something of their life on the f@@ ar@@ m .
Thus , to become work@@ ers in God’s har@@ v@@ est , we first eli@@ min@@ ate all mor@@ ally and spiritually de@@ fil@@ ing practic@@ es from our life .
What practic@@ al su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions are given to help us eng@@ age in deep study ?
This al@@ lo@@ ws me to set asi@@ de more time for spiritual activities .
W@@ ell , if you do not feel good about yourself , you may be over@@ cr@@ itical of others , which ge@@ ts in the way of good relation@@ shi@@ ps .
In the case of Jesus , he died .
Th@@ ree days later his wor@@ ri@@ ed parents , Joseph and M@@ ary , found him in the temple , “ s@@ it@@ ting in the mi@@ d@@ st of the teach@@ ers and listen@@ ing to them and ques@@ tion@@ ing them . ”
‘ How far am I willing to go to prove my loy@@ al@@ ty ? ’
Let us pati@@ ently wa@@ it for the pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation of “ Pe@@ ace and se@@ cur@@ ity ! ” and for the fin@@ al se@@ al@@ ing of the cho@@ s@@ en ones .
That was su@@ p@@ posed to s@@ care the mission@@ aries out of to@@ wn .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What were some of the responsi@@ bil@@ ities of an Israel@@ ite shepher@@ d ?
That love did not s@@ pr@@ ing from a m@@ ere wel@@ ling up of emo@@ tion in the psalmis@@ t’s heart .
How can you imitate Jesus in show@@ ing dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment ?
When we arri@@ ved , our Christian brothers from the local congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses in H@@ om@@ bur@@ g , as well as some of our relati@@ ves , were there to receive us .
Wh@@ ere , then , can we turn for guid@@ ance when making decisions on the important is@@ su@@ es of life ?
Today , the har@@ lo@@ t te@@ et@@ ers on the back of the s@@ car@@ let - col@@ ored be@@ ast .
To sa@@ ve his own life , David was for@@ ced to live in ca@@ ves in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness of E@@ n - g@@ edi , where he had to c@@ li@@ m@@ b preci@@ pit@@ ous and d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous ro@@ ck@@ y pas@@ ses .
Rather , Jehovah se@@ es what is in our heart .
He op@@ en@@ ly descri@@ bed his feelings in this way : “ I know that in me , that is , in my flesh , there d@@ wel@@ ls nothing good ; for ability to wish is present with me , but ability to work out what is fine is not present .
Pro@@ vi@@ ding for her in these l@@ at@@ ter ways is ess@@ enti@@ al .
Since we do not even want to come close to com@@ mit@@ ting un@@ for@@ gi@@ va@@ ble sin , we need to remember what Paul said about not g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing the spirit .
T@@ w@@ o other Bible pas@@ sa@@ ges chang@@ ed my attitude toward the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch and its teachings .
He@@ e@@ ding Jesus ’ prophe@@ tic war@@ ning , Christians f@@ led the city of Jerusalem pri@@ or to its des@@ tru@@ ction and , according to e@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ as@@ tic@@ al hist@@ ori@@ an E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us , set@@ t@@ led in the city of P@@ el@@ la in the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous re@@ gi@@ on of G@@ ile@@ ad .
What pri@@ or@@ ity should be given to tra@@ ining brothers , and why ?
During the te@@ en@@ age years , however , you may find it hard to accept the ad@@ vice your parents give you .
No doubt he was a@@ ware of God’s special att@@ ach@@ ment to Abraham as well as His promise that future blessings would come to all mankind through Abraham .
Many author@@ ities believe that it was later inter@@ pol@@ ated from Joh@@ n@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l but was mis@@ plac@@ ed .
Pa@@ ying close attention to “ the sa@@ y@@ ings pre@@ vi@@ ously spo@@ ken by the holy prophe@@ ts and the comman@@ d@@ ment of the Lord and Sa@@ vi@@ or ” will help us to keep in foc@@ us the ne@@ ar@@ ness of Jehovah’s day .
El@@ se@@ where , Paul said : “ I pu@@ m@@ me@@ l my body and lead it as a slave , that , after I have pre@@ ached to others , I my@@ self should not become disa@@ p@@ proved som@@ eho@@ w . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
( 2 ) He tri@@ ed to appe@@ al to his listen@@ ers “ by using per@@ su@@ asi@@ on . ”
Do not try to bl@@ ame Jehovah for the problems .
On What F@@ oun@@ d@@ ation Are You Bu@@ il@@ ding ?
Those of the anointed who still remain on earth are ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely confid@@ ent that if they remain faithful , they will soon receive the re@@ ward for their faithful course .
F@@ il@@ m@@ mak@@ ers had m@@ oun@@ ted a hand - c@@ ran@@ ked cam@@ er@@ a on the fr@@ on@@ t of a mo@@ ving ca@@ ble ca@@ r and tra@@ ined it on the bu@@ st@@ ling thor@@ ough@@ f@@ are a@@ head .
We therefore take seri@@ ously the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s inspired counsel to we@@ ar well - arrang@@ ed and mo@@ des@@ t clo@@ thing .
At first , however , most of them did not fully com@@ pre@@ h@@ end its sc@@ op@@ e and power ; ne@@ i@@ ther did they understand that it would be a heavenly govern@@ ment .
“ I cho@@ se to have a ba@@ by even though there are ris@@ ks for women my age , ” she says .
A@@ ra@@ d
She needed that jo@@ b , low - pa@@ ying though it was , to help support her family .
When a rich man tri@@ ed to gl@@ ori@@ fy Jesus with the t@@ it@@ le “ Go@@ od T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , ” Jesus mo@@ des@@ tly rep@@ lied : “ Why do you call me good ?
At the same time that Abraham and R@@ ob@@ er@@ t were at war , two other young men sto@@ od on op@@ pos@@ ite si@@ des of another con@@ f@@ li@@ ct between two neigh@@ bor@@ ing coun@@ tri@@ es .
If we are to help people in a spiritual way , what must we do ?
Some 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years after Ad@@ am@@ ’s de@@ fle@@ ction , Satan brought up this very matter ​ — this time in con@@ ne@@ ction with a man nam@@ ed Job .
Go@@ dly Con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment H@@ as Su@@ sta@@ ined M@@ e
* Th@@ ree months ( 9@@ 0 days ) later ​ — in No@@ ah’s “ si@@ x h@@ un@@ d@@ red and first year , in the first mon@@ th , on the first day of the mon@@ th , ” or in mi@@ d - S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember , 2@@ 3@@ 6@@ 9 B.C.E . ​ — Noah re@@ moved the co@@ ver@@ ing of the ar@@ k .
F@@ o@@ re@@ most among the “ fine works ” out@@ l@@ ined in God’s Word for Christians is the li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving work of Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making .
In their deal@@ ings with God’s flo@@ ck , the appointed men in the congregation are to ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t fine qualities .
At the end of the day , the un@@ used h@@ our@@ s are g@@ one forever .
We have consider@@ ed the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ans@@ wers to si@@ x ke@@ y questions about Jesus .
He invit@@ es us to draw close to him .
During his vis@@ it , the travel@@ ing overse@@ er took me asi@@ de and said that I was being assign@@ ed a part on the next meeting .
The Bible as@@ sures us that God has been working to sa@@ ve faithful people and that his purpose concer@@ ning the earth will be ful@@ filled !
Lo@@ ve for God and for our neigh@@ b@@ or keep@@ s us ac@@ tive as Christian min@@ isters and thus helps to pre@@ pare us for the great day of Jehovah . ​ — Matthew 22 : 37 - 39 .
She lived at home with M@@ other and led an ac@@ tive Christian life until her death two years later .
Jesus said that “ the great@@ est comman@@ d@@ ment in the Law ” is to love God .
2 : 14 .
“ H@@ ere I am ! S@@ end me . ”
Let us go back in time and re@@ con@@ stru@@ ct in our min@@ ds what could well have happened at that ev@@ ent .
Although living and working in the world , we should he@@ ed the wise counsel not to use the world to the full .
May we , then , continue to pray confid@@ ently for strength and deli@@ ver@@ ance as we face the events le@@ ading up to Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on . ​ — Read Psalm 27 : 14 .
Consider what happened to the family of a 12 - year - old la@@ d whom we will call M@@ il@@ an .
During most of his re@@ ign , Solomon was a God - fe@@ aring king who obe@@ yed Jehovah .
Acc@@ ep@@ t the cor@@ rection as coming from Jehovah .
But what were C@@ lo@@ v@@ is ’ mo@@ ti@@ ves ?
How did Daniel and three other Hebrew you@@ ths set a fine example in main@@ tain@@ ing spiritual cle@@ an@@ ness ?
The re@@ bel@@ li@@ on of the first man , Adam , brought mankind into sla@@ very to sin .
How did others benefit from Jesus ’ spiritual ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound ?
Ab@@ out this time , I received an invit@@ ation to serve at Bethel , at what was then called Watchtower F@@ ar@@ m , on St@@ at@@ en Is@@ land , New Yor@@ k .
Peter and the other disciples could thus con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate their ro@@ le in the govern@@ ment that would rule over the earth and bring gr@@ and blessings to obedi@@ ent mankind .
Se@@ cond , those who jo@@ in Satan receive only li@@ mit@@ ed benef@@ its .
He and his men , together with their wi@@ ves and children , ga@@ ther@@ ed at Jehovah’s house to pray .
Paul ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged this in his own case , writ@@ ing : “ What I wish , this I do not prac@@ tice ; but what I h@@ ate is what I do . ”
V@@ er@@ y deep your thoughts are . ”
Re@@ pro@@ of and discipl@@ ine , however , are evidence of divine interest and loving concer@@ n .
Some may be sh@@ y or re@@ tic@@ ent by n@@ ature and may find it difficult to be demonstr@@ ative or out@@ going .
When teaching children , why is it important to be pati@@ ent ?
19@@ 60 1@@ 25 *
It is comm@@ on knowledge that on other matters also , Jehovah’s Witnesses ab@@ sta@@ in from making g@@ es@@ tures that most people do per@@ form .
A@@ n illustr@@ ation might help .
By pati@@ ently listen@@ ing as suffering ones o@@ pen up their hearts to us .
U@@ se them !
T@@ et@@ ra@@ gr@@ am@@ mat@@ on : The origin@@ al Hebrew sp@@ el@@ ling of God’s name .
( Read Matthew 20 : 8 - 16 . )
Jesus explained that “ the fine se@@ ed ” re@@ pres@@ ents “ the sons of the Kingdom ” and that “ the we@@ e@@ ds ” are “ the sons of the wicked one . ”
If we follow Jesus ’ example , we will cho@@ ose the right time to speak , we will be care@@ ful about what we say , and we will always try to be kind .
( Read Romans 8 : 5 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 2 : 3 . )
To love the tru@@ ths that we teach others , we must love lear@@ ning such tru@@ ths ourselves .
But that was not the gu@@ ar@@ d’s in@@ ten@@ tion .
The second resurrection rel@@ ated in the Scriptures was per@@ form@@ ed by Eli@@ j@@ ah’s succ@@ ess@@ or , the prophet El@@ isha .
T@@ or@@ u : “ I dis@@ co@@ vered that my wife and I were less com@@ pati@@ ble than I thought .
Even though we as Jehovah’s people have to face many of the same is@@ su@@ es and problems our neigh@@ b@@ ors face , our re@@ action is qu@@ ite different .
E@@ igh@@ ty - one pri@@ ests con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted him and end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to cor@@ rec@@ t him .
The second reason for the l@@ ack of peace is seen in the words of the apostle John : “ The whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one . ”
B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in rec@@ alls : “ When I told the mission@@ ary that I wanted to pioneer , he said : ‘ You know , you could pioneer in To@@ go . ’ ”
20 : 1 , 2 , 7 - 10 .
The Bible provi@@ des this encourag@@ ement : “ God is not un@@ righteous so as to for@@ get your work and the love you showed for his name , in that you have minis@@ tered to the holy ones and continue minis@@ ter@@ ing .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges pre@@ va@@ il in large are@@ as of the world because many people do not have su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient land to gro@@ w food or en@@ ough money to bu@@ y food .
What is a ba@@ si@@ c way to avoid temp@@ tation ?
P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers and other religious exerc@@ ises contr@@ ary to Bible teaching may also be a part of a religious we@@ d@@ ding cer@@ em@@ on@@ y held in a ch@@ urch or el@@ se@@ where .
On@@ ly in this way do we come to feel a long@@ ing for Jehovah’s Word , which buil@@ ds ‘ a bur@@ ning fi@@ re ’ within us to speak to others about it .
My experience has been that show@@ ing personal interest in others is the ke@@ y to happiness .
When the b@@ la@@ de s@@ pr@@ ou@@ ted and pro@@ duc@@ ed fru@@ it , then the we@@ e@@ ds appe@@ ared also .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es satis@@ f@@ ying work that gives meaning to life , simp@@ le things ​ — such as f@@ res@@ h a@@ ir , su@@ n@@ light , f@@ low@@ ers , tre@@ es , and bir@@ ds — ​ are God - given gi@@ f@@ ts that we can enjoy .
No@@ tice the effect that God’s words had on his heart .
We la@@ u@@ gh a lo@@ t . ”
Do Not Gi@@ ve U@@ p the F@@ i@@ ght
Jesus , though , is a@@ ware of the d@@ anger .
One in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar stu@@ ck in his mem@@ ory .
Des@@ cri@@ be the tr@@ ou@@ ble the L@@ ev@@ ite A@@ sa@@ ph fac@@ ed .
God lo@@ v@@ ingly invit@@ es people “ out of all nations and tri@@ bes and pe@@ op@@ les and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es ” to worship him .
The apostles par@@ took of the w@@ ine that sto@@ od for Jesus ’ blood of the covenant ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 11 , 12 )
H@@ E W@@ A@@ S dar@@ k and h@@ and@@ some .
Their answer , sum@@ mar@@ ized by re@@ sear@@ ch@@ er Mar@@ got Ad@@ l@@ er , was : “ We are not evil .
We read : “ It was not through law that Abraham or his se@@ ed had the promise that he should be he@@ ir of a world , but it was through the righteousness by faith . ”
God’s Kingdom is a real govern@@ ment .
T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ing N@@ or@@ th
“ The little one himself will become a th@@ ous@@ and , and the small one a mi@@ gh@@ ty nation . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A@@ I@@ A@@ H 60 : 22 .
You too may find that pu@@ t@@ ting your feelings into words and sh@@ aring them with a sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic listen@@ er will make it e@@ asi@@ er to de@@ al with them .
“ Of Gre@@ at V@@ alu@@ e in the E@@ y@@ es of God ”
Jesus no@@ ted : “ God loved the world so much that he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , in order that ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might not be destro@@ yed but have everlasting life . ”
I wanted my daugh@@ ter to know that as brought out on page 3 , she could feel free to wr@@ ite un@@ in@@ hi@@ bi@@ te@@ dly in her book .
Th@@ ink of what Job had to go through des@@ pite being “ b@@ lam@@ eless and u@@ pri@@ ght . ”
Such hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony streng@@ th@@ ens our con@@ vi@@ ction that pre@@ dic@@ tions found in the Bible can be tru@@ sted .
Le@@ a@@ ve the in@@ experienced ones and keep living , and walk st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght in the way of understanding . ’ ” ​ — Proverbs 9 : 3 - 6 .
J@@ on@@ ah’s efforts me@@ t with a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble respon@@ se : “ The men of N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h began to put faith in God , and they pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to pro@@ cla@@ im a f@@ ast and to put on sac@@ k@@ clo@@ th , from the great@@ est one of them even to the le@@ ast one of them . ”
Me@@ dit@@ ate on the counsel and the less@@ ons that you find in the Bible .
“ God himself will be with [ mankind ] .
We served in al@@ most all of nor@@ ther@@ n I@@ tal@@ y ​ — in P@@ i@@ e@@ d@@ mon@@ t , L@@ om@@ ba@@ r@@ dy , and Li@@ gu@@ ri@@ a .
Jehovah provi@@ des for those who serve him
• T@@ al@@ k about long - ter@@ m and sh@@ ort - ter@@ m go@@ als .
All of this would be for the purpose of a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly taking care of the needs of the re@@ tur@@ ning re@@ m@@ n@@ ant .
What ex@@ hor@@ tation did Jehovah give the Jews in Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s day , and why ?
A@@ le@@ x tel@@ ls S@@ te@@ ve that he is deep@@ ly concer@@ ned about what his friend is doing .
The Bible provi@@ des a word of war@@ ning . It says that in this Devil - rul@@ ed world , even those in succ@@ ess@@ ful marri@@ ages will have “ tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
O@@ thers work in the are@@ a where the t@@ ar@@ get language is spo@@ ken .
Tru@@ e , humans cannot look upon Jehovah God and live .
The ang@@ el cl@@ ari@@ fied matters and told G@@ ide@@ on : “ You will certainly sa@@ ve Israel out of M@@ idi@@ an’s p@@ al@@ m . ”
But fi@@ re is de@@ ad@@ ly when it is un@@ contro@@ l@@ led and bur@@ ns down a house and k@@ ill@@ s its occ@@ u@@ pan@@ ts .
His love moved him to help people spiritually , travel@@ ing h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of mil@@ es over du@@ st@@ y ro@@ a@@ ds to preach the good news of the Kingdom .
S@@ A@@ M@@ O@@ TH@@ R@@ A@@ C@@ E
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , Jesus himself had made men@@ tion of Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na in his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount .
At the end of the s@@ es@@ sion , 12 - year - old Mar@@ ty@@ na pla@@ yed for all ass@@ em@@ b@@ led the s@@ ong ent@@ it@@ led “ We Th@@ an@@ k You , Jehovah . ”
• Why can man@@ ag@@ ing money be a chall@@ enge in marriage , and what can help cou@@ ples to succ@@ e@@ ed ?
Ne@@ go@@ ti@@ ating such ru@@ g@@ ged ter@@ ra@@ in , one of the mo@@ bi@@ le ho@@ m@@ es was going down a n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w ro@@ ad when it me@@ t a tru@@ ck coming up .
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : We also learned that Jehovah God h@@ ates to see us su@@ ff@@ er .
The gi@@ r@@ ls ’ mother , who had told them to use the el@@ ev@@ ated wal@@ k@@ way , later said to Joh@@ n@@ ’s mother , “ I sure wish they had been as obedi@@ ent as your son . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 1 .
G@@ ile@@ ad provided opportun@@ ities to make wonderful new friends .
An@@ s@@ wers to these questions will help us to de@@ al with similar present - day is@@ su@@ es invol@@ ving loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah .
Rather than loo@@ king to the advan@@ ced educ@@ ational syst@@ em@@ s of this world for se@@ cur@@ ity , a Christian tru@@ st@@ s in Jehovah . ​ — Pro@@ v .
C@@ ON@@ T@@ R@@ O@@ L is a dist@@ a@@ ste@@ ful word to many , since it br@@ ings to mind i@@ ma@@ ges of co@@ er@@ ci@@ on and man@@ ip@@ ul@@ ation .
However , P@@ il@@ ate was not on the side of the truth , and he did not want to learn from Jesus .
Me@@ et@@ ing the Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es of the H@@ ouse - to - H@@ ouse M@@ in@@ is@@ try
Ar@@ r@@ ang@@ ing for a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations for the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates was a bi@@ g jo@@ b .
Our love for the truth will gi@@ r@@ d our lo@@ ins , or pre@@ pare us , for Christian activ@@ ity .
Those who have end@@ ur@@ ed tri@@ bul@@ ation for their loy@@ al@@ ty to God’s Kingdom , on the other hand , will experience per@@ man@@ ent reli@@ ef .
( b ) What princi@@ ple should influ@@ ence a Christi@@ an’s be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or ?
Q@@ U@@ E@@ B@@ E@@ C C@@ I@@ T@@ Y , Q@@ C ( Fr@@ en@@ ch only ; Q@@ u@@ ebe@@ c Si@@ gn L@@ angu@@ age also ) , C@@ ol@@ is@@ é@@ e P@@ ep@@ s@@ i , 2@@ 50 , b@@ ou@@ l . W@@ il@@ fri@@ d - H@@ am@@ el
The fact is that milli@@ ons of people have experienced this st@@ res@@ s@@ ful circum@@ st@@ ance .
When you think about perfect life , the life of Jesus Christ may come to your mind .
It is God’s will that a num@@ ber@@ less “ great crow@@ d ” from all nations and tri@@ bes and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es become his worshipp@@ ers .
He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah was a spiritual man , a wor@@ thy shepher@@ d of his n@@ ational flo@@ ck .
She had sear@@ ched for ans@@ wers to her religious questions but had not found satis@@ fac@@ tion in her ch@@ urch .
No@@ te that Paul used the Ar@@ am@@ a@@ ic word “ Ab@@ ba , ” which means “ O Father ! ”
* Ther@@ efore , it would be wrong in God’s eyes for a cou@@ ple to live together ​ — even if they in@@ ten@@ d to get married later .
It had also been fore@@ told that the Messi@@ ah would be num@@ ber@@ ed with sin@@ n@@ ers .
F@@ e@@ el@@ ing that I was close to death , I pray@@ ed : “ I@@ ’@@ m s@@ or@@ ry , Jehovah , for not taking your Word seri@@ ously .
Acc@@ ording to his d@@ ying wi@@ sh@@ es , his sons took his rema@@ ins and bu@@ ri@@ ed them in the ca@@ ve of M@@ ach@@ p@@ el@@ ah in the land of Cana@@ an .
He in@@ sis@@ ted on fin@@ ding the woman .
“ Go@@ od mor@@ ning , all , ” he said c@@ he@@ er@@ ily .
“ B@@ ack home , fin@@ ding a Bible study was difficult .
Pa@@ x Rom@@ ana , relati@@ vely conven@@ i@@ ent tra@@ v@@ el , a uni@@ vers@@ al language , Rom@@ an law , and the dis@@ per@@ sion of the Jews helped Jesus ’ disciples to car@@ ry on their God - given preaching work .
The illustr@@ ation of the slave who refu@@ sed to for@@ give a small de@@ b@@ t even though he himself had been for@@ given much more would make a powerful point .
Peter also encoura@@ ged elders to shepher@@ d the flo@@ ck , “ ne@@ i@@ ther for love of di@@ sh@@ on@@ est gain , but e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly . ”
He began associ@@ ating clo@@ sel@@ y with an older pioneer , a full - time minis@@ ter of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
And we do all we can to pre@@ serve it .
Bo@@ th of us began our pioneer service on No@@ v@@ ember 1 , 194@@ 7 .
35 : 15 , 28 .
F@@ la@@ vi@@ a made the personal decision to end her stu@@ dies at the uni@@ vers@@ ity .
How can hum@@ ility help us to res@@ ol@@ ve problems ?
The guid@@ el@@ ines are la@@ id out in the Bible .
To@@ m , a buil@@ der living in Ha@@ wa@@ i@@ i , vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to help buil@@ d plac@@ es of worship on P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c is@@ lands where people have little materi@@ ally .
When he was a fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve from King Saul , David was in a position to do something dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful toward God’s anointed king , and he did .
Na@@ than rep@@ lied : “ Do wh@@ atever is in your heart , for the true God is with you . ”
• How do we know that a person@@ ’s des@@ t@@ in@@ y is not pre@@ determined ?
Jehovah H@@ as Pro@@ vi@@ ded “ P@@ ow@@ er Be@@ y@@ ond What Is N@@ or@@ ma@@ l ”
How can we avoid being “ dis@@ cre@@ et in [ our ] own eyes ” ?
Jesus would tre@@ at them differ@@ ently , doing the great@@ est possible good for them .
He can then ob@@ serve them and give his children appro@@ pri@@ ate guid@@ ance .
Ne@@ w@@ ly appointed minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants are not the only ones who need prog@@ res@@ sive tra@@ ining , however .
To sur@@ vi@@ ve the ten@@ th pla@@ gu@@ e , the Israelites had to obey the instru@@ ctions to have a special me@@ al and to s@@ pl@@ as@@ h some of the blood of a sla@@ ugh@@ tered sheep on the do@@ or@@ post@@ s and l@@ in@@ tel@@ s of their hous@@ es .
Samuel often i@@ mag@@ ines himself em@@ br@@ ac@@ ing his resur@@ rec@@ ted brother in Par@@ adise on earth . ​ — Acts 24 : 15 .
When he activ@@ ates this , his com@@ pu@@ ter vo@@ ice pro@@ claim@@ s , “ The hope of the Bible is that the earth will be a par@@ adise where there will be no more si@@ ck@@ ness and death , Revelation 21 : 4 . ”
Se@@ cond , we must believe that he is “ the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ”
He did , however , give indi@@ rec@@ t instru@@ ction through su@@ per@@ vision and discipl@@ ine .
In 200@@ 8 , a c@@ hi@@ ef em@@ br@@ yo@@ lo@@ g@@ ist no@@ ted in The New Yor@@ k T@@ im@@ es that many pati@@ ents were gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely t@@ or@@ n about what to do with the ex@@ tr@@ a em@@ br@@ yo@@ s .
How has Jehovah proved to be our for@@ t@@ ress in times of dist@@ ress through the pages of his Word ?
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s father , T@@ er@@ ah , lived for 20@@ 5 years .
S@@ tun@@ ned , especially by the c@@ ry “ Jehovah’s s@@ word and G@@ ide@@ on@@ ’s ! , ” the M@@ idi@@ an@@ ites ad@@ d their own cri@@ es to the di@@ n .
He im@@ medi@@ ately accepted a Bible study and soon became a baptized Christian .
“ We all stu@@ m@@ ble many times , ” says the Bible at James 3 : 2 .
Paul remin@@ ded Christians that they “ were b@@ ought with a pri@@ ce . ”
Then he conclu@@ ded with this hear@@ tr@@ en@@ ding ple@@ a : “ How can I return to my father without the bo@@ y along with me ?
How can we benefit from what Paul wrote to Ti@@ tu@@ s ?
Th@@ in@@ king that my neigh@@ b@@ ors too would be exc@@ ited to read the Bible , I ob@@ ta@@ ined ei@@ ght co@@ pi@@ es .
To learn the name of the pri@@ m@@ ary leg@@ al ent@@ ity used by Jehovah’s Witnesses in your country , ple@@ ase cont@@ act the branch of@@ fice .
Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine V@@ it@@ al
The Bible provi@@ des the answer when it says that humans were cre@@ ated “ in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge , ” that is , they pos@@ s@@ ess the same ba@@ si@@ c godly qualities . ​ — Genesis 1 : 27 .
He then explained that he was the princi@@ p@@ al of a high school in the to@@ wn and that he had persecu@@ ted the children of Jehovah’s Witnesses for not sal@@ u@@ ting the f@@ la@@ g .
Thus , the Witnesses sub@@ ject themselves to God in all things .
Jesus and his disciples came to Jerusalem and saw in the temple “ those sel@@ ling c@@ at@@ tle and sheep and do@@ ves and the money bro@@ k@@ ers in their se@@ ats . ”
By ap@@ pl@@ ying such knowledge , even if we should die , we ourselves can be resur@@ rec@@ ted , since Jesus was .
Ex@@ ac@@ tly when it was that Jehovah first made the covenant with Abraham is not known .
He said : “ Your heavenly Father kno@@ ws that you need all these things . ”
( See bo@@ x a@@ bo@@ ve . ) ( b ) What is your determin@@ ation as you a@@ wa@@ it the end of this old system of things ?
But to do so , you must regul@@ arly inv@@ est time in your family , while res@@ is@@ ting pres@@ sure to become over@@ ly ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in work , rec@@ re@@ ation , or en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
“ A k@@ ing@@ ’s heart is as st@@ re@@ am@@ s of water in the hand of Jehovah , ” says Proverbs 21 : 1 . “ E@@ ver@@ y@@ where that he deli@@ gh@@ ts to , he tur@@ ns it . ”
The two famili@@ es often share their food and their few material bel@@ ong@@ ings .
Why is prayer vital for a baptized Christian ?
In@@ c@@ lu@@ ded among “ the works of [ Jehovah’s ] hands ” were two ta@@ ble@@ ts of st@@ one on which were eng@@ ra@@ ved ten important la@@ ws for Israel .
How can we help all s@@ or@@ ts of people ?
“ It was difficult after we were ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from the commun@@ ity .
R@@ em@@ ember Joseph .
Do they get l@@ on@@ ely at times ?
But the truth of God’s Word sh@@ one through .
We often sta@@ yed up tal@@ king l@@ ate into the night .
Then , something un@@ expe@@ cted happened .
Z@@ e@@ al Des@@ pite In@@ fir@@ m@@ ity
This par@@ a@@ do@@ x , hi@@ ther@@ to un@@ known to mankind , helps id@@ enti@@ fy our ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary times .
In that day Jehovah will prove to be one , and his name one . ”
H@@ er full brother Ab@@ sal@@ om mu@@ r@@ ders A@@ m@@ n@@ on in re@@ v@@ enge .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out lo@@ sing hope , they can take the in@@ iti@@ ative to keep the l@@ ines of commun@@ ic@@ ation o@@ pen or to re@@ esta@@ bl@@ ish commun@@ ic@@ ation .
Are we really allow@@ ing God’s Word to gu@@ i@@ de us that clo@@ sel@@ y ?
If you do not set go@@ als for yourself , your pe@@ ers and teach@@ ers are likely to influ@@ ence you to do what they feel is right for you .
S@@ how@@ ing com@@ pas@@ sion may not be eas@@ y in a world that seem@@ s pre@@ d@@ om@@ in@@ an@@ tly co@@ ld and in@@ ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able .
We receive the help of God’s holy spirit .
The school was desi@@ gn@@ ed to provide educ@@ ation for gi@@ r@@ ls to become good wi@@ ves and mo@@ thers , and it assign@@ ed the stud@@ ents to live with we@@ al@@ thy famili@@ es in the city as h@@ ou@@ se@@ keep@@ ing ap@@ pr@@ en@@ tic@@ es .
Jesus said that there is joy in heaven when just one lost sheep is found .
In 19@@ 34 , H@@ it@@ l@@ er v@@ ow@@ ed to ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ate Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ger@@ many .
Such ones can be com@@ for@@ ted in know@@ ing that Jehovah , while perfect , is not a per@@ fe@@ c@@ tion@@ ist .
Those who prac@@ tice what they have learned from God’s Word re@@ a@@ p num@@ er@@ ous benef@@ its .
He could har@@ dly believe what had just happened .
The faithful ang@@ el was held up for 21 days until “ M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el , one of the fore@@ most pr@@ inc@@ es , ” came to help him .
Although of hum@@ ble means , she took the cha@@ in to the po@@ li@@ ce st@@ ation and turned it in .
D@@ ressed in a bl@@ ack tra@@ ining su@@ it , with s@@ we@@ at ro@@ l@@ ling down my body , I told them , “ I know nothing about the Bible . ”
Then he ad@@ ds : “ Th@@ ough for a little while at present , if it must be , you have been g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed by vari@@ ous tri@@ als . ”
An@@ cient S@@ por@@ ts and the I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ance of W@@ in@@ ning
R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection , 3 / 15
Many th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of happy young Witnesses will tell you that there are many heal@@ thy ways of having fu@@ n while sta@@ ying within the b@@ oun@@ ds of “ the will of Jehovah . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 17 - 19 .
His life course of out@@ standing faith@@ ful@@ ness , along with the beau@@ ti@@ ful psal@@ ms that he wrote in praise of Jehovah , might eas@@ ily give the imp@@ res@@ sion that this was a man who would never f@@ all into serious sin .
As a result , God expres@@ sed his appro@@ val of A@@ bel@@ ’s o@@ ffering , rend@@ ered in faith , but his disa@@ p@@ pro@@ val of Ca@@ in@@ ’s , which in some way refle@@ cted a l@@ ack of faith .
Can you put for@@ th inc@@ reas@@ ed effort to apply the counsel found at Matthew 6 : 33 ?
In view of these un@@ ambi@@ gu@@ ous teachings of Jesus , is it not lo@@ gi@@ cal to conclu@@ de that our prayers should be direc@@ ted to God through Jesus Christ and not to any inter@@ cess@@ ors or “ sa@@ in@@ ts ” ?
In har@@ mony with this example , baptism can@@ di@@ d@@ ates today should show prop@@ er dec@@ or@@ u@@ m .
Phil@@ ad@@ el@@ p@@ hi@@ a ( now Al@@ as@@ e@@ hi@@ r ) was the pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous cen@@ ter of a w@@ ine - pro@@ duc@@ ing re@@ gi@@ on in w@@ es@@ ter@@ n A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or .
G@@ ran@@ ted , it is not eas@@ y for us imper@@ fect humans to live up to our dedic@@ ation to our perfect God , Jehovah .
Are You “ R@@ ich T@@ ow@@ ard God ” ?
W@@ om@@ en En@@ joy F@@ ine P@@ ri@@ v@@ ile@@ ges
What sin@@ ful@@ ness !
In some c@@ as@@ es the ro@@ om@@ s where we sta@@ yed had mu@@ d flo@@ ors and no ce@@ il@@ ings .
In har@@ mony with those prophe@@ tic words , since the 19@@ 30 ’ s , mul@@ titu@@ des of Christians who@@ se hope is to live on earth forever have flo@@ cked to Z@@ ion .
Many today believe that the answer to the a@@ bo@@ ve question is y@@ es .
Jehovah will re@@ ward and support such a willing spirit .
Jehovah is a Hebrew name that means “ He Ca@@ uses to Be@@ come . ” ​ — Genesis 2 : 4 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
The great@@ est tri@@ bul@@ ation in man@@ kin@@ d’s hist@@ ory is coming soon .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ate Jesus ’ Un@@ i@@ que R@@ o@@ le in God’s P@@ ur@@ pose
The Bible descri@@ bes kindness as part of the desi@@ ra@@ ble fru@@ it@@ age of God’s holy spirit , or ac@@ tive for@@ ce .
He did not make them feel in@@ com@@ pet@@ ent or un@@ wor@@ thy .
Like his father and mother , he en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined the Bible - based hope of living with Jesus Christ in the heavenly Kingdom , a hope that we are confid@@ ent he has now real@@ ized . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 4 : 15 - 18 ; Revelation 14 : 13 .
Why did this ide@@ al s@@ ite f@@ all out of use so quic@@ k@@ ly ?
My father , C@@ la@@ y@@ t@@ on j@@ uni@@ or , was born in S@@ c@@ ran@@ t@@ on in 19@@ 0@@ 6 , within 50 mil@@ es [ 8@@ 0 k@@ m ] or so of the How@@ ell f@@ ar@@ m .
In this sense , K@@ en@@ ya is also a land of spiritual s@@ pl@@ end@@ or .
Christ’s anointed followers would be the ones who were well - f@@ ed spiritually .
“ But I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t know him .
Your relationship with God is a personal matter between you and the Creator .
Jesus ’ Bi@@ r@@ th ​ — How and Why It H@@ app@@ ened
When we leave a dar@@ k are@@ a and en@@ ter a ligh@@ ted ro@@ om , it may take a while before our eyes ad@@ just .
The time sp@@ ent with this de@@ ar brother in j@@ a@@ il taught me one of the most beau@@ ti@@ ful less@@ ons of my life ​ — we need our brothers and should therefore be for@@ giving and kind to one another .
In giving ad@@ vice to a young man , the writ@@ er of Proverbs states : “ P@@ rep@@ are your work out of do@@ ors , and make it ready for yourself in the field . Af@@ ter@@ ward you must also buil@@ d up your hous@@ eho@@ ld . ”
We won@@ der who the c@@ all@@ er is and what he really wants .
So we find ourselves back at our star@@ ting point .
H@@ igh@@ er cr@@ iti@@ c@@ s ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s cla@@ im to divine inspi@@ r@@ ation .
Rather than tre@@ ating God’s standards with con@@ temp@@ t , what should we do ?
Why is its dis@@ co@@ very important to us today ?
We have am@@ ple reason to believe that Jehovah continu@@ es to help people .
However , if a Christian st@@ ra@@ ys from the flo@@ ck , what happ@@ ens to his ob@@ lig@@ ation to his fellow believers ?
The cha@@ ir@@ man of the pro@@ gra@@ m was The@@ o@@ d@@ ore J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z , a gra@@ du@@ ate of the se@@ ven@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol , who now ser@@ ves as a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
His heart was full of hope for the future .
He did this through the A@@ mal@@ ek@@ ites , who were enem@@ ies of God’s people .
Ther@@ efore , even if you are deal@@ ing with a tri@@ al that does not ‘ de@@ part from you , ’ you can be certain that Jehovah is a@@ ware of your stru@@ gg@@ le and that he has respon@@ ded to “ the s@@ ound of your out@@ c@@ ry . ”
Thus the Bible as@@ sures us that no person is bey@@ ond God’s help and that no tra@@ ge@@ dy is so great that our heavenly Father cannot comfort us .
Then in 200@@ 5 , per@@ mis@@ sion was given to transl@@ ate the Bible into langu@@ ages in which The Watchtower was already being transl@@ ated .
For one thing , they were to “ pi@@ ck up each his am@@ ount day for day . ”
The next day E@@ s@@ ther and I went into hi@@ ding in the home of a new@@ ly baptized Witness cou@@ ple , the N@@ order family , who provided sh@@ el@@ ter and prote@@ ction .
So do not bo@@ t@@ tle up anger and let it ex@@ p@@ lo@@ de later .
After preaching in Eph@@ esus , A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s went to A@@ cha@@ ia .
Then in 195@@ 1 a young pioneer turned up in C@@ ar@@ dif@@ f , f@@ res@@ h out of pris@@ on .
The Christian el@@ der who stu@@ died the Bible with me was par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly help@@ ful .
The man of God has just deli@@ vered a st@@ ing@@ ing message to King Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am , who had set up cal@@ f worship in the nor@@ ther@@ n ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel .
Re@@ ma@@ in loyal to believ@@ ing friends and family .
What have we learned from these war@@ ning examples ?
Many spi@@ rit@@ ists believe in re@@ inc@@ ar@@ nation .
• Why must we keep our foc@@ us on the pri@@ ze ?
How were the meetings condu@@ cted in early Christian congregations ?
It is lo@@ c@@ ated a few h@@ un@@ d@@ red fe@@ et [ about 1@@ 00 m ] sou@@ the@@ ast of the s@@ ite that was mis@@ tak@@ en@@ ly thought to be the P@@ o@@ ol of S@@ il@@ o@@ am .
Who has been be@@ h@@ ind the organiz@@ ational chang@@ es among Jehovah’s people , and what have these chang@@ es resul@@ ted in ?
M@@ ad@@ an@@ g
That is why Jesus com@@ pared Christian disci@@ ple@@ ship to a yo@@ ke .
Da@@ y Th@@ ree — Be T@@ e@@ ach@@ ers in V@@ i@@ e@@ w of the Ti@@ me
Then gra@@ du@@ ally you saw light ​ — there was a so@@ lu@@ tion .
A H@@ app@@ y Li@@ fe With F@@ e@@ w Pro@@ ble@@ ms
W@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ E travel@@ ing through the re@@ gi@@ on of Sam@@ ari@@ a at the close of 30 C.E . , Jesus pa@@ used to rest at a well near the to@@ wn of S@@ y@@ cha@@ r .
With it , Jehovah can “ more than su@@ per@@ a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly ” provide the strength that we need to end@@ ure any tri@@ al .
Re@@ c@@ ently , near the to@@ wn of T@@ al@@ aka@@ g , this opportunity op@@ ened up in a very inter@@ es@@ ting way .
What desi@@ res do you long to see ful@@ filled ?
In ad@@ dition , where possible , Witnesses person@@ ally vis@@ it pris@@ ons to study the Bible with in@@ mat@@ es and to conduct Christian meetings .
Jo@@ y is the st@@ ate of true happiness resul@@ ting from the expe@@ ct@@ ation or ac@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ on of something good .
The account states : “ So [ Jac@@ o@@ b ] called his son Joseph and said to him : ‘ If , now , I have found fav@@ or in your eyes , . . . you must exerc@@ ise loving - kindness and tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thin@@ ess toward me .
Those sub@@ mit@@ ting to Joh@@ n@@ ’s baptism did so as evidence of their rep@@ ent@@ ance over sin@@ s against the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
They follow@@ ed the direction of the Bible , rema@@ ining pol@@ iti@@ c@@ ally neu@@ tr@@ al and refu@@ sing to take up ar@@ ms .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H and Jesus have been un@@ ited from the very beg@@ in@@ ning of cre@@ ation .
As Jehovah’s mo@@ der@@ n - day servants , we ch@@ er@@ ish our good relationship with God .
• In what ways did Jesus make use of events that were known to his hear@@ ers ?
For this reason , it also ur@@ ges us : “ [ Let ] those who rejo@@ ice [ be ] as those who do not rejo@@ ice , and those who bu@@ y as those not pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ing , and those making use of the world as those not using it to the full . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 7 : 29 - 31 .
When a desire to refle@@ ct how Jehovah feel@@ s on such fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ als gover@@ ns our lives , living in acc@@ ord with principles be@@ comes a cons@@ ist@@ ent prac@@ tice . ​ — Jeremiah 22 : 16 .
If she has questions , th@@ at@@ ’s good .
While I was dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed , I knew that Jehovah’s Witnesses taught the truth . ”
Mo@@ der@@ n te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy pu@@ ts at our f@@ ing@@ er@@ ti@@ ps all s@@ or@@ ts of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , much of which is ques@@ tion@@ able or imp@@ ro@@ per for a Christian .
Those who pa@@ y no he@@ ed to God’s Word are like “ the se@@ a that is being to@@ s@@ sed . ”
• How can you star@@ t Bible stu@@ dies using the Bible T@@ each book ?
Di@@ d David beg@@ in to cultiv@@ ate ambi@@ tions about the k@@ ing@@ ship ?
“ They went building and pro@@ ving succ@@ ess@@ ful , ” says the Bi@@ bli@@ cal account . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
Jehovah has given us the gift of free will and with it true fre@@ e@@ dom .
In time , Ar@@ th@@ ur married and moved to D@@ on@@ ny@@ bro@@ ok , a fru@@ it - gro@@ wing to@@ wn in sou@@ th@@ w@@ est W@@ es@@ ter@@ n Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
Thus , the good news is about the Kingdom , or govern@@ ment , by God that will eli@@ min@@ ate all wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and then rule over all the earth in peace .
E@@ ach mission@@ ary took three or four of these new ones along in the service .
Solomon had vi@@ r@@ tually everything that could be desi@@ red .
V@@ indic@@ ation , Bo@@ ok Th@@ ree ( publi@@ shed in 19@@ 32 ) , descri@@ bed the u@@ pri@@ ght heart attitude of the n@@ on - Israel@@ ite man Je@@ hon@@ a@@ da@@ b , who got into the ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t of Israel@@ ’s anointed King Je@@ h@@ u and went along to see Je@@ hu@@ ’s ze@@ al in ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ting false worshi@@ p@@ ers .
Ha@@ ving learned about mirac@@ les that Jehovah per@@ form@@ ed through El@@ isha , she told Na@@ am@@ an’s wife that if her husband would go to Israel , God’s prophet would cu@@ re him .
200@@ 1 S@@ E@@ R@@ V@@ I@@ C@@ E Y@@ E@@ A@@ R R@@ E@@ P@@ O@@ R@@ T O@@ F J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S W@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ S W@@ O@@ R@@ L@@ D@@ W@@ I@@ D@@ E
Jesus ’ words as a prophet and his actions as a medi@@ at@@ or af@@ fect the enti@@ re human family .
But here Paul was writ@@ ing to Christians , those who were “ called to be holy ones . ”
“ The lo@@ ss of emp@@ loy@@ ment h@@ ur@@ ts men more , ” since they are tra@@ di@@ tion@@ ally vie@@ wed as the bre@@ ad@@ w@@ in@@ ner of the family , expla@@ ins p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ g@@ ist J@@ an@@ us@@ z W@@ i@@ e@@ tr@@ z@@ y@@ ń@@ s@@ ki .
This wel@@ come was much more than a for@@ ma@@ l show of respect .
( b ) Who was the pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed lead@@ er ?
Mo@@ st of our neigh@@ b@@ ors , however , res@@ pe@@ cted my parents for their Christian qualities and concer@@ n for others .
F@@ i@@ f@@ th , the Greek word ( hi@@ ·@@ e@@ ·@@ r@@ on ’ ) transl@@ ated “ temple ” that is used with refer@@ ence to the C@@ our@@ t of the G@@ ent@@ il@@ es “ ref@@ ers to the enti@@ re comple@@ x , rather than spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally to the T@@ emp@@ le building it@@ self , ” says A H@@ and@@ book on the Go@@ spe@@ l of Matthew , by Bar@@ cla@@ y M . Ne@@ w@@ man and Ph@@ ili@@ p C .
C@@ ome , Lord Jesus . ” ​ — Revelation 1 : 1 , 10 ; 22 : 20 .
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message imp@@ ro@@ ves the lives of the many th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds who em@@ br@@ ace it each year , and this can lead to their sal@@ vation .
Th@@ ough you might be an@@ no@@ yed at the way people ju@@ dge you , it is n@@ one@@ th@@ eless appro@@ pri@@ ate to respect the op@@ in@@ ion of others .
This will help us to t@@ ou@@ ch the heart of rec@@ ep@@ tive ones and move them to action .
The question of who is greater , however , st@@ em@@ s from a desire to know where people stand in the ran@@ ks of power and influ@@ ence .
What is the an@@ ti@@ do@@ te for such a spiritually ru@@ in@@ ous way of life ?
So I made those things my interest too , taking him to a@@ ir shows and pla@@ ying with a f@@ light si@@ mul@@ at@@ or on the com@@ pu@@ ter .
Can you help the congregation “ to hold f@@ ast ” to the spiritually we@@ ak until they are str@@ ong@@ er ? ​ — Hebrews 2 : 1 .
15 : 1 , 2 , 7 .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , when it comes to displa@@ ying mil@@ dness , all of us can succ@@ e@@ ed if we put for@@ th the effort .
One day in Au@@ gu@@ st 19@@ 7@@ 4 , she vis@@ ited my sis@@ ter@@ ’s home , which is where we first me@@ t .
Some have been stu@@ mb@@ led when a res@@ pe@@ cted person in the congregation ac@@ ted in an ung@@ o@@ dly man@@ ner .
What Ab@@ out O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ed R@@ eli@@ ef ?
What will help us to be more effe@@ ctive teach@@ ers when we make return vis@@ its and conduct Bible stu@@ dies ?
TH@@ E B@@ O@@ T@@ T@@ O@@ M L@@ IN@@ E : P@@ or@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y po@@ is@@ ons loving relation@@ shi@@ ps and ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely br@@ ings hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he and pain . ​ — Proverbs 6 : 27 .
What as@@ pe@@ cts of their her@@ it@@ age do anointed Christians enjoy while still on earth ?
Some tri@@ als are like fr@@ on@@ tal att@@ ac@@ ks on our faith ; others are more sub@@ tle .
“ If you see any op@@ pres@@ sion of the one of little means and the viol@@ ent taking away of judgment and of righteousness . . . , do not be am@@ a@@ zed over the af@@ fa@@ ir , for one that is high@@ er than the high one is w@@ atch@@ ing . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 5 : 8 .
He wh@@ ir@@ ls again , this time ro@@ t@@ ating high in the a@@ ir , his fe@@ et and hands in f@@ lu@@ id mo@@ v@@ ement to deli@@ ver pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely a@@ im@@ ed b@@ lo@@ ws to a star@@ t@@ led op@@ pon@@ ent .
and what was it time for anointed Christians to do ?
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 27 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 6@@ 9 , 1@@ 20
Our being Christians does not a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally shi@@ eld us from the bad influ@@ ences of this world .
Pro@@ ving Our Tru@@ st in Jehovah
Today , God’s servants find great comfort in the knowledge that their form@@ er associ@@ ates in God’s service will experience the fulfill@@ ment of the resurrection hope .
Yet , com@@ pared with the blessings , the sacrific@@ es were small .
How did they dis@@ co@@ ver it ?
Some time ag@@ o , an effort was made to re@@ ach one of these are@@ as .
There is a time to praise Jehovah , to encoura@@ ge others , to expres@@ s how we feel , and to tell others what we need .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 5@@ 3 , 4@@ 8
In B@@ ra@@ z@@ il a woman nam@@ ed Mari@@ a pray@@ ed to God for help .
& H .
For example , in the b@@ ru@@ tal out@@ bur@@ st of rac@@ i@@ al h@@ at@@ red in certain coun@@ tri@@ es , many Witnesses have been kil@@ led .
It was time well sp@@ ent .
Jehovah may hold off from inter@@ ven@@ ing in our tri@@ als because he wants us to receive vital tra@@ ining .
▪ “ [ God ] will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more .
In ad@@ dition to working with your bo@@ y , make time to pla@@ y together with him .
The prophet Daniel fore@@ told that during this time “ the true knowledge [ would ] become a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant . ”
The so - called el@@ ite r@@ un@@ n@@ ers en@@ ter the r@@ ace with one ob@@ je@@ ctive ​ — to w@@ in .
May we all imitate him and benefit from his integrity .
They are preci@@ ous par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly because of their faith and devo@@ tion .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , in@@ stead of using spe@@ e@@ ch that is un@@ di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied , ne@@ g@@ ative , cr@@ itical , or h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful , matu@@ re Christians stri@@ ve to buil@@ d up , comfort , con@@ so@@ le , and encoura@@ ge .
Adam and E@@ ve got the opportunity to set their own standards of good and bad , and the dem@@ ons at@@ ta@@ ined a me@@ asure of influ@@ ence over human govern@@ ments .
T@@ al@@ king about our we@@ ak@@ ness with a matu@@ re , spiritually qu@@ ali@@ fied Christian may help us to id@@ enti@@ fy bl@@ ind spo@@ ts .
So@@ on after Israel@@ ’s li@@ ber@@ ation from Egy@@ pt , the nation was po@@ ised to en@@ ter Cana@@ an , the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
See The Watchtower , S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 1 , 200@@ 6 , pages 17 - 21 and J@@ anu@@ ary 15 , 200@@ 7 , pages 17 - 20 .
The congregation of anointed Christians recogn@@ iz@@ es the authority and he@@ ad@@ ship of Jesus Christ .
A@@ n A@@ ra@@ bi@@ c transl@@ ation of the Go@@ sp@@ els , ten@@ th century C.E .
Yes , Jesus did say that there would always be po@@ or people .
He said : “ If I used to refu@@ se the judgment of my slave man or of my slave gi@@ r@@ l in their case at law with me , then what can I do when God ris@@ es up ?
Many things can cause people to lo@@ se what faith they may have .
D@@ A@@ V@@ I@@ D , the son of J@@ es@@ se , gre@@ w up as a shepher@@ d la@@ d in the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m .
It says : “ He that does not love has not come to know God , because God is love .
I have every reason to be happy because dra@@ wing near to God has been good for me . ​ — As told by S@@ ar@@ ah Ma@@ i@@ ga .
Thus , some feel that in the ab@@ s@@ ence of a direc@@ t Bible law , they are free to do as they ple@@ ase .
“ M@@ ake me know your own ways , O Jehovah ; teach me your own pa@@ ths , ” san@@ g the psalmist David .
They ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ Are you really going to make yourself king over us and d@@ om@@ in@@ ate us ? ”
The po@@ li@@ ce of@@ fic@@ er there could not believe his eyes !
I real@@ ized that I did not need to fur@@ ther my se@@ cul@@ ar educ@@ ation .
The w@@ in@@ king of an e@@ ye would indic@@ ate that Davi@@ d’s enem@@ ies were der@@ i@@ ving ple@@ asure from the succ@@ ess of their s@@ pit@@ e@@ ful pl@@ ans against him .
A special chall@@ enge may ar@@ ise , however , when personal problems pers@@ ist des@@ pite our ear@@ n@@ est prayers .
The man had no doubt that Jesus pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed the power to he@@ al him , but what he needed to know was , did Jesus have the desire to do so ?
In contr@@ ast , Moses was “ by far the me@@ ek@@ est of all the men who were upon the sur@@ face of the gr@@ ound . ”
Ti@@ tu@@ s ’ car@@ r@@ ying out that assignment involved consci@@ ences .
the o@@ live t@@ ree ?
In fact , milli@@ ons of people today are doing just that .
The of@@ fic@@ er sent the elders as his re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves .
“ H@@ app@@ y is the man that has not wal@@ ked in the counsel of the wicked ones , ” wrote a God - fe@@ aring psalmist , “ but his deli@@ ght is in the law of Jehovah , and in his law he re@@ a@@ ds in an under@@ to@@ ne day and night . . . .
“ There is not a sing@@ le thing you can do in an or@@ din@@ ary day ​ — s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing inclu@@ ded — ​ that is@@ n@@ ’t ris@@ k@@ y en@@ ough to be the last thing you ever do . ” ​ — Dis@@ co@@ ver ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
Ha@@ ving come to know this new sister of mine , I found it a ple@@ asure to take care of her . ”
What can we learn from Davi@@ d’s example ?
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying the illustr@@ ation , Jesus said that God does not want “ one of these little ones to per@@ ish . ”
Luke ap@@ par@@ ently avo@@ i@@ ded ar@@ rest , for he descri@@ bes his compan@@ i@@ ons ’ or@@ de@@ al in the th@@ ir@@ d person .
Consider some ways that we can do so .
The worl@@ d@@ wide repor@@ t for the 200@@ 6 service year , set out on pages 27 to 30 , gives clear evidence that these faithful min@@ isters are truly rend@@ ering Jehovah “ sac@@ red service day and night . ”
Se@@ cond , understanding the less@@ on be@@ h@@ ind this illustr@@ ation will help us not to be disc@@ oura@@ ged if we do not at first see resul@@ ts from our work .
The psalmist san@@ g : “ Jehovah ​ — in the heavens is his thro@@ ne .
With them out of the way , people who take deli@@ ght in Jehovah’s law will be great@@ ly bless@@ ed .
What a powerful to@@ ol !
Ke@@ ep@@ ing our integrity en@@ ab@@ les us to take our stand for Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y out of love and to prove that Satan is a li@@ ar .
So in a very sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant sense , they were a close family .
You ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely need to pray now ! ’
How Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s came to trust Saul is left un@@ explained .
El@@ isha was a@@ ware that ang@@ eli@@ c ho@@ st@@ s were present to support him .
These two artic@@ les will show us how to an@@ al@@ y@@ ze se@@ ven illustr@@ ations that Jesus used .
Consider el@@ der@@ ly Na@@ om@@ i , who lost her husband and her two sons to the enem@@ y death .
If not , will you make needed chang@@ es and beg@@ in pra@@ ising Jehovah public@@ ly ?
It says : “ Since World W@@ ar I@@ I , the fulfill@@ ment of Jesus ’ prophecy for ‘ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ’ is lar@@ g@@ ely du@@ e to the ro@@ le that the ‘ great crow@@ d ’ of ‘ other sheep ’ car@@ ry out . . . .
So do the fine examples provided by mo@@ der@@ n - day Christians who have end@@ ur@@ ed persecu@@ tion in coun@@ tri@@ es under di@@ ct@@ at@@ ori@@ al or cl@@ er@@ gy rule .
We held our bre@@ ath .
By the time he arri@@ ved , I was about to ex@@ p@@ lo@@ de . ” ​ — G@@ E@@ O@@ R@@ G@@ E .
Th@@ ink , too , of the imp@@ act that the trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation must have had ear@@ li@@ er on the three .
The next year , she got baptized , and the year after that , she began pione@@ ering . ”
So they cannot pro@@ per@@ ly gu@@ i@@ de their children , which often resul@@ ts in un@@ happiness and con@@ fu@@ sion .
How will the righteous one “ be ex@@ al@@ ted with glory ” ?
A cou@@ ple may di@@ ff@@ er in their pre@@ fer@@ ences when it comes to en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
I de@@ v@@ our@@ ed those boo@@ ks and wanted to learn more .
A@@ no@@ ther mission@@ ary cou@@ ple was already there , so V@@ e@@ er@@ a and I s@@ le@@ pt on the por@@ ch .
A no@@ table fe@@ ature of the de@@ bat@@ es at those coun@@ c@@ il@@ s was the inter@@ fer@@ ence of the Rom@@ an emp@@ er@@ ors .
Wh@@ atever mis@@ for@@ tu@@ ne life today may bring us ​ — whether a de@@ bil@@ it@@ ating ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , a ter@@ min@@ al di@@ se@@ ase , or an e@@ con@@ om@@ ic cal@@ am@@ ity — ​ nothing can destro@@ y God’s love for his people .
As part of his respon@@ se , Jesus rel@@ ated two illustr@@ ations that teach us how to pray and be heard by God .
The In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t makes por@@ no@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c material more a@@ vail@@ able than ever and has inc@@ reas@@ ed the number affe@@ cted by this ter@@ ri@@ ble pla@@ gu@@ e .
Those of spiritual Israel are to “ ju@@ dge the world . ”
If your children are ever to enjoy privile@@ ges like these , a ba@@ si@@ c educ@@ ation is u@@ su@@ ally a necess@@ ity .
When Bil@@ ha@@ h had a bo@@ y , a deli@@ gh@@ ted R@@ ac@@ he@@ l pro@@ claim@@ ed : “ God has ac@@ ted as my ju@@ dge and has also listen@@ ed to my vo@@ ice , so that he gave me a son . ”
What are some important ways that we show support for Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ?
Jehovah without fai@@ l re@@ war@@ ds those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him .
R@@ em@@ ember , ad@@ vers@@ ity can ref@@ ine and strengthen you .
The c@@ z@@ ar , A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der I@@ I , was quic@@ k to appreci@@ ate T@@ is@@ ch@@ end@@ or@@ f@@ ’s mis@@ sion and ex@@ tend@@ ed his pat@@ r@@ on@@ age .
Paul said : “ We have this fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch and free acc@@ ess with confidence through our faith in him . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 3 : 12 .
Jehovah’s will@@ ing@@ ness to do so for th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years demonstr@@ ates that he pos@@ s@@ ess@@ es these mar@@ vel@@ ous qualities to a perfect de@@ gre@@ e , and for that we should be most gr@@ ate@@ ful .
He had ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic st@@ om@@ ach pain that la@@ sted until his death many years later .
This mi@@ gh@@ ty kingdom also at@@ temp@@ ted to wi@@ pe out God’s people .
A@@ c@@ tually , the we@@ al@@ th of a rich person “ is like a prote@@ ctive w@@ all in his i@@ mag@@ in@@ ation . ”
We expres@@ s love for God through actions
The Bible indic@@ ates that po@@ ver@@ ty has been an ong@@ o@@ ing proble@@ m among humans . ​ — Read John 12 : 8 .
Consider the promise that Jesus Christ made on the last day of his life on earth .
The gener@@ al thought long and hard .
R@@ y@@ an says : My mother never thought anyone was good en@@ ough for her children , so she found fa@@ ul@@ t with J@@ en@@ n@@ y right from the star@@ t .
When the whole family loo@@ ks to God for guid@@ ance and ad@@ her@@ es to his standards , each individu@@ al feel@@ s more secu@@ re and children are more likely to gro@@ w to love and respect their parents .
Jehovah can give you the wisdom to cop@@ e .
That is my name . ” ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 2 : 8
( a ) What ob@@ serv@@ ation did King Solomon make ?
Some arri@@ ved with nothing .
Jehovah’s Witnesses real@@ ize that today many people su@@ ff@@ er ho@@ p@@ el@@ ess@@ ly and hel@@ pl@@ ess@@ ly .
Although David was God’s appointed king , he vie@@ wed Jehovah as the true King of Israel .
That verse c@@ learly states that God’s name is Jehovah .
“ Di@@ vi@@ ded by L@@ angu@@ age but Un@@ ited by Lo@@ ve ”
When I w@@ atch@@ ed and heard the inter@@ vie@@ ws with the brothers , I felt as if I had lived through all their experi@@ ences with them .
So@@ on , about a do@@ z@@ en of us deci@@ ded to me@@ et every S@@ un@@ day af@@ ter@@ no@@ on in my un@@ cle@@ ’s home to discus@@ s Bible promises .
“ No doubt , ” says scho@@ la@@ r H@@ en@@ ry C@@ ad@@ bu@@ ry , “ with such ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ary power the pro@@ cur@@ at@@ or was in position to yi@@ eld to ‘ un@@ du@@ e influ@@ ence ’ and to be bri@@ bed ​ — ei@@ ther to ac@@ qu@@ it , to con@@ dem@@ n , or to post@@ po@@ ne . ”
Instead of being “ a bu@@ sy@@ body in other pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s matters , ” a Christian lea@@ ves such personal decisions for parents to make .
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Jehovah’s hand is not too sh@@ ort to support and strengthen his faithful people .
It was Satan who tri@@ ed to temp@@ t Jesus .
For anyone wit@@ ness@@ ing that spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar ev@@ ent , the less@@ on was un@@ mis@@ ta@@ ka@@ ble . No one can succ@@ ess@@ fully chall@@ enge or res@@ ist Jehovah’s authority and live .
Ju@@ ne 30 , 200@@ 8 – Ju@@ ly 6 , 200@@ 8
A@@ part from giving his human life that others might live et@@ er@@ n@@ ally , he showed people how they should live .
The new disci@@ ple then jo@@ ins us in the har@@ v@@ est work , and we benefit from his ass@@ ist@@ ance . ​ — John 4 : 36 - 38 .
How wonderful that all of this resul@@ ted from fin@@ ding a Bible public@@ ation in a tr@@ as@@ h can !
These cu@@ st@@ om@@ s are influ@@ enced by the beli@@ ef that something in@@ side us sur@@ vi@@ ves death .
But I was ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive because Witness you@@ ths in my school were ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed and some@@ times p@@ uni@@ shed for not jo@@ ining our mor@@ ning worship .
A P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al H@@ er@@ it@@ age
Jews and pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes who ass@@ em@@ b@@ led in Jerusalem at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . already had a knowledge of the Hebrew Scriptures .
King David san@@ g : “ To me , how preci@@ ous your thoughts are !
If we were to conclu@@ de that the end of this system is a long way off , we might beg@@ in allow@@ ing personal pur@@ su@@ its to crow@@ d out necess@@ ary spiritual activities , such as meeting attend@@ ance .
He was coura@@ ge@@ ous when the flo@@ ck was th@@ reat@@ ened and ris@@ ked his life to prote@@ ct the sheep from a li@@ on and a be@@ ar . ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
R@@ ow@@ s are num@@ ber@@ ed from fr@@ on@@ t to back , and n@@ ames are lis@@ ted from left to right in each ro@@ w .
Some of E@@ mili@@ o@@ ’s col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es were so imp@@ ressed by his conduct that they became inter@@ ested in the Bible and started to study .
The two go@@ ats were reg@@ ar@@ ded as one sin o@@ ffering .
God is a@@ ware that the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of religi@@ ons have s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ed him and ign@@ ored the Bible , and he will destro@@ y those in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions . ​ — Revelation 18 : 4 - 9 .
Is it really possible to be satis@@ fied with mer@@ ely the ba@@ si@@ c@@ s ​ — food , clo@@ thing , and sh@@ el@@ ter ?
So they refu@@ sed to serve in the ar@@ my or to have anything to do with the Na@@ z@@ is .
Who would not appreci@@ ate having such a s@@ inc@@ ere person working for him ?
In the ev@@ ening , we have supp@@ er together .
E@@ ach of these four refer@@ ences app@@ lies to Christ’s future coming as Ju@@ dge .
We may study God’s Word and medit@@ ate on it in the mor@@ ning , in the ev@@ ening , at night ​ — in@@ deed , at any time .
Luke , a s@@ light young man in his early 20 ’ s , stan@@ ds in the do@@ or@@ way and c@@ alls us in for a little sh@@ a@@ de from the su@@ n .
But after care@@ fully consider@@ ing God’s mar@@ vel@@ s of cre@@ ation , Job was moved to say : “ My ear@@ s have heard about you , but now I do see you with my eyes . ” ​ — Job 4@@ 2 : 5 .
C@@ learly , then , the life of an un@@ born child has great value in God’s eyes .
Jerusalem was the only city in all the earth that was direc@@ tly associ@@ ated with God’s name .
God’s Son wanted no part of Satan’s world and would never worship that wicked one ! ​ — Mat@@ t .
He often tal@@ ked to individuals , and he did so in a fri@@ end@@ ly way .
However , no Scriptural pas@@ sa@@ ges are c@@ ited to support that conclu@@ sion .
Instead of continu@@ ing at the con@@ serv@@ at@@ ory , I accepted M@@ om@@ ’s invit@@ ation to go to the conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses in D@@ et@@ ro@@ it , M@@ ic@@ hi@@ g@@ an , in Ju@@ ly 19@@ 40 .
That pas@@ sage comes right after ver@@ ses in which Paul de@@ f@@ ended his apost@@ le@@ ship .
As@@ soci@@ ate before and after meetings . ​ — 10 / 15 , page 22 .
• Why should we look to Jesus when we seek reli@@ ef from too much st@@ ress ?
Re@@ g@@ arding Jesus ’ man@@ ner of death and the cul@@ ture of those living in the M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast in the first century , Bible com@@ men@@ t@@ at@@ or B@@ en W@@ i@@ ther@@ ing@@ t@@ on I@@ I@@ I says that it was “ the most sh@@ am@@ e@@ ful way to die in that world .
I@@ magine Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah’s hor@@ ro@@ r as he se@@ es her at@@ temp@@ t to c@@ ra@@ w@@ l out of her con@@ fin@@ ement !
Re@@ ally , it is conduct that is n@@ atur@@ ally cultiv@@ ated by Christian women .
As Jesus fore@@ tel@@ ls in his prophecy about the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , at that dar@@ k m@@ om@@ ent , they “ will be@@ at themselves in lam@@ ent@@ ation . ”
As you exam@@ ine the boo@@ ks of Ho@@ se@@ a , Jo@@ el , and Na@@ hu@@ m with a desire to learn , you will want to read other ver@@ ses from them in an under@@ to@@ ne .
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Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 8 : 9 ur@@ ges us : “ Let the hands of you people be strong , you who are hear@@ ing in these days these words from the m@@ ou@@ th of the prophe@@ ts . ”
That made it e@@ asi@@ er for me to go there . ”
“ S@@ E@@ T Y@@ O@@ U@@ R H@@ E@@ A@@ R@@ T U@@ P@@ O@@ N Y@@ O@@ U@@ R W@@ A@@ Y@@ S ”
S@@ tudi@@ es show that in many coun@@ tri@@ es , there is an ac@@ u@@ te need , not for uni@@ vers@@ ity gra@@ du@@ ates , but for people to work in the tra@@ des and ser@@ vi@@ ces .
They do not need to be in@@ un@@ d@@ ated with fun@@ n@@ y st@@ ori@@ es , vi@@ de@@ o c@@ li@@ ps , or s@@ li@@ de shows .
How can we live up to our dedic@@ ation to God “ day after day ” ?
What blessings will come to those who look for the good in all ?
Sh@@ ould we not have a full share in help@@ ing others come to know Jehovah and ‘ call on his name ’ ? ​ — Jo@@ el 2 : 31 , 32 .
Of those who for@@ so@@ ok Christi@@ an@@ ity in the first century , the apostle Peter said : “ A@@ ban@@ don@@ ing the st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght p@@ ath , they have been mis@@ led . ”
Their enem@@ ies would have had no per@@ man@@ ent hold on them .
David pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed that the Messi@@ ah would be re@@ v@@ iled .
Jehovah pos@@ s@@ ess@@ es self - control in perfect me@@ asure .
After all , just a few days ear@@ li@@ er , he had public@@ ly den@@ i@@ ed ever know@@ ing Jesus .
It was up to them whether the bor@@ ders of un@@ re@@ ap@@ ed gra@@ in around the e@@ d@@ ges of their fi@@ el@@ ds would be wide or n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w .
• What is “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at ” ?
27 : 5@@ 7 .
“ In the mi@@ d@@ st of a he@@ ated con@@ fr@@ on@@ tation , ” rec@@ alls Mari@@ a , “ I said something par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful to Mar@@ t@@ in .
As we see that serving God pro@@ du@@ ces good fru@@ it and w@@ ins us his guid@@ ance and prote@@ ction , we will come to know that “ Jehovah is very tend@@ er in affe@@ ction . ” ​ — James 5 : 11 .
Some 19@@ th - century scho@@ l@@ ars even doub@@ ted its ex@@ ist@@ ence .
But it was d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous to tell others their op@@ in@@ ion , and they could even be kil@@ led for doing so .
Ther@@ efore , Jehovah desi@@ res that your pl@@ ans foc@@ us on demonstr@@ ating love for others and for God . ​ — Read Matthew 22 : 36 - 39 .
They real@@ ize that to me@@ et Jehovah’s standards , they will have to make sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant chang@@ es in their lives .
• For how long a peri@@ od of time did Job su@@ ff@@ er ?
In doing so , however , be care@@ ful not to ex@@ as@@ per@@ ate your child with your expe@@ ct@@ ations and cause him or her to become do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted .
Lu@@ car@@ is st@@ er@@ n@@ ly den@@ oun@@ ced those who for@@ ba@@ de the study of the Bible , as well as those who re@@ je@@ cted the transl@@ ation of the origin@@ al text : “ If we speak or read without understanding , it is like thro@@ wing our words to the w@@ ind . ”
Com@@ m@@ end@@ ation will bring out the best in others and will make for jo@@ y@@ ful , har@@ mon@@ i@@ ous relation@@ shi@@ ps .
He ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged this in the 4@@ 0@@ th Psalm : “ C@@ al@@ am@@ ities en@@ cir@@ c@@ led me until there was no num@@ ber@@ ing of them .
T@@ our@@ ing Bethel , I felt ref@@ re@@ shed as never before .
Can anyone doubt that the One who “ fu@@ els ” the su@@ n can give us the strength we need to cop@@ e with any proble@@ m ?
“ A@@ ny@@ thing that di@@ vi@@ des people can s@@ pa@@ wn ho@@ st@@ ility , and religion is one of the str@@ ong@@ est di@@ vi@@ ders , ” wr@@ ites j@@ our@@ n@@ al@@ ist James A . H@@ au@@ ght .
Like a li@@ on , the Devil often t@@ ar@@ ge@@ ts the young and in@@ experienced .
As you sub@@ mit to the cle@@ ans@@ ing water of Bible truth , you will pro@@ du@@ ce even more fru@@ it .
C@@ ir@@ cum@@ c@@ ision does not mean a thing , and un@@ circum@@ c@@ ision means not a thing , but ob@@ serv@@ ance of God’s comman@@ d@@ ments does .
Hence , while is@@ su@@ es about t@@ in@@ y blood fr@@ actions are for personal decision , those decisions should be taken very seri@@ ously . ​ — 1 Corinthians 8 : 8 , 11 - 13 ; 10 : 25 - 31 .
I always loved him but could not fully understand him .
The comman@@ der@@ ’s st@@ af@@ f is a long ro@@ d den@@ o@@ ting his power to comm@@ and .
Those pro@@ ving effe@@ ctive may receive per@@ man@@ ent assign@@ ments .
Still , both old and new di@@ se@@ as@@ es continue to ra@@ va@@ ge mankind . A U@@ .@@ S .
In@@ c@@ lu@@ ded too is the work of Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making .
R@@ em@@ ember that it is not only what you say but how you say it that matters .
P@@ rac@@ tic@@ ally all ancient pe@@ op@@ les have a leg@@ end that their an@@ c@@ est@@ ors sur@@ vi@@ ved a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l f@@ lood .
Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has ’ prom@@ pt action st@@ op@@ ped the p@@ un@@ ish@@ ing s@@ cour@@ ge that had already claim@@ ed the lives of 2@@ 4@@ ,000 , and Jehovah re@@ war@@ ded him with a covenant for the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od to remain in his l@@ ine to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 25 : 4 - 13 ; The New Eng@@ l@@ ish Bible .
Ther@@ efore , what God has yo@@ ked together let no man put ap@@ ar@@ t . ” ​ — Matthew 19 : 5 , 6 .
Thus , your experi@@ ences over the years are also preci@@ ous to you .
Wh@@ ere Are the De@@ ad ?
“ The first pos@@ si@@ bility is that Bet@@ h ʹ@@ I@@ m@@ r@@ i is the name of a pri@@ es@@ tly family ​ — the sons of ’ I@@ m@@ m@@ er who@@ se des@@ c@@ end@@ ants inclu@@ de members of the Ma@@ ʹ@@ a@@ z@@ iah course , ” says the I@@ A@@ A .
Although many Christians form@@ er@@ ly had an im@@ moral li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le , they now view se@@ x and marriage as gi@@ f@@ ts from God .
How important is faith under the Christian arrang@@ ement ?
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines are pro@@ duc@@ ed every mon@@ th , The Watchtower in 14@@ 4 langu@@ ages , A@@ wa@@ ke !
H@@ ar@@ dly .
So my wife and I make time to talk and share our feelings with each other . ”
To benefit from Scriptural instru@@ ction and to displa@@ y go@@ o@@ dness , though , we must have the attitude of the psalmist who san@@ g : “ You [ Jehovah ] are good and are doing good . T@@ each me your regul@@ ations . ” — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 6@@ 8 .
When he was young , his parents h@@ un@@ g pi@@ c@@ tures of Bible s@@ cen@@ es in their home .
Mari@@ a rel@@ ates what happened : “ The school where I work as a teach@@ er sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ed a s@@ em@@ in@@ ar on the tre@@ at@@ ment of sub@@ st@@ ance a@@ bu@@ se .
The B@@ ri@@ de@@ gro@@ om , Jesus Christ , pu@@ ts on his gl@@ ori@@ ous ro@@ y@@ al we@@ d@@ ding gar@@ ments .
W@@ in@@ ter was co@@ ld and dam@@ p .
How does Jehovah remember his servants ?
At the end of her life , V@@ al@@ ent@@ ina said : “ I never had my own place to live .
10 Ke@@ ys to F@@ am@@ ily H@@ app@@ iness ​ — T@@ re@@ ating Your M@@ ate With R@@ es@@ pect
“ God is not par@@ ti@@ al , ” says Acts 10 : 34 .
A Mar@@ vel@@ ous New World
A mu@@ f@@ t@@ i from Jerusalem refu@@ sed to come because of the pres@@ ence of a Jewish ra@@ b@@ bi .
Mo@@ st of your people in the to@@ wn of H@@ ar@@ per know me .
The@@ bes and its K@@ ar@@ na@@ k temple were dedic@@ ated to the worship of A@@ m@@ on , the c@@ hi@@ ef go@@ d of the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans .
How can we prote@@ ct our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart ?
In my early days , I thought about marriage , but by the time I was baptized , I was too bus@@ y serving Jehovah to think more about it .
If Adam had not sin@@ ned , he would never have died .
The cou@@ ple were ast@@ oun@@ ded to see a small bo@@ y , W@@ ei@@ ju@@ n , read the Bible from the pl@@ at@@ form more s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully than many ad@@ ul@@ ts could .
The Bible book of Acts c@@ learly por@@ tra@@ ys the pa@@ g@@ an at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding early Christi@@ an@@ ity .
However , true worship helps you to find a high@@ er purpose , one that continu@@ es to be satis@@ f@@ ying even when other as@@ pe@@ cts of life prove to be disa@@ p@@ poin@@ ting .
You have heard that it received fav@@ or@@ able re@@ vie@@ ws ; yet you also know that it con@@ tain@@ s some im@@ mor@@ ality and viol@@ ence .
In Jesus ’ day , har@@ v@@ es@@ ting whe@@ at took much time and effort .
The “ right time ” may be when he is speaking from the pl@@ at@@ form , when he is preaching from house to house , or when he is having a con@@ vers@@ ation in the Kingdom H@@ all or on the tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne .
“ Di@@ d not the One who made me in the wom@@ b also make them ? ” he said .
Then the speak@@ er confid@@ ently stated : “ We are exc@@ ited about the pro@@ spe@@ cts a@@ head . ”
In many ways , they hope to provide the child with guid@@ ance and support far into the future .
That year , he hum@@ ili@@ ated a world power and deli@@ vered the Israelites from sla@@ very .
Yes , we can look to Jehovah for the ul@@ tim@@ ate stan@@ d@@ ard because he is faithful , just , and righteous .
Paul also made men@@ tion of com@@ mit@@ ting no off@@ en@@ se against men .
In a similar way , if we always com@@ pla@@ in about those whom Jehovah uses to lead his people today , this may show that our faith in God has we@@ ak@@ ened .
Yes , and G@@ u@@ st@@ av@@ o came to real@@ ize that Jehovah’s Witnesses are that people .
Many men value respect even more than love .
“ The hist@@ ory of this qui@@ et to@@ wn go@@ es back to the early 18@@ 00 ’ s when some P@@ ol@@ ish sol@@ di@@ ers who came to Ha@@ it@@ i to help form@@ er sla@@ ves w@@ in in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence set@@ t@@ led in this fer@@ t@@ ile v@@ al@@ le@@ y with their Ha@@ iti@@ an wi@@ ves .
The Jews reas@@ oned that what Paul taught was not Juda@@ ism , or la@@ w@@ ful religion ( religi@@ o lic@@ ita ) .
Does that fact pre@@ c@@ lu@@ de the giving of a fun@@ er@@ al talk for a su@@ i@@ ci@@ de vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m ?
O@@ ver@@ se@@ ers and M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al Ser@@ v@@ ants The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c@@ ally A@@ p@@ pointed
C@@ learly , then , a sin@@ ner must be rep@@ ent@@ ant if he is to receive mer@@ cy .
C@@ ô@@ te d@@ ’@@ I@@ vo@@ i@@ re ( form@@ er@@ ly I@@ v@@ ory C@@ o@@ ast ) is a ma@@ j@@ or pro@@ duc@@ er of co@@ co@@ a be@@ ans , which are used to make cho@@ col@@ ate .
Lo@@ t , who d@@ wel@@ led among the de@@ pra@@ ved in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of So@@ dom , “ was great@@ ly dist@@ ressed by the in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence of the law - de@@ f@@ ying people in lo@@ ose conduct , ” and “ what he saw and heard while d@@ wel@@ ling among them from day to day was t@@ or@@ men@@ ting his righteous soul by reason of their la@@ w@@ less de@@ e@@ ds . ”
This judgment bel@@ ong@@ s to God .
And the str@@ en@@ u@@ ous efforts made by such transl@@ at@@ ors as H@@ en@@ ry No@@ t@@ t re@@ mind us of how gr@@ ate@@ ful we should be for having God’s Word re@@ adi@@ ly a@@ vail@@ able to most of mankind today .
A W@@ ei@@ gh@@ ty Per@@ s@@ onal De@@ c@@ ision
To an@@ al@@ y@@ ze the st@@ ate of our spiritu@@ ality , what el@@ se may be needed ?
( Read Revelation 7 : 16 , 17 . )
Now A@@ ar@@ on , Moses ’ brother , is serving as high pri@@ est !
Of course , we appreci@@ ate the spiritual light shed by every new dis@@ clo@@ sure of God’s words .
As was true with Abraham , the fulfill@@ ment of some divine promises may not come as soon as we would like .
Luke recor@@ ds : “ He took a lo@@ a@@ f , gave than@@ ks , bro@@ ke it , and gave it to them , saying : ‘ This means my body which is to be given in your be@@ half .
I could not believe my ear@@ s .
In the gar@@ den of E@@ den , where human@@ kind origin@@ ated , the Creator said to the first man , Adam : “ From every t@@ ree of the gar@@ den you may e@@ at to satis@@ fac@@ tion . But as for the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad , you must not e@@ at from it , for in the day you e@@ at from it you will certainly die . ”
This me@@ ant pu@@ t@@ ting off viol@@ ence and being “ pe@@ ace@@ able with all men . ” ​ — Read Romans 12 : 17 - 21 .
Who was this Joseph of A@@ ri@@ ma@@ the@@ a ?
So in De@@ c@@ ember 199@@ 1 , I was baptized in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of my dedic@@ ation .
“ The fo@@ ol@@ ish one speak@@ s many words . ”
[ 1 ] ( par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 14 ) Such information inclu@@ des Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k , V@@ o@@ lum@@ es 1 and 2 , as well as the seri@@ es “ Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k , ” which is now publi@@ shed exc@@ lu@@ si@@ vely on@@ l@@ ine .
En@@ du@@ r@@ ance c@@ alls for effort .
So , what is the truth ?
Can we w@@ in our fi@@ ght against Satan ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Jehovah used and bless@@ ed local congregations in the first century , arrang@@ ing for qu@@ ali@@ fied elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants to benefit the congregations .
So@@ on R@@ o@@ d@@ ri@@ go was appointed vice - ch@@ an@@ c@@ el@@ l@@ or of the ch@@ urch , a position that he held under vari@@ ous po@@ p@@ es , en@@ ab@@ ling him to pro@@ cu@@ re num@@ er@@ ous op@@ ul@@ ent bene@@ fic@@ es , am@@ ass fa@@ bul@@ ous we@@ al@@ th , exerc@@ ise en@@ or@@ m@@ ous power , and live the lu@@ x@@ u@@ ri@@ ous life of a prin@@ ce .
Jehovah’s Witnesses war@@ m@@ ly invit@@ e you to do the same .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 8 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 10@@ 8 , 9@@ 3
All of this can be avo@@ i@@ ded by appreci@@ ati@@ vely medit@@ ating on our present blessings .
What can contribu@@ te to that out@@ come ?
Th@@ r@@ ough Dani@@ el@@ ’s v@@ isions and dre@@ am@@ s and those of others that he inter@@ pre@@ ted , it is clear that our God will never allow events to become any more or any less than what he has pur@@ posed .
Des@@ cri@@ be Jehovah’s com@@ for@@ ting attitude toward Abraham .
How have the inspired writ@@ ings of the apostle John been a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement for Christians thr@@ ough@@ out the cen@@ tu@@ ries ?
They real@@ ized that they were dedic@@ ating al@@ most all their time and en@@ er@@ gy to their pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
He re@@ je@@ cted it and let the Rom@@ an ar@@ mi@@ es destro@@ y its cap@@ it@@ al city , Jerusalem , and its temple in 70 C.E .
I left school at 14 years of age to take a four - year ap@@ pr@@ en@@ tic@@ e@@ ship in a local c@@ he@@ ese - making fac@@ t@@ ory .
This was the ul@@ tim@@ ate example of living by the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule . ​ — Matthew 20 : 28 ; John 15 : 13 ; Hebrews 4 : 15 .
A p@@ an h@@ un@@ g from each end of the ba@@ r .
Di@@ ffer@@ ences between individuals occ@@ ur because we are all imper@@ fect .
What do th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years of human hist@@ ory tell us ?
If they were re@@ turned at all , they were un@@ likely to be in a con@@ dition f@@ it for fur@@ ther work .
The talk , “ M@@ il@@ li@@ ons Now Li@@ ving Will N@@ ever Di@@ e , ” con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed my mother that she had found the truth , and she began to atten@@ d Christian meetings regul@@ arly .
If you have ever felt disc@@ oura@@ ged when preaching in less responsi@@ ve ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es , you will rel@@ ate to the apostle Paul .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ative of God’s gift , Paul made it his li@@ fe@@ ’s work “ to be@@ ar thor@@ ough witness to the good news of the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness of God . ”
T . Rus@@ sel@@ l could not have cor@@ rec@@ tly under@@ sto@@ od the meaning of the sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic s@@ car@@ let - col@@ ored w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast mentioned at Revelation 17 : 9 - 11 , since the organiz@@ ations that the be@@ ast re@@ pres@@ ents , nam@@ ely , the Le@@ ag@@ ue of N@@ ations and the Un@@ ited N@@ ations , did not even ex@@ ist until after his death .
A@@ vo@@ id Ha@@ bi@@ ts That Con@@ tam@@ in@@ ate
She soon learned that the name of God is Jehovah and jo@@ ined in saying “ A@@ men ” to the hear@@ t@@ felt public prayers offered at the local Kingdom H@@ all .
The Bible states c@@ learly that the w@@ in@@ ds of des@@ tru@@ ction upon Satan’s system will not be rel@@ eas@@ ed before this se@@ al@@ ing of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 is comple@@ ted . ​ — Re@@ v .
It will be a great blessing to people with li@@ mit@@ ed educ@@ ation or reading ability .
Jehovah’s Witnesses were the only religion that comple@@ t@@ ely refu@@ sed to acc@@ e@@ de to the dem@@ ands of the H@@ it@@ l@@ er re@@ gi@@ me : They did not ra@@ ise their hand to give the H@@ it@@ l@@ er sal@@ u@@ te .
As evidence of this , members of the public asked for ad@@ di@@ tional co@@ pi@@ es of the tr@@ act to give to friends , col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es , or relati@@ ves .
Jehovah would “ have a ye@@ ar@@ ning ” to see his faithful serv@@ ant again .
How would such a special gift make you feel ?
What W@@ ould Your Ch@@ il@@ d Sa@@ y ? 3
The Bible says : “ The fear of Jehovah is the beg@@ in@@ ning of wisdom . ”
The rest of the book of Acts con@@ tain@@ s an in@@ deli@@ ble rec@@ ord of the tri@@ als , imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment , and persecu@@ tion end@@ ur@@ ed by faithful ones like Paul , the form@@ er persecu@@ t@@ or turned apostle , who likely su@@ ffered mar@@ ty@@ r@@ dom at the hands of Rom@@ an E@@ mp@@ er@@ or N@@ er@@ o about 6@@ 5 C.E .
On@@ ce Jesus had demonstr@@ ated his faith and loy@@ al@@ ty to death and then was resur@@ rec@@ ted ​ — pro@@ ving that the Devil in@@ deed had no hold on him — ​ Jesus had the bas@@ is for making such a con@@ dem@@ n@@ at@@ ory pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation . ​ — John 14 : 30 ; 16 : 8 - 11 .
As a religious minis@@ ter , I was able to vis@@ it vari@@ ous pris@@ ons and had li@@ mit@@ ed cont@@ act with my son and other faithful Witnesses .
Some n@@ ine months later , Paul ( also known as Saul ) sel@@ e@@ cts S@@ il@@ as as his compan@@ ion and se@@ ts out on his second t@@ our .
The young rul@@ er@@ ’s decision was not wise .
What a contr@@ ast there is between young servants of Jehovah and you@@ ths of this world !
( a ) How did John emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the d@@ om@@ in@@ ant the@@ me of Jesus ’ meeting with his disciples when he in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al ?
Let us consider just two are@@ as ​ — pol@@ itical invol@@ v@@ ement and life - st@@ y@@ le .
This world under Satan is like a sin@@ king ship .
In pris@@ on , M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h “ so@@ f@@ ten@@ ed the face of Jehovah his God and kept hum@@ bl@@ ing himself great@@ ly , ” so that Jehovah rest@@ ored him to the thro@@ ne in Jerusalem , and M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h “ came to know that Jehovah is the true God . ”
“ Why A@@ m I Af@@ ra@@ id to Sh@@ are My Fa@@ ith at S@@ cho@@ ol ? ” ​ — chap@@ ter 17
All are we@@ ep@@ ing .
Yet another ma@@ j@@ or cause of physical heart att@@ ac@@ ks is exc@@ essi@@ ve st@@ ress .
He was c@@ learly inter@@ ested in spiritual valu@@ es , for he kept the Law and in@@ qui@@ red what more he could do to w@@ in God’s fav@@ or .
In a similar man@@ ner , care@@ ful exam@@ in@@ ation of the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , which shows what is being accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed by Jehovah’s organization , ought to have done much toward help@@ ing us maintain our en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m and end@@ ur@@ ance .
If Jehovah were a hi@@ d@@ den , un@@ kno@@ wa@@ ble God , we could never be close to him .
In fact , “ the enti@@ re w@@ all came to be jo@@ ined together clear to half its he@@ i@@ ght , and the people continued to have a heart for working . ”
Jesus instru@@ cts us to pray for God’s name to be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied , or set ap@@ ar@@ t as holy .
P@@ s 5@@ 1 V@@ er@@ ses 2 and 3 say : “ Tho@@ r@@ ough@@ ly wa@@ s@@ h me from my er@@ ro@@ r , and cle@@ an@@ se me even from my sin .
What was Joseph af@@ ra@@ id of ?
No matter how qu@@ ali@@ fied we may be , we are li@@ mit@@ ed in what we can accom@@ pl@@ ish in our own strength .
The Bible men@@ tions the gra@@ f@@ ting of bran@@ ches on@@ to an o@@ live t@@ ree
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S W@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ S in Ger@@ many ga@@ ined a l@@ and@@ mar@@ k vi@@ ct@@ ory at the F@@ e@@ der@@ al Con@@ s@@ titu@@ tional C@@ our@@ t in K@@ ar@@ l@@ s@@ ru@@ he .
When the prophet Samuel told him that Jehovah was dis@@ pleas@@ ed , Saul tri@@ ed to jus@@ ti@@ fy himself by foc@@ using on the part of God’s comm@@ and that he had obe@@ yed and by b@@ lam@@ ing others for his er@@ ro@@ r .
The Bible , however , shows that the name Christians was God - given . ​ — Acts 11 : 26 .
A K@@ IN@@ G BU@@ I@@ L@@ D@@ S A H@@ O@@ U@@ S@@ E T@@ O J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H
Read Psalm 4@@ 5 : 3 .
Daniel also saw a vision that well descri@@ bes not only the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re but also the next world power that would gro@@ w out of R@@ ome .
( b ) What cho@@ ice did the slave who loved his ma@@ ster have ?
J@@ anu@@ ary 16 - 22 , 20@@ 12
“ A talk encourag@@ ing pioneer service is some@@ times en@@ ough to make me c@@ ry , ” no@@ tes Christi@@ ane , who@@ se family situation pre@@ v@@ ents her from doing as much as she would like in Jehovah’s service .
How did Jehovah prove to be faithful to his purpose and to his name ?
How can the t@@ ong@@ ue be a for@@ ce for good or for bad ?
He is always ready to sa@@ ve his loyal servants .
We could mis@@ s the less@@ ons that are imp@@ lic@@ it in Mal@@ ach@@ i 2 : 1 - 9 .
( 3 ) At that time , the life - sa@@ ving direction that we receive from Jehovah’s organization may not appe@@ ar practic@@ al from a human stan@@ d@@ point .
It is a blessing ! ”
Be@@ fore long , sever@@ al of her relati@@ ves dedic@@ ated their lives to Jehovah .
Jehovah’s Witnesses are often comm@@ ended for the way they d@@ ress .
G@@ ile@@ ad G@@ ra@@ du@@ ates Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ve In@@ stru@@ ction That T@@ ou@@ ches the H@@ ear@@ t
Since a ha@@ ugh@@ ty person does not turn back from his wrong course , he is re@@ war@@ ded exc@@ e@@ e@@ ding@@ ly with se@@ v@@ ere p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment . ​ — Proverbs 11 : 31 ; 1 Peter 4 : 18 .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines . Like many other faithful servants of Jehovah , he may make it a prac@@ tice to read each new public@@ ation before pu@@ t@@ ting it away on a boo@@ k@@ sh@@ el@@ f in his personal li@@ br@@ ary .
You have our hear@@ t@@ felt invit@@ ation to respon@@ d to the following offer .
Th@@ ink about how Jehovah exerc@@ ised self - control in deal@@ ing with Satan’s b@@ ra@@ z@@ en re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
That is why its name was called Ba@@ be@@ l , because there Jehovah had con@@ fu@@ sed the language of all the earth . ” ​ — Genesis 11 : 8 , 9 .
How do her children benefit ?
He ur@@ ges them to avoid the in@@ ev@@ it@@ able des@@ pa@@ ir that comes with ev@@ an@@ es@@ c@@ ent glory .
Why not res@@ ol@@ ve to be hon@@ est and st@@ ra@@ igh@@ t@@ for@@ ward when people ask you about your religion ?
The ad@@ vice to give a mil@@ d rep@@ ly is also pri@@ c@@ eless when it comes to man@@ ag@@ ing our own anger .
For David , the cen@@ ter of Jehovah’s worship was the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le with its cop@@ per - co@@ vered al@@ ta@@ r of sacrifice , which during his re@@ ign was lo@@ c@@ ated at Gi@@ be@@ on , to the nor@@ th of Jerusalem .
The same is true of all the prayers of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The prophet did so , and the hand was heal@@ ed .
For the divine name , however , ei@@ ther the v@@ ow@@ el poin@@ ts for “ Lord ” were ad@@ ded to re@@ mind the read@@ er to pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ce the sub@@ s@@ titu@@ te word , or no@@ ne were ad@@ ded at all .
P@@ ic@@ ture yourself enjo@@ ying all the things that you now wish you could learn and do but never have time for .
That du@@ e time arri@@ ved at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E .
Yes , in@@ sight is “ a well of life ” to those who have it .
He displa@@ yed tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous courage when he con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted a bat@@ tle - har@@ d@@ ened gi@@ ant .
I married R@@ ose Mari@@ e in 19@@ 50
U@@ l@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , it can cause complete lo@@ ss of sight .
What would that power be , and how would it tre@@ at God’s people ?
We gra@@ b@@ bed the pro@@ je@@ ct@@ or and obe@@ yed .
And what about the many mo@@ der@@ n - day examples of hum@@ ility that we find in the Christian congregation ?
From one end of the earth to the other , over si@@ x milli@@ on God - fe@@ aring men and women have already cho@@ s@@ en to live under Christ’s rul@@ er@@ ship .
One person@@ ’s situation may allow him to serve in the full - time ministry as a pioneer , as a vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er in a branch of@@ fice of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety , as a mission@@ ary , or in the travel@@ ing ministry .
D@@ on Ad@@ am@@ s , who came to Bethel in 194@@ 3 , explained that the C@@ o@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ ors ’ Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e is com@@ posed of the co@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ ors of the fi@@ ve other com@@ mit@@ te@@ es , which en@@ sures that all fi@@ ve work together s@@ mo@@ o@@ th@@ ly .
What a tra@@ ge@@ dy it is when a true worshi@@ per who appe@@ ars to be fir@@ m@@ ly ro@@ o@@ ted in the Christian way of life succ@@ um@@ bs to a t@@ est of faith .
Kingdom Ne@@ ws No . 30 in Tu@@ valu@@ an
The dis@@ clo@@ sure that Jehovah would give Mar@@ y’s son “ the thro@@ ne of David his father ” would make her ​ — and in@@ deed any Jewish person ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the Scriptures — ​ think of the promise that God had made to King David of Israel .
Jehovah’s blessing on that arrang@@ ement is evid@@ ent in the spiritual pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity enjo@@ yed by true worshipp@@ ers today .
( a ) What po@@ is@@ on is Satan using to try to under@@ mine our spiritu@@ ality ?
Because you can sur@@ vi@@ ve the end !
F@@ or@@ m@@ er work@@ mat@@ es made fu@@ n of him , but how did things turn out ?
I have to ad@@ mit , though , that at times I am a bi@@ t down .
To the congregation in C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e , the apostle Paul wrote : “ You children , be obedi@@ ent to your parents in everything , for this is well - pleas@@ ing in the Lord . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 18 - 20 .
Wh@@ ere would he lead us ?
Father arrang@@ ed for me to work and live with the local bak@@ er and his family .
The hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al rec@@ ord shows that they main@@ ta@@ ined a position of Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , we rejo@@ ice because at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , Jehovah will v@@ indic@@ ate his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and he will san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy his holy name . ​ — P@@ s .
I must con@@ f@@ ess , however , that when I first learned the truth , I was not very t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful , especially when I tal@@ ked to my im@@ medi@@ ate family .
Not long before his death , he pre@@ si@@ ded at a mor@@ ning text discus@@ sion for the large New Yor@@ k Bethel family , to the deli@@ ght and benefit of all .
What sac@@ red things have been en@@ tru@@ sted to you ?
Tru@@ ly , as fore@@ told in the Bible , M@@ emp@@ his became “ a m@@ ere ob@@ ject of ast@@ on@@ ish@@ ment . . . without an in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ant . ” ​ — Jeremiah 4@@ 6 : 19 .
Hence , when deci@@ ding how and when to name their children , Christians stri@@ ve to “ do all things for God’s glory ” so as not to become a cause for stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing .
C@@ learly , the Bible cont@@ ra@@ di@@ cts many po@@ pul@@ ar conc@@ ep@@ ts of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
F@@ in@@ ding Pe@@ ople at Wor@@ k@@ place , 4 / 1
However , she chang@@ ed her per@@ spe@@ ctive by vie@@ wing a ne@@ ar@@ by sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing m@@ all as her personal preaching ter@@ rit@@ ory .
The women of Jerusalem say to them : “ E@@ at , O compan@@ i@@ ons ! D@@ r@@ ink and become dr@@ un@@ k with expres@@ sions of end@@ ear@@ ment ! ” ​ — S@@ ong of Solomon 4 : 6 , 16 ; 5 : 1 .
Be as@@ sur@@ ed that Jehovah will gu@@ i@@ de you mor@@ ally and spiritually if you place your full trust in him . Yes , imitate the psalmist who wrote : “ I have plac@@ ed Jehovah in fr@@ on@@ t of me con@@ stan@@ tly .
This un@@ e@@ qu@@ aled publi@@ shing effort al@@ lo@@ ws people to study the Bible in the language of their cho@@ ice .
The Bible helps you get to know “ the mind of Christ ”
Per@@ haps his ho@@ p@@ es were high after Jehovah gave him the understanding of the pu@@ z@@ z@@ ling dre@@ am@@ s of the cu@@ p@@ be@@ are@@ r and the bak@@ er .
However , that relationship is under att@@ ack by pres@@ sures not only from Satan’s world but also from our own imper@@ fect flesh .
Un@@ der a C@@ l@@ ou@@ d of S@@ us@@ pi@@ ci@@ on
Me@@ dit@@ ation helps us to see how to apply Bible counsel so that we become “ do@@ ers of the word , and not hear@@ ers only . ”
The earthly part of Jehovah’s organization is mo@@ ving a@@ head in vari@@ ous ways .
C@@ ould that really be true ?
We can cultiv@@ ate love for God in the hearts of our children if our own heart is filled with love for him .
When you learn something about Jehovah , tell your children about it .
The One to whom the bri@@ de is brought is the B@@ ri@@ de@@ gro@@ om ​ — the Messi@@ ani@@ c King .
Yes , he has comple@@ ted all that he came to earth to do .
S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then your hope by sp@@ en@@ ding time each day reading the Bible .
C@@ am@@ il@@ le
Just like her sisters , she em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed the truth and got baptized .
O@@ ther Witnesses and I are serving time here because we fi@@ ght , not against people , but against inv@@ isi@@ ble spirit for@@ ces .
What were those buil@@ ding@@ s like ?
“ P@@ low@@ ed gr@@ ound of pers@@ ons of little means yi@@ el@@ ds a great de@@ al of food , ” says Proverbs 13 : 23 , “ but there ex@@ ists the one that is s@@ we@@ pt away for l@@ ack of judgment . ”
Consider , for example , the account about Na@@ both , who@@ se un@@ just tri@@ al and ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion were arrang@@ ed by wicked Q@@ u@@ e@@ en Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l so that her husband , A@@ ha@@ b , could se@@ ize Na@@ bo@@ th@@ ’s v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard .
A@@ no@@ ther practic@@ al way parents can teach children to listen to Jehovah is by having regul@@ ar family Bible discus@@ sions .
“ C@@ l@@ er@@ gy@@ men were un@@ able , and for the most part un@@ willing , to place Christian faith before n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality , ” ob@@ ser@@ ves A H@@ ist@@ ory of Christi@@ an@@ ity .
And happy is he who has not stu@@ mb@@ led over me . ” ​ — Luke 7 : 22 , 23 .
14 The S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t B@@ ear@@ s Witness With Our S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
In time , though , she became con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that God loved her .
La@@ ba@@ n rep@@ lied : “ It is not cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary to do this way in our place , to give the you@@ ng@@ er woman before the fir@@ st@@ born . C@@ ele@@ br@@ ate to the full the we@@ ek of this woman .
7 : 17 .
Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Ab@@ out Those in the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t Re@@ al@@ m 3
The Bible descri@@ bes the water c@@ y@@ c@@ le , saying : “ God . . . dra@@ ws up the d@@ ro@@ ps of water ; they fil@@ ter as ra@@ in for his mis@@ t , so that the cl@@ ou@@ ds tri@@ ck@@ le , they d@@ ri@@ p upon mankind a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly . ”
During his fin@@ al night in the pris@@ on while he was f@@ ast as@@ le@@ ep between his two gu@@ ar@@ ds , Peter experienced a seri@@ es of am@@ a@@ z@@ ing events .
We feel spiritually secu@@ re because we know that Jehovah is always ready to help us . ​ — Psalm 9@@ 0 : 1 .
Even the most experienced elders must mo@@ des@@ tly recogn@@ ize that advan@@ c@@ ing age will gra@@ du@@ ally li@@ mit the am@@ ount of work they person@@ ally can do for the congregation .
Not only is he a loving Father and the Creator and O@@ w@@ ner of the uni@@ verse but he also reve@@ als his person@@ ality and a@@ bil@@ ities to those who love and serve him .
Yet , what did Paul mean when he said that we should speak truth with our neigh@@ b@@ or ?
“ I l@@ ac@@ ked cont@@ act with my father , ” says Je@@ an - Mari@@ e , who lives in Fr@@ ance .
To enjoy an in@@ tim@@ ate relationship with Jehovah , “ the God of peace , ” we must imitate his qualities , including pe@@ ace@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess .
This divine re@@ vel@@ ation is re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble in@@ deed .
I had a personal preaching ter@@ rit@@ ory in a to@@ wn about ten mil@@ es from home .
So , what went wrong ?
How did a man given to taking d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , dr@@ in@@ king , and st@@ re@@ et fi@@ gh@@ ting man@@ age to change his li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le ?
Consider Moses ’ words : “ W@@ atch out for yourself that you may not for@@ get Jehovah your God so as not to keep his comman@@ d@@ ments and his j@@ udi@@ cial decisions and his st@@ atu@@ tes . ”
We might think that we do not need to be care@@ ful about how we talk to them .
H@@ er@@ man and L@@ in@@ da are happy that they found each other .
Even when con@@ vers@@ ation may o@@ ther@@ wise be f@@ ran@@ k and o@@ pen , why are some to@@ pi@@ c@@ s avo@@ i@@ ded enti@@ r@@ ely ?
Do you rec@@ all the joy you experienced when you dedic@@ ated yourself to God and were baptized ?
What war@@ ning did Paul give to certain you@@ ng@@ er wi@@ do@@ ws , and why do all of us need to take to heart his words ?
As though they were we@@ aring “ a fr@@ on@@ t@@ let band ” between their eyes , the Israelites were to remember the mirac@@ ul@@ ous deli@@ ver@@ ance from Egy@@ pt that Jehovah per@@ form@@ ed in their be@@ half .
Th@@ ough he inv@@ ari@@ ab@@ ly found himself bus@@ y from mor@@ ning to night , he set asi@@ de time to talk to his heavenly Father .
S@@ how@@ ing godly fear also resul@@ ts in happiness when fac@@ ing tri@@ als invol@@ ving respect for the san@@ ct@@ ity of life .
How has Satan s@@ l@@ y@@ ly been tr@@ ying to dis@@ ru@@ pt our un@@ ity ?
Let us take no@@ te of some of the ways your contribu@@ tions have been used .
Why Ser@@ ving Jehovah Gi@@ ves U@@ s Jo@@ y
The more you ta@@ st@@ e of Jehovah’s love and care , the greater will be your desire to be “ ze@@ al@@ ous for fine works . ”
What a joy it has been to sear@@ ch for tre@@ a@@ sures in Ch@@ ile for 5@@ 7 years !
We very much look for@@ ward to the day when God’s will is done on earth .
In such a case , our co@@ op@@ er@@ ation in speaking truth is much appreci@@ ated and is a great help . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
However , people also have a spiritual need .
“ Ther@@ efore , ” Peter said , “ since Christ su@@ ffered in the flesh , you too ar@@ m y@@ ourselves with the same men@@ tal dis@@ position ; because the person that has su@@ ffered in the flesh has des@@ is@@ ted from sin@@ s . ” ​ — 1 Peter 4 : 1 .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , the po@@ les could not be used for any other purpose .
Do you feel h@@ ur@@ t when a friend who you thought was gen@@ u@@ ine tur@@ ns out to be false ?
Bal@@ an@@ c@@ ing F@@ am@@ ily and M@@ in@@ is@@ try
The Bible reas@@ ons pla@@ in@@ ly : “ The One form@@ ing the e@@ ye , can he not look ? ”
While he does this pri@@ mar@@ ily to ple@@ ase Jehovah God , he also recei@@ ves ad@@ di@@ tional benef@@ its ​ — better health and peace of mind .
However , there are powerful for@@ ces that can and fre@@ qu@@ ently do man@@ ip@@ ul@@ ate the me@@ dia .
J@@ us@@ tice will pre@@ va@@ il , and e@@ con@@ om@@ ic har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps will be g@@ one .
Those she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike ones who ac@@ tually will live on earth will “ in@@ her@@ it ” the earthly real@@ m of the Kingdom ‘ pre@@ pared for them from the f@@ oun@@ ding of the world . ’
The po@@ pe ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally ign@@ ored his de@@ tr@@ ac@@ t@@ ors , but one who could not be ign@@ ored was Gi@@ ro@@ lam@@ o S@@ av@@ on@@ ar@@ o@@ la .
Jehovah is our heavenly Father .
He even res@@ ol@@ ved that he would “ no more rend@@ er up a bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering or a sacrifice to any other go@@ ds but to Jehovah . ”
Ab@@ out travel@@ ers to Jerusalem , Phil@@ o wrote : “ C@@ oun@@ t@@ less mul@@ titu@@ des from coun@@ t@@ less c@@ ities come , some over land , others over se@@ a , from e@@ ast and w@@ est and nor@@ th and sou@@ th , at every fe@@ ast . ”
We can , therefore , have full confidence in the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s value .
Can you i@@ magine what some ​ — even the enem@@ ies of God’s people — ​ are saying now that they see the am@@ a@@ z@@ ing gro@@ w@@ th , pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity , and for@@ ward mo@@ v@@ ement of Jehovah’s servants in mo@@ der@@ n times ?
In are@@ as where there is no r@@ un@@ ning water or a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate se@@ wa@@ ge dis@@ pos@@ al , h@@ y@@ gi@@ ene can be a real chall@@ enge .
Hence , many people feel that they have little cho@@ ice but to hope in s@@ ci@@ ence or in the go@@ o@@ d@@ will and good sense of fellow humans .
“ To D@@ u@@ st You Will Re@@ turn ”
( b ) How did one sister come to real@@ ize that she should rejo@@ in her family ?
In the H@@ ands of Ru@@ th@@ less Th@@ u@@ g@@ s
O@@ ver@@ se@@ ers in the congregation certainly show honor to el@@ der@@ ly Christians .
Our lives will be full of activ@@ ity that will contribu@@ te to our joy and to Jehovah’s praise !
Just as we are rep@@ ul@@ sed by such food , we h@@ ate spe@@ e@@ ch that Jehovah consi@@ ders bad .
Jehovah ans@@ wer@@ ed their supp@@ lic@@ ation by f@@ ill@@ ing them with holy spirit and streng@@ th@@ ening them to continue their fe@@ ar@@ less pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation .
A@@ m@@ ong other things , Paul encoura@@ ged them to ‘ have reg@@ ard for those who were pre@@ si@@ ding over them . ’ ​ — Read 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 12 , 13 .
C@@ ould it be that the text was em@@ bel@@ li@@ shed by a later for@@ g@@ er imit@@ ating Jose@@ ph@@ us ’ st@@ y@@ le ?
K@@ A@@ TH@@ E@@ R@@ IN@@ E gre@@ w up in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates and at age 16 was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
17 Joseph of A@@ ri@@ ma@@ the@@ a T@@ ak@@ es a St@@ and
What is the ess@@ ence of true gener@@ os@@ ity ?
As God’s cho@@ s@@ en ones , holy and loved , clo@@ the y@@ ourselves with the tend@@ er affe@@ ctions of com@@ pas@@ sion . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 9 , 10 , 12 .
If you have rec@@ ently sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed your dedic@@ ation to God by water baptism , you would no doubt appreci@@ ate benef@@ iting from the experience of those who have been preaching longer than you have .
You face a similar situation as you gro@@ w toward ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od .
Thus , Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er started his prayer with the words : “ Jehovah the God of my ma@@ ster Abraham . ”
“ The De@@ c@@ ree of Jehovah ” C@@ an@@ not Fa@@ il
A@@ bo@@ ve all , continue to eng@@ age in godly works !
However , at times , the con@@ st@@ ant bat@@ tle against the pres@@ sures of this world lea@@ ves us ti@@ red and disc@@ oura@@ ged .
• How should Bible teachings af@@ fect a Christi@@ an’s attitude and practic@@ es regarding fun@@ er@@ als ?
A@@ gain , Jesus set a wonderful example .
W@@ is@@ dom is in@@ dis@@ p@@ en@@ sa@@ ble to those in respon@@ sible positi@@ ons
R@@ ep@@ or@@ ts show that many Bible stud@@ ents have more ra@@ pi@@ dly advan@@ ced to baptism , in@@ ac@@ tive publi@@ sh@@ ers are being re@@ activ@@ ated , and many Christian brothers now feel qu@@ ali@@ fied to accept responsi@@ bil@@ ities in the congregation .
“ O that I were appointed ju@@ dge in the land , ” Ab@@ sal@@ om in@@ t@@ oned , “ that to me every man might come that happ@@ ens to have a leg@@ al case or judgment !
A@@ n ang@@ el then appe@@ ared to Jesus and streng@@ th@@ ened him .
“ The pl@@ ans of the di@@ lig@@ ent one sur@@ ely make for advan@@ ta@@ ge , ” wrote Solomon , “ but ever@@ yone that is ha@@ st@@ y sur@@ ely he@@ a@@ ds for want . ”
On the other hand , if we have those things , we have the bas@@ is for con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment .
Do You F@@ ind D@@ eli@@ ght in “ the Law of Jehovah ” ?
Matu@@ r@@ ity does not always ref@@ er to a person@@ ’s age or physical gro@@ w@@ th .
So wrote De@@ bor@@ ah T@@ ann@@ en , a best - sel@@ ling au@@ th@@ or and soci@@ ol@@ ing@@ u@@ ist at Ge@@ or@@ ge@@ to@@ wn Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity in W@@ a@@ shin@@ g@@ t@@ on , D@@ .@@ C .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , the 20@@ th century has been called one of the b@@ loo@@ di@@ est cen@@ tu@@ ries human@@ ity has ever known .
A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il lear@@ ns about her hus@@ ban@@ d’s har@@ s@@ h respon@@ se and ac@@ ts quic@@ k@@ ly and pr@@ u@@ d@@ ently to appe@@ ase David by sen@@ ding a gener@@ ous consi@@ gn@@ ment of pro@@ v@@ isions .
World W@@ ar I bro@@ ke out in 1914 , and M@@ other took is@@ sue with her vi@@ ca@@ r for using his pul@@ pi@@ t as an ar@@ my rec@@ ru@@ iting pl@@ at@@ form .
I am coming to you . ”
They conven@@ i@@ ently put off the day of Jehovah to a later time so that they may not be di@@ ver@@ ted from what seem@@ s more important in their eyes at the m@@ om@@ ent .
In time , “ Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es ” is to ro@@ ck “ the heavens and the earth and the se@@ a and the d@@ ry gr@@ ound , ” ca@@ using the enti@@ re present wicked system of things to be sh@@ ak@@ en out of ex@@ ist@@ ence . ​ — Hebrews 12 : 26 , 27 .
Even though we have had some pa@@ in@@ ful experi@@ ences in the past , Jehovah has always ri@@ ch@@ ly re@@ war@@ ded us for keep@@ ing his way .
The pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion app@@ lied to a real t@@ ree .
During their years of sla@@ very in Egy@@ pt , the Israelites inc@@ reas@@ ed great@@ ly in number , and P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h dec@@ re@@ ed that all Hebrew m@@ ale ba@@ bi@@ es were to be destro@@ yed at bir@@ th .
Per@@ haps , but wh@@ atever the Jewish lead@@ ers thought , the message did come from Jehovah .
Re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting the ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od are appointed elders , who serve in positi@@ ons of responsi@@ bility in congregations of Jehovah’s people around the earth .
In Chris@@ tend@@ om the contro@@ vers@@ y regarding Jesus c@@ ent@@ ers on whether he is “ the Son of God ” as well as “ God the Son ” ​ — in other words , the dis@@ pu@@ te over what the C@@ ate@@ ch@@ ism of the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch c@@ alls “ the cen@@ tr@@ al my@@ st@@ er@@ y of Christian faith , ” the Tr@@ in@@ ity .
“ When my son died in a tra@@ gi@@ c pl@@ ane ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , my first feel@@ ing was dis@@ beli@@ ef , ” expla@@ ins R@@ ob@@ er@@ t .
Moses was an ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary prophet .
So@@ on after their arri@@ val , they wrote g@@ low@@ ing repor@@ ts about the number of inter@@ ested people they were lo@@ c@@ ating .
Di@@ v@@ ine Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment
So I started to an@@ al@@ y@@ ze my life in the light of Isaiah 2 : 4 and real@@ ized that un@@ less I ad@@ ju@@ sted my thinking , I would sp@@ end the rest of my life in pris@@ on .
Yes , God keep@@ s w@@ atch upon bad people and de@@ als with them according to their conduct .
When a par@@ ent@@ ’s pati@@ ence we@@ ars th@@ in , it is eas@@ y to get ang@@ ry or dem@@ an@@ ding .
Their se@@ cre@@ t ?
Today , Jehovah has also had his people give am@@ ple no@@ tice of what lies a@@ head .
M@@ ic@@ he@@ l and Mari@@ e - A@@ gn@@ è@@ s , a married cou@@ ple from Fr@@ ance in their l@@ ate 50 ’ s , moved to B@@ en@@ in about fi@@ ve years ag@@ o .
I was fac@@ ing a long pris@@ on s@@ ent@@ ence and had fer@@ v@@ ently imp@@ l@@ ored Jehovah for support .
The sisters who still live on the is@@ land and their children enjoy gar@@ den@@ like sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s , but even more than that , they have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living when the enti@@ re earth will be a true par@@ adise in every sense of the word .
C@@ all@@ ing at the ad@@ d@@ ress four days later , they found that it was a n@@ ur@@ sing home ru@@ n by Ca@@ tho@@ lic n@@ un@@ s .
Jesus ’ minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al instru@@ ction to his 12 apostles reve@@ als much about what kind of rec@@ ep@@ tion they could ex@@ pect in Israel .
( Read Proverbs 14 : 1 . )
“ F@@ i@@ er@@ y co@@ als ” is a refer@@ ence to an ancient me@@ th@@ od of sm@@ el@@ ting ore by he@@ ating it from a@@ bo@@ ve and bel@@ ow to ex@@ tr@@ act the me@@ tal@@ s .
No , they were not .
However , another pro@@ ver@@ b war@@ ns : “ The first to st@@ ate his case seem@@ s right , until his op@@ pon@@ ent beg@@ ins to cro@@ ss - exam@@ ine him . ”
C@@ ol@@ or affe@@ cts our emo@@ tions .
I had never enjo@@ yed reading and stud@@ ying , so it was a real chall@@ enge to con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate and apply my@@ self to Bible study .
The minis@@ ter re@@ adi@@ ly accepted the gift .
D@@ r . J . M@@ b@@ angu@@ e Lo@@ be , c@@ hi@@ ef of the medi@@ cal de@@ par@@ t@@ ment at the por@@ t of D@@ ou@@ ala , C@@ am@@ er@@ o@@ on , offered some practic@@ al poin@@ ters in an inter@@ view .
Many people around the world hold the Bible in high es@@ te@@ em .
The ex@@ ca@@ v@@ at@@ ors rec@@ over@@ ed from A@@ ra@@ d the lar@@ g@@ est col@@ le@@ ction of o@@ str@@ ac@@ a from Bi@@ bli@@ cal times .
Acc@@ ording to V@@ in@@ e@@ ’s Ex@@ pos@@ it@@ ory Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary , it “ indic@@ ates a rel@@ ation between the person know@@ ing and the ob@@ ject known ; in this respect , what is known is of value or import@@ ance to the one who kno@@ ws , and h@@ ence the esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment of the relationship . ”
What was Jesus ’ ma@@ in teaching ?
They Ke@@ ep P@@ re@@ aching Des@@ pite Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic I@@ l@@ l@@ ness
The a@@ bo@@ ve material shows that Jehovah’s Witnesses refu@@ se trans@@ fu@@ sions of both whole blood and its pri@@ m@@ ary blood com@@ pon@@ ents .
However , con@@ duc@@ ting a Bible study br@@ ings ad@@ ded joy as we see how God makes the se@@ ed that we pl@@ anted gro@@ w .
With time , however , a con@@ dition develop@@ s that ev@@ en@@ tually cho@@ k@@ es the pl@@ ant .
( b ) How can we en@@ ter into God’s rest ?
S@@ up@@ pose you were called to t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy in cour@@ t against a ru@@ th@@ less cri@@ min@@ al .
When we read Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k chap@@ ter 3 with this in mind , its words f@@ ill us with fore@@ bo@@ ding but also with joy .
“ When I first learned that Mo@@ ther’s con@@ dition was ter@@ min@@ al , I just cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t believe it .
Our F@@ am@@ ily Un@@ ited at L@@ ast !
I sta@@ yed close to my mother , lear@@ ning to man@@ age the money we had , do the sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing , change f@@ l@@ at ti@@ res , co@@ ok , se@@ w , and preach .
When people make a ha@@ bi@@ t of being cour@@ te@@ ous , problems with others are min@@ i@@ mi@@ zed and often disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar .
T@@ al@@ k about him every day when you are doing things with your children .
Jehovah bless@@ ed Ru@@ th with a husband and a son .
The truth from the Bible became lo@@ gi@@ cal and con@@ ne@@ cted .
L@@ ater , Jesus was a coura@@ ge@@ ous Le@@ ad@@ er and a loving S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d of his early disciples .
If we pray for his spirit and work in har@@ mony with our prayer , we have the high@@ est of qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently in respon@@ se to Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah’s words , King Jo@@ si@@ ah was moved to “ seek Jehovah . ”
The th@@ ong@@ s might even have been we@@ igh@@ ted “ with lead , ir@@ on , or me@@ tal stu@@ ds , which pro@@ duc@@ ed gra@@ ve in@@ ju@@ ries to the bo@@ x@@ ers . ”
O@@ r some time after the we@@ d@@ ding , a sp@@ ouse may become an in@@ ac@@ tive publi@@ sh@@ er .
After all , who is par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly and really un@@ lo@@ va@@ ble in Jehovah’s eyes ?
His life course will result in ei@@ ther a positi@@ ve or a ne@@ g@@ ative re@@ pu@@ tation .
11 , 12 . ( a ) What satis@@ fac@@ tion do you get from the ministry ?
Our love for Jehovah mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to medit@@ ate on all the wonderful things he has cre@@ ated .
“ A heart that is jo@@ y@@ ful does good as a cu@@ re@@ r , ” says the Bible , “ but a spirit that is stri@@ ck@@ en makes the b@@ ones d@@ ry . ”
M@@ il@@ t@@ on came to reg@@ ard the Ho@@ ly Scriptures as the only sure gu@@ i@@ de in moral and spiritual matters .
The ri@@ der br@@ ings pre@@ matu@@ re death du@@ e to di@@ se@@ ase and other fac@@ t@@ ors .
R@@ el@@ ate an experience that shows that we may be provided for in times of need .
We must never sto@@ p than@@ king him for allow@@ ing us to have a relationship with him by means of Jesus , who is “ the C@@ hi@@ ef A@@ g@@ ent and Per@@ fe@@ c@@ ter of our faith . ”
They are very strong . . . .
For example , are you consider@@ ing a bu@@ sin@@ ess pro@@ pos@@ al ?
In F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 198@@ 0 , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy vis@@ ited S@@ pain as a z@@ one overse@@ er .
How have Jesus ’ anointed disciples served in the cap@@ ac@@ ity of Moses and Eli@@ j@@ ah , and with what resul@@ ts ?
S@@ ing@@ le Christian sisters who dec@@ l@@ are the Kingdom message are part of the ‘ large ar@@ my of women tel@@ ling the good news . ’ ​ — Psalm 6@@ 8 : 11 .
By that time , we had two children .
A cap@@ tive woman who was to be the wife of an Israel@@ ite man was to m@@ our@@ n for her dead loved ones for one lun@@ ar mon@@ th .
Per@@ haps you have never even seen a Hebrew Bible .
What shows that the Ser@@ v@@ ant had confidence in his Fa@@ ther’s support during his tri@@ als ?
How does Satan try to dec@@ ei@@ ve us with reg@@ ard to Jehovah’s standards ?
Like the early Christians , Jehovah’s Witnesses es@@ te@@ em the Bible high@@ ly .
However , we have found Jehovah to be deser@@ ving of our complete trust . ”
What a mar@@ vel@@ ous privilege it is for a mother and father to bring for@@ th and care for such a new person !
When we are under st@@ ress or pro@@ vo@@ c@@ ation , it is a real chall@@ enge to remain mil@@ d - temp@@ ered .
As Ma@@ x@@ ’s mother ob@@ ser@@ ves , family h@@ y@@ gi@@ ene is a family pro@@ ject .
What might they be ?
These sa@@ y@@ ings of Jesus can imp@@ ro@@ ve our life now and give us the hope of a happy future .
“ Why is it that I have come for@@ th from the very wom@@ b in order to see hard work and g@@ ri@@ ef and that my days should come to their end in m@@ ere sh@@ ame ? ” ​ — J@@ er .
He says : “ B@@ ap@@ tism was the right decision .
This conclu@@ sion imp@@ lies that the pos@@ si@@ bility of being resur@@ rec@@ ted is o@@ pen to others concer@@ ning whom the Scriptures spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally say , ‘ they la@@ y down with their fore@@ fa@@ thers . ’
S@@ ic@@ k@@ ness , the problems of old age , and death will be g@@ one , and obedi@@ ent people will live forever ​ — right here on this pl@@ an@@ et . ”
I wa@@ ited for him to expla@@ in the less@@ on to be learned or to offer some comfort ​ — but nothing .
As a member of a dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed pri@@ es@@ tly family , Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has would have received an educ@@ ation in the Hebrew Scriptures and their inter@@ pre@@ tation .
It was in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ated in O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 198@@ 7 in P@@ it@@ t@@ s@@ bur@@ gh , Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
Noah and those of his hous@@ eho@@ ld sp@@ ent a lun@@ ar year and ten days in the ar@@ k .
Some are mission@@ aries , who pri@@ mar@@ ily serve in the field ministry where many can benefit from their spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ized tra@@ ining .
It is good to have in mind , however , that if we give comm@@ end@@ ation only when we pl@@ an to give counsel , our comm@@ end@@ ation may some@@ times f@@ all on de@@ a@@ f ear@@ s .
Di@@ d he l@@ ack trust in God’s promises ?
Paul travel@@ ed th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of mil@@ es on land and se@@ a to preach the good news
Some cla@@ im that the human life sp@@ an was not really so long back then and that the years mentioned in the Bible account were really months .
In what sense can it be said that this brought Jehovah joy ?
He said : “ Let love be the gu@@ i@@ ding influ@@ ence in your deal@@ ings with others . ”
( a ) In ancient times , how did God “ ro@@ ck all the nations , ” and how did “ the desi@@ ra@@ ble things ” come out ?
Of course , we understand that the time you sp@@ end on car@@ ing for important congregation activities may already make you feel st@@ re@@ t@@ ched to the li@@ mit .
Pe@@ ople then were not the ca@@ v@@ em@@ en that many en@@ vision ​ — ha@@ i@@ ry , di@@ m - wit@@ ted cre@@ atu@@ res who s@@ l@@ ou@@ ched about with c@@ lu@@ bs in their hands .
Ser@@ ving where there is a greater need invol@@ ves making sacrific@@ es , but it gives us deep satis@@ fac@@ tion ! ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
That too was important , since circum@@ c@@ ision was a si@@ gn of the covenant that Jehovah had made with Abraham . ​ — Genesis 17 : 9 - 13 .
R@@ est as@@ sur@@ ed that when he emp@@ lo@@ ys and care@@ fully direc@@ ts his great rest@@ or@@ ative power , the result will be wonderful .
Jesus was a perfect man , the ex@@ act e@@ qu@@ al of Adam before that one sin@@ ned .
What false beli@@ ef has under@@ min@@ ed man@@ ’s hope of everlasting life on earth , and how ?
“ I could no longer be the s@@ li@@ ck , f@@ ast - tal@@ king sal@@ es@@ man . . . .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 8 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 6@@ 2 , 60
Jehovah commun@@ ic@@ ated his will to faithful pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s of old , such as Noah , Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , Jac@@ o@@ b , and Job .
It therefore fol@@ lo@@ ws that “ he who op@@ pos@@ es the authority has taken a stand against the arrang@@ ement of God . ”
He al@@ one is wor@@ thy to receive exc@@ lu@@ sive worship from those whom he cre@@ ated . ​ — Revelation 4 : 11 .
Then they may sp@@ end a li@@ fe@@ time in va@@ in tr@@ ying to sh@@ ore up mis@@ taken beli@@ ef@@ s . ​ — Jeremiah 17 : 9 .
“ G@@ o to the cha@@ pe@@ l b@@ es@@ i@@ de the c@@ em@@ et@@ er@@ y and say 50 Our Fa@@ thers and 50 Ha@@ il Mar@@ ys , ” re@@ comm@@ ended the pri@@ est .
To that end , Acts 17 : 27 as@@ sures us : “ He is not far off from each one of us . ”
I also try to enjoy simp@@ le ple@@ a@@ sures , such as the bre@@ e@@ ze on my face or the f@@ ra@@ gr@@ ance of f@@ low@@ ers .
The Bible c@@ learly con@@ dem@@ ns all form@@ s of ma@@ gi@@ c and the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an prac@@ tice of tr@@ ying to get information from the st@@ ars . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 18 : 10 - 12 ; Isaiah 4@@ 7 : 13 .
One of Jehovah’s Witnesses living in Ger@@ many was emp@@ lo@@ yed as a te@@ ch@@ n@@ ic@@ al commun@@ ic@@ ations cl@@ er@@ k .
It is often difficult to find com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate people like the neigh@@ bor@@ ly Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an .
A ci@@ vi@@ l marriage is u@@ su@@ ally car@@ ri@@ ed out before a govern@@ ment ag@@ ent , and it may inclu@@ de both taking marriage v@@ ow@@ s and sign@@ ing a reg@@ is@@ try .
This will give you a feel@@ ing of accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment and happiness .
H@@ er te@@ ars had s@@ car@@ c@@ ely d@@ ri@@ ed when fin@@ an@@ cial problems for@@ ced her and her three daugh@@ ters out of the family home .
The word “ discipl@@ ine ” as used in the Bible does not imp@@ ly any kind of a@@ bu@@ se or c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty .
They ca@@ used g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous w@@ oun@@ ds , te@@ aring flesh to ri@@ b@@ b@@ ons .
They repor@@ ted that “ no si@@ gn of the use of a mo@@ der@@ n to@@ ol or in@@ str@@ um@@ ent was found . ”
If we love God and the truth , we will not do so .
In teaching their children , parents should pray to Jehovah for guid@@ ance and follow his direction . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 16 .
Lo@@ t learned that Jehovah is an understanding S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn
The Jews refu@@ sed to worship the Greek go@@ ds , while the Gre@@ ek@@ s ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed the Hebrew Scriptures .
By main@@ tain@@ ing a positi@@ ve attitude , the gra@@ du@@ ates can over@@ come any problems that may come their way .
On his first day at work , he anxi@@ ously a@@ wa@@ its his emp@@ loy@@ er@@ ’s instru@@ ctions .
S@@ al@@ v@@ at@@ ore received that kind of help .
• What is spiritual matu@@ r@@ ity , and how do we at@@ tain it ?
What helped him to do so ?
2 : 13 .
Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a@@ ’s Is@@ ol@@ ated T@@ ow@@ ns He@@ ar Go@@ od Ne@@ ws
Mo@@ st dis@@ pu@@ tes between brothers do not invol@@ ve serious wr@@ ong@@ doing that requi@@ res j@@ udi@@ cial action .
Do you hope to be s@@ pared ?
• What do our con@@ vers@@ ations reve@@ al about us ?
On@@ ly 5@@ 1 days later , Christ di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied the rep@@ ent@@ ant apostle by let@@ ting him re@@ present Jesus ’ 1@@ 20 disciples on the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st and use the first of “ the ke@@ ys of the kingdom . ”
O@@ ver the years , I have fac@@ ed other t@@ ests of faith .
In 198@@ 2 my husband began to show sign@@ s of Al@@ z@@ he@@ im@@ er@@ ’s di@@ se@@ ase .
Jehovah therefore gave them this counsel : “ To your God you should return , keep@@ ing loving - kindness and justice . ” ​ — Ho@@ se@@ a 12 : 6 .
For instance , individuals who have had a tr@@ ac@@ he@@ o@@ t@@ om@@ y and , as a result , have a per@@ man@@ ent ho@@ le in the thro@@ at , or those who need to use a me@@ ch@@ an@@ ic@@ al re@@ spi@@ r@@ at@@ or have been im@@ mer@@ sed .
Does a re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative of God bel@@ ong in this set@@ ting ?
He did not res@@ ent the praise David received , nor did he s@@ wal@@ low the s@@ l@@ an@@ der that Saul s@@ pre@@ ad about David .
When they allow each other fre@@ e@@ dom to sp@@ end a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c am@@ ount without con@@ sul@@ tation , they expres@@ s trust in each other .
Of course , not all ac@@ ts of kindness invol@@ ve such tra@@ ge@@ dy and personal sacrifice .
13 - 15 .
13 : 14 - 19 .
But for all of us , our hope can be “ an an@@ cho@@ r for the soul , both sure and fir@@ m . ”
On one occasi@@ on , Jesus vis@@ ited the home of M@@ ary and her sister , Mar@@ th@@ a .
As sub@@ s@@ titu@@ tes for Christ , we be@@ g : ‘ Be@@ come re@@ conc@@ iled to God . ’ ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 5 : 18 - 20 .
K@@ no@@ wing how Jehovah feel@@ s toward his people gives us hope ​ — a qu@@ ality of e@@ qu@@ al import@@ ance to faith .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us ign@@ ored Jesus ’ requi@@ re@@ ment that His followers be “ no part of the world . ”
. . while travel@@ ing
Jehovah kno@@ ws that we are imper@@ fect and regul@@ arly sin against him .
John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er was the ‘ m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er who c@@ lear@@ ed up the way . ’
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines . They make us think seri@@ ously . ”
I th@@ re@@ w away my um@@ br@@ el@@ la when it ri@@ pp@@ ed ap@@ ar@@ t .
In that way they would sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze their personal dedic@@ ation to God through Christ .
H@@ ere again , no@@ tice Davi@@ d’s confidence , as expres@@ sed in the words “ Jehovah himself will . ”
I put for@@ th a s@@ inc@@ ere effort in the next sever@@ al months . Then came another sur@@ pris@@ e .
E@@ ven@@ tually , they will be destro@@ yed . ​ — Re@@ v .
“ God Lo@@ ves a C@@ he@@ er@@ ful Gi@@ ver , ” 9 / 1
Let him go on his j@@ our@@ ne@@ y ! ”
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel can help a husband and wife to show gen@@ u@@ ine love for each other .
I felt at home right away .
Jesus and his 14@@ 4@@ ,000 cor@@ ul@@ ers will over@@ see the trans@@ form@@ ation of the earth into a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l par@@ adise , where an un@@ told number of faithful ones will live forever in happiness .
“ M@@ other w@@ atch@@ ed our associ@@ ation very clo@@ sel@@ y , ” rec@@ alls the el@@ des@@ t of three bo@@ ys in one family in which the mother has been a full - time minis@@ ter over the years .
Th@@ ough we were po@@ or , M@@ other was gener@@ ous .
As fore@@ told in the book of A@@ mo@@ s , Jehovah did not comple@@ t@@ ely an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ate his people of ancient times .
Ca@@ su@@ ally ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh as if he were a m@@ ere human would de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely show a l@@ ack of hum@@ ility .
We therefore need to ‘ keep our sen@@ ses , be w@@ atch@@ ful , and take our stand against him , so@@ li@@ d in the faith . ’
A Mo@@ der@@ n Bible Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation in 8@@ 0 L@@ angu@@ ages
We also do not get involved in any pat@@ ri@@ o@@ tic or n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ is@@ tic activ@@ ity .
These words beg@@ in the Bible book of O@@ badi@@ ah .
As followers of Jesus Christ , Christians have cho@@ s@@ en to dedic@@ ate their life to Jehovah .
Yet , I was deep@@ ly imp@@ ressed by the mission@@ aries , who m@@ ing@@ led fre@@ ely with the J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese people .
G@@ l@@ ü@@ ck@@ ’s Da@@ un@@ ting T@@ ask ( L@@ at@@ vi@@ an transl@@ ation ) , 6 / 15
After sign@@ ing over his pro@@ per@@ ty , Lu@@ i@@ z was sur@@ pris@@ ed to dis@@ co@@ ver that he had been pa@@ id R $ 20@@ ,000 ( appro@@ xi@@ mat@@ ely $ 8@@ ,000 , U@@ .@@ S . ) more than the ag@@ re@@ ed pri@@ ce !
How did the Romans succ@@ e@@ ed in se@@ duc@@ ing the hearts of the indi@@ gen@@ ous people so quic@@ k@@ ly ?
14 : 29 ; 15 : 28 ; 19 : 2 .
By word and deed , we will pur@@ sue peace with people in@@ side and out@@ side the Christian congregation .
How was Jehovah’s way of exerc@@ ising so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y challeng@@ ed at the da@@ wn of human hist@@ ory ?
What mo@@ tiv@@ ated Moses to live as he did ?
M@@ ary felt for them , and she turned to Jesus .
“ It be@@ comes more special each year .
A@@ mi@@ d all this un@@ rest , however , Jehovah’s Witnesses ga@@ ther@@ ed for pe@@ ace@@ ful three - day “ Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous Kingdom Pro@@ claim@@ ers ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tions .
The par@@ adise that Paul spoke about would have a physical , a spiritual , and a heavenly fulfill@@ ment , all of which will co@@ ex@@ ist in the future .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a sh@@ ort time , a group of Witness women arri@@ ved with co@@ ld dr@@ in@@ ks and f@@ res@@ h fru@@ it for the work@@ ers as well as for the neigh@@ b@@ ors , who could not believe what they were see@@ ing .
R@@ est as@@ sur@@ ed that if you are a faithful el@@ der@@ ly Christian , Jehovah is with you and will continue to su@@ sta@@ in you day by day .
Ther@@ e@@ after , however , the Jews again proved un@@ faithful to Jehovah ​ — especially so when they re@@ je@@ cted Jesus as the Messi@@ ah .
5 : 23 , 24 .
It was comm@@ on for Mar@@ k@@ ’s con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries to a@@ do@@ pt or accept a second name of Hebrew or of fore@@ ign orig@@ in .
After re@@ tur@@ ning home , we read the public@@ ations of the Witnesses every day for al@@ most a year .
Many religi@@ ons ar@@ ose from a desire for pol@@ itical power , pres@@ ti@@ ge , and po@@ pul@@ ar accep@@ t@@ ance rather than a desire to ple@@ ase God
When J@@ on@@ ah real@@ ized that N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h would not be destro@@ yed , did he see things from Jehovah’s vie@@ w@@ point ?
Go@@ od M@@ ann@@ ers T@@ au@@ ght by Ex@@ am@@ ple
To@@ ep@@ f@@ er believ@@ es that “ dec@@ isi@@ ve action can ac@@ hi@@ eve positi@@ ve resul@@ ts . ”
A f@@ our@@ th - century bi@@ sh@@ op who was repor@@ te@@ dly flo@@ g@@ ged because he refu@@ sed to fi@@ ght in an ar@@ my .
The in@@ side of the seem@@ ingly im@@ mo@@ va@@ ble t@@ ree had ro@@ t@@ ted out , and the st@@ or@@ m had mer@@ ely ex@@ posed that un@@ seen deter@@ i@@ or@@ ation .
L@@ ater , Israel@@ ’s King Saul tri@@ ed to k@@ ill David .
They maintain a position of stri@@ ct neu@@ tr@@ ality as reg@@ ar@@ ds the pol@@ itical and so@@ cial is@@ su@@ es of the day .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H C@@ re@@ ate the Devil ?
S@@ how@@ ing respect for Jesus ’ sacrifice can lead to everlasting life .
Can anything pre@@ v@@ ent him from rul@@ ing as God’s appointed King ?
My st@@ ep@@ father was not going to have one of Jehovah’s Witnesses on his pro@@ per@@ ty !
“ While humans for mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ a have fe@@ ared ‘ ac@@ ts of God ’ such as d@@ elu@@ ge and dr@@ ought , they now are vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able to much wor@@ se : ‘ ac@@ ts of man ’ pla@@ yed out through n@@ ature , ” repor@@ ts the G@@ lo@@ be and Ma@@ il new@@ s@@ pa@@ per of Cana@@ da .
How can we keep ourselves spiritually and mor@@ ally clean ?
If so , they did not think so for long .
So as God’s re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative , Samuel offered a bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering at M@@ iz@@ pa@@ h and also set up an al@@ ta@@ r in R@@ am@@ ah .
If that is so , Paul was likely taken to the P@@ ra@@ et@@ ori@@ an P@@ re@@ fect Af@@ r@@ ani@@ us Bu@@ r@@ r@@ us , perhaps second in power only to the emp@@ er@@ or .
The new publi@@ sh@@ er will un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly appreci@@ ate having someone with him who can listen and help out if the need ar@@ ises .
There were no Witnesses in Ka@@ mul@@ i where he lived , so S@@ im@@ on travel@@ ed about 8@@ 5 mil@@ es [ 1@@ 40 k@@ m ] to K@@ am@@ p@@ ala to look for them .
Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 36 : 3 states : “ They took from before Moses all the contribu@@ tion that the sons of Israel had brought for the work of the holy service so as to do it , and , as for the l@@ at@@ ter , they still brought to him a vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary o@@ ffering mor@@ ning after mor@@ ning . ”
• What effect does Jesus ’ ri@@ de of con@@ qu@@ est have on the world and on the Christian congregation ?
Their Kingdom H@@ all meetings thus have some fe@@ atu@@ res in comm@@ on with those ancient sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e meetings .
The ma@@ p of Paul’s j@@ our@@ ne@@ ys is but one of many in this bro@@ ch@@ ure that will help the read@@ er to vis@@ u@@ al@@ ize what is rel@@ ated in the Bible .
He never for@@ s@@ ak@@ es me . ”
He was to remain se@@ par@@ ate from the Cana@@ an@@ ites .
So I believe that God thin@@ ks I can make it . ”
The words “ s@@ il@@ ent ” and “ s@@ il@@ ence ” appe@@ ar over a h@@ un@@ d@@ red times in the pages of the Bible .
The origin@@ al Bible word transl@@ ated “ un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness ” is a bro@@ ad ter@@ m that inclu@@ des much more than se@@ x@@ u@@ al sin@@ s .
“ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to love your enem@@ ies and to pray for those persecu@@ ting you , ” said Jesus .
We vis@@ ited some are@@ as , such as C@@ al@@ ab@@ ri@@ a and S@@ ic@@ ily , many times .
The con@@ text of those words men@@ tions com@@ pas@@ sion , for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , and love .
Thus , the 20@@ 11 Ye@@ ar@@ book con@@ tain@@ s the repor@@ t for the 20@@ 10 service year , which r@@ an from S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 1 , 200@@ 9 , to Au@@ gu@@ st 31 , 20@@ 10 .
W@@ as S@@ ar@@ ah’s la@@ ugh@@ ter evidence that she l@@ ac@@ ked faith ?
What a gr@@ and opportunity to re@@ ach th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of people who had never heard the Kingdom good news !
When on tri@@ al before P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate , Jesus id@@ enti@@ fied the bas@@ is for Christian un@@ ity .
However , they can enti@@ ce men and women to eng@@ age in vari@@ ous form@@ s of se@@ x@@ u@@ al per@@ ver@@ sion .
B@@ ap@@ t@@ is@@ ms were car@@ ri@@ ed out l@@ ate at night .
Some have found that those who have lost a mate themselves can be of comfort .
They ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ated this out of respect for the inc@@ reas@@ ing number of scho@@ ol@@ children who are ne@@ i@@ ther Ca@@ tho@@ lic nor Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant .
That mi@@ cro@@ s@@ co@@ pi@@ c c@@ ell was ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely comple@@ x ​ — a min@@ i@@ ature ch@@ em@@ ic@@ al la@@ bor@@ at@@ ory !
Di@@ v@@ or@@ ced sisters par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly may get the imp@@ res@@ sion that few are inter@@ ested in them .
F@@ igh@@ ts were comm@@ on .
“ M@@ ake a wa@@ g@@ er , ple@@ ase , with my l@@ ord the king of As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a , ” he said , “ and let me give you two th@@ ous@@ and hor@@ ses to see whether you are able , on your part , to put ri@@ ders upon them .
Those rel@@ ated to us in the faith certainly mer@@ it honor and respect .
Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es that Job fac@@ ed .
With God’s blessing and help , the work will be done , no@@ t@@ with@@ standing a ho@@ st of di@@ str@@ ac@@ ting influ@@ ences , ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les , and op@@ pos@@ ing for@@ ces from religious and pol@@ itical el@@ ements , desi@@ gn@@ ed to imp@@ e@@ de the prog@@ ress of this g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l teaching pro@@ gra@@ m .
And when you no@@ tice that a new@@ ly inter@@ ested one has a wrong vie@@ w@@ point , it may be best not to cor@@ rec@@ t him right away .
Their determin@@ ation to stay close to Jehovah while living among people with different beli@@ ef@@ s teach@@ es us to have faith and show courage .
For instance , Jesus ur@@ ged his followers to keep the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule , found at Matthew 7 : 12 : “ All things , therefore , that you want men to do to you , you also must lik@@ e@@ wise do to them . ”
The travel@@ ing overse@@ er repor@@ ts positi@@ ve resul@@ ts from thus help@@ ing disc@@ oura@@ ged ones to recogn@@ ize and re@@ ject this s@@ at@@ ani@@ c li@@ e .
( a ) What is a relationship ?
E@@ ach re@@ qu@@ est was so@@ li@@ dly based on the Scriptures then a@@ vail@@ able to all Jews . Jesus was encourag@@ ing his fellow Jews to pray for things they should have been pra@@ ying for all along .
• How can our conscience help us to remain in God’s love ?
( b ) How should we re@@ act to the situation that Job 38 : 6 high@@ ligh@@ ts ?
She claim@@ ed , though , that the liter@@ ature of Jehovah’s Witnesses inc@@ ites religious en@@ m@@ ity . To prove her point , she read from the Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke ! ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines and other public@@ ations ( see a@@ bo@@ ve ) .
For example , we can pray for the brothers , sisters , and even children who are in pris@@ on in E@@ rit@@ re@@ a , including our brothers Pa@@ u@@ lo@@ s E@@ y@@ as@@ su , Isa@@ a@@ c Mo@@ go@@ s , and Ne@@ ge@@ de T@@ ek@@ le@@ mar@@ i@@ am , who are still in pris@@ on after 20 years .
10@@ 6 : 36 , 37 .
We@@ ek by we@@ ek , they help well over n@@ ine milli@@ on individuals to understand the Bible .
( The tri@@ be of L@@ ev@@ i was not inclu@@ ded in the lis@@ ting of the 12 tri@@ bes of n@@ atur@@ al Israel . )
She wr@@ ites : “ I went through a tra@@ um@@ ati@@ c peri@@ od in my life when some close friends left the congregation and , at the same time , my father su@@ ffered a b@@ ra@@ in h@@ em@@ or@@ r@@ ha@@ ge .
O@@ be@@ di@@ ently , the family led the way , and all the ani@@ mal@@ s follow@@ ed .
Many people do not real@@ ize that the pas@@ sage found in some Bi@@ bl@@ es at John 7 : 5@@ 3 – 8 : 11 is an ad@@ dition that was not part of the origin@@ al inspired writ@@ ings .
How did one sister learn to de@@ al with anger ?
Their par@@ ked ca@@ r had been stru@@ ck by a dr@@ un@@ k d@@ ri@@ ver , and it ex@@ p@@ lo@@ ded into f@@ lam@@ es .
A@@ i@@ ds to Un@@ der@@ standing
Can we ac@@ knowledge the position of those taking the lead among us and sub@@ mit to direc@@ tions we receive ?
But th@@ at@@ ’s e@@ asi@@ er said than done .
Job will see that promise ful@@ filled .
Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah’s si@@ x@@ th and se@@ ven@@ th v@@ isions are a so@@ ber war@@ ning to those who pers@@ ist in di@@ sh@@ on@@ est ways , a remin@@ der that Jehovah does not t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate wr@@ ong@@ doing .
At the next f@@ ar@@ m , a man showed interest in our liter@@ ature but said , “ I don@@ ’t have gl@@ as@@ ses to read with . ”
The congregation may ther@@ e@@ by be dra@@ wn clo@@ s@@ er together in a spirit of love , war@@ m@@ th , and trust .
It is reas@@ sur@@ ing to know that Jehovah appreci@@ ates our devo@@ tion to his worship .
What prom@@ p@@ ts you to cho@@ ose the high@@ est educ@@ ation ?
What if a f@@ la@@ g cer@@ em@@ on@@ y is condu@@ cted in such a way that simply standing gives evidence of par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation ?
As told by Ad@@ ri@@ á@@ n D@@ e la F@@ u@@ en@@ te
• What two new study a@@ i@@ ds were rel@@ eas@@ ed at the “ Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous Kingdom Pro@@ claim@@ ers ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tions ?
W@@ ell , under the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , por@@ k was not an accep@@ table food .
P@@ i@@ one@@ ers Ge@@ or@@ ge R@@ ol@@ l@@ st@@ on and Ar@@ th@@ ur W@@ ill@@ is sto@@ p to f@@ ill up their car@@ ’s ra@@ di@@ at@@ or . ​ — N@@ or@@ ther@@ n T@@ er@@ rit@@ ory , 19@@ 33
What did M@@ ike and his family do ?
No@@ tice that Paul high@@ ligh@@ ts two st@@ ep@@ s , both necess@@ ary .
Noah was also to bring re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves of all kin@@ ds of ani@@ mal@@ s .
Paul sum@@ s up the situation when he qu@@ o@@ tes Jehovah’s words to the nation : “ The name of God is being bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ed on account of you people among the nations . ”
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 60 , 34
O@@ thers look for material benef@@ its , for someone who will take good care of them and who will c@@ ater to their needs and wants .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , in order to me@@ et the challeng@@ es a@@ head , the mission@@ aries must continue with good Bible study ha@@ bi@@ ts and fully r@@ ely on Jehovah .
As a bo@@ y , Paul had attend@@ ed Christian meetings with his mother .
Hence , he prom@@ o@@ tes the li@@ e that we are wor@@ th@@ less in God’s eyes .
This f@@ our@@ th - century B.C.E . br@@ on@@ ze shows the de@@ va@@ st@@ ating effe@@ cts of ancient bo@@ x@@ ing , in which , according to the R@@ ome ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion c@@ at@@ al@@ o@@ g , “ the res@@ ist@@ ance of the bo@@ x@@ er . . . eng@@ ag@@ ed in ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sting fi@@ gh@@ ts , during which ‘ w@@ ound was given for w@@ ound , ’ was ex@@ t@@ ol@@ led as a fine example . ”
Jehovah Rev@@ e@@ als H@@ im@@ self to M@@ en of O@@ ld
15 : 2 , 3 ; 16 : 2 - 5 ; Jo@@ s@@ h .
With faith in Jehovah , “ the One who is inv@@ isi@@ ble , ” Moses coura@@ ge@@ ously appe@@ ared before P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h and pro@@ claim@@ ed every word that Jehovah comman@@ ded Moses to speak .
For one thing , this has a fav@@ or@@ able effect on us physi@@ c@@ ally .
N@@ ex@@ t , Paul explained the he@@ ad@@ ship arrang@@ ement in the congregation , saying : “ I do not per@@ mit a woman to teach , or to exerc@@ ise authority over a man , but to be in s@@ il@@ ence . ”
What re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble long - suffering Jesus showed thr@@ ough@@ out his ministry on earth !
A@@ ma@@ z@@ ingly , he is “ the Father , to whom every family in heaven and on earth ow@@ es its name ” !
That is why he re@@ comm@@ ended : “ Let your pet@@ iti@@ ons be made known to God ; and the peace of God that exc@@ els all thought will gu@@ ard your hearts and your men@@ tal po@@ wers by means of Christ Jesus . ”
If so , that is an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent go@@ al !
( b ) What mar@@ vel@@ ous time a@@ wa@@ its us ?
The form@@ er things have pas@@ sed away . ”
For good reason , then , we should care@@ fully pon@@ der what we have learned and pa@@ y attention to what we teach . ​ — Read 1 Timothy 4 : 15 , 16 .
What did Jesus ex@@ pect from his disciples ?
What did Jesus ur@@ ge the 11 faithful apostles to do , and what can be said of the faithful re@@ m@@ n@@ ant in this time of the end ?
C@@ learly , we have reason to give attention to all of Jehovah’s wonderful works ​ — what he did in the past , what he is doing today , and what he will do in the near future .
For Christians today he is also a fine example of whole - sou@@ led service .
N@@ ex@@ t came Kingdom Ne@@ ws No . 2 , expla@@ ining why The F@@ in@@ i@@ shed M@@ y@@ st@@ er@@ y was su@@ p@@ pres@@ sed by the author@@ ities .
For example , the psalmist David states that Jehovah “ h@@ ates anyone who lo@@ ves viol@@ ence , ” and David war@@ ns against associ@@ ating “ with dec@@ e@@ it@@ ful men . ”
John pres@@ ents a heavenly cho@@ r@@ us ex@@ t@@ ol@@ ling God : “ You are wor@@ thy , Jehovah , even our God , to receive the glory and the honor and the power , because you cre@@ ated all things , and because of your will they ex@@ is@@ ted and were cre@@ ated . ”
So it is with ever@@ yone who has been born from the spirit . ”
A good por@@ tion of what he said was ei@@ ther a qu@@ o@@ tation from or an al@@ lu@@ sion to the Hebrew Scriptures .
The fin@@ al t@@ ac@@ tic that Satan used was more st@@ ra@@ igh@@ t@@ for@@ ward .
Then the desire , when it has become fer@@ t@@ ile , gives bir@@ th to sin . ”
The speak@@ er brought out this inter@@ es@@ ting point : Gre@@ at@@ ness comes from imit@@ ating the hum@@ ility of Christ .
He was to tre@@ at “ older women as mo@@ thers , you@@ ng@@ er women as sisters with all cha@@ st@@ en@@ ess . ”
How , though , do Jehovah’s Witnesses re@@ ach hearts in their ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work ?
My great@@ est joy is that all my children and gr@@ and@@ children have benef@@ ited since inf@@ an@@ cy from Bible tra@@ ining .
Ther@@ efore , a person baptized while such a serious imp@@ e@@ di@@ ment ex@@ is@@ ted may appro@@ pri@@ ately consider the necess@@ ity of re@@ baptism .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es love for God , for what other important reason do we share in the preaching work ?
S@@ up@@ pose a new family mo@@ ves into your neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od .
And by 194@@ 1 , we also under@@ sto@@ od that we should not support any efforts to make we@@ ap@@ ons .
Let us tell you about it .
Mark did not become so concer@@ ned about a lost privilege that he fa@@ iled to appreci@@ ate the privile@@ ges that were still within his re@@ ach .
What is this tre@@ asure ?
From small beg@@ in@@ n@@ ings , that nation would fin@@ ally number 14@@ 4@@ ,000 . ​ — Revelation 7 : 1 - 4 .
How the brothers rejo@@ ic@@ ed at that pe@@ ace@@ ful out@@ come !
The Bible does not say whether Isa@@ a@@ c kno@@ ws that E@@ sa@@ u must serve Jac@@ o@@ b .
Yet , some prayers dis@@ ple@@ ase God .
Jehovah would hold the Israelites acc@@ oun@@ table for their sin@@ s .
After pray@@ er@@ fully thinking about what to do , I told them that I could not do that kind of work .
It was among a large number of S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts ac@@ qui@@ red by the B@@ rit@@ ish Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m in 18@@ 4@@ 2 from a mon@@ ast@@ er@@ y in the N@@ it@@ ri@@ an Des@@ er@@ t in Egy@@ pt .
“ H@@ app@@ y are those who m@@ our@@ n , since they will be com@@ for@@ ted . ” ​ — Matthew 5 : 4 .
What gl@@ ori@@ ous future a@@ wa@@ its all who stri@@ ve to let their Yes mean Yes ?
How does Jehovah feel about co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness or gre@@ ed ?
I could not believe my eyes !
For it will come in upon all those d@@ wel@@ ling upon the face of all the earth . ”
To Israel it was said : “ Jehovah called you as if you were a wife . ”
F@@ o@@ re@@ see@@ ing such a re@@ action and in con@@ fir@@ m@@ ation of M@@ il@@ t@@ on@@ ’s author@@ ship , the transl@@ at@@ or had fur@@ ni@@ shed the e@@ dition with fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ tes de@@ ta@@ il@@ ing 5@@ 00 par@@ all@@ els between On Christian Do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine and Par@@ adise Lo@@ st .
Jesus thus con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed that Peter was still u@@ se@@ ful to him and to his Father .
Why is it il@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal to den@@ y the ex@@ ist@@ ence of a Gre@@ at Des@@ ign@@ er ?
In let@@ ters to Christians in Eph@@ esus and C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e , the apostle Paul lik@@ ened the Christian congregation to a “ body , ” of which Christ is the He@@ ad .
* Rather , true spiritu@@ ality comes from see@@ king the knowledge of God through a di@@ lig@@ ent study of his Word and ap@@ pl@@ ying that knowledge in one@@ ’s life .
The re@@ vision and rest@@ or@@ ation of the Bible text was en@@ tru@@ sted to S@@ ul@@ k@@ ha@@ n - S@@ aba O@@ r@@ beli@@ an@@ i , an ex@@ per@@ t l@@ ing@@ u@@ ist .
“ I don@@ ’t have any reg@@ re@@ ts , ” she says .
How important will personal inter@@ ests and rec@@ re@@ ation be in Par@@ adise ?
Many of Jehovah’s servants today face situ@@ ations very much like that of the rich man .
In fact , Paul said that he reg@@ ar@@ ded what the world has to offer as “ a lo@@ t of refu@@ se ” com@@ pared with the privilege of serving God . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
So@@ on a si@@ gn - language congregation was form@@ ed in P@@ us@@ an .
W@@ ould they respon@@ d to their in@@ n@@ ate desire to worship God and devel@@ op their spiritu@@ ality to the point of exerc@@ ising faith in him ? — Matthew 5 : 3 .
S@@ la@@ ve tra@@ de between Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a and the A@@ mer@@ ic@@ as was a lu@@ cr@@ ative bu@@ sin@@ ess
This action will fulf@@ ill the words of Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 that God’s Kingdom “ will cr@@ us@@ h and put an end to all these k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s . ”
Jesus Christ , the He@@ ad of the true Christian congregation and the Lord and Ma@@ ster of the ‘ faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ’ class . ”
This is in har@@ mony with Paul’s st@@ at@@ ement : “ Fa@@ ith fol@@ lo@@ ws the thing heard . ”
Per@@ haps you co@@ vered ele@@ c@@ tri@@ cal out@@ le@@ ts , hi@@ d sh@@ ar@@ p ob@@ je@@ cts , and ba@@ r@@ ri@@ ca@@ ded sta@@ ir@@ ways ​ — all in an effort to keep your child sa@@ fe .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the num@@ er@@ ous Messi@@ ani@@ c prophe@@ ci@@ es , wh@@ atever their number , give us so@@ li@@ d evidence that Jesus is the Christ , or Messi@@ ah .
W@@ rit@@ ten by the physi@@ ci@@ an Luke , it pres@@ ents a d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic account of Christian activ@@ ity over a peri@@ od of some 28 years ​ — from 33 C.E . to 6@@ 1 C.E .
God valu@@ es us individu@@ ally .
All too often , religion is a sh@@ am .
( b ) How should we view Satan’s system of things ?
“ For , ” as Moses declar@@ ed , Jehovah “ is your life and the l@@ eng@@ th of your days . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 30 : 19 , 20 .
When we eng@@ age in the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work , we are doing just what the apostle Paul wrote about , this time qu@@ o@@ ting Isaiah : “ How com@@ ely are the fe@@ et of those who dec@@ l@@ are good news of good things ! ”
Since God is inv@@ isi@@ ble , medit@@ ation on his great ac@@ ts and on his deal@@ ings with his people is vital for cultiv@@ ating in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with him .
Di@@ d John see the need to b@@ ol@@ ster G@@ a@@ i@@ us ’ courage ?
A fer@@ v@@ ent Ca@@ tho@@ lic , C@@ lo@@ t@@ il@@ da ti@@ rel@@ ess@@ ly s@@ ought the con@@ ver@@ sion of her husband .
“ M@@ A@@ N , born of woman , is sh@@ ort - lived and g@@ lu@@ t@@ ted with ag@@ it@@ ation , ” ob@@ served the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job .
Do you accept the privilege of serving God reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of the sacrific@@ es involved ?
When might even one dr@@ ink be one too many ?
And consider , Satan has been ca@@ using har@@ m for some 6@@ ,000 years , but God , through Christ , will un@@ do all that har@@ m within 1@@ ,000 years !
“ And look !
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ating and Dis@@ pla@@ ying Gen@@ u@@ ine H@@ um@@ ility
When they asked B@@ er@@ n@@ ard if they could do something for him , he su@@ gg@@ ested that they go home and study the Bible .
* Since chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od he had been taught that good people go to heaven after death .
I@@ N TH@@ E Ca@@ ir@@ o Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m in Egy@@ pt , a gr@@ an@@ ite st@@ ela com@@ mem@@ or@@ ates vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ es of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h M@@ er@@ ne@@ p@@ ta@@ h .
The pain was exc@@ ru@@ ci@@ ating , but des@@ pite the pain I went to work the next day .
What war@@ ning does the Bible give about valu@@ eless things , and how does this war@@ ning apply in a liter@@ al sense ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jehovah expe@@ cts them to do so .
In a sense , Jesus took the place of Adam .
How did Paul view the gift ?
In Ju@@ ne 200@@ 1 , J@@ ap@@ an made world he@@ ad@@ l@@ ines when a der@@ ang@@ ed man en@@ tered a school and k@@ ni@@ f@@ ed 8 children in the first and second gra@@ des to death and sla@@ shed 15 other people .
What a sa@@ d situation !
Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an Se@@ ct@@ ari@@ an@@ ism
He wrote : “ It must occ@@ ur in the fin@@ al part of the days that the m@@ oun@@ tain of the house of Jehovah will become fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed a@@ bo@@ ve the to@@ p of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , and it will certainly be li@@ f@@ ted up a@@ bo@@ ve the h@@ ill@@ s ; and to it pe@@ op@@ les must st@@ re@@ am .
To a we@@ ary travel@@ er , though , a light seen in the dist@@ ance does more than war@@ n of d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous re@@ ef@@ s .
What are some ways that God has likely su@@ sta@@ ined you ?
“ It was a chall@@ enge , ” says Daniel , “ because we are so imper@@ fect . ”
He no@@ tic@@ ed that every few min@@ ut@@ es , the man shu@@ ff@@ led his fe@@ et and moved ever so s@@ ligh@@ tly to one side while still standing er@@ e@@ ct .
And they will ac@@ tually si@@ t , each one under his v@@ ine and under his fi@@ g t@@ ree , and there will be no one making them tre@@ m@@ ble . ” ​ — Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 2 - 4 .
Our family had experienced that in the 19@@ 30 ’ s and 19@@ 40 ’ s while I was gro@@ wing up .
Their Creator , Jehovah God , who@@ se works are all perfect , pro@@ claim@@ ed that his crow@@ ning earthly cre@@ ation was “ very good . ”
No one should put his confidence in any el@@ ement of this old world , as the rec@@ ent tur@@ mo@@ il in the worl@@ d’s fin@@ an@@ cial system vi@@ vi@@ dly demonstr@@ ates .
However , all Christians ​ — men , women , and young ones — ​ have the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for making their spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement man@@ i@@ f@@ est .
E@@ arly Christians were ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ates of God’s Kingdom , even as the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , and Jac@@ o@@ b exerc@@ ised faith in that promised ‘ city made by God . ’
But what about mo@@ des@@ ty ?
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al shepher@@ ds imitate Jehovah and Jesus .
In fact , in Bi@@ bli@@ cal Greek , the words “ by no means ” transl@@ ate the str@@ ong@@ est way to expres@@ s re@@ je@@ ction in that language .
In view of Jehovah’s will@@ ing@@ ness to for@@ give sin@@ s by the mer@@ it of the ransom sacrifice , why is it necess@@ ary for Christians to con@@ f@@ ess to the older men in the congregation ?
We do well to remember that “ God is love ” and that our actions af@@ fect him .
That meeting chang@@ ed my life .
A@@ m@@ ong just three neigh@@ bor@@ ing to@@ w@@ ns in that are@@ a , there are 50 congregations and over 5@@ ,@@ 4@@ 00 publi@@ sh@@ ers .
Se@@ cond , by refer@@ ring to his Son as “ the bel@@ o@@ ved , ” Jehovah op@@ en@@ ly expres@@ sed his love for Jesus .
For cen@@ tu@@ ries , religious lead@@ ers have taught the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of the im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the human soul .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out God’s holy spirit op@@ er@@ ating in our lives , we may give in to “ the works bel@@ ong@@ ing to dar@@ k@@ ness . ”
The apostle Paul war@@ ned : “ Those who are determined to be rich f@@ all into temp@@ tation and a s@@ n@@ are and many sen@@ sel@@ ess and h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful desi@@ res , which p@@ lu@@ ng@@ e men into des@@ tru@@ ction and ru@@ in .
The next article will exam@@ ine how you can ‘ keep com@@ for@@ ting and building up ’ your brothers . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess .
The fi@@ ght against en@@ v@@ y can be a long one .
“ The el@@ der used the Bible , ” he explained , “ so I real@@ ized that the counsel was coming from Jehovah . ”
For example , when a wh@@ ite Witness had to tra@@ v@@ el ab@@ ro@@ ad , he left his children in the care of a bl@@ ack family .
I@@ ’@@ m loo@@ king for@@ ward to the time when I can ad@@ d to the mu@@ si@@ c in a har@@ mon@@ i@@ ous way in@@ stead of s@@ oun@@ ding out ra@@ pi@@ d no@@ tes once in a while like a tru@@ mp@@ et .
Many today think that to be truly free , they must be able to do anything and everything they want to do , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
B@@ ear@@ ing in mind such reason@@ able and Scriptural standards will help us to recogn@@ ize people we can trust .
The develop@@ ment of I@@ V@@ F op@@ ened the way to other pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res that de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with God’s thinking as refle@@ cted in the Scriptures . For example , a wom@@ an’s e@@ gg@@ s might be fer@@ t@@ il@@ ized with s@@ per@@ m from a man who is not her husband . She might then allow the resul@@ ting em@@ br@@ yo@@ s to be imp@@ l@@ anted in her .
For instance , Davi@@ d’s mil@@ it@@ ary comman@@ der Jo@@ a@@ b mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed Sa@@ ul@@ ’s relati@@ ve Ab@@ ner .
Some were en@@ s@@ n@@ ared by Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y .
May we have that same confidence in the true God .
In ad@@ dition to sh@@ aring in the house - to - house ministry , publi@@ sh@@ ers now witness at a@@ ir@@ por@@ ts , in of@@ fic@@ es , in sto@@ res , in par@@ king lo@@ ts , at bu@@ s st@@ op@@ s , on st@@ re@@ e@@ ts , in par@@ ks , on be@@ ach@@ es , and el@@ se@@ where .
The sister continued : “ One day , I ph@@ oned one of my sisters who lives h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of mil@@ es away .
Mo@@ re@@ over , they were to remember that “ not by bre@@ ad al@@ one does man live ” ; they were not to let material pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity cause them to for@@ get Jehovah .
In fact , s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists are a@@ wed by the ability of this little cre@@ ature to sc@@ ur@@ ry up w@@ alls and even ac@@ ro@@ ss s@@ mo@@ o@@ th ce@@ il@@ ings without f@@ all@@ ing .
We might illustr@@ ate it this way : If you were taking a j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar des@@ t@@ in@@ ation , can you i@@ magine deci@@ ding to c@@ ast asi@@ de your ma@@ p and simply follow your imp@@ ul@@ ses ​ — perhaps tur@@ ning on@@ to every ro@@ ad that seem@@ ed to offer pre@@ t@@ ty vie@@ ws ?
It was Satan who for sel@@ f@@ ish reas@@ ons en@@ tic@@ ed Adam and E@@ ve into re@@ bel@@ ling against God .
Can death it@@ self con@@ qu@@ er God’s love for those who have served him loy@@ ally ?
The disci@@ ple James was inspired to wr@@ ite : “ Let end@@ ur@@ ance complete its work , so that you may be complete and s@@ ound in all res@@ pe@@ cts , not l@@ ac@@ king in anything . ”
Con@@ tri@@ bu@@ tions That W@@ ar@@ m God’s H@@ ear@@ t
That is what Abraham did .
( a ) What did not sto@@ p Ne@@ h@@ emiah from re@@ building the w@@ alls of Jerusalem ?
The word “ law ” here does not ref@@ er to certain rul@@ es , such as those in the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
Those who fi@@ ght against God and his people “ will have to be cu@@ t off to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ”
They deser@@ ve to be war@@ m@@ ly comm@@ ended .
In view of pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s re@@ actions to the tra@@ ge@@ dy of death , sever@@ al questions ar@@ ise .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , it was when E@@ ve@@ ’s husband was not with her that she “ began taking of [ the for@@ bi@@ d@@ den ] fru@@ it and e@@ ating it .
Bar@@ u@@ ch could not find joy in his God - given assignment while at the same time see@@ king great things for himself .
Ju@@ d@@ ges can rend@@ er a fa@@ ir ver@@ di@@ ct only if they have all the fac@@ ts of a case .
W@@ he@@ ther we receive or ad@@ minis@@ ter discipl@@ ine , let us keep in mind the purpose of divine discipl@@ ine and he@@ ed the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s wise counsel : “ T@@ ake hold on discipl@@ ine ; do not let go .
Yet , Jeremiah did not become bit@@ ter , nor did he re@@ tal@@ i@@ ate .
En@@ coura@@ ged by the angels , they did leave the city .
P@@ ur@@ su@@ ing a course of go@@ o@@ dness requi@@ res that we gu@@ ard our associ@@ ations and turn away from those who are “ without love of go@@ o@@ dness . ”
So imp@@ ressed was a vis@@ iting qu@@ e@@ en that she exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ Lo@@ ok !
Many faithful women have served God des@@ pite “ the order of the king ”
He kept le@@ an@@ ing on “ the God of all comfort , who com@@ forts us in all our tri@@ als . ”
What indic@@ ations did Jehovah some@@ times give as to when deli@@ ver@@ ance would be experienced ?
Still , Jehovah did not conc@@ e@@ al himself from their sons .
He is in@@ experienced and l@@ ac@@ ks good judgment .
How could God look with fav@@ or on their sacrific@@ es when the al@@ ta@@ r was fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely co@@ vered with te@@ ars ​ — the bit@@ ter te@@ ars shed by their a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned wi@@ ves ?
• Why should we never s@@ l@@ an@@ der anyone ?
For some who lived under its prote@@ ction , however , its requi@@ re@@ ments might have seem@@ ed bur@@ den@@ some .
What is that gift ?
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise it is not a desi@@ ra@@ ble thing with my Father who is in heaven for one of these little ones to per@@ ish . ”
“ The school helped us to accept new cul@@ tures . ”
The two apostles were discus@@ sing a second mission@@ ary t@@ our to buil@@ d on the accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments of the first .
The prophet first saw four hu@@ ge be@@ ast@@ s .
Are they rel@@ ev@@ ant today , and to whom do they apply ?
We pur@@ cha@@ sed on cre@@ di@@ t , and therefore we always had a de@@ b@@ t h@@ ang@@ ing over our he@@ a@@ ds .
For example , one man who once op@@ posed Christi@@ an@@ ity chang@@ ed and later became an el@@ der in the Christian congregation .
How have you been doing in that reg@@ ard ?
You may never face a situation like the one that con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted Jo@@ die .
In what ways does the worl@@ d’s spirit en@@ slave those who sub@@ mit to it ?
The apostle Paul was inspired to men@@ tion the important princi@@ ple found at 2 Corinthians 6 : 4 .
Why did Jesus ’ a@@ bil@@ ities as a teach@@ er never cause him to become pu@@ ff@@ ed up with pri@@ de ?
And his purpose regarding those as@@ le@@ ep in death is sure to be ful@@ filled .
[ Bo@@ x on page 23 ]
To Gi@@ ve or Not to Gi@@ ve
As a result , we could lo@@ se our joy in God’s service and sto@@ p preaching to others .
By his words and actions , Jesus s@@ ought to fulf@@ ill the will of his heavenly Father , Jehovah .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , travel@@ ing overse@@ ers and their wi@@ ves who have been vis@@ iting congregations for many years happ@@ ily share their we@@ al@@ th of experience with those who are being tra@@ ined to serve as travel@@ ing min@@ isters .
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S set the perfect example of love .
“ That people may know that you , who@@ se name is Jehovah , you al@@ one are the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh over all the earth . ” ​ — P@@ S .
How did Timothy make prog@@ ress toward be@@ coming a minis@@ ter ?
M@@ ake peace .
Yes , sto@@ p and think what the cause of the proble@@ m is and what the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of your in@@ tend@@ ed action might be .
We will simply be than@@ k@@ ful to be living in the new world . ​ — Ne@@ h@@ emiah 8 : 10 .
Today , one of the mission@@ aries has pre@@ pared a m@@ ou@@ th - w@@ at@@ ering dis@@ h of fri@@ ed c@@ hi@@ ck@@ en and Fr@@ en@@ ch - fri@@ ed po@@ t@@ at@@ o@@ es , along with a t@@ om@@ at@@ o sal@@ ad ​ — her spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ty !
After we read the s@@ crip@@ tures we had found , D@@ ad would say , “ Th@@ at@@ ’s inter@@ es@@ ting , but I@@ ’@@ m still not con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed . ”
All are regul@@ ar in the field service .
Y@@ oung people who keep foc@@ used on serving Jehovah can be sure of his blessing in making a succ@@ ess of life . ​ — Read Proverbs 16 : 3 .
What a m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous t@@ est of faith that was ​ — and what a wise decision she made !
It is in va@@ in that they keep worshi@@ p@@ ing me , because they teach comman@@ ds of men as do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines . ” ​ — Matthew 15 : 1 - 9 ; Isaiah 29 : 13 .
N@@ ames in As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an and Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an Re@@ cor@@ ds
Wh@@ ere did Timothy gro@@ w up , and what happened when Paul first vis@@ ited there ?
If Jehovah ever st@@ op@@ s r@@ ene@@ wing the physical cre@@ ations , then “ just like a gar@@ ment they will all of them we@@ ar out . ”
When Jehovah’s Witnesses called at her do@@ or , her interest in what the Bible says about God and the future was r@@ ene@@ wed .
Because of the cr@@ itical times in which we live , some servants of Jehovah experience ex@@ tre@@ me har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps that bre@@ ak their heart and cr@@ us@@ h their spirit , as it were .
She and her husband were Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Then it happened ​ — the very we@@ ek that we were du@@ e to leave , I received from the local author@@ ities the per@@ mit to en@@ ter the bl@@ ack to@@ w@@ n@@ ship , Katu@@ tur@@ a .
S@@ ur@@ ely it is not just in@@ no@@ c@@ ent fu@@ n when a g@@ ame requi@@ res that its pla@@ y@@ ers ma@@ im and k@@ ill or act in a gro@@ s@@ s@@ ly im@@ moral way !
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , ten cen@@ tu@@ ries after Davi@@ d’s death , a ho@@ st of angels ann@@ oun@@ ced the bir@@ th of the Messi@@ ah to shepher@@ ds who were keep@@ ing w@@ atch over their flo@@ c@@ ks in the fi@@ el@@ ds near Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m . ​ — Luke 2 : 4 , 8 , 13 , 14 .
He is the Creator of all life .
Yes , our Christian ministry is a valu@@ able a@@ id in keep@@ ing our hearts and min@@ ds foc@@ used on the doing of God’s will and fir@@ m@@ ly fi@@ x@@ ed on the pri@@ ze of everlasting life .
The religious lead@@ ers of Chris@@ tend@@ om have dec@@ ei@@ ved their flo@@ c@@ ks .
Why can we say that Solomon set a good example for us ?
As J@@ im wor@@ ked along with me , I came to enjoy the preaching work .
Be@@ ing married to someone ​ — even a fellow Christian — ​ who tur@@ ns out to be very different from what you expe@@ cted can de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely be difficult .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence of com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory service ( or , cor@@ v@@ é@@ e ) in the Ne@@ ar E@@ ast d@@ ates back as far as the 18@@ th century B.C.E .
L@@ ik@@ ely we feel that someone no@@ tic@@ ed , someone ca@@ res .
And what if the number of those who say that they are anointed keep@@ s gro@@ wing ?
In what ways is com@@ pas@@ sion requi@@ red in marriage ?
“ Ju@@ dge me , O Jehovah , . . . according to my integrity . ” ​ — P@@ S .
At times , though , we may be so bus@@ y that it is difficult to find time for mean@@ ing@@ ful personal study .
By means of the preaching and disci@@ ple - making work , the anointed class pu@@ ts a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic mar@@ k on those who become part of Christ’s “ other sheep . ”
I was then 18 and was soon to gra@@ du@@ ate from high school .
But then came a powerful b@@ low . “ You yourself are the man ! ” Na@@ than declar@@ ed .
Yet , divine light sur@@ ely helps us to avoid them so that we can continue wal@@ king in the p@@ ath of inc@@ reas@@ ing light .
For much of a chil@@ d’s life , and certainly during the important form@@ ative years , the clo@@ s@@ est , most influ@@ enti@@ al associ@@ ates a child has are his parents .
This will bring us clo@@ s@@ er to him .
Still , there have been times when I have had to ask friends for help ​ — to pa@@ y un@@ expe@@ cted medi@@ cal ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses , for instance .
The inspired words of these two apostles help us to id@@ enti@@ fy where false teach@@ ers come from and how they op@@ er@@ ate .
At the end of a long , ho@@ t day , family members could si@@ t under their fi@@ g t@@ ree and enjoy pleas@@ ant associ@@ ation .
Lo@@ ve prom@@ p@@ ted the slave to remain in that situation , under the authority of his consider@@ ate ma@@ ster .
“ How I Do Lo@@ ve Your Law ! ”
Today , we do well to avoid In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t s@@ ites that con@@ tain pro@@ vo@@ c@@ ative i@@ ma@@ ges , and it is important to seek God’s help in prayer before even enc@@ oun@@ ter@@ ing such i@@ ma@@ ges on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t . ​ — 11 / 15 , pages 9 - 10 .
“ Are you wor@@ ri@@ ed about car@@ ing for the children ? ”
You will no@@ tice that the str@@ ong@@ er your fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah be@@ comes , the more mean@@ ing@@ ful your prayers will be .
s@@ oun@@ ds the chap@@ ter@@ ’s cont@@ ent into the heart .
V@@ er@@ y good !
They ought to work at making their marriage a succ@@ ess , know@@ ing that this will refle@@ ct well on Jehovah , the O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or of marriage . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
Per@@ haps the great@@ est pro@@ of of Jesus ’ su@@ ita@@ bility as R@@ ul@@ er was his will@@ ing@@ ness to die for us .
Just like “ o@@ x@@ go@@ a@@ ds ” ​ — pointed s@@ tic@@ ks used to gu@@ i@@ de dra@@ ft ani@@ mal@@ s — ​ loving and s@@ ound ad@@ vice guid@@ es s@@ inc@@ ere ones in the right direction .
Jehovah T@@ el@@ ls “ From the Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning the F@@ in@@ ale ”
R@@ es@@ ur@@ rec@@ t Pe@@ ople ?
How , though , may we demonstr@@ ate in our da@@ ily life that the Messi@@ ah is our Le@@ ad@@ er ?
In some par@@ ts of the world , yet another change in family life has occ@@ ur@@ red ​ — num@@ er@@ ous cou@@ ples have deci@@ ded to remain chil@@ d@@ less .
They live in a spiritual par@@ adise , and the Bible promises that soon the earth will be a physical par@@ adise .
Solomon next pres@@ ents an in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ing pro@@ ver@@ b that seem@@ s to de@@ al with the need to we@@ i@@ gh the advan@@ ta@@ ges and the disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ges of under@@ taking a certain t@@ ask .
They invit@@ ed us to si@@ t with them , and they g@@ la@@ dly accepted Bible liter@@ ature .
As Ad@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants , we too are in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge and lik@@ en@@ ess .
So I asked him to read the book I was stud@@ ying .
One man rep@@ lied : “ I am very gr@@ ate@@ ful for your com@@ for@@ ting words .
What great benef@@ its do young people receive when they listen to Jehovah ?
And we certainly do not want to become lo@@ v@@ ers of money , self - as@@ sum@@ ing , ha@@ ugh@@ ty , un@@ than@@ k@@ ful , dis@@ loyal , fi@@ er@@ ce , he@@ ad@@ strong , pu@@ ff@@ ed up with pri@@ de , lo@@ v@@ ers of ple@@ a@@ sures rather than lo@@ v@@ ers of God ​ — to name only a few of the tra@@ its man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted by those ali@@ en@@ ated from God .
In S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 200@@ 8 , Bro@@ ther S@@ an@@ der@@ son attend@@ ed the S@@ cho@@ ol for B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e M@@ em@@ bers and ther@@ e@@ after was appointed as a member of the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e .
The H@@ ap@@ pi@@ est Ti@@ me of My Li@@ fe
A@@ t@@ tend@@ ance at this ev@@ ent is comple@@ t@@ ely free .
Ch@@ urch and St@@ ate in B@@ y@@ z@@ an@@ ti@@ u@@ m , 2 / 15 C@@ ity U@@ p@@ on a M@@ oun@@ tain , 2 / 1
The ba@@ dness of man is a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant , as seen in his attitude toward God and fel@@ low@@ man .
Of course , we must work to maintain a close personal relationship with Jehovah .
When Peter ob@@ served the holy spirit man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting it@@ self in the G@@ ent@@ ile Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us , he said : “ For a certain@@ ty I per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve that God is not par@@ ti@@ al , but in every nation the man that fe@@ ars him and works righteousness is accep@@ table to him . ”
“ To atten@@ d , the publi@@ sh@@ ers had to get up at fi@@ ve o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck , ” rel@@ ated a travel@@ ing overse@@ er , “ but they did so will@@ ingly for more than a year . ”
How did Jesus show emp@@ a@@ thy when La@@ z@@ ar@@ us died ? When Jesus em@@ ba@@ r@@ ked on his ministry , it was with a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble dep@@ th of in@@ sight and fellow feel@@ ing .
Jehovah saw what was happ@@ ening and no doubt was g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed to ob@@ serve the way his friend , righteous Joseph , was being tre@@ ated .
When God’s Kingdom rul@@ es un@@ op@@ posed and his will is done on earth as it is in heaven , no vi@@ ci@@ ous humans ​ — no , not even ani@@ mal@@ s — ​ will “ do any har@@ m or cause any ru@@ in . ”
How do we know that Jesus really was God’s C@@ ho@@ s@@ en One ?
Th@@ an@@ as D@@ ul@@ i ( A@@ than D@@ ou@@ l@@ is ) was among those who learned about Jehovah in Al@@ ban@@ ia during those years .
Mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s and personal off@@ en@@ ses may pose a chall@@ enge to our godly devo@@ tion .
To help people find the ans@@ wers , we nor@@ m@@ ally use the 2@@ 24 - page book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
EL@@ U@@ L
While making pre@@ par@@ ations to do so , he was ar@@ rest@@ ed .
Many Christians have made ra@@ di@@ cal chang@@ es in order to find time for spiritual matters .
How c@@ learly that new name de@@ f@@ ined the pri@@ m@@ ary activ@@ ity of all of those be@@ aring that name !
However , public@@ ations of “ the faithful ste@@ ward ” have often provided Scriptural and hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al pro@@ of that the early Christians vie@@ wed the holy spirit ne@@ i@@ ther as a person nor as a go@@ d e@@ qu@@ al to the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh as part of a so - called Tr@@ in@@ ity .
Why , like Jesus , should we have confidence in divine prote@@ ction ?
Bi@@ jo@@ e was ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from high school for taking a neu@@ tr@@ al stand during n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ is@@ tic cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies .
As I look back on my life , I deep@@ ly appreci@@ ate that Jehovah has always taken care of me .
We read at 2 Peter 3 : 13 : “ There are new heavens and a new earth that we are a@@ wa@@ iting according to his promise , and in these righteousness is to d@@ well . ”
If you b@@ ought a me@@ al for the d@@ ri@@ ver , he allow@@ ed you to c@@ lam@@ ber on@@ to his tru@@ ck .
This will help you to avoid serious sin because you will prove to be among “ those who through use have their per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers tra@@ ined to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish both right and wrong . ”
Ha@@ z@@ el had known the truth for more years than I had ​ — her parents were atten@@ ding meetings of the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents ( now known as Jehovah’s Witnesses ) back in the 19@@ 20 ’ s .
He was a religious man , and having read par@@ ts of the Bible , he knew that God’s name is Jehovah .
A@@ g@@ boo@@ la no longer fe@@ ars the dead , and he has learned how to res@@ ist the dem@@ ons .
I was per@@ form@@ ing an ac@@ ro@@ b@@ ati@@ c act high a@@ bo@@ ve the crow@@ d .
So when an el@@ der appro@@ ach@@ es someone with words of ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on , he likely does so after giving the matter much consider@@ ation and pra@@ ying over it .
This is important because how will people come to know Jehovah if we are not ready and willing to preach ? ​ — Romans 10 : 13 - 15 .
I wor@@ ked with the Af@@ ri@@ can cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers while Jo@@ y@@ ce happ@@ ily helped their wi@@ ves and children who came along too .
G@@ l@@ ori@@ a ans@@ wer@@ ed that she enjo@@ yed speaking with a@@ the@@ ists and would like to hear her op@@ in@@ ion of the article “ P@@ l@@ ac@@ es of Wor@@ ship ​ — Do We Ne@@ ed The@@ m ? ”
As mentioned at the out@@ set of this article , the mar@@ ch began at su@@ n@@ ris@@ e , and after the ar@@ my had cir@@ c@@ led the city once , it kept going , mar@@ ch@@ ing around Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o again and again .
Jesus Christ ?
Mo@@ st of the in@@ tim@@ ate rel@@ ations por@@ tra@@ yed are between cou@@ ples not married to each other .
“ You Are an Ex@@ c@@ el@@ l@@ ent W@@ om@@ an ”
Why P@@ ra@@ y in Jesus ’ N@@ ame ?
The ancient Jews had a fear of the form of le@@ pro@@ s@@ y comm@@ on in Bible times .
Ba@@ a@@ sha was turned away ; however , A@@ sa and his people experienced w@@ ars for the rest of his re@@ ign .
What op@@ position began to man@@ i@@ f@@ est it@@ self , and how did true Christians respon@@ d ?
There I became friends with Jo@@ s@@ é Mar@@ í@@ a , one of the emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es .
For you to be succ@@ ess@@ ful as you gro@@ w toward ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od , what do you need to have ?
And would the as@@ sum@@ ed happiness of those who pres@@ ently enjoy good health and a satis@@ f@@ ying marriage van@@ ish if their situation chang@@ ed ?
He tra@@ ver@@ sed the l@@ eng@@ th and bre@@ ad@@ th of the land , “ j@@ our@@ ne@@ ying from city to city and from v@@ il@@ la@@ ge to v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , preaching and declar@@ ing the good news of the kingdom of God . ” ​ — Matthew 4 : 17 ; Luke 8 : 1 .
The Greek word for “ ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations ” can also be transl@@ ated “ c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty ac@@ ts , ” or “ tri@@ c@@ ks . ”
In one E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an land , a 17 - year - old Ca@@ tho@@ lic gi@@ r@@ l wrote to the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses to expres@@ s her ad@@ mi@@ r@@ ation for them .
When we con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate such examples of ze@@ al , we can be encoura@@ ged to imitate the strong faith that imp@@ els these older ones in their service to God .
He co@@ op@@ er@@ ated fully as its members listen@@ ed to the matter , re@@ ached a decision , and assign@@ ed him to be one of their m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers .
When I explained my neu@@ tr@@ al stand as a Christian , he pres@@ ented me with an ul@@ ti@@ matu@@ m ​ — leave my religion or leave the ban@@ k !
At the c@@ li@@ ma@@ x of his talk , Bro@@ ther Joseph F . Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d spoke to us young ones : “ All of you . . . children . . . who have ag@@ re@@ ed to obey God and his King , ple@@ ase stand up ! ”
F@@ o@@ re@@ ver they will deli@@ ght to learn more about Jehovah’s beau@@ ti@@ ful qualities .
The Bible re@@ comm@@ ends that you get to know Jehovah clo@@ sel@@ y .
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : When re@@ pe@@ ating your mat@@ e@@ ’s com@@ ments , do not just par@@ ro@@ t his or her ex@@ act words .
For instance , we refu@@ se to fal@@ si@@ fy our ta@@ x re@@ tur@@ ns or to tell even “ little ” lies in our bu@@ sin@@ ess deal@@ ings .
If we ‘ ro@@ l@@ l upon Jehovah our way , ’ in@@ stead of rel@@ ying on our own wisdom , the resul@@ ts will be rich blessings even now .
P@@ U@@ T@@ T@@ IN@@ G P@@ E@@ O@@ P@@ L@@ E B@@ E@@ F@@ O@@ R@@ E TH@@ IN@@ G@@ S .
Indeed , Jehovah has su@@ sta@@ ined me and my family all our days .
The war@@ den of another pris@@ on in P@@ ol@@ and wrote to the branch of@@ fice , as@@ king the Witnesses to inc@@ re@@ ase their activ@@ ity in his pris@@ on .
Yet , to the un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant , he will “ by no means . . . give ex@@ emp@@ tion from p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment ” when individuals “ prac@@ tice sin will@@ fully ” or man@@ i@@ f@@ est a de@@ vi@@ ous , s@@ ch@@ em@@ ing attitude .
Even Jesus felt the need to ask his Father for help when making important decisions .
Per@@ haps because you know that when we man@@ i@@ f@@ est ze@@ al for our ministry and do things in keep@@ ing with God’s will , we honor Jehovah and may help others to gain sal@@ vation .
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : IN@@ V@@ O@@ L@@ V@@ E@@ D W@@ I@@ T@@ H V@@ I@@ O@@ L@@ EN@@ T C@@ R@@ I@@ M@@ E , I@@ MM@@ O@@ R@@ AL@@ I@@ T@@ Y , AN@@ D D@@ R@@ U@@ G@@ S
But then , just when you have about fin@@ i@@ shed un@@ p@@ ac@@ king , you see the p@@ il@@ la@@ r li@@ f@@ ting ​ — and you have to star@@ t p@@ ac@@ king again !
In fact , it is good that your children ask you questions , because it means that they want to understand .
By means of such a course , we cho@@ ose life ​ — the best way of life now with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of life everlasting in God’s coming new world . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 11 - 13 ; 1 John 5 : 3 .
For milli@@ ons of earth@@ ’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants , making the most of this life certainly does not mean a he@@ don@@ is@@ tic pur@@ su@@ it of ple@@ asure .
There may be set@@ ba@@ c@@ ks .
Can you i@@ magine the disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment that Jehovah felt ?
In what ways are women e@@ qu@@ al to men ?
My parents and Un@@ c@@ le E@@ d and A@@ un@@ t M@@ ary , as I called them , were in@@ se@@ par@@ able .
Indeed , the wisdom found in the book of E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es can help us to esta@@ bl@@ ish go@@ als that will give true meaning to our lives .
Acc@@ ording to this chap@@ ter , Jesus com@@ pa@@ res their situation to that of a do@@ or@@ keep@@ er wa@@ iting for his ma@@ ster to return from a j@@ our@@ ne@@ y ab@@ ro@@ ad .
In what sense can it be said that ever@@ yone has at le@@ ast some reas@@ ons to rejo@@ ice ?
After all , “ ha@@ ugh@@ ty eyes and an ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant heart ​ — the lam@@ p that guid@@ es the wicked is sin . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
These give me reas@@ ons to be than@@ k@@ ful .
Yet , the fact that Paul ur@@ ges us to work “ whole - sou@@ led as to Jehovah ” makes us think about our enti@@ re course of life .
One reason that problems between Christians some@@ times pers@@ ist is that one or perhaps both par@@ ties are too pr@@ ou@@ d to ad@@ mit being at fa@@ ul@@ t .
One Bible scho@@ la@@ r explained that the expres@@ sion “ bit@@ ter@@ ly ang@@ ry ” invol@@ ves “ giving them ei@@ ther bit@@ ter words , or b@@ lo@@ ws , and den@@ ying them their affe@@ ction , care , pro@@ vision , prote@@ ction , and ass@@ ist@@ ance . ”
How was I@@ r@@ ene bless@@ ed for her determin@@ ation to share the good news ?
This is Jehovah’s work , for just as soon as new Kingdom H@@ alls are comple@@ ted , they are very often filled with hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people who desire to know more about our loving Creator . ​ — P@@ s .
Th@@ ough marriage was the nor@@ m among the Israelites , the Bible speak@@ s of sing@@ le men and women who had very re@@ war@@ ding lives .
A@@ no@@ ther psalmist expres@@ sed this as@@ sur@@ ance : “ Jehovah is fin@@ ding ple@@ asure in those fe@@ aring him , in those wa@@ iting for his loving - kindness . ”
The “ city , ” or Kingdom govern@@ ment , for which Abra@@ m ho@@ ped is now a re@@ ality ​ — esta@@ bli@@ shed in the heavens since 1914 .
Why is Jesus ’ message to the Eph@@ es@@ ians rel@@ ev@@ ant today ?
Who are “ the su@@ peri@@ or author@@ ities , ” and how have they been reg@@ ar@@ ded by those wal@@ king in the truth ?
To his own ma@@ ster he stan@@ ds or f@@ alls . ”
O@@ ne@@ ’s own blood , 10 / 15
However , N@@ el@@ ma@@ ’s Bible - tra@@ ined conscience did not allow her to keep the money . ​ — Hebrews 13 : 18 .
If a Christian el@@ der will deli@@ ver a we@@ d@@ ding talk , that too should be mar@@ ked by honor .
W@@ as David really a child ?
To ne@@ go@@ ti@@ ate some of these , ve@@ hi@@ c@@ les have to use a s@@ wit@@ ch@@ back .
Ther@@ efore , one way you can “ remember those who are taking the lead ” is by men@@ tion@@ ing the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy in your prayers .
Let Your V@@ o@@ ice Be H@@ ear@@ d
M@@ ake me a sub@@ s@@ cri@@ ber . ”
P@@ ri@@ or to that , when people asked us what religion we were , we said , “ In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents . ”
That person is you .
K@@ no@@ wing this helps us “ end@@ ure fully with pati@@ ence and joy . ” ​ — C@@ ol .
Un@@ contro@@ l@@ led actions always ten@@ d to result in less order , not more .
Be@@ ing cont@@ ent with what he provi@@ des , I can truly say that I have found great happiness .
Un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant re@@ v@@ il@@ ers will not in@@ her@@ it God’s Kingdom .
But in time , all can “ at@@ tain to the on@@ en@@ ess in the faith and in the acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the Son of God , to a full - gro@@ wn man , to the me@@ asure of st@@ ature that bel@@ ong@@ s to the ful@@ l@@ ness of the Christ . ”
Be T@@ ac@@ t@@ ful and I@@ mp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al
26 F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing Christ , the Per@@ fect Le@@ ad@@ er
Is it tru@@ th@@ ful , or is it simply hear@@ say ?
Jehovah himself told them : “ You must prove y@@ ourselves holy to me , because I Jehovah am holy ; and I am pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ding to di@@ vi@@ de you off from the pe@@ op@@ les to become mine . ” ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 19 : 2 ; 20 : 26 .
He came to be known as “ one of the most pro@@ li@@ fi@@ c s@@ our@@ ces of the hist@@ ory of the Ch@@ urch and of the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines which were taught in his time . ”
Even after the acc@@ us@@ ation has been proved false , the dam@@ age can l@@ ing@@ er .
We are not gu@@ i@@ ded in such ways today .
What a lo@@ ss !
The one who was Jehovah’s first spirit son made clear that he , having been born on earth as a perfect human , would provide a ransom .
Saul and his men had in@@ deed lost heart because of Go@@ li@@ ath .
Ge@@ off H@@ ill , a j@@ our@@ n@@ al@@ ist in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , no@@ ted : “ A@@ pa@@ thy or ab@@ st@@ en@@ tion [ from vo@@ ting ] ho@@ l@@ ds s@@ way when people feel power@@ less to change the mis@@ er@@ y of their lives . . . .
This mo@@ der@@ n - day develop@@ ment off@@ ers strong pro@@ of that the end is near .
There is to be a resurrection of all who died in ign@@ or@@ ance .
Me@@ g@@ an : Ex@@ ac@@ tly .
Many of the pra@@ is@@ ers descri@@ bed in Psalm 14@@ 8 can ne@@ i@@ ther speak nor reason .
Thus , the complete answer to the first three re@@ ques@@ ts of the mo@@ de@@ l prayer will fulf@@ ill man@@ kin@@ d’s great@@ est needs .
“ The M@@ an of La@@ w@@ less@@ ness Ge@@ ts Rev@@ e@@ aled ”
“ There will be food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges . ”
Now Jesus is rul@@ ing as King in heaven , and his followers on earth are ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ing the good news worl@@ d@@ wide . ​ — Read Daniel 7 : 13 , 14 ; Matthew 24 : 14 .
The prophet Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah of Juda@@ h pre@@ d@@ ates both Na@@ hu@@ m and Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k .
S@@ ad@@ ly , she had a mis@@ car@@ ri@@ age .
How does a knowledge of the truth mo@@ tiv@@ ate righ@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones ?
As with the young man whom Solomon descri@@ bed , there were st@@ ep@@ s that led to Davi@@ d’s sin and then com@@ p@@ oun@@ ded it .
Jehovah and his Son wor@@ ked together to bring all other things into being .
His mother taught him the tru@@ ths of the Bible .
In my ad@@ ul@@ t life , I have often been pla@@ gu@@ ed by feelings of gu@@ il@@ t and a l@@ ack of self - wor@@ th .
In any case , true wisdom has buil@@ t a s@@ tur@@ dy house for the rec@@ ep@@ tion of many gu@@ ests .
What had loo@@ ked so good to him at the out@@ set turned out to be just the op@@ pos@@ ite .
The pur@@ su@@ it of we@@ al@@ th also pos@@ es d@@ ang@@ ers that are more sub@@ tle .
Is it not a privilege to be un@@ ited in the worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od ?
• How can we strengthen our con@@ vi@@ ction that the end of this system of things is near ?
Di@@ gg@@ ing deep into the earth in sear@@ ch of hi@@ d@@ den tre@@ a@@ sures requi@@ res sub@@ stan@@ ti@@ al effort .
( b ) How can dedic@@ ation and baptism serve as a prote@@ ction for young ones ?
In Ju@@ ne 19@@ 40 , at age 17 , he c@@ y@@ c@@ led 6@@ 5 mil@@ es ( 10@@ 5 k@@ m ) to S@@ car@@ bor@@ ough to take up his new pioneer assignment .
In chap@@ ter 12 of his first inspired letter to the Corinthians , Paul lik@@ ens the congregation to a human body .
32 : 8 , 9 .
Our per@@ sever@@ ance in doing Jehovah’s will helps others to take hold of glory .
After the first language course , the pione@@ ers got down to work in B@@ er@@ at , D@@ ur@@ res , G@@ ji@@ ro@@ ka@@ st@@ ë@@ r , Sh@@ ko@@ d@@ ë@@ r , Ti@@ ran@@ ë , and V@@ l@@ or@@ ë .
In the field ministry with our gr@@ and@@ daugh@@ ters
To re@@ conc@@ ile this inter@@ n@@ al con@@ f@@ li@@ ct and to satis@@ fy the n@@ atur@@ al ye@@ ar@@ ning to live on , humans have f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c@@ ated all s@@ or@@ ts of beli@@ ef@@ s , from the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of the im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the soul to the beli@@ ef in re@@ inc@@ ar@@ nation .
David was baptized when he was 17 years old , and later he began serving at the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
Some 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years ag@@ o , the ang@@ el G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el appe@@ ared to the prophet Daniel and told him : “ You should know and have the in@@ sight that from the going for@@ th of the word to rest@@ ore and to re@@ buil@@ d Jerusalem until Messi@@ ah the Le@@ ad@@ er , there will be se@@ ven we@@ ek@@ s , also si@@ x@@ ty - two we@@ ek@@ s .
I@@ N 19@@ 0@@ 8 an exc@@ iting dis@@ co@@ very was made at the s@@ ite of the Bi@@ bli@@ cal city of Ge@@ z@@ er , which lies toward the co@@ ast@@ al pla@@ in w@@ est of Jerusalem : a small li@@ mes@@ to@@ ne pla@@ que , or ta@@ ble@@ t , believ@@ ed to be from the ten@@ th century B.C.E .
So the covenant with David fin@@ ds its fulfill@@ ment in Jesus Christ .
While there are a vari@@ ety of fac@@ t@@ ors that can af@@ fect our feelings about ourselves , the way others view or tre@@ at us pla@@ ys a large ro@@ le in our sense of personal value in day - to - day life .
Now , anointed Christians needed to go out and me@@ et him in the earthly cour@@ ty@@ ar@@ ds of that temple .
Many people have em@@ i@@ gr@@ ated from other Af@@ ri@@ can nations , u@@ su@@ ally for e@@ con@@ om@@ ic reas@@ ons .
Consider what took place on Eli@@ j@@ ah’s last day as a prophet in the ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel .
The real@@ iz@@ ation of that hope , however , dep@@ ends on their faith@@ ful@@ ness .
For example , it re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly lik@@ ens d@@ ying to ‘ f@@ all@@ ing as@@ le@@ ep , ’ and it descri@@ bes dead people as “ s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing in death . ”
What false claim@@ s have been made by some op@@ pos@@ ers of Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ar personal study of the Bible and Bible public@@ ations is vital to the main@@ ten@@ ance of our spiritual ar@@ m@@ or . ​ — Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 7 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 14 , 15 .
O@@ pen the g@@ ates , you men , that the righteous nation that is keep@@ ing faithful conduct may en@@ ter . ”
For those who put their relationship with God first in life but are over@@ taken by death , there is the wonderful pro@@ spe@@ ct of resurrection under Kingdom rule . ​ — John 5 : 28 , 29 .
How can the resurrection hope af@@ fect your life ?
I take ple@@ asure in help@@ ing others learn about the Bible .
The trans@@ iti@@ on was complete by 19@@ 12 when Ch@@ ina became a re@@ public .
When Jo@@ shua was about to lead the Israelites into Cana@@ an , he was told : “ Be coura@@ ge@@ ous and strong . Do not be stru@@ ck with ter@@ ro@@ r or fear , for Jehovah your God is with you wh@@ er@@ ever you go . ” ​ — Jo@@ s@@ h .
( b ) Why can we ex@@ pect that our re@@ qu@@ est for more faith will be ans@@ wer@@ ed ?
Yet , most s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists ac@@ knowledge that the human r@@ ace is a sing@@ le family with a comm@@ on orig@@ in .
We@@ ek@@ s ear@@ li@@ er , Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er had ra@@ ised that very is@@ sue with Abraham , as@@ king : “ What if the woman is un@@ willing to come with me ? ”
His mind was on his her@@ it@@ age .
Ther@@ efore , what God has yo@@ ked together let no man put ap@@ ar@@ t . ”
This is the last of n@@ ine resur@@ rec@@ tions recorded in the Bible . ​ — Acts 20 : 7 - 12 .
I am not strong , but God has given me “ the power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l . ”
“ The bo@@ x ‘ Are You Th@@ in@@ king of G@@ et@@ ting B@@ ap@@ ti@@ zed ? ’
On Au@@ gu@@ st 30 , 19@@ 7@@ 1 , I was baptized in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of my dedic@@ ation to God .
However , she vo@@ ic@@ ed her feelings in s@@ ar@@ c@@ as@@ m : “ How gl@@ ori@@ ous the king of Israel made himself today when he un@@ co@@ vered himself today to the eyes of the slave gi@@ r@@ ls of his servants , just as one of the emp@@ ty - he@@ ad@@ ed men un@@ co@@ v@@ ers himself ou@@ tri@@ ght ! ”
For in Dani@@ el@@ ’s prophecy , the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom , sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed by a st@@ one , is on a col@@ l@@ ision course with human pol@@ itical govern@@ ments , sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed by an im@@ men@@ se i@@ ma@@ ge .
1 AN@@ AL@@ Y@@ Z@@ E TH@@ E S@@ C@@ EN@@ E . ​ — R@@ E@@ A@@ D G@@ EN@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ S 25 : 20 - 34 .
A@@ n el@@ der@@ ly I@@ tal@@ i@@ an sister nam@@ ed Con@@ st@@ ance said : “ S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing to others about my Creator is what I have always loved to do the most .
A husband who feel@@ s that his wife is not sub@@ mis@@ sive should first exam@@ ine whether he is willing to show sub@@ mis@@ sion to his He@@ ad , Jesus Christ .
In this reg@@ ard , we might rec@@ all the princi@@ ple recorded at Proverbs 12 : 24 : “ The hand of the di@@ lig@@ ent ones will rule , but id@@ le hands will be put to for@@ ced la@@ b@@ or . ”
In the Bible book of Psal@@ ms , we find many hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing expres@@ sions by ancient Hebrew psalmis@@ ts , such as King David , that descri@@ be Jehovah’s loving care for his servants .
But how was the attend@@ ant to be con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed ?
We cannot know ex@@ ac@@ tly how Jehovah will satis@@ fy all our needs and desi@@ res , yet we should not doubt that he will do so .
They could im@@ medi@@ ately see that she had been cr@@ ying .
Thus , when the people turned away from true worship and practic@@ ed lo@@ ose conduct and shed in@@ no@@ c@@ ent blood , the sacrific@@ es that they were pres@@ en@@ ting on Jehovah’s al@@ ta@@ r had no value .
The Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule
Jehovah told his Son : “ S@@ it at my right hand until I place your enem@@ ies as a sto@@ ol for your fe@@ et . ” ​ — P@@ s .
Paul told the brothers in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i : “ [ Timothy ] will gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely care for your concer@@ ns . ”
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how reading God’s Word in an under@@ to@@ ne might help you to ( a ) remain mor@@ ally clean ; ( b ) tre@@ at others with pati@@ ence and kindness ; ( c ) buil@@ d trust in Jehovah even during difficult times .
Let us see how ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles can make you succ@@ ess@@ ful .
The fact that the man was un@@ willing to part with his pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons showed that his love for ri@@ ches was greater than his love for God and fel@@ low@@ man .
Do I encoura@@ ge others to do@@ w@@ n@@ pla@@ y such Bible counsel ? ’
After years of spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness , Jesus ’ disciples could fin@@ ally understand God’s purpose for mankind and the hope of the Kingdom .
Fr@@ en@@ ch@@ man P@@ i@@ er@@ re R@@ ob@@ er@@ t was known by that name . During the Re@@ form@@ ation in the 1@@ 6@@ th century , he transl@@ ated the Bible into Fr@@ en@@ ch .
C@@ ha@@ p@@ ter 7 con@@ tain@@ s a vi@@ vi@@ d ta@@ ble@@ au of “ four hu@@ ge be@@ ast@@ s ” ​ — a li@@ on , a be@@ ar , a le@@ op@@ ard , and a fe@@ ar@@ some be@@ ast with bi@@ g te@@ et@@ h of ir@@ on .
He dec@@ re@@ ed : “ The soul [ or life ] of the flesh is in the blood , and I my@@ self have put it upon the al@@ ta@@ r for you to make at@@ on@@ ement for your sou@@ ls . ”
So@@ on mankind will face the great@@ est tri@@ bul@@ ation that will ever occ@@ ur here on earth .
F@@ R@@ O@@ M P@@ L@@ A@@ C@@ E T@@ O P@@ L@@ A@@ C@@ E I@@ N TH@@ E W@@ I@@ L@@ D@@ E@@ R@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S
From Re@@ fu@@ ge@@ e to O@@ r@@ p@@ ha@@ n
Jehovah fin@@ ds ple@@ asure in the man who@@ se heart is filled with re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al a@@ we that mo@@ ves him to do what is right . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 10 : 12 , 13 .
Rather , may we continue to have in@@ ten@@ se love for Jehovah , his Word , and our brothers .
It con@@ tain@@ s a des@@ crip@@ tion of how the prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah was succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded by the you@@ ng@@ er prophet El@@ isha .
I W@@ A@@ S born in the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines in 19@@ 33 to a family a@@ ff@@ ili@@ ated with the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ine In@@ dep@@ end@@ ent Ch@@ urch .
How the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t Rev@@ e@@ aled the Me@@ an@@ ing of the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al T@@ emp@@ le
What does not know@@ ing when the end will come allow us to do ?
It stated :
And you have reason to believe that he did just that , for no@@ te his com@@ ments about God’s Law , now found at Psalm 19 : 7 - 11 .
God’s sure promises helped Moses to remain w@@ atch@@ ful
Yet , we know far more about the future Par@@ adise than Moses knew .
The man@@ ’s personal name is not reve@@ aled in the account .
How You Can D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to God
When S@@ ome@@ one We Lo@@ ve Le@@ a@@ ves Jehovah
If we work hard to maintain our close relationship with God , there is no reason for us to be af@@ ra@@ id .
On O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 27 , 19@@ 7@@ 3 , we got married and were privile@@ ged to have Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r deli@@ ver our we@@ d@@ ding talk .
A@@ n emp@@ loy@@ er , for example , may ask an emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ e to ra@@ ise or low@@ er a f@@ la@@ g displa@@ yed at a building .
The resul@@ ting ris@@ e in se@@ a le@@ vel@@ s from the m@@ el@@ tw@@ ater could sp@@ ell disa@@ ster for h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of milli@@ ons of people .
You are b@@ ound to ru@@ n into ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les and at times may even experience a temp@@ or@@ ary sense of fa@@ il@@ ure .
Ha@@ ving the hope of living with these brothers and sisters in God’s new system under different circumstances is hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing .
Th@@ ough perhaps about 60 years old , she would tra@@ v@@ el to par@@ ts un@@ known and take up a life f@@ ra@@ ught with d@@ anger and har@@ d@@ ship , with no pro@@ spe@@ ct of coming back .
Jesus said : “ If you , al@@ though being wicked , know how to give good gi@@ f@@ ts to your children , how much more so will the Father in heaven give holy spirit to those as@@ king him ! ” ​ — Luke 11 : 13 .
St@@ ar@@ ving mas@@ ses will not ex@@ ist , for “ there will come to be pl@@ ent@@ y of gra@@ in on the earth ; on the to@@ p of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s there will be an over@@ f@@ low . ”
May we , then , stri@@ ve to ac@@ qui@@ re the tre@@ asure of real value ​ — Jehovah’s appro@@ val .
R@@ el@@ ate an experience that shows the benef@@ its of good commun@@ ic@@ ation between parents and children .
The Bible rec@@ ord says that it was “ good , ” “ very good . ”
Jesus ’ apostles saw the worl@@ d’s in@@ ten@@ se h@@ at@@ red when Jesus was ar@@ rest@@ ed and ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted , and they saw how Jesus h@@ and@@ led that h@@ at@@ red .
Those things were p@@ lun@@ der@@ ed by enem@@ y con@@ qu@@ er@@ ors .
He ca@@ uses them to know his covenant , according to David .
19 : 26 .
As a man se@@ cre@@ tly th@@ re@@ shing gra@@ in in a w@@ in@@ e@@ pres@@ s , G@@ ide@@ on must feel anything but v@@ ali@@ ant .
We can see Jehovah God’s wisdom in let@@ ting Jesus be born into an or@@ din@@ ary family .
In the days of Jesus ’ apostles , such go@@ ds as H@@ er@@ m@@ es and Z@@ e@@ us were worshi@@ ped .
For God loved the world so much that he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , in order that ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might not be destro@@ yed but have everlasting life . ” ​ — John 3 : 14 - 16 .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the letter of Ju@@ de ref@@ ers to God as ex@@ is@@ ting “ for all past et@@ er@@ n@@ ity . ” ​ — Ju@@ de 25 .
To act according to the ang@@ el@@ ’s direction , she would have to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on her ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant attitude .
Is he c@@ ru@@ el ?
It also pu@@ ts the one baptized in l@@ ine for et@@ er@@ n@@ al sal@@ vation , provided he rema@@ ins faithful to Jehovah . ​ — Matthew 24 : 13 .
N@@ ever for@@ get that “ man@@ ’s wr@@ ath does not work out God’s righteousness . ”
When Paul sent him to Corin@@ th to h@@ and@@ le certain problems ca@@ used by individuals who had challeng@@ ed the apost@@ le@@ ’s authority , Paul ur@@ ged the congregation to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate , so that Timothy would be “ free of fear ” among them .
Sh@@ ould we conclu@@ de that all un@@ nam@@ ed Bible char@@ ac@@ ters are lik@@ e@@ wise mar@@ red by bad tra@@ its or are too in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant to be nam@@ ed ?
Although he has pray@@ ed and believ@@ es that God has for@@ given him , he should seek the help of an el@@ der so that such a sin does not become ha@@ bitu@@ al .
“ Be@@ ing dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed brought me face - to - face with the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of my li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le , ” he ad@@ m@@ its .
While atten@@ ding a large conven@@ tion in In@@ di@@ ana@@ pol@@ is , In@@ di@@ ana , in 19@@ 25 , I me@@ t James S@@ ti@@ g@@ ers , who was from C@@ hi@@ ca@@ go .
W@@ as it up to you to make the cho@@ ice that led to your bir@@ th ?
In 19@@ 6@@ 2 , the Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol was held thr@@ ough@@ out B@@ ra@@ z@@ il for brothers and mission@@ ary sisters .
“ The Re@@ al Li@@ fe ”
The most comm@@ on te@@ x@@ t@@ il@@ es were w@@ o@@ o@@ le@@ n , and the Bible fre@@ qu@@ ently ref@@ ers to sheep , sh@@ ear@@ ing , and w@@ o@@ o@@ le@@ n clo@@ thing .
Jehovah was with him , and 7@@ ,000 of his brothers were also with him , al@@ though un@@ known to Eli@@ j@@ ah .
What a special privilege that was !
Since some time may have pas@@ sed , ask yourself : ‘ Is my life now more mean@@ ing@@ ful , and am I ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er ?
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence is over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing that God’s Kingdom is a re@@ ality in full op@@ er@@ ation .
So the disciples had good reason to believe that Peter would me@@ et a similar end .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 24 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 27 , 10@@ 1
Yes , the Christian r@@ ace continu@@ es .
You benefit yourself , and you deli@@ ght Jehovah and your fellow Christians ! ​ — P@@ s .
If some people become ang@@ ry and sh@@ out at us when we are eng@@ ag@@ ing in the ministry , we simil@@ arly need to exerc@@ ise rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t , and we should end@@ e@@ av@@ or to h@@ and@@ le such a situation in a kind and t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful man@@ ner . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 6 .
From his ro@@ of@@ to@@ p , he saw beau@@ ti@@ ful B@@ ath - she@@ ba ba@@ thing her@@ self .
After three years in N@@ or@@ way , we re@@ turned to D@@ en@@ mar@@ k .
They were the godly pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Abraham and his de@@ v@@ out wife , S@@ ar@@ ah .
The Bible does not say how long that time peri@@ od is to be , but the cal@@ am@@ ities that are to take place during it will be wor@@ se than anything the world has ever seen .
Mari@@ a desi@@ red understanding .
What can it mean for you ?
In rec@@ ent years , vari@@ ous coun@@ tri@@ es have li@@ f@@ ted re@@ stri@@ ctions on Jehovah’s Witnesses or have gr@@ anted them leg@@ al recogn@@ iti@@ on , thus op@@ ening up new fi@@ el@@ ds for har@@ v@@ es@@ ting .
I remember sum@@ m@@ er days under a ho@@ t su@@ n , ho@@ e@@ ing long ro@@ ws in our gar@@ den .
But can he ever prove the Fa@@ ther’s discipl@@ ine to be wrong ?
17 : 17 ; 18 : 24 .
The speak@@ er develop@@ ed the following ma@@ in poin@@ ts : ( 1 ) C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ously tru@@ sting in Jehovah has always been vital for God’s people .
G@@ ile@@ ad and Be@@ y@@ ond
O@@ ver time , un@@ res@@ ol@@ ved problems may become ba@@ r@@ ri@@ ca@@ des that b@@ lo@@ ck commun@@ ic@@ ation .
The st@@ re@@ e@@ ts of P@@ ort - au - P@@ r@@ in@@ ce are ali@@ ve with pas@@ s@@ eng@@ er ve@@ hi@@ c@@ les called cam@@ i@@ on@@ et@@ tes , or ta@@ p - ta@@ ps , that are el@@ ab@@ or@@ ately pa@@ inted in i@@ mag@@ in@@ ative desi@@ gn@@ s .
Moses ’ me@@ ek@@ ness en@@ ab@@ led him to accept this great change in authority and yet remain in God’s fav@@ or .
He also expe@@ cts children to obey and honor their parents .
What k@@ ingly activ@@ ity did the apostle John see in vision ?
The pas@@ sage is found at Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 3 - 10 .
Yes , this requi@@ res pa@@ ying close attention to the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts and regul@@ arly f@@ ill@@ ing our min@@ ds with understanding of Jesus ’ life and example .
His Word says : “ I am Jehovah ; I have not chang@@ ed .
In the following article , we will see why that encourag@@ ement is especially needed today .
When Ar@@ th@@ ur received an invit@@ ation to atten@@ d the 19@@ 6@@ 2 ten - mon@@ th course at G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol , we had a bi@@ g decision to make .
O@@ ver the years , the ro@@ le pla@@ yed by the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy has in@@ ten@@ si@@ fied and chang@@ es have been made to fac@@ il@@ it@@ ate its work .
Israel@@ ’s con@@ qu@@ est of Cana@@ an beg@@ ins
In these ear@@ li@@ er f@@ ra@@ g@@ ments , the T@@ et@@ ra@@ gr@@ am@@ mat@@ on had not been re@@ plac@@ ed by the Greek words for “ God ” and “ Lord . ”
1 , 2 . ( a ) In what ways was the apostle Paul an effe@@ ctive minis@@ ter ?
We@@ al@@ thy ones were ex@@ ac@@ ting heav@@ y interest , and their po@@ o@@ re@@ r brothers , in order to pa@@ y de@@ b@@ ts as well as the Per@@ si@@ an ta@@ x , had to give up their land and even sel@@ l their children into sla@@ very .
It is one thing to know the truth , but it is qu@@ ite another always to tell the truth , to be tru@@ th@@ ful .
Ha@@ ve no fear ; you are wor@@ th more than many s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws . ”
“ You [ Jehovah ] have proved to be a refu@@ ge for me , ” said David , “ a strong tower in the face of the enem@@ y .
P@@ u@@ z@@ z@@ led by the per@@ vers@@ ity of these religious h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites , the heal@@ ed man himself said : “ From of old it has never been heard that anyone op@@ ened the eyes of one born bl@@ ind .
One Christian husband expla@@ ins : “ Q@@ u@@ ic@@ k@@ ly a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ z@@ ing for mis@@ takes and men@@ tion@@ ing those er@@ r@@ ors when pra@@ ying together is a way of show@@ ing s@@ inc@@ ere s@@ or@@ ro@@ w over even a min@@ or matter that ca@@ uses up@@ set . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
( Read Genesis 1 : 28 . )
A number seek to ex@@ ten@@ d their u@@ se@@ ful@@ ness to Jehovah’s organization by qu@@ ali@@ f@@ ying to atten@@ d the M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol .
P@@ os@@ si@@ bly a sing@@ le vo@@ ice was heard next and was ans@@ wer@@ ed by a group .
4 : 15 - 17 ​ — Who are “ ca@@ ught away in cl@@ ou@@ ds to me@@ et the Lord in the a@@ ir , ” and how does this ha@@ p@@ pen ?
C@@ learly , in the light of the fac@@ ts sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding the ho@@ li@@ day se@@ as@@ on , such s@@ lo@@ g@@ ans as , Jesus is the reason for the se@@ as@@ on ring ho@@ l@@ low .
My brother R@@ al@@ ph is si@@ x .
H@@ ere we no@@ te the seem@@ ing cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ction .
Jesus ther@@ e@@ by indic@@ ated that his apostles would be among the few through whom he would provide spiritual food to the many .
How does our de@@ ar sister D@@ ali@@ a feel about her situation ?
T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ing re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves of Jehovah’s Witnesses vis@@ ited G@@ r@@ and@@ mo@@ ther’s home and encoura@@ ged us , but I was not yet determined to serve God .
How Are Mo@@ der@@ n - Da@@ y Christians R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ed ?
In a land where the work is re@@ stri@@ cted , brothers make their ho@@ m@@ es a@@ vail@@ able for use as local Kingdom H@@ alls , allow@@ ing many pione@@ ers and others with li@@ mit@@ ed fun@@ ds to have a meeting place without a fin@@ an@@ cial bur@@ den .
The fin@@ al talk on this part of the pro@@ gra@@ m was deli@@ vered by Mark N@@ ou@@ ma@@ ir , who served as a mission@@ ary in K@@ en@@ ya before be@@ coming a G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ or .
James 1 : 14 , 15
We might have to do the same .
Are we “ ready to for@@ give , ” or are we some@@ times inc@@ l@@ ined to hold a g@@ ru@@ dge ?
Jesus had person@@ ally called Saul of T@@ ar@@ su@@ s to be His “ cho@@ s@@ en v@@ es@@ sel ” to be@@ ar His name to the nations ; h@@ ence , this new imp@@ e@@ tu@@ s to the wit@@ ness@@ ing work came from Christ , the Le@@ ad@@ er of the congregation .
Un@@ der@@ standing God’s Word gave them ple@@ asure because it streng@@ th@@ ened their faith in God’s promises and gave them a positi@@ ve out@@ look on the future .
Then came the fin@@ al talk , “ ‘ Ke@@ ep B@@ ear@@ ing Mu@@ ch F@@ ru@@ it ’ to Jehovah’s G@@ l@@ ory . ”
T@@ w@@ o s@@ crip@@ tures found in Revelation be@@ ar on this : “ De@@ ath and H@@ ad@@ es were h@@ ur@@ led into the l@@ ake of fi@@ re .
She was hon@@ est and wor@@ ked hard to g@@ le@@ an , following the La@@ w@@ ’s arrang@@ ement for the po@@ or .
Yet , A@@ sa ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally did not de@@ vi@@ ate from God’s ways , for his heart was “ comple@@ t@@ ely devo@@ ted ” to God .
In provi@@ ding tim@@ ely spiritual food for Jehovah’s people the world over , the slave class must make vital decisions .
In Jehovah’s eyes the succ@@ ess of our ministry is not determined by the respon@@ se of those whom we teach .
The de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of this account mat@@ ch the information regarding the Jesus of the Bible .
They san@@ g song@@ s , pray@@ ed , and discus@@ sed the Scriptures .
How can we avoid this ty@@ pe of anxi@@ ety ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , “ in that he himself has su@@ ffered when being put to the t@@ est , he is able to come to the a@@ id of those [ like us ] who are being put to the t@@ est . ” ​ — He@@ b .
H@@ er beau@@ ty is no@@ tic@@ ed when she go@@ es down “ to the gar@@ den of nu@@ t tre@@ es , ” and she is brought into the cam@@ p . ​ — S@@ ong of Solomon 1 : 6 ; 2 : 10 - 15 ; 6 : 11 .
They sp@@ ent the re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble to@@ tal of 1@@ ,@@ 14@@ 4@@ ,@@ 5@@ 6@@ 6@@ ,@@ 8@@ 4@@ 9 h@@ our@@ s tal@@ king to others about God and his pur@@ pos@@ es .
19 : 10 , 14 , 18 .
For ho@@ me@@ work the teach@@ er asked each pu@@ pi@@ l to view the wh@@ it@@ e@@ bo@@ ard an@@ im@@ ation Be@@ at a Bul@@ ly W@@ i@@ th@@ out U@@ sing Your F@@ ists .
* All who wish to stand and jo@@ in in sing@@ ing the s@@ ong are wel@@ come to do so .
S@@ m@@ all se@@ a@@ sh@@ el@@ ls were fa@@ st@@ ened to mar@@ k the relati@@ ve positi@@ ons of is@@ lands .
Such s@@ ch@@ em@@ es pre@@ y on pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s n@@ atur@@ al desire to receive an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
The wrong view of money can lead to wrong actions .
H@@ er interest was gro@@ wing , but there was a proble@@ m .
By this means , it an@@ cho@@ r@@ s it@@ self against strong w@@ in@@ ds .
The hearts of the listen@@ ers were t@@ ou@@ ched by the vital tru@@ ths that they heard in their mother t@@ ong@@ ue .
S@@ um@@ m@@ ary : Joseph res@@ ists temp@@ tation to have se@@ x with P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife .
The 8@@ th chap@@ ter of the Bible book of Proverbs , written by Solomon , ans@@ wers these questions in a f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating way .
To find the ans@@ wers to these questions , let us consider H@@ an@@ na@@ h’s st@@ ory .
Gi@@ ven the contr@@ ast between their priv@@ ate ho@@ m@@ es pan@@ el@@ ed with fine w@@ o@@ o@@ ds and the un@@ comple@@ ted temple , Jehovah asked : “ Is it the time for you y@@ ourselves to d@@ well in your pan@@ el@@ ed hous@@ es , while this house is wa@@ st@@ e ? ” ​ — H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 1 : 4 .
C@@ le@@ ver@@ ly mar@@ ke@@ ted in the me@@ dia is a pro@@ fu@@ sion of material that fe@@ atu@@ res il@@ lic@@ it se@@ x and d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , viol@@ ence , and the occ@@ ul@@ t .
Why can you be sure of this ?
They want fa@@ ir n@@ ational and inter@@ n@@ ational syst@@ em@@ s so that their efforts are not th@@ war@@ ted by the over@@ ri@@ ding power of rich coun@@ tri@@ es and rich compan@@ ies . ”
Does your personal appe@@ ar@@ ance refle@@ ct well on the God you worship ?
King Solomon , who wor@@ ked hard and enjo@@ yed all the ri@@ ches and com@@ forts that life had to offer , came to this conclu@@ sion : “ F@@ e@@ ar the true God and keep his comman@@ d@@ ments . For this is the whole ob@@ lig@@ ation of man . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 13 .
All in attend@@ ance that F@@ ri@@ day expres@@ sed their hear@@ t@@ felt appreciation with en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic and pro@@ long@@ ed ap@@ pla@@ use .
S@@ ad@@ ly , though , even out@@ standing servants of God have become involved in se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
When we arri@@ ved , there were 9@@ 50 publi@@ sh@@ ers in G@@ u@@ y@@ ana ; today there are over 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 .
His fine example makes it e@@ asi@@ er for a wife to be a “ help@@ er , ” a “ comple@@ ment , ” and a “ par@@ t@@ ner ” to such a man , lear@@ ning from him and working side by side with him . ​ — Genesis 2 : 20 ; Mal@@ ach@@ i 2 : 14 .
Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the s@@ ow@@ er and the different ty@@ p@@ es of so@@ il poin@@ ts to the answer ​ — a hear@@ ten@@ ing answer for those who witness in less pro@@ duc@@ tive ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es .
• How did Jesus ’ early disciples benefit from the trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation ?
That resul@@ ted in another fine witness to Jehovah .
Bo@@ th Moses and Jeremiah in@@ iti@@ ally felt in@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble of h@@ and@@ ling the assign@@ ments Jehovah gave them .
Yet , they might well have wonder@@ ed just how they could pos@@ si@@ bly car@@ ry out their com@@ mis@@ sion .
They dedic@@ ate themselves to Jehovah and sub@@ mit to water baptism , thus making it public that they have eli@@ min@@ ated from their lives the practic@@ es that dis@@ ple@@ ase God .
N@@ ic@@ k , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , says : “ The tra@@ ining I received from two older overse@@ ers in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar was very help@@ ful .
D@@ or@@ o@@ thy soon became a pioneer too .
B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ers in the Tr@@ in@@ ity do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine hold that the demonstr@@ ative pr@@ on@@ ou@@ n “ this ” ( h@@ ou@@ ʹ@@ to@@ s ) ref@@ ers to its im@@ medi@@ ate an@@ te@@ ce@@ d@@ ent , Jesus Christ . They as@@ ser@@ t that Jesus is “ the true God and life everlasting . ”
Wh@@ atever you deci@@ de as to how much se@@ cul@@ ar educ@@ ation you will ob@@ tain , have you ‘ made sure of the more important things ’ ? ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
In time , and with pers@@ ist@@ ent effort , El@@ en@@ i man@@ ag@@ ed to expres@@ s her@@ self with a very li@@ mit@@ ed vo@@ ca@@ bul@@ ary .
H@@ el@@ ped to W@@ i@@ th@@ stand R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous Per@@ secu@@ tion
The Go@@ spe@@ l of John c@@ alls attention to Jesus ’ pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence as “ the Word , ” or S@@ po@@ k@@ es@@ man , of God .
N@@ ever for@@ get that he has good reas@@ ons for being pati@@ ent and that he is emp@@ lo@@ ying the inter@@ ven@@ ing time for the benefit of his loyal servants .
Today , such loving - kindness is a mar@@ k of God’s people .
This gave them the desire to move ab@@ ro@@ ad , which they did in 200@@ 5 .
How should we view recei@@ ving discipl@@ ine ?
With Jehovah’s blessing , Joseph had become one of Egy@@ p@@ t’s ri@@ ch@@ est and most powerful men .
What Cana@@ an@@ ite R@@ a@@ ha@@ b heard of Jehovah’s actions s@@ ti@@ r@@ red her to act in faith .
S@@ hor@@ tly after star@@ ting to study , Mari@@ v@@ í began sh@@ aring Bible tru@@ ths with fellow in@@ mat@@ es and pris@@ on of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als .
As a result , today h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Bible lo@@ v@@ ers in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a are able to read the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation in their mother t@@ ong@@ ue .
Then it was on to El@@ ber@@ t@@ on , Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ a , for three years .
It is P@@ as@@ so@@ ver time in 31 C.E .
At 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 21 , 22 , we read : “ M@@ ake sure of all things ; hold f@@ ast to what is fine .
This no@@ tion , as@@ ser@@ ted by Jer@@ ome about 3@@ 8@@ 3 C.E . , is po@@ pul@@ ar among those who believe that M@@ ary rema@@ ined a vi@@ r@@ g@@ in thr@@ ough@@ out her life .
Read Romans 8 : 35 - 37 .
Mo@@ re@@ over , they ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that the human soul dies .
Yes , the truth gra@@ du@@ ally be@@ comes cle@@ are@@ r to us as we pers@@ ist in stud@@ ying the Scriptures pati@@ ently and di@@ lig@@ ently .
Do we in@@ s@@ ist on having things our way ?
This helps to make the Christian congregation at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive to others who wish to be free of con@@ f@@ li@@ ct .
We he@@ ed the apostle Paul’s words : “ This I say , brothers , the time left is re@@ duc@@ ed .
However , as a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , I led a d@@ ou@@ ble life .
Indeed , Isaiah 33 : 24 and Matthew 9 : 2 - 7 , qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , l@@ ink si@@ ck@@ ness to our sin@@ ful con@@ dition .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate Gi@@ ving S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t , 11 / 1
E@@ vel@@ y@@ n@@ ’s mother ( left ) and my mother
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 19 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 9@@ 8 , 10@@ 4
* As a young man , he had been anxi@@ ous to complete his ac@@ ad@@ em@@ ic stu@@ dies in order to devo@@ te himself exc@@ lu@@ si@@ vely to the study of the Scriptures .
A@@ post@@ les Di@@ e , and A@@ post@@ as@@ y D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ s
As Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n re@@ a@@ ds , the king tri@@ es to see how each comm@@ and app@@ lies to him and to the people .
N@@ ex@@ t , Satan got E@@ ve to think about her@@ self and how she could su@@ p@@ po@@ se@@ dly imp@@ ro@@ ve her lo@@ t in life , be@@ coming “ like God . ”
That pro@@ con@@ su@@ l accepted the truth , “ as he was ast@@ oun@@ ded at the teaching of Jehovah . ”
* “ That is en@@ ough of you , ” they said to Moses and A@@ ar@@ on , “ because the whole ass@@ em@@ bly are all of them holy and Jehovah is in their mi@@ d@@ st . Why , then , should you li@@ ft y@@ ourselves up a@@ bo@@ ve the congregation of Jehovah ? ” ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 16 : 1 - 3 .
How do these works com@@ pare with the Bible , which began to be written many cen@@ tu@@ ries ear@@ li@@ er ?
For example , it form@@ s the second part of each of the 26 ver@@ ses of Psalm 1@@ 36 .
What can help us to walk in the way of integrity ?
How Jehovah D@@ ra@@ ws C@@ lo@@ se to U@@ s
In fact , E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe at the time was an exc@@ e@@ e@@ ding@@ ly d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous place for anyone even re@@ mo@@ t@@ ely cu@@ ri@@ ous about the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s con@@ ten@@ ts .
A@@ c@@ com@@ mo@@ d@@ ations were se@@ cur@@ ed for arri@@ ving Christian brothers .
In his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus ur@@ ged his listen@@ ers : “ N@@ ever be anxi@@ ous and say , ‘ What are we to e@@ at ? ’
( b ) How did David feel about being a re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ent of God’s loving - kindness ?
When David came r@@ un@@ ning to the bat@@ tle l@@ ine , he asked : “ What will be done to the man that str@@ ik@@ es down that Phil@@ ist@@ ine over there and ac@@ tually tur@@ ns away re@@ pro@@ ach from upon Israel ? ”
C@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ D@@ R@@ E@@ N need to be taught the truth about God .
So God is pleas@@ ed when elders take similar st@@ ep@@ s in an effort to help sheep who have st@@ ra@@ yed to return to the flo@@ ck .
He was pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed by in@@ s@@ ati@@ able gre@@ ed , im@@ mo@@ der@@ ate ambi@@ tion , ba@@ r@@ ba@@ r@@ ous c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty , and a bur@@ ning pas@@ sion for the advan@@ c@@ ement of his many children . ”
It den@@ o@@ tes a ris@@ ing from the dead .
N@@ ex@@ t , Israel as@@ c@@ ended from the low@@ lands near the ri@@ ver into the cen@@ tr@@ al h@@ ill@@ s of the re@@ gi@@ on .
Some may won@@ der if they should tell the pati@@ ent the whole truth about his or her con@@ dition .
O@@ thers have been en@@ tic@@ ed by get - rich - quic@@ k s@@ ch@@ em@@ es and ris@@ k@@ y fin@@ an@@ cial inv@@ est@@ ments .
By this time David had a number of wi@@ ves and con@@ cu@@ bin@@ es .
The letter invit@@ ed us to be special pione@@ ers in R@@ ed L@@ ake , O@@ nt@@ ari@@ o .
A F@@ ine Pro@@ vision
The apostle pointed out that “ by re@@ aching out for this love some have been led ast@@ ra@@ y from the faith and have st@@ ab@@ bed themselves all over with many pa@@ ins . ”
At a conven@@ tion in Nu@@ re@@ m@@ ber@@ g , Ger@@ many , in 19@@ 6@@ 9
Des@@ pite the pol@@ itical un@@ rest , our brothers in I@@ rel@@ and are activ@@ ely sh@@ aring in the ministry , and they are res@@ pe@@ cted for their neu@@ tr@@ al stand .
For instance , one Christian woman great@@ ly be@@ mo@@ an@@ ed the fact that after an up@@ building meeting , she could not go home and discus@@ s spiritual things with her un@@ believ@@ ing mate .
For example , he wants us to share the “ acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth ” with others and to help them to be sa@@ ved .
Today , one of the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s s@@ na@@ res is to lead Christians into thinking that if they go as far as possible in tr@@ ying to show that Jehovah’s Witnesses are just like other people , they will succ@@ e@@ ed in dra@@ wing some to Christian truth .
S@@ hu@@ sh@@ ani@@ k the Q@@ u@@ e@@ en , likely written in the l@@ ate fi@@ f@@ th century .
A rec@@ ent medi@@ cal study found that individuals with ne@@ g@@ ative feelings about themselves ten@@ d to di@@ stru@@ st themselves and others , thus un@@ wit@@ t@@ ingly sa@@ bo@@ ta@@ g@@ ing close relation@@ shi@@ ps and fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps .
In fr@@ on@@ t of a va@@ st ass@@ em@@ b@@ la@@ ge of spirit cre@@ atu@@ res , the Devil said to Jehovah : “ S@@ k@@ in in be@@ half of s@@ k@@ in , and everything that a man has he will give in be@@ half of his soul . ”
He says : “ From the time we moved back to a Fr@@ en@@ ch - speaking congregation , our son b@@ lo@@ s@@ som@@ ed spiritually and got baptized .
He has appointed his Son , Jesus Christ , to be a just and righteous King forever .
Tru@@ e , those words were spo@@ ken by Jesus , but ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely they origin@@ ated with Jehovah .
J@@ O@@ S@@ E@@ P@@ H wal@@ ked along the dar@@ k cor@@ ri@@ d@@ or , d@@ ri@@ pp@@ ing with s@@ we@@ at from his to@@ il in the s@@ ti@@ f@@ ling he@@ at .
How could the Jews have a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned their div@@ in@@ ely appointed t@@ ask so quic@@ k@@ ly ?
During this time , Jehovah’s Witnesses would often come and ask per@@ mis@@ sion to preach to the pris@@ on@@ ers .
It also helped me to com@@ pre@@ h@@ end the many difficult decisions do@@ ct@@ ors have to make .
What is involved in con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing a person of a Scriptural truth ?
When you talk to others , do you high@@ light Jesus ’ ro@@ le as the Messi@@ ah ?
God li@@ f@@ ted the cur@@ se on the gr@@ ound .
The apostle qu@@ ali@@ fi@@ es his counsel , however , saying : “ If possible , as far as it dep@@ ends upon you . ”
The Cana@@ an@@ ite op@@ pres@@ sion was over at last .
( Read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 22 : 5 . )
Even in S@@ ar@@ di@@ s , where the congregation needed strong counsel , Jesus took no@@ te of individuals who were wor@@ thy of comm@@ end@@ ation , saying : “ N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , you do have a few n@@ ames in S@@ ar@@ di@@ s that did not de@@ file their ou@@ ter gar@@ ments , and they shall walk with me in wh@@ ite ones , because they are wor@@ thy . ”
I was thr@@ il@@ led by what the Witnesses taught me from the Bible .
“ He must wr@@ ite in a book for himself a cop@@ y of this law . . . And it must continue with him , and he must read in it all the days of his life . ” ​ — D@@ E@@ U@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ ON@@ O@@ M@@ Y 17 : 18 , 19 .
P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in set out to re@@ buil@@ d the pr@@ inter@@ y .
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 4 - 9 )
We read that S@@ ar@@ ah “ kept no@@ tic@@ ing ” a tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ ing pat@@ ter@@ n of be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
After reading the bro@@ ch@@ ure and con@@ fer@@ ring with the Ch@@ ar@@ it@@ able P@@ l@@ an@@ ning O@@ f@@ fice , many have been able to ass@@ ist the So@@ ci@@ ety and at the same time , ma@@ xi@@ mi@@ ze the ta@@ x benef@@ its of doing so .
After high school and sever@@ al years in col@@ le@@ ge , I jo@@ ined the U@@ .@@ S . N@@ av@@ y .
Indeed , the Bible pre@@ di@@ cted : “ Pe@@ ople will be a@@ vi@@ d for the l@@ at@@ est no@@ vel@@ ty and col@@ le@@ ct . . . teach@@ ers according to their own ta@@ st@@ es ; and then , in@@ stead of listen@@ ing to the truth , they will turn to my@@ ths . ”
Hence , he was dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed from the congregation .
If children have God’s thoughts , his way of thinking , inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ated in their mind , they are sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ded against wr@@ ong@@ doing .
He Un@@ der@@ stan@@ ds Our Pa@@ in
Since he had known the Scriptures “ from inf@@ an@@ cy , ” his first instru@@ ct@@ ors must have been his mother and gr@@ and@@ mother , his father evid@@ ently not being a beli@@ ever . ​ — 2 Timothy 1 : 5 .
Do@@ ing so is truly time well sp@@ ent . ​ — P@@ s .
“ It is Jehovah that makes my dar@@ k@@ ness shin@@ e . ” — 2 S@@ A@@ MU@@ E@@ L 22 : 29 .
For each Christian , the decision of how much to give was to be a priv@@ ate matter , one that ‘ he had res@@ ol@@ ved in his own heart . ’ ​ — 2 Corinthians 9 : 5 , 7 .
This conven@@ tion streng@@ th@@ ened me to face what happened the following year , the year when I was to star@@ t atten@@ ding pri@@ m@@ ary school .
Kingdom H@@ alls are buil@@ t using local me@@ tho@@ ds and materi@@ als .
Th@@ r@@ ough a care@@ ful study of the Bible , they found tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy ans@@ wers to their questions about the purpose of life and received a clear understanding of God’s will for mankind .
God’s Word , the Bible , has been an influ@@ enti@@ al for@@ ce in many soci@@ e@@ ties .
When was David stri@@ ck@@ en with such a serious ill@@ ness ?
What wrong practic@@ es invol@@ ving the temple in Jerusalem might have been much the same as ro@@ b@@ b@@ ing the temple ?
Ph@@ ysi@@ cal and men@@ tal con@@ di@@ tion@@ ing are pri@@ or@@ ities .
It is eas@@ y for us to rel@@ ate to these acc@@ oun@@ ts of real people and events and to understand the vital less@@ ons con@@ ta@@ ined ther@@ e@@ in . ​ — Romans 15 : 4 .
Why should we be inter@@ ested in exam@@ ining Jesus ’ uni@@ que ro@@ le in God’s purpose ?
As mentioned at the out@@ set , a vis@@ iting ev@@ ang@@ el@@ ist was present at that time .
Even as a fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve , David ex@@ al@@ ted Jehovah’s name
Those ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved of a child often need time to m@@ our@@ n in priv@@ ate and s@@ ort out their feelings .
She wrote in her c@@ ard to C@@ ar@@ ol that she had been a baptized Witness for over 40 years !
Fir@@ st of all , it gives me acc@@ ess to the j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g we@@ b@@ s@@ ite and the Watchtower ON@@ L@@ IN@@ E L@@ I@@ B@@ R@@ A@@ R@@ Y .
Still , chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od in@@ do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ ation at ch@@ urch h@@ in@@ der@@ ed the wife from see@@ ing that the Father of Jesus Christ is “ the only true God , ” as Jesus himself said .
What did Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s have to end@@ ure on their mission@@ ary t@@ our together ?
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , David ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted a gener@@ ous , giving spirit !
O@@ ver 3@@ ,000 years after man@@ ’s cre@@ ation , the Bible stated regarding “ the F@@ or@@ m@@ er of the earth and the M@@ ak@@ er of it ” that he “ did not cre@@ ate it simply for nothing , ” but he “ form@@ ed it even to be in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted . ”
For example , they need to show tend@@ er affe@@ ction as well as r@@ om@@ an@@ tic love .
However , we do not have a right to ex@@ pect such inter@@ ven@@ tion in our ma@@ j@@ or decisions , in effect lea@@ ving our decision making to God .
She said she felt that the Witnesses had really taken good care of her .
T@@ ow@@ ard the end of J@@ anu@@ ary 194@@ 1 , a pioneer cou@@ ple living in a h@@ ou@@ se@@ bo@@ at were ar@@ rest@@ ed .
While in Eng@@ land , Ser@@ ap@@ him came to the conclu@@ sion that there was a pres@@ sing need among Gre@@ ek@@ s for a new , eas@@ y - to - understand ver@@ sion of the “ New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent ” ( Christian Greek Scriptures ) .
That may imp@@ ress on him that dis@@ obedi@@ ence has con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
When a new one be@@ comes a disci@@ ple , the Witness of Jehovah who found him and helped him to learn what the Bible teach@@ es is not the only one with reason for rejo@@ ic@@ ing .
F@@ it@@ t@@ ingly , the Bible ref@@ ers to in@@ her@@ ited sin and death as “ the sh@@ r@@ ou@@ d that is en@@ vel@@ op@@ ing all the pe@@ op@@ les and the co@@ ver@@ ing that is w@@ o@@ ven over all the nations . ”
To illustr@@ ate : A child may be told not to cro@@ ss the st@@ re@@ et before loo@@ king both ways .
Even young ones can do this .
“ Wh@@ atever you would like , just say the word and I will be happy to do it . ”
I@@ T W@@ A@@ S the day that comple@@ t@@ ely chang@@ ed the course of human@@ kind for its et@@ er@@ n@@ al good .
To ass@@ ist people to learn Bible truth , they had plac@@ ed al@@ most 1@@ 2@@ 1@@ ,000 boo@@ ks and close to 7@@ 3@@ 0@@ ,000 ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines .
Per@@ haps he was tr@@ ying to cap@@ it@@ al@@ ize on Jesus ’ authority and re@@ pu@@ tation as a wise ju@@ dge in human af@@ fai@@ r@@ s .
O@@ ver the next 60 years , John m@@ el@@ low@@ ed and became a bal@@ an@@ ced , loving , and mer@@ ci@@ ful Christian .
You too need to keep hon@@ ing your s@@ k@@ ill@@ s .
Yet , some@@ times I would si@@ t qui@@ et@@ ly and talk to ‘ something . ’
By means of the holy spirit , God inspired men to com@@ p@@ ile the Christian Greek Scriptures , which are so bene@@ fi@@ cial “ for discipl@@ ining in righteousness . ”
E@@ ven@@ tually , I moved back to C@@ re@@ te .
Jeremiah was as@@ sur@@ ed that Jehovah would be with him
The better we com@@ pre@@ h@@ end Jehovah’s wisdom , the more fully we will trust that his way of h@@ and@@ ling matters is the best . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 .
Tru@@ e wisdom should be seen in what you do and say every day .
Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty Can Be L@@ ear@@ ned
Because of the direc@@ t counsel Paul gave regarding Christian wi@@ do@@ ws .
What as@@ sur@@ ance do we have that Jehovah valu@@ es each one of us ?
It will mo@@ tiv@@ ate us ( 1 ) to imitate Christ Jesus clo@@ sel@@ y , ( 2 ) to love our brothers , and ( 3 ) to for@@ give others from the heart .
To enjoy God’s appro@@ val , each Christian must pa@@ y attention to Jehovah’s discipl@@ ine .
By word of m@@ ou@@ th and by publi@@ shed material , Jehovah’s Witnesses dis@@ s@@ em@@ in@@ ate the Kingdom good news in 2@@ 35 lands around the world .
What is needed in order for us not to ti@@ re out , and what will we consider in this article ?
However , the ma@@ in thought con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed at E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 18 : 20 is that Jehovah ho@@ l@@ ds the sin@@ ner , not his parents , respon@@ sible for his wrong cho@@ ice .
Psalm 8 high@@ ligh@@ ts Jehovah’s great@@ ness in com@@ par@@ is@@ on with man@@ ’s lit@@ t@@ l@@ en@@ ess .
Th@@ ough you@@ ng@@ er ones should not feel sh@@ ac@@ k@@ led to past ways of doing things , they should not be quic@@ k to dis@@ mis@@ s the counsel of older ones .
My wife is a s@@ ource of strength to me
Jesus ’ cu@@ res were also complete and al@@ most always in@@ stan@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ous .
Ther@@ efore , we can prac@@ tice mer@@ cy da@@ ily by pu@@ t@@ ting up with the we@@ ak@@ nesses of others without being judg@@ men@@ tal or over@@ ly cr@@ itical .
* But have you ever wonder@@ ed what it was like for the de@@ a@@ f to learn about the true God and make prog@@ ress in the truth without these pro@@ v@@ isions ?
If she does not ag@@ ree to all his dem@@ ands , he ge@@ ts fu@@ ri@@ ous and att@@ ac@@ ks her ver@@ bal@@ ly , much like an ill - man@@ n@@ ered child .
Yet , the Tr@@ in@@ ity was not the only pa@@ g@@ an conc@@ ep@@ t as@@ simil@@ ated into the ch@@ urch .
Why can we be sure ?
What “ M@@ ak@@ es the H@@ ear@@ t Re@@ jo@@ ice ”
“ You young men and also you vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins , ” ent@@ reat@@ s the Bible , “ let them praise the name of Jehovah , for his name al@@ one is un@@ re@@ ac@@ ha@@ bly high . His di@@ gn@@ ity is a@@ bo@@ ve earth and heaven . ”
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 10@@ 3 , 10@@ 2
Such people are willing to look to God for guid@@ ance because they real@@ ize that he al@@ one can help people to over@@ come their we@@ ak@@ nesses . ​ — Proverbs 16 : 3 , 9 ; 20 : 24 .
God’s Kingdom ​ — E@@ ar@@ th@@ ’s New R@@ ul@@ er@@ ship
Yet , a bus@@ y el@@ der must not over@@ look the spiritual and other needs of his wife and children .
For the most part , these war@@ n@@ ings go un@@ he@@ e@@ ded .
Not only were they ke@@ en@@ ly believ@@ ing what the apostle Paul taught them but they were also “ care@@ fully exam@@ ining the Scriptures da@@ ily as to whether these things were so . ” ​ — Acts 17 : 11 .
Ther@@ efore , you@@ ths , always remember how valu@@ able the tra@@ ining from Jehovah and your Christian parents is .
Re@@ fle@@ cting on his God - given vision and rejo@@ ic@@ ing in the in@@ sight it provided , the prophet continu@@ es : “ O Jehovah , for a judgment you have set it ; and , O R@@ o@@ ck , for a re@@ pro@@ ving you have f@@ oun@@ ded it . ”
They found that an ex@@ change of vie@@ ws in ad@@ v@@ ance , h@@ and@@ led in a spirit of love and kindness , made the decisions much e@@ asi@@ er when they had to be made .
Then I r@@ an and c@@ li@@ m@@ bed a large m@@ ang@@ o t@@ ree .
It shows that all human govern@@ ments cause suffering .
What was the most important st@@ ep taken by Jac@@ o@@ b in making peace with E@@ sa@@ u ?
God’s Word descri@@ bes that develop@@ ment as the att@@ ack by “ Go@@ g of the land of Ma@@ go@@ g . ”
Yet , this did not mean that their course would be free from tri@@ als and har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps .
The answer , which was “ se@@ aled up until the time of the end , ” invol@@ ves Bible ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gy .
Those who did become Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s h@@ un@@ g on to their beli@@ ef in Ka@@ bun@@ i@@ an and follow@@ ed n@@ ative cu@@ st@@ om@@ s .
As Genesis chap@@ ter 4@@ 7 rel@@ ates , Jac@@ o@@ b was then living in Egy@@ pt , and “ the days appro@@ ached for [ him ] to die . ”
Today , our will@@ ing@@ ness to study and apply this material demonstr@@ ates that we person@@ ally are yi@@ el@@ ding to Christ’s he@@ ad@@ ship , which contribu@@ tes to peace and un@@ ity . ​ — R@@ om .
The book C@@ i@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ations of the An@@ cient Ne@@ ar E@@ ast states : “ Re@@ c@@ ent re@@ sear@@ ch has su@@ gg@@ ested that the d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ ation of the cam@@ el took place in sou@@ the@@ ast@@ er@@ n A@@ ra@@ bia some time in the th@@ ir@@ d mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m [ B.C.E . ] .
If we die faithful before Jehovah br@@ ings an end to this wicked system , we have the sure hope of “ a better resurrection , ” better in the sense that it is one with everlasting life in view .
I real@@ ized what I needed to do .
The De@@ ad Se@@ a S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls are more than 1@@ ,000 years older than the Hebrew Mas@@ o@@ re@@ tic text .
The nations of the U@@ N will p@@ lun@@ der the har@@ lo@@ t’s we@@ al@@ th , ex@@ pose her real char@@ ac@@ ter , de@@ v@@ our her , and “ comple@@ t@@ ely bur@@ n her . ”
Le@@ a@@ ve this are@@ a ! ’
O@@ r how do we re@@ act when someone makes fu@@ n of our n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality or some part of our cul@@ ture ?
Yes , we can if we are faithful to Jehovah , for Christ said : “ E@@ ver@@ yone as@@ king recei@@ ves , and ever@@ yone see@@ king fin@@ ds , and to ever@@ yone kno@@ c@@ king it will be op@@ ened . ”
We can look for opportun@@ ities to show ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality to others .
For over n@@ ine de@@ ca@@ des now , the spirit and the bri@@ de have been saying , “ C@@ ome ! ” to anyone th@@ ir@@ sting for li@@ fe@@ ’s water .
From a human stan@@ d@@ point , La@@ z@@ ar@@ us was dead , but to Jehovah and Jesus , La@@ z@@ ar@@ us was s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing .
When his children left home , he and his wife se@@ par@@ ated because of ir@@ re@@ conc@@ il@@ able differ@@ ences .
But to this day ever@@ yone who re@@ a@@ ds the L@@ at@@ vi@@ an Bible benef@@ its from G@@ l@@ ü@@ ck@@ ’s origin@@ al transl@@ ation .
Although it had been ann@@ oun@@ ced that the ra@@ di@@ o pro@@ gra@@ m was a pla@@ y , many listen@@ ers thought that the att@@ ack was real and became f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed .
“ Christ is the end of the Law , ” states the Bible .
O@@ l@@ der Christians can imitate Jesus ’ hum@@ ility by supp@@ or@@ ting you@@ ng@@ er ones now taking the lead ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 6 )
There is also the prac@@ tice of g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing .
After hear@@ ing him teach in Eph@@ esus , a Christian cou@@ ple nam@@ ed P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la and A@@ qu@@ ila explained “ the way of God more cor@@ rec@@ tly to him . ”
To@@ gether they went through the last 18 tur@@ bul@@ ent years of the kingdom of Juda@@ h , the ter@@ ri@@ ble des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem by the Babyl@@ on@@ ians in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . , and the en@@ su@@ ing ex@@ ile into Egy@@ pt .
It may be best to keep the com@@ pu@@ ter in an o@@ pen are@@ a where you can eas@@ ily mon@@ it@@ or its use .
Because dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ation is an act that can be seen and p@@ uni@@ shed by law , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce is rel@@ ated to pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s in@@ ner thoughts and emo@@ tions , which cannot be eas@@ ily regul@@ ated .
E@@ ve would c@@ ra@@ ve her husband , and he would d@@ om@@ in@@ ate her .
I will really help you .
They un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly now better under@@ sto@@ od the id@@ enti@@ fic@@ ation that Jesus had provided : “ The help@@ er , the holy spirit , which the Father will s@@ end in my name , that one will teach you all things and bring back to your min@@ ds all the things I told you . ”
Th@@ an@@ k@@ fully , Jehovah lo@@ v@@ ingly provided a so@@ lu@@ tion to man@@ kin@@ d’s situation .
Per@@ haps you too remember the beau@@ ti@@ ful s@@ ong that G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el ref@@ ers to .
Jehovah is pleas@@ ed when Christian family members co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with one another .
He told a rich young rul@@ er : “ S@@ ell all the things you have and dist@@ ribu@@ te to po@@ or people , and you will have tre@@ asure in the heavens ; and come be my follow@@ er . ”
These public@@ ations have helped many to ac@@ qui@@ re much knowledge and to devel@@ op a deep love for God .
In 19@@ 6@@ 5 , still sing@@ le , I was invit@@ ed to atten@@ d the 4@@ 1@@ st class of G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol .
In L@@ y@@ str@@ a an en@@ ra@@ ged mo@@ b even st@@ oned Paul , lea@@ ving him for dead !
He was sent to fi@@ ght in the same war as G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el but on the op@@ pos@@ ing side .
At times , we may need to make difficult decisions , and the right course to take may not be re@@ adi@@ ly evid@@ ent .
Go@@ do - F@@ o@@ to
Jehovah had these acc@@ oun@@ ts recorded for a purpose .
How can we an@@ al@@ y@@ ze the worl@@ dly ide@@ a that one can be happy without serving God ?
One of the most no@@ table ways by which sisters can show their gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for their place in the congregation is by par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in the disci@@ ple - making work .
He then ut@@ tered one of the most hear@@ t@@ felt prayers I have ever heard .
Let Jehovah’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t Le@@ ad You
God’s interest in our life gives us reason to trust his guid@@ ance .
Hence , it seem@@ s reason@@ able to conclu@@ de that Solomon is in S@@ he@@ ol , or H@@ ad@@ es , from which he will be resur@@ rec@@ ted .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 7@@ 5 , 7@@ 4
Since we now have the complete Word of God , angels may not need to con@@ ve@@ y divine mes@@ sa@@ ges .
Jesus lik@@ e@@ wise knew who they were .
The account states : “ She continued to e@@ at , she together with him and her hous@@ eho@@ ld , for days .
W@@ ho@@ m did she cho@@ ose ?
During the later years of the govern@@ ment ba@@ n , our home in L@@ il@@ ong@@ we was used as a sa@@ fe house .
“ We used the boo@@ k@@ let Go@@ od Ne@@ ws for Pe@@ ople of All N@@ ations , ” rel@@ ates Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ te , a pioneer .
If individuals are to feel at e@@ ase tel@@ ling you what they think about the Bible and its teachings , you must avoid inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ating them .
F@@ am@@ ili@@ es would l@@ ack n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction , and children would be dis@@ obedi@@ ent to parents .
So I learned to read Eng@@ l@@ ish in order to study a number of our boo@@ ks .
Our first go@@ al was always to prom@@ o@@ te the inter@@ ests of God’s Kingdom .
I enjo@@ yed it so much that in 199@@ 6 I deci@@ ded to become a regul@@ ar pioneer ​ — sp@@ en@@ ding a set number of h@@ our@@ s each mon@@ th in the ministry .
F@@ or@@ ty - two years would pas@@ s before that happened .
So if ne@@ g@@ ative feelings temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily keep you from doing as much as you want to in God’s service , pray about it .
“ H@@ app@@ y is the able - bo@@ died man that has put Jehovah as his trust , ” conclu@@ ded King David .
I@@ MI@@ T@@ AT@@ E TH@@ E@@ I@@ R F@@ A@@ I@@ T@@ H | D@@ E@@ B@@ O@@ R@@ A@@ H
This is because they allow God’s spirit to gu@@ i@@ de the way they live .
But after the enti@@ re family moved to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , he too ev@@ en@@ tually became a Witness .
Will there even be an earth wor@@ th in@@ her@@ iting ?
It also inclu@@ des what he ca@@ uses to ha@@ p@@ pen with reg@@ ard to his cre@@ ation and the accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment of his purpose . ”
This me@@ ant that the promised Se@@ ed would be called “ the Son of David . ”
What el@@ se can you do to remain spiritually al@@ er@@ t and strengthen your relationship with God ?
I real@@ ized that I had to cho@@ ose between obe@@ ying Jehovah’s la@@ ws and comple@@ t@@ ely tur@@ ning my back on H@@ im .
Juda@@ h ac@@ ted wr@@ ong@@ ly in that he did not give T@@ am@@ ar to his son S@@ hel@@ ah as promised .
Timothy accepted the truth because he reas@@ oned on what he had learned and was per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed
H@@ app@@ ily , in the same congregations , there likely are many who have deep knowledge , experience in ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles , and a conscience very much in har@@ mony with God’s thinking .
So al@@ though I was still lear@@ ning the language and had not yet given a public talk in P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese , I was assign@@ ed to cir@@ cu@@ it work in the st@@ ate of S@@ ã@@ o Paulo in 195@@ 6 .
1 : 6 - 8 .
It is a pro@@ found re@@ ver@@ ence and deep respect for God , a strong desire not to dis@@ ple@@ ase him .
He asked , “ How many mu@@ si@@ ci@@ ans do you have in your or@@ ch@@ es@@ tr@@ a here ? ”
L@@ ev@@ i@@ a@@ than is thought to be the powerful cro@@ co@@ dile
A year after the war started , I received pa@@ p@@ ers dra@@ f@@ ting me into the ar@@ my .
S@@ ci@@ ence and te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy change ra@@ pi@@ dly , but has human n@@ ature chang@@ ed ?
At such times , our trust in Jehovah may fal@@ ter .
If we o@@ pen our hearts to Jehovah in prayer , accept his reas@@ sur@@ an@@ ces from the Bible , and obey him , our faith will be streng@@ th@@ ened .
If their sin was ex@@ posed , the p@@ en@@ al@@ ty for both of them was death .
He end@@ ur@@ ed the tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous questions of his enem@@ ies and the in@@ sul@@ ts of op@@ pos@@ ers .
S@@ m@@ all So@@ cial G@@ a@@ ther@@ ings
It mo@@ ves ir@@ res@@ is@@ ti@@ bly toward its comple@@ tion .
Still another said : ‘ I cannot come .
Such gro@@ w@@ th is gra@@ du@@ al and occ@@ ur@@ s “ of its own self . ”
Is there a point of no return ?
St@@ ar@@ ting in 1@@ 6@@ 4@@ 3 , about 1@@ 50 d@@ ele@@ g@@ ations ​ — some with large te@@ am@@ s of ad@@ vis@@ ers — ​ des@@ c@@ ended on the two to@@ w@@ ns , Ca@@ tho@@ lic en@@ vo@@ ys ga@@ ther@@ ing in M@@ ü@@ n@@ ster , Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates in O@@ s@@ n@@ ab@@ r@@ ü@@ ck .
At that time , the words of Mi@@ ca@@ h 2 : 12 have an in@@ iti@@ al fulfill@@ ment .
The preaching and teaching work has pro@@ duc@@ ed “ a great crow@@ d ” of loyal compan@@ i@@ ons of the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant .
Ang@@ els are mentioned ne@@ arly 4@@ 00 times in the Bible .
If you would wel@@ come fur@@ ther information or would like to have someone call at your home to conduct a free Bible study with you , ple@@ ase wr@@ ite to Watchtower , 25 C@@ o@@ lum@@ bia H@@ ei@@ gh@@ ts , Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , N@@ Y 1@@ 1@@ 20@@ 1 - 2@@ 4@@ 8@@ 3 , or to the appro@@ pri@@ ate ad@@ d@@ ress lis@@ ted on page 30 .
The Bible also com@@ pa@@ res those who trust in God to e@@ ag@@ les : “ Those ho@@ p@@ ing in Jehovah will reg@@ a@@ in power . They will so@@ ar on w@@ ings like e@@ ag@@ les . ”
A branch of@@ fice or the local congregation elders do not have the authority to make medi@@ cal decisions for a Christian , even if he as@@ ks what to do .
• O@@ ver time , what should ha@@ p@@ pen to our conscience ?
Consider how ap@@ pl@@ ying Christian principles in faith can help us to prom@@ o@@ te peace .
S@@ up@@ pose he then claim@@ ed that he did not fully understand what he was doing at the time of his baptism and said that his baptism was not truly a v@@ al@@ id one .
Th@@ ink of what that means .
He wants you to use your “ power of reason ” to get to know the Bible and find pro@@ of that it truly is from him .
Some 1@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 years later , Jesus Christ taught his listen@@ ers to ad@@ here to the same righteous principles regarding marriage and se@@ x@@ u@@ al mor@@ ality . ​ — Mat@@ t .
The women would first care@@ fully clean the clo@@ th@@ es with l@@ ye , a so@@ di@@ u@@ m or po@@ t@@ as@@ si@@ u@@ m car@@ b@@ on@@ ate so@@ a@@ p made from the a@@ sh@@ es of certain ve@@ get@@ ation .
Sh@@ ould each person accept responsi@@ bility for his decisions ?
For example , if we were to com@@ mit se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality with a brother or a sister , we would har@@ m that person and that person@@ ’s family .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , sh@@ aring good ad@@ vice can pro@@ du@@ ce st@@ able resul@@ ts .
Jehovah is Jesus ’ Father .
Are you one of these Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers ?
While Sam@@ son was in the pris@@ on house , his ha@@ ir had be@@ gu@@ n to gro@@ w lu@@ x@@ u@@ ri@@ an@@ tly .
A@@ sa@@ ph took positi@@ ve st@@ ep@@ s by tur@@ ning to Jehovah in prayer .
K@@ ind concer@@ n for people of other nations , however , was not to over@@ ri@@ de Israel@@ ’s love for Jehovah and his moral standards .
They explained that they had stu@@ died the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses and had prog@@ ressed to the point of be@@ coming un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ ers .
They maintain their Christian id@@ ent@@ ity , rema@@ ining un@@ de@@ fil@@ ed , without moral and religious spo@@ t from this world .
He left the Lu@@ ther@@ an Ch@@ urch , and he also deci@@ ded to qu@@ it working as a sa@@ il@@ or .
Many marri@@ ages end in div@@ or@@ ce , often lea@@ ving be@@ h@@ ind pa@@ in@@ fully s@@ car@@ red children .
Tru@@ e , I bel@@ ong to what they call a “ se@@ ct , ” but this imp@@ lies ob@@ serv@@ ance of Jewish pre@@ c@@ ep@@ ts .
Yet , the a@@ udi@@ ence listen@@ ed with ra@@ pt attention to the counsel and guid@@ ance given .
Jesus “ su@@ ffered in the flesh , ” even being imp@@ aled .
In our case , if we have accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed something wor@@ th@@ while , could it be that Jehovah is ‘ lea@@ ving us al@@ one to put us to the t@@ est , ’ allow@@ ing what is in our heart to sur@@ face ?
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : By his words , Satan imp@@ lied that E@@ ve ​ — and by ex@@ ten@@ sion , all humans — ​ would be better off without God’s rul@@ er@@ ship .
Re@@ call that the ar@@ ch@@ er “ filled his qui@@ ver ” with his ar@@ ro@@ ws .
As a result , I deci@@ ded to jo@@ in the re@@ be@@ l group .
One s@@ ource said that the un@@ emp@@ loy@@ ment r@@ ate among the Af@@ ri@@ can po@@ pul@@ ation in S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a re@@ ached 4@@ 7@@ .@@ 8 per@@ c@@ ent in 200@@ 2 !
Do you need to take ad@@ di@@ tional st@@ ep@@ s to get ready for Jehovah’s day ?
The result “ will be lasting tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ill@@ ity and se@@ cur@@ ity . ” ​ — Isaiah 32 : 17 .
When I vis@@ ited R@@ ur@@ r@@ en@@ a@@ ba@@ que on a tri@@ p , I real@@ ized how much more I could accom@@ pl@@ ish by mo@@ ving here .
Go@@ od N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ ors ​ — Go@@ od Gi@@ v@@ ers
Why can we be sure that the pur@@ su@@ it of “ righteousness ” is important , and what in@@ iti@@ al st@@ ep@@ s must a person take ?
( Read Hebrews 12 : 1 . )
So we put Jehovah first in our lives and keep preaching the good news about the Kingdom . ​ — Matthew 6 : 33 ; Mark 13 : 10 .
God’s Word also coun@@ sel@@ s parents : “ Do not be ir@@ rit@@ ating your children . ”
A Christi@@ an’s hope helps him to see Jehovah as a God of purpose and to rejo@@ ice in serving him . ​ — Romans 12 : 12 .
S@@ ur@@ ely there is great benefit and true happiness in help@@ ing others and in see@@ king compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship with those who serve Jehovah . “ Lo@@ ok ! ”
What a contr@@ ast in out@@ look there is between those who are part of the Christian congregation and those who are not !
And just think what that means .
How com@@ for@@ ting it is to know that God’s t@@ ol@@ er@@ ation of Satan and his evil system will soon end , and the is@@ sue Satan ra@@ ised regarding Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y will be set@@ t@@ led ! ​ — G@@ en . , cha@@ p .
However , they could vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er to ass@@ ist other L@@ ev@@ ites .
Because many people can be found there .
Jesus had something to offer that was far su@@ peri@@ or to what the ancient high pri@@ est offered .
13 : 5 .
Jesus ’ authority is not li@@ mit@@ ed to the living .
( Read Jeremiah 18 : 6 . )
With Jehovah’s ba@@ c@@ king , Moses high@@ ly es@@ te@@ em@@ ed his da@@ un@@ ting assignment , vie@@ wing it as “ greater than the tre@@ a@@ sures of Egy@@ pt . ”
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , the elders today may sacrifice some s@@ le@@ ep while ten@@ ding to the needs of those who have po@@ or health or emo@@ tional or spiritual problems .
“ Jehovah is good to all , ” even to those who do not appreci@@ ate what he does for them .
After all , we are his “ sheep , ” and he has plac@@ ed his name upon us . ​ — P@@ s .
For example , he cho@@ se to sel@@ e@@ ct the nation of Israel as his name people , “ his special pro@@ per@@ ty . ”
• Are al@@ er@@ t to help their brothers at all times
He U@@ r@@ ged O@@ thers to Witness
TH@@ E year was 32 C.E . Jesus was in the dist@@ ri@@ ct of Gal@@ ile@@ e when difficul@@ ties ar@@ ose .
F@@ ear@@ less@@ ness D@@ em@@ ands R@@ es@@ pect
The only means left to our enem@@ ies to “ bring us to our sen@@ ses ” was to ar@@ rest us and s@@ end us into ex@@ ile .
S@@ to@@ c@@ ks and B@@ on@@ ds : S@@ to@@ c@@ ks and b@@ on@@ ds may be don@@ ated to W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a as an ou@@ tri@@ ght gift .
But perhaps there were some who did not pa@@ y attention to the cha@@ ir@@ man or no@@ tice that the mu@@ si@@ c was pla@@ ying .
S@@ pe@@ cial pione@@ ers nor@@ m@@ ally devo@@ te 1@@ 30 h@@ our@@ s per mon@@ th to the field ministry , often being assign@@ ed to are@@ as with greater need .
“ H@@ app@@ y are the mer@@ ci@@ ful , since they will be sh@@ own mer@@ cy . ”
We learned of the Kingdom promise ​ — that Jehovah will soon ri@@ d the world of po@@ ver@@ ty and op@@ pres@@ sion .
A@@ m@@ ong God’s people in the first century , some were rich , others were po@@ or .
At that time , we will be the only ones following the example of the ancient prophet Daniel by continu@@ ing to worship our God no matter what . ​ — D@@ an . 6 : 10 , 11 .
O@@ thers se@@ em to believe that tru@@ sting in God means that we can ex@@ pect him to shi@@ eld us from every difficul@@ ty , to sol@@ ve our every proble@@ m , to make every da@@ ily chall@@ enge turn out just as we hope ​ — and right away !
We believe that even more important than foc@@ using on when the end will come , we must be confid@@ ent that it will come , and we must act acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly .
In ad@@ dition , think about the who@@ les@@ ome associ@@ ation we enjoy with our Christian brothers and sisters .
In the illustr@@ ation of the s@@ ow@@ er , the se@@ ed is “ the word of God , ” or the Kingdom message .
R@@ em@@ ar@@ ka@@ bly , just a sh@@ ort time ear@@ li@@ er , he had c@@ ow@@ ered when id@@ enti@@ fied by a serv@@ ant gi@@ r@@ l .
The Israelites did not ann@@ oun@@ ce ter@@ ms of peace before war@@ ring against the Cana@@ an@@ ites .
This inclu@@ des our being willing to obey direc@@ tions from those who are taking the lead in true worship , though they are imper@@ fect .
The Christian C@@ ongreg@@ ation and Au@@ thor@@ ity
Are com@@ par@@ is@@ ons in@@ ev@@ it@@ able ?
Thus , God’s Kingdom is a heavenly govern@@ ment made up of Jesus Christ and a group of fellow rul@@ ers cho@@ s@@ en from among mankind .
Who , though , is our neigh@@ b@@ or whom we must love ?
Since the Bible does not say that humans pos@@ s@@ ess what some call an im@@ mor@@ tal soul , why do so many religi@@ ons teach the contr@@ ary ?
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing are some of the plac@@ es where Jehovah’s Witnesses have helped disa@@ ster vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s :
But the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel did not h@@ ate what was bad and love what was good .
In the mean@@ time , the other three were sent to con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps , where they died , rema@@ ining faithful to the end .
The situation today is much the same .
This l@@ ack of fear does not st@@ em from in@@ her@@ ent courage .
W@@ ould not his case be similar to that of the young man refer@@ red to in Proverbs chap@@ ter 7 ?
The sister certainly felt that Jehovah had ans@@ wer@@ ed her prayers .
Let us see what we can learn in this reg@@ ard from what God requi@@ red of the Jews re@@ tur@@ ning from Babyl@@ on to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and in 5@@ 37 B.C.E .
What is one way that we can imitate God and Christ now ?
And let us always be care@@ ful to “ preach the word , ” never w@@ at@@ ering it down or su@@ gar@@ co@@ ating it with com@@ promises . ​ — 2 Timothy 4 : 2 .
Pe@@ ople in gener@@ al did not want anything to do with him .
How have Jehovah’s mo@@ der@@ n - day Witnesses displa@@ yed coura@@ ge@@ ous love for one another ?
“ It is important to show that we love the family member and that we pray for him , ” ob@@ ser@@ ves H@@ ol@@ g@@ er , who@@ se father got baptized 20 years after other members of the family .
S@@ ad@@ ly , however , “ she f@@ ell si@@ ck and died , ” br@@ ing@@ ing g@@ ri@@ ef to the congregation .
One way that parents can do this is by making the most of opportun@@ ities for their children to associ@@ ate with those who are in the full - time service .
The meaning or sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es also un@@ fol@@ ds prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely .
For example , L@@ is@@ a wanted to make the ministry more of a foc@@ us in her life .
We feel very bless@@ ed that Jehovah has allow@@ ed us to find so many people ​ — tre@@ a@@ sures , really — ​ who have g@@ one on to be used by Jehovah in his organization .
But Jehovah has given us a wonderful hope .
In another lo@@ c@@ ation , I so@@ ld clo@@ thing and cu@@ t ha@@ ir .
Luke does not cla@@ im to have been a witness to Jesus Christ’s ministry .
The world will use you , and when it is through , it will thro@@ w you away . ”
Yes , l@@ ying inclu@@ des the in@@ ten@@ tion to dec@@ ei@@ ve someone .
Such a pro@@ spe@@ ct was once ra@@ ised in order to try to we@@ ak@@ en the determin@@ ation of an imp@@ ris@@ oned mission@@ ary .
In time , the same would be true of those with the earthly hope .
We also learn that Jesus continued to gro@@ w in wisdom .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From 1 and 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians , 1 and 2 Timothy , 9 / 15
No@@ te how the apostle Paul emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed that truth .
What benef@@ its of having go@@ als does Paul ref@@ er to at 1 Corinthians 9 : 26 ?
V@@ ari@@ ous prophe@@ ci@@ es recorded by Daniel direc@@ t attention to God’s Kingdom .
While such be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or is some@@ times accepted and even encoura@@ ged in boo@@ ks , mo@@ vi@@ es , and tel@@ ev@@ ision pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s today , dis@@ obedi@@ ence under@@ min@@ es the sta@@ bility of the most important so@@ cial un@@ it in soci@@ ety ​ — the family .
Will you continue to strengthen your love for God , allow@@ ing him to direc@@ t your ways ?
He could turn around and go home , but this is more difficult than before , especially since he is mor@@ ally we@@ ak .
He lis@@ ted The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke ! , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses , as the best ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines and said : “ No one could ever acc@@ use Watchtower or A@@ wa@@ ke !
At death it is s@@ own “ a physical body ” and ra@@ ised “ a spiritual body . ”
The apostle John reas@@ oned : “ He that does not love has not come to know God , because God is love . ” ​ — 1 John 4 : 8 .
A@@ th@@ le@@ tic com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on was consider@@ ed an ess@@ enti@@ al el@@ ement in the develop@@ ment of the c@@ iti@@ z@@ en - sol@@ di@@ er .
L@@ ater , after Christi@@ an@@ ity had been esta@@ bli@@ shed , we read of “ great persecu@@ tion ” against the congregation in Jerusalem .
The psalmist declar@@ ed : “ H@@ app@@ y are those ob@@ serving justice , doing righteousness all the time . ” ​ — Psalm 10@@ 6 : 3 .
“ Do not call me Na@@ om@@ i , ” she said . “ C@@ all me Mar@@ a [ meaning “ B@@ it@@ ter ” ] , for the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty has made it very bit@@ ter for me . ”
For most of God’s people , the re@@ ward for having practic@@ ed righteousness will be over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing joy and life without end in a beau@@ ti@@ ful earthly par@@ adise .
We speak of the good news to neigh@@ b@@ ors , co@@ work@@ ers , scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es , and relati@@ ves .
The apostle Peter wrote : “ You hus@@ ban@@ ds , continue d@@ wel@@ ling in like man@@ ner with them according to knowledge , assign@@ ing them honor as to a we@@ ak@@ er v@@ es@@ sel , the f@@ em@@ in@@ ine one , since you are also he@@ ir@@ s with them of the un@@ deser@@ ved fav@@ or of life , in order for your prayers not to be h@@ in@@ der@@ ed . ”
His name was David , and he was the second king of ancient Israel .
Since the world that sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ds us is under the influ@@ ence of the wicked one , Satan the Devil , we must work hard to have a h@@ at@@ red for what Jehovah h@@ ates and a deep love for what he lo@@ ves .
Gi@@ ve examples of the principles be@@ h@@ ind some Bible direc@@ ti@@ ves .
Why did the Hebrew Christians mer@@ it Paul’s comm@@ end@@ ation ?
It can help them to come to g@@ ri@@ ps with the question , ‘ Do I want to take char@@ ge of my life and be known as someone who has char@@ ac@@ ter and integrity , or do I want to be known as a follow@@ er ​ — a person who we@@ ak@@ ly ca@@ ves in to his desi@@ res ? ’
He direc@@ ted that faithful man to leave his country and move to a land that God himself would show him .
Ther@@ efore , by faith@@ fully continu@@ ing in our preaching work , we make sure that we will be a@@ vail@@ able to give comfort to people at a time when they may be ready to accept it .
4 : 1 – 5 : 4 .
What does it take to encoura@@ ge someone ?
This chall@@ enge ra@@ ised an is@@ sue that went far bey@@ ond Job as an individu@@ al and that has continued long after his death . ​ — Job 2 : 4 .
Our ho@@ l@@ ding fir@@ m@@ ly to right principles may up@@ set some un@@ believ@@ ing family members , but such a stand prom@@ o@@ tes peace in the long ru@@ n .
Bible prophecy en@@ ab@@ les us to see what lies be@@ h@@ ind certain hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al events , and this is especially true of World W@@ ar I .
No one el@@ se is in that position .
They had all come true . ’
Di@@ d you not know that I must be in the house of my Father ? ” ​ — Luke 2 : 4@@ 5 - 50 .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , these lead@@ ers had succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in having Jesus Christ con@@ dem@@ ned as a se@@ di@@ tion@@ ist and kil@@ led as a cri@@ min@@ al .
Ex@@ c@@ essi@@ ve dr@@ in@@ king is not to be over@@ loo@@ ked .
Then you will be able to offer service of the high@@ est qu@@ ality to Jehovah and ther@@ e@@ by bring praise and honor to his preci@@ ous name . ​ — Hebrews 13 : 15 .
After our we@@ d@@ ding , we pione@@ ered in He@@ em@@ ste@@ de , and later we moved to the city of R@@ o@@ t@@ ter@@ dam .
Christ Jesus was “ not a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed to call [ his anointed followers ] ‘ brothers . ’ ”
I even learned to put up with in@@ se@@ cts , lo@@ ts of them ! ”
Yes , by following the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s direction to me@@ et together regul@@ arly , we can have Jehovah f@@ ill our need for encourag@@ ement .
Those were tur@@ bul@@ ent times in@@ deed .
20 : 18 ; 24 : 6 .
What has en@@ ab@@ led these s@@ inc@@ ere Christians to cop@@ e with such circumstances , not just once , but re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly ?
The Kingdom was the ma@@ in the@@ me of Jesus ’ teaching , and he taught his disciples to pray : “ Our Father in the heavens , let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied .
2@@ 6@@ ,@@ 6@@ 20@@ ,@@ 8@@ 0@@ 9
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ les 1 - 3 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 4 - 17
D@@ ra@@ w close to Jehovah , and stay close to him .
Their being thro@@ wn sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic@@ ally into the fi@@ er@@ y fur@@ n@@ ace indic@@ ates that they are he@@ ad@@ ed for et@@ er@@ n@@ al des@@ tru@@ ction .
And what responsi@@ bility do true worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah have toward these and all others who have been mis@@ led by false religion ?
See “ How to R@@ a@@ ise R@@ es@@ pon@@ sible Ch@@ il@@ dren ” in the O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 20@@ 11 is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke !
For example , in the D@@ om@@ in@@ i@@ can Re@@ public , a woman was in the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al for can@@ c@@ er sur@@ g@@ er@@ y .
On my arri@@ val , the au@@ st@@ ere building dis@@ ma@@ yed me .
Tho@@ ma@@ s E@@ m@@ l@@ y@@ n ( scho@@ la@@ r ) , 4 / 1
“ Be@@ come imit@@ at@@ ors of me , even as I am of Christ . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R .
The apostle Peter was inspired to qu@@ o@@ te this part of Psalm 34 after he coun@@ sel@@ ed Christians to tre@@ at one another with bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction .
In fact , the same pas@@ sage continu@@ es : “ In case you should say : ‘ Lo@@ ok !
Fir@@ st , prayer is a form of worship , and the Bible says that worship should go exc@@ lu@@ si@@ vely to Jehovah .
The ow@@ ner asked 9@@ 00 do@@ l@@ l@@ ars for it ​ — ex@@ ac@@ tly the su@@ m we had received as we@@ d@@ ding gi@@ f@@ ts .
“ My go@@ al was to inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate the truth in my children by word and example ​ — not just to say I love Jehovah but to show it . ”
Un@@ der@@ water ex@@ ca@@ v@@ ations reve@@ aled a di@@ verse tre@@ asure tro@@ ve ​ — cop@@ per ing@@ o@@ ts that are believ@@ ed to be from C@@ y@@ pr@@ us , am@@ ber , Cana@@ an@@ ite j@@ ars , e@@ b@@ on@@ y , el@@ ep@@ h@@ ant tus@@ ks , a col@@ le@@ ction of go@@ ld and s@@ il@@ ver Cana@@ an@@ ite je@@ wel@@ ry , and s@@ car@@ ab@@ s and other ob@@ je@@ cts from Egy@@ pt .
Then he ad@@ ded : “ But the me@@ ek will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will find ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace . ”
On@@ ce again , I had to learn a new language ​ — I@@ tal@@ i@@ an .
The first gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ ed the comple@@ tion of the temple and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity for Jerusalem and Juda@@ h as long as the Jews obedi@@ ently car@@ ri@@ ed out the work at hand .
How can we demonstr@@ ate hum@@ ility ?
Many people go to the sh@@ r@@ ines because they believe that their prayers are more likely to be heard if offered in a sac@@ red place .
B@@ ene@@ f@@ it by P@@ ur@@ su@@ ing S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al V@@ alu@@ es
Isaiah pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed in Juda@@ h “ in the days of U@@ z@@ z@@ iah , Jo@@ th@@ am , A@@ ha@@ z and He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah , k@@ ings of Juda@@ h . ”
El@@ isha per@@ form@@ s two mirac@@ les and tur@@ ns back the S@@ y@@ ri@@ ans in peace .
Our assignment in Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r was for one year , but it la@@ sted ten .
( a ) What is co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness , and how did Paul descri@@ be it ?
What great change for the better did the children of Z@@ ion experience ?
What effect can the F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening have on how family members feel toward one another ?
The Bible often makes a dist@@ inc@@ tion between Jesus and the anointed ones , such as in the ph@@ ra@@ se “ with respect to Christ and the congregation . ”
Revelation chap@@ ter 6 descri@@ bes the ri@@ de of four hor@@ s@@ em@@ en during that time .
L@@ ar@@ ge shi@@ ps might have as many as 50 o@@ ar@@ s@@ men , 25 on each side , and be 1@@ 00 fe@@ et [ 30 me@@ ters ] long with a ma@@ st over 30 fe@@ et [ 10 me@@ ters ] high .
Jehovah has provided a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant help to me@@ et to@@ da@@ y’s ad@@ vers@@ ities with courage .
As the years pas@@ s , Jehovah continu@@ es to give us fur@@ ther cl@@ ari@@ fic@@ ation of truth , including a cle@@ are@@ r understanding of his prophe@@ tic word .
How will it af@@ fect my fri@@ end@@ ship with him ? ’
6 : 1 - 5 .
R@@ h@@ ine Ri@@ ver
( b ) What did some branch of@@ fic@@ es say about those from ab@@ ro@@ ad who serve in the branch ter@@ rit@@ ory ?
Although sub@@ je@@ ction can be challeng@@ ing , women can wel@@ come it as hon@@ or@@ able , even as did Jesus .
No gift has co@@ st him more .
Rom@@ an R@@ o@@ a@@ ds ​ — M@@ on@@ um@@ ents to An@@ cient Eng@@ in@@ e@@ ering
A sur@@ ve@@ y of 1@@ ,000 ad@@ ul@@ ts in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in found that “ the a@@ ver@@ age B@@ rit@@ on sp@@ ends 8@@ 8 min@@ ut@@ es a day on a l@@ and@@ l@@ ine tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne , a fur@@ ther 6@@ 2 min@@ ut@@ es on a mo@@ bi@@ le tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne , 5@@ 3 min@@ ut@@ es e - ma@@ il@@ ing and 22 min@@ ut@@ es text mes@@ sa@@ g@@ ing . ”
S@@ te@@ p 2 ​ — S@@ ele@@ ct a R@@ eli@@ able Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation
Be s@@ ound in mind , therefore , and be vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant with a view to prayers . ”
And whom did he im@@ medi@@ ately tell of his dis@@ co@@ very ?
The emo@@ tional health of God’s people was also involved .
In this con@@ ne@@ ction , no@@ te the apostle Paul’s ad@@ vice : “ Be imit@@ at@@ ors of those who through faith and pati@@ ence in@@ her@@ it the promises . ”
Now we are happy Christians and are inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ating in our children the fine principles of the Bible . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 7 .
F@@ in@@ ally , for 40 years Moses gu@@ i@@ ded and gover@@ ned the Israelites .
One de@@ pi@@ cts a t@@ or@@ tu@@ re@@ r wr@@ en@@ ch@@ ing the t@@ ong@@ ue out of a pris@@ on@@ er who had been p@@ in@@ ned to the gr@@ ound .
With the so@@ aring number of personal and bu@@ sin@@ ess com@@ pu@@ ters , many people have needed so@@ f@@ tw@@ are .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , our Christian hope prote@@ cts our men@@ tal po@@ wers .
That vis@@ it@@ or , like many others , was deep@@ ly imp@@ ressed with the au@@ th@@ enti@@ c de@@ ta@@ il@@ s in the Bible rec@@ ord .
The same is true spiritually .
You are certainly not al@@ one in see@@ king good ad@@ vice on how to de@@ al with every@@ day life .
That is not God’s purpose .
The wom@@ an’s ear@@ n@@ est effort is re@@ war@@ ded !
He co@@ v@@ et@@ ed in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence from God and the worship that righ@@ tly bel@@ ong@@ s to God al@@ one . ​ — Genesis 3 : 1 - 19 ; Revelation 4 : 11 .
How does God’s Word provide help to those fac@@ ing har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps ?
Rus@@ sel@@ l ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that ear@@ li@@ er Bible stud@@ ents had an influ@@ ence on him .
At N@@ ap@@ h@@ tal@@ i@@ ’s bir@@ th R@@ ac@@ he@@ l dec@@ la@@ res the ex@@ t@@ ent of her emo@@ tional effort : “ With str@@ en@@ u@@ ous w@@ rest@@ l@@ ings I have w@@ rest@@ led with my sister . I have also come off w@@ in@@ ner ! ”
That invol@@ ves a@@ do@@ p@@ ting his vie@@ w@@ point and ap@@ pl@@ ying some ba@@ si@@ c principles . ​ — Matthew 10 : 24 , 25 ; Luke 14 : 26 , 27 ; John 8 : 31 , 32 ; 13 : 35 ; 15 : 8 .
Ke@@ ep the truth working in others and in yourself by “ h@@ and@@ ling the word of the truth ari@@ ght . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 2 : 15 .
He fer@@ v@@ ently pra@@ ys to God for direction .
If you have ever wonder@@ ed whether God he@@ ars your prayers , you will be inter@@ ested in Jesus ’ rep@@ ly . ​ — Read Luke 11 : 5 - 13 .
An@@ yone . . . who has not s@@ wor@@ n a false o@@ ath by My [ Jehovah’s ] life , nor taken an o@@ ath dec@@ e@@ it@@ fully . ”
We lived in f@@ ar@@ m country .
The apostle Paul spoke of this loving gift in his letter to Christians in Eph@@ esus .
16 : 13 - 16 .
The buil@@ ders who needed both hands to do their work “ were gi@@ r@@ ded , each one with his s@@ word upon his hi@@ p , while building . ”
8 : 4 - 7 , 20 ; 9 : 16 .
( a ) What personal matters are f@@ it@@ ting sub@@ je@@ cts for prayer ?
God is dis@@ gu@@ sted with false religion .
Gre@@ e@@ dy for material gain , the false prophet Bal@@ a@@ am tri@@ ed to cur@@ se Israel .
He imp@@ l@@ anted in them the fac@@ ul@@ ty of free will .
; Da@@ u@@ ba , J .
( b ) Why is it vital that we be friends of Jesus ?
Many were prom@@ in@@ ent men and overse@@ ers in the congregations .
All she had left was a h@@ and@@ ful of f@@ l@@ our and en@@ ough o@@ il to make one last me@@ al for her@@ self and her son .
your very enem@@ ies are in an u@@ pro@@ ar ; and the very ones in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y h@@ ating you have ra@@ ised their head .
• What can you do to help children spiritually ?
However , before his death , he often told vis@@ it@@ ors with te@@ ars in his eyes , “ Those years of serving Jehovah as a pioneer were the ha@@ p@@ pi@@ est years of my life . ”
What blessings has she enjo@@ yed ?
No@@ ted 19@@ th - century Hebrew scho@@ la@@ r F@@ ran@@ z D@@ el@@ it@@ z@@ s@@ ch wrote : “ His Hebrew transl@@ ation reve@@ als a gr@@ as@@ p of the language r@@ are among Christians and it is still wor@@ th con@@ sul@@ ting , for in instance after instance he has been most for@@ tun@@ ate in str@@ ik@@ ing on pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely the right expres@@ sion . ”
If an a@@ x@@ head ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ ally fle@@ w off its h@@ and@@ le and kil@@ led a b@@ y@@ stan@@ der , the w@@ o@@ o@@ d@@ cu@@ t@@ ter had to fle@@ e to a city of refu@@ ge .
De@@ ath is a ter@@ ri@@ ble enem@@ y , and it w@@ oun@@ ds all of us in one way or another .
Sat@@ is@@ f@@ ying Our S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Ne@@ e@@ ds
R@@ on@@ al@@ d fin@@ ally went to live with his parents .
To many people today , a mar@@ ty@@ r is more or less the e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent of a f@@ an@@ ati@@ c , an ex@@ tre@@ mis@@ t .
Be@@ ing present at the bir@@ th of our children ​ — H@@ ans W@@ er@@ ner , K@@ ar@@ l - He@@ in@@ z , M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el , G@@ ab@@ ri@@ ele , and Tho@@ ma@@ s — ​ streng@@ th@@ ened my com@@ mit@@ ment to be a good husband and father .
They have been inc@@ l@@ ined to la@@ be@@ l what the Bible says as fa@@ ble or my@@ th .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y J@@ A@@ M@@ E@@ S B .
Just as Jehovah was inter@@ ested in Jesus when he was on the earth , so He is inter@@ ested in all of us and our service to H@@ im , no matter where we may be .
O@@ p@@ in@@ i@@ ons v@@ ary as to what A@@ ris@@ to@@ bulu@@ s me@@ ant by the “ law . ”
G@@ ran@@ ted , it is not always eas@@ y to feel com@@ pas@@ sion for those who do not share our beli@@ ef@@ s , especially when we enc@@ oun@@ ter a@@ pa@@ thy , re@@ je@@ ction , or op@@ position .
G@@ u@@ ests from 23 lands had travel@@ ed to the Watchtower E@@ duc@@ ational C@@ en@@ ter in P@@ at@@ ter@@ son , New Yor@@ k , to be present on this jo@@ y@@ ful occasi@@ on .
But I@@ ’@@ ve learned that it works ! ”
3 , 4 . ( a ) What happ@@ ens at a we@@ d@@ ding fe@@ ast in C@@ ana ?
May our sen@@ ti@@ ments be like those of David , who san@@ g : “ I la@@ u@@ d you , O Jehovah my God , with all my heart , and I will gl@@ ori@@ fy your name to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ”
What would you have done if you had been in her place ?
A word of ca@@ u@@ tion : Some well - in@@ ten@@ tioned parents foc@@ us so much on what they want their child to become that they ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct to ac@@ knowledge what he or she is already doing .
Bible writ@@ ers often used the o@@ live t@@ ree in a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative sense .
But she was not gr@@ anted per@@ mis@@ sion to leave the pris@@ on , nor was any@@ body allow@@ ed in@@ side to bapti@@ ze her .
The Law requi@@ red that he take the matter to the esta@@ bli@@ shed author@@ ities ​ — the appointed jud@@ ges — ​ for prop@@ er dis@@ position .
Our marriage mate or our parents can encoura@@ ge us in the way of the truth .
During this time , the bo@@ y is to follow spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c ri@@ tu@@ als and is taught to be a man .
All don@@ ations , large and small , are appreci@@ ated .
‘ Now we will ac@@ tually get to know these de@@ ar brothers and sisters person@@ ally , ’ L@@ ow@@ ell re@@ members thinking .
So when writ@@ ings came from the apostles or their close fellow work@@ ers ​ — men who gave clear evidence of being bless@@ ed by God’s holy spirit — ​ the early Christians n@@ atur@@ ally accepted such boo@@ ks as author@@ it@@ ative .
If so , what hope is there for the dead ?
Be ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in what you are hear@@ ing .
Some of those 14@@ 4@@ ,000 were n@@ atur@@ al Jews , but most were from the G@@ ent@@ ile nations .
On sever@@ al occasi@@ ons he contribu@@ ted to “ the de@@ f@@ en@@ ding and leg@@ ally esta@@ bli@@ shing of the good news . ”
How did she re@@ act when one of Jehovah’s Witnesses showed her God’s name in the Bible ?
Although that jo@@ b allow@@ ed her to give sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant fin@@ an@@ cial support to our family , we tru@@ sted that Jehovah would take care of us if each one of us put Kingdom inter@@ ests first .
It is vital that we not let ourselves be tra@@ pp@@ ed by mis@@ gu@@ i@@ ded or per@@ ver@@ ted love .
But one day in 194@@ 9 , I@@ l@@ se F@@ u@@ ch@@ s , a dis@@ cre@@ et little woman , came to our do@@ or to talk about God’s Kingdom .
To refle@@ ct God’s glory , we also need to “ per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in prayer . ”
I gre@@ w up in W@@ ari@@ al@@ da , a small country to@@ wn in New S@@ ou@@ th W@@ al@@ es .
And what great nation is there that has righteous regul@@ ations and j@@ udi@@ cial decisions like all this law that I am pu@@ t@@ ting before you today ? ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 4 : 7 , 8 .
David wanted his son to do more than mer@@ ely believe in God .
( b ) Of what was the trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation a fo@@ reg@@ le@@ am ?
; R@@ o@@ di@@ el , P .
In such a situation , he can act even so@@ on@@ er than human parents can because his “ be@@ am@@ ing eyes ” have the ability to look deep in@@ side us , to exam@@ ine our in@@ most thoughts .
We make the truth known to others not only by what we say but also by what we do .
Many people from all around the world are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that God vie@@ ws them as his friends .
When Israel dis@@ reg@@ ar@@ ded Jehovah’s remin@@ ders , what was the result ?
( b ) Who is the great T@@ emp@@ ter , and what is the meaning of our prayer not to be brought into temp@@ tation ?
S@@ ONG@@ S : 9@@ 5 , 7@@ 4
I thought it was a jo@@ ke but found it very hard to sto@@ p her .
Jo@@ s@@ é Mar@@ í@@ a had started stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
His teach@@ er appro@@ ved the sub@@ ject but told Ha@@ y@@ ka@@ z that he needed to inclu@@ de se@@ cul@@ ar liter@@ ature in his s@@ our@@ ces .
When sen@@ ding the prophet Jeremiah to speak b@@ ol@@ dly to gro@@ ss sin@@ n@@ ers , God said : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id . ”
Th@@ ough s@@ il@@ ent , the physical heavens ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy God’s great@@ ness and help us de@@ e@@ pen our appreciation for his loving care .
We rep@@ lied that we would be pleas@@ ed to do wh@@ atever we were assign@@ ed to do .
Th@@ ink of how good it will be to sp@@ end time with your family and friends , including those who will be resur@@ rec@@ ted .
These examples do not mean that we should sto@@ p pra@@ ying to Jehovah about dist@@ res@@ sing matters .
Jesus ’ counsel to ‘ keep on as@@ king and see@@ king ’ means that we should pray ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly and not give up .
For how long does the har@@ v@@ est continue ?
However , ap@@ pl@@ ying what he was lear@@ ning and atten@@ ding meetings helped Mar@@ co@@ s to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on his form@@ er ways .
The way discipl@@ ine from Jehovah benef@@ its us might be lik@@ ened to the way fru@@ it gro@@ ws to matu@@ r@@ ity .
But over time , he took one false st@@ ep after another .
From that time on@@ ward , repor@@ ted The W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er in 19@@ 22 , the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents st@@ ep@@ ped up their preaching activities .
He told them a great de@@ al about the last days of this wicked world system , the time when he would be rul@@ ing in God’s Kingdom .
W@@ I@@ L@@ L Jehovah ever put an end to wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and suffering on this earth ?
But before d@@ ying , she be@@ qu@@ e@@ a@@ th@@ ed a tre@@ asure to us .
“ A slave of the Lord does not need to fi@@ ght , ” Paul reas@@ oned , “ but needs to be g@@ ent@@ le toward all , qu@@ ali@@ fied to teach , keep@@ ing himself rest@@ ra@@ ined under evil , instru@@ cting with mil@@ dness those not fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly dis@@ posed . ”
In some coun@@ tri@@ es , it is il@@ leg@@ al to we@@ ar such it@@ em@@ s .
During the many difficult times that we end@@ ur@@ ed af@@ ter@@ ward , we often rec@@ al@@ led its con@@ ten@@ ts .
The lo@@ ad of responsi@@ bility is our@@ s to be@@ ar .
But others take a different view .
The do@@ ck@@ y@@ ard made sub@@ mar@@ ines , so I deci@@ ded that it was time for me to leave my jo@@ b and beg@@ in the full - time ministry .
Then the things that make life in@@ fin@@ it@@ ely more wor@@ th living ​ — perfect health , satis@@ f@@ ying work , who@@ les@@ ome le@@ is@@ ure , war@@ m family relation@@ shi@@ ps , and lasting fri@@ end@@ ship with God — ​ will bring mankind true happiness forever .
They come to the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant with gi@@ f@@ ts , ‘ see@@ king their fav@@ or ’ and spiritual help .
The minis@@ ter may know many inter@@ es@@ ting de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about the sub@@ ject , but c@@ lar@@ ity comes from pr@@ un@@ ing away un@@ necess@@ ary information .
• Why may the effect of our wit@@ ness@@ ing be far greater than we know ?
See the se@@ ction “ I@@ nt@@ ro@@ duc@@ tions for U@@ se in the F@@ i@@ eld M@@ in@@ is@@ try , ” on pages 9 - 15 . ​ — P@@ u@@ bli@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
How should that af@@ fect us ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , when the Son of man arri@@ ves , will he really find the faith on the earth ? ” ​ — Luke 18 : 1 - 8 .
He said : “ This wi@@ do@@ w , al@@ though po@@ or , d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed in more than they all did . . . .
Although I enjo@@ yed being in the band , I long@@ ed for more meaning in my life .
I felt I wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t doing anything . ”
I knew nothing about com@@ pu@@ ters but had some understanding of organiz@@ ational pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res and working with people .
Hence , when con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating medi@@ cal tre@@ at@@ ment , we are wise to seek reli@@ able information rather than pu@@ t@@ ting “ faith in every word . ”
Even before coming to earth , Jesus cho@@ se to remain loyal to his Father and not jo@@ in Satan in his re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
Acc@@ ording to that verse , upon Solom@@ on@@ ’s death his son R@@ eho@@ bo@@ am became king at age 4@@ 1 , his mother being “ Na@@ am@@ ah the A@@ m@@ mon@@ it@@ ess . ”
• What ancient and mo@@ der@@ n examples of dedic@@ ated servants of God are wor@@ thy of our imit@@ ation ?
And how can you sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard your conscience ?
Ther@@ efore , both husband and wife should have a gen@@ u@@ ine desire to make the marriage work .
It t@@ ou@@ ches our emo@@ tions and shap@@ es our thinking .
To appreci@@ ate why Paul ex@@ hor@@ ted Timothy to preach with ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y , consider some of the con@@ text of our the@@ me s@@ crip@@ ture .
By what means were deep tru@@ ths reve@@ aled ?
The Bible gives war@@ ning examples of individuals who l@@ ac@@ ked self - control concer@@ ning se@@ x@@ u@@ al conduct .
Di@@ d they ask him what this Kingdom was ?
Jehovah’s ac@@ ts of deli@@ ver@@ ing his mo@@ der@@ n - day people from his enem@@ ies also stand as a mem@@ ori@@ al that he is with them .
Re@@ g@@ arding E@@ dom , O@@ badi@@ ah says : “ Because of the viol@@ ence to your brother Jac@@ o@@ b , sh@@ ame will co@@ ver you , and you will have to be cu@@ t off to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ”
They de@@ v@@ our@@ ed any and all Bible - based liter@@ ature they received from the Witnesses .
They become jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s with Christ , called to become k@@ ings and pri@@ ests in his heavenly Kingdom govern@@ ment . ​ — John 3 : 3 ; 1 Peter 2 : 9 .
Then a meeting was arrang@@ ed at our home , with about ei@@ ght people atten@@ ding .
The new nation , “ the Israel of God , ” is made up of spiritual Israelites .
Are we willing to see ourselves as others see us ​ — especially as Satan might see us ?
The char@@ ge was that the resul@@ ts have less to do with an inspired enc@@ o@@ ded message than with the re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers ’ me@@ th@@ od and appro@@ ach ​ — the f@@ it@@ ting of d@@ ata lar@@ g@@ ely done at the dis@@ cre@@ tion of the re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers .
We told him that we were not from the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity but had come from sever@@ al states in the country in order to support this special preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign and that all of us had pa@@ id our own way .
W@@ as it reason@@ able for David to ex@@ pect God to pa@@ y attention to him ?
( Read Luke 2 : 4@@ 6 . )
In deal@@ ing with the sense of ho@@ p@@ el@@ ess@@ ness and the feel@@ ing of wor@@ th@@ less@@ ness that tr@@ ace back to her early years , what she fin@@ ds especially inv@@ alu@@ able are vari@@ ous artic@@ les in The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
H@@ app@@ y is the man who does this . ”
Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule P@@ rac@@ tic@@ al , 12 / 1
O@@ u@@ tw@@ ard appe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces affe@@ cted the Israelites ne@@ g@@ ati@@ vely in other ways .
After all , if each Christian ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ated the so@@ lu@@ tion he thought best , would not our congregations soon become di@@ vi@@ ded ?
See the article “ Our F@@ i@@ ght to S@@ ta@@ y S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually S@@ tr@@ ong ” in The Watchtower , De@@ c@@ ember 1 , 200@@ 6 .
With the help of the holy spirit , the other sheep do their ut@@ most to me@@ asure up to Jehovah’s requi@@ re@@ ments of ho@@ l@@ iness . — 2 Corinthians 7 : 1 .
I will put my law within them , in their heart I shall wr@@ ite it . And I will become their God , and they themselves will become my people . . . .
This work has helped many people to leave false religion and to be free from Satan’s control .
Ha@@ ve there been others like Job ?
In what way did David set a fine example for Christians ?
After under@@ going im@@ mer@@ sion , he be@@ comes an or@@ da@@ ined minis@@ ter who be@@ ars Jehovah’s name .
How important , therefore , that we keep a ‘ simp@@ le e@@ ye ’ ​ — one that sta@@ ys foc@@ used on God’s Kingdom and the re@@ ward of everlasting life ! ​ — Matthew 6 : 22 .
The prophet Isaiah fore@@ told : “ It must occ@@ ur in the fin@@ al part of the days that the m@@ oun@@ tain of the house of Jehovah will become fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed a@@ bo@@ ve the to@@ p of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , and it will certainly be li@@ f@@ ted up a@@ bo@@ ve the h@@ ill@@ s ; and to it all the nations must st@@ re@@ am . ”
How com@@ for@@ ting it is for all of those who look for@@ ward to everlasting life on earth to know that their King will show them love and kind understanding just as he did to his disciples during his earthly ministry !
What do you think : Are the actions of Jehovah’s Witnesses in har@@ mony with Jesus ’ words about self - sacrific@@ ing love ?
He said that they had off@@ ended the govern@@ ment , the mil@@ it@@ ary , and all the ch@@ ur@@ ches and that they should be sever@@ ely p@@ uni@@ shed .
What questions will we now consider ?
Do you have a spiritual men@@ t@@ or ?
Yet , the id@@ ent@@ ity of the promised Se@@ ed rema@@ ined a my@@ st@@ er@@ y .
R@@ E@@ Q@@ U@@ I@@ R@@ E@@ M@@ EN@@ T@@ S F@@ O@@ R C@@ I@@ T@@ I@@ Z@@ EN@@ SHI@@ P
En@@ coura@@ g@@ ing others invol@@ ves what ?
That is why Jesus encoura@@ ged his followers to pray to God and ask : “ F@@ or@@ give us our de@@ b@@ ts , as we also have for@@ given our de@@ b@@ t@@ ors . ”
In doing so , he teach@@ es his son how to expres@@ s affe@@ ction too .
On hear@@ ing one of the recorded Bible tal@@ ks , a hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der nam@@ ed H@@ ill@@ ary Go@@ s@@ l@@ in ob@@ ta@@ ined the publi@@ sh@@ er@@ ’s per@@ mis@@ sion to bor@@ ro@@ w the ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph for a we@@ ek in order to ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t his neigh@@ b@@ ors with the Kingdom message .
Th@@ ough he lived at a time when no Bible book had yet been written and the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments had not been given , Joseph re@@ ac@@ ted by saying : “ How could I com@@ mit this great ba@@ dness and ac@@ tually sin against God ? ”
C@@ H@@ IN@@ A
Since our heart is inc@@ l@@ ined to do what is wrong , it is vital that it be tra@@ ined and discipl@@ ined .
At 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 5 , we read that in “ the last days , ” people in gener@@ al would be ob@@ s@@ ess@@ ed with self , money , and ple@@ a@@ sures .
God told the prophet Jeremiah : “ I am with you to deli@@ ver you . ”
Many years ear@@ li@@ er Jac@@ ob@@ ’s brother E@@ sa@@ u for@@ fe@@ ited to him the right of fir@@ st@@ born in ex@@ change for a bo@@ w@@ l of ste@@ w .
In res@@ is@@ ting Satan , Christians should a@@ va@@ il themselves of “ every form of prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation . ”
If those pi@@ e@@ ces f@@ it together to form a perfect st@@ atu@@ e , you would lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally conclu@@ de that there must have been someone be@@ h@@ ind the s@@ cen@@ es who had dra@@ wn the spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ations and sent to each man his part .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H is respon@@ sible for the ex@@ ist@@ ence of the family arrang@@ ement .
Pe@@ ople are syst@@ em@@ ati@@ c@@ ally c@@ all@@ ing into question e@@ th@@ ic@@ al and do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ al positi@@ ons . ”
As the Bible promises , godly wisdom can give them spiritual de@@ f@@ en@@ ses .
Let us consider some of the ba@@ si@@ c st@@ ep@@ s used by people to learn another language and see how those st@@ ep@@ s can help us to learn this new fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative language .
If the person is a tal@@ k@@ er and you are qui@@ et , think of the e@@ ase with which he star@@ ts con@@ vers@@ ations in the ministry .
What went wrong with that an@@ te@@ di@@ lu@@ vi@@ an soci@@ ety ?
If a marriage mate , an el@@ der , or a friend kin@@ dly off@@ ers encourag@@ ement with though@@ t@@ ful words and help@@ ful de@@ e@@ ds ​ — o@@ h , how so@@ o@@ thing that can be !
What great honor has been given to anointed Christians today , and who are working along with the anointed ?
How do we deci@@ de what to do in matters that some say are a gra@@ y are@@ a ?
In s@@ pite of tri@@ als , how do long@@ time mission@@ aries feel about their service ?
Will you remain loyal to God when al@@ one ?
It was the ch@@ urch of mar@@ ty@@ r@@ s , not the ch@@ urch of power , that gave us the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent . ”
Just 21 years after World W@@ ar I ended , a second world war bro@@ ke out , k@@ ill@@ ing far more people .
Let us consider these qualities one at a time .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we should use “ who@@ les@@ ome spe@@ e@@ ch which cannot be con@@ dem@@ ned ; so that the man on the op@@ pos@@ ing side may get a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed , having nothing v@@ ile to say about us . ” ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 8 .
Ka@@ re@@ n , now in her mi@@ d - 20 ’ s , gre@@ w up in B@@ ag@@ ga@@ o , C@@ aga@@ y@@ an .
I@@ mit@@ ate Jesus ’ A@@ t@@ titu@@ de T@@ ow@@ ard Pe@@ ople
Just what form our f@@ light will take rema@@ ins to be seen .
What K@@ ind of W@@ a@@ iting A@@ t@@ titu@@ de Do You Ha@@ ve ?
“ Bal@@ sa@@ m o@@ il ” ref@@ ers to ar@@ om@@ ati@@ c o@@ il@@ s or res@@ ins ob@@ ta@@ ined from tre@@ es and sh@@ ru@@ bs .
Although they did not understand the y@@ el@@ ling , the woman told them that the neigh@@ b@@ ors were sh@@ ou@@ ting in@@ sul@@ ts and were making clear that they did not want to be vis@@ ited by the Witnesses .
O@@ u@@ tw@@ ar@@ dly , they appe@@ ared to be spiritual men , fully devo@@ ted to the Lord .
That You May A@@ t@@ tain It , ” 9 / 15 Ru@@ n the R@@ ace With En@@ du@@ r@@ ance , 9 / 15
A@@ n En@@ during D@@ re@@ am
To an ex@@ t@@ ent , that is true of all loyal Christians .
N@@ E@@ I@@ TH@@ E@@ R the Israelites nor the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans had seen anything like it before .
God’s Word con@@ dem@@ ns both dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness and g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on@@ y as be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or that is in@@ com@@ pati@@ ble with serving God .
Do these expres@@ sions of God’s go@@ o@@ dness through Jesus Christ not s@@ ti@@ r in you a deep and a@@ bi@@ ding sense of gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de and appreciation ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 15 coun@@ sel@@ s us : “ See that no one rend@@ ers in@@ j@@ ur@@ y for in@@ j@@ ur@@ y to anyone el@@ se , but always pur@@ sue what is good toward one another and to all others . ”
“ U@@ p@@ on the w@@ atch@@ tower , O Jehovah , I am standing con@@ stan@@ tly ”
Jehovah’s promises always come true
They could pos@@ si@@ bly learn that from an appro@@ pri@@ ate c@@ ard that accom@@ pan@@ ies the present but is not read public@@ ly .
Who can righ@@ tly esta@@ bl@@ ish this stan@@ d@@ ard ?
A Christian husband and wife should love each other so much that they are willing to die for each other .
The most important st@@ ep is to le@@ an on Jehovah .
By the time he was 32 years old , he had made a large personal for@@ tu@@ ne as a min@@ ing eng@@ in@@ e@@ er and con@@ sul@@ t@@ ant .
3 : 15 . We show love of neigh@@ b@@ or even if our message is re@@ je@@ cted by an ang@@ ry hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der who ber@@ ates us .
How good it is to see you@@ ths who are associ@@ ated with the congregation displa@@ y gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ousness by saying “ ple@@ ase ” and “ than@@ k you ” !
Jesus ’ reas@@ sur@@ ing words about prayer in his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount apply to anxi@@ e@@ ties of all kin@@ ds : “ Your Father kno@@ ws what you need even before you ask him . ”
Wh@@ en@@ ever we have tri@@ als or difficul@@ ties in our lives , we can be@@ g Jehovah for help .
Des@@ pite the difficul@@ ties , we have tri@@ ed to keep our ze@@ al for the ministry ali@@ ve .
Instead , try to find repor@@ ts that do not take si@@ des .
1 , 2 . ( a ) How do people in gener@@ al view se@@ x@@ u@@ al mor@@ ality ?
A Bible - based faith chang@@ es lives for the better
One of the princi@@ p@@ al ways to draw close to God is through prayer .
“ F@@ e@@ w sub@@ je@@ cts ag@@ it@@ ated the P@@ ur@@ it@@ an mind more than we@@ al@@ th , ” hist@@ ori@@ an P@@ at@@ ri@@ ci@@ a O@@ ’@@ To@@ o@@ le ob@@ ser@@ ves .
In just fi@@ ve years though , Christians in Ju@@ de@@ a , and especially those living in Jerusalem , would have to act quic@@ k@@ ly .
Per@@ haps up t@@ ill now , you have read se@@ ctions of the Bible on occasi@@ on and have benef@@ ited from it .
The A@@ pri@@ l 8 , 200@@ 3 , is@@ sue was on the to@@ pi@@ c “ D@@ ru@@ g A@@ bu@@ se in the F@@ am@@ ily ​ — What Can You Do ? ”
Jehovah has put a cho@@ ice before humans , and each dedic@@ ated and baptized family member must “ car@@ ry his own lo@@ ad ” of responsi@@ bility .
Ser@@ ving as a F@@ ul@@ l - Ti@@ me M@@ in@@ is@@ ter
25 : 1 - 5 , 9 .
“ From the Ger@@ man side , it took us about three h@@ our@@ s to cro@@ ss the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s and re@@ ach Š@@ p@@ in@@ d@@ l@@ er@@ ů@@ v M@@ l@@ ý@@ n ” ​ — a res@@ ort some ten mil@@ es ( 1@@ 6@@ .@@ 5 k@@ m ) away on the C@@ ze@@ ch side .
A@@ no@@ ther repor@@ t says that “ children star@@ t g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing at home , u@@ su@@ ally at c@@ ard g@@ ames with family and friends . ”
S@@ ome@@ times I reg@@ re@@ t that I cannot do more because of my health .
E@@ ar@@ n@@ es@@ tly pray to God , using his personal name
E@@ very experience has been a deli@@ ght ​ — fu@@ n and , most of all , spiritually e@@ dif@@ ying .
At the time , n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ism war@@ ped the thinking of many , and I expe@@ cted to be imp@@ ris@@ oned soon because of my Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality .
T@@ w@@ o years later , however , we un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly received a letter from him sent from pris@@ on .
Rather , they com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ately consider the im@@ medi@@ ate needs of the individu@@ al .
How would you feel if Jehovah said that to you ?
Un@@ der some circumstances , it would be in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate to have fel@@ low@@ ship with certain people .
I i@@ magine you are going through a r@@ ough time .
J@@ A@@ C@@ O@@ B@@ ’@@ S life is mar@@ ked by stri@@ fe and cal@@ am@@ ity .
I have lost everything ! ”
Jehovah’s word regarding the rest@@ or@@ ation of his people to true worship ‘ did not return to him without resul@@ ts . ’
Peter gave the older men , or elders , this ex@@ hor@@ tation : “ S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d the flo@@ ck of God in your care , not under com@@ pul@@ sion , but will@@ ingly ; ne@@ i@@ ther for love of di@@ sh@@ on@@ est gain , but e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly ; ne@@ i@@ ther as l@@ ording it over those who are God’s in@@ her@@ it@@ ance , but be@@ coming examples to the flo@@ ck . ”
Such questions need care@@ ful consider@@ ation , for the Bible comman@@ ds : “ W@@ he@@ ther you are e@@ ating or dr@@ in@@ king or doing anything el@@ se , do all things for God’s glory . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 31 .
E@@ ver Be Tru@@ e J@@ us@@ tice on E@@ ar@@ th ? No .
Tru@@ ly , those who “ work at good ” and are “ rich in fine works ” are the ha@@ p@@ pi@@ est people .
There are days when I feel really down , and I c@@ ry when I think about my physical disa@@ bility .
What did they give us to do ?
David was cu@@ t to the heart .
◆ P@@ ho@@ en@@ i@@ ci@@ an woman : Matthew 15 : 22 - 28 .
Not until 19@@ 6@@ 1 did we get a small ca@@ r .
This way you will not over@@ wh@@ el@@ m your children .
So continue to study the Bible care@@ fully , and read our public@@ ations regul@@ arly .
Un@@ til that time , though , they must remain faithful , continu@@ ing to shin@@ e b@@ righ@@ tly , standing out as different from “ the sons of the wicked one . ”
After Jesus ’ death and resurrection , the se@@ ed of the ser@@ p@@ ent continued to expres@@ s ani@@ mo@@ s@@ ity toward the se@@ ed of the woman .
A@@ n enjo@@ y@@ able as@@ pect of my work has been ans@@ wer@@ ing let@@ ters as@@ king Bible questions .
When was it in use , and for what purpose ?
“ J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H is my S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d . I shall l@@ ack nothing . ” With those words , David expres@@ sed his complete confidence in his God .
This is in great contr@@ ast with what takes place in a soci@@ ety in which discus@@ sion of death is ta@@ bo@@ o , reg@@ ar@@ ded as mor@@ bi@@ d , and in which children are exc@@ lu@@ ded on the as@@ su@@ mp@@ tion that it would be “ too much ” for them .
On the other hand , we cannot even conc@@ ei@@ ve of the happiness that the resur@@ rec@@ ted ones will feel .
Yes , we need to “ listen and get the sense ” of what we hear in order to prog@@ ress in our understanding of the pu@@ re language . ​ — Mat@@ t .
For instance , he experienced “ fre@@ qu@@ ent c@@ as@@ es of si@@ ck@@ ness ” because of st@@ om@@ ach tr@@ ou@@ ble .
In what ways can we help new ones to over@@ come fear of man ?
Those words t@@ ou@@ ched her heart .
Jehovah’s Witnesses are determined to maintain an ‘ hon@@ est conscience and conduct themselves hon@@ es@@ tly in all things . ’ — Hebrews 13 : 18 .
The num@@ er@@ ous par@@ ks and gar@@ den@@ s in Par@@ is provide a beau@@ ti@@ ful ba@@ ck@@ d@@ ro@@ p for con@@ ver@@ sing with people .
O@@ thers pray with imp@@ ro@@ per mo@@ ti@@ ves .
He gives the woman another comm@@ and .
Th@@ r@@ ough the v@@ isi@@ ble part of his organization , he provi@@ des his servants on earth with guid@@ ance as to how they should fulf@@ ill their preaching com@@ mis@@ sion .
In S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h years during the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Bo@@ o@@ ths , the men , women , children , and ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ents of Israel were to congreg@@ ate in the place Jehovah cho@@ se ‘ in order for them to listen and in order for them to learn to fear Jehovah and take care to car@@ ry out all the words of the law . ’
The holy ones are no@@ ne other than Jesus ’ spirit - anointed disciples .
When we are under se@@ v@@ ere tri@@ al , it can help us to avoid being par@@ al@@ y@@ zed by fear or being exc@@ essi@@ vely tr@@ oub@@ led .
C@@ y@@ r@@ ene
Ab@@ sal@@ om even w@@ on over Davi@@ d’s tru@@ sted confid@@ ant A@@ hi@@ th@@ op@@ he@@ l , who turned tra@@ it@@ or and jo@@ ined the cou@@ p .
Why Di@@ d Lo@@ t O@@ ff@@ er His Da@@ ugh@@ ters to an Ang@@ ry Mo@@ b ?
What helped those loyal servants of God to stand fir@@ m ?
This has always been the re@@ comm@@ ended way of true Christi@@ an@@ ity .
Ha@@ ve Christians ever experienced anything similar to that Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an cap@@ tiv@@ ity ?
As a shepher@@ d prote@@ cts his flo@@ ck , elders prote@@ ct the sheep en@@ tru@@ sted to them ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 8 )
Par@@ t of A@@ sa@@ ’s re@@ ward was to see many Israelites from the apost@@ ate nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom f@@ low into Juda@@ h when they ob@@ served that Jehovah was with him .
The st@@ re@@ e@@ ts of the bi@@ g c@@ ities in a number of develop@@ ing coun@@ tri@@ es are p@@ ac@@ ked with g@@ le@@ am@@ ing new c@@ ars .
Con@@ cer@@ ning them , one Bible hist@@ ori@@ an ob@@ served : “ When men have the will to speak of their Lord , they find no sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ge of ways in which to do it .
• How will Jehovah fin@@ ally answer the prayer expres@@ sed in Psalm 8@@ 3 : 18 ?
In fact , Jehovah did not person@@ ally speak to Moses .
After Eli@@ j@@ ah ann@@ oun@@ ced the dr@@ ought , God hi@@ d him from A@@ ha@@ b and mirac@@ ul@@ ously f@@ ed the prophet with bre@@ ad and me@@ at brought to him by ra@@ ven@@ s . Jehovah then told Eli@@ j@@ ah : “ R@@ ise up , go to Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath , which bel@@ ong@@ s to S@@ id@@ on , and stay there .
How You Can Un@@ der@@ stand the Bible
O@@ r perhaps you see ways to serve more fully in your present congregation .
Just two ver@@ ses ear@@ li@@ er , at Revelation 16 : 14 , we read : “ The k@@ ings of the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth ” are ga@@ ther@@ ed together “ to the war of the great day of God the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty . ”
I will always remember that day in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n .
The app@@ all@@ ing tre@@ at@@ ment the sla@@ ves had su@@ ffered on the su@@ g@@ ar pl@@ an@@ t@@ ations s@@ par@@ ked a 13 - year - long ci@@ vi@@ l war that fin@@ ally led to the form@@ ation of the in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent nation of Ha@@ it@@ i in 18@@ 0@@ 4 .
A@@ ma@@ z@@ iah told A@@ mo@@ s : “ O v@@ isi@@ on@@ ary , go , ru@@ n your way off to the land of Juda@@ h , and there e@@ at bre@@ ad , and there you may pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y .
Paul remin@@ ded Timothy to trust the wisdom of the inspired Word
Si@@ mil@@ arly , we need to be t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful when giving a witness to high of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als .
He was serving God ‘ with his whole mind . ’
What can you do to qu@@ ali@@ fy for Bethel service ?
At that conven@@ tion , one speak@@ er after another encoura@@ ged the a@@ udi@@ ence to for@@ ge a@@ head with the preaching work .
In most c@@ as@@ es , parents are very bus@@ y all day long , and on meeting ni@@ gh@@ ts , family life be@@ comes even bu@@ si@@ er .
I was a Ca@@ tho@@ lic for ei@@ ght years , but I did not know much about God .
Hence , Moses became “ as God ” to A@@ ar@@ on , who spoke re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ vely for Moses .
D@@ et@@ a@@ il@@ s about the ar@@ k are also pre@@ c@@ ise ​ — the la@@ y@@ out , the me@@ a@@ su@@ re@@ ments , and the material used to buil@@ d it .
H@@ in@@ du ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ ers ad@@ mit that the prac@@ tice of yo@@ ga can give su@@ per@@ n@@ atur@@ al po@@ wers , even though they u@@ su@@ ally cla@@ im that this is not the ul@@ tim@@ ate go@@ al of yo@@ ga .
What less@@ on did you learn from that ? ”
You may find yourself quic@@ k@@ ly p@@ lu@@ ng@@ ing into de@@ b@@ t if you bu@@ y it@@ em@@ s on imp@@ ul@@ se or sp@@ end money just to imp@@ ress your friends .
During a Bible study , it is important to read and expla@@ in at le@@ ast some of these c@@ ited s@@ crip@@ tures .
P@@ ri@@ mar@@ ily because atten@@ ding and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in Christian meetings is an important way to rend@@ er worship to Jehovah God .
Thus , God’s direc@@ ting his cur@@ se toward the v@@ isi@@ ble ser@@ p@@ ent ap@@ tly pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed the de@@ bas@@ ement and ul@@ tim@@ ate des@@ tru@@ ction of the inv@@ isi@@ ble “ origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent , ” Satan the Devil .
However , one sto@@ re@@ keep@@ er appreci@@ ated the work we were doing so much that he provided us with fru@@ its and ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les each we@@ ek .
As told by Z@@ er@@ ah S@@ ti@@ g@@ ers
At the same time , they might make b@@ ra@@ gg@@ ing as@@ ser@@ tions to their sub@@ or@@ din@@ ates , ho@@ p@@ ing to cur@@ ry their fav@@ or and support .
By the mi@@ d - 19@@ 30 ’ s , some 5@@ 6@@ ,000 ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers had declar@@ ed Bible truth in 1@@ 15 lands .
That illustr@@ ation ref@@ ers to a “ har@@ v@@ est ” during which “ the sons of the kingdom ” are ga@@ ther@@ ed and the we@@ e@@ ds are se@@ par@@ ated to be bur@@ ned up .
“ The to@@ p ” ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely means plac@@ ement in the worl@@ d’s el@@ ite in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions ​ — O@@ x@@ for@@ d and C@@ am@@ bri@@ dge in Eng@@ land , the I@@ v@@ y Le@@ ag@@ ue scho@@ ol@@ s in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , and others .
That Bible standards are always in their best inter@@ ests . ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
Peter had both acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge and love for God .
It should , in fact , mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to ask him “ just how [ we can ] coun@@ t our days in such a way that we may bring a heart of wisdom in . ”
What less@@ ons can we draw from this account ?
We had great@@ ly enjo@@ yed the travel@@ ing work , so at first I felt very ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive about the change .
As we re@@ turned from the public ministry one day in 19@@ 70 , we found a no@@ te at our do@@ or or@@ der@@ ing all mission@@ aries of Jehovah’s Witnesses to repor@@ t to the of@@ fice of the inter@@ i@@ or minis@@ ter .
As Bible stud@@ ents , we know that Jehovah cannot pos@@ si@@ bly be the cause of all these problems .
L@@ O@@ Y@@ AL@@ T@@ Y and neu@@ tr@@ ality are always is@@ su@@ es for true Christians , not just in times of war .
At times , it may be necess@@ ary to do re@@ sear@@ ch and provide ad@@ di@@ tional information .
Then he displa@@ yed the new book Ch@@ il@@ dren , which was received with pro@@ long@@ ed ap@@ pla@@ use .
How wrong they are !
“ W@@ i@@ th@@ out faith it is imp@@ os@@ sible to ple@@ ase [ Jehovah ] well , ” wrote the apostle Paul , “ for he that appro@@ ach@@ es God must believe that he is and that he be@@ comes the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ”
A young child who b@@ on@@ ds with his parents comes to trust them fully and feel@@ s secu@@ re in their care even when he is si@@ ck or tr@@ oub@@ led in some way .
4 : 13 ​ — What were “ the par@@ ch@@ ments ” ?
We also read : “ There should not be found in you . . . a practic@@ er of ma@@ gi@@ c or anyone who loo@@ ks for om@@ ens or a s@@ or@@ cer@@ er , or one who bin@@ ds others with a sp@@ ell or anyone who con@@ sul@@ ts a spirit medi@@ u@@ m . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 18 : 10 , 11 .
O@@ h y@@ es , ” he wrote , “ but we did not let that sto@@ p us .
All Israel@@ ite men had to be present and on time at the place desi@@ gn@@ ated for “ the se@@ as@@ onal fes@@ tiv@@ als of Jehovah . ”
We are than@@ k@@ ful that the Bible encoura@@ ges us to foc@@ us on serving Jehovah rather than on our own desi@@ res .
How can we show our bro@@ ther@@ ly love ?
P@@ ur@@ pose : To help new arri@@ v@@ als to Bethel to make a succ@@ ess of their service .
R@@ em@@ ember the hist@@ ory of Israel .
Will you sto@@ p going to the meetings or even a@@ ban@@ d@@ on Jehovah and his people comple@@ t@@ ely ?
Se@@ cond , because Jehovah is the person@@ i@@ fic@@ ation of love , and as his worshi@@ p@@ ers we should imitate him .
Se@@ cond , medit@@ ation pre@@ v@@ ents us from for@@ get@@ ting Jehovah , his wonderful works , and the hope he has set before us .
* Mo@@ re@@ over , after the vis@@ it of the M@@ ag@@ i , H@@ er@@ od kil@@ led all bo@@ ys in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m “ from two years of age and under ” in his at@@ temp@@ t to mu@@ r@@ der Jesus .
So had Paul been ar@@ rest@@ ed by the Jewish temple po@@ li@@ ce in@@ stead of by L@@ ysi@@ as , the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in could have tri@@ ed and sen@@ ten@@ ced him without a proble@@ m .
E@@ ach man old or young takes part in the sin by contribu@@ ting to the main@@ ten@@ ance of the St@@ ate by pa@@ ying ta@@ x@@ es . ”
W@@ i@@ th@@ out their loving support , I could never have served where the need is greater . ”
Why pray to a go@@ d who will never hear you ?
We can exam@@ ine the inspired Scriptural recor@@ ds concer@@ ning ei@@ ght people who re@@ turned from the dead . ​ — See the bo@@ x “ E@@ i@@ ght R@@ es@@ ur@@ rec@@ tions Des@@ cri@@ bed in the Bible . ”
However , baptism it@@ self does not sa@@ ve us .
A spiritual person is inc@@ l@@ ined toward God , the op@@ pos@@ ite of the physical person .
W@@ il@@ li@@ am Mal@@ en@@ f@@ ant out@@ l@@ ined the hard work the T@@ e@@ aching Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e does to pre@@ pare a conven@@ tion pro@@ gra@@ m .
Jesus lik@@ ened fin@@ ding true worship to fin@@ ding the right ro@@ ad and cho@@ o@@ sing to walk on it .
We have his word that the dead will ris@@ e , standing up again to life .
For many are the ones she has ca@@ used to f@@ all down sla@@ in , and all those being kil@@ led by her are num@@ er@@ ous .
“ The daugh@@ ter of Z@@ ion ” has to go into ex@@ ile “ as far as to Babyl@@ on . ”
One who re@@ a@@ ds the acc@@ oun@@ ts about him cannot help but be imp@@ ressed by his hon@@ est and o@@ pen person@@ ality , by his loy@@ al@@ ty , and by his will@@ ing@@ ness to ac@@ knowledge his own we@@ ak@@ nesses .
Although what Eli@@ h@@ u spoke under inspi@@ r@@ ation was ful@@ filled in Jo@@ b@@ ’s rest@@ or@@ ation , his words are also mean@@ ing@@ ful to others .
This Jesus God resur@@ rec@@ ted . ” ​ — Acts 2 : 25 - 32 .
Matthew 28 : 19 , 20
S@@ how@@ ing that just a word of encourag@@ ement does not always su@@ f@@ fice , Paul told the elders from Eph@@ esus : “ You must ass@@ ist those who are we@@ ak and must keep in mind the words of the Lord Jesus , when he himself said : ‘ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ’ ”
Although the N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m were an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ated in the F@@ lood , their fa@@ thers went back to the spirit real@@ m as inv@@ isi@@ ble dem@@ ons . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 19 , 20 .
Such po@@ e@@ tic u@@ sage is indic@@ ated by the fact that the same verse speak@@ s of “ the k@@ id@@ ne@@ y f@@ at of whe@@ at ” and “ the blood of the gra@@ pe . ”
One au@@ th@@ or bo@@ ast@@ ed : “ I do not end@@ ow my parents or a pri@@ est or a minis@@ ter or a g@@ ur@@ u or the Bible with the power to deci@@ de what is true for me . ”
Di@@ d Jose@@ p@@ h’s faith cr@@ um@@ ble as a result of that act of c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty ?
C@@ learly , Jesus in@@ tend@@ ed the par@@ able recorded at Matthew 25 : 1 - 13 as counsel and a war@@ ning to his anointed followers .
For instance , it has been for@@ ti@@ fied with supp@@ or@@ tive c@@ ab@@ les and with st@@ one@@ work around its ba@@ se .
Yet , when we go there , we find people reading the Bible , as@@ king us to teach them .
“ This si@@ ck@@ ness is not with death as its ob@@ ject , ” ans@@ wers Jesus , “ but is for the glory of God , in order that the Son of God may be gl@@ ori@@ fied through it . ”
Why do children need war@@ n@@ ings , and why should they obey their parents ?
In 194@@ 9 , I was invit@@ ed to the Bethel H@@ ome in Ł@@ ó@@ d@@ ź .
He must have wanted to prote@@ ct her in case of an inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ation .
He himself said : “ Who can pro@@ du@@ ce someone clean out of someone un@@ clean ?
For example , God’s servants in the first century lived nor@@ ma@@ l lives .
Why did the Kingdom mean so much to Jesus ?
Although re@@ pri@@ man@@ ded by P@@ op@@ e P@@ i@@ us I@@ I for his prop@@ en@@ s@@ ity for “ the most dis@@ so@@ lu@@ te ” a@@ mus@@ ement and “ un@@ bri@@ d@@ led ple@@ asure , ” R@@ o@@ d@@ ri@@ go did not change his ways .
The ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine had 24 pages and came out every three months .
Then he learned that the Witnesses were not per@@ mit@@ ted to cont@@ act the in@@ mat@@ es where he wor@@ ked .
The book of Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k , perhaps comple@@ ted in 6@@ 28 B.C.E . , fore@@ tel@@ ls how Jehovah will use that world power as his ag@@ ent for ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ting judgment and what will ev@@ en@@ tually be@@ f@@ all Babyl@@ on .
His P@@ re@@ human Ex@@ ist@@ ence
Our personal prayers can be bri@@ ef or l@@ eng@@ thy according to the need and the circumstances .
21 : 12 , 13 ; John 2 : 14 - 17 .
In Bible times , before m@@ ol@@ ding cla@@ y , a po@@ t@@ ter needed to clean it and re@@ move st@@ ones and other material .
Jehovah pur@@ pos@@ es to re@@ verse the situation soon .
For example , within a few months , it kil@@ led more A@@ mer@@ i@@ can sol@@ di@@ ers in Fr@@ ance than did enem@@ y fi@@ re .
The disciples knew that they were to preach the good news and “ make disciples of people of all the nations . ”
E@@ ach Mu@@ st R@@ end@@ er an Acc@@ ount
We were assign@@ ed to serve in a mission@@ ary home in S@@ an@@ ti@@ ag@@ o .
Consider the case of one hard - working el@@ der who vis@@ ited a Christian gi@@ r@@ l about to have b@@ ra@@ in sur@@ g@@ er@@ y .
A F@@ A@@ I@@ TH@@ F@@ U@@ L woman ra@@ ises her vo@@ ice in a prayer that la@@ u@@ ds Jehovah .
We have the men@@ tal and emo@@ tional cap@@ ac@@ ity to love and be loved .
What stand did the early Christians take when or@@ der@@ ed by the religious lead@@ ers to sto@@ p teaching on the bas@@ is of Jesus ’ name ?
My ro@@ om@@ mate was S@@ is@@ ter Ho@@ sa Y@@ a@@ ze@@ d@@ ji@@ an , who still ser@@ ves in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il Bethel .
H@@ app@@ y is the one you cho@@ ose and cause to appro@@ ach , that he may re@@ side in your cour@@ ty@@ ar@@ ds .
After M@@ el@@ is@@ sa and her family moved to a new congregation , they con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ated on making new friends .
For reas@@ ons we may not re@@ adi@@ ly understand , some privile@@ ges may be ex@@ tend@@ ed much later than expe@@ cted .
We have seen that M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el ( Jesus ) proved to be a v@@ ali@@ ant ang@@ eli@@ c Le@@ ad@@ er of Israel .
Di@@ ffer@@ ences in vie@@ w@@ poin@@ ts in matters of conscience have become stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks for them .
He res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully asked the of@@ fic@@ er in char@@ ge : “ A@@ m I allow@@ ed to say something to you ? ”
Our resul@@ ting need for lar@@ g@@ er branch fac@@ il@@ ities was me@@ t in 198@@ 8 .
How to C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate C@@ oura@@ ge
The dem@@ on re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly ca@@ used the child to have con@@ vu@@ l@@ sions , thro@@ wing him into fi@@ re and into water in an effort to destro@@ y him .
Although li@@ mit@@ ed in what she could do , she wanted to prom@@ o@@ te sac@@ red service . And she must have felt real joy in contribu@@ ting wh@@ atever she could .
O@@ u@@ t of the va@@ st ar@@ ra@@ y of beli@@ ef@@ s , how can we id@@ enti@@ fy true teachings that ple@@ ase God ?
Some of the comm@@ on people knew this too , for John 7 : 4@@ 2 qu@@ o@@ tes them as saying : “ H@@ as not the Scrip@@ ture said that the Christ is coming from the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of David , and from Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge where David used to be ? ”
He helped to esta@@ bl@@ ish congregations made up of num@@ er@@ ous Christians of n@@ on - Jewish orig@@ in in Corin@@ th , Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i , Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , and to@@ w@@ ns in Gal@@ ati@@ a .
Wh@@ atever the case , E@@ hu@@ d s@@ ought a priv@@ ate a@@ udi@@ ence with the king , and he got it . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 3 : 19 .
Mari@@ a did not know that because she had no sur@@ vi@@ ving relati@@ ves , this pro@@ per@@ ty was being ey@@ ed by ambi@@ ti@@ ous develop@@ ers .
God did not then tell him .
But even the ha@@ ir@@ s of your he@@ a@@ ds are all num@@ ber@@ ed .
L@@ ou@@ is and Per@@ r@@ ine , a cou@@ ple in their 30 ’ s , moved from Fr@@ ance to Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r .
How was one young brother helped during a time of dist@@ ress ?
We also read : “ God ex@@ al@@ ted him to a su@@ peri@@ or position and kin@@ dly gave him the name that is a@@ bo@@ ve every other name . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 9 .
One po@@ li@@ ce of@@ fic@@ er even said : “ If all people were Jehovah’s Witnesses , who would com@@ mit cri@@ m@@ es ? ”
The letter ad@@ ded that “ the gener@@ al appe@@ ar@@ ance of the gr@@ oun@@ ds , both in the sum@@ m@@ er and w@@ in@@ ter , is pleas@@ ant , a@@ es@@ the@@ tic@@ ally beau@@ ti@@ ful , and of high qu@@ ality . ”
When Li@@ fe Is Mar@@ red by V@@ i@@ ol@@ ence or E@@ con@@ om@@ ic H@@ ar@@ d@@ ship
These were ro@@ y@@ al instru@@ ctions , direc@@ tions for a king .
R@@ ar@@ ely do we have all the fac@@ ts about a certain situation .
So strong was his faith that he did not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to let those Ba@@ al prophe@@ ts go a@@ head .
I vis@@ ited her family to comfort them , but in@@ stead they provided Scriptural comfort to me .
One by one , the other children also sp@@ ent some time as full - time min@@ isters , which made us as parents very happy .
Un@@ like fal@@ li@@ ble men with their li@@ mit@@ ed a@@ bil@@ ities , Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God does not need a de@@ ta@@ iled , cu@@ t - and - d@@ ri@@ ed pl@@ an that se@@ ts out be@@ fore@@ hand the des@@ t@@ in@@ y of every individu@@ al on the earth .
These can har@@ dly be material ri@@ ches .
“ We have food , clo@@ thing , and sh@@ el@@ ter .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing of “ the one who is wal@@ king fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less@@ ly , ” the psalmist said that “ he does not s@@ l@@ an@@ der with his t@@ ong@@ ue , he does nothing bad to his neigh@@ b@@ or , and he does not de@@ f@@ ame his friends . ” ​ — P@@ s .
Jehovah ri@@ ch@@ ly re@@ war@@ ded the end@@ ur@@ ance sh@@ own by L@@ ou@@ is and Per@@ r@@ ine .
An@@ yone who wi@@ shed to serve God accep@@ ta@@ bly would have to ac@@ knowledge and accept Jesus ’ ro@@ le in the out@@ working of Jehovah’s purpose .
in the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
That en@@ vo@@ y of the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans evid@@ ently car@@ ri@@ ed with him a mon@@ et@@ ary gift from the congregation .
F@@ in@@ ding S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al T@@ re@@ a@@ sures
E@@ ver since , they have su@@ ffered pain because of this ter@@ ri@@ ble lo@@ ss .
Today , we are living close to the end of Satan’s world .
The child may become ang@@ ry or tr@@ oub@@ led because of feel@@ ing hel@@ pl@@ ess and fru@@ str@@ ated .
“ Lo@@ ok !
In a similar way , all Christians star@@ t off as spiritual ba@@ bes .
You too be@@ ar the we@@ igh@@ ty responsi@@ bility of help@@ ing your child to come to know and love Jehovah .
And we can cre@@ ate the “ opportunity ” to listen to their experi@@ ences and up@@ building expres@@ sions by show@@ ing them ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality , perhaps sh@@ aring a me@@ al with them . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
L@@ I@@ V@@ IN@@ G I@@ N H@@ A@@ R@@ M@@ ON@@ Y W@@ I@@ T@@ H B@@ E@@ IN@@ G D@@ E@@ C@@ L@@ A@@ R@@ E@@ D R@@ I@@ G@@ H@@ T@@ E@@ O@@ U@@ S
What Bible example shows why we need to r@@ ely more fully on Jehovah and his Word ?
A@@ ha@@ z@@ iah dies , and his brother Jeho@@ ra@@ m as@@ c@@ ends to the thro@@ ne .
We rejo@@ ice that no demon@@ ic or human power will ever b@@ lo@@ ck the pre@@ serv@@ ation of Jehovah’s Word .
She was dec@@ ei@@ ved into believ@@ ing that an act of dis@@ obedi@@ ence ​ — e@@ ating the for@@ bi@@ d@@ den fru@@ it — ​ would benefit her , making her like God .
At times , of course , we all make mis@@ takes .
To pas@@ s on the message , those writ@@ ings had to be care@@ fully co@@ pi@@ ed and reco@@ pi@@ ed by hand .
Then he la@@ id out his sacrifice and had everything d@@ ous@@ ed with water , pos@@ si@@ bly ob@@ ta@@ ined from the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an Se@@ a ne@@ ar@@ by .
That dem@@ and was me@@ t by in@@ ns a da@@ y’s j@@ our@@ ne@@ y ap@@ ar@@ t along the ma@@ in high@@ ways .
Do not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to use them both , saying that you have a re@@ sear@@ ch to@@ ol that you like to use to help find the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s answer to questions .
M@@ ak@@ ing the effort to be t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful will help you to experience the joy descri@@ bed at Proverbs 15 : 23 : “ A man has rejo@@ ic@@ ing in the answer of his m@@ ou@@ th , and a word at its right time is O how good ! ”
Hence , Jehovah God , “ the Ju@@ dge of all the earth , ” who is “ an exam@@ in@@ er of the heart , ” cho@@ se to h@@ and@@ le the matter himself .
He learned that he did need cor@@ rection , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly for his re@@ actions to the t@@ est he under@@ went .
Since the Witnesses in B@@ or@@ de@@ au@@ x did not have en@@ ough ro@@ om in their ho@@ m@@ es , we r@@ ented an emp@@ ty mo@@ vi@@ e the@@ ater for use as a d@@ or@@ mit@@ ory .
We cannot say that today Jehovah never inter@@ ven@@ es to demonstr@@ ate his will for us .
As mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , each day we must make num@@ er@@ ous decisions , bi@@ g and small .
How important it is that we learn to ‘ become obedi@@ ent from the heart ’ ! ​ — R@@ om . 6 : 17 .
It says : “ The ba@@ dness of man was a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in the earth and every inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of the thoughts of his heart was only bad all the time . . . .
He wanted the people to have both money and mor@@ als .
I also had some st@@ ored in the a@@ vi@@ ary , which was near the gar@@ age .
As a human , how did Jesus displa@@ y hum@@ ility ?
N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s ’ position and pres@@ ti@@ ge as a member of the rul@@ ing class may also have pre@@ ven@@ ted him from taking the important st@@ ep of dis@@ ow@@ ning himself .
T@@ each by Word and Ex@@ am@@ ple
The people began to desire a king whom they could see .
The vis@@ its took that long because we had to vis@@ it each book study group as if it were a congregation , and that u@@ su@@ ally me@@ ant two grou@@ ps we@@ ek@@ ly .
Tru@@ e to his word , he did not turn his hand back from against those nations .
Our well - a@@ im@@ ed efforts will be ri@@ ch@@ ly re@@ war@@ ded . ​ — Hebrews 11 : 6 .
L@@ ater , when Paul told his Eph@@ es@@ i@@ an brothers that they would not see him again , “ we@@ ep@@ ing bro@@ ke out among them all , and they f@@ ell upon Paul’s ne@@ ck and tend@@ er@@ ly k@@ is@@ sed him . ”
They also feel more com@@ for@@ table deal@@ ing with a wit@@ ch do@@ ct@@ or who kno@@ ws their cu@@ st@@ om@@ s and speak@@ s their di@@ al@@ e@@ ct than with a medi@@ cal do@@ ct@@ or .
Gi@@ be@@ ah
* In time , his in@@ ner con@@ f@@ li@@ cts led him to d@@ ru@@ g a@@ bu@@ se and heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ king .
In what important way do humans di@@ ff@@ er from ani@@ mal@@ s ?
Who Can Be Tru@@ sted ?
We did it will@@ ingly and happ@@ ily . ”
He is “ the beg@@ in@@ ning of the cre@@ ation by God . ”
The heal@@ thy fear of dis@@ pleas@@ ing God ought to gover@@ n all our actions , thoughts , and emo@@ tions .
Y@@ ou@@ ths Who P@@ ra@@ ise Jehovah En@@ rich Their Li@@ ves
In such c@@ as@@ es , commun@@ ic@@ ation without words is going on between the husband and wife .
35 : 33 , 34 .
The perfect man Jesus offered “ a cor@@ respon@@ ding ransom ”
Yet , Proverbs 29 : 1 says : “ A man re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly re@@ proved but making his ne@@ ck hard will su@@ d@@ den@@ ly be bro@@ ken , and that without heal@@ ing . ”
On that night , Jesus told his faithful apostles many important things .
Paul’s com@@ for@@ ting words are based on two fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al tru@@ ths .
Q@@ u@@ in@@ a@@ ul@@ t A@@ ve . L@@ ON@@ G B@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H , C@@ A ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , L@@ ong Be@@ ach Con@@ ven@@ tion C@@ en@@ ter Ar@@ ena , 3@@ 00 E .
For the Christians in R@@ ome at that time , about 5@@ 6 C.E . , the “ system of things ” involved the standards , cu@@ st@@ om@@ s , man@@ n@@ ers , and st@@ y@@ les that char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized the Rom@@ an world .
Because people res@@ pe@@ cted Samuel , he was able to help them spiritually .
He was the only child of Abraham and his wife , S@@ ar@@ ah .
No marriage , family , or fri@@ end@@ ship can th@@ ri@@ ve without it .
What about those who had to be put out of the congregation , in obedi@@ ence to Scriptural direction ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ out in@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion , we can p@@ our out our hearts to Jehovah with the confidence that he he@@ ars our prayers and will answer them .
Of all the fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps we can cultiv@@ ate , however , no@@ ne are more important than our fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah .
So@@ on the number of disciples gre@@ w to 3@@ ,000 and then to 5@@ ,000 . . . .
Our ma@@ in ob@@ je@@ ctive was to co@@ ver as much ter@@ rit@@ ory as possible and to leave as much Bible liter@@ ature as we could with inter@@ ested ones .
The “ Go@@ spe@@ l of Ju@@ d@@ as ” is a G@@ no@@ s@@ tic text from the second century C.E . , origin@@ ally written in Greek .
Do you long to have the support of Jehovah’s mi@@ gh@@ ty angels ?
E@@ igh@@ ty - fi@@ ve - year - old C@@ al@@ e@@ b asked that he be given the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous re@@ gi@@ on that God had promised him , al@@ though it was in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted by enem@@ ies in their great for@@ ti@@ fied c@@ ities . ​ — Jo@@ s@@ h .
Why has op@@ position not pre@@ ven@@ ted our preaching from being succ@@ ess@@ ful ?
* U@@ sing the same me@@ th@@ od descri@@ bed by D@@ ro@@ s@@ n@@ in , M@@ c@@ Ka@@ y claim@@ s to have found “ pre@@ dic@@ tions ” of the ass@@ as@@ sin@@ ations of In@@ di@@ r@@ a G@@ and@@ h@@ i , Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ ther King , J@@ r . , John F .
My sisters were baptized at that conven@@ tion .
In my early te@@ ens , two of Jehovah’s Witnesses ( a married cou@@ ple ) appro@@ ached me during a school rec@@ re@@ ation peri@@ od .
This a@@ w@@ es@@ ome ev@@ ent pos@@ si@@ bly takes place at night , making it especially vi@@ vi@@ d .
Of him it could truly be said : “ The very law of truth proved to be in his m@@ ou@@ th , and there was no un@@ righteousness to be found on his li@@ ps .
When we go to the meetings , we show our brothers that we want to be with them and talk with them and that we are inter@@ ested in how they are feel@@ ing .
However , they were husband and wife .
His in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ing rejo@@ in@@ ders and his own example provide valu@@ able less@@ ons for truth - se@@ ek@@ ers of today .
Why did David rest@@ ra@@ in himself from taking v@@ enge@@ ance ?
Pro@@ g@@ res@@ sive min@@ isters help new ones pre@@ pare for the ministry
The apostle Paul spoke with b@@ ol@@ dness
4 : 16 ​ — How was Moses to “ serve as God ” to A@@ ar@@ on ?
Acc@@ ording to a n@@ ational es@@ tim@@ ate , however , every year ne@@ arly half a milli@@ on el@@ der@@ ly people in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates su@@ ff@@ er a@@ bu@@ se or ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct .
See also “ Your K@@ id@@ ne@@ ys ​ — A F@@ il@@ ter for Li@@ fe , ” in the Au@@ gu@@ st 8 , 199@@ 7 , is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke !
He kin@@ dly showed me a few are@@ as in which I could imp@@ ro@@ ve , men@@ tion@@ ing s@@ k@@ ill@@ s that a good cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er needs .
She said to K@@ y@@ le , “ This must have something to do with your religion ” and gave her a war@@ m em@@ br@@ ace as they said good night .
We can gra@@ du@@ ally come to accept that Jehovah does not bl@@ ame us for our chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , and he does not bl@@ ame us for our in@@ fir@@ m@@ ities .
A bri@@ ef gl@@ ance at new@@ s@@ pa@@ per he@@ ad@@ l@@ ines provi@@ des a g@@ ri@@ m answer .
It was the world that began with the children of Adam and E@@ ve .
( b ) Why do you value the good news of the Kingdom ?
He once had a jo@@ b , a home , and a family ​ — but he lost them all .
Un@@ til 19@@ 39 , when Ger@@ man for@@ ces occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed C@@ ze@@ cho@@ s@@ lo@@ v@@ ak@@ ia , similar r@@ out@@ es ex@@ is@@ ted along the bor@@ der with that country .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les , 12 / 1
C@@ ho@@ ose ver@@ ses that descri@@ be the things you especially wish to enjoy in the new world , and i@@ magine yourself there .
• After consider@@ ing this material , what do you feel mo@@ tiv@@ ated to do ?
He said : “ Pe@@ ople will deli@@ ver you up to tri@@ bul@@ ation and will k@@ ill you , and you will be ob@@ je@@ cts of h@@ at@@ red by all the nations on account of my name .
The Christians in R@@ ome needed to exam@@ ine themselves and find out what they were set@@ ting their min@@ ds on .
The Scriptural princi@@ ple is found at 2 Corinthians 6 : 14 , 15 .
In fact , in 200@@ 7 , hard - working , happy publi@@ sh@@ ers condu@@ cted an a@@ ver@@ age of si@@ x and a half milli@@ on Bible stu@@ dies each mon@@ th !
In our own strength , we likely cannot cop@@ e with these t@@ ests of faith .
What important question did Jesus ra@@ ise while giving the com@@ pos@@ ite si@@ gn of the last days ?
By their actions , Jeho@@ i@@ a@@ da and Jeho@@ she@@ ba contribu@@ ted great@@ ly to the rest@@ or@@ ation of true worship in the land of Juda@@ h .
No man has es@@ cor@@ ted ei@@ ther light or dar@@ k@@ ness to its home or has en@@ tered the sto@@ re@@ hous@@ es of s@@ now and ha@@ il that God keep@@ s back for “ the day of fi@@ ght and war . ”
In 199@@ 0 , at the age of 6@@ 8 , I became comple@@ t@@ ely par@@ al@@ y@@ zed .
All of us are imper@@ fect and make mis@@ takes .
How would the G@@ ent@@ ile Christians who were person@@ ally affe@@ cted by Pet@@ er@@ ’s mis@@ take respon@@ d to the in@@ justice ?
However , a par@@ al@@ le@@ l Bible prophecy shows that “ the k@@ ings of the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth ” will be l@@ ined up against Jehovah on “ the great day of God the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty . ”
We know that E@@ no@@ ch did that because “ before his trans@@ fer@@ ence he had the witness that he had pleas@@ ed God well . ”
( b ) How do some comm@@ on worl@@ dly ide@@ as com@@ pare with what the Bible says ?
If you simply ex@@ ten@@ d as much fri@@ end@@ l@@ iness as the person will allow , you help keep the do@@ or o@@ pen for clo@@ s@@ er rel@@ ations in the future .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful Israelites supp@@ or@@ ted the arrang@@ ements made for true worship at the house of God .
Gi@@ ve the matter even fur@@ ther thought , as@@ king yourself , ‘ How would I feel if I gave in to se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality ? ’
( In the fe@@ et and to@@ es , the ir@@ on is mi@@ x@@ ed with cla@@ y . )
The following year our son , Al@@ le@@ n , was born , and in 194@@ 1 the z@@ one work was dis@@ continued .
How can we make sure that we ob@@ tain our in@@ her@@ it@@ ance ?
The apostle Paul explained : “ God re@@ comm@@ ends his own love to us in that , while we were yet sin@@ n@@ ers , Christ died for us .
And would it not be reason@@ able to turn to the ul@@ tim@@ ate s@@ ource of truth , God’s Word , to find ans@@ wers about the n@@ ature of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on and what it will mean for you and your family ?
Be@@ fore no@@ ting some of them , let us see some of the ways in which Jehovah ca@@ res for his people .
Sha@@ ph@@ an’s son G@@ em@@ ari@@ ah and gr@@ and@@ son Mi@@ ca@@ iah pla@@ yed a prom@@ in@@ ent part in the events descri@@ bed in Jeremiah chap@@ ter 36 .
They also took Lo@@ t the son of A@@ br@@ am@@ ’s brother and his go@@ o@@ ds and continued on their way . He was then d@@ wel@@ ling in So@@ dom . ”
A certain am@@ ount of anxi@@ ety is to be expe@@ cted when we must end@@ ure great st@@ ress .
The se@@ cre@@ t is not in su@@ ction cu@@ ps or in some ty@@ pe of g@@ lu@@ e .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , we are no@@ tic@@ ed for our fine works as Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers and for such qualities as mo@@ der@@ ation and cha@@ st@@ en@@ ess . ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 1 - 14 .
Satan has mal@@ ign@@ ed God’s name and has prom@@ o@@ ted lies .
Yes , we are “ members bel@@ ong@@ ing individu@@ ally to one another , ” and we are “ under ob@@ lig@@ ation to love one another . ”
With the spi@@ rit@@ ’s help , we can gra@@ du@@ ally beg@@ in to think more and more as Christ did .
This time , when Moses came down car@@ r@@ ying the ta@@ ble@@ ts , his face em@@ it@@ ted ra@@ ys .
Just before that , he spoke of the present wicked “ heavens , ” using the p@@ lu@@ r@@ al .
Then , by associ@@ ating with that group , one will enjoy up@@ building fel@@ low@@ ship with people who worship God in un@@ ity and “ with spirit and truth . ”
When the Witness learned of the situation , she explained what the Bible says about marriage ​ — for example , that marriage is a gift from God and not something to be thro@@ wn away ligh@@ tly .
F@@ eli@@ x ag@@ re@@ es with that .
D@@ us@@ k appro@@ ach@@ es .
Y@@ ur@@ y says : “ Re@@ ading such artic@@ les in our public@@ ations as ‘ Can You Ser@@ ve in a F@@ o@@ re@@ ign F@@ i@@ eld ? ’
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 4 , 5 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 24 - 32
How his study of God’s Law had affe@@ cted him !
He even began to control his temp@@ er .
Thus , I went to a Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic pri@@ est and asked him : “ What comm@@ and should be bin@@ ding on us as Christians ​ — to go to war and k@@ ill our neigh@@ b@@ ors or to love them ? ”
“ If anyone wants to come after me , ” said Jesus , “ let him dis@@ own himself and pi@@ ck up his t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake and continu@@ ally follow me . ”
Of course , the Jewish shepher@@ ds know that “ Messi@@ ah , ” or “ Christ , ” ref@@ ers to God’s “ A@@ no@@ inted One . ”
King David of ancient Israel had com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with B@@ ath - she@@ ba , and she became pre@@ gn@@ ant .
O@@ p@@ pose the Devil , and He Will F@@ le@@ e
How about its long - ter@@ m influ@@ ence on children ?
Ar@@ my P@@ ho@@ to
What is “ the peace of the Christ ” ?
Pro@@ vi@@ ding H@@ el@@ p and H@@ op@@ e
“ I C@@ A@@ N be good without being religious ! ” That is a comm@@ on sen@@ ti@@ ment .
For example , after the Jews re@@ turned from Babyl@@ on , E@@ z@@ r@@ a and a number of other qu@@ ali@@ fied men did not just read God’s Law to the people , they “ ex@@ p@@ oun@@ ded ” that law , ‘ pu@@ t@@ ting meaning into it and giving understanding ’ of God’s Word . ​ — Ne@@ h@@ emiah 8 : 8 .
If you are a matu@@ re publi@@ sh@@ er who has been assign@@ ed to help an in@@ ac@@ tive person , what should you do if he tel@@ ls you that he has eng@@ ag@@ ed in serious mis@@ conduct ?
16 , 17 . ( a ) Des@@ cri@@ be what a po@@ t@@ ter does to the cla@@ y he uses to make fine po@@ t@@ ter@@ y . ( b ) How does God’s Word help us to be trans@@ form@@ ed into something valu@@ able to Jehovah ?
2 : 28 - 32 .
In to@@ da@@ y’s di@@ vi@@ ded world , love and un@@ ity c@@ learly dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish Jehovah’s Witnesses .
But then he re@@ consider@@ ed his vie@@ ws .
Your power will be s@@ can@@ ty . ” The words of a deep@@ ly disc@@ oura@@ ged person may become “ w@@ il@@ d talk . ”
May we too prof@@ it from this “ we@@ igh@@ ty message ” by ap@@ pl@@ ying its principles in our lives .
Di@@ d Jesus ber@@ ate the apostles ?
Sam@@ o@@ s
Jesus ’ words about such sin show that Jesus is refer@@ ring to those who will@@ fully op@@ pose the op@@ er@@ ation of God’s holy spirit .
M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el respon@@ ded : “ I want to contribu@@ te ! ”
L@@ ater , Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s wanted to take Mark with them on another tri@@ p .
How , then , can you ac@@ qui@@ re the attitude needed to understand the Bible ?
Th@@ ough the f@@ ra@@ g@@ ile col@@ on@@ y sur@@ vi@@ ved des@@ pite many har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps , W@@ in@@ thro@@ p never lived to see his dre@@ am come true .
A@@ gain , do you no@@ te the tra@@ it ty@@ pi@@ cal of str@@ ang@@ ers ?
This ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely dem@@ an@@ ding situation was to continue for 30 years .
( b ) How did Abra@@ m come to put faith in Jehovah ?
When the ang@@ el G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el came to answer one of Dani@@ el@@ ’s prayers , he descri@@ bed the prophet as “ someone very desi@@ ra@@ ble ” or “ a man great@@ ly bel@@ o@@ ved . ”
They felt that the des@@ t@@ in@@ y of every person was deci@@ ded by cap@@ ri@@ ci@@ ous go@@ dd@@ ess@@ es .
Some 18 months ear@@ li@@ er , in his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus had provided his disciples with a mo@@ de@@ l upon which to ba@@ se their prayers .
We associ@@ ated with a small group of Witnesses made up of 13 different n@@ ati@@ on@@ alities .
The anointed come “ out of every tri@@ be and t@@ ong@@ ue and people and nation ”
“ God is not par@@ ti@@ al , ” the Bible tel@@ ls us , “ but in every nation the man who fe@@ ars him and does what is right is accep@@ table to him . ”
“ H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est ”
As@@ k the work overse@@ er if you have questions about working on high lo@@ c@@ ations .
“ S@@ oun@@ dness of mind ” invol@@ ves being able to think and reason sen@@ si@@ bly .
She expla@@ ins : “ After we inform@@ ed them by p@@ ho@@ ne what had happened , they were at our house within 4@@ 5 min@@ ut@@ es .
How wonderful it will be then to live in Par@@ adise and always be with people who love Jehovah and one another !
No , the te@@ ars that God will wi@@ pe out are te@@ ars ca@@ used by suffering , g@@ ri@@ ef , disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment , h@@ ur@@ t , and ag@@ on@@ y .
W@@ as he up@@ set that his priv@@ ac@@ y was dis@@ tur@@ bed ?
“ We have read that there will be a par@@ adise on earth .
Many religi@@ ons teach that the wicked will go to a fi@@ er@@ y hel@@ l and be t@@ or@@ men@@ ted forever .
Jehovah’s powerful holy spirit mo@@ tiv@@ ated and en@@ er@@ gi@@ zed them to keep on wit@@ ness@@ ing .
What a reli@@ ef that will be for those de@@ ar faithful ones who now su@@ ff@@ er because of the fore@@ told “ food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges ” that are part of “ the si@@ gn ” of Jesus ’ pres@@ ence !
A gener@@ al of the U@@ .@@ S . Ar@@ my , James F@@ ran@@ k@@ l@@ in B@@ ell , told Bro@@ thers Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d and V@@ an A@@ mbu@@ r@@ gh that the govern@@ ment had tri@@ ed to make a new law that would allow it to s@@ ent@@ ence to death anyone who refu@@ sed to fi@@ ght in the war .
So when the time came to cho@@ ose between being an Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an prin@@ ce or an Israel@@ ite slave , what did he deci@@ de ?
On one occasi@@ on Moses ’ mil@@ dness seem@@ s to have fa@@ iled him .
For us to be accep@@ table to God , our s@@ inc@@ ere beli@@ ef@@ s must be based on acc@@ ur@@ ate information .
No@@ ting that the brother has received spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c counsel in the past but has fa@@ iled to imp@@ ro@@ ve , the vis@@ iting cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er ag@@ re@@ es and jo@@ ins in the re@@ comm@@ end@@ ation that he be d@@ el@@ et@@ ed as an el@@ der .
Even when a ro@@ y@@ al dec@@ ree pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted pet@@ iti@@ ons to anyone but D@@ ari@@ us , the Me@@ di@@ an king , Daniel did not wa@@ ver for one m@@ om@@ ent .
If we are stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to find time to read and study the Bible , we should re@@ exam@@ ine our sc@@ he@@ du@@ le .
To at@@ tain this go@@ al , he re@@ je@@ cted material lu@@ x@@ u@@ ries and un@@ necess@@ ary end@@ e@@ av@@ ors because he felt that these would di@@ str@@ act him .
A very un@@ likely one ​ — “ se@@ ven shepher@@ ds , y@@ es , ei@@ ght du@@ k@@ es ” !
King Saul was appointed by God , yet he tre@@ ated his own son ba@@ dly .
How can a Christian cou@@ ple make their marriage a lasting uni@@ on ?
Like the mo@@ de@@ l prayer that Jesus gave , the m@@ our@@ n@@ er@@ ’s K@@ ad@@ dis@@ h also as@@ ks that God’s name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied .
• What has Jehovah done to strengthen the Christian congregation since the K@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ ’s bir@@ th ?
Acc@@ ep@@ ting the chall@@ enge , the Ba@@ al prophe@@ ts pray@@ ed long and hard , even with l@@ ou@@ d out@@ cri@@ es ​ — but to no a@@ va@@ il !
The fact that t@@ ests may reve@@ al we@@ ak@@ nesses in our faith can also be bene@@ fi@@ cial if we thus see the need to take cor@@ rec@@ tive me@@ a@@ sures .
After two years of vis@@ iting many do@@ ct@@ ors , we found a r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned r@@ he@@ um@@ at@@ olo@@ g@@ ist , who so@@ le@@ m@@ n@@ ly said , “ I@@ t’s too l@@ ate . ”
T@@ an@@ ks and sol@@ di@@ ers bur@@ st into the pris@@ on cam@@ p , att@@ ac@@ king the pris@@ on@@ ers .
Why , then , should we as@@ su@@ me that Satan was something other than an ac@@ tu@@ al spirit being ?
Why are you determined to benefit from war@@ ning examples found in God’s Word ?
Jac@@ o@@ b , R@@ ac@@ he@@ l , Joseph , and Paul all fac@@ ed situ@@ ations that were difficult for them emo@@ tion@@ ally and physi@@ c@@ ally .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , when parents cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly and pati@@ ently tra@@ in their little ones “ in the discipl@@ ine and ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on of Jehovah , ” they are also help@@ ing their children to devel@@ op self - discipl@@ ine and wisdom . ​ — E@@ ph .
That family man said of his son Noah : “ [ He ] will bring us comfort from our la@@ b@@ or and from the pa@@ in@@ ful to@@ il of our hands because of the gr@@ ound that Jehovah has cur@@ sed . ”
The con@@ su@@ l su@@ gg@@ ested that she return to S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land .
The st@@ or@@ m cl@@ ou@@ ds of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on cannot be far - off .
How has Jehovah sh@@ own end@@ uring love for us ?
E@@ ach night when I felt my thoughts rac@@ ing and anxi@@ ety ris@@ ing , I pet@@ iti@@ oned Jehovah .
Lo@@ ve , in@@ deed , is very powerful ​ — not r@@ om@@ an@@ tic love but Christian love .
But they were loyal servants of Jehovah , and Paul loved them de@@ arly . ​ — R@@ om . 16 : 1 - 16 .
One brother lik@@ ens himself to a pro@@ spe@@ ct@@ or .
B@@ ack in the er@@ a of the Re@@ form@@ ation , the Bible was publi@@ shed in Rom@@ ans@@ h , a L@@ at@@ in - based language spo@@ ken in Eng@@ adi@@ ne .
A close relationship with Jehovah en@@ ab@@ les us to maintain integrity under tri@@ al
Let us now ad@@ d@@ ress these questions .
They also dec@@ ei@@ ve humans by pos@@ ing as the spi@@ r@@ its of the dead .
He saw Jehovah’s hand in matters .
The ma@@ ster text by W@@ est@@ co@@ t@@ t and H@@ ort , used ex@@ ten@@ si@@ vely as a bas@@ is for the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation , pu@@ ts the s@@ ent@@ ence in d@@ ou@@ ble br@@ ac@@ ke@@ ts .
During another f@@ light , I s@@ at next to a P@@ al@@ est@@ in@@ i@@ an re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative to the Un@@ ited N@@ ations .
To a spiritual man , a supp@@ or@@ tive wife is pri@@ c@@ eless ! ​ — Pro@@ v .
In what way did those ancient servants of God provide fo@@ reg@@ le@@ am@@ s of Jesus , and what can we learn from these acc@@ oun@@ ts ?
“ See , ” says her h@@ ou@@ se@@ gu@@ est , “ your son is ali@@ ve . ”
Of course , be consider@@ ate of the time and en@@ er@@ gy of those who help you in this way .
A@@ vo@@ id eng@@ ag@@ ing in de@@ bat@@ es with apost@@ ates ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 10 )
In@@ justice may make people feel that there is no place to which they can turn for reli@@ ef .
R@@ em@@ ember , the very n@@ ature of dec@@ ep@@ tion is that the one being dec@@ ei@@ ved is un@@ a@@ ware of it .
Na@@ ba@@ l ru@@ d@@ ely refu@@ sed a re@@ qu@@ est for ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment from Davi@@ d’s men , who had helped to gu@@ ard Na@@ bal@@ ’s large flo@@ c@@ ks from th@@ i@@ ev@@ es .
Jehovah evid@@ ently re@@ ached Bar@@ u@@ ch@@ ’s heart , for he respon@@ ded positi@@ vely and sur@@ vi@@ ved the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem , which occ@@ ur@@ red 17 years later .
One branch of@@ fice wr@@ ites : “ Many hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders accep@@ ting Bible stu@@ dies are un@@ emp@@ lo@@ yed and therefore have more time to study during the day .
She ad@@ ds : “ I rec@@ ently moved to a city 9@@ ,000 fe@@ et ( 2@@ ,@@ 7@@ 4@@ 3 m ) up in the An@@ des M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s .
What joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion must have filled their heart when the apostles heard those words from Jesus !
In 199@@ 8 , I was appointed to serve as a special pioneer in J@@ el@@ g@@ av@@ a , a to@@ wn 25 mil@@ es [ 40 k@@ m ] sou@@ th@@ w@@ est of Ri@@ ga .
My husband al@@ lo@@ ws our children to come with me to the religious meetings I atten@@ d because he appreci@@ ates that they are being taught only what is bene@@ fi@@ cial for them . ”
Do I take the in@@ iti@@ ative to set@@ tle dis@@ pu@@ tes ?
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t’s com@@ ments shed some light on the sub@@ ject .
Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r ann@@ oun@@ ced that the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures would be made a@@ vail@@ able in more langu@@ ages , including D@@ ut@@ ch .
A young woman nam@@ ed Isa@@ bel@@ la says : “ I think pro@@ c@@ ra@@ st@@ in@@ ation is g@@ ene@@ tic because my da@@ d has it too .
Hence , it may have been imp@@ os@@ sible for Joseph to avoid P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife . ​ — Genesis 39 : 10 .
Rather , he would study it , ex@@ tr@@ ac@@ ting from it every de@@ ta@@ il and nu@@ ance .
O@@ thers have died under tra@@ gi@@ c circumstances .
C@@ o@@ in , to@@ p left : P@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ al Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ve ( Ne@@ ar E@@ ast@@ er@@ n H@@ ist@@ ory ) E@@ st .
“ This was possible only because of the tra@@ ining Jehovah’s organization provi@@ des through the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol , ” explained a happy Ka@@ z@@ un@@ a .
‘ W@@ ould my clo@@ th@@ es show that I am a follow@@ er of Christ ?
In G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol we received wonderful tra@@ ining to help us to “ become all things to people of all s@@ or@@ ts . ”
was rel@@ eas@@ ed at the 200@@ 2 dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tions .
It is , though , a less@@ on wor@@ th lear@@ ning .
A@@ post@@ ate Christian The@@ olo@@ gy
The os@@ su@@ ary also tel@@ ls us something new .
4 : 8 ​ — Why did Bar@@ ak in@@ s@@ ist that the prophe@@ t@@ ess De@@ bor@@ ah go with him to the bat@@ t@@ le@@ field ?
In 198@@ 2 a shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ k from the l@@ ate 14@@ th century B.C.E . was found just off the co@@ ast of sou@@ ther@@ n T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y .
And when his disciples ass@@ em@@ b@@ led for worship , they pray@@ ed together .
With a par@@ t@@ ner , I was to sp@@ end si@@ x months each year in one or more of the Af@@ ri@@ can coun@@ tri@@ es lo@@ c@@ ated in this va@@ st are@@ a .
Can you ass@@ ist them to pre@@ pare and prac@@ tice a simp@@ le , appe@@ al@@ ing pres@@ ent@@ ation ?
Ha@@ ve we main@@ ta@@ ined our ze@@ al for the ministry rather than let@@ ting personal af@@ fai@@ r@@ s take pre@@ ce@@ d@@ ence in our life ?
They reason that he comman@@ ded some of his worshipp@@ ers in the past to eng@@ age in war@@ f@@ are ; the Bible rec@@ ord con@@ fir@@ ms as much .
The Witnesses qu@@ o@@ ted Proverbs 10 : 22 to show that God does not want us to have pain .
How is this a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly accep@@ table time ?
But other as@@ pe@@ cts of their ga@@ ther@@ ings can also leave a lasting imp@@ res@@ sion on vis@@ it@@ ors .
“ Jehovah Is M@@ ak@@ ing an E@@ s@@ tim@@ ate of H@@ ear@@ ts ”
Ab@@ out the King Jesus Christ , Isaiah pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed : “ A king will re@@ ign for righteousness . ”
Jehovah kno@@ ws that serving him whole - sou@@ led is good for us .
And the kingdom it@@ self will not be pas@@ sed on to any other people . It will cr@@ us@@ h and put an end to all these k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s [ now ex@@ is@@ ting ] , and it it@@ self will stand to times in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ”
King David once experienced a se@@ v@@ ere si@@ ck@@ ness , which is mentioned in Psalm 4@@ 1 .
“ My wife and our two ol@@ des@@ t daugh@@ ters , age 14 and 10 at the time , were in@@ iti@@ ally op@@ posed .
The ex@@ pan@@ sion cons@@ is@@ ted of 14 new@@ ly con@@ stru@@ cted buil@@ ding@@ s , including re@@ si@@ d@@ ences for vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers serving at the branch of@@ fice , a pr@@ inter@@ y , and an of@@ fice building .
Sh@@ ould not Jehovah’s worship and all that prom@@ o@@ tes it be our ma@@ in concer@@ n and c@@ hi@@ ef s@@ ource of joy ?
A tur@@ ning point came after the C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l of Tr@@ ent in 1@@ 5@@ 4@@ 6 , when the question of ver@@ n@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar transl@@ ations was consider@@ ed .
To avoid being t@@ ac@@ t@@ less like Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i , we should stri@@ ve to be kind to people , for we do not know how they really feel .
Consider what the Bible has to say about this in the next article .
Di@@ d they ?
Such teach@@ ers reas@@ oned that the godly must des@@ p@@ ise the go@@ d@@ less .
( b ) Why can baptism be lik@@ ened to con@@ stru@@ cting the ar@@ k in No@@ ah’s day ?
But Jehovah can and will prote@@ ct his faithful servants spiritually .
As a result , we learned many faith - streng@@ th@@ ening de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about the in@@ her@@ it@@ ance that Jehovah has plac@@ ed before those who ‘ take in knowledge of him and of the one whom he sent for@@ th , Jesus Christ . ’ ​ — John 17 : 3 ; R@@ om . 12 : 2 .
“ We saw with our own eyes how Jehovah helps his people . ”
C@@ learly , the Bible provi@@ des practic@@ al ad@@ vice that can help us avoid serious problems .
“ The world [ of wicked mankind ] is pas@@ sing away and so is its desire , but he that does the will of God rema@@ ins forever . ” ​ — 1 John 2 : 17 .
Can you i@@ magine , then , how much self - control it must take for God not to st@@ ep in and im@@ medi@@ ately end our suffering ?
All of these things have led Christians into sin@@ ful conduct . ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 33 ; James 4 : 4 .
( Read C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 13 . )
The C@@ z@@ ar T@@ ak@@ es an In@@ ter@@ est
So , for our prayers to be heard , we need to get to know the God of the Bible and learn what his will is .
In the origin@@ al Greek , the word rend@@ ered “ pang@@ s of dist@@ ress ” liter@@ ally means “ pang@@ s of bir@@ th . ”
She was ob@@ vi@@ ously star@@ t@@ led at see@@ ing this group of long - ha@@ i@@ red hi@@ p@@ pi@@ es , and she was care@@ ful not to turn her head again .
What is the mo@@ der@@ n - day arrang@@ ement fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed by worship at Solom@@ on@@ ’s temple ?
C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 21 states : “ Do not be ex@@ as@@ per@@ ating your children , so that they do not become do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted . ”
21 : 3 ​ — What is the “ s@@ word ” that Jehovah br@@ ings for@@ th out of its she@@ ath ?
To that end , may each of us be determined to remain close to Jehovah and accept the guid@@ ance he provi@@ des by means of his Word and the Christian congregation .
Why can all of us benefit from consider@@ ing Romans chap@@ ter 8 ?
Lu@@ ther’s Bible helped la@@ y the bas@@ is for a standar@@ di@@ zed written language that came to be accepted thr@@ ough@@ out Ger@@ many .
Why did M@@ ic@@ ha@@ l feel this way ?
Mo@@ st important , God has provided you with an inf@@ al@@ li@@ ble means with which to prote@@ ct yourself .
Many of the Israelites started to imitate the Cana@@ an@@ ites , who worshipp@@ ed false go@@ ds and lived im@@ moral lives . ​ — Read Psalm 10@@ 6 : 34 - 39 .
Yet , are you able to keep the Kingdom ​ — the true means of at@@ tain@@ ing per@@ man@@ ent se@@ cur@@ ity — ​ in foc@@ us ?
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y M@@ A@@ R@@ C@@ E@@ L F@@ I@@ L@@ T@@ E@@ A@@ U
Com@@ man@@ ded by tri@@ bun@@ es and cen@@ tu@@ ri@@ ons , they also main@@ ta@@ ined order at the g@@ ames and in the the@@ at@@ ers and re@@ in@@ for@@ ced the fi@@ re@@ fi@@ gh@@ ting service .
Today , we worship Jehovah when we pray , preach , and go to our meetings .
May we never feel that we are too lo@@ f@@ ty to do hum@@ ble things or too important to do men@@ i@@ al t@@ as@@ ks .
As Jesus fore@@ told , they present themselves as his “ sheep ” but act like hu@@ ng@@ ry w@@ ol@@ ves .
What s@@ ort of is@@ su@@ es di@@ vi@@ de those in Chris@@ tend@@ om ?
* ( Read 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 4 : 3 - 8 . )
I then began to reas@@ s@@ ess my own mo@@ ti@@ ves . W@@ as I serving Jehovah for the right reas@@ ons ? ”
Rather than loving the comm@@ on people , those lead@@ ers des@@ p@@ ised them .
Let us consider some of these cons@@ ol@@ ing st@@ at@@ ements from God’s Word that will help us to appreci@@ ate more fully that we are valu@@ ed by God and that he will re@@ ward us as we continue to do his will .
When she was 18 years old , a K@@ G@@ B of@@ fic@@ er began to har@@ ass her and tri@@ ed to for@@ ce her to com@@ mit im@@ mor@@ ality with him , but she fir@@ m@@ ly re@@ je@@ cted his advan@@ ces .
At one time , Witnesses of different s@@ k@@ in col@@ or in that country could not fre@@ ely associ@@ ate with one another .
Israel@@ ’s bi@@ gg@@ est proble@@ m is not M@@ idi@@ an@@ ite op@@ pres@@ sion .
; Per@@ e@@ z , E . ( 5 ) de A@@ bre@@ u , F .
( a ) What is a pri@@ m@@ ary reason why God’s word pre@@ vail@@ s today ?
Be@@ d@@ ell now took on the t@@ ask of transl@@ ating the Hebrew Scriptures .
The proble@@ m began cen@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o when the Jews su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ously c@@ eas@@ ed to pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ce the divine name and started to sub@@ s@@ titu@@ te the Hebrew word for “ S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord ” wh@@ en@@ ever they came to the divine name as they read the Scriptures .
( In@@ for@@ man@@ t , * De@@ c@@ ember 19@@ 37 , L@@ ond@@ on e@@ dition ) The so@@ ber@@ ing sub@@ t@@ it@@ le ad@@ ded : “ No O@@ ut@@ standing In@@ cre@@ ase in T@@ en Ye@@ ars . ”
12 : 9 .
If we accept an invit@@ ation , we should not can@@ c@@ el fri@@ v@@ ol@@ ously .
In its own way , this com@@ ment illustr@@ ates the import@@ ance of a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c instru@@ ction that Jesus inclu@@ ded in his com@@ mis@@ sion to make disciples .
What are the “ new heavens ” ?
Do you appreci@@ ate the many ways in which the elders shepher@@ d the congregation ?
“ He is one of the me@@ ek@@ est brothers you could ever wish to me@@ et , ” says the co@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ or of the body of elders in the congregation to which H@@ ans bel@@ ong@@ s .
T@@ ake to heart what the apostle Paul tel@@ ls us .
H@@ ere , a@@ th@@ let@@ es sub@@ je@@ cted themselves to long , in@@ ten@@ se pre@@ par@@ ation for the g@@ ames with the help of tra@@ in@@ ers , who would also pres@@ cri@@ be di@@ e@@ ts and en@@ sure se@@ x@@ u@@ al ab@@ st@@ in@@ ence .
But who wrote those prophe@@ ci@@ es , and who could pre@@ di@@ ct the future so acc@@ ur@@ ately ?
He had deep respect for his Father .
He said that since this woman was you@@ ng@@ er and made him feel better , he would not leave her .
I asked K@@ ing@@ s@@ le@@ y how he could remember so well after practic@@ ing only 30 times .
King David com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with B@@ ath - she@@ ba , and af@@ ter@@ ward he had her husband , U@@ ri@@ ah , kil@@ led .
They di@@ vi@@ de this str@@ ange ent@@ ity into two c@@ ate@@ g@@ ori@@ es , dar@@ k matter and dar@@ k en@@ er@@ gy .
No@@ tice how this is descri@@ bed at Proverbs 7 : 6 - 23 .
Jehovah ch@@ eri@@ sh@@ es and lo@@ ves all his sheep .
A conven@@ i@@ ent time ar@@ ose some two and a half years later when Jesus began pre@@ par@@ ing his disciples for his im@@ min@@ ent death .
As you consider how to use the preci@@ ous res@@ our@@ ces of your you@@ th , ‘ sa@@ f@@ ely tre@@ asure up for yourself a fine f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for the future , in order that you may get a fir@@ m hold on the real life . ’
However , the principles discus@@ sed apply e@@ qu@@ ally to the use of c@@ he@@ wing to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o , s@@ nu@@ f@@ f , ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ tes that con@@ tain n@@ ic@@ o@@ t@@ ine , and other pro@@ du@@ cts .
How the per@@ spe@@ c@@ ti@@ ves of Saul and David di@@ ff@@ er !
But what about s@@ crip@@ tures like Ju@@ de 7 ?
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 27 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 10@@ 8 , 30
How did true knowledge become pl@@ enti@@ ful ?
If we are not care@@ ful , the way we d@@ ress could make it even more difficult for them to follow the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel and fi@@ ght against those desi@@ res .
Some op@@ pos@@ ers try to close those “ g@@ ates , ” but we know that they cannot succ@@ e@@ ed .
“ Ru@@ n With En@@ du@@ r@@ ance ” the R@@ ace for Li@@ fe
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 36 , 1@@ 39
Like Jesus , he is mil@@ d - temp@@ ered and low@@ ly in heart .
Since it was my desire to go to heaven , I wonder@@ ed whether this number had been comple@@ ted before my bir@@ th .
F@@ or@@ ced from Israel@@ ’s thro@@ ne , David has reason to be des@@ pon@@ d@@ ent .
Yet , he will gu@@ i@@ de you in life if you pray and are determined to be led by his spirit . ​ — G@@ al .
Jehovah’s Witnesses today end@@ e@@ av@@ or to do so as well .
And , y@@ es , Jehovah bless@@ ed the out@@ come in that case , show@@ ing his view of ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y .
( See also the bo@@ x “ So@@ o@@ thing Wor@@ ds of Con@@ sol@@ ation . ” )
TH@@ E R@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ L@@ T : Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of por@@ tions of Bible man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts ​ — some over 2@@ ,000 years old — ​ sur@@ vi@@ ve to this day .
They believe that he , in effect , was saying : ‘ You tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ ed over the dem@@ ons , but do not become bo@@ ast@@ ful .
Gre@@ ed is good . ”
He was a V@@ i@@ et@@ na@@ m v@@ et@@ er@@ an who as a result of the emo@@ tional st@@ ress of see@@ ing so much death had su@@ ffered a n@@ er@@ v@@ ous bre@@ ak@@ down during his mil@@ it@@ ary service .
What pl@@ ans for the future should you@@ ths wis@@ ely consider ?
“ You should know well the appe@@ ar@@ ance of your flo@@ ck . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of how old you may be , there are un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly many fi@@ el@@ ds of knowledge that you would like to inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ate , but you real@@ ize that you will simply not live long en@@ ough to do so .
Con@@ fid@@ enti@@ al talk with a tru@@ sted and matu@@ re friend can help us get a f@@ res@@ h view of what is ca@@ using us to feel disa@@ p@@ pointed or anxi@@ ous .
“ The whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one , ” declar@@ ed the apostle John .
In ad@@ dition , first - century Christians consider@@ ed it a joy to contribu@@ te toward reli@@ ev@@ ing their brothers ’ needs .
Christians who do not give up quic@@ k@@ ly on a st@@ ra@@ ined marriage often enjoy a fine re@@ ward
In view of this , the words recorded at Acts 5 : 29 have never been more tim@@ ely : “ We must obey God as rul@@ er rather than men . ”
Of course , most of us lead very bus@@ y lives .
How do matu@@ re Christians benefit from acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge ?
3 Li@@ fe St@@ ory ​ — I Ha@@ ve B@@ ene@@ f@@ ited From W@@ al@@ king With W@@ ise On@@ es
Solomon continu@@ es to rel@@ ate his fa@@ ther’s words , saying : “ H@@ igh@@ ly es@@ te@@ em it [ wisdom ] , and it will ex@@ al@@ t you . It will gl@@ ori@@ fy you because you em@@ br@@ ace it .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 28 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 4@@ 2 , 1@@ 24
Lu@@ ther also encoura@@ ged the no@@ bl@@ es in their own re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against the Ca@@ tho@@ lic emp@@ er@@ or .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out those qualities , especially love , no soci@@ ety can be truly free ​ — a fact that is ob@@ vi@@ ous in the world today .
You should feel as though those promises have already been ful@@ filled .
How Are You Af@@ fe@@ cted by God’s Di@@ gn@@ ity and S@@ pl@@ end@@ or ?
So Jesus said pla@@ in@@ ly : “ La@@ z@@ ar@@ us has died . ”
Why can we be sure that God’s pur@@ pos@@ es will not fai@@ l ?
Some elders , however , did not have the gen@@ u@@ ine spirit of ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing .
* Instead , he “ s@@ at down at the right hand of God , from then on wa@@ iting until his enem@@ ies should be plac@@ ed as a sto@@ ol for his fe@@ et . ” ​ — He@@ b .
In ad@@ dition , it has op@@ ened up a comple@@ t@@ ely new way to ‘ com@@ mit ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y in our heart . ’ ​ — Mat@@ t .
Wh@@ ere to F@@ ind In@@ ner Pe@@ ace
He had com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s war@@ ning , and he had or@@ der@@ ed Noah to buil@@ d the ar@@ k .
Why should we take to heart Jesus ’ ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to “ keep ready ” ?
Re@@ g@@ arding Jehovah God , the prophet Samu@@ el@@ ’s mother , H@@ ann@@ ah , said : “ The fe@@ et of his loyal ones he gu@@ ar@@ ds . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther , God’s Word ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es us : “ Be ag@@ it@@ ated , but do not sin .
When we have an in@@ tim@@ ate relationship with Jehovah God , we may get physi@@ c@@ ally ti@@ red , but never will we ti@@ re of worshi@@ p@@ ing him .
By streng@@ th@@ ening us to res@@ ist temp@@ tation , Jehovah makes “ the way out . ”
H@@ app@@ iness is ‘ a st@@ ate of well - being r@@ ang@@ ing from con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment to in@@ ten@@ se joy . ’
We can , therefore , appreci@@ ate Davi@@ d’s sen@@ ti@@ ments , expres@@ sed in s@@ ong : “ Jehovah is my c@@ ra@@ g and my str@@ ong@@ hold and the Pro@@ vi@@ der of es@@ cap@@ e for me . . . .
Al@@ so , we c@@ learly see that the si@@ gn Jesus gave about the last days is coming true .
As you look for reas@@ ons to give glory to God , you become more positi@@ ve , appreci@@ ative .
We@@ ’@@ re very clo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , we show love for our neigh@@ b@@ or by the way we de@@ al with the individuals with whom we come in cont@@ act day by day .
How have the anointed app@@ lied the message of Jesus ’ par@@ able concer@@ ning the ten vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins ?
Why are the new tr@@ ac@@ ts so effe@@ ctive and eas@@ y to use ?
( b ) What does he teach us about his purpose for us ?
W@@ ould Jehovah requi@@ re a human sacrifice ?
I feel that Jehovah supp@@ lied the most wonderful brothers , who gave of themselves to my children .
It ad@@ ded : “ A@@ cro@@ ss the world an es@@ tim@@ ated 8@@ 4@@ 2 milli@@ on people are today under@@ n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed ​ — and that fi@@ gu@@ re is again c@@ li@@ mb@@ ing , with an ad@@ di@@ tional 5 milli@@ on hu@@ ng@@ ry people every year . ”
Why do we feel loved by Jehovah when he guid@@ es and discipl@@ ines us ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , the apostle Paul ex@@ hor@@ ted Christians : “ Let every soul be in sub@@ je@@ ction to the su@@ peri@@ or author@@ ities , for there is no authority exc@@ ep@@ t by God ; the ex@@ is@@ ting author@@ ities stand plac@@ ed in their relati@@ ve positi@@ ons by God .
In later years , these brothers coura@@ ge@@ ously supp@@ or@@ ted the travel@@ ing overse@@ ers and car@@ ri@@ ed out the work of prin@@ ting and dist@@ ribu@@ ting Bible liter@@ ature under@@ gr@@ ound .
If you were asked to descri@@ be Peter , would you im@@ medi@@ ately think of such char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s as r@@ as@@ h , imp@@ e@@ tu@@ ous , even pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous ?
( Read Psalm 22 : 1 . )
Those who ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it them , says Bal@@ es , tre@@ at them as little more than sla@@ ves ​ — “ comple@@ t@@ ely dis@@ po@@ sa@@ ble to@@ ol@@ s for making money . ” ​ — Dis@@ po@@ sa@@ ble Pe@@ ople .
You may even feel gu@@ il@@ ty when you cannot accom@@ pl@@ ish all that you set out to do .
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , Solomon c@@ eas@@ ed to obey Jehovah’s la@@ ws and became inc@@ reas@@ ingly op@@ pres@@ sive .
In view of his S@@ on@@ ’s loyal sub@@ mis@@ sion to His so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and his faith@@ ful@@ ness under the most ex@@ tre@@ me t@@ est , Jehovah el@@ ev@@ ated him .
The account continu@@ es : “ Af@@ ter@@ ward she gave some also to her husband when with her and he began e@@ ating it . ”
14 D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to God ​ — “ R@@ em@@ ember M@@ e , O My God , for Go@@ od ”
20 : 1 - 3 , 6 ; 21 : 3 , 4 .
Although the apostles did not im@@ medi@@ ately gr@@ as@@ p the point and later that night began ar@@ gu@@ ing about which one of them seem@@ ed to be the great@@ est , Jesus did not become pro@@ vo@@ ked .
A@@ ver@@ age years in truth : 1@@ 5@@ .@@ 7
U@@ su@@ ally , such sin@@ s are min@@ or and give us an opportunity to show that we truly love our brothers and are willing to for@@ give , as God has mer@@ ci@@ fully for@@ given us . ​ — C@@ ol .
( a ) What did Job do that showed his integrity to God ?
How in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate it would be to chall@@ enge or under@@ mine the authority of appointed elders !
May we never mis@@ use this preci@@ ous gift from Jehovah or take it for gr@@ anted .
Jeremiah 38 : 19 reve@@ als that a number of Jews ‘ f@@ ell away ’ to the Ch@@ al@@ de@@ ans and were s@@ pared death but not ex@@ ile .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , this le@@ pr@@ ous man had ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted to call out “ Un@@ clean , un@@ clean ! ”
The overse@@ er of the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c S@@ cho@@ ol@@ s De@@ par@@ t@@ ment , W@@ il@@ li@@ am Samu@@ el@@ son , next ur@@ ged the gra@@ du@@ ates to s@@ tic@@ k to the di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied assignment of ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ing the re@@ ign@@ ing King and to man@@ i@@ f@@ est their di@@ gn@@ ity by their good conduct .
“ Like a li@@ on they are at my hands and my fe@@ et . ”
He tri@@ es to man@@ e@@ u@@ ver us into sin@@ ning against God .
Be@@ ing mo@@ des@@ t in wal@@ king with God helps us to have a real@@ is@@ tic view of our circumstances .
( b ) What are possible go@@ als invol@@ ving reading the Bible ?
So when our el@@ des@@ t brother , T@@ a@@ un@@ o , told us about a par@@ adise earth without in@@ justice , our hearts were t@@ ou@@ ched .
To help themselves keep foc@@ used , they put a Bethel app@@ lic@@ ation up on a w@@ all in their home .
V@@ ir@@ tually no as@@ pect of religious life es@@ cap@@ ed his attention .
Bro@@ ther L@@ et@@ t told the gra@@ du@@ ating class that they are going to accom@@ pl@@ ish “ something very powerful . ”
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to be like them , ‘ obe@@ ying God as rul@@ er ’ and being bless@@ ed by his holy spirit . ​ — Acts 5 : 29 .
When E@@ u@@ gen@@ i@@ o saw that such a large group of my relati@@ ves had an interest in the Bible , he arrang@@ ed to give personal attention to each family .
As no@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , all par@@ ts of the human body are important .
If the go@@ al is reason@@ able and you re@@ ach it , you will “ have cause for ex@@ ul@@ tation . ”
Yes , Jesus had his Fa@@ ther’s support and guid@@ ance thr@@ ough@@ out his ministry .
God p@@ our@@ ed out holy spirit upon Si@@ me@@ on and as@@ sur@@ ed him that he would live to see the Messi@@ ah . And that is what happened .
It is not sur@@ pris@@ ing that s@@ inc@@ ere comm@@ end@@ ation often dra@@ ws us to the person who takes the time to say something encourag@@ ing . ​ — Proverbs 15 : 23 .
A@@ m@@ ong those who work hard in be@@ half of their brothers out of love for them and for Jehovah are travel@@ ing overse@@ ers , mission@@ aries , those serving in Bethel ho@@ m@@ es or branch of@@ fic@@ es , and those in the pioneer service .
Satan at@@ temp@@ ted to wi@@ pe out God’s people before the se@@ ed could arri@@ ve .
At times , I felt like giving up .
A large bo@@ x full of w@@ o@@ o@@ le@@ n so@@ c@@ ks accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed the letter .
We must o@@ pen our heart and mind to the influ@@ ence of God’s spirit .
R@@ em@@ ember that Jehovah guid@@ es such chang@@ es .
The comm@@ on people , however , were not as in@@ sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve , for many began to put faith in Jesus . ​ — John 2 : 23 ; 10 : 4@@ 1 , 4@@ 2 ; 12 : 9 - 11 .
L@@ ear@@ n From E@@ r@@ r@@ ors of Israelites , 2 / 15
“ We have as high pri@@ est , not one who cannot sy@@ mp@@ a@@ th@@ ize with our we@@ ak@@ nesses , but one who has been t@@ ested in all res@@ pe@@ cts like ourselves , but without sin .
1 : 1 - 3 ; 1 Ti@@ m .
Do you know how Jehovah’s tru@@ en@@ ess is a large shi@@ eld for us ?
“ Your D@@ eli@@ ver@@ ance Is G@@ et@@ ting Ne@@ ar ” !
Let us learn from the fa@@ il@@ ure of Adam and E@@ ve , for true worship plac@@ es li@@ mit@@ ations on how we must act .
These are just a few examples to show how refle@@ cting on godly principles can help us make decisions that har@@ mon@@ ize with what is expe@@ cted of a spiritual person .
He also did much more than just provide for Ru@@ th materi@@ ally .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , he high@@ ligh@@ ted that not all who respon@@ d to the Kingdom message are necess@@ ar@@ ily su@@ it@@ able sub@@ je@@ cts of that Kingdom . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Jesus demonstr@@ ated whole - sou@@ led love for God by dis@@ ow@@ ning himself .
If the form@@ er is the case , you are doing well in following Jesus ’ example . ​ — Psalm 7@@ 2 : 12 - 14 .
Ther@@ efore , along with stud@@ ying Jesus ’ example , we need Jehovah’s holy spirit , so that we can imitate that example pro@@ per@@ ly .
The Hebrew word “ ne@@ ph@@ ili@@ m ” liter@@ ally means “ fel@@ l@@ ers , ” those who f@@ ell others , or who cause others to f@@ all , through viol@@ ent ac@@ ts .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , elders direc@@ t the flo@@ ck to the congregation , encourag@@ ing regul@@ ar meeting attend@@ ance so that the flo@@ ck can be well - f@@ ed and receive “ their food at the prop@@ er time . ”
Thus , God’s holy spirit would en@@ able Jesus ’ true disciples to understand the truth as it was prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely reve@@ aled by God .
How did the ancient Jews experience “ new heavens and a new earth ” ?
How will Christ “ go on to vi@@ ct@@ ory ” and complete his con@@ qu@@ est ?
They were to have off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing and were to f@@ ill the earth , sub@@ du@@ e it , and have all earthly cre@@ ation in sub@@ je@@ ction .
Consider com@@ pu@@ ters .
Some of us have chang@@ ed our attitude and be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or so much that people who knew us before no longer recogn@@ ize us .
Jac@@ o@@ b had to w@@ rest@@ le all night with an ang@@ el before recei@@ ving a blessing .
P@@ over@@ ty ​ — F@@ in@@ ding the Per@@ man@@ ent So@@ lu@@ tion
; W@@ o@@ on , J .
That was en@@ tru@@ sted to the pri@@ ests .
When we sin against Jehovah , we o@@ we him a de@@ b@@ t .
In 195@@ 4 , I gra@@ du@@ ated from high school , and a mon@@ th later I began pione@@ ering .
Many en@@ ter Bethel service without any special educ@@ ation or s@@ k@@ ill@@ s .
O@@ live o@@ il was ess@@ enti@@ al in co@@ o@@ king .
Wit@@ ness@@ ing the prog@@ ress of Jehovah’s work moved Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans who then lived in the Jewish ho@@ m@@ el@@ and and re@@ tur@@ ne@@ es who had succ@@ um@@ bed to pa@@ g@@ an influ@@ ences to make needed chang@@ es in their lives .
How has Jehovah bless@@ ed his people and their work ?
The Son of M@@ an G@@ l@@ ori@@ fied !
In Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a , a fi@@ ve - year - old gi@@ r@@ l being ra@@ ised by Witness parents asked her teach@@ er for per@@ mis@@ sion to be exc@@ used from school during the we@@ ek of the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er@@ ’s vis@@ it .
The Bible reve@@ als that faithful servants in the past often felt that they could not go on .
Witness neu@@ tr@@ ality during World W@@ ar I@@ I is still br@@ ing@@ ing praise to Jehovah
What cho@@ ic@@ es do many of God’s servants face today ?
But Jehovah must receive cre@@ di@@ t for the coming vi@@ ct@@ ory .
As seen in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , one way God av@@ eng@@ ed his people in ancient times was by a@@ i@@ ding them in wa@@ g@@ ing war against their enem@@ ies .
We should , therefore , be certain that the appe@@ ar@@ ance of our home and its sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s does not de@@ tr@@ act from what we prof@@ ess to be , nam@@ ely , min@@ isters of God’s Word .
Th@@ r@@ ough the prophet Isaiah , Jehovah fore@@ told : “ Instead of the cop@@ per I shall bring in go@@ ld , and in@@ stead of the ir@@ on I shall bring in s@@ il@@ ver , and in@@ stead of the w@@ o@@ od , cop@@ per , and in@@ stead of the st@@ ones , ir@@ on . ”
During my ab@@ s@@ ence from C@@ y@@ pr@@ us , the brothers had ac@@ qui@@ red new branch pre@@ mis@@ es in N@@ is@@ so@@ u , a few mil@@ es from N@@ ic@@ o@@ sia , and C@@ are@@ y Bar@@ ber , from the Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses , gave the dedic@@ ation talk .
“ Jesus went on prog@@ res@@ sing in wisdom and in physical gro@@ w@@ th and in fav@@ or with God and men . ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 2 : 5@@ 2 .
The pa@@ st@@ or I tal@@ ked to disc@@ oura@@ ged me from taking this st@@ ep .
The apostle Paul heard “ the public reading of the Law and of the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts ” in An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch in P@@ isi@@ dia .
She told them that she was suffering from de@@ pres@@ sion , so they sh@@ ared with her some com@@ for@@ ting thoughts from the Bible .
How did U@@ z@@ z@@ iah respon@@ d ?
But o@@ ther@@ wise , it is best not to i@@ magine or as@@ si@@ gn an@@ t@@ it@@ y@@ pi@@ cal app@@ lic@@ ations .
But as my ex@@ po@@ sure to le@@ w@@ d i@@ ma@@ ges ste@@ adi@@ ly inc@@ reas@@ ed , my attitude toward por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y chang@@ ed .
Be@@ fore I rel@@ ate what happened , let me tell you how I , a C@@ an@@ adi@@ an , came to be in G@@ h@@ ana .
A war is cur@@ r@@ ently ra@@ g@@ ing un@@ like any that the nations of the world have f@@ ought .
So far in our discus@@ sion , we have seen that there is no in@@ justice with Jehovah .
Instead , the fi@@ shing Jesus refer@@ red to invol@@ ves the use of fi@@ shing ne@@ ts .
Such elders are recogn@@ ized as hum@@ ble spiritual shepher@@ ds .
Then Ch@@ er@@ i deci@@ ded to learn N@@ ep@@ al@@ ese to support the gro@@ wing group of N@@ ep@@ al@@ ese - speaking Witnesses in H@@ ong K@@ ong .
I was stud@@ ying all the R@@ ast@@ af@@ ari@@ an public@@ ations I could find .
In time , wh@@ en@@ ever Father went on bu@@ sin@@ ess to S@@ al@@ va@@ d@@ or , the st@@ ate cap@@ it@@ al , he left me in char@@ ge of the f@@ ar@@ m .
To@@ gether with Christ , they make up a ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od to benefit all mankind .
As we saw in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of Jesus ’ teaching was love .
Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah is por@@ tra@@ yed as one sent to “ shepher@@ d the flo@@ ck me@@ ant for the k@@ ill@@ ing ” ​ — she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike people ex@@ p@@ lo@@ ited by their lead@@ ers .
But M@@ ary still tri@@ ed to be a good wife and show Christian qualities .
( Read Ho@@ se@@ a 4 : 11 - 13 . )
I am sure that I expres@@ s the sen@@ ti@@ ments of all its c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens . ”
Yet , there was no pos@@ si@@ bility that the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans would over@@ take them , for Jehovah was fi@@ gh@@ ting for Israel .
One was ei@@ ther Bar@@ di@@ ya or G@@ a@@ um@@ ata , who or@@ der@@ ed the temple work st@@ op@@ ped in 5@@ 22 B.C.E .
The apostle Paul war@@ ned against such things when he wrote : “ Let us not become e@@ go@@ t@@ is@@ tic@@ al , s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring up com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on with one another , en@@ v@@ ying one another . ”
22 : 16 - 18 .
They were rest@@ ated by Jesus and others .
P@@ ra@@ y for holy spirit .
Our hands u@@ su@@ ally work together .
When star@@ ting a con@@ vers@@ ation with a hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der in your ministry today , you might say , “ I am vis@@ iting you because I am inter@@ ested in your op@@ in@@ ion regarding [ a certain to@@ pi@@ c ] . ”
Jehovah has deep love for the world of mankind , and his deal@@ ings with humans over time show that love .
The truth is , Jehovah never viol@@ ates his righteous and just standards .
P@@ ri@@ or to our baptism , we dedic@@ ated our lives to Jehovah in hear@@ t@@ felt prayer .
▪ “ G@@ o in through the n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w g@@ ate ; because bro@@ ad and sp@@ ac@@ i@@ ous is the ro@@ ad le@@ ading off into des@@ tru@@ ction , and many are the ones going in through it ; wh@@ er@@ e@@ as n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w is the g@@ ate and cr@@ am@@ ped the ro@@ ad le@@ ading off into life , and few are the ones fin@@ ding it . ”
What made it possible for Israel@@ ’s mer@@ ch@@ ants to bre@@ ak God’s Law ?
Ad@@ am@@ ’s dis@@ obedi@@ ence ​ — or sin — ​ had far - re@@ aching con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
These acc@@ oun@@ ts prove that Satan is a real person . ​ — 11 / 1 , pages 4 - 5 .
What , then , does the Bible say about the reason why suffering has been per@@ mit@@ ted ?
With God’s holy spirit , an o@@ pen mind , and personal ass@@ ist@@ ance from a qu@@ ali@@ fied Bible teach@@ er , God’s Word does not have to be a clo@@ sed book to you .
“ P@@ l@@ ans fai@@ l when there is no con@@ sul@@ tation , ” says the Bible . ​ — Proverbs 15 : 22 .
( b ) In what three are@@ as could our love be t@@ ested ?
Jehovah se@@ es “ the se@@ cre@@ t person of the heart . ”
It en@@ ta@@ il@@ s per@@ c@@ ei@@ ving the reas@@ ons for what is said .
Rather , the point of Jesus ’ par@@ able is that a slave cannot ple@@ ase himself or con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on his own com@@ forts .
Even when he f@@ led because of Ab@@ sal@@ om , David had confidence in Jehovah
The Witness wife may not be able to have a for@@ ma@@ l Bible study with her children because of her hus@@ ban@@ d’s re@@ stri@@ ctions .
I Fa@@ iled Many T@@ im@@ es ( J .
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : T@@ R@@ A@@ G@@ I@@ C C@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ D@@ H@@ O@@ O@@ D
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F@@ e@@ el@@ ing al@@ one and ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted , she could eas@@ ily have sur@@ rend@@ ered to self - p@@ ity .
While cou@@ ples try to for@@ give and to work out their difficul@@ ties , the Bible al@@ lo@@ ws an in@@ no@@ c@@ ent mate the right to deci@@ de whether to for@@ give or to div@@ or@@ ce an ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ous sp@@ ouse .
A Con@@ vers@@ ation With a N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ or ​ — Does God C@@ are Ab@@ out Our Su@@ ffering ?
F@@ ur@@ ther , many young people th@@ ri@@ ve under the influ@@ ence of spiritually bal@@ an@@ ced compan@@ i@@ ons who may , for example , accom@@ pan@@ y them in the ministry and share with them in who@@ les@@ ome rec@@ re@@ ation .
Ju@@ ne 8 - 14 , 200@@ 9
The father , who was taking no@@ tes , loo@@ ked on as his son held the Bible .
But it is wor@@ th the effort ​ — even the heavens will rejo@@ ice when they return . ​ — Luke 15 : 7 .
St@@ ar@@ ting with the words recorded at Matthew 24 : 29 , Jesus foc@@ used pri@@ mar@@ ily on events that would ha@@ p@@ pen in our day .
What does wal@@ king in integrity invol@@ ve ?
Even without all the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s , we have en@@ ough divine promises about life under God’s Kingdom to look “ in@@ ten@@ tly ” toward it .
M@@ ak@@ ing a Li@@ ving
She wanted to share in the ministry during this enti@@ re special we@@ ek of activ@@ ity .
V@@ ari@@ ous work - rel@@ ated fac@@ t@@ ors can contribu@@ te to st@@ ress .
Still , if as a result , he feel@@ s no ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y to stay al@@ er@@ t and is su@@ d@@ den@@ ly called into action , he may well be un@@ pre@@ pared , with f@@ at@@ al con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
The L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al ​ — How O@@ b@@ served ?
No one could change that .
* “ My mo@@ m u@@ su@@ ally gives this bro@@ ch@@ ure to my teach@@ ers every year , ” she says , “ but this year I did it my@@ self .
This is evid@@ ent from her words “ as sur@@ ely as Jehovah your God is living . ”
Par@@ ents , never for@@ get that you cannot for@@ ce your children to have faith .
Yes , it would be lo@@ gi@@ cal to won@@ der whether a Messi@@ ah would have any real effect on you .
That question often gives our brothers an opportunity to provide the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders with more information about our beli@@ ef@@ s .
( 19@@ 37 ) , No@@ v . O@@ ffered S@@ el@@ ves in G@@ h@@ ana , Ju@@ ly O@@ ffered S@@ el@@ ves in O@@ ce@@ ani@@ a , J@@ an . “ Re@@ ap@@ ing F@@ ru@@ it to Jehovah’s P@@ ra@@ ise ” ( Ger@@ many , World W@@ ar I ) , Au@@ g .
As fore@@ told , the faithful ste@@ ward class ca@@ res for the Ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s inter@@ ests in har@@ mony with Jehovah’s justice .
The congregation began to gro@@ w .
Jehovah is our Creator , the one who has made life possible .
No@@ te , though , that Jesus was not con@@ dem@@ ning all such effort .
When the pri@@ ests and the people follow@@ ed Jehovah’s Law , the nation had reas@@ ons to be jo@@ y@@ ful . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 16 : 15 .
The co@@ de@@ x was the pro@@ to@@ ty@@ pe , or ear@@ li@@ est form , of to@@ da@@ y’s book .
( Read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 3 : 28 . )
The Mu@@ r@@ at@@ ori@@ an F@@ ra@@ g@@ ment expla@@ ins that these should not be accepted , “ for it is not f@@ it@@ ting that g@@ all be mi@@ x@@ ed with h@@ one@@ y . ”
They very s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully mis@@ led people “ with per@@ su@@ asi@@ ve ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents ” as well as “ through the ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y and emp@@ ty dec@@ ep@@ tion according to the tra@@ dition of men . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 2 : 4 , 8 .
In 199@@ 0 they re@@ turned to O@@ hi@@ o to care for Joh@@ n@@ ’s a@@ il@@ ing parents .
The following May while I was in pris@@ on , Ger@@ many la@@ un@@ ched a ligh@@ t@@ ning att@@ ack on Fr@@ ance .
Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ise faith in the ransom .
Some in the congregation made ne@@ g@@ ative com@@ ments about the qu@@ ality of her ministry and her use of time .
As you medit@@ ate on the vari@@ ous individuals lis@@ ted , try to dis@@ cer@@ n principles that you may be able to apply to a greater ex@@ t@@ ent in your life . ​ — Romans 15 : 4 .
In 18@@ 31 , with the help of other scho@@ l@@ ars , he began transl@@ ating the Bible into liter@@ ary Greek .
Like Job , some may even speak ra@@ sh@@ ly at times .
Many people today have un@@ real@@ is@@ tic men@@ tal pi@@ c@@ tures of the future .
A rel@@ ated as@@ pect under@@ s@@ co@@ res the seri@@ ousness of decisions concer@@ ning blood .
In fact , his very own Word says : “ En@@ joy your you@@ th . Be happy while you are still young . ”
What about the sin@@ s he had com@@ mit@@ ted ?
In what way was Jesus “ ques@@ tion@@ ing ” the teach@@ ers ?
Those who want to be s@@ pared must get out of false religion before it is too l@@ ate .
If you faith@@ fully read the Bible and Bible - based public@@ ations and atten@@ d the pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s of instru@@ ction s@@ pon@@ s@@ ored by the anointed today , then you are being tra@@ ined to walk with God .
For example , a person with le@@ pro@@ s@@ y came to him and said : “ If you just want to , you can make me clean . ”
The ransom sacrifice of Jesus has op@@ ened the do@@ or for us so that we can have a fri@@ end@@ ship with Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God .
That col@@ dness is evid@@ ent in many ways , which another Bible writ@@ er spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally fore@@ told .
For instance , you need to teach your children to obey the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s comm@@ and : “ H@@ on@@ or your father and your mother . ”
Some of our Christian brothers and sisters are sh@@ y or , for one reason or another , have few friends .
What pro@@ of do we have that God does not con@@ done ba@@ dness ?
When K@@ in@@ dness Is Mo@@ tiv@@ ated by Lo@@ y@@ al Lo@@ ve
C@@ ould it be that the mission@@ ary work is for us ?
( 7 ) P@@ i@@ er@@ lu@@ is@@ s@@ i , F .
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You would also do well to help them reason on such questions as : ‘ Why does the Bible for@@ bi@@ d things that can be appe@@ al@@ ing to the flesh ?
For another , it is a “ sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic use of earthly valu@@ es to speak of heaven . ”
Scriptures That P@@ o@@ in@@ t to the L@@ ast Da@@ ys
* ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 7 .
Thus , end@@ less discus@@ sions on ph@@ one@@ tic@@ s and sp@@ el@@ ling en@@ su@@ ed .
In s@@ pite of in@@ ten@@ se pres@@ sure from his te@@ am@@ mat@@ es , co@@ ach , and friends , C@@ le@@ vel@@ and deci@@ ded to qu@@ it the so@@ cc@@ er te@@ am .
All pris@@ on@@ ers were de@@ pri@@ ved of any personal bel@@ ong@@ ings they still had ​ — exc@@ ep@@ t for the 12 small Bi@@ bl@@ es that the Witnesses had taken along on the j@@ our@@ ne@@ y !
E@@ qu@@ ally mar@@ vel@@ ous , he cre@@ ated everything on our beau@@ ti@@ ful pl@@ an@@ et with its am@@ a@@ z@@ ing ability to su@@ sta@@ in an ast@@ on@@ ish@@ ing vari@@ ety of life ​ — life that keep@@ s re@@ pro@@ duc@@ ing according to its kind .
We benefit from their wisdom and are inspired by their example of faith .
S@@ how understanding to those who are sh@@ y .
These dem@@ ons have plac@@ ed themselves under the control of Satan the Devil , “ the rul@@ er of the dem@@ ons , ” who “ keep@@ s dis@@ gu@@ ising himself as an ang@@ el of light . ” ​ — Matthew 12 : 24 ; 2 Corinthians 11 : 14 .
During Paul’s first mission@@ ary j@@ our@@ ne@@ y with Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s , Mark served as an “ attend@@ ant , ” perhaps car@@ ing for their physical needs .
Now , if you had to cho@@ ose a sing@@ le word to char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ize Jesus ’ ministry , you would likely sel@@ e@@ ct the word “ love , ” would you not ?
Th@@ an@@ k@@ fully , in 200@@ 2 arrang@@ ements were made so that we could have an ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment on the gr@@ ound flo@@ or .
Ex@@ pla@@ in how Genesis 4@@ 9 : 10 was ful@@ filled .
Why not cont@@ act them lo@@ c@@ ally or wr@@ ite to the appro@@ pri@@ ate ad@@ d@@ ress lis@@ ted on page 4 ?
To elu@@ de our enem@@ ies in order to continue preaching is not c@@ ow@@ ar@@ dly .
It is the Kingdom that milli@@ ons pray for when they rec@@ ite the L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er ( or , the Our Father ) and say to God : “ Your kingdom come . ”
All the people who were in the g@@ ate say to Bo@@ a@@ z : “ May Jehovah gr@@ ant the wife who is coming into your house to be like R@@ ac@@ he@@ l and like Le@@ ah , both of whom buil@@ t the house of Israel ; and you prove your wor@@ th in Eph@@ ra@@ th@@ ah and make a no@@ table name in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m . ” ​ — Ru@@ th 4 : 11 , 12 .
Will she share in that , or will she try to change the sub@@ ject ?
The Bible provi@@ des examples of those who re@@ ac@@ ted in this way , such as Joseph and Jesus . ​ — G@@ en .
There is no har@@ m that might come to us that Jehovah cannot comple@@ t@@ ely un@@ do . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 18 : 6 .
O@@ ver@@ coming fear of man at that time pre@@ pared me for the greater t@@ est of main@@ tain@@ ing Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality .
Al@@ ong the way , Jesus tel@@ ls his disciples : ‘ We are going up to Jerusalem , and the Son of man will be con@@ dem@@ ned to death , and on the th@@ ir@@ d day he will be ra@@ ised up . ’ ​ — Mat@@ t .
When a P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e disa@@ p@@ proved of what had happened , Jesus spoke to him kin@@ dly too . ​ — Luke 7 : 36 - 4@@ 8 .
We might well ask ourselves , ‘ Do I feel the way David felt ? ’
“ Th@@ an@@ ks to her knowledge of the Scriptures , she has strong faith .
Many Christians in mo@@ der@@ n times have “ res@@ is@@ ted as far as blood , ” being ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted because they would not com@@ promise their Christi@@ an@@ ity .
A bri@@ ef over@@ view of Ho@@ se@@ a chap@@ ters 1 through 5 will strengthen our res@@ ol@@ ve to walk with God by exerc@@ ising faith and pur@@ su@@ ing a course in har@@ mony with his will .
What a privilege it is to share in this work , which br@@ ings true ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment to others !
In that way he came to love it .
Consider the experi@@ ences of some who used to pray even though they had doub@@ ts about God’s ex@@ ist@@ ence .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ ality , 8 / 1 T@@ each Ch@@ il@@ d to Be Pe@@ ace@@ able , 12 / 1
Who was that old man at the well ?
“ I look for things that help me to id@@ enti@@ fy wrong attitu@@ des and mo@@ ti@@ ves in my@@ self , ” says Ch@@ r@@ is .
And I even w@@ on sever@@ al a@@ war@@ ds while I was in high school in the city of G@@ l@@ en@@ or@@ ch@@ y , on the is@@ land of T@@ as@@ man@@ ia .
The Scriptures also st@@ ate : “ The wa@@ ges sin pa@@ ys is death . ”
“ O Jehovah , remember , ple@@ ase , how I have wal@@ ked before you faith@@ fully and with a complete heart . ” ​ — 2 K@@ I . 20 : 3 .
That same year , we were invit@@ ed to atten@@ d the 2@@ 3@@ r@@ d class of G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol , which started in F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 195@@ 4 .
C@@ learly , the fru@@ it must ref@@ er to an activ@@ ity that each of us is able to car@@ ry out .
This little in@@ se@@ ct fer@@ t@@ il@@ iz@@ es , trans@@ pl@@ ants , and pr@@ un@@ es its fu@@ ng@@ us gar@@ den@@ s in ways that ma@@ xi@@ mi@@ ze yi@@ eld .
It was Davi@@ d’s desire to praise Jehovah God thr@@ ough@@ out the day and for all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity .
Paul then spoke of the situation in which a true Christian has a mate who is an un@@ beli@@ ever .
At Lu@@ z , Jehovah appe@@ ared to Jac@@ o@@ b in a dre@@ am , saying : “ H@@ ere I am with you and I will keep you in all the way you are going and I will return you to this gr@@ ound , because I am not going to leave you until I have ac@@ tually done what I have spo@@ ken to you . ”
P@@ ut@@ ting information to use under@@ s@@ co@@ res the real purpose be@@ h@@ ind study .
This tra@@ ining pro@@ gra@@ m is yi@@ el@@ ding fine resul@@ ts .
Now in her mi@@ d - 9@@ 0 ’ s , she is in fa@@ il@@ ing health and is being car@@ ed for in our in@@ fir@@ m@@ ary .
And Jesus sur@@ ely proved to be “ a help@@ er with the Father ” when he was resur@@ rec@@ ted to heavenly life and pres@@ ented the value of his ransom sacrifice to God in the heavens .
A few still living were on hand for the origin@@ al show@@ ings of the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama of C@@ re@@ ation . ”
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 8 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 19 , 17
El@@ ders want er@@ ring ones to return to Jehovah
Some Christians have a more difficult time exerc@@ ising self - control than do others .
Does God w@@ atch over us mer@@ ely to en@@ for@@ ce his la@@ ws , with p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment in mind ?
If someone says that you are fo@@ ol@@ ish to believe that there is a Creator , how could you rep@@ ly ?
What helped them to ad@@ just ?
W@@ ere I inc@@ l@@ ined to tell and speak of them , they have become more num@@ er@@ ous than I can rec@@ ount . ” ​ — P@@ s .
Hebrew Christians needed to be al@@ er@@ t to Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s im@@ min@@ ent des@@ tru@@ ction
Yet , true worship in its earthly cour@@ ty@@ ard will yet be per@@ fe@@ cted .
Ha@@ ve you ever felt as Joseph did ?
How com@@ for@@ ting it is to know that Jehovah under@@ stan@@ ds our pain and provi@@ des the comfort that we so s@@ or@@ ely need !
Father , because of his pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce and deep su@@ spi@@ ci@@ on , op@@ posed my be@@ coming a Witness .
Th@@ at@@ ’s ‘ see@@ ing by the eyes . ’
After the out@@ p@@ our@@ ing of holy spirit at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st of 33 C.E . , “ every day in the temple and from house to house they continued without le@@ tu@@ p teaching and declar@@ ing the good news about the Christ , Jesus . ” ​ — Acts 5 : 4@@ 2 .
Like Jesus , Christian overse@@ ers do not over@@ look what the el@@ der@@ ly do to prom@@ o@@ te true worship .
Re@@ g@@ arding the value of God’s Word , the psalmist san@@ g : “ The law of your m@@ ou@@ th is good for me , more so than th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of pi@@ e@@ ces of go@@ ld and s@@ il@@ ver .
What , though , is the spirit of the world , and how did it become so influ@@ enti@@ al ?
So , she came near and said : ‘ Lord , does it not matter to you that my sister has left me al@@ one to atten@@ d to things ? T@@ ell her , therefore , to jo@@ in in help@@ ing me . ’
How could that have happened ?
E@@ ver since Ad@@ am@@ ’s f@@ all into sin , Jehovah has not fa@@ iled to look for the good in humans .
C@@ ould he really ex@@ pect a war@@ m wel@@ come from form@@ er Jewish friends in Jerusalem ?
Solomon had a thro@@ ne set to the right of his own and listen@@ ed to what his el@@ der@@ ly mother , B@@ ath - she@@ ba , had to tell him . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 2 : 19 , 20 .
If for some reason bey@@ ond our control we are temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily se@@ par@@ ated from the Christian congregation , the mem@@ ory of the jo@@ ys of such associ@@ ation in the past can su@@ sta@@ in us .
It was a long time before they fac@@ ed him as pri@@ me minis@@ ter of Egy@@ pt .
After my mo@@ ther’s death in 199@@ 5 , we moved to F@@ l@@ ori@@ da and car@@ ed for Bil@@ li@@ e@@ ’s father until his death .
Lo@@ ok at the world around you , with its c@@ ities , its cul@@ ture , its s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements , its po@@ pul@@ ation of bil@@ li@@ ons .
Although she received fine medi@@ cal attention , her con@@ dition s@@ low@@ ly deter@@ i@@ or@@ ated .
But they do not have a part in dis@@ p@@ en@@ sing spiritual food to the worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
Paul was helped by the supp@@ lic@@ ations of others , and our prayers can lik@@ e@@ wise do much good . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
Rather , it is a su@@ peri@@ or form of love that ca@@ uses a person to show s@@ inc@@ ere concer@@ n for the wel@@ f@@ are of others , even pu@@ t@@ ting them before self .
Jesus mentioned this when he in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of his death .
“ By means of our God , ” wrote Paul .
Who will understand God’s mes@@ sa@@ ges ?
If you feel un@@ pre@@ pared , why not sp@@ end some time stud@@ ying the book Re@@ as@@ on@@ ing From the Scriptures if it is a@@ vail@@ able in your language ?
His father is b@@ ound to become a@@ ware of the r@@ use and cur@@ se him !
A@@ c@@ tually , evidence that God’s promises will come true is with us right now .
The Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom is the means by which “ all nations of the earth will . . . bl@@ ess themselves . ”
I remain great@@ ly in@@ de@@ b@@ ted to him for his example and loving help .
He pre@@ ached to ever@@ yone he enc@@ oun@@ tered , be it a ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ or he pas@@ sed on the ro@@ ad or a woman he me@@ t at a well during a mi@@ d@@ day pa@@ use .
What comfort we der@@ i@@ ve from Paul’s words : “ No temp@@ tation has taken you exc@@ ep@@ t what is comm@@ on to men ” !
“ C@@ ome to me , all you who are to@@ il@@ ing and lo@@ ad@@ ed down , and I will ref@@ res@@ h you , ” said Jesus .
When M@@ ary took a p@@ ound of ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive o@@ il and gre@@ as@@ ed the fe@@ et of Jesus , Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t became indi@@ gn@@ ant and spoke up .
Re@@ g@@ arding govern@@ ments , the apostle Paul wrote : “ Let every soul be in sub@@ je@@ ction to the su@@ peri@@ or author@@ ities . . .
1 , 2 . ( a ) How will the present wicked system of things end ?
How can all in the congregation direc@@ tly share in worshipp@@ ing Jehovah ?
In the Bible book of Daniel , the vari@@ ous be@@ ast@@ s re@@ present succ@@ essi@@ ve human k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s , or emp@@ i@@ res .
No@@ te that the psalmist says , “ the wicked are not like that . ”
Let us consider an example that pro@@ ves this to be true .
The first meeting I attend@@ ed was in a priv@@ ate home .
C@@ learly , Paul knew well the import@@ ance of God’s holy spirit when it comes to speaking the truth .
Do you ag@@ ree that we should accept God’s view of blood and obey his comm@@ and to ab@@ sta@@ in from it ?
In the face of such pres@@ sures , we cannot mer@@ ely h@@ un@@ k@@ er down and do nothing .
W@@ ic@@ ke@@ dness , viol@@ ence , and war@@ f@@ are will be things of the past .
When that occ@@ ur@@ s , our lives will be in Jesus ’ hands , for he has been author@@ ized by God to gu@@ i@@ de the fore@@ told “ great crow@@ d ” to the “ f@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of w@@ at@@ ers of life . ”
This led to fine resul@@ ts .
How should you view the world ?
S@@ up@@ pose that it even seem@@ s disa@@ p@@ poin@@ ting .
“ After Jehovah they will walk . ” ​ — H@@ O@@ S@@ E@@ A 11 : 10 .
That , in turn , helps us to follow Pet@@ er@@ ’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ B@@ r@@ ace up your min@@ ds for activ@@ ity , keep your sen@@ ses comple@@ t@@ ely ; set your hope upon the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness that is to be brought to you at the re@@ vel@@ ation of Jesus Christ . ” ​ — 1 Peter 1 : 13 .
5 What Jesus T@@ au@@ ght Ab@@ out H@@ im@@ self
Ex@@ pla@@ in the meaning of the expres@@ sion “ the faith ” as used by Paul in his letter to the Eph@@ es@@ ians .
In fact , the Bible says that if they are mis@@ tre@@ ated , his anger b@@ la@@ z@@ es .
Do@@ ing so , they could hope to gain the pri@@ ze of life .
The early Christians hon@@ ored Jehovah , so he , in turn , bless@@ ed their efforts in the preaching work .
The N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m were the h@@ y@@ bri@@ d off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of il@@ lic@@ it uni@@ ons between women and materi@@ al@@ ized r@@ ene@@ ga@@ de angels . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 19 , 20 .
Like the apostle Paul , they have made sacrific@@ es , but like Paul , R@@ ob@@ er@@ t , and A@@ my , they do not reg@@ re@@ t the cho@@ ic@@ es they made .
On the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , how did the holy spirit act as a teach@@ er and as a re@@ mem@@ bran@@ c@@ er ?
As told by his brother Samuel Ru@@ i@@ z - Le@@ ó@@ n Ar@@ ro@@ yo
But U@@ ri@@ ah did not go to his home .
Al@@ ong with others , I wor@@ ked with the pl@@ an@@ ning and desi@@ gn@@ ing of this new fac@@ ility , and Ju@@ li@@ e and I loo@@ ked for@@ ward to living with the Bethel family in its fine new home .
Why Do We Di@@ e ?
All evidence shows that this “ day ” is very near , which means that you may “ never die at all . ” ​ — John 11 : 25 - 27 .
He has s@@ ought counsel from Christian elders , and they have ad@@ v@@ ised him to take dec@@ isi@@ ve action , ref@@ ra@@ ining from even going near such de@@ bas@@ ing material .
If your congregation or cir@@ cu@@ it inclu@@ des Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites , how can you show that you remember them ?
Although a sing@@ le lo@@ cu@@ st may not be imp@@ res@@ sive , what can be said of a lo@@ cu@@ st s@@ war@@ m ?
How can we de@@ al with special challeng@@ es in our public ministry ?
“ A@@ p@@ preci@@ ate Your P@@ ri@@ v@@ ile@@ ge , a Gi@@ ft From God ” was the the@@ me of the last of the seri@@ es of op@@ ening tal@@ ks .
Even today , demon@@ ic for@@ ces under the control of Satan the Devil are be@@ h@@ ind the s@@ cen@@ es , exerc@@ ising influ@@ ence on human rul@@ ers and on mankind in gener@@ al , prom@@ p@@ ting them to com@@ mit un@@ spe@@ aka@@ ble ac@@ ts of gen@@ o@@ ci@@ de , ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism , and mu@@ r@@ der .
• How might the effe@@ cts of mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring be illustr@@ ated ?
One woman re@@ ques@@ ted My Bo@@ ok of Bible St@@ ori@@ es * in Mis@@ ki@@ to , and a local pa@@ st@@ or was present when it was deli@@ vered .
A cou@@ ple lo@@ v@@ ingly invit@@ ed me to stay with them for a while , for which I was most gr@@ ate@@ ful .
S@@ up@@ pose we ask for Jehovah’s help , but the proble@@ m pers@@ ists .
What is involved in imp@@ le@@ men@@ ting a decision ?
[ Ch@@ ar@@ t on page 18 - 21 ]
However , a clo@@ s@@ er exam@@ in@@ ation of both the Scriptures and the origin@@ al Greek used by Paul su@@ gg@@ ests another conclu@@ sion .
This he will sh@@ ort@@ ly do when as King of the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom , he destro@@ ys all pol@@ itical k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s and re@@ plac@@ es them with his own righteous rule .
The lam@@ b@@ ’s blood s@@ prin@@ k@@ led on the do@@ or@@ post@@ s and l@@ in@@ te@@ l was a means to pre@@ serve life .
• How is Christian baptism per@@ form@@ ed ?
O@@ r we may be tr@@ ying to exc@@ use our own fa@@ il@@ ure to take positi@@ ve action .
Since then , Re@@ yl@@ ene has been a living example of pu@@ t@@ ting faith in Jehovah’s promise found at Matthew 6 : 33 , 34 .
And from his own place he will s@@ pr@@ out , and he will certainly buil@@ d the temple of Jehovah .
H@@ el@@ ped and com@@ for@@ ted by our heavenly Father , however , we can be like anointed Christians of ancient Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , who bor@@ e persecu@@ tions and tri@@ bul@@ ations with end@@ ur@@ ance and faith . ​ — Read 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 1 : 3 - 5 .
All Bethel family members in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n were assign@@ ed to congregations in the New Yor@@ k C@@ ity are@@ a .
But he that does what is true comes to the light , in order that his works may be made man@@ i@@ f@@ est as having been wor@@ ked in har@@ mony with God . ”
Yes , Jehovah loo@@ ks into the heart to deter@@ mine what we truly are .
If you h@@ ur@@ t someone , take responsi@@ bility for it and be quic@@ k to a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze .
When I look back on my more than 70 years in the full - time ministry , I mar@@ v@@ el at what appe@@ ars to me to be mo@@ der@@ n - day mirac@@ les .
So@@ on T@@ on@@ y became known as one of the most reli@@ able d@@ ru@@ g supp@@ li@@ ers on the e@@ ast co@@ ast of Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
Lo@@ ss of M@@ ate , 12 / 15
When three angels vis@@ ited Abraham , he pre@@ pared a fe@@ ast for them that inclu@@ ded be@@ ef , mil@@ k , bu@@ t@@ ter , and r@@ ound c@@ ak@@ es .
His respon@@ se moved Jesus to feel love for him .
We prove that we desire to be “ sons of [ our ] Father who is in the heavens ” by loving our neigh@@ b@@ or .
H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing la@@ bor@@ ers la@@ y s@@ pra@@ w@@ led ac@@ ro@@ ss the wh@@ ar@@ f .
S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn C@@ en@@ ter Ar@@ ena , 7@@ 00 Pen@@ n S@@ t .
A V@@ ast T@@ er@@ rit@@ ory
P@@ ri@@ or to a fe@@ ast held in Su@@ ra@@ ang@@ ’s honor when she was pre@@ par@@ ing to leave the is@@ land , the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge elders stated that she was the first real mission@@ ary to vis@@ it them .
In the illustr@@ ation , the s@@ ow@@ er has no control over these resul@@ ts .
A child thro@@ ws a temp@@ er t@@ an@@ tru@@ m for not get@@ ting his way .
Since Christ is “ head over all things ” with reg@@ ard to the Christian congregation , he exerc@@ ises his authority over all that takes place within the congregation .
But during the cam@@ pa@@ ign to dist@@ ribu@@ te Kingdom Ne@@ ws No .
He rec@@ ently me@@ t an Af@@ ri@@ can cou@@ ple in the st@@ re@@ et and gre@@ et@@ ed them in their n@@ ative t@@ ong@@ ue , Yor@@ u@@ ba .
• How can we cultiv@@ ate godly qualities ?
After that , I continued my educ@@ ation and became heav@@ ily involved in vari@@ ous mil@@ it@@ ary sp@@ ace pro@@ je@@ cts .
B@@ ad@@ ness will no longer ex@@ ist ; in@@ stead , every day will be filled with good things .
Th@@ ough cr@@ am@@ ped , it is the p@@ ath of the few who accept the Bible for what it is , the Word of God , and live in har@@ mony with it . ​ — Matthew 7 : 13 , 14 .
At Romans 8 : 21 , we find Jehovah’s gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e that his new world will come and that humans will be set free from sin and death .
We are encoura@@ ged to “ wel@@ come one another , just as the Christ also wel@@ com@@ ed us , with glory to God in view . ” ​ — R@@ om . 15 : 7 .
They went in the days of the first ri@@ pe fru@@ its of the gra@@ p@@ es to see how good the land was .
I@@ magine dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ing Bible material that d@@ ates to within just a few h@@ un@@ d@@ red years of Jesus and the apostles !
Yes , Paul form@@ er@@ ly had “ a ze@@ al for God ; but not according to acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge . ” ​ — Romans 10 : 2 .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , like Jesus , we avoid the temp@@ tation to ‘ be kind to ourselves . ’
Some young brothers in Bethel help to prin@@ t and bin@@ d boo@@ ks and Bi@@ bl@@ es .
‘ God Does Not D@@ well in H@@ and@@ made T@@ emp@@ les ’
Pa@@ in@@ ful counsel .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 4@@ 5 , 10
Wh@@ ere ?
The temple that Solomon buil@@ t served what purpose ?
When I real@@ ized you were really different from other wh@@ ites , I wonder@@ ed why .
This less@@ on expla@@ ins God’s view of ab@@ or@@ tion and mu@@ r@@ der .
Even so , we would like to be ready to de@@ al with any difficul@@ ties that may con@@ fr@@ on@@ t us in the future as this system ne@@ ars its end .
5 : 22 .
H@@ en@@ r@@ i real@@ ized that the only way to help his family come back to the truth was for him to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere faith@@ fully .
2 : 9 - 13 ; 4 : 23 , 24 .
For instance , no@@ te what is said at Mi@@ ca@@ h 5 : 2 - 4 .
T@@ ry to vis@@ it the country where you would like to serve .
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s wisdom that is un@@ sur@@ pas@@ sed when it comes to avo@@ i@@ ding the per@@ il@@ s and h@@ and@@ ling the problems that ar@@ ise in life .
For example , are you stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing with a we@@ ak@@ ness that you would like to over@@ come but you keep making the same mis@@ take ?
T@@ er@@ es@@ a , a mother with two young bo@@ ys , explained why she does not seek se@@ cul@@ ar emp@@ loy@@ ment .
O@@ b@@ serving effe@@ ctive min@@ isters as they teach helps us to learn their me@@ tho@@ ds and to imitate them .
Are my expres@@ sions of comm@@ end@@ ation and affe@@ ction hear@@ t@@ felt and s@@ inc@@ ere ? ​ — P@@ s .
How does his death benefit us ?
In 195@@ 4 my mother and I deci@@ ded to im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ate to Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , where my sister , Je@@ an , was living .
No@@ tic@@ ing that the family was sear@@ ch@@ ing for a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate se@@ ating , the pioneer cou@@ ple gave up their two se@@ ats .
3 ? 30 ?
H@@ er do@@ ct@@ or found no si@@ gn of physical ill@@ ness .
What became of the ar@@ my c@@ hi@@ ef S@@ is@@ er@@ a ?
E@@ ven@@ tually , she again en@@ tered the full - time pioneer ministry .
We prove what we are by be@@ coming ‘ not for@@ get@@ ful hear@@ ers , but do@@ ers of the word ’
7 The New Bi@@ r@@ th ​ — What Is I@@ ts P@@ ur@@ pose ?
We real@@ ize that should we die before Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , a continued course of conduct dis@@ pleas@@ ing to Jehovah could put us in the same position as those who have no pro@@ spe@@ ct of a resurrection .
They are enem@@ ies of mankind and have contribu@@ ted to much of the suffering on earth .
S@@ how@@ ing com@@ pas@@ sion for one@@ ’s neigh@@ b@@ or and Christian brothers is a ba@@ si@@ c requi@@ re@@ ment of those who stri@@ ve to imitate Jesus .
But then , David began reading the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines that M@@ ary left out for him .
Y@@ E@@ A@@ R B@@ O@@ R@@ N : 19@@ 7@@ 7
Like le@@ av@@ en , the Kingdom - preaching work that has prom@@ p@@ ted this spiritual gro@@ w@@ th has ex@@ pan@@ ded to the point that the Kingdom is now being pre@@ ached “ to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ”
I par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly remember the first congregation I vis@@ ited ​ — Fa@@ enza . Just think !
Instead , the most dep@@ end@@ able indic@@ at@@ or of mar@@ it@@ al succ@@ ess is how well husband and wife man@@ age any con@@ f@@ li@@ cts that ar@@ ise .
Bu@@ y@@ ers come from many par@@ ts of the world .
Jesus had fore@@ seen that many of his followers would be for@@ ced from their ho@@ m@@ es .
En@@ coura@@ g@@ ement From an Un@@ likely S@@ ource
The new@@ s@@ pa@@ per La@@ us@@ it@@ z@@ er R@@ un@@ d@@ s@@ cha@@ u repor@@ ts : “ Such moral ter@@ ms as hon@@ es@@ ty , mo@@ der@@ ation , and love of neigh@@ b@@ or are r@@ ated very high@@ ly in the faith of the Witnesses . ”
▪ Jehovah ​ — Our Pro@@ vi@@ der and Pro@@ te@@ ct@@ or
Rather than seek an ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation or simply wa@@ it in faith , many disciples “ would no longer walk with [ Jesus ] . ”
9 : 10 , 19 .
One in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar is E@@ s@@ ther Lo@@ pe@@ z , who gra@@ du@@ ated in 194@@ 4 from the th@@ ir@@ d class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad .
Instead , they were to ele@@ ct a service com@@ mit@@ te@@ e com@@ posed of spiritual men who par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated in the public preaching work .
Then he care@@ fully w@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed all the f@@ ing@@ ers together as he gave the moral : “ To@@ gether work they best , each one help@@ ing all the rest . ”
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous buil@@ ding@@ s occ@@ up@@ y a special place in the hearts of many who desire to worship God .
C@@ ir@@ cu@@ it and dist@@ ri@@ ct overse@@ ers who occasi@@ on@@ ally sta@@ yed with us rel@@ ated experi@@ ences from their own lives or read to us from the Bible .
At times , an un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural so@@ lu@@ tion may se@@ em to promise im@@ medi@@ ate reli@@ ef in a tr@@ ying situation .
I@@ mp@@ el@@ led by faith and by love for “ the name of Jehovah , ” David s@@ le@@ w the heav@@ ily ar@@ m@@ ed Phil@@ ist@@ ine gi@@ ant Go@@ li@@ ath .
Al@@ low@@ ing the p@@ ene@@ tr@@ ating questions found in God’s Word to t@@ ou@@ ch us deep@@ ly will help us bring our min@@ ds and hearts into l@@ ine with Jehovah’s righteous ways .
The Israelites were per@@ mit@@ ted to give or sel@@ l such ani@@ mal@@ s to them .
He ad@@ d@@ ressed his first inspired letter , in part , to “ the temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents sc@@ at@@ tered about in . . . C@@ ap@@ pa@@ do@@ ci@@ a . ”
How can me@@ ek@@ ness help us de@@ al with new p@@ ha@@ ses of our life ?
Then it became clear to the psalmist that he did not want to share the lo@@ t of ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers .
So@@ on , “ the heavens themselves dar@@ k@@ ened up with cl@@ ou@@ ds and w@@ ind and a great do@@ w@@ n@@ p@@ our began to occ@@ ur . ”
“ I have tru@@ sted in your word . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 1@@ 19 : 4@@ 2 .
Those who have not as yet made a de@@ fin@@ ite decision in fav@@ or of Jehovah should pray@@ er@@ fully consider the benef@@ its that God’s way of rul@@ ing will bring to mankind .
He told them : “ Let the young children come to me ; do not try to sto@@ p them , for the kingdom of God bel@@ ong@@ s to su@@ ch@@ like ones . ”
Let the next article rep@@ ly .
And now the pri@@ ests set@@ t@@ led at their plac@@ es and their ap@@ por@@ tioned rec@@ t@@ ori@@ es .
15 Our Re@@ ad@@ ers As@@ k
O@@ ver the next two years , I be@@ ha@@ ved in a way that made my fa@@ ther’s ha@@ ir turn gra@@ y .
The Bible says : “ This is what the love of God means , that we ob@@ serve his comman@@ d@@ ments . ” ​ — 1 John 5 : 3 .
John be@@ held the gl@@ ori@@ fied Jesus Christ , who “ ho@@ l@@ ds the se@@ ven st@@ ars in his right hand ” and who “ wal@@ ks in the mi@@ d@@ st of the se@@ ven g@@ ol@@ den lam@@ p@@ stan@@ ds , ” or congregations .
On one occasi@@ on , he was con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted by a dem@@ on - pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed man so strong that no one could bin@@ d that man with a cha@@ in .
But they had come to teach people Bible truth , so they ad@@ ju@@ sted to local con@@ di@@ tions and got bus@@ y in the ministry .
As imper@@ fect humans , we all sin .
In what ways can I imp@@ ro@@ ve my commun@@ ic@@ ation s@@ k@@ ill@@ s ?
Ka@@ zu@@ ko expla@@ ins : “ My husband needs ass@@ ist@@ ance with everything .
F@@ ac@@ ing a Bi@@ g Ch@@ all@@ enge
For more information on how to draw close to God in prayer , see chap@@ ter 17 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
I was determined that she con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate during our study s@@ essi@@ ons .
Instead , Jehovah had pre@@ pared a perfect human body for Jesus to offer as a sacrifice .
( 3 ) How can lear@@ ning the truth about hel@@ l af@@ fect you ?
Rather , they s@@ low down and ev@@ en@@ tually “ d@@ ri@@ ft away ” from following Jesus .
Acc@@ ording to Greek my@@ th@@ olo@@ gy , this is the very spo@@ t where the go@@ dd@@ ess A@@ ph@@ ro@@ di@@ te appe@@ ared new@@ born out of the se@@ a .
We too can show a wa@@ iting attitude . How ?
In the year 36 C.E . , he made a mission@@ ary j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to the P@@ la@@ in of S@@ har@@ on .
Like the Jewish re@@ m@@ n@@ ant in 5@@ 37 B.C.E . , spiritual Israelites and their compan@@ i@@ ons prom@@ o@@ te true worship
Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s t@@ ree ( op@@ pos@@ ite page ) and N@@ ati@@ v@@ ity sc@@ ene at the V@@ ati@@ can
Jesus ’ str@@ ik@@ ing re@@ mar@@ ks to his apostles high@@ light how God’s Kingdom rule di@@ ff@@ ers mar@@ ke@@ dly from human rule .
They put more emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on human ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es than on God’s Word .
All others who atten@@ d the an@@ nu@@ al M@@ em@@ ori@@ al are res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful ob@@ serv@@ ers , who do not par@@ take of the em@@ ble@@ ms .
But can they really sa@@ ve ?
He pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed a s@@ wi@@ ft resurrection that would serve as the si@@ gn .
Jesus than@@ ked God for food and for the bre@@ ad and w@@ ine used at the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al .
and ( 3 ) How can we be trans@@ form@@ ed ?
15 : 16 , 17 .
It was a “ n@@ on - pol@@ itical , qui@@ et@@ ist , and p@@ ac@@ i@@ f@@ ist commun@@ ity . ”
Jehovah in@@ tend@@ ed that both parents be physi@@ c@@ ally present to share in gu@@ i@@ ding and teaching their children .
How do we know that Jehovah wants people to worship him in an organiz@@ ed way ?
Da@@ y and night , year after year , de@@ ca@@ de after de@@ ca@@ de , those in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent , powerful cre@@ atu@@ res sta@@ yed right in that spo@@ t .
She was soon stud@@ ying three times a we@@ ek and made fine spiritual prog@@ ress .
B@@ er@@ y@@ l , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , says : “ My friends were ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely supp@@ or@@ tive .
‘ Not a S@@ to@@ ne Will Be L@@ ef@@ t U@@ p@@ on a S@@ to@@ ne ’
In ad@@ dition to feel@@ ing the effe@@ cts of living in these “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with , ” true Christians are a special t@@ ar@@ get of Jehovah’s c@@ hi@@ ef Ad@@ vers@@ ary , Satan the Devil .
U@@ se of such mil@@ ls was a da@@ ily cho@@ re for the women or the servants of vi@@ r@@ tually every hous@@ eho@@ ld .
In this reg@@ ard , the war@@ ning example of the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Isa@@ ac@@ ’s son E@@ sa@@ u provi@@ des less@@ ons we do well to take to heart .
198@@ 0 19@@ 0 *
What could the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es say ?
What would the elders say this time ?
In fulfill@@ ment of the vision given to John , Jesus has been con@@ duc@@ ting a worl@@ d@@ wide har@@ v@@ est work .
Then there is the M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol .
4 , 5 . ( a ) Why is simp@@ li@@ city a ke@@ y fe@@ ature of Bible truth ?
To@@ gether they appro@@ ached Moses and A@@ ar@@ on and said : “ The whole ass@@ em@@ bly are all of them holy and Jehovah is in their mi@@ d@@ st . Why , then , should you li@@ ft y@@ ourselves up a@@ bo@@ ve the congregation of Jehovah ? ” ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 16 : 1 - 3 .
L@@ ater , a family from Cana@@ da sp@@ ent sever@@ al years preaching the good news there .
Per@@ haps he rec@@ al@@ led what Jehovah had told Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h before the tw@@ ins were born : “ The older will serve the you@@ ng@@ er . ”
Fir@@ st , however , we need to id@@ enti@@ fy the cause of our we@@ ar@@ iness .
Na@@ sh@@ o D@@ or@@ i asked Bro@@ ther Go@@ le F@@ l@@ lo@@ ko in G@@ ji@@ ro@@ ka@@ st@@ ë@@ r to help me .
In a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned hu@@ ts along the way , we s@@ le@@ pt on la@@ y@@ ers of gr@@ ass cu@@ t from the bus@@ h .
But the clo@@ s@@ er we get to the end of Satan’s system , the more difficult it will be for us to remain neu@@ tr@@ al .
F@@ in@@ an@@ cial problems or inc@@ reas@@ ed family responsi@@ bil@@ ities may have ca@@ used them to s@@ li@@ p into spiritual in@@ activ@@ ity .
With my g@@ as mas@@ k when I was si@@ x
When a r@@ un@@ n@@ er@@ ’s leg@@ s get ent@@ ang@@ led with his gar@@ ment , al@@ most un@@ avo@@ i@@ da@@ bly he f@@ alls .
Ad@@ am@@ ’s t@@ est of obedi@@ ence in the gar@@ den of E@@ den was much less difficult than the t@@ est that Jesus fac@@ ed succ@@ ess@@ fully .
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately , the hand that the king has th@@ ru@@ st out in anger wi@@ thers mirac@@ ul@@ ously , and the al@@ ta@@ r used for false worship is ri@@ pp@@ ed ap@@ ar@@ t .
Tru@@ e , b@@ on@@ ds of n@@ atur@@ al love ex@@ ist in most famili@@ es .
Per@@ haps P@@ il@@ ate vie@@ wed truth as too elu@@ sive to gr@@ as@@ p . ​ — John 18 : 38 .
Now , take the time to exam@@ ine how you me@@ asure up to what love requi@@ res .
But he also knew the ancient Hebrew language spo@@ ken by Moses and the prophe@@ ts , who@@ se writ@@ ings were read at the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es each we@@ ek .
Does that example not indic@@ ate that Jehovah is fully a@@ ware of the difficult situ@@ ations in which his faithful people some@@ times find themselves ? ​ — Is@@ a .
N@@ E@@ W H@@ A@@ V@@ E@@ N , C@@ T ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , V@@ et@@ er@@ ans M@@ em@@ ori@@ al C@@ ol@@ is@@ e@@ u@@ m , 2@@ 7@@ 5 S .
At last I was able to real@@ ize my dre@@ am and serve as a gen@@ u@@ ine minis@@ ter of God !
14 , 15 . ( a ) What kind of people should we be care@@ ful of ?
SH@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ R@@ O@@ O@@ K@@ E , Q@@ C ( Fr@@ en@@ ch only ) , P@@ al@@ a@@ is des s@@ por@@ ts , 3@@ 60 , ru@@ e du Par@@ c .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ ‘ E@@ ver@@ yone who c@@ alls on the name of Jehovah will be sa@@ ved . ’
I beg@@ ged Jehovah for strength to end@@ ure , and he supp@@ or@@ ted me .
Sh@@ ould we not respect his way of h@@ and@@ ling the situation and recogn@@ ize his ability to control matters ?
W@@ E@@ S@@ T P@@ AL@@ M B@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H , F@@ L ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , Christian Con@@ ven@@ tion C@@ en@@ ter of Jehovah’s Witnesses , 1@@ 6@@ 10 P@@ al@@ m Be@@ ach L@@ ak@@ es B@@ l@@ v@@ d . J@@ U@@ L@@ Y 4 - 6
That comman@@ d@@ ment , however , el@@ ev@@ ated the Law to a pl@@ ane high@@ er than that of human justice .
He can give you the peace of mind you need to de@@ al with any situation . ​ — P@@ s .
Some 3@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 years ag@@ o , a loyal serv@@ ant of God nam@@ ed Job asked : “ Why is it that the wicked themselves keep living ? ”
Wor@@ k to S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then O@@ thers
We can see this from the seri@@ es of poin@@ ts Paul pres@@ ented ear@@ li@@ er to the Romans .
B@@ ack in 194@@ 5 , I vis@@ ited L@@ ond@@ on .
What are some no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy in@@ stances when Jehovah displa@@ yed self - control ?
10 : 24 .
and Go@@ od Ne@@ ws From God ! as well as the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
How were angels used to help Jesus , and what did he accom@@ pl@@ ish by rema@@ ining faithful to God ?
O@@ per@@ ating in the wom@@ b of the vi@@ r@@ g@@ in M@@ ary , holy spirit accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed something never done before or since .
• How do the anointed know that they have received the heavenly c@@ all@@ ing ?
A city cannot be hi@@ d when situ@@ ated upon a m@@ oun@@ tain .
• Why were some Hebrew Christians d@@ ri@@ f@@ ting away from the true faith ?
What is the wise course to follow in view of this ?
As a cen@@ ter of com@@ mer@@ ce , it did bu@@ sin@@ ess with the whole emp@@ i@@ re and saw the com@@ ings and go@@ ings of all s@@ or@@ ts of people , who brought news of religious mo@@ v@@ ements every@@ where in the Rom@@ an world .
Since the wicked have no reg@@ ard for anyone in heaven or on earth , they do not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to bl@@ as@@ ph@@ eme God with their m@@ ou@@ th .
What s@@ crip@@ tures show that all anointed Christians on earth cons@@ titu@@ te “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” ?
His appointed time for direc@@ t action to ri@@ d the earth of all op@@ pres@@ sion and in@@ justice lies in the near future .
He means that they are not like godly people , who have just been com@@ pared to fru@@ it@@ ful , long - lasting tre@@ es .
On one occasi@@ on , when Jesus was out@@ side Israel@@ ’s bor@@ ders in the Rom@@ an pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of S@@ y@@ ri@@ a , a Greek woman appro@@ ached to ask for help .
T@@ w@@ o of them also became pione@@ ers , and the others have wor@@ ked on Bethel con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ je@@ cts .
These Bible - based j@@ our@@ n@@ als do not end@@ or@@ se or prom@@ o@@ te any par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar medi@@ cal tre@@ at@@ ment , recogn@@ iz@@ ing that this is a matter for personal decision .
What arrang@@ ement for meetings should they follow ?
“ A re@@ bu@@ ke works deep@@ er in one having understanding than str@@ ik@@ ing a stu@@ pi@@ d one a h@@ un@@ d@@ red times , ” says Proverbs 17 : 10 .
Do other elders really tell me what they believe , or do they h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to do so ? ’
You no doubt recogn@@ ize that the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l preaching work is being accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed , not by human power or wisdom , but by God’s spirit .
As a result of our present - day preaching work , great comfort is being given to m@@ our@@ ning ones .
We can com@@ ba@@ t this tend@@ enc@@ y by appreci@@ ating that Jehovah de@@ als tru@@ st@@ ingly with his imper@@ fect people .
O@@ V@@ E@@ R the years , experi@@ ences like this have war@@ m@@ ed my heart , re@@ af@@ fir@@ m@@ ing my con@@ vi@@ ction that within the Christian associ@@ ation of Jehovah’s Witnesses , there ex@@ ists the love that Christ said would id@@ enti@@ fy his gen@@ u@@ ine followers .
that they cannot be God’s friend because they feel un@@ clean or sin@@ ful .
( a ) What can we learn from the man@@ ner in which Jesus deal@@ t with his followers ?
It is the Kingdom that milli@@ ons have been taught to pray for in these famili@@ ar words : “ Our Father in the heavens , let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied .
These two artic@@ les show us how we can strengthen our personal relationship with Jehovah by main@@ tain@@ ing two - way commun@@ ic@@ ation with him and by tru@@ sting in him at all times .
At the re@@ vel@@ ation of Jesus Christ , they “ will under@@ go the j@@ udi@@ cial p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment of everlasting des@@ tru@@ ction . ” ​ — 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 1 : 9 .
P@@ R@@ O@@ P@@ H@@ E@@ C@@ I@@ E@@ S F@@ U@@ L@@ F@@ I@@ L@@ L@@ E@@ D O@@ N T@@ I@@ M@@ E IN@@ S@@ P@@ I@@ R@@ E F@@ A@@ I@@ T@@ H
To what gr@@ and accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment in our time does this point ?
Instead , he may have wanted to reve@@ al tru@@ ths about the heavenly resurrection for the benefit of his s@@ inc@@ ere disciples , who would one day be in l@@ ine for recei@@ ving such a resurrection .
God expe@@ cts us to love him and to love our neigh@@ b@@ or .
The ser@@ p@@ ent fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ ws the imp@@ al@@ ement of Jesus Christ for our et@@ er@@ n@@ al benefit .
M@@ ary learned of the great@@ est of all mirac@@ les ​ — Jesus had been resur@@ rec@@ ted !
She makes arrang@@ ements to work with her in field service .
If you are ever in doubt as to how you ought to be@@ have in any given situation , it would be wise to ask yourself , ‘ What would Jesus have done ? ’
“ The cal@@ am@@ it@@ ous days ” of old age may h@@ in@@ der el@@ der@@ ly Christians from serving Jehovah with the vi@@ g@@ or they once had . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 1 .
They were dis@@ cons@@ ol@@ ate following his death .
M@@ ore important , they honor the O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or of the family , Jehovah God . ​ — Genesis 1 : 27 , 28 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 3 : 15 .
Jehovah tel@@ ls us that we will be persecu@@ ted in vari@@ ous ways .
Of course , a married woman would con@@ sul@@ t with her husband before la@@ ying down any la@@ ws for the children .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 8@@ 5 , 1@@ 21
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als married within the mo@@ v@@ ement , and over the cen@@ tu@@ ries , this cre@@ ated W@@ al@@ den@@ si@@ an sur@@ n@@ ames .
I learned to per@@ form many t@@ as@@ ks an@@ e@@ w by using my fe@@ et .
Ne@@ h@@ emiah explained : “ All of them were tr@@ ying to make us af@@ ra@@ id , saying : ‘ Their hands will d@@ ro@@ p down from the work so that it will not be done . ’ ”
Ger@@ man the@@ olo@@ gi@@ an E@@ rich Ha@@ up@@ t wrote : “ It has to be determined whether the [ h@@ ou@@ ʹ@@ to@@ s ] of the next pro@@ position ref@@ ers to the lo@@ c@@ ally and im@@ medi@@ ately pre@@ ce@@ ding sub@@ ject . . . or to the more dist@@ ant an@@ te@@ ce@@ d@@ ent God . . . .
T@@ est how much you know about E@@ sa@@ u , the brother of Jac@@ o@@ b .
He rec@@ alls that get@@ ting baptized at the age of 13 mo@@ tiv@@ ated him to be care@@ ful not to be s@@ we@@ pt away by “ the desi@@ res in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ al to you@@ th . ”
For example , the bo@@ x “ Con@@ tro@@ l Your Ang@@ er ” ( page 2@@ 21 ) may be as help@@ ful to you as it is to your son or daugh@@ ter .
In view of how deep we are in the time of the end , is it not vital to in@@ ten@@ si@@ fy our preaching efforts ?
That sur@@ ely is bene@@ fi@@ cial , since we might o@@ ther@@ wise yi@@ eld to materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic temp@@ t@@ ations so comm@@ on in this world .
However , this is not the case with the expe@@ ct@@ ations that are so@@ li@@ dly based on God’s Word .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , take courage ; you have no reason to des@@ pa@@ ir !
The Gre@@ at E@@ duc@@ at@@ or , Jehovah , qu@@ ali@@ fi@@ es us for the ministry .
Pe@@ ople want to go to new plac@@ es and to do new things in an effort to ple@@ ase themselves .
4 : 32 .
Rom@@ an go@@ ds did not requi@@ re it , so why should the God of the Christians ?
Will this co@@ al@@ iti@@ on be led by the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative “ king of the nor@@ th ” ?
What a vital ro@@ le Jesus has in our being close to God !
Although they had been like family to me , I bro@@ ke those ties . ”
Per@@ haps it is at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted by gr@@ ass a sh@@ ort dist@@ ance away and then to some a bi@@ t f@@ ar@@ ther away , thus se@@ par@@ ating it@@ self from the flo@@ ck .
“ Lord , T@@ each U@@ s How to P@@ ra@@ y ”
( b ) How and why should we imitate the wi@@ do@@ w of Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath ?
It received its name from the first word of the first s@@ crip@@ ture rec@@ ited : “ L@@ isten [ Sh@@ ema ] , O Israel : Jehovah our God is one Jehovah . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 4 .
Bo@@ a@@ z continu@@ es : ‘ Will you re@@ pur@@ cha@@ se it ?
The fa@@ il@@ ure of Adam and E@@ ve illustr@@ ates this truth .
( 8 ) C@@ ru@@ z , J .
They became famili@@ ar with “ the mind of Christ , ” understanding and imit@@ ating his way of thinking and ac@@ ting . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
31 D@@ well on What Jehovah H@@ as D@@ one for You
Jo@@ shua 1 : 7 - 9
How Jesus M@@ ag@@ ni@@ fi@@ es God’s R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness
Bi@@ bli@@ o@@ te@@ c@@ a Me@@ dic@@ e@@ a La@@ ur@@ enz@@ i@@ ana , Fir@@ enze
In 19@@ 7@@ 2 overse@@ ers and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants were appointed to serve , as such men did among the early Christians .
You might see ear@@ n@@ est young people atten@@ tiv@@ ely ab@@ s@@ or@@ b@@ ing Scriptural wisdom .
In@@ c@@ lu@@ ded in that se@@ cre@@ t was the judgment against Satan the Devil , “ the origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent , ” who p@@ lu@@ ng@@ ed human@@ kind into sin and death .
Those public@@ ations helped her to accept the truth from God’s Word .
He explained : “ I find , then , this law in my case : that when I wish to do what is right , what is bad is present with me .
Those Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents were ze@@ al@@ ous !
Mo@@ st important , the Bible en@@ ab@@ les us to get to know and love God .
Jesus ’ promise gave him the as@@ sur@@ ed hope of a resurrection to Par@@ adise when it is re@@ esta@@ bli@@ shed on earth .
We have person@@ ally experienced that ‘ ne@@ i@@ ther govern@@ ments nor things now here nor things to come nor po@@ wers nor he@@ i@@ ght nor dep@@ th nor any other cre@@ ation can se@@ par@@ ate us from God’s love that is in Christ Jesus our Lord . ’
When giving the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of “ the si@@ gn ” mar@@ king “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things , ” Jesus spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally said : “ Con@@ cer@@ ning that day and h@@ our no@@ body kno@@ ws , ne@@ i@@ ther the angels of the heavens nor the Son , but only the Father . ”
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch , which had a@@ do@@ p@@ ted the earth - cen@@ tered view , seem@@ ed to be more t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant of s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c spe@@ cul@@ ation at the time .
D@@ em@@ ons are angels who re@@ bel@@ led against God’s authority early in man@@ ’s hist@@ ory .
What do the anointed indic@@ ate by dr@@ in@@ king the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al w@@ ine ?
( b ) ‘ St@@ an@@ ding complete ’ imp@@ lied what concer@@ ning the future ?
God wants people of all s@@ or@@ ts to come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth and to enjoy everlasting life .
Satan’s next de@@ vice to bre@@ ak Jo@@ b@@ ’s integrity involved three of his compan@@ i@@ ons .
Wh@@ ich are the we@@ igh@@ ti@@ er principles ?
( Read Revelation 7 : 9 , 13 , 14 . )
Ab@@ out his own experience in provi@@ ding help to or@@ ph@@ ans and wi@@ do@@ ws , another congregation el@@ der says : “ I believe that or@@ ph@@ ans are even more deep@@ ly in need of Christian love than are wi@@ do@@ ws .
God had reve@@ aled to Noah that the F@@ lood was coming and had instru@@ cted him to s@@ ound a war@@ ning .
We should take to heart what purpose of God ?
8 , 9 . ( a ) What chang@@ es often occ@@ ur when a par@@ ent lives ap@@ ar@@ t from the family ?
The gover@@ ning body gave the following direction : “ S@@ ear@@ ch out for y@@ ourselves se@@ ven cer@@ ti@@ fied men from among you , full of spirit and wisdom , that we may ap@@ point them over this necess@@ ary bu@@ sin@@ ess . ”
S@@ el@@ f - sacrific@@ ing love imp@@ els us to show courage even at great personal ris@@ k .
It is the truth about God and about his pur@@ pos@@ es as found in the Bible .
the man who gave the Israelites the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments from God ?
They are Babyl@@ on , Me@@ do - Per@@ sia , Gre@@ e@@ ce , R@@ ome ​ — and the last , in our time , another world power .
When I was about ten , I began to take an interest in religion .
When ch@@ urch lead@@ ers a@@ ban@@ d@@ on Bible mor@@ ality and their ch@@ ur@@ ches do little about it , what standards should their par@@ ishi@@ on@@ ers a@@ do@@ pt ?
To@@ ba@@ cc@@ o dam@@ ages a us@@ er@@ ’s health and is a le@@ ading cause of pre@@ ven@@ table death .
If you are dist@@ ressed because of your sin@@ ful tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es , always remember that Jesus died for sin@@ n@@ ers , not for perfect people .
With some pl@@ an@@ ning , we can also find time to pre@@ pare for the C@@ ongreg@@ ation Bo@@ ok S@@ tu@@ dy and the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy .
This form of service has helped me to cultiv@@ ate very good fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing about false prophe@@ ts , he war@@ ned : “ E@@ very inspired st@@ at@@ ement that ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges Jesus Christ as having come in the flesh origin@@ ates with God .
That is what you find now .
Y@@ oung Christians today face similar challeng@@ es .
How is Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 1 - 4 being ful@@ filled today ?
When we see people sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze their dedic@@ ation to God , our joy may be expres@@ sed by res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful ap@@ pla@@ use and war@@ m comm@@ end@@ ation .
When Jesus sent his apostles out as Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers , he said : “ R@@ a@@ ise up dead pers@@ ons . ”
E@@ no@@ ch must have done all he could to pre@@ side over his hous@@ eho@@ ld in a fine way .
With God’s spirit re@@ moved , you could f@@ all into even more serious sin .
If we are not care@@ ful , we could be temp@@ ted to we@@ a@@ ve personal pre@@ fer@@ ences or op@@ in@@ i@@ ons in with our teaching .
He char@@ ged those who op@@ posed him not only with l@@ è@@ se - ma@@ j@@ est@@ é but with being enem@@ ies of the faith and of God .
No@@ where does the Bible author@@ ize such a prac@@ tice .
C@@ learly , Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s lead@@ ers do not know what Jesus will do as King of God’s Kingdom .
A@@ pri@@ l 26 , 20@@ 10 – May 2 , 20@@ 10
Yes , rather than foc@@ us on Kingdom inter@@ ests , such ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ers foc@@ us on themselves and on their own sel@@ f@@ ish desi@@ res .
S@@ ome@@ thing Gre@@ ater T@@ ha@@ n the T@@ re@@ a@@ sures of Egy@@ pt
They had not come to the end of their life course in faith@@ ful@@ ness .
O@@ r would the man thro@@ w in his lo@@ t with his wife ?
O@@ thers might think of Christians who f@@ led from Jerusalem in the year 6@@ 6 C.E . , obe@@ ying Jesus ’ war@@ ning : “ When you see Jerusalem sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by enc@@ am@@ ped ar@@ mi@@ es , then . . . let those in Ju@@ de@@ a beg@@ in fle@@ e@@ ing to the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , and let those in the mi@@ d@@ st of her with@@ draw . ” ​ — Luke 21 : 20 , 21 .
Th@@ ink of what an imp@@ res@@ sion it must have made on Davi@@ d’s mind and heart to use his own eyes and hands to wr@@ ite out a cop@@ y of the Law .
Ne@@ g@@ ative thinking uses up en@@ er@@ gy .
N@@ um@@ er@@ ous Christian parents who have lost a child experience that Jehovah is with them .
At the end of 19@@ 50 , I was dis@@ char@@ ged .
( a ) Acc@@ ording to Matthew 6 : 19 - 21 , why should we look bey@@ ond the im@@ medi@@ ate future ?
We stri@@ ve to imitate God by ‘ ab@@ hor@@ ring what is wicked and cl@@ ing@@ ing to what is good . ’ ​ — Romans 12 : 9 .
When the ra@@ ins came , however , such a “ dead ” t@@ ree re@@ turned to life and a new tr@@ un@@ k em@@ er@@ ged from its ro@@ o@@ ts as if it were “ a new pl@@ ant . ”
One ev@@ ening a brother h@@ an@@ ded us an en@@ vel@@ op@@ e with “ New Yor@@ k ” written on it .
“ Not having many material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons to be att@@ ached to helps me to feel free , and it al@@ lo@@ ws me to con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on the most important things , ” says F@@ e@@ der@@ ic@@ o , a married brother in his early 40 ’ s who moved from S@@ pain .
That vision streng@@ th@@ ened the faith of Peter , James , and John at a time when many had left off following Jesus because he had not ful@@ filled their un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural expe@@ ct@@ ations .
6 , 7 . ( a ) How did Jesus de@@ al with Satan and the dem@@ ons ?
It invol@@ ves our will@@ ing@@ ness always to listen to his words , to his message , to his teaching . ”
The lead@@ ers ​ — many cla@@ d in tur@@ ban@@ s , sa@@ ff@@ r@@ on - col@@ ored ro@@ bes , fe@@ ather he@@ ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses , or long bl@@ ack clo@@ ak@@ s — ​ re@@ pres@@ ented a mul@@ titu@@ de of faith@@ s .
P@@ over@@ ty is wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad , even in a@@ ff@@ lu@@ ent lands .
What strong encourag@@ ement to continue serving Jehovah faith@@ fully !
A@@ n inv@@ alu@@ able a@@ id in our cultiv@@ ating loving - kindness is the privilege of prayer .
For many of the el@@ der@@ ly , the dis@@ tur@@ b@@ ing question , “ When will it be me ? ” often d@@ om@@ in@@ ates .
F@@ in@@ ally , from 198@@ 0 until 200@@ 5 , I served again as a dist@@ ri@@ ct overse@@ er .
Matthew 17 : 1 - 7 states : “ Si@@ x days later Jesus took Peter and James and John his brother along and brought them up into a lo@@ f@@ ty m@@ oun@@ tain by themselves .
But trust does not ha@@ p@@ pen over@@ night .
Indeed , King A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa says : “ In a sh@@ ort time you would per@@ su@@ a@@ de me to become a Christian . ” ​ — Acts 26 : 1 - 28 .
I first came in cont@@ act with the Bible when I was just 17 .
This chang@@ ed his life .
That you have this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine in your hand is evidence that the Kingdom preaching work is being car@@ ri@@ ed out today .
We also demonstr@@ ate our sub@@ mis@@ sion to Christ’s “ brothers ” by co@@ op@@ er@@ ating with the appointed overse@@ ers in the Christian congregation .
One way to devel@@ op our spiritu@@ ality is through prayer .
S@@ hor@@ tly after he was inst@@ al@@ led as King of God’s Kingdom , he con@@ qu@@ ered Satan in bat@@ tle and h@@ ur@@ led him and his dem@@ ons down to the earth .
The po@@ li@@ ce of@@ fic@@ ers ur@@ ged us to go back to our ho@@ m@@ es , but they also told us that Jehovah’s Witnesses had been ban@@ ned in Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , we draw strength from Jehovah through Christian associ@@ ation .
God’s prophet Isaiah , who p@@ en@@ ned these words , lived over a century before the kingdom of Juda@@ h ended .
What if the school author@@ ities say they would pre@@ f@@ er that children not share religious public@@ ations with other stud@@ ents ?
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , you may feel fru@@ str@@ ated .
How should your hope be part of your regul@@ ar prayers ?
In fact , it could even har@@ m you .
We have at le@@ ast three reas@@ ons to share jo@@ y@@ fully in the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work .
1 : 14 .
So as not to draw attention to our ga@@ ther@@ ings , we did not ap@@ pla@@ u@@ d to expres@@ s our appreciation for a speak@@ er but simply ru@@ b@@ bed our hands together .
He is for@@ ced to wa@@ it , and he is not loo@@ king for@@ ward to the out@@ come .
If not , they would have to give the same to him .
Such needs may inclu@@ de su@@ it@@ able accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations , emp@@ loy@@ ment to provide for our family , and wisdom to cop@@ e with health concer@@ ns .
W@@ A@@ R@@ S :
Com@@ pared with tri@@ ps taken by fellow cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es , our j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to the Ba@@ h@@ am@@ as was sh@@ ort .
He came to be known as the apostle Paul , a ze@@ al@@ ous Christian mission@@ ary .
O@@ f@@ ten , people want to know more about the Bible .
F@@ in@@ ally , Jesus says that those s@@ own on the fine so@@ il “ be@@ ar fru@@ it th@@ ir@@ ty@@ fo@@ ld and si@@ x@@ ty and a h@@ un@@ d@@ red . ”
Because we have benef@@ ited so much , we have the responsi@@ bility to teach others how Jehovah is show@@ ing his love and how they can benefit from it .
C@@ oura@@ ge is a kind of confidence that can strengthen and su@@ sta@@ in us .
With than@@ k@@ s@@ giving in our heart , then , let us make known to others God’s wonderful works ​ — from the cre@@ ation of man in the gar@@ den of E@@ den to the complete rest@@ or@@ ation of all things in God’s new world .
Jehovah is perfect and f@@ la@@ w@@ less .
V@@ i@@ e@@ w F@@ utu@@ re With F@@ e@@ ar or H@@ op@@ e ?
E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el must not speak God’s message to the ex@@ il@@ es until he recei@@ ves a repor@@ t of the des@@ tru@@ ction of the city from “ the es@@ cap@@ ed one . ” ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 24 : 26 , 27 .
The Bible tel@@ ls us : “ Jehovah God pl@@ anted a gar@@ den in E@@ den , toward the e@@ ast , and there he put the man whom he had form@@ ed . . . .
Lu@@ st@@ fully loo@@ king upon the daugh@@ ters of men ar@@ ous@@ ed in the re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous angels an un@@ n@@ atur@@ al desire for se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations with humans , and those angels fa@@ ther@@ ed viol@@ ent off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
It would be f@@ it@@ ting for each of us to ask : ‘ F@@ ran@@ k@@ ly , how much emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is do I put on my home and its dec@@ or@@ ation ?
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 22 , 40
How mar@@ vel@@ ously these com@@ for@@ ting words will apply during Jehovah’s coming day of v@@ enge@@ ance !
There were many other prog@@ res@@ sive actions that God took to accom@@ pl@@ ish his purpose .
After two years in our fore@@ ign assignment , we had a sur@@ pris@@ e .
A@@ gain , Ne@@ h@@ emiah did not let himself be con@@ qu@@ ered by evil op@@ pos@@ ers .
This spirit prom@@ o@@ ted un@@ ity among them .
We are taught Jehovah’s high moral standards at Kingdom H@@ alls like this one in B@@ en@@ in
A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o received the help he needed , and at last he has put his bad ha@@ bi@@ t be@@ h@@ ind him .
And even if you die , God can ra@@ ise you from the dead .
We find what encourag@@ ement in the book of Romans ?
They can help their children to remain a@@ wa@@ ke , perhaps having them take a na@@ p be@@ fore@@ hand .
For a marriage to th@@ ri@@ ve , Jehovah needs to be involved in the relationship .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we share in the ministry because we have come to know Jehovah’s qualities and ways .
In other plac@@ es , people want to have lo@@ ts of ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive clo@@ th@@ es , a bi@@ gg@@ er house , or a more ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive ve@@ hi@@ c@@ le .
“ The apostles and older men in Jerusalem ” served as a gover@@ ning body .
This is what we find to be true of Jehovah’s servants today .
Mu@@ ch of the en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment in@@ du@@ str@@ y today has the char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s of ancient So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h .
Per@@ haps you have pray@@ ed for wisdom and strength .
The head n@@ ur@@ se came to G@@ r@@ ace and said : “ M@@ r@@ s .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , he led the holy angels in ca@@ sting Satan and his dem@@ ons from heaven . ​ — Re@@ v .
• What can we learn from Ca@@ in@@ ’s re@@ action to God’s war@@ ning ?
Why was Jesus in a uni@@ que position to reve@@ al his Father ?
Ch@@ est 8 was for money left over from sin o@@ ffer@@ ings .
H@@ er doing that with others loo@@ king on but not o@@ ffering to help would give sure pro@@ of of her en@@ er@@ gy , pati@@ ence , hum@@ ility , and kind heart toward man and be@@ ast .
David : When I under@@ sto@@ od the am@@ a@@ z@@ ing fulfill@@ ment of Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es , such as those found in Matthew chap@@ ter 24 and in the book of Daniel , I became con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that this was the truth .
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But P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h ar@@ ro@@ gan@@ tly said : “ Who is Jehovah , so that I should obey his vo@@ ice to s@@ end Israel away ?
In Bible times , if a man wanted to “ buil@@ d up [ his ] hous@@ eho@@ ld , ” or esta@@ bl@@ ish a family by get@@ ting married , he needed to ask himself , ‘ A@@ m I ready to care for and support a wife and any children we may later have ? ’
Ther@@ e@@ ’s nothing like it .
W@@ es@@ ter@@ n - st@@ y@@ le Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s mu@@ si@@ c and car@@ ol@@ s , hi@@ ther@@ to un@@ known in Rus@@ sia , em@@ an@@ ate from sh@@ op@@ s .
Wh@@ ere can you find them ?
It is one of the ol@@ des@@ t and most important wit@@ nesses to the ancient tra@@ di@@ tions . ”
Su@@ b@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , we also learned that A@@ un@@ t M@@ il@@ li@@ e had made another very personal decision .
Acc@@ ording to the book A H@@ ist@@ ory of Christi@@ an@@ ity , W@@ es@@ sel “ held that , being inspired by the Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t , the Bible is the fin@@ al authority in matters of faith . ”
Many of my old col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es are rich but un@@ happy .
E@@ ach body of elders has the so@@ le@@ m@@ n du@@ ty to re@@ view thor@@ ough@@ ly the Scriptural qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations of the brothers they re@@ com@@ men@@ d for ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment in God’s congregation .
Is it all right to tell a li@@ e under those circumstances ?
What led up to our baptism as Christians ?
Be@@ coming complete as a Christian may invol@@ ve ga@@ ining what view of others ?
As with the first - century congregation in R@@ ome , what is needed to res@@ ol@@ ve differ@@ ences today ?
Since re@@ pet@@ iti@@ on helps ad@@ ul@@ ts to remember important matters , it will sur@@ ely help young children !
So right away I began preaching 60 h@@ our@@ s every mon@@ th , even though I still attend@@ ed school .
The ob@@ je@@ ctive of the wicked spi@@ r@@ its who commun@@ ic@@ ate with humans is first to di@@ ver@@ t them from worshipp@@ ing the true God , Jehovah .
For instance , Jesus taught us that we should r@@ ely on God’s promise to provide materi@@ ally .
T@@ O@@ D@@ A@@ Y , many believe that they have the ability to know good from bad and that they have the right to do wh@@ atever they want .
Like many other young Witnesses of Jehovah , A@@ m@@ é@@ li@@ e kno@@ ws that her so@@ li@@ d religious con@@ vi@@ ctions give her a purpose in life and are a s@@ ource of lasting happiness .
Their en@@ tr@@ ance into their heavenly re@@ ward will be “ ri@@ ch@@ ly supp@@ lied , ” their Christian qualities refle@@ cting ra@@ di@@ an@@ tly .
God “ well kno@@ ws how we are form@@ ed , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that we are du@@ st . ” ​ — Psalm 10@@ 3 : 14
For instance , some people are af@@ ra@@ id of what lies a@@ head for the earth .
Pe@@ ople got ter@@ ri@@ bly th@@ in from hu@@ ng@@ er , and some col@@ la@@ p@@ sed in the st@@ re@@ et .
We need to be determined to keep preaching without le@@ tu@@ p about the des@@ tru@@ ction of Chris@@ tend@@ om , which was fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed by that of un@@ faithful Jerusalem .
It was t@@ ough , yet they ev@@ en@@ tually learned the meaning of the word ‘ no . ’ ”
In that same year , I me@@ t John Mar@@ ks ( Mar@@ ko@@ p@@ ou@@ lo@@ s ) , a well - res@@ pe@@ cted , spiritual man from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
( b ) What can result from even a bri@@ ef view of por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y ?
That qu@@ ality is important , but it is only a part of integrity .
And that is im@@ mor@@ tal heavenly life .
And reas@@ sur@@ ingly , God himself said : “ I am Jehovah ; I have not chang@@ ed . ”
P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h said to him : “ There is no one as dis@@ cre@@ et and wise as you are . ”
In doing this , loving parents ho@@ ver over their young ones , so to speak , ob@@ serving how they apply the principles they have learned .
To this N@@ ame , God will ever be faithful ; of it He will never be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed . ”
To whom can we turn when we are disc@@ oura@@ ged ?
The psalmist David expres@@ sed the dep@@ th of Jehovah’s interest in us when he said : “ [ Jehovah’s ] own eyes b@@ eho@@ ld , his own be@@ am@@ ing eyes exam@@ ine the sons of men . ”
But Satan did not ad@@ mit that his claim@@ s had been proved wrong .
How did De@@ bor@@ ah , Bar@@ ak , and J@@ a@@ el show courage ?
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 22 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 22 , 9@@ 5
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T used many illustr@@ ations , or par@@ ab@@ les , to expla@@ in different as@@ pe@@ cts of the Kingdom .
A F@@ am@@ ily Un@@ der St@@ ress
Me@@ an@@ ing of “ G@@ o With H@@ im T@@ w@@ o M@@ il@@ es ” , 4 / 1
Witnesses believ@@ ed in pol@@ itical neu@@ tr@@ ality , which me@@ ant they would not vo@@ te for H@@ it@@ l@@ er nor give the H@@ it@@ l@@ er sal@@ u@@ te . ”
At last I was fin@@ ding ans@@ wers to my questions !
At the age of 18 , I was a c@@ ru@@ shing disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment to my parents , an out@@ c@@ ast among my family , and the la@@ ugh@@ ing@@ sto@@ ck of my v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
The Bible off@@ ers this wise ad@@ vice : “ Sh@@ re@@ w@@ d is the one that has seen the cal@@ am@@ ity and pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ds to conc@@ e@@ al himself , but the in@@ experienced have pas@@ sed along and must su@@ ff@@ er the p@@ en@@ al@@ ty . ”
It was reas@@ sur@@ ing for the stud@@ ents and their famili@@ es and friends to hear words of wisdom from these se@@ as@@ oned spiritual men .
Then , in Au@@ gu@@ st 194@@ 4 , I attend@@ ed my first bi@@ g conven@@ tion , in Bu@@ ff@@ al@@ o , New Yor@@ k , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , just ac@@ ro@@ ss the C@@ an@@ adi@@ an bor@@ der .
The best thing to do under those circumstances is to look into the eyes of the loved one and see those chang@@ eless bro@@ wn or gre@@ en or b@@ lu@@ e eyes . ”
Let us s@@ pre@@ ad the knowledge that br@@ ings real happiness now and lea@@ ds to everlasting life .
These simp@@ le sub@@ stances com@@ bin@@ e to form an ast@@ on@@ ish@@ ing number of ch@@ em@@ ic@@ al com@@ p@@ oun@@ ds that have ac@@ tive l@@ in@@ ks to one another .
M@@ ore than simply br@@ ing@@ ing words back to their min@@ ds , the holy spirit taught the disciples and gu@@ i@@ ded them to a ful@@ l@@ er understanding of God’s purpose .
How wonderful it is to know that the Creator of the uni@@ verse and of all living things is a God of love !
“ The whole mas@@ s ” of f@@ l@@ our re@@ pres@@ ents all the nations , and the fer@@ men@@ ting pro@@ c@@ ess pi@@ c@@ tures the s@@ pre@@ ad of the Kingdom message by means of the preaching work .
That made it difficult for the po@@ li@@ ce ​ — or the pri@@ ests — ​ to c@@ atch us .
However , my con@@ dition wor@@ sen@@ ed , and after a mas@@ sive pul@@ mon@@ ary h@@ em@@ or@@ r@@ ha@@ ge , I was trans@@ fer@@ red to the I@@ r@@ á@@ k@@ li@@ on ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
As the war es@@ cal@@ ated , all able - bo@@ died mal@@ es were cons@@ crip@@ ted .
Des@@ pite the s@@ pre@@ ad of apost@@ as@@ y , what has Jehovah done about his mem@@ ori@@ al name ?
In my te@@ en years , I sp@@ ent a lo@@ t of time dr@@ in@@ king at ba@@ r@@ s .
In view of to@@ da@@ y’s cor@@ ru@@ pt moral c@@ li@@ mate , how can you ch@@ er@@ ish and maintain your cha@@ st@@ ity ?
Are you famili@@ ar with this verse ?
Gen@@ u@@ ine followers of Christ ​ — consci@@ enti@@ ous individuals who end@@ e@@ av@@ or to live by Christian standards — ​ still ex@@ ist .
This word could have been used in ancient times of a bo@@ at that was f@@ it@@ ted out with everything needed for a vo@@ y@@ age or of a ma@@ ch@@ ine that was ca@@ pa@@ ble of per@@ form@@ ing wh@@ atever was expe@@ cted of it .
That was what A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ r@@ a over@@ heard while s@@ it@@ ting on a bu@@ s , wa@@ iting to cro@@ ss the bor@@ der between two S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ i@@ can coun@@ tri@@ es .
Our brother pray@@ ed to Jehovah for courage to ad@@ here to Bible principles .
What responsi@@ bil@@ ities do all ste@@ war@@ ds of God share ?
S@@ el@@ f - control en@@ ab@@ les us to keep our thoughts , spe@@ e@@ ch , and actions in c@@ he@@ ck .
* In contr@@ ast , if we use our life to serve Jehovah who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly and thus receive his blessing , we will ob@@ tain true ri@@ ches . ​ — Read Proverbs 10 : 22 .
That “ day ” began when the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom was esta@@ bli@@ shed in 1914 .
• How can we show self - sacrific@@ ing love for our brothers ?
If God were the rul@@ er of this world , would there be so much suffering ?
They become per@@ ver@@ ted in their reason@@ ing to the point of as@@ sum@@ ing that God does not see their wr@@ ong@@ doing .
* Some scho@@ l@@ ars believe that when the Israelites left Egy@@ pt , the sa@@ dd@@ le qu@@ er@@ n was the kind of m@@ ill they took with them .
Who is the tra@@ in@@ er of a Christian “ a@@ th@@ le@@ te ” ?
You Can R@@ es@@ ist T@@ emp@@ tation !
For he must rule as king until God has put all enem@@ ies under his fe@@ et .
The Greek word here rend@@ ered “ pat@@ ter@@ n ” liter@@ ally ref@@ ers to an ar@@ t@@ ist@@ ’s s@@ ke@@ t@@ ch .
1 : 2 - 6 .
In 19@@ 10 my parents moved with their two small children from e@@ ast@@ er@@ n Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a to G@@ ro@@ ve C@@ ity , in the w@@ es@@ ter@@ n part of the st@@ ate .
“ W@@ H@@ E@@ N I listen@@ ed to the ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement that my son had been dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed , my whole world seem@@ ed to come to an end , ” rec@@ alls Ju@@ li@@ an .
B@@ ru@@ ci@@ o@@ li@@ ’s transl@@ ation : Bi@@ bli@@ o@@ te@@ c@@ a Na@@ z@@ i@@ on@@ ale C@@ en@@ tr@@ ale di Rom@@ a ; In@@ de@@ x : S@@ u conc@@ essi@@ one de@@ l M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ o per i B@@ en@@ i e le A@@ t@@ ti@@ vit@@ à C@@ ul@@ tur@@ al@@ i
“ The h@@ our is coming in which all those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs will hear [ Jesus ’ ] vo@@ ice and come out , ” said Jesus .
I@@ ’@@ m always asked is there Greek D@@ N@@ A or an I@@ tal@@ i@@ an g@@ ene , but , of course , there is@@ n@@ ’t . . . .
What mis@@ direc@@ ted kind of love char@@ ac@@ ter@@ iz@@ es people who are ali@@ en@@ ated from God ?
P@@ res@@ ent - day scho@@ l@@ ars find only min@@ i@@ ma@@ l chang@@ es in Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an te@@ x@@ ts co@@ pi@@ ed again and again for a mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m or more .
It was not that Ca@@ in@@ ’s o@@ ffering was fa@@ ul@@ ty in it@@ self ; God’s Law later allow@@ ed the o@@ ffering of the pro@@ du@@ ce of the gr@@ ound .
See the 200@@ 5 C@@ al@@ end@@ ar of Jehovah’s Witnesses , J@@ anu@@ ary / F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary .
“ Ke@@ ep wal@@ king by spirit and you will car@@ ry out no fle@@ sh@@ ly desire at all , ” said the apostle Paul . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 16 .
He even at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes bad mo@@ ti@@ ves where there are no@@ ne !
On one occasi@@ on , W@@ al@@ ter Le@@ w@@ ko@@ wi@@ c@@ z and I called at a hum@@ ble little ca@@ bi@@ n close to L@@ ow@@ er P@@ o@@ st , B@@ rit@@ ish C@@ o@@ lum@@ bia , along the Al@@ as@@ ka H@@ igh@@ way near the bor@@ der of Yu@@ k@@ on T@@ er@@ rit@@ ory .
The apostle Paul invit@@ ed his compan@@ i@@ ons to “ make sure of all things , ” to c@@ he@@ ck whether what they were being taught was in har@@ mony with the Word of God and His will , and to act acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 21 .
What has made the differ@@ ence this time ?
We can set real@@ is@@ tic go@@ als according to our circumstances .
But I feel it@@ ’s wor@@ th the effort . ”
Bo@@ th famili@@ es were ap@@ par@@ ently rich and ar@@ is@@ to@@ cr@@ ati@@ c , likely der@@ i@@ ving their we@@ al@@ th from large est@@ ates in the Jerusalem are@@ a .
This s@@ ong , su@@ ng in heaven by “ those who come off vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous from the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast and from its i@@ ma@@ ge , ” dra@@ ws attention to God’s loy@@ al@@ ty .
Su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions for com@@ men@@ ting at congregation meetings are given in the public@@ ation B@@ ene@@ f@@ it From The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol E@@ duc@@ ation , page 70 .
W@@ ere you able to deci@@ de what the right thing to do was ?
When he told me that only God could help me , I rep@@ lied bit@@ ter@@ ly , “ W@@ ell , if there is a God , why am I in such a situation ? ”
T@@ O TH@@ O@@ S@@ E famili@@ ar with the Scriptures , the m@@ ere men@@ tion of the name H@@ ar@@ an im@@ medi@@ ately br@@ ings to mind the faithful pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Abraham .
“ R@@ em@@ ember when we were su@@ p@@ posed to be j@@ ad@@ ed about her@@ o@@ es ?
But Jehovah’s Witnesses do not make com@@ promises to seek ad@@ mi@@ r@@ ation or accep@@ t@@ ance .
Mis@@ sion@@ ary service in G@@ u@@ y@@ ana was a joy
But understanding how Jehovah * feel@@ s about it helps me to do what is right .
Je@@ h@@ u in Se@@ cul@@ ar H@@ ist@@ ory
( b ) Why did David prove vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous ?
At last , Jehovah’s origin@@ al purpose for the earth and human@@ kind will re@@ ach its gl@@ ori@@ ous fulfill@@ ment . ​ — Genesis 1 : 27 , 28 .
Then he tur@@ ns on the com@@ pu@@ ter and re@@ a@@ ds and ans@@ wers e - ma@@ il .
( b ) What do we need to remember about our thinking and that of Jehovah ?
L@@ I@@ K@@ E the prophet Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k , the disciples of Jesus ye@@ ar@@ ned to see an end to suffering .
Lo@@ ving sub@@ mis@@ sion , in turn , prom@@ o@@ tes joy , peace , and har@@ mony within the family , and gives hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves the satis@@ fac@@ tion that comes from know@@ ing that they are pleas@@ ing God . ​ — E@@ ph .
( Read Ne@@ h@@ emiah 9 : 22 - 25 . )
He war@@ ned : “ If you leave [ Jehovah ] he will leave you . ”
Hence , liter@@ ature of Jehovah’s Witnesses is now pro@@ duc@@ ed in se@@ ven M@@ ex@@ i@@ can langu@@ ages and also in M@@ ex@@ i@@ can Si@@ gn L@@ angu@@ age .
So he mirac@@ ul@@ ously turned some 1@@ 00 g@@ all@@ ons ( 3@@ 8@@ 0 L ) of water into “ fine w@@ ine . ”
It would be difficult to put confidence in such a har@@ d@@ hear@@ ted God .
He said that he wanted to jo@@ in an organization that “ does not t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate bad conduct . ”
The Bible provi@@ des e@@ ye@@ witness evidence and clear t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony that the Devil ex@@ ists .
From every bad p@@ ath I have rest@@ ra@@ ined my fe@@ et , for the purpose that I may keep your word . ”
Con@@ cer@@ ning those who refu@@ se to accept this arrang@@ ement , Psalm 2 : 9 says : “ You [ the Son , Jesus Christ ] will bre@@ ak them with an ir@@ on sc@@ ep@@ ter , as though a po@@ t@@ ter@@ ’s v@@ es@@ sel you will d@@ as@@ h them to pi@@ e@@ ces . ”
Our family just did not mis@@ s meetings . ”
He did so through Jesus .
“ C@@ ome . . . out from the s@@ n@@ are of the Devil . ” ​ — 2 T@@ I@@ M .
New P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations To Me@@ et S@@ pe@@ cial Ne@@ e@@ ds
Still others , in fact “ the greater number , ” would allow their love for God and for his Word to co@@ ol off . ​ — Matthew 24 : 9 - 12 .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing are some com@@ ments of appreciation that were received by the U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses :
Ad@@ di@@ tional Di@@ v@@ ine C@@ oun@@ sel
8 : 3 - 6 .
I must have been a s@@ or@@ ry sight in my t@@ or@@ n , blood - sta@@ ined clo@@ th@@ es , but the brothers were happy to see me .
No@@ te that Jehovah per@@ mit@@ ted all the G@@ ent@@ ile nations “ to go on in their ways . ”
B@@ E B@@ AL@@ AN@@ C@@ E@@ D : “ W@@ om@@ en should ad@@ or@@ n themselves in appro@@ pri@@ ate d@@ ress , with mo@@ des@@ ty and s@@ oun@@ dness of mind . ”
She will be “ an ex@@ ul@@ tation , ” a cause for un@@ b@@ oun@@ ded joy .
T@@ y@@ pi@@ cal st@@ ory l@@ ines lead vie@@ wers to look for@@ ward to the m@@ om@@ ent when the v@@ il@@ la@@ in “ ge@@ ts what he deser@@ ves ” ​ — u@@ su@@ ally a viol@@ ent end at the hands of the st@@ or@@ y’s her@@ o .
In ad@@ dition to the fi@@ ve events we have exam@@ ined so far , there are other “ things un@@ seen ” on which we want to “ keep our eyes . ”
“ The he@@ a@@ ving mas@@ s of cam@@ els it@@ self will co@@ ver you , the young m@@ ale cam@@ els of M@@ idi@@ an and of E@@ p@@ ha@@ h . All those from S@@ he@@ ba ​ — they will come . Go@@ ld and f@@ ran@@ k@@ inc@@ en@@ se they will car@@ ry . And the pra@@ ises of Jehovah they will ann@@ oun@@ ce . ”
Con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing Re@@ as@@ ons and Pro@@ per Mo@@ ti@@ ves
G@@ l@@ ori@@ fy Jehovah’s N@@ ame
Ha@@ il Christ , the G@@ l@@ ori@@ ous King !
But after an ev@@ ening of fel@@ low@@ ship , you feel much better ; you do not feel so al@@ one .
Do you know what Jeremiah told Jehovah years later ? — “ I ac@@ tually do not know how to speak , for I am but a bo@@ y . ”
1 : 21 , 22 ; 1 P@@ et .
That is because I@@ ’@@ m not so ex@@ posed to the at@@ tr@@ actions and di@@ str@@ actions of the world . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 4 : 6 ; Matthew 6 : 24 , 28 - 30 .
How may our thinking become dist@@ or@@ ted ?
Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es will sa@@ ve “ the ten@@ ts of Juda@@ h first ” because these are in the direc@@ t l@@ ine of Satan’s att@@ ack .
R@@ ely on Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
My heart was t@@ ou@@ ched .
The mis@@ sion was difficult , but the serv@@ ant was as@@ sur@@ ed that Jehovah’s ang@@ el would gu@@ i@@ de him .
And for h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of years , God’s servants were confid@@ ent that the promised Messi@@ ah , or Christ , would come . ​ — Luke 3 : 15 ; 1 Peter 1 : 10 - 12 .
The ex@@ ile of re@@ si@@ d@@ ents of the two k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s , first of Israel and then of Juda@@ h , for@@ ce@@ fully br@@ ings to our attention how the prophe@@ tic judgment recorded at De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 28 : 15 – 29 : 28 came true .
F@@ eli@@ pe contr@@ ac@@ ted a vi@@ r@@ al in@@ fe@@ ction in his lu@@ ng@@ s .
But he is using his organization to help us remain vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant .
By pur@@ su@@ ing spiritual go@@ als ​ — which inclu@@ de sh@@ aring in the important work of disci@@ ple making — ​ we can have the satis@@ fac@@ tion of know@@ ing that we are doing God’s will and that he will re@@ ward us .
Yes , being al@@ er@@ t to an opportunity to speak about your faith can be@@ ar fru@@ it .
In time , I found a wife who sh@@ ared my go@@ als in life .
To the Hebrews , the day began at su@@ n@@ set and ended at the next su@@ n@@ set .
Na@@ i@@ ro@@ bi
Consider how he displa@@ yed in@@ sight ​ — ac@@ ting with pr@@ u@@ d@@ ence and dis@@ cre@@ tion — ​ when another repor@@ t re@@ ached his ear@@ s .
Instead , he was to “ keep in expe@@ ct@@ ation , ” living each day with a sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y .
As our love for Jesus gro@@ ws , so does our love for Jehovah .
In 199@@ 8 , he was di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with am@@ yo@@ tro@@ p@@ hi@@ c l@@ at@@ er@@ al s@@ cl@@ er@@ os@@ is , or AL@@ S , which fin@@ ally left him to@@ t@@ ally par@@ al@@ y@@ zed .
The C@@ ongreg@@ ation ​ — A@@ n Ex@@ pres@@ sion of God’s Lo@@ ve
Consider : If we had to preach to a th@@ ous@@ and indi@@ ffer@@ ent or op@@ posed people in order to re@@ ach a sing@@ le she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike individu@@ al , would that not be wor@@ th the effort ?
The la@@ dy made spiritual prog@@ ress and soon became our Christian sister .
Hence , just as en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ men@@ tal con@@ di@@ tions of the liter@@ al land would imp@@ ro@@ ve , there would be chang@@ es in the rest@@ ored Jewish people .
On one occasi@@ on , Jesus even reve@@ aled a most star@@ t@@ ling truth to women first , tel@@ ling them to in@@ form the men about it ! ​ — Matthew 28 : 1 , 8 - 10 ; Luke 8 : 1 - 3 .
Jesus cal@@ m@@ ly cor@@ rec@@ ted Peter , heal@@ ed the w@@ ound , and explained a princi@@ ple of n@@ on@@ viol@@ ence that guid@@ es his followers to this day .
H@@ O@@ W I H@@ A@@ V@@ E B@@ EN@@ E@@ F@@ I@@ T@@ E@@ D : I have es@@ cap@@ ed from a world of sh@@ am happiness and tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous associ@@ ates .
M@@ y@@ ri@@ am , one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , used this question to star@@ t a Bible discus@@ sion .
God also gave Adam the assignment to make the enti@@ re earth into a par@@ adise .
I app@@ lied for a jo@@ b trans@@ f@@ er to J@@ in@@ ja so that we could better ass@@ ist this group .
The c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation often invol@@ ves tr@@ ying to en@@ sure good lu@@ ck and to show respect for the spi@@ r@@ its .
Rather than foc@@ using on our brothers ’ sur@@ face de@@ fe@@ cts , can we dis@@ cer@@ n their good qualities and their po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for fur@@ ther spiritual gro@@ w@@ th ?
In 1914 , there were appro@@ xi@@ mat@@ ely 5@@ ,000 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers earth wide ; today , each we@@ ek about 5@@ ,000 new ones are baptized !
And the answer , put simply , is that there was little cho@@ ice back in those days .
He was imp@@ ris@@ oned for 12 days .
The account at 2 K@@ ings 4 : 32 - 37 rel@@ ates : “ At last El@@ isha came into the house , and there the bo@@ y was dead , being la@@ id upon his cou@@ ch .
Re@@ ma@@ in faithful and live !
( Read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 1 : 26 - 28 . )
This c@@ alls for br@@ ing@@ ing thoughts , desi@@ res , affe@@ ctions , and go@@ als into har@@ mony with what God appro@@ ves .
“ The Ch@@ urch became more and more imp@@ lic@@ ated in high pol@@ itical decisions , ” wrote H@@ en@@ ry C@@ ha@@ d@@ wi@@ ck .
For in me the is@@ lands themselves will keep ho@@ p@@ ing , the shi@@ ps of T@@ ar@@ shi@@ s@@ h also as at the first , in order to bring your sons from far away . . .
The Bible encoura@@ ges each individu@@ al to tra@@ in his “ po@@ wers of dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment . . . to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish both right and wrong . ”
Le@@ a@@ ving her parents and her n@@ ative land , with little pro@@ spe@@ ct of fin@@ ding the se@@ cur@@ ity that marriage could bring , she stu@@ ck with Na@@ om@@ i .
To be in the prop@@ er position to refle@@ ct God’s glory , we must hon@@ es@@ tly recogn@@ ize our sin@@ ful n@@ ature .
In fact , the Bible makes it clear that a mil@@ d temp@@ er has great strength .
Bible truth gave him in@@ ner peace .
A@@ S A little gi@@ r@@ l , G@@ r@@ and@@ mother K@@ ur@@ z@@ en was already loo@@ king for the truth about God .
Yet , stud@@ ying the Bible was so satis@@ f@@ ying that I continued my stu@@ dies and associ@@ ation with the Witnesses .
But I fac@@ ed a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar chall@@ enge .
Thus , al@@ though it is possible for those who pas@@ s the fin@@ al t@@ est to re@@ be@@ l against God and h@@ ence be destro@@ yed , it is very un@@ likely that such a thing will occ@@ ur .
I@@ r@@ rit@@ ated by the apostles ’ preaching , Jewish religious lead@@ ers ar@@ rest@@ ed the apostles , th@@ reat@@ ened them , and flo@@ g@@ ged them .
Do you see that this provi@@ des in@@ sight into why God told Noah that humans were not to e@@ at blood ?
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , M@@ other was baptized again by a re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative of the Christian congregation .
So he coura@@ ge@@ ously took the lead in tr@@ ying to war@@ n the people of that wicked , go@@ d@@ less soci@@ ety about the des@@ tru@@ ction that was he@@ ading their way .
If those prophe@@ ci@@ es were to be ful@@ filled , the Jews would have to be li@@ ber@@ ated from cap@@ tiv@@ ity , return to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and , and re@@ buil@@ d the temple .
I began to study mu@@ si@@ c at a local con@@ serv@@ at@@ ory .
Such a matu@@ re appro@@ ach pro@@ ves that you are being gu@@ i@@ ded by God’s Word .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , in the days le@@ ading up to the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , most of us will read the Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts of what Jesus did and what occ@@ ur@@ red on the cor@@ respon@@ ding d@@ ate in 33 C.E .
With the help of others , he was able to reg@@ a@@ in his spiritual bal@@ ance . ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
The words of Jesus Christ also show that et@@ er@@ n@@ al human life is possible .
She rec@@ alls : “ I had no ide@@ a who I was any@@ more ​ — no daugh@@ ter , no husband , no home .
A@@ g@@ ap@@ e gre@@ w up and married a brother , Eli@@ as .
Because he ca@@ res for them .
He wrote : “ Ke@@ ep bal@@ an@@ ced and set your hope comple@@ t@@ ely upon the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness that is to be brought to you at the re@@ vel@@ ation of Jesus Christ . ”
He was hum@@ ble , kind , and consider@@ ate , help@@ ing those bur@@ d@@ ened down and op@@ pres@@ sed .
Jehovah God’s concer@@ n for the el@@ der@@ ly is evid@@ ent in the Hebrew Scriptures .
They helped to direc@@ t me toward that same vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er ministry .
His preaching and teaching had a far more end@@ uring imp@@ act on pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s lives .
If that is the case , should we then conclu@@ de that we do not truly love Jehovah ?
As such , he is in@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely a@@ ware of our ma@@ ke@@ up , as Psalm 10@@ 3 : 14 remin@@ ds us : “ He himself well kno@@ ws the form@@ ation of us , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that we are du@@ st . ”
W@@ as it gra@@ du@@ ally we@@ ak@@ ening , so that they were in d@@ anger of re@@ tur@@ ning to the things they had left be@@ h@@ ind ?
Are we not thr@@ il@@ led that Jehovah has called us “ out of dar@@ k@@ ness into his wonderful light ” ?
How can you demonstr@@ ate that you do listen to Jehovah ?
• “ My wife is not sub@@ mis@@ sive ”
For instance , how should we re@@ act if temp@@ ted to eng@@ age in any activ@@ ity that Jehovah con@@ dem@@ ns ?
What does the word “ righteous ” mean ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , as stated at Matthew 24 : 4@@ 7 , he promised that a small group of men ​ — the anointed brothers who make up the faithful slave — ​ will be appointed over all his bel@@ ong@@ ings .
Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er@@ ’s confidence in the power of prayer is not in va@@ in .
In Pet@@ er@@ ’s heart , would love for the fi@@ shing bu@@ sin@@ ess com@@ pete with love for Jesus ?
What will God do ?
Su@@ pre@@ me C@@ our@@ t , stated : “ The vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ es w@@ on are du@@ e to your fi@@ ght .
Ha@@ ve you ever thought about serving as a mission@@ ary in a fore@@ ign field ?
Wor@@ ds cannot descri@@ be the feelings of lo@@ ss and sa@@ dness that we and our friends experienced .
Is it not likely , then , that this part of the par@@ able foc@@ uses on what happ@@ ens just pri@@ or to that c@@ li@@ ma@@ c@@ tic judgment ?
To whom is the truth made a@@ vail@@ able , and what is the ob@@ lig@@ ation of those who receive it ?
What about Peter himself ?
Some who find it difficult to talk about their feelings may find it e@@ asi@@ er to expres@@ s themselves in writ@@ ing .
I am sure that just as Jehovah has helped me t@@ ill now , he will always help me . ”
Son of M@@ an . ​ — Matthew 8 : 20 .
Then he confid@@ ently ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ All the days of my com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory service I shall wa@@ it , until my reli@@ ef comes . You [ Jehovah ] will call , and I my@@ self shall answer you .
Who are “ those who m@@ our@@ n , ” and why are they “ happy ” ?
Such giving br@@ ings happiness , for the Bible says : “ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ”
• What situ@@ ations are br@@ ing@@ ing g@@ ri@@ ef to many in your are@@ a , and how can you comfort them ?
These activities can help f@@ ill the vo@@ id .
Are you young and still un@@ married ?
We do not “ ste@@ al ” time by being la@@ z@@ y .
When World W@@ ar I@@ I ended , N@@ ik@@ o@@ s invit@@ ed us to come to C@@ y@@ pr@@ us , so in 194@@ 5 we moved to N@@ ic@@ o@@ sia .
S@@ how your com@@ pas@@ sion for others by o@@ ffering practic@@ al help ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 12 )
Jesus did not say to thro@@ w away what they already had , but he was tel@@ ling them not to pro@@ cu@@ re such things .
That is what the Bible says at Isaiah 14 : 7 .
They are happy to talk about this Kingdom with people of all faith@@ s , rac@@ es , n@@ ati@@ on@@ alities , and so@@ cial grou@@ ps .
With that am@@ ount of cont@@ act , a mo@@ ther’s spe@@ e@@ ch , actions , and attitu@@ des have a pro@@ found effect on a chil@@ d’s develop@@ ment .
By stud@@ ying that rec@@ ord , we learn what Jesus is like .
F@@ e@@ der@@ ic@@ o rec@@ alls : “ I could see that A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o felt my pain .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al brothers on another is@@ land came to the ass@@ ist@@ ance of Jo@@ sua and his family , help@@ ing them with a place to stay and land on which to gro@@ w cro@@ ps .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , for E@@ s@@ s@@ ly , a sing@@ le sister now in her early 20 ’ s , it was the joy she ob@@ served that at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted her to this ty@@ pe of service .
But by having Noah con@@ stru@@ ct the ar@@ k and serve perhaps for sever@@ al de@@ ca@@ des as “ a pre@@ ach@@ er of righteousness , ” Jehovah offered No@@ ah’s con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries am@@ ple opportunity to rep@@ ent of their viol@@ ent ways and turn to serving H@@ im .
As an example , some of their neigh@@ b@@ ors view as str@@ ange the brothers and sisters serving at the Bethel comple@@ x in S@@ el@@ ters , Ger@@ many .
Although she wanted to serve Jehovah more fully , her work in the mo@@ vi@@ e bu@@ sin@@ ess made things very difficult for her , and she was very un@@ happy .
Al@@ most any read@@ er of the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts can see the cr@@ itical n@@ ature of most P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es .
As servants of Jehovah , can we cre@@ di@@ t ourselves with having the good sense to find the truth ?
We also refu@@ se to read their liter@@ ature , w@@ atch T@@ V pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s that fe@@ ature them , exam@@ ine their We@@ b s@@ ites , or ad@@ d our com@@ ments to their b@@ lo@@ g@@ s .
“ L@@ it@@ tle children , we should love , not in word or with the t@@ ong@@ ue , but in deed and truth . ” ​ — 1 J@@ O@@ H@@ N 3 : 18 .
Even though it me@@ ant a great de@@ al of har@@ d@@ ship , the con@@ f@@ li@@ ct ac@@ tually had a positi@@ ve influ@@ ence on pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s attitude toward the preaching work .
My father thought it best to return to S@@ we@@ den , which we did in 19@@ 23 .
Bet@@ ter it is to with@@ draw from an un@@ wise com@@ mit@@ ment when possible than to be ent@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed by it .
As God’s servants around the world can t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy , true love for God gro@@ ws as one be@@ comes ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with his person@@ ality , and it be@@ comes even str@@ ong@@ er as one ge@@ ts famili@@ ar with what he lo@@ ves , what he h@@ ates , and what his pre@@ fer@@ ences and his requi@@ re@@ ments are .
We were at my mo@@ ther’s be@@ d@@ side when she died in a n@@ ur@@ sing home in Ju@@ ly 198@@ 7 .
Me@@ di@@ um@@ s claim@@ ed that if he did not per@@ form a sacrifice to his dead an@@ c@@ est@@ ors , he would fai@@ l the school ex@@ am .
• What Scriptural pro@@ of is there that Jehovah com@@ forts his people ?
A C@@ are@@ ful Bible E@@ dit@@ or
Mo@@ st parents valu@@ ed educ@@ ation high@@ ly , and young people were expe@@ cted to do well in school .
Jo@@ shua said : “ C@@ ho@@ ose for y@@ ourselves today whom you will serve . . .
All such wor@@ thy efforts in@@ ev@@ it@@ ab@@ ly ra@@ ise the question , What has been the result ?
We need to learn how to apply Bible principles in our life .
Sa@@ ys a pioneer nam@@ ed M@@ ic@@ a : “ Se@@ e@@ ing how the truth affe@@ cts pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s life is another am@@ a@@ z@@ ing blessing . ”
I g@@ la@@ dly accepted , for at that time emp@@ loy@@ ment was difficult to find .
After they had pre@@ ached in the M@@ ace@@ don@@ i@@ an city of Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i , Paul and S@@ il@@ as were flo@@ g@@ ged and thro@@ wn into pris@@ on .
“ One day in Mar@@ ch 200@@ 3 , we went preaching in C@@ as@@ ale , a small to@@ wn about a half h@@ our from Ca@@ ba@@ re@@ t , our present mission@@ ary st@@ ation , lo@@ c@@ ated 20 mil@@ es [ 30 k@@ m ] nor@@ th of P@@ ort - au - P@@ r@@ in@@ ce , the cap@@ it@@ al .
It is not known how long f@@ ish would keep when pre@@ served in this man@@ ner .
He war@@ ned that those who tri@@ ed to ple@@ ase both God and other spi@@ r@@ its would be “ inc@@ iting Jehovah to je@@ al@@ ous@@ y . ”
It is challeng@@ ing to pur@@ sue a godly course in the face of tri@@ als that b@@ es@@ et us in this evil and tr@@ oub@@ led world .
Do@@ ing re@@ sear@@ ch , tal@@ king with matu@@ re Christians , and p@@ our@@ ing out our heart in prayer can help us to end@@ ure
But did you no@@ te what Jesus did not do ?
However , even when the death of a loved one is expe@@ cted , as might be the case after his or her long ill@@ ness , g@@ ri@@ ef can still be very in@@ ten@@ se .
F@@ I@@ R@@ S@@ T - C@@ EN@@ T@@ U@@ R@@ Y Christians made great efforts to re@@ ach as many people as possible with the “ good news of the Kingdom . ”
Jehovah gr@@ anted A@@ sa@@ ’s re@@ qu@@ est and gave him a dec@@ isi@@ ve vi@@ ct@@ ory .
This God - given tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ill@@ ity en@@ ab@@ les us to remain cal@@ m and res@@ olu@@ te in the face of ex@@ tre@@ me pres@@ sure , not yi@@ el@@ ding to doubt or fear .
B@@ as@@ ed on these cr@@ it@@ eri@@ a , would you say that you are doing what is needed to be close to God ?
However , he did more than teach how not to pray .
And at all times , we have the opportunity to pray for God’s spirit to help us . ​ — Matthew 26 : 4@@ 1 .
The young man went away sa@@ d , un@@ able to con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate lo@@ sing his we@@ al@@ th .
That is the local place of true worship and an appro@@ pri@@ ate lo@@ c@@ ation for a talk about this arrang@@ ement , which Jehovah God in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted .
Indeed , you will be better able to apply the apostle Paul’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e pu@@ t@@ ting up with one another and for@@ giving one another fre@@ ely if anyone has a cause for com@@ pla@@ in@@ t against another . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 13 .
Jehovah’s Witnesses jo@@ y@@ fully ass@@ ist people to gain a better knowledge of God’s Word .
On the w@@ es@@ ter@@ n side of T@@ im@@ g@@ ad are the ru@@ ins of an imp@@ res@@ sive bas@@ il@@ ic@@ a with a bap@@ t@@ is@@ ter@@ y , or baptism po@@ ol .
F@@ igh@@ ting in the S@@ tre@@ e@@ ts
By doing this , we can char@@ t our prog@@ ress .
Bo@@ th vis@@ ited Rus@@ sia and were am@@ a@@ zed to see how many inter@@ ested ones attend@@ ed the meetings but how few brothers were a@@ vail@@ able to conduct them .
By S@@ un@@ day the st@@ or@@ m eas@@ ed a bi@@ t so that we had 9@@ 6 present for the public talk .
When an Af@@ ri@@ can country experienced pol@@ itical and e@@ th@@ ni@@ c tur@@ mo@@ il , a Witness who wor@@ ked as an acc@@ oun@@ t@@ ant for an inter@@ n@@ ational compan@@ y was trans@@ fer@@ red by his fir@@ m , as his life was in d@@ anger .
As a un@@ ited people who call upon Jehovah’s name , we are determined “ to serve him sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der . ” ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h .
Gen@@ u@@ ine love for family members mo@@ ves us to show interest in our ag@@ ed parents or mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der responsi@@ bility for our children .
( b ) What s@@ ort of rep@@ lies did Jesus occasi@@ on@@ ally give to op@@ pos@@ ers , but what did he not do ?
By means of half - tru@@ ths and ex@@ ag@@ g@@ er@@ ations , he con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed fellow c@@ ra@@ f@@ t@@ s@@ men that people thr@@ ough@@ out A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or would sto@@ p worshi@@ p@@ ing Ar@@ t@@ em@@ is .
And what a joy it has been to see the number of publi@@ sh@@ ers exc@@ e@@ ed 2@@ 4@@ 3@@ ,000 .
There we had to do everything ​ — e@@ at , s@@ le@@ ep , wa@@ s@@ h , even reli@@ eve ourselves .
For these reas@@ ons , mo@@ des@@ ty still matters to all of God’s people , and Jehovah tre@@ a@@ sures those who cultiv@@ ate it .
Rather , you end@@ ur@@ ed the pain in order to re@@ a@@ p future heal@@ th@@ ful benef@@ its .
As a result , true in@@ ner con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment is prom@@ o@@ ted among Jehovah’s people .
La@@ sting peace can never be esta@@ bli@@ shed while people are lear@@ ning to k@@ ill .
The fact that the Hebrew word for “ wisdom ” is always in the f@@ em@@ in@@ ine g@@ end@@ er does not con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with the use of wisdom to re@@ present God’s Son .
In all that God asked him to do ​ — from an assignment as da@@ un@@ ting as con@@ fr@@ on@@ ting mi@@ gh@@ ty P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h to a t@@ ask as seem@@ ingly simp@@ le as st@@ re@@ t@@ ch@@ ing out his ro@@ d over the R@@ ed Se@@ a — ​ Moses obe@@ yed .
These “ pang@@ s of dist@@ ress ” cor@@ respon@@ d to what took place in Jerusalem and Ju@@ de@@ a from 33 C.E . to 6@@ 6 C.E .
M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s and v@@ al@@ le@@ ys in the sou@@ th of Ha@@ it@@ i are co@@ vered with lu@@ s@@ h tro@@ pi@@ cal fore@@ st .
Com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on for jo@@ bs may be in@@ ten@@ se .
In ref@@ ining our in@@ ner person , the com@@ ments of our brothers and sisters are also valu@@ able .
B@@ ate@@ y , it became “ the n@@ er@@ ve cen@@ ter for the govern@@ men@@ t’s control of Gal@@ ile@@ e and Per@@ e@@ a , ” until An@@ ti@@ p@@ as buil@@ t Ti@@ b@@ eri@@ as in about 21 C.E . to re@@ place S@@ ep@@ p@@ hor@@ is as the cap@@ it@@ al .
▪ Un@@ than@@ k@@ ful . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 2 .
Some di@@ ag@@ no@@ s@@ tic and ther@@ a@@ pe@@ u@@ tic pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res bor@@ der on the use of the un@@ can@@ n@@ y .
C@@ learly , Jehovah is pleas@@ ed with those who put their complete trust in him .
Le@@ in@@ on@@ en ) , 4 / 1
How can we avoid that out@@ come ?
Paul was certainly a@@ ware of what he himself was and what he wi@@ shed to be .
The fact is , the E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an C@@ our@@ t of H@@ u@@ man R@@ igh@@ ts has recogn@@ ized Jehovah’s Witnesses as a religion , not a se@@ ct .
We should regul@@ arly ask ourselves : ‘ How real is Jehovah to me ?
How did Job gain an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God ?
They also knew that God would o@@ pen the way for them to fle@@ e to sa@@ f@@ ety .
On that occasi@@ on , however , Na@@ than ap@@ par@@ ently expres@@ sed his own feelings in@@ stead of speaking in Jehovah’s name .
One member of the family came to the res@@ cu@@ e .
He he@@ ap@@ ed still more re@@ pro@@ ach on God’s name , tel@@ ling E@@ ve that God was un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly with@@ ho@@ l@@ ding valu@@ able knowledge from her .
For these reas@@ ons , parents may deci@@ de to move back to a congregation that uses the language their children best understand .
Because of where we are in the st@@ re@@ am of time , it is wise to ask ourselves : ‘ How vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant am I when it comes to prayer ?
They were still in prog@@ ress when Jesus spoke of “ the appointed times of the nations . ”
A similar bro@@ ad@@ c@@ ast pres@@ ents sel@@ e@@ cted par@@ ts of the book The Se@@ cre@@ t of F@@ am@@ ily H@@ app@@ iness .
Fir@@ st , he war@@ ned : “ Be on the w@@ atch for the false prophe@@ ts that come to you in she@@ ep@@ ’s co@@ ver@@ ing , but in@@ side they are ra@@ ven@@ ous w@@ ol@@ ves . ”
N@@ atur@@ ally , it takes much courage for Christ’s sub@@ je@@ cts to remain loyal to their King in the face of persecu@@ tion .
The ass@@ em@@ bly was held in a tra@@ ining cen@@ ter .
R@@ el@@ ated to this are the words of Paul when speaking of those out@@ side the Christian congregation : “ Bo@@ th to Gre@@ ek@@ s and to Bar@@ ba@@ ri@@ ans , both to wise and to sen@@ sel@@ ess ones I am a de@@ b@@ t@@ or . ”
It does not se@@ em so .
Consider four princi@@ p@@ al means that God uses to comfort people .
They said : “ We have come to you , for you , O Jehovah , are our God . ”
One day I made a promise to my wife that I was un@@ able to fulf@@ ill .
I was told that it would pro@@ ba@@ bly be we@@ ek@@ s before we could see the c@@ hi@@ ef of@@ fic@@ er .
To Satan , God said : “ I shall put en@@ m@@ ity between you and the woman and between your se@@ ed and her se@@ ed .
The apostle Paul remin@@ ded the elders from Eph@@ esus of one reason when , qu@@ o@@ ting Jesus , he said : “ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ”
The comm@@ on people under@@ mine the ability of the Ang@@ l@@ o - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can World P@@ ow@@ er to act with ir@@ on@@ like strength .
It is hard to know how far the message has re@@ ached in such coun@@ tri@@ es , and we are often sur@@ pris@@ ed by the resul@@ ts .
E@@ m@@ l@@ y@@ n was ar@@ rest@@ ed and brought before the Q@@ u@@ e@@ en@@ ’s B@@ en@@ ch C@@ our@@ t in D@@ u@@ bl@@ in on Ju@@ ne 14 , 1@@ 7@@ 0@@ 3 .
This was my assignment from Jehovah’s organization .
It says : “ Re@@ jo@@ ice with people who rejo@@ ice ; we@@ ep with people who we@@ ep .
The fore@@ told ano@@ in@@ ting of “ the Ho@@ ly of Ho@@ lies , ” then , does not ref@@ er to the ano@@ in@@ ting of the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly com@@ par@@ t@@ ment of the temple in Jerusalem .
How did A@@ sa@@ ph de@@ al with these un@@ set@@ t@@ ling emo@@ tions ?
R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch@@ er V@@ it@@ ali@@ j I@@ v@@ ano@@ vi@@ ch Pe@@ tr@@ en@@ ko said : “ The ic@@ on . . . be@@ comes the ob@@ ject of worship and in d@@ anger of i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry . . .
As E@@ ri@@ c@@ a says , “ when you help a person to come to know Jehovah , you re@@ a@@ p in@@ descri@@ ba@@ ble joy ! ”
He became cal@@ m@@ er , mil@@ der , and there was more peace in the family .
Why the B@@ re@@ ak@@ down ?
In what way has organiz@@ ed religion di@@ sh@@ on@@ ored God ?
In the af@@ ter@@ no@@ on , I ir@@ oned clo@@ th@@ es and cle@@ an@@ ed to@@ ile@@ ts and ro@@ om@@ s .
Jesus ’ De@@ ath Com@@ mem@@ or@@ ated ​ — When and Wh@@ ere ?
However , I wit@@ ness@@ ed sh@@ o@@ c@@ king se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality between pri@@ ests and n@@ un@@ s .
What has helped her to rec@@ over ?
Will he not receive an ad@@ verse judgment ?
He even gave his life for mankind .
The cou@@ ple leg@@ ally un@@ ited in such a cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary pro@@ c@@ ess become husband and wife when that marriage occ@@ ur@@ s .
How can we rest@@ ra@@ in our eyes from con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ating on im@@ moral things ?
Many faithful women of old displa@@ yed in an out@@ standing way the qu@@ ality of sen@@ si@@ bl@@ en@@ ess , making them a preci@@ ous as@@ set to Jehovah’s people .
Mo@@ re@@ over , it lea@@ ds to everlasting life in the future .
Des@@ cri@@ be Jesus ’ enc@@ oun@@ ter with a le@@ per .
Yet , he is , in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar , a mo@@ de@@ l for men .
He knew that we humans would be happy in Par@@ adise because he cre@@ ated us with the qualities needed to enjoy such a wonderful earthly home .
Di@@ d the nation make a gener@@ ous o@@ ffering ?
By truly building our lives around our relationship with Jehovah , we give con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing evidence of just how preci@@ ous to us our God - given her@@ it@@ age really is .
V@@ i@@ ol@@ ence will be g@@ one forever ! ​ — Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 .
A@@ gain , this is not always eas@@ y .
We star@@ t with “ taking in knowledge ” of Jehovah and his Son , Jesus Christ . ​ — John 17 : 3
I@@ tal@@ y , 1 / 15
Ar@@ ne died in A@@ pri@@ l 200@@ 3 , with a s@@ ound hope in the resurrection .
As a result , most of them had come to love what was bad and to h@@ ate what was good .
With De@@ bor@@ ah and Bar@@ ak , we sing : “ Let all your enem@@ ies per@@ ish , O Jehovah , but let those who love you be like the su@@ n ris@@ ing in its glory . ”
However , the purpose of our loving Creator has never chang@@ ed .
It can help us to end@@ ure tri@@ als .
E@@ ve did not show respect for Adam as the head of the family when she deci@@ ded to e@@ at the fru@@ it without tal@@ king to him about it first .
What will Jesus ’ rul@@ er@@ ship ac@@ hi@@ eve ?
I went through ri@@ g@@ or@@ ous tra@@ ining and became s@@ kil@@ led at deli@@ ver@@ ing hand and fo@@ o@@ t b@@ lo@@ ws and at using vari@@ ous mar@@ ti@@ al ar@@ ts we@@ ap@@ ons .
When we are deci@@ ding which t@@ est to have or which tre@@ at@@ ment to accept , we need to have “ s@@ oun@@ dness of mind , ” or use good sense .
What was the go@@ al of Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s op@@ pos@@ ers ?
Still , in Jehovah’s du@@ e time , their lies are always ex@@ posed , and their “ ign@@ or@@ ant talk ” is effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely mu@@ z@@ z@@ led .
There was a time , however , when their fri@@ end@@ ship was in je@@ op@@ ar@@ dy .
So close was the att@@ ach@@ ment between Jehovah and David that the prophet Isaiah later spoke to King He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah of “ Jehovah the God of David your fore@@ father . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 13 : 14 ; 2 K@@ ings 20 : 5 ; Isaiah 38 : 5 .
In a h@@ ur@@ ry to expres@@ s yourself , you might in@@ ad@@ ver@@ ten@@ tly b@@ lu@@ r@@ t out something that could h@@ ur@@ t .
D@@ ef@@ ine faith , in keep@@ ing with Hebrews 11 : 1 .
But after my sister died , my view chang@@ ed .
Jac@@ o@@ b sent Jose@@ p@@ h’s ten older brothers to Egy@@ pt to get food .
How did Paul displa@@ y mo@@ des@@ ty even when giving counsel ?
The inspired Bible writ@@ er fore@@ war@@ ns us about our time , “ the last days , ” and says : “ W@@ ic@@ ked men and imp@@ o@@ st@@ ors will ad@@ v@@ ance from bad to wor@@ se , mis@@ le@@ ading and being mis@@ led . ”
So Jehovah con@@ fu@@ sed the origin@@ al language of those re@@ bel@@ s and ca@@ used them to speak vari@@ ous t@@ ong@@ u@@ es .
In De@@ c@@ ember 20@@ 11 , a tro@@ pi@@ cal st@@ or@@ m ca@@ used se@@ v@@ ere f@@ loo@@ ding on the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ine is@@ land of M@@ in@@ d@@ ana@@ o .
The same c@@ li@@ mate of religious h@@ at@@ red and op@@ position was at work practic@@ ally every@@ where we served back then .
he wonder@@ ed . Like many others , this man was taught the truth by Jehovah’s Witnesses and was helped to bre@@ ak free from spi@@ rit@@ ism .
How did those fi@@ ve brothers prove to be a streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , we enjoy important benef@@ its .
In@@ stru@@ ct me , O Jehovah , about your way . I shall walk in your truth . Un@@ i@@ fy my heart to fear your name . ”
Because S@@ ar@@ ah was ba@@ r@@ re@@ n , she follow@@ ed the cu@@ sto@@ m of those days and provided him with her serv@@ ant gi@@ r@@ l , H@@ ag@@ ar , as a con@@ cu@@ bin@@ e to be@@ ar off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
For knowledge to af@@ fect what we really are in@@ side , we must ‘ apply our heart ’ to , or “ take to heart , ” what we are lear@@ ning .
What can we learn from his end@@ ur@@ ance ?
P@@ u@@ shing the u@@ pp@@ er st@@ one to the far end of the qu@@ er@@ n and pul@@ ling it back again put con@@ st@@ ant st@@ ra@@ in on the back , ar@@ ms , th@@ igh@@ s , k@@ ne@@ es , and to@@ es of the work@@ er .
H@@ am@@ an is en@@ ra@@ ged at M@@ or@@ de@@ ca@@ i@@ ’s refu@@ s@@ al to ‘ bo@@ w low or pro@@ str@@ ate himself to H@@ am@@ an , ’ so he s@@ ch@@ em@@ es to an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ate all the Jews in the Per@@ si@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
Those are the very qualities that the shepher@@ d and the young woman found in each other .
He later said : ‘ My thinking has chang@@ ed .
In ad@@ dition , Christians refle@@ ct the light of truth by means of their preaching activ@@ ity .
We need to make an ear@@ n@@ est effort to cultiv@@ ate a pe@@ ace@@ ful relationship with un@@ believ@@ ing family members .
The ma@@ y@@ or , along with his children and two wi@@ ves , came to the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al .
Hence , we need to control any possible inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation to mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r .
And they read it .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful men on earth will see that these instru@@ ctions are car@@ ri@@ ed out .
For in that he himself has su@@ ffered when being put to the t@@ est , he is able to come to the a@@ id of those who are being put to the t@@ est . ” ​ — Hebrews 2 : 17 , 18 ; 13 : 8 .
Di@@ d Jehovah im@@ medi@@ ately re@@ ward him for his course of integrity ?
But , as we will see , they were who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted in their desire to serve God obedi@@ ently .
* The gi@@ r@@ ls ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed her , saying that she was old - fa@@ shi@@ oned .
Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or James V@@ an@@ der@@ Ka@@ m , a De@@ ad Se@@ a S@@ cro@@ l@@ l scho@@ la@@ r , pro@@ pos@@ es that “ the E@@ s@@ sen@@ es who lived at Q@@ um@@ r@@ an were just a small part of the lar@@ g@@ er E@@ s@@ s@@ ene mo@@ v@@ ement , ” which Jose@@ ph@@ us num@@ ber@@ ed at about four th@@ ous@@ and .
These fac@@ ts con@@ v@@ in@@ ce milli@@ ons that the Bible is God’s Word . ​ — Read Jo@@ shua 23 : 14 ; 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 13 .
E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe is today only n@@ om@@ in@@ ally Christian .
No , for Jehovah gave a con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary of Daniel , the prophet E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el , the rule for inter@@ pre@@ ting the sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ ism : “ A day for a year , a day for a year , is what I have given you . ”
When pra@@ ying , give spiritual concer@@ ns pri@@ or@@ ity over material inter@@ ests .
A@@ gu@@ r son of J@@ ak@@ e@@ h wrote : “ Gi@@ ve me ne@@ i@@ ther po@@ ver@@ ty nor ri@@ ches .
“ It is not eas@@ y being vie@@ wed as different , ” says Ca@@ th@@ le@@ en , a sister in her l@@ ate te@@ ens .
For Christians , Jesus Christ’s view of the early Bible boo@@ ks is a con@@ fir@@ m@@ ation of the te@@ x@@ tu@@ al integrity of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures .
Jehovah’s prophe@@ tic word always comes true , as it did in the case of Babyl@@ on .
H@@ au@@ g en@@ lis@@ ted the support of ac@@ ad@@ em@@ ic@@ s in other E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an lands , and he wor@@ ked on the pro@@ ject for 20 years .
For example , wise use of com@@ pu@@ ter and commun@@ ic@@ ations te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy fac@@ il@@ it@@ ates the si@@ mul@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ous public@@ ation of The Watchtower in 1@@ 21 langu@@ ages and A@@ wa@@ ke !
Adam , for one , did not .
( See pi@@ c@@ ture on page 15 . )
In a sense , you may need to “ g@@ ri@@ eve ” for what was lost ​ — the health of your child .
‘ A@@ m I an ac@@ tive par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ant in the study ?
The apostle Peter wrote of Jesus : “ He is at God’s right hand , for he went his way to heaven ; and angels and author@@ ities and po@@ wers were made sub@@ ject to him . ”
When ha@@ ul@@ ed before religious lead@@ ers , Peter and John did not cr@@ ing@@ e in fear .
The book of Revelation indic@@ ates that angels would be di@@ lig@@ ently help@@ ing people earth wide to learn about Jehovah God and his purpose for mankind .
May we too imitate our righteous God by always stri@@ ving to be true to our word . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Do Not Le@@ a@@ ve Your Ch@@ il@@ d’s H@@ ear@@ t to Ch@@ ance !
A new@@ s@@ pa@@ per even claim@@ ed that Jehovah’s Witnesses were using bal@@ lo@@ ons to get Bible liter@@ ature into the country !
She was a friend of my sister , Mar@@ ga@@ re@@ th@@ a , and I had always been imp@@ ressed by E@@ ri@@ ka@@ ’s fir@@ m stand for the truth .
Our Con@@ tri@@ bu@@ tions Today
However , Jac@@ o@@ b kept thinking the matter over .
I came to know Jehovah’s love and justice and saw the benefit of living in har@@ mony with his la@@ ws .
You must for@@ bi@@ d them to return , and un@@ less you hand over their liter@@ ature to be bur@@ ned , you face ex@@ pul@@ sion . ”
“ If God is as real as he seem@@ s to be to Christians like S@@ ar@@ ah J@@ a@@ y@@ ne , ” as@@ ks the s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic , “ why do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t he make himself known to the rest of us ? ”
“ Mar@@ th@@ a W@@ as M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ ing ”
L@@ ater , they pres@@ ented what they had pre@@ pared , which always resul@@ ted in inter@@ es@@ ting family discus@@ sions .
The@@ o@@ d@@ ore J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses , served as cha@@ ir@@ man and gave a bri@@ ef over@@ view of the hist@@ ory of the prin@@ ting work .
I must con@@ f@@ ess that it is eas@@ y to get de@@ pres@@ sed .
How can we demonstr@@ ate that we are really being “ taught by Jehovah ” ?
How can hus@@ ban@@ ds imitate the F@@ ine S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d ?
Tru@@ e , most min@@ isters have ad@@ di@@ tional ways to serve , which may di@@ ff@@ er from one Christian to another .
While they should teach with vi@@ g@@ or and en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m , their teaching must be s@@ oun@@ dly based on God’s written Word and the instru@@ ction that comes through Jehovah’s organization .
Just as in No@@ ah’s day , people today are con@@ sum@@ ed with their da@@ ily activities
The hist@@ ori@@ an Jose@@ ph@@ us said that this are@@ a was so high that if a person sto@@ od there and loo@@ ked down , he “ would become di@@ z@@ z@@ y . ”
The Scriptures tell us that it is God’s will to ga@@ ther to himself “ the desi@@ ra@@ ble things of all the nations . ”
How does that knowledge af@@ fect you ?
So we es@@ cap@@ ed ​ — and f@@ ast !
C@@ ON@@ DI@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ A@@ L - D@@ ON@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N T@@ R@@ U@@ S@@ T A@@ R@@ R@@ AN@@ G@@ E@@ M@@ EN@@ T
I was born in Mar@@ ch 19@@ 26 in C@@ ag@@ na@@ c - les - M@@ ines , sou@@ th@@ w@@ est Fr@@ ance .
Re@@ ading God’s Word , the Bible , da@@ ily and refle@@ cting on what we read is a fine help in rema@@ ining spiritually al@@ er@@ t .
I saw him for the last time as the pris@@ on do@@ or clo@@ sed be@@ h@@ ind him .
Wh@@ ere are we going ?
No@@ tice , however , that Jesus did not say that the love of ever@@ yone would co@@ ol off .
Our family began to associ@@ ate with the Ad@@ el@@ a@@ i@@ de C@@ ongreg@@ ation of Jehovah’s Witnesses and to make spiritual prog@@ ress .
The book of Job streng@@ th@@ ens the faith of God’s servants in mo@@ der@@ n times .
Do you keep Kingdom inter@@ ests first in your life ? ​ — Matthew 6 : 25 - 33 .
Be a good stud@@ ent of “ the holy writ@@ ings ” so that you can “ continue in the things that you learned and were per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed to believe . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 13 - 15 .
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you ever read an o@@ bitu@@ ary co@@ lum@@ n in your local new@@ s@@ pa@@ per or seen a l@@ eng@@ thy repor@@ t on a dec@@ eas@@ ed person@@ ’s life and accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments ?
On@@ ce again , I found my@@ self expla@@ ining the reas@@ ons for my refu@@ s@@ al of blood trans@@ fu@@ sions , and al@@ though I lost two th@@ ir@@ ds of my blood , the medi@@ cal st@@ af@@ f res@@ pe@@ cted my position .
* Are you car@@ ing for an in@@ fir@@ m mate ?
When Ne@@ h@@ emiah went to Jerusalem , what did he find ?
What can you learn from those who@@ se ple@@ as for help were ans@@ wer@@ ed and from the cont@@ ent of their prayers ?
We find such words at Psalm 1@@ 36 : 23 , which states : “ He re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed us when we were low , for his loyal love end@@ u@@ res forever . ” Indeed , Jehovah’s loyal love for his servants is con@@ st@@ ant .
The life of Abraham certainly is a t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony to that fact .
He is determined to serve Jehovah forever !
Because of the ter@@ ri@@ ble con@@ di@@ tions , my mother moved us four children to a bas@@ ement for sa@@ f@@ ety .
O@@ r is there some truth in the words of Eng@@ l@@ ish pla@@ y@@ w@@ right W@@ il@@ li@@ am Sha@@ k@@ espe@@ are , who wrote : “ M@@ en at some time are ma@@ st@@ ers of their f@@ ates ” ?
They rep@@ lied by sen@@ ding us app@@ lic@@ ation form@@ s for the G@@ ile@@ ad mission@@ ary school in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
What We Mu@@ st Do
There they made a down pa@@ y@@ ment on a mo@@ des@@ t home and became ac@@ tive members of the Re@@ form@@ ed Ch@@ urch .
How does Jehovah strengthen our hands today ?
The expres@@ sion “ where the ar@@ k of God was ” evid@@ ently ref@@ ers to the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le are@@ a .
The Witnesses vis@@ it people who live on is@@ lands on L@@ ake T@@ iti@@ c@@ ac@@ a , including “ flo@@ ating ” is@@ land pl@@ at@@ form@@ s made of re@@ e@@ ds gro@@ wing in the l@@ ake w@@ at@@ ers . ​ — 10 / 15 , pages 8 - 10 .
It also claim@@ s to be inspired by our Creator .
In the Bible , angels are re@@ pres@@ ented as ad@@ ul@@ t mal@@ es .
We cannot get along without physical light .
During the a@@ e@@ ons that God was cre@@ ating the uni@@ verse , Jesus wor@@ ked al@@ ong@@ side him and became “ the one he was especially f@@ ond of . ”
Then it would certainly be prof@@ it@@ able to medit@@ ate on how Jehovah vie@@ ws n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ism and pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , the ow@@ n@@ ers be@@ ar much of the responsi@@ bility .
We can find many principles in God’s Word .
Su@@ k@@ h@@ i ad@@ ds : “ Re@@ ally , the har@@ des@@ t part was making the decision to move .
He pre@@ tend@@ ed to ru@@ n away ; the sheep pur@@ su@@ ed and sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded him . . . .
What do succ@@ ess@@ ful ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers do ?
A@@ n influ@@ enti@@ al part of the A@@ th@@ en@@ i@@ an pres@@ s started att@@ ac@@ king the P@@ all@@ is transl@@ ation , la@@ bel@@ ing its supp@@ ort@@ ers “ a@@ the@@ ists , ” “ tra@@ it@@ ors , ” and “ ag@@ ents of fore@@ ign po@@ wers ” who were b@@ ent on des@@ ta@@ bi@@ li@@ z@@ ing Greek soci@@ ety .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er in Israel@@ ’s hist@@ ory , another mis@@ understanding was res@@ ol@@ ved qu@@ ite differ@@ ently .
We experience this peace fir@@ s@@ th@@ and at our congregation meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions .
Thus , Jehovah al@@ lo@@ ws us to use our free will to show what our heart con@@ dition really is .
However , many of God’s servants have already died because of ill@@ ness , persecu@@ tion , and other fac@@ t@@ ors .
Then , in Au@@ gu@@ st 200@@ 5 , I was given the privilege of serving as a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
Is it your cu@@ sto@@ m to gre@@ et people ?
‘ God takes good people away , ’ he said , ‘ because God lo@@ ves the righteous ones . ’
A@@ vo@@ id S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al St@@ ar@@ vation
Consider , then , the tim@@ ing of Eli@@ j@@ ah’s first vis@@ it to A@@ ha@@ b .
So we explained this to W@@ il@@ ly in language that he could understand . ”
We were e@@ ag@@ er to seek and find more tre@@ a@@ sures ​ — hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people — ​ in our new assignment .
12 , 13 . ( a ) What did Jesus do in the temple sh@@ ort@@ ly before his death , with what effect on the people there ?
A good shepher@@ d is quic@@ k to take help@@ ful action when a sheep is in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed or be@@ comes si@@ ck .
The si@@ ck , the in@@ fir@@ m , and the el@@ der@@ ly in the congregation teach new ones what end@@ ur@@ ance invol@@ ves .
When we view divine discipl@@ ine in that light , we will be more likely to appreci@@ ate it for what it truly is : beau@@ ti@@ ful evidence of God’s un@@ mat@@ ched love for us .
We felt just like the mer@@ ch@@ ant in Jesus ’ par@@ able who “ so@@ ld all the things he had ” in order to bu@@ y “ one pe@@ ar@@ l of high value . ”
“ Let for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation and un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness of every s@@ ort or gre@@ e@@ din@@ ess not even be mentioned among you . ” ​ — 5 : 3 .
I asked my@@ self , ‘ How appreci@@ ative am I ? ’
Are you following Jesus ’ ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to st@@ ore up tre@@ a@@ sures in heaven ?
If those es@@ ti@@ mat@@ es are any@@ where near cor@@ rec@@ t , God’s fir@@ st@@ born Son enjo@@ yed close associ@@ ation with his Father for a@@ e@@ ons before the cre@@ ation of Adam .
We experience God’s love in a very personal way .
What arrang@@ ement went into effect in 19@@ 19 , and how was it bene@@ fi@@ cial ?
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 22 .
Today , I enjoy preaching full - time with my wife , Ch@@ lo@@ e , in To@@ m P@@ ri@@ ce , a re@@ mo@@ te min@@ ing to@@ wn in the nor@@ th@@ w@@ est of W@@ es@@ ter@@ n Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
However , in 19@@ 6@@ 6 an ad@@ ju@@ sted understanding of that par@@ able was pres@@ ented , and it became clear that it had nothing to do with the end of the c@@ all@@ ing of the anointed .
6 , 7 . ( a ) How wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad has mo@@ der@@ n - day war@@ f@@ are been ?
Then they att@@ ac@@ ked and kil@@ led one another , and the Israelites w@@ on the bat@@ tle . ​ — 1 Samuel 13 : 5 , 15 , 22 ; 14 : 1 , 2 , 6 , 14 , 15 , 20 .
“ I began to think deep@@ ly about my future and to read the Bible again , ” says Mari@@ o .
So he ent@@ re@@ ated them to “ wi@@ den out ” by dra@@ wing close to him and other fellow believers .
In order to fulf@@ ill their responsi@@ bility to preach “ to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth , ” Christians had to avoid being di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted by se@@ cul@@ ar af@@ fai@@ r@@ s .
Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers in J@@ ap@@ an ze@@ al@@ ously began dist@@ ribu@@ ting this new public@@ ation from house to house and on return vis@@ its .
Do Not Be P@@ u@@ t O@@ f@@ f by O@@ cc@@ asi@@ onal Dis@@ ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment
Chris@@ t@@ ine found her@@ self left al@@ one to ra@@ ise se@@ ven sons and a daugh@@ ter .
So , then , should not our godly devo@@ tion s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ate us to in@@ ten@@ si@@ fy our efforts to help people to learn about Jehovah and imitate him ? ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 1 .
Th@@ ough our meetings are not as spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar as that one , the Bible , our ba@@ si@@ c te@@ x@@ t@@ book , is discus@@ sed .
A@@ c@@ tually , we can never re@@ pa@@ y Jehovah .
Let us consider what Jesus said in this reg@@ ard . ​ — Read Matthew 11 : 25 .
What a valu@@ able less@@ on that is for us !
And in Gre@@ at B@@ r@@ ita@@ in , 32 per@@ c@@ ent were sure that hel@@ l ex@@ ists .
Instead , help them to use their i@@ mag@@ in@@ ation .
He stated : “ Our hope for the future will be sure if we cultiv@@ ate an obedi@@ ent heart and en@@ sure that our conduct is holy and our life filled with de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion ​ — and if we never for@@ get that Jehovah’s day will come . ” ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 11 , 12 .
Since I lik@@ ed to d@@ om@@ in@@ ate others , I learned bo@@ x@@ ing , w@@ rest@@ ling , and mar@@ ti@@ al ar@@ ts , as well as how to use we@@ ap@@ ons .
A R@@ a@@ y of H@@ op@@ e
It was pri@@ mar@@ ily the example and teachings of Jesus .
El@@ ders care for many important t@@ as@@ ks that have to be h@@ and@@ led prom@@ p@@ tly ; o@@ ther@@ wise , the congregation would be ad@@ ver@@ sel@@ y affe@@ cted .
Jehovah ca@@ used Ar@@ ta@@ x@@ er@@ x@@ es to gr@@ ant Ne@@ h@@ emiah per@@ mis@@ sion to go and re@@ buil@@ d the w@@ all of Jerusalem .
I told Jehovah in prayer about my feelings , and I also spoke to experienced brothers in the congregation .
Can we speak with the dead ?
Ha@@ ve you seen a do@@ ct@@ or ? ”
Des@@ pite the ear@@ n@@ est efforts of do@@ ct@@ ors , only three of us sur@@ vi@@ ved .
Because they have already lived and died .
One of the sla@@ ves of the high pri@@ est recogn@@ ized him and acc@@ used him of having been with Jesus .
C@@ ongreg@@ ation elders are wor@@ thy of our honor because ‘ the holy spirit has appointed them overse@@ ers , to shepher@@ d the congregation of God . ’
What are some activities that you look for@@ ward to taking part in when this old system of things is g@@ one ?
Si@@ mil@@ ar things have happened with religious beli@@ ef@@ s ​ — where im@@ men@@ se cont@@ ra@@ dic@@ tions ex@@ ist .
God’s people today do not eng@@ age in car@@ n@@ al war@@ f@@ are , but they do face many t@@ ests and challeng@@ es .
He was ther@@ e@@ by encourag@@ ing his listen@@ ers to imitate their “ heavenly Father , ” Jehovah , by per@@ fe@@ cting their love ​ — making it complete by loving their enem@@ ies .
The apostle John war@@ ned : “ L@@ it@@ tle children , gu@@ ard y@@ ourselves from i@@ do@@ ls . ”
But rec@@ all that when you were young , you might not have lik@@ ed the ta@@ st@@ e of food that was good for you .
But it is an inter@@ es@@ ting chall@@ enge .
The elders are ‘ w@@ atch@@ ing over sou@@ ls ’ in the sense that they desire to help each member of the congregation maintain a good relationship with Jehovah .
As an el@@ der@@ ly sur@@ vi@@ v@@ or of Israel@@ ’s experience in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , C@@ al@@ e@@ b could stand before Jo@@ shua and say : “ I follow@@ ed Jehovah my God fully . ”
P@@ EN@@ T@@ E@@ C@@ O@@ S@@ T . What thr@@ ill@@ ing events that one word br@@ ings to mind !
His desi@@ gn is com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive and pur@@ po@@ se@@ ful , ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ing his ob@@ je@@ ctive to form the earth to be in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted by a st@@ ag@@ g@@ ering di@@ vers@@ ity of living things .
By war@@ ’s end , it seem@@ ed that both the ch@@ urch and the govern@@ ment had fa@@ iled us .
21 : 15 , 19 .
The psalmist was not speaking about succ@@ ess in this world .
Although the travel@@ ing work in is@@ ol@@ ated are@@ as was ta@@ x@@ ing at times , the hum@@ ble brothers who lived there were so appreci@@ ative of our vis@@ its and so ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able in sh@@ aring their mo@@ des@@ t ho@@ m@@ es with us that we always than@@ ked Jehovah that we could be with them .
For example , one Kingdom H@@ all was buil@@ t for a congregation that a@@ ver@@ ag@@ ed about 1@@ 00 in attend@@ ance at their meetings .
Pro@@ fu@@ se than@@ ks , therefore , to the inter@@ n@@ ational , mul@@ t@@ il@@ ing@@ u@@ al ‘ great crow@@ d ’ for the over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing part that they have pla@@ yed in the fulfill@@ ing of [ Jesus ’ ] prophecy at Matthew 24 : 14 ! ”
( b ) How were their physical needs me@@ t ?
A sur@@ ve@@ y in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in asked ch@@ urch attend@@ ers there to name one thing they lik@@ ed about their ch@@ urch .
What has been the result of this special effort ?
R@@ E@@ D@@ U@@ C@@ E TH@@ E A@@ G@@ ON@@ Y O@@ F W@@ A@@ I@@ T@@ IN@@ G !
To be truly effe@@ ctive in our disci@@ ple - making work , we must imitate Jesus by teaching with love .
Jehovah accepted that sacrifice , making it possible for those who exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus to receive everlasting life . ​ — Romans 3 : 23 , 24 ; 1 John 2 : 2 .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on how Bible char@@ ac@@ ters like Joseph and David succ@@ ess@@ fully deal@@ t with disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments and difficult situ@@ ations can have a positi@@ ve effect on us .
In@@ side each of those c@@ el@@ ls is a t@@ in@@ y ro@@ p@@ el@@ ike stru@@ c@@ ture known as D@@ N@@ A ( de@@ o@@ x@@ y@@ ri@@ b@@ on@@ u@@ cle@@ ic ac@@ id ) .
Yet , when I tri@@ ed to give each of them a 20 - do@@ l@@ la@@ r bil@@ l , they dec@@ l@@ ined , saying , “ We want only spiritual food . ”
In ad@@ dition to help@@ ing us who are ali@@ ve , Jehovah has promised to help those who are in the gra@@ ve .
I had always been thr@@ il@@ led by the thought of Af@@ ri@@ ca@@ ’s wide - o@@ pen sp@@ ac@@ es and f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating w@@ il@@ d@@ life .
One dist@@ in@@ ct d@@ anger is a dist@@ or@@ ted view of the good old days .
One ke@@ y ev@@ ent is descri@@ bed by the apostle John ​ — the fin@@ al se@@ al@@ ing of the anointed “ sla@@ ves of our God . ”
Some of them now serve as congregation elders , minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants , pioneer min@@ isters , and members of the Bethel family .
In the af@@ ter@@ no@@ on , a fi@@ er@@ ce w@@ ind began to b@@ low , follow@@ ed by heav@@ y ra@@ in and ha@@ il@@ st@@ ones .
Wh@@ ere would n@@ on - Jewish Christians worship God ?
He was able to end@@ ure many hum@@ ili@@ ating situ@@ ations because of his reli@@ ance on Jehovah .
The cal@@ m of one m@@ om@@ ent may well yi@@ eld to the ra@@ g@@ ing st@@ or@@ m of the next .
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , with the article in mind and with much prayer to Jehovah , I was able to bring my temp@@ er under control .
And he said to the people : “ Ha@@ ve you seen the one whom Jehovah has cho@@ s@@ en , that there is no@@ ne like him among all the people ? ” ​ — 1 Samuel 10 : 1 , 24 .
When the brothers in the early Christian congregation were made a@@ ware of the need that ar@@ ose because of a fam@@ ine , they “ determined , each according to what he could af@@ for@@ d , to s@@ end reli@@ ef to the brothers living in Ju@@ de@@ a . ” ​ — Acts 11 : 27 - 30 .
Hence , do not give up , even if you have not rec@@ ently found many rec@@ ep@@ tive ones .
The s@@ ong beg@@ ins : “ O@@ u@@ t of the m@@ ou@@ th of ba@@ bes God once brought praise ; / They , to ha@@ il Jesus , their vo@@ ic@@ es did ra@@ ise . ”
We too would do well to pon@@ der , in the light of God’s Word , what advan@@ c@@ ement it is possible for us to make . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
We do well to remember that Satan wants to use the tri@@ bul@@ ations we su@@ ff@@ er to under@@ mine our faith .
When assign@@ ed a seem@@ ingly over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing t@@ ask , Moses dif@@ fid@@ ently asked : “ Who am I ? ”
In order to become full - gro@@ wn Christians , we must learn to apply Bible principles in all as@@ pe@@ cts of life .
( P@@ hi@@ l .
L@@ ater , things chang@@ ed for the wor@@ se .
In any case , the ro@@ t@@ ary hand m@@ ill had the advan@@ ta@@ ge of being por@@ table and eas@@ y to use .
When hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves respect marriage as an arrang@@ ement by God , they will stay together .
The purpose of the prin@@ ting has always been to fur@@ ther the good news of God’s Kingdom .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , because of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s out@@ standing faith , Jehovah deal@@ t with him as if he were righteous and even called him his friend .
( b ) How have the anointed proved to be pre@@ pared ?
( a ) How was Jesus a fine example in the matter of prayer ?
He and G@@ r@@ and@@ ma served for years as vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er work@@ ers on Witness con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ je@@ cts in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a and the Solomon Is@@ lands .
The p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ m work buil@@ t faith , streng@@ th@@ ened Christian un@@ ity , and brought the brothers close to the organization
C@@ ir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers serve a number of congregations , taking the lead in the ministry and ass@@ is@@ ting the congregations in other ways .
A@@ vo@@ id the D@@ ang@@ ers of F@@ li@@ r@@ ting
So how can the proble@@ m of is@@ ol@@ ation be sol@@ ved ?
By keep@@ ing on this “ complete su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or from God ” and car@@ r@@ ying on prayer continu@@ ally , we can be confid@@ ent of Jehovah’s prote@@ ction when Satan att@@ ac@@ ks us .
W@@ ell , to be self - sacrific@@ ing does not requi@@ re le@@ ading an au@@ st@@ ere or as@@ ce@@ tic life .
Tru@@ e to God’s war@@ ning , about a century after Mi@@ ca@@ h wrote those words , Jerusalem was destro@@ yed and a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned . ​ — Mi@@ ca@@ h 3 : 9 , 11 , 12 .
Can you rel@@ o@@ c@@ ate to such an are@@ a ?
( Read John 18 : 33 - 37 . )
When does it cro@@ ss the l@@ ine and become an un@@ even yo@@ king ?
I@@ magine the case of a Christian wife who@@ se husband does not yet share her faith .
How has Eng@@ l@@ ish had an imp@@ act on the advan@@ c@@ ement of pu@@ re worship ?
For example , we may feel the need to d@@ ri@@ ve fa@@ ster than the law per@@ m@@ its , or we may have a strong desire to s@@ wi@@ m where it is for@@ bi@@ d@@ den .
( b ) What did Jesus say about his faithful disciples , and what do his words imp@@ ly ?
You can also take the child with you to Christian meetings and have him si@@ t with you .
A@@ c@@ tually , un@@ ity was a rec@@ ur@@ ring the@@ me of this meeting .
This is the her@@ e@@ dit@@ ary pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the servants of Jehovah , and their righteousness is from me . ” ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 4 : 17 .
Are you following this direction from Jehovah’s organization ?
Let us now consider two ba@@ si@@ c principles that can gu@@ i@@ de us in the field of human rel@@ ations .
For example , we may come close to death as a result of persecu@@ tion or some health c@@ ris@@ is . O@@ r it may be that someone de@@ ar to us comes close to or even succ@@ um@@ bs to death .
Mo@@ re@@ over , since God was en@@ ri@@ ch@@ ing them “ for every s@@ ort of gener@@ os@@ ity , ” it was f@@ it@@ ting that they help to supp@@ ly the needs of the holy ones . ​ — 2 Corinthians 9 : 10 - 12 .
God’s holy spirit will also help us to cop@@ e .
To the first - century Hebrew Christians , the apostle Paul wrote : “ There rema@@ ins a sa@@ b@@ bat@@ h re@@ sting for the people of God .
But f@@ la@@ g@@ s often be@@ ar re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ations of things in the heavens , such as st@@ ars , as well as things on the earth .
Many who ign@@ ore God’s standards on this matter su@@ ff@@ er di@@ se@@ as@@ es ca@@ used or ag@@ gra@@ v@@ ated by exc@@ essi@@ ve dr@@ in@@ king .
What did Jesus do in the temple , and why were people am@@ a@@ zed ?
13 Do You R@@ em@@ ember ?
Why does living in har@@ mony with our dedic@@ ation to Jehovah bring more happiness than being dedic@@ ated to anything or anyone el@@ se ?
19@@ 70 - 7@@ 9 4 2
A@@ m@@ ong the o@@ ffer@@ ings made vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily as gi@@ f@@ ts or as an appro@@ ach to God to gain his fav@@ or were the bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffer@@ ings , gra@@ in o@@ ffer@@ ings , and commun@@ ion o@@ ffer@@ ings .
A@@ k@@ ik@@ o : “ I too chang@@ ed .
8 : 22 )
Paul’s wit@@ ness@@ ing in R@@ ome is also a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement to us as we ‘ preach the word in fav@@ or@@ able se@@ as@@ on and tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es@@ ome se@@ as@@ on . ’
This was a gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e that no matter what un@@ fore@@ seen problems might ar@@ ise , God’s purpose would un@@ fa@@ il@@ ingly come true by the end of his rest day . ​ — G@@ en .
At 17 , I asked him how to f@@ ill out a pioneer app@@ lic@@ ation , and he ass@@ is@@ ted me .
C@@ re@@ ation Rev@@ e@@ als the Li@@ ving God , 10 / 15
From the beg@@ in@@ ning , we wor@@ ked together as a family in the preaching work in city s@@ qu@@ a@@ res , in tra@@ in st@@ ations , on the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts , and in bu@@ sin@@ ess dist@@ ri@@ cts .
Bro@@ ther H@@ er@@ d then ur@@ ged the a@@ udi@@ ence : “ Let us be cont@@ ent to stay in Jehovah’s house ​ — not just for a sh@@ ort while but forever . ”
He sent for the older men of the Eph@@ esus congregation , some 30 mil@@ es [ 50 k@@ m ] away .
Si@@ me@@ on and L@@ ev@@ i re@@ turned ​ — but after giving in to anger
But one op@@ tion that may be offered to them is that of re@@ mo@@ ving the em@@ br@@ yo@@ s from the n@@ it@@ ro@@ g@@ en fre@@ e@@ z@@ er , allow@@ ing them to th@@ a@@ w .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Satan was a th@@ i@@ ef .
A sur@@ ve@@ y of 9@@ 0 high - le@@ v@@ el man@@ ag@@ ers and ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ti@@ ves found that “ people differ@@ enti@@ ate str@@ ong@@ ly between religion and spiritu@@ ality , ” states T@@ ra@@ ining & D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ment .
When Wor@@ k Will Be a B@@ less@@ ing
H@@ ere , too , the gro@@ om and the direc@@ t@@ or of the fe@@ ast need to act responsi@@ bly , not rel@@ in@@ qui@@ shing to mu@@ si@@ ci@@ ans , whether hi@@ red or not , the control over the n@@ ature and vo@@ lu@@ me of the mu@@ si@@ c .
It was an ei@@ ght - h@@ our p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c s@@ li@@ de and mo@@ tion pi@@ c@@ ture pro@@ du@@ ction , complete with col@@ or and s@@ ound .
• By what means does Satan try to er@@ o@@ de Christian love ?
I knew them ​ — they were the you@@ ng@@ er sisters of the man who had married my older sister .
What does the Bible indic@@ ate would ha@@ p@@ pen regarding the resurrection during Christ’s pres@@ ence ?
A@@ n es@@ tim@@ ated 1@@ 2@@ .@@ 4 milli@@ on people were dis@@ plac@@ ed during 20@@ 15 al@@ one .
This can be seen in the out@@ standing attend@@ ance of 3@@ ,@@ 9@@ 14 at the 20@@ 10 M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death .
It is gover@@ ned by princi@@ ple , but it is so rich in affe@@ ction that it dra@@ ws believers clo@@ s@@ er together than even fle@@ sh@@ ly ties can .
My friend B@@ en
Then you can draw your own inform@@ ed conclu@@ sions .
Moses saw th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Israelites die in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , ‘ s@@ we@@ pt away ’ by God as in a f@@ lood .
But im@@ medi@@ ately she made a beau@@ ti@@ ful rep@@ ly , encourag@@ ing her father to keep his promise to Jehovah .
What pro@@ v@@ isions has Jehovah made to help us face ad@@ vers@@ ities ?
What de@@ vi@@ ces does “ the bir@@ d@@ c@@ atch@@ er , ” Satan , use , and how do we es@@ cap@@ e ?
But only days later , G@@ r@@ ace was di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with col@@ on can@@ c@@ er .
Why not take a good , long , positi@@ ve look at your Christian brother or sister ?
Why do true Christians appreci@@ ate ad@@ vice from God’s Word ?
They stri@@ ve to imitate Paul by being kind , loving , and help@@ ful .
Saul started out as a hum@@ ble lead@@ er
Paul al@@ lu@@ ded to this prophecy when he ur@@ ged Christians to “ offer to God a sacrifice of praise , that is , the fru@@ it of li@@ ps which make public declar@@ ation to his name . ”
A@@ no@@ ther fac@@ t@@ or that contribu@@ tes to our joy as har@@ v@@ est work@@ ers is the succ@@ ess of our sear@@ ch for those who become disciples and jo@@ in us in the har@@ v@@ est work .
But the ang@@ el said to them : ‘ Ha@@ ve no fear , for , look ! I am declar@@ ing to you good news of a great joy that all the people will have , because there was born to you today a Sa@@ vi@@ or , who is Christ the Lord , in Davi@@ d’s city .
T@@ ry as the nations may , however , they will never succ@@ e@@ ed in st@@ am@@ p@@ ing out true worship !
Jesus Christ , who was “ un@@ de@@ fil@@ ed , se@@ par@@ ated from the sin@@ n@@ ers , ” su@@ ffered a pa@@ in@@ ful death on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake , and the apostle James su@@ ffered a mar@@ ty@@ r@@ ’s death .
A@@ m I known as bel@@ ong@@ ing to him ? ’
And why do we ex@@ ist ?
He wrote : “ I feel very for@@ tun@@ ate to have had an up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing that left me relati@@ vely emo@@ tion@@ ally st@@ able and whole .
Can we always expres@@ s our in@@ n@@ er@@ most emo@@ tions ​ — whether sa@@ dness or joy — ​ to others and share with them pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely what we are experi@@ enc@@ ing ?
By listen@@ ing and com@@ men@@ ting , we learn from and encoura@@ ge one another .
I truly feel peace within my@@ self , ” Jac@@ ki@@ e rel@@ ates .
* N@@ or is it necess@@ ary to r@@ us@@ h through the information , as if co@@ ver@@ ing a set am@@ ount of material is the most important thing .
“ Be wise , my son , and make my heart rejo@@ ice , so that I can make a rep@@ ly to him who ta@@ un@@ ts me . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
They had to live in a city ste@@ ep@@ ed in spi@@ rit@@ ism and bl@@ in@@ ded by religious pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce .
Why was Jesus before P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate , and what did Jesus say ?
Ab@@ st@@ in@@ ence from blood rema@@ ins the stan@@ d@@ ard for true worshi@@ p@@ ers today . ​ — Acts 15 : 28 , 29 .
R@@ em@@ ember that marriage is not a com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on to find out who is str@@ ong@@ er , who can sh@@ out l@@ ou@@ der , or who can think of the most cu@@ t@@ ting re@@ mar@@ k .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T | H@@ O@@ W T@@ O D@@ E@@ A@@ L W@@ I@@ T@@ H AN@@ X@@ I@@ E@@ T@@ Y
L@@ ater , he cal@@ m@@ ed the tur@@ bul@@ ent Se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e .
I have learned to maintain a positi@@ ve attitude about the pos@@ si@@ bility of people lear@@ ning the truth .
As told by El@@ is@@ a P@@ ic@@ ci@@ ol@@ i
After sever@@ al Bible discus@@ sions , it was also clear that J@@ a@@ ir@@ o under@@ sto@@ od the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of Christian baptism .
How is apost@@ as@@ y to be vie@@ wed ?
Jehovah saw to it that the way back to true worship was kept o@@ pen so that in later gener@@ ations others from the nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom could a@@ ban@@ d@@ on cal@@ f worship and return to Juda@@ h . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
I@@ magine Jehovah God sear@@ ch@@ ing the bil@@ li@@ ons of hearts of mankind today .
( b ) How does Romans 13 : 1 , 2 rule out par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in viol@@ ent activities against govern@@ ments ?
Many elders hum@@ bly devo@@ ted themselves to the preaching work .
The Bible not only helps us to dis@@ cer@@ n right from wrong but also mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to do what is right
In this reg@@ ard , think for a m@@ om@@ ent about the first man , Adam .
Sa@@ ys Mark , who lives in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates : “ We wanted our bo@@ ys to feel that they could enjoy sh@@ aring their faith with others at any time , not just when they d@@ ress up to share form@@ ally in our public ministry .
R@@ em@@ ember , our brothers and sisters need streng@@ th@@ ening now more than ever . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 .
T@@ ake time to think about why baptism is so important .
U@@ sing sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic language , Revelation 19 : 11 - 16 descri@@ bes Jesus Christ as a king se@@ ated upon a wh@@ ite hor@@ se and coming to ju@@ dge and car@@ ry on war in righteousness .
After this was comple@@ ted , the f@@ oun@@ dr@@ y@@ men had to buil@@ d up the out@@ side mo@@ ld over the wa@@ x mo@@ de@@ l and let it d@@ ry .
We can do everything human@@ ly possible and then look to Jehovah with full as@@ sur@@ ance that he will gu@@ i@@ de our st@@ ep@@ s .
We can do just as the apostle Paul and his compan@@ i@@ ons did .
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : He said that if she ate of the fru@@ it , her eyes would be op@@ ened .
However , they left soon ther@@ e@@ after to atten@@ d the 1@@ 5@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol .
It may indic@@ ate that to some ex@@ t@@ ent , you have already been affe@@ cted by the see@@ ds of pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce .
V@@ am@@ va@@ s ’ rend@@ ering ad@@ her@@ ed clo@@ sel@@ y to the King James V@@ er@@ sion and in@@ her@@ ited the de@@ fi@@ ci@@ en@@ ci@@ es of that ver@@ sion because of the li@@ mit@@ ed Bible scho@@ lar@@ ship and l@@ ing@@ u@@ is@@ tic knowledge of the time .
Fir@@ st the three men were mer@@ c@@ il@@ ess@@ ly be@@ at@@ en by the Na@@ z@@ is , and then they were sh@@ o@@ t to death .
When these vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers , who are full - time min@@ isters , preach to their neigh@@ b@@ ors in the ev@@ en@@ ings or on we@@ ek@@ ends , their clean appe@@ ar@@ ance also refle@@ cts fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly on the message they be@@ ar .
F@@ R@@ O@@ M early times , God’s servants have had their esta@@ bli@@ shed plac@@ es for pu@@ re worship .
Q@@ u@@ o@@ ting W@@ il@@ li@@ am L@@ y@@ on P@@ helps , an A@@ mer@@ i@@ can educ@@ at@@ or , the speak@@ er declar@@ ed : “ E@@ ver@@ yone who has a thor@@ ough knowledge of the Bible may truly be called educ@@ ated . ”
During that time , L@@ au@@ ri@@ e and I got married and pre@@ pared to continue our travel@@ ing li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t is happy that he deci@@ ded to follow the desi@@ res of his heart rather than the di@@ ct@@ ates of his cul@@ ture .
We will be moved to make the cor@@ rec@@ t cho@@ ice ​ — one that is in acc@@ ord with the spirit .
For our worship to be accep@@ table to God , it must con@@ form to the truth reve@@ aled in the pages of the Bible and it must be gu@@ i@@ ded by the holy spirit .
Since in every v@@ il@@ la@@ ge there was a ci@@ vi@@ l mil@@ iti@@ a , we had to en@@ ter the v@@ il@@ la@@ ges under co@@ ver of night to avoid inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ation .
At times , though , a man or a woman ent@@ ers the marriage with un@@ real@@ is@@ tic expe@@ ct@@ ations .
However , they quic@@ k@@ ly dis@@ co@@ ver that such thinking is ide@@ al@@ is@@ tic .
The psalmist re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly pet@@ iti@@ oned God : “ T@@ each me your regul@@ ations . ”
All were encoura@@ ged not to for@@ fe@@ it the opportunity to ‘ en@@ ter into Jehovah’s rest . ’ ​ — Hebrews 4 : 1 .
The Bible and the Bible - based public@@ ations of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” c@@ learly ex@@ pose the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s evil me@@ tho@@ ds .
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , the Mas@@ o@@ re@@ tic v@@ ow@@ el poin@@ ts in the L@@ en@@ ing@@ ra@@ d C@@ o@@ de@@ x allow for the pr@@ on@@ un@@ ci@@ ation of the T@@ et@@ ra@@ gr@@ am@@ mat@@ on ​ — the four Hebrew cons@@ on@@ ants making up the divine name — ​ as Ye@@ h@@ wa@@ h ’ , Ye@@ h@@ wi@@ h ’ , and Yeho@@ ·@@ wa@@ h ’ .
Now the daugh@@ ter is married to a faithful serv@@ ant of Jehovah , and together they are serving God ze@@ al@@ ously .
Bar@@ ring one n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w es@@ cap@@ e , we were r@@ ar@@ ely tr@@ oub@@ led by those for@@ bi@@ d@@ ding pre@@ d@@ at@@ ors .
God’s “ close fri@@ end@@ ship is with the u@@ pri@@ ght . ”
She had died in 200@@ 9 , after fi@@ gh@@ ting can@@ c@@ er for ten years .
She is determined to have no part in that and does not want even to be there and be under pres@@ sure to bre@@ ak her integrity .
What can be said about the practic@@ es and beli@@ ef@@ s of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at ?
Our being a@@ ware of their tri@@ als ought to move us to be care@@ ful in what we say , how we say it , and how we act .
At Psalm 33 : 5 , his Word tel@@ ls us : “ He is a lo@@ ver of righteousness and justice . ”
Un@@ du@@ e anxi@@ ety over e@@ con@@ om@@ ic problems could cause us to ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct our spiritual need and thus fai@@ l to do what God expe@@ cts of us .
O@@ ver the next century , there was a stru@@ gg@@ le between ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ates of the co@@ de@@ x and those of the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l .
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : And that too was a ma@@ j@@ or chall@@ enge .
It has sh@@ own the spirit of the apostle Paul , who wrote to the congregation in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a : “ We became g@@ ent@@ le in the mi@@ d@@ st of you , as when a n@@ ur@@ sing mother ch@@ eri@@ sh@@ es her own children .
V@@ er@@ se 5 , though , men@@ tions “ fore@@ ign@@ ers ” who would co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with and work with those “ pri@@ ests . ”
It was not dep@@ end@@ ent on sen@@ i@@ or@@ ity or experience .
“ I shall certainly medit@@ ate on all your activ@@ ity , and with your deal@@ ings I will concer@@ n my@@ self . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 7@@ 7 : 12 .
C@@ er@@ tain that Jehovah’s words would come true , Noah ex@@ p@@ ended time , en@@ er@@ gy , and res@@ our@@ ces in order to fulf@@ ill God’s comman@@ ds .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing a@@ wa@@ ke requi@@ res more than good in@@ ten@@ tions , as we see from the example of Peter , James , and John .
You may be using cor@@ ds for your little one to hold on to so that he does not f@@ all .
You might think that this was a simp@@ le cho@@ ice because it is always wise and bene@@ fi@@ cial to serve Jehovah .
Jesus died on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake at the age of 33 1 / 2 .
“ L@@ ear@@ n From M@@ e ”
She ad@@ mit@@ ted that it had not been eas@@ y : “ Although my friends say that I have kept my su@@ n@@ n@@ y dis@@ position and that I@@ ’@@ m as c@@ he@@ er@@ y as ever , . . . my clo@@ s@@ est friends know that at times the te@@ ars f@@ low long and hard . ”
In the present nation of M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia , there is only 1 of Jehovah’s Witnesses to every 1@@ ,@@ 8@@ 40 in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants .
9 , 10 . ( a ) How was holy spirit in evidence upon Jesus ’ first - century disciples ?
And everything he does will succ@@ e@@ ed . ” ​ — P@@ s .
New D@@ el@@ h@@ i
It should come as no sur@@ pris@@ e to us , then , that f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ation with the occ@@ ul@@ t is wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad and is gro@@ wing .
The Bible says that Christians should be “ keep@@ ing an e@@ ye , not in personal interest upon just [ their ] own matters , but also in personal interest upon those of the others . ”
What thoughts can help us over@@ come the fear of em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass@@ ment where congregation sing@@ ing is concer@@ ned ?
When anointed Christians die , they are not ra@@ ised in the flesh .
S@@ how@@ ing what some there believ@@ ed , an ex@@ ca@@ v@@ ated in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion re@@ a@@ ds : “ H@@ un@@ ting , Ba@@ thing , P@@ la@@ ying , L@@ au@@ gh@@ ing ​ — Th@@ at@@ ’s Li@@ ving ! ”
Then the disci@@ ple James read a pas@@ sage of Scrip@@ ture that helped all in attend@@ ance to dis@@ cer@@ n Jehovah’s will in the matter . ​ — Acts 15 : 4 - 17 .
However , while you might appreci@@ ate it when people are loyal to you , do you have the strength of char@@ ac@@ ter to be loyal to others ?
R@@ el@@ ate what you find par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly encourag@@ ing about the 200@@ 4 service year repor@@ t on pages 19 to 22 .
The disciples pre@@ pared her for bu@@ ri@@ al and sent for the apostle Peter , perhaps for cons@@ ol@@ ation .
Hence , the apostles might have wonder@@ ed , ‘ Will Jehovah now ap@@ point a new lead@@ er ? ’
1 : 1 – 16 : 24 )
“ Do Not Be Af@@ ra@@ id . I M@@ y@@ self Will H@@ el@@ p You ”
What has been the result of Jehovah’s blessing on his people , and what did The Watchtower in 19@@ 50 have to say about this ?
D@@ et@@ er@@ min@@ ed to maintain integrity to God , Job avo@@ i@@ ded ga@@ z@@ ing at a woman lu@@ st@@ fully .
Acc@@ ording to The World Bo@@ ok En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia , “ bri@@ ber@@ y means giving or o@@ ffering something of value to a . . . person in a position of public trust , who in return viol@@ ates his or her du@@ ty or the law in order to benefit the gi@@ ver . ”
That deli@@ ver@@ er was Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am , a ca@@ pa@@ ble man who wor@@ ked in Solom@@ on@@ ’s govern@@ ment .
Even that act was sur@@ pas@@ sed by “ the last instance ” of loving - kindness ​ — Ru@@ th@@ ’s will@@ ing@@ ness to mar@@ ry Bo@@ a@@ z .
When Jesus was on tri@@ al before P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate , he said : “ My kingdom is no part of this world . If my kingdom were part of this world , my attend@@ ants would have f@@ ought that I should not be deli@@ vered up to the Jews . But , as it is , my kingdom is not from this s@@ ource . ”
S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 6 - 12 , 20@@ 10
Because their hope is not in the present system , they jo@@ y@@ fully he@@ ed Paul’s counsel : “ Let your man@@ ner of life be free of the love of money , while you are cont@@ ent with the present things .
Na@@ than con@@ ve@@ ys God’s so@@ le@@ m@@ n promise to David : “ Your house and your kingdom will certainly be ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite before you ; your very thro@@ ne will become one fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ”
“ J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H is fin@@ ding ple@@ asure in those fe@@ aring him , ” wrote the psalmist .
Ha@@ ving God’s law “ within them , ” written , as it were , “ in their heart , ” anointed Christians do not obey God mer@@ ely because he can p@@ un@@ ish those who dis@@ obey ; nor do they obey him sol@@ ely out of a sense of du@@ ty .
And we found she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike ones !
Bible ill@@ it@@ er@@ ac@@ y ab@@ oun@@ ds .
These “ many an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ ts , ” wrote John , “ went out from us , but they were not of our s@@ ort ; for if they had been of our s@@ ort , they would have rema@@ ined with us . ” ​ — 1 John 2 : 18 , 19 .
Then they plac@@ ed the mas@@ s in a co@@ vered v@@ at and si@@ m@@ mer@@ ed it with se@@ a@@ water for sever@@ al more days .
We should not be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed to con@@ f@@ ess our faith or to ple@@ ad for more faith . ​ — Luke 17 : 5 .
To@@ gether we deci@@ ded to make the Christian ministry our li@@ fe@@ work .
On@@ ce supp@@ er is over , we take a bri@@ ef t@@ our of the mission@@ ary home .
If individu@@ al Christians have such ob@@ lig@@ ations toward the nee@@ dy , is that not also true of the congregations ?
Ch@@ il@@ li@@ wa@@ ck , B@@ C
Noah war@@ ned people that a judgment from God was on its way .
He asked me if I wanted to understand the Bible .
L@@ in@@ da ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges : “ I was able to give comfort by using the Bible .
Bible P@@ r@@ in@@ ci@@ ples at Wor@@ k
Because it has a direc@@ t be@@ aring on our relationship with Jehovah .
W@@ ell , those people did not real@@ ize that they had to cho@@ ose between the worship of Jehovah and the worship of Ba@@ al .
No won@@ der some are c@@ all@@ ing the book the Go@@ ld Nu@@ g@@ get ! ”
Si@@ tu@@ ated in a m@@ ound known as R@@ as Sh@@ am@@ r@@ a , on the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an C@@ o@@ ast of what is now nor@@ ther@@ n S@@ y@@ ri@@ a , U@@ gar@@ it was a f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing co@@ s@@ mo@@ po@@ lit@@ an city in the second mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m B.C.E .
B@@ r@@ ing@@ ing U@@ p Ch@@ il@@ dren in the W@@ a@@ ys of Jehovah
He may provide comfort through fellow Christians . ​ — 6 / 15 , pages 30 - 31 .
When I told the brothers that I wanted to get baptized , they had a serious talk with me and asked me sear@@ ch@@ ing questions about the truth .
We need to pray to him and allow his holy spirit to gu@@ i@@ de us .
At le@@ ast they did not do so to the same de@@ gre@@ e as E@@ no@@ ch , who@@ se way of life ap@@ par@@ ently dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed him from them . ​ — Genesis 5 : 3 - 27 .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 28 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 70 , 5@@ 7
The true God also war@@ ns him of the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , Jesus ex@@ hor@@ ts us always to put Kingdom inter@@ ests first and ther@@ e@@ by st@@ ore up “ tre@@ a@@ sures in heaven , ” where they will be ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely secu@@ re . ​ — Mat@@ t .
( 5 ) Le@@ ma@@ it@@ re , W .
Isaiah 5@@ 3 : 10 re@@ a@@ ds : “ Jehovah himself took deli@@ ght in c@@ ru@@ shing him ; he made him si@@ ck .
He was 8@@ 2 years old .
Who is “ the wicked one ” ?
The Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law requi@@ red that the Israelites stay se@@ par@@ ate from other nations , but the vie@@ w@@ point had develop@@ ed that all n@@ on - Jews were enem@@ ies , to be h@@ ated as individuals .
It made the Jews a@@ ware of their trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions and of the need for a sacrifice greater than their high pri@@ est could offer .
E@@ arly on , we taught our sons the value of godly con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment .
Because of circumstances , A@@ ile@@ en was in@@ iti@@ ally un@@ able to come with me .
F@@ re@@ e@@ dom at L@@ ast
It had a bi@@ g effect on the brothers who sh@@ ared in it . ”
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing that we pos@@ s@@ ess has , in fact , come to us from our loving heavenly Father .
J@@ ens , an el@@ der serving in a H@@ in@@ di - speaking group , has two sons , two and four years old .
How does it help us in our efforts to love righteousness ?
What will help family life to be a s@@ ource of peace and happiness ?
Who succ@@ e@@ ed in their sear@@ ch for God ?
Lo@@ ve will move us to look for ways to work what is good toward others .
“ The wicked one himself will see and certainly become v@@ ex@@ ed . He will gr@@ ind his very te@@ et@@ h and ac@@ tually m@@ el@@ t away .
The S@@ ong of Solomon beau@@ ti@@ fully illustr@@ ates that love between a man and a woman can be “ as strong [ un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing ] as death is . ” ​ — S@@ ong of Solomon 8 : 6 .
The Bible is the Word of God .
“ When two of my sons died my@@ st@@ eri@@ ously , I su@@ spe@@ cted that someone was practic@@ ing spi@@ rit@@ ism against me .
After some ne@@ go@@ ti@@ ating , I received an ad@@ d@@ ress to which I he@@ ad@@ ed im@@ medi@@ ately .
His life could not have been taken , even for@@ ci@@ bly , without his allow@@ ing it .
Matthew 18 : 12 - 14
Just think how many problems we avoid when we obey that ad@@ vice and do not get up@@ set eas@@ ily !
They also sp@@ ent many ev@@ en@@ ings with his family listen@@ ing to them and encourag@@ ing them .
As my life chang@@ ed for the better , I set@@ t@@ led into the congregation .
The shepher@@ d takes the in@@ iti@@ ative and makes a deli@@ ber@@ ate effort to find the mis@@ sing sheep .
• How can you be streng@@ th@@ ened to witness to cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es ?
O@@ r is it simply a st@@ ate of se@@ par@@ ation from God ?
Then we might pray that Jehovah’s spirit help us to rec@@ all and apply his remin@@ ders .
A@@ n E@@ f@@ fe@@ ctive Bible S@@ tu@@ dy A@@ id
Consider , for example , when a cou@@ ple c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate their we@@ d@@ ding an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary or when a nation com@@ mem@@ or@@ ates an important ev@@ ent in its hist@@ ory .
He knew that a pri@@ est was su@@ p@@ posed to devo@@ te himself to the people and that he could not get married .
7 : 28 .
M@@ ore than that , Abraham already had a powerful bas@@ is for his beli@@ ef in the resurrection .
As a lo@@ ver of Jehovah , this young man is inter@@ ested in His thoughts and feelings on the matter .
But you know that if you keep travel@@ ing toward the end of the tun@@ ne@@ l , you will again see light .
As a result , Paul was moved to ask : “ You men already have your f@@ ill , do you ? You are rich already , are you ? You have be@@ gu@@ n rul@@ ing as k@@ ings without us , have you ?
Why is al@@ co@@ ho@@ l a@@ bu@@ se in@@ com@@ pati@@ ble with the direc@@ tive stated at 2 Corinthians 7 : 1 ?
Some su@@ gg@@ est that in these ver@@ ses “ cam@@ el ” should be rend@@ ered “ ro@@ pe . ”
Although the ur@@ ge to get even is deep - se@@ ated , true Christians res@@ ist giving in to it .
They have become good neigh@@ b@@ ors and friends , taking an interest in the well - being of their fellow man .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing truth invol@@ ves sh@@ aring information that is fac@@ tu@@ al , free from any dec@@ e@@ it .
And they both saw the need to study the Bible together .
And many author@@ it@@ ative scho@@ l@@ ars do not accept this Tr@@ in@@ it@@ ari@@ an view .
Jehovah God lo@@ ves the righteous and de@@ arly ca@@ res for them .
“ I will des@@ t@@ ine you men to the s@@ word , ” Jehovah declar@@ ed , “ and you will all of you bo@@ w down to being sla@@ ugh@@ tered ; for the reason that I called , but you did not answer ; I spoke , but you did not listen ; and you kept doing what was bad in my eyes , and the thing in which I took no deli@@ ght you cho@@ se . ”
N@@ ex@@ t An@@ th@@ on@@ y M@@ or@@ r@@ is , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , develop@@ ed the the@@ me “ P@@ u@@ t On the Lord Jesus Christ , ” based on Romans 13 : 14 .
L@@ ater , inc@@ ited by Satan , David took a coun@@ t of Israel@@ ’s fi@@ gh@@ ting men .
However , the elders can share what Jehovah says in order to help a Christian make a wise decision .
If their circumstances pre@@ v@@ ent them from atten@@ ding meetings regul@@ arly , of what may seri@@ ously ill Christians be certain ?
Now al@@ most 1@@ 00 years old , Daniel recei@@ ves God’s promise : “ You will rest , but you will stand up for your lo@@ t at the end of the days . ” ​ — Daniel 12 : 13 .
By 19@@ 30 his am@@ a@@ z@@ ing Bible knowledge and lo@@ gi@@ cal reason@@ ing had con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed M@@ other to become a Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ent .
Many would say that Eng@@ l@@ ish is such a language .
200@@ 5 S@@ E@@ R@@ V@@ I@@ C@@ E Y@@ E@@ A@@ R R@@ E@@ P@@ O@@ R@@ T O@@ F J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S W@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ S W@@ O@@ R@@ L@@ D@@ W@@ I@@ D@@ E
If we “ see ” them with our eyes of faith and if we always r@@ ely on God , we will “ d@@ well in se@@ cur@@ ity ” and will experience Jehovah’s blessing .
The circumstances of others may have sever@@ ely li@@ mit@@ ed their fre@@ e@@ dom of action .
Th@@ ough religious er@@ ro@@ r ab@@ oun@@ ds worl@@ d@@ wide , how than@@ k@@ ful we are that God has given us spiritual light and truth !
My brother Je@@ an - P@@ i@@ er@@ re soon follow@@ ed su@@ it , as did my de@@ ar mother .
Ab@@ out 1@@ ,000 years later , when Christ Jesus was trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ed before Peter , James , and John , whom did Jehovah cho@@ ose to appe@@ ar in the vision al@@ ong@@ side Jesus ?
Con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ated efforts to witness to the people of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s started over 50 years ag@@ o .
Indeed , he was us@@ eless to Phil@@ em@@ on .
That is what happened to an el@@ der nam@@ ed J@@ im .
Yet , holy spirit can make us e@@ qu@@ al to any chall@@ enge we might face in our service to God .
V@@ is@@ iting H@@ en@@ ry L@@ ep@@ ine in Da@@ w@@ son C@@ ity .
I was pas@@ sion@@ ate about s@@ por@@ ts and tra@@ ined up to si@@ x times a we@@ ek ​ — first bo@@ x@@ ing and then we@@ i@@ ght li@@ f@@ ting .
King Saul , however , had lost Jehovah’s fav@@ or and was bit@@ ter@@ ly je@@ al@@ ous of David , whom God appro@@ ved .
Consider the following over@@ view of this work :
How , though , can hum@@ ility be a si@@ gn of strength ?
In the past , he used to let the imper@@ fe@@ ctions of brothers and sisters up@@ set him .
N@@ atur@@ ally , young children love to pla@@ y .
So she did what the ser@@ p@@ ent told her to do .
H@@ ann@@ ah des@@ per@@ ately wanted children , but she was ba@@ r@@ re@@ n .
We were pioneer par@@ t@@ n@@ ers until she was invit@@ ed to atten@@ d the first class of G@@ ile@@ ad in 194@@ 3 .
The “ New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Christian Greek Scriptures ” rel@@ eas@@ ed in 19@@ 50 , by N . H .
A le@@ af@@ let and a special e@@ dition of A@@ wa@@ ke !
As a result , they em@@ ba@@ r@@ ked on the great@@ est preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign up to that time .
Why does Jehovah deser@@ ve our respect ?
He did not bl@@ ame others or offer exc@@ uses for what he had done .
That was in order to me@@ et a special pioneer from the Mas@@ an C@@ ity si@@ gn - language congregation .
“ Be@@ fore lear@@ ning Bible truth , ” she rel@@ ated , “ I enjo@@ yed w@@ atch@@ ing hor@@ ro@@ r mo@@ vi@@ es .
This she@@ et could then be ro@@ l@@ led up and un@@ ro@@ l@@ led wh@@ en@@ ever needed .
Jehovah ur@@ ges all er@@ ring ones to call to him , “ for he will for@@ give in a large way . ”
W@@ i@@ th@@ out any doubt , Jehovah proved to be “ the Father of tend@@ er mer@@ ci@@ es and the God of all comfort ” to me . ​ — 2 Corinthians 1 : 3 .
In other coun@@ tri@@ es , however , our educ@@ ational work among Af@@ ri@@ c@@ ans went un@@ h@@ in@@ der@@ ed , was even wel@@ com@@ ed .
But parents need to remember that a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ents often have a tend@@ enc@@ y toward all - or - nothing thinking .
What did Paul have in mind ?
( See op@@ ening i@@ ma@@ ge . ) ( b ) What will we consider in this article ?
In effect , he ad@@ ju@@ st@@ s the p@@ ace , never as@@ king more than we can give .
S@@ el@@ f - control , which inclu@@ des the ability to say no , is mentioned at 2 Peter 1 : 5 - 7 along with faith , vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e , knowledge , end@@ ur@@ ance , godly devo@@ tion , bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction , and love .
Jesus was resur@@ rec@@ ted with a spirit body that was imp@@ eri@@ sh@@ able .
What makes our time so different from the past ?
We are helped to me@@ asure up to one of our ba@@ si@@ c Christian responsi@@ bil@@ ities , nam@@ ely , that we may individu@@ ally become “ a work@@ man with nothing to be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of , h@@ and@@ ling the word of the truth ari@@ ght . ”
Today , we are on “ the ro@@ ad le@@ ading off into life . ”
In some coun@@ tri@@ es , priv@@ ate c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens try to inc@@ re@@ ase their sa@@ f@@ ety by inst@@ all@@ ing al@@ ar@@ m syst@@ em@@ s in their ho@@ m@@ es , as well as ex@@ tr@@ a lo@@ c@@ ks and even ele@@ c@@ tri@@ c f@@ ences .
Rather than re@@ mo@@ ving the a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction , however , God told Paul : “ My un@@ deser@@ ved kindness is su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient for you ; for my power is being made perfect in we@@ ak@@ ness . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 12 : 7 - 9 .
In the fin@@ al an@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is , it is not for humans to deci@@ de which prayers God he@@ ars .
How is the death of God’s loyal ones “ preci@@ ous in the eyes of Jehovah ” ?
So I deci@@ ded to go to the Ch@@ urch of Eng@@ land to see what it had to offer .
Consider a powerful illustr@@ ation .
When C@@ ar@@ in became pre@@ gn@@ ant again , her un@@ believ@@ ing husband dem@@ an@@ ded that she have an ab@@ or@@ tion .
What will then ha@@ p@@ pen to death and H@@ ad@@ es ?
It is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy , however , that the most important baptism that John per@@ form@@ ed had nothing to do with rep@@ ent@@ ance .
They had a divine com@@ mis@@ sion to car@@ ry on their work , and they had divine support to accom@@ pl@@ ish it .
As our circumstances allow , we look for ways to ex@@ p@@ and our ministry , perhaps by serving as an au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary or a regul@@ ar pioneer .
in The Watchtower of No@@ v@@ ember 15 , 199@@ 8 .
But ask yourself , ‘ Do my children regul@@ arly see me w@@ atch@@ ing tel@@ ev@@ ision ? ’
And what about your attitude toward Jehovah’s service ?
Jesus follow@@ ed that illustr@@ ation with a refer@@ ence to the prophe@@ tic st@@ at@@ ement at Psalm 1@@ 18 : 22 , which he qu@@ o@@ ted .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , Jehovah for@@ gave A@@ ar@@ on for his we@@ ak@@ ness .
As told by En@@ ri@@ que C@@ ar@@ av@@ ac@@ a A@@ co@@ st@@ a
The righteous themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will re@@ side forever upon it . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 10 , 11 , 29 .
Pa@@ ges 20 and 21 : © L@@ an@@ des@@ bil@@ d@@ st@@ el@@ le B@@ ad@@ en , K@@ ar@@ l@@ s@@ ru@@ he
Jesus gre@@ w up in a large family , likely in mo@@ des@@ t circumstances
Christians had a H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est , Jesus Christ , but he had not been seen on earth for three de@@ ca@@ des .
Satan c@@ ast doubt on the mo@@ tive of Jehovah’s cre@@ atu@@ res in sub@@ mit@@ ting to H@@ im and serving H@@ im .
One way that Jehovah ass@@ ists us is by ans@@ wer@@ ing our prayers for his help in cop@@ ing with temp@@ tation .
If you must con@@ ten@@ d with old age , po@@ or health , or other li@@ mit@@ ations , know that Jehovah war@@ m@@ ly appreci@@ ates your faith@@ ful@@ ness and wh@@ atever who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted service you can offer .
I@@ N E@@ A@@ R@@ L@@ Y A@@ pri@@ l 195@@ 1 , the mi@@ gh@@ ty So@@ vi@@ et govern@@ ment des@@ c@@ ended upon an in@@ no@@ c@@ ent group of Christians in the w@@ es@@ ter@@ n So@@ vi@@ et Un@@ ion ​ — Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Jesus ’ half brother James also recogn@@ ized the imp@@ act that our spe@@ e@@ ch can have on our worship .
As to when and by whom a person is or@@ da@@ ined , consider the example of Jesus Christ .
Th@@ an@@ k@@ ful for all the blessings and guid@@ ance received , Jehovah’s people in the Bal@@ k@@ ans truly appreci@@ ate the words of David : “ Even though I walk in the v@@ al@@ le@@ y of deep sh@@ a@@ do@@ w , I fear nothing bad , for you [ Jehovah ] are with me . ”
While there , the encourag@@ ement he received from a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er and from a talk given by a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy mo@@ tiv@@ ated Si@@ me to put Jehovah first in his life .
Jesus was for@@ giving , and he taught that only by being for@@ giving can we receive for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess . ​ — Read Matthew 6 : 14 , 15 .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , a Christian pro@@ du@@ ces as fru@@ it , not necess@@ ar@@ ily new disciples , but new Kingdom se@@ ed .
Job said of Jehovah : “ Be@@ fore him no apost@@ ate will come in . ” ​ — Job 13 : 16 .
This will@@ ing@@ ness to give up what may be held as valu@@ able is char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic of those who truly appreci@@ ate the value of the Kingdom .
St@@ ori@@ es about dem@@ i@@ go@@ ds , gi@@ ants , and a c@@ at@@ ac@@ l@@ y@@ s@@ mi@@ c f@@ lood are found in ancient my@@ th@@ olo@@ gi@@ es worl@@ d@@ wide .
How wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad was for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation in Israel ?
Can you rel@@ ate to the feelings expres@@ sed by S@@ yl@@ vi@@ ana ?
There is also the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of pre@@ des@@ t@@ in@@ ation , which prom@@ o@@ tes the view that “ the ul@@ tim@@ ate sal@@ vation or dam@@ nation of each human individu@@ al has been or@@ da@@ ined be@@ fore@@ hand ” by Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God . Many prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians ad@@ here to this teaching .
What tri@@ bul@@ ation did Paul experience in L@@ y@@ str@@ a ?
Since materi@@ al@@ ism is a s@@ n@@ are that has ent@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed not a few famili@@ es , consider what Jesus said about keep@@ ing our e@@ ye “ simp@@ le . ”
Since we have been gr@@ anted the in@@ es@@ ti@@ ma@@ ble privilege of being God’s min@@ isters , let us keep ourselves clean so that we like mi@@ r@@ r@@ ors can refle@@ ct Jehovah’s glory .
The su@@ rest way is to sear@@ ch out and apply the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel , and hus@@ ban@@ ds especially should take the in@@ iti@@ ative to do so .
1 , 2 . ( a ) How does God’s Word indic@@ ate that Jehovah wants us to enjoy life ?
God’s word is like a lam@@ p ligh@@ ting our way , so that we do not stu@@ m@@ ble and f@@ all spiritually .
They can give you good ad@@ vice from the Bible .
For 19 years , I appreci@@ ated the privilege of serving al@@ ong@@ side fellow mission@@ aries and my Af@@ ri@@ can brothers and sisters at the So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s branch of@@ fice .
How did I know the answer ?
How may we cultiv@@ ate in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with God ?
If , in@@ deed , there is no resurrection of the dead , ne@@ i@@ ther has Christ been ra@@ ised up . But if Christ has not been ra@@ ised up , our preaching is certainly in va@@ in , and our faith is in va@@ in . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 12 - 14 .
Mar@@ th@@ a respon@@ ded : “ I know he will ris@@ e in the resurrection on the last day . ”
The first example invol@@ ves the faithful pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Abraham and the wicked c@@ ities of So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h .
Consider a few other examples .
So I accepted his invit@@ ation and was baptized in a ba@@ th@@ tu@@ b in May 194@@ 8 .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in months , they were able to sa@@ ve the su@@ m they had mentioned in their prayer , and they moved without d@@ el@@ a@@ y .
1 / 1 “ How I Do Lo@@ ve Your Law ! ” 6 / 15
W@@ as Peter to be the head of all other followers of Jesus ?
What resul@@ ts are being ob@@ ta@@ ined today by Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers in their preaching activities , and how does that make you feel ?
He said that humans could e@@ at ani@@ ma@@ l flesh , but he set this re@@ stri@@ ction : “ E@@ very mo@@ ving ani@@ ma@@ l that is ali@@ ve may serve as food for you .
“ If I feel that some@@ body has something against me , I apply the st@@ ra@@ igh@@ t@@ for@@ ward counsel from Matthew 5 : 23 , 24 : ‘ M@@ ake your peace with your brother . ’
But what reli@@ ef con@@ fes@@ sion to God brought him !
W@@ es@@ sel wrote : “ If the pr@@ el@@ ates set asi@@ de the comman@@ ds of God and enjo@@ in their own man - made comman@@ ds , . . . what they do and comm@@ and is of no a@@ va@@ il . ”
W@@ ere we to try to av@@ enge ourselves , we would be ac@@ ting pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ously , taking it upon ourselves to do what Jehovah has re@@ served as his pr@@ er@@ o@@ g@@ ative .
To live up to their dedic@@ ation , they do their ut@@ most to follow in the fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s of their Ex@@ emp@@ la@@ r , Jesus Christ , and to be@@ ar witness to the truth .
In so doing , we will come to recogn@@ ize more fully that “ Jehovah is good to all , and his mer@@ ci@@ es are over all his works . ” ​ — P@@ s .
For the first few h@@ un@@ d@@ red years after Christ , many people could still read the Bible in ei@@ ther Greek or L@@ at@@ in .
Of course , others b@@ es@@ id@@ es Jehovah’s Witnesses may tell the truth and try to be hon@@ est .
P@@ over@@ ty cannot be me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed sol@@ ely in mon@@ et@@ ary ter@@ ms .
They take this responsi@@ bility seri@@ ously .
Who could ask for more than that ?
Still , we do not here see in Pet@@ er@@ ’s example the kind of loyal love that he himself had prof@@ ess@@ ed ​ — a will@@ ing@@ ness to die by his Ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s side if need be . ​ — Mark 14 : 31 .
Re@@ g@@ arding that future resurrection , Jesus said : “ The h@@ our is coming in which all those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs will hear [ my ] vo@@ ice and come out , those who did good things to a resurrection of life , those who practic@@ ed v@@ ile things to a resurrection of judgment . ”
We cho@@ ose to keep spiritual things in first place and maintain a simp@@ le life so that we can devo@@ te ourselves to the all - important preaching work before the end comes . ​ — Mat@@ t .
So as Jesus ent@@ ers Jerusalem , the whole city is set in com@@ mo@@ tion .
Do not inter@@ ru@@ pt him , even if you do not ag@@ ree with everything he says .
S@@ ad@@ ly , in the world today , many have “ no n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction . ”
N@@ one of us want to do anything that might cause one of Christ’s anointed brothers to make such a serious mis@@ take ! ​ — Luke 17 : 2 .
Des@@ pite advan@@ c@@ ing years and “ days of dist@@ ress , ” they continue to praise God to the best of their ability .
Do you know the fore@@ most way of t@@ es@@ ting whether you are in the faith ?
S@@ hor@@ tly before the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem , he wrote a letter to Christians in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or , and a pas@@ sage in that letter helps us have a bal@@ an@@ ced relationship with the world .
Like Mi@@ ca@@ h , we have to live among sel@@ f@@ ish people .
For example , moved by deep love , Jehovah shows Jesus “ all the things he himself does . ”
When God’s servants have to deci@@ de what to we@@ ar , they know that “ there is a time for every activ@@ ity and every action . ”
It is similar with God’s guid@@ ance about blood .
( b ) With reg@@ ard to Isaiah 60 : 21 , to what important fulfill@@ ment do the other sheep look for@@ ward ?
Jehovah has desi@@ gn@@ ated Jesus Christ to be King of His Kingdom
“ I have always felt that Jehovah’s Witnesses have the true religion , ” expla@@ ins Al@@ ber@@ t , * who was ra@@ ised in a family of Witnesses , “ but I had a hard time accep@@ ting what they were saying about the way I should live . ”
My thoughts turned to events of more than a h@@ un@@ d@@ red years ag@@ o , things I had heard about especially from my gr@@ and@@ parents and my parents .
Jehovah is inter@@ ested in all ac@@ ts of faith ​ — even small ones .
If not , we have cause for concer@@ n .
What does this reve@@ al about their faith and will@@ ing@@ ness to trust in Jehovah ? ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 1 : 19 - 33 ; Psalm 7@@ 8 : 22 , 32 - 4@@ 3 ; Ju@@ de 5 .
During the night w@@ atch@@ es , he went through the temple to see whether its L@@ ev@@ ite gu@@ ar@@ ds were a@@ wa@@ ke or as@@ le@@ ep at their post@@ s .
That is not so in the r@@ ace for life .
For instance , sal@@ t has the pro@@ per@@ ty of making things p@@ al@@ at@@ able .
Yet , we should enjoy our work .
God esta@@ bli@@ shed the la@@ ws that gu@@ i@@ de the heavenly bo@@ dies , which influ@@ ence earth@@ ’s we@@ ather , ti@@ des , at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere , and the very ex@@ ist@@ ence of life on this pl@@ an@@ et .
Is it possible to sur@@ vi@@ ve such w@@ oun@@ ds ?
E@@ arly in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness tre@@ k , Moses was told to look for “ ca@@ pa@@ ble men fe@@ aring God , tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy men h@@ ating di@@ sh@@ on@@ est prof@@ it , ” to serve as jud@@ ges .
If he has accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed positi@@ ve things , the day of that person@@ ’s death is far better than the day of his bir@@ th when the rec@@ ord was to@@ t@@ ally bl@@ an@@ k .
• Of what may we be certain concer@@ ning the word of God ?
Many v@@ il@@ la@@ ges have only one tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne and have ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city for only a few h@@ our@@ s a day .
Then read Psalm 1@@ 24 : 8 , which says : “ Our help is in the name of Jehovah , the M@@ ak@@ er of heaven and earth . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , he made good use of his position as an ar@@ my of@@ fic@@ er .
Yes , he did “ all that Jeremiah the prophet had comman@@ ded him . ”
Some Israelites may have felt that there was already su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient evidence of wr@@ ong@@ doing and that a s@@ ne@@ ak att@@ ack would result in fe@@ wer ca@@ su@@ al@@ ties .
D@@ ar@@ k@@ ness pers@@ is@@ ted .
You can learn more about it by reading this . ’
There is no question about it ​ — cho@@ o@@ sing bad associ@@ ates ex@@ pos@@ es us to d@@ anger !
Paul wrote : “ Let a man so ap@@ praise us as being sub@@ or@@ din@@ ates of Christ and ste@@ war@@ ds of sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ ts of God . ”
Instead , I foc@@ us on Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess and on his loving interest in me .
In what ways can you imitate Jesus in reve@@ al@@ ing the Father ?
How does our God - given work help us to be un@@ ited ?
How important it is that spiritual shepher@@ ds read God’s Word da@@ ily , for this helps them to imp@@ ar@@ t “ heal@@ th@@ ful teaching ” ! ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 1 .
We had ho@@ ped to live on together through Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on into Jehovah’s new world , but the c@@ ru@@ el enem@@ y death s@@ n@@ atch@@ ed her in 199@@ 8 .
For example , ev@@ olu@@ tion@@ ist S@@ te@@ ph@@ en J@@ a@@ y G@@ ould wrote : “ We are here because one o@@ d@@ d group of fi@@ sh@@ es had a pe@@ cu@@ li@@ ar f@@ in an@@ at@@ om@@ y that could trans@@ form into leg@@ s for ter@@ re@@ stri@@ al cre@@ atu@@ res . . .
On@@ ce marriage al@@ li@@ an@@ ces were form@@ ed , the lik@@ eli@@ ho@@ od of Israel@@ ’s d@@ ri@@ ving the pa@@ g@@ ans away from the land d@@ w@@ in@@ d@@ led .
I began work at a new jo@@ b and me@@ t Li@@ ene , a lo@@ vely gi@@ r@@ l who was always pol@@ ite to her bo@@ ss , even though he was ter@@ ri@@ bly ru@@ de to her .
What about after that time ?
What might expla@@ in why some people re@@ act this way ?
For example , one of the or@@ ders , or la@@ ws , on those ta@@ ble@@ ts said : “ I Jehovah your God am a God ex@@ ac@@ ting exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion . ”
But mer@@ cy inclu@@ des more than gen@@ u@@ ine p@@ ity .
Do the Hebrew Scriptures ad@@ d@@ ress this comple@@ x proble@@ m ?
The tri@@ al began on F@@ ri@@ day , Ju@@ ly 20 , 200@@ 1 , in the Ar@@ ma@@ vi@@ r dist@@ ri@@ ct cour@@ t with J@@ us@@ tice M@@ an@@ v@@ el S@@ im@@ on@@ y@@ an pre@@ si@@ ding .
Yes , these faithful integrity - keep@@ ers loo@@ ked for@@ ward to a resurrection that would offer them , not just a few more years follow@@ ed by death , but the pro@@ spe@@ ct of everlasting life !
Paul gives a second example : “ One man jud@@ ges one day as a@@ bo@@ ve another ; another man jud@@ ges one day as all others . ”
The al@@ p@@ ine ro@@ se often es@@ cap@@ es the ra@@ va@@ ges of the w@@ ind by gro@@ wing in cre@@ vi@@ ces among the ro@@ c@@ ks .
When a F@@ le@@ sh@@ ly We@@ ak@@ ness Per@@ sis@@ ts
How can new@@ l@@ y@@ we@@ ds avoid h@@ ur@@ ting others ’ feelings when it comes to we@@ d@@ ding gi@@ f@@ ts ?
“ My temp@@ er always used to get the better of me , so much so that even some of my friends fe@@ ared my ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant , viol@@ ent re@@ actions .
How is our obedi@@ ence rel@@ ated to pro@@ ving ourselves holy ?
A@@ vo@@ id making your child your confid@@ ant or let@@ ting him or her act as a medi@@ at@@ or or m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er between you and your e@@ x - sp@@ ouse .
But we can point out that God said nothing about being p@@ uni@@ shed in hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N F@@ la@@ vi@@ a was a young gi@@ r@@ l , her gr@@ and@@ mother , who was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , spoke to her about the Bible . However , her father was a teach@@ er , and he tri@@ ed to in@@ still in her a desire to learn about n@@ ature and get a high@@ er educ@@ ation .
What was that ro@@ le , and how did Jehovah through Jesus e@@ qui@@ p them to f@@ ill it ?
It may also invol@@ ve difficul@@ ties and hear@@ t@@ ach@@ es con@@ ne@@ cted with the re@@ aring of their children .
Th@@ ough we have different circumstances and ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds , by being obedi@@ ent , each of us can respon@@ d to the vi@@ ci@@ ous cla@@ im of Satan the Devil that humans will not remain loyal to God in the face of tri@@ als .
Paul wrote encourag@@ ingly to the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans about their wal@@ king “ wor@@ th@@ ily of Jehovah to the end of fully pleas@@ ing him . ”
Why can we trust in Jehovah as our “ Pro@@ vi@@ der of es@@ cap@@ e ” ?
You might reason , ‘ I@@ ’@@ m not b@@ lam@@ eless or righteous , and I de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely don@@ ’t always do what is right . ’
( a ) U@@ p@@ on his return to heaven , what did Jesus do for us , and how did Jehovah respon@@ d ?
The off@@ end@@ er needs to work on contro@@ l@@ ling his actions and spe@@ e@@ ch so as not to give off@@ en@@ se in the first place .
Yet , Jesus rema@@ ined pati@@ ent and re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly spoke about the need for hum@@ ility .
As the fore@@ going de@@ fin@@ iti@@ ons show , “ lo@@ ose conduct ” invol@@ ves two el@@ ements : ( 1 ) The conduct it@@ self is a serious viol@@ ation of God’s la@@ ws , and ( 2 ) the attitude of the wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er is dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful , in@@ sol@@ ent .
A book on religi@@ ons com@@ men@@ ted that the preaching work of Jehovah’s Witnesses has been “ al@@ most un@@ par@@ all@@ el@@ ed in its in@@ ten@@ s@@ ity and sc@@ op@@ e . ”
How do you benefit person@@ ally as you share the good news with others ?
He dra@@ ws such ones to himself by means of his Son .
Thus we will go on wal@@ king in acc@@ ord with the spirit .
Those words made me li@@ e a@@ wa@@ ke at night thinking about the future .
Ad@@ van@@ ced age did not pre@@ v@@ ent the prophet Daniel from giving a fe@@ ar@@ less witness regarding Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Why , it is hard even to get near m@@ oun@@ tain go@@ ats !
Bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ es that direc@@ tly serve the public try to offer quic@@ k service ​ — f@@ ast food , d@@ ri@@ ve - through ban@@ king , and the like — ​ because they know that pleas@@ ing the cu@@ st@@ om@@ er inclu@@ des cu@@ t@@ ting down on wa@@ iting time .
What challeng@@ es did she face after mo@@ ving to the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines ?
S@@ tr@@ ong faith in Jehovah and in his promises . ​ — Romans 10 : 10 , 13 , 14 .
Since then , the ga@@ ther@@ ing of the great crow@@ d has moved a@@ head with ever greater m@@ om@@ en@@ tu@@ m .
For there will be a peri@@ od of time when they will not put up with the heal@@ th@@ ful teaching , but , in acc@@ ord with their own desi@@ res , they will acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ate teach@@ ers for themselves to have their ear@@ s tic@@ k@@ led ; and they will turn their ear@@ s away from the truth . ”
Al@@ ber@@ t and Su@@ si@@ e along with the ne@@ arly si@@ x milli@@ on other Witnesses of Jehovah regul@@ arly praise Jehovah God with mu@@ si@@ c .
Just think how wonderful it will be to sur@@ vi@@ ve the end of this wicked world and live in Jehovah’s new world !
“ Many in this study have gro@@ wn up with un@@ happ@@ ily married or div@@ or@@ ced parents , ” wr@@ ite the direc@@ t@@ ors of the pro@@ ject .
J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah Ke@@ ep@@ s His V@@ ow to Jehovah
A S@@ we@@ dis@@ h eng@@ in@@ e@@ er involved in a building pro@@ ject in the city was am@@ a@@ zed to see the brothers and sisters in action .
And far bey@@ ond human com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion is the gl@@ ori@@ ous and im@@ mor@@ tal spirit body that Jehovah fa@@ shi@@ oned for Jesus at his resurrection . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 18 .
Fa@@ ith in God resul@@ ts in peace , con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment , and happiness
When did that sp@@ an of years beg@@ in ?
Ju@@ d@@ ges were show@@ ing par@@ ti@@ ality .
R@@ ow@@ ing to Re@@ ach H@@ ear@@ ts
4@@ 8 : 17 , 18 ; 60 : 18 ; 6@@ 5 : 25 .
O@@ r why did he not author@@ ize them to eng@@ age in war@@ f@@ are to free themselves from op@@ pres@@ sion ?
He wel@@ com@@ ed ass@@ ist@@ ance from the Christian disci@@ ple An@@ ani@@ as .
Yes , “ a name is to be cho@@ s@@ en rather than a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant ri@@ ches ; fav@@ or is better than even s@@ il@@ ver and go@@ ld . ”
Since we come from different ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds , we need to understand what Jehovah requi@@ res of us so that he can be “ our God . ”
Ti@@ tu@@ s was to “ keep on re@@ pro@@ ving them . ”
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To buil@@ d faith that can with@@ stand the tri@@ als of the s@@ ort that in@@ ev@@ it@@ ab@@ ly come with disci@@ ple@@ ship , we must read and study the Bible da@@ ily and atten@@ d Christian meetings , pu@@ t@@ ting into our min@@ ds the tru@@ ths that are the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of faith .
What a ple@@ asure it was to see the s@@ mil@@ es of gr@@ ate@@ ful brothers ! ”
The n@@ un@@ s did not encoura@@ ge me to serve God in another country , as I had ho@@ ped for .
How t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing ​ — if anyone could s@@ wal@@ low such a st@@ ory .
He then explained : “ Do not be am@@ a@@ zed because I told you : You people must be born again .
I L@@ ear@@ ned That Jehovah Is M@@ er@@ ci@@ ful and F@@ or@@ giving 10
T@@ ear@@ s came to my eyes when he said good night to me and asked : ‘ Can we do this again , D@@ ad ?
Di@@ d he find happiness as a sing@@ le man ?
Because we take seri@@ ously Jesus ’ words : “ Ke@@ ep loo@@ king , keep a@@ wa@@ ke . ”
W@@ ould you show your appreciation by using it ?
What , though , would be their pri@@ m@@ ary concer@@ n ?
I will need to continue being u@@ pri@@ ght . ”
7 : 1 - 11 .
As fore@@ told , a ris@@ ing f@@ lood of w@@ o@@ es is affe@@ cting mankind .
F@@ our@@ th , qui@@ et , un@@ dis@@ tur@@ bed medit@@ ation , thinking about Jehovah’s ways .
Still , I wanted to know why people die and why God al@@ lo@@ ws suffering .
St@@ ating this fact , the king of Israel says : “ To the stu@@ pi@@ d one the car@@ r@@ ying on of lo@@ ose conduct is like s@@ por@@ t , but wisdom is for the man of dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment . ” ​ — Proverbs 10 : 23 .
What Is Your D@@ et@@ er@@ min@@ ation ?
Tru@@ e Christians are told to keep on the w@@ atch .
Do Not I@@ mit@@ ate the Gre@@ at S@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ er
Ser@@ ving W@@ ho@@ le - S@@ ou@@ led in S@@ pite of T@@ ri@@ als
That day , I did not real@@ ize how often those words would strengthen me in the years to come .
( a ) How does Satan try to ro@@ b us of our peace ?
This high@@ ly res@@ pe@@ cted C@@ our@@ t ad@@ m@@ its very few of the c@@ as@@ es pres@@ ented to it .
In rep@@ ly , Jehovah first asked him to look up to the heavens and coun@@ t the st@@ ars , if he pos@@ si@@ bly could .
Many teach@@ ers and author@@ ities in spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ized fi@@ el@@ ds of knowledge deser@@ ve great respect .
He now kno@@ ws that the most valu@@ able things in life ​ — a loving family , good friends , and a relationship with God — ​ cannot be ob@@ ta@@ ined with money .
This was my sign@@ al to cu@@ t off those associ@@ ates , and I did ! ”
The regul@@ ar@@ ity of our family Bible study has been the ke@@ y to building their faith . ”
However , if this teaching is not true , religious lead@@ ers who teach the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine cre@@ ate con@@ fu@@ sion and cause nee@@ d@@ less men@@ tal angu@@ ish to those who believe them .
See Revelation 12 : 6 , 14 ; fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
Mar@@ ke@@ ters cle@@ ver@@ ly con@@ v@@ in@@ ce people that they must have the l@@ at@@ est pro@@ du@@ cts .
The book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
Tru@@ e , you do not pray to Jehovah pri@@ mar@@ ily to teach your children .
What instru@@ ctions did Peter receive in a vision , and why was he sh@@ o@@ cked ?
M@@ ak@@ ing pol@@ itical al@@ li@@ an@@ ces led Israel and Juda@@ h to a@@ do@@ pt the false worship of their al@@ lies .
In@@ iti@@ ally , we served in New Jer@@ se@@ y , and later we were sent to New Yor@@ k St@@ ate .
( b ) Why is it important for Christians to maintain good conduct ?
So@@ cr@@ ates ( 4@@ 70 - 3@@ 9@@ 9 B.C.E . ) ar@@ gu@@ ed that lasting happiness is not to be found in the pur@@ su@@ it of material things or the enjo@@ y@@ ment of sen@@ su@@ al ple@@ a@@ sures .
De@@ human@@ iz@@ ing viol@@ ence seem@@ ed on the dec@@ l@@ ine . . . .
When our b@@ ra@@ in dies , our thoughts per@@ ish .
Some had physical disa@@ bil@@ ities , while others exc@@ el@@ led physi@@ c@@ ally .
P@@ at , who was ru@@ shed to a ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y ro@@ om , experienced this com@@ for@@ ting effect of prayer .
14 : 21 ​ — Why could the Israelites give to an ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ent or sel@@ l to a fore@@ ign@@ er an un@@ b@@ led dead ani@@ ma@@ l that they themselves would not e@@ at ?
In 33 C.E . , Jehovah God made Jesus Christ the He@@ ad of the Christian congregation .
Such a relationship is possible only “ by means of Christ Jesus , ” who offered his life as a ransom sacrifice .
Now I saw this same pati@@ ent spirit in P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous .
Is There a Devil ?
Such concer@@ n will not go un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed , for “ he that is show@@ ing fav@@ or to the low@@ ly one is l@@ en@@ ding to Jehovah , and his tre@@ at@@ ment He [ Jehovah God ] will re@@ pa@@ y to him . ” ​ — Proverbs 19 : 17 .
▪ Jehovah Is a God of O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation
“ Let us not give up in doing what is fine , for in du@@ e time we will re@@ a@@ p if we do not ti@@ re out . ” ​ — G@@ al .
After all , it was God who promised : “ For all the days the earth continu@@ es , se@@ ed s@@ ow@@ ing and har@@ v@@ est , and co@@ ld and he@@ at , and sum@@ m@@ er and w@@ in@@ ter , and day and night , will never ce@@ ase . ” ​ — Genesis 8 : 22 .
D@@ ol@@ ph@@ ins pla@@ y together and have even prote@@ cted other ani@@ mal@@ s or s@@ wi@@ m@@ m@@ ers in dist@@ ress .
F@@ el@@ low@@ ship with Moses streng@@ th@@ ened Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s faith
E@@ v@@ ents That Sha@@ ped My Li@@ fe
On an a@@ ver@@ age , every 22 min@@ ut@@ es someone lo@@ ses a li@@ m@@ b or his life by st@@ ep@@ p@@ ing on a land mine .
It is more wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad , and it is appe@@ aring in inc@@ reas@@ ingly bl@@ at@@ ant form@@ s .
L@@ ater , Jehovah himself encoura@@ ged Jo@@ shua , saying : “ Be coura@@ ge@@ ous and strong . . .
R@@ E@@ P@@ U@@ B@@ L@@ I@@ C O@@ F K@@ O@@ R@@ E@@ A
M@@ ak@@ ing Bible Tru@@ th My O@@ wn
Do I ex@@ pect the elders to inter@@ v@@ ene in my be@@ half rather than my making real efforts to rest@@ ore a pe@@ ace@@ ful relationship ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , God may use a close friend to give us a word of encourag@@ ement when we need it most .
Th@@ r@@ ough effe@@ ctive return vis@@ its and home Bible stu@@ dies , we have the satis@@ fac@@ tion of help@@ ing people to con@@ form to God’s righteous standards .
I now have one of M@@ om@@ ’s pri@@ zed pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons ​ — her des@@ k .
The Bible ans@@ wers : “ The p@@ ath of the righteous ones is like the b@@ right light that is get@@ ting ligh@@ ter and ligh@@ ter until the day is fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed . ”
While there may have been or@@ al tra@@ di@@ tions as well as other writ@@ ings about Jesus , these four Go@@ sp@@ els were the only ones consider@@ ed inspired of God and wor@@ thy of being part of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures ​ — provi@@ ding “ the certain@@ ty of the things ” regarding Jesus ’ earthly life and teachings .
W@@ il@@ li@@ am@@ s . Jehovah wants children to have a share in true worship .
As I now look back , I real@@ ize that personal study of the Bible , hear@@ t@@ felt prayer to God , regul@@ ar attend@@ ance at Christian meetings , and ze@@ al@@ ous par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in the preaching work streng@@ th@@ ened our end@@ ur@@ ance and per@@ sever@@ ance .
Yes , others have fac@@ ed similar temp@@ t@@ ations and have succ@@ ess@@ fully res@@ is@@ ted them with God’s help , and so can we .
1 , 2 . ( a ) When do God’s worshipp@@ ers turn to him for help ?
We should not allow a@@ pa@@ thy , op@@ position , or persecu@@ tion to dam@@ pen our ze@@ al for the Kingdom - preaching work . ​ — James 5 : 10 , 11 .
Jehovah can use our fellow believers to help us stay faithful in difficult times ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 18 - 20 )
There are also f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers , cultiv@@ ating pe@@ anu@@ ts , co@@ t@@ t@@ on , and ri@@ ce .
“ So , having su@@ st@@ en@@ ance and co@@ ver@@ ing , we shall be cont@@ ent with these things . ”
We come to r@@ ely on his guid@@ ance , confid@@ ent that it will benefit us .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 18 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 20 , 7@@ 5
The T@@ el@@ es@@ cop@@ e
When ap@@ pl@@ ying for a jo@@ b , many res@@ ort to ou@@ tri@@ ght lies .
What is needed in order for us to res@@ ist the Devil ?
Revelation 20 : 13 pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ies : “ The se@@ a gave up those dead in it , and death and H@@ ad@@ es [ man@@ kin@@ d’s comm@@ on gra@@ ve ] gave up those dead in them . ”
“ He that is show@@ ing in@@ sight in a matter will find good , ” says Proverbs 16 : 20 .
Not long af@@ ter@@ ward three men , str@@ ang@@ ers , came to Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s t@@ ent .
They ar@@ gu@@ e that if God had felt it necess@@ ary , he would have expres@@ sed his will in the form of a direc@@ t comm@@ and .
4 : 9 - 11 .
After 12 days and more than 4@@ ,000 mil@@ es ( 6@@ ,@@ 4@@ 00 k@@ m ) of continu@@ ous tra@@ v@@ el , we st@@ op@@ ped at the Le@@ b@@ y@@ a@@ z@@ he tra@@ in st@@ ation .
The effe@@ cts of the cur@@ sed gr@@ ound , with its thor@@ ns and th@@ ist@@ les , were so ke@@ en@@ ly felt by Ad@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants that No@@ ah’s father , L@@ am@@ e@@ ch , spoke of ‘ the pain of their hands resul@@ ting from the gr@@ ound which Jehovah had cur@@ sed . ’ ​ — Genesis 3 : 17 - 19 ; 5 : 29 .
Jesus ’ words spo@@ ken in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount give us clear guid@@ ance about set@@ ting go@@ als .
By doing so , “ you will learn about Jesus ’ life and teachings as based on the acc@@ oun@@ ts of e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses . ”
Tru@@ e Christians avoid any cu@@ st@@ om@@ s associ@@ ated with this beli@@ ef .
Let us be determined to “ h@@ ate what is bad , ” fully confid@@ ent that Jehovah “ is gu@@ arding . . . his loyal ones ; out of the hand of the wicked ones he deli@@ v@@ ers them . ” ​ — P@@ s .
13 , 14 . ( a ) In what circumstances may we have to over@@ ri@@ de our own inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations ?
L@@ ev@@ i@@ a@@ than may re@@ present “ the strong ones of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h . ”
That was the first Eng@@ l@@ ish - speaking congregation in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o ​ — but more work was wa@@ iting .
Many of them have made bi@@ g chang@@ es , pro@@ ving the im@@ men@@ se power of God’s Word .
Revelation 7 : 1 - 3 states : “ I saw four angels standing upon the four cor@@ n@@ ers of the earth , ho@@ l@@ ding ti@@ ght the four w@@ in@@ ds of the earth , that no w@@ ind might b@@ low upon the earth or upon the se@@ a or upon any t@@ ree .
We had no me@@ dic@@ ine , and I thought my end had come .
The fam@@ il@@ y@@ like Christian congregation is also a place where we righ@@ tly ex@@ pect to find loy@@ al@@ ty .
Their la@@ b@@ ors as Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers are not in va@@ in , for a resurrection a@@ wa@@ its them .
In view of our own imper@@ fe@@ ction , who among us has any reason to show a self - righteous attitude ? ​ — Romans 3 : 23 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 2 .
C@@ ould you i@@ magine any of the a@@ bo@@ ve - mentioned rul@@ ers being in the ha@@ bi@@ t of sear@@ ch@@ ing their real@@ m to find low@@ ly sub@@ je@@ cts in need of comfort ?
W@@ H@@ A@@ T would be an appro@@ pri@@ ate t@@ it@@ le for a Bible book that cons@@ ists mo@@ st@@ ly of pra@@ ises to our Creator , Jehovah God ?
All of us are born in sin .
B@@ lo@@ s@@ som@@ ’s parents had what concer@@ n ?
He valu@@ es ​ — in fact , ch@@ eri@@ sh@@ es — ​ the faithful service of his in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , then , this par@@ able app@@ lies during the last days , but its c@@ li@@ ma@@ x comes during the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
Thus , wise Christian new@@ l@@ y@@ we@@ ds will ref@@ ra@@ in from public@@ ly ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ing the n@@ ames of gift gi@@ v@@ ers .
His wife did not like Jehovah’s Witnesses .
W@@ he@@ ther you ag@@ ree with that an@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is or not , it does ra@@ ise important questions .
( b ) When did Jesus ap@@ point the faithful slave over his d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s , and whom did he sel@@ e@@ ct ?
It was my privilege to give the dedic@@ ation talk on A@@ pri@@ l 5 , 19@@ 7@@ 6 , before an a@@ udi@@ ence of 1@@ ,@@ 3@@ 00 .
In the case of U@@ z@@ z@@ ah , why is it important to remember that Jehovah se@@ es the mo@@ ti@@ ves of the heart ?
It was there that I was baptized at the age of 14 .
Read Psalm 4@@ 5 : 13 , 14@@ a .
Gi@@ ve an example show@@ ing that we may need to make ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments so as not to g@@ ri@@ eve Jehovah’s spirit .
Bro@@ ther Par@@ k In - su@@ n served as a special pioneer in this ex@@ pan@@ ding group .
How do some view truth ?
3 : 15 ; Re@@ v .
For example , consider M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el and Le@@ an@@ ne , a married cou@@ ple in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
And think about the result .
They are invit@@ ed to say , “ C@@ ome ! ”
DI@@ SH@@ ON@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ Y has ex@@ is@@ ted since the gar@@ den of E@@ den .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 10@@ 1 , 9@@ 7
Mo@@ st Witnesses have had to bre@@ ak away from their form@@ er life - st@@ y@@ le and religious associ@@ ations .
Some , in time , became pione@@ ers , congregation elders , and even went to G@@ ile@@ ad to become mission@@ aries themselves .
Lo@@ ve never fa@@ il@@ s . ”
How did the ser@@ p@@ ent in the gar@@ den of E@@ den con@@ ve@@ y to E@@ ve the ide@@ a to bre@@ ak God’s law regarding the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad ?
Our study may last an h@@ our , but even if occasi@@ on@@ ally we have only ten min@@ ut@@ es , we still study .
Pe@@ ople have de@@ bat@@ ed this sub@@ ject for cen@@ tu@@ ries .
What imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ements have been made in the new song@@ book , and how can you make the best use of it ?
Con@@ tri@@ bu@@ te to a positi@@ ve spirit by be@@ coming famili@@ ar with our song@@ s
If not our brothers , who can encoura@@ ge us to end@@ ure ?
The Messi@@ ah’s O@@ ther A@@ c@@ tiv@@ ities F@@ o@@ re@@ told
In this reg@@ ard , the Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers in F@@ re@@ e@@ to@@ wn , Si@@ er@@ r@@ a Le@@ one , repor@@ t the following experience .
He remin@@ ds us : “ We all stu@@ m@@ ble many times .
You could be inc@@ l@@ ined to get ir@@ rit@@ ated and den@@ y the char@@ ge with co@@ ld fac@@ ts .
What pit@@ f@@ alls and d@@ ang@@ ers are there in the r@@ ace for life ?
God’s “ tend@@ er mer@@ ci@@ es ” move him to act .
A New World So@@ on !
E@@ ar@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king Jehovah means that we have to work very hard if we want his appro@@ val .
In the con@@ text of the Jerusalem temple , it u@@ su@@ ally ref@@ ers to the Ho@@ ly of Ho@@ lies , the temple building , or the temple pre@@ c@@ inc@@ ts .
Tru@@ e Christians do not think that our com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate and tend@@ er God would take deli@@ ght in c@@ ru@@ shing or making anyone si@@ ck .
Does this mean that the Creator , “ the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh over all the earth , ” is too lo@@ f@@ ty to be concer@@ ned about humans or too dist@@ ant and un@@ sear@@ cha@@ ble to be known by them ? ​ — Psalm 8@@ 3 : 18 .
A@@ n important Bible truth that war@@ m@@ ed the heart of S@@ and@@ r@@ a was the ransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to anointed Christians , Paul says that God has “ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ately qu@@ ali@@ fied us to be min@@ isters of a new covenant . ”
The apostle John ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es Christians living in this ho@@ st@@ ile world : “ Do not be loving ei@@ ther the world or the things in the world . . . .
What imp@@ act has this tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous effort had on the local Witnesses and on the Kingdom - preaching work ?
The account s@@ wit@@ ches from the p@@ lu@@ r@@ al “ you ” in verse 22 to the sing@@ ul@@ ar “ you ” in verse 23 .
All of us can buil@@ d up and encoura@@ ge one another ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 18 )
* Des@@ pite his in@@ tim@@ ate relationship with his Father , Jesus did not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to ac@@ knowledge that some matters were bey@@ ond the sc@@ op@@ e of his authority .
What Bible principles can help you to make the best cho@@ ic@@ es in life ?
9@@ 00 *
Because these ide@@ as do not re@@ present the truth about death .
L@@ ater , when the cl@@ er@@ gy got w@@ ind of this change , we moved on to the y@@ el@@ low book ( What H@@ as R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on D@@ one for M@@ an@@ kind ? ) , and so on .
A ship has no br@@ ak@@ es , so it takes a long time to sto@@ p .
It was as though someone had s@@ wit@@ ched off the light .
King David of ancient Israel com@@ mit@@ ted sever@@ al serious sin@@ s , but he had strong faith in the true God and man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted gen@@ u@@ ine rep@@ ent@@ ance each time .
That nation , made up of anointed brothers of Jesus Christ , ful@@ filled the t@@ ask that fle@@ sh@@ ly Israel ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely fa@@ iled in , that of being wit@@ nesses to God’s name .
A@@ t@@ ten@@ ding the school was a mar@@ vel@@ ous yet hum@@ bl@@ ing experience .
Although pol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ y was not part of God’s origin@@ al purpose for mankind , it is per@@ mit@@ ted and regul@@ ated under the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
At that time , he became the Christ , or Messi@@ ah .
Th@@ ough now dec@@ eas@@ ed , they could be thought of as se@@ as@@ oned r@@ un@@ n@@ ers who could encoura@@ ge ne@@ wer r@@ un@@ n@@ ers in the r@@ ace .
Jehovah did not s@@ we@@ ep asi@@ de that wicked acc@@ us@@ ation .
M@@ ary , thr@@ il@@ led at this opportunity , s@@ at at his fe@@ et and took in every word .
We seek out his compan@@ y .
Our prayers to Jehovah God in be@@ half of others can truly help them .
R@@ em@@ ember what Paul told Timothy : “ T@@ ake Mark and bring him with you . ”
And what st@@ ep@@ s can we take to make sure that the decisions we make honor God ?
Who is the princi@@ p@@ al prom@@ o@@ ter of false religion , and how is he descri@@ bed in the Bible ?
Since he was “ in want of heart , ” that is , in@@ experienced , he was likely stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing with wrong desi@@ res .
These and many similar experi@@ ences illustr@@ ate the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for good that our liter@@ ature may have after it lea@@ ves our hands .
S@@ ome@@ time after the war , my mo@@ ther’s c@@ ous@@ in , J@@ an@@ e@@ z B@@ ra@@ je@@ c , and his wife , An@@ č@@ ka , became Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then known .
In what ways did Jehovah prote@@ ct the nation of Israel ?
We could not help but think of the words : “ How com@@ ely upon the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s are the fe@@ et of the one br@@ ing@@ ing good news , the one publi@@ shing peace , the one br@@ ing@@ ing good news of something better , the one publi@@ shing sal@@ vation . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
Jesus “ offered up supp@@ lic@@ ations and also pet@@ iti@@ ons to the One who was able to sa@@ ve him out of death , with strong out@@ cri@@ es and te@@ ars , and he was fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly heard for his godly fear . ” ​ — Hebrews 5 : 7 .
Jesus said : “ You received free , give free . ” ​ — Matthew 10 : 8 .
What determin@@ es whether an individu@@ al who he@@ ars the word res@@ em@@ bl@@ es fine so@@ il or not ?
( b ) How did Jesus fur@@ ther illustr@@ ate our need to be for@@ giving ?
If you are wonder@@ ing whether you can fully trust the Bible , ple@@ ase see the sh@@ ort vi@@ de@@ o How Can We Be Su@@ re the Bible Is Tru@@ e ?
Christians should displa@@ y what attitude regarding v@@ enge@@ ance ?
How can one pur@@ sue a course in har@@ mony with A@@ mo@@ s 5 : 4 ?
To some people , a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ z@@ ing or even speaking to an ad@@ vers@@ ary is a hum@@ ili@@ ation .
What was it about the truth that at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted and con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed you ?
However , God’s Word comman@@ ds Christians : “ De@@ ad@@ en , therefore , your body members that are upon the earth as res@@ pe@@ cts for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , [ and imp@@ ro@@ per ] se@@ x@@ u@@ al ap@@ pet@@ ite . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 5 .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , a little Israel@@ ite gi@@ r@@ l taken cap@@ tive by a mar@@ au@@ ding band became a serv@@ ant in the home of the S@@ y@@ ri@@ an ar@@ my comman@@ der Na@@ am@@ an , a man a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted with le@@ pro@@ s@@ y .
How could such a spirit cre@@ ep in ?
Des@@ cri@@ be the o@@ ffer@@ ings made vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily as gi@@ f@@ ts to God .
Ther@@ efore , any o@@ ffering was to be post@@ pon@@ ed if a person re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed that his brother had something against him .
It stan@@ ds to reason , therefore , that love is ess@@ enti@@ al to men@@ tal health and happiness .
Mo@@ st of this time , I sp@@ ent pra@@ ying .
Because he wanted to prove the Witnesses wrong !
There is only one group who@@ se fine conduct in these and other are@@ as speak@@ s for it@@ self ​ — Jehovah’s Witnesses !
14 , 15 . ( a ) What can a Bible stud@@ ent learn about Jehovah ?
( a ) What d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous attitude would some devel@@ op ?
He com@@ men@@ ted : “ You are the only ones who truly love one another , not just say so . ”
In this con@@ ne@@ ction , consider a princi@@ ple that under@@ lies one of the la@@ ws given to ancient Israel .
Th@@ ough the Israelites had no bo@@ ats , at Jehovah’s direction Moses ur@@ ged the people to bre@@ ak cam@@ p .
Even as Juda@@ ism a@@ do@@ p@@ ted n@@ on - Bi@@ bli@@ cal conc@@ ep@@ ts concer@@ ning Satan and the dem@@ ons , apost@@ ate Christians el@@ ab@@ or@@ ated on un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural ide@@ as .
With an inc@@ reas@@ ing number of transl@@ ations in the 14@@ th century , al@@ most the enti@@ re Bible was a@@ vail@@ able in the ver@@ n@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar , al@@ though its boo@@ ks were transl@@ ated by different people at different times and plac@@ es .
The words “ call out , ” “ keep see@@ king , ” and “ keep sear@@ ch@@ ing ” indic@@ ate that we need to ex@@ p@@ end ourselves , ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly show@@ ing our in@@ iti@@ ative .
These Witnesses and their compan@@ i@@ ons who have an earthly hope need to be vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant .
It is truly an honor to be@@ ar the name of the al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God , Jehovah .
You would need only as many as were requi@@ red for the jo@@ b .
No@@ thing could sto@@ p it .
However , ni@@ pp@@ ing was practic@@ ed by the Israelites in A@@ mo@@ s ’ day , since the sy@@ cam@@ o@@ res that gre@@ w in Israel at that time des@@ c@@ ended from the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an vari@@ e@@ ties .
How can we benefit from consider@@ ing his example ?
This will help the div@@ or@@ ced Christian to feel more confid@@ ent as he or she mo@@ ves on in life .
Some of Sa@@ ul@@ ’s men had learned of Davi@@ d’s re@@ pu@@ tation as a mu@@ si@@ ci@@ an and as a fi@@ gh@@ ter .
The enti@@ re congregation of anointed Christians certainly proved to be such a p@@ il@@ la@@ r in the first century .
Is your advan@@ c@@ ement man@@ i@@ f@@ est to others ?
We too can experience difficul@@ ties in our godly service .
Let us therefore ask ourselves : ‘ How can I better imitate Jehovah’s mer@@ cy and com@@ pas@@ sion in my deal@@ ings with others ?
It is true that following the Re@@ form@@ ation , the Bible became a@@ vail@@ able to many of the comm@@ on people in their own language .
C@@ learly , religion in gener@@ al has fa@@ iled to be a for@@ ce for un@@ ity .
How are many “ desi@@ ra@@ ble things ” being dra@@ wn to God’s house today ?
‘ TH@@ E R@@ I@@ G@@ H@@ T@@ E@@ O@@ U@@ S ON@@ E W@@ I@@ L@@ L K@@ E@@ E@@ P L@@ I@@ V@@ IN@@ G ’
How bless@@ ed we are to know that in 1914 , Jesus Christ , the Da@@ y@@ st@@ ar , ro@@ se in all the uni@@ verse and began to fulf@@ ill the trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation vision !
What he had learned in his personal Bible study f@@ ell into place as he me@@ t others who truly believ@@ ed the promises of God’s Word and lived in har@@ mony with Bible teachings .
It would be re@@ plac@@ ed by a new covenant between Jehovah and Jesus ’ anointed followers .
Yet , main@@ tain@@ ing our foc@@ us on the Kingdom and Jehovah’s promise of a resurrection helped us to end@@ ure .
Does David feel that sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess helped him to do so ?
The Bible cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es Jehovah as the one who “ cre@@ ated all things . ”
One day , G@@ u@@ st@@ av@@ o read a Bible tr@@ act that spoke about an earthly par@@ adise .
The s@@ ource of all evil is Satan the Devil .
( b ) What un@@ par@@ all@@ el@@ ed teaching work will be car@@ ri@@ ed out on earth under Kingdom rule ?
E@@ very h@@ our that pas@@ ses is g@@ one forever .
What helped Daniel and the writ@@ er of Psalm 1@@ 19 to keep a close relationship with Jehovah ?
For example , we had to learn to use app@@ li@@ an@@ ces and u@@ ten@@ s@@ il@@ s that were un@@ famili@@ ar to us .
“ To T@@ each in Israel Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ation and J@@ us@@ tice ”
Those who pur@@ sue love bring praise to Jehovah .
We may think of go@@ ats as u@@ se@@ ful ani@@ mal@@ s that will e@@ at practic@@ ally anything and that provide us with ta@@ st@@ y me@@ at and nu@@ tr@@ iti@@ ous mil@@ k ​ — but we would har@@ dly call them char@@ m@@ ing .
Christians , of course , would not bu@@ y these i@@ do@@ ls . ​ — 1 John 5 : 21 .
As we refle@@ ct on Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah’s vision , we do not doubt that we are sa@@ fe in the sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of the two m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s .
The ide@@ a of t@@ or@@ men@@ ting people in fi@@ re is dis@@ gu@@ sting to him . ​ — Read Jeremiah 7 : 31 .
How could Bible principles help her deci@@ de wis@@ ely ?
Ar@@ l@@ o K .
Are you young people allow@@ ed to jo@@ in in this work ?
As a father , I have re@@ ached a go@@ al that seem@@ ed imp@@ os@@ sible in this system ​ — that of being a regul@@ ar pioneer , sh@@ aring in the full - time ministry along with my family .
In L@@ at@@ in , these co@@ di@@ ces , or boo@@ ks , were called mem@@ br@@ ana@@ e , or par@@ ch@@ ments , after the le@@ ather gener@@ ally used for their pages .
Job su@@ ffered a seri@@ es of personal har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps that seem@@ ed un@@ fa@@ ir .
But they need ass@@ ist@@ ance .
Per@@ haps the f@@ it@@ ting thing is to expres@@ s sy@@ mp@@ a@@ thy , leave an appro@@ pri@@ ate Bible public@@ ation ( a bro@@ ch@@ ure , a ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , or a tr@@ act ) , and then call after a few days to see whether fur@@ ther help can be given .
Some sto@@ p sh@@ aring in the ministry or atten@@ ding congregation meetings because of h@@ ur@@ t feelings , reason@@ ing that Jehovah will sur@@ ely accept this exc@@ use for their spiritual in@@ activ@@ ity .
“ W@@ o@@ e for the earth and for the se@@ a , ” says Revelation 12 : 12 , “ because the Devil has come down to you , having great anger , know@@ ing he has a sh@@ ort peri@@ od of time . ”
F@@ o@@ c@@ us on what is said , not on how it is deli@@ vered .
He encoura@@ ged Timothy never to let his you@@ th ​ — and perhaps some n@@ atur@@ al dif@@ fid@@ ence — ​ hold him back when it was time to take a fir@@ m stand for what is right .
In our ministry , we end@@ e@@ av@@ or to speak to people regarding their concer@@ ns and to show them the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ans@@ wers .
These and other con@@ f@@ lic@@ ting the@@ ori@@ es have ca@@ used many to ag@@ ree with Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or W . T .
These give valu@@ able indic@@ ations as to the ty@@ p@@ es of C@@ y@@ pri@@ o@@ t v@@ ess@@ els , and some are on displa@@ y in mu@@ se@@ um@@ s .
He was confid@@ ent that some of Ad@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants would wis@@ ely he@@ ed His direction .
Their love is expres@@ sed in action , as Paul showed when he said : “ Th@@ r@@ ough love slave for one another . ”
What pro@@ v@@ isions en@@ able us to cultiv@@ ate love that end@@ u@@ res all things and never fa@@ il@@ s ?
However , we can be as@@ sur@@ ed that when we pray in har@@ mony with God’s will , Jehovah will never tell us : “ Q@@ u@@ it making me tr@@ ou@@ ble . ” ​ — Luke 11 : 5 - 9 .
To help ever@@ yone to sing from the heart , some l@@ y@@ ri@@ c@@ s have been re@@ v@@ ised to imp@@ ro@@ ve c@@ lar@@ ity of thought and to re@@ move words that are no longer in comm@@ on use .
Is the “ O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent ” Still R@@ el@@ ev@@ ant ?
To whom was he ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing these words ?
As a result , he al@@ most st@@ op@@ ped serving Jehovah .
While in sol@@ it@@ ary con@@ fin@@ ement in a pris@@ on in Ch@@ ina , mission@@ ary H@@ ar@@ old King wrote po@@ em@@ s and song@@ s about the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al and made the em@@ ble@@ ms from bl@@ ack cur@@ r@@ ants and ri@@ ce .
S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ened by that vision , S@@ te@@ ph@@ en proved faithful to death .
The hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der s@@ mil@@ ed and said : “ P@@ le@@ ase come in .
God requi@@ res that we avoid un@@ clean ha@@ bi@@ ts .
Jesus reve@@ aled that angels are given the responsi@@ bility to look out for the spiritual wel@@ f@@ are of God’s servants .
Jesus makes this re@@ qu@@ est as one ‘ f@@ ond of things rel@@ ating to the sons of men ’ and because of his ke@@ en desire to car@@ ry out his heavenly Fa@@ ther’s will toward the earth and mankind . ​ — Proverbs 8 : 30 , 31 .
For Jehovah is a God of justice . H@@ app@@ y are all those keep@@ ing in expe@@ ct@@ ation of him . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
F@@ e@@ w things cause more un@@ happiness in a marriage than the imp@@ res@@ sion that your par@@ t@@ ner does not understand how you feel about a proble@@ m .
Although the apostles had sh@@ own serious we@@ ak@@ nesses , Jesus still called them “ my brothers . ”
What a pri@@ ce to pa@@ y for not keep@@ ing “ a fir@@ m hold on the everlasting life ” ! ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 9 , 10 , 12 ; Proverbs 28 : 20 .
He is without beg@@ in@@ ning or end , and he is al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty .
In@@ jus@@ tic@@ es cause “ the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ations of the earth ” to to@@ t@@ ter .
Per@@ haps it is because they see so much suffering in this world .
“ Why don@@ ’t you go home and think about it ? ” he said .
In order to receive God’s mer@@ cy , a wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er must man@@ i@@ f@@ est hear@@ t@@ felt rep@@ ent@@ ance , made evid@@ ent by his return to something “ high@@ er , ” that is , to an el@@ ev@@ ated form of worship .
How long would he be stu@@ ck in pris@@ on ?
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing is ready for a fe@@ ast .
While on earth , he showed loving consider@@ ation for all kin@@ ds of people .
H@@ ung@@ ry and th@@ ir@@ st@@ y , he ent@@ ers the hum@@ ble home where he lives , gives his wa@@ iting do@@ g a hu@@ g , pu@@ ts his scho@@ ol@@ ba@@ g on the din@@ ing - ro@@ om table , s@@ its down , and e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly wa@@ its for his food .
The g@@ es@@ ture sign@@ i@@ fi@@ es re@@ adi@@ ness to exerc@@ ise power or to take action , u@@ su@@ ally to op@@ pose , fi@@ ght , or op@@ pres@@ s .
By being loyal , Jesus proved that a perfect human could maintain perfect obedi@@ ence to God’s righteous standards .
Some of the wor@@ st at@@ ro@@ c@@ ities in human hist@@ ory have been put to his account .
What a powerful less@@ on this teach@@ es us !
H@@ ere are some sub@@ je@@ cts rel@@ ated to organiz@@ ational matters that you could consider during your F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening .
R@@ em@@ ember , the great@@ est of all the comman@@ d@@ ments is this : “ You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind . ”
A few ad@@ di@@ tional fe@@ atu@@ res will appe@@ ar four times a year .
In@@ dic@@ ating d@@ ate of is@@ sue in which article appe@@ ars BI@@ B@@ L@@ E
I try not to think only of my@@ self .
; H@@ an@@ au , D .
S@@ ad to say , however , mat@@ er@@ n@@ al ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct is not un@@ heard of , especially in these “ cr@@ itical times . ”
How can you de@@ al with that fear ?
The godly qualities that an older person man@@ i@@ fes@@ ts can make a long - lasting imp@@ res@@ sion on others .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ine on page 26 ]
The same is true of God’s people today .
V@@ ic@@ t@@ ory in the face of such o@@ d@@ ds dep@@ ends on our we@@ aring “ the complete su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or from God . ”
A res@@ pe@@ cted au@@ th@@ or of boo@@ ks on child re@@ aring com@@ ments : “ Th@@ ough they don@@ ’t always show it and pro@@ ba@@ bly won@@ ’t than@@ k you at that m@@ om@@ ent , children really do want parents to provide sa@@ fe , pre@@ dic@@ table stru@@ c@@ ture in their lives .
“ Be A@@ g@@ low With the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ”
Hence , before differ@@ ences cause a ri@@ ft , how wise it would be to consider whether our own attitude needs to be ad@@ ju@@ sted !
If we left after that d@@ ate , it would be without our s@@ k@@ in !
; Mi@@ x@@ er , N .
Thus , it is under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble that many among us , especially young ones , enjoy rec@@ re@@ ation that is sh@@ ared with others .
The ang@@ el ur@@ ged the women to look in@@ side and see that the t@@ om@@ b was emp@@ ty .
What happened in Jerusalem at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , and why ?
Then the si@@ x men with the we@@ ap@@ ons were told to k@@ ill all those in the city who did not have the mar@@ k .
With the help of its influ@@ ence and by taking full advan@@ ta@@ ge of all of Jehovah’s pro@@ v@@ isions to keep us on the right p@@ ath spiritually , we can succ@@ e@@ ed in res@@ is@@ ting the s@@ at@@ ani@@ c spirit of this wicked world . ​ — G@@ al .
How can we ‘ be made new in the for@@ ce ac@@ tu@@ ating our mind ’ ?
What example of cour@@ t@@ es@@ y has Jehovah God set ?
; W@@ in@@ n , C .
Tru@@ st in Jehovah ​ — The God of “ T@@ im@@ es and Se@@ as@@ ons ”
The B@@ ha@@ ga@@ va@@ d G@@ ita , a book con@@ tain@@ ing moral instru@@ ctions , is a part of the Ma@@ ha@@ b@@ har@@ ata .
They thus ro@@ b Jehovah of his deser@@ ved praise , as the pri@@ ests did in Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s day .
The Bible states : “ They came gra@@ du@@ ally as far as the th@@ re@@ shing flo@@ or of N@@ ac@@ on , and U@@ z@@ z@@ ah now th@@ ru@@ st his hand out to the ar@@ k of the true God and gra@@ b@@ bed hold of it , for the c@@ at@@ tle ne@@ arly ca@@ used an up@@ set .
Why did these two and many others put faith in him , con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that he was not just a coun@@ ter@@ fe@@ it Messi@@ ah or a disa@@ p@@ poin@@ ting f@@ ra@@ u@@ d ?
While in pris@@ on , they were den@@ i@@ ed vis@@ its even from family members , and some pris@@ on@@ ers were be@@ at@@ en and sub@@ je@@ cted to vari@@ ous form@@ s of t@@ or@@ ture .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T would you cho@@ ose as a present for a very important person ?
They wor@@ ked hard and , in fact , re@@ buil@@ t most of the w@@ all .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : T@@ w@@ o brothers sh@@ aring the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message with a fi@@ sh@@ er@@ man in Ne@@ g@@ om@@ bo on the w@@ est co@@ ast of S@@ r@@ i L@@ anka
Com@@ ments , even when inc@@ or@@ rec@@ t , often con@@ tain el@@ ements of truth .
K@@ end@@ r@@ a , who su@@ ffered from de@@ pres@@ sion , felt gu@@ il@@ t - ri@@ d@@ den because she could not me@@ asure up per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly to God’s requi@@ re@@ ments .
These spirit - anointed men over@@ see the Kingdom work and the spiritual fe@@ e@@ ding pro@@ gra@@ m .
S@@ ing@@ le Christians know that they do not have to get married to be recogn@@ ized or appreci@@ ated by Jehovah or his organization .
Many W@@ al@@ den@@ ses con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed to Ca@@ tho@@ lic pri@@ ests , attend@@ ed Mas@@ s , used holy water , and even went on p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ ma@@ ges .
Still , a close fri@@ end@@ ship is possible .
This direc@@ tive of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , which appe@@ ars three times in the Bible , can help us appreci@@ ate Jehovah’s sense of pro@@ pri@@ ety , his com@@ pas@@ sion , and his tend@@ er@@ ness .
To do so effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely , st@@ ate what you think the proble@@ m is , then say when it ar@@ ises , and then expla@@ in how it makes you feel .
Bar@@ ab@@ ba@@ s is called “ a no@@ t@@ ori@@ ous pris@@ on@@ er ” and “ a ro@@ b@@ ber . ”
Because of such sc@@ ru@@ pul@@ ous care by these scho@@ l@@ ars , mo@@ der@@ n cr@@ iti@@ c@@ s have jud@@ ged it su@@ peri@@ or to the fam@@ ous Greek text of E@@ r@@ as@@ mu@@ s .
They feel a b@@ ond of un@@ ity with their brothers and sisters as members of Christ’s body .
In many famili@@ es the father is seen pri@@ mar@@ ily as the one who dis@@ p@@ en@@ ses discipl@@ ine .
[ Bo@@ x on page 20 , 21 ]
( b ) What is the ye@@ ar@@ text for 200@@ 8 ?
I@@ magine how dra@@ ining it must have been for Moses to listen ​ — h@@ our after h@@ our — ​ as the Israelites un@@ bur@@ d@@ ened themselves of their concer@@ ns !
Y@@ oung On@@ es O@@ ff@@ er Th@@ em@@ selves W@@ ill@@ ingly
The K@@ i@@ ma@@ h con@@ st@@ el@@ l@@ ation is u@@ su@@ ally id@@ enti@@ fied as the P@@ le@@ i@@ ad@@ es , a group cons@@ is@@ ting of se@@ ven large st@@ ars and a number of s@@ mal@@ l@@ er ones some 3@@ 8@@ 0 light - years from the su@@ n .
This sp@@ el@@ led disa@@ ster for the An@@ a@@ bap@@ t@@ ist mo@@ v@@ ement and for the medi@@ e@@ val city of M@@ ü@@ n@@ ster .
Does this mean that prop@@ er human di@@ gn@@ ity has been lost forever ?
They consider it an honor to call Jehovah their Father , and they want him to be their P@@ o@@ t@@ ter .
Rather than ‘ exc@@ e@@ e@@ ding ’ the other disciples , Jesus says to Ju@@ d@@ as : “ You will do wor@@ se than all of them .
To have God’s holy spirit and to enjoy his appro@@ val , we must cultiv@@ ate and maintain hum@@ ility . ​ — James 4 : 6 .
E@@ con@@ om@@ ic pres@@ sures , pol@@ itical un@@ rest , cri@@ me , and si@@ ck@@ ness are among the things that make life very difficult .
She had 3 daugh@@ ters , a son , 15 gr@@ and@@ children , and 25 great - gr@@ and@@ children .
“ P@@ ra@@ y inc@@ ess@@ an@@ tly , ” ex@@ hor@@ ted the apostle Paul . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 17 .
Mo@@ st of her cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es were se@@ x@@ u@@ ally ac@@ tive , and after a ty@@ pi@@ cal we@@ ek@@ end , they bo@@ ast@@ ed of their l@@ at@@ est se@@ x@@ u@@ al enc@@ oun@@ ters .
U@@ sing mi@@ gh@@ ty spirit for@@ ces under Christ’s lead@@ er@@ ship , God will “ bring to ru@@ in those ru@@ ining the earth . ”
To her , it was am@@ a@@ z@@ ing to see Sa@@ ú@@ l so cal@@ m and positi@@ ve .
Ad@@ r@@ y@@ ana@@ ’s W@@ ish , 4 / 15
A@@ le@@ pp@@ o
5 : 21 , 22 .
Re@@ call when you first heard that teaching .
( Psalm 7@@ 3 : 1 – 8@@ 9 : 5@@ 2 )
Let us take a clo@@ s@@ er look at Paul’s words .
As the is@@ land comes into view , one se@@ es an imp@@ res@@ sive ro@@ ck - mas@@ s in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the o@@ ce@@ an
Des@@ pite his li@@ mit@@ ations , however , Samuel gave Jehovah exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion and wor@@ ked ti@@ rel@@ ess@@ ly to help others do the same .
At times , the pres@@ sures of life can make fin@@ ding the time to preach challeng@@ ing .
At his wi@@ fe@@ ’s ur@@ g@@ ing , Abraham ag@@ re@@ ed to pro@@ du@@ ce a po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al he@@ ir through S@@ ar@@ ah’s Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an ma@@ id@@ serv@@ ant , H@@ ag@@ ar .
By ass@@ em@@ bl@@ ing together , all will have the opportunity to ‘ listen , learn , and be encoura@@ ged . ’
R@@ igh@@ tly , Jehovah con@@ dem@@ ned them .
Re@@ ally , the responsi@@ bility rest@@ s with each one of us .
I even got ri@@ d of all the religious i@@ ma@@ ges I had .
We may at times feel like the prophet Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k , who cri@@ ed out to Jehovah for justice , not understanding why Jehovah had allow@@ ed certain un@@ fa@@ ir things to ha@@ p@@ pen .
Yet , pri@@ m@@ ary care@@ gi@@ v@@ ers ought to bal@@ ance their parents ’ needs with the needs of their own famili@@ es .
As told by P@@ at@@ ri@@ ci@@ a S@@ m@@ ith
The time is coming when all the earth will be a physical par@@ adise ​ — a gar@@ den@@ like place free of pol@@ lu@@ tion and a f@@ it@@ ting home for faithful mankind .
This nation is com@@ posed of spirit - anointed Christians , who form a heavenly “ ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od . ”
I felt so encoura@@ ged by his comm@@ end@@ ation that since then , I have been determined to read every sing@@ le article . ”
He never married , and he died in 19@@ 7@@ 1 .
In ad@@ dition , God’s spirit rest@@ s upon the Christian congregation .
Such fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al regul@@ ations in Jehovah’s Word reve@@ al that his law is much more than just a l@@ ist of co@@ ld , leg@@ al@@ is@@ tic st@@ atu@@ tes .
He did it so that we can come to know him better .
The Bible says that “ Jehovah is near to all those c@@ all@@ ing on him . ”
• How should Christians view the things of Satan’s world ?
Mo@@ tiv@@ ated by that Bible counsel to li@@ mit to the ex@@ t@@ ent possible their use of the world , num@@ er@@ ous brothers and sisters have reas@@ s@@ ess@@ ed their circumstances , cu@@ t back on emp@@ loy@@ ment , and simp@@ li@@ fied their li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
Not man !
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , God’s Word should be preci@@ ous to us , just as it was to the psalmist who san@@ g : “ How I do love your law !
The illustr@@ ation of the faithful slave is part of Jesus ’ prophecy about “ the si@@ gn of [ his ] pres@@ ence and of the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
We do not con@@ done such be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or , yet we may un@@ consci@@ ously devel@@ op a ne@@ g@@ ative view of those who regul@@ arly need ass@@ ist@@ ance , even in the congregation .
We are in a situation similar to that of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el .
3 They O@@ ffered Th@@ em@@ selves W@@ ill@@ ingly ​ — In E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or
L@@ ater , my four you@@ ng@@ er si@@ bl@@ ings and I ba@@ r@@ ely es@@ cap@@ ed the on@@ sla@@ ught of the S@@ pan@@ ish f@@ lu .
Abraham was a pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ er . ​ — Genesis 13 : 5 - 13 .
17 , 18 . ( a ) The wi@@ do@@ w of Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath was pres@@ ented with what un@@ u@@ su@@ al t@@ est of faith ?
At that , something wonderful happened .
No one will go to war for any reason , religious or o@@ ther@@ wise .
In@@ va@@ sion by the c@@ at@@ er@@ p@@ il@@ la@@ r , the lo@@ cu@@ st , and the co@@ ck@@ ro@@ ach is what Jo@@ el se@@ es in vision .
Proverbs 16 : 6 states : “ In the fear of Jehovah one tur@@ ns away from bad . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , decisions about what to do when temp@@ t@@ ations ar@@ ise are best made with a co@@ ol head in the peace of un@@ tr@@ oub@@ led m@@ om@@ ents .
A@@ no@@ inted ones who prove ‘ faithful even to death will be given the cro@@ wn of heavenly life . ’
We went to a ho@@ te@@ l and asked for a ro@@ om .
One Witness no@@ ted : “ It was always hard to leave be@@ h@@ ind so many she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike people who were hu@@ ng@@ ering for the truth .
By “ pu@@ t@@ ting up with one another in love , ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to maintain the on@@ en@@ ess of the spirit in the un@@ iting b@@ ond of peace , ” we can fre@@ ely for@@ give those who may not be a@@ ware that they off@@ ended us .
G@@ U@@ T@@ EN@@ B@@ E@@ R@@ G
N@@ A@@ O@@ M@@ I B@@ E@@ C@@ O@@ M@@ E@@ S “ F@@ U@@ L@@ L ”
Rather than deal@@ ing with individuals , famili@@ es , or cl@@ ans , h@@ enc@@ e@@ for@@ th Jehovah would have an organiz@@ ed people , a nation , on earth .
“ TH@@ E L@@ A@@ M@@ B ” O@@ P@@ EN@@ S S@@ I@@ X O@@ F TH@@ E S@@ E@@ V@@ E@@ N S@@ E@@ AL@@ S
A re@@ view of what the Bible says about Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n and his family will help us appreci@@ ate how they supp@@ or@@ ted the prophet Jeremiah and the true worship of Jehovah .
Of course , our pri@@ m@@ ary work is to preach the good news of God’s esta@@ bli@@ shed Kingdom and help deser@@ ving ones become disciples of Jesus Christ .
In other words , qu@@ ality high@@ er educ@@ ation is f@@ ast be@@ coming the d@@ om@@ a@@ in of the rich and influ@@ enti@@ al , who put their children through it to en@@ sure that they too become the rich and influ@@ enti@@ al of this system .
B@@ ap@@ tism is a life - al@@ ter@@ ing st@@ ep that should not be taken ligh@@ tly .
Bible stud@@ ents have been in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ed by refer@@ ences , some prophe@@ tic , to “ K@@ it@@ ti@@ m ” and “ the shi@@ ps of K@@ it@@ ti@@ m . ”
In many coun@@ tri@@ es , that is in@@ deed the case .
Let us , therefore , exam@@ ine how we may pur@@ sue peace within the congregation .
Par@@ adise will be rest@@ ored on earth , and anyone who wi@@ sh@@ es to do God’s will can be part of it !
Au@@ gu@@ st 4 - 10 , 200@@ 8
So@@ on , he was sent by a se@@ cre@@ t Greek n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ is@@ tic mo@@ v@@ ement as an em@@ is@@ s@@ ary to C@@ z@@ ar Peter the Gre@@ at of Rus@@ sia .
In 1@@ 5@@ 35 , for instance , the Eng@@ l@@ ish transl@@ ation of the Bible by M@@ il@@ es C@@ over@@ d@@ ale came on the sc@@ ene .
( b ) How was Bar@@ u@@ ch re@@ war@@ ded for his hum@@ ble obedi@@ ence ?
W@@ ar@@ m@@ ly com@@ men@@ d new ones for their efforts , and when appro@@ pri@@ ate , offer bri@@ ef su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions for imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement .
Let us see what encourag@@ ement we can draw from the boo@@ ks of H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah .
No one , of course , can h@@ ur@@ t the body of Jehovah God .
Satan the Devil , “ the rul@@ er of the world , ” is the ma@@ in cause of suffering . ​ — John 14 : 30 .
L@@ ater , N@@ or@@ man Ca@@ str@@ o was sent to the same pris@@ on , and there was a name change .
He was de@@ va@@ stated .
S@@ ever@@ al mentioned their religious ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , ad@@ ding that they did not really prac@@ tice their faith .
What about the apostles themselves ?
Un@@ der the K@@ ing@@ ’s direction , God’s people have used a vari@@ ety of me@@ tho@@ ds in order to re@@ ach as many as possible with the good news .
When we c@@ learly id@@ enti@@ fy ourselves as Christians , we strengthen our de@@ f@@ en@@ se against Satan’s in@@ si@@ di@@ ous att@@ ac@@ ks .
What will bring about such a change ?
We have made ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in our li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le to draw ne@@ are@@ r to God through Christ Jesus .
The pres@@ s made possible in@@ ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive prin@@ ting , thus provi@@ ding wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad acc@@ ess to information on a va@@ st ar@@ ra@@ y of to@@ pi@@ c@@ s .
He wrote : “ O Jehovah , you have sear@@ ched through me , and you know me .
F@@ A@@ I@@ T@@ H is something that not all people have .
( De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 27 : 1 – 34 : 12 )
M@@ ike said , “ We experienced the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of Jesus ’ words recorded at Matthew 6 : 33 . ”
He was certain that God’s promises were tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy , and he was ri@@ ch@@ ly re@@ war@@ ded for his stand .
I offered to support my you@@ ng@@ er brother E@@ r@@ n@@ est , so Father allow@@ ed him to stay with me .
When the king dem@@ an@@ ded to receive the land , Na@@ both loy@@ ally respon@@ ded : “ It is un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble on my part , from Jehovah’s stan@@ d@@ point , for me to give the her@@ e@@ dit@@ ary pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of my fore@@ fa@@ thers to you . ”
• What qualities do marriage mat@@ es need to devel@@ op ?
An@@ dr@@ é Ca@@ qu@@ o@@ t , member of the Fr@@ en@@ ch In@@ s@@ titu@@ te , speak@@ s of “ the Cana@@ an@@ ite cul@@ tural sub@@ str@@ atu@@ m at the heart of Israel@@ ite religion . ”
Are v@@ ow@@ s made to God always bin@@ ding ?
But the fact that the resurrection is inclu@@ ded as a pri@@ m@@ ary do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine , one of the “ el@@ em@@ ent@@ ary things of the sac@@ red pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ements of God , ” does not mean that it is a simp@@ lis@@ tic teaching .
And we can have a sta@@ bi@@ li@@ z@@ ing effect on our fellow believers .
“ A false t@@ ong@@ ue ” and “ a false witness that la@@ un@@ ches for@@ th lies ” are sin@@ ful words .
But first make me a small r@@ ound lo@@ a@@ f of bre@@ ad with what is there , and bring it out to me . Then you can make something af@@ ter@@ ward for you and your son .
By wa@@ iting to mar@@ ry , I was able to foc@@ us on my relationship with Jehovah and to gain some experience in life , which you cannot pos@@ si@@ bly have in your te@@ en@@ age years .
5 , 6 . ( a ) When Abraham was 7@@ 5 years old , what did Jehovah tell him to do ?
To use the el@@ ement of sur@@ pris@@ e , Je@@ h@@ u d@@ ro@@ ve in his ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t from R@@ am@@ o@@ th - g@@ ile@@ ad to Je@@ z@@ re@@ el , a dist@@ ance of 4@@ 5 mil@@ es ( 7@@ 2 k@@ m ) .
“ Pro@@ vi@@ ding for yourself is an accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment , ” says 25 - year - old Jo@@ shua .
What , though , if an em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y situation at the time of chil@@ d@@ bir@@ th for@@ ces a cou@@ ple to cho@@ ose between let@@ ting the mother live and the ba@@ by die or vice ver@@ sa ?
That really deep@@ ened my appreciation for the truth .
David en@@ lar@@ ges on the thor@@ ough@@ ness of God’s sear@@ ch@@ ing , saying : “ You yourself have come to know my s@@ it@@ ting down and my ris@@ ing up . You have consider@@ ed my thought from far off . ”
What less@@ ons have we learned so far from the examples of E@@ ve , Job , and Jesus Christ ?
In order to encoura@@ ge the new ones to remain strong in the faith .
As we read and medit@@ ate on such Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts , our knowledge of Jehovah and his wonderful ways deep@@ ens , and we come to appreci@@ ate more and more how tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy he is .
• How does our having a conscience ar@@ gu@@ e against ev@@ olu@@ tion ?
Still , all four of us have come back faithful .
On@@ ce bit@@ ter@@ ness over@@ po@@ wers a person@@ ’s heart , it can even imp@@ act the spirit of the congregation .
Although my emp@@ loy@@ ers were dis@@ pleas@@ ed , my fore@@ man spoke up for me , and I was given another jo@@ b .
Mo@@ re@@ over , in other pas@@ sa@@ ges the Bible re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly encoura@@ ges us to pur@@ sue righteousness .
For the s@@ ake of peace in the congregation , a matu@@ re Christian is willing to yi@@ eld without res@@ ent@@ ment to the consci@@ ences of others . ​ — R@@ om . 14 : 19 - 21 .
You would know what the do@@ ct@@ or means , and you would stri@@ c@@ tly he@@ ed his war@@ ning .
As@@ sign@@ ments inclu@@ de cle@@ an@@ ing , f@@ ar@@ m@@ ing , con@@ stru@@ ction work , and so on .
Is it really possible to know the truth about God ?
Since the pri@@ ests pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed the anointed ones who would be with Jesus in the heavenly Kingdom , whom did the n@@ on@@ pri@@ es@@ tly tri@@ bes re@@ present ?
At the C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l of N@@ i@@ ca@@ e@@ a , “ Con@@ stan@@ t@@ ine himself pre@@ si@@ ded , ” rel@@ ates The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a , “ activ@@ ely gu@@ i@@ ding the discus@@ sions , and person@@ ally pro@@ posed . . . the c@@ ru@@ cial for@@ mu@@ la expres@@ sing the rel@@ ation of Christ to God in the cre@@ ed is@@ su@@ ed by the coun@@ ci@@ l , ‘ of one sub@@ st@@ ance with the Father ’ . . .
What has S@@ he@@ b@@ na@@ ’s experience taught you about God’s discipl@@ ine ?
Rather than be@@ coming de@@ je@@ cted , why not view them as opportun@@ ities to man@@ i@@ f@@ est courage based on your faith in God’s ability to help you ?
Why , though , are Af@@ ri@@ can , A@@ si@@ an , and L@@ at@@ in - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can mission@@ aries ‘ sa@@ ving sou@@ ls ’ in the prof@@ es@@ se@@ dly Christian lands of E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe and N@@ or@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a ?
Do we still try to read the Bible each day ?
( b ) How can you use in@@ sight to understand and really help your son or daugh@@ ter ?
At that time , “ the righteous themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will re@@ side forever upon it . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 29 .
TH@@ E p@@ y@@ r@@ am@@ i@@ ds of Egy@@ pt be@@ ar t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony to men who once rul@@ ed that land .
We should not disc@@ oura@@ ge har@@ d@@ working pione@@ ers , travel@@ ing overse@@ ers , mission@@ aries , or members of the Bethel family by ur@@ g@@ ing them to give up their full - time service for a so - called nor@@ ma@@ l way of life .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , we share Jehovah’s view of sac@@ re@@ dness , that is , we consider sac@@ red the things that he ho@@ l@@ ds sac@@ red . ​ — A@@ mo@@ s 5 : 14 , 15 .
• How can we inc@@ re@@ ase the joy we find in our ministry ?
When used of God , it ref@@ ers to that which makes God imp@@ res@@ sive to man .
A ke@@ y point , however , is that what cons@@ titu@@ ted such a we@@ d@@ ding back then di@@ ff@@ ers from what is comm@@ on now .
We have what hope des@@ pite the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on of the first humans ?
It takes effort to be hon@@ est while living am@@ id those who are ‘ lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves , lo@@ v@@ ers of money , self - as@@ sum@@ ing , ha@@ ugh@@ ty , and dis@@ loyal . ’
And the One se@@ ated had the appe@@ ar@@ ance of a j@@ as@@ per st@@ one and a s@@ ar@@ di@@ us st@@ one , and all around the thro@@ ne was a ra@@ in@@ bo@@ w like an em@@ er@@ al@@ d in appe@@ ar@@ ance . ” ​ — Revelation 4 : 2 , 3 .
By the end of Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment Da@@ y , each individu@@ al will have had am@@ ple opportunity to show where he stan@@ ds on the is@@ sue of uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
I just can@@ ’t help but won@@ der , If God ex@@ ists , how could he let this ha@@ p@@ pen ?
We need to obey Jehovah comple@@ t@@ ely , as the Israel@@ ite C@@ al@@ e@@ b did .
To this the wise king ad@@ ds : “ The one br@@ ing@@ ing for@@ th a bad repor@@ t is stu@@ pi@@ d . ”
One tri@@ gg@@ er - happy man fi@@ res into the a@@ ir with his ri@@ f@@ le to re@@ mind us who is in char@@ ge .
From a mil@@ it@@ ant fo@@ e of Jesus ’ message , Saul became one of its sta@@ un@@ ch@@ est prop@@ on@@ ents .
And Abra@@ m was heav@@ ily sto@@ cked with her@@ ds and s@@ il@@ ver and go@@ ld . ”
If the point is still not clear , make a no@@ te to do fur@@ ther re@@ sear@@ ch later .
This in@@ justice , however , only s@@ pur@@ red me on in Jehovah’s service .
For example , as of Au@@ gu@@ st 200@@ 4 , the preaching work in Ger@@ many was being car@@ ri@@ ed out in about 40 langu@@ ages .
When fac@@ ed with a famili@@ ar situation or proble@@ m , we must exerc@@ ise ca@@ u@@ tion that we do not r@@ ely sol@@ ely on past experience . ​ — Read Jeremiah 10 : 23 .
After hear@@ ing that ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation , I@@ an conclu@@ ded that he did not want to know such a c@@ ru@@ el God .
Jesus felt com@@ pas@@ sion for the people he pre@@ ached to , and we should lik@@ e@@ wise be moved by com@@ pas@@ sion to preach to others . ​ — Matthew 9 : 36 .
La@@ res and Pen@@ ates were family go@@ ds .
She was speaking about our time .
Satan was the first cre@@ ature to turn apost@@ ate .
“ D@@ r@@ ink water out of your own c@@ is@@ ter@@ n , ” says Proverbs 5 : 15 to married men , “ and tri@@ ck@@ l@@ ings out of the mi@@ d@@ st of your own well . ”
A@@ ware that he needed divine help , Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s serv@@ ant pray@@ ed : “ Jehovah the God of my ma@@ ster Abraham , cause it to ha@@ p@@ pen , ple@@ ase , before me this day and per@@ form loving - kindness with my ma@@ ster Abraham . ”
“ I W@@ EL@@ L know , O Jehovah , that to earth@@ ling man his way does not bel@@ ong . It does not bel@@ ong to man who is wal@@ king even to direc@@ t his st@@ ep . ”
But something imp@@ el@@ led me to call the wi@@ fe@@ ’s p@@ ho@@ ne . ”
Some Israelites were on their way to bu@@ ry a man .
Wh@@ er@@ e@@ as a whole gener@@ ation died in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , both of these men ev@@ en@@ tually en@@ tered the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
Se@@ cond , godly fear will benefit us because it will af@@ fect our attitude toward what is bad .
That is why we can speak of Par@@ adise as being rest@@ ored .
Ne@@ h@@ emiah was determined to pu@@ s@@ h for@@ ward with “ the good work . ”
How did the Witnesses re@@ act to persecu@@ tion ?
There was spe@@ cul@@ ation about why he sh@@ o@@ t ei@@ ght gi@@ r@@ ls and only one bo@@ y .
“ I was a heav@@ y g@@ am@@ bl@@ er . I pray@@ ed to w@@ in a for@@ tu@@ ne .
Un@@ reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess only disc@@ oura@@ ges f@@ ran@@ k and free discus@@ sion .
In time , I became more confid@@ ent . ”
1 : 6 ; 2 : 10 - 15 .
I@@ T@@ AL@@ Y
“ But I have to work to e@@ at , ” he rep@@ lied .
• How can some Christians make good use of chang@@ ed circumstances ?
We feel imp@@ el@@ led to tell for@@ th his praise and speak about his “ exc@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ ci@@ es ” to those who will listen . ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 9 ; Isaiah 4@@ 3 : 21 .
• in the family ?
Do not give up tr@@ ying to strengthen your faith .
An@@ s@@ wer@@ ing his own question , he wrote : “ Th@@ an@@ ks to God through Jesus Christ our Lord ! ” ​ — Romans 7 : 24 , 25 .
Then , on a cho@@ s@@ en day , he gave an even greater witness .
What a tra@@ ge@@ dy that was ! ​ — Nu@@ m .
“ Mo@@ st origin@@ al re@@ sear@@ ch artic@@ les on the to@@ pi@@ c have found positi@@ ve associ@@ ations between inc@@ reas@@ ed spiritu@@ ality and better health out@@ comes , ” says Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or He@@ d@@ le@@ y G . P@@ each of the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity of M@@ el@@ b@@ our@@ ne , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
Can you vis@@ u@@ al@@ ize the sc@@ ene ?
They re@@ mind us that if we “ e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly ” pur@@ sue material things , our thinking is like that of “ the nations , ” people who are not true Christians .
But friends and pe@@ ers do not always have our best inter@@ ests at heart .
They were prophe@@ tic in n@@ ature , and God me@@ ant for Joseph to pas@@ s along the message they con@@ ta@@ ined .
An@@ s@@ wer their questions without ca@@ sting bl@@ ame on the other par@@ ent .
After reading a verse that app@@ lies to their situation , you could is@@ ol@@ ate a ke@@ y word or ph@@ ra@@ se and ask them to com@@ ment on it .
For us “ to be mo@@ des@@ t in wal@@ king with ” Jehovah , we must recogn@@ ize our li@@ mit@@ ations and dep@@ end on him . ​ — 8 / 15 , pages 20 - 2 .
Bible Re@@ ading Re@@ qui@@ red of O@@ ver@@ se@@ ers
E@@ hu@@ d B@@ re@@ ak@@ s the O@@ p@@ pres@@ s@@ or@@ ’s Yo@@ ke
Al@@ low your friend to p@@ our out his heart without fear of cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism .
For one thing , Jac@@ o@@ b showed Joseph special fav@@ or , giving him a special ro@@ be .
Our actions ther@@ e@@ by prove our s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity and give Jehovah something to bl@@ ess .
Per@@ secu@@ t@@ or Se@@ es Gre@@ at Li@@ ght ( Paul ) , 1 / 15
That app@@ lied , not to the liter@@ al so@@ il , but to people .
Do you appreci@@ ate the hard work that the elders rend@@ er day and night ?
The Israelites were not to e@@ at blood .
As individuals , we imitate Noah and are ac@@ tive as pre@@ ach@@ ers of righteousness .
We can be confid@@ ent that Jehovah valu@@ es their whole - sou@@ led efforts as well .
Moses faith@@ fully deli@@ vered Jehovah’s word to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h
How is Jehovah “ a real d@@ wel@@ ling ” for us ?
Isa@@ a@@ c sur@@ ely had the ability to fi@@ ght for his right to use all the wel@@ ls that his servants had du@@ g .
They dr@@ as@@ tic@@ ally affe@@ cted the lives of many , including Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Ch@@ er@@ u@@ bs are associ@@ ated with God’s thro@@ ne and up@@ hold Jehovah’s ma@@ j@@ es@@ ty . ​ — Psalm 8@@ 0 : 1 ; 9@@ 9 : 1 ; E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 10 : 1 , 2 .
16 , 17 . ( a ) How can we show our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for the privilege of be@@ aring God’s name ?
But do we have reason for having such a positi@@ ve out@@ look ?
Why Do They D@@ oub@@ t ?
This is not too difficult for us because we have the support of our heavenly Father and his Son .
R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous angels ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted God’s judg@@ ments and trans@@ mit@@ ted prophe@@ ci@@ es and direc@@ tions , including the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
Now that H@@ ag@@ ar had made a mis@@ take , did God lo@@ se interest in her ?
One of the ancient boo@@ ks claim@@ ing inspi@@ r@@ ation by God is the Bible .
E@@ ag@@ er@@ ly De@@ cl@@ are the Go@@ od Ne@@ ws , 7 / 1
We are not ign@@ or@@ ant of Satan’s desi@@ gn@@ s .
The first al@@ ta@@ r mentioned in the Bible is the one buil@@ t by Noah to offer ani@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es when he left the ar@@ k of pre@@ serv@@ ation after the D@@ elu@@ ge .
How succ@@ ess@@ ful such efforts will be rema@@ ins to be seen .
( E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 7 : 1 – 12 : 8 )
What a contr@@ ast the loving s@@ mil@@ es I received in@@ side the Kingdom H@@ all were to the sta@@ res I got out@@ side !
When Jesus Christ ri@@ des for@@ th to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te Jehovah’s judg@@ ments at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , he will accom@@ pl@@ ish “ a@@ we - inspi@@ ring things ” against his enem@@ ies .
Hence , you can ask Jehovah to make you want to do his will .
To what does the Bible com@@ pare the Christian congregation ?
A ma@@ j@@ or reason is that we are living in “ the last days , ” and “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with ” are here .
One of the first Af@@ ri@@ c@@ ans to respon@@ d in that way is mentioned in the Bible at Acts 8 : 26 - 40 .
“ E@@ very inspired expres@@ sion that does not con@@ f@@ ess Jesus does not origin@@ ate with God . F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , this is the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t’s inspired expres@@ sion which you have heard was coming , and now it is already in the world . ” ​ — 1 John 4 : 3 .
N@@ ever again will the good news be pre@@ ached am@@ id a world ali@@ en@@ ated from God .
What can we better appreci@@ ate once we understand the dist@@ ance between M@@ ile@@ tu@@ s and Eph@@ esus ?
W@@ ell , the bri@@ de is not saying , “ C@@ ome ! ” to her@@ self .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , much dis@@ sen@@ sion ar@@ ose , with the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es si@@ ding with Paul . ​ — Acts 23 : 6 - 10 .
He cle@@ ans@@ ed the temple , asked God to for@@ give the pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s sin@@ s , and destro@@ yed the i@@ do@@ ls thr@@ ough@@ out the land .
In imit@@ ation of our heavenly Father , not only do we ref@@ ra@@ in from har@@ m@@ ing the un@@ than@@ k@@ ful but we do good to them , even to those who have ac@@ ted as our enem@@ ies .
A man who has over@@ in@@ d@@ ul@@ ged can wa@@ ke up “ b@@ ru@@ ised all over , without even re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing how it all happened . ” ​ — Proverbs 23 : 35 , C@@ E@@ V .
By post@@ pon@@ ing the as@@ ser@@ ting of his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , what has God allow@@ ed ?
Un@@ like their an@@ c@@ est@@ res@@ ses ​ — Lo@@ t’s two daugh@@ ters , who sur@@ vi@@ ved the des@@ tru@@ ction of So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h — ​ pr@@ ou@@ d Mo@@ a@@ b and A@@ m@@ m@@ on would not be conc@@ e@@ aled from God’s judg@@ ments .
Re@@ fle@@ ct on this st@@ ra@@ igh@@ t@@ for@@ ward promise : “ On@@ ly the u@@ pri@@ ght will re@@ side in the earth , and the b@@ lam@@ eless will remain in it .
That simp@@ le st@@ at@@ ement con@@ tain@@ s a pro@@ found truth .
32 : 8 .
If our heart is ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast , we will be mo@@ tiv@@ ated to fulf@@ ill our dedic@@ ation to God .
On what bas@@ is can Jehovah for@@ give our sin@@ s , and how should we feel about that ?
“ The in@@ experienced ones will certainly take pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness , but the sh@@ re@@ w@@ d ones will be@@ ar knowledge as a he@@ ad@@ d@@ ress . ”
Ju@@ ly 14 - 20 , 200@@ 8
You also trust the promise that God will wi@@ pe out our te@@ ars ; death will be no more ; g@@ ri@@ ef , out@@ c@@ ry , and pain will end .
And she is happy to support me in my ro@@ le as a congregation el@@ der .
Hence , the holy spirit is the inv@@ isi@@ ble ac@@ tive for@@ ce that God uses to fulf@@ ill his pur@@ pos@@ es .
From 19@@ 39 to 194@@ 6 , they were bless@@ ed with an am@@ a@@ z@@ ing inc@@ re@@ ase of 1@@ 5@@ 7 per@@ c@@ ent .
TH@@ E M@@ em@@ ori@@ al invit@@ ation is one of the most wi@@ d@@ ely cir@@ cul@@ ated public@@ ations that we prin@@ t .
Even a s@@ light t@@ ol@@ er@@ ation of apost@@ ate thinking might star@@ t one down the ro@@ ad to full - fle@@ d@@ ged apost@@ as@@ y . ​ — Proverbs 11 : 9 ; Revelation 21 : 8 .
( b ) R@@ el@@ ate an experience that demonstr@@ ates how God is help@@ ing us today .
There are other un@@ know@@ ns that con@@ found s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists .
In all c@@ as@@ es , jud@@ ges were to deci@@ de a matter on its true mer@@ its , not on the ou@@ tw@@ ard appe@@ ar@@ ance or so@@ cial position of those involved .
A person uses sign@@ s to set up conc@@ ep@@ ts in the sp@@ ace sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding his body .
Like E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s , we should displa@@ y our hear@@ t@@ felt love and concer@@ n for our Christian brothers and sisters by exer@@ ting ourselves in prayer in their be@@ half .
She rec@@ ently wrote that two Witnesses had called on her and had used expres@@ sions that un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly brought back mem@@ ori@@ es of what she had heard in that fi@@ ve - min@@ u@@ te rec@@ ording .
What are you determined to keep on doing , and why ?
Why is it important to take the in@@ iti@@ ative in let@@ ting our brothers know of our needs ?
Pet@@ er@@ s@@ bur@@ g Con@@ serv@@ at@@ ory in 19@@ 13 , where the pr@@ inted s@@ cor@@ e of Mus@@ s@@ or@@ g@@ s@@ k@@ y’s mu@@ si@@ c is kept
You are war@@ m@@ ly invit@@ ed to atten@@ d this encourag@@ ing free Bible - based dis@@ course that will offer a satis@@ f@@ ying answer to the question : Is God Still in Con@@ tro@@ l ?
And for what ? ”
When qu@@ o@@ ting Genesis 2 : 2 concer@@ ning God’s rest , Paul wrote under inspi@@ r@@ ation : “ We who have exerc@@ ised faith do en@@ ter into the rest . ”
Peter continued to maintain a clean appe@@ ar@@ ance .
On the other hand , they avoid be@@ coming so concer@@ ned with doing everything just right that anything sh@@ ort of per@@ fe@@ ction is reg@@ ar@@ ded as a serious we@@ ak@@ ness .
How did Paul pre@@ pare for his ministry ?
How can we “ pa@@ y more than the u@@ su@@ al attention ” during personal study of God’s Word ?
My parents had ei@@ ght children , of whom I was the se@@ ven@@ th .
; Pe@@ der@@ z@@ ol@@ l@@ i , A .
On the other hand , Lu@@ ke@@ ’s account is much more foc@@ used on M@@ ary .
I found everything that I needed . ”
It is always wise to follow God’s standards
Read Matthew 13 : 4@@ 4 - 4@@ 6 .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in one h@@ our , n@@ ational ra@@ di@@ o ann@@ oun@@ ces the cam@@ pa@@ ign , tel@@ ling its listen@@ ers not to be sur@@ pris@@ ed if they are appro@@ ached by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
TH@@ E word “ mirac@@ le ” has the se@@ con@@ d@@ ary meaning of “ an ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely out@@ standing or un@@ u@@ su@@ al ev@@ ent , thing , or accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment . ”
He enjo@@ yed the st@@ atu@@ s of having been born a Rom@@ an c@@ iti@@ z@@ en and likely was from a dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed family .
Jehovah provided what the prophet needed to car@@ ry on in his service .
Are you ze@@ al@@ ously declar@@ ing the good news and help@@ ing people to appreci@@ ate the di@@ gn@@ ity , s@@ pl@@ end@@ or , and ma@@ j@@ es@@ ty of Jehovah God ?
O@@ f@@ ten , they even ask me to take the lead in discus@@ sions with them .
Our second child , Ru@@ th , was born in Ju@@ ly 194@@ 3 .
The apostle Paul set an example to be imit@@ ated .
The prophet Isaiah , for example , ref@@ ers to Jehovah God as the one “ la@@ ying the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of the earth . ”
The time will fin@@ ally come for “ the last Adam ” to act as “ a life - giving spirit ” toward mankind in gener@@ al .
You look to the e@@ ast , and what do you see ?
Sat@@ is@@ f@@ ying F@@ o@@ od in Se@@ as@@ on
Do not do all the tal@@ king .
Ha@@ ving in@@ her@@ ited sin and imper@@ fe@@ ction from Adam , they are sub@@ je@@ cted to the same ali@@ en@@ ation from God , ho@@ p@@ el@@ ess@@ ness , and death that the first human pa@@ ir experienced .
Go@@ ver@@ nor Z@@ er@@ u@@ b@@ ba@@ be@@ l and H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est Jo@@ shua were on hand to witness the temp@@ le@@ ’s comple@@ tion in 5@@ 15 B.C.E .
Do you have children ?
This was a fai@@ r@@ ly comm@@ on name among the Jews in Bible times .
For a de@@ ta@@ iled account of the K@@ us@@ ser@@ ow family , see The Watchtower of S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 1 , 198@@ 5 , pages 10 - 15 .
“ Be har@@ mon@@ i@@ ously jo@@ ined together in love . ”
As Jehovah’s dedic@@ ated people , we recogn@@ ize the rel@@ ated is@@ su@@ es of divine so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and human integrity .
He was “ A@@ ma@@ z@@ iah the pri@@ est of Bethel . ”
Our joy is expres@@ sed in a di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied man@@ ner .
This is especially cr@@ itical in our worship of Jehovah .
Can you i@@ magine the joy the Israelites felt as they mar@@ ched out of the land of their sla@@ very as free people ?
Ther@@ e@@ after , “ a tre@@ m@@ bl@@ ing occ@@ ur@@ red . . . among all the people of the out@@ po@@ st , ” says the account , “ and the earth began qu@@ ak@@ ing , and it develop@@ ed into a tre@@ m@@ bl@@ ing from God . ”
To rep@@ ent in words only is h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical and fu@@ t@@ ile .
From left : Mat@@ t@@ i ( father ) , T@@ a@@ un@@ o , Sa@@ im@@ i , Mari@@ a E@@ mili@@ a ( mother ) , V@@ ä@@ in@@ ö ( ba@@ by ) , A@@ il@@ i , and An@@ n@@ ik@@ ki in 19@@ 35
How can in@@ sight ass@@ ist elders to act as Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has did ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , men@@ tal j@@ un@@ k food is re@@ adi@@ ly a@@ vail@@ able and t@@ an@@ tal@@ iz@@ ing to the sen@@ ses , but it is de@@ tri@@ men@@ tal to one@@ ’s spiritual health .
In another psal@@ m , David war@@ ned : “ G@@ u@@ ard your t@@ ong@@ ue from what is bad . ”
A reli@@ able person is faithful to his marriage mate .
A@@ mo@@ s fac@@ es op@@ position from a pri@@ est of Bethel but rema@@ ins un@@ deter@@ red .
W@@ rit@@ ing to the Hebrews , for instance , he qu@@ o@@ ted one s@@ crip@@ ture after another to prove that the Law was a sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of the good things to come . ​ — Hebrews 10 : 1 - 18 .
Rather , he is the Rev@@ e@@ al@@ er of se@@ cre@@ ts .
• S@@ el@@ f - control l@@ ac@@ king at all le@@ vel@@ s of soci@@ ety
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S knew that his disciples in their own strength were not ca@@ pa@@ ble of ob@@ serving all that he had comman@@ ded .
No pris@@ on w@@ alls , no f@@ et@@ ters , no ligh@@ t@@ less du@@ ng@@ e@@ ons can keep Jehovah’s loyal love from re@@ aching his servants .
C@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ E
As a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , a Christian sister nam@@ ed C@@ ar@@ ol stu@@ ck to Bible principles while she attend@@ ed school , and her good conduct was no@@ tic@@ ed .
What a preci@@ ous privilege that is !
“ In hear@@ say I have heard about you , but now my own e@@ ye does see you , ” Job af@@ fir@@ m@@ ed .
Des@@ cri@@ b@@ ing the ru@@ in@@ ous effect of sear@@ ch@@ ing out the fa@@ ul@@ ts of others and bro@@ ad@@ ca@@ sting them , Solomon says : “ A good - for - nothing man is di@@ gg@@ ing up what is bad , and upon his li@@ ps there is , as it were , a s@@ cor@@ ch@@ ing fi@@ re .
Since E@@ no@@ ch had faith , we know that he worshipp@@ ed Jehovah as the one who “ be@@ comes the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ”
Why should young Christians who are still in school work hard ?
The fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its of the ba@@ r@@ le@@ y har@@ v@@ est offered on N@@ is@@ an 16 fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed Jesus ’ resurrection
“ Many people go through life doing only those things they are com@@ p@@ el@@ led to do , ” no@@ tes one au@@ th@@ or .
To them , religion cons@@ is@@ ted main@@ ly of ri@@ tu@@ als ​ — for bir@@ ths , marri@@ ages , and fun@@ er@@ als — ​ that were part of their so@@ cial order .
H@@ el@@ p Th@@ r@@ ough Christian Me@@ et@@ ings
The In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational St@@ and@@ ard Bible En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia says : “ ‘ O@@ r@@ da@@ in ’ and ‘ or@@ din@@ ation ’ or@@ din@@ ar@@ ily ref@@ er to special st@@ atu@@ s acc@@ or@@ ded min@@ isters or pri@@ ests through of@@ fi@@ cially san@@ c@@ tioned r@@ ites , with associ@@ ated emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on authority to pro@@ cla@@ im the Word or to ad@@ minis@@ ter sac@@ r@@ am@@ ents , or to do both . ”
And these servants of God had strong faith that Jehovah would bring them back to life .
Jesus re@@ pro@@ ves and discipl@@ ines all those for whom he has affe@@ ction .
He came to love R@@ ac@@ he@@ l and ag@@ re@@ ed to work for her father , La@@ ba@@ n , for se@@ ven years in order to ob@@ tain her as his wife .
His words here are ac@@ tually a war@@ ning direc@@ ted to the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave .
Do not let to@@ da@@ y’s wants become t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w@@ ’s needs .
What did Jesus leave be@@ h@@ ind in heaven , and what must we do in order to be his followers ?
W@@ ill@@ ing Ser@@ vice Re@@ qui@@ red
In Bible school , we were taught that Jehovah’s Witnesses prom@@ o@@ ted the wor@@ st kind of false religion .
( The Kingdom In@@ ter@@ l@@ in@@ e@@ ar Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Greek Scriptures ) Re@@ g@@ arding this ter@@ m , one scho@@ la@@ r expla@@ ins : “ It ref@@ ers to a ju@@ dge who loo@@ ks at a man@@ ’s face and rend@@ ers a ver@@ di@@ ct , not in acc@@ ord with the mer@@ its of the case , but according as he lik@@ es or dis@@ lik@@ es the man . ”
Daniel 12 : 9 .
“ No matter what happ@@ ens , never for@@ get the do@@ or - to - do@@ or ministry . ”
No@@ te that in verse 8 , Paul said that gi@@ f@@ ts of the spirit , including pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ying and speaking in t@@ ong@@ u@@ es ​ — used in the inf@@ an@@ cy of the Christian congregation — ​ would be done away with .
How can we be certain of that ?
Yes , t@@ ests allow us to demonstr@@ ate the qu@@ ality of our faith and our love for Jehovah .
For instance , consider the t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony of F@@ la@@ vi@@ us Jose@@ ph@@ us , a first - century Jewish hist@@ ori@@ an who was a P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e .
The preaching work contribu@@ tes to the fulfill@@ ment of Bible prophecy . ​ — Mark 13 : 10 .
Q@@ u@@ ic@@ k@@ ly the ti@@ de turned !
Ha@@ ve you for many years been one of Jehovah’s Witnesses who would love to have your marriage mate jo@@ in you in worshipp@@ ing Jehovah ?
( See op@@ ening i@@ ma@@ ge . ) ( b ) What do we need to know about the illustr@@ ation of the sheep and the go@@ ats ?
Th@@ r@@ ough the pages of the Bible , we hear Jehovah’s vo@@ ice be@@ h@@ ind us say , “ This is the way ”
What helped David remain hum@@ ble ?
How thr@@ ill@@ ing it will be at that time to see Jehovah ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy his great name !
H@@ on@@ es@@ ty , not ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it@@ ation , lik@@ e@@ wise char@@ ac@@ ter@@ iz@@ es Jehovah’s servants .
This may re@@ mind us of one in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent in Davi@@ d’s life .
Re@@ call that Jesus op@@ en@@ ly declar@@ ed himself to be the fore@@ told Messi@@ ah .
Why should we love Jehovah ?
Do these re@@ present se@@ par@@ ate att@@ ac@@ ks ?
R@@ em@@ ember , though , that we have been cre@@ ated in the i@@ ma@@ ge of God .
The pa@@ in@@ t is pe@@ el@@ ing , the ro@@ of is dam@@ ag@@ ed , and even the la@@ wn lies un@@ tend@@ ed .
Proverbs 2 : 1 - 5 ur@@ ges each of us to “ keep sear@@ ch@@ ing for ” understanding and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment as though we were loo@@ king for “ hi@@ d tre@@ a@@ sures . ”
As we end@@ ure , we experience in our heart a lasting feel@@ ing of peace that resul@@ ts from know@@ ing that we have Jehovah’s and Jesus ’ appro@@ val .
What made an ass@@ em@@ bly here so special ?
Ma@@ y@@ be you are not yet con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that living by God’s standards is the best way of life .
How do you re@@ act when you are invit@@ ed to share in some form of the preaching work that is pres@@ ently out of your comfort z@@ one ?
Still , those Israelites were “ li@@ mp@@ ing between two different op@@ in@@ i@@ ons . ”
But before we left , I had the benefit of some good of@@ fice tra@@ ining from Ri@@ ch@@ ard Abra@@ h@@ am@@ son at Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n Bethel .
( V@@ er@@ se 16 ) Since “ her tra@@ ding is good , ” her activities are prof@@ it@@ able .
H@@ el@@ p@@ ing others in such ways br@@ ings a me@@ asure of satis@@ fac@@ tion , does it not ?
Paul pointed out that anyone who par@@ takes of the lo@@ a@@ f and dr@@ in@@ ks from the c@@ up un@@ wor@@ th@@ ily is “ gu@@ il@@ ty res@@ pe@@ cting the body and the blood of the Lord , ” Jesus Christ .
O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 31 , 20@@ 11 – No@@ v@@ ember 6 , 20@@ 11
H@@ el@@ p me ! ”
Pro@@ claim@@ ing the Word of God is within our power if our heart is in it
Acc@@ ording to one scho@@ la@@ r , the origin@@ al - language word transl@@ ated “ to esta@@ bl@@ ish ” can also mean ‘ to er@@ e@@ ct a mon@@ um@@ ent . ’
A V@@ ision of Par@@ adise
W@@ ei@@ gh@@ ed D@@ own by Li@@ fe@@ ’s An@@ xi@@ e@@ ties
The parents ’ words and teachings will car@@ ry we@@ i@@ ght .
Jesus had what bal@@ an@@ ced , real@@ is@@ tic view of his disciples ?
• What does it mean to stand still ?
▪ In What W@@ a@@ ys Does Jehovah Lo@@ ve U@@ s ?
Why , then , would anyone want to take on such a yo@@ ke ?
In ad@@ dition to being ze@@ al@@ ous , Father had the re@@ pu@@ tation of being a consider@@ ate man and was known for his Christian de@@ e@@ ds and gener@@ os@@ ity .
At an early age , I came face - to - face with g@@ ri@@ ef and the fear of death .
He even uses people , “ God’s fellow work@@ ers , ” to ass@@ ist with accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing certain t@@ as@@ ks . ​ — 1 Corinthians 3 : 9 .
It would also tri@@ gg@@ er a he@@ ated contro@@ vers@@ y within Chris@@ tend@@ om , the effe@@ cts of which are still being felt today .
F@@ e@@ w enjoy being pat@@ r@@ on@@ ized or having to live according to a l@@ ist of do@@ s and don@@ ’@@ ts .
To this day , Eng@@ l@@ ish liter@@ ature and cul@@ ture o@@ we much to his works .
18 , 19 . ( a ) What promise does Jehovah make as to new ones coming into his organization ?
Consider the example of Ru@@ th and Na@@ om@@ i .
How do you feel about sh@@ aring in our activ@@ ity as Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers ?
A@@ no@@ ther long@@ time Witness gave his reas@@ ons for believ@@ ing the truth that we preach : “ My study over the years has con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed me that the Witnesses have made serious efforts to return to the mo@@ de@@ l of first - century Christi@@ an@@ ity .
After being baptized and fa@@ sting for 40 days , Jesus was temp@@ ted by Satan .
Because he was descri@@ b@@ ing , not the personal God of the Bible , but a nam@@ eless , in@@ acc@@ es@@ sible go@@ d of Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y .
As he took in acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge , R@@ ol@@ f - M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el s@@ ought to bring his life into har@@ mony with the principles of God’s Word .
He me@@ ant that the power of God can make up for our human we@@ ak@@ nesses , provided we turn to Jehovah for strength .
He always loo@@ ked to God as the S@@ ource of true we@@ al@@ th , never see@@ king material advan@@ ta@@ ges that would indic@@ ate a l@@ ack of trust .
Their m@@ ou@@ th , in@@ deed , can cause a div@@ ision in the congregation .
. . and in the ministry
So it was that with Jehovah’s help and prote@@ ction , “ Jo@@ shua de@@ fe@@ ated A@@ mal@@ ek and his people . ”
Al@@ ong with all of those near and de@@ ar to me , I look for@@ ward to up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding his name and so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y for et@@ er@@ n@@ ity .
“ As soon as we Jews from D@@ ac@@ ha@@ u came into the b@@ lo@@ ck , the other Jews began to hi@@ de everything they had so that they would not have to share with us . . . .
E@@ U@@ R@@ O@@ P@@ E
M@@ an kno@@ ws where earth@@ ’s tre@@ a@@ sures are .
The im@@ moral man spo@@ il@@ s his own fam@@ il@@ y’s right to a clean moral rec@@ ord .
T@@ w@@ ent@@ y years ag@@ o , ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ ality was f@@ ro@@ w@@ ned upon by 4@@ 5 per@@ c@@ ent of Fr@@ en@@ ch c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens .
How was it possible for such a ni@@ ce person to f@@ all vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m to the se@@ ct of the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t ?
Al@@ ber@@ t and Lu@@ c
Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ at@@ ors ’ cho@@ ic@@ es mean that no two read al@@ ike .
Then I left .
The a@@ udi@@ ence knew that it was time to si@@ t down .
You may person@@ ally have had experi@@ ences in which God provided you with support and guid@@ ance , often through his Word .
In fact , 1 K@@ ings 18 : 3 tel@@ ls us : “ O@@ badi@@ ah himself had proved to be one great@@ ly fe@@ aring Jehovah . ”
( E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 1 : 1 – 6 : 12 )
T@@ ake Jo@@ s@@ é from sou@@ the@@ ast@@ er@@ n S@@ pain as an example .
Pe@@ ople quic@@ k@@ ly re@@ ver@@ t to their nor@@ ma@@ l pat@@ ter@@ n of be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
A@@ F@@ T@@ E@@ R the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on of Adam and E@@ ve , Jehovah stated his purpose to ra@@ ise up a Se@@ ed who would be b@@ ru@@ ised in the he@@ el .
A fam@@ ine as reg@@ ar@@ ds spiritual food !
T@@ w@@ o years later he and his tw@@ in brother , N@@ or@@ man , trans@@ fer@@ red to Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k , to help with a new pro@@ ject .
There was a time when scho@@ l@@ ars tri@@ ed to rel@@ e@@ g@@ ate King David to the real@@ m of my@@ th , but that has become har@@ der to do .
For example , God would accept an o@@ ffering of tur@@ t@@ le@@ do@@ ves if the person could not af@@ for@@ d an o@@ ffering from the flo@@ ck or the her@@ d .
Christians who stri@@ ve to learn another language so as to preach the good news among fore@@ ign@@ ers who have moved into the ter@@ rit@@ ory of their congregation can truly be coun@@ ted among those who are following the course of ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality .
However , the s@@ il@@ ent witness of cre@@ ation is not en@@ ough .
L@@ ater , Satan also imp@@ u@@ ted sel@@ f@@ ish mo@@ ti@@ ves to God’s loyal servants . ​ — Job 1 : 9 - 11 ; 2 : 4 , 5 .
• What is involved in h@@ and@@ ling God’s Word pro@@ per@@ ly ?
These w@@ ing@@ less in@@ se@@ cts live on the k@@ er@@ m@@ es o@@ ak t@@ ree ( Q@@ u@@ er@@ c@@ us co@@ c@@ ci@@ fer@@ a ) , n@@ ative to the M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast and the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an C@@ o@@ ast .
This information could even af@@ fect a Christi@@ an’s conscience when he deci@@ des whether he will accept min@@ or fr@@ actions , the s@@ mal@@ l@@ er par@@ ts that come from the four ma@@ j@@ or com@@ pon@@ ents of blood .
In Israel of old , God provided lead@@ er@@ ship through tru@@ sted and loyal individuals in positi@@ ons of responsi@@ bility .
All three men accepted what Jehovah allow@@ ed , and each of them learned valu@@ able less@@ ons .
Per@@ haps because of po@@ or health , age , or vari@@ ous responsi@@ bil@@ ities , we cannot do all we used to .
If the allow@@ ed time has already proved Satan wrong , why does God per@@ mit wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness to continue ?
We were called servants to the bre@@ th@@ re@@ n , a desi@@ gn@@ ation later chang@@ ed to cir@@ cu@@ it serv@@ ant , or cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er .
In such a case , we may feel as did Paul , who said : “ Who is stu@@ mb@@ led , and I am not inc@@ en@@ sed ? ”
What difficul@@ ties did Joseph have , and how was he a good example for us ?
All Tru@@ e Christians Are E@@ v@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers
This was because God had done away with the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
Yet , when I h@@ an@@ ded in my re@@ sign@@ ation , my su@@ per@@ vis@@ or said that I qu@@ ali@@ fied for the position of ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tive se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary that had just op@@ ened up .
The Par@@ able of the T@@ al@@ ents
Jehovah Pro@@ vi@@ des His Pe@@ ople a R@@ es@@ ting - P@@ l@@ ace
I wanted to see if she would just make up an answer .
; L@@ ev@@ et@@ on , J .
She was sure that would occ@@ ur in the future .
Their ab@@ s@@ ence at Revelation 20 : 10 indic@@ ates that the dem@@ ons are not destro@@ yed at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
Jesus was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of it , and his teaching buil@@ t faith in his listen@@ ers .
O@@ thers point out , however , that it was not a simp@@ le thing to kin@@ d@@ le a fi@@ re in ancient times .
1@@ 1@@ 7@@ ,@@ 2@@ 4@@ 5
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , the bro@@ ther’s little gi@@ r@@ ls went on to make fine spiritual prog@@ ress .
In Jehovah’s eyes , they are ac@@ qu@@ it@@ ted of sin and can be anointed with holy spirit to be spiritual sons of God , brothers of Jesus Christ .
We h@@ ik@@ ed and travel@@ ed by mo@@ t@@ or@@ bi@@ ke to out@@ l@@ ying v@@ il@@ la@@ ges on preaching expe@@ di@@ tions that la@@ sted sever@@ al days .
Like regul@@ ar pione@@ ers , special pione@@ ers appreci@@ ate having compan@@ i@@ ons in the field ministry .
I started loo@@ king at them se@@ cre@@ tly , not really understanding why I was at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to such i@@ ma@@ ges .
They always work !
Why Ex@@ am@@ ine the Bible ?
Some years later , I fac@@ ed another pa@@ in@@ ful t@@ est .
So Saul took it upon himself to offer the sacrific@@ es .
By stud@@ ying the Scriptures and prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely taking in knowledge of Jehovah , we can gro@@ w in appreciation for his at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes ​ — his justice , power , wisdom and , a@@ bo@@ ve all , su@@ per@@ l@@ ative love .
J@@ us@@ tice is clo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated to righteousness . However , justice u@@ su@@ ally has leg@@ al imp@@ lic@@ ations . R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness u@@ su@@ ally does not .
When coun@@ sel@@ ed , Saul should have let his heart be so@@ f@@ ten@@ ed , allow@@ ing himself to be shap@@ ed by the Gre@@ at P@@ o@@ t@@ ter .
Un@@ seen to human eyes , heavenly for@@ ces are now ho@@ l@@ ding back that great tri@@ bul@@ ation . The apostle John was privile@@ ged to see the reason for this rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t in a re@@ vel@@ ation given to him by Jesus .
She hum@@ bly a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ zed for Na@@ bal@@ ’s in@@ sol@@ ence and appe@@ aled to Davi@@ d’s fear of Jehovah .
These fac@@ t@@ ors are true today too . ​ — w@@ 1@@ 7@@ .@@ 0@@ 2 , p@@ p .
We just need to follow Scriptural principles , which still allow us to we@@ ar things we like .
“ He Le@@ a@@ ds M@@ e ”
By ho@@ l@@ ding f@@ ast our faith in Jehovah’s un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing promises , we have this as@@ sur@@ ance : “ N@@ one that rest@@ s his faith on him will be disa@@ p@@ pointed . ” ​ — Romans 10 : 11 .
AL@@ L human soci@@ e@@ ties es@@ p@@ ouse some moral co@@ de .
2 : 6 ​ — How can anointed Christians be “ in the heavenly plac@@ es ” while still on earth ?
Then , and only then , will we be able to ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t “ all mil@@ dness ” toward ever@@ yone .
Not know@@ ing how to sur@@ vi@@ ve in@@ ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able con@@ di@@ tions in the w@@ il@@ d and not having the ex@@ per@@ t@@ ise to find his way sa@@ f@@ ely to his des@@ t@@ in@@ ation , he would be pu@@ t@@ ting his life in je@@ op@@ ar@@ dy .
Rather , we can accept Isa@@ i@@ ah’s ev@@ alu@@ ation : “ O Jehovah , you are my God .
H@@ app@@ ily , Paul made the right cho@@ ice , for he said : “ I am not a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of the good news ; it is , in fact , God’s power for sal@@ vation to ever@@ yone having faith , to the Je@@ w first and also to the Greek . ”
On@@ ce they began to work who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly again , he would back them by means of his holy spirit .
And in 1@@ 5@@ 25 a se@@ par@@ ate group of An@@ a@@ bap@@ t@@ ists was f@@ oun@@ ded in Z@@ u@@ rich , S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land .
35 : 9 - 29 .
One side of the po@@ ol , about 2@@ 25 fe@@ et [ 70 m ] in l@@ eng@@ th , and two cor@@ n@@ ers have already been ex@@ ca@@ v@@ ated .
31 : 8 .
Just think what that me@@ ant for those then living !
V@@ ir@@ tually all the people of the p@@ re - F@@ lood world were di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted and “ took no no@@ te ” of No@@ ah’s war@@ n@@ ings .
So@@ on i@@ con@@ s became the foc@@ us of both priv@@ ate and public religious life .
Th@@ ough con@@ stan@@ tly th@@ reat@@ ened by the gu@@ ar@@ ds , he did not give in .
I was on the night shi@@ ft for sever@@ al we@@ ek@@ s , prin@@ ting a tr@@ act rel@@ ated to the persecu@@ tion that Jehovah’s people were experi@@ enc@@ ing in Cana@@ da .
Their pri@@ ests , who had the opportunity to un@@ ite the people in following God’s Law , led the nation into the ab@@ y@@ ss of pol@@ itical in@@ fi@@ gh@@ ting .
I also thought that I could never go from do@@ or to do@@ or preaching as the Witnesses did .
Jehovah never chang@@ es ; he is dep@@ end@@ able .
It is eas@@ y to for@@ give a person who is known for being com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate .
Be a@@ ware that pre@@ vi@@ ously ex@@ posed ho@@ a@@ x@@ es and ur@@ ba@@ n leg@@ ends resur@@ face now and then , some@@ times s@@ ligh@@ tly al@@ tered to make them appe@@ ar gen@@ u@@ ine .
The par@@ ab@@ les of the tal@@ ents and the min@@ as have a number of fe@@ atu@@ res in comm@@ on .
Par@@ ents , no one is in a better position than you are to pre@@ pare your children for making a dedic@@ ation to Jehovah .
What shows that the apostle Paul wal@@ ked by faith , not by sight ?
Ye@@ ars ag@@ o , a young In@@ di@@ an gi@@ r@@ l mo@@ des@@ tly ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged : “ Our parents are older and wis@@ er , and they ar@@ en@@ ’t as eas@@ ily dec@@ ei@@ ved as we would be . . . .
; T@@ ur@@ ner , P .
Like Jesus , as dedic@@ ated Christians , we take deli@@ ght in doing God’s will .
R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness ​ — A Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard
A@@ m@@ ong these principles are the following :
We can read what God said near the star@@ t of human hist@@ ory : “ A man will leave his father and his mother and he will s@@ tic@@ k to his wife , and they will become one flesh . ”
How can we benefit from Davi@@ d’s example in in@@ qui@@ ring of Jehovah ?
Like the early Christians , they cannot sto@@ p speaking about the things they have seen and heard .
W@@ as it not wrong for Jac@@ o@@ b to mis@@ re@@ present himself as E@@ sa@@ u , as recorded at Genesis 27 : 18 , 19 ?
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , Jehovah’s de@@ ta@@ iled requi@@ re@@ ments for us during the th@@ ous@@ and years .
I wanted to become a pioneer im@@ medi@@ ately , but Father in@@ sis@@ ted that I learn a tra@@ de .
C@@ ould he not car@@ ry out every ev@@ ent descri@@ bed in No@@ ah’s account ?
I N@@ ever W@@ ent A@@ ny@@ where W@@ i@@ th@@ out My G@@ u@@ n ( A .
El@@ der@@ ly members of the congregation appreci@@ ate the valu@@ able help of those you@@ ng@@ er in years and tre@@ at them with di@@ gn@@ ity .
How did Jeremiah descri@@ be the heart of most Jews in his day ?
Some days later , he spoke in public about Jesus and res@@ olu@@ t@@ ely refu@@ sed to sto@@ p when th@@ reat@@ ened by the Jewish author@@ ities in Jerusalem .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , Jehovah arrang@@ ed for the prac@@ tice of g@@ le@@ an@@ ing .
And now , my de@@ ar M@@ other and all my brothers and sisters , today I was told my s@@ ent@@ ence , and don@@ ’t be ter@@ ri@@ fied , it is death , and I will be ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w mor@@ ning .
What does it mean to medit@@ ate ?
“ My son tal@@ ks more fre@@ ely when we@@ ’@@ re with others .
Z@@ ion “ must become a cro@@ wn of beau@@ ty in the hand of Jehovah . ” ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 2 : 3 .
The Bible descri@@ bes spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c events that help us to know when the bat@@ tle of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on will come .
Fir@@ st , do not ex@@ pect that just because you ex@@ chang@@ ed we@@ d@@ ding v@@ ow@@ s , you and your sp@@ ouse become inst@@ ant ex@@ per@@ ts at married life .
At one time , we did not have that , and now we do .
Thus , rather than cho@@ o@@ sing to expla@@ in matters to us in spiritual ter@@ ms , which would be in@@ com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible to us , God fa@@ shi@@ oned the v@@ isions to de@@ pi@@ ct spiritual real@@ ities in ter@@ ms that we can com@@ pre@@ h@@ end .
Rather , a father or a mother takes cor@@ rec@@ tive me@@ a@@ sures to ro@@ o@@ t out such fa@@ ul@@ ts before they become deep@@ ly ing@@ ra@@ ined .
A happy and truly re@@ war@@ ding life dep@@ ends on a good relationship with Jehovah , “ the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh over all the earth . ” ​ — Psalm 8@@ 3 : 18 .
As King , he will un@@ ite people of all nations and reli@@ eve people of all suffering . ​ — Read Psalm 7@@ 2 : 8 , 12 - 14 .
Then the g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing mother arri@@ ved with El@@ isha . ​ — 2 K@@ i .
Hence , with bo@@ ld pers@@ ist@@ ence we ask God for his holy spirit .
S@@ ong number 10@@ 1 in the 19@@ 28 song@@ book ent@@ it@@ led S@@ ong@@ s of P@@ ra@@ ise to Jehovah , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Still others sto@@ od fir@@ m for true worship while living under di@@ ct@@ at@@ ori@@ al re@@ gi@@ m@@ es .
Un@@ known to people in gener@@ al , ever@@ yone today is fac@@ ed with making a decision between life and death .
When man@@ ’s word con@@ f@@ li@@ cts with what God says in his Word , we “ let God be found true ” by tru@@ sting in the message of the Bible and ac@@ ting in har@@ mony with God’s will .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out such guid@@ ance , we would have to learn things by tri@@ al and er@@ ro@@ r , and in so doing , we could har@@ m ourselves and others .
With such gr@@ and pro@@ spe@@ cts before us , let us keep on loo@@ king to God for help in coun@@ ting our days to his glory .
11 , 12 . ( a ) What spiritual “ food supp@@ lies ” have been provided by “ the faithful ste@@ ward ” ?
J@@ on@@ a@@ than hum@@ bly supp@@ or@@ ted David
( b ) How can we buil@@ d moral strength ?
“ My parents were cons@@ ist@@ ent in giving discipl@@ ine , ” says E@@ la@@ ine , a sister in S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
After arri@@ ving in S@@ pain , however , Father expres@@ sed re@@ serv@@ ations about having Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d give such le@@ c@@ tures in view of the at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere of religious in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance .
We shu@@ n al@@ co@@ ho@@ l a@@ bu@@ se .
Jesus , who per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly refle@@ cted his Father , said to his disciples : “ You are my friends if you do what I am comman@@ ding you .
Satan has done everything in his power to put an end to the activ@@ ity of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Some of these are un@@ wanted te@@ en pre@@ gn@@ an@@ ci@@ es and the physical and emo@@ tional effe@@ cts of im@@ mor@@ ality , s@@ mo@@ king , dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness , and d@@ ru@@ g a@@ bu@@ se .
How were they res@@ cu@@ ed ?
The prophet sent his attend@@ ant Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i back to Sh@@ un@@ em a@@ head of them .
I@@ magine living in a world free of suffering ​ — a world without cri@@ me , war@@ f@@ are , si@@ ck@@ ness , and n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers .
T@@ w@@ o Who Di@@ d Not F@@ or@@ get
G@@ r@@ and@@ pa and My G@@ ra@@ du@@ ation
F@@ ish@@ ing for M@@ en in A@@ e@@ ge@@ an Se@@ a , 4 / 15
That was a uni@@ que experience .
Solom@@ on@@ ’s prayer pleas@@ ed Jehovah , who gave him not only what he re@@ ques@@ ted but also ri@@ ches and glory .
We re@@ com@@ men@@ d that you look up the Scrip@@ ture refer@@ ences in your own Bible so that you can see for yourself what the Creator has in st@@ ore for those who learn about his purpose and at@@ tu@@ ne their lives to it .
D@@ ri@@ ven by that view , milli@@ ons work long , ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sting h@@ our@@ s to make more money .
U@@ p@@ on hear@@ ing that the imp@@ ris@@ oned Peter was at the do@@ or , why did the disciples say : “ It is his ang@@ el ” ? ​ — Acts 12 : 15 .
We were soon back on the ship and he@@ ad@@ ed for M@@ an@@ ila , the cap@@ it@@ al of the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines .
That is why Jehovah , through his organization , encoura@@ ges us to read the Bible regul@@ arly .
At that point , the account tel@@ ls us , the Devil has great anger , “ know@@ ing he has a sh@@ ort peri@@ od of time . ”
But faith in what ?
May the s@@ wal@@ low help you to appreci@@ ate Jehovah’s house of worship .
H@@ O@@ W can you ac@@ hi@@ eve a life that is truly succ@@ ess@@ ful ?
Then one tur@@ ns to you and as@@ ks , “ Ar@@ en@@ ’t you one of Jehovah’s Witnesses ? ”
Be@@ ing ill does not mean that we can@@ ’t go on fulfill@@ ing our fun@@ ction as father , mother , or wh@@ atever . ”
The import@@ ance of develop@@ ing a war@@ m , loving relationship with Jehovah like that enjo@@ yed by an obedi@@ ent child with a kind father was also st@@ ressed .
He has not been b@@ ra@@ z@@ en , but the elders may deter@@ mine that he has ‘ given himself over ’ to this fil@@ thy ha@@ bi@@ t and has practic@@ ed ‘ un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness with gre@@ e@@ din@@ ess , ’ that is , gro@@ ss un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness .
Gre@@ e@@ ce was inf@@ eri@@ or still , even as cop@@ per is inf@@ eri@@ or to s@@ il@@ ver .
Are You F@@ o@@ c@@ using on the Re@@ ward ?
Then there is the angu@@ ish of vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers or of emo@@ tional , men@@ tal , and physical ill@@ nesses .
In their acc@@ oun@@ ts of Jesus ’ tri@@ al , the Greek te@@ x@@ ts of both Matthew 27 : 19 and John 19 : 13 ref@@ er to P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate@@ ’s ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing the crow@@ d from his be@@ ʹ@@ ma . ​ — Acts 12 : 21 .
E@@ th@@ ni@@ c ri@@ v@@ al@@ ry led to ci@@ vi@@ l war .
Jesus never encoura@@ ged his disciples to ign@@ ore t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
Ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising a Bible dis@@ course in B@@ om@@ ba@@ y in 19@@ 60
R@@ es@@ pect for Jehovah , the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s Au@@ th@@ or , will move us to try to do that , and consider@@ ing the con@@ text will be an important help .
Of course , life it@@ self is a great blessing .
These were sacrific@@ es of s@@ inc@@ ere praise .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er in this letter to the Corinthians , Paul spoke of the glory of Moses when he des@@ c@@ ended from M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i after being in the pres@@ ence of an ang@@ el of Jehovah .
When the bo@@ y is older , the father expla@@ ins what he is doing .
They had the hope of going into the promised “ land f@@ low@@ ing with mil@@ k and h@@ one@@ y , ” where they could enjoy true rest . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 3 : 8 ; De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 12 : 9 , 10 .
( b ) What me@@ tho@@ ds did Saul use to persecu@@ te David ?
P@@ anya rel@@ ated : “ When I learned why present con@@ di@@ tions are different from what the Creator origin@@ ally pur@@ posed and how he has arrang@@ ed to un@@ do the dam@@ age ca@@ used by those who re@@ ject him and his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , it was as if a v@@ ei@@ l had been re@@ moved from my eyes .
How can we ac@@ qui@@ re dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment ?
V@@ er@@ y soon now , God’s Kingdom in the hands of Christ Jesus will destro@@ y the wicked world and provide a great deli@@ ver@@ ance for the u@@ pri@@ ght and the b@@ lam@@ eless .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we were , since this was a po@@ or family and any fine would have been a great bur@@ den for them ! Al@@ ber@@ t D .
When atten@@ ding Christian meetings , how can you en@@ sure that these occasi@@ ons are truly ref@@ re@@ shing ?
the way we view ourselves ?
H@@ ad Jesus had a st@@ er@@ n , over@@ ly serious n@@ ature , people certainly would not have been dra@@ wn to him .
Ex@@ pres@@ sing his hear@@ t@@ felt desire , Jesus continued : “ Lo@@ ok ! I am come ( in the ro@@ l@@ l of the book it is written about me ) to do your will , O God . ”
You might won@@ der , though , ‘ Does he present any d@@ anger to me and my family today in this mo@@ der@@ n world ? ’
Con@@ cer@@ ning Jehovah’s cho@@ ice of David as future king , the prophet Samuel said : “ Jehovah will certainly find for himself a man ag@@ re@@ e@@ able to his heart . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther , they show their confidence in God’s promises by pers@@ ist@@ ent prayers ​ — y@@ es , by ‘ cr@@ ying out to Jehovah day and night . ’
He tel@@ ls the crow@@ d : “ Al@@ so to other c@@ ities I must dec@@ l@@ are the good news of the kingdom of God . ”
S@@ ome@@ times these disa@@ gre@@ ements es@@ cal@@ ated into “ viol@@ ent dis@@ pu@@ tes about tri@@ f@@ les , ” dis@@ ru@@ p@@ ting the peace of the congregation .
Fir@@ st and fore@@ most , they must make time for them .
That is why I continue to preach and to conduct Bible stu@@ dies .
Re@@ cor@@ ded in the se@@ ven@@ th century B.C.E . , the book of Jeremiah ref@@ ers to Jehovah as the Creator of “ the st@@ atu@@ tes of the mo@@ on and the st@@ ars ” and “ the st@@ atu@@ tes of heaven and earth . ”
When it pro@@ ves to be un@@ s@@ wer@@ ving and end@@ uring , the love between a man and a woman can truly be beau@@ ti@@ ful .
From be@@ h@@ ind , she appro@@ ached Jesus in a crow@@ d and t@@ ou@@ ched his gar@@ ment .
Although Jehovah had not yet organiz@@ ed the Israelites as a nation , he recogn@@ ized them as his people .
What can we do to displa@@ y an up@@ building spirit in the congregation ?
The Bible ans@@ wers : “ This is the will of God , that you should be holy and ab@@ sta@@ in from se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
H@@ O@@ W TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E C@@ H@@ AN@@ G@@ E@@ D M@@ Y L@@ I@@ F@@ E : So@@ on after I gra@@ du@@ ated from law school , I started reading the Bible ​ — an act that brought about qu@@ ite a change in my thinking .
Read 2 Timothy 2 : 20 - 22 .
For the full text of this res@@ olu@@ tion , see the 19@@ 7@@ 4 Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses , pages 20@@ 8 - 9 .
“ Na@@ po@@ le@@ on en@@ vi@@ ed Ca@@ es@@ ar , Ca@@ es@@ ar en@@ vi@@ ed A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der [ the Gre@@ at ] , and A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der , I da@@ re@@ say , en@@ vi@@ ed H@@ er@@ cul@@ es , who never ex@@ is@@ ted , ” wrote Eng@@ l@@ ish ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her B@@ er@@ tr@@ and Rus@@ sel@@ l .
The Bible ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es us : “ Ab@@ ho@@ r what is wicked , cl@@ ing to what is good . ”
Indeed , much of the ad@@ vice found in these boo@@ ks simply e@@ cho@@ es the wisdom recorded in one of the ol@@ des@@ t boo@@ ks in the world .
In No@@ v@@ ember 199@@ 4 , while eng@@ ag@@ ing in the preaching work , El@@ la su@@ d@@ den@@ ly felt very we@@ ak .
Job res@@ is@@ ted ne@@ g@@ ative thinking
Paul was not concer@@ ned with imp@@ ro@@ ving only his own teaching me@@ tho@@ ds .
S@@ har@@ ing in Christian activities in some way is gener@@ ally possible for believers living in di@@ vi@@ ded hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds .
During our in@@ iti@@ al peri@@ od of Bible study , we may quic@@ k@@ ly gro@@ w spiritually and then get baptized .
Rather than pro@@ duc@@ ing the fru@@ it@@ age of true worship , Israel f@@ ell into apost@@ as@@ y and pro@@ duc@@ ed fru@@ it for it@@ self .
Yes , the “ other sheep ” heard the members of the anointed bri@@ de class say “ C@@ ome ! ”
She would also witness bri@@ ef@@ ly to vis@@ it@@ ors .
E@@ m@@ bal@@ m@@ ing is a means of pre@@ serving a cor@@ p@@ se .
It is un@@ dis@@ pu@@ ted that R@@ o@@ d@@ ri@@ go B@@ or@@ gi@@ a , with s@@ pl@@ en@@ did off@@ ers and o@@ pen c@@ y@@ n@@ ic@@ ism , b@@ ought su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient vo@@ tes from fellow car@@ din@@ als to em@@ er@@ ge from that conc@@ la@@ ve as P@@ op@@ e A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der V@@ I .
So we are wise to ask ourselves , ‘ Is it my cu@@ sto@@ m to atten@@ d all the meetings and benefit from them ? ’ ​ — He@@ b .
B@@ om@@ bs f@@ ell around our pioneer home , and we had to keep a con@@ st@@ ant w@@ atch for inc@@ en@@ di@@ ary de@@ vi@@ ces .
Consider a less@@ on from Jac@@ ob@@ ’s deal@@ ings with his sons .
What they knew about Jehovah and his person@@ ality was su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient for them .
M@@ ore important , our good conduct dra@@ ws people to Jehovah’s organization , op@@ ening the way for them to bring him glory and to gain everlasting life . — Acts 13 : 4@@ 8 .
I did not turn in the op@@ pos@@ ite direction . ”
This a@@ id may invol@@ ve ans@@ wer@@ ing Scriptural questions or provi@@ ding practic@@ al ass@@ ist@@ ance in the ministry .
How does that ha@@ p@@ pen between two people who once loved each other ?
In Gal@@ ile@@ e , Jesus en@@ tru@@ sted his disciples with what we@@ igh@@ ty com@@ mis@@ sion , and how did the apostles follow through on it ?
In that way , you will be able to do both ​ — accept gr@@ ate@@ fully and give who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly .
5 : 34 , 37 .
These were ones who were ‘ dead in their t@@ res@@ pas@@ ses and sin@@ s , ’ or who were spiritually dead , before they heard the good news .
L@@ ater , I w@@ on n@@ ational ch@@ am@@ pi@@ on@@ shi@@ ps , and in 199@@ 3 , I was declar@@ ed a B@@ ra@@ z@@ ili@@ an ta@@ e k@@ w@@ on do ch@@ am@@ pi@@ on .
In E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pia , two po@@ or@@ ly d@@ ressed men came to a meeting for worship condu@@ cted by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
( a ) What did Job and David want Jehovah to in@@ spe@@ ct and ju@@ dge ?
“ W@@ ater s@@ ource , ” or f@@ oun@@ tain , has refer@@ ence to the s@@ ource of se@@ x@@ u@@ al satis@@ fac@@ tion .
But ev@@ en@@ tually I learned to control my thinking . ”
Christian you@@ ths now have another to@@ ol to help them do that .
That s@@ oun@@ ds like a simp@@ le so@@ lu@@ tion .
F@@ ri@@ end@@ ship is a gift ever@@ yone is able to give and to receive .
In the e@@ ast@@ er@@ n part of the country , the brothers me@@ t under a hu@@ ge ba@@ o@@ ba@@ b t@@ ree for 50 years .
“ Af@@ ter@@ ward Abra@@ m bro@@ ke cam@@ p , going then from enc@@ am@@ p@@ ment to enc@@ am@@ p@@ ment toward the Ne@@ ge@@ b ” ​ — the s@@ em@@ i@@ ar@@ id are@@ a sou@@ th of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of Juda@@ h .
I really look for@@ ward to dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ing many more of such g@@ em@@ s on Tu@@ es@@ day ni@@ gh@@ ts ! ”
In the new world , at times we may need to be pati@@ ent .
What s@@ crip@@ tures can help to al@@ la@@ y our anxi@@ ety ?
W@@ H@@ A@@ T did Jesus look like ?
M@@ A@@ Y 6 - 12 , 20@@ 13
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing are a few as@@ pe@@ cts of his out@@ standing person@@ ality .
T@@ ra@@ ge@@ dies , ill@@ ness , or persecu@@ tion may se@@ em so un@@ fa@@ ir .
In ad@@ dition , do we keep up with the ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations in public@@ ations provided by “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” ?
Since Jesus resur@@ rec@@ ts people to heavenly life so that they can rule over the earth , we would ex@@ pect those cho@@ s@@ en to be few .
Y@@ oung Jeho@@ as@@ h rul@@ ed as king in a fine man@@ ner until the death of his un@@ c@@ le , but then he turned to i@@ do@@ l worship .
This is clear from the words of the apostle Paul , when he wrote : “ Ha@@ ving a tend@@ er affe@@ ction for you , we were well pleas@@ ed to imp@@ ar@@ t to you , not only the good news of God , but also our own sou@@ ls , because you became bel@@ o@@ ved to us . ”
Are we known for being inc@@ l@@ ined to give in to others when no Scriptural princi@@ ple is involved , not being quic@@ k to in@@ s@@ ist that our own personal standards be follow@@ ed ?
He himself will gu@@ i@@ de us until we die . ” ​ — Psalm 4@@ 8 : 14 .
In ad@@ dition , Jehovah demonstr@@ ates loy@@ al@@ ty by rema@@ ining faithful to his word of promise .
He said : “ Re@@ bel@@ li@@ ousness is the same as the sin of div@@ in@@ ation , and pu@@ shing a@@ head pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ously the same as using un@@ can@@ n@@ y power and ter@@ ap@@ him . ”
( See bo@@ x on page 29 . )
Ha@@ ving this per@@ spe@@ ctive keep@@ s us loo@@ king in the right direction for the spiritual n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment needed to end@@ ure t@@ ill the end . ” ​ — Ar@@ l@@ ene , baptized in 195@@ 4 .
Be determined to ‘ see life with the wife whom you love all the days of your life that God has given you under the su@@ n . ’ ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 9 .
Then nothing will per@@ man@@ ently ro@@ b us of “ a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant peace . ”
It is important that we over@@ come such ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les in order to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere as Christians , share regul@@ arly in the ministry , and maintain a good relationship with Jehovah .
The conven@@ tion in 194@@ 8 in Joh@@ ann@@ es@@ bur@@ g was special .
Why is there a need for ca@@ u@@ tion if we are appro@@ ached with a bu@@ sin@@ ess opportunity ?
The apostle Paul pointed to the d@@ anger of pu@@ t@@ ting too much sto@@ ck in such things .
As a cu@@ ri@@ ous n@@ ine - year - old bo@@ y , I went to a ne@@ ar@@ by bat@@ t@@ le@@ field to have a look .
‘ I must ad@@ mit that this sister is su@@ peri@@ or to me in being pati@@ ent . ’
What en@@ ab@@ les true Christians to with@@ stand evil in lands where the Kingdom work is ban@@ ned , and how do they con@@ qu@@ er evil with good ?
All three children are now baptized servants of Jehovah .
Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed : “ P@@ on@@ der over these things ; be ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in them , that your advan@@ c@@ ement may be man@@ i@@ f@@ est to all pers@@ ons . ”
What blessings a@@ wa@@ it those who maintain their hope fir@@ m to the end ?
God knew that ne@@ i@@ ther ign@@ or@@ ing Satan nor destro@@ ying him would res@@ ol@@ ve the is@@ sue that had been ra@@ ised .
What will help us to res@@ ist “ the temp@@ or@@ ary enjo@@ y@@ ment of sin ” ?
Dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers hon@@ ors Jehovah’s name .
To stand fir@@ m , we need to have c@@ learly in mind Jehovah’s view of the matter and to be determined to s@@ tic@@ k to his ways .
The commun@@ ities were main@@ ly made up of po@@ or but very kind f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers or fi@@ sh@@ er@@ men .
She was the fav@@ or@@ ite to w@@ in the go@@ ld me@@ d@@ al in the 3@@ ,000 - me@@ ter fin@@ al at the 198@@ 4 S@@ um@@ m@@ er O@@ l@@ y@@ mp@@ ic@@ s .
You will also have the satis@@ fac@@ tion of know@@ ing that you did what is pleas@@ ing to God .
Proverbs chap@@ ter 15 gives s@@ ound guid@@ ance on man@@ ag@@ ing anger , using the t@@ ong@@ ue , and dis@@ p@@ en@@ sing knowledge .
If you apply Bible principles , you will not be i@@ mmu@@ ne to problems , but you will be s@@ pared much of the hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he and g@@ ri@@ ef that the wicked bring upon themselves .
This inclu@@ des taking the time to read and study the Bible and Bible public@@ ations , to pray to God for his help and guid@@ ance , to atten@@ d Christian meetings regul@@ arly , and to have a full share in the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work . ​ — Proverbs 2 : 1 - 5 .
Ha@@ ve you ever fac@@ ed the stru@@ gg@@ le of standing up for what you know to be right ?
What can help parents to deci@@ de whether to move back to a congregation that uses the language their children understand best ?
What will help you@@ ths not to be di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted ?
L@@ isten to what Jehovah tel@@ ls them : “ See , you people , among the nations , and look on , and st@@ are in am@@ a@@ z@@ ement at one another . ”
Are you ye@@ ar@@ ning for a ra@@ y of cons@@ ol@@ ation to bre@@ ak through the dar@@ k cl@@ ou@@ ds of des@@ pa@@ ir ?
My letter explained the purpose of each of these public@@ ations .
He was a man of great courage , integrity , and faith .
Gre@@ at Se@@ a
My ni@@ e@@ ce , E@@ v@@ ang@@ eli@@ a , and her husband , Ge@@ or@@ ge O@@ r@@ ph@@ an@@ id@@ es , kin@@ dly took me in , and they have provided valu@@ able emo@@ tional and practic@@ al support ever since .
I just turned around and left the flo@@ or without a second thought .
Even some elders ob@@ je@@ cted to S@@ un@@ day liter@@ ature dist@@ ribu@@ tion , as they felt it viol@@ ated the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h .
“ I won@@ ’t , ” I as@@ sur@@ ed him .
In what other ways does Jehovah demonstr@@ ate loy@@ al@@ ty , and with what benefit to his worshipp@@ ers ?
If you listen to your s@@ on@@ ’s op@@ in@@ i@@ ons , com@@ men@@ d his streng@@ ths , and encoura@@ ge him to over@@ come his fa@@ il@@ u@@ res , you will help him to re@@ ach his go@@ als .
H@@ E W@@ A@@ S a d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic and fe@@ ar@@ less mil@@ it@@ ary comman@@ der , a man of faith and integrity .
R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ing that “ the tri@@ bul@@ ation is m@@ om@@ ent@@ ary and light ” can help us to remain faithful to Jehovah during har@@ d@@ ship .
Christ Jesus is the su@@ per@@ l@@ ative example of a coura@@ ge@@ ous witness .
What relationship will loyal ones have with Jehovah ?
H@@ er teachings have dist@@ or@@ ted the moral sen@@ si@@ bil@@ ities of many people and have ca@@ used them to h@@ ate and even act viol@@ ently against those who have different beli@@ ef@@ s .
Their number inclu@@ des A@@ be@@ l , E@@ no@@ ch , Noah , Abraham , S@@ ar@@ ah , Moses , Ru@@ th , David , Jesus , the early disciples of Christ , and milli@@ ons of integrity keep@@ ers today .
The inspired prophe@@ ci@@ es l@@ in@@ ked the Messi@@ ah to par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar Jewish famili@@ es .
After that he appe@@ ared to more than 5@@ 00 brothers at one time , most of whom are still with us , though some have fal@@ le@@ n as@@ le@@ ep in death .
Yet , Jehovah told Moses to encoura@@ ge him even though Jo@@ shua had served Jehovah for many years .
E@@ ven@@ tually , all of us en@@ tered the full - time ministry .
He even said : “ The S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah will not do a thing un@@ less he has reve@@ aled his confid@@ enti@@ al matter to his servants the prophe@@ ts . ” ​ — A@@ mo@@ s 3 : 7 .
Acc@@ ording to the hist@@ ori@@ an E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us , many f@@ led ac@@ ro@@ ss the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver to P@@ el@@ la in Per@@ e@@ a .
In that we@@ ak@@ ened con@@ dition , we are vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able and in d@@ anger of being ‘ stru@@ ck down ’ by pres@@ sures we o@@ ther@@ wise would have deal@@ t with succ@@ ess@@ fully .
Indeed , because of the sh@@ ort@@ ness of life , we need to ‘ exer@@ t ourselves vi@@ g@@ or@@ ously ’ to at@@ tain sal@@ vation .
What did Paul mean when he wrote that “ the sc@@ ene of this world is chang@@ ing ” ?
E@@ very day , we learned something new about God’s pur@@ pos@@ es .
F@@ in@@ ally , Jehovah p@@ uni@@ shed M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h by allow@@ ing him to be taken off his thro@@ ne by the king of As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a .
In Gal@@ ati@@ a , Paul was st@@ oned and left for dead .
Jehovah’s P@@ ur@@ pose Con@@ cer@@ ning the F@@ o@@ re@@ told Se@@ ed
* Even in L@@ at@@ in A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , a m@@ ere 15 to 20 per@@ c@@ ent of Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s go to ch@@ urch regul@@ arly .
How did the once in@@ ac@@ tive sister feel about vis@@ its by congregation members ?
P@@ at@@ ri@@ ck La@@ F@@ ran@@ c@@ a
Jesus saw that for the young man to serve Jehovah whole - sou@@ led , he needed to get ri@@ d of the bi@@ g di@@ str@@ action in his life ​ — his material we@@ al@@ th .
Although we recogn@@ ize that our actions can influ@@ ence people for good , the op@@ pos@@ ite is also possible .
Just think what life would have been like if the Israelites had only obe@@ yed God’s vo@@ ice !
As a result , Na@@ both and his sons were put to death .
But at one time , the ancient city of H@@ ar@@ an truly was a hi@@ ve of activ@@ ity .
One of the li@@ mit@@ ations on our fre@@ e@@ dom is that we must respect the right that others have to make their own decisions in life .
It was a mem@@ or@@ able day , but a st@@ or@@ m of tr@@ ou@@ ble was bre@@ wing .
When d@@ anger appro@@ ach@@ es , we do@@ dge , hi@@ de , or fle@@ e .
Fir@@ m@@ ly determined to do nothing that would g@@ ri@@ eve God’s spirit , he res@@ ol@@ ves to avoid ques@@ tion@@ able mu@@ si@@ c from now on .
We give all than@@ ks to Jehovah that out of “ love for the whole associ@@ ation of brothers , ” he is using the “ faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” to give spiritual food in a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
Al@@ low@@ ing a c@@ y@@ n@@ ic@@ al spirit to take ro@@ o@@ t in us and ev@@ en@@ tually d@@ om@@ in@@ ate our thinking has the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for cre@@ ating div@@ isions between us and fellow believers .
And he that has seen it [ John ] has bor@@ ne witness , and his witness is true . . .
There the Bible ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es us : “ In the mor@@ ning s@@ ow your se@@ ed and until the ev@@ ening do not let your hand rest ; for you are not know@@ ing where this will have succ@@ ess , ei@@ ther here or there , or whether both of them will al@@ ike be good . ”
Tru@@ e , he d@@ ro@@ ve G@@ r@@ and@@ pa to make his minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al c@@ alls , but des@@ pite G@@ r@@ and@@ pa@@ ’s encourag@@ ement , D@@ ad did not take an ac@@ tive part himself .
Then , at a c@@ ru@@ cial time in his life , Job lost his we@@ al@@ th , his children , and his health .
On the nor@@ ther@@ n is@@ land of Lu@@ z@@ on , the m@@ oun@@ tain are@@ as of the pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of A@@ br@@ a are in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted by the T@@ ing@@ gi@@ ans .
The origin@@ al - language word rend@@ ered “ pe@@ ace@@ able ” liter@@ ally means “ pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers . ”
They have a positi@@ ve imp@@ act on the dis@@ position , or d@@ om@@ in@@ ant attitude , of wh@@ atever congregation they atten@@ d .
The work was exc@@ iting , to say the le@@ ast .
What were the advan@@ ta@@ ges of the co@@ de@@ x over the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l ?
Jehovah has given us the means to maintain joy
R@@ em@@ ember , it is no@@ ne other than Jehovah who af@@ fir@@ ms : “ You are my wit@@ nesses . ” ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 3 : 10 .
We can and should work at main@@ tain@@ ing our appreciation for the Bible and its teachings .
To fellow Christians , the apostle Paul wrote : “ It is necess@@ ary for us to pa@@ y more than the u@@ su@@ al attention to the things heard by us , that we may never d@@ ri@@ ft away . ”
By that time , the nation had st@@ ra@@ yed from Jehovah , and the k@@ ings had evid@@ ently fa@@ iled to make a personal cop@@ y of the Law and follow it .
But we are un@@ ited in our worship to Jehovah .
Is life not mirac@@ ul@@ ous ?
Although my compan@@ ion did not share my beli@@ ef@@ s , we were of@@ fi@@ cially married on Au@@ gu@@ st 15 , 19@@ 70 , fi@@ ve years after the Witnesses first spoke to me .
11 : 6 ; 1 John 5 : 3 .
They needed to desire a sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve heart that refle@@ cted their know@@ ing God .
God must eli@@ min@@ ate such “ p@@ ests ” ​ — the inc@@ or@@ ri@@ gi@@ bly wicked — ​ for the s@@ ake of the righteous ones . ​ — 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 1 : 8 , 9 ; Revelation 21 : 8 .
F@@ ind Se@@ cur@@ ity A@@ m@@ ong God’s Pe@@ ople , 6 / 15
He has , in@@ deed , ‘ emp@@ ti@@ ed out upon us a blessing until there is no more want ’ !
Our tend@@ er words .
But Proverbs 19 : 3 says that a man@@ ’s fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness “ dist@@ or@@ ts his way , and so his heart be@@ comes en@@ ra@@ ged against Jehovah himself . ”
I re@@ turned about 6 : 00 p@@ .@@ m .
For this and other wr@@ ong@@ doing , Jehovah God gave the Israelites vari@@ ous war@@ n@@ ings through his prophe@@ ts .
“ Ti@@ me in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite [ God ] has put in their heart , ” says the Bible . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 3 : 11 .
He wrote : “ The end of all things has dra@@ wn close .
E@@ ach day , though , I read my small Bible and found a reason to live .
When A@@ le@@ x ur@@ ges him to talk to the elders about it , S@@ te@@ ve respon@@ ds that if the two really are friends , then A@@ le@@ x will not tell on him .
2 : 4 - 6 ; John 1 : 29 .
Yet , Jehovah “ was mer@@ ci@@ ful ; he would co@@ ver the er@@ ro@@ r and not bring ru@@ in . ” ​ — Psalm 7@@ 8 : 36 - 4@@ 1 .
Ju@@ ne 9 - 15 , 200@@ 8
Me@@ an@@ while , I me@@ t Ch@@ ar@@ les , a man my age who was born in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n .
O God , how much does the gr@@ and su@@ m of them am@@ ount to !
“ The cro@@ wn of the wise is their ri@@ ches ; the fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness of the stu@@ pi@@ d ones is fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness , ” says Proverbs 14 : 24 .
In S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 194@@ 5 , I was invit@@ ed to serve at the branch of@@ fice of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety in T@@ or@@ on@@ to , Cana@@ da , which we call Bethel .
F@@ in@@ ding H@@ op@@ e in a World F@@ ul@@ l of D@@ ist@@ ress
The Bible in S@@ pain , first publi@@ shed in 18@@ 4@@ 2 ​ — and still in prin@@ t — ​ is Ge@@ or@@ ge B@@ or@@ ro@@ w@@ ’s own vi@@ vi@@ d personal account of his travel@@ s and ad@@ ven@@ tures .
It can supp@@ ly our necess@@ ities when we can no longer work because of old age or in@@ fir@@ m@@ ity .
I@@ ts sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic meaning was clear to his listen@@ ers .
They should be able to appreci@@ ate that their parents do love them .
Our obedi@@ ence in such important as@@ pe@@ cts of our spiritual life makes his heart rejo@@ ice !
He accepted it , not because his mother and gr@@ and@@ mother told him to do so , but because he reas@@ oned on what he had learned and was per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed . ​ — Read Romans 12 : 1 .
Do you find it accep@@ table that a religious lead@@ er would give a seem@@ ingly Christian meaning to events and sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s who@@ se ro@@ o@@ ts go back to ancient pa@@ gan@@ ism ?
Un@@ contro@@ l@@ led spe@@ e@@ ch can set the congregation ab@@ la@@ ze with problems
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents of the Bible will rec@@ all that on the night of his ar@@ rest , Jesus Christ was ba@@ dly let down by his apostles .
We next moved to Gen@@ o@@ a , where we started out 11 years ear@@ li@@ er .
Be@@ ing yi@@ el@@ ding pla@@ ys what part in our ministry ?
So@@ on I began to speak to my friends and Jo@@ s@@ é Lu@@ is about the things I was lear@@ ning .
A person@@ ’s decisions regarding sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess and marriage af@@ fect not only his enti@@ re life but also his standing before Jehovah .
One Christian woman who is pro@@ ne to self - p@@ ity ad@@ m@@ its : “ I have turned down many invit@@ ations to so@@ cial activities because I felt that I was not a wor@@ thy associ@@ ate for those in the congregation . ”
I@@ mit@@ ate the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , 9 / 1
Tru@@ e Christians do not tri@@ vi@@ al@@ ize prayer by vie@@ wing it as just a feel - good ther@@ ap@@ y .
Re@@ fre@@ shing de@@ w resul@@ ts from th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of t@@ in@@ y water d@@ ro@@ ple@@ ts that g@@ ently des@@ c@@ end , seem@@ ingly out of no@@ where .
She says , “ After pra@@ ying to Jehovah , I dec@@ l@@ ined the scho@@ lar@@ ship and began serving as a regul@@ ar pioneer . ”
In mo@@ der@@ n times , his love for the de@@ a@@ f has also been very evid@@ ent .
Wh@@ ere el@@ se would you want to be as “ you b@@ eho@@ ld the day dra@@ wing near ” ? ​ — Hebrews 10 : 25 .
J@@ U@@ L@@ I@@ O and Chris@@ t@@ ina w@@ atch@@ ed in hor@@ ro@@ r as four of their children bur@@ ned to death .
Many you@@ ths and ad@@ ul@@ ts who should know better make a similar mis@@ take .
I had to pre@@ pare well for each less@@ on .
How can you imp@@ ro@@ ve in this are@@ a ?
They are not inter@@ ested in lear@@ ning about Jehovah or in serving him .
Un@@ der Jehovah’s w@@ ings , she found happiness , prote@@ ction , and se@@ cur@@ ity .
Fir@@ st , remember that Jehovah is reason@@ able and understanding .
Si@@ mil@@ ar repor@@ ts from around the world indic@@ ate that a@@ bu@@ se of the el@@ der@@ ly is a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l proble@@ m .
• a way to tra@@ in others
He under@@ sto@@ od that the holy ones will be ra@@ ised to heavenly life and will rule inv@@ isi@@ bly with Christ .
U@@ p@@ on our return , we continued in the travel@@ ing work until health problems came along .
What do we learn from the apostle Paul about gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de ?
For people to be physi@@ c@@ ally sa@@ ved when the present system of things is destro@@ yed , they must take in acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge from God’s Word , make public declar@@ ation of their faith , and get baptized .
( b ) Why are we able to have clear ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations of even deep things ?
Acts of obedi@@ ence en@@ h@@ an@@ ced Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s faith
W@@ ise King Solomon wrote : “ The father of a righteous one will without fai@@ l be jo@@ y@@ ful ; the one be@@ coming father to a wise one will also rejo@@ ice in him .
There was no tw@@ is@@ ting of fac@@ ts , no man@@ ip@@ ul@@ ation or mis@@ re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ation of the truth .
He said : “ Jo@@ y ar@@ ises among the angels of God over one sin@@ ner that rep@@ ents . ” ​ — Luke 15 : 10 .
After her sister was baptized , Ad@@ ele began to take the truth more seri@@ ously .
Can you sense in Jehovah’s words to Bar@@ u@@ ch His deep concer@@ n for this fine man , who had served him so faith@@ fully and coura@@ ge@@ ously al@@ ong@@ side Jeremiah ?
C@@ A@@ N you rel@@ ate to P@@ at@@ ri@@ ci@@ a@@ ’s feelings ?
We believe that this will f@@ ill a vital spiritual need for many of Jehovah’s Witnesses . Why so ?
T@@ ow@@ ard the end of their 40 - year tre@@ k in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , a large number of Israelites turned from the p@@ ath of righteousness .
Ther@@ efore , be for@@ giving ! ​ — Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 31 , 32 .
Even so , “ when found , he will make it good with se@@ ven times as much ; all the valu@@ ab@@ les of his house he will give . ”
He ur@@ ged them to be more appreci@@ ative of their privile@@ ges , saying : “ Is it such a little thing for you men that the God of Israel has se@@ par@@ ated you men from the ass@@ em@@ bly of Israel to present you to himself ? ”
If this could ha@@ p@@ pen to Solomon , it could ha@@ p@@ pen to anyone .
M@@ er@@ ely to fru@@ str@@ ate us ?
“ All Scrip@@ ture is inspired of God and bene@@ fi@@ cial . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 16 .
Yes , in@@ stead of sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der@@ ing his responsi@@ bility to make a decision regarding Jesus Christ , P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate le@@ ts others deci@@ de for him .
F@@ ear@@ ing God proved to be very wise and led to blessings , for today An@@ dr@@ é ser@@ ves part - time at the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in his country .
A Scriptural Ex@@ am@@ ple
However , Matthew 13 : 4@@ 3 poin@@ ts to the time when they will shin@@ e b@@ righ@@ tly in the heavenly Kingdom .
Is it c@@ ru@@ el , or is it mer@@ ci@@ ful ?
This is the most powerful for@@ ce in the uni@@ verse .
On A@@ pri@@ l 24 , 199@@ 3 , I was invit@@ ed to atten@@ d the dedic@@ ation pro@@ gra@@ m of a new branch of@@ fice comple@@ x , which inclu@@ ded 13 buil@@ ding@@ s , in Lu@@ saka , Z@@ am@@ bia .
While people believ@@ ed that a mu@@ r@@ der@@ er would be “ acc@@ oun@@ table to the cour@@ t of justice , ” Jesus went fur@@ ther .
Hence , we can be sure that Jehovah will answer Jesus ’ prayer by w@@ atch@@ ing over us during these cr@@ itical times .
From Psalm 7@@ 8 : 38 - 4@@ 1 , we learn that Jehovah was h@@ ur@@ t and pa@@ ined .
At that time , he was un@@ able to serve as pre@@ si@@ ding overse@@ er or as a special pioneer , but he was able to conduct Bible stu@@ dies during ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al vis@@ iting h@@ our@@ s ​ — one of them in Eng@@ l@@ ish with Bo@@ b , a re@@ ti@@ red A@@ mer@@ i@@ can .
Per@@ haps others in@@ qui@@ red of Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah about this by making a si@@ gn or a g@@ es@@ ture .
We can me@@ et that important requi@@ re@@ ment by taking st@@ ep@@ s to be wa@@ shed clean , fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely speaking .
After rel@@ ating de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about the bir@@ th of John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er and of Jesus , Luke tel@@ ls us that John began his ministry in the 1@@ 5@@ th year of the re@@ ign of Ti@@ b@@ eri@@ us Ca@@ es@@ ar , that is , in the s@@ pr@@ ing of 29 C.E .
Sa@@ ys O@@ t@@ to : “ When I give counsel as a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er in matters deal@@ ing with the family , it helps that I have ra@@ ised a family my@@ self . ”
The new overse@@ er listen@@ ed kin@@ dly and discus@@ sed some help@@ ful s@@ crip@@ tures .
E@@ very day I pray to Jehovah to help me to be hum@@ ble so as to have his appro@@ val . ”
Re@@ z@@ i was ten years old when she first read about Jehovah and his pur@@ pos@@ es in the pages of The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
What pres@@ ent@@ ation will we use ?
No@@ ah’s wife and the wi@@ ves of S@@ he@@ m , H@@ am , and J@@ ap@@ he@@ th may have been especially concer@@ ned about making a li@@ va@@ ble home a@@ bo@@ ard that ar@@ k .
In the origin@@ al Hebrew , the expres@@ sion “ to look with appreciation ” means to l@@ ing@@ er in con@@ temp@@ l@@ ation , to sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ ize , to see with ple@@ asure , deli@@ ght , ad@@ mi@@ r@@ ation .
He would offer that perfect body as a prop@@ iti@@ at@@ ory sacrifice .
What was its sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance ?
Our hon@@ est be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or br@@ ings glory to Jehovah
They have to foc@@ us on pre@@ serving their marriage and their relationship with Jehovah .
There is no need for you to do so .
A mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous li@@ e is told with a view to har@@ m@@ ing someone ; its purpose is to make the person su@@ ff@@ er in some way or experience dist@@ ress .
L@@ ear@@ n from the way they h@@ and@@ led situ@@ ations .
The fact that it@@ ’s eas@@ y do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t make it right . ”
Now is the time to buil@@ d our faith and confidence in God the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty so that we will not wa@@ ver at that c@@ ru@@ cial time .
The Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans thus ho@@ ped to make the Scriptures support their con@@ stru@@ ction of a temple on “ A@@ ar@@ ga@@ are@@ e@@ z@@ em , ” or M@@ ount Ger@@ iz@@ im .
Consider this : The first W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er ( Ju@@ ly 18@@ 7@@ 9 ) had a prin@@ ting of 6@@ ,000 co@@ pi@@ es , without illustr@@ ations , and in only one language ​ — Eng@@ l@@ ish .
Do@@ ing so should s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ate us to read from God’s Word da@@ ily and to apply its counsel . ​ — He@@ b .
* “ I know why Jehovah says at Mal@@ ach@@ i 2 : 16 : ‘ I h@@ ate div@@ or@@ ce . ’
P@@ ri@@ mar@@ ily , he se@@ es it as an expres@@ sion of love for his name . ​ — Hebrews 6 : 10 .
The apostle Paul and his compan@@ i@@ ons took pri@@ de in a new congregation that they had helped to esta@@ bl@@ ish , for the brothers faith@@ fully end@@ ur@@ ed persecu@@ tion . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 1 : 1 , 6 ; 2 : 19 , 20 ; 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 1 : 1 , 4 .
M@@ in@@ t
I@@ magine that you are a par@@ ent help@@ ing your child to take his first st@@ ep@@ s .
So if it has not been your cu@@ sto@@ m to use it regul@@ arly in your ministry , why not make it your go@@ al to do so ?
“ I do not take ne@@ g@@ ative respon@@ ses person@@ ally .
The Bible also rec@@ oun@@ ts examples of those who@@ se prayers were heard .
“ We really feel involved with the fulfill@@ ment of Revelation 14 : 6 , 7 , declar@@ ing g@@ la@@ d ti@@ ding@@ s ‘ to every nation and tri@@ be and t@@ ong@@ ue . ’
29 : 23 .
How did Jesus get from the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness to the temple in Jerusalem ?
Re@@ jo@@ ice and lea@@ p for joy , since your re@@ ward is great in the heavens ; for in that way they persecu@@ ted the prophe@@ ts pri@@ or to you . ”
The offer was very temp@@ ting , but when we tal@@ ked the matter over that night , we ag@@ re@@ ed that we had not come to New G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a to pur@@ sue material ri@@ ches .
S@@ R@@ I L@@ AN@@ K@@ A
Many Jews say this prayer every day in the mor@@ ning and in the ev@@ ening to show their exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion to God .
Why did God say that ?
How can we show respect for Jesus as He@@ ad of the Christian congregation ?
I was later trans@@ fer@@ red to a cir@@ cu@@ it that co@@ vered the enti@@ re Bi@@ co@@ l re@@ gi@@ on .
When others become a@@ ware of his conduct , he is deep@@ ly a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed .
A char@@ m@@ ing s@@ il@@ ent fil@@ m ent@@ it@@ led A T@@ ri@@ p D@@ own Mar@@ ke@@ t S@@ tre@@ et en@@ thr@@ alls vie@@ wers with its reve@@ al@@ ing displa@@ y of life as it was in S@@ an F@@ ran@@ c@@ is@@ c@@ o , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , at the turn of the 20@@ th century .
Tho@@ mp@@ son
Yet , she continued : “ Jehovah God has given me back much more than I have given . . . .
Will baptism with holy spirit continue in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely ?
May we too cultiv@@ ate the ar@@ t of teaching so that hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted individuals will be dra@@ wn to the truth .
No@@ tice three things that Jehovah expres@@ sed to his Son .
To what ex@@ t@@ ent did the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law regul@@ ate cle@@ an@@ ness in the Israelites ’ life ?
Of the spiritual Israelites who would be brought into that new covenant , Jehovah had pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed : “ I will become their God , and they will become my people . ” ​ — J@@ er .
Yes , what re@@ pu@@ tation have you made for yourself as a sing@@ le Christian man or woman ?
“ The r@@ ati@@ o of publi@@ sh@@ ers to ho@@ m@@ es in our congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s ter@@ rit@@ ory is 1 to 2 , ” says a 9@@ 0 - year - old brother nam@@ ed I@@ on@@ as@@ h .
Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning in chap@@ ter 12 , Paul consi@@ ders four rel@@ ated sub@@ je@@ cts that af@@ fect a Christi@@ an’s life .
He later coun@@ sel@@ ed : “ Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch and pray continu@@ ally , that you may not en@@ ter into temp@@ tation . ”
M@@ ore likely , the first su@@ n@@ set when the in@@ iti@@ al c@@ res@@ c@@ ent of the mo@@ on can be seen in Jerusalem will be on A@@ pri@@ l 1 .
What are the bel@@ ong@@ ings over which the new@@ ly crow@@ ned Ma@@ ster appointed his faithful slave ?
5 What Is God’s Kingdom ?
Do you ag@@ ree with the Bible - based ad@@ vice to avoid to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o ?
One way we stay loyal to Jehovah is by tre@@ ating our husband or wife with respect , even if he or she does not serve Jehovah ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 9 )
These are just some of the encourag@@ ing de@@ ta@@ il@@ s lis@@ ted in the worl@@ d@@ wide repor@@ t .
▪ A@@ p@@ preci@@ ate Jehovah’s Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty and F@@ or@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess
He repor@@ ted on the faith , love , and ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing efforts of those Christians .
Like T@@ ar@@ a , any young Christian who associ@@ ates with those who do not value true worship will dis@@ co@@ ver that so@@ on@@ er or later “ bad compan@@ i@@ ons good ha@@ bi@@ ts will spo@@ il , ” as the s@@ ong says .
God’s people are organiz@@ ed by Jehovah himself for a no@@ ble purpose .
Mo@@ re@@ over , a desire for ac@@ qui@@ ring ri@@ ches can lead to un@@ righteous ac@@ ts .
Your family , your work , your religious faith ?
S@@ tr@@ ong faith is buil@@ t on knowledge .
Not is@@ ol@@ ating my@@ self has also helped .
Ge@@ or@@ ge S@@ m@@ ith , a member of the Bethel family who ser@@ ves in the Ar@@ t De@@ par@@ t@@ ment , op@@ ened the gra@@ du@@ ation pro@@ gra@@ m with prayer .
What can you do to be close to God ?
All of this made me think that sur@@ ely he would jo@@ in us in serving Jehovah .
G@@ w@@ en was taking Ch@@ urch of Eng@@ land con@@ fir@@ m@@ ation less@@ ons but st@@ op@@ ped as soon as she began to study the Bible al@@ ong@@ side M@@ other .
She made sure I was not al@@ one .
However , he believ@@ ed in keep@@ ing the congregation clean from any person who will@@ ingly practic@@ ed sin .
Many publi@@ sh@@ ers often wonder@@ ed , ‘ Will we ever have the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation in our language ? ’
The mu@@ si@@ cal arrang@@ ements make for most enjo@@ y@@ able listen@@ ing .
This is the course God’s Word re@@ comm@@ ends .
The four of them died bat@@ t@@ ling the Phil@@ ist@@ ines .
Now as an ad@@ ul@@ t , I value the st@@ able life that I enjoy , and I know that it is mo@@ st@@ ly the result of the good guid@@ ance I received . ”
L@@ ess@@ on : We should be consider@@ ate of the feelings , thoughts , and needs of our family members and others in our commun@@ ity .
We must also regul@@ arly study and apply God’s Word in our life so that our spirit ​ — our men@@ tal dis@@ position — ​ is at@@ tu@@ ned to his thinking .
Pe@@ ople were ref@@ re@@ shed when they associ@@ ated with Jesus .
Let us now consider some of these th@@ reat@@ s .
The Greek word transl@@ ated “ spirit ” is p@@ neu@@ ʹ@@ ma , which also con@@ ve@@ ys the ide@@ a of an inv@@ isi@@ ble power .
Pe@@ ople were con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of vi@@ ct@@ ory for J@@ ap@@ an , the divine nation , and its emp@@ er@@ or , a living go@@ d .
We encoura@@ ge you to take time to become better ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with God’s Word .
When we go to a conven@@ tion , we know what time each s@@ es@@ sion will beg@@ in .
( b ) What did Adam and E@@ ve deci@@ de ?
He was moved to exc@@ la@@ im to his M@@ ak@@ er : “ How many your works are , O Jehovah !
When I than@@ k him , it remin@@ ds me of how much he has done for me .
And what was the purpose of life ?
Bible prophecy indic@@ ates that we are living in “ the last days ” of this system .
Jesus himself set a good example .
What has ca@@ used bil@@ li@@ ons worl@@ d@@ wide to feel un@@ sa@@ fe ?
“ There are new heavens and a new earth that we are a@@ wa@@ iting according to his promise , ” wrote the apostle Peter , “ and in these righteousness is to d@@ well . ”
Ther@@ efore , they asked him : “ Lord , teach us how to pray . ”
While we give them all the help we can , we do not control their every action .
At times , he may re@@ move the tri@@ al .
On Ju@@ ne 15 , 194@@ 2 , I was baptized .
The bo@@ x “ W@@ a@@ ys in Wh@@ ich Some C@@ ho@@ ose to Gi@@ ve ” shows sever@@ al ways in which the Kingdom work can be supp@@ or@@ ted fin@@ an@@ cially .
A Se@@ cu@@ re F@@ utu@@ re
Why Di@@ d It H@@ appe@@ n ?
So@@ on , though , I no@@ tic@@ ed chang@@ es in him .
After all , they had been like an un@@ tra@@ ined cal@@ f .
Jesus pray@@ ed to God ​ — the Per@@ s@@ on@@ age who is su@@ peri@@ or to him
Some may have the res@@ our@@ ces ​ — and may pre@@ f@@ er — ​ to pa@@ y for care while living in their own home . ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
I@@ magine the people of M@@ er@@ o@@ z c@@ atch@@ ing sight of this vi@@ ci@@ ous war@@ ri@@ or as he r@@ an right through their st@@ re@@ e@@ ts al@@ one and des@@ per@@ ate .
What a privilege to look back over 8@@ 0 years of dedic@@ ated service to God ​ — with no reg@@ re@@ ts !
What happened to Saul as a result of his enc@@ oun@@ ter with Jesus on the ro@@ ad to D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us ?
( Read Proverbs 27 : 23 . )
Of course , no one can re@@ stri@@ ct our acc@@ ess to God in prayer , and most of us can read the Bible wh@@ en@@ ever we want to .
Since marriage is an arrang@@ ement desi@@ gn@@ ed by God , it makes sense to exam@@ ine what his Word , the Bible , has to say on this sub@@ ject . ​ — Genesis 2 : 21 , 22 ; 2 Timothy 3 : 16 , 17 .
Instead , he un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly asked Jehovah : “ Gi@@ ve me now wisdom and knowledge that I may go out before this people and that I may come in , for who could ju@@ dge this great people of your@@ s ? ”
He saw his Ma@@ ster and two cri@@ min@@ als being put to death on t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ak@@ es .
There were no dic@@ tion@@ aries or language cour@@ ses , so we deci@@ ded to try to learn from 10 to 20 new words each day .
Those who teach need to exerc@@ ise what care ?
De@@ ad loved ones will be ra@@ ised from the gra@@ ve : While on earth , Jesus ra@@ ised his friend La@@ z@@ ar@@ us from the dead .
How has the Bible been att@@ ac@@ ked ?
But there is always the wor@@ ry that the home can be lost through some fin@@ an@@ cial re@@ ver@@ ses or that bur@@ gl@@ ars ​ — or wor@@ se — ​ will bre@@ ak in .
T@@ y@@ re
No won@@ der that the apostle Paul was inspired to wr@@ ite : “ All the things that were written af@@ o@@ re@@ time were written for our instru@@ ction , that through our end@@ ur@@ ance and through the comfort from the Scriptures we might have hope ” !
* This su@@ gg@@ ests that some who are Christ’s anointed brothers will still be ali@@ ve on earth when the fore@@ told great tri@@ bul@@ ation beg@@ ins .
It does not keep account of the in@@ j@@ ur@@ y .
So , then , before the great tri@@ bul@@ ation star@@ ts , all the faithful anointed on earth will have received their fin@@ al se@@ al@@ ing .
Satan invit@@ ed Jesus to per@@ form his first mirac@@ le to satis@@ fy a physical need .
Why would God , whom the Bible descri@@ bes as “ mer@@ ci@@ ful , s@@ low to anger , and a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in loving - kindness , ” cause the death of so many humans ?
20 , 21 . What future a@@ wa@@ its those who hope in Jehovah ? With each pas@@ sing day , it be@@ comes more ur@@ g@@ ent that we keep Jehovah at our right hand .
A@@ m@@ ong the di@@ se@@ as@@ es ca@@ used by al@@ co@@ ho@@ l a@@ bu@@ se are cir@@ r@@ ho@@ s@@ is of the li@@ ver , al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic he@@ pat@@ it@@ is , and such ne@@ ur@@ al dis@@ or@@ ders as deli@@ ri@@ u@@ m tre@@ men@@ s .
A@@ g@@ ri@@ pp@@ ina gro@@ om@@ ed her young son , N@@ er@@ o , for the ro@@ le of emp@@ er@@ or under the direction of two tu@@ t@@ ors .
Com@@ pare the account at 1 Samuel 1 : 3 , 7 .
On occasi@@ on , Jesus and his disciples m@@ our@@ ned the death of loved ones .
At her c@@ ous@@ in M@@ or@@ de@@ ca@@ i@@ ’s direction , she conc@@ e@@ als her Jewish id@@ ent@@ ity and uses her Per@@ si@@ an name , E@@ s@@ ther .
M@@ ore important , the slave also overse@@ es spiritually up@@ building pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s of Bible study at we@@ ek@@ ly meetings and peri@@ o@@ di@@ c ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es and conven@@ tions .
They felt that S@@ he@@ c@@ he@@ m had off@@ ended them and their father , Jac@@ o@@ b .
3 , 4 . ( a ) What is a ma@@ j@@ or concer@@ n for many men ?
He thin@@ ks before he speak@@ s .
By the end of that century , many people ow@@ ned a Bible but l@@ ac@@ ked acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of Scriptural teachings .
“ Scrip@@ ture c@@ learly speak@@ s of hel@@ l as a physical place of fi@@ er@@ y t@@ or@@ ment , ” says Al@@ ber@@ t Mo@@ h@@ l@@ er of the S@@ ou@@ ther@@ n B@@ ap@@ t@@ ist The@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal S@@ em@@ in@@ ary in L@@ ou@@ is@@ v@@ il@@ le , K@@ en@@ tu@@ ck@@ y , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
* David expres@@ ses his desire to buil@@ d a wor@@ thy house , or temple , to Jehovah .
Let us now take a clo@@ s@@ er look at Paul’s words of de@@ f@@ en@@ se in Acts chap@@ ter 26 .
If that is so , perhaps you can men@@ tion your desire more often in prayer , know@@ ing that both Jehovah and Jesus Christ are ke@@ en@@ ly inter@@ ested in the work and may gu@@ i@@ de you to a she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike person .
These chap@@ ters con@@ tain teachings pres@@ ented on a Gal@@ ile@@ an h@@ ill@@ side by the Ma@@ ster T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , Jesus .
These individuals claim@@ ed that obedi@@ ence to the Law was necess@@ ary for believers to have God’s fav@@ or .
Se@@ e@@ king to ex@@ p@@ and their influ@@ ence , human govern@@ ments to@@ t@@ ally dis@@ reg@@ ard God’s esta@@ bli@@ shed Kingdom .
These teachings are grou@@ ped so that you have at le@@ ast one teaching a day to consider .
Lo@@ ve N@@ ever Fa@@ il@@ s
The taking of a cen@@ su@@ s was not in it@@ self for@@ bi@@ d@@ den in the Law .
On a F@@ ri@@ day ev@@ ening in O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 194@@ 3 , I put some necess@@ ities in a bo@@ x and ti@@ ed it in a t@@ ree some dist@@ ance from home .
The 198@@ 3 Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses , pages 1@@ 10 - 1@@ 12 , rel@@ ates one of his many exc@@ iting preaching expe@@ di@@ tions .
David once said : “ In case my own father and my own mother did leave me , even Jehovah himself would take me up . ”
When that resurrection is comple@@ ted , the time will be at hand for milli@@ ons to be resur@@ rec@@ ted back to the earth with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of ga@@ ining everlasting life in Par@@ adise .
They do not put up with false brothers who want to be vie@@ wed as apostles .
The truth is that Jehovah lo@@ ves and valu@@ es his worshipp@@ ers as individuals . ​ — Mat@@ t .
T@@ ra@@ v@@ el where you may , when you me@@ et any of the more than si@@ x milli@@ on Witnesses of Jehovah , you find the same happy , jo@@ y@@ ous spirit .
The Bible says that the earth will end@@ ure per@@ man@@ ently . ​ — 12 / 1 , page 10 .
Lo@@ ve for Jehovah and for his Word imp@@ el@@ led Jesus to re@@ ject the al@@ lu@@ re@@ ments that the T@@ emp@@ ter put before him .
Jehovah is the one “ tre@@ ading upon the high wa@@ ves of the se@@ a . ”
The wi@@ do@@ w of Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath recogn@@ ized Eli@@ j@@ ah as a prophet and received him as such , and Jehovah bless@@ ed her ac@@ ts of faith .
By preaching with hear@@ t@@ felt en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m , we con@@ ve@@ y to others our love for what Jehovah has taught us .
In fact , when God let Jerusalem be destro@@ yed by the Babyl@@ on@@ ians in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . and allow@@ ed the people of Juda@@ h to become cap@@ ti@@ ves , he did not ab@@ ol@@ ish the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law covenant by which 12 - tri@@ be Israel had en@@ tered into a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative marriage with him .
It was a tu@@ t@@ or that would lead them to the Christ , or Messi@@ ah , t@@ it@@ les that mean “ A@@ no@@ inted One . ”
Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es show us where we are in the st@@ re@@ am of time and give us confidence in God’s promises for the future .
S@@ hor@@ tly af@@ ter@@ ward , I sh@@ ared in the field ministry for the first time ​ — and without any tra@@ ining .
Our being gre@@ e@@ dy also indic@@ ates that we do not trust that God will follow through on his promise to supp@@ ly what we need .
“ We Do Not W@@ ant to H@@ old B@@ ack ”
W@@ ell , how do you devel@@ op trust in others ?
So@@ on , I was sen@@ ten@@ ced to 12 months in pris@@ on for refu@@ sing mil@@ it@@ ary service .
F@@ or@@ s@@ ch@@ ung@@ s - un@@ d Ge@@ den@@ k@@ st@@ ä@@ t@@ te N@@ O@@ R@@ M@@ AN@@ N@@ EN@@ S@@ T@@ R@@ A@@ S@@ S@@ E
* Even if you find the conc@@ ep@@ t that in the earthly Par@@ adise , faithful ones will “ never die at all ” difficult to believe , you can learn to put confidence in this promise by means of these Bible discus@@ sions .
How will we re@@ act ?
Adam lived for 9@@ 30 years .
Although en@@ tru@@ sting a ro@@ le in the cre@@ ation pro@@ c@@ ess to his Son , Jehovah still involved himself in the work .
And his sisters , are they not all with us ? ”
Se@@ cond , we can try to see things as Jehovah se@@ es them .
With what result ?
Even in the light of early mor@@ ning , the po@@ ver@@ ty and want a@@ ff@@ lic@@ ting these people were pla@@ in to see .
So I deci@@ ded to sh@@ or@@ ten my bu@@ sin@@ ess h@@ our@@ s , even at the ris@@ k of lo@@ sing some of my cu@@ st@@ om@@ ers .
A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il@@ ’s fine qualities ev@@ en@@ tually brought her the joy of be@@ coming Davi@@ d’s wife .
Since your health and happiness are influ@@ enced by your spiritual con@@ dition , it makes sense to ask : ‘ Wh@@ ere can I find tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy spiritual guid@@ ance ?
E@@ arly in Jesus ’ ministry , a le@@ per appro@@ ached Jesus and said : “ If you just want to , you can make me clean . ”
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing a study of g@@ am@@ bl@@ ers ’ respon@@ ses to w@@ in@@ ning and lo@@ sing , D@@ r . H@@ ans B@@ re@@ it@@ er no@@ ted that “ a mon@@ et@@ ary re@@ ward in a g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing - like experi@@ ment pro@@ du@@ ces b@@ ra@@ in activ@@ ation very similar to that ob@@ served in a co@@ ca@@ ine ad@@ di@@ ct recei@@ ving an in@@ fu@@ sion of co@@ ca@@ ine . ”
• How can one cultiv@@ ate the desire to serve others ?
Now a s@@ ling might not se@@ em like much , but it was in fact a for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble we@@ ap@@ on .
These human@@ it@@ ari@@ an efforts have pro@@ duc@@ ed very good resul@@ ts , with many refu@@ ge@@ es being ass@@ is@@ ted .
After World W@@ ar I@@ I , I had the privilege of atten@@ ding the 1@@ 1@@ th class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad in New Yor@@ k .
Gre@@ at benef@@ its result from op@@ ening our ho@@ m@@ es , however hum@@ ble , to such ones .
After this tra@@ ge@@ dy my mother refu@@ sed to stay in R@@ ā@@ m Al@@ l@@ ā@@ h , and we moved to A@@ th@@ ens , Gre@@ e@@ ce , when I was three years old .
How did Jesus per@@ form a public service to re@@ place the Law covenant ?
If the con@@ vers@@ ation st@@ ra@@ ys , the ho@@ st can t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully re@@ direc@@ t it .
The mu@@ se@@ u@@ m li@@ br@@ ary con@@ tain@@ s 6@@ 38 man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts d@@ ating from the 9@@ th to the 1@@ 6@@ th century as well as 1@@ 5@@ 4 boo@@ ks pr@@ inted before the year 1@@ 5@@ 0@@ 1 .
L@@ et@@ ’s see how , over 3@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le came to be Samu@@ el@@ ’s home .
All were star@@ ing wide - ey@@ ed at me .
That was des@@ pite the in@@ iti@@ al op@@ position of the pri@@ me minis@@ ter , who had descri@@ bed the transl@@ ation as a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous and “ imp@@ ro@@ per book . ”
It has a ra@@ m and cir@@ cul@@ ar shi@@ el@@ ds on ei@@ ther side near the st@@ er@@ n and toward the bo@@ w .
C@@ ould you now make it your determin@@ ation to read the enti@@ re Bible ?
We make a similar cho@@ ice when we dedic@@ ate ourselves to God .
U@@ ri@@ m and Th@@ um@@ mi@@ m , 6 / 1
The fe@@ et ?
And are we not happy to stand up for the true God , Jehovah , and to expla@@ in to others how he will put an end to Satan and to man@@ kin@@ d’s w@@ o@@ es ?
It is possible that some cor@@ rec@@ tly under@@ sto@@ od a Messi@@ ani@@ c prophecy invol@@ ving “ se@@ v@@ ent@@ y we@@ ek@@ s . ”
27 : 6@@ 2 - 6@@ 6 .
When C@@ la@@ i@@ re@@ ’s father a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned the family , she became de@@ pres@@ sed .
So when scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es try to per@@ su@@ a@@ de you to di@@ stru@@ st your parents , do not be mis@@ led as E@@ ve was .
He was willing to “ slave ” both for Jehovah and for those who would listen to the message of truth .
( Com@@ ment on illustr@@ ation on page 18 . )
He must displa@@ y hum@@ ility , mo@@ des@@ ty , and pati@@ ence , for divine blessings do not over@@ take pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous , pr@@ ou@@ d , and ambi@@ ti@@ ous people .
If the material is who@@ les@@ ome , reading can be a s@@ ource of heal@@ thy rel@@ a@@ x@@ ation .
14 , 15 . ( a ) Al@@ low@@ ing wr@@ ong@@ doing to go on un@@ c@@ he@@ cked can have what effect on the enti@@ re congregation ?
The people bas@@ ked in pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity and enjo@@ yed a rich so@@ cial and cul@@ tural life .
We could use such un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish people even in the high@@ est pol@@ itical fun@@ ctions ​ — but we are never going to get them there . . . .
A@@ no@@ ther benefit of making the truth our own is that we will be con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that these are in@@ deed the last days of this system of things .
When you follow Jesus ’ example , it is much e@@ asi@@ er for others to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with you .
As recorded at Hebrews 12 : 1 , Paul made what refer@@ ence to a r@@ ace ?
Ju@@ ly 16 - 18
F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 15 , 200@@ 9
Jesus then asked Mar@@ th@@ a : “ Do you believe this ? ”
They feel that they are never good en@@ ough .
At the conclu@@ sion of the last talk , the vis@@ iting speak@@ er read a t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement pre@@ pared by the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , Jac@@ o@@ b was a deep@@ ly spiritual man .
At 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 5 , the Bible states : “ In the last days cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with will be here .
While doing st@@ re@@ et work on De@@ c@@ ember 24 , 194@@ 4 , I was ar@@ rest@@ ed .
The conscience of one person might move him to ask his su@@ per@@ vis@@ or to have some other emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ e put up and take down the f@@ la@@ g .
All of this is in har@@ mony with the divine purpose that ‘ the ref@@ ined saying of Jehovah , ’ ‘ the word of our God , will last to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ’ ​ — Psalm 18 : 30 ; Isaiah 40 : 8 ; 1 Peter 1 : 25 .
“ Des@@ pite My D@@ ar@@ k P@@ ast , I A@@ m Now H@@ app@@ y . ” ​ — G@@ A@@ R@@ R@@ Y P . AMB@@ R@@ O@@ C@@ I@@ O
Wh@@ atever he promises , he does ; he speak@@ s , and it is done . ” ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 23 : 19 , To@@ da@@ y’s Eng@@ l@@ ish V@@ er@@ sion .
Ab@@ ound in P@@ os@@ iti@@ ve S@@ pe@@ e@@ ch and H@@ el@@ p@@ ful De@@ e@@ ds
1 Samuel chap@@ ters 1 - 2
What ass@@ is@@ ted the deci@@ ph@@ ering pro@@ c@@ ess was the real@@ iz@@ ation that n@@ ames , t@@ it@@ les , g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gi@@ es of rul@@ ers , and even expres@@ sions of self - praise were often re@@ pe@@ ated .
By the l@@ ate 19@@ 40 ’ s , the Com@@ mun@@ ist author@@ ities in H@@ ung@@ ary re@@ stri@@ cted the activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses , just as the F@@ as@@ c@@ ists had done before the war .
So J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah mo@@ ves to To@@ b , a re@@ gi@@ on e@@ ast of G@@ ile@@ ad and ex@@ posed to Israel@@ ’s enem@@ ies .
What can we learn from the kindness Jesus showed ?
E@@ mp@@ loy@@ ment may become har@@ der to find , and emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es may come under inc@@ reas@@ ed pres@@ sure to work longer h@@ our@@ s .
Yes , Jehovah and Jesus Christ coun@@ t each one of us as wor@@ thy of respect .
Since I knew little S@@ pan@@ ish , the first time I inter@@ pre@@ ted a talk from S@@ pan@@ ish to Ger@@ man was pro@@ ba@@ bly the most difficult assignment I have ever received .
Ru@@ th@@ ’s family lived in Mo@@ a@@ b .
“ Th@@ ough [ Jesus ] was rich ” as a powerful spirit cre@@ ature in heaven , the Bible says that he “ became po@@ or ” for our s@@ ak@@ es .
But at the age of 13 , he jo@@ ined a war@@ ring fac@@ tion and became a no@@ t@@ ori@@ ous child sol@@ di@@ er .
My family often enjo@@ yed out@@ ings at the f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating fore@@ st@@ s and beau@@ ti@@ ful l@@ ak@@ es that sur@@ r@@ ound our ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn of J@@ y@@ v@@ ä@@ s@@ k@@ yl@@ ä , in C@@ en@@ tr@@ al F@@ in@@ land .
In fact , the Bible pres@@ ents the Creator as as@@ king the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job : “ Ha@@ ve you in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ently consider@@ ed the bro@@ ad sp@@ ac@@ es of the earth ? ”
Our ye@@ ar@@ text for 20@@ 14 : “ Let your Kingdom come . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 10
Paul’s mission@@ ary care@@ er . ” It ad@@ ds : “ L@@ ying at the meeting - place of the se@@ a r@@ out@@ es le@@ ading to S@@ y@@ ri@@ a , A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or , and Gre@@ e@@ ce , C@@ y@@ pr@@ us seem@@ ed the in@@ ev@@ it@@ able first st@@ age of a mission@@ ary ven@@ ture . ”
( 1 Ti@@ m .
In the first century , Israel was rul@@ ed by the Romans , who@@ se pres@@ ence was deep@@ ly res@@ ented by the local people .
Son of God . ​ — John 1 : 34 .
But how would they re@@ act to such an acc@@ us@@ ation ?
The resur@@ rec@@ tions that Jesus himself per@@ form@@ ed on earth give us confidence in the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s promise that the dead in God’s mem@@ ory will a@@ wa@@ ke from their long “ s@@ le@@ ep . ”
33 : 6 ; fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ​ — What is “ the spirit , ” or “ bre@@ ath , ” of Jehovah’s m@@ ou@@ th ?
I asked Jehovah if I should sto@@ p the study .
Ru@@ th rel@@ ates : “ H@@ ear@@ ing those words from him really had an imp@@ act on me . ”
P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ ting the ide@@ a that spi@@ r@@ its do not ex@@ ist is one of the many ways that Satan uses to mis@@ lead people .
“ This , cou@@ pl@@ ed with the fact that I had been ne@@ g@@ le@@ cting her , led to a disa@@ str@@ ous turn of events .
“ F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship night helps you draw close to your family while dra@@ wing close to Jehovah .
And is it not true that today , for example , cre@@ ati@@ on@@ ists in@@ s@@ ist that the Bible teach@@ es that the earth was cre@@ ated in si@@ x 24 - h@@ our days , when all the fac@@ ts show that the earth it@@ self is bil@@ li@@ ons of years old ?
“ H@@ app@@ y is ever@@ yone fe@@ aring Jehovah . . .
Daniel and his wife , S@@ ar@@ ah , * were regul@@ ar pione@@ ers .
L@@ ar@@ ge conven@@ tions also encoura@@ ged and uni@@ fied the brothers .
A bo@@ y and a gi@@ r@@ l were w@@ atch@@ ing , so I told them , “ I will give you some money if you get those sh@@ o@@ es out of the mu@@ d . ”
What can you do if others mis@@ understand something you do ?
He has put his trust in God ; let H@@ im now res@@ cu@@ e him if He wants him , for he said , ‘ I am God’s Son . ’ ”
He ur@@ ged Timothy to n@@ ur@@ ture his spiritual gi@@ f@@ ts and to keep gro@@ wing , making advan@@ c@@ ement .
How would you de@@ fine our spiritual in@@ her@@ it@@ ance ?
Since “ the c@@ up ” re@@ pres@@ ents the new covenant , only those in the new covenant par@@ take of the em@@ ble@@ ms .
We ex@@ pect such things .
May we take full advan@@ ta@@ ge of the tra@@ ining Jehovah provi@@ des , confid@@ ent that it will benefit both us and those who listen to us .
N@@ ati@@ ves from the ne@@ ar@@ by ar@@ id m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s could no doubt i@@ magine themselves wal@@ king under sh@@ ad@@ ed col@@ on@@ n@@ ad@@ es on a ho@@ t and d@@ ry day or rel@@ a@@ x@@ ing in one of the many free public ba@@ ths to the s@@ ound of tri@@ ck@@ ling water .
After war@@ ning his disciples about the effe@@ cts of wr@@ ath , Jesus gave what counsel ?
The disci@@ ple James c@@ learly under@@ sto@@ od the dam@@ ag@@ ing effect of this kind of doubt .
His hum@@ ility , qui@@ et determin@@ ation , and strength of char@@ ac@@ ter imp@@ ressed me .
By sen@@ ding Eli@@ j@@ ah to this wi@@ do@@ w , Jehovah showed that He takes no@@ te of well - in@@ ten@@ tioned individuals who are not yet serving H@@ im .
“ Th@@ r@@ ough use , ” said Paul .
However , Jehovah kno@@ ws what he is doing .
Some scho@@ l@@ ars have pro@@ posed that the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls were hi@@ d@@ den in the ca@@ ves by Jews from Jerusalem before the des@@ tru@@ ction of the temple in 70 C.E .
Jesus comman@@ ded his followers to show self - sacrific@@ ing love toward one another .
Si@@ mil@@ arly today , Jehovah has se@@ par@@ ated for himself a people who are mar@@ ke@@ dly different from Satan’s world .
On the other hand , Davi@@ d’s life course and his in@@ tim@@ ate relationship with Jehovah id@@ enti@@ fy him as a truly God - fe@@ aring man .
O@@ r e@@ con@@ om@@ ic pres@@ sures may we@@ i@@ gh heav@@ ily upon us .
L@@ ater , I attend@@ ed le@@ c@@ tures by J@@ es@@ u@@ its , Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st@@ als , and G@@ no@@ s@@ tic@@ s .
When it comes to making at@@ on@@ ement for sin@@ s , their righteous ac@@ ts am@@ ount to nothing more than so@@ iled gar@@ ments . ​ — Romans 3 : 23 , 24 .
As the re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ents of Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , how can we imitate him in our deal@@ ings with one another ?
A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s ro@@ d was plac@@ ed in that Ar@@ k much later , after the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on of K@@ or@@ ah and others .
The cam@@ pa@@ ign was sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ed for se@@ ven we@@ ek@@ s during the sum@@ m@@ er , cul@@ min@@ ating in the “ Ke@@ ep on the W@@ atch ! ”
S@@ el@@ f - discipl@@ ine is vital if we are to “ form a long@@ ing ” for Bible study .
H@@ as any har@@ m come to him ?
It was said that both se@@ x@@ es me@@ t together at night . . . and that prom@@ is@@ cu@@ ous inter@@ course follow@@ ed . . . .
We can learn from this by stri@@ ving to respect and co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with decisions made by those with the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c authority today .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing are just a few effe@@ ctive illustr@@ ations .
Even so , in respon@@ se Abra@@ m “ buil@@ t an al@@ ta@@ r there to Jehovah , who had appe@@ ared to him . ”
Thus , Jesus became Jesus Christ , or Jesus the A@@ no@@ inted One .
Ther@@ efore , we encoura@@ ge young ones to study this material care@@ fully and to com@@ ment fre@@ ely when it is consider@@ ed at the congregation Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy .
What words , to@@ ne of vo@@ ice , and dem@@ e@@ an@@ or will most likely prom@@ o@@ te peace ?
We are ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed to remain mor@@ ally cha@@ st@@ e .
I@@ stan@@ bu@@ l is a beau@@ ti@@ ful co@@ s@@ mo@@ po@@ lit@@ an city .
Ru@@ th , R@@ a@@ ha@@ b , and the Hebrew you@@ ths ex@@ iled in Babyl@@ on ‘ kept on gu@@ ard according to God’s word ’
If this seem@@ s too difficult , share your feelings about the matter with him .
While it is Scriptural for parents to honor their children by giving them a hear@@ ing e@@ ar , the children should not displa@@ y a dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful attitude toward older members of the family .
The bro@@ ch@@ ure A Bo@@ ok for All Pe@@ ople and the book The Bible ​ — God’s Word or M@@ an’s ?
Jesus fore@@ told that his loyal followers would preach the good news of the Kingdom and make disciples .
“ My wife and I had the experience of sh@@ aring the Kingdom message with a group of 26 young people who attend@@ ed the P@@ res@@ b@@ y@@ ter@@ i@@ an Ch@@ urch .
For example , a sister kno@@ ws that she has the responsi@@ bility to preach the good news .
Satan the Devil is refer@@ red to as “ the origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent , ” ap@@ par@@ ently because he used a ser@@ p@@ ent to dec@@ ei@@ ve E@@ ve .
It was U@@ gar@@ it , “ one of the most important ancient c@@ ities of the Ne@@ ar E@@ ast . ”
Li@@ ving U@@ p to Your De@@ dic@@ ation ? 2 / 1
( a ) What does it mean to d@@ ress with “ mo@@ des@@ ty and s@@ oun@@ dness of mind ” ?
P@@ os@@ iti@@ ve resul@@ ts have also come to many who have wit@@ ness@@ ed to un@@ believ@@ ing family members , even when it seem@@ ed un@@ likely that these would respon@@ d fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly .
On@@ ce we understand the reason why Jehovah cre@@ ated us , we know why we are here . ​ — Genesis 1 : 26 - 28 .
Although not yet baptized , she had id@@ enti@@ fied her@@ self as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses while on bo@@ ard the ship .
A c@@ lu@@ e lies in verse 4 of Proverbs chap@@ ter 2 , where Solomon com@@ pa@@ res this knowledge to “ hi@@ d tre@@ a@@ sures . ”
By the time that the last apostle , John , was old , this apost@@ as@@ y was c@@ learly evid@@ ent . ​ — 2 P@@ et .
How fo@@ ol@@ ish they were to turn away from him and bo@@ w down before car@@ ved i@@ ma@@ ges and sac@@ red p@@ ill@@ ars !
When Jehovah wi@@ p@@ es out wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness from the earth , he will not destro@@ y the righteous along with the wicked .
Pe@@ ople often tell me , “ S@@ ar@@ a , you have such a lo@@ vely sm@@ ile .
That was ten years ag@@ o .
This work has pla@@ yed such an important ro@@ le in the s@@ pre@@ ading of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message thr@@ ough@@ out the cen@@ tu@@ ries that it has been called a Bible transl@@ ation that chang@@ ed the world .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , in the home of the P@@ ort Ar@@ th@@ ur g@@ un@@ man , po@@ li@@ ce con@@ f@@ is@@ c@@ ated 2@@ ,000 viol@@ ent and por@@ no@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c vi@@ de@@ o@@ s .
Instead of en@@ ding up like King Jeho@@ as@@ h , all who follow this ad@@ vice will have a bless@@ ed future : “ May loving - kindness and tru@@ en@@ ess themselves not leave you . . . .
No won@@ der one of God’s requi@@ re@@ ments for his worshipp@@ ers is that they “ love kindness ” ! ​ — Mi@@ ca@@ h 6 : 8 .
Some could think that before “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , ” there will be war in every country and that most people will be si@@ ck or star@@ ving .
In war , people do ter@@ ri@@ ble things .
One Bible stud@@ ent wrote : “ I do so enjoy atten@@ ding the meetings .
Do they just re@@ pe@@ at a set pat@@ ter@@ n of words ?
should have made it clear to the Christians in Corin@@ th that Paul’s decision to change his pl@@ ans was not because he was un@@ reli@@ able .
But Jesus ’ prophecy re@@ ached far bey@@ ond the ra@@ z@@ ing of that ancient city .
K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge that the world is pas@@ sing away and that those doing God’s will are to remain forever also helped R@@ ol@@ f - M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el .
Such fre@@ qu@@ ent do@@ sing makes n@@ ic@@ o@@ t@@ ine uni@@ qu@@ ely ad@@ dic@@ tive .
Read the account at Genesis 2 : 7 for yourself .
When Bible stud@@ ents are a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned by form@@ er friends who have no love for God , members of the congregation can f@@ ill the vo@@ id .
16 , 17 . ( a ) Why is it important to have respect not only for those to whom we preach but also for op@@ pos@@ ers ?
At this , the man said : “ I am Jewish and a H@@ olo@@ ca@@ u@@ st sur@@ vi@@ v@@ or .
In fact , to think that Satan could never dec@@ ei@@ ve you is , in it@@ self , a great d@@ elu@@ sion .
Su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ous tra@@ di@@ tions hold that ill@@ ness and ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents are , not simply ch@@ ance happ@@ en@@ ings , but events in@@ s@@ ti@@ g@@ ated by for@@ ces in the spirit world .
The psalmist san@@ g : “ H@@ app@@ y is the man . . . [ who@@ se ] deli@@ ght is in the law of Jehovah , and in his law he re@@ a@@ ds in an under@@ to@@ ne day and night .
• a way to accom@@ pl@@ ish more
The pres@@ ence is inv@@ isi@@ ble to human eyes .
Will you be among them ?
We par@@ ti@@ ed a lo@@ t , s@@ le@@ pt around , and a@@ bu@@ sed d@@ ru@@ g@@ s and al@@ co@@ ho@@ l .
That can occ@@ up@@ y a large por@@ tion of our time , en@@ er@@ gy , and res@@ our@@ ces .
How can you help the ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved gra@@ du@@ ally to reg@@ a@@ in a ta@@ st@@ e for life ?
As I learned to control my temp@@ er , I learned to control my t@@ ong@@ ue .
Wh@@ ere did he under@@ go ‘ pl@@ enti@@ ful ’ imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ments ?
What s@@ crip@@ tures may move a brother who seem@@ s to be dis@@ eng@@ ag@@ ed to ad@@ just his thinking ?
It is prop@@ er to ye@@ ar@@ n for the end of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
E@@ con@@ om@@ ic har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps make it difficult to e@@ ke out a living .
; F@@ u@@ z@@ el , F .
After a time , the origin@@ al t@@ ree will have three or four young , vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous tr@@ un@@ ks sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding it , like sons around a table .
I had some attitu@@ des that were not very ni@@ ce , so I pray@@ ed for help .
O@@ thers may tell us that we are doing well .
Indeed , the Bible shows that Israel@@ ’s col@@ le@@ ctive gu@@ il@@ t was so great that three , four , or pos@@ si@@ bly more gener@@ ations were affe@@ cted by the mis@@ de@@ e@@ ds of their fore@@ fa@@ thers , just as Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 20 : 5 states .
When P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h som@@ eho@@ w learned that S@@ ar@@ ah was Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s wife , he sent her back to her husband and asked the whole family group to leave Egy@@ pt .
Fa@@ ith in God’s Word gives us the as@@ sur@@ ed expe@@ ct@@ ation that Jehovah will care for our da@@ ily needs and will ev@@ en@@ tually make a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant pro@@ vision for all who love him .
While we may at times ask God to gu@@ i@@ de and bl@@ ess all travel@@ ing overse@@ ers or spiritual shepher@@ ds , can we not some@@ times be pre@@ c@@ ise ?
They are ke@@ en@@ ly a@@ ware of he@@ e@@ ding the apostle Joh@@ n@@ ’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ L@@ it@@ tle children , let us love , ne@@ i@@ ther in word nor with the t@@ ong@@ ue , but in deed and truth . ”
By means of his powerful holy spirit , he can make us e@@ qu@@ al to any tri@@ al we may face .
This wicked desire became fer@@ t@@ ile and gave bir@@ th to sin .
• Read out l@@ ou@@ d
Yet , in the origin@@ al Hebrew text , that name ​ — Jehovah — ​ appe@@ ars about 7@@ ,000 times !
Abraham H@@ ad Jehovah’s V@@ i@@ e@@ w
Do@@ g@@ ma in the Ser@@ vice of P@@ ol@@ iti@@ c@@ s
I must ad@@ mit , though , it takes determin@@ ation to go .
His vi@@ ct@@ ory over the Phil@@ ist@@ ine gi@@ ant Go@@ li@@ ath ?
It is perhaps the last house in Jerusalem in the direction of the M@@ ount of O@@ lives before cro@@ s@@ sing the K@@ id@@ r@@ on V@@ al@@ le@@ y .
The first words of Isaiah 60 are ad@@ d@@ ressed to a woman in a very sa@@ d con@@ dition ​ — in dar@@ k@@ ness , l@@ ying pro@@ str@@ ate on the gr@@ ound .
Chris@@ t@@ ine is con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that it is .
; Ho@@ o@@ k@@ er , E .
O@@ thers would be stu@@ mb@@ led and would be@@ tra@@ y and h@@ ate one another .
However , because we are so different , some@@ times there may be difficul@@ ties .
In this con@@ ne@@ ction , Paul coun@@ sel@@ ed : “ Let each of us ple@@ ase his neigh@@ b@@ or in what is good for his up@@ building .
A D@@ r@@ un@@ ken G@@ am@@ bl@@ er L@@ is@@ ten@@ s
The rec@@ ord of his ministry as found in the Christian Greek Scriptures be@@ ars el@@ o@@ qu@@ ent t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony to Paul’s con@@ stan@@ cy in rend@@ ering whole - sou@@ led service to God .
It was the most important part of the day .
P@@ ri@@ or to that special night ​ — and especially on that night — ​ give serious thought to the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of the un@@ le@@ av@@ ened bre@@ ad and the red w@@ ine .
The land did not provide en@@ ough water and pas@@ tu@@ ra@@ ge to su@@ sta@@ in both A@@ br@@ am@@ ’s and Lo@@ t’s flo@@ c@@ ks .
Mo@@ re@@ over , faith streng@@ th@@ ens people to maintain high standards in the face of en@@ or@@ m@@ ous pres@@ sure .
The h@@ our is coming , and it is now , when the dead will hear the vo@@ ice of the Son of God and those who have given he@@ ed will live . ”
10 : 6 ; fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ​ — How does ‘ the m@@ ou@@ th of the wicked ones co@@ ver up viol@@ ence ’ ?
L@@ ear@@ n to dec@@ l@@ ine po@@ lit@@ ely the pers@@ ist@@ ent off@@ ers of a kind but mis@@ gu@@ i@@ ded ho@@ st .
J@@ anu@@ ary 2 - 8 , 20@@ 12
He said : “ B@@ el@@ o@@ ved ones , do not be pu@@ z@@ z@@ led at the bur@@ ning among you , which is happ@@ ening to you for a tri@@ al , as though a str@@ ange thing were be@@ f@@ all@@ ing you . ”
But the comm@@ on den@@ om@@ in@@ at@@ or is the beli@@ ef that someone , or something , from the inv@@ isi@@ ble spirit world needs to be appe@@ as@@ ed .
On the other hand , if he be@@ comes har@@ d@@ ened against you , is he really the kind of friend that you want ?
Yet , des@@ pite his va@@ st knowledge , he thought of his listen@@ ers , not of himself .
26 - 28 .
When the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol began in 194@@ 3 , I started giving stud@@ ent tal@@ ks in my congregation .
If our faith is buil@@ t on acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge , we will coura@@ ge@@ ously speak about our beli@@ ef@@ s with con@@ vi@@ ction .
( Read Luke 2 : 36 , 37 ; Acts 20 : 31 ; 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 3 : 8 . )
7 , 8 . ( a ) What is involved in d@@ wel@@ ling with wi@@ ves according to knowledge ?
What does all of this mean ?
What are some of its as@@ pe@@ cts , and how do they com@@ pare with human rul@@ er@@ ship ?
If someone off@@ ends us but as@@ ks for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , love mo@@ ves us to for@@ give him .
L@@ ater , in the days of the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job , Satan ra@@ ised another is@@ sue .
We live in a world that does not take Jehovah or his la@@ ws seri@@ ously .
4@@ 3 : 10 - 12 .
Joh@@ ann@@ es R@@ au@@ the , who organiz@@ ed pres@@ ent@@ ations in P@@ ol@@ and and the present - day C@@ ze@@ ch Re@@ public , re@@ members that many people in attend@@ ance left their ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses so as to be called on .
Ex@@ pres@@ s your gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for the way that God provi@@ des for us as his people ​ — especially by giving us comfort and hope in our tri@@ bul@@ ations . ​ — R@@ om .
One of them , the apostle John , wrote : “ By this the love of God was made man@@ i@@ f@@ est in our case , because God sent for@@ th his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son into the world that we might gain life through him . ”
If we medit@@ ate on the mo@@ de@@ l prayer , however , we may find that there are other greater needs that we might over@@ look .
However , such att@@ ac@@ ks occ@@ ur@@ red during the 20@@ th century and are now taking place .
H@@ ere are some examples of situ@@ ations that our young people enc@@ oun@@ ter .
Satan’s at@@ temp@@ ts to destro@@ y the integrity of Jesus and Job ex@@ emp@@ li@@ fy some of the ways he se@@ ek@@ s to bre@@ ak our Christian integrity .
Pro@@ ve Y@@ our@@ self Re@@ ad@@ y
Christ’s anointed brothers on earth in this time of the end have par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly received the ac@@ tive support of the other sheep in car@@ r@@ ying out the God - given com@@ mis@@ sion to ‘ preach this good news of the kingdom in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations . ’
It was she@@ er ple@@ asure to tell these fri@@ end@@ ly people about God’s Kingdom .
The po@@ li@@ ce of@@ fic@@ er told us that if we had any problems , we should call him person@@ ally and he would h@@ and@@ le the situation .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 8@@ 8 , 1@@ 20
I am 9@@ 2 years old and can ba@@ r@@ ely walk , but I still have a clear , re@@ ten@@ tive mind .
Their death is sacri@@ fi@@ cial in that they r@@ en@@ oun@@ ce any hope of everlasting life on earth .
A he@@ ad@@ l@@ ine in the S@@ un@@ day Ne@@ ws of May 20 , 200@@ 1 , said : “ C@@ lo@@ th@@ es for Re@@ fu@@ ge@@ es in T@@ an@@ z@@ ani@@ a Com@@ ing . ”
We can learn much about faith and courage by consider@@ ing the example set by another p@@ re - Christian witness ​ — E@@ no@@ ch .
Un@@ der his Kingdom that is soon to come , there will be no more tra@@ ge@@ dies , mas@@ sac@@ res , or suffering .
And he was even emp@@ ow@@ ered to per@@ form a resurrection . ​ — Acts 9 : 40 .
“ Pa@@ y A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion to How You L@@ isten ”
S@@ imp@@ ly put , the Bible is a s@@ ound gu@@ i@@ de , not just for fin@@ an@@ cial se@@ cur@@ ity and physical well - being , but for life it@@ self .
C@@ le@@ an@@ l@@ iness ​ — Why I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant ?
Do not be af@@ ra@@ id because of their fac@@ es , for ‘ I am with you to deli@@ ver you . ’ ”
After Je@@ ze@@ bel@@ ’s death , what happened to Ba@@ al worshipp@@ ers in Israel ?
It is not eas@@ y to de@@ al with wr@@ ath and anger , especially when it st@@ em@@ s from what Paul called “ mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous bit@@ ter@@ ness . ”
The resul@@ ts are likely to be disa@@ str@@ ous ​ — if the ma@@ ch@@ ine works at all .
If appro@@ pri@@ ate , can you make yourself a@@ vail@@ able to ‘ hear the out@@ c@@ ry ’ of a sing@@ le par@@ ent who may need to p@@ our out his or her feelings ?
While still at home , Jesus “ continued sub@@ ject to ” his parents , all the time “ prog@@ res@@ sing in wisdom and in physical gro@@ w@@ th and in fav@@ or with God and men . ”
In the sou@@ ther@@ n@@ most part of the par@@ k is the th@@ ir@@ d - century C.E .
It ra@@ ined for 40 days and 40 ni@@ gh@@ ts .
We may also find ourselves at greater ris@@ k if we are de@@ pres@@ sed and vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able .
How would you descri@@ be ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y ?
A@@ m@@ ong them was the great love he displa@@ yed for his Father .
“ Ha@@ ve love among y@@ ourselves ” and “ remain in my word ” are fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al con@@ di@@ tions that Jesus se@@ ts for gen@@ u@@ ine Christians
There is no better way for a young person to follow in Christ’s fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s than to do the work that Jesus did ​ — by eng@@ ag@@ ing in the full - time ministry if that is possible .
; Ge@@ is@@ s@@ l@@ er , M .
It is not dem@@ e@@ an@@ ing for a Christian wife to be like S@@ ar@@ ah .
I look for@@ ward to the day when all commun@@ ic@@ ation ba@@ r@@ ri@@ ers will be re@@ moved and all will speak the “ pu@@ re language ” ​ — the truth about Jehovah God and his pur@@ pos@@ es — ​ as part of a un@@ ited human family . ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 3 : 9 .
R@@ em@@ ember P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h .
By means of the instru@@ ction we receive .
So how should we i@@ magine Jesus today ?
Can there be anything more re@@ war@@ ding than to be hon@@ ored by Jehovah ?
But by exerc@@ ising faith in it , milli@@ ons today have become friends of God , with the hope of everlasting life on a par@@ adise earth .
The Son jo@@ y@@ fully served as his Fa@@ ther’s “ ma@@ ster work@@ er . ”
The ba@@ si@@ c ide@@ a is “ ple@@ ading by one who in God’s sight has a right to do so in order to ob@@ tain mer@@ cy for one in need , ” according to the New Ca@@ tho@@ lic En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ating close fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps with those who do not love Jehovah can lead us to spiritual ru@@ in .
( Read Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 7 . )
Our g@@ lo@@ be will be ali@@ ve with lu@@ s@@ h ve@@ get@@ ation , col@@ or@@ ful bir@@ ds , s@@ pl@@ en@@ did ani@@ mal@@ s , and war@@ m@@ hear@@ ted people .
R@@ em@@ ember the illustr@@ ation about your re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble friend .
How much wis@@ er it is to seek the appro@@ val of the Messi@@ ani@@ c King !
How will the great tri@@ bul@@ ation beg@@ in ?
God inst@@ al@@ led Moses ’ older brother , A@@ ar@@ on , as Israel@@ ’s first high pri@@ est and appointed A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s sons to ass@@ ist their father with his du@@ ties . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 28 : 1 ; N@@ um@@ bers 3 : 10 ; 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 13 : 10 , 11 .
The shepher@@ d bo@@ y David res@@ cu@@ ed his flo@@ ck from w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast@@ s , including a li@@ on and a be@@ ar .
Still , being at the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al is important , for being there shows how high@@ ly they value Jesus ’ sacrifice .
In most in@@ stances , “ it tur@@ ns out to be , not a con@@ vers@@ ation , but an inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ation : How was school ?
Satan’s mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous dis@@ position was fur@@ ther ex@@ posed in the way in which he deal@@ t with Job .
( See bo@@ x “ How They De@@ al@@ t With Per@@ secu@@ tion , ” on the next page . )
Jehovah’s Witnesses see evidence of ang@@ eli@@ c direction as they car@@ ry out their do@@ or - to - do@@ or preaching work .
[ Ma@@ p / ​ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 32 ]
Yet I say to you men , From h@@ enc@@ e@@ for@@ th you will see the Son of man s@@ it@@ ting at the right hand of power and coming on the cl@@ ou@@ ds of heaven . ”
W@@ he@@ ther it be to honor Christ , enjoy one@@ ’s family , or both , milli@@ ons of hus@@ ban@@ ds , wi@@ ves , and children worl@@ d@@ wide a@@ wa@@ it this time with ke@@ en an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation .
M@@ an does not need s@@ op@@ h@@ is@@ tic@@ ated e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment to receive mes@@ sa@@ ges from God
We do not try to get as close as we can to sin without being p@@ uni@@ shed .
What Is Me@@ ant by E@@ th@@ ic@@ s ?
When we keep bus@@ y in Jehovah’s work , we do not have time to wor@@ ry too much about our own problems
1 : 5@@ 5@@ 7
It is the me@@ ek whom Jehovah lo@@ ves .
Su@@ re , we have many tal@@ ented men , but it is Jehovah’s spirit that makes it possible . ”
• Why was the gra@@ f@@ ting pro@@ c@@ ess “ contr@@ ary to n@@ ature ” ?
Since they cannot see him with their liter@@ al eyes , they act as if he is not see@@ ing them . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek .
This op@@ ens my mind to understanding the truth better . ”
Ad@@ van@@ c@@ ements in the medi@@ cal field made it possible for do@@ ct@@ ors to do things that would have been called mirac@@ les just a few de@@ ca@@ des ear@@ li@@ er .
He end@@ ur@@ ed tri@@ als that could be vie@@ wed as more se@@ v@@ ere than the ones he stu@@ mb@@ led over ear@@ li@@ er .
Daniel says : “ I continued writ@@ ing to her even after I en@@ tered the pioneer service . ”
Con@@ fir@@ m@@ ing this , the apostle John saw in vision a number of spirit cre@@ atu@@ res near Jehovah’s thro@@ ne in heaven .
T@@ ra@@ ined by Ex@@ peri@@ enced S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds
And accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing our ministry with a self - sacrific@@ ing spirit is truly re@@ war@@ ding .
P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es were scho@@ l@@ ars from among the comm@@ on people , of no special des@@ c@@ ent .
In these two artic@@ les , we will discus@@ s how Jehovah shows his love for us and how we can show our love for him .
Per@@ haps you have been taught such a beli@@ ef or are close to some who ch@@ er@@ ish the ide@@ a .
“ You can gu@@ ess how anxi@@ ous I was .
How can refle@@ cting on our blessings help us to cop@@ e with tri@@ als ?
One cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er said : “ S@@ ome@@ times the brothers give us a than@@ k - you letter saying how much they enjo@@ yed our vis@@ it .
“ We have just en@@ ough religion to make us h@@ ate , but not en@@ ough to make us love one another . ” ​ — J@@ ON@@ A@@ TH@@ A@@ N S@@ W@@ I@@ F@@ T , EN@@ G@@ L@@ I@@ S@@ H A@@ U@@ TH@@ O@@ R .
The stud@@ ents ’ experi@@ ences illustr@@ ated that , like the apostle Paul , those imp@@ el@@ led by love for God and neigh@@ b@@ or in our time never hold back from speaking the truth and let@@ ting the power of God’s Word work in others .
V@@ is@@ it@@ ors at the G@@ r@@ and Sh@@ r@@ ine of I@@ se , J@@ ap@@ an , and the G@@ ro@@ t@@ to of Mas@@ sa@@ bi@@ el@@ le , L@@ our@@ des , Fr@@ ance
R@@ ac@@ he@@ l thor@@ ough@@ ly enjo@@ yed vie@@ wing the vi@@ de@@ o pres@@ ent@@ ation P@@ ur@@ sue Go@@ als That H@@ on@@ or God .
Si@@ mil@@ ar resul@@ ts were seen in the to@@ wn of D@@ ong@@ shi@@ h in cen@@ tr@@ al T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n .
F@@ ish & W@@ il@@ d@@ life Ser@@ vice , W@@ a@@ shin@@ g@@ t@@ on , D@@ .@@ C .
For the w@@ in@@ ner , we@@ aring the cro@@ wn was a mar@@ k of great honor .
There will be no more op@@ pres@@ sion .
Gre@@ at ci@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ations were made possible by the H@@ w@@ an@@ g Ri@@ ver in Ch@@ ina , the G@@ ang@@ es and the In@@ d@@ us in sou@@ ther@@ n A@@ sia , and the N@@ ile in Egy@@ pt .
A woman anointed his head and fe@@ et during an ev@@ ening me@@ al in Be@@ th@@ any .
P@@ re@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous enem@@ ies who dis@@ reg@@ ar@@ ded God’s law der@@ i@@ ded him and s@@ me@@ ared him with fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od .
I@@ magine the benef@@ its that came to her when she became a part of God’s clean people , a people educ@@ ated by God’s Law in the ways of love and justice .
C@@ al@@ am@@ ity be@@ f@@ ell Ca@@ in , Bal@@ a@@ am , and K@@ or@@ ah .
He who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly supp@@ or@@ ted the pro@@ ject by pas@@ sing on to Solomon the ar@@ ch@@ it@@ e@@ c@@ tural pl@@ ans that he had received from Jehovah .
12 : 7 - 10 ; 1 Th@@ ess .
( b ) What do the s@@ word and the bo@@ w stand for ?
You will not be disa@@ p@@ pointed , for Jehovah God himself says of his Son : “ I , even I , have inst@@ al@@ led my king upon Z@@ ion , my holy m@@ oun@@ tain . ” ​ — Psalm 2 : 6 .
The teach@@ er re@@ adi@@ ly ag@@ re@@ ed .
The Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians “ accepted the word under much tri@@ bul@@ ation with joy of holy spirit ” and became examples to other believers . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 1 : 5 - 7 .
And it was not over when we got baptized .
But 3@@ 6@@ 5 publi@@ sh@@ ers in 12 congregations use the G@@ ari@@ fun@@ a language .
For instance , C@@ al@@ v@@ in H@@ ar@@ le@@ y , a bi@@ olo@@ g@@ ist who stu@@ dies human ag@@ ing , said in an inter@@ view that he does not believe that humans “ have a pro@@ gra@@ m to die . ”
Re@@ fer@@ ring to God’s many pro@@ duc@@ tions on earth , the psalmist exc@@ la@@ im@@ s : “ How many your works are , O Jehovah !
May you experience great joy in your ministry as you dec@@ l@@ are this good news and help those “ righ@@ tly dis@@ posed for everlasting life ” to real@@ ize that deli@@ ver@@ ance by God’s Kingdom is at hand ! ​ — Acts 13 : 4@@ 8 .
There are still other ways that Jehovah has bless@@ ed his people , making them beau@@ ti@@ ful , in these last days .
Jesus stated that his followers should consider themselves happy even when people “ l@@ y@@ ingly say every s@@ ort of wicked thing ” against them for his s@@ ake .
It is also important for them to pl@@ an for spiritual activities .
Rather , he wrote : “ Let go of anger and a@@ ban@@ d@@ on ra@@ ge ; do not become up@@ set and turn to doing evil . ”
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , we need to make sure that we get su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient am@@ oun@@ ts of who@@ les@@ ome spiritual food through regul@@ ar personal study , medit@@ ation , and meeting attend@@ ance . ​ — P@@ s .
Then I made a l@@ ist of activities that I could enjoy with others , so that I could form con@@ ne@@ ctions with them that were based on spiritual valu@@ es .
Who come to G@@ ile@@ ad ?
Wh@@ en@@ ever my parents and I went on ro@@ ad tri@@ ps , I would si@@ t in the ba@@ ck@@ se@@ at of the ca@@ r , reading a book .
For th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years ​ — and very in@@ ten@@ si@@ vely in the last century .
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing lo@@ gi@@ c chang@@ ed my whole out@@ look on life for the better .
I was be@@ at@@ en with a c@@ lu@@ b and bur@@ ned with ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ tes .
◇ Do not stand or si@@ t on the to@@ p two ru@@ ng@@ s of any la@@ d@@ der .
Some may ask : ‘ Why did Jehovah re@@ act so str@@ ong@@ ly ?
Jewish writ@@ ings present Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has ’ family in an un@@ fav@@ or@@ able light .
I now use the en@@ er@@ gy that I form@@ er@@ ly sp@@ ent on my jo@@ b to help people spiritually .
Di@@ d the Messi@@ ah really come as pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed ?
No , but he emp@@ ti@@ ed himself and took a sla@@ ve@@ ’s form and came to be in the lik@@ en@@ ess of men . ” ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
After two months of liter@@ al bl@@ in@@ dness , I had my eyes op@@ ened to Bi@@ bli@@ cal tru@@ ths that I had ign@@ ored during my enti@@ re life .
We may ru@@ n into people who are “ bo@@ ast@@ ful , ha@@ ugh@@ ty , bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ers , . . . s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ers , without self - control , fi@@ er@@ ce . ”
Me@@ dit@@ ate on Jehovah’s qualities
Our strong faith helps us to have a clean heart and a good conscience before Jehovah .
Pen@@ in@@ n@@ ah is H@@ an@@ na@@ h’s ri@@ val . ​ — 1 Samuel 1 : 2@@ b .
E@@ ven@@ tually the serv@@ ant re@@ ached a well out@@ side “ the city of Na@@ ho@@ r ” ( ei@@ ther H@@ ar@@ an or a ne@@ ar@@ by place ) just when the women were appro@@ aching to draw water .
[ 1 ] ( par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 14 ) See also the life st@@ ory of An@@ dre@@ j H@@ an@@ á@@ k from S@@ lo@@ v@@ ak@@ ia in the article “ Des@@ pite T@@ ri@@ als , My H@@ op@@ e H@@ as Re@@ ma@@ ined B@@ right ” in the A@@ pri@@ l 22 , 200@@ 2 , is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke !
Z@@ hi@@ ha@@ o continu@@ es : “ Because my parents are Witnesses , we discus@@ s the da@@ ily text every mor@@ ning .
“ I was so sur@@ pris@@ ed by how fri@@ end@@ ly the people were and how inter@@ ested they were in me . ”
( b ) What examples of spiritual people will we consider ?
He says : “ Ye@@ ars ag@@ o , I was imp@@ ris@@ oned for mu@@ r@@ der , and I still have time to serve .
“ Jesus . . . gave no consider@@ ation to a se@@ i@@ zu@@ re , nam@@ ely , that he should be e@@ qu@@ al to God . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 5 , 6 .
Consider this illustr@@ ation : When you tra@@ v@@ el by ca@@ r , you might first con@@ sul@@ t on@@ l@@ ine s@@ our@@ ces , ma@@ ps , and written direc@@ tions .
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t , mentioned in the op@@ ening article , has similar thoughts .
A S@@ ear@@ ch for S@@ ome@@ thing Bet@@ ter
When his name was called out , he coura@@ ge@@ ously inform@@ ed the pri@@ est that his fam@@ il@@ y’s needs took pre@@ ce@@ d@@ ence .
C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ous Th@@ r@@ ough Fa@@ ith and Go@@ dly F@@ e@@ ar
This mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to keep free from anything that de@@ fil@@ es our body .
P@@ o@@ in@@ t out that Satan is tr@@ ying to destro@@ y their relationship with God and make them think that reli@@ ef from li@@ fe@@ ’s bur@@ den@@ s can come by a@@ ban@@ don@@ ing true worship .
As the present system of things mo@@ ves toward its end , the fore@@ told “ pang@@ s of dist@@ ress ” will continue .
D@@ ra@@ wing on the real@@ ities of pa@@ st@@ or@@ al life , Jesus said : “ If a certain man comes to have a h@@ un@@ d@@ red sheep and one of them ge@@ ts st@@ ra@@ yed , will he not leave the n@@ in@@ ety - n@@ ine upon the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s and set out on a sear@@ ch for the one that is st@@ ra@@ ying ?
2 : 23 , 24 .
As in Jesus ’ case , our we@@ ap@@ ons “ are not fle@@ sh@@ ly , but powerful by God for over@@ tur@@ ning str@@ ong@@ ly en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched things ” ​ — deep@@ ly ing@@ ra@@ ined but wrong religious no@@ tions .
Because the truth about Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on can free you from nee@@ d@@ less fear , b@@ righ@@ ten your out@@ look on the future , and influ@@ ence the way you think about God .
N@@ um@@ er@@ ous sing@@ le elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants have g@@ one through the M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol , which e@@ qu@@ ip@@ s them to help others in the preaching work .
Today , many people do not feel gu@@ il@@ ty when they sin , so they do not understand why humans need the ransom .
For instance , if a challeng@@ ing proble@@ m is lo@@ om@@ ing a@@ head of us , ca@@ using us some anxi@@ ety and even fear for our well - being or that of our loved ones , we might read over the prayer of Jac@@ o@@ b regarding his up@@ coming meeting with his v@@ enge@@ ful brother , E@@ sa@@ u .
Let us , then , continue to keep all as@@ pe@@ cts of our lives clean so that our prayers are like s@@ we@@ et - sm@@ el@@ ling inc@@ en@@ se to God .
We conclu@@ ded that those who re@@ je@@ cted the Kingdom message and who died before the star@@ t of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation would die as go@@ ats ​ — without the hope of a resurrection .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ G@@ o on ac@@ qui@@ ring power in the Lord and in the mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness of his strength .
May we be among those who ‘ will praise the King forever and ever . ’
On@@ ly he is ca@@ pa@@ ble of res@@ cu@@ ing his servants out of world cha@@ o@@ s , and he has promised to do so .
However , more was involved in Timo@@ th@@ y’s be@@ coming a minis@@ ter .
In that new world , God “ will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from [ pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s ] eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more . ” ​ — Revelation 21 : 1 - 4 .
Na@@ than knew that at heart David loved righteousness and justice .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , it may take some time to deter@@ mine where you can be of real help . ​ — Acts 16 : 6 - 10 .
When S@@ p@@ ouse H@@ as S@@ pe@@ cial Ne@@ e@@ ds , 11 / 1
Still another temp@@ tation that the Devil used in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness involved an offer to give Jesus pol@@ itical power .
We do not know all of Mar@@ y’s concer@@ ns , but we do know what she did after G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el spoke to her .
The car@@ av@@ an had pas@@ sed through much of Cana@@ an and was tra@@ ver@@ sing har@@ sh@@ er ter@@ ra@@ in , the Ne@@ ge@@ b .
O@@ thers were taken from their parents and sent to the in@@ fam@@ ous chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s cam@@ p in Lo@@ d@@ z .
You are loo@@ king for Jesus the Na@@ z@@ ar@@ ene , who was imp@@ aled . He was ra@@ ised up , he is not here .
Jo@@ si@@ ah also had deep respect for Jehovah’s prophe@@ ts .
We now serve as members of the Bethel family in S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y .
Be@@ fore a cap@@ tain can sa@@ f@@ ely ber@@ th his ship , he has to avoid all the d@@ ang@@ ers that a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar por@@ t may pose .
Today , we are fi@@ gh@@ ting a spiritual war against Satan and his followers .
H@@ ere the pr@@ on@@ ou@@ n cannot ref@@ er to the clo@@ s@@ est an@@ te@@ ce@@ d@@ ent ​ — Jesus .
But to@@ ol@@ s h@@ and@@ led pro@@ per@@ ly help us to accom@@ pl@@ ish t@@ as@@ ks with satis@@ f@@ ying resul@@ ts .
Tru@@ e , there is much religious con@@ fu@@ sion on the sub@@ ject and str@@ ange , g@@ lo@@ om@@ y no@@ tions ab@@ ound .
Th@@ r@@ ough the prophet Jeremiah , God declar@@ ed : “ Lo@@ ok ! They have re@@ je@@ cted the word of Jehovah , and what wisdom do they have ? ”
But after that we were on our own .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al light has come into the world by means of Jesus , and listen@@ ing to him is vital .
L@@ ying is a trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion of the li@@ ps that be@@ comes a death - deal@@ ing tra@@ p for the one practic@@ ing it .
We used the new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers to p@@ lu@@ g the ho@@ les in the w@@ alls so that the r@@ ats would find it a bi@@ t har@@ der to en@@ ter .
Lo@@ o@@ king in@@ ten@@ tly at Jesus c@@ alls for following his example .
E@@ ach was under a v@@ ow to God , and they both faith@@ fully pa@@ id their v@@ ow to him .
How did such individuals benefit by vis@@ u@@ al@@ iz@@ ing future blessings ?
Let us exam@@ ine how Jehovah is able to for@@ give us .
They also ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly try to refle@@ ct a Chris@@ t@@ like person@@ ality , even under the most tr@@ ying circumstances .
S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds and T@@ e@@ ach@@ ers All the Ti@@ me
Hence , it would be a serious mis@@ take to en@@ ter@@ tain thoughts of fil@@ ing for an un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural div@@ or@@ ce from one person , perhaps while already pl@@ an@@ ning to mar@@ ry another . ​ — G@@ en .
Un@@ der what circumstances did Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i say what he did to David ?
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , at the Kingdom H@@ all , one can find a group of loving , concer@@ ned , and car@@ ing friends who are ready and willing to help and comfort others in times of dist@@ ress . ​ — 2 Corinthians 7 : 5 - 7 .
It was as if my heart had bro@@ ken in two , ” expla@@ ins R@@ a@@ qu@@ el .
Ha@@ ve you thought about how much time the elders sp@@ end pre@@ par@@ ing their par@@ ts for meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions ?
We are re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly as@@ sur@@ ed that reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of the difficul@@ ty we find ourselves in , Jehovah will not for@@ s@@ ake us .
We had a fine crow@@ d of over a h@@ un@@ d@@ red in attend@@ ance .
Jesus proved his love for mankind by will@@ ingly car@@ r@@ ying out God’s will .
He began to expla@@ in his beli@@ ef@@ s , using the Bible to do so .
This com@@ bin@@ ed world power came into being when B@@ r@@ ita@@ in and the Un@@ ited St@@ ates ac@@ ted together in a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant way during World W@@ ar I . ​ — 6 / 15 , page 19 .
When he re@@ turned , his family re@@ pe@@ ated to him what they had heard .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , La@@ ish is cap@@ tur@@ ed before Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s death . ​ — Jo@@ shua 19 : 4@@ 7 .
Per@@ haps we live in a commun@@ ity where the preaching work is not well received and we are not in a position to move to where there is a greater need for Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers .
Not long af@@ ter@@ ward , at the conven@@ tion at Y@@ an@@ ke@@ e St@@ adi@@ u@@ m in 195@@ 3 , he was baptized !
Jehovah told Noah that He was going to put an end to that wicked world and instru@@ cted him about what he must do to en@@ sure his fam@@ il@@ y’s sa@@ f@@ ety .
In a similar man@@ ner , when we have “ the peace of God , ” our hearts and min@@ ds remain at rest .
O@@ l@@ der On@@ es Par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate
Yes , when we “ de@@ al with faith@@ ful@@ ness , ” we receive and appreci@@ ate many blessings .
Instead , he “ kept on com@@ mit@@ ting himself to the one who jud@@ ges righte@@ ously . ”
In the words of the psalmist , all cre@@ ation will sing : “ As@@ cri@@ be to Jehovah the glory bel@@ ong@@ ing to his name . . .
Does it not reas@@ sure you to know that like the apostles and older men of the first century , those faithful men , our “ spiritual an@@ c@@ est@@ ors ” of the l@@ ate 18@@ 00 ’ s , were determined to ali@@ gn their beli@@ ef@@ s so@@ li@@ dly with God’s Word ?
; Ch@@ ene@@ y , L .
Many hist@@ ori@@ ans ag@@ ree , saying that the ro@@ o@@ ts of ic@@ on worship are found in the religi@@ ons of ancient Babyl@@ on , Egy@@ pt , and Gre@@ e@@ ce .
Mi@@ ch@@ ik@@ o in J@@ ap@@ an is a sing@@ le sister who@@ se relati@@ ves tri@@ ed to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce her to mar@@ ry an un@@ beli@@ ever .
“ Of course , y@@ es , ” they ans@@ wer@@ ed .
To pro@@ du@@ ce an acc@@ ur@@ ate r@@ en@@ dition , the transl@@ at@@ or had con@@ sul@@ ted Greek te@@ x@@ ts .
* ( Read Daniel 7 : 7 , 8 , 23 , 24 . )
In it the writ@@ er T@@ ati@@ an mer@@ ged the four Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts of Jesus Christ’s life into a sing@@ le har@@ mon@@ i@@ ous n@@ arr@@ ative .
He said : “ E@@ ach t@@ ree is known by its own fru@@ it . ”
* But did Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h know that when she made her offer ?
With trust in God , C@@ al@@ e@@ b and Jo@@ shua end@@ ur@@ ed vari@@ ous har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps .
6 : 2 - 4 .
( b ) Why is it ur@@ g@@ ent that in@@ ac@@ tive ones return to Jehovah ?
So you may reason : ‘ If the Bible really is practic@@ al , should it not pro@@ du@@ ce resul@@ ts in my life ?
We have to keep doing wh@@ atever is in our power to sol@@ ve the proble@@ m and then have faith in Jesus ’ words : “ Ke@@ ep on as@@ king , and it will be given you ; keep on see@@ king , and you will find ; keep on kno@@ c@@ king , and it will be op@@ ened to you . ”
Some time later , when Joseph was 17 , his brothers were many mil@@ es away car@@ ing for the fam@@ il@@ y’s sheep and go@@ ats .
The pres@@ crip@@ tion for main@@ tain@@ ing a heal@@ thy spiritual out@@ look is indic@@ ated in the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ Bu@@ y from [ Jesus ] . . . ey@@ es@@ al@@ ve to ru@@ b in your eyes that you may see . ”
He takes no@@ te of every good deed we have done , and he will re@@ pa@@ y us . ​ — Mat@@ t .
During the 200@@ 2 service year , a pe@@ ak of 3@@ 8@@ 8 Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers was re@@ ached !
Hence , “ Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na ” has a meaning similar to that of “ the l@@ ake of fi@@ re , ” mentioned in the book of Revelation .
Hence , we also have power ​ — al@@ be@@ it to a li@@ mit@@ ed ex@@ t@@ ent .
That ev@@ ening , Jehovah’s Witnesses around the world will ass@@ em@@ ble to com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate the death of the Lord , Jesus Christ .
What will Jehovah do for those with the earthly hope who serve him loy@@ ally now ?
We will certainly be happy if we will@@ ingly accept their lead@@ er@@ ship .
There is no need to ad@@ d to the tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es each day br@@ ings . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 34 , To@@ da@@ y’s Eng@@ l@@ ish V@@ er@@ sion .
It was a new chap@@ ter in my life , as I was lear@@ ning to speak Fr@@ en@@ ch and to a@@ da@@ pt to a different cul@@ ture .
If we dis@@ co@@ ver un@@ who@@ les@@ ome tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es , we do well to u@@ pro@@ o@@ t them before they become d@@ om@@ in@@ ant as@@ pe@@ cts of our person@@ ality .
The Greek word transl@@ ated “ keep@@ ing close in mind ” liter@@ ally means “ spe@@ e@@ ding up . ”
In 195@@ 7 , when I en@@ tered the full - time service , and today
A ba@@ n on the work of Jehovah’s Witnesses had ex@@ is@@ ted in Cana@@ da since Ju@@ ly 4 , 19@@ 40 .
In his inspired Word , God provi@@ des the needed c@@ lu@@ es with reg@@ ard to the number 6@@ 6@@ 6 , the name , or mar@@ k , of the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast of Revelation chap@@ ter 13 .
He said : “ O@@ u@@ t of the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of the heart the m@@ ou@@ th speak@@ s . ”
“ Go@@ dly devo@@ tion ” invol@@ ves re@@ ver@@ ence for God that mo@@ ves us to do what is pleas@@ ing in his eyes .
Will we prove to be obedi@@ ent to wh@@ atever future ur@@ g@@ ent direction we may receive from “ the faithful ste@@ ward ” ?
God’s spirit also moved early Christians to share in writ@@ ing God’s Word , the Bible , for the benefit of all human@@ kind .
The O@@ x@@ for@@ d En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ di@@ c Eng@@ l@@ ish Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary de@@ fin@@ es “ won@@ der ” as “ an emo@@ tion exc@@ ited by what is un@@ expe@@ cted , un@@ famili@@ ar , or in@@ ex@@ p@@ li@@ ca@@ ble , es@@ p . sur@@ pris@@ e m@@ ing@@ led with ad@@ mi@@ r@@ ation or cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity et@@ c . ”
Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h had seen cam@@ els ap@@ l@@ ent@@ y in her life , but we cannot as@@ su@@ me that she was an experienced cam@@ el ri@@ der .
5 : 1 , 2 .
R@@ itu@@ als may di@@ ff@@ er at vari@@ ous Sh@@ into sh@@ r@@ ines .
How can we es@@ cap@@ e being destro@@ yed along with Jehovah’s enem@@ ies ?
At that time this was consider@@ ed to be su@@ it@@ able at@@ ti@@ re for such a serious occasi@@ on .
When you consider what is stated in the se@@ ction “ Scriptural Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions An@@ s@@ wer@@ ed , ” you will gain greater in@@ sight into certain Scriptural pas@@ sa@@ ges .
7 : 7 ; C@@ ol .
What qualities do you consider important for a happy marriage ?
Many har@@ d@@ working ad@@ ul@@ ts are af@@ ra@@ id of lo@@ sing their jo@@ bs .
This made it possible to show a por@@ tion of the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama ” in 8@@ 0 different c@@ ities on any given day !
Fir@@ st , let us get an over@@ view of the purpose and fun@@ ction of these c@@ ities .
Many succ@@ ess@@ ful parents st@@ ress the import@@ ance of family prayers , among them prayers that inclu@@ de school matters and other things that are wor@@ r@@ ying their children .
And they will “ su@@ ck the mil@@ k of nations , ” using certain a@@ vail@@ able res@@ our@@ ces for the advan@@ c@@ ement of true worship .
“ If any one of you is l@@ ac@@ king in wisdom , ” says the disci@@ ple James , “ let him keep on as@@ king God , for he gives gener@@ ously to all and without re@@ pro@@ aching ; and it will be given him . ”
The des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Adam and E@@ ve in@@ her@@ ited imper@@ fe@@ ction and death from their dis@@ obedi@@ ent parents .
On@@ ly after his rel@@ e@@ ase from pris@@ on was Á@@ d@@ á@@ m at last baptized as a Witness of Jehovah .
Let us be determined to show our appreciation by giving our loyal support to the anointed brothers who make up that faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ​ — He@@ b .
Some parents still give that name to their daugh@@ ters .
V@@ al@@ eri@@ us G@@ r@@ atu@@ s , gover@@ nor of Juda@@ e@@ a , de@@ posed An@@ n@@ as in about 15 C.E .
The fore@@ told organiz@@ ational advan@@ c@@ ement is another way that he is beau@@ ti@@ f@@ ying his people .
When we@@ igh@@ ing we@@ d@@ lo@@ ck , why should a serv@@ ant of Jehovah set@@ tle for anything less ?
That century ended with dem@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c rule ga@@ ining greater accep@@ t@@ ance than ever before .
In the Bible , God expla@@ ins how we can ple@@ ase him , why he al@@ lo@@ ws evil , and what he will do for mankind in the future .
So - called my@@ st@@ er@@ y religi@@ ons from the E@@ ast promised devo@@ te@@ es im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity , direc@@ t re@@ vel@@ ation , and appro@@ ach to the go@@ ds through my@@ s@@ tic r@@ ites .
In com@@ men@@ ting on this expres@@ sion , one Bible scho@@ la@@ r no@@ tes : “ This is a tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous thought . . . .
We also ate gr@@ as@@ sh@@ op@@ p@@ ers , c@@ as@@ sa@@ va pe@@ el@@ ings , hi@@ bis@@ c@@ us lea@@ ves , el@@ ep@@ h@@ ant gr@@ ass ​ — any lea@@ ves we could find .
( b ) What is so com@@ for@@ ting about Psalm 10@@ 3 : 10 - 14 ?
Although many of Jehovah’s Witnesses had lost family and friends , they wanted to use the Bible to help others who were in the same situation .
St@@ an@@ le@@ y and E@@ sin@@ ala Ma@@ kum@@ ba were especially encourag@@ ing to us .
• What is your determin@@ ation regarding Christian mor@@ ality ?
However , as we at times no@@ tice in our public ministry , lear@@ ning about God does not always cause a person to love him .
( a ) What less@@ on about get@@ ting married can we learn from Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at ?
1 , 2 . ( a ) Un@@ der what circumstances did Jesus give his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount ?
While cu@@ st@@ om@@ s and poin@@ ts of view have chang@@ ed much since Bible times , the challeng@@ es we have to face are often similar to those fac@@ ed back then .
“ P@@ ur@@ sue the things making for peace and the things that are up@@ building to one another , ” says Romans 14 : 19 .
Then , he would be more likely to value his preci@@ ous find high@@ ly .
So it is only n@@ atur@@ al for the mission@@ aries to do their work the same way ​ — conduct Bible stu@@ dies out - of - do@@ ors under a sh@@ ad@@ y t@@ ree .
Satan did , however , chall@@ enge the way Jehovah was exerc@@ ising his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Indeed , re@@ sting our hope on our sa@@ v@@ ings , inv@@ est@@ ments , or ability to ear@@ n money in this system am@@ oun@@ ts to re@@ sting our hope on “ the go@@ d of this system , ” Satan .
There have been c@@ as@@ es , though , when the go@@ w@@ ns of bri@@ des and bri@@ des@@ ma@@ i@@ ds were im@@ mo@@ des@@ t , being very low - cu@@ t or see - through . ”
He also ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed the ag@@ ed women in the congregation not to be “ en@@ sla@@ ved to a lo@@ t of w@@ ine . ” ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 3 .
; Ho@@ so@@ i , S .
6 , 7 . ( a ) Why do some op@@ pose family members who beg@@ in to study with Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
21 Do You See the Ne@@ ed to T@@ ra@@ in O@@ thers ?
They let tel@@ ev@@ ision , school , and pe@@ ers teach their children about right and wrong , about mor@@ als , about se@@ x .
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , the origin@@ al human t@@ ong@@ ue and the t@@ ong@@ u@@ es in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed at Ba@@ be@@ l were , not pri@@ m@@ iti@@ ve gr@@ un@@ ts and gro@@ w@@ ls , but comple@@ x langu@@ ages .
It pa@@ in@@ ts a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble word pi@@ c@@ ture , one that ris@@ es a@@ bo@@ ve n@@ ational and cul@@ tural b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries and that even trans@@ c@@ ends time .
To strengthen our desire to re@@ ach that go@@ al , we will consider sever@@ al as@@ pe@@ cts of the new person@@ ality that the apostle Paul was inspired to wr@@ ite about .
Al@@ so important to cultiv@@ ating self - discipl@@ ine are hear@@ t@@ felt prayer , Bible study , and medit@@ ation .
Yet , he was inc@@ l@@ ined to jus@@ ti@@ fy himself .
* In about 5@@ 9 C.E . , Paul travel@@ ed along the A@@ p@@ pi@@ an W@@ a@@ y to R@@ ome and me@@ t fellow believers at the bus@@ y A@@ p@@ pi@@ i F@@ or@@ u@@ m , or Mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place of A@@ p@@ pi@@ us , 4@@ 6 mil@@ es [ 7@@ 4 k@@ m ] sou@@ the@@ ast of R@@ ome .
Wor@@ king as a n@@ ur@@ se at W@@ y@@ nd@@ ham ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al , 195@@ 3
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ately , then , The New Eng@@ l@@ ish Bible says that S@@ te@@ ph@@ en “ called out ” to Jesus .
The moral f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c of soci@@ ety is un@@ ra@@ vel@@ ing , and ‘ wicked men ad@@ v@@ ance from bad to wor@@ se . ’
When sel@@ e@@ cting en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , therefore , each of us should ask himself : ‘ O@@ ver the past months , have I cho@@ s@@ en to be en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined by fil@@ ms , T@@ V pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s , ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic g@@ ames , boo@@ ks , or com@@ ic@@ s that fe@@ ature un@@ can@@ n@@ y practic@@ es ?
‘ So , ’ you might ask , ‘ who put those chap@@ ter and verse num@@ bers in the Bible ? ’
If you give way to te@@ ars , you are in fact giving your d@@ ying compan@@ ion the opportunity to act as a com@@ for@@ ter .
In another n@@ ine to ten months , it would be time “ for [ Jesus ] to move out of this world to the Father . ” De@@ ep@@ ly concer@@ ned about his loyal disciples , Jesus promises some of them the very thing he den@@ i@@ ed the faith@@ less Jews ​ — a si@@ gn from heaven .
Di@@ d such accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments make 25 - year - old Jo@@ si@@ ah pr@@ ou@@ d ? ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 34 : 3 - 18 .
In fact , it is a requi@@ re@@ ment if you are to avoid in@@ j@@ uring yourself and others at the con@@ stru@@ ction s@@ ite . ​ — Pro@@ v .
What have we learned about “ the mind of Jehovah ” ?
D@@ O Y@@ O@@ U know “ Bar@@ u@@ ch the son of N@@ er@@ iah ” ?
What privilege did all anointed ones enjoy ?
has moved many people to take their stand ei@@ ther for or against God’s Kingdom .
Who from among mankind can mat@@ ch Jesus ’ cre@@ d@@ enti@@ als as a R@@ ul@@ er ?
Since An@@ ani@@ as knew of Saul , his sur@@ pris@@ e at Jesus ’ words is under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble .
There the Bible account re@@ ach@@ es back to “ the beg@@ in@@ ning ” ​ — bil@@ li@@ ons of years ag@@ o — ​ when our physical uni@@ verse , including the g@@ al@@ a@@ xi@@ es , the st@@ ars , and the earth , came into ex@@ ist@@ ence .
Jehovah H@@ el@@ ps U@@ s “ to C@@ ount Our Da@@ ys ”
And as humans mul@@ ti@@ p@@ lied and filled the earth with milli@@ ons of their kind , they were to ex@@ p@@ and the par@@ adise to earth@@ ’s li@@ m@@ its .
Is there one reli@@ able s@@ ource of information that can give author@@ it@@ ative ans@@ wers to our questions about Jesus ?
Those who think this way often make un@@ wise decisions that they later deep@@ ly reg@@ re@@ t .
How may you show appreciation for the “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men ” ?
It is of interest , though , that Paul com@@ pared the su@@ d@@ den des@@ tru@@ ction following the c@@ ry of “ Pe@@ ace and se@@ cur@@ ity ! ” to the bir@@ th pan@@ g of a pre@@ gn@@ ant woman .
One way is by “ keep@@ ing an e@@ ye , not in personal interest upon just your own matters , but also in personal interest upon those of the others . ”
On a lar@@ g@@ er sc@@ ale , ten@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of people are vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of cri@@ me , rec@@ k@@ less d@@ ri@@ ving , or w@@ ars , and God cannot be held respon@@ sible for their mis@@ for@@ tu@@ ne .
My parents had a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned the Christian faith , and I did not want to follow their example .
The th@@ ir@@ d less@@ on is that in@@ stead of using un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural means to change our circumstances , we should wa@@ it on Jehovah .
2 : 4@@ 7 .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H , the Gi@@ ver of “ every good gift and every perfect present , ” is in@@ deed wor@@ thy of our than@@ ks .
She con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed her@@ self that Jehovah must be dist@@ ant from her .
As I refle@@ ct on my life , I than@@ k Jehovah for always being there to help me and my family to me@@ et our many challeng@@ es with joy .
M@@ ature Christians recogn@@ ize that a ke@@ y to following godly principles is w@@ an@@ ting to know how Jehovah feel@@ s about a matter .
H@@ u@@ abi Y@@ in stu@@ died physi@@ c@@ s , and for many years , she did re@@ sear@@ ch on pl@@ as@@ ma .
However , that pas@@ sage is ac@@ tually com@@ men@@ ting on the c@@ y@@ c@@ le of life and no@@ ting that death is our comm@@ on lo@@ t .
There are com@@ for@@ ting ans@@ wers to this man@@ ’s concer@@ ns .
The other people here are th@@ i@@ ev@@ es . ”
Fr@@ ance had the worl@@ d’s lar@@ g@@ est number of baptized Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s until 19@@ 38 .
S@@ ur@@ ely , then , he wants his people to worship him in an organiz@@ ed man@@ ner .
Why is R@@ a@@ ha@@ b a fine example of someone having faith ?
How can we make decisions about blood ?
Wor@@ king to Sa@@ ve Your Ch@@ il@@ dren
As the sol@@ di@@ ers tri@@ ed to fle@@ e the on@@ ru@@ shing w@@ at@@ ers , “ Jehovah sh@@ o@@ ok the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans off into the mi@@ d@@ st of the se@@ a . ”
In any case , they ca@@ ught no f@@ ish all that night . ​ — Matthew 26 : 32 ; John 21 : 1 - 3 .
Su@@ gg@@ ested Bible reading for De@@ c@@ ember
Jesus Christ “ car@@ ri@@ ed away cap@@ ti@@ ves , ” that is , took men away from Satan’s control to use them as gi@@ f@@ ts for the building up of the Christian congregation .
Adam and E@@ ve lived in a par@@ adise .
But this proved to be an a@@ w@@ k@@ ward bal@@ an@@ c@@ ing act .
H@@ el@@ l@@ fi@@ re ​ — All - Con@@ sum@@ ing ?
They have consider@@ able Bible knowledge as well as experience in Christian living .
That is a less@@ on we all must learn .
( 1 ) Many ma@@ ps inclu@@ de a leg@@ end or bo@@ x that se@@ ts out ke@@ ys to special sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s or mar@@ k@@ ings on the ma@@ p [ g@@ l 18 ] .
However , the way Moses instru@@ cted and gu@@ i@@ ded the people made it clear that he had su@@ per@@ human help .
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ates will be used to strengthen and sta@@ bi@@ li@@ ze God’s people ei@@ ther from branch of@@ fic@@ es , in the travel@@ ing work , or in den@@ sel@@ y po@@ pul@@ ated are@@ as where they can encoura@@ ge congregations in the preaching work .
Par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 8 : The fact that new believers “ continued devo@@ ting themselves to the teaching of the apostles ” imp@@ lies that the apostles were teaching on a regul@@ ar bas@@ is .
Re@@ call that when the apostle Paul felt h@@ am@@ per@@ ed by an in@@ fir@@ m@@ ity or ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le , he “ three times ent@@ re@@ ated the Lord that it might de@@ part ” from him .
10 , 11 . ( a ) Why might it be eas@@ y to devel@@ op love for the world ?
In order to rend@@ er Jehovah exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion , they ref@@ ra@@ in from sal@@ u@@ ting the f@@ la@@ g of any nation .
She cri@@ ed out to Job : “ Are you yet ho@@ l@@ ding f@@ ast your integrity ?
They had never even me@@ t !
W@@ ic@@ ked k@@ ings , such as A@@ ha@@ b , were far more ty@@ ran@@ n@@ ic@@ al .
At the beg@@ in@@ ning of last year , M@@ ac@@ le@@ an’s ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine said : “ The year 20@@ 00 may be just another year on the cal@@ end@@ ar for most C@@ an@@ adi@@ ans , but it could ha@@ p@@ pen to co@@ in@@ ci@@ de with a truly new beg@@ in@@ ning . ”
On@@ ly God himself , as Creator and S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn , has that right and authority .
; C@@ an@@ t@@ ú , L .
How are God’s ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces a light to our ro@@ ad@@ way ?
The ang@@ el inform@@ s the man that Jerusalem is to ex@@ p@@ and and have Jehovah’s prote@@ ction . ​ — Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 2 : 3 - 5 .
Is it not better for a par@@ ent to listen and try to understand what is going on in the mind of the you@@ th before expla@@ ining what is prop@@ er and imp@@ ro@@ per be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or ?
C@@ i@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ te man@@ u@@ fac@@ tur@@ ers and sel@@ l@@ ers coun@@ tered by post@@ ing cle@@ ver@@ ly desi@@ gn@@ ed bil@@ l@@ bo@@ ar@@ ds that showed s@@ mo@@ k@@ ers in e@@ ye - appe@@ al@@ ing s@@ cen@@ es of happiness and succ@@ ess .
Jehovah’s word went on gro@@ wing and pre@@ vail@@ ing in those days , just as it does today because milli@@ ons of Jehovah’s Witnesses are doing the work of ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers .
It took two years before they were fin@@ ally reli@@ ev@@ ed of their bur@@ den .
( C@@ lu@@ e : R@@ er@@ e@@ ad verse 6 . )
So i@@ magine my joy and sur@@ pris@@ e when , in J@@ anu@@ ary 194@@ 6 , I received an invit@@ ation to go to Bethel in L@@ ond@@ on to help with the work there for three we@@ ek@@ s .
Ther@@ e@@ after , God’s appointed R@@ ul@@ er , Jesus Christ , will gover@@ n obedi@@ ent humans .
While beli@@ ef in God is comm@@ end@@ able , is it not a p@@ ity to believe in him without know@@ ing what he is like ?
Lo@@ ve for the Pe@@ ople We T@@ each
In the first century , were all spirit - anointed Christians involved in pre@@ par@@ ing spiritual food ?
• Why do we need to ‘ remain in Jesus ’ word ’ ?
; F@@ re@@ i@@ mu@@ th , S .
Ha@@ ving in mind the har@@ v@@ est , not of gra@@ in , but of people , Jesus told his disciples : “ The har@@ v@@ est is great , but the work@@ ers are few .
1 : 8 ; P@@ s .
To@@ k@@ yo
Of course , it is n@@ atur@@ al to find these matters difficult to discus@@ s .
Re@@ g@@ arding the heart , King David remin@@ ded Solomon : “ My son , know the God of your father and serve him with a complete heart and with a deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful soul ; for all hearts Jehovah is sear@@ ch@@ ing , and every inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of the thoughts he is dis@@ cer@@ ning . ”
Paul de@@ arly loved Timothy ; he called him “ my bel@@ o@@ ved and faithful child in the Lord . ”
He did so by teaching them kin@@ dly and pati@@ ently .
The pro@@ ver@@ b war@@ ns that “ the e@@ ating of too much h@@ one@@ y is not good . ”
Do you see it as an ev@@ ent that sp@@ el@@ ls do@@ om , des@@ ol@@ ation , and p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment for mankind ?
C@@ ould any pol@@ itical an@@ al@@ y@@ st have pre@@ di@@ cted those events with such acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y ?
Re@@ ally , if your te@@ en never lear@@ ns to make decisions for himself while at home , how will he know how to make them after he lea@@ ves ?
To this end , King V@@ ak@@ h@@ t@@ an@@ g V@@ I buil@@ t a pr@@ inter@@ y in the cap@@ it@@ al city , T@@ bil@@ is@@ i .
In this article , find out what we can learn from the pati@@ ence of the prophet Mi@@ ca@@ h .
• How can parents help their children to pur@@ sue a care@@ er in Jehovah’s service ?
A wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er may even pres@@ sure his friends to keep his sin hi@@ d@@ den .
Our prayers must be accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by a sense of confidence , or trust , in Jehovah .
We make spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement by keep@@ ing up with reve@@ aled truth
N@@ ex@@ t to the “ D@@ r@@ ama ” it@@ self , wrote one Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ent , the S@@ cen@@ ari@@ o seem@@ ed to be the “ most direc@@ t way i@@ mag@@ in@@ able of op@@ ening bl@@ ind eyes . ”
The Bible does allow for div@@ or@@ ce on the gr@@ oun@@ ds of se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality . ​ — Matthew 19 : 9 .
For instance , he had fellow feel@@ ing for those who were suffering .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 8@@ 7 , 3
Why not learn more about how you may live to see the time when old ones will see their “ flesh become fre@@ sh@@ er than in you@@ th ” ? Su@@ gg@@ ested Bible reading for A@@ pri@@ l :
During the inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ations , I refu@@ sed to reve@@ al the n@@ ames of fellow Witnesses .
With these song@@ s , you can expres@@ s your personal feelings to Jehovah .
Jesus gave one reason when he said : “ I tell you , joy ar@@ ises among the angels of God over one sin@@ ner that rep@@ ents . ”
AN@@ S@@ W@@ E@@ R : No .
How is the marriage arrang@@ ement under att@@ ack today ?
Then your sp@@ ouse can do the same with you .
The crow@@ d ro@@ ars as their her@@ o@@ es come into view .
What pro@@ of is there that Jehovah streng@@ th@@ ened David , Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k , and Paul ?
Jehovah’s word imp@@ ar@@ ts wisdom that can prote@@ ct us from spiritual har@@ m .
Acc@@ ording to Revelation 22 : 5 , “ they will rule as k@@ ings forever and ever . ”
The night before , S@@ te@@ ve had h@@ it me as I had tri@@ ed to prove a point , and I was feel@@ ing sa@@ d and s@@ or@@ ry for my@@ self .
The des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Jac@@ o@@ b rema@@ ined in Egy@@ pt for a little over two cen@@ tu@@ ries , in a re@@ gi@@ on of the N@@ ile d@@ el@@ ta nam@@ ed Go@@ sh@@ en .
“ L@@ O@@ O@@ K ! D@@ A@@ Y@@ S A@@ R@@ E C@@ O@@ MI@@ N@@ G ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , in his book The L@@ angu@@ age In@@ st@@ in@@ ct , H@@ ar@@ v@@ ard C@@ ol@@ le@@ ge Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or S@@ te@@ ven P@@ in@@ k@@ er states : “ There is no such thing as a S@@ to@@ ne A@@ ge language . ”
• What two practic@@ es did Jehovah especially con@@ dem@@ n ?
Their resur@@ rec@@ ted Lord was about to as@@ c@@ end into heaven , but first he had something important to tell them .
It was those qualities that made it possible for a “ bak@@ er@@ y ” to continue to fun@@ ction sa@@ f@@ ely .
U@@ N@@ H@@ A@@ P@@ P@@ I@@ L@@ Y , there are many things in the world that ro@@ b people of in@@ ner peace .
8@@ 4 : 7 ; 1 P@@ et .
But there is only so much that a fellow human can do to help .
It was con@@ ne@@ cted with the G@@ r@@ and Ho@@ te@@ l in B@@ ad H@@ of@@ ga@@ ste@@ in , and some@@ times I wor@@ ked there to get experience bey@@ ond what I learned in class .
What a mar@@ vel@@ ous pro@@ spe@@ ct that is for all obedi@@ ent ones !
C@@ er@@ tain ones in that congregation were evid@@ ently loo@@ king down on those who@@ se consci@@ ences were we@@ ak , or over@@ ly re@@ stri@@ ctive .
After three we@@ ek@@ s she re@@ turned to Fr@@ ance , reas@@ sur@@ ed and happy .
It takes pati@@ ence and pos@@ si@@ bly a number of vis@@ its and ch@@ ats to as@@ certain the full ex@@ t@@ ent of the needs of an el@@ der@@ ly person .
Ex@@ c@@ ep@@ t for S@@ ab@@ ba@@ ths and holy days , the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in s@@ at in its decision ch@@ am@@ ber each day from the mor@@ ning sacrifice to the ev@@ ening o@@ ffering .
• Why can we say that the ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment of overse@@ ers and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants is the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c , not dem@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c ?
That re@@ action mi@@ r@@ r@@ ored what Peter and John had experienced sh@@ ort@@ ly after Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E .
You see the words you are now reading and s@@ ort out the meaning .
“ Then he went around thr@@ ough@@ out the whole of Gal@@ ile@@ e , teaching in their sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es and preaching the good news of the kingdom . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 4 : 23 .
Fir@@ st , though , let us consider what life was like for Noah in the days before the F@@ lood .
Why would you say that what occ@@ ur@@ s in@@ side the wom@@ b of a pre@@ gn@@ ant woman is a mirac@@ le ?
9 : 1 , 6 , 7 .
To illustr@@ ate : Matthew 8 : 5 says that “ an ar@@ my of@@ fic@@ er came to [ Jesus ] , ent@@ re@@ ating him ” to cu@@ re a man@@ serv@@ ant .
Li@@ fe in K@@ in@@ sh@@ asa
T@@ w@@ o grou@@ ps of people have been jo@@ ined together ​ — the small group of anointed ones and the great crow@@ d of other sheep .
Why , then , did Joseph indic@@ ate through his serv@@ ant that he used a s@@ il@@ ver c@@ up to ‘ read om@@ ens ex@@ per@@ tly ’ ?
When Paul heard that good repor@@ t , he “ rejo@@ ic@@ ed yet more . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
In the past , I had seen fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps ru@@ ined as a result of gre@@ ed or fear .
Hence , the pur@@ su@@ it of happiness through la@@ ugh@@ ter is spo@@ ken of as “ in@@ san@@ ity . ”
But they have the best inter@@ ests of people at heart .
And toward the end of his ministry , he explained : “ For this I have been born , and for this I have come into the world , that I should be@@ ar witness to the truth . ”
The enti@@ re Bible has but one the@@ me : The Kingdom under Jesus Christ is the means by which the v@@ indic@@ ation of God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of His name will be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed . ​ — Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 ; Revelation 11 : 15 .
Be@@ fore 19@@ 19 , dis@@ cre@@ et anointed Christians had di@@ lig@@ ently s@@ ought to dis@@ cer@@ n God’s will for them , des@@ pite their temp@@ or@@ ary we@@ ak@@ ened st@@ ate .
Yet , reli@@ able repor@@ ts of his accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments prove that he did ex@@ ist .
F@@ ul@@ l of faith , he said : “ Jehovah is the str@@ ong@@ hold of my life .
“ The world ” that will pas@@ s away is the world of mankind who@@ se lives are out of har@@ mony with God’s will .
After he was resur@@ rec@@ ted , Jesus told his followers to make disciples , teaching them to ob@@ serve “ all the things ” he had comman@@ ded .
“ Y@@ O@@ U are the light of the world .
I who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly ag@@ ree with the words of Proverbs 10 : 22 , which says : “ The blessing of Jehovah ​ — that is what makes rich , and he ad@@ ds no pain with it . ”
In this matter too , she set an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent example of faith for us , for who of us does not need a little cor@@ rection at times ?
Satan has brought into question the righteousness of God’s rule .
By this time , Joseph had been imp@@ ris@@ oned for a number of years .
The Genesis account of cre@@ ation says that God provided gre@@ en gr@@ ass and ve@@ get@@ ation for mankind . ​ — Genesis 1 : 11 , 12 , 30 .
So he uses his world and “ the desire of the eyes ” to try to make us always want to have more .
5 , 6 . ( a ) What is hum@@ ility ?
As a result , Ju@@ pi@@ r@@ a and more than 20 family members and relati@@ ves are activ@@ ely serving Jehovah today .
As it so often happ@@ ens , the answer came in a most un@@ expe@@ cted way .
The con@@ di@@ tions we face today are similar to those in the days of the prophet Mi@@ ca@@ h .
N@@ um@@ ber of coun@@ tri@@ es re@@ pres@@ ented : 8
This inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation , though , makes us vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able to h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y .
Acc@@ ording to the con@@ text , the origin@@ al app@@ lic@@ ation of Jesus ’ words found at Luke 16 : 10 has to do with the use of “ un@@ righteous ri@@ ches , ” our material res@@ our@@ ces or pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
No one ​ — young or old — ​ sa@@ v@@ ors the bit@@ ter ta@@ st@@ e of re@@ je@@ ction .
They discus@@ sed so@@ lu@@ tions to world con@@ f@@ li@@ cts .
Ha@@ ve you refle@@ cted on this accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment and how it has benef@@ ited you person@@ ally in deal@@ ing with others ?
And where was R@@ ac@@ he@@ l ?
“ As a liter@@ ary hist@@ ori@@ an I am per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that wh@@ atever the Go@@ sp@@ els are , they are not leg@@ ends , ” he wrote .
While Jehovah assign@@ s to fa@@ thers the pri@@ m@@ ary responsi@@ bility of tra@@ ining their children , Christian mo@@ thers know that they too are en@@ tru@@ sted with a vital ro@@ le ​ — especially during the chil@@ d’s inf@@ an@@ cy .
B@@ ene@@ f@@ it fully from Christian meetings by pre@@ par@@ ing well and taking no@@ tes .
When Di@@ d Joseph Di@@ e ?
E@@ ven@@ tually , they re@@ je@@ cted God’s appointed Messi@@ ah , and Jehovah re@@ je@@ cted them and pur@@ posed to re@@ place them with a group of people who form@@ ed a new nation .
That was years ag@@ o , but even now , when I see a bo@@ y giving a talk on the st@@ age , I think to my@@ self , ‘ That is how old my son would be . ’ ”
We do not live in an age of mirac@@ les .
Because they had in@@ her@@ ited sin .
Jesus ’ refer@@ ence to our da@@ ily bre@@ ad should re@@ mind us of our need for spiritual food .
Di@@ d Jehovah’s view of human di@@ gn@@ ity change when Adam and E@@ ve f@@ ell from per@@ fe@@ ction ?
S@@ ONG@@ S : 6@@ 3 , 1@@ 29
The man ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ The one that ac@@ ted mer@@ ci@@ fully toward him . ” ​ — Luke 10 : 25 , 29 - 3@@ 7@@ a .
And when he got sight of them he said to them : ‘ G@@ o and show y@@ ourselves to the pri@@ ests . ’
This well illustr@@ ates what happ@@ ens when we make com@@ par@@ is@@ ons .
Thus began Lu@@ c@@ í@@ a@@ ’s se@@ ven - year bat@@ tle against can@@ c@@ er , which inclu@@ ded l@@ eng@@ thy ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al sta@@ ys .
To this day , God’s view of war has not chang@@ ed .
TH@@ E EN@@ D O@@ F P@@ E@@ O@@ P@@ L@@ E W@@ H@@ O P@@ E@@ R@@ P@@ E@@ T@@ U@@ AT@@ E AN@@ D S@@ U@@ P@@ P@@ O@@ R@@ T TH@@ E C@@ U@@ R@@ R@@ EN@@ T S@@ T@@ AT@@ E O@@ F A@@ F@@ F@@ A@@ I@@ R@@ S .
In chap@@ ter 3 , the K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge book poin@@ ts out that the word “ Tr@@ in@@ ity ” does not appe@@ ar in the Bible .
TH@@ E AT@@ T@@ I@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ E@@ S O@@ F P@@ E@@ O@@ P@@ L@@ E The Bible says that “ the last days ” ​ — the time peri@@ od le@@ ading to the end — ​ would be mar@@ ked by a ma@@ j@@ or deter@@ i@@ or@@ ation of pe@@ op@@ les ’ attitu@@ des .
In the near future , godly men and women will trans@@ form the earth into a par@@ adise and help milli@@ ons of resur@@ rec@@ ted ones to learn about Jehovah’s pur@@ pos@@ es .
F@@ o@@ c@@ us main@@ ly on the last ph@@ ra@@ se in verse 7 and the first s@@ ent@@ ence in verse 8 : ‘ Lo@@ ve end@@ u@@ res all things .
“ G@@ o and mar@@ ch to M@@ ount T@@ ab@@ or , ” Jehovah or@@ der@@ ed through De@@ bor@@ ah .
Ex@@ pla@@ in how Isaiah 7 : 14 , 16 was ful@@ filled ( a ) in the ei@@ gh@@ th century B.C.E . ( b ) in the first century C.E .
Lo@@ ving God fully will move us to do what ?
In every land Jehovah’s Witnesses make the Kingdom their ma@@ in teaching
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , some of them were en@@ am@@ ored of those whom they thought to be prom@@ in@@ ent overse@@ ers , including A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s , C@@ ep@@ has , and Paul himself .
Per@@ s@@ on@@ ally experi@@ enc@@ ing that hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic of Jehovah streng@@ th@@ ens our love for him and encoura@@ ges us to follow his example in our deal@@ ings with others . ​ — Read C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 13 .
Jehovah does not ad@@ mi@@ re lo@@ v@@ ers of viol@@ ence , nor is he en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined by their ex@@ p@@ lo@@ its .
R@@ em@@ ember , whether we are right or wrong , eng@@ ag@@ ing in h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful spe@@ e@@ ch will never imp@@ ro@@ ve a situation .
Does my man@@ ner of d@@ ress s@@ end a wrong sign@@ al about who I am or the mor@@ als I live by ? ’
I was tr@@ ying to gra@@ du@@ ate from school , and I was deep@@ ly involved in mu@@ si@@ c .
Dis@@ mis@@ sal@@ s from jo@@ bs , ra@@ i@@ ds on ho@@ m@@ es , and ex@@ pul@@ sions from scho@@ ol@@ s quic@@ k@@ ly es@@ cal@@ ated into be@@ at@@ ings , ar@@ rest@@ s , and imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment .
W@@ as No@@ ah’s ministry a succ@@ ess ?
( a ) What differ@@ ence is no@@ ted between the first - century Christian congregation and Chris@@ tend@@ om today ?
T@@ each Your Ch@@ il@@ dren to Lo@@ ve Jehovah
J@@ ens , who is 4@@ 3 , enjo@@ ys Bethel service .
( b ) Why did re@@ bel@@ li@@ on not mean that Jehovah had lost control ?
For instance , can you rec@@ all some article in The Watchtower or A@@ wa@@ ke !
This is similar to a bri@@ de from a no@@ ble family who might mar@@ ry a rul@@ ing king and come into position to share in his rul@@ ing power .
Jo@@ si@@ ah rejo@@ ic@@ es to see the fine respon@@ se .
“ D@@ E@@ A@@ R Noah , I have sever@@ al times read in the Bible about you and how you buil@@ t an ar@@ k in which you and your family were sa@@ ved through the F@@ lood . ”
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you ever h@@ ik@@ ed in the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s ?
She has found some who accept Bible liter@@ ature and allow her to make return c@@ alls .
Ye@@ ars later , Paul wrote to his travel@@ ing compan@@ ion Ti@@ tu@@ s , saying : “ I left you in C@@ re@@ te so that you would cor@@ rec@@ t the things that were de@@ fe@@ ctive and make ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments of elders in city after city , as I instru@@ cted you . ”
N@@ or@@ m@@ ally , people want to be pe@@ ace@@ able , hon@@ est , and kind .
In so doing , they lost their beau@@ ti@@ ful Par@@ adise home not only for themselves but also for their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
How would the tri@@ be of G@@ ad f@@ are under such un@@ rel@@ en@@ ting pres@@ sure ?
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : W@@ r@@ ite down a cur@@ r@@ ent chall@@ enge your child fac@@ es .
Hence , the stud@@ ents were encoura@@ ged to be consci@@ ous of set@@ ting a good example at all times .
Hence , as Jesus car@@ ed for his congregation , so hus@@ ban@@ ds lo@@ v@@ ingly care for their famili@@ es in a spiritual and physical way , even if that takes personal sacrifice .
So it co@@ st@@ s us something to rec@@ ti@@ fy a sin com@@ mit@@ ted against a fellow man or against God himself .
The Bible does not repor@@ t that the Israelites saw a materi@@ al@@ ized ang@@ el per@@ form those du@@ ties .
Of course , other coura@@ ge@@ ous individuals of vari@@ ous religi@@ ons su@@ ffered for their beli@@ ef@@ s .
And it kept coming and coming and coming ​ — f@@ loo@@ ding the world , just as Jehovah had said it would . ​ — Genesis 7 : 16 - 21 .
In ad@@ dition , many of us were once among those who@@ se min@@ ds were “ bl@@ in@@ ded ” by Satan ; we were once ign@@ or@@ ant of Jehovah and his righteous standards .
Ne@@ h@@ emiah di@@ vi@@ ded the hu@@ ge t@@ ask of re@@ pa@@ i@@ ring the w@@ all among many famili@@ es , all of whom wor@@ ked side by side .
It encoura@@ ges us to be better individuals ​ — certainly a wor@@ th@@ while go@@ al .
Yes , being baptized in the name of the Son means recogn@@ iz@@ ing Jesus ’ authority and stri@@ ving to follow his example and teachings , including that of being willing to for@@ give others . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
In very direc@@ t ter@@ ms , Jesus stated : “ No man can come to me un@@ less the Father , who sent me , dra@@ ws him . ”
Gi@@ ve an example show@@ ing Jesus ’ attitude toward women .
Tho@@ ma@@ s , the father of an 11 - year - old gi@@ r@@ l , rel@@ ates : “ My daugh@@ ter might ask , ‛ C@@ ould Jehovah have used ev@@ olu@@ tion to devel@@ op life on earth ? ’
What was the attitude of the early Christians toward the preaching work ?
That is how he desi@@ gn@@ ed us to live .
So@@ on it was time for our cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly to be held in P@@ al@@ en@@ que .
All of us are ur@@ ged to encoura@@ ge fellow believers , and we can he@@ ed that ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on by using the Bible to buil@@ d up others .
So let us work hard to avoid doing things that he says are wrong , even if others do not consider them to be sin@@ s .
These inclu@@ ded the eli@@ min@@ ating of ex@@ tre@@ me po@@ ver@@ ty and hu@@ ng@@ er as well as gro@@ ss in@@ e@@ qu@@ ality of in@@ come within coun@@ tri@@ es .
If the mi@@ gh@@ ty angels find deli@@ ght in pra@@ ising Jehovah , what m@@ ere human could righ@@ tly say that he is too important to do so ?
How do we benefit from wal@@ king in the light ?
Ser@@ ving Jehovah in E@@ ast Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a
What did Paul mean when he descri@@ bed them as being “ cr@@ am@@ ped for ro@@ om ” ?
“ All sou@@ ls are im@@ mor@@ tal , even those of the wicked . . .
Hence , the holy spirit direc@@ ted them to more fru@@ it@@ ful fi@@ el@@ ds .
As a result , he could say : “ I am clean from the blood of all men . ”
We , though , will not need to feel fe@@ ar@@ ful or hel@@ pl@@ ess , for Jesus ad@@ ded : “ As these things star@@ t to occ@@ ur , ra@@ ise y@@ ourselves er@@ e@@ ct and li@@ ft your he@@ a@@ ds up , because your deli@@ ver@@ ance is get@@ ting near . ” ​ — Luke 21 : 25 - 28 .
On the other hand , if you are the a@@ il@@ ing sp@@ ouse , you might won@@ der : ‘ How can I respect my@@ self when I@@ ’@@ m un@@ able to car@@ ry my lo@@ ad of responsi@@ bility ?
It is fo@@ ol@@ ish to pur@@ sue material we@@ al@@ th at the ex@@ p@@ en@@ se of personal Bible study , meeting attend@@ ance , prayer , and the field ministry .
By all means , then , let us bu@@ y out the oppor@@ tu@@ ne time to serve the God of “ times and se@@ as@@ ons ” faith@@ fully .
9 : 6 , 7 ; Mat@@ t .
Ch@@ er@@ y@@ l , also married to an el@@ der , stated : “ I know that the brothers and sisters in the congregation need elders to talk to , and I want them to feel that they can come to my husband any@@ time they need him . ”
The very go@@ al of re@@ sear@@ ch and educ@@ ation is to learn the fac@@ ts , the truth , about the world in which we live .
Yet , thr@@ ough@@ out his you@@ th he rema@@ ined sub@@ ject to parents who were imper@@ fect sin@@ n@@ ers .
So the counsel given to us was : “ G@@ et out in the preaching work right away , and pi@@ ck up the language from the public .
The w@@ oun@@ ds et@@ ched on pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s hearts by war go on fes@@ ter@@ ing long after a ce@@ ase - fi@@ re is ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed , the g@@ un@@ s are s@@ il@@ ent , and the sol@@ di@@ ers go home .
( a ) What contribu@@ tes great@@ ly to up@@ building meetings , and why ?
The Bible says : “ You must love Jehovah your God with all your heart and all your soul and all your vital for@@ ce . ”
A@@ n invit@@ ation to vis@@ it an A@@ mis@@ h school ra@@ ises our le@@ v@@ el of exc@@ it@@ ement and an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation .
Such individuals have a real@@ is@@ tic view of world con@@ di@@ tions .
What is a bal@@ an@@ ced view of life and pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons ?
W@@ I@@ T@@ H mi@@ x@@ ed feelings of un@@ certain@@ ty and tre@@ pi@@ d@@ ation , I w@@ atch@@ ed as an ar@@ m@@ ed of@@ fic@@ er began sear@@ ch@@ ing my lu@@ gg@@ age .
That will be very soon . ​ — Genesis 18 : 23 - 32 ; De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 32 : 4 ; Psalm 37 : 9 , 10 , 38 .
See the De@@ c@@ ember 1 , 199@@ 8 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower , pages 19 - 22 , for examples of leg@@ al vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ es in vari@@ ous coun@@ tri@@ es .
From the Bible I learned how to control my temp@@ er and not act on every imp@@ ul@@ se .
During these difficult fin@@ al days of this system of things , we may experience special challeng@@ es to our faith .
The Bible c@@ learly war@@ ns of the d@@ ang@@ ers con@@ ne@@ cted with spi@@ rit@@ ism .
▪ H@@ au@@ gh@@ ty . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 2 .
Yet , he per@@ sever@@ ed in declar@@ ing an un@@ po@@ pul@@ ar message to a lar@@ g@@ ely un@@ rec@@ ep@@ tive people .
Di@@ d God make humans with an evil tend@@ enc@@ y ?
I tri@@ ed to pray to Jehovah , but I could har@@ dly find words to expres@@ s my pain .
“ I am giving you a new comman@@ d@@ ment , ” he said , “ that you love one another ; just as I have loved you , that you also love one another .
Yet , the cle@@ an@@ ness of the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od helps us to real@@ ize that anyone who as@@ c@@ ends the el@@ ev@@ ated m@@ oun@@ tain of Jehovah’s worship must have “ a pu@@ re heart . ”
He refer@@ red to Matthew 24 : 34 , which says : “ This gener@@ ation will by no means pas@@ s away until all these things occ@@ ur . ”
Do Not Lo@@ ok at “ the Th@@ ings Be@@ h@@ ind ”
The in@@ iti@@ al fulfill@@ ment of the prophecy that Jesus gave them in answer to their question took place in the first century .
Many have to man@@ age with ma@@ ke@@ shi@@ ft d@@ wel@@ l@@ ings in sh@@ an@@ ty@@ to@@ w@@ ns and city s@@ lum@@ s .
Jehovah had complete confidence in his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , who had been faithful to him in heaven for coun@@ t@@ less ages .
“ I do not know if their ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations are right or not , ” she con@@ fi@@ ded to me , “ but at le@@ ast they have ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations , which is more than the ch@@ ur@@ ches do . ”
34 : 16 .
The Bible , written under divine inspi@@ r@@ ation , reve@@ als truth that provi@@ des both reli@@ able guid@@ ance and a sure hope for the future ​ — everlasting life . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 15 - 17 .
For instance , there is a fi@@ ve - page pre@@ face that is pro@@ ving to be very help@@ ful in star@@ ting home Bible stu@@ dies .
F@@ or@@ ced to move again , they tre@@ k@@ ked for a year back through Su@@ d@@ an to nor@@ ther@@ n K@@ en@@ ya , ra@@ va@@ ged by sol@@ di@@ ers , ban@@ di@@ ts , di@@ se@@ as@@ es , and w@@ il@@ d ani@@ mal@@ s .
It beg@@ ins with taking in acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s Word and ac@@ ting in har@@ mony with what we learn .
The next mor@@ ning , one of Jehovah’s Witnesses came to my home .
“ His disciples put their faith in him . ”
A group of his heavenly servants con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed that fact in un@@ is@@ on , saying : “ You are wor@@ thy , Jehovah , even our God , to receive the glory and the honor and the power , because you cre@@ ated all things , and because of your will they ex@@ is@@ ted and were cre@@ ated . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , what he origin@@ ally pur@@ posed for mankind on earth is b@@ ound to become a re@@ ality .
If we want to be mo@@ des@@ t and hum@@ ble , we will follow his standards in our life .
We might ask ourselves , ‘ When I have important decisions to make , do I put my trust in God or in men ? ’ ​ — Pro@@ v .
Our desire should be like that of the psalmist who san@@ g : “ Let the sa@@ y@@ ings of my m@@ ou@@ th and the medit@@ ation of my heart become ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble before you , O Jehovah my R@@ o@@ ck and my Re@@ de@@ em@@ er . ”
Let us consider two s@@ crip@@ tures supp@@ or@@ ting that st@@ at@@ ement .
F@@ ol@@ low his example .
Ha@@ ving accepted a k@@ is@@ s , he now listen@@ s to her se@@ duc@@ tive per@@ su@@ asi@@ on : “ Com@@ mun@@ ion sacrific@@ es were inc@@ um@@ b@@ ent upon me , ” she says .
I always gre@@ et him war@@ m@@ ly at the meeting , and he em@@ br@@ ac@@ es me when he se@@ es me .
( b ) Ex@@ pla@@ in how tru@@ ths regarding Jehovah’s great spiritual temple were cl@@ ari@@ fied .
Mo@@ st important , my parents taught me to love and trust Jehovah God .
But the bur@@ ning ze@@ al of their fore@@ be@@ ars for prog@@ res@@ sive Bible study and public preaching had lar@@ g@@ ely been lost .
When the opportunity ar@@ ose for him to tell others about what Jehovah is doing , he se@@ ized it without h@@ es@@ it@@ ation .
It was Jesus Christ himself who said : “ This good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations ; and then the end will come . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
* made its appe@@ ar@@ ance , and the Bible study a@@ id “ Let God Be Tru@@ e ” was rel@@ eas@@ ed to the en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic crow@@ d .
Ho@@ pe@@ fully , they will again imitate the good examples that were also set for them .
They ther@@ e@@ by received encourag@@ ement and inc@@ ited one another to love and fine works .
O@@ ver the years , Jehovah’s organization has re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly encoura@@ ged Christians to consider pray@@ er@@ fully whether they could pioneer .
H@@ er do@@ ct@@ or might es@@ tim@@ ate the bir@@ th d@@ ate ; yet , even if the ev@@ ent should d@@ el@@ a@@ y , she would still be sure that her ba@@ by will soon be born .
After Jehovah led the Israelites out of Egy@@ pt , he direc@@ ted that they con@@ stru@@ ct the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le .
Because after bre@@ a@@ thing st@@ op@@ s , life rema@@ ins in the body c@@ el@@ ls for a bri@@ ef peri@@ od ​ — “ for sever@@ al min@@ ut@@ es , ” according to The World Bo@@ ok En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia .
Per@@ haps a more comm@@ on mis@@ use of the Bible is the prac@@ tice of bi@@ bli@@ om@@ an@@ cy .
Be@@ ing in such a preci@@ ous st@@ ate sur@@ ely gives them a sense of well - being and se@@ cur@@ ity , more than any material ri@@ ches can provide .
How are you tre@@ ating the gift that God has given you ?
What is re@@ pres@@ ented by ( a ) the o@@ live t@@ ree , ( b ) its ro@@ o@@ t , ( c ) its tr@@ un@@ k , and ( d ) its bran@@ ches ?
Jesus told her to sto@@ p we@@ ep@@ ing .
What instru@@ ction ?
The question , though , rema@@ ins : Who would then have the opportunity to become a kingdom of pri@@ ests ?
Jehovah fore@@ told the making of a new covenant un@@ like the Law covenant made with the nation of Israel .
Ther@@ efore , we should not let a sing@@ le day go by without reading from the inspired Scriptures . ​ — Psalm 1 : 1 , 2 ; Matthew 4 : 4 .
It is Jehovah’s will that “ all s@@ or@@ ts of men should be sa@@ ved and come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 2 : 3 , 4 .
Why is he so pati@@ ent ?
What a privilege to worship a God in who@@ se i@@ ma@@ ge we are made , who@@ se qualities we can imitate , and in whom we can take refu@@ ge !
Ne@@ h@@ emiah refu@@ sed to be in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated and cal@@ m@@ ly continued in his God - assign@@ ed work .
Ch@@ ang@@ es at H@@ ome
R@@ em@@ ember that you cannot be happy when you har@@ b@@ or res@@ ent@@ ment .
He said : “ T@@ ake my yo@@ ke upon you and learn from me , for I am mil@@ d - temp@@ ered and low@@ ly in heart , and you will find ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment for your sou@@ ls . ”
Since its R@@ ul@@ er is cho@@ s@@ en by God , the Kingdom is ne@@ i@@ ther v@@ al@@ id@@ ated by ele@@ ctions nor sub@@ ject to over@@ thro@@ w .
Such ga@@ ther@@ ings were jo@@ y@@ ful occasi@@ ons , help@@ ing all those present to keep their min@@ ds on the Word of God .
We should want Jehovah to exam@@ ine our in@@ ner person for ‘ pa@@ in@@ ful ways ’ ​ — imp@@ ro@@ per thoughts , desi@@ res , and inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations — ​ and to help us ro@@ o@@ t them out .
Di@@ d this at@@ temp@@ t on Paul’s life f@@ righ@@ ten him and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s into giving up ?
Will we now make a strong effort to re@@ vi@@ ve the good ha@@ bi@@ ts we once had ?
When you invol@@ ve the stud@@ ent in the lear@@ ning pro@@ c@@ ess in this way , you are , in effect , help@@ ing him not only to gr@@ as@@ p the reas@@ ons be@@ h@@ ind any given conclu@@ sion but also to make that conclu@@ sion his own con@@ vi@@ ction . ​ — Mat@@ t .
The spiritual cle@@ ans@@ ing that resul@@ ts from lear@@ ning the truth , com@@ bin@@ ed with than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness , should mo@@ tiv@@ ate one to expres@@ s than@@ ks to God for his go@@ o@@ dness .
When a Witness in one A@@ si@@ an land heard a cu@@ st@@ om@@ er expres@@ s anxi@@ ous concer@@ n over the e@@ con@@ om@@ ic situation there , she explained that what was happ@@ ening there was part of a pat@@ ter@@ n of events occ@@ ur@@ ring around the world .
What “ T@@ ur@@ ns A@@ way R@@ age ” ?
W@@ H@@ E@@ N Jesus Christ , the Son of God , was on earth , he showed gen@@ u@@ ine interest in help@@ ing the po@@ or .
T@@ en gener@@ ations take us from Adam to Noah , and another ten take us to Abraham .
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : I see .
What will help us to stay spiritually a@@ wa@@ ke and to keep in mind Jehovah’s great day ?
For example , in 19@@ 7@@ 2 it was seen that having congregations over@@ seen by a co@@ op@@ er@@ ating body of the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c@@ ally appointed elders , with no one el@@ der exerc@@ ising authority over the rest , was even clo@@ s@@ er to the way that first - century Christian congregations were ad@@ minis@@ tered .
The following repor@@ t was given to Moses : “ The people are br@@ ing@@ ing much more than what the service needs for the work that Jehovah has comman@@ ded to be done . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 36 : 5 .
The following article will provide the satis@@ f@@ ying answer from God’s Word , the Bible .
Re@@ f@@ er to the Bible thr@@ ough@@ out each study , making li@@ ber@@ al use of the s@@ crip@@ tures found in the par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s .
L@@ ear@@ ning Pe@@ ace Instead of W@@ ar
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , on the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , the apostle Peter refer@@ red to Davi@@ d’s death and qu@@ o@@ ted Psalm 16 : 10 : “ You will not leave my soul in S@@ he@@ ol . ”
When it came to serving Jehovah , father would not set@@ tle for half me@@ a@@ sures !
The book of Proverbs uses similar language when it says : “ The name of Jehovah is a strong tower . In@@ to it the righteous r@@ un@@ s and is given prote@@ ction . ”
However , as dedic@@ ated servants of Jehovah , we real@@ ize that it would be tra@@ gi@@ c for any of us ​ — young or old — ​ to lo@@ se our Christian id@@ enti@@ fic@@ ation .
The ang@@ el ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ Ho@@ ly spirit will come upon you , and power of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh will over@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ w you . For that reason also what is born will be called holy , God’s Son . ” M@@ ary , recogn@@ iz@@ ing that this was the will of God , said : “ Lo@@ ok !
I@@ I , 18@@ 5@@ 9
T@@ ent@@ mak@@ er A@@ qu@@ ila , in R@@ ome with his wife , P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la , was also Jewish .
Just as we have taken a more positi@@ ve view of J@@ on@@ ah and Peter than we nor@@ m@@ ally might , we must simil@@ arly tra@@ in ourselves to be more positi@@ ve in our ass@@ ess@@ ment of our present - day spiritual brothers and sisters .
What would Bar@@ ak and De@@ bor@@ ah do as the enem@@ y appro@@ ached ?
We must also real@@ ize that Satan will try to use our affe@@ ction for our family to bre@@ ak our integrity .
How thr@@ il@@ led he will be when he comes back in the resurrection to find that I was able to do so , transl@@ ating Bible liter@@ ature into our language ! ” ​ — E@@ di@@ th .
He did not he@@ al certain people sing@@ led out from a crow@@ d and s@@ end others away without a cu@@ re .
To the Israelites who were on the ver@@ ge of en@@ ter@@ ing the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , Moses said : “ Jehovah your God made you walk these for@@ ty years in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , in order to hum@@ ble you , to put you to the t@@ est so as to know what was in your heart , as to whether you would keep his comman@@ d@@ ments or not . ”
However , the re@@ pet@@ iti@@ on of a number in the Hebrew language does not necess@@ ar@@ ily mean that the num@@ bers should be ad@@ ded together .
My son James with his wife
As a result , we now work as a te@@ am , and our love has gro@@ wn . ”
Even milli@@ ons who , out of ign@@ or@@ ance and because of l@@ ack of opportunity to know Jehovah , si@@ ded with the Devil over the course of hist@@ ory will be brought back to life and given divine educ@@ ation . ​ — Acts 24 : 15 .
So , then , what are some of the st@@ ep@@ s we can person@@ ally take to make sure that the we@@ ek@@ ly meetings condu@@ cted at our Kingdom H@@ all are always a s@@ ource of spiritual ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment and encourag@@ ement ?
In the matter of giving , the Bible encoura@@ ges true Christians to imitate their gener@@ ous Pro@@ vi@@ der , Jehovah .
“ You will e@@ at , ” I as@@ sur@@ ed him .
To imitate God’s love , we must put ourselves in our bro@@ ther’s sh@@ o@@ es , so to speak . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
A@@ n E@@ arly St@@ ar@@ t
In the long ter@@ m , God’s will was done .
He also showed an appreci@@ ative spirit .
Th@@ ough E@@ ve succ@@ um@@ bed to Satan’s temp@@ t@@ ations , Jesus succ@@ ess@@ fully res@@ is@@ ted them .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , W@@ anda fin@@ ally arrang@@ ed an ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment with M@@ an@@ jo@@ la , who quic@@ k@@ ly showed great interest in stud@@ ying God’s Word , even though the language ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er made this difficult .
No man - made system , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of how strong , can bring about sal@@ vation .
The Go@@ sp@@ els rec@@ ord no such questions .
The elders in J@@ im@@ ’s congregation and his wife encoura@@ ged him , and he gra@@ du@@ ally re@@ turned to serving Jehovah .
At the time , I was cap@@ tain of a so@@ cc@@ er te@@ am called P@@ r@@ in@@ ce of W@@ al@@ es .
See , for example , Matthew 3 : 17 ; Luke 2 : 10 - 14 ; John 6 : 5 - 14 .
A BU@@ D@@ D@@ H@@ I@@ S@@ T religious lead@@ er , the D@@ al@@ a@@ i L@@ ama , said : “ I believe that the very purpose of our life is to seek happiness . ”
Such a faith can be buil@@ t upon their n@@ atur@@ al f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ation with God’s cre@@ ation .
Not all religion origin@@ ates with the true God .
With my bet@@ ro@@ th@@ al , I had made a promise , and I wanted my y@@ es to mean y@@ es .
The Bible repor@@ ts that form@@ er dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ ds in the Christian congregation had been wa@@ shed clean “ with the spirit of our God . ”
In ancient Israel , was appro@@ ach to God possible only through desi@@ gn@@ ated re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves ?
We re@@ moved all se@@ ats , and a cur@@ tain from the st@@ age was used to turn the h@@ all into two d@@ or@@ mit@@ ori@@ es , one for the brothers and one for the sisters .
That a man should pre@@ pare pro@@ per@@ ly before he ge@@ ts married and star@@ ts his own family , recogn@@ iz@@ ing the responsi@@ bil@@ ities that come with such a com@@ mit@@ ment .
It should be that of Paul , who said : “ I do in@@ deed also consider all things to be lo@@ ss on account of the exc@@ el@@ ling value of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord .
She was baptized and became very ac@@ tive in the preaching work .
The pri@@ m@@ ary li@@ v@@ eli@@ ho@@ od of the W@@ a@@ yu@@ u is ra@@ ising li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck and f@@ ar@@ m@@ ing .
Such st@@ ori@@ es became wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad .
Just as he la@@ ys the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation , someone comes along and destro@@ ys what has been la@@ id .
In ancient times , individu@@ al co@@ pi@@ es of the Scriptures were not a@@ vail@@ able for personal use , so Bible reading was done before the congreg@@ ated thr@@ ong .
S@@ ur@@ ely that is a fine word pi@@ c@@ ture of how Jehovah ca@@ res for those who turn to him .
Why has Jehovah set us free spiritually ?
To be friends of God , we must ri@@ d ourselves of any emo@@ tional att@@ ach@@ ment to the present wicked world , char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized by a re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous attitude toward God .
W@@ ic@@ ke@@ dness is de@@ pos@@ ited in “ the land of Sh@@ in@@ ar , ” or Babyl@@ on .
Of course , the elders may at times need to give cor@@ rec@@ tive counsel to the congregation in gener@@ al , but if just a few individuals need to be read@@ ju@@ sted , such counsel is u@@ su@@ ally best given in a priv@@ ate con@@ vers@@ ation with those involved .
This would inclu@@ de those who were once part of the congregation but who sin@@ ned , were un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant , and were dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed .
F@@ in@@ ally , it speak@@ s of a m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous time when it will be possible to repor@@ t : “ De@@ ath is s@@ wal@@ low@@ ed up forever . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 5@@ 4 .
Even now , milli@@ ons of his servants pray to him da@@ ily .
Just as the k@@ er@@ n@@ els of gra@@ in d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed to the gr@@ ound and were pre@@ served while the cha@@ f@@ f was b@@ low@@ n away , so the righteous will remain and the wicked will be re@@ moved .
Su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient for each day is its own ba@@ dness . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 33 , 34 .
Su@@ cc@@ ess in the Christian M@@ in@@ is@@ try
Sh@@ ould I accept emp@@ loy@@ ment that has ap@@ par@@ ent material advan@@ ta@@ ges but that would h@@ in@@ der my spiritual prog@@ ress ? ’
God has p@@ our@@ ed out his spirit upon his worshipp@@ ers , e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ing them to war@@ n mankind of the coming of his day .
Do we then accept that for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess and believe in its power to cle@@ an@@ se us ?
• God will car@@ ry out what un@@ beli@@ e@@ va@@ ble “ work ” in our day ?
Di@@ d Noah back off from this assignment , com@@ pla@@ in about its challeng@@ es , or al@@ ter the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s to make it e@@ asi@@ er on himself ?
What is the shap@@ e of the earth ?
Then , when he uses his Bible - tra@@ ined conscience , he will be able to make wise decisions .
It is the sh@@ ort@@ est and e@@ asi@@ est one to read .
We trust that Jehovah will do all these wonderful things , because “ with God all things are possible . ”
On our We@@ b s@@ ite , we pu@@ bl@@ ish co@@ pi@@ es of our ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines and other Bible - study public@@ ations .
She jo@@ ined her daugh@@ ter in stud@@ ying the Bible .
Ex@@ ten@@ ding ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality to someone can re@@ du@@ ce fri@@ ction and so@@ f@@ ten hard feelings .
Jehovah’s Witnesses deep@@ ly tre@@ asure their fri@@ end@@ ship with the Son of God , and they obey that comm@@ and .
For Jesus Christ , this means recei@@ ving from God two spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c ca@@ pa@@ bil@@ ities ​ — the ability to give humans a fine standing with Jehovah and the power to imp@@ ar@@ t life by resur@@ rec@@ ting the dead .
R@@ em@@ ember , Jehovah’s discipl@@ ine refle@@ cts his mat@@ ch@@ less wisdom and love .
Jesus was to bapti@@ ze “ with holy spirit , ” just as John was bapti@@ z@@ ing with water .
This means that we must not devel@@ op a spirit of in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence .
The Kingdom will also serve the purpose of the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn , Jehovah , to esta@@ bl@@ ish a par@@ adise on earth where good people can enjoy life forever .
Hence , such individuals take to heart the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart and do not le@@ an upon your own understanding .
Jehovah God was in@@ stan@@ tly able to me@@ et the situation resul@@ ting from the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in E@@ den .
Yet , what can be done to help more people in the is@@ ol@@ ated plac@@ es to come to know Jehovah ?
Many think that God appro@@ ves of war .
The ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of God’s judgment will not be con@@ f@@ ined to the des@@ ol@@ ation of Chris@@ tend@@ om .
To the Christians in ancient Corin@@ th , the apostle Paul wrote : “ Our m@@ ou@@ th has been op@@ ened to you , Corinthians , our heart has wi@@ d@@ ened out .
We can be sure that Jehovah is pleas@@ ed with us when we use our time wis@@ ely to read and study the Bible and our public@@ ations .
How did one sister make Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice ?
A Tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy and Lo@@ ving God
4 : 6 - 11 ; 5 : 4 , 6 , 14 .
“ Jehovah’s glory filled the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le ” upon its comple@@ tion in 1@@ 5@@ 12 B.C.E .
What challeng@@ es might we face ?
W@@ ould it not be a deli@@ ght to be sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by people who imitate God’s love ?
He wrote : “ Now that you have pu@@ ri@@ fied your sou@@ ls by your obedi@@ ence to the truth with un@@ h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction as the result , love one another in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y from the heart . ”
Thus we were able to devo@@ te most of our time to the preaching work .
But the sister made me think differ@@ ently by as@@ king , ‘ How many of those ac@@ ts of love do you show toward your husband ? ’
Lo@@ y@@ al to his friend and still stri@@ ving to be loyal to his father , J@@ on@@ a@@ than said to David : “ It is un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble ! You will not die . ”
My work@@ place was s@@ atur@@ ated with por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , both ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic and pr@@ inted .
The answer came quic@@ k@@ ly , and I was invit@@ ed to atten@@ d G@@ ile@@ ad .
Ho@@ ly spirit s@@ ti@@ r@@ red within them a different “ spirit , ” or men@@ tal inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation . ​ — Read N@@ um@@ bers 13 : 30 ; 14 : 6 - 10 , 24 .
3 Do Not De@@ c@@ ei@@ ve Y@@ our@@ self With F@@ al@@ se Re@@ as@@ on@@ ing
The local pro@@ secu@@ t@@ or was thought to be a po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al d@@ ru@@ g pu@@ sh@@ er by 1 out of 7 of the stud@@ ents , and the po@@ li@@ ce comman@@ der was thought to be a th@@ i@@ ef by 1 out of 3 of them !
When asked why he did not take it , Jo@@ die explained that he was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses and said : “ The money was not mine to keep . ”
The spiritual par@@ adise into which Jehovah has brought us is very preci@@ ous .
Paul’s words are no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy : “ If anyone does not want to work , ne@@ i@@ ther let him e@@ at . ” ​ — 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 3 : 10 .
David fac@@ ed many dist@@ res@@ sing circumstances in his life .
Per@@ haps you need help to simp@@ li@@ fy your life .
He ent@@ re@@ ated his fellow Christians “ by the com@@ pas@@ sions of God ” and “ on the bas@@ is of love ” rather than by the we@@ i@@ ght of his apost@@ o@@ lic authority .
• The wi@@ do@@ w of Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath
They are less likely to present many Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts in a ri@@ gi@@ d fr@@ am@@ e@@ work of prophe@@ tic ty@@ p@@ es and an@@ t@@ it@@ y@@ p@@ es .
In the we@@ e h@@ our@@ s of the mor@@ ning , we arri@@ ved at a small v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , where we got off .
Hence , should ne@@ g@@ ative feelings well up in you , medit@@ ate on the ransom .
Per@@ haps you feel disc@@ oura@@ ged because wh@@ er@@ ever you look , there is so much bad news .
A person may feel anger , a sense of be@@ tra@@ y@@ al , the desire for justice or even re@@ v@@ enge .
Even if we are very li@@ mit@@ ed physi@@ c@@ ally and can witness for just 15 min@@ ut@@ es during the mon@@ th , we should repor@@ t this activ@@ ity .
He stru@@ ck a responsi@@ ve cho@@ r@@ d in them .
For anointed ones , who he@@ ed what the spirit says , this means im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity in the heavenly “ par@@ adise of God , ” or Jehovah’s very pres@@ ence .
In recogn@@ iti@@ on of the pione@@ ering work that Be@@ d@@ ell had done , those Ca@@ tho@@ lic scho@@ l@@ ars inclu@@ ded the no@@ te “ In mem@@ ory of W@@ il@@ li@@ am Be@@ d@@ ell ” in@@ side its co@@ ver page .
U@@ p@@ on lear@@ ning that A@@ him@@ ele@@ ch had helped David , Saul or@@ der@@ ed the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion not only of A@@ him@@ ele@@ ch but also of all the pri@@ ests and their famili@@ es .
Be Com@@ for@@ ted ​ — Com@@ fort O@@ thers , 3 / 15
While serving as a slave , Joseph “ kept fin@@ ding fav@@ or in [ his ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s ] eyes and wa@@ ited upon him continu@@ ally , so that he appointed him over his house . ”
What if his un@@ believ@@ ing wife in@@ sis@@ ts on taking their children to her place of worship or teaching them her beli@@ ef@@ s ?
• “ He will ac@@ tually s@@ wal@@ low up death forever , and the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah will certainly wi@@ pe the te@@ ars from all fac@@ es . And the re@@ pro@@ ach of his people he will take away from all the earth , for Jehovah himself has spo@@ ken it . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A@@ I@@ A@@ H 25 : 8 .
As we draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah , we will “ find comfort ” for ourselves , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of what is ca@@ using us dist@@ ress . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
We have left the worl@@ d’s way of doing things for sel@@ f@@ ish reas@@ ons , such as stri@@ ving to ob@@ tain ri@@ ches or power .
K@@ un@@ wal@@ d
A Un@@ ited F@@ am@@ ily at L@@ ast
What a cause for satis@@ fac@@ tion !
A@@ no@@ ther was O@@ s@@ wal@@ d S@@ ch@@ rec@@ k@@ en@@ fu@@ ch@@ s , a Ger@@ man scho@@ la@@ r , in about 1@@ 5@@ 6@@ 5 .
Jesus indic@@ ated that good parents would give gi@@ f@@ ts to their children .
Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah faith@@ fully car@@ ri@@ ed out his pri@@ es@@ tly du@@ ties , and both of them kept God’s Law to the best of their ability .
Are you having difficul@@ ty real@@ iz@@ ing it ?
So@@ on ther@@ e@@ after , Mari@@ a res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully appro@@ ached one of her teach@@ ers to expla@@ in that she could not sing certain song@@ s .
Hebrews chap@@ ter 11 tel@@ ls us the n@@ ames of 16 men and women who had strong faith in Jehovah’s promises .
Let us go back to about the year 60 C.E .
E@@ ven@@ tually , I even over@@ came my pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce against wh@@ ite people .
But his joy in help@@ ing many to become disciples made those difficul@@ ties wor@@ th@@ while .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N asked to de@@ fine the word “ di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied , ” ten - year - old M@@ adi@@ son im@@ medi@@ ately rep@@ lied , “ W@@ ell - d@@ ressed . ”
El@@ kan@@ ah’s family worshi@@ ps Jehovah , but pol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ ous marri@@ ages often pro@@ du@@ ce stri@@ fe , as illustr@@ ated in El@@ kan@@ ah’s d@@ om@@ es@@ tic af@@ fai@@ r@@ s .
Jehovah destro@@ yed the c@@ ities of So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h because the people there were very im@@ moral .
Jesus felt no a@@ pa@@ thy toward the preci@@ ous tru@@ ths he taught about Jehovah and His Kingdom .
Un@@ til God ac@@ ts , we are tra@@ pp@@ ed in an un@@ fa@@ ir system , “ gro@@ an@@ ing together and being in pain together . ”
She has even brought her scho@@ ol@@ teach@@ er to the Kingdom H@@ all .
Jehovah’s people ​ — young and old al@@ ike — ​ must be as knowle@@ d@@ ge@@ able as possible in order to help others spiritually and ‘ in order to present themselves appro@@ ved to God with nothing to be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of , h@@ and@@ ling the word of the truth ari@@ ght . ’
The Bible expla@@ ins that world hist@@ ory would re@@ ach a uni@@ que , pi@@ vo@@ tal time peri@@ od that would cul@@ min@@ ate in the end .
It would make no sense for God to comm@@ and Adam and E@@ ve to pro@@ du@@ ce children and then p@@ un@@ ish them for car@@ r@@ ying out those instru@@ ctions . ​ — Psalm 19 : 8 .
A ke@@ y was his love and affe@@ ction for the Lord .
A strong relationship with Jehovah helps a cou@@ ple to make a succ@@ ess of marriage
The Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ er Matthew says : “ When they went into the house they saw the young child with M@@ ary its mother . ”
J@@ U@@ L@@ Y 8 - 10
Such vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers also help in the con@@ stru@@ ction of As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ alls and Kingdom H@@ alls , which serve as c@@ ent@@ ers of Bible instru@@ ction .
Dis@@ coura@@ g@@ ement from within the congregation can under@@ mine our mor@@ ale more eas@@ ily than persecu@@ tion from without .
I reas@@ oned that if we should ever be de@@ por@@ ted , we would never be able to return and vis@@ it our friends in S@@ ing@@ ap@@ ore .
If we an@@ al@@ y@@ ze his de@@ f@@ en@@ se , two ma@@ in el@@ ements c@@ learly stand out : ( 1 ) Paul was per@@ su@@ asi@@ ve in his pres@@ ent@@ ation .
This coura@@ ge@@ ous serv@@ ant of God fre@@ ely and will@@ ingly used his material means to support the work@@ ers so as to ad@@ v@@ ance true worship .
God would har@@ dly refu@@ se to help because his serv@@ ant did not say “ in Jesus ’ name . ”
S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 14 - 20 , 200@@ 9
The expres@@ sion “ this faith ” indic@@ ates that Jesus refer@@ red , not to faith in a gener@@ al sense , but to faith of a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar kind ​ — faith like that pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed by the wi@@ do@@ w .
Jehovah simil@@ arly provided for the prophet Jeremiah during the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an si@@ e@@ ge of Jerusalem .
What such a person consi@@ ders a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate care for ani@@ mal@@ s might ac@@ tually be c@@ ru@@ el tre@@ at@@ ment .
H@@ ur@@ t feelings over an un@@ kind word or though@@ t@@ less action can often bring a re@@ tal@@ i@@ at@@ ory respon@@ se .
It invol@@ ves being fa@@ ir , free from having or show@@ ing bi@@ as or fav@@ or@@ it@@ ism .
Since A@@ pri@@ l 199@@ 1 , when ci@@ vi@@ l war bro@@ ke out in Si@@ er@@ r@@ a Le@@ one , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of people have been kil@@ led , in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed , or ma@@ im@@ ed .
The S@@ an F@@ ran@@ c@@ is@@ c@@ o Ex@@ am@@ in@@ er repor@@ ted that “ the m@@ el@@ ding of spiritu@@ ality and work has become something of a public ph@@ en@@ om@@ en@@ on . ”
Today , a Christian gu@@ il@@ ty of serious sin needs to seek the help of congregation elders to rec@@ over .
His Word states : “ H@@ au@@ gh@@ ty eyes and an ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant heart , the lam@@ p of the wicked ones , are sin . ”
H@@ ere the expres@@ sion “ pre@@ si@@ ding over ” ob@@ vi@@ ously inclu@@ des not only teaching his children but also taking the lead in the family and “ having children in sub@@ je@@ ction . ”
E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s pray@@ ed that the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans “ stand complete . ”
I quic@@ k@@ ly got a new supp@@ ly of boo@@ ks and ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines . ”
This appro@@ ach to a C@@ an@@ adi@@ an woman whom she me@@ t in a v@@ et@@ er@@ in@@ ari@@ an’s of@@ fice led to a Bible study .
Abraham was ev@@ en@@ tually bless@@ ed with two sons ​ — I@@ sh@@ ma@@ el and Isa@@ a@@ c .
A tr@@ ack is a n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w fo@@ o@@ t@@ p@@ ath or tra@@ il . These “ tr@@ ac@@ ks ” are determined by Jehovah’s stan@@ d@@ ard of righteousness .
M@@ ore R@@ es@@ pon@@ si@@ bil@@ ities
They knew that their family , like other Israel@@ ite famili@@ es , would receive a pi@@ e@@ ce of land that had been al@@ lo@@ t@@ ted to their father .
Jesus stated that the days of that tri@@ bul@@ ation would be cu@@ t sh@@ ort “ on account of the cho@@ s@@ en ones , ” the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of anointed Christians still on earth .
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iti@@ on of this fact will help us keep material things in prop@@ er per@@ spe@@ ctive , thus avo@@ i@@ ding the fru@@ str@@ ations of those who@@ se lives cen@@ ter on the acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ation of money .
However , his ho@@ m@@ eli@@ fe was a disa@@ ster .
Joseph g@@ la@@ dly accepted this responsi@@ bility .
Des@@ pite his fa@@ il@@ ing health , we would invit@@ e to our ro@@ om vari@@ ous members of branch of@@ fic@@ es from around the world who were then in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n for tra@@ ining .
C@@ i@@ vi@@ l un@@ rest bro@@ ke out t@@ wi@@ ce in U@@ g@@ anda while we were there , but that did not bring our spiritual activities to a hal@@ t .
Some n@@ ames have been chang@@ ed in this and in the next article .
Why should we be inter@@ ested in what Christ said to se@@ ven congregations in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or ?
This in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent recorded in the Bible helps us to understand that death is not a means that God uses to trans@@ f@@ er humans from earth to heaven .
H@@ ere many became Christians .
Still , there is value in consider@@ ing the account .
St@@ ac@@ ci@@ ol@@ i says that along the ro@@ ad “ moved ide@@ as , ar@@ t@@ is@@ tic influ@@ ences , and ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ cal and religious do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines , ” including those of Christi@@ an@@ ity .
When does the “ ri@@ ver of water of life ” beg@@ in to f@@ low ?
If we do not teach well , our stud@@ ent may not sur@@ vi@@ ve t@@ ests of faith , and we may su@@ ff@@ er a lo@@ ss so pa@@ in@@ ful that our sal@@ vation will be “ as through fi@@ re . ”
It helped them to make temp@@ or@@ ary sacrific@@ es so as not to take a conven@@ i@@ ent , but wrong , course .
C@@ la@@ u@@ dia ad@@ ds : “ It does not matter whether you are married or sing@@ le , you will be happy if you give your best to Jehovah God . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 1 , 2 .
Does prom@@ o@@ tion bring se@@ cur@@ ity ?
• R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch the cul@@ ture and hist@@ ory of the country
S@@ O@@ M@@ E 7@@ 7 years have pas@@ sed since the Jews re@@ turned to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and from Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an ex@@ ile .
If a sin is wi@@ d@@ ely known or will un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly become known , an ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement to the congregation would likely be appro@@ pri@@ ate in order to prote@@ ct its re@@ pu@@ tation .
S@@ ome@@ times he was so ti@@ red that he could not stay a@@ wa@@ ke during the study .
With his spiritual appreciation r@@ ene@@ wed , he under@@ sto@@ od that Jehovah h@@ ated ba@@ dness and that in du@@ e time the wicked would be p@@ uni@@ shed .
Of them , we read : “ They received the word with the great@@ est e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness of mind , care@@ fully exam@@ ining the Scriptures da@@ ily as to whether these things were so . ” ​ — Acts 17 : 11 .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out his earthly ministry , Jesus end@@ ur@@ ed un@@ just cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism from religious op@@ pos@@ ers .
“ You . . . are being sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ded by God’s power through faith for a sal@@ vation ready to be reve@@ aled in the last peri@@ od of time . ” ​ — 1 P@@ E@@ T .
All reas@@ ons for bo@@ a@@ sting about one@@ ’s su@@ p@@ posed su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity will be g@@ one .
He served as a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er from 198@@ 6 until 199@@ 7 , when he and his wife , Pen@@ n@@ y , became part of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates Bethel family .
6 : 8@@ a ​ — Why are the pr@@ on@@ oun@@ s “ I ” and “ us ” used here ?
O@@ f@@ ten , this anger lea@@ ds to h@@ at@@ red and ou@@ tri@@ ght viol@@ ence .
Since we are un@@ able to ‘ direc@@ t our st@@ ep , ’ ev@@ en@@ tually we will listen ei@@ ther to the vo@@ ice of Jehovah or to the vo@@ ice of his Ad@@ vers@@ ary .
S@@ ever@@ al cen@@ tu@@ ries later , King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar of Babyl@@ on had a dre@@ am that his wise men were un@@ able to inter@@ pre@@ t .
Ther@@ efore , be determined to clo@@ the y@@ ourselves with com@@ pas@@ sion . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 12 .
( a ) How can sub@@ s@@ titu@@ ting material gi@@ f@@ ts for a par@@ ent@@ ’s pres@@ ence af@@ fect children ?
In some lands , out@@ spo@@ ken a@@ the@@ ists , ag@@ no@@ s@@ tic@@ s , and ev@@ olu@@ tion@@ ists prom@@ o@@ te ide@@ as desi@@ gn@@ ed to er@@ o@@ de not just love for God but also beli@@ ef in him .
The th@@ in ones de@@ v@@ our@@ ed the f@@ at ones .
They acc@@ used Moses of ‘ pla@@ ying the prin@@ ce ’ and of li@@ f@@ ting himself up a@@ bo@@ ve others .
Then he would g@@ la@@ dly ‘ give them instru@@ ction in righteousness . ’
An@@ iz@@ a came to Fr@@ ance along with her un@@ c@@ le , who is a di@@ pl@@ om@@ at .
O@@ thers may become dis@@ il@@ lu@@ si@@ oned when they see how far their own spiritual lead@@ ers are from living an ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary life .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , however , the Bible states that there is something that is more du@@ ra@@ ble and “ of much greater value than go@@ ld that peri@@ sh@@ es des@@ pite its being proved by fi@@ re . ”
For example , we see how he rema@@ ins pe@@ ace@@ able and why peace is so important to him .
A hus@@ ban@@ d’s prayers can be h@@ in@@ der@@ ed if he does not apply Jehovah’s counsel .
What is needed for the complete san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of God’s name ?
Con@@ cer@@ ning “ a certain Je@@ w nam@@ ed A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s , a n@@ ative of A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a , an el@@ o@@ qu@@ ent man , [ who ] arri@@ ved in Eph@@ esus , ” the Bible says : “ As he was ag@@ low with the spirit , he went speaking and teaching with cor@@ rec@@ t@@ ness the things about Jesus . ”
This some@@ times happ@@ ens as the children get older .
For example , Paul wrote about God’s purpose “ to ga@@ ther all things together again in the Christ . ”
Jesus op@@ ened up his followers ’ min@@ ds so that they could understand his teachings about the Father .
T@@ ro@@ as
Can you teach me the Bible ? ”
‘ Ke@@ ep L@@ ip@@ s in C@@ he@@ ck ’
On the other hand , you could mis@@ tak@@ en@@ ly conclu@@ de that you have been a vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of in@@ justice or that another member of the congregation has been .
At that time , all mankind will learn Jehovah God’s ways and imitate his loving person@@ ality .
Wor@@ king the pre@@ c@@ inc@@ ts of the ca@@ the@@ dr@@ al , I felt very self - consci@@ ous , but cons@@ ol@@ ed my@@ self that no@@ body in that city knew me .
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , though , men co@@ v@@ et@@ ing power began taking the lead in many congregations , giving themselves high - s@@ oun@@ ding t@@ it@@ les .
For example , when pl@@ an@@ ning for a v@@ ac@@ ation , we make sure that we will not mis@@ s the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er@@ ’s vis@@ it , a special ass@@ em@@ bly day , a cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly , or a dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion .
Why , even humans who do not obey him benefit from the su@@ n and ra@@ in that he lo@@ v@@ ingly provi@@ des !
“ One is@@ ol@@ ating himself will seek his own sel@@ f@@ ish long@@ ing , ” says a Bible pro@@ ver@@ b .
In like man@@ ner the apostle John , refer@@ ring to his spiritual children , wrote : “ No greater cause for than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness do I have than these things , that I should be hear@@ ing that my children go on wal@@ king in the truth . ”
Now , even if others make ne@@ g@@ ative com@@ ments about her ministry , she is happy because she kno@@ ws that she is tr@@ ying her best to ple@@ ase Jehovah .
“ In All Your W@@ a@@ ys T@@ ake No@@ tice of H@@ im ”
All day long he is show@@ ing fav@@ or and l@@ en@@ ding , and so his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing are in l@@ ine for a blessing . ”
What made He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah uni@@ que ?
30 “ You Ne@@ ed En@@ du@@ r@@ ance ”
It also became re@@ ality by his death and resurrection . ​ — Psalm 16 : 8 - 11 ; Isaiah 5@@ 3 : 5 , 8 , 11 , 12 ; Matthew 20 : 28 ; John 1 : 29 ; Acts 2 : 25 - 31 .
“ W@@ ho@@ ever ref@@ re@@ sh@@ es others will himself be ref@@ re@@ shed . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
At age 14 , I began to s@@ mo@@ ke .
Le@@ a@@ ving Timothy and S@@ il@@ as in Corin@@ th , Paul takes A@@ qu@@ ila and P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la with him and sa@@ il@@ s away for S@@ y@@ ri@@ a early in 5@@ 2 C.E .
It truly was a l@@ and@@ mar@@ k ev@@ ent in the hist@@ ory of pu@@ re worship .
He ques@@ tioned Jesus and found him gu@@ il@@ ty of nothing at all .
To be truly succ@@ ess@@ ful and happy in life , children must devel@@ op moral and spiritual valu@@ es , lear@@ ning to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish right from wrong .
Even after his as@@ cen@@ sion to heaven , he reve@@ aled the truth from his Father .
How can we keep on res@@ is@@ ting the tend@@ enc@@ y toward di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty ?
Of course , this was not cre@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s “ own will . ”
How can humans refle@@ ct God’s glory ?
The 1@@ 1@@ th vision por@@ tra@@ ys her as a “ great har@@ lo@@ t ” ​ — an im@@ moral woman — ​ “ s@@ it@@ ting upon a s@@ car@@ let - col@@ ored w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast . ”
And God himself will be with them .
B@@ as@@ ed on what Paul wrote to the Romans , the reas@@ sur@@ ing answer is y@@ es !
Par@@ ents can rejo@@ ice when a child takes to heart the thought be@@ h@@ ind Proverbs 27 : 11 .
Is it your cu@@ sto@@ m to share field service experi@@ ences or poin@@ ts from the l@@ at@@ est Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
Will you give cre@@ di@@ t to Jehovah for any gi@@ f@@ ts you have or for what you have accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed ?
Mal@@ ach@@ i 2 : 3 dec@@ la@@ res : “ I will sc@@ at@@ ter d@@ un@@ g upon your fac@@ es , the d@@ un@@ g of your fes@@ tiv@@ als . ”
The branch of@@ fice su@@ gg@@ ested that we move to a congregation that had just been form@@ ed in I@@ r@@ la@@ m .
That was to fear Jehovah and keep his comman@@ d@@ ments . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 1 , 2 ; 27 : 3 .
Our n@@ atur@@ al a@@ ver@@ sion to d@@ un@@ g , or ex@@ cre@@ ment , helps us to understand God’s feel@@ ing of dis@@ gu@@ st for any form of i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
A beli@@ ever u@@ su@@ ally accep@@ ts his own suffering as well as that of others without get@@ ting too dis@@ tur@@ bed by it .
The Bible c@@ alls him the “ King of et@@ er@@ n@@ ity , ” meaning that he had no beg@@ in@@ ning and will never have an end .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From Proverbs , 9 / 15
2 / 1 Ma@@ in@@ tain Your Jo@@ y in Jehovah’s Ser@@ vice , 5 / 1
Re@@ g@@ arding our times , Jesus war@@ ned : “ Lo@@ ok ! I am coming as a th@@ i@@ ef . H@@ app@@ y is the one that sta@@ ys a@@ wa@@ ke and keep@@ s his ou@@ ter gar@@ ments , that he may not walk n@@ ak@@ ed and people look upon his sh@@ am@@ e@@ ful@@ ness . ”
What cr@@ itical situation fac@@ es mankind , and what words will we soon remember ?
Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide , people are being given a war@@ ning and the opportunity to sur@@ vi@@ ve Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on
Ther@@ efore , those who qu@@ ali@@ fy for baptism have u@@ su@@ ally stu@@ died the Bible for months or even a year or two , so that their decision is ne@@ i@@ ther ha@@ st@@ y nor ill - inform@@ ed .
As the God - fe@@ aring par@@ ent of M@@ ep@@ hi@@ bo@@ sh@@ et@@ h and a loyal friend to David , J@@ on@@ a@@ than would not have taught his young son to as@@ pi@@ re to ro@@ y@@ al power .
1 - 3 . ( a ) How do many feel about the opportunity to conduct Bible stu@@ dies ?
We ac@@ tually show faith by con@@ sul@@ ting the Bible and Christian public@@ ations and by pra@@ ying for the guid@@ ance of holy spirit when making decisions . ​ — Romans 8 : 26 , 27 .
; V@@ an Le@@ emp@@ ut@@ ten , T .
Ho@@ ly spirit is God’s free gift to those who s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely seek it .
One such woman was A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il , wife of the we@@ al@@ thy Israel@@ ite l@@ an@@ do@@ w@@ ner Na@@ ba@@ l .
W@@ A@@ R has always been b@@ ru@@ tal .
She p@@ our@@ ed them some ju@@ ice and brought them a clo@@ th@@ es br@@ us@@ h , a bo@@ w@@ l of water , and to@@ w@@ els .
She expla@@ ins : “ He re@@ ached a point where he no longer pray@@ ed .
The Father of Fa@@ ther@@ less Bo@@ ys
Is the cla@@ im of un@@ believers that there is no Creator based on lo@@ gi@@ cal reason@@ ing ?
At the same time , we must be care@@ ful not to make Jehovah feel h@@ ur@@ t at heart .
Rather , they are making prog@@ ress in having “ their po@@ wers of dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment tra@@ ined to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish both right and wrong . ”
13 : 10 , 11 .
On the other hand , those who feel that they should be given a prom@@ pt a@@ po@@ lo@@ gy may get up@@ set , and a min@@ or ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent may turn into a ma@@ j@@ or dis@@ pu@@ te .
His vis@@ its , though , did not go un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed by the Greek O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch .
• How can we imitate Eli@@ h@@ u in for@@ ti@@ f@@ ying fellow believers ?
Does it simply mean that we should take our time , think the matter through , be reason@@ able , and exerc@@ ise good judgment ? All these fac@@ t@@ ors are help@@ ful in re@@ aching a good decision , but there is more to exerc@@ ising the spirit of a s@@ ound mind . ​ — R@@ om .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the af@@ ter@@ no@@ on , the dist@@ ribu@@ tion continu@@ es , with num@@ er@@ ous congregations fin@@ ish@@ ing by three or four that af@@ ter@@ no@@ on .
W@@ he@@ ther you are new@@ ly baptized or have been serving God for de@@ ca@@ des , you need to exam@@ ine yourself peri@@ o@@ dic@@ ally and ask questions like these : ‘ In imit@@ ation of Jesus Christ , am I continu@@ ing to be true to my most important Yes ?
3@@ 10 - 3@@ 7@@ 3 C.E . ) pro@@ duc@@ ed a com@@ men@@ t@@ ary on the Di@@ at@@ ess@@ ar@@ on , thus con@@ fir@@ m@@ ing that it was in gener@@ al use among S@@ y@@ ri@@ an Christians .
I gra@@ b@@ bed a bro@@ ch@@ ure publi@@ shed by the Witnesses that discus@@ sed what God requi@@ res of us .
The bene@@ fi@@ cial poin@@ ts just mentioned are from Bible boo@@ ks that some may consider difficult to understand .
The 195@@ 5 conven@@ tion in Nu@@ re@@ m@@ ber@@ g , Ger@@ many , proved to be special .
And those who spoke against what ch@@ urch lead@@ ers taught were sever@@ ely p@@ uni@@ shed .
During the l@@ ate M@@ id@@ d@@ le A@@ ges , Ca@@ st@@ ili@@ an , or S@@ pan@@ ish , began to take shap@@ e on the I@@ b@@ eri@@ an Pen@@ in@@ su@@ la .
It is inter@@ ven@@ tion on be@@ half of someone suffering mis@@ for@@ tu@@ ne or dist@@ ress . ”
This time peace is not mentioned .
• Why were pri@@ es@@ tly sacrific@@ es in Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s day un@@ accep@@ table to Jehovah ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , by ‘ mar@@ r@@ ying in the Lord , ’ one shows loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah , and that lea@@ ds to end@@ uring blessings , for “ with someone loyal [ Jehovah ] will act in loy@@ al@@ ty . ” ​ — Psalm 18 : 25 .
What we saw there was to@@ t@@ ally sh@@ o@@ c@@ king .
Yes , meeting the requi@@ re@@ ment to “ love kindness ” is , not a bur@@ den , but a joy !
This is what Jesus said : “ The kingdom of the heavens is like a travel@@ ing mer@@ ch@@ ant see@@ king fine pe@@ ar@@ ls .
They wanted to know if their ans@@ wers were cor@@ rec@@ t . ”
Our family enjo@@ yed the compan@@ y of vis@@ iting Witnesses , especially those in the full - time ministry .
A letter is vie@@ wed as coming from the person who@@ se sign@@ ature it be@@ ars
But no matter who may take the lead in this co@@ al@@ iti@@ on of nations , we are certain of two things : ( 1 ) Go@@ g of Ma@@ go@@ g and his ar@@ mi@@ es will be de@@ fe@@ ated and destro@@ yed ; and ( 2 ) our re@@ ign@@ ing King , Jesus Christ , will sa@@ ve God’s people and u@@ sh@@ er them into a new world of peace and true se@@ cur@@ ity . ​ — Re@@ v .
We jo@@ ined him on the st@@ age , ju@@ mp@@ ing and cla@@ pp@@ ing with him to the be@@ at of a band .
How can Paul’s example help those who stru@@ gg@@ le with feelings of un@@ wor@@ thin@@ ess ?
The day of Jesus ’ death is the day to remember for yet another reason .
* ​ — Mat@@ t .
In other words , the Israelites were to show emp@@ a@@ the@@ tic kindness to the disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ged . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 23 : 9 ; L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 19 : 34 ; De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 10 : 19 .
At that same conven@@ tion , a mission@@ ary cou@@ ple serving in T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n were inter@@ vie@@ wed .
The Witnesses were very pati@@ ent with her .
Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness is especially evid@@ ent in that he s@@ ends his people to preach the “ good news of the kingdom . ”
( a ) Why is medit@@ ation ess@@ enti@@ al if we want God’s Word to influ@@ ence and trans@@ form us ?
When I told Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r about my in@@ ten@@ tions , he su@@ gg@@ ested we wa@@ it for three years , then get married , and serve at Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n Bethel .
I don@@ ’t have a doubt in the world that we@@ ’@@ re going to get back ​ — I just can@@ ’t see how right then . ”
Ye@@ ars later , the apostle Paul refer@@ red to this coura@@ ge@@ ous example of Jesus , “ who as a witness made the fine public declar@@ ation before P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate . ”
Like Abraham , do we have faith that Jehovah will comple@@ t@@ ely fulf@@ ill his promises ?
F@@ ur@@ ther , many of the people we come in cont@@ act with are “ lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves , ” “ ha@@ ugh@@ ty , ” and even “ fi@@ er@@ ce . ”
If you do , res@@ ol@@ ve what you will do in the we@@ ek@@ s a@@ head .
He had become a Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ent , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then called .
In many coun@@ tri@@ es , people mis@@ re@@ present themselves to gain advan@@ ta@@ ges in life .
Jac@@ o@@ b ut@@ tered a prayer in the form of a v@@ ow .
We fre@@ qu@@ ently hear “ than@@ k you , ” “ you@@ ’@@ re wel@@ come , ” or similar expres@@ sions on the li@@ ps of young and old as well as new and long@@ time Witnesses as they jo@@ in in worship and happy fel@@ low@@ ship .
John : No , I don@@ ’t .
• Why does Jesus ob@@ ject to his mo@@ ther’s su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion about w@@ ine ?
I ag@@ ree with them .
Do@@ ing so each year is a way of expres@@ sing our appreciation for the love sh@@ own by God and by Jesus . ​ — Read Luke 22 : 19 , 20 .
Da@@ ys and we@@ ek@@ s pas@@ sed .
What Is God’s N@@ ame ?
It then ad@@ ds : “ M@@ ore information re@@ ach@@ es the human b@@ ra@@ in through the eyes than through any other sense or@@ g@@ an . ”
A husband and wife who remain faithful to their marriage v@@ ow@@ s ​ — that is , who stay together and each work for the good of the other — ​ have taken an important st@@ ep toward fin@@ ding happiness and se@@ cur@@ ity .
Jesus refer@@ red to four different w@@ atch@@ es during which the ma@@ ster might arri@@ ve .
How was he occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed during all those ages ?
I later had to a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze for my in@@ sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve man@@ ner .
The se@@ cre@@ t of the p@@ al@@ m tre@@ e@@ ’s per@@ en@@ ni@@ al beau@@ ty lies in an un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing s@@ ource of f@@ res@@ h water .
Their concer@@ n for older congregation members is well - illustr@@ ated by Paul when he poin@@ ts out that if one member of the human body su@@ ff@@ ers , “ all the other members su@@ ff@@ er with it . ”
E@@ m@@ man@@ u@@ el expla@@ ins : “ It was difficult to find a time conven@@ i@@ ent to all .
W@@ as personal reading all that was needed for this ?
Th@@ ough I under@@ sto@@ od little as a ten - year - old gi@@ r@@ l , I real@@ ized that the news was bad .
“ Does God Re@@ ally Con@@ dem@@ n Pe@@ ople to Bu@@ r@@ n in H@@ ell ? ”
He says : “ A full da@@ y’s work for a full da@@ y’s wa@@ ge is something that people simply do not do any@@ more . ”
He and I were standing in@@ side the tra@@ il@@ er by the small buil@@ t - in sin@@ k when he asked , “ Do you like the tra@@ il@@ er ? ”
By faith those God - fe@@ aring men could “ see ” their pro@@ gen@@ y in pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of that land .
“ This Is R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous ”
From the stan@@ d@@ point of an earthly ob@@ ser@@ ver , heavenly bo@@ dies serve as un@@ mis@@ ta@@ ka@@ ble indic@@ at@@ ors of se@@ as@@ ons .
“ Th@@ ro@@ w your bur@@ den upon Jehovah himself , and he himself will su@@ sta@@ in you . ”
“ The one who exerc@@ ises faith in me , even though he dies , will come to life . ” ​ — John 11 : 25 .
A provi@@ der does well to remember that he is car@@ r@@ ying out an assignment from Jehovah .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , we must continue to gu@@ ard our heart , never let@@ ting up .
Christian cou@@ ples who are devo@@ ted to Jehovah and to each other are mo@@ tiv@@ ated by their love for God and for each other to res@@ ol@@ ve their difficul@@ ties , for “ love never fa@@ il@@ s . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
As we stri@@ ve to live up to God’s righteous standards , we may some@@ times become disc@@ oura@@ ged because of our sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings .
The earth@@ ’s t@@ il@@ t , ro@@ tation , and or@@ bi@@ t are all just right to pre@@ v@@ ent the o@@ ce@@ ans from fre@@ e@@ z@@ ing over or bo@@ il@@ ing away .
We need to foc@@ us on positi@@ ve things .
The Ma@@ ster of the har@@ v@@ est , Jehovah God , will re@@ ward us et@@ er@@ n@@ ally for ‘ our work and the love we show for his name . ’ ​ — He@@ b .
Those who refu@@ se to recogn@@ ize the a@@ w@@ es@@ ome authority that has been given to Jesus Christ , the vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous Ri@@ der of the wh@@ ite hor@@ se , will soon be for@@ ced to ad@@ mit their er@@ ro@@ r .
The love of money or the desire to am@@ ass ri@@ ches and pos@@ s@@ ess material things can cor@@ ru@@ pt the heart , le@@ ading a Christian to do things that go against God’s will .
B@@ ap@@ tism ‘ in the name of the Son ’ sign@@ i@@ fi@@ es that they con@@ f@@ ess Jesus Christ as their R@@ an@@ som@@ er , Le@@ ad@@ er , and King .
If anyone makes the st@@ at@@ ement : ‘ I love God , ’ and yet is h@@ ating his brother , he is a li@@ ar . For he who does not love his brother , whom he has seen , cannot be loving God , whom he has not seen . ”
A@@ ny@@ thing thro@@ wn into this d@@ um@@ p would be comple@@ t@@ ely destro@@ yed , turned into a@@ sh@@ es .
* Jesus found great joy in doing God’s will .
When elders con@@ sul@@ t with one another and ut@@ il@@ ize their col@@ le@@ ctive wisdom , “ there is accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment . ”
Those who s@@ mo@@ ke to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o har@@ m others .
Even children felt at e@@ ase with Jesus , and he ob@@ vi@@ ously felt at e@@ ase with them .
That question had not been ans@@ wer@@ ed in the vision , and the matter became a sub@@ ject of he@@ ated de@@ b@@ ate among Christians .
I was on the st@@ age and could look out over the va@@ st a@@ udi@@ ence of more than 10@@ 7@@ ,000 .
C@@ learly , bad things ha@@ p@@ pen , and Jehovah feel@@ s deep@@ ly dist@@ ressed when they do . ​ — Read Isaiah 6@@ 3 : 9 , 10 .
As told by F@@ red Rus@@ k
So that is what it said . ”
But such tri@@ als need not ro@@ b us of joy .
“ I ac@@ tually used to enjoy hum@@ ili@@ ating others , ” says a man we will call H@@ ar@@ old .
* He then e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly accepted help from someone who was already a qu@@ ali@@ fied Bible teach@@ er , Ph@@ ili@@ p , an early disci@@ ple of Jesus .
F@@ e@@ ar of God inclu@@ des the deep con@@ vi@@ ction that our heavenly Father person@@ ally ca@@ res for us and is ready to for@@ give our trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions .
S@@ k@@ ill@@ ful teach@@ ers will use reason@@ ing and illustr@@ ations appro@@ pri@@ ate to the situation at hand . ​ — 1 John 5 : 20 .
How ref@@ re@@ shing that must have been for those young ones !
A few months later , I was sur@@ pris@@ ed to receive a letter from a Christian brother who was imp@@ ris@@ oned about 2@@ 50 mil@@ es [ 4@@ 00 k@@ m ] away .
They are more to be desi@@ red than go@@ ld , y@@ es , than much ref@@ ined go@@ ld . ” ​ — Psalm 19 : 7 - 10 ; 1@@ 19 : 7@@ 2 .
S@@ hi@@ r@@ le@@ y : Yes , of course .
To be fa@@ ir , these ob@@ serv@@ ations would also be true of other coun@@ tri@@ es where so - called Christi@@ an@@ ity pre@@ vail@@ s .
Jesus ​ — The F@@ o@@ re@@ most Ex@@ am@@ ple of C@@ oura@@ ge
Jehovah can be com@@ pared to a ref@@ in@@ er of go@@ ld who app@@ lies just the right am@@ ount of he@@ at to re@@ move imp@@ ur@@ ities .
We should not be ne@@ g@@ lig@@ ent about building and streng@@ th@@ ening our faith in Jehovah and his promises . ​ — Mark 11 : 23 ; Luke 17 : 6 .
I@@ N H@@ I@@ S pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence , God’s fir@@ st@@ born Son sp@@ ent coun@@ t@@ less ages in close associ@@ ation with his Father .
In what kind of r@@ ace did Paul succ@@ ess@@ fully par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate , and how can we do lik@@ e@@ wise ?
Job knew that his integrity dep@@ ended on him and his love for Jehovah .
I for@@ ce everything el@@ se to take place ei@@ ther before or after the time s@@ lo@@ t set asi@@ de for the ministry . ”
The most direc@@ t way to receive Jehovah’s holy spirit is to ask for it in prayer .
While you may be tal@@ ented and have the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al to at@@ tain succ@@ ess in this world , be care@@ ful how you use your tal@@ ents or how you let the world use them .
O@@ p@@ pose Satan , and He Will F@@ le@@ e ! 1 / 15 Pro@@ ve Your Fa@@ ith by Your Li@@ fe C@@ our@@ se , 10 / 15
We want to stay up - to - d@@ ate with the understanding of Bible truth so that we can share acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge with others .
What question ar@@ ises regarding the way Israel was organiz@@ ed , and why is the answer of import@@ ance to us ?
The Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy had appro@@ ved pl@@ ans to buil@@ d a new Bethel home in Gre@@ e@@ ce , some mil@@ es nor@@ th of A@@ th@@ ens .
Those who love God’s law recogn@@ ize the d@@ ang@@ ers of a materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic spirit and are prote@@ cted from it .
Ex@@ pres@@ sing his ad@@ mi@@ r@@ ation for her beau@@ ty , he promises her “ cir@@ cle@@ ts of go@@ ld . . . along with stu@@ ds of s@@ il@@ ver . ”
“ The faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” : A small group of anointed brothers who are direc@@ tly involved in pre@@ par@@ ing and dis@@ p@@ en@@ sing spiritual food during Christ’s pres@@ ence .
If a fi@@ re er@@ up@@ ted in a mine , res@@ cu@@ ers would car@@ ry the can@@ aries under@@ gr@@ ound with them .
; Bu@@ r@@ g@@ ho@@ ff@@ er , W .
“ I went through a tra@@ um@@ ati@@ c peri@@ od in my life when some close friends left the congregation and , at the same time , my father su@@ ffered a b@@ ra@@ in h@@ em@@ or@@ r@@ ha@@ ge , ” expla@@ ins Mi@@ ri@@ am .
W@@ ho@@ ever is in want of heart ​ — she has said to him : ‘ C@@ ome , fe@@ ed y@@ ourselves with my bre@@ ad and share in dr@@ in@@ king the w@@ ine that I have mi@@ x@@ ed .
As the two men were travel@@ ing , Eli@@ j@@ ah said to El@@ isha : “ As@@ k what I should do for you before I am taken from you . ”
When her turn came , she confid@@ ently said , “ I am one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and my s@@ ource of guid@@ ance in spiritual and moral matters is the Bible . ”
He made me feel sa@@ fe . ”
As the pati@@ ent came out of a com@@ a , she loo@@ ked at J@@ on@@ a@@ th@@ an’s face and ut@@ tered a ta@@ un@@ t with an ex@@ ple@@ tive , reve@@ al@@ ing her deep - se@@ ated dis@@ da@@ in for K@@ o@@ re@@ ans .
That was the occasi@@ on when Jesus en@@ tered the temple and th@@ re@@ w out those bu@@ ying and sel@@ ling .
Yes , through his prophe@@ ts , Jehovah direc@@ ted his worshipp@@ ers to praise him with s@@ ong .
Al@@ so g@@ one from the earth was any tr@@ ace of the origin@@ al G@@ ar@@ den of E@@ den , which was likely o@@ bl@@ it@@ er@@ ated in the f@@ loo@@ d@@ w@@ at@@ ers .
Now , with the a@@ id of a special tal@@ king com@@ pu@@ ter , she regul@@ arly cont@@ ac@@ ts friends by e - ma@@ il .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What is some@@ times needed to pur@@ sue an u@@ pri@@ ght course in life ?
In the dar@@ k@@ ness , the bun@@ d@@ le of bil@@ ls f@@ ell to the gr@@ ound un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed .
Since ch@@ urch author@@ ities were lo@@ ath to ab@@ ol@@ ish such a po@@ pul@@ ar fes@@ ti@@ val , they “ Christi@@ an@@ ized ” it by c@@ all@@ ing it the bir@@ th of Jesus in@@ stead of the bir@@ th of the su@@ n .
He cre@@ ated humans to find happiness by know@@ ing him and by serving him faith@@ fully .
T@@ V a Go@@ od Bab@@ y@@ s@@ it@@ ter ?
So when we have learned to use one of them , we have learned to use all of them .
I asked to be exc@@ used from serving in the mil@@ it@@ ary because I was a full - time minis@@ ter , but the cour@@ t did not accept my re@@ qu@@ est and sen@@ ten@@ ced me to si@@ x months in pris@@ on .
N@@ in@@ ety - year - old Bro@@ ther S@@ w@@ ing@@ le did just what he had encoura@@ ged others to do .
Jesus comman@@ ded his disciples to be ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers .
If you do not share in the ministry because you feel that you are too bus@@ y , it is cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ally important that you re@@ consider your pri@@ or@@ ities .
1 : 1 – 5 : 14 )
One person helped me find a jo@@ b .
G@@ ent@@ ile Christians could now become ‘ sh@@ ar@@ ers of the o@@ li@@ ve@@ ’s ro@@ o@@ t of f@@ at@@ ness . ’ ​ — Romans 11 : 17 .
To illustr@@ ate : S@@ up@@ pose a Christian is stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing with a tend@@ enc@@ y to view por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
Does this st@@ at@@ ement exc@@ use ste@@ al@@ ing ?
As did the prophe@@ ts of old , make “ a di@@ lig@@ ent in@@ qui@@ ry and a care@@ ful sear@@ ch ” of God’s Word for acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of Jehovah and his will .
( a ) What knowledge streng@@ th@@ ened Isa@@ i@@ ah’s appreciation for Jehovah ?
P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h refu@@ sed to recogn@@ ize Jehovah as God
Since then , the con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ gra@@ m has been ex@@ pan@@ ded to en@@ com@@ pas@@ s 1@@ 16 such lands , invol@@ ving more than half of the congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the world .
Lo@@ ok at it this way : Wh@@ ere the spo@@ ken word is concer@@ ned , is it not true that “ we all stu@@ m@@ ble many times ” ?
In effect , Paul spoke for all of us when he said : “ We know that the Law is spiritual ; but I am fle@@ sh@@ ly , so@@ ld under sin .
How did this benefit A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s ?
C@@ learly , such for@@ ces cannot eli@@ min@@ ate war , cri@@ me , di@@ se@@ ase , and po@@ ver@@ ty ​ — only God’s Kingdom can .
As these difficult last days ra@@ pi@@ dly draw to a close , we can be confid@@ ent that Jehovah will continue to provide spiritual “ food at the prop@@ er time . ”
Jehovah re@@ war@@ ded Jesus with something that his Son did not have in his pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence ​ — in@@ des@@ tru@@ c@@ ti@@ ble life in heaven .
“ The rul@@ ers of the nations l@@ ord it over them and the great men wi@@ eld authority over them , ” said Jesus .
Your Con@@ s@@ ci@@ ence ​ — How Does It Wor@@ k ?
I@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ ally , some people have st@@ op@@ ped believ@@ ing in God because of what they were taught in ch@@ urch .
A go@@ o@@ dly number of new@@ ly baptized Witnesses in Ha@@ wa@@ i@@ i were first cont@@ ac@@ ted at such lo@@ c@@ ations .
Now a whole new set of com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated challeng@@ es ar@@ ose for both of us .
Some respon@@ d to our teaching im@@ medi@@ ately ; others may requi@@ re more time to be con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed by our reason@@ ing .
I c@@ he@@ cked with others , and he was cor@@ rec@@ t .
Davi@@ d’s ze@@ al was je@@ al@@ ous@@ y in the positi@@ ve sense , that is , an in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance of ri@@ v@@ al@@ ry or re@@ pro@@ ach , a strong ur@@ ge to prote@@ ct a good name or to cor@@ rec@@ t an in@@ j@@ ur@@ y .
What M@@ ary spoke about .
May we remain confid@@ ent that right up to the end , Jehovah will continue to provide us with our da@@ ily needs , both spiritual and material .
W@@ ould you be willing to make a dr@@ as@@ tic change ?
A few months later , her bro@@ ther’s wife died .
Rather , they appreci@@ ate them , recogn@@ iz@@ ing that n@@ atur@@ al la@@ ws are ess@@ enti@@ al for their wel@@ f@@ are .
So T@@ atten@@ a@@ i was or@@ der@@ ed not to inter@@ f@@ ere , and he obe@@ yed . ​ — E@@ z@@ r@@ a 6 : 6 , 7 , 13 .
The invit@@ ation “ draw close to God , and he will draw close to you ” deep@@ ly t@@ ou@@ ched Ri@@ ch@@ ard .
May the hearts of all those who , by reading this book , appreci@@ ate the dep@@ th of ri@@ ches , wisdom , and knowledge of God’s pl@@ an and love , be gr@@ ate@@ ful to God himself , by who@@ se gr@@ ace public@@ ation of this work has been made possible . ”
Christians could not com@@ p@@ ly because to them “ Jesus is Lord . ”
“ H@@ app@@ y are the pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers , since they will be called sons of God . ”
“ Jehovah kno@@ ws those who bel@@ ong to him . ” ​ — 2 T@@ I@@ M .
They invol@@ ve God’s Word , the Bible , for its message is spo@@ ken of as “ water . ”
But does it imp@@ ly an im@@ men@@ se , over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing , even a@@ str@@ on@@ om@@ ic@@ al number , or is it simply one that is un@@ known yet sub@@ stan@@ ti@@ al , or consider@@ able ?
Just one mon@@ th sh@@ ort of 10@@ 2 years of age , she was truly ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary in faith@@ ful@@ ness and end@@ ur@@ ance . )
One ga@@ ins dep@@ th .
Fa@@ ith “ fol@@ lo@@ ws the thing heard . ”
The at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere , for example , does more than provide us with a@@ ir to bre@@ a@@ the .
It is with refer@@ ence to such individuals that the apostle Paul says : “ The spirit it@@ self be@@ ars witness with our spirit that we are God’s children .
I A@@ m M@@ ak@@ ing All Th@@ ings New ” 11
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , long@@ time friend John M@@ ac@@ Ar@@ th@@ ur had organiz@@ ed Witnesses who were tra@@ des@@ men to ex@@ ten@@ d our house .
The branch being vis@@ ited was fac@@ ing a serious situation , and the members of the B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e had done all they reason@@ ab@@ ly could .
Ha@@ ving consider@@ ed the many s@@ crip@@ tures rel@@ ated to the sub@@ ject of g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing , do you per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve what God’s will is in the matter ?
In what way was this par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar Phil@@ ist@@ ine woman “ just right ” for Sam@@ son ?
How could we ref@@ ra@@ in from preaching when we know the truth about our heavenly Father and his pur@@ pos@@ es ? We feel as did the apostle Paul when he said : “ Ne@@ cess@@ ity is la@@ id upon me .
• How can you help a stud@@ ent to become a teach@@ er of God’s Word ?
Tru@@ e friends keep personal matters confid@@ enti@@ al .
If they were to enjoy all of this , however , Adam and E@@ ve and their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing would have to have a good relationship with God .
S@@ E@@ P@@ T@@ E@@ MB@@ E@@ R 3 - 9 , 20@@ 12
Those with authority especially should maintain a res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful view of their brothers ​ — never “ l@@ ording it over . . . the flo@@ ck . ”
What will help us to make wise cho@@ ic@@ es ?
However , they ‘ kept beg@@ g@@ ing for the privilege of giving . ’
A@@ R@@ E you a dedic@@ ated , baptized Witness of Jehovah ?
C@@ er@@ tain shepher@@ ds heard what ang@@ eli@@ c ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement ?
Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d and associ@@ ates
B@@ es@@ id@@ es , the marriage is still v@@ al@@ id in Jehovah’s eyes ; they are still “ one flesh . ”
It inclu@@ des the n@@ ames of anointed Christians still on earth , who have the hope of recei@@ ving life in heaven .
Then we will see God’s will taking place in an even more complete way as bil@@ li@@ ons are resur@@ rec@@ ted on a par@@ adise earth .
From her study , she came to real@@ ize that God is not indi@@ ffer@@ ent and un@@ car@@ ing .
Why can it be said that our form of worship is not we@@ ar@@ is@@ ome ?
Consider Jesus ’ words found at Luke 14 : 28 : “ Who of you that wants to buil@@ d a tower does not first si@@ t down and cal@@ cul@@ ate the ex@@ p@@ en@@ se , to see if he has en@@ ough to complete it ? ”
David deci@@ ded to give his family what they really needed ​ — him .
You will call , and I my@@ self shall answer you . ” ​ — Job 14 : 13 - 15 .
There is no s@@ or@@ ro@@ w or un@@ happiness because even death has been eli@@ min@@ ated .
You can follow the pat@@ ter@@ n of G@@ ide@@ on , who said to his fellow fi@@ gh@@ ters : “ You should learn from w@@ atch@@ ing me , and that is how you should do . ”
In ancient times , the Greek word transl@@ ated “ j@@ as@@ per ” was used to den@@ o@@ te st@@ ones of different col@@ ors , including preci@@ ous g@@ em@@ s that were trans@@ par@@ ent .
His standards co@@ ver all as@@ pe@@ cts of life , including family af@@ fai@@ r@@ s , bu@@ sin@@ ess deal@@ ings , conduct toward those of the op@@ pos@@ ite se@@ x , attitu@@ des toward fellow Christians , and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in true worship . ​ — James 1 : 25 , 27 .
Acc@@ ep@@ ting Scriptural counsel and ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles will have an effect on our conscience ​ — the in@@ ner fac@@ ul@@ ty that “ be@@ ars witness . ”
But if they did not keep listen@@ ing to him , mal@@ e@@ dic@@ tions would just as sur@@ ely over@@ take them . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 8 : 10 - 14 ; 26 : 18 ; 28 : 2 , 15 .
• s@@ tic@@ king to their God - given t@@ ask
During this peri@@ od many Jews were succ@@ um@@ b@@ ing to the appe@@ al of H@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ ism , that is , Greek cul@@ ture and ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y .
I shall for@@ give their er@@ ro@@ r , and their sin I shall remember no more . ’ ” ​ — Jeremiah 31 : 31 - 34 .
C@@ is@@ n@@ er@@ o@@ s en@@ tru@@ sted the ac@@ tu@@ al com@@ p@@ il@@ ation to a te@@ am of scho@@ l@@ ars whom he organiz@@ ed at the new@@ ly f@@ oun@@ ded Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity of Al@@ cal@@ á de H@@ en@@ a@@ res , S@@ pain .
K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge of these com@@ for@@ ting Scriptural promises gives hope and cons@@ ol@@ ation to those cr@@ ying for help .
14 , 15 . ( a ) Why do a few become dis@@ gr@@ un@@ t@@ led with some as@@ pect of Christian teachings ?
But I soon learned from preaching to them that they were no different from other people .
What can we learn about Jesus from C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 19 and 2 : 9 ?
T@@ ati@@ an’s writ@@ ings por@@ tra@@ y him as an a@@ po@@ lo@@ g@@ ist , a writ@@ er who speak@@ s out in de@@ f@@ en@@ se of his faith .
Hence , Paul ur@@ ges his read@@ ers : “ Let us not s@@ le@@ ep on as the rest do , but let us stay a@@ wa@@ ke and keep our sen@@ ses . ”
Bal@@ an@@ c@@ ing work with spiritual activities and rec@@ re@@ ation br@@ ings satis@@ fac@@ tion
“ I H@@ A@@ V@@ E been a Witness of Jehovah for ne@@ arly 30 years , but I have never felt wor@@ thy to be called that , ” con@@ fi@@ des Bar@@ ba@@ r@@ a .
Those who he@@ e@@ ded it had the ke@@ en spiritual dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment needed to recogn@@ ize the sign@@ al Jesus had given for them to “ beg@@ in fle@@ e@@ ing to the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s . ”
Wh@@ ere is the Bi@@ bli@@ cal Par@@ adise ?
He was br@@ il@@ li@@ ant in di@@ pl@@ om@@ ac@@ y , con@@ stru@@ ction , and com@@ mer@@ ce .
What comm@@ and did Jesus give to his disciples , and what example did he set ?
He f@@ led .
F@@ es@@ ter@@ ing W@@ oun@@ ds
Just as the 2@@ 4@@ ,000 Israelites were ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted for their sin@@ s , for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ ors and other wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers will soon experience Jehovah’s ad@@ verse judgment .
However , when doing so , Jesus often expres@@ sed his concer@@ n for the po@@ or .
Why is water baptism a vital st@@ ep to take ?
Since more than si@@ x milli@@ on of Jehovah’s Witnesses are in 2@@ 34 lands around the g@@ lo@@ be , it can be said that the su@@ n never se@@ ts on those br@@ ing@@ ing glory to Jehovah .
How a person ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses health concer@@ ns must be his or her own decision .
“ He Who H@@ ates B@@ ri@@ bes Will Li@@ ve ”
C@@ ON@@ S@@ I@@ D@@ E@@ R the vision that the apostle John was en@@ tru@@ sted with some 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o .
The out@@ standing long@@ ev@@ ity of those men living pri@@ or to the F@@ lood pro@@ ves that the human body has a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for life .
“ It is good to sing pra@@ ises to our God . ” ​ — P@@ S .
There is an ur@@ g@@ ent need for them to wa@@ ke up to the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of all of this and to consider the way their life is he@@ ading .
Because this could inc@@ ite him to do something evil , thus allow@@ ing “ place for the Devil , ” resul@@ ting in Jehovah God’s disa@@ p@@ pro@@ val .
Are All P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers H@@ ear@@ d ?
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : Of course .
Why are older fellow believers so preci@@ ous to us ?
And he has influ@@ enced a large part of mankind .
It makes fi@@ re come out of heaven in that it as@@ sum@@ es a prophe@@ t@@ like ro@@ le by claim@@ ing to have con@@ qu@@ ered the for@@ ces of evil in the two world w@@ ars of the 20@@ th century and to have w@@ on a vi@@ ct@@ ory over Com@@ mun@@ ism .
The Bible also states : “ A jo@@ y@@ ful heart is good me@@ dic@@ ine . ”
How does the T@@ e@@ ach@@ er book discus@@ s pa@@ ying ho@@ ma@@ ge to n@@ ational em@@ ble@@ ms ?
His word occ@@ ur@@ red to J@@ on@@ ah , saying : “ G@@ et up , go to N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h the great city , and pro@@ cla@@ im against her that their ba@@ dness has come up before me . ”
Sa@@ ys Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 5 : “ All the pe@@ op@@ les , for their part , will walk each one in the name of its go@@ d . ”
Gen@@ u@@ ine for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess is consider@@ ed a vital as@@ pect of Christi@@ an@@ ity .
Jesus indic@@ ated that true worship invol@@ ves self - sacrifice , which also takes faith .
Mo@@ re@@ over , David stated that the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of such an in@@ justice should be com@@ p@@ en@@ s@@ ated for his lo@@ s@@ ses .
The bit@@ ter fru@@ its of their sin@@ ful course , together with the mem@@ ori@@ es of ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er days when they enjo@@ yed a good relationship with Jehovah and his people , could bring them to their sen@@ ses .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y L@@ U@@ I@@ G@@ G@@ I D .
At first , it was hard to believe , and I did not trust the person who told me about it .
Christi@@ an@@ ity may have arri@@ ved in D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us ei@@ ther following Jesus ’ preaching in Gal@@ ile@@ e or after Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . ​ — Matthew 4 : 24 ; Acts 2 : 5 .
“ In God’s i@@ ma@@ ge he cre@@ ated [ man ] ; m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale he cre@@ ated them , ” states the Bible .
As to the bat@@ tle with the world out@@ side , consider the clo@@ sing prayer Jesus offered before lea@@ ving that u@@ pp@@ er ro@@ om in Jerusalem .
If hon@@ est self - exam@@ in@@ ation reve@@ als that your love has co@@ ol@@ ed off , then cor@@ rec@@ t the situation prom@@ p@@ tly , in obedi@@ ence to Jesus ’ ex@@ hor@@ tation : “ R@@ em@@ ember from what you have fal@@ le@@ n , and rep@@ ent and do the form@@ er de@@ e@@ ds . ” ​ — Revelation 2 : 5 .
However , these div@@ in@@ ely inspired words are pos@@ si@@ bly based on the gener@@ al thought be@@ h@@ ind such s@@ crip@@ tures as Genesis 6 : 5 ; 8 : 21 ; Proverbs 21 : 10 ; and Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 17 .
[ G@@ ra@@ ph / ​ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 25 ]
In the mor@@ ning our no@@ str@@ il@@ s were always bl@@ ack with s@@ mo@@ ke .
In fact , Jehovah has provided the Bible to teach us how to worship him .
H@@ on@@ es@@ tly , we had m@@ om@@ ents of disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement , even as Proverbs 24 : 10 mentioned : “ Ha@@ ve you sh@@ own yourself disc@@ oura@@ ged in the day of dist@@ ress ? Your power will be s@@ can@@ ty . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , most cul@@ tures exer@@ t strong pres@@ sure on young ad@@ ul@@ ts to get married .
“ [ God ] is not far off from each one of us . ” ​ — A@@ C@@ T@@ S 17 : 27 .
Con@@ ven@@ tion C@@ en@@ ter , 2@@ 60 S .
In no un@@ certain ter@@ ms , the Bible shows that Jehovah wants his people to be holy .
O@@ ver the next three years , we experienced some of the ha@@ p@@ pi@@ est m@@ om@@ ents of our life , see@@ ing those whom we taught respon@@ d and make ra@@ pi@@ d prog@@ ress .
Thus , by means of his in@@ fin@@ it@@ ely wise “ ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation , ” or way of man@@ ag@@ ing things , Jehovah will have ful@@ filled his purpose “ to ga@@ ther all things together again in the Christ , the things in the heavens and the things on the earth . ”
• How does true worship un@@ ite people ?
The Ma@@ ster of the har@@ v@@ est has given his Son , Jesus Christ , “ all authority . . . in heaven and on the earth . ”
They went through that do@@ or and began preaching the good news , teaching Bible truth with more fer@@ v@@ or than ever before .
It is as if God took a hu@@ ge er@@ as@@ er and eli@@ min@@ ated n@@ ational bor@@ ders .
The following experience from S@@ ou@@ the@@ ast A@@ sia illustr@@ ates this .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , the holy spirit is still op@@ er@@ ative among Jehovah’s servants in their efforts to help people who speak other langu@@ ages .
Such knowledge en@@ ab@@ les us to draw clo@@ s@@ er to our God . ​ — James 4 : 8 .
• During the N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ an ci@@ vi@@ l war , with the b@@ lo@@ c@@ ka@@ de of Bi@@ af@@ r@@ a , how did Jehovah’s Witnesses in that are@@ a receive spiritual food ?
In our day Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophe@@ tic words well descri@@ be what has happened to “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at ” since 19@@ 19 .
Consider what the bri@@ de we@@ ars for the occasi@@ on .
6 : 24 ; 2 C@@ or .
The me@@ ek are those who hum@@ bly accept Jehovah’s teaching and guid@@ ance ; the righteous are those who love doing what is right in the eyes of Jehovah God .
When on earth , Jesus Christ imit@@ ated his Father per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly in displa@@ ying mer@@ cy .
18 “ The Law H@@ as Be@@ come Our Tu@@ t@@ or ”
God gave them the mean@@ ing@@ ful work of car@@ ing for their gar@@ den home .
One Christian sister , who was imp@@ ris@@ oned for her faith and is@@ ol@@ ated from fellow believers for years , later rec@@ oun@@ ted what helped her not to succ@@ um@@ b to fear .
He even had an op@@ ul@@ ent t@@ om@@ b made for himself , and he ro@@ de in “ gl@@ ori@@ ous ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts ” ! ​ — Is@@ a .
As recorded at A@@ mo@@ s 7 : 9 , however , A@@ mo@@ s had pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed : “ I [ Jehovah ] will ris@@ e up against the house of Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am with a s@@ word . ”
Their imper@@ fe@@ ction , or sin@@ ful@@ ness , would lead to their death .
From what Solomon asked for and did not ask for , Jehovah knew what was close to Solom@@ on@@ ’s heart .
Sa@@ ys R@@ a@@ fa@@ el : “ We may not be rich , and we do not own our own home , but we have the necess@@ ities of life , and we are happy . ”
A@@ pp@@ ly Bible principles in your life .
Do Your C@@ ir@@ cum@@ stances Con@@ tro@@ l Your Li@@ fe ?
He had been in@@ ac@@ tive for about 25 years and was going through a very difficult situation , so I explained how ap@@ pl@@ ying the spiritual principles from the Bible could help him .
If that st@@ ep did not res@@ ol@@ ve the is@@ sue , one or two others who knew the fac@@ ts might be called upon to help .
Instead , they had to w@@ an@@ der for some four de@@ ca@@ des in a “ great and fear - inspi@@ ring w@@ il@@ der@@ ness . ”
One el@@ der@@ ly woman told them : “ The end must be near because Jehovah’s Witnesses have re@@ ached us at last . ”
H@@ ear@@ t@@ felt appreciation mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to do this regul@@ arly , pos@@ si@@ bly set@@ ting asi@@ de something on a we@@ ek@@ ly bas@@ is , as did the early Christians . ​ — 1 Corinthians 16 : 1 , 2 .
We use the time to pla@@ y Bible g@@ ames and to talk about important matters .
I am here because the elders wanted me to be here .
You can imitate his example .
The very thought of beli@@ ef in God was not to be expres@@ sed .
There they fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly de@@ f@@ end the inter@@ ests of the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom .
After we@@ ek@@ s of stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to hold and control the p@@ en@@ ci@@ l , some stud@@ ents exc@@ la@@ im with a bi@@ g gr@@ in : “ I can move my hand ligh@@ tly over the pa@@ per ! ”
Jehovah , the God of Tru@@ th
And what a fine rec@@ ord these sisters have !
But that kind of for@@ ma@@ l devo@@ tion could s@@ pr@@ ing from sel@@ f@@ ish mo@@ ti@@ ves .
D@@ oub@@ t@@ less , he was famili@@ ar with the for@@ mal@@ is@@ tic prayers of the religious lead@@ ers of Juda@@ ism .
M@@ other had pre@@ pared for this situation and had our k@@ n@@ ap@@ sac@@ ks p@@ ac@@ ked with a change of clo@@ th@@ es and a Bible , so we used the time to pray and encoura@@ ge one another .
But the prophecy in Revelation ad@@ ds that when the Devil is c@@ ast down to the earth , he kno@@ ws that “ he has a sh@@ ort peri@@ od of time . ”
Mo@@ st of those refer@@ ences are fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative ; yet , some rec@@ ord ac@@ tu@@ al enc@@ oun@@ ters with li@@ ons .
What is the meaning of the illustr@@ ation about the travel@@ ing mer@@ ch@@ ant and the illustr@@ ation about the hi@@ d@@ den tre@@ asure ?
25 : 33 .
Jehovah told him : “ I have made your face ex@@ ac@@ tly as hard as their fac@@ es and your fore@@ head ex@@ ac@@ tly as hard as their fore@@ he@@ a@@ ds .
Like the sheep se@@ par@@ ated from the shepher@@ d , such an individu@@ al may have w@@ an@@ der@@ ed a@@ im@@ less@@ ly through this worl@@ d’s ho@@ st@@ ile ter@@ rit@@ ory .
In 19@@ 6@@ 2 , I married C@@ l@@ or@@ is K@@ no@@ c@@ he , a li@@ vely re@@ d@@ he@@ ad@@ ed pioneer .
They can pos@@ s@@ ess humans and ani@@ mal@@ s .
The C@@ am@@ bri@@ dge En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia of L@@ angu@@ age states : “ E@@ very cul@@ ture which has been inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ated , no matter how ‘ pri@@ m@@ iti@@ ve ’ it may be in cul@@ tural ter@@ ms , tur@@ ns out to have a fully develop@@ ed language , with a comple@@ x@@ ity com@@ par@@ able to those of the so - called ‘ ci@@ v@@ il@@ ized ’ nations . ”
It is the Ho@@ ly Bible .
( Read 1 K@@ ings 19 : 5 - 8 . )
By means of the E@@ den@@ ic promise , Jehovah pas@@ sed judgment on the ser@@ p@@ ent and its off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting Satan the Devil and all those who would take his side on the is@@ sue of God’s right to rule .
It helps us to remain fir@@ m and un@@ mo@@ va@@ ble even during the wor@@ st tri@@ als .
Ch@@ il@@ dren ra@@ ised without cons@@ ist@@ ent discipl@@ ine are likely to be self - cen@@ tered and un@@ happy .
“ It was believ@@ ed that the go@@ d to whom a ri@@ tually sacrific@@ ed ani@@ ma@@ l was offered id@@ enti@@ fied with it and that the go@@ d’s spirit fu@@ sed with the ani@@ mal@@ ’s spirit , ” com@@ ments hist@@ ori@@ an Jac@@ qu@@ el@@ ine G@@ ac@@ he@@ t .
However , that res@@ cu@@ er would su@@ ff@@ er along the way , recei@@ ving a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative w@@ ound in the he@@ el .
What did Paul mean by the expres@@ sion “ set@@ ting the mind on ” ?
One of his friends , T@@ ro@@ p@@ hi@@ mu@@ s , travel@@ ed with Paul on a mission@@ ary j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Jehovah had stated his purpose to Adam and E@@ ve .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , we need remin@@ ders , for we are all inc@@ l@@ ined to for@@ get .
Jehovah thus fore@@ told that the V@@ al@@ le@@ y of H@@ in@@ no@@ m would become a place , not for the t@@ or@@ ture of live vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s , but for the mas@@ s dis@@ pos@@ al of dead bo@@ dies .
A wise man ap@@ tly ob@@ served : “ Ex@@ pe@@ ct@@ ation post@@ pon@@ ed is making the heart si@@ ck . ” ​ — Proverbs 13 : 12 .
Because Abraham always obe@@ yed Jehovah even in little things , their fri@@ end@@ ship became str@@ ong@@ er .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , Isaiah descri@@ bed con@@ di@@ tions that were far better than those the Jews had lived under in Babyl@@ on .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , by lu@@ ring Adam and E@@ ve into dis@@ obedi@@ ence , he ca@@ used sin to rule over them , le@@ ading ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely to their death and the death of future gener@@ ations .
As to the sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of the “ sacrifice ” of Isa@@ a@@ c , see The Watchtower , Ju@@ ly 1 , 198@@ 9 , page 22 .
H@@ ere , though , Jehovah is re@@ pres@@ ented , not as hi@@ ding , but as standing op@@ en@@ ly before his faithful people .
Who are the “ many pe@@ op@@ les ” and the “ mi@@ gh@@ ty nations ” mentioned here ?
Ca@@ in , the fir@@ st@@ born son of Adam and E@@ ve , was in d@@ anger of being over@@ come by sin .
Tru@@ e to Moses ’ words that Jehovah himself would fi@@ ght for the Israelites , su@@ per@@ human for@@ ces now take over .
We@@ ’@@ re not fam@@ ous , and we have very little materi@@ ally .
R@@ ab@@ sh@@ ak@@ e@@ h’s acc@@ us@@ ation was false , for He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah had not made an al@@ li@@ ance with Egy@@ pt .
God as@@ sures us that if we pray in this way , “ he he@@ ars us . ”
How seri@@ ously did Saul , later known as Paul , take the assignment to be@@ ar witness ?
Au@@ gu@@ st 2 - 8 , 20@@ 10
You may know from personal experience that it can take time to rec@@ over from a de@@ bil@@ it@@ ating physical ill@@ ness .
They vis@@ it people to show them what the Bible says about God’s Kingdom .
While I pione@@ ered in the sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding v@@ il@@ la@@ ges , this tra@@ de en@@ ab@@ led me to get eas@@ y acc@@ ess to ho@@ m@@ es without ar@@ ous@@ ing the su@@ spi@@ ci@@ on of the po@@ li@@ ce .
• V@@ i@@ e@@ wing fellow Christians as their brothers mo@@ ves elders to act in what ways ?
10 P@@ ra@@ y@@ er ​ — Will It H@@ el@@ p ?
“ F@@ ul@@ l of holy spirit , ” S@@ te@@ ph@@ en “ ga@@ zed into heaven and ca@@ ught sight of God’s glory and of Jesus standing at God’s right hand . ”
Does this mean that the sacrific@@ es , as an in@@ tegr@@ al part of the Law , have lost all meaning for worshi@@ p@@ ers of God today ?
Ju@@ ly 6 - 12 , 200@@ 9
It was a thr@@ ill to receive that Scriptural name .
B@@ ack H@@ ome at L@@ ast !
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : A@@ gre@@ e on an am@@ ount that each of you can sp@@ end without having to con@@ sul@@ t the other , be it $ 20 , $ 2@@ 00 , or some other fi@@ gu@@ re .
See the article “ If You Are I@@ mp@@ ressed In@@ to Ser@@ vice , ” in The Watchtower of F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 15 , 200@@ 5 , pages 23 - 6 .
5@@ 37 C@@ y@@ r@@ us ’ dec@@ ree *
At one time the apostles felt that their faith was l@@ ac@@ king , so they said to Jesus : “ Gi@@ ve us more faith . ”
In fact , we will need the same qualities that Jehovah is teaching us to show now .
The help@@ ers accom@@ pan@@ y Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy members to special and inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tions .
The n@@ ames of the women qu@@ o@@ ted have been chang@@ ed .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s , though , have experienced no such rejo@@ ic@@ ing .
Are there principles in this book that can benefit me today ? ’
On the whole , these er@@ r@@ ors are in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant and have no be@@ aring on the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s gener@@ al integrity , as proved by cr@@ itical com@@ par@@ is@@ on of ancient man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts .
Those who comm@@ and attention and who se@@ em to be the most succ@@ ess@@ ful are the self - prom@@ o@@ ters , the pr@@ ou@@ d , the ones who in@@ s@@ ist on get@@ ting their own way .
L@@ ater , King He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah fac@@ ed an over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing for@@ ce of As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers who th@@ reat@@ ened to in@@ va@@ de Jerusalem .
In 194@@ 7 the In@@ di@@ an sub@@ cont@@ in@@ ent was home to some 4@@ 00 milli@@ on people ​ — about a fi@@ f@@ th of human@@ ity — ​ main@@ ly H@@ in@@ d@@ us , Mus@@ li@@ ms , and S@@ ik@@ h@@ s .
In 5@@ 1 C.E . , he was el@@ ev@@ ated to the position of so@@ le P@@ re@@ fect of the P@@ ra@@ et@@ ori@@ an G@@ u@@ ard by A@@ g@@ ri@@ pp@@ ina the Y@@ ou@@ ng@@ er , wife and ni@@ e@@ ce of C@@ la@@ udi@@ us Ca@@ es@@ ar .
Because of her beau@@ ty and faith@@ ful@@ ness to Jehovah , the shepher@@ d bo@@ y thought of her as “ a l@@ ily among thor@@ n@@ y we@@ e@@ ds . ”
Paul later moved to L@@ ond@@ on , learned J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese , and associ@@ ated with a J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese - speaking congregation .
( b ) What will the doing of God’s will on earth invol@@ ve ?
What resul@@ ted from his determined course ?
T@@ ur@@ ning to Jehovah can help us . ​ — Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 13 .
Ther@@ efore , ask yourself : ‘ How do I re@@ act when a brother or a sister makes a mis@@ take ?
I was fin@@ ally lear@@ ning about the true God , Jehovah .
Jesus often taught with illustr@@ ations , which he explained to all who were desi@@ r@@ ous of lear@@ ning more .
We often ro@@ de our st@@ af@@ f bu@@ s together .
H@@ as Jesus ’ death accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed anything more ?
I will not sal@@ u@@ te the f@@ la@@ g any@@ more ! ”
In 195@@ 2 we were deli@@ gh@@ ted to receive an invit@@ ation to atten@@ d the 20@@ th class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad , where we received tra@@ ining for mission@@ ary work .
An@@ th@@ on@@ y : A@@ no@@ ther s@@ crip@@ ture we might consider is John 3 : 16 .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T does it mean to be succ@@ ess@@ ful in life ?
S@@ im@@ on Peter ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ Lord , whom shall we go away to ?
Thus , some Bi@@ bl@@ es rend@@ er Psalm 1@@ 13 : 6 as saying that God hum@@ bl@@ es himself .
Our an@@ c@@ est@@ ors once lived in Par@@ adise .
This will help you to l@@ ink together spiritual to@@ pi@@ c@@ s that you have inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ated .
Of course , they needed some cle@@ ans@@ ing , but they hum@@ bly respon@@ ded during a bri@@ ef peri@@ od of t@@ es@@ ting and ref@@ ining .
“ I had to be care@@ ful not to bring sh@@ ame on Jehovah’s name , ” rec@@ alls K@@ y@@ le .
Some occasi@@ on@@ ally atten@@ d meetings in their own language .
And those wicked pri@@ ests were tur@@ ning a bl@@ ind e@@ ye to such im@@ mor@@ ality ! ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 19 : 29 ; De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 5 : 18 ; 23 : 17 .
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing that the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines deal@@ t with the Bible , he asked the pati@@ ent if she could ob@@ tain the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines in Ch@@ in@@ ese .
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ates may serve as temp@@ or@@ ary special pione@@ ers to o@@ pen up and ex@@ p@@ and the work in re@@ mo@@ te and is@@ ol@@ ated are@@ as .
And why should we inc@@ re@@ ase in such knowledge ?
We sp@@ ent most of that night discus@@ sing the Bible . In those days , many of us respon@@ ded quic@@ k@@ ly upon lear@@ ning ba@@ si@@ c Bible tru@@ ths .
This simply shows that what Jesus stated in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount is a uni@@ vers@@ al teaching that t@@ ou@@ ches the life of people every@@ where in every age .
After gre@@ et@@ ing him , they said : “ Many people give you money but do not sto@@ p to talk .
In order to help people make an inform@@ ed decision about rul@@ er@@ ship , Jesus com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned his disciples to preach the “ good news of the kingdom . . . in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations ” before the end of the present system comes .
Ha@@ ve Fa@@ ith Like That of Abraham ! 8 / 15
The D@@ ang@@ ers of Be@@ ing De@@ c@@ ei@@ ved
But the fear of God will remain thr@@ ough@@ out et@@ er@@ n@@ ity as his faithful servants in heaven and on earth continue to show him du@@ e respect , obedi@@ ence , and honor .
She did not ex@@ pect to see me but had come to this house because she stu@@ died the Bible with my l@@ and@@ la@@ dy .
In some are@@ as , it is nor@@ ma@@ l and even pre@@ fer@@ red that family members of mul@@ ti@@ ple gener@@ ations live together or have regul@@ ar close cont@@ act .
In har@@ mony with the pre@@ ce@@ ding Bi@@ bli@@ cal fac@@ ts , it is lo@@ gi@@ cal to conclu@@ de that the account is refer@@ ring to spirit sons of God who came to earth .
La@@ ur@@ i died in 199@@ 0 , and she too sta@@ yed faithful to Jehovah .
Th@@ r@@ ough that op@@ ened do@@ or in heaven , John saw 24 elders , en@@ thr@@ oned and crow@@ ned like k@@ ings .
“ S@@ ons are an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance from Jehovah . ”
Re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against Jehovah lea@@ ds to disa@@ ster .
Be@@ fore long , though , a Witness found the pur@@ se and re@@ turned it with nothing mis@@ sing .
He should not allow the op@@ in@@ ion of the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity to deter@@ mine his standards .
( b ) What helps us to fi@@ ght materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic desi@@ res ?
They even wanted to go back to Egy@@ pt , where they had been sla@@ ves !
Bro@@ ther J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z conclu@@ ded the pro@@ gra@@ m by sh@@ aring gre@@ et@@ ings received from vari@@ ous lands .
“ So after we got married , she would con@@ sul@@ t her father on decisions that she and I really needed to make .
Davi@@ d’s son Solomon also pre@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ed Jesus .
T@@ ON@@ Y , mentioned in the op@@ ening article , could have enjo@@ yed a very different life ​ — if only he had fac@@ ed up to his dr@@ in@@ king proble@@ m .
No@@ te what the Bible says about such prophe@@ ci@@ es :
“ The spirit of Jehovah it was that spoke by me , and his word was upon my t@@ ong@@ ue , ” David explained . ​ — 2 Samuel 23 : 2 .
Paul wrote : “ He [ Jesus ] came and declar@@ ed the good news of peace to you , the ones far off , and peace to those near , because through him we , both pe@@ op@@ les , have the appro@@ ach to the Father by one spirit . ”
How did Joseph prove himself to be a peace - loving brother to his si@@ bl@@ ings ?
Christian activities are always ref@@ re@@ shing .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y M@@ A@@ R@@ I@@ A@@ N AN@@ D R@@ O@@ S@@ A S@@ Z@@ U@@ MI@@ G@@ A
This article will help to provide the answer and will ass@@ ist us to see how we person@@ ally can en@@ h@@ ance its ro@@ le .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , Jehovah ca@@ res for such ones , and we co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with him when we make them feel wanted and loved .
David ex@@ emp@@ li@@ fied the counsel that his son Solomon later offered to young people : “ R@@ em@@ ember , now , your G@@ r@@ and Creator in the days of your young man@@ ho@@ od . . .
What is one of the more important things that we should not ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct , and why ?
Al@@ so , when some of the brothers received food p@@ ac@@ ka@@ ges , they sh@@ ared the con@@ ten@@ ts with others , so F@@ er@@ din@@ and reg@@ a@@ ined some of his strength .
Why could Paul sy@@ mp@@ a@@ th@@ ize with the we@@ ak ?
This prophecy will be ful@@ filled through Jesus as God’s Messi@@ ani@@ c King .
13 , 14 . ( a ) How did the congregation re@@ act to Pet@@ er@@ ’s imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment ?
The city had a po@@ pul@@ ation of over 5@@ 0@@ ,000 , and we were the first Witnesses there .
What is one way that Satan tri@@ es to ali@@ en@@ ate us from Jehovah ?
This , as you will rec@@ all , is ex@@ ac@@ tly the same view that many in the first century had of the early Christians .
They re@@ vis@@ ited L@@ y@@ str@@ a and I@@ con@@ i@@ u@@ m , even though op@@ pos@@ ers in those c@@ ities had tri@@ ed to k@@ ill Paul . ​ — Acts 13 : 1 - 3 ; 14 : 1 - 7 , 19 - 23 .
His works and his Word gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e that he ca@@ res for his servants and that he will never for@@ get them .
R@@ em@@ ember , he or she is likely see@@ king hear@@ t@@ felt emp@@ a@@ thy , not a quic@@ k so@@ lu@@ tion .
How is the God - fe@@ aring “ man ” descri@@ bed in Psalm 1@@ 12 bless@@ ed ?
What that promise does mean is this : If we seek God’s Kingdom first in our life and are willing to work for a living , we can coun@@ t on Jehovah to help us to ob@@ tain li@@ fe@@ ’s necess@@ ities .
Ch@@ er@@ ish Our P@@ l@@ ace ​ — How ?
He was am@@ a@@ zed to learn that the Bible does not teach that the wicked are t@@ or@@ tur@@ ed in a fi@@ er@@ y hel@@ l .
Many go@@ ld ar@@ ti@@ fac@@ ts dis@@ co@@ vered in su@@ n@@ ken v@@ ess@@ els and el@@ se@@ where still re@@ tain their lu@@ ster after h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of years .
Di@@ d Paul view these differ@@ ences as of little sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance ?
There is no refer@@ ence to Jose@@ p@@ h’s being present at the we@@ d@@ ding fe@@ ast in C@@ ana , at the star@@ t of Jesus ’ ministry .
If you are fac@@ ed with the un@@ expe@@ cted lo@@ ss of your jo@@ b , you are in a good position to apply Jesus Christ’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount : “ S@@ to@@ p being anxi@@ ous about your sou@@ ls as to what you will e@@ at or what you will dr@@ ink , or about your bo@@ dies as to what you will we@@ ar . . . .
Mo@@ re@@ over , some who are experi@@ enc@@ ing such feelings have found ad@@ di@@ tional help in the practic@@ al Bible - based public@@ ations of Jehovah’s Witnesses , as the following letter from Fr@@ ance shows .
While trans@@ por@@ ting Bible liter@@ ature , he was ca@@ ught and ar@@ rest@@ ed .
Many de@@ ta@@ iled prophe@@ ci@@ es are found thr@@ ough@@ out the Bible .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , the apostle Paul wrote : “ The wa@@ ges sin pa@@ ys is death , but the gift God gives is everlasting life by Christ Jesus our Lord . ”
A@@ n in@@ tim@@ ate fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah is the most important relationship we can cultiv@@ ate .
They also need to keep on serving un@@ it@@ e@@ dly .
You may come to feel as Paul did when he wrote : “ O the dep@@ th of God’s ri@@ ches and wisdom and knowledge !
He continued to gro@@ w spiritually , be@@ coming a matu@@ re Christian minis@@ ter .
Now I really understand what it means to r@@ ely on God day by day . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , we teach Bible stud@@ ents that the Christian congregation is an o@@ as@@ is of love in a co@@ ld , fi@@ er@@ ce world .
Jehovah Is a L@@ over of J@@ us@@ tice
A year later , our daugh@@ ter I@@ r@@ ina was born , but the joy of being with her was cu@@ t sh@@ ort .
One would be by co@@ op@@ er@@ ating with your local congregation elders .
To accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ate this gro@@ w@@ th , we t@@ wi@@ ce moved into new Bethel pre@@ mis@@ es in or near B@@ om@@ ba@@ y .
The man also learned that those humans whom God jud@@ ges to be inc@@ or@@ ri@@ gi@@ bly wicked will remain in the gra@@ ve forever .
“ K@@ no@@ wing that Jehovah cre@@ ated the earth and desi@@ gn@@ ed us with the ability to enjoy his cre@@ ation , ” says D@@ en@@ i@@ el@@ le , “ shows me that he wants us to be happy . ”
Mas@@ ah@@ ik@@ o , in J@@ ap@@ an , was also re@@ ared in a Witness family .
Lo@@ ok ! I will comm@@ and a wi@@ do@@ w there to supp@@ ly you with food . ” ​ — 1 K@@ i .
Then let us exam@@ ine Christ’s view of great@@ ness in contr@@ ast with the view comm@@ on in the world .
Per@@ haps he ven@@ tur@@ ed into her neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od out of cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity .
S@@ m@@ ile .
V@@ er@@ ó@@ n@@ ic@@ a rel@@ ates : “ While I lived at home with my parents and si@@ bl@@ ings , I helped with cle@@ an@@ ing and learned to pre@@ pare low - co@@ st but n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing me@@ als .
W@@ as Jesus so foc@@ used on his work that he was a f@@ an@@ ati@@ c or an as@@ ce@@ tic ?
O@@ r ma@@ y@@ be the wrong attitu@@ des of those around us are we@@ aring us out .
( b ) What contr@@ ast do we find between Jesus and Satan as to using God’s Word ?
As a result , his ministry was effe@@ ctive .
Yes , by being kind to our fellow humans , we come to know God better , and that makes us ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er .
They knew we would not try to es@@ cap@@ e .
But they are wrong .
Of course , no one is perfect .
“ H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds ought to be loving their wi@@ ves as their own bo@@ dies , ” states the Bible .
Our show@@ ing an un@@ co@@ op@@ er@@ ative spirit is dis@@ pleas@@ ing to Jehovah and could prove to be dam@@ ag@@ ing to us .
However , the continued succ@@ ess of the Israelites and their king dep@@ ended on one very important fac@@ t@@ or .
The first st@@ ep is to listen .
So in these last few days before the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , it is tim@@ ely that we think about spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c questions that we can use to s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ate the interest of our Bible stud@@ ents and other s@@ inc@@ ere individuals in this important ev@@ ent .
Jesus “ felt love for him ” and wanted to help him , but the young rul@@ er did not give up his many pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons in order to become a follow@@ er of Christ .
Ne@@ h@@ emiah respon@@ ded : “ Who is there like me that could en@@ ter into the temple and live ?
We were married on Ju@@ ne 24 , 19@@ 50 , and since then Chris@@ t@@ ine has been my faithful par@@ t@@ ner , ever willing to put God’s Kingdom inter@@ ests first .
[ Ch@@ ar@@ t on page 6 ]
It may be possible to make a gift to such a nee@@ dy brother , even though the am@@ ount may be less than one might provide as a lo@@ an . ​ — Psalm 37 : 21 .
11 : 17 - 19 .
Saul of T@@ ar@@ su@@ s was on his way to D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us when Jesus appe@@ ared to him and said : “ En@@ ter into the city , and what you must do will be told you . ”
Some may feel , however , that allow@@ ing some of the E@@ ast@@ er cu@@ st@@ om@@ s was not wrong ​ — that it gave “ pa@@ g@@ ans ” a better understanding of the meaning of Jesus ’ resurrection .
Yes , the ul@@ tim@@ ate se@@ cre@@ t to real happiness is doing the will of God .
Jehovah God himself lea@@ ves no doubt about the id@@ ent@@ ity of his Son .
One h@@ our later , the woman e - ma@@ iled the sister , saying that she had read part of the Bible book and wanted to know more .
This preci@@ ous gift made it possible for us to be close to Jehovah and to show our love for him .
If we talk about the matter , others may side with us , ca@@ using a div@@ ision in the congregation .
E@@ i@@ ght po@@ sa@@ da par@@ ties are held from De@@ c@@ ember 16 through De@@ c@@ ember 23 .
Yes , in these tur@@ bul@@ ent times , we do not know what t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w will bring .
Par@@ all@@ el@@ ing that inc@@ re@@ ase has been the gro@@ w@@ th in the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing activ@@ ity of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
How can we avoid the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s s@@ na@@ res ?
( b ) What do you think you could do to ass@@ ist those who are serving in the travel@@ ing work ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses are not perfect , but I have learned that they respect God’s standards and try hard to apply his counsel in the way they de@@ al with others .
We also show our appreciation for God’s guid@@ ance by accep@@ ting counsel .
I lik@@ ed to go w@@ il@@ d on st@@ age .
Lo@@ ok at the ch@@ ur@@ ches of Chris@@ tend@@ om and other religi@@ ons , and com@@ pare their conduct with what the Bible requi@@ res of the true servants of God .
And his daugh@@ ter rep@@ lied : “ Do to me as you have promised . ”
Some of it has even sp@@ il@@ led over to the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t .
H@@ app@@ ily , we are not ign@@ or@@ ant of Satan’s desi@@ gn@@ s .
A@@ no@@ ther char@@ ge stated that by not accep@@ ting blood trans@@ fu@@ sions , Jehovah’s Witnesses dam@@ age the health of believers .
Still , as Paul pointed out , all were “ God’s bel@@ o@@ ved ones . ”
We may ten@@ d to z@@ o@@ om in on something we do not like , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as Jehovah se@@ es the whole person , including all of an individu@@ al@@ ’s good qualities .
But what were they doing ?
From the m@@ om@@ ent the child is born , he is sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by people who speak the local t@@ ong@@ ue .
I@@ ble@@ am ( G@@ ath - ri@@ m@@ m@@ on )
In view of man@@ kin@@ d’s situation , Jehovah’s Witnesses real@@ ize that there are li@@ m@@ its to what can be ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed in the present system of things .
L@@ ater , the Kingdom message was bro@@ ad@@ c@@ ast over public ra@@ di@@ o and was heard by milli@@ ons more thr@@ ough@@ out the earth .
Rom@@ an religion also pla@@ yed its part .
Mar@@ y’s faith is truly out@@ standing !
Be@@ fore lear@@ ning the truth and ac@@ ting on it , we were re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ents of God’s kindness , or gener@@ al kindness .
They should not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate even to ‘ sur@@ rend@@ er their soul in be@@ half of their friends . ’
19 : 6 , T@@ an@@ ak@@ h .
Still , he called himself “ the happy husband of a char@@ m@@ ing wife ” and war@@ m@@ ly pra@@ ised his wife and her fellow Witnesses in a letter to a new@@ s@@ pa@@ per .
Jehovah kno@@ ws what is best for us .
What about faithful anointed ones today ?
These are blessings we enjoy no matter what we have to end@@ ure .
A@@ no@@ ther Witness accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed me so that he could take my ca@@ r away before they could la@@ y cla@@ im to it .
How did the prophe@@ t@@ ess An@@ na provide a fine example for all Christians ?
Yet , our faith in Jehovah and his promises is re@@ in@@ for@@ ced when we hear fir@@ s@@ th@@ and acc@@ oun@@ ts of the “ great work ” that he has per@@ form@@ ed for his people in these last days .
We can have a similar con@@ vi@@ ction if our love for Jehovah is strong .
For many Jehovah’s Witnesses , sh@@ aring their beli@@ ef@@ s with others is a fav@@ or@@ ite activ@@ ity . ”
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 6@@ 8 , 4
My conscience t@@ or@@ men@@ ted me rel@@ ent@@ less@@ ly , and I experienced the exc@@ ru@@ ci@@ ating pain of being ali@@ en@@ ated from Jehovah God .
Why did Paul give this comm@@ and to sisters ?
F@@ in@@ ally , God helps his servants today , not by deli@@ ver@@ ing them mirac@@ ul@@ ously , but by giving them his holy spirit and “ the power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l ” to cop@@ e with wh@@ atever situation they may face .
R@@ em@@ ember , you are your chil@@ d’s ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ate .
Re@@ fle@@ ct on the num@@ er@@ ous examples of ones who were bless@@ ed for their hum@@ ble attitude , such as Ru@@ th , H@@ ann@@ ah , Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th , and many others .
; C@@ o@@ il , H .
Tru@@ e , there is “ a time to keep qui@@ et , ” but we must not be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of being Witnesses of Jehovah and followers of Jesus .
But their preaching is li@@ mit@@ ed to ser@@ m@@ ons at ch@@ urch , on tel@@ ev@@ ision , or on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t , or they may simply tell others how they learned about Jesus .
P@@ r@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ing his s@@ ent@@ ence on Satan , who was re@@ pres@@ ented by the ser@@ p@@ ent , Jehovah stated : “ I shall put en@@ m@@ ity between you and the woman and between your se@@ ed and her se@@ ed .
6 : 13 - 17 .
Watch@@ ed and W@@ a@@ ited ( Eli@@ j@@ ah ) , 4 / 1 W@@ ater Bu@@ b@@ bl@@ ing U@@ p to I@@ mp@@ ar@@ t Li@@ fe , 6 / 1
It discus@@ ses si@@ x questions that many people ask .
At the st@@ ation , John was stri@@ p - sear@@ ched . Of course , he did not have the ban@@ kno@@ te .
This woman accepted the offer of a regul@@ ar Bible study with a local sister and is continu@@ ing to make prog@@ ress .
What is important to him is that we understand his thoughts , his feelings , and the direction he gives his servants
This would be follow@@ ed by a r@@ as@@ h of persecu@@ tion .
M@@ er@@ ce@@ des helped out by doing cle@@ an@@ ing jo@@ bs .
How do the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts help us to learn much about the Fa@@ ther’s qualities ?
We must be care@@ ful to teach Jehovah’s ways , not prom@@ o@@ ting personal pre@@ fer@@ ences
Ho@@ ly Father , w@@ atch over them on account of your own name which you have given me , in order that they may be one just as we are . ” ​ — John 17 : 6 , 11 .
Daniel made good prog@@ ress in the Christian congregation and was given certain responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
A@@ no@@ ther Gre@@ at P@@ ri@@ v@@ ile@@ ge
P@@ re@@ vi@@ ously , he had ob@@ served suffering but had never experienced it in person .
Lo@@ ok ! To obey is better than a sacrifice , to pa@@ y attention than the f@@ at of r@@ am@@ s . ”
These sto@@ od “ before the thro@@ ne of God . . . , rend@@ ering him sac@@ red service day and night in his temple . ”
We travel@@ ed in a du@@ g@@ out c@@ ano@@ e e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed with an out@@ bo@@ ard mo@@ t@@ or .
The n@@ arr@@ ative ends with E@@ z@@ ra@@ ’s taking me@@ a@@ sures to cle@@ an@@ se those who have de@@ fil@@ ed themselves with the people of the land .
Ch@@ il@@ d@@ less cou@@ ples have been bless@@ ed with a loving spiritual family
The liter@@ ature that we prin@@ t , Bro@@ ther Bar@@ r said , br@@ ings people into the truth , keep@@ s them in the truth , mo@@ tiv@@ ates them to greater ze@@ al , and uni@@ fi@@ es the bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
What a deli@@ ght it will be to continue to serve as Jehovah’s sla@@ ves for all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity !
W@@ an@@ ting to stay so@@ ber , I st@@ op@@ ped going to par@@ ties and ni@@ gh@@ t@@ c@@ lu@@ bs where I would be temp@@ ted to get dr@@ un@@ k .
( c ) Why do Christians come off comple@@ t@@ ely vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous ?
Since humans re@@ je@@ cted Jehovah’s over@@ sight , they had to set up their own form@@ s of govern@@ ment .
No doubt , you have taken the matter to Jehovah in prayer , perhaps qu@@ ite often .
I then fac@@ ed the da@@ un@@ ting t@@ ask of wal@@ king through a mas@@ s of t@@ ang@@ led tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne and ele@@ c@@ tri@@ c c@@ ab@@ les to the deser@@ ted ho@@ m@@ es on the other side of no - man@@ ’s - land .
What fac@@ t@@ ors should gover@@ n the in@@ tim@@ ate rel@@ ations of Christian marriage mat@@ es ?
All of this could be con@@ fu@@ sing .
You see , Israel was in the g@@ ri@@ p of a long stru@@ gg@@ le , a war between pu@@ re religion and false , between the worship of Jehovah God and the i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry of the sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding nations .
Indeed , in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ing in im@@ moral re@@ ver@@ i@@ e can be spiritually de@@ ad@@ ly ! ​ — Read James 1 : 14 , 15 .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing in mind the end@@ ur@@ ance of Job will un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly help us to strengthen our res@@ ol@@ ve to remain loyal to Jehovah des@@ pite ill@@ nesses and mis@@ for@@ tun@@ es .
In L@@ il@@ ong@@ we a mo@@ ck tri@@ al was held at po@@ li@@ ce he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters .
But res@@ or@@ ting to the “ men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah , ” as found in the Bible , helped set matters st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght for all of us . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 4 ; 2 Timothy 3 : 16 , 17 .
Of course , when see@@ king counsel and lear@@ ning from the experience of others , we ought to do so in full recogn@@ iti@@ on that we person@@ ally must make the fin@@ al decision and also be@@ ar the responsi@@ bility for doing so . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 4 , 5 .
To Jose@@ p@@ h’s cre@@ di@@ t , the Bible repor@@ ts that he did not support the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in@@ ’s p@@ lo@@ t against Jesus .
The book E@@ b@@ la ​ — Al@@ le origin@@ i d@@ el@@ la ci@@ v@@ il@@ t@@ à ur@@ bana ( E@@ b@@ la — ​ At the O@@ ri@@ g@@ ins of U@@ r@@ ba@@ n C@@ i@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ation ) c@@ alls these “ the ol@@ des@@ t dic@@ tion@@ aries known to us . ”
H@@ app@@ ily , Jehovah is pati@@ ent with us while we ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly stru@@ gg@@ le to res@@ ist our we@@ ak@@ nesses and make needed chang@@ es .
D@@ et@@ er@@ min@@ ed to st@@ ra@@ igh@@ ten out her life , she got a regul@@ ar jo@@ b and con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed her form@@ er ma@@ dam to low@@ er the mon@@ th@@ ly de@@ b@@ t pa@@ y@@ ments .
During these stu@@ dies , our children op@@ ened up and fre@@ ely discus@@ sed their problems with us .
But will our being up@@ set imp@@ ro@@ ve the situation ?
Some feel that acc@@ oun@@ ts of mirac@@ les are f@@ an@@ t@@ as@@ tic or al@@ leg@@ or@@ ic@@ al .
T@@ Y@@ P@@ E
“ Con@@ sul@@ t the Law of Jehovah ” as a F@@ am@@ ily
He continu@@ es to be deep@@ ly inter@@ ested not only in wi@@ do@@ ws but also in sing@@ le mo@@ thers as well as in women who are sing@@ le by cho@@ ice or who have not found a su@@ it@@ able Christian husband .
It was s@@ no@@ wing that day .
Y@@ oung people , on the other hand , l@@ ack the bal@@ an@@ ced thinking that comes with matu@@ r@@ ity .
There were many ca@@ ves along the ste@@ ep s@@ lo@@ p@@ es to the nor@@ th of Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o where the spi@@ es could hi@@ de until it was sa@@ fe to return to the Israel@@ ite cam@@ p with the good news that they had ac@@ qui@@ red from R@@ a@@ ha@@ b . R@@ a@@ ha@@ b put her faith in the God of the Israelites
1 : 13 ​ — What is “ the pat@@ ter@@ n of heal@@ th@@ ful words ” ?
For many , reading the Bible seem@@ s da@@ un@@ ting .
On the contr@@ ary , he went out and reas@@ oned with those ang@@ ry men .
During 19@@ 15 and 19@@ 16 , op@@ position from out@@ side the organization s@@ low@@ ed down the preaching work .
Many in the world devel@@ op imp@@ ro@@ per se@@ x@@ u@@ al desi@@ res and succ@@ um@@ b to them .
Chris@@ tend@@ om as@@ simil@@ ated the worship of Mi@@ thr@@ a
Do you know God’s name ?
S@@ n@@ app@@ ing out of his sp@@ in , he ex@@ tend@@ s his ar@@ ms and is ca@@ ught by an up@@ side - down tra@@ pe@@ ze ar@@ t@@ ist from the op@@ pos@@ ite side .
• If we rend@@ er clean worship to God , how will he de@@ al with us ?
Such t@@ ests allow@@ ed by Jehovah may prove the qu@@ ality of our faith , whether we are “ complete and s@@ ound in all res@@ pe@@ cts , not l@@ ac@@ king in anything . ” ​ — James 1 : 2 - 4 .
A vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous sol@@ di@@ er might bring a fore@@ ign cap@@ tive home as a slave to provide his wife help with cho@@ res .
Si@@ mil@@ ar to D@@ ries and J@@ en@@ n@@ y , O@@ t@@ to and his wife , Ju@@ dy , pione@@ ered before they had their two daugh@@ ters .
( Read Mark 5 : 38 - 4@@ 2 . )
Not ever@@ yone who claim@@ s to be a serv@@ ant of Jehovah really is .
The acc@@ used tri@@ bes rep@@ lied mil@@ dly , c@@ learly st@@ ating that their actions were really mo@@ tiv@@ ated by their desire to serve Jehovah .
How will doing so af@@ fect our commun@@ ic@@ ation with family members and fellow Christians ?
( a ) What is one important way in which Jesus showed respect for his disciples ?
Jesus himself explained the meaning that his death and resurrection have for us .
So , what he did seem@@ ed un@@ real .
With much prayer and effort , I gra@@ du@@ ally brought my spe@@ e@@ ch under control .
In what way was Paul truly succ@@ ess@@ ful ?
He was not a sel@@ f@@ ish person .
Like A@@ be@@ l and E@@ no@@ ch before him , he believ@@ ed in the “ off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing ” who would b@@ ru@@ ise the ser@@ p@@ ent@@ ’s head . ​ — G@@ en .
G@@ a@@ el showed me what the Bible ac@@ tually teach@@ es .
Is it not well wor@@ th our every effort to keep our integrity ?
The effe@@ cts of the ten@@ th pla@@ gu@@ e , however , for@@ ced that pr@@ ou@@ d rul@@ er to con@@ form to God’s will .
Jesus ’ dis@@ position and conduct toward his disciples taught them how they were to tre@@ at one another . ​ — Read John 13 : 14 - 17 .
S@@ cho@@ l@@ ars gener@@ ally inter@@ pre@@ t this action as an effort to ob@@ tain mil@@ it@@ ary ass@@ ist@@ ance from Egy@@ pt .
How did Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s cl@@ er@@ gy re@@ act during war@@ time ?
“ You have to work , of course , but for yourself , not for the compan@@ y . ”
Now this va@@ st thr@@ ong was id@@ enti@@ fied as faithful worshipp@@ ers who hope to live on a par@@ adise earth .
What does God’s love mean to you ?
Yes , the “ w@@ at@@ er@@ y deep@@ s ” are full of won@@ ders that high@@ light God’s wisdom and power .
( Read 1 Timothy 5 : 4 , 8 . )
“ What is your op@@ in@@ ion ? ” people ask one another .
“ He , being full of holy spirit , ga@@ zed into heaven and ca@@ ught sight of God’s glory and of Jesus standing at God’s right hand . ”
In Paul’s day , how did righ@@ tly dis@@ posed ones ​ — Jews and G@@ ent@@ il@@ es — ​ become part of spiritual Israel ?
In the same way , if we are care@@ ful about the way we speak , we can use this ability to honor Jehovah and to benefit others . ​ — Psalm 19 : 14 .
And why not take a lea@@ f out of R@@ ac@@ hel@@ ’s book , so to speak , by ze@@ al@@ ously pur@@ su@@ ing go@@ als that truly honor God ?
The spirit was not be@@ aring witness with them that they were sons of God .
The following verse says : “ But , when found , he will make it good with se@@ ven times as much ; all the valu@@ ab@@ les of his house he will give . ”
Be like u@@ pri@@ ght Job , who did not allow himself to be atten@@ tive to any woman other than his wife . ​ — Job 31 : 1 .
P@@ u@@ t it in the hands of others . ”
We must seek him , “ gro@@ pe for him and really find him , al@@ though , in fact , he is not far off from each one of us . ”
The spirit of the world influ@@ ences the way people think .
And that one from in@@ side says in rep@@ ly , ‘ Q@@ u@@ it making me tr@@ ou@@ ble . The do@@ or is already lo@@ cked , and my young children are with me in bed ; I cannot ris@@ e up and give you anything . ’
How did the Father feel as his bel@@ o@@ ved Son cri@@ ed out to him in the thro@@ es of ag@@ on@@ y ?
The I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ance of Christian Un@@ ity
There , “ the bo@@ y Samuel continued gro@@ wing up before Jehovah . ”
“ The Law of the W@@ ise One ” ​ — A S@@ ource of Li@@ fe
In time , he may beg@@ in to li@@ e without feel@@ ing gu@@ il@@ ty if he is in a difficult situation .
In it , he id@@ enti@@ fied the “ s@@ car@@ let - col@@ ored w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast ” of Revelation 17 and indic@@ ated that there would still be much preaching to do after the war .
An@@ y o@@ ffer@@ ings made to God should always be “ s@@ ound , ” without de@@ fect , the “ best ” a@@ vail@@ able .
You Can C@@ op@@ e With Un@@ certain@@ ty
Our doing all we can may not be eas@@ y , for we live in a world d@@ om@@ in@@ ated by Satan .
This st@@ age began at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . when Jehovah started to ga@@ ther those who would rule with Christ in heaven .
But before per@@ form@@ ing that mirac@@ le , he cons@@ ol@@ ed Mar@@ th@@ a , La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ’ sister , by saying : “ Your brother will ris@@ e . ”
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T | TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E ​ — A S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y O@@ F S@@ U@@ R@@ V@@ I@@ V@@ A@@ L
Per@@ haps in time , some of her Bible stud@@ ents will show themselves to be “ desi@@ ra@@ ble things ” that will gl@@ ori@@ fy Jehovah’s house .
As we draw close to him and gro@@ w in love for his Word , we come to trust his judgment .
The P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e does not , of course , den@@ y God’s go@@ o@@ dness and love , but for him these were expres@@ sed in the gift of the T@@ or@@ ah [ Law ] and in the pos@@ si@@ bility of fulfill@@ ing what is there dem@@ an@@ ded . . . .
4 : 4 - 9 , 17 - 22 .
Why should we not hold back from preaching to people who may se@@ em in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ating ?
In order to maintain our un@@ ity and continue to have divine fav@@ or , we must he@@ ed Paul’s counsel : “ Ke@@ ep doing all things free from mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r@@ ings . ”
Jesus took the dead gi@@ r@@ l@@ ’s hand , and she got up
Com@@ pare Pa@@ y A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion to Dani@@ el@@ ’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy ! , chap@@ ter 3 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
A Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ment to B@@ ring H@@ app@@ iness
In the following article , we will consider fur@@ ther how a knowledge of Jehovah br@@ ings joy and benef@@ its to those who apply it in their lives .
Why would Jesus imp@@ ly that those who did not believe in him would die ?
Even so , “ at that time the Cana@@ an@@ ite was in the land . ”
F@@ i@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely speaking , people who are viol@@ ent and ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive in action and spe@@ e@@ ch are com@@ pared to w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast@@ s .
But the pris@@ on war@@ den ann@@ oun@@ ced to all : “ Jehovah’s Witnesses don@@ ’t s@@ mo@@ ke ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ tes .
Jesus called the religious lead@@ ers of his day “ h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites ” and said to them : “ Isaiah ap@@ tly pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed about you , when he said , ‘ This people hon@@ ors me with their li@@ ps , yet their heart is far re@@ moved from me .
Do You “ Lo@@ ve Your N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ or as Y@@ our@@ self ” ?
Just then , her husband brought her a bro@@ ch@@ ure ent@@ it@@ led What Does God Re@@ qui@@ re of U@@ s ?
S@@ ele@@ ction of a marriage mate is one of the most serious decisions people make .
In 194@@ 8 , E@@ ast Ger@@ many held a ple@@ bis@@ c@@ ite , a direc@@ t vo@@ te by the people , and as H@@ ac@@ ke expla@@ ins , “ the fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al cause [ of the persecu@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses ] was that they did not par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in the ple@@ bis@@ c@@ ite . ”
When W@@ ei@@ ju@@ n rec@@ ently asked to share in the public preaching work , his mother com@@ men@@ ted that the bo@@ y had already plac@@ ed more ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines that mon@@ th than the rest of the family put together .
How can you c@@ ast off cu@@ st@@ om@@ s h@@ an@@ ded down for gener@@ ations ?
Bethel and I got married less than a year later , in 195@@ 8 , and we started pione@@ ering together in E@@ l D@@ or@@ a@@ do .
Tru@@ ly , the i@@ be@@ x is a ma@@ st@@ er@@ pi@@ e@@ ce of desi@@ gn !
In this reg@@ ard , con@@ sul@@ t@@ ant D@@ on@@ al@@ d We@@ is@@ s wrote : “ Pe@@ ople res@@ ent it when others look through or past them .
Hence , in this real sense , there were new heavens and a new earth in the fulfill@@ ment invol@@ ving the Jews at that time .
Jesus too lo@@ ves human@@ kind .
The prophet res@@ olu@@ t@@ ely states : “ At my gu@@ ard po@@ st I will keep standing , and I will keep my@@ self st@@ ati@@ oned upon the bul@@ war@@ k ; and I shall keep w@@ atch , to see what he will speak by me and what I shall rep@@ ly at the re@@ pro@@ of of me . ”
In 7@@ 40 B.C.E . , when He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah is king over Juda@@ h and Ho@@ she@@ a rul@@ es over Israel , As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an King S@@ hal@@ man@@ es@@ er ‘ cap@@ tures Sam@@ ari@@ a and lea@@ ds Israel into ex@@ ile in As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a . ’
The more we learn about our God , the more reas@@ ons we have to appreci@@ ate his b@@ oun@@ d@@ less go@@ o@@ dness and gener@@ os@@ ity .
Bu@@ il@@ ding faith in God’s promises helps us to over@@ come any feel@@ ing of disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment in him
If the work is not being done pro@@ per@@ ly , do not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to offer ad@@ di@@ tional ad@@ vice or help .
How can st@@ ress cause people to re@@ act , and how can mat@@ es best de@@ al with such re@@ actions ?
H@@ er im@@ mor@@ ality must have been like thor@@ ns stu@@ ck into his heart .
This will move us to devel@@ op a hear@@ t@@ felt att@@ ach@@ ment to him , one that is man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted by our actions and way of life .
At an early point in man@@ ’s hist@@ ory , how did respect for life become an is@@ sue ?
Jose@@ p@@ h’s loy@@ al@@ ty gave him the opportunity to see Jehovah’s hand in cor@@ rec@@ ting the in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es and in blessing him and his family .
In ad@@ dition to “ every we@@ i@@ ght , ” Paul mentioned pu@@ t@@ ting off “ the sin that eas@@ ily ent@@ ang@@ les us . ”
1 : 4 .
T@@ ra@@ gi@@ c@@ ally , we lost one of our sons in a ca@@ r ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
( b ) Ex@@ pla@@ in how prop@@ er discipl@@ ine helps children to feel secu@@ re and loved .
Their du@@ ties inclu@@ de making shepher@@ ding c@@ alls on fellow believers .
When fru@@ str@@ ated , we may find it hard to control our emo@@ tions .
For many de@@ ca@@ des af@@ ter@@ ward , Jehovah’s people pre@@ pared their own me@@ als at ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es and conven@@ tions .
C@@ re@@ ation De@@ cla@@ res G@@ l@@ ory of God ! 6 / 1
At other times , even when Jo@@ el made only a little prog@@ ress in one are@@ a or another , we always comm@@ ended him war@@ m@@ ly .
• Why can we be sure that fi@@ gh@@ ters against God will not pre@@ va@@ il ?
F@@ or@@ tun@@ ately , however , my mind is al@@ er@@ t .
Those in God’s mem@@ ory will be brought back to life , for “ there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the un@@ righteous . ”
That is something that no am@@ ount of Jewish ri@@ tu@@ al ba@@ thing could ever ac@@ hi@@ eve .
Mar@@ ku@@ s says : “ Ti@@ me has proved the wisdom of ap@@ pl@@ ying God’s Word in life .
( b ) How do you feel about that so@@ lu@@ tion to the proble@@ m of in@@ justice ?
What a thr@@ ill it will be to enjoy vi@@ br@@ ant health every day ​ — forever !
Even if Jesus had been tra@@ ining James ​ — likely the next ol@@ des@@ t son — ​ to car@@ ry on the tra@@ de , the de@@ par@@ ture of the el@@ des@@ t would not be eas@@ y for the family .
Even some of Jesus ’ followers took off@@ en@@ se at what he said and began to mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r . ​ — John 6 : 4@@ 1 , 60 , 6@@ 1 .
Let us exam@@ ine each of these so that we may make the right cho@@ ice .
Those pr@@ ou@@ d , sel@@ f@@ ish re@@ be@@ l angels were a po@@ is@@ on@@ ous influ@@ ence among humans . ​ — Genesis 3 : 1 - 5 ; 6 : 1 , 2 ; Ju@@ de 6 , 7 .
Mo@@ des@@ ty ​ — A Q@@ u@@ ality That P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ tes Pe@@ ace
Those o@@ ffering accep@@ table sacrific@@ es to Jehovah receive his appro@@ val .
Jesus s@@ oun@@ ded this invit@@ ation : “ C@@ ome to me , all you who are to@@ il@@ ing and lo@@ ad@@ ed down , and I will ref@@ res@@ h you .
“ S@@ to@@ p being anxi@@ ous . . . The next day will have its own anxi@@ e@@ ties ”
After arri@@ ving on the is@@ land of P@@ al@@ au in 200@@ 7 , 22 - year - old S@@ im@@ on quic@@ k@@ ly found out that he could ear@@ n only a fr@@ action of what he had ear@@ ned in his home country , Eng@@ land .
But on N@@ is@@ an 11 of the year 33 C.E . , Jesus told the lead@@ ers of Israel that God had re@@ je@@ cted their nation from being His serv@@ ant .
O@@ ld or new , such tru@@ ths are , in@@ deed , pri@@ c@@ eless tre@@ a@@ sures .
K@@ ar@@ l and Mar@@ ga@@ re@@ ta , O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 20@@ 00
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E 3 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 16 - 20
When we view the ministry as a pri@@ c@@ eless tre@@ asure from Jehovah , we will never be cont@@ ent with simply “ coun@@ ting time . ”
Mo@@ st important , to find lasting peace , we must cultiv@@ ate a close fri@@ end@@ ship with God .
Th@@ ough they are flo@@ g@@ ged , the apostles are in no way in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated by this experience .
So effe@@ ctive were his me@@ tho@@ ds of instru@@ ction that “ the crow@@ ds were ast@@ oun@@ ded at his way of teaching . ”
They f@@ ell down before God and said : “ You are wor@@ thy , Jehovah , even our God , to receive the glory and the honor and the power , because you cre@@ ated all things , and because of your will they ex@@ is@@ ted and were cre@@ ated . ”
TH@@ E Bible de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely states that God ca@@ res about us .
Is there really only one true religion ?
Jo@@ ac@@ him was baptized in 195@@ 5 , but in 19@@ 7@@ 8 he was dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed .
In many c@@ as@@ es , however , no one present will par@@ take .
The situation might be com@@ pared to that of a p@@ est - in@@ fes@@ ted house .
Fa@@ ith in the ransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ en@@ ab@@ les us to have a clean conscience .
The cu@@ t ?
Di@@ sh@@ on@@ est get - rich - quic@@ k s@@ ch@@ em@@ es div@@ est g@@ ul@@ li@@ ble inv@@ est@@ ors of their life sa@@ v@@ ings or wor@@ se .
Do you see in their counsel Jehovah’s efforts to pre@@ pare you for life in the new world under the rule of his Son ?
Th@@ r@@ ough the congregation , Jehovah has provided an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of spiritual food .
T@@ ur@@ n to Jehovah in prayer , and do not doubt that he can give you the wisdom needed to cop@@ e with your tri@@ al .
Abraham posed this r@@ he@@ t@@ or@@ ic@@ al question to Jehovah at the time of God’s judgment of So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h .
Be I@@ mit@@ at@@ ors of Jesus
‘ It Ma@@ de M@@ e Con@@ spi@@ cu@@ ous ’ ( Da@@ wn - Mo@@ bi@@ le ) , 2 / 15
For such ones , preaching the good news from house to house can be a da@@ un@@ ting chall@@ enge .
King David asked : “ How long , O Jehovah , will you for@@ get me ?
In 195@@ 9 we were assign@@ ed to P@@ un@@ ta Ar@@ en@@ as ​ — meaning “ S@@ ands P@@ o@@ in@@ t ” — ​ at the sou@@ ther@@ n@@ most ti@@ p of Ch@@ ile@@ ’s 2@@ ,@@ 7@@ 00 - m@@ ile - long [ 4@@ ,@@ 3@@ 00 k@@ m ] co@@ ast@@ l@@ ine .
When these s@@ our@@ ces are ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted , the body beg@@ ins to con@@ su@@ me prote@@ in that is ess@@ enti@@ al for continued gro@@ w@@ th and re@@ pa@@ ir of t@@ is@@ sue .
During his ag@@ on@@ y on the t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake , Jesus provided ir@@ refu@@ table con@@ fir@@ m@@ ation of man@@ kin@@ d’s hope .
D@@ ep@@ en@@ ding on the Bible ver@@ sion being used , the person might read verse 4@@ 4 , 4@@ 6 , or 4@@ 8 because these ver@@ ses read simil@@ arly in some ver@@ sions .
C@@ learly , it is ess@@ enti@@ al that we put on the complete su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or that Jehovah supp@@ lies .
In Psalm 16 , which is at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted to David , we read : “ You will not leave me in the G@@ ra@@ ve .
Jesus ’ rep@@ ly , “ What have I to do with you , woman ? ”
How did they feel about the book ?
“ The pre@@ c@@ ise meaning [ of the Hebrew word ] is un@@ known , ” says one refer@@ ence work , but “ ‘ col@@ on@@ na@@ de , ’ ‘ v@@ es@@ ti@@ bule , ’ have been su@@ gg@@ ested . ”
• What are some of the gi@@ f@@ ts that Jehovah gives to his people ?
The resurrection of the dead is one of the fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al tru@@ ths taught in the Bible
As in Dani@@ el@@ ’s case , angels are ever al@@ er@@ t to inter@@ v@@ ene according to God’s will
Rather , their out@@ look should take into account that “ he that does the will of God rema@@ ins forever . ” ​ — 1 John 2 : 16 , 17 .
As of S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 20@@ 12 , cl@@ as@@ ses of the Bible S@@ cho@@ ol for Christian C@@ ou@@ ples will be held in sel@@ e@@ cted coun@@ tri@@ es .
3 , 4 . ( a ) I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate the benef@@ its that result when we yi@@ eld . ( b ) What will we consider ?
How Do Un@@ ful@@ filled Ex@@ pe@@ ct@@ ations Af@@ fect U@@ s ?
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , the prophet Mal@@ ach@@ i wrote : “ You people will again certainly see the dist@@ inc@@ tion between a righteous one and a wicked one , between one serving God and one who has not served him . ”
These elders do not b@@ ra@@ g about what they have accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed ; yet those who benefit from their service are really gr@@ ate@@ ful . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Yes , as an ancient wise man said , “ h@@ at@@ red is what s@@ ti@@ r@@ s up con@@ ten@@ tions , but love co@@ v@@ ers over even all trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions . ” ​ — Proverbs 10 : 12 .
That really helped me to strengthen my own relationship with Jehovah , and I was e@@ ag@@ er to me@@ et another pre@@ ach@@ er .
“ The very knowledge of God ” is in@@ deed a spiritual tre@@ asure .
It imp@@ res@@ ses on us how our actions really t@@ ou@@ ch Jehovah’s heart .
That re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble young man was , of course , Jesus Christ .
At the end of the mes@@ sa@@ ges to those congregations , he declar@@ ed : “ Let the one who has an e@@ ar hear what the spirit says to the congregations . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
I bom@@ ba@@ r@@ ded him with questions .
New Jerusalem Un@@ der Si@@ e@@ ge
The vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m has every right to repor@@ t the matter to the po@@ li@@ ce .
Ab@@ out a year after N@@ el@@ li@@ e died , I received a wonderful blessing .
How This World Will C@@ ome to an En@@ d
This al@@ lo@@ ws us to understand the promises of an earthly rest@@ or@@ ation that are found in the Scriptures .
Revelation 21 : 1 indic@@ ates that what sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant change lies a@@ head ?
C@@ ould it be that we need to make im@@ medi@@ ate ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in this reg@@ ard ?
A sen@@ i@@ or n@@ ur@@ se appro@@ ached me , gra@@ b@@ bed the book out of my hands , loo@@ ked at the co@@ ver and y@@ el@@ led , “ Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ re not going to be one of them , are you ? ”
Because of Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s fine attitude , he was among the few of his gener@@ ation privile@@ ged to en@@ ter the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , they wanted to be ad@@ mi@@ red for their pi@@ ety .
Moses of old ob@@ served : “ In themselves the days of our years are se@@ v@@ ent@@ y years ; and if because of special mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness they are ei@@ gh@@ ty years , yet their in@@ s@@ ist@@ ence is on tr@@ ou@@ ble and h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful things ; for it must quic@@ k@@ ly pas@@ s by , and away we f@@ ly . ”
In time , both he and his wife were baptized .
How do the Scriptures indic@@ ate that Christians are to associ@@ ate with one another ?
Ex@@ tre@@ me situ@@ ations such as will@@ ful n@@ on@@ support , se@@ v@@ ere physical a@@ bu@@ se , and the ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te end@@ ang@@ er@@ ment of a Christi@@ an’s spiritual life are reas@@ ons why some have cho@@ s@@ en to do so .
No greater love has ever been sh@@ own .
During the con@@ vers@@ ation , she said that she was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses and mentioned God’s interest in humans .
God’s P@@ ur@@ pose F@@ ul@@ filled
The spiritual instru@@ ction pres@@ ented at our meetings is an important way that Jehovah provi@@ des en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment today .
That me@@ ant listen@@ ing to them .
Since angels , or “ powerful ones , ” d@@ well in heaven , the ph@@ ra@@ se “ the very bre@@ ad of angels ” may simply mean that it was provided by God , who d@@ wel@@ ls in heaven .
It is clear , then , that it is a very serious matter to make promises to God .
What is the con@@ ne@@ ction between that truth and loving our God with our whole heart , whole soul , and whole strength ?
It was Jesus ’ cu@@ sto@@ m to go to the local sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e we@@ ek@@ ly .
• How are faith and our relationship with Jehovah l@@ in@@ ked ?
Hence we are wise to be inc@@ l@@ ined to for@@ give others , for so@@ on@@ er or later we will need to have others for@@ give us .
Jehovah has en@@ tru@@ sted us with the good news .
What “ large do@@ or ” was op@@ ened to the apostle Paul ?
He v@@ ow@@ ed to those people that he would de@@ f@@ end them against att@@ ac@@ k@@ ers , and he did .
She wor@@ ked hard at her reading less@@ ons and made am@@ a@@ z@@ ing prog@@ ress , which made her very happy .
W@@ H@@ E@@ R@@ E Y@@ O@@ U C@@ A@@ N M@@ A@@ K@@ E T@@ R@@ U@@ E F@@ R@@ I@@ EN@@ D@@ S
After str@@ ik@@ ing Egy@@ pt with ten de@@ va@@ st@@ ating pla@@ gu@@ es , Jehovah led his people , not on the sh@@ ort@@ est r@@ ou@@ te toward the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , but down to the R@@ ed Se@@ a , where they could eas@@ ily be cor@@ n@@ ered and att@@ ac@@ ked .
P@@ u@@ bli@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses , in@@ iti@@ ally in Eng@@ l@@ ish in 19@@ 6@@ 1 .
U@@ sing the ar@@ ch@@ it@@ e@@ c@@ tural pl@@ an provided by Jehovah to David , Solomon buil@@ t a ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent temple .
That princi@@ ple influ@@ enced me to leave my old fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps be@@ h@@ ind and make new friends among Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The fru@@ it@@ age pro@@ duc@@ ed through the op@@ er@@ ation of holy spirit br@@ ings many benef@@ its .
For example , much of H@@ on@@ du@@ ra@@ s was de@@ va@@ stated by H@@ ur@@ ri@@ c@@ ane M@@ it@@ ch .
I was one of se@@ ven children , and I learned a lo@@ t about f@@ ar@@ m@@ ing as a you@@ th
In his first inspired letter to the Corinthians , Paul wrote to anointed Christians that by com@@ mem@@ or@@ ating Jesus ’ death each year , they “ keep pro@@ claim@@ ing the death of the Lord , until he comes . ”
“ The love of money is a ro@@ o@@ t of all s@@ or@@ ts of in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ous things , and by re@@ aching out for this love some have . . . st@@ ab@@ bed themselves all over with many pa@@ ins . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 10 .
2 : 15 .
( a ) Un@@ der what circumstances did Timothy become a Christian , and how did he respon@@ d to Christian teachings ?
However , the op@@ pos@@ ite is also possible .
Wh@@ er@@ efore , now that you have put away fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od , speak truth each one of you with his neigh@@ b@@ or , because we are members bel@@ ong@@ ing to one another .
Hence , we may rest as@@ sur@@ ed that when he comes to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment at the appro@@ aching great tri@@ bul@@ ation , he will not “ s@@ we@@ ep away the righteous with the wicked . ”
In this system rul@@ ed by Satan , our end@@ ur@@ ance and integrity will be put to the t@@ est .
J@@ a@@ el then took a pa@@ ir of hous@@ eho@@ ld imp@@ le@@ ments that t@@ ent - d@@ wel@@ ling women used often and s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully ​ — a t@@ ent p@@ in and a mal@@ let .
For example , the Bible says that “ physical tra@@ ining is bene@@ fi@@ cial for a little . ”
In fact , sen@@ sing Jesus ’ meaning , M@@ ary told those minis@@ ter@@ ing at the we@@ d@@ ding : “ Wh@@ atever he tel@@ ls you , do . ”
He also wrote : “ How I do love your law !
It was Jesus himself who said : “ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ”
Con@@ cer@@ ning the things that he recorded , he says : “ These have been written down that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ the Son of God , and that , because of believ@@ ing , you may have life by means of his name . ”
Let each one of you individu@@ ally so love his wife as he does himself ; on the other hand , the wife should have deep respect for her husband . ”
That was the first li@@ e ever spo@@ ken .
To them , e@@ th@@ ni@@ c differ@@ ences were not important ; Christian love — giving comfort to those in need — was .
It was not part of his arrang@@ ement for humans from the beg@@ in@@ ning , and it is not now .
C@@ ould you i@@ magine this pro@@ ject being accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed if the par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating nations did not ag@@ ree on what b@@ lu@@ ep@@ r@@ in@@ t to use ?
They all invol@@ ve the stru@@ gg@@ le to keep integrity as a Christian .
Paul encoura@@ ged young Timothy to have respect for all members of the congregation .
Mu@@ ri@@ el rep@@ lied : “ My husband and I regul@@ arly study the Bible with our children , and we try to apply in our lives what we learn .
I@@ con@@ s as Ar@@ t ?
13 : 3 .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a sh@@ ort time , a mission@@ ary sister me@@ t D@@ ol@@ ly and started a study with her .
W@@ id@@ ening out also means that we will show understanding to those with special needs . Do you know someone who is ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ ally ill or who is fac@@ ing some other tri@@ al in life ?
This was rel@@ eas@@ ed in 19@@ 17 , before the end of the war .
If we should er@@ r , however , Ho@@ se@@ a@@ ’s prophecy gives us comfort .
Lo@@ op 1@@ 21 .
For example , just think of how often the disciples bi@@ ck@@ ered over who was the great@@ est among them .
But in s@@ pre@@ ading the truth in his home are@@ a , E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s may have re@@ pres@@ ented Paul .
• How may we imitate Jehovah in being tru@@ th@@ ful ?
The prophecy also states that many would em@@ br@@ ace “ the true knowledge . ”
E@@ ri@@ c : What do you mean ?
If he has often sh@@ own gener@@ os@@ ity to others , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as you ten@@ d to be a bi@@ t ti@@ gh@@ t@@ f@@ is@@ ted , why not no@@ te the joy that comes from giving to the el@@ der@@ ly , the si@@ ck , or the nee@@ dy ?
God’s blessings in rec@@ ent years had sur@@ ely so@@ o@@ th@@ ed the pain of Jose@@ p@@ h’s mem@@ ori@@ es of his home , his brothers , and his father .
• How do we offer Jehovah a sacrifice of praise ?
14 The Bible and Your F@@ utu@@ re
This article consi@@ ders how the teachings of Jesus and the example he set while on earth can help all of us to enjoy good relation@@ shi@@ ps with family members .
Acc@@ ording to some , the e@@ ase with which spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c pas@@ sa@@ ges could be lo@@ c@@ ated in the co@@ de@@ x was fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al to its succ@@ ess among Christians and such prof@@ es@@ sion@@ als as la@@ w@@ y@@ ers .
O@@ ver the course of his life , however , David proved rep@@ ent@@ ant when he sin@@ ned .
However , the ent@@ ries are not made with in@@ deli@@ ble ink .
Gen@@ u@@ ine love and un@@ ity id@@ enti@@ fy Jehovah’s servants as the ones who prac@@ tice the true religion , for Jesus said : “ By this all will know that you are my disciples ​ — if you have love among y@@ ourselves . ”
That same ear@@ n@@ est@@ ness should be evid@@ ent , states Paul , in the way overse@@ ers serve as teach@@ ers and car@@ ry out “ a ministry . ”
▪ “ I have not spo@@ ken out of my own imp@@ ul@@ se , but the Father himself who sent me has given me a comman@@ d@@ ment as to what to tell and what to speak . ”
Those are the most important things we look for@@ ward to .
In imit@@ ation of Jesus Christ , the elders ref@@ ra@@ in from making ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ary rul@@ es or in@@ sis@@ ting on their personal vie@@ w@@ poin@@ ts .
They are much like the people of ancient N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h .
God’s Word expla@@ ins : “ The righteous himself will b@@ lo@@ s@@ som for@@ th as a p@@ al@@ m t@@ ree does . ” ​ — Psalm 9@@ 2 : 12 .
How , though , can we follow Christ’s perfect example ?
( a ) Why is it fu@@ t@@ ile to pur@@ sue the things of the world ?
Jehovah will help us .
What brought David par@@ d@@ on and reli@@ ef ?
Such an ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ al t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing of a dead body would de@@ file his Na@@ z@@ ir@@ it@@ e@@ ship .
Tru@@ e , Ch@@ in@@ ese is a difficult language to learn .
They did not leave us al@@ one for the first two or three days .
Some , however , still wish “ to make a differ@@ ence ” ​ — to do good to others in some way .
A new@@ s@@ pa@@ per co@@ lum@@ n@@ ist rec@@ ently descri@@ bed as un@@ ans@@ wer@@ able the question , “ Why do bad things ha@@ p@@ pen to good people ? ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , some 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 co@@ pi@@ es of the transl@@ ation by Ma@@ xi@@ mu@@ s were pr@@ inted in 1@@ 6@@ 38 .
Per@@ haps you feel that since you atten@@ d Christian meetings and are ac@@ tive with the congregation , you are strong en@@ ough to h@@ and@@ le a viol@@ ent mo@@ vi@@ e or a mu@@ si@@ c al@@ bu@@ m with good tun@@ es but ques@@ tion@@ able l@@ y@@ ri@@ c@@ s .
Some people think that Jo@@ b@@ ’s tri@@ als ex@@ tend@@ ed over many years , but the book of Job does not point to such pro@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted suffering .
We were sent to the “ col@@ ored ” congregation , which had only about 14 publi@@ sh@@ ers .
How would others accept the fact that I was be@@ coming a Witness ? ”
Even though the Bible never men@@ tions to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o , it helps us to understand how God vie@@ ws s@@ mo@@ king .
200@@ 9
They made a j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to their next preaching des@@ t@@ in@@ ation ​ — B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a .
They were taken into ex@@ ile in Babyl@@ on in 6@@ 17 B.C.E .
But after that , what people can or can@@ ’t do coun@@ ts for more . ” ​ — Ne@@ w@@ s@@ we@@ ek , No@@ v@@ ember 1 , 199@@ 9 .
He then lis@@ ted “ rep@@ ent@@ ance from dead works , and faith toward God , the teaching on bap@@ t@@ is@@ ms and the la@@ ying on of the hands . ”
Then s@@ wit@@ ch lis@@ ts .
By all means , listen to your mate with an o@@ pen mind and heart .
S@@ ur@@ ely that is how we feel about our relationship with God , our privilege of serving him , our Christian associ@@ ation , our Christian hope , and all the other blessings rel@@ ated to our faith .
14 : 26 ; 16 : 13 .
One of the most ob@@ vi@@ ous ways in which we as Christians do good things for others is through “ the public declar@@ ation of our hope . ”
Di@@ d Jeremiah give in to disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement ?
The high@@ light of the pro@@ gra@@ m that mor@@ ning was a Bible dr@@ ama .
God has the will and the means to pre@@ serve lasting peace .
3 : 9 ​ — What is the “ pu@@ re language , ” and how is it spo@@ ken ?
M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants should seek out , accept , and apply counsel from the elders .
What cho@@ ice have Christians made ?
S@@ tu@@ dy the Bible with those who truly teach what it con@@ tain@@ s
( b ) Why does 1 Peter 4 : 10 apply to all of God’s servants ?
What a privilege we have to share in the worl@@ d@@ wide Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work !
“ I have found im@@ me@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble comfort in my marriage to R@@ ile@@ y , ” says An@@ dre@@ w , qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er .
The Pa@@ x Rom@@ ana ( Rom@@ an Pe@@ ace ) en@@ ab@@ led com@@ mer@@ ce to f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h .
“ No temp@@ tation has taken you exc@@ ep@@ t what is comm@@ on to men , ” and with Jehovah’s help , we can remain faithful to him . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Some long@@ ed for a Messi@@ ah who would free them from the h@@ ated yo@@ ke of R@@ ome .
Then direc@@ t attention to an appro@@ pri@@ ate less@@ on in the Go@@ od Ne@@ ws bro@@ ch@@ ure .
Yet , E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es is not a l@@ ist of Solom@@ on@@ ’s fru@@ str@@ ations .
It is ur@@ g@@ ent , therefore , that all who would see Jehovah’s prote@@ ction in these cr@@ itical days learn about and obey Jehovah as “ the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh ” and “ the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty One . ”
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : A sister o@@ ffering a bro@@ ch@@ ure in the I@@ nu@@ k@@ titu@@ t language on the f@@ ro@@ z@@ en ban@@ ks of F@@ ro@@ bi@@ sh@@ er Ba@@ y in I@@ q@@ alu@@ it , N@@ un@@ a@@ vu@@ t , Cana@@ da
I often think about the new world and what it will be like to ru@@ n and j@@ um@@ p again .
If you are a par@@ ent , are you encourag@@ ing your children to take up a care@@ er in Jehovah’s service ?
▪ “ You Will Be Witnesses of M@@ e ”
Do@@ ing so is especially important when we are wit@@ ness@@ ing to someone who believ@@ es in God but is un@@ famili@@ ar with what the Bible teach@@ es . ​ — P@@ s .
How do you re@@ act when someone dra@@ ws a wrong conclu@@ sion about you , and what less@@ on can we learn from such an experience ?
I W@@ as B@@ it@@ ter at H@@ ear@@ t and V@@ i@@ ol@@ ent 14
Jehovah supp@@ or@@ ted and direc@@ ted Jesus in mar@@ vel@@ ous ways .
Hence , if we have a serious appro@@ ach to our study of the Bible and medit@@ ate deep@@ ly on what we learn , God’s words will become “ the ex@@ ul@@ tation and the rejo@@ ic@@ ing ” of our heart too .
There were also other mem@@ or@@ able in@@ ci@@ d@@ ents .
The Bible speak@@ s of an appro@@ aching disa@@ ster , a “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation such as has not occ@@ ur@@ red since the worl@@ d’s beg@@ in@@ ning until now , no , nor will occ@@ ur again . ”
The uni@@ verse also gives pro@@ of that Jehovah is the S@@ ource of d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic en@@ er@@ gy and in@@ ex@@ ha@@ us@@ ti@@ ble power . ​ — Is@@ a .
“ M@@ ore than the sh@@ or@@ ten@@ ing of life by dis@@ si@@ p@@ ation . . . is in@@ tend@@ ed , ” says one refer@@ ence work .
And do this in the light of Jesus ’ words : “ No man can come to me un@@ less the Father , who sent me , dra@@ ws him . ”
Davi@@ d’s a@@ we of the Creator for all His won@@ dr@@ ous works inclu@@ ded a du@@ e me@@ asure of re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al fear .
In what special activ@@ ity have God’s people e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly sh@@ ared , and with what result ?
When ‘ the W@@ in@@ ds Are A@@ ga@@ inst U@@ s ’
You may ask , ‘ How does God comfort us and give us the courage to be@@ ar our pain ? ’
As a result , an inc@@ reas@@ ing number of “ other sheep ” are now be@@ coming worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah .
But now you must si@@ gn that you ce@@ ase being one of Jehovah’s Witnesses . ”
( Read Jo@@ shua 14 : 6 , 8 ; 23 : 2 , 14 . )
Is there a re@@ me@@ dy for death ?
Per@@ haps more than any other age group , young people want to be with their pe@@ ers .
As we shall see in the next article , the ke@@ y to their integrity was that they truly knew Jehovah .
A d@@ at@@ a@@ ba@@ se is being develop@@ ed as an a@@ id in re@@ sear@@ ch and re@@ tri@@ e@@ val of these preci@@ ous g@@ em@@ s from our past .
Many of our neigh@@ b@@ ors are now stud@@ ying the Bible . ”
“ We have never had to de@@ al with anything so de@@ va@@ st@@ ating , ” they say .
I thus learned to be a se@@ am@@ st@@ ress .
( b ) Who is be@@ h@@ ind man@@ kin@@ d’s dar@@ k@@ ness ?
[ Bo@@ x / ​ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 17 ]
Satan the Devil even has “ the means to cause death . ”
The first study article high@@ ligh@@ ts why Christian matu@@ r@@ ity is ess@@ enti@@ al and how it can be ga@@ ined .
Those in the congregation happ@@ ily no@@ tice our prog@@ ress .
A good number of them are involved in the transl@@ ation of Bible study a@@ i@@ ds into C@@ ro@@ ati@@ an , M@@ ace@@ don@@ i@@ an , Ser@@ bi@@ an , and S@@ lo@@ ven@@ i@@ an .
Jehovah sent the prophet J@@ on@@ ah to war@@ n the N@@ in@@ ev@@ ites , and God ur@@ ged J@@ on@@ ah to accept their rep@@ ent@@ ance .
Is it not true that bad thoughts can lead to ac@@ ts that off@@ end God and h@@ ur@@ t others ?
Yet , Noah proved to be ‘ righteous before Jehovah among that gener@@ ation . ’ ​ — Genesis 7 : 1 .
On@@ ly the true God can righ@@ tly be@@ ar the name Jehovah , for humans can never be sure that their pl@@ ans will succ@@ e@@ ed .
Let us therefore consider some poin@@ ts that can help us to maintain spiritual sta@@ bility .
S@@ tri@@ ve to “ St@@ and Com@@ ple@@ te ”
What did David do when he felt l@@ on@@ es@@ ome and seem@@ ingly l@@ ac@@ ked any help ?
The A@@ w@@ es@@ ome St@@ ars and Gal@@ a@@ xi@@ es
So Satan off@@ ers us temp@@ ting opportun@@ ities to enjoy such a life now .
His gr@@ and@@ father Eli@@ sh@@ ama was the c@@ hi@@ ef@@ tain of the tri@@ be and ap@@ par@@ ently led 10@@ 8@@ ,@@ 1@@ 00 ar@@ m@@ ed men of one of the three - tri@@ be div@@ isions of Israel .
You can do this by stud@@ ying the Bible and medit@@ ating on such te@@ x@@ ts as Hebrews 13 : 6 , which says : “ Jehovah is my help@@ er ; I will not be af@@ ra@@ id . What can man do to me ? ”
I deci@@ ded that this was Jehovah’s answer to my prayer !
Some four cen@@ tu@@ ries after the last book of the Hebrew por@@ tion of the Bible was written , Mi@@ ca@@ h’s prophecy about the Messi@@ ah was ful@@ filled : Jesus was born in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m .
In a different con@@ text , Paul spoke of anointed Christians as being “ a the@@ at@@ ri@@ cal spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ le to the world , and to angels , and to men . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 4 : 9 .
When we live clean , moral lives and do God’s will in other ways , we help buil@@ d the spiritual par@@ adise and we contribu@@ te to our own happiness .
Do I still give Jehovah my very best ?
On@@ ly Jehovah and Christ Jesus can acc@@ ur@@ ately ju@@ dge whether we have done what Christians are ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed to do , in the words of the apostle Paul : “ Do your ut@@ most to present yourself appro@@ ved to God , a work@@ man with nothing to be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of , h@@ and@@ ling the word of the truth ari@@ ght . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 2 : 15 ; 2 Peter 1 : 10 ; 3 : 14 .
H@@ au@@ gh@@ t@@ iness , ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ance , im@@ moral be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or , and per@@ verse spe@@ e@@ ch are far re@@ moved from him .
Fir@@ st , the mind of Christ gives us a g@@ li@@ mp@@ se into the mind of Jehovah God .
But in@@ stead of be@@ coming do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted , why not view tri@@ als as an opportunity to con@@ fir@@ m your love for God and to ref@@ ine your faith in him and his Word ?
What blessings do we already enjoy ?
On@@ ce , he saw in a vision a man who invit@@ ed him to “ st@@ ep over into M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia ” to help people there to learn about Jehovah .
With him there is an ar@@ m of flesh , but with us there is Jehovah our God to help us and to fi@@ ght our bat@@ t@@ les . ”
Di@@ c@@ tion@@ aries gener@@ ally de@@ fine “ me@@ ek , ” or “ mil@@ d , ” as g@@ ent@@ le , mo@@ der@@ ate , sub@@ mis@@ sive , qui@@ et , even ti@@ mi@@ d .
In prayer , we do well to invit@@ e Jehovah to sear@@ ch through us and dis@@ cer@@ n whether we have any imp@@ ro@@ per inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations .
30 : 21 .
No , he fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly continued pra@@ ying to Jehovah three times a day , as was his cu@@ sto@@ m .
How did Jesus pre@@ pare the apostles for the Kingdom - preaching work , and what was the result ?
A Gi@@ ft From Jehovah
So that we may be of good courage and say : “ Jehovah is my help@@ er ; I will not be af@@ ra@@ id . ” ’ ”
How vital that we ze@@ al@@ ously pro@@ cla@@ im the Kingdom and live by its principles !
T@@ wi@@ ce , Jesus said that his followers would be no part of the world .
That was my very first ca@@ r ri@@ de , but I was too tr@@ oub@@ led to enjoy it .
Ha@@ ving a hear@@ t@@ felt appreciation for the light of truth is vital .
After a long day at work , we may have to pu@@ s@@ h ourselves to go to the meeting .
By doing so , we will re@@ a@@ p what is good and have the in@@ com@@ par@@ able joy and peace experienced by all who faith@@ fully walk with God . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 00 : 2 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 .
He says : “ O@@ f@@ ten , even the ‘ good times ’ were difficult .
In all your ways take no@@ tice of him , and he will make your pa@@ ths st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
H@@ ere is a ke@@ y to be@@ coming a good listen@@ er : C@@ are for others , and show gen@@ u@@ ine concer@@ n for them .
The Devil can over@@ re@@ ach us in vari@@ ous ways , but why did Paul make the st@@ at@@ ement just qu@@ o@@ ted ?
If you were to go he@@ ad@@ long into sin , the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences could be tra@@ gi@@ c , for Jehovah fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks the appro@@ ach of re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous ones as with a cl@@ ou@@ d mas@@ s so that their prayers may not pas@@ s through to him .
The chall@@ enge is know@@ ing where to look in the Bible for the ans@@ wers .
El@@ ders “ who work hard in speaking and teaching ” are no@@ ted by God and Christ , as well as by fellow Witnesses of Jehovah .
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , it was after “ Abraham put faith in Jehovah ” that “ he came to be called Jehovah’s friend . ”
Still , who fully under@@ stan@@ ds gra@@ v@@ ity ?
What acc@@ oun@@ ts for such prog@@ ress ?
H@@ um@@ ility is a vital fac@@ t@@ or in having a pre@@ pared heart because it makes us te@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble and helps us to accept more re@@ adi@@ ly loving counsel and cor@@ rection .
All that is most char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ ally Christian in worship and u@@ sage , he ign@@ ored . ”
Now I had to find a leg@@ iti@@ mate l@@ ine of work .
He knew that Jehovah was the one to be fe@@ ared , not any man , no matter how powerful .
Th@@ r@@ ough a vision , Jehovah made it clear to him that God’s view of people is not determined by r@@ ace or n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality .
E@@ ven@@ tually , with the power of God’s holy spirit , the guid@@ ance of God’s Word , and the help of his family and congregation , Su@@ po@@ t ga@@ ined spiritual strength and over@@ came his desire for al@@ co@@ ho@@ l .
25 : 16 .
In his second letter to the Corinthians , Paul explained what our mo@@ tive should be when we give to others .
We might have to work with them , go to school with them , or live with them .
Fir@@ st of all , we can be sure that God never chang@@ es his standards of love and justice .
But He dis@@ cer@@ ned that A@@ ar@@ on was not a bad person or gra@@ vely at fa@@ ul@@ t .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , we do not sh@@ r@@ ink back in fear of persecu@@ tion ; ne@@ i@@ ther are we a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of our ministry .
S@@ ever@@ al ev@@ en@@ ings a we@@ ek , we showed fil@@ ms pro@@ duc@@ ed by Jehovah’s organization ​ — each time at a different lo@@ c@@ ation .
G@@ ra@@ du@@ al Ch@@ ang@@ es in My H@@ us@@ band
Today , mas@@ tic is found in v@@ ar@@ ni@@ sh@@ es that prote@@ ct o@@ il pa@@ in@@ t@@ ings , fur@@ ni@@ ture , and mu@@ si@@ cal in@@ str@@ um@@ ents .
In the same par@@ able , the ma@@ ster says : “ On my arri@@ val [ “ having come , ” In@@ t ] I would be recei@@ ving what is mine . ”
Jehovah said to the Devil : “ Ha@@ ve you set your heart upon my serv@@ ant Job , that there is no one like him in the earth , a man b@@ lam@@ eless and u@@ pri@@ ght , fe@@ aring God and tur@@ ning asi@@ de from bad ? ”
3 , 4 . ( a ) How do difficul@@ ties some@@ times ar@@ ise when people are over@@ ly concer@@ ned about an un@@ married friend or relati@@ ve ?
However , other Bible ver@@ ses indic@@ ate that there is an ear@@ li@@ er se@@ al@@ ing of anointed ones .
I@@ T W@@ I@@ L@@ L be a day of bat@@ tle and fu@@ ry , of angu@@ ish and dist@@ ress , of dar@@ k@@ ness and des@@ ol@@ ation .
Instead , he became off@@ ended and put H@@ an@@ an@@ i in the house of the sto@@ c@@ ks .
With God’s help , he de@@ fe@@ ated 1@@ 3@@ 5@@ ,000 in@@ va@@ ders .
G@@ am@@ bl@@ ing ​ — with or without children present , for small or for large sum@@ s — ​ end@@ ang@@ ers spiritu@@ ality and should be avo@@ i@@ ded .
A man respon@@ ded , “ These Jehovah’s Witnesses won@@ ’t fi@@ ght for their country ! ”
Mo@@ st , though , had ac@@ ted dis@@ cre@@ et@@ ly ​ — with wisdom and fore@@ sight — ​ and were spiritually for@@ ti@@ fied .
Tru@@ e R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on H@@ id@@ den for a Ti@@ me
My go@@ als were un@@ clear , and I had no desire to make any spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement . ”
S@@ tu@@ dy With a Re@@ c@@ ep@@ tive M@@ ind
Paul illustr@@ ated his sing@@ le - min@@ de@@ dness and sh@@ ar@@ p foc@@ us in pur@@ su@@ ing spiritual go@@ als , saying : “ The way I am direc@@ ting my b@@ lo@@ ws is so as not to be str@@ ik@@ ing the a@@ ir . ”
Satan himself will be ab@@ y@@ s@@ sed .
We want to give them an opportunity to hear God’s message of sal@@ vation .
With hear@@ t@@ felt ze@@ al , we invit@@ e “ anyone that wi@@ sh@@ es [ to ] take li@@ fe@@ ’s water free . ”
O@@ ther members with like vie@@ ws se@@ par@@ ated from the ch@@ urch at the same time .
D@@ O Y@@ O@@ U feel loved ?
On@@ ly after listen@@ ing to them for some time did Jesus cor@@ rec@@ t their thinking by expla@@ ining the Scriptures .
In fact , close associ@@ ation evid@@ ently ca@@ used their mutu@@ al love to gro@@ w .
If we receive some privilege of service in God’s organization , we will value it high@@ ly if we be@@ ar in mind that we are serving Jehovah .
The Hebrew Scriptures prophe@@ tic@@ ally say this about Christ Jesus : “ He will deli@@ ver the po@@ or one cr@@ ying for help , also the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted one and who@@ ever has no help@@ er .
Father and M@@ other died in 19@@ 6@@ 1 , but Fa@@ ther’s wise words still ring in my ear@@ s ; they have encoura@@ ged and com@@ for@@ ted me thr@@ ough@@ out my years of service .
We might won@@ der , ‘ Is there such a thing as love with h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y ? ’ Not really .
It is the way that has shap@@ ed and an@@ cho@@ red my life , br@@ ing@@ ing joy , satis@@ fac@@ tion , and happiness to me and my family .
U@@ ne@@ x@@ pe@@ c@@ te@@ dly , this move proved to be a blessing for him because there he me@@ t 4@@ 6 other Witnesses .
What we say ought to be supp@@ or@@ ted by a rec@@ ord of fine conduct .
19 : 11 , 13 , 16 .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 32 , 6@@ 3
Of course , it is un@@ real@@ is@@ tic to think that a Christian can comple@@ t@@ ely avoid all com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve pur@@ su@@ its .
It can apply to us if we are “ to@@ il@@ ing and lo@@ ad@@ ed down . ”
It will be very different : free from war , cri@@ me , po@@ ver@@ ty , in@@ justice , ill@@ ness , and death .
One te@@ en@@ ag@@ er read the article “ How Can You R@@ es@@ ist W@@ r@@ ong Des@@ i@@ res ? ”
At James 4 : 7 , Christians are encoura@@ ged to “ op@@ pose the Devil , ” and then he will fle@@ e from them .
( Ju@@ d@@ ges 3 : 7 – 16 : 31 )
Why do only anointed Christians righ@@ tly par@@ take of the em@@ ble@@ ms at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al ?
Then , during our family study and in our da@@ ily con@@ vers@@ ations , we share poin@@ ts that we found inter@@ es@@ ting or mo@@ tiv@@ ating . ”
On lear@@ ning the truth , they destro@@ yed all their boo@@ ks on wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft and found reli@@ ef from dem@@ on att@@ ac@@ ks by c@@ all@@ ing on Jehovah’s name .
• How do Christian wi@@ ves imitate the congregation ?
( b ) Why did many in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a accept the truth ?
; M@@ c@@ B@@ ri@@ de , N .
T@@ al@@ k less about the ill@@ ness
He ob@@ vi@@ ously enjo@@ ys tal@@ king about the truth , com@@ men@@ ting at meetings , and sh@@ aring with others what he has learned .
As explained at the thr@@ ill@@ ing “ D@@ eli@@ ver@@ ance at H@@ and ! ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tions , true Christians ye@@ ar@@ n for the “ everlasting deli@@ ver@@ ance ” promised by God and made possible by the shed blood of Jesus Christ .
Con@@ t@@ act the elders , and ask for their help .
They are happy in their new assign@@ ments , and Jehovah is blessing them .
A Je@@ w nam@@ ed M@@ or@@ de@@ ca@@ i .
If you received a message that could have a pro@@ found effect on your life , would you accept it at face value simply because it appe@@ ared to come from a good s@@ ource ?
God’s Word says : “ Do you , however , the one teaching someone el@@ se , not teach yourself ?
Jesus ‘ Lo@@ ves His O@@ wn to the En@@ d ’
When the great tri@@ bul@@ ation str@@ ik@@ es , te@@ ars of joy and than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness will st@@ re@@ am down the fac@@ es of those who have s@@ ought such prote@@ ction .
Th@@ ink , too , of the chang@@ es in tra@@ its as s@@ inc@@ ere ones of all ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds have stri@@ ven to understand and apply God’s Word .
He has the power to p@@ un@@ ish , but he deli@@ ber@@ ately ref@@ ra@@ ins from im@@ medi@@ ately doing so in order to give the wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er the opportunity to change .
K@@ ad@@ es@@ h was about ten mil@@ es [ 16 k@@ m ] from Be@@ er - la@@ ha@@ i - ro@@ i , where Isa@@ a@@ c and Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h had re@@ si@@ ded . [ g@@ l 7 ] It was under 60 mil@@ es [ 9@@ 5 k@@ m ] to Be@@ er - she@@ ba , c@@ ited as a sou@@ ther@@ n e@@ dge of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
4 What Is God’s V@@ i@@ e@@ w of Al@@ co@@ ho@@ l ?
“ You Mu@@ st M@@ ake The@@ m K@@ no@@ wn ”
Like “ a Bu@@ r@@ ning F@@ i@@ re ” in Our H@@ ear@@ ts
A@@ no@@ ther Bible example invol@@ ves a faithful woman nam@@ ed Na@@ om@@ i who lived through the death of her two sons .
Ad@@ vice for Da@@ ily Li@@ ving
The book of Revelation speak@@ s of “ the great city that has a kingdom over the k@@ ings of the earth . ”
King David wrote : “ To you [ Jehovah ] the eyes of all look ho@@ pe@@ fully , and you are giving them their food in its se@@ as@@ on .
What a joy it was when fin@@ ally on S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 9 , 195@@ 3 , under Gen@@ er@@ al T@@ it@@ o@@ ’s Com@@ mun@@ ist re@@ gi@@ me , Jehovah’s Witnesses were leg@@ ally reg@@ is@@ tered !
It inclu@@ des practic@@ es invol@@ ving a de@@ gre@@ e of un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness that may not war@@ r@@ ant j@@ udi@@ cial action .
Not long after I arri@@ ved at Bethel , I succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded B@@ ill Y@@ ac@@ o@@ s as compan@@ y serv@@ ant ( now known as the co@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ or of the body of elders ) of the Sha@@ w Un@@ it in T@@ or@@ on@@ to .
Un@@ der inspi@@ r@@ ation he wrote : “ If anyone thin@@ ks he is be@@ having imp@@ ro@@ per@@ ly toward his vi@@ r@@ g@@ in@@ ity , if that is past the b@@ loo@@ m of you@@ th , and this is the way it should take place , let him do what he wants ; he does not sin . Let them mar@@ ry .
; O@@ h , K .
L@@ et@@ ’s see what we can learn from what happened to a you@@ th who f@@ ell as@@ le@@ ep l@@ ate one night during a talk by the apostle Paul .
He had his k@@ ing@@ ship pro@@ claim@@ ed thr@@ ough@@ out the land . ​ — 2 Samuel 15 : 10 .
Those you me@@ et in your ministry and your brothers and sisters in the congregation will benefit from your knowledge only if you are hum@@ ble . ”
This will bring us more into har@@ mony with God’s will that ‘ all s@@ or@@ ts of men should be sa@@ ved and come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ’ ​ — 1 Timothy 2 : 3 , 4 .
If Abraham felt any anxi@@ ety , it no doubt m@@ el@@ ted away with Jehovah’s next words : “ I shall make a great nation out of you and I shall bl@@ ess you and I will make your name great . . .
No doubt the sheep is we@@ ak@@ ened by a l@@ ack of food .
In ei@@ ther case , it does not ref@@ er to the one true God , Jehovah . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 4 : 35 ; Isaiah 4@@ 5 : 5 .
The ro@@ of of such n@@ ests is an over@@ h@@ ang@@ ing ro@@ ck or , as sh@@ own in this pi@@ c@@ ture , the e@@ a@@ ves of a building .
En@@ tru@@ sted by H@@ il@@ ki@@ ah with this sen@@ s@@ ational find , Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n the se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary repor@@ ted to the king what had tr@@ an@@ spi@@ red .
T@@ O H@@ ON@@ O@@ R someone means to show him special attention as well as respect .
Because Gi@@ ro@@ lam@@ o S@@ av@@ on@@ ar@@ o@@ la would not be s@@ il@@ enced , he was h@@ ang@@ ed and bur@@ ned
What will move us to pray pers@@ is@@ ten@@ tly for holy spirit ?
Fir@@ st , that Kingdom will “ bring to ru@@ in those ru@@ ining the earth . ”
The psalmist wrote : “ Your people will offer themselves will@@ ingly on the day of your mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ce . ”
What if humans stu@@ b@@ bor@@ n@@ ly refu@@ se to be m@@ ol@@ ded by the Gre@@ at P@@ o@@ t@@ ter ?
He even tri@@ ed to h@@ in@@ der others from show@@ ing ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality . ​ — 3 John 9 , 10 .
Even today , the stand they took imp@@ res@@ ses many who do not share their faith but ad@@ mi@@ re their ste@@ ad@@ fa@@ st@@ ness .
When Peter told Jesus to be kind to himself , what was Jesus ’ re@@ action ?
No@@ t@@ t asked the L@@ M@@ S to s@@ end ad@@ di@@ tional dic@@ tion@@ aries in Hebrew and Greek as well as Bi@@ bl@@ es in both langu@@ ages .
For instance , Ho@@ se@@ a and A@@ mo@@ s ‘ loved what was good ’ and served God faith@@ fully as prophe@@ ts .
What helped some brothers to find reas@@ ons for joy when in pris@@ on for their faith ?
How can parents imitate Jehovah when con@@ duc@@ ting a family study ?
Se@@ cond , the s@@ ong illustr@@ ates the ty@@ pe of love that ex@@ ists between Jesus Christ and the congregation of anointed Christians . ​ — 2 Corinthians 11 : 2 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 25 - 31 .
Moses was such a prophet .
It had even con@@ qu@@ ered the c@@ ities of Juda@@ h until only Jerusalem was still free , and S@@ en@@ n@@ ach@@ eri@@ b bo@@ ast@@ ed that he would con@@ qu@@ er that city too .
Thus , the great tri@@ bul@@ ation was thought to have three p@@ ha@@ ses : There would be a beg@@ in@@ ning ( 1914 - 19@@ 18 ) , the tri@@ bul@@ ation would be inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted ( from 19@@ 18 on@@ ward ) , and it would conclu@@ de at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
After Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d’s death in 194@@ 2 , Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r took his place and wor@@ ked very hard to devel@@ op his s@@ k@@ ill in public speaking .
By understanding the purpose of discipl@@ ine , Christians are in a better position to accept and to ad@@ minis@@ ter discipl@@ ine with the right attitude .
He never dem@@ e@@ ans or in@@ sul@@ ts us , ca@@ using us to question our personal value .
“ Jehovah is good to all , ” says Psalm 14@@ 5 : 9 , “ and his mer@@ ci@@ es are over all his works . ”
To@@ tal@@ it@@ ari@@ an govern@@ ments f@@ ell one after another .
We can be sure that Jehovah God rejo@@ ic@@ es over all who s@@ tic@@ k loy@@ ally to him under difficult circumstances .
Mo@@ ved by love for God , they deci@@ ded to ‘ t@@ est Jehovah out ’ by will@@ ingly o@@ ffering their time , en@@ er@@ gy , and res@@ our@@ ces to support his inter@@ ests in a country where there is a greater need for Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers .
In his E@@ pit@@ ome of M@@ il@@ it@@ ary S@@ ci@@ ence , the Rom@@ an writ@@ er V@@ e@@ ge@@ ti@@ us ( f@@ our@@ th century C.E . ) explained about na@@ vi@@ g@@ ation on that se@@ a : “ Some months are very su@@ it@@ able , some are doub@@ t@@ ful , and the rest are imp@@ os@@ sible . ”
May you thor@@ ough@@ ly enjoy the time you sp@@ end stud@@ ying God’s Word with the help of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s ma@@ in s@@ ource of joy was not his pres@@ ti@@ gi@@ ous position as a cu@@ p@@ be@@ are@@ r .
The the@@ me “ Be T@@ e@@ ach@@ ers in V@@ i@@ e@@ w of the Ti@@ me ” high@@ ligh@@ ted the need for Christians to be teach@@ ers as well as pre@@ ach@@ ers and to work hard at develop@@ ing the “ ar@@ t of teaching . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 4 : 2 .
No doubt more people around the world will respon@@ d fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly as they hear the Kingdom message pre@@ ached to them in their own language .
U@@ se the Word of God ​ — It Is A@@ live !
We have seen the work gro@@ w from fe@@ wer than 1@@ 00 publi@@ sh@@ ers to some 7@@ 0@@ ,000 !
La@@ ba@@ n re@@ adi@@ ly accepted . ​ — Genesis 29 : 19 .
While still in Egy@@ pt , therefore , A@@ ar@@ on buil@@ t up a rec@@ ord of loyal , ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast service to Jehovah . ​ — E@@ x .
Un@@ der@@ standing this reas@@ sur@@ ing truth brought comfort to the woman mentioned at the out@@ set .
What did Jesus say was ess@@ enti@@ al for him to remain in his Fa@@ ther’s love ?
A@@ no@@ ther who did so was J@@ on@@ a@@ than .
F@@ ar@@ ra@@ r refer@@ red to the part that Saul had pla@@ yed “ in the hor@@ ri@@ d work of persecu@@ tion . ”
I A@@ M the se@@ ven@@ th of ei@@ ght si@@ bl@@ ings , all bo@@ ys .
With inc@@ reas@@ ing light from the su@@ n , earth@@ ’s fe@@ atu@@ res take shap@@ e and become cle@@ are@@ r , just as so@@ ft cla@@ y under@@ go@@ es a trans@@ form@@ ation upon recei@@ ving an imp@@ r@@ in@@ t from an em@@ ble@@ m on a se@@ al .
Yes , for as long as Jehovah wants us to , we are determined to be “ all things to people of all s@@ or@@ ts . ”
Are you re@@ ti@@ red , having a li@@ fe@@ time of valu@@ able experience to share with others ?
However , his words apply in princi@@ ple to all of our meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions , which are op@@ ened and clo@@ sed with prayer in his name .
He would be in@@ effe@@ c@@ tu@@ al like H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est El@@ i , who gave a mil@@ d re@@ bu@@ ke to his wicked sons and then let them car@@ ry on with their bad de@@ e@@ ds .
Jehovah also made water f@@ low “ out of the f@@ l@@ in@@ ty ro@@ ck . ”
We should hum@@ bly recogn@@ ize that this is the way Jehovah is car@@ ing for his people today .
Does that mean that true Christi@@ an@@ ity is no longer gro@@ wing in the way that Jesus said it should ?
On Ju@@ ly 6 , 194@@ 9 , we were her@@ ded into c@@ at@@ tle c@@ ars .
The evidence was clear : Jehovah had sel@@ e@@ cted Moses to be the lead@@ er of His people .
He therefore deser@@ ves and recei@@ ves a se@@ v@@ ere p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment .
R@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ D@@ EN@@ T@@ S of one E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an country were asked to cho@@ ose from three al@@ ter@@ n@@ ati@@ ves : beau@@ ty , ri@@ ches , or you@@ th .
Moses j@@ our@@ ne@@ yed through a fe@@ ar@@ some w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , he@@ ading for the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
What can we learn from Jo@@ b@@ ’s experience ?
He is able to un@@ do , comple@@ t@@ ely and per@@ man@@ ently , any har@@ m that this temp@@ or@@ ary per@@ mis@@ sion of suffering might have ca@@ used . ​ — Psalm 37 : 10 .
R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ing the counsel of God’s Word and using it as ‘ a lam@@ p to our fo@@ o@@ t and a light to our ro@@ ad@@ way ’ will help us res@@ ist the s@@ mo@@ o@@ th invit@@ ations of a bad woman , or a bad man for that matter . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 10@@ 5 .
In the Christian Greek Scriptures , we find more information about Satan’s op@@ position to Jehovah , and in the book of Revelation , we learn of the v@@ indic@@ ation of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and Satan’s fin@@ al des@@ tru@@ ction .
In bri@@ ef , Paul me@@ ant that Satan , person@@ ally or through his ag@@ ents , can cause the physical death of humans .
“ S@@ T@@ AN@@ D F@@ I@@ R@@ M ”
However , there were many other n@@ ati@@ on@@ alities , and it was u@@ se@@ ful to be con@@ vers@@ ant with a vari@@ ety of langu@@ ages , including T@@ ur@@ k@@ ish .
As servants of Jehovah , we can be happy that he has provided clear direc@@ tions regarding many of the important matters in our life .
C@@ ongreg@@ ations of Jehovah’s Witnesses were asked in 19@@ 38 to support a res@@ olu@@ tion that elders in local congregations be appointed from our he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k , in@@ stead of being ele@@ cted lo@@ c@@ ally .
Such expres@@ sions demonstr@@ ate c@@ learly that those ancient servants of God fir@@ m@@ ly believ@@ ed that God car@@ ed for them .
( b ) What has this account taught you about Jehovah ?
Because of such anxi@@ ety , some have been led to pur@@ sue ri@@ ches , thinking that money will gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e se@@ cur@@ ity .
Instead of just wor@@ r@@ ying about such so@@ ber@@ ing questions , we want to use them to an@@ al@@ y@@ ze ourselves and make sure that we are giving our best in Jehovah’s service .
What is the knowledge that might make such things possible , and how can you ac@@ qui@@ re it ?
They will never have to feel l@@ on@@ ely if we truly become their spiritual “ brothers and sisters and mo@@ thers and children . ” ​ — Read Mark 10 : 28 - 30 .
There will be people who in@@ her@@ it everlasting life on earth .
This Cana@@ an@@ ite ar@@ my had 9@@ 00 war ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed with de@@ ad@@ ly long b@@ la@@ des of ir@@ on that turned with the whe@@ els .
“ O@@ ver and over again , ” they re@@ pe@@ at mem@@ or@@ ized ph@@ r@@ as@@ es that inclu@@ de many un@@ necess@@ ary words .
( b ) What experi@@ ences illustr@@ ate that prayer and the preaching work are clo@@ sel@@ y con@@ ne@@ cted ?
How do we know that God does not sel@@ e@@ ct the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 from members of different religi@@ ons ?
The Bible does not say .
In the first century , Christians were often the ob@@ ject of mis@@ re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ation , being de@@ pi@@ cted as ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers .
M@@ ak@@ ing a living in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o has not been eas@@ y , but in just two years , they had the joy of see@@ ing a small group of 17 Witnesses gro@@ w into a congregation of 40 publi@@ sh@@ ers .
These are being well f@@ ed spiritually , and even in this tur@@ bul@@ ent world , they enjoy a peace that will be sur@@ pas@@ sed only by that experienced in God’s new world . ​ — Isaiah 9 : 6 , 7 ; Luke 12 : 4@@ 2 .
Today , Jehovah does not inspi@@ re prophe@@ ts as in the past ; in@@ stead , he has com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned a faithful slave class to provide tim@@ ely spiritual food to his hous@@ eho@@ ld .
A sister who together with her husband cop@@ ed with a se@@ v@@ ere tri@@ al some years ag@@ o rec@@ alls : “ Be@@ ing at the Kingdom H@@ all was like being held in Jehovah’s car@@ ing hands .
But such un@@ ity is beau@@ ti@@ ful in the eyes of Jehovah and Jesus !
It was Paul’s go@@ al to praise Jehovah in the congregation .
A@@ no@@ ther was M@@ anu@@ el da S@@ il@@ va J@@ or@@ d@@ ã@@ o , a young P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese gar@@ den@@ er .
The V@@ al@@ le@@ y of H@@ in@@ no@@ m hu@@ g@@ ged the out@@ s@@ ki@@ r@@ ts of ancient Jerusalem .
Sh@@ ould we sub@@ mit ourselves to such a ne@@ bul@@ ous and pos@@ si@@ bly sin@@ is@@ ter influ@@ ence ?
When the S@@ y@@ ri@@ ans car@@ ri@@ ed out some att@@ ac@@ ks , Ba@@ a@@ sha with@@ dre@@ w from R@@ am@@ ah . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
How did Jesus indic@@ ate that his disciples should be min@@ isters ?
He is a man of princi@@ ple . ”
I began taking d@@ ru@@ g@@ s .
19 : 14 ​ — Who will ri@@ de with Jesus at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on ?
He was “ e@@ at@@ en up with wor@@ ms and ex@@ pi@@ red . ”
He did not know who the au@@ th@@ or was , and it was not until some years later , at le@@ ast by 18@@ 4@@ 4 , that he me@@ t H@@ en@@ ry Gre@@ w while both were re@@ si@@ ding in Phil@@ ad@@ el@@ p@@ hi@@ a , Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a .
But Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k he@@ ars sh@@ o@@ c@@ king news .
“ F@@ O@@ R everything there is an appointed time , ” says the Bible at E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 3 : 1 .
A Rom@@ an mil@@ e@@ po@@ st
U@@ l@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , however , our go@@ al is not just to help people to know what the Bible says or what blessings God’s Kingdom will bring .
The d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates me@@ t at the Un@@ ited N@@ ations for the first two days of the four - day con@@ fer@@ ence .
Such strong ne@@ g@@ ative feelings and l@@ ack of ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality refle@@ ct a l@@ ack of love and are not to be exc@@ used ca@@ su@@ ally .
Rom@@ an , a 40 - year - old bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ man in P@@ ol@@ and , has always had respect for the Word of God .
While on earth , Jesus as King - Des@@ ign@@ ate displa@@ yed on a small sc@@ ale what he will do as re@@ ign@@ ing King on a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l sc@@ ale in God’s du@@ e time . He f@@ ed the hu@@ ng@@ ry .
But if we continue to s@@ ow and water , God will make things gro@@ w , often bey@@ ond our expe@@ ct@@ ations .
S@@ ome@@ thing similar is about to take place in our day .
In att@@ ac@@ king Juda@@ h and Jerusalem , it “ will ac@@ tually become gu@@ il@@ ty ” of doing in@@ j@@ ur@@ y to God’s people .
By following that course , you will enjoy a rich , happy , fulfill@@ ing life even now in the tw@@ ili@@ ght of this d@@ ying system of things .
It was qu@@ ite different with King David .
A@@ m I bo@@ ld in speaking about my beli@@ ef@@ s ?
B@@ as@@ ed on only a li@@ mit@@ ed understanding , they may make c@@ ru@@ cial decisions that can cause har@@ m to themselves or to others .
If you have sin@@ ned seri@@ ously , Jehovah is ready to help you rec@@ over .
H@@ er st@@ ory is ty@@ pi@@ cal of some four milli@@ on people en@@ sla@@ ved in the inter@@ n@@ ational se@@ x in@@ du@@ str@@ y .
On the other hand , Paul coun@@ sel@@ ed Christians who had more re@@ stri@@ ctive consci@@ ences not to be judg@@ ing as un@@ faithful those who held a bro@@ ad@@ er vie@@ w@@ point .
O@@ ut@@ stan@@ ding@@ ly , she f@@ it@@ ted the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s des@@ crip@@ tion of a pra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy , ca@@ pa@@ ble , in@@ du@@ stri@@ ous wife . ​ — Proverbs 31 : 10 - 31 ; Ru@@ th 2 : 7 , 15 - 17 .
Paul was wor@@ ri@@ ed about the new believers in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , so he sent Timothy back there .
When we preach the good news , hear@@ ers have the opportunity to become sub@@ je@@ cts of God’s Kingdom .
We do this ( 1 ) by taking a matter of concer@@ n to him in prayer , ( 2 ) by tur@@ ning to his Word and organization for guid@@ ance and support , and ( 3 ) by doing what we reason@@ ab@@ ly can to reli@@ eve the situation . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 ; 11 : 14 ; 15 : 22 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 .
Rather , she t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully appe@@ als to her husband by vo@@ ic@@ ing anxi@@ ety l@@ est Jac@@ o@@ b ever mar@@ ry a Cana@@ an@@ ite .
We need Jehovah’s ass@@ ist@@ ance to fulf@@ ill our dedic@@ ation to him .
He pra@@ ys : “ Do to them as to M@@ idi@@ an , as to S@@ is@@ er@@ a , as to J@@ a@@ bi@@ n at the t@@ or@@ r@@ ent v@@ al@@ le@@ y of K@@ ish@@ on . They were an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ated at E@@ n - d@@ or ; they became man@@ ure for the gr@@ ound . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jehovah saw good in him and allow@@ ed him to continue serving as high pri@@ est right up to his death . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 32 : 3 , 4 ; N@@ um@@ bers 12 : 1 , 2 ; 20 : 9 - 13 .
This re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in E@@ den ra@@ ised a moral is@@ sue , a chall@@ enge of uni@@ vers@@ al import@@ ance .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 25 , 18
During the coming M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m , Christ and his anointed brothers in heaven , serving as k@@ ings and pri@@ ests , will dis@@ p@@ en@@ se the benef@@ its of the ransom to resur@@ rec@@ ted ones .
Rather , “ t@@ est the inspired expres@@ sions to see whether they origin@@ ate with God . ”
To whom should we expres@@ s our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de ?
O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 1 , 20@@ 10
May we too continue to support and honor the el@@ der@@ ly .
No doubt , their fre@@ qu@@ ent reading of God’s Law helped the L@@ ev@@ ites to pre@@ pare this mean@@ ing@@ ful prayer .
Th@@ ink , for example , of the pe@@ er pres@@ sure that Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b once fac@@ ed .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , too much en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment will d@@ ul@@ l the ap@@ pet@@ ite for spiritual su@@ st@@ en@@ ance and lead to men@@ tal la@@ z@@ iness .
Do you think of him as a real person who temp@@ ts people to do wicked things , or does he mer@@ ely re@@ present the princi@@ ple of evil ?
However , the fo@@ ol@@ ish man buil@@ t on the sur@@ face , on s@@ and , while the dis@@ cre@@ et man du@@ g down until he found a ro@@ ck f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation on which to buil@@ d .
“ Se@@ e@@ ing how grou@@ ps and congregations are being form@@ ed in re@@ mo@@ te re@@ gi@@ ons is my great@@ est joy , ” she says .
“ You too exerc@@ ise pati@@ ence . ” ​ — J@@ A@@ S .
Ke@@ ep from be@@ coming ca@@ uses for stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing . ”
They are among “ those who through faith and pati@@ ence in@@ her@@ it the promises . ”
At the time , we did not have ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city !
In each case , the account ref@@ ers to God’s anointed ones who took the lead during a difficult time of t@@ es@@ ting .
R@@ em@@ ember that the Scriptural arrang@@ ement for j@@ udi@@ cial action within the congregation prote@@ cts the flo@@ ck and may move a discipl@@ ined wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er to rep@@ ent@@ ance .
These angels “ for@@ so@@ ok their own prop@@ er d@@ wel@@ ling place ” and materi@@ al@@ ized human bo@@ dies in order to enjoy se@@ x@@ u@@ al relation@@ shi@@ ps with “ the daugh@@ ters of men ” in No@@ ah’s day .
However , see@@ ing the happy fac@@ es of the brothers who e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly wa@@ ited for our arri@@ val made such da@@ y@@ long j@@ our@@ ne@@ ys wor@@ th all the effort .
You will dis@@ co@@ ver that by dra@@ wing close to your Creator , Jehovah God , you will find real meaning in life .
How was Paul’s trust in Jehovah streng@@ th@@ ened ?
We served in ei@@ ght states ​ — M@@ ic@@ hi@@ g@@ an , L@@ ou@@ isi@@ ana , Mis@@ sis@@ si@@ pp@@ i , S@@ ou@@ th D@@ ak@@ o@@ ta , I@@ o@@ wa , Ne@@ br@@ as@@ ka , C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a , and I@@ l@@ l@@ in@@ o@@ is — ​ enjo@@ ying the most deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful years of our life .
While such el@@ ements of C@@ y@@ ni@@ c ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y as op@@ position to materi@@ al@@ ism and self - in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence may in themselves have been vie@@ wed as being comm@@ end@@ able , the C@@ y@@ n@@ ic@@ s took their ide@@ as to ex@@ tre@@ m@@ es .
W@@ ould it , though , have the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al to stu@@ m@@ ble any and all Gre@@ ek@@ s , Jews , or anointed ones from that time down t@@ ill today ?
T@@ a@@ b H@@ on@@ s@@ ber@@ g@@ er , who ser@@ ves on the B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e in Ha@@ it@@ i , gave a t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing repor@@ t on the af@@ ter@@ mat@@ h of the J@@ anu@@ ary 12 , 20@@ 10 , earth@@ qu@@ ake , which took an es@@ tim@@ ated 3@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 lives in that land .
When King He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah was a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted with si@@ ck@@ ness and certain death , he pray@@ ed to God and “ began to we@@ ep pro@@ fu@@ sel@@ y , ” which evid@@ ently t@@ ou@@ ched Jehovah .
Instead of d@@ wel@@ ling on lost happiness , we can medit@@ ate on God’s promise to end all suffering .
The fact that humans have an in@@ born spiritual ye@@ ar@@ ning comes as no sur@@ pris@@ e to Bible read@@ ers .
He did his ut@@ most to present himself “ appro@@ ved to God , ” and God bless@@ ed him .
As Jesus taught , giving is a ke@@ y to fin@@ ding true joy in life .
On its w@@ ind - wh@@ i@@ pp@@ ed he@@ igh@@ ts , M@@ ount C@@ ar@@ me@@ l comman@@ ds a s@@ we@@ ep@@ ing view of Israel ​ — from the t@@ or@@ r@@ ent v@@ al@@ le@@ y of K@@ ish@@ on bel@@ ow to the Gre@@ at Se@@ a ( Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an Se@@ a ) ne@@ ar@@ by to the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of Le@@ ban@@ on on the far nor@@ ther@@ n ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 60 , 1@@ 38
Paul wrote : “ What may be known about God is man@@ i@@ f@@ est among them . . .
They too con@@ tain spiritual food from “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
The way that God is willing to mo@@ ld us shows that he is reason@@ able and a@@ da@@ p@@ table .
The account of Joseph illustr@@ ates what about tra@@ ining and respon@@ ding to our conscience ?
But was Joseph left with nothing at all ? ​ — Genesis 37 : 29 - 35 .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , Luke was not present ei@@ ther , since he exc@@ lu@@ ded himself from the “ e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses ” of Jesus ’ ministry . ​ — Luke 1 : 1 - 3 .
In this time of Christ’s pres@@ ence , young Christians will@@ ingly and e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly offer themselves in great num@@ bers .
Many brothers and sisters ass@@ ist with Kingdom H@@ all con@@ stru@@ ction .
L@@ ik@@ ely , many of us do .
P@@ ri@@ or to st@@ ating the a@@ bo@@ ve - mentioned law of re@@ tri@@ bu@@ tion , Jehovah God told the nation of Israel through Moses : “ You must not h@@ ate your brother in your heart . . . .
Although they are imper@@ fect , Jehovah has used faithful humans mi@@ gh@@ t@@ ily in mo@@ der@@ n times .
He was also the son who in@@ her@@ ited a d@@ ou@@ ble por@@ tion of pro@@ per@@ ty . ​ — G@@ en .
My friends will be the young Bethel brothers . ’ ”
When the shi@@ p@@ ’s cap@@ tain saw us , he came down to the wh@@ ar@@ f and con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted us .
On those occasi@@ ons , he spoke to individuals , including Peter , and to grou@@ ps .
13 : 7 .
At the same time , another t@@ est case was heard in E@@ din@@ bur@@ gh , S@@ co@@ t@@ land . James F@@ re@@ der@@ ic@@ k S@@ co@@ t@@ t , a 25 - year - old col@@ por@@ te@@ ur , was found not gu@@ il@@ ty .
God’s Word ho@@ l@@ ds out this com@@ for@@ ting hope of the resurrection as one of the many mar@@ vel@@ ous things that will soon be real@@ ized in the righteous new world under God’s Kingdom .
To appreci@@ ate fully the imp@@ ort of this illustr@@ ation , read Luke 17 : 22 - 33 .
In other words , every time we are fac@@ ed with a decision , we should learn to use our men@@ tal po@@ wers to dis@@ cer@@ n what Bible principles are involved and how they can be app@@ lied .
The Rom@@ an hist@@ ori@@ an P@@ l@@ in@@ y the El@@ der mentioned co@@ cc@@ us s@@ car@@ let and coun@@ ted it among the high@@ ly es@@ te@@ em@@ ed col@@ ors of his day .
And as expres@@ sed in P@@ s 9@@ 0 ver@@ ses 13 to 17 , we ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly desire to be re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ents of Jehovah’s loving - kindness and blessing .
His long - suffering was re@@ war@@ ded .
• Acc@@ ording to Matthew 7 : 12 , how should we tre@@ at others ?
After the gra@@ in was pas@@ sed through a si@@ eve to re@@ move pe@@ b@@ bl@@ es and the like , it was ready for st@@ or@@ age or gr@@ in@@ ding .
David became a bel@@ o@@ ved king of im@@ men@@ se prom@@ in@@ ence .
This article shows how we can take hold of the glory that Jehovah con@@ f@@ ers on humans .
It was qu@@ ite a tre@@ k ​ — in all , perhaps four or fi@@ ve days of wal@@ king .
I will sing to Jehovah , for he has deal@@ t re@@ war@@ ding@@ ly with me . ”
Then he might know what Jehovah wanted him to do .
But what could she do ?
For good reason , Peter ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed Christians to “ put away . . . all s@@ or@@ ts of ba@@ ck@@ bi@@ ting . ”
P@@ u@@ bli@@ shed by per@@ mis@@ sion of the S@@ y@@ ndi@@ c@@ s of C@@ am@@ bri@@ dge Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity Li@@ br@@ ary , T - S 1@@ 2@@ .@@ 18@@ 2
See page 26 of the book The Se@@ cre@@ t of F@@ am@@ ily H@@ app@@ iness , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Th@@ ink again , though , about what Peter said to the crow@@ d .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful men and women who died before Christ’s death and those of the “ other sheep ” who die faithful to Jehovah during the last days .
Ca@@ tho@@ lic the@@ olo@@ gi@@ an Au@@ gu@@ st@@ ine of H@@ i@@ pp@@ o ( 3@@ 5@@ 4 - 4@@ 30 C.E . ) “ held to the con@@ vi@@ ction that there will be no mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m , ” says The Ca@@ tho@@ lic En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia .
By the time of Lu@@ ther , the name of W@@ es@@ sel had al@@ most been for@@ go@@ t@@ ten , no@@ ne of his works had been pr@@ inted , and very few man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts had sur@@ vi@@ ved .
Me@@ et@@ ing To@@ gether , 11 / 15
And consider what he has accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed by means of the earthly part of his organization !
In the city of B@@ eng@@ u@@ ela , special pione@@ ers are con@@ duc@@ ting a Bible study in si@@ gn language , using the bro@@ ch@@ ure L@@ isten to God and Li@@ ve F@@ o@@ re@@ ver .
He gave the worship of Jehovah pri@@ or@@ ity in his life .
M@@ one@@ y and H@@ app@@ iness
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , Jesus took this man to a priv@@ ate spo@@ t and cur@@ ed him there .
A@@ no@@ ther fac@@ t@@ or is that Jehovah is fully a@@ ware of our li@@ mit@@ ations .
He likely knew some of those men when they first became believers .
Some of them fe@@ ed on in@@ se@@ cts , others on fru@@ it and see@@ ds .
In@@ stru@@ ctions : Do this exerc@@ ise in qui@@ et sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s .
F@@ it@@ t@@ ingly , after the apostle John saw the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 spiritual Israelites being per@@ man@@ ently se@@ aled before the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , he also ob@@ served a num@@ ber@@ less “ great crow@@ d , ” who come “ out of all nations . ”
Be@@ y@@ ond rep@@ ent@@ ance , the individu@@ al comm@@ its what the Bible c@@ alls “ everlasting sin , ” for which there is no for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess . ​ — Mark 3 : 29 .
In the first century C.E . , two prom@@ in@@ ent Jewish se@@ cts , the E@@ s@@ sen@@ es and the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , taught that the soul sur@@ vi@@ ves the body at death .
Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy also en@@ h@@ an@@ ces our understanding of the great sacrifice Jehovah made when he sent his de@@ ar Son to earth to su@@ ff@@ er and die for us .
No@@ te this com@@ ment in a new@@ s@@ letter by a Jewish writ@@ er : “ By far the simp@@ l@@ est ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation for A@@ us@@ ch@@ wit@@ z is that there is no God to inter@@ v@@ ene in human af@@ fai@@ r@@ s . ”
While the ch@@ ur@@ ches ’ invol@@ v@@ ement in Na@@ z@@ i pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s continu@@ es to be a s@@ ource of he@@ ated contro@@ vers@@ y , Bet@@ ra@@ y@@ al c@@ alls Jehovah’s Witnesses “ a religious group that refu@@ sed to end@@ or@@ se or col@@ la@@ bor@@ ate with the re@@ gi@@ me . ”
Un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly , this con@@ fir@@ ms that Jehovah is spe@@ e@@ ding up the ing@@ a@@ ther@@ ing of true worshi@@ p@@ ers before the out@@ bre@@ ak of the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation , ” now so near at hand . ​ — Matthew 24 : 21 ; Revelation 7 : 9 - 14 .
Des@@ cri@@ b@@ ing the time in which we live , the Bible f@@ ran@@ k@@ ly states : “ M@@ en will be lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves , . . . dis@@ loyal , having no n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 5 .
The sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent fam@@ ines , earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es , and p@@ est@@ il@@ ences as well as the fulfill@@ ment of other Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es proved conclu@@ si@@ vely that Jesus Christ had be@@ gu@@ n to rule in heaven as King of God’s Kingdom in 1914 .
If this is our situation , a consider@@ ation of Mi@@ ca@@ h chap@@ ters 6 and 7 is likely to prove very encourag@@ ing .
Paul asked : “ Do you , however , the one teaching someone el@@ se , not teach yourself ?
E@@ ach night , they re@@ turned without positi@@ ve news .
M@@ ore than ten of them ev@@ en@@ tually became dedic@@ ated worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 33 , 1@@ 00
These words show that the ev@@ il@@ do@@ er believ@@ ed that Jesus would rule as King and that the dead would be brought back to life .
U@@ p@@ on “ a@@ wak@@ ening ” to Jehovah’s promises and as@@ sur@@ an@@ ces , David would feel ‘ satis@@ fied to see His form , ’ or rejo@@ ice in Jehovah’s pres@@ ence with him .
Solomon comes to be “ greater than all the other k@@ ings of the earth in ri@@ ches and wisdom . ” ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 9 : 22 .
One day when lea@@ ving a ro@@ ck concer@@ t with some friends , I se@@ par@@ ated my@@ self from the group .
After al@@ most fi@@ ve years ​ — while the war continued — ​ peace ter@@ ms were ag@@ re@@ ed upon .
Jesus said : “ If you ob@@ serve my comman@@ d@@ ments , you will remain in my love , just as I have ob@@ served the comman@@ d@@ ments of the Father and remain in his love . ” ​ — John 15 : 10 .
For famili@@ es with te@@ ens :
I let them know that I had received The H@@ ar@@ p of God and wanted to serve Jehovah full - time .
Jehovah is well a@@ ware of this , and he has provided the means by which we can do so .
His un@@ bri@@ d@@ led en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m and ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast courage were necess@@ ary qualities for any Christian in C@@ y@@ pr@@ us during those early days .
Bo@@ th their sons now serve as elders , and one pione@@ ers along with his wife .
Our love for Jehovah , along with the help of his holy spirit , will en@@ able us to “ stri@@ p off the old person@@ ality with its practic@@ es , and clo@@ the [ ourselves ] with the new person@@ ality . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 9 , 10 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 22 , 23 .
Cor@@ rec@@ t me , O Jehovah . ”
Then he cr@@ am@@ m@@ ed me into a small , over@@ crow@@ ded c@@ ell .
O@@ r how would you have consider@@ ed A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s attitude when , influ@@ enced by his sister , Mi@@ ri@@ am , he cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed Moses for mar@@ r@@ ying a fore@@ ign woman ?
What is the s@@ ource of the temp@@ tation mentioned by Paul , and how does God make the way out for us ?
The so@@ lu@@ tion that the true God provided to the proble@@ m cre@@ ated by Ad@@ am@@ ’s sin does not take away our opportunity for everlasting life on a par@@ adise earth .
How do you feel about that re@@ ality and the privilege of eng@@ ag@@ ing in the worship of the only true God , Jehovah ?
There is no bas@@ is for ques@@ tion@@ ing their can@@ on@@ ic@@ ity ​ — their st@@ atu@@ s as part of the inspired Word of God .
Paul wrote : “ God , who long ag@@ o spoke on many occasi@@ ons and in many ways to our fore@@ fa@@ thers by means of the prophe@@ ts , has at the end of these days spo@@ ken to us by means of a Son , whom he appointed he@@ ir of all things . ”
Since false teach@@ ers or individuals le@@ an@@ ing toward apost@@ as@@ y can cor@@ ru@@ pt an enti@@ re congregation , we must maintain a fir@@ m stand against apost@@ as@@ y , never allow@@ ing wicked per@@ su@@ asi@@ on to h@@ in@@ der us from obe@@ ying the truth . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 7 - 12 ; 2 John 8 - 11 .
What is your re@@ action to God’s wonderful works , and how can you help others ?
I learned later that the cou@@ ple had ob@@ ta@@ ined a J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese e@@ dition of the book The Di@@ v@@ ine P@@ l@@ an of the A@@ ges at a se@@ con@@ d@@ hand boo@@ k@@ st@@ ore and had been sub@@ s@@ cri@@ bers to the Eng@@ l@@ ish e@@ dition of The Watchtower for a number of years .
Even today , the truth that Jesus taught li@@ ber@@ ates people in many ways . ​ — See the bo@@ x “ E@@ s@@ cap@@ e From a Di@@ ffer@@ ent K@@ ind of S@@ la@@ very . ”
“ When d@@ ru@@ g@@ s or g@@ lu@@ e were not a@@ vail@@ able , I si@@ ph@@ oned g@@ as@@ ol@@ ine from pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s c@@ ars and got high on that . ”
We are no longer under the Law .
David ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed a me@@ asure of great@@ ness in Israel .
Why must Bible teach@@ ers be@@ ar in mind that baptism is a Christian requi@@ re@@ ment ?
Are You T@@ ak@@ ing Re@@ fu@@ ge in Jehovah ?
This may call for s@@ wit@@ ch@@ ing off the tel@@ ev@@ ision , pu@@ t@@ ting down the new@@ s@@ pa@@ per , or tur@@ ning off the c@@ ell p@@ ho@@ ne when others are speaking to us about a serious matter .
For instance , in 195@@ 8 , I was cho@@ s@@ en to re@@ present our cir@@ cu@@ it at the inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion in New Yor@@ k .
After sur@@ vi@@ ving “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” or after being resur@@ rec@@ ted , they will see a physical fulfill@@ ment of the words of Isaiah 60 : 21 when the whole earth be@@ comes a par@@ adise .
After rul@@ ing over Israel for 40 years , Solomon ‘ lies down with his fore@@ fa@@ thers , and R@@ eho@@ bo@@ am his son beg@@ ins to rule in his place . ’
A sa@@ w@@ m@@ ill was er@@ e@@ cted , and soon the m@@ oun@@ tain g@@ la@@ des had set@@ t@@ l@@ ers , who ra@@ ised sheep and c@@ at@@ tle and cultiv@@ ated the land .
The back of the st@@ age was dra@@ ped with gra@@ pe v@@ ines .
Even in the little to@@ wn of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th , people were tal@@ king about John the B@@ ap@@ t@@ ist and his s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring message of rep@@ ent@@ ance .
C@@ learly , even while he is pati@@ ently wa@@ iting , Jehovah has been working to fulf@@ ill his promises ​ — for our good .
It is true that some par@@ ts of the Bible were written for a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c person or group of people .
6 : 9 , 10 .
What a spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar answer !
La@@ ws B@@ as@@ ed on Lo@@ ve
Is our happiness as a cou@@ ple over ? ’
The young Witness ob@@ je@@ cted : “ S@@ atur@@ day mor@@ ning is the time when the whole congregation pre@@ ach@@ es together .
However , it seem@@ s more likely that Jesus was rejo@@ ic@@ ing with his disciples and refer@@ ring to Satan’s future dem@@ ise .
The apostle Paul wrote these words to the you@@ ng@@ er man Timothy : “ Pa@@ y con@@ st@@ ant attention to yourself and to your teaching .
S@@ ur@@ ely each of us is thr@@ il@@ led to enjoy and to contribu@@ te to that peace , which br@@ ings praise and honor to our God and which is a ma@@ j@@ or com@@ pon@@ ent of our spiritual par@@ adise ! ​ — Isaiah 11 : 9 .
What was re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble about De@@ bor@@ ah and J@@ a@@ el ?
• What f@@ ran@@ k ap@@ pra@@ is@@ al should we make ?
F@@ or@@ m@@ er enem@@ ies are now being un@@ ited in an inter@@ n@@ ational bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od
After the dec@@ l@@ ine of the worship of Ar@@ t@@ em@@ is came the do@@ w@@ n@@ f@@ all of Eph@@ esus .
Ther@@ efore , Jesus priv@@ ately sh@@ a@@ res with him “ the my@@ st@@ eri@@ es of the kingdom . ”
S@@ we@@ at ro@@ l@@ led down my body , and be@@ es stu@@ ng me .
The apostle Paul no@@ ted : “ N@@ early all things are cle@@ ans@@ ed with blood according to the Law , and un@@ less blood is p@@ our@@ ed out no for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess takes place . ”
The nation of Israel had been an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating the arri@@ val of the Messi@@ ah for cen@@ tu@@ ries .
The att@@ ac@@ k@@ ers p@@ lun@@ der@@ ed the we@@ al@@ th of influ@@ ence that the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant exerc@@ ised by ban@@ ning their liter@@ ature and re@@ stri@@ cting their activities as Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers .
Why , h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds flo@@ ck to true worship each year .
We wa@@ s@@ h our hands in in@@ no@@ c@@ enc@@ y and “ mar@@ ch around [ Jehovah’s ] al@@ ta@@ r ” by exerc@@ ising faith in that sacrifice . ​ — John 3 : 16 - 18 .
( Read Psalm 14@@ 8 : 11 - 13 ; Luke 12 : 15 ) So , what are some of the blessings and benef@@ its of get@@ ting baptized ?
Like David , should we not set our heart on spiritual tre@@ a@@ sures ?
A@@ no@@ ther a@@ id in cultiv@@ ating the desire to serve others is that of thinking deep@@ ly on all that Jehovah and his Son have done for us .
Why do you ag@@ ree with what the apostle John wrote , as recorded at 1 John 5 : 3 ?
When I arri@@ ved in the Go@@ ld C@@ o@@ ast , my assignment was to preach to govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als and E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ ans .
That imp@@ lied that truth is reve@@ aled only after a person has over@@ in@@ d@@ ul@@ ged in w@@ ine and perhaps is more e@@ ag@@ er to talk .
E@@ i@@ ther we remain loyal to Jehovah or we place ourselves in Satan’s cam@@ p .
Instead , it ref@@ ers to all that Jehovah and Jesus will do so that we can live forever . ​ — Isaiah 35 : 5 , 6 .
In his illustr@@ ation of the king set@@ t@@ ling acc@@ oun@@ ts , how did Jesus make it clear that Jehovah expe@@ cts us to be for@@ giving ?
Re@@ g@@ arding what Jehovah will accom@@ pl@@ ish , the Bible promises : “ He is making w@@ ars to ce@@ ase to the ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ity of the earth . The bo@@ w he bre@@ ak@@ s ap@@ ar@@ t and does cu@@ t the spe@@ ar in pi@@ e@@ ces ; the wa@@ g@@ ons he bur@@ ns in the fi@@ re . ” ​ — Psalm 4@@ 6 : 8 , 9 .
We should be quic@@ k to recogn@@ ize and re@@ ject any mis@@ taken kindness displa@@ yed by others .
He is a shepher@@ d who really kno@@ ws his sheep !
So how can we man@@ i@@ f@@ est f@@ it@@ ting com@@ pas@@ sion for our fellow man in practic@@ al ways ?
When this in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent became known , Egy@@ p@@ t’s ro@@ y@@ al house vie@@ wed Moses as an out@@ law , and he had to fle@@ e for his life .
He “ went off g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed , for he was ho@@ l@@ ding many pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons . ” ​ — Mark 10 : 22 .
They may be used to thinking that way .
God told Noah : “ The end of all flesh has come before me , because the earth is full of viol@@ ence as a result of them ; and here I am br@@ ing@@ ing them to ru@@ in together with the earth .
Paul had taken time to teach Timothy his “ me@@ tho@@ ds in con@@ ne@@ ction with Christ . ”
Why will it be help@@ ful to consider Jo@@ b@@ ’s or@@ de@@ al ?
For that reason , these thr@@ ill@@ ing words have been sel@@ e@@ cted as the ye@@ ar@@ text of Jehovah’s Witnesses for 200@@ 6 .
U@@ ne@@ x@@ pe@@ c@@ te@@ dly , Gal@@ lu@@ s with@@ dre@@ w his tro@@ op@@ s , op@@ ening the way for Christians in Jerusalem and Ju@@ de@@ a to obey Jesus ’ words and fle@@ e to the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s . ​ — Matthew 24 : 15 , 16 .
Ke@@ ep Your P@@ l@@ ace !
In fact , if we really appreci@@ ate how mer@@ ci@@ ful God is , we will not be inc@@ l@@ ined to ju@@ dge our spiritual brothers and sisters .
We must therefore get to know and love Jehovah’s righteous standards .
• What is the orig@@ in of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at ?
To the ex@@ t@@ ent that we do so , we can be as@@ sur@@ ed that our gener@@ ous loving Father , Jehovah , will be well - pleas@@ ed that we show ourselves than@@ k@@ ful .
M@@ A@@ R@@ R@@ I@@ A@@ G@@ E can be a chall@@ enge , but when one mate be@@ comes ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ ally ill while the other rema@@ ins heal@@ thy , com@@ p@@ lic@@ ations can mul@@ ti@@ p@@ ly .
F@@ i@@ f@@ ty years have el@@ ap@@ sed since the re@@ buil@@ t house of Jehovah was in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ated .
In what way is dedic@@ ation an expres@@ sion of love ?
Mu@@ ch , then , dep@@ ends on our attitude .
Indeed , our moral decisions mean life or death for us .
Does he have ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary a@@ bil@@ ities that en@@ ab@@ led him to end@@ ure the har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps so tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ an@@ tly ?
We were ter@@ ri@@ fied to hear the wh@@ ist@@ ling s@@ ound the bom@@ bs made as they f@@ ell .
Jehovah Con@@ t@@ inu@@ ed With The@@ m
9 : 12 .
R@@ E@@ G@@ A@@ R@@ DI@@ N@@ G God , the Bible says : “ With him there is not a vari@@ ation of the tur@@ ning of the sh@@ a@@ do@@ w . ”
W@@ ell , Jehovah is wi@@ d@@ ely s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ed in this world .
We humans do not fully understand how and why m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s came to ex@@ ist .
I tra@@ ined hard and w@@ on many ta@@ e k@@ w@@ on do ch@@ am@@ pi@@ on@@ shi@@ ps in the st@@ ate of Par@@ ana .
We are of such wor@@ th to God that he takes no@@ te of even the min@@ ut@@ est de@@ ta@@ il about us .
Ex@@ c@@ it@@ able local people in ne@@ ar@@ by L@@ y@@ str@@ a at first pro@@ claim@@ ed Paul to be a go@@ d .
How can our conscience help us to make decisions about . . .
“ Pe@@ ace as Your O@@ ver@@ se@@ ers ”
How might we see Jehovah’s hand ?
Paul encoura@@ ged Timothy by saying : “ God gave us not a spirit of c@@ ow@@ ar@@ di@@ ce , but that of power and of love and of s@@ oun@@ dness of mind . ” ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
Thus , as time went on , I became less ambi@@ ti@@ ous .
May we , therefore , always show prop@@ er respect for our sac@@ red ga@@ ther@@ ings by regul@@ ar attend@@ ance , appro@@ pri@@ ate d@@ ress , and f@@ it@@ ting be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
Un@@ til we me@@ et again . ”
That is why he spoke of his Father as “ my God . ” ​ — Revelation 3 : 2 , 12 ; 2 Corinthians 1 : 3 , 4 .
What can our prayers reve@@ al about our heart ?
Jehovah ca@@ used a s@@ cour@@ ge to a@@ ff@@ li@@ ct the dis@@ obedi@@ ent ones , “ and those dead from the s@@ cour@@ ge am@@ oun@@ ted to f@@ our@@ te@@ en th@@ ous@@ and se@@ ven h@@ un@@ d@@ red , asi@@ de from those dead on account of K@@ or@@ ah . ” ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 16 : 4@@ 1 - 4@@ 9 .
The Bible does not say whether he knew of Davi@@ d’s in@@ t@@ ent to have Solomon in@@ her@@ it the thro@@ ne .
Un@@ like ancient Israel , the Christian congregation has no human king and it has no need for o@@ ffering ani@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es in be@@ half of sin@@ n@@ ers .
En@@ during Un@@ der Per@@ secu@@ tion
During his rule , however , Solomon de@@ vi@@ ated from divine counsel .
A person may have a mind well sto@@ cked with knowledge , but if he l@@ ac@@ ks the fear of Jehovah , he will fai@@ l to use that knowledge in a way that hon@@ ors the Creator .
The G@@ ra@@ ve rel@@ ent@@ less@@ ly ga@@ thers up the vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s , o@@ ffering no hope .
The L@@ M@@ S direc@@ ted that they use the T@@ ex@@ tu@@ s Re@@ c@@ ep@@ tu@@ s and the King James V@@ er@@ sion as ba@@ si@@ c te@@ x@@ ts .
Sin@@ ful humans ten@@ d to stru@@ gg@@ le for d@@ om@@ in@@ ance , and that often resul@@ ts in w@@ ars , op@@ pres@@ sion , and suffering .
Some scho@@ l@@ ars su@@ gg@@ est that the s@@ par@@ ro@@ w@@ ’s f@@ all@@ ing to the gr@@ ound may al@@ lu@@ de to more than its d@@ ying .
What has resul@@ ted from the lo@@ ss of love for God ?
But the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t uses the number se@@ v@@ ent@@ y - fi@@ ve .
At the da@@ wn of the 20@@ th century , preaching was repor@@ ted in only a few lands , but at present , Jehovah’s Witnesses are ac@@ tive in 2@@ 35 lands !
What it did for her is re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble .
‘ With power from Jehovah , I was able to give up a d@@ ru@@ g ha@@ bi@@ t that had g@@ ri@@ pp@@ ed me for 15 years ’
Many others , though , were good examples .
( Read E@@ z@@ r@@ a 7 : 10 . )
C@@ ould anything but Bible - based faith make chang@@ es in lives that had been so b@@ ru@@ tal@@ ized ?
F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 13 - 19 , 20@@ 12
A pioneer cou@@ ple who learned the T@@ z@@ o@@ t@@ z@@ il language witness to an indi@@ gen@@ ous family
What do we want to have said about us ?
Jehovah’s loving - kindness as expres@@ sed in the Davi@@ di@@ c covenant is emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed in Psalm 8@@ 9 , com@@ posed by E@@ than , perhaps one of four wise men in the days of Solomon . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 4 : 31 .
( b ) When fac@@ ing tri@@ als , why may we pray to Jehovah with confidence ?
After a 14 - day fes@@ ti@@ val , the Israelites re@@ turned to their ho@@ m@@ es “ jo@@ y@@ ful and feel@@ ing good at heart over the go@@ o@@ dness that Jehovah had per@@ form@@ ed toward David and toward Solomon and toward Israel his people . ” — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 7 : 10 .
S@@ pe@@ cial inc@@ en@@ se was bur@@ ned upon it t@@ wi@@ ce a day , in the mor@@ ning and in the ev@@ ening .
The account of their lives , con@@ ta@@ ined in the book of Genesis , is truly faith - streng@@ th@@ ening and teach@@ es us many valu@@ able less@@ ons .
King David wrote about our Creator , Jehovah : “ Tru@@ st in him at all times , O people . Be@@ fore him p@@ our out your heart . God is a refu@@ ge for us . ”
But you do not need to be in a con@@ st@@ ant st@@ ate of mis@@ er@@ y over your sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings .
But what about the righteous Jews who did not ag@@ ree with all the bad things that were happ@@ ening in the city ?
For prophecy was at no time brought by man@@ ’s will , but men spoke from God as they were bor@@ ne along by holy spirit . ” ​ — 2 Peter 1 : 20 , 21 ; Jo@@ el 2 : 28 .
Does it really matter ?
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ative humans have always concer@@ ned themselves with God’s works .
Then God’s will is to be done on earth as in heaven , something for which Christians have long pray@@ ed .
In our day , we can have the same confidence in Jehovah if we remain faithful .
By using the Bible to teach your children , you are help@@ ing them to have God’s mind on matters .
S@@ C@@ I@@ EN@@ T@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ S are hard at work to try to find g@@ ene@@ tic ca@@ uses for al@@ co@@ ho@@ l@@ ism , ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ ality , prom@@ is@@ cu@@ ity , viol@@ ence , other ab@@ er@@ r@@ ant be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or , and even for death it@@ self .
To re@@ ach our go@@ al , we need to be bal@@ an@@ ced .
Since Jesus vie@@ wed the new bir@@ th as a matter of such great import@@ ance , Christians should make sure that they understand this sub@@ ject acc@@ ur@@ ately .
The group also inclu@@ ded the close famili@@ es of cur@@ r@@ ent and form@@ er high pri@@ ests .
Yes , if we prove to be real followers of Christ , we will receive God’s fav@@ or , and our future will be secu@@ re , as if f@@ oun@@ ded on ro@@ ck !
Scriptural principles are ap@@ par@@ ently not being app@@ lied by one par@@ t@@ ner or perhaps by both par@@ t@@ n@@ ers .
In the early af@@ ter@@ no@@ on , a man pas@@ sed by the displa@@ y of liter@@ ature as he was about to en@@ ter the st@@ ore next to it .
Like many today who seek help from God , King David was all too famili@@ ar with tra@@ ge@@ dy .
As we do so , let us be determined to wa@@ it on Jehovah for the perfect so@@ lu@@ tion . ​ — Mi@@ ca@@ h 7 : 7 .
They too wal@@ ked three h@@ our@@ s to atten@@ d the ass@@ em@@ bly .
Me@@ dit@@ ation can be done at other times .
“ My B@@ el@@ o@@ ved and Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful Ch@@ il@@ d in the Lord ” 12
They have no peace .
• How does “ wal@@ king by spirit ” af@@ fect our relationship with God and his Son ?
He himself will gu@@ i@@ de us . ”
What vital el@@ ement did the man in Jesus ’ par@@ able over@@ look ?
A new gener@@ ation of s@@ cro@@ l@@ l scho@@ lar@@ ship has been born .
Why , though , does money cause so many problems in a marriage ?
Lo@@ y@@ al family members care for one ano@@ ther’s needs
The only other verse in which an ar@@ chang@@ el is mentioned is at 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 4 : 16 , where Paul descri@@ bes the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus , saying : “ The Lord [ Jesus ] himself will des@@ c@@ end from heaven with a comman@@ ding call , with an ar@@ chang@@ el@@ ’s vo@@ ice and with God’s tru@@ mp@@ et . ”
M@@ other began stud@@ ying the Bible with the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then called , and was thr@@ il@@ led to learn that God’s Kingdom would bring peace to the earth .
What about making it a point ​ — before or after a meeting — ​ to talk with a young person , man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting your gen@@ u@@ ine interest ?
Re@@ c@@ ently , she con@@ fi@@ ded in M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ena , saying : “ I feel as if I am star@@ ting a new life . ”
While Jesus put the preaching work first in his life , what shows that he was bal@@ an@@ ced ?
This means that those who have faith are ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely sure that the things Jehovah has promised will come true .
The brother g@@ la@@ dly helped her get in t@@ ou@@ ch with the local congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The F@@ e@@ ar - In@@ spi@@ ring Da@@ y of Jehovah
He no@@ ted that ancient te@@ x@@ ts had often been cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted by cen@@ tu@@ ries of mis@@ le@@ ading rend@@ er@@ ings and er@@ r@@ ors .
The pri@@ m@@ ary reason for the re@@ stri@@ ction on le@@ av@@ en was that the Israelites ’ de@@ par@@ ture from Egy@@ pt was h@@ ur@@ ri@@ ed .
Instead , let us always allow the holy spirit to pro@@ du@@ ce love in us .
G@@ l@@ ü@@ ck spoke with F@@ is@@ ch@@ er about transl@@ ating the Bible into L@@ at@@ vi@@ an .
After h@@ and@@ ling the matter , Jo@@ shua comes up against A@@ i .
T@@ ri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ ant in S@@ pe@@ cial W@@ a@@ y ( E .
If we did , we might no longer feel happy while serving Jehovah .
What can en@@ h@@ ance our appreciation for Jehovah as our heavenly Father ?
Psal@@ ms 4@@ 2 to 7@@ 2 show us that if we want to end@@ ure tri@@ als succ@@ ess@@ fully , we must put our complete confidence in Jehovah and learn to wa@@ it on him for deli@@ ver@@ ance .
But it can be a chall@@ enge .
I@@ magine what your con@@ vers@@ ations would be like without these mus@@ c@@ les . A@@ p@@ pe@@ al@@ ing ?
I said : “ No , I ha@@ ven@@ ’t b@@ ought one .
Instead of com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on and sel@@ f@@ ish ambi@@ tion , love and kindness among humans will make life wor@@ th living , eli@@ min@@ ating anxi@@ ety and low self - es@@ te@@ em .
The We@@ b s@@ ite w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g foc@@ uses on “ this good news of the Kingdom . ”
While the ter@@ m emp@@ lo@@ yed here “ gener@@ ally means ‘ sacrifice , ’ it is also used of the ‘ sla@@ ugh@@ ter ’ of apost@@ ates . ”
10 : 21 .
Acc@@ ording to the Fr@@ en@@ ch work L@@ ar@@ ous@@ se du X@@ X@@ Si@@ è@@ c@@ le ( Par@@ is , 19@@ 28 ) , “ the first Christians received baptism by im@@ mer@@ sion every@@ where where water was found . ”
But can a change be effe@@ cted ?
Many have had a similar experience .
When I no@@ d@@ ded , he asked , “ Do you want to live in it ? ”
At the conven@@ tion , a po@@ li@@ ce es@@ tim@@ ate put the pe@@ ak attend@@ ance at 1@@ 1@@ 5@@ ,000 .
Tru@@ th Can Be F@@ ound
Tru@@ st in our loving God as your H@@ el@@ per , and he will support you emo@@ tion@@ ally in har@@ mony with your need . ​ — He@@ b .
* ​ — Acts 16 : 9 , 10 .
This should be a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement to local congregations today that are qu@@ ite small and that may even me@@ et regul@@ arly in a priv@@ ate home .
• What is requi@@ red to ob@@ tain God’s blessing ?
Jehovah is the fin@@ est example of gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ousness in deal@@ ing with his faithful servants .
( a ) How can imper@@ fect humans become members of God’s family ?
Since life appe@@ ared to be so mean@@ ing@@ less , I@@ an deci@@ ded to pur@@ sue a life of ple@@ asure .
This can be done by cultiv@@ ating good study and reading ha@@ bi@@ ts .
Not all decisions work out ex@@ ac@@ tly as pl@@ an@@ ned .
As early as the 18@@ 70 ’ s , before “ the last days ” com@@ men@@ ced , Jehovah God began to shed more light on “ the sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ ts of the kingdom of the heavens . ”
We know that reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of what is happ@@ ening to us now , in the end God will re@@ ward those who ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly seek him .
S@@ hor@@ tly after he was di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with can@@ c@@ er , E@@ r@@ n@@ es@@ to received an inter@@ n@@ ational p@@ ho@@ ne call from a friend , who said : “ I can@@ ’t believe that you have can@@ c@@ er ! ”
( b ) What did some Jews , and later many n@@ on - Jews , come to real@@ ize ?
Ha@@ ve there been times when you sen@@ sed the help of his spirit as you were pres@@ en@@ ting the good news ?
Then we had an ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite men@@ u and exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent mu@@ si@@ c ; it was su@@ per@@ b .
How should you respon@@ d ?
32 : 1 , 2 ; He@@ b .
As an example , consider the psalmis@@ t’s words : “ The hum@@ ble one [ Jehovah ] se@@ es ; but the lo@@ f@@ ty one he kno@@ ws only from a dist@@ ance . ”
( b ) With reg@@ ard to Christian meetings , how may we view the use of al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ ages ?
My husband seem@@ ed indi@@ ffer@@ ent to our faith in those years , but we saw indic@@ ations that he was chang@@ ing .
This lea@@ ds to another important means of cop@@ ing .
Mo@@ ther’s Con@@ cer@@ n
13 : 24 - 30 , 36 - 4@@ 1 .
In view of this , then , there can be no doubt that M@@ ary did not have any other children . ”
N@@ ever do we want to mis@@ ju@@ dge a fellow Christian who may on some occasi@@ on fai@@ l to man@@ i@@ f@@ est the Christian person@@ ality .
Paul made clear the l@@ ink between true hope and comfort when he wrote : “ May . . . God our Father , who loved us and gave everlasting comfort and good hope by means of un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , comfort your hearts and make you fir@@ m in every good deed and word . ”
Jehovah will@@ ingly gives his holy spirit to his worshipp@@ ers , as Jesus as@@ sur@@ ed his disciples .
Why will God’s Kingdom have to “ cr@@ us@@ h ” earthly rul@@ er@@ shi@@ ps ?
The apostle Paul ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged : “ There is ac@@ tually to us one God the Father , out of whom all things are . ”
In fact , Jo@@ ac@@ him and Bar@@ ba@@ r@@ a went through difficult times and su@@ ffered f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ing dem@@ on att@@ ac@@ ks .
In fact , Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 12 says : “ Ke@@ ep working out your own sal@@ vation with fear and tre@@ m@@ bl@@ ing . ”
• The har@@ v@@ est se@@ as@@ on
Sa@@ ys the account : “ A po@@ or wi@@ do@@ w came and d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed in two small co@@ ins , which have very little value . ”
Rather , Jehovah God would have to mo@@ dif@@ y his purpose , accep@@ ting the position of this spirit son whom His human cre@@ ation would now be obe@@ ying .
I have been privile@@ ged to experience person@@ ally that if we put Jehovah first , he will be our strength .
25 : 9 - 13 , 21 , 22 , 32 , 33 .
Tru@@ e , I went to ch@@ urch as a child .
It took courage to be a witness of Jehovah among wicked ones on earth before the F@@ lood of No@@ ah’s day .
So just a few days before his death , four of his apostles asked him : “ When will these things be , and what will be the si@@ gn of your pres@@ ence and of the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ? ”
What about having close associ@@ ation with those who may be mor@@ ally clean but who l@@ ack faith in the true God ?
But how will Christ’s brothers and their faithful compan@@ i@@ ons re@@ act at that time ?
( b ) In our deal@@ ings with others , how can we refle@@ ct God’s com@@ pas@@ sion ?
Because of our imper@@ fect n@@ ature , we humans do not have the full ability to deter@@ mine what is truly bene@@ fi@@ cial for us to gu@@ i@@ de our st@@ ep@@ s per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly .
So how did they commun@@ ic@@ ate with one another in this large , di@@ verse real@@ m ?
Although the Ch@@ in@@ ese family under@@ sto@@ od very little S@@ pan@@ ish , they would si@@ t in on the Bible discus@@ sions .
Because there is one lo@@ a@@ f , we , al@@ though many , are one body , for we are all par@@ taking of that one lo@@ a@@ f . ”
How did Jehovah de@@ al with Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants , and why does this not mean that he to@@ t@@ ally dis@@ reg@@ ar@@ ded all other people ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , it was not eas@@ y for me to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on a mor@@ ally lo@@ ose li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
However , more is involved than simply tel@@ ling your children what is right and what is wrong .
Our family with Father in his mil@@ it@@ ary uni@@ form
W@@ es@@ sel re@@ ac@@ ted by saying : “ Why do you not lead me to Christ , who kin@@ dly invit@@ es all who are lo@@ ad@@ ed down to come to him ? ”
The same for@@ ce that moved Paul to r@@ en@@ oun@@ ce the life of a P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e to become a st@@ al@@ war@@ t follow@@ er of Jesus Christ .
“ S@@ to@@ p judg@@ ing that you may not be jud@@ ged , ” said Jesus , “ for with what judgment you are judg@@ ing , you will be jud@@ ged ; and with the me@@ asure that you are me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing out , they will me@@ asure out to you . ”
How Jesus He@@ aled Pe@@ ople
When Jehovah’s Witnesses conduct themselves as “ temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents ” in the present system , they are not doing so as part of some s@@ il@@ ent ci@@ vi@@ l pro@@ t@@ est ; ne@@ i@@ ther do they op@@ pose or inter@@ f@@ ere with others who make their own pol@@ itical or so@@ cial decisions .
In the par@@ able of the sheep and the go@@ ats , the new ver@@ sion says that Jesus fav@@ ors those who helped “ anyone , however in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant , ” wh@@ er@@ e@@ as Jesus really said that he bless@@ es those who do good to his fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep followers ​ — his “ brothers . ”
E@@ X@@ T@@ R@@ A@@ C@@ U@@ R@@ R@@ I@@ C@@ U@@ L@@ A@@ R A@@ C@@ T@@ I@@ V@@ I@@ T@@ I@@ E@@ S AN@@ D H@@ O@@ B@@ BI@@ E@@ S
He was re@@ moved from the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ cha@@ l thro@@ ne fi@@ ve times .
The apostle Paul wrote that “ hus@@ ban@@ ds ought to be loving their wi@@ ves as their own bo@@ dies . ”
What question was left un@@ res@@ ol@@ ved ?
A do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted person is su@@ sc@@ ep@@ ti@@ ble to ne@@ g@@ ative thoughts that could pu@@ s@@ h him into is@@ ol@@ ation .
Thus we do not take part in pol@@ itical is@@ su@@ es and activities or support war@@ f@@ are .
During the de@@ ca@@ des le@@ ading up to 1914 , C . T . Rus@@ sel@@ l and his close associ@@ ates did a work like that of John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er .
In the ab@@ s@@ ence of their Ma@@ ster , some Hebrew Christians were star@@ ting to d@@ ri@@ ft away from the true faith .
No@@ v@@ ember 15 , 200@@ 9
When Paul p@@ en@@ ned this counsel some@@ time between 6@@ 1 and 6@@ 4 C.E . , Timothy was already an experienced el@@ der .
The more we learn to love Jehovah , the more we will value his righteousness .
Just after World W@@ ar I@@ I started in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 19@@ 39 , The Watchtower of No@@ v@@ ember 1 discus@@ sed Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality toward pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s and war .
This was an in@@ tegr@@ al part of his worship , “ a sac@@ red service . ”
“ Com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated ” is sur@@ ely the right word .
For instance , Paul wrote to one group of Christians : “ Ke@@ ep from be@@ coming ca@@ uses for stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing to Jews as well as Gre@@ ek@@ s and to the congregation of God . ”
What did the apostle Paul do later in life ?
After her hus@@ ban@@ d’s death , she married a man of T@@ y@@ re , and the ar@@ t@@ is@@ an was an off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of that marriage .
When two people trust each other , they feel sa@@ fe and secu@@ re .
What ca@@ used God’s people in Isa@@ i@@ ah’s day to star@@ t to bl@@ ame Jehovah for their situation ?
• Why does the Bible speak fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly of s@@ il@@ ence ?
Then we can reason on why it is a dep@@ end@@ able hope .
God did not wa@@ it for sin@@ n@@ ers to ple@@ ad with him to provide some arrang@@ ement wh@@ er@@ e@@ by they might find peace with him .
Those who as@@ ser@@ t that they are wise often come up with conclu@@ sions like “ There is no God ” or “ The Bible is not to be tru@@ sted ” or “ These are not the ‘ last days . ’ ”
We must make disciples , bapti@@ ze them , and teach them .
He kept his eyes foc@@ used , not set@@ t@@ ling down to become a per@@ man@@ ent re@@ si@@ d@@ ent in some nation .
“ Bet@@ ter is a little with righteousness than an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of pro@@ du@@ cts without justice , ” says the wise king .
Consider how the Bible descri@@ bes this mar@@ vel@@ ous fac@@ et of Jehovah’s love .
In the Genesis cre@@ ation account , there is no men@@ tion of a Kingdom that would rule mankind .
At that Jehovah’s anger b@@ la@@ zed against U@@ z@@ z@@ ah and the true God stru@@ ck him down there for the ir@@ re@@ ver@@ ent act , so that he died there close by the ar@@ k of the true God . ”
What did James mean by those words ?
C@@ learly , pur@@ su@@ ing the go@@ al of everlasting life requi@@ res end@@ ur@@ ance .
Our loving God helps such ones to gain his appro@@ val .
Paul as@@ sures us that any temp@@ tation we experience will never go bey@@ ond our God - given ability to de@@ al with it .
Is Your T@@ e@@ aching E@@ f@@ fe@@ ctive ?
L@@ isten to what Jehovah is going to do .
Sa@@ ú@@ l respon@@ ded well to our love and tra@@ ining .
In the Bible , the word “ hand ” ref@@ ers to different things .
Su@@ re en@@ ough , Jehovah differ@@ enti@@ ated between gen@@ u@@ ine worshipp@@ ers and coun@@ ter@@ fe@@ it ones when “ a fi@@ re came out from Jehovah and con@@ sum@@ ed [ K@@ or@@ ah and ] the 2@@ 50 men o@@ ffering the inc@@ en@@ se . ”
The people of C@@ u@@ enc@@ a had many questions , though .
D@@ ra@@ wing a less@@ on from what he has seen , the wise king ur@@ ges : “ And now , O sons , listen to me and pa@@ y attention to the sa@@ y@@ ings of my m@@ ou@@ th .
What about as@@ king your daugh@@ ter to sum@@ mar@@ ize in her own words what she has read ?
The perfect man Jesus made a determined effort to satis@@ fy his need for so@@ li@@ tu@@ de and medit@@ ation , away from the c@@ lam@@ or of crow@@ ds , in the se@@ c@@ lu@@ sion of m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , deser@@ ts , and other l@@ on@@ ely plac@@ es . ​ — Mat@@ t .
All of us need the encourag@@ ement that our meetings provide .
F@@ in@@ ally , what war@@ ning can we find in what happened to good King Jo@@ si@@ ah ?
In some situ@@ ations , you may be able to return the pres@@ sure .
Rus@@ si@@ an C@@ z@@ ar Peter the Gre@@ at began to col@@ le@@ ct such it@@ em@@ s in 1@@ 7@@ 15 , and these g@@ lit@@ ter@@ ing ob@@ je@@ cts can now be seen in mu@@ se@@ um@@ s in Rus@@ sia and U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine .
Per@@ s@@ onal respon@@ ses to over 1@@ 00 questions on Bible teachings help the elders to deter@@ mine whether those respon@@ ding me@@ et Scriptural requi@@ re@@ ments for im@@ mer@@ sion .
In the real world , though , lo@@ t@@ ter@@ y tic@@ ke@@ ts , s@@ por@@ ts bet@@ ting , and on@@ l@@ ine g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing com@@ pete with c@@ as@@ in@@ o@@ s for the g@@ am@@ bl@@ er@@ ’s attention .
L@@ ater , at a we@@ d@@ ding rec@@ ep@@ tion , the pioneer me@@ t a young de@@ a@@ f man from C@@ al@@ cu@@ t@@ ta who had many questions and showed a ke@@ en interest in know@@ ing more about Jehovah .
The su@@ pers@@ crip@@ tion to Psalm 5@@ 1 says that this psal@@ m reve@@ als Davi@@ d’s feelings “ when Na@@ than the prophet came in to him after he had had rel@@ ations with B@@ ath - she@@ ba . ”
One Ye@@ ar of Pe@@ ace and H@@ app@@ iness ( A .
He said : “ You always have the po@@ or with you . ”
Rather , we can take comfort in God’s promise : “ When wisdom ent@@ ers into your heart and knowledge it@@ self be@@ comes pleas@@ ant to your very soul , thinking ability it@@ self will keep gu@@ ard over you . ”
The reas@@ sur@@ ing do@@ ct@@ or who se@@ ts a bro@@ ken b@@ one speak@@ s positi@@ vely of the benef@@ its of the pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the work inclu@@ ded making disciples of people and then bapti@@ z@@ ing them .
What knowledge does God’s Word reve@@ al that rest@@ ra@@ ins people from har@@ m@@ ing those who se@@ em to be different ?
W@@ ould they atten@@ d the meeting , or would they go to wa@@ it for the arri@@ val of reli@@ ef a@@ id ?
He will always take care of those who are faithful to him . ​ — Psalm 4@@ 1 : 12 .
The dis@@ loyal apostle Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t has been dis@@ mis@@ sed and will soon be@@ tra@@ y his Ma@@ ster .
The Bo@@ y S@@ cou@@ ts are a worl@@ d@@ wide organization f@@ oun@@ ded in 19@@ 0@@ 8 in Gre@@ at B@@ r@@ ita@@ in by a li@@ e@@ u@@ ten@@ ant gener@@ al of the B@@ rit@@ ish ar@@ my , R@@ ob@@ er@@ t S@@ te@@ ph@@ en@@ son S@@ my@@ th B@@ ad@@ en - P@@ ow@@ ell .
A@@ n E@@ v@@ ent to R@@ em@@ ember
When do Satan’s t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s res@@ em@@ ble those of a li@@ on ?
Those 18 sou@@ ls did not per@@ ish because of some sin that ev@@ o@@ ked divine dis@@ ple@@ asure .
As one of his servants , you are pro@@ ba@@ bly also bus@@ y .
Let all continue to e@@ ch@@ o the cho@@ r@@ us of the psalmist : “ E@@ very bre@@ a@@ thing thing ​ — let it praise J@@ ah .
Th@@ ink of powerful H@@ am@@ an , who was prom@@ in@@ ent in the Per@@ si@@ an ro@@ y@@ al cour@@ t during the days of E@@ s@@ ther and M@@ or@@ de@@ ca@@ i .
• The book of Romans high@@ ligh@@ ts what as@@ pect of the good news ?
I feel like He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah , to whom Jehovah gr@@ anted an ex@@ ten@@ sion of his life .
What kind of ad@@ vice do wicked ones offer ?
Li@@ fe now has a purpose for me . ”
F@@ R@@ E@@ Q@@ U@@ EN@@ T@@ L@@ Y A@@ S@@ K@@ E@@ D Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S A@@ B@@ O@@ U@@ T J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S W@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ S ​ — Do You F@@ e@@ el That You Are the On@@ ly Pe@@ ople Who Will Be Sa@@ ved ?
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , on the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , God’s holy spirit was p@@ our@@ ed out upon about 1@@ 20 disciples ga@@ ther@@ ed in an u@@ pp@@ er ro@@ om .
Yet , his mu@@ si@@ c ear@@ ned him a pres@@ ti@@ gi@@ ous a@@ ward .
David knew that Jehovah listen@@ s when His faithful servants c@@ ry for help . ​ — Psalm 31 : 22 , 23 ; 14@@ 5 : 19 .
L@@ ater , we moved from E@@ st@@ on@@ ia to the set@@ t@@ le@@ ment of Ne@@ z@@ lo@@ b@@ na@@ ya in the sou@@ th of Rus@@ sia .
O@@ r would you have had a tw@@ ing@@ e of tre@@ pi@@ d@@ ation as you con@@ temp@@ l@@ ated how matters might work out ?
What might ha@@ p@@ pen if one el@@ der in@@ sis@@ ts on having his way or tri@@ es to prom@@ o@@ te his own ide@@ as ?
The pr@@ inter@@ y had to be moved some 15 times in order to e@@ va@@ de the po@@ li@@ ce .
The ch@@ urch wanted to strengthen its position by re@@ mo@@ ving one of the ma@@ in ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les in its way ​ — the po@@ pul@@ ar@@ ity of the pa@@ g@@ an Rom@@ an religi@@ ons and their w@@ in@@ ter sol@@ s@@ tice fes@@ tiv@@ als .
And we can work with Jehovah as he gives us “ a heart to know ” him .
W@@ ould not discipl@@ ining ourselves in little things make it e@@ asi@@ er for us to do the same in bi@@ g things , upon which our very lives may dep@@ end ?
K@@ o@@ so@@ v@@ o became a hous@@ eho@@ ld name in the l@@ ate 199@@ 0 ’ s when ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ al dis@@ pu@@ tes and deep - se@@ ated e@@ th@@ ni@@ c h@@ at@@ red led to war and inter@@ n@@ ational inter@@ ven@@ tion .
During e@@ qu@@ in@@ o@@ x@@ es the peri@@ o@@ ds of da@@ y@@ light and dar@@ k@@ ness are al@@ most e@@ qu@@ al thr@@ ough@@ out the earth .
Y@@ oung and old who now learn to stri@@ ve for un@@ ity are ac@@ tually pre@@ par@@ ing to sur@@ vi@@ ve the end of this wicked , di@@ su@@ n@@ ited world .
No@@ tice what counsel Paul offered : “ As a re@@ com@@ p@@ en@@ se in return ​ — I speak as to children — ​ you , too , wi@@ den out . ”
How would you answer the questions ra@@ ised in the par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph ?
Is that how it should be ?
You have sa@@ y@@ ings of everlasting life ; and we have believ@@ ed and come to know that you are the Ho@@ ly One of God . ” ​ — John 6 : 6@@ 7 - 6@@ 9 .
L@@ ack of hum@@ ility has ca@@ used much con@@ fu@@ sion and stri@@ fe between grou@@ ps of people and between individuals .
At any given time , some of our brothers are experi@@ enc@@ ing persecu@@ tion .
Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es and B@@ less@@ ings Al@@ ong the W@@ a@@ y
E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es chap@@ ter 12 pa@@ in@@ ts a vi@@ vi@@ d pi@@ c@@ ture of “ the cal@@ am@@ it@@ ous days ” that accom@@ pan@@ y old age in the case of imper@@ fect humans .
Do they worship Jehovah ?
When does it occ@@ ur ?
How may the love we show for others help them to draw close to Jehovah ?
St@@ or@@ r@@ s fin@@ ally came to see that a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign would have to be under@@ taken to re@@ ach them .
They were to do this as a g@@ es@@ ture of respect or re@@ ver@@ ence .
B@@ ack then , Pa@@ olo became an “ ex@@ per@@ t ” at enc@@ oun@@ ters with pri@@ ests ​ — and he had a number of those enc@@ oun@@ ters .
N@@ ame some ways in which we can imitate Jehovah and Jesus when it comes to main@@ tain@@ ing our joy .
Yet , she sh@@ a@@ res in the ministry as an au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer at le@@ ast two months each year .
In these , Jehovah’s servants of the past expres@@ sed their in@@ n@@ er@@ most feelings .
Indeed , the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on in the Christian Greek Scriptures was written pri@@ mar@@ ily to gu@@ i@@ de and strengthen anointed ones to maintain integrity and keep themselves wor@@ thy of their heavenly c@@ all@@ ing .
Ab@@ out 3@@ 00 years after Jesus was born , the Rom@@ an E@@ mp@@ er@@ or Di@@ o@@ cle@@ ti@@ an or@@ der@@ ed that all co@@ pi@@ es of the Bible be destro@@ yed .
The next day , some of the local brothers who work as guid@@ es gave the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates a t@@ our of the is@@ land .
I am con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that there is nothing this world can offer that can com@@ pare with the privile@@ ges and blessings that Jehovah has given us .
The brother pre@@ si@@ ding at the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy seem@@ ed as though he were con@@ duc@@ ting a sy@@ mp@@ hon@@ y or@@ ch@@ es@@ tr@@ a .
Ther@@ efore , make sure that serving Jehovah is the most important thing in your life . ​ — Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 10 .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 11 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 14 , 10@@ 1
Jehovah’s blessing on the con@@ stru@@ ction of these mo@@ des@@ t yet fun@@ c@@ tional buil@@ ding@@ s is evid@@ ent . ” ​ — A cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er in E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or .
It can also en@@ h@@ ance appreciation for the material things we pos@@ s@@ ess and can make us more sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic toward those who must do without some things , not by cho@@ ice , but out of necess@@ ity .
“ L@@ ear@@ ning to read benef@@ ited us great@@ ly because then we could be n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed spiritually by reading the Bible and Bible - based public@@ ations , ” says Al@@ ma Ru@@ th .
What less@@ on do you draw from the example of the nee@@ dy wi@@ do@@ w ?
He evid@@ ently under@@ sto@@ od that even imper@@ fect humans can be complete , or perfect , in a relati@@ ve sense .
Why had he been imp@@ ris@@ oned ?
As reg@@ ar@@ ds clear spiritual vision and the ability to ju@@ dge pro@@ per@@ ly , the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es had “ a ra@@ f@@ ter ” in their own e@@ ye and were to@@ t@@ ally bl@@ ind .
( 2 ) How can we cultiv@@ ate spiritu@@ ality and keep gro@@ wing as a spiritual person ?
Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant no@@ ble@@ men were ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted in P@@ ra@@ gu@@ e@@ ’s mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place .
W@@ ould it be by e@@ ating , dr@@ in@@ king , and ex@@ chang@@ ing pres@@ ents on the same d@@ ate as an ancient pa@@ g@@ an fes@@ ti@@ val ?
At the very ro@@ o@@ t of these pro@@ v@@ isions is the ransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Ye@@ ars later , when Isa@@ a@@ c thought that he was about to die , Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h made arrang@@ ements to make sure that Jac@@ o@@ b would in@@ deed receive E@@ sa@@ u@@ ’s for@@ fe@@ ited bir@@ th@@ right .
No doubt you have seen the truth of that st@@ at@@ ement .
“ P@@ le@@ ase T@@ ake Our P@@ ic@@ ture ” ( M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o ) , 3 / 15
O@@ ffering S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ es That P@@ le@@ ase God
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of our individu@@ al dis@@ position , however , we can cultiv@@ ate and de@@ e@@ pen our desire to learn from Jehovah .
But the ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ or standing at a dist@@ ance was not willing even to ra@@ ise his eyes heaven@@ ward , but kept be@@ ating his bre@@ ast , saying , ‘ O God , be gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous to me a sin@@ ner . ’ ”
Many times , the vis@@ it@@ ors would si@@ t under tro@@ pi@@ cal tre@@ es sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by people who had num@@ er@@ ous questions on the Scriptures .
W@@ as the Gi@@ be@@ on@@ ite r@@ use just a means to avoid ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion ?
Jesus demonstr@@ ated complete reli@@ ance on Jehovah in fulfill@@ ing what God assign@@ ed him to do .
Why he did this is not stated .
But , as it is , my kingdom is not from this s@@ ource . ” Su@@ b@@ je@@ cts of the heavenly Kingdom , therefore , ne@@ i@@ ther take up ar@@ ms against anyone nor take si@@ des in any human con@@ f@@ li@@ ct .
L@@ ater , the worl@@ d@@ wide es@@ te@@ em for A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a and its sto@@ res of knowledge gra@@ du@@ ally di@@ min@@ i@@ shed .
“ [ God ] is br@@ ing@@ ing an end to w@@ ars thr@@ ough@@ out the earth . ”
They were like well - meaning men and women who are im@@ mer@@ sed in imp@@ ro@@ ving this world .
Paul no@@ ted : “ I rec@@ ol@@ le@@ ct the faith which is in you without any h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y , and which d@@ wel@@ t first in your gr@@ and@@ mother Lo@@ is and your mother E@@ un@@ ice , but which I am confid@@ ent is also in you . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 1 : 5 .
A “ S@@ ang@@ oma ” thro@@ ws b@@ ones to divine the cause of a pati@@ ent@@ ’s problems
We need to gain and re@@ tain acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of Jehovah and his purpose .
T@@ ak@@ ing On R@@ es@@ pon@@ si@@ bility in the C@@ ongreg@@ ation
What should we recogn@@ ize regarding our appro@@ ach to God ?
D@@ U@@ R@@ IN@@ G a ma@@ j@@ or cam@@ pa@@ ign against d@@ ru@@ g a@@ bu@@ se , young people in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates were ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed : “ Just say no . ”
The Greek ter@@ m transl@@ ated “ control ” at C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 15 is rel@@ ated to the word for the u@@ mpi@@ re who a@@ war@@ ded the pri@@ ze in the a@@ th@@ le@@ tic cont@@ ests of those days .
A@@ no@@ ther f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c@@ ation , con@@ co@@ cted cen@@ tu@@ ries later , is the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of the so - called holy Tr@@ in@@ ity , which makes the as@@ ser@@ tion that Jesus is both Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God and the Son of God .
Christian elders today have a very bus@@ y sc@@ he@@ du@@ le , making da@@ ily Bible reading a chall@@ enge .
H@@ or@@ ace , a po@@ et of the first century B.C.E . , said that cont@@ est@@ ants “ ab@@ sta@@ ined from women and w@@ ine ” to “ re@@ ach the long@@ ed - for go@@ al . ” And according to Bible scho@@ la@@ r F .
L@@ it@@ tle did I know that from that m@@ om@@ ent on , my life was going to change .
“ If we have become un@@ ited with him in the lik@@ en@@ ess of his death , ” wrote Paul , “ we shall certainly also be un@@ ited with him in the lik@@ en@@ ess of his resurrection . ”
Why not make the effort to see what is involved in the way of life that God wants us to lead and then find deli@@ ght in doing his will ?
Are you suffering bit@@ ter op@@ position or even persecu@@ tion ?
Are you having “ pl@@ ent@@ y to do ” in this har@@ v@@ est work ? ​ — 1 C@@ or .
The author@@ ities told us , “ We are sure that once you A@@ mer@@ ic@@ ans are g@@ one , all you have buil@@ t will go to pi@@ e@@ ces . ”
How might I use it to help others ? ’
He respon@@ ded well and really appreci@@ ated lear@@ ning about Jehovah’s purpose for man and the earth .
Abra@@ m showed reli@@ ance on Jehovah in res@@ cu@@ ing his ne@@ p@@ he@@ w Lo@@ t
If we do this and keep our mind ali@@ gn@@ ed with Jehovah’s Word , we will think st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght and act wis@@ ely .
But what was Paul’s purpose in writ@@ ing them ?
For example , an ele@@ c@@ tri@@ c sto@@ ve can be made to gener@@ ate he@@ at , a com@@ pu@@ ter to pro@@ c@@ ess information , and a tel@@ ev@@ ision set to pro@@ du@@ ce i@@ ma@@ ges and s@@ ound .
Many are af@@ ra@@ id of what the future may hold .
One cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er descri@@ bes his first vis@@ it to R@@ o@@ bin@@ son C@@ r@@ us@@ o@@ e :
E@@ ven@@ tually , I began to tra@@ v@@ el ab@@ ro@@ ad with Na@@ than .
Bar@@ r , a long@@ time member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , gave the princi@@ p@@ al talk of the pro@@ gra@@ m .
H@@ ere Israel is com@@ pared to a small child .
One of the elders reve@@ als to John the id@@ ent@@ ity of the great crow@@ d .
On@@ ce mankind is brought to per@@ fe@@ ction , no one will su@@ ff@@ er de@@ pres@@ sion , disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement , or tra@@ ge@@ dy .
H@@ ere , too , Jehovah can help us , just as Jesus showed by conclu@@ ding the mo@@ de@@ l prayer with a vital re@@ qu@@ est .
J@@ on : I gu@@ ess th@@ at@@ ’s tal@@ king about God .
How does God strengthen us when we face vari@@ ous tri@@ als ?
What war@@ n@@ ings are given regarding sac@@ red service ?
What an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent public service that was !
What a mi@@ gh@@ ty witness about God’s Kingdom is being given in all nations before this syst@@ em@@ ’s end comes ! That is des@@ pite the fact that Satan is “ the go@@ d of this system of things . ”
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are for the preci@@ ous tru@@ ths in Jehovah’s inspired Word !
; Ma@@ in , S .
Per@@ haps that is why they are sur@@ pris@@ ed to learn that Jesus . . .
He c@@ atch@@ es others by prom@@ o@@ ting gre@@ ed , pri@@ de , and materi@@ al@@ ism .
Wh@@ ere necess@@ ary , s@@ inc@@ ere a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ es are certainly in order , along with any other action that can reason@@ ab@@ ly be taken toward set@@ ting matters st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght .
Da@@ y T@@ w@@ o — A@@ de@@ qu@@ ately Q@@ u@@ ali@@ fied to T@@ each O@@ thers
T@@ en@@ th S@@ t . J@@ U@@ L@@ Y 27 - 29
She sacrific@@ ed her n@@ atur@@ al desi@@ res for a husband and children in order to serve Jehovah .
Such f@@ indi@@ ng@@ s re@@ in@@ for@@ ce the value of the princi@@ ple set out by Jesus : “ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ” ​ — Acts 20 : 35 .
I told him I would read the is@@ sue , but later I went to the rest@@ ro@@ om and t@@ ore the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine in small pi@@ e@@ ces and th@@ re@@ w them into the tr@@ as@@ h bi@@ n .
For they are saying , ‘ Jehovah is not see@@ ing us . Jehovah has left the land . ’ ”
How does Jehovah de@@ f@@ end those in “ the ten@@ ts of Juda@@ h ” and keep them from stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing ?
F@@ o@@ re@@ ign - language congregations and grou@@ ps can benefit great@@ ly from the example of older brothers and sisters .
He@@ al@@ th Pro@@ ble@@ ms P@@ res@@ ent a Ch@@ all@@ enge
To do his Fa@@ ther’s will and to bring sal@@ vation to mankind , God’s Son will@@ ingly left his gl@@ ori@@ ous heavenly position and became a low@@ ly human on earth .
No doubt they were disc@@ oura@@ ged .
With fellow pione@@ ers Jo@@ e and Mar@@ ga@@ re@@ t H@@ ar@@ t
Many Witnesses have sp@@ ent time in pris@@ on for main@@ tain@@ ing their Christian stand
He s@@ mil@@ es back and we continue on our way .
The gu@@ ar@@ ds went st@@ ra@@ igh@@ ta@@ way to the temple , took the apostles back into cu@@ sto@@ dy , and brought them to cour@@ t . ​ — Acts 5 : 17 - 27 .
Then they received a tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne call from the co@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ or of the body of elders in the parents ’ congregation .
In time , Joseph became Egy@@ p@@ t’s pri@@ me minis@@ ter ​ — second in power only to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h .
I@@ ’@@ m cont@@ ent with the n@@ ine I still have . ’
Sa@@ ys 17 - year - old M@@ on@@ i@@ que : “ I have been ho@@ l@@ ding back on baptism for fear of not being able to live up to my dedic@@ ation . ”
Because we trust in Jehovah , we have his fav@@ or and great joy as we confid@@ ently do his will .
Since then , Satan has ma@@ st@@ er@@ min@@ ded the develop@@ ment of enti@@ re in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions of dec@@ ep@@ tion to lead people en mas@@ se into en@@ m@@ ity with God .
She may have been one of the “ many other women , who were minis@@ ter@@ ing to them [ Jesus and the apostles ] from their bel@@ ong@@ ings . ” ​ — Luke 8 : 1 - 3 .
How powerful the fear of God can be !
Yes , wise pers@@ ons — young and old — will em@@ br@@ ace discipl@@ ine based on God’s Word , the Bible , because doing so will , in the long ru@@ n , pre@@ serve their life .
A good number of people than@@ k God da@@ ily for the gift of life .
Many people are already benef@@ iting from living by Jehovah’s righteous requi@@ re@@ ments .
“ TH@@ E Son of man came , not to be minis@@ tered to , but to minis@@ ter and to give his soul a ransom in ex@@ change for many , ” Jesus Christ told his apostles .
The as@@ ser@@ tion was that God had not told Adam and E@@ ve the truth .
The time until his arri@@ val was me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed in we@@ ek@@ s of years , meaning that each “ we@@ ek ” was se@@ ven years long .
Saul was no longer so ‘ little in his own eyes . ’
This inclu@@ des God’s prophe@@ tic promise indic@@ ating that a special “ off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing ” would pla@@ y a vital ro@@ le in set@@ t@@ ling the is@@ sue of uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
On@@ ly Lo@@ t and his daugh@@ ters , who stu@@ ck close to him , sur@@ vi@@ ved .
He is a@@ ware of what ac@@ tually took place and of the efforts the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m put for@@ th to fi@@ ght off her att@@ ac@@ k@@ er .
He is a real friend to me , and I de@@ arly love him . ”
The Jewish p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ ms present came from Par@@ th@@ ia , Me@@ dia , E@@ la@@ m , M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia , C@@ ap@@ pa@@ do@@ ci@@ a , P@@ on@@ tu@@ s , A@@ sia , Ph@@ r@@ y@@ gi@@ a , P@@ am@@ ph@@ y@@ li@@ a , Egy@@ pt , Li@@ b@@ ya , R@@ ome , C@@ re@@ te , and A@@ ra@@ bia .
For example , in coun@@ tri@@ es rac@@ ked by ci@@ vi@@ l war or where the preaching work is ban@@ ned , travel@@ ing overse@@ ers and their wi@@ ves have ris@@ ked their life and fre@@ e@@ dom in order to vis@@ it congregations .
How are Jehovah’s people respon@@ ding to Jesus ’ words about preaching the good news ?
For example , the apostle Paul wrote to anointed Christians in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a : “ As a father does his children , we kept ex@@ hor@@ ting each one of you , and cons@@ ol@@ ing and be@@ aring witness to you , to the end that you should go on wal@@ king wor@@ th@@ ily of God who is c@@ all@@ ing you to his kingdom and glory . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess .
• What can parents do to help their children pa@@ y attention at the meetings ?
And what a privilege it will be for the “ great crow@@ d ” of Jehovah’s servants who sur@@ vi@@ ve the end of this wicked system of things to wel@@ come and instru@@ ct those resur@@ rec@@ ted to life on earth ! ​ — Re@@ v .
The out@@ p@@ our@@ ing of holy spirit on that occasi@@ on in the first century mar@@ ked a m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous change in God’s deal@@ ings with his servants .
He always gives us the things we need . ”
I take to heart King Davi@@ d’s words : “ H@@ op@@ e in Jehovah ; be coura@@ ge@@ ous and strong of heart . ”
No@@ tice that no@@ ne of the ver@@ ses are set out as rul@@ es , such as “ you must not . . . ”
In other words , after set@@ ting a spiritual go@@ al , we should enjoy the st@@ ep@@ s we take that lead to fulfill@@ ing the go@@ al .
TH@@ E A@@ D@@ MI@@ N@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ R@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N AN@@ D I@@ T@@ S W@@ O@@ R@@ K
I felt that I ow@@ ed him a de@@ b@@ t of gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for all that he has done for me .
No@@ v@@ ember 30 , 200@@ 9 – De@@ c@@ ember 6 , 200@@ 9
It invol@@ ves doing things both for God and for people .
J@@ ON@@ A@@ TH@@ A@@ N , a K@@ o@@ re@@ an - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can , was a vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of rac@@ i@@ al pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce as a child .
His wife , K@@ end@@ r@@ a , wanted him to accept the invit@@ ation .
We have made so many friends along the way , and we l@@ ack nothing .
* Thus , according to that al@@ ter@@ n@@ ate rend@@ ering , the new bir@@ th origin@@ ates “ from a@@ bo@@ ve ” ​ — that is , “ from heaven , ” or “ from the Father . ”
What can help us to end@@ ure coura@@ ge@@ ously des@@ pite any tri@@ bul@@ ations or tri@@ als we face ?
They are taught that God is a my@@ st@@ er@@ y , that he is un@@ kno@@ wa@@ ble , or that he is c@@ ru@@ el .
“ Si@@ mil@@ ar r@@ ites , ” claim@@ s the book Jesus and His World , “ can be ob@@ served in many religi@@ ons , past and present , ac@@ ro@@ ss ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ cal and cul@@ tural b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries . ”
Hence , as of Joh@@ n@@ ’s day , Satan had not yet been c@@ ast down to earth .
Sa@@ ying something false to someone who is ent@@ it@@ led to know the truth .
W@@ ar@@ ning examples in the Bible re@@ mind us that je@@ al@@ ous@@ y can de@@ pri@@ ve us of the pri@@ ze .
On@@ ly with great difficul@@ ty did the brothers per@@ su@@ a@@ de him to keep the money .
“ My word that go@@ es for@@ th from my m@@ ou@@ th . . . will have certain succ@@ ess in that for which I have sent it . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A .
5 : 6 , 7 .
So Jesus by then was no longer a ba@@ by in a m@@ anger ; he was a child living with Joseph and M@@ ary in a house !
Yes , the t@@ ong@@ ue needs to be contro@@ l@@ led .
W@@ E O@@ U@@ G@@ H@@ T to accept the sa@@ y@@ ings of God’s only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , Jesus Christ , and apply them in our life .
What is the high@@ est form of love ?
He evid@@ ently gave in to pres@@ sure .
In time , the C@@ ar@@ l@@ y@@ le C@@ ongreg@@ ation was form@@ ed , and we were happy to have had a share in this .
To others , Jesus was just a man who through his ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary life and teachings inspired sever@@ al faith@@ s that ev@@ en@@ tually were en@@ vel@@ op@@ ed into Christi@@ an@@ ity .
We want to be wor@@ thy , hum@@ ble servants of God .
This requi@@ res that we help our Bible stud@@ ent to devel@@ op spiritu@@ ality .
Thus , arrang@@ ements were made for Paul and a few others to go to Jerusalem and ask the Christian gover@@ ning body to res@@ ol@@ ve the is@@ sue once and for all . ​ — Acts 15 : 1 , 2 , 24 .
Lo@@ y@@ al att@@ ach@@ ment to Jehovah is the mo@@ tiv@@ ating for@@ ce be@@ h@@ ind such de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion .
“ The R@@ o@@ ck , perfect is his activ@@ ity , ” said Moses , “ for all his ways are justice . ”
Thus , Moses and A@@ ar@@ on were instru@@ cted to say to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h : “ This is what Jehovah the God of Israel says , ‘ S@@ end my people away so that they may c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate a fes@@ ti@@ val to me in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness . ’ ” ​ — E@@ x .
It will show how the resurrection hope streng@@ th@@ ens us to be integrity - keep@@ ers and helps us to devel@@ op the spirit of self - sacrifice .
( a ) What do the let@@ ters to the se@@ ven congregations in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or reve@@ al about Jesus ?
Fir@@ st we attend@@ ed the inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity .
As@@ soci@@ ating comm@@ on sense with experience in life , a S@@ wis@@ s po@@ et stated : “ Com@@ m@@ on sense is . . . com@@ posed of experience and pre@@ vision [ fore@@ sight ] . ”
Because A@@ ris@@ t@@ ar@@ ch@@ us and G@@ a@@ i@@ us wal@@ ked in Jehovah’s ways , they had God - given strength and courage to end@@ ure persecu@@ tion .
Per@@ haps he will contr@@ ast it with the old person@@ ality that his wife used to have .
The father im@@ medi@@ ately ge@@ ts ang@@ ry , thinking back to the many times the bo@@ y put off doing his ho@@ me@@ work .
For example , refle@@ ct on the l@@ ist of beli@@ ef@@ s cl@@ ari@@ fied that was refer@@ red to in the pre@@ ce@@ ding par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph .
In ad@@ dition , keep spiritually a@@ wa@@ ke by mat@@ ch@@ ing up cur@@ r@@ ent news it@@ em@@ s with as@@ pe@@ cts of the si@@ gn and other char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s of “ the last days . ” ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
Since liter@@ ac@@ y is low on the Al@@ ti@@ pl@@ an@@ o , W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er vi@@ de@@ o@@ s and c@@ as@@ set@@ te recor@@ ding@@ s in local langu@@ ages are a great a@@ id ​ — even for con@@ duc@@ ting home Bible stu@@ dies .
Who will be inclu@@ ded in the group that Paul called “ the un@@ righteous ” ?
Th@@ ough not allow@@ ed “ as an o@@ ffering made by fi@@ re , ” it was inclu@@ ded among “ the fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its of . . . the pro@@ du@@ ce of the field . ”
After the me@@ al , we f@@ et@@ ched more water for ba@@ thing .
God’s appointed R@@ ul@@ er will act in be@@ half of the po@@ or and the low@@ ly .
“ I would have lik@@ ed to continue with you until God’s promised new world . . . , but as it cannot be , I have asked him to help you so that you can be faithful , as you have been .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 8@@ 3 , 7@@ 6
For one thing , they prom@@ o@@ ted e@@ qu@@ ality among c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens ​ — a princi@@ ple taught by Rom@@ an st@@ at@@ es@@ man C@@ ic@@ er@@ o .
In 195@@ 5 , I married Li@@ dia , who@@ se baptism talk I had given se@@ ven years ear@@ li@@ er .
The early Christians kept in st@@ ep with the spiritual en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment provided through div@@ in@@ ely inspired let@@ ters .
I appreci@@ ate the encourag@@ ement found at 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 16 : 9 : ‘ The eyes of Jehovah are ro@@ ving about through all the earth to show his strength in be@@ half of those who@@ se heart is complete toward him . ’ ”
Our in@@ ner respon@@ se to praise reve@@ als which s@@ ort of glory we are see@@ king . ​ — Pro@@ v .
S@@ O@@ M@@ E time ag@@ o , cri@@ min@@ al cour@@ ts in a W@@ es@@ ter@@ n land accepted fa@@ ul@@ ty evidence against two men acc@@ used of mu@@ r@@ der and sen@@ ten@@ ced them to death .
“ T@@ ake her and go , ” they say , “ and let her become a wife to the son of your ma@@ ster , just as Jehovah has spo@@ ken . ”
The Bible id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es the S@@ ource of Solom@@ on@@ ’s wisdom by st@@ ating : “ All the people of the earth were see@@ king the face of Solomon to hear his wisdom that God had put in his heart . ” ​ — 1 K@@ i .
A L@@ and in T@@ ur@@ mo@@ il
Thus , Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or Bar@@ as@@ h su@@ gg@@ ests : “ In a hu@@ ge uni@@ verse that is devo@@ id of purpose and un@@ car@@ ing about people , it is the human pro@@ ject to give meaning to our lives by the free , consci@@ ous , in@@ ten@@ tional cho@@ ic@@ es we make . ”
After C@@ le@@ vel@@ and qu@@ ali@@ fied to become a publi@@ sh@@ er of the good news , he found great joy in the ministry , using God’s Word to help others .
What a fine spirit of love and gener@@ os@@ ity !
B@@ as@@ ic@@ ally , there is no dist@@ inc@@ tion between what is just and what is right . Lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally , since Jehovah is the ul@@ tim@@ ate stan@@ d@@ ard of righteousness , his view of matters will always be just .
It was also under Jeho@@ i@@ a@@ da@@ ’s guid@@ ance that Jeho@@ as@@ h rest@@ ored temple ser@@ vi@@ ces and car@@ ri@@ ed out much - needed temple re@@ pa@@ ir work .
The kind of teaching that Paul had in mind is not the m@@ ere imp@@ ar@@ ting of knowledge .
He beg@@ ged the medi@@ u@@ m to “ bring up Samuel ” from the dead .
However , Christians are not under the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law or requi@@ red to follow it .
ON@@ E day near the end of sum@@ m@@ er , we heard a dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement cr@@ ac@@ k@@ ling over the ra@@ di@@ o : H@@ it@@ l@@ er@@ ’s ar@@ mi@@ es had mar@@ ched into P@@ ol@@ and .
The prophet E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el served among the stu@@ b@@ born Jewish ex@@ il@@ es in Babyl@@ on .
If they were to be succ@@ ess@@ ful as min@@ isters and servants of God , they would have to apply di@@ lig@@ ently what they had learned from Jesus , both in preaching and teaching public@@ ly about God’s wonderful good news and in deal@@ ing with family and friends .
They were the only nation given God’s “ word ” and “ his regul@@ ations and judg@@ ments . ”
We should not allow a “ po@@ is@@ on@@ ous ro@@ o@@ t , ” or any in the congregation who find fa@@ ul@@ t with the way things are done , to pre@@ v@@ ent us from ‘ making st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght pa@@ ths for our fe@@ et . ’
The last time I was here , we tal@@ ked about why Jehovah’s Witnesses say that God’s Kingdom began rul@@ ing in 1914 .
Like al@@ p@@ ine tre@@ es that succ@@ ess@@ fully we@@ ather st@@ or@@ ms for cen@@ tu@@ ries , we can stand our gr@@ ound if we are ro@@ o@@ ted in Christ and dep@@ end on the power that God imp@@ ar@@ ts .
Su@@ b@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , I was accepted as a stud@@ ent , and I attend@@ ed the 1@@ 6@@ th class , held in 19@@ 50 .
If we are God’s servants with an earthly hope , we have not been anointed with holy spirit .
The 20@@ th century has been called one of the b@@ loo@@ di@@ est cen@@ tu@@ ries human@@ ity has ever known .
“ When my husband su@@ d@@ den@@ ly left me 18 months ag@@ o , I felt a sa@@ dness come over me .
In the pre@@ face to his “ New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent , ” he wrote : “ E@@ very God - fe@@ aring Christian needs to read the Ho@@ ly Bible ” so that he “ be@@ comes an imit@@ at@@ or of Christ and obedi@@ ent to [ his ] teaching . ”
Yet , if we “ listen to discipl@@ ine , ” we can become re@@ conc@@ iled to Jehovah .
My husband at first op@@ posed my taking the children to congregation meetings .
N@@ E@@ W P@@ U@@ B@@ L@@ I@@ C@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N
Th@@ r@@ ough the prophet H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i , Jehovah indic@@ ated that the preaching of the good news of God’s Kingdom would be car@@ ri@@ ed out worl@@ d@@ wide .
At first , Jesus ign@@ ored the woman .
Tru@@ e , he was high@@ ly reg@@ ar@@ ded here .
F@@ ru@@ str@@ ated with this d@@ el@@ a@@ y , Al@@ me@@ i@@ da sent a cop@@ y of his man@@ us@@ crip@@ t to the Ne@@ ther@@ lands to be publi@@ shed without the re@@ vis@@ ers ’ knowledge .
We lived near How@@ ell , M@@ ic@@ hi@@ g@@ an , in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
The account recorded in Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us states : “ Jehovah said to [ Moses ] : ‘ What is that in your hand ? ’
W@@ ell , our dist@@ ri@@ ct overse@@ er , Bro@@ ther J@@ ack Na@@ than , kept us all bus@@ y and happy .
If you try to do everything yourself , you may we@@ ar yourself out and de@@ pri@@ ve your family of the time you could o@@ ther@@ wise sp@@ end with them .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , The@@ op@@ h@@ il@@ us had heard the message about Jesus and was inter@@ ested in it .
Like James , you will experience the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s promise : “ The name of Jehovah is a strong tower .
( b ) What does trust invol@@ ve , and what should be our fir@@ m res@@ ol@@ ve ?
His words have proved true .
▪ Many have read Jesus ’ com@@ for@@ ting words : “ God loved the world so much that he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , in order that ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might not be destro@@ yed but have everlasting life . ”
O@@ ther Bible transl@@ ations call this pro@@ c@@ ess “ fu@@ t@@ ile , ” or “ poin@@ t@@ less . ”
The same of@@ fic@@ er also explained to us how the sol@@ di@@ ers knew who we were and where we were lo@@ c@@ ated .
One refer@@ ence work expla@@ ins that the ro@@ o@@ t ver@@ b of the expres@@ sion “ spe@@ e@@ ding up ” here means “ ‘ to make ha@@ st@@ e ’ and is thus clo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated to ‘ to be ze@@ al@@ ous , ac@@ tive , concer@@ ned about something . ’ ”
But Jesus also loved the tru@@ ths he taught .
Instead of tru@@ sting in God’s word through Isaiah , faith@@ less A@@ ha@@ z en@@ tered into a disa@@ str@@ ous p@@ act with the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans , which ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely led to Juda@@ h’s being op@@ pres@@ sed by them .
After qu@@ o@@ ting 1 Corinthians 15 : 27 , 28 , he reas@@ oned : “ He who sub@@ je@@ cted ( all things ) , and He to whom they were sub@@ je@@ cted ​ — must necess@@ ar@@ ily be two different Be@@ ings . ”
“ I have read the book of Matthew many times before , ” said a sister in her 8@@ 0 ’ s , “ but the ver@@ tic@@ al st@@ y@@ le and the sub@@ he@@ adi@@ ng@@ s helped me to understand the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount more fully . ”
In the Lu@@ gu@@ fu cam@@ p , there are 7 congregations , with a to@@ tal of 6@@ 5@@ 9 ac@@ tive Christians .
What kind of ri@@ ches did Jesus give his disciples ?
Daniel tel@@ ls us : “ During that time M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el [ Jesus Christ ] will stand up [ at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on ] , the great prin@@ ce who is standing [ since 1914 ] in be@@ half of your people .
Mark did not give up !
In 20@@ 13 the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al attend@@ ance was 5@@ 70
L@@ ater , in the first century C.E . , those words were rec@@ al@@ led by no@@ ne other than God’s own Son , Jesus .
Some have pray@@ ed for direction .
Then , on A@@ pri@@ l 9 , 19@@ 40 , Ger@@ man tro@@ op@@ s occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed D@@ en@@ mar@@ k .
Many feel the need for help , like an or@@ c@@ hi@@ d gro@@ wer who needs ad@@ vice from an ex@@ per@@ t .
Many people expres@@ s similar sen@@ ti@@ ments .
O@@ f@@ ten , Bible standards on mor@@ ality are put asi@@ de to make ro@@ om for the so - called new mor@@ ality .
Jesus also used the fi@@ g t@@ ree to teach an important less@@ on about his pres@@ ence .
We really enjo@@ yed ra@@ ising our daugh@@ ters and always tri@@ ed to do things as a family .
The Bible does not tell us , but one point is clear : The wi@@ do@@ w did not acc@@ use God of any un@@ righteousness .
What may be done if you have a number of children and live in an are@@ a where ex@@ p@@ en@@ se makes it imp@@ os@@ sible for all of them to atten@@ d a for@@ ma@@ l school ?
When Z@@ er@@ ah the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an came against Juda@@ h , why could A@@ sa pray with confidence that Jehovah would deli@@ ver Juda@@ h ?
What teachings of Jesus became clear to Peter only after his ano@@ in@@ ting ?
This expres@@ sion was f@@ it@@ ting because those who became followers of Christ ad@@ her@@ ed to a man@@ ner of life that cen@@ tered on faith in Jesus Christ and on imit@@ ating his example . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
A@@ m I pra@@ ying , reading God’s Word , atten@@ ding congregation meetings , and sh@@ aring in the ministry as often as possible ?
It will not keep on su@@ sta@@ ining it@@ self in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely .
Why did God s@@ we@@ ar to Abraham that His promises would come true ?
Because of the bad example of the pri@@ ests , the Jews began to view service to God as of little value .
How does the spirit of the world influ@@ ence individuals ?
A U@@ se@@ ful Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation A@@ id
As Christians , we have a responsi@@ bility to help them find the ans@@ wers to such questions .
E@@ ach mor@@ ning , members of the Con@@ ven@@ tion Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e left their of@@ fice to me@@ et with city of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als .
God did this in the sense that the blessing called for by such pri@@ ests would turn out to be a cur@@ se .
Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es already ful@@ filled give us a s@@ ound bas@@ is for faith in God .
For instance , does he return bor@@ ro@@ wed it@@ em@@ s as promised and does he keep ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments p@@ un@@ c@@ tually ?
How can we take advan@@ ta@@ ge of the prote@@ ction God provi@@ des ?
In sel@@ e@@ cting an ani@@ ma@@ l for sacrifice , he did not have to cho@@ ose one that was bl@@ ind , l@@ ame , or si@@ ck .
E@@ m@@ bit@@ tered by the fac@@ tional stru@@ gg@@ les within the ch@@ urch and at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted by re@@ form@@ ation mo@@ v@@ ements in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , he may have vis@@ ited Gen@@ ev@@ a , then under the s@@ way of C@@ al@@ v@@ in@@ ism .
And most people cannot expla@@ in why humans have a strong desire to live forever .
W@@ ould we not accom@@ pl@@ ish more by main@@ tain@@ ing regul@@ ar cont@@ act with him ? ’
A to@@ p U@@ .@@ S . of@@ fi@@ cial pra@@ ised this action as giving “ a new le@@ v@@ el of en@@ er@@ gy ” to the coun@@ ter@@ ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism effort .
It will be ob@@ served and appreci@@ ated .
D@@ ep@@ en@@ ding on your circumstances , it may be ad@@ vis@@ able to look into get@@ ting at le@@ ast some part - time help from health - care prof@@ es@@ sion@@ als or commun@@ ity ag@@ en@@ ci@@ es if a@@ vail@@ able .
( b ) Why do wise parents end@@ e@@ av@@ or to in@@ still a who@@ les@@ ome fear in their children ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , many ver@@ sions do say that S@@ te@@ ph@@ en “ pray@@ ed ” to Jesus .
We must re@@ in in , or control , our thinking and feelings and imitate the way Jehovah thin@@ ks , feel@@ s , and ac@@ ts .
The prof@@ ess@@ or said that p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ gy teach@@ es that people who cannot make decisions ten@@ d to be self - des@@ tru@@ ctive .
How com@@ for@@ ting to know that within the congregation , we can find those who will s@@ tic@@ k clo@@ s@@ er to us than a liter@@ al brother ! ​ — Pro@@ v .
The Ju@@ ly 8 , 200@@ 2 , is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke ! with artic@@ les about the po@@ li@@ ce and their work was wi@@ d@@ ely dist@@ ribu@@ ted to po@@ lic@@ em@@ en in P@@ ort - au - P@@ r@@ in@@ ce .
So@@ on , God’s Kingdom will take action against all op@@ pos@@ ers of God’s rule .
How do you feel about all that the cl@@ er@@ gy have done in the name of God ?
Paul even spoke of personal ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ an@@ ces who had left the truth .
He said that while godly wisdom is most important , we must also “ ac@@ qui@@ re understanding , ” which invol@@ ves com@@ bin@@ ing is@@ ol@@ ated fac@@ ts and then see@@ ing how they rel@@ ate to one another so as to gr@@ as@@ p the imp@@ ort of a matter .
Since that time , people had only got wor@@ se , ru@@ ining the earth and f@@ ill@@ ing it with viol@@ ence .
O@@ ver time , study will be both e@@ asi@@ er and more ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble !
; P@@ ach@@ o , T .
C@@ ould the health is@@ sue be temp@@ or@@ ary , one with which some in the parents ’ congregation would be happy to help ? ​ — Pro@@ v .
A M@@ y@@ st@@ eri@@ ous De@@ cl@@ ine
My refu@@ s@@ al ear@@ ned me 24 h@@ our@@ s in what can only be descri@@ bed as a bl@@ ack ho@@ le .
H@@ ist@@ ori@@ ans de@@ b@@ ate whether he ac@@ tually began the re@@ building work and if he did , what ca@@ used the work to be a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned .
A@@ ir pol@@ lu@@ tion and ac@@ id ra@@ in .
Rather , the ho@@ li@@ day se@@ as@@ on be@@ comes mer@@ ely a time for recei@@ ving gi@@ f@@ ts , an exc@@ use for a par@@ ty that may inclu@@ de conduct that di@@ sh@@ on@@ ors Christ , or pri@@ mar@@ ily a reason for a family re@@ uni@@ on .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually speaking , many ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ go@@ ers have been left be@@ w@@ il@@ der@@ ed and dis@@ ori@@ ented , ques@@ tion@@ ing the value of the guid@@ ance that they have received .
When B@@ en - ha@@ da@@ d b@@ ra@@ g@@ ged about destro@@ ying Sam@@ ari@@ a , Israel@@ ’s king ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ Do not let one gi@@ r@@ ding on [ his ar@@ m@@ or in pre@@ par@@ ation for bat@@ tle ] bo@@ ast about himself like one un@@ fa@@ st@@ ening ” his ar@@ m@@ or after re@@ tur@@ ning vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous from bat@@ tle .
S@@ et@@ ting spiritual pri@@ or@@ ities is help@@ ful in cop@@ ing with disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments
Wor@@ king too hard or too long is , in fact , coun@@ ter@@ pro@@ duc@@ tive ​ — a va@@ in “ stri@@ ving after the w@@ ind . ”
Your parents may not have the wisdom of Solomon or the pati@@ ence of Job .
F@@ in@@ ding time for personal and family study may prove to be a chall@@ enge for some of us .
However , no matter how s@@ ound our reason@@ ing may be , not ever@@ yone will be con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed .
If you are dis@@ mis@@ sive or say something dem@@ e@@ an@@ ing , a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze im@@ medi@@ ately .
But does that really mean that the Creator of the va@@ st uni@@ verse is un@@ able to rec@@ all the sin@@ s he has for@@ given ?
We view building and main@@ tain@@ ing Kingdom H@@ alls , As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ alls , and branch fac@@ il@@ ities as a great privilege .
Be@@ fore we left on our 14 - day vo@@ y@@ age by ste@@ am@@ er , a respon@@ sible brother at Bethel told me : “ N@@ ine sing@@ le mission@@ ary sisters will tra@@ v@@ el with you and your wife to B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
This takes good pl@@ an@@ ning .
On the other hand , you may already have certain beli@@ ef@@ s concer@@ ning your future .
But Paul encoura@@ ged the brothers to show love in an even greater way .
It is prom@@ o@@ ted on tel@@ ev@@ ision , on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t , at work , or at school .
Those who make the life - al@@ ter@@ ing decision to serve Jehovah and who s@@ tic@@ k to that decision find that Jehovah fulfill@@ s all his promises .
How can parents help their children to become fine servants of Jehovah ?
“ Let all . . . s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing and a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch be taken away from you ”
16 , 17 . ( a ) Wh@@ ere can you find en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ing com@@ ments on the righ@@ ts mentioned at 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 4 : 6 ?
The pris@@ on of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als knew that we could be tru@@ sted .
Their doing so , however , requi@@ red that they not become disc@@ oura@@ ged because of what Paul was experi@@ enc@@ ing .
Ha@@ ving form@@ ed the first human from the du@@ st of the gr@@ ound , he is also able to re - cre@@ ate a dead person .
C@@ op@@ ing With Ne@@ g@@ ative F@@ e@@ el@@ ings , 4 / 15
Let us exam@@ ine the evidence that both Jehovah God and Jesus Christ have complete confidence in the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave .
W@@ ould you r@@ us@@ h over and give them a good talk based on what you think about on the way ? ”
• What does God ex@@ pect of those taking the lead among his people ?
What H@@ el@@ ped M@@ e to En@@ du@@ re
L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing when someone is up@@ set with us can be challeng@@ ing , for our n@@ atur@@ al inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation is to de@@ f@@ end ourselves .
“ What a Be@@ au@@ ti@@ ful W@@ om@@ an You Are ” ( S@@ ar@@ ah ) , No . 3 What Is Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on ? No .
* They do not allow class dist@@ inc@@ tions to cur@@ ta@@ il the respect their fellow believers and others deser@@ ve . ​ — Read James 2 : 1 - 4 .
Lo@@ ok for guid@@ ance from the Bible
F@@ in@@ i@@ shed ro@@ ad wi@@ d@@ th could re@@ ach a to@@ tal of 33 fe@@ et [ 10 m ] , including fo@@ o@@ t@@ pa@@ ths on both si@@ des .
Of course , fac@@ ed with the lo@@ ss of a loved one , you may be stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to cop@@ e with your own emo@@ tions ; you may feel angu@@ i@@ shed and pre@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed .
What did Jehovah point for@@ ward to through Jac@@ o@@ b ?
How can we imitate A@@ sa in doing good ? ​ — 1 K@@ i . 15 : 14 .
By rema@@ ining mor@@ ally cha@@ st@@ e , we make the Su@@ pre@@ me One rejo@@ ice . ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 .
For our prayers to be fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly heard , we must not re@@ ject the counsel of God’s Word .
But where would we find truly vi@@ r@@ tu@@ ous individuals ?
Those sent re@@ pres@@ ented the G@@ ent@@ ile congregations before the holy ones in Jerusalem .
The Christian mate res@@ ists the temp@@ tation to re@@ pa@@ y an un@@ kind word or act with another un@@ kindness .
Some rul@@ ers have tri@@ ed to set up their own form of St@@ ate religion , pres@@ sur@@ ing their sub@@ je@@ cts to com@@ p@@ ly .
Jehovah God is called the R@@ o@@ ck at De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 32 : 4 , yet his Word al@@ lo@@ ws for fle@@ xi@@ bility in that it was written for all language grou@@ ps and cul@@ tures ​ — y@@ es , for all mankind .
E@@ ver@@ yone needs to listen to fine counsel and to he@@ ed it .
Yet , some say that the valu@@ es of parents and soci@@ ety in gener@@ al need to be ad@@ ju@@ sted .
[ Ma@@ p on page 17 ]
Some Witnesses in n@@ ur@@ sing ho@@ m@@ es have also been offered food that their conscience would not allow them to e@@ at .
4 , 5 . ( a ) How do many people respon@@ d in some par@@ ts of the world ?
When Paul wrote about “ those who have never married , ” he f@@ ran@@ k@@ ly ad@@ mit@@ ted : “ I have no comm@@ and from the Lord , but I give my op@@ in@@ ion . ” ​ — Matthew 19 : 11 ; 1 Corinthians 7 : 25 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
The apostle Paul sum@@ m@@ ed up the benef@@ its of set@@ ting go@@ als and end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to re@@ ach them when he wrote : “ The way I am r@@ un@@ ning is not un@@ certainly ; the way I am direc@@ ting my b@@ lo@@ ws is so as not to be str@@ ik@@ ing the a@@ ir . ”
What can we learn by com@@ par@@ ing Joh@@ n@@ ’s vision of the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast , Dani@@ el@@ ’s account of the fe@@ ar@@ some be@@ ast that had ten hor@@ ns , and Dani@@ el@@ ’s inter@@ pre@@ tation of the im@@ men@@ se i@@ ma@@ ge ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , in our preaching work , we should be mo@@ des@@ t and dis@@ cre@@ et about how we talk to others .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , servants of God who real@@ ized that the angels were there to support them found such knowledge very encourag@@ ing .
Many Bi@@ bl@@ es are wor@@ ded similar to the liter@@ al ver@@ sion by R@@ ob@@ er@@ t Y@@ oung : “ This c@@ up is the new covenant in my blood . ”
4@@ 5 : 13 , 14@@ a ​ — Who is “ the k@@ ing@@ ’s daugh@@ ter ” who “ will be brought to the king ” ?
• For what reas@@ ons and with what mo@@ tive do we share in Kingdom preaching and disci@@ ple making ?
He was cons@@ crip@@ ted into the Ger@@ man ar@@ my soon after World W@@ ar I@@ I bro@@ ke out in 19@@ 39 .
On one occasi@@ on in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , David refu@@ sed to allow A@@ bi@@ sh@@ a@@ i to har@@ m s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing King Saul , saying : “ It is un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble , on my part , from Jehovah’s stan@@ d@@ point , to th@@ ru@@ st my hand out against the anointed of Jehovah ! ”
A second example is that Jehovah’s Witnesses do not ag@@ ree with teachings that cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct what Jesus himself said about his relationship with the Father .
Ser@@ ving in Is@@ ol@@ ated T@@ er@@ rit@@ ori@@ es
In respon@@ se , brothers and sisters dist@@ ribu@@ ted Who O@@ w@@ ns the A@@ ir ? ​ — a pr@@ inted message that pro@@ t@@ ested such un@@ just action .
In fact , he wants all of us to know that we are deep in “ the time of the end . ”
For just as we have in one body many members , but the members do not all have the same fun@@ ction , so we , al@@ though many , are one body in uni@@ on with Christ . ” ​ — R@@ om .
J . Tho@@ r@@ n , who served as a p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ m , or travel@@ ing overse@@ er , star@@ ting in 18@@ 9@@ 4 .
Re@@ ally , our continu@@ ing to be en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ed con@@ fir@@ ms that we are on the right p@@ ath .
Isaiah 6@@ 6 : 24 as@@ sures us that the peace and righteousness of the new earth will never be in d@@ anger .
M@@ er@@ cy is man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted in a j@@ udi@@ cial sense when people for@@ give those who trans@@ g@@ ress against them , just as Jehovah mer@@ ci@@ fully for@@ gives rep@@ ent@@ ant ones .
Why De@@ c@@ isions Can Be Di@@ f@@ ficul@@ t to M@@ ake
“ Because I persecu@@ ted the congregation of God , ” he says .
If you do , you will be following the example of those whom the apostle Paul spoke of as “ sa@@ f@@ ely tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ing up for themselves a fine f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for the future , in order that they may get a fir@@ m hold on the real life . ”
“ He that cannot for@@ give others bre@@ ak@@ s the bri@@ dge over which he must pas@@ s himself . ”
After Fa@@ ther’s death , D@@ or@@ a married a faithful el@@ der , R@@ o@@ y Mo@@ re@@ t@@ on , and served Jehovah loy@@ ally until her death in 20@@ 10 .
13 , 14 . ( a ) Why should parents work with their children in the ministry ?
The Christian congregation is the means wh@@ er@@ e@@ by we receive tim@@ ely spiritual food , encourag@@ ement , and guid@@ ance .
Di@@ d Jesus have a sense of hum@@ or ?
He rema@@ ined effe@@ ctive because he wa@@ ited pati@@ ently on Jehovah , faith@@ fully keep@@ ing at his work in s@@ pite of disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments .
How can hus@@ ban@@ ds help un@@ believ@@ ing wi@@ ves ?
W@@ H@@ E@@ N you are at a Kingdom H@@ all , take a good look around you .
What is your cu@@ sto@@ m in giving ad@@ vice to others ?
When it was God’s time for n@@ on - Jews to become Christians , an ang@@ el appe@@ ared to the Rom@@ an ar@@ my of@@ fic@@ er Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us in a vision and instru@@ cted him to sum@@ m@@ on the apostle Peter to his home . ​ — Acts 10 : 3 - 5 .
Then came the time to ga@@ ther the gra@@ p@@ es , an exc@@ iting peri@@ od for a you@@ th back then .
For example , al@@ though Paul tel@@ ls us that M@@ el@@ c@@ hi@@ ze@@ de@@ k is a ty@@ pe of Jesus , Paul says nothing about the fact that on one occasi@@ on M@@ el@@ c@@ hi@@ ze@@ de@@ k brought out bre@@ ad and w@@ ine for Abraham to enjoy after he had de@@ fe@@ ated four k@@ ings .
We are su@@ pre@@ m@@ ely happy at the thought that our keep@@ ing integrity under tri@@ al provi@@ des a fur@@ ther answer to Satan’s chall@@ enge that all of Jehovah’s cre@@ atu@@ res serve H@@ im out of sel@@ f@@ ish interest .
If one child got si@@ ck , would you not make sure that he received any needed medi@@ cal help ?
We learn through experience that he supp@@ or@@ ts us during difficult times .
In mo@@ der@@ n times , God is accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing a mi@@ gh@@ ty work through men , women , and children who are fully devo@@ ted to him .
M@@ ary O@@ l@@ son
Mo@@ re@@ over , El@@ isha evid@@ ently wanted to have the same coura@@ ge@@ ous spirit as that of Eli@@ j@@ ah , who was “ ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely je@@ al@@ ous for Jehovah . ” ​ — 1 K@@ i .
Jehovah later refer@@ red to Jesus as “ my Son , the bel@@ o@@ ved , whom I have appro@@ ved . ”
Jehovah is God’s name as reve@@ aled in the Bible . ​ — Psalm 8@@ 3 : 18 .
Thus they were able to end@@ ure the or@@ de@@ al with their spiritu@@ ality in@@ t@@ act .
What do they and their ri@@ ders re@@ present ?
Since the group had a need for more Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers , D@@ ali@@ a and her mother jo@@ ined it .
Some of them have po@@ or health , and others care for ag@@ ing parents or dep@@ end@@ ent children .
Our congregation even b@@ ought a bu@@ s so that we could tra@@ v@@ el to neigh@@ bor@@ ing to@@ w@@ ns and v@@ il@@ la@@ ges each we@@ ek@@ end .
It is hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing to see individuals who heard the good news for the first time during this cam@@ pa@@ ign making fine spiritual prog@@ ress .
O@@ thers ac@@ qui@@ re par@@ ti@@ al information about comple@@ x fi@@ el@@ ds of knowledge and then view themselves as ex@@ per@@ ts .
Ti@@ m : I would like that .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we do everything in our power to make known the name of Jehovah .
While res@@ pe@@ cting his decisions , she can still expres@@ s her faith in the pres@@ ence of her children as opportun@@ ities ar@@ ise , thus giving them moral tra@@ ining and knowledge about Jehovah .
However , is that how Jehovah vie@@ ws our contribu@@ tion to the Kingdom work as he loo@@ ks at our pl@@ an@@ et from his lo@@ f@@ ty per@@ spe@@ ctive ?
Since he was ob@@ vi@@ ously one of those who are r@@ ar@@ ely at home , I wrote a letter to him and enc@@ lo@@ sed sever@@ al Bible public@@ ations , including the bro@@ ch@@ ure What Does God Re@@ qui@@ re of U@@ s ?
If I don@@ ’t , we are hu@@ ng@@ ry for days ​ — not to men@@ tion the bit@@ ter co@@ ld .
K@@ no@@ wing that ‘ the h@@ our had come ’ for his death , he said : “ If , therefore , it is I you are loo@@ king for , let these go . ”
• How did Jesus encoura@@ ge others to expres@@ s their thoughts ?
Hence , we should use Bible principles as our gu@@ i@@ de .
F@@ in@@ ally , one neigh@@ b@@ or and then another respon@@ ded with “ K@@ on@@ n@@ ic@@ hi@@ wa . ”
To help us remember this , a str@@ ik@@ ing vision in@@ tro@@ du@@ ces us to ri@@ ders on hor@@ ses ​ — not just regul@@ ar hor@@ ses but col@@ or - co@@ ded ones .
As Isa@@ ac@@ ’s fir@@ st@@ born son , E@@ sa@@ u had the leg@@ al right to that promise .
For more information , see chap@@ ter 4 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
F@@ O@@ R cen@@ tu@@ ries , false mes@@ si@@ ah@@ s have tri@@ ed to pre@@ di@@ ct the future .
I started preaching in May 194@@ 8 , and the very next mon@@ th , on Ju@@ ne 20 , I was baptized at a conven@@ tion in U@@ tre@@ ch@@ t .
In 19@@ 12 , therefore , he began pre@@ par@@ ing the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama of C@@ re@@ ation . ”
“ I A@@ m M@@ il@@ d - T@@ emp@@ ered and L@@ ow@@ ly in H@@ ear@@ t ”
TH@@ E apostle Paul wrote his letter to Christians in C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e evid@@ ently at the end of his first con@@ fin@@ ement in R@@ ome , or about 60 - 6@@ 1 C.E .
But what happened to Babyl@@ on ?
It is because we are living in “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with , ” as the Bible fore@@ told .
“ Al@@ ways having pl@@ ent@@ y to do in the work of the Lord ” is a fine re@@ me@@ dy for spiritual stu@@ p@@ or . ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 5@@ 8 .
“ O God , give your own j@@ udi@@ cial decisions to the king . . . For he will deli@@ ver the po@@ or one cr@@ ying for help . ” ​ — P@@ S .
F . W@@ all@@ is repor@@ ted : “ The fi@@ ve - h@@ our day su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion was gr@@ and !
In time , D@@ ad gave up tr@@ ying to sto@@ p her , and she attend@@ ed the meetings fre@@ ely .
Lo@@ ok ! The f@@ ar@@ m@@ er keep@@ s wa@@ iting for the preci@@ ous fru@@ it of the earth , exerc@@ ising pati@@ ence over it until he ge@@ ts the early ra@@ in and the l@@ ate ra@@ in .
“ The beau@@ ty of young men is their power , ” states Proverbs 20 : 29 , “ and the s@@ pl@@ end@@ or of old men is their gra@@ y - he@@ a@@ de@@ dness . ”
As the some@@ what co@@ ld se@@ as@@ on war@@ m@@ ed up , the al@@ mon@@ d t@@ ree , a har@@ bing@@ er of s@@ pr@@ ing , b@@ lo@@ s@@ som@@ ed with wh@@ ite and p@@ ink f@@ low@@ ers .
When it appe@@ ared that Ab@@ sal@@ om would as@@ c@@ end to the thro@@ ne , pri@@ de and ambi@@ tion led the br@@ il@@ li@@ ant coun@@ sel@@ or A@@ hi@@ th@@ op@@ he@@ l to become a tra@@ it@@ or .
You have been recei@@ ving jo@@ y@@ fully .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ Th@@ r@@ ough one person [ Adam ] sin en@@ tered the world , and through sin , death , and thus death came to all , in@@ as@@ much as all sin@@ ned . ”
Lo@@ o@@ king back over the years , I am con@@ stan@@ tly am@@ a@@ zed that a simp@@ le , eas@@ y@@ going bo@@ y from the bus@@ h could receive such a wonderful educ@@ ation ​ — one that has la@@ sted a li@@ fe@@ time .
S@@ no@@ w@@ f@@ l@@ ake : s@@ no@@ w@@ cr@@ y@@ st@@ al@@ s@@ .@@ ne@@ t
During the past fi@@ ve months , the stud@@ ents were d@@ wel@@ ling in a loving and the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
Jesus posed the in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ing question : “ When the Son of man arri@@ ves , will he really find this faith on the earth ? ”
For a number of years , M@@ other even op@@ posed the truth but later sur@@ pris@@ ed us all by taking her stand for Jehovah .
• What kin@@ ds of difficul@@ ties might you help others to over@@ come ?
Because of his faith and obedi@@ ence , Abraham comes to be called “ Jehovah’s friend . ” ​ — James 2 : 23 .
When we re@@ ach our ter@@ rit@@ ory , we are pleas@@ ed to learn that we will be vis@@ iting a ty@@ pi@@ cal Af@@ ri@@ can neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od .
This time , however , he did not come back .
O@@ ver the years , ‘ I have ta@@ sted and seen that Jehovah is good . ’
At the time , there were no baptized Witnesses of Jehovah on that is@@ land , so he had the privilege of advan@@ c@@ ing the preaching work there .
Ab@@ out the year 4@@ 4@@ 3 B.C.E . , during Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s gover@@ nor@@ ship of Juda@@ h , Mal@@ ach@@ i wrote the book be@@ aring his name .
13 : 10 .
The apostle Peter coun@@ sel@@ ed Christians to show ‘ fellow feel@@ ing , bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction and com@@ pas@@ sion . ’
Consider , too , this question : Does the cu@@ sto@@ m prom@@ o@@ te the ide@@ a that a person is not respon@@ sible for his or her own actions ?
Wh@@ atever we do in imit@@ ation of Christ cannot be com@@ pared with what Jesus did when coming to the earth .
In these and many other ways , I felt Jehovah’s tend@@ er care .
However , when he began reading the Witnesses ’ public@@ ations along with the Bible , he became con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that the teachings of the Tr@@ in@@ ity , hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re , and the im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the soul were un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural .
Be P@@ re@@ pared for God’s Gre@@ at Da@@ y
Lo@@ ok , too , at the pro@@ found questions at Job 38 : 19 : “ Wh@@ ere , now , is the way to where light re@@ si@@ des ?
E@@ v@@ ents were about to take an un@@ expe@@ cted turn .
the ba@@ by who@@ se mother hi@@ d him in a bas@@ ke@@ t in the N@@ ile Ri@@ ver ?
There are li@@ m@@ its to his pati@@ ence .
In the last fi@@ ve years al@@ one , ne@@ arly 1@@ .@@ 7 milli@@ on have dedic@@ ated their lives to Jehovah .
Are you help@@ ing your children to ‘ keep themselves without spo@@ t from the world ’ ?
From the l@@ at@@ ter part of the second century C.E . , some writ@@ ers com@@ men@@ ted on the can@@ on@@ ic@@ ity of the Bible boo@@ ks .
Instead of having both men and women eng@@ age in preaching activities , by the 14@@ th century , the W@@ al@@ den@@ ses had develop@@ ed a dist@@ inc@@ tion between pre@@ ach@@ ers and believers .
During the past ten years al@@ one , more than 3@@ ,@@ 1@@ 10@@ ,000 new ones have dedic@@ ated themselves to Jehovah in more than 2@@ 30 lands .
The other sheep feel bless@@ ed for what they have learned from anointed ones and are imp@@ el@@ led to share their Scriptural educ@@ ation with still others who desire to serve Jehovah . ​ — Revelation 7 : 9 , 10 .
And al@@ though the Scriptures do not provide many de@@ ta@@ il@@ s , it seem@@ s likely that Peter used that authority .
Mo@@ der@@ n - day examples of our brothers and sisters who stand fir@@ m under tri@@ al show that the same is true of Jehovah today .
( b ) Why is it vital to recogn@@ ize that marriage is of divine orig@@ in ?
Although Jeremiah was ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive about his assignment , Jehovah streng@@ th@@ ened him .
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : H@@ old a family meeting in which you discus@@ s cur@@ fe@@ ws and other house rul@@ es .
God’s Word war@@ ns us : “ Do not become un@@ ev@@ en@@ ly yo@@ ked with un@@ believers .
“ F@@ e@@ ar Jehovah , you holy ones of his , for there is no l@@ ack to those fe@@ aring him . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 34 : 9 .
No sacrifice is too great for one who wi@@ sh@@ es to keep Jehovah’s fri@@ end@@ ship and support his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
So if we have a heal@@ thy fear of dis@@ pleas@@ ing our bel@@ o@@ ved heavenly Father , we can draw close to him .
18 : 7 , 8 .
Their en@@ er@@ gy is s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ating , and their en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m is con@@ ta@@ gi@@ ous .
It is one of the most pro@@ fu@@ sel@@ y il@@ lu@@ min@@ ated Bi@@ bl@@ es of the M@@ id@@ d@@ le A@@ ges .
Even so , Peter was determined to be loyal to God’s anointed Son .
P@@ ri@@ de may pla@@ y a ro@@ le , and some f@@ all into the tra@@ p of in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent thinking .
Jehovah really ca@@ res for us .
Re@@ fer@@ ence is here made to Jehovah’s message , not to the enti@@ re cont@@ ent of the Bible ​ — God’s Word .
In gener@@ al , how have religious lead@@ ers through the cen@@ tu@@ ries me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed up , and how are they now me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing up , to the pat@@ ter@@ n of true Christi@@ an@@ ity esta@@ bli@@ shed by Jesus and ex@@ emp@@ li@@ fied by his true followers ?
The con@@ text of verse 17 shows that the Israelites were not to e@@ at the la@@ y@@ ers of f@@ at found around the in@@ t@@ est@@ ines and the k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys of sacri@@ fi@@ cial ani@@ mal@@ s nor the f@@ at upon the lo@@ ins because “ all the f@@ at bel@@ ong@@ s to Jehovah . ”
When Samuel came to cor@@ rec@@ t him , Saul reve@@ aled how much he had chang@@ ed .
What can im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ant parents do ?
There are members of the congregation who com@@ mit@@ ted serious sin@@ s and who were re@@ proved “ with sever@@ ity , that they may be heal@@ thy in the faith . ”
She might well have wonder@@ ed , ‘ How can Jehovah’s promise come true while I am Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s wife ? ’
With hor@@ ro@@ r , he saw the reason .
This resul@@ ts in their satis@@ fac@@ tion and happiness .
The brothers still say that when I give tal@@ ks , I have an “ ex@@ p@@ lo@@ sive ” en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m .
How would it af@@ fect my brothers and sisters in the congregation ?
What Do His W@@ rit@@ ings Rev@@ e@@ al ?
Our loving God ob@@ ser@@ ves our situation and is both willing and able to help us in vari@@ ous ways .
Do we person@@ ally pray for other Christians in that way ?
So why not invit@@ e a sing@@ le - par@@ ent family to your home for a me@@ al ?
Thus , they feel com@@ p@@ el@@ led to do everything they can to en@@ sure that their children too will be able to enjoy a reason@@ ab@@ ly com@@ for@@ table and secu@@ re life ​ — a good life — ​ when they gro@@ w up . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 3 : 13 .
Ho@@ ly Father , w@@ atch over them on account of your own name . ”
This shows how wise Jehovah is .
“ S@@ O L@@ ON@@ G as you can s@@ we@@ et@@ en ano@@ ther’s pain , life is not in va@@ in , ” wrote H@@ el@@ en K@@ el@@ l@@ er .
“ The ten hor@@ ns ” re@@ present all present pol@@ itical po@@ wers that support this “ s@@ car@@ let - col@@ ored w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast . ”
• Why should we not love the world ?
• What to@@ ol@@ s are a@@ vail@@ able to Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers ?
I had been af@@ ra@@ id to star@@ t my own compan@@ y because I did not have a f@@ la@@ ir for bu@@ sin@@ ess .
How did Saul de@@ al with Jesus ’ followers , and why did he act that way ?
Des@@ pite s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c and te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal know - how and the s@@ inc@@ ere efforts of certain lead@@ ers , serious problems of present - day life remain un@@ sol@@ ved .
H@@ app@@ y are those sla@@ ves whom the ma@@ ster on arri@@ ving fin@@ ds w@@ atch@@ ing ! ” ​ — Luke 12 : 35 - 37 .
Because exc@@ ep@@ t in some r@@ ur@@ al are@@ as , land su@@ it@@ able for building Kingdom H@@ alls is al@@ most n@@ on@@ ex@@ ist@@ ent .
Ther@@ efore , it is important that parents take an ac@@ tive interest in what their children are lear@@ ning at school .
Although very few respon@@ ded positi@@ vely to their preaching , their ministry was a succ@@ ess .
It can prom@@ pt them to con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate just what s@@ ort of person they want to become .
When David asked 8@@ 0 - year - old Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i to accept an invit@@ ation to live in the ro@@ y@@ al cour@@ t , Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i must have been great@@ ly hon@@ ored .
When M@@ other was young , she wanted to be a nu@@ n , but her parents would not per@@ mit it .
We should therefore h@@ ate what is bad but not the person who does what is bad .
The husband and his wife were sp@@ en@@ ding up to three h@@ our@@ s each day com@@ mu@@ ting to and from work .
Ca@@ tho@@ lic and Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant rul@@ ers jo@@ c@@ ke@@ yed for pol@@ itical su@@ pre@@ ma@@ cy and com@@ mer@@ cial gain .
( a ) How do Christians , in effect , respon@@ d to an invit@@ ation similar to one that David ex@@ tend@@ ed ?
In his Word , the Bible , he has given s@@ ound ad@@ vice and encourag@@ ement to help such parents cop@@ e with their situation .
As we will see in the next article , this too is high@@ ligh@@ ted in the prophecy of A@@ mo@@ s .
At the time of Jesus ’ baptism , Jehovah said : “ You are my Son , the bel@@ o@@ ved ; I have appro@@ ved you . ”
God has given us the privilege of being “ ear@@ then v@@ ess@@ els ” con@@ tain@@ ing the tre@@ asure of the ministry .
Jehovah made a covenant with Abraham and his des@@ c@@ end@@ ants .
When some became Jesus ’ disciples in the first century , Peter asked : “ What ac@@ tually will there be for us ? ”
I could hon@@ es@@ tly say y@@ es !
The situation was different , though , in the case of fore@@ ign women in gener@@ al .
* A@@ post@@ ate Jerusalem was ne@@ aring its fore@@ told des@@ tru@@ ction , which occ@@ ur@@ red in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
What can Christians do to help the po@@ or ?
His ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent imp@@ ressed them , and they wanted to hear more .
A su@@ d@@ den change in Rom@@ e@@ ’s govern@@ ment gave such ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ men the opportunity they wanted .
Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h in@@ sis@@ ts .
New P@@ ri@@ v@@ ile@@ ges and Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es
To remain in God’s fav@@ or , to their own benefit and that of their future family , Adam and E@@ ve would have to ref@@ ra@@ in from e@@ ating the fru@@ it of that one par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar t@@ ree .
Th@@ ough there is un@@ certain@@ ty about how God’s name was pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced in ancient Hebrew , its meaning is not a complete my@@ st@@ er@@ y .
God’s spirit can do the same for us .
So is it possible that Satan also wanted Jesus to j@@ um@@ p off the real temple ?
Jehovah also se@@ es how much we love him and how much we long to serve him fully .
Me@@ an@@ while , the Israelites make and worship a g@@ ol@@ den cal@@ f .
They were all called by Jesus when they were at their work@@ place .
It appe@@ ars that after the tra@@ gi@@ c events of that day , Moses saw the need to make sure that all of Jehovah’s comman@@ d@@ ments had been follow@@ ed .
I@@ magine how sur@@ pris@@ ed and exc@@ ited Timothy must have been !
We all long for the end of this wicked system of things that will bring about the fore@@ told Par@@ adise .
And what should we think about when cho@@ o@@ sing a tre@@ at@@ ment ?
V@@ er@@ se 9 The Devil , “ who is mis@@ le@@ ading the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth , ” is h@@ ur@@ led down to the earth .
For this reason , it is not likely that the ter@@ ap@@ him served for pur@@ pos@@ es of in@@ her@@ it@@ ance in Israel .
F@@ ur@@ ther , A@@ be@@ l never ut@@ tered a sing@@ le word that is recorded in the Bible .
22 : 5 - 7 .
David s@@ ings : “ Jehovah is great and very much to be pra@@ ised , and his great@@ ness is un@@ sear@@ cha@@ ble . ”
However , religious fre@@ e@@ dom did not last long .
By doing that , we will prove to be Christ’s real followers , and we will be able to help she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike ones to recogn@@ ize the true Christian congregation .
Since he res@@ pe@@ cted the Witnesses , I mu@@ st@@ ered up the courage to ask him if we could receive some Bible liter@@ ature from our of@@ fice in A@@ th@@ ens .
After I ga@@ ined the confidence of the two brothers , their first question was : “ Wh@@ ere are The Watch@@ to@@ wers ? ”
She quic@@ k@@ ly ga@@ ined the respect and trust of the direc@@ t@@ or of the pris@@ on .
God’s temp@@ or@@ ary per@@ mis@@ sion of evil has af@@ for@@ ded all of us the opportunity to show him what is truly in our hearts .
What acc@@ oun@@ ted for their joy and courage ? ​ — Read Luke 10 : 1 , 17 - 21 .
He inter@@ vie@@ wed four B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e members , from S@@ ene@@ g@@ al , G@@ u@@ am , Li@@ b@@ eri@@ a , and Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r .
If peace is often mis@@ sing , do you try hard to find out what chang@@ es are needed in order to make your home a sa@@ fe ha@@ ven for your children ?
DI@@ D that ev@@ ent recorded in the Bible really ha@@ p@@ pen ?
( a ) How did John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er descri@@ be Jesus ?
In this way , they re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed the ro@@ le that the blood of a lam@@ b pla@@ yed in the deli@@ ver@@ ance of the Israel@@ ite fir@@ st@@ born when the ang@@ el of death s@@ le@@ w the fir@@ st@@ born of the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans on N@@ is@@ an 14 , 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E .
For where your tre@@ asure is , there your heart will be also . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 19 - 21 .
A B@@ right O@@ ut@@ look
When Jac@@ o@@ b and his sons later moved to Egy@@ pt , they brought their wi@@ ves and children with them . ​ — G@@ en .
Still , from his pa@@ in@@ ful experience , he learned some valu@@ able less@@ ons .
Jesus died on N@@ is@@ an 14 , 33 C.E .
Com@@ ple@@ ted by the second century B.C.E . , that ver@@ sion is the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t .
Mal@@ col@@ m , a mission@@ ary for years , expla@@ ins what he does when he is off@@ ended .
Because of dec@@ l@@ ining health , W@@ il@@ li@@ ’s wife needed con@@ st@@ ant care for many years .
We should be s@@ low to conclu@@ de that personal difficul@@ ties are a si@@ gn of spiritual we@@ ak@@ ness .
Ba@@ al was not real , ali@@ ve , or ac@@ tive .
S@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c knowledge , com@@ mer@@ ce , and even family life are very different today from what they were when the Bible was written .
I was rel@@ eas@@ ed from pris@@ on in 20@@ 00 , but my life l@@ ac@@ ked direction and purpose .
This pro@@ vision reve@@ als much about Jehovah .
Thus , when she came to vis@@ it , I arrang@@ ed for us to go for a walk , with the in@@ ten@@ tion of st@@ op@@ p@@ ing by the pri@@ es@@ t’s house .
At the time , the only way to en@@ ter New G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a was on a full - time work contr@@ act , so John set about fin@@ ding a jo@@ b .
While the liter@@ al boo@@ ts wor@@ n by Rom@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers car@@ ri@@ ed them into war , the sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic fo@@ o@@ t@@ we@@ ar wor@@ n by Christians helps them deli@@ ver a message of peace .
When did the hor@@ s@@ em@@ en beg@@ in their ri@@ de ?
Re@@ g@@ arding men who tri@@ ed to use human wisdom to expla@@ in divine re@@ vel@@ ation , it is f@@ it@@ ting to re@@ pe@@ at the apostle Paul’s questions : “ Wh@@ ere is the wise man ?
How eas@@ y it would have been to ign@@ ore the ple@@ as of the bl@@ ind men !
3 : 14 , 18 , 24 .
And her hear@@ t@@ felt prayers gave her the strength to keep going .
; J@@ or@@ d@@ an , M .
Ka@@ re@@ n : W@@ ell , no@@ tice that Jesus said he did not come down from heaven to do his own will .
Even though we may not know our cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er and his wife very well , we can invit@@ e them when they vis@@ it our congregation .
A brother nam@@ ed Ch@@ r@@ is , who first offered G@@ av@@ in a Bible study , did not try to pres@@ sure him to accept it .
Des@@ tro@@ yed again by an earth@@ qu@@ ake in 7@@ 7 C.E . , it was re@@ buil@@ t once more .
One of them , Mar@@ i C@@ ar@@ men , fin@@ ally re@@ kin@@ d@@ led her mo@@ ther’s affe@@ ction for Bible truth and helped her to accept a Bible study .
Many famili@@ es make it a prac@@ tice to ga@@ ther together at le@@ ast once a day to share a me@@ al .
Since Jesus was c@@ learly a man of prayer , it is not sur@@ pris@@ ing that his disciples wanted to imitate him in this reg@@ ard .
What about sub@@ tle att@@ ac@@ ks ?
E@@ S@@ T@@ ON@@ I@@ A
Ha@@ ving travel@@ ed from Egy@@ pt to M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i and then 1@@ 70 mil@@ es [ 2@@ 70 k@@ m ] to K@@ ad@@ es@@ h , they were as if on the do@@ or@@ st@@ ep of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
• How are respon@@ sible Christian men appointed by holy spirit ?
( Com@@ pare Job 1 : 6 ; 2 : 1 ; 38 : 4 , 7 . )
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Bible stud@@ ents ob@@ serve the si@@ gn of “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ” and al@@ er@@ t others to the imp@@ en@@ ding d@@ anger . ​ — Matthew 24 : 3 .
We read the study material together .
L@@ ik@@ ely , s@@ wal@@ lo@@ ws that n@@ ested in the temple are@@ a each year found it a place of sa@@ f@@ ety , where they could re@@ ar their young un@@ dis@@ tur@@ bed .
Jehovah’s servants today coura@@ ge@@ ously preach the good news because they are of the same mind as the apostle Paul , who wrote : “ We are not the s@@ ort that sh@@ r@@ ink back to des@@ tru@@ ction , but the s@@ ort that have faith to the pre@@ serving ali@@ ve of the soul . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jehovah showed that he was in full control of the situation when he took im@@ medi@@ ate action and pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced judgment upon the re@@ bel@@ s .
Jehovah often ans@@ wers prayers in these ways .
We coun@@ t it a privilege to su@@ ff@@ er for the same reason that the faithful prophe@@ ts of old su@@ ffered .
What acc@@ us@@ ation did K@@ or@@ ah and his fellow re@@ bel@@ s make against Moses , and why should they have known better ?
Rather , he “ comes ” in the sense of tur@@ ning his attention to mankind or to his followers , often for judgment .
V@@ it@@ al to happiness is a feel@@ ing of personal di@@ gn@@ ity , or self - wor@@ th .
Indeed , as James wrote : “ You do not know what your life will be t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w . ” ​ — James 4 : 14 .
To make the bir@@ th@@ right trans@@ action leg@@ al , Jac@@ o@@ b in@@ sis@@ ted : “ S@@ we@@ ar to me first of all ! ”
D@@ et@@ er@@ min@@ ed to bring down as many humans as possible , he “ is mis@@ le@@ ading the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , God especially w@@ atch@@ es over us when we are low@@ ly and vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able .
M@@ ake sure , though , that when you receive some needed help , you do so in the right spirit .
* R@@ em@@ ember , though , that Jehovah can read hearts and per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve our in@@ n@@ er@@ most mo@@ ti@@ ves .
When sh@@ a@@ ·@@ ma@@ ʹ@@ y@@ im appe@@ ars without the de@@ fin@@ ite article , it can be rend@@ ered by the sing@@ ul@@ ar ( “ heaven , ” as at Genesis 1 : 8 ; 14 : 19 , 22 ; Psalm 6@@ 9 : 34 ) or the p@@ lu@@ r@@ al ( “ heavens , ” as at Genesis 4@@ 9 : 25 ; Ju@@ d@@ ges 5 : 4 ; Job 9 : 8 ; Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 17 ) .
Can H@@ u@@ man@@ s Go@@ ver@@ n Th@@ em@@ selves ?
15 : 19 .
Those who have not experienced such des@@ pa@@ ir might be temp@@ ted to dis@@ mis@@ s Eli@@ j@@ ah’s prayer as m@@ ere “ w@@ il@@ d talk . ”
As it is com@@ mon@@ ly under@@ sto@@ od , to say “ the last days ” su@@ gg@@ ests that something is coming to an end .
Jesus gave what counsel regarding prayer , and what kind of example did he set ?
Why is the effort you put into your sal@@ vation wor@@ th@@ while ?
The sin@@ ner must rep@@ ent , pray ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , and con@@ form to God’s righteous requi@@ re@@ ments .
Al@@ so , I was sh@@ o@@ cked at how T@@ or@@ u would st@@ re@@ t@@ ch the truth .
Do You F@@ e@@ ar the F@@ utu@@ re ?
He wants us to be mor@@ ally clean and to respect the righ@@ ts of others . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 4 : 3 - 6 .
And , again , a different s@@ crip@@ ture says : ‘ They will look to the One whom they pi@@ er@@ ced . ’ ” ​ — John 19 : 33 - 37 .
My desire to have a greater share in the educ@@ ation work led me to en@@ ro@@ l@@ l in the full - time pioneer ministry in 19@@ 31 .
V@@ er@@ se 7 W@@ ar bre@@ ak@@ s out in heaven between M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el ( Jesus Christ ) and the dra@@ g@@ on ( Satan ) .
What those two prophe@@ ts said re@@ in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ated the faithful Jews .
The of@@ fic@@ er dem@@ an@@ ded that the prophet accom@@ pan@@ y him .
P@@ r@@ om@@ p@@ tly making return vis@@ its shows that we have real interest in those who want to understand the Bible
1 Peter 1 - 5 ; 2 Peter 1 - 3 ; 1 John 1 - 5 ; 2 John 1 - 13 ; 3 John 1 - 14 ; Ju@@ de 1 - 25 – Revelation 1 - 22
What is indic@@ ated by the st@@ at@@ ement “ the spirit and the bri@@ de keep on saying : ‘ C@@ ome ! ’ ” ?
No@@ te some experi@@ ences that illustr@@ ate their you@@ th@@ ful ze@@ al .
To ob@@ serve a comm@@ and means to “ con@@ form one@@ ’s action ” to a comm@@ and ​ — to obey , or keep , it .
One par@@ ent who wrote to the j@@ our@@ n@@ al called the s@@ tic@@ k@@ er “ the se@@ ed of a we@@ ed , the daugh@@ ter of ign@@ or@@ ance and stu@@ pi@@ di@@ ty . ”
At that ass@@ em@@ bly , I me@@ t Mari@@ a P@@ iz@@ z@@ at@@ o .
“ I quic@@ k@@ ly felt reli@@ ef . ”
In a similar way , God’s servants might face m@@ oun@@ ting pres@@ sures that th@@ reat@@ en to over@@ wh@@ el@@ m them .
Is she a spiritual woman ?
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , who@@ ever hi@@ res a la@@ z@@ y person or uses him as a re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative is b@@ ound to be v@@ ex@@ ed and will su@@ ff@@ er lo@@ ss .
Do you s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely believe that the teaching of et@@ er@@ n@@ al dam@@ nation in hel@@ l dra@@ ws people to God ?
You can , however , refu@@ se to per@@ mit the imper@@ fe@@ ctions of others to inter@@ f@@ ere with your service to Jehovah .
For the life st@@ ory of Na@@ sh@@ o D@@ or@@ i , see The Watchtower , J@@ anu@@ ary 1 , 199@@ 6 .
Thus , after en@@ um@@ er@@ ating the ac@@ ts of faith of those loyal ones in the past , Paul could say : “ Because we have so great a cl@@ ou@@ d of wit@@ nesses sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding us , let us also put off every we@@ i@@ ght and the sin that eas@@ ily ent@@ ang@@ les us , and let us ru@@ n with end@@ ur@@ ance the r@@ ace that is set before us . ” ​ — He@@ b .
When Ca@@ in and A@@ be@@ l each brought an o@@ ffering to Jehovah , He was inter@@ ested not only in their gift but also in their mo@@ tive .
“ S@@ al@@ vation B@@ el@@ ong@@ s to Jehovah ” ( pat@@ ri@@ o@@ tic cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies ) , 9 / 15
In that “ new earth , ” the proble@@ m of po@@ ver@@ ty will be sol@@ ved forever .
In the he@@ ad@@ y days that follow@@ ed , some pris@@ on@@ ers even married , with we@@ d@@ ding ser@@ vi@@ ces condu@@ cted by pri@@ ests who were also imp@@ ris@@ oned .
It may be hard for some to know just how to encoura@@ ge or comfort you , especially if they have never had a similar experience .
Are you mo@@ des@@ tly co@@ op@@ er@@ ating with the Bible - based decisions made by the shepher@@ ds in the congregation ?
D@@ on@@ ’t you have any faith ? ”
It is the op@@ pos@@ ite with someone who@@ se thinking is dist@@ or@@ ted and who@@ se conscience is de@@ fil@@ ed .
When see@@ king in@@ sight into the future that God promises for his people , we should not be sur@@ pris@@ ed to learn of con@@ di@@ tions that will bring us lasting enjo@@ y@@ ment .
We ris@@ k “ being car@@ ri@@ ed away by anxi@@ e@@ ties and ri@@ ches and ple@@ a@@ sures of this life . ”
Jehovah W@@ as Re@@ al to The@@ m
On another occasi@@ on when I re@@ turned from v@@ ac@@ ation , I found a sing@@ le ro@@ se in the do@@ or where I now live at the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in N@@ as@@ sa@@ u .
• What opportun@@ ities do sing@@ le Christians have to draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah and wi@@ den out in love ?
When Jehovah for@@ gives our sin@@ s , why may we feel as@@ sur@@ ed that he vie@@ ws us as clean ther@@ e@@ after ?
If we respon@@ d to the guid@@ ance Jehovah provi@@ des through his Word and his holy spirit , we can make prog@@ ress toward ga@@ ining the vi@@ ct@@ ory over our sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings .
He lied to her and in effect said that God was with@@ ho@@ l@@ ding something good from her .
This desire , however , can move them to dist@@ ort the truth , even if only a little , in order to co@@ ver up sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings , to hi@@ de un@@ f@@ l@@ at@@ ter@@ ing de@@ ta@@ il@@ s , or simply to leave a good imp@@ res@@ sion .
Fa@@ ith means having the ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te confidence that God will bl@@ ess his loyal ones .
“ My life was going no@@ where , ” says A@@ do@@ l@@ f@@ o .
We should com@@ men@@ d and pray for those who fulf@@ ill that responsi@@ bility without lea@@ ving their mate or children , des@@ pite pres@@ sure and temp@@ tation to do so .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , difficult situ@@ ations may ar@@ ise , for marriage un@@ ites two imper@@ fect people who have different person@@ alities , including tra@@ its that refle@@ ct their cul@@ ture and up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing .
“ I H@@ A@@ D attend@@ ed Christian meetings for ne@@ arly a year , and I enjo@@ yed tel@@ ling others about God’s Kingdom , ” says Mi@@ gu@@ el , who is now one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a .
He is also gr@@ ate@@ ful for the o@@ pen - min@@ de@@ dness of the Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers who made the effort to study with him .
As David said , Jehovah jud@@ ges us according to our integrity .
Some health ex@@ per@@ ts re@@ com@@ men@@ d prayer as tre@@ at@@ ment for de@@ pres@@ sion and st@@ ress .
M@@ ore than se@@ ven milli@@ on ac@@ tive Witnesses of Jehovah are ze@@ al@@ ously pro@@ claim@@ ing God’s Kingdom in more than 2@@ 30 lands , and the Witnesses regul@@ arly study the Bible with milli@@ ons .
Jesus was bu@@ ri@@ ed in a t@@ om@@ b car@@ ved out of a ro@@ ck - mas@@ s .
Gi@@ ve examples of how Chris@@ t@@ like thinking helps us when making decisions about ( a ) sel@@ e@@ cting a marriage mate . ( b ) cho@@ o@@ sing our associ@@ ations .
Q@@ u@@ ali@@ fied instru@@ ct@@ ors of the Scriptures were still on hand some ten cen@@ tu@@ ries later .
Many years before World W@@ ar I ( 1914 - 19@@ 18 ) , Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l and other Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents real@@ ized that Chris@@ tend@@ om was not teaching the truth from the Bible .
We too will be succ@@ ess@@ ful if we simil@@ arly trust in Jehovah .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , those ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive gi@@ f@@ ts may have come at just the right time , since Jesus ’ family ​ — evid@@ ently of little means — ​ were soon for@@ ced to fle@@ e as refu@@ ge@@ es . ​ — Matthew 2 : 11 - 15 .
Our spe@@ e@@ ch .
O@@ r is a pu@@ re heart what we should stri@@ ve to ac@@ qui@@ re and sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard ?
( b ) What conclu@@ sion did David re@@ ach regarding Jehovah’s justice , and how can these inspired words comfort us ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , he kept it in@@ t@@ act des@@ pite a ba@@ n plac@@ ed on our liter@@ ature by the B@@ rit@@ ish col@@ on@@ i@@ al govern@@ ment during the second world war .
What if your child still seem@@ s to be rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to talk ?
How should we respon@@ d to war@@ n@@ ings we have been given ?
O@@ ther po@@ ol@@ s have been found in the qu@@ ar@@ ter of Jerusalem that was occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed by we@@ al@@ thy and pri@@ es@@ tly famili@@ es ; ne@@ arly every house had its own priv@@ ate ri@@ tu@@ al bat@@ h .
The Bible gives these instru@@ ctions : “ A wife should not se@@ par@@ ate from her husband .
A vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er vis@@ iting pris@@ ons in A@@ ri@@ z@@ ona said : “ What a blessing it has been to share in this special work ! ”
W@@ ho@@ m do the pri@@ ests in E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s temple vision re@@ present , and whom do the n@@ on@@ pri@@ es@@ tly Israelites re@@ present ?
I started deal@@ ing d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , so I was con@@ stan@@ tly ar@@ m@@ ed with k@@ ni@@ ves and g@@ un@@ s .
Un@@ like human govern@@ ments , which will soon pas@@ s away , his k@@ ing@@ ship is et@@ er@@ n@@ al .
How is “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at ” por@@ tra@@ yed in the Bible ?
Although they lived in the land of Cana@@ an , they rema@@ ined se@@ par@@ ate from the people of the land , who@@ se wicked , im@@ moral ways they h@@ ated .
W@@ he@@ ther in Corin@@ th , Eph@@ esus , or R@@ ome , they became wi@@ d@@ ely known as “ fellow work@@ ers in Christ Jesus . ”
Jesus was an affe@@ c@@ tion@@ ate compan@@ ion to his followers , cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly loving and kind , a true friend .
8@@ 3 : 18 ; 1@@ 15 : 4 - 8 ; 1 John 5 : 21 .
To pr@@ y ap@@ ar@@ t pi@@ e@@ ces of mag@@ ne@@ ti@@ zed me@@ tal , one needs a for@@ ce that is str@@ ong@@ er than the at@@ tr@@ action ho@@ l@@ ding them together .
He has never tre@@ ated un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly any human or for that matter any ani@@ ma@@ l .
It streng@@ th@@ ens us to be@@ ar up under tri@@ als .
She was deep@@ ly h@@ ur@@ t when she saw this happ@@ ening and t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully tri@@ ed to war@@ n him of the d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous p@@ ath he was tre@@ ading .
The apostle Paul , for one , had that experience .
So , far from bel@@ it@@ t@@ ling women with this me@@ ta@@ p@@ ho@@ r , Solomon was ac@@ tually dra@@ wing attention to a wom@@ an’s gr@@ ace and beau@@ ty ​ — spiritual qualities that shin@@ e through even in the most difficult en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
The s@@ cri@@ ba@@ l prof@@ es@@ sion was not li@@ mit@@ ed to M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia .
The Bible does not reve@@ al whether Timothy found a bo@@ at to get him to R@@ ome by the time Paul desi@@ red .
Con@@ ver@@ sel@@ y , he@@ e@@ ding divine direc@@ ti@@ ves resul@@ ts in “ l@@ eng@@ th of days and years of life and peace , ” a satis@@ f@@ ying and fulfill@@ ing life . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 2 .
S@@ ad@@ ly , sla@@ very is not just a tra@@ ge@@ dy of hist@@ ory .
But if you see a man at my fun@@ er@@ al who does not se@@ em to bel@@ ong there , talk to him , and ple@@ ase read this little b@@ lu@@ e book [ refer@@ ring to the Bible study a@@ id “ The Tru@@ th That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ter@@ n@@ al Li@@ fe ” that he had received years before ] .
H@@ ere is a c@@ lu@@ e that helps in d@@ ating the origin@@ al .
Since God’s love is loyal , his servants can trust in him comple@@ t@@ ely .
In this way , before recei@@ ving a heavenly in@@ her@@ it@@ ance , anointed ones serve other worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah here on earth .
After C@@ lo@@ v@@ is died , a pro@@ c@@ ess of my@@ th@@ making began that would turn him from a c@@ ru@@ el war@@ ri@@ or into a re@@ pu@@ ted sa@@ in@@ t .
S@@ ur@@ ely we could live there and a@@ da@@ pt .
Gi@@ ving also makes us happy , for “ there is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ”
O@@ f@@ ten what cap@@ tur@@ ed the ad@@ mi@@ r@@ ation and respect of you@@ ng@@ er ones was the per@@ sever@@ ance of an older relati@@ ve who@@ se good relation@@ shi@@ ps within the family and within the marriage b@@ ond pa@@ ved the way for a change of heart in the you@@ ng@@ er ones .
So , then , what did God origin@@ ally purpose for mankind , and how will it all work out ?
“ Do Not Be Af@@ ra@@ id ”
So she began taking of its fru@@ it and e@@ ating it .
Just as certain mus@@ c@@ les in the body of an a@@ th@@ le@@ te need to be tra@@ ined through re@@ pe@@ ated use before he can exc@@ el at his s@@ por@@ t , our per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers have to be tra@@ ined through use in ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles .
• What are some form@@ s of rec@@ re@@ ation that have proved to be satis@@ f@@ ying for Christian famili@@ es ?
The Hebrew and Greek words for “ ho@@ l@@ iness ” con@@ ve@@ y the ide@@ a of pur@@ ity or religious cle@@ an@@ ness , of being set ap@@ ar@@ t from de@@ fil@@ ement .
My c@@ ous@@ ins and I were ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from school for not sal@@ u@@ ting the f@@ la@@ g .
He dec@@ re@@ ed mas@@ s bap@@ t@@ is@@ ms of his people ​ — at s@@ word point if necess@@ ary !
L@@ ater she wor@@ ked in a “ bak@@ er@@ y , ” a se@@ cre@@ t place where our liter@@ ature was pr@@ inted .
He did not allow the in@@ justice to di@@ min@@ ish his spiritu@@ ality nor to we@@ ak@@ en his trust in Jehovah . ​ — Genesis 37 : 18 - 28 ; 39 : 4 - 20 ; Psalm 10@@ 5 : 17 - 19 .
His wife , a spiritually strong person , had no proble@@ m ans@@ wer@@ ing the questions , but R@@ ob@@ er@@ t found himself con@@ stan@@ tly em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed , not know@@ ing what to say .
They s@@ at down with L@@ is@@ a and listen@@ ed pati@@ ently , thus help@@ ing her to de@@ al with what they dis@@ cer@@ ned to be the under@@ l@@ ying proble@@ m ​ — the desire to be accepted by her pe@@ ers .
• Why do we need to pur@@ sue mil@@ dness ?
What H@@ app@@ ens When We Di@@ e ?
He got to know Jehovah better and began to love him even more .
Moses now ann@@ oun@@ ced the se@@ ven@@ th pla@@ gu@@ e ​ — ha@@ il that de@@ va@@ stated the land .
However , un@@ like humans , who may have only li@@ mit@@ ed succ@@ ess in cop@@ ing with as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ts on their system , the Creator is fully ca@@ pa@@ ble of deal@@ ing with Go@@ g@@ ’s more vi@@ ci@@ ous att@@ ack .
It has long proved to be a bul@@ war@@ k against false teachings , and God has been using it to have the good news of his Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom declar@@ ed around the g@@ lo@@ be .
Al@@ ways A@@ p@@ preci@@ ate Jehovah’s Pro@@ v@@ isions
How Noah came to know Jehovah .
Who in time became Jehovah’s dist@@ in@@ ct people , and what dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed them from other pe@@ op@@ les ?
There are also differ@@ ences in the glory of the su@@ n , mo@@ on , and st@@ ars .
We need rec@@ re@@ ation and we need rest , but we enjoy them even more when we put our relationship with Jehovah first .
These pe@@ ak@@ s , including M@@ ount C@@ i@@ v@@ et@@ ta sh@@ own here , be@@ ar deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony to their Creator .
A person@@ ’s e@@ con@@ om@@ ic circumstances , health is@@ su@@ es , or other fac@@ t@@ ors may make it necess@@ ary for ex@@ tend@@ ed famili@@ es , including a number of relati@@ ves , to live together .
D@@ oub@@ t@@ less you enjoy par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in congregation activities to the ex@@ t@@ ent that your sc@@ he@@ du@@ le al@@ lo@@ ws .
John says that this ei@@ gh@@ th king “ go@@ es off into des@@ tru@@ ction , ” after which no fur@@ ther earthly k@@ ings are mentioned .
He Will “ T@@ ake the Le@@ ad in Sa@@ ving Israel ”
1 : 1 – 13 : 14 )
What does it mean to love God with ( a ) our “ whole heart ” ? ( b ) our “ whole soul ” ? ( c ) our “ whole mind ” ?
R@@ el@@ ate an experience that demonstr@@ ates what an im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ant may deci@@ de to do upon lear@@ ning Bible truth .
19 : 2 - 4 .
In his par@@ able of the s@@ ow@@ er , Jesus said that “ tri@@ bul@@ ation or persecu@@ tion ” on account of the word would cause some individuals to stu@@ m@@ ble .
( b ) How can pray@@ er@@ ful refle@@ ction on the R@@ ed Se@@ a account benefit us today ?
At the end of the second century , I@@ r@@ en@@ a@@ e@@ us of L@@ y@@ on wrote that those who had apost@@ ati@@ zed from Christi@@ an@@ ity had “ an un@@ spe@@ aka@@ ble number of a@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l and s@@ pu@@ ri@@ ous writ@@ ings , ” including go@@ sp@@ els that “ they themselves have for@@ ged , to be@@ w@@ il@@ der the min@@ ds of fo@@ ol@@ ish men . ”
Our keep@@ ing this in mind can be a powerful deter@@ r@@ ent to yi@@ el@@ ding to temp@@ tation .
Our ear@@ n@@ est desire to ple@@ ase God mo@@ ves us to apply the counsel of his Word and give his Kingdom first place in our life .
Jehovah ra@@ ises up G@@ ide@@ on and gives him and his 3@@ 00 men vi@@ ct@@ ory over the M@@ idi@@ an@@ ites .
“ T@@ w@@ o s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws sel@@ l for a co@@ in of small value , do they not ?
G@@ ran@@ ted , angels could have por@@ tra@@ yed Jehovah from their lo@@ f@@ ty vie@@ w@@ point and could have expres@@ sed their own devo@@ tion to him .
In fact , we can live forever . ​ — John 17 : 3 .
Indeed , if we place our full trust in Jehovah , “ he himself will su@@ sta@@ in [ us ] . N@@ ever will he allow the righteous one to to@@ t@@ ter . ” ​ — Psalm 5@@ 5 : 22 .
He attend@@ ed a public Bible talk and was sh@@ o@@ cked to hear the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to ‘ keep the e@@ ye simp@@ le . ’
They imp@@ l@@ ored Jesus : “ Gi@@ ve us more faith . ”
* Rather than mer@@ ely declar@@ ing that something is true , therefore , you need to supp@@ ly satis@@ f@@ ying evidence to support your st@@ at@@ ement .
Bo@@ th he and his wife have served as regul@@ ar pione@@ ers while ra@@ ising a large family .
And it will sur@@ ely strengthen us in the near future when Go@@ g of Ma@@ go@@ g mar@@ sh@@ als his for@@ ces in one fin@@ al at@@ temp@@ t to destro@@ y all who worship God in spirit and truth . ​ — Read E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 38 : 2 , 8 , 9 , 16 .
But my bo@@ s@@ s@@ y appro@@ ach only seem@@ ed to make him more stu@@ b@@ born . ”
Then , with both the com@@ pas@@ sion and the authority bor@@ ne of his own suffering to the very death , Jesus ad@@ ded : “ Pro@@ ve yourself faithful even to death , and I will give you the cro@@ wn of life . ” ​ — Revelation 2 : 8 - 10 .
Let us show gen@@ u@@ ine love toward others by help@@ ing them to gain “ a ti@@ ght g@@ ri@@ p on the word of life . ” ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
H@@ on@@ or , a faithful Witness in her mi@@ d - 70 ’ s , no@@ tes : “ Even in less responsi@@ ve ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es , it is a privilege to re@@ present the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh . ”
Ther@@ efore , “ while Jehovah was loo@@ king with fav@@ or upon A@@ be@@ l and his o@@ ffering , he did not look with any fav@@ or upon Ca@@ in and upon his o@@ ffering . ”
“ I can@@ ’t than@@ k these [ people ] en@@ ough , ” says the ow@@ ner .
By means of her faith , she main@@ ta@@ ined her integrity .
Because her li@@ ps qui@@ vered while she pray@@ ed , H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est El@@ i thought she was dr@@ un@@ k .
And if he could not af@@ for@@ d even two pi@@ ge@@ ons ?
Is living no longer for ourselves wor@@ th@@ while ?
Be@@ come “ thor@@ ough@@ ly able to com@@ pre@@ h@@ end ” the full sc@@ op@@ e of the truth .
The The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol , which was first organiz@@ ed in congregations in 194@@ 3 .
A Witness cou@@ ple vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to go and make disciples among P@@ ol@@ ish - speaking im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants .
Yes , let us continue to make good use of Jehovah’s pati@@ ence .
C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ AN@@ S are dedic@@ ated to Jehovah and want to do his will .
K@@ no@@ wing they were ho@@ st@@ ile , Chris@@ to@@ p@@ her ac@@ ted as descri@@ bed at the star@@ t .
Is Christ’s coming something to be fe@@ ared ?
“ Wh@@ atever you are doing , work at it whole - sou@@ led as to Jehovah . ” — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 23 .
That is why Jehovah jud@@ ged him righteous .
In R@@ o@@ ck@@ v@@ il@@ le , H@@ el@@ en regul@@ arly condu@@ cted more than 20 home Bible stu@@ dies a we@@ ek .
C@@ aring individuals have often sh@@ own sel@@ f@@ less dedic@@ ation in the service of others .
She certainly had no peace of mind .
It was in this id@@ yl@@ lic set@@ ting that two mission@@ aries and two pioneer min@@ isters arri@@ ved during the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al se@@ as@@ on of 200@@ 2 .
D@@ oub@@ t@@ less because she knew that she had bro@@ ken God’s Law .
S@@ tr@@ ik@@ ing examples of Jehovah’s pat@@ ter@@ n of deal@@ ing with wicked ones are found in the Bible book of A@@ mo@@ s .
A young man nam@@ ed Mat@@ th@@ i@@ as was ra@@ ised as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Gal@@ ati@@ ans chap@@ ter 5 br@@ ings out the contr@@ ast between being under the influ@@ ence of the holy spirit and that of the flesh . ​ — Read Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 17 , 18 .
For a discus@@ sion of Proverbs 13 : 1 - 14 , see pages 21 - 5 of the S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 15 , 200@@ 3 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
After their water baptism and ano@@ in@@ ting with holy spirit , they en@@ tered into a sacri@@ fi@@ cial course , a life of integrity until their death . — Romans 6 : 4 , 5 .
That ex@@ change took place in 195@@ 9 in a pris@@ on in the city of I@@ r@@ kut@@ s@@ k in Rus@@ sia .
At the time , he was cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ ing for a se@@ at in the B@@ ra@@ z@@ il c@@ ong@@ ress , but des@@ pite his bus@@ y sc@@ he@@ du@@ le , we stu@@ died every M@@ on@@ day af@@ ter@@ no@@ on .
It could be illustr@@ ated this way : I@@ magine you are standing in the mi@@ dd@@ le of a ro@@ ad and a bu@@ s is coming toward you .
No@@ tice the answer given by the apostle Paul : “ It is not as though the word of God had fa@@ iled .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , during Jesus Christ’s ministry on earth in the first century C.E . , he said : “ Jehovah’s spirit is upon me , because he anointed me to dec@@ l@@ are good news to the po@@ or . ”
The faithful man Job .
( b ) How can Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 13 and 4 : 13 help brothers to devel@@ op courage ?
Th@@ ink about the col@@ la@@ p@@ se of the So@@ vi@@ et Un@@ ion and its con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
Jehovah can help us to con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on righteous , cha@@ st@@ e , vi@@ r@@ tu@@ ous , and pra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy things .
If we are determined to do good and tre@@ at others well , we will not be har@@ s@@ h cr@@ iti@@ c@@ s , always loo@@ king for a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative st@@ ra@@ w in our bro@@ ther’s e@@ ye .
10@@ 6 : 4 , 5 ; J@@ er .
All these “ other sheep ” can also appro@@ ach Jehovah in the name of Jesus and call H@@ im “ our Father . ”
From A@@ ri@@ d Con@@ t@@ in@@ ent to Is@@ land Je@@ we@@ l
As we continue to serve Jehovah , may we be confid@@ ent that one day all our needs will be satis@@ fied in the best possible way . ​ — Psalm 14@@ 5 : 16 .
How did we gr@@ ing@@ o@@ s ( fore@@ ign@@ ers ) come to be here ?
How can our end@@ uring suffering now benefit us in the future ?
With a s@@ ound ca@@ r in the Le@@ ban@@ on M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , 19@@ 40
It is one to@@ ol that scho@@ l@@ ars use in determin@@ ing what appe@@ ared in the origin@@ al text of the Bible . ​ — 10 / 1 , pages 18 - 20 .
So@@ on , Jehovah’s servants will be att@@ ac@@ ked by the for@@ ces of Go@@ g of Ma@@ go@@ g .
How can the Bible mo@@ ld us ?
Lu@@ ther’s 15 - day j@@ our@@ ne@@ y from Wit@@ ten@@ ber@@ g to Wor@@ ms in A@@ pri@@ l 1@@ 5@@ 21 was like a tri@@ u@@ mp@@ ha@@ l pro@@ c@@ es@@ sion .
Ser@@ ving Jehovah al@@ ong@@ side our brothers also makes the way e@@ asi@@ er .
During special preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ s , we enjoy au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pione@@ ering together .
Our efforts were re@@ war@@ ded in 199@@ 9 during the Me@@ di@@ cal Con@@ fer@@ ence on In@@ f@@ an@@ t@@ ile C@@ ar@@ di@@ o@@ va@@ s@@ cul@@ ar S@@ ur@@ g@@ er@@ y .
On his return j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to Wit@@ ten@@ ber@@ g , Lu@@ ther was the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of a make - believe k@@ id@@ n@@ app@@ ing arrang@@ ed by the ben@@ ev@@ ol@@ ent F@@ re@@ der@@ ic@@ k of Sa@@ x@@ on@@ y .
Rather , he said : “ N@@ ei@@ ther can they die any@@ more . ”
“ Jehovah has anointed me to tell good news to the me@@ ek ones . He has sent me to bin@@ d up the bro@@ k@@ en@@ hear@@ ted , . . . to comfort all the m@@ our@@ ning ones . ” — I@@ S@@ A@@ I@@ A@@ H 6@@ 1 : 1 , 2 .
Such study can be both enjo@@ y@@ able and re@@ war@@ ding .
Mi@@ ght it sub@@ ject you to an un@@ heal@@ thy en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment or be so un@@ inter@@ es@@ ting as to leave you prof@@ oun@@ dly fru@@ str@@ ated ?
The cour@@ t fur@@ ther no@@ ted that a beli@@ ever ​ — whether a Witness or someone of another faith — ​ could at times find himself in a situation where the dem@@ ands of the St@@ ate and the requi@@ re@@ ments of his faith are at o@@ d@@ ds .
No@@ tice just some of the teachings con@@ ta@@ ined in the Bible and the less@@ ons that even young children can learn from them .
In the first p@@ ha@@ se of that tri@@ bul@@ ation , God will move the pol@@ itical rul@@ ers of this world to destro@@ y “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , ” thus show@@ ing his con@@ temp@@ t for that religious har@@ lo@@ t .
Because “ he does not desire anyone to be destro@@ yed ” in this fin@@ al war , he is now see@@ ing to it that the good news about our Lord Jesus is being “ pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations ” before the end comes .
( 1 ) Ho@@ d@@ g@@ son , A .
A@@ m@@ ong those who will come back to life and have the opportunity to learn about God are “ both the righteous and the un@@ righteous , ” said the apostle Paul . ​ — Read Acts 24 : 15 .
How can we person@@ ally apply Psalm 1@@ 19 : 36 , 37 ?
If someone with whom we study the Bible was form@@ er@@ ly part of a religion who@@ se members are “ af@@ ra@@ id of get@@ ting we@@ t , ” it may be a chall@@ enge for him to over@@ come his fear of water , as it were , and obey Christ’s comm@@ and to make disciples .
However , Jesus said that real happiness comes to those who are “ consci@@ ous of their spiritual need . ”
H@@ ad God really in@@ tend@@ ed that such a tra@@ ge@@ dy occ@@ ur ?
* It will requi@@ re hum@@ ility , or low@@ l@@ iness of mind , but Peter wrote : “ G@@ ir@@ d y@@ ourselves with low@@ l@@ iness of mind toward one another , because God op@@ pos@@ es the ha@@ ugh@@ ty ones , but he gives un@@ deser@@ ved kindness to the hum@@ ble ones . ”
In pra@@ ying ‘ Let your will be done on earth , ’ do we not ac@@ qui@@ es@@ ce to what happ@@ ens on earth as being God’s will ?
Yet , when she heard about the vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ es that Jehovah had given to Israel , she real@@ ized that Jehovah is the true God .
After all , he would never allow the Devil to e@@ ff@@ ace true worshi@@ p@@ ers from the earth !
As a group , this re@@ m@@ n@@ ant has been appointed over all of Christ’s bel@@ ong@@ ings here on earth .
Mo@@ re@@ over , some ter@@ rit@@ ory was h@@ an@@ ded over to the control of fore@@ ign rul@@ ers , as were se@@ ctions of Ger@@ many@@ ’s ma@@ in ri@@ v@@ ers ​ — the R@@ h@@ ine , the El@@ be , and the O@@ der .
Wor@@ ds can have a powerful effect for good .
( b ) How does the psalmist ref@@ er to women who dec@@ l@@ are the good news ?
E@@ very day while at work , I kept tel@@ ling my@@ self , ‘ Tru@@ e , you are ti@@ red , but you are at Bethel , the house of God ! ’
God under@@ stan@@ ds feelings of l@@ on@@ el@@ iness , for pri@@ or to cre@@ ating the first woman , he said : “ The man@@ ’s being al@@ one is not good ; I will make him a help@@ er to mat@@ ch him . ”
( a ) Why is Job a fine example for married Christians ?
Even if you or other members of your hous@@ eho@@ ld conclu@@ de that atten@@ ding a n@@ on - Witness we@@ d@@ ding does not pose a proble@@ m , could your spiritual brothers and sisters be ad@@ ver@@ sel@@ y affe@@ cted ?
For some years , E@@ m@@ man@@ u@@ el Li@@ on@@ ou@@ d@@ ak@@ is , an en@@ er@@ ge@@ tic young pre@@ ach@@ er associ@@ ated with Jehovah’s Witnesses , had been teaching e@@ ye - op@@ ening Bible tru@@ ths all over C@@ re@@ te .
The only person I saw was the gu@@ ard who sh@@ o@@ ved a me@@ ag@@ er me@@ al through an op@@ ening in the do@@ or .
( b ) Why is associ@@ ation with fellow Christians a prote@@ ction ?
( b ) How do you feel about Jehovah’s pro@@ v@@ isions for our spiritual well - being ?
“ If the view I take of this sub@@ ject be cor@@ rec@@ t , ” wrote St@@ or@@ r@@ s , “ then many por@@ tions of Scrip@@ ture , which have been ob@@ s@@ cu@@ re on the comm@@ on the@@ ory , become clear , beau@@ ti@@ ful and full of meaning and for@@ ce . ”
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of people in the past believ@@ ed in angels .
“ Be ag@@ low with the spirit .
To I@@ rel@@ and
John en@@ tered Al@@ ban@@ ia l@@ ate F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 19@@ 6@@ 1 and sta@@ yed there until the end of Mar@@ ch .
In Israel@@ ’s early hist@@ ory , people had the opportunity to see and hear about how God ac@@ ted in Israel@@ ’s be@@ half .
Hence , the local pa@@ st@@ or ur@@ ged Jo@@ sua to return to his form@@ er religion .
G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S people today are a large family of spiritual brothers and sisters , who@@ se her@@ it@@ age can be tr@@ ac@@ ed back to men and women of ancient times .
One ev@@ ening , as I was tra@@ ining hard in pre@@ par@@ ation for the tri@@ p to Ch@@ ina , I heard a kno@@ ck on the do@@ or .
This princi@@ ple can help us with many questions that could ar@@ ise in our life , such as : ‘ Does this activ@@ ity f@@ all in the c@@ ate@@ g@@ ory of fle@@ sh@@ ly works ?
It will en@@ h@@ ance my appreciation for God’s Word .
We do our best to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate regul@@ arly in the preaching work .
Jehovah may even have reas@@ ons for not cor@@ rec@@ ting a certain situation .
We today have clear evidence that this fore@@ told en@@ thr@@ on@@ ement took place in 1914 .
To find a stan@@ d@@ ard that is accep@@ table and bene@@ fi@@ cial to ever@@ yone , we will have to go to someone who trans@@ c@@ ends all rac@@ i@@ al , cul@@ tural , and pol@@ itical b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries and who is un@@ h@@ in@@ der@@ ed by human sh@@ ort@@ si@@ gh@@ te@@ dness and f@@ ra@@ il@@ ties .
How do Kingdom c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens show that they value educ@@ ation ?
The same verse continu@@ es : “ The inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of the heart of man is bad from his you@@ th up . ”
But they can offer no lasting so@@ lu@@ tions .
And when some in a crow@@ d pointed out to Jesus that his mother and his brothers were near , he said that those who believ@@ ed were really his mo@@ thers and brothers .
C@@ li@@ mb@@ ing to The Bo@@ t@@ to@@ m of S@@ aba
May all of us be filled with the happiness that comes from supp@@ or@@ ting that worship !
Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i recei@@ ves Na@@ am@@ an’s le@@ pro@@ s@@ y . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 5 : 24 - 27
When Jesus told the apostles to get a ro@@ om ready for the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver me@@ al , he did not men@@ tion el@@ ab@@ or@@ ate dec@@ or@@ ations ; in@@ stead , he likely wanted just a su@@ it@@ able , clean ro@@ om with a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate sp@@ ace for the invit@@ ed group .
But this verse can also help all of us to de@@ e@@ pen our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for our relationship with Jehovah .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es being clean , our ba@@ r@@ rac@@ ks was also known as a place where no ste@@ al@@ ing , cur@@ sing , or fi@@ gh@@ ting took place .
And why is it so pleas@@ ant to w@@ atch a gr@@ ace@@ ful de@@ er b@@ oun@@ ding along or a flo@@ ck of sheep gra@@ z@@ ing in a me@@ a@@ do@@ w ?
But who should teach these less@@ ons to children ?
1 : 7 ; Acts 15 : 14 .
It is desire out of control .
In his case , at best , the only thing that the city could really offer him was bi@@ g , un@@ ful@@ filled dre@@ am@@ s .
I@@ magine the hor@@ ro@@ r of Ma@@ th@@ ys ’ supp@@ ort@@ ers as they pe@@ ered over the city w@@ all and saw b@@ es@@ i@@ e@@ g@@ ing tro@@ op@@ s cu@@ t Ma@@ th@@ ys to pi@@ e@@ ces and ra@@ ise his head on a st@@ ake .
“ But I pre@@ pared well , and the resul@@ ts were sur@@ pris@@ ing .
Dis@@ appointed , he may put it back on the sh@@ el@@ f .
As I stru@@ gg@@ led to make chang@@ es , the princi@@ ple recorded at 1 Corinthians 15 : 33 h@@ it home : “ B@@ ad associ@@ ations spo@@ il u@@ se@@ ful ha@@ bi@@ ts . ”
Ther@@ efore , let us pray for God’s holy spirit so that we can displa@@ y faith and other as@@ pe@@ cts of the spi@@ rit@@ ’s fru@@ it@@ age . ​ — Luke 11 : 13 ; G@@ al .
• P@@ rep@@ are for the C@@ ongreg@@ ation Bible S@@ tu@@ dy or the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy .
This will en@@ able us to deter@@ mine to what ex@@ t@@ ent we are e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed for our spiritual war@@ f@@ are .
S@@ ad@@ ly , some who once served Jehovah have low@@ ered their gu@@ ard and have s@@ li@@ pp@@ ed back into their old ways .
Moses was given divine power and authority over P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h .
And what about the op@@ ening prayer ?
Z@@ l@@ at@@ ko was ra@@ ised in Bo@@ s@@ ni@@ a , and for a time he f@@ ought in the con@@ f@@ li@@ ct that eng@@ ul@@ f@@ ed his home country .
Yet , even those who may have gro@@ wn up in an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment that l@@ ac@@ ked affe@@ ction can learn to cultiv@@ ate love .
“ F@@ o@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness is ti@@ ed up with the heart of a bo@@ y ; the ro@@ d of discipl@@ ine is what will re@@ move it far from him , ” says the Bible .
When a la@@ w@@ y@@ er asked the pro@@ secu@@ t@@ or if she had ever attend@@ ed the meetings of Jehovah’s Witnesses , she ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ There was no need . ”
Le@@ a@@ ving their in@@ her@@ it@@ an@@ ces be@@ h@@ ind , they moved their famili@@ es sou@@ th to Juda@@ h , where they could continue to worship Jehovah without inter@@ fer@@ ence .
One of them later said , “ This arrang@@ ement was bey@@ ond anything that humans could have pl@@ an@@ ned . ”
H@@ A@@ P@@ P@@ IN@@ E@@ S@@ S and joy are inc@@ reas@@ ingly difficult to at@@ tain .
S@@ pe@@ ak with long@@ time servants of Jehovah , especially those who have sp@@ ent many years in the full - time ministry .
Mi@@ ght he have helped to p@@ lu@@ ck the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant fo@@ li@@ age off the v@@ ines to allow the su@@ n to re@@ ach the gra@@ p@@ es ?
At the pre@@ c@@ ise time that the local congregation was ho@@ l@@ ding a meeting , she re@@ vie@@ wed the same pro@@ gra@@ m in the pris@@ on c@@ ell .
How Is Your Me@@ et@@ ing A@@ t@@ tend@@ ance ?
V@@ ari@@ ous har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps will be enc@@ oun@@ tered .
With what attitude did Saul beg@@ in his k@@ ing@@ ship , and how did he demonstr@@ ate this ?
Be@@ fore long , Father , M@@ other , my older sister , and I were serving as full - time min@@ isters .
The A@@ m@@ mon@@ ites and the Mo@@ a@@ bit@@ es were des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s ne@@ p@@ he@@ w Lo@@ t .
As told by V@@ i@@ to F@@ ra@@ ese
The men asked for a h@@ and@@ out .
What she said was then com@@ pared with ci@@ vi@@ c , no@@ t@@ ari@@ al , and ch@@ urch recor@@ ds , as well as with new@@ s@@ pa@@ per artic@@ les and po@@ pul@@ ation cen@@ su@@ ses .
The apostle John stated : “ E@@ ver@@ yone who h@@ ates his brother is a man@@ sla@@ y@@ er , and you know that no man@@ sla@@ y@@ er has everlasting life rema@@ ining in him . ”
She did not have an um@@ br@@ el@@ la , so I offered to share mine .
In those once bu@@ st@@ ling thor@@ ough@@ fa@@ res , there would be heard only a vo@@ ice sing@@ ing e@@ er@@ ily in the w@@ in@@ do@@ w , perhaps the pla@@ in@@ tive s@@ ong of a bir@@ d or the how@@ l of the w@@ ind .
However , when special care or pre@@ ca@@ u@@ tions are taken , in al@@ most all c@@ as@@ es , bap@@ t@@ is@@ ms can be per@@ form@@ ed .
But they did not return .
( a ) What does the psalmist pray that Jehovah will do ?
Mo@@ st people would re@@ adi@@ ly ac@@ knowledge that happiness dep@@ ends more on fac@@ t@@ ors like good health , a purpose in life , and fine relation@@ shi@@ ps with others .
It may appe@@ ar qu@@ ite reason@@ able to conclu@@ de that he was ‘ bey@@ ond hope of be@@ coming the father of many nations ’ ​ — des@@ pite God’s promise .
However , since her position was not per@@ man@@ ent , it came up for re@@ view .
Some years ag@@ o , E@@ du@@ ar@@ do and No@@ em@@ i took no@@ te of Paul’s words : “ The sc@@ ene of this world is chang@@ ing . ”
When “ the four w@@ in@@ ds ” are rel@@ eas@@ ed , the result will be “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , ” the des@@ tru@@ ction of false religion and the rest of this wicked world .
▪ A number of se@@ cul@@ ar writ@@ ers who lived close to the time of Jesus made spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c men@@ tion of him .
Why , the rend@@ ering of sac@@ red service to Jehovah would ce@@ ase on earth if no humans were left to worship him in the earthly cour@@ ty@@ ar@@ ds of his great spiritual temple !
Ex@@ am@@ ine me , and know my dis@@ qui@@ et@@ ing thoughts , and see whether there is in me any pa@@ in@@ ful way . ” ​ — P@@ s .
In what way was Psalm 22 : 7 , 8 ful@@ filled in Jesus ?
TH@@ E S@@ O@@ N W@@ I@@ L@@ L@@ IN@@ G@@ L@@ Y R@@ E@@ V@@ E@@ AL@@ E@@ D H@@ I@@ S F@@ A@@ TH@@ E@@ R
They atten@@ d because their parents take them .
When we do this , we honor “ what God has yo@@ ked together . ” ​ — Mark 10 : 9 .
“ We won@@ ’t tell . ”
Do you ever feel , though , as if you were wa@@ iting for your life to star@@ t ?
The speak@@ er explained : “ A@@ ny@@ thing that dis@@ reg@@ ar@@ ds the pri@@ ma@@ l fact of Jehovah’s ex@@ ist@@ ence can never really qu@@ ali@@ fy as gen@@ u@@ ine knowledge nor result in prop@@ er understanding . ”
St@@ ori@@ es about his ex@@ p@@ lo@@ its have f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ated people for th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years .
W@@ rit@@ ten by the Hebrew prophet Moses , Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us rel@@ ates the experi@@ ences of the Israelites over a peri@@ od of 14@@ 5 years ​ — from Jose@@ p@@ h’s death in 1@@ 6@@ 5@@ 7 B.C.E . to the comple@@ tion of the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le in 1@@ 5@@ 12 B.C.E .
On@@ ly when the people of Israel bro@@ ke their yo@@ ke of sub@@ mis@@ sion to Jehovah did they come under the op@@ pres@@ sive yo@@ ke of their enem@@ ies .
She said that as a result they had deci@@ ded not to have an ab@@ or@@ tion .
To use Jesus ’ words , a person thus ‘ dis@@ ow@@ ns himself , ’ gives up all righ@@ ts to himself , and v@@ ow@@ s to put God’s will a@@ bo@@ ve everything el@@ se in his life .
• What should be our determin@@ ation regarding our dedic@@ ation to God ?
A T@@ ear@@ ful Par@@ ting
G@@ am@@ ali@@ el@@ ’s ad@@ vice was s@@ ound , and we appreci@@ ate it when some speak out in our be@@ half .
When the se@@ ab@@ ed d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed away into a b@@ lu@@ e ab@@ y@@ ss , Jo@@ e@@ ’s wife said , “ I think we@@ ’@@ re going out too far . ”
R@@ ep@@ ent@@ ance B@@ r@@ ings F@@ or@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess
To the form@@ er , Paul’s counsel “ to work at good , to be rich in fine works , to be li@@ ber@@ al , ready to share ” was v@@ al@@ id .
My ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment do@@ or rema@@ ined o@@ pen , and young ones continued to vis@@ it .
As “ the father of the li@@ e , ” he makes many promises , but they f@@ all f@@ l@@ at , just as did the one he made to E@@ ve .
For Juda@@ h there would be ‘ a h@@ ur@@ r@@ ying of Jehovah’s day very much . ’
L@@ ik@@ ely you felt deep gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de .
Lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally , to enjoy God’s ba@@ c@@ king , one must teach only what God reve@@ als in his Word and re@@ ject teachings based on human wisdom or tra@@ dition . ​ — Isaiah 29 : 13 ; Matthew 15 : 3 - 9 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 2 : 8 .
The fin@@ al se@@ al@@ ing of the relati@@ vely small number of Christians called to re@@ ign with Christ in heaven is ne@@ aring comple@@ tion .
Because of fac@@ ing indi@@ ffer@@ ence , re@@ je@@ ction , and persecu@@ tion when declar@@ ing Jehovah’s judg@@ ments , Jeremiah might have felt that he did not have the strength to continue .
They had a temple , but its holy place was heaven it@@ self .
God bless@@ ed Noah and his family and gave them instru@@ ctions to “ be fru@@ it@@ ful and become many and f@@ ill the earth . ”
Still , he does not promise his read@@ ers that they could liter@@ ally live forever by following his counsel .
If there is no sm@@ ile in return , it could mean that there is a proble@@ m , and just listen@@ ing to the other person may bring comfort . ​ — J@@ as .
So wh@@ en@@ ever anything made a no@@ ise in the under@@ gro@@ w@@ th , I ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ously st@@ ep@@ ped for@@ ward ho@@ l@@ ding my bri@@ ef@@ case in fr@@ on@@ t of me as a prote@@ ction .
I listen care@@ fully as he tel@@ ls me about his mem@@ ori@@ es .
This means that 1 in every 18 pers@@ ons in Z@@ am@@ bia attend@@ ed .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What counsel was Solomon inspired to wr@@ ite to young people ?
Yes , “ all Scrip@@ ture is inspired of God and bene@@ fi@@ cial for teaching , for re@@ pro@@ ving , for set@@ ting things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght , for discipl@@ ining in righteousness , that the man of God may be fully com@@ pet@@ ent , comple@@ t@@ ely e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed for every good work . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 16 , 17 .
He was 9@@ 3 years old when he died .
God has pl@@ ent@@ y of re@@ war@@ ding , fulfill@@ ing work for each of his faithful servants .
What is power , and how have humans h@@ and@@ led it ?
Our faith gro@@ ws str@@ ong@@ er each time we make a cor@@ rec@@ t decision , take a fir@@ m stand for Christian principles , or car@@ ry out an action in har@@ mony with God’s will ​ — especially when we are under pres@@ sure to do o@@ ther@@ wise .
This article will discus@@ s how Jesus ’ teachings and the example he set while on earth can help hus@@ ban@@ ds , wi@@ ves , parents , and children to live happy , fulfill@@ ing lives .
In what situation did Joseph find himself , and how did he re@@ act ?
Be@@ fore long , with the public@@ ation of A F@@ ac@@ si@@ m@@ ile E@@ dition of the De@@ ad Se@@ a S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls , p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ s of the pre@@ vi@@ ously un@@ publi@@ shed s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls became eas@@ ily acc@@ es@@ sible .
( b ) Even if the wicked pro@@ sp@@ er materi@@ ally , why do they have no lasting se@@ cur@@ ity ?
Yes , a gener@@ ous person cre@@ ates an at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere of war@@ m@@ th and appreciation that others find enjo@@ y@@ able .
No doubt your hear@@ t’s desire is to imitate the di@@ lig@@ ent sla@@ ves in Jesus ’ par@@ able and have as full a share as possible in the disci@@ ple - making work .
But the question is , How does Jesus ’ sacrifice make everlasting life possible ?
Tru@@ ly I say to you , He will ap@@ point him over all his bel@@ ong@@ ings . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 3 , 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 7 .
He also did not ign@@ ore it when they fa@@ iled to respon@@ d to his counsel .
He often called Jehovah his heavenly Father , a ter@@ m reve@@ al@@ ing his deep in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with God . ​ — John 8 : 19 , 38 , 5@@ 4 .
N@@ ever for@@ get that “ Jehovah kno@@ ws how to res@@ cu@@ e people of godly devo@@ tion out of tri@@ al . ”
I pray@@ ed to Jehovah and than@@ ked him for his kindness and gener@@ os@@ ity , tr@@ ying to expres@@ s how much I loved him .
No@@ te who were instru@@ cted to atten@@ d ga@@ ther@@ ings for worship : men , women , and little ones .
Thus , even where no inc@@ es@@ tu@@ ous relation@@ shi@@ ps are involved , Christians do not want to act with to@@ tal dis@@ reg@@ ard for esta@@ bli@@ shed cu@@ st@@ om@@ s or the leg@@ iti@@ mate sen@@ si@@ bil@@ ities of the commun@@ ity , so as not to bring re@@ pro@@ ach on the Christian congregation or on God’s name . — 2 Corinthians 6 : 3 .
Is religion just a means to gain peace of mind ? ” ​ — A form@@ er P@@ res@@ b@@ y@@ ter@@ i@@ an in K@@ o@@ re@@ a .
What must we do to remain in God’s “ se@@ cre@@ t place ” of prote@@ ction ?
Lo@@ o@@ king at the sa@@ d con@@ di@@ tions in the world , Mo@@ m and I im@@ medi@@ ately recogn@@ ized the ring of truth .
“ S@@ ear@@ ch for Jehovah and His S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th ”
I have never come ac@@ ro@@ ss a sing@@ le proble@@ m that this book can@@ ’t help to sol@@ ve . ”
What a tra@@ gi@@ c end for Ab@@ sal@@ om , who@@ se bl@@ ind ambi@@ tion prom@@ p@@ ted him to fi@@ ght against his own father ​ — Jehovah’s anointed — ​ and bring disa@@ ster upon himself ! ​ — 2 Sa@@ m .
My husband says that if there were more men like you , there never would have been a war . ”
God’s own Son knew that we should , for Jesus said to his disciples : “ The spirit . . . will gu@@ i@@ de you into all the truth . ”
He has promised a pri@@ c@@ eless future re@@ ward that reve@@ als the dep@@ th of his gener@@ os@@ ity and love ​ — everlasting life in Par@@ adise on earth .
H@@ um@@ ility ​ — A Go@@ dly Q@@ u@@ ality
( Read Luke 17 : 3 , 4 . )
W@@ he@@ ther we have a lo@@ t or a little , all of us can use what we own to expres@@ s our love for Jehovah .
For instance , a Bible stud@@ ent may ob@@ serve a sing@@ le par@@ ent who pu@@ ts for@@ th great effort to come to the Kingdom H@@ all with her small children in to@@ w .
God’s rule will re@@ move all the wicked from the earthly sc@@ ene .
What can we learn about baptism from the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an pro@@ sel@@ y@@ te and from the apostle Paul ?
It occ@@ ur@@ red when the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom was esta@@ bli@@ shed at the end of the G@@ ent@@ ile T@@ im@@ es in 1914 .
Jehovah valu@@ es the part women pla@@ y in declar@@ ing the good news and accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing his pur@@ pos@@ es .
Who are the two wit@@ nesses ? ( R@@ e 11 : 3 - 12 ) , 11 / 15
His com@@ ment ?
After being inform@@ ed of God’s in@@ ten@@ tions and recei@@ ving his com@@ mis@@ sion , Noah buil@@ t an ar@@ k to pre@@ serve men and ani@@ mal@@ s ali@@ ve .
How important it is that we sp@@ end time fin@@ ding out a little more about our orig@@ in ! ”
I feel that Jehovah’s su@@ sta@@ ining power was man@@ i@@ f@@ est when , on another occasi@@ on , we were to vis@@ it a group of inter@@ ested people in the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s near the bor@@ der of C@@ o@@ st@@ a R@@ ic@@ a .
Bo@@ th cour@@ ses well illustr@@ ate the situation of some who f@@ all pre@@ y to dec@@ ep@@ tion , allow@@ ing their confidence in the truth to we@@ ak@@ en .
By reading al@@ ou@@ d well - cho@@ s@@ en s@@ crip@@ tures that can t@@ ou@@ ch the hearts of those who will listen to us .
Why is prayer important when we are tr@@ ying to res@@ ist temp@@ t@@ ations ?
Not ever@@ yone ag@@ re@@ es on what is or is not a Messi@@ ani@@ c prophecy .
W@@ il@@ d gra@@ p@@ es are wor@@ th@@ less for making w@@ ine and for e@@ ating ​ — an ap@@ t sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of the apost@@ ate nation who@@ se fru@@ it@@ age was la@@ w@@ bre@@ ak@@ ing rather than righteousness . This wor@@ th@@ less fru@@ it@@ age was not the fa@@ ul@@ t of the v@@ in@@ e@@ ’s C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ at@@ or .
For example , a brother may have wor@@ ked hard to pre@@ pare a talk and give it before a large a@@ udi@@ ence .
G@@ ran@@ ted , there are de@@ gre@@ es of sin , and some off@@ en@@ ses are very hard for imper@@ fect humans to for@@ give .
The in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Juda@@ h are in l@@ ine for des@@ tru@@ ction “ on account of their re@@ je@@ cting the law of Jehovah . ”
We have been able to serve where there is greater need .
P@@ lead with Jehovah to help you to end@@ ure pati@@ ently .
Do you not ag@@ ree that know@@ ing the des@@ tru@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess of im@@ moral conduct should move us to res@@ ist the temp@@ tation to eng@@ age in it ?
B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ es were appointed to have over@@ sight of the work in their res@@ pe@@ ctive ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es .
Why can Christ’s sub@@ je@@ cts look to the future with confidence ?
Yet , we are as@@ sur@@ ed : “ With someone loyal [ Jehovah ] will act in loy@@ al@@ ty . ” ​ — P@@ s .
Pe@@ ople mar@@ vel@@ ed when Jesus rest@@ ored his sight .
17 : 6 ; 19 : 3 .
To her deli@@ ght , per@@ mis@@ sion was gr@@ anted .
The dead will be ra@@ ised and will have the opportunity of being jud@@ ged wor@@ thy of everlasting life .
The con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence ?
Some you@@ ths brought up by Christian parents may not see the star@@ k contr@@ ast between our cur@@ r@@ ent spiritual par@@ adise and Satan’s dar@@ k world .
▪ How can we be sure that Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es were not written after the fact ?
As well as being effe@@ ctive , contribu@@ ting on a vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary bas@@ is takes a lo@@ ad off the sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders of those with li@@ mit@@ ed means , such as Gen@@ i@@ val , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are that he as@@ sures us : “ I shall make you have in@@ sight and instru@@ ct you in the way you should go . I will give ad@@ vice with my e@@ ye upon you . ”
P@@ re@@ aching and T@@ e@@ aching in S@@ r@@ i L@@ anka
As a result , even if death does not cla@@ im them as vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s at the time of their heart att@@ ack , many become sever@@ ely h@@ an@@ dic@@ app@@ ed for the rest of their lives .
It is appro@@ pri@@ ate to ob@@ serve it just once a year .
( a ) What can we learn about Jehovah from the experience of Israel ?
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s gen@@ u@@ ine desire was to arri@@ ve at an am@@ i@@ ca@@ ble so@@ lu@@ tion .
We might i@@ magine the attend@@ ant ti@@ ring of such a re@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve t@@ ask , but Eli@@ j@@ ah rema@@ ined e@@ ag@@ er for a si@@ gn and did not give up .
“ For food they gave me a po@@ is@@ on@@ ous pl@@ ant , ” said the psalmist , “ and for my th@@ ir@@ st they tri@@ ed to make me dr@@ ink v@@ in@@ e@@ g@@ ar . ”
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , Timothy , who travel@@ ed ex@@ ten@@ si@@ vely with the apostle Paul , appe@@ ars to have been given similar authority .
The Scriptures do not dis@@ close how Jehovah commun@@ ic@@ ated this to E@@ no@@ ch .
I@@ magine his joy in wel@@ coming them back ​ — and how deli@@ gh@@ ted they will be that they have se@@ ven more brothers and three other beau@@ ti@@ ful sisters ! ​ — Job 1 : 1 , 2 , 18 , 19 ; 4@@ 2 : 12 - 15 .
Rather than being God’s serv@@ ant , Satan is , in fact , God’s ar@@ ch@@ enem@@ y and the self - appointed acc@@ us@@ er of mankind . ​ — Revelation 12 : 7 - 10 .
L@@ ess@@ ons From the Re@@ c@@ ord of Jesus ’ Bi@@ r@@ th
L@@ ear@@ ning and re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing new de@@ ta@@ il@@ s then became e@@ asi@@ er because you could see where to place them in the to@@ tal pi@@ c@@ ture .
• When was the book of Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k written , and why should we be inter@@ ested in it ?
He in@@ tend@@ ed to div@@ or@@ ce her se@@ cre@@ tly to prote@@ ct her from sc@@ and@@ al .
Christians are better off speaking about what they know to be true ​ — the Kingdom good news .
It ca@@ used them to chall@@ enge Moses ’ God - given authority and com@@ pla@@ in about their lo@@ t in life .
The teach@@ ers cho@@ se more than 1@@ ,@@ 4@@ 00 of their stud@@ ents ’ let@@ ters and for@@ war@@ ded them to the cont@@ est pan@@ el .
If you still try to man@@ age the jo@@ b that you have d@@ ele@@ g@@ ated to someone , you will s@@ end him the message , “ I don@@ ’t really trust you . ”
S@@ ur@@ ely we do not want to be like Di@@ o@@ tre@@ ph@@ es , who would not ‘ receive anything from the apostle John with respect . ’
What is the con@@ dition of a conscience mar@@ ked “ as with a bran@@ ding ir@@ on ” ?
On what occasi@@ on did Jesus speak about happiness , and what was his op@@ ening st@@ at@@ ement ?
Yet , we need to be care@@ ful that we do not allow ourselves to pur@@ sue a course that lea@@ ds to a pat@@ ter@@ n of mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring that could result in divine disa@@ p@@ pro@@ val .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful I am that our comm@@ on love for Jehovah brought the three of us together as friends !
These con@@ di@@ tions contribu@@ ted to the Fr@@ en@@ ch Rev@@ olu@@ tion , which in 1@@ 7@@ 9@@ 3 sent King L@@ ou@@ is X@@ V@@ I to the gu@@ il@@ lo@@ t@@ ine .
What was the re@@ action to Jesus ’ message ?
He had to trust that when he truly rep@@ ented , Jehovah would for@@ give him and help him end@@ ure the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of his actions . Be@@ ing imper@@ fect , all of us sin .
The new believers had a deep hu@@ ng@@ er for spiritual food , and they knew ex@@ ac@@ tly where to get it .
When and why did anointed Christians ‘ go to s@@ le@@ ep , ’ as it were ?
Ch@@ urch lead@@ ers com@@ promised with rul@@ ers , such as E@@ mp@@ er@@ or Con@@ stan@@ t@@ ine , to receive pol@@ itical power
R@@ eli@@ ef : S@@ op@@ r@@ in@@ tend@@ enza Ar@@ c@@ he@@ olo@@ gi@@ c@@ a di Rom@@ a ; V@@ es@@ pas@@ i@@ an : Bil@@ dar@@ c@@ hi@@ v P@@ re@@ us@@ sis@@ ch@@ er K@@ ul@@ tur@@ b@@ es@@ it@@ z / ​ Ar@@ t R@@ es@@ ource , N@@ Y
Jehovah’s ac@@ tive inter@@ ven@@ tion at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on will be with man@@ kin@@ d’s best inter@@ ests at heart .
Instead he t@@ ested them to find out if they had truly chang@@ ed .
As@@ s@@ em@@ b@@ led at the fo@@ o@@ t of the m@@ oun@@ tain , the Israelites even heard “ the T@@ en Wor@@ ds ” from the mi@@ d@@ st of the fi@@ re and the cl@@ ou@@ d as Jehovah spoke to them through an ang@@ eli@@ c re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative .
How do wrong activities af@@ fect us now ?
Why don@@ ’t you come back on the tra@@ in with me and jo@@ in the Bethel family ? ”
In this way we will be able to get through the n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w do@@ or that lea@@ ds to wonderful life without end . ”
U@@ l@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , though , let us never lo@@ se sight of the fact that Satan the Devil is the pri@@ m@@ ary cause of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
We will consider these questions in the following article .
( b ) In what ways did Timothy make good use of his sing@@ le years , and how was he bless@@ ed for his will@@ ing@@ ness to serve in his you@@ th ?
But Lo@@ re@@ t@@ ta wanted to simp@@ li@@ fy her life to serve the Creator more fully .
How did Jesus respon@@ d ?
How can you bring these events to life for your off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing ?
* As we qui@@ et@@ ly refle@@ ct on what we read , the word of God affe@@ cts our heart .
In the first century , there was clear evidence of whom Jesus was using to fe@@ ed the congregation ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 12 )
She was also moved by the war@@ m rec@@ ep@@ tion and the kindness that the congregation ex@@ tend@@ ed .
A c@@ olo@@ s@@ s@@ al i@@ ma@@ ge of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h A@@ men@@ ho@@ te@@ p I@@ I@@ I
From time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite I was inst@@ al@@ led , from the star@@ t , from times ear@@ li@@ er than the earth .
Why do you feel that way ?
Jehovah is a@@ ware of it , and he does not mer@@ ely ign@@ ore wr@@ ong@@ doing . ​ — Proverbs 15 : 3 ; Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 1 : 13 .
In P@@ re@@ aching and Dis@@ ci@@ ple M@@ ak@@ ing
What help did Jesus promise his disciples , and why would they need it ?
And des@@ pite a war@@ ning from the prophet Mi@@ ca@@ iah , Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at jo@@ ined A@@ ha@@ b in fi@@ gh@@ ting against the S@@ y@@ ri@@ ans .
The H@@ as@@ mon@@ a@@ e@@ an D@@ y@@ na@@ st@@ y
What is the ro@@ le of the elders as descri@@ bed at Isaiah 32 : 1 , 2 ?
But what is integrity , and what does it mean to walk in its way ?
By means of the pr@@ inted page and by word of m@@ ou@@ th , they are help@@ ing people around the world to gain an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of what the Kingdom is , what blessings it will bring , and what one must do to gain such blessings .
That would we@@ ak@@ en my position . ’
T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ing overse@@ ers and their wi@@ ves pre@@ par@@ ing for an in@@ tegr@@ ated dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion , 19@@ 6@@ 6
Wor@@ king together , all can contribu@@ te to the congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement .
( b ) Does such re@@ pro@@ ach di@@ min@@ ish our happiness ?
( N@@ um@@ bers 22 : 1 – 36 : 13 )
This great@@ ly contribu@@ tes to a happy uni@@ on .
Those of this li@@ mit@@ ed group for@@ go all ho@@ p@@ es of living forever on earth as humans of flesh and blood .
He said , “ I was one of the bo@@ ys who th@@ re@@ w st@@ ones at you in S@@ an@@ ta An@@ a . ”
As much as I tri@@ ed to ign@@ ore my conscience , it regul@@ arly remin@@ ded me that the way I was living was wrong .
S@@ ar@@ ah J@@ a@@ y@@ ne cho@@ se the l@@ at@@ ter .
His case may re@@ mind us that “ we all stu@@ m@@ ble many times . ”
Why is it help@@ ful to go over a spiritual c@@ he@@ ck@@ l@@ ist peri@@ o@@ dic@@ ally ?
These qualities can help him to end@@ ure difficult situ@@ ations without be@@ coming an@@ no@@ yed and to end@@ ure disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments without lo@@ sing hope .
Jesus illustr@@ ated this when he said : “ If a certain man comes to have a h@@ un@@ d@@ red sheep and one of them ge@@ ts st@@ ra@@ yed , will he not leave the n@@ in@@ ety - n@@ ine upon the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s and set out on a sear@@ ch for the one that is st@@ ra@@ ying ?
How would he have respon@@ ded ? ’
Mo@@ re@@ over , “ he will feel s@@ or@@ ry for the low@@ ly one and the po@@ or one , and the sou@@ ls of the po@@ or ones he will sa@@ ve . ”
How has Jehovah ac@@ ted in a wonderful way in our day ?
Hence , much of an enem@@ y’s tra@@ ining could be n@@ ul@@ li@@ fied if he un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly me@@ t a left - h@@ an@@ ded sol@@ di@@ er .
17 , 18 . ( a ) How can we demonstr@@ ate than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness with our “ valu@@ able things ” ?
Jehovah has taken what two st@@ ep@@ s to make it possible for us to enjoy a fri@@ end@@ ship with him ?
At last I was be@@ coming famili@@ ar with this wonderful book , and I enjo@@ yed sh@@ aring with others the tru@@ ths I was lear@@ ning .
“ Tru@@ e God and Li@@ fe E@@ ver@@ lasting ” , 10 / 15
He will satis@@ fy “ the desire of every living thing . ” ​ — P@@ s .
They can f@@ ill the time sp@@ ent wa@@ iting by cultiv@@ ating a close relationship with God and doing works that demonstr@@ ate their faith .
From Ri@@ ches to R@@ ag@@ s
Jesus ans@@ wer@@ ed with a par@@ able .
A@@ m I inc@@ l@@ ined to foc@@ us pri@@ mar@@ ily on as@@ pe@@ cts of God’s service that se@@ em to bring recogn@@ iti@@ on and praise ?
IN@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ IN@@ G people , good food , and enjo@@ y@@ able con@@ vers@@ ation make a me@@ al at the cap@@ tain@@ ’s table a@@ bo@@ ard ship a deli@@ ght . But a discus@@ sion at the table of C@@ ap@@ tain R@@ ob@@ er@@ t G .
What is Romans 8 : 6 not tal@@ king about ?
Th@@ in@@ king on what can help us to keep God’s remin@@ ders ?
Rather than lo@@ sing his spiritual bal@@ ance , he conclu@@ ded that ga@@ ining Jehovah’s appro@@ val was more important than ga@@ ining man@@ ’s .
In ad@@ dition to food , clo@@ thing , and Bible liter@@ ature , we brought a cop@@ y of the vi@@ de@@ o Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — The O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation Be@@ h@@ ind the N@@ ame .
For example , his Hebrew New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent was re@@ v@@ ised and re@@ pr@@ inted in 1@@ 6@@ 6@@ 1 by W@@ il@@ li@@ am R@@ ob@@ er@@ t@@ son and again in 1@@ 7@@ 9@@ 8 by Ri@@ ch@@ ard C@@ ad@@ di@@ ck .
Today , a con@@ st@@ ant a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of Jehovah’s prote@@ ctive care em@@ b@@ ol@@ den@@ s us , giving us courage and fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ness in our Kingdom - preaching work .
She was also dec@@ ei@@ ved about the id@@ ent@@ ity of the one who d@@ elu@@ ded her .
How can we cultiv@@ ate tend@@ er feelings for others ?
A Christian desi@@ ring to mar@@ ry , then , is wise to wa@@ it pati@@ ently for the one he or she can truly love .
* What a gr@@ and and jo@@ y@@ ful public service that is ! ​ — Psalm 10@@ 7 : 21 , 22 .
Even though Jehovah ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely supp@@ or@@ ted the ag@@ re@@ ement , he made sure that this fa@@ il@@ ure to seek his direction was recorded in the Scriptures for our benefit . ​ — Jo@@ s@@ h .
So@@ on they were baptized .
He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah was under@@ stan@@ da@@ bly up@@ set , but in@@ stead of tur@@ ning to a fore@@ ign power for help , he sent for Isaiah the prophet .
Those among us who are rema@@ ining cha@@ st@@ e while in a sing@@ le st@@ ate deser@@ ve our war@@ m@@ est comm@@ end@@ ation .
Some of them , who had a@@ do@@ p@@ ted the Ca@@ tho@@ lic faith , jo@@ ined the D@@ on@@ atis@@ ts ​ — a group of prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians who ro@@ se up against cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion within the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch . ​ — See the bo@@ x “ The D@@ on@@ atis@@ ts — ​ Not a ‘ P@@ ure Ch@@ urch . ’ ”
“ O@@ ver the past 30 years , I had had many privile@@ ges .
For example , the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine Re@@ fu@@ ge@@ es repor@@ ted that only 1 eli@@ gi@@ ble child in 5 can atten@@ d school in refu@@ ge@@ e cam@@ ps .
If I had continued down that same p@@ ath , I pro@@ ba@@ bly would have ended up like them .
Paul discus@@ sed a pri@@ me example , Abraham , a man of faith who lived before Jehovah provided a law co@@ de to Israel and long before Christ op@@ ened the way to heavenly life .
Because such love origin@@ ates with Jehovah .
That promised Se@@ ed , however , would rec@@ over from the he@@ el w@@ ound and would “ b@@ ru@@ ise [ Satan ] in the head . ”
If one or more imp@@ l@@ ant , she is pre@@ gn@@ ant , and it is expe@@ cted that she will in time give bir@@ th .
The Bible ur@@ ges us : “ H@@ um@@ ble y@@ ourselves , therefore , under the mi@@ gh@@ ty hand of God , that he may ex@@ al@@ t you in du@@ e time ; while you thro@@ w all your anxi@@ ety upon him , because he ca@@ res for you . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
Thus , they did not have to won@@ der whether he truly loved them .
Th@@ ree times I w@@ on the L@@ at@@ vi@@ an ch@@ am@@ pi@@ on@@ ship for sever@@ al mo@@ t@@ or@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le - rac@@ ing cl@@ as@@ ses , and t@@ wi@@ ce I w@@ on the Bal@@ tic St@@ ates Ch@@ am@@ pi@@ on@@ ship .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles trans@@ form@@ s lives !
A similar conclu@@ sion was rec@@ ently re@@ ached in con@@ ne@@ ction with Jehovah’s Witnesses living in Mo@@ sc@@ ow , Rus@@ sia .
A@@ m@@ ong these is what Jesus comman@@ ded : “ G@@ o therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations . ”
H@@ O@@ W I H@@ A@@ V@@ E B@@ EN@@ E@@ F@@ I@@ T@@ E@@ D : I now have peace of mind and a clean conscience , know@@ ing that I am no longer de@@ fil@@ ing my body with d@@ ru@@ g@@ s or im@@ mor@@ ality .
L@@ ater in A@@ cha@@ ia “ he great@@ ly helped those who had believ@@ ed on account of God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness ; for with in@@ ten@@ s@@ ity he thor@@ ough@@ ly proved the Jews to be wrong public@@ ly , while he demonstr@@ ated by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ . ”
We had a hu@@ ge ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent and called each other n@@ ames .
Their examples are reas@@ ons en@@ ough for mo@@ der@@ n - day servants of Jehovah to devel@@ op and displa@@ y mo@@ des@@ ty .
The Messi@@ ah would be bu@@ ri@@ ed with the rich .
Ad@@ vers@@ ities P@@ un@@ ish@@ ment From ? 6 / 1
Because I loved and tru@@ sted my st@@ ep@@ father , I took his ad@@ vice .
Like G@@ ary , L@@ ou@@ ise mem@@ or@@ iz@@ es s@@ crip@@ tures to expres@@ s faith in God’s promises of a world in which “ the eyes of the bl@@ ind ones will be op@@ ened ” and “ no re@@ si@@ d@@ ent will say : ‘ I am si@@ ck . ’ ” ​ — Is@@ a .
Consider fi@@ re .
In the th@@ ir@@ d century C.E . , Eph@@ esus was ro@@ cked by a se@@ v@@ ere earth@@ qu@@ ake .
We have every reason to be fe@@ ar@@ less , for try as they may , our enem@@ ies will never s@@ il@@ ence us !
The fact that you can read this article is pro@@ of that you have the cap@@ ac@@ ity to learn , but how should you use that cap@@ ac@@ ity ?
She ended up lea@@ ving the truth and con@@ ver@@ ting to another religion in order to get married .
Today , we are very close to the new world , and our faith is being t@@ ested .
The ru@@ g@@ ged out@@ l@@ ines of the is@@ lands , which have a s@@ mat@@ ter@@ ing of t@@ in@@ y , wh@@ ite hous@@ es g@@ le@@ am@@ ing in the su@@ n@@ light , inspired one po@@ et to lik@@ en them to “ st@@ one hor@@ ses with r@@ am@@ p@@ ant man@@ es . ”
; D@@ ul@@ ar , D .
Hence , keep up your personal study .
“ You are always there to l@@ end a hear@@ ing e@@ ar and share words from the Bible that li@@ ft our spi@@ r@@ its . ” ​ — P@@ am@@ ela .
However , the id@@ ent@@ ity of the great mul@@ titu@@ de rema@@ ined un@@ clear .
Cor@@ ali@@ e@@ ’s father , however , was str@@ ong@@ ly op@@ posed to his fam@@ il@@ y’s religious inter@@ ests , just as Jesus war@@ ned might ha@@ p@@ pen within famili@@ es . ​ — Matthew 10 : 34 - 36 .
Paul also helps us to understand that those with an earthly hope do not par@@ take of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms .
At the out@@ set , there may have been differ@@ ing vie@@ ws , but pray@@ er@@ ful refle@@ ction prom@@ o@@ tes on@@ en@@ ess among mo@@ des@@ t and yi@@ el@@ ding elders . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Some have been acc@@ used of being an@@ t@@ is@@ o@@ cial and dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful of the dead .
We read : “ I saw , and look ! a wh@@ ite hor@@ se , and the one se@@ ated on it had a bo@@ w ; and a cro@@ wn was given him , and he went out con@@ qu@@ ering and to complete his con@@ qu@@ est . ”
You Can W@@ in the B@@ at@@ tle
Acc@@ ording to P@@ re@@ si@@ d@@ ent Ch@@ is@@ san@@ o , inc@@ enti@@ ves like these are to be pra@@ ised , as they are a valu@@ able contribu@@ tion to soci@@ ety in sol@@ ving the educ@@ ational problems that this country still fac@@ es . ”
In B@@ r@@ ita@@ in al@@ one , read@@ ers sp@@ end as much as 8@@ 0 milli@@ on p@@ oun@@ ds ( about $ 1@@ 50 milli@@ on , U@@ .@@ S . ) a year on boo@@ ks o@@ ffering ad@@ vice about how to cop@@ e with li@@ fe@@ ’s challeng@@ es .
My heart still go@@ es out to people who su@@ ff@@ er because of viol@@ ence .
The inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ation la@@ sted about fi@@ ve months , and the cl@@ ou@@ d of su@@ spi@@ ci@@ on h@@ ang@@ ing over Ser@@ ap@@ him was hard to dis@@ pe@@ l .
When news of King Sa@@ ul@@ ’s p@@ lo@@ t to k@@ ill David re@@ ached Davi@@ d’s wife , she respon@@ ded im@@ medi@@ ately .
E@@ ag@@ er to make personal imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement , a good man c@@ ra@@ ves discipl@@ ine .
The R@@ o@@ le of Those Con@@ duc@@ ting Me@@ et@@ ings
He wanted to avoid making pa@@ in@@ ful mis@@ takes .
Let us discus@@ s three less@@ ons about keep@@ ing on the w@@ atch that we can learn from the book of Acts .
Ju@@ ly 5 - 11 , 20@@ 10
O@@ thers are continu@@ ally pla@@ gu@@ ed with “ if on@@ l@@ ys ” about their past .
God then w@@ atch@@ ed over the nation with a ke@@ en e@@ ye , ready to come to the res@@ cu@@ e when his people were in tr@@ ou@@ ble .
He often did so even when it would have been less time - con@@ sum@@ ing just to tell his listen@@ ers the point .
All my je@@ wel@@ ry is down there in the ca@@ bi@@ n .
A Christian nam@@ ed S@@ and@@ r@@ a , who has been married for 50 years , says : “ What I most value in my husband are his spiritual guid@@ ance and ad@@ vice and his love for Jehovah , which is str@@ ong@@ er than his love for me . ”
Those who try to follow such a course are “ li@@ mp@@ ing upon two different op@@ in@@ i@@ ons ” ​ — serving Jehovah to a certain ex@@ t@@ ent but also loving the world and the things in the world — ​ and can eas@@ ily cap@@ si@@ ze spiritually .
When we fin@@ i@@ shed the course , we were assign@@ ed to serve in the dist@@ ri@@ ct work .
On earth , Jehovah cre@@ ated everything for the benefit of his cre@@ atu@@ res desi@@ gn@@ ed for earthly life .
Why did A@@ ar@@ on cons@@ ent to making the g@@ ol@@ den cal@@ f ?
1 : 1 – 5 : 20 )
Jo@@ b@@ ’s faithful end@@ ur@@ ance also en@@ ab@@ led him to understand Jehovah more fully .
C@@ learly , we can ac@@ qui@@ re the wisdom and the knowledge that God reve@@ als ​ — but only if we exer@@ t ourselves in see@@ king such .
“ There will be an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of gra@@ in on the earth ; on the to@@ p of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s it will over@@ f@@ low . ” ​ — Psalm 7@@ 2 : 16 .
“ Jehovah is the true God ! ”
My mother , however , ste@@ ered me through this difficult time .
A@@ no@@ ther way in which we pur@@ sue love is by being for@@ giving , not n@@ ur@@ sing g@@ ru@@ d@@ ges against our brothers .
By that time , Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r was already suffering from an ill@@ ness that ev@@ en@@ tually led to his death in Ju@@ ne of 19@@ 7@@ 7 .
Wh@@ ere should you beg@@ in ?
H@@ ear@@ ing these prayers should help the you@@ th to see Jehovah as a mer@@ ci@@ ful God .
Are you respon@@ ding to Jesus ’ invit@@ ation : “ C@@ ome to me ” ?
Bi@@ r@@ ds are sing@@ ing .
By the time the el@@ der vis@@ ited the is@@ land again three months later , this is@@ ol@@ ated Bible teach@@ er and two of her stud@@ ents were ready to be baptized , so the el@@ der pre@@ si@@ ded over their baptism .
When Jesus was on earth , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people recogn@@ ized , not just his great@@ ness , but his concer@@ n for others .
When we h@@ es@@ it@@ ate , he makes a men@@ ac@@ ing g@@ es@@ ture to his thro@@ at that lea@@ ves no doubt about what will ha@@ p@@ pen if we refu@@ se to com@@ p@@ ly .
But when I get there , wh@@ atever men you appro@@ ve of by let@@ ters , these I shall s@@ end to car@@ ry your kind gift to Jerusalem . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
What Scriptural counsel helps us to “ fle@@ e from for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation ” ?
“ He@@ are@@ r of P@@ ra@@ y@@ er , ” 10 / 1
( b ) What “ qu@@ e@@ en ” will mis@@ cal@@ cul@@ ate her ch@@ an@@ ces of sur@@ vi@@ val ?
That is why we so often see people make cho@@ ic@@ es or decisions with all good in@@ ten@@ tions ​ — only to have them result in suffering , disa@@ ster , or tra@@ ge@@ dy .
‘ I Ha@@ ve W@@ al@@ ked in My In@@ tegrity ’
No , they are not yet perfect , but they could har@@ dly be descri@@ bed as fer@@ o@@ ci@@ ous li@@ ons or ra@@ p@@ ac@@ i@@ ous w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast@@ s .
After discipl@@ ining his people , he al@@ lo@@ ws a re@@ m@@ n@@ ant to return and serve him in the land he gave to their fore@@ fa@@ thers .
O@@ ther branch of@@ fic@@ es follow@@ ed su@@ it .
How are you benef@@ iting from an ev@@ ening set asi@@ de for family worship or personal study ?
On@@ ce the Kingdom was born , it was time to bring the rest@@ ored Christian congregation ​ — now with inc@@ reas@@ ed Kingdom responsi@@ bil@@ ities — ​ more clo@@ sel@@ y in l@@ ine with the pat@@ ter@@ n of the first - century Christian congregation .
Some of a chil@@ d’s re@@ ques@@ ts may be m@@ ere pas@@ sing wh@@ im@@ s .
P@@ re@@ aching was also difficult .
What c@@ he@@ ck@@ l@@ ist is re@@ comm@@ ended for Christians ?
The Bible ac@@ tually teach@@ es us how to make wise decisions .
The L@@ ev@@ ites ’ prayer ref@@ ers to two spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c sin@@ s com@@ mit@@ ted by Israel soon after they had promised to keep God’s Law at M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i .
Then , because Moses er@@ red on that one occasi@@ on , he would not get to experience what he had been expe@@ cting for so long !
“ I felt as though I had fal@@ le@@ n off a c@@ li@@ f@@ f .
I am under regul@@ ar medi@@ cal su@@ per@@ vision with a mo@@ der@@ ate but con@@ st@@ ant am@@ ount of me@@ dic@@ ation , and I remain reason@@ ab@@ ly st@@ able in health .
Even Mari@@ e - C@@ la@@ i@@ re , suffering from an e@@ ye a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction and we@@ aring an or@@ tho@@ pe@@ di@@ c de@@ vice on one le@@ g , en@@ tered the full - time service .
In Mar@@ ch 19@@ 28 , a Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ent , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then called , vis@@ ited us .
G@@ a@@ el kin@@ dly invit@@ ed me to her home for a c@@ up of te@@ a .
The apostle Paul lik@@ e@@ wise war@@ ned Christians in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a : “ Let no one lead you ast@@ ra@@ y in any way , because it [ the day of Jehovah ] will not come un@@ less the apost@@ as@@ y comes first and the man of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness ge@@ ts reve@@ aled , the son of des@@ tru@@ ction . ” ​ — 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 3 .
O@@ r did she think of the privilege of taking her stand for Jehovah ?
If you are an emp@@ loy@@ er , would you not value a work@@ er who app@@ lied this ad@@ vice ?
It also stated : “ E@@ z@@ ra@@ el , the ang@@ el of wr@@ ath , br@@ ings men and women with the half of their bo@@ dies bur@@ ning and ca@@ st@@ s them into a place of dar@@ k@@ ness , the hel@@ l of men ; and a spirit of wr@@ ath cha@@ st@@ ises them . ”
Yet , God’s Word has been inv@@ alu@@ able in help@@ ing me to fi@@ ght these dis@@ tur@@ b@@ ing feelings .
After a we@@ ek@@ ’s tra@@ ining , we travel@@ ed to our cir@@ cu@@ it in S@@ co@@ t@@ land .
I was on du@@ ty in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , in nor@@ ther@@ n Gre@@ e@@ ce , when Father died .
We may conclu@@ de from the events mentioned in 1 Samuel chap@@ ter 22 that Davi@@ d’s parents did not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on him .
And a married cou@@ ple wrote : “ Th@@ an@@ k you from our hearts for provi@@ ding us with this ‘ food . ’
6 : 14 ; 2 Ti@@ m .
We will then exam@@ ine three things we must do if we are to re@@ tain the honor of being Kingdom c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens .
We also attend@@ ed some Christian meetings of the congregation in To@@ k@@ mo@@ k .
Th@@ ough the you@@ ths re@@ adi@@ ly com@@ p@@ lied and enjo@@ yed such s@@ essi@@ ons , their influ@@ ence on one another ev@@ en@@ tually led them to cu@@ t their ties with the congregation .
Ti@@ tu@@ s car@@ ri@@ ed on a ministry in C@@ re@@ te .
Even when P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h th@@ reat@@ ened Moses with death , his faith , love for God , and likely a men@@ tal pi@@ c@@ ture of a b@@ right future streng@@ th@@ ened him to face the th@@ re@@ at coura@@ ge@@ ously . ​ — E@@ x .
To support one another in our suffering or ad@@ vers@@ ity , we need to have gen@@ u@@ ine com@@ pas@@ sion .
So the opportunity to pro@@ du@@ ce Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed c@@ eas@@ ed to be exc@@ lu@@ si@@ vely the@@ ir@@ s .
Des@@ pite the har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps , those were happy days .
Peter , born a Je@@ w , lived at a time when Jews vie@@ wed G@@ ent@@ il@@ es as un@@ clean and thus un@@ accep@@ table for any kind of fel@@ low@@ ship .
That was the view of the fr@@ am@@ ers of the De@@ c@@ lar@@ ation of In@@ dep@@ end@@ ence of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates of A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a .
This is vital because “ without faith it is imp@@ os@@ sible to ple@@ ase [ God ] well . ”
Jehovah rejo@@ ic@@ ed at see@@ ing his bel@@ o@@ ved Son hum@@ bly sub@@ ject himself to the divine will .
Is this s@@ crip@@ ture imp@@ l@@ ying that Jehovah takes no@@ te of every act of kindness per@@ form@@ ed in be@@ half of low@@ ly ones ?
This is ver@@ i@@ fied by the fact that H@@ er@@ od , when see@@ king to have the young child kil@@ led , or@@ der@@ ed the sla@@ ugh@@ ter of all bo@@ ys two years of age and under thr@@ ough@@ out Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m and its dist@@ ri@@ cts .
Because God’s people cle@@ a@@ ve to the Bible and share its com@@ for@@ ting message with others , they dif@@ fu@@ se an inc@@ en@@ sel@@ ike “ s@@ we@@ et o@@ d@@ or ” of life that gives ple@@ asure to Jehovah .
What are some ways that we can prove ourselves faithful in the Christian ministry ?
There is indic@@ ation , however , that for a time she did have bit@@ ter feelings with reg@@ ard to her@@ self and her two daugh@@ ters - in - law .
She was willing to leave home ​ — a place of greater se@@ cur@@ ity — ​ to jo@@ in Bar@@ ak for the imp@@ en@@ ding bat@@ tle .
9 : 29 .
Sa@@ ys Psalm 37 : 34 : “ H@@ op@@ e in Jehovah and keep his way , and he will ex@@ al@@ t you to take pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the earth .
I@@ magine the encourag@@ ement Israel@@ ite wi@@ do@@ ws and fa@@ ther@@ less bo@@ ys received when sing@@ ing the div@@ in@@ ely inspired words that remin@@ ded them that Jehovah was “ a father ” and “ a ju@@ dge ” for them and that he would provide them with reli@@ ef .
He ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ Yes , very much so because Jesus is our mo@@ de@@ l .
Because most of them are also star@@ ving .
Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i@@ ’s respon@@ se ?
When a husband ‘ p@@ our@@ s out his heart ’ with spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c re@@ ques@@ ts uni@@ que to their circumstances , it cannot help but strengthen the marriage b@@ ond .
During a t@@ our of the B@@ rit@@ ish Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m , Bro@@ ther S@@ ch@@ ro@@ e@@ der pointed out to us some Bible man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts .
However , only Jehovah has the right to deci@@ de in the ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te sense what is good and what is bad , as sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed by “ the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad ” in the gar@@ den of E@@ den .
We are af@@ ra@@ id of get@@ ting we@@ t . ”
She could sense their fear in@@ ten@@ si@@ f@@ ying as the days pas@@ sed and Israel continued this str@@ ange ri@@ tu@@ al ​ — mar@@ ch@@ ing around the city once each day .
“ The vari@@ ous c@@ ate@@ g@@ ori@@ es of pris@@ on@@ ers in the [ Na@@ z@@ i ] cam@@ ps car@@ ri@@ ed special dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish@@ ing mar@@ ks , ” expla@@ ins the book An@@ at@@ om@@ y of the S@@ S St@@ ate .
However , Jesus had something fur@@ ther in mind , and he went on to rel@@ ate a thought - pro@@ vo@@ king par@@ able , or illustr@@ ation , about an un@@ reason@@ able rich man .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly about mi@@ d@@ day , a light b@@ righ@@ ter than the su@@ n f@@ la@@ shed around Saul , and he f@@ ell to the gr@@ ound .
En@@ em@@ ies Be@@ come F@@ ri@@ ends
They did not leave a rec@@ ord of being gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely hum@@ ble . ​ — Matthew 20 : 25 , 26 .
Our relationship with the congregation is vital for our spiritual health .
“ A Word at I@@ ts Ri@@ ght Ti@@ me Is O How Go@@ od ! ”
S@@ ad@@ ly , some did not pas@@ s in@@ spe@@ ction .
W@@ as It Satan’s C@@ en@@ tury ?
Can You See the In@@ v@@ isi@@ ble God ?
As a result , the righteousness of God’s people shin@@ es for@@ th like the su@@ n at mi@@ d@@ day . ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 12 .
You as a par@@ ent pla@@ y an important ro@@ le in that pro@@ c@@ ess , especially when your child as@@ ks questions .
What can s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ate us to remain ze@@ al@@ ous for fine works in our ministry ?
On@@ ce , my whole life re@@ v@@ ol@@ ved around building mon@@ str@@ ous we@@ ap@@ ons for k@@ ill@@ ing fellow humans .
I would not mis@@ s them for anything in the world ! ”
He me@@ t the chall@@ enge and also bur@@ ned her i@@ do@@ l .
Yet , at the age of 14 , I got baptized , determined to serve my heavenly Father the best I could .
J@@ en@@ ni@@ f@@ er , Gen@@ i@@ eve , and N@@ ic@@ o@@ le serve along with their hus@@ ban@@ ds and children as ac@@ tive members of their res@@ pe@@ ctive congregations .
“ L@@ et@@ ’s get out of here ! ”
• Since he had ear@@ li@@ er had deal@@ ings with David , why did King Saul ask who@@ se son David was ?
On bo@@ ard were G@@ ary and H@@ et@@ ty , along with their daugh@@ ter K@@ ati@@ e .
In the first century , S@@ te@@ ph@@ en refer@@ red to Jehovah’s comm@@ and that Abraham should move to Cana@@ an .
As told by Jo@@ an C@@ o@@ v@@ il@@ le
Satan had par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar ani@@ mo@@ s@@ ity for the family l@@ ine that would pro@@ du@@ ce the Messi@@ ah .
Then people will be able to say of you as they did of J@@ on@@ a@@ than : “ It was with God that he wor@@ ked . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 14 : 4@@ 5 .
199@@ 0 - P@@ res@@ ent 29 19
( b ) What out@@ come can there be for individu@@ al des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of the ancient Israelites ?
For instance , the elders may be able to help out by ass@@ is@@ ting the parents to learn about and benefit from govern@@ men@@ tal or so@@ cial pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s lo@@ c@@ ally .
Jesus said of such ones : “ You s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully dis@@ reg@@ ard the comman@@ d@@ ment of God in order to keep your tra@@ dition . ”
The col@@ le@@ ag@@ ue g@@ la@@ dly accepted and brought along a friend .
When our pri@@ or@@ ities are in order , pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons and ple@@ asure are not our ma@@ st@@ ers . Rather , they are servants , or to@@ ol@@ s , that help us worship Jehovah .
Su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions inclu@@ ded organiz@@ ing field service grou@@ ps for fi@@ ve - h@@ our days and foc@@ using on making return vis@@ its , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly during mi@@ d@@ we@@ ek ev@@ en@@ ings .
As long as my health allow@@ ed , I enjo@@ yed this kind of service .
After exam@@ ining doub@@ ts about Jesus as por@@ tra@@ yed in the Go@@ sp@@ els , James R . E@@ d@@ war@@ ds , prof@@ ess@@ or of religion at J@@ am@@ es@@ to@@ wn C@@ ol@@ le@@ ge , N@@ or@@ th D@@ ak@@ o@@ ta , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , wrote : “ We may af@@ fir@@ m with confidence that the Go@@ sp@@ els pre@@ serve a di@@ verse and sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant body of evidence of the ac@@ tu@@ al truth about Jesus . . . .
Adam and E@@ ve in@@ iti@@ ally enjo@@ yed perfect human life .
6@@ 8 : 20 .
Still , he gave way to te@@ ars , moved by his deep love and com@@ pas@@ sion for his friends .
The human re@@ bel@@ s called into question whether Jehovah pro@@ per@@ ly exerc@@ ised his rul@@ er@@ ship over his cre@@ atu@@ res .
P@@ re@@ si@@ d@@ ent J@@ im@@ my C@@ ar@@ ter once said : “ H@@ u@@ man id@@ ent@@ ity is no longer de@@ f@@ ined by what one does but by what one ow@@ ns . ”
Jehovah gave Adam and E@@ ve life , d@@ om@@ in@@ ion over the ani@@ mal@@ s , and authority over the enti@@ re earth .
His use of the ter@@ m “ ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y and emp@@ ty dec@@ ep@@ tion ” is especially sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant .
Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ ers often pointed out that certain prophe@@ ci@@ es found in the Hebrew Scriptures were ful@@ filled in Jesus Christ .
While you may long for emo@@ tional support and your child might se@@ em willing to provide it , it is un@@ fa@@ ir and un@@ heal@@ thy to ask a child to help with gro@@ wn - up problems .
What advan@@ ces have been made in prin@@ ting , and how have these helped us ?
I asked one of the instru@@ ct@@ ors if I had done something wrong .
The th@@ ir@@ d day of the conven@@ tion was mar@@ ked by the rel@@ e@@ ase of a special tr@@ act ent@@ it@@ led Y@@ ou@@ ths ​ — What Will You Do With Your Li@@ fe ?
The rep@@ ent@@ ant David pray@@ ed : “ S@@ how me fav@@ or , O God , according to your loving - kindness . Acc@@ ording to the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of your mer@@ ci@@ es wi@@ pe out my trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions .
Today , we need to be care@@ ful that we are not influ@@ enced by others and little by little beg@@ in to think that way .
These exc@@ iting events are descri@@ bed in the 4@@ 5@@ th Psalm .
They were th@@ reat@@ ened with ex@@ pul@@ sion from school if they would not par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate along with the other stud@@ ents .
The mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs will be emp@@ ti@@ ed , and bil@@ li@@ ons of resur@@ rec@@ ted ones ​ — more pla@@ y@@ ers — ​ will come into view .
While Re@@ u@@ b@@ en was ab@@ sent , they again consider@@ ed k@@ ill@@ ing the bo@@ y , but Juda@@ h per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed them to sel@@ l him to pas@@ sing mer@@ ch@@ ants in@@ stead .
What a mer@@ ci@@ ful and com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate God Jehovah is ! ​ — E@@ x .
For just as in Adam all are d@@ ying , so also in the Christ all will be made ali@@ ve . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 20 - 22 .
Yet , he does more than just fe@@ ed the flo@@ ck .
As I w@@ atch the news , I am dis@@ gu@@ sted with the r@@ am@@ p@@ ant moral de@@ ca@@ y and de@@ pra@@ v@@ ity in this world .
Se@@ ek and F@@ ol@@ low God’s G@@ u@@ id@@ ance
What have religious lead@@ ers done , and with what result ?
S@@ ar@@ ah’s faith moved her to leave the com@@ forts of home be@@ h@@ ind
Tru@@ e , not all children gro@@ w up to serve God as did O@@ li@@ vi@@ a@@ ’s .
The ob@@ vi@@ ous conclu@@ sion for a Christian who recogn@@ iz@@ es Jehovah as his Ma@@ ster is that serving H@@ im should have pri@@ or@@ ity in his life .
( b ) How have some Witnesses felt about the spiritual food they receive ?
What , though , does be@@ coming sla@@ ves of God and of Christ invol@@ ve ?
How did God’s spirit ass@@ ist Jesus in his ministry ?
Af@@ ter@@ ward , there was a question - and - answer s@@ es@@ sion , which gave him an opportunity to expla@@ in his Bible - based beli@@ ef@@ s .
An@@ dre@@ y com@@ men@@ ted : “ She gave me high mar@@ ks for my repor@@ t and pra@@ ised me for having my own con@@ vi@@ ctions and not being a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of them .
In order to encoura@@ ge her to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in the ass@@ em@@ bly pro@@ gra@@ m , an el@@ der along with his wife re@@ vie@@ wed with K@@ ar@@ ina some poin@@ ts on how to witness by tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne .
You may at some time have asked yourself whether your life is mean@@ ing@@ ful .
On@@ ly God’s rul@@ er@@ ship can bring happiness , un@@ ity , health , and life .
Our pri@@ or@@ ities in life will refle@@ ct his pri@@ or@@ ities .
In 194@@ 3 , I began my pioneer service near F@@ ort M@@ ac@@ le@@ od and C@@ la@@ re@@ sh@@ ol@@ m , Al@@ ber@@ ta .
Jesus , like his Father in heaven , wanted the people to rep@@ ent and es@@ cap@@ e ad@@ verse judgment .
Bu@@ r@@ n@@ t o@@ ffer@@ ings , commun@@ ion sacrific@@ es , and gu@@ il@@ t o@@ ffer@@ ings were made on the al@@ ta@@ r , and the an@@ nu@@ al A@@ t@@ on@@ ement Da@@ y fe@@ atu@@ red sacrific@@ es offered in be@@ half of the nation .
That is why so many ask such questions as , What is the purpose of life , why do people su@@ ff@@ er , and what happ@@ ens to us when we die ?
K@@ in@@ dness dra@@ ws others to you .
H@@ el@@ p S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents to Un@@ der@@ stand I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ations
Some do not accept this .
He loo@@ ks for the good in us .
Yes , O@@ badi@@ ah’s fear of God was exc@@ ep@@ tional !
They would receive true for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of their sin@@ s .
Who would make up this new nation , and how are we today affe@@ cted by this change ?
The Bible tel@@ ls us that bad things will not continue to ha@@ p@@ pen in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely .
“ My friends often invit@@ ed me to go out with them , ” he expla@@ ins , “ but my parents di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t want me to h@@ an@@ g around in large grou@@ ps or go to large un@@ su@@ per@@ v@@ ised par@@ ties .
Paul knew that A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa was n@@ om@@ in@@ ally a Je@@ w .
We knew that many of our brothers had been ex@@ iled to ba@@ r@@ re@@ n is@@ lands .
Today , we have far more knowledge about Jehovah a@@ vail@@ able to us .
Even while ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ting his judg@@ ments against Israel and Juda@@ h , however , Jehovah did not for@@ get to be long - suffering .
Un@@ succ@@ ess@@ ful , she took it to the po@@ li@@ ce st@@ ation , and the po@@ li@@ ce tr@@ ac@@ ked down the pre@@ gn@@ ant woman .
However , if the father is ab@@ sent , then the mother should we@@ ar a head co@@ ver@@ ing if she condu@@ cts a Bible study with the young baptized son and the other children .
( b ) What questions are ra@@ ised about or@@ din@@ ation ?
Tru@@ ly , he did ign@@ ite a fi@@ re .
Rather , we ask : “ Is the one s@@ pre@@ ading this st@@ ory ac@@ ting in har@@ mony with what the Bible says ?
T@@ ry them .
The teachings of Jesus Christ have a pro@@ found influ@@ ence on milli@@ ons worl@@ d@@ wide
As pro@@ gen@@ it@@ or of human@@ kind , Adam sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ently in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed death into the enti@@ re human r@@ ace .
( See the bo@@ x ent@@ it@@ led “ Per@@ si@@ an K@@ ings From 5@@ 37 to 4@@ 6@@ 7 B.C.E . ” )
The same may have been true of Dani@@ el@@ ’s three compan@@ i@@ ons , who were also given positi@@ ons of authority . ​ — D@@ an .
The Ar@@ ta@@ x@@ er@@ x@@ es of the time when E@@ z@@ r@@ a came to Jerusalem is Ar@@ ta@@ x@@ er@@ x@@ es L@@ ong@@ i@@ man@@ us .
However , Bil@@ da@@ d was a S@@ hu@@ h@@ ite , and it is under@@ sto@@ od that his people lived along the E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates .
W@@ he@@ ther you are loo@@ king for work or you are re@@ ev@@ alu@@ ating your cur@@ r@@ ent emp@@ loy@@ ment , how can you make wise decisions ?
The ex@@ ist@@ ence and on@@ set of se@@ as@@ ons does not invol@@ ve a@@ str@@ on@@ om@@ ic@@ al mo@@ v@@ ements only .
We “ must be s@@ wi@@ ft about hear@@ ing ” when Jehovah , “ the One teaching men knowledge , ” coun@@ sel@@ s us through his ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l of commun@@ ic@@ ation . ​ — James 1 : 19 ; Psalm 9@@ 4 : 10 .
By 194@@ 7 , our older children had started their own famili@@ es .
S@@ us@@ ana read Psalm 1@@ 15 : 4 - 8 and Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 20 : 4 .
When I think about everything I@@ ’@@ ve done wrong , it can make me feel as if ther@@ e@@ ’s no way anyone can ever love me , not even Jehovah . ”
Do not let the dist@@ ress this br@@ ings cause you to for@@ get the jo@@ y@@ ful pro@@ spe@@ ct of person@@ ally experi@@ enc@@ ing the resurrection and coming to life again with r@@ ene@@ wed health and vi@@ g@@ or in the new world .
How do those who are enjo@@ ying such blessings from Jehovah feel about him ?
A high@@ ly res@@ pe@@ cted book of wisdom states : “ H@@ app@@ y are those who are b@@ lam@@ eless in their way . ”
For truly I say to you , If you have faith the si@@ ze of a mu@@ st@@ ard gra@@ in , . . . nothing will be imp@@ os@@ sible for you . ”
We should not pre@@ su@@ me to offer to ex@@ tr@@ act a m@@ ere “ st@@ ra@@ w ” from our bro@@ ther’s e@@ ye to help him when our own ability to rend@@ er prop@@ er judgment is imp@@ a@@ i@@ red by a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative “ ra@@ f@@ ter . ”
Bible prophecy does not give a d@@ ate for the first p@@ ha@@ se of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation to beg@@ in , though it does tell us what ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary ev@@ ent will sign@@ al its star@@ t .
Jehovah H@@ as B@@ less@@ ed My M@@ in@@ is@@ try
“ F@@ or@@ ti@@ fied to C@@ ar@@ ry O@@ u@@ t Jehovah’s Will ” was the the@@ me Ri@@ ch@@ ard Ri@@ an had cho@@ s@@ en for his part on the pro@@ gra@@ m .
The old man just star@@ ed and could not say a thing .
A sa@@ d st@@ atis@@ tic affe@@ cting family life has to do with ab@@ or@@ tion .
How did Jesus ’ resurrection di@@ ff@@ er from the resur@@ rec@@ tions that pre@@ ce@@ ded it ?
Jehovah or the go@@ ds of the land that Israel has occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed ?
So@@ on he will again re@@ move from the earth all wicked ones and deli@@ ver those who are me@@ ek at heart . ​ — Psalm 37 : 10 , 11 .
“ You cannot slave for God and for Ri@@ ches . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 24 .
▪ Jesus war@@ ned his followers that Satan tri@@ es to sto@@ p people from lear@@ ning the truth about God .
Jehovah he@@ ars our ur@@ g@@ ent ple@@ as for help .
As you get to know men and women of the Bible as real people with person@@ alities and feelings , they will come ali@@ ve in your mind .
U@@ sing a ser@@ p@@ ent as a co@@ ver , he tri@@ cked E@@ ve into thinking that she could find greater happiness by ac@@ ting in@@ dep@@ end@@ ently of God .
In this reg@@ ard , hist@@ ori@@ an H . G . W@@ el@@ ls no@@ ted how re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble it is that Jesus gave “ en@@ or@@ m@@ ous prom@@ in@@ ence . . . to the teaching of what he called the Kingdom of He@@ av@@ en ” and yet , said W@@ el@@ ls , this teaching has “ com@@ par@@ ative in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance in the . . . teaching of most of the Christian ch@@ ur@@ ches . ”
What did the prophet Daniel fore@@ tell regarding “ true knowledge ” ?
How could someone follow Ad@@ am@@ ’s wrong example ?
O@@ ver the next 40 years , the Israelites had fur@@ ther pro@@ of that Jehovah always keep@@ s his promises .
Consider , too , the ast@@ oun@@ ding cap@@ ac@@ ity of the human b@@ ra@@ in , which great@@ ly exc@@ e@@ e@@ ds any use we might make of it during our rather sh@@ ort life .
O@@ p@@ pos@@ ers continued to har@@ ass and att@@ ack Witnesses in@@ side and out@@ side the cour@@ th@@ ouse .
1 , 2 . ( a ) Un@@ der what circumstances have some bap@@ t@@ is@@ ms taken place ?
In fact , they vie@@ wed beli@@ ef in his resurrection as ess@@ enti@@ al to the Christian faith .
“ God gave us not a spirit of c@@ ow@@ ar@@ di@@ ce , but that of power and of love and of s@@ oun@@ dness of mind , ” wrote Paul .
David learned the fear of God when ob@@ serving Jehovah’s h@@ an@@ di@@ work
I no longer dr@@ ink exc@@ essi@@ vely .
Why did Jehovah for@@ give M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h ?
We did not know .
These indic@@ ated that they would ear@@ n bi@@ g money , which they did in bu@@ sin@@ ess .
And it is a word that descri@@ bes what many fear will pla@@ gu@@ e mankind for years to come .
• the d@@ ang@@ ers of w@@ atch@@ ing por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y ?
Pro@@ ba@@ bly most Christians could not car@@ ry many with them for preaching .
S@@ ing@@ ling out those who were put to death by Jehovah because they com@@ mit@@ ted for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , Paul gave the number as 2@@ 3@@ ,000 . ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 8 .
/ But to be po@@ pul@@ ar never do to@@ il . ”
When will un@@ ity be par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly important ?
Li@@ ve in H@@ ar@@ mony With the Mo@@ de@@ l P@@ ra@@ y@@ er ​ — Par@@ t I
Why does God tell Israel to enc@@ am@@ p before P@@ i@@ ha@@ hi@@ ro@@ th ?
Since Jehovah was direc@@ tly involved in set@@ ting these c@@ ities ap@@ ar@@ t for special use , we might ask : How does this arrang@@ ement help us to have a cle@@ are@@ r view of Jehovah’s mer@@ cy ?
• When experi@@ enc@@ ing problems , what should a married cou@@ ple do ?
Although he was married to a woman he de@@ arly loved , he found himself giving in to that ha@@ bi@@ t again and again .
During the next 8@@ 0 years , Jehovah’s Witnesses pr@@ inted bil@@ li@@ ons of pi@@ e@@ ces of liter@@ ature on their own prin@@ ting pres@@ ses .
Per@@ sever@@ ance in speaking the word of God requi@@ res b@@ ol@@ dness .
What tri@@ als have many refu@@ ge@@ es experienced ?
For making a show of such knowledge some have de@@ vi@@ ated from the faith . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 20 , 21 .
It was Jesus ’ cu@@ sto@@ m to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in Scrip@@ ture reading in the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e
Some publi@@ shed material is not re@@ vie@@ wed at our meetings , but it is pre@@ pared for our benefit .
On that great day , however , God will be the Sa@@ vi@@ or of those “ u@@ pri@@ ght in heart . ” ​ — Psalm 7 : 10 .
Lu@@ ther saw in W@@ es@@ sel an ally . Au@@ th@@ or C .
In her high - school e@@ th@@ ic@@ s class , a com@@ ment was made that Jehovah’s Witnesses do not accept the “ O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent , ” Jesus Christ , or M@@ ary .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es , 11 / 1
14@@ 7 : 1 .
The a@@ udi@@ ence had an opportunity to hear from S@@ te@@ ph@@ en L@@ et@@ t , another member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
L@@ it@@ tle did we know what a vari@@ ety of opportun@@ ities would o@@ pen up to us !
How are your study ha@@ bi@@ ts ?
They sub@@ mit to the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom , made up of Christ Jesus and the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 “ holy ones ” who will be associ@@ ated with him in that heavenly govern@@ ment . ​ — Re@@ v .
10@@ 9@@ th G@@ ra@@ du@@ ating C@@ l@@ ass of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ing a strong love for Jehovah and a h@@ at@@ red for what is bad is the best way to stay free from por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y . ​ — Read Psalm 9@@ 7 : 10 .
* When meetings were arrang@@ ed , F@@ er@@ mina began to atten@@ d .
In what ways did Jesus ple@@ ase his Father ?
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 16 , 30
( Ho@@ se@@ a 1 : 1 – 3 : 5 )
What situation did Paul descri@@ be at Romans 8 : 4 - 13 ?
In fact , why should we even be concer@@ ned about it ?
These pla@@ ys fe@@ atu@@ ring the bir@@ th of Christ were per@@ form@@ ed in the ch@@ ur@@ ches during the beg@@ in@@ ning of the col@@ on@@ iz@@ ation of M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
Jac@@ o@@ b , al@@ though a gro@@ wn man , under@@ sto@@ od that he should obey his fa@@ ther’s comm@@ and to avoid mar@@ r@@ ying a woman who was not a worshi@@ per of Jehovah .
K@@ ar@@ l was right .
Even the tel@@ ev@@ ision pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s and mo@@ vi@@ es we w@@ atch , as well as other form@@ s of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , leave their mar@@ k .
Do your prayers give evidence of such re@@ ver@@ ence and faith ?
J@@ on@@ ah r@@ an away from his assignment .
Sh@@ ould you give up , conclu@@ ding that God’s spirit is not gu@@ i@@ ding you ?
He has lo@@ v@@ ingly made pro@@ vision to help others like Tu@@ k@@ is@@ o and Mas@@ e@@ is@@ o to learn more about him .
Re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ent of Jehovah’s Un@@ deser@@ ved K@@ in@@ dness
As the ra@@ in became a do@@ w@@ n@@ p@@ our , the ri@@ ver K@@ ish@@ on s@@ wel@@ led , no doubt wa@@ shing away the blood of the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted Ba@@ al prophe@@ ts .
Some were ga@@ ther@@ ings of only a h@@ un@@ d@@ red or so .
You may won@@ der how the de@@ a@@ f were found .
The important thing is to bu@@ y out time from less important things for da@@ ily medit@@ ation on God’s Word . ​ — E@@ ph .
Jehovah tri@@ ed to teach his people so that they could be f@@ it be@@ ar@@ ers of his holy name as the in@@ her@@ it@@ ors of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , but they for@@ so@@ ok the good things they learned . ​ — Read Ne@@ h@@ emiah 9 : 16 - 18 .
The Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch re@@ ign@@ ed un@@ challeng@@ ed .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , when on earth Jesus was happy to see people respon@@ d positi@@ vely to his teaching .
If so , you are like the s@@ inc@@ ere ones Jesus me@@ t and helped .
T@@ emp@@ er your feelings with pati@@ ence and hum@@ ility .
How might over@@ confidence have pla@@ yed a ro@@ le in Pet@@ er@@ ’s er@@ ro@@ r ?
On the bas@@ is of it , Israel could become Jehovah’s “ special pro@@ per@@ ty out of all other pe@@ op@@ les . ”
Let us bri@@ ef@@ ly look at each of these st@@ ep@@ s and see what we can learn from them .
The faithful man Job lost his li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck , his attend@@ ants , and his children .
Today , most trans@@ fu@@ sions are not of whole blood but of one of its pri@@ m@@ ary com@@ pon@@ ents : ( 1 ) red c@@ el@@ ls ; ( 2 ) wh@@ ite c@@ el@@ ls ; ( 3 ) pl@@ at@@ ele@@ ts ; ( 4 ) pl@@ as@@ ma ( ser@@ u@@ m ) , the f@@ lu@@ id part .
There were 3@@ ,@@ 0@@ 4@@ 9 congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses meeting in com@@ for@@ table Kingdom H@@ alls .
The work , though , had its challeng@@ es .
In a similar way today , person@@ ality differ@@ ences and pet@@ ty je@@ al@@ ou@@ si@@ es can st@@ ra@@ in relation@@ shi@@ ps and even th@@ reat@@ en the peace of the congregation .
We are see@@ ing the fulfill@@ ment of this prophecy in our li@@ fe@@ time .
Since he had no money , A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ r@@ a offered to l@@ end him $ 20 .
Sa@@ ys Isaiah 26 : 4 : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah , you people , for all times , for in J@@ ah Jehovah is the R@@ o@@ ck of times in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ”
Jac@@ o@@ b pray@@ ed for Jehovah’s help .
A person@@ ’s life can become c@@ lu@@ t@@ tered with so many activities and pur@@ su@@ its that he is hard - pres@@ sed to find the time needed to maintain the all - important spiritual r@@ out@@ ine and bal@@ ance .
Dis@@ a@@ bil@@ ities K@@ now No B@@ oun@@ d@@ ary
Des@@ cri@@ b@@ ing what happ@@ ens to a man at death , the Bible states : “ He re@@ tur@@ ne@@ th to his earth ; in that very day his thoughts per@@ ish . ”
But more is needed to be an effe@@ ctive disci@@ ple mak@@ er .
F@@ un@@ dam@@ ent@@ al to the spiritual health of any im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ant family is deci@@ ding which language the family will use to be “ taught by Jehovah . ”
T@@ ra@@ gi@@ c@@ ally , some were kil@@ led .
E@@ f@@ fe@@ ctive S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 1 , 20@@ 12 , Mark S@@ an@@ der@@ son began to serve in that cap@@ ac@@ ity .
James 2 : 23 ; 4 : 8
E@@ mili@@ a , mentioned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , states : “ Just making an effort by my@@ self was not en@@ ough to imp@@ ro@@ ve the situation in my home .
Jehovah does not allow his servants to be temp@@ ted bey@@ ond what they can be@@ ar but makes the way out for them to be able to end@@ ure it .
Why do we eng@@ age in Christian activities ?
On@@ ly my ol@@ des@@ t brother and one of my c@@ ous@@ ins came to the we@@ d@@ ding .
Des@@ ign requi@@ res a desi@@ gn@@ er
The fulfill@@ ment of Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es con@@ fir@@ ms this fact , so we need to keep on the w@@ atch .
“ I am the way and the truth and the life , ” Jesus said .
H@@ um@@ ility and Mo@@ des@@ ty
V@@ er@@ y soon the pol@@ itical po@@ wers of Satan’s world will form a co@@ al@@ iti@@ on that is b@@ ent on the des@@ tru@@ ction of God’s people .
What chang@@ es can su@@ d@@ den@@ ly occ@@ ur in our lives ?
My wife , E@@ vel@@ y@@ n , is still serving Jehovah by my side .
The very no@@ tion of a loved one d@@ ying is often dist@@ res@@ sing .
Ju@@ ven@@ ile d@@ el@@ in@@ qu@@ ents are att@@ ac@@ ked by be@@ ars . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 2 : 23 , 24
Your words can also have a so@@ o@@ thing effect .
Rather , they should imitate Jesus Christ , who always did his Fa@@ ther’s will un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly and who was obedi@@ ent in every circum@@ st@@ ance he fac@@ ed . ​ — John 8 : 29 ; 10 : 16 .
18 I@@ mit@@ ate Their Fa@@ ith ​ — She A@@ cted With Dis@@ cre@@ tion
But what if he had everlasting life ?
We can be sure that Jehovah feel@@ s pa@@ ined when humans dis@@ obey him , for he kno@@ ws the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of ign@@ or@@ ing his pres@@ crip@@ tion for life .
What happened when Jesus me@@ t up with a fun@@ er@@ al pro@@ c@@ es@@ sion coming out of the city of Na@@ in ?
R@@ ac@@ hel@@ le , who@@ se mother became sever@@ ely de@@ pres@@ sed , learned this from personal experience .
“ To her , every human was a po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ent of Jehovah’s love and promises .
We are e@@ ag@@ er to fulf@@ ill this God - given responsi@@ bility whole - sou@@ led , to the best of our ability .
What did the Israel@@ ite family he@@ a@@ ds do , and what did they dis@@ co@@ ver was a no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy fe@@ ature of this F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Bo@@ o@@ ths ?
You can dis@@ cer@@ n from such com@@ ments that after div@@ or@@ ce some are eng@@ ul@@ f@@ ed by ne@@ g@@ ative emo@@ tions .
In the following article , we will consider two more as@@ pe@@ cts of Jehovah’s end@@ ear@@ ing person@@ ality . ​ — P@@ s .
A person desi@@ ring to become a c@@ iti@@ z@@ en of a human govern@@ ment might have to learn something about that govern@@ men@@ t’s hist@@ ory .
The car@@ ver still needs to ad@@ d the fin@@ er de@@ ta@@ il@@ s in order to make the ob@@ ject beau@@ ti@@ ful .
L@@ ear@@ ning that the woman was B@@ ath - she@@ ba and that her husband , U@@ ri@@ ah , was off to war , David sent for her and had rel@@ ations with her .
Many plac@@ es have a min@@ i@@ mu@@ m leg@@ al dr@@ in@@ king age , and Christians will be obedi@@ ent to Ca@@ es@@ ar@@ ’s la@@ ws even if these regul@@ ations se@@ em over@@ ly re@@ stri@@ ctive . ​ — Romans 13 : 5 .
Lu@@ c@@ í@@ a could har@@ dly o@@ pen her eyes .
As@@ k Jehovah to help you to apply his Word .
In both in@@ stances , Jesus had good reas@@ ons to act the way he did .
W@@ il@@ li@@ e , who is a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er in N@@ am@@ i@@ bia , no@@ tes : “ The ones who have sta@@ yed in the fore@@ ign field did not come with the expe@@ ct@@ ation that the local brothers would take care of them .
We have seen come true the apostle Paul’s words : “ W@@ ic@@ ked men and imp@@ o@@ st@@ ors will ad@@ v@@ ance from bad to wor@@ se , mis@@ le@@ ading and being mis@@ led . ”
Because our G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or has seen to the pre@@ serv@@ ation of his written Word , has kept his name before mankind , and has been the li@@ mit@@ less S@@ ource of spiritual truth .
What vie@@ w@@ point did many be@@ tra@@ y , and how was their faith t@@ ested ?
But because of some bu@@ sin@@ ess set@@ ba@@ c@@ ks , F@@ ran@@ c@@ is@@ c@@ o was un@@ able to pa@@ y his de@@ b@@ t on the set d@@ ate .
Sh@@ ould we call upon angels to inter@@ ce@@ de for us ?
The com@@ pos@@ ers of Psal@@ ms 1 , 10 , and 33 are not id@@ enti@@ fied .
Consider the following two examples .
Mar@@ ri@@ age is one are@@ a where loy@@ al@@ ty is vital but where , sa@@ dly , it is fre@@ qu@@ ently l@@ ac@@ king .
For some , having fu@@ n be@@ comes the most important thing in life , ab@@ s@@ or@@ b@@ ing far too much time and en@@ er@@ gy .
Proverbs 1 : 20 says : “ Tru@@ e wisdom it@@ self keep@@ s cr@@ ying al@@ ou@@ d in the very st@@ re@@ et .
They Mis@@ sed the Re@@ al P@@ ri@@ ze
So , what did that do@@ cum@@ ent reve@@ al regarding the boo@@ ks that now make up the Christian Greek Scriptures ?
“ Mo@@ st of all , they have a hu@@ ge interest in lear@@ ning more about God . ”
In the next article , we will consider other st@@ at@@ ements in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount that should help us to keep on doing good to others .
We will see how that was so in a future article in this seri@@ es .
He was a Bi@@ bel@@ for@@ s@@ ch@@ er , or Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ent , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then known in that are@@ a .
The Bible ​ — A T@@ ex@@ t@@ book for Li@@ ving
4 , 5 . ( a ) What situation ex@@ is@@ ted invol@@ ving King Saul and David ?
As individuals , though , it is vital that we keep God in our thoughts .
Jerusalem was set ab@@ la@@ ze by the Babyl@@ on@@ ians in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
Our circumstances , in effect , beg@@ in to control us .
He was fe@@ ar@@ less as he de@@ f@@ ended his Fa@@ ther’s name and accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed his ministry .
This put him in the right fr@@ ame of mind to accept re@@ pro@@ of .
So G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el expla@@ ins to her : “ P@@ ow@@ er of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh will over@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ w you , ” and “ what is born will be called holy , God’s Son . ”
As he as@@ sures her of his love , she expres@@ ses her desire to leave the city , saying : “ Un@@ til the day bre@@ a@@ th@@ es and the sh@@ a@@ do@@ ws have f@@ led , I shall go my way to the m@@ oun@@ tain of my@@ r@@ r@@ h and to the h@@ ill of f@@ ran@@ k@@ inc@@ en@@ se . ”
We read : “ ‘ Not by a mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ce , nor by power , but by my spirit , ’ Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es has said . ”
Of this you can be sure : If you s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely sear@@ ch into God’s Word , you will find “ the very knowledge of God ” ​ — a tre@@ asure that will en@@ rich your life bey@@ ond me@@ asure . ​ — Proverbs 2 : 10 - 21 .
Why is that sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant ? ​ — Read L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 5 : 7 , 11 .
She par@@ ti@@ ally op@@ ens the p@@ ac@@ ka@@ ge and quic@@ k@@ ly st@@ ep@@ s back and clo@@ ses the do@@ or .
Ti@@ m : I@@ ’@@ m just thinking here ​ — ma@@ y@@ be some people say that you don@@ ’t believe in Jesus because you call y@@ ourselves Jehovah’s Witnesses , not Jesus ’ Witnesses .
How is Jehovah’s “ tru@@ en@@ ess ” a large shi@@ eld and bul@@ war@@ k ?
Ha@@ ving to leave be@@ h@@ ind three daugh@@ ters under such g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous circumstances is en@@ ough to bre@@ ak any@@ one@@ ’s heart .
L@@ ear@@ ning to make wise decisions and to car@@ ry them out does not come eas@@ ily .
God has given a great responsi@@ bility to Christian parents .
S@@ un@@ set co@@ ast , Bi@@ ght of Bi@@ af@@ r@@ a , C@@ am@@ er@@ o@@ on
In A@@ pri@@ l 194@@ 3 , I dedic@@ ated my@@ self to Jehovah and sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed it by water baptism .
This they do through regul@@ ar Bible study , prayer , and up@@ building medit@@ ation .
[ Ma@@ p on page 24 , 25 ]
I listen to what they have to say in order to find out what they think and what they like . ”
22 : 8 ; P@@ s .
Ex@@ pla@@ in the fe@@ atu@@ res of this organization , how it fun@@ ctions , and what ro@@ le children have in supp@@ or@@ ting its work .
One repor@@ ter called on the family of a mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed gi@@ r@@ l on the very day of the mas@@ sac@@ re to ask for pi@@ c@@ tures , and others pa@@ id stud@@ ents to pose for p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ s .
Af@@ ter@@ ward I me@@ t some of the Witnesses and was invit@@ ed to an ass@@ em@@ bly .
As the Ho@@ ly Scriptures t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy , Jehovah is hum@@ ble , yet he displa@@ ys righteous indi@@ gn@@ ation and a@@ w@@ es@@ ome power when the occasi@@ on c@@ alls for them .
13 , 14 . ( a ) What fa@@ iled to di@@ str@@ act Jesus from his foc@@ us ?
N@@ ex@@ t , M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el Bu@@ r@@ ne@@ t@@ t , a form@@ er mission@@ ary rec@@ ently assign@@ ed as a G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ or , pres@@ ented the talk ent@@ it@@ led “ We@@ ar It as a Fr@@ on@@ t@@ let B@@ and Bet@@ ween Your E@@ y@@ es . ”
As their des@@ c@@ end@@ ants , we too are free moral ag@@ ents .
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , his Son , Jesus , found great joy in being with his Father .
For example , Jac@@ o@@ b spoke of “ the ang@@ el who has been rec@@ over@@ ing me from all cal@@ am@@ ity . ”
In the first century , the apostle Paul pra@@ ised the fine work that a mother nam@@ ed E@@ un@@ ice accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed in teaching her son Timothy .
When we are ti@@ red or under pres@@ sure , we must never reason that the way to de@@ al with st@@ ress is to cu@@ t back on spiritual activities .
Now over 1@@ 7@@ 0@@ ,000 publi@@ sh@@ ers preach there , and 7@@ 6@@ 3@@ ,@@ 9@@ 15 attend@@ ed the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al in 20@@ 13 .
( See also the bo@@ x “ What Par@@ t of the Da@@ y ? ” )
“ P@@ le@@ ase Read This C@@ ard ”
What can Christian parents do to shepher@@ d their children ?
They and their hus@@ ban@@ ds are serving as members of the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses at I@@ gi@@ e@@ du@@ ma , N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ a .
Jesus Christ , on the other hand , not only taught the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule but also set the fin@@ est example in following it .
In this article , we have only s@@ k@@ im@@ m@@ ed the sur@@ face of the wonderful , inspired information that this book con@@ tain@@ s , but it is en@@ ough to demonstr@@ ate how help@@ ful it is to consider the con@@ text of what we read in the Bible .
In an effort to cor@@ ru@@ pt Jesus , Satan appro@@ ached him with a temp@@ ting offer .
But , as with travel@@ ing overse@@ ers today , some@@ times r@@ out@@ ings have to be chang@@ ed .
They have con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed many that a person must be ei@@ ther na@@ i@@ ve or un@@ in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent to believe in a Creator .
H@@ ad I not become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , I might not be ali@@ ve today .
That prophecy will as@@ su@@ re@@ dly be ful@@ filled in the new world of God’s promise , just a@@ head of us .
The first n@@ ine chap@@ ters of Proverbs inclu@@ de sh@@ ort dis@@ cour@@ ses by a father who is imp@@ ar@@ ting practic@@ al wisdom to his son .
In rec@@ ent times , God’s people have used this gift to transl@@ ate the Bible so that more people can learn about Jehovah .
“ On one occasi@@ on the rec@@ ord was pla@@ ying ‘ F@@ le@@ e as a Bi@@ r@@ d to Your M@@ oun@@ tain , ’ and on the s@@ cre@@ en came the pi@@ c@@ ture of a hu@@ ge gi@@ gan@@ to@@ sa@@ ur@@ us , a p@@ re - F@@ lood ani@@ ma@@ l of great si@@ ze ” !
R@@ O@@ C@@ K@@ F@@ O@@ R@@ D , I@@ L ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , M@@ et@@ ro@@ cen@@ tre Ar@@ ena , 3@@ 00 El@@ m S@@ t .
As indic@@ ated by the experi@@ ences of the apostle Paul , our ministry may result in “ s@@ le@@ e@@ pl@@ ess ni@@ gh@@ ts ” and “ times without food . ”
However , those in attend@@ ance appreci@@ ate this arrang@@ ement .
Father was the S@@ un@@ day - school su@@ per@@ in@@ tend@@ ent of the Me@@ tho@@ di@@ st ch@@ urch in the small to@@ wn of W@@ in@@ side , about four mil@@ es [ 6 k@@ m ] from our f@@ ar@@ m .
The tur@@ ning point for A@@ sa@@ ph was a vis@@ it to the temple san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary .
The brothers asked themselves , ‘ How can we re@@ ach more pris@@ on@@ ers ? ’
As was the case with La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , that will be a resurrection of dead people .
Kat@@ er@@ ina and me , sh@@ ort@@ ly before our we@@ d@@ ding in 19@@ 50
Many Christians who have fal@@ le@@ n into wr@@ ong@@ doing have we@@ ak@@ ened their moral de@@ f@@ en@@ ses by vie@@ wing por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , reading er@@ o@@ tic liter@@ ature , or w@@ atch@@ ing lu@@ ri@@ d material on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t .
Because we fear God and prac@@ tice righteousness , for instance , we enjoy his appro@@ val and are spiritually close to him .
Jose@@ ph@@ us rel@@ ates that John H@@ y@@ r@@ can@@ us was at first a pu@@ pi@@ l and supp@@ or@@ ter of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es .
No@@ te that this is a two - way pro@@ c@@ ess .
When should we pray for holy spirit ?
How did Job respon@@ d to the help that he received from Eli@@ h@@ u ?
The rest of the ani@@ ma@@ l was dis@@ posed of out@@ side the cam@@ p or in some c@@ as@@ es par@@ taken of by the pri@@ ests .
He can pray for holy spirit , be@@ aring in mind that its fru@@ it@@ age inclu@@ des peace and self - control ​ — qualities needed to dis@@ pe@@ l anxi@@ ety or feelings of in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ac@@ y .
Di@@ g deep@@ er by doing re@@ sear@@ ch .
Wh@@ en@@ ever we need guid@@ ance , we can “ take no@@ tice of ” Jehovah by con@@ sul@@ ting his Word to find out his view of matters .
If we never st@@ ra@@ y from his regul@@ ations , God will su@@ sta@@ in us .
Can we ‘ set our heart on our ways ’ so as to have a greater share in the Kingdom work in these last days ?
But all , including older publi@@ sh@@ ers , end@@ e@@ av@@ or to co@@ ver the local ter@@ rit@@ ory thor@@ ough@@ ly .
G@@ et@@ ting Sat@@ is@@ f@@ ying An@@ s@@ wers
• How can we follow Jesus ’ example when deal@@ ing with the sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings of others ?
The Devil may use “ false apostles ” and apost@@ ate “ min@@ isters of righteousness ” to dec@@ ei@@ ve the un@@ w@@ ary .
He says : “ S@@ pi@@ rit@@ ism d@@ om@@ in@@ ates life in our are@@ a .
For cen@@ tu@@ ries , people have pon@@ der@@ ed their meaning .
On@@ ce people accept them , they pro@@ du@@ ce some very j@@ a@@ un@@ dic@@ ed , po@@ is@@ on@@ ous , and d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous beli@@ ef@@ s ​ — often with disa@@ str@@ ous con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences , as the hist@@ ory of the 20@@ th century has sh@@ own . ​ — Proverbs 6 : 16 - 19 .
It is little won@@ der that milli@@ ons are thor@@ ough@@ ly con@@ fu@@ sed .
• How much should I dr@@ ink ?
We can truly benefit if we take to heart Paul’s inspired counsel : “ To be sure , it is a means of great gain , this godly devo@@ tion along with self - su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y .
The congregations that we were assign@@ ed to vis@@ it st@@ re@@ t@@ ched from the city of Lo@@ s Ang@@ el@@ es down to the M@@ ex@@ i@@ can bor@@ der .
What is the best way to show love to those who do not serve Jehovah , and why ?
She rep@@ lied : “ Yes , Lord . ” ​ — John 11 : 24 - 27 .
Although there likely was a school of cop@@ y@@ ists at Q@@ um@@ r@@ an , pro@@ ba@@ bly many of the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls were col@@ le@@ cted el@@ se@@ where and brought there by the believers .
“ Tru@@ e , no discipl@@ ine seem@@ s for the present to be jo@@ y@@ ous , but g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous ; yet af@@ ter@@ ward to those who have been tra@@ ined by it it yi@@ el@@ ds pe@@ ace@@ able fru@@ it , nam@@ ely , righteousness . ” ​ — Hebrews 12 : 7 - 11 .
Even as Paul did not know of all his fru@@ it@@ age in “ the dist@@ ri@@ ct of A@@ sia , ” you may have no way of know@@ ing all the good resul@@ ts of your be@@ aring thor@@ ough witness .
* Paul’s a@@ po@@ lo@@ gy pa@@ ved the way for the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in to listen to what he had to say .
Then we moved to C@@ ol@@ or@@ a@@ do , near G@@ r@@ and J@@ un@@ ction , to serve where the need for publi@@ sh@@ ers was greater .
S@@ ever@@ al years ag@@ o , members of a fo@@ o@@ t@@ bal@@ l c@@ lu@@ b were en r@@ ou@@ te to a s@@ por@@ ting ev@@ ent when a tru@@ ck su@@ d@@ den@@ ly p@@ low@@ ed into their min@@ i@@ bu@@ s , sen@@ ding the bu@@ s car@@ t@@ whe@@ el@@ ing off the ro@@ ad .
Yes , the n@@ ames Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n and his son G@@ em@@ ari@@ ah appe@@ ar on the se@@ al sh@@ own on pages 19 and 21 .
Th@@ ough the “ E@@ u@@ re@@ ka D@@ r@@ ama ” l@@ ac@@ ked mo@@ tion pi@@ c@@ tures , it was very succ@@ ess@@ ful when sh@@ own in less den@@ sel@@ y po@@ pul@@ ated are@@ as .
12 H@@ el@@ p to C@@ op@@ e With Pro@@ ble@@ ms
A th@@ ir@@ d way to stay neu@@ tr@@ al is to r@@ ely on Jehovah .
The expres@@ sion “ sons of men ” evid@@ ently ref@@ ers to mankind in an un@@ fav@@ or@@ able sense .
They must lik@@ e@@ wise be “ men who minis@@ ter in a fine man@@ ner . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 3 : 13 .
When there is a@@ udi@@ ence par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation , try to give a com@@ ment early .
Your s@@ inc@@ ere sm@@ ile and a few reas@@ sur@@ ing words may have a good effect .
The high@@ ly sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic book of Revelation de@@ pi@@ cts the Devil as “ a great fi@@ er@@ y - col@@ ored dra@@ g@@ on . ”
The end of this wicked system will come in what is called “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , we seek and value the appro@@ val of “ those who are taking the lead ” among us ​ — the elders in the congregation . ​ — Hebrews 13 : 17 .
The pro@@ spe@@ ct of serving God in such a direc@@ t way is simply thr@@ ill@@ ing to them .
C@@ ho@@ o@@ sing any ma@@ ster other than Jehovah lea@@ ds to disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment
31 : 1 - 5 , 25 - 30 .
There certainly was nothing ref@@ re@@ shing about that attitude !
The letter explained that the Kingdom H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses in T@@ ik@@ ku@@ r@@ ila had been a@@ war@@ ded one of the l@@ and@@ s@@ cap@@ ing the@@ me year me@@ d@@ als because of the out@@ standing desi@@ gn of its sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s and its well - gro@@ om@@ ed gar@@ den .
When he has got all his own out , he go@@ es before them , and the sheep follow him , because they know his vo@@ ice .
* If you follow this su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion , appro@@ ach the pro@@ ject with the go@@ al of building up your faith .
No , there was another reason , which was reve@@ aled cen@@ tu@@ ries later when righteous King He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah re@@ vi@@ ved the ser@@ vi@@ ces at the temple .
But soon she came loo@@ king for me in order to a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze .
St@@ an@@ ding between F@@ ran@@ ces and Bar@@ ba@@ r@@ a M@@ c@@ N@@ au@@ ght , while pione@@ ering in 194@@ 4
Per@@ s@@ on@@ ality ​ — the uni@@ que set of tra@@ its that each of us has and that vari@@ es from one person to another — ​ can make for rich fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps .
Then our faith in Jehovah be@@ comes str@@ ong@@ er .
You might be able to see them and t@@ ou@@ ch them , but if you were to worship one , you would , in@@ deed , be pur@@ su@@ ing an un@@ re@@ ality ​ — an emp@@ ty il@@ lu@@ sion that would bring only disa@@ ster . ​ — P@@ s .
[ Ma@@ p / ​ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 5 ]
You could ask her how one of her friends feel@@ s about the sub@@ ject .
My parents already had three children when I came along ​ — my older brother and two sisters .
A@@ ile@@ en en@@ tered the full - time ministry again .
It was the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al , known also as the L@@ ast Su@@ pp@@ er .
We bu@@ y . ”
In 18@@ 6@@ 7 as a young gi@@ r@@ l , she , along with her brother E@@ r@@ as@@ mu@@ s F@@ ul@@ t@@ on S@@ m@@ ith and the rest of the family , had moved to B@@ ra@@ z@@ il from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
In fact , the love we have among ourselves id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es us as disciples of Jesus and servants of Jehovah .
Today , many children are be@@ coming disciples of Jesus .
Jehovah’s will for Jesus involved preaching the good news of God’s Kingdom , making disciples , and pre@@ par@@ ing them for future disci@@ ple - making work .
And the day that is coming will certainly de@@ v@@ our them , ’ Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es has said , ‘ so that it will not leave to them ei@@ ther ro@@ o@@ t or b@@ ough . ’ ”
I don@@ ’t know .
So avoid d@@ wel@@ ling on what might have been .
Some govern@@ ments are c@@ ru@@ el .
Jehovah can sur@@ ely give other servants of his a nu@@ dge , so to speak , mo@@ ving them to come to the a@@ id of a fellow worshipp@@ er in need .
A S@@ m@@ all Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning
V@@ alu@@ e One R@@ ace ? 7 / 1
Tru@@ e , we may have been stud@@ ying God’s Word for years , but we must continue to study it , just as we need to keep e@@ ating physical food in order to su@@ sta@@ in our lives .
An@@ th@@ on@@ y : But God made sure that we knew the personal n@@ ames of those individuals .
‘ Do Not Be Lo@@ ving the World ’
Then “ they pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to conduct him to the bo@@ at ” to go on to Jerusalem .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , that was a tri@@ al for them , even though the man@@ na was a mirac@@ ul@@ ous pro@@ vision .
That inclu@@ des em@@ an@@ ci@@ p@@ ating us from the fear of death .
How may we deter@@ mine whether our view of succ@@ ess mat@@ ches God’s view ?
These artic@@ les will help us to appreci@@ ate the import@@ ance of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and to understand how we can up@@ hold it .
When Jesus spoke about the si@@ gn of the last days , he gave his disciples sever@@ al illustr@@ ations .
W@@ al@@ king by faith requi@@ res imp@@ lic@@ it trust in God’s ability to direc@@ t our lives .
Ger@@ ri@@ t L@@ ö@@ s@@ ch began with the question , “ Do you want to be loved by others ? ”
He said : “ R@@ em@@ ember , now , your G@@ r@@ and Creator in the days of your young man@@ ho@@ od . ”
Instead of dra@@ wing people together , religion has often pu@@ shed them ap@@ ar@@ t .
That will take courage .
As for dar@@ k@@ ness , where , now , is its place ? ”
We have not wa@@ vered from that po@@ li@@ cy .
Let us consider some ver@@ ses from that chap@@ ter .
If we feel the need to imp@@ ro@@ ve in this matter , we must beg@@ in with our men@@ tal attitude .
As a family , we condu@@ cted all the we@@ ek@@ ly meetings by ourselves .
Joseph par@@ d@@ oned them , and Jac@@ ob@@ ’s sons became a nation that had the privilege of be@@ aring the name of Jehovah .
Many of God’s servants have dis@@ co@@ vered the reli@@ ef that comes from see@@ king and recei@@ ving help from the elders .
It takes courage to stand fir@@ m against Satan and all his ag@@ ents .
R@@ em@@ ember that since ever@@ yone has fa@@ ul@@ ts , you too may off@@ end others .
“ I@@ mit@@ ate Their Fa@@ ith ” will encoura@@ ge us to follow the example of a Bible char@@ ac@@ ter .
Then , the father sp@@ ent two we@@ ek@@ s in pris@@ on for dr@@ un@@ ken conduct .
And his sisters , are they not all with us ? ” ​ — Matthew 13 : 5@@ 4 - 5@@ 6 ; Luke 4 : 22 ; John 6 : 4@@ 2 .
We do not know the ex@@ act l@@ eng@@ th of “ this gener@@ ation , ” but it inclu@@ des these two grou@@ ps who@@ se lives over@@ la@@ p .
▪ P@@ re@@ par@@ ing the N@@ ations for “ the T@@ e@@ aching of Jehovah ”
Wh@@ atever the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c assignment we have , or wh@@ er@@ ever we are lo@@ c@@ ated ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c@@ ally , we ag@@ ree with the psalmist who said : “ H@@ app@@ y is the people who@@ se God is Jehovah ! ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 4 : 15 .
Our Le@@ ad@@ er is perfect .
When it is comple@@ ted , the “ four angels ” ho@@ l@@ ding back the w@@ in@@ ds of des@@ tru@@ ction of “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” will be author@@ ized to rel@@ e@@ ase them .
The den@@ un@@ ci@@ ation , however , is more pung@@ ent this time .
I@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ ally , the matter involved food ​ — material food .
Fir@@ st , he did not say that these would af@@ fect all are@@ as si@@ mul@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ously or to the same de@@ gre@@ e .
( b ) How did one brother learn to prom@@ o@@ te un@@ ity ?
Yet , Job found a true com@@ for@@ ter in Eli@@ h@@ u .
What , then , can we learn from his Word , the Bible , on this sub@@ ject ?
What fac@@ t@@ ors often make it difficult for us to show respect for authority ?
It should be no@@ ted , however , that simply speaking out l@@ ou@@ d even to God does not in it@@ self cons@@ titu@@ te a prayer .
Can you think of someone who might benefit from the D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to Jehovah book , perhaps a Bible stud@@ ent or even an in@@ ac@@ tive Christian brother or sister ?
Rather than rejo@@ ic@@ ing over her p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment , Moses im@@ medi@@ ately inter@@ ce@@ ded for her , pra@@ ying : “ O God , ple@@ ase !
How does divine wisdom sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard us against har@@ m ?
Such decisions are not a mar@@ k of fa@@ il@@ ure .
Like A@@ qu@@ ila and P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la , some mo@@ der@@ n - day Christians buil@@ d up congregations and help fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers in vari@@ ous ways , some@@ times even ris@@ king their own lives to avoid ex@@ pos@@ ing other servants of God to b@@ ru@@ tal@@ ity or death at the hands of persecu@@ t@@ ors .
TH@@ E un@@ ity of the Christian congregation in ancient Eph@@ esus gl@@ ori@@ fied the true God , Jehovah .
It is important to consider this as@@ pect of rec@@ re@@ ation .
How el@@ se could the child born to M@@ ary be a righ@@ t@@ ful he@@ ir of those divine promises ?
When Ju@@ dy was expe@@ cting their first child , O@@ t@@ to found work as a scho@@ ol@@ teach@@ er .
How might we de@@ e@@ pen our appreciation for God’s mer@@ cy , and why is doing this important ?
We pa@@ y back “ Ca@@ es@@ ar@@ ’s things to Ca@@ es@@ ar ” when we obey the la@@ ws of the govern@@ ment , tre@@ at govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als with respect , and pa@@ y ta@@ x@@ es .
H@@ er time for concer@@ t per@@ for@@ man@@ ces dec@@ reas@@ ed as she eng@@ ag@@ ed in the Christian ministry of preaching the good news of God’s Kingdom in obedi@@ ence to Jesus ’ instru@@ ctions . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 ; Mark 13 : 10 .
Ther@@ efore , al@@ though it was difficult to do so , I dec@@ l@@ ined his pro@@ pos@@ al . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 7 : 3 ; 2 Corinthians 6 : 14 .
How did death en@@ ter the human family ?
As des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Adam , all of us are sub@@ ject to the law of sin and of death .
L@@ ater that se@@ ed bor@@ e fru@@ it on R@@ apa Nu@@ i .
They would acc@@ la@@ im him with the same in@@ vo@@ c@@ ations as for a go@@ d , with h@@ y@@ m@@ ns and song@@ s . ”
They even man@@ ag@@ ed to k@@ ill some Witnesses .
The show@@ down is between Jehovah and the go@@ ds of the Phil@@ ist@@ ines .
When she me@@ t them , she imp@@ l@@ ored David not to shed blood without cause .
“ It is qu@@ ite the op@@ pos@@ ite when working for Jehovah God .
After the cha@@ ir@@ man@@ ’s op@@ ening re@@ mar@@ ks , W@@ il@@ li@@ am Samu@@ el@@ son spoke on the sub@@ ject “ How You Can Be Like a Lu@@ x@@ u@@ ri@@ ant O@@ live T@@ ree in God’s H@@ ouse , ” based on Psalm 5@@ 2 : 8 .
“ God’s eyes are upon the ways of a man , and He se@@ es all his st@@ ep@@ s . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ B 34 : 21 .
“ I could see that it made her happy , ” he says .
The first - century Christian apostle Paul mentioned people who@@ se ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y of life was “ Let us e@@ at and dr@@ ink , for t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w we are to die . ”
Al@@ l@@ an K@@ ar@@ de@@ c vie@@ wed such things as p@@ un@@ ish@@ ments .
In the eyes of many , Jesus too did not look like a king .
Jesus said that our er@@ a would be just like the er@@ a in which Noah buil@@ t the ar@@ k .
P@@ EN@@ T@@ E@@ C@@ O@@ S@@ T 33 C.E . was a mil@@ es@@ to@@ ne in the hist@@ ory of Jehovah’s people on earth .
● “ A@@ p@@ par@@ ently he was a ra@@ b@@ bi ( teach@@ er ) who made his life an example of com@@ pas@@ sion . ”
It can also be a chall@@ enge to maintain our ze@@ al in ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es where people are r@@ ar@@ ely at home or where there is little respon@@ se to the Kingdom message .
After doing that , you could return and offer up your gift .
She deep@@ ly ch@@ eri@@ shed that privilege .
Luke also repor@@ ted that “ certain women ” were with Jesus and his disciples , “ minis@@ ter@@ ing to them from [ the wom@@ en@@ ’s ] bel@@ ong@@ ings . ”
It will strengthen our spiritual qualities , such as hum@@ ility , loy@@ al@@ ty , and happiness .
We can succ@@ e@@ ed in standing fir@@ m against temp@@ t@@ ations if we let Jehovah’s sa@@ y@@ ings mo@@ ld our in@@ ner person , if we pray pers@@ is@@ ten@@ tly for God’s direction , and if we keep sear@@ ch@@ ing for God’s knowledge as if loo@@ king for hi@@ d@@ den g@@ em@@ s .
For example , consider this s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o . Your emp@@ loy@@ er appro@@ ach@@ es you and says : “ I have good news !
4 : 1 - 6 .
Lo@@ ve never fa@@ il@@ s . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 7 , 8 .
With Da@@ ve F@@ ar@@ m@@ er in H@@ ong K@@ ong , en r@@ ou@@ te to S@@ ing@@ ap@@ ore , 194@@ 7
On our we@@ d@@ ding day , Au@@ gu@@ st 19@@ 6@@ 1
In what way was the Devil “ a man@@ sla@@ y@@ er when he began ” ?
A@@ m@@ ong the reas@@ ons he gives is that they are well - known for their hon@@ es@@ ty , and that pu@@ ts them “ in con@@ st@@ ant dem@@ and ” in vari@@ ous fi@@ el@@ ds .
; L@@ em@@ â@@ tre , H .
Jesus said that the dead La@@ z@@ ar@@ us was s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing , un@@ consci@@ ous .
In this way , I have avo@@ i@@ ded many problems . ”
Satan may have had the go@@ al of o@@ bl@@ it@@ er@@ ating the ro@@ y@@ al l@@ ine that would ev@@ en@@ tually lead to Jesus .
32 : 9 .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles can help you to set things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght .
Si@@ x th@@ ous@@ and years of human hist@@ ory since Ad@@ am@@ ’s time have demonstr@@ ated the truth of Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s words : “ I well know , O Jehovah , that to earth@@ ling man his way does not bel@@ ong . It does not bel@@ ong to man who is wal@@ king even to direc@@ t his st@@ ep . ”
His doing so would benefit all faithful Christians , whether they ho@@ ped for life in heaven or everlasting life on a par@@ adise earth . ​ — John 6 : 5@@ 1 .
“ W@@ o@@ e to . . . the op@@ pres@@ sive city ” ​ — Jerusalem !
• Why should we pray inc@@ ess@@ an@@ tly ?
She would allow her sub@@ je@@ cts to be baptized as Christians !
He did not feel ob@@ lig@@ ated to answer the question in view of their cor@@ ru@@ pt practic@@ es and faith@@ less example .
Be@@ ar in mind Paul’s words : “ I ent@@ re@@ at you by the com@@ pas@@ sions of God , brothers , to present your bo@@ dies a sacrifice living , holy , accep@@ table to God , a sac@@ red service with your power of reason .
His teachings made a differ@@ ence in the life of many who knew him when he was on earth , and the same is true of many others who live by his teachings today .
Ha@@ ving been cre@@ ated with a conscience , people nor@@ m@@ ally have an in@@ born sense ​ — al@@ be@@ it at times in@@ acc@@ ur@@ ate or dist@@ or@@ ted — ​ that al@@ er@@ ts them to what is right or wrong , hon@@ est or di@@ sh@@ on@@ est , appro@@ pri@@ ate or in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate .
In turn , we are moved to offer him ​ — to dedic@@ ate to him — ​ our life . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 9 ; 2 Corinthians 5 : 14 , 15 .
F@@ in@@ ally , the ang@@ eli@@ c vis@@ it@@ ors stru@@ ck that fr@@ enz@@ i@@ ed crow@@ d with bl@@ in@@ dness . ​ — Genesis 19 : 1 - 11 .
But a few years ag@@ o , I su@@ ffered a s@@ light st@@ ro@@ ke and went to live with my son James and his family .
O@@ ce@@ an B@@ l@@ v@@ d .
Sa@@ ys John : “ In the beg@@ in@@ ning the Word was , and the Word was with God , and the Word was a go@@ d .
The so@@ il , bak@@ ed hard for months by the su@@ n , would so@@ f@@ ten and become ready for p@@ low@@ ing .
So@@ on , w@@ oun@@ ded and un@@ able to continue , one thro@@ ws down his ar@@ ms and k@@ ne@@ els , thus recogn@@ iz@@ ing de@@ fe@@ at and appe@@ al@@ ing for mer@@ cy .
One ev@@ ening after a meeting that fe@@ atu@@ red a demonstr@@ ation show@@ ing how to invit@@ e an ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ ance to the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death , James quic@@ k@@ ly went to his ro@@ om .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ine on page 13 ]
Ru@@ th@@ ’s vo@@ ice must have refle@@ cted some anxi@@ ety , prom@@ p@@ ting Bo@@ a@@ z to reas@@ sure her : “ Now , my daugh@@ ter , do not be af@@ ra@@ id . All that you say I shall do for you , for ever@@ yone in the g@@ ate of my people is a@@ ware that you are an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent woman . ” ​ — Ru@@ th 3 : 11 .
These a@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l boo@@ ks d@@ ate from about the mi@@ dd@@ le of the second century , much later than the can@@ on@@ ic@@ al writ@@ ings .
The cl@@ er@@ gy of Chris@@ tend@@ om are not preaching about God’s Kingdom .
Why did one of Jesus ’ disciples ask Jesus to teach them how to pray ?
• How can main@@ tain@@ ing a positi@@ ve attitude help us remain jo@@ y@@ ful ?
He heard a public talk by Father that mo@@ tiv@@ ated him to return to P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al to serve as a col@@ por@@ te@@ ur , as full - time min@@ isters of Jehovah’s Witnesses were then called .
And how may each one of us ad@@ d to a spirit of joy in the congregation ?
However , that ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation ra@@ ised some important questions .
As was said in the days of the apostles , the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of these c@@ ities could say , ‘ You have filled our city with your teaching . ’
Al@@ so important is regul@@ ar hear@@ t@@ felt prayer , especially when we face tri@@ als or other challeng@@ ing situ@@ ations .
While Satan’s cla@@ im may be true of some , Job refu@@ sed to com@@ promise his integrity .
He will to@@ t@@ ally eli@@ min@@ ate all ba@@ r@@ ri@@ ers to a truly fa@@ ir world .
M@@ on@@ i@@ f@@ a , who is lear@@ ning K@@ o@@ re@@ an , says : “ I am so gr@@ ate@@ ful to the sister who s@@ its next to me during meetings , writ@@ ing down the meaning of certain words for me .
His re@@ qu@@ est was gr@@ anted , and about ten pris@@ on@@ ers showed interest .
These artic@@ les are especially desi@@ gn@@ ed for you@@ ths .
The origin@@ al name of the ang@@ el who became Satan is un@@ known .
My Bible teach@@ er was J@@ im G@@ ar@@ d@@ ner , an anointed brother who had known Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l
B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ing this s@@ at@@ ani@@ c li@@ e could cause us to give up , feel@@ ing that we could never be wor@@ thy of God’s love .
Why , though , was this loving gift necess@@ ary ?
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H , “ the living and end@@ uring God , ” has pre@@ served his life - giving message for mankind .
Jehovah God provi@@ des such support in vari@@ ous ways .
Jesus said : “ How difficult a thing it will be for those with money to en@@ ter into the kingdom of God ! ”
; G@@ ro@@ o@@ th@@ u@@ is , C .
Ab@@ out this time , I me@@ t a lo@@ vely Greek gi@@ r@@ l , E@@ kat@@ er@@ in@@ i , and we were married in 19@@ 6@@ 4 .
; C@@ am@@ p@@ b@@ ell , C .
Jesus was “ mil@@ d - temp@@ ered and low@@ ly in heart . ”
Ab@@ out a mon@@ th after my do@@ ct@@ or told me about my ill@@ ness , my su@@ per@@ vis@@ or called me into his of@@ fice and inform@@ ed me that the compan@@ y needed people with a “ good i@@ ma@@ ge . ”
To@@ gether , Mar@@ th@@ a and M@@ ary m@@ our@@ ned their brother , taking care of the pre@@ par@@ ations for his bu@@ ri@@ al and recei@@ ving the many gu@@ ests from Be@@ th@@ any and its en@@ vi@@ r@@ ons .
“ I am the le@@ ast of the apostles , and I am not f@@ it to be called an apostle , because I persecu@@ ted the congregation of God , ” he wrote . “ But . . .
During the cam@@ pa@@ ign ​ — in a place called P@@ u@@ e@@ bl@@ o Nu@@ ev@@ o — ​ C@@ ir@@ o , a regul@@ ar pioneer , found a family who showed interest .
Ha@@ ving his appro@@ val , we will be able to see how he works to un@@ do all the dam@@ age done to the human r@@ ace .
C@@ aring for our spiritual health is , of course , high@@ ly important .
On the other hand , a woman having all the com@@ forts of a fine home can be des@@ per@@ ately un@@ happy if she is being ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted or ign@@ ored by her marriage par@@ t@@ ner .
Some may ag@@ ree that God lo@@ ves mankind in gener@@ al , as John 3 : 16 says .
Saul ob@@ je@@ cted : “ You are not able to go fi@@ ght against this Phil@@ ist@@ ine , for you are but a bo@@ y , and he has been a sol@@ di@@ er from his you@@ th . ”
She is in sub@@ mis@@ sion to her husband and speak@@ s well of him , inc@@ reas@@ ing the respect others may have for him .
G@@ ul@@ f of Ri@@ ga
We made the cro@@ s@@ sing in a ship that had pre@@ vi@@ ously been used for mil@@ it@@ ary pur@@ pos@@ es .
How can I use this information in my life ?
He may have different op@@ tions with reg@@ ard to the means of trans@@ por@@ tation and the r@@ out@@ es he can take .
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , I learned to p@@ our out my feelings , doub@@ ts , anxi@@ e@@ ties , and tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es to Jehovah .
What is the best way to remember the bir@@ th and life of Jesus ?
They were like w@@ atch@@ men .
Th@@ ink of the l@@ ack of confidence Jesus ’ disciples must have experienced when they could not he@@ al a dem@@ on - pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed bo@@ y .
But some cr@@ iti@@ c@@ s att@@ ack Daniel , saying that the prophe@@ ci@@ es in the book be@@ aring his name were really written after the events that seem@@ ed to fulf@@ ill them .
A@@ no@@ ther older Christian states : “ I really appreci@@ ate it when someone s@@ ends me a c@@ ard , c@@ alls me on the p@@ ho@@ ne for just a few min@@ ut@@ es , or vis@@ its me for a while .
D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to God ​ — He F@@ ill@@ s Our “ H@@ ear@@ ts to the F@@ ul@@ l ” 11
If we take deli@@ ght in God’s law , our days can become like those of a t@@ ree .
P@@ le@@ ase c@@ he@@ ck with Jehovah’s Witnesses lo@@ c@@ ally for the ex@@ act time and place .
23 : 5 - 7 ; Luke 23 : 5@@ 4 .
What will help us to exam@@ ine the dep@@ th of our love for Christ ?
Rather , Jehovah cre@@ ated the spirit cre@@ ature who was later sent to the earth to be born to the vi@@ r@@ g@@ in M@@ ary .
14 : 3 .
he said . Yes , Jo@@ b@@ ’s integrity gu@@ i@@ ded him through his tri@@ als .
R@@ ome , the si@@ x@@ th head , rema@@ ined a d@@ om@@ in@@ ant pol@@ itical for@@ ce for cen@@ tu@@ ries after John wrote down his vision .
And I tell you that the evidence for the life , the death , and the resurrection of Christ is better au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ated than most of the fac@@ ts of ancient hist@@ ory . ”
I in@@ sis@@ ted that it had come from his po@@ c@@ ke@@ t .
Saul con@@ d@@ oned evil ac@@ ts because he l@@ ac@@ ked acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge
When we went out in field service , we made sure to car@@ ry our to@@ o@@ th@@ br@@ us@@ h and com@@ b with us in case we had to sp@@ end the night in j@@ a@@ il .
What two grou@@ ps have plac@@ ed their hope in God’s Kingdom ?
For example , anointed Christians are “ v@@ ess@@ els of mer@@ cy ” who have been m@@ ol@@ ded into ‘ v@@ ess@@ els for an hon@@ or@@ able use . ’
• Why is Abra@@ m called “ the father of all those having faith ” ?
E@@ ven@@ tually , however , a spirit son of God b@@ ra@@ z@@ en@@ ly set out to esta@@ bl@@ ish himself as a ri@@ val go@@ d , op@@ pos@@ ing Jehovah .
His hon@@ est ob@@ serv@@ ations could help us if we do not ra@@ ise a de@@ f@@ en@@ sive shi@@ eld because of pri@@ de , the desire to sa@@ ve face , or the temp@@ tation to jus@@ ti@@ fy our course .
David came to love Jehovah deep@@ ly and wanted to praise H@@ im with his whole heart and mind .
However , if you take all possible st@@ ep@@ s to cl@@ ari@@ fy matters and apply the Scriptural principles of love and for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , in all lik@@ eli@@ ho@@ od , you too will at@@ tain the same good resul@@ ts .
In the days of Israel@@ ’s jud@@ ges , one woman who had God’s ba@@ c@@ king was the prophe@@ t@@ ess De@@ bor@@ ah .
The in@@ iti@@ al fulfill@@ ment of Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 17 - 19 involved the ancient Jews who , as Isaiah acc@@ ur@@ ately pre@@ di@@ cted , did return to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and , where they re@@ esta@@ bli@@ shed pu@@ re worship .
It was a personal st@@ at@@ ement of beli@@ ef@@ s that he ho@@ ped would be a@@ do@@ p@@ ted by the O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch .
The ransom arrang@@ ement op@@ ens the do@@ or for all those of Ad@@ am@@ ’s children who love righteousness ev@@ en@@ tually to become part of God’s family .
[ Bo@@ x on page 13 ]
If the number 14@@ 4@@ ,000 were sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic and refer@@ red to a group that is ac@@ tually num@@ ber@@ less , the for@@ ce of the contr@@ ast between those two ver@@ ses would be lost .
Is God that real to you ?
Our heavenly Father deli@@ v@@ ers us from what might be vie@@ wed as ra@@ g@@ ing t@@ or@@ r@@ ents of this wicked world and from its rul@@ er , Satan .
Y@@ E@@ A@@ R B@@ O@@ R@@ N : 19@@ 6@@ 4
It is only right that we ‘ show ourselves than@@ k@@ ful ’ for the spiritually qu@@ ali@@ fied men that Christ has given .
As David car@@ ries on his cam@@ pa@@ ign against Israel@@ ’s enem@@ ies , Jehovah gives him one vi@@ ct@@ ory after another .
Still , someone might won@@ der : ‘ Does that mean that I may have to wa@@ it a long time to see my loved one ?
Although H@@ ann@@ ah did not know ex@@ ac@@ tly what the out@@ come would be , she had faith that her prayer would be ans@@ wer@@ ed .
The to@@ w@@ ns@@ people tri@@ ed and tri@@ ed to find the brother , but they never could .
Con@@ di@@ tions were not always pleas@@ ant , but it helped to have a sense of hum@@ or .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 13 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 6@@ 5 , 10@@ 6
S@@ im@@ one , mentioned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , doub@@ ted that she was “ the kind of person God would appro@@ ve of . ”
With so@@ ft , kind eyes and in the simp@@ l@@ est language possible , she told me that I would soon be able to teach others the way I would like to .
After gra@@ du@@ ation , all si@@ x were assign@@ ed to P@@ u@@ er@@ to R@@ ic@@ o , where there were fe@@ wer than a do@@ z@@ en Witnesses at the time .
In the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus coun@@ sel@@ ed : “ S@@ to@@ p being anxi@@ ous about your sou@@ ls as to what you will e@@ at or what you will dr@@ ink , or about your bo@@ dies as to what you will we@@ ar . ”
I knew that only the Bible and Jehovah’s holy spirit could help a person change his thinking and understand the truth .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out this challeng@@ ing peri@@ od , he must de@@ al with a for@@ ce that can have a de@@ va@@ st@@ ating effect on his heart ​ — pe@@ er pres@@ sure .
( b ) Why should we not take v@@ enge@@ ance or hold a g@@ ru@@ dge ?
With determin@@ ation and pati@@ ence , you may gra@@ du@@ ally reg@@ a@@ in your fam@@ il@@ y’s love and respect .
What confidence may Jehovah’s people today feel as to their qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ation as min@@ isters ?
My parents ’ example and the tra@@ ining they gave us had a deep , fav@@ or@@ able imp@@ act on us children .
Jesus taught his followers to pray : “ Do not bring us into temp@@ tation , but deli@@ ver us from the wicked one . ”
We feel that Jehovah must have heard our prayer .
She said : “ I am con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that he@@ e@@ ding the counsel of God’s Word is the best way to live . ”
Although mil@@ d spe@@ e@@ ch is help@@ ful in deal@@ ing with op@@ pos@@ ing relati@@ ves , our good conduct can speak even l@@ ou@@ der .
There is no Scriptural reason to ob@@ serve the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al more fre@@ qu@@ ently than that .
His efforts pa@@ id off , though .
9 : 1 - 4 .
The Witness in the Fir@@ st C@@ en@@ tury
The ancient Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans enjo@@ yed over 9@@ 0 vari@@ e@@ ties of bre@@ a@@ ds and c@@ ak@@ es .
What happened on your baptism day ?
Why is it important to learn to use “ the s@@ word of the spirit ” well ?
“ In wi@@ p@@ ing out so many lives which would have been op@@ er@@ ative on the years that follow@@ ed , in destro@@ ying beli@@ ef@@ s , chang@@ ing ide@@ as , and lea@@ ving inc@@ u@@ ra@@ ble w@@ oun@@ ds of dis@@ il@@ lu@@ sion , it cre@@ ated a physical as well as p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal g@@ ul@@ f between two e@@ po@@ ch@@ s . ”
Indeed , those from among mankind who will rule in heaven are few in com@@ par@@ is@@ on with those of mankind who will in@@ ha@@ bi@@ t the coming Par@@ adise earth .
Jehovah sent an ang@@ el to strengthen Eli@@ j@@ ah .
God has in his un@@ deser@@ ved kindness imp@@ ar@@ ted to all of us gi@@ f@@ ts , as@@ se@@ ts , a@@ bil@@ ities , or tal@@ ents that we can use to benefit fellow believers .
* Des@@ pite in@@ ten@@ se op@@ position on all fr@@ on@@ ts , the conven@@ tion was a great succ@@ ess .
What exc@@ lu@@ sive pro@@ spe@@ ct did the nation of Israel have ?
Because during the pre@@ vi@@ ous days a do@@ ct@@ or and a po@@ li@@ ce@@ man had had their c@@ ars hi@@ j@@ ac@@ ked and bur@@ ned .
In O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 194@@ 3 we were sent to a cam@@ p at Z@@ ą@@ b@@ ko@@ wi@@ ce .
A to@@ wn of@@ fi@@ cial nam@@ ed Mi@@ gu@@ el , the li@@ e@@ u@@ ten@@ ant gover@@ nor , cha@@ sed S@@ an@@ ti@@ ag@@ o and L@@ our@@ des down the st@@ re@@ et , h@@ ur@@ ling st@@ ones at them .
He also had rel@@ ations with a woman he thought was a temple pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te .
Our loy@@ al@@ ty to Christ is f@@ oun@@ ded on appreciation for what he did as well as for his out@@ standing qualities .
I a@@ w@@ oke in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the night to Fa@@ ther’s famili@@ ar mo@@ an@@ ing .
Their love and their h@@ ate and their je@@ al@@ ous@@ y have already peri@@ shed . . .
O@@ N S@@ atur@@ day , O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 2 , 199@@ 9 , the An@@ nu@@ al Me@@ et@@ ing of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a was conclu@@ ded with a sur@@ pris@@ e ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement .
The message con@@ ta@@ ined in it “ is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power . ” ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
We understand that the ‘ se@@ ven shepher@@ ds and ei@@ ght du@@ k@@ es ’ mentioned at Mi@@ ca@@ h 5 : 5 ref@@ er to the appointed elders in the congregation , who are streng@@ th@@ ening God’s people for a fore@@ told future att@@ ack against them . ​ — 11 / 15 , page 20 .
Yet , com@@ for@@ ting ad@@ vice is a@@ vail@@ able for you@@ ths l@@ ac@@ king par@@ ent@@ al direction .
( a ) Why is the requi@@ re@@ ment to ‘ be@@ ar much fru@@ it ’ within re@@ ach of all of us ?
We di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t know S@@ wa@@ h@@ il@@ i yet , and she di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t know Eng@@ l@@ ish .
He was also believ@@ ed to be the go@@ d of the s@@ k@@ y , ra@@ in , and st@@ or@@ m .
I@@ F Y@@ O@@ U were to re@@ qu@@ est an a@@ udi@@ ence with the rul@@ er of your country , what kind of respon@@ se would you get ?
V@@ ic@@ t@@ or@@ ine is con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of it .
Al@@ so , since “ all Scrip@@ ture is inspired of God and bene@@ fi@@ cial , ” our study should inclu@@ de “ every ut@@ ter@@ ance coming for@@ th through Jehovah’s m@@ ou@@ th . ”
In@@ f@@ lu@@ enced by Satan’s sel@@ f@@ ish attitude , many angels had for@@ s@@ ak@@ en their “ prop@@ er d@@ wel@@ ling place ” in heaven to co@@ ha@@ bi@@ t with women , pro@@ duc@@ ing h@@ y@@ bri@@ d off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing called N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m .
We should con@@ f@@ ess to Jehovah and appro@@ ach the congregation elders for help .
I ye@@ ar@@ n to be a teach@@ er again in the promised Par@@ adise earth .
At this one lo@@ c@@ ation , an a@@ ver@@ age of si@@ x Bible stu@@ dies are re@@ ques@@ ted every mon@@ th
What did the mer@@ cy sh@@ own to David after his sin with B@@ ath - she@@ ba invol@@ ve ?
‘ It is am@@ a@@ z@@ ing how you can r@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ize , ’ stated one vie@@ wer who later came to her sen@@ ses .
This con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ated attention to God’s Word on our part is “ ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble ” to Jehovah and deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful to us .
W@@ ould she pla@@ y on the sy@@ mp@@ a@@ thy of her father and brother , ple@@ ading for a rel@@ e@@ ase from this j@@ our@@ ne@@ y into the un@@ known ?
On another occasi@@ on , Jesus explained : “ The h@@ our will come ​ — in fact it is here already — ​ when true worshipp@@ ers will worship the Father in spirit and truth : that is the kind of worshipp@@ er the Father wants .
There are pl@@ ans to devel@@ op a 2@@ 4@@ 8 - ac@@ re ( 1@@ 00 h@@ a ) pro@@ per@@ ty at W@@ ar@@ wi@@ ck .
Since we are imper@@ fect , however , we ten@@ d to de@@ vi@@ ate from that p@@ ath .
P@@ ris@@ on of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ated me to find out how many Witnesses there were in Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i .
G@@ ro@@ wing up as a Ca@@ tho@@ lic , I ob@@ served religious rul@@ es and attend@@ ed we@@ ek@@ ly Mas@@ s .
● A man se@@ ek@@ s refu@@ ge in the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of Q@@ u@@ ar@@ at@@ ad@@ ji , N@@ i@@ g@@ er .
The mis@@ sing co@@ in may have been part of a preci@@ ous ne@@ ck@@ l@@ ace made up of many s@@ il@@ ver co@@ ins .
However , t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful but dis@@ cer@@ ning questions can help us to ‘ draw up ’ the thoughts and feelings of the stud@@ ent@@ ’s heart .
Jehovah inspired Solomon to wr@@ ite : “ To my words do pa@@ y attention . To my sa@@ y@@ ings inc@@ l@@ ine your e@@ ar .
Then Jesus prom@@ p@@ tly ra@@ ised La@@ z@@ ar@@ us back to life !
“ The wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve ” sur@@ ely is su@@ peri@@ or to “ the earthly , ani@@ ma@@ l , demon@@ ic ” wisdom !
The com@@ bin@@ ation of the last three sign@@ s ​ — a thro@@ w s@@ tic@@ k and a se@@ ated man and woman — ​ id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es Israel as a fore@@ ign people
What important requi@@ re@@ ment must be me@@ t by those who want to be har@@ v@@ est work@@ ers ?
Mo@@ ther’s a@@ un@@ ts , the n@@ un@@ s , made it a point to wr@@ ite to her , tr@@ ying to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce her to return to M@@ ary and the ch@@ urch .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 27 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 23 , 5@@ 3
C@@ ou@@ ples who show respect allow each other to talk fre@@ ely and end@@ e@@ av@@ or to hear what is me@@ ant , not just what is said .
How did the apostles fai@@ l to keep on the w@@ atch during Jesus ’ fin@@ al night on earth , and what shows that they learned from their mis@@ take ?
It could co@@ st us our life .
As for gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ousness , that has been man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted in the pati@@ ent man@@ ner in which God has deal@@ t with sin@@ ful humans .
Jesus ’ F@@ am@@ ily ​ — Who W@@ ere They ?
Like that un@@ nam@@ ed disci@@ ple , we too want to be taught how to pray so that our prayers will draw us clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah .
Because so many spe@@ ct@@ at@@ ors h@@ ur@@ l in@@ sul@@ ts at a pla@@ y@@ er from C@@ am@@ er@@ o@@ on that he th@@ reat@@ ens to leave the field .
Bar@@ ak R@@ ou@@ ts S@@ is@@ er@@ a@@ ’s Ar@@ my
A@@ ver@@ age age : 3@@ 4@@ .@@ 4
They u@@ su@@ ally began their ministry by 9 : 30 a@@ .@@ m .
As elders , we have discus@@ sed how we use the free night to do ex@@ ac@@ tly as the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy has asked ​ — to study with our famili@@ es . ”
R@@ ose Mari@@ e loved God in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y .
These la@@ ws , together with all the other regul@@ ations that became part of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law covenant , are based on et@@ er@@ n@@ al , tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy principles .
How should these words of the apostles John and Paul be under@@ sto@@ od ?
“ A P@@ u@@ bli@@ c Ser@@ v@@ ant ”
This question will be consider@@ ed in this article desi@@ gn@@ ed to help us act coura@@ ge@@ ously .
On@@ ly a God of in@@ fin@@ ite wisdom could be respon@@ sible for the mirac@@ ul@@ ous form@@ ation of a new living human .
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , those serving as min@@ isters inclu@@ de whom ?
( A@@ mer@@ i@@ can St@@ and@@ ard V@@ er@@ sion ) E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , the g@@ ates of the cam@@ ps would soon o@@ pen and the good news would continue to be pre@@ ached !
W@@ ould you be inc@@ l@@ ined to move in and make it your home ?
U@@ p@@ on re@@ tur@@ ning , he “ found them s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing . ”
Our end@@ ur@@ ance pro@@ du@@ ces “ an appro@@ ved con@@ dition ” and streng@@ th@@ ens our hope .
Such acc@@ oun@@ ts appe@@ aring in W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er public@@ ations , including the Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses and Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — Pro@@ claim@@ ers of God’s Kingdom , prove that God emp@@ ow@@ ers his people , so that they do not give up . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 9 .
This en@@ ab@@ les obedi@@ ent humans to be fre@@ ed from the con@@ dem@@ nation of sin and death that resul@@ ted from Ad@@ am@@ ’s dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
He repor@@ ted the matter to his father .
“ V@@ ic@@ t@@ ory , ‘ N@@ ike , ’ was the ul@@ tim@@ ate go@@ al of the a@@ th@@ le@@ te , ” explained the ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion .
John and I were married in Ju@@ ne 195@@ 5 .
All such things make my love for God gro@@ w .
The speak@@ er also explained why Jesus ’ death was necess@@ ary to rest@@ ore mankind to what the first man had lost .
Jehovah’s Witnesses will be happy to study the Bible with you free of char@@ ge and at a time that is conven@@ i@@ ent for you .
Our tal@@ ents , our ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements , and our privile@@ ges should never make us ha@@ ugh@@ ty .
When were these congregations f@@ oun@@ ded ? ​ — 1 Peter 1 : 1 ; 5 : 1 - 3 .
Some publi@@ sh@@ ers have a hard time fin@@ ding anyone to hold a con@@ vers@@ ation with in the house - to - house ministry .
So after reading the bro@@ ch@@ ure , you should discus@@ s it with your own leg@@ al or ta@@ x ad@@ vis@@ er .
He cur@@ sed David in the name of the Phil@@ ist@@ ine go@@ ds and v@@ ow@@ ed to fe@@ ed the cor@@ p@@ se of this con@@ temp@@ ti@@ ble fo@@ e to the bir@@ ds and be@@ ast@@ s of the field . ​ — 1 Samuel 17 : 4@@ 1 - 4@@ 4 .
How do some view sacrific@@ es they made in the past ?
Se@@ ek your parents ’ ad@@ vice .
But what led up to our baptism ?
As you read the s@@ crip@@ tures c@@ ited in the following discus@@ sion , you might ask yourself : ‘ Does g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing har@@ mon@@ ize with this s@@ crip@@ ture ?
They become “ the L@@ am@@ b@@ ’s wife ” and re@@ side with him in his heavenly a@@ bo@@ de . ​ — Re@@ v .
We were together for a while at the branch of@@ fice before she was assign@@ ed to another to@@ wn .
This , of course , imp@@ lies that people can deter@@ mine for themselves what is right and what is wrong .
These sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s of Christ’s sacrifice will re@@ mind them of their a@@ w@@ es@@ ome privile@@ ges and responsi@@ bil@@ ities in God’s et@@ er@@ n@@ al purpose .
But he sur@@ vi@@ ved and later served at Bethel in W@@ i@@ es@@ ba@@ den , Ger@@ many .
When and how were Israel@@ ite parents to teach their children ?
( b ) How did Paul demonstr@@ ate that he tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed his ministry ?
For instance , if you find yourself un@@ emp@@ lo@@ yed , do you not put for@@ th effort to find a su@@ it@@ able jo@@ b that will su@@ sta@@ in you and your family ?
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From O@@ badi@@ ah , J@@ on@@ ah , Mi@@ ca@@ h , 11 / 1
Some of these were as con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ous as their au@@ th@@ or .
By doing these things , we will be ac@@ ting in har@@ mony with Jesus ’ prayer , to the glory of Jehovah’s name and to our et@@ er@@ n@@ al happiness .
After having re@@ vie@@ wed the mer@@ its of loy@@ al@@ ty ver@@ su@@ s the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of dis@@ loy@@ al@@ ty , what is your res@@ ol@@ ve ?
T@@ ake bri@@ ef no@@ tes .
He ple@@ ad@@ ed for mer@@ cy , even o@@ ffering that all 11 of them become sla@@ ves in Egy@@ pt .
These acc@@ oun@@ ts show that only low@@ ly shepher@@ ds from ne@@ ar@@ by fi@@ el@@ ds vis@@ ited Jesus at his bir@@ th .
This man showed respect .
U@@ p until the l@@ ate 19@@ 20 ’ s , the small number of Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents * in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a had pre@@ ached mo@@ st@@ ly in and around the co@@ ast@@ al c@@ ities and to@@ w@@ ns .
And po@@ ver@@ ty can be ru@@ in@@ ous when there are un@@ expe@@ cted develop@@ ments .
We often receive let@@ ters from them , and we coun@@ t it a blessing to have helped them spiritually .
For example , one of our brothers in the form@@ er So@@ vi@@ et Un@@ ion was sen@@ ten@@ ced to 23 years in pris@@ on because of his faith .
Paul did not seek to make Timothy or any other person a disci@@ ple of himself .
Many people find that writ@@ ing down their thoughts helps them to cl@@ ari@@ fy and control their thinking .
What is re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble about the events associ@@ ated with Babyl@@ on@@ ’s over@@ thro@@ w , and what does this fact indic@@ ate about Jehovah ?
The ba@@ r@@ bes , who vis@@ ited W@@ al@@ den@@ si@@ an famili@@ es in their ho@@ m@@ es , wor@@ ked to keep the mo@@ v@@ ement ali@@ ve rather than to s@@ pre@@ ad it .
For example , being a good listen@@ er will keep us from in@@ sis@@ ting on doing things our own way without reg@@ ard for their feelings . ​ — Pro@@ v .
Still , they might have heard of the ang@@ eli@@ c ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement to some shepher@@ ds or what the prophe@@ t@@ ess An@@ na said upon see@@ ing the ba@@ be Jesus at the temple .
Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k could see that there was more wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and in@@ justice than ever before .
If you are a husband or a wife , you likely en@@ tered marriage with a number of expe@@ ct@@ ations ; most people do .
Mo@@ re@@ over , they cannot be sure when and where the see@@ ds of truth s@@ own will s@@ pr@@ out , gro@@ w , and be@@ ar fru@@ it . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 11 : 6 ; Mark 12 : 4@@ 1 - 4@@ 4 ; 2 Corinthians 8 : 12 .
Such pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda c@@ un@@ n@@ ingly tw@@ ists truth into fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od and prom@@ o@@ tes lies as truth . To find the truth in the face of such in@@ si@@ di@@ ous pres@@ sures , we must di@@ lig@@ ently con@@ sul@@ t the Scriptures .
In our pur@@ su@@ it of spiritual go@@ als , we too may experience set@@ ba@@ c@@ ks .
The g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l F@@ lood in the days of the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Noah and the des@@ tru@@ ction of the c@@ ities of So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h during the days of Lo@@ t are two examples .
So when God said that Job was b@@ lam@@ eless , this was true in the sense that he lived up to all that God expe@@ cted of one of his imper@@ fect and sin@@ ful human servants .
( b ) I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how we teach someone to ob@@ serve Christ’s comman@@ ds .
The Witness did not take si@@ des with him , nor did he ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ate some other pol@@ itical ide@@ olo@@ gy .
No won@@ der he wa@@ x@@ ed po@@ e@@ tic !
If , like Christ , we have a positi@@ ve view of our brothers , we will tre@@ at them in ways that buil@@ d them up and draw out the best in them .
We cannot ven@@ ture so far ; the inspired rec@@ ord says only that “ the Lord turned and loo@@ ked upon Peter . ”
The ri@@ g@@ ors of p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ m work brought many challeng@@ es , especially for those in or past mi@@ dd@@ le age .
The family was ni@@ ce ; they were just lo@@ cked into that system , that way of thinking .
For example , Jehovah expe@@ cts each of us to be reason@@ able and to use good judgment .
Davi@@ d’s wife M@@ ic@@ ha@@ l , however , did not jo@@ in that jo@@ y@@ ful pro@@ c@@ es@@ sion .
Wh@@ er@@ ever anyone does not take you in or listen to your words , on going out of that house or that city sh@@ ake the du@@ st off your fe@@ et . ” ​ — Matthew 10 : 12 - 14 .
A little over a year after beg@@ in@@ ning his ministry , Jesus said : “ Just as the Father ra@@ ises the dead up and makes them ali@@ ve , so the Son also makes those ali@@ ve whom he wants to . ”
F@@ er@@ din@@ and man@@ ag@@ ed to bre@@ ak lo@@ ose and to es@@ cap@@ e on his bi@@ ke .
Mi@@ ca@@ h 6 : 9 states : “ To the city the very vo@@ ice of Jehovah c@@ alls out , and the person of practic@@ al wisdom will fear your name . ”
• What are some challeng@@ es to man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting kindness at school , at work , and to neigh@@ b@@ ors ?
Many of us have fac@@ ed har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps and challeng@@ es , and at times we may won@@ der whether the Creator of this va@@ st uni@@ verse takes no@@ tice of us .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , many find this difficult to accept .
How are parents to ad@@ minis@@ ter discipl@@ ine ?
Like Paul , we should avoid ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents .
His Bible study , meeting attend@@ ance , and the love of the congregation helped him make good spiritual prog@@ ress .
The S@@ S gu@@ ar@@ ds made me an offer .
The Bible says that when Jesus saw those we@@ ep@@ ing over the death of La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , he “ became tr@@ oub@@ led ” and “ gave way to te@@ ars . ”
His ministry took him thr@@ ough@@ out Cana@@ da , to is@@ lands of the C@@ ari@@ b@@ be@@ an , to B@@ ra@@ z@@ il and other lands of S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , to C@@ en@@ tr@@ al A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , to S@@ pain , to P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al , to what was then the So@@ vi@@ et Un@@ ion , and to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates . ​ — 7 / 1 , pages 22 - 7 .
For the s@@ ake of the ministry , both Jesus and Paul encoura@@ ged others to imitate their example where possible .
Jehovah’s t@@ ol@@ er@@ ation of this and of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and suffering is ne@@ aring its end .
Pet@@ er@@ s@@ bur@@ g , O@@ m@@ s@@ k , and other c@@ ities in Rus@@ sia , as well as in the U@@ k@@ ra@@ in@@ i@@ an c@@ ities of V@@ y@@ n@@ ny@@ t@@ s@@ ya , K@@ er@@ ch , M@@ el@@ it@@ o@@ po@@ l and in the L@@ vi@@ v re@@ gi@@ on .
P@@ ic@@ ture the sc@@ ene : Christ is ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted from his dem@@ an@@ ding ministry .
Ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely ! ​ — Nu@@ m .
And I shall . . . destro@@ y you , O ch@@ er@@ u@@ b that is co@@ ver@@ ing . . . Your heart became ha@@ ugh@@ ty because of your beau@@ ty .
( b ) What question is of special import@@ ance to elders ?
Jehovah had already told the king what he ought to do .
How did Jesus de@@ al with the “ evil slave ” and with all who have sh@@ own the same spirit ?
Just as a f@@ ar@@ m@@ er long@@ s to see his wi@@ ther@@ ed o@@ live tre@@ es s@@ pr@@ out again , so Jehovah ye@@ ar@@ ns to resur@@ rec@@ t his faithful servants .
The h@@ ou@@ se@@ gu@@ est is God’s prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah .
However , the fact that we are imper@@ fect , live in an imper@@ fect world , and have a li@@ mit@@ ed life sp@@ an for@@ ces us to li@@ mit the things we can real@@ is@@ tic@@ ally hope to at@@ tain .
What will help us to stay on the ro@@ ad le@@ ading to life ?
In 194@@ 2 , I was baptized .
W@@ el@@ come Jehovah’s Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine
Can we respon@@ d to such remin@@ ders as Bar@@ u@@ ch did ?
Saul was not even to sp@@ are their d@@ om@@ es@@ tic ani@@ mal@@ s .
Consider this fact : Some who made up the first - century Christian congregation were form@@ er@@ ly for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ ors , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ers , and ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ als .
The we@@ ather is mil@@ d on E@@ ast@@ er Is@@ land , with regul@@ ar ra@@ ins and ra@@ in@@ bo@@ ws , which gr@@ ant vis@@ it@@ ors clean a@@ ir and spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar vie@@ ws .
That same mon@@ th , she repor@@ ted ten h@@ our@@ s of field service !
So effe@@ ctive was the activ@@ ity of those first - century pre@@ ach@@ ers that “ the word of God continued to s@@ pre@@ ad , and the number of the disciples kept mul@@ ti@@ pl@@ ying very much in Jerusalem . ”
H@@ el@@ p Is A@@ vail@@ able
En@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ed author@@ ities know that they have nothing to fear from Witnesses of Jehovah .
There is no work nor de@@ vis@@ ing nor knowledge nor wisdom in S@@ he@@ ol , the place to which you are going . ” — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 5 , 10 .
This will help us to understand why God has allow@@ ed suffering and what he will do about it .
If they at le@@ ast show some appreciation , that may be a si@@ gn that they are respon@@ ding to Jehovah’s spirit .
Today we too need to tra@@ in others .
“ H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds , ” wrote Paul , “ continue loving your wi@@ ves , just as the Christ also loved the congregation and deli@@ vered up himself for it . . .
All those in S@@ he@@ ol , or H@@ ad@@ es , are in Jehovah’s mem@@ ory , and he will provide es@@ cap@@ e for each and every one of them . ​ — Luke 20 : 37 , 38 ; Re@@ v .
While God’s Word does not spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally men@@ tion to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o use and d@@ ru@@ g a@@ bu@@ se , its principles can prote@@ ct us from these practic@@ es .
Some s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ s might ask : ‘ How could such a thing ha@@ p@@ pen ?
He was fri@@ end@@ ly and made the house a@@ vail@@ able to us .
What a powerful remin@@ der of God’s love for us !
A@@ c@@ tually , Joseph was his a@@ do@@ p@@ tive father .
W@@ as it the o@@ ffering it@@ self ?
If we obey God’s direction , we will benefit great@@ ly . ​ — Psalm 19 : 11 .
O@@ f@@ ten we do not find time to make well - thought - out decisions .
After the B@@ er@@ l@@ in W@@ all came down , the ba@@ n on Jehovah’s Witnesses was li@@ f@@ ted .
One speak@@ er of I@@ ris@@ h , who in relati@@ vely rec@@ ent times learned what the Bible really teach@@ es , says : “ When we read Be@@ d@@ el@@ l@@ ’s Bible , we heard the words of the Bible in our mother t@@ ong@@ ue .
( b ) How does Jehovah feel about your enjo@@ ying life ?
In Jesus ’ day , the su@@ d@@ den col@@ la@@ p@@ se of a tower claim@@ ed 18 lives .
The do@@ or to re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation with Jehovah is wide o@@ pen
Bible study helps us to with@@ stand att@@ ac@@ ks on our spiritu@@ ality
How long will it be ?
L@@ ater , I me@@ t Ang@@ el@@ ines , one of my neigh@@ b@@ ors , and we became close friends .
They s@@ mu@@ g@@ ly bo@@ ast@@ ed that they “ [ did ] not need anything at all . ”
How do those taking the lead in the congregation show that they sub@@ mit to Christ’s lead@@ er@@ ship ?
To a@@ ban@@ d@@ on his form@@ er li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le , J@@ a@@ i@@ me had to ask Jehovah to help him believe in H@@ im .
By your example , let your relati@@ ves see that Jehovah’s Witnesses enjoy happy marri@@ ages , look after their children , and live a clean , moral , and fulfill@@ ing life .
From that time on@@ ward , Paul began atten@@ ding all Christian meetings .
A@@ no@@ ther faithful man , Ne@@ h@@ emiah , su@@ ffered th@@ reat@@ s from evil people who tri@@ ed to sto@@ p him from doing God’s work .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , Abraham did not ter@@ r@@ or@@ ize S@@ ar@@ ah into s@@ il@@ ence .
H@@ as this proved true ?
The psalmist David pra@@ ised God for His great de@@ e@@ ds .
Th@@ ree and a half years later , in 19@@ 18 , he came to God’s spiritual temple and ful@@ filled Pet@@ er@@ ’s words : “ It is the appointed time for the judgment to star@@ t with the house of God . ”
We are determined to keep a bal@@ an@@ ced life that will en@@ able us to use our time wis@@ ely . ” ​ — E@@ ri@@ c and Cor@@ ina 1@@ st class , 20@@ 11 .
“ E@@ very one , having heard it , could remember it . ”
I can see in this fi@@ gh@@ ter@@ ’s heart a pas@@ sion for com@@ ba@@ t , a devo@@ tion to the s@@ k@@ ill that he has h@@ oned and per@@ fe@@ cted .
C@@ ra@@ f@@ t@@ s@@ men , do@@ ct@@ ors , ph@@ ar@@ ma@@ c@@ ists , to@@ w@@ ns@@ fol@@ k , and gen@@ try of different den@@ om@@ in@@ ations were at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to the new to@@ wn .
Hence , his words remin@@ ded Christian hus@@ ban@@ ds that as “ jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s with Christ , ” they and their wi@@ ves had the same heavenly hope .
The ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her E@@ pi@@ cur@@ us of ancient Gre@@ e@@ ce repor@@ te@@ dly believ@@ ed that ‘ go@@ ds are too re@@ mo@@ te to do you any more har@@ m than good . ’
With good reason , then , Jehovah cur@@ sed the one ac@@ ting c@@ un@@ n@@ ingly , the one who had a su@@ it@@ able m@@ ale ani@@ ma@@ l but who brought ​ — perhaps had to dra@@ g — ​ a bl@@ ind , l@@ ame , or si@@ ck cre@@ ature to the pri@@ est for sacrifice .
For our day , Jehovah has determined that the “ good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached . ”
What could the Israelites be sure of if they were faithful to God ?
• How do we know that Jesus did not in@@ ten@@ d for Christians to re@@ pe@@ at by rote the words of the mo@@ de@@ l prayer ?
He author@@ it@@ ati@@ vely sum@@ mon@@ ed the n@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s war@@ ri@@ ors , organiz@@ ed them , and then led them to vi@@ ct@@ ory .
Be@@ th@@ u@@ el will@@ ingly co@@ op@@ er@@ ated with Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s serv@@ ant , and so did Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h .
When he saw an Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an be@@ ating a Hebrew , he inter@@ ven@@ ed , k@@ ill@@ ing the op@@ pres@@ s@@ or .
How u@@ se@@ ful the Psal@@ ms are to Jehovah’s worshi@@ p@@ ers !
What spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally did he do ?
O@@ ver the last three years , des@@ pite ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le from other stud@@ ents , she was able to expla@@ in to some that she does not par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in these “ gift ” col@@ le@@ ctions because of her Bible - based con@@ vi@@ ctions .
All were encoura@@ ged to work hard to gain an acc@@ ur@@ ate understanding of God’s ways and to gro@@ w to matu@@ r@@ ity .
A@@ no@@ ther famili@@ ar a@@ da@@ ge is , Ti@@ me and ti@@ de wa@@ it for no man .
However , we vie@@ wed my jo@@ b as only a means to an end .
A@@ c@@ tually , being trans@@ form@@ ed invol@@ ves more than making prog@@ ress or imp@@ ro@@ ving .
Then he read a chap@@ ter about Jesus ’ death from the Bible book of Matthew .
10 : 23 - 25 .
We may i@@ magine him speaking exc@@ it@@ e@@ dly , for he had just seen powerful evidence that his God , Jehovah , was blessing him on this vital mis@@ sion .
Does she feel that she wa@@ sted her time ?
The book of Mi@@ ca@@ h dis@@ clo@@ sed that the Messi@@ ah would be born in Davi@@ d’s to@@ wn , Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m .
11 : 3 ; E@@ ph .
Indeed , happiness is a by - pro@@ du@@ ct of giving that is pro@@ per@@ ly mo@@ tiv@@ ated .
“ A faithful witness is one that will not li@@ e , ” continu@@ es Solomon , “ but a false witness la@@ un@@ ches for@@ th m@@ ere lies . ”
“ If my daugh@@ ter is not dep@@ end@@ able en@@ ough to keep her cur@@ few , how will she keep a jo@@ b ? ”
The com@@ pos@@ er of Psalm 1@@ 19 , perhaps He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah while yet a young prin@@ ce , expres@@ sed his f@@ on@@ dness for Jehovah’s word .
You might reason on appro@@ pri@@ ate s@@ crip@@ tures to help them to real@@ ize that God has provided help but many have not accepted it . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 , 18 .
That is one reason why a husband and wife who serve Jehovah need to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with each other .
Lo@@ ve does not become pro@@ vo@@ ked or keep account of the in@@ j@@ ur@@ y .
But for R@@ a@@ ha@@ b , that news only gave more pro@@ of that her faith in Jehovah was well - plac@@ ed .
Joseph could only gu@@ ess at the answer , and he sur@@ ely kept the matter before his God in prayer .
He wrote : “ From time to time , Jehovah’s Witnesses come to my home .
So he vis@@ ited Jesus at night .
At the m@@ om@@ ent that he received the spirit from heaven , he was baptized with holy spirit .
( b ) Why is Jesus an in@@ com@@ par@@ able tre@@ asure in his ro@@ le as “ the L@@ am@@ b of God ” ?
This is just one of many Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts that illustr@@ ate this hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing truth : Jehovah tre@@ ats all of his servants with imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality . ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
Wh@@ atever the co@@ st , we must fle@@ e .
And when he has found it he pu@@ ts it upon his sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders and rejo@@ ic@@ es .
The fi@@ f@@ th head of the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast of Revelation re@@ pres@@ ents Gre@@ e@@ ce .
Jehovah’s Witnesses would be pleas@@ ed to help you to learn the truth about God and his pur@@ pos@@ es .
Why not ask the Witnesses for ‘ a reason for the hope in them ’ ?
S@@ how com@@ pas@@ sion .
R@@ em@@ ember , though , that Jesus was wise in a godly way .
A Christian nam@@ ed A@@ do@@ l@@ f found that to be so .
The Israelites h@@ ur@@ t Jehovah by their re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous course in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
The s@@ ch@@ em@@ es of the bad one are something de@@ t@@ es@@ table to Jehovah , but pleas@@ ant sa@@ y@@ ings are clean .
How can sing@@ le parents , including those who have lost a mate in death , cop@@ e with this is@@ sue ?
Jehovah “ felt com@@ pas@@ sion for his people , ” even though “ they were continu@@ ally making j@@ est at the m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers of the true God and des@@ p@@ ising his words . ”
Jesus had a bal@@ an@@ ced , real@@ is@@ tic view of his disciples .
So Moses gave the word : “ M@@ en and women , do not pro@@ du@@ ce any more stu@@ f@@ f for the holy contribu@@ tion . ”
Of course , there were times when I felt do@@ w@@ n@@ c@@ ast because of the tri@@ als .
F@@ ar from taking off@@ en@@ se , M@@ ary sur@@ ely under@@ sto@@ od Jesus ’ point ​ — spiritual ties are far more important than fle@@ sh@@ ly ones . ​ — Mark 3 : 32 - 35 .
“ I had many questions about life , but my ch@@ urch pa@@ st@@ or@@ ’s respon@@ ses did not satis@@ fy me .
“ To cause than@@ k@@ s@@ giving to be heard al@@ ou@@ d , and to dec@@ l@@ are all your wonderful works . ”
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ ble , 4 / 1
He had acc@@ or@@ ded Christian cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men privile@@ ges form@@ er@@ ly gr@@ anted to pa@@ g@@ an pri@@ ests . ”
He wants the good news to be pre@@ ached all over the earth , and he has invit@@ ed us to share in that work .
Just as Je@@ hon@@ a@@ da@@ b who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly accepted Je@@ hu@@ ’s invit@@ ation to get up into the ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t with him , the “ great crow@@ d ” will@@ ingly support Jesus Christ , the mo@@ der@@ n - day Je@@ h@@ u , and his anointed followers . ​ — Revelation 7 : 9 .
When we com@@ mit a serious sin , it often br@@ ings re@@ pro@@ ach on Jehovah’s name and on the congregation .
The ph@@ ra@@ se “ follow the course of ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality ” transl@@ ates a Greek expres@@ sion that imp@@ lies show@@ ing in@@ iti@@ ative .
Jesus said that our worship of God must be based on truth ​ — the truth found in the Bible .
In what other ways does the Bible ref@@ er to the time of the end ?
TH@@ E a@@ ir is filled with the s@@ oun@@ ds of g@@ ri@@ ef .
“ Even the ha@@ ir@@ s of your head are all num@@ ber@@ ed ” by him .
Wor@@ l@@ dly thinking i@@ g@@ no@@ res or bel@@ it@@ t@@ les Jehovah’s guid@@ el@@ ines , and its influ@@ ence could gra@@ du@@ ally we@@ ak@@ en our faith . Today , we all are ex@@ posed to worl@@ dly thinking .
Such prayers help us to com@@ ba@@ t sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness and to gro@@ w in com@@ pas@@ sion and emp@@ a@@ thy .
We were both 20 years old .
( b ) Wh@@ ere can ad@@ di@@ tional information about this be found ?
However , Satan the Devil also no@@ tic@@ ed Jesus ’ faithful life course .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 12 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 22 , 1@@ 10
On the contr@@ ary , the Scriptures c@@ learly st@@ ate that the soul ​ — the person — ​ is mor@@ tal .
L@@ it@@ tle gi@@ r@@ ls are not the only ones who need comm@@ end@@ ation and reas@@ sur@@ ance .
After I told the sister what had happened and how I felt , she asked me to read 1 Corinthians 13 : 4 - 7 .
David , born about 9@@ 00 years after Abraham , is an out@@ standing fi@@ gu@@ re among Jehovah’s servants mentioned in the Scriptures .
Jehovah’s Witnesses would be deli@@ gh@@ ted to help you find the ans@@ wers from the Bible .
What can parents learn from Jesus ’ view of children ?
I was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses on Ju@@ ly 12 , 200@@ 4 , and si@@ x months later began working full - time in the Christian ministry .
That is but one case .
Jehovah’s W@@ a@@ ys Are Al@@ ways U@@ pri@@ ght
That is to say , they do more than make occasi@@ onal shepher@@ ding c@@ alls .
If we allow them to , the principles found in God’s Word will en@@ ligh@@ ten us and give us the guid@@ ance we need when we make decisions about the prop@@ er course to follow .
Why can the world not offer us fre@@ e@@ dom ?
A@@ no@@ ther brother might have feelings of in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ac@@ y about fulfill@@ ing an assignment .
But Satan has other ways to sa@@ bo@@ ta@@ ge the conscience .
Al@@ so , crow@@ ds ha@@ iled Jesus and the coming Kingdom , and we jo@@ y@@ fully speak about him and his bless@@ ed rule .
They also began to appreci@@ ate their special ro@@ le as jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s with Christ in his heavenly Kingdom .
What pro@@ spe@@ ct stan@@ ds before the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of mankind , but how may some be helped ?
TH@@ E I@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ E O@@ F TH@@ E B@@ E@@ A@@ S@@ T D@@ E@@ V@@ O@@ U@@ R@@ S TH@@ E H@@ A@@ R@@ L@@ O@@ T
The apostle Peter said : “ As new@@ born inf@@ ants , form a long@@ ing for the un@@ ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ated mil@@ k bel@@ ong@@ ing to the word , that through it you may gro@@ w to sal@@ vation . ”
John also wrote about God’s love for the world of re@@ de@@ e@@ ma@@ ble mankind : “ God loved the world so much that he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , in order that ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might not be destro@@ yed but have everlasting life . ” ​ — John 3 : 16 .
But Jehovah has not chang@@ ed his requi@@ re@@ ments .
“ A@@ n answer , when mil@@ d , tur@@ ns away ra@@ ge , ” says Proverbs 15 : 1 .
19 “ Wh@@ en@@ ever You P@@ ra@@ y , Sa@@ y , ‘ Father ’ ”
So put up “ a hard fi@@ ght for the faith , ” and Jehovah will bl@@ ess you . ​ — Ju@@ de 3 .
Even when ar@@ rest@@ ed and put on tri@@ al , Jesus spoke fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly . ​ — John 18 : 6 , 19 , 20 , 37 .
Ger@@ many@@ ’s des@@ t@@ in@@ y was to a de@@ gre@@ e deci@@ ded by other nations .
For example , a 199@@ 9 repor@@ t from the Au@@ str@@ ali@@ an In@@ s@@ titu@@ te of F@@ am@@ ily S@@ tudi@@ es stated that among the fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ als for long - lasting and satis@@ f@@ ying marri@@ ages are “ trust and fid@@ el@@ ity . . . [ and ] a sense of spiritu@@ ality . ”
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing Bible counsel makes life satis@@ f@@ ying and fulfill@@ ing
The Israelites were taking the side of the con@@ spi@@ r@@ at@@ ors !
Ab@@ out 6@@ 1 C.E . , the Christians in Jerusalem receive a letter from the apostle Paul .
It was his fir@@ m res@@ ol@@ ve not to dam@@ age his relationship with God that sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ded his cha@@ st@@ ity and integrity .
This teach@@ es us that our worship is accep@@ table to Jehovah only if we are u@@ pri@@ ght .
W@@ a@@ sting Our Li@@ ves A@@ way
What encourag@@ ement did Jesus give to his apostles and to Peter in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar ?
• What Scriptural pro@@ of is there that faith can make us coura@@ ge@@ ous ?
A 25 - year - old member of the Bethel family in E@@ st@@ on@@ ia states : “ I enjoy the feel@@ ing of being among Jehovah’s friends all the time .
The apostles were law - a@@ bi@@ ding men who would not nor@@ m@@ ally dis@@ obey a cour@@ t order .
But I could not understand why a God of love would ‘ take ’ parents from their children .
His or@@ de@@ al as a slave and a pris@@ on@@ er la@@ sted for about 13 years .
King David appointed re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves among the L@@ ev@@ ites “ for the direction of the sing@@ ing ” at the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , before the temple buil@@ t by Solomon , his son , was in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ated .
While o@@ ffering his de@@ f@@ en@@ se , he in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed ide@@ as and ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ c appro@@ ach@@ es that la@@ id the bas@@ is for do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ al cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tions , such as the Tr@@ in@@ ity . ​ — 5 / 15 , pages 29 - 31 .
For more su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions , see The Watchtower , Au@@ gu@@ st 1 , 200@@ 8 , pages 10 - 12 .
How much better it was that Jehovah had J@@ on@@ ah wr@@ ite his own account , including his ear@@ n@@ est prayer to God from the dep@@ ths of the se@@ a !
By means of his prophe@@ ts , time and again he ur@@ ged them : “ T@@ ur@@ n back from your bad ways and keep my comman@@ d@@ ments , my st@@ atu@@ tes , according to all the law that I comman@@ ded your fore@@ fa@@ thers and that I have sent to you by means of my servants the prophe@@ ts . ”
But when we need to make a very important decision , it may be good to ask an el@@ der or another experienced brother or sister to give us some ad@@ vice .
B@@ ack in 19@@ 60 , I was appointed to serve as a congregation serv@@ ant in N@@ i@@ ka@@ ia , P@@ i@@ ra@@ i@@ é@@ v@@ s .
For a new@@ ly married cou@@ ple to ab@@ sta@@ in from in@@ tim@@ ate rel@@ ations while living under the same ro@@ of could not have been eas@@ y , but it showed that they both tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed the privilege of being cho@@ s@@ en to ra@@ ise God’s Son . ​ — Matthew 1 : 24 , 25 .
One is to maintain a regul@@ ar spiritual r@@ out@@ ine .
For instance , could you inclu@@ de some spiritually - min@@ ded brothers and sisters from the congregation in your fam@@ il@@ y’s rec@@ re@@ ational activities ?
What ro@@ le do knowledge , wisdom , and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment pla@@ y in streng@@ th@@ ening the marriage b@@ ond ?
No@@ tice this par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph .
* S@@ et@@ ting real@@ is@@ tic spiritual go@@ als can help you to stay foc@@ used on serving God with a view to at@@ tain@@ ing the pri@@ ze of everlasting life . ​ — 1 John 2 : 17 .
“ Mo@@ der@@ n soci@@ ety ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges no neigh@@ b@@ our . ” ​ — B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in Dis@@ ra@@ el@@ i , 19@@ th - century Eng@@ l@@ ish st@@ at@@ es@@ man .
Yet , when the shepher@@ d called them , though he was dis@@ gu@@ ised , the sheep came at once .
The second question to ask yourself is , When ? ​ — that is , ‘ When will I eng@@ age in rec@@ re@@ ation ?
Because they have a good relationship with God , all who fear Jehovah l@@ ack nothing of lasting value .
W@@ as sh@@ a@@ ving li@@ mit@@ ed to the be@@ ard ?
A man can be known as a fir@@ m ju@@ dge , a loving father , and a friend
Many te@@ en@@ age g@@ am@@ bl@@ ers fin@@ ance their ad@@ di@@ ction with cri@@ me or im@@ mor@@ ality , according to the study Why Do Pe@@ ople G@@ am@@ ble To@@ o Mu@@ ch ​ — Pa@@ th@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal and Pro@@ ble@@ m G@@ am@@ bl@@ ing .
In 19@@ 7@@ 6 , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy was organiz@@ ed into si@@ x com@@ mit@@ te@@ es to su@@ per@@ v@@ ise the Kingdom work around the world .
In ei@@ ther case , he would have pre@@ ached in what is now sou@@ ther@@ n Al@@ ban@@ ia .
P@@ ure in H@@ ear@@ t and Pe@@ ace@@ able
The events of the si@@ x cre@@ ative “ days , ” or time peri@@ o@@ ds of special cre@@ ative works , are descri@@ bed as they would have appe@@ ared to a human ob@@ ser@@ ver had he been present on the earth .
For a de@@ ta@@ iled discus@@ sion of this illustr@@ ation , see the artic@@ les “ How Will You St@@ and Be@@ fore the Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment Se@@ at ? ”
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , if we are to become full - gro@@ wn Christians , we must learn to man@@ i@@ f@@ est self - control .
It was dar@@ k and fo@@ gg@@ y , and I was shi@@ ver@@ ing as I wal@@ ked in the fre@@ e@@ z@@ ing ra@@ in .
Some people were ra@@ ised in ho@@ m@@ es where parents were “ not o@@ pen to any ag@@ re@@ ement , . . . without self - control , fi@@ er@@ ce . ”
U@@ l@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , though , it is h@@ at@@ red and gre@@ ed rather than bul@@ le@@ ts and ri@@ f@@ les that fu@@ el the f@@ lam@@ es of war .
In any case , it seem@@ s reason@@ able to as@@ su@@ me that Ca@@ in and A@@ be@@ l origin@@ ally co@@ op@@ er@@ ated with each other .
“ At that Abra@@ m went just as Jehovah had spo@@ ken to him . ” ​ — Genesis 12 : 4 .
In princi@@ ple , however , those words also apply to individuals who have the earthly hope .
R@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ D@@ EN@@ T@@ S of Jerusalem are tal@@ king .
By end@@ uring in this witness work and continu@@ ing to exerc@@ ise faith in Christ’s ransom , these ones will be privile@@ ged to sur@@ vi@@ ve “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , ” which will bring an end to Satan’s world . ​ — John 10 : 16 ; Re@@ v .
; O@@ r@@ ti@@ z , M .
“ A@@ n at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive gi@@ r@@ l at work started f@@ li@@ r@@ ting with me .
Jewish tra@@ dition ho@@ l@@ ds that Moses wrote the book of Job some@@ time after Jo@@ b@@ ’s death .
Israel was a well - w@@ at@@ ered re@@ gi@@ on , which li@@ m@@ its the ty@@ pe of ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal ar@@ ti@@ fac@@ ts dis@@ co@@ vered there .
But it was the human vo@@ ice that was used most prom@@ in@@ ently .
Today , we face many challeng@@ es that are similar to those fac@@ ed by the Israelites .
She desi@@ red to have se@@ x@@ u@@ al inter@@ course with Joseph , who was a h@@ and@@ some young man , and day after day she kept ur@@ g@@ ing him : “ Li@@ e down with me . ”
Today , those being consider@@ ed for ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment as elders must have proved their faith and devo@@ tion over time .
S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ es That Me@@ et With God’s A@@ p@@ pro@@ val
Even bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ les were hard to come by in those days , so for sever@@ al months I wal@@ ked to and from the meetings .
21 : 1 , 2 .
By exam@@ ining prophe@@ ci@@ es found in the Hebrew Scriptures and com@@ par@@ ing these with the activities and life course of this child .
S@@ y@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic words can encoura@@ ge te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers who are bat@@ t@@ ling har@@ m@@ ful pe@@ er pres@@ sure .
MI@@ L@@ L@@ I@@ ON@@ S are f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ated by events sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding Jesus ’ bir@@ th .
Wh@@ atever form tri@@ als take , they often cause great anxi@@ ety .
R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ing this will keep us from being self - as@@ sum@@ ing . ​ — Matthew 26 : 33 - 35 , 6@@ 9 - 7@@ 5 .
“ Yet , they c@@ he@@ ated on t@@ ests and took il@@ leg@@ al d@@ ru@@ g@@ s .
When on earth , Jesus said : “ I cannot do a sing@@ le thing of my own in@@ iti@@ ative ; just as I hear , I ju@@ dge ; and the judgment that I rend@@ er is righteous , because I seek , not my own will , but the will of him that sent me . ”
After they cro@@ s@@ sed the E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates , likely on N@@ is@@ an 14 , 194@@ 3 B.C.E . , they made their way sou@@ th into the land Jehovah had promised them .
When I was 14 years old , I sp@@ ent a lo@@ t of time working on an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ men@@ tal pro@@ ject to rec@@ y@@ c@@ le wa@@ ste@@ pa@@ per .
He said : “ These are the con@@ di@@ tions we preach about ; we are living in the last days . ”
We real@@ ize that we w@@ in pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s hearts , not by bo@@ a@@ sting or dra@@ wing un@@ du@@ e attention to ourselves , but by displa@@ ying a “ qui@@ et and mil@@ d spirit . ”
How el@@ o@@ qu@@ ently those words descri@@ be the deep spiritual and moral dar@@ k@@ ness of this world ​ — both in Paul’s day and in our@@ s !
God’s Word says : “ H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds ought to be loving their wi@@ ves as their own bo@@ dies . ”
E@@ s@@ ther and her husband ra@@ ised a fine family , and I am bless@@ ed with a number of ni@@ e@@ ces and ne@@ p@@ he@@ ws , whom I de@@ arly love .
Such reg@@ is@@ tr@@ ations served to fac@@ il@@ it@@ ate ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ction and cons@@ crip@@ tion for mil@@ it@@ ary service .
For example , in part because of Satan’s evil influ@@ ence before the F@@ lood of No@@ ah’s day , God no@@ ted that “ the ba@@ dness of man was a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in the earth and every inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of the thoughts of his heart was only bad all the time . ”
However , God had just made a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant change in his deal@@ ings .
C@@ O@@ R@@ N@@ W@@ AL@@ L , O@@ N ( Fr@@ en@@ ch only ) , E@@ d L@@ um@@ le@@ y Ar@@ ena , Cor@@ n@@ w@@ all C@@ i@@ vi@@ c Com@@ ple@@ x , 1@@ 00 W@@ ater S@@ t .
Rather than have us return to Eng@@ land , my parents ag@@ re@@ ed to come to live with us , and we all moved to Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a in 198@@ 3 .
For here I am br@@ ing@@ ing in a cal@@ am@@ ity upon all flesh , . . . and I will give you your soul as a spo@@ il in all the plac@@ es to which you may go . ” ​ — Jeremiah 36 : 4 ; 4@@ 5 : 5 .
C@@ ould a man who had pre@@ vi@@ ously held ne@@ g@@ ative vie@@ ws of G@@ ent@@ il@@ es ever become “ har@@ mon@@ i@@ ously jo@@ ined together ” with them in “ the un@@ iting b@@ ond of peace ” ?
By their actions they are in effect saying , “ I am your friend , not because I have to be , but because you are important to me . ”
How does the congregation give evidence of hear@@ t@@ felt respect for travel@@ ing overse@@ ers , and what is the result ?
O@@ b@@ serving Jehovah’s remin@@ ders also rest@@ ra@@ ins us from taking v@@ enge@@ ance , ho@@ l@@ ding a g@@ ru@@ dge , or s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ing anyone . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 19 : 16 , 18 ; Psalm 15 : 1 , 3 .
You could star@@ t by working out an answer to a question com@@ mon@@ ly ra@@ ised by scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es , such as “ Why do you believe in God ? ”
He taught the people , respon@@ ding to their spiritual needs .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , some Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an t@@ om@@ bs were filled with all that the dead might need in the so - called af@@ ter@@ life .
Jesus had just id@@ enti@@ fied himself as a king .
But keep in mind Jehovah’s words of encourag@@ ement to Jo@@ shua : “ Be coura@@ ge@@ ous and strong . Do not be stru@@ ck with ter@@ ro@@ r or fear , for Jehovah your God is with you wh@@ er@@ ever you go . ”
he said . He had been disa@@ p@@ pointed on another occasi@@ on when his h@@ at was sto@@ le@@ n in ch@@ urch .
( b ) Why should we be inter@@ ested in Paul’s situation ?
How did Jehovah prove his love for Jeremiah during the si@@ e@@ ge of Jerusalem ?
God has com@@ pas@@ sion for those who s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely try to obey him , and he will bl@@ ess their efforts to ob@@ tain what is needed .
Samuel had already seen Davi@@ d’s se@@ ven older brothers , but Jehovah made it clear to Samuel that He had cho@@ s@@ en no@@ ne of them .
Di@@ d Jesus in@@ ten@@ d that this prayer be re@@ pe@@ ated word for word every time we pray , as is done by many in Chris@@ tend@@ om ?
Yes , Jehovah lo@@ ves us as his children , which is why he pati@@ ently discipl@@ ines us , or m@@ ol@@ ds us .
My mother died in F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 19@@ 50 .
Then one day in 19@@ 32 , D@@ ad was listen@@ ing to a ra@@ di@@ o pro@@ gra@@ m in I@@ tal@@ i@@ an .
Eli@@ ’s sons also had im@@ moral inter@@ course with women serving at the en@@ tr@@ ance of the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le .
Bo@@ th Moses and Jo@@ shua were comman@@ ded to re@@ move their san@@ d@@ als when in a holy place .
The prophe@@ tic words that he ut@@ tered , now recorded at Genesis 4@@ 9 : 1 - 28 , proved true and are still under@@ going fulfill@@ ment .
That mor@@ ning the el@@ der ge@@ ts an ur@@ g@@ ent p@@ ho@@ ne call from a brother who@@ se wife has just been in a ca@@ r ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent and was ru@@ shed to the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
It just did not se@@ em to be the right move .
Per@@ haps at the end of such a con@@ vers@@ ation , you might say a prayer , as@@ king Jehovah to give the lear@@ ner the holy spirit he needs to complete his tra@@ ining .
To that end , medit@@ ate on Jehovah’s su@@ pre@@ me act of love in provi@@ ding the ransom for you .
In fact , the apostle Paul spoke against “ a se@@ v@@ ere tre@@ at@@ ment of the body . ”
At any r@@ ate , the ow@@ ner evid@@ ently had little use for it .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T I@@ S Y@@ O@@ U@@ R C@@ ON@@ C@@ L@@ U@@ S@@ I@@ O@@ N ?
No@@ te what Jesus said to Jehovah : “ I public@@ ly praise you , Father , Lord of heaven and earth , because you have hi@@ d@@ den these things from the wise and in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al ones and have reve@@ aled them to young children .
• How would you descri@@ be a ha@@ ugh@@ ty person ?
A@@ no@@ ther Bible example is the apostle Peter .
What did they teach ?
As descri@@ bed at the out@@ set , I was l@@ on@@ ely and de@@ je@@ cted .
God’s Word is the ul@@ tim@@ ate s@@ ource of truth .
It was the faithful prophet Samuel .
Then she asked her mother , “ Now that you are baptized , how do you feel ? ”
“ A@@ ga@@ inst all practic@@ al wisdom he will bre@@ ak for@@ th . ” So it is not str@@ ange that so@@ cial s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists encoura@@ ge individuals to become part of a group and to take an interest in others .
What would you have heard had you tu@@ ned in to one of these bro@@ ad@@ ca@@ st@@ s ?
The disci@@ ple S@@ te@@ ph@@ en displa@@ yed tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ill@@ ity when end@@ uring a se@@ v@@ ere t@@ est of his faith .
Eli@@ j@@ ah’s of@@ fi@@ cial gar@@ ment ​ — likely of she@@ ep@@ s@@ k@@ in or go@@ at@@ s@@ k@@ in — ​ was wor@@ n as a clo@@ ak and sign@@ i@@ fied his special ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment from Jehovah .
Indeed , there is no teach@@ er , no ex@@ per@@ t , no coun@@ sel@@ or better e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed to teach us the truth and to make us wise and happy .
They feel that a person must be hard , even ru@@ de at times , so that others can see his strength .
Do@@ ing so helped him to devel@@ op a deep love for what he learned .
The Hebrew Scriptures provide de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about Satan’s sh@@ am@@ e@@ ful ro@@ le in challeng@@ ing Jehovah and le@@ ading mankind ast@@ ra@@ y .
“ I have come to know that you [ Jehovah ] are able to do all things , ” Job said .
What about once pr@@ ou@@ d Mo@@ a@@ b and A@@ m@@ m@@ on ?
This was discus@@ sed in the article “ S@@ ome@@ thing M@@ ore V@@ it@@ al T@@ ha@@ n M@@ one@@ y , ” which appe@@ ared in the same is@@ sue . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 7 : 12 .
An@@ y who respon@@ d vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily are invit@@ ed to take in more knowledge by means of a Bible study .
The use of i@@ con@@ s in worship , being against the clear teaching of the Bible , cannot help people to w@@ in God’s appro@@ val and gain sal@@ vation .
Then , in Au@@ gu@@ st 194@@ 1 , I was sent to R@@ av@@ en@@ s@@ br@@ ü@@ ck ​ — a no@@ t@@ ori@@ ous con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p for women , some 50 mil@@ es ( 8@@ 0 k@@ m ) nor@@ th of B@@ er@@ l@@ in , Ger@@ many .
How does Genesis 3 : 15 rel@@ ate to God’s purpose ?
Jesus , the perfect Son of God , will@@ ingly came to earth to serve among imper@@ fect and sin@@ ful people .
To find out what Jehovah thin@@ ks , we should read and study the Bible regul@@ arly
What can we learn from the way Jehovah God h@@ and@@ led disa@@ p@@ poin@@ ting situ@@ ations ?
And with the help of Jehovah’s spirit and the v@@ isi@@ ble part of his organization , may we always seek to give God glory and not men .
Such thinking is pu@@ re dec@@ ep@@ tion , and it can cause us to lo@@ se the most valu@@ able pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion we have ​ — our fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah .
Jehovah was not mer@@ ely a@@ ware of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s ex@@ ist@@ ence ; he ch@@ eri@@ shed Abraham as a friend . ​ — J@@ as .
L@@ ater , the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus appe@@ ared to Saul .
There , Ser@@ hi@@ i helped me to find the ans@@ wers .
For one thing , the Go@@ sp@@ els were written al@@ most 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o .
What Can H@@ el@@ p U@@ s Per@@ se@@ v@@ ere ?
He h@@ an@@ ded us a letter that said that our pres@@ ence in the is@@ lands was no longer wel@@ come and that we were “ to leave the col@@ on@@ y for@@ th@@ with ! ”
However , Jehovah was not mer@@ ely teaching Job to be hum@@ ble .
In the first century C.E . , a well - educ@@ ated man nam@@ ed Saul lived am@@ id three influ@@ enti@@ al value syst@@ em@@ s ​ — the Jewish , the Greek , and the Rom@@ an .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing this course , you will prove to be a real blessing to those with whom you associ@@ ate in your assignment . ”
How can we remain in the word of God and end@@ ure as Christians ?
Al@@ so , it appe@@ ars that others were in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ing contro@@ ver@@ si@@ al ide@@ as .
T@@ ry always to consider how your words will af@@ fect other people .
It may be that Bar@@ u@@ ch wanted to make a better life for himself materi@@ ally .
It also invol@@ ves know@@ ing the lik@@ es and dis@@ lik@@ es of that person , know@@ ing his valu@@ es , his standards ​ — and hon@@ or@@ ing them . ​ — 1 John 2 : 3 ; 4 : 8 .
When John the B@@ ap@@ t@@ ist sent two m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers to seek con@@ fir@@ m@@ ation that Jesus was the Messi@@ ah , they found H@@ im ‘ c@@ uring many of si@@ ck@@ nesses and g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous di@@ se@@ as@@ es and wicked spi@@ r@@ its and gr@@ an@@ ting many bl@@ ind pers@@ ons the fav@@ or of see@@ ing . ’
For instance , when he was a child , a H@@ in@@ du man in S@@ r@@ i L@@ anka over@@ heard a Witness talk about Par@@ adise .
Al@@ in@@ ar@@ i / ​ Ar@@ t R@@ es@@ ource , N@@ Y
Our ro@@ le as teach@@ ers is to make the Bible eas@@ y to understand .
Still , I was determined to continue , in Jehovah’s strength .
H@@ ear@@ ing their hear@@ t@@ felt expres@@ sions will for@@ ti@@ fy your faith and strengthen your trust in Jehovah .
He@@ e R@@ an , from S@@ ou@@ th K@@ o@@ re@@ a , says : “ Even though I have serious problems , once I pray about them , I feel reli@@ ev@@ ed of the bur@@ den and I feel I have the power to end@@ ure . ”
One brother from T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y said : “ F@@ ran@@ z Re@@ it@@ er was a young brother who was ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted because he refu@@ sed to jo@@ in H@@ it@@ l@@ er@@ ’s ar@@ my .
A@@ m@@ ong them are : so@@ cial in@@ sur@@ ance pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s , imp@@ ro@@ ved educ@@ ation , can@@ c@@ el@@ ing de@@ b@@ ts develop@@ ing nations o@@ we to in@@ du@@ stri@@ al@@ ized nations , re@@ mo@@ ving imp@@ ort ba@@ r@@ ri@@ ers so that nations with a large per@@ cen@@ ta@@ ge of po@@ or people can sel@@ l their pro@@ du@@ cts more eas@@ ily , and low - in@@ come hous@@ ing for the po@@ or .
W@@ i@@ do@@ ws and W@@ i@@ do@@ wers , 5 / 1 J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H
Genesis 1 : 26 - 28 ; 2 : 15 - 17 ; 3 : 1 - 6
What su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions may help one to com@@ ment at meetings ?
Some have moved to another place to help with the preaching work , and others are working hard to buil@@ d Kingdom H@@ alls .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , we should always do what our S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn , Jehovah , wants us to do .
What Are the Al@@ ter@@ n@@ ati@@ ves ?
Then he must a@@ va@@ il himself of such prote@@ ction .
To ple@@ ase Jehovah , what did Jews , Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans , and others of the past have to do ?
But should we be quic@@ k to exc@@ lu@@ de the physical earth from God’s promises ?
Paulo , who was mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , com@@ men@@ ted : “ When I just cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t end@@ ure the pain any@@ more and felt that I could not cop@@ e , I would get down on my k@@ ne@@ es and pray to God . I beg@@ ged him to help me . ”
All my needs were satis@@ fied , and I was determined to wa@@ it out the war on the f@@ ar@@ m .
If anyone su@@ spi@@ ci@@ ous appro@@ ached , we had time to imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ise a g@@ ame , set up a pi@@ c@@ ni@@ c , or star@@ t sing@@ ing a fol@@ k s@@ ong .
To God “ every family in heaven and on earth ow@@ es its name . ” ​ — E@@ P@@ H@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ AN@@ S 3 : 15
God’s action against this wicked world will per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly refle@@ ct both his justice and his love . ​ — P@@ s .
* ​ — Acts 21 : 25 ; 1 Corinthians 6 : 18 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 3 .
If they did not ad@@ just their thinking , disa@@ ster was certain .
I also loved mu@@ si@@ c and d@@ an@@ c@@ ing .
Eli@@ min@@ ating cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion ac@@ ro@@ ss the bo@@ ard requi@@ res a second , much more difficult st@@ ep : a change of heart or , rather , a change of many hearts .
We need to allow God’s Word to mo@@ ld our understanding of Jehovah’s mind .
Rather , we can look to the future with confidence , know@@ ing that lo@@ v@@ ers of Jehovah will never be hi@@ d@@ den from his view or bey@@ ond the re@@ ach of his holy spirit . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
They also s@@ l@@ an@@ der humans with their t@@ ong@@ ue .
F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ en@@ ings , da@@ ily text discus@@ sions , and similar occasi@@ ons provide exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent opportun@@ ities for in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ing study s@@ k@@ ill@@ s to your children .
When P@@ re@@ aching Is E@@ spe@@ cially M@@ em@@ or@@ able
After the 1@@ 1@@ th century , po@@ p@@ es led the efforts to su@@ p@@ pres@@ s the s@@ pre@@ ad of Bible knowledge , op@@ pos@@ ing the transl@@ ation of the Scriptures into langu@@ ages of the comm@@ on people .
However , T@@ on@@ y says , “ I especially look for@@ ward to Tu@@ es@@ day . ”
What good resul@@ ts come from show@@ ing Chris@@ t@@ like kindness ?
Then , in 19@@ 19 , Jehovah rest@@ ored them and re@@ in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ated them with his spirit , wh@@ er@@ e@@ upon they set out to fulf@@ ill the com@@ mis@@ sion to preach the good news in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth .
The very first book is Genesis , and the last is Revelation , or A@@ po@@ cal@@ y@@ p@@ se .
However , in certain cul@@ tures and soci@@ e@@ ties , the conduct and vie@@ ws of people toward death and bir@@ th are influ@@ enced by a very powerful beli@@ ef that the dead are really not dead but are ali@@ ve and consci@@ ous .
F@@ in@@ ally , I conclu@@ ded that I was wicked to the cor@@ e and that God was un@@ able to help me . ”
I am tr@@ ying to live in har@@ mony with Psalm 37 : 3 , which says : ‘ Tru@@ st in Jehovah and do good ; re@@ side in the earth , and de@@ al with faith@@ ful@@ ness . ’ ”
For example , in 200@@ 5 a scho@@ la@@ r at the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity of S@@ t . An@@ dre@@ ws in S@@ co@@ t@@ land found that a th@@ ir@@ d of the S@@ co@@ t@@ t@@ ish cl@@ er@@ gy believ@@ ed that those se@@ par@@ ated from God would su@@ ff@@ er “ et@@ er@@ n@@ al men@@ tal angu@@ ish in hel@@ l . ”
The Law of Moses requi@@ red that f@@ l@@ at ro@@ of@@ s be ri@@ m@@ m@@ ed by a par@@ a@@ pe@@ t
Satan is doing all in his power to bring persecu@@ tion , op@@ position , and pres@@ sure from all qu@@ ar@@ ters upon Jehovah’s people .
Then in May 20@@ 00 , I had a p@@ ace@@ mak@@ er imp@@ l@@ anted .
In this fact you are great@@ ly rejo@@ ic@@ ing . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
O@@ f@@ ten I close my eyes and o@@ pen my priv@@ ate “ w@@ in@@ do@@ w ” into the new world that God promises
If we were to let bit@@ ter@@ ness toward a fellow worshipp@@ er po@@ is@@ on our heart , our integrity to God could be com@@ promised .
By all means , be present at the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al .
The one be@@ h@@ ind the ser@@ p@@ ent was Satan the Devil , a spirit son of God who had allow@@ ed himself to n@@ ur@@ ture a desire for in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence and personal power .
To@@ bi@@ ah and his associ@@ ates had op@@ posed Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s efforts to re@@ buil@@ d Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s w@@ alls .
Ab@@ out 1@@ ,@@ 2@@ 00 years later , W@@ il@@ li@@ am T@@ y@@ nd@@ ale started transl@@ ating the Bible into Eng@@ l@@ ish .
It is clear that when Bible stud@@ ents beg@@ in to make chang@@ es to ple@@ ase God , he will draw close to them and will mo@@ ld them into valu@@ able v@@ ess@@ els .
• Who is our Le@@ ad@@ er , and what shows that he is a@@ ware of con@@ di@@ tions within the congregations ?
Fir@@ st we went to Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k , where I received tra@@ ining to take over@@ sight of the preaching work in G@@ u@@ y@@ ana .
If you moved some time ag@@ o but you are still stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to ad@@ just , ap@@ pl@@ ying these Bible principles can help :
She ad@@ ds : “ The sense of ho@@ p@@ el@@ ess@@ ness and the feel@@ ing of wor@@ th@@ less@@ ness inst@@ il@@ led in me have been a part of me for as long as I can remember . ”
Re@@ fre@@ shing G@@ ro@@ w@@ th on a Be@@ au@@ ti@@ ful Is@@ land
God’s Word c@@ learly ans@@ wers no !
If only they could have loo@@ ked into the future while s@@ it@@ ting with Jesus that day !
He might have thought it sa@@ f@@ est to avoid me@@ at so@@ ld in a me@@ at mar@@ ke@@ t , much as another would shu@@ n me@@ at if there was a ch@@ ance that it was once offered to an i@@ do@@ l .
There are many valu@@ able less@@ ons we can learn from Bar@@ u@@ ch .
When discipl@@ ined , David hum@@ bly ad@@ mit@@ ted his er@@ ro@@ r and re@@ esta@@ bli@@ shed his relationship with Jehovah . ​ — P@@ s .
The Bible sur@@ vi@@ ved what s@@ or@@ ts of th@@ reat@@ s ?
Solomon beg@@ ins the next se@@ g@@ ment of his counsel by saying : “ O@@ b@@ serve , O my son , the comman@@ d@@ ment of your father , and do not for@@ s@@ ake the law of your mother .
U@@ p@@ on hear@@ ing Jehovah ask : “ W@@ ho@@ m shall I s@@ end , and who will go for us ? ” the prophet Isaiah respon@@ ded : “ H@@ ere I am !
• How did Jesus displa@@ y out@@ standing will@@ ing@@ ness to serve God and man ?
The overse@@ er com@@ men@@ ted to him : “ You speak pas@@ sion@@ ately about your care@@ er in v@@ ol@@ le@@ y@@ bal@@ l . ”
A second way to remain neu@@ tr@@ al is to be “ ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous as ser@@ p@@ ents and yet in@@ no@@ c@@ ent as do@@ ves . ”
Still , he did not hold back from sa@@ ving the sheep .
“ He Will D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to You ”
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , Paul pointed out an even greater value of the Law .
These tru@@ ths have had the same effect on us today , and they continue to help us to remain “ wise for sal@@ vation . ”
His wife tri@@ ed to cal@@ m him but without succ@@ ess .
8 , 9 . ( a ) How does loy@@ al@@ ty strengthen a marriage ?
Paul ad@@ ded : “ That is also why we , from the day we heard of it , have not c@@ eas@@ ed pra@@ ying for you and as@@ king that you may be filled with the acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 3 , 9 .
Un@@ ited with other true worshipp@@ ers , you will be in ag@@ re@@ ement with the thr@@ ill@@ ing words that heavenly vo@@ ic@@ es sing : “ P@@ ra@@ ise J@@ ah , you people , because Jehovah our God , the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty , has be@@ gu@@ n to rule as king . ” ​ — Revelation 7 : 9 , 10 , 14 ; 19 : 1 , 2 , 6 .
King Saul had said : “ C@@ ur@@ sed is the man that e@@ ats bre@@ ad before the ev@@ ening and until I have taken v@@ enge@@ ance upon my enem@@ ies ! ”
We know that faith in God’s promises is an an@@ cho@@ r in times of dist@@ ress or tri@@ bul@@ ation .
• a prophet ?
We may often think and pray about ‘ the enti@@ re associ@@ ation of our brothers in the world . ’
Ex@@ pres@@ sing appreciation for their help , an el@@ der in a re@@ mo@@ te are@@ a of G@@ u@@ at@@ em@@ ala said : “ For 20 years I wor@@ ri@@ ed about how this hu@@ ge ter@@ rit@@ ory would be car@@ ed for .
There is no longer a physical temple in which pri@@ ests re@@ present all of God’s people or toward which we can turn when we pray to God .
No@@ te what happened when young Jesus was “ in the temple , s@@ it@@ ting in the mi@@ d@@ st of the teach@@ ers . ”
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of Daniel
( Read Romans 9 : 4 , 5 . )
If so , wh@@ atever the reason , your relationship with Jehovah and your et@@ er@@ n@@ al pro@@ spe@@ cts are at ris@@ k .
Dis@@ obedi@@ ence to parents . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 2
But how will it be with just the one who f@@ alls when there is not another to ra@@ ise him up ? ”
It is only an i@@ ma@@ ge of that be@@ ast .
God kno@@ ws if we are doing what is good .
In fact , we deser@@ ve to die .
In Ca@@ es@@ are@@ a , fur@@ ther valu@@ able opportun@@ ities are pres@@ ented , and Paul wit@@ nesses to “ k@@ ings . ”
A@@ no@@ ther inv@@ alu@@ able a@@ id that Jehovah provi@@ des to strengthen our trust in him is the preci@@ ous privilege of prayer .
TH@@ E C@@ H@@ O@@ I@@ C@@ E@@ S O@@ F A@@ N E@@ G@@ Y@@ P@@ T@@ I@@ A@@ N P@@ R@@ IN@@ C@@ E
As Jo@@ shua re@@ vie@@ wed the hist@@ ory of Jehovah’s deal@@ ings with these des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Abraham , he could confid@@ ently say : “ Not a promise fa@@ iled out of all the good promise that Jehovah had made to the house of Israel ; it all came true . ” ​ — Jo@@ shua 21 : 4@@ 5 .
Acc@@ ording to one s@@ ource , “ to ac@@ hi@@ eve this . . . requi@@ res such a le@@ v@@ el of fri@@ end@@ ship and trust between coun@@ tri@@ es cur@@ r@@ ently op@@ posed to each other [ that it is difficult to believe that ] this can ever ha@@ p@@ pen . ”
A loyal person is de@@ v@@ out , pi@@ ous ; he care@@ fully ob@@ ser@@ ves all his du@@ ties toward God .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , one who@@ se work e@@ th@@ ic is gover@@ ned by this fine princi@@ ple would be a s@@ ought - after emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ e . For that reason , J .
King P@@ om@@ are I@@ I
Then , through this Son , Jehovah cre@@ ated a family of spirit sons and ev@@ en@@ tually the physical uni@@ verse , including the earth and man upon it . ​ — Job 38 : 4 , 7 ; Psalm 10@@ 3 : 19 - 21 ; John 1 : 2 , 3 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 15 , 16 .
Di@@ d the in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es make Joseph bit@@ ter ?
They bor@@ e witness to Jehovah and to Jesus “ in Jerusalem , in all Ju@@ de@@ a and Sam@@ ari@@ a , and to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ” ​ — Acts 1 : 8 ; C@@ ol .
Many fil@@ ms I star@@ red in were im@@ moral and viol@@ ent .
This resul@@ ted in a ten - year pris@@ on ter@@ m for him .
C@@ all@@ ing for water , he wa@@ shed his hands and claim@@ ed in@@ no@@ c@@ ence in the death he now san@@ c@@ tioned .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an of@@ fi@@ cial mentioned in the book of Acts was reading one of these prophe@@ ci@@ es when Ph@@ ili@@ p the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er was direc@@ ted by the spirit to appro@@ ach him .
1 , 2 . ( a ) Why do you ch@@ er@@ ish the hope of living forever ?
What have others found ?
S@@ ar@@ a and L@@ im@@ ban@@ ia , sing@@ le pione@@ ers in Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a , moved to a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge where the people had not received a witness for years .
14 I@@ mit@@ ate Their Fa@@ ith ​ — He “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ ed G@@ ro@@ wing U@@ p With Jehovah ”
H@@ app@@ ily , Jehovah’s Word coun@@ ters such bad news with good news .
F@@ ri@@ ends and relati@@ ves began pres@@ sur@@ ing her and her husband to s@@ end the ba@@ by back home to the gr@@ and@@ parents .
“ By the same word the heavens and the earth that are now are st@@ ored up for fi@@ re and are being re@@ served to the day of judgment and of des@@ tru@@ ction of the ung@@ o@@ dly men . ”
The ad@@ vice to ‘ con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on advan@@ c@@ ing Kingdom inter@@ ests , keep@@ ing an e@@ ye on what Jehovah’s organization is doing rather than on person@@ alities , ’ will no doubt prove valu@@ able to the future mission@@ aries in their fore@@ ign assign@@ ments .
It is important that we become ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the thoughts , feelings , and person@@ ality of Jesus .
Even before the war started , they had been cap@@ tur@@ ed by the Ger@@ man se@@ cre@@ t po@@ li@@ ce ( G@@ esta@@ p@@ o ) and sent to the Li@@ ch@@ ten@@ bur@@ g con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p .
All Christians who take that tim@@ eless counsel to heart contribu@@ te to an at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere of war@@ m@@ th and love within the Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
Our r@@ ace is not a s@@ prin@@ t in which spe@@ ed is the ke@@ y to vi@@ ct@@ ory .
M@@ ake m@@ el@@ o@@ dy to Jehovah , for he has done sur@@ pas@@ s@@ ingly . This is made known in all the earth . ’ ”
In order to op@@ pose him , we need to draw close to God . — James 4 : 7 , 8 .
Your law I did not for@@ get . ”
Jesus had rec@@ ently com@@ for@@ ted his followers with the words : “ Ha@@ ve no fear , little flo@@ ck , because your Father has appro@@ ved of giving you the kingdom . ”
Tru@@ e faith is based on acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge .
“ I feel ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted and l@@ on@@ ely all the time . ”
We can also invit@@ e new ones to come with us on return vis@@ its and Bible stu@@ dies .
They need many expres@@ sions of bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction .
In ad@@ dition , our We@@ b s@@ ite repor@@ ts on special pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s , such as G@@ ile@@ ad gra@@ du@@ ations and the an@@ nu@@ al meeting , and it keep@@ s our g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od inform@@ ed about n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers and leg@@ al develop@@ ments that af@@ fect Jehovah’s people .
To understand the com@@ par@@ is@@ on , let us consider some of the me@@ tho@@ ds tra@@ in@@ ers emp@@ lo@@ yed .
At the same time , we must live in har@@ mony with such prayers by sh@@ aring in the fulfill@@ ment of a most am@@ a@@ z@@ ing fe@@ ature of “ the si@@ gn . ”
S@@ imp@@ ly remin@@ ding a disc@@ oura@@ ged pioneer of past jo@@ ys can be a real s@@ ource of comfort .
He acc@@ used us of dist@@ ribu@@ ting what he called Z@@ i@@ on@@ is@@ tic public@@ ations . I@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ ally , pri@@ or to 194@@ 8 the cl@@ er@@ gy often la@@ bel@@ ed us “ Com@@ mun@@ ists . ”
Yet , Jesus also said : “ The h@@ our . . . is now . ”
“ Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly Ma@@ h@@ la@@ h , Ti@@ r@@ z@@ ah and Ho@@ g@@ la@@ h and M@@ il@@ ca@@ h and Noah , the daugh@@ ters of Z@@ el@@ op@@ he@@ had , became the wi@@ ves of the sons of their fa@@ ther’s brothers .
V@@ ari@@ ous other form@@ s of trans@@ por@@ tation have also been help@@ ful in our work .
The psalmist c@@ ites “ the p@@ est@@ il@@ ence ca@@ using ad@@ vers@@ ities . ”
On what bas@@ is , then , could the trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions of the sin - la@@ den woman be for@@ given ?
Al@@ ber@@ t Mo@@ h@@ l@@ er , pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the S@@ ou@@ ther@@ n B@@ ap@@ t@@ ist The@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal S@@ em@@ in@@ ary , as@@ ser@@ ts : “ I@@ t’s simply a fact of Scrip@@ ture . ”
TH@@ E man sto@@ od well over n@@ ine fe@@ et [ al@@ most 3 me@@ ters ] t@@ all .
on a sub@@ ject that she knew John would find inter@@ es@@ ting , such as on s@@ ci@@ ence and n@@ ature , she pointed these out to him , saying , “ I think you will enjoy reading this . ”
Like the f@@ ar@@ m@@ er who s@@ ow@@ s in the s@@ pr@@ ing and wa@@ its for the har@@ v@@ est , pati@@ ently look for Jehovah’s blessing on your spiritual activ@@ ity , no matter how li@@ mit@@ ed you may feel your activ@@ ity is .
At that time , the tre@@ at@@ ment a@@ vail@@ able was some@@ what li@@ mit@@ ed , and my ey@@ es@@ i@@ ght deter@@ i@@ or@@ ated qu@@ ite ra@@ pi@@ dly .
We have acc@@ ess to him from any place we may be and at any time we may cho@@ ose .
Ch@@ il@@ dren also learn in in@@ for@@ ma@@ l set@@ t@@ ings .
As parents , it is your jo@@ b to shi@@ eld your children ​ — including te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers — ​ from anything that could dist@@ ance them from Jehovah .
The you@@ ng@@ er ones will then find it e@@ asi@@ er to be con@@ ten@@ ted , even if they may not always get what they want .
A@@ n ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation of the vari@@ ous mean@@ ings of the word “ soul ” can be found in the app@@ en@@ di@@ x of the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures ​ — With Re@@ fer@@ ences .
L@@ ear@@ n From the P@@ ati@@ ence of Jehovah and Jesus , 9 / 15
And God “ has provided a gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e to all men by resur@@ rec@@ ting [ Jesus ] from the dead . ” ​ — Acts 17 : 31 .
He did not cho@@ ose the Israelites because they were “ the most po@@ pul@@ ous ” of the pe@@ op@@ les .
By faith , “ E@@ no@@ ch kept wal@@ king with the true God ”
Ch@@ il@@ dren ten@@ d to think in con@@ cre@@ te , bl@@ ack - and - wh@@ ite ter@@ ms .
They say that they feel they would have appreci@@ ated Bible tru@@ ths more if they had first experienced life out@@ side God’s organization .
The apostle Paul wrote that Abraham “ was a@@ wa@@ iting the city having real f@@ oun@@ d@@ ations , the buil@@ der and mak@@ er of which city is God . ”
Although the ter@@ rit@@ ory was far different from Q@@ u@@ ebe@@ c , she per@@ sever@@ ed .
Let us see how we can benefit from consider@@ ing the a@@ vail@@ able information .
19 : 5 , 6 .
By coura@@ ge@@ ously pres@@ sing on in the Kingdom - preaching work des@@ pite the li@@ mit@@ ations of advan@@ c@@ ing years , older Christians are following in the fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s of the faithful Israel@@ ite C@@ al@@ e@@ b , who accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed Moses in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness for four de@@ ca@@ des .
How sa@@ d !
F@@ le@@ e From “ the Lo@@ ve of M@@ one@@ y ”
He no@@ ted that as a result , “ those are called Gre@@ ek@@ s that have had the advan@@ ta@@ ge of our educ@@ ation , rather than the n@@ ati@@ ves of Gre@@ e@@ ce . ”
It is of no benefit for a man to gain the whole world if he lo@@ ses his life , his soul .
Ha@@ ving gro@@ wn up know@@ ing about the hope of a resurrection , I soon found my@@ self tel@@ ling him about Jesus ​ — that he ra@@ ised the dead and that he promises to do so again in the future .
Still , O@@ c@@ é@@ ane soon felt at home in the new en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
Di@@ d he give the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount ?
But this does not mean that giving bir@@ th or having children resul@@ ts in ga@@ ining everlasting life .
What did Jehovah say in return ?
God’s ac@@ tive for@@ ce was at work on Jesus ’ mind and heart , gu@@ i@@ ding his thinking and decisions .
Moses also rel@@ ates that the bad repor@@ t of the ten spi@@ es led to the fa@@ il@@ ure of the pre@@ ce@@ ding gener@@ ation to en@@ ter the land of promise .
When see@@ ing the viol@@ ence done to Jehovah’s servants , a pris@@ on gu@@ ard in one Af@@ ri@@ can land said , in effect : ‘ You are wa@@ sting your efforts in persecu@@ ting these people .
16 , 17 . ( a ) What reli@@ ef will Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors feel ?
1@@ 10 : 3 . S@@ pe@@ cial full - time service v@@ ow ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 19 )
C@@ al@@ m@@ ing the St@@ or@@ m
Ne@@ h@@ emiah per@@ sever@@ ed des@@ pite op@@ position
Paul wrote to Timothy : “ You have clo@@ sel@@ y follow@@ ed my teaching , my course of life , my purpose , my faith , my pati@@ ence , my love , my end@@ ur@@ ance . ”
Acc@@ ording to 1 Peter 3 : 8 , we do so by “ show@@ ing fellow feel@@ ing , having bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction , [ and being ] tend@@ er@@ ly com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate ” to all those rel@@ ated to us in the faith .
So they im@@ medi@@ ately re@@ turned everything to the local elders just as they had found it .
A fur@@ ther consider@@ ation of Paul’s words recorded at 1 Corinthians 10 : 13 lea@@ ds us to this conclu@@ sion : There is no Scriptural reason to believe that Jehovah ass@@ ess@@ es in ad@@ v@@ ance what we can be@@ ar and then , based on such an ass@@ ess@@ ment , cho@@ o@@ ses which tri@@ als will be@@ f@@ all us .
My de@@ ar wife was over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by the thought of the responsi@@ bility , the work , and the tra@@ v@@ el involved .
Consider this question : Who took the lead when Abra@@ m and his family went out of U@@ r ?
But in@@ stead of judg@@ ing them , let us show in@@ sight and com@@ pas@@ sion .
In 194@@ 3 about 1@@ 60 of Jehovah’s Witnesses were r@@ oun@@ ded up , lo@@ ad@@ ed on@@ to ba@@ r@@ ges , and trans@@ por@@ ted down the D@@ anu@@ be Ri@@ ver to Ser@@ bia .
What message should Jesus ’ followers preach ?
O@@ N TH@@ E day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , Jehovah recogn@@ ized a group of Christ’s disciples as a new nation , “ the Israel of God . ”
P@@ re@@ aching in these is@@ land grou@@ ps is difficult and dem@@ an@@ ding .
Pro@@ te@@ ction From S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al H@@ ar@@ m
Revelation 4 : 11
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate a C@@ lo@@ se R@@ el@@ ati@@ on@@ ship With Jehovah
Read al@@ ou@@ d .
As the Jews travel@@ ed along , they no doubt sp@@ ent many h@@ our@@ s thinking about their new home .
Because of my disa@@ bil@@ ities , though , fin@@ ding a marriage mate was high@@ ly un@@ likely for me .
23 : 8 ; P@@ s .
You are cor@@ di@@ ally invit@@ ed to come to a Kingdom H@@ all near you and hear such prayers for yourself .
( b ) Why are God’s present - day servants “ ob@@ je@@ cts of h@@ at@@ red ” ?
B@@ ri@@ an : Di@@ d you no@@ tice that the emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is is on giving what each one expe@@ cts to receive ?
I enjo@@ yed the long j@@ our@@ ne@@ ys on hor@@ se@@ back and on fo@@ o@@ t , at times re@@ sting in the sh@@ a@@ de of the tre@@ es , listen@@ ing to the bir@@ ds sing , and w@@ atch@@ ing the fo@@ x@@ es cro@@ ss my p@@ ath on those deser@@ ted ro@@ a@@ ds .
What exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent to@@ ol is a@@ vail@@ able for our use in teaching Bible truth ?
But then , most people do not reve@@ al their feelings to just anyone .
No@@ tice that this tr@@ an@@ qu@@ il st@@ ate of af@@ fai@@ r@@ s will pre@@ va@@ il “ because the earth will certainly be filled with the knowledge of Jehovah . ”
Christian baptism re@@ pres@@ ents “ the re@@ qu@@ est made to God for a good conscience . ”
O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 15 , 200@@ 8
11 Is It P@@ os@@ sible to Bu@@ il@@ d Fa@@ ith in a Creator ?
The full “ three years and si@@ x months ” had el@@ ap@@ sed by the time all the people ass@@ em@@ b@@ led to witness the great t@@ est on M@@ ount C@@ ar@@ me@@ l .
Rather , he stu@@ ck to the S@@ ource of life - su@@ sta@@ ining water , taking to heart what God told him . ​ — 3 / 15 , page 14 .
Pa@@ y back any money you o@@ we as soon as you can
What did the psalmist A@@ sa@@ ph come to understand ?
However , he also on a day - to - day bas@@ is put the needs of others a@@ head of his own in s@@ mal@@ l@@ er ways .
C@@ A@@ R@@ L@@ O : * “ Our son , Ang@@ elo , has D@@ own sy@@ nd@@ r@@ ome .
We may have to discipl@@ ine ourselves to si@@ t down and sp@@ end time with the study material .
On the contr@@ ary , the al@@ ta@@ r was to serve as a mon@@ um@@ ent of their faith@@ ful@@ ness to Jehovah .
Like E@@ ve , some are thor@@ ough@@ ly dec@@ ei@@ ved by Satan the Devil .
How can we imitate Jehovah when others speak to us ?
Yes , the great crow@@ d is coming out of “ all nations . ”
With a bi@@ g sm@@ ile , she ad@@ ds : “ We really appreci@@ ated having our spiritual needs car@@ ed for so a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly through the congregation .
B@@ eli@@ ef in the activ@@ ity of spi@@ r@@ its is man@@ i@@ f@@ est in a vari@@ ety of ways .
In har@@ mony with his own prayer , Jesus tra@@ ined others to be ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers .
M@@ an@@ ol@@ is , mentioned before , states : “ A young man may pro@@ long the cour@@ tshi@@ p until the father of the pro@@ spe@@ ctive bri@@ de promises him something for her , u@@ su@@ ally real est@@ ate or a consider@@ able am@@ ount of money .
H . M@@ ac@@ mil@@ l@@ an , a Bible stud@@ ent associ@@ ated with Rus@@ sel@@ l , descri@@ bed this me@@ th@@ od : “ S@@ ome@@ one would ra@@ ise a question . They would discus@@ s it .
8 , 9 . ( a ) We find in Solomon what good example as to per@@ sever@@ ing in good works ?
Such family s@@ cen@@ es may at@@ tr@@ act even those who do not prof@@ ess to be Christians .
In this way you can by example teach your children to make right decisions in life .
( Read Luke 4 : 4@@ 3 . )
Des@@ cri@@ b@@ ing the living con@@ di@@ tions of his people on earth after that deli@@ ver@@ ance , Jehovah God declar@@ ed : “ My people must d@@ well in a pe@@ ace@@ ful a@@ bi@@ ding place and in re@@ si@@ d@@ ences of full confidence and in un@@ dis@@ tur@@ bed re@@ sting - plac@@ es . ”
It can be a stru@@ gg@@ le , a hard fi@@ ght .
Still , the Bible says : “ As a father shows mer@@ cy to his sons , Jehovah has sh@@ own mer@@ cy to those fe@@ aring him . ”
The name of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , The Watchtower An@@ n@@ oun@@ c@@ ing Jehovah’s Kingdom , is un@@ chang@@ ed .
He ev@@ en@@ tually got ca@@ ught up in vi@@ ces and a materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic way of life .
There is , however , a dar@@ k side to be consider@@ ed .
H@@ ere is how Jesus told the st@@ ory :
My body had not ad@@ ju@@ sted to the ho@@ t , hu@@ mi@@ d we@@ ather , and this was to be an ong@@ o@@ ing chall@@ enge .
Thus , we can be confid@@ ent that the rul@@ er@@ ship exerc@@ ised by Jehovah and Jesus will forever be gu@@ i@@ ded by the qu@@ ality of love .
New Kingdom H@@ alls were buil@@ t in J@@ un@@ e@@ au and Wh@@ it@@ eho@@ r@@ se , Yu@@ k@@ on , and sever@@ al new is@@ ol@@ ated grou@@ ps were also form@@ ed .
S@@ cho@@ la@@ r K@@ ev@@ in Bal@@ es poin@@ ts out that in rec@@ ent times , a “ po@@ pul@@ ation ex@@ p@@ lo@@ sion [ has ] f@@ loo@@ ded the worl@@ d’s la@@ b@@ or mar@@ ke@@ ts with milli@@ ons of po@@ or and vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able people . ”
Yes , the Bible can ma@@ p out for us a sure and succ@@ ess@@ ful course in life .
When we read these qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations , we learn how much Jehovah truly ca@@ res for us .
In 195@@ 4 we arri@@ ved in E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or and have been serving as mission@@ aries in this country ever since .
M@@ il@@ dly , he respon@@ ded : “ I am s@@ or@@ ry you feel that way .
In the past , our liter@@ ature at times assign@@ ed spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic mean@@ ings even to small de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of Jesus ’ par@@ able of the ten vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins , including the lam@@ ps , the o@@ il , the f@@ l@@ as@@ ks , and so for@@ th .
El@@ ders trust their brothers and share with them Scriptural tru@@ ths they themselves have learned .
C@@ y@@ r@@ us soon is@@ su@@ ed a dec@@ ree allow@@ ing a Jewish re@@ m@@ n@@ ant to return to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and .
Go@@ ld , s@@ il@@ ver , and g@@ em@@ s will be for ad@@ or@@ n@@ ment , not for inv@@ est@@ ment or ho@@ arding .
16 , 17 . ( a ) When we are tal@@ king to our family and friends , how can we imitate Jesus ?
He will feel s@@ or@@ ry for the low@@ ly one and the po@@ or one , and the sou@@ ls of the po@@ or ones he will sa@@ ve . ” ​ — Psalm 7@@ 2 : 12 , 13 .
What go@@ als in Jehovah’s service can young ones set ?
What kind of life would they have without a father ?
Like David , how can you re@@ du@@ ce anxi@@ ety ?
The truth is that we have a des@@ per@@ ate need for moral guid@@ ance that only God can f@@ ill .
But now he has man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted himself once for all time at the conclu@@ sion of the syst@@ em@@ s of things to put sin away through the sacrifice of himself . ”
Pet@@ er@@ ’s illustr@@ ation shows that God’s Word con@@ tain@@ s all we need to “ gro@@ w to sal@@ vation . ”
Why do you not rather let y@@ ourselves be de@@ f@@ ra@@ u@@ ded ? ”
“ That makes the study more d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic and ge@@ ts all in the family involved , ” expla@@ ins C@@ le@@ it@@ on , the father of two te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
( b ) How can we stay foc@@ used on our ministry ?
Is there reason to believe what the Bible says ?
; M@@ ol@@ one@@ y , M .
So I started stud@@ ying the Bible with a friend who was a Witness . ” ​ — Jo@@ s@@ é , B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
“ Your Ho@@ ly A@@ bi@@ ding P@@ l@@ ace ”
Still , members of the great crow@@ d are determined to avoid “ for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , lo@@ ose conduct , i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , prac@@ tice of spi@@ rit@@ ism , en@@ m@@ ities , stri@@ fe , je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , f@@ its of anger , con@@ ten@@ tions , div@@ isions , se@@ cts , en@@ vi@@ es , dr@@ un@@ ken b@@ ou@@ ts , re@@ vel@@ ries , and things like these . ” ​ — G@@ al .
When he kno@@ cked on the do@@ or of the g@@ ate@@ way , a serv@@ ant gi@@ r@@ l nam@@ ed R@@ ho@@ da went to answer .
The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pa@@ e@@ dia Juda@@ ic@@ a out@@ l@@ ines “ comple@@ x and min@@ u@@ te ” rul@@ es about “ ko@@ sh@@ ering ” me@@ at .
W@@ al@@ tra@@ u@@ d said to the bo@@ y : “ W@@ er@@ ner , do you know why I live in your country ?
What kind of work@@ er was Paul ?
What may ha@@ p@@ pen if we do not control our emo@@ tions ?
The same is true of mission@@ aries , Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites , cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers and their wi@@ ves , and those who work in re@@ mo@@ te transl@@ ation of@@ fic@@ es .
U@@ G@@ AN@@ D@@ A , set between two ar@@ ms of E@@ ast Af@@ ri@@ ca@@ ’s Gre@@ at Ri@@ ft V@@ al@@ le@@ y and a@@ stri@@ de the e@@ qu@@ at@@ or , is bless@@ ed with re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble beau@@ ty .
S@@ how that you are pr@@ ou@@ d of your moral standards .
14 , 15 . ( a ) What is a “ simp@@ le ” e@@ ye ?
The B@@ ene@@ f@@ its of M@@ ak@@ ing Pe@@ ace
There was a “ co@@ al@@ es@@ c@@ ence of e@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ al and ci@@ vi@@ l soci@@ ety ” ​ — a mer@@ g@@ ing of Ch@@ urch and St@@ ate that was di@@ am@@ et@@ ri@@ c@@ ally op@@ posed to the beli@@ ef@@ s of the early Christians .
2 : 4@@ 2 ; 2 Ti@@ m .
I went to see her , and she g@@ la@@ dly let me have the boo@@ ks C@@ re@@ ation and Ri@@ ches as well as other public@@ ations of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety .
• What was the purpose of God’s se@@ ven@@ th day of rest ?
He re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly showed mer@@ cy toward the nation and loy@@ al@@ ty to his covenant with them .
On the positi@@ ve side , Jehovah does not give us “ su@@ g@@ ar p@@ ill@@ s . ”
The word “ Ba@@ al ” means “ ow@@ ner ” or “ ma@@ ster . ”
“ I my@@ self shall not rule over you , nor will my son rule over you , ” he dec@@ la@@ res . “ Jehovah is the one who will rule over you . ” ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 8 : 23 .
D@@ on@@ ’t live in the past ​ — al@@ though your mem@@ ori@@ es will continue .
The most important part of the o@@ live t@@ ree lies un@@ seen ​ — under the gr@@ ound .
Hence , no@@ ne of his servants need to be rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to accept help from those who are moved by Jehovah to give such ass@@ ist@@ ance .
C@@ ON@@ S@@ T@@ R@@ U@@ C@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N
It was A@@ pri@@ l 15 , 19@@ 7@@ 1 .
It is the Kingdom message found in God’s Word .
No one is i@@ mmu@@ ne to the pres@@ sures of this system of things ​ — not even Jehovah’s people .
The first e@@ dition of W@@ ess@@ el@@ ’s works was fin@@ ally publi@@ shed between 1@@ 5@@ 20 and 1@@ 5@@ 22 .
Hence , when we read Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts about God’s judg@@ ments upon certain individuals , let us not for@@ get that his all - see@@ ing eyes took into account hi@@ d@@ den thoughts , mo@@ ti@@ ves , and in@@ ten@@ tions that went un@@ recorded in his Word . ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 28 : 9 .
This may well invol@@ ve a declar@@ ation ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ing that Satan’s wicked world is about to come to its complete end .
Now , though , tra@@ ge@@ dy be@@ f@@ alls her .
It is mar@@ ked by a spirit of gener@@ os@@ ity .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , it is evid@@ ent that this ev@@ ent clo@@ sel@@ y follow@@ ed the en@@ thr@@ on@@ ement of Jesus Christ in heaven in 1914 .
Pro@@ te@@ ct Your Ch@@ il@@ dren
I know he will give me the needed strength .
As vice pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent and gener@@ al man@@ ag@@ er of a ma@@ j@@ or gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c@@ s fir@@ m , he was in l@@ ine to become a div@@ isi@@ onal pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the compan@@ y .
We All Ne@@ ed Com@@ m@@ end@@ ation
I did not want to leave my fore@@ ign assignment , of course , so I made it a matter of prayer to Jehovah and then put it out of my mind .
Because of Israel@@ ’s dis@@ obedi@@ ence to God’s Law and re@@ je@@ ction of the Messi@@ ah , Jehovah fin@@ ally re@@ je@@ cted the nation as his cho@@ s@@ en people .
We now live under the Christian arrang@@ ement .
“ In the last days , ” fore@@ told Peter , “ there will come ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ers with their ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le , pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ding according to their own desi@@ res and saying : ‘ Wh@@ ere is this promised pres@@ ence of his ?
( a ) What will life in God’s new world be like ?
L@@ it@@ tle ) , 5 / 15
How did Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s prophe@@ ci@@ es have a pr@@ eli@@ min@@ ary fulfill@@ ment ?
God told the Israelites , who had themselves been tre@@ ated c@@ ru@@ el@@ ly in Egy@@ pt : “ You must not mal@@ tre@@ at an ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ent or op@@ pres@@ s him . . .
A special tra@@ in a@@ wa@@ ited us pris@@ on@@ ers at the L@@ in@@ z tra@@ in st@@ ation .
During his second Rom@@ an imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment , Paul sent T@@ y@@ c@@ hi@@ c@@ us to Eph@@ esus .
Today , Jehovah is e@@ ag@@ er to comfort us and to so@@ o@@ the our emo@@ tional w@@ oun@@ ds .
F@@ ac@@ ed with the lo@@ ss of a jo@@ b , we may be wise to re@@ exam@@ ine our life - st@@ y@@ le
The apostle Peter con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed this when he said : “ Th@@ ro@@ w all your anxi@@ ety upon him , because he ca@@ res for you . ”
Yet , what if we want to exerc@@ ise with a group ?
But we are still imper@@ fect .
How should know@@ ing that the end of this wicked system is ra@@ pi@@ dly appro@@ aching af@@ fect us ?
The Bible expla@@ ins why this is so when it states : “ The heart is more dec@@ e@@ it@@ ful than anything el@@ se . ”
The off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of Abraham became an in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent nation when they en@@ tered into a covenant relationship with God .
To over@@ come those feelings , you can tell him something about yourself .
See pages 3 - 10 of the F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 8 , 199@@ 4 , is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke !
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ation for Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y has dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed true religion from false .
I ch@@ eri@@ shed those times we had together .
When I came home from work a few days after reading Un@@ co@@ vered , Mari@@ on sur@@ pris@@ ed me by saying , “ I read those boo@@ k@@ le@@ ts you brought home .
And when you cho@@ ose a good transl@@ ation of the Scriptures , you can be certain that you are reading a dep@@ end@@ able cop@@ y of the origin@@ al writ@@ ings .
4 : 9 - 13 .
Of him it is written : “ E@@ z@@ r@@ a himself had pre@@ pared his heart to con@@ sul@@ t the law of Jehovah and to do it and to teach in Israel regul@@ ation and justice . ”
What questions will be discus@@ sed in this article ?
Why de@@ pri@@ ve ourselves of godly joy because not everything is comple@@ t@@ ely under@@ sto@@ od ?
Even your God , Jehovah , can do nothing for you . ’
But if we become cr@@ itical of those who counsel us or if we make exc@@ uses when we do something wrong in@@ stead of as@@ king God to for@@ give us and help us , our heart may become hard .
In order to live up to this requi@@ re@@ ment , we need to be at peace with Jehovah and our neigh@@ b@@ or .
Not as a personal es@@ tim@@ ate , but under the influ@@ ence of God’s holy spirit , he later wrote : “ The man Moses was by far the me@@ ek@@ est of all the men who were upon the sur@@ face of the gr@@ ound . ”
The great day of Jehovah that stru@@ ck Jerusalem was an indic@@ ation of the judgment to come upon apost@@ ate Chris@@ tend@@ om in our time .
U@@ p@@ on my rel@@ e@@ ase A@@ ile@@ en and I im@@ medi@@ ately received a pioneer assignment that took us to Cor@@ n@@ w@@ all , O@@ nt@@ ari@@ o .
And we deli@@ ght to ob@@ serve as their person@@ alities are trans@@ form@@ ed to refle@@ ct the divine qualities of Jehovah .
We are wise to wel@@ come it .
This turned out to be the fam@@ ous Di@@ v@@ ine Will In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational As@@ s@@ em@@ bly , attend@@ ed by a va@@ st a@@ udi@@ ence of 2@@ 5@@ 3@@ ,@@ 9@@ 22 .
How did wrong thinking evid@@ ently contribu@@ te to A@@ ch@@ an’s bad conduct ?
* N@@ in@@ ety - ei@@ ght people turned in their ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses , as@@ king to have Jehovah’s Witnesses call on them .
He s@@ oun@@ ded a strong war@@ ning against co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness and re@@ in@@ for@@ ced that war@@ ning with a thought - pro@@ vo@@ king illustr@@ ation .
M@@ en work long , ti@@ ring h@@ our@@ s tr@@ ying to provide for their famili@@ es .
Can you think of lo@@ c@@ ations in your congregation ter@@ rit@@ ory where you might cont@@ act people who are hard to find at home ?
A true friend is quic@@ k to over@@ look min@@ or fa@@ il@@ ings .
This not only provided encourag@@ ement and tra@@ ining but also he@@ igh@@ ten@@ ed their ze@@ al for the ministry .
By our rel@@ ying on Jehovah , who supp@@ lies “ power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l ” to those who le@@ an on him .
A g@@ lo@@ om@@ y dis@@ position and des@@ pon@@ d@@ ent feelings can lead to ne@@ g@@ ative thinking .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out question , wh@@ er@@ ever we may serve , there is still “ pl@@ ent@@ y to do in the work of the Lord . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
At first gl@@ ance , all the men seem@@ ed to be loyal worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah .
“ It was said , ‘ E@@ ye for e@@ ye and to@@ o@@ th for to@@ o@@ th . ’
Mo@@ st people i@@ magine heaven as a real@@ m of peace and tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ill@@ ity .
He became a light both to the Jews and to the nations not only by br@@ ing@@ ing spiritual en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment but also by o@@ ffering his perfect human life as a ransom for all mankind .
The s@@ word of the spirit can con@@ qu@@ er cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion .
This will allow us to take full advan@@ ta@@ ge of our associ@@ ation with fellow Christians .
We can show honor to others by not thinking too much of ourselves because of our educ@@ ation , material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , or privile@@ ges in Jehovah’s service .
Jehovah , the Creator of the ends of the earth , is a God for all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity ” !
The Hebrew ver@@ b transl@@ ated “ concer@@ n [ on@@ es@@ el@@ f ] ” also means “ medit@@ ate , mu@@ se , ” “ go over a matter in one@@ ’s mind . ”
In order to come under the influ@@ ence of the holy spirit , we must read and medit@@ ate on God’s Word .
One end of the ship was set asi@@ de for men and the other for women and children .
Par@@ t of God’s purpose for us is that we take good care of ourselves and of our famili@@ es .
; B@@ ra@@ z , C .
It should mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to do something to reli@@ eve the suffering of others .
The study of these re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble prophe@@ ci@@ es in the book of Isaiah has sur@@ ely inc@@ reas@@ ed our appreciation for our King and Re@@ de@@ em@@ er , Christ Jesus .
Still , there is something that you can do about the situation .
He does not need to be able to read min@@ ds to dis@@ cer@@ n what pat@@ ter@@ ns of be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or we set , to ob@@ serve what en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment we pur@@ sue , or to listen to what things we talk about , and so for@@ th .
The Hebrew Scriptures , with which the members of the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in are famili@@ ar , st@@ ress that Jehovah expe@@ cts his people to obey him . ​ — 1 Samuel 15 : 22 , 23 .
You can vis@@ it them , especially when they are si@@ ck or con@@ f@@ ined .
1 - 3 . ( a ) What chall@@ enge con@@ fr@@ on@@ ts all young people , and how might this be illustr@@ ated ?
What is our prop@@ er ro@@ le in help@@ ing our fel@@ low@@ man in these cr@@ itical times ?
When King Saul sent men to Davi@@ d’s home to put him to death , David pray@@ ed : “ D@@ eli@@ ver me from my enem@@ ies , O my God ; from those ris@@ ing up against me may you prote@@ ct me .
It is the attitude of a person who ca@@ res more about things than about his relationship with God .
One of the reas@@ ons for this was doub@@ t@@ less the ex@@ ten@@ sive use of the Greek language and Greek cul@@ ture through the are@@ as in which Paul pre@@ ached .
As a you@@ th , David already dis@@ cer@@ ned that he was “ wonder@@ fully made . ”
The cr@@ iti@@ c would be claim@@ ing that his brother could not see matters c@@ learly en@@ ough so as to rend@@ er accep@@ table judg@@ ments .
21 , 22 . ( a ) How can a well - cho@@ s@@ en s@@ crip@@ ture change a person@@ ’s life ?
Instead , he p@@ ac@@ es the flo@@ or , we@@ ep@@ s , and cri@@ es out : “ My son Ab@@ sal@@ om , my son , my son Ab@@ sal@@ om !
16 .
16 : 1 , 12 .
Ser@@ ving at world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters and help@@ ing pre@@ pare liter@@ ature shi@@ p@@ ments to A@@ sia , E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , and S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a made me more a@@ ware of our inter@@ n@@ ational bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od . I especially remember Bro@@ ther A .
A sh@@ o@@ e bo@@ x and a red ri@@ b@@ b@@ on became R@@ a@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s house with a s@@ car@@ let c@@ ord .
Romans 5 : 12 expla@@ ins : “ Th@@ r@@ ough one man sin en@@ tered into the world and death through sin , and so death s@@ pre@@ ad to all men because they had all sin@@ ned . ”
Si@@ tu@@ ated in the e@@ ast@@ er@@ n por@@ tion of the Je@@ z@@ re@@ el V@@ al@@ le@@ y , Je@@ z@@ re@@ el was in one of the more fer@@ t@@ ile are@@ as of the ancient land of Israel .
She had doub@@ t@@ less been ra@@ ised to prac@@ tice the de@@ pra@@ ved worship of the go@@ ds of Cana@@ an .
T@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H Y@@ O@@ U@@ R C@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ D@@ R@@ E@@ N
De@@ ep down , his conscience may tr@@ ou@@ ble him .
M@@ E@@ A@@ S@@ U@@ R@@ E@@ M@@ EN@@ T@@ S today are more acc@@ ur@@ ately de@@ f@@ ined in ter@@ ms of standards .
Satan’s system seem@@ s to be per@@ man@@ ent and real .
The city of Jerusalem and the land of Juda@@ h would li@@ e des@@ ol@@ ate , their in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants taken cap@@ tive .
Some felt that the Re@@ form@@ ation was prog@@ res@@ sing too s@@ low@@ ly .
This mar@@ ked an important tur@@ ning point .
The seri@@ es of “ God’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ tic Word ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tions was to be held si@@ mul@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ously in B@@ el@@ gra@@ de , S@@ ar@@ a@@ j@@ ev@@ o ( Bo@@ s@@ ni@@ a - H@@ er@@ ze@@ go@@ v@@ ina ) , S@@ ko@@ p@@ je , and Z@@ ag@@ re@@ b .
Su@@ cc@@ ess as a mu@@ si@@ ci@@ an - ar@@ t@@ ist made me pr@@ ou@@ d , so I first needed to learn some hum@@ ility .
Let us now discus@@ s three more of Satan’s ne@@ g@@ ative influ@@ ences .
Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ated liter@@ ally , Jesus ’ op@@ ening words read : “ H@@ app@@ y the po@@ or ones ( as ) to the spirit , ” or “ H@@ app@@ y are those who are beg@@ g@@ ars for the spirit . ”
2 : 4@@ 4 - 4@@ 7 ; 4 : 34 , 35 ​ — Why did believers sel@@ l their pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons and dist@@ ribu@@ te the pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ds ?
At the very da@@ wn of human hist@@ ory , one of the angels , con@@ sum@@ ed by a desire to be worshipp@@ ed , re@@ bel@@ led against Jehovah , be@@ coming Satan , meaning “ R@@ es@@ is@@ ter . ”
Di@@ d that ha@@ p@@ pen ?
12 : 18 .
O@@ ther questions that might be consider@@ ed inclu@@ de : Why is it important to repor@@ t field service ?
S@@ ome@@ times there are just different op@@ in@@ i@@ ons on how to sol@@ ve a proble@@ m .
To under@@ l@@ ine that those baptized with water and spirit would under@@ go a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble change .
They may have strong op@@ in@@ i@@ ons as to what should ha@@ p@@ pen during the we@@ d@@ ding cer@@ em@@ on@@ y and at the rec@@ ep@@ tion .
However , God cho@@ se David , a much you@@ ng@@ er man , to be king .
She had to go back to work , which helped because her jo@@ b requi@@ red al@@ most complete con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation but did not eli@@ min@@ ate the pain she felt .
The righteousness of the u@@ pri@@ ght ones is what will deli@@ ver them , but by their c@@ ra@@ ving those deal@@ ing tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ously will themselves be ca@@ ught .
Tru@@ st and faith in God can help us over@@ come fear . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 ; 29 : 25 .
“ Do not hold back good from those to whom it is ow@@ ing , when it happ@@ ens to be in the power of your hand to do it , ” wr@@ ites ancient King Solomon .
A@@ no@@ ther scho@@ la@@ r says that a c@@ up of good w@@ ine co@@ st about two h@@ our@@ ’s pa@@ y .
( Read Isaiah 5@@ 4 : 10 . )
I am determined to remain loyal to him , but feelings of l@@ on@@ el@@ iness often sa@@ d@@ den me . ”
When I re@@ turned home in the ev@@ ening , my children were already as@@ le@@ ep , having been put to bed by a n@@ ann@@ y .
P@@ o@@ in@@ ting to the cen@@ tr@@ al ro@@ le of Jesus Christ in this matter , the apostle Peter said : “ There is no sal@@ vation in anyone el@@ se , for there is not another name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must get sa@@ ved . ”
The co@@ ins give evidence that the po@@ ol was in use until 70 C.E . when Jerusalem was destro@@ yed by the Romans .
God’s V@@ i@@ e@@ w of W@@ ar in the Fir@@ st C@@ en@@ tury 6
We have been told to take a few min@@ ut@@ es after each study to help the stud@@ ent get to know more about Jehovah’s organization .
• How did angels come into ex@@ ist@@ ence ?
J@@ U@@ N@@ E 4 - 10 , 20@@ 12
Se@@ cond , we supp@@ lic@@ ate Jehovah in prayer to o@@ pen the heart of s@@ inc@@ ere ones .
Mu@@ si@@ c s@@ ti@@ r@@ s the emo@@ tions .
“ The Me@@ di@@ at@@ or of a New C@@ o@@ ven@@ ant ”
You will feel reli@@ ef as he re@@ plac@@ es g@@ ri@@ ef with joy , angu@@ ish with peace .
Why have we used a vari@@ ety of to@@ ol@@ s in our preaching work ?
What did Jesus say about the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation , ” and how will it star@@ t ?
The New Ca@@ tho@@ lic En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia states : “ B@@ ap@@ tism is necess@@ ary for sal@@ vation .
And so it went with every Bible verse c@@ ited .
Christian hus@@ ban@@ ds are the he@@ a@@ ds of their famili@@ es , but they too have a head , Jesus .
Mal@@ ic@@ s@@ i ) , 3 / 1
It car@@ ries the thought of gu@@ i@@ ding as well as n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing , much as a shepher@@ d of ancient times car@@ ed for his sheep .
Y@@ oung David had strong faith .
R@@ ely on God’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
Since 19@@ 7@@ 9 the value of go@@ ld has f@@ lu@@ c@@ tu@@ ated between a high of $ 8@@ 5@@ 0@@ .@@ 00 per oun@@ ce [ 31 g ] in 198@@ 0 to a low of $ 2@@ 5@@ 2@@ .@@ 8@@ 0 per oun@@ ce in 199@@ 9 .
9 - 11 . ( a ) What important less@@ ons can we learn from S@@ he@@ b@@ na@@ ’s experience ?
Why do you think that pur@@ su@@ ing a life of self - sacrifice is desi@@ ra@@ ble ?
There is no evidence that God is now using angels to help people mirac@@ ul@@ ously in the ways descri@@ bed in the Bible .
O@@ p@@ pres@@ sion and in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es ab@@ ound today .
It has been called “ the gar@@ ment of ign@@ or@@ ance , the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of vice , the b@@ on@@ ds of cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion , the dar@@ k ca@@ ge , the living death , the sen@@ ti@@ ent cor@@ p@@ se , the por@@ table t@@ om@@ b . ”
They have been in need of food , a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate clo@@ thing , and health care .
Although God may not re@@ move our tri@@ als , he can gr@@ ant us the wisdom to cop@@ e with them , even with those that are especially hard to be@@ ar .
And if we die , we cannot serve him at all .
Jesus said : “ The har@@ v@@ est is great , but the work@@ ers are few . ”
Of course , God did not make anything less than perfect . It was just that his cre@@ ation was not yet complete .
It well should , for all of us have an in@@ born desire to live and to enjoy life in peace and se@@ cur@@ ity .
The next day , he comes to the temple and cle@@ ans@@ es it .
( a ) How did Satan re@@ act to Jehovah’s blessing on His people ?
But what ?
* E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , though , he took as a pat@@ ter@@ n the mar@@ it@@ al uni@@ on that God esta@@ bli@@ shed in E@@ den , making that example a law to himself .
To deli@@ ver us , Jehovah has g@@ one to great l@@ eng@@ ths .
• In what ways can we avoid g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing the holy spirit ?
At the next cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly , at Bro@@ o@@ k@@ ings , I found my@@ self in that chil@@ ly ba@@ r@@ n , as descri@@ bed ear@@ li@@ er , wa@@ iting to get baptized .
At that time , A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s knew only of the baptism per@@ form@@ ed by John in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of rep@@ ent@@ ance for sin@@ s against the Law covenant .
But our preaching work was not leg@@ ally recogn@@ ized .
Un@@ like the religious lead@@ ers , Jesus enjo@@ yed teaching people who wanted to learn about God .
1 : 18 ​ — Who was S@@ hel@@ ah’s father — ​ Ca@@ in@@ an or Ar@@ p@@ ach@@ sh@@ ad ?
The st@@ atu@@ es , reli@@ ef@@ s , mo@@ sa@@ ic@@ s , and pa@@ in@@ t@@ ings on ter@@ r@@ a - co@@ t@@ ta va@@ ses ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted in the C@@ olo@@ s@@ se@@ u@@ m offered s@@ n@@ ap@@ sh@@ o@@ ts of them .
For example , when the book Ch@@ il@@ dren was rel@@ eas@@ ed , I ob@@ ta@@ ined a car@@ t@@ on in B@@ ris@@ ban@@ e , travel@@ ed nor@@ th by tra@@ in , and left boo@@ ks at st@@ op@@ s where there was a congregation .
They know that their actions refle@@ ct upon Jehovah and their Christian brothers and that their good conduct re@@ comm@@ ends the truth that they preach .
Yet , see@@ ing his bel@@ o@@ ved Son su@@ ff@@ er and die on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake must have ca@@ used Jehovah the great@@ est possible pain .
In such a case , Joseph would have had to sh@@ a@@ ve all the ha@@ ir of his head and body .
Jehovah end@@ ow@@ ed them with in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ence and free will , en@@ ab@@ ling them to cho@@ ose to obey or not .
Why would a nee@@ dy woman like this po@@ or wi@@ do@@ w make such a sacrifice ?
“ To those who have been tra@@ ined by it , ” Paul states , “ it yi@@ el@@ ds pe@@ ace@@ able fru@@ it , nam@@ ely , righteousness . ”
One person who accepted the offer said af@@ ter@@ ward that he had to come to our meetings to fi@@ gu@@ re out what I was tr@@ ying to tell him .
Jesus ’ words imp@@ ly that even so - called nor@@ ma@@ l things like food and clo@@ thing can become a bur@@ den or a stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ ck if not kept in their prop@@ er place .
He had all A@@ ri@@ an boo@@ ks col@@ le@@ cted and destro@@ yed , including U@@ l@@ fil@@ as ’ Bible .
What a sh@@ o@@ c@@ king act of dis@@ loy@@ al@@ ty toward a family to whom he ow@@ ed so much ! ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 24 : 17 - 21 .
As a man , Jesus refle@@ cted his Fa@@ ther’s vie@@ w@@ point when he spoke these mo@@ ving words : “ Jerusalem , Jerusalem , the k@@ ill@@ er of the prophe@@ ts and st@@ on@@ er of those sent for@@ th to her , ​ — how often I wanted to ga@@ ther your children together , the way a h@@ en ga@@ thers her c@@ hi@@ c@@ ks together under her w@@ ings !
C@@ ould she be the woman who would provide food for the prophet ?
“ There is nothing in this world that could com@@ pare with the jo@@ ys we have had in full - time mission@@ ary service to Jehovah ! ”
“ We are sur@@ ely being p@@ uni@@ shed on account of our brother , ” they said , “ because we saw his dist@@ ress when he beg@@ ged us to show com@@ pas@@ sion , but we did not listen . That is why this dist@@ ress has come upon us . ”
He does not dis@@ own it as if it were a fore@@ ign thing to him . . . .
TH@@ R@@ E@@ E young Hebrews living in Babyl@@ on face a life - and - death decision .
It is a special kind of self - a@@ war@@ en@@ ess .
Many long@@ time servants of Jehovah have been heard to say that they have never seen a time like this with so many spiritual pro@@ v@@ isions . Just think !
No@@ ah’s Ar@@ k F@@ ound ?
In a sense , A@@ be@@ l thus became the first vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of religious persecu@@ tion , the first mar@@ ty@@ r .
In associ@@ ation with the congregation , Christians could hear inspi@@ ring dis@@ cour@@ ses , study the S@@ ac@@ red Scriptures together , share faith - streng@@ th@@ ening experi@@ ences , and jo@@ in fellow believers in prayer .
The comm@@ on , or K@@ o@@ ine , Greek language helped to prom@@ o@@ te good commun@@ ic@@ ation and un@@ ity among the Christian congregations .
Consider how one com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate el@@ der was able to help a brother who had been in@@ ac@@ tive for sever@@ al years .
12 The Bible Ch@@ ang@@ es Li@@ ves
Those within this “ city ” are well a@@ ware that “ the inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation that is well supp@@ or@@ ted [ Jehovah ] will sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard in continu@@ ous peace , because it is in [ Jehovah ] that one is made to trust . ”
V@@ is@@ iting mission@@ aries , Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites , and those doing inter@@ n@@ ational con@@ stru@@ ction work can speak with en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m about the jo@@ ys of serving Jehovah .
This then en@@ ab@@ les us to comfort others “ in any s@@ ort of tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
Jehovah’s Witnesses pro@@ du@@ ce a number of public@@ ations spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally desi@@ gn@@ ed to help parents teach their children the truth about God .
Those pas@@ sa@@ ges point to new heavens and a new earth that will benefit Christians on a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l sc@@ ale .
The next article will consider this question as we discus@@ s the rema@@ ining as@@ pe@@ cts of the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit .
Jehovah’s Witnesses use this princi@@ ple when they an@@ al@@ y@@ ze a s@@ crip@@ ture .
Jesus resur@@ rec@@ ted the son of the wi@@ do@@ w of Na@@ in
Ti@@ me and affe@@ ction are among the most preci@@ ous things we can give our friends .
In time , the word came to ref@@ er to anyone who was simply pu@@ t@@ ting on an act in order to dec@@ ei@@ ve others .
For instance , Moses comman@@ ded the sons of L@@ ev@@ i : “ At the end of every se@@ ven years , . . . you will read this law in fr@@ on@@ t of all Israel . ”
V@@ ari@@ ous me@@ tho@@ ds of d@@ ating ancient do@@ cum@@ ents indic@@ ate that the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls were ei@@ ther co@@ pi@@ ed or com@@ posed between the th@@ ir@@ d century B.C.E . and the first century C.E .
But we might ask , ‘ Why did Satan , “ the father of the li@@ e , ” do so ? ’
I must have been 13 when after school one day , I found Mo@@ m reading a boo@@ k@@ let publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Ha@@ z@@ or
For example , the bo@@ x@@ es “ How Can I T@@ al@@ k to D@@ ad or Mo@@ m Ab@@ out Se@@ x ? ”
Who was held respon@@ sible for the sin of the first human cou@@ ple ?
Th@@ ough David had not had rel@@ ations with her , beau@@ ti@@ ful A@@ bi@@ sh@@ a@@ g was consider@@ ed Davi@@ d’s con@@ cu@@ bin@@ e .
God wants us to “ sear@@ ch for what is good , ” “ love what is good , ” and “ do what is good ” so that he may “ show fav@@ or ” to us .
In any country , ali@@ ens as well as others may find themselves at a disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ge .
This is because G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el came to him in human@@ like form , as he had appe@@ ared to Daniel in an ear@@ li@@ er vision . ​ — Daniel 8 : 15 - 17 .
I@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ IN@@ E that you are l@@ ying in a ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al bed .
It is not eas@@ y for imper@@ fect humans to cultiv@@ ate hum@@ ility .
If the tim@@ ing of the 70 we@@ ek@@ s had been cor@@ rec@@ tly under@@ sto@@ od in the first century C.E . , one would think that the apostles and other first - century Christians would have refer@@ red to it as pro@@ of that the promised Messi@@ ah had arri@@ ved right on time in the person of Jesus Christ .
It was the same when Mal@@ ach@@ i wrote his book .
Su@@ re en@@ ough , the young Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites have be@@ fri@@ ended Jac@@ o@@ b .
In that letter to the Romans , Paul expla@@ ins how humans are declar@@ ed righteous and how such individuals should live .
Such Christian women imitate the faith , dis@@ cre@@ tion , ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality , and other fine qualities demonstr@@ ated by God - fe@@ aring women mentioned in the Bible .
H@@ er ro@@ le is refle@@ cted in the way she commun@@ ic@@ ates .
To Our Re@@ ad@@ ers ( Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine ) , 1 / 1
C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ A@@ N L@@ I@@ F@@ E AN@@ D Q@@ U@@ AL@@ I@@ T@@ I@@ E@@ S
F@@ in@@ ally , Al@@ me@@ i@@ da@@ ’s ze@@ al to see the work comple@@ ted was a con@@ st@@ ant s@@ ource of fri@@ ction .
He himself said : “ This means my ‘ blood of the covenant , ’ which is to be p@@ our@@ ed out in be@@ half of many . ”
Why is righteousness important ?
What does the ransom mean for ( a ) anointed Christians ?
In order to serve again , though , you must want to re@@ ach out .
What can we learn from what happened to Phil@@ is@@ ti@@ a , Mo@@ a@@ b , A@@ m@@ m@@ on , and As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a ?
It is of sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance that this pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re involved the e@@ ar .
A pleas@@ ant con@@ vers@@ ation en@@ su@@ ed .
The Bible says : “ Jesus loved Mar@@ th@@ a and her sister and La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , ” who often received him as a gu@@ est in their home .
We learned the same se@@ cre@@ t .
Some individuals from this are@@ a ap@@ par@@ ently em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed Christi@@ an@@ ity in the first century C.E .
After he had stu@@ died for some time , K@@ ing@@ s@@ le@@ y deci@@ ded to en@@ ro@@ l@@ l in the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol .
Jehovah said to Eli@@ j@@ ah : “ Ha@@ ve you seen how A@@ ha@@ b has hum@@ b@@ led himself on my account ?
“ T@@ ell U@@ s M@@ ore ! ” ( stud@@ ent in Rus@@ sia ) , 3 / 1
Our ob@@ je@@ ctive was to st@@ all for time until someone el@@ se could be appointed to care for the work .
And this good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations ; and then the end will come . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 7 - 14 .
At an inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity in 19@@ 50 , the a@@ udi@@ ence was deli@@ gh@@ ted to receive the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Christian Greek Scriptures , the first inst@@ all@@ ment of a mo@@ der@@ n - language Bible that rest@@ ored God’s name to its righ@@ t@@ ful place in his Word . ​ — J@@ er .
Com@@ par@@ ing the Christian congregation to the human body , Paul wrote : “ God com@@ p@@ oun@@ ded the body , giving honor more a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant to the part which had a l@@ ack , so that there should be no div@@ ision in the body , but that its members should have the same care for one another . ”
In the mo@@ der@@ n fulfill@@ ment of this prophecy , the ten men re@@ present the great crow@@ d , pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed about at Revelation 7 : 9 .
Even if some el@@ der@@ ly ones are un@@ able to conduct a Bible study themselves , their up@@ building com@@ ments at congregation meetings strengthen the faith of all who hear them .
These end@@ e@@ av@@ ors , however , do have a future because their ob@@ je@@ ctive is that of prom@@ o@@ ting Kingdom inter@@ ests .
The name Jehovah liter@@ ally means “ He Ca@@ uses to Be@@ come . ”
Although great joy can li@@ e a@@ head for a married cou@@ ple , the v@@ ow@@ s ex@@ chang@@ ed on the we@@ d@@ ding day are serious and bring responsi@@ bility . ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
What is requi@@ red of sub@@ je@@ cts of Christ ?
He was confid@@ ent that they were faithful Christians who wanted to do what was right .
We put Jehovah first in our lives and do all that we can to preach the good news
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , d@@ elu@@ ded el@@ ements of Rus@@ si@@ an soci@@ ety felt em@@ b@@ ol@@ d@@ ened to att@@ ack Jehovah’s Witnesses .
S@@ om@@ eho@@ w I found my@@ self in a ro@@ om sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by men d@@ ressed in bl@@ ack , in the mi@@ dd@@ le of what seem@@ ed to be a fun@@ er@@ al cer@@ em@@ on@@ y .
Be@@ fore the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s themselves had been set@@ t@@ led down , a@@ head of the h@@ ill@@ s , I was brought for@@ th as with la@@ b@@ or pa@@ ins . . .
Ad@@ ela , an older sister , had always wanted to devo@@ te more time to the preaching work .
F@@ on@@ dness for God’s word is an important fac@@ t@@ or in keep@@ ing us faithful to Jehovah .
Hence , the Jewish believers under@@ going baptism after Pet@@ er@@ ’s spe@@ e@@ ch at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , though re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ents of special attention as n@@ atur@@ al Jews , had no cla@@ im to a dedic@@ ated relationship with God once the Law covenant had been re@@ moved .
L@@ ater his son E@@ m@@ í@@ li@@ o , an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent do@@ ct@@ or , also took his stand for Jehovah and was baptized .
What about all the dead “ in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs ” ?
In order to fulf@@ ill our com@@ mis@@ sion to make disciples , we con@@ stan@@ tly seek to imp@@ ro@@ ve our ability to teach .
P@@ eri@@ o@@ ds of so@@ li@@ tu@@ de are ess@@ enti@@ al for pur@@ po@@ se@@ ful medit@@ ation . ​ — Mark 6 : 4@@ 6 ; Luke 6 : 12 .
Such experi@@ ences occ@@ ur far too often to be dis@@ mis@@ sed as m@@ ere co@@ in@@ ci@@ d@@ ences .
The giving of our time and res@@ our@@ ces in be@@ half of others should not cause us to ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct the spiritu@@ ality or physical wel@@ f@@ are of our family .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , a pioneer needs self - discipl@@ ine so that less important activities do not enc@@ ro@@ ach on the time he has set asi@@ de for those ess@@ enti@@ al things .
Tru@@ e , the chap@@ ter and verse div@@ isions are not inspired by God , and they do at times bre@@ ak up the Bible text in str@@ ange plac@@ es .
It is wise to cho@@ ose them according to spiritu@@ ality , not according to ou@@ tw@@ ard appe@@ ar@@ ance or pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , if we love and fear Jehovah , we will obey his direction , and this will benefit us .
In s@@ pite of the tri@@ als and har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps we face , our nor@@ ma@@ l and n@@ atur@@ al desire is to live .
It invol@@ ves speaking and listen@@ ing ​ — and not just with the mind but with the heart as well .
Mar@@ ri@@ ed people need to shi@@ ft their thinking from “ mine ” to “ our@@ s , ” from “ me ” to “ we . ”
So she pa@@ id our f@@ are to Eng@@ land to see her .
How c@@ ru@@ el and un@@ mer@@ ci@@ ful !
Why Di@@ d Jesus Su@@ ff@@ er and Di@@ e ?
How can we maintain such a fine spirit ?
We are than@@ k@@ ful that Jehovah has moved the hearts of his people to ‘ honor him with their valu@@ able things . ’
As to ex@@ tre@@ m@@ es within the An@@ a@@ bap@@ t@@ ist kingdom in M@@ ü@@ n@@ ster , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y and for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation were p@@ un@@ ish@@ able by death , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as pol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ y was t@@ ol@@ er@@ ated , even encoura@@ ged .
While the brothers were having their we@@ ek@@ ly Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy , bo@@ ys th@@ re@@ w large st@@ ones through the o@@ pen do@@ or of the mission@@ ary home .
They will be direc@@ ted by Christ and his 14@@ 4@@ ,000 cor@@ ul@@ ers .
S@@ hor@@ tly after Jesus ’ as@@ cen@@ sion to heaven , his followers began to fulf@@ ill those words .
Wh@@ atever your circumstances , if you have come into a dedic@@ ated relationship with Jehovah God , you should always remember that the love he has for you far exc@@ e@@ e@@ ds that of any human !
“ I wor@@ ri@@ ed about having to learn a new language and having to ad@@ just to a new en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
I@@ ts purpose was to expres@@ s her ad@@ mi@@ r@@ ation for the fam@@ il@@ y’s son , Jac@@ o@@ b v@@ an B@@ en@@ ne@@ ko@@ m , who had been ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted by the Na@@ z@@ is during World W@@ ar I@@ I .
Un@@ til this day , that w@@ atch@@ man class ​ — anointed Christians , the Israel of God — ​ has been ac@@ ting in har@@ mony with Isa@@ i@@ ah’s des@@ crip@@ tion of the prophe@@ tic w@@ atch@@ man : “ He pa@@ id stri@@ ct attention , with much atten@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess .
Because we bel@@ ong to Jehovah , we give him exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion .
Joseph did not know that all of this would serve a purpose .
S@@ ur@@ ely you would st@@ ress that Jehovah is the Creator and Li@@ fe - Gi@@ ver .
Our tur@@ ning a bl@@ ind e@@ ye to gro@@ ss wr@@ ong@@ doing can h@@ in@@ der the free f@@ low of Jehovah’s holy spirit and th@@ reat@@ en the peace of the enti@@ re congregation .
H@@ op@@ e ​ — V@@ it@@ al to H@@ app@@ iness
“ For all things I have the strength by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of him who imp@@ ar@@ ts power to me , ” he said .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S W@@ O@@ R@@ D , the Ho@@ ly Bible , is one of the ol@@ des@@ t and most wi@@ d@@ ely dist@@ ribu@@ ted boo@@ ks in the world .
They have also learned that they in@@ her@@ ited sin from Adam .
There , for 40 days Jesus had time to medit@@ ate deep@@ ly on the is@@ sue of so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ra@@ ised by Satan and on the course that He had to take to up@@ hold Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
No@@ wa@@ days , however , he does so by means of his written Word , the Ho@@ ly Bible .
Hence , an el@@ der who is tend@@ er@@ ly com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate does not try to control the sheep , making rul@@ es or using gu@@ il@@ t to pres@@ sure them to do more when their circumstances do not per@@ mit them to .
If you have tr@@ ou@@ ble keep@@ ing to your Bible - reading sc@@ he@@ du@@ le , it might be appro@@ pri@@ ate to ask yourself : ‘ What imp@@ act might my reading or T@@ V - vie@@ wing ha@@ bi@@ ts have on my ability to read Jehovah’s Word ? ’
In the days of the prophet Mal@@ ach@@ i , many Jewish hus@@ ban@@ ds used all kin@@ ds of exc@@ uses to div@@ or@@ ce their wi@@ ves .
In the past , I was quic@@ k to be cr@@ itical of them .
The psalmist would have ‘ peri@@ shed in his a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction if he had not been f@@ ond of God’s law . ’
Why , Satan even temp@@ ted the perfect man Jesus Christ !
He wrote : “ My bel@@ o@@ ved ones , in the way that you have always obe@@ yed , not during my pres@@ ence only , but now much more re@@ adi@@ ly during my ab@@ s@@ ence , keep working out your own sal@@ vation with fear and tre@@ m@@ bl@@ ing . ” ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
Our everlasting future dep@@ ends on the emp@@ a@@ thy of Jehovah and of his H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est , Jesus Christ .
Se@@ e@@ ing a heal@@ thy member of the family get si@@ ck and die brought home to us how much we need the loving hand of Jehovah . ​ — Isaiah 33 : 2 .
At the branch in Pa@@ pua New G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a , 200@@ 2
4 : 21 .
No@@ te that the psalmist first men@@ tions an individu@@ al “ man ” and then chang@@ es to the p@@ lu@@ r@@ al “ u@@ pri@@ ght ones ” in the l@@ at@@ ter part of verse 2 .
As Jehovah’s Witnesses , we love to discus@@ s God’s uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y with anyone who will listen .
Af@@ ter@@ ward she gave some also to her husband when with her and he began e@@ ating it . ” ​ — Genesis 3 : 6 .
But the purpose of this was not to put them on a pe@@ des@@ tal .
P@@ E@@ O@@ P@@ L@@ E often de@@ fine themselves by the work they do . To many , a jo@@ b or position determin@@ es a person@@ ’s self - wor@@ th .
“ Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at became af@@ ra@@ id and set his face to sear@@ ch for Jehovah , ” says the Bible .
It must be op@@ ened from within . ” Jehovah sear@@ ches through the bil@@ li@@ ons of hearts in this world , loo@@ king for individuals who are inc@@ l@@ ined toward him .
What he learned t@@ ou@@ ched him deep@@ ly and chang@@ ed his view of life .
We do this by stud@@ ying each as@@ pect as it is reve@@ aled through the pages of the Bible and discus@@ sed in our Christian public@@ ations .
No doubt , they were great@@ ly reli@@ ev@@ ed .
He appreci@@ ated the princi@@ ple be@@ h@@ ind the leg@@ al requi@@ re@@ ment .
Those prophe@@ tic words about the Messi@@ ah show that Jehovah not only he@@ ars his faithful ones but also re@@ war@@ ds them .
3 : 17 ​ — In what way was the gr@@ ound cur@@ sed , and for how long ?
His whole family had em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed the truth , and he himself was making good prog@@ ress .
How vital that our con@@ vers@@ ations be spiritually up@@ building !
Jesus Christ in his fam@@ ous Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount said : “ H@@ app@@ y are the mil@@ d - temp@@ ered , since they will in@@ her@@ it the earth . ”
On our we@@ d@@ ding day , 195@@ 7
The import@@ ance of the house - to - house ministry can be seen from a vision given to the prophet E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el .
When it comes to making pur@@ cha@@ ses , how can we ‘ keep our eyes o@@ pen ’ ?
How did new believers at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st show that they c@@ learly recogn@@ ized the ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l that Christ was using ?
Ther@@ efore , let us do our ut@@ most to keep those on our building pro@@ je@@ cts “ sa@@ fe and s@@ ound . ”
Ke@@ ep on doing his will , and you will experience the love , joy , and sense of se@@ cur@@ ity that come from vie@@ wing Jehovah as your Father .
Just like those disciples , we may at times be heav@@ y@@ hear@@ ted .
That will make it e@@ asi@@ er for them to ‘ bring you up in the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah . ’ ​ — E@@ ph .
They also expla@@ in what God’s righteousness invol@@ ves , why we should seek it first , and why we should never ju@@ dge Jehovah by our own standards .
He also arrang@@ ed to be an au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer when he could .
Jesus ’ early disciples c@@ learly under@@ sto@@ od the true con@@ dition of the dead .
W@@ ill@@ ing to Tru@@ st O@@ thers
You will do better if you co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with your mate and con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on car@@ ing for your child . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 4 : 9 , 10 .
Some parents fal@@ si@@ fy their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s bir@@ th cer@@ ti@@ fic@@ ates so that the children can ex@@ ten@@ d their scho@@ ol@@ ing .
Consider A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s sons Na@@ da@@ b and A@@ bi@@ h@@ u , who were ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted for o@@ ffering “ un@@ author@@ ized fi@@ re , ” perhaps while in@@ e@@ bri@@ ated .
E@@ ar@@ th@@ ’s P@@ ur@@ pose , 6 / 1 En@@ du@@ red in F@@ ace of In@@ justice ( Eli@@ j@@ ah ) , 2 / 1
Re@@ fle@@ cting on 6@@ 5 years in the full - time ministry , I can truly say that my life has been filled with ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble days .
Just before the nation of Israel en@@ tered the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , Jehovah indic@@ ated that re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity and prote@@ ction would be the@@ ir@@ s if they obe@@ yed his vo@@ ice .
• Those to whom you preach ?
In both of these c@@ as@@ es , the app@@ lic@@ ation of Bible principles brought peace and hope into their lives .
( a ) What cr@@ itical t@@ est of loy@@ al@@ ty did the three Hebrews face ?
How can we have peace of mind while under@@ going dist@@ res@@ ses ?
Eli@@ j@@ ah now took fur@@ ther dec@@ isi@@ ve action , or@@ der@@ ing the Israelites : “ S@@ ei@@ ze the prophe@@ ts of Ba@@ al !
When differ@@ ences among fellow Christians occ@@ ur today , should we not lik@@ e@@ wise set@@ tle dis@@ pu@@ tes gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ously by hum@@ bly see@@ king and ap@@ pl@@ ying Scriptural counsel ?
Un@@ der the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , the Israelites were comman@@ ded : “ You must love your fellow as yourself . ”
In ad@@ dition , in@@ stead of simply thinking that a brother or a sister is ei@@ ther “ strong ” or “ we@@ ak , ” we should recogn@@ ize that we all have streng@@ ths and we@@ ak@@ nesses .
How , though , does Jehovah gu@@ ard his people ?
I get around now with the help of a wal@@ king s@@ tic@@ k , and I use a bat@@ ter@@ y - power@@ ed tri@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le for some longer di@@ stances .
It can h@@ in@@ der the f@@ low of God’s spirit and th@@ reat@@ en the peace of the enti@@ re congregation .
S@@ al@@ vation was publi@@ shed in 19@@ 39 . It is now out of prin@@ t .
‘ I D@@ ON@@ ’@@ T have to bel@@ ong to a ch@@ urch or go to ch@@ urch regul@@ arly in order to believe in God ! ’
Mar@@ c@@ el@@ in@@ o was sur@@ pris@@ ed by what happened at the Kingdom H@@ all .
The New N@@ ation
I@@ mp@@ ar@@ t a fav@@ or@@ able imp@@ res@@ sion of your sp@@ ouse by the way you speak about him or her .
Then , with mi@@ x@@ ed feelings of joy and sa@@ dness at lea@@ ving the bel@@ o@@ ved school , a class re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative read a hear@@ t@@ felt res@@ olu@@ tion ad@@ d@@ ressed to the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy and the Bethel family , expres@@ sing the determin@@ ation of the gra@@ du@@ ates to bl@@ ess Jehovah “ from now on and to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 15 : 18 .
After having been instru@@ cted by his Father in heaven , Jesus continued to learn during his earthly ministry .
And we have the wonderful hope that in du@@ e time God will bring his faithful ones to per@@ fe@@ ction and b@@ es@@ to@@ w upon them his gift of everlasting life .
Such a view would be ab@@ sur@@ d !
The Bible descri@@ bes the future Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment Da@@ y as a happy time when Jehovah , the Ju@@ dge of all the earth , will sa@@ ve mankind from in@@ justice . ​ — Read Psalm 9@@ 6 : 12 , 13 ; Isaiah 26 : 9 .
We trust that Jehovah will continue to prote@@ ct us against Satan’s ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations and keep us so that we may enjoy the day of his righteous rul@@ er@@ ship over the earth . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 11 - 18 ; Revelation 21 : 1 - 4 .
Un@@ for@@ tun@@ ately , many are con@@ fu@@ sed about what the Bible teach@@ es concer@@ ning se@@ x .
A@@ le@@ x , a brother in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in who has long su@@ ffered from de@@ pres@@ sion , said : “ T@@ al@@ king to Jehovah in prayer and listen@@ ing to him by reading his Word has been a li@@ fel@@ ine for me . ”
( a ) Why will the first part of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation be cu@@ t sh@@ ort ?
Are they taught to view child re@@ aring as wom@@ en@@ ’s work ?
We will also consider vari@@ ous ways in which we can and should imitate Jehovah — the su@@ pre@@ me example of go@@ o@@ dness .
He found the origin@@ al cop@@ y of “ the book of Jehovah’s law . ”
Thus , in har@@ mony with Jesus ’ comm@@ and , rather than fear them , we pray for those persecu@@ ting us .
He reas@@ oned : “ We have brought nothing into the world , and ne@@ i@@ ther can we car@@ ry anything out .
14 , 15 . ( a ) To what did Jesus lik@@ en himself , in contr@@ ast with what ‘ de@@ gener@@ ate v@@ ine ’ ?
God had form@@ ed Adam “ out of du@@ st from the gr@@ ound ” and had told him that he would “ return to the gr@@ ound . ”
Yes , children have the responsi@@ bility to respon@@ d to the Bible - based tra@@ ining of their imper@@ fect parents .
S@@ E@@ P@@ T@@ E@@ MB@@ E@@ R 8 - 10
A God - fe@@ aring man real@@ iz@@ es that all humans have the same M@@ ak@@ er , Jehovah God .
One day , when I was in my te@@ ens , I saw some de@@ a@@ f you@@ ths in the st@@ re@@ et sign@@ ing to each other .
When there were no w@@ at@@ er@@ y deep@@ s I was brought for@@ th as with la@@ b@@ or pa@@ ins , when there were no s@@ pr@@ ings heav@@ ily char@@ ged with water .
A@@ m@@ ong the str@@ ong@@ est evidence is the fact that the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus appe@@ ared to many people on different occasi@@ ons and at different plac@@ es .
In a sense , Abraham can be consider@@ ed our father , for his faith ser@@ ves as an example to be imit@@ ated .
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : The Bible book of Revelation , which is clo@@ sel@@ y con@@ ne@@ cted with the book of Daniel , helps us to deter@@ mine ex@@ ac@@ tly how long the se@@ ven times are .
In answer to A@@ sa@@ ’s hear@@ t@@ felt prayer , God gave A@@ sa a complete vi@@ ct@@ ory , an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ating the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an ar@@ my .
Like most F@@ il@@ ip@@ in@@ o@@ s , we were brought up as Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s .
Rather than Ju@@ d@@ as or any spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c individu@@ al , it seem@@ s likely that Jesus had in mind all those who sh@@ ared the gu@@ il@@ t for the sin of k@@ ill@@ ing him .
Although the st@@ ep@@ s of dedic@@ ation and baptism are not to be taken ligh@@ tly or ha@@ st@@ ily , the example of the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an of@@ fi@@ cial shows that there have been occasi@@ ons when individuals were baptized sh@@ ort@@ ly after hear@@ ing the truth of God’s Word .
In less than a year , the new emp@@ er@@ or had re@@ turned or re@@ buil@@ t vi@@ r@@ tually all their ch@@ ur@@ ches , given them back the jo@@ bs and hon@@ ors taken from them . . .
Ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing spirit - anointed believers , the apostle Peter wr@@ ites that they have good reason to be jo@@ y@@ ful because a rich re@@ ward a@@ wa@@ its them .
Pe@@ ople who con@@ stan@@ tly set their min@@ ds on the things of the flesh soon devel@@ op a men@@ tal attitude or inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation that is to@@ t@@ ally foc@@ used on the things of the flesh .
U@@ sing per@@ su@@ asi@@ ve pro@@ se , M@@ il@@ t@@ on de@@ f@@ ended this action and became a spo@@ k@@ es@@ man for the C@@ r@@ om@@ well govern@@ ment .
Par@@ ents know that this fear may well sa@@ ve their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s life .
On@@ ce you have a Bible account c@@ learly in mind , put yourself into it by as@@ king such questions as : ‘ How would I have ac@@ ted in this situation ?
( Lo@@ ok under BI@@ B@@ L@@ E T@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H@@ IN@@ G@@ S > C@@ O@@ U@@ P@@ L@@ E@@ S & P@@ A@@ R@@ EN@@ T@@ S )
A@@ pri@@ l 25 , 20@@ 11 – May 1 , 20@@ 11
A Bal@@ an@@ ced V@@ i@@ e@@ w of Lo@@ ve and H@@ ate
Jehovah has given similar as@@ sur@@ an@@ ces to his mo@@ der@@ n - day people , and we have seen them come true during our li@@ fe@@ time .
How does Jehovah provide us with encourag@@ ement ?
So should we if we are ever pres@@ ented with information contr@@ ary to God - given instru@@ ctions .
It was like an earthly father reading a be@@ d@@ time st@@ ory to his child . ”
By the f@@ our@@ th century , apost@@ ate Christi@@ an@@ ity was so wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad that a pa@@ g@@ an emp@@ er@@ or of R@@ ome took control of it , contribu@@ ting to the develop@@ ment of Chris@@ tend@@ om .
That was the case when he li@@ ber@@ ated the Israelites from Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an b@@ onda@@ ge .
But if he conc@@ ur@@ red with Paul’s reason@@ ing , he would be taking a position of public ag@@ re@@ ement with the apostle and would ris@@ k being called a Christian .
This is ac@@ tually another reason to la@@ u@@ d Jehovah for his go@@ o@@ dness .
The acc@@ oun@@ ts of their respon@@ se are recorded in the Bible “ for our instru@@ ction ” and “ for a war@@ ning to us upon whom the ends of the syst@@ em@@ s of things have arri@@ ved . ”
Al@@ so , those who ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly seek God are re@@ war@@ ded with great in@@ ner peace , satis@@ fac@@ tion , and happiness . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 4 - 7 .
That may be why the long@@ ev@@ ity of those who do so some@@ times makes the news , as happened in the case of M@@ ad@@ ame C@@ al@@ ment .
“ Your words were found , and I ate them ; and your word became to me the ex@@ ul@@ tation and the rejo@@ ic@@ ing of my heart , for your name has been called on me , O Jehovah God of ar@@ mi@@ es . ”
K@@ in@@ dness is positi@@ ve and makes us want to do good to others .
But she imp@@ l@@ ored God for strength and courage and was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The same is true today in the Christian congregation , which is descri@@ bed as “ a p@@ il@@ la@@ r and support of the truth . ”
Davi@@ d’s vi@@ ct@@ ory over Go@@ li@@ ath shows that God can and does strengthen his people .
Jehovah continu@@ es to use and support his congregation .
A direc@@ t@@ or of a religious char@@ ity in S@@ an F@@ ran@@ c@@ is@@ c@@ o was dis@@ mis@@ sed after al@@ le@@ ge@@ dly bil@@ ling his ag@@ enc@@ y for his co@@ s@@ me@@ tic sur@@ g@@ er@@ y and for his $ 5@@ 00 - per - we@@ ek re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ant bil@@ ls over a peri@@ od of two years .
A su@@ d@@ den deter@@ i@@ or@@ ation in a par@@ ent@@ ’s health , perhaps as a result of a f@@ all , a bro@@ ken b@@ one , or some other c@@ ris@@ is , may preci@@ pit@@ ate a need to vis@@ it Mo@@ m and D@@ ad .
• In what ways does love for our brothers keep us neu@@ tr@@ al , se@@ par@@ ate from the world ?
V@@ ic@@ tim@@ s of war will be resur@@ rec@@ ted and given a ch@@ ance to live on a par@@ adise earth .
Yes , Jehovah reve@@ als his glory to the hum@@ ble and God - fe@@ aring ones .
Do you rec@@ all hear@@ ing about a special me@@ al that he sh@@ ared with his faithful followers ?
As we a@@ wa@@ it the fulfill@@ ment of these and other wonderful Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es , let us “ keep on , then , see@@ king first the kingdom and [ God’s ] righteousness . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 33 .
Go@@ li@@ ath l@@ ou@@ dly challeng@@ es the Israelites with these words : “ C@@ ho@@ ose a man for y@@ ourselves , and let him come down to me .
To illustr@@ ate : P@@ ic@@ ture for a m@@ om@@ ent a little gi@@ r@@ l ho@@ l@@ ding on ti@@ gh@@ tly to the hand of her father while they walk through a st@@ or@@ m .
Th@@ an@@ k@@ fully , on that occasi@@ on I received much help from S@@ te@@ f@@ an Be@@ h@@ un@@ ic@@ k , a gra@@ du@@ ate of the mission@@ ary school of G@@ ile@@ ad .
What is life like at Bethel ?
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of how you feel about the discipl@@ ine you received , ‘ hum@@ ble yourself in the eyes of Jehovah , and he will ex@@ al@@ t you . ’ ​ — 1 P@@ et .
B@@ less@@ ings O@@ ver@@ take O@@ be@@ di@@ ent On@@ es
The counsel of the tra@@ it@@ or A@@ hi@@ th@@ op@@ he@@ l to King Davi@@ d’s son Ab@@ sal@@ om to have rel@@ ations with his fa@@ ther’s con@@ cu@@ bin@@ es was by no means origin@@ al . ​ — 2 Samuel 16 : 21 , 22 .
In fact , when Jesus was on earth , he stated : “ No man has as@@ c@@ ended into heaven but he that des@@ c@@ ended from heaven , the Son of man . ”
How comm@@ end@@ able ! ​ — Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 .
They felt good about themselves , but it seem@@ s that all they wanted was to be la@@ bel@@ ed clean by the pri@@ est , ” Bro@@ ther Li@@ ver@@ ance com@@ men@@ ted .
Mo@@ re@@ over , he must find this wife among his ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s relati@@ ves .
When he fin@@ ally left me and our daugh@@ ter , I felt that I had fa@@ iled , that I should have done or said more to hold the marriage together . ”
If discipl@@ ine is bal@@ an@@ ced and cons@@ ist@@ ent , children do not become do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted .
A Christian mother wr@@ ites : “ Ch@@ il@@ dren who are baptized have more reas@@ ons to stay away from the bad things of the world .
Tru@@ e Christi@@ an@@ ity P@@ re@@ vail@@ s ! 4 / 1 Who Will Se@@ par@@ ate U@@ s From God’s Lo@@ ve ? 10 / 15
A@@ no@@ ther Christian said that when his wife died su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , he experienced “ in@@ descri@@ ba@@ ble physical pain . ”
Is it not appe@@ al@@ ing to know that he ​ — the Son of God and the great@@ est man who ever lived — ​ hum@@ bly wa@@ shed the fe@@ et of his disciples ?
Di@@ d he work al@@ one ?
He has direc@@ ted the preaching of the Kingdom good news in 2@@ 39 lands and has educ@@ ated milli@@ ons about Jehovah’s ways .
W@@ ar often br@@ ings po@@ ver@@ ty , but Christ will bring perfect peace .
A 70 - year - old wi@@ do@@ w wrote to the elders : “ I have been pra@@ ying to Jehovah for help , and he sent you two brothers to my home .
He descri@@ bes our relationship with Jehovah , with fellow believers , with n@@ on@@ believers , and with govern@@ men@@ tal author@@ ities .
‘ How could a loving God want what is hor@@ ri@@ fi@@ c for in@@ no@@ c@@ ent people ? ’ they ask .
Rather , he was com@@ men@@ ting on the need to be sel@@ e@@ ctive .
( Read Matthew 11 : 28 , 29 . )
S@@ ome@@ time after the A@@ mal@@ ek@@ ite ra@@ id , the Phil@@ ist@@ ines came up against Israel .
What , though , if the individu@@ al fa@@ il@@ s to make spiritual prog@@ ress ther@@ e@@ after ?
One sister who is a sing@@ le par@@ ent said : “ I came to the meeting de@@ pres@@ sed , not know@@ ing what I would give my children to e@@ at when we re@@ turned home . ”
Christians are therefore hear@@ t@@ bro@@ ken to see their loved ones s@@ ow in such a way as to en@@ sure a bit@@ ter har@@ v@@ est . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 , 18 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 7 , 8 .
Jesus was Jehovah’s cho@@ ice .
E@@ mo@@ tion@@ ally , it was very , very hard .
There are out@@ standing prayers by faithful men and women recorded in God’s Word .
Many congregations had large , r@@ ur@@ al ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es , which were often difficult to re@@ ach , but the number of Witnesses continued to gro@@ w ste@@ adi@@ ly .
What a contr@@ ast !
What is the differ@@ ence ?
To lead a con@@ ten@@ ted life , we need relation@@ shi@@ ps based on mutu@@ al trust .
His gift is the great@@ est expres@@ sion of love in hist@@ ory .
So why did he need to imp@@ ro@@ ve ?
She filled out the cou@@ p@@ on and ma@@ iled it in .
Of course , Jehovah’s Witnesses real@@ ize that they cannot di@@ ct@@ ate to others what to do .
What a fine example for God’s servants today , who must lik@@ e@@ wise dec@@ l@@ are an un@@ po@@ pul@@ ar message ! ​ — Matthew 5 : 11 , 12 ; 10 : 22 .
The l@@ at@@ ter app@@ lies not only to wi@@ ves with Witness hus@@ ban@@ ds but also to those with n@@ on - Witness mat@@ es .
The pri@@ ests “ have ca@@ used many to stu@@ m@@ ble in the law . ”
A@@ U@@ G@@ U@@ S@@ T 19 - 25 , 20@@ 13
What qualities should we cultiv@@ ate to help us op@@ pose fle@@ sh@@ ly inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations ?
Why do I feel gu@@ il@@ ty for being the heal@@ thy one ? ’
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly we would not want to be ne@@ g@@ ative or question why others are making such an effort to preach to people from another country .
In the past , we have stated in our public@@ ations that these last four refer@@ ences apply to Jesus ’ arri@@ ving , or coming , in 19@@ 18 .
Yes , in this sense : Are they being used to car@@ ry out Jehovah’s work of preaching the good news , and are they thus com@@ ely , as it were , in his sight ?
R@@ ab@@ sh@@ ak@@ e@@ h also emp@@ lo@@ yed this me@@ th@@ od .
What could the psalmist do ?
He was called out of Egy@@ pt , and ba@@ bes were kil@@ led after his bir@@ th .
M@@ an@@ kind had just pas@@ sed through the dar@@ k@@ est peri@@ od of the 20@@ th century , the second world war .
When we show faith in Christ’s ransom sacrifice , we benefit from Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness .
Such ones may not be “ wise in a fle@@ sh@@ ly way . ”
These examples well illustr@@ ate what is called bi@@ om@@ i@@ me@@ tic@@ s , the field of s@@ ci@@ ence that se@@ ek@@ s to mi@@ mi@@ c desi@@ gn@@ s found in n@@ ature .
I began to enjoy teaching my gi@@ r@@ ls , see@@ ing them learn and prog@@ ress . ”
What occ@@ ur@@ red during the in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent recorded at Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 4 : 24 - 26 , and who@@ se life was in d@@ anger ?
An@@ i@@ mal@@ is@@ tic tra@@ its do not ex@@ ist among these true Christians . ​ — Revelation 14 : 8 ; Isaiah 11 : 6 - 9 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 16 .
For example , they could g@@ le@@ an food that the har@@ v@@ es@@ ters left be@@ h@@ ind . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 19 : 9 , 10 .
Yet , milli@@ ons of people around the world continue to use them in per@@ fu@@ m@@ es and me@@ dic@@ ines and , of course , to ad@@ d f@@ la@@ v@@ or and z@@ est to their food .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out exc@@ ep@@ tion , the Bible writ@@ ers were men .
How R@@ eli@@ able Are the Go@@ sp@@ els ? 10 / 1
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing God’s direction , they sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded the enem@@ y cam@@ p at night ho@@ l@@ ding j@@ ars that conc@@ e@@ aled f@@ lam@@ ing t@@ or@@ ches .
I continued pra@@ ying for ans@@ wers .
As a written language , S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c came into wide use in the second or th@@ ir@@ d century C.E .
Al@@ so among the f@@ indi@@ ng@@ s was information about the years he sp@@ ent in pris@@ on .
Pe@@ ace With Jehovah God
On Ju@@ ly 1 , 19@@ 39 , at ten years of age , I was baptized at a z@@ one ass@@ em@@ bly ( now called a cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly ) in C@@ o@@ lum@@ bu@@ s , Ne@@ br@@ as@@ ka , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
4 : 11 , 12 .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N Satan led Adam and E@@ ve into re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against their Creator , he ra@@ ised two is@@ su@@ es of vital import@@ ance .
To help us maintain our who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted love for God’s Kingdom , Jehovah has given us another pri@@ c@@ eless tre@@ asure .
He and his pr@@ inc@@ es and mi@@ gh@@ ty men , as well as the prophe@@ ts Mi@@ ca@@ h and Isaiah , proved to be effe@@ ctive shepher@@ ds , just as Jehovah had fore@@ told through his prophet . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on . 32 : 7 , 8 ; read Mi@@ ca@@ h 5 : 5 , 6 .
S@@ la@@ ve for Jehovah . ” Our efforts in doing Jehovah’s will are not in va@@ in , for the Bible as@@ sures us : “ God is not un@@ righteous so as to for@@ get your work and the love you showed for his name . ” ​ — He@@ b .
Why do some op@@ pose us , but how should we re@@ act to their ne@@ g@@ ative attitude ?
Jesus c@@ as@@ ti@@ g@@ ated the s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es as h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical .
Why was the re@@ ign of King David not op@@ pres@@ sive ?
A@@ no@@ ther vital reason to keep on following the Messi@@ ah is stated in Jesus ’ words to his faithful apostles , spo@@ ken just a few h@@ our@@ s before his death .
What the ang@@ el G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el said to her must have stu@@ ck in her mind : “ This one will be great and will be called Son of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh ; and Jehovah God will give him the thro@@ ne of David his father , and he will rule as king over the house of Jac@@ o@@ b forever , and there will be no end of his kingdom . ”
Their par@@ taking of the em@@ ble@@ m@@ ati@@ c bre@@ ad and w@@ ine remin@@ ds them of their responsi@@ bility to remain faithful until death . ​ — 2 Peter 1 : 10 , 11 .
In mo@@ der@@ n times , the qu@@ est continu@@ es .
Per@@ secu@@ tion of Christians may result in the ex@@ pul@@ sion of children from school .
Of whom shall I be in dre@@ ad ? ” ​ — P@@ s . 27 : 1 ; read Psalm 27 : 5 , 10 .
St@@ ar@@ t with the ba@@ si@@ c@@ s .
The Bible ser@@ ves as ‘ a light to our ro@@ ad@@ way ’ when it tel@@ ls us God’s pur@@ pos@@ es for the future .
It is being offered in the ministry , and it has been accepted by many people who are un@@ famili@@ ar with the Bible . ​ — 2 / 15 , page 3 .
A@@ m@@ ong the Israelites , sons cu@@ st@@ om@@ ar@@ ily received the in@@ her@@ it@@ ance from their fa@@ thers .
U@@ p@@ on my arri@@ val on O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 27 , 194@@ 1 , I was taken to the of@@ fice of Na@@ than H .
Because of “ sin@@ ’s law that is in [ our ] members , ” we are inc@@ l@@ ined to mis@@ use our t@@ ong@@ ue and other par@@ ts of the body .
They S@@ ought In@@ ner Pe@@ ace
They moved me deep@@ ly , especially the t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing experience of S@@ is@@ ter L@@ y@@ dia K@@ ur@@ d@@ as .
“ The boo@@ th [ or , ro@@ y@@ al house ] of David ” f@@ ell when King Z@@ e@@ de@@ ki@@ ah was de@@ thr@@ oned .
After lea@@ ving Egy@@ pt , where did Abraham go ?
Although it has not always been eas@@ y , over the cen@@ tu@@ ries s@@ inc@@ ere individuals have per@@ sever@@ ed in transl@@ ating and dist@@ ribu@@ ting the Scriptures .
One day in 195@@ 7 , my older sister told me that a mission@@ ary of Jehovah’s Witnesses had been vis@@ iting her .
The wife of an ag@@ ed man , she showed kindness to the prophet El@@ isha and his attend@@ ant .
Christians should f@@ on@@ dly remember what about a we@@ d@@ ding ?
By pre@@ par@@ ing for the meetings and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in them , we gro@@ w ever str@@ ong@@ er in our love for Jehovah .
Jesus car@@ ri@@ ed our si@@ ck@@ nesses .
I remember saying to G@@ l@@ ori@@ a , “ Does he really have to leave now ? ” In time , though , I real@@ ized something important .
Since they were ti@@ red from all this activ@@ ity , Jesus took them to an is@@ ol@@ ated place on the nor@@ the@@ ast sh@@ ore of the Se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e .
Even at night my dre@@ am@@ s were all about work and how to provide for my children and my wife , who had also been la@@ id off un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly . ”
Jehovah , to whom we o@@ we our lives , dec@@ re@@ ed that blood should not be con@@ sum@@ ed .
Many Jews turned back to Jehovah during Jo@@ si@@ ah’s re@@ ign .
It has been said : “ We are shap@@ ed and fa@@ shi@@ oned by what we love . ”
A S@@ imp@@ le but Re@@ war@@ ding Li@@ fe
The red w@@ ine in the c@@ up re@@ pres@@ ents Jesus ’ blood .
In discus@@ sing Jehovah’s qualities , this new book makes refer@@ ence to every book of the Bible .
Why is it important to invit@@ e your stud@@ ent to read from the Bible ?
He had been pre@@ par@@ ing to jo@@ in David when Z@@ i@@ ba tri@@ cked him and vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to go in his place .
C@@ iting another reason for happiness , Jesus said : “ H@@ app@@ y are the pe@@ ace@@ able , since they will be called ‘ sons of God . ’ ”
We also re@@ ached out to help others at our meetings .
Those pri@@ ests could have avo@@ i@@ ded in@@ j@@ uring themselves and others had they app@@ lied the counsel at Romans 12 : 17 , 18 : “ Re@@ turn evil for evil to no one .
He com@@ ments : “ When I offer the liter@@ ature to the pris@@ on@@ ers , they call me Witness of Jehovah .
May we therefore make the right cho@@ ice and receive God’s gift of everlasting life . ​ — Romans 6 : 23 .
With no fear of cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ction , he said : “ You well know how from the first day that I st@@ ep@@ ped into the dist@@ ri@@ ct of A@@ sia . . . I thor@@ ough@@ ly bor@@ e witness . ”
The Bible encoura@@ ges us to help others when they face tri@@ als and dist@@ res@@ sing circumstances .
Lo@@ ok at us , ple@@ ase , for we are all your people . ”
What sacrific@@ es are we making or are we willing to make in order to dec@@ l@@ are the good news of God’s Kingdom with con@@ stan@@ cy ?
With faith in Jehovah , the “ Rev@@ e@@ al@@ er of se@@ cre@@ ts , ” the prophet dis@@ clo@@ sed the meaning of Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar@@ ’s dre@@ am of an im@@ men@@ se i@@ ma@@ ge .
Some were taking their brothers to cour@@ t .
In fact , David was following the fin@@ est example of hum@@ ility ​ — that of Jehovah God himself .
But could they really be un@@ ited in true worship ?
A@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely think about what you are reading .
And ad@@ ul@@ ts living away from their mat@@ es may face se@@ x@@ u@@ al temp@@ t@@ ations . ​ — 4 / 15 , pages 19 - 20 .
St@@ and Com@@ ple@@ te With Fir@@ m Con@@ vi@@ ction
H@@ an@@ ns L@@ il@@ je re@@ mar@@ ked that this answer co@@ st Lu@@ ther “ his hi@@ ther@@ to uni@@ que po@@ pul@@ ar@@ ity among the people . ”
What happ@@ ens when a person dies ? ’
W@@ ise use of our time will also help us to make our days coun@@ t before Jehovah .
F@@ I@@ G@@ H@@ T F@@ O@@ R Y@@ O@@ U@@ R C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ A@@ N F@@ R@@ E@@ E@@ D@@ O@@ M !
Since then , that fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al truth has been dis@@ pu@@ ted by both dem@@ ons and humans .
R@@ em@@ ember that Jehovah does not cause our problems .
Even in priv@@ ate , we could be temp@@ ted to do something dis@@ pleas@@ ing to God .
It is es@@ tim@@ ated that about 8@@ 0 per@@ c@@ ent of earth@@ ’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants can be re@@ ached by the use of 1@@ 00 langu@@ ages .
Satan claim@@ ed that Jo@@ b@@ ’s worship of God was based on sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness , not integrity .
No mirac@@ ul@@ ous v@@ isions are being used to give direction ; in@@ stead , Jehovah guid@@ es the anointed by holy spirit .
“ The last days ” will end with what Jesus called the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
Per@@ haps because of pri@@ or experi@@ ences , one mate may find it challeng@@ ing to obey the in@@ j@@ un@@ ction : “ Let the husband rend@@ er to his wife her du@@ e ; but let the wife also do lik@@ e@@ wise to her husband . ”
O@@ ther mil@@ d - temp@@ ered ones will be bless@@ ed with everlasting life in the earthly real@@ m of the Kingdom . ​ — P@@ s .
So he asked the war@@ den for per@@ mis@@ sion to use the Bible in his work with the pris@@ on@@ ers .
Ab@@ out 14 years later , God comman@@ ded Abraham to get circum@@ c@@ ised and to circum@@ c@@ ise his enti@@ re hous@@ eho@@ ld . Why did God do so ?
They will sur@@ ely “ f@@ all to ru@@ ins . ”
The people then took the Ar@@ k into bat@@ tle , fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ly thinking that it would act like a char@@ m and give them vi@@ ct@@ ory .
May we use every opportunity to praise his name .
From the point of view of those who l@@ ack faith , it might se@@ em practic@@ al to ign@@ ore divine principles .
A@@ w@@ es@@ ome though they may be , however , m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s are no mat@@ ch for Jehovah’s ma@@ j@@ es@@ ty .
Un@@ der Kingdom rule , the desire of every re@@ si@@ d@@ ent to have his own home will be ful@@ filled , for it was pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed through Isaiah : “ They will certainly buil@@ d hous@@ es and have occ@@ u@@ pan@@ cy ; and they will certainly pl@@ ant v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds and e@@ at their fru@@ it@@ age . ”
Even if we su@@ ff@@ er some lo@@ ss , Jehovah will bl@@ ess us when we sol@@ ve our disa@@ gre@@ ements with love . ​ — See end@@ no@@ te .
What W@@ ould You Do ?
F@@ ur@@ ther descri@@ b@@ ing the blessings this ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od will bring , Revelation 22 : 1 , 2 states : “ He showed me a ri@@ ver of water of life , clear as cr@@ y@@ st@@ al , f@@ low@@ ing out from the thro@@ ne of God and of the L@@ am@@ b down the mi@@ dd@@ le of [ New Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s ] bro@@ ad way .
That st@@ at@@ ement is true , and today there is much from which the family needs prote@@ ction .
We must “ r@@ en@@ oun@@ ce un@@ righteousness ” and “ turn away from what is bad . ”
On one occasi@@ on , Jesus Christ spoke about the need to pray and “ not to give up . ”
A second - r@@ ate o@@ ffering was not accep@@ table to Jehovah .
He remin@@ ded them that they were not al@@ one in r@@ un@@ ning the r@@ ace for life .
After two we@@ ek@@ s , Ri@@ ana left the are@@ a al@@ most p@@ en@@ n@@ il@@ ess to atten@@ d a re@@ gi@@ onal conven@@ tion , wonder@@ ing what to do .
So keep streng@@ th@@ ening your love for Jehovah and your trust in him .
Many who are ad@@ di@@ cted to g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing began at an early age by plac@@ ing small be@@ ts . ​ — 11 / 1 , page 31 .
The W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations In@@ de@@ x and the Watchtower Li@@ br@@ ary * place a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant and clear information at our f@@ ing@@ er@@ ti@@ ps .
One is the ro@@ y@@ al family through the l@@ ine of King David , and the other , the pri@@ es@@ tly family of the des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of A@@ ar@@ on .
Tru@@ e Christians are “ taught by God to love one another . ”
V@@ is@@ it@@ ors and re@@ si@@ d@@ ents al@@ ike in this v@@ al@@ le@@ y are wel@@ come to learn more about the wonderful God , Jehovah , by vis@@ iting another building that be@@ ars his name ​ — the Kingdom H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses in B@@ ever .
With lives at st@@ ake , this instru@@ ction is most vital . ​ — Romans 10 : 13 - 15 ; 1 Corinthians 1 : 21 .
But what could be done ?
C@@ en@@ tr@@ al E@@ ast - W@@ est V@@ al@@ le@@ y
U@@ p@@ on hear@@ ing the news that his people “ are in a very bad p@@ light and in re@@ pro@@ ach ; and the w@@ all of Jerusalem is bro@@ ken down , and its very g@@ ates have been bur@@ ned with fi@@ re , ” Ne@@ h@@ emiah is deep@@ ly dis@@ tur@@ bed .
O@@ w@@ ned by Com@@ pan@@ y for the Re@@ con@@ stru@@ ction of the Jewish Q@@ u@@ ar@@ ter in the O@@ ld C@@ ity of Jerusalem , L@@ t@@ d
Jesus even ‘ sur@@ rend@@ ered his soul in be@@ half of the sheep . ’
In this reg@@ ard , consider the words of Proverbs 12 : 11 : “ The one cultiv@@ ating his gr@@ ound will himself be satis@@ fied with bre@@ ad , but the one pur@@ su@@ ing valu@@ eless things is in want of heart . ”
But how could they accom@@ pl@@ ish such an en@@ or@@ m@@ ous t@@ ask ?
If you are pres@@ ently con@@ duc@@ ting a Bible study with a stud@@ ent who@@ se mate has no desire to take part in true worship , why not hold regul@@ ar prac@@ tice s@@ essi@@ ons to help the stud@@ ent to appro@@ ach is@@ su@@ es t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully ?
As already no@@ ted , however , women have wonderful God - given privile@@ ges .
David wrote : “ H@@ op@@ e in Jehovah and keep his way , and he will ex@@ al@@ t you to take pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the earth .
So a ci@@ vi@@ l com@@ pla@@ in@@ t was fil@@ ed with a dist@@ ri@@ ct cour@@ t follow@@ ed by an appe@@ al to a re@@ gi@@ onal cour@@ t .
Just think ​ — an invit@@ ation to follow Jesus , the only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh God !
F@@ ac@@ ed with this c@@ ris@@ is , A@@ sa pra@@ ys .
Yet , she is helped in the ministry by a young woman , an un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ er who pu@@ sh@@ es her around in a h@@ and@@ car@@ t .
My er@@ r@@ ors have over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed me , but you co@@ ver over our trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions . ” ​ — Psalm 6@@ 5 : 2 , 3 .
If you are loo@@ king for greater meaning in your life , you should know that Jehovah God is invit@@ ing you to associ@@ ate with his people ​ — his “ righteous nation ” — ​ now .
At Revelation 12 : 10 , Satan is called “ the acc@@ us@@ er of our brothers ” ​ — anointed Christians .
N@@ ex@@ t they bro@@ ke down the w@@ alls se@@ par@@ ating the m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale war@@ ds , cre@@ ating so - called family ba@@ r@@ rac@@ ks .
L@@ ear@@ n From ‘ the Fr@@ am@@ e@@ work of Tru@@ th ’
3 : 21 .
I@@ magine our sur@@ pris@@ e when a brother we me@@ t in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m , Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a , invit@@ ed us to stay at his family home that night !
“ A P@@ re@@ ach@@ er of R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness ”
This change of attitude was a result of his dra@@ wing away from Jehovah .
The f@@ an@@ cy hous@@ es and dec@@ or@@ ated fur@@ ni@@ ture did not last .
But we certainly should be com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate and understanding when deal@@ ing with those who have more difficul@@ ty in exerc@@ ising it , even if their l@@ ack of self - control ca@@ uses us some personal dis@@ comfort .
Does ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal evidence cor@@ ro@@ bor@@ ate what the Bible says about the sh@@ ort si@@ e@@ ge of Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o ?
We certainly do not use der@@ o@@ g@@ at@@ ory ter@@ ms to descri@@ be people of other religi@@ ons .
Tru@@ e Christians must have that id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying mar@@ k of love on an inter@@ n@@ ational sc@@ ale .
• How can fear of God rest@@ ra@@ in us from sin@@ ning ?
How H@@ app@@ y the M@@ er@@ ci@@ ful !
Jesus was taught by his Father .
To get them through the ro@@ ad@@ b@@ lo@@ ck , I would conc@@ e@@ al them in a hi@@ d@@ den com@@ par@@ t@@ ment under the ba@@ ck@@ se@@ at of my ca@@ r .
We also desire a hope for the future .
A@@ m@@ ong the ma@@ j@@ or boo@@ ks of religion , the Bible is one of the very ol@@ des@@ t .
Rather , it means show@@ ing “ s@@ oun@@ dness of mind ” as we keep Jehovah’s service in first place . ​ — 2 Timothy 1 : 7 .
What gave Moses the courage to appe@@ ar before P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly ?
Then , qu@@ o@@ ting from Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy , Peter ad@@ ded : “ And ‘ by his stri@@ p@@ es you were heal@@ ed . ’ ”
Go@@ g is the name given to “ the rul@@ er of this world , ” Satan the Devil , after his ou@@ ster from heaven .
In j@@ udi@@ cial matters the Israelites should show no par@@ ti@@ ality .
A@@ n An@@ cient T@@ est of Fa@@ ith
For an ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation of the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of the Com@@ p@@ lu@@ ten@@ si@@ an P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t Bible , see The Watchtower , A@@ pri@@ l 15 , 200@@ 4 .
In one country in the F@@ ar E@@ ast , most people are concer@@ ned with health , child tra@@ ining , and educ@@ ation .
Di@@ d the el@@ o@@ qu@@ ence of A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ate them ?
B@@ eli@@ ef in the resurrection of Jesus Christ was the pr@@ er@@ e@@ qu@@ is@@ ite for Christian preaching .
It br@@ ings joy to us when we see people respon@@ d with appreciation to the Word of God .
It fur@@ ther states that “ g@@ am@@ bl@@ ers or pla@@ y@@ ers u@@ su@@ ally be@@ t money on . . . such g@@ ames of ch@@ ance as lo@@ t@@ ter@@ ies , c@@ ard g@@ ames , and di@@ ce . ”
How do we know that it is appro@@ pri@@ ate to pray about personal matters ?
My family has also benef@@ ited ​ — they no longer wor@@ ry about me .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T imp@@ ressed vis@@ it@@ ors to S@@ ar@@ ah J@@ a@@ y@@ ne@@ ’s be@@ d@@ side in the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al was her cal@@ m confidence about the future , along with her deep faith in God and his Word , the Bible .
5@@ 5 : 9 .
Since the Law for@@ ba@@ de inter@@ mar@@ r@@ ying with pa@@ g@@ ans and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in false worship , it was desi@@ gn@@ ed to pre@@ v@@ ent Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s l@@ ine of des@@ c@@ ent from being con@@ tam@@ in@@ ated . ​ — E@@ x .
Con@@ du@@ its ch@@ ann@@ el@@ ed ra@@ in@@ water into the t@@ an@@ ks .
( b ) What will mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to be ze@@ al@@ ous in the ministry ?
Many times during his ministry and after his resurrection , Jesus ur@@ ged vi@@ g@@ il@@ ance .
Bu@@ il@@ ding one another up may invol@@ ve giving counsel , but here again , elders should follow the example given in the Bible about how to give counsel in an encourag@@ ing way .
No one enjo@@ ys being acc@@ used of something he has not said or done .
Jesus could not have man@@ ip@@ ul@@ ated the crow@@ d’s actions .
Yes , this te@@ x@@ t@@ book and new fe@@ atu@@ res of the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol will certainly ass@@ ist us to be better teach@@ ers of God’s Word .
Con@@ cer@@ ning such ob@@ je@@ cts , the psalmist san@@ g : “ The i@@ do@@ ls of the nations are s@@ il@@ ver and go@@ ld , the work of the hands of earth@@ ling man .
Still , Sam@@ son in@@ sis@@ ted : “ G@@ et just her for me , because she is the one just right in my eyes . ” ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 14 : 3 .
How did Abraham re@@ act ?
( a ) How did Jesus illustr@@ ate the dis@@ cre@@ tion of his faithful slave class ?
It fac@@ il@@ it@@ ates our work in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
Some stud@@ ents take the instru@@ ction “ P@@ ic@@ k it up ” or “ C@@ le@@ an it up ” to mean that they are being p@@ uni@@ shed .
In fact , having one may pre@@ v@@ ent a brother from br@@ ing@@ ing glory to God and from being “ ir@@ re@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 3 : 2 , 7 ; Romans 15 : 1 - 3 .
During the inter@@ view , I was imp@@ ressed by Mar@@ y’s spiritual attitude .
20 , 21 . ( a ) What have we learned from re@@ vie@@ wing Jesus ’ illustr@@ ations concer@@ ning gro@@ w@@ th ?
To become we@@ al@@ thy ?
E@@ spe@@ cially during d@@ anger or persecu@@ tion should we b@@ es@@ e@@ e@@ ch Jehovah for help and guid@@ ance .
A@@ re@@ as influ@@ enced by the W@@ al@@ den@@ ses
O@@ ce@@ an B@@ l@@ v@@ d . P@@ O@@ R@@ T@@ L@@ AN@@ D , O@@ R , M@@ em@@ ori@@ al C@@ ol@@ is@@ e@@ u@@ m Ar@@ ena , One C@@ en@@ ter C@@ t .
For instance , some have not res@@ is@@ ted the temp@@ tation to view har@@ m@@ ful en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment and por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t , tel@@ ev@@ ision , and other form@@ s of mo@@ der@@ n te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy .
This is especially true for servants of God , since spiritual gro@@ w@@ th is great@@ ly en@@ h@@ an@@ ced by Bible study .
I do find great satis@@ fac@@ tion in my se@@ cul@@ ar care@@ er .
Jesus explained why love is so important .
13 : 25 , 28 ​ — In ad@@ dition to ‘ fin@@ ding fa@@ ul@@ t ’ with the ba@@ ck@@ s@@ li@@ ding Jews , what other cor@@ rec@@ tive me@@ a@@ sures did Ne@@ h@@ emiah take ?
The sister explained that it was right to pa@@ y for the tic@@ ke@@ t , even for just one sto@@ p .
because you give the ten@@ th of the min@@ t and the dil@@ l and the cum@@ in , but you have dis@@ reg@@ ar@@ ded the we@@ igh@@ ti@@ er matters of the Law , nam@@ ely , justice and mer@@ cy and faith@@ ful@@ ness . These things it was bin@@ ding to do , yet not to dis@@ reg@@ ard the other things . ” ​ — Matthew 23 : 23 .
H@@ ere , James used a Greek word that den@@ o@@ tes sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ y or care@@ ful consider@@ ation .
A we@@ d@@ ding rec@@ ep@@ tion off@@ ers an opportunity for pleas@@ ant fel@@ low@@ ship .
It means that the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom is rul@@ ing now in heaven .
The apostle Peter wrote : “ B@@ el@@ o@@ ved ones , do not be pu@@ z@@ z@@ led at the bur@@ ning among you , which is happ@@ ening to you for a tri@@ al , as though a str@@ ange thing were be@@ f@@ all@@ ing you . On the contr@@ ary , go on rejo@@ ic@@ ing for@@ as@@ much as you are sh@@ ar@@ ers in the su@@ ffer@@ ings of the Christ . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
Ther@@ ap@@ ists tri@@ ed to help vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s to bre@@ ak free from such men@@ tal con@@ ne@@ ctions to the tra@@ um@@ ati@@ c ev@@ ent .
How contr@@ ary to fact !
( 3 ) They were care@@ fully h@@ and@@ written in E@@ st@@ on@@ i@@ an .
But we learned a valu@@ able less@@ on .
That is to say , among those who are appro@@ ved by God and have his go@@ o@@ d@@ will .
At first , there seem@@ ed to be little respon@@ se to their message .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T C@@ A@@ N EL@@ D@@ E@@ R@@ S AN@@ D P@@ A@@ R@@ EN@@ T@@ S D@@ O ?
For many , this me@@ ant making bi@@ g chang@@ es in their conduct and person@@ ality .
He accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed Moses up M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i and was on hand to me@@ et Moses when he des@@ c@@ ended from the m@@ oun@@ tain with the ta@@ ble@@ ts of the T@@ es@@ ti@@ mony .
Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ing by the things Jesus spoke about during his ministry , we can conclu@@ de that the Kingdom of God was close to his heart .
The psalmist said of his God that “ he s@@ ends his comm@@ and to the earth ; his word r@@ un@@ s s@@ wi@@ f@@ tly . ”
His prophet Jeremiah wrote : “ O Lord , I am consci@@ ous that a man@@ ’s way is not in himself : man has no power of gu@@ i@@ ding his st@@ ep@@ s . ”
In what way does 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 4 : 15 - 17 su@@ gg@@ est that the first resurrection began early in Christ’s pres@@ ence ?
For instance , his un@@ deser@@ ved kindness comes to our res@@ cu@@ e .
Thus , fur@@ ther ex@@ pan@@ sion was an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated .
During those years , however , many coun@@ tri@@ es enjo@@ yed relati@@ ve peace , and Jehovah’s people took advan@@ ta@@ ge of that situation to pro@@ cla@@ im the good news .
Jehovah wants us to show concer@@ n for others and do good to them .
I truly feel that I have experienced the fulfill@@ ment of God’s promise found at Isaiah 5@@ 4 : 17 , where we are as@@ sur@@ ed : “ An@@ y we@@ ap@@ on wh@@ atever that will be form@@ ed against you will have no succ@@ ess . ”
For instance , when a man nam@@ ed Na@@ th@@ ana@@ el heard that Jesus had come from Na@@ z@@ are@@ th , he said : “ Can anything good come out of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th ? ”
R@@ a@@ ú@@ l let him read the P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese - language page in the boo@@ k@@ let .
( b ) What satis@@ fac@@ tion can God’s people enjoy ?
The fact of the resurrection became a cen@@ tr@@ al part of Christian faith .
• Why is it best to avoid saying that Jehovah temp@@ ers his justice with mer@@ cy ?
G@@ ran@@ ted , some may not be eas@@ y to get along with , or they may be spiritually we@@ ak .
As we ze@@ al@@ ously car@@ ry out our ministry , Jehovah bless@@ es our work .
But as the apostle Paul later explained , because of their l@@ ack of faith , that land did not prove to be truly “ a place of rest . ”
Jesus promised that any sacrific@@ es we make to worship Jehovah will be ri@@ ch@@ ly re@@ war@@ ded . ​ — Mark 10 : 28 - 30 .
Jehovah God wants us to feel free to speak regul@@ arly to him about our concer@@ ns .
We may need to work on our sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings continu@@ ally and not become di@@ sh@@ ear@@ ten@@ ed .
After all , it would be contr@@ ary to Jehovah’s loving ways to ‘ take away , ’ or dis@@ qu@@ ali@@ fy , a disci@@ ple of Christ for fa@@ il@@ ing to accom@@ pl@@ ish something that was bey@@ ond his re@@ ach . ​ — Psalm 10@@ 3 : 14 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 23 ; 1 John 5 : 3 .
Yet , M@@ il@@ an sh@@ a@@ res how he felt . He says , “ It seem@@ ed to me that the angels bl@@ in@@ ded the sol@@ di@@ ers and that Jehovah res@@ cu@@ ed us . ” ​ — P@@ s .
To what ex@@ t@@ ent did Jesus let his Yes mean Yes ?
How might a Christian become ent@@ ang@@ led , with the result that his faith is we@@ ak@@ ened ?
If you desire to inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ate more of these so - called cont@@ ra@@ dic@@ tions to see how they can be har@@ mon@@ ized , many examples are consider@@ ed in The Bible ​ — God’s Word or M@@ an’s ?
Yet , you might look bey@@ ond the ob@@ vi@@ ous and ask yourself , ‘ Does my child enjoy the ministry or only the bre@@ ak@@ s ? ’
Yes , Jehovah proved to be just what he needed to be for you .
You will find some practic@@ al st@@ ep@@ s for set@@ ting spiritual go@@ als out@@ l@@ ined in the article “ U@@ se S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Go@@ als to G@@ l@@ ori@@ fy Your Creator , ” publi@@ shed in The Watchtower of Ju@@ ly 15 , 200@@ 4 .
When discus@@ sing the fre@@ e@@ dom that Jehovah has in st@@ ore for his earthly servants , Paul wrote : “ The e@@ ag@@ er expe@@ ct@@ ation of the cre@@ ation is wa@@ iting for the reve@@ al@@ ing of the sons of God . ”
Thus , in 19@@ 6@@ 3 we moved to S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land .
Rather , they help the po@@ or and the si@@ ck , the young and the old .
Those of ei@@ ther group might ag@@ ree with a well - known ac@@ t@@ ress who as@@ ser@@ ted : “ M@@ on@@ o@@ g@@ am@@ y is imp@@ os@@ sible for both se@@ x@@ es . ”
Chris@@ ta ad@@ ds that she ‘ will never give up hope that her husband will take a stand for Jehovah after all and accept the truth . ’
Ke@@ ep On Ser@@ ving Jehovah With Jo@@ y , F@@ e@@ b .
Why is it not sur@@ pris@@ ing that there are “ de@@ pres@@ sed sou@@ ls ” among Christians today ?
• par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly challeng@@ ing for some ?
As children of sin@@ ful Adam , we have in@@ her@@ ited his imper@@ fect con@@ dition .
Why dam@@ age it by res@@ or@@ ting to something di@@ sh@@ on@@ est in order to sa@@ ve face or gain some il@@ leg@@ al advan@@ ta@@ ge ?
You may have received this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine from one of them .
They often turned their ba@@ c@@ ks on Jehovah and “ pa@@ ined even the Ho@@ ly One of Israel . ”
God’s Kingdom is the only hope for mankind .
Lo@@ ve , in fact , out@@ stan@@ ding@@ ly id@@ enti@@ fied the true Christian congregation .
Yet , V@@ a@@ i@@ ate@@ a and her neigh@@ b@@ ors have been cont@@ ac@@ ted by Jehovah’s Witnesses . Why ?
Bro@@ ther@@ ly love moved P@@ ris@@ c@@ a and A@@ qu@@ ila to ‘ ris@@ k their own ne@@ c@@ ks ’ for Paul .
I vie@@ wed that verse as if Jehovah was tal@@ king to me direc@@ tly .
They set@@ t@@ led near the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of K@@ un@@ wal@@ d , in a v@@ al@@ le@@ y in nor@@ the@@ ast@@ er@@ n Bo@@ h@@ em@@ ia , where they buil@@ t co@@ t@@ ta@@ ges , t@@ il@@ led the land , read their Bi@@ bl@@ es , and nam@@ ed themselves Un@@ ity of B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n , or Un@@ it@@ as Fr@@ at@@ ru@@ m in L@@ at@@ in .
W@@ H@@ O M@@ A@@ K@@ E U@@ P “ AL@@ L TH@@ E@@ S@@ E K@@ IN@@ G@@ D@@ O@@ M@@ S ” ?
Such brothers , together with their wi@@ ves , are fine examples for the young among Jehovah’s people .
R@@ es@@ ist the P@@ res@@ sure of P@@ u@@ bli@@ c O@@ p@@ in@@ ion 3
For example , in the second world war , about 5@@ 5 milli@@ on people were kil@@ led .
Hence , there was a temp@@ or@@ ary po@@ ol@@ ing of fin@@ an@@ cial res@@ our@@ ces .
The early Christians did not ris@@ k their lives mer@@ ely to be@@ ar witness about a wise teach@@ er who was mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed .
My spe@@ e@@ ch was vu@@ l@@ g@@ ar , and I had a fil@@ thy sense of hum@@ or .
They recogn@@ ized that their work as min@@ isters was supp@@ or@@ ted by “ power of holy spirit . ”
Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah sp@@ ent most of their life living in ten@@ ts as ali@@ ens in str@@ ange lands .
Hence , we do not need to r@@ ely on leg@@ ends or my@@ ths to know what happened .
As we study the Scriptures and end@@ e@@ av@@ or to apply what we learn , Jehovah’s spirit helps us to gro@@ w in wisdom , dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment , understanding , knowledge , judgment , and thinking ability .
G@@ r@@ ati@@ tu@@ de and love for Jehovah have helped me to change my ways . ”
Paul gave Timothy on - the - jo@@ b tra@@ ining in the mission@@ ary service .
As told by Samuel F . H@@ er@@ d
She res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully explained to her teach@@ er why she must refu@@ se , but the teach@@ er ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed her .
No won@@ der , for the sa@@ y@@ ings of Christ have Jehovah as their S@@ ource !
P@@ os@@ th@@ um@@ ously de@@ i@@ fied Rom@@ an emp@@ er@@ ors were among the go@@ ds worshipp@@ ed in B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a .
This requi@@ res much inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ation and con@@ sul@@ tation .
Jo@@ shua was one of many who wit@@ ness@@ ed re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble events that t@@ es@@ ti@@ fied to Jehovah’s tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness .
It was a t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing m@@ om@@ ent when we vis@@ ited home and he , as my Christian brother , asked the blessing on our me@@ al .
He se@@ ts the perfect example for us .
From then on , he made ex@@ tr@@ a effort to help me understand what baptism means and its import@@ ance .
In all our end@@ e@@ av@@ ors , we should look to Jehovah for guid@@ ance .
They have not become “ full - gro@@ wn in po@@ wers of understanding . ”
15 : 24 - 28 ; Re@@ v .
Di@@ d she at times wish that he were still at home with her and her family ?
Our prayers to God reve@@ al our mo@@ ti@@ ves , inter@@ ests , and desi@@ res .
He was to be received ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ab@@ ly .
But emo@@ tion@@ ally the time should be right for both the husband and the wife .
That purpose is for the earth to be in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted by obedi@@ ent men and women who will take care of it and all life upon it .
P@@ ri@@ mar@@ ily , Jesus was and is inter@@ ested in God’s Kingdom * because of what it will do for those whom he lo@@ ves ​ — his heavenly Father and his faithful followers .
To do all of that is hard , often fru@@ str@@ ating , work .
F@@ or@@ ty years later , their trust was v@@ indic@@ ated when a new gener@@ ation of Israelites , under Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s lead@@ er@@ ship , mar@@ ched into Cana@@ an and con@@ qu@@ ered the land .
2 : 14 , 15 ​ — Does Satan’s “ having the means to cause death ” indic@@ ate that he can cause the pre@@ matu@@ re death of anyone he cho@@ o@@ ses ?
Do@@ ing so made Jehovah real to me .
Do not res@@ ist , do not mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r , l@@ est you receive b@@ lo@@ ws as well as lo@@ se the ass . ”
O@@ r he can prom@@ pt our associ@@ ates at work or in school to mo@@ ck us because of our desire to live by the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s moral standards .
( Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 15 - 19 . )
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines and the l@@ at@@ est conven@@ tion rel@@ eas@@ es give us f@@ res@@ h information that we can read and di@@ g@@ est .
So let us imitate Jesus ’ example by living with “ s@@ oun@@ dness of mind , ” not taking un@@ necess@@ ary ris@@ ks , yet fac@@ ing persecu@@ tion confid@@ ently . ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 12 .
But before I continue my st@@ ory , J@@ ann@@ y will expla@@ in how she became a pioneer and how we served together after we got married .
Jer@@ ome , the peri@@ o@@ d’s most dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed man of let@@ ters , was c@@ hi@@ ef@@ ly respon@@ sible for the L@@ at@@ in V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate transl@@ ation of the Bible from the origin@@ al langu@@ ages .
The more we learn about him , the more we want to be like him ​ — and the more we want to help others to do the same .
So we had to leave P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al , and I lost tr@@ ack of Jo@@ ã@@ o .
The following article will an@@ al@@ y@@ ze this question .
• Why is it bene@@ fi@@ cial for us to think and act on the bas@@ is of principles ?
Their n@@ atur@@ al c@@ and@@ or often mo@@ ves them to witness b@@ ol@@ dly to others .
His Word says : “ A th@@ re@@ e@@ fo@@ ld c@@ ord cannot quic@@ k@@ ly be t@@ or@@ n in two . ”
Let us now consider si@@ x things that children need from their father .
L@@ ei@@ gh S@@ t . R@@ O@@ C@@ H@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ E@@ R , M@@ N , Ma@@ yo C@@ i@@ vi@@ c C@@ en@@ ter Ar@@ ena , 30 2@@ n@@ d A@@ ve . S@@ .@@ E .
Even while your children are qu@@ ite young , you could say to them : “ If you ever come ac@@ ro@@ ss an im@@ moral we@@ b@@ s@@ ite and you feel temp@@ ted to look at it , ple@@ ase come and talk to me .
To h@@ and@@ le them , however , we do not r@@ ely on m@@ ere human wisdom .
In many lands , they have to end@@ ure ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary har@@ d@@ ship .
O@@ ver the years , I have found that Jehovah always supp@@ or@@ ts us as long as we r@@ ely on him for strength .
What the Bible promises will come true , and you can enjoy its fulfill@@ ment .
17 , 18 . ( a ) As to our r@@ ace for life , what can we learn from the “ cl@@ ou@@ d of wit@@ nesses ” ?
As a result , you will not be affe@@ cted ne@@ g@@ ati@@ vely when God ac@@ ts in l@@ ine with his war@@ ning : “ I shall re@@ move from the mi@@ d@@ st of you your ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ ily ex@@ ul@@ t@@ ant ones ; and you will never again be ha@@ ugh@@ ty in my holy m@@ oun@@ tain . ” ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 3 : 11 .
Just think of the happy pro@@ spe@@ ct that the promise of the resurrection op@@ ens up for those who have lost a loved one in death !
17 , 18 . ( a ) How do we bring honor to Jehovah when we refle@@ ct his qualities in our life ?
I conclu@@ ded that perhaps there was no God after all .
There is another as@@ pect of Jesus ’ public service .
I enjo@@ yed field service , even though I have always stru@@ gg@@ led with sh@@ y@@ ness .
It ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged : “ Mo@@ st wi@@ d@@ ely held is the view that the ho@@ li@@ day was an in@@ ten@@ tional ‘ Christi@@ an@@ iz@@ ation ’ of S@@ atur@@ n@@ ali@@ a and other pa@@ g@@ an fes@@ tiv@@ als . ”
“ This good news of the Kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations , and then the end will come . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
60 : 13 .
He heal@@ ed the si@@ ck , f@@ ed the hu@@ ng@@ ry , and resur@@ rec@@ ted the dead .
A W@@ ho@@ les@@ ome Li@@ fe on the P@@ la@@ ins
He pro@@ vo@@ ked religious men in the first century to try to cor@@ ru@@ pt Christian congregations .
A@@ no@@ ther example of such h@@ y@@ per@@ bo@@ le is that of see@@ ing the st@@ ra@@ w in a bro@@ ther’s e@@ ye but not ob@@ serving the ra@@ f@@ ter in one@@ ’s own e@@ ye .
N@@ one of such giving , however , requi@@ red spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c fe@@ ast days .
Mal@@ w@@ ina pre@@ par@@ ing the pres@@ ent@@ ation a few days before giving it at school
He form@@ ed the earth and cre@@ ated it “ to be in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted . ”
Sam@@ son did all of this with Jehovah’s fav@@ or and ba@@ c@@ king .
What ne@@ g@@ ative st@@ ate of mind do we want to avoid , and what questions can we ask ourselves ?
How Your Li@@ fe Can Ha@@ ve Gre@@ ater Me@@ an@@ ing
One day a sister fel@@ led a t@@ ree .
We were like “ sla@@ ves to un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness and la@@ w@@ less@@ ness , ” that is , “ sla@@ ves of sin . ”
Paul expla@@ ins : “ So it is written : ‘ The first man Adam became a living person . ’
Even while in the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al , M@@ other always had someone with her , day and night .
How can we show that we co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with the direction we receive from the elders ?
Di@@ d Jesus ’ friends take his body from the t@@ om@@ b ?
Will You H@@ old F@@ ast to Your In@@ tegrity ?
From the bo@@ t@@ to@@ m of my heart , I am truly gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah des@@ pite the many tra@@ ge@@ dies in my life .
That is what pu@@ shed them to accom@@ pl@@ ish what they did . ”
Jesus knew the import@@ ance of pu@@ t@@ ting God first in marriage .
To en@@ h@@ ance our appreciation for our heavenly Father , let us consider three important fac@@ t@@ ors : ( 1 ) Our Father is our Pro@@ vi@@ der .
Pro@@ long@@ ed dist@@ ress can dar@@ ken our enti@@ re out@@ look .
The An@@ cho@@ r Bible Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary states : “ One of the more ex@@ tre@@ me of ancient the@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal ide@@ as is that God re@@ de@@ em@@ ed his people by pa@@ ying Satan for their rel@@ e@@ ase . ”
Consider your mat@@ e@@ ’s feelings .
Ru@@ th recei@@ ves “ a perfect wa@@ ge ” as an an@@ c@@ est@@ ress of Jesus Christ . Bo@@ a@@ z is bless@@ ed with “ an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent woman . ”
G@@ u@@ ard A@@ ga@@ inst De@@ c@@ ep@@ tion
New branch fac@@ il@@ ities had been buil@@ t , and the form@@ er branch building became a home for all mission@@ aries rema@@ ining in the country .
W@@ ear@@ ing “ as a hel@@ me@@ t the hope of sal@@ vation ” will help you to com@@ ba@@ t disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement .
Instead , he had always stated : “ This is what Jehovah has said . ”
Si@@ x days later , Jesus took Peter , James , and John into a lo@@ f@@ ty m@@ oun@@ tain where he was trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ed before them .
O@@ h , and I now do hon@@ est work ​ — it some@@ times still invol@@ ves ban@@ ks , but in@@ stead of ro@@ b@@ b@@ ing them , I clean them !
Then , as recorded at Psalm 5@@ 6 : 8 , David makes these in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ing st@@ at@@ ements : “ My being a fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve you yourself have repor@@ ted .
He says : “ I don@@ ’t know who ca@@ used the de@@ a@@ ths of my three sons .
When the Israelites set up an i@@ ma@@ ge of a cal@@ f , al@@ le@@ ge@@ dly for the purpose of ven@@ er@@ ating Jehovah , he expres@@ sed his strong disa@@ p@@ pro@@ val , saying that they had apost@@ ati@@ zed . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 32 : 4 - 7 .
My Sh@@ are in the Ad@@ van@@ c@@ ement of G@@ lo@@ ba@@ l Di@@ v@@ ine E@@ duc@@ ation
As the years pas@@ sed , some Christians in Jerusalem may have wonder@@ ed just when Jesus ’ prophecy was going to be ful@@ filled .
To the Ang@@ el in S@@ ar@@ di@@ s
Then expla@@ in that by keep@@ ing integrity , Job made God’s heart rejo@@ ice , thus provi@@ ding an answer to Satan’s l@@ ying char@@ ge .
In Mi@@ c 6 verse 5 , Jehovah remin@@ ds the nation of Israel that he prote@@ cted them against Bal@@ ak and Bal@@ a@@ am and that he shi@@ el@@ ded the Israelites during the last le@@ g of their j@@ our@@ ne@@ y from Sh@@ it@@ ti@@ m in Mo@@ a@@ b to G@@ il@@ g@@ al in the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on what loving pro@@ v@@ isions of Jehovah can make our love for him gro@@ w ?
The min@@ i@@ mu@@ m dist@@ ance between them was about 8 fe@@ et [ 2@@ .@@ 4 m ] , but the u@@ su@@ al dist@@ ance was 14 fe@@ et [ 4 m ] , and they were even wi@@ der on cur@@ ves .
* For example , it is repor@@ ted that in Gre@@ e@@ ce during the last few years , believers have claim@@ ed that mirac@@ les take place about once a mon@@ th .
Pro@@ vi@@ ding for Your F@@ am@@ ily Mat@@ eri@@ ally
What a ref@@ re@@ shing as@@ sur@@ ance !
The disciples in the u@@ pp@@ er ro@@ om would never for@@ get that day .
What should we do if we have a rel@@ ap@@ se ?
From their t@@ ar@@ o@@ t car@@ ds , they conclu@@ ded that d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous people would come to their home but that they should ne@@ i@@ ther listen to nor accept anything from them .
H@@ ate Will Be E@@ ra@@ dic@@ ated !
An@@ y in@@ fir@@ m@@ ities you once had are g@@ one .
Jesus used the ter@@ m “ Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na ” to sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze the ut@@ ter des@@ tru@@ ction resul@@ ting from God’s ad@@ verse judgment .
Is it not I , Jehovah ? ” ​ — E@@ x .
The emo@@ tion of r@@ om@@ an@@ tic love and the e@@ c@@ st@@ as@@ y enjo@@ yed between a man and a woman are gi@@ f@@ ts from God .
And only after these words : and being baptized , they will be sa@@ ved .
In our day , as in times past , the truth continu@@ es to di@@ vi@@ de people .
Even when we experience pain of heart , reading the Bible and pon@@ der@@ ing over what it says will encoura@@ ge us .
It is es@@ tim@@ ated that by the year 1@@ 00 C.E . , there were some 5@@ 0@@ ,000 mil@@ es [ 8@@ 0@@ ,000 k@@ m ] of pa@@ ved Rom@@ an ro@@ a@@ ds .
I did this for about si@@ x years until my ill@@ ness con@@ f@@ ined me to a whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir .
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Jesus al@@ lu@@ ded to this when a rich young rul@@ er asked what he had to do to get everlasting life .
Di@@ d you find yourself thinking : ‘ Do not believe it !
Acc@@ ording to Paul , what does the congregation do ?
Paul said : “ Our being a@@ de@@ qu@@ ately qu@@ ali@@ fied is@@ su@@ es from God , who has in@@ deed a@@ de@@ qu@@ ately qu@@ ali@@ fied us to be min@@ isters of a new covenant . ”
New : My f@@ la@@ ws did not give my mate the right to c@@ he@@ at on me .
And taking a c@@ up , he offered than@@ ks and gave it to them , saying : ‘ D@@ r@@ ink out of it , all of you , for this means my “ blood of the covenant . ” ’ ” ​ — Matthew 26 : 26 - 28 .
I was emo@@ tion@@ ally wor@@ n out .
The Bible can be of great benefit in this reg@@ ard .
The ow@@ ner as@@ sures the emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ e that he under@@ stan@@ ds the situation and reve@@ als that the man@@ ag@@ er will soon be re@@ moved from his position .
8 : 19 , 20 .
And the number keep@@ s on inc@@ reas@@ ing .
Paul ur@@ ged Timothy : “ You , O man of God , fle@@ e from these things . But pur@@ sue righteousness , godly devo@@ tion , faith , love , end@@ ur@@ ance , mil@@ dness of temp@@ er . ”
W@@ rit@@ ing under divine inspi@@ r@@ ation , the prophet Daniel fore@@ told : “ In the days of those k@@ ings [ ex@@ is@@ ting in our day ] the God of heaven will set up a kingdom [ in heaven ] that will never be brought to ru@@ in .
Sa@@ ys Mari@@ e - Th@@ é@@ r@@ è@@ se : “ After re@@ tur@@ ning to Fr@@ ance , I tal@@ ked to my emp@@ loy@@ er about my desire to ad@@ just my work sc@@ he@@ du@@ le , and he was willing to change it .
To the ho@@ st , the matter is ur@@ g@@ ent .
Jesus gave us a remin@@ der when he said : “ If you gre@@ et your brothers only , what ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary thing are you doing ?
We can over@@ come any h@@ ur@@ d@@ les that may keep us from the ministry
A@@ no@@ ther ob@@ served that the Messi@@ ah is God’s in@@ str@@ um@@ ent that “ will re@@ verse the whole cal@@ am@@ ity of the f@@ all , ” br@@ ing@@ ing blessings to mankind in the pro@@ c@@ ess . ​ — Hebrews 2 : 14 , 15 .
K@@ no@@ wing this should move us to maintain a high reg@@ ard for all of Jehovah’s divine direc@@ ti@@ ves , even though doing so may not always be eas@@ y .
The same day , Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d , from Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n Bethel , gave a s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring dis@@ course in which he asked all children who wanted to do the will of God to stand up .
I was born in C@@ i@@ u@@ da@@ d M@@ an@@ te , a beau@@ ti@@ ful re@@ gi@@ on of the st@@ ate of T@@ am@@ au@@ li@@ p@@ as , M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
Rather , our a@@ im should be to cultiv@@ ate a reason@@ able view of ourselves , one that takes into consider@@ ation our streng@@ ths as well as our li@@ mit@@ ations .
Because of our sin@@ ful tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es .
During the “ co@@ ld ” months , f@@ ro@@ st and th@@ in she@@ e@@ ts of ice may form on small pon@@ ds up in the high@@ lands .
If you are a young serv@@ ant of God , do you e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly look for@@ ward to the new world ?
F@@ in@@ ally , they enjo@@ yed an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of life and health and even received their own personal in@@ her@@ it@@ an@@ ces .
If the answer to one or both of these questions is no , perhaps there is someone el@@ se who might be in a better position to care for the assignment right now .
• As we a@@ wa@@ it Jehovah’s day , how should we view people ?
E@@ spe@@ cially pri@@ zed were its ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic ce@@ d@@ ars , which were much s@@ ought after as building material because of their beau@@ ty , f@@ ra@@ gr@@ ance , and du@@ ra@@ bility .
Di@@ d this cou@@ ple find true happiness ?
G@@ ran@@ ted , the un@@ born child is ali@@ ve , but what value does Jehovah place on that life ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , it would be mor@@ ally d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous for any sing@@ le individuals who have a r@@ om@@ an@@ tic interest in each other to live in the same home .
But difficul@@ ties comm@@ on to mankind can di@@ min@@ ish our love for the truth .
In the same way , we can lo@@ v@@ ingly inc@@ ite our brothers to show their love for God and for neigh@@ b@@ or .
Ex@@ pres@@ sions of affe@@ ction between marriage mat@@ es have another positi@@ ve effect .
50 : 7 .
In 19@@ 19 , it was time for the pu@@ re Christian whe@@ at to be se@@ par@@ ated from the we@@ e@@ ds .
This is a w@@ atch@@ man who takes his t@@ ask seri@@ ously !
However , God has appointed an In@@ ter@@ cess@@ or for our prayers .
What doub@@ ts might af@@ fect some today ?
I can say with tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous con@@ vi@@ ction that the Bible chang@@ ed my life .
One might ask , ‘ Can I ad@@ just my circumstances and simp@@ li@@ fy my li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le ? ’
It helped me to turn to Jehovah God in hear@@ t@@ felt prayer , as@@ king for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
May our joy over@@ f@@ low in an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation of the gener@@ ous supp@@ ly of good things that Jehovah will provide for us in the earthly Par@@ adise .
So God is , in effect , tel@@ ling parents to in@@ s@@ titu@@ te a pl@@ an@@ ned pro@@ gra@@ m of Bible instru@@ ction that has the expres@@ s purpose of imp@@ res@@ sing spiritual matters on the min@@ ds of their children .
The thr@@ ill@@ ing events of the past 1@@ 00 years are pro@@ of of this .
How did Ju@@ d@@ as be@@ tra@@ y Jesus , and with what has Ju@@ d@@ as ’ name become sy@@ n@@ on@@ y@@ m@@ ous ?
The city and its gr@@ and temple are p@@ lun@@ der@@ ed and bur@@ ned and then t@@ or@@ n ap@@ ar@@ t st@@ one by st@@ one .
What valu@@ able less@@ ons can we learn from the book of Job ?
( Read Psalm 37 : 29 . )
• What is me@@ ant in the Bible by the word “ long - suffering ” ?
Matthew is being fe@@ atu@@ red in public wit@@ ness@@ ing .
How did the c@@ li@@ mate of peace benefit the early Christians ?
We find in his words an indic@@ ation that he was ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in his pain , l@@ on@@ el@@ iness , and personal feelings .
Un@@ like any other human , Jesus lived in heaven as a spirit person before he was born on earth .
On the other hand , ad@@ ul@@ ts are not always good examples of cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness , ei@@ ther in every@@ day life or in the bu@@ sin@@ ess world .
Many people believe that succ@@ ess has more to do with being in the right place at the right time than it does with per@@ sever@@ ance .
In 1914 , when the last days began , this worl@@ d’s religi@@ ons , led by those claim@@ ing to be Christian , showed whom they really served .
Acc@@ ording to Psalm 9@@ 0 : 17 , for what can we righ@@ tly pray ?
C@@ ol@@ or@@ ful tra@@ v@@ el bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res make temp@@ ting off@@ ers for us to f@@ ly away to some dist@@ ant “ par@@ adise ” to rel@@ a@@ x and for@@ get all our wor@@ ries and tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es .
The use of the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama of C@@ re@@ ation ” ( an ei@@ ght - h@@ our pres@@ ent@@ ation invol@@ ving fil@@ ms , s@@ li@@ des , and recor@@ ding@@ s ) was in@@ str@@ um@@ ent@@ al in this ex@@ pan@@ sion .
Rather , he form@@ ed it “ to be in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted . ”
If some n@@ on - Witnesses desire to in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce un@@ clean practic@@ es , it is vital to stand fir@@ m and coura@@ ge@@ ously expla@@ in our Christian position in a kind and res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful man@@ ner .
Do@@ ing so would re@@ du@@ ce the value of his own est@@ ate .
A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s other two sons , E@@ lea@@ z@@ ar and I@@ th@@ am@@ ar , were ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary in their service to Jehovah . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 10 : 6 .
For example , al@@ though An@@ na was faithful all those years at the temple , she pro@@ ba@@ bly did not real@@ ize that cen@@ tu@@ ries later her example would still encoura@@ ge others .
I@@ F Y@@ O@@ U have ever had to gro@@ pe your way through dar@@ k@@ ness , you know how fru@@ str@@ ating it can be .
For example , the Bible tel@@ ls you to “ fle@@ e from for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation . ”
S@@ ur@@ ely Job mis@@ sed his children who died ear@@ li@@ er at Satan’s hand .
H@@ el@@ p them to feel at home . ​ — Mat@@ t .
They might be temp@@ ted to look like those un@@ believers and then to think , feel , and act like them . ​ — Pro@@ v .
Our baptism is both a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of our dedic@@ ation to God and a public declar@@ ation that Jehovah is our R@@ ul@@ er .
After consider@@ ing se@@ ven Christian qualities , what are you determined to pur@@ sue , and why ?
In l@@ ine with divine justice , they were ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from God’s family and lost their fel@@ low@@ ship with him .
L@@ ater , the preaching work was ex@@ tend@@ ed to the Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans , with good succ@@ ess .
His teachings therefore ign@@ ited bit@@ ter contro@@ ver@@ si@@ es within the ch@@ urch .
For example , Jesus used many simp@@ le illustr@@ ations based on pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s da@@ ily experience in order to teach less@@ ons that t@@ ou@@ ched their heart .
So , then , the question of whether Jesus ac@@ tually ro@@ se from the dead is c@@ ru@@ cial .
By doing so , they jo@@ ined Satan’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
Christian wi@@ ves may have a ke@@ en desire that their hus@@ ban@@ ds serve as minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants and perhaps ev@@ en@@ tually as overse@@ ers , or elders .
All man@@ ner of people ​ — di@@ gn@@ it@@ aries , sol@@ di@@ ers , la@@ w@@ y@@ ers , women , children , the po@@ or , the si@@ ck , even soci@@ et@@ y’s out@@ ca@@ st@@ s — ​ appro@@ ached him e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly , un@@ af@@ ra@@ id .
“ This is what the love of God means , that we ob@@ serve his comman@@ d@@ ments ; and yet his comman@@ d@@ ments are not bur@@ den@@ some . ” ​ — 1 J@@ O@@ H@@ N 5 : 3 .
The ans@@ wers may help us to dis@@ cer@@ n how much effort the person has already put into fin@@ ding an answer .
Now fully pre@@ pared for the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work , they enjo@@ yed many inter@@ es@@ ting experi@@ ences .
For ‘ ever@@ yone who c@@ alls on the name of Jehovah will be sa@@ ved . ’ ” ​ — Romans 10 : 4 , 9 - 13 .
In ancient times , li@@ ons ro@@ am@@ ed Israel and were a th@@ re@@ at to d@@ om@@ es@@ tic ani@@ mal@@ s .
Even though I loved boo@@ ks and lear@@ ning , I am gr@@ ate@@ ful that my mother had taught me to love Jehovah more than anyone or anything el@@ se .
I just got married . ’ These were po@@ or exc@@ uses .
Th@@ r@@ ough our wit@@ ness@@ ing work , car@@ ri@@ ed out under ang@@ eli@@ c su@@ per@@ vision , we lik@@ e@@ wise ur@@ ge all people to “ fear God and give him glory . ”
I love to atten@@ d our inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tions , where emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is is put on lear@@ ning about our heavenly Father , Jehovah , and Bible truth .
He knew that they had been a@@ bu@@ sed , s@@ kin@@ ned , and thro@@ wn about like sheep without a shepher@@ d .
Jehovah’s Witnesses are public@@ ly declar@@ ing the message of the Bible every@@ where .
“ TH@@ E Bible is among the most wi@@ d@@ ely cir@@ cul@@ ated boo@@ ks in our country [ I@@ tal@@ y ] , but it is perhaps among the le@@ ast read as well .
The teach@@ er later used the information at a s@@ em@@ in@@ ar , with good resul@@ ts .
Who only can take away your integrity ?
When an un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant practic@@ er of gro@@ ss sin is dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed from the congregation , he again be@@ comes part of Satan’s wicked world .
He ad@@ ded : “ And in@@ ev@@ it@@ ab@@ ly this pos@@ si@@ bility is going to become an accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed fact . ”
R@@ em@@ ember his wonderful ac@@ ts that he has per@@ form@@ ed , his mirac@@ les and the j@@ udi@@ cial decisions of his m@@ ou@@ th . ” ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 16 : 11 , 12 .
B@@ ene@@ f@@ its of O@@ be@@ ying Bible C@@ oun@@ sel
Yet , Paul said : “ God called us , not with allow@@ ance for un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , but in con@@ ne@@ ction with san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation .
Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el G@@ ou@@ l@@ der , for example , was a par@@ ish pri@@ est in M@@ an@@ ch@@ es@@ ter , Eng@@ land , at the time of the 195@@ 8 Mun@@ ich a@@ ir disa@@ ster in which many of the M@@ an@@ ch@@ es@@ ter Un@@ ited fo@@ o@@ t@@ bal@@ l te@@ am were kil@@ led .
He had us stay until they dis@@ pers@@ ed .
Still , Christian men and women who follow Bible principles , wh@@ atever their situation , receive Jehovah’s blessing .
The only way the world will become un@@ ited is by having one world authority that works in the inter@@ ests of all people .
A@@ no@@ ther faithful man who ‘ wal@@ ked with God ’ was Noah . ​ — Genesis 6 : 9 .
Today , he ser@@ ves as a congregation el@@ der .
We just know that the pro@@ c@@ ess works and that we co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with it by e@@ ating .
What ob@@ lig@@ ation accom@@ pan@@ ies the honor of be@@ aring Jehovah’s name ?
Many are loo@@ king mer@@ ely for that when they go to ch@@ urch , and the ch@@ ur@@ ches are e@@ ag@@ er to c@@ ater to this desire .
What must we teach to help others to become disciples of Christ ?
We long to see God’s Kingdom come against Satan’s wicked system of things because this will mean the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of Jehovah’s holy name and the re@@ mo@@ val of all op@@ pos@@ ers of divine so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
The Scriptures tell us that “ the man Moses was by far the me@@ ek@@ est of all the men who were upon the sur@@ face of the gr@@ ound . ”
This war , therefore , will accom@@ pl@@ ish what God - fe@@ aring men thr@@ ough@@ out the ages could only hope for .
Th@@ ough Lu@@ c had had little for@@ ma@@ l educ@@ ation , Al@@ ber@@ t , a uni@@ vers@@ ity gra@@ du@@ ate , was deep@@ ly imp@@ ressed by his strong faith in the Scriptures and his practic@@ al app@@ lic@@ ation of the material .
That was like saying : ‘ The E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an in@@ va@@ sion is an att@@ ack on you , Jehovah .
The last of Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah’s ei@@ ght v@@ isions may perhaps be the most faith - streng@@ th@@ ening .
Jehovah said : “ Son of man , go , en@@ ter in among the house of Israel , and you must speak with my words to them . ”
In his letter to the Eph@@ es@@ ians , the apostle Paul refer@@ red to “ every form of prayer . ”
What qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations would she need ?
( b ) How did their efforts s@@ qu@@ are with Jehovah’s advan@@ c@@ ing purpose ?
What are some su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions for imp@@ ro@@ ving our sing@@ ing ?
Although the elders take the lead in sear@@ ch@@ ing for and help@@ ing sheep who have st@@ ra@@ yed , concer@@ n for mis@@ sing fellow believers is not li@@ mit@@ ed to Christian overse@@ ers .
One reason was that “ from inf@@ an@@ cy ” he had been taught “ the holy writ@@ ings . ”
▪ P@@ at@@ ri@@ ci@@ a , mentioned in the op@@ ening article .
R@@ o@@ do@@ l@@ f@@ o , who has per@@ form@@ ed many we@@ d@@ ding@@ s , no@@ tes : “ At times , the gro@@ om comes under tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous pres@@ sure from relati@@ ves , especially if they are help@@ ing to pa@@ y for the we@@ d@@ ding rec@@ ep@@ tion .
“ A@@ t@@ ten@@ ding to Many D@@ u@@ ties ” A Jewish h@@ ou@@ se@@ wi@@ fe@@ ’s day began early , likely before su@@ n@@ ris@@ e .
How should individu@@ al Christians respon@@ d to tim@@ ely spiritual food from the slave and organiz@@ ational decisions made by the slave ?
N@@ el@@ li@@ e and I sp@@ ent 5@@ 6 years together in Jehovah’s service and were privile@@ ged to help more than a h@@ un@@ d@@ red people come to a knowledge of Bible truth .
Do not conclu@@ de that God has for@@ s@@ ak@@ en you .
If only they had a tru@@ sted and qu@@ ali@@ fied friend who could point them in the right direction !
In these times of gro@@ wing dis@@ respect , know@@ ing how to tre@@ at others is practic@@ al and bene@@ fi@@ cial .
“ G@@ U@@ A@@ R@@ D W@@ H@@ A@@ T I@@ S L@@ A@@ I@@ D U@@ P I@@ N T@@ R@@ U@@ S@@ T W@@ I@@ T@@ H Y@@ O@@ U ”
• What less@@ ons may a new disci@@ ple learn from others in the congregation ?
Paul reas@@ oned : “ What har@@ mony is there between Christ and B@@ eli@@ al ?
9 / 1 Par@@ adise E@@ ar@@ th , 11 / 15
Hence , Israel is de@@ pi@@ cted as being in a marriage relationship with Jehovah .
‘ Is it not an ex@@ ag@@ g@@ er@@ ation to say that all of us are in d@@ anger of being dec@@ ei@@ ved with reg@@ ard to our religious beli@@ ef@@ s ? ’ you might ask .
What is the good news that we as Jesus ’ followers s@@ pre@@ ad ?
The Bible says : “ God , al@@ though having the will to demonstr@@ ate his wr@@ ath and to make his power known , t@@ ol@@ er@@ ated with much long - suffering v@@ ess@@ els of wr@@ ath made f@@ it for des@@ tru@@ ction , in order that he might make known the ri@@ ches of his glory upon v@@ ess@@ els of mer@@ cy . ”
Jehovah is the fin@@ al Ju@@ dge of wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers .
Ha@@ ving such a fr@@ ame of mind can help us to foc@@ us on the needs of others rather than on our own tri@@ als .
We do well to ask , ‘ C@@ ould disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment and fru@@ str@@ ation over my mis@@ takes cause me to be dis@@ satis@@ fied with Jehovah’s standards ? ’
We should never let others di@@ ct@@ ate the way we worship .
The cause , we know , was the s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ er Satan , who l@@ y@@ ingly acc@@ used Job of worshipp@@ ing God out of self - interest .
What as@@ sur@@ ance do we have regarding the difficul@@ ties we face ?
He arri@@ ved home sever@@ ely de@@ bil@@ it@@ ated and al@@ most im@@ medi@@ ately was ad@@ mit@@ ted to the local ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
So if you are married , ask yourself : ‘ How well do I know my mate ?
At times , though , the pain may not be to our body .
This “ everlasting good news ” is c@@ learly l@@ in@@ ked with the “ good news of the kingdom , ” which , as Jesus fore@@ told , “ will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations ” before the end of this system of things .
There is , therefore , no reason to feel gu@@ il@@ ty when we once in a while sc@@ he@@ du@@ le some time to “ ob@@ serve in@@ ten@@ tly the bir@@ ds of heaven ” and “ the l@@ ili@@ es of the field ” or to enjoy some other activities that ref@@ res@@ h us and en@@ rich our life .
That is how many who read and believe the Bible would answer the question posed in the a@@ bo@@ ve t@@ it@@ le .
He is the mat@@ ch@@ less Pro@@ vi@@ der and the in@@ com@@ par@@ able Pro@@ te@@ ct@@ or , who wants us to draw close to him .
“ Un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness ” is a ter@@ m that co@@ v@@ ers a wide r@@ ange of sin@@ s .
Yes , while he main@@ ta@@ ined his right standing with God , Solomon proved to be succ@@ ess@@ ful . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
T@@ ak@@ ing in Bible knowledge gave him great joy and a bur@@ ning ze@@ al for the Christian ministry .
H@@ ear@@ ing of this ch@@ ance find , a Fr@@ en@@ ch ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal te@@ am led by C@@ la@@ u@@ de S@@ cha@@ e@@ ff@@ er j@@ our@@ ne@@ yed to the s@@ ite the following year .
Such efforts af@@ fect how others view our ministry .
We s@@ le@@ pt on be@@ ds made of ra@@ f@@ fi@@ a po@@ les .
14 - 16 .
It is a joy to help them .
( Read Revelation 22 : 17 . )
And because of its si@@ ze , ar@@ m@@ or , and we@@ ap@@ ons ​ — a th@@ reat@@ ening m@@ ou@@ th and powerful ta@@ il — ​ L@@ ev@@ i@@ a@@ than kno@@ ws no fear .
That is an a@@ ver@@ age of over 5@@ ,000 individuals every we@@ ek !
The first man , Adam , was a soul .
Some jo@@ ined in stud@@ ying The Watchtower with me .
In@@ sur@@ ance : W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er may be nam@@ ed as the bene@@ fi@@ ci@@ ary of a life in@@ sur@@ ance po@@ li@@ cy or a re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment / ​ p@@ en@@ sion pl@@ an .
Mark ad@@ ds de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about where Jesus was s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing in the bo@@ at and what he was s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing on , things that a fi@@ sh@@ er@@ man like Peter would no@@ tice .
A comm@@ on language pre@@ ser@@ ves the b@@ ond between gr@@ and@@ parents and gr@@ and@@ children
What is the spirit of the world , and how does it op@@ er@@ ate ?
Because of Jeho@@ i@@ ak@@ im@@ ’s bad course , Jeremiah pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed about him : “ With the bu@@ ri@@ al of a don@@ ke@@ y he will be bu@@ ri@@ ed . ”
Un@@ der the ar@@ chang@@ el are the ser@@ ap@@ h@@ s , who dec@@ l@@ are Jehovah’s ho@@ l@@ iness and help to keep his people clean spiritually .
Like Jesus and his early disciples , the stud@@ ents did not speak out of their “ own imp@@ ul@@ se . ”
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ al Israelites of Isa@@ i@@ ah’s day were “ wit@@ nesses ” of Jehovah , and the nation as a whole was God’s “ serv@@ ant . ”
He always consi@@ ders what is best for his people . ​ — Isaiah 30 : 20 ; 4@@ 8 : 17 .
P@@ op@@ e John Paul I@@ I said in 199@@ 9 : “ Rather than a place , hel@@ l indic@@ ates the st@@ ate of those who fre@@ ely and de@@ fin@@ iti@@ vely se@@ par@@ ate themselves from God , the s@@ ource of all life and joy . ”
Then the people started sing@@ ing with us , and their vo@@ ic@@ es s@@ oun@@ ded beau@@ ti@@ ful .
Why this wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad l@@ ack of loy@@ al@@ ty ?
H@@ ad not Jehovah brought back to life Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s re@@ pro@@ duc@@ tive po@@ wers when he and his wife , S@@ ar@@ ah , came together in their old age and pro@@ duc@@ ed their son , Isa@@ a@@ c ? ​ — Genesis 18 : 10 - 14 ; 21 : 1 - 3 ; Romans 4 : 19 - 21 .
She ag@@ re@@ ed , and we wrote to sever@@ al Fr@@ en@@ ch - speaking bran@@ ches of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
I h@@ ated the Witnesses , and many times I s@@ cre@@ am@@ ed ob@@ s@@ cen@@ ities at them .
6 Who Sh@@ ould T@@ each Ch@@ il@@ dren Ab@@ out God ?
Of course , my viol@@ in went with me , and I pla@@ yed in the conven@@ tion or@@ ch@@ es@@ tr@@ a .
A sol@@ di@@ er can wi@@ eld his we@@ ap@@ ons effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely in war@@ f@@ are only if he has practic@@ ed and has learned to use them well .
In what ways can we prac@@ tice mer@@ cy in our every@@ day life ? “ If a Bro@@ ther . . .
His time , en@@ er@@ gy , and res@@ our@@ ces were direc@@ ted pri@@ mar@@ ily toward preaching about God’s Kingdom .
Some situ@@ ations invol@@ ve sever@@ al Bible principles , and ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , the person see@@ king ad@@ vice has to make his own decision .
David told M@@ ep@@ hi@@ bo@@ sh@@ et@@ h : “ You yourself will e@@ at bre@@ ad at my table con@@ stan@@ tly . ”
They g@@ la@@ dly follow Scriptural guid@@ el@@ ines because they love Jehovah and want to ple@@ ase him .
In ad@@ dition , we can draw on the experience of others , including our parents . ​ — Pro@@ v .
The in@@ justice around us is not God’s doing .
He tri@@ ed to return , but “ Satan cu@@ t ac@@ ro@@ ss ” his p@@ ath .
Saul must have been em@@ b@@ ol@@ d@@ ened by what he saw , perhaps vie@@ wing S@@ te@@ ph@@ en@@ ’s ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion as deser@@ ved p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment .
Th@@ ink of what J@@ on@@ a@@ than did soon after Saul started to dis@@ obey God .
W@@ ould it be difficult to expla@@ in to Jesus why I enjoy the vi@@ de@@ o g@@ ames I pla@@ y ? ’
To sur@@ vi@@ ve , these hel@@ pl@@ ess cre@@ atu@@ res need a car@@ ing shepher@@ d . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 34 : 5 .
One te@@ en@@ age gi@@ r@@ l put it this way : “ A child u@@ su@@ ally won@@ ’t res@@ ent being one of Jehovah’s Witnesses just because of not having a pi@@ e@@ ce of bir@@ th@@ day c@@ ake at school .
Not only did the prophet cho@@ ose simp@@ le and powerful words but he made good use of par@@ all@@ el@@ ism and wor@@ d@@ pla@@ y .
The Bible fore@@ told that such con@@ di@@ tions , including a c@@ ry of “ peace and se@@ cur@@ ity , ” would lead up to God’s fear - inspi@@ ring day of judgment .
In the end , therefore , only Noah and his family sur@@ vi@@ ved the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of Jehovah’s judgment . ​ — Matthew 24 : 37 - 39 .
The Scriptures indic@@ ate that Christians must liter@@ ally ga@@ ther themselves together .
At this time , God chang@@ ed his name to Israel , meaning “ Con@@ tend@@ er ( Per@@ sever@@ er ) With God , ” or “ God Con@@ tend@@ s . ”
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you ever been at a lo@@ ss for words when tal@@ king to a friend who is seri@@ ously ill ?
Those L@@ at@@ in transl@@ ations en@@ ab@@ led the people of S@@ pain to read the Bible and understand its message .
So a brother nam@@ ed T@@ ed S@@ ar@@ g@@ ent ur@@ ged me to be coura@@ ge@@ ous and put faith in Jehovah .
That de@@ fi@@ es lo@@ gi@@ c .
Y@@ oung people , then , should not r@@ us@@ h into marriage when they first experience an a@@ wak@@ ening of se@@ x@@ u@@ al imp@@ ul@@ ses .
pages 1@@ 6@@ 9 - 1@@ 70 .
( b ) How does Proverbs descri@@ be the value of wisdom ?
To see our hope ful@@ filled , what “ holy ac@@ ts of conduct ” and “ de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion ” must we man@@ i@@ f@@ est ? How can the hope Jehovah has given us help us to end@@ ure ?
If I am con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating a ma@@ j@@ or move to another city or country for per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved e@@ con@@ om@@ ic advan@@ ta@@ ges , do I give pray@@ er@@ ful consider@@ ation to the effect this would have on my family and on the congregation ? ’
Consider the circumstances under which he made that com@@ par@@ is@@ on .
A@@ ir@@ pl@@ an@@ es allow cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers , B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e members , mission@@ aries , and others to tra@@ v@@ el s@@ wi@@ f@@ tly to conven@@ tions or to care for the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c assign@@ ments .
Indeed , they had good reason to “ give [ the elders ] more than ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary consider@@ ation in love . ”
Our per@@ sever@@ ing in doing God’s will can have a similar effect on others ​ — especially on young ones , many of whom will gro@@ w up to be very valu@@ able servants of God .
Ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing Jehovah , Isaiah says : “ Those who are a strong people will gl@@ ori@@ fy you ; the to@@ wn of the ty@@ ran@@ n@@ ic@@ al nations , they will fear you . ”
No God who t@@ ol@@ er@@ ates evil could ex@@ ist , they reason ​ — or if he ex@@ ists , ei@@ ther he is not al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty or he does not care about us .
C@@ ar@@ b@@ on mon@@ o@@ xi@@ de is inv@@ isi@@ ble and d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous ​ — as is Satan
The sur@@ en@@ ess of the resurrection hope can also help us to maintain integrity to our heavenly Father even to the point of death .
E@@ ver@@ yone wants to be happy .
Such powerful works , or gi@@ f@@ ts of the spirit , pas@@ sed away with the death of Jesus and the apostles and any to whom they pas@@ sed on the gi@@ f@@ ts .
We should stri@@ ve to be sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to their suffering .
At a young age , Jeremiah was called to serve as a prophet in Juda@@ h .
The Kingdom was taken away from n@@ atur@@ al Israel and “ given to a nation pro@@ duc@@ ing its fru@@ its . ”
They were con@@ stan@@ tly chang@@ ing bo@@ y@@ friends or gi@@ r@@ l@@ friends .
C@@ u@@ ri@@ ous , he exam@@ ined the bur@@ s under a mi@@ cro@@ sc@@ op@@ e and was in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ed by the t@@ in@@ y ho@@ o@@ ks that l@@ atch@@ ed on@@ to anything that had a loo@@ p .
How did Jesus feel toward the crow@@ ds that came to him , and what did he do in respon@@ se ?
Se@@ cond , in ad@@ dition to the ti@@ thing requi@@ re@@ ment , Jehovah arrang@@ ed for the Israelites to make vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary contribu@@ tions .
“ They do not know the vo@@ ice of str@@ ang@@ ers . ”
As an activ@@ ist , I used to di@@ vi@@ de people sh@@ ar@@ p@@ ly into two grou@@ ps ​ — ei@@ ther good or bad — ​ and I was ready to act against those whom I consider@@ ed bad .
This means my body . ’
What must elders avoid when deal@@ ing with wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers , and why ?
For instance , one a@@ str@@ on@@ om@@ er wrote : “ W@@ as it God who st@@ ep@@ ped in and so provi@@ d@@ enti@@ ally c@@ ra@@ f@@ ted the co@@ s@@ mo@@ s for our benefit ? . . .
James makes a t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing point .
His in@@ ten@@ se activ@@ ity since 1914 will be exam@@ ined in the following article .
S@@ ad@@ ly , E@@ ve and Adam did not turn away from the vo@@ ice of this str@@ anger .
These co@@ pi@@ es were then transl@@ ated into many more langu@@ ages .
“ After fin@@ ish@@ ing my stu@@ dies , I re@@ turned to C@@ y@@ pr@@ us and accepted a jo@@ b as the direc@@ t@@ or of a medi@@ cal la@@ bor@@ at@@ ory .
They started to buil@@ d a mas@@ sive tower , not to give Jehovah glory , but to “ make a c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated name ” for themselves .
Their ob@@ je@@ ctive in provi@@ ding such guid@@ ance is not to di@@ ct@@ ate how their brothers should live their lives .
How Some Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ved An@@ s@@ wers
● “ Jesus is the Son of God who was born , died , and ro@@ se from the dead to sa@@ ve us from our sin@@ s .
Di@@ d he have knowledge of c@@ ra@@ f@@ ts pri@@ or to this va@@ st pro@@ ject ?
“ P@@ rac@@ tice Gi@@ ving ”
Gi@@ ve an example of appro@@ pri@@ ate feelings of pri@@ de .
In some c@@ as@@ es , dis@@ beli@@ ef appe@@ ars to be a deli@@ ber@@ ate refu@@ s@@ al to face the truth .
Although Jesus was perfect , why did it requi@@ re effort for him to fulf@@ ill his ro@@ le in God’s purpose ?
As in the first century , people today must be given the opportunity to hear about God’s Kingdom and to take their stand on its side .
After all , the inspired Scriptures are filled with examples of how Jehovah used holy spirit , the str@@ ong@@ est for@@ ce a@@ vail@@ able , to a@@ id his people .
The fr@@ am@@ e@@ work of the Law taught such individuals that they were sin@@ ful and in need of for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
So@@ on I again s@@ li@@ pp@@ ed into deep de@@ pres@@ sion .
Some listen to ad@@ vice only because they have to .
Ther@@ e@@ upon , Abraham sacrific@@ ed a ra@@ m that re@@ plac@@ ed Isa@@ a@@ c .
Even if it seem@@ s to “ d@@ el@@ a@@ y ” from a human vie@@ w@@ point , we are as@@ sur@@ ed that “ it will not be l@@ ate . ” ​ — Ha@@ b .
11 : 16 ; 22 : 1 .
What is the att@@ ack by “ Go@@ g of the land of Ma@@ go@@ g ” ?
W@@ al@@ k in it . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A@@ I@@ A@@ H 30 : 21 .
God ac@@ ted as one who li@@ f@@ ts off or pu@@ sh@@ es back a yo@@ ke far en@@ ough to en@@ able an ani@@ ma@@ l to e@@ at com@@ for@@ ta@@ bly .
When I do , I try to do something to help someone el@@ se , and that always helps me too . ”
Although our vie@@ ws on matters where Scriptural principles are not involved may v@@ ary some@@ what , in matters of worship , we act in complete un@@ is@@ on .
Jehovah has never been wrong , and he never will be .
What counsel did one el@@ der give to a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant , and why was it effe@@ ctive ?
I da@@ ily me@@ et pres@@ sures at school and el@@ se@@ where that chall@@ enge my faith .
But when we look back and see that Jehovah’s Witnesses have received at le@@ ast 2@@ 6@@ 8 high - cour@@ t vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ es , including 24 c@@ as@@ es w@@ on in the E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an C@@ our@@ t of H@@ u@@ man R@@ igh@@ ts just since the year 20@@ 00 , it be@@ comes clear that no one can hold back God’s hand . ​ — Is@@ a . 5@@ 4 : 17 ; read Isaiah 5@@ 9 : 1 .
But will we show pati@@ ence until he reg@@ a@@ ins his bal@@ ance ?
Since 1914 , Jesus Christ has been present in heaven as the King of God’s heavenly Kingdom .
This ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation up@@ d@@ ates the information discus@@ sed on page 5@@ 7 , par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 24 , of the Dani@@ el@@ ’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy book and de@@ pi@@ cted in the char@@ ts on pages 5@@ 6 and 1@@ 39 .
Why may some find it challeng@@ ing to follow the elders ’ lead ?
It turned out that this teach@@ er had a cop@@ y of the C@@ re@@ ation book and had been using it to deli@@ ver le@@ c@@ tures at the uni@@ vers@@ ity !
I sp@@ ent half a year in sol@@ it@@ ary con@@ fin@@ ement .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Jesus in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted a way of pu@@ re worship that would ev@@ en@@ tually em@@ br@@ ace th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of the pre@@ vi@@ ously exc@@ lu@@ ded and h@@ ated G@@ ent@@ il@@ es .
The a@@ bo@@ ve st@@ at@@ ements show how vari@@ ed the cho@@ ice of what to do with the pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons of the dec@@ eas@@ ed one can be .
Des@@ pite their po@@ ver@@ ty , many in@@ s@@ ist that the publi@@ sh@@ ers accept don@@ ations .
So I st@@ op@@ ped see@@ ing the the@@ olo@@ gi@@ an and began stud@@ ying the Bible with A@@ nt@@ on@@ is .
Instead , that privilege was re@@ served for his son Solomon .
Our en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m is en@@ h@@ an@@ ced because we find greater joy when we are effe@@ ctive in the ministry .
The very t@@ it@@ les Messi@@ ah and Christ su@@ gg@@ est as much .
Like the first Christians , Jehovah’s Witnesses hold to the Scriptural truth about the human soul , death , and the resurrection .
No matter what the cause , all such de@@ ar ones have needs that can and should be filled by our willing and end@@ uring ac@@ ts of loving - kindness . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 14 .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ He became po@@ or for your s@@ ak@@ es , that you might become rich through his po@@ ver@@ ty . ”
They still syst@@ em@@ ati@@ c@@ ally can@@ va@@ ss the E@@ ar@@ th . ” ​ — The O@@ r@@ ange C@@ oun@@ ty Re@@ g@@ is@@ ter of O@@ r@@ ange C@@ oun@@ ty , C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
How can we deter@@ mine whether the spirit of the world is influ@@ enc@@ ing us ?
With that pro@@ spe@@ ct in mind , we may in@@ deed view any suffering in this system as “ m@@ om@@ ent@@ ary and light . ”
My de@@ ar mother stu@@ died the Bible with the Witnesses , but she did not prog@@ ress toward baptism .
An@@ y pre@@ ten@@ se of in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence from Jehovah God is she@@ er fol@@ ly . ​ — 11 / 15 , pages 24 - 7 .
She real@@ ized , though , that she could not just si@@ t back and hope that such un@@ who@@ les@@ ome feelings would go away .
A Par@@ ent@@ al R@@ es@@ pon@@ si@@ bility
By the end of the th@@ ous@@ and years of Kingdom rule , obedi@@ ent mankind will have been li@@ ber@@ ated from all enem@@ ies in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed by Ad@@ am@@ ’s dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
And what can we learn from Paul that can help us in our disci@@ ple - making work ?
They became mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r@@ ers and com@@ pla@@ in@@ ers against Jehovah .
S@@ O@@ M@@ E Christian you@@ ths have temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily had to live away from their family and their home congregation .
We can be ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous without be@@ coming over@@ ly su@@ spi@@ ci@@ ous .
His li@@ mit@@ less mem@@ ory is not like that of a com@@ pu@@ ter that imper@@ s@@ on@@ ally sto@@ res d@@ ata about individuals .
What mo@@ ves the other sheep to give loyal support to the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ?
God’s word is be@@ h@@ ind us in the sense that the Bible was comple@@ ted cen@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o .
Go@@ li@@ ath bel@@ low@@ ed out a chall@@ enge .
A number of them were cont@@ ac@@ ted through refer@@ r@@ als .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , the Phil@@ ist@@ ines once more came up against David .
“ T@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w if possible ! ”
Even when under pres@@ sure , he spoke the truth in a man@@ ner that appe@@ aled to hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones . ​ — John 7 : 32 , 40 , 4@@ 5 , 4@@ 6 .
For instance , because of to@@ da@@ y’s high@@ ly com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve mar@@ ke@@ t , an inc@@ reas@@ ing number of compan@@ ies have tri@@ m@@ m@@ ed their st@@ af@@ f in order to cu@@ t ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses .
“ S@@ hi@@ ps of K@@ it@@ ti@@ m ” P@@ ly the Se@@ as
“ We still hold the Bible in high reg@@ ard , ” stated the head of one re@@ sear@@ ch group , “ but in ter@@ ms of ac@@ tually sp@@ en@@ ding time reading it , stud@@ ying it and ap@@ pl@@ ying it ​ — that is a thing of the past . ”
What will be consider@@ ed in next we@@ ek@@ ’s less@@ on ?
Jesus promised his disciples that ‘ they would receive power when the holy spirit arri@@ ved upon them . ’
We attend@@ ed every meeting that the Witnesses held at the Kingdom H@@ all .
Paul , who was “ filled with holy spirit , ” spoke b@@ ol@@ dly against a s@@ or@@ cer@@ er .
Although the effe@@ cts of old age had left her f@@ ra@@ il , she was determined to vis@@ it the new@@ ly buil@@ t Kingdom H@@ all .
S@@ ur@@ ely the apostles reg@@ re@@ t@@ ted their fa@@ il@@ ure to keep on the w@@ atch .
Be@@ ing ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able can lead to giving a witness .
In one S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ i@@ can country , the Witnesses travel@@ ed down a tri@@ bu@@ t@@ ary of the A@@ ma@@ z@@ on Ri@@ ver to re@@ ach people with the truth .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , T@@ ro@@ y , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , says : “ I avoid w@@ atch@@ ing pro@@ vo@@ c@@ ative mo@@ vi@@ es and mi@@ x@@ ing with people who talk c@@ ru@@ d@@ ely about se@@ x .
In ad@@ dition , Christians there had to con@@ ten@@ d with ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ cal beli@@ ef@@ s regarding time .
P@@ artic@@ ul@@ arly ac@@ u@@ te , though , can be the l@@ on@@ el@@ iness of women who have never married or of those who are wi@@ do@@ wed or div@@ or@@ ced .
And when he c@@ alls for an acc@@ oun@@ ting , what can I answer him ? ”
the te@@ ars of those being op@@ pres@@ sed , but they had no com@@ for@@ ter ; and on the side of their op@@ pres@@ s@@ ors there was power . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 4 : 1 .
After the flesh de@@ com@@ posed , the d@@ ri@@ ed b@@ ones were col@@ le@@ cted and put in a st@@ one bo@@ x called an os@@ su@@ ary , as was the cu@@ sto@@ m in Jesus ’ time .
King David wrote : “ A young man I used to be , I have also gro@@ wn old , and yet I have not seen anyone righteous left enti@@ r@@ ely . ”
D@@ ad tri@@ ed to sto@@ p M@@ other from atten@@ ding the meetings .
• How can we dis@@ pe@@ l doub@@ ts ?
In an inter@@ view , one scho@@ la@@ r ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ Not a ch@@ ance . The o@@ d@@ ds are so a@@ str@@ on@@ om@@ ic@@ al that they rule that out .
I@@ v@@ an ad@@ ds : “ We stu@@ died Bible - based artic@@ les on the sub@@ ject of we@@ d@@ ding@@ s , such as those publi@@ shed in The Watchtower of A@@ pri@@ l 15 , 198@@ 4 .
As soon as I was able to , I pur@@ cha@@ sed some pa@@ per and p@@ enc@@ il@@ s .
However , ne@@ i@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l nor St@@ or@@ r@@ s nor Gre@@ w was the first to let the Scriptures become their own inter@@ pre@@ ter .
How can we make good friends ?
Let us now consider a few of many other prophe@@ ci@@ es regarding the Messi@@ ah that found fulfill@@ ment in Jesus ’ bir@@ th , early life , and ministry .
A@@ mer@@ i@@ can S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t I@@ ma@@ ges / ​ age fo@@ to@@ sto@@ ck
Why might some people view Jehovah’s Witnesses as str@@ ange or as “ fore@@ ign@@ ers ” ?
In this case , to keep up is to move a@@ head , and that is something all of us can do . ​ — Psalm 9@@ 7 : 11 ; 1@@ 19 : 10@@ 5 .
So far , E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s message to the ex@@ il@@ es in Babyl@@ on has cen@@ tered on one the@@ me : the f@@ all and des@@ tru@@ ction of their bel@@ o@@ ved city , Jerusalem .
My baptism , Ju@@ ne 14 , 194@@ 4
Like the apostles and early Christians , we preach inform@@ ally , public@@ ly , and from house to house .
What gives one purpose in life ?
17 Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers
The Al@@ ta@@ r ​ — What P@@ l@@ ace in Wor@@ ship ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , they cons@@ ist of 28 vo@@ lum@@ es .
I@@ m@@ man@@ u@@ el K@@ ant , a r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned 18@@ th - century ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her , expres@@ sed a different view .
Then , moved by love and com@@ pas@@ sion , Jesus exerc@@ ised his God - given authority and ra@@ ised La@@ z@@ ar@@ us from the dead . ​ — John 11 : 11 - 15 , 33 - 35 , 38 - 4@@ 4 .
He even went so far as to th@@ reat@@ en her with a k@@ ni@@ fe .
The writ@@ ing of the Bible began in the M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast some 3@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years ag@@ o .
What can a Christian husband learn from the way Jesus tre@@ ated the Christian congregation ?
They were very po@@ or , but that did not sto@@ p them from giving .
It helps us keep a bal@@ an@@ ced view of se@@ cul@@ ar author@@ ities and mo@@ tiv@@ ates us in our wit@@ ness@@ ing work .
W@@ ho@@ se Lo@@ ve Com@@ p@@ els U@@ s ?
The sta@@ bility of Pa@@ x Rom@@ ana me@@ ant that there was less stri@@ fe .
But we should also seek God’s continued help , for the Devil will return to temp@@ t us at another time conven@@ i@@ ent for him ​ — and not necess@@ ar@@ ily when we may be expe@@ cting a temp@@ tation .
That is how a husband should de@@ al with his wife .
On the contr@@ ary , he end@@ ow@@ ed the first human cou@@ ple , Adam and E@@ ve , with perfect min@@ ds and bo@@ dies , pre@@ pared a deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful gar@@ den to serve as their home , and assign@@ ed them mean@@ ing@@ ful , satis@@ f@@ ying work .
T@@ end@@ er@@ ness is a fac@@ et of love and is ak@@ in to such “ so@@ f@@ ter emo@@ tions ” as com@@ pas@@ sion and mer@@ cy .
What a fine example he set for Christians , both sing@@ le and married !
He was ac@@ ut@@ ely a@@ ware of the way he would su@@ ff@@ er and die . ​ — Matthew 17 : 22 ; 20 : 17 - 19 .
In fact , they are qu@@ ite al@@ er@@ t to speak to anyone who loo@@ ks fore@@ ign or who speak@@ s Eng@@ l@@ ish .
If Jesus posed the same question today , he might even re@@ ph@@ ra@@ se it : “ Who are scho@@ l@@ ars saying that I am ? ”
I did my best to encoura@@ ge her .
When you stand fir@@ m and res@@ ist temp@@ tation , you can be sure that God will be pr@@ ou@@ d of you too ! ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 .
Jesus O@@ p@@ posed the Devil
How are we helped to end@@ ure in our preaching work ?
But after pra@@ ying to Jehovah about it , soon someone makes an ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment to go out with me in the ministry . ”
Ther@@ efore , let us pray for faith , confid@@ ent that God ans@@ wers such prayers . ​ — 1 John 5 : 14 .
S@@ ever@@ al as@@ pe@@ cts of Moses ’ ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound might have ca@@ used him to feel in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate : He bel@@ ong@@ ed to a nation of sla@@ ves .
What are two of Jehovah’s qualities for which we can de@@ e@@ pen our appreciation ?
On one occasi@@ on , first - century Christians in Jerusalem me@@ t together and “ with one acc@@ ord ra@@ ised their vo@@ ic@@ es to God ” in fer@@ v@@ ent prayer .
“ Christ is the power of God . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R .
Th@@ ink of a cam@@ p@@ fi@@ re bur@@ ning at night , dra@@ wing people to its war@@ m , f@@ li@@ ck@@ ering f@@ lam@@ es .
God’s answer to a ple@@ a for help may come through the pages of the Bible
Wh@@ atever the respon@@ se from the field tur@@ ns out to be , working with someone in the ministry provi@@ des a fine opportunity to “ keep . . . building one another up . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess .
At Acts 13 : 2 , it is repor@@ ted that prophe@@ ts and teach@@ ers in An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch were “ public@@ ly minis@@ ter@@ ing ” ( transl@@ ating a Greek word rel@@ ated to le@@ i@@ ·@@ t@@ our@@ ·@@ gi@@ ʹ@@ a ) to Jehovah .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of t@@ in@@ y “ v@@ al@@ ves ” ( called st@@ om@@ ata ) on a le@@ af@@ ’s under@@ side o@@ pen and close , let@@ ting in car@@ b@@ on di@@ o@@ xi@@ de .
If so , in the new world , it will be e@@ asi@@ er to be pati@@ ent each time Jehovah gives us new instru@@ ctions . ​ — Proverbs 4 : 18 ; John 16 : 12 .
‘ Jehovah H@@ im@@ self Will B@@ less An@@ yone R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous ’
Consider how each of these tra@@ its can inter@@ f@@ ere with our listen@@ ing to the vo@@ ice of Jehovah and can lead us to take a disa@@ str@@ ous course .
When Jesus began teaching , some individuals may have dis@@ cer@@ ned from Dani@@ el@@ ’s prophecy that the appointed time for Christ’s appe@@ ar@@ ance had arri@@ ved .
We too should regul@@ arly and di@@ lig@@ ently share in the ministry .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H wants his people to be happy .
T@@ ake , for example , the ong@@ o@@ ing de@@ b@@ ate in medi@@ cal s@@ ci@@ ence on something as ba@@ si@@ c as ca@@ uses of ill@@ ness .
After saying that “ the whole congregation of the ass@@ em@@ bly of Israel must sla@@ ugh@@ ter ” the lam@@ b , Moses spe@@ ci@@ fied when on N@@ is@@ an 14 they were to do so . ​ — Read Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 12 : 5 , 6 .
When human marriage began , God said that a husband and wife should “ s@@ tic@@ k ” together .
T@@ ak@@ ing in knowledge of Jehovah and his Son requi@@ res con@@ st@@ ant effort on our part .
The gl@@ ori@@ ous temple of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s vision
As@@ sure your child that tel@@ ling is always appro@@ pri@@ ate ​ — even if the person promises gi@@ f@@ ts or makes th@@ reat@@ s .
At one point , I devo@@ ted my@@ self to ob@@ tain@@ ing all I could from the world , thinking that I could do this without be@@ coming materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic .
Wit@@ ness@@ ing all of this were the holy angels of God , who can also be descri@@ bed as “ the ar@@ my of the heavens . ”
Those who believ@@ ed what Paul was teaching ga@@ ther@@ ed around him , and he got up .
‘ They will call me a fa@@ il@@ ure , ’ he wor@@ ries , ‘ because I cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t make it in the city . ’
Because P@@ il@@ ate showed no such rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t , ou@@ tra@@ ged Jews ru@@ shed to Ca@@ es@@ are@@ a to com@@ pla@@ in .
Rather than com@@ promise , he rema@@ ined loyal when fac@@ ing death by a Na@@ z@@ i fir@@ ing s@@ qu@@ ad .
In keep@@ ing with Psalm 1@@ 19 : 10@@ 5 , what do we need to do ?
By ap@@ pl@@ ying the spiritual instru@@ ction imp@@ ar@@ ted at Christian meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions , we can keep on doing what is good .
Thus , over and over I asked my@@ self , ‘ If there is an al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty Creator , why would he per@@ mit such con@@ di@@ tions to a@@ ff@@ li@@ ct so many people , especially in@@ no@@ c@@ ent children ? ’
What if he makes a prac@@ tice of commun@@ ic@@ ating with you only through this other person and there is every indic@@ ation that he in@@ tend@@ s to continue doing so ?
God’s Word states : “ It came about in the time of Solom@@ on@@ ’s gro@@ wing old that his wi@@ ves themselves had inc@@ l@@ ined his heart to follow other go@@ ds ; and his heart did not prove to be complete with Jehovah his God like the heart of David his father . . . .
The ob@@ vi@@ ous first st@@ ep in cur@@ b@@ ing cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion is to recogn@@ ize that cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion is des@@ tru@@ ctive and wrong , since it benef@@ its the un@@ sc@@ ru@@ pul@@ ous to the de@@ tri@@ ment of others .
R@@ el@@ ati@@ vely few Bible read@@ ers are a@@ ware of their in@@ de@@ b@@ te@@ dness to the qui@@ et li@@ br@@ ary in S@@ t . Pet@@ er@@ s@@ bur@@ g and its man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts , some be@@ aring the c@@ it@@ y’s form@@ er name , L@@ en@@ ing@@ ra@@ d .
Instead of pol@@ lu@@ ting , it em@@ its o@@ x@@ y@@ g@@ en as a by - pro@@ du@@ ct !
I@@ T W@@ A@@ S TH@@ E M@@ O@@ R@@ N@@ IN@@ G O@@ F A@@ P@@ R@@ I@@ L 16 , 200@@ 7 .
How reas@@ sur@@ ing that is to us when we are cop@@ ing with in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es !
8 I@@ S C@@ EL@@ I@@ B@@ A@@ C@@ Y A R@@ E@@ Q@@ U@@ I@@ R@@ E@@ M@@ EN@@ T F@@ O@@ R C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ A@@ N MI@@ N@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ S ?
Our Bethel family is spiritually pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous because its members love the Bible .
What is the meaning of the word transl@@ ated “ ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation ” ?
By this time my parents needed ad@@ di@@ tional care .
A@@ no@@ ther transl@@ ation of Proverbs 19 : 3 says : “ A man@@ ’s ign@@ or@@ ance mu@@ dd@@ les his af@@ fai@@ r@@ s and he f@@ lies out against Jehovah . ”
P@@ ic@@ ture S@@ ar@@ ah tur@@ ning to look this way and that , taken by the beau@@ ty , the vari@@ ety , and the pleas@@ ant c@@ li@@ mate of the land .
Then give care@@ ful thought to the needs of the people in your ter@@ rit@@ ory .
However , even before that , in Isa@@ i@@ ah’s own day , much of the nation was already sh@@ r@@ ou@@ ded in spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness , a fact that moved him to ur@@ ge his fellow coun@@ tr@@ y@@ men : “ O men of the house of Jac@@ o@@ b , come and let us walk in the light of Jehovah ” ! ​ — Isaiah 2 : 5 ; 5 : 20 .
Why should hus@@ ban@@ ds pro@@ per@@ ly as@@ si@@ gn honor to their wi@@ ves ?
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It is pri@@ mar@@ ily mo@@ tiv@@ ated by a deep love for God and a desire to imitate his mer@@ ci@@ ful and gener@@ ous person@@ ality . ​ — Matthew 5 : 4@@ 4 , 4@@ 5 ; James 1 : 17 .
One fac@@ t@@ or is pri@@ de .
L@@ ess ob@@ vi@@ ous sign@@ s of the same ph@@ en@@ om@@ en@@ on inclu@@ de di@@ stru@@ st , in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance , and st@@ er@@ e@@ o@@ ty@@ p@@ ing of people who are different .
The@@ o@@ d@@ ore J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses , served as cha@@ ir@@ man .
What did Jesus mean ?
Des@@ pite his or@@ de@@ al , this Christian man rema@@ ined fe@@ ar@@ less .
A wi@@ fe@@ ’s res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful attitude may w@@ in the heart of her un@@ believ@@ ing husband .
The words of the disci@@ ple James also indic@@ ate that the Christian congregation was ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally com@@ posed of po@@ or people . He wrote : “ L@@ isten , my bel@@ o@@ ved brothers .
After their son E@@ sa@@ u married two daugh@@ ters of H@@ et@@ h , a serious family proble@@ m ar@@ ose .
Tru@@ ly , is there anything that life in this world has to offer that is better than enjo@@ ying God’s love and loyal fri@@ end@@ ship ?
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : That s@@ oun@@ ds good .
For example , a husband who dem@@ ands that his wife account for every c@@ ent she sp@@ ends might really be saying that he has little faith in her ability to man@@ age family fin@@ an@@ ces .
12 : 10 . What can we learn from G@@ ide@@ on@@ ’s mo@@ des@@ ty ?
Yet , the Bible repor@@ ts that some people have , in a sense , seen God .
Yes , on the bas@@ is of Jesus ’ sacrifice , Jehovah can accept humans back into his family without com@@ prom@@ ising his righteousness .
To my hor@@ ro@@ r , I no@@ tic@@ ed that there was a p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph of someone in a mil@@ it@@ ary uni@@ form in the h@@ all@@ way .
Of course , if after re@@ pe@@ ated ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ ons someone in@@ sis@@ ts on prom@@ o@@ ting false teachings , elders need to take dec@@ isi@@ ve action in order to prote@@ ct the congregation . ​ — 1 Timothy 1 : 20 ; Ti@@ tu@@ s 3 : 10 , 11 .
David be@@ comes eng@@ ro@@ s@@ sed in con@@ vers@@ ation with his many friends ​ — lea@@ ving M@@ ary , the new@@ com@@ er , al@@ one .
Ha@@ ve you ever fac@@ ed the tra@@ uma of lo@@ sing your jo@@ b ?
C@@ ould it be that they have not pray@@ ed for divine help to ‘ ab@@ ho@@ r what is wicked and cl@@ ing to what is good ’ ?
No@@ te any sign@@ s of gro@@ w@@ th and prog@@ ress , and com@@ men@@ d him .
It has been a pleas@@ ant life , with the best of associ@@ ation .
With these , he also lost his standing in the eyes of others .
I feel that because we sh@@ ared enjo@@ y@@ able activities together , V@@ au@@ g@@ ha@@ n was able to speak more fre@@ ely with me . ”
Today , Jehovah God still ca@@ res about us and invit@@ es us to call on him in prayer .
With similar faith , spiritually matu@@ re un@@ married Christians obey God by mar@@ r@@ ying “ only in the Lord . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
If elders ob@@ serve that some ques@@ tion@@ able conduct is re@@ t@@ arding a man@@ ’s spiritual prog@@ ress , they take the in@@ iti@@ ative to read@@ just him in a spirit of mil@@ dness .
As told by V@@ er@@ n@@ on Z@@ u@@ b@@ ko
At school , fear of man lik@@ e@@ wise led me to act against my conscience .
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What can we do to com@@ ba@@ t ne@@ g@@ ative feelings ?
No@@ tice that when Jesus saw M@@ ary and those with her we@@ ep@@ ing , he “ gro@@ an@@ ed ” and “ became tr@@ oub@@ led . ”
( a ) What effect can mu@@ si@@ c have on an individu@@ al ?
Al@@ l@@ an proved to be a true compan@@ ion .
J@@ O@@ S@@ E@@ P@@ H O@@ F A@@ R@@ I@@ M@@ A@@ TH@@ E@@ A har@@ dly knew how he had found the courage to appro@@ ach the Rom@@ an gover@@ nor .
“ But they cho@@ se to keep spiritual things in first place and maintain a simp@@ le life - st@@ y@@ le . ”
So when Jehovah for@@ gives our sin@@ s , we need not feel that we be@@ ar the sta@@ in of such sin@@ s for the rest of our life .
Does God’s direction recorded at Jeremiah 7 : 16 mean that Christians would not pray about someone who has been ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from the Christian congregation because he is an un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ ner ?
At that time , Paul took Timothy with him on his mission@@ ary j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
When we Witnesses were rel@@ eas@@ ed in early 195@@ 1 , he too was rel@@ eas@@ ed .
Paul was called to M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia in a vision .
Na@@ than had many responsi@@ bil@@ ities in car@@ ing for the over@@ sight of the worl@@ d@@ wide activ@@ ity of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
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But why will Jesus let a man who was a cri@@ min@@ al live in Par@@ adise ? — L@@ et@@ ’s talk about this .
In 200@@ 3 , te@@ ars filled her eyes as she w@@ atch@@ ed the baptism at a cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
James is not qu@@ o@@ ting any spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c verse .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er helped Mar@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ te to con@@ so@@ li@@ d@@ ate what she learned through study .
A brother in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates took this counsel to heart .
In ad@@ dition , we invit@@ e God’s spirit into our min@@ ds through regul@@ ar Bible reading , prayer , medit@@ ation , and meeting attend@@ ance .
S@@ ing@@ le or Ch@@ il@@ d@@ less for a No@@ ble P@@ ur@@ pose
We learned that Jesus told his followers : “ This good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations ; and then the end will come . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
There has been op@@ position to the transl@@ ation of the Bible into comm@@ on langu@@ ages . ​ — w@@ 1@@ 7@@ .@@ 0@@ 9 , p@@ p .
The account invol@@ ving La@@ z@@ ar@@ us shows that the resurrection is the sure re@@ me@@ dy for death .
What is the prophet to do now ?
Ha@@ ving their own h@@ alls also helps Jehovah’s Witnesses to show the commun@@ ity that they are not disciples of some individu@@ al pa@@ st@@ or .
Luke ad@@ d@@ ressed both his Go@@ spe@@ l and Acts of A@@ post@@ les to The@@ op@@ h@@ il@@ us .
How can both the baptism can@@ di@@ d@@ ates and the ob@@ serv@@ ers contribu@@ te to the di@@ gn@@ ity of the occasi@@ on ?
In time , I conclu@@ ded that the first st@@ at@@ ement in the Bible is the most lo@@ gi@@ cal answer : ‘ In the beg@@ in@@ ning God cre@@ ated the heavens and the earth . ’ ” ​ — Genesis 1 : 1 .
To that end , he pr@@ inted the ro@@ o@@ t in so@@ li@@ d let@@ ters but the pre@@ fi@@ x@@ es or su@@ f@@ fi@@ x@@ es in out@@ l@@ ine form .
H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves should honor and respect each other .
L@@ ater , we began serving as members of the Bethel family .
This princi@@ ple could also be app@@ lied to our deal@@ ings out@@ side the Christian congregation .
On the other hand , Satan’s pro@@ spe@@ cts are ble@@ ak in@@ deed .
What have we learned thus far from Romans chap@@ ter 12 , and what will be consider@@ ed in the following article ?
All the time and en@@ er@@ gy ​ — as well as the h@@ ur@@ t , effort , and s@@ or@@ ro@@ w — ​ are now for@@ go@@ t@@ ten . ”
( b ) How have the anointed respon@@ ded to the sh@@ out : “ H@@ ere is the bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om ” ?
This is a question that each serv@@ ant of Jehovah must answer person@@ ally . ​ — Revelation 12 : 12 , 17 .
This obedi@@ ent Son came to be just like his Father , Jehovah .
A@@ S DI@@ S@@ C@@ I@@ P@@ L@@ E@@ S of Jesus Christ , we should be deep@@ ly concer@@ ned about our relationship with God and our reas@@ ons for serving H@@ im .
During a fes@@ tive c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation , h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds b@@ eho@@ ld a hand that wr@@ ites my@@ st@@ eri@@ ous words on a p@@ al@@ ace w@@ all .
With reg@@ ard to s@@ at@@ ani@@ c pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda , we should make sure that we accept that hel@@ me@@ t and keep it on .
In what way was Jesus loyal , and how can we imitate his loy@@ al@@ ty ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the h@@ our is coming , and it is now , when the true worshi@@ p@@ ers will worship the Father with spirit and truth , for , in@@ deed , the Father is loo@@ king for su@@ ch@@ like ones to worship him .
B@@ re@@ ach Bet@@ ween Jews and Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans , 10 / 1
How effe@@ ctive was the use of the ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph ?
As a result , they lost everything .
On the contr@@ ary , the account tel@@ ls us that “ those who had been sc@@ at@@ tered went through the land declar@@ ing the good news of the word . ”
Many fa@@ thers and mo@@ thers work at jo@@ bs away from home .
S@@ even days before the f@@ loo@@ d@@ w@@ at@@ ers began to f@@ all , Jehovah instru@@ cted him to ga@@ ther the ani@@ mal@@ s into the ar@@ k and go into it along with all his hous@@ eho@@ ld .
Of course , many of us are not in a position to learn another language .
Of course , the elders ‘ hold fir@@ m@@ ly to the faithful word so that they may be able to ex@@ hor@@ t by teaching that is heal@@ th@@ ful . ’ ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 1 : 5 - 9 .
How different everything will be under Kingdom rule !
He came ac@@ ro@@ ss a cop@@ y of the Jerusalem T@@ al@@ mu@@ d .
One such case was the ar@@ rest of the apostle Paul . ​ — Acts 21 : 31 - 40 .
So it was to these already s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing in S@@ he@@ ol that Abraham was ga@@ ther@@ ed at death .
We went to W@@ est@@ min@@ ster Ab@@ be@@ y , No@@ tre - D@@ ame de Par@@ is , and the V@@ ati@@ can , as well as to many s@@ mal@@ l@@ er ch@@ ur@@ ches .
Our public preaching truly is “ a sacrifice of praise . ” ​ — Hebrews 13 : 15 , 16 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 10 .
Since the time of Adam and E@@ ve , Satan has continued to dec@@ ei@@ ve people .
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The Hebrew ver@@ b transl@@ ated “ over@@ take ” has been id@@ enti@@ fied as a h@@ un@@ ting ter@@ m most often meaning “ to c@@ atch up with ” or “ to re@@ ach . ”
That will not be the time for him to show com@@ pas@@ sion for those whom he has jud@@ ged to be wicked .
We must not hold back the love that Jehovah comman@@ ds us to displa@@ y ! ​ — 1 John 4 : 20 , 21 .
It can be war@@ m and in@@ ten@@ se .
The n@@ ur@@ se as@@ sum@@ ed responsi@@ bility of ra@@ ising the child as well as su@@ ck@@ ling it during the s@@ ti@@ pul@@ ated peri@@ od . ”
How did Jehovah rep@@ ly to Moses ’ question ?
Bar@@ u@@ ch@@ ’s experience helps us to see that a good relationship with God is much more important than we@@ al@@ th and prom@@ in@@ ence in this world .
In that way , we will keep “ a fir@@ m hold on the real life ” ​ — et@@ er@@ n@@ al life in God’s new world . ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 12 , 19 .
For them , “ the day of sal@@ vation ” began at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E .
Ri@@ be@@ ir@@ o left home when he was in his te@@ ens and in time began working in a pa@@ per - rec@@ y@@ cl@@ ing pl@@ ant , where he was ex@@ posed to por@@ no@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c materi@@ als .
Why should we believe that the end could come at any time ?
So “ the Scriptures ” that Paul used to prove “ by refer@@ ences ” were ob@@ vi@@ ously te@@ x@@ ts from the Hebrew Scriptures .
Those who come back in the earthly resurrection will have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of recei@@ ving everlasting life , not im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity .
Their low wa@@ ges allow@@ ed them to e@@ at only once a day .
“ Those who em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed his word hear@@ t@@ ily were baptized , and on that day about three th@@ ous@@ and sou@@ ls were ad@@ ded . ” ​ — Acts 2 : 38 , 4@@ 1 .
There is no tri@@ bal@@ ism or div@@ isi@@ ve n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ism among them .
What st@@ ep@@ s did He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah and those with him take to prote@@ ct God’s people ?
Hence , Christian parents have to wa@@ ge an ong@@ o@@ ing fi@@ ght against the per@@ ni@@ ci@@ ous influ@@ ence that “ the system of things of this world ” can have on their children .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es fre@@ e@@ dom from Satan’s influ@@ ence while he is ab@@ y@@ s@@ sed , mankind will enjoy many other blessings under Kingdom rule .
Still , V@@ al@@ ent@@ ina kept on preaching .
The Pe@@ ace of W@@ est@@ ph@@ ali@@ a ​ — A T@@ ur@@ ning P@@ o@@ in@@ t in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe
What does Psalm 70 indic@@ ate about David ?
Not all were pleas@@ ed with the H@@ as@@ mon@@ a@@ e@@ an u@@ sur@@ p@@ ation of both religious and pol@@ itical control .
On the contr@@ ary , by taking good care of our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart , we can experience the ple@@ asure and the peace of mind that come from living a simp@@ le , un@@ c@@ lu@@ t@@ tered life .
Mo@@ st people view their cho@@ ice of emp@@ loy@@ ment as a personal decision that has very little ​ — if any — ​ imp@@ act on others .
A@@ c@@ tually , though , it served to cur@@ b or li@@ mit sen@@ sel@@ ess ac@@ ts of re@@ v@@ enge .
How valu@@ able the ad@@ vice of this pro@@ ver@@ b !
As I sear@@ ch the con@@ ten@@ ts of my mind , I often find ‘ dis@@ qui@@ et@@ ing thoughts , ’ and I have to pray to Jehovah about them before I can medit@@ ate with a clear mind .
Re@@ fle@@ cting back on the first 20 years of his ministry , the apostle Paul wrote : “ I have thor@@ ough@@ ly pre@@ ached the good news about the Christ . ”
◇ All la@@ d@@ ders have a lo@@ ad cap@@ ac@@ ity .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , brothers and sisters who work se@@ cul@@ arly to care for their famili@@ es go about their bu@@ sin@@ ess in a whole - sou@@ led way .
Li@@ b@@ n@@ ah
One of the local Witnesses wrote : “ We s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely than@@ k all the brothers and sisters from so many coun@@ tri@@ es who have come to Z@@ im@@ ba@@ b@@ we to help buil@@ d beau@@ ti@@ ful Kingdom H@@ alls .
In his letter to the Romans , Paul discus@@ sed problems that ar@@ ose in the first - century congregation .
Acc@@ ep@@ t all the help that Jehovah provi@@ des through that organization .
On N@@ is@@ an 11 , he teach@@ es in the temple , den@@ oun@@ ces the s@@ cri@@ bes and the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , and ther@@ e@@ after gives his disciples “ the si@@ gn of [ his ] pres@@ ence and of the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
“ Fa@@ ther@@ ho@@ od tur@@ ns out to be a comple@@ x and uni@@ que ph@@ en@@ om@@ en@@ on with hu@@ ge con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences for the emo@@ tional and in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al gro@@ w@@ th of children , ” says one j@@ our@@ n@@ al on men@@ tal health .
Sh@@ ould such thoughts ever cro@@ ss our min@@ ds , we do well to remember Jehovah and the wonderful blessings he has in st@@ ore for us . ​ — Hebrews 12 : 2 , 3 .
O@@ be@@ di@@ ence to the divine will helps us to remain in God’s love and in the love of his Son . ​ — 1 John 5 : 3 .
In obedi@@ ence to Jesus ’ comm@@ and , they are end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to take the good news of God’s Kingdom to the most is@@ ol@@ ated par@@ ts of the C@@ hi@@ ap@@ as high@@ lands .
If only he had sta@@ yed far away from her ! ​ — Pro@@ v .
Then , in un@@ ambi@@ gu@@ ous ter@@ ms Jehovah said : “ If there came to be a prophet of your@@ s for Jehovah , it would be in a vision I would make my@@ self known to him . In a dre@@ am I would speak to him .
Even if that was the case , it took loy@@ al@@ ty to God as well as courage in order for Na@@ than to speak to the king as he did .
But just think of the ang@@ eli@@ c cre@@ atu@@ res over whom he had authority as M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el the Ar@@ chang@@ el !
Many Israelites are mar@@ r@@ ying n@@ on - Jews .
A mi@@ gr@@ ant work@@ er from the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines learned Bible truth from Jehovah’s Witnesses in J@@ ap@@ an .
In fact , the Hebrew words rend@@ ered “ justice ” and “ righteousness ” often appe@@ ar together in the Hebrew Scriptures .
Why did you not tell me that she was your wife ?
Their rec@@ ord of end@@ ur@@ ance ser@@ ves as an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent example for us today and reve@@ als something that can help us to end@@ ure .
My brother and I were left comple@@ t@@ ely des@@ titu@@ te .
Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing our conduct holy in Jehovah’s sight is certainly the best way of life .
Now le@@ t’s both get back to work . ”
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out Jesus ’ ministry , he taught his disciples that faith is an ess@@ enti@@ al qu@@ ality .
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 9 )
Christians have good reason to ex@@ ul@@ t , even when they are li@@ mit@@ ed by se@@ v@@ ere health problems .
H@@ er mother and you@@ ng@@ er brother also accepted Bible truth .
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• What does it mean to have one@@ ’s te@@ ars put in Jehovah’s “ s@@ k@@ in bo@@ t@@ tle ” or in his “ book ” ?
1 - 3 . ( a ) Why is Jo@@ shua a good example of one who made the right cho@@ ice in life ?
How are we to expla@@ in his li@@ m@@ p ac@@ qui@@ es@@ c@@ ence ?
I@@ N Bible times , certain individuals enjo@@ yed such a close relationship with Jehovah that he was spo@@ ken of as their God .
Will we apply what we learn ?
It por@@ tra@@ ys Ju@@ d@@ as in a positi@@ ve light as the only apostle who really under@@ sto@@ od who Jesus was .
( b ) How does a cor@@ rec@@ t understanding of the resurrection hope set true Christians ap@@ ar@@ t ?
After all , the resurrection of Christ was a ke@@ y el@@ ement of the Christian faith , being in@@ se@@ par@@ ab@@ ly l@@ in@@ ked to some of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s most ba@@ si@@ c teachings about God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , his name , his Kingdom , and our sal@@ vation .
Mo@@ re@@ over , God “ will ac@@ tually s@@ wal@@ low up death forever , and the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah will certainly wi@@ pe the te@@ ars from all fac@@ es . ” ​ — Isaiah 25 : 8 .
On@@ ly if we en@@ trust ourselves to Jehovah , on the bas@@ is of Christ’s sacrifice , can we hope to es@@ cap@@ e the effe@@ cts of sin and live forever .
However , the Bible pres@@ ents a very different pi@@ c@@ ture .
V@@ er@@ a L@@ ane and D@@ or@@ o@@ thy M@@ ol@@ y@@ ne@@ au@@ x pointed out in Our Ch@@ il@@ dren ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine ( Mar@@ ch 199@@ 9 ) : “ R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch indic@@ ates that young children de@@ pri@@ ved of physical t@@ ou@@ ch and displa@@ ys of affe@@ ction often fai@@ l to th@@ ri@@ ve . ”
We real@@ ize that the way we live our da@@ ily life will ei@@ ther honor or di@@ sh@@ on@@ or Jehovah .
F@@ A@@ MI@@ L@@ Y W@@ O@@ R@@ SHI@@ P and Bible study are ess@@ enti@@ al if children are to be brought up “ in the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah . ”
L@@ ong before that , however , we had already experienced fi@@ er@@ y op@@ position to our Christian educ@@ ational work .
There are no bri@@ be - tak@@ ers , dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ ds or d@@ ru@@ g ad@@ di@@ cts among them , and the reason is very simp@@ le : They just try to be gu@@ i@@ ded by their Bible - based con@@ vi@@ ctions in everything they do or say .
What a sh@@ ame it would be to real@@ ize in old age that one@@ ’s whole life course has been emp@@ ty and mean@@ ing@@ less !
Sam@@ ari@@ a@@ ’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants pa@@ id de@@ arly for their fa@@ il@@ ure to com@@ p@@ ly with Jehovah’s u@@ pri@@ ght ways .
For example , the Bible teach@@ es that ne@@ i@@ ther for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ ors nor ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ers “ will in@@ her@@ it God’s kingdom . ”
During Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment Da@@ y , Jesus will bring such people back to life so that they might know and love the true God . ​ — Read Acts 24 : 15 .
avoid problems where possible .
Of all the events of his you@@ th that could have been recorded in the Scriptures , Jehovah cho@@ se one , the occasi@@ on when 12 - year - old Jesus coura@@ ge@@ ously ques@@ tioned the religious teach@@ ers at the temple in Jerusalem and left them ast@@ oun@@ ded at his understanding of Jehovah’s ways . ​ — Luke 2 : 4@@ 6 - 4@@ 9 .
Th@@ ough David could dis@@ cer@@ n only a small part of the im@@ men@@ s@@ ity of the uni@@ verse , he dre@@ w the right conclu@@ sion ​ — God mer@@ its our respect and ad@@ or@@ ation .
As Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers , they are used by Jehovah to give the people his message of true hope .
He could r@@ ely upon Jehovah to ass@@ ist him in the work a@@ head .
Jehovah God provided another leg@@ al contr@@ act to form a new nation .
How can you person@@ ally help to prom@@ o@@ te a positi@@ ve spirit in the congregation ?
How deli@@ gh@@ ted he will be when he will turn s@@ or@@ ro@@ w into elation all over the world !
A li@@ on h@@ un@@ ts ste@@ al@@ th@@ ily , so we must avoid the spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness in which Satan se@@ ek@@ s his pre@@ y .
Sh@@ are experi@@ ences that show the good fru@@ its that the gra@@ du@@ ates of these scho@@ ol@@ s have been pro@@ duc@@ ing .
S@@ ti@@ mul@@ ating Bible - based dr@@ am@@ as encoura@@ ge both young and old to exam@@ ine their mo@@ ti@@ ves and gu@@ ard against the pres@@ sures exer@@ ted by the worl@@ d’s ung@@ o@@ dly thinking .
With s@@ ar@@ c@@ as@@ m she said : “ How gl@@ ori@@ ous the king of Israel made himself today when he un@@ co@@ vered himself today to the eyes of the slave gi@@ r@@ ls of his servants , just as one of the emp@@ ty - he@@ ad@@ ed men un@@ co@@ v@@ ers himself ou@@ tri@@ ght ! ” ​ — 2 Samuel 6 : 20 .
That gives Jehovah something to bl@@ ess , or he can g@@ ently re@@ direc@@ t our go@@ als . ​ — Pro@@ v . 16 : 3 , 9 .
In ad@@ dition , the Devil seem@@ s determined to make as many people as possible for@@ get God’s name .
H@@ ann@@ el@@ ore no@@ tes : “ We did not mind the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences because at home we encoura@@ ged one another .
Jehovah’s Witnesses invit@@ e you and your family to atten@@ d and to listen to a talk that will expla@@ in why Jesus ’ death is so important and how it can benefit you .
When the Scriptures speak of Jehovah as being hum@@ ble , they do not mean that he is li@@ mit@@ ed in any way or that he is sub@@ ject to others .
If you de@@ te@@ ct a me@@ asure of sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness in your heart , ask Jehovah to help you to cor@@ rec@@ t your thinking and feelings ; then work har@@ der to con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on his glory in@@ stead of your own .
After sp@@ en@@ ding a few we@@ ek@@ s in a certain place , we had to leave .
V@@ er@@ y often we invit@@ ed gu@@ ests , including full - time min@@ isters , people with whom we stu@@ died the Bible , and nee@@ dy fellow Christians from the congregation .
And do we not believe that such chang@@ es will be part of the imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement in the human family ?
Yet , des@@ pite his prom@@ in@@ ent position , personal we@@ al@@ th , and consider@@ able authority , Ne@@ h@@ emiah never reli@@ ed on his own experience or a@@ bil@@ ities .
But would we really want to for@@ s@@ ake God’s standards of good and bad by eng@@ ag@@ ing in un@@ e@@ th@@ ic@@ al bu@@ sin@@ ess practic@@ es ?
“ H@@ el@@ p@@ ing others learn about Jehovah in a fore@@ ign country gives us the opportunity to keep doing something pur@@ po@@ se@@ ful . ”
D@@ eli@@ ght W@@ as in Law of Jehovah ( A . S@@ ch@@ ro@@ e@@ der ) , 9 / 15
Satan kno@@ ws he has “ a sh@@ ort peri@@ od of time . ”
G@@ ran@@ ted , in the world around us , love and concer@@ n for others are w@@ an@@ ting .
“ No greater cause for than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness do I have than these things , that I should be hear@@ ing that my children go on wal@@ king in the truth . ” ​ — 3 John 4 .
“ The the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c educ@@ ation I have received as a pioneer ​ — and now as an el@@ der in the congregation — ​ has been inv@@ alu@@ able , ” he rel@@ ates .
We were the only ones present .
An@@ ani@@ as and his wife sel@@ l some pro@@ per@@ ty to get money to help the new@@ ly baptized ones .
Our bel@@ o@@ ved compan@@ i@@ ons the Bi@@ ven@@ ses , with whom we had served for fi@@ ve years in G@@ u@@ at@@ em@@ ala , were among those moved to this new assignment .
What would be a good Bible study pro@@ ject for you or your family ?
What mo@@ tiv@@ ates you to give care@@ ful attention to your d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing ?
In turn , he ass@@ is@@ ted still others .
So the enem@@ ies pro@@ posed that Ne@@ h@@ emiah me@@ et them hal@@ f@@ way to res@@ ol@@ ve the differ@@ ences .
Even though the men were un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised , all those hear@@ ing Pet@@ er@@ ’s word were baptized .
W@@ as@@ h your clo@@ th@@ es often , using ho@@ t water if you have s@@ k@@ in problems or di@@ se@@ as@@ es . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , what Jesus Christ did in coming to the earth made it possible for his disciples to come into pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of great ri@@ ches .
Then we could eas@@ ily become imp@@ ati@@ ent or dis@@ satis@@ fied when things get difficult or events do not ha@@ p@@ pen as or when we hope .
T@@ ra@@ in O@@ thers to M@@ ake De@@ c@@ isions That H@@ on@@ or God
Indeed , such hum@@ ble will@@ ing@@ ness to serve others is a char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic of those “ who are strong . ”
How did God come to be vie@@ wed as “ a@@ w@@ ful and dist@@ ant ” ?
With ir@@ refu@@ table lo@@ gi@@ c , Jesus re@@ duc@@ ed their char@@ ge against him to an ab@@ sur@@ di@@ ty .
Many have done so ​ — often in respon@@ se to the mil@@ d man@@ ner , deep respect , and cha@@ st@@ e conduct of their wi@@ ves . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 1 , 2 , 4 .
Paul used this same word when he declar@@ ed : “ I appe@@ al to Ca@@ es@@ ar ! ”
Who are really worshi@@ p@@ ing God pro@@ per@@ ly ?
Christians stri@@ ve to show love to members of their family .
If el@@ ements of the world seek to inter@@ f@@ ere with these ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments , Jehovah’s people refu@@ se to com@@ promise .
10@@ 3 : 19 ; Acts 4 : 24 .
By recei@@ ving God’s spirit and by following its direction as out@@ l@@ ined in the Bible , we will find con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment , peace , happiness , and the as@@ sur@@ ance of everlasting life in the new world near at hand .
exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed my brother .
O@@ thers serve in the k@@ it@@ ch@@ en , the din@@ ing ro@@ om , or the la@@ un@@ d@@ ry .
Re@@ gre@@ t@@ ta@@ bly , we cannot avoid see@@ ing some wor@@ th@@ less things in this wicked world .
Jehovah told his prophet E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el to wr@@ ite on two s@@ tic@@ ks .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the worl@@ d@@ wide Christian congregation is God’s hous@@ eho@@ ld , “ a p@@ il@@ la@@ r and support of the truth . ”
While we recogn@@ ize the God - given right of govern@@ ments to p@@ un@@ ish la@@ w@@ bre@@ ak@@ ers , the ma@@ in reason we sub@@ mit to se@@ cul@@ ar authority is “ for the L@@ or@@ d’s s@@ ake . ”
W@@ i@@ th@@ out pres@@ sur@@ ing them , Jesus encoura@@ ged his followers to ‘ exer@@ t themselves vi@@ g@@ or@@ ously ’ in doing God’s will .
Why is it bene@@ fi@@ cial for parents and their children to work together in the ministry ?
After his complete vi@@ ct@@ ory , he marri@@ es a beau@@ ti@@ ful bri@@ de , who is accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by vi@@ r@@ g@@ in compan@@ i@@ ons .
There are coun@@ t@@ less questions that might be i@@ mag@@ ined about resur@@ rec@@ ted ones , such as about those who lost two or more mat@@ es .
Like G@@ ide@@ on , he had a mo@@ des@@ t view of himself ​ — a view we do well to a@@ do@@ pt .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ es that his fore@@ told return , the beg@@ in@@ ning of his “ pres@@ ence , ” occ@@ ur@@ red in 1914 .
How did Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am re@@ act to the judgment message deli@@ vered by God’s prophet ?
Our sol@@ ar system likely would not be so st@@ able if it were lo@@ c@@ ated in a much lar@@ g@@ er , den@@ se c@@ lu@@ ster of g@@ al@@ a@@ xi@@ es .
Who were “ sons of the true God ” ?
C@@ learly , we can make the best decisions when we learn to think the way Jehovah thin@@ ks and then do what is pleas@@ ing to him .
He was later baptized and has had the satis@@ fac@@ tion of help@@ ing that is@@ ol@@ ated group become a congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
C@@ ount the co@@ st .
Mo@@ st important , Jehovah provi@@ des spiritual su@@ st@@ en@@ ance , giving us “ the peace of God that sur@@ pas@@ ses all understanding . ”
In this verse of the second psal@@ m , God is comman@@ ding the nations to k@@ is@@ s , or wel@@ come , his Son as anointed King .
T@@ W@@ EN@@ T@@ Y - F@@ I@@ V@@ E years ag@@ o , Israel@@ i ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists made a spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar dis@@ co@@ very .
Thus will beg@@ in a new p@@ ha@@ se of Jehovah’s rul@@ er@@ ship over the earth .
How do Jesus ’ words recorded at John 5 : 16 , 17 indic@@ ate that the se@@ ven@@ th day was continu@@ ing in the first century ?
Those words of Jehovah did not fai@@ l .
Si@@ x years later I w@@ on a com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on , o@@ pen to the whole of B@@ r@@ ita@@ in , that a@@ war@@ ded the w@@ in@@ ner a place at the j@@ uni@@ or se@@ ction of The R@@ o@@ y@@ al Bal@@ let S@@ cho@@ ol .
At that time , my three brothers and my sister were still atten@@ ding school .
It would take more than a Jesus to inv@@ ent a Jesus . ” ​ — Ph@@ ili@@ p S@@ cha@@ f@@ f , H@@ ist@@ ory of the Christian Ch@@ urch .
Com@@ pare the few th@@ ous@@ and h@@ our@@ s sp@@ ent each year in the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work in the 19@@ th century with the 1@@ ,@@ 1@@ 6@@ 9@@ ,@@ 0@@ 8@@ 2@@ ,@@ 2@@ 25 h@@ our@@ s devo@@ ted to the preaching work in the year 200@@ 1 .
Eli@@ j@@ ah was one of them .
Acc@@ ording to one dic@@ tion@@ ary , to trust others means to “ believe that they are hon@@ est and s@@ inc@@ ere and that they will not deli@@ ber@@ ately do anything that will h@@ ur@@ t you . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , “ at the re@@ vel@@ ation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his powerful angels , ” v@@ enge@@ ance will be brought “ upon those who do not know God and those who do not obey the good news . ”
Paul ex@@ hor@@ ted all Christians to speak “ what is good for building up as the need may be , to imp@@ ar@@ t what is bene@@ fi@@ cial ” to others .
I@@ ts ru@@ st re@@ pres@@ ents the moral fil@@ th of the city ​ — the un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , lo@@ ose conduct , and b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed for which she is respon@@ sible .
Th@@ r@@ il@@ led with these develop@@ ments , many Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers are end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to learn an indi@@ gen@@ ous language or to imp@@ ro@@ ve their knowledge of one .
An@@ y who respon@@ ded also became re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ents of Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness and long - suffering .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , love of God requi@@ res our obedi@@ ence .
Consider other as@@ pe@@ cts of Jehovah’s great@@ ness ​ — those invol@@ ving Jesus Christ .
Ke@@ ep pra@@ ying , and wa@@ it upon Jehovah .
They were comman@@ ded to make disciples of people of “ all the nations . ”
The person who be@@ comes “ righteous over@@ much ” se@@ ts his own standards for righteousness and jud@@ ges others by them .
By the time I arri@@ ved at the pris@@ on , we were allow@@ ed to have more liter@@ ature .
Hence , a Christian must ask : Of what are these fe@@ ats an indic@@ ation ?
S@@ ome@@ thing that can help to coun@@ ter this is Bible - based discipl@@ ine .
O@@ r ma@@ y@@ be you want to read the Bible by to@@ pi@@ c or by the order in which events occ@@ ur@@ red . Why not try one of these appro@@ ach@@ es ?
“ Be@@ come W@@ ise in Your F@@ utu@@ re ”
He himself said that all his earthly work was “ very good . ”
After ob@@ serving the b@@ ol@@ dness of our sister , however , the Bible stud@@ ent deci@@ ded that she would beg@@ in to atten@@ d meetings .
But remember , “ God . . . gives un@@ deser@@ ved kindness [ including his holy spirit ] to the hum@@ ble ones . ”
For the rest of mankind , sal@@ vation means a rest@@ or@@ ation to the perfect life and relationship with God that Adam and E@@ ve enjo@@ yed in the gar@@ den of E@@ den before they sin@@ ned .
Adam exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ This is at last b@@ one of my b@@ ones and flesh of my flesh . ” ​ — Genesis 2 : 19 - 23 .
We should fi@@ ght such feelings so that we do not de@@ pri@@ ve ourselves of the comfort and ass@@ ist@@ ance that fellow believers can offer .
We can also pre@@ pare for the new world by being pati@@ ent when we receive ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in our understanding of Bible truth .
He used every opportunity to share with me his Bible knowledge while we cu@@ t gr@@ ass and plac@@ ed mul@@ ch around ru@@ b@@ ber pl@@ ants .
However , the Per@@ son with whom we need to devel@@ op the clo@@ s@@ est relationship of all is our G@@ r@@ and Creator . ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
The Genesis account about her tel@@ ls us that she was in the ha@@ bi@@ t of associ@@ ating with the young Cana@@ an@@ ite women in the are@@ a where her family d@@ wel@@ led .
But what happened when Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at associ@@ ated with A@@ ha@@ b , who had no love for Jehovah ?
The s@@ ling was the we@@ ap@@ on that David used to sla@@ y the gi@@ ant Go@@ li@@ ath .
I@@ magine yourself in S@@ im@@ on@@ ’s home .
Our rec@@ ord of Christian conduct speak@@ s for it@@ self .
For example , consider David and the many chang@@ es he had to de@@ al with .
F@@ in@@ ally , we see in this par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar law Jehovah’s tend@@ er com@@ pas@@ sion .
But she also needs to think about wi@@ f@@ ely sub@@ je@@ ction and being reason@@ able .
A@@ bi@@ j@@ ah / A@@ sa ․ ․ ․ ․
The Ma@@ ster of the har@@ v@@ est has certainly re@@ war@@ ded S@@ el@@ mi@@ ra@@ ’s di@@ lig@@ ent efforts !
And we ought to be@@ ar in mind Paul’s counsel to Christians with a heavenly hope that each member of “ the body of the Christ ” bel@@ ong@@ s to all the others and needs to remain un@@ ited with Jesus ’ tru@@ th@@ ful anointed followers .
W@@ i@@ ves show loy@@ al@@ ty to Christ by cha@@ st@@ e conduct and by displa@@ ying “ the qui@@ et and mil@@ d spirit . ”
We do so in our prayers and in the way we look to Jehovah’s Word and to his organization for guid@@ ance .
How did Satan pl@@ ant doub@@ ts in E@@ ve@@ ’s mind ?
How can the con@@ text help us understand the meaning ?
That s@@ oun@@ ds a lo@@ t like the prophecy we just read at Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 , do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t it ?
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , Satan’s att@@ ac@@ ks need not bre@@ ak our integrity .
Bible prophecy can strengthen your faith if you take the time to medit@@ ate on the spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c prophe@@ ci@@ es and their fulfill@@ ment .
In wh@@ atever st@@ ate each one was called , let him remain in it . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 7 : 18 - 20 .
W@@ he@@ ther Paul was an out@@ standing speak@@ er or not , he deser@@ ved respect as an apostle .
In his un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish ministry , Paul su@@ ffered from what he descri@@ bed as “ a thor@@ n in the flesh . ”
L@@ ater , he en@@ tered the temple with the blood of the bul@@ l , pas@@ sed through the do@@ ors that se@@ par@@ ated the cour@@ ty@@ ard from the Ho@@ ly and then through the cur@@ tain se@@ par@@ ating the Ho@@ ly from the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly .
11 : 28 ; Mark 10 : 17 - 22 .
F@@ ur@@ ther , it says : “ He made out of one man every nation of men . ”
Wh@@ ere not possible , transl@@ ate the cor@@ rec@@ t meaning .
But it was in their mutu@@ al best inter@@ ests to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate for the s@@ ake of a st@@ able govern@@ ment .
One wife in her 30 ’ s who@@ se husband left her explained that even before he left , he ac@@ ted too famili@@ arly , too affe@@ c@@ tion@@ ately , toward other women .
Indeed , both Peter and John real@@ ized that it was , not by their might , but by God’s holy spirit that such a thing could be done . ​ — Acts 3 : 7 - 16 ; 4 : 29 - 31 .
Di@@ d Paul’s compan@@ i@@ ons stand fir@@ m in the face of this op@@ position ?
God has determined that prayers be ad@@ d@@ ressed to him in the name of his Son , Jesus Christ , who said : “ No matter what you ask the Father in my name he might give it to you . ” ​ — John 15 : 16 ; 1 Timothy 2 : 5 .
I had made my decision .
“ T@@ ake good care not to prac@@ tice your righteousness in fr@@ on@@ t of men . ”
If they only take advan@@ ta@@ ge of it , they can have help in deal@@ ing with all are@@ as of life as a child gro@@ ws up . ”
‘ How , ’ you may won@@ der , ‘ could I arr@@ ange time for that ? ’
There are some 3@@ 0@@ 5@@ ,000 W@@ a@@ yu@@ u , 1@@ 3@@ 5@@ ,000 of whom live in C@@ ol@@ om@@ bia .
J@@ U@@ L@@ Y 29 , 20@@ 13 – A@@ U@@ G@@ U@@ S@@ T 4 , 20@@ 13
One day she gra@@ b@@ bed hold of him , saying : “ Li@@ e down with me ! ”
A po@@ li@@ ce po@@ st and a govern@@ ment of@@ fice just out@@ side the cam@@ p en@@ sure that the cam@@ p is secu@@ re and sa@@ fe .
As no@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , fe@@ aring Jehovah does not de@@ pri@@ ve us of joy .
Lord A@@ ct@@ on , a hist@@ ori@@ an , speaking of power in the hands of pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ ans , said : “ P@@ ow@@ er tend@@ s to cor@@ ru@@ pt and ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te power cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ts ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely . ”
The Bible gives this as@@ sur@@ ance : “ Jehovah is near to all those c@@ all@@ ing upon him , to all those who call upon him in tru@@ en@@ ess . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 5 : 18 .
© St@@ ä@@ h@@ l@@ i R@@ ol@@ f A / ​ age fo@@ to@@ sto@@ ck
These inclu@@ ded the Eph@@ es@@ i@@ an Christians .
Ri@@ ght there in L@@ ei@@ c@@ es@@ ter , I filled in my app@@ lic@@ ation to jo@@ in the ran@@ ks of the pione@@ ers .
How could a godly par@@ ent appro@@ ve of his chil@@ d’s marriage to anyone not serving Jehovah ?
Jesus con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed this truth after his friend La@@ z@@ ar@@ us died .
What shows that holy spirit was direc@@ tly involved in the life and ministry of God’s Son ?
Because they th@@ in the l@@ ining of the u@@ ter@@ us , hor@@ m@@ one - con@@ tain@@ ing I@@ U@@ D@@ s are some@@ times pres@@ cri@@ bed for married or un@@ married women to control very heav@@ y men@@ stru@@ ation .
This e@@ dition was rel@@ eas@@ ed at the “ Go@@ dly O@@ be@@ di@@ ence ” Con@@ ven@@ tions of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Z@@ im@@ ba@@ b@@ we .
I am so gr@@ ate@@ ful that I did not is@@ ol@@ ate my@@ self and mis@@ s out on the loving support of my brothers and sisters . ” ​ — Hebrews 10 : 24 , 25 .
Some enjoy stud@@ ying Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es .
No bo@@ ast@@ ful attitude here nor ho@@ li@@ er - than - tho@@ u ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness .
The first s@@ es@@ sion of ch@@ emo@@ ther@@ ap@@ y was al@@ most too much for his system , and he sp@@ ent some we@@ ek@@ s in in@@ ten@@ sive care .
L@@ am@@ b of God . ​ — John 1 : 29 .
He taught us some ba@@ si@@ c sa@@ il@@ ing s@@ k@@ ill@@ s , such as how to ra@@ ise and low@@ er the sa@@ il@@ s , how to na@@ vi@@ g@@ ate using a com@@ pas@@ s , and how to sa@@ il against the w@@ ind .
On the other hand , it is good for children to feel the un@@ desi@@ ra@@ ble con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of wrong be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
A spe@@ cially e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed v@@ an en@@ ab@@ les me to get to meetings , which I sel@@ dom mis@@ s .
Although as a com@@ pos@@ ite body the slave class is respon@@ sible for fe@@ e@@ ding the spiritual hous@@ eho@@ ld , not all individuals of the slave class have the same responsi@@ bil@@ ities or work assign@@ ments .
By pu@@ t@@ ting Jehovah God and Kingdom inter@@ ests first in their lives .
It can re@@ mind us of our li@@ mit@@ ations and help buil@@ d our trust in our heavenly Father . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 .
Tru@@ e , he showed a res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful attitude when he said to Jesus : “ R@@ em@@ ember me when you get into your kingdom . ”
With the fin@@ al ex@@ ten@@ sions made at the time of imp@@ eri@@ al R@@ ome , the the@@ ater se@@ ated about 2@@ 5@@ ,000 spe@@ ct@@ at@@ ors .
N@@ one of us like to see fellow Christians su@@ ff@@ er or stru@@ gg@@ le .
That f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation must be so@@ li@@ d and st@@ able , and its members must be willing and able to car@@ ry out the direction of the Ma@@ ster .
I continued to become in@@ fu@@ ri@@ ated over every little thing ; I was out of control .
She was a little ir@@ rit@@ ated , saying that she had ei@@ ght daugh@@ ters to care for and did not have any time to sp@@ are .
“ Because the days are wicked . ”
Read Psalm 9@@ 7 : 10 .
Thus , if those of the other sheep fully appreci@@ ate what they are saying when using the ter@@ ms “ brother ” or “ sister , ” then they too have a powerful reason for having hear@@ t@@ felt respect for their fellow believers . ​ — Read 1 Peter 3 : 8 .
God ful@@ filled the a@@ bo@@ ve prophecy in the past , and he will act wonder@@ fully in the future .
I will return to you , R@@ apa Nu@@ i . ”
What is happ@@ ening in fulfill@@ ment of Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 3 : 9 ?
David wanted to remain mor@@ ally clean so that he could worship Jehovah and pro@@ cla@@ im his devo@@ tion to God .
• Why is the world a c@@ ru@@ el and har@@ s@@ h place ?
Con@@ c@@ lu@@ ding his fam@@ ous Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus Christ said : “ E@@ ver@@ yone that he@@ ars these sa@@ y@@ ings of mine and does them will be lik@@ ened to a dis@@ cre@@ et man , who buil@@ t his house upon the ro@@ ck - mas@@ s .
She lo@@ ad@@ ed supp@@ lies of food on as@@ ses and me@@ t David as he and his ar@@ m@@ ed men were en r@@ ou@@ te .
However , when the men who had wor@@ ked all day began to com@@ pla@@ in , the ow@@ ner said : ‘ Di@@ d you not ag@@ ree to the pa@@ y@@ ment I offered ?
Israel began cro@@ s@@ sing the se@@ a on d@@ ry land .
To make sure that we stay within reason@@ able li@@ m@@ its , we do well to deter@@ mine in ad@@ v@@ ance whether some rec@@ re@@ ation that appe@@ als to us is bene@@ fi@@ cial or not .
When listen@@ ing , we must put our own inter@@ ests asi@@ de
The Mal@@ ag@@ as@@ y people spoke a col@@ or@@ ful language that is pri@@ mar@@ ily of Mal@@ ayo - P@@ ol@@ y@@ n@@ es@@ i@@ an orig@@ in .
Not that they must be mo@@ d@@ els of el@@ o@@ qu@@ ence and organization , but they should be s@@ inc@@ ere expres@@ sions that come from the heart .
Some gener@@ ations later , however , one of your des@@ c@@ end@@ ants feel@@ s that the rec@@ e@@ ded ha@@ ir@@ l@@ ine in the por@@ tra@@ it is un@@ f@@ l@@ at@@ ter@@ ing , so he has ha@@ ir ad@@ ded .
Today , Christians are happy to rend@@ er a similar service , giving prom@@ pt ass@@ ist@@ ance when their brothers experience a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction , n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers , or other cal@@ am@@ ities . ​ — Proverbs 14 : 21 .
In those early years , G@@ r@@ and@@ pa W@@ o@@ o@@ d@@ wor@@ th became well ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the large How@@ ell family , often enjo@@ ying their leg@@ end@@ ary ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality .
F@@ o@@ re@@ or@@ da@@ ined ​ — In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als or a G@@ r@@ ou@@ p ?
5 A@@ vo@@ id Tr@@ ying to M@@ ake De@@ c@@ isions for O@@ thers .
C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ous pre@@ ach@@ ers of the good news have taken up the chall@@ enge and have respon@@ ded in the spirit of the prophet Isaiah : “ H@@ ere I am !
How did this af@@ fect their preaching ?
In those years , most Witnesses had to make great personal sacrific@@ es to atten@@ d the few conven@@ tions held in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
We cannot ex@@ pect to do as well as Jesus did in this reg@@ ard , but can we work at imp@@ ro@@ ving the ex@@ t@@ ent to which we show mil@@ dness of temp@@ er ?
I was helped to deter@@ mine the si@@ ck@@ ness before it got too serious . ”
If mankind is to live at peace , the w@@ oun@@ ds of war sur@@ ely have to be heal@@ ed .
; D@@ on@@ a@@ ba@@ u@@ er , C .
It is one thing for Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy to st@@ ate that others would account Christ as “ stri@@ ck@@ en by God ” but qu@@ ite another for the prophecy to fore@@ tell : “ Jehovah himself took deli@@ ght in c@@ ru@@ shing him . ”
Mis@@ sion@@ aries rel@@ ated faith - streng@@ th@@ ening experi@@ ences
As p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment , we did not receive food for days and had to stand at ro@@ l@@ l c@@ alls for h@@ our@@ s .
What com@@ mis@@ sion did Isaiah receive from Jehovah , and how did Isaiah re@@ act ?
S@@ et@@ ting spiritual go@@ als for himself had a sta@@ bi@@ li@@ z@@ ing effect on Ge@@ off@@ re@@ y , a long@@ time special pioneer in an is@@ ol@@ ated ter@@ rit@@ ory in an A@@ si@@ an country .
He wrote : “ C@@ le@@ an@@ se your hands , you sin@@ n@@ ers , and pu@@ ri@@ fy your hearts , you in@@ dec@@ isi@@ ve ones .
Indeed , Jehovah’s Witnesses speak the message of truth in over 2@@ 30 lands and is@@ land grou@@ ps .
( b ) What are some examples of effe@@ ctive illustr@@ ations that have been publi@@ shed in our liter@@ ature ?
Jesus fully lived up to those words .
Jesus rel@@ ated a st@@ ory to illustr@@ ate the sa@@ d st@@ ate of a person “ who sto@@ res up tre@@ asure for himself but is not rich toward God . ”
A large part of C@@ ze@@ cho@@ s@@ lo@@ v@@ ak@@ ia was taken over by H@@ ung@@ ary , br@@ ing@@ ing inc@@ reas@@ ed persecu@@ tion on those of Jehovah’s Witnesses who lived in the an@@ ne@@ x@@ ed are@@ as .
At last , though , they stand at the th@@ re@@ sh@@ old of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
Jerusalem we@@ ep@@ s pro@@ fu@@ sel@@ y during the night , and her te@@ ars are upon her c@@ he@@ ek@@ s .
M@@ eli@@ to of S@@ ar@@ di@@ s was of a similar mind .
In fr@@ on@@ t of the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants and the older men of the city , Bo@@ a@@ z says : ‘ I thought that I should dis@@ close to you your right to re@@ pur@@ cha@@ se from Na@@ om@@ i the tr@@ act of land that bel@@ ong@@ ed to her husband Eli@@ m@@ ele@@ ch , for she must sel@@ l it . ’
In l@@ ine with Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s prophecy , the com@@ pos@@ ite si@@ gn that Jesus gave his disciples to en@@ able them to recogn@@ ize the time of his “ pres@@ ence and of the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ” inclu@@ ded the id@@ enti@@ fic@@ ation of a col@@ le@@ ctive “ slave . ”
3@@ 4@@ ,@@ 6@@ 9@@ 3
“ I ha@@ ven@@ ’t com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , ” she reas@@ oned , “ and the man is inter@@ ested in the Bible .
Jesus said that “ the pe@@ ace@@ able ” are happy , “ since they will be called ‘ sons of God . ’ ”
How can we cultiv@@ ate similar emp@@ a@@ thy ?
Are we concer@@ ned exc@@ lu@@ si@@ vely with get@@ ting reli@@ ef from the proble@@ m , or do we keep Jehovah and his purpose in mind ?
“ Y@@ O@@ U have care@@ fully hi@@ d@@ den these things from wise and in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al ones , and have reve@@ aled them to ba@@ bes . ”
H@@ ere , the ter@@ ms “ soul ” and “ life ” are used in par@@ al@@ le@@ l , one am@@ p@@ li@@ f@@ ying the meaning of the other .
However , their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s ne@@ g@@ ative attitude may be lar@@ g@@ ely du@@ e to the parents ’ having been ab@@ sent .
Why is it f@@ it@@ ting that we praise Jehovah ?
This too is van@@ ity . . . .
I also vis@@ ited plac@@ es where is@@ ol@@ ated Witnesses were lo@@ c@@ ated and tra@@ ined them in the ministry .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are that we can worship Jehovah in un@@ ity !
For example , he had to respon@@ d to the att@@ ack of the in@@ va@@ ders from Sh@@ in@@ ar .
In con@@ sul@@ ting others , though , we should not follow the course of those who appro@@ ach one person after another until they fin@@ ally find someone who says what they want to hear .
“ F@@ le@@ e from i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , ” comman@@ ds the Bible .
How important , therefore , that we avoid associ@@ ation with all individuals ​ — in@@ side and out@@ side the congregation — ​ who are a mor@@ ally cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting influ@@ ence !
To live in har@@ mony with the re@@ qu@@ est “ deli@@ ver us from the wicked one , ” we must stri@@ ve to be “ no part of [ Satan’s ] world . ”
La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ’ sister M@@ ary p@@ our@@ ed out very ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive “ per@@ fu@@ m@@ ed o@@ il , gen@@ u@@ ine n@@ ard , ” on Jesus ’ ha@@ ir and fe@@ et .
A@@ n el@@ der in the local congregation expla@@ ins : “ T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ing to one of the 4@@ 3 M@@ en@@ n@@ on@@ ite col@@ on@@ ies can take as long as ei@@ ght h@@ our@@ s over di@@ r@@ t ro@@ a@@ ds in a four - whe@@ el - d@@ ri@@ ve ve@@ hi@@ c@@ le .
Indeed , it is the mo@@ tiv@@ ation of these men and women which imp@@ res@@ ses us more than their me@@ tho@@ ds . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Christians in po@@ o@@ re@@ r circumstances do what they can .
It is comm@@ on in our part of the world to share a building with other famili@@ es , using the same ba@@ thro@@ om , k@@ it@@ ch@@ en fac@@ il@@ ities , and so on .
Jesus rejo@@ ic@@ ed at the succ@@ ess of his disciples , and he pointed out that they would accom@@ pl@@ ish even more than he had in the preaching work .
What real d@@ anger ex@@ ists , and with this in view , what encourag@@ ement do we fre@@ qu@@ ently read in the Bible ?
Abraham ple@@ ad@@ ed with Jehovah fi@@ ve more times , gra@@ du@@ ally re@@ duc@@ ing the number until it was down to ten .
And they let their light shin@@ e , sh@@ aring in the work of preaching and teaching and thus ‘ doing bu@@ sin@@ ess ’ along with their anointed brothers .
If we exerc@@ ise faith in the ransom sacrifice provided by God and obey H@@ im , we too can have our sin@@ s for@@ given and enjoy God’s fav@@ or and blessing .
These con@@ vers@@ ations ref@@ re@@ shed G@@ av@@ in , and he fin@@ ally accepted a Bible study .
Hence , all four of those k@@ ings were ze@@ al@@ ous for fine works .
H@@ ist@@ ory shows , however , that God’s long - suffering has a li@@ mit .
A wise person wel@@ comes cor@@ rection
Let me tell you about some of them , star@@ ting with when I was a child .
F@@ our congregations and si@@ x ac@@ tive grou@@ ps , to@@ tal@@ ing about 1@@ 30 publi@@ sh@@ ers , are serving Jehovah in this ter@@ rit@@ ory .
“ The Ch@@ urch , ” says the New Ca@@ tho@@ lic En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia , “ from its ear@@ li@@ est days taught that M@@ ary was always a vi@@ r@@ g@@ in .
The Bible wis@@ ely coun@@ sel@@ s : “ The sh@@ re@@ w@@ d one se@@ es the d@@ anger and conc@@ e@@ als himself , but the in@@ experienced keep right on going and su@@ ff@@ er the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences . ”
Mo@@ des@@ ty helps us to be satis@@ fied with and pro@@ duc@@ tive in our assign@@ ed place in God’s arrang@@ ement .
Gen@@ u@@ ine appreciation for all in the congregation will help us to de@@ e@@ pen our love for one another .
Th@@ an@@ ks to the gener@@ os@@ ity of the Israelites , the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le was comple@@ ted within a year .
6 : 13 ; Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 14 .
Many are re@@ el@@ ing from fin@@ an@@ cial c@@ ris@@ es , family bre@@ ak@@ down , war , de@@ ad@@ ly di@@ se@@ ase out@@ bre@@ ak@@ s , and n@@ atur@@ al or man - made disa@@ st@@ ers .
A@@ n example of this might be the use of al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ ages .
However , the ex@@ act number of his spiritual se@@ ed was ev@@ en@@ tually reve@@ aled .
How W@@ i@@ ves Can W@@ in F@@ av@@ or
3 : 9 .
While the number of anointed ones on the earth has dec@@ reas@@ ed over the de@@ ca@@ des , the number of the other sheep has inc@@ reas@@ ed .
Who would not like to have a home of his own , a place where he and his family could feel sa@@ fe and secu@@ re ?
16 , 17 . ( a ) How might our loy@@ al@@ ty to God be put on the l@@ ine in the family and the congregation ?
Even when parents teach their children the truth , some children leave Jehovah or are dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed .
M@@ Y G@@ R@@ E@@ AT@@ E@@ S@@ T S@@ U@@ P@@ P@@ O@@ R@@ T
Of course , it is not real@@ is@@ tic to ex@@ pect that every el@@ der or minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant will be out@@ stan@@ ding@@ ly s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful in every as@@ pect of the Christian ministry .
Even the apostle Paul ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged his own we@@ ak@@ nesses .
It is f@@ it@@ ting that as teach@@ ers in the family , parents want their children to gain a so@@ li@@ d f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of knowledge on which a dedic@@ ation may be based .
“ I cal@@ m@@ ly tri@@ ed to reason with him from the Scriptures , but his anger only in@@ ten@@ si@@ fied .
A@@ no@@ inted Christians , who are “ am@@ bas@@ sa@@ d@@ ors sub@@ s@@ titu@@ ting for Christ , ” are spe@@ ar@@ he@@ ading a public ministry by means of which people of all nations are being ent@@ re@@ ated : “ Be@@ come re@@ conc@@ iled to God . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
They do so in ho@@ p@@ es of pas@@ sing exam@@ in@@ ations in school , re@@ ap@@ ing good cro@@ ps , or war@@ ding off di@@ se@@ as@@ es .
We can apply that counsel today .
Th@@ ink of what that means for us !
The second article will consider the th@@ ir@@ d .
We too can ac@@ qui@@ re prop@@ er per@@ spe@@ ctive and gain comfort from the account of Job .
• Why were the La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ ans re@@ proved , but what pro@@ spe@@ cts are set before ze@@ al@@ ous Christians ?
C@@ learly , then , our succ@@ ess in ac@@ qui@@ ring the ability needed to make wise cho@@ ic@@ es dep@@ ends on whether we me@@ et the con@@ di@@ tions mentioned in Proverbs .
He cu@@ t back on his h@@ our@@ s at work , began pione@@ ering , and thought about the joy he and Mi@@ ri@@ am could have by serving where the need for Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers is greater .
Just think ​ — Jehovah’s Son was in ex@@ ist@@ ence before the physical uni@@ verse .
TH@@ E in@@ tre@@ pi@@ d ex@@ p@@ lo@@ re@@ r could not believe his eyes .
For the two months I sta@@ yed there , I was helped to understand what the Bible says on a number of is@@ su@@ es .
The apostle Paul is in pris@@ on in R@@ ome on the f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c@@ ated char@@ ge of se@@ dition .
Instead , Peter poin@@ ts out that Christians can be sure that Jehovah will help them to cop@@ e with each tri@@ al they enc@@ oun@@ ter , no matter what its n@@ ature may be .
They also helped us to get Bible liter@@ ature into the pris@@ on .
A person could be di@@ sh@@ on@@ est without tel@@ ling a li@@ e .
Al@@ so , can you expla@@ in the Scriptural con@@ text from which our name , Jehovah’s Witnesses , is taken ?
E@@ ver since they learned to read , they have con@@ sul@@ ted such boo@@ ks as In@@ sight on the Scriptures , dic@@ tion@@ aries , and enc@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ di@@ as .
The cho@@ ice is your@@ s . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 7 , 8 .
We can do this in the following ways .
( Read Psalm 8@@ 4 : 11 ; James 1 : 2 - 5 . )
Our faith in God’s promises can give us tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous courage when we face tri@@ als today .
Thus ‘ the word of God , which is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power , ’ will re@@ ach not only our min@@ ds but also our hearts .
Christians Wor@@ ship With S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t and Tru@@ th
Pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s accep@@ ting or re@@ je@@ cting the Kingdom message can bring what resul@@ ts ?
One of these was King Jeho@@ as@@ h of ancient Juda@@ h .
What were the people saying ?
His op@@ ening re@@ mar@@ ks dre@@ w attention to the inter@@ n@@ ational char@@ ac@@ ter of the a@@ udi@@ ence , which was made up of vis@@ it@@ ors from A@@ sia , the C@@ ari@@ b@@ be@@ an , C@@ en@@ tr@@ al and S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , and E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
Th@@ ink , too , of a human family .
But this situation is temp@@ or@@ ary .
Bet@@ ter than any human , Jehovah kno@@ ws what is good for us .
On the other hand , faith accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed A@@ bel@@ ’s sacrifice .
As you speak to God , you will “ draw close to [ him ] , and he will draw close to you . ”
A rec@@ ent new@@ s@@ pa@@ per article regarding the 20@@ th century was ent@@ it@@ led “ It Will Be R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ed as the A@@ ge of Bar@@ ba@@ ris@@ m . ”
To make matters wor@@ se , we had a s@@ light ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , and I to@@ p@@ pl@@ ed out of the cha@@ ir on@@ to my k@@ ne@@ es .
“ When you re@@ ti@@ re , don@@ ’t deci@@ de to take it eas@@ y for a year or so .
Some 40 Witnesses were in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed . One brother was st@@ ab@@ bed in the ch@@ est with a k@@ ni@@ fe .
Ch@@ il@@ dren , in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar , need to be taught how to be@@ have at our meetings .
Al@@ so , how should we view those who par@@ take of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms ?
Jesus comman@@ ded his followers to “ keep on the w@@ atch ” and to “ keep a@@ wa@@ ke . ”
On we@@ ek@@ ends I wor@@ ked with a congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses and ass@@ is@@ ted its members in the house - to - house ministry .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , within the family , we can find ref@@ re@@ shing compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship and war@@ m@@ th that ban@@ ish feelings of l@@ on@@ el@@ iness .
What help does God give to the po@@ ver@@ ty - stri@@ ck@@ en ?
( See pi@@ c@@ tures . )
Why can Jehovah be called the first and fore@@ most E@@ v@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er ?
‘ G@@ a@@ ther@@ ed to Their F@@ o@@ re@@ fa@@ thers ’
Peter , who later became an apostle , showed this kind of sub@@ mis@@ sion . ​ — Luke 5 : 4 , 5 .
Such s@@ inc@@ ere interest at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ts people to the good news and wonder@@ fully refle@@ cts “ the tend@@ er com@@ pas@@ sion of our God . ” ​ — Luke 1 : 7@@ 8 .
* These lis@@ ts can be of ass@@ ist@@ ance and encourag@@ ement to us in our personal and family study and in our public ministry .
Of course , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy invol@@ ves not just words but also co@@ op@@ er@@ ation with its direction .
They will@@ ingly did men@@ i@@ al work .
Lo@@ ve will lik@@ e@@ wise move a wife to respect her husband . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 25 , 29 - 33 .
15 : 19 , 25 .
By dra@@ wing their children out , parents can learn what is in their hearts and min@@ ds .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , why is it to our benefit to do so ?
When Moses ’ death dre@@ w near , he asked God to ap@@ point his succ@@ ess@@ or so that Israel might not become “ like sheep that have no shepher@@ d . ”
His Go@@ spe@@ l al@@ one pre@@ ser@@ ves Jesus ’ st@@ at@@ ement that love is the id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying mar@@ k of his true disciples . ​ — Read John 13 : 34 , 35 .
Lo@@ o@@ king back , he and his family can con@@ fir@@ m that Jehovah’s hand is not sh@@ ort .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , soon ther@@ e@@ after , Eli@@ j@@ ah became af@@ ra@@ id and disc@@ oura@@ ged when Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l th@@ reat@@ ened to k@@ ill him .
At times , I have sub@@ s@@ titu@@ ted for travel@@ ing overse@@ ers , vis@@ iting and streng@@ th@@ ening congregations .
are dist@@ ribu@@ ted , along with some in Eng@@ l@@ ish , Ger@@ man , and I@@ tal@@ i@@ an .
When Jesus ’ followers under@@ sto@@ od that he had be@@ gu@@ n to rule in 1914 , they real@@ ized that the end could come at any time .
Con@@ tr@@ ary to the view and attitu@@ des of many , there are good reas@@ ons why Christians should work at being yi@@ el@@ ding .
“ In 199@@ 9 my father was kil@@ led by some evil people who wanted his land .
( b ) Jehovah gives what counsel to encoura@@ ge us to be un@@ ited ?
It dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c@@ ally chang@@ ed the lives of those em@@ br@@ ac@@ ing it .
H@@ an@@ an@@ i the prophet poin@@ te@@ dly asked him : “ Di@@ d not the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ ans and the Li@@ b@@ y@@ ans themselves ha@@ p@@ pen to be a very great mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ce in mul@@ titu@@ de , in ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts and in hor@@ s@@ em@@ en ; and because of your le@@ an@@ ing upon Jehovah did he not give them into your hand ? ”
Although sp@@ en@@ ding much time in le@@ is@@ ure activities may se@@ em appe@@ al@@ ing , taking that p@@ ath could dist@@ ance you from Jehovah .
My mind was quic@@ k@@ ly made up .
Our loyal end@@ ur@@ ance in the face of re@@ pro@@ ach is pro@@ of that God’s spirit is re@@ sting upon us .
E@@ ven@@ tually , S@@ el@@ ki@@ r@@ k was res@@ cu@@ ed and taken back to his ho@@ m@@ el@@ and , to a world that no longer satis@@ fied him after he had lived in his own little par@@ adise .
▪ S@@ E@@ R@@ V@@ I@@ C@@ E C@@ O@@ M@@ MI@@ T@@ T@@ E@@ E : Those on this com@@ mit@@ te@@ e have over@@ sight of the preaching work and matters affe@@ cting congregations , pione@@ ers , elders , and travel@@ ing overse@@ ers .
Our Lord teach@@ es us that the Father only knew of that day .
L@@ ou@@ ise was baptized when she was 17 years old .
Jo@@ s@@ é , who lives in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , had a re@@ pu@@ tation in his commun@@ ity for ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
At present , I clean a house and also conduct a class for new parents , teaching them to commun@@ ic@@ ate with their children . ”
He con@@ stan@@ tly pra@@ ised and than@@ ked Jehovah .
What a rec@@ ord of faith and courage ​ — all of it pro@@ of of God - given strength !
Bet@@ ter it is for us to “ be led along with the low@@ ly things ” than for us to “ be min@@ ding lo@@ f@@ ty things . ” ​ — Romans 12 : 16 .
Jehovah had done everything to sa@@ ve as many as possible .
‘ R@@ ol@@ ling our way upon Jehovah ’ means that we r@@ ely on him and do things his way , even when circumstances may not look fav@@ or@@ able to us .
How is Jehovah’s purpose for obedi@@ ent mankind refle@@ cted in the mo@@ de@@ l prayer ?
Some things mentioned in the Bible may not be fully under@@ sto@@ od now because it is not yet Jehovah’s du@@ e time for making them clear .
D@@ eli@@ ver@@ ance From All Our D@@ ist@@ res@@ ses
A@@ c@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing that there may be times when people become ang@@ ry , he said : “ Be w@@ ra@@ th@@ ful , but do not sin ; do not let the su@@ n set while you are still ang@@ ry . ”
S@@ hi@@ r@@ le@@ y : No .
What did Job say about his integrity , and what is indic@@ ated regarding him in Job chap@@ ter 31 ?
Yet , he consider@@ ed the ex@@ ist@@ ence of a Su@@ pre@@ me Be@@ ing to be fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al to our moral sense .
Re@@ g@@ arding Jehovah’s fa@@ ther@@ ly prote@@ ction , the psalmist declar@@ ed : “ [ God ] did not allow any man to op@@ pres@@ s them , but on their account he re@@ proved k@@ ings . ”
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently that will not be a proble@@ m .
I began stud@@ ying the Bible with them , but it took me some time to put what I learned into prac@@ tice .
Although it was a pa@@ in@@ ful ri@@ de , the re@@ ward was great .
The boo@@ ks of the Bible have chap@@ ters and ver@@ ses for eas@@ y refer@@ ence .
We may won@@ der why David was not with his men , supp@@ or@@ ting them in their mil@@ it@@ ary cam@@ pa@@ ign against Jehovah’s enem@@ ies .
D@@ ad@@ dy will read one st@@ ory to you every day ! ”
O@@ ver se@@ ven and a half milli@@ on Witnesses of Jehovah ‘ really have found him ’ ​ — and they truly love him .
A con@@ st@@ ant p@@ lu@@ me of s@@ mo@@ ke ris@@ es from the o@@ pen cr@@ ater .
The fact that Jehovah ca@@ res for people as individuals is c@@ learly seen from the Scriptures .
Re@@ g@@ arding pra@@ ying in be@@ half of a dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed relati@@ ve , see The Watchtower , De@@ c@@ ember 1 , 200@@ 1 , pages 30 - 1 .
Do false acc@@ us@@ ations really matter ?
The apostle Paul ex@@ hor@@ ted that this , along with encourag@@ ing one another , be done all the more so as we b@@ eho@@ ld Jehovah’s great and fear - inspi@@ ring day dra@@ wing near .
Ther@@ efore , main@@ tain@@ ing fine conduct in the face of tri@@ als and har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps is , not a s@@ pu@@ r - of - the - m@@ om@@ ent re@@ action , but the result of da@@ ily following and practic@@ ing Bible principles in all as@@ pe@@ cts of life .
They would certainly never for@@ get the experience , but would they remember what he ac@@ tually said ?
We could feel like a man who has wor@@ ked all his life for a p@@ ile of money , only to learn that it is coun@@ ter@@ fe@@ it .
For instance , the Rom@@ an pro@@ con@@ su@@ l of C@@ y@@ pr@@ us kept compan@@ y with a Jewish s@@ or@@ cer@@ er .
( 2 ) When “ the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an ” att@@ ac@@ ks , the elders must be ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah will deli@@ ver us .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es , people di@@ ff@@ er as to what they consider encourag@@ ing and com@@ for@@ ting .
They both dedic@@ ated themselves to Jehovah and were baptized in No@@ v@@ ember 200@@ 4 .
However , never lo@@ se sight of “ the more important things ” ​ — the spiritual things .
In fact , the Bible teach@@ es that each individu@@ al has the responsi@@ bility to learn about God and imitate him . ​ — Acts 17 : 26 , 27 .
Those with spiritual qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations are coun@@ sel@@ ed to read@@ just an er@@ ring Christian “ in a spirit of mil@@ dness . ”
“ For everything there is an appointed time , even . . . a time to we@@ ep , ” says the Bible .
For instance , our gro@@ wn - up children may leave home , or we may re@@ ti@@ re from work .
Because No@@ ah’s sons valu@@ ed what they had received through their father , they had the privilege of help@@ ing to pre@@ serve the human r@@ ace and re@@ esta@@ bl@@ ish true worship on a cle@@ ans@@ ed earth . ​ — G@@ en .
A ca@@ r d@@ ri@@ ver who under@@ es@@ ti@@ mat@@ es the d@@ anger of f@@ all@@ ing as@@ le@@ ep be@@ h@@ ind the whe@@ el may be ris@@ king his life .
If the t@@ ask is to be comple@@ ted by a certain d@@ ate , it may be more mo@@ tiv@@ ating if the du@@ e d@@ ate is discus@@ sed and ag@@ re@@ ed upon rather than simply being imp@@ o@@ sed .
( See “ Ti@@ p From a Y@@ oung Ser@@ v@@ ant of Jehovah , ” on page 6 . )
It is a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic place for me@@ ting out God’s judgment .
Moses ’ parents de@@ fied P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous comm@@ and and hi@@ d their little bo@@ y .
Yes , angels are pleas@@ ed to see Christian women and all other earthly servants of God com@@ p@@ ly with the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c order and he@@ ad@@ ship .
“ W@@ o@@ ol came in a vari@@ ety of n@@ atur@@ al col@@ ors , from clear wh@@ ite to dar@@ k bro@@ wn with many sh@@ ad@@ es between , ” says the book Jesus and His World .
Ke@@ ep in mind , however , that Jehovah will help you if you let him .
asked C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ine . “ O@@ h , no , ” said a fri@@ end@@ ly vo@@ ice , “ I@@ ’@@ m M@@ r@@ s . G — .
You will un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly hear many experi@@ ences show@@ ing that even during difficult times , Jehovah’s hand is never sh@@ ort .
To make matters more con@@ fu@@ sing , some things consider@@ ed by many to be fac@@ ts are just not acc@@ ur@@ ate .
He said : “ We have become a the@@ at@@ ri@@ cal spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ le to the world , and to angels , and to men . . . .
It too had been hi@@ d@@ den by V@@ il@@ le@@ m V@@ ar@@ d@@ ja .
L@@ ik@@ ely by reading about them .
“ From what is there make me a small r@@ ound c@@ ake first , ” pers@@ is@@ ted Eli@@ j@@ ah , “ and you must bring it out to me , and for yourself and your son you can make something af@@ ter@@ ward .
This rul@@ er@@ ship was expres@@ sed for a time through the kingdom that Jehovah set up over the nation of Israel .
It can be ti@@ ring to keep res@@ is@@ ting the al@@ lu@@ res of the world , perhaps to the disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment of relati@@ ves who encoura@@ ge us to “ make something ” of ourselves .
Se@@ e@@ ing these qualities in the elders inspi@@ res confidence among congregation members .
His name means “ He Ca@@ uses to Be@@ come . ”
Like the many other cu@@ res Jesus per@@ form@@ ed , it refle@@ cted God’s s@@ inc@@ ere love for suffering mankind and con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed the tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thin@@ ess of His promise to bring an end to all human si@@ ck@@ ness and suffering in His du@@ e time . ​ — Isaiah 33 : 24 .
16 , 17 . ( a ) What reas@@ ons did David have for feel@@ ing hel@@ pl@@ ess ?
If we cultiv@@ ate a wa@@ iting attitude and apply the counsel we receive from God’s Word and organization , our time for “ a jo@@ y@@ ful c@@ ry ” will come .
C@@ A@@ I@@ N had a cho@@ ice , a decision to make : G@@ et the ma@@ st@@ er@@ y over his sin@@ ful emo@@ tions or let his emo@@ tions rule his actions .
A wise person , therefore , does not bl@@ in@@ dly believe that something is true simply because some author@@ it@@ ative teach@@ er says it is . ​ — Psalm 14@@ 6 : 3 .
“ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying Y@@ our@@ self . . . to T@@ e@@ aching ”
He spoke of “ Jesus Christ the Na@@ z@@ ar@@ ene , whom you ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted on a st@@ ake but whom God ra@@ ised up from the dead . ”
C@@ ould they lo@@ se a me@@ asure of respect for you as a par@@ ent ?
One w@@ in@@ ter I was ill , and we had little food and no money .
Why did Satan not succ@@ e@@ ed in get@@ ting Job to sto@@ p hon@@ or@@ ing Jehovah ?
[ Bo@@ x / P@@ ic@@ ture on page 12 ]
K@@ ent F@@ is@@ ch@@ er of the P@@ at@@ ter@@ son Bethel O@@ f@@ fice then inter@@ vie@@ wed B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e members from three lands that have received mission@@ aries .
However , one may gra@@ du@@ ally devel@@ op a dep@@ end@@ enc@@ y on al@@ co@@ ho@@ l and become “ en@@ sla@@ ved to a lo@@ t of w@@ ine . ”
He was gener@@ ally not the teach@@ er ; he mer@@ ely led the children to the teach@@ er .
“ When my sisters and I were gro@@ wing up in the 19@@ 30 ’ s , ” rec@@ alls one full - time minis@@ ter of Jehovah’s Witnesses , “ we did not have to ask our parents if we were going to the meeting .
Be@@ d@@ ell comple@@ ted his pro@@ ject about 1@@ 6@@ 40 .
Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ rit@@ ’s R@@ o@@ le in the O@@ ut@@ working of Jehovah’s P@@ ur@@ pose
Still , Adam “ listen@@ ed to [ his ] wi@@ fe@@ ’s vo@@ ice . ”
What ro@@ le does prayer pla@@ y in streng@@ th@@ ening faith ?
G@@ u@@ ard your thinking ability by stud@@ ying , reading , and medit@@ ating on the Scriptures . . .
Tr@@ ans@@ g@@ res@@ s@@ ors were ex@@ commun@@ ic@@ ated .
In certain coun@@ tri@@ es , lead@@ ers have had to re@@ si@@ gn from their position because of char@@ ges of cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion .
That is one reason why we are coun@@ sel@@ ed not to for@@ s@@ ake “ our meeting together , ” but to keep on “ encourag@@ ing one another . ”
O@@ thers have taken up the ministry full - time or have moved to are@@ as not yet re@@ ached with the good news .
Many years after Jesus ’ death , the apostle John wrote : “ Do not be loving ei@@ ther the world or the things in the world .
We need to take wh@@ atever time is necess@@ ary to help the inter@@ ested stud@@ ent to gr@@ as@@ p c@@ learly what he is lear@@ ning .
The second speak@@ er on the sy@@ mp@@ o@@ si@@ u@@ m no@@ ted Mi@@ ca@@ h’s con@@ dem@@ nation of Juda@@ h’s lead@@ ers .
He speak@@ s as his Father instru@@ cts him .
As sub@@ je@@ cts of God’s Kingdom , “ they will not do any har@@ m or cause any ru@@ in . ”
P@@ ri@@ mar@@ ily , we atten@@ d to worship Jehovah .
3 : 9 - 12 .
8 , 9 . ( a ) In what sense did E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s pray for the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans to “ stand ” complete ?
We gain the love and support of the congregation .
He said , ‘ Pe@@ ople with this si@@ ck@@ ness r@@ ar@@ ely think that they are ill . ’
Eli@@ min@@ ate time and en@@ er@@ gy ste@@ al@@ ers .
At the time , people ter@@ m@@ ed it the “ Gre@@ at W@@ ar . ”
• Matthew 6 : 33 ?
W@@ ell , we need to recogn@@ ize our own streng@@ ths and we@@ ak@@ nesses .
5@@ 3 : 1 ​ — How is the person who den@@ ies God’s ex@@ ist@@ ence “ sen@@ sel@@ ess ” ?
On the day of God’s war@@ ring , what will be the situation of those out@@ side the “ great v@@ al@@ le@@ y ” of prote@@ ction ?
I was the el@@ des@@ t of four children ​ — three bo@@ ys and a gi@@ r@@ l .
So it is n@@ atur@@ al for us to hope for the time when people can live forever in peace and happiness .
A cu@@ t@@ ting or ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive re@@ mar@@ k would ad@@ d fu@@ el to the fi@@ re even if it is deli@@ vered in a g@@ ent@@ le vo@@ ice .
I@@ r@@ ene and I got along well together during the two we@@ ek@@ s she was with us , and I later vis@@ ited her in B@@ ang@@ or on a number of occasi@@ ons .
How would you differ@@ enti@@ ate between go@@ s@@ si@@ p and s@@ l@@ an@@ der ?
Why O@@ b@@ serve the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al ?
So ag@@ ed Samuel let go of his g@@ ri@@ ef over Saul .
C@@ ON@@ T@@ EN@@ T@@ M@@ EN@@ T .
I travel@@ ed by bu@@ s and some@@ times by bo@@ at to go to other is@@ lands .
As to dist@@ inc@@ tions between “ un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness and for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation and lo@@ ose conduct , ” see The Watchtower of Ju@@ ly 15 , 200@@ 6 , pages 29 - 31 .
Even if people are inter@@ ested in what the Bible says , they do not always feel that it is necess@@ ary to study God’s Word with us .
When you were temp@@ ted to do something wrong , did you think care@@ fully about what was right and what was wrong ?
Like A@@ mo@@ s and like Jesus ’ early followers , with Jehovah’s help we speak His word with b@@ ol@@ dness .
Now there are about ten P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese - language congregations in C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ine on page 31 ]
He s@@ ings : “ As for me , because of my integrity you have up@@ held me . ” ​ — Psalm 4@@ 1 : 12 .
H@@ ann@@ el@@ ore , baptized in 195@@ 4 : “ E@@ ach time we are in the ministry , we are supp@@ or@@ ted by angels ​ — what a privilege ! ”
At le@@ ast to a de@@ gre@@ e , we could thus be g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing God’s spirit , and sur@@ ely that is something we want to avoid .
What questions remain to be ans@@ wer@@ ed ?
What are some ways we can encoura@@ ge others ?
Be@@ ing pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ced against Jehovah’s Witnesses , yet tr@@ ying to keep J@@ im as my friend , I thought it best to listen to what he had to say and then dis@@ mis@@ s it im@@ medi@@ ately .
In I@@ tal@@ y a 4@@ 7 - year - old man had been sen@@ ten@@ ced to ten years in pris@@ on and was de@@ ta@@ ined in a j@@ udi@@ cial p@@ sy@@ c@@ hi@@ at@@ ri@@ c ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
( b ) How can we de@@ e@@ pen our love for Jehovah ?
What resul@@ ts from dis@@ regarding God’s righteous standards ?
“ Un@@ clean inspired expres@@ sions ” sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze demon@@ ic pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda in@@ tend@@ ed to en@@ sure that the k@@ ings of the earth are not s@@ wa@@ yed by the p@@ our@@ ing out of the se@@ ven bo@@ w@@ ls of God’s anger but in@@ stead are man@@ e@@ u@@ vered into op@@ position to Jehovah . ​ — Mat@@ t .
For instance , a number of J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese Witness famili@@ es have given up com@@ for@@ table ho@@ m@@ es in large c@@ ities and have moved to re@@ mo@@ te are@@ as to help grou@@ ps of Ch@@ in@@ ese im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants understand the Bible .
They will reg@@ ard mo@@ des@@ ty as a strength , not a we@@ ak@@ ness .
L@@ ater , word came back that he had been ar@@ rest@@ ed and imp@@ ris@@ oned for preaching .
If so , take to heart his promise to those who fear him : “ I will by no means leave you nor by any means for@@ s@@ ake you . ”
They allow those desi@@ res to control how they live .
If you are a baptized m@@ ale Witness of Jehovah , what can help you to want to re@@ ach out for service privile@@ ges ?
Such ones are hon@@ ored with a good name with Jehovah , and they are likely to be well spo@@ ken of by other servants of God . ​ — Pro@@ v .
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : Now , if God has the power to cre@@ ate everything around us , would we not ex@@ pect that he also has the power to control his cre@@ ation ?
Do not be en@@ vi@@ ous of those doing un@@ righteousness . ”
What have they learned from serving ab@@ ro@@ ad ?
When we arri@@ ved back at L@@ ö@@ r@@ r@@ ach , they took my de@@ ar father away .
By being law - a@@ bi@@ ding c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens themselves and by help@@ ing others to change their lives for the better , Jehovah’s Witnesses less@@ en the lo@@ ad of ag@@ en@@ ci@@ es who@@ se work it is to de@@ al with so@@ cial problems .
• What con@@ di@@ tions ex@@ is@@ ted in Israel in the days of A@@ mo@@ s ?
Ne@@ w@@ t@@ on explained : “ ‘ Then , ’ sa@@ ith Daniel , ‘ many shall ru@@ n to and fr@@ o , and knowledge shall be inc@@ reas@@ ed . ’
M@@ ake it your go@@ al to exam@@ ine what the Bible teach@@ es .
The bi@@ g day fin@@ ally arri@@ ves .
There was only one way to set@@ tle these is@@ su@@ es before the eyes of all in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ ation : Al@@ low those who s@@ ought in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence to try to make it a succ@@ ess .
She co@@ vered him when he la@@ y down , and when he asked her for water , she gave him cre@@ am@@ y mil@@ k .
S@@ tr@@ anger : S@@ ome@@ one we do not know .
The in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the earth will rejo@@ ice in the near future .
After the Messi@@ ah came , the stan@@ d@@ ard for all disciples of Jesus is found in Christ’s words to Peter : “ Re@@ turn your s@@ word to its place , for all those who take the s@@ word will per@@ ish by the s@@ word . ”
However , the Bible makes it pla@@ in that there are times when r@@ un@@ ning away is both wise and coura@@ ge@@ ous .
The fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps they do form are often shal@@ low and self - serving .
Still , we can gain it by regul@@ ar Bible study and medit@@ ation .
Like Daniel , therefore , let us draw close to Jehovah , our God .
For it will come in upon all those d@@ wel@@ ling upon the face of all the earth .
While it is right and prop@@ er to devel@@ op ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ an@@ ces and even close fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps with others out@@ side of your marriage , r@@ om@@ an@@ tic feelings should be li@@ mit@@ ed to your mate .
What a vi@@ vi@@ d prophe@@ tic pi@@ c@@ ture ver@@ ses 4 to 9 pa@@ in@@ t of the worl@@ d@@ wide ex@@ pan@@ sion that has taken place since 19@@ 19 !
In the pur@@ su@@ it of power and prof@@ it , many feel no qu@@ al@@ ms about cu@@ t@@ ting cor@@ n@@ ers and tr@@ am@@ pl@@ ing on moral principles .
How did a group of Christians in the 18@@ 70 ’ s beg@@ in to sear@@ ch for “ the true knowledge ” ?
Jesus fore@@ told that w@@ ars , fam@@ ines , earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es , and p@@ est@@ il@@ ences would be part of ‘ the si@@ gn of his pres@@ ence ’ in ro@@ y@@ al power .
At his work@@ place , he was not tre@@ ated as well as the local emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es .
May those who love God never for@@ get that sal@@ vation bel@@ ong@@ s only to Jehovah .
In ad@@ dition to our godly conduct , it may at times be necess@@ ary to de@@ f@@ end with b@@ ol@@ dness our Scriptural position .
Be@@ ing imper@@ fect , you are not able to imitate Jesus fully .
By associ@@ ating with Jehovah’s Witnesses , you will find out for yourself that ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles di@@ gn@@ i@@ fi@@ es others .
He had a s@@ ound ca@@ r ​ — an a@@ ut@@ om@@ o@@ bi@@ le e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed with a powerful am@@ p@@ li@@ fi@@ er and a large speak@@ er m@@ oun@@ ted on the ro@@ of .
For example , if mis@@ conduct on our part should cause us to lo@@ se some privilege in the congregation , our will@@ ing@@ ness to wa@@ it for God will pre@@ v@@ ent us from get@@ ting disc@@ oura@@ ged and giving up .
To illustr@@ ate : You in@@ s@@ ist that your children be educ@@ ated because their educ@@ ation is important and you hope to in@@ still in them a love for lear@@ ning .
Even as Jehovah fre@@ ely for@@ gave you , so do you also . ”
8 / 15 Why We Mu@@ st Be Ho@@ ly , 11 / 15
As@@ k people that question , and you will find that their ans@@ wers v@@ ary great@@ ly .
• Why should we trust in God and not in ri@@ ches ?
It beg@@ ins to s@@ low down the par@@ ts of the b@@ ra@@ in that control thinking and emo@@ tion .
K@@ sen@@ iya kept tel@@ ling her daugh@@ ter , “ It is too l@@ ate for me to learn something new . ”
That sur@@ ely cannot be the case , for “ all the things that were written af@@ o@@ re@@ time were written for our instru@@ ction , that through our end@@ ur@@ ance and through the comfort from the Scriptures we might have hope . ”
They will re@@ mind you of why you need to be ze@@ al@@ ous , show you how to imp@@ ro@@ ve your “ ar@@ t of teaching , ” and encoura@@ ge you by demonstr@@ ating that many are still respon@@ ding to the preaching work .
The first e@@ ag@@ le comes to the tre@@ e@@ to@@ p of the ce@@ da@@ r , that is , to the rul@@ er of the govern@@ ment in the ro@@ y@@ al l@@ ine of David .
Sh@@ ould we not then cultiv@@ ate an ab@@ hor@@ r@@ ence for what is bad ?
12 , 13 . ( a ) What effort is needed today in order to re@@ ach the heart of our di@@ verse a@@ udi@@ ence ?
That , however , should not inter@@ f@@ ere with your responsi@@ bility to sing pra@@ ises to Jehovah .
So let us foc@@ us on what will be g@@ one when God’s Kingdom comes .
A@@ th@@ ali@@ ah’s un@@ bri@@ d@@ led ambi@@ tion to be so@@ le rul@@ er of Juda@@ h resul@@ ted not only in the ne@@ g@@ le@@ cting of the temple but also in the p@@ il@@ la@@ g@@ ing of it .
Why must we be pur@@ su@@ ing God’s purpose now ?
How El@@ ders S@@ how That They C@@ are
“ Com@@ mit to Jehovah wh@@ atever you do , and your pl@@ ans will succ@@ e@@ ed . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V .
He showed me E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 3 : 6 and kin@@ dly told me that there is a time when we have to ‘ give up as lost . ’
Tru@@ e , when we arri@@ ve home at the end of a hard day , we may not always feel inc@@ l@@ ined to atten@@ d a meeting .
Th@@ ough the brother felt in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate , he accepted the invit@@ ation .
Do you avoid un@@ necess@@ ary fel@@ low@@ ship with scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es and fellow work@@ ers who do not share your beli@@ ef@@ s ?
10 / 15 Tru@@ st in Jehovah Com@@ ple@@ t@@ ely in T@@ im@@ es of D@@ ist@@ ress , 9 / 1
“ F@@ all down and do an act of worship to me , ” he ur@@ ged .
After lis@@ ting a number of ty@@ p@@ es of people who will not in@@ her@@ it God’s Kingdom , the apostle Paul ad@@ ded : “ That is what some of you were . ”
How We Sh@@ ould T@@ re@@ at O@@ thers
The Bible tel@@ ls of others who were out@@ standing in mil@@ dness , or me@@ ek@@ ness .
● A L@@ ong - T@@ er@@ m V@@ i@@ e@@ w “ Lo@@ ve . . . end@@ u@@ res all things . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 4 , 7 .
This a@@ str@@ on@@ om@@ ic@@ al con@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation is ter@@ m@@ ed “ new mo@@ on . ”
The Bible also states that any married man in the Christian congregation who is given special responsi@@ bil@@ ities must be “ a husband of one wife . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 3 : 2 , 12 .
From the Un@@ ited St@@ ates and Cana@@ da , over 1@@ ,000 brothers and sisters with con@@ stru@@ ction s@@ k@@ ill@@ s vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to serve from one we@@ ek to three months as part of a temp@@ or@@ ary vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er pro@@ gra@@ m .
They were apost@@ ate cl@@ er@@ ic@@ s who were inf@@ atu@@ ated with the teachings of pa@@ g@@ an Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her P@@ l@@ at@@ o .
Do wh@@ atever is needed to me@@ et the Bi@@ bli@@ cal requi@@ re@@ ments for baptism ​ — the uni@@ que way to demonstr@@ ate gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for what God and Christ have done for us .
One year after he began to study the Bible , he dedic@@ ated his life to Jehovah and sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed this by water im@@ mer@@ sion .
Because Satan cont@@ ends that man ser@@ ves God only for sel@@ f@@ ish reas@@ ons , and he is des@@ per@@ ate to prove his point .
Some hist@@ ori@@ ans say that it brought death to just as many ci@@ v@@ ili@@ ans .
The trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion of li@@ ps can cause much dam@@ age in a j@@ udi@@ cial set@@ ting .
A ho@@ st@@ ile a@@ udi@@ ence is at hand .
In J@@ anu@@ ary 19@@ 6@@ 5 , cont@@ act was fin@@ ally made with the branch of@@ fice .
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op and n@@ ur@@ ture it .
How can we make full use of all these loving pro@@ v@@ isions ?
I lik@@ ed that .
That same prophecy acc@@ ur@@ ately fore@@ told that Satan’s con@@ fin@@ ement would pro@@ du@@ ce un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted “ w@@ o@@ e for the earth . ”
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : They would die .
* Consider two reas@@ ons for this conclu@@ sion .
His wife , S@@ ar@@ ah , told of her fri@@ end@@ ship with a sister who end@@ ur@@ ed de@@ ca@@ des in Ch@@ in@@ ese pris@@ ons for her faith .
In 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E . , the ancient Israelites came into a dedic@@ ated relationship with Jehovah .
From 19@@ 35 until now , much attention has been foc@@ used on the ga@@ ther@@ ing in of the great crow@@ d .
The matu@@ re Christian is not one who da@@ z@@ z@@ les others with his br@@ il@@ li@@ ance .
If we obey Jehovah , he will show his love for us .
N@@ ep@@ al : “ D@@ al@@ its ( “ un@@ t@@ ou@@ cha@@ bl@@ es ” ) su@@ ff@@ er from end@@ em@@ ic dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ation , especially in the e@@ con@@ om@@ ic , so@@ cial , and cul@@ tural s@@ ph@@ er@@ es . ” ​ — H@@ u@@ man R@@ igh@@ ts W@@ atch World R@@ ep@@ ort , 20@@ 12 .
What el@@ se can we do to res@@ ist the spirit of the world ?
Yet , most find no deep or lasting fulfill@@ ment in such pur@@ su@@ its .
Although Jehovah has declar@@ ed his anointed ones righteous as sons and the other sheep righteous as friends on the bas@@ is of Christ’s ransom sacrifice , personal differ@@ ences will ar@@ ise as long as any of us are ali@@ ve on earth in this system of things .
She deci@@ ded to with@@ draw from the mo@@ vi@@ e in@@ du@@ str@@ y in order to serve Jehovah fully .
Today , in more than 2@@ 35 lands , Jehovah’s Witnesses are preaching the good news of God’s Kingdom in more than 5@@ 00 langu@@ ages .
For their part , they promised : “ All that Jehovah has spo@@ ken we are willing to do . ”
E@@ very talk was given in Eng@@ l@@ ish and S@@ wa@@ h@@ il@@ i .
Pro@@ of of what we are is given by our practic@@ ing what we have learned , accepted , heard , and seen ​ — the full sc@@ op@@ e of Christian dedic@@ ation and disci@@ ple@@ ship .
In a sense , we do not . It is now rul@@ ing in heaven .
The M@@ ak@@ er of marriage tel@@ ls us what we need to know about succ@@ ess@@ ful we@@ d@@ lo@@ ck .
In the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus stated : “ No one can slave for two ma@@ st@@ ers ; for ei@@ ther he will h@@ ate the one and love the other , or he will s@@ tic@@ k to the one and des@@ p@@ ise the other .
As I look back over 6@@ 5 years in the full - time ministry , I am truly gr@@ ate@@ ful that Jehovah has bless@@ ed Ger@@ r@@ i and me for making ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments to serve him .
Fa@@ il@@ ure to appreci@@ ate Jehovah’s view of great@@ ness led all these men to their hum@@ ili@@ ating do@@ w@@ n@@ f@@ all .
A woman with a f@@ low of blood made her way through a crow@@ d , t@@ ou@@ ched Jesus ’ gar@@ ment , and was heal@@ ed .
18 , 19 . ( a ) How can you make your advan@@ c@@ ement man@@ i@@ f@@ est to all ?
It is true that we do not offer ani@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es to Jehovah .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , do not try to be@@ ar heav@@ y emo@@ tional bur@@ den@@ s al@@ one when you can ask Jehovah to help you .
( a ) What does the expres@@ sion “ bin@@ d up the bro@@ k@@ en@@ hear@@ ted ” indic@@ ate about the Kingdom message ?
By the first century , each to@@ wn in P@@ al@@ est@@ ine had its own sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e , the lar@@ g@@ er c@@ ities more than one .
“ [ God ] is not far off from each one of us . ” ​ — Saul of T@@ ar@@ su@@ s , ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing first - century ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ ers in A@@ th@@ ens .
We tre@@ at people in the best way possible when we help them to receive spiritual light from God .
One young Christian states : “ As far back as I can remember , my father has been pre@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with his jo@@ b .
In ancient times , bir@@ ds were cap@@ tur@@ ed for their beau@@ ti@@ ful sing@@ ing , for their col@@ or@@ ful p@@ lu@@ ma@@ ge , as well as for food and for sacrifice .
And sur@@ ely we will honor Jehovah and experience great joy as we “ car@@ ry on with one another loving - kindness . ” ​ — Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 7 : 9 .
What part did women pla@@ y in the s@@ pre@@ ad of early Christi@@ an@@ ity ?
• How can elders follow Christ’s lead in exerc@@ ising their God - given authority ?
I sp@@ ent so many S@@ un@@ day ev@@ en@@ ings with that family and their ch@@ urch you@@ th group that I fin@@ ally became a P@@ res@@ b@@ y@@ ter@@ i@@ an my@@ self .
Jesus ’ death op@@ ened up the pro@@ spe@@ ct of im@@ mor@@ tal life in heaven for spirit - anointed Christians and everlasting life on earth for the “ other sheep . ” ​ — John 10 : 16 ; R@@ om .
Yet , the Bible says that e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king ought to be ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble .
Although many of Jesus ’ disciples were simp@@ le men and women , pos@@ si@@ bly with li@@ mit@@ ed educ@@ ation , they did have another God - given as@@ set at their dis@@ pos@@ al .
After three days in the gra@@ ve , Christ was resur@@ rec@@ ted , and for 40 days he appe@@ ared to his disciples , pro@@ ving that he was ali@@ ve and giving them fur@@ ther instru@@ ctions .
The dis@@ obedi@@ ent Israelites died in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness because of their har@@ d@@ ened hearts and l@@ ack of faith
H@@ um@@ ble Jo@@ si@@ ah H@@ ad Jehovah’s F@@ av@@ or
A par@@ adise earth will be filled with re@@ de@@ em@@ ed humans , who will live forever in perfect health and happiness .
But Mar@@ y’s words speak el@@ o@@ qu@@ ently for both of them : “ Ch@@ il@@ d , why did you tre@@ at us this way ?
M@@ an@@ us@@ crip@@ t : Un@@ i@@ vers@@ it@@ e@@ it@@ s@@ bi@@ bli@@ o@@ the@@ ek , U@@ tre@@ ch@@ t
But R@@ ip@@ s and D@@ ro@@ s@@ n@@ in used a different text , nam@@ ely the K@@ o@@ re@@ n .
What did requi@@ re an ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation , however , was Jesus ’ refer@@ ence to the heavenly hope .
The faith of Ju@@ dge Bar@@ ak was b@@ ol@@ st@@ ered by as@@ sur@@ ance in the form of encourag@@ ement .
Instead of in@@ sis@@ ting that we are right , we should ac@@ knowledge that there is often more than one accep@@ table way to look at a situation .
It takes great moral strength to imitate the great@@ est man who ever lived , Jesus Christ , and to control one@@ ’s spirit .
They lost sight of the times they were living in , became foc@@ used on their own com@@ forts and self - fulfill@@ ment , and left the work for which they had been li@@ ber@@ ated from Babyl@@ on , the re@@ building of the temple .
Our im@@ medi@@ ate chall@@ enge was to learn P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese .
Jehovah often ca@@ res for us in such ways . ​ — Proverbs 17 : 17 ; 18 : 24 .
Gi@@ ving is good for us . It is heal@@ thy for us to be gener@@ ous gi@@ v@@ ers and not just recei@@ v@@ ers .
That work is truly satis@@ f@@ ying and can draw you clo@@ s@@ er to your brothers and sisters .
He is refer@@ red to at Psalm 9@@ 1 : 3 as “ the bir@@ d@@ c@@ atch@@ er . ”
M@@ em@@ bers of B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ es or C@@ oun@@ try Com@@ mit@@ te@@ es , cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers , and elders need to obey the direction they receive from God’s organization .
For though the tri@@ bul@@ ation is m@@ om@@ ent@@ ary and light , it works out for us a glory that is of more and more sur@@ pas@@ sing we@@ i@@ ght and is everlasting ; while we keep our eyes . . . on the things un@@ seen .
Why should we be mo@@ des@@ t when consider@@ ing God’s actions ?
I be@@ g him to take care of my David .
R@@ es@@ pect Mar@@ ri@@ age as a Gi@@ ft From God
The c@@ hi@@ ef sh@@ op ass@@ ist@@ ant at that st@@ ore was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
“ On the other hand , ” he ad@@ ds , “ when our son was born , my parents came to vis@@ it al@@ most every day , lea@@ ving my wife st@@ ressed .
Jehovah’s Witnesses have taken up the chall@@ enge .
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ately , Jehovah’s Witnesses will have as their ye@@ ar@@ text for 200@@ 5 the words of Psalm 1@@ 21 : 2 : “ My help is from Jehovah . ”
Is@@ ol@@ ating ourselves in@@ stead of enjo@@ ying regul@@ ar Christian fel@@ low@@ ship at meetings can be dam@@ ag@@ ing to us .
F@@ in@@ an@@ cial tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es may be ro@@ b@@ b@@ ing others of their inc@@ en@@ tive to seek the Kingdom first .
In@@ to what have its so@@ c@@ ke@@ t pe@@ des@@ tal@@ s been su@@ n@@ k down ? ” ​ — Job 38 : 4 - 6 .
On@@ ly after the ten@@ th pla@@ gu@@ e does P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h let the Israelites go .
On@@ ly Jehovah God could provide the leg@@ al bas@@ is wh@@ er@@ e@@ by he could ju@@ st@@ ly for@@ give us our sin@@ s and free us from the p@@ en@@ al@@ ty of et@@ er@@ n@@ al death .
“ My we@@ d@@ ding an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary , ” a married person might say .
Jehovah A@@ p@@ poin@@ ts a Le@@ ad@@ er
Acc@@ ording to one es@@ tim@@ ate , more than fi@@ ve bil@@ li@@ on co@@ pi@@ es of the Bible , in whole or in part , have been dist@@ ribu@@ ted .
▪ As recorded in the Bible book of Genesis , Jehovah God asked Abraham to offer his son Isa@@ a@@ c as a sacrifice .
“ Of what benefit to me is the mul@@ titu@@ de of your sacrific@@ es ? ” asked Jehovah .
( b ) How does Jehovah feel about appointed shepher@@ ds ?
This point is fur@@ ther emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed by Matthew , who heard Jesus ’ comm@@ and on this occasi@@ on and recorded it .
E@@ m@@ l@@ y@@ n con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed that he no longer believ@@ ed in it and offered to re@@ si@@ gn .
At the beg@@ in@@ ning of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , something will ha@@ p@@ pen that will be a se@@ v@@ ere sh@@ o@@ ck to most people on earth : the des@@ tru@@ ction of all false religion .
At 1 Timothy 5 : 8 , what kind of provi@@ ding did Paul have in mind ?
Yes , bad things ha@@ p@@ pen even to “ the righteous one . ”
After the conven@@ tion my a@@ un@@ t and un@@ c@@ le said that since I was inter@@ ested in be@@ coming a mission@@ ary , they could help me to learn something about the Bible .
They pur@@ su@@ ed the mor@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of their flesh by means of the ha@@ ir shi@@ r@@ t .
S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ es That P@@ le@@ as@@ ed God , 8 / 15
The B@@ en@@ in branch overse@@ es the work in all four lands , where Fr@@ en@@ ch is spo@@ ken .
And perhaps you were in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ed by some of the future blessings of God’s Kingdom that were discus@@ sed .
TH@@ E In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational Ye@@ ar for the C@@ ul@@ ture of Pe@@ ace was la@@ un@@ ched in Par@@ is and New Yor@@ k C@@ ity on S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 14 , 199@@ 9 .
He also sp@@ ent a lo@@ t of time tra@@ ining his disciples .
What comfort ! ”
Jesus Christ said : “ Just as the days of Noah were , so the pres@@ ence of the Son of man will be . ”
The apostle Peter then gave a s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring talk , and of those who listen@@ ed , some 3@@ ,000 became believers on that very day .
In 195@@ 1 , Bu@@ s@@ k@@ es wrote :
She eng@@ ages in the disci@@ ple - making work after taking care of her hous@@ eho@@ ld du@@ ties .
O@@ ther angels , or m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers , have vari@@ ous du@@ ties in car@@ r@@ ying out God’s will . ​ — He@@ b .
Peter re@@ comm@@ ended a com@@ for@@ table course . “ Be kind to yourself , ” he said .
St@@ and Fir@@ m A@@ ga@@ inst the C@@ hi@@ ef Li@@ ar
Kris@@ ti@@ an , a young married man in Ger@@ many , wr@@ ites : “ These are g@@ lo@@ om@@ y times .
He found a good wife .
Ha@@ ve I allow@@ ed emp@@ loy@@ ment and care@@ er , rec@@ re@@ ation and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , or family relation@@ shi@@ ps to dist@@ ance me from Jehovah ? ’
Consider the many ways in which the work of Jehovah’s Witnesses has affe@@ cted people .
I told my comm@@ on - law compan@@ ion that ei@@ ther we would get married or our relationship would end .
If we put for@@ th needed effort to res@@ ist them and r@@ ely on God to su@@ sta@@ in us , we can maintain our integrity .
The origin@@ al - language word here transl@@ ated “ refu@@ se ” also me@@ ant what “ is thro@@ wn to the do@@ g@@ s , ” “ d@@ un@@ g , ” “ ex@@ cre@@ ment . ”
In ad@@ dition to giving us the Bible , Jehovah provi@@ des us with help to understand it .
That was one of the ways Jehovah made sure that we were f@@ ed spiritually .
Such a clear and simp@@ le com@@ par@@ is@@ on has the h@@ all@@ mar@@ k of divine teaching .
How did the apostle Peter show that be@@ aring fru@@ it rel@@ ates to man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting Chris@@ t@@ like qualities ?
BU@@ K@@ I@@ D@@ N@@ O@@ N
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Christians are a@@ do@@ p@@ ted as “ God’s sons , ” and to him they can “ c@@ ry out : ‘ Ab@@ ba , Father ! ’ ”
Acc@@ ording to Jesus , those who thus bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ed against God’s holy spirit were ther@@ e@@ by com@@ mit@@ ting a sin that would not be for@@ given in the present “ system of things nor in that to come . ” ​ — Matthew 12 : 22 - 32 .
Un@@ til then , we had sta@@ yed as a family se@@ par@@ ate from other pris@@ on@@ ers .
“ O Jehovah , who will be a gu@@ est in your t@@ ent ? ” asked David .
But if one@@ ’s mate comm@@ its for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , God gr@@ ants the in@@ no@@ c@@ ent one the right to deci@@ de whether to seek a div@@ or@@ ce .
Jesus often sp@@ ent ex@@ tend@@ ed peri@@ o@@ ds of time in prayer .
We are encoura@@ ged in the Bible to ass@@ em@@ ble together regul@@ arly to worship Jehovah .
Lo@@ ve for the Tru@@ ths He T@@ au@@ ght
He was supp@@ or@@ ting the family fin@@ an@@ cially , but we ur@@ ged him to accept the invit@@ ation and wi@@ shed him Jehovah’s blessing .
And she gave bir@@ th to her son , the fir@@ st@@ born , and she b@@ ound him with clo@@ th ban@@ ds and la@@ id him in a m@@ anger , because there was no place for them in the lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing ro@@ om . ” ​ — Luke 2 : 1 - 7 .
Th@@ at@@ ’s true of God’s Kingdom , but it@@ ’s not something that we can say of any human govern@@ ment , can we ?
In his 1@@ 5@@ 32 book R@@ es@@ titu@@ tion , C@@ am@@ pan@@ us taught that Jesus and his Father are two dist@@ in@@ ct pers@@ ons .
Yes , it is because of the age - old is@@ sue of uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Our world is b@@ es@@ et with problems that de@@ fy so@@ lu@@ tion .
Lo@@ o@@ king back , however , I real@@ ize that the discipl@@ ine my parents gave me was both effe@@ ctive and necess@@ ary .
How can we avoid f@@ all@@ ing into that tra@@ p ?
I e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly sh@@ ared my new - found hope with ever@@ yone who came to my home .
As a result , you have the privilege of being among the only people in the world who can righ@@ tly be called “ a free people . ” ​ — J@@ as .
I@@ ts followers re@@ turned to the ide@@ as of the ancient Gre@@ ek@@ s ​ — nam@@ ely , that human reason and s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ation are the ke@@ ys to true en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment .
To help avoid that out@@ come , we need to ask our stud@@ ent how he feel@@ s about what he is lear@@ ning .
We read : “ As [ certain Israelites ] were bur@@ ying a man , why , here they saw [ a Mo@@ a@@ bi@@ te ] mar@@ au@@ ding band . At once they th@@ re@@ w the man into Eli@@ sh@@ a@@ ’s bu@@ ri@@ al place and went off . When the [ dead ] man t@@ ou@@ ched the b@@ ones of El@@ isha , he im@@ medi@@ ately came to life and sto@@ od upon his fe@@ et . ”
The ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of anointed ones , though , showed un@@ sh@@ aka@@ ble loy@@ al@@ ty and a strong desire to serve their Ma@@ ster even during the difficult war years .
E@@ ar@@ n@@ est prayer for God’s help will en@@ able us to re@@ pu@@ di@@ ate wrong desi@@ res and pur@@ sue righteousness and godly devo@@ tion am@@ id this wicked system of things .
While atten@@ ding a cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly with his family , he ob@@ served a demonstr@@ ation about preaching from house to house .
Tru@@ e love is “ the f@@ l@@ ame of J@@ ah . ”
To my joy , I was invit@@ ed to work on the Kingdom F@@ ar@@ m at S@@ te@@ ff@@ is@@ bur@@ g , about 19 mil@@ es [ 30 kil@@ om@@ et@@ ers ] from B@@ er@@ n .
For example , it is comm@@ on for people to li@@ e on ta@@ x re@@ tur@@ ns or to li@@ e to avoid taking responsi@@ bility for their sin@@ s .
Ther@@ efore , res@@ ist any inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation to find fa@@ ul@@ t with the elders who were involved or the decisions they made .
When we make decisions in acc@@ ord with Bible principles and see how Jehovah bless@@ es us , we come to feel even clo@@ s@@ er to him .
Today , some school gr@@ oun@@ ds are so full of lit@@ ter and de@@ br@@ is that they res@@ em@@ ble a gar@@ ba@@ ge d@@ um@@ p more than a place to pla@@ y or exerc@@ ise .
The two apostles s@@ ought to secu@@ re a prom@@ in@@ ent position in the Kingdom .
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : P@@ R@@ O@@ DI@@ G@@ A@@ L C@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ D
In 18@@ 19 , after si@@ x years of hard work , the transl@@ ation of the Go@@ sp@@ els , Acts of A@@ post@@ les , and the book of Psal@@ ms was comple@@ ted .
In 1@@ 5@@ 30 , his transl@@ ation of the complete Bible was pr@@ inted out@@ side Fr@@ ance , in A@@ nt@@ wer@@ p , with the appro@@ val of E@@ mp@@ er@@ or Ch@@ ar@@ les V .
She says : “ I te@@ ar@@ fully and fer@@ v@@ ently than@@ ked Jehovah for all his help ; it kept me going .
The person@@ ality of Jesus that em@@ er@@ ges from the Go@@ sp@@ els is that of a man of tend@@ er war@@ m@@ th and deep feelings .
H@@ er letter continu@@ es : “ S@@ hor@@ tly after these events , two people kno@@ cked on our do@@ or .
C@@ learly the Bible f@@ ill@@ s our needs in ways that s@@ ci@@ ence cannot
He states : “ I love tel@@ ling people about the truth .
My faith in Jehovah and in the Bible began to gro@@ w , and I felt much ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er .
J@@ ann@@ y ( far right ) v@@ ac@@ ation pione@@ ering in 195@@ 2 S@@ hor@@ tly after I re@@ turned home , my mother became sever@@ ely ill and I had to do all the h@@ ou@@ se@@ work .
“ This is our home .
In contr@@ ast with those wicked k@@ ings , others saw God’s hand , even though they were in the same situation as those mentioned a@@ bo@@ ve .
Since he was fully occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with the service of God , he had few material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
Yes , faith is the confid@@ ent expe@@ ct@@ ation , based on as@@ sur@@ an@@ ces , that the things we hope for will come true .
C@@ l@@ as@@ si@@ cal mu@@ si@@ c accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed many s@@ cen@@ es .
‘ The F@@ ru@@ it@@ age That Sat@@ is@@ fi@@ es ’
Not something physical but something very mean@@ ing@@ ful .
For ei@@ ther of them to eng@@ age in se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations out@@ side of marriage is to com@@ mit ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y and can bring ad@@ verse judgment from God . ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 5 .
However , our family is very happy !
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 32 ]
M@@ ak@@ ing K@@ no@@ wn the Word of God in Me@@ di@@ e@@ val S@@ pain 12
They remember the war@@ ning recorded by the apostle Peter : “ You know this first , that in the last days there will come ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ers with their ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le , pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ding according to their own desi@@ res and saying : ‘ Wh@@ ere is this promised pres@@ ence of his ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , any mis@@ taken expe@@ ct@@ ations about the end do not al@@ ter the un@@ mis@@ ta@@ ka@@ ble fe@@ atu@@ res id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying these as “ the last days . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 .
In other words , this prophecy rel@@ ates to a c@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ p@@ he that will af@@ fect every one of us .
Some Su@@ cc@@ ess@@ es , Many Fa@@ il@@ u@@ res 3
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing his ar@@ rest , Jesus is acc@@ used by false wit@@ nesses , con@@ vi@@ cted by bi@@ as@@ ed jud@@ ges , sen@@ ten@@ ced by P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate , der@@ i@@ ded by pri@@ ests and mo@@ bs , and mo@@ cked and t@@ or@@ tur@@ ed by sol@@ di@@ ers .
He pas@@ sed away in 198@@ 6 .
On@@ loo@@ k@@ ers have been am@@ a@@ zed by the determin@@ ation of God’s people to maintain their integrity even in the face of vi@@ ci@@ ous persecu@@ tion .
Although Z@@ ion has been destro@@ yed , Jehovah has promised that it will be rest@@ ored .
There is much to be done and much joy to be found wh@@ er@@ ever you serve as a Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er .
One we@@ ek later , the d@@ ri@@ ving instru@@ ct@@ or , S@@ yl@@ vi@@ e , asked her : “ Are you one of Jehovah’s Witnesses ? ”
This is the car@@ p@@ en@@ ter the son of M@@ ary and the brother of James and Joseph and Ju@@ d@@ as and S@@ im@@ on , is it not ?
And the apostle John wrote : “ There is a sin that does inc@@ ur death . ”
• Why can we say that the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule is a teaching that mer@@ its our regul@@ ar attention ?
“ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart and do not le@@ an upon your own understanding , ” ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed King Solomon .
Christians need to prog@@ ress from being spiritual ba@@ bes to being those “ full - gro@@ wn in po@@ wers of understanding . ”
Jehovah inspired the apostle to encoura@@ ge not only those in the congregations in Gal@@ ati@@ a but all His worshipp@@ ers to remain ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast .
Because some of our problems are the result of our own mis@@ takes .
A woman who gre@@ w up in Z@@ am@@ bia says : “ I was religi@@ ously inc@@ l@@ ined from a young age .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , par@@ ent@@ al discipl@@ ine needs to be given with loving care .
Yet , Jehovah has brought us together in preci@@ ous un@@ ity .
The ele@@ g@@ ant Greek char@@ ac@@ ters mat@@ ched the simp@@ le beau@@ ty of the older un@@ cial man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts .
Se@@ cond , our as@@ king for “ bre@@ ad for this day ” indic@@ ates that we should not be exc@@ essi@@ vely anxi@@ ous about the future .
Ha@@ ve you ever heard of that spiritual par@@ adise ?
A Pro@@ p@@ he@@ t P@@ re@@ ach@@ es to Un@@ rec@@ ep@@ tive N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ ors
What do you need to do in order to enjoy these bless@@ ed con@@ di@@ tions ?
How do some parents feel about Jesus ’ as@@ sur@@ ance that God will care for his servants ?
S@@ hor@@ tly after that meeting with Au@@ gu@@ st Pet@@ ers , I bo@@ ar@@ ded a ship for S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a with my family .
; Lo@@ pe@@ z , Y .
Bo@@ th acc@@ oun@@ ts , however , ag@@ ree on one point : The number of in@@ iti@@ al re@@ tur@@ ne@@ es was 4@@ 2@@ ,@@ 3@@ 60 , ap@@ ar@@ t from sla@@ ves and sing@@ ers .
For example , no@@ te what Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or of Ch@@ urch H@@ ist@@ ory O@@ s@@ ka@@ r S@@ ka@@ r@@ sa@@ u@@ ne states : “ Wh@@ ich writ@@ ings that were to be inclu@@ ded in the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent , and which were not , was never deci@@ ded upon by any ch@@ urch coun@@ ci@@ l or by any sing@@ le person . . .
Jesus is an out@@ standing public serv@@ ant , too , because he has been gr@@ anted im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity .
What mo@@ der@@ n - day re@@ ality has called for ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in our wit@@ ness@@ ing work ?
Jesus , for example , stated : “ H@@ app@@ y are those consci@@ ous of their spiritual need . ”
They consider their position a “ gift ” from God . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Why do true Christians need to res@@ ist any temp@@ tation to do so ?
( a ) Why should you obey your parents ?
A@@ gain the S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ed prom@@ in@@ ently in the contro@@ vers@@ y .
Isa@@ a@@ c did the same in the case of his son Jac@@ o@@ b .
Today , our children are hard work@@ ers who take good care of their ho@@ m@@ es and bel@@ ong@@ ings , which makes Mar@@ g@@ ari@@ th@@ a and me very happy .
Indeed , “ his righteousness is standing forever ” !
In that sense we are sla@@ ves of sin , and the out@@ come is fru@@ str@@ ation , pain , suffering , and fin@@ ally death .
If you are si@@ ck , perhaps with a co@@ ld , the loving thing would be to wa@@ it until you are well before you vis@@ it your friend .
What is man@@ kin@@ d’s future ?
That was a li@@ e .
Still others were tra@@ ined to face w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast@@ s in another po@@ pul@@ ar ty@@ pe of show , the h@@ un@@ t .
The anointed King , Jesus Christ , ‘ will deli@@ ver the po@@ or one , the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted one , and the low@@ ly one from op@@ pres@@ sion and from viol@@ ence . ’
In those days , we showed the fil@@ m The H@@ app@@ iness of the New World So@@ ci@@ ety .
This move was bene@@ fi@@ cial in two ways .
Why did Abraham make such an un@@ u@@ su@@ al re@@ qu@@ est ?
As a young bo@@ y , I thought often about my sal@@ vation and had a strong desire to help people who were in tr@@ ou@@ ble .
What was the out@@ come when S@@ te@@ ph@@ en began to follow the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ vice ?
“ O@@ p@@ pose the Devil ”
Dis@@ ag@@ re@@ ements over money are often about trust or fear , and marriage mat@@ es may have different ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds .
The des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Juda@@ h are given ex@@ ten@@ sive co@@ ver@@ age because they provide the ro@@ y@@ al l@@ ine of King David .
This fear is , not a mor@@ bi@@ d dre@@ ad , but a heal@@ thy concer@@ n over dis@@ pleas@@ ing our Li@@ fe - Gi@@ ver .
Be@@ ing real@@ is@@ tic , however , we must not for@@ get that our heart is tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous .
To illustr@@ ate : P@@ u@@ t yourself in the place of an Israel@@ ite in Moses ’ day .
So@@ on , though , Satan will be done away with .
It is not sur@@ pris@@ ing that Jesus ’ trust in Jehovah was so strong that he was able to end@@ ure the most g@@ ru@@ es@@ ome t@@ est that has come upon anyone .
We as God’s servants today also love our car@@ ing Christian elders and than@@ k Jehovah in our personal prayers for provi@@ ding them .
How might we an@@ al@@ y@@ ze how much we love ple@@ a@@ sures ?
Thus , the Israelites ’ enjo@@ ying a privile@@ ged relationship with God was cont@@ ing@@ ent on their obe@@ ying his vo@@ ice .
These may be the result of human imper@@ fe@@ ction or may even be deli@@ ber@@ ate yet not gro@@ ss .
Why did Timothy need to displa@@ y strong faith ?
The Messi@@ ah would be cu@@ t off in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the 7@@ 0@@ th we@@ ek .
13 : 20 , 21 .
The Bible teach@@ es you how to draw close to God
No , for many young Christians do so .
There is a need for men who can take the lead in spiritual matters .
H@@ on@@ es@@ ty Re@@ ally Mat@@ ters
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , courage is needed to tell the truth even if that co@@ st@@ s you something , as is illustr@@ ated by what happened to 14 - year - old Na@@ th@@ ali@@ a at school .
Many people say that the word “ truth ” has vari@@ ous sh@@ ad@@ es of meaning or that truth di@@ ff@@ ers from one person to another .
They have had many s@@ le@@ e@@ pl@@ ess ni@@ gh@@ ts , even ru@@ shing him to the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al when he has a di@@ a@@ be@@ tic c@@ ris@@ is .
A we@@ ap@@ on so sh@@ ar@@ p , so pre@@ c@@ ise , that it can pi@@ er@@ ce into the in@@ ner thoughts and mo@@ ti@@ ves of an individu@@ al must sur@@ ely be used with s@@ k@@ ill and care .
How can we have peace when we set “ the mind on the spirit ” ?
But in 19@@ 19 , there was a call to wa@@ ke up !
The 1@@ 7@@ th - century Eng@@ l@@ ish po@@ et John M@@ il@@ t@@ on had no such p@@ essi@@ mis@@ tic thoughts .
To a greater or less@@ er de@@ gre@@ e , we all have to cop@@ e with the har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps and un@@ certain@@ ties of the times .
With good reason , then , Jesus asked : “ Who of you by being anxi@@ ous can ad@@ d one cu@@ bi@@ t to his life sp@@ an ? ”
If certain Christians are deal@@ t with har@@ sh@@ ly or are persecu@@ ted , st@@ ep@@ s are taken to buil@@ d them up spiritually .
Con@@ tr@@ ast the attitude of people who are part of Satan’s world with that of Jehovah’s servants .
How can we displa@@ y dec@@ isi@@ ven@@ ess when ‘ r@@ en@@ oun@@ c@@ ing un@@ righteousness ’ ?
God’s Word often ur@@ ges us to gro@@ w and imp@@ ro@@ ve in our love for others .
In the course of each c@@ y@@ c@@ le , there is a m@@ om@@ ent when the mo@@ on l@@ ines up between the earth and the su@@ n .
She was di@@ sh@@ ear@@ ten@@ ed over the fact that she was un@@ able to be@@ ar children .
He expres@@ sed confidence that Jehovah could ra@@ ise a child from the dead .
R@@ ear@@ ing children is a serious chall@@ enge for Christian parents .
24 : 17 .
They did this ze@@ al@@ ously among Jews and pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes , especially after Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . ​ — Acts 2 : 4 , 5 , 10 , 11 ; 5 : 4@@ 2 ; 6 : 7 .
In the first case , a person may be inter@@ ested in dem@@ an@@ ding his righ@@ ts .
An@@ y pur@@ su@@ its that are spiritually dead , va@@ in , or fru@@ it@@ less .
What can you do to work on your self - control ?
A Mo@@ des@@ t H@@ ouse of Wor@@ ship When set@@ ting out to buil@@ d a sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e , the Jews would gener@@ ally seek an el@@ ev@@ ated spo@@ t and pl@@ an the building so that its en@@ tr@@ ance ( 1 ) would face Jerusalem .
She wonder@@ ed , though , if she would be able to h@@ and@@ le it .
Let us i@@ magine that a Witness nam@@ ed C@@ am@@ er@@ on has come to the home of a man nam@@ ed J@@ on .
F@@ in@@ ally , they took the matter “ to the congregation , ” as re@@ pres@@ ented by Christian elders . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Be@@ fore the mo@@ vi@@ e began , ever@@ yone was su@@ p@@ posed to stand up and sing the coun@@ tr@@ y’s n@@ ational an@@ them .
When M@@ ary M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ene and the other M@@ ary came to the t@@ om@@ b on the th@@ ir@@ d day , they found the st@@ one ro@@ l@@ led away and an ang@@ el s@@ it@@ ting on it .
Thus , be determined to keep on wal@@ king by holy spirit .
Christian wi@@ ves should displa@@ y what kind of attitude ?
W@@ H@@ A@@ T M@@ A@@ D@@ E E@@ Z@@ R@@ A@@ ’@@ S T@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H@@ IN@@ G E@@ F@@ F@@ E@@ C@@ T@@ I@@ V@@ E ?
The rema@@ ining ver@@ ses of Isaiah 60 prophe@@ tic@@ ally reve@@ al what those ways are .
If all on earth were living under the same pol@@ itical ent@@ ity or govern@@ ment , no one would be a fore@@ ign@@ er in the pol@@ itical sense of the word .
Wh@@ atever the cause , how encourag@@ ing it is to know that Jehovah’s faithful servants in the past felt free to expres@@ s the same question that may loo@@ m in our min@@ ds , and they were not con@@ dem@@ ned for as@@ king it !
In this respect , an experienced married brother illustr@@ ated why a husband should tre@@ at his wife g@@ ently , as “ a we@@ ak@@ er v@@ es@@ sel . ”
When we pray for God’s Kingdom to come , we are as@@ king God that the Messi@@ ani@@ c King and his associ@@ ate rul@@ ers come to put an end to human rul@@ er@@ ship and re@@ move the earthly op@@ pos@@ ers of the Kingdom .
* Yes , inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ating God’s Word in your child will requi@@ re pati@@ ence , but it is wor@@ th the effort . ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
( b ) What inc@@ reas@@ es have there been in rec@@ ent years ?
God’s num@@ er@@ ous spirit cre@@ atu@@ res are refer@@ red to as the well - organiz@@ ed “ ar@@ mi@@ es ” of Jehovah . ​ — P@@ s .
How can what we learn from H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah s@@ ti@@ r us even more to obey the divine comm@@ and to preach and to teach ?
In about 4@@ 4 C.E . when Jehovah’s ang@@ el mirac@@ ul@@ ously fre@@ ed the apostle Peter from the pris@@ on of H@@ er@@ od A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa I , Peter made his way “ to the house of M@@ ary the mother of John who was sur@@ nam@@ ed Mark , where qu@@ ite a few were ga@@ ther@@ ed together and pra@@ ying . ” ​ — Acts 12 : 1 - 12 .
Se@@ ek righteousness , seek me@@ ek@@ ness . Pro@@ ba@@ bly you may be conc@@ e@@ aled in the day of Jehovah’s anger . ” ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 2 : 3 .
It was an expres@@ sion of love for God’s will as set out in his law .
Jesus spoke of “ other sheep , ” who would not be of the same “ fo@@ ld ” as the “ little flo@@ ck ” of his anointed followers .
They ref@@ ra@@ in from over@@ emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ ing their own accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments , even those having to do with true worship .
In what way can s@@ inc@@ ere prayer comfort us ?
● C@@ re@@ di@@ ble wit@@ nesses .
If c@@ eli@@ ba@@ cy is not com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory , why did Jesus and Paul speak fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly of sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess ?
“ The P@@ ear@@ l ” Sh@@ ines Today
They As@@ ked but Di@@ d Not Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ve
Jehovah helps us to over@@ come certain attitu@@ des that because of our imper@@ fe@@ ction could o@@ ther@@ wise th@@ reat@@ en our un@@ ity . ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 2 .
So Genesis 6 : 3 was not fi@@ x@@ ing for humans a ma@@ xi@@ mu@@ m or nor@@ ma@@ l life sp@@ an of 1@@ 20 years .
It was not long before a group of Witnesses was form@@ ally esta@@ bli@@ shed in that are@@ a .
But because of ear@@ n@@ est discus@@ sion , the other individu@@ al may deci@@ de to reli@@ eve him of the ob@@ lig@@ ation . ​ — Psalm 15 : 4 ; Proverbs 6 : 2 , 3 .
The Devil deli@@ gh@@ ts to see us t@@ or@@ men@@ ted with as many thor@@ n@@ like problems as possible .
One refer@@ ence work no@@ tes : “ In@@ v@@ ol@@ ved is the will@@ ing@@ ness to yi@@ eld one@@ ’s personal righ@@ ts and to show consider@@ ation and g@@ ent@@ l@@ en@@ ess to others . ”
At times , after d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ing off liter@@ ature , we travel@@ ed on to E@@ st@@ on@@ ia to pi@@ ck up more liter@@ ature , which we left in L@@ at@@ vi@@ a on our return tri@@ p .
Fir@@ st , because God’s Word direc@@ ts us to do so , and we trust that Jehovah always has our best inter@@ ests at heart . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 , 18 .
( b ) Why do even small ac@@ ts of kindness matter ?
Does S@@ te@@ ph@@ en@@ ’s exc@@ lam@@ ation at Acts 7 : 5@@ 9 indic@@ ate that prayers should be direc@@ ted to Jesus ?
Jesus showed that Peter had been influ@@ enced by a har@@ d@@ hear@@ ted and un@@ for@@ giving spirit that was pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent in those days , one that me@@ ted out for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess as if by an acc@@ oun@@ t@@ an@@ t’s le@@ d@@ g@@ er .
You may have heard it said that ever@@ yone makes his own truth , or that truth is relati@@ ve , or that truth is ever chang@@ ing .
They are not pa@@ id for their preaching but are happy to use their own money to do this work .
( Read Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 ; Mark 1 : 9 . )
Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s com@@ men@@ t@@ at@@ ors often view these words of Jesus as refer@@ ring to those who have positi@@ ons of responsi@@ bility among prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians .
Then we chang@@ ed clo@@ th@@ es in the house , and 19 of us got baptized in a ne@@ ar@@ by cre@@ ek .
P@@ ast mis@@ takes .
Jehovah states : “ F@@ i@@ re and sul@@ p@@ hu@@ r I shall ra@@ in down upon [ Go@@ g ] and upon his ban@@ ds and upon the many pe@@ op@@ les that will be with him . ”
P@@ r@@ ou@@ d and sel@@ f@@ ish , the s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es car@@ ed little for the life and wel@@ f@@ are of their fellow humans .
In@@ v@@ ested with much power and authority , Jesus Christ spoke of real@@ ities from a high@@ er point of view than that of humans .
In contr@@ ast , others refu@@ se to believe that death is the end of everything .
This will har@@ m our relationship with Jehovah .
Do You Ha@@ ve “ F@@ re@@ en@@ ess of S@@ pe@@ e@@ ch ” ?
When I find it difficult to control my spirit , I wa@@ it a while and cal@@ m down . ”
“ His h@@ our had come for him to move out of this world to the Father . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ H@@ N 13 : 1 .
Jehovah wants willing , who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted service .
Does a dead soul know or feel anything ?
Me@@ di@@ at@@ or . ​ — 1 Timothy 2 : 5 .
Jehovah’s Witnesses are out@@ standing in this respect because they enjoy prote@@ ction in fam@@ il@@ y@@ like congregations around the earth .
What a day that will be !
The account continu@@ es : “ It was the hand of A@@ hi@@ ka@@ m the son of Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n that proved to be with Jeremiah , in order not to give him into the hand of the people to have him put to death . ”
If we have a v@@ al@@ id reason for com@@ pla@@ in@@ t , this has not es@@ cap@@ ed Jehovah’s no@@ tice .
When we take a coura@@ ge@@ ous stand before a ju@@ dge , what message are we , in effect , deli@@ ver@@ ing ?
Do not Christian overse@@ ers today need to fear Jehovah , obey his la@@ ws , ref@@ ra@@ in from ex@@ al@@ ting themselves a@@ bo@@ ve their brothers , and avoid de@@ vi@@ ating from Jehovah’s comman@@ d@@ ments ?
David also pray@@ ed : “ In@@ stru@@ ct me , O Jehovah , about your way . I shall walk in your truth .
What a simp@@ le way to illustr@@ ate the un@@ seen prog@@ res@@ sion of spiritual gro@@ w@@ th !
That less@@ on was valu@@ able , for in the first mission@@ ary home in K@@ hor@@ at , we had no ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city or r@@ un@@ ning water .
Yes , that over si@@ x milli@@ on Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers faith@@ fully end@@ ure in God’s service when the pres@@ sure to serve self is at an all - time high is truly a mirac@@ le .
Many of these accepted the truth and helped s@@ pre@@ ad the good news of God’s Kingdom to other par@@ ts of the country . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
Why should we not become over@@ ly anxi@@ ous about the future ?
What was the ob@@ je@@ ctive of the seri@@ es of tr@@ ac@@ ts called The O@@ ld The@@ olo@@ gy ?
The yo@@ ke l@@ in@@ king them together ​ — in@@ tend@@ ed for two ani@@ mal@@ s of similar si@@ ze and strength — ​ makes both be@@ ast@@ s su@@ ff@@ er .
Those pu@@ t@@ ting full trust in Jehovah and his Kingdom th@@ ri@@ ve in a hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing se@@ cur@@ ity now and look for@@ ward to complete se@@ cur@@ ity in the future .
After re@@ tur@@ ning to Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i , I was assign@@ ed to vis@@ it congregations in the cap@@ it@@ al city , L@@ il@@ ong@@ we .
If Jehovah God b@@ es@@ to@@ ws blessings upon even the un@@ righteous and the wicked , how much more so upon those who walk in the way of integrity !
I do not have the s@@ ligh@@ t@@ est doubt that Jehovah provi@@ des everything we need , no matter what assignment we receive .
Will You W@@ al@@ k With God ? 11 / 1
“ IN@@ S@@ T@@ R@@ U@@ C@@ T M@@ E , O J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H , I@@ N Y@@ O@@ U@@ R W@@ A@@ Y ”
The Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law did not requi@@ re an o@@ ffering of w@@ o@@ od .
In 19@@ 60 , when I was four years old , our family moved from In@@ don@@ es@@ ia to the Ne@@ ther@@ lands .
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : U@@ se a news ev@@ ent to in@@ iti@@ ate a discus@@ sion and commun@@ ic@@ ate your valu@@ es .
But he wanted to be sure .
In@@ se@@ cts , fu@@ ng@@ i , wor@@ ms , and other or@@ gan@@ is@@ ms ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely con@@ ver@@ t all this or@@ g@@ ani@@ c material into hu@@ mu@@ s , a vital ing@@ re@@ di@@ ent of fer@@ t@@ ile so@@ il .
He was later baptized .
The New Jerusalem Bible rend@@ ers the expres@@ sion “ look for opportun@@ ities to be ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able . ”
On@@ ly once in her life had she been away from her family ​ — and that for just two we@@ ek@@ s — ​ and she had been ho@@ mes@@ ic@@ k every day .
But become kind to one another , tend@@ er@@ ly com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , fre@@ ely for@@ giving one another just as God also by Christ fre@@ ely for@@ gave you . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
For a des@@ crip@@ tion of the work of the si@@ x Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy com@@ mit@@ te@@ es , see The Watchtower of May 15 , 200@@ 8 , page 29 .
In other c@@ as@@ es , you may be able to over@@ come a ne@@ g@@ ative re@@ action . S@@ ome@@ one may say , “ No than@@ k you .
By the time he or she lea@@ ves home , will my a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent be able to do the following ?
Ma@@ x@@ ’s mother real@@ iz@@ es that food can get con@@ tam@@ in@@ ated in vari@@ ous ways .
( a ) What situation did Je@@ ze@@ bel@@ ’s cour@@ t of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als su@@ d@@ den@@ ly face ?
Ang@@ els will serve as God’s ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tional for@@ ces in the near future .
When I was 13 , I st@@ op@@ ped atten@@ ding al@@ together .
My wife , who was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , encoura@@ ged me to study the Bible . ”
Indeed , the succ@@ ess@@ ful out@@ come of the Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us dep@@ ended on the Israelites ’ dis@@ cer@@ ning the evidence of God’s guid@@ ance and then following it .
But if I became a Witness today , by t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w ever@@ yone would know about it .
Bar@@ u@@ ch , disc@@ oura@@ ged , began to lo@@ se appreciation for spiritual things .
She Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ved “ a Pro@@ p@@ he@@ t’s Re@@ ward ”
By loo@@ king to , being al@@ er@@ t to , the tim@@ ely direction that the G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or provi@@ des and by stud@@ ying the Word of God , written cen@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o , his servants fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely see him in fr@@ on@@ t of them and hear his vo@@ ice from be@@ h@@ ind . ​ — Romans 15 : 4 .
What were Jesus and Peter speaking about ?
B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a is of interest to Bible stud@@ ents as a place where Paul pre@@ ached and con@@ ver@@ ted many to Christi@@ an@@ ity .
A@@ m@@ ong the ru@@ ins , ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists have un@@ co@@ vered the rema@@ ins of an im@@ men@@ se p@@ al@@ ace comple@@ x with al@@ most a h@@ un@@ d@@ red ro@@ om@@ s and cour@@ ty@@ ar@@ ds and co@@ ver@@ ing some 10@@ 0@@ ,000 s@@ qu@@ are fe@@ et [ 10@@ ,000 s@@ q m ] .
So never deli@@ ber@@ ately make an un@@ wise ​ — even stu@@ pi@@ d — ​ decision that could je@@ op@@ ar@@ di@@ ze preci@@ ous relation@@ shi@@ ps with friends and relati@@ ves or , a@@ bo@@ ve all , with God .
H@@ an@@ na@@ h’s Jo@@ y@@ ous P@@ ra@@ y@@ er
Re@@ coun@@ t some things that can never make God sto@@ p loving his faithful servants .
W . O@@ se@@ i in G@@ h@@ ana , about 19@@ 30
“ He that is show@@ ing fav@@ or to the low@@ ly one is l@@ en@@ ding to Jehovah , ” states Proverbs 19 : 17 , “ and his tre@@ at@@ ment He will re@@ pa@@ y to him . ”
With these mean@@ ing@@ ful words , Jesus pres@@ ented himself to God to car@@ ry out all that was fore@@ told about the promised Se@@ ed , including his being ‘ b@@ ru@@ ised in the he@@ el ’ by Satan .
How Our E@@ y@@ es Can Mis@@ lead U@@ s
Sa@@ sh@@ a@@ ’s case went to the Israel@@ i H@@ i@@ gh C@@ our@@ t in Jerusalem , which comm@@ end@@ ab@@ ly or@@ der@@ ed Sa@@ sha re@@ inst@@ ated so that he could fin@@ ish the school ter@@ m .
Many who do not know Jehovah foc@@ us their life on having more money and things .
Jesus therefore called him “ the son of des@@ tru@@ ction . ” ​ — John 17 : 12 ; Matthew 26 : 14 - 16 .
Is that true or beli@@ e@@ va@@ ble ?
E@@ ach fac@@ et of that si@@ gn fur@@ ni@@ sh@@ es powerful , con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing evidence .
I@@ mit@@ ate Those Who Des@@ p@@ ised Sh@@ ame
C@@ O@@ R@@ P@@ U@@ S C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ I , T@@ X ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , A@@ mer@@ ic@@ an@@ Ban@@ k C@@ en@@ ter Ar@@ ena , 19@@ 0@@ 1 N .
“ The eyes of Jehovah are ro@@ ving about through all the earth to show his strength in be@@ half of those who@@ se heart is complete toward him . ”
When that happened , he exerc@@ ised rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t and even used his God - given power to bring reli@@ ef .
“ Are we on the th@@ re@@ sh@@ old of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , or is it a long way off ? ”
R@@ em@@ ember , no@@ ne of us are born know@@ ing the truth .
Be@@ ing a follow@@ er of Christ go@@ es hand in hand with show@@ ing bro@@ ther@@ ly love .
As our the@@ me text shows , we can walk with God !
They were thus to pa@@ y “ Ca@@ es@@ ar@@ ’s things to Ca@@ es@@ ar ” but not over@@ look the ob@@ lig@@ ation to pa@@ y “ God’s things to God . ” ​ — Mark 12 : 17 .
Let us bri@@ ef@@ ly consider two important ways in which we can use each day of our life for God’s glory .
Since then , this 8@@ 6 - year - old woman has been enjo@@ ying a regul@@ ar Bible study , des@@ pite ne@@ g@@ ative com@@ ments by the n@@ un@@ s .
E@@ ven@@ tually , however , one of his work@@ ers inform@@ ed the se@@ cre@@ t po@@ li@@ ce , and they ar@@ rest@@ ed the bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ man .
In a meeting at the commun@@ ity h@@ all , he ann@@ oun@@ ced his re@@ sign@@ ation as a Ca@@ tho@@ lic mission@@ ary .
An@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is of this ar@@ ti@@ fact and its in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion con@@ fir@@ ms its au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ity .
My de@@ ar friend Al@@ bi@@ n R@@ ele@@ wi@@ c@@ z
What did Jesus want his listen@@ ers to learn from this illustr@@ ation ?
Sh@@ ould we not stri@@ ve to wi@@ eld it s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully ?
A@@ m@@ ong them , we find friends whom we can love and trust ​ — even with our deep@@ est thoughts and feelings .
One sister said : “ I@@ t’s so com@@ for@@ ting when an el@@ der listen@@ s with his heart . ” ​ — Luke 8 : 18 .
Hence , a princi@@ p@@ al of a mi@@ dd@@ le school in Se@@ ou@@ l , Re@@ public of K@@ o@@ re@@ a , emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed that person@@ ality tra@@ ining should have pri@@ or@@ ity .
When M@@ ak@@ ing De@@ c@@ isions
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er in his letter to the Romans , Paul descri@@ bed people who refle@@ cted “ a disa@@ p@@ proved men@@ tal st@@ ate . ”
If we learn to for@@ give others and to have a good relationship with them now , it will be e@@ asi@@ er for us to do so in the new world . ​ — Read C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 12 - 14 .
This is a po@@ e@@ tic des@@ crip@@ tion of how Job was form@@ ed in his mo@@ ther’s wom@@ b .
We have the set@@ ting for a beau@@ ti@@ ful day , and we are not going to be disa@@ p@@ pointed .
Yes , in God’s view , all i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry is il@@ leg@@ al .
We do this by men@@ t@@ ally re@@ vie@@ wing what we read and by as@@ king ourselves such questions as these : ‘ What have I learned about Jehovah God ?
( b ) What helps us to fin@@ ish God’s work ?
asked the psalmist .
For example , you might ask : “ W@@ ou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t it be wonderful if more people knew this about Jehovah ?
I@@ mit@@ ate Jesus ’ Ex@@ am@@ ple of Watch@@ ful@@ ness , 2 / 15
We called them her holy di@@ sh@@ es because no one but G@@ r@@ and@@ ma was allow@@ ed to wa@@ s@@ h them .
When we enjoy our ministry more and imp@@ ro@@ ve the way we talk to people about the good news , our spiritual prog@@ ress will be seen by others .
12 : 15 - 21 .
But now , as we look back with much satis@@ fac@@ tion and joy on well over 50 years of marriage , we ag@@ ree that the wa@@ it was well wor@@ th it !
The Son of man , Jesus , pre@@ pared the field during his earthly ministry .
To the ex@@ t@@ ent that our thinking and actions are responsi@@ ve to the le@@ ading of God’s spirit , to that ex@@ t@@ ent we become spiritually matu@@ re .
* S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually , he was a bi@@ g brother to me , taking me out for long days in the field ministry .
During those dar@@ k days , and sh@@ ort@@ ly before his death in J@@ anu@@ ary 194@@ 2 , J . F . Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d re@@ mar@@ ked : “ It loo@@ ks as if the ‘ great mul@@ titu@@ de ’ is not going to be so great after all . ”
As Christians , how should we tre@@ at them ?
D@@ O@@ N Q@@ U@@ I@@ X@@ O@@ T@@ E is a well - known fic@@ tional char@@ ac@@ ter cre@@ ated by 1@@ 6@@ th - century S@@ pan@@ ish au@@ th@@ or Mi@@ gu@@ el de C@@ er@@ van@@ tes in his cl@@ as@@ si@@ c no@@ v@@ el by that name .
However , Bible principles about d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing remain con@@ st@@ ant .
The Bible ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es us “ not to think more of [ ourselves ] than it is necess@@ ary to think . ”
In 18@@ 23 , a cl@@ er@@ k came ac@@ ro@@ ss the w@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed man@@ us@@ crip@@ t of the no@@ ted po@@ et .
During a n@@ ational em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y , pat@@ ri@@ o@@ tic fer@@ v@@ or often gives people a sense of un@@ ity and strength and may prom@@ o@@ te a spirit of co@@ op@@ er@@ ation and ci@@ vi@@ c - min@@ de@@ dness among them .
When we an@@ al@@ y@@ ze Paul’s words , we see that many of the things he lis@@ ted could contribu@@ te to the bre@@ ak@@ down of mar@@ it@@ al relation@@ shi@@ ps .
But she end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to keep ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible counsel .
B@@ arr@@ en@@ ness is consider@@ ed a re@@ pro@@ ach among Israel@@ ite women and even a si@@ gn of un@@ wor@@ thin@@ ess in God’s sight .
Re@@ ally , ever@@ yone ow@@ es Jehovah a de@@ b@@ t of gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de .
We ur@@ ge you to a@@ va@@ il yourself of the pro@@ v@@ isions that God has made to bring about all these blessings .
Wit@@ ness@@ ing to people at their place of work can be re@@ war@@ ding .
They were no longer “ in dar@@ k@@ ness . ”
A@@ t@@ ten@@ ding G@@ ile@@ ad was a high@@ light of my life .
Paul coun@@ sel@@ ed Christians “ to speak in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ously of no one , not to be bel@@ lig@@ er@@ ent , to be reason@@ able , ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ ting all mil@@ dness toward all men . ” ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 3 : 2 .
* By the next vis@@ it , An@@ na - Pa@@ ula had read the book from co@@ ver to co@@ ver and had a ho@@ st of questions .
He st@@ re@@ t@@ ches out his hand and gr@@ ants peace to all who seek it in s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity of heart .
The po@@ pul@@ ation of 1@@ 7@@ 0@@ ,000 is occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with the ma@@ in ex@@ por@@ t , c@@ ac@@ a@@ o , or with f@@ ar@@ m@@ ing and fi@@ shing .
The attend@@ ance re@@ ached a pe@@ ak of over 1@@ 5@@ 0@@ ,000 , and I could c@@ learly see Jehovah’s spirit direc@@ ting and uni@@ f@@ ying this inter@@ n@@ ational spiritual family .
And they pre@@ di@@ ct that s@@ mo@@ king will have taken 1@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 lives by the end of the 2@@ 1@@ st century .
What a wonderful pro@@ spe@@ ct lies before us !
The light of this sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic city is not from the su@@ n or the mo@@ on .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H never tur@@ ns a de@@ a@@ f e@@ ar to the pet@@ iti@@ ons of his faithful servants .
This time , however , Ne@@ h@@ emiah did re@@ but his enem@@ ies ’ acc@@ us@@ ation , st@@ ating : “ Th@@ ings such as you are saying have not been brought about , but it is out of your own heart that you are in@@ ven@@ ting them . ”
What are some of the blessings they received ?
What can help us to continue to be known as bel@@ ong@@ ing to Jehovah ?
The Israelites could prove their love for God by who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly obe@@ ying his comman@@ d@@ ments , o@@ ffering accep@@ table sacrific@@ es , and ex@@ t@@ ol@@ ling him in s@@ ong .
One time , the vis@@ iting speak@@ er was no@@ ne other than Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l , who had over@@ sight of the preaching work in those days .
He spoke to the bl@@ ind man and cur@@ ed him . ​ — John 9 : 1 - 8 .
In fact , he expe@@ cted many others to respon@@ d , for after provi@@ ding a mirac@@ ul@@ ous c@@ atch of f@@ ish , Jesus told his disci@@ ple S@@ im@@ on : “ From now on you will be c@@ atch@@ ing men [ or , people ] ali@@ ve . ”
One of Jesus ’ disciples once re@@ ques@@ ted : “ Lord , teach us how to pray . ”
S@@ ome@@ times cour@@ t hear@@ ings were held there , as well as commun@@ ity meetings and even ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es with me@@ als served in con@@ ne@@ cted din@@ ing ro@@ om@@ s .
These faithful ones were doing their best to worship God , but few were listen@@ ing to what they had to say .
Per@@ haps you won@@ der : ‘ Is it really possible for a m@@ ere human to have a close relationship with Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God ?
This has truly been the case .
She car@@ ed for me in a loving way .
Ju@@ ne 15 , 20@@ 10
While it may at times se@@ em that way , recogn@@ ize that your parents ’ concer@@ n is an expres@@ sion of their love for you .
I tri@@ ed hard to for@@ get it , but every@@ where I turned , there seem@@ ed to be remin@@ ders of my form@@ er life .
In A@@ th@@ ens , he was at first “ ir@@ rit@@ ated at b@@ eho@@ l@@ ding that the city was full of i@@ do@@ ls . ”
The World of Ju@@ d@@ ges and Me@@ di@@ cal E@@ th@@ ic@@ s
What is at st@@ ake ?
N@@ O@@ R@@ TH@@ E@@ R@@ N K@@ IN@@ G@@ D@@ O@@ M ( Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am )
Just like ref@@ re@@ shing de@@ w@@ d@@ ro@@ ps , many young men and women c@@ he@@ er@@ fully serve God and ass@@ ist their fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers . ​ — Psalm 7@@ 1 : 17 .
To com@@ pare these acc@@ oun@@ ts is instru@@ ctive .
she now re@@ mar@@ ks .
The answer Jesus gave has tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous import@@ ance for us today .
For example , Christians are to avoid i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality , and the mis@@ use of blood .
For instance , the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver lam@@ b , the blood of which was used as a si@@ gn of sal@@ vation for the Israelites , pre@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ed Jesus Christ .
Why must all Christians be concer@@ ned with being trans@@ form@@ ed ?
P@@ os@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of the am@@ ount or value , cannot gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e us life .
Jehovah took the mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring person@@ ally .
W@@ ould you like to get a better gr@@ as@@ p of where these were and what their relationship was with other ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c refer@@ ences ?
“ After 13 years of marriage , we have a very close relationship ​ — one that we never want to lo@@ se . ”
No@@ tice that Jesus said he had made God’s name known .
The Bible says of godly wisdom : “ If you keep see@@ king for it as for s@@ il@@ ver , and as for hi@@ d tre@@ a@@ sures you keep sear@@ ch@@ ing for it , in that case . . . you will find the very knowledge of God . ”
The “ A@@ p@@ pointed Ti@@ me ” Is Ne@@ ar
Even in plac@@ es where the leg@@ al st@@ ep must be per@@ form@@ ed by a ci@@ vi@@ l ag@@ ent , a cou@@ ple may want to have a Bible - based talk .
Why , the lead@@ ers are op@@ pres@@ sing the po@@ or , de@@ f@@ en@@ sel@@ ess people !
K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge , in turn , helps us to buil@@ d faith .
“ Me@@ dit@@ ating on the fact that the angels are with us in the ministry is a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement to me , ” says An@@ na .
I@@ T I@@ S N@@ is@@ an 10 , 33 C.E . , just days before the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation .
Thus , they mis@@ s what the su@@ n can teach us .
The public@@ ations dist@@ ribu@@ ted by Jehovah’s Witnesses have helped many in this reg@@ ard .
But we can learn to be hum@@ ble if we refle@@ ct on our standing before God and follow in the fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s of his Son .
These are gr@@ am@@ m@@ ati@@ cal de@@ ta@@ il@@ s rel@@ ated to transl@@ ation .
He said : “ H@@ app@@ y are you when people re@@ pro@@ ach you and persecu@@ te you and l@@ y@@ ingly say every s@@ ort of wicked thing against you for my s@@ ake .
Mo@@ re@@ over , know@@ ing that you have Jehovah’s appro@@ val will strengthen you in your desire to serve him .
The death of his friend La@@ z@@ ar@@ us and the g@@ ri@@ ef this ca@@ used to La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ’ sisters moved Jesus to ‘ gro@@ an and give way to te@@ ars . ’
“ My husband had an af@@ fa@@ ir with a woman who was our daugh@@ ter@@ ’s age .
Still , the ma@@ in reason we obey Jehovah is that we love him .
Then Z@@ er@@ ah the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an came against Juda@@ h with 1@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 men and 3@@ 00 ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts .
Mo@@ re@@ over , being cr@@ itical can make a ten@@ se situation wor@@ se . ​ — 8 / 15 , page 21 .
Still there was a chall@@ enge .
Bar@@ u@@ ch was the se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary to the prophet Jeremiah .
The ma@@ in concer@@ n of true Christians is to be pleas@@ ing in the eyes of God , not “ to make a pleas@@ ing appe@@ ar@@ ance in the flesh . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 12 .
However , the com@@ par@@ ative tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ill@@ ity of the H@@ app@@ y Is@@ les was not to last .
However , Paul pointed to something el@@ se that we need when he said : “ We are wal@@ king by faith , not by sight . ”
By all means , then , let us have high reg@@ ard for discipl@@ ine .
How should a Christian wa@@ it for God ?
He wants us to see him as a gener@@ ous Father who is “ the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ”
O@@ r are we more than the su@@ m to@@ tal of the el@@ ements of which we are made ?
In so doing , the me@@ dd@@ ling nations have received “ se@@ v@@ ere s@@ cr@@ atch@@ es for themselves , ” get@@ ting all cu@@ t up .
Many believe that un@@ less certain fun@@ er@@ al cu@@ st@@ om@@ s and r@@ ites are per@@ form@@ ed at a person@@ ’s death , the an@@ c@@ est@@ or spi@@ r@@ its , who are believ@@ ed to have the power to p@@ un@@ ish or re@@ ward the living , will be ang@@ ered .
Ye@@ ars ear@@ li@@ er , in 19@@ 40 , an Au@@ stri@@ an Witness nam@@ ed F@@ ran@@ z was fac@@ ed with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion by gu@@ il@@ lo@@ t@@ ine for his refu@@ s@@ al to be dis@@ loyal to Jehovah .
I@@ r@@ ene appro@@ ached me at a cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly to ask if she could have some ter@@ rit@@ ory where she could preach , as she was going to stay with V@@ er@@ a , her married sister who lived in R@@ un@@ cor@@ n .
When being re@@ v@@ iled , we bl@@ ess ; when being persecu@@ ted , we be@@ ar up ; when being de@@ fam@@ ed , we ent@@ re@@ at . ”
God told Abraham : “ This is my covenant between me and you , that you and your off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing after you will keep : E@@ very m@@ ale among you must get circum@@ c@@ ised . . . .
We too can be to@@ t@@ ally confid@@ ent that all of Jehovah God’s promises will come true , down to every last de@@ ta@@ il .
In marriage , it means that we need to put into the relationship what we hope to get out of it .
If those anointed Christians foc@@ used their min@@ ds on “ the el@@ em@@ ent@@ ary things of the world , ” they would be tur@@ ning their ba@@ c@@ ks on Jehovah’s pro@@ vision for sal@@ vation .
By way of illustr@@ ation , consider the example of Noah .
The ke@@ y to his id@@ ent@@ ity is found in the same Bible book , Revelation , which later id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es this heavenly ri@@ der as “ The Word of God . ”
• How can we show that we appreci@@ ate Jehovah’s arrang@@ ements today ?
After ne@@ arly lo@@ sing his family and his spiritu@@ ality , David fin@@ ally got his life back on tr@@ ack .
What does this teach me about Jehovah ?
I was be@@ coming rich . ”
And if so , how ? ’
; R@@ ac@@ an@@ el@@ l@@ i , C .
What do mo@@ der@@ n - day apost@@ ates have in comm@@ on with Satan ?
• dec@@ ep@@ tion
But could a person in Mar@@ th@@ a@@ ’s con@@ dition conduct a Bible study ?
During that time , however , something happened .
One Witness says that before dedic@@ ating his life to Jehovah , each time he was succ@@ ess@@ ful in ref@@ ra@@ ining from s@@ mo@@ king for a we@@ ek , he re@@ war@@ ded himself by bu@@ ying something u@@ se@@ ful with the money self - control had helped him to sa@@ ve .
How do they ac@@ hi@@ eve this ?
Yes , the message of the Bible is uni@@ vers@@ al , which helps us to understand why it has been transl@@ ated into the t@@ ong@@ u@@ es of people around the g@@ lo@@ be . ​ — Romans 15 : 4 .
Why is Jesus qu@@ ali@@ fied to lead ?
Th@@ ough it c@@ alls for effort , we can ac@@ qui@@ re “ s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful direction ” and learn to “ sa@@ il ” succ@@ ess@@ fully on the se@@ a of life .
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ately , the psalmist David san@@ g : “ S@@ ear@@ ch through me , O God , and know my heart .
In@@ her@@ ited sin made it imp@@ os@@ sible for Christ’s disciples to be f@@ la@@ w@@ less , perfect .
One writ@@ er su@@ gg@@ ests that Saul during this peri@@ od was “ wit@@ ness@@ ing about Christ within the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es of the Di@@ as@@ por@@ a in such a man@@ ner as to bring about persecu@@ tion from both the religious and the ci@@ vi@@ l author@@ ities . ”
Does this mean that true Christians pur@@ sue a life devo@@ id of joy and happiness ?
For those without medi@@ cal tra@@ ining , however , ev@@ alu@@ ating tre@@ at@@ ment op@@ tions can be per@@ ple@@ x@@ ing and in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ating .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y H@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ E@@ R@@ T M@@ Ü@@ L@@ L@@ E@@ R
H@@ er@@ ber@@ t me@@ t a mi@@ dd@@ le - ag@@ ed woman who showed interest in the Bible .
Yet then I will con@@ f@@ ess to them : I never knew you !
So after the bu@@ s tri@@ p , those in our group , la@@ den with pro@@ v@@ isions , pi@@ cked their way sing@@ le file along ste@@ ep m@@ oun@@ tain pa@@ ths .
The complete set came to be known as the A@@ nt@@ wer@@ p P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t .
Re@@ ject “ F@@ al@@ se St@@ ori@@ es ”
What beau@@ ti@@ ful less@@ ons we learn from the first 24 chap@@ ters of the Bible book of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el !
What situation might you face that may be com@@ par@@ able to Go@@ li@@ a@@ th@@ ’s ta@@ un@@ t ?
A@@ S TH@@ E bo@@ at ste@@ am@@ ed up the B@@ el@@ f@@ ast L@@ ough , a se@@ a in@@ let , the little c@@ lu@@ ster of pas@@ s@@ eng@@ ers standing on de@@ ck ca@@ ught sight of gre@@ en h@@ ill@@ s ba@@ th@@ ed in early mor@@ ning light .
page 30 .
Why do true Christians not c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate E@@ ast@@ er ?
And these words that I am comman@@ ding you today must prove to be on your heart ; and you must inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate them in your son . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 4 - 7 .
Our discus@@ sion of the resurrection lea@@ ves some questions un@@ ans@@ wer@@ ed .
Why must disci@@ ple - mak@@ ers be inter@@ ested in others ?
We were gr@@ ate@@ ful to be assign@@ ed together to the B@@ ris@@ to@@ l pioneer home , there to jo@@ in E@@ di@@ th P@@ o@@ o@@ le , B@@ er@@ t F@@ ar@@ m@@ er , To@@ m and D@@ or@@ o@@ thy B@@ ri@@ d@@ ges , B@@ er@@ n@@ ard H@@ ough@@ t@@ on , and other pione@@ ers who@@ se faith we had long ad@@ mi@@ red .
There have been 28 years of assign@@ ments in cir@@ cu@@ it and dist@@ ri@@ ct work ​ — every one of them enjo@@ y@@ able .
We might say : ‘ If you were in a re@@ mo@@ te are@@ a and came ac@@ ro@@ ss a well - buil@@ t house that was sto@@ cked with food ( effect ) , you would re@@ adi@@ ly accept that someone ( cause ) buil@@ t that house and filled its cu@@ p@@ bo@@ ar@@ ds .
Even though God has invit@@ ed them to go to heaven , they will receive their re@@ ward only if they remain faithful .
Th@@ r@@ ough the prophet Jeremiah , however , he fore@@ told that in Jerusalem there would yet be heard the vo@@ ice of those saying : “ L@@ au@@ d Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es , for Jehovah is good ; for to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite is his loving - kindness ! ”
The book L@@ ear@@ n From the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er has been an out@@ standing blessing in this reg@@ ard , as has the book Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k .
They also ac@@ ted out preaching from house to house .
After si@@ x months of sol@@ it@@ ary con@@ fin@@ ement , I appreci@@ ated being able to discus@@ s Bible sub@@ je@@ cts with fellow believers once again .
He said : “ Lo@@ ok ! I am with you all the days until the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ” ​ — Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 .
The go@@ al Paul was stri@@ ving to at@@ tain , a@@ bo@@ ve all el@@ se , was that of recei@@ ving the God - given “ cro@@ wn ” of everlasting life .
Instead , she tri@@ es to make ends me@@ et as an hon@@ est st@@ re@@ et v@@ end@@ or .
F@@ ind H@@ app@@ iness in a Bal@@ an@@ ced Li@@ fe
U@@ p@@ on gra@@ du@@ ation in 194@@ 8 , I was sent to S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land to serve as a mission@@ ary .
A@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s refu@@ s@@ al evid@@ ently had to do with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of mon@@ et@@ ary gain .
They also sp@@ ent some time with my sister D@@ ap@@ h@@ ne , who was still in J@@ ap@@ an .
Then he went right on speaking confid@@ ently about de@@ fe@@ ating Go@@ li@@ ath , until someone re@@ pe@@ ated his words to Saul .
But if you keep de@@ f@@ en@@ ding yourself and in@@ sis@@ ting that you are right , you could make the proble@@ m wor@@ se .
To en@@ sure a good har@@ v@@ est , the f@@ ar@@ m@@ er regul@@ arly pr@@ un@@ ed the v@@ ine to en@@ h@@ ance pro@@ duc@@ tiv@@ ity and ho@@ ed the so@@ il to keep we@@ e@@ ds , bri@@ ars , and thor@@ ns at ba@@ y .
Do you hope to en@@ ro@@ l@@ l in the M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol and benefit others ?
Jesus has in mind giving three of his in@@ tim@@ ate disciples a spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar fo@@ reg@@ le@@ am of his glory in Kingdom power .
What an example El@@ kan@@ ah set in streng@@ th@@ ening others with words !
Jesus states that the str@@ anger appro@@ ach@@ es his vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s in the she@@ ep@@ fo@@ ld in a r@@ oun@@ da@@ b@@ out way .
Mark 3 : 17
• De@@ dic@@ ation to God and baptism result in what blessings ?
W@@ H@@ E@@ N you think of an@@ ni@@ vers@@ aries , which one re@@ adi@@ ly comes to your mind ?
After all , wh@@ atever fellow believers do to help us cop@@ e with difficult times , we would want them to do will@@ ingly .
Wor@@ k@@ mat@@ es pres@@ sur@@ ed him , in@@ sis@@ ting that it was a uni@@ que opportunity and that it was fo@@ ol@@ ish of him to turn it down .
How should we respon@@ d to his loving care ?
G@@ ran@@ ted , at times the result might not turn out ex@@ ac@@ tly as you had expe@@ cted .
His Word says : “ Do not be anxi@@ ous over anything , but in everything by prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation along with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving , let your pet@@ iti@@ ons be made known to God ; and the peace of God that sur@@ pas@@ ses all understanding will gu@@ ard your hearts and your men@@ tal po@@ wers by means of Christ Jesus . ”
But if someone says that he is anointed , how should those who have the hope of living on earth re@@ act ?
E@@ ach is@@ sue was care@@ fully stu@@ died and pas@@ sed from family to family in his col@@ on@@ y until the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine was wor@@ n - out .
When their tru@@ ck bro@@ ke down , which happened often , they wal@@ ked or c@@ y@@ c@@ led for days to the ne@@ are@@ st to@@ wn and then wa@@ ited for we@@ ek@@ s for re@@ plac@@ ement par@@ ts to arri@@ ve .
God bless@@ ed him , and as stated at Genesis 39 : 23 , “ Jehovah was with Joseph . ”
10 , 11 . ( a ) How did Jesus and Paul show themselves to be al@@ er@@ t and ob@@ serv@@ ant ?
4 , 5 . ( a ) How does the illustr@@ ation found at 1 Corinthians 12 : 21 - 23 help us to gr@@ as@@ p Jehovah’s view of human we@@ ak@@ ness ?
And the apostle Peter refer@@ red to sal@@ vation as ‘ the end [ or , end result ] of our faith . ’
Let our words , therefore , be few and our t@@ ong@@ ue ref@@ ra@@ in from b@@ ra@@ gg@@ ing .
He would be a rul@@ er who would make it possible for obedi@@ ent humans to reg@@ a@@ in the blessing of perfect life free of di@@ se@@ ase .
And one thing he does ask of us is “ to be mo@@ des@@ t in wal@@ king with [ our ] God . ” ​ — Mi@@ ca@@ h 6 : 8 .
In st@@ re@@ et work in V@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ a , B.@@ C . , in 194@@ 4
“ Be s@@ wi@@ ft about hear@@ ing , ” says the Bible , “ s@@ low about speaking , s@@ low about wr@@ ath . ”
Do you show appreciation for God’s gift of his written Word ?
Jehovah en@@ ab@@ led Jesus to per@@ form powerful mirac@@ les , provi@@ ding fur@@ ther pro@@ of that Jesus was the Messi@@ ah . ​ — Acts 10 : 38 .
Y@@ as@@ mine too sen@@ sed her anxi@@ ety taking control over her .
Di@@ v@@ ine inter@@ ven@@ tion in He@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ ah’s case served the spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c purpose of pre@@ serving the l@@ in@@ e@@ age le@@ ading to the Messi@@ ah .
How Does God’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t O@@ per@@ ate Today ?
L@@ on@@ el@@ iness , 3 / 15 M@@ ak@@ ing Da@@ ys C@@ ount Be@@ fore Jehovah , 11 / 15
In other words , the cla@@ im is that such a divine Des@@ ign@@ er be@@ comes the “ God - of - the - g@@ ap@@ s , ” as if “ God ” were a ma@@ gi@@ c word to use wh@@ en@@ ever men cannot fi@@ gu@@ re things out .
A Bible study was started with Law , and soon he started atten@@ ding meetings .
In A@@ pri@@ l 195@@ 1 , the author@@ ities began sen@@ ding Witnesses from the w@@ es@@ ter@@ n U@@ S@@ S@@ R to Si@@ b@@ eri@@ a into ex@@ ile .
To ac@@ hi@@ eve that go@@ al , in Ju@@ ne 1@@ 5@@ 23 , he publi@@ shed a Fr@@ en@@ ch transl@@ ation of the Go@@ sp@@ els in two po@@ c@@ ke@@ t - si@@ ze vo@@ lum@@ es .
Per@@ haps al@@ ar@@ m@@ ed at Al@@ me@@ i@@ da@@ ’s com@@ b@@ ative st@@ y@@ le , the D@@ ut@@ ch gover@@ nor - gener@@ al rec@@ al@@ led him to B@@ at@@ a@@ vi@@ a soon af@@ ter@@ ward .
When Ma@@ ir@@ ambu@@ bu and I got baptized in Ju@@ ly 198@@ 2 in the Ch@@ ü@@ y Ri@@ ver , we had to be ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous .
Their home was a gr@@ ass hu@@ t in the local v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , and S@@ ar@@ a says the time she sp@@ ent in that assignment was exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent tra@@ ining for her .
Genesis 3 : 5 recor@@ ds his as@@ ser@@ tion to E@@ ve : “ God kno@@ ws that in the very day of your e@@ ating from [ the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad ] your eyes are b@@ ound to be op@@ ened and you are b@@ ound to be like God , know@@ ing good and bad . ”
We U@@ sed Our Ch@@ ang@@ ing C@@ ir@@ cum@@ stances to Witness F@@ ar and W@@ i@@ de
Why must we maintain high moral and spiritual standards ?
Rather , we stri@@ ve to up@@ hold the principles of hon@@ es@@ ty and integrity , displa@@ ying these in our da@@ ily af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of life .
E@@ no@@ ch wal@@ ked with God . ​ — Genesis 5 : 22 .
We must end@@ ure if we are to prove our love for Jehovah and devel@@ op the qualities needed for sal@@ vation .
Rather than ple@@ ase himself , he said : “ I always do the things pleas@@ ing to [ God ] . ”
For example , the c@@ it@@ ation “ 2 Timothy 3 : 16 ” means the book of Se@@ cond Timothy , chap@@ ter 3 , verse 16 .
Of course , standing still does not indic@@ ate complete in@@ activ@@ ity , even as God’s people in the days of Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at were not to@@ t@@ ally in@@ ac@@ tive .
He said , ‘ No ; that by no ch@@ ance , while col@@ le@@ cting the we@@ e@@ ds , you u@@ pro@@ o@@ t the whe@@ at with them .
Con@@ stan@@ tel@@ o@@ s as@@ ser@@ ts in his book Un@@ der@@ standing the Greek O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch : “ Ho@@ ly T@@ ra@@ dition and Ho@@ ly Scriptures [ are ] vie@@ wed as two si@@ des of the same co@@ in . ”
M@@ O@@ R@@ E than 50 years ag@@ o , sh@@ ort@@ ly after the first nu@@ clear bom@@ bs ex@@ p@@ lo@@ ded , No@@ be@@ l P@@ ri@@ ze - w@@ in@@ ning s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ist H@@ ar@@ old C . U@@ re@@ y said of the future : “ We will e@@ at fear , s@@ le@@ ep fear , live in fear and die in fear . ”
All served with a willing spirit and fre@@ ely offered their s@@ k@@ ill@@ s .
Kris@@ t@@ in and Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le sel@@ l se@@ af@@ o@@ od .
Bet@@ ween the si@@ x@@ th and ten@@ th cen@@ tu@@ ries C.E . , the Mas@@ o@@ re@@ tes co@@ pi@@ ed the Hebrew Scriptures and pro@@ duc@@ ed what is known as the Mas@@ o@@ re@@ tic text .
Per@@ man@@ ent Com@@ fort From E@@ ar@@ th@@ ’s New King
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 60 , 7@@ 1
When he was young , he kil@@ led the gi@@ ant Go@@ li@@ ath , who was in@@ sul@@ ting Jehovah and the Israelites .
Jesus told them that only Jehovah God knew the pre@@ c@@ ise time when the Kingdom would take full control of the earth .
Genesis 3 : 17 - 19 might se@@ em to imp@@ ly that God p@@ uni@@ shed Adam and E@@ ve for their re@@ bel@@ li@@ on by pu@@ t@@ ting the bur@@ den of work on them .
In tel@@ ling his disciples about events that would take place during “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things , ” Jesus indic@@ ated another reason why Jehovah per@@ m@@ its persecu@@ tion to come upon his servants .
It can buil@@ d confidence in the re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ent , encoura@@ ge and mo@@ tiv@@ ate him , and cre@@ ate in him a sense of bel@@ ong@@ ing .
Bible study should inclu@@ de medit@@ ating on how we can use what we learn in making wise decisions and in help@@ ing others .
By determin@@ ing to sub@@ ju@@ g@@ ate the Ju@@ de@@ an k@@ ings and then re@@ move them from that m@@ oun@@ tain , Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar is declar@@ ing his in@@ ten@@ tion to put himself a@@ bo@@ ve those “ st@@ ars . ”
See The Watchtower of Ju@@ ne 1 , 195@@ 8 , pages 3@@ 33 - 6 , for the life st@@ ory of John C@@ ut@@ for@@ th .
Even so , some Christian women who have been att@@ ac@@ ked and viol@@ ated are inc@@ ess@@ an@@ tly pa@@ ined by feelings of gu@@ il@@ t .
Al@@ so , try to understand how your mat@@ e@@ ’s ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound has influ@@ enced his or her attitude .
Paul loved Jehovah and desi@@ red his appro@@ val more than ri@@ ches and prom@@ in@@ ence among men .
This dist@@ inc@@ tion is sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant .
He h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ally vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers to help the brother see things more c@@ learly .
F@@ ur@@ ther B@@ less@@ ings
The country has t@@ wi@@ ce the land are@@ a of Fr@@ ance but little more than a ten@@ th of its po@@ pul@@ ation .
To res@@ ist these pres@@ sures , it is of ut@@ most import@@ ance that we love “ pur@@ ity of heart ” and keep a ti@@ ght g@@ ri@@ p on it .
And just as we try to prote@@ ct our physical well - being , we can take st@@ ep@@ s to shi@@ eld our men@@ tal and emo@@ tional health .
In a letter to the U@@ .@@ S . M@@ in@@ t , d@@ ated No@@ v@@ ember 20 , 18@@ 6@@ 1 , T@@ re@@ a@@ sur@@ y Se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary S@@ al@@ m@@ on P . C@@ ha@@ se wrote : “ No nation can be strong exc@@ ep@@ t in the strength of God , or sa@@ fe exc@@ ep@@ t in His de@@ f@@ en@@ se .
This be@@ comes a s@@ ource of anxi@@ ety to Daniel .
A@@ m@@ ong “ the dis@@ gu@@ sting things ” that she be@@ ars responsi@@ bility for are the many w@@ ars that have resul@@ ted in h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of milli@@ ons being “ sla@@ ugh@@ tered on the earth . ”
Jesus saw more than a mas@@ s of people .
One mor@@ ning in 194@@ 3 while the pris@@ on@@ ers l@@ ined up in the cour@@ ty@@ ard , I saw Al@@ bi@@ n !
Gen@@ u@@ ine rep@@ ent@@ ance is made ap@@ par@@ ent by actions .
* In this con@@ text , it seem@@ s reason@@ able to conclu@@ de that in the illustr@@ ation of the tal@@ ents , Jesus was not saying that a large number of his anointed brothers during the last days would be wicked and s@@ lu@@ gg@@ ish .
But this is not the end of pl@@ an@@ et E@@ ar@@ th by ir@@ respon@@ sible human activities or some c@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ p@@ hi@@ c n@@ atur@@ al ev@@ ent ​ — for it is God’s purpose that the earth remain forever .
“ Be Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able to One A@@ no@@ ther ”
They may be f@@ ran@@ tic@@ ally occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with the da@@ ily anxi@@ e@@ ties of life or see@@ king ple@@ asure , pres@@ ti@@ ge , or we@@ al@@ th .
O@@ ther pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res or t@@ ests invol@@ ving an individu@@ al@@ ’s own blood are not so c@@ learly in con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with God’s stated principles .
Joseph came from a very large family ​ — but not a happy and un@@ ited one .
In fact , “ a great crow@@ d of pri@@ ests began to be obedi@@ ent to the faith . ”
Bo@@ a@@ z
By doing so , we will in@@ deed prove to be more valu@@ able as Jehovah’s servants .
They imp@@ ly a will@@ ing@@ ness to study with a view to ga@@ ining dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment , to per@@ c@@ ei@@ ving what Jehovah’s will is .
He also reas@@ sur@@ ed them by saying : “ Your Father kno@@ ws what you need even before you ask him . ”
Proverbs 19 : 18 states : “ Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine your son while there is hope , and do not become respon@@ sible for his death . ”
They knew to whom prayers should be direc@@ ted .
At the right m@@ om@@ ent , our “ G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or , ” Jehovah , by means of his Son and the slave class , has gu@@ i@@ ded his people in matters of do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine and conduct .
Even my Bible la@@ y o@@ pen on my be@@ d@@ side table !
But did the fi@@ gh@@ ters against God and his people pre@@ va@@ il ?
So it is important for us to make good decisions . ​ — Read Romans 14 : 19 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 7 .
An@@ y children born of such a uni@@ on benefit from having two parents who care for each other . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 18 - 21 .
Will you be on hand to enjoy the life that Jehovah has promised ?
Because Bible writ@@ ers were “ inspired of God , ” their de@@ pi@@ ction of God’s person@@ ality is in re@@ ality his own des@@ crip@@ tion of his personal qualities ​ — the very qualities that he has imp@@ l@@ anted to v@@ ar@@ ying de@@ gre@@ es in his human cre@@ ation .
A@@ R@@ E you pres@@ ently fac@@ ing a tri@@ al in your life ?
It is the religion that ad@@ her@@ es to the principles and teachings of a loving , just , and com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate Creator .
Witnesses were h@@ un@@ ted like ani@@ mal@@ s .
“ Mu@@ ch to our em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass@@ ment , ” explained Ge@@ or@@ ge , “ he wanted to bu@@ y the trans@@ crip@@ tion ma@@ ch@@ ine , recor@@ ds , and Kingdom - message l@@ ou@@ d@@ speak@@ er ! ”
For men will be lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves , lo@@ v@@ ers of money , self - as@@ sum@@ ing , ha@@ ugh@@ ty , bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ers , . . . without self - control . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 3 .
This is@@ sue of The Watchtower expla@@ ins how Jesus ’ suffering and death can benefit you .
This s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ al view of religion is under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble .
How does hum@@ ility af@@ fect our attitude toward Jehovah’s organization ?
For example , when we feel anxi@@ ous over matters that we have no control over , is it not better to change our r@@ out@@ ine or en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment rather than occ@@ up@@ y our mind with wor@@ ry ?
The temple was comple@@ ted in the ei@@ gh@@ th mon@@ th of 10@@ 27 B.C.E . , the 1@@ 1@@ th year of Solom@@ on@@ ’s re@@ ign .
F@@ in@@ ally , Job received encourag@@ ement from Eli@@ h@@ u and from Jehovah himself . ​ — Job 33 : 24 , 25 ; 36 : 1 , 11 ; 4@@ 2 : 7 , 10 .
You will no doubt think of other sub@@ je@@ cts to consider as time go@@ es on .
The Bible pres@@ ents mo@@ der@@ n man as the de@@ gener@@ ating des@@ c@@ end@@ ant of a perfect man
Bo@@ th Ju@@ de@@ an k@@ ings did what was right in the eyes of Jehovah , but A@@ sa did so with a complete heart .
For such , it might be eas@@ y to take the light for gr@@ anted .
She says : “ I was used to as@@ king my family for ad@@ vice .
In the times of the k@@ ings of Juda@@ h , from the ei@@ gh@@ th century B.C.E . , this lo@@ c@@ ation was used for pa@@ g@@ an r@@ ites , including the sacri@@ fi@@ cial bur@@ ning of children in fi@@ re .
Do I com@@ pla@@ in about those taking the lead in the congregation ?
“ After being given divine war@@ ning of things not yet be@@ held , ” says the apostle Paul , “ [ Noah ] showed godly fear and con@@ stru@@ cted an ar@@ k for the sa@@ ving of his hous@@ eho@@ ld . ”
I lied often and took ple@@ asure in man@@ ip@@ ul@@ ating people in any f@@ ra@@ u@@ d@@ ul@@ ent way I could .
Many people simply could not believe that a small group of low@@ ly fi@@ sh@@ er@@ men , des@@ p@@ ised by the educ@@ ated class and the lead@@ ers of the d@@ om@@ in@@ ant religion , could have anything important to say .
H@@ on@@ est and righteous though Samuel was , his sons used their positi@@ ons for sel@@ f@@ ish ends , per@@ ver@@ ting justice and taking bri@@ bes . ​ — 1 Samuel 8 : 1 - 3 .
What Scriptural pro@@ of shows that Jehovah always supp@@ or@@ ts his people ?
Why did God allow such a gro@@ ss a@@ bu@@ se of power ?
As “ the last Adam , ” Jesus effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely re@@ plac@@ es “ the first man Adam ” as the father of those of mankind who exerc@@ ise faith .
Rather , they are based on the inf@@ al@@ li@@ ble Word of the Creator , who cannot li@@ e . ​ — Revelation 21 : 4 ; Ti@@ tu@@ s 1 : 2 .
What are some things that cause anxi@@ ety , and what can anxi@@ ety result in ?
Because it op@@ ens the do@@ or to many blessings from him .
“ In@@ her@@ it the earth ” ​ — what an exc@@ iting pro@@ spe@@ ct !
Like Mi@@ ca@@ h , we are sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by a l@@ ack of justice , an at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere of di@@ stru@@ st , and a bre@@ ak@@ down of so@@ cial and family life .
A L@@ ong Da@@ y
A@@ m@@ ong them were fi@@ sh@@ er@@ men , women , a ci@@ vi@@ l serv@@ ant , and even the doub@@ ting apostle Tho@@ ma@@ s , who was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed only when he saw the ir@@ refu@@ table pro@@ of that Jesus had been ra@@ ised from the dead .
As a result of their d@@ el@@ in@@ qu@@ enc@@ y , Israel will be destro@@ yed and Juda@@ h’s p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment will re@@ ach even to the g@@ ates of Jerusalem .
O@@ TH@@ E@@ R O@@ F@@ F@@ EN@@ S@@ E@@ S I@@ N I@@ S@@ R@@ A@@ E@@ L
Th@@ r@@ ough Jesus , God reve@@ aled the full sc@@ op@@ e of the meaning of sal@@ vation .
What a bo@@ on to their con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation this can be !
W@@ rit@@ er An@@ dre@@ w S@@ ul@@ li@@ v@@ an sum@@ m@@ ed up the matter n@@ ic@@ ely : “ There is h@@ ate that fe@@ ars , and h@@ ate that mer@@ ely feel@@ s con@@ temp@@ t ; there is h@@ ate that expres@@ ses power , and h@@ ate that comes from power@@ less@@ ness ; there is re@@ v@@ enge , and there is h@@ ate that comes from en@@ v@@ y . . . .
Be@@ fore long , though , she began to make an effort to si@@ t up in her bed during the reading .
They inclu@@ de regul@@ ar and special pione@@ ers , mission@@ aries , travel@@ ing overse@@ ers , and th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers at Bethel ho@@ m@@ es around the world .
They would be pu@@ z@@ z@@ led , tr@@ oub@@ led , even stu@@ mb@@ led if they were to hear someone pra@@ ying public@@ ly about the er@@ ring one .
And when we get si@@ ck , we do not ex@@ pect a mirac@@ le from Jehovah to he@@ al us .
C@@ ould it be that we pre@@ f@@ er that other people speak the truth yet feel that we at times have good reason not to speak the truth ourselves ?
Be@@ fore giving ad@@ vice , a person with an understanding heart sear@@ ches for knowledge .
“ I can@@ ’t even understand the holy boo@@ ks of my H@@ in@@ du religion .
• how can you cultiv@@ ate and maintain di@@ lig@@ ence ?
Li@@ ving by the Bible has given us a happy life together . ”
To ple@@ ase God , it was necess@@ ary to follow a new form of worship , that of Christi@@ an@@ ity .
19 - 21 .
M@@ an@@ kind is in b@@ onda@@ ge to sin and death because of the sin of our fore@@ father Adam .
Jehovah’s “ cons@@ ol@@ ations ” can be found in the Bible .
“ I heard some r@@ um@@ ors , and I listen@@ ed to a great de@@ al of pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ced talk .
Jehovah consider@@ ately war@@ ned his ancient people regarding the action he was about to take .
When Jehovah turned his attention to So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h , he was willing to consider Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s pet@@ iti@@ ons .
Then they l@@ ine it with gr@@ ass and fe@@ a@@ thers .
World W@@ ar I brought to the fore more f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ing we@@ ap@@ ons , such as the a@@ ir@@ pl@@ ane , the t@@ an@@ k , the sub@@ mar@@ ine , and po@@ is@@ on g@@ as .
Today , Kingdom H@@ alls of Jehovah’s Witnesses are c@@ ent@@ ers of true worship in the commun@@ ity .
They will be happy to show you what they have found to be practic@@ al and at@@ tain@@ able in their end@@ e@@ av@@ or to ple@@ ase God .
Di@@ d you no@@ tice why the Israelites were not to con@@ su@@ me blood ?
For example , he war@@ ned fellow believers : “ We have a w@@ rest@@ ling , not against blood and flesh , but against the govern@@ ments , against the author@@ ities , against the world rul@@ ers of this dar@@ k@@ ness , against the wicked spirit for@@ ces in the heavenly plac@@ es . ”
While his sub@@ je@@ ction to God involved suffering , including death on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake , he found joy in being sub@@ mis@@ sive to God .
C@@ learly , the fear sh@@ own by the ten spi@@ es and those who were influ@@ enced by them was in@@ ex@@ cu@@ sa@@ ble .
S@@ ta@@ y in Jehovah’s organization !
These devo@@ ted men based their decisions on God’s Word and had travel@@ ing overse@@ ers commun@@ ic@@ ate their instru@@ ctions to the congregations in many lands .
It would be un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble for a loving par@@ ent to do such a thing !
He was pro@@ t@@ es@@ ting inf@@ ant baptism , a prac@@ tice that was taking ro@@ o@@ t in the apost@@ ate Christi@@ an@@ ity of his day .
A@@ G@@ E : 4@@ 4
They were going against a vi@@ ci@@ ous fo@@ e , and they were out@@ num@@ ber@@ ed and po@@ or@@ ly ar@@ m@@ ed .
Still , in Jehovah’s strength , we can come off the w@@ in@@ ner ! ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 11 - 18 ; Proverbs 27 : 11 .
That ing@@ a@@ ther@@ ing of anointed Christians re@@ ach@@ es its conclu@@ sion during these “ last days , ” when the fin@@ al ones of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 are ga@@ ther@@ ed . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 .
• In what ways can we keep an e@@ ye on the inter@@ ests of others ?
These four inspired acc@@ oun@@ ts en@@ able us to pe@@ er into what the apostle Paul refer@@ red to as “ the mind of Christ . ”
The La@@ w@@ ’s pu@@ ri@@ fic@@ ation requi@@ re@@ ments would thus re@@ mind the Israelites not only of their her@@ e@@ dit@@ ary sin@@ ful@@ ness but also of the need for a ransom sacrifice to co@@ ver sin@@ s and rest@@ ore human per@@ fe@@ ction .
For example , because Jehovah is reason@@ able , a@@ da@@ p@@ table , and mer@@ ci@@ ful , he is willing to al@@ ter his in@@ tend@@ ed actions toward er@@ ring ones in respon@@ se to their rep@@ ent@@ ance and the chang@@ es that they make . ​ — J@@ er .
King David san@@ g : “ I will mar@@ ch around your al@@ ta@@ r , O Jehovah , to cause than@@ k@@ s@@ giving to be heard al@@ ou@@ d . ”
We can be confid@@ ent that Jehovah is just as willing and able to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard his servants now as he was in the days of David and of Jesus .
“ All of a su@@ d@@ den he is going after her , ” repor@@ ts Solomon , “ like a bul@@ l that comes even to the sla@@ ugh@@ ter , and just as if f@@ et@@ tered for the discipl@@ ine of a fo@@ ol@@ ish man , until an ar@@ ro@@ w cle@@ a@@ ves o@@ pen his li@@ ver , just as a bir@@ d ha@@ st@@ ens into the tra@@ p , and he has not known that it invol@@ ves his very soul . ” ​ — Proverbs 7 : 22 , 23 .
B@@ r@@ ings the Go@@ od Ne@@ ws to Many
Pro@@ vi@@ ding ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ments or a me@@ al is one fine way of doing this .
O@@ ver@@ consci@@ enti@@ ousness or a we@@ ak physical con@@ dition may be fac@@ t@@ ors .
There were difficul@@ ties , but the apostle Paul and others could j@@ our@@ ne@@ y thr@@ ough@@ out the real@@ m without pas@@ s@@ por@@ ts and vis@@ as .
It is an expres@@ sion of our love for God and neigh@@ b@@ or .
He became so accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed , in fact , that he was invit@@ ed to pla@@ y the har@@ p for King Saul .
Jesus also recogn@@ ized the li@@ mit@@ ations of his followers and did not ex@@ pect per@@ fe@@ ction from them .
( Read Psalm 11 : 4 . )
Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h , 4 / 15
It stated : “ The sing@@ ing of the truth is a good way to get it into the he@@ a@@ ds and hearts of God’s people . ”
They had pl@@ enti@@ ful food , re@@ war@@ ding work , and the pro@@ spe@@ ct of heal@@ thy , un@@ en@@ ding life for themselves and their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
“ P@@ u@@ bli@@ sh@@ ers ” inclu@@ des baptized Witnesses of Jehovah as well as un@@ baptized ones who qu@@ ali@@ fy to be Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers .
Why is this so difficult for us to do at times ?
Se@@ cond , the Bible will help you to make needed chang@@ es in your person@@ ality .
T@@ e@@ aching your children to love Jehovah beg@@ ins with your own love for him .
But to receive that spirit , you need to learn the truth about him and s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely seek to do his will . ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 6 ; Hebrews 11 : 6 .
Th@@ ough I never married , I have many spiritual sons and daugh@@ ters , as well as spiritual gr@@ and@@ children .
A@@ n a@@ po@@ lo@@ gy can help to re@@ pa@@ ir h@@ ur@@ t feelings , but it must be s@@ inc@@ ere .
Un@@ like the wa@@ y@@ ward pri@@ ests of Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s time , Jehovah’s organization today imp@@ ar@@ ts much fine Scriptural instru@@ ction that helps us to ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy Jehovah with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving by meeting divine requi@@ re@@ ments .
Even though I lost my ba@@ by , Jehovah has given me many spiritual sons and daugh@@ ters ​ — sc@@ at@@ tered thr@@ ough@@ out I@@ tal@@ y — ​ who have brought joy to my heart and to his .
The re@@ mar@@ k was pu@@ z@@ z@@ ling , but it made a deep imp@@ res@@ sion on me because I had never heard of Jehovah’s Witnesses before .
The fi@@ ve months of the course fle@@ w by .
The earthly Par@@ adise would have been man@@ kin@@ d’s home et@@ er@@ n@@ ally .
6 , 7 . ( a ) What go@@ als might a person have with reg@@ ard to se@@ cul@@ ar work ?
What a contr@@ ast there was between the two out@@ loo@@ ks !
When we arri@@ ved in F@@ l@@ ori@@ da in No@@ v@@ ember 19@@ 6@@ 2 , we were sur@@ pris@@ ed to find that local sen@@ ti@@ ments about in@@ tegr@@ ation me@@ ant that bl@@ ack brothers held their meetings se@@ par@@ ately from wh@@ ite brothers and that they pre@@ ached in se@@ par@@ ate are@@ as .
Th@@ ree days after recei@@ ving the book , L@@ y@@ dia tel@@ ep@@ h@@ oned C@@ la@@ i@@ re@@ ’s mother to say how much she had enjo@@ yed reading it .
Does the lo@@ ose conduct so pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent today really dist@@ ress us ?
Because he “ cre@@ ated all things . ”
One cou@@ ple had sp@@ ent over a year taking cl@@ as@@ ses in M@@ and@@ ar@@ in in an effort to re@@ ach a large e@@ th@@ ni@@ c Ch@@ in@@ ese po@@ pul@@ ation in their home are@@ a in Cana@@ da .
I@@ N TH@@ E Bible , the hand is mentioned more than 1@@ ,@@ 8@@ 00 times .
And th@@ ir@@ d , it is sel@@ e@@ ctive , for Jehovah ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tes judgment upon ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers but ex@@ tend@@ s mer@@ cy to rep@@ ent@@ ant and righ@@ tly dis@@ posed individuals . ​ — Romans 9 : 17 - 26 .
When he resur@@ rec@@ ted a 12 - year - old gi@@ r@@ l , her parents “ were b@@ es@@ i@@ de themselves with great e@@ c@@ st@@ as@@ y . ”
For example , in his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus said : “ You must acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly be perfect , as your heavenly Father is perfect . ”
Why can we benefit from consider@@ ing how courage was displa@@ yed by Jehovah’s servants of Bible times ?
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , it is wor@@ th keep@@ ing “ the bel@@ t of truth fa@@ st@@ ened around your wa@@ ist ” at all times .
“ When we arri@@ ved , ” rel@@ ates K@@ en@@ ne@@ th , “ the house was clo@@ sed up and the ca@@ r was g@@ one .
( b ) What are we taught and encoura@@ ged to do ?
3 : 28 .
An@@ n@@ oun@@ c@@ ing Kingdom in F@@ i@@ ji , 9 / 15 Bo@@ ok of Daniel Ex@@ pla@@ ined !
Instead , they d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed sh@@ ar@@ p@@ ly .
Who is be@@ h@@ ind the worl@@ d’s pri@@ de@@ ful spirit ?
In 199@@ 3 , F@@ eli@@ x was invit@@ ed to help en@@ large the fac@@ il@@ ities of the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in S@@ el@@ ters , Ger@@ many .
God did not cre@@ ate spirit cre@@ atu@@ res to eng@@ age in se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations with women .
Paul took time to medit@@ ate on spiritual things .
Re@@ ally , when making important decisions regarding emp@@ loy@@ ment or family or health concer@@ ns , we can follow Davi@@ d’s ex@@ hor@@ tation : “ Th@@ ro@@ w your bur@@ den upon Jehovah himself , and he himself will su@@ sta@@ in you .
Even on a worl@@ d@@ wide sc@@ ale , Jehovah can deli@@ ver those who do his will .
After his resurrection , when Jesus appe@@ ared to Saul on the ro@@ ad to D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us , he let Saul know how his vi@@ ci@@ ous persecu@@ tion of the disciples affe@@ cted him .
Even though most in the are@@ a were po@@ or , the dist@@ ri@@ ct was clean and pe@@ ace@@ ful .
You may want to work in a fore@@ ign - language ter@@ rit@@ ory .
What has the vi@@ de@@ o accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Ri@@ ch@@ ard E . Le@@ ak@@ ey and R@@ o@@ g@@ er Le@@ w@@ in wrote : “ Per@@ haps the human spe@@ ci@@ es is just a g@@ ha@@ st@@ ly bi@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal b@@ lun@@ der . ”
So@@ on a Bible study in Ch@@ in@@ ese was condu@@ cted with them .
“ That your advan@@ c@@ ement may be man@@ i@@ f@@ est . ” ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
• What re@@ war@@ ds are promised to those who are mil@@ d - temp@@ ered ?
TH@@ E e@@ ast@@ er@@ n Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an has wit@@ ness@@ ed num@@ er@@ ous na@@ val bat@@ t@@ les .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , he would su@@ sta@@ in them .
J@@ A@@ M@@ E@@ S , a 70 - year - old Christian living in Si@@ er@@ r@@ a Le@@ one , had wor@@ ked hard all his life .
Bar@@ ry expla@@ ins : “ For the family study , I give the children small assign@@ ments from time to time .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we do not fi@@ ght al@@ one .
Then let us ‘ bu@@ y ey@@ es@@ al@@ ve from Jesus ’ so that we can see the import@@ ance of ze@@ al@@ ously see@@ king first the Kingdom . ​ — Matthew 6 : 33 .
Even as the blood of sacrific@@ ed bul@@ ls and go@@ ats v@@ al@@ id@@ ated the Law covenant between God and the nation of Israel in 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E . , so Jesus ’ blood p@@ our@@ ed out in death made the new covenant v@@ al@@ id .
In what ways does God comfort us ?
In@@ sight into the circumstances of others helps us to understand the ex@@ t@@ ent of har@@ d@@ ship they may be experi@@ enc@@ ing and how they are cop@@ ing with it .
When God spe@@ ci@@ fied that S@@ ar@@ ah would be@@ ar her husband a son , “ Abraham f@@ ell upon his face and began to la@@ u@@ gh and to say in his heart : ‘ Will a man a h@@ un@@ d@@ red years old have a child born , and will S@@ ar@@ ah , y@@ es , will a woman n@@ in@@ ety years old give bir@@ th ? ’ ”
• How do we view our privilege of being ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers ?
N@@ ations in Tu@@ mul@@ t
They made ra@@ pi@@ d prog@@ ress and were soon appointed as minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants . ”
When there are things that he cannot control , he reli@@ es on Jehovah to help him .
The word “ ze@@ al ” in Davi@@ d’s psal@@ m is der@@ i@@ ved from a Hebrew word that is often transl@@ ated “ je@@ al@@ ous ” or “ je@@ al@@ ous@@ y ” in other par@@ ts of the Bible .
After the fun@@ er@@ al , Pet@@ er@@ ’s sister U@@ m@@ mi explained : “ Ab@@ out two years ag@@ o , Peter cont@@ ac@@ ted me .
Such a course is ris@@ k@@ y .
In his first letter to the Corinthians , Paul ra@@ ises a question about the first resurrection : “ How are the dead to be ra@@ ised up ?
Be@@ ing in@@ war@@ dly clean , we will “ see God . ”
Hence , time was needed to set@@ tle the is@@ sue and to demonstr@@ ate con@@ v@@ inc@@ ingly that the re@@ bel@@ s were ut@@ ter@@ ly wrong .
I re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly tal@@ ked to him in prayer , at the same time pi@@ e@@ c@@ ing together all the new things I was lear@@ ning about him , rather like a mo@@ sa@@ ic .
“ S@@ ing to Jehovah , bl@@ ess his name . From day to day tell the good news of sal@@ vation by him . ” — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 9@@ 6 : 2 .
God now ra@@ ises the point that G@@ ide@@ on@@ ’s ar@@ my is too bi@@ g .
How can I give more attention to my spiritual needs ?
T@@ rac@@ ing Their R@@ o@@ o@@ ts
These fru@@ its inclu@@ de more than our conduct . They also invol@@ ve our beli@@ ef@@ s ​ — the teachings to which we ad@@ here .
I@@ ’@@ m very gr@@ ate@@ ful that Jehovah helped me to take up this form of service .
That is the way Job would do always . ”
Th@@ ough such ap@@ par@@ iti@@ ons at times may se@@ em fri@@ end@@ ly , wicked spirit for@@ ces are out to dec@@ ei@@ ve humans .
It st@@ res@@ ses the need to pray .
This 200@@ 4 t@@ su@@ n@@ ami claim@@ ed the lives of over 2@@ 20@@ ,000 people ​ — one of the most des@@ tru@@ ctive t@@ su@@ nam@@ is in recorded hist@@ ory .
A wise man of the past wrote : “ M@@ an has d@@ om@@ in@@ ated man to his in@@ j@@ ur@@ y . ”
17 , 18 . ( a ) What is the responsi@@ bility of each individu@@ al ?
15 , 16 . ( a ) In his efforts to dec@@ ei@@ ve us , what lies does Satan use ?
How can our joy appro@@ pri@@ ately be sh@@ own when we see people get baptized ?
I@@ m@@ mer@@ sing ourselves in other the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c activities , such as Christian meetings , pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s for building plac@@ es of worship , efforts to help those in need , and the like , can de@@ e@@ pen our sense of id@@ ent@@ ity as Christians . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 9 , 10 ; Hebrews 10 : 23 , 24 .
During the next si@@ x months , the number of publi@@ sh@@ ers in W@@ is@@ ł@@ a doub@@ led .
I accepted the invit@@ ation with full real@@ iz@@ ation that I might be ar@@ rest@@ ed and imp@@ ris@@ oned .
Of course , Jehovah could s@@ end an ang@@ el to ass@@ ist us , but help may come in a different man@@ ner .
Jehovah’s G@@ l@@ ori@@ ous S@@ pl@@ end@@ or and Di@@ gn@@ ity
So@@ on she was star@@ ting Bible stu@@ dies with those who might pre@@ vi@@ ously have dec@@ l@@ ined a study .
S@@ hor@@ tly after beg@@ in@@ ning first gra@@ de , E@@ ri@@ c took My Bo@@ ok of Bible St@@ ori@@ es to school and asked per@@ mis@@ sion to show it to his cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es .
Like us , An@@ a and D@@ eli@@ a were assign@@ ed to C@@ u@@ enc@@ a , E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or@@ ’s th@@ ir@@ d - lar@@ g@@ est city .
These two artic@@ les descri@@ be many of the ways that we benefit from Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness .
No , Jehovah God cre@@ ated humans in his i@@ ma@@ ge , with a tend@@ enc@@ y to imitate God’s love .
For many , de@@ fer@@ ring to an inv@@ isi@@ ble high@@ er authority seem@@ s poin@@ t@@ less .
W@@ ould you respon@@ d as did Jesus , or would you feel a bi@@ t like his P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e ho@@ st ?
• What should you do when experi@@ enc@@ ing mar@@ it@@ al st@@ ress ?
To prote@@ ct ourselves against such th@@ reat@@ s , “ a@@ bo@@ ve all things , [ we must ] take up the large shi@@ eld of faith . ”
How should we apply those tru@@ ths about God in every@@ day life ?
ON@@ E R@@ E@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ S@@ A@@ L A@@ F@@ T@@ E@@ R AN@@ O@@ TH@@ E@@ R
What arrang@@ ement can we use to help us know God’s Word better and apply it ?
You pro@@ ba@@ bly know about a person in the Bible who did .
To emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze that this promise is based on the Scriptures , Paul qu@@ o@@ ted par@@ ts of Genesis 2 : 2 and Psalm 9@@ 5 : 11 .
• F@@ ill your mind with spiritually up@@ building thoughts
Consider the case of a brother who over many de@@ ca@@ des had helped s@@ co@@ res of people spiritually .
When the ang@@ el G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el ann@@ oun@@ ced that she was to give bir@@ th , she man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted sur@@ pris@@ e .
It is wise to make such friends .
Timothy pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed these qualities , and they made him an as@@ set both to Paul and to the congregations Timothy served . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 20 - 22 .
Of course , others would soon jo@@ in them .
The Fa@@ ther’s Lo@@ ve Re@@ fle@@ cted in the Son
Still , it is a fi@@ ght we can w@@ in if we trust in Jehovah and make him our secu@@ re d@@ wel@@ ling .
Fir@@ st - century Christians obe@@ yed the law and end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to avoid the sh@@ ame that resul@@ ted from wrong conduct .
However , if Satan is a dec@@ ep@@ tive man@@ ip@@ ul@@ at@@ or , then he is more d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous than most people i@@ magine .
As his cre@@ atu@@ res , we look to him for guid@@ ance in our lives .
B@@ as@@ ed on Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 1 , his the@@ me was “ What Will You Bu@@ y ? ”
Then , he sent for@@ th 70 others to dec@@ l@@ are the message : “ The kingdom of God has come near to you . ”
W@@ ould A@@ ha@@ b rep@@ ent and turn away from the pol@@ lu@@ tion of Ba@@ al worship ?
When in his mi@@ d - 20 ’ s , H@@ ans deci@@ ded to get to know God person@@ ally by care@@ fully reading the Bible .
( a ) What are the other sheep today determined to do ?
P@@ re@@ served Th@@ r@@ ough the F@@ lood
7@@ 3 : 2 , 14 .
F@@ red says : “ M@@ ak@@ ing decisions was never eas@@ y for me .
Because Jehovah will re@@ move their s@@ ource ​ — the father of the li@@ e , Satan the Devil , along with all of Satan’s se@@ ed . ​ — John 8 : 4@@ 4 .
They have become the loyal compan@@ i@@ ons of Christ’s brothers , giving valu@@ able ass@@ ist@@ ance in preaching “ this good news of the kingdom ” for a witness to all the nations .
We , however , receive much of that educ@@ ation now .
“ Since all these things are thus to be dis@@ sol@@ ved , what s@@ ort of pers@@ ons ought you to be in holy ac@@ ts of conduct and de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion , a@@ wa@@ iting and keep@@ ing close in mind the pres@@ ence of the day of Jehovah . . .
W@@ rit@@ ten wa@@ x@@ ed pol@@ y@@ p@@ ty@@ ch@@ s , or ta@@ ble@@ ts h@@ ing@@ ed together on their long side , were found at H@@ er@@ cul@@ an@@ e@@ u@@ m , a to@@ wn destro@@ yed along with P@@ om@@ pe@@ i@@ i by the er@@ up@@ tion of M@@ ount V@@ es@@ u@@ vi@@ us in 7@@ 9 C.E .
What i@@ ma@@ ge could you cont@@ ri@@ ve of him ? ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A@@ I@@ A@@ H 40 : 18 , “ TH@@ E J@@ E@@ R@@ U@@ S@@ AL@@ E@@ M BI@@ B@@ L@@ E ”
When I re@@ married , my wife L@@ in@@ da felt that I was always com@@ par@@ ing her to my first wife .
Joseph took a similar appro@@ ach while in pris@@ on .
Why do Christians not need to be un@@ du@@ ly anxi@@ ous about their material needs ?
By means of his servants and his spirit , he helps us find the way out . ​ — Jeremiah 25 : 4 , 5 ; Acts 5 : 32 .
He has given us his wonderful promise of everlasting life on a par@@ adise earth .
Pe@@ ak number of Witnesses : 8@@ 8@@ 3
To prote@@ ct the heart , therefore , it is ess@@ enti@@ al to w@@ atch one@@ ’s spiritual di@@ et .
What , though , does it mean to re@@ com@@ men@@ d ourselves to others ?
While this ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation is pla@@ u@@ sible , we cannot be do@@ g@@ m@@ ati@@ c about it .
I deci@@ ded to thro@@ w all my en@@ er@@ gy into supp@@ or@@ ting that Kingdom and help@@ ing others to learn about it . ​ — Matthew 6 : 33 .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , tru@@ sting in Jehovah , he accepted the assignment .
What is the situation in the Christian congregation ?
And like all of us , children are pro@@ ne to re@@ pe@@ at some of their mis@@ takes . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 30 : 3 .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , in the matter of conduct and attitude toward other humans and high@@ er author@@ ities , the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s guid@@ ance cannot be sur@@ pas@@ sed .
E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s vision high@@ ligh@@ ts one reason why our ong@@ o@@ ing sear@@ ch for people who are “ si@@ gh@@ ing and gro@@ an@@ ing ” is so ur@@ g@@ ent .
“ The challeng@@ es are many , ” says Ang@@ eli@@ c@@ a , ag@@ ed 30 from Cana@@ da , who ser@@ ves in E@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , “ but I get satis@@ fac@@ tion from help@@ ing people in the ministry .
How reas@@ sur@@ ing were Moses ’ words : “ Jehovah your God will certainly a@@ ban@@ d@@ on them to you , and you must de@@ fe@@ at them ” !
The im@@ mor@@ ality and cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion of Eli@@ ’s sons had er@@ o@@ ded pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s faith .
Some have found that they can inc@@ re@@ ase their po@@ wers of con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation while stud@@ ying by star@@ ting out with sh@@ or@@ ter peri@@ o@@ ds of study and gra@@ du@@ ally l@@ eng@@ th@@ ening them .
His mer@@ ci@@ es are “ new each mor@@ ning , ” and they “ will certainly not come to an end . ”
How re@@ war@@ ding it would be to the Witness par@@ ent to see the children deci@@ de to serve Jehovah in s@@ pite of op@@ position !
How f@@ it@@ ting , then , that Jehovah cho@@ se members of that same human family to have a ro@@ le in ev@@ en@@ tually ri@@ d@@ ding the uni@@ verse of all ba@@ dness , including the s@@ ource of evil , Satan the Devil !
This article will consider fi@@ ve fac@@ t@@ ors that could lead a loyal Christian to become “ en@@ ra@@ ged against Jehovah . ”
While the covenant medi@@ ated by Moses inclu@@ ded la@@ ws written by God on st@@ one , the covenant medi@@ ated by Jesus is su@@ peri@@ or .
Of course , e@@ ating pro@@ per@@ ly , get@@ ting su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient rest and exerc@@ ise , and keep@@ ing clean can have a good effect on us .
We want to san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy God’s name .
The Bible descri@@ bes Jesus as “ the ex@@ act re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ation of [ the Creat@@ or@@ ’s ] very being . ”
K@@ ei@@ l - D@@ el@@ it@@ z@@ s@@ ch Com@@ men@@ t@@ ary on the O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent , V@@ olu@@ me 1 , page 14@@ 8 , states : “ Pro@@ ba@@ bly 7@@ 3 days after the re@@ sting of the ar@@ k , the to@@ ps of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s were seen , vi@@ z . the to@@ ps of the Ar@@ men@@ i@@ an high@@ lands , by which the ar@@ k was sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded . ”
The el@@ der@@ ly may find it hard to accept that physical chang@@ es or other circumstances now li@@ mit their in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence .
N@@ ational an@@ the@@ ms often expres@@ s feelings of n@@ ational pri@@ de or su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity .
Many I@@ tal@@ i@@ an congregations have made arrang@@ ements to witness to im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants like M@@ an@@ jo@@ la .
So if someone el@@ se in the Christian congregation is cho@@ s@@ en for a certain privilege , the loving thing would be to be cont@@ ent with that .
Bu@@ il@@ ding Fa@@ ith by Bible S@@ tu@@ dy in In@@ dia
What a blessing it is to serve Jehovah as a family !
His san@@ d@@ al@@ like boo@@ ts were made of three la@@ y@@ ers of le@@ ather fa@@ st@@ ened together that gave him an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent fo@@ o@@ th@@ old .
Let us therefore look for practic@@ al ways to show Christian love in car@@ ing for their needs .
But Satan must deli@@ ght to see humans displa@@ y bo@@ ast@@ ful pri@@ de , for it e@@ cho@@ es his own ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ance .
Fr@@ on@@ tal att@@ ac@@ ks are like a t@@ or@@ na@@ do that b@@ lo@@ ws into to@@ wn and destro@@ ys your house in@@ stan@@ tly .
Rather , he was war@@ ning the faithful slave not to displa@@ y the tra@@ its of an evil slave .
He said : “ This good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations . ”
But it is ob@@ vi@@ ous that a me@@ asure of self - control is also requi@@ red if we are to use our bo@@ dies in doing good works .
Adam began life as a perfect human .
They je@@ al@@ ously gu@@ ar@@ ded the God - given Law and their tra@@ di@@ tions .
The Bible as@@ sures us that kindness sh@@ own to others is ac@@ tually “ l@@ en@@ ding to Jehovah . ”
For instance , the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an T@@ al@@ mu@@ d lam@@ ents : “ W@@ o@@ e is me because of the house of H@@ an@@ in [ An@@ n@@ as ] , w@@ o@@ e is me because of their wh@@ is@@ per@@ ings , ” or “ cal@@ um@@ ni@@ es . ”
I felt so l@@ on@@ ely .
I wanted to be part of the happy bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od that the Witnesses enjoy
For example , E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el saw the inv@@ isi@@ ble part of Jehovah’s organization de@@ pi@@ cted by a c@@ olo@@ s@@ s@@ al c@@ el@@ es@@ ti@@ al ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t .
They were all dedic@@ ated to their work and their pur@@ su@@ its .
S@@ cen@@ ari@@ o 1 : As a par@@ ent , what would you do if your te@@ en@@ age child expres@@ sed concer@@ n about being able to de@@ f@@ end his beli@@ ef in cre@@ ation when tal@@ king with a cl@@ ass@@ mate ?
It should not have been hard for them to gr@@ as@@ p that point .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s C@@ an@@ not Do the Job
S@@ in is deep@@ ly ing@@ ra@@ ined in humans and cre@@ ates a ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er between them and their Creator .
Yes , cultiv@@ ating good ha@@ bi@@ ts of cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness now gives strong evidence of our faith in God’s promise that he will soon esta@@ bl@@ ish a clean par@@ adise earth .
Today , many Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers would like to learn another language , but they cannot dep@@ end on or ex@@ pect mirac@@ ul@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts of God’s spirit .
Yet , God can un@@ do the resul@@ ts of any c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty , even death .
Their name comes from cha@@ ·@@ si@@ d@@ h@@ ʹ , the ba@@ si@@ c Hebrew ter@@ m for “ loyal . ”
This remin@@ ds us of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s wise counsel made cen@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o , which says : “ S@@ how y@@ ourselves than@@ k@@ ful . ”
With the public@@ ation of the first inst@@ all@@ ment ​ — the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Christian Greek Scriptures — ​ in 19@@ 50 , it became evid@@ ent that the transl@@ at@@ ors had me@@ t their ob@@ je@@ c@@ ti@@ ves .
Yet , during those we@@ ek@@ s , I had sever@@ al encourag@@ ing experi@@ ences in the field service .
F@@ al@@ con@@ eri@@ o , who is ra@@ ising four children in Per@@ u , states : “ Re@@ g@@ ul@@ arly reading and stud@@ ying the Bible with them buil@@ ds up their faith .
It is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy that Jesus ’ con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries did not ad@@ d@@ ress him as “ He@@ al@@ er ” but as “ T@@ e@@ ach@@ er . ”
Dis@@ pla@@ y K@@ in@@ dness and Go@@ o@@ dness
Di@@ ffer@@ ent as each experience was , all began in the same way .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing this pat@@ ter@@ n today , Jesus se@@ es to it that all who share in the Kingdom - preaching work receive instru@@ ctions and have the to@@ ol@@ s they need to preach effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
C@@ op@@ ing With T@@ ri@@ als S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ened Our Tru@@ st in Jehovah 16
What chang@@ es in spe@@ e@@ ch and conduct may we need to make ?
Bro@@ thers who served as bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le cou@@ ri@@ ers came to our home to pi@@ ck up the shi@@ p@@ ment from Z@@ am@@ bia and trans@@ por@@ t the ma@@ il and liter@@ ature to all par@@ ts of Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i .
Me@@ an@@ while , why should we allow the h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y of others to af@@ fect us to the point that we are de@@ pri@@ ved of the gen@@ u@@ ine love of true friends ?
Just before he gives the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to show honor , he states : “ In bro@@ ther@@ ly love have tend@@ er affe@@ ction for one another . ”
“ The head of every man is the Christ . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R .
A Ti@@ me of De@@ c@@ ision
How does the account of the j@@ a@@ il@@ er rel@@ ate to our preaching work ?
I asked my@@ self : ‘ What am I , a bl@@ ack man , going to do there among all those I@@ tal@@ ians ?
C@@ learly , it is imp@@ os@@ sible to expla@@ in ex@@ ac@@ tly how it feel@@ s to be anointed to someone who has not been anointed . ​ — See end@@ no@@ te .
A clo@@ s@@ er look at these man@@ i@@ fes@@ t@@ ations of Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness will help us to “ keep doing good . ”
Jesus ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ R@@ ise , go your way into D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us , and there you will be told about everything it is appointed for you to do . ”
But I have a question .
The writ@@ er of Psalm 1@@ 19 had to end@@ ure when members of the ro@@ y@@ al cour@@ t spoke against him .
A sister in Fr@@ ance wrote : “ The ‘ W@@ as It Des@@ ign@@ ed ? ’
We need both qualities when we face chang@@ es in life .
; M@@ c@@ Be@@ ath , R .
Let us first discus@@ s Paul’s words recorded at Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 .
Acc@@ ording to Proverbs 18 : 1 , “ one is@@ ol@@ ating himself ” may come to har@@ m .
One of Jesus ’ ma@@ st@@ er@@ ful dis@@ cour@@ ses was the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount .
A@@ no@@ ther dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c change occ@@ ur@@ red when , at 4@@ 5 years of age , I left the full - time ministry to ear@@ n a wa@@ ge to support my family .
However , his sight was deter@@ i@@ or@@ ating , and he was reg@@ is@@ tered as bl@@ ind in 19@@ 7@@ 5 .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ body ad@@ ju@@ sted sur@@ pris@@ ingly well to life as a st@@ ep@@ family , but the mem@@ ory of our lo@@ s@@ ses did not fa@@ de over@@ night .
A@@ no@@ ther way to cre@@ ate vari@@ ety is to work together on a pro@@ ject , such as building a mo@@ de@@ l of No@@ ah’s ar@@ k or of Solom@@ on@@ ’s temple .
It has proved comple@@ t@@ ely reli@@ able over the cen@@ tu@@ ries .
; K@@ am@@ ba@@ ch , J .
We become like little children ​ — hel@@ pl@@ ess , un@@ able to al@@ ter the situation .
On@@ ce , Saul gre@@ w imp@@ ati@@ ent and offered up a sacrifice that only Samuel could righ@@ t@@ fully offer .
Se@@ cond , he wanted ever@@ yone to know that his own ro@@ le was that of Jehovah’s serv@@ ant ; all glory and cre@@ di@@ t should go to God .
Ha@@ ving made peace with God , they also ga@@ ined in@@ ner peace and , as we shall see , a gen@@ u@@ ine hope for the future .
Jesus ’ pati@@ ence per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly mi@@ r@@ r@@ ored that of his Father
He pointed out that the o@@ live t@@ ree is fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely used in the Bible as a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of fru@@ it@@ ful@@ ness , beau@@ ty , and di@@ gn@@ ity .
See the article ent@@ it@@ led “ F@@ or@@ ti@@ fied to Sa@@ y No to W@@ r@@ ong@@ doing , ” in the O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 1 , 199@@ 9 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
A@@ m@@ ong the less@@ ons they should take with them are the import@@ ance of being cont@@ ent with Jehovah’s pro@@ v@@ isions and of lear@@ ning to love their new en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
No govern@@ ment reli@@ ef arri@@ ved that day .
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ le 5 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 21 - 25
Rather than foc@@ us on “ the things on the earth , ” Abraham “ put faith in Jehovah . ”
R@@ es@@ en@@ ting that you do not think and act like them , they may do everything in their power to bre@@ ak down your res@@ ist@@ ance .
▪ “ I am as@@ cen@@ ding to my Father and your Father and to my God and your God . ”
One day when the do@@ ct@@ ors were discus@@ sing my case , n@@ ur@@ ses tri@@ ed to make me change my mind , saying that I had no right to thro@@ w my life away .
Not about to com@@ promise , the Witness you@@ ths lo@@ g@@ ged on to the educ@@ ation de@@ par@@ t@@ men@@ t’s We@@ b s@@ ite and sent a letter expla@@ ining their proble@@ m .
Solomon inc@@ reas@@ ed his as@@ se@@ ts far bey@@ ond those of all who had pre@@ ce@@ ded him .
( 9 ) Su@@ á@@ re@@ z , J .
As told by R@@ ob@@ er@@ t W@@ al@@ le@@ n
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 6@@ 1 , 29
• How does Jesus ’ act of self - sacrifice af@@ fect you ?
As@@ k yourself : ‘ What does this tell me about Jehovah ?
A S@@ y@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic T@@ ra@@ in@@ er
The you@@ ths among Jehovah’s Witnesses in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o are ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary .
The Babyl@@ on@@ ians allow@@ ed the Jews to h@@ and@@ le most of their own af@@ fai@@ r@@ s and to tra@@ v@@ el around the country fre@@ ely .
And they began to respon@@ d by pra@@ ising and giving than@@ ks to Jehovah , ‘ for he is good , for his loving - kindness toward Israel is to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ’ ” — E@@ z@@ r@@ a 3 : 1 - 11 .
The Ba@@ al prophe@@ ts got their sacrifice ready , and then for h@@ our@@ s they kept c@@ all@@ ing : “ O Ba@@ al , answer us ! ”
M@@ ak@@ ing Dis@@ ci@@ ples of Bu@@ sin@@ ess Pe@@ ople
“ This I say , brothers , the time left is re@@ duc@@ ed . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R@@ IN@@ TH@@ I@@ AN@@ S 7 : 29 .
* U@@ sing un@@ fer@@ men@@ ted bre@@ ad and red w@@ ine as em@@ ble@@ ms , or sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s , of his physical body and blood , Jesus had the 11 rema@@ ining apostles share together in this commun@@ ion me@@ al .
Jesus con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed that this was a v@@ al@@ id hope .
We do not want to be like Di@@ o@@ tre@@ ph@@ es , who did not wel@@ come the brothers vis@@ iting his congregation because he did not respect them .
F@@ ur@@ ther , we can ask Jehovah for holy spirit , especially in situ@@ ations that make it difficult for us to act in a loving way .
What over@@ all purpose did the Law serve ?
You also learned that all of us have been born in sin because of Ad@@ am@@ ’s dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
“ Not One of The@@ m Is Mis@@ sing ”
TH@@ E Bible does not cla@@ im that marriage is eas@@ y .
( Re@@ v .
One ev@@ ening he began reading a little book ​ — a Bible !
At times like these , I think of Jehovah’s great love for us .
For us , it can result in satis@@ fac@@ tion and deli@@ ght bey@@ ond com@@ pare .
“ W@@ as it wor@@ th the a@@ ir@@ f@@ are and lost wa@@ ges , to@@ tal@@ ing about $ 6@@ ,000 ? ” D@@ ann@@ y and Ch@@ er@@ y@@ l were asked .
On@@ ce I began to understand what s@@ ort of person Jehovah really is , I dre@@ w clo@@ s@@ er to him , and my pain began to sub@@ side . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 29 ; Acts 24 : 15 ; Romans 5 : 12 .
When he was in his 9@@ 0 ’ s , H@@ ide@@ o , the ar@@ t@@ ist mentioned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , wor@@ ked to imp@@ ro@@ ve his ar@@ t@@ is@@ tic s@@ k@@ ill@@ s .
“ This S@@ pe@@ e@@ ch Is S@@ ho@@ c@@ king ”
Hence , when Si@@ ho@@ n refu@@ sed to let the Israelites pas@@ s through and O@@ g came to me@@ et them in bat@@ tle , Jehovah comman@@ ded the Israelites to dem@@ ol@@ ish their c@@ ities , lea@@ ving no sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors .
• What fore@@ told fam@@ ine now ex@@ ists , but who are not affe@@ cted by it ?
To pa@@ y for my vi@@ ces , I so@@ ld sc@@ ra@@ p me@@ tal and res@@ or@@ ted to the@@ ft .
Ch@@ ar@@ lo@@ t@@ te , Daniel , O@@ li@@ vi@@ a , Jose@@ ph@@ ine . . .
Yes , Jesus accepted invit@@ ations to me@@ als and made ro@@ om in his life for rest and ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment .
So , then , when did God deter@@ mine how he would re@@ me@@ dy the situation that was cre@@ ated when Adam and E@@ ve jo@@ ined Satan in his re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ?
His Jewish a@@ udi@@ ence needed no fur@@ ther ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation .
Ser@@ ving as Christians , we car@@ ri@@ ed only our personal co@@ pi@@ es of the King James ver@@ sion of the Bible .
These holy ones had ob@@ vi@@ ously not yet died , nor had they because of out@@ standing vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e been set ap@@ ar@@ t a@@ bo@@ ve the rest of the believers .
L@@ ater , when deal@@ ing with the nation of Israel , Jehovah showed com@@ pas@@ sion for or@@ ph@@ ans , wi@@ do@@ ws , and ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ents ​ — members of soci@@ ety who are most often sub@@ ject to a@@ bu@@ se .
When we see it as a part of God’s so@@ lu@@ tion to the comple@@ x proble@@ m of Ad@@ am@@ ’s sin , our faith in Jehovah and his way of doing things is streng@@ th@@ ened .
“ L@@ ad@@ y , Even L@@ adi@@ es ” , 3 / 15
“ U@@ p@@ on me be the mal@@ e@@ di@@ ction me@@ ant for you , my son , ” she says .
For example , many sa@@ y@@ ings of the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , Jesus Christ , were especially powerful because of their simp@@ li@@ city .
“ Jehovah , the Creator of the ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ities of the earth , . . . is giving to the ti@@ red one power ; and to the one without d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic en@@ er@@ gy he makes full might ab@@ ound . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A@@ I@@ A@@ H 40 : 28 , 29 .
What do they believe ?
Ha@@ ving seen this beau@@ ti@@ ful woman ba@@ thing as he loo@@ ked down from his ne@@ ar@@ by ro@@ of@@ to@@ p , David had her brought to his p@@ al@@ ace and had se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations with her .
N@@ ab@@ on@@ id@@ us repor@@ te@@ dly rest@@ ored this temple .
This is a very serious matter .
L@@ ef@@ t un@@ tre@@ ated , it can s@@ pre@@ ad toward the cen@@ ter of vision .
De@@ based mu@@ si@@ c ; viol@@ ent and im@@ moral fil@@ ms , T@@ V shows , and vi@@ de@@ o@@ s ; and por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t exer@@ t a de@@ va@@ st@@ ating influ@@ ence on the young .
Na@@ ba@@ l and his hous@@ eho@@ ld would pa@@ y for his stu@@ pi@@ di@@ ty . ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
Why is a long - suffering par@@ ent not a per@@ mis@@ sive one ?
L@@ ou@@ is , Mis@@ s@@ our@@ i , where our conven@@ tion was to be held in early Au@@ gu@@ st . I was sent the n@@ ames and ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses of brothers along the way , and I wrote a@@ head , tel@@ ling them when to ex@@ pect me .
Some show an interest in the truth .
Does that help you as a young person to see the need to work un@@ it@@ e@@ dly with Jehovah’s organization ?
No@@ te the Scriptural princi@@ ple found at 1 Corinthians 15 : 33 .
▪ An@@ s@@ wer : Many people are under the imp@@ res@@ sion that the for@@ bi@@ d@@ den fru@@ it in the gar@@ den of E@@ den re@@ pres@@ ented se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations .
Because of Jehovah’s love , we can feel secu@@ re wh@@ er@@ ever we serve in his hous@@ eho@@ ld .
M@@ ount Ar@@ ar@@ at now lies in T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y , near its e@@ ast@@ er@@ n bor@@ der .
The Law also encoura@@ ged the prop@@ er use of to@@ ol@@ s .
• How is joy descri@@ bed ?
And refer@@ ring to the resurrection of a wi@@ do@@ w@@ ’s son , 1 K@@ ings 17 : 22 states : “ Jehovah listen@@ ed to Eli@@ j@@ ah’s vo@@ ice [ in prayer ] , so that the soul of the child came back within him and he came to life . ”
S@@ ever@@ al fac@@ t@@ ors deter@@ mine the answer , including the s@@ k@@ ill of the ar@@ ch@@ er , the effect of the w@@ ind , and the con@@ dition of the ar@@ ro@@ w .
In our day , as re@@ ign@@ ing King inv@@ ested with “ all authority . . . in heaven and on the earth , ” Christ our Le@@ ad@@ er exerc@@ ises ac@@ tive he@@ ad@@ ship over the congregations worl@@ d@@ wide and their overse@@ ers .
* Hebrews 13 : 16 states : “ Do not for@@ get the doing of good and the sh@@ aring of things with others , for with such sacrific@@ es God is well pleas@@ ed . ”
19 : 5 , 6 ; 1 C@@ or .
Mu@@ ch is involved in the preaching of the good news .
During their con@@ vers@@ ation , J@@ an@@ et t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully invit@@ ed the sister to o@@ pen up regarding her res@@ ent@@ ment .
On@@ ce a brother is appointed as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant , wise shepher@@ ds continue tra@@ ining him .
Christians , especially you@@ ths , should not be so pre@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with bo@@ d@@ y@@ building , s@@ por@@ ts , mu@@ si@@ c , en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , ho@@ b@@ bi@@ es , tra@@ v@@ el , a@@ im@@ less con@@ vers@@ ations , and the like , that they have little time for spiritual pur@@ su@@ its .
“ H@@ on@@ or Jehovah with your valu@@ able things , ” no@@ tes Proverbs 3 : 9 , “ and with the fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its of all your pro@@ du@@ ce . ”
Jesus did not say that he would ap@@ point an evil slave .
Re@@ g@@ arding the po@@ or , the Bible indic@@ ates that God “ will res@@ cu@@ e the po@@ or who c@@ ry for help . ”
Of course , our Bible - based decisions may at times make us un@@ po@@ pul@@ ar .
We do not need to think up long , el@@ ab@@ or@@ ate st@@ ori@@ es .
How many of the v@@ ow@@ s that we have discus@@ sed have you made to God ​ — one , two , or all three ?
Re@@ call that God cre@@ ated angels with the gift of free will .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a few months , I asked Bro@@ ther Ma@@ the@@ ak@@ is if I might jo@@ in him in the field service . This was in 19@@ 39 .
He is also “ head of the congregation . ”
Your holy ac@@ ts of conduct and de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion show that you are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that you have the truth and want to follow God’s standards .
This stan@@ ds in star@@ k contr@@ ast with many other ke@@ y Bi@@ bli@@ cal s@@ ites in Israel , such as Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do , Ha@@ z@@ or , and the cap@@ it@@ al city Sam@@ ari@@ a , which were re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly re@@ buil@@ t , ex@@ pan@@ ded , and in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted during vari@@ ous peri@@ o@@ ds .
It especially invol@@ ves having no doubt wh@@ at@@ so@@ ever that God ex@@ ists , that he is inter@@ ested in us , and that he will bl@@ ess those who do his will .
We have no thought of re@@ ti@@ ring .
With the help of a ma@@ gn@@ i@@ f@@ ying gl@@ ass , she also re@@ a@@ ds a por@@ tion of the Bible every day .
Some older transl@@ ations of the Bible give the imp@@ res@@ sion that Jesus told M@@ ary M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ene not to t@@ ou@@ ch him .
There are two ma@@ in reas@@ ons .
Di@@ d the first cou@@ ple@@ ’s dis@@ obedi@@ ence th@@ war@@ t God’s purpose in cre@@ ating the earth ?
O@@ N A S@@ un@@ day mor@@ ning in the early 1@@ 5@@ 20 ’ s , the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Me@@ au@@ x , a small to@@ wn near Par@@ is , could not believe what they heard in ch@@ urch .
A few words in ad@@ v@@ ance help so@@ o@@ the the wor@@ st of the dis@@ comfort .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a doubt the good news is be@@ aring much fru@@ it and inc@@ reas@@ ing on these re@@ mo@@ te is@@ lands .
( a ) Un@@ der what circumstances did Daniel show a fe@@ ar@@ less attitude ?
7 : 8 , 9 , 39 .
Noah could have learned of that leg@@ ac@@ y from his own father , L@@ am@@ e@@ ch , or from his gr@@ and@@ father Me@@ th@@ us@@ el@@ ah or perhaps even from J@@ ared , E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s father , who died when Noah was 3@@ 6@@ 6 years old . ​ — Genesis 5 : 25 - 29 ; 6 : 9 ; 9 : 1 .
They are also an ast@@ on@@ ish@@ ing remin@@ der of the Creat@@ or@@ ’s ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent power .
The ge@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ y of Bible lands fi@@ gu@@ res in acc@@ oun@@ ts in the Christian Greek Scriptures , such as the travel@@ s and ministry of Jesus and the apostle Paul .
The great crow@@ d work al@@ ong@@ side anointed Christians in preaching the good news that soon God will ro@@ ck the nations at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
The first st@@ ep invol@@ ves refle@@ cting on the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of our actions .
For example , when there was a food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ge in P@@ al@@ est@@ ine , the apostle Paul car@@ ri@@ ed don@@ ations from brothers in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe to help al@@ le@@ vi@@ ate the dist@@ ress of Jewish Christians in Ju@@ de@@ a .
On the contr@@ ary , God promises us that there will come a vi@@ ct@@ ory over death .
He could have used his power to cr@@ us@@ h the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on im@@ medi@@ ately .
A group of Christians were ac@@ tive in that city , and Paul and his compan@@ i@@ ons jo@@ ined them for some three years .
The text continu@@ es : “ And let anyone hear@@ ing say : ‘ C@@ ome ! ’
When We S@@ tum@@ ble
God’s ac@@ tive for@@ ce is a very powerful s@@ ource of comfort . Jesus promised that the Father in heaven would e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly “ give holy spirit to those as@@ king him . ”
Ad@@ ul@@ t Christians should not be too pr@@ ou@@ d to read information for young people
Those thoughts , of course , descri@@ be the ide@@ al chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od .
As@@ soci@@ ating with fellow believers at Christian meetings , being with them every we@@ ek , great@@ ly helped me to find con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment and satis@@ fac@@ tion . ”
However , in@@ stead of ou@@ sting H@@ op@@ h@@ ni and Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has from of@@ fice , El@@ i mer@@ ely re@@ bu@@ ked them mil@@ dly .
On the other hand , there is a cri@@ min@@ al ent@@ ity rul@@ ing by f@@ ra@@ u@@ d , viol@@ ence , and mu@@ r@@ der .
Jesus and his first - century disciples found great joy in the disci@@ ple - making work .
G@@ R@@ E@@ E@@ C@@ E ​ — TH@@ E F@@ I@@ F@@ T@@ H H@@ E@@ A@@ D
Mo@@ re@@ over , they jud@@ ged fellow Christians on things that were personal , matters in which one Christian might deci@@ de one way but another might cho@@ ose differ@@ ently .
Jesus has already proved himself loyal to God to the point of death .
This man is my bro@@ ther’s son .
He does so by ‘ e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ing us with every good thing to do his will . ’
Jesus offered this fur@@ ther pi@@ e@@ ce of ad@@ vice : “ N@@ ever be anxi@@ ous about the next day , for the next day will have its own anxi@@ e@@ ties . ”
He some@@ times sp@@ ent up to ten h@@ our@@ s a day on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t .
18 , 19 . ( a ) How did Jehovah fore@@ tell that he would pro@@ du@@ ce a new people for his name ?
P@@ ul@@ ling up a cha@@ ir and s@@ it@@ ting down , dra@@ wing near and o@@ ffering our hand , not ho@@ l@@ ding back our te@@ ars when they reve@@ al what they are feel@@ ing ​ — all of this shows that we care . ”
For example , “ clo@@ ths of go@@ at@@ ’s ha@@ ir ” were used to make “ the t@@ ent upon the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le . ”
The answer to that question reve@@ als Jehovah’s fle@@ xi@@ bility in fulfill@@ ing his purpose .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a few we@@ ek@@ s , I was atten@@ ding meetings and standing out@@ side V@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ a St@@ ation o@@ ffering The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
On@@ ce you have deci@@ ded to take up the full - time ministry , s@@ tic@@ k with your decision .
Se@@ e@@ ing things from the Creat@@ or@@ ’s el@@ ev@@ ated per@@ spe@@ ctive will en@@ able us to ‘ walk in the way ’ Jehovah appro@@ ves . ​ — Is@@ a .
Un@@ like children in the ancient nation of Israel , the children of Christian parents are not born as part of a people dedic@@ ated to Jehovah .
Although they needed help , their pri@@ est could not provide it .
Let M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ena tell us : “ I was sur@@ pris@@ ed that some stud@@ ents who u@@ su@@ ally act s@@ il@@ ly and mo@@ ck others asked serious questions .
On another occasi@@ on , Peter pointed out that “ God anointed him [ Jesus ] with holy spirit and power , and he went through the land doing good and heal@@ ing all those op@@ pres@@ sed by the Devil ; because God was with him . ” ​ — Acts 10 : 37 , 38 .
He ca@@ res deep@@ ly for us when we are anxi@@ ous about our jo@@ b or provi@@ ding for our family .
A@@ n Un@@ der@@ taking for K@@ ings and for You
O@@ b@@ serv@@ ers say mankind could eas@@ ily be an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ated by a war that a ter@@ r@@ or@@ ist in@@ iti@@ ates .
He read Psalm 34 : 7 to A@@ de , which states : “ The ang@@ el of Jehovah is cam@@ p@@ ing all around those fe@@ aring him , and he res@@ cu@@ es them . ”
A str@@ anger they will by no means follow but will fle@@ e from him , because they do not know the vo@@ ice of str@@ ang@@ ers . ”
The kingdom of Israel did not es@@ cap@@ e divine judgment
He showed hum@@ ility by how he re@@ ac@@ ted to a public re@@ bu@@ ke from the apostle Paul .
S@@ ur@@ ely only a person can listen with understanding .
H@@ er reas@@ sur@@ ing to@@ ne gave me heart .
This h@@ at@@ red some@@ times br@@ ings for@@ th vi@@ ci@@ ous acc@@ us@@ ations .
Not necess@@ ar@@ ily , for Jehovah made am@@ ple pro@@ v@@ isions to gu@@ i@@ de his people .
When he saw his friend M@@ ary and those with her we@@ ep@@ ing over the death of her brother , La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , Jesus op@@ en@@ ly “ gave way to te@@ ars . ”
Ke@@ ep G@@ ro@@ wing in Bro@@ ther@@ ly Lo@@ ve
The Witnesses are activ@@ ely pro@@ claim@@ ing this good news in over 2@@ 30 lands and in ne@@ arly 4@@ 00 langu@@ ages .
These too proved to be exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent work@@ ers .
Paul ad@@ v@@ ised “ those making use of the world [ to be ] as those not using it to the full . ”
Why should we support those taking the lead ?
In part , it states : “ It is our ear@@ n@@ est prayer that the information in this public@@ ation will help you to with@@ stand the pres@@ sures and temp@@ t@@ ations fac@@ ing to@@ da@@ y’s you@@ th and will show you how to make decisions that are in har@@ mony with God’s will . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jesus said those sur@@ pris@@ ing words for good reason .
2 : 1 - 13 : In@@ dic@@ ates that Jerusalem will ex@@ p@@ and and that Jehovah will become to her “ a w@@ all of fi@@ re all around ” ​ — a prote@@ ction .
We are ther@@ e@@ by let@@ ting Jehovah be our share .
What can we learn from the example of a d@@ ri@@ ver and his view of eng@@ ine main@@ ten@@ ance , and how can this be app@@ lied to tra@@ ining given in the congregation ?
So they kept sp@@ ill@@ ing in@@ no@@ c@@ ent blood , the blood of their sons and their daugh@@ ters , whom they sacrific@@ ed to the i@@ do@@ ls of Cana@@ an ; and the land came to be pol@@ lu@@ ted with b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed . ”
What are bad associ@@ ations , and how do our associ@@ ations af@@ fect us ?
The one author@@ ized to dec@@ l@@ are God’s judg@@ ments against the wicked and to give or@@ ders to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te them is “ the Word ” ​ — God’s C@@ hi@@ ef S@@ po@@ k@@ es@@ man , Jesus Christ .
In many par@@ ts of the world today , arrang@@ ed marri@@ ages may se@@ em str@@ ange .
* His ple@@ as for help from of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als in a lar@@ g@@ er city have g@@ one un@@ ans@@ wer@@ ed .
He imp@@ l@@ anted in humans the cap@@ ac@@ ity for having similar loyal att@@ ach@@ ments , and the b@@ ond between family members can be especially strong .
This mo@@ v@@ ement will very likely go on from strength to strength . ”
As@@ su@@ n@@ ta encoura@@ ged her , saying that the God of the Bible could comfort her .
D@@ eli@@ ver yourself like a ga@@ z@@ el@@ le from the hand and like a bir@@ d from the hand of the bir@@ d@@ c@@ atch@@ er . ”
At Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , Jehovah will not ru@@ in our g@@ lo@@ be in a c@@ at@@ ac@@ l@@ y@@ s@@ mi@@ c con@@ f@@ la@@ gr@@ ation .
It is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy that Paul also said to the people of L@@ y@@ str@@ a : “ In the past gener@@ ations [ God ] per@@ mit@@ ted all the nations to go on in their ways . ”
Be@@ fore long , the car@@ t@@ on was emp@@ ty .
( b ) When and how did Jesus “ fin@@ ish off sin ” ?
It is important that we think about what God’s Word is tel@@ ling us and apply the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on given .
“ Jehovah is near to all . . . who call on him in truth . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 5 : 18 .
The “ mind ” rel@@ ates to our thinking fac@@ ul@@ ties .
We all ag@@ ree that being part of the Christian congregation is a blessing .
Th@@ at@@ ’s where we feel com@@ for@@ table . ”
The brother respon@@ ded , “ I can ru@@ n , I can s@@ ki@@ p , I can j@@ um@@ p , and I can ho@@ p , ” at@@ temp@@ ting to act out his words as he said them .
Yet , “ ever@@ yone who c@@ alls on the name of Jehovah will get away sa@@ fe . ”
Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions D@@ ra@@ w U@@ s C@@ lo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah
This “ ani@@ ma@@ l ar@@ t ” inclu@@ des hor@@ ses , e@@ ag@@ les , fal@@ con@@ s , c@@ ats , pan@@ thers , el@@ k , de@@ er , bir@@ d - g@@ ri@@ ff@@ ins , and li@@ on - g@@ ri@@ ff@@ ins ( my@@ th@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal cre@@ atu@@ res having the w@@ ing@@ ed or w@@ ing@@ less body of one ani@@ ma@@ l and the head of another ) .
It became clear that op@@ pos@@ ers had arrang@@ ed a@@ head of time for some in the a@@ udi@@ ence to ask what were consider@@ ed a@@ w@@ k@@ ward questions .
19 How Can You Com@@ ba@@ t Ne@@ g@@ ative F@@ e@@ el@@ ings ?
As he ro@@ de into Je@@ z@@ re@@ el , Je@@ h@@ u comman@@ ded that Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l be thro@@ wn out of her p@@ al@@ ace w@@ in@@ do@@ w , and she was tr@@ am@@ pl@@ ed under@@ fo@@ o@@ t by the hor@@ ses .
H@@ er faith in the resurrection kept her strong . I long for the day when I will see her again .
All that Jehovah has made remin@@ ds us that he is the al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty Creator , that there is no one in all the uni@@ verse so powerful , so wise , or so loving . ​ — Romans 1 : 20 ; Revelation 4 : 11 .
Does the Bible leave some people un@@ nam@@ ed because they were bad or in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant ?
Lo@@ o@@ king back , I can say that the evil wi@@ sh@@ es of the commun@@ ity all turned to blessings .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er is also an important way of taking no@@ tice of Jehovah .
In some c@@ as@@ es , the parents may deci@@ de that it might be possible to accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ate their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s wi@@ sh@@ es when Bible principles are not je@@ op@@ ar@@ di@@ zed .
Th@@ r@@ ough their faith in the re@@ de@@ em@@ ing power of Christ’s blood , their sin@@ s are for@@ given and they are declar@@ ed righteous for life in heaven .
Many ter@@ ms were fore@@ ign to me , but I was so imp@@ ressed by the war@@ m wel@@ come I received that I deci@@ ded to go back the following S@@ un@@ day .
To them , this bo@@ y was like their preci@@ ous car@@ go of f@@ ra@@ gr@@ ant g@@ um@@ s and o@@ il@@ s ​ — valu@@ ed mer@@ ch@@ an@@ di@@ se that would f@@ et@@ ch a prof@@ it in f@@ ar@@ away Egy@@ pt .
One of these pur@@ por@@ ts to show Je@@ h@@ u , or perhaps one of his em@@ is@@ s@@ aries , bo@@ wing before As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an King S@@ hal@@ man@@ es@@ er I@@ I@@ I and o@@ ffering tri@@ bu@@ te .
Even some ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast ones with many years of faithful service to God be@@ h@@ ind them may be under@@ going a t@@ est because their expe@@ ct@@ ations have not yet been comple@@ t@@ ely ful@@ filled .
A@@ n ou@@ tra@@ ge@@ ous example of not hon@@ or@@ ing God - appointed the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c lead@@ er@@ ship was that of K@@ or@@ ah .
It will help us recogn@@ ize why bad things ha@@ p@@ pen and how to gain the fav@@ or of Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God .
( P@@ ic@@ ture 5 ) This congregation had 34 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers with an a@@ ver@@ age attend@@ ance of 7@@ 3 at S@@ un@@ day meetings , but 6@@ 5@@ 1 attend@@ ed the Kingdom H@@ all dedic@@ ation .
We have an account about one time that he was be@@ at@@ en and j@@ a@@ iled ​ — in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i .
When Jehovah brought the F@@ lood of No@@ ah’s day , Noah and his three sons each had only one wife .
After a bri@@ ef discus@@ sion regarding the activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses , she ag@@ re@@ ed to have a Witness call on her .
It en@@ ab@@ les lo@@ v@@ ers of God to bring their life in har@@ mony with his will and to find happiness in “ wal@@ king in the law of Jehovah . ”
“ There is no in@@ tr@@ in@@ si@@ c , ev@@ olu@@ tion@@ ary meaning to being ali@@ ve , ” stated David P . Bar@@ as@@ h , a prof@@ ess@@ or of p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ gy and z@@ o@@ olo@@ gy .
As soon as Samuel was we@@ an@@ ed , H@@ ann@@ ah brought him to the house of God in Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h and pres@@ ented him to H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est El@@ i .
At another time , James and John re@@ ques@@ ted prom@@ in@@ ent positi@@ ons in the Kingdom .
Gi@@ ve the ess@@ ence of Jesus ’ words recorded at Matthew 6 : 5 .
Now they were ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely happy because the ch@@ ur@@ ches could no longer pre@@ v@@ ent them from get@@ ting Bi@@ bl@@ es .
What can you parents do to provide spiritually ?
22 : 8 .
For example , ask your sp@@ ouse or child to tell you hon@@ es@@ tly how you are doing in this reg@@ ard .
They Ha@@ ve L@@ ear@@ ned the Se@@ cre@@ t
Many you@@ ths have explained their faith to scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es or teach@@ ers by using vi@@ de@@ o@@ s .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to R@@ es@@ pect God’s Gi@@ ft
Con@@ cer@@ ning him , the Bible states : “ The R@@ o@@ ck , perfect is his activ@@ ity , for all his ways are justice . ”
It gave Abraham hope and in@@ sight , help@@ ing him to view human af@@ fai@@ r@@ s from God’s stan@@ d@@ point .
He ad@@ ds : “ Al@@ so , we now have a more rel@@ a@@ x@@ ed attitude toward material things .
M@@ ore than once , he ca@@ u@@ tioned Timothy against such in@@ s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity and pre@@ ten@@ se .
In one of the dra@@ wers is her old sc@@ ra@@ p@@ book , which con@@ tain@@ s let@@ ters and publi@@ shed new@@ s@@ pa@@ per artic@@ les that she wrote and that gave a fine Kingdom witness .
These artic@@ les will de@@ e@@ pen our appreciation for the blessings we receive by being in the Christian congregation .
But how should he go about it ?
Th@@ r@@ ough his prophet Isaiah , Jehovah pointed for@@ ward to such a time .
C@@ he@@ er@@ ful Gi@@ ving From the H@@ ear@@ t
In 19@@ 6@@ 6 , because of health problems , E@@ di@@ th and I re@@ turned to Q@@ u@@ i@@ to , where we re@@ sum@@ ed our mission@@ ary service al@@ ong@@ side the local brothers and sisters .
How did Jesus come to pos@@ s@@ ess the qualities that he displa@@ yed ?
R@@ o@@ y and I end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to live up to that name by sh@@ aring in all the preaching me@@ tho@@ ds and cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ s that the organization encoura@@ ged .
The in@@ va@@ ders are refer@@ red to as “ a people num@@ er@@ ous and mi@@ gh@@ ty ” and as “ powerful men . ”
C@@ er@@ tain m@@ ou@@ th mo@@ v@@ ements may su@@ gg@@ est the si@@ ze of an ob@@ ject or the in@@ ten@@ s@@ ity of an action .
TH@@ A@@ T is what the As@@ soci@@ ation of C@@ ong@@ ol@@ ese and Af@@ ri@@ can J@@ our@@ n@@ al@@ ists for the D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ment ( A@@ J@@ O@@ C@@ A@@ D ) in the D@@ emo@@ cr@@ ati@@ c Re@@ public of C@@ ongo gives to “ re@@ ward individuals or so@@ cial organiz@@ ations that dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish themselves through their contribu@@ tion toward the develop@@ ment in [ the C@@ ongo ] . ”
In@@ iti@@ ally , we would have disa@@ gre@@ ements regarding child tra@@ ining , but we have res@@ ol@@ ved those differ@@ ences .
In effect , all of us will then jo@@ y@@ fully ad@@ d our vo@@ ic@@ es to the conclu@@ ding por@@ tion of this beau@@ ti@@ ful and hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing s@@ ong : “ Let his name [ that of the King Jesus Christ ] prove to be to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite ; before the su@@ n let his name have inc@@ re@@ ase , and by means of him let them bl@@ ess themselves ; let all nations pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ce him happy .
Then there is the en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
In effect , the Bible book of Genesis con@@ tain@@ s what might be called No@@ ah’s lo@@ g of what took place from the beg@@ in@@ ning of the F@@ lood until he and his family left the ar@@ k .
What are some ways that we can show our love for God ?
( b ) In the matter of rec@@ re@@ ation , what bal@@ ance is needed ?
Th@@ ink about what happ@@ ens to the cla@@ y if it be@@ comes un@@ su@@ ited for the in@@ tend@@ ed purpose .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , we know that Jehovah under@@ stan@@ ds our situation , and he as@@ sures us that soon “ the rul@@ er of this world will be c@@ ast out . ”
When A@@ ar@@ on made the g@@ ol@@ den cal@@ f , as recorded in Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us chap@@ ter 32 , he bro@@ ke God’s law regarding i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
He ap@@ par@@ ently wanted to control the mo@@ b without pro@@ vo@@ king a mas@@ sac@@ re .
‘ C@@ ast Your B@@ read U@@ p@@ on the W@@ at@@ ers ’
Mat@@ eri@@ al As@@ s@@ ist@@ ance
At that time , Jehovah’s people were about to beg@@ in pro@@ duc@@ ing their own boo@@ ks for s@@ pre@@ ading the good news of the Kingdom “ in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ”
Does God accept any religion that re@@ je@@ cts his law ?
How P@@ ow@@ er@@ ful Is Satan ?
M@@ er@@ cy therefore invol@@ ves feelings of tend@@ er com@@ pas@@ sion that are deep in@@ side a person .
L@@ ater , the apostle John c@@ learly explained why .
These remin@@ ders will help us to show our love and gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to our loving heavenly Father , who teach@@ es us to benefit ourselves . ​ — Is@@ a .
“ Gi@@ ve God G@@ l@@ ory ” Con@@ ven@@ tions , 1 / 15 H@@ app@@ iness From Gi@@ ving ( contribu@@ tions ) , 11 / 1
• How can you be a person of integrity ?
How do we w@@ in the bat@@ tle against fle@@ sh@@ ly tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es ?
D@@ O Y@@ O@@ U consider yourself to be a kind person ?
To help us , he often uses his friends ​ — faithful humans who , like Eli@@ j@@ ah , be@@ ar God’s words to their fellow humans .
Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ating the whole Bible may take a transl@@ ation te@@ am sever@@ al years .
Why is it so important that we be determined not to lo@@ se sight of the prote@@ ction of our heavenly Father ?
The person@@ ality of an individu@@ al is often reve@@ aled by his lik@@ es and dis@@ lik@@ es .
“ I am going to make a help@@ er for him , ” said Jehovah , “ as a comple@@ ment of him . ”
What could two men do against the sol@@ di@@ ers of a whole out@@ po@@ st ?
In fact , some young people enc@@ oun@@ tered ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les even before they moved .
When money be@@ comes the ob@@ ject of our affe@@ ction rather than mer@@ ely a means to get things done , we become su@@ sc@@ ep@@ ti@@ ble to all s@@ or@@ ts of moral temp@@ t@@ ations , including l@@ ying , the@@ ft , and tre@@ ach@@ er@@ y .
4 , 5 . ( a ) Who is the pri@@ m@@ ary part of the se@@ ed of Abraham , and what did he say about the Kingdom ?
I never thought of that before !
For one thing , following the way of love rul@@ es out for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation and lo@@ ose conduct .
The Creator is perfect , and so were those first humans , our an@@ c@@ est@@ ors .
Re@@ ward those who devo@@ te themselves to this t@@ ask . ”
( b ) What did A@@ bel@@ ’s o@@ ffering accom@@ pl@@ ish ?
They pre@@ ached the good news in at le@@ ast ten langu@@ ages and started a number of Bible stu@@ dies .
El@@ i had gro@@ wn old , and his sons , H@@ op@@ h@@ ni and Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has , were not worshipp@@ ing Jehovah in the right way .
But we can and do know “ the se@@ as@@ on , ” as Paul mentioned .
As Jews , the apostles were well - ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with ani@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es that pri@@ ests offered to God at the temple in Jerusalem .
A sol@@ di@@ er had to keep his bel@@ t ti@@ ght in order to prote@@ ct his lo@@ ins ( hi@@ ps , gro@@ in , and low@@ er ab@@ d@@ om@@ en ) and to be@@ ar the we@@ i@@ ght of his s@@ word .
there appe@@ ared to them Moses and Eli@@ j@@ ah , con@@ ver@@ sing with him . ”
A@@ B@@ O@@ U@@ T ten years ag@@ o , G@@ reg@@ ori@@ o and Mar@@ il@@ o@@ u , a married cou@@ ple in their 30 ’ s , were serving as pione@@ ers in M@@ an@@ ila while at the same time ho@@ l@@ ding full - time jo@@ bs .
Indeed , religious h@@ at@@ red has fu@@ el@@ ed the fer@@ o@@ city of these con@@ f@@ li@@ cts .
He had ful@@ filled his promise to their God - fe@@ aring fore@@ father Abraham that his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing would become as num@@ er@@ ous as the st@@ ars and would take pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the land of Cana@@ an .
At Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 10 , we read Jehovah’s invit@@ ation for his people to bring in their o@@ ffer@@ ings and sacrific@@ es so that he would p@@ our out his blessings until there was no more want .
Jehovah c@@ ast those re@@ bel@@ s into den@@ se dar@@ k@@ ness , and they thus jo@@ ined Satan in be@@ coming “ wicked spirit for@@ ces ” and vi@@ ci@@ ous fo@@ es of God’s servants . ​ — E@@ ph .
“ We all know which is the true religion , and we ha@@ ven@@ ’t done anything about it . ”
However , S@@ te@@ ve sh@@ ru@@ g@@ s off his words .
They fai@@ l to see that the Bible con@@ tain@@ s not only la@@ ws but also indic@@ ations of God’s way of thinking .
But what did Paul mean by saying that the holy writ@@ ings could make Timothy “ wise for sal@@ vation ” ?
“ Let the older men who pre@@ side in a fine way be rec@@ kon@@ ed wor@@ thy of d@@ ou@@ ble honor , ” wrote the apostle Paul .
A c@@ ris@@ is was thus a@@ ver@@ ted . ​ — Jo@@ s@@ h .
When we atten@@ d large conven@@ tions held in o@@ pen - a@@ ir st@@ adi@@ um@@ s , our d@@ ress can be appro@@ pri@@ ate to the we@@ ather con@@ di@@ tions and still be di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied .
This day of judgment will come as su@@ d@@ den@@ ly as the F@@ lood of No@@ ah’s day , which s@@ we@@ pt away an enti@@ re wicked gener@@ ation .
N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ a 3@@ 3@@ 0@@ ,000
It is only with Jehovah’s help that we can succ@@ e@@ ed in res@@ is@@ ting temp@@ t@@ ations and end@@ uring t@@ ests of our faith .
By tur@@ ning to Jehovah in prayer , I am able to enjoy “ the peace of God that exc@@ els all thought . ”
Ab@@ out 2@@ ,000 of them died , h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds being ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted .
N@@ is@@ an 15
L@@ ater , when on tri@@ al before P@@ il@@ ate , Jesus “ made no answer . ”
When the cou@@ ple arri@@ ved in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m , they could not find lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing in the crow@@ ded city .
He se@@ es , emp@@ a@@ th@@ iz@@ es with , and ac@@ ts in be@@ half of those who su@@ ff@@ er under un@@ just rul@@ ers .
W@@ ould the ap@@ poin@@ ting of elders be just a pri@@ m@@ ary thing from which Christians should pres@@ s on ?
In the inter@@ im , E@@ vel@@ y@@ n served at the Cana@@ da branch .
Christi@@ an@@ ity A@@ m@@ ong Fir@@ st - C@@ en@@ tury Jews , 10 / 15
I real@@ ize that they often ex@@ ag@@ g@@ er@@ ate , but I still feel cu@@ ri@@ ous and think that perhaps I@@ ’@@ m mis@@ sing out on a lo@@ t of fu@@ n .
Se@@ e@@ king ther@@ ap@@ y for her own emo@@ tional problems , a p@@ sy@@ c@@ hi@@ at@@ ris@@ t in Z@@ ag@@ re@@ b , C@@ ro@@ ati@@ a , vis@@ ited a fam@@ ous col@@ le@@ ag@@ ue .
The ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine you are now reading began to be publi@@ shed in Ju@@ ly 18@@ 7@@ 9 .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s , however , are imper@@ fect and therefore stru@@ gg@@ le to maintain self - control .
The joy of san@@ c@@ ti@@ f@@ ying Jehovah’s name su@@ sta@@ ined these faithful ones through the Na@@ z@@ i death mar@@ ch and con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps
G@@ ran@@ ted , men cannot acc@@ ur@@ ately fore@@ tell what lies a@@ head , but we should not think that no one can .
So@@ on after the star@@ t of World W@@ ar I@@ I , the prin@@ ting and dist@@ ribu@@ tion of the Bible liter@@ ature of Jehovah’s Witnesses was ban@@ ned in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
What I find truly gr@@ ati@@ f@@ ying about such c@@ as@@ es is the real@@ iz@@ ation that I can help my Christian brothers .
Is there a religion that can benefit you ?
If an hon@@ est self - exam@@ in@@ ation pro@@ ves that we have s@@ l@@ ac@@ k@@ ened the hand some@@ what , we do well to rec@@ all the in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ating words spo@@ ken by the prophet Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah . He stated : “ May your hands not d@@ ro@@ p down .
Such Bible pas@@ sa@@ ges show the deep love that Jehovah God has for us humans .
May 18 - 24 , 200@@ 9
16 : 6 , 7 .
• What will help us to walk in the way of integrity ?
1 , 2 . ( a ) What events fore@@ told in Bible prophecy can be com@@ pared to an att@@ ack by a ti@@ g@@ er ?
One ver@@ sion , known as the R@@ h@@ y@@ m@@ ed Bible , was a par@@ ti@@ al transl@@ ation of the Scriptures in r@@ h@@ y@@ me to help the read@@ er to mem@@ or@@ ize the text .
The now un@@ cha@@ st@@ e individu@@ al@@ ’s life has already been ru@@ ined and his re@@ pu@@ tation so@@ iled .
“ So they began taking as wi@@ ves all whom they cho@@ se . ”
□ What is the Kingdom of God ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , the “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with ” that Paul pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed about are here .
That cha@@ s@@ m became so wide that K@@ o@@ ine , in which the Christian Greek Scriptures were written , was no longer under@@ sto@@ od by those who had no for@@ ma@@ l educ@@ ation .
And those cha@@ ins bin@@ ding his hands simply f@@ ell off !
What attitude or spirit do these words commun@@ ic@@ ate to us ?
As a result , they chang@@ ed some of their personal ha@@ bi@@ ts and practic@@ es .
Can you learn to do a vari@@ ety of jo@@ bs to help support your family ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a doubt , there is no l@@ ack of pol@@ itical r@@ he@@ t@@ ori@@ c that s@@ oun@@ ds inspi@@ ring and prom@@ ising .
In respon@@ ding to Christ’s love for all mankind , we feel com@@ p@@ el@@ led to fin@@ ish our assignment before the end comes .
Proverbs 17 : 17 states : “ A true compan@@ ion is loving all the time , and is a brother that is born for when there is dist@@ ress . ”
Just i@@ magine , they put ‘ f@@ ish , cu@@ cum@@ bers , w@@ at@@ er@@ m@@ el@@ ons , le@@ ek@@ s , on@@ i@@ ons , and gar@@ lic ’ a@@ bo@@ ve their God - given fre@@ e@@ dom to worship the true God , Jehovah .
One vis@@ it@@ or to L@@ ond@@ on Bethel chang@@ ed his whole out@@ look on Jehovah’s Witnesses after he sp@@ ent a day ser@@ vi@@ c@@ ing a prin@@ ting ma@@ ch@@ ine there .
She appro@@ ached Christian elders for help .
Just as a gar@@ den@@ er can direc@@ t the gro@@ w@@ th of some pl@@ ants by gra@@ du@@ ally st@@ ra@@ igh@@ ten@@ ing their st@@ em@@ s , you can gra@@ du@@ ally help some brothers to see the need to change their attitude toward accep@@ ting privile@@ ges .
Because of the l@@ ack of experienced Christian men , I was appointed to ass@@ ist the group of Witnesses who me@@ t in Bro@@ ther An@@ dra@@ de@@ ’s home on one of the n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w st@@ re@@ e@@ ts that con@@ ne@@ cts the u@@ pp@@ er and low@@ er se@@ ction of the city of S@@ al@@ va@@ d@@ or .
“ What is it you have done ? ” Samuel asked .
What does that mean to you , your family , and your associ@@ ates ?
In the Go@@ sp@@ els ​ — Matthew , Mark , Luke , and John — ​ we can hear the ans@@ wers from Jesus ’ own li@@ ps , as it were .
As a pioneer , I have con@@ stan@@ tly experienced Jehovah’s support .
A clear pi@@ c@@ ture of our un@@ seen re@@ ward helps us to keep going , to have joy , and to make decisions based on a secu@@ re et@@ er@@ n@@ al future .
Instead of str@@ ik@@ ing B@@ en - ha@@ da@@ d down , A@@ ha@@ b conclu@@ ded a covenant with him by which st@@ re@@ e@@ ts in the S@@ y@@ ri@@ an cap@@ it@@ al , D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us , would be assign@@ ed to A@@ ha@@ b , evid@@ ently for the esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment of ba@@ z@@ a@@ ars , or mar@@ ke@@ ts .
A@@ no@@ ther Bible transl@@ at@@ or was W@@ il@@ li@@ am T@@ y@@ nd@@ ale , who was put to death in 1@@ 5@@ 36 .
Some might say , “ I pre@@ f@@ er to keep to my@@ self ” or “ I don@@ ’t feel like tal@@ king in the mor@@ ning . ”
What are some ways that we can be gener@@ ous toward Jehovah ?
Yet , they can serve Jehovah in un@@ ity because they all listen to him and do his will .
It it@@ self will give instru@@ ction ’ ! Lo@@ ok !
Lu@@ cy , also mentioned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , experienced the comfort given by true compan@@ i@@ ons after the lo@@ ss of her son .
Who are vo@@ ic@@ ing such str@@ ange teachings ?
Jesus spoke of ligh@@ ting a lam@@ p and pu@@ t@@ ting it , not under a bas@@ ke@@ t , but on a lam@@ p@@ stand so that it would shin@@ e upon all those in the house .
Per@@ haps you can think of examples of how a language that you speak has chang@@ ed .
The in@@ ven@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess al@@ le@@ ged by mo@@ der@@ n cr@@ iti@@ c@@ s is not found in the Christian Greek Scriptures .
I@@ magine pl@@ an@@ ning together for an everlasting future , never again to say good - b@@ ye !
The ad@@ d@@ ress for the We@@ b s@@ ite is w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
T@@ ar@@ a , a medi@@ cal do@@ ct@@ or , was brought up as a H@@ in@@ du in Ka@@ th@@ man@@ du , N@@ ep@@ al .
( b ) How did God’s Word help one brother to ad@@ just his attitude , and with what resul@@ ts ?
It took me h@@ our@@ s to cal@@ m down .
What a blessing Christ’s ransom sacrifice is for mankind !
Con@@ cer@@ ning them , the apostle John wrote : “ I saw , and , look ! the L@@ am@@ b standing upon the M@@ ount Z@@ ion , and with him a h@@ un@@ d@@ red and for@@ ty - four th@@ ous@@ and . . . who have been b@@ ought from the earth . ” ​ — Revelation 14 : 1 - 3 .
I@@ nt@@ ri@@ gu@@ ed by the ge@@ c@@ ko@@ ’s ability , re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers say that sy@@ n@@ the@@ tic materi@@ als made to imitate the ge@@ c@@ ko@@ ’s fe@@ et could be used as a powerful ad@@ h@@ es@@ i@@ ve .
( Read 1 Corinthians 15 : 33 . )
He was pleas@@ an@@ tly sur@@ pris@@ ed when the cou@@ ple spoke to him in his own language .
On one tri@@ p , some other pione@@ ers and I were travel@@ ing together , and in T@@ ex@@ as we had an ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent that to@@ t@@ ally dam@@ ag@@ ed my ca@@ r .
W@@ ould you be able to put God’s standards fore@@ most if that would result in difficul@@ ties ?
How would they receive it ?
The answer to both questions is y@@ es !
But we cannot prove that this ex@@ emp@@ ted him from ass@@ em@@ bl@@ ing with the others before the i@@ ma@@ ge .
H@@ ist@@ ory t@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly to the result of in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence from God .
For example , do you think that a Christian can cho@@ ose to be born again ?
For example , in 199@@ 5 , I was asked to teach the M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol .
Re@@ ading the Bible da@@ ily is a s@@ ource of great comfort and has given me the strength to end@@ ure .
He then provided the answer : “ An@@ yone in@@ no@@ c@@ ent in his hands and clean in heart , who has not car@@ ri@@ ed My soul to she@@ er wor@@ th@@ less@@ ness , nor taken an o@@ ath dec@@ e@@ it@@ fully . ”
He@@ e@@ ding such counsel can sp@@ are us hear@@ t@@ ach@@ es and help us to avoid tra@@ ge@@ dy .
Instead , they set@@ t@@ led in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m , just a few mil@@ es from Jerusalem .
We can ask ourselves : ‘ Do I offer ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality pri@@ mar@@ ily to close friends , prom@@ in@@ ent ones , or those who might be able to return a fav@@ or som@@ eho@@ w ?
What is the purpose of God’s Kingdom ?
It appe@@ ars that the first Witness came to this country in the early 19@@ 50 ’ s when pris@@ on@@ ers from other P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese col@@ on@@ ies in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a were sent to work in la@@ b@@ or cam@@ ps on the is@@ lands .
When the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Abraham was get@@ ting old and had yet to pro@@ du@@ ce off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , he spoke with God about the matter .
Why did God accept A@@ bel@@ ’s o@@ ffering but not Ca@@ in@@ ’s ?
On the other hand , many in we@@ al@@ th@@ i@@ er lands feel the pres@@ sure of main@@ tain@@ ing their stan@@ d@@ ard of living in the face of fal@@ ter@@ ing e@@ con@@ om@@ ies , chang@@ ing jo@@ b mar@@ ke@@ ts , and ever more dem@@ an@@ ding emp@@ loy@@ ers .
How does Bethel service make young ones happy ?
H@@ ar@@ old Cor@@ k@@ er@@ n
Those who are dra@@ wn to por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , the speak@@ er said , should get help from a spiritually matu@@ re friend .
“ H@@ U@@ M@@ AN@@ I@@ T@@ A@@ R@@ I@@ A@@ N action is of li@@ mit@@ ed value if it does not form part of a wi@@ der str@@ ate@@ gi@@ c and pol@@ itical fr@@ am@@ e@@ work a@@ im@@ ed at ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing the ro@@ o@@ t ca@@ uses of con@@ f@@ li@@ ct .
If the world beg@@ ins to look at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive and seem@@ s to be o@@ ffering much in the way of ple@@ asure and enjo@@ y@@ ment , medit@@ ate on the wise counsel offered by the apostle Paul .
They at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te all the won@@ ders of cre@@ ation to bl@@ ind ch@@ ance .
“ I can talk to an el@@ der if I feel confid@@ ent that he will listen to me , ” expla@@ ins Mi@@ ri@@ am .
What , then , can we conclu@@ de ?
“ What will be the si@@ gn of your pres@@ ence and of the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ? ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
What can you learn from the account of the wi@@ do@@ w ?
A@@ m@@ ong the refu@@ ge@@ es are a number of Jehovah’s Witnesses , who are ze@@ al@@ ously declar@@ ing the Kingdom good news .
Mari@@ a explained that they could consider Bible to@@ pi@@ c@@ s over the tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne .
Even so , what I was lear@@ ning re@@ ached my heart ​ — a fact that became ob@@ vi@@ ous at my next bi@@ g com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on .
K@@ in@@ dness in the Wor@@ k@@ place
Like Moses and Daniel , we can stri@@ ve to keep our mind ac@@ tive by foc@@ using on spiritual matters for as long as we are able .
The ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od will bring et@@ er@@ n@@ al benef@@ its to mankind
“ T@@ ake Re@@ fu@@ ge in the N@@ ame of Jehovah ”
Yes , our message will be just like the de@@ w , that is , g@@ ent@@ le , ref@@ re@@ shing , and vital to life !
I can think of no greater ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ement .
To avoid temp@@ tation invol@@ ving a member of the op@@ pos@@ ite se@@ x , a Christian may need to change his work lo@@ c@@ ation or his place of emp@@ loy@@ ment . ​ — Proverbs 6 : 23 - 28 .
M@@ A@@ Y 20 - 26 , 20@@ 13
Z@@ e@@ de@@ ki@@ ah s@@ wor@@ e by Jehovah that he would remain a loyal va@@ s@@ s@@ al to the king of Babyl@@ on .
As we medit@@ ate on such acc@@ oun@@ ts , our appreciation and love for him will gro@@ w . ​ — Romans 15 : 4 .
One reason why the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al was in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted had to do with one purpose served by Jesus ’ death .
He may also have had liter@@ ary ability , for his st@@ at@@ ements qu@@ o@@ ted in the book of Job are in po@@ e@@ tic form .
He@@ e@@ ding that ad@@ vice is vital for all who want to sur@@ vi@@ ve the coming day of wr@@ ath .
S@@ har@@ ks as large as the c@@ ano@@ e were s@@ wi@@ m@@ m@@ ing right al@@ ong@@ side us !
What does that m@@ oun@@ tain re@@ present ?
Then he bless@@ ed him and said : ‘ B@@ less@@ ed be Abra@@ m of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh God , Pro@@ duc@@ er of heaven and earth ; and bless@@ ed be the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh God , who has deli@@ vered your op@@ pres@@ s@@ ors into your hand ! ’
What can children learn from Jesus ?
An@@ y gr@@ ati@@ fic@@ ation that this world af@@ for@@ ds is only temp@@ or@@ ary .
But it was certainly wor@@ th the effort .
It st@@ re@@ t@@ ches from the s@@ no@@ w@@ c@@ app@@ ed pe@@ ak@@ s of the M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of the Mo@@ on , the Ru@@ w@@ enz@@ or@@ i M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , in the w@@ est to the s@@ em@@ i@@ ar@@ id country in the e@@ ast .
B@@ A@@ B@@ Y@@ L@@ O@@ N
V@@ er@@ n@@ on and D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Mul@@ ti@@ ple@@ x , 3@@ 4@@ 4@@ 5 4@@ 3@@ r@@ d A@@ ve .
V@@ is@@ its by travel@@ ing overse@@ ers have also been a powerful s@@ ti@@ mulu@@ s to continue in the preaching work .
• Ad@@ am@@ ’s pro@@ gen@@ y received what in@@ her@@ it@@ ance , and with what result ?
6 : 1 - 3 ; Re@@ v . 11 : 18 .
F@@ o@@ c@@ us on your present mat@@ e@@ ’s uni@@ que and positi@@ ve qualities .
So let us exam@@ ine two st@@ ep@@ s that we can take to make Jehovah our confidence .
Timothy was to be ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary also in cha@@ st@@ en@@ ess .
In@@ iti@@ ally , fin@@ ding work proved hard , and sever@@ al times they had to move from one ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment to another .
It may se@@ em sur@@ pris@@ ing that after being with Jesus for ne@@ arly three years , the disciples would ar@@ gu@@ e about position or ran@@ k .
He tre@@ ats them kin@@ dly , as James and John should too .
( Read Revelation 5 : 9 , 10 . )
As long as Israel fun@@ c@@ tioned as an in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent nation , the high pri@@ est held his of@@ fice for life .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N Jesus was on earth , he set a perfect example of self - sacrifice .
There were “ the rema@@ ining ones of the people , ” that is , the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant who loy@@ ally refu@@ sed to be “ cu@@ t off from the city . ”
One thing , however , is certain .
Jehovah W@@ ants You to Be “ Sa@@ fe and S@@ ound ”
We can , however , also become ob@@ s@@ ess@@ ed with com@@ pu@@ ter te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy .
When we look out for one ano@@ ther’s inter@@ ests in this way , we prom@@ o@@ te tend@@ er affe@@ ction , and we will experience the truth of Jesus ’ words : “ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ” ​ — Acts 20 : 35 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 1 - 4 .
This contribu@@ tes to their feel@@ ing spiritually com@@ for@@ ted . ”
By keep@@ ing our mo@@ ti@@ ves pu@@ re , our message clear , and our me@@ tho@@ ds effe@@ ctive , we will give to a wide r@@ ange of people the opportunity to hear the best of good news ​ — the good news of God’s Kingdom .
How could Ad@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants be sa@@ ved from sin and gain per@@ fe@@ ction ?
I es@@ cor@@ ted him to the D@@ M@@ Z , the most heav@@ ily for@@ ti@@ fied bor@@ der on earth .
Since 1914 we have been living in the peri@@ od of Christ’s pa@@ ·@@ r@@ ou@@ ·@@ si@@ ʹ@@ a , or pres@@ ence .
E@@ ach year , some 60 milli@@ on co@@ pi@@ es of the enti@@ re Bible or por@@ tions of it are dist@@ ribu@@ ted .
If we trust in him , however , the words of Psalm 4@@ 6 : 1 will prove true in our case : “ God is for us a refu@@ ge and strength , a help that is re@@ adi@@ ly to be found during dist@@ res@@ ses . ”
Yet , how about other are@@ as of life in which the need for self - control may not be so ob@@ vi@@ ous ?
Our next des@@ t@@ in@@ ation was an old pris@@ on in K@@ om@@ á@@ rom , a city on the D@@ anu@@ be Ri@@ ver , about 50 mil@@ es [ 8@@ 0 k@@ m ] w@@ est of Bu@@ da@@ p@@ est .
However , they were encoura@@ ged to use the or@@ din@@ ary ter@@ m at all times because , as Jesus told his followers , “ all you are brothers . ”
What about today ?
Can you pur@@ sue God’s purpose by cho@@ o@@ sing the full - time ministry as your care@@ er ?
In what ways did Jesus show love for people ?
As she was tr@@ ying to clean up , the do@@ or@@ b@@ ell ran@@ g .
I@@ MI@@ T@@ AT@@ E TH@@ E@@ I@@ R F@@ A@@ I@@ T@@ H
E@@ s@@ sen@@ ti@@ ally , he said that if we a@@ vi@@ dly pur@@ sue we@@ al@@ th , power , or any of the other go@@ als people set for themselves , we will lo@@ se out on more important things .
F@@ in@@ ally , Saul and his sol@@ di@@ ers found their courage .
Moses was a man of deep faith who desi@@ red to do God’s will .
How important it is that we take time to medit@@ ate on what we read , so that Bible tru@@ ths sin@@ k deep down into the heart !
Some fe@@ ature “ j@@ a@@ z@@ zed up ser@@ vi@@ ces with vi@@ de@@ o@@ s , dr@@ ama and con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary mu@@ si@@ c . ”
H@@ ist@@ ory be@@ ars this out .
It is no won@@ der that Moses was moved to love the God who felt com@@ pas@@ sion for the Hebrews and for all mankind .
On the other hand , there is nothing beau@@ ti@@ ful about un@@ contro@@ l@@ led anger .
But is this the case ?
Yet , with s@@ k@@ ill and kind pers@@ ist@@ ence , you may be able to ra@@ ise an in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ing question that a@@ wak@@ ens the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der@@ ’s interest in spiritual things . ​ — Read C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 6 .
“ From what s@@ ource are there w@@ ars and from what s@@ ource are there fi@@ gh@@ ts among you ? ” ​ — J@@ A@@ M@@ E@@ S 4 : 1 .
What have we consider@@ ed in re@@ vie@@ wing Psalm 1@@ 19 : 1 - 8@@ 8 , and what might we ask ourselves as we look for@@ ward to stud@@ ying Psalm 1@@ 19 : 8@@ 9 - 1@@ 7@@ 6 ?
We should not be sur@@ pris@@ ed if the world h@@ ates us for our stand ; Jesus war@@ ned us that it would .
“ Jehovah’s love for mankind and the hope he provi@@ des gave me the strength to bre@@ ak this ad@@ di@@ ction once and for all . ”
Com@@ men@@ ting on Acts 20 : 20 , R@@ ob@@ er@@ t@@ s@@ on@@ ’s Word P@@ ic@@ tures in the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent says : “ It is wor@@ th no@@ ting that this great@@ est of pre@@ ach@@ ers pre@@ ached from house to house . ”
We imitate Jesus by ap@@ pl@@ ying his counsel and ad@@ her@@ ing to the Scriptures .
Si@@ x years later , Bro@@ ther Bar@@ ber , a spirit - anointed Christian , began serving as a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
As time pas@@ sed , the teach@@ er tri@@ ed again and again to sh@@ ame her , making fu@@ n of her religion .
What at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians to Na@@ z@@ ism ?
I was about to experience the truth of that saying .
• H@@ igh@@ light the value of study
When the nation of Israel was obedi@@ ent to Jehovah , it regul@@ arly benef@@ ited from his w@@ atch@@ ful care .
M@@ ore important , no matter what de@@ vice was used for the t@@ or@@ ture and ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of Jesus , no i@@ ma@@ ge or sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of it should become an ob@@ ject of devo@@ tion or worship for Christians .
“ I Lo@@ ve It Al@@ ready ! ”
We Be@@ g@@ an to P@@ re@@ ach
Is it Scrip@@ tur@@ ally accep@@ table for a Christian to place his hand on the Bible and s@@ we@@ ar to tell the whole truth in cour@@ t ?
Will we obey his wise and loving la@@ ws ?
How do we benefit from man@@ i@@ fes@@ t@@ ations of Jehovah’s power ?
T@@ ry to rec@@ all .
Because not only is he the great@@ est Per@@ s@@ on@@ age in all the uni@@ verse but he also ser@@ ves as the Pro@@ te@@ ct@@ or of those whom he lo@@ ves .
16 , 17 . ( a ) How did Israel act with respect to God’s covenant with that nation ?
“ U@@ se It in M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ ing ” ​ — How ?
Wh@@ atever local cu@@ st@@ om@@ s have develop@@ ed , Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s has now become the worl@@ d’s princi@@ p@@ al fes@@ tive occasi@@ on .
Although Abraham did not live to see the fulfill@@ ment of all that God had promised , he had the joy of see@@ ing others follow his example .
Not only do they have the hope of living forever but they also enjoy the best life now , including a clean conscience . ​ — Read Proverbs 3 : 1 , 2 .
Our b@@ ele@@ ag@@ u@@ ered pl@@ an@@ et will be rest@@ ored to its ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent bi@@ o@@ di@@ vers@@ ity and e@@ c@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal bal@@ ance under Jesus ’ direction .
One day , a young man who does not bel@@ ong to that n@@ ative group tel@@ ls the princi@@ p@@ al of that school , “ I want to en@@ ro@@ l@@ l in your school . ”
The h@@ ur@@ ri@@ c@@ ane left our home and pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons in ru@@ ins , and it also left us di@@ sh@@ ear@@ ten@@ ed .
For example , at Romans 15 : 7 , we read : “ W@@ el@@ come one another . ”
H@@ app@@ y for My H@@ er@@ it@@ age
After Jesus invit@@ ed Matthew L@@ ev@@ i , the ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ or , to become a disci@@ ple , L@@ ev@@ i s@@ pre@@ ad a bi@@ g rec@@ ep@@ tion fe@@ ast for him .
• How does Jehovah help us “ to coun@@ t our days ” ?
Today , God is lik@@ e@@ wise s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely inter@@ ested in us .
We show our than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness to Jehovah when we jo@@ y@@ fully accept our responsi@@ bility to preach and to teach as well as to associ@@ ate with our brothers regul@@ arly at the congregation meetings , vie@@ wing such as a privilege and an honor .
During the school ter@@ m , he became ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with a fellow stud@@ ent from Cana@@ da , S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y Le@@ e B@@ re@@ wer .
“ TH@@ E Bible is not the to@@ tal@@ ity of God’s word , ” claim@@ s Greek O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x prof@@ ess@@ or of religious stu@@ dies D@@ em@@ et@@ ri@@ o@@ s J . Con@@ stan@@ tel@@ o@@ s .
Jehovah’s L@@ ong - Su@@ ffering Not Lo@@ st
The S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t and the O@@ ther S@@ he@@ ep
Consider the two let@@ ters that the apostle Paul wrote to Timothy .
And now here is your wife . T@@ ake her and go ! ’
But G@@ ide@@ on re@@ je@@ cts it .
In ad@@ dition to our la@@ b@@ ors of love , we can honor God by way of our vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary contribu@@ tions .
W@@ i@@ do@@ ws and wi@@ do@@ wers often feel the pain of lo@@ ss for years .
8 , 9 . ( a ) What arrang@@ ement allow@@ ed the Israelites to demonstr@@ ate their dedic@@ ation to Jehovah ?
For good reason , then , we need to ask ourselves , ‘ Who is the most important person in my life ? ’
God did not re@@ move Paul’s proble@@ m , wh@@ atever it was , but he com@@ for@@ ted Paul with the streng@@ th@@ ening words : “ My un@@ deser@@ ved kindness is su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient for you ; for my power is being made perfect in we@@ ak@@ ness . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 12 : 7 - 9 .
We are so happy that Jehovah has sh@@ own un@@ deser@@ ved kindness and allow@@ ed all people to hear the good news .
3 Can the Bible Be Un@@ der@@ sto@@ od ?
© C@@ O@@ R@@ BI@@ S
H@@ er fine attitude was refle@@ cted in the go@@ als she set before her children .
Yet , servants of Jehovah are bless@@ ed in special ways as they move into their older years .
The following mon@@ th , a pioneer , as a full - time minis@@ ter of Jehovah’s Witnesses is called , began to study with me .
Why T@@ ested ?
Even after his as@@ cen@@ sion to im@@ mor@@ tal spirit life in the heavens , he was willing to wa@@ it for Jehovah’s appointed time before taking action .
So I can be faithful . ”
What are some activities that can help dis@@ pe@@ l disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement and give us a me@@ asure of joy ?
Christian elders are not to be di@@ ct@@ at@@ ori@@ al , d@@ om@@ in@@ e@@ ering , ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ary , or har@@ s@@ h .
B@@ eli@@ ef V@@ er@@ su@@ s Tru@@ th
There are also the ch@@ er@@ u@@ bs , who serve as up@@ ho@@ l@@ ders of his ma@@ j@@ es@@ ty .
N@@ ational C@@ en@@ ter of M@@ an@@ us@@ crip@@ ts
Rather , he ‘ takes care of them ’ and ‘ fin@@ ds ple@@ asure in them . ’
The apostle Paul told Timothy to “ pon@@ der over [ or , “ medit@@ ate on , ” f@@ t@@ n . ] ” the effe@@ cts of his spe@@ e@@ ch , his conduct , and his teaching .
It is very important that we ask for God’s spirit so that we can fi@@ ght Satan and his wicked world .
L@@ y@@ dia and R@@ ob@@ er@@ t each su@@ ffered an al@@ ar@@ m@@ ing bre@@ ach of trust , with gra@@ ve con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
Un@@ der this influ@@ ence , Saul thought that his conduct gave evidence of ze@@ al for God , but he ac@@ tually l@@ ac@@ ked real faith .
A@@ qu@@ in@@ as stru@@ gg@@ led for fi@@ ve years to fu@@ se A@@ ris@@ to@@ t@@ le@@ ’s ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y with ch@@ urch teaching .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , the Greek ver@@ b Paul used here is der@@ i@@ ved from the word for “ k@@ nu@@ ck@@ les . ”
C@@ learly , we stand to benefit far more when our conscience is tra@@ ined to gu@@ i@@ de us rather than just ju@@ dge us .
The tra@@ ining that the Son received also inclu@@ ded ob@@ serving how his Father man@@ ag@@ ed ad@@ verse circumstances .
But I asked Jehovah for help , and with support from my family and friends , I did it .
7 : 9 - 15 ) Thus , both grou@@ ps will benefit by being rel@@ eas@@ ed from the con@@ dem@@ nation of Ad@@ am@@ ic death as they keep qu@@ en@@ ch@@ ing their th@@ ir@@ st with the sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic living w@@ at@@ ers , or “ ri@@ ver of water of life . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
Jehovah’s spirit will also em@@ b@@ ol@@ den us to face difficult situ@@ ations with wisdom and courage .
Of course , we have only s@@ cr@@ atch@@ ed the sur@@ face .
The bo@@ x@@ c@@ ars were clo@@ sed in with only a pe@@ ep@@ ho@@ le here and there .
“ Se@@ as@@ ons of ref@@ re@@ shing ” come from Jehovah when sin@@ n@@ ers s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely rep@@ ent . ​ — Read Acts 3 : 19 .
Jehovah be@@ ars many t@@ it@@ les in the Scriptures , but the desi@@ gn@@ ation “ S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d ” is among the most tend@@ er .
The sons of K@@ or@@ ah wrote : “ This God is our God to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , even forever .
A par@@ ent should res@@ ist any inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation to put off an in@@ qui@@ ring child with a g@@ ru@@ f@@ f : “ G@@ o away !
O@@ r do you avoid har@@ s@@ h words and keep the do@@ or to peace o@@ pen ?
This was to be in at le@@ ast three ways : the number of years the temple was in ex@@ ist@@ ence , who taught there , and who flo@@ cked there to worship Jehovah .
K@@ IN@@ G S@@ O@@ L@@ O@@ M@@ O@@ N was inspired to ad@@ d@@ ress young people with the words : “ R@@ em@@ ember . . . your G@@ r@@ and Creator in the days of your you@@ th , before the days of dist@@ ress come . ”
• Why are you person@@ ally con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah’s Witnesses have God’s ba@@ c@@ king ?
Our prayers help us to know the in@@ ner person
• What did you learn from He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah , H@@ ann@@ ah , and J@@ on@@ ah about tru@@ sting in Jehovah ?
Just as anointed Christians do , al@@ er@@ t members of the great crow@@ d are s@@ tic@@ king close to God’s appointed ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l for dis@@ p@@ en@@ sing spiritual food .
N@@ ational Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves p@@ ho@@ to ; f@@ lam@@ e@@ thro@@ wer , right : U@@ .@@ S .
Our love is for the One who “ first loved us . ” ​ — 1 John 4 : 19 .
He Ex@@ pres@@ sed B@@ eli@@ ef in His Dis@@ ci@@ ples
The ri@@ der re@@ pres@@ ents war@@ f@@ are .
O@@ r should she follow what she was lear@@ ning from the Bible and ris@@ k possible fin@@ an@@ cial har@@ d@@ ship as well as the s@@ cor@@ n of some people ?
Israel@@ ’s fa@@ il@@ ure to remain faithful to Jehovah and thus supp@@ ly all those who would make up a kingdom of pri@@ ests did not mean that the Law had fa@@ iled .
You are his publi@@ city ag@@ ents .
Many se@@ em to be lo@@ sing their power as well as their par@@ ishi@@ on@@ ers .
Be@@ h@@ ind you they will walk ; in f@@ et@@ ters they will come over , and to you they will bo@@ w down .
Why not ask him or her to demonstr@@ ate how this study pro@@ gra@@ m is condu@@ cted ?
Bar@@ ak@@ ’s re@@ action can be com@@ pared to that of Moses , G@@ ide@@ on , and Jeremiah .
Instead , the sister and I reas@@ oned on sever@@ al Bible principles .
Even after the ex@@ il@@ es re@@ turned from Babyl@@ on to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and , Jehovah continued to ra@@ ise up faithful m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers , such as the pri@@ est E@@ z@@ r@@ a and the prophet Mal@@ ach@@ i .
Like go@@ ld , cop@@ per is a me@@ tal that is high@@ ly valu@@ ed .
The following speak@@ er ad@@ d@@ ressed children and exam@@ ined the sub@@ ject “ How Y@@ ou@@ ths Are P@@ ra@@ ising Jehovah . ”
H@@ O@@ W TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E C@@ H@@ AN@@ G@@ E@@ D M@@ Y L@@ I@@ F@@ E : The more I learned about the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s moral standards , the more my conscience bo@@ ther@@ ed me .
The re@@ stri@@ ction against t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing a cor@@ p@@ se could not apply in his case .
These desi@@ res invol@@ ve such things as prom@@ is@@ cu@@ ity , prom@@ in@@ ence , and pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
The long@@ est of all psal@@ ms and chap@@ ters in the Bible , Psalm 1@@ 19 ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fi@@ es Jehovah’s reve@@ aled word , or message .
But I do pray that those help@@ ing us will man@@ age to h@@ and@@ le the e@@ con@@ om@@ ic pres@@ sures they face . ”
If so , deci@@ de to study God’s Word .
Are all Christians inclu@@ ded in this new covenant ?
Do you medit@@ ate on the Par@@ adise s@@ cen@@ es de@@ pi@@ cted in our public@@ ations ?
In his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus pointed out the need to yi@@ eld to authority : “ If a person wants to go to cour@@ t with you and get pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of your in@@ ner gar@@ ment , let your ou@@ ter gar@@ ment also go to him ; and if someone under authority imp@@ res@@ ses you into service for a m@@ ile , go with him two mil@@ es . ”
During this peri@@ od , the n@@ ac@@ i@@ mi@@ en@@ to ( N@@ ati@@ v@@ ity sc@@ ene ) is qu@@ ite prom@@ in@@ ent .
While ex@@ pan@@ ding our ministry can be challeng@@ ing , it br@@ ings rich blessings , and we may help many others to “ come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ” ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Gi@@ ven the opportunity to expla@@ in the prophecy , Ti@@ ff@@ any sto@@ od up and spoke ex@@ temp@@ or@@ an@@ e@@ ously .
However , the vi@@ ct@@ ory s@@ ong of Bar@@ ak and De@@ bor@@ ah says that ‘ heavens and cl@@ ou@@ ds d@@ ri@@ pp@@ ed with water . ’
Di@@ d ag@@ ed S@@ ar@@ ah ex@@ pect that Jehovah would allow her to give bir@@ th to her own son , not just receive as son the child pro@@ duc@@ ed by her serv@@ ant gi@@ r@@ l ?
( b ) What d@@ anger do Christians face ?
Do not re@@ tal@@ i@@ ate .
During the clo@@ sing de@@ ca@@ des of the 19@@ th century , anointed Christians b@@ ol@@ dly eng@@ ag@@ ed in the sear@@ ch for deser@@ ving ones .
How will reading “ in an under@@ to@@ ne ” benefit you ?
32 Su@@ b@@ ject In@@ de@@ x for The Watchtower 20@@ 17
The children would do well to commun@@ ic@@ ate fre@@ ely with the elders of their parents ’ congregation to make sure that all understand the fam@@ il@@ y’s circumstances .
V@@ al@@ ent@@ ina was willing to sacrifice everything to maintain her integrity
Why is it un@@ wise to wa@@ it until something wor@@ th@@ less con@@ fr@@ on@@ ts us before we deci@@ de what to do ?
Our S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d is truly a most gener@@ ous provi@@ der ! ​ — Isaiah 25 : 6 ; 6@@ 5 : 13 .
“ The especially accep@@ table time , ” however , is f@@ ast coming to a close .
The new mission@@ aries are to up@@ hold the truth , which gives guid@@ ance and prote@@ ction to hum@@ ble ones .
But what about the vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s who@@ se lives were lost or ad@@ ver@@ sel@@ y affe@@ cted because of ne@@ g@@ lig@@ ent or even cri@@ min@@ al practic@@ es ?
How did E@@ sa@@ u show that he did not appreci@@ ate the preci@@ ousness of his in@@ her@@ it@@ ance ?
On the day of the talk , two a@@ ir@@ pl@@ an@@ es fle@@ w over the city , sc@@ at@@ ter@@ ing 10@@ 0@@ ,000 h@@ and@@ bil@@ ls .
E@@ sa@@ u@@ ’s marriage to two H@@ it@@ t@@ ite women shows dis@@ reg@@ ard ​ — if not con@@ temp@@ t — ​ for spiritual valu@@ es , ca@@ using his parents great dist@@ ress . ​ — Genesis 25 : 27 - 34 ; 26 : 34 , 35 .
O@@ ffered S@@ el@@ ves in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , 4 / 15 O@@ ffered S@@ el@@ ves in N@@ or@@ way , 1 / 15
We especially need to pray when ‘ the very ro@@ p@@ es of the wicked ones sur@@ r@@ ound us . ’
To help us walk in the way of the b@@ lam@@ eless ones , Jehovah provi@@ des an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant supp@@ ly of spiritual food pre@@ pared under the direction of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
What can we learn from Jesus ’ example ? — Yes , we too need to be obedi@@ ent to our parents .
The un@@ ity enjo@@ yed by Jehovah’s Witnesses is uni@@ que , and we should never take it for gr@@ anted .
Since we are all born in sin , no works we per@@ form or sacrific@@ es we offer can cle@@ an@@ se us of this sta@@ in or ear@@ n us the right to have a relationship with our holy God , Jehovah .
The pain that Jehovah feel@@ s when his people re@@ ject him is certainly great .
If you are a sister , could you su@@ gg@@ est to young mo@@ thers how they might keep up with spiritual activities while car@@ ing for small children ?
His ar@@ my arri@@ ves at Jerusalem during the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Bo@@ o@@ ths and quic@@ k@@ ly p@@ ene@@ tr@@ ates the su@@ bur@@ bs .
We must make do . ”
St@@ ori@@ es similar to S@@ and@@ ra@@ ’s and E@@ la@@ in@@ e@@ ’s are re@@ pe@@ ated on a da@@ ily bas@@ is the world over .
6@@ 1 : 8 , 9 ​ — What is the “ in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely lasting covenant , ” and who are the “ off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing ” ?
Consider what it says .
G@@ a@@ ining God’s appro@@ val is not too difficult
( a ) What may at times be necess@@ ary in order to de@@ f@@ end our Scriptural position ?
U@@ z@@ z@@ ah was only tr@@ ying to sa@@ ve the Ar@@ k . ’
F@@ le@@ e@@ ing from his enem@@ ies , the prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ It is en@@ ough ! Now , O Jehovah , take my soul [ life ] away . ”
Bo@@ th suffering and death have resul@@ ted from the s@@ pre@@ ad of se@@ x@@ u@@ ally trans@@ mit@@ ted di@@ se@@ as@@ es .
Instead , they er@@ r@@ one@@ ously as@@ sum@@ ed : “ It is his ang@@ el . ” ​ — Acts 12 : 12 - 15 .
Yes , faith in the shed blood of Jesus op@@ ens the do@@ or to for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin and to everlasting life .
May this new public@@ ation help you to draw ever clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah God , so that you will pro@@ cla@@ im his Kingdom good news with he@@ igh@@ ten@@ ed joy and ze@@ al !
Jo@@ y rel@@ ates , “ He has imp@@ ro@@ ved and is tr@@ ying hard to be a more loving husband in imit@@ ation of Jesus . ”
H@@ er father held one of her hands while I held the other .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , we should not let the imper@@ fe@@ ctions of our brothers cause us to a@@ do@@ pt a cr@@ itical attitude .
They app@@ lied in their lives what they learned from the Bible , and things imp@@ ro@@ ved for them .
The apostle John descri@@ bed Ca@@ in as one “ who origin@@ ated with the wicked one . ”
What is the best way to com@@ men@@ d others ?
The o@@ live t@@ ree per@@ tain@@ s to the se@@ con@@ d@@ ary part of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed , spiritual Israel .
They may sp@@ end time , effort , and money on appro@@ pri@@ ate clo@@ thing .
The Bible fore@@ told that many would have “ no n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction . ”
While doing that , we enjoy great fre@@ e@@ dom as to how we will h@@ and@@ le our responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
The v@@ indic@@ ation of Jehovah God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y by means of the heavenly Kingdom is the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s the@@ me .
The brother being tra@@ ined must understand what is expe@@ cted of him .
; Pa@@ van@@ el@@ l@@ o , P .
In contr@@ ast , sh@@ ame , or di@@ sh@@ on@@ or , accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed public hum@@ ili@@ ation or ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out d@@ el@@ a@@ y , Abraham obe@@ yed and was about to sacrifice Isa@@ a@@ c when an ang@@ el of God st@@ op@@ ped him .
In fact , all who serve Jehovah make themselves t@@ ar@@ ge@@ ts of his ar@@ ch@@ enem@@ y , Satan the Devil .
The Israelites at G@@ il@@ g@@ al were great@@ ly ag@@ it@@ ated by the Phil@@ ist@@ ine ar@@ my ga@@ ther@@ ed at Mi@@ ch@@ mas@@ h , which was “ like the gra@@ ins of s@@ and that are upon the se@@ a@@ sh@@ ore for mul@@ titu@@ de . ”
A good con@@ vers@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ist must be a good listen@@ er .
Because while Jehovah is “ s@@ low to anger and a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in loving - kindness , ” we must remember that “ by no means will he give ex@@ emp@@ tion from p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment . ”
Be In@@ du@@ stri@@ ous Like the An@@ t
( b ) What less@@ on can we draw from the fact that the L@@ ev@@ ites per@@ form@@ ed a vari@@ ety of t@@ as@@ ks ?
“ TH@@ E word of God is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power and is sh@@ ar@@ per than any two - e@@ d@@ ged s@@ word . . . and is able to dis@@ cer@@ n thoughts and in@@ ten@@ tions of the heart . ” So said the apostle Paul about the p@@ ene@@ tr@@ ating power of God’s message .
For example , if you are in the ha@@ bi@@ t of reading the new@@ s@@ pa@@ per most days or w@@ atch@@ ing the ev@@ ening news on tel@@ ev@@ ision , would it be possible to s@@ ki@@ p doing that just one day a we@@ ek ?
They know that their confidence is well - f@@ oun@@ ded , a confidence all of us share .
But when she fa@@ iled to find happiness , she op@@ ened her heart to God and pray@@ ed for help .
Yet , each of us has the opportunity to buil@@ d a good relationship with our Creator if we cho@@ ose to do so .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , when he re@@ turned to his v@@ il@@ la@@ ge at A@@ ru@@ li@@ go , 25 mil@@ es [ 40 k@@ m ] away , he and his family buil@@ t their own Kingdom H@@ all .
Bible writ@@ ers did not di@@ vi@@ de their message into chap@@ ters or ver@@ ses .
How pleas@@ ant it is to do so !
In 5@@ 37 B.C.E . , a re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of Israel was rest@@ ored after 70 years of Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an cap@@ tiv@@ ity .
We are also un@@ ited with our brothers and sisters worl@@ d@@ wide when we atten@@ d the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al every year .
They Ke@@ ep On W@@ al@@ king in the Tru@@ th
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , true Christians do not mu@@ r@@ der .
Of par@@ am@@ ount import@@ ance in the Bible is its the@@ me : the v@@ indic@@ ation of God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ( his right to rule ) by means of his heavenly Kingdom .
I A@@ M 9@@ 8 years of age . For 70 of those years , I have had the ple@@ asure of serving Jehovah ​ — but not without having my faith t@@ ested .
( To@@ da@@ y’s Eng@@ l@@ ish V@@ er@@ sion ; Y@@ ou@@ ng@@ ’s L@@ it@@ er@@ al Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Bible ) So from the heavens Jehovah himself ‘ b@@ ent down , ’ or ‘ hum@@ b@@ led himself , ’ in order to pa@@ y attention to David , an imper@@ fect but hum@@ ble man who desi@@ red to serve God .
So@@ on , very soon , each of us will face a similar situation .
* On the return tri@@ p , Joseph and M@@ ary may have as@@ sum@@ ed that Jesus was with relati@@ ves , so at first his ab@@ s@@ ence was not no@@ tic@@ ed .
As dis@@ obedi@@ ent ang@@ eli@@ c sons of God married women on earth and pro@@ duc@@ ed pro@@ gen@@ y ​ — the N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m — ​ viol@@ ence inc@@ reas@@ ed to a le@@ v@@ el pre@@ vi@@ ously un@@ known .
P@@ ur@@ pose : To tra@@ in travel@@ ing overse@@ ers , elders , and , at times , minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants to care for their over@@ sight and organiz@@ ational responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
1 / 1 R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection , 5 / 1 Sam@@ son T@@ ri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ s , 3 / 15
Your gen@@ u@@ ine trust in Jehovah will never lead to disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment
P@@ l@@ ac@@ es of Wor@@ ship Ne@@ e@@ ded ?
It was Jehovah’s purpose to re@@ de@@ em sin@@ ful mankind . In an un@@ mer@@ ited man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of go@@ o@@ dness , Jehovah has in@@ deed made such a pro@@ vision for the sal@@ vation of those who exerc@@ ise faith in his de@@ ar S@@ on@@ ’s ransom sacrifice . — Matthew 20 : 28 ; Romans 5 : 8 , 12 .
Jehovah “ did not look with any fav@@ or upon Ca@@ in and upon his o@@ ffering . ”
By lea@@ ving matters in Jehovah’s hands , we free ourselves from much pain , ra@@ ge , and viol@@ ence . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 3 - 6 .
He believ@@ ed that the Word , or the Lo@@ go@@ s , came into ex@@ ist@@ ence as the fir@@ st@@ born of the heavenly Fa@@ ther’s works and ther@@ e@@ after was used in the cre@@ ation of the material uni@@ verse .
Ang@@ er may well up within others and cause ho@@ st@@ ility toward us .
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how an hon@@ est way of life can at@@ tr@@ act others to the truth .
Is the arrang@@ ement for a F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening or a time for personal study working for you ?
E@@ ver@@ yone called us the little Rus@@ si@@ ans .
When the time of great t@@ est came , they a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned Jesus and f@@ led .
The psalmist states that he showed concer@@ n for Jehovah’s la@@ ws , comman@@ d@@ ments , and remin@@ ders .
They likely la@@ ugh@@ ed at him , ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed him .
In@@ c@@ lu@@ ding himself , Paul said regarding such men : “ Not that we are the ma@@ st@@ ers over your faith , but we are fellow work@@ ers for your joy . ”
So@@ on they married .
“ G@@ o , ” God comman@@ ded Ho@@ se@@ a , “ take to yourself a wife of for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation and children of for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , because by for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation the land positi@@ vely tur@@ ns from following Jehovah . ”
Will his ar@@ mi@@ es inclu@@ de others ?
A@@ B@@ O@@ U@@ T the year 5@@ 9 C.E . , a ship sa@@ iled from the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an is@@ land of Mal@@ ta b@@ ound for I@@ tal@@ y .
Then I dis@@ co@@ vered that it was co@@ ld ​ — very co@@ ld !
G@@ r@@ and@@ pa@@ ’s T@@ ri@@ al and P@@ ris@@ on Li@@ fe
One ob@@ ser@@ ver saw a m@@ oun@@ tain go@@ at fi@@ gh@@ ting off an e@@ ag@@ le for half an h@@ our , while the young k@@ id cr@@ ou@@ ched bene@@ ath her for prote@@ ction .
Job got the point and hum@@ b@@ led himself .
At that , 2@@ 2@@ ,000 of his men do so , lea@@ ving only 10@@ ,000 . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 20 : 8 ; Ju@@ d@@ ges 7 : 2 , 3 .
My life chang@@ ed in O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 19@@ 40 .
Paul wrote : “ Wh@@ en@@ ever it is that they [ who are ali@@ en@@ ated from Jehovah ] are saying : ‘ Pe@@ ace and se@@ cur@@ ity ! ’ then su@@ d@@ den des@@ tru@@ ction is to be in@@ stan@@ tly upon them just as the pan@@ g of dist@@ ress upon a pre@@ gn@@ ant woman ; and they will by no means es@@ cap@@ e . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess .
That will help us understand how Jehovah can be the share of Christians today .
“ S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d the flo@@ ck of God in your care . . . will@@ ingly . . . , e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly . . . , be@@ coming examples to the flo@@ ck . ” ​ — 1 P@@ E@@ T@@ E@@ R 5 : 2 , 3 .
The Christian congregation was f@@ oun@@ ded , not to fun@@ ction as a so@@ cial c@@ lu@@ b , but to honor Jehovah and to get a jo@@ b done ​ — the work of preaching the good news , making disciples , and building up the congregation .
( b ) What can help us to with@@ stand wh@@ atever Satan br@@ ings against us ?
How , then , can we get the spiritual strength needed to keep from ti@@ ring out and qu@@ it@@ ting ?
Sh@@ ould We P@@ ra@@ y to Jesus ?
All share in the work of sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic@@ ally mar@@ king the fore@@ he@@ a@@ ds of “ the men that are si@@ gh@@ ing and gro@@ an@@ ing over all the de@@ t@@ es@@ table things that are being done in the mi@@ d@@ st of it [ apost@@ ate Jerusalem , pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ing Chris@@ tend@@ om ] . ”
In J@@ anu@@ ary 194@@ 2 when Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d died , Na@@ than was given the responsi@@ bility of over@@ sight of the worl@@ d@@ wide work of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
at the end of each chap@@ ter . That bo@@ x is more than a re@@ view .
God’s Word encoura@@ ges us to foc@@ us on positi@@ ve things rather than on what might have been
In fact , he sen@@ sed that his ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion was im@@ min@@ ent .
Their doing so prote@@ cts and streng@@ th@@ ens the congregation .
No@@ body will take a fir@@ m stand before you all the days of your life . Just as I proved to be with Moses I shall prove to be with you . ” ​ — Jo@@ shua 1 : 2 , 5 .
You can try to fore@@ see situ@@ ations in which temp@@ t@@ ations could likely present themselves and deci@@ de how you can avoid them .
He will su@@ sta@@ in you . ”
We had much succ@@ ess in the ministry in Bar@@ ba@@ do@@ s .
How does he do this ?
That vi@@ ct@@ ory was c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated in the thr@@ ill@@ ing s@@ ong of De@@ bor@@ ah and Bar@@ ak .
As Jesus as@@ sur@@ ed us , our heavenly Father , who fe@@ e@@ ds the bir@@ ds of heaven and clo@@ th@@ es the ve@@ get@@ ation of the field , fully kno@@ ws what we need . ​ — Mat@@ t .
“ All Scrip@@ ture Is In@@ spi@@ red of God and B@@ ene@@ fi@@ cial ” ​ — This scho@@ l@@ arly book expla@@ ins when , where , and why each book of the Bible was written and gives a sum@@ m@@ ary of each boo@@ k@@ ’s con@@ ten@@ ts
He said through Jeremiah : “ You will ac@@ tually seek me and find me , for you will sear@@ ch for me with all your heart . ”
Ka@@ re@@ n tel@@ ls us that in tro@@ pi@@ cal coun@@ tri@@ es , such as this one in W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , a@@ ir - con@@ di@@ tion@@ ing may also be a@@ vail@@ able .
Jehovah Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ines Job
What did an ang@@ el comm@@ and the apostles to do ?
Is there anything that we need to do to benefit from such a ma@@ gn@@ an@@ im@@ ous act of love ?
L@@ ater , he was invit@@ ed to Bethel .
T@@ al@@ ented Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ at@@ or and Pro@@ li@@ fi@@ c W@@ rit@@ er
( b ) How does Jesus feel toward mankind ?
When he got up into the bo@@ at with them , the w@@ ind ab@@ ated . ​ — Mark 6 : 4@@ 8 - 5@@ 1 .
It must have been a stru@@ gg@@ le for Joseph to hold back his te@@ ars .
Jehovah does not want his servants to live in ab@@ ject po@@ ver@@ ty , and mi@@ gr@@ ation is one of the ol@@ des@@ t re@@ medi@@ es for po@@ ver@@ ty .
Of course , Jesus was ne@@ i@@ ther a sin@@ ner nor a bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ er .
It can al@@ er@@ t us to spiritual d@@ ang@@ ers and mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to pl@@ an a wise course , such as avo@@ i@@ ding se@@ x@@ u@@ al temp@@ t@@ ations on the jo@@ b .
His comm@@ and to anyone who lo@@ ves justice and righteousness is : “ G@@ et out of her [ that is , Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion ] , my people , if you do not want to share with her in her sin@@ s , and if you do not want to receive part of her pla@@ gu@@ es .
I was not able to commun@@ ic@@ ate with other children .
He simply did not ex@@ ist .
To illustr@@ ate : S@@ up@@ pose a Christian you@@ th , whom we will call Al@@ an , is thinking about an el@@ der@@ ly brother who@@ se po@@ or ey@@ es@@ i@@ ght makes it hard for him to read .
For example , I have learned to con@@ sul@@ t my husband in@@ stead of just making my own decisions . ”
If she prote@@ cted those two str@@ ang@@ ers , might she not put her@@ self and her enti@@ re hous@@ eho@@ ld at ris@@ k ?
18 ‘ B@@ ring the S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls , E@@ spe@@ cially the Par@@ ch@@ ments ’
He wrote : “ They will certainly buil@@ d hous@@ es and have occ@@ u@@ pan@@ cy ; and they will certainly pl@@ ant v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds and e@@ at their fru@@ it@@ age .
( b ) What re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble in@@ sight did Jehovah give to his people in the de@@ ca@@ des le@@ ading up to 1914 ?
“ Be@@ ing able to h@@ and@@ le God’s Word of truth ari@@ ght is a real blessing , ” says a young pioneer nam@@ ed T@@ am@@ ika .
Jesus de@@ arly loved this family .
How did Paul com@@ men@@ d some who were with him ?
It took ten pla@@ gu@@ es and the des@@ tru@@ ction of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h and his ar@@ m@@ ed for@@ ces in the w@@ at@@ ers of the R@@ ed Se@@ a to deli@@ ver the sons of Israel from Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an op@@ pres@@ sion .
“ I felt that the world was f@@ all@@ ing in on me . ”
We also need to learn how to view and re@@ act to the fa@@ ul@@ ts of others .
Fir@@ st , because Jehovah God is holy .
Acc@@ ep@@ t this opportunity to study the Bible .
P@@ L@@ AN@@ T T@@ R@@ AN@@ S@@ P@@ I@@ R@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N
But as Jesus said , family members may show ho@@ st@@ ility .
Can you imitate Jehovah by loo@@ king for the good in the members of your family ? ​ — 1 K@@ ings 19 : 14 - 18 .
In fact , vari@@ ous form@@ s of the word “ love ” occ@@ ur there 31 times .
5 : 4 , 5 .
It feel@@ s like God is con@@ stan@@ tly loo@@ king out for your best inter@@ ests . ” ​ — C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ P@@ H@@ E@@ R , A Y@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ G M@@ A@@ N I@@ N G@@ H@@ AN@@ A .
How did God emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze to Israel the import@@ ance of giving pri@@ or@@ ity to spiritual pur@@ su@@ its ?
W@@ al@@ k in it , you people . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A .
All of this is contr@@ ary to God’s purpose for man and woman .
Ther@@ e@@ after , everything they do will be good ​ — they will never mis@@ s the mar@@ k again .
But even those who es@@ cap@@ e the wor@@ st of op@@ pres@@ sion have often e@@ cho@@ ed the words of King Solomon of ancient Israel , who asked : “ What does a man come to have for all his hard work and for the stri@@ ving of his heart with which he is working hard under the su@@ n ? ”
He continued to find new ways to get his point ac@@ ro@@ ss .
Gen@@ u@@ ine Christians have always accepted the Bible , “ not as the word of men , but , just as it tru@@ th@@ fully is , as the word of God . ”
8 , 9 . ( a ) In what way were the Israelites a holy people ?
8 : 34 , 35 .
How many people do you i@@ magine were in the sc@@ ene ?
This does not ref@@ er to two individuals just living together , nor does it ref@@ er to a comm@@ on - law situation that may have a de@@ gre@@ e of st@@ atu@@ s in some lo@@ cal@@ es but is not a full leg@@ al marriage .
The opportunity to have such a relationship with Jehovah God and his Son , Jesus Christ , is o@@ pen to all ​ — rich and po@@ or .
O@@ ver the years , we were asked to move to vari@@ ous congregations where there was a need .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ating a gener@@ ous , hum@@ ble , chil@@ d@@ like spirit un@@ ites us with the high@@ est Per@@ s@@ on@@ age in the uni@@ verse and his Son .
We can do so “ through the comfort with which we ourselves are being com@@ for@@ ted by God . ”
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of read@@ ers the world over have found that the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation does just that .
F@@ er@@ n had difficul@@ ties with the language .
It is not eas@@ y today to maintain such pur@@ ity because the moral standards of the world are ste@@ adi@@ ly deter@@ i@@ or@@ ating .
Jesus , who wit@@ ness@@ ed events from heaven , later rec@@ al@@ led the people of No@@ ah’s day : “ They took no no@@ te until the f@@ lood came and s@@ we@@ pt them all away . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 39 .
Do@@ ing so will no doubt e@@ qui@@ p your children to me@@ et their many challeng@@ es .
“ A W@@ I@@ S@@ E person will listen and take in more instru@@ ction , ” said Solomon , king of ancient Israel .
Me@@ dit@@ ate on Bible examples of those who fa@@ iled to listen to Jehovah and those who listen@@ ed .
Because we are imper@@ fect , we cannot avoid all si@@ ck@@ ness .
May we show wisdom and bring joy to our parents .
The Israelites wanted to be like the nations around them , who were rul@@ ed by human k@@ ings .
Ch@@ urch organiz@@ ations too prof@@ it from p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ ms who tra@@ v@@ el to sh@@ r@@ ines in hope of a cu@@ re .
God’s Word also helps us to see c@@ learly whether the end is near .
They still took very seri@@ ously Jesus ’ comm@@ and : “ M@@ ake disciples of people of all the nations . ”
As the prophe@@ ci@@ es of H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah show , we can be certain of Jehovah’s ba@@ c@@ king and blessing as we share who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly in this work .
5 , 6 . ( a ) Why may we look to God’s Word for help to cop@@ e with e@@ con@@ om@@ ic pres@@ sures ?
S@@ T@@ AT@@ U@@ S : M@@ Y@@ T@@ H .
In time , ‘ the good news was being pre@@ ached to all cre@@ ation under heaven . ’ ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 23 ; Acts 1 : 8 ; 16 : 5 .
O@@ r consider the many Witnesses of Jehovah who faith@@ fully d@@ ri@@ ve the el@@ der@@ ly to the Kingdom H@@ all to atten@@ d we@@ ek@@ ly congregation meetings .
What does “ fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch ” invol@@ ve ?
Per@@ haps car@@ el@@ ess@@ ness or over@@ confidence or some di@@ str@@ action .
• Why are Jehovah’s Witnesses not pro@@ sel@@ y@@ ti@@ z@@ ers in the mo@@ der@@ n meaning of the word ?
How was Ru@@ th bless@@ ed for doing things Jehovah’s way ?
But what happened in later times ?
But the cour@@ ts did not ag@@ ree , so I was sen@@ ten@@ ced to 31 days in pris@@ on .
Re@@ tur@@ ning to D@@ er@@ by
We lik@@ e@@ wise need to fe@@ ed da@@ ily on spiritual food provided by Jehovah through his Son .
6 , 7 . ( a ) The Go@@ sp@@ els reve@@ al what pri@@ or@@ ity in Jesus ’ respon@@ se to the pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s needs ?
As a result , when Jehovah brought des@@ tru@@ ction on Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o , he s@@ pared her and those in her house . ​ — Jo@@ shua 2 : 1 - 13 ; 6 : 17 , 18 ; James 2 : 25 .
When his servants com@@ mit er@@ r@@ ors , Jehovah is “ mer@@ ci@@ ful and gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous , s@@ low to anger and a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in loving - kindness and tru@@ en@@ ess . ”
Many in our ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es still need to hear the message of the good news before it is too l@@ ate . ”
If I were to read the l@@ y@@ ri@@ c@@ s of certain song@@ s to someone , would that person get the imp@@ res@@ sion that I h@@ ate la@@ w@@ less@@ ness , or would the words indic@@ ate that my heart is de@@ fil@@ ed ? ’
They are individuals to whom you att@@ ach yourself emo@@ tion@@ ally .
In your prayers , you might inclu@@ de the young ones and the famili@@ es , the full - time servants , the si@@ ck ones , and those with heav@@ y responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ T@@ R@@ Y O@@ F O@@ R@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ N : D@@ O@@ MI@@ N@@ I@@ C@@ A@@ N R@@ E@@ P@@ U@@ B@@ L@@ I@@ C
It says : “ F@@ le@@ e from i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry ” and “ gu@@ ard y@@ ourselves from i@@ do@@ ls . ”
For this reason Z@@ ano@@ ah c@@ eas@@ ed pione@@ ering for a few years , and we moved to a small house near W@@ re@@ x@@ ham .
The Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally for@@ ba@@ de the Israelites to walk in the st@@ atu@@ tes of those nations . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 20 : 23 .
In 4@@ 9 C.E . , the Christian gover@@ ning body ad@@ d@@ ressed that is@@ sue .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jesus pray@@ ed to his Father , saying : “ Let , not my will , but your@@ s take place . ”
The Bible does not spe@@ ci@@ fy .
Be@@ fore long , we n@@ ic@@ k@@ nam@@ ed Jac@@ o@@ b ‘ the Bible M@@ an . ’ ”
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ation for the arrang@@ ement of true worship for@@ ti@@ fi@@ es us in these cr@@ itical last days .
It was per@@ form@@ ed to indic@@ ate that a person bel@@ ong@@ ed to the Israel@@ ite des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Abraham , who were privile@@ ged to be “ en@@ tru@@ sted with the sac@@ red pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ements of God . ” ​ — Romans 3 : 1 , 2 .
A mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous p@@ lo@@ t is af@@ o@@ o@@ t .
U@@ N@@ A@@ C@@ C@@ E@@ P@@ T@@ A@@ B@@ L@@ E
What will ha@@ p@@ pen when Jehovah op@@ ens his sto@@ re@@ hous@@ es of s@@ now and ha@@ il against his enem@@ ies ?
A@@ no@@ ther l@@ ink was the ten@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ ms who went to Jerusalem every year for the fes@@ tiv@@ als .
One exc@@ ep@@ tional ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t in the Ch@@ es@@ ter Be@@ at@@ ty Li@@ br@@ ary is an early f@@ our@@ th - century vel@@ lu@@ m man@@ us@@ crip@@ t by Eph@@ ra@@ em , a S@@ y@@ ri@@ an scho@@ la@@ r .
In ad@@ dition to su@@ p@@ pl@@ ying life - giving w@@ at@@ ers of truth from God’s Word , the Bible , these lar@@ g@@ er ga@@ ther@@ ings provide opportunity for us to “ wi@@ den out ” in our associ@@ ations .
That is evid@@ ent from the question in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th later asked about Jesus : “ Is this not the car@@ p@@ en@@ ter@@ ’s son ?
Paul was atten@@ tive to the beli@@ ef@@ s and ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound of his listen@@ ers .
Does a gr@@ as@@ sh@@ op@@ per have cause to va@@ un@@ t its pro@@ w@@ ess just because it can ho@@ p a little f@@ ar@@ ther than other gr@@ as@@ sh@@ op@@ p@@ ers ?
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out his life , L@@ ef@@ è@@ v@@ re ho@@ ped that the ch@@ urch would a@@ ban@@ d@@ on human tra@@ di@@ tions and return to the pu@@ re knowledge of the Scriptures .
It gave them the opportunity to draw close to Jehovah and receive for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s .
What point is being made in this inspired pro@@ ver@@ b ?
He knew the cha@@ in of events that would be set in mo@@ tion by his be@@ tra@@ y@@ er .
Even so - called pe@@ ac@@ eke@@ ep@@ ing organiz@@ ations , such as the Un@@ ited N@@ ations , have not been able to sto@@ p the ri@@ der of the red hor@@ se .
When M@@ ep@@ hi@@ bo@@ sh@@ et@@ h was fi@@ ve years old , news came that his father , J@@ on@@ a@@ than , and his gr@@ and@@ father , King Saul , had been kil@@ led .
However , I have found that much more is needed to gain happiness and con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment .
• How important were the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments ?
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that we are all members of Jehovah’s hous@@ eho@@ ld and that he has ob@@ lig@@ ated himself to w@@ atch over us will help us to maintain our bal@@ ance .
From the stan@@ d@@ point of Jehovah and Jesus , La@@ z@@ ar@@ us was only as@@ le@@ ep
He states : “ Those hon@@ or@@ ing me I shall honor . ”
Just as he went out of his way to minis@@ ter to his Christian brothers , so we are willing to put for@@ th effort to help our fellow believers in practic@@ al ways to car@@ ry out their service to God .
What are the char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s of a good shepher@@ d ?
As sh@@ own at Psalm 3 : 1 , 2 , what was Davi@@ d’s situation ?
He helped the po@@ or and op@@ pres@@ sed to ‘ find ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment for their sou@@ ls . ’
That re@@ v@@ ol@@ t took place between 6@@ 6 and 70 C.E .
Yet , ancient Mar@@ sh@@ all@@ ese se@@ af@@ ar@@ ers in their ou@@ tri@@ gg@@ er c@@ ano@@ es were able to na@@ vi@@ g@@ ate from t@@ in@@ y is@@ land to t@@ in@@ y is@@ land , fin@@ ding their way in some three qu@@ ar@@ ters of a milli@@ on s@@ qu@@ are mil@@ es [ 2 milli@@ on s@@ q k@@ m ] of the P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c O@@ ce@@ an .
Our Fa@@ ith Is T@@ ested
By 20@@ 15 , the number of people dis@@ plac@@ ed from their ho@@ m@@ es by war or persecu@@ tion had gro@@ wn to some 6@@ 5 milli@@ on .
But how do we use the rest of our time and en@@ er@@ gy ?
Jesus Christ , the ex@@ act re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ation of Jehovah , ‘ left a mo@@ de@@ l for us to follow his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y . ’
A large conven@@ tion was held in S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y in con@@ j@@ un@@ ction with this vis@@ it .
H@@ el@@ p in Your C@@ ongreg@@ ation , M@@ ar .
* It does not need to col@@ le@@ ct ta@@ x@@ es to pa@@ y for its op@@ er@@ ation .
Because Jac@@ o@@ b wanted a blessing from Jehovah God .
He ca@@ u@@ tioned Moses that future gener@@ ations could be affe@@ cted , for good or for bad , by what the Israelites did .
Since I saw no si@@ gn of godly devo@@ tion being practic@@ ed at ch@@ urch , I ev@@ en@@ tually st@@ op@@ ped atten@@ ding .
We do not read in the Scriptures about Paul or the other apostles organiz@@ ing col@@ le@@ ctions or recei@@ ving ti@@ th@@ es to fin@@ ance their own min@@ ist@@ ries .
For the l@@ at@@ ter , any acc@@ es@@ sible se@@ a sh@@ ore and a not - far - away for@@ ti@@ fied to@@ wn will do n@@ ic@@ ely as ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c set@@ ting . . .
And how can Jo@@ si@@ ah for@@ get a wonderful ev@@ ent that took place in the 18@@ th year of his re@@ ign ?
Th@@ ree te@@ en@@ age Witnesses of Jehovah vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered im@@ medi@@ ately .
; Joseph , R .
O@@ ff@@ er S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ es of P@@ ra@@ ise W@@ ho@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly
Some 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , he sent his Son , Jesus Christ , to the earth and demonstr@@ ated His interest in educ@@ ating people who want to make a succ@@ ess of their life .
Why is a sister nam@@ ed Na@@ dia g@@ la@@ d she sta@@ yed in the fore@@ ign - language congregation ?
They will apply the benef@@ its of Christ’s ransom sacrifice to mankind in the new world of righteousness .
Let us consider three of them and see how those who have moved to M@@ ic@@ r@@ on@@ es@@ ia de@@ al with them .
H@@ ere I ac@@ tually do not know how to speak , for I am but a bo@@ y . ’ ” ​ — Jeremiah 1 : 6 .
He pi@@ cked it up and began f@@ li@@ pp@@ ing through the pages .
A@@ no@@ ther time , we were cro@@ s@@ sing a ri@@ ver in a bo@@ at .
Some you@@ ng@@ er elders have made even more prog@@ ress .
Ex@@ p@@ lo@@ iting man@@ ’s cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity about what is str@@ ange and my@@ st@@ eri@@ ous , Satan has used spi@@ rit@@ ism to bring many under his control .
You will be g@@ la@@ d you did .
In 14@@ 7@@ 3 , W@@ es@@ sel vis@@ ited R@@ ome .
What is “ the sin that eas@@ ily ent@@ ang@@ les us , ” and how can we avoid it and the works of the flesh ?
If you did that , could you ac@@ tually see the mag@@ ne@@ tic field ?
Di@@ d he qu@@ it when he learned that Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on would not come in his li@@ fe@@ time ?
I@@ N R@@ E@@ S@@ P@@ ON@@ S@@ E to that loving over@@ ture , the apostle John wrote : “ We love [ God ] , because he first loved us . ”
As a result , the gr@@ and@@ mother , Gal@@ ina ; the mother , N@@ at@@ a@@ sha ; the son , Sa@@ sha ( A@@ ri@@ el ) ; and the daugh@@ ter , I@@ l@@ ana , all jo@@ ined in El@@ la@@ ’s Bible study .
We had not chang@@ ed clo@@ th@@ es since F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary , so we deci@@ ded to bur@@ n those old gar@@ ments .
So when we read the apostle Pet@@ er@@ ’s words recorded in our the@@ me text , we may respon@@ d with confidence .
His love made a lasting imp@@ res@@ sion on them .
Why can you too believe in the resurrection of Jesus ?
An@@ dr@@ é@@ s , for example , was at first against his fa@@ ther’s re@@ mar@@ r@@ ying .
Consider his deal@@ ings with the God - fe@@ aring E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an E@@ bed - m@@ ele@@ ch , a con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary of Jeremiah and a serv@@ ant in the hous@@ eho@@ ld of un@@ faithful King Z@@ e@@ de@@ ki@@ ah of Juda@@ h .
U@@ gar@@ it ( R@@ as Sh@@ am@@ r@@ a )
For example , the Bible says that King David some@@ times felt anxi@@ ous .
U@@ se the P@@ ow@@ er of Your T@@ ong@@ ue for Go@@ od
The ar@@ k of the covenant was a sac@@ red ch@@ est that was buil@@ t at Jehovah’s direction and according to his desi@@ gn .
There must be something in the Bible .
Phil@@ o used al@@ leg@@ or@@ ic@@ al inter@@ pre@@ tation to an@@ al@@ y@@ ze the cre@@ ation account , the rec@@ ord of Ca@@ in mu@@ r@@ der@@ ing A@@ be@@ l , the F@@ lood of No@@ ah’s day , the con@@ fu@@ sion of langu@@ ages at Ba@@ be@@ l , and many pre@@ c@@ ep@@ ts of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
What a privilege it is to be able to work with the faithful angels !
Still , all had to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on ei@@ ther Juda@@ ism or the worship of vari@@ ous pa@@ g@@ an go@@ ds .
This special family time will contribu@@ te to keep@@ ing your loved ones spiritually ali@@ ve and strong .
But I had to wa@@ it until I was 17 years of age , when Jehovah’s Witnesses came to my do@@ or .
As they got older , though , they some@@ times com@@ pla@@ ined about having the family study .
R@@ es@@ to@@ re@@ r of Li@@ fe , 3 / 1 Se@@ es Our Wor@@ th , 4 / 1 S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d Who Ca@@ res , 2 / 1
Gi@@ ve a Bible example .
How has true worship been el@@ ev@@ ated in these last days ?
The covenant with David showed that the Se@@ ed would be the He@@ ad of a Kingdom to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite .
H@@ ere it is co@@ ol@@ er , qui@@ et@@ er , and we can be al@@ one .
We can likely learn much about the ar@@ t of in@@ iti@@ ating con@@ vers@@ ations by ob@@ serving how experienced publi@@ sh@@ ers do it .
How do some re@@ act to Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts that do not con@@ tain en@@ ough de@@ ta@@ il@@ s to answer every question , yet what does the Bible tell us about Jehovah ?
Jesus did not speak of himself as God but spoke of God as a se@@ par@@ ate Per@@ son .
T@@ R@@ U@@ S@@ T I@@ N G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S H@@ EL@@ P
He had for@@ go@@ t@@ ten something .
We must view matters real@@ is@@ tic@@ ally , as Jesus did .
7 : 13 , 14 , 18 .
It is a gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e that our ho@@ p@@ es will not end in disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment . ​ — Acts 17 : 31 ; Romans 5 : 5 ; 1 Corinthians 15 : 3 - 8 .
Jehovah did not pre@@ v@@ ent them from pro@@ claim@@ ing mis@@ le@@ ading mes@@ sa@@ ges .
T@@ e@@ aching Scriptural truth is a requi@@ re@@ ment for our own sal@@ vation , and it sa@@ ves others too . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
( a ) Who is nam@@ ed as the com@@ pos@@ er of Psalm 9@@ 0 , and when may it have been written ?
• How do the elders in your congregation work hard for you ?
M@@ ac@@ mil@@ l@@ an , p . 6@@ 9 ) How right he was !
There can be no better des@@ crip@@ tion of the gr@@ and c@@ li@@ ma@@ x than the words “ that God may be all things to ever@@ yone . ”
Be@@ fore lea@@ ving , the brothers gave Ha@@ muny@@ ar@@ i the tr@@ act W@@ ould You Like to K@@ now M@@ ore Ab@@ out the Bible ?
In@@ fu@@ ri@@ ated , the religious lead@@ ers ar@@ rest@@ ed Peter and John , held them in cu@@ sto@@ dy over@@ night , and or@@ der@@ ed them not to speak about Jesus .
It even has physical benef@@ its .
It no@@ tes that the s@@ ent@@ ence “ must li@@ e under strong pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tion of having been in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed by s@@ cri@@ bes . ”
Our first preaching assignment was M@@ on@@ t@@ ene@@ gr@@ o , a to@@ wn in the sou@@ ther@@ n B@@ ra@@ z@@ ili@@ an st@@ ate of Ri@@ o G@@ ran@@ de do S@@ ul .
In view of the bre@@ v@@ ity and un@@ certain@@ ty of present human life , every one of us needs to be spiritually al@@ er@@ t each day .
The expres@@ sion “ marriage bed ” den@@ o@@ tes se@@ x@@ u@@ al inter@@ course between a man and a woman leg@@ ally married to each other .
She had cultiv@@ ated such Christian qualities , even end@@ uring har@@ s@@ h persecu@@ tion and be@@ at@@ ings for her beli@@ ef .
“ I said many prayers to Jehovah , ” says El@@ se@@ be@@ th , “ and I kept in t@@ ou@@ ch with the friends we had me@@ t by ex@@ chang@@ ing pi@@ c@@ tures and experi@@ ences . ”
( Read James 3 : 9 , 10 . )
So it must have been with Noah .
Some 19 cen@@ tu@@ ries before the out@@ bre@@ ak of World W@@ ar I , Satan offered Jesus “ all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the world . ”
After serving time in pris@@ on as a Christian neu@@ tr@@ al during World W@@ ar I@@ I , he took up Bethel service in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k .
Jehovah is , of course , the Su@@ pre@@ me One .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , many Israel@@ is became a@@ ware of the beli@@ ef@@ s of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
You would re@@ serve such responsi@@ bil@@ ities only for those in whom you had the ut@@ most confidence .
As we t@@ ac@@ k@@ le new pro@@ je@@ cts , new ways of doing things are a@@ do@@ p@@ ted ​ — often ways that invol@@ ve the use of ra@@ pi@@ dly chang@@ ing te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy .
M@@ one@@ y and P@@ lea@@ sure Ha@@ ve Their P@@ l@@ ace
We may even feel that we do not qu@@ ali@@ fy to receive any kind of re@@ ward .
A@@ n exam@@ in@@ ation of some of the a@@ th@@ le@@ tic com@@ par@@ is@@ ons in the Bible will prove most bene@@ fi@@ cial .
; S@@ enge , J .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : In@@ de@@ x S@@ to@@ ck P@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ y © 200@@ 2
When war er@@ up@@ ted between two re@@ public@@ s of the form@@ er Yu@@ go@@ sla@@ vi@@ a in the early part of the 199@@ 0 ’ s , a j@@ our@@ n@@ al@@ ist wrote : “ We lived happ@@ ily together for many years and now it has come to k@@ ill@@ ing each o@@ ther’s ba@@ bi@@ es .
Jehovah’s Witnesses are g@@ la@@ d to be able to give others this Bible - based re@@ ci@@ pe for a long and happy life .
And the next day he took out two den@@ ari@@ i , gave them to the in@@ n@@ keep@@ er , and said , ‘ T@@ ake care of him , and wh@@ atever you sp@@ end b@@ es@@ id@@ es this , I will re@@ pa@@ y you when I come back here . ’ ”
C@@ op@@ ing With the Ca@@ uses of D@@ ist@@ ress
What were the Israelites doing ?
Since then , cr@@ iti@@ c@@ s have often expres@@ sed doub@@ ts about the au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ity of the Go@@ sp@@ els , to some ex@@ t@@ ent under@@ min@@ ing public confidence in these writ@@ ings .
O@@ B@@ E@@ DI@@ EN@@ C@@ E to Jehovah has often involved obedi@@ ence to his re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , gen@@ u@@ ine Christians know that they cannot follow Eli@@ j@@ ah’s course in taking a s@@ word to the wicked .
“ F@@ e@@ el@@ ings of wor@@ th@@ less@@ ness are pro@@ ba@@ bly the bi@@ gg@@ est ro@@ ad@@ b@@ lo@@ ck that I am tr@@ ying to over@@ come . ”
When lear@@ ning any language , however , you must end@@ ure the gro@@ wing pa@@ ins to become f@@ lu@@ ent .
Jehovah for@@ ba@@ de the Israelites to prac@@ tice div@@ in@@ ation and ma@@ gi@@ c .
E@@ m@@ bal@@ m@@ ing can best be descri@@ bed as the pre@@ serving of a human or ani@@ ma@@ l cor@@ p@@ se .
Many will do wh@@ atever it takes to get their own way , often resul@@ ting in c@@ ru@@ el ac@@ ts .
And what kind of mil@@ ls put bre@@ ad on your table today ?
Why would God allow us to su@@ ff@@ er like this ?
A L@@ ess@@ on in God’s M@@ er@@ cy
What a great contr@@ ast there will be between the rule of Jesus and the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 and that of imper@@ fect humans !
O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x the@@ olo@@ gy stud@@ ents and their prof@@ ess@@ ors called the rend@@ ering “ a ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ing of the n@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s most valu@@ able reli@@ c@@ s , ” a des@@ e@@ cr@@ ation of Ho@@ ly W@@ ri@@ t .
On hear@@ ing this , the brothers mo@@ des@@ tly st@@ op@@ ped ob@@ je@@ cting to Paul’s decision to go on to Jerusalem . ​ — Acts 21 : 10 - 14 .
In these ver@@ ses , what fine ad@@ vice we have against ‘ going su@@ re@@ ty , ’ or making an un@@ wise fin@@ an@@ cial com@@ mit@@ ment , in be@@ half of others !
Today , Chris@@ tend@@ om , as part of the har@@ lo@@ t , still says about her@@ self : “ I si@@ t a qu@@ e@@ en , and I am no wi@@ do@@ w , and I shall never see m@@ our@@ ning . ”
A P@@ O@@ P@@ U@@ L@@ A@@ R l@@ y@@ ri@@ c@@ ist once said : “ Wor@@ ds make you think thoughts .
And they were jud@@ ged individu@@ ally according to their de@@ e@@ ds . ” No@@ tice that the bas@@ is for this judg@@ ing is not what the person had or had not done before he died .
We cannot stand al@@ one .
If the “ earth ” re@@ pres@@ ents a new soci@@ ety of people in the Jews ’ ho@@ m@@ el@@ and , what are the “ new heavens ” ?
The disci@@ ple James remin@@ ded his fellow Christians : “ Consider it all joy , my brothers , when you me@@ et with vari@@ ous tri@@ als , know@@ ing as you do that this t@@ ested qu@@ ality of your faith works out end@@ ur@@ ance . ”
It is of interest to no@@ te that the Bible fore@@ tel@@ ls an att@@ ack of a “ w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast , ” and we need to be ready .
What is our prote@@ ction ?
But she car@@ ed for him with love and affe@@ ction and s@@ ought to in@@ still spiritual valu@@ es in him .
There are ways to de@@ te@@ ct that g@@ as and to prote@@ ct yourself .
A mar@@ vel@@ ous work of trans@@ form@@ ation in con@@ ne@@ ction with the earthly part of Jehovah’s organization was fore@@ told at Isaiah 60 : 17 . ( Read . )
How has the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol benef@@ ited one young Witness ?
This led to a dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c bre@@ ak .
What can help children of dedic@@ ated parents to make a vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary dedic@@ ation ?
This took effort by all involved , but it pleas@@ ed God and resul@@ ted in his blessing . ​ — Genesis 28 : 1 - 4 .
Read on in Ju@@ d@@ ges chap@@ ters 7 and 8 . You will see that G@@ ide@@ on pres@@ sed the att@@ ack .
TH@@ R@@ O@@ U@@ G@@ H@@ O@@ U@@ T the Bible , we find st@@ at@@ ements indic@@ ating that Jehovah wants us not only to live but also to enjoy life .
David expres@@ sed similar con@@ vi@@ ction in these words : “ He is gu@@ arding all the b@@ ones of [ the righteous ] one ; not one of them has been bro@@ ken . ”
But they could be destro@@ yed if this was God’s purpose .
For one thing , Gal@@ ile@@ o had no qu@@ ar@@ re@@ l with the Bible .
Samuel continued serving with El@@ i at the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le .
And that is what many pione@@ ers did .
Do others view me as a spiritually matu@@ re person ? ’
This verse might be expres@@ sed in this way : ‘ We have the prophe@@ tic word made more sure ; and you are doing well in pa@@ ying attention to it as to a lam@@ p shin@@ ing in a dar@@ k place , that is , in your hearts , until day da@@ w@@ ns and a da@@ y@@ st@@ ar ris@@ es . ’
Then after mo@@ ving on , we would return and call on those in the are@@ a where we had been par@@ ked .
Of course , un@@ like Jehovah and Jesus , we cannot pre@@ v@@ ent n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers , but we do have some power .
A real need ex@@ ists for more work@@ ers to bring the good news to the more than se@@ ven milli@@ on in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants .
Des@@ pite health problems , Jehovah’s people find joy in the ministry
To c@@ ite just one example , in L@@ ei@@ p@@ z@@ i@@ g the local Witnesses did a fine jo@@ b cle@@ an@@ ing up the st@@ adi@@ u@@ m , and they promised to do so again after the conven@@ tion .
In his mo@@ de@@ l prayer , did Jesus imp@@ ly that God’s will was being done in heaven even though the wicked angels had not yet been c@@ ast out ?
Today , the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class is provi@@ ding God’s flo@@ ck with “ food at the prop@@ er time . ”
( b ) How did Jehovah make his feelings known ?
As Jesus ’ followers , we are id@@ enti@@ fied by the love we have for one another .
‘ N@@ O@@ T B@@ Y P@@ O@@ W@@ E@@ R , BU@@ T B@@ Y M@@ Y S@@ P@@ I@@ R@@ I@@ T ’
“ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , ” the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion , has brought little comfort to the mas@@ ses .
Jehovah fin@@ ds ple@@ asure , “ not in the death of the wicked one , but in that someone wicked tur@@ ns back from his way and ac@@ tually keep@@ s living . ” ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 33 : 11 .
And we continue to support a congregation in the same gener@@ al are@@ a of the B@@ r@@ on@@ x .
When we work together with those we love , we draw close to them .
While al@@ co@@ ho@@ l can do some good , it con@@ tain@@ s po@@ t@@ ent ing@@ re@@ di@@ ents that al@@ ter how the mind and body fun@@ ction .
At the end of that de@@ ca@@ de , it had ‘ become a cu@@ sto@@ m ’ in ho@@ m@@ es of the S@@ t . Pet@@ er@@ s@@ bur@@ g el@@ ite . . . .
( See the char@@ t on pages 12 - 13 . )
Their view of God may be ob@@ sc@@ ur@@ ed by false teachings .
We are gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jesus for keep@@ ing his promise to care for our spiritual needs .
“ The w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast and its i@@ ma@@ ge ” are sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s of human rul@@ er@@ ship , which does not ac@@ knowledge Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
What prote@@ ction from the Devil does Jehovah provide ?
H@@ ung@@ er is the con@@ st@@ ant compan@@ ion of milli@@ ons on earth today .
This really helped me to car@@ ry on . ”
* F@@ o@@ li@@ o 5@@ 6 con@@ tain@@ s the following st@@ at@@ ement regarding God’s name : “ It is God - given .
; L@@ in@@ d@@ q@@ vis@@ t , M .
He was not af@@ ra@@ id to give strong counsel even to the king .
P@@ ut@@ ting the f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed cre@@ ature on his sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der , he would car@@ ry it back to the sa@@ f@@ ety and se@@ cur@@ ity of the flo@@ ck . ​ — Luke 15 : 5 , 6 .
When did this “ people for special pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion ” beg@@ in to be form@@ ed into the Christian congregation ?
Q@@ u@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations : Bro@@ ther must be a cir@@ cu@@ it or a dist@@ ri@@ ct overse@@ er .
At All T@@ im@@ es Re@@ com@@ men@@ ding ourselves to others does not mean pu@@ t@@ ting on a pre@@ ten@@ se or be@@ coming “ men pleas@@ ers . ”
The next speak@@ er showed why we should “ Tru@@ st Jehovah Com@@ ple@@ t@@ ely in T@@ im@@ es of D@@ ist@@ ress . ”
Like many people today , Solomon tri@@ ed to find satis@@ fac@@ tion by pur@@ su@@ ing a life of ple@@ asure .
Lo@@ ok Be@@ y@@ ond Jehovah’s Gre@@ at Da@@ y
The k@@ ings of earth take their stand and high of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als themselves have mas@@ sed together as one against Jehovah and against his anointed one . ” ​ — Psalm 2 : 1 , 2 .
( Genesis 37 : 1 – 50 : 26 )
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al in@@ sight is re@@ served only for those who s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely “ ro@@ ve about ” in , or di@@ lig@@ ently study , God’s Word , sub@@ mit to his standards , and stri@@ ve to do his will . ​ — Matthew 13 : 11 - 15 ; 1 John 5 : 20 .
In fact , he has taken the in@@ iti@@ ative in making an arrang@@ ement to re@@ conc@@ ile humans to himself .
He did not think it appro@@ pri@@ ate mer@@ ely to tell it as it is .
What should we do if we are con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with acc@@ us@@ ations s@@ pre@@ ad by the vo@@ ice of such str@@ ang@@ ers ?
When new ones atten@@ d , we become co@@ ho@@ st@@ s , as it were .
E@@ r@@ n@@ est is a su@@ per@@ vis@@ or in a large of@@ fice .
( a ) Th@@ r@@ ough the years , of what did we seek to get a cle@@ are@@ r understanding ?
The next mor@@ ning , we would find whole are@@ as of destro@@ yed hous@@ es .
Although the earth is not a par@@ adise today , it can be com@@ pared to the fine home of a happy family .
That would have been the he@@ i@@ ght of ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ance .
You can a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze to the person you wr@@ ong@@ ed , perhaps rest@@ or@@ ing good rel@@ ations .
As au@@ th@@ or of “ good news , ” Jehovah is “ the happy God . ”
But he did fore@@ tell a mul@@ titu@@ de of events that together would cons@@ titu@@ te a si@@ gn that would be id@@ enti@@ fi@@ able from any@@ where on earth .
In an at@@ temp@@ t to destro@@ y our relationship with God , what does Satan t@@ ar@@ get , and why ?
Af@@ ter@@ ward , I told her ex@@ ac@@ tly what she had been as@@ king for in her prayer , and she believ@@ ed that I now had the “ free gift ” !
The do@@ ct@@ ors v@@ ali@@ an@@ tly tri@@ ed to sa@@ ve him , but J@@ on@@ a@@ th@@ an’s physical con@@ dition wor@@ sen@@ ed until l@@ ate one af@@ ter@@ no@@ on , he f@@ ell as@@ le@@ ep in death .
Un@@ ited in the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al
He continued to preach des@@ pite pres@@ sure from op@@ pos@@ ers .
Pro@@ v@@ isions were even made for individu@@ al Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans to associ@@ ate with this group that ob@@ vi@@ ously had divine appro@@ val .
P@@ ic@@ ture your deli@@ ght as you learn about many w@@ il@@ d ani@@ mal@@ s by ob@@ serving them in pe@@ ace@@ ful sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s .
Our el@@ der@@ ly brothers and sisters especially pla@@ y a vital ro@@ le in help@@ ing Bible stud@@ ents to prog@@ ress .
Since 1914 , how has Jehovah’s great@@ ness been man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted in con@@ ne@@ ction with his Kingdom pur@@ pos@@ es ?
I@@ T MU@@ S@@ T have been with some ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion that Saul , who later became known as the apostle Paul , re@@ turned to Jerusalem for the first time since his con@@ ver@@ sion to Christi@@ an@@ ity .
Li@@ br@@ ary of C@@ el@@ su@@ s
As such , he is not ob@@ lig@@ ated to expla@@ in or jus@@ ti@@ fy his actions to humans .
Then , in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the night , su@@ d@@ den@@ ly an earth@@ qu@@ ake sh@@ o@@ ok the pris@@ on and op@@ ened its do@@ ors .
He now supp@@ or@@ ts his family by sel@@ ling pa@@ per pro@@ du@@ cts .
It is our hope that this new pro@@ vision will answer the prayers of many who have said to Jehovah : “ M@@ ake me understand , that I may learn your comman@@ d@@ ments . ”
This appro@@ ach wor@@ ked well .
But now the number of congregations has gro@@ wn to over 9@@ 0@@ ,000 , and their princi@@ p@@ al meeting plac@@ es are called Kingdom H@@ alls .
What was Peter like ?
“ It turned out that the bro@@ ther’s father had been a stri@@ ct discipl@@ in@@ ari@@ an .
One brother put it this way , “ After reading a wonder@@ fully written article , the pi@@ c@@ tures are the ic@@ ing on the c@@ ake . ”
In Paul’s day , such ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations of the Law were inv@@ alu@@ able to Christians , and they still are .
Al@@ lu@@ ding to time - la@@ p@@ se p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , Z@@ o@@ la H@@ off@@ man rec@@ al@@ led : “ I s@@ at there in o@@ pen - ey@@ ed am@@ a@@ z@@ ement as we w@@ atch@@ ed the por@@ tra@@ y@@ al of the days of cre@@ ation .
How can you help to pre@@ v@@ ent such a situation from develop@@ ing ?
The reason for this was explained during a con@@ fer@@ ence at the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity of H@@ ei@@ d@@ el@@ ber@@ g , Ger@@ many , in No@@ v@@ ember 20@@ 00 .
Some have re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly been for@@ ced to leave their d@@ wel@@ l@@ ings .
Do You R@@ em@@ ember These Ar@@ tic@@ les ?
One year later , Jehovah’s Witnesses publi@@ shed this transl@@ ation in a sing@@ le vo@@ lu@@ me .
Who was Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar , and to what false go@@ d was he especially devo@@ ted ?
Christians today make good use of Jehovah’s long - suffering
P@@ r@@ om@@ ises That Are H@@ on@@ ored
A Tru@@ ly In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational Bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od
In order to serve Jehovah with her ‘ whole heart , soul , mind , and strength , ’ J@@ i H@@ ye sear@@ ched for less - dem@@ an@@ ding emp@@ loy@@ ment .
To me , these pro@@ v@@ isions were a fulfill@@ ment of Jesus ’ promise : “ Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first the kingdom and his righteousness , and all these other things will be ad@@ ded to you . ”
She w@@ atch@@ ed from a w@@ in@@ do@@ w , and rather than ad@@ mi@@ ring Davi@@ d’s way of direc@@ ting praise to Jehovah , she “ began to des@@ p@@ ise him in her heart . ”
What personal reas@@ ons do we have for tru@@ sting in Jehovah ?
However , he did have a change of men@@ tal attitude as reg@@ ar@@ ds the wicked p@@ re - F@@ lood gener@@ ation .
His spirit can give us “ power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l , ” en@@ ab@@ ling us to cop@@ e with any ad@@ vers@@ ity Satan inf@@ li@@ cts on us .
Fir@@ st , take the example of Jac@@ o@@ b .
You too can have Jehovah as an in@@ tim@@ ate friend ​ — one who wal@@ ks with you , ca@@ res for you , and gives you fa@@ ther@@ ly ad@@ vice .
What do my dis@@ position and conduct at Christian meetings reve@@ al about the dep@@ th of my spiritu@@ ality ?
I@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ IN@@ E that you are wal@@ king on the st@@ re@@ et l@@ ate at night .
L@@ ater , God fur@@ ther made known to Abraham : “ K@@ ings will come out of you , ” and “ by means of your se@@ ed all nations of the earth will certainly bl@@ ess themselves . ” ​ — Genesis 12 : 2 , 3 ; 17 : 6 ; 22 : 17 , 18 .
Then , they used the opportunity to talk about Jehovah’s Witnesses and to give some liter@@ ature to the family .
I@@ d@@ enti@@ f@@ ying the Ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l Today
( b ) Why should we let God’s will pre@@ va@@ il ?
What was requi@@ red of the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Jerusalem , and how did Jehovah bring sal@@ vation to the city ?
Be@@ w@@ il@@ der@@ ed , both father and mother went to the Kingdom H@@ all and accepted a home Bible study .
On the other hand , listen@@ ing to her encoura@@ ged her to listen to us . ”
Jesus also used a com@@ par@@ is@@ on that made a similar point about death . When his friend La@@ z@@ ar@@ us died , Jesus lik@@ ened death to s@@ le@@ ep .
Kat@@ y , T@@ X Le@@ on@@ ard E .
Then , as they regul@@ arly commun@@ ic@@ ate with each other , sh@@ aring thoughts and feelings , their fri@@ end@@ ship gro@@ ws .
But whether sing@@ le or married , all can “ thro@@ w off every we@@ i@@ ght ” and serve God with as few di@@ str@@ actions as possible .
On a world ma@@ p , they look like t@@ in@@ y spo@@ ts lo@@ c@@ ated in the G@@ ul@@ f of G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a off the w@@ es@@ ter@@ n co@@ ast of Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , S@@ ã@@ o T@@ om@@ é s@@ it@@ ting al@@ most on the e@@ qu@@ at@@ or and P@@ r@@ í@@ n@@ ci@@ pe a little to the nor@@ the@@ ast .
How did Jesus exerc@@ ise his authority over his disciples ?
How did an ang@@ el of God become Satan the Devil ?
It truly is a mem@@ ori@@ al , and mem@@ ori@@ als are u@@ su@@ ally ob@@ served an@@ nu@@ ally .
Since Jehovah is the “ exam@@ in@@ er of the heart , ” he kno@@ ws whether we are holy in conduct and are exc@@ lu@@ si@@ vely devo@@ ted to him or not . ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on .
This thr@@ ill@@ ing n@@ arr@@ ative rel@@ ates how a stri@@ fe - t@@ or@@ n nation be@@ comes a pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous un@@ ited kingdom under a v@@ ali@@ ant king .
Bro@@ ther P@@ i@@ er@@ ce was ti@@ rel@@ ess in serving Jehovah , ris@@ ing early in the mor@@ ning and often working l@@ ate into the night .
Daniel also fore@@ saw that ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely the Messi@@ ah’s Kingdom would per@@ man@@ ently re@@ place all other govern@@ ments .
[ Bo@@ x / ​ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 18 ]
E@@ mi@@ l Y@@ an@@ t@@ z@@ en
Acts 19 : 8 Eph@@ esus — “ en@@ ter@@ ing into the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e , he spoke
Let us exam@@ ine how a desire to work “ whole - sou@@ led as to Jehovah ” affe@@ cts a number of different are@@ as of life .
He ans@@ wers : “ Because on be@@ coming appro@@ ved he will receive the cro@@ wn of life , which Jehovah promised to those who continue loving him . ” ​ — James 1 : 12 .
O@@ thers have allow@@ ed themselves to be en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined by se@@ x@@ u@@ ally ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it mo@@ vi@@ es , st@@ age shows , or tel@@ ev@@ ision pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s .
To in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce new members to Bethel life , matu@@ re brothers of the family give le@@ c@@ tures deal@@ ing with vari@@ ous fac@@ e@@ ts of Bethel service .
For good reason the Bible states : “ W@@ is@@ dom is with the mo@@ des@@ t ones . ”
Jehovah feel@@ s person@@ ally the pain his people su@@ ff@@ er .
How does the Kingdom hope help us to enjoy un@@ ity ?
Th@@ r@@ ough all of this , S@@ on@@ ja never gave up her desire to serve Jehovah .
One day she said : “ M@@ r@@ s . D@@ un@@ com@@ be , I have been lea@@ ving liter@@ ature with you for some time . Ha@@ ve you ever read any of it ? ”
How does Satan exerc@@ ise “ the means to cause death ” ?
These vo@@ lum@@ es are pro@@ ving to be a fine help in deep@@ ening our understanding of and appreciation for the faith - inspi@@ ring prophe@@ tic book of Isaiah .
Jesus was the second m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er .
When lis@@ ting the qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations for overse@@ ers , Paul ref@@ ers to men .
Thus “ the si@@ gn ” that Jesus had given to id@@ enti@@ fy his inv@@ isi@@ ble pres@@ ence as earth@@ ’s new King started to be ful@@ filled .
The ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers in@@ tend@@ ed to tell King H@@ er@@ od just where they had found the child they s@@ ought . However , Jehovah inter@@ ven@@ ed .
Why did God give the Law , including the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h , in the first place ?
After the talk , over 6@@ 00 attend@@ e@@ es rema@@ ined for a question - and - answer s@@ es@@ sion .
We can look in the Bible and our public@@ ations to find new ways to expres@@ s ourselves .
You may have a tend@@ enc@@ y to jus@@ ti@@ fy your actions .
Mo@@ des@@ ty and hum@@ ility should not be con@@ fu@@ sed .
H@@ as the tra@@ ining that Jehovah has provided been effe@@ ctive ?
He may have wanted to avoid the suffering fore@@ told to come on Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
( b ) Why do you find the example of many Christian you@@ ths hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing ?
“ H@@ ate What Is B@@ ad ”
My family have dra@@ wn clo@@ s@@ er to one another and to the congregation .
What st@@ ep@@ s must one take to enjoy a personal relationship with God ?
S@@ ome@@ thing can and should be done out of consider@@ ation for an anointed Christian who is in@@ fir@@ m and perhaps be@@ d@@ ri@@ d@@ den and therefore un@@ able to be present when the congregation ob@@ ser@@ ves the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death .
When I saw the ba@@ se@@ bal@@ l ba@@ t in his hand , I g@@ ul@@ ped and quic@@ k@@ ly left .
Then , about 50 years ag@@ o , a st@@ one was found in the M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast with his name c@@ learly et@@ ched on it .
How can we benefit from Eli@@ hu@@ ’s words to Job ?
The apostle Paul explained that al@@ though they had different a@@ bil@@ ities and assign@@ ments , they were un@@ ited .
Who can w@@ in such a bat@@ tle ?
On the night of the angels ’ arri@@ val , “ the men of the city . . . sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded the house , from bo@@ y to old man , all the people in one mo@@ b , ” desi@@ ring to have ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ al inter@@ course with the angels .
10@@ 3 : 13 , 14 .
“ W@@ ic@@ ked men and imp@@ o@@ st@@ ors will ad@@ v@@ ance from bad to wor@@ se , ” he wrote , “ mis@@ le@@ ading and being mis@@ led [ or , “ d@@ elu@@ ding others and d@@ elu@@ ding themselves , ” Phil@@ li@@ ps ] . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 , 13 .
L@@ ater , as pro@@ of of his loy@@ al@@ ty and love for his Father , as well as of his deep love for “ the sons of men , ” God’s Fir@@ st@@ born will@@ ingly “ emp@@ ti@@ ed himself ” and came to be in the lik@@ en@@ ess of men .
If you are a brother , could you teach young brothers to give tal@@ ks with en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m and to be more effe@@ ctive pre@@ ach@@ ers of the good news ?
On the th@@ ir@@ d day , Jesus was ra@@ ised back to life in order to present the value of his sacrifice to his Father .
A@@ gain , Jac@@ o@@ b sto@@ od his gr@@ ound .
“ The word of God is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power , ” wrote the apostle Paul , who made it his cu@@ sto@@ m to reason from the Scriptures . ​ — He@@ b .
In the end , the op@@ in@@ i@@ ons that matter the most are those of Jehovah and his Son .
S@@ hu@@ n it , do not pas@@ s along by it ; turn asi@@ de from it , and pas@@ s along . ”
Bro@@ ther Ad@@ kin@@ s rec@@ al@@ led : “ I next saw him at the 19@@ 24 conven@@ tion in C@@ o@@ lum@@ bu@@ s , O@@ hi@@ o .
That this is the cor@@ rec@@ t view is supp@@ or@@ ted by the fact that 6@@ 6@@ 6 is “ a human number , ” as we have consider@@ ed .
We may a@@ wak@@ en “ early in the mor@@ ning tw@@ ili@@ ght ” and c@@ ry for help .
After that , for the th@@ ir@@ d time , the people v@@ ow@@ ed : “ All that Jehovah has spo@@ ken we are willing to do and be obedi@@ ent . ” ​ — E@@ x .
However , Babyl@@ on@@ ’s as@@ c@@ end@@ an@@ cy was sh@@ ort - lived .
Because true joy is part of the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s holy spirit .
Why is re@@ pet@@ iti@@ on so important ?
In the Bethel family there , I was thr@@ il@@ led to be sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by many spiritually matu@@ re older brothers and sisters .
I deci@@ ded to sto@@ p ac@@ ting .
C@@ learly , the psalmist had pre@@ pared his heart to accept ref@@ ining and t@@ es@@ ting by Jehovah , even though it may have me@@ ant ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing the ex@@ ist@@ ence of d@@ ro@@ s@@ s@@ like tra@@ its so that these could be over@@ come . ​ — Psalm 17 : 3 ; 26 : 2 .
R@@ o@@ y@@ al Bible , 8 / 15
I learned that the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on of Adam and E@@ ve has been de@@ tri@@ men@@ tal to mankind .
O@@ b@@ tain Kingdom H@@ all from religious group ?
( b ) Pet@@ er@@ ’s obedi@@ ence to Jesus ’ instru@@ ctions led to what blessing ?
On what future day will trust in Jehovah be ess@@ enti@@ al in a special way ?
Those judg@@ ments inf@@ li@@ cted on the old world , So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h , are a standing , and per@@ pe@@ tu@@ al , or ‘ et@@ er@@ n@@ al ’ ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on , war@@ ning , or ‘ example ’ to all men to the end of the world . ”
Yes , from the beg@@ in@@ ning , d@@ ele@@ g@@ ating has been a char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic of Jehovah’s organization .
I@@ magine being left for dead one day and making a 60 - m@@ ile ( 1@@ 00 k@@ m ) j@@ our@@ ne@@ y the next , and that without mo@@ der@@ n trans@@ por@@ tation !
P@@ ut@@ ting God’s P@@ ur@@ pose Fir@@ st in Your Li@@ fe
As a book , it does not interest me , ” re@@ mar@@ ked a young woman nam@@ ed Be@@ ate .
Yes , you pres@@ s on to matu@@ r@@ ity in this reg@@ ard by pu@@ t@@ ting love into action !
5 / 15 He@@ ar What the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t H@@ as to Sa@@ y , 5 / 1
1@@ 11 : 3 .
Jehovah al@@ lo@@ ws the se@@ ed of truth to f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h only in a hum@@ ble heart that is willing to make chang@@ es .
But is it bri@@ ber@@ y to give a gift or a ti@@ p to , say , a public serv@@ ant in order to ob@@ tain a leg@@ iti@@ mate service or to avoid un@@ fa@@ ir tre@@ at@@ ment ?
En@@ courage the Be@@ au@@ ty of F@@ or@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess
So , then , what about you ?
How Can We Re@@ ma@@ in in God’s Lo@@ ve ?
A good shepher@@ d care@@ fully exam@@ ines each sheep to make sure that it is heal@@ thy .
D@@ em@@ ons C@@ ome to E@@ ar@@ th
Li@@ fe@@ ’s challeng@@ es t@@ est our ze@@ al and devo@@ tion to God’s service .
When Timothy re@@ turned to Paul , he told Paul how faithful the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians were .
How , then , does the An@@ cient of Da@@ ys , Jehovah , view faithful older men and women ?
These words app@@ lied to the first Christians , and they still apply to us today .
Such a positi@@ ve out@@ look , which is based on an in@@ tim@@ ate relationship with Jehovah , can help us to face any har@@ d@@ ship with courage , even joy .
As S@@ her@@ ry appro@@ ached the woman , a B@@ ap@@ t@@ ist minis@@ ter arri@@ ved .
By means of a powerful ob@@ ject less@@ on , Jehovah taught him that he needed to change his attitude .
Ang@@ els were cre@@ ated by Jehovah ; thus the Bible c@@ alls them “ sons of the true God . ” ​ — Job 1 : 6 ; Psalm 14@@ 8 : 2 , 5 .
As was true in Paul’s case , it is only by un@@ deser@@ ved kindness that humans can come into a relationship with God at all , much less serve him in some privile@@ ged cap@@ ac@@ ity . ​ — Romans 3 : 12 , 24 .
P@@ r@@ om@@ ises That H@@ el@@ p U@@ s En@@ du@@ re
Fir@@ st , why should you praise Jehovah ?
What reas@@ sur@@ ance this is to those who put Kingdom inter@@ ests first in their lives !
Psalm 14@@ 5 : 3 gives a ma@@ j@@ or reason for pra@@ ising Jehovah .
We want Jehovah’s mind on matters , which inclu@@ des gr@@ as@@ p@@ ing Bible principles .
That is why Jehovah’s Witnesses conduct free home Bible stu@@ dies with milli@@ ons worl@@ d@@ wide .
If it were true , it would mean that man does not need God’s guid@@ ance and that man can do as he pleas@@ es .
During his ministry on earth , Jesus was a light .
R@@ ever@@ ence for Jehovah based on acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of him and his ways has helped many to bre@@ ak free from the influ@@ ence of d@@ ru@@ g@@ s .
• What must we do to be among those who will sur@@ vi@@ ve when Jesus comple@@ tes his con@@ qu@@ est ?
For the life st@@ ori@@ es of some of these brothers , see the following is@@ su@@ es of The Watchtower : Tho@@ ma@@ s J .
P@@ ri@@ v@@ ile@@ ged though they were to hear the vo@@ ice of Jesus , they did not yet have the advan@@ ta@@ ge of con@@ sul@@ ting a written rec@@ ord to re@@ mind them of the things he said .
Although her relati@@ ves and friends kept tel@@ ling her that she should s@@ end the ba@@ by to the gr@@ and@@ parents , she deci@@ ded that it was not right to do so .
( b ) What did Jehovah do in respon@@ se to the E@@ den@@ ic re@@ bel@@ li@@ on ?
The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pa@@ e@@ dia Juda@@ ic@@ a states : “ A great change had taken place . . . by the last cen@@ tu@@ ries B.C.E .
Some were in@@ la@@ id with i@@ v@@ ory , each com@@ par@@ t@@ ment being sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by ele@@ g@@ ant bor@@ ders and m@@ ou@@ l@@ ding@@ s .
What kind of star@@ t did God give both men and women ?
He said : “ [ O@@ p@@ pos@@ ers ] consider that the Christians are the cause of every public cal@@ am@@ ity and every mis@@ for@@ tu@@ ne of the people . . . .
or , “ What day and h@@ our would you like me to return to continue our discus@@ sion ? ”
As for T@@ am@@ ar , her course was not an im@@ moral one .
To remain in God’s fav@@ or , however , we must show fru@@ its that be@@ f@@ it rep@@ ent@@ ance by not making a prac@@ tice of such sin@@ s and by doing our best to make am@@ ends for any har@@ m done by our though@@ t@@ less spe@@ e@@ ch .
In 198@@ 2 , I married F@@ eli@@ pe , a Witness who had spiritual go@@ als like mine .
St@@ ar@@ ting with no pre@@ ex@@ is@@ ting material , Jehovah used his holy spirit ​ — his powerful ac@@ tive for@@ ce — ​ to cre@@ ate the physical heavens , the earth , and everything el@@ se in the uni@@ verse .
What can we learn about them in con@@ ne@@ ction with our ze@@ al as we serve Jehovah ?
Mo@@ ved by the expres@@ sions of encourag@@ ement from “ out of the m@@ ou@@ th of children , ” a Witness serving at the Rus@@ sia branch wrote to C@@ o@@ dy and L@@ ar@@ is@@ sa : “ You can i@@ magine how un@@ pleas@@ ant it is for both children and ad@@ ul@@ ts when they are p@@ uni@@ shed for something that they have not done .
Bible prophecy as@@ sures us that Jesus ’ Kingdom will fe@@ ed the fam@@ i@@ shed , care for the po@@ or , he@@ al the si@@ ck , and bring the dead back to life .
( 8 ) F@@ le@@ m@@ ing , S .
Sh@@ ould they bo@@ w down to a hu@@ ge i@@ ma@@ ge , as requi@@ red by the law of the land ?
Do@@ g@@ s may live for 10 to 15 years or so , as may c@@ ats , dep@@ en@@ ding on the ty@@ pe .
M@@ in@@ or trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions in day - to - day life are best h@@ and@@ led in this way , for this contribu@@ tes to a pe@@ ace@@ ful relationship with fellow worshipp@@ ers and gives us peace of mind .
The lo@@ a@@ ves re@@ pres@@ ented the anointed disciples of Jesus .
The Bible ab@@ oun@@ ds in counsel about contro@@ l@@ ling anger and also con@@ tain@@ s practic@@ al examples of what may ha@@ p@@ pen when we do and when we do not .
Many mo@@ der@@ n - language transl@@ ations , such as the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures , The New Jerusalem Bible , and The New Eng@@ l@@ ish Bible , help us to understand the real meaning of Jesus ’ words by rend@@ ering them : “ S@@ to@@ p cl@@ ing@@ ing to me . ”
“ V@@ ir@@ tu@@ e , ” says one prof@@ ess@@ or , “ needs to be learned with the heart as well as the head . ”
( a ) R@@ el@@ ate the experience one brother had . ( b ) How have you wit@@ ness@@ ed the power of God’s Word in your ministry ?
Jesus spoke in a way that li@@ f@@ ted the spi@@ r@@ its of those who were fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely like a b@@ ru@@ ised re@@ ed or the wi@@ ck of an o@@ il lam@@ p about to go out .
The bro@@ ch@@ ure A@@ pp@@ ly Y@@ our@@ self to Re@@ ading and W@@ rit@@ ing , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses , has been used in liter@@ ac@@ y cl@@ as@@ ses in ne@@ arly every congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses thr@@ ough@@ out the Solomon Is@@ lands .
Is it not true that their health , family , spiritu@@ ality , and even the qu@@ ality of their s@@ le@@ ep su@@ ff@@ er ? ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 5 : 12 .
How did Peter re@@ act when it was his turn to have his fe@@ et wa@@ shed ?
It is clear that Jehovah does not want us to da@@ y@@ dre@@ am about se@@ x@@ u@@ ally im@@ moral things .
Tru@@ e friends can be found among those who love Jehovah .
A@@ no@@ ther mil@@ es@@ to@@ ne was re@@ ached in 19@@ 38 when all servants in the congregation began to be appointed more clo@@ sel@@ y in l@@ ine with the arrang@@ ements for the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment in the early Christian congregation .
Ab@@ out a year later , I was encoura@@ ged to en@@ ter the full - time ministry , the pioneer service .
As a result , they are often pra@@ ised for their good work e@@ th@@ ic and dep@@ end@@ ability .
Th@@ ough most people today are not taking part in a liter@@ al tre@@ asure h@@ un@@ t , they do have to work hard to make a living .
I found this move both exc@@ iting and da@@ un@@ ting .
Mo@@ re@@ over , when we displa@@ y true kindness , we imitate Jehovah God and Christ Jesus .
Al@@ most one th@@ ir@@ d of the land are@@ a of pl@@ an@@ et E@@ ar@@ th is co@@ vered by fore@@ st .
Indeed , why should you be the one “ in want of heart ” and w@@ an@@ der into the ro@@ ad@@ ways of a “ fore@@ ign@@ er ” ?
Proverbs 3 : 5 states : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart and do not le@@ an upon your own understanding . ”
The bo@@ w@@ ls con@@ tain pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ements and war@@ n@@ ings of the judg@@ ments God will ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te .
In turn , Paul’s end@@ ur@@ ance and his imp@@ lic@@ it trust in Jehovah reve@@ aled to all that God’s power was tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ ing in the case of this we@@ ak and sin@@ ful man .
“ The world of that time su@@ ffered des@@ tru@@ ction when it was f@@ loo@@ ded with water .
No Christian minis@@ ter claim@@ s such lo@@ f@@ ty respect or as@@ pi@@ res to special t@@ it@@ les .
That was the case with Phil@@ li@@ p and R@@ ac@@ qu@@ el when they served in the Na@@ hu@@ at@@ l - language field .
No@@ tice that the Bible says he was fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less among , not from the vie@@ w@@ point of , his con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries .
What if these de@@ ar ones feel di@@ sh@@ ear@@ ten@@ ed because of their li@@ mit@@ ations ?
I asked to be inclu@@ ded , expla@@ ining that I had already left my home country and was vi@@ r@@ tually in a mission@@ ary assignment .
However , with G@@ w@@ en@@ ’s help we never mis@@ sed a meeting ; nor did we mis@@ s taking our gi@@ r@@ ls out with us in the ministry every S@@ un@@ day mor@@ ning ​ — after mil@@ king the c@@ ow@@ s .
He war@@ ned spirit - anointed brothers : “ Let him that thin@@ ks he is standing be@@ ware that he does not f@@ all . ”
W@@ ol@@ f@@ gan@@ g Ca@@ pi@@ to believ@@ ed that “ ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct of the Scriptures ” was the c@@ hi@@ ef fa@@ il@@ ing of the ch@@ urch
Mo@@ st important , we will have a close fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah , “ the God who gives peace . ”
• Why does Jehovah reve@@ al his pur@@ pos@@ es prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely ?
The Me@@ des and the Per@@ si@@ ans reg@@ ar@@ ded the glory resul@@ ting from a con@@ qu@@ est more high@@ ly than the spo@@ il@@ s of war .
She died 40 years later , in 198@@ 8 , still a pioneer !
How can we find out what Jehovah thin@@ ks ?
L@@ ast year 3@@ 2@@ 3@@ ,@@ 4@@ 39 were baptized in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of their dedic@@ ation to Jehovah , and he has not yet clo@@ sed the g@@ ates .
No won@@ der W@@ inst@@ on Ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ ill refer@@ red to this land as “ the pe@@ ar@@ l of Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a ” !
In the one case , he happ@@ ily res@@ em@@ bl@@ es his d@@ ying Ma@@ ster ; but whom does he res@@ em@@ ble in the other ?
Di@@ an@@ na , now married for 20 years , ad@@ m@@ its , “ I often com@@ pla@@ in to my husband that he do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t really listen to me when we discus@@ s problems . ”
All in the congregation ​ — par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly the overse@@ ers — ​ should let their “ reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess become known to all men . ”
H@@ er health was deter@@ i@@ or@@ ating , so along with car@@ ing for my mission@@ ary activities , I helped M@@ other .
Ri@@ ght from the first study , invit@@ e the stud@@ ent to atten@@ d congregation meetings with you .
( b ) H@@ u@@ man@@ s were cre@@ ated with what need ?
We had some sa@@ v@@ ings , and with loving help from friends and relati@@ ves , we were able to pa@@ y the 20@@ ,000 mar@@ ks ​ — but what about the rest ?
The other n@@ ine le@@ p@@ ers were not wicked men .
G@@ u@@ ard against be@@ coming bit@@ ter .
B@@ ack then , over 50 cen@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o , people lived far longer than they do today .
But Jehovah has left him .
In this article , we ref@@ er to the O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent as the Hebrew Scriptures .
God’s purpose regarding the earth is also made evid@@ ent in the com@@ mis@@ sion that he gave to the first human pa@@ ir .
During one Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s bre@@ ak , I loo@@ ked at the st@@ ack of ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines and conclu@@ ded that if I pa@@ id for these , I should read at le@@ ast some of them to see what they had to say .
The teachings of the Bible can be used to help others bring their thinking in l@@ ine with the truth .
F@@ ur@@ ther , do not co@@ ver the par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph so thor@@ ough@@ ly that there is little or nothing left for others to say .
Me@@ asure Y@@ our@@ self A@@ ga@@ inst O@@ thers ?
O@@ ther prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians , including some cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men , doubt that the mirac@@ les mentioned in the Bible are fac@@ tu@@ al .
“ When you get up ” : Many famili@@ es have experienced re@@ war@@ ding resul@@ ts from consider@@ ing one Bible text every mor@@ ning .
How can elders stri@@ ve to imitate Jehovah’s reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess ?
S@@ pan@@ ish Ju@@ ne 15 - 17 , Ju@@ ne 22 - 24
This pointed to a greater des@@ tru@@ ction that a@@ wa@@ its many prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians and those of other religi@@ ons . ​ — Mat@@ t .
( b ) Why did God re@@ ject Israel ?
Then , on Au@@ gu@@ st 4 , 20@@ 00 , that din@@ ing ro@@ om was clo@@ sed , and I was assign@@ ed to one of the r@@ en@@ o@@ v@@ ated din@@ ing ro@@ om@@ s in the form@@ er T@@ ow@@ ers Ho@@ te@@ l .
9@@ 2 : 7 .
“ I have come to real@@ ize that ‘ w@@ in@@ ning ’ an ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent is ac@@ tually a lo@@ ss .
V@@ i@@ ol@@ ations of human di@@ gn@@ ity , however , are not li@@ mit@@ ed to the ba@@ r@@ ba@@ ri@@ c ac@@ ts that have sta@@ ined man@@ ’s hist@@ ory .
• What is the Ge@@ z@@ er C@@ al@@ end@@ ar ?
At the end of his vis@@ it , Ha@@ y@@ ka@@ z said : “ I had heard of the in@@ human tre@@ at@@ ment and suffering experienced by Jehovah’s Witnesses under the Na@@ z@@ i re@@ gi@@ me , but this was the first time I had seen au@@ th@@ enti@@ c do@@ cum@@ ents and p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ s of that time .
It appe@@ ars that while she had some knowledge of Israel@@ ’s God , it was not to the point of using the words “ my God ” when refer@@ ring to Jehovah .
Because Jehovah would provide for them .
Mo@@ re@@ over , he is a God of perfect justice .
I feel that what I cho@@ se is the very best way of life . ”
A@@ n el@@ der in Cana@@ da learned how important it is to thro@@ w his anxi@@ ety on Jehovah .
If feelings of in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ac@@ y have pre@@ ven@@ ted you from re@@ aching out , it is prop@@ er that you pray for holy spirit .
En@@ during S@@ et@@ ba@@ c@@ ks
Acc@@ ording to ancient u@@ sage , the origin@@ al word means “ man@@ i@@ fo@@ ld ” or “ many - t@@ inted ” and emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es “ the di@@ vers@@ ity of the tri@@ als . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , when individuals atten@@ tiv@@ ely read the Bible and all the Bible public@@ ations , they fre@@ qu@@ ently have the feel@@ ing that thoughts expres@@ sed ther@@ e@@ in are direc@@ ted spe@@ cially to them .
What happened when John baptized Jesus ?
A@@ no@@ ther way to show that we ch@@ er@@ ish our place in the congregation is by clo@@ sel@@ y exam@@ ining our personal circumstances and doing all we can to ‘ gl@@ ori@@ fy our ministry ’ and bring honor to Jehovah .
I was born in S@@ z@@ é@@ k@@ es@@ fe@@ h@@ é@@ r@@ v@@ á@@ r , H@@ ung@@ ary , a city with a rich hist@@ ory st@@ re@@ t@@ ch@@ ing back over 1@@ ,000 years .
What does it mean to be consci@@ ous of our spiritual need ?
In some cul@@ tures , un@@ expe@@ cted gu@@ ests are wel@@ come ; in others , pri@@ or arrang@@ ements are pre@@ fer@@ red .
After atten@@ ding G@@ ile@@ ad , we were assign@@ ed to the travel@@ ing work in the S@@ ou@@ th
If we rend@@ ered sac@@ red service “ h@@ es@@ it@@ an@@ tly ” by allow@@ ing worl@@ dly inter@@ ests to inter@@ f@@ ere with our worship , we would not w@@ in God’s appro@@ val .
He recorded Mar@@ y’s pu@@ ri@@ fic@@ ation o@@ ffering , the resurrection of a wi@@ do@@ w@@ ’s son , and a wom@@ an’s ano@@ in@@ ting of Jesus ’ fe@@ et .
He may see little har@@ m in doing so , reason@@ ing that he is not ac@@ tually doing anything wrong .
During the vis@@ it , something happened that imp@@ ressed R@@ ú@@ bia so deep@@ ly that it chang@@ ed the course of her life .
Paul became a ze@@ al@@ ous pre@@ ach@@ er of the good news about the Christ and the Kingdom .
F@@ in@@ ally , Peter tel@@ ls us to be found “ in peace . ”
There was always someone to receive me ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ab@@ ly and share with me not only his home and food but also his heart . ”
O@@ r we could become like the first - century Christian nam@@ ed Di@@ o@@ tre@@ ph@@ es .
20 : 35 - 37 . How can bad associ@@ ation af@@ fect our whole life ?
How , though , do the beli@@ ef@@ s of spi@@ rit@@ ists com@@ pare with Jesus ’ teachings as recorded in the Bible ?
I@@ ts dis@@ co@@ very , n@@ one@@ th@@ eless , indic@@ ates that cop@@ per min@@ ing , sm@@ el@@ ting , and ca@@ sting have been known in Bible lands since very early times .
Indeed , a regul@@ ar , up@@ building , happy family Bible study is a main@@ stay of family spiritu@@ ality .
We read at John 8 : 29 about the support Jesus received from God : “ He that sent me is with me ; he did not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on me to my@@ self , because I always do the things pleas@@ ing to him . ”
One way you can be ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able is by invit@@ ing different ones in the congregation to share a simp@@ le me@@ al with you .
He says : “ Because of the feel@@ ing that we are part of a gr@@ and effort to car@@ ry out an important t@@ ask .
Ha@@ ving our “ fe@@ et sh@@ od with the e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment of the good news of peace ” is an in@@ dis@@ p@@ en@@ sa@@ ble part of our “ complete su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or ” ​ — our de@@ f@@ en@@ se against Satan’s att@@ ac@@ ks .
A@@ gain , we find the cou@@ ple together , co@@ op@@ er@@ ating without com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on or stri@@ fe .
We can all stri@@ ve to keep a bal@@ an@@ ced view of ourselves ​ — not taking ourselves too seri@@ ously .
9@@ 6 : 1 .
How well did Jesus know and understand the Bible ?
So he set@@ t@@ led down in one of the a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned ho@@ m@@ es .
Is he concer@@ ned about your wel@@ f@@ are ?
“ TH@@ E right to work ” is fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al to all humans , according to the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al De@@ c@@ lar@@ ation of H@@ u@@ man R@@ igh@@ ts , is@@ su@@ ed by the Un@@ ited N@@ ations .
You may feel that be@@ h@@ ind such doub@@ ts , there is a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al reason why people are rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to believe in mirac@@ les .
Who , then , is the “ only P@@ o@@ ten@@ t@@ ate ” ?
We will now consider the answer to this question .
Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h is Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s gr@@ and@@ ni@@ e@@ ce , and b@@ es@@ id@@ es being beau@@ ti@@ ful , she is vi@@ r@@ tu@@ ous .
Jesus S@@ et the P@@ at@@ ter@@ n of H@@ um@@ ility
No matter what tri@@ als may be@@ f@@ all us , God’s love is there to su@@ sta@@ in us .
Since life is sh@@ ort , we should “ coun@@ t our days . ”
At times , he uses ter@@ ro@@ r t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s ​ — “ one of the ol@@ des@@ t of all form@@ s of pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda . ”
Jo@@ shua follow@@ ed that counsel , and ‘ his way was succ@@ ess@@ ful . ’
Rather than ‘ fle@@ e@@ ing from i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , ’ as comman@@ ded in the Scriptures , this would ac@@ tually mean being at the very cen@@ ter of the cer@@ em@@ on@@ y .
Un@@ less you are asked to be the family spo@@ k@@ es@@ person , don@@ ’t give out information .
S@@ tr@@ ang@@ ely en@@ ough , the Israelites who saw how Jehovah deal@@ t with the re@@ bel@@ s still did not learn their less@@ on .
Rather , he will teach obedi@@ ent humans his ways , help@@ ing them to turn around from har@@ m@@ ful thoughts and actions .
The language emp@@ lo@@ yed here un@@ mis@@ ta@@ ka@@ bly refle@@ cts what was done in a ty@@ pi@@ cal sacrifice under the Law .
Jo@@ b@@ ’s compan@@ i@@ ons had nothing com@@ for@@ ting to say about God and his promises because they l@@ ac@@ ked spiritu@@ ality .
However , in to@@ tal dis@@ reg@@ ard of this decision , the Fr@@ en@@ ch M@@ in@@ is@@ try of F@@ in@@ ance continu@@ es to refu@@ se Jehovah’s Witnesses the ta@@ x ex@@ emp@@ tion provided for by law to religious organiz@@ ations .
The li@@ mbi@@ c system of your b@@ ra@@ in was help@@ ing you to foc@@ us on one thing while su@@ sta@@ ining your ability to hear a vari@@ ety of s@@ oun@@ ds .
He had to wa@@ it for four we@@ ek@@ s , but then his new to@@ y arri@@ ved ​ — a to@@ y tru@@ ck made of w@@ o@@ od , which he accepted with a bi@@ g sm@@ ile .
In no place does it af@@ fir@@ m that the earth is only a few th@@ ous@@ and years old .
▪ physical health 2 C@@ or .
They have cultiv@@ ated a number of fine qualities .
May we also stri@@ ve to tre@@ at others kin@@ dly , even when their imper@@ fe@@ ctions and we@@ ak@@ nesses come to the fore .
After Jesus ’ death , Peter re@@ turned to his form@@ er occ@@ up@@ ation ​ — fi@@ shing .
I was very l@@ on@@ ely because no@@ ne of my form@@ er friends vis@@ ited me and my ba@@ by .
But when I started to study the Bible , I began to see things from a different per@@ spe@@ ctive .
The book Se@@ x S@@ mar@@ t ob@@ ser@@ ves that some you@@ ths may ou@@ tw@@ ar@@ dly ag@@ ree with their parents ’ beli@@ ef@@ s about se@@ x .
How re@@ war@@ ding it is to help hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones to understand the good news mentioned re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly in the book of Romans , the good news that “ is , in fact , God’s power for sal@@ vation to ever@@ yone having faith . ”
What has the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in E@@ den me@@ ant for men and women ?
After the fun@@ er@@ al , P@@ ol@@ i moved to Cana@@ da with her you@@ ng@@ est son , 15 - year - old Daniel .
16 : 24 .
However knowle@@ d@@ ge@@ able they may be , ex@@ per@@ ts in any field may have con@@ f@@ lic@@ ting ide@@ as and shi@@ f@@ ting op@@ in@@ i@@ ons .
In ad@@ dition , Jehovah helped Job to see His power by tel@@ ling him about some of the am@@ a@@ z@@ ing things He cre@@ ated .
How would it fun@@ ction on earth , wh@@ er@@ ever its members lived ?
Consi@@ der@@ ing the fore@@ going will help make the account come ali@@ ve .
It was coun@@ ted to them as righteousness
Jehovah’s worship should be our first concer@@ n in life .
Do not let him succ@@ e@@ ed !
I care@@ fully control my sp@@ en@@ ding , so I have the fre@@ e@@ dom and the peace of mind that come from avo@@ i@@ ding un@@ necess@@ ary de@@ b@@ t . ”
World W@@ ar I@@ I had be@@ gu@@ n , and I fac@@ ed mil@@ it@@ ary cons@@ crip@@ tion .
How can we strengthen our res@@ ol@@ ve to re@@ ject bad thoughts ?
S@@ ever@@ al members of her family are also stud@@ ying .
These occasi@@ ons for worship , large and small , deser@@ ve our respect , and that should be refle@@ cted in our attitude and be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate New W@@ a@@ ys of S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing
Na@@ iled to a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake , he took his fin@@ al bre@@ ath and cri@@ ed out : “ It has been accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed ! ”
It also ann@@ oun@@ ces that his des@@ t@@ in@@ ation is near .
As anyone who has ever at@@ temp@@ ted to learn another language kno@@ ws , it is not a simp@@ le thing to transl@@ ate comple@@ x thoughts acc@@ ur@@ ately .
When he gave a witness on the A@@ re@@ o@@ pa@@ g@@ us in that Greek city , “ some men jo@@ ined themselves to him and became believers , among whom also were Di@@ on@@ ysi@@ us , a ju@@ dge of the cour@@ t of the A@@ re@@ o@@ pa@@ g@@ us , and a woman nam@@ ed D@@ am@@ ar@@ is , and others b@@ es@@ id@@ es them . ”
He ad@@ ded : “ Li@@ fe over@@ wh@@ el@@ ms us with the appe@@ ar@@ ance of desi@@ gn . ”
Jesus has appointed “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” to give his followers spiritual “ food at the prop@@ er time . ”
He must have known that he could face se@@ v@@ ere con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences if he refu@@ sed her .
In what ways does Jehovah bl@@ ess our decisions when we put him first ?
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ine on page 6 ]
Why did God gr@@ ant our origin@@ al parents so much fre@@ e@@ dom ?
M@@ ary : Can you tell me ?
The king also ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that Jose@@ p@@ h’s God was the real for@@ ce be@@ h@@ ind Jose@@ p@@ h’s wise words .
As an example , consider Paul’s words to Timothy : “ If any man is re@@ aching out for an of@@ fice of overse@@ er , he is desi@@ r@@ ous of a fine work . ”
In what ways can we be pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers in the family ?
( Read Hebrews 11 : 39 , 40 . )
Ther@@ efore , the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates took advan@@ ta@@ ge of the situation and used the mor@@ ning to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in the field ministry .
Indeed , a better understanding of Jehovah’s justice dra@@ ws us to him !
In some ways , loy@@ al@@ ty is like a prote@@ ctive f@@ ence around the family home that keep@@ s out un@@ wel@@ come vis@@ it@@ ors and th@@ reat@@ s , provi@@ ding a me@@ asure of se@@ cur@@ ity for those in@@ side the home .
How can we person@@ ally take the lead in show@@ ing honor ?
A@@ vo@@ id the S@@ n@@ are of S@@ ex@@ u@@ al I@@ m@@ mor@@ ality
We need to keep w@@ at@@ ering a pl@@ ant so that it will stay heal@@ thy and keep gro@@ wing .
Be loyal , faithful .
But these very ga@@ ther@@ ings serve to strengthen and encoura@@ ge ​ — they are “ for building up . ”
Some re@@ comm@@ ended yo@@ ga and ex@@ tre@@ me self - den@@ i@@ al .
The Law prote@@ cted the Israelites from the im@@ mor@@ ality and false religion of the nations around them .
They were war@@ ning the neigh@@ b@@ ors about us .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful anointed ones have he@@ e@@ ded that imp@@ lied war@@ ning and have wor@@ ked ever har@@ der to remain vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant , w@@ atch@@ ful .
Des@@ cri@@ be He@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ ah’s ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
He says : “ H@@ app@@ y are you when people re@@ pro@@ ach you and persecu@@ te you and l@@ y@@ ingly say every s@@ ort of wicked thing against you for my s@@ ake . ”
All are sub@@ ject to it .
Is it possible to deter@@ mine the ex@@ act time of day that the imp@@ al@@ ement of Jesus Christ took place ?
On@@ ly some 30 years after Jesus started his ministry , Paul could say that the good news “ was pre@@ ached in all cre@@ ation that is under heaven . ”
I was wor@@ ri@@ ed about you ! ”
Why would it be wise for us to exam@@ ine our study ha@@ bi@@ ts ?
M@@ ak@@ ing Your Y@@ ou@@ th a Su@@ cc@@ ess
S@@ up@@ po@@ se@@ dly , this would result in a spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar displa@@ y of Jesus ’ Messi@@ ah@@ ship .
When Jehovah sel@@ e@@ cted Jo@@ shua , Moses who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly supp@@ or@@ ted the you@@ ng@@ er man , ur@@ g@@ ing the people to follow Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s lead into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
As this experience illustr@@ ates , when a marriage enc@@ oun@@ ters r@@ ough we@@ ather , a@@ ban@@ don@@ ing ship is r@@ ar@@ ely the answer .
Since No@@ v@@ ember 1 , 199@@ 9 , more than 2@@ 8@@ ,000 beau@@ ti@@ ful new c@@ ent@@ ers of pu@@ re worship have been provided for congregations worl@@ d@@ wide .
“ Lo@@ ving the A@@ li@@ en R@@ es@@ id@@ ent ”
A@@ bo@@ ve all , we need to take care of our spiritual health and strengthen our relationship with God .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H is a work@@ er who takes ple@@ asure in what he does .
Still , they continued to cultiv@@ ate the pioneer spirit .
Paul ex@@ hor@@ ted Timothy : “ T@@ ra@@ in yourself with godly devo@@ tion as your a@@ im . ”
18 : 22 .
* We can do so only if we person@@ ally work hard to gain an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of what the Bible teach@@ es .
By deal@@ ing tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ously with their wi@@ ves , Jewish hus@@ ban@@ ds ca@@ used Jehovah’s al@@ ta@@ r to become ‘ co@@ vered with te@@ ars . ’
Can we today have Jehovah as our share ?
The Cana@@ an@@ ites did not have the same high moral standards as Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers .
One day in a su@@ per@@ mar@@ ke@@ t , El@@ la over@@ heard a Rus@@ si@@ an - speaking family of new im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants con@@ ver@@ sing .
A@@ no@@ ther part of the sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ t with reg@@ ard to the future Kingdom govern@@ ment was God’s will to inclu@@ de n@@ on - Jews among the small number of humans who would be called to re@@ ign with Christ in heaven .
This proved to be advan@@ ta@@ ge@@ ous because we could hold meetings both in Par@@ ag@@ u@@ a@@ y and in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out h@@ es@@ it@@ ation , God’s coura@@ ge@@ ous prophet then spoke words that A@@ ma@@ z@@ iah certainly did not want to hear .
The shepher@@ d prote@@ cts his sheep from pre@@ d@@ at@@ ors , such as li@@ ons , w@@ ol@@ ves , and be@@ ars .
Re@@ fle@@ cting on how Jehovah feel@@ s about the matter can strengthen our desire to ple@@ ase him .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ ality Is V@@ it@@ al
We are in@@ deed bless@@ ed because we act in a loving and righteous man@@ ner toward our neigh@@ b@@ or .
3 : 25 , 26 ; C@@ ol .
F@@ ri@@ ends like that are to be tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed and should never be taken for gr@@ anted .
It provi@@ des an or@@ der@@ ly spiritual r@@ out@@ ine that has given stru@@ c@@ ture and sta@@ bility to my life . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 3 : 16 .
In the days of Israel@@ ’s Ju@@ d@@ ges , J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah v@@ ow@@ ed that if Jehovah gave him vi@@ ct@@ ory over the A@@ m@@ mon@@ ites , he would present as “ a bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering ” the first one meeting him upon his return from bat@@ tle .
It is evid@@ ent that the Devil plac@@ es no value on human life .
Pa@@ ń@@ st@@ w@@ o@@ we Mu@@ ze@@ u@@ m O@@ ś@@ wi@@ e@@ ̧@@ ci@@ m - B@@ r@@ ze@@ z@@ in@@ ka , cour@@ t@@ es@@ y of the U@@ SH@@ M@@ M P@@ ho@@ to Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves
“ When you su@@ d@@ den@@ ly lo@@ se the support of your family , it can be tra@@ um@@ ati@@ c , ” she ad@@ m@@ its .
Instead , God’s people fa@@ sted and were d@@ ressed in sac@@ k@@ clo@@ th as a si@@ gn of m@@ our@@ ning .
Do you show such hear@@ t@@ felt love to your brothers ?
How can we be sure that M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el is another name for Jesus ?
It is the great “ day of Jehovah . ”
She w@@ on my heart , and we were married in 200@@ 5 .
And Paul showed his reli@@ ance upon God - given strength when he said : “ I take ple@@ asure in we@@ ak@@ nesses , in in@@ sul@@ ts , in c@@ as@@ es of need , in persecu@@ tions and difficul@@ ties , for Christ . For when I am we@@ ak , then I am powerful . ”
If we make am@@ ple time for in - dep@@ th , priv@@ ate prayer , we will be more spiritually al@@ er@@ t .
Instead , he cho@@ se to over@@ st@@ ep his God - or@@ da@@ ined b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries by e@@ ating the for@@ bi@@ d@@ den fru@@ it .
That is why the apostle Paul , when speaking to un@@ believers , could say that Jehovah “ did good , giving you ra@@ ins from heaven and fru@@ it@@ ful se@@ as@@ ons , f@@ ill@@ ing your hearts to the full with food and good c@@ he@@ er . ”
A gu@@ il@@ ty conscience , a strong interest in the op@@ pos@@ ite se@@ x , or a desire to be accepted by one@@ ’s pe@@ ers can also cause a you@@ ng@@ ster to d@@ ri@@ ft away from Jehovah’s flo@@ ck .
In that sense , then , God’s rul@@ er@@ ship was inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted .
If an im@@ moral temp@@ tation comes kno@@ c@@ king , how should you re@@ act ?
How could God offer it in a just , e@@ qu@@ it@@ able way ?
Sa@@ ys an inspired pro@@ ver@@ b : “ The sh@@ re@@ w@@ d one that has seen the cal@@ am@@ ity has conc@@ e@@ aled himself ; the in@@ experienced that have pas@@ sed along have su@@ ffered the p@@ en@@ al@@ ty . ” ​ — Proverbs 27 : 12 .
“ S@@ hor@@ tly before this in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , we had discus@@ sed at a meeting at the Kingdom H@@ all the d@@ ang@@ ers of O@@ u@@ ija bo@@ ar@@ ds .
No ide@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal per@@ su@@ asi@@ on or at@@ temp@@ ts to make me ac@@ knowledge that I was an enem@@ y of the St@@ ate di@@ min@@ i@@ shed my res@@ ol@@ ve to keep my integrity to Jehovah .
But there were times when prote@@ cting and car@@ ing for the sheep called for tend@@ er@@ ness .
Paul r@@ an with his eyes fi@@ x@@ ed fir@@ m@@ ly on the pri@@ ze .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers M@@ ake a Di@@ ffer@@ ence ?
Yet , the sub@@ ject of his prayer was the re@@ pro@@ ach being brought on Jehovah’s name and the th@@ reat@@ s against the nation that bor@@ e that name .
“ Ha@@ ving su@@ st@@ en@@ ance and co@@ ver@@ ing , we shall be cont@@ ent with these things , ” states another Bible princi@@ ple .
Se@@ cond , the Bible su@@ gg@@ ests that Jehovah had a special reason for as@@ king Abraham to sacrifice Isa@@ a@@ c .
They must “ put on the new person@@ ality which was cre@@ ated according to God’s will in true righteousness and loy@@ al@@ ty . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
When Jesus instru@@ cted his followers “ to l@@ end without interest , not ho@@ p@@ ing for anything back , ” did he mean that they should not ask back even the princi@@ p@@ al ?
After our we@@ d@@ ding , E@@ s@@ ther and I lived out@@ side Bethel .
The un@@ seen power of the Kingdom message to change people has par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly been evid@@ ent in coun@@ tri@@ es where the Kingdom work is leg@@ ally re@@ stri@@ cted .
The resurrection of loved ones and others will bring joy to our hearts .
( c ) How are you affe@@ cted by Jehovah’s reas@@ sur@@ an@@ ces ?
AN@@ AT@@ O@@ L@@ I@@ A
He was a D@@ om@@ in@@ i@@ can mon@@ k , a fi@@ er@@ y pre@@ ach@@ er , and a pol@@ itical lead@@ er of F@@ l@@ or@@ ence .
In God’s view , blood re@@ pres@@ ents life .
2 Do R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch
Thus , we need not wor@@ ry about what happ@@ ens to us after death , any more than we wor@@ ry when we see someone s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing s@@ oun@@ dly .
They do so by not com@@ prom@@ ising Bible standards of pu@@ re worship because of pres@@ sure from others . ​ — Proverbs 29 : 25 ; Acts 5 : 29 .
After ans@@ wer@@ ing more questions , she exc@@ used her@@ self and said that she had to go to the “ field . ”
Read Gal@@ ati@@ ans 2 : 11 - 14 .
Christ , who is also called “ the ang@@ el of the ab@@ y@@ ss , ” will then complete his con@@ qu@@ est by ab@@ y@@ s@@ sing Satan and his dem@@ ons .
As Paul wrote , ‘ they are keep@@ ing w@@ atch over our sou@@ ls . ’
He@@ ar the vo@@ ic@@ es .
Instead of under@@ min@@ ing their marriage with con@@ st@@ ant cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism or bi@@ ting s@@ ar@@ c@@ as@@ m , cou@@ ples need to bu@@ t@@ t@@ ress their relationship with words that are kind , tend@@ er , and com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate . ​ — E@@ ph .
What can you do to become matu@@ re ?
There is another less@@ on about end@@ ur@@ ance that we can draw from the book of Job .
Jesus ad@@ v@@ ised his listen@@ ers to coun@@ t the co@@ st before under@@ taking any fin@@ an@@ cial pro@@ ject . ​ — Luke 14 : 28 - 30 .
His minis@@ ter ur@@ ged him to put God to the t@@ est by making a large don@@ ation .
A@@ T TH@@ E sou@@ ther@@ n end of the A@@ nt@@ i - Le@@ ban@@ on M@@ oun@@ tain r@@ ange stan@@ ds M@@ ount H@@ er@@ m@@ on , with its ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic sum@@ mit ris@@ ing 9@@ ,@@ 2@@ 32 fe@@ et [ 2@@ ,@@ 8@@ 14 m ] a@@ bo@@ ve se@@ a le@@ v@@ el .
E@@ ven@@ tually , he could set out on the o@@ ce@@ an by himself .
The apostle Paul consider@@ ed this very question and provided this answer : “ Why , then , the Law ?
F@@ o@@ c@@ using on what will fur@@ ther ass@@ ist us to end@@ ure faith@@ fully ?
In respon@@ se , her two older brothers began to study the Bible and are now dedic@@ ated Christians .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of Ru@@ th
Do you ag@@ ree that “ the de@@ vi@@ l is in re@@ ality man@@ ’s in@@ ven@@ tion to account for his own sin@@ ful@@ ness ” ?
In about 5@@ 5 C.E . , he told the Corinthians : “ Con@@ cer@@ ning the col@@ le@@ ction that is for the holy ones , just as I gave or@@ ders to the congregations of Gal@@ ati@@ a , do that way also y@@ ourselves .
Y@@ oung Christians who app@@ lied such counsel prog@@ ressed in their appreciation for their loving heavenly Father and received his blessing .
1 : 23 - 25 .
However , wise parents show courage and put faith in Jehovah’s promises .
We are now e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly wa@@ iting for the time when Jesus will come and fulf@@ ill his Fa@@ ther’s purpose . ​ — Mark 13 : 26 , 27 .
Fir@@ st , there was a time when they “ had no hope and were without God in the world . ”
David , a s@@ kil@@ led mu@@ si@@ ci@@ an , was brought to Gi@@ be@@ ah to serve the king , and Davi@@ d’s mu@@ si@@ c brought reli@@ ef to Saul , who “ got to loving him very much . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 16 : 11 , 13 , 21 , 23 .
But there will be no need for his followers to fi@@ ght , even as this was un@@ necess@@ ary for the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the two - tri@@ be kingdom of Juda@@ h th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years ag@@ o .
I Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ved ‘ the Re@@ ques@@ ts of My H@@ ear@@ t ’
T@@ ow@@ ard the end of his life , David wrote : “ A young man I used to be , I have also gro@@ wn old , and yet I have not seen anyone righteous [ including him ] left enti@@ r@@ ely , nor his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing loo@@ king for bre@@ ad . ”
Is it because he needs praise from humans ?
I never saw any of that in the Bible .
If I s@@ end you to the ch@@ urch , you will find only li@@ fel@@ ess st@@ atu@@ es ​ — no@@ body is speaking , and everything is dar@@ k .
His rec@@ ording of a s@@ ong is no@@ ted at De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 31 : 22 , and his rec@@ ord of the it@@ in@@ er@@ ary of the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness tre@@ k is refer@@ red to at N@@ um@@ bers 33 : 2 .
The F@@ al@@ se Acc@@ us@@ er H@@ im@@ self Is G@@ u@@ il@@ ty
This s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o , however , is based on the pre@@ mis@@ e that our g@@ ene@@ tic end@@ ow@@ ment is , in@@ deed , the v@@ il@@ la@@ in respon@@ sible for all our sin@@ s and er@@ r@@ ors .
The only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son .
They are organiz@@ ed in the man@@ ner of the first - century Christian congregation .
Still , in these 1@@ 16 lands , there rema@@ ins a need for 14@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 new Kingdom H@@ alls .
‘ He fe@@ ared God and turned asi@@ de from bad . ’
( In@@ c@@ lu@@ de the bo@@ x a@@ bo@@ ve . )
Indeed , Jesus ’ tre@@ at@@ ment of his followers se@@ ts the stan@@ d@@ ard for how Christian men need to tre@@ at their wi@@ ves .
“ Mo@@ st compan@@ ies that pre@@ pare and sel@@ l com@@ pu@@ ter pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s cop@@ y@@ right these , and they provide a li@@ cen@@ se out@@ l@@ ining how the pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s can leg@@ ally be used .
To gain wisdom , we must also keep listen@@ ing to Jehovah by regul@@ arly stud@@ ying and ap@@ pl@@ ying his Word .
We need to listen to our Bible - tra@@ ined conscience in@@ stead of let@@ ting our sel@@ f@@ ish inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations over@@ wh@@ el@@ m it .
Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t was one of the 12 apostles of Jesus .
“ L@@ ast night you said that God’s name is Jehovah .
How can you avoid using the ph@@ ra@@ se “ in Jesus ’ name ” as a m@@ ere to@@ ken expres@@ sion ?
How can a husband w@@ in his wi@@ fe@@ ’s love and respect ?
How does the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s war@@ ning about valu@@ eless things apply to our worship ?
The respon@@ se was fav@@ or@@ able .
Jesus pa@@ id no he@@ ed to the ob@@ je@@ ction that he had not attend@@ ed the pres@@ ti@@ gi@@ ous ra@@ b@@ bin@@ ic scho@@ ol@@ s of his day ; nor did he bo@@ w to po@@ pul@@ ar pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ces by tr@@ ying to imp@@ ress people with his va@@ st lear@@ ning . ​ — John 7 : 15 .
E@@ v@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers came to inclu@@ de men and women , young and old , slave and fre@@ e@@ man .
Why , then , do people deli@@ ber@@ ately tell what is un@@ true ?
In contr@@ ast , gen@@ u@@ ine love mo@@ ves us to find joy in serving our brothers without f@@ an@@ f@@ are or recogn@@ iti@@ on .
Hence , “ the heart of the righteous one medit@@ ates so as to answer . ”
“ They are having their re@@ ward in full , ” said Jesus .
You may have seen some of those “ wonderful things ” in p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ s or at a mu@@ se@@ u@@ m ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t .
• What are two ways that the Scriptures help to id@@ enti@@ fy “ the last days ” ?
He will need help .
Our a@@ bil@@ ities are not the important thing .
• Why is it important to displa@@ y kindness in one@@ ’s family ?
“ Since I cannot go to serve at Bethel now [ fi@@ ve - year - old bo@@ y ] , I want to s@@ end this contribu@@ tion with much love .
And as we will soon discus@@ s in our Bible study , all evidence indic@@ ates that we are now living in that time peri@@ od .
Consider the example of G@@ l@@ ori@@ a in the city of Q@@ u@@ er@@ é@@ t@@ ar@@ o , in cen@@ tr@@ al M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
That s@@ crip@@ ture shows that some first - century Christians at one time had some of the same bad ha@@ bi@@ ts that I had develop@@ ed . But that pas@@ sage also says : “ That is what some of you were .
That divine purpose will be real@@ ized .
W@@ ou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t that One be greater than Jesus ?
What course in life br@@ ings true happiness ?
S@@ and@@ r@@ a me@@ t us .
It is sa@@ d that the govern@@ ment would la@@ be@@ l as “ cri@@ min@@ als ” Christian min@@ isters who@@ se only “ cri@@ me ” is that they refu@@ se to com@@ promise their Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality .
Paul could have allow@@ ed himself to be a fin@@ an@@ cial bur@@ den to his Christian brothers in Corin@@ th .
“ When my husband died , ” rec@@ alls T@@ ol@@ mina , “ I felt very disc@@ oura@@ ged , but those words made me determined not to mis@@ s a sing@@ le meeting .
In ad@@ dition to power from God , what helped 2@@ 30 Witnesses sur@@ vi@@ ve a long mar@@ ch from the S@@ ach@@ sen@@ ha@@ us@@ en con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p ?
Des@@ pite c@@ ru@@ el op@@ position , the number of Witnesses kept inc@@ reas@@ ing .
H@@ as Jehovah been un@@ fa@@ ir to Israel ?
Joseph may have wonder@@ ed if they were well and sa@@ fe .
Ch@@ ang@@ ing A@@ t@@ titu@@ des
Instead , he will view these cho@@ res as an opportunity to show his love for his har@@ d@@ working wife .
At times , “ to t@@ or@@ ment ” can mean “ to rest@@ ra@@ in ” someone .
With respect to our tre@@ at@@ ment of others , we re@@ a@@ p what we s@@ ow . ​ — G@@ al .
One is found in the im@@ medi@@ ate con@@ text of Revelation 7 : 4 .
R@@ es@@ ist that ur@@ ge .
That purpose inclu@@ des et@@ er@@ n@@ al life in a world free from war , li@@ ber@@ ated from si@@ ck@@ ness and hu@@ ng@@ er ​ — free even from death .
Even in lands where some prog@@ ress has been made in com@@ bat@@ ing rac@@ i@@ al and other form@@ s of pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce , the question rema@@ ins : Ha@@ ve the imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ements really ro@@ o@@ ted out the deep - se@@ ated feelings of people or have they mer@@ ely cur@@ bed the ou@@ tw@@ ard man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of those feelings ?
“ Who are the crow@@ ds saying that I am ? ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 9 : 18 .
As my health imp@@ ro@@ ved , we a@@ da@@ p@@ ted to yet another r@@ out@@ ine , and I was asked to care for the P@@ ur@@ cha@@ sing De@@ par@@ t@@ ment .
I@@ ts im@@ mor@@ ality , supp@@ or@@ ted even by per@@ mis@@ sive religious bo@@ dies , has des@@ c@@ ended to new lo@@ ws .
De@@ er ne@@ i@@ ther hi@@ ber@@ n@@ ate nor st@@ ore food , but they for@@ age , ni@@ b@@ bl@@ ing at tend@@ er t@@ wi@@ g@@ s and bu@@ ds , as you can see in the accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing pi@@ c@@ ture from Ger@@ many .
O God , you have taught me from my you@@ th on , and until now I keep tel@@ ling about your wonderful works .
Some will speak dis@@ da@@ in@@ fully about spiritual things .
How can elders show their appreciation for the contribu@@ tion made by el@@ der@@ ly Christians ?
“ Se@@ e@@ ing my strength di@@ min@@ ish is very hard .
Consider the events le@@ ading up to this con@@ fr@@ on@@ tation .
If they were every@@ where spo@@ ken against , se@@ cul@@ ar hist@@ ori@@ ans would likely repor@@ t about them , would they not ?
Like Noah and his family and Christians in the first century , we do not associ@@ ate with anyone who does not love Jehovah .
‘ M@@ ake a lo@@ t of money . ’
Since the in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion on a pre@@ vi@@ ously found os@@ su@@ ary thought to bel@@ ong to the high pri@@ est himself c@@ alls him Yeho@@ se@@ f ba@@ r Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ h@@ a , or Joseph , son of Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has , * Mi@@ ri@@ am was rel@@ ated to Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has in some way .
These are some of the questions consider@@ ed in this article .
O@@ r pi@@ c@@ ture a woman wal@@ king on a be@@ ach , col@@ le@@ cting some of the sh@@ el@@ ls c@@ ast a@@ sh@@ ore by the wa@@ ves .
Many in the Ger@@ many Bethel family were happy to have A@@ mer@@ ic@@ ans in their mi@@ d@@ st with whom they could now prac@@ tice speaking Eng@@ l@@ ish .
P@@ l@@ ans are also being made to use a 50 - ac@@ re ( 20 h@@ a ) par@@ c@@ el of land situ@@ ated si@@ x mil@@ es ( 10 k@@ m ) nor@@ th of W@@ ar@@ wi@@ ck to fac@@ il@@ it@@ ate the st@@ ag@@ ing of ma@@ ch@@ in@@ er@@ y and building material .
Our scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es too tre@@ ated us with respect .
What examples do we have in the Bible ?
In fact , the psalmist David called Jehovah “ the God of truth . ”
In 19@@ 7@@ 9 , a mission@@ ary of Jehovah’s Witnesses serving in Tu@@ v@@ alu took up the chall@@ enge .
But the pur@@ su@@ it of vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e requi@@ res that we bu@@ y out the time from other activities .
It is nor@@ ma@@ l to feel deep emo@@ tional pain and g@@ ri@@ ef when someone we love dies .
This means pu@@ t@@ ting Jehovah’s stan@@ d@@ ard of what is right and what is wrong a@@ head of human nor@@ ms .
Now the brothers could do what they had wanted to do in the first place ​ — preach to as many of the in@@ mat@@ es as possible .
One way to demonstr@@ ate our trust in Jehovah is by tur@@ ning to him in prayer .
In mo@@ der@@ n times , how has “ the true knowledge ” become known ?
That ob@@ serv@@ ation sum@@ s up the tend@@ enc@@ y of imper@@ fect humans to form fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps based on what they can receive rather than on what they can give .
“ Con@@ fid@@ enti@@ al T@@ al@@ k ” ​ — A Mu@@ st
Today , there are some 2@@ 1@@ 6@@ ,000 publi@@ sh@@ ers in J@@ ap@@ an , and ne@@ arly 4@@ 2 per@@ c@@ ent of them serve as pione@@ ers !
In assign@@ ing honor to his wife , how can a husband imitate Jehovah and Jesus ?
Those who love God real@@ ize that any form of ste@@ al@@ ing would “ di@@ sh@@ on@@ or the name of [ their ] God . ”
In fact , Solomon married many fore@@ ign women .
In any case , how will you feel as a result ?
How might Jehovah help you if you lo@@ se your jo@@ b ?
A crow@@ ded st@@ re@@ et in Jerusalem at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E .
L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing to John , however , some people began to real@@ ize that their religion was not what they had thought it was .
After he mentioned the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments and other la@@ ws from Jehovah , Moses gave the people the powerful remin@@ der we read at De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 4 , 5 .
I appe@@ al to Ca@@ es@@ ar ! ” ​ — Acts 25 : 10 , 11 , 20 .
And some of their beli@@ ef@@ s seem@@ ed str@@ ange .
We would be ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely sh@@ ort@@ si@@ gh@@ ted were we to ad@@ mi@@ re the cre@@ ation but fai@@ l to appreci@@ ate the Creator .
In my first year here from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , the group where I@@ ’@@ m serving gre@@ w from 6 to 21 publi@@ sh@@ ers .
And milli@@ ons who study the Bible with us bel@@ ong to other religi@@ ons .
Joseph and A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il could be called dis@@ cre@@ et because they dis@@ cer@@ ned God’s will and ac@@ ted with fore@@ sight and good judgment .
These po@@ ign@@ ant words are not those of a st@@ er@@ n ju@@ dge who is e@@ ag@@ er to p@@ un@@ ish someone but those of a loving friend who is pati@@ ent with people .
In effect , Timothy was to “ ris@@ e up ” before gra@@ y ha@@ ir .
1 : 17 - 21 .
What can be the result of show@@ ing such love ?
A person can change .
A@@ t@@ tend@@ ance has inc@@ reas@@ ed from 1@@ 00 to 19@@ 0 .
M@@ ak@@ ing wise cho@@ ic@@ es and being succ@@ ess@@ ful in life certainly requi@@ re the ability to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish what is right from what is wrong .
Instead , they will imitate Jehovah .
So we en@@ tered a sh@@ op , part of some@@ one@@ ’s house , where mil@@ k was so@@ ld .
“ I am very than@@ k@@ ful that Jehovah is my God . ” ​ — S@@ her@@ y@@ l
Mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love , members of the congregation are en@@ er@@ gi@@ zed to find ways to serve .
The S@@ tru@@ gg@@ le for a Bible in Mo@@ der@@ n Greek
From 19@@ 6@@ 1 to 19@@ 6@@ 5 , fi@@ ve longer cl@@ as@@ ses were made up main@@ ly of branch person@@ ne@@ l who were given special tra@@ ining in branch man@@ ag@@ ement .
What must we do to be vie@@ wed by God as pu@@ re ?
L@@ ess@@ ons to Be L@@ ear@@ ned
The course and the study materi@@ als are free .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently al@@ lu@@ ding to their example , the apostle Paul men@@ tions faithful ones who “ sta@@ yed the for@@ ce of fi@@ re . ”
• In what way did Jac@@ o@@ b seek peace when he was about to me@@ et E@@ sa@@ u ?
Does our succ@@ ess in the ministry dep@@ end upon recei@@ ving a positi@@ ve respon@@ se to our message ?
We do know that it will be at an h@@ our when we do not ex@@ pect it and that the time left before this att@@ ack is re@@ duc@@ ed .
He had to fle@@ e to the ne@@ are@@ st city of refu@@ ge .
Will bit@@ ter ci@@ vi@@ l con@@ f@@ li@@ cts become the h@@ all@@ mar@@ k of the 2@@ 1@@ st century ?
All of us need to pray continu@@ ally for the help of God’s holy spirit to preach with b@@ ol@@ dness . ​ — Luke 11 : 9 - 13 .
O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 10 - 16 , 20@@ 11
Tru@@ e , it is un@@ wise to put all our trust in imper@@ fect humans .
How can we imitate Jehovah’s reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess ?
How , then , do we now understand the account about Na@@ both ?
“ Lo@@ ok to Jehovah for Su@@ cc@@ ess ” was the the@@ me of the talk given by Samuel H@@ er@@ d , another member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
Ther@@ efore , we may conclu@@ de that his words about that faithful slave began to be ful@@ filled only after the last days began in 1914 .
This could under@@ mine the gro@@ om@@ ’s Scriptural ro@@ le as the one respon@@ sible for the occasi@@ on . ”
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 31
After a few more c@@ alls , she wanted to study for more than 15 min@@ ut@@ es .
The Bible tel@@ ls us that his wife , Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h , was deep@@ ly dis@@ tur@@ bed over a family is@@ sue invol@@ ving her son Jac@@ o@@ b .
He had been an Au@@ stri@@ an pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ an .
Moses was on his way to Egy@@ pt with his wife , Z@@ i@@ pp@@ or@@ ah , and his sons , Ger@@ sh@@ om and Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er , when the following in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent occ@@ ur@@ red : “ It came about on the ro@@ ad at the lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing place that Jehovah got to me@@ et him and kept loo@@ king for a way to put him to death .
Jesus appointed that faithful slave to en@@ sure that his gen@@ u@@ ine followers ​ — whether of the anointed or of the other sheep — ​ would have a ste@@ ad@@ y supp@@ ly of tim@@ ely spiritual food thr@@ ough@@ out the last days .
Jesus had come to God’s spiritual temple , and a time for in@@ spe@@ ction arri@@ ved .
Why , the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus once appe@@ ared to a crow@@ d of more than 5@@ 00 people !
On one occasi@@ on , that k@@ ing@@ ’s exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent rec@@ ord was in d@@ anger of being spo@@ iled because “ his heart became ha@@ ugh@@ ty . ”
If li@@ fe@@ ’s pres@@ sures are ro@@ b@@ b@@ ing you of a me@@ asure of joy , why not see whether you can get reli@@ ef by making some ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments ?
You too can have true faith and enjoy these blessings .
El@@ ders in the congregation , know@@ ing that they are not in com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on with one another , co@@ op@@ er@@ ate and work clo@@ sel@@ y together as a body .
Je@@ al@@ ous@@ y is another comm@@ on ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le to un@@ ity .
Tru@@ st in Jehovah’s Word
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : At a tru@@ ck sto@@ p in T@@ ou@@ l@@ ouse , Fr@@ ance , a pioneer cou@@ ple witness to tru@@ ck d@@ ri@@ v@@ ers .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Noah through his son S@@ he@@ m came into b@@ onda@@ ge in Egy@@ pt .
Our next article off@@ ers Scriptural help in ans@@ wer@@ ing these questions .
Pe@@ ople of the world ten@@ d to seek personal inter@@ ests first as “ men of this system of things , who@@ se share is in this life . ”
Sh@@ ould we not will@@ ingly co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with such loving under@@ shepher@@ ds , who do their best to imitate the tend@@ er care given by Jesus Christ , “ the great shepher@@ d of the sheep ” ? ​ — Hebrews 13 : 20 .
That prophecy was ful@@ filled when the cur@@ se on the gr@@ ound was li@@ f@@ ted .
But we can ask Jehovah for help .
After he died , he “ was la@@ id to rest with his fore@@ fa@@ thers and was bu@@ ri@@ ed in the C@@ ity of David . ”
These v@@ ali@@ ant men were at Davi@@ d’s side in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
P@@ os@@ si@@ bly those un@@ believers will be imp@@ ressed by your good conduct and will become believers .
Then he refu@@ sed the service .
The wel@@ der , upon lear@@ ning the purpose of the t@@ in , made a bo@@ x for E@@ m@@ man@@ u@@ el out of sc@@ ra@@ p me@@ tal .
If he will@@ fully practic@@ es the things Jehovah h@@ ates , he inc@@ ur@@ s His h@@ at@@ red .
“ I my@@ self well know the thoughts that I am thinking toward you , . . . thoughts of peace , and not of cal@@ am@@ ity , to give you a future and a hope . ” ​ — J@@ E@@ R@@ E@@ MI@@ A@@ H 29 : 11 .
Paul called it “ a cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ti@@ ble cro@@ wn . ”
How Christ Le@@ a@@ ds His F@@ ol@@ low@@ ers
We are confid@@ ent that you will continue to respon@@ d to God’s go@@ o@@ dness by doing good in wh@@ atever future assign@@ ments Jehovah God gives you . ”
Some gra@@ du@@ ates may serve as temp@@ or@@ ary special pione@@ ers to o@@ pen up and ex@@ p@@ and the work in re@@ mo@@ te and is@@ ol@@ ated are@@ as .
Some problems may be the result of our own imper@@ fe@@ ctions .
Al@@ so , a hu@@ ng@@ er for we@@ al@@ th may move a person to sacrifice important things that do prom@@ o@@ te happiness , such as preci@@ ous time sp@@ ent with family and friends or in spiritual pur@@ su@@ its .
4@@ 1 : 13 .
3 : 1 - 3 ​ — When did “ the true Lord ” and “ the m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er of the covenant ” come to the temple , and who was sent a@@ head of them ?
Wit@@ ness@@ ing In@@ form@@ ally at Wor@@ k and S@@ cho@@ ol
Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n was evid@@ ently much older than Jo@@ si@@ ah and could therefore be a good spiritual ad@@ vis@@ er to him and a supp@@ or@@ ter of Jo@@ si@@ ah’s first cam@@ pa@@ ign of rest@@ or@@ ing true worship .
Christ will also resur@@ rec@@ t all those wor@@ thy of the opportunity to live on the rest@@ ored earth .
This will sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard us and help us to continue to be God’s friends .
You teach them not to be anxi@@ ous about material things but to ‘ seek first God’s kingdom . ’
On that fin@@ al w@@ atch , d@@ ro@@ w@@ sin@@ ess could eas@@ ily over@@ come the do@@ or@@ keep@@ er .
E@@ ver@@ yone she spoke to asked her : “ Are you one of Jehovah’s Witnesses ? ”
The little Israel@@ ite gi@@ r@@ l had faith in God’s ability to per@@ form mirac@@ les .
C@@ er@@ tain that prayer to God will not be in va@@ in , David experi@@ ences no dre@@ ad .
This is true of people spe@@ e@@ ding on the high@@ way , c@@ he@@ ating on exam@@ s , em@@ be@@ z@@ z@@ ling public fun@@ ds , and wor@@ se .
What ca@@ used Ne@@ h@@ emiah to be so sa@@ d that he we@@ pt over Jerusalem ?
Why is it a chall@@ enge to remain faithful to God today , but what would enem@@ ies of Jehovah’s people do well to consider ?
How to A@@ ge G@@ rac@@ e@@ fully 8
While wa@@ iting for an assignment , I became a mas@@ on@@ ’s ap@@ pr@@ enti@@ ce , and that tra@@ ining proved to be valu@@ able later on .
What is more , having a tend@@ enc@@ y to di@@ stru@@ st the integrity of others in the congregation would be har@@ m@@ ful to our own spiritu@@ ality .
What ide@@ a is appe@@ al@@ ing to many people , and why ?
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ine on page 19 ]
Jehovah will a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly bl@@ ess us only if we do his work who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly and with ze@@ al .
At the 19@@ 50 inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity , the pr@@ inc@@ es of Psalm 4@@ 5 : 16 were pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely id@@ enti@@ fied .
On the other hand , a l@@ ack of love is reve@@ aled by je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , pri@@ de , in@@ dec@@ ent be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or , sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness , and a res@@ ent@@ ful , un@@ for@@ giving attitude .
He valu@@ es us so much that he re@@ members every de@@ ta@@ il , including our comple@@ x g@@ ene@@ tic co@@ de and all our years of mem@@ ori@@ es and experi@@ ences .
When he sent his Son to be born as a human , Jehovah cho@@ se Jesus ’ parents care@@ fully .
This article discus@@ ses how being vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant with a view to prayers can help us to stay a@@ wa@@ ke .
What better thoughts could we “ feel ” than those that expres@@ s praise and love for our heavenly Father , Jehovah ?
In out@@ l@@ ining this arrang@@ ement , the O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 200@@ 8 Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try stated : “ F@@ am@@ ily he@@ a@@ ds are encoura@@ ged to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der their responsi@@ bility before Jehovah to en@@ sure that a mean@@ ing@@ ful , regul@@ ar pro@@ gra@@ m of family Bible study is follow@@ ed . ”
In ad@@ dition to help@@ ing us stay a@@ wa@@ ke spiritually , the direc@@ tions that we have received help us with matters of every@@ day life .
Din@@ ah’s tra@@ gi@@ c experience must have g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed Jac@@ o@@ b deep@@ ly ; yet , he con@@ dem@@ ned his sons ’ v@@ enge@@ ful course .
T@@ a@@ un@@ o learned Bible tru@@ ths at the age of 14 from the liter@@ ature of the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents .
R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous Lo@@ t and his daugh@@ ters were pre@@ served
To a@@ ver@@ t a mil@@ it@@ ary th@@ re@@ at from the nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom of Israel , he turned to S@@ y@@ ri@@ a for help .
Gi@@ ves strength and res@@ ili@@ ence to fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps and marri@@ ages
What are some cu@@ st@@ om@@ s that a Christian has to avoid , and how can he find the strength to do so ?
“ I set the pat@@ ter@@ n for you , that , just as I did to you , you should do also . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ H@@ N 13 : 15 .
Per@@ haps Jehovah proved himself to be in some way a Pro@@ vi@@ der , a Com@@ for@@ ter , or a T@@ e@@ ach@@ er .
They are imper@@ fect humans , “ having the same in@@ fir@@ m@@ ities as [ we ] have . ”
All such men and women know what God h@@ ates , and they think and act acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly .
On May 7 , fe@@ der@@ al war@@ r@@ ants were is@@ su@@ ed for the ar@@ rest of J . F . Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d , who was over@@ see@@ ing the worl@@ d@@ wide preaching work at that time , and for a number of others at he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters .
“ Gi@@ f@@ ts of mer@@ cy ” were don@@ ations made to support the nee@@ dy .
How should we respon@@ d when our personal desire or pre@@ fer@@ ence con@@ f@@ li@@ cts with the doing of God’s will ?
S@@ en@@ si@@ bl@@ en@@ ess and hum@@ ility in a c@@ ris@@ is helped a woman to sa@@ ve many lives and to pre@@ v@@ ent the anointed of Jehovah from inc@@ ur@@ ring b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t .
Their faith that God would give them the promised cro@@ wn of life un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly su@@ sta@@ ined them in their suffering .
; P@@ o@@ z@@ z@@ ob@@ on , S .
The Bible says : “ Do not put your trust in no@@ bl@@ es , nor in the son of earth@@ ling man , to whom no sal@@ vation bel@@ ong@@ s .
The prophet Isaiah found fa@@ ul@@ t with the n@@ ational lead@@ ers of Israel in his day because they tru@@ sted in “ the refu@@ ge of a li@@ e . ”
Sa@@ ys Isa@@ be@@ l : “ Since the to@@ wn we moved to is small , my bi@@ gg@@ est chall@@ enge was to find work to support my@@ self as a pioneer .
I@@ F I@@ T I@@ S I@@ M@@ P@@ O@@ S@@ S@@ I@@ B@@ L@@ E T@@ O AT@@ T@@ EN@@ D S@@ C@@ H@@ O@@ O@@ L
They tra@@ ver@@ sed their assignment on fo@@ o@@ t or in very old bu@@ ses j@@ am@@ m@@ ed with people .
“ I thought that there would be perhaps 10 or 15 stud@@ ents from Ma@@ pu@@ c@@ he famili@@ es in the whole school , ” she says , “ but there were many more ​ — I ended up giving out 1@@ 50 invit@@ ations ! ”
* Is it reason@@ able to at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te such order to bl@@ ind ch@@ ance ?
B@@ ack in 19@@ 40 when I left home to en@@ ter the pioneer service , my father made fu@@ n of my decision and said : “ Son , when you leave home to do this , don@@ ’t think that you can come r@@ un@@ ning back to me for any help . ”
When it appe@@ ars that ‘ the w@@ in@@ ds are against us , ’ we can experience “ a great cal@@ m ” of heart .
How wonderful it will be when all individuals and famili@@ es are bless@@ ed with the peace that comes with mo@@ des@@ ty !
She got off to see what was happ@@ ening and found a young Ch@@ in@@ ese man stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing with bro@@ ken S@@ pan@@ ish as he was tr@@ ying to expla@@ in his pre@@ dic@@ am@@ ent to a bor@@ der gu@@ ard .
We give cre@@ di@@ t to Jehovah God for en@@ ab@@ ling us to see and hear such things .
Isa@@ a@@ c , in turn , helped his son Jac@@ o@@ b to cultiv@@ ate strong faith that su@@ sta@@ ined him into his old age .
So I went .
Those heal@@ ings refle@@ cted his deep feelings and showed just how much love God’s fir@@ st@@ born Son has for mankind .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out this kind of appro@@ ach , Bible study can quic@@ k@@ ly become me@@ ch@@ an@@ ic@@ al , and you may lo@@ se the desire to continue .
B@@ eli@@ ef in God is not bl@@ ind faith , however , for there is over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing evidence of God’s ex@@ ist@@ ence .
Although not understanding the id@@ ent@@ ity of “ the woman ” and her “ se@@ ed , ” A@@ be@@ l may have real@@ ized that the ‘ b@@ ru@@ ising of the he@@ el ’ of the wom@@ an’s se@@ ed would invol@@ ve the she@@ d@@ ding of blood .
A@@ h !
God himself would wa@@ ge war in their be@@ half .
He is a@@ ware of our in@@ se@@ cur@@ ities and self - doub@@ ts .
At the beg@@ in@@ ning of the 20@@ th century , what good example did many brothers set des@@ pite having mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s regarding the last days ?
How is she found ?
Are you pa@@ ying your v@@ ow@@ s to Jehovah ?
Mo@@ ved by com@@ pas@@ sion , Jesus per@@ form@@ s a mirac@@ le ​ — the only mirac@@ le that is recorded by all four Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ ers .
This is kindness st@@ em@@ m@@ ing from loyal love .
Will we ever sto@@ p lear@@ ning about Jehovah ?
Le@@ w@@ is , God in the Do@@ ck .
With a se@@ ating cap@@ ac@@ ity of over 3@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 , it accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ated the bo@@ is@@ ter@@ ous crow@@ ds from T@@ im@@ g@@ ad and neigh@@ bor@@ ing to@@ w@@ ns .
No@@ ting To@@ ñ@@ i@@ ’s mil@@ d - temp@@ ered respon@@ se , the woman gave way to te@@ ars .
Sh@@ ould we not do our best now to be rich toward God ?
In effect , Jehovah was here t@@ es@@ ting Moses , just as Jesus later did Ph@@ ili@@ p and the Greek woman .
This inclu@@ ded loo@@ king after an As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all for about fi@@ ve years .
Mu@@ ch good counsel has appe@@ ared in the pages of The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
Jesus used this str@@ ik@@ ing as@@ pect of the Gal@@ ile@@ an and Ju@@ de@@ an coun@@ tr@@ y@@ side to teach his followers the ro@@ le of a true Christian .
Those who were un@@ loving eng@@ ag@@ ed in ba@@ ck@@ bi@@ ting and bi@@ ck@@ ering . ​ — G@@ al .
This was made clear in a con@@ vers@@ ation that took place between Jehovah and Abraham , as recorded at Genesis 18 : 22 - 32 .
Con@@ cer@@ ning the dem@@ ons , the apostle Paul says : “ I do not want you to become sh@@ ar@@ ers with the dem@@ ons .
She ob@@ served , for example , the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s powerful influ@@ ence in the lives of those who ad@@ here to its principles .
We can jo@@ in Paul in saying : “ The good news we preach did not turn up among you with spe@@ e@@ ch al@@ one but also with power and with holy spirit and strong con@@ vi@@ ction . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 1 : 5 .
“ But speaking the truth , let us by love gro@@ w up in all things into him who is the head , Christ . ” ​ — 4 : 15 .
His loo@@ ks , though , were not his only re@@ comm@@ end@@ ation .
Do you take advan@@ ta@@ ge of opportun@@ ities to share in public@@ ly declar@@ ing the good news of God’s Kingdom so that many more people can come to know the wonderful things God has in st@@ ore for obedi@@ ent mankind ?
A l@@ ack of cri@@ min@@ als for ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion led C@@ ali@@ gu@@ la to order that a se@@ ction of the crow@@ d be se@@ ized and thro@@ wn to the be@@ ast@@ s .
P@@ ri@@ or to his bir@@ th as a human , God’s Son ap@@ par@@ ently had the name M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el .
After all , he could read human hearts .
As the an@@ nu@@ al meeting dre@@ w to a close , there was one question that had not been ans@@ wer@@ ed : What is the ye@@ ar@@ text for the 200@@ 2 service year ?
And instru@@ ct it did !
Jesus took st@@ ep@@ s to pre@@ pare his disciples for the op@@ position they would later face .
When we regul@@ arly eng@@ age in personal study ​ — especially of the deep@@ er things of God’s Word — ​ our per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers are imp@@ ro@@ ved .
The fine resul@@ ts from this in@@ iti@@ al vis@@ it encoura@@ ged my compan@@ i@@ ons and me to over@@ come our fe@@ ars , and we soon saw fur@@ ther good resul@@ ts .
In view of Hebrews 5 : 7 , 11 - 14 , how should we appro@@ ach our study of God’s Word ?
A rep@@ ly came from To@@ go .
In 19@@ 6@@ 5 , V@@ as@@ l@@ y@@ n Go@@ o@@ dis@@ on and E@@ thel Ch@@ am@@ bers came to live in the ne@@ ar@@ by commun@@ ity of B@@ ath .
But we can ask ourselves : ‘ How do I respon@@ d to cl@@ ari@@ fic@@ ations in Bible understanding when they are pres@@ ented today ?
24 : 21 ​ — Who are “ the ar@@ my of the he@@ i@@ ght ” and “ the k@@ ings of the gr@@ ound ” ?
A@@ gre@@ e not to talk about money at certain times , such as at the me@@ al table or when rel@@ a@@ x@@ ing with the children .
At an ass@@ em@@ bly held in a bro@@ ther’s gar@@ den in K@@ r@@ ak@@ ó@@ w , 19@@ 6@@ 4
* Some of these men had served Jehovah for many years , but at one c@@ ru@@ cial m@@ om@@ ent in their life , their fear of God was not su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ ently strong , and they re@@ ap@@ ed a bit@@ ter har@@ v@@ est .
Thus , we can be ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely confid@@ ent that when Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on is over , divine justice will have pre@@ va@@ iled .
O@@ r could you arr@@ ange for a simp@@ le me@@ al in your home with the travel@@ ing overse@@ er or others eng@@ ag@@ ed in full - time service ?
But they always seek to show people words of Scrip@@ ture .
When we are truly hum@@ ble , we will stri@@ ve to apply the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s wise ad@@ vice : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart and do not le@@ an upon your own understanding . ” ​ — Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 .
How can we enjoy serving Jehovah even more ?
Why trust such un@@ reli@@ able s@@ our@@ ces , especially when reli@@ able ones are at hand ?
What chang@@ es are you loo@@ king for@@ ward to in the new world , and why will it have been wor@@ th the wa@@ it ?
We need to get to know God by stud@@ ying his Word , the Bible .
An@@ nu@@ al fes@@ tiv@@ als , such as the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Bo@@ o@@ ths , were occasi@@ ons for o@@ ffering than@@ ks to Jehovah
Jesus will cu@@ re all those who accept his loving rul@@ er@@ ship .
They were able to fle@@ e the city and the sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding are@@ a .
On the other hand , some people feel that their conduct makes them un@@ wor@@ thy of God’s attention .
There , Jesus gave them a we@@ igh@@ ty com@@ mis@@ sion : “ G@@ o therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations , bapti@@ z@@ ing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit , teaching them to ob@@ serve all the things I have comman@@ ded you . ”
You trust in Jehovah more than ever , and you are even more confid@@ ent that he will do everything el@@ se that he has promised .
Ser@@ ving in sever@@ al coun@@ tri@@ es taught me a lo@@ t about Jehovah
In the mor@@ ning , they ha@@ st@@ en to car@@ ry out their s@@ ch@@ em@@ es .
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , my thinking has become ad@@ ju@@ sted .
O@@ ver@@ coming O@@ b@@ st@@ ac@@ les to Pro@@ g@@ ress
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Da@@ than and A@@ bi@@ ra@@ m had com@@ pla@@ in@@ ts against Moses , tel@@ ling him that he was ‘ tr@@ ying to pla@@ y the prin@@ ce over them to the li@@ mit . ’
What real d@@ anger ex@@ ists , and why ?
They will sur@@ vi@@ ve “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” as part of the “ great crow@@ d . ”
• In@@ c@@ reas@@ ed light has brought about what do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ al ref@@ in@@ ements ?
When the w@@ ine r@@ an sh@@ ort , he mirac@@ ul@@ ously pro@@ duc@@ ed an ex@@ tr@@ a supp@@ ly of the fin@@ est qu@@ ality .
How may obedi@@ ence sa@@ ve your life ?
It also al@@ lo@@ ws cour@@ ts to ba@@ n religi@@ ons that prom@@ o@@ te h@@ at@@ red .
But how vital that you keep on doing so !
Jehovah’s purpose for obedi@@ ent mankind is refle@@ cted in the pet@@ iti@@ ons found in Jesus ’ mo@@ de@@ l prayer .
Jesus rep@@ lied that it was in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate to give the chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s food to little do@@ g@@ s .
That , of course , was Be@@ d@@ el@@ l@@ ’s transl@@ ation , al@@ though , in fact , until very rec@@ ently the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s from reading the Be@@ d@@ ell Bible .
It might be , though , that you witness at a do@@ or , at work , in school , or in an in@@ for@@ ma@@ l set@@ ting , and un@@ known to you , it be@@ comes the av@@ en@@ ue for s@@ pre@@ ading truth to others .
These artic@@ les show that the cor@@ rec@@ t answer di@@ ff@@ ers from the way the world vie@@ ws the matter .
Fir@@ st , he listen@@ ed to the man@@ ’s ent@@ reat@@ y .
( 4 ) K@@ am@@ ba@@ ch , H .
God himself re@@ pe@@ ated the same encourag@@ ement to Jo@@ shua and ad@@ ded : “ T@@ ake care to do according to all the law that Moses my serv@@ ant comman@@ ded you . Do not turn asi@@ de from it to the right or to the left , in order that you may act wis@@ ely every@@ where you go .
It means that we love God so much that we hand ow@@ n@@ er@@ ship of ourselves over to him , as when an Israel@@ ite in Bible times loved his ma@@ ster so much that he ob@@ lig@@ ated himself to him per@@ man@@ ently as a slave .
They ris@@ ked their lives in be@@ half of their brothers . ​ — 1 John 3 : 16 .
As time pas@@ sed , I started to think seri@@ ously about an at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive pioneer sister , S@@ y@@ bi@@ l , whom I had me@@ t when travel@@ ing by ship to atten@@ d G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol .
By person@@ ally fa@@ il@@ ing to com@@ p@@ ly with God’s comman@@ d@@ ments and by t@@ ol@@ er@@ ating serious wr@@ ong@@ doing within his family , a man br@@ ings o@@ str@@ ac@@ ism upon his own house .
And I am determined to go on wal@@ king in the spiritual light he provi@@ des .
• How can you make Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice ?
Does it dra@@ in your fin@@ an@@ cial res@@ our@@ ces ?
Jesus fur@@ ther said : “ Do not think I came to put peace upon the earth ; I came to put , not peace , but a s@@ word . ”
O@@ be@@ y God and B@@ ene@@ f@@ it From His S@@ wor@@ n P@@ r@@ om@@ ises , 10 / 15
B@@ Y DI@@ V@@ IN@@ E inspi@@ r@@ ation the apostle John was able to look some 1@@ ,@@ 8@@ 00 years into the future and descri@@ be the en@@ thr@@ on@@ ement of Christ as King .
My God will hear me . ”
Jesus ’ first letter was to the congregation in Eph@@ esus .
We invit@@ e you to read God’s Word in this mo@@ der@@ n and “ re@@ mar@@ ka@@ bly good ” transl@@ ation , perhaps in your own language .
; F@@ ori@@ er , C .
The po@@ pe , desi@@ ring new str@@ ate@@ gi@@ c al@@ li@@ an@@ ces , arrang@@ ed a th@@ ir@@ d marriage for Lu@@ cre@@ z@@ ia , now 21 , to the son of the powerful du@@ ke of F@@ er@@ r@@ ar@@ a .
Those years of pione@@ ering were happy ones not only because I could help others learn about Jehovah but also because I learned to dep@@ end upon him .
Does not ever@@ yone want it ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , such Ca@@ tho@@ lic teachings as hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re con@@ fu@@ sed and f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed me .
With my wife , So@@ le@@ da@@ d
So , then , all three “ wh@@ ens ” apply to the same future time peri@@ od ​ — the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
S@@ ur@@ vi@@ val dep@@ ended on being part of this close - k@@ n@@ it group and on being willing to accept God’s direction given to Noah .
On May 22 , 200@@ 3 , the ju@@ dge or@@ der@@ ed that a pan@@ el of ex@@ per@@ ts study the public@@ ations of Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — again .
Not every one of our decisions is a life - and - death matter .
P@@ ur@@ su@@ ing God’s P@@ ur@@ pose as a C@@ are@@ er
Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ ve fin@@ ally respon@@ ded to these lies ! ”
W@@ ould you enjoy life if you had no cont@@ act with your family and had no close friends ?
But the Creator has promised that he will soon bring an end to the present world soci@@ ety that is under the control of Satan the Devil .
St@@ or@@ r@@ s com@@ pared s@@ crip@@ ture with s@@ crip@@ ture in order to un@@ co@@ ver the beau@@ ti@@ ful truth bu@@ ri@@ ed bene@@ ath the God - di@@ sh@@ on@@ or@@ ing do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines of Chris@@ tend@@ om .
One man has deep faith in God .
The wa@@ y@@ ward Israelites too were being given a ch@@ ance to wa@@ s@@ h away the ter@@ ri@@ ble sta@@ in of Ba@@ al worship on the land .
No@@ te with what activ@@ ity the Bible re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly associ@@ ates a fine and good heart .
How well that descri@@ bes Satan’s vi@@ ci@@ ous dis@@ position !
Indeed , God cre@@ ated humans , not with death as the n@@ atur@@ al out@@ come , but with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living on in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely .
Although Paul was not with Jesus and the 11 apostles in 33 C.E . , he sur@@ ely learned from some of the apostles what happened on that occasi@@ on .
For more than four h@@ un@@ d@@ red years , a ste@@ ad@@ y st@@ re@@ am of de@@ v@@ out E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an mission@@ aries clo@@ sel@@ y follow@@ ed the advan@@ c@@ ing f@@ lood of col@@ on@@ i@@ al ex@@ pan@@ sion into Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , A@@ sia , the P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c , and S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a .
By being present at the meetings , you can experience for yourself the truth of the psalmis@@ t’s words : “ Lo@@ ok ! How good and how pleas@@ ant it is for brothers to d@@ well together in un@@ ity ! ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 33 : 1 .
• How would you descri@@ be Jesus ’ trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation ?
The M@@ é@@ r@@ in@@ do@@ l e@@ di@@ ct was is@@ su@@ ed , resul@@ ting in the hor@@ ri@@ ble b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed mentioned at the beg@@ in@@ ning of this article .
That has always been ​ — and will always be — ​ the ess@@ ence of true worship .
W@@ as he ac@@ ting in a c@@ ow@@ ar@@ dly way ?
The practic@@ ally in@@ des@@ tru@@ c@@ ti@@ ble o@@ live t@@ ree that keep@@ s on be@@ aring fru@@ it year after year remin@@ ds us of God’s promise : “ Like the days of a t@@ ree will the days of my people be ; and the work of their own hands my cho@@ s@@ en ones will use to the full . ”
F@@ e@@ ed them well ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 10 - 12 )
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als who were s@@ pre@@ ading false teachings tri@@ ed to we@@ ak@@ en and di@@ vi@@ de congregations .
Like mor@@ ning cl@@ ou@@ ds , Israel@@ ’s loyal love v@@ ani@@ shed
In other words , how can I strengthen my loy@@ al@@ ty to God ?
He r@@ ar@@ ely tal@@ ked to To@@ h@@ r@@ u , and when he did , he was a@@ bu@@ sive .
What about a Christian man who may h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to re@@ ach out for the privilege of being a serv@@ ant and ev@@ en@@ tually an el@@ der because he feel@@ s in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate ?
21 , 22 .
When do you think your loy@@ al@@ ty to God will be t@@ ested the most ​ — when you are with others or when you are al@@ one ?
Be@@ fore ra@@ di@@ ation tre@@ at@@ ment had be@@ gu@@ n , Mari@@ a@@ ’s do@@ ct@@ or no@@ tic@@ ed in@@ vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary mo@@ v@@ ements in her right fo@@ o@@ t .
As important as it is for the ministry , ze@@ al al@@ one is not en@@ ough to draw people to God .
Jehovah deli@@ vered Abraham and his family members on a number of occasi@@ ons .
What example did the apostle Paul set for us ?
Go@@ od words of encourag@@ ement from someone who under@@ stan@@ ds us can make our heart rejo@@ ice .
He deli@@ gh@@ ted me with st@@ ori@@ es of how Jehovah su@@ sta@@ ined him in the ministry .
Some have c@@ li@@ m@@ bed the cor@@ por@@ ate la@@ d@@ der and have ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed great succ@@ ess in get@@ ting rich and making a name for themselves .
While I was living that way , my mother became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
A number of fac@@ t@@ ors ​ — including past religious beli@@ ef@@ s or even men@@ tal or emo@@ tional im@@ bal@@ ance — ​ might cause some to as@@ su@@ me mis@@ tak@@ en@@ ly that they have the heavenly c@@ all@@ ing .
S@@ ur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded as we are by this worl@@ d’s attitu@@ des and conduct , we need courage to res@@ ist con@@ tam@@ in@@ ation .
C@@ o@@ op@@ er@@ ation P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ tes S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Pro@@ g@@ ress , 7 / 15
One later com@@ men@@ ted : “ Since we have learned the truth from the Bible , we feel like sla@@ ves who have been set free . ”
The next three were reve@@ aled by Christ or by his apostles during the first century .
Revelation 11 : 15 ans@@ wers : “ The kingdom of the world did become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ , and he will rule as king forever and ever . ”
Is pione@@ ering really bey@@ ond your re@@ ach ?
They become part of spiritual Israel , “ the Israel of God , ” and they are taken into the “ new covenant . ”
At times , an ag@@ ed par@@ ent may say un@@ kind things or show a l@@ ack of gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de .
Let us consider two situ@@ ations .
Th@@ ree princi@@ p@@ al C@@ ap@@ pa@@ do@@ ci@@ an ch@@ urch lead@@ ers of the f@@ our@@ th century even str@@ ong@@ ly de@@ f@@ ended the un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of the Tr@@ in@@ ity .
H@@ ad@@ y@@ n and M@@ el@@ o@@ dy in 194@@ 2
F@@ ear@@ ing d@@ anger from his tw@@ in brother , E@@ sa@@ u , Jac@@ o@@ b pray@@ ed : “ O Jehovah , . . . I am un@@ wor@@ thy of all the loving - kin@@ d@@ nesses and of all the faith@@ ful@@ ness that you have exerc@@ ised toward your serv@@ ant . . .
M@@ ary and I had the u@@ su@@ al challeng@@ es in help@@ ing the children to remain loyal to Jehovah during their te@@ en years .
By consider@@ ing him clo@@ sel@@ y , we avoid ‘ get@@ ting ti@@ red and giving out in our sou@@ ls . ’
W@@ es@@ sel G@@ ans@@ fort ( 14@@ 19 - 14@@ 8@@ 9 ) and N@@ or@@ ther@@ n H@@ u@@ man@@ ism , page 10@@ 5 .
( Read Jo@@ shua 1 : 8 . )
Are you imit@@ ating Jesus by show@@ ing love to your Christian brothers ?
What has resul@@ ted from the se@@ ed s@@ own by the op@@ ti@@ ci@@ an ?
It was not clear to me ex@@ ac@@ tly what was in pur@@ g@@ at@@ ory .
Even as he learned the truth of God’s Word , this we@@ ak@@ ness held him back from serving Jehovah more fully .
Ch@@ il@@ d la@@ b@@ or and for@@ ced la@@ b@@ or are just two other u@@ g@@ ly real@@ ities of cur@@ r@@ ent working con@@ di@@ tions .
She says : “ I feel happy to see my spiritual children gro@@ wing up .
For example , mis@@ reading the la@@ be@@ l on a con@@ tain@@ er of me@@ dic@@ ine could bring serious con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
“ P@@ ra@@ y inc@@ ess@@ an@@ tly . ”
“ We don@@ ’t just go from home to home tal@@ king about love , ” he stated .
Many of God’s people have been vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of cri@@ me , war , and other in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es .
Jehovah kno@@ ws that por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y refle@@ cts a war@@ ped , sel@@ f@@ ish , s@@ at@@ ani@@ c view of se@@ x . ​ — Genesis 6 : 2 ; Ju@@ de 6 , 7 .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , we need to preach with a view to star@@ ting Bible stu@@ dies .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , a woman nam@@ ed L@@ y@@ dia , who@@ se heart was op@@ ened “ wide to pa@@ y attention to the things being spo@@ ken by Paul , ” im@@ medi@@ ately “ got baptized , ” she and her hous@@ eho@@ ld .
That verse re@@ a@@ ds : “ The Son of man came , not to be minis@@ tered to , but to minis@@ ter and to give his life as a ransom in ex@@ change for many . ”
And his servants feel that their efforts to imitate Jehovah’s qualities are very preci@@ ous .
K@@ nor@@ r , who then had over@@ sight of the activ@@ ity of Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide , wrote us , encourag@@ ing me to get se@@ cul@@ ar work so that we could stay in S@@ ing@@ ap@@ ore .
By the time of her last rul@@ er , Z@@ im@@ r@@ i - Li@@ m , however , Mar@@ i was on the dec@@ l@@ ine .
How wonder@@ fully and f@@ la@@ w@@ less@@ ly Jesus fulfill@@ s his ro@@ le as the Messi@@ ah !
Ther@@ e@@ after , we were asked if we would consider mo@@ ving to U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine .
By his spirit and Word , God imp@@ l@@ ants the “ se@@ ed ” that makes the individu@@ al “ a new cre@@ ation , ” with a heavenly hope .
He did what was right and “ sear@@ ched for Jehovah with all his heart . ”
What if we are temp@@ ted to jo@@ in sin@@ n@@ ers in their un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural conduct ?
How tra@@ gi@@ c it would be if you were to car@@ ry sin to that point !
Yet , he too rema@@ ined faithful by rel@@ ying on God’s spirit .
And the earth is being ru@@ ined in another way .
S@@ how@@ ing C@@ our@@ t@@ es@@ y in Di@@ f@@ ficul@@ t C@@ ir@@ cum@@ stances
Un@@ like ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant individuals who dis@@ da@@ in obedi@@ ence , Jesus hum@@ bly sub@@ mit@@ ted to God’s will for him , be@@ coming “ obedi@@ ent to the point of death . ”
When In@@ dia was par@@ t@@ iti@@ oned , the Is@@ lam@@ ic nation of P@@ ak@@ ist@@ an was born .
The si@@ gn - language group , which became a congregation in A@@ pri@@ l 200@@ 3 , has now gro@@ wn to some 50 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers , with more than that atten@@ ding meetings .
In that case , we are sure to me@@ et with disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment and fru@@ str@@ ation .
What is our great@@ est need ?
We ate y@@ am in the mor@@ ning , p@@ oun@@ ded y@@ am in the af@@ ter@@ no@@ on , and had y@@ am again at night .
However , there is someone who under@@ stan@@ ds us and helps us to maintain a good relationship with Jehovah .
C@@ learly , this qu@@ ality is bene@@ fi@@ cial in prom@@ o@@ ting good relation@@ shi@@ ps with others .
In a similar way today , only a relati@@ vely small number of the faithful ac@@ ts of Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide are known to the inter@@ n@@ ational bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
So , then , what happ@@ ens when the nations make efforts to coun@@ ter@@ act Jehovah’s purpose ?
Paul explained that the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le was mer@@ ely “ a sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of the heavenly things ” and that Jesus became the Me@@ di@@ at@@ or of “ a better covenant ” than that medi@@ ated by Moses .
So after con@@ fer@@ ring on the te@@ ch@@ n@@ ic@@ ality with his ad@@ vis@@ ers , F@@ es@@ tu@@ s declar@@ ed : “ To Ca@@ es@@ ar you have appe@@ aled ; to Ca@@ es@@ ar you shall go . ” ​ — Acts 25 : 12 .
This arrang@@ ement continued until the comple@@ tion of the temple in Jerusalem .
We thought it was both exc@@ iting and f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ing at the same time .
F@@ ind Re@@ fre@@ sh@@ ment in S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Th@@ ings
On@@ ce you have ma@@ st@@ ered the language , you can often tell when someone makes gr@@ am@@ m@@ ati@@ cal mis@@ takes because what he says does not s@@ ound qu@@ ite right .
The apostle John wrote : “ He came to his own home , but his own people did not take him in . ”
Do not let di@@ str@@ actions and is@@ ol@@ ation h@@ in@@ der commun@@ ic@@ ation within your family
Why did Jehovah not re@@ move Paul’s “ thor@@ n in the flesh ” ?
All the while El@@ isha was see@@ ing it . ”
S@@ ONG@@ S : 9@@ 5 , 9@@ 7
“ The l@@ ake ” mentioned here is sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic , since death and hel@@ l ( H@@ ad@@ es ) that are thro@@ wn into it cannot liter@@ ally be bur@@ ned .
W@@ ell , how did Jehovah feel when his people Israel re@@ bel@@ led against him ?
Ha@@ ve you heard of people who when fac@@ ing a difficult situation pray@@ ed to God and then op@@ ened the Bible at ran@@ dom , believ@@ ing that the first verse they saw would help them cop@@ e with the proble@@ m ?
Thus , not every anointed person today is inclu@@ ded in “ this gener@@ ation ” of whom Jesus spoke .
( b ) Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing what vie@@ w@@ point toward se@@ cul@@ ar work will help Christian provi@@ ders to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere ?
Th@@ r@@ ough ad@@ vers@@ ity , Paul learned a se@@ cre@@ t that helped him to stay cont@@ ent .
How did Jehovah answer Paul’s prayers ?
Some of our brothers and sisters gave up a se@@ x@@ u@@ ally im@@ moral life , but they may still be fi@@ gh@@ ting against wrong desi@@ res .
Jesus declar@@ ed that such h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites were “ having their re@@ ward in full . ”
In a sense , y@@ es .
As a con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence , the Jews in D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us wanted to k@@ ill him .
“ S@@ how@@ ing F@@ av@@ or to the A@@ ff@@ li@@ cted On@@ es ”
S@@ is@@ ter S@@ ti@@ g@@ ers fin@@ i@@ shed her earthly course on A@@ pri@@ l 20 , 200@@ 7 , just three months sh@@ ort of 1@@ 00 years of age .
R@@ es@@ ur@@ rec@@ ting the dead is well within the cap@@ ac@@ ity of the Creator of heaven and earth , who is in@@ fin@@ ite in wisdom and power .
Yet , for many of them , rema@@ ining sing@@ le is a chall@@ enge .
After his rel@@ e@@ ase , Father en@@ tered the full - time ministry as a col@@ por@@ te@@ ur ( pioneer ) .
Jesus H@@ im@@ self Gi@@ ves the E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence
How did Jehovah help those who displa@@ yed a spirit of un@@ ity when the Israelites left Egy@@ pt ?
It was exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent tra@@ ining .
A@@ S Christians , we all pos@@ s@@ ess valu@@ able things of one kind or another .
( Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 11 , 12 . )
It tel@@ ls us that mal@@ es and f@@ em@@ al@@ es who change “ the n@@ atur@@ al use of themselves into one contr@@ ary to n@@ ature ” are “ working what is ob@@ sc@@ ene ” in God’s eyes .
“ I very much appreci@@ ate the efforts made to cont@@ act me des@@ pite the har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps involved , ” said Ch@@ ar@@ les in a letter he wrote to the branch of@@ fice .
If you remember him in your actions , thoughts , and decisions , that future and that hope will be good . ​ — Revelation 7 : 16 , 17 ; 21 : 3 , 4 .
When we dis@@ cer@@ n that God is ans@@ wer@@ ing our prayers , our love for him deep@@ ens .
In Bible times , a for@@ ti@@ fied city prote@@ cted the people only if they rema@@ ined in@@ side its w@@ alls .
T@@ U@@ R@@ BU@@ L@@ EN@@ T times !
Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has vie@@ wed Jesus as a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous ra@@ b@@ ble - r@@ ous@@ er .
We are encoura@@ ged to apply his ad@@ vice to serve Jehovah “ with a complete heart and with a deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful soul . ” ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 28 : 9 .
Even when there is in@@ iti@@ al res@@ ist@@ ance to counsel , mil@@ dness on the part of the one who off@@ ers help may bre@@ ak down any rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ance to follow s@@ ound Scriptural ad@@ vice . ​ — Proverbs 25 : 15 .
H@@ u@@ man imper@@ fe@@ ction and a religious ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound that emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed position made Jesus ’ disciples over@@ ly concer@@ ned about great@@ ness .
“ On@@ ce I had ga@@ ined the confidence of a bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ man , other members of our te@@ am th@@ reat@@ ened him with viol@@ ence .
Me@@ an@@ while , ber@@ ef@@ t of God’s spirit , King Saul su@@ ffered dar@@ k mo@@ o@@ ds .
( b ) How are me@@ ek ones dra@@ wn to the Christian congregation today ?
How you can do this will be discus@@ sed in the following article .
After E@@ ve was cre@@ ated , Adam inform@@ ed her of God’s comm@@ and .
He knew that it would reve@@ al just how powerful and com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate his Father really is .
Th@@ ough he felt ob@@ lig@@ ated to bring the matter to the prop@@ er author@@ ities , he wanted to prote@@ ct her and avoid sc@@ and@@ al .
In what ways has Satan’s way of rul@@ ing fa@@ iled ?
And then you hear Jehovah tel@@ ling you : “ Be wise , my son , and make my heart rejo@@ ice , so that I can make a rep@@ ly to him who ta@@ un@@ ts me . ” ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 .
Bo@@ th men and women of the “ great crow@@ d ” wa@@ s@@ h their ro@@ bes and make them wh@@ ite in the blood of the L@@ am@@ b .
W@@ O@@ U@@ L@@ D it sur@@ pris@@ e you to learn that S@@ ar@@ ah was brought up in a religi@@ ously de@@ v@@ out home ?
A sta@@ ir@@ case led up to a ter@@ r@@ ace where the king of@@ fi@@ ci@@ ated at vari@@ ous cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies .
Z@@ u@@ b@@ ko ) , 10 / 15
“ A thro@@ ne was in its position in heaven , and someone was se@@ ated on the thro@@ ne .
Jehovah al@@ one has the wisdom to bring about world peace .
The Kingdom good news br@@ ings people se@@ cur@@ ity
O@@ f@@ fi@@ cially , R@@ o@@ bin@@ son C@@ r@@ us@@ o@@ e has about 5@@ 00 in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants , but during most of the year , only about 4@@ 00 people occ@@ up@@ y the is@@ land .
Why do bad things ha@@ p@@ pen to good people ?
Bet@@ ra@@ y@@ al in any form is a v@@ ile act that must not be allow@@ ed to dis@@ ru@@ pt the peace and un@@ ity of the Christian family and the congregation .
The i@@ ma@@ ge of a bl@@ ack Jesus is po@@ pp@@ ing up in ra@@ p mu@@ si@@ c , ur@@ ba@@ n ar@@ t , even d@@ ance .
Satan then shi@@ f@@ ted direction .
It was about why God per@@ m@@ its suffering .
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ar pres@@ ence at Christian meetings , the support and concer@@ n of fellow Christians , and ze@@ al@@ ous activ@@ ity in the ministry were vital fac@@ t@@ ors in help@@ ing these individuals to over@@ come ne@@ g@@ ative feelings associ@@ ated with is@@ ol@@ ation . ​ — Proverbs 17 : 17 ; Hebrews 10 : 24 , 25 .
And bless@@ ed be your sen@@ si@@ bl@@ en@@ ess , and bless@@ ed be you who have rest@@ ra@@ ined me this day from en@@ ter@@ ing into b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t and having my own hand come to my sal@@ vation . ” ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
How did the lead@@ ers of God’s ancient people and Jesus Christ give evidence that they were . . .
The we@@ b@@ s@@ ite also has special se@@ ctions for children and for famili@@ es as well as a se@@ ction with news it@@ em@@ s .
How su@@ bli@@ me are these ver@@ ses from the Bible book S@@ ong of Solomon !
The sense of the origin@@ al langu@@ ages of the Scriptures had been hi@@ d@@ den from the people for cen@@ tu@@ ries because of the difficul@@ ty of understanding the L@@ at@@ in transl@@ ations .
M@@ ON@@ E@@ Y , pro@@ per@@ ty , pres@@ ti@@ ge , high - pa@@ ying jo@@ bs , family ​ — these are among the things that most people look at as a ga@@ u@@ ge of succ@@ ess or as in@@ sur@@ ance for a secu@@ re future .
It would requi@@ re great po@@ wers of end@@ ur@@ ance for a man to keep up with g@@ al@@ lo@@ p@@ ing hor@@ ses .
On the contr@@ ary , we need to exerc@@ ise self - control in all things .
Do they appreci@@ ate that they are part of a worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od of Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
After Jesus re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly res@@ is@@ ted temp@@ tation , Satan left him .
God’s Word encoura@@ ges us to respect money , not to love it .
Even though no@@ ne of us can be sure of ex@@ ac@@ tly what our individu@@ al circumstances will be in the new world , when we talk about the pos@@ si@@ bil@@ ities , we encoura@@ ge one another and expres@@ s our faith in the re@@ ality of what God has promised .
B@@ or@@ n in 14@@ 9@@ 9 , C@@ el@@ l@@ ari@@ us was a di@@ lig@@ ent stud@@ ent of the@@ olo@@ gy and ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y .
You pro@@ ba@@ bly do not share this ex@@ tre@@ me view .
They wanted to leave , but the woman in@@ sis@@ ted that they deli@@ ver their message .
Do I enjoy being with them ? ’
Like humans , angels were cre@@ ated with free will and can cho@@ ose to do right or wrong .
Because of following Christ’s st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y , Paul had fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch in ur@@ g@@ ing his brothers to become imit@@ at@@ ors of him .
So beg@@ ins an o@@ pen letter in the new@@ s@@ pa@@ per L@@ e Pro@@ gr@@ è@@ s , publi@@ shed in Sa@@ in@@ t - É@@ ti@@ en@@ ne , Fr@@ ance .
However , it is not without challeng@@ es .
This baptism into Christ’s death is comple@@ ted when they die and are resur@@ rec@@ ted to life in heaven .
His rep@@ ly ?
What a st@@ ag@@ g@@ ering number of st@@ ars there must be !
W@@ rit@@ ings that come from God should refle@@ ct his love .
S@@ ad@@ ly , the first parents fa@@ iled in their responsi@@ bility .
Although there is a li@@ mit to what humans can do for their children , our heavenly Father is always able to give his faithful servants loving attention and support .
When fun@@ ds for trans@@ por@@ tation were low , we wal@@ ked up to 12 mil@@ es ( 20 k@@ m ) da@@ ily through du@@ st and mu@@ d , he@@ at and co@@ ld .
Indeed , the Bible says that he would view it as an act of un@@ righteousness to for@@ get our work and the love we showed for his name . ​ — Hebrews 6 : 10 .
They re@@ pres@@ ented wor@@ thy individuals who did not seek to rule over their fellow Israelites .
When she was two years old , N@@ am@@ ang@@ ol@@ wa became disa@@ b@@ led .
How can we get to know God better ?
One ke@@ y fac@@ t@@ or is the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on of ‘ the faithful slave ’ to read the Bible da@@ ily .
However , cul@@ ture cannot always er@@ adi@@ c@@ ate conscience , that in@@ ner sense of right and wrong that Jehovah has given us all .
Yes , it was a beau@@ ti@@ ful day for all 6@@ ,@@ 9@@ 7@@ 4 atten@@ ding at the Watchtower E@@ duc@@ ational C@@ en@@ ter in P@@ at@@ ter@@ son , New Yor@@ k , and at comple@@ x@@ es in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n and W@@ all@@ k@@ ill , l@@ in@@ ked by a@@ udi@@ o and vi@@ de@@ o .
The Bible ur@@ ges us to fear God , not man .
God’s Word , the Bible , promises everlasting life under perfect con@@ di@@ tions on earth .
They would be bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ers and be@@ tra@@ y@@ ers , direc@@ ting a@@ bu@@ sive , in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ous spe@@ e@@ ch against humans and even against God .
Yet , he tel@@ ls us because he ca@@ res about us .
The person who gave you this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine can tell you the time and lo@@ c@@ ation of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al that will be held in your are@@ a , or you may con@@ sul@@ t our We@@ b s@@ ite , j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
Moses ​ — “ by far the me@@ ek@@ est ” of all men then ali@@ ve — ​ once let the re@@ bel@@ li@@ ousness of the nation of Israel cause him to lo@@ se his temp@@ er and fai@@ l to give glory to God .
Mo@@ re@@ over , public@@ ation of The W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er in P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese had be@@ gu@@ n with the is@@ sue of No@@ v@@ ember - De@@ c@@ ember 19@@ 23 .
Ex@@ pla@@ in how and why David t@@ wi@@ ce s@@ pared Sa@@ ul@@ ’s life .
E@@ ach person has the right to be inform@@ ed about , and to accept or refu@@ se , tre@@ at@@ ments that may be offered .
But I did not make time to read it , as school life kept me very bus@@ y .
So Go@@ li@@ a@@ th@@ ’s he@@ i@@ ght , while un@@ u@@ su@@ al , is har@@ dly imp@@ os@@ sible .
How do Christians respon@@ d to their God - given hope ?
It says : “ God loved the world so much that he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , in order that ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might not be destro@@ yed but have everlasting life . ”
H@@ ad his own import@@ ance been inf@@ l@@ ated by the tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h ?
; Mar@@ t@@ in@@ e@@ z , A .
She was also famili@@ ar with Israel@@ ’s more rec@@ ent vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ es over the A@@ mor@@ ite K@@ ings Si@@ ho@@ n and O@@ g . No@@ te how that knowledge affe@@ cted her .
“ He that is wal@@ king with wise pers@@ ons will become wise , ” wrote King Solomon , “ but he that is having deal@@ ings with the stu@@ pi@@ d ones will f@@ are ba@@ dly . ”
Rather than mi@@ x@@ ed w@@ ine , “ the woman F@@ ol@@ ly ” off@@ ers sto@@ le@@ n w@@ at@@ ers .
That des@@ tru@@ ction , though , is to be brought upon only those who do not respon@@ d to the message now being pre@@ ached earth wide with the angels ’ ba@@ c@@ king .
Des@@ pite this in@@ dec@@ isi@@ ve star@@ t , I soon develop@@ ed a love for the field ministry , a love that I am happy to say has not di@@ m@@ m@@ ed over the years .
When we use our conscience in the right way , it can help us to do what is good and to avoid what is bad .
4 : 8 )
As a prophe@@ t@@ ess in Israel , she enjo@@ yed great respect from the people , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly the women .
In this article , we will discus@@ s three su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions that will help us to benefit from all the pro@@ v@@ isions that Jehovah gives us .
Par@@ ents are not being kind if they con@@ stan@@ tly war@@ n their children about a deser@@ ved p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment but fai@@ l to car@@ ry it out .
Even when he received public acc@@ la@@ im as King , Jesus was hum@@ ble . ​ — Mat@@ t .
W@@ ell - meaning govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als and help organiz@@ ations have certainly put for@@ th pro@@ po@@ sal@@ s for change .
We ur@@ ge all such ones to consider care@@ fully Eli@@ j@@ ah’s words : “ How long will you si@@ t on the f@@ ence ? ”
• Why do we need to draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jehovah some@@ times al@@ lo@@ ws ad@@ vers@@ ity to t@@ est the dep@@ th of our com@@ mit@@ ment .
In 194@@ 8 , I married E@@ f@@ pre@@ pia .
At the time of the prophet Jeremiah , Jehovah fore@@ told something new with reg@@ ard to his people . We read : “ ‘ Lo@@ ok !
O@@ cc@@ asi@@ on@@ ally , however , you may sense that there must be more to life than end@@ less@@ ly r@@ un@@ ning on a tre@@ ad@@ m@@ ill until your health or your age c@@ alls a hal@@ t to it .
Ye@@ ars pre@@ vi@@ ously , his left lu@@ ng had col@@ la@@ p@@ sed , and the af@@ ter@@ effe@@ cts now began to cause him much suffering .
From age 40 to 8@@ 0 , he was a shepher@@ d in M@@ idi@@ an .
After st@@ ating that “ the wa@@ ges sin pa@@ ys is death , ” the Bible go@@ es on to say , “ but the gift God gives is everlasting life by Christ Jesus our Lord . ” ​ — Romans 6 : 23 .
M@@ in@@ or inter@@ ru@@ p@@ tions ​ — a p@@ ho@@ ne call or a no@@ ise may cause us to lo@@ se foc@@ us .
Then he sear@@ ches the Scriptures and deci@@ des which Bible la@@ ws or principles apply .
In his th@@ ir@@ d reg@@ n@@ al year ( 4@@ 9@@ 3 B.C.E . ) , King A@@ ha@@ su@@ er@@ us ho@@ l@@ ds a ro@@ y@@ al ban@@ qu@@ et .
There were some 8@@ 0 of us sisters cr@@ am@@ m@@ ed into one c@@ ell .
The cla@@ im that i@@ con@@ s are only a@@ i@@ ds to relati@@ ve worship is high@@ ly ques@@ tion@@ able .
That means that they would help in the preaching and teaching work .
What Mo@@ ves U@@ s to P@@ ra@@ y With Con@@ fid@@ ence ?
F@@ e@@ el@@ ing power@@ less , I gave in to her dem@@ ands and cu@@ t ties with the Witnesses .
Some have found it help@@ ful to com@@ mit to mem@@ ory Bible te@@ x@@ ts that apply to the spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c we@@ ak@@ ness they are fi@@ gh@@ ting .
Our spiritual well - being dep@@ ends to a great ex@@ t@@ ent on our appreci@@ ating two ba@@ si@@ c tru@@ ths about our life as a serv@@ ant of Jehovah .
Di@@ v@@ ine La@@ ws Are for Our B@@ ene@@ f@@ it
Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i said to himself : “ As sur@@ ely as Jehovah is living , I will ru@@ n after [ Na@@ am@@ an ] and take something from him . ”
Because it is so eas@@ y for people to see that someone el@@ se is being gre@@ e@@ dy or co@@ v@@ et@@ ous , but it is r@@ are that they will ac@@ knowledge that they themselves are gu@@ il@@ ty of it .
Jehovah is our loving Father .
With ancient Israel , Jehovah demonstr@@ ated his ability to do what the po@@ t@@ ter does to cla@@ y .
“ Let the Bible and the law of Christ always rule su@@ pre@@ me in the@@ olo@@ gy , ” he stated . Acc@@ ording to D@@ r .
“ S@@ ta@@ y on Bo@@ ard in De@@ ep W@@ at@@ ers ” was the the@@ me high@@ ligh@@ ted by W@@ all@@ ace Li@@ ver@@ ance , one of the G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ ors .
What examples from both Bible times and our time can help us to find the comfort we need ?
That day , one of the teach@@ ers atten@@ ding the s@@ em@@ in@@ ar came into my of@@ fice , and I offered her the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
“ He makes his su@@ n ris@@ e upon wicked people and good and makes it ra@@ in upon righteous people and un@@ righteous . ”
He con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed my su@@ spi@@ ci@@ ons .
[ Bo@@ x on page 28 , 29 ]
So the young man can ask himself , ‘ Will my ha@@ ir@@ st@@ y@@ le refle@@ ct the mo@@ des@@ ty that be@@ f@@ its a Christian ? ’
“ We must sh@@ o@@ o@@ t her !
The apostle explained how God’s spirit can help Christians in their stru@@ gg@@ le against the power of sin so that they can live in har@@ mony with Jehovah’s will and gain his appro@@ val .
On J@@ anu@@ ary 22 , 198@@ 7 , the pro@@ secu@@ t@@ or@@ ’s of@@ fice found the char@@ ges gr@@ oun@@ d@@ less .
His answer may se@@ em sur@@ pris@@ ing .
H@@ O@@ W C@@ A@@ N W@@ E P@@ R@@ O@@ M@@ O@@ T@@ E A H@@ E@@ AL@@ TH@@ Y S@@ P@@ I@@ R@@ I@@ T I@@ N TH@@ E C@@ ONG@@ R@@ E@@ G@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N . . .
This ou@@ tw@@ ar@@ dly v@@ isi@@ ble change is a clear indic@@ ation that the person is advan@@ c@@ ing toward Christian matu@@ r@@ ity . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 22 .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing as wisdom person@@ i@@ fied , Jesus Christ , in his pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence , said : “ The things I was f@@ ond of were with the sons of men . ”
Be@@ fore we re@@ view that prayer and exam@@ ine what happened on this occasi@@ on , consider the kind of man A@@ sa was .
F@@ in@@ ally , the bo@@ om@@ ing bu@@ sin@@ ess lu@@ l@@ led us to s@@ le@@ ep spiritually .
Some people of Bible rec@@ ord were fe@@ ar@@ less under very tr@@ ying con@@ di@@ tions .
What question about the “ other sheep ” now ar@@ ises ?
The following article consi@@ ders how such challeng@@ es can be me@@ t succ@@ ess@@ fully .
Satan and his followers will soon come against Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers in an at@@ temp@@ t to st@@ am@@ p them out .
9 : 11 , 12 .
For some we@@ ek@@ s , the prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah has been a gu@@ est of the wi@@ do@@ w of Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath , living in a ch@@ am@@ ber on her ro@@ of .
Many face persecu@@ tion or family problems .
They s@@ atur@@ ated the gr@@ ound and made it possible for people to s@@ ow their se@@ ed and har@@ v@@ est the pro@@ du@@ ce .
God’s Word fur@@ ther promises that under the rule of Christ , those appro@@ ved by God will receive the gift of everlasting life and will live a satis@@ f@@ ying life in an earthly par@@ adise .
We are thr@@ il@@ led that ten@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds ​ — in@@ deed , h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds — ​ are em@@ br@@ ac@@ ing true worship in lands once so d@@ om@@ in@@ ated by false religion that it seem@@ ed as though the people would never accept the good news .
His attitude .
Jesus did become the “ f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation cor@@ n@@ er@@ st@@ one ” of the Christian congregation .
El@@ la still had so much to learn !
What help does the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy provide ?
He may ask other elders to a@@ udi@@ t the congregation acc@@ oun@@ ts .
W@@ in@@ n@@ end@@ en is a pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous and id@@ yl@@ lic to@@ wn , f@@ l@@ an@@ ked by v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds and or@@ char@@ ds .
Hence , they do not “ s@@ or@@ ro@@ w just as the rest also do who have no hope . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 4 : 13 .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 25 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 37 , 9@@ 5
• Why does Jehovah hold the nations in der@@ ision ?
The apostle Paul wrote : “ I desire that in every place the men car@@ ry on prayer , li@@ f@@ ting up loyal hands , ap@@ ar@@ t from wr@@ ath and de@@ bat@@ es . ”
When B@@ in@@ tu arri@@ ved at the wom@@ an’s house , M@@ r@@ s . U@@ kol@@ i told her : “ I want to know why you are still preaching about the God who kil@@ led your children .
Bible Ex@@ am@@ ples to F@@ ol@@ low
Let us now consider how our ze@@ al for fine works helps us to draw people to Jehovah .
The God they worshipp@@ ed had just spo@@ ken to him ​ — had even appe@@ ared to him , no doubt by means of an ang@@ el !
He loved the principles that Jehovah taught by means of that pas@@ sage .
My de@@ ar mother - in - law made sure that we had pl@@ ent@@ y to e@@ at , and she would not take a p@@ en@@ n@@ y in return .
O@@ r have you ever g@@ one to someone to clear up a proble@@ m only to hear that person say : “ I have nothing to say to you ” ?
Many people know that God is powerful ; they are used to hear@@ ing him called God Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty .
Many parents have found it best to be hon@@ est about their s@@ or@@ ro@@ w , thus show@@ ing their child that it is nor@@ ma@@ l to g@@ ri@@ eve .
Jehovah exerc@@ ises his po@@ t@@ ter@@ like authority over humans by ad@@ ju@@ sting his deal@@ ings with them dep@@ en@@ ding on their respon@@ se to his m@@ ol@@ ding .
Peter ge@@ ts into the cour@@ ty@@ ard of the pri@@ es@@ t’s home without being recogn@@ ized .
Still , Job lo@@ ves God and exc@@ la@@ im@@ s : “ Un@@ til I ex@@ pi@@ re I shall not take away my integrity from my@@ self ! ” ​ — Job 27 : 5 .
For instance , take a look at your personal li@@ br@@ ary or at the one in the Kingdom H@@ all .
Just as Eli@@ j@@ ah promised , Jehovah mul@@ ti@@ p@@ lied her me@@ ag@@ er supp@@ lies so that they su@@ sta@@ ined Eli@@ j@@ ah , the wi@@ do@@ w , and her son until the dr@@ ought ended .
As a result , my wife and two ol@@ des@@ t daugh@@ ters accepted a Bible study with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
So she contro@@ ls her t@@ ong@@ ue and chang@@ es the sub@@ ject .
Jeremiah wrote in the book of L@@ am@@ ent@@ ations : “ It is the ac@@ ts of loving - kindness of Jehovah that we have not come to our fin@@ ish , because his mer@@ ci@@ es will certainly not come to an end . They are new each mor@@ ning . Your faith@@ ful@@ ness is a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant . ”
How wise we would be to imitate the faith of Joseph !
That fam@@ ine would de@@ v@@ our the l@@ an@@ d’s a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance . ​ — Genesis 4@@ 1 : 25 - 32 .
A congregation was there , so we would be with the brothers .
On the other hand , the Bible shows that certain sacrific@@ es were div@@ in@@ ely in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted ​ — by the al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God , Jehovah .
By the end of 1914 , over 9@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 people on three cont@@ in@@ ents had seen the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama of C@@ re@@ ation ” ​ — a pro@@ gra@@ m including mo@@ tion pi@@ c@@ tures and s@@ li@@ des that explained Christ’s M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn .
Re@@ al@@ is@@ tic@@ ally , your relationship will have its st@@ ra@@ ins and challeng@@ es .
When Satan re@@ bel@@ led , Jehovah deci@@ ded that his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son would come to earth as the Messi@@ ah .
He was “ per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed to believe ” what he heard and read . ​ — 2 Timothy 1 : 5 ; 3 : 14 , 15 .
Many cen@@ tu@@ ries before the F@@ lood , earth@@ ’s po@@ pul@@ ation had gro@@ wn to such an ex@@ t@@ ent that Ad@@ am@@ ’s son Ca@@ in was able to buil@@ d a city , which he called E@@ no@@ ch .
Then , like Job , we can say : “ My ear@@ s have heard about you , but now I do see you with my eyes . ” Is Jehovah using you to help others see him ?
This di@@ stan@@ c@@ ing of on@@ es@@ el@@ f from a marriage mate has happened to some even during mi@@ dd@@ le age .
As a result , a Bible study was started , and this woman em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed Bible truth .
On the st@@ atu@@ e@@ ’s ba@@ se and a ne@@ ar@@ by pla@@ que are the words of Psalm 10@@ 7 : 23 , 24 : “ They that go down to the se@@ a in shi@@ ps , that do bu@@ sin@@ ess in great w@@ at@@ ers ; These see the works of the Lord , and his won@@ ders in the deep . ” ​ — King James V@@ er@@ sion .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out h@@ es@@ it@@ ation , P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la and A@@ qu@@ ila made themselves a@@ vail@@ able to help A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s become one who could ob@@ serve “ all the things ” Christ comman@@ ded .
As@@ k Jehovah to help you to de@@ al with your feelings . “ Be@@ fore him p@@ our out your heart , ” said David .
All these individuals found ans@@ wers to their questions when they stu@@ died the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Ca@@ in@@ ’s “ works were wicked , but those of his brother were righteous . ”
S@@ ad@@ ly , I lost my bel@@ o@@ ved compan@@ ion , Li@@ z , in death on S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 26 , 200@@ 6 .
With Z@@ ano@@ ah sh@@ ort@@ ly after our marriage in 19@@ 33
S@@ ONG@@ S : 18 , 6@@ 1
Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality was a way of life , so the family would be pre@@ pared to share their simp@@ le me@@ al of bre@@ ad , ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les , cur@@ ds , d@@ ri@@ ed f@@ ish , and co@@ ol water with any gu@@ ests .
She even went from house to house to ra@@ ise fun@@ ds for the par@@ ty .
That att@@ ack was to@@ t@@ ally un@@ expe@@ cted , and the tra@@ in@@ er was not pre@@ pared .
Isaiah pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed that the Messi@@ ah would be s@@ mit@@ ten .
Jehovah has also res@@ cu@@ ed us from the ter@@ ri@@ ble con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of sin .
Per@@ c@@ ei@@ ving that coura@@ ge@@ ous Je@@ h@@ u was in one of the ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts , the w@@ atch@@ man exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ It is with ma@@ dness that he d@@ ri@@ ves . ”
6 : 8 , 9 .
O@@ p@@ position may come from those in authority , from scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es or work@@ mat@@ es , or even from close family members .
“ In Jehovah’s name , 3@@ 00 men with mu@@ si@@ cal in@@ str@@ um@@ ents in their hands f@@ ought against 1@@ 3@@ 5@@ ,000 ar@@ m@@ ed sol@@ di@@ ers , ” he remin@@ ded us .
Al@@ ber@@ t , who once served as a Christian mission@@ ary in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , ad@@ m@@ its that he had little opportunity to pla@@ y the pi@@ an@@ o there .
When the Jews re@@ turned to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and in 5@@ 37 B.C.E . , they had no mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ce .
In a s@@ ong that cont@@ ra@@ st@@ s God’s great@@ ness with man@@ ’s lit@@ t@@ l@@ en@@ ess , the psalmist David san@@ g : “ O Jehovah our Lord , how ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic your name is in all the earth , you who@@ se di@@ gn@@ ity is rec@@ oun@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve the heavens ! ”
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 10@@ 8 , 30
; G@@ ar@@ ci@@ a , K .
W@@ EL@@ L , one meaning of the word “ per@@ fe@@ c@@ tion@@ ism ” is “ a dis@@ position to reg@@ ard anything sh@@ ort of per@@ fe@@ ction as un@@ accep@@ table . ”
This real life will come about soon when God’s heavenly Kingdom re@@ sto@@ res Par@@ adise to this earth . ​ — Luke 23 : 4@@ 3 .
In a book comple@@ ted over two cen@@ tu@@ ries ear@@ li@@ er , the prophet J@@ on@@ ah can@@ di@@ dly rel@@ ates what he person@@ ally experienced in con@@ ne@@ ction with his mission@@ ary assignment .
TH@@ E apostle Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed fellow Christians : “ Let us work what is good toward all , but especially toward those rel@@ ated to us in the faith . ”
O@@ thers asked “ by sign@@ s ” what he wanted to name the child but not because Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah was de@@ a@@ f .
Com@@ m@@ end@@ ation can s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ate all ​ — including pione@@ ers , el@@ der@@ ly ones , and those who may be disc@@ oura@@ ged . ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 10 .
I did not fi@@ ght then , and I would not fi@@ ght now because I am a Christian and I am neu@@ tr@@ al . ”
“ In fact , ” the Bible states , “ he is not far off from each one of us . ”
In ancient Israel , chil@@ d@@ be@@ aring was high@@ ly es@@ te@@ em@@ ed , and famili@@ es were often qu@@ ite large .
“ The Pe@@ ace of God . . .
• What are some things we can do to comfort others ?
A@@ i
I accepted his vis@@ its just to show him that a God who was inter@@ ested in people did not ex@@ ist .
How can we maintain re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al fear of Jehovah ?
P@@ ra@@ y for Jehovah’s V@@ indic@@ ation
It is good news in@@ deed and sur@@ ely a reason for rejo@@ ic@@ ing . ​ — Romans 12 : 12 ; Ti@@ tu@@ s 1 : 2 .
Will it invol@@ ve an act of sub@@ mis@@ sion to a spirit other than Jehovah or his appointed re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative , Jesus ? ​ — Romans 14 : 11 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 9 , 10 .
All who are author@@ ized to give Scriptural discipl@@ ine are wise when they imitate Christ’s example .
H@@ u@@ man rule will end , and God’s Kingdom will hold s@@ way over the enti@@ re earth .
E@@ m@@ br@@ ac@@ ing Bible Tru@@ th W@@ i@@ th@@ out H@@ ands and Ar@@ ms ( B . M@@ er@@ ten ) , No .
I believ@@ ed that going to ch@@ urch cle@@ ans@@ ed the soul and that it was a sin not to go to Mas@@ s and to con@@ fes@@ sion every S@@ un@@ day . ”
Yes , we must offer our prayers in Jesus ’ name if we want them to be heard by Jehovah .
How we love to expres@@ s our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to H@@ im !
B@@ ap@@ tism is both a serious and a jo@@ y@@ ous occasi@@ on
The answer invol@@ ves an in@@ tri@@ c@@ ate system called the water c@@ y@@ c@@ le .
Such a sa@@ ved marriage hon@@ ors God and can be a great blessing for the husband , the wife , and any children they may have .
I@@ magine yourself on that m@@ oun@@ tain with Moses .
O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ ally , though , Adam and E@@ ve were perfect and sin@@ less , and God has promised to rest@@ ore humans to this st@@ ate of per@@ fe@@ ction .
Ther@@ efore , to help their children devel@@ op a lasting , loving relationship with Jehovah , parents do well to encoura@@ ge them to devel@@ op the ha@@ bi@@ t of stud@@ ying God’s Word .
In ad@@ dition , some other men who were working at the m@@ ill began to atten@@ d the meetings and em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed Bible truth .
P@@ le@@ ase no@@ te that the angels did not tell the shepher@@ ds of peace and go@@ o@@ d@@ will to all men .
Thus , no one could descri@@ be the inv@@ isi@@ ble world better than Jehovah God and Jesus Christ could .
After lea@@ ving a person who has sh@@ own some interest in the Kingdom message , you will do well to continue thinking about his spiritual needs .
And would you not ag@@ ree that our own imper@@ fe@@ ctions and un@@ pre@@ dic@@ table circumstances cause many of our problems ?
This brought great rejo@@ ic@@ ing in heaven but a time of un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted cal@@ am@@ ity to the earth .
The un@@ su@@ it@@ able are thro@@ wn away , ev@@ en@@ tually to be c@@ ast into a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic fi@@ er@@ y fur@@ n@@ ace , den@@ o@@ ting future des@@ tru@@ ction .
9 Ma@@ in@@ tain Your S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al He@@ al@@ th While Ser@@ ving in a F@@ o@@ re@@ ign F@@ i@@ eld
I gu@@ ess you and I never really discus@@ sed it before .
Do they have a better life than the one they enjo@@ yed in associ@@ ation with Jehovah’s organization ?
Jehovah went right to the heart of the proble@@ m ​ — the c@@ ow@@ ar@@ dly attitude of the people be@@ tra@@ yed their l@@ ack of faith .
* By that time , our th@@ ir@@ d child was born , and we set@@ t@@ led in the e@@ ast@@ er@@ n part of the country .
A great number of the children of Christian parents are s@@ inc@@ ere and “ so@@ li@@ d in the faith . ”
Go@@ od par@@ ent@@ al commun@@ ic@@ ation is ess@@ enti@@ al to cons@@ ist@@ ent discipl@@ ine .
Yet , they were known by Jehovah as ones bel@@ ong@@ ing to him .
34 : 19 .
If you live in a develop@@ ing country , you may not have used many te@@ x@@ t@@ boo@@ ks at school , having learned main@@ ly by listen@@ ing and ob@@ serving .
He kno@@ ws who is in H@@ ad@@ es and who is in Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na .
P@@ u@@ t another way , what is requi@@ red of the beli@@ ever is that he exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus ​ — that is , he must live in acc@@ ord with his beli@@ ef and faith .
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s gr@@ and@@ son Jac@@ o@@ b later moved to Egy@@ pt , where his family gre@@ w to become the ancient nation of Israel .
A heal@@ thy ba@@ by inst@@ inc@@ tiv@@ ely long@@ s for mil@@ k . However , a Christian may need to “ form a long@@ ing ” for Bible knowledge .
To refle@@ ct divine justice , they had to deter@@ mine whether the fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve ac@@ ted “ out of h@@ at@@ red ” and “ with mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous in@@ t@@ ent . ”
But they had the ad@@ ded privilege and responsi@@ bility to teach others about their Christian faith .
M@@ O@@ S@@ T people have pro@@ ba@@ bly never heard of S@@ ã@@ o T@@ om@@ é and P@@ r@@ í@@ n@@ ci@@ pe .
When Christ used gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c , fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative language to emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the import@@ ance of exerc@@ ising faith in his soon - to - be - sacrific@@ ed flesh and blood , many of his disciples found his words sh@@ o@@ c@@ king , and they left him .
Those who ign@@ ore the evidence that we are living in the last days will be ca@@ ught off gu@@ ard when the end comes .
The psalmist wrote : “ The in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with Jehovah bel@@ ong@@ s to those fe@@ ar@@ ful of him . ” ​ — Psalm 25 : 14 .
The other is cr@@ am@@ ped but lea@@ ds off into life .
The Bible con@@ fir@@ ms such lo@@ gi@@ c , for in the Bible , God as@@ sures us : “ My ways are high@@ er than your ways , and my thoughts than your thoughts . ”
Lo@@ ve “ ho@@ p@@ es all things ” recorded in the Bible and prom@@ p@@ ts us to give others reas@@ ons for our hope .
He ad@@ ded : “ Ex@@ ac@@ tly as a th@@ i@@ ef in the night . ”
Consider again the example of David .
15 : 13 ; 17 : 22 .
Of course , few would disa@@ gre@@ e with the ide@@ a that hum@@ ility is fine for others , since un@@ as@@ sum@@ ing people are eas@@ y to live with .
B@@ ans were imp@@ o@@ sed .
And if you share these com@@ for@@ ting Scriptural promises with others , you may bring great happiness into the lives of those who c@@ ry for help in this un@@ feel@@ ing , lo@@ vel@@ ess world .
How can we buil@@ d and maintain a close relationship with God ?
I@@ magine that st@@ ra@@ y s@@ n@@ atch@@ es of s@@ ound d@@ ri@@ f@@ ted to Joseph from his own house ; his son M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h was making his ba@@ by brother , Eph@@ ra@@ im , gi@@ gg@@ le .
“ C@@ ar@@ ry on with one another loving - kindness . ” ​ — Z@@ E@@ C@@ H@@ A@@ R@@ I@@ A@@ H 7 : 9 .
What powerful bas@@ is for faith in the resurrection did Abraham have ?
What Jehovah fore@@ tel@@ ls always comes true .
Our fri@@ end@@ ship with God is the most preci@@ ous pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion we have .
In this he@@ c@@ tic world , few days pas@@ s by s@@ mo@@ o@@ th@@ ly .
How will a quic@@ k temp@@ er af@@ fect me ?
For example , Job 10 : 1 went from 27 words to 19 ; Proverbs 8 : 6 went from 20 words to 13 .
God’s Word as@@ sures us that our s@@ inc@@ ere prayers for help will be ans@@ wer@@ ed .
As fore@@ told in a prophe@@ tic psal@@ m , Jehovah’s appointed King , Jesus Christ , “ will deli@@ ver the po@@ or one cr@@ ying for help , also the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted one and who@@ ever has no help@@ er . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , ap@@ pl@@ ying the guid@@ ance from God’s law made the psalmist wis@@ er than his enem@@ ies and had even pre@@ served him ali@@ ve .
But would they succ@@ um@@ b to fear and the pres@@ sure to follow the su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ on and have the mother stay in the hu@@ t ?
F@@ e@@ der@@ ic@@ o
The New C@@ o@@ ven@@ ant
Rather , they e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly de@@ v@@ our such so@@ li@@ d food !
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ al Christians gener@@ ously contribu@@ te their time , en@@ er@@ gy , and fun@@ ds to preach the good news and prom@@ o@@ te the inter@@ ests of God’s Kingdom . ​ — See the bo@@ x “ W@@ a@@ ys in Wh@@ ich Some C@@ ho@@ ose to Gi@@ ve . ”
One day , at high no@@ on , I thought I saw a b@@ right mo@@ on , which seem@@ ed to move and s@@ way from side to side .
Today , al@@ most all congregations have their own mo@@ des@@ t but pres@@ en@@ table Kingdom H@@ all .
Many you@@ ths have already dis@@ co@@ vered this to be the case in their own lives .
In Lu@@ ke@@ ’s rec@@ ord of the L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er , these “ de@@ b@@ ts ” are refer@@ red to as “ sin@@ s . ”
Des@@ pite the cons@@ ist@@ or@@ y’s at@@ temp@@ ts to pre@@ v@@ ent public@@ ation , his New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent went to pres@@ s in A@@ m@@ st@@ er@@ dam in 1@@ 6@@ 8@@ 1 , and the first co@@ pi@@ es re@@ ached B@@ at@@ a@@ vi@@ a the following year .
That day started in 1914 with the bir@@ th of the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom in the heavens .
In each case , we will exam@@ ine how ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles can help a father to f@@ ill those needs .
“ In M@@ ent@@ al D@@ ist@@ ress ”
“ Your sons will be like s@@ li@@ ps of o@@ live tre@@ es all around your table . ”
It is st@@ ag@@ g@@ ering to think of the am@@ ount of cop@@ per used in making just these it@@ em@@ s .
Although God had given mankind and the earth a perfect star@@ t , it would take time for the whole earth to be sub@@ du@@ ed and trans@@ form@@ ed into a par@@ adise filled with a perfect human family , as God had pur@@ posed .
He “ acc@@ uses them day and night ” before God .
That book also dis@@ clo@@ ses that God has made pro@@ vision for our future happiness .
The speak@@ er direc@@ ted his words to those who could ex@@ p@@ and their ministry . He said : “ Th@@ ink of this : A d@@ ri@@ ver can make his ca@@ r turn left or right but only if the ca@@ r is mo@@ ving .
Jesus saw how his apostles stru@@ gg@@ led to do all that he asked them to do .
Such mutu@@ al help demonstr@@ ated gen@@ u@@ ine Christian love .
Eli@@ h@@ u first listen@@ ed to the ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents pres@@ ented by Job and his three compan@@ i@@ ons .
What is one way in which shepher@@ ds imitate Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness , and what mo@@ tiv@@ ates them to do so ?
L@@ ac@@ king his blessing , they were un@@ able to clo@@ the themselves with war@@ m gar@@ ments . It even seem@@ ed as if the money they ear@@ ned went into a ba@@ g full of ho@@ les , with no benefit to the wa@@ ge ear@@ n@@ ers .
“ P@@ le@@ as@@ ant sa@@ y@@ ings , ” the Bible as@@ sures us , are “ s@@ we@@ et to the soul and a heal@@ ing to the b@@ ones . ”
There I me@@ t my future wife , M@@ el@@ o@@ dy , who wor@@ ked at the stu@@ di@@ o as a rec@@ ep@@ tion@@ ist .
They put him on a bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le and pu@@ s@@ h him for fi@@ ve g@@ ru@@ el@@ ing h@@ our@@ s over m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous ter@@ ra@@ in .
And should o@@ ffer@@ ings and sacrific@@ es be a part of worship today ?
They are important for every one of us , and a given book may tre@@ at many them@@ es and benefit many a@@ udi@@ ences .
• How did Jesus op@@ pose the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s temp@@ t@@ ations ?
Because such individuals di@@ sh@@ on@@ or God and cause har@@ m to others by their la@@ w@@ less practic@@ es .
For the first ei@@ ght months of her ill@@ ness , it was the Witnesses in V@@ il@@ la M@@ er@@ ce@@ des who lo@@ v@@ ingly and consider@@ ately loo@@ ked after her .
L@@ ik@@ ening sin to a de@@ b@@ t too bi@@ g to be re@@ pa@@ id , Jesus said to S@@ im@@ on : “ T@@ w@@ o men were de@@ b@@ t@@ ors to a certain l@@ end@@ er ; the one was in de@@ b@@ t for fi@@ ve h@@ un@@ d@@ red den@@ ari@@ i , but the other for fi@@ f@@ ty .
Yes , a happy and fulfill@@ ing life was possible !
So , ‘ do not give up in doing what is fine ! ’
“ W@@ atch O@@ u@@ t for the Le@@ av@@ en of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es ”
Tru@@ e , the sacrifice of praise that some of our ag@@ ed , si@@ ck , or in@@ fir@@ m brothers and sisters offer can be com@@ pared to the wi@@ do@@ w@@ ’s m@@ ite .
With ung@@ o@@ d@@ l@@ iness all around him , however , it was not eas@@ y for him to serve God .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What gr@@ and things did many people in Jesus ’ day witness ?
Com@@ fort the B@@ er@@ e@@ a@@ ved , as Jesus Di@@ d
How have many given of themselves to help others spiritually ?
Rather than har@@ sh@@ ly d@@ om@@ in@@ ating his wife , a husband who desi@@ res God’s appro@@ val continu@@ es loving her “ just as the Christ also loved the congregation . ”
12 : 2 , 3 ; 1 P@@ et .
Al@@ so draw attention to the qualities of the loving God who gives us such a hope .
14 , 15 . ( a ) In his se@@ ven@@ th vision , what does Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah see ?
The Au@@ str@@ ali@@ an new@@ s@@ pa@@ per H@@ er@@ al@@ d Su@@ n ad@@ m@@ its : “ In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als are more an@@ on@@ y@@ m@@ ous within their im@@ medi@@ ate sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s , and thus are less con@@ st@@ ra@@ ined by the ties of so@@ cial ob@@ lig@@ ation .
And how can sing@@ le Christians make the most of their sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess ?
Your wife must feel ch@@ eri@@ shed .
It also shows the sa@@ d con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences that can result from such un@@ contro@@ l@@ led be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
( b ) What fine example did Jesus provide for children ?
In mo@@ der@@ n times , a very small number among God’s people have become dis@@ gr@@ un@@ t@@ led with some as@@ pect of Christian teaching and have mu@@ r@@ mu@@ red against the earthly part of Jehovah’s organization .
They me@@ ant to be hon@@ est recor@@ ders . ”
In his Di@@ al@@ o@@ gu@@ e With Tr@@ y@@ ph@@ o , Ju@@ st@@ in Mar@@ ty@@ r , of the second century C.E . , wrote of Jesus : “ He was in the ha@@ bi@@ t of working as a car@@ p@@ en@@ ter when among men , making pl@@ ough@@ s and yo@@ k@@ es . ”
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ines on page 5 ]
What are his pre@@ fer@@ ences regarding mu@@ si@@ c , mo@@ vi@@ es , tel@@ ev@@ ision pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s , vi@@ de@@ o g@@ ames , and the use of the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t ?
Just as overse@@ ers and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants were appointed the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c@@ ally in the first century , the same is true today .
My family has gro@@ wn in number as well .
W@@ ise King Solomon said : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart and do not le@@ an upon your own understanding .
Do we have similar confidence ?
What hope for mankind have apost@@ ate religious lead@@ ers re@@ je@@ cted ?
How can we show others that it is practic@@ al and bene@@ fi@@ cial to he@@ ed Jehovah’s remin@@ ders ?
S@@ us@@ an , 19 , who was ex@@ posed to por@@ no@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c We@@ b s@@ ites , rel@@ ates : “ The i@@ ma@@ ges are eng@@ ra@@ ved on my mind .
She has learned to put her trust in him .
Christian parents need to make sure that the truth re@@ ach@@ es their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s min@@ ds and hearts .
W@@ ill@@ ing@@ ness to L@@ isten
The el@@ der@@ ly prophet told the ang@@ el : “ You have streng@@ th@@ ened me . ” ​ — Daniel 10 : 11 , 19 .
W@@ a@@ it With “ Ho@@ ly Acts of Con@@ du@@ ct ”
• Proverbs 21 : 30 ?
* Pro@@ te@@ ction from the Devil is all the more necess@@ ary in this time of the end .
Un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly , David did that .
His exerc@@ ising of mer@@ cy is not a w@@ at@@ ering down of his justice ; rather , divine mer@@ cy is an expres@@ sion of God’s justice as well as his love .
El@@ ders can also set a good example for their brothers by pre@@ par@@ ing for and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in congregation meetings and other activities , such as cle@@ an@@ ing and main@@ tain@@ ing the Kingdom H@@ all . ​ — E@@ ph . 5 : 15 , 16 ; read Hebrews 13 : 7 .
How can we pa@@ y con@@ st@@ ant attention to our ministry , and why should we ?
Ther@@ efore keep on the w@@ atch . . .
Yes , travel@@ ing overse@@ ers needed to be a@@ da@@ p@@ table .
Greek - speaking wi@@ do@@ ws were being over@@ loo@@ ked in the da@@ ily food dist@@ ribu@@ tion , but Hebrew - speaking wi@@ do@@ ws were not being over@@ loo@@ ked .
“ The decision re@@ ached at Eph@@ esus , by means of which M@@ ary was el@@ ev@@ ated from the st@@ atu@@ s of Christ - be@@ are@@ r to that of God - be@@ are@@ r , not only provided the bas@@ is for the cul@@ t of M@@ ary but also pro@@ duc@@ ed the first great s@@ ch@@ ism within the ch@@ urch . . . .
The Father H@@ as Af@@ fe@@ ction for You
But before I go any fur@@ ther , let D@@ or@@ a tell you how she ended up being my long@@ time tre@@ asure - h@@ un@@ ting par@@ t@@ ner .
When he l@@ ac@@ ked understanding regarding the things that were given him by inspi@@ r@@ ation , Daniel asked for God’s help .
As dedic@@ ated Christians , we enjoy something that helps us to avoid “ un@@ fru@@ it@@ ful works that bel@@ ong to the dar@@ k@@ ness . ”
In ad@@ dition to the four new members , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy now cons@@ ists of C .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful anointed ones will enjoy gr@@ and privile@@ ges as jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s with Christ in heaven .
This man was in S@@ an Mi@@ gu@@ el de Al@@ l@@ ende for only a cou@@ ple of we@@ ek@@ s , but he enjo@@ yed sever@@ al Bible stu@@ dies and attend@@ ed all the meetings until he re@@ turned home .
To that end , he has made wonderful pro@@ v@@ isions within the Christian congregation .
Some asked , ‘ When will you come back and study the Bible with us ? ’
In the first century , both Jews and n@@ on - Jews benef@@ ited from Jehovah’s long - suffering
A@@ mi@@ d this dar@@ k@@ ness , we are not fe@@ ar@@ ful , since we enjoy spiritual light in a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance . ​ — Psalm 4@@ 3 : 3 .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly you real@@ ize that someone is following you .
Jehovah’s R@@ ule T@@ ri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ ant
But what of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el , Daniel and his three compan@@ i@@ ons already in Babyl@@ on , and some Jews soon to be taken there ?
It says : “ To be sure , there is great gain in godly devo@@ tion along with con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment . ”
These practic@@ al and encourag@@ ing acc@@ oun@@ ts taught me to appreci@@ ate what I was able to do and to accept my li@@ mit@@ ations .
7@@ 5@@ 8 ․ ․ ․ ․ ․ ․
When the pri@@ est and his mo@@ b of par@@ ishi@@ on@@ ers arri@@ ved at the the@@ ater , they were me@@ t by a so@@ li@@ d w@@ all of po@@ lic@@ em@@ en with g@@ un@@ s pointed at them .
If God provi@@ des bir@@ ds with such s@@ k@@ ill@@ s and a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant materi@@ als to make n@@ ests , sur@@ ely he can help his human servants to get needed hous@@ ing .
Q@@ u@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations : S@@ ing@@ le brothers between 23 and 6@@ 2 years of age who are in good health and who want to serve wh@@ er@@ ever there is a greater need .
David could see why the sol@@ di@@ ers fe@@ ared him ​ — he seem@@ ed imp@@ os@@ si@@ bly hu@@ ge , a m@@ oun@@ tain of a man .
Now is the time to ‘ set our heart upon our ways . ’
May Jehovah’s Word , his spirit , and your efforts as a par@@ ent help your children to become “ wise for sal@@ vation . ”
F@@ o@@ c@@ us on Pe@@ ople
There is wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad fam@@ ine .
Gen@@ er@@ ously , he ac@@ ted in har@@ mony with the princi@@ ple later stated at 1 Corinthians 10 : 24 : “ Let each one keep see@@ king , not his own advan@@ ta@@ ge , but that of the other person . ”
They will enjoy life on earth without ever gro@@ wing old and d@@ ying . ​ — Read John 5 : 26 - 29 ; 1 Corinthians 15 : 25 , 26 .
The Bible speak@@ s high@@ ly of the man who is “ s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful at his work ” and the woman who “ deli@@ gh@@ ts to work with her hands . ”
Peter had op@@ en@@ ly declar@@ ed that he would never a@@ ban@@ d@@ on his Ma@@ ster , but on that very night , Peter den@@ i@@ ed know@@ ing Jesus ! ​ — Mat@@ t . 26 : 31 - 33 , 5@@ 6 , 6@@ 9 - 7@@ 5 .
He wrote : “ A m@@ ere lo@@ ver of s@@ il@@ ver will not be satis@@ fied with s@@ il@@ ver , ne@@ i@@ ther any lo@@ ver of we@@ al@@ th with in@@ come . This too is van@@ ity . ”
The congregation of the anointed is “ a p@@ il@@ la@@ r and support of the truth . ”
To illustr@@ ate : A d@@ ri@@ ver can direc@@ t his ca@@ r to turn left or right but only if the ca@@ r is mo@@ ving .
What we humans can accom@@ pl@@ ish in reli@@ ev@@ ing the suffering of others is li@@ mit@@ ed .
I still car@@ ry emo@@ tional sc@@ ars from those years .
• What three ke@@ ys can help us to res@@ ist any tend@@ enc@@ y toward di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty ?
That is the holy spirit .
It shows why his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y is su@@ peri@@ or to that of others .
On A@@ pri@@ l 27 , 198@@ 6 , I was baptized se@@ cre@@ tly in a ba@@ th@@ tu@@ b , since at the time the Witnesses were under ba@@ n in E@@ ast Ger@@ many .
I am now con@@ duc@@ ting 12 home Bible stu@@ dies .
However , there was a pi@@ c@@ ku@@ p tru@@ ck that trans@@ por@@ ted work@@ ers .
“ The one who exerc@@ ises faith in me , even though he dies , will come to life . ” ​ — John 11 : 25
P@@ le@@ ase accept our invit@@ ation to come to ob@@ serve this school , condu@@ cted we@@ ek@@ ly at a local Kingdom H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
In the 198@@ 0 ’ s , after s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists in Ger@@ many stu@@ died the effe@@ cts of a@@ ir pol@@ lu@@ tion and ac@@ id ra@@ in on the en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , they conclu@@ ded : ‘ If nothing is done , about the year 20@@ 00 , people will be left to ad@@ mi@@ re fore@@ st@@ s only in old p@@ ho@@ to@@ s and in mo@@ vi@@ es . ’
And when brought back to life , La@@ z@@ ar@@ us did not rel@@ ate any experi@@ ences of an af@@ ter@@ life .
From bir@@ th on@@ ward , a chil@@ d’s life is a l@@ ist of fir@@ st@@ s ​ — the first st@@ ep@@ s taken , the first word spo@@ ken , the first day of school , to name just a few .
What is your se@@ cre@@ t ? ”
The word rend@@ ered “ remember ” can also be transl@@ ated “ men@@ tion . ”
Why do we need a thor@@ ough understanding of the reas@@ ons for our beli@@ ef@@ s ?
Some think that having more money will make their future secu@@ re , but in truth , money is a very un@@ certain refu@@ ge .
U@@ se up@@ building spe@@ e@@ ch in con@@ vers@@ ation with friends , since fre@@ qu@@ ent com@@ pla@@ in@@ ts about your e@@ x - sp@@ ouse , even when v@@ al@@ id , could pu@@ s@@ h others away .
Your sure hope and fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ction are sh@@ ared by milli@@ ons of others
How did David re@@ act to this cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism ?
What a contr@@ ast there was between Bo@@ a@@ z and Na@@ ba@@ l !
; S@@ te@@ in@@ ing@@ er , S .
The writ@@ er of Psalm 1@@ 11 had the cor@@ rec@@ t view of godly fear , st@@ ating : “ The fear of Jehovah is the beg@@ in@@ ning of wisdom . All those doing them [ keep@@ ing his comman@@ d@@ ments ] have a good in@@ sight . ” ​ — P@@ s .
Why is faith a preci@@ ous pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion ?
As time pas@@ sed , few people spoke Greek or L@@ at@@ in .
Why can we say that Jehovah under@@ stan@@ ds feelings of l@@ on@@ el@@ iness as well as the happiness possible in marriage ?
In what can we have every confidence ?
• In what ways can our relationship with Jehovah gro@@ w ?
He buil@@ t his whole life on faith in God’s promises , even though there was no ch@@ ance that they would all be ful@@ filled within his li@@ fe@@ time .
Ye@@ ars later , the apostle Paul descri@@ bed the man@@ ner in which he and his associ@@ ates pray@@ ed .
But “ set@@ ting the mind on the spirit ” does not mean that a person is not in t@@ ou@@ ch with re@@ ality .
M@@ ary is spo@@ ken of as ac@@ ting and taking in@@ iti@@ ati@@ ves on her own , without con@@ sul@@ ting a husband .
1@@ 15 : 4 - 8 .
What a sh@@ o@@ ck that must have been to Peter !
M@@ an@@ kind will be li@@ f@@ ted to per@@ fe@@ ction , br@@ ing@@ ing un@@ told joy to those having the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living forever on earth .
Jehovah is able to understand prayers ut@@ tered in any of the th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of langu@@ ages spo@@ ken by mankind .
The apostle Peter wrote : “ God op@@ pos@@ es the ha@@ ugh@@ ty ones , but he gives un@@ deser@@ ved kindness to the hum@@ ble ones . ”
Yet , they kept free from being ent@@ ang@@ led in the desi@@ res and pur@@ su@@ its of the people around them .
In early 195@@ 9 , I was appointed as a travel@@ ing overse@@ er , vis@@ iting and streng@@ th@@ ening congregations of our spiritual brothers .
This article will consider n@@ ine ways that we can show love that is “ free from h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
Paul wrote : “ A physical man does not receive the things of the spirit of God , for they are fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness to him . ”
Af@@ ter@@ ward , Saul listen@@ ed to his son J@@ on@@ a@@ than , Davi@@ d’s friend , and s@@ wor@@ e : “ As Jehovah is living , [ David ] will not be put to death . ”
By con@@ f@@ ess@@ ing our sin@@ s and lea@@ ving them , we are sh@@ own mer@@ cy and gain reli@@ ef from a tr@@ oub@@ led conscience . ​ — Proverbs 28 : 13 .
They wr@@ ong@@ ly ar@@ gu@@ ed that nothing would ha@@ p@@ pen , that “ all things [ were ] continu@@ ing ex@@ ac@@ tly as from cre@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s beg@@ in@@ ning . ”
It means that we are pleas@@ ing Jehovah and will receive a re@@ ward .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 24 ]
( Read Hebrews 5 : 14 . )
Al@@ so , we do not talk about things that are priv@@ ate and that other people should not know .
For two years we vis@@ ited one te@@ am of two sur@@ ge@@ ons and their an@@ es@@ th@@ es@@ i@@ olo@@ g@@ ists .
S@@ om@@ eho@@ w I man@@ ag@@ ed to devel@@ op that s@@ k@@ ill .
The dem@@ and for inc@@ en@@ se became so great that the f@@ ran@@ k@@ inc@@ en@@ se tra@@ de r@@ ou@@ te , no doubt in@@ iti@@ ated by inc@@ en@@ se mer@@ ch@@ ants , op@@ ened up tra@@ v@@ el between A@@ sia and E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
Mo@@ st of us feel the same way .
A To@@ ol for Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ation
Ho@@ ly spirit helps us to res@@ ist Satan .
A@@ no@@ ther reason to be sel@@ e@@ ctive is that much a@@ vail@@ able information is not par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly u@@ se@@ ful .
As you seek the answer , it is u@@ se@@ ful to keep in mind that there are ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally two c@@ ate@@ g@@ ori@@ es of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 8 , 5@@ 4
( b ) What arrang@@ ements did Jehovah make to cle@@ an@@ se the earth and to pre@@ serve the human family ?
To illustr@@ ate , we could read God’s Word regul@@ arly , even da@@ ily , and still not see tr@@ ac@@ es of sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness that ac@@ tually are develop@@ ing in us .
He pray@@ ed : “ M@@ ake me know your own ways , O Jehovah ; teach me your own pa@@ ths .
That re@@ gi@@ on is home to the A@@ nt@@ and@@ ro@@ y people .
I dis@@ co@@ vered that help@@ ing others learn Bible tru@@ ths imp@@ ro@@ ved my men@@ tal and emo@@ tional health .
The last day of Joh@@ n@@ ’s stay in Al@@ ban@@ ia was Mar@@ ch 30 , 19@@ 6@@ 1 — the d@@ ate of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Jesus ’ death .
G@@ ul@@ f of C@@ ar@@ p@@ ent@@ ari@@ a
Se@@ e@@ ing ourselves in the light of what the Scriptures say can in@@ deed be a powerful a@@ id in id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying the in@@ ten@@ tions of the heart .
Be@@ ar in mind , though , that your loved ones also su@@ ff@@ er .
He stri@@ ves to destro@@ y our spiritu@@ ality so that we will lo@@ se Jehovah’s fav@@ or and the pro@@ spe@@ ct of everlasting life .
A C@@ ho@@ ice R@@ el@@ ev@@ ant for U@@ s
“ G@@ l@@ ory and honor and peace for ever@@ yone who works what is good , ” explained Paul , “ for the Je@@ w first and also for the Greek .
This fru@@ str@@ ates my wife .
For example , some Christians feel that they can in good conscience per@@ form ser@@ vi@@ ces under a ci@@ v@@ ili@@ an ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation invol@@ ving gener@@ al work u@@ se@@ ful to the commun@@ ity .
When he arri@@ ved , he was dis@@ ma@@ yed to find the two ar@@ mi@@ es lo@@ cked in the st@@ al@@ em@@ ate descri@@ bed at the out@@ set of this article .
What do parents desire in return ?
As another day beg@@ ins , the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ’s sh@@ ar@@ p sh@@ a@@ do@@ w quic@@ k@@ ly s@@ pre@@ a@@ ds for mil@@ es over h@@ ill@@ s and v@@ al@@ le@@ ys .
But does it come sol@@ ely as a result of our own efforts ?
Their giving not only me@@ t the wom@@ an’s need but also dre@@ w the congregation clo@@ s@@ er together and imp@@ ressed the neigh@@ b@@ ors as an example of true Christian giving .
; Con@@ sol@@ an@@ di , E .
S@@ la@@ ves of God
19 : 4 - 6 .
Di@@ gn@@ ity should become part of us and af@@ fect our be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or , our attitude , our relationship with others , even the way we view and feel about ourselves .
When giving comfort to ancient Israel , to what did Jehovah direc@@ t their attention ?
What is the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule ?
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : That makes sense .
For information about G@@ em@@ ari@@ ah and Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n , see the article “ Are You A@@ c@@ qu@@ a@@ inted With Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n and His F@@ am@@ ily ? ”
How did the first brother re@@ act ?
In ad@@ dition to physical appe@@ ar@@ ance , we may ev@@ alu@@ ate or ju@@ dge the person because of his n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality , e@@ th@@ n@@ ic@@ ity , so@@ cial standing , or religion .
As soon as they were able to , I encoura@@ ged them to pray out l@@ ou@@ d so that I could hear them expres@@ s their thoughts and feelings to Jehovah .
That certainly su@@ gg@@ ests that Jehovah makes sure that all of his faithful servants are com@@ pet@@ ent , able to do the jo@@ b he has assign@@ ed them to do .
However , there was one dar@@ k spo@@ t in my young life .
Of what promise was the Law covenant a fur@@ ther develop@@ ment ?
You have the opportunity to become a sub@@ ject of an esta@@ bli@@ shed heavenly govern@@ ment ​ — the Kingdom of God under Jesus .
Does this mean that God will refu@@ se to hear us un@@ less we are Bible scho@@ l@@ ars ?
In 194@@ 2 it publi@@ shed the King James V@@ er@@ sion with mar@@ g@@ in@@ al refer@@ ences .
This me@@ ant that the Scriptures should be read only by the educ@@ ated cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men .
Some might feel the same when it comes to prayer .
Ab@@ out a year after that in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , while in the house - to - house ministry in our new assignment in M@@ on@@ tre@@ al , I heard a com@@ mo@@ tion down the st@@ re@@ et and saw an ang@@ ry mo@@ b thro@@ wing st@@ ones .
P@@ ur@@ su@@ ing God’s P@@ ur@@ pose Today , 10 / 1
He had been sh@@ o@@ t in the head but was still ali@@ ve !
As Mi@@ ca@@ h’s prophecy also fore@@ told , “ to it pe@@ op@@ les must st@@ re@@ am . ”
What ex@@ ac@@ tly will he do ?
A M@@ an of F@@ e@@ el@@ ings and A@@ ction
But Jesus was not foc@@ used on ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ing power or glory for himself .
The marriage took place , and when Ru@@ th later gave bir@@ th , the women of Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m cri@@ ed out : “ A son has been born to Na@@ om@@ i . ”
W@@ ho@@ m would S@@ ar@@ ah be lea@@ ving be@@ h@@ ind ?
The do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ al c@@ ris@@ is went on for some 60 years , with succ@@ essi@@ ve emp@@ er@@ ors si@@ ding with one par@@ ty or the other .
The opportunity to do so came when the teach@@ er asked S@@ te@@ ph@@ ani@@ e for her op@@ in@@ ion .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory , faithful servants of Jehovah have found joy des@@ pite difficult circumstances .
But his faithful disciples are to experience a far gr@@ an@@ der “ everlasting deli@@ ver@@ ance . ”
There are Christian congregations and grou@@ ps in some 25 different langu@@ ages .
Today , many children gro@@ w up in sing@@ le - par@@ ent ho@@ m@@ es .
The king of Israel continu@@ es : “ The very fear of Jehovah will ad@@ d days , but the years themselves of the wicked ones will be cu@@ t sh@@ ort .
The des@@ crip@@ tive prophecy in Revelation chap@@ ter 6 gave reason to ex@@ pect that after God’s Kingdom was esta@@ bli@@ shed , there would be a ra@@ pi@@ d deter@@ i@@ or@@ ation of world con@@ di@@ tions ​ — war , food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ge , p@@ est@@ il@@ ence , and other ca@@ uses of death .
P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations for the B@@ l@@ ind
A@@ no@@ ther s@@ ource of joy was the knowledge that my vis@@ its really helped people .
What did Paul mean by “ a thor@@ n in the flesh , ” and what might that thor@@ n have been ?
It is P@@ as@@ so@@ ver time , 30 C.E .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es the cal@@ am@@ ities comm@@ on to all humans , true Christians car@@ ry the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake .
( b ) What lo@@ f@@ ty view of our ministry is expres@@ sed at 2 Corinthians 2 : 17 ?
We have a God - given com@@ mis@@ sion to share the good news of God’s esta@@ bli@@ shed Kingdom .
“ F@@ O@@ R the past year , Jehovah’s Witnesses have been vis@@ iting me and sh@@ aring the wonderful news about God’s Kingdom .
No matter what course we may cho@@ ose , however , we must be@@ ar in mind the apostle Paul’s words : “ E@@ ach of us will rend@@ er an account for himself to God . ”
F@@ il@@ led with en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m , she a@@ wak@@ ened her mother and said , “ M@@ om@@ my , M@@ om@@ my , look !
What of us today ?
( b ) What benef@@ its come from being hon@@ est ?
The se@@ aled deed served as a ba@@ c@@ ku@@ p to ver@@ i@@ fy the acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y of the o@@ pen one if needed .
Jehovah evid@@ ently accepted a ransom in Jo@@ b@@ ’s be@@ half , allow@@ ing it to co@@ ver his er@@ ro@@ r and o@@ pen the way for God to rest@@ ore and re@@ ward him .
Jehovah provided a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly for Adam and E@@ ve@@ ’s needs in E@@ den .
For example , following Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st of 33 C.E . , a comm@@ on fun@@ d was esta@@ bli@@ shed to me@@ et the physical needs of the disciples in Jerusalem .
Matthew “ The language was a chall@@ enge , ” rel@@ ates Matthew . “ I was un@@ able to have good spiritual discus@@ sions . ”
Although we su@@ ff@@ er “ ad@@ vers@@ ities ” in the form of persecu@@ tion as Christians , we are jo@@ y@@ ful and spiritually secu@@ re “ in the se@@ cre@@ t place of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh . ”
1 : 20 .
( a ) How does Jehovah feel about tre@@ ach@@ er@@ y in a marriage ?
These too rend@@ er God “ sac@@ red service day and night , ” but they do not have a heavenly c@@ all@@ ing .
I also like to co@@ ok a me@@ al or make a d@@ ess@@ er@@ t for si@@ ck ones . ”
Their in@@ ten@@ tions are th@@ war@@ ted when Jehovah con@@ fu@@ ses their language and sc@@ at@@ ters them earth wide .
We tra@@ ded Bible liter@@ ature for c@@ hi@@ ck@@ ens , e@@ gg@@ s , and gar@@ den pro@@ du@@ ce , as well as such it@@ em@@ s as old bat@@ ter@@ ies and dis@@ car@@ ded al@@ um@@ inu@@ m .
( Read Hebrews 12 : 9 . )
R@@ es@@ ent@@ ment could buil@@ d , and the relationship between the l@@ end@@ er and the bor@@ ro@@ wer ​ — and even between their famili@@ es — ​ may become st@@ ra@@ ined .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the prophet says : “ I will cause dist@@ ress to mankind . . . because it is against Jehovah that they have sin@@ ned . ” ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 1 : 15 , 17 .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , we do well to ask ourselves , ‘ What kind of wa@@ iting attitude do I person@@ ally have ? ’
How did the people respon@@ d ?
6 : 5 ​ — Since confid@@ enti@@ al let@@ ters were u@@ su@@ ally plac@@ ed in a se@@ aled ba@@ g , why did S@@ an@@ bal@@ l@@ at s@@ end “ an o@@ pen letter ” to Ne@@ h@@ emiah ?
He com@@ pared it to a b@@ lo@@ s@@ som that quic@@ k@@ ly wi@@ thers .
We have not be@@ held or heard Jehovah in the way that Moses did .
A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a was then a beau@@ ti@@ ful co@@ s@@ mo@@ po@@ lit@@ an city , r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned for its ar@@ ch@@ it@@ e@@ c@@ ture and hist@@ ory .
Wh@@ er@@ e@@ as ca@@ su@@ al reading can be a form of rel@@ a@@ x@@ ation , study requi@@ res men@@ tal effort .
The best way to do so is by sh@@ aring the good news with them .
May we always ch@@ er@@ ish and di@@ lig@@ ently study this “ most preci@@ ous tre@@ asure ” from our heavenly Father .
The dic@@ tion@@ ary expla@@ ins : “ While the T@@ emp@@ le it@@ self would have to have the same di@@ men@@ sions as its pre@@ dec@@ ess@@ ors [ Solom@@ on@@ ’s and Z@@ er@@ u@@ b@@ ba@@ bel@@ ’s ] , the T@@ emp@@ le M@@ ount was not re@@ stri@@ cted in its po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al si@@ ze . ”
It is what we might call an old but mo@@ der@@ n book .
Per@@ haps Jesus felt no need to answer the in@@ s@@ inc@@ ere S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es , who did not believe in the resurrection or in the ex@@ ist@@ ence of angels .
O@@ N May 2 , 200@@ 8 , C@@ y@@ clo@@ ne N@@ ar@@ g@@ is h@@ it M@@ y@@ an@@ ma@@ r with de@@ va@@ st@@ ating for@@ ce and quic@@ k@@ ly became inter@@ n@@ ational he@@ ad@@ l@@ ine news .
Jehovah discipl@@ ined his ancient people because they did not live up to their expres@@ sions of praise
To the fru@@ str@@ ation of those lead@@ ers , “ Jehovah continued to jo@@ in to [ the disciples ] da@@ ily those being sa@@ ved . ”
Even when we did something wrong , our parents did not make us feel that Jehovah no longer loved us ; nor did they ang@@ r@@ ily sla@@ p ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ary re@@ stri@@ ctions on us .
The course would foc@@ us main@@ ly on tra@@ ining brothers and giving them organiz@@ ational instru@@ ction .
They kept saying that my religion was re@@ stri@@ ctive and un@@ reason@@ able . ”
What should be done if we have sin@@ ned and need spiritual help ?
Jehovah will no@@ tice our con@@ stan@@ cy .
H@@ er family is very expres@@ sive , and she has no proble@@ m let@@ ting me know how she feel@@ s . ”
I knew that the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of my bad cho@@ ic@@ es were not his fa@@ ul@@ t and not Jehovah’s fa@@ ul@@ t .
I@@ N B@@ Y far the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of in@@ stances in the Christian Greek Scriptures , or New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent , the word “ love ” is a transl@@ ation of the Greek word a@@ ·@@ ga@@ ʹ@@ pe .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , the elders can listen to the spiritually si@@ ck person and help to he@@ al the w@@ ound , thus fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely “ gre@@ as@@ ing him with o@@ il in the name of Jehovah . ”
Many famili@@ es have found that me@@ al@@ times af@@ for@@ d good opportun@@ ities for mean@@ ing@@ ful commun@@ ic@@ ation .
H@@ and in the account of your ste@@ war@@ d@@ ship , for you can no longer man@@ age the house . ’ ”
It was follow@@ ed by the wa@@ il of si@@ r@@ ens war@@ ning people to take co@@ ver .
* “ S@@ ome@@ times I feel really down , and friends try to comfort me by saying : ‘ You are not the only one with problems . There are people who are wor@@ se off . ’
F@@ igh@@ ters A@@ ga@@ inst God Will Not P@@ re@@ va@@ il !
Why is for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess ess@@ enti@@ al ?
B@@ ear@@ ing Tho@@ r@@ ough Witness Today
5 I@@ mp@@ le@@ ment the De@@ c@@ ision
I was gr@@ ate@@ ful that Jehovah had helped me to take a fir@@ m stand .
En@@ du@@ r@@ ance Un@@ der T@@ ri@@ al R@@ es@@ ul@@ ts in B@@ less@@ ings ( P .
And as you read , you can e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly look for information that you can share with others .
P@@ E@@ R@@ S@@ ON@@ A@@ L S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y
His first at@@ temp@@ t to trans@@ f@@ er the ar@@ k of the covenant to Jerusalem resul@@ ts in disa@@ ster .
Their sy@@ mp@@ a@@ thy and f@@ em@@ in@@ ine qualities can be of much help .
Com@@ ma Joh@@ an@@ neu@@ m
Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k asked s@@ inc@@ ere questions , and Jehovah ans@@ wer@@ ed him .
“ The Ti@@ me of the En@@ d ” Con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed
The article ad@@ ded that the un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural ide@@ a of the dead commun@@ ic@@ ating with the living “ has given co@@ ver and for@@ ce to the dec@@ ep@@ tions prac@@ t@@ ised by ‘ dem@@ ons ’ under the gu@@ ise of di@@ s - em@@ bo@@ died spi@@ r@@ its of men .
This is illustr@@ ated by an in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent that took place in the life of David .
We may pre@@ f@@ er the conven@@ i@@ ence of a rule when we are fac@@ ed with a decision or a di@@ le@@ m@@ ma .
Such a dist@@ or@@ ted view of material things bre@@ e@@ ds anxi@@ e@@ ties that cho@@ ke an individu@@ al@@ ’s spiritual develop@@ ment . ​ — Read Matthew 13 : 18 , 22 .
Since the g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gy of the Messi@@ ah would be of interest main@@ ly to the Jews , he lea@@ ves it out al@@ together .
Yet , there appe@@ ars to be no text in the Hebrew Scriptures that mat@@ ches Paul’s qu@@ o@@ te .
James ad@@ ds the as@@ sur@@ ance : “ And the prayer of faith will make the in@@ dis@@ posed one well , and Jehovah will ra@@ ise him up . Al@@ so , if he has com@@ mit@@ ted sin@@ s , it will be for@@ given him . ” ​ — James 5 : 13 - 15 .
Ther@@ efore , let us consider how we can over@@ come ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les that make it challeng@@ ing to listen to God’s vo@@ ice .
Let the acc@@ oun@@ ts come to life .
What did it co@@ st ?
Not all the power we pos@@ s@@ ess comes direc@@ tly from God .
A sister ship , the T@@ it@@ ani@@ c , was comman@@ ded by C@@ ap@@ tain E . J . S@@ m@@ ith ( no rel@@ ation ) on its disa@@ str@@ ous ma@@ id@@ en vo@@ y@@ age .
To what did the v@@ ei@@ l of spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness lead ?
Some of these ide@@ as pers@@ ist .
Davi@@ d’s prayers were ans@@ wer@@ ed because he was a loyal worshipp@@ er of Jehovah .
And what a satis@@ f@@ ying life I have had in tal@@ king to str@@ ang@@ ers about our God , Jehovah !
Jesus ’ life course made Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice .
L@@ ater , with the help of loving Christian elders , I was rest@@ ored spiritually , and I reg@@ a@@ ined my joy in serving Jehovah .
What we learn from the Bible at those meetings and at lar@@ g@@ er ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es streng@@ th@@ ens our faith in Jehovah and his promises . ​ — Hebrews 10 : 24 , 25 .
How do D@@ u@@ st@@ in and J@@ as@@ sa feel about their new li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le ?
He knew that Jehovah is a righteous God , with whom there is no in@@ justice .
W@@ ic@@ ked people will not ru@@ in it .
“ But he fe@@ e@@ ds and ch@@ eri@@ sh@@ es it , as the Christ also does the congregation . ” ​ — 5 : 29 .
So if we fear that we have sin@@ ned against the spirit , we should continue fe@@ e@@ ding on God’s Word , including such com@@ for@@ ting por@@ tions as the Psal@@ ms .
Paul says : “ C@@ lo@@ the y@@ ourselves with the tend@@ er affe@@ ctions of com@@ pas@@ sion , kindness , low@@ l@@ iness of mind , mil@@ dness , and long - suffering .
G@@ ran@@ ted , the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law is not in for@@ ce now .
H@@ ist@@ or@@ ic@@ al fac@@ ts prove that Jeremiah acc@@ ur@@ ately fore@@ told the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem .
Mo@@ re@@ over , that se@@ par@@ at@@ en@@ ess would lead to ten@@ sions ​ — the world would h@@ ate them .
They are also comman@@ ded : “ Ch@@ il@@ dren , be obedi@@ ent to your parents in uni@@ on with the Lord . ”
After doing so , he buil@@ t on the faith that the once bl@@ ind man had sh@@ own .
In fact , Jesus had just en@@ tru@@ sted Peter with “ the ke@@ ys of the kingdom . ”
Then the end will come . ​ — Com@@ pare Matthew 10 : 23 .
The conven@@ tions proved to be jo@@ y@@ ful occasi@@ ons in@@ deed .
Paul de@@ f@@ ended himself point by point .
However , rather than a@@ ban@@ don@@ ing him , Jehovah ex@@ tend@@ ed loyal love toward a deep@@ ly rep@@ ent@@ ant David .
Jehovah proved to be for Noah a God of encourag@@ ement .
Ma@@ re@@ k too learned a less@@ on the hard way .
My mother used to say : “ There must be a God , o@@ ther@@ wise who made the f@@ low@@ ers , and who made the tre@@ es ? ”
In what t@@ ang@@ i@@ ble way can we show respect for our ga@@ ther@@ ings ?
Some cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze , ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le , or even h@@ ate us , just as Jesus fore@@ told .
I was giving the public talk that day .
J@@ on@@ ah’s three days and ni@@ gh@@ ts in a bi@@ g f@@ ish prophe@@ tic@@ ally point to Jesus ’ death and resurrection . ​ — Matthew 12 : 39 , 40 ; 16 : 21 .
You may find that he will help you just as he helped those early The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol stud@@ ents . ​ — Read Psalm 32 : 8 .
In@@ her@@ ited imper@@ fe@@ ction and a tend@@ enc@@ y to be pr@@ ou@@ d may mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to seek prom@@ in@@ ence , but hum@@ ility will help us to yi@@ eld . ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 10 .
Th@@ r@@ ough his Word , the Bible , he gr@@ ants us wisdom to cop@@ e with vari@@ ous tri@@ als .
My ol@@ des@@ t brother , R@@ ol@@ and , was put in a la@@ b@@ or cam@@ p because of his refu@@ s@@ al to take up ar@@ ms during the world war then ra@@ g@@ ing .
Jesus ’ faithful apostles set a fine example of courage .
What course does Jehovah’s Word encoura@@ ge ? ​ — Read E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 1 .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out it , we have no relationship with Jehovah and no real hope .
3 : 9 )
This is therefore a day of rejo@@ ic@@ ing .
Those who respon@@ d to the invit@@ ation to “ come ” are in l@@ ine for pre@@ serv@@ ation through the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of pra@@ ising Jehovah thr@@ ough@@ out et@@ er@@ n@@ ity . ​ — Revelation 22 : 17 .
6 : 3 - 8 .
Se@@ e@@ ing a P@@ os@@ iti@@ ve Si@@ de
Bo@@ th of these c@@ ous@@ ins served with their hus@@ ban@@ ds at Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters for a number of years .
Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous pre@@ ach@@ ers who held this beli@@ ef began travel@@ ing through to@@ w@@ ns and v@@ il@@ la@@ ges teaching the Bible and bapti@@ z@@ ing ad@@ ul@@ ts .
In our end@@ e@@ av@@ or to re@@ ach hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones with the Kingdom good news , may we be care@@ ful not to get involved in de@@ bat@@ es and ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents with ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ers .
And if the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m is a min@@ or , the parents may want to in@@ iti@@ ate these actions .
O@@ ver@@ se@@ ers today real@@ ize that they are acc@@ oun@@ table for the spiritual wel@@ f@@ are of all in the congregation .
But I do all things for the s@@ ake of the good news , that I may become a sh@@ are@@ r of it with others . ”
What , pri@@ mar@@ ily , is our ro@@ le in help@@ ing our fel@@ low@@ man ?
Jesus T@@ e@@ ach@@ es U@@ s How to P@@ ra@@ y
10 H@@ el@@ p to R@@ es@@ ol@@ ve Pro@@ ble@@ ms
How can we devel@@ op feelings of a@@ we and re@@ ver@@ ence for our Creator ?
Yes , through the pro@@ c@@ ess of a@@ do@@ p@@ tion , those Christians had become part of God’s family , or “ children of God . ” ​ — 1 John 3 : 1 ; 2 Corinthians 6 : 18 .
B@@ as@@ il the Gre@@ at also encoura@@ ged a mon@@ as@@ tic life - st@@ y@@ le .
However , this was not always the case .
Do you listen ?
Bar@@ u@@ ch , the se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary of Jeremiah the prophet , si@@ gh@@ ed because of the emo@@ tional st@@ ress of his assignment .
At that m@@ om@@ ent , she d@@ ro@@ ve by a Kingdom H@@ all and saw the name Jehovah .
‘ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e loving your wife ’
22 : 4 .
For years , he was under house ar@@ rest , un@@ able to continue his mission@@ ary travel@@ s .
While Ex@@ posed to A@@ post@@ ate In@@ f@@ lu@@ ences
As the F@@ ine S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d , Jesus accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ es something that David could never do .
There was no cons@@ ist@@ ent , organiz@@ ed ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l for dis@@ p@@ en@@ sing spiritual food .
F@@ in@@ ally , the Devil and his angels will be c@@ ast into an ab@@ y@@ ss of in@@ activ@@ ity .
What ter@@ ro@@ r the M@@ idi@@ an@@ ites now experience !
The true fi@@ gu@@ re may be clo@@ s@@ er to 10 per@@ c@@ ent , ex@@ per@@ ts say .
He saw A@@ ha@@ z ’ son , good King He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah , in@@ her@@ it the thro@@ ne and rest@@ ore pu@@ re worship .
But it is his heart that makes him truly ag@@ re@@ e@@ able in God’s eyes . ​ — 1 Samuel 13 : 14 .
He long@@ s for them .
Just like the early Christians , the anointed “ sons of the Kingdom ” were to be wit@@ nesses of Jehovah .
From the book Gre@@ at M@@ en and F@@ am@@ ous W@@ om@@ en
( Read Proverbs 3 : 31 - 33 . )
A S@@ ad De@@ par@@ ture
That was the case in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , where the sub@@ ju@@ g@@ ation of bl@@ ack people was en@@ for@@ ced by law and by l@@ y@@ n@@ ch@@ ing and st@@ atu@@ tes ban@@ ning mi@@ x@@ ed marri@@ ages continued until 19@@ 6@@ 7 .
En@@ v@@ y can pla@@ gu@@ e anyone , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of how much we@@ al@@ th he has , wh@@ atever vi@@ r@@ tu@@ es he pos@@ s@@ ess@@ es , and how succ@@ ess@@ ful he is in life .
How can baptized brothers show themselves coura@@ ge@@ ous ?
The article indic@@ ated that eng@@ ag@@ ing in se@@ x@@ u@@ al f@@ an@@ t@@ asi@@ es will inc@@ re@@ ase the lik@@ eli@@ ho@@ od of your com@@ mit@@ ting ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y .
A family friend su@@ gg@@ ested that I be educ@@ ated with other de@@ a@@ f children , so Un@@ c@@ le N@@ ic@@ k en@@ ro@@ l@@ led me in the school for the de@@ a@@ f lo@@ c@@ ated in S@@ as@@ kat@@ o@@ on , S@@ as@@ kat@@ c@@ he@@ wa@@ n .
Joseph did not reve@@ al himself to them .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , according to the book M@@ an@@ ag@@ ing Your M@@ ind , “ un@@ certain@@ ty about something important is a ma@@ j@@ or cause of anxi@@ ety and wor@@ ry . ”
What s@@ ort of needs ?
The you@@ ng@@ est sp@@ ill@@ s his food .
Be@@ ing jo@@ ined by the “ great crow@@ d ” of “ other sheep , ” especially since 19@@ 35 , they have become “ no@@ is@@ y with men . ”
S@@ hor@@ tly before the bir@@ th of Isa@@ a@@ c , a similar in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent occ@@ ur@@ red in Ger@@ ar .
However , we do have God’s words in the pages of the Bible .
Let me tell you some of what I have learned in more than 6@@ 5 years of making disciples .
It had been fore@@ told in the Bible that Jesus would “ go sub@@ du@@ ing in the mi@@ d@@ st of [ his ] enem@@ ies . ”
In a deci@@ de@@ dly sin@@ ful world , they had been “ declar@@ ed righteous ” on the bas@@ is of their un@@ sh@@ aka@@ ble faith in the ransom sacrifice of Christ Jesus .
Those un@@ willing to make the effort to do so would show that they do not really appreci@@ ate the offer .
As we ze@@ al@@ ously he@@ ed all such remin@@ ders from Jehovah , we will be following the example of Jehovah’s own Son , Jesus , of whom it was said : “ S@@ he@@ er ze@@ al for your house has e@@ at@@ en me up . ” ​ — P@@ s .
This will make it e@@ asi@@ er for us to understand and comple@@ t@@ ely obey his instru@@ ctions .
The book Gal@@ ile@@ o@@ ’s Mis@@ take expla@@ ins that while the Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant Re@@ form@@ ation bro@@ ke the pa@@ p@@ al yo@@ ke , it fa@@ iled to “ sh@@ ake the ess@@ enti@@ al authority ” of A@@ ris@@ to@@ tle and Tho@@ ma@@ s A@@ qu@@ in@@ as , who@@ se vie@@ ws were “ accepted by Ca@@ tho@@ lic and Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant al@@ ike . ”
Jehovah God appro@@ ved of what he did , saying : “ Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has . . . has turned back my wr@@ ath from upon the sons of Israel by his t@@ ol@@ er@@ ating no ri@@ v@@ al@@ ry at all toward me in the mi@@ d@@ st of them . ” ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 25 : 1 - 11 .
Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er went on to tell his ho@@ st@@ s that when he arri@@ ved at the well near H@@ ar@@ an , he pray@@ ed to Jehovah God .
A spirit of change was in the a@@ ir .
A follow@@ er of Christ who experienced the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of these words of Jesus was the apostle Paul .
Jesus ’ disciples could no longer be mis@@ taken for a se@@ ct of Juda@@ ism , from which they were qu@@ ite dist@@ in@@ ct .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ where I went , I asked my questions .
Can You Be Tru@@ ly H@@ app@@ y ?
O@@ ther s@@ crip@@ tures may also be read as time al@@ lo@@ ws .
I have also come off the w@@ in@@ ner ! ” ​ — Genesis 30 : 8 , 20 - 24 .
During the M@@ id@@ d@@ le A@@ ges , lo@@ v@@ ers of the Bible b@@ ra@@ ved persecu@@ tion and continued to transl@@ ate and cop@@ y the Scriptures .
C@@ ar@@ ol fac@@ ed ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le from her cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es because her Bible - tra@@ ined conscience would not allow her to share in ho@@ li@@ day c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations and pat@@ ri@@ o@@ tic cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies .
Many people today believe that God takes no interest in human af@@ fai@@ r@@ s .
A C@@ o@@ v@@ et@@ ed S@@ ite
The godly man or woman who end@@ u@@ res the tri@@ als of a difficult marriage for the s@@ ake of conscience is preci@@ ous to God .
▪ He@@ ar Jehovah’s V@@ o@@ ice Wh@@ er@@ ever You Are
P@@ artic@@ ul@@ arly in the Greek - speaking pro@@ v@@ inc@@ es of the E@@ ast , many felt gen@@ u@@ ine gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de toward Au@@ g@@ us@@ tu@@ s , who had esta@@ bli@@ shed pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity and peace after a long peri@@ od of war .
We feel that this has not only contribu@@ ted to peace in our family but also helped the children learn how to pur@@ sue peace . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the world of mankind in gener@@ al is now ali@@ en@@ ated from God and has never , as a whole , been able to act in un@@ ity .
For example , when we are given a new assignment , we will@@ ingly co@@ op@@ er@@ ate and do our best to be happy and cont@@ ent .
O@@ d@@ dly en@@ ough , I still wor@@ ri@@ ed about money . ”
We may come upon some de@@ va@@ st@@ ating tw@@ ists and tur@@ ns in life , even some c@@ ru@@ el in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es , but we can learn from the faith of Joseph .
How can we do that ?
I truly believe that Jehovah was supp@@ or@@ ting us by means of their coun@@ t@@ less mes@@ sa@@ ges of comfort . ”
How would you answer ?
W@@ ill@@ ingly com@@ p@@ ly with the su@@ pre@@ me law of “ the Ho@@ ly One , ” Jehovah , and ze@@ al@@ ously par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in “ the holy work of the good news of God . ”
So@@ on , world peace will be a re@@ ality . ​ — Read Isaiah 2 : 3 , 4 ; 5@@ 4 : 13 .
If you have doub@@ ts , st@@ ep back and think again . ”
Such con@@ vers@@ ations may move young ones to read more of the liter@@ ature provided by the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class . ​ — Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 7 .
If what Jesus pre@@ ached was comple@@ t@@ ely true and reli@@ able and Paul pre@@ ached the same message , then the apost@@ le@@ ’s preaching was reli@@ able too .
They main@@ ta@@ ined that stand even if it put their life at ris@@ k .
To get started :
While we wa@@ it for the fulfill@@ ment of 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 3 , powerful angels are ho@@ l@@ ding back the des@@ tru@@ ctive w@@ in@@ ds of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
This article will consider both ancient and mo@@ der@@ n examples of people serving Jehovah .
[ Bo@@ x / P@@ ic@@ ture on page 3 ]
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of re@@ si@@ d@@ ents were for@@ ced to fle@@ e from the d@@ anger z@@ one .
An@@ n and I were married later in 19@@ 60 , and we had the go@@ al of en@@ ter@@ ing mission@@ ary service .
▪ A rec@@ ent study of 1@@ ,@@ 6@@ 4@@ 6 prof@@ ess@@ ors of s@@ ci@@ ence at 21 el@@ ite uni@@ vers@@ ities in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates found that only a th@@ ir@@ d cho@@ se the st@@ at@@ ement “ I do not believe in God ” to descri@@ be their view .
S@@ ac@@ red S@@ y@@ mb@@ ol@@ is@@ ms
I have learned that this is the ke@@ y to rema@@ ining ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast in serving God , as J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s daugh@@ ter did .
The of@@ fi@@ cial asked Ph@@ ili@@ p , an experienced Christian who was well - ver@@ sed in the Scriptures : “ Ab@@ out whom does the prophet say this ?
W@@ ould such an attitude contribu@@ te to a happy marriage ?
A no@@ table char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic of the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit is its sta@@ bility .
My study of the Bible had taught me that any so - called gi@@ f@@ ts today , like the power to he@@ al , are not from God but from wicked spi@@ r@@ its .
Jesus ’ view of a spiritual shepher@@ d’s ro@@ le differ@@ ed from that once man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted by James and John .
What per@@ verse thinking !
Even most who are old or disa@@ b@@ led do not want to die ; they want to stay ali@@ ve .
M@@ en “ wise of heart ” wor@@ ked with Be@@ z@@ al@@ el and his ass@@ ist@@ ant O@@ ho@@ li@@ a@@ b in car@@ r@@ ying out that wonderful assignment .
What gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e do we have that Christ’s rule will succ@@ ess@@ fully eli@@ min@@ ate every kind of war ?
There are other things we@@ igh@@ ing on people .
They “ go out with him , ” perhaps meaning that they accom@@ pan@@ y J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah as he condu@@ cts ra@@ i@@ ds against ho@@ st@@ ile neigh@@ b@@ ors .
Jesus re@@ je@@ cted Satan’s temp@@ t@@ ations and foc@@ used on doing Jehovah’s will
Go@@ od friends value each o@@ ther’s op@@ in@@ ion , so commun@@ ic@@ ation between them needs to be both gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous and for@@ th@@ right .
Just as Jehovah will “ make the way out ” for us to end@@ ure temp@@ tation , he will do the same when we face tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es that are like thor@@ ns in our flesh . — 1 Corinthians 10 : 13 .
On S@@ un@@ days , it is comm@@ on to see people in tw@@ o@@ s and th@@ re@@ es , Bi@@ bl@@ es in hand , going to ch@@ urch .
“ From day to day tell the good news of sal@@ vation by him .
Yet , I have come to real@@ ize that it is not a si@@ gn of we@@ ak@@ ness to show my feelings .
On@@ ce the ang@@ ry s@@ il@@ vers@@ mi@@ ths began sh@@ ou@@ ting the pra@@ ises of Ar@@ t@@ em@@ is , a ver@@ it@@ able ri@@ o@@ t bro@@ ke out and the whole city was thro@@ wn into con@@ fu@@ sion . ​ — Acts 19 : 24 - 29 .
They will sur@@ ely be re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ents of Jehovah’s fi@@ er@@ y judgment sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed by “ bur@@ ning co@@ als of the bro@@ om tre@@ es . ”
Lo@@ cal people who came out thought that we had set off the pi@@ pe bom@@ b !
V@@ er@@ y much so !
Jehovah as@@ sures his people that sin and death will be s@@ wal@@ low@@ ed up , or re@@ moved , “ from all the earth . ”
He also knew that God would fulf@@ ill His promise to make David king and would re@@ move Saul in His own time and way . ​ — 1 Samuel 26 : 10 .
F@@ our@@ th , our personal sense of dec@@ enc@@ y and res@@ pe@@ c@@ ta@@ bility will be ref@@ ined when we tra@@ in our conscience according to Bible principles .
But his religion always ba@@ ff@@ led me .
( b ) What was the prophe@@ t’s rep@@ ly ?
By all means , then , let us “ car@@ ry on with one another loving - kindness . ” ​ — Z@@ e@@ ch .
After as@@ certain@@ ing from an of@@ fic@@ er that Jesus was dead , P@@ il@@ ate gr@@ anted the re@@ qu@@ est .
A 27 - year - old mother who was d@@ ying and lea@@ ving three children be@@ h@@ ind told a Ca@@ tho@@ lic nu@@ n : “ D@@ on@@ ’t come in and tell me this is God’s will for me . . . .
What hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing words !
I explained my situation , and we cri@@ ed together .
That was har@@ dly an un@@ reason@@ able re@@ qu@@ est , consider@@ ing how David and his men had prote@@ cted Na@@ bal@@ ’s inter@@ ests .
Paul’s letter no doubt streng@@ th@@ ened Timo@@ th@@ y’s faith by remin@@ ding him of what happened when faithful A@@ ar@@ on was v@@ indic@@ ated and h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical K@@ or@@ ah and his compan@@ i@@ ons were ex@@ posed , re@@ je@@ cted , and destro@@ yed .
Why should kindness char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ize our at@@ temp@@ ts to preach ?
Mis@@ sion@@ ary Ser@@ vice ​ — A Sat@@ is@@ f@@ ying C@@ are@@ er
* He ad@@ ds that the Bible tel@@ ls us why all of this happened : Satan rul@@ es the world , and we live in the time of the end .
4 : 7 - 10 .
Because of our imper@@ fe@@ ction , we may feel that our de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion are in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant and un@@ wor@@ thy of God’s blessing .
At his baptism , Jesus heard a vo@@ ice from heaven say : “ This is my Son , the bel@@ o@@ ved , whom I have appro@@ ved . ”
In@@ c@@ reas@@ ing In@@ dep@@ end@@ ence and Dis@@ un@@ ity
Why is it wise to cultiv@@ ate love for God and neigh@@ b@@ or rather than for material things ?
What Scriptural counsel for famili@@ es did Paul give to Christians in C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e ?
E@@ ven@@ tually , O@@ ri@@ g@@ en became a no@@ ted scho@@ la@@ r and a pro@@ li@@ fi@@ c writ@@ er .
O@@ ther publi@@ sh@@ ers feel over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed because they have a va@@ st and pro@@ duc@@ tive field in which to preach but fear that they will never complete the t@@ ask .
Paul did not think that Christ had buil@@ t his ch@@ urch , or congregation , upon Peter or any other imper@@ fect man .
Consider another pos@@ si@@ bility .
Moses did not let authority go to his head .
Some people , however , den@@ y that re@@ ality and pa@@ in@@ t death as a blessing .
So f@@ ill your heart with good things .
In the 19@@ 30 ’ s and early 19@@ 40 ’ s , ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ s and recorded Bible tal@@ ks were used in our ministry .
How might it be possible for you to inc@@ re@@ ase your sacrific@@ es to Jehovah ?
Consider the experience of a mil@@ it@@ ary man nam@@ ed Phil@@ li@@ p .
( a ) Wh@@ ere was S@@ ar@@ di@@ s , and what are some de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about it ?
L@@ ear@@ ning the language has not been eas@@ y because I am s@@ ligh@@ tly de@@ a@@ f now .
But long before that ​ — in the ei@@ gh@@ th century B.C.E . ​ — the Bible writ@@ er Isaiah refer@@ red to “ the cir@@ c@@ le of the earth , ” using a word that may also be rend@@ ered “ s@@ ph@@ ere . ” ​ — Isaiah 40 : 22 ; fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
Ph@@ ili@@ p B@@ r@@ um@@ le@@ y of the Le@@ g@@ al De@@ par@@ t@@ ment at the Un@@ ited St@@ ates branch told about the thr@@ ill@@ ing develop@@ ments in rec@@ ent months when the E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an C@@ our@@ t of H@@ u@@ man R@@ igh@@ ts ( E@@ C@@ H@@ R ) heard the n@@ ine char@@ ges that had been le@@ vel@@ ed against the Witnesses .
En@@ d of the World , 1 / 1
8 , 9 . ( a ) How have the angels displa@@ yed a gen@@ u@@ ine interest in human af@@ fai@@ r@@ s ?
How important is it to seek Jehovah’s righteousness ?
To hi@@ de their sin , David had her husband kil@@ led and then took B@@ ath - she@@ ba as his wife .
I@@ r@@ refu@@ table Lo@@ gi@@ c
Con@@ cer@@ ning the Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation as it is gener@@ ally known all over the world , The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia A@@ mer@@ ic@@ ana says : “ Mo@@ st of the cu@@ st@@ om@@ s now associ@@ ated with Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s were not origin@@ ally Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s cu@@ st@@ om@@ s but rather were p@@ re - Christian and n@@ on - Christian cu@@ st@@ om@@ s taken up by the Christian ch@@ urch .
Yes , let us pon@@ der over Paul’s words to Timothy and be ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in them so that our advan@@ c@@ ement may be man@@ i@@ f@@ est to all .
O@@ A@@ TH@@ S had their prop@@ er place according to the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
Un@@ der inspi@@ r@@ ation , Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed Christians : “ [ Do ] nothing out of con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ousness or out of e@@ go@@ tism , but with low@@ l@@ iness of mind consider@@ ing that the others are su@@ peri@@ or to you . ”
It is vital for all of us to recogn@@ ize the ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l that is used to dis@@ p@@ en@@ se spiritual food .
; E@@ v@@ ers , J .
O@@ r should people not con@@ verse any@@ more ?
M@@ en who take the lead in serving the spiritual needs of the congregation are to be ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary Christians .
D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to God ​ — “ His In@@ v@@ isi@@ ble Q@@ u@@ alities Are C@@ learly Se@@ en ” 11
L@@ ater that same night , all the apostles fai@@ l to keep spiritually al@@ er@@ t .
O@@ l@@ der servants of Jehovah , both anointed ones and those of the other sheep , are a living l@@ ink to important hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al events .
Jehovah’s Witnesses he@@ ed Paul’s example , as well as his words to Timothy .
( b ) What can we learn from the account of A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s ?
1 : 14 - 16 .
And if he already is an el@@ der , he will benefit from the support of a loving wife and un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish children .
How may some invit@@ e apost@@ ates into their ho@@ m@@ es ?
A f@@ our@@ th reason for w@@ an@@ ting God’s spirit to work within us is that it pro@@ du@@ ces heal@@ thy fru@@ it@@ age in the lives of those who are led by it .
This instru@@ ction no doubt helped Jesus ’ disciples to imp@@ ro@@ ve their prayers .
Such cu@@ st@@ om@@ s as wa@@ ke keep@@ ing , fun@@ er@@ al c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations , fun@@ er@@ al an@@ ni@@ vers@@ aries , sacrific@@ es for the dead , and wi@@ do@@ who@@ od r@@ ites are all un@@ clean and dis@@ pleas@@ ing to God because they are l@@ in@@ ked to the un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural , demon@@ ic teaching that the soul or spirit does not die .
I d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed the ra@@ in - so@@ ak@@ ed T@@ V set , and both of us r@@ an for sa@@ f@@ ety .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the pr@@ inc@@ es contribu@@ ted li@@ ber@@ ally as well .
“ Who is wise and understanding among you ?
He and his tw@@ in sister were a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned when their parents se@@ par@@ ated .
But Jesus also had an ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary gr@@ as@@ p of teaching me@@ tho@@ ds .
D@@ E@@ B@@ O@@ R@@ A@@ H loo@@ ked around at the sol@@ di@@ ers who were ga@@ ther@@ ed at@@ op M@@ ount T@@ ab@@ or .
The cap@@ it@@ al , C@@ lar@@ ence T@@ own , had about 50 ho@@ m@@ es .
Ke@@ des@@ h
To ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy Jehovah means to hold him in the high@@ est es@@ te@@ em , to la@@ u@@ d and ex@@ to@@ l him by word and deed .
We can , therefore , have full confidence that when Jesus said that the me@@ ek “ shall in@@ her@@ it the earth , ” he did so in good faith , and he has the prop@@ er authority to fulf@@ ill his promise . ​ — Matthew 28 : 18 .
W@@ he@@ ther we are baptized Christians or we are working toward that go@@ al , we have every reason to be than@@ k@@ ful for the privilege of associ@@ ating with the worl@@ d@@ wide congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
S@@ har@@ ing Bible tru@@ ths with others br@@ ings us happiness .
By mal@@ tre@@ ating Christians , Saul was ac@@ tually fi@@ gh@@ ting against God , pur@@ su@@ ing a course that could only har@@ m himself . ​ — Acts 26 : 14 .
Our attitude should di@@ ff@@ er from that of those who have “ no hope , ” who think that this life is all there is and who will res@@ ort to any ther@@ ap@@ y in an at@@ temp@@ t to cu@@ re their a@@ il@@ ments .
I have a strong desire to talk about his qualities to those consider@@ ed ho@@ p@@ eless c@@ as@@ es , for many vie@@ wed me as one .
What situ@@ ations might indic@@ ate that your parents ’ needs have chang@@ ed ?
You must not remain s@@ il@@ ent when your serv@@ ant is without his gar@@ ment . ”
“ B@@ less@@ ed be Jehovah the God of Israel , who has sent you this day to me@@ et me ! ”
With someone who feel@@ s that all religious liter@@ ature is an in@@ do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ ation to@@ ol , the pres@@ ent@@ ation we use will be different from the one we use for a person who accep@@ ts what the Bible teach@@ es .
It invol@@ ves not just what we do but , more important , what we are .
W@@ he@@ ther you can pioneer or not , make Jehovah’s service the foc@@ us of your life .
Today , something far more m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous than a n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ ster is coming upon mankind .
John wrote that the i@@ ma@@ ge of the be@@ ast would appe@@ ar , disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar , and then ris@@ e again .
Although , the@@ o@@ re@@ tic@@ ally , times were set asi@@ de for each se@@ x to use the ba@@ ths , mi@@ x@@ ed ba@@ thing was often t@@ ol@@ er@@ ated .
He deal@@ t kin@@ dly with those who were faithful , and ev@@ en@@ tually he provided his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son for the for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of our sin@@ s .
“ I preach in the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , but until rec@@ ently when my health deter@@ i@@ or@@ ated , I also travel@@ ed about 1@@ 00 mil@@ es ( 1@@ 60 k@@ m ) to an un@@ assign@@ ed ter@@ rit@@ ory , where I pre@@ ached in the H@@ ung@@ ari@@ an language . ”
After the war , we still needed Jehovah’s strength to sur@@ vi@@ ve all the tri@@ als of the next 40 years under the Com@@ mun@@ ist rule in C@@ ze@@ cho@@ s@@ lo@@ v@@ ak@@ ia .
Eng@@ ag@@ ing in this “ holy work ” makes us “ fellow work@@ ers ” with Jehovah , “ the Ho@@ ly One . ”
From 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 31 : 1 , we learn : “ As soon as they fin@@ i@@ shed all this , . . . they pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to bre@@ ak up the sac@@ red p@@ ill@@ ars and cu@@ t down the sac@@ red po@@ les and pul@@ l down the high plac@@ es and the al@@ t@@ ars . ”
They will help you . ”
I was di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with mus@@ c@@ le at@@ ro@@ ph@@ y , an inc@@ u@@ ra@@ ble di@@ se@@ ase that ev@@ en@@ tually lea@@ ds to complete par@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is .
Then he went to John to be baptized .
Of course , for per@@ sever@@ ance to be of any value , we need to have wor@@ th@@ while go@@ als .
In effect , the members of the gra@@ du@@ ating class have said to the Gre@@ ater Jo@@ shua , Jesus Christ , “ H@@ ere we are in your hand . ”
W@@ H@@ O ca@@ uses the new bir@@ th ?
“ Who are men saying that I am ? ”
With those words r@@ ing@@ ing in my ear@@ s , I wal@@ ked three mil@@ es to the ne@@ are@@ st v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
38 : 8 , 10 .
What chang@@ es did Saul of T@@ ar@@ su@@ s make in his life , and what important work did he take up ?
“ When wisdom ent@@ ers into your heart and knowledge it@@ self be@@ comes pleas@@ ant to your very soul , thinking ability it@@ self will keep gu@@ ard over you , dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment it@@ self will sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard you , to deli@@ ver you from the bad way . ” ​ — Proverbs 2 : 10 - 12 .
Timothy knew the holy writ@@ ings “ from inf@@ an@@ cy . ”
He buil@@ t his op@@ ening re@@ mar@@ ks on Matthew 5 : 13 , “ You are the sal@@ t of the earth . ”
Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 3 : 12 , 13 states : “ I [ Jehovah ] shall certainly let remain in the mi@@ d@@ st of you a people hum@@ ble and low@@ ly , and they will ac@@ tually take refu@@ ge in the name of Jehovah .
• What are some practic@@ al ways to help Christian wi@@ do@@ ws ?
Today , it is a prote@@ ction for true Christians to be activ@@ ely involved in spiritual pur@@ su@@ its with their congregations and to share regul@@ arly in the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work . ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 12 .
Par@@ ents can do much to help their children learn how to make decisions that honor God .
What was the go@@ al of Jehovah’s organization with the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation ?
After giving the Israelites the Law , Jehovah assign@@ ed the L@@ ev@@ ites to instru@@ ct them , and he sent the prophe@@ ts to reason with them and to cor@@ rec@@ t them .
H@@ ere the apostle John men@@ tions se@@ ven k@@ ings , re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting se@@ ven world po@@ wers ​ — Egy@@ pt , As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a , Babyl@@ on , Me@@ do - Per@@ sia , Gre@@ e@@ ce , R@@ ome , and the Ang@@ l@@ o - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can du@@ al world power .
The ob@@ ject is id@@ enti@@ fi@@ able , but much work rema@@ ins to be done .
But they do not seek to be ‘ the ma@@ st@@ ers over the faith of their fellow believers ’ by tr@@ ying to control their lives .
What can Israel@@ ’s experience teach us ? ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 6 : 1 - 6 .
S@@ ur@@ ely sp@@ en@@ ding coun@@ t@@ less ages in in@@ tim@@ ate associ@@ ation with the S@@ ource of love had a pro@@ found effect on God’s Son !
B@@ less@@ ed With a Lo@@ ving Bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od
Many marriage problems ar@@ ise because no two par@@ t@@ n@@ ers share pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely the same view of a matter .
Many other examples could be c@@ ited to show that Bible reading and study can en@@ rich your prayers .
Tho@@ r@@ ough@@ ly P@@ re@@ par@@ ing the Ar@@ ro@@ w
2 : 21 - 23 .
Now each mor@@ ning , the two of us discus@@ s a s@@ crip@@ ture for the day and read the Bible together .
Such actions on the part of a wife succ@@ e@@ ed only in te@@ aring down her husband .
Although no@@ ting that Jesus had used w@@ ine during the L@@ or@@ d’s Su@@ pp@@ er , for a time the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er re@@ comm@@ ended in@@ stead the ju@@ ice of f@@ res@@ h gra@@ p@@ es or co@@ o@@ ked ra@@ is@@ ins , so as not to temp@@ t those “ we@@ ak in the flesh . ”
For there is no bre@@ ad and no water , and our soul has come to ab@@ ho@@ r the con@@ temp@@ ti@@ ble bre@@ ad [ man@@ na ] . ” ​ — Nu@@ m .
Chris@@ to@@ p@@ her , H@@ ann@@ ah , and G@@ ina are not al@@ one .
Paulo , who lost his mother , says : “ One of the things that has helped me is to talk about my mother . ”
A@@ N EN@@ V@@ I@@ O@@ U@@ S L@@ ev@@ ite lea@@ ds a re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous mo@@ b against Jehovah’s appointed author@@ ities .
Yet , within 19 we@@ ek@@ s he wrote to L@@ ond@@ on , “ I have ma@@ st@@ ered M@@ an@@ ch@@ u , ” with , as he put it , “ the ass@@ ist@@ ance of God . ”
What can we do to tra@@ in our conscience ?
A few work with other grou@@ ps in organiz@@ ed res@@ ist@@ ance to pu@@ re worship .
May pers@@ ist@@ ence in sh@@ aring the gl@@ ori@@ ous Kingdom message bring joy to us too !
One way is to inclu@@ de sel@@ e@@ cted study material pri@@ or to reading each succ@@ essi@@ ve Bible book .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al s@@ le@@ ep , however , is never good .
See the article “ You Can L@@ ear@@ n A@@ no@@ ther L@@ angu@@ age ! ”
Although Jehovah was not in the wrong , he invit@@ ed the re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous nation to come and set matters st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght .
Our need to be mer@@ ci@@ ful .
To offer God service that he will accept , we must follow the example of Jesus Christ .
To form a personal op@@ in@@ ion , you need to read the Go@@ sp@@ els with an o@@ pen mind .
Un@@ faithful Israelites may have been encourag@@ ing one another to return to Jehovah .
Let us look at just some of the benef@@ its .
This “ la@@ d@@ der , ” which may have loo@@ ked like a ris@@ ing f@@ light of st@@ ones , indic@@ ated that there is commun@@ ic@@ ation between earth and heaven .
If you ask an un@@ reli@@ able person to do a jo@@ b , he may simply fai@@ l to car@@ ry it out .
Jehovah is certainly able to de@@ al with this situation , for “ he is heal@@ ing the bro@@ k@@ en@@ hear@@ ted ones , and is bin@@ ding up their pa@@ in@@ ful spo@@ ts . ”
In his inspired prophecy , Jeremiah stated that “ those sla@@ in by Jehovah ” will be sc@@ at@@ tered “ from one end of the earth clear to the other end of the earth . ”
And D@@ r . C@@ ol@@ l@@ ins wrote : “ The conc@@ ep@@ t of right and wrong appe@@ ars to be uni@@ vers@@ al among all members of the human spe@@ ci@@ es . ”
As I gre@@ w up , my every@@ day life re@@ v@@ ol@@ ved around d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing , viol@@ ence , and associ@@ ation with cri@@ min@@ als .
The Israelites would need courage to face the powerful enem@@ ies that a@@ wa@@ ited them on the other side of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an .
15 : 16 ; R@@ om . 12 : 12 .
What has helped them to succ@@ e@@ ed and stay happy ?
That “ h@@ our ” of judgment is a bri@@ ef peri@@ od ; it inclu@@ des both the pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ement and the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of the judg@@ ments that are de@@ pi@@ cted in that prophecy .
No matter how te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally advan@@ ced our soci@@ ety ge@@ ts , something in@@ side us seem@@ s to ye@@ ar@@ n for meaning .
This op@@ tic@@ al at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ eri@@ c effect had fo@@ ol@@ ed P@@ ear@@ y , and now they had com@@ mit@@ ted time , en@@ er@@ gy , and res@@ our@@ ces to ex@@ pl@@ ore something that was not real .
( Read 1 Corinthians 9 : 26 , 27 . )
We try to encoura@@ ge them with Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es of a par@@ adise earth . ”
He would continue to be with them as their ac@@ tive He@@ ad .
We can be confid@@ ent that Jehovah will av@@ enge in@@ no@@ c@@ ent blood by destro@@ ying those respon@@ sible for she@@ d@@ ding it . ​ — Psalm 37 : 9 - 11 ; 14@@ 5 : 20 .
G@@ o to the meetings , associ@@ ate with the local brothers and sisters , and accom@@ pan@@ y them in the preaching work .
“ It [ was ] ex@@ p@@ oun@@ ded , and there [ was ] a pu@@ t@@ ting of meaning into it ; and they continued giving understanding in the reading . ”
Although he was af@@ ra@@ id , what did the king do ?
Al@@ ong with this wonderful organization , may we be res@@ ol@@ ved to keep foc@@ used on the more important things .
Hence , following Scriptural counsel can help you to be succ@@ ess@@ ful in tra@@ ining your children .
BI@@ B@@ L@@ E Bible in a S@@ ing@@ le V@@ olu@@ me , 5 / 1
M@@ our@@ ning war@@ bl@@ ers , like the one pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed here , are little song@@ st@@ ers ad@@ or@@ ned in dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c com@@ bin@@ ations of gra@@ y , y@@ el@@ low , and o@@ live gre@@ en . ​ — Psalm 14@@ 8 : 1 , 10 .
He never claim@@ ed e@@ qu@@ ality with God .
S@@ ome@@ times the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences have been serious .
Thus , a rec@@ ent sur@@ ve@@ y in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates reve@@ aled that most people re@@ ject the ide@@ a that the holy spirit is a person or a “ living ent@@ ity . ”
What happ@@ ens at death ?
The la@@ w@@ y@@ er working with Bro@@ ther C@@ lar@@ ke , al@@ though not one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , made powerful st@@ at@@ ements on our be@@ half .
In what way do those par@@ taking of the w@@ ine ‘ share in the blood of the Christ ’ ?
Some members of one family in Y@@ ang@@ on are Jehovah’s Witnesses , while others atten@@ d vari@@ ous ch@@ ur@@ ches .
Au@@ gu@@ st ​ — S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember
How S@@ ing@@ le Par@@ ents Su@@ cc@@ e@@ ed
Sh@@ ould true worshipp@@ ers shu@@ n all cont@@ act with people who eng@@ age in false worship ?
For instance , Jo@@ s@@ é , a succ@@ ess@@ ful ar@@ t@@ ist , says , “ When you are able to pa@@ in@@ t on the can@@ va@@ s the pi@@ c@@ ture you have in mind , you feel as if you had con@@ qu@@ ered a high m@@ oun@@ tain . ”
K@@ Y@@ R@@ EN@@ I@@ A M@@ T@@ S .
As a gener@@ ous Father , he sh@@ a@@ res divine tru@@ ths with those who fear him .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y E@@ G@@ O@@ N H@@ A@@ U@@ S@@ E@@ R
“ The meetings are a gi@@ ant boo@@ st to my faith , ” says I@@ da .
T@@ an@@ z@@ ani@@ a 7 ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆
Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy A@@ ga@@ inst the U@@ ng@@ o@@ dly
When I was 19 , Bu@@ d Ha@@ st@@ y , who was a family friend , asked me to jo@@ in him in the pioneer work in the sou@@ ther@@ n Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
My fa@@ ther’s family , however , is from E@@ do St@@ ate and speak@@ s the E@@ s@@ an language .
In Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , Cana@@ da , E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , the F@@ ar E@@ ast , and the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of gra@@ du@@ ates of the school have been sent out to f@@ ill spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c needs in other lands .
You must really love us and have something important to say , for you@@ ’@@ ve ac@@ tually learned Al@@ ban@@ i@@ an ! ”
She rec@@ alls after all her lo@@ s@@ ses : “ I felt as if I were out@@ side the st@@ ore of life loo@@ king in on every@@ body el@@ se .
( b ) What pre@@ v@@ ents many from believ@@ ing in the God who makes wonderful promises for the future ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , God’s view of hon@@ es@@ ty is well - known .
He pre@@ ach@@ es the good news with ze@@ al and does everything he can to help the congregation stay un@@ ited .
In that sense , work br@@ ings an in@@ ten@@ se feel@@ ing of satis@@ fac@@ tion .
Do you “ understand everything ” necess@@ ary to ple@@ ase Jehovah ?
Peter knew who that person was .
What of those who will live on earth under his Kingdom ?
It is because our dedic@@ ation and baptism make us a t@@ ar@@ get of Satan’s c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty ac@@ ts , or sub@@ tle ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations .
They dec@@ l@@ are : “ You are wor@@ thy , Jehovah our God , to receive the glory and the honor and the power , because you cre@@ ated all things , and because of your will they came into ex@@ ist@@ ence and were cre@@ ated . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
S@@ ci@@ ence , to be sure , has shed light on many “ how ” questions , such as : How do b@@ ra@@ in c@@ el@@ ls work ?
In bu@@ sin@@ ess matters “ y@@ es ” does not always mean “ y@@ es , ” even when ag@@ re@@ ements have been con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed in writ@@ ing .
Re@@ g@@ arding how to teach children his ways , no@@ te what he said a long time ag@@ o : “ You must inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate them in your son [ or daugh@@ ter ] and speak of them when you si@@ t in your house and when you walk on the ro@@ ad and when you li@@ e down and when you get up . ”
However , Bible principles , being fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al tru@@ ths , u@@ su@@ ally have a bro@@ ad and per@@ man@@ ent app@@ lic@@ ation .
I li@@ f@@ ted up my hand in an o@@ ath to them to bring them for@@ th from the land of Egy@@ pt to a land that I had spi@@ ed out for them , one f@@ low@@ ing with mil@@ k and h@@ one@@ y . ” ​ — E@@ z@@ ek .
Jehovah can and will un@@ do any dam@@ age done to his faithful servants , even resur@@ rec@@ ting them .
Com@@ m@@ end@@ ation , 11 / 1 Con@@ fid@@ enti@@ al Mat@@ ters , 6 / 15
Their love and respect for each other may be er@@ o@@ ded by fin@@ an@@ cial difficul@@ ties , health problems , or other har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps .
We find here a pi@@ c@@ ture of food r@@ ati@@ on@@ ing so se@@ v@@ ere that a qu@@ ar@@ t ( 1@@ .@@ 0@@ 8 L ) of whe@@ at would co@@ st one den@@ ari@@ us , a whole da@@ y’s wa@@ ge in the first century !
It is certainly no ba@@ r@@ gain .
The same may often be said when si@@ ck@@ ness in@@ va@@ des a hous@@ eho@@ ld or su@@ d@@ den death lea@@ ves be@@ h@@ ind or@@ ph@@ ans and wi@@ do@@ ws .
Ma@@ re@@ th@@ a du R@@ a@@ an
How can you imitate Jesus in show@@ ing hum@@ ility ?
25 : 2 ; 2 C@@ or . 9 : 7 .
Jehovah said : “ You should be holy , because I , Jehovah your God , am holy . ”
With what sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant expres@@ sion does Psalm 1@@ 18 beg@@ in and end ?
The Bible says :
In the Bible , only the book of Ju@@ de con@@ tain@@ s E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s prophe@@ tic words : “ Lo@@ ok ! Jehovah came with his holy my@@ ri@@ a@@ ds , to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment against all , and to con@@ vi@@ ct all the ung@@ o@@ dly concer@@ ning all their ung@@ o@@ dly de@@ e@@ ds that they did in an ung@@ o@@ dly way , and concer@@ ning all the sh@@ o@@ c@@ king things that ung@@ o@@ dly sin@@ n@@ ers spoke against him . ”
Some 40 men wrote the Bible under inspi@@ r@@ ation from God .
F@@ ill@@ ing our mind and heart with Bible tru@@ ths and principles will ass@@ ist us to with@@ stand att@@ ac@@ ks on our spiritu@@ ality .
Di@@ di@@ er s@@ mil@@ es as he rec@@ alls the time when he began to learn Mal@@ ag@@ as@@ y .
H@@ er@@ d ; M .
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t Lu@@ c@@ ci@@ on@@ i
A S@@ eri@@ ous yet Jo@@ y@@ ful V@@ i@@ e@@ w of Our Wor@@ ship
9 , 10 .
Li@@ on
The ba@@ n li@@ qu@@ id@@ ated the reg@@ is@@ tered leg@@ al ent@@ ity used by the congregations in Mo@@ sc@@ ow .
Then you are ur@@ ged to ex@@ ten@@ d this invit@@ ation to others .
Mo@@ re@@ over , their loy@@ al@@ ty to David ear@@ ned them his respect and gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de .
As we har@@ mon@@ ize our lives with God’s will , we strengthen our relationship with Jehovah .
Many people are “ lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves . ”
As p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment , Jehovah sent po@@ is@@ on@@ ous s@@ n@@ ak@@ es , and many people died .
No human ar@@ ch@@ it@@ e@@ ct deci@@ ded how bi@@ g the earth should be and then helped to form it .
What pro@@ v@@ isions of Jehovah help us to keep t@@ es@@ ting whether we are in the faith ?
A@@ do@@ pt Jesus ’ V@@ i@@ e@@ w of Those Who Lo@@ ve La@@ w@@ less@@ ness
S@@ hor@@ tly before his death , Jesus told his disciples : “ I have many things yet to say to you , but you are not able to be@@ ar them at present .
This gift of a heavenly Le@@ ad@@ er was pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed at Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 4 : “ Lo@@ ok ! As a witness to the n@@ ational grou@@ ps I have given him , as a lead@@ er and comman@@ der to the n@@ ational grou@@ ps . ”
A@@ sa@@ ’s re@@ form@@ s un@@ ited the people of Juda@@ h as well as a great number of people from the kingdom of Israel who came down to jo@@ in in a gr@@ and ass@@ em@@ bly at Jerusalem .
They have found peace and se@@ cur@@ ity in these tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es@@ ome times .
He ur@@ g@@ ently needs to be trans@@ fer@@ red to a ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
In the boo@@ k@@ ’s fore@@ word , Ri@@ vo@@ i@@ re wrote : “ We place this first I@@ tal@@ i@@ an e@@ dition under the L@@ or@@ d’s prote@@ ction .
Ex@@ pla@@ in how wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers have an a@@ ff@@ in@@ ity with dar@@ k@@ ness both in a liter@@ al and in a spiritual sense .
The book of L@@ am@@ ent@@ ations vi@@ vi@@ dly refle@@ cts Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s deep love and concer@@ n for Jehovah’s name and people .
Just as a large b@@ ou@@ qu@@ et is made up of many individu@@ al f@@ low@@ ers , so a Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy is made up of many different com@@ ments .
Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ci@@ es concer@@ ning the nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom came true when its cap@@ it@@ al , Sam@@ ari@@ a , was taken by As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a .
The Ho@@ ly Scriptures show that God is organiz@@ ing true worshipp@@ ers so that they can sur@@ vi@@ ve the end of the present system of things and in@@ her@@ it a new earth in which “ righteousness is to d@@ well . ”
They car@@ ed for R@@ o@@ se@@ ’s father , who needed help night and day .
We have come to love the truth .
In an effort to turn him away from serving God , the Devil br@@ ings one cal@@ am@@ ity after another upon that faithful man .
As@@ k the elders for Scriptural ad@@ vice , and show your faith and trust in Jehovah’s promise to help you by following his counsel .
Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on will be the war to end all w@@ ars
Although Jesus was just beg@@ in@@ ning his ministry , he was fully a@@ ware of the h@@ our , or the time , for his assign@@ ed work , including his sacri@@ fi@@ cial death .
H@@ A@@ V@@ IN@@ G been mirac@@ ul@@ ously deli@@ vered from sla@@ very in Egy@@ pt , the sons of Israel were in@@ iti@@ ally deli@@ gh@@ ted to be free to worship Jehovah .
He then spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally mentioned Christians who did “ not want to work . ”
Chris@@ t@@ mas@@ time ​ — What Is I@@ ts F@@ o@@ c@@ us ?
How did Jesus fulf@@ ill the ro@@ le of a prophet greater than Moses ?
Many inst@@ inc@@ tiv@@ ely feel that class dist@@ inc@@ tions are wrong .
Al@@ le@@ n ) , 10 / 1
These were the Jewish and n@@ on - Jewish believers whom God sel@@ e@@ cted to be a cho@@ s@@ en r@@ ace to “ dec@@ l@@ are ab@@ ro@@ ad the exc@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ ci@@ es ” of the One who called them . ​ — 11 / 15 , pages 24 - 25 .
Rather , the many relati@@ ves and friends of the a@@ il@@ ing ones “ fai@@ r@@ ly th@@ re@@ w them at [ Jesus ’ ] fe@@ et , and he cur@@ ed them . ”
She also started to use d@@ ru@@ g@@ s .
David gives them into the Gi@@ be@@ on@@ ites ’ hands , and the dr@@ ought ends with a do@@ w@@ n@@ p@@ our of ra@@ in .
In contr@@ ast , people in Satan’s world are not happy and have no real hope for the future .
R@@ o@@ g@@ er R@@ o@@ sen@@ bl@@ at@@ t , writ@@ ing in Ti@@ me ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , com@@ ments : “ As no@@ ble a stan@@ d@@ ard as loy@@ al@@ ty se@@ ts , there is simply too much fear , self - doubt , opportun@@ ism and ambi@@ tion in our ma@@ ke@@ up to ex@@ pect our f@@ ra@@ il spe@@ ci@@ es to ad@@ here to it . ”
What an inter@@ es@@ ting world op@@ ened up to me !
What are some of those sign@@ s ?
Re@@ call the words of Romans 5 : 12 : “ Th@@ r@@ ough one man sin en@@ tered into the world and death through sin , and thus death s@@ pre@@ ad to all men because they had all sin@@ ned . ”
And you y@@ ourselves will become to me a kingdom of pri@@ ests and a holy nation . ”
Des@@ cri@@ be the spiritual con@@ dition of Israel in Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s time .
Is the joy of Jehovah still your str@@ ong@@ hold ? ” ​ — Ne@@ h .
God’s holy spirit also served as a teach@@ er and re@@ mem@@ bran@@ c@@ er .
In the Law given to Israel , Jehovah inclu@@ ded a requi@@ re@@ ment for accep@@ table appro@@ ach to him at the san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary .
Ch@@ urch author@@ ities were not pleas@@ ed with this transl@@ ation .
Christians who lived in the first and second cen@@ tu@@ ries C.E . were living at a time when the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re was at its z@@ en@@ ith .
Ther@@ efore , we will honor what is hon@@ or@@ able in his eyes and view as sh@@ am@@ e@@ ful that which he vie@@ ws as sh@@ am@@ e@@ ful .
From K@@ ou@@ ri@@ on the s@@ cen@@ ic r@@ ou@@ te continu@@ es w@@ es@@ tw@@ ard up through w@@ ine country , imper@@ c@@ ep@@ ti@@ bly ga@@ ining al@@ titu@@ de until , qu@@ ite un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly , the ro@@ ad makes a sh@@ ar@@ p di@@ p to s@@ n@@ ake its way down the c@@ li@@ ff@@ s toward shin@@ g@@ le be@@ ach@@ es .
An@@ na@@ ’s re@@ mar@@ k had been comple@@ t@@ ely mis@@ inter@@ pre@@ ted , and all of her efforts to as@@ sure her friend that she in@@ tend@@ ed no har@@ m proved fru@@ it@@ less .
Do you , like R@@ ic@@ ar@@ do and milli@@ ons of others , ye@@ ar@@ n for the time when man@@ kin@@ d’s present su@@ ffer@@ ings “ will not be called to mind , ne@@ i@@ ther will they come up into the heart ” ?
Mark 3 : 14 , 15 tel@@ ls us : “ He form@@ ed a group of tw@@ el@@ ve , whom he also nam@@ ed ‘ apostles , ’ that they might continue with him and that he might s@@ end them out to preach and to have authority to expe@@ l the dem@@ ons . ”
Mari@@ an : Indeed !
Yet , what be@@ aring can Jesus ’ mirac@@ les have on our life ?
In 20@@ 15 , as a result of ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in the organization , Daniel and Mi@@ ri@@ am were asked to continue their service as regul@@ ar pione@@ ers .
I@@ S I@@ T prop@@ er to call upon angels in times of dist@@ ress ?
The Bible thus gives us two dist@@ in@@ ct and u@@ se@@ ful g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gi@@ es for Jesus .
You will long for the work of your hands . ”
P@@ s@@ ar@@ ra@@ s ) , A@@ p@@ r .
There is still time for individuals to do what ?
We should not g@@ ri@@ eve our brother or stu@@ m@@ ble him by the food or dr@@ ink that we offer him .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , though , Paul used a@@ ·@@ ga@@ ʹ@@ pe to descri@@ be the love that a husband should show for his wife .
By doing so , we will be ac@@ ting in har@@ mony with Paul’s words : “ You need end@@ ur@@ ance . ”
So by dra@@ wing attention to the se@@ x@@ u@@ al uni@@ on of “ the sons of the true God ” who materi@@ al@@ ized and took “ the daugh@@ ters of men , ” the account c@@ learly ref@@ ers to something un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted , ab@@ nor@@ ma@@ l .
Because Sa@@ ul@@ ’s prayers were not gr@@ oun@@ ded in faith .
H@@ el@@ p Pe@@ ople to “ A@@ wa@@ ke From S@@ le@@ ep ”
; Se@@ e@@ g@@ ers , D .
Consider an instance when the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus appe@@ ared to his disciples .
The al@@ ta@@ r was only about se@@ ven fe@@ et [ 2@@ .@@ 2 m ] s@@ qu@@ are , much s@@ mal@@ l@@ er than the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent al@@ ta@@ r that would be er@@ e@@ cted in the cour@@ ty@@ ard of Solom@@ on@@ ’s temple .
But Jesus said that true great@@ ness comes from minis@@ ter@@ ing to others ​ — di@@ lig@@ ently and pers@@ is@@ ten@@ tly re@@ aching out to serve .
T@@ ow@@ ard the end of his long ministry , he wrote to fellow Christians . Ex@@ pla@@ ining why , he stated : “ I have written you in few words in order to encoura@@ ge you and to give an ear@@ n@@ est witness that this is the true un@@ deser@@ ved kindness of God .
I continu@@ ally think to my@@ self that I could have done better . ”
In that new world , Jehovah “ will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more . ”
For example , from the very day Adam and E@@ ve sin@@ ned , they began to su@@ ff@@ er the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of their dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
The Gre@@ at De@@ pres@@ sion was making life hard in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , and war was lo@@ om@@ ing ac@@ ro@@ ss E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
W@@ ell , when you are at school or at work , your spiritual de@@ f@@ en@@ ses are likely up . You are al@@ er@@ t to possible spiritual d@@ anger .
At first , this might se@@ em a bi@@ t challeng@@ ing , but soon it could become nor@@ ma@@ l for the family and very ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble .
It really bo@@ ther@@ ed me .
He will call attention to a Bible account that descri@@ bes what Jesus said and did when he in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted this ev@@ ent .
The apostle Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed fellow Christians : “ My bel@@ o@@ ved ones , fle@@ e from i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry . ”
When we apply them with understanding , they bring succ@@ ess . ​ — Jo@@ shua 1 : 8 ; Proverbs 4 : 1 - 9 .
Ab@@ out that time , however , new@@ s@@ pa@@ per ser@@ m@@ ons by Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l , first pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of Z@@ i@@ on@@ ’s W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety , prof@@ oun@@ dly affe@@ cted his life .
“ You [ Jesus ] h@@ ated la@@ w@@ less@@ ness . ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B .
While they str@@ ong@@ ly prof@@ ess@@ ed to follow Bible standards , their life - st@@ y@@ le beli@@ ed their claim@@ s .
He told Peter : “ I have made supp@@ lic@@ ation for you that your faith may not give out ; and you , when once you have re@@ turned , strengthen your brothers . ”
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 14 ]
“ But we never felt po@@ or or de@@ pri@@ ved , ” says D@@ or@@ is .
The psalmist did not hold back from pra@@ ising Jehovah when he was with other servants of God .
“ G@@ O H@@ O@@ M@@ E to your relati@@ ves , and repor@@ t to them all the things Jehovah has done for you and the mer@@ cy he has sh@@ own you , ” said Jesus Christ .
No , he n@@ atur@@ ally tru@@ st@@ s his parents to h@@ and@@ le such matters , imper@@ fect though they are .
Be@@ ing deep@@ ly concer@@ ned about how his Fa@@ ther’s re@@ pu@@ tation will be affe@@ cted by his death , Jesus pra@@ ys : “ Father , gl@@ ori@@ fy your name . ”
Jesus es@@ cap@@ ed death in that uni@@ mag@@ in@@ able sla@@ ugh@@ ter , but what does this tell us about our enem@@ y Satan ?
H@@ er jo@@ b as a ma@@ id involved working long h@@ our@@ s and making ti@@ ring j@@ our@@ ne@@ ys in p@@ ac@@ ked ur@@ ba@@ n trans@@ por@@ tation .
Why can we believe the mirac@@ les recorded in the Bible ?
No@@ te that parents were to put God’s law into their own heart first .
Mar@@ ri@@ age invol@@ ves sacrific@@ es .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing its counsel helped him avoid false pa@@ ths that brought hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he to others .
In ancient times , Jehovah called the temple his “ house of prayer . ”
Moses lik@@ ened Jehovah’s tra@@ ining of his people to the ways of an e@@ ag@@ le with its young
Re@@ ading and medit@@ ating on these hear@@ t@@ felt words can help us to feel the same about God .
When I reg@@ a@@ ined consci@@ ousness , I real@@ ized that I had ex@@ ten@@ sive in@@ ju@@ ries to my face and body and could not hear anything .
Ha@@ ving a meeting ta@@ il@@ ored to our spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c needs as a cou@@ ple is great !
Our S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d is with us , help@@ ing us in ways that we may not fully per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve at first .
But then K@@ y@@ ri@@ ac@@ o@@ s st@@ op@@ ped stud@@ ying .
J@@ E@@ R@@ E@@ MI@@ A@@ H was a person with feelings like our@@ s .
But Timothy was not a h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ite .
How will following Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s example encoura@@ ge us to keep bus@@ y in God’s service ?
If a brother “ takes a false st@@ ep before he is a@@ ware of it , ” the elders should cor@@ rec@@ t him in a kind way . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 1 .
C@@ ha@@ p@@ ala
On occasi@@ on , all your efforts with fri@@ end@@ ly gre@@ et@@ ings and wa@@ ves to your neigh@@ b@@ ors may eli@@ c@@ it only a rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant no@@ d in return .
As the car@@ av@@ an tra@@ ver@@ sed the Ne@@ ge@@ b and tw@@ ili@@ ght began to f@@ all over the land , Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h saw a man out wal@@ king in the fi@@ el@@ ds .
But not all Israelites rema@@ ined faithful .
W@@ ould it not have been wis@@ er for him to be comple@@ t@@ ely hon@@ est and receive help to rest@@ ore his preci@@ ous relationship with Jehovah ?
Pe@@ ople would also be dis@@ loyal .
Not long ag@@ o , a brother wor@@ e his conven@@ tion ba@@ dge when travel@@ ing home by a@@ ir@@ pl@@ ane after atten@@ ding a conven@@ tion ab@@ ro@@ ad .
A p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ g@@ ist told me that many children who have to face such a ter@@ min@@ al ill@@ ness at this age ten@@ d to re@@ be@@ l against do@@ ct@@ ors and parents because of dis@@ comfort and fru@@ str@@ ation .
Such sacrific@@ es inclu@@ de devo@@ ting personal time and en@@ er@@ gy to prayer , Bible reading , family worship , meeting attend@@ ance , and the field ministry .
For example , ei@@ ther the human soul is im@@ mor@@ tal or it is not .
“ M@@ Y S@@ O@@ N , if your heart has become wise , my heart will rejo@@ ice , even mine . ”
However , such op@@ ti@@ mis@@ m has to be based on fact , not just on wi@@ sh@@ ful thinking .
18 How Can Fa@@ thers S@@ ta@@ y C@@ lo@@ se to Their S@@ ons ?
Jehovah , in turn , ans@@ wer@@ ed their prayers for help by sen@@ ding an ang@@ el to str@@ ike down in one night 18@@ 5@@ ,000 war@@ ri@@ ors in the cam@@ p of the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans .
In 198@@ 4 a li@@ mit@@ ed fac@@ si@@ m@@ ile e@@ dition was pr@@ inted .
When a f@@ lood h@@ it her are@@ a , N@@ el@@ ma received some don@@ ated clo@@ thing from one of her c@@ li@@ ents .
Because it was difficult for O@@ se@@ i to learn the language , it took him over a year to find a good jo@@ b .
I did not chall@@ enge him , but I asked if I could return later in the mor@@ ning .
A just and holy God , he could not ign@@ ore even ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ al b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed .
This good news inclu@@ des the promise that po@@ ver@@ ty will be er@@ adi@@ c@@ ated .
“ De@@ ath . . . is an in@@ tegr@@ al part of our lives , ” says the book De@@ ath ​ — The F@@ in@@ al S@@ ta@@ ge of G@@ ro@@ w@@ th .
He gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely car@@ ed for the wel@@ f@@ are of others .
The Bible also provi@@ des principles that have a be@@ aring on matters of d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing .
The things we love are u@@ su@@ ally evid@@ ent by our thoughts and actions .
We , however , are imper@@ fect .
That was Saul , who became known as Paul .
When your sp@@ ouse does speak , “ be s@@ wi@@ ft about hear@@ ing , s@@ low about speaking , s@@ low about wr@@ ath . ”
The action of Satan the Devil has ra@@ ised the question of the righ@@ t@@ ful@@ ness of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
What are some ways that present - day elders ‘ keep w@@ atch over our sou@@ ls ’ ?
A@@ no@@ inted Christians e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly a@@ wa@@ it serving with Christ in heaven , while the “ other sheep ” hope to “ be set free from en@@ sla@@ v@@ ement to cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and have the gl@@ ori@@ ous fre@@ e@@ dom of the [ earthly ] children of God . ”
What is me@@ ant by the counsel to pray in our “ priv@@ ate ro@@ om ” ?
His counsel , and that of some of his disciples , continu@@ es to help people sol@@ ve con@@ f@@ li@@ cts and re@@ pa@@ ir bro@@ ken fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps .
How can all in the congregation show a yi@@ el@@ ding spirit in deal@@ ing with others ?
When such events take place , some dist@@ ressed individuals may ask questions about the meaning of life that at one time they ign@@ ored .
A few we@@ ek@@ s ear@@ li@@ er , he had been to D@@ al@@ t@@ on , O@@ hi@@ o , where he vis@@ ited our home and gave tal@@ ks to the local Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents .
I also learned that the dead are not consci@@ ous of anything , so God does not p@@ un@@ ish bad people in a fi@@ er@@ y hel@@ l .
L@@ it@@ er@@ ature displa@@ y car@@ ts , stan@@ ds , ta@@ bl@@ es , and ki@@ os@@ ks have been ac@@ qui@@ red through the H@@ ong K@@ ong branch of@@ fice and dist@@ ribu@@ ted worl@@ d@@ wide
What were the circumstances sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding the com@@ pos@@ ing of Psalm 5@@ 6 ?
Today , we can encoura@@ ge elders and cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers , who work hard to care for God’s people .
What are some of the benef@@ its that come from loving righteousness ?
What helped him turn around ?
I read a s@@ crip@@ ture and plac@@ ed some liter@@ ature .
They spoke in fore@@ ign langu@@ ages and pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed , not necess@@ ar@@ ily making pre@@ dic@@ tions but speaking for@@ th Scriptural tru@@ ths .
A L@@ ong J@@ our@@ ne@@ y Re@@ war@@ ded
Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N : Can we really believe that Jesus was resur@@ rec@@ ted from the dead ?
Re@@ call the vi@@ ct@@ ory s@@ ong that the Israelites san@@ g after being deli@@ vered from Egy@@ pt : “ You in your loving - kindness have led the people whom you have rec@@ over@@ ed ; you in your strength will certainly conduct them to your holy a@@ bi@@ ding place . ”
The Bible says : “ He continued sub@@ ject to them . ”
They obe@@ yed him and sur@@ vi@@ ved when Jerusalem was destro@@ yed in 70 C.E . ​ — Luke 21 : 20 - 22 .
In so doing , he ra@@ ised a question about whether true faith would ex@@ ist at all in our day .
It seem@@ ed as though ever@@ yone knew me already .
In his second letter , p@@ en@@ ned soon after the first , Peter encoura@@ ges his fellow believers to pa@@ y attention to God’s word and war@@ ns them about the coming of Jehovah’s day .
“ E@@ very man must be s@@ wi@@ ft about hear@@ ing , s@@ low about speaking , s@@ low about wr@@ ath . ”
A@@ ver@@ age years in full - time ministry : 1@@ 3@@ .@@ 4
L@@ ater , Jesus en@@ tru@@ sted Peter with great responsi@@ bil@@ ities . ​ — Acts 2 : 14 ; 8 : 14 - 17 ; 10 : 4@@ 4 , 4@@ 5 .
This very fact is pro@@ of of Jehovah’s ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te confidence in his S@@ on@@ ’s loy@@ al@@ ty .
When Jehovah com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned him , Moses was 8@@ 0 years old .
Our Ch@@ il@@ dren ​ — P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous In@@ her@@ it@@ ance , 4 / 1
In@@ form@@ ation from se@@ cul@@ ar s@@ our@@ ces can be help@@ ful ​ — but be@@ ware .
( b ) Why is our present er@@ a also m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous ?
W@@ ater was a witness be@@ are@@ r because when Jesus was baptized in water , Jehovah himself expres@@ sed His appro@@ val of him as His Son .
N@@ early three de@@ ca@@ des later , in 6@@ 1 C.E . , the apostle Paul p@@ en@@ ned a strong , so@@ ber@@ ing message to Hebrew Christians living in Jerusalem and its sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s .
An@@ cient tra@@ dition has it that Mar@@ k@@ ’s close associ@@ ate , the apostle Peter , was the s@@ ource of much of Mar@@ k@@ ’s information . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
“ I have f@@ ought the fine fi@@ ght , I have ru@@ n the course to the fin@@ ish , I have ob@@ served the faith . ” ​ — 2 T@@ I@@ M .
Re@@ g@@ arding that d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous time , Jehovah war@@ ns us : “ G@@ o , my people , en@@ ter into your inter@@ i@@ or ro@@ om@@ s , and shu@@ t your do@@ ors be@@ h@@ ind you . H@@ i@@ de yourself for but a m@@ om@@ ent until the den@@ un@@ ci@@ ation pas@@ ses over .
Then , as happened to E@@ ve , we become vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able to all s@@ or@@ ts of demon@@ ic teachings and ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es .
C@@ ho@@ o@@ sing to walk mo@@ des@@ tly with God will therefore help us to think ne@@ i@@ ther too much nor too little of ourselves . ​ — Read Romans 12 : 3 .
Consider this : K@@ no@@ wing that Le@@ on@@ ar@@ do da V@@ inc@@ i pa@@ inted the “ M@@ ona L@@ is@@ a ” has not st@@ op@@ ped ar@@ t hist@@ ori@@ ans from inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ating his te@@ ch@@ ni@@ que and the materi@@ als he used .
Although many of his relati@@ ves and col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es found his decision hard to understand , Mari@@ o is now happ@@ ily serving at Bethel in Ger@@ many .
H@@ u@@ man soci@@ ety ali@@ en@@ ated from God is about to pas@@ s away .
Hence , they are truly happy even now .
She appro@@ ached Jesus , t@@ ou@@ ched the fr@@ ing@@ es of his gar@@ ment , and was cur@@ ed at once .
It has been as if we col@@ le@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely have heard a vo@@ ice saying to us : “ ‘ This is the way .
Many of our mo@@ der@@ n - day fellow believers have simil@@ arly demonstr@@ ated trust in Jehovah and have taken appro@@ pri@@ ate action .
The apostles then appointed other spiritually qu@@ ali@@ fied brothers to care for this “ necess@@ ary bu@@ sin@@ ess ” so that the apostles could devo@@ te themselves “ to the ministry of the word . ”
( a ) K@@ no@@ wing that a li@@ on is ro@@ am@@ ing in the neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od should prom@@ pt what re@@ action from parents ?
Consider Jo@@ ã@@ o@@ ’s case .
Ha@@ ve you ever wonder@@ ed if pi@@ e@@ ces of pa@@ per that have little in@@ tr@@ in@@ si@@ c value can give real meaning to your life ?
What would have happened to this woman had she not pers@@ is@@ ted ?
Paul was re@@ com@@ men@@ ding that his fellow worshipp@@ ers cultiv@@ ate the spirit of gener@@ os@@ ity .
R@@ em@@ e@@ gi@@ o continued : “ After each question , other do@@ ct@@ ors ra@@ ised their hands and told how they had cop@@ ed with a similar situation . ”
The al@@ ta@@ r of bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering also has prophe@@ tic value .
The next time she offered the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , she asked the woman fri@@ end@@ ly questions : “ How are you ?
But as was true in the days of Noah , our time has also wit@@ ness@@ ed it on an un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted sc@@ ale .
In 194@@ 7 , E@@ s@@ ther had arri@@ ved in her first mission@@ ary assignment in M@@ on@@ ter@@ re@@ y , Nu@@ ev@@ o Le@@ ó@@ n , M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
A@@ m@@ ong them were men who spoke “ tw@@ is@@ ted things to draw away the disciples after themselves . ”
• How can a cour@@ ting cou@@ ple pre@@ pare for the challeng@@ es of marriage ?
So let us “ look after or@@ ph@@ ans and wi@@ do@@ ws in their tri@@ bul@@ ation . ” ​ — James 1 : 27 .
I long@@ ed to be at the ass@@ em@@ bly .
In the Christian Greek Scriptures , the ver@@ b used in con@@ ne@@ ction with the new name , gener@@ ally transl@@ ated “ were called , ” is always associ@@ ated with something su@@ per@@ n@@ atur@@ al , or@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar , or divine .
Do everything you can , and then leave the rest in Jehovah’s hands .
But the pri@@ ests have des@@ p@@ ised God’s name .
• K@@ no@@ wing something about a@@ th@@ le@@ tic events in ancient Gre@@ e@@ ce may be of what value to Christians ?
Ti@@ me ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine in its article “ Lo@@ st Gen@@ er@@ ation ” p@@ in@@ pointed the dis@@ il@@ lu@@ sion@@ ment of many Rus@@ si@@ an you@@ ths by qu@@ o@@ ting a to@@ p ra@@ pp@@ er who said : “ How can anyone born into this world , where nothing la@@ st@@ s for long and nothing is fa@@ ir , have faith in soci@@ ety ? ”
How will the ‘ new heaven and new earth ’ prove to be a blessing , and what will we yet consider ?
And , of course , they must have ear@@ s that “ hear what the spirit says to the congregations . ”
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , he was ad@@ d@@ ressed by a man r@@ un@@ ning al@@ ong@@ side the ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T comes to your mind when you hear the expres@@ sion “ refu@@ ge@@ e cam@@ p ” ?
He la@@ ugh@@ ed , but ad@@ ded this so@@ ber@@ ing thought , “ Mal@@ col@@ m , when you say something ver@@ bal@@ ly , it can be explained with fur@@ ther words , but when you wr@@ ite something , especially when it comes from here , it has to be as s@@ ound and as acc@@ ur@@ ate as possible . ”
It seem@@ s that they differ@@ ed in person@@ ality .
( b ) How does good commun@@ ic@@ ation contribu@@ te to a strong family b@@ ond ?
Let us also keep our li@@ ps in c@@ he@@ ck and use our t@@ ong@@ ue to n@@ ur@@ ture others with the life - sa@@ ving truth of God’s Word and gu@@ i@@ de them to the way of righteousness .
Why do such ones com@@ mon@@ ly for@@ bi@@ d inc@@ est , mu@@ r@@ der , and ste@@ al@@ ing ?
No man or group of people can cla@@ im cre@@ di@@ t for this .
“ I have come that they might have life and might have it in a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ H@@ N 10 : 10 .
For example , if Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah had kept re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing U@@ r , “ they would have had opportunity to return . ”
What remin@@ der did Paul give to anointed Christians ?
That was not the most important consider@@ ation , though .
I@@ mp@@ er@@ fe@@ ction , si@@ ck@@ ness , old age , and death will be things of the past .
You benefit from the spiritual care and attention that God is giving to his people today .
TH@@ E world around us chang@@ es continu@@ ally .
Even so , Christians who cannot atten@@ d meetings can share in supp@@ or@@ ting true worship .
While in the ministry , con@@ vers@@ ation with our par@@ t@@ ner can be up@@ building .
O@@ pen each study s@@ es@@ sion with prayer , as@@ king for God’s spirit to direc@@ t your thoughts .
TH@@ E s@@ cro@@ l@@ l that B@@ arr@@ er@@ a ref@@ ers to con@@ tain@@ s the complete book of Isaiah .
When reli@@ ef does not im@@ medi@@ ately follow our prayers for help , let us wa@@ it on the One who kno@@ ws just when to act in our be@@ half .
Mo@@ re@@ over , in each case the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m had done nothing to deser@@ ve what was un@@ lea@@ shed upon him or her .
Do we har@@ b@@ or feelings of res@@ ent@@ ment and bit@@ ter@@ ness when some in@@ justice ca@@ uses us pain ?
P@@ u@@ t people before things
Then he ad@@ ded : “ I know that many people here don@@ ’t ag@@ ree with what you say , but I believe it is the truth . ”
How have the anointed sh@@ own themselves to be “ a people for [ Jehovah’s ] name ” today ?
I@@ T W@@ A@@ S Jesus ’ last night on earth .
That would have been in A@@ pri@@ l 2@@ 3@@ 6@@ 9 B.C.E .
For example , consider En@@ za , * who@@ se husband is viol@@ ently op@@ posed .
I person@@ ally dre@@ w up ma@@ ps of c@@ ities and sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding v@@ il@@ la@@ ges , and we made a point of re@@ aching them with the good news .
He was 8@@ 7 years old and had served as a member of the Bethel family in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k , for ne@@ arly 60 years .
What s@@ ort of man was Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ ther ?
We jo@@ y@@ fully pro@@ cla@@ im good news about our King Jesus Christ
However , one kind f@@ ar@@ m@@ er did hi@@ re me .
M@@ E@@ DI@@ A
In s@@ pite of his chang@@ ed circumstances , Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i did what he could to support Jehovah’s appointed king .
Such time must be filled with regul@@ ar consider@@ ation of God’s Word as no@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve , and we must live that Word to the best of our ability . ​ — Hebrews 5 : 14 .
The Scriptures ab@@ ound with acc@@ oun@@ ts of those who had faith .
By faith , Moses was able to see more than what appe@@ ared to his physical eyes .
D@@ eli@@ ber@@ ately ter@@ min@@ ating a pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy would be an ab@@ or@@ tion .
P@@ ati@@ ents with a f@@ ever of 10@@ 4 de@@ gre@@ es F@@ ah@@ r@@ en@@ he@@ it [ 40 ° C ] or high@@ er were allow@@ ed to stay .
Ha@@ ve I not comman@@ ded you ?
However , having a pre@@ pared heart is far more important than any par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation te@@ ch@@ ni@@ que .
After fin@@ ally ri@@ d@@ ding himself of d@@ ou@@ ble - deal@@ ing La@@ ba@@ n , Jac@@ o@@ b he@@ ad@@ ed home .
One Christian who was a@@ bu@@ sed as a child learned the wisdom of these words .
But God’s Law also provided a set of principles that helped jud@@ ges to re@@ ach fa@@ ir decisions , even in the most difficult c@@ as@@ es .
The As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans came as far as Jerusalem during He@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ ah’s re@@ ign .
Su@@ ffering that resul@@ ts from ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , ill@@ ness , death of a loved one , n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ ster , or war can eas@@ ily make people feel disa@@ p@@ pointed in God .
If so , ple@@ ase read the s@@ crip@@ tures c@@ ited bel@@ ow .
( Com@@ pare Revelation 3 : 16 . )
• Why have Jehovah’s servants been under att@@ ack ?
He might temp@@ t us to succ@@ um@@ b to the desi@@ res of the flesh , ca@@ ve in to pe@@ er pres@@ sure , or let ad@@ vers@@ ity of some s@@ ort cause us to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on the truth .
Are You Gi@@ ving G@@ l@@ ory to God ?
The un@@ deser@@ ved gift of fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch is truly preci@@ ous .
What God said to ancient Israel will prove true in your case : “ O if only you would ac@@ tually pa@@ y attention to my comman@@ d@@ ments !
What example of faith and courage do we have in R@@ a@@ ha@@ b ?
If we remain in this place of refu@@ ge , we need not wor@@ ry un@@ du@@ ly about lo@@ sing God’s fav@@ or by f@@ all@@ ing into a tra@@ p of Satan , “ the bir@@ d@@ c@@ atch@@ er . ”
R@@ em@@ ember , he had just war@@ ned his “ faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” never to turn into an evil slave .
Those wel@@ coming them back to life will find great joy in help@@ ing them to appreci@@ ate that this ransom pro@@ vision is an expres@@ sion of Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness and mer@@ cy .
Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ise pati@@ ence , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing ag@@ ed Jac@@ o@@ b , who w@@ rest@@ led all night for a blessing .
He up@@ held the truth of Jehovah’s word and promises .
How did godly fear help one Christian to over@@ come temp@@ tation ?
( a ) How do we now understand the account about Na@@ both , and why does that man@@ ’s example speak to us all ?
What a reli@@ ef that will be !
R@@ a@@ y B@@ op@@ p of the C@@ hi@@ ca@@ go e@@ cc@@ les@@ ia ( congregation ) rec@@ al@@ led that in the 19@@ 10 ’ s , it took sever@@ al h@@ our@@ s to pas@@ s the em@@ ble@@ ms among the h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of attend@@ e@@ es because al@@ most all were par@@ tak@@ ers .
The hor@@ ns st@@ op@@ ped .
A New H@@ ome and a New Par@@ t@@ ner
For instance , overse@@ ers were to be ir@@ re@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible , mo@@ der@@ ate in ha@@ bi@@ ts , s@@ ound in mind , or@@ der@@ ly , ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able , qu@@ ali@@ fied to teach , and ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary as family he@@ a@@ ds .
Like a gy@@ m@@ n@@ ast , we must have full control of all our sen@@ ses and body members
W@@ ise parents cre@@ ate an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment in which te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers can expres@@ s their con@@ vi@@ ctions A ma@@ j@@ or part of ra@@ ising an a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent is pre@@ par@@ ing him for the day when he will be able to leave home and live as a respon@@ sible ad@@ ul@@ t .
Our love for him will gro@@ w as we refle@@ ct on the th@@ ir@@ d as@@ pect of our Fa@@ ther’s care for us ​ — his fri@@ end@@ ship .
As the following article will show , such obedi@@ ence also refle@@ cts our attitude toward Jesus , the ‘ sla@@ ve@@ ’s ’ ma@@ ster .
Sh@@ ould we not have similar confidence in faithful fellow believers ?
R@@ em@@ ember that our princi@@ p@@ al ad@@ vers@@ aries are Satan and the dem@@ ons .
What a mar@@ vel@@ ous arrang@@ ement ​ — to have Jehovah as R@@ ul@@ er , to have direc@@ t acc@@ ess to him , and to have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of never d@@ ying , living forever on a par@@ adise earth !
In fact , some s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists say we have en@@ tered a new ge@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal e@@ po@@ ch called the An@@ thro@@ po@@ c@@ ene ​ — an age in which humans are making an inc@@ reas@@ ingly no@@ table imp@@ act on the pl@@ an@@ et .
P@@ ri@@ mar@@ ily , we must show that we trust and obey him , that we have faith in him .
And what meaning do ancient sacrific@@ es have for us today ?
He clo@@ sel@@ y ob@@ ser@@ ves the spiritual con@@ dition of each group of Christians , or congregation .
Why was the man in the par@@ able called un@@ reason@@ able ?
This c@@ alls for pray@@ er@@ ful study and wise use of public@@ ations made a@@ vail@@ able through “ the faithful ste@@ ward . ”
10 , 11 . ( a ) What hope is set before the other sheep ?
B@@ ran@@ ch st@@ af@@ f members R@@ ob@@ er@@ t C@@ ir@@ an@@ ko and R@@ ob@@ er@@ t P . Joh@@ ns@@ on condu@@ cted inter@@ vie@@ ws with sever@@ al long@@ time faithful servants of Jehovah , including travel@@ ing overse@@ ers cur@@ r@@ ently recei@@ ving special tra@@ ining at the Watchtower E@@ duc@@ ational C@@ en@@ ter .
The first Kingdom H@@ all in Ba@@ ur@@ u ​ — a r@@ ented place with a si@@ gn I pa@@ inted , 195@@ 5
We ourselves can dis@@ cer@@ n God’s will by d@@ el@@ ving into the Scriptures and medit@@ ating on the many Bi@@ bli@@ cal acc@@ oun@@ ts of Jehovah’s deal@@ ings with humans .
It is recorded at L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 19 : 18 .
As a wi@@ do@@ w with fi@@ ve school - age children , V@@ ic@@ t@@ or@@ ine does not have it eas@@ y .
Rather , the resul@@ ts of Bible ill@@ it@@ er@@ ac@@ y ​ — all too evid@@ ent among both cl@@ er@@ gy and la@@ ity — ​ only served to strengthen his res@@ ol@@ ve .
In l@@ ine with the ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation of the divine purpose , the time came for the fore@@ told Se@@ ed to appe@@ ar on earth .
In fact , he taught his followers that their prayers to God should inclu@@ de the re@@ qu@@ est : “ Let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied . ”
Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions about what happ@@ ens to people when they die and about hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re and the Tr@@ in@@ ity bo@@ ther@@ ed me .
All worship of the cre@@ ature , however ex@@ al@@ ted that cre@@ ature is , is i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , and is stri@@ c@@ tly pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted in the sac@@ red law of God . ”
After all , Jesus Christ indic@@ ated that what is most preci@@ ous in God’s sight is a gi@@ ver@@ ’s heart attitude , not the material value of the gift .
We must remember that the Devil will take advan@@ ta@@ ge of any tri@@ bul@@ ation we may face in order to try to dist@@ ance us from Jehovah .
The Bible tel@@ ls us to “ sto@@ p being m@@ ol@@ ded by this system of things . ”
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , do we discus@@ s as a family how we can use our fin@@ an@@ ces to support the worl@@ d@@ wide work through our don@@ ations ?
How I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant Is a Mo@@ ther’s R@@ o@@ le ?
Chris@@ to@@ p@@ he P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in ​ — Bible P@@ r@@ in@@ ting , 11 / 15
Bar@@ u@@ ch Su@@ pp@@ or@@ ts Jeremiah A@@ gain
There they streng@@ th@@ ened the disciples , encourag@@ ing them to remain in the faith and saying : ‘ We must en@@ ter into the Kingdom of God through many tri@@ bul@@ ations . ’ ”
But our conscience can also re@@ ward us .
Why do Christian meetings help us to be gu@@ i@@ ded by holy spirit ?
Some years ag@@ o , B@@ r@@ un@@ o , now 28 years of age , stu@@ died at a fam@@ ous mu@@ si@@ c school , and his go@@ al was to become an or@@ ch@@ es@@ tr@@ a con@@ duc@@ t@@ or .
To the am@@ a@@ z@@ ement of the crow@@ d ga@@ ther@@ ed at the temple , a vo@@ ice comes out of heaven , pro@@ claim@@ ing : “ I both gl@@ ori@@ fied it and will gl@@ ori@@ fy it again . ”
It is not un@@ comm@@ on today for te@@ x@@ t@@ boo@@ ks to be re@@ plac@@ ed when new re@@ sear@@ ch be@@ comes a@@ vail@@ able or when po@@ pul@@ ar op@@ in@@ ion chang@@ es .
In a similar way , the Law prote@@ cted the Jews from cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting influ@@ ences , such as inter@@ marriage with pa@@ g@@ ans .
For instance , do we con@@ sul@@ t our heavenly Father before making any decision that may af@@ fect us , our family , or our fellow believers spiritually ?
How were some of the Jews not res@@ pe@@ cting the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h ?
Be@@ fore you make a decision , “ cal@@ cul@@ ate the ex@@ p@@ en@@ se . ”
( b ) How did He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah show that he did not believe the lies of the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an ?
In Babyl@@ on , Daniel was offered the k@@ ing@@ ’s deli@@ ci@@ ous fo@@ o@@ ds .
She says : “ I feel needed , and I have someone to live for .
3 , 4 . ( a ) Why must Christians avoid com@@ prom@@ ising on Bible la@@ ws and principles ?
Then the four disciples re@@ turned to the fi@@ shing bu@@ sin@@ ess .
A S@@ la@@ v@@ on@@ ic Bible in C@@ y@@ r@@ il@@ lic text from 1@@ 5@@ 8@@ 1
In contr@@ ast , many Christians who today have physical disa@@ bil@@ ities are very happy serving Jehovah .
Yes , we need to be@@ ar in mind our re@@ ward of everlasting life , be it in heaven or on earth .
( a ) How did the Devil temp@@ t Jesus for the th@@ ir@@ d time ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jesus ex@@ p@@ ended himself in be@@ half of others .
After te@@ ars and hu@@ g@@ s , they c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated this special re@@ uni@@ on ! ​ — Romans 12 : 17 , 18 .
My father left us before my bir@@ th .
Un@@ der such circumstances , it would be good to refle@@ ct on the example of Abraham .
He knew that such tra@@ its would be@@ tra@@ y a l@@ ack of integrity , for he said : “ If I used to rejo@@ ice at the ex@@ t@@ inc@@ tion of one in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y h@@ ating me , or I felt exc@@ ited because evil had found him . . . , I did not allow my p@@ al@@ ate to sin by as@@ king for an o@@ ath against his soul . ” ​ — Job 31 : 29 , 30 .
We learn how to act out in viol@@ ent ways when our en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment al@@ lo@@ ws and encoura@@ ges it . ”
But think about Jesus , who am@@ a@@ zed experienced teach@@ ers with “ his understanding and his ans@@ wers . ”
The pioneer was a di@@ lig@@ ent stud@@ ent of the Bible and end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to apply its teachings in his life .
The apostle Peter ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed Christians : “ H@@ um@@ ble y@@ ourselves . . . under the mi@@ gh@@ ty hand of God . . . while you thro@@ w all your anxi@@ ety upon him , because he ca@@ res for you . ”
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And by his example , he showed us how to do this .
By means of his spirit , Jehovah ‘ re@@ si@@ des ’ among the anointed and ‘ wal@@ ks among them . ’
Ab@@ out that time , in A@@ pri@@ l of 19@@ 38 , Joseph F . Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d , a re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative from the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses , vis@@ ited S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y .
He s@@ ni@@ ff@@ ed it , sh@@ o@@ ok his head , and wal@@ ked away !
Ang@@ els pla@@ y a ro@@ le in ga@@ ther@@ ing s@@ inc@@ ere people into the Christian congregation
He has also given us free will and the ability to exerc@@ ise self - control , making it possible for us to cho@@ ose not to do bad things .
The ransom does not a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally bring everlasting life to all humans .
How did Paul ta@@ il@@ or his illustr@@ ations to his listen@@ ers ?
As spiritual shepher@@ ds , congregation elders can re@@ in@@ for@@ ce parents ’ efforts by speaking positi@@ vely about spiritual go@@ als .
A@@ no@@ ther Bible pas@@ sage that descri@@ bes God’s loving care is the fam@@ ous 2@@ 3@@ r@@ d Psalm .
In 3@@ 32 B.C.E . when A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der the Gre@@ at mar@@ ched into Egy@@ pt after destro@@ ying the P@@ ho@@ en@@ i@@ ci@@ an city of T@@ y@@ re , he was gre@@ et@@ ed as a deli@@ ver@@ er .
• How are Jehovah’s ho@@ l@@ iness and his justice man@@ i@@ f@@ est in the way he h@@ and@@ led the re@@ bel@@ s in E@@ den ?
“ And God do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t t@@ or@@ ment people in hel@@ l . ”
This teach@@ es a child to love and br@@ ings li@@ fel@@ ong benef@@ its .
Ab@@ out three years after his baptism , Jesus as@@ sur@@ ed his disciples : “ You will be baptized in holy spirit not many days after this . ”
Because the spirit of the world is man@@ i@@ f@@ est in many ways .
How can we over@@ come ba@@ r@@ ri@@ ers that may h@@ in@@ der us from being ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able ?
It was Th@@ ur@@ s@@ day ev@@ ening , Mar@@ ch 31 , 33 C.E . , and a full mo@@ on very likely ad@@ or@@ ned the s@@ ki@@ es a@@ bo@@ ve Jerusalem .
In Li@@ b@@ eri@@ a , A@@ le@@ x served as an al@@ ta@@ r bo@@ y in the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch .
Many mo@@ der@@ n cont@@ act s@@ por@@ ts have a po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for viol@@ ence .
E@@ very day we face decisions that invol@@ ve our emp@@ loy@@ ment , our health , our family , and our worship .
Wh@@ atever was the case , the taking of such a v@@ ow was not sin@@ ful .
L@@ ow@@ ell and Ri@@ ch@@ ard continue to enjoy this support , and B@@ ill , who re@@ married , made a wise cho@@ ice in a mate so that he could remain in full - time service .
For the bil@@ li@@ ons who have already been s@@ n@@ atch@@ ed up by death , it will be possible to experience a resurrection .
These inclu@@ de those who have the hope of sur@@ vi@@ ving the des@@ tru@@ ction of the present wicked system of things .
Such help shows that we are not , in effect , tel@@ ling such ones to go and “ keep war@@ m and well f@@ ed ” without ass@@ is@@ ting them in practic@@ al ways . ​ — J@@ as .
We also walk in love when we are pati@@ ent , kind , and for@@ giving .
H@@ A@@ R@@ AL@@ D A@@ B@@ T had been one of Jehovah’s Witnesses for less than a year when H@@ it@@ l@@ er@@ ’s ar@@ my took control of D@@ an@@ z@@ i@@ g ( now G@@ da@@ ń@@ s@@ k ) in nor@@ ther@@ n P@@ ol@@ and .
Of course , our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative hearts are involved in this matter , for with them we pa@@ y attention to God’s prophe@@ tic word .
No loving shepher@@ d be@@ ats a do@@ c@@ ile , ble@@ ating lam@@ b for h@@ ur@@ ting it@@ self .
In ad@@ dition to provi@@ ding s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ating activ@@ ity , such re@@ ques@@ ts reas@@ sure the person that he has a purpose in life .
Why did that disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment not ro@@ b God of his happiness ?
But I can as@@ sure you that the pa@@ y will make it well wor@@ th your effort . ”
Ha@@ ving doub@@ ts about our beli@@ ef@@ s can have a similar effect on us .
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When An@@ dr@@ é was on all - night du@@ ty in the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al , f@@ em@@ ale col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly p@@ in@@ ned no@@ tes ​ — dec@@ or@@ ated with hearts — ​ to his p@@ il@@ low , invit@@ ing him to have se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations with them .
Par@@ ents who imitate Jesus will pati@@ ently cor@@ rec@@ t their children and , if needed , will re@@ pe@@ at the same less@@ on until the children fully gr@@ as@@ p its import@@ ance .
What is more , since the age of si@@ x , I have su@@ ffered from an e@@ ye a@@ il@@ ment called di@@ ver@@ g@@ ent st@@ ra@@ bis@@ mu@@ s .
A@@ pri@@ l 15 , 20@@ 10
Still , elders car@@ ry out their responsi@@ bility fully and g@@ la@@ dly , just as Paul did .
The V@@ an Da@@ al@@ en and K@@ am@@ mer@@ u@@ d famili@@ es and others accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed us , and we cam@@ ped along the way .
Moses exerc@@ ised faith in those promises .
H@@ er name was A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il .
They are pe@@ ace@@ ful and cal@@ m , and they love one another very much . ”
“ My wife and I rec@@ ently c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated our 3@@ 5@@ th we@@ d@@ ding an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary .
In l@@ ine with what Ka@@ y@@ la said , you can show that you are appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble by pati@@ ently listen@@ ing to your children .
I was stu@@ n@@ ned and un@@ able to pray nam@@ a@@ z any@@ more .
After fin@@ ding accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations , we would beg@@ in to pre@@ pare a me@@ al .
What was an important reason for Israel@@ ’s ex@@ ist@@ ence as a nation ?
This fact along with his course of perfect faith@@ ful@@ ness gave his life the value needed to re@@ pur@@ cha@@ se mankind from sin and death .
Let us i@@ magine what might have happened .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , when they became Christians , they left their bad practic@@ es be@@ h@@ ind and became clo@@ sel@@ y un@@ ited in the faith .
D@@ e M@@ es@@ tr@@ al was not al@@ one in cop@@ ying from n@@ ature .
Jesus ’ mirac@@ les were fo@@ reg@@ le@@ am@@ s of what ?
Thus , we can fully trust his promise as recorded at Psalm 32 : 8 : “ I shall make you have in@@ sight and instru@@ ct you in the way you should go .
What did she do to get the courage to speak up ?
The Bible speak@@ s of four ma@@ j@@ or ri@@ v@@ ers that were par@@ ted from a ri@@ ver is@@ su@@ ing out of E@@ den .
M@@ il@@ d@@ red , a v@@ et@@ er@@ an mission@@ ary in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , says : “ I@@ ’@@ ve never reg@@ re@@ t@@ ted my decision to become a mission@@ ary .
You will also learn to talk to him in prayer and ask for his guid@@ ance and for his spirit to support you as you do his will .
And young J@@ ear@@ im certainly app@@ lied the words of De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 5 : 16 : “ H@@ on@@ or your father and your mother , just as Jehovah your God has comman@@ ded you . ”
We can get a ful@@ l@@ er pi@@ c@@ ture of the s@@ pre@@ ad of Christi@@ an@@ ity in this re@@ gi@@ on by pi@@ e@@ c@@ ing together information from different s@@ our@@ ces .
Mo@@ st people are famili@@ ar with R@@ on and his ministry , and many re@@ adi@@ ly accept Bible liter@@ ature .
The E@@ den@@ ic promise and the Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ic covenant esta@@ bl@@ ish the vital point that Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y as expres@@ sed through the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom is so@@ li@@ dly based on God’s righteous standards .
What benef@@ its were real@@ ized by Jesus ’ sub@@ mis@@ sive course ?
Jesus ’ relati@@ ves showed that they did not appreci@@ ate him , even saying on one occasi@@ on that Jesus was “ out of his mind . ”
D@@ ra@@ w close to one another .
I was going to j@@ um@@ p to my death .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , most Mal@@ ag@@ as@@ y are famili@@ ar with God’s name .
One la@@ dy who had been a Bible stud@@ ent em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed them with te@@ ars in her eyes and said : “ I thought I would never see you again .
When will your loy@@ al@@ ty to God likely be t@@ ested the most ?
In Isa@@ i@@ ah’s time , He asked : “ W@@ ho@@ m shall I s@@ end , and who will go for us ? ”
Acc@@ ording to in@@ s@@ crip@@ tions un@@ earth@@ ed in H@@ ar@@ an , the mother of King N@@ ab@@ on@@ id@@ us of Babyl@@ on was the high pri@@ est@@ ess at the temple of S@@ in , the mo@@ on go@@ d of H@@ ar@@ an .
Th@@ r@@ ough the pages of the Bible , Jehovah tel@@ ls us c@@ learly : “ This is the way . W@@ al@@ k in it . ”
That enem@@ y is Satan the Devil .
“ Do not be mis@@ led : God is not one to be mo@@ cked , ” war@@ ns the apostle Paul . “ For wh@@ atever a man is s@@ ow@@ ing , this he will also re@@ a@@ p . ”
To help answer this important question , let us exam@@ ine God’s deal@@ ings with two men who benef@@ ited from Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess ​ — the two k@@ ings David and M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h .
One sister wanted to go to a par@@ ty with a young man who was not a true Christian .
An@@ ne told her mother that the only way she could be happy again was by re@@ tur@@ ning to Jehovah . ​ — James 4 : 8 .
May all of us , therefore , do our very best to buil@@ d up fellow believers and help them to remain ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast .
By means of these regul@@ ar pro@@ v@@ isions , God al@@ er@@ ts us to d@@ ang@@ ers , tra@@ ins us to be effe@@ ctive min@@ isters , and helps us to keep spiritually a@@ wa@@ ke . ​ — Psalm 19 : 7 , 8 , 11 ; 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 6 , 11 ; 1 Timothy 4 : 13 .
When sh@@ aring the Kingdom message with others , we offer them spiritual ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment and , at the same time , s@@ ound down preci@@ ous Bible tru@@ ths into our own min@@ ds and hearts .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , Jehovah had ur@@ ged Jo@@ shua to be coura@@ ge@@ ous and strong , instru@@ cting him not to de@@ vi@@ ate from obedi@@ ence to God’s Law .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y
They also brought with them their own transl@@ ation of the Scriptures ​ — U@@ l@@ fil@@ as ’ Go@@ th@@ ic Bible .
We too have the privilege of ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ing Jehovah’s name and purpose .
At the “ E@@ ver@@ lasting Go@@ od Ne@@ ws ” As@@ s@@ em@@ bly held in T@@ ema , G@@ h@@ ana , in 19@@ 6@@ 3
E@@ spe@@ cially was T@@ on@@ y t@@ ou@@ ched by the hear@@ ten@@ ing words : “ D@@ ra@@ w close to God , and he will draw close to you . ” ​ — James 4 : 8 .
6@@ 8 : 19 .
Pe@@ ople from all wal@@ ks of life , many of whom are r@@ ar@@ ely cont@@ ac@@ ted in their ho@@ m@@ es , received a cop@@ y of the tr@@ act .
Wh@@ er@@ e@@ as the gro@@ w@@ th of the mu@@ st@@ ard gra@@ in is c@@ learly ob@@ ser@@ va@@ ble , the s@@ pre@@ ading of the le@@ av@@ en is in@@ iti@@ ally un@@ seen .
Ab@@ sal@@ om was determined to u@@ sur@@ p his fa@@ ther’s k@@ ing@@ ship .
Do such promises s@@ ound too good to be true ?
of J@@ anu@@ ary 8 , 200@@ 1 .
It also encoura@@ ges us to imitate Jesus ’ example by using this gift in a way that hon@@ ors God and benef@@ its others .
The con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences were disa@@ str@@ ous for them and for their un@@ born off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ena and W@@ o@@ j@@ ci@@ e@@ ch , an experienced full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er , started to pre@@ pare for the pro@@ ject .
A@@ m@@ ong the Bible principles that have mo@@ tiv@@ ated many to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on de@@ ad@@ ly ad@@ dic@@ tions are the following :
A pro@@ gra@@ m high@@ light was a sy@@ mp@@ o@@ si@@ u@@ m about Jehovah’s Witnesses in Rus@@ sia and their leg@@ al stru@@ gg@@ les .
T@@ w@@ o we@@ ek@@ s after our arri@@ val , I made that difficult j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to the neigh@@ bor@@ ing v@@ il@@ la@@ ge to preach all by my@@ self .
After all , the temple author@@ ities ​ — the pri@@ ests , the s@@ cri@@ bes , and others — ​ were be@@ h@@ ind the sc@@ and@@ al@@ ous prof@@ it - making bu@@ sin@@ ess taking place there .
However , after World W@@ ar I@@ I bro@@ ke out , she no@@ tic@@ ed that the same cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men who had pray@@ ed for P@@ ol@@ an@@ d’s vi@@ ct@@ ory over the in@@ va@@ ding Ger@@ man@@ s now ut@@ tered prayers of than@@ k@@ s@@ giving for H@@ it@@ l@@ er@@ ’s succ@@ ess@@ es !
Although having no children sa@@ dd@@ ened them , they continued to serve Jehovah together faith@@ fully .
N@@ um@@ er@@ ous young read@@ ers thr@@ ough@@ out the world ag@@ ree .
( Read Psalm 2 : 5 - 9 ; 1@@ 10 : 1 , 2 . )
He ob@@ served : “ They h@@ ated me without cause . ”
Why will love of God and neigh@@ b@@ or per@@ me@@ ate the new world ?
P@@ os@@ si@@ bly , some ate and d@@ ran@@ k so much before or during the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al that they were ne@@ i@@ ther men@@ t@@ ally nor spiritually al@@ er@@ t .
• How do Christian hus@@ ban@@ ds imitate Jesus ?
If we are ne@@ g@@ ative or cr@@ itical , we may in@@ ad@@ ver@@ ten@@ tly make it more difficult for some to maintain fir@@ m@@ ness in the faith .
In 5@@ 37 B.C.E . , the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an ex@@ ile ended and a re@@ m@@ n@@ ant re@@ turned to Jerusalem .
Job ​ — A M@@ an of En@@ du@@ r@@ ance and In@@ tegrity
Ka@@ z@@ an@@ la@@ k
That left our two little sisters without parents or si@@ bl@@ ings .
No Christian would want to s@@ l@@ an@@ der anyone or make false acc@@ us@@ ations .
If the rep@@ ent@@ ant man became “ s@@ wal@@ low@@ ed up by his being over@@ ly sa@@ d ” and gave up enti@@ r@@ ely , especially would the elders be@@ ar some responsi@@ bility for this before the mer@@ ci@@ ful God , Jehovah .
It was al@@ most imp@@ os@@ sible for anyone to learn the truth or teach it to others .
Th@@ r@@ ough the years , I never had to do that .
Does God Pa@@ y A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion to You ?
• What is necess@@ ary if we are “ to exerc@@ ise justice ” ?
He was streng@@ th@@ ened by being with fellow Christians once again .
So al@@ though I respect the f@@ la@@ g , I don@@ ’t sal@@ u@@ te it .
Yes , but it is not eas@@ y .
M@@ ore than up@@ building spe@@ e@@ ch is needed for a Christian to be a good example .
13 , 14 . ( a ) What should be our c@@ hi@@ ef concer@@ n now ?
Par@@ ents , what can you learn from M@@ ano@@ ah’s example ?
A serv@@ ant of God could become so disc@@ oura@@ ged that he might even give up fi@@ gh@@ ting “ the fine fi@@ ght of the faith . ” — 1 Timothy 6 : 12 .
13 , 14 . ( a ) What do re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers say about the way our b@@ ra@@ ins pro@@ c@@ ess human spe@@ e@@ ch ?
It is not un@@ u@@ su@@ al to see people reading the Bible on the st@@ re@@ et .
Jesus ’ hands were used in car@@ r@@ ying out Jehovah’s will , and his fe@@ et never st@@ ra@@ yed from a holy course . ​ — John 4 : 31 - 34 .
Jehovah is also “ life everlasting . ”
While the Go@@ sp@@ els were being written , however , many who had heard Jesus ’ sa@@ y@@ ings , had ob@@ served his de@@ e@@ ds , and had seen him after his resurrection were still ali@@ ve .
To whom are Bible tru@@ ths acc@@ es@@ sible , and to whom are they not ?
There is no men@@ tion here of a fi@@ er@@ y hel@@ l .
For example , you could ask your children to i@@ magine that they are going to live on an is@@ land .
Do we encoura@@ ge them and com@@ men@@ d them for all they do ?
Ther@@ e@@ after no ca@@ r came along , and I wal@@ ked for about ten h@@ our@@ s and co@@ vered over 25 mil@@ es [ 40 k@@ m ] .
Christian matu@@ r@@ ity , like a shin@@ ing light , is not an inter@@ n@@ al or hi@@ d@@ den qu@@ ality .
However , you may find it hard to believe that someone who is persecu@@ ted and re@@ pro@@ ached could be happy .
They recogn@@ ize , however , that Christ is using a small group of anointed Christian men as a Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy to lead and direc@@ t his disciples on earth . ​ — Read Acts 15 : 6 , 28 - 30 .
He was a Na@@ z@@ ir@@ ite by divine ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment , and his Na@@ z@@ ir@@ it@@ e@@ ship was for life .
In the f@@ our@@ th or fi@@ f@@ th century B.C.E . , Gre@@ e@@ ce saw the cre@@ ation of a r@@ udi@@ men@@ t@@ ary mil@@ ling ma@@ ch@@ ine .
I was the only Witness in that set@@ t@@ le@@ ment ; yet Jehovah did not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on me .
These last days are no time for com@@ plac@@ enc@@ y , materi@@ al@@ ism , or anything el@@ se that might cause us to rend@@ er m@@ ere to@@ ken service to God .
A n@@ on@@ ch@@ al@@ ant or a di@@ lig@@ ent attitude , a positi@@ ve or a ne@@ g@@ ative attitude , a bel@@ lig@@ er@@ ent or a co@@ op@@ er@@ ative attitude , a com@@ pla@@ ining or a gr@@ ate@@ ful attitude can str@@ ong@@ ly influ@@ ence how a person de@@ als with situ@@ ations and how other people re@@ act to him .
We find gen@@ u@@ ine ple@@ asure in doing the will of God and experience the satis@@ fac@@ tion that comes from accep@@ ting ad@@ di@@ tional privile@@ ges of service and responsi@@ bil@@ ities in the congregation .
I always feel satis@@ fied when I do something for others . ”
His rep@@ ly was , ‘ I don@@ ’t know . ’ ”
If we truly know Jehovah and understand what his name stan@@ ds for , we will trust in him as sur@@ ely as did Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b . ​ — John 17 : 3 .
There are many other situ@@ ations in life that call for the love that end@@ u@@ res all things .
He es@@ cor@@ ted me to a ro@@ om on the second flo@@ or where the li@@ e@@ u@@ ten@@ ant col@@ on@@ el s@@ at be@@ h@@ ind a long table .
Jesus indic@@ ated that respect for Jehovah must come from the in@@ ner person .
What time is ne@@ aring for all mankind ?
Do@@ ing so , we can become more confid@@ ent that Jehovah truly is our H@@ el@@ per . ​ — Hebrews 13 : 6 .
You will recogn@@ ize his name ​ — Job .
Since self - exam@@ in@@ ation tend@@ s to be sub@@ je@@ ctive , it is wise to listen to the ob@@ je@@ ctive words of matu@@ re fellow Christians .
S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ening Tru@@ st In , 6 / 1 J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S W@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ S
E@@ ven@@ tually , however , they went too far in their re@@ je@@ ction of God’s la@@ ws and standards .
It con@@ tain@@ s true - life acc@@ oun@@ ts of real people and their inter@@ actions with one another and with God .
L@@ of@@ ty though their mo@@ ti@@ ves may be , “ that which is made cro@@ o@@ ked cannot be made st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght . ”
The sister dis@@ co@@ vered that she had mis@@ under@@ sto@@ od a matter that did not even invol@@ ve J@@ an@@ et .
There was something famili@@ ar about what M@@ r@@ s . St@@ ac@@ k@@ house had said , something from my chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od .
Who will be inclu@@ ded in the group that Paul refer@@ red to as “ the righteous ” ?
Their ob@@ je@@ ctive was to ad@@ v@@ ance the preaching work and to maintain their integrity to Jehovah .
• How do Jehovah’s people find ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment today ?
[ P@@ ic@@ tures ]
The gu@@ ests may have been mission@@ aries , Joh@@ n@@ ’s en@@ vo@@ ys , or travel@@ ing overse@@ ers .
You pro@@ ba@@ bly do not need to la@@ un@@ ch into a Bible le@@ c@@ ture .
As the a@@ bo@@ ve - mentioned experi@@ ment showed , however , there is an ever - present d@@ anger of going bey@@ ond what is reason@@ able in the exerc@@ ise of authority .
R@@ el@@ ated as it is to his relationship with Jehovah and Jesus , the relationship a Christian has with other Christians is very close .
In the first century , Jehovah anointed Christians with his holy spirit and gave some of them the ability to per@@ form mirac@@ les .
Witnesses going into the ministry in the C@@ hi@@ ap@@ as high@@ lands
They learn to re@@ place gre@@ ed and sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness with con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment and interest in others . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 4 ; 1 Timothy 6 : 6 .
E@@ ver@@ yone tri@@ es to get his own way .
If we put first the things that are really important , such as our relationship with God , family concer@@ ns , and other rel@@ ated matters , then our “ e@@ ye ” will be “ simp@@ le , ” un@@ c@@ lu@@ t@@ tered .
How did He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah respon@@ d when King S@@ en@@ n@@ ach@@ eri@@ b of As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a sent his re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves ​ — including R@@ ab@@ sh@@ ak@@ e@@ h — ​ to Jerusalem along with a heav@@ y mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ce ?
The prophet Daniel set a fine example in this reg@@ ard .
How do we show honor , or deep respect , to our Christian brothers and sisters ?
17 : 6 ; J@@ as .
It continued through the cen@@ tu@@ ries to 19@@ 18 when B@@ rit@@ ish Gen@@ er@@ al E@@ d@@ mun@@ d Al@@ l@@ en@@ by inf@@ li@@ cted a st@@ ing@@ ing de@@ fe@@ at on the T@@ ur@@ k@@ ish ar@@ my .
For more than si@@ x milli@@ on Jehovah’s Witnesses around the world , a Kingdom H@@ all ​ — well - appointed or mo@@ des@@ t — ​ is a well - loved place .
( b ) Why should we allow Jesus ’ words recorded at Matthew 5 : 4@@ 7 to af@@ fect the way we tre@@ at people ?
As a result , the earth was “ full of viol@@ ence . ”
W@@ es@@ sel real@@ ized that the de@@ ca@@ d@@ ence of the po@@ p@@ es would ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely lead to the desire for re@@ form .
Re@@ g@@ arding “ the ransom pa@@ id by Christ Jesus , ” the Bible says : “ This was in order to ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t [ God’s ] own righteousness . ”
The same is true of us as we walk with our heavenly Father .
They say that I@@ ’@@ m im@@ matu@@ re , that I@@ ’@@ l@@ l never learn , and that I@@ ’@@ m f@@ at .
How did Jehovah ref@@ er to the ancient nation of Israel , and what is it important to no@@ te about that nation ?
It also al@@ lo@@ ws people to re@@ ject as out - of - d@@ ate the valu@@ es and moral standards held by past gener@@ ations .
The poin@@ ts pres@@ ented in the talk “ Be@@ ware of R@@ um@@ ors and Go@@ s@@ si@@ p ” helped all to see that al@@ though am@@ a@@ z@@ ing things do ha@@ p@@ pen , we should re@@ act wis@@ ely , not g@@ ul@@ li@@ bly , when we hear sen@@ s@@ ational repor@@ ts .
The second of the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments dec@@ re@@ ed : “ You shall not make yourself a car@@ ved i@@ ma@@ ge or any lik@@ en@@ ess of anything in heaven or on earth bene@@ ath or in the w@@ at@@ ers under the earth ; you shall not bo@@ w down to them or serve them . ”
Acc@@ ording to the st@@ ory , God used a st@@ ar to lead them to the st@@ able in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m .
Mo@@ ving to our assignment in R@@ o@@ ck@@ h@@ am@@ p@@ t@@ on , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a
For example , when a disci@@ ple nam@@ ed S@@ im@@ on tri@@ ed to bu@@ y a spiritual fav@@ or from the apostles , they refu@@ sed the bri@@ be and told him : “ R@@ ep@@ ent of this ba@@ dness of your@@ s . ”
And a book of re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance began to be written up before him for those in fear of Jehovah and for those thinking upon his name . ”
In the l@@ ate 18@@ 00 ’ s , a few men and women showed ke@@ en interest in true worship .
Je@@ an - David ( cen@@ ter )
A@@ n In@@ vit@@ ation to Those Se@@ e@@ king
* ‘ O the dep@@ th of God’s wisdom ! ’ ​ — Romans 11 : 33 .
What dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c change occ@@ ur@@ red in 19@@ 19 , with what result ?
And I shall certainly medit@@ ate on all your activ@@ ity , and with your deal@@ ings I will concer@@ n my@@ self . ” ​ — Psalm 7@@ 7 : 11 , 12 .
Isa@@ a@@ c , a man of about 40 , was still g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing the lo@@ ss of his mother , S@@ ar@@ ah , who had died about three years ear@@ li@@ er .
If we do our best , we may rest as@@ sur@@ ed that we are preci@@ ous in God’s sight and that he will not for@@ get our ac@@ ts of faith . ​ — Luke 21 : 1 - 4 .
In respon@@ se to the efforts of God’s Son to ‘ set things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght , ’ many came to have faith in the good news .
U@@ p@@ on lear@@ ning that J@@ on@@ a@@ than had e@@ at@@ en , Saul dec@@ re@@ ed that he should die .
Di@@ d he feel that his efforts were wor@@ th it ?
A@@ side from having exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent resul@@ ts in the preaching work , those who have par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated in this ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing activ@@ ity have been great@@ ly benef@@ ited themselves .
This is not an invit@@ ation to talk things over and re@@ ach a mutu@@ al ag@@ re@@ ement by having give - and - take discus@@ sions .
However , when Jehovah spoke to Eli@@ j@@ ah , he did so in “ a cal@@ m , low vo@@ ice . ”
He stated : “ The law of the wise one is a s@@ ource of life , to turn one away from the s@@ na@@ res of death . ”
He says , “ I began ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles in my life , and as a result , the respect between me and my family gre@@ w . ”
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a doubt , if both sp@@ ous@@ es must work se@@ cul@@ arly , co@@ op@@ er@@ ation at home is vital .
In his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus stated : “ E@@ ver@@ yone that keep@@ s on loo@@ king at a woman so as to have a pas@@ sion for her has already com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with her in his heart . ”
Is my appreciation of it strong en@@ ough to for@@ ti@@ fy me to res@@ ist any temp@@ tation that might lead to my for@@ fe@@ iting it ? ’
Instead of the A@@ ma@@ z@@ on ra@@ in fore@@ st , I found Ri@@ o de J@@ an@@ ei@@ r@@ o , a su@@ n@@ n@@ y and mo@@ der@@ n city , at that time the coun@@ tr@@ y’s cap@@ it@@ al .
James used an expres@@ sion that would have been famili@@ ar to many of his read@@ ers .
• Why were the Israelites given the many la@@ ws on cle@@ an@@ ness ?
Per@@ haps ac@@ ting as a s@@ cri@@ be , Luke may have p@@ en@@ ned Paul’s words : “ Luke al@@ one is with me . ”
Some have found that par@@ king lo@@ ts , tru@@ ck st@@ op@@ s , g@@ as st@@ ations , and sto@@ res are pro@@ duc@@ tive ‘ fi@@ shing gr@@ oun@@ ds . ’
Are you taking full advan@@ ta@@ ge of this loving pro@@ vision to shepher@@ d your children ?
How un@@ wise to allow these to we@@ i@@ gh us down !
Su@@ ffering and evil also often result from the bad cho@@ ic@@ es people make . ​ — James 1 : 14 , 15 .
The brother said sever@@ al un@@ kind things and h@@ un@@ g up the p@@ ho@@ ne because he was still ang@@ ry with the pre@@ vi@@ ous overse@@ er of the de@@ par@@ t@@ ment .
5@@ 1 : 1 - 4 , 7 - 10 .
L@@ ear@@ n how elders and others can help fellow believers who have st@@ ra@@ yed from the flo@@ ck of God .
For En@@ coura@@ g@@ ement .
Ther@@ e@@ in lies the beau@@ ty of the requi@@ re@@ ment that we be whole - sou@@ led .
N@@ ex@@ t , Ge@@ off@@ re@@ y Jac@@ k@@ son , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy who served as a mission@@ ary from 19@@ 7@@ 9 until 200@@ 3 , asked the gra@@ du@@ ates , “ Are You R@@ es@@ pon@@ sible ? ”
How did the pas@@ sage of time af@@ fect those Christians ?
Their three sons gre@@ w up and married , br@@ ing@@ ing the family up to “ ei@@ ght sou@@ ls . ”
How can our conscience help us to make wise decisions ?
On@@ ly if you reason with your children from the Scriptures so that they accept God’s vie@@ w@@ point can it be said that you have put his mind in them .
P@@ re@@ aching A@@ mi@@ d Di@@ f@@ ficul@@ ties
May Y@@ ah@@ we@@ h [ Jehovah ] concer@@ n himself with your well - being . . . .
ON@@ E might think that Greek - speaking people are privile@@ ged , since a consider@@ able part of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures was origin@@ ally written in their language .
He said : “ They will do no un@@ righteousness , nor speak a li@@ e , nor will there be found in their m@@ ou@@ ths a tri@@ ck@@ y t@@ ong@@ ue ; for they themselves will fe@@ ed and ac@@ tually li@@ e st@@ re@@ t@@ ched out , and there will be no one making them tre@@ m@@ ble . ” ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 3 : 13 .
Like Mi@@ ca@@ iah , we should be coura@@ ge@@ ous and bo@@ ld in speaking about Jehovah and his pur@@ pos@@ es .
And he will comple@@ t@@ ely un@@ do all the bad things that have happened , including the things that you and your mother have su@@ ffered .
I was sur@@ pris@@ ed when I soon plac@@ ed all the boo@@ k@@ le@@ ts .
In other words , when Jesus said you must be “ born again , ” he was st@@ ating a fact , not giving a comm@@ and .
And may we always keep in mind the words of our Lord Jesus Christ : “ All you are brothers . ” ​ — Matthew 23 : 8 .
What may famili@@ es have to do when el@@ der@@ ly parents inc@@ reas@@ ingly need ass@@ ist@@ ance ?
What if you had been born into a soci@@ ety that vie@@ wed can@@ ni@@ bal@@ ism as a vi@@ r@@ tu@@ ous act ?
I would not qu@@ it , however , because I real@@ ized that our ministry means sal@@ vation to ourselves and to any who respon@@ d fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly .
Tru@@ e , he is our S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord , but he is also our Creator and Father .
In our time , a large part of the more than se@@ ven milli@@ on people preaching the good news of God’s Kingdom thr@@ ough@@ out the world are women of all ages .
How , then , can we imitate him ?
I great@@ ly enjo@@ yed serving as a mission@@ ary .
Per@@ secu@@ ted but Un@@ com@@ prom@@ ising
That way , when we face tri@@ als , we will res@@ ist Satan’s efforts to s@@ ow doub@@ ts in our min@@ ds .
C@@ ON@@ T@@ R@@ O@@ L N@@ E@@ G@@ AT@@ I@@ V@@ E E@@ M@@ O@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S .
The Kingdom H@@ all was fully cle@@ an@@ ed up and re@@ pa@@ i@@ red within just two we@@ ek@@ s .
How Can Tru@@ e Sa@@ in@@ ts H@@ el@@ p You ?
Moses , who is thought to have written the book of Job , pro@@ ba@@ bly learned about Job when he sp@@ ent 40 years in M@@ idi@@ an , which is near the land of U@@ z .
An@@ yone who does not trust fir@@ m@@ ly in Jehovah might think differ@@ ently .
I too left ​ — with sa@@ dness .
Our doing so can lead to a com@@ pla@@ ining spirit and a lo@@ ss of appreciation for Jehovah’s re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves as well as for the spiritual food provided by “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 .
O@@ ther sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors inclu@@ de one sister as well as one ne@@ p@@ he@@ w and two ni@@ e@@ ces .
This pri@@ c@@ eless re@@ ward reve@@ als the ma@@ gn@@ itu@@ de of Jehovah’s love and gener@@ os@@ ity .
When at le@@ ast some of these angels took the ba@@ it and had im@@ moral rel@@ ations with women , they pro@@ duc@@ ed a h@@ y@@ bri@@ d r@@ ace that d@@ om@@ in@@ ated mankind .
And I will become their God , and they themselves will become my people . ”
What R@@ a@@ j@@ ran@@ i read in The Watchtower began to influ@@ ence her so deep@@ ly that des@@ pite her parents ’ op@@ position , she prog@@ ressed to the point of dedic@@ ating her life to Jehovah God .
For example , Jesus made a covenant for a Kingdom with just 11 disciples , but that covenant really app@@ lies to all of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 .
Saul respon@@ ded : “ Lord , they themselves well know that I used to imp@@ ris@@ on and flo@@ g in one sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e after another those believ@@ ing upon you ; and when the blood of S@@ te@@ ph@@ en your witness was being sp@@ il@@ led , I my@@ self was also standing by and appro@@ ving . ” ​ — Acts 22 : 17 - 20 .
G@@ et@@ ting at the R@@ o@@ o@@ t of the Pro@@ ble@@ ms
Some work@@ ers said that they had been cont@@ ac@@ ted by Witnesses before in other par@@ ts of the world .
What moved Jesus to become “ over@@ jo@@ yed in the holy spirit ” ?
Acts 28 : 30 , 31 tel@@ ls us : “ He rema@@ ined for an enti@@ re two years in his own hi@@ red house , and he would kin@@ dly receive all those who came in to him , preaching the kingdom of God to them and teaching the things concer@@ ning the Lord Jesus Christ with the great@@ est fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch , without h@@ in@@ dr@@ ance . ”
S@@ to@@ c@@ ks and B@@ on@@ ds : S@@ to@@ c@@ ks and b@@ on@@ ds don@@ ated to an ent@@ ity used by Jehovah’s Witnesses as an ou@@ tri@@ ght gift or by means of a Tr@@ ans@@ f@@ er on De@@ ath ag@@ re@@ ement .
Our go@@ al should be to make peace with our brothers
Jesus also stated that Jehovah lo@@ ves him and explained why .
At that point , Jehovah sp@@ li@@ t o@@ pen the gr@@ ound bene@@ ath their fe@@ et .
Like a fru@@ it@@ less t@@ ree , a dec@@ ei@@ ver be@@ ars no gen@@ u@@ ine Christian fru@@ it@@ age .
Paul too appreci@@ ated the import@@ ance of re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing and using the n@@ ames of fellow believers .
If you try this , remember to speak l@@ ou@@ d en@@ ough for ever@@ yone to hear , especially if the congregation does not use ro@@ ving mi@@ cro@@ ph@@ ones .
L@@ ater , both Eli@@ h@@ u and Jehovah used as@@ pe@@ cts of cre@@ ation to re@@ mind Job of man@@ ’s in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance com@@ pared with God’s great@@ ness .
An@@ y one of these activities could di@@ str@@ act a Christian and we@@ ak@@ en his ze@@ al .
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , then , the only re@@ me@@ dy for death is the resurrection .
What Does It In@@ c@@ lu@@ de ?
Jehovah expe@@ cts us “ to love kindness . ”
On@@ ce again , J@@ a@@ ir@@ o ga@@ zed st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght at Da@@ d’s right hand .
In these commun@@ ities , it is also vie@@ wed as an act of dis@@ respect for a child to turn his or her back to an ad@@ ul@@ t .
In the origin@@ al language of the text , the emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is seem@@ s to be on how that a@@ war@@ en@@ ess should af@@ fect our be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or toward others .
David reas@@ sur@@ ed Saul by rec@@ oun@@ ting what had happened with the li@@ on and the be@@ ar .
Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts of the lives of certain faithful men who lived before Jesus show that there are str@@ ik@@ ing simil@@ ar@@ ities between those men and Jesus .
Par@@ ents , do you know your chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s streng@@ ths and we@@ ak@@ nesses ?
God’s loving - kindness to Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b c@@ alls to mind the psalmis@@ t’s words : “ You have ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fied your saying even a@@ bo@@ ve all your name . ”
Why do the Jews pi@@ ck up st@@ ones to h@@ ur@@ l at Jesus , and what preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign does he la@@ un@@ ch next ?
Consider an example invol@@ ving the apostle Paul .
Do not co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with a wicked one by be@@ coming a mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous witness . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 23 : 1 .
W@@ ell , we may be respon@@ sible for some of our problems .
And as a good Father , Jehovah always fulfill@@ s his promises .
We sh@@ ared we@@ d@@ ding p@@ ho@@ to@@ s , and her p@@ ho@@ to showed a group out@@ side a place called a Kingdom H@@ all .
( b ) We will discus@@ s what questions ?
There is no indic@@ ation that A@@ ris@@ t@@ ar@@ ch@@ us or G@@ a@@ i@@ us lost courage .
Mo@@ st of these transl@@ ations , pro@@ duc@@ ed by an@@ on@@ y@@ m@@ ous transl@@ at@@ ors , were ac@@ qui@@ red by the we@@ al@@ thy or the learned , the only ones who had the means to pro@@ cu@@ re them .
AL@@ L of us have spiritual as well as material needs .
Some scho@@ l@@ ars su@@ gg@@ est that the ‘ prophe@@ t@@ ess@@ es ’ of Th@@ y@@ ati@@ r@@ a tri@@ ed to enti@@ ce Christians to worship tra@@ de - gu@@ il@@ d go@@ ds and go@@ dd@@ ess@@ es and to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in fes@@ tiv@@ als invol@@ ving food sacrific@@ ed to i@@ do@@ ls .
So p@@ our your heart into every assignment .
Some Who Des@@ p@@ ised the In@@ her@@ it@@ ance
God’s remin@@ ders also mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to love our neigh@@ b@@ or .
A@@ bi@@ j@@ am , A@@ sa , Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at , and Jeho@@ ra@@ m succ@@ e@@ ed R@@ eho@@ bo@@ am in Juda@@ h .
With those words , the psalmist pointed to the fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al conc@@ ep@@ t of rul@@ er@@ ship .
Indeed , “ he felt p@@ ity for them , because they were s@@ kin@@ ned and thro@@ wn about like sheep without a shepher@@ d . ”
What helped Kat@@ r@@ in during those h@@ our@@ s of anxi@@ ety ?
The powerful As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an ar@@ my had already se@@ ized a number of for@@ ti@@ fied c@@ ities of Juda@@ h , and S@@ en@@ n@@ ach@@ eri@@ b had now set his eyes on Jerusalem .
Mo@@ st Bible read@@ ers are famili@@ ar with the se@@ v@@ ere t@@ ests that came upon Job .
T@@ al@@ k with your sp@@ ouse , another family member , or a tru@@ sted friend about how you feel .
Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves Ch@@ ar@@ me@@ t / B@@ ri@@ d@@ ge@@ man Ar@@ t Li@@ br@@ ary
In the l@@ ate 19@@ th century , Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l and some of his associ@@ ates end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to re@@ esta@@ bl@@ ish true Christian worship .
Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed : “ I ex@@ hor@@ t you , brothers , through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ that you should all speak in ag@@ re@@ ement , and that there should not be div@@ isions among you , but that you may be f@@ it@@ ly un@@ ited in the same mind and in the same l@@ ine of thought . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 1 : 10 .
To emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze their ro@@ le , p@@ il@@ o@@ ts were often por@@ tra@@ yed lar@@ g@@ er than other sa@@ il@@ ors
As she wal@@ ked home , R@@ o@@ x@@ ana saw a “ H@@ el@@ p W@@ anted ” si@@ gn for experienced op@@ er@@ at@@ ors of in@@ du@@ stri@@ al se@@ wing ma@@ ch@@ ines , and she app@@ lied for a jo@@ b .
For instance , al@@ though most n@@ om@@ in@@ al Christians believe that God is a Tr@@ in@@ ity , many will ad@@ mit that this do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine is imp@@ os@@ sible to understand .
If your wit@@ ness@@ ing ter@@ rit@@ ory is a chall@@ enge , how can you benefit from the good example of the prophe@@ ts of old ?
The pri@@ m@@ ary reason is so that they will be able to support themselves pro@@ per@@ ly as ad@@ ul@@ ts and serve Jehovah as fully as they can , especially in the full - time ministry .
Moses and A@@ ar@@ on were used to gu@@ i@@ de the nation , and Mi@@ ri@@ am led the women of Israel in a vi@@ ct@@ ory d@@ ance .
That l@@ ine of reason@@ ing poin@@ ts to there being a Creator who con@@ stru@@ cted , or brought into ex@@ ist@@ ence , the enti@@ re uni@@ verse .
We are promised the ad@@ mi@@ r@@ ation and appro@@ val of ever@@ yone , especially of our pe@@ ers and neigh@@ b@@ ors .
“ M@@ ak@@ ing ourselves a@@ vail@@ able to serve Jehovah here is the best thing we ever did , ” says A@@ ur@@ ele .
The apostle John expla@@ ins : “ This is the confidence that we have toward him , that , no matter what it is that we ask according to his will , he he@@ ars us . ”
Re@@ ally they have practic@@ ed no un@@ righteousness .
Why can it be said that people have known God’s name since the cre@@ ation of mankind ?
The Bible ans@@ wers at Proverbs 27 : 11 : “ Be wise , my son , and make my heart rejo@@ ice , that I may make a rep@@ ly to him that is ta@@ un@@ ting me . ”
How can I be sure that he will be happy with the cho@@ ic@@ es I make ? ’
When fac@@ ing un@@ fa@@ ir cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism or even in@@ sul@@ t , the sh@@ re@@ w@@ d person keep@@ s his li@@ ps in c@@ he@@ ck .
M@@ ake Me@@ dit@@ ation a P@@ lea@@ sure
Be@@ fore we discus@@ s how Jehovah may help us , let us exam@@ ine three ways in which he provided David with es@@ cap@@ e , help@@ ing him in times of ur@@ g@@ ent need .
For example , The C@@ am@@ bri@@ dge H@@ ist@@ ory of the Bible repor@@ ts that transl@@ at@@ ors of the fam@@ ous King James V@@ er@@ sion , or Au@@ thor@@ ized V@@ er@@ sion , of 1@@ 6@@ 11 used the A@@ nt@@ wer@@ p P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t as a valu@@ able a@@ id for transl@@ ating the ancient langu@@ ages .
With the help of his holy spirit and the wisdom found in his Word , they enjoy a re@@ war@@ ding and satis@@ f@@ ying way of life . ​ — Psalm 14@@ 4 : 15 ; Matthew 5 : 3 .
The Bible ph@@ ra@@ se “ re@@ aching out ” transl@@ ates a Greek ver@@ b that has the sense of desi@@ ring ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly , st@@ re@@ t@@ ch@@ ing out .
Ne@@ ar the end of a long peri@@ od of dr@@ ought and fam@@ ine , the wi@@ do@@ w@@ ’s food supp@@ ly was r@@ un@@ ning out .
Jehovah’s Witnesses will be happy to provide you with practic@@ al , one - on - one ass@@ ist@@ ance to learn and apply Bible principles .
L@@ ear@@ n the requi@@ re@@ ments for true religion .
Thus , Jehovah told his people to ‘ ri@@ p ap@@ ar@@ t their hearts , and not their gar@@ ments , and return to him . ’ ​ — Jo@@ el 2 : 13 .
I said : ‘ I shall make con@@ fes@@ sion over my trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions to Jehovah . ’
L@@ or@@ ri@@ e , who was rec@@ ently married , dis@@ co@@ vered that her husband takes a long time to share his feelings .
Then a vo@@ ice ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ I both gl@@ ori@@ fied it and will gl@@ ori@@ fy it again . ”
Me@@ et@@ ing the Re@@ qui@@ re@@ ments for Christian B@@ ap@@ tism
The t@@ it@@ le “ P@@ r@@ in@@ ce of pr@@ inc@@ es ” app@@ lies only to Jehovah God ​ — the C@@ hi@@ ef of all ang@@ eli@@ c pr@@ inc@@ es , including “ M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el , one of the fore@@ most pr@@ inc@@ es . ” ​ — Daniel 10 : 13 .
W@@ he@@ ther he he@@ ars our@@ s or not is lar@@ g@@ ely up to us .
( See the bo@@ x “ Why a Rus@@ si@@ an V@@ er@@ di@@ ct Is Rev@@ i@@ e@@ wed in Fr@@ ance , ” on page 6 . ) Si@@ x years later , on Ju@@ ne 10 , 20@@ 10 , the C@@ our@@ t h@@ an@@ ded down a un@@ an@@ im@@ ous decision comple@@ t@@ ely ex@@ on@@ er@@ ating Jehovah’s Witnesses !
( b ) Gi@@ ve the g@@ ist of the counsel at 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 4 : 3 - 7 .
B@@ ad associ@@ ations spo@@ il u@@ se@@ ful ha@@ bi@@ ts . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 33 .
M@@ other was my first pioneer par@@ t@@ ner , but after about a year , she had to rel@@ in@@ qu@@ ish her pioneer service for health reas@@ ons .
Pe@@ ople of vari@@ ed ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds ​ — pri@@ ests , g@@ ol@@ d@@ s@@ mi@@ ths , o@@ in@@ t@@ ment mi@@ x@@ ers , pr@@ inc@@ es , tra@@ ders — ​ all supp@@ or@@ ted the pro@@ ject . ​ — V@@ er@@ ses 1 , 8 , 9 , 32 .
V@@ ow@@ s are made vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily , of one@@ ’s own free will .
How can you teach the stud@@ ent to pray from the heart ?
He began to talk about the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s hope of a resurrection .
To answer that question , let us consider the orig@@ in and develop@@ ment of this prac@@ tice as well as God’s view of it .
Our ze@@ al for the Kingdom continu@@ es to bur@@ n , and we still dre@@ am of Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
6 , 7 . ( a ) How are the activities of congregations earth wide su@@ per@@ v@@ ised ?
Paul war@@ ned his fellow Christians to gu@@ ard against such people when he said : “ Do not be mis@@ led .
This article discus@@ ses how God gave new instru@@ ction and direction as the circumstances of his people chang@@ ed .
When reading the written text , the read@@ er supp@@ lied the mis@@ sing v@@ ow@@ el s@@ oun@@ ds from mem@@ ory .
“ In@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with Jehovah . ”
Per@@ haps we are bus@@ y in the work of the Lord , but we are disc@@ oura@@ ged because we do not see resul@@ ts .
rel@@ eas@@ ed at the dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tions that were held around the world during 200@@ 4 / 0@@ 5 .
“ Go@@ od in@@ sight it@@ self gives fav@@ or , ” says Solomon , “ but the way of those deal@@ ing tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ously is ru@@ g@@ ged . ”
Thus , the Kingdom - preaching work pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ds mar@@ vel@@ ously des@@ pite Satan’s at@@ temp@@ ts to sto@@ p it .
Of course , we had to work hard se@@ cul@@ arly to support our pione@@ ering .
Wh@@ ere was Job ​ — where were any of us — ​ when the earth came to be ?
She asked if anyone in the home spoke Eng@@ l@@ ish .
Yet , whether we are rel@@ ated to el@@ der@@ ly brothers and sisters or not , we take an interest in their wel@@ f@@ are .
M@@ ake no mis@@ take , God’s people are involved in spiritual war@@ f@@ are !
That sign@@ aled a f@@ all for Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , just as the rel@@ e@@ ase of Israel in the si@@ x@@ th century B.C.E . sign@@ aled a f@@ all for ancient Babyl@@ on .
17 , 18 . ( a ) In what sense could Timothy have clo@@ sel@@ y follow@@ ed Paul’s suffering in L@@ y@@ str@@ a ?
W@@ ic@@ ked angels materi@@ al@@ ized as humans , took wi@@ ves , and pro@@ duc@@ ed b@@ ru@@ tal , h@@ y@@ bri@@ d off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
P@@ il@@ ate as@@ ks : “ What is truth ? ”
A man did not come with the so@@ le in@@ ten@@ tion of being a pas@@ sive listen@@ er ; he came not only to receive but to give . ”
Although his deed was ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ al , an un@@ in@@ ten@@ tional man@@ sla@@ y@@ er was still gu@@ il@@ ty of she@@ d@@ ding in@@ no@@ c@@ ent blood .
Since he once mu@@ st@@ ered 3@@ 18 tra@@ ined men , sla@@ ves born in his hous@@ eho@@ ld , it has been su@@ gg@@ ested that “ his to@@ tal group must have num@@ ber@@ ed well over a th@@ ous@@ and . ”
We will enjoy more pe@@ ace@@ ful rel@@ ations within the congregation and within the family , and our example will provide an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent witness to others about our “ happy God , ” Jehovah . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
In the first century , the apostles of Jesus Christ were called before the Jewish lead@@ ers in Jerusalem and comman@@ ded to sto@@ p preaching in Jesus ’ name .
Of what can we be sure regarding Jehovah ?
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of how people respon@@ d , they know what we are doing , and thus we share in fulfill@@ ing Jesus ’ prophecy .
“ If You Re@@ ally Ex@@ ist , P@@ le@@ ase H@@ el@@ p M@@ e ! ”
Jehovah’s concer@@ n for disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ged ones is evid@@ ent in the Law he gave to Israel .
For instance , many Christians have allow@@ ed some of their blood to be with@@ dra@@ wn for t@@ es@@ ting or an@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is , after which the s@@ am@@ ple is dis@@ car@@ ded .
One Bible account tel@@ ls us that he “ set out on a t@@ our of all the c@@ ities and v@@ il@@ la@@ ges . ” And then , “ on see@@ ing the crow@@ ds he felt p@@ ity for them ” and expres@@ sed the need to help them . ​ — Mat@@ t .
He tel@@ ls them : “ Ke@@ ep your sen@@ ses , be w@@ atch@@ ful . . . . T@@ ake your stand against [ Satan ] , so@@ li@@ d in the faith . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
They will be well - e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed to work with emp@@ loy@@ ers and co@@ work@@ ers .
The Witnesses showed me from the Bible why humans on their own can never succ@@ e@@ ed in comple@@ t@@ ely eli@@ min@@ ating in@@ justice and viol@@ ence .
It became clear that the cr@@ it@@ eri@@ on for recei@@ ving Jehovah’s blessing was l@@ in@@ ked , not to n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality , but to attitude .
These were n@@ on - Israelites who were given special privile@@ ges in Jehovah’s service .
W@@ ould you not ag@@ ree that Jehovah is wor@@ thy of all the glory and honor that we can give him by o@@ ffering the best that we have ?
The Bible also descri@@ bes a day of judgment that will occ@@ ur su@@ d@@ den@@ ly before the th@@ ous@@ and years beg@@ in .
( Com@@ pare Luke 22 : 29 , 30 . )
Jehovah is “ the One who made the heaven and the earth and the se@@ a and all the things in them . ”
C@@ ir@@ cu@@ its 1 and 5
C@@ learly , ban@@ s and re@@ stri@@ ctions cannot pre@@ v@@ ent Jehovah’s people from mo@@ ving a@@ head under their vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous Le@@ ad@@ er , Jesus Christ .
A@@ mon@@ ’s son Jo@@ si@@ ah was now on the thro@@ ne .
Jesus ’ ministry brought to the people spiritual en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment and fre@@ e@@ dom from en@@ sla@@ v@@ ement to false religious teachings .
Thus , the land la@@ y fal@@ low for a peri@@ od of time .
Will it be in “ the f@@ oun@@ tain of living w@@ at@@ ers , ” Jehovah , or will it be in “ bro@@ ken c@@ is@@ ter@@ ns , that can hold no water ” ?
We were married in No@@ v@@ ember 200@@ 6 .
Those who want to be Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h’s obedi@@ ent sub@@ je@@ cts will also es@@ c@@ he@@ w ques@@ tion@@ able en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment as well as pr@@ inted and In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y . ​ — A@@ mo@@ s 5 : 15 ; Matthew 5 : 28 , 29 .
If we feel deep@@ ly for people as Jesus did , our heart will move us to do all we can to continue sh@@ aring the good news with them .
In his first letter to the congregation in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , Paul called attention to the coming of “ Jehovah’s day . ”
TH@@ E P@@ R@@ O@@ B@@ L@@ E@@ M : Even in the best en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment and with the fin@@ est educ@@ ation in mor@@ als , some people will cho@@ ose to be di@@ sh@@ on@@ est and cor@@ ru@@ pt .
H@@ op@@ e in Jehovah , and Be C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ous , 10 / 1
What Does the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al Me@@ an to You ?
Fa@@ ith is also “ the evid@@ ent demonstr@@ ation , ” or evidence for con@@ vi@@ ction , regarding un@@ seen things .
They should have been great@@ ly dist@@ ressed over con@@ di@@ tions in Israel , but they had “ not been made si@@ ck at the c@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ p@@ he of Joseph . ”
Why is it the course of wisdom to apply God’s la@@ ws and principles in our life ?
But God ac@@ qu@@ its the acc@@ used . ”
The ancient Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ ers So@@ cr@@ ates and P@@ l@@ at@@ o held that a soul in@@ side a person sur@@ vi@@ ves death and never dies .
N@@ ei@@ ther their s@@ il@@ ver nor their go@@ ld will be able to deli@@ ver them in the day of Jehovah’s fu@@ ry . ”
We must also , and a@@ bo@@ ve all , ‘ sub@@ ject ourselves to God , ’ who ca@@ res for us .
I soon dis@@ co@@ vered that the Watchtower ra@@ di@@ o st@@ ation , W@@ B@@ B@@ R , was bro@@ ad@@ ca@@ sting Bible le@@ c@@ tures during the time I was d@@ ri@@ ving to and from my sh@@ op .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N we consider things that are valu@@ eless or har@@ m@@ ful , it is eas@@ y to dec@@ ei@@ ve ourselves .
They say : “ We thought those things would bring us satis@@ fac@@ tion ​ — but they never did . ”
Since then , the ma@@ y@@ or has left the Me@@ tho@@ di@@ st Ch@@ urch , started to study with the Witnesses , and offered land to buil@@ d a Kingdom H@@ all .
Re@@ g@@ arding God , the Bible tel@@ ls us : “ Per@@ fect is his activ@@ ity , for all his ways are justice . A God of faith@@ ful@@ ness who is never un@@ just ; righteous and u@@ pri@@ ght is he . ”
But how did I , a woman in her mi@@ d - 60 ’ s , end up in this situation ?
O@@ ther people appe@@ ar to es@@ cap@@ e many of such problems .
However , it was while in pris@@ on that I saw the Bible for the first time .
Des@@ pite what may be happ@@ ening to ‘ the man out@@ side ’ as one ages , ‘ the man in@@ side ’ can be r@@ ene@@ wed from day to day .
The expres@@ sion “ fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its ” ref@@ ers to a small re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative sel@@ e@@ ction .
Bo@@ th appe@@ al to their father , each ho@@ p@@ ing for his support in the dis@@ pu@@ te .
A@@ z@@ te@@ c my@@ th@@ olo@@ gy tel@@ ls of an ancient world in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted by gi@@ ants and of a great d@@ elu@@ ge .
A sel@@ f@@ ish desire to be worshipp@@ ed was at the ro@@ o@@ t of that re@@ bel@@ ’s words and actions .
Why is it necess@@ ary for us to “ be sub@@ mis@@ sive ” in ad@@ dition to being obedi@@ ent ?
He said : “ I should have known . O@@ ther than Jehovah’s Witnesses , who would come to my house to read the Bible ? ”
The ke@@ y is to ad@@ just our pres@@ ent@@ ation to the way that people in our are@@ a likely want to be appro@@ ached .
P@@ re@@ aching the good news of the Kingdom became our way of life , so n@@ atur@@ ally I was loo@@ king for a compan@@ ion from a spiritually strong family .
I am very in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent by n@@ ature and h@@ ate to be a bur@@ den to people , dep@@ en@@ ding on them for trans@@ por@@ tation and other help .
Jehovah , the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn , rul@@ ed direc@@ tly over all his cre@@ ation , ang@@ eli@@ c and human .
In the ro@@ le of wisdom person@@ i@@ fied , Jesus states : “ The things I was f@@ ond of were with the sons of men , ” or as W@@ il@@ li@@ am F .
I had a pres@@ ti@@ gi@@ ous jo@@ b .
For example , An@@ dre@@ w had heard many ne@@ g@@ ative st@@ ori@@ es about Jehovah’s Witnesses .
N@@ or were they e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed to fulf@@ ill Isaiah 6@@ 1 : 1 - 3 , which Jesus read al@@ ou@@ d and app@@ lied to himself .
Why was the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation re@@ v@@ ised ?
No@@ thing that any human can do will cause us per@@ man@@ ent har@@ m .
Why can we say that even a bri@@ ef , s@@ il@@ ent prayer to Jehovah can be effe@@ ctive ?
He stru@@ ck at his imper@@ fect human n@@ ature with well - direc@@ ted spiritual b@@ lo@@ ws .
That br@@ ings you joy .
No human can always cla@@ im that .
6@@ 6 : 3 - 5 .
She happ@@ ily said : “ Now , in@@ deed , I do know that you are a man of God and that Jehovah’s word in your m@@ ou@@ th is true . ” ​ — 1 K@@ ings 17 : 22 - 24 .
In ad@@ dition to ang@@ eli@@ c help , what ass@@ ist@@ ance may we receive ?
“ We all need to study the Bible , ” was her answer .
Why , he cre@@ ated the uni@@ verse !
How can refle@@ cting on the meaning of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms help us to prom@@ o@@ te un@@ ity ?
Ther@@ efore , if a husband comman@@ ds that his wife be@@ have in a way that bre@@ ak@@ s God’s law , a Christian wife will “ obey God as rul@@ er rather than men . ” ​ — Acts 5 : 29 .
Paul p@@ un@@ c@@ tu@@ ated that ad@@ vice with this direc@@ tive : “ Do not av@@ enge y@@ ourselves , bel@@ o@@ ved , but yi@@ eld place to the wr@@ ath ; for it is written : ‘ V@@ enge@@ ance is mine ; I will re@@ pa@@ y , says Jehovah . ’ ” ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 18 , 19 .
O@@ r the other d@@ ri@@ ver may have had a me@@ ch@@ an@@ ic@@ al proble@@ m with his ca@@ r .
H@@ el@@ p your te@@ en to see how his cho@@ ic@@ es ei@@ ther en@@ h@@ ance his re@@ pu@@ tation or t@@ ar@@ n@@ ish it . ​ — Proverbs 11 : 17 , 22 ; 20 : 11 .
Their only sub@@ je@@ cts for study are men and women born “ with er@@ ro@@ r ” and “ in sin , ” according to the inspired rec@@ ord of the Bible .
However , this rich man fa@@ iled to take into account an in@@ ev@@ it@@ able fact : His life could end that very night . ​ — Luke 12 : 16 - 20 .
I have enjo@@ yed more than 6@@ 3 years in the full - time ministry , over 5@@ 5 of those years with my loyal wife , Ju@@ li@@ e .
You also need to shi@@ eld your heart from the love of viol@@ ence , for the Devil kno@@ ws that “ anyone loving viol@@ ence [ Jehovah ] certainly h@@ ates . ”
May our sing@@ ing refle@@ ct the feelings of the psalmist who wrote : “ I shall la@@ u@@ d Jehovah with all my heart in the in@@ tim@@ ate group of u@@ pri@@ ght ones and the ass@@ em@@ bly . ”
On this sub@@ ject , perhaps no pas@@ sage of Scrip@@ ture is qu@@ o@@ ted more often than De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 5 - 7 .
Saul L@@ ear@@ ned to Lo@@ ve Pe@@ ople
How did H@@ er@@ ber@@ t feel about preaching from house to house ?
W@@ he@@ ther married or sing@@ le , we have every reason to feel complete in God’s service .
What a good example the apostles set for Christian elders today !
I started to gain a bad re@@ pu@@ tation and was soon invit@@ ed to jo@@ in a no@@ t@@ ori@@ ous gan@@ g , which allow@@ ed me the “ opportunity ” to up@@ gra@@ de to ro@@ b@@ b@@ ing ban@@ ks .
That happened to the apostle Paul .
The resurrection of her son was one of the most faith - streng@@ th@@ ening events in her life .
Since G@@ om@@ er re@@ pres@@ ented Israel , you might ask , ‘ How did Israel come to pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te her@@ self ? ’
Ther@@ e@@ ’s a lo@@ t of sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness in the world , and we foc@@ us on Jesus Christ as the way , the truth , and the life .
3 : 1 - 7 , 17 - 19 .
‘ C@@ ON@@ T@@ IN@@ U@@ E T@@ O B@@ E R@@ E@@ A@@ D@@ J@@ U@@ S@@ T@@ E@@ D ’
Con@@ cer@@ ning the sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , Revelation 7 : 17 says : “ The L@@ am@@ b [ Jesus ] . . . will shepher@@ d them , and will gu@@ i@@ de them to f@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of w@@ at@@ ers of life .
• How do you benefit person@@ ally from doing the work of an ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er ?
A@@ n ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted work@@ er deep@@ ly desi@@ res the star@@ t of his long - a@@ wa@@ ited v@@ ac@@ ation .
To give such personal encourag@@ ement , they vis@@ it their brothers and sisters in their ho@@ m@@ es if circumstances allow .
Jesus felt com@@ pas@@ sion for the people he saw .
Are you a fa@@ ther@@ less ( or mo@@ ther@@ less ) bo@@ y or gi@@ r@@ l , a wi@@ do@@ w or a wi@@ do@@ wer ?
J@@ us@@ tice John Paul S@@ te@@ ven@@ s of the U@@ .@@ S . Su@@ pre@@ me C@@ our@@ t wrote that such influ@@ ence th@@ reat@@ ens “ not only the leg@@ iti@@ ma@@ cy and qu@@ ality of Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ment but also the public@@ ’s faith ther@@ e@@ in . ”
What en@@ ab@@ led them to remain faithful and obedi@@ ent ?
Dis@@ p@@ en@@ sing knowledge is like sc@@ at@@ ter@@ ing se@@ ed .
; Bro@@ wn , L .
( a ) What does each of Satan’s temp@@ t@@ ations reve@@ al about his thinking ? ․ ․ ․ ․ ․
This was the beli@@ ef of all of God’s servants in ancient times .
He cur@@ ed the si@@ ck , l@@ ame , bl@@ ind , de@@ a@@ f , and mu@@ te .
Jehovah must be very pleas@@ ed with them .
Of course , the human body is not a ma@@ ch@@ ine .
For one thing , most of the public fes@@ tiv@@ als and g@@ ames were held in honor of pa@@ g@@ an go@@ ds .
Jehovah ans@@ wer@@ ed Solom@@ on@@ ’s prayer . ​ — Read 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 1 : 11 , 12 .
He later explained why his attitude had chang@@ ed . “ This was what I had always been loo@@ king for , ” he said .
A@@ mer@@ i@@ can hist@@ ori@@ an Ge@@ or@@ ge F@@ o@@ o@@ t Mo@@ ore ( 18@@ 5@@ 1 - 19@@ 31 ) , wrote : “ The ma@@ in fe@@ atu@@ res of Christian worship were always the same , but in time the simp@@ le r@@ ites descri@@ bed by Ju@@ st@@ in in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the second century were el@@ ab@@ or@@ ated into a st@@ ately cul@@ tu@@ s . ”
A@@ part from provi@@ ding educ@@ ation , God has esta@@ bli@@ shed a govern@@ ment , or “ kingdom , ” ca@@ pa@@ ble of en@@ sur@@ ing worl@@ d@@ wide peace .
There will no longer be any suffering because “ God himself will be with them ” and will er@@ ase “ every te@@ ar from their eyes . ”
In ad@@ dition , I@@ U@@ D@@ s that rel@@ e@@ ase a hor@@ m@@ one came on the mar@@ ke@@ t in 200@@ 1 .
It therefore took real faith for Abra@@ m to leave pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous U@@ r and all its com@@ forts .
A@@ m@@ ong the ob@@ lig@@ ations of hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves are these c@@ ited by the apostle Paul : “ Let wi@@ ves be in sub@@ je@@ ction to their hus@@ ban@@ ds as to the Lord . . .
E@@ ach mon@@ th , the faithful slave publi@@ sh@@ es a number of pages of Bible - based material in The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
In that his flesh was given for “ the life of the world , ” making everlasting life possible .
Let us now consider how we can follow Jesus and benefit from what he said .
• How did the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents come to understand the need to be@@ ar witness to all the nations ?
The peri@@ od from the comple@@ tion of the Hebrew Scriptures to the com@@ position of the Go@@ spe@@ l of Matthew was one of tur@@ mo@@ il for the Jews .
F@@ am@@ ine R@@ eli@@ ef on the W@@ a@@ y !
Ke@@ ep in mind that U@@ z@@ z@@ ah should have known better .
They are known every@@ where as ones who preach “ good news of something better . ”
This ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , an early form of The Watchtower , appe@@ ared as a qu@@ ar@@ ter@@ ly e@@ dition in 19@@ 0@@ 3 .
To accept a low@@ er stan@@ d@@ ard of living is un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly a chall@@ enge , but it is necess@@ ary .
Since they ‘ bel@@ ong to one another , ’ there is tru@@ th@@ ful commun@@ ic@@ ation and full co@@ op@@ er@@ ation among members of spiritual Israel ​ — “ the body of the Christ . ”
Can you i@@ magine the har@@ m that would have been ca@@ used if Jesus had pu@@ shed the woman away , or if he had said to S@@ im@@ on : “ You ign@@ or@@ ant man !
To answer that question , let us consider what the Bible says about a certain we@@ d@@ ding .
M@@ il@@ dness and hum@@ ility do in@@ deed go hand in hand . ​ — Daniel 4 : 17 ; 7 : 13 , 14 .
It should also imp@@ ress us that those Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es about a coming resurrection were tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy , even though cen@@ tu@@ ries had pas@@ sed since that mirac@@ le was fore@@ told .
( b ) How can we show that we are pati@@ ent now ?
Because of all the ti@@ gh@@ ten@@ ing and contr@@ ac@@ ting , in time J@@ a@@ i@@ ro@@ ’s b@@ ones became de@@ form@@ ed .
“ F@@ i@@ re came des@@ cen@@ ding from the heavens and went e@@ ating up him and his fi@@ f@@ ty . ” ​ — 2 K@@ i .
Still , the benef@@ its of ex@@ ten@@ ding for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess are many . D@@ r .
( b ) How did Paul make wise use of his sing@@ le st@@ ate ?
And think how it ad@@ ds imp@@ act to the com@@ ment about men of faith : “ Ti@@ me will fai@@ l me if I go on to rel@@ ate about G@@ ide@@ on [ and others who ] from a we@@ ak st@@ ate were made powerful , became v@@ ali@@ ant in war . ”
“ Go@@ od day , high@@ ly fav@@ ored one , Jehovah is with you ” was the ang@@ el@@ ’s gre@@ et@@ ing .
However , since the Witnesses have made the effort to learn S@@ pan@@ ish Si@@ gn L@@ angu@@ age , they can commun@@ ic@@ ate with these re@@ si@@ d@@ ents .
▪ Par@@ ents ​ — S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d Your Ch@@ il@@ dren
He did not sel@@ l his works of ar@@ t ; he thought that to do so would com@@ promise his ar@@ t@@ is@@ tic integrity .
( a ) How has one young person been emp@@ ow@@ ered to cop@@ e with a difficult situation ?
He was a kind and hum@@ ble man who , a@@ bo@@ ve all , wanted to ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy God’s great name .
Su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ on , 8 / 1
• Acc@@ ording to the Bible , who are true sa@@ in@@ ts , and how will they help mankind ?
O@@ ther hist@@ ory - making conven@@ tions I attend@@ ed were the ones held in W@@ ar@@ saw , P@@ ol@@ and , in 198@@ 9 ; B@@ er@@ l@@ in , Ger@@ many , in 199@@ 0 ; and Mo@@ sc@@ ow , Rus@@ sia , in 199@@ 3 .
This re@@ gi@@ on would be a pl@@ ate@@ au were it not for its two v@@ ol@@ c@@ ano@@ es .
“ Q@@ u@@ es@@ tion Au@@ thor@@ ity ” says a bu@@ mp@@ er s@@ tic@@ k@@ er .
B@@ ack to L@@ ond@@ on
Christ’s P@@ res@@ ence ​ — What Does It Me@@ an to You ?
Even young children can draw close to God
This often invol@@ ves sp@@ en@@ ding some money .
H@@ ann@@ ah p@@ our@@ ed out her soul to God and v@@ ow@@ ed : “ O Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es , if you look upon the a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction of your serv@@ ant and remember me and you do not for@@ get your serv@@ ant and give to your serv@@ ant a m@@ ale child , I will give him to Jehovah all the days of his life , and no ra@@ z@@ or will t@@ ou@@ ch his head . ”
For example , P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h appointed Joseph over Egy@@ p@@ t’s food supp@@ ly .
L@@ ear@@ n O@@ be@@ di@@ ence
But to give up food enti@@ r@@ ely so as to avoid the ris@@ k of food po@@ is@@ on@@ ing is not a real@@ is@@ tic op@@ tion .
My other sister , C@@ lar@@ a , has rema@@ ined faithful to Jehovah until today , and during my v@@ ac@@ ations I still vis@@ it her at her home in C@@ ol@@ or@@ a@@ do .
Can Your P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers M@@ ake a Di@@ ffer@@ ence ?
Hence , God’s Word direc@@ ts us to ex@@ ten@@ d our love to those who are spiritually we@@ ak and who may have lost cont@@ act with the Christian congregation .
During the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , Jesus will mar@@ k the great crow@@ d when he jud@@ ges them as sheep .
Pe@@ ople may say to us : “ Li@@ fe is to be enjo@@ yed .
When King Saul p@@ lo@@ t@@ ted to k@@ ill David , M@@ ic@@ ha@@ l helped him to es@@ cap@@ e , pu@@ t@@ ting on the cou@@ ch an i@@ ma@@ ge that was perhaps in the shap@@ e of a man .
Are you a@@ ware of his ang@@ eli@@ c prote@@ ction ?
No@@ te , for instance , these com@@ for@@ ting words : “ Jehovah is giving support to all who are f@@ all@@ ing , and is ra@@ ising up all who are bo@@ wed down . ”
A good neigh@@ b@@ or is an especially valu@@ able as@@ set when disa@@ ster str@@ ik@@ es .
“ I had a 19@@ 36 Bu@@ ic@@ k S@@ pe@@ cial , ” rec@@ alls Paul , “ and those c@@ ars were fam@@ ous for s@@ n@@ app@@ ing a@@ x@@ les .
The conven@@ tion in C@@ o@@ lum@@ bu@@ s , O@@ hi@@ o , Ju@@ ly 24 - 30 , 19@@ 31 , was truly mem@@ or@@ able .
“ If possible , as far as it dep@@ ends upon you , be pe@@ ace@@ able with all men . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M .
This new arrang@@ ement has provided tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous encourag@@ ement for matu@@ re men to qu@@ ali@@ fy to take the lead in the congregation .
They are also comm@@ on in cour@@ t .
Now both are baptized servants of Jehovah .
Jesus gave us the best ad@@ vice on this in his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount .
In pro@@ of of this , the Lord Jesus materi@@ al@@ ized in human form and gave evidence that he had come back to life .
I@@ magine another s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o : A sing@@ le mother with two children recei@@ ves an invit@@ ation from a cou@@ ple in her congregation to sp@@ end an ev@@ ening with them .
I@@ ts Creator had to ex@@ ist first .
However , As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a then att@@ ac@@ ked Jerusalem .
Why should this matter to us ?
This is no sur@@ pris@@ e to stud@@ ents of God’s Word because the Bible fore@@ told that one evidence that we are living in “ the last days ” is that men would be “ without self - control . ” ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
The early 19@@ 30 ’ s were exc@@ iting times for me and my family .
19 : 5 - 8 , 15 - 19 .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 14@@ 2 , 9@@ 2
“ M@@ one@@ y is for a prote@@ ction , ” ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges the Bible .
Jac@@ o@@ b ob@@ je@@ cts .
Z@@ E@@ BU@@ L@@ U@@ N
They sur@@ ely re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed her too , for she was an ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ar@@ ily beau@@ ti@@ ful woman .
Jesus said : “ You received free , give free . ”
Pe@@ ople soon learned that a set of qu@@ ad@@ ru@@ ple@@ ts is a for@@ ce to be rec@@ kon@@ ed with !
In 19@@ 28 the very first see@@ ds of Bible truth were s@@ own by two ze@@ al@@ ous Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then called .
How did Noah become famili@@ ar with God’s purpose for mankind ?
So we can be sure that he will always love , value , and appreci@@ ate his loyal servants . ​ — E@@ x .
Some deci@@ de to mar@@ ry so as to avoid problems in this are@@ a .
“ Those who are determined to be rich , ” wrote the apostle Paul , “ f@@ all into temp@@ tation and a s@@ n@@ are and many sen@@ sel@@ ess and h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful desi@@ res , which p@@ lu@@ ng@@ e men into des@@ tru@@ ction and ru@@ in . ”
She refu@@ sed , expla@@ ining that the Bible for@@ bi@@ ds such things out@@ side marriage .
Why is it sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant that Jehovah lik@@ ens himself to a shepher@@ d ?
After stud@@ ying the Bible , he saw the need to make chang@@ es , but u@@ su@@ ally anyone lea@@ ving the gan@@ g was kil@@ led .
At first , it may se@@ em that Jesus was refer@@ ring to an ev@@ ent that had already taken place .
F . Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d pres@@ ented Scriptural pro@@ of that the mo@@ der@@ n - day “ other sheep ” are id@@ en@@ tic@@ al with that “ great crow@@ d ” of Revelation 7 : 9 .
S@@ inc@@ ere people may ask you for help in making decisions ​ — decisions that may influ@@ ence their relationship with friends , family , or even Jehovah .
Rather than leave us to w@@ an@@ der a@@ im@@ less@@ ly in a uni@@ verse devo@@ id of purpose or meaning , the Bible has long reve@@ aled that we are here for a reason .
It may be that a serious ill@@ ness , advan@@ ced years , or other circumstances pre@@ v@@ ent you from devo@@ ting as much time to the ministry as you did in the past .
A@@ n in@@ com@@ pet@@ ent person in high of@@ fice is not to be en@@ vi@@ ed .
Mo@@ st of mankind has follow@@ ed the same course ever since .
N@@ on - Jews , “ the desi@@ ra@@ ble things of all the nations , ” would end up gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying God along with the Jews in that place of worship .
What is Jehovah God’s purpose for the earth and for mankind ?
These rul@@ ers com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned s@@ kil@@ led c@@ ra@@ f@@ t@@ s@@ men to trans@@ form b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks of j@@ a@@ de into s@@ mo@@ o@@ th , th@@ in she@@ e@@ ts .
At times , we may be able to com@@ bin@@ e some of our responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
[ Bo@@ x on page 27 ]
While listen@@ ing to her , Jesus no@@ ted her interest in worship and told her that God was loo@@ king for those who would worship H@@ im with spirit and truth .
During my te@@ en@@ age years in New Jer@@ se@@ y , I me@@ t Mari@@ on Ne@@ f@@ f , one of ei@@ ght children in a P@@ res@@ b@@ y@@ ter@@ i@@ an family that I enjo@@ yed vis@@ iting .
We have heard about the pro@@ duc@@ tive ter@@ rit@@ ory in this W@@ est - Af@@ ri@@ can country , and we are e@@ ag@@ er to con@@ fir@@ m the repor@@ ts .
Jehovah ​ — Our B@@ est F@@ ri@@ end
Why O@@ ver@@ come Per@@ fe@@ c@@ tion@@ ism ?
Will it just die from a l@@ ack of support ?
Mu@@ h@@ am@@ ma@@ d is pres@@ ented in the tra@@ di@@ tions ( ha@@ d@@ ī@@ ths ) as having wor@@ ked mirac@@ les in public on many occasi@@ ons . . . .
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , the brother came to real@@ ize that he was allow@@ ing bad experi@@ ences of the past to pre@@ v@@ ent him from serving the God he loved .
How enjo@@ y@@ able it will be to praise Jehovah un@@ it@@ e@@ dly , without op@@ position from the Devil and his world !
O@@ ver the past few de@@ ca@@ des , coun@@ t@@ less others have sh@@ own themselves to be good examples .
M@@ ind you , I had just had sur@@ g@@ er@@ y .
Do you find deli@@ ght in pra@@ ising God “ in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the congregation , ” as Jesus did , and in using your li@@ ps to praise Jehovah before those who have yet to come to know and praise him ?
For that reason the Scriptures ad@@ mon@@ ish us to listen to commun@@ ic@@ ations from Jehovah .
Who are the “ k@@ ings ” refer@@ red to here ?
Why was Joseph cho@@ s@@ en ?
Un@@ der the rul@@ er@@ ship of Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am I@@ I , there is material pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity in Israel , but that w@@ an@@ es soon after his death .
Consider the following questions we might use in self - exam@@ in@@ ation :
Paul then ad@@ ds : “ H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds , continue loving your wi@@ ves , just as the Christ also loved the congregation [ his spiritual bri@@ de ] and deli@@ vered up himself for it . ”
To illustr@@ ate : If someone called you and asked for the best way to get to your home , what would you need to know in order to help ?
And how sa@@ fe is it to st@@ ro@@ l@@ l ba@@ re@@ fo@@ o@@ t along a be@@ ach where one may see used sy@@ r@@ ing@@ es left be@@ h@@ ind by d@@ ru@@ g ad@@ di@@ cts and others ?
T@@ ests of Fa@@ ith
V@@ en@@ ice
What can you do da@@ ily to maintain your appreciation for God’s Word ?
C@@ learly , G@@ ide@@ on@@ ’s fe@@ at was more than a few min@@ ut@@ es of b@@ low@@ ing hor@@ ns , wa@@ ving t@@ or@@ ches , and sh@@ ou@@ ting .
We know that Jehovah always does what he promises .
“ Do not mar@@ v@@ el at this , because the h@@ our is coming in which all those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs will hear his vo@@ ice and come out . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ H@@ N 5 : 28 , 29 .
Our wants are not necess@@ ar@@ ily the same as our needs .
Although J@@ on@@ a@@ than was willing to accept the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of bre@@ ak@@ ing the o@@ ath , his life was s@@ pared .
They wanted me to help them fi@@ x things because they were pre@@ par@@ ing for the an@@ nu@@ al R@@ ed Ar@@ my Da@@ y c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation .
God “ will ac@@ tually s@@ wal@@ low up death forever , and the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah will certainly wi@@ pe the te@@ ars from all fac@@ es . ”
“ He that is wal@@ king with wise pers@@ ons will become wise , ” says Proverbs 13 : 20 .
Wh@@ ere can I find true se@@ cur@@ ity ? ’
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t sh@@ ared his new@@ found knowledge with his wife .
A sister in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a was stud@@ ying an article in The Watchtower and learned how the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver is con@@ ne@@ cted to Genesis 3 : 15 and the Messi@@ ah .
Yes , a dist@@ in@@ ct tri@@ al that many have fac@@ ed is that of lo@@ sing a bel@@ o@@ ved marriage mate in death . This is a tri@@ al that the sur@@ vi@@ v@@ or may not have expe@@ cted to face in this system of things .
When Jesus was baptized by John , Jehovah anointed Jesus as the promised Messi@@ ah and the future King of God’s Kingdom .
He even contribu@@ ted to the work by not char@@ g@@ ing us for the tri@@ p . ”
A@@ ware of his li@@ mit@@ ed experience , Solomon re@@ ques@@ ted wisdom .
TH@@ E Rom@@ an pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of Gal@@ ati@@ a , in what is now T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y , was home to the bo@@ y Timothy .
At 16 years of age , I gave my first public talk .
The As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans were known to be b@@ ru@@ tal and c@@ ru@@ el .
Tru@@ e , ex@@ ac@@ tly who died and who sur@@ vi@@ ved in that tra@@ ge@@ dy was lar@@ g@@ ely a matter of ch@@ ance ​ — but the fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al cause of those “ bad times ” was human con@@ f@@ li@@ ct .
This dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c n@@ arr@@ ative shows how Jehovah sa@@ ves his people from the evil desi@@ gn@@ s of their enem@@ ies , even though his servants are wi@@ d@@ ely dis@@ pers@@ ed thr@@ ough@@ out a va@@ st emp@@ i@@ re .
From that hist@@ ori@@ c day until now , milli@@ ons of people from all nations have been dra@@ wn into a relationship with God on the bas@@ is of faith in Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice .
For example , Jesus said : “ If you for@@ give men their t@@ res@@ pas@@ ses , your heavenly Father will also for@@ give you ; wh@@ er@@ e@@ as if you do not for@@ give men their t@@ res@@ pas@@ ses , ne@@ i@@ ther will your Father for@@ give your t@@ res@@ pas@@ ses . ”
By means of his Kingdom under Christ , God will fully v@@ indic@@ ate ( jus@@ ti@@ fy or prove ) his right to be our S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn .
When the De@@ ad Se@@ a S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls were found in 194@@ 7 , scho@@ l@@ ars could at last com@@ pare the Hebrew Mas@@ o@@ re@@ tic text to what appe@@ ared in Bible s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls that had been written more than a th@@ ous@@ and years ear@@ li@@ er .
A few years ag@@ o , one could not see such i@@ ma@@ ges without ven@@ tur@@ ing into plac@@ es fe@@ atu@@ ring im@@ moral en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
And from day one , I leg@@ ally reg@@ is@@ tered my compan@@ y and pa@@ id all my ta@@ x@@ es . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 8 : 21 .
E@@ ver@@ yone there , especially the religious lead@@ ers , should have been moved to praise Jehovah and his Son , the Messi@@ ah .
Gi@@ ving them to a comm@@ on la@@ bo@@ re@@ r or e@@ ating them just for ple@@ asure would de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely be wrong .
“ Lo@@ v@@ ers of ple@@ a@@ sures rather than lo@@ v@@ ers of God . ”
Un@@ known to B@@ ill , H@@ ar@@ old had seen a tel@@ ev@@ ision news it@@ em fe@@ atu@@ ring the Witnesses working together to buil@@ d a new Kingdom H@@ all in a very sh@@ ort time .
After w@@ atch@@ ing this pres@@ ent@@ ation , Luke wr@@ ites : “ I feel moved to reas@@ s@@ ess my situation in life . ”
They were Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The p@@ al@@ e@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c ob@@ serv@@ ations ​ — the d@@ ating of s@@ crip@@ ts from the shap@@ e , form , st@@ ance , st@@ ro@@ ke order , and direction — ​ point to the same time peri@@ od , that is , to the end of the se@@ ven@@ th century B.C.E .
The col@@ le@@ ction went bey@@ ond concer@@ n for po@@ or fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah .
M@@ ike and D@@ en@@ ise ra@@ ised four children .
Ther@@ efore , pray for holy spirit , in l@@ ine with Jesus ’ words : “ Ke@@ ep on as@@ king , and it will be given you ; keep on see@@ king , and you will find ; keep on kno@@ c@@ king , and it will be op@@ ened to you . . . .
Consider what Jehovah has done .
Can anything be done to com@@ ba@@ t such feelings ?
How do the Witnesses , then , re@@ ach the people to bring them the Kingdom message ?
“ If [ a person ] su@@ ff@@ ers as a Christian , ” wrote Peter , “ let him not feel sh@@ ame , but let him keep on gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying God . ”
The teachings and practic@@ es at circum@@ c@@ ision scho@@ ol@@ s are clo@@ sel@@ y con@@ ne@@ cted with spi@@ rit@@ ism and the worship of dead an@@ c@@ est@@ ors .
( a ) How do some op@@ pos@@ ers today act ?
To this day , she feel@@ s that way .
Do@@ ing so inclu@@ des listen@@ ing to and obe@@ ying him and co@@ op@@ er@@ ating with those who re@@ present him .
( a ) What fine qualities did Daniel displa@@ y ?
She has really app@@ lied what she has learned from God’s Word and organization .
We started in the preaching work right away and tri@@ ed to learn the language from the people to whom we wit@@ ness@@ ed .
C@@ al@@ v@@ in
Is it for Christians ?
“ Be about set@@ t@@ ling matters quic@@ k@@ ly with the one com@@ pla@@ ining against you at law , ” said Jesus .
In that en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , de@@ a@@ f people can learn , gro@@ w , and re@@ ach out in their service to Jehovah .
Y@@ ou@@ ths ​ — M@@ ake Your Ad@@ van@@ c@@ ement M@@ ani@@ f@@ est
The psalmist tri@@ ed to ad@@ just his thinking , but he could not fully com@@ pre@@ h@@ end why the wicked seem@@ ed to get away with doing wrong while righ@@ tly dis@@ posed people often su@@ ffered .
Ha@@ ving just served a three - mon@@ th pris@@ on s@@ ent@@ ence as a consci@@ enti@@ ous ob@@ je@@ ct@@ or , he jo@@ ined his brother D@@ en@@ n@@ is , a special pioneer , in H@@ em@@ s@@ wor@@ th .
This was a c@@ ru@@ el b@@ low in@@ deed .
Abraham was a@@ wa@@ iting “ heavenly Jerusalem , ” com@@ posed of Christ Jesus and his 14@@ 4@@ ,000 cor@@ ul@@ ers .
A gar@@ den@@ er pre@@ pa@@ res the so@@ il , w@@ at@@ ers and fe@@ e@@ ds the pl@@ ant , and provi@@ des prote@@ ction from p@@ ests and we@@ e@@ ds .
Wh@@ ere gu@@ n ow@@ n@@ er@@ ship is il@@ leg@@ al , re@@ stri@@ cted , or regul@@ ated in some other way , Christians obey the law . ​ — R@@ om .
If so , we could mis@@ s out on valu@@ able information that would benefit us .
Un@@ less we con@@ stan@@ tly take st@@ ep@@ s to strengthen our preci@@ ous relationship with Jehovah , it can fa@@ de .
6@@ 5 : 14 .
“ You young men and young women , . . . praise the name of Jehovah . ” ​ — P@@ S .
What truth ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged by Peter was demonstr@@ ated in the case of certain Cana@@ an@@ ites ?
( 3 ) Be responsi@@ ve to Bible - based counsel so as to act wis@@ ely . ​ — Proverbs 13 : 20 .
If so , you may find comfort in know@@ ing that God does not fav@@ or those who consider themselves worl@@ dly - wise .
John also saw a str@@ ange be@@ ast ris@@ e from that se@@ a and receive great authority from the Devil .
It would be sa@@ d , in@@ deed , if the present life ​ — a m@@ ere ex@@ ist@@ ence for many — ​ were the best humans could ex@@ pect .
Consi@@ der@@ ed one of the great@@ est temp@@ les of the ancient world , the Par@@ th@@ en@@ on hous@@ ed a 40 - fo@@ o@@ t [ 12 m ] go@@ ld - and - i@@ v@@ ory st@@ atu@@ e of A@@ th@@ ena .
Their Scrip@@ tur@@ ally tra@@ ined conscience did not allow them to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in any act of false worship or n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ is@@ tic devo@@ tion .
He said , “ There is this thing called n@@ ational pri@@ de . ”
She ref@@ ers to 1 Peter 5 : 7 : “ Th@@ ro@@ w all your anxi@@ ety on [ God ] , because he ca@@ res for you . ”
Jehovah cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly streng@@ th@@ ened and ri@@ ch@@ ly re@@ war@@ ded Joseph , Moses , the Israel@@ ite slave gi@@ r@@ l , and the three faithful Hebrew you@@ ths .
Although most young children are cu@@ ri@@ ous and quic@@ k to learn , obedi@@ ence may not come eas@@ ily .
The re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers there ver@@ i@@ fied that the os@@ su@@ ary was made of li@@ mes@@ to@@ ne from the first or second century C.E .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ es and O@@ ffer@@ ings
As we can i@@ magine , that re@@ qu@@ est would have g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed Abraham deep@@ ly ; in a similar way , we can ba@@ r@@ ely i@@ magine the in@@ ten@@ se pain that Jehovah must have felt as he w@@ atch@@ ed his bel@@ o@@ ved Son su@@ ff@@ er and die .
See also Revelation 14 : 1 , 3 .
The disci@@ ple James ur@@ ged all Christians : “ Be@@ come do@@ ers of the word , and not hear@@ ers only . ”
Tru@@ e Christians give their exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion to Jehovah
As I began to think deep@@ ly about all that Jehovah had done for me ​ — such as giving his Son as a sacrifice in be@@ half of my sin@@ s — ​ gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for God’s love moved me to make chang@@ es in my life .
Because the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al bre@@ ad and w@@ ine sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze Jesus ’ pri@@ c@@ eless sacrifice offered in be@@ half of obedi@@ ent mankind and we appreci@@ ate that loving pro@@ vision , it is appro@@ pri@@ ate that we person@@ ally pre@@ pare for the an@@ nu@@ al ob@@ serv@@ ance of the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al .
We are not born with such joy ; nor does it devel@@ op a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally .
Isaiah prophe@@ tic@@ ally ans@@ wers : “ They are dead ; they will not live . I@@ mp@@ o@@ t@@ ent in death , they will not ris@@ e up . Ther@@ efore you have turned your attention that you might an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ate them and destro@@ y all men@@ tion of them . ”
“ A th@@ re@@ e@@ fo@@ ld c@@ ord cannot quic@@ k@@ ly be t@@ or@@ n in two . ” ​ — E@@ C@@ C@@ L .
In har@@ mony with Proverbs 4 : 18 , what has spiritual en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment en@@ ab@@ led us to dis@@ cer@@ n regarding the Kingdom ?
A H@@ ist@@ ory of Christi@@ an@@ ity says : “ There was a con@@ vi@@ ction wi@@ d@@ ely held among Christians that no@@ ne of their number should hold of@@ fice under the st@@ ate . . .
7 : 13 .
Indeed , Jehovah cho@@ se Moses , Jo@@ shua , G@@ ide@@ on , and David to re@@ present him as Le@@ ad@@ er .
Instead , we should ac@@ knowledge others for their fine de@@ e@@ ds .
Al@@ so , for over 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years , Jehovah put up with the wa@@ y@@ ward nation of Israel . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek .
It has over@@ sight of pr@@ inter@@ ies and pro@@ per@@ ties ow@@ ned and op@@ er@@ ated by the vari@@ ous cor@@ por@@ ations used by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The second dre@@ am was of se@@ ven heal@@ thy ear@@ s of gra@@ in and then of se@@ ven sh@@ ri@@ vel@@ ed ones .
What of the tim@@ ing of the se@@ par@@ ating of the sheep from the go@@ ats ?
That t@@ ou@@ ched my heart .
Mo@@ st wor@@ ry about the future and have no hope .
Indeed , “ the wa@@ ges sin pa@@ ys is death , but the gift God gives is everlasting life by Christ Jesus our Lord . ” ​ — Romans 6 : 23 .
C@@ aring for O@@ ur@@ selves S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually
There is no direc@@ t st@@ at@@ ement in the Bible concer@@ ning the mon@@ th or day of Jesus ’ bir@@ th .
There is no question that Chris@@ tend@@ om deser@@ ves ad@@ verse divine judgment .
But have you ever heard someone say , “ I will give him a ta@@ st@@ e of his own me@@ dic@@ ine ” ?
She ob@@ ta@@ ined the following public@@ ations : L@@ ear@@ n From the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , The Se@@ cre@@ t of F@@ am@@ ily H@@ app@@ iness , and Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k .
When the day came for Jehovah to make a dist@@ inc@@ tion between his loyal worshipp@@ ers and the re@@ bel@@ s , he gave a clear comm@@ and .
Ar@@ r@@ ang@@ ements were made for his study to be continued .
His will@@ ing@@ ness to sacrifice Isa@@ a@@ c was far more than a show of res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful obedi@@ ence .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , a person suffering from mal@@ nu@@ tr@@ iti@@ on does not necess@@ ar@@ ily look si@@ ck@@ ly or th@@ in .
The Da@@ y for D@@ en@@ un@@ ci@@ ations
We do not experience such mirac@@ les , but Jehovah ans@@ wers our prayers so that we can dec@@ l@@ are his word with faith and courage . ​ — Acts 4 : 24 - 31 .
How did mankind come under Satan’s ri@@ val so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ?
What of our time ?
If we he@@ ed that counsel , we will in@@ deed find that “ the result of hum@@ ility and the fear of Jehovah ” is not only wisdom and happiness but also “ ri@@ ches and glory and life . ” ​ — Proverbs 22 : 4 .
C@@ oura@@ ge in F@@ ace of O@@ p@@ position , 5 / 1
Th@@ an@@ ks to the information E@@ z@@ r@@ a had ga@@ ther@@ ed , un@@ ity and true worship could be pre@@ served .
N@@ is@@ an cor@@ respon@@ ds to Mar@@ ch / ​ A@@ pri@@ l on our present cal@@ end@@ ar .
How com@@ for@@ ting it must have been for him to know that Jehovah was always with him !
God indic@@ ated that he would h@@ and@@ le matters this way when he told the woman that she would have children .
He could not gu@@ ess what his future would hold .
H@@ app@@ y Are the M@@ il@@ d - T@@ emp@@ ered On@@ es
For example , an article ent@@ it@@ led “ Ser@@ vice E@@ s@@ sen@@ ti@@ al ” in the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er of Au@@ gu@@ st 15 , 19@@ 22 , remin@@ ded anointed Christians of the import@@ ance of “ activ@@ ely car@@ r@@ ying the pr@@ inted message to the people and tal@@ king to them at their do@@ ors , giving the witness that the kingdom of heaven is at hand . ”
W@@ ould you like Jehovah to use you as a means of help@@ ing others ?
When s@@ crip@@ tures are c@@ ited in this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , after the name of the Bible book , the first number indic@@ ates the chap@@ ter of that book and the next den@@ o@@ tes the verse .
Since his en@@ thr@@ on@@ ement in heaven , Christ continu@@ es to be the “ W@@ on@@ der@@ ful C@@ oun@@ sel@@ or , ” serving as the princi@@ p@@ al fi@@ gu@@ re in Jehovah’s ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l of commun@@ ic@@ ation to mankind .
Mar@@ í@@ a helps La@@ ur@@ a to get on the bu@@ s
I will bl@@ ess those who bl@@ ess you , and I will cur@@ se him who c@@ alls down evil on you , and all the famili@@ es of the gr@@ ound will certainly be bless@@ ed by means of you . ”
Mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring in the Fir@@ st C@@ en@@ tury
Gi@@ ven the fact that both Hebrew and E@@ b@@ la@@ ite are S@@ em@@ iti@@ c langu@@ ages , it cannot be rul@@ ed out that some n@@ ames of c@@ ities or individuals may be similar or id@@ en@@ tic@@ al to those in the Bible .
It will bring to mind Bible principles that we have already learned and help us to gr@@ as@@ p how they apply in direc@@ ting our next st@@ ep .
“ Lo@@ v@@ ers of money . ”
G@@ a@@ ining the R@@ es@@ pect of O@@ p@@ pos@@ ers
What should be the bas@@ is for our teaching , and why ?
To res@@ ist temp@@ tation , we must act dec@@ isi@@ vely and not fe@@ ast our eyes on pro@@ vo@@ c@@ ative i@@ ma@@ ges .
The Jewish religious lead@@ ers and their followers , on the other hand , gener@@ ally refu@@ sed to accept the mirac@@ les Jesus per@@ form@@ ed as pro@@ of that he was doing God’s work .
Paul was not un@@ certain about the out@@ come of his personal stru@@ gg@@ le against human we@@ ak@@ ness .
When we at@@ tu@@ ne our in@@ ner vo@@ ice to our Fa@@ ther’s principles and yi@@ eld to the good influ@@ ence of fellow Christians , our conscience will be more reli@@ able and we will be more inc@@ l@@ ined to listen to what it says . ​ — Isaiah 30 : 21 .
The only cor@@ rec@@ t answer to each question is a simp@@ le no .
E@@ ver@@ lasting life in pe@@ ace@@ ful , pleas@@ ant con@@ di@@ tions , without the th@@ re@@ at of ill@@ ness , war , fam@@ ine , or death , would sur@@ ely o@@ pen the do@@ or to end@@ less happiness and blessings .
Acc@@ ep@@ table prayers will always re@@ ach him .
Th@@ r@@ ough study and app@@ lic@@ ation of God’s Word , our spirit , or men@@ tal dis@@ position , must be at@@ tu@@ ned to his .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of religious grou@@ ps cla@@ im to ba@@ se their teachings on the Bible , but they do not ag@@ ree on what it teach@@ es .
Does It Mat@@ ter Wh@@ ich R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on You C@@ ho@@ ose ?
However , when Jewish Christians arri@@ ved from Jerusalem , Peter “ went with@@ dra@@ wing and se@@ par@@ ating himself , in fear of those of the circum@@ c@@ ised class . ”
On@@ ce my con@@ dition had sta@@ bi@@ li@@ zed , I had an op@@ er@@ ation to imp@@ l@@ ant a p@@ ace@@ mak@@ er . That was some 20 years ag@@ o .
; Al@@ t@@ on , G .
Jehovah ‘ helps and shi@@ el@@ ds those tru@@ sting in him ’ and ‘ bless@@ es those fe@@ aring him . ’ ​ — Psalm 1@@ 15 : 9 , 13 .
Their appreciation for the tru@@ ths they were lear@@ ning about Jesus prom@@ p@@ ted them to take what st@@ ep ?
El@@ ders in another congregation repor@@ t that a 7@@ 1 - year - old pioneer sister has been succ@@ ess@@ ful in help@@ ing Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers to become regul@@ ar in field service .
But to be on Jehovah’s side , one must over@@ come such desi@@ res . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 5 - 8 .
After I pray , the imp@@ ul@@ se soon fa@@ des . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 9 , 13 ; 1 Corinthians 10 : 13 .
She rema@@ ined ba@@ r@@ re@@ n while El@@ kan@@ ah’s other wife , Pen@@ in@@ n@@ ah , pro@@ duc@@ ed off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
No se@@ ction of the earth will es@@ cap@@ e des@@ tru@@ ction .
To work righteousness invol@@ ves will@@ ingly doing what is right in God’s eyes .
The war of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on will cle@@ an@@ se the earth of all cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and o@@ pen the way for a righteous new system of things under the rule of God’s Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom .
Un@@ der the Law covenant , God’s people offered accep@@ table sacrific@@ es to gain his fav@@ or .
For an in - dep@@ th consider@@ ation of God’s qualities and person@@ ality , see the book D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to Jehovah , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
E@@ ven@@ tually , the wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er was dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed .
When we appro@@ ach Jehovah in prayer and present our exc@@ uses to him , each of us wants to do so with “ an hon@@ est conscience . ” ​ — He@@ b .
What Does the Bible T@@ each ?
How can you keep such full - time servants in mind ?
Mari@@ a was imp@@ ressed by the clear instru@@ ction given there .
“ So@@ on af@@ ter@@ ward , without fur@@ ther war@@ ning or good - b@@ ye , he emp@@ ti@@ ed his clo@@ set and left me and our two children . ”
W@@ al@@ le@@ n ) , 4 / 15
The succ@@ ess of a godly person is l@@ in@@ ked to his doing God’s will ​ — and God’s will is always succ@@ ess@@ ful .
Is that really possible , and what benef@@ its come from our efforts to make peace ?
What about this li@@ on ? ’
After being taught P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese by mission@@ ary El@@ sa P@@ ic@@ c@@ one , Ha@@ z@@ el and I vis@@ ited congregations and grou@@ ps around L@@ is@@ b@@ on , F@@ ar@@ o , E@@ v@@ or@@ a , and B@@ eja .
An@@ yone who wants Jehovah’s fri@@ end@@ ship must speak the truth “ in his heart , ” not mer@@ ely with his li@@ ps .
The sister told him , “ It was only prop@@ er that I return the pro@@ per@@ ty , especially as I am one of Jehovah’s Witnesses . ”
If a child says that the other par@@ ent or st@@ ep@@ par@@ ent bad - m@@ ou@@ th@@ ed you , foc@@ us on the chil@@ d’s feelings .
I continue to receive tre@@ at@@ ment and medi@@ cal attention to avoid in@@ ten@@ se he@@ ad@@ ach@@ es and other con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences that still remain .
The elders in that congregation real@@ ized that the pres@@ ence of so many fore@@ ign@@ ers offered an un@@ expe@@ cted opportunity to share the Kingdom message with them , and they quic@@ k@@ ly arrang@@ ed for a special cam@@ pa@@ ign .
With the help of pi@@ c@@ tures , he began to tell me hor@@ ri@@ fi@@ c st@@ ori@@ es of t@@ or@@ ture , k@@ ill@@ ings , and es@@ cap@@ es .
P@@ re@@ aching in E@@ arly Ye@@ ars
He provi@@ des am@@ ple reason for us to put that kind of faith in him and his promises . ​ — Hebrews 11 : 1 , 27 .
For example , C@@ ha@@ p@@ ter 15 does more than tell you@@ ths to say no .
Ph@@ ili@@ p was direc@@ ted to witness to a man who , after being baptized , took the message to E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pia .
• Who serve as fine ro@@ le mo@@ d@@ els , and why ?
Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or B@@ rend@@ an M@@ c@@ Ka@@ y , of the De@@ par@@ t@@ ment of Com@@ pu@@ ter S@@ ci@@ ence at the Au@@ str@@ ali@@ an N@@ ational Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity , took up D@@ ro@@ s@@ n@@ in@@ ’s chall@@ enge and made ex@@ ten@@ sive com@@ pu@@ ter sear@@ ches through the Eng@@ l@@ ish text of Mo@@ by Di@@ ck .
“ He appe@@ ared to C@@ ep@@ has , ” says the Bible , “ then to the tw@@ el@@ ve . ”
The l@@ at@@ ter we turned into money to bu@@ y g@@ as@@ ol@@ ine for the ca@@ r and to me@@ et other ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jehovah has always been “ the happy God . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 1 : 11 .
Although he was gener@@ ally good - n@@ atu@@ red , he com@@ pla@@ ined , “ Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ re not here during the we@@ ek , and on S@@ un@@ days you go to your meetings ! ”
Lu@@ car@@ is made comm@@ end@@ able efforts to have the Bible be the authority on ch@@ urch do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine and to educ@@ ate people about its teachings
For example , I used to be very pi@@ ck@@ y about what I ate .
As it had been during the war , our home was always o@@ pen to ho@@ st travel@@ ing overse@@ ers and their wi@@ ves when they vis@@ ited our congregation .
• How can we remain atten@@ tive at Christian meetings ?
Yes , how you cultiv@@ ate the so@@ il of your heart makes a differ@@ ence in the qu@@ ality and qu@@ an@@ t@@ ity of the fru@@ it@@ age of the holy spirit in you .
Because of his will@@ ing@@ ness to work hard with his hands , he was able to provide for a family that ev@@ en@@ tually num@@ ber@@ ed fi@@ ve sons and at le@@ ast two daugh@@ ters .
Their efforts inclu@@ de h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of langu@@ ages that are not wi@@ d@@ ely known but that are , ne@@ ver@@ th@@ eless , spo@@ ken by milli@@ ons of people .
Isaiah also pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed that Jesus was me@@ ant to have “ ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ ance with si@@ ck@@ ness . ”
Why is dec@@ ep@@ tion so pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent today , and what form may it take ?
Si@@ mil@@ ar fes@@ tiv@@ als came to be c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated thr@@ ough@@ out Gre@@ e@@ ce .
What should we do to pre@@ v@@ ent it from har@@ m@@ ing us ?
No doubt , by the time of the des@@ tru@@ ction of the present system of things , we will have seen the great@@ est witness to God’s name and Kingdom in the hist@@ ory of this world .
Yet , we still have a cho@@ ice .
What an over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing demonstr@@ ation of loving - kindness toward a woman who had once been an i@@ do@@ l - worshi@@ p@@ ing Cana@@ an@@ ite !
They pray@@ ed to Jehovah for help , and when they saw that he ans@@ wer@@ ed their prayers , their faith became str@@ ong@@ er .
This is true in matters other than health .
Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing this appro@@ ved relationship with God gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es us Jehovah’s blessing now as well as the future benef@@ its of per@@ fe@@ ction and everlasting life .
In that way , they hope to avoid get@@ ting involved in se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality . Be@@ fore long , though , a number have reg@@ re@@ t@@ ted that decision .
Jesus Christ instru@@ cted his disciples : “ Let your light shin@@ e before men , that they may see your fine works and give glory to your Father who is in the heavens . ”
We need to keep on “ encourag@@ ing one another , and all the more so as [ we ] b@@ eho@@ ld [ Jehovah’s ] day dra@@ wing near . ” ​ — He@@ b .
Christians who have a giving spirit do not just wa@@ it until times of need .
Jesus sta@@ yed very bus@@ y in his ministry , but he also allow@@ ed free time for himself and for his disciples .
Be@@ ing sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by such people day after day may make life se@@ em like a bur@@ den .
20 : 14 , 15 .
The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia of R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on no@@ tes : “ The reason for this simil@@ ar@@ ity of form and cont@@ ent is cul@@ tural : no@@ t@@ with@@ standing the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ cal and temp@@ or@@ al differ@@ ences between U@@ gar@@ it and Israel , they were part of a lar@@ g@@ er cul@@ tural ent@@ ity that sh@@ ared a comm@@ on po@@ e@@ tic and religious vo@@ ca@@ bul@@ ary . ”
My sister Con@@ ni@@ e and I condu@@ cted a Bible study with her .
We also find reli@@ ef from the bur@@ den of gu@@ il@@ t .
A@@ im to encoura@@ ge .
T@@ ests may come when circumstances in life change .
A@@ ra@@ m , a C@@ an@@ adi@@ an , had similar doub@@ ts .
It requi@@ res effort and self - sacrifice .
The apostle Paul’s mission@@ ary compan@@ ion Timothy had an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent re@@ pu@@ tation in his commun@@ ity .
( a ) During the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , what g@@ ri@@ m experience will be@@ f@@ all any who were once anointed but lost their integrity before the fin@@ al se@@ al@@ ing ?
As Jesus travel@@ s through Sam@@ ari@@ a , Gal@@ ile@@ e , Ju@@ de@@ a , and the land e@@ ast of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an ​ — preaching , teaching , and per@@ form@@ ing powerful works — ​ ‘ many people come to him and put faith in him . ’ ​ — John 10 : 4@@ 1 , 4@@ 2 .
What confidence he has in you young brothers and sisters !
Although no@@ body den@@ ies the certain@@ ty of death , what occ@@ ur@@ s after death can be like a great question mar@@ k .
• Why do some hold back from baptism , but how might they be helped ?
One of my privile@@ ges was to accom@@ pan@@ y the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er , a travel@@ ing minis@@ ter , to serve as his inter@@ pre@@ ter when he vis@@ ited some of the Ger@@ man - speaking col@@ on@@ ies in Par@@ ag@@ u@@ a@@ y .
This fru@@ it was thought to a@@ id in conc@@ ep@@ tion .
Many mo@@ der@@ n - day examples illustr@@ ate the value of ap@@ pl@@ ying Pet@@ er@@ ’s counsel .
In ei@@ ther case , such conduct ro@@ bs the pati@@ ent of di@@ gn@@ ity .
Jehovah God does not want us to ti@@ re out or give up while we are wa@@ iting .
To Joseph , the spe@@ e@@ ch of the people they pas@@ sed seem@@ ed har@@ dly more in@@ tel@@ li@@ gi@@ ble .
His teach@@ er pres@@ ented the class with a seem@@ ingly st@@ ra@@ igh@@ t@@ for@@ ward al@@ ge@@ b@@ ra@@ ic cal@@ cul@@ ation .
How did J@@ on@@ ah feel ?
So even though the Bible does not say why Daniel was not present on the pla@@ in of D@@ ur@@ a , we can be confid@@ ent that he was un@@ com@@ prom@@ is@@ ingly faithful to Jehovah God . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 14 : 14 ; Hebrews 11 : 33 .
At the C@@ e@@ da@@ r P@@ o@@ in@@ t conven@@ tion in 19@@ 22 , the princi@@ p@@ al speak@@ er , J . F . Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d , ur@@ ged God’s people to “ ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ise , ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ise , ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ise , the King and his kingdom . ”
Paul ad@@ ds that when Moses came down from M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i with the ta@@ ble@@ ts con@@ tain@@ ing the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments , his face was so b@@ right that the Israelites could not ga@@ ze in@@ ten@@ tly at it .
He had evid@@ ently been loyal to Jehovah for years and was sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ently loo@@ ked up to by many in the cam@@ p of Israel .
What happened to Ab@@ sal@@ om , and how did David re@@ act ?
We are doing it with much joy .
Bible reading and medit@@ ation can in@@ still in us hope in Jehovah
All 14 members of our family bel@@ ong@@ ed to that ch@@ urch .
So Jo@@ di ty@@ ped “ Jehovah’s Witnesses ” in an In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t sear@@ ch eng@@ ine , which led her to our We@@ b s@@ ite w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ w@@ atch@@ to@@ wer@@ .@@ or@@ g .
How do your commun@@ ic@@ ation ha@@ bi@@ ts me@@ asure up ?
They re@@ je@@ cted Jehovah as their Father and es@@ tr@@ ang@@ ed themselves from the se@@ cur@@ ity of his prote@@ ctive rule . ​ — G@@ en . 3 : 6 - 13 .
E@@ ven@@ tually , I had to accept the fact that my dre@@ am had ended .
When Jesus was only 12 , he did something that showed how much he loved his heavenly Father , Jehovah .
O@@ r some may con@@ stan@@ tly bl@@ ame themselves for past mis@@ takes , doub@@ ting that Jehovah has for@@ given them .
The Law showed that Jehovah has strong feelings against clo@@ thing that does not show the clear differ@@ ence between men and women .
How is Jehovah’s power reve@@ aled in two shi@@ el@@ ds that prote@@ ct us ?
But you can be confid@@ ent that justice lies in God’s hands .
The Bible says : “ W@@ as not also R@@ a@@ ha@@ b the har@@ lo@@ t declar@@ ed righteous by works , after she had received the m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ab@@ ly and sent them out by another way ? ”
( a ) What did Paul mean when he wrote : “ We are fellow work@@ ers for your joy ” ?
4 : 1 - 4 ; De@@ u@@ t .
In Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s day , there were prophe@@ ts ‘ pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ying in fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od . ’
He wa@@ shed the fe@@ et of the apostles in order to teach them an important less@@ on .
“ But you have been wa@@ shed clean , ” said Paul , “ but you have been san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied , but you have been declar@@ ed righteous in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and with the spirit of our God . ”
We can sto@@ p and look at the principles that the Law is based on .
* “ On@@ ce the tum@@ or was sur@@ gi@@ c@@ ally re@@ moved , ” says her husband , S@@ te@@ ve , “ K@@ im under@@ went ra@@ di@@ o@@ ther@@ ap@@ y and ch@@ emo@@ ther@@ ap@@ y .
Tru@@ e friends have also been very help@@ ful to him during difficult times , and he is o@@ pen and hon@@ est with his wife about his feelings .
He col@@ le@@ cted th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of se@@ cul@@ ar and religious vo@@ lum@@ es , including some in@@ tri@@ c@@ ately dec@@ or@@ ated co@@ pi@@ es of the K@@ or@@ an .
When a ma@@ gn@@ itu@@ de 7@@ .@@ 0 earth@@ qu@@ ake stru@@ ck Ha@@ it@@ i in J@@ anu@@ ary 20@@ 10 , more than 3@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 people were kil@@ led . A@@ n ad@@ di@@ tional 1@@ .@@ 3 milli@@ on were rend@@ ered ho@@ m@@ eless in an inst@@ ant .
For instance , it can make us more reli@@ ant on God , for it shows that true happiness resul@@ ts from “ wal@@ king in the law of Jehovah . ”
Yet , “ in all this Job did not sin or as@@ cri@@ be anything imp@@ ro@@ per to God . ”
Jesus then made an un@@ for@@ get@@ table st@@ at@@ ement : “ I am the resurrection and the life . ”
“ When my husband su@@ d@@ den@@ ly left me , I felt h@@ ur@@ t and ang@@ ry , ” rec@@ alls R@@ a@@ qu@@ el .
W@@ ell , a un@@ ited family might be com@@ pared to a beau@@ ti@@ ful gar@@ den that provi@@ des a ref@@ re@@ shing refu@@ ge from the st@@ ress of every@@ day life .
One of the n@@ un@@ s showed real interest in our message and said : “ These are beau@@ ti@@ ful things .
You will be wit@@ nesses of me . . . to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ’ ” ​ — A@@ C@@ T@@ S 1 : 7 , 8 .
S@@ ome@@ thing el@@ se that we can be certain about is our hope in God’s Kingdom .
Yet , what was the n@@ ature of it ?
As a result , I felt Jehovah’s guid@@ ance .
I@@ d@@ l@@ en@@ ess can make us la@@ z@@ y and in@@ du@@ ce us to become “ a bu@@ sy@@ body in other pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s matters . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
On@@ ce I said , “ Mo@@ m , qu@@ it preaching to me or I won@@ ’t d@@ ry the di@@ sh@@ es for you any@@ more . ”
I pray@@ ed in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y , beg@@ g@@ ing Jehovah to help me bre@@ ak free from my form@@ er li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
Because he rul@@ es the present “ system of things , ” Satan could offer Jesus “ all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the world ”
Today , in W@@ in@@ d@@ ho@@ ek we have four large congregations that me@@ et in com@@ for@@ table Kingdom H@@ alls .
But the congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s elders offered encourag@@ ement and helped her to reg@@ a@@ in spiritual strength .
David knew that human power and we@@ ap@@ on@@ ry mat@@ tered little .
* As we ob@@ serve the resul@@ ts of the op@@ er@@ ation of God’s spirit in our own life as well as in the lives of our fellow Christians , we c@@ learly see why we must be gu@@ i@@ ded by it .
How might parents help their children to view the Christian ministry as inter@@ es@@ ting and re@@ war@@ ding ?
How does God make himself known to those who s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely sear@@ ch for him ?
“ B@@ ad associ@@ ations spo@@ il u@@ se@@ ful ha@@ bi@@ ts . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Jehovah promises us a happy and satis@@ f@@ ying life now and et@@ er@@ n@@ al life in the future .
He pres@@ ently ser@@ ves as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant in his congregation .
At most , they are willing to say that it is imp@@ ro@@ ba@@ ble .
Such v@@ isi@@ ble evidence of Satan’s ra@@ ge and of Christ’s pres@@ ence has been a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in our time .
The apostle Paul spoke of a “ tre@@ asure in ear@@ then v@@ ess@@ els . ”
Ph@@ ili@@ p also rel@@ ates other matters concer@@ ning “ the good news about Jesus , ” un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly including Jesus ’ resurrection .
• What are some ke@@ ys to main@@ tain@@ ing com@@ mit@@ ment in marriage ? T@@ w@@ o are : ( 1 ) M@@ ake your marriage a pri@@ or@@ ity .
You see , a po@@ li@@ ce of@@ fic@@ er took me by tra@@ in to A@@ m@@ st@@ er@@ dam for ques@@ tion@@ ing .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , Christian elders shu@@ n any h@@ in@@ t of fav@@ or@@ it@@ ism where matters invol@@ ving a friend or relati@@ ve are concer@@ ned .
No@@ v@@ ember 23 - 29 , 200@@ 9
( B@@ rac@@ ke@@ ts the@@ ir@@ s . ) Des@@ pite this pre@@ ce@@ d@@ ent , the com@@ pla@@ in@@ ts to dist@@ ri@@ ct and re@@ gi@@ onal cour@@ ts were dis@@ mis@@ sed .
What example did Jesus Christ set in this reg@@ ard ?
God vie@@ wed their action as di@@ sh@@ on@@ or@@ ing Jehovah himself .
In this reg@@ ard , we do well to exam@@ ine our study ha@@ bi@@ ts .
Paul pa@@ id close attention to his sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s .
We cannot do it in one st@@ re@@ t@@ ch because of the se@@ as@@ ic@@ k ones .
The information co@@ vered in this bro@@ ch@@ ure may not apply fully to your situation because of ta@@ x or other la@@ ws in your country .
Jesus was anointed , or appointed by God , to f@@ ill a special ro@@ le in the fulfill@@ ment of God’s promises .
Thus the W@@ al@@ den@@ ses al@@ lied themselves with main@@ st@@ re@@ am Pro@@ t@@ est@@ an@@ tism .
O@@ ver se@@ ven milli@@ on “ other sheep ” compan@@ i@@ ons from “ all nations and tri@@ bes and pe@@ op@@ les and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es ” have been dra@@ wn into one un@@ ited flo@@ ck with God’s anointed .
Jehovah has , in effect , offered to gu@@ i@@ de us through the va@@ st deser@@ t of the present wicked world .
I@@ magine what it must have me@@ ant to Jesus ​ — even as an ad@@ ul@@ t — ​ to receive such recogn@@ iti@@ on from his Father !
“ You Are Ha@@ ving Your F@@ ru@@ it ”
A@@ m@@ ong other things , these public@@ ations often con@@ tain mo@@ ving acc@@ oun@@ ts of God’s servants in mo@@ der@@ n times , show@@ ing how Jehovah was able to provide help and reli@@ ef when they f@@ ell into des@@ per@@ ate situ@@ ations .
Jesus is@@ su@@ ed that instru@@ ction to his apostles when he sent them for@@ th to preach the good news .
In mo@@ der@@ n times , what work proved to be from men , and what work proved to be from God ?
So it was hard for the people to be loyal to God when the king who was cho@@ s@@ en to si@@ t on “ Jehovah’s thro@@ ne ” was doing very bad things . ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 29 : 23 .
Those were happy years .
W@@ ould you ple@@ ase read John 7 : 16 ?
W@@ rit@@ ten ad@@ v@@ ance direc@@ ti@@ ves provide a help@@ ful to@@ ol to respect these righ@@ ts and allow pati@@ ents to die at home or in a ho@@ spi@@ ce .
What is the Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ic covenant , and when did it go into effect ?
In this instance , bre@@ ak@@ ing the men@@ ’s leg@@ s would ha@@ st@@ en their death and per@@ mit their bu@@ ri@@ al before the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h began at su@@ n@@ down .
This is just one example show@@ ing that al@@ le@@ ged dis@@ cre@@ pan@@ ci@@ es in the Go@@ sp@@ els can be res@@ ol@@ ved .
God Ar@@ r@@ ang@@ es to D@@ eli@@ ver M@@ an@@ kind 5
The father in the illustr@@ ation never st@@ op@@ ped ho@@ p@@ ing that his son would return .
E@@ v@@ il@@ do@@ ers and all who are un@@ righteous will fin@@ ally receive their “ wa@@ ges ” and no more .
“ I care for the ta@@ x@@ es , contr@@ ac@@ ts , and r@@ ent .
Is his help effe@@ ctive ?
Do we deli@@ ght in God’s law and read his Word each day ?
For many , the ac@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ on of we@@ al@@ th and pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons has become a pri@@ or@@ ity . F@@ or@@ m@@ er U@@ .@@ S .
He and certain minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants take me to the meetings and in the preaching work in my whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir . ”
Acc@@ ording to Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or Ri@@ ch@@ ard A .
But a per@@ man@@ ent written rec@@ ord can .
By in@@ duc@@ ing the first man and woman to sin , Satan may have conclu@@ ded that he would place God in an imp@@ os@@ sible situation .
Why , then , are we here ?
How much better it is to be gu@@ i@@ ded by the be@@ ac@@ on@@ like moral and spiritual tru@@ ths taught in the Bible !
Sh@@ ould such situ@@ ations cause you to conclu@@ de that it was a mis@@ take to star@@ t on the j@@ our@@ ne@@ y and that you should a@@ ban@@ d@@ on the a@@ ut@@ om@@ o@@ bi@@ le ?
V@@ ic@@ t@@ ory st@@ ele : Mus@@ é@@ e du L@@ ou@@ v@@ re , Par@@ is ; p@@ al@@ ace ru@@ ins : © Mis@@ sion ar@@ ch@@ é@@ olo@@ gi@@ que f@@ ran@@ ç@@ a@@ ise de T@@ ell H@@ ari@@ r@@ i - Mar@@ i ( S@@ y@@ ri@@ e )
Do@@ ing so prom@@ o@@ tes un@@ ity .
As indic@@ ated at L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 17 : 10 , such a person was for@@ bi@@ d@@ den to e@@ at the blood of an ani@@ ma@@ l .
What qualities displa@@ yed by A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il do you want to imitate ?
Does the mo@@ der@@ n - day hist@@ ory of God’s people illustr@@ ate that as@@ pect of disci@@ ple@@ ship ?
They will in@@ her@@ it the earth in a far gr@@ an@@ der way than did ancient Israel . ​ — Mat@@ t .
The princi@@ ple recorded at De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 16 : 17 can help us to give c@@ he@@ er@@ fully : “ The gift of each one@@ ’s hand should be in prop@@ or@@ tion to the blessing of Jehovah your God that he has given you . ”
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , when Go@@ ver@@ nor Ne@@ h@@ emiah saw that some of his Jewish brothers had gro@@ wn we@@ ak , he too “ im@@ medi@@ ately ro@@ se ” up and encoura@@ ged them ‘ to keep Jehovah in mind . ’
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , Jehovah’s Witnesses hold fir@@ m@@ ly to the princi@@ ple : “ You are no part of the world . ”
Per@@ haps you have had a serious qu@@ ar@@ re@@ l with a Christian who was once a close friend .
After reading another life st@@ ory in the A@@ wa@@ ke !
Since that is the case , we do well to take some time to refle@@ ct on what the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences would be for us and others were we to give in to un@@ clean fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res .
The psalmist says about Jehovah : “ He is gu@@ arding the lives of his loyal ones ; he res@@ cu@@ es them from the hand of the wicked . ”
He was called the great@@ est of all the O@@ ri@@ ent@@ als .
P@@ u@@ bli@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses in 195@@ 8 ; now out of prin@@ t .
While some wi@@ ves are able to accom@@ pan@@ y their hus@@ ban@@ ds and even help on s@@ ite , others have school - age children to care for or family bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ es to ten@@ d to .
The “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama of C@@ re@@ ation ” was then rel@@ eas@@ ed .
They had an ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment that they wanted to offer to full - time pione@@ ers free of char@@ ge .
The Christian congregation got its star@@ t with the kind , war@@ m@@ hear@@ ted Son of God , Jesus Christ .
Des@@ pite their up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing , can N@@ ic@@ ho@@ l@@ as and Mal@@ in@@ da succ@@ e@@ ed as people of integrity ?
“ The earth will give its pro@@ du@@ ce ; God , our God , will bl@@ ess us . ” ​ — Psalm 6@@ 7 : 6 .
By our par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in this work , we show love for both God and neigh@@ b@@ or , y@@ es , including even our enem@@ ies !
Yet , today the work of preaching the Kingdom message pro@@ sp@@ ers and br@@ ings those who share in it much happiness .
He refer@@ red to himself as being like a husband to that ancient nation .
S@@ hor@@ tly after mo@@ ving in , R@@ ob@@ er@@ t deci@@ ded to inst@@ all a ba@@ thro@@ om under@@ ne@@ ath an enc@@ lo@@ sed f@@ light of sta@@ ir@@ s .
Tru@@ e S@@ ci@@ ence H@@ ar@@ mon@@ iz@@ es With the Bible
Witness or Mar@@ ty@@ r ?
This is because our min@@ ds and bo@@ dies were desi@@ gn@@ ed by Jehovah to work best when in har@@ mony with his la@@ ws .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we are willing to end@@ ure the worl@@ d’s con@@ temp@@ t because we no longer live for ourselves .
After all , both the father and the mother contribu@@ te to their chil@@ d’s g@@ ene@@ tic her@@ it@@ age .
They pro@@ duc@@ ed something that others in the family needed in order to keep clo@@ th@@ ed and well f@@ ed .
Like A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s , we stri@@ ve to understand what we read in the Bible .
Because of its value and a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance , o@@ live o@@ il even served as u@@ se@@ ful inter@@ n@@ ational cur@@ r@@ enc@@ y thr@@ ough@@ out the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an re@@ gi@@ on .
Some people re@@ ject the Bible because of past and present ch@@ urch teachings , such as the beli@@ ef that the earth is the cen@@ ter of the uni@@ verse or that God cre@@ ated the world in si@@ x 24 - h@@ our days . ​ — See the bo@@ x “ The Bible and Pro@@ ven S@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c F@@ ac@@ ts . ”
In@@ vit@@ ed to G@@ ile@@ ad
In the mo@@ der@@ n - day fulfill@@ ment , the man with the in@@ k@@ hor@@ n re@@ pres@@ ents Jesus Christ , who mar@@ ks those who will sur@@ vi@@ ve . ​ — w@@ 1@@ 6@@ .@@ 0@@ 6 , p@@ p .
P@@ ri@@ v@@ ile@@ ges After B@@ ap@@ tism C@@ all for Gre@@ ater S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fice
Satan uses what people may reg@@ ard as nor@@ ma@@ l every@@ day needs to make them want to do what is contr@@ ary to the la@@ ws of God .
The mother ad@@ m@@ its : “ I loo@@ ked for lo@@ op@@ ho@@ les in our public@@ ations so that I could sp@@ end time with my daugh@@ ter and my gr@@ and@@ daugh@@ ter . ”
For when I am we@@ ak , then I am powerful . ” Paul’s experience was that Jehovah would supp@@ ly the power needed ​ — “ the power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l ” if necess@@ ary — ​ so that he could end@@ ure .
That ad@@ ds up to about n@@ ine fe@@ et si@@ x in@@ ches ( 2@@ .@@ 9 m ) .
W@@ i@@ ves of some local of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als began stud@@ ying the Bible with us .
The prophecy at De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 18 : 18 st@@ ressed what ro@@ le for “ the prophet ” to come ?
Those in positi@@ ons of over@@ sight among Jehovah’s people should be “ like a fi@@ er@@ y t@@ or@@ ch ” ​ — out@@ stan@@ ding@@ ly ze@@ al@@ ous .
The rest@@ ored nation was to be the gu@@ ar@@ di@@ an of Jehovah’s worship until the coming of the Messi@@ ah .
Some were prophe@@ ts “ bor@@ ne along by holy spirit . ”
If we accept God’s invit@@ ation to pray to him , what benef@@ its may we ex@@ pect ?
N@@ one in these grou@@ ps would be working a full work@@ day .
The com@@ ment also co@@ vered the later comm@@ and that Christ’s followers ab@@ sta@@ in from blood .
Although most of Jehovah’s Witnesses are of li@@ mit@@ ed means , they “ follow the course of ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality . ”
What happened next c@@ learly shows that Bo@@ a@@ z was concer@@ ned about Ru@@ th and her difficult situation as a fore@@ ign@@ er .
In many c@@ as@@ es , fin@@ ding dic@@ tion@@ aries has been a chall@@ enge .
Yet , Moses supp@@ lic@@ ated God in A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s be@@ half , and his supp@@ lic@@ ation had “ much for@@ ce . ”
With our daugh@@ ter , 19@@ 6@@ 7
H@@ as 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 3 been ful@@ filled ?
In C@@ ho@@ o@@ sing As@@ soci@@ ates
To prac@@ tice godly devo@@ tion with respect to Jehovah , we need acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of him and his ways .
God needed two more angels . ”
“ If anyone wants to come after me , let him dis@@ own himself and pi@@ ck up his t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake day after day and follow me . ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 9 : 23 .
We need to take time to is@@ ol@@ ate por@@ tions of the verse ​ — perhaps r@@ er@@ e@@ ading ke@@ y words — ​ and expla@@ in their meaning .
Mark and his wife , L@@ av@@ on@@ ne , pione@@ ered for years and re@@ ared their four children in “ the way . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
E@@ ach day , you could read one of Jesus ’ ba@@ si@@ c teachings set out in that ser@@ m@@ on or el@@ se@@ where in the Go@@ sp@@ els .
L@@ ater , I ba@@ r@@ tered 50 c@@ hi@@ ck@@ ens for two 1@@ 10 - p@@ ound ( 50 k@@ g ) ba@@ g@@ s of cor@@ n@@ me@@ al .
In such ways , we demonstr@@ ate our accep@@ t@@ ance of God’s way of rul@@ ing .
What events de@@ pi@@ cted in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation about the whe@@ at and the we@@ e@@ ds still li@@ e a@@ head ?
The psalmist may have had similar feelings in his later years , for he pet@@ iti@@ oned Jehovah : “ Do not thro@@ w me away in the time of old age ; just when my power is fa@@ il@@ ing , do not leave me . . . .
And Paul wrote : “ You know that each one , wh@@ atever good he may do , will receive this back from Jehovah . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 8 .
Un@@ like the high pri@@ est of Israel , Jesus had no sin@@ s for which at@@ on@@ ement was needed .
In the first century , a group of older men in Jerusalem made up a gover@@ ning body that had over@@ sight of the congregations and of the Kingdom - preaching activ@@ ity in gener@@ al .
He said that we should pa@@ y back “ Ca@@ es@@ ar@@ ’s things to Ca@@ es@@ ar , but God’s things to God . ”
Y@@ E@@ A@@ R B@@ O@@ R@@ N : 19@@ 28
How do we “ seek righteousness , ” and why is this possible even in this world ?
Ke@@ ep expe@@ cting Jehovah’s day to come soon : We are al@@ er@@ t to the si@@ gn Jesus gave and are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that we are living in “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
Let us consider these three form@@ s of comfort , one at a time .
See The Watchtower , A@@ pri@@ l 15 , 199@@ 1 , pages 21 - 23 .
Be pers@@ ist@@ ent in your study of the Bible
As no@@ ted in par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 11 and 12 , Jehovah’s Witnesses do not accept trans@@ fu@@ sions of whole blood or of its four pri@@ m@@ ary com@@ pon@@ ents ​ — pl@@ as@@ ma , red c@@ el@@ ls , wh@@ ite c@@ el@@ ls , and pl@@ at@@ ele@@ ts .
• How did Jesus serve as an example for wi@@ ves , and what benef@@ its may result from following his example ?
Yes , down to this day , these in@@ s@@ crip@@ tions are still ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ing Jehovah’s name and pra@@ ising him , cen@@ tu@@ ries after they were first written on the hous@@ es .
Mal@@ ach@@ i tel@@ ls us what happ@@ ens once this cle@@ ans@@ ing is comple@@ ted : “ You people will again certainly see the dist@@ inc@@ tion between a righteous one and a wicked one , between one serving God and one who has not served him . ”
The family set@@ t@@ led in S@@ an Mi@@ gu@@ el de Al@@ l@@ ende , a to@@ wn with a consider@@ able fore@@ ign po@@ pul@@ ation , lo@@ c@@ ated some 1@@ 50 mil@@ es [ 2@@ 40 k@@ m ] nor@@ th@@ w@@ est of M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o C@@ ity .
Do I will@@ ingly par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in our family worship ? ’
F@@ o@@ c@@ us on the Go@@ o@@ dness of Jehovah’s O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation
At the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , Peter and others were given the mirac@@ ul@@ ous ability to commun@@ ic@@ ate in the langu@@ ages spo@@ ken by the so@@ j@@ our@@ n@@ ers vis@@ iting Jerusalem .
Because they “ love kindness . ”
Yet , you know that doing so did not help Israel .
The Bible as@@ sures us that if we s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely “ keep as@@ king God ” for wisdom , he will gr@@ ant it to us .
Those are ke@@ ys to a mean@@ ing@@ ful life . ​ — 4 / 1 , pages 4 - 5 .
Jehovah’s vo@@ ice was heard from the heavens , expres@@ sing His support and appro@@ val of Jesus .
At the same time , though , he ur@@ ged all to “ close ran@@ ks ” with the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , to draw close together as would sol@@ di@@ ers en@@ ter@@ ing the th@@ ic@@ k of the bat@@ tle .
Jesus has been given “ rul@@ er@@ ship and di@@ gn@@ ity and kingdom , that the pe@@ op@@ les , n@@ ational grou@@ ps and langu@@ ages should all serve even him . ”
M@@ A@@ D@@ A@@ G@@ A@@ S@@ C@@ A@@ R
Hence , the more we study the Bible , the more famili@@ ar we become with God’s vo@@ ice .
In what other situ@@ ations should we wa@@ it for the right time to speak ?
In fact , years later when I was atten@@ ding an ass@@ em@@ bly in Gen@@ o@@ a , someone came up to me from be@@ h@@ ind , co@@ vered my eyes with his hands , and asked if I could gu@@ ess who he was .
When transl@@ ating , Bu@@ d@@ n@@ y thor@@ ough@@ ly an@@ al@@ y@@ zed every word and its vari@@ ants in a way no one in P@@ ol@@ and had done before .
Jesus Christ was the great@@ est T@@ e@@ ach@@ er ever to walk this earth .
Our ministry keep@@ s us men@@ t@@ ally al@@ er@@ t and fle@@ xi@@ ble .
Yet , this does not prove that they ref@@ er to the same lo@@ c@@ ations or people .
At one point he told the ju@@ dge , “ Pe@@ ople say that Jehovah’s Witnesses are c@@ ra@@ z@@ y .
From the time of King Solomon , therefore , s@@ it@@ ting under one@@ ’s own fi@@ g t@@ ree re@@ pres@@ ented peace , pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity , and pl@@ ent@@ y . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 4 : 24 , 25 .
Many of the day la@@ bor@@ ers whom Jesus me@@ t wor@@ ked with an ac@@ tu@@ al yo@@ ke on their sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders , car@@ r@@ ying heav@@ y bur@@ den@@ s .
Some have vis@@ ited the cam@@ ps in T@@ an@@ z@@ ani@@ a , with the appro@@ val of the M@@ in@@ is@@ try of H@@ ome Af@@ fai@@ r@@ s and U@@ N@@ H@@ C@@ R .
A study was started with him and his wife , but there was a proble@@ m ​ — their Bible teach@@ er did not speak their language .
In this article , we will consider the first of these requi@@ re@@ ments .
In ad@@ dition , the Bible al@@ lo@@ ws for div@@ or@@ ce on the gr@@ oun@@ ds of for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation ( se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality ) . ​ — Matthew 19 : 9 .
In fact , this al@@ lo@@ ws members of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy to devo@@ te more time “ to prayer and to the ministry of the word . ” ​ — Acts 6 : 4 .
C@@ learly , we need to deter@@ mine what makes one truly wise and thus a re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ent of God’s fav@@ or .
What wonderful work did Jehovah per@@ form in 19@@ 19 , and what did this accom@@ pl@@ ish ?
What did the future hold ?
He deser@@ ves nothing less .
In fact , his disciples had ur@@ ged him : “ R@@ ab@@ bi , e@@ at . ”
So , what did Paul mean when he spoke about those who live “ according to the flesh ” at Romans 8 : 4 - 13 ?
Per@@ s@@ onal pur@@ su@@ its could we@@ i@@ gh us down to the ex@@ t@@ ent that we become “ in@@ ac@@ tive or un@@ fru@@ it@@ ful regarding the acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ . ” ​ — 2 P@@ et .
11 V@@ ic@@ tim@@ s of V@@ i@@ ol@@ ence V@@ indic@@ ated 12 Di@@ d You K@@ now ?
Di@@ d Eli@@ j@@ ah also feel a bi@@ t h@@ es@@ it@@ ant about d@@ ele@@ g@@ ating some of his responsi@@ bil@@ ities , sh@@ aring his privile@@ ges , or some@@ day being re@@ plac@@ ed ?
These out@@ do@@ or set@@ t@@ ings provide an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment that I find al@@ lo@@ ws her to o@@ pen up .
Tru@@ st is much more than a m@@ ere feel@@ ing , and it is not un@@ real@@ is@@ tic .
Our love for Jehovah must be str@@ ong@@ er than our love for un@@ faithful family members .
He also spoke of a re@@ ward for “ ever@@ yone ” who fol@@ lo@@ ws him .
To@@ gether with other brothers , I had the privilege of meeting in W@@ ei@@ ma@@ r with re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves from the Ger@@ many branch of@@ fice , and from there we brought to P@@ ol@@ and the very first post@@ war is@@ su@@ es of The Watchtower .
What encourag@@ ing prophecy did Jehovah give through Mal@@ ach@@ i to the cor@@ ru@@ pt nation ?
Paul said : “ If anyone thin@@ ks he is be@@ having imp@@ ro@@ per@@ ly by rema@@ ining un@@ married , and if he is past the b@@ loo@@ m of you@@ th , then this is what should take place : Let him do what he wants ; he does not sin .
I am with you all the days until the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 28 : 20 .
In@@ cl@@ ine your heart to dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment .
T@@ ak@@ ing in knowledge from the Bible led my sister and me to dedic@@ ate our lives to Jehovah .
The Bible pres@@ ents a different view .
He thus bor@@ e witness to Jews and Gre@@ ek@@ s in that large city . ​ — Acts 19 : 1 , 8 , 9 .
S@@ har@@ ing the truth is , after all , a loving thing to do .
When ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing well - educ@@ ated religious lead@@ ers , he said : “ Di@@ d you not read that he who cre@@ ated them from the beg@@ in@@ ning made them m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale ? ”
Yet , he also felt concer@@ n , so he asked them , “ Bro@@ thers , what have you done to tra@@ in others to take on more responsi@@ bility in the congregation ? ”
When cou@@ ples discus@@ s how they want to sp@@ end money , they share their ho@@ p@@ es and dre@@ am@@ s and con@@ fir@@ m their com@@ mit@@ ment to the marriage .
Th@@ ink of a f@@ ar@@ m@@ er who works hard to pre@@ pare the so@@ il and pl@@ ant the see@@ ds .
“ I tal@@ ked , but I was not understanding , ” he ad@@ mit@@ ted .
R@@ ow upon ro@@ w of bri@@ c@@ ks were turned out of rec@@ t@@ ang@@ ul@@ ar m@@ ol@@ ds .
What does being “ complete and s@@ ound in all res@@ pe@@ cts ” invol@@ ve ?
“ I was ou@@ tra@@ ged when I saw the sen@@ sel@@ ess h@@ ur@@ t my son had inf@@ li@@ cted on his sister .
David was not perfect , but he was loyal to God and tru@@ sted in him .
I@@ N TH@@ E Scriptures , the Greek word rend@@ ered “ sa@@ in@@ t ” in some ver@@ sions can be transl@@ ated “ holy one . ”
E@@ very mon@@ th , h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of people vis@@ it our mo@@ bi@@ le displa@@ ys , which are plac@@ ed near fam@@ ous lo@@ c@@ ations
Jesus ’ instru@@ ctions to his disciples took into account family op@@ position .
To se@@ par@@ ate themselves from the influ@@ ence of wicked spi@@ r@@ its , they col@@ le@@ cted all the boo@@ ks they ow@@ ned that deal@@ t with spi@@ rit@@ is@@ tic practic@@ es and “ bur@@ ned them up before every@@ body . ” ​ — Acts 19 : 19 .
D@@ r@@ in@@ king does not have to re@@ ach the le@@ v@@ el of dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness before it makes a person d@@ ro@@ w@@ s@@ y and la@@ z@@ y ​ — physi@@ c@@ ally as well as spiritually .
S@@ us@@ an , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , rel@@ ates : “ Af@@ ter@@ ward , I felt a hu@@ ge g@@ us@@ h of reli@@ ef .
I ca@@ ught sight of Al@@ lied a@@ ir@@ pl@@ an@@ es f@@ l@@ ying low .
Jesus certainly was not har@@ s@@ h or op@@ pres@@ sive .
We feel great joy as we see his love and ze@@ al for the ministry . ”
T@@ ake , for example , what happened to the Israelites .
Although the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch consider@@ ed Jer@@ ome@@ ’s V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate to be the only author@@ ized ver@@ sion , Ne@@ bri@@ ja saw the need to com@@ pare the V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate with the origin@@ al Hebrew , Ar@@ am@@ a@@ ic , and Greek te@@ x@@ ts .
Yet , many Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites have accepted the chall@@ enge .
To return to doing what is right c@@ alls for determined effort .
After the reading , the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l was re@@ w@@ ound to the beg@@ in@@ ning .
What a ple@@ asure it is to be part of such a large associ@@ ation of people who worship Jehovah “ with all seri@@ ousness ” !
The Scriptures st@@ ate concer@@ ning the first king of Israel that Jehovah ‘ reg@@ re@@ t@@ ted that he had ca@@ used Saul to re@@ ign as king . ’
Do you take full advan@@ ta@@ ge of these pro@@ v@@ isions ?
But something had dr@@ as@@ tic@@ ally chang@@ ed regarding the Jews .
En@@ courage par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation , discus@@ sing what you read .
Jesus was anointed with God’s holy spirit .
We will also exam@@ ine how we can tra@@ in our mind and conscience to be loyal to God’s Kingdom .
In the same way , many today are willing to make ma@@ j@@ or chang@@ es in their life in order to gain the blessings of the Kingdom .
He wanted his coun@@ tr@@ y@@ men to hear God’s words and live .
It should not be out of a m@@ ere sense of du@@ ty .
A L@@ over of Tru@@ th ?
But it is pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely this for@@ mul@@ ation that has first cla@@ im to the t@@ it@@ le the Tr@@ in@@ it@@ ari@@ an do@@ g@@ ma .
Jehovah’s Witnesses have to@@ ol@@ s they use to re@@ sear@@ ch questions or is@@ su@@ es that ar@@ ise as they study to teach themselves or others .
Ther@@ e@@ after , the rema@@ ining par@@ ts of Satan’s wicked system of things will be an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ated .
In his letter to the Romans , what did Paul war@@ n against ?
In our s@@ on@@ ’s be@@ d@@ ro@@ om , they found fi@@ ve car@@ t@@ ons con@@ tain@@ ing co@@ pi@@ es of the boo@@ k@@ let F@@ re@@ e@@ dom or Rom@@ an@@ ism .
Jesus spoke of a second group of faithful ones who will receive benef@@ its from the heavenly Kingdom .
By 30 C.E . , the re@@ building had been under way for 4@@ 6 years .
One day , some of his cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es saw his cop@@ y of the tr@@ act Y@@ ou@@ ths ​ — What Will You Do With Your Li@@ fe ?
For instance , he ad@@ d@@ ressed a letter p@@ en@@ ned in the first century C.E . “ to the congregation of God that is in Corin@@ th , together with all the holy ones who are in all of [ the Rom@@ an pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of ] A@@ cha@@ ia . ”
Lo@@ ve “ believ@@ es all things ” in God’s Word and makes us gr@@ ate@@ ful for the spiritual food we receive .
You cannot slave for God and for Ri@@ ches . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 7 : “ Wh@@ atever a man is s@@ ow@@ ing , this he will also re@@ a@@ p . ”
What does the vision recorded by the apostle John at Revelation 20 : 12 , 13 reve@@ al ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jehovah gave Be@@ z@@ al@@ el “ wisdom , understanding , and knowledge of every s@@ ort of c@@ ra@@ f@@ t@@ s@@ man@@ ship . ”
It is un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble ! As Jehovah is ali@@ ve , not as much as a sing@@ le ha@@ ir of his head will f@@ all to the earth ; for it was with God that he wor@@ ked this day . ’
The origin@@ al - language words used here indic@@ ate in@@ ten@@ se emo@@ tions .
F@@ in@@ ally , he said that he had g@@ one to a school in T@@ ri@@ pol@@ i where his teach@@ er was I@@ b@@ ra@@ him A@@ ti@@ ye@@ h , the man to whom my father - in - law had in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed Bible truth !
O@@ po@@ ku gu@@ ess@@ ed that he was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and the young man con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed that he was .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Jehovah’s people were n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed with 12 is@@ su@@ es of Our Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try and we@@ ek@@ ly public tal@@ ks on a vari@@ ety of Bible sub@@ je@@ cts .
Fa@@ il@@ ure to c@@ he@@ ck on this regul@@ arly and di@@ lig@@ ently can lead to spiritual ru@@ in .
At the s@@ ound of the hor@@ n , the war@@ hor@@ se re@@ ac@@ ts as though saying , “ A@@ h@@ a ! ”
P@@ le@@ ase continue to draw strength from the Creator in order to teach . ”
As chang@@ es af@@ fect us person@@ ally , may we be hum@@ ble , keep@@ ing an e@@ ye on Jehovah’s inter@@ ests and not on our own .
The tu@@ t@@ or was not u@@ su@@ ally a scho@@ ol@@ teach@@ er .
In fact , “ she had su@@ ffered much at the hands of many physi@@ ci@@ ans and had sp@@ ent all her res@@ our@@ ces , and she was no better but , rather , had become wor@@ se . ” ​ — Mark 5 : 25 , 26 .
“ The hand of the Phil@@ ist@@ ines ” had gro@@ wn heav@@ y on the people .
A Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation in “ E@@ ver@@ y@@ day S@@ pe@@ e@@ ch ”
On the contr@@ ary , those coura@@ ge@@ ous brothers and sisters “ keep con@@ qu@@ ering the evil with the good . ”
Me@@ di@@ cal bil@@ ls often con@@ su@@ me all the sa@@ v@@ ings that a family has .
Re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation
As you listen to a Bible talk or a meeting part , try to is@@ ol@@ ate the ma@@ in ide@@ as .
So my educ@@ ation in life had really be@@ gu@@ n long before I started atten@@ ding the small , one - teach@@ er school a three - m@@ ile [ 5 k@@ m ] walk from home .
In princi@@ ple , the words recorded at 2 Corinthians 3 : 5 apply to them : “ Our being a@@ de@@ qu@@ ately qu@@ ali@@ fied [ as min@@ isters ] is@@ su@@ es from God . ”
It rel@@ ates an ev@@ ent in the first year of Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an King B@@ el@@ sh@@ a@@ z@@ z@@ ar .
What prophe@@ tic st@@ at@@ ement did Jehovah make in the days of Jeremiah ?
Su@@ gg@@ ested pres@@ ent@@ ations appe@@ ar in Our Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try each mon@@ th .
15 : 5@@ 8 .
What was a tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous course that some took ?
However , Jehovah’s love mo@@ tiv@@ ates him to act .
What a powerful effect our associ@@ ates have on our thoughts , our lik@@ es , and our dis@@ lik@@ es !
* Indeed , 1 out of 4 people of the com@@ bin@@ ed po@@ pul@@ ation of these three to@@ w@@ ns is one of Jehovah’s Witnesses !
F@@ in@@ ally , in 198@@ 7 , we were assign@@ ed to Ca@@ st@@ le@@ ba@@ r , where we are today .
M@@ ON@@ S@@ E@@ N
( a ) How have Christ’s followers re@@ ac@@ ted to Jesus ’ invit@@ ation ?
It is the most wi@@ d@@ ely cir@@ cul@@ ated ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine on earth , with a cir@@ cul@@ ation of 4@@ 2@@ ,@@ 18@@ 2@@ ,000 co@@ pi@@ es each is@@ sue .
Do you wel@@ come the cle@@ ans@@ ing influ@@ ence of God’s word of truth in your life ?
They in@@ sis@@ ted that I pa@@ y ro@@ om and bo@@ ard at home but promised that when I turned 18 , I could star@@ t pione@@ ering .
A@@ m I willing to per@@ form help@@ ful t@@ as@@ ks that are not re@@ adi@@ ly no@@ tic@@ ed by others ? ’
In fact , our ability to conc@@ ei@@ ve of un@@ seen things helps us to exerc@@ ise faith . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
D@@ on@@ ations vi@@ a ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic ban@@ k trans@@ f@@ er , de@@ bi@@ t c@@ ard , cre@@ di@@ t c@@ ard , or mo@@ bi@@ le money trans@@ f@@ er .
Is Your Su@@ it of Ar@@ m@@ or Com@@ ple@@ te ?
But if you as a Christian make a promise or a com@@ mit@@ ment , you really should do all you can to keep it .
“ Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly he en@@ tered into the house of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e and rec@@ l@@ ined at the table . And , look !
Jehovah also taught Israel back then about the need for a sacrifice to rest@@ ore mankind to a good relationship with God .
As@@ sis@@ ting the K@@ il@@ pat@@ ri@@ ck sisters to move their ve@@ hi@@ c@@ le during the we@@ t se@@ as@@ on in nor@@ th Q@@ u@@ e@@ en@@ s@@ land
It may be difficult to eng@@ age in Christian activities .
Do You Acc@@ ep@@ t Jehovah’s H@@ el@@ p ?
Christ’s Ex@@ am@@ ple of L@@ ong - Su@@ ffering
But we cannot see him with our eyes the way Peter could .
“ El@@ isha began to pray and say : ‘ O Jehovah , o@@ pen his eyes , ple@@ ase , that he may see . ’
13 Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ise Fa@@ ith ​ — De@@ ci@@ de W@@ is@@ ely !
Re@@ pu@@ di@@ ate “ V@@ alu@@ eless Th@@ ings ”
W@@ as she cu@@ ri@@ ous about what was happ@@ ening ?
They often pu@@ s@@ h their children toward the same materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic go@@ al .
Th@@ ough the Gre@@ ci@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re co@@ vered a va@@ ster are@@ a , it did not have the privilege of rel@@ eas@@ ing God’s people from ex@@ ile as did Me@@ do - Per@@ sia .
A special fe@@ ature of the inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tions was the part on the pro@@ gra@@ m ent@@ it@@ led “ R@@ ep@@ or@@ ts From O@@ ther L@@ ands . ”
2 : 3 , 6 - 8 .
Jehovah , the “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer , ” also ac@@ ts on be@@ half of all who seek him in faith .
By using his holy spirit and the el@@ ements of the earth . ​ — G@@ en .
For example , the Bible descri@@ bes ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations as “ ob@@ sc@@ ene . ”
Satan wr@@ ong@@ ly char@@ ged that all humans would dis@@ obey God to sa@@ ve their lives .
We must stri@@ ve to live our life in a way that br@@ ings honor to the name we be@@ ar .
Although many years have pas@@ sed , I still remember my un@@ eas@@ y feelings about blood trans@@ fu@@ sions , and I fin@@ ally came to the conclu@@ sion that there was something wrong with the prac@@ tice .
A@@ n ad@@ v@@ ance direc@@ tive will do the following :
Al@@ together , 8@@ 3 brothers , inter@@ ested ones , and children were affe@@ cted by H@@ it@@ l@@ er@@ ’s c@@ ru@@ shing for@@ ce .
Re@@ gre@@ t@@ ta@@ bly , the people “ did not listen . ” ​ — 2 K@@ ings 17 : 13 , 14 .
S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ ing some material advan@@ ta@@ ges is no bi@@ g thing .
Mo@@ ved by sel@@ f@@ ish je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , she s@@ ti@@ r@@ red up con@@ ten@@ tion against Moses , the one appointed by Jehovah . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 15 : 1 , 20 , 21 .
Can the soul die ?
What were some of the preci@@ ous things inclu@@ ded in the spiritual her@@ it@@ age of the sons of Israel ?
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , all of us are instru@@ cted : “ Ha@@ ve love for the whole associ@@ ation of brothers . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
Our di@@ lig@@ ence in pro@@ claim@@ ing this good news to all we me@@ et helps keep us in l@@ ine for life . N@@ ever over@@ look the fact that “ time and un@@ fore@@ seen occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence ” be@@ f@@ all us all .
The cor@@ respon@@ ding Greek word is ek@@ ·@@ k@@ le@@ ·@@ si@@ ʹ@@ a , from two Greek words meaning “ out ” and “ call . ”
If you were to make a l@@ ist of them , it would likely be a long one .
S@@ hor@@ tly before this , he had pre@@ si@@ ded over a dec@@ isi@@ ve t@@ est in Israel that proved that Jehovah is the true God , and this led to the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of 4@@ 50 prophe@@ ts of Ba@@ al .
“ She listen@@ ed to me , read to me , and pray@@ ed with me .
Still , al@@ though she was nee@@ dy , that wi@@ do@@ w is re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed , not as someone who received , but as one who gave .
It is also a st@@ ate of mind and heart that invol@@ ves our mor@@ als and worship .
These pro@@ v@@ isions helped us to maintain our spiritu@@ ality .
Then the prayer for God’s will to be done on earth as it is in heaven will be fully real@@ ized .
On one occasi@@ on while Jesus was being en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined in her home , Mar@@ th@@ a pre@@ sum@@ ed to tell Jesus what he should do to cor@@ rec@@ t a situation she thought to be wrong .
We were asked to serve as special pione@@ ers in a very large ter@@ rit@@ ory assign@@ ed to the Bu@@ ch@@ s C@@ ongreg@@ ation in the e@@ ast@@ er@@ n part of S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land .
How advan@@ ta@@ ge@@ ous to learn this in chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od !
Joseph used a wide r@@ ange of to@@ ol@@ s , some likely h@@ an@@ ded down from his father .
Christ war@@ ned the congregation in S@@ ar@@ di@@ s : “ Un@@ less you wa@@ ke up , I shall come as a th@@ i@@ ef , and you will not know at all at what h@@ our I shall come upon you . ”
Some , though , may won@@ der , ‘ C@@ ould not te@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble people be eas@@ ily mis@@ led ? ’
The book of Ho@@ se@@ a conclu@@ des with what encourag@@ ing prophecy , and how does it af@@ fect us ?
Our gr@@ as@@ p of the language was so li@@ mit@@ ed that the spo@@ ken word s@@ oun@@ ded like beau@@ ti@@ ful mu@@ si@@ c .
And Jehovah inspired Bible writ@@ ers to use his name th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of times in ancient man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts .
A s@@ crip@@ ture that has great@@ ly encoura@@ ged me is Isaiah 30 : 18 .
A heart can be con@@ sum@@ ed with anger or filled with fear , t@@ or@@ n by g@@ ri@@ ef or el@@ ated with joy .
F@@ rac@@ tions from pl@@ as@@ ma
O@@ ther privile@@ ges follow@@ ed .
He was said to have the ability to ob@@ tain cur@@ ative and dem@@ on - ex@@ or@@ c@@ ising po@@ wers by the use of the heart , the g@@ all , and the li@@ ver of a mon@@ str@@ ous f@@ ish .
• Why do we pray to be deli@@ vered from “ the wicked one ” ?
Pe@@ ople were star@@ ved into sub@@ mis@@ sion , and any res@@ ist@@ ance was deal@@ t with b@@ ru@@ t@@ ally .
As she too is a full - time pre@@ ach@@ er , she always accom@@ pan@@ ies me in the ministry . She also re@@ a@@ ds the s@@ ource material for my tal@@ ks to me so that I can wr@@ ite my no@@ tes in B@@ ra@@ il@@ le .
So@@ on , obedi@@ ent mankind will live under such bless@@ ed con@@ di@@ tions .
Some 4@@ 00 years later , though , life sp@@ ans were similar to our@@ s .
You can be sure that Jehovah will bl@@ ess all your hard work . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 4 .
Jesus foc@@ used on the re@@ war@@ ds of his end@@ ur@@ ance
Why is it vital to pur@@ sue peace with fellow believers ?
M@@ ak@@ ing a marriage v@@ ow is a serious decision , one that should last for life . ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
We do not ex@@ pect such mirac@@ les today .
O@@ ver@@ loo@@ king will@@ ful sin@@ s encoura@@ ges a la@@ x attitude toward divine standards .
Jehovah can bring about a re@@ vers@@ al of circumstances for those who fear him .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , let , not my will , but your@@ s take place . ’
In this way , Paul fur@@ ther expla@@ ins , we “ offer to God a sacrifice of praise , that is , the fru@@ it of li@@ ps ” ​ — the second kind of fru@@ it@@ age that we need to man@@ i@@ f@@ est .
W@@ ould it not be pr@@ u@@ d@@ ent to de@@ f@@ end on@@ es@@ el@@ f ?
So@@ on , Father was away again , on his second mission@@ ary t@@ our through the is@@ lands of the C@@ ari@@ b@@ be@@ an .
How much of this blood - der@@ i@@ ved me@@ dic@@ ine might be ad@@ minis@@ tered , and in what way ?
A@@ no@@ ther meeting is a school desi@@ gn@@ ed to provide tra@@ ining in pres@@ en@@ ting the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message .
Yes , God’s Word was beg@@ in@@ ning to exer@@ t power , influ@@ enc@@ ing him for the good !
And he continued to read al@@ ou@@ d from it before the public s@@ qu@@ are that is before the W@@ ater G@@ ate , from da@@ y@@ bre@@ ak t@@ ill mi@@ d@@ day , in fr@@ on@@ t of the men and the women and the other in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent ones ; and the ear@@ s of all the people were atten@@ tive to the book of the law . ”
Ha@@ ving pre@@ vi@@ ously enjo@@ yed a lo@@ f@@ ty position as one of God’s angels , he was consi@@ gn@@ ed to the low@@ ly con@@ dition refer@@ red to in the Bible as T@@ ar@@ t@@ ar@@ us . ​ — 2 Peter 2 : 4 .
No matter what our circumstances , the Bible con@@ tain@@ s the direction and counsel that we need .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , the integrity of the Witnesses rema@@ ined un@@ bro@@ ken .
; E@@ adi@@ e , S .
What will re@@ place wrong activities ?
Se@@ cond , Jehovah uses his spirit to lead his organization in the direction that he wants it to go .
“ You w@@ il@@ d ani@@ mal@@ s and all you d@@ om@@ es@@ tic ani@@ mal@@ s , you cre@@ ep@@ ing things and w@@ ing@@ ed bir@@ ds , ” says Psalm 14@@ 8 : 10 .
Thus , his ra@@ ge against God’s servants is d@@ ri@@ ven by his c@@ ra@@ ving to be worshi@@ ped . ​ — Matthew 4 : 8 , 9 .
E@@ arly in human hist@@ ory , when mankind had its star@@ t in the gar@@ den of E@@ den , an ang@@ el of God became re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous .
It was in that par@@ adi@@ sa@@ ic gar@@ den that E@@ ve was brought into ex@@ ist@@ ence .
And I am enjo@@ ying it very much . ”
And what be@@ aring should this have on our life and pro@@ spe@@ cts ?
“ If you sear@@ ch for [ Jehovah ] , he will let himself be found by you . ”
Then in 19@@ 6@@ 1 things began to change .
In taking this course , Jehovah’s Witnesses demonstr@@ ate the same confidence in Jehovah that Jesus did while on earth .
It also means having a b@@ ond of res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful fri@@ end@@ ship with him .
Is that the case with you ?
He sto@@ od fir@@ m against the worl@@ d’s con@@ tam@@ in@@ ating influ@@ ence .
; W@@ il@@ son , R .
18 Ser@@ ve Jehovah With a Com@@ ple@@ te H@@ ear@@ t !
You have every reason , then , to keep working out your own sal@@ vation !
Bro@@ ther M@@ or@@ r@@ is wor@@ ked in the Ser@@ vice De@@ par@@ t@@ ment at P@@ at@@ ter@@ son and later as a help@@ er to the Ser@@ vice Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
“ It Will Not Be L@@ ate ”
R@@ em@@ ember , your parents love you and have your best inter@@ ests at heart , so it is wise to listen to them and obey them .
God said : “ Because you have done this thing , you are the cur@@ sed one out of all the d@@ om@@ es@@ tic ani@@ mal@@ s and out of all the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast@@ s of the field . U@@ p@@ on your bel@@ ly you will go and du@@ st is what you will e@@ at all the days of your life . ”
On the other hand , res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful and f@@ ran@@ k commun@@ ic@@ ation prom@@ o@@ tes joy and peace .
However , re@@ tal@@ i@@ ation only lea@@ ds to anger and an es@@ cal@@ ation of the disa@@ gre@@ ement .
However , more is involved than mer@@ ely provi@@ ding food , clo@@ thing , and sh@@ el@@ ter .
S@@ ar@@ ah is pointed to as a mo@@ de@@ l , and she is a wor@@ thy example for Christian wi@@ ves whether their hus@@ ban@@ ds are believers or not .
32 : 1 - 5 .
Jehovah is gu@@ arding all those loving him , but all the wicked ones he will an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ate . ”
“ The time left is re@@ duc@@ ed , ” said the apostle Paul . “ H@@ enc@@ e@@ for@@ th let those who have wi@@ ves be as though they had no@@ ne . ”
Do the ans@@ wers reve@@ al anything about our future ?
2 , 3 . ( a ) Christian you@@ ths should be care@@ ful to avoid what ?
E@@ ach ca@@ r had one bu@@ c@@ ke@@ t that served as a to@@ il@@ et and one bu@@ c@@ ke@@ t for dr@@ in@@ king water .
Do your children ad@@ here to Jehovah’s la@@ ws during your ab@@ s@@ ence ?
A full pro@@ gra@@ m of Christian activities , including regul@@ ar meeting attend@@ ance and field service , will help these you@@ ths to keep their mind foc@@ used on spiritual things .
Since then , the message no longer concer@@ ns a future Kingdom but has to do with a real govern@@ ment now fun@@ c@@ tion@@ ing in the heavens .
“ Jehovah sc@@ at@@ tered them from there over all the sur@@ face of the earth , and they gra@@ du@@ ally left off building the city .
As I think back , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing those brothers , te@@ ars of joy still well up in my eyes .
For a while Joh@@ ann@@ es tre@@ ated me like a str@@ anger , but soon a war@@ m b@@ ond was esta@@ bli@@ shed between us .
What ro@@ le will the lead@@ ers of Chris@@ tend@@ om and of other religi@@ ons pla@@ y ?
B@@ ap@@ tism also en@@ ab@@ les us to become part of a worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
The first group was on hand in 1914 , and they re@@ adi@@ ly dis@@ cer@@ ned the si@@ gn of Christ’s pres@@ ence in that year .
However , un@@ less we cop@@ e with the problems that each day br@@ ings , life will not be enti@@ r@@ ely satis@@ f@@ ying .
But does this mean that we are ho@@ p@@ el@@ ess@@ ly tra@@ pp@@ ed in a sin@@ ful body ?
“ For me , the field ministry is ther@@ ap@@ y , ” said one sister .
They can ne@@ i@@ ther help you nor har@@ m you .
When did Christ st@@ ra@@ p on his s@@ word , how did he first use it , and when will he use it again ?
In what two ways can we get to know Jehovah ?
When such an overse@@ er con@@ ve@@ ys to us direction from the faithful slave class , the “ wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve ” will move us to be “ ready to obey . ” ​ — J@@ as .
Today , Satan and the dem@@ ons influ@@ ence pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s thinking through mo@@ vi@@ es , boo@@ ks , and ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic g@@ ames that prom@@ o@@ te occ@@ ul@@ t practic@@ es .
All So@@ ci@@ ety B@@ ene@@ f@@ its
Even so , Samuel did not allow bit@@ ter@@ ness or res@@ ent@@ ment against the man who would re@@ place him to take ro@@ o@@ t in his heart .
For example , Christians are care@@ ful to obey the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s comm@@ and to ab@@ sta@@ in from blood , and they avoid any di@@ ag@@ no@@ s@@ tic or ther@@ a@@ pe@@ u@@ tic pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re that invol@@ ves spi@@ rit@@ ism .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , we cannot ad@@ d an ex@@ tr@@ a h@@ our to our day , so Paul’s counsel must mean something different .
That perfect man would need to be loyal to Jehovah and be willing to give his life in ex@@ change for do@@ om@@ ed human@@ ity .
We understand that in the fulfill@@ ment of this prophecy , the man “ clo@@ th@@ ed in l@@ in@@ en ” re@@ pres@@ ents the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of spirit - anointed Christians .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er and our public ministry are sac@@ red privile@@ ges
However , if his love for God and his feel@@ ing of God’s love for him are fully develop@@ ed , he is not h@@ am@@ per@@ ed by fear of con@@ dem@@ nation or re@@ je@@ ction .
It em@@ br@@ ac@@ es imp@@ ur@@ ity of any kind ​ — in se@@ x@@ u@@ al matters , in spe@@ e@@ ch , in action , and in spiritual relation@@ shi@@ ps .
L@@ ater , on the night before Jesus died , he was feel@@ ing very anxi@@ ous .
No power in heaven or on earth can pre@@ v@@ ent God’s expres@@ sed purpose from being real@@ ized .
F@@ or@@ tun@@ ately , many sol@@ di@@ ers were fri@@ end@@ ly and re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed the tru@@ ck from pre@@ vi@@ ous tri@@ ps .
It was as if he ow@@ ed a de@@ b@@ t to each person he me@@ t , a de@@ b@@ t that could be re@@ pa@@ id only by sh@@ aring the good news with that person .
The first class was com@@ posed of 24 Eng@@ l@@ ish - speaking stud@@ ents .
She works in L@@ a Pa@@ z , Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a , where e@@ th@@ ni@@ c differ@@ ences often se@@ par@@ ate the rich from the po@@ or .
He war@@ ned of an even greater th@@ re@@ at ​ — apost@@ as@@ y .
“ D@@ on@@ ’t come back , ” J@@ im@@ my would tell her .
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 18 , 19 )
Rather , human integrity den@@ o@@ tes who@@ l@@ en@@ ess or comple@@ ten@@ ess of heart devo@@ tion to Jehovah and to his will and purpose .
He imp@@ l@@ ored Jehovah to hear the prayer of each hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted one who appro@@ ached H@@ im concer@@ ning “ his own pla@@ gu@@ e and his own pain . ”
There , I had the privilege of working with branch serv@@ ant H@@ en@@ r@@ i G@@ ei@@ g@@ er , an el@@ der@@ ly anointed brother .
When Jehovah gra@@ bs your right hand , he streng@@ th@@ ens you by saying : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id .
Jehovah re@@ war@@ ded Jose@@ p@@ h’s loy@@ al@@ ty , and he was able to sa@@ ve both the Israelites and the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans from fam@@ ine .
A@@ m@@ ong other ways , I show this love by sh@@ aring the good news of God’s Kingdom .
It was his way of saying than@@ k you .
May you be@@ ar that point in mind as you make an ear@@ n@@ est and ur@@ g@@ ent effort to help Jehovah’s de@@ ar she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike ones who have st@@ ra@@ yed to return to the flo@@ ck .
Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ing from the war@@ n@@ ings written by early post@@ apost@@ o@@ lic writ@@ ers , such as T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an , most of the le@@ is@@ ure activities at that time were f@@ ra@@ ught with spiritual and moral d@@ ang@@ ers for true Christians .
That was the experience of Ri@@ ch@@ ard , who rec@@ alls a con@@ vers@@ ation with two of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Yet , Jo@@ s@@ é was known for his faithful , reli@@ able example in the ministry and for the ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing of his daugh@@ ters , which he accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed with the help of his supp@@ or@@ tive wife , C@@ ar@@ m@@ ela .
This ex@@ ten@@ sive Kingdom - preaching and teaching effort has not g@@ one un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed by the enem@@ y Satan .
F@@ l@@ or@@ ence
He encoura@@ ged other pris@@ on@@ ers to read the Bible liter@@ ature that his relati@@ ves brought him .
In fact the name E@@ n - g@@ edi pro@@ ba@@ bly means “ f@@ oun@@ tain of the k@@ id , ” a t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony to the regul@@ ar pres@@ ence of young go@@ ats in this are@@ a .
Rather , he did what Jehovah spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally said k@@ ings should not do .
Is it wor@@ th the time and effort needed to get to know God clo@@ sel@@ y ?
Since that was true ne@@ arly 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , what is the case today ?
Re@@ call that regarding faith , he wrote : “ Not that we are the ma@@ st@@ ers over your faith , . . . for it is by your faith that you are standing . ”
In 5@@ 39 B.C.E . , the Me@@ des and Per@@ si@@ ans under C@@ y@@ r@@ us con@@ qu@@ ered Babyl@@ on .
W@@ ell , as the following article will show , the situation is not ho@@ p@@ eless .
“ Wh@@ en@@ ever we s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists study n@@ atur@@ al ph@@ en@@ om@@ ena , ” says H@@ u@@ abi , “ we always find a high de@@ gre@@ e of order , which is a result of pre@@ c@@ ise la@@ ws .
Bar@@ r , M .
But work in it@@ self is not a cur@@ se .
the pro@@ di@@ g@@ al son ?
C@@ le@@ vel@@ and was deep@@ ly involved in his commun@@ it@@ y’s so@@ cc@@ er te@@ am , and its g@@ ames were inter@@ fer@@ ing with his meeting attend@@ ance .
To avoid any em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass@@ ment , I offered to say a prayer of than@@ ks for the me@@ al , to which the ho@@ st ag@@ re@@ ed .
This happened to some first - century Christians .
The Law said : “ If . . . he cannot af@@ for@@ d en@@ ough for a sheep , then he must bring . . . two tur@@ t@@ le@@ do@@ ves or two young pi@@ ge@@ ons . ”
• What should be our attitude toward meetings , and why ?
A ca@@ u@@ tion : T@@ e@@ ens may hold back from as@@ king questions because they fear that their parents will su@@ spe@@ ct them of imp@@ ro@@ per conduct .
C@@ op@@ ing With He@@ al@@ th Pro@@ ble@@ ms
It can be challeng@@ ing to com@@ pare ancient wa@@ ges with those of mo@@ der@@ n times .
When he was 12 years old , the teach@@ ers at the temple were am@@ a@@ zed at “ his understanding and his ans@@ wers ” regarding spiritual matters . ​ — Luke 2 : 4@@ 2 , 4@@ 6 , 4@@ 7 .
22 : 9 - 12 .
God expe@@ cts us to live up to such decisions .
He might star@@ t to turn a de@@ a@@ f e@@ ar to us .
He regul@@ arly vis@@ ited them in their ho@@ m@@ es but not just when they had problems .
Paul does not just men@@ tion what we should not do ; he poin@@ ts out what we should do .
What can we learn from their experi@@ ences , and how can we avoid a similar course ?
For example , no@@ te the mi@@ x@@ ing of past and future ten@@ ses in the prophecy concer@@ ning the Messi@@ ah at Isaiah 5@@ 2 : 13 – 5@@ 3 : 12 .
Yes , if you are a dedic@@ ated and baptized serv@@ ant of Jehovah , all of this is inclu@@ ded in your spiritual her@@ it@@ age .
We can be certain that Jehovah will always deli@@ ver his people and fulf@@ ill his pur@@ pos@@ es , for he has s@@ wor@@ n : “ S@@ ur@@ ely just as I have fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ed , so it must occ@@ ur . ”
How would tru@@ sting in Jehovah’s promise have a@@ i@@ ded a person in obe@@ ying the law at De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 15 : 7 , 8 ?
During the last two de@@ ca@@ des , there has been a mas@@ sive shi@@ ft of people from Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a@@ ’s min@@ ing to@@ w@@ ns and coun@@ tr@@ y@@ side into the c@@ ities .
Ther@@ efore , it is beau@@ ti@@ ful to see Christians young and old imit@@ ating the faith of Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b , refu@@ sing to follow after the crow@@ d .
By means of co@@ or@@ din@@ ated transl@@ ation me@@ tho@@ ds and mul@@ t@@ il@@ angu@@ age publi@@ shing e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment , the princi@@ p@@ al artic@@ les in The Watchtower are publi@@ shed si@@ mul@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ously in 1@@ 35 langu@@ ages , and over 9@@ 5 per@@ c@@ ent of its read@@ ers worl@@ d@@ wide can study the material in their own language at the same time .
No@@ tice what Jehovah said to them : “ You people will certainly say : ‘ The way of Jehovah is not ad@@ ju@@ sted right . ’
By saying , “ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing that a man has he will give in be@@ half of his soul , ” the Devil challeng@@ ed the integrity not only of Job but of any “ man ” who worshi@@ ps Jehovah .
But refle@@ ct on the fact that once he ga@@ ined appreciation for the truth about Jesus ’ ro@@ le in the out@@ working of God’s purpose , Paul ac@@ ted .
At that mem@@ or@@ able ass@@ em@@ bly , 1@@ ,@@ 3@@ 00 young people were baptized in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of their dedic@@ ation to Jehovah .
What can reading God’s Word da@@ ily and medit@@ ating on it do for you ?
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op a love for God and a will@@ ing@@ ness to apply the counsel con@@ ta@@ ined in his Word , the Bible .
In the 3@@ 6@@ th year of A@@ sa@@ ’s re@@ ign , King Ba@@ a@@ sha of Israel made ho@@ st@@ ile mo@@ ves against Juda@@ h .
They look for@@ ward to experi@@ enc@@ ing the in@@ com@@ par@@ able honor of recei@@ ving everlasting life . ​ — P@@ s .
St@@ anka and I had never seen the Au@@ stri@@ an side of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s before .
; Mi@@ x@@ er , H .
Samuel now jud@@ ges Israel , and there is peace in the land .
He and his wife are now bus@@ y help@@ ing others to clean up their lives with the help of Bible knowledge .
This liter@@ ature has already travel@@ ed a long way .
O@@ ther examples : El@@ isha pray@@ ed that God help one spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c man , his attend@@ ant .
What do you think about a judgment that reli@@ ev@@ es mankind of suffering ?
But I believ@@ ed this was the wrong way to expres@@ s indi@@ gn@@ ation .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N you first me@@ et Le@@ on@@ ar@@ do , you might not view him as a con@@ stru@@ ction work@@ er .
You would likely leave that place and look for another re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ant .
The fin@@ al col@@ le@@ ction is no exc@@ ep@@ tion .
F@@ or@@ ti@@ fied by the in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent with the li@@ on , Sam@@ son “ continued on his way down and began to speak to the woman ; and she was still right in [ his ] eyes . ” ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 14 : 5 - 7 .
S@@ har@@ ing such experi@@ ences is a way of rejo@@ ic@@ ing together .
By saying “ our Father , ” we also ac@@ knowledge that we are part of a large family of men and women who recogn@@ ize Jehovah as the Li@@ fe - Gi@@ ver .
6 : 5 .
W@@ ere they person@@ ally using or com@@ mer@@ ci@@ al@@ iz@@ ing preci@@ ous it@@ em@@ s that came from pa@@ g@@ an temp@@ les that had been p@@ lun@@ der@@ ed by con@@ qu@@ er@@ ors or religious ze@@ al@@ o@@ ts ?
C@@ learly , then , we should use our preci@@ ous days wis@@ ely .
Noah displa@@ yed un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish love for his fellow man by preaching God’s message for de@@ ca@@ des des@@ pite not see@@ ing any respon@@ se from the people .
They did not bo@@ ast , were not va@@ in , or conc@@ e@@ ited , and kept within prop@@ er b@@ oun@@ ds .
There we read about w@@ il@@ d ani@@ mal@@ s , such as w@@ ol@@ ves and li@@ ons , that live in peace with d@@ om@@ es@@ tic ani@@ mal@@ s , such as lam@@ bs and cal@@ ves .
Let us be more spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c , though .
What , though , about two un@@ married pers@@ ons eng@@ ag@@ ing in or@@ al se@@ x ?
They accepted the invit@@ ation , and Jesus even contribu@@ ted to the joy of the occasi@@ on .
The Bi@@ bli@@ cal refer@@ ences to those two boo@@ ks lead scho@@ l@@ ars to conclu@@ de that the two were col@@ le@@ ctions of po@@ e@@ try or song@@ s deal@@ ing with con@@ f@@ li@@ cts between Israel and its fo@@ es .
This is so because the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s au@@ th@@ or is no@@ ne other than our Creator , who says : “ I , Jehovah , am your God , the One teaching you to benefit yourself , the One ca@@ using you to tre@@ ad in the way in which you should walk . ” ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 .
In the future too , angels will ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te God’s ad@@ verse judgment .
W@@ he@@ ther in@@ ten@@ tion@@ ally or not , he might well ch@@ ance upon se@@ x@@ u@@ ally s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ating s@@ cen@@ es .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying In@@ stru@@ ctions to B@@ ran@@ ches
It is appointed by . . .
God told him that his fellow coun@@ tr@@ y@@ men would not listen to him .
These brothers encoura@@ ged the gra@@ du@@ ates to get fully involved in the field ministry .
The prophet Isaiah lik@@ e@@ wise fore@@ told : “ He will ac@@ tually s@@ wal@@ low up death forever , and the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah will certainly wi@@ pe the te@@ ars from all fac@@ es . And the re@@ pro@@ ach of his people he will take away from all the earth , for Jehovah himself has spo@@ ken it . ” ​ — Isaiah 25 : 8 .
“ My thought was to k@@ ill as many as possible .
But we are more concer@@ ned with obe@@ ying Jesus and sa@@ ving lives than with avo@@ i@@ ding cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism .
25 : 14 .
It seem@@ ed at times as if he knew every bri@@ ck in the place , every cr@@ ack in every w@@ all .
The prophet Daniel was among the cap@@ ti@@ ves taken to Babyl@@ on .
Christians today displa@@ y bal@@ ance in the matter of se@@ cul@@ ar information , but they res@@ ist ex@@ po@@ sure to any that might be har@@ m@@ ful to them spiritually .
Then he w@@ atch@@ ed her in@@ ten@@ tly as she r@@ an back and for@@ th , f@@ ill@@ ing and ref@@ ill@@ ing her j@@ ar and emp@@ t@@ ying it into the tr@@ ough again and again . ​ — Genesis 24 : 20 , 21 .
What attitude do Jehovah’s people man@@ i@@ f@@ est des@@ pite persecu@@ tion ?
And just as Jo@@ b@@ ’s integrity pleas@@ ed Jehovah , so the integrity of God’s servants today makes Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice .
H@@ er@@ ber@@ t later learned that the po@@ li@@ ce@@ man was cour@@ ting the wom@@ an’s daugh@@ ter .
What can we learn from these Messi@@ ani@@ c prophe@@ ci@@ es ?
16 , 17 . ( a ) What determin@@ ation did Jesus expres@@ s in the conclu@@ sion of his prayer ?
Jehovah’s Word Is A@@ live ​ — H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the L@@ et@@ ters of James and of Peter
Abraham will@@ ingly obe@@ yed .
There is thus no reason to ex@@ pect that Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s should go any way exc@@ ep@@ t away from pu@@ re Christi@@ an@@ ity .
When fellow Christians became a@@ ware of the peri@@ l , they h@@ ur@@ ri@@ ed Saul down to the se@@ ap@@ ort of Ca@@ es@@ are@@ a and dis@@ pat@@ ched him on the 3@@ 00 - m@@ ile [ 5@@ 00 k@@ m ] j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to T@@ ar@@ su@@ s , his home city .
On the other hand , a new father has new responsi@@ bil@@ ities to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der .
Do not for@@ get that God will “ put it into their hearts ” to att@@ ack false religion and that this could ha@@ p@@ pen quic@@ k@@ ly and at any time !
How faith - streng@@ th@@ ening it is to know that ‘ our la@@ b@@ or is not in va@@ in in con@@ ne@@ ction with the Lord ’ and that the one who is inv@@ isi@@ ble will not ‘ for@@ get our work and the love we have sh@@ own for his name ’ ! ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 5@@ 8 ; Hebrews 6 : 10 .
No won@@ der , then , that the apostle Paul ex@@ hor@@ ted : “ Now that we have left the pri@@ m@@ ary do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine about the Christ , let us pres@@ s on to matu@@ r@@ ity ” ! ​ — Hebrews 6 : 1 .
Some may not have re@@ turned to Jerusalem because they were materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic or l@@ ac@@ ked appreciation for true worship , but this was not true in every case .
Their confidence in the ne@@ ar@@ ness of Jehovah’s day of judgment fa@@ ded .
E@@ f@@ fe@@ ctive illustr@@ ations are a se@@ as@@ on@@ ing that can make our teaching more appe@@ ti@@ z@@ ing to others .
This gift was to make am@@ ends .
How does Jehovah view those who care for the el@@ der@@ ly , and what should be our determin@@ ation ?
[ Bo@@ x on page 12 ]
When others say something ne@@ g@@ ative about us , it may be difficult to ign@@ ore their words .
And what blessings a@@ wa@@ it those who give God glory ?
If not , why not sc@@ he@@ du@@ le time to star@@ t as soon as possible ?
In its c@@ ate@@ ch@@ ism , the Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch de@@ em@@ s the Our Father to be “ the fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al Christian prayer . ”
It can ass@@ ist us in fac@@ ing up to the challeng@@ es of a sel@@ f@@ ish , com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve world .
Jo@@ y came from knowledge about Jehovah and his pur@@ pos@@ es .
While this will give some their first opportunity to learn about Jehovah , it will en@@ able others to continue their course of dedic@@ ated service to him . ​ — Acts 24 : 15 .
22 : 39 .
In the city of V@@ i@@ enti@@ ane , there were 24 Witnesses , and we enjo@@ yed the preaching work with the mission@@ aries and the few local brothers .
Because they view life as being sh@@ ort , they se@@ em al@@ most des@@ per@@ ate in their pur@@ su@@ it of ple@@ asure , and if they have a form of worship , it certainly does not har@@ mon@@ ize with the “ perfect will of God . ”
Acc@@ ording to Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 10 , what do we need in order to gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e our succ@@ ess ?
Because of the water c@@ y@@ c@@ le and earth@@ ’s system of ri@@ v@@ ers , l@@ ak@@ es , and se@@ as , we have water .
Jehovah has in@@ deed been trans@@ mit@@ ting information to his human cre@@ atu@@ res .
We will discus@@ s three of these words in this and the following article .
They knew that El@@ ena , one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , would not don@@ ate blood or accept blood trans@@ fu@@ sions .
( b ) S@@ how how Paul was real@@ is@@ tic in ass@@ ess@@ ing his worl@@ dly pro@@ spe@@ cts as “ a lo@@ t of refu@@ se . ”
The Hebrew word transl@@ ated “ confid@@ enti@@ al talk ” is rend@@ ered “ in@@ tim@@ ate group ” at Psalm 8@@ 9 : 7 .
For example , while preaching in A@@ th@@ ens on his second mission@@ ary j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , he de@@ f@@ ended Christi@@ an@@ ity before some Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ ers .
God is not br@@ ing@@ ing us into temp@@ tation .
B@@ ill from Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a is one such brother .
S@@ y@@ ph@@ il@@ is com@@ mon@@ ly att@@ ac@@ ks the li@@ ver , as does he@@ pat@@ it@@ is .
; Go@@ o@@ d@@ man , E .
All of them were anointed and were min@@ isters of the new covenant .
Con@@ su@@ elo had the cou@@ ple come right in .
Mas@@ tic has also been used in ad@@ h@@ es@@ i@@ ves and in le@@ ather t@@ an@@ ning .
pages 2@@ 15 - 2@@ 18 .
How sh@@ am@@ e@@ ful !
With Jehovah’s help , so can you .
in the May 1 , 200@@ 8 , is@@ sue of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
H@@ O@@ W TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E C@@ H@@ AN@@ G@@ E@@ D M@@ Y L@@ I@@ F@@ E : A woman at my place of work nam@@ ed Lo@@ i@@ da was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The sisters asked : “ If you would like to know more about the Bible , when can we vis@@ it you ? ”
In ad@@ dition to the support of faithful ones like H@@ el@@ da@@ i , To@@ bi@@ j@@ ah , and Je@@ da@@ iah , God tel@@ ls of many others who would “ come and take part in building the temple of Jehovah . ”
When I listen@@ ed to the com@@ ments made by the young people in the vi@@ de@@ o , I was moved to star@@ t stud@@ ying the Bible again and to pray to Jehovah . ”
P@@ u@@ t simply , the tal@@ ents ref@@ er to the responsi@@ bility to preach and make disciples .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ating our brothers and sisters means that we hold them all in high es@@ te@@ em , respect their di@@ gn@@ ity , and are sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to their needs
7 : 1 , 9 .
On@@ ly those who cho@@ ose of their own free will to show love to one another and to God will be allow@@ ed to live in it . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 30 : 15 , 16 , 19 , 20 .
Al@@ so , people who live in co@@ ld , we@@ t c@@ li@@ mat@@ es or se@@ as@@ ons like that may not always enjoy the ra@@ in .
A hu@@ ge am@@ ount of information ​ — true and false , u@@ se@@ ful and wor@@ th@@ less , har@@ m@@ less and d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous — ​ is now a@@ vail@@ able , than@@ ks to mo@@ der@@ n te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy .
Th@@ an@@ k you for making these poin@@ ts stand out . ” ​ — Jo@@ y .
After the service , G@@ ü@@ n@@ ther took up his position as a loo@@ k@@ out .
Be@@ fore lea@@ ving the house on meeting ni@@ gh@@ ts , I pre@@ pared Ka@@ zu@@ h@@ ik@@ o@@ ’s fav@@ or@@ ite me@@ als for him , but he began going out to e@@ at .
Our close relationship with Jehovah is one reason why we are no part of the world .
“ What a@@ i@@ ded my wife and me the most was to au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer soon after we arri@@ ved in our new congregation , ” says K@@ ev@@ in , a Christian el@@ der .
Fr@@ é@@ d@@ é@@ ri@@ c ( left ) encoura@@ ged R@@ ic@@ o to stay determined to serve Jehovah ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 16 )
The four in@@ ner pl@@ an@@ e@@ ts of our sol@@ ar system ​ — M@@ er@@ cur@@ y , V@@ en@@ us , E@@ ar@@ th , and M@@ ars — ​ are called ter@@ re@@ stri@@ al because they have ro@@ ck@@ y sur@@ fac@@ es .
Un@@ til then ​ — and even after Go@@ g@@ ’s att@@ ack has be@@ gu@@ n — ​ Jehovah’s Witnesses will continue in their support of God’s Kingdom .
“ God kno@@ ws best , ba@@ by . . . .
On more than one occasi@@ on , Jehovah had sa@@ ved David from the c@@ lu@@ t@@ ches of “ ang@@ ry enem@@ ies . ”
Ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing a group of A@@ th@@ en@@ ians , some of whom were worshi@@ p@@ ing at an al@@ ta@@ r dedic@@ ated to “ an Un@@ known God , ” Paul said : “ What you are un@@ know@@ ingly giving godly devo@@ tion to , this I am publi@@ shing to you .
As a bo@@ y , he fac@@ ed an ar@@ m@@ ed gi@@ ant and kil@@ led him .
What happened to the la@@ bor@@ er@@ ’s work in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation , and why ?
Fa@@ ith H@@ el@@ ps U@@ s to En@@ du@@ re G@@ ri@@ ef
It seem@@ ed as if I were lost on to@@ p of a m@@ oun@@ tain sh@@ ou@@ ting for help , but there was no@@ body who could hear me , no one who could lead me to sa@@ f@@ ety . ” ​ — Eva , a rec@@ ently div@@ or@@ ced woman .
How should understanding this important Bible truth af@@ fect the way Christian fun@@ er@@ als are condu@@ cted ?
There he saw an al@@ ta@@ r dedic@@ ated to an un@@ known go@@ d and later mentioned it while giving a fine witness regarding Jehovah .
With full authority from the king , the du@@ ke end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to ex@@ t@@ ing@@ u@@ ish the gro@@ wing Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant res@@ ist@@ ance .
E@@ spe@@ cially since 19@@ 35 has there been a sear@@ ch for those who come to be “ other sheep , ” who have faith in the ransom , dedic@@ ate themselves to God , and support the anointed “ little flo@@ ck ” in Kingdom - preaching activ@@ ity .
4 He@@ e@@ ding W@@ ar@@ n@@ ings , No . 2
He gener@@ ously gave Adam and E@@ ve a vari@@ ety of preci@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts that en@@ ab@@ led them to enjoy life .
Jehovah set li@@ m@@ its for Adam and E@@ ve ​ — li@@ m@@ its that could have inst@@ il@@ led in them a prop@@ er reg@@ ard for his authority .
K@@ EN@@ Y@@ A
Do You S@@ ei@@ ze O@@ pp@@ or@@ tun@@ ities to Sh@@ are Your B@@ eli@@ ef@@ s ?
( In those days , me@@ als were served at conven@@ tions . )
Why does Jehovah exerc@@ ise long - suffering ?
B@@ less@@ ings Now and in the F@@ utu@@ re
And he sur@@ ely did his best to instru@@ ct his children about Jehovah God .
( b ) How can we follow the example of E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ro@@ ditu@@ s and the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans ?
Indeed , El@@ isha vie@@ wed the older prophet as his spiritual father . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 2 : 12 .
Why was obedi@@ ence especially vital in the first century ?
One thing that makes our study a high point in the we@@ ek for the children is that we act out s@@ cen@@ es from My Bo@@ ok of Bible St@@ ori@@ es .
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : L@@ ist on pa@@ per the ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les you face in taking care of your mate .
“ I was ca@@ ught up in the bl@@ ind r@@ ace for e@@ ase , we@@ al@@ th , and the ple@@ a@@ sures of life .
His way is st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght .
“ Al@@ as for the father who has two or three daugh@@ ters , ” qu@@ ip@@ s L@@ ou@@ ka@@ s , a father from Gre@@ e@@ ce .
For the va@@ st ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of the Witnesses , den@@ ying their faith was out of the question .
In teaching him , she may re@@ mind Joh@@ n@@ n@@ y why his conduct was wrong .
Consider : If God had pre@@ ven@@ ted all such ac@@ ts of d@@ om@@ in@@ ation , would he not , in effect , have turned his own words into a li@@ e ?
It is certainly no less important for each one of us to do so person@@ ally .
Se@@ ek personal help .
The Devil , rel@@ eas@@ ed from imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment and in@@ t@@ ent on mis@@ le@@ ading mankind , will no doubt appe@@ al to sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness .
15 : 4 . ( a ) How do langu@@ ages change over time ?
Jesus said to his followers : “ By end@@ ur@@ ance on your part you will ac@@ qui@@ re your sou@@ ls . ”
It has not been eas@@ y for me to come to ter@@ ms with my disa@@ bility .
When w@@ atch@@ ing the baptism of new@@ ly dedic@@ ated servants of Jehovah on the is@@ land of Mal@@ ta , the local Witnesses ’ jo@@ y@@ ful ex@@ u@@ ber@@ ance comple@@ men@@ ted the te@@ ars of joy that wel@@ led up in the eyes of vis@@ it@@ ors from B@@ r@@ ita@@ in .
Jesus even wa@@ shed the fe@@ et of his apostles .
We must re@@ ject any wrong course that we may have been pur@@ su@@ ing and must take action to do what is pleas@@ ing to God .
As seen in the fore@@ going experi@@ ences , however , with Jehovah’s help people of many langu@@ ages , including Ch@@ in@@ ese , are lear@@ ning God’s will in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , as well as in other par@@ ts of the earth .
For many years , I went to the c@@ em@@ et@@ er@@ y ne@@ arly every day .
E@@ ver@@ yone who “ he@@ ars ” and “ does ” what Jesus taught will be bless@@ ed .
While I was ass@@ is@@ ting in the conven@@ tion of@@ fice , Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r appro@@ ached me at a f@@ ast p@@ ace .
Many who serve in a fore@@ ign - language congregation feel that it is help@@ ful to study the Bible regul@@ arly in the ‘ language of their bir@@ th . ’
In s@@ pite of very difficult circumstances , L@@ au@@ re@@ l N@@ is@@ be@@ t served God ze@@ al@@ ously
Jehovah Will “ Ca@@ use J@@ us@@ tice to Be D@@ one , ” 12 / 15
Hebrews 11 : 1 descri@@ bes faith in two ways .
Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ing by appe@@ ar@@ ance can be har@@ m@@ ful not only for the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m but also for the one doing the judg@@ ing .
W@@ as Na@@ both stu@@ b@@ born ? Re@@ ck@@ less ?
F@@ in@@ ding an answer to that question can help ban@@ ish the second cause for evil ​ — man@@ ’s ign@@ or@@ ance of God’s pur@@ pos@@ es .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , how do we re@@ act if we enc@@ oun@@ ter a point in our Christian public@@ ations from “ the faithful ste@@ ward ” that is hard to understand or that does not mat@@ ch with our thinking ?
Ther@@ efore , if we want Jehovah’s blessing and appro@@ val , we need to he@@ ed the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on found at Romans 12 : 2 . ​ — Read .
C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ T@@ R@@ Y O@@ F O@@ R@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ N : F@@ IN@@ L@@ AN@@ D
To illustr@@ ate this with something a@@ vail@@ able in Eng@@ l@@ ish , you might study the qualities of Jehovah that are lis@@ ted under the sub@@ he@@ ading “ Q@@ u@@ alities by N@@ ame ” under the en@@ try “ Jehovah ” in the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations In@@ de@@ x .
What questions will we consider about the use of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l ?
O@@ r they may like to com@@ pare Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts with what hist@@ ori@@ ans , s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists , or ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists say .
We too may do well to bre@@ ak down our long - ter@@ m go@@ als into a few sh@@ ort - ter@@ m go@@ als .
They are young for such a sh@@ ort time .
This is the kind of advan@@ c@@ ement that every Christian should want to man@@ i@@ f@@ est .
After all , why set@@ tle for anything less than “ the real life , ” which a@@ wa@@ its those who hope in and love Jehovah ? ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 17 , 19 .
Some may not appreci@@ ate the value of the service provided by Jehovah’s Witnesses , consider@@ ing them to be a nu@@ is@@ ance .
Many have learned a new language to help a congregation or a group .
While any transl@@ ation of God’s Word can benefit you , some use ar@@ cha@@ ic or scho@@ l@@ arly language that may be hard to gr@@ as@@ p .
During a lu@@ l@@ l in the st@@ or@@ m , my son and I left the refu@@ ge are@@ a to sur@@ ve@@ y the w@@ rec@@ ka@@ ge that was once our home .
How does this di@@ ff@@ er from the fr@@ on@@ tal att@@ ac@@ ks of physical persecu@@ tion ?
Like first - century individuals who took Jesus ’ sa@@ y@@ ings to heart , we “ do good to those h@@ ating ” us by respon@@ ding to their ho@@ st@@ ility with gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous actions .
In this way , our brothers succ@@ e@@ ed in pur@@ su@@ ing their ministry in 2@@ 34 lands around the world .
Our el@@ des@@ t son , Ri@@ ch@@ ard , received an 18 - mon@@ th pris@@ on s@@ ent@@ ence .
When we first learned the tru@@ ths con@@ ta@@ ined in God’s Word and then dedic@@ ated our lives to Jehovah , we pro@@ ba@@ bly read the Bible e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly .
The present times of tr@@ ou@@ ble will soon end .
After lear@@ ning ba@@ si@@ c form@@ s of ad@@ d@@ ress and mem@@ or@@ iz@@ ing a one - min@@ u@@ te ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine pres@@ ent@@ ation , we were invit@@ ed to beg@@ in eng@@ ag@@ ing in the field service .
S@@ E@@ R@@ G@@ I@@ O AN@@ D O@@ L@@ IN@@ D@@ A are a pioneer cou@@ ple in their 8@@ 0 ’ s who live in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
( a ) What prom@@ p@@ ts N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s to vis@@ it the Messi@@ ah ?
If he shows interest in the message , they may present Bible - based liter@@ ature and offer a free home Bible study .
Abraham lived some 2@@ ,000 years before Jesus ’ bir@@ th .
Re@@ al hum@@ ility en@@ ab@@ les us to see ourselves as we really are
If this man@@ u@@ al is not a@@ vail@@ able in your language , fine counsel on study me@@ tho@@ ds can be found in the following is@@ su@@ es of The Watchtower : Au@@ gu@@ st 15 , 199@@ 3 , pages 13 - 17 ; May 15 , 198@@ 6 , pages 19 - 20 .
By st@@ ep@@ p@@ ing back to look at the enti@@ re mo@@ sa@@ ic , one se@@ es that all the care@@ fully plac@@ ed pe@@ b@@ bl@@ es together form a pat@@ ter@@ n , or pi@@ c@@ ture .
However , he mis@@ used that fac@@ ul@@ ty in an at@@ temp@@ t to receive worship .
He wor@@ ked as a do@@ ct@@ or@@ ’s ass@@ ist@@ ant and jo@@ ined his own family in the worship of vari@@ ous de@@ ities under the guid@@ ance of their cho@@ s@@ en g@@ ur@@ u .
To end his mis@@ er@@ y , W@@ al@@ ter deci@@ ded to j@@ um@@ p off a bri@@ dge .
N@@ ei@@ ther M@@ ary nor Joseph could fa@@ th@@ om it .
How could Satan in@@ du@@ ce us to re@@ move our hel@@ me@@ t ?
4 Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy 1 .
But what about those for whom the resurrection will mean life on earth again as humans ?
When T@@ ro@@ p@@ hi@@ mu@@ s got si@@ ck , Paul did not he@@ al him .
One way is by show@@ ing concer@@ n for the other person@@ ’s feelings and tr@@ ying to understand them .
To as@@ sure hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones that He is not a ty@@ ran@@ n@@ ic@@ al a@@ bus@@ er of power , God cho@@ se to allow Satan and the human re@@ bel@@ s to act in@@ dep@@ end@@ ently of divine la@@ ws and principles ​ — for a li@@ mit@@ ed peri@@ od of time only .
This invol@@ ves recogn@@ iz@@ ing that each individu@@ al has the privilege of free cho@@ ice .
Do we preach the good news of the Kingdom with ze@@ al ?
; B@@ eng@@ t@@ s@@ son , J .
It is com@@ for@@ ting to see that so far in ad@@ v@@ ance , Jehovah knew that his people would go into a spiritual ex@@ ile and then be rest@@ ored .
S@@ et@@ ting and working toward spiritual go@@ als may also not be eas@@ y .
“ T@@ e@@ aching The@@ m to O@@ b@@ serve All the Th@@ ings ”
Why was this necess@@ ary ?
Our to@@ wn , G@@ d@@ y@@ ni@@ a , was lo@@ c@@ ated between op@@ pos@@ ing ar@@ mi@@ es .
As no@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , he spoke of a certain man who had a fi@@ g t@@ ree in his v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard .
How does Davi@@ d’s advan@@ ced age ad@@ d meaning to the words recorded at Psalm 37 : 23 - 25 ?
Will you face challeng@@ es along the way ?
Do we feel that those ten are wor@@ th sear@@ ch@@ ing for ?
Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s ‘ was also led along with Peter and others in this pre@@ ten@@ se . ’
Then I feel reas@@ sur@@ ed , and I am moved to expres@@ s my love for Jehovah . ”
Why , these are vital ways in which we can receive Jehovah’s holy spirit , a pro@@ du@@ ct of which is joy .
Even before they arri@@ ved in the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , he comman@@ ded them to buil@@ d the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , the cen@@ ter of true worship .
In 195@@ 1 at the age of 17 , I was appointed a pioneer , to serve in ne@@ ar@@ by T@@ hi@@ on@@ v@@ il@@ le .
What about the en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ men@@ tal m@@ ol@@ ding of our conscience ?
O@@ l@@ ga , who div@@ or@@ ced her husband after he com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , said : “ I kept as@@ king my@@ self , ‘ Wh@@ at@@ ’s she got that I ha@@ ven@@ ’t got ? ’ ”
What is needed in order to bre@@ ak free from wrong desi@@ res and inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations ?
He al@@ lo@@ ws us to dis@@ cer@@ n a few things at a time .
What do they pray for ?
In time , it will disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar al@@ together .
She rel@@ ates : “ While w@@ an@@ ting Jehovah’s blessing , I also wanted satis@@ fac@@ tion from my care@@ er in s@@ ci@@ ence .
Gi@@ ving a public talk at a Bi@@ co@@ l - language cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly
He then com@@ ments : “ S@@ ome@@ times I felt un@@ eas@@ y with the greater responsi@@ bility that inc@@ reas@@ ed fre@@ e@@ dom brought . ”
The word “ serv@@ ant ” occ@@ ur@@ s many times in the book of Isaiah .
After all , God’s personal name occ@@ u@@ pi@@ es a special place in our worship ​ — we are Jehovah’s Witnesses !
The Se@@ ed of blessing came through his son Isa@@ a@@ c and his gr@@ and@@ son Jac@@ o@@ b .
The H@@ ung@@ ari@@ an new@@ s@@ pa@@ per V@@ as N@@ é@@ pe expla@@ ins : “ After H@@ it@@ l@@ er@@ ’s as@@ cen@@ sion to power in Ger@@ many , not just the Jews but also the faithful of Jehovah’s Witnesses were l@@ ined up for persecu@@ tion and t@@ or@@ ture , con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p and death if they did not den@@ y their religious con@@ vi@@ ction . . . .
And what about s@@ we@@ ep@@ ing as@@ ser@@ tions that high@@ light a mat@@ e@@ ’s f@@ la@@ ws ?
God’s name was mirac@@ ul@@ ously in@@ s@@ cri@@ bed sever@@ al times on the st@@ one ta@@ ble@@ ts be@@ aring the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments .
A@@ c@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing Pet@@ er@@ ’s position in the early Christian congregation , Paul wrote that Peter was among those “ re@@ pu@@ ted to be p@@ ill@@ ars . ”
7 : 9 , 10 ; 10 : 21 ; 16 : 22 ​ — Do these st@@ at@@ ements indic@@ ate that Job did not believe in the resurrection ?
Psalm 8@@ 6 : 9 , 10 fore@@ told : “ All the nations whom you have made will themselves come , and they will bo@@ w down before you , O Jehovah , and will give glory to your name .
To our great deli@@ ght , all three of our daugh@@ ters began pione@@ ering when they fin@@ i@@ shed school .
Di@@ d she not recogn@@ ize her daugh@@ ter - in - law ?
The field ministry is such a joy , and it is eas@@ y to star@@ t Bible stu@@ dies .
You too must continue to de@@ e@@ pen and bro@@ ad@@ en your knowledge of Jehovah .
“ Do Not Des@@ i@@ re H@@ er P@@ re@@ t@@ t@@ iness ”
• How does cre@@ ation t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to Jehovah’s power ?
He is their Li@@ fe - Gi@@ ver , and he lo@@ v@@ ingly provi@@ des for the needs of all true worshipp@@ ers .
“ When I a@@ wak@@ ened the next day after my fer@@ v@@ ently pra@@ ying to God , ” rec@@ alls V@@ ir@@ gi@@ l , “ I found a Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine in the house . . . .
That was certainly true in B@@ es@@ l@@ an , Al@@ ani@@ a , in the a@@ utu@@ m@@ n of 200@@ 4 , when h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of people , many of them young children on their first day at school , were kil@@ led in a b@@ ru@@ tal con@@ f@@ li@@ ct between ter@@ r@@ or@@ ists and se@@ cur@@ ity for@@ ces .
Di@@ d you ever consider , though , that he often used cont@@ ra@@ st@@ s in his teaching ?
Rather , he was war@@ ning his followers about what would ha@@ p@@ pen if they thought and ac@@ ted in a way that would cause him to view them as wicked and s@@ lu@@ gg@@ ish .
What joy we feel when we@@ ak@@ er ones simil@@ arly respon@@ d to our war@@ m invit@@ ations and re@@ su@@ me atten@@ ding Christian meetings ! ​ — Luke 15 : 6 .
Many view prayer as mer@@ ely a way to ask God for things .
As a result of his sin , all humans in@@ her@@ it sin , and the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence of that sin is death .
P@@ u@@ t the more important things first .
They may ac@@ knowledge that we are living in difficult times , but as long as they are not affe@@ cted person@@ ally , they care little about the p@@ light of others and man@@ i@@ f@@ est no interest in spiritual matters .
There is not one . ”
N@@ ina , who has been married for fi@@ ve years , says : “ Se@@ e@@ ing your in@@ come and ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses on pa@@ per is a real e@@ ye - op@@ en@@ er .
If you have re@@ married , how do you feel about your second marriage ?
Instead of being over@@ ly cr@@ itical , why not refle@@ ct on what we might do to help him gro@@ w to matu@@ r@@ ity ?
This was very evid@@ ent at the conclu@@ sion of the conven@@ tions .
I lost my temp@@ er and started saying things that ir@@ rit@@ ated her even more . ”
For with the me@@ asure that you are me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing out , they will me@@ asure out to you in return . ” ​ — Luke 6 : 38 . 14 , 15 .
Will he hi@@ de his wr@@ ong@@ doing because he is af@@ ra@@ id of lo@@ sing his standing in the congregation or because he does not want to disa@@ p@@ point loved ones ?
Job believ@@ es o@@ ther@@ wise .
S@@ imp@@ ly put , we for@@ get to view them as Jehovah vie@@ ws them .
O@@ ver the de@@ ca@@ des , in many par@@ ts of the world , there have been ban@@ s and re@@ stri@@ ctions on the field ministry and the Bible liter@@ ature of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
If a very young ani@@ ma@@ l and its mother can sense d@@ anger and im@@ medi@@ ately call for help , should we not do the same when we stu@@ m@@ ble spiritually or face un@@ expe@@ cted d@@ ang@@ ers from Satan’s world ?
S@@ en@@ sing this personal interest of Jehovah proved very com@@ for@@ ting to S@@ v@@ et@@ l@@ ana , the young pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te mentioned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article .
After fur@@ ther Bible study , his faith in a loving Creator began to gro@@ w strong .
Our knowledge does not appro@@ ach that of Jesus , but than@@ ks to him , we do know a great de@@ al about God’s Kingdom and what it will accom@@ pl@@ ish in the near future .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 40 , 22
It is part of “ the new person@@ ality ” that a Christian must put on . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 3 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 10 , 12 ; Romans 12 : 16 .
Des@@ cri@@ be the gr@@ an@@ de@@ ur of P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s house as you i@@ magine it .
Will the day ever come when we know everything ?
Jesus did not cor@@ rec@@ t Peter for as@@ king that question .
Consider how he re@@ ac@@ ted when he did have an opportunity to take v@@ enge@@ ance on his brothers who had come to Egy@@ pt to bu@@ y gra@@ in .
( Read Acts 12 : 1 - 6 . )
They will@@ ingly sacrifice themselves and g@@ la@@ dly move to congregations that need shepher@@ ds . ”
A@@ n ang@@ el as@@ sur@@ ed the prophet Daniel : “ You will rest , but you will stand up for your lo@@ t at the end of the days . ”
Juda@@ e@@ an King M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h set up al@@ t@@ ars to Ba@@ al , made his sons pas@@ s through fi@@ re , prom@@ o@@ ted spi@@ rit@@ is@@ tic practic@@ es , and buil@@ t false religious al@@ t@@ ars in the temple cour@@ ty@@ ar@@ ds .
But he de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely needs it if he is to gro@@ w into a well - bal@@ an@@ ced ad@@ ul@@ t .
E@@ igh@@ te@@ en years have pas@@ sed , and we have had many happy experi@@ ences preaching in this are@@ a .
The war of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on is not an act of ag@@ g@@ res@@ sion by God .
Their G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or , Jehovah God , has educ@@ ated them and ‘ given them the t@@ ong@@ ue of the taught ones , that they may know how to answer the ti@@ red one with a word . ’
Bro@@ ther J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z will long be re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed as a dedic@@ ated and loyal serv@@ ant of Jehovah , who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly foc@@ used on the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c activities .
( b ) We will discus@@ s what two st@@ ep@@ s to take to make Jehovah our confidence ?
Be@@ fore that occ@@ ur@@ s , the ex@@ tr@@ a em@@ br@@ yo@@ s may be f@@ ro@@ z@@ en in li@@ qu@@ id n@@ it@@ ro@@ g@@ en .
In time , these were to become the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ cha@@ l he@@ a@@ ds of the 12 tri@@ bes of Israel .
They have been taken into an ad@@ di@@ tional covenant , the Kingdom covenant .
The a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant spiritual food provided through this ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ es us so that we can gro@@ w in the faith .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , if you con@@ fr@@ on@@ t your mate too for@@ ce@@ fully , your mate may become de@@ f@@ en@@ sive and the opportunity to draw him or her out may be lost .
Many are the cal@@ am@@ ities of the righteous one , but out of them all Jehovah deli@@ v@@ ers him . ” ​ — Psalm 34 : 3 , 4 , 7 , 8 , 18 , 19 ; 1 Samuel 21 : 10 - 15 .
Des@@ pite having these reas@@ ons for happiness , some faithful servants of God stru@@ gg@@ le with ne@@ g@@ ative thoughts about themselves .
There I me@@ t a mother who asked me to study the Bible with her de@@ a@@ f tw@@ in daugh@@ ters , Je@@ an and Jo@@ an R@@ o@@ th@@ en@@ ber@@ g@@ er , who were stud@@ ents at the same school for the de@@ a@@ f that I once attend@@ ed .
▪ T@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H@@ IN@@ G C@@ O@@ M@@ MI@@ T@@ T@@ E@@ E : This com@@ mit@@ te@@ e overse@@ es the instru@@ ction provided at ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , conven@@ tions , and congregation meetings .
Of course , once in a while we ru@@ b each other the wrong way , but we for@@ give and for@@ get ​ — and that appro@@ ach truly works . “ Al@@ ways le@@ an on Jehovah and accept what he per@@ m@@ its ”
He also se@@ ts asi@@ de time to study together with his wife .
They all support the author@@ ship of Jehovah God and are in complete har@@ mony .
The people were tre@@ ated r@@ ough@@ ly and could be com@@ pared to ‘ c@@ ru@@ shed re@@ e@@ ds ’ or ‘ f@@ la@@ x@@ en wi@@ c@@ ks ’ when they are at their last f@@ li@@ ck@@ er .
* No@@ tice how you might accom@@ pl@@ ish that go@@ al .
If it were true that God takes children , would that not make him an un@@ loving , sel@@ f@@ ish Creator ?
Jehovah will in@@ deed take great deli@@ ght in ‘ ca@@ using us to see sal@@ vation ’ through Jesus Christ .
N@@ ever let a day go by without tal@@ king to your heavenly Father .
If we imitate his example , we will be pre@@ pared to put up with their imper@@ fe@@ ctions .
I pray for self - control , though , and this helps to keep my mind from w@@ an@@ der@@ ing . ”
Bo@@ th of them were coura@@ ge@@ ous pre@@ ach@@ ers of Jehovah’s judg@@ ments against Satan’s wicked world .
Jesus ’ ze@@ al was thus sign@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly evid@@ ent in his public ministry .
How did Jehovah show that he is a lo@@ ver of justice , and why would this have been of comfort to Na@@ bo@@ th@@ ’s relati@@ ves and friends ?
The shepher@@ d so@@ lic@@ it@@ ously gu@@ ar@@ ds the mother during her hel@@ pl@@ ess m@@ om@@ ents and pi@@ c@@ ks up the lam@@ b and car@@ ries it to the fo@@ ld .
But what am@@ oun@@ ted to cre@@ m@@ ation did not always car@@ ry such a meaning .
We wor@@ ked well together and have rema@@ ined close friends for over 50 years .
B@@ ap@@ tism is a re@@ qu@@ est for a good relationship with God .
Jose@@ p@@ h’s family under@@ sto@@ od and res@@ pe@@ cted his wi@@ sh@@ es on fun@@ er@@ al r@@ ites .
What evidence of Jehovah’s strength do we find in his works ?
In view of Joh@@ n@@ ’s inspired ob@@ serv@@ ation , should the new@@ l@@ y@@ we@@ ds id@@ enti@@ fy to all the gi@@ ver of each gift ?
W . E@@ r@@ l@@ en@@ me@@ y@@ er was about ten years old when he first eng@@ ag@@ ed in this form of wit@@ ness@@ ing .
It stan@@ ds to reason , then , that for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess is an important fac@@ et of love , which is “ a perfect b@@ ond of uni@@ on . ”
• Why should baptism not be un@@ du@@ ly post@@ pon@@ ed ?
How many of the clean be@@ ast@@ s did Noah take into the ar@@ k ​ — se@@ ven of each clean be@@ ast or se@@ ven pa@@ ir@@ s of each ?
So be wise in your cho@@ ice of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
Our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart also refle@@ cts our emo@@ tions and feelings , our desi@@ res and affe@@ ctions .
And how important is prayer with reg@@ ard to my sal@@ vation ? ’
Be@@ ing hon@@ est means , first of all , being hon@@ est with ourselves .
My wife and I were able to atten@@ d their gra@@ du@@ ation .
To a@@ va@@ il ourselves of God’s mer@@ cy , which can sa@@ ve us from recei@@ ving p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment for in@@ her@@ ited sin , we must ‘ exerc@@ ise faith in the Son . ’ ​ — John 3 : 16 , 36 .
I sa@@ ved up my si@@ x@@ p@@ ence for ne@@ arly two years to bu@@ y the c@@ he@@ ap@@ est w@@ atch a@@ vail@@ able at that time .
When is the ide@@ al time to pl@@ an our li@@ fe@@ ’s course ?
Why did the preaching work anger the c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests ?
“ O Re@@ de@@ em M@@ e and S@@ how M@@ e F@@ av@@ or ”
The first day of school , Al@@ ber@@ t S@@ ch@@ ro@@ e@@ der , the brother who had plac@@ ed S@@ tudi@@ es in the Scriptures with D@@ or@@ o@@ the@@ a@@ ’s mother 12 years ear@@ li@@ er , reg@@ is@@ tered us .
The import@@ ance of hum@@ ility is sh@@ own in Ju@@ d@@ ges chap@@ ter 9 .
As@@ k yourself , ‘ When was the last time that I than@@ ked a neigh@@ b@@ or , a work@@ mate , a scho@@ ol@@ mate , a ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al - st@@ af@@ f member , a sto@@ re@@ keep@@ er , or some@@ body el@@ se who helped me ? ’
He was told to go back to work .
Pa@@ ying attention to the prophe@@ tic word of Mal@@ ach@@ i can help us to pre@@ pare for “ the great and fear - inspi@@ ring day of Jehovah , ” when the present wicked system of things comes to an end . ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 4 : 5 .
C@@ op@@ ing With I@@ l@@ l@@ ness and Lo@@ ss
Christian elders today do well to imitate him in this respect .
Sa@@ ys S@@ and@@ r@@ a , ag@@ ed 26 : “ When I medit@@ ate on my blessings in the truth , I real@@ ize that the world can offer nothing that com@@ pa@@ res with it ! ” ​ — Psalm 8@@ 4 : 11 .
“ My Father is gl@@ ori@@ fied in this , that you keep be@@ aring much fru@@ it . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ H@@ N 15 : 8 .
Word had s@@ pre@@ ad that spi@@ es from Israel had come to the house of R@@ a@@ ha@@ b .
Yet , there is more to consider .
What can we learn from Jesus ’ a@@ do@@ p@@ tive father , Joseph ?
That joy is in@@ ten@@ si@@ fied if we use the wa@@ iting time wis@@ ely , making pre@@ par@@ ations for the coming ev@@ ent .
K@@ in@@ dness is displa@@ yed when we show interest in others by means of fri@@ end@@ ly and help@@ ful words and ac@@ ts .
W@@ as there a time when “ the Israel of God ” was l@@ ying in dar@@ k@@ ness , as fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed by that prophe@@ tic woman ?
How encourag@@ ing it is to see God’s spirit mo@@ tiv@@ ating Christian men and women to move out to dist@@ ant par@@ ts !
Satan has under@@ min@@ ed what God teach@@ es .
If you are a brother in the situation just descri@@ bed , do not become disc@@ oura@@ ged .
No one
However , the bat@@ tle must be f@@ ought ​ — and it can be w@@ on with God’s help .
Jesus knew that to un@@ lo@@ ck the spiritual truth found in the Bible , we need two things : God’s help and the right heart attitude .
With that in mind , she gave her stud@@ ent a d@@ ress and a pa@@ ir of sh@@ o@@ es , so that C@@ am@@ il@@ le would have something appro@@ pri@@ ate to we@@ ar when she attend@@ ed her first meeting at the Kingdom H@@ all .
Re@@ g@@ arding our time , the prophet Daniel wrote : “ In the days of those k@@ ings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be brought to ru@@ in . . . .
The origin@@ al - language word for “ gre@@ et@@ ing ” may mean more than a m@@ ere “ hel@@ l@@ o ” or “ good - day . ”
Th@@ ink of Jehovah God .
Bro@@ ther E@@ rich F@@ ro@@ st , a gi@@ f@@ ted mu@@ si@@ ci@@ an , com@@ posed mu@@ si@@ c to accom@@ pan@@ y the fil@@ ms and s@@ li@@ des .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 18 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 36 , 5@@ 1
After all , that was what moved the first W@@ es@@ ter@@ ner who saw the is@@ land to cho@@ ose the name I@@ l@@ h@@ a F@@ or@@ mo@@ sa , or “ Is@@ land Be@@ au@@ ti@@ ful . ”
Mo@@ st people think of a prophet as someone who fore@@ tel@@ ls the future , but that is only part of a prophe@@ t’s responsi@@ bility .
H@@ en@@ sc@@ he@@ l , vis@@ ited L@@ ond@@ on . E@@ i@@ ght young brothers from B@@ r@@ ita@@ in were en@@ ro@@ l@@ led in the ei@@ gh@@ th class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad for mission@@ ary tra@@ ining , and I was among them .
Thus , in order to continue as a pioneer , each one must r@@ ely on Jehovah .
Ex@@ po@@ sure to Di@@ ffer@@ ent R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ons
N@@ um@@ ber of coun@@ tri@@ es re@@ pres@@ ented : 6
The other sheep recogn@@ ize that they have great@@ ly benef@@ ited from the di@@ lig@@ ent efforts of the faithful slave in su@@ p@@ pl@@ ying them with tim@@ ely spiritual food .
C@@ i@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ation develop@@ ed ex@@ ten@@ si@@ vely .
O@@ ther followers of Jesus , however , respon@@ ded differ@@ ently .
In de@@ f@@ en@@ ding himself against his acc@@ us@@ ers , Job became some@@ what un@@ bal@@ an@@ ced .
Jehovah Is Gre@@ at in Lo@@ y@@ al Lo@@ ve
These prophe@@ ci@@ es fore@@ told de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of the Messi@@ ah’s ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , time of appe@@ ar@@ ance , actions , tre@@ at@@ ment , and place in Jehovah God’s arrang@@ ement .
Psalm 14@@ 6 : 8 emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es an out@@ standing benefit of following the p@@ ath of righteousness .
Many people , however , are po@@ or listen@@ ers .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e Your Q@@ u@@ est for Acc@@ ur@@ ate K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge
Jesus ’ early disciples ​ — who were in a uni@@ que position to know what really happened — ​ b@@ ol@@ dly pro@@ claim@@ ed that Jesus was resur@@ rec@@ ted .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , those who place their full trust in Jehovah u@@ su@@ ally find that their good conduct and work e@@ th@@ ic ear@@ n them the fav@@ or of their emp@@ loy@@ er . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 .
By those words , Satan not only as@@ ser@@ ted that God is a li@@ ar but also imp@@ lied that God’s way of gover@@ ning is un@@ just .
Yes , they do so by res@@ or@@ ting to “ ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations , ” or “ c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty ac@@ ts , ” such as those used by their rul@@ er , Satan the Devil .
But now they feel more like family , and I am happy . ”
M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h also brought into the house of Jehovah the gra@@ ven i@@ ma@@ ge of the sac@@ red po@@ le that he had made .
S@@ ur@@ pris@@ ing as it may se@@ em , an exam@@ in@@ ation of some po@@ pul@@ ar beli@@ ef@@ s about death in the light of God’s Word will prove both com@@ for@@ ting and ref@@ re@@ shing .
A few years ag@@ o , I dis@@ co@@ vered that the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge where I gre@@ w up was practic@@ ally deser@@ ted .
While congregation liter@@ ac@@ y cl@@ as@@ ses may comple@@ ment a chil@@ d’s for@@ ma@@ l educ@@ ation , they cannot take its place .
8 H@@ el@@ p@@ ing the Ch@@ il@@ dren of “ F@@ o@@ re@@ ign R@@ es@@ id@@ ents ”
If they remain faithful to Jehovah thr@@ ough@@ out the M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m and during the fin@@ al t@@ est that will come at the end of it , their n@@ ames will be per@@ man@@ ently written in “ the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l of life . ”
May such love always be the mo@@ tiv@@ ating for@@ ce be@@ h@@ ind our preaching activ@@ ity !
And how spiritually s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ating can be the experi@@ ences from our Christian ministry !
Who is the “ ch@@ am@@ pi@@ on ” set@@ ting the fin@@ est example for Christians ?
What material advan@@ ta@@ ges can the world offer that would come any@@ where near the spiritual blessings that we now enjoy and will enjoy in the future ? ​ — Read Mark 10 : 28 - 30 .
What does it mean to walk in that name ?
He ad@@ ded that they would see him “ s@@ it@@ ting at the right hand of power and coming with the cl@@ ou@@ ds of heaven . ”
Bro@@ ther Jac@@ k@@ son ad@@ ded : “ Jehovah ho@@ l@@ ds you respon@@ sible to keep strong spiritually .
“ H@@ ad my family associ@@ ated with me even a little , say to c@@ he@@ ck up on me , that small do@@ se of associ@@ ation would have satis@@ fied me and likely not allow@@ ed my desire for associ@@ ation to be a mo@@ tiv@@ ating fac@@ t@@ or to return to God . ”
Un@@ der such heav@@ y pres@@ sure , Job kept his integrity .
I@@ ts f@@ oun@@ der , Adam , was a re@@ be@@ l against God .
We can be tra@@ pp@@ ed this way reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of our privile@@ ges of service .
Proverbs 10 : 22 states : “ The blessing of Jehovah ​ — that is what makes rich , and he ad@@ ds no pain with it . ”
Go@@ dly fear can en@@ able us to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in a div@@ in@@ ely fav@@ ored course reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of what we must end@@ ure .
J@@ es@@ se had ei@@ ght sons , and David was the you@@ ng@@ est .
How is Jehovah’s wisdom seen in his use of humans to rec@@ ord his Word , the Bible ?
In the same way the one that received the two ga@@ ined two more .
We should be encoura@@ ged that a resurrection can occ@@ ur many cen@@ tu@@ ries after being promised .
Jesus comman@@ ded his followers : “ G@@ o . . . and make disciples of people of all the nations , bapti@@ z@@ ing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit , teaching them to ob@@ serve all the things I have comman@@ ded you .
In this con@@ text the Greek word rend@@ ered “ world ” does not ref@@ er to the pl@@ an@@ et E@@ ar@@ th .
Still , consider how Jehovah felt about his fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative wife , the nation of Israel , in the ten@@ th century B.C.E .
His shed blood .
In A@@ pri@@ l 198@@ 8 , my jo@@ b assignment was comple@@ ted and we moved again .
E@@ ve allow@@ ed her attention to be direc@@ ted to the temp@@ tation im@@ medi@@ ately in fr@@ on@@ t of her .
A@@ m@@ ong the many early conven@@ tions he attend@@ ed , an especially mem@@ or@@ able one was held in E@@ d@@ mon@@ t@@ on , Al@@ ber@@ ta , in 19@@ 18 .
O@@ f@@ ten , I would c@@ ry out to God : ‘ Why did you allow this to ha@@ p@@ pen ? ’ ”
( a ) How did Jesus cho@@ ose compan@@ i@@ ons ?
H@@ app@@ y R@@ es@@ ul@@ ts
We must ru@@ n the r@@ ace for life ourselves .
What is the great@@ est privilege for baptized Christians ?
You stu@@ b your to@@ e on a ro@@ ck .
It also helps us to buil@@ d lasting fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps and streng@@ th@@ ens our confidence in the blessings that will soon come from God’s Kingdom .
How bless@@ ed were De@@ bor@@ ah , Bar@@ ak , and J@@ a@@ el for pu@@ t@@ ting faith in Jehovah God !
H@@ el@@ p your family take in knowledge now and forever
In each of these situ@@ ations , Jehovah could have p@@ uni@@ shed A@@ ar@@ on on the spo@@ t .
He pro@@ ba@@ bly me@@ ant that he con@@ sul@@ ted written s@@ our@@ ces a@@ vail@@ able to him as he com@@ p@@ iled the l@@ ist of Jesus ’ g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gy that we can read in his Go@@ spe@@ l .
Ex@@ pla@@ in and illustr@@ ate what it means to be fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less .
S@@ cri@@ ba@@ l scho@@ ol@@ s pro@@ s@@ per@@ ed , and one of the discipl@@ ines they taught was the faithful cop@@ ying of ex@@ is@@ ting te@@ x@@ ts .
Their work is certainly not li@@ mit@@ ed to what might be consider@@ ed ma@@ j@@ or langu@@ ages .
But God’s go@@ o@@ dness and loyal love toward faithful Christians of all nations will last forever . — John 3 : 36 .
We have to recogn@@ ize that when we pray , we are ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing our Creator , the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh of the uni@@ verse .
Since 33 C.E . , an individu@@ al@@ ’s relationship with Jehovah no longer dep@@ ends on ad@@ her@@ ence to the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
She was ze@@ al@@ ous in the ministry , and I found her char@@ m@@ ing .
Ha@@ ving been Jehovah’s Ma@@ ster Wor@@ k@@ er during cre@@ ation , Jesus had a pro@@ found understanding of human n@@ ature .
To Christians in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , he wrote : “ The good news we preach did not turn up among you with spe@@ e@@ ch al@@ one but also with power and with holy spirit . ”
When on earth , Jesus demonstr@@ ated many wonderful qualities .
Jehovah’s wisdom is “ the wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve . ”
That poin@@ ts to the need for God to do this in view of how di@@ su@@ n@@ ity ar@@ ose in the first place .
They pro@@ ba@@ bly also had relati@@ ves travel@@ ing with them , such as James and John along with their father , Z@@ ebe@@ de@@ e , and mother , S@@ al@@ ome , who may have been Mar@@ y’s sister .
To what ex@@ t@@ ent will the knowledge of Jehovah f@@ ill the earth after the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of his judgment upon viol@@ ent n@@ ational grou@@ ps ?
Con@@ s@@ ist@@ ent with la@@ ws of g@@ ene@@ tic in@@ her@@ it@@ ance , their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing could receive only what their parents themselves pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed .
A@@ ver@@ age years in full - time ministry : 1@@ 3@@ .@@ 5
O@@ r do I place more emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on the physical blessings I hope to enjoy in Par@@ adise ? ’
“ My Bible teach@@ er was so pati@@ ent and kind .
For as the earth it@@ self br@@ ings for@@ th its s@@ pr@@ out , . . .
( a ) How does Jesus en@@ ter Jerusalem on S@@ un@@ day , N@@ is@@ an 9 , and how do most of the people around him respon@@ d ?
For the pre@@ fi@@ x@@ es and su@@ f@@ fi@@ x@@ es , he used out@@ l@@ ine ( ho@@ l@@ low ) let@@ ters .
As the world appro@@ ach@@ es its c@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ p@@ hi@@ c end , Jehovah’s people are b@@ ound to experience more tri@@ als and d@@ ang@@ ers .
What are some as@@ pe@@ cts of love that are co@@ vered at 1 Corinthians 13 : 4 - 8 ?
But Jesus himself indic@@ ated that this work would continue into the time of the end .
1@@ 15 : 10 - 12 ; 1@@ 35 : 19 , 20 .
Rather , he let God’s Word refu@@ te them .
M@@ en and women , young and old , and even children , felt com@@ for@@ table with Jesus .
No doubt , much more can be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed in preaching the good news among the W@@ a@@ yu@@ u .
2 , 4 .
Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N : W@@ as Jesus just a good man ?
Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l in@@ tend@@ ed to wr@@ ite a se@@ ven@@ th vo@@ lu@@ me , which would expla@@ in the Bible boo@@ ks of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el and Revelation .
Let us never for@@ get that Jehovah’s un@@ fol@@ ding purpose is certain to succ@@ e@@ ed , for he uses his holy spirit ​ — the most powerful for@@ ce in the uni@@ verse — ​ to car@@ ry it out .
• Why can we be sure that the fulfill@@ ment of the prophecy of “ new heavens and a new earth ” at Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 17 - 19 involved more than the Jews ’ return from cap@@ tiv@@ ity ?
For example , when Moses ’ sister , Mi@@ ri@@ am , mu@@ r@@ mu@@ red against Moses , Jehovah stru@@ ck her with le@@ pro@@ s@@ y .
So before you talk , listen .
Al@@ so , pray ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly to Jehovah when you feel under pres@@ sure in some way from the Devil and his dem@@ ons . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 .
So Paul streng@@ th@@ ened the disciples by emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ ing the positi@@ ve result of a faithful course .
But she was great@@ ly helped by Jesus ’ words recorded at Matthew 19 : 26 : “ With God all things are possible . ”
He said to his disciples : “ The har@@ v@@ est is great . . .
The Bible descri@@ bes their life in Egy@@ pt as being under “ har@@ s@@ h con@@ di@@ tions in every form of sla@@ very . ”
The Law did not inclu@@ de any p@@ en@@ al@@ ty for an Israel@@ ite who fa@@ iled to ti@@ the .
“ Jehovah kept war@@ ning Israel and Juda@@ h ” to turn back from their bad ways , but they “ kept har@@ d@@ ening their ne@@ c@@ ks . ”
Ab@@ out a year after I was baptized , I attend@@ ed a course for the bl@@ ind near the city of E@@ s@@ cu@@ in@@ t@@ la .
( a ) What is the meaning of the Greek and Hebrew words transl@@ ated “ pati@@ ence ” in the Bible ?
Although we mis@@ s our friends and family back home , we feel as though we have brought a part of them here with us .
God’s way of gover@@ ning the Israelites took into account that they were imper@@ fect .
This will pre@@ pare them for life in God’s new world .
After pray@@ er@@ ful exam@@ in@@ ation , you may find that making some ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in your sc@@ he@@ du@@ le or li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le will allow you to pioneer .
F@@ in@@ ally , one of the elders said , “ F@@ ran@@ k@@ ly , we have done very little . ”
No matter how difficult your circumstances or how li@@ mit@@ ed you may feel , do not give in to “ the sin that eas@@ ily ent@@ ang@@ les us ” ​ — l@@ ack of faith .
Jehovah does not want any to be destro@@ yed in the coming judgment .
Com@@ fort in the Acc@@ ur@@ ate K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge of God
T@@ w@@ o years later , Je@@ qui@@ é had its own Kingdom H@@ all , with 36 Witnesses !
Lo@@ ok under BI@@ B@@ L@@ E T@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H@@ IN@@ G@@ S > T@@ E@@ EN@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ R@@ S .
David wanted not only his actions but also ‘ the sa@@ y@@ ings of his m@@ ou@@ th and the medit@@ ation of his heart to be ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble before Jehovah . ’ ​ — Psalm 19 : 14 .
Be@@ fore someone who is ali@@ en@@ ated from God can become a member of God’s family of appro@@ ved servants , he first needs to make a so@@ le@@ m@@ n promise to Jehovah .
“ It may se@@ em f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ing , ” no@@ tes M@@ id@@ or@@ i , who is lear@@ ning Ch@@ in@@ ese , “ but hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders can see that we Witnesses are tr@@ ying hard .
How has Jesus been an example of godly pati@@ ence ?
Un@@ til the enem@@ ies of God’s Kingdom are re@@ moved from the earth , we will continue to pray for God’s will to be done .
Why , do you think , did Joseph feel that com@@ mit@@ ting ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y would be a sin against God when , at the time , there was no law from God against ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y ?
T@@ ry to see the proble@@ m from his per@@ spe@@ ctive .
They were bi@@ g and heav@@ y , we@@ igh@@ ing about four and a half kil@@ o@@ s ( 10 p@@ oun@@ ds ) .
6 , 7 . ( a ) What is the conscience ?
There is no doubt that Jehovah provi@@ des needed comfort for his servants .
A righteous new world is a@@ head ​ — will you be there ?
Un@@ der inspi@@ r@@ ation , he encoura@@ ged his brothers in Corin@@ th not to wa@@ it until the end of the we@@ ek to see what was left over but , rather , to set asi@@ de fun@@ ds at the star@@ t of the we@@ ek in har@@ mony with what they could do .
This is a question that might mo@@ tiv@@ ate all of us to imp@@ ro@@ ve on how we act .
In what way is Jesus de@@ pi@@ cted in many of Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s pa@@ in@@ t@@ ings , and why is this not a fa@@ ir por@@ tra@@ y@@ al of Jesus ?
U@@ sing sever@@ al Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts , Bro@@ ther J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z pointed out that ‘ we are a special t@@ ar@@ get of the Devil .
Now we also try to make our simp@@ le home look ni@@ ce . ”
What he said is recorded in the four Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts to which we can eas@@ ily ref@@ er .
9 : 37 , 38 .
So as we study the Bible and take in knowledge from God , we are allow@@ ing his light to shin@@ e toward us .
Ger@@ al@@ d H@@ ac@@ ke of the H@@ ann@@ ah - Ar@@ end@@ t - In@@ s@@ titu@@ te for R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch In@@ to To@@ tal@@ it@@ ari@@ an@@ ism wr@@ ites : “ Jehovah’s Witnesses were one of the few so@@ cial grou@@ ps to be persecu@@ ted al@@ most continu@@ ally by both di@@ ct@@ at@@ or@@ shi@@ ps on Ger@@ man so@@ il . ”
Do not let it s@@ care you or em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass you !
Jesus said : “ I am the resurrection and the life .
The Bible shows , however , that Jehovah God not only kno@@ ws the n@@ ames of bil@@ li@@ ons of people but also ca@@ res about them as individuals .
( b ) Why can Jehovah fore@@ tell events and their tim@@ ing ?
We find the answer to that question in Jesus ’ own words , spo@@ ken on the fin@@ al night of his life here on earth .
When Na@@ ha@@ s@@ h , king of A@@ m@@ m@@ on , died , David sent m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers to con@@ so@@ le his son H@@ anu@@ n , who had be@@ gu@@ n to rule in his fa@@ ther’s place .
At al@@ most every we@@ d@@ ding I atten@@ d , someone as@@ ks me the dre@@ ad@@ ed question , ‘ So when will you be get@@ ting married ? ’
What a heav@@ y pri@@ ce they pa@@ id !
Yes , Jehovah takes deli@@ ght in the faith@@ ful@@ ness of his servants .
Then , the Devil dar@@ ed Jesus to ris@@ k his life fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ly and draw attention to himself .
One comm@@ on s@@ ource of such thor@@ ns was family problems .
Such giving may inclu@@ de help@@ ing others with h@@ ou@@ se@@ work , taking care of children , r@@ un@@ ning er@@ ran@@ ds , provi@@ ding trans@@ por@@ tation , or listen@@ ing to someone who needs to talk .
That will@@ ful act of dis@@ obedi@@ ence resul@@ ted in sin , death , and ali@@ en@@ ation from God for them and their future off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
But what is pri@@ de ?
One man ob@@ ta@@ ined The Watchtower from our ki@@ os@@ k , became a Witness , and is now serving as an el@@ der .
These things took place in order for the s@@ crip@@ ture to be ful@@ filled : ‘ Not a b@@ one of his will be c@@ ru@@ shed . ’
However , a we@@ ek later the same do@@ ct@@ or re@@ v@@ ised his f@@ indi@@ ng@@ s to read : “ F@@ it for ac@@ tive service on the fr@@ on@@ t l@@ ines . ”
Your ability to learn by listen@@ ing , ob@@ serving , and con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ating is a blessing .
Mo@@ re@@ over , those who a@@ vi@@ dly pur@@ sue ri@@ ches u@@ su@@ ally ‘ sta@@ b themselves all over with many pa@@ ins . ’ ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Because Jehovah’s holy spirit is involved .
O@@ f@@ ten we left early on dar@@ k w@@ in@@ ter mor@@ n@@ ings and h@@ ik@@ ed through wa@@ ist - deep s@@ now when the temp@@ er@@ ature was 40 de@@ gre@@ es bel@@ ow z@@ er@@ o F@@ ah@@ r@@ en@@ he@@ it ( - 40 ° C ) .
And concer@@ ning Jesus , John 20 : 30 , 31 indic@@ ates that the things written down are su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient that we “ may have life . ”
E@@ arly Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents were hum@@ ble people who s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely desi@@ red to do God’s will
However , God , “ who@@ se name is Je@@ al@@ ous , ” c@@ learly would not forever att@@ ach it to a people who had dis@@ ow@@ ned him and whom he had dis@@ ow@@ ned .
How did Jehovah su@@ sta@@ in his people in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness ?
The sa@@ d re@@ ality , as the Bible poin@@ ts out , is that death has “ rul@@ ed as king , ” as a ty@@ ran@@ n@@ ic@@ al rul@@ er , over mankind .
C@@ ho@@ ose to obey Jehovah and trust in him .
We b@@ ought peri@@ sh@@ able food each day .
What do children need from their parents ?
This allow@@ ed the cou@@ ri@@ ers to trans@@ por@@ t t@@ wi@@ ce as many ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines as would have been possible had the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines been pr@@ inted on regul@@ ar pa@@ per .
“ Par@@ ents who have sacrific@@ ed for and n@@ ur@@ tur@@ ed their child may feel that they are being si@@ d@@ el@@ ined , ” he says .
No@@ te how different his appro@@ ach was when he tri@@ ed to dis@@ su@@ a@@ de a crow@@ d in the city of L@@ y@@ str@@ a from worshipp@@ ing him and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s as go@@ ds .
G@@ ran@@ ted , Satan does not direc@@ tly cause all our problems , but he can ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it the problems we face , see@@ king to we@@ ak@@ en us fur@@ ther .
Jesus coun@@ sel@@ ed his followers : “ Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first the kingdom and his righteousness , and all these other [ necess@@ ary material ] things will be ad@@ ded to you . ”
F@@ am@@ ily he@@ a@@ ds are fin@@ ding that their children are now more involved in the study of this j@@ our@@ n@@ al , the ma@@ in ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l of our spiritual fe@@ e@@ ding pro@@ gra@@ m .
If you are a care@@ gi@@ ver in similar circumstances , you will likely appreci@@ ate her ob@@ serv@@ ations :
God’s people would be rest@@ ored so that ‘ the righteous ones could shin@@ e as b@@ righ@@ tly as the su@@ n in the kingdom of their Father . ’
Of course , Jesus was not com@@ par@@ ing Jehovah with the ju@@ dge as if to say that God would tre@@ at believers in the same way .
Yes , even a bri@@ ef , s@@ il@@ ent prayer can be effe@@ ctive .
Ex@@ am@@ ples of Christian Gi@@ ving
Many Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions ​ — F@@ e@@ w Sat@@ is@@ f@@ ying An@@ s@@ wers
We must end@@ ure , not just for a peri@@ od of time , but to the end .
Why not talk to the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er to see whether you might be able to ass@@ ist ?
Does the Bible Con@@ dem@@ n G@@ am@@ bl@@ ing ?
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S great@@ est act of love was that of sen@@ ding his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son to offer his perfect human life as a ransom .
How did many of the Jews view Jesus ’ death , and why did this ad@@ d to his suffering ?
“ No , ” he rep@@ lied .
P@@ ra@@ ise J@@ ah , you people ! ”
He op@@ ened it and d@@ ran@@ k the li@@ qu@@ id in@@ side .
Do you try to apply what you read , so that you will walk as a ‘ wise person ’ ?
Thus , the Kingdom covenant is made with the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 anointed Christians .
Although Jehovah has on occasi@@ on ca@@ used bl@@ in@@ dness and mu@@ ten@@ ess , he is not respon@@ sible for every case of such disa@@ bil@@ ities .
O@@ r is now the time for God to st@@ ep in and wa@@ ge war in be@@ half of his servants ?
After angels war@@ ned Lo@@ t of the imp@@ en@@ ding des@@ tru@@ ction , he spoke to his sons - in - law about what was coming .
You can be confid@@ ent that Jehovah will not for@@ get your efforts .
A@@ n ad@@ ded joy for our family is that we have been able to help 40 different individuals to the point of dedic@@ ation and baptism .
G@@ ran@@ ted , ans@@ wers to questions regarding cre@@ ation are not always re@@ adi@@ ly a@@ vail@@ able .
T@@ ake re@@ v@@ enge ?
Jehovah’s servants are thus as@@ sur@@ ed of ang@@ eli@@ c ba@@ c@@ king as they preach the good news of the esta@@ bli@@ shed Kingdom des@@ pite the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s vi@@ ci@@ ous op@@ position . ​ — Re@@ v .
So@@ on , par@@ ts of other Bible boo@@ ks from the fi@@ f@@ th century C.E . or even ear@@ li@@ er were found .
It is un@@ likely that Jesus would have felt that way had Jehovah been har@@ s@@ h or di@@ ct@@ at@@ ori@@ al in his deal@@ ings with his bel@@ o@@ ved Son .
I made m@@ ale sing@@ ers and f@@ em@@ ale sing@@ ers for my@@ self and the ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ gh@@ ts of the sons of mankind , a la@@ dy , even l@@ adi@@ es . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
Satan is not real ; he is just a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ation of evil .
These “ my@@ ths , ” of which we have consider@@ ed a few , are spiritually des@@ tru@@ ctive , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as the truth of God’s Word buil@@ ds up , and it lea@@ ds to everlasting life .
Be@@ ing a God of for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , Jehovah was ap@@ par@@ ently inter@@ ested in fin@@ ding a bas@@ is for ex@@ ten@@ ding mer@@ cy .
But i@@ magine what the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents were doing .
Those ver@@ ses say that one having “ the t@@ ong@@ ue of the taught ones ” would “ not turn in the op@@ pos@@ ite direction . ”
We could also ask : ‘ Are a few m@@ om@@ ents of il@@ lic@@ it ple@@ asure wor@@ th the hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he that my cho@@ ice would cause ?
Still , godly fear gave him the courage to ris@@ e a@@ bo@@ ve any fear of man he might have had .
Jehovah showed that those who fear him would also obey him when he said about Israel : “ If only they would devel@@ op this heart of the@@ ir@@ s to fear me and to keep all my comman@@ d@@ ments always , in order that it might go well with them and their sons to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite ! ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 5 : 29 .
2 : 17 ; 3 : 2 - 6 ; R@@ om . 5 : 12 ; J@@ as .
Jehovah commun@@ ic@@ ated with that one , Jesus , and expres@@ sed his thoughts and feelings to him .
Why are both faith and love important ?
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful Witness . ​ — Revelation 1 : 5 .
In Ju@@ ly 199@@ 9 , for example , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Witnesses in Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que ass@@ em@@ b@@ led for three en@@ ri@@ ch@@ ing days at the “ God’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ tic Word ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tions .
He re@@ je@@ cted them , and they lost out on their heavenly hope .
God’s servants go bey@@ ond simply thinking about themselves .
W@@ he@@ ther we find a rec@@ ep@@ tive e@@ ar or not , rend@@ ering sac@@ red service to Jehovah by means of our preaching br@@ ings us great joy . ​ — P@@ s . 7@@ 1 : 23 ; read Romans 1 : 9 .
F@@ ind out how a verse you are reading con@@ ne@@ cts with other ver@@ ses you have read before .
Like A@@ be@@ l , Christians today offer sacrific@@ es to God .
Consider the experience of 18 - year - old C@@ la@@ i@@ re .
A number of these arrang@@ ements are brought to our attention in the Bible book of Eph@@ es@@ ians , which has un@@ ity as its the@@ me .
Un@@ like the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans of his time , he end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to find the “ n@@ atur@@ al sense ” of Bible pas@@ sa@@ ges .
“ You yourself will bl@@ ess anyone righteous , O Jehovah ; as with a large shi@@ eld , with appro@@ val you will sur@@ r@@ ound them . ” ​ — P@@ S .
He told me that if I pre@@ ached to the J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese commun@@ ity there , I would cause bad feelings .
( b ) What encourag@@ ement does Peter give to hus@@ ban@@ ds ?
Ha@@ ving such go@@ als will help all of us as Jehovah’s servants to de@@ e@@ pen our spiritu@@ ality . ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
That inclu@@ des the resurrection of people who have su@@ ffered and died in the past .
They know that God’s inspired Word will move the hearts of hum@@ ble ones .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , concer@@ n for the physical wel@@ f@@ are of others is also important to them .
In what sense is Jesus “ the way ” ?
Jesus lived up to his Fa@@ ther’s expe@@ ct@@ ations
What helped her to make the right decision ?
He en@@ lis@@ ted the help of about 30 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers from Sam@@ o@@ s .
Because S@@ id@@ ne@@ y Fr@@ as@@ er , I@@ r@@ ene@@ ’s half brother , and his wife , Mar@@ ga@@ re@@ t , had been serving at the L@@ ima branch of@@ fice for over a year after gra@@ du@@ ating from the 19@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad !
Paul c@@ ited his own example and re@@ comm@@ ended ba@@ si@@ c Christian qualities that are necess@@ ary for end@@ ur@@ ance .
“ O@@ ver the past two years , ” he ad@@ ded , “ we have plac@@ ed more than 50 milli@@ on ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , which is e@@ qu@@ al to the po@@ pul@@ ation of the country .
For those exerc@@ ising simply for the s@@ ake of their health , there are many av@@ en@@ u@@ es a@@ vail@@ able that do not invol@@ ve ex@@ po@@ sure to the d@@ ang@@ ers of spi@@ rit@@ ism and occ@@ ul@@ tism .
When tra@@ ge@@ dy str@@ ik@@ es them or someone they love , they may feel like ancient Job , who said : “ M@@ an , born of woman , is sh@@ ort - lived and g@@ lu@@ t@@ ted with ag@@ it@@ ation . ”
In light of the a@@ bo@@ ve , Jesus was jus@@ ti@@ fied in c@@ all@@ ing the temple mer@@ ch@@ ants “ ro@@ b@@ bers ” on account of their ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it@@ ation and gre@@ ed .
After al@@ most four years in the travel@@ ing work together , we received an invit@@ ation to serve at the branch of@@ fice .
They believe that earth@@ ’s cre@@ atu@@ res are far too comple@@ x , too vari@@ ed and , you might say , too wonderful to have origin@@ ated by ch@@ ance .
Rather than dep@@ en@@ ding on the inter@@ c@@ es@@ sion of sa@@ in@@ ts or anyone el@@ se , we would do well to devel@@ op a positi@@ ve view of Jehovah God .
Tru@@ th is not a matter of personal op@@ in@@ ion .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , P@@ al@@ mi@@ r@@ a felt b@@ ound to God by the v@@ ow@@ s she had made as a nu@@ n .
Do not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on them to on@@ l@@ ine im@@ mor@@ ality , viol@@ ent g@@ ames , spi@@ rit@@ ism , and bad associ@@ ation just to keep them bus@@ y and out of your way .
Con@@ tr@@ ary to Jehovah’s will that mankind s@@ pre@@ ad thr@@ ough@@ out the earth , those buil@@ ders said : “ C@@ ome on !
But serving Jehovah with a complete heart invol@@ ves more .
I re@@ com@@ men@@ d that every young serv@@ ant of Jehovah read the Bible da@@ ily . ”
This hor@@ se is follow@@ ed by an om@@ in@@ ous bl@@ ack hor@@ se , which desi@@ gn@@ ates fam@@ ine .
What about a man who is “ righteous and he has ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted justice and righteousness ” ?
The world has g@@ one after him . ” So it is not that most Jews knew ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely nothing .
I shall love them of my own free will , because my anger has turned back from him . I shall become like the de@@ w to Israel . He will b@@ lo@@ s@@ som like the l@@ ily , and will str@@ ike his ro@@ o@@ ts like Le@@ ban@@ on .
P@@ ra@@ y to God for strength .
In ad@@ dition , the Bible shows that many Christian min@@ isters in the first century , including the apostle Peter , were married men .
What con@@ di@@ tions did Adam and E@@ ve origin@@ ally experience , and what questions ar@@ ise ?
Ma@@ in@@ tain prop@@ er ro@@ les .
Of course , every reason@@ able effort should be made to be present for the congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s ob@@ serv@@ ance of the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al .
But who would re@@ place them ?
“ And for the trans@@ g@@ res@@ s@@ ors he [ the Ser@@ v@@ ant ] pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to inter@@ pose . ”
One way was by wit@@ ness@@ ing to Jews , going where many would be found .
What did Jesus have to say about the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es ?
There , Jesus is “ trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ed before them , and his face sh@@ one as the su@@ n , and his ou@@ ter gar@@ ments became br@@ il@@ li@@ ant as the light . ”
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s many examples of those who were a bad influ@@ ence on others .
On the night before his death , Jesus made it clear to his apostles that he would soon be lea@@ ving them .
Indeed , one day when A@@ k@@ l@@ il@@ u@@ ’s preaching compan@@ ion asked him what go@@ als he now had in life , A@@ k@@ l@@ ilu re@@ adi@@ ly respon@@ ded that he ho@@ ped some@@ day to be part of a congregation that spoke his language , A@@ m@@ h@@ ari@@ c .
Be@@ fore them was an en@@ or@@ m@@ ous col@@ le@@ ction of man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts and other material .
Bible te@@ x@@ ts in P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese are being pro@@ je@@ cted on@@ to a s@@ cre@@ en .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , the answer he had in mind was , ‘ I am a no@@ body ! ’ or ‘ I am in@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble ! ’
Then , as indic@@ ated in Jesus ’ prophecy about the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , they will be ga@@ ther@@ ed to heaven .
It is a time for di@@ lig@@ ence and long h@@ our@@ s .
In some c@@ as@@ es , grou@@ ps of publi@@ sh@@ ers have been organiz@@ ed , and in others , small congregations have even been form@@ ed .
One hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der explained to L@@ in@@ da , a Witness , that her husband had su@@ ffered a st@@ ro@@ ke and needed her attention .
They were cam@@ ber@@ ed , having a s@@ light up@@ ward cur@@ ve , to fav@@ or ra@@ in@@ water dra@@ in@@ age from the cro@@ wn of the ro@@ ad into gu@@ t@@ ters on ei@@ ther side .
• S@@ ele@@ ct appro@@ pri@@ ate individuals for the t@@ ask
We have ho@@ ped in him . Let us be jo@@ y@@ ful and rejo@@ ice in the sal@@ vation by him . ” ​ — Isaiah 25 : 9 .
A b@@ ond of fri@@ end@@ ship develop@@ s between David and J@@ on@@ a@@ than .
They even have appe@@ al for us today .
Even on the tra@@ in to and from Bal@@ y@@ k@@ ch@@ y , we were able to witness to pas@@ s@@ eng@@ ers .
Christ’s brothers sur@@ ely demonstr@@ ate their loving concer@@ n for our spiritual wel@@ f@@ are by publi@@ shing artic@@ les on this and other inspired counsel .
As their appreciation for the truth gre@@ w , they felt the need to me@@ et in vari@@ ous ho@@ m@@ es to study the Bible as a group .
However , I was able to reason with their lead@@ er , expla@@ ining that if they were really Christians , they would not be@@ have in a ba@@ r@@ ba@@ ri@@ c man@@ ner .
He kno@@ ws his flo@@ ck so well that he c@@ alls each sheep by name .
That in@@ her@@ it@@ ance ev@@ en@@ tually lea@@ ds to death . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 2 , 10 ; Romans 5 : 12 .
• Why do you feel a need to walk with God ?
However , Jehovah God does not for@@ ce his holy spirit upon un@@ willing re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ents .
Re@@ g@@ arding blood , how can we see the un@@ fol@@ ding of God’s purpose ?
This , ad@@ ds the same s@@ ource , pro@@ vo@@ ked the anger of the Na@@ z@@ is and put the Witnesses in har@@ m@@ ’s way because “ N@@ ational So@@ ci@@ al@@ ism would not t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate such a refu@@ s@@ al . ”
How much material should you co@@ ver in each study s@@ es@@ sion ?
“ Is it really so that God said you must not e@@ at from every t@@ ree ? ” he asked E@@ ve .
What happ@@ ens to the spirit when a person dies ?
He was sent by Jehovah , who would give Moses wh@@ atever he needed to deli@@ ver God’s message to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h .
The fact that God can fore@@ know events is c@@ learly stated in the Bible .
Rather , they will “ stand still and see the sal@@ vation of Jehovah ” in their be@@ half .
Se@@ e@@ ing my wi@@ fe@@ ’s long bat@@ tle with ill@@ ness has made me more sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to the needs of the si@@ ck and the el@@ der@@ ly among us .
The g@@ ri@@ m re@@ ality is that very few enjoy these con@@ di@@ tions .
If I use these words , will others find them deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful , accep@@ table ? ’
• How can mo@@ des@@ ty help us to stay loyal to God ?
37 : 10 , 11 .
Many s@@ inc@@ ere S@@ pan@@ ish Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s expres@@ s concer@@ n about the gro@@ wing com@@ mer@@ cial n@@ ature of Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s .
That was how he started preaching .
It therefore would be the life of one of his sons .
• Why can we conclu@@ de that Isaiah 6@@ 6 : 22 - 24 fore@@ tel@@ ls what yet lies a@@ head ?
We will displa@@ y “ love out of a clean heart . ”
If a min@@ er saw a bir@@ d f@@ all from its per@@ ch , he knew he needed to act f@@ ast to sur@@ vi@@ ve .
To@@ o often , marriage mat@@ es sto@@ p commun@@ ic@@ ating when problems devel@@ op , ca@@ using res@@ ent@@ ment .
In the first instance , Ru@@ th displa@@ yed loving - kindness , or loyal love , for Na@@ om@@ i .
Th@@ ree months later , on May 30 , 200@@ 1 , that cour@@ t ann@@ ul@@ led the decision of Ju@@ dge Pro@@ k@@ hor@@ y@@ ch@@ ev@@ a .
A cou@@ ple in S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a like to talk about cre@@ ation when they work in their gar@@ den with their two daugh@@ ters .
What if such a con@@ dition pers@@ ists , even for years ?
• How did Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing tre@@ at the in@@ her@@ it@@ ance that was a@@ vail@@ able to them ?
29 Our Re@@ ad@@ ers As@@ k . . .
This is uni@@ que in the ann@@ als of P@@ al@@ est@@ in@@ i@@ an ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gy .
As we consider@@ ed in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , Christians must res@@ ist the an@@ t@@ i - God spirit of the world .
You may gain more in@@ sight into your children ​ — and provide a more positi@@ ve influ@@ ence — ​ than you may think is even possible .
We ev@@ en@@ tually set@@ t@@ led in H@@ ol@@ l@@ y@@ w@@ o@@ od , F@@ l@@ ori@@ da , near W@@ al@@ ter@@ ’s family .
Re@@ ma@@ in in the Fa@@ ther’s Lo@@ ve and in the S@@ on@@ ’s Lo@@ ve
On his way to the bor@@ der of Israel , David st@@ op@@ ped at the city of No@@ b , where Jehovah’s ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le was situ@@ ated .
( See bo@@ x on page 16 . )
How is the form@@ ation of an em@@ br@@ yo@@ ’s par@@ ts “ down in writ@@ ing ” in God’s “ book ” ?
inclu@@ des de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about ani@@ mal@@ s and other things in n@@ ature as well as examples of how s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists have tri@@ ed to cop@@ y the way these things work .
He offered them spiritual ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment by pro@@ claim@@ ing the good news of the Kingdom to them .
For example , E@@ mp@@ er@@ or H@@ er@@ ac@@ li@@ us ( 5@@ 7@@ 5 - 6@@ 4@@ 1 C.E . ) tri@@ ed hard to he@@ al a s@@ ch@@ ism regarding the n@@ ature of Christ that th@@ reat@@ ened to te@@ ar ap@@ ar@@ t his ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted and f@@ ra@@ g@@ ile emp@@ i@@ re .
E@@ S@@ C@@ ON@@ DI@@ D@@ O , C@@ A ( A@@ mer@@ i@@ can Si@@ gn L@@ angu@@ age only ) , As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses , 18@@ 7@@ 3 I@@ r@@ is L@@ n .
Jesus ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed : “ All things , therefore , that you want men to do to you , you also must lik@@ e@@ wise do to them . ”
( b ) How effe@@ ctive were the teachings of Jesus ?
As Jehovah’s Witnesses , we may me@@ et with ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le and re@@ je@@ ction in our public ministry .
By living in har@@ mony with Jesus ’ instru@@ ctions , we ple@@ ase Jehovah and enjoy His blessing .
So she encoura@@ ged me to accept the privilege to atten@@ d G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol .
During that peri@@ od “ the see@@ ds s@@ pr@@ out and gro@@ w t@@ all . ”
* In other Bible transl@@ ations , the word “ ju@@ dge ” is rend@@ ered “ de@@ f@@ end@@ er , ” “ prote@@ ct@@ or , ” and “ ch@@ am@@ pi@@ on . ”
At 2 Peter 3 : 13 , the apostle used the Greek p@@ lu@@ r@@ al .
Mar@@ ku@@ s : When we were young , we dedic@@ ated ourselves to Jehovah .
What is re@@ pres@@ ented by the bre@@ ad used during the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al ?
They respon@@ d to God’s direction , not to man@@ ’s sum@@ mon@@ ses or re@@ ques@@ ts .
What di@@ le@@ m@@ ma might some Christians face ?
Is it your go@@ al each mon@@ th to teach the Word of God to others , tr@@ ying to move their heart to serve God ?
The Fir@@ st Christians in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or
The re@@ pro@@ ach and di@@ sh@@ on@@ or he@@ ap@@ ed upon his own name rema@@ ins .
Do@@ ing so , you will avoid God’s h@@ at@@ red and enjoy his love .
( a ) What might each of us do to pre@@ v@@ ent h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y from taking ro@@ o@@ t in our heart ?
After Peter pre@@ ached to Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us and his relati@@ ves , holy spirit was p@@ our@@ ed out on them , al@@ though the men had not been circum@@ c@@ ised .
They were to “ es@@ cap@@ e to the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous re@@ gi@@ on . ” ​ — G@@ en .
Jehovah through his spirit will help you to have friends who will continue to be a good influ@@ ence on you .
Be@@ g Jehovah to give you a “ li@@ ft ” by means of “ the help@@ er , the holy spirit . ”
* Then the last enem@@ y , death , will be “ brought to nothing . ”
“ The things [ he ] was f@@ ond of were with the sons of men . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
S@@ ter@@ e@@ op@@ tic@@ on s@@ li@@ des were made of fine ar@@ t pi@@ c@@ tures illustr@@ ating world hist@@ ory .
However , was it reason@@ able to ris@@ k the un@@ ity of the congregation because of health care ?
How happy we are when efforts to res@@ ol@@ ve problems me@@ et with succ@@ ess ! ​ — Romans 12 : 18 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 26 , 27 .
I@@ ne@@ x@@ p@@ en@@ sive ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ s and pro@@ je@@ ction e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment could also be ob@@ ta@@ ined .
Your friend deser@@ ves to see how much you care .
Paul’s counsel to “ pres@@ s on to matu@@ r@@ ity ” proved to be li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving to the first - century Christians living in Jerusalem and Ju@@ de@@ a .
No@@ ah’s attention would next have to turn to the pre@@ par@@ ation of su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient food and fo@@ d@@ der .
That love was refle@@ cted in everything Jesus said and did .
What a gift we too have of being able to form who@@ les@@ ome men@@ tal pi@@ c@@ tures of things that are promised by God and are sure to ha@@ p@@ pen !
It shows us that members of the ci@@ vi@@ l se@@ ct@@ or are going to help us to over@@ come these low liter@@ ac@@ y in@@ de@@ x@@ es .
Jesus was not af@@ ra@@ id to die for up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Jehovah descri@@ bes a wife as a comple@@ ment , or coun@@ ter@@ part , of her husband .
While not in@@ ten@@ ding to teach fal@@ s@@ eho@@ o@@ ds , a dedic@@ ated Christian can devel@@ op the ha@@ bi@@ t of speaking though@@ t@@ less@@ ly .
Today , angels do not lead us to hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones by speaking to us as an ang@@ el spoke to Ph@@ ili@@ p and direc@@ ted him to the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an e@@ un@@ u@@ ch .
He@@ al@@ th problems ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 15 )
9 , 10 . ( a ) What does Jehovah pro@@ ce@@ ed to ann@@ oun@@ ce through Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k ?
Who among to@@ da@@ y’s lead@@ ers has the res@@ our@@ ces and com@@ pas@@ sion to provide every human with food , clean water , and health care ?
In s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity and des@@ per@@ ation , she pray@@ ed to Jehovah , using his name , and asked him to show her who Jesus is .
By then , all would understand that those la@@ ws had en@@ or@@ m@@ ous sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 32 : 15 - 19 ; 34 : 1 , 4 , 29 , 30 .
In the same spirit , if you would like to know more about the Bible , we invit@@ e you to sub@@ mit a re@@ qu@@ est on@@ l@@ ine at w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g or wr@@ ite to the ne@@ are@@ st ad@@ d@@ ress , as lis@@ ted in this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
What serious problems do people face that t@@ est their will@@ ing@@ ness to be kind ?
Jesus did not even cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze Peter for beg@@ g@@ ing him to go away .
Jesus will resur@@ rec@@ t the un@@ righteous cri@@ min@@ al who spoke with him , as well as milli@@ ons , perhaps bil@@ li@@ ons , of others who died in ign@@ or@@ ance .
M@@ em@@ bers of the T@@ z@@ o@@ t@@ z@@ il transl@@ ation te@@ am discus@@ s a word that is difficult to transl@@ ate
On one of his tri@@ ps , he ended up in a por@@ t in Ar@@ g@@ ent@@ ina .
A@@ bo@@ ve clo@@ ck@@ wise from to@@ p left : Na@@ ji@@ b , E@@ vel@@ y@@ n , their daugh@@ ter , Bro@@ ther Ab@@ ou@@ d and Na@@ ji@@ b@@ ’s ol@@ des@@ t son , 195@@ 2
After vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers con@@ stru@@ cted a br@@ and - new home for her family , Mal@@ y@@ or@@ i exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ We can never than@@ k Jehovah en@@ ough for all that he has done for us ! ”
Is it not because people are often mo@@ tiv@@ ated by gre@@ ed and ambi@@ tion to get a@@ head or to re@@ ach out for we@@ al@@ th , power , or position to which they are not ent@@ it@@ led ?
The instru@@ ct@@ or may teach his stud@@ ents the rul@@ es of the ro@@ ad while in a cl@@ ass@@ ro@@ om .
This [ h@@ ou@@ ʹ@@ to@@ s@@ ʹ ] is the dec@@ ei@@ ver and the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t . ”
For some un@@ explained reason , they believ@@ ed that if a si@@ ck person en@@ tered the po@@ ol when the w@@ at@@ ers were ag@@ it@@ ated , he would be mirac@@ ul@@ ously cur@@ ed .
For example , during the 199@@ 4 gen@@ o@@ ci@@ de in R@@ w@@ anda , Jehovah’s Witnesses demonstr@@ ated their love for one another .
How can we receive Jehovah’s help to ac@@ qui@@ re the ability to hear his vo@@ ice ?
• For what reas@@ ons should we accept Jehovah’s judg@@ ments ?
The O@@ ri@@ g@@ in of Li@@ fe bro@@ ch@@ ure is desi@@ gn@@ ed to help stud@@ ents ev@@ alu@@ ate sen@@ s@@ ational news repor@@ ts that cla@@ im that s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists have found fo@@ s@@ s@@ il@@ ized “ mis@@ sing l@@ in@@ ks . ”
( b ) What questions are of interest to us as ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers ?
And what can be said of De@@ bor@@ ah’s attitude ?
But what we do know is that God uses his angels to help people spiritually .
T@@ w@@ o years later ( 6@@ 5@@ 9 B.C.E . ) , A@@ m@@ on is mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed by his servants .
How much more difficult it is for sin@@ ful humans to avoid imp@@ ro@@ per pri@@ de and ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness !
Even then , however , circumstances may take an un@@ expe@@ cted turn .
Do We Ne@@ ed a H@@ id@@ den Bible C@@ o@@ de ?
R@@ ever@@ enti@@ al fear of Jehovah ca@@ used Job to live a righteous life .
M@@ ore than once , the ang@@ el remin@@ ded Daniel that he was “ very desi@@ ra@@ ble ” in God’s eyes .
How do angels serve as God’s m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers today ?
His tend@@ er words .
The f@@ our@@ th w@@ o@@ e is descri@@ bed at Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 2 : 15 in these words : “ W@@ o@@ e to the one giving his compan@@ i@@ ons something to dr@@ ink , att@@ aching to it your ra@@ ge and anger , in order to make them dr@@ un@@ k , for the purpose of loo@@ king upon their par@@ ts of sh@@ ame . ”
Not only was he born and brought up in hum@@ ble sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s but he was po@@ or thr@@ ough@@ out his life on earth .
During family worship , to strengthen their desire to serve ab@@ ro@@ ad , D@@ u@@ st@@ in and J@@ as@@ sa began reading life st@@ ori@@ es about brothers and sisters who moved to lands where the fi@@ el@@ ds were ready to be har@@ v@@ ested .
It can cause ul@@ c@@ ers and de@@ pres@@ sion and can even lead to su@@ i@@ ci@@ de .
And as far as d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing are concer@@ ned , sur@@ ely we have the fre@@ e@@ dom to cho@@ ose what we feel is com@@ for@@ table and appe@@ al@@ ing !
F@@ in@@ ally , on No@@ v@@ ember 26 , 19@@ 22 , at the bu@@ ri@@ al place of Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an ph@@ ar@@ a@@ o@@ h@@ s in the fam@@ ous V@@ al@@ le@@ y of the K@@ ings , ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ist How@@ ard C@@ ar@@ ter and Lord C@@ ar@@ n@@ ar@@ v@@ on lo@@ c@@ ated the pri@@ ze ​ — the t@@ om@@ b of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h Tu@@ t@@ an@@ k@@ h@@ am@@ en .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ fully atten@@ d Christian meetings , for there you will receive the encourag@@ ement you need in order to end@@ ure .
Since then , the fulfill@@ ment of the prophet Isa@@ i@@ ah’s words can be c@@ learly seen in the is@@ lands of T@@ onga : “ Let them at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te to Jehovah glory , and in the is@@ lands let them tell for@@ th even his praise . ”
With the help of a pioneer sister , I was able to lo@@ c@@ ate another group of about a h@@ un@@ d@@ red Witnesses , who had taken refu@@ ge in the L@@ om@@ ar@@ a bus@@ h .
L@@ ik@@ ely you men@@ tion your spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c proble@@ m and ask for Jehovah’s help .
By ag@@ re@@ e@@ ing to keep the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law covenant , the Israelites dedic@@ ated themselves to God .
In the long ru@@ n , God’s Kingdom will cause his will to be done .
( b ) What encourag@@ ement can be given to Christians who care for ag@@ ing parents ?
Jesus also ful@@ filled the prophe@@ tic words of Isaiah 5@@ 3 : 12 : “ He p@@ our@@ ed out his soul to the very death , and it was with the trans@@ g@@ res@@ s@@ ors that he was coun@@ ted in ; and he himself car@@ ri@@ ed the very sin of many people , and for the trans@@ g@@ res@@ s@@ ors he pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to inter@@ pose . ”
How those words must have war@@ m@@ ed Jesus ’ heart !
But like Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah of old , some famili@@ es move ab@@ ro@@ ad to pur@@ sue spiritual go@@ als .
“ The su@@ n is be@@ ating down .
Tru@@ st R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on ?
Bible prophecy indic@@ ated that the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom would be esta@@ bli@@ shed in heaven in 1914 .
Jehovah was pleas@@ ed to do this because Jesus had kept perfect integrity under se@@ v@@ ere t@@ ests .
Our own faith in God’s Word and his A@@ no@@ inted One will be b@@ ol@@ st@@ ered as we now continue our exam@@ in@@ ation of Messi@@ ani@@ c prophe@@ ci@@ es .
His example speak@@ s to us , does it not ?
Yet , during that cha@@ o@@ tic time , Jehovah’s coura@@ ge@@ ous servants will rejo@@ ice in their hope !
On the other side of the g@@ lo@@ be , in the af@@ ter@@ mat@@ h of H@@ ur@@ ri@@ c@@ ane Kat@@ r@@ ina , which de@@ va@@ stated the G@@ ul@@ f are@@ a of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates in Au@@ gu@@ st 200@@ 5 , a group of vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers ch@@ ance upon a house c@@ ru@@ shed under fal@@ le@@ n tre@@ es .
What does that have to do with wicked ac@@ ts of op@@ pres@@ sion ?
I appe@@ al to Ca@@ es@@ ar . ”
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , S@@ ene@@ c@@ a ad@@ m@@ its that he re@@ turned home “ more c@@ ru@@ el and in@@ human . ”
Today , we are still the best of friends .
But much shepher@@ ding can also be done in a more in@@ for@@ ma@@ l way , which is also of great benefit .
The S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h law showed Jehovah’s concer@@ n for both the physical and the spiritual wel@@ f@@ are of his people .
It was not to be done under com@@ pul@@ sion .
What in@@ iti@@ ative ?
It com@@ mem@@ or@@ ated the death of three of Jehovah’s Witnesses mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed by the Na@@ z@@ is in 194@@ 5 .
The speak@@ er is Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l , the first pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety , and the pro@@ du@@ ction is the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama of C@@ re@@ ation . ”
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out his life , David s@@ ought Jehovah’s appro@@ val .
The Is@@ sue in the G@@ ar@@ den of E@@ den
Jesus was never ty@@ ran@@ n@@ ic@@ al or har@@ s@@ h but was always loving , kind , reason@@ able , mil@@ d - temp@@ ered , and low@@ ly in heart . ​ — Mat@@ t .
The Bible tel@@ ls us what we need to know about God and how he feel@@ s about humans
Such individuals were imp@@ ro@@ per@@ ly judg@@ ing others on pur@@ ely personal matters .
A Y@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ G Christian woman in A@@ sia wor@@ ked as a se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary in a govern@@ ment of@@ fice .
What a deli@@ ght it is to bel@@ ong to a war@@ m , close - k@@ n@@ it family !
However , that gr@@ and privilege was taken away by sin .
However , different ones there took tur@@ ns s@@ it@@ ting next to me to wr@@ ite no@@ tes about what was being said .
I was born in A@@ c@@ ul , an is@@ ol@@ ated to@@ wn in the w@@ es@@ ter@@ n high@@ lands of G@@ u@@ at@@ em@@ ala .
W@@ E@@ R@@ E it not for the inspired writ@@ ings of the apostle Paul , it would be hard for us to understand the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of many as@@ pe@@ cts of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
Not only did O@@ badi@@ ah have to avoid get@@ ting ca@@ ught by A@@ ha@@ b and Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l but he also had to avoid de@@ te@@ ction by the 8@@ 50 false prophe@@ ts who fre@@ qu@@ ented the p@@ al@@ ace .
E@@ very congregation of God’s people pla@@ ys an important ro@@ le in preaching the good news and supp@@ or@@ ting Christians in its lo@@ c@@ ality .
In fact , the Bible ur@@ ges all Christians to use their “ power of reason . ”
As in the apostle Paul’s day , many today “ set something asi@@ de , ” or bu@@ d@@ get , an am@@ ount of money and place it in the congregation contribu@@ tion bo@@ x@@ es la@@ bel@@ ed “ Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide Wor@@ k . ”
Some ancient travel@@ ers even used written guid@@ es , or it@@ in@@ er@@ aries , to fac@@ il@@ it@@ ate their j@@ our@@ ne@@ ys .
Luke 16 : 10 emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es that we should be faithful in small things , and Luke 17 : 10 says that we are “ good - for - nothing sla@@ ves ” and therefore have no reason to bo@@ ast .
“ I had not been there to read them Bible st@@ ori@@ es , to pray with them , to cu@@ dd@@ le them , and to pla@@ y with them . ”
( b ) What chall@@ enge does this har@@ v@@ est present ?
Tru@@ e , this might bring op@@ position from some who may have been wr@@ ong@@ ly inc@@ l@@ ined .
And in the pro@@ c@@ ess , we can gro@@ w spiritually . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 22 - 24 .
Instead , let us act dec@@ isi@@ vely in order to san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy Jehovah God’s name .
Do you some@@ times feel , though , that the pres@@ sures of life are d@@ ri@@ ving you to the li@@ mit ?
Are we really doing that ?
The Bible teach@@ es that family he@@ a@@ ds have a me@@ asure of authority , so they may cho@@ ose not to allow certain en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment in their hous@@ eho@@ ld .
Un@@ like Jehovah and Jesus , elders cannot read hearts .
W@@ as the death really a self - inf@@ li@@ cted mu@@ r@@ der ?
His tri@@ als reve@@ aled a serious f@@ law in some of his thinking .
The call of wisdom is uni@@ vers@@ al .
K@@ ep@@ t “ Sa@@ fe With S@@ even O@@ thers ” ( Noah ) , 8 / 1
Are you not loo@@ king for@@ ward to that ?
In what way did he de@@ f@@ end this Bible truth and others ?
Instead of rema@@ ining al@@ er@@ t , however , Peter and his compan@@ i@@ ons f@@ ell as@@ le@@ ep .
Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ve F@@ ul@@ l B@@ ene@@ f@@ it From Re@@ ading the Bible
Do not over@@ do rec@@ re@@ ation .
“ When you come together , . . . let all things take place for up@@ building . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R .
E@@ ach year , coun@@ t@@ less num@@ bers of people give bil@@ li@@ ons of do@@ l@@ l@@ ars to what they feel are good ca@@ uses .
Because Noah “ pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to do according to all that God had comman@@ ded him .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ All Scrip@@ ture is inspired of God and bene@@ fi@@ cial for teaching , for re@@ pro@@ ving , for set@@ ting things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght . ”
These words of the psalmist apply to Jesus : “ To do your will , O my God , I have deli@@ gh@@ ted , and your law is within my in@@ ward par@@ ts . I have told the good news of righteousness in the bi@@ g congregation . Lo@@ ok !
All believers as@@ sum@@ ed their responsi@@ bility to prom@@ o@@ te un@@ ity .
Why should we ad@@ here to Scriptural tra@@ ining and cultiv@@ ate clo@@ sen@@ ess with wisdom and understanding ?
They sta@@ yed o@@ pen over@@ night from De@@ c@@ ember 23 to 24 , 200@@ 4 .
R@@ y@@ an had no ide@@ a that his wit@@ ness@@ ing to one man would result in someone el@@ se@@ ’s coming into the truth .
Do I really need to speak to him about what he said ? ’
During the difficult times that we live in , it is not sur@@ pris@@ ing that many are “ bro@@ ken at heart ” and “ c@@ ru@@ shed in spirit . ”
During that tur@@ bul@@ ent peri@@ od , he did not fai@@ l to no@@ tice one n@@ on - Israel@@ ite nam@@ ed Ru@@ th .
“ Th@@ ri@@ ving During G@@ ra@@ y - He@@ a@@ de@@ dness , ” 9 / 15
Jehovah would never allow that .
In 18@@ 37 , 40 - year - old Ge@@ or@@ ge St@@ or@@ r@@ s found a cop@@ y on a tra@@ in .
As is comm@@ on among left - be@@ h@@ ind children , J@@ im@@ my felt that she had for@@ fe@@ ited her right to his obedi@@ ence and affe@@ ction . ​ — Read Proverbs 29 : 15 .
What a blessing it is that most of the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines and liter@@ ature of Jehovah’s Witnesses in these langu@@ ages are being publi@@ shed si@@ mul@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ously with the origin@@ al Eng@@ l@@ ish e@@ dition !
Con@@ ver@@ sel@@ y , if you did live forever , you could take in u@@ se@@ ful knowledge forever .
S@@ hor@@ tly after that , I was given a mon@@ th@@ ’s tra@@ ining and started to serve as a cir@@ cu@@ it serv@@ ant ( overse@@ er ) .
When she was se@@ ven years old , she lost her hear@@ ing .
Just as the ancient Jews were rel@@ eas@@ ed from liter@@ al cap@@ tiv@@ ity in Babyl@@ on , so Jehovah’s mo@@ der@@ n - day people were fre@@ ed from cap@@ tiv@@ ity to Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion .
“ When she told me that she was in love with a bo@@ y at school , at first I was very ang@@ ry , ” he says .
“ I had a com@@ for@@ table life but felt that I was just giving God my sur@@ p@@ lu@@ s , as it were .
God’s judgment against them was car@@ ri@@ ed out in 7@@ 40 B.C.E . , when the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans over@@ th@@ re@@ w the ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel and led its in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants into cap@@ tiv@@ ity .
M@@ t . C@@ ar@@ me@@ l
V@@ ari@@ ous scho@@ l@@ ars were imp@@ ressed .
There Is Go@@ od Ne@@ ws That All Ne@@ ed
Solom@@ on@@ ’s we@@ al@@ th became leg@@ end@@ ary , though he had not asked God for material ri@@ ches .
As an al@@ ta@@ r bo@@ y , I dre@@ am@@ ed of be@@ coming a Ca@@ tho@@ lic mission@@ ary , but I was also a f@@ an of ka@@ r@@ ate mo@@ vi@@ es and develop@@ ed a viol@@ ent n@@ ature
Now we regul@@ arly discus@@ s spiritual matters together , and I@@ ’@@ ve dis@@ co@@ vered that there is nothing to be af@@ ra@@ id of .
H@@ id@@ den tra@@ ps are plac@@ ed in our p@@ ath to draw us into wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and cause our spiritual ru@@ in .
S@@ how appreciation for God’s arrang@@ ement for shepher@@ ding his flo@@ ck .
Is the Bible To@@ o R@@ es@@ tri@@ ctive ?
Jehovah supp@@ or@@ ts those who loy@@ ally displa@@ y kindness des@@ pite ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le
At their death , their earthly body re@@ tur@@ ns to the du@@ st .
She main@@ ta@@ ined her faith@@ ful@@ ness , des@@ pite having to go through the ag@@ on@@ y of see@@ ing her de@@ ar son die on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake .
6 : 13 ; 10 : 20 .
S@@ ome@@ times I got so fru@@ str@@ ated that I y@@ el@@ led at him , but that only made us both feel ter@@ ri@@ ble .
The Scriptural hope for the dead is the resurrection ​ — God’s rest@@ or@@ ation of the person to life .
14 : 24 .
I was baptized in B@@ l@@ ac@@ k@@ po@@ ol , Eng@@ land , in 194@@ 3 when I was ten years old .
Still , the sal@@ vation a@@ vail@@ able to us is not li@@ mit@@ ed to fin@@ ding spiritual refu@@ ge .
A respon@@ se to the article “ Jehovah Is Gre@@ ater T@@ ha@@ n Our H@@ ear@@ ts , ” in the May 1 , 20@@ 00 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower , pages 28 - 31 .
The Hebrew word rend@@ ered “ loving - kindness ” is also more en@@ com@@ pas@@ sing than the word “ loy@@ al@@ ty . ”
• the ma@@ in foc@@ us of Jesus ’ attention ?
G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S N@@ A@@ M@@ E : The Bible teach@@ es us that God has given himself a name .
Like Eli@@ j@@ ah , we have every reason to place complete confidence in the promises of Jehovah , “ the God of truth . ” ​ — Psalm 31 : 5 .
T@@ ra@@ dition has it that soon ther@@ e@@ after Paul was be@@ he@@ ad@@ ed . ​ — 2 Timothy 4 : 6 - 8 , 11 , 16 .
By show@@ ing appreciation for any help offered , we contribu@@ te to a spirit of co@@ op@@ er@@ ation and mutu@@ al understanding .
The question is , Will you sub@@ mit to it ?
The book of Acts rel@@ ates about him : “ He went speaking and teaching with cor@@ rec@@ t@@ ness the things about Jesus , but being ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with only the baptism of John . ”
They are a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar t@@ ar@@ get of those who teach the false do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of ev@@ olu@@ tion .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , what at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted him to Christi@@ an@@ ity was the will@@ ing@@ ness of prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians to die for their faith .
I went to use the men@@ ’s rest@@ ro@@ om , and I no@@ tic@@ ed that a very r@@ ough - loo@@ king char@@ ac@@ ter , t@@ at@@ to@@ o@@ ed like a wh@@ ite su@@ pre@@ ma@@ c@@ ist , got up and follow@@ ed me .
Th@@ r@@ ough his Word , the Bible , he war@@ ns us when we are he@@ ad@@ ed in the wrong direction .
Why did Joseph con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate giving M@@ ary a cer@@ ti@@ fic@@ ate of div@@ or@@ ce when the two were only eng@@ ag@@ ed ?
Some com@@ mit su@@ i@@ ci@@ de .
The Bible reve@@ als that ex@@ il@@ es who re@@ turned to Juda@@ h from Babyl@@ on in 5@@ 37 B.C.E . had a n@@ ational organization .
I rec@@ ently had a hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing experience that started de@@ ca@@ des ear@@ li@@ er when I pla@@ yed fi@@ ve - min@@ u@@ te ser@@ m@@ ons on my ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph to hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders .
But as we know , things di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t work out that way , did they ?
Un@@ like money that can be sa@@ ved , time must be sp@@ ent , or it will be lost .
In many lo@@ cal@@ ities , there is a dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c inc@@ re@@ ase in meeting attend@@ ance after a new Kingdom H@@ all is buil@@ t .
Ha@@ ve you dis@@ co@@ vered an inter@@ es@@ ting point in your personal or family study ?
As@@ k your sp@@ ouse the questions bel@@ ow , and listen to the ans@@ wers without inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ting .
Mo@@ re@@ over , pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s respon@@ se to the good news is not the me@@ asure of our succ@@ ess .
Al@@ so , its mus@@ c@@ les con@@ tain a ch@@ em@@ ic@@ al that sto@@ res o@@ x@@ y@@ g@@ en .
Proverbs 2 : 6 states : “ Jehovah himself gives wisdom ; out of his m@@ ou@@ th there are knowledge and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment . ”
For an answer we need look no fur@@ ther than to the words of a form@@ er Ger@@ man of@@ fi@@ cial , who wrote : “ There can be no doubt that be@@ h@@ ind the s@@ cen@@ es , ch@@ urch ze@@ al@@ o@@ ts di@@ ct@@ ated the pol@@ itical course the govern@@ ment com@@ mis@@ sion took . ”
“ I , Jehovah , am sear@@ ch@@ ing the heart , exam@@ ining the k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys , even to give to each one according to his ways , according to the fru@@ it@@ age of his deal@@ ings . ”
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ate go@@ als inclu@@ de reading the Bible da@@ ily , be@@ coming a regul@@ ar publi@@ sh@@ er of the good news , and prog@@ res@@ sing to dedic@@ ation and baptism .
Se@@ e@@ ing this woman and others will@@ ingly get ri@@ d of ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive ob@@ je@@ cts con@@ ne@@ cted with false worship and coura@@ ge@@ ously star@@ t a new life of service to Jehovah has been a most re@@ war@@ ding , satis@@ f@@ ying experience for me .
So I went to the school bo@@ ard and explained that I had g@@ one to school in Ch@@ att@@ ano@@ o@@ ga .
This inclu@@ des making arrang@@ ements to help sheep who have st@@ ra@@ yed .
Because he believ@@ ed God’s promises .
Jehovah is not a God of disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
But Jesus as@@ ks : “ Di@@ d I not tell you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God ? ” ​ — John 11 : 17 - 40 .
At j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g you will be able to acc@@ ess or do@@ w@@ n@@ lo@@ ad a vari@@ ety of Bi@@ bl@@ es and a wide ar@@ ra@@ y of other public@@ ations ​ — all at no co@@ st .
Do not let your spiritu@@ ality st@@ ag@@ n@@ ate or your understanding of congregation pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res go out - of - d@@ ate .
I@@ mp@@ ar@@ ting wisdom takes time , as well as much pati@@ ence .
“ Jesus has been a hor@@ se that different people have ri@@ d@@ den in a lo@@ t of different direc@@ tions , ” said David T@@ rac@@ y of the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity of C@@ hi@@ ca@@ go .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the death of the three men in Mo@@ a@@ b , the three women heard that the con@@ di@@ tions in Israel had imp@@ ro@@ ved .
* When the Witnesses went to the cour@@ ts in Ger@@ many to fi@@ ght for their righ@@ ts , the R@@ ei@@ ch@@ ’s M@@ in@@ is@@ try of J@@ us@@ tice pre@@ pared a l@@ eng@@ thy op@@ in@@ ion to en@@ sure that they would not succ@@ e@@ ed .
Tr@@ in@@ it@@ ari@@ ans wr@@ ong@@ ly think that this is a spirit person e@@ qu@@ al with God the Father .
( b ) What should elders keep in mind when making decisions that af@@ fect the congregation ?
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , for sever@@ al cen@@ tu@@ ries after Christ , many prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians were called Q@@ u@@ ar@@ to@@ deci@@ man@@ s , meaning “ F@@ our@@ te@@ en@@ thers , ” because they com@@ mem@@ or@@ ated Jesus ’ death once a year , on N@@ is@@ an 14 .
A B@@ el@@ o@@ ved One Is Re@@ de@@ em@@ ed
9 : 16 - 18 .
The resul@@ ting un@@ ity br@@ ings praise to God .
W@@ ould Adam seek God’s direction on what he was to do now ?
One child gra@@ bs his fav@@ or@@ ite to@@ y away from the other child and s@@ cre@@ am@@ s , “ M@@ ine ! ”
Mo@@ st c@@ lu@@ ng to certain un@@ bi@@ bli@@ cal teachings , such as the Tr@@ in@@ ity , the im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the human soul , and hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re .
What will help us succ@@ e@@ ed when fac@@ ing a challeng@@ ing situation at home ?
And by all means , apply its s@@ ound ad@@ vice in day - to - day living . ​ — Luke 11 : 28 ; John 13 : 17 .
Y@@ E@@ A@@ R B@@ O@@ R@@ N : 195@@ 3
May all of us , whether young or old , show our appreciation by living our life in a way that man@@ i@@ fes@@ ts a ke@@ en desire to give Jehovah “ the glory forever . ” ​ — R@@ om . 11 : 33 - 36 ; P@@ s .
“ I found a ‘ mother and father ’ in the congregation , ” R@@ ac@@ he@@ l ad@@ ds .
TH@@ E Bible is the inspired Word of God .
How will we benefit from fur@@ ther exam@@ in@@ ation of Messi@@ ani@@ c prophe@@ ci@@ es ?
In rec@@ ent years dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ies of two bul@@ la@@ e * from the se@@ ven@@ th century B.C.E . with the text “ B@@ el@@ ong@@ ing to B@@ er@@ ek@@ h@@ y@@ ah@@ u [ Bar@@ u@@ ch@@ ’s Hebrew name ] , son of N@@ eri@@ y@@ ah@@ u [ N@@ eri@@ ah’s Hebrew name ] , the S@@ cri@@ be , ” have ar@@ ous@@ ed scho@@ l@@ ars ’ interest in this Bible char@@ ac@@ ter .
Com@@ m@@ end@@ ab@@ ly , many will@@ ingly take on the t@@ ask of car@@ ing for a loved one who is di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with a ter@@ min@@ al ill@@ ness .
In fact , Jesus taught us how to sol@@ ve serious problems and disa@@ gre@@ ements .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to the kind of people ex@@ is@@ ting during “ the last days , ” the apostle Paul wrote : “ C@@ r@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with will be here .
It did not take long to love being in K@@ en@@ ya and preaching there .
Hence , this is not a des@@ crip@@ tion of everlasting t@@ or@@ ment , but one of to@@ tal des@@ tru@@ ction which , as it pre@@ v@@ ents resurrection from occ@@ ur@@ ring , is t@@ antam@@ ount to fin@@ al death .
In du@@ e time , Jehovah can rest@@ ore the individu@@ al to life again , complete with his uni@@ que life pat@@ ter@@ n .
L@@ et@@ ’s see how this happened .
The apostles received ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary po@@ wers from Jesus , including “ authority over un@@ clean spi@@ r@@ its , in order to expe@@ l these and to cu@@ re every s@@ ort of di@@ se@@ ase and every s@@ ort of in@@ fir@@ m@@ ity . ”
G@@ ra@@ b@@ b@@ ing hold of his gar@@ ment , she made her ple@@ a one last time : “ Li@@ e down with me ! ”
We might won@@ der , however , how people who hu@@ ng@@ er and th@@ ir@@ st for righteousness or who m@@ our@@ n could be called happy .
Psalm 10@@ 3 : 14 remin@@ ds us : “ He himself well kno@@ ws the form@@ ation of us , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that we are du@@ st . ”
10 , 11 . ( a ) How did Jesus end his consider@@ ation of the n@@ in@@ th happiness ?
They make up an inter@@ n@@ ational congregation , “ one flo@@ ck , ” under the lead@@ er@@ ship of “ one shepher@@ d , ” Christ Jesus .
So when the book The F@@ in@@ i@@ shed M@@ y@@ st@@ er@@ y was ban@@ ned by the govern@@ ment in the beg@@ in@@ ning of 19@@ 18 , preaching became difficult for many of the brothers .
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ les 3 , 4 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 12 - 21
( b ) What is the con@@ text of Paul’s words ?
We war@@ m@@ ly invit@@ e you to cont@@ act Jehovah’s Witnesses in your are@@ a or to wr@@ ite to them at the appro@@ pri@@ ate ad@@ d@@ ress found on page 2 of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
My ey@@ es@@ i@@ ght had deter@@ i@@ or@@ ated fur@@ ther .
These are “ out of all nations and tri@@ bes and pe@@ op@@ les and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es . ”
Joseph was kind and res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful toward M@@ ary .
Even though I have many li@@ mit@@ ations because of my heav@@ y Greek acc@@ ent and advan@@ c@@ ing age , I have always tri@@ ed to make my@@ self a@@ vail@@ able and have the spirit of Isaiah , who pro@@ claim@@ ed : “ H@@ ere I am ! S@@ end me . ”
In it@@ self , bel@@ ong@@ ing to the Christian congregation was not en@@ ough , just as mer@@ ely c@@ all@@ ing on the name of Jehovah was not en@@ ough in Moses ’ day .
; Phil@@ li@@ ps , M .
She ad@@ mit@@ ted : “ I would look at my one - year - old daugh@@ ter and think , ‘ Lo@@ ok at what I@@ ’@@ m doing to her .
What about mu@@ si@@ c or sing@@ ing ?
Indeed , the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts may have been the bas@@ is for less@@ ons that your parents taught you , whether they were Christians or not .
The par@@ al@@ le@@ l prophecy in Revelation reve@@ als the lar@@ g@@ er pi@@ c@@ ture .
How did Jesus become the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of a ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od ?
Jehovah helps us and tra@@ ins us to do so .
They became ad@@ di@@ cted s@@ mo@@ k@@ ers .
One new@@ s@@ pa@@ per rec@@ ently stated : “ The b@@ loo@@ di@@ est and most d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous dis@@ pu@@ tes today . . . are w@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed in religion . ”
Jo@@ shua , the lead@@ er of the Israelites , was told to keep reading the Word of God in order that he might “ take care to do according to all that is written in it . ” “ Then , ” God told Jo@@ shua , “ you will make your way succ@@ ess@@ ful and then you will act wis@@ ely . ”
Our person@@ alities were simply too different .
What develop@@ ments took place after 1914 ?
At Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , a group of faithful humans were given the opportunity to be among those who would rule with Jesus during Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment Da@@ y .
S@@ tu@@ dy means work , men@@ tal effort , and the use of per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers .
By 18@@ 70 , what efforts had the anointed made to understand God’s Word cor@@ rec@@ tly ?
They ‘ des@@ p@@ ise wisdom and discipl@@ ine . ’
Yet , that is what Jehovah wants us to do when we pray .
Our discus@@ sion foc@@ uses on a rec@@ ent local news ev@@ ent .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps have fal@@ tered because they were based on ou@@ tw@@ ard appe@@ ar@@ ance or on pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
And what does its coming have to do with God’s will being done on earth ? ’
He promised that anointed ones would be “ like de@@ w from Jehovah ” as they pre@@ ached the good news of the Kingdom , supp@@ or@@ ted by the “ other sheep . ”
• How does Jehovah me@@ asure the faith@@ ful@@ ness of a Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ er ?
Di@@ d these things move Israel to rep@@ ent ?
How can you help your child spiritually ?
His mother is de@@ pi@@ cted as anxi@@ ously a@@ wa@@ iting his return from the bat@@ tle .
H@@ er name was A@@ pu@@ n M@@ am@@ bet@@ sa@@ d@@ y@@ ko@@ va , and she was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
E@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ Y year , more than si@@ x milli@@ on people tra@@ v@@ el to an is@@ ol@@ ated ce@@ da@@ r fore@@ st on the S@@ hi@@ ma Pen@@ in@@ su@@ la in J@@ ap@@ an .
“ Ke@@ ep Pro@@ ving What You Y@@ ourselves Are ”
I have also re@@ minis@@ ced on my early life in S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , and the challeng@@ es L@@ loy@@ d and I fac@@ ed in order to get married during the early part of World W@@ ar I@@ I .
Do Jehovah’s Witnesses accept any medi@@ cal pro@@ du@@ cts der@@ i@@ ved from blood ?
Un@@ known to their parents , E@@ m@@ man@@ u@@ el , M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el , and U@@ c@@ he@@ i , their n@@ ine - year - old sister , had been sa@@ ving part of their lun@@ ch money and pu@@ t@@ ting it in the bo@@ x@@ es .
That we are persecu@@ ted for up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding righteous standards indic@@ ates that we have divine appro@@ val .
What has helped her to continue in her ministry ?
She was often ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed for her ba@@ r@@ r@@ en@@ ness .
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t was dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed for ne@@ arly 16 years , during which time his parents and si@@ bl@@ ings fir@@ m@@ ly and loy@@ ally app@@ lied the direction in God’s Word to qu@@ it mi@@ x@@ ing in compan@@ y with wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers , not even gre@@ et@@ ing such ones .
Tru@@ e to that prophecy , before Jehovah destro@@ ys this wicked system , the mo@@ der@@ n - day Eli@@ j@@ ah class , supp@@ or@@ ted by milli@@ ons of fellow Christians with an earthly hope , en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally car@@ ry on the work of rest@@ or@@ ing pu@@ re worship , ex@@ al@@ ting the name of Jehovah , and teaching Bible tru@@ ths to she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike ones .
To li@@ e in the bo@@ som of the head of a family or of the ho@@ st of a fe@@ ast was consider@@ ed to be a special honor or privilege .
They are end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to put on a “ new person@@ ality , ” which inclu@@ des develop@@ ing me@@ ek@@ ness .
We are deli@@ gh@@ ted to car@@ ry out the com@@ mis@@ sion that Jesus Christ gave his followers when he said : “ G@@ o . . . and make disciples of people of all the nations , . . . teaching them . ”
E@@ spe@@ cially can they be than@@ k@@ ful for God’s bless@@ ed gift of marriage because it af@@ for@@ ds them the opportunity to bl@@ end their lives and walk with Jehovah .
La@@ ur@@ ence expla@@ ins how she commun@@ ic@@ ates : “ I hold M@@ ad@@ ele@@ in@@ e@@ ’s hand as we pray together .
Re@@ ma@@ in C@@ le@@ an in Jehovah’s E@@ y@@ es
I@@ magine that your j@@ our@@ ne@@ y took you ac@@ ro@@ ss a va@@ st deser@@ t .
How do elders and others avoid de@@ fil@@ ing their san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied position before Jehovah ?
The clo@@ s@@ er you look at fellow believers , the more you will learn to appreci@@ ate them and find joy in their associ@@ ation .
P@@ rac@@ tic@@ ing sin is an indic@@ ation of a l@@ ack of loyal love for God .
The ma@@ p would help you to id@@ enti@@ fy your cur@@ r@@ ent position and a@@ id in p@@ lo@@ t@@ ting out a course .
The Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount also con@@ tain@@ s exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent ad@@ vice on loving one@@ ’s enem@@ ies , on displa@@ ying gener@@ os@@ ity , on having the prop@@ er view of material and spiritual things , and the like .
F@@ ur@@ ther , he encoura@@ ged Solomon , saying : “ Now , my son , may Jehovah be with you , and may you be succ@@ ess@@ ful and buil@@ d the house of Jehovah your God , just as he has spo@@ ken concer@@ ning you . ” ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on .
Fir@@ st , his doing so ful@@ filled prophecy .
is in the fo@@ ref@@ r@@ on@@ t in provi@@ ding such information on the sub@@ ject .
She was always e@@ ag@@ er to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with the n@@ ur@@ ses , help@@ ing them to deli@@ ver yo@@ g@@ ur@@ t , ju@@ ice , and other it@@ em@@ s to ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al@@ ized children in ne@@ ar@@ by war@@ ds .
If we want to remain neu@@ tr@@ al , we should avoid feel@@ ing that one side is right or is better than another .
These were not ple@@ asure c@@ ru@@ ises .
Jehovah helps you to make wise cho@@ ic@@ es during your you@@ th .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we can pray for them , as@@ king Jehovah to help them keep their spiritual bal@@ ance and find joy in serving him .
( b ) How can we gu@@ ard against self - dec@@ ep@@ tion ?
M@@ ore important , by show@@ ing love , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , and other godly qualities , we ple@@ ase Jehovah and have the happy hope of everlasting life in God’s new world of righteousness .
T@@ O P@@ R@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H and teach the good news of God’s Kingdom was Jesus ’ pri@@ m@@ ary activ@@ ity .
I s@@ at with him in his of@@ fice for about 4@@ 5 min@@ ut@@ es , while Ge@@ or@@ ge pla@@ yed mu@@ si@@ c out@@ side .
For example , Isa@@ a@@ c , Jac@@ o@@ b , and A@@ hi@@ j@@ ah lost their ey@@ es@@ i@@ ght .
How did love and com@@ pas@@ sion move Jesus to help people ?
Jehovah used his holy spirit to help us understand the truth about him and his Son and to help us have faith in them .
He may have been a cour@@ t of@@ fi@@ cial who was a personal friend and compan@@ ion to the king , one who at times car@@ ri@@ ed out confid@@ enti@@ al or@@ ders .
For example , I was sh@@ own the pas@@ sage at Psalm 37 : 10 , 11 , which says : “ Just a little while longer , and the wicked will be no more ; you will look at where they were , and they will not be there .
P@@ o@@ or knowledge of the local language h@@ in@@ ders commun@@ ic@@ ation with others .
When the M@@ ate Is Not a B@@ eli@@ ever
A@@ no@@ ther rest@@ or@@ ation took place in the first century of the Com@@ m@@ on E@@ r@@ a , when Jesus Christ ga@@ ther@@ ed a re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of Israel to true worship .
Some may be ho@@ m@@ eless , un@@ ke@@ mp@@ t , or ob@@ vi@@ ously living an im@@ moral life .
But Jehovah ans@@ wer@@ ed our prayers .
See how he did all he pos@@ si@@ bly could to help them re@@ ach the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
Acc@@ ording to one Bible scho@@ la@@ r , when Paul wrote those words to Christians in Corin@@ th , he was saying : “ I am willing to sp@@ end my strength , and time , and life , and all that I have for your wel@@ f@@ are , as a father c@@ he@@ er@@ fully does for his children . ”
Yes , if we are rep@@ ent@@ ant , God ‘ is for@@ giving all our er@@ ro@@ r . ’ ​ — Psalm 10@@ 3 : 3 , 8 - 10 .
These very ones will under@@ go the j@@ udi@@ cial p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment of everlasting des@@ tru@@ ction from before the Lord and from the glory of his strength . ” ​ — 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 1 : 6 - 9 .
In a similar way , Jesus said : “ At an h@@ our that you do not think likely the Son of man is coming . ”
Let us not des@@ pa@@ ir .
And is every un@@ truth a li@@ e ?
Hence , it comes as no sur@@ pris@@ e that they wanted to make him king .
Paul en@@ um@@ er@@ ated some in his letter to the Corinthians , saying : “ N@@ ei@@ ther for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ ors , nor i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ers , nor ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ers , nor men kept for un@@ n@@ atur@@ al pur@@ pos@@ es , nor men who li@@ e with men , nor th@@ i@@ ev@@ es , nor gre@@ e@@ dy pers@@ ons , nor dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ ds , nor re@@ v@@ il@@ ers , nor ex@@ t@@ or@@ tion@@ ers will in@@ her@@ it God’s kingdom . ”
How did he do this ?
Per@@ haps you real@@ ized that you had been mis@@ led .
May we , therefore , maintain integrity to Jehovah so that we can enjoy everlasting life in his promised new world and see the day when he will in@@ deed have deli@@ vered the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted one per@@ man@@ ently !
“ Q@@ u@@ it being fa@@ shi@@ oned after this system of things , ” ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed the apostle Paul cen@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o .
Na@@ than evid@@ ently was an un@@ as@@ sum@@ ing hist@@ ori@@ an . He was not ambi@@ ti@@ ous , w@@ an@@ ting to make a name for himself .
E@@ very tri@@ al ​ — whether ca@@ used by temp@@ tation , ti@@ re@@ dness , or disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement — ​ will pas@@ s , if not im@@ medi@@ ately , then in God’s new world .
It seem@@ s that much of the world most of the time sp@@ ends most of its en@@ er@@ gy pro@@ duc@@ ing and ac@@ qui@@ ring more and more things .
I@@ N TH@@ E pre@@ ce@@ ding article , we saw that we can en@@ ter into God’s rest by obedi@@ ently working along with his pur@@ pos@@ es .
M@@ ill@@ ard , a scho@@ la@@ r of Ne@@ ar E@@ ast@@ er@@ n langu@@ ages and ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gy .
Acc@@ ording to the rend@@ ering in The New Eng@@ l@@ ish Bible , Jesus continued : “ T@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w will look after it@@ self . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 34 .
How did David of old respon@@ d to God’s wonderful works ?
S@@ eri@@ ous mal@@ nu@@ tr@@ iti@@ on , l@@ ack of war@@ m clo@@ thing , and bit@@ ter co@@ ld were the order of the day .
From P@@ ris@@ on B@@ ack to D@@ un@@ k@@ er@@ que
“ He [ Jehovah ] is heal@@ ing the bro@@ k@@ en@@ hear@@ ted ones , and is bin@@ ding up their pa@@ in@@ ful spo@@ ts . ” ​ — P@@ s .
How important it is for us to speak both c@@ learly and positi@@ vely when we pro@@ cla@@ im the Kingdom good news !
Why , he “ stru@@ ck Mi@@ ca@@ iah upon the c@@ he@@ ek ” !
Yes , it is faith - streng@@ th@@ ening to consider the ma@@ in poin@@ ts of Isaiah chap@@ ter 60 .
I stri@@ ve to make mine the words of Psalm 14@@ 6 : 2 : “ I will praise Jehovah during my li@@ fe@@ time . I will make m@@ el@@ o@@ dy to my God as long as I am . ”
It might be bene@@ fi@@ cial to co@@ ver these more fre@@ qu@@ ently .
Be@@ ing advan@@ ced in age does not necess@@ ar@@ ily pre@@ c@@ lu@@ de the lear@@ ning of new and difficult conc@@ ep@@ ts .
However , there is no Bi@@ bli@@ cal ob@@ je@@ ction to taking an o@@ ath to tell the truth in cour@@ t .
He says : “ As v@@ in@@ e@@ g@@ ar to the te@@ et@@ h and as s@@ mo@@ ke to the eyes , so the la@@ z@@ y man is to those sen@@ ding him for@@ th . ”
A pr@@ ou@@ d individu@@ al at@@ temp@@ ts to el@@ ev@@ ate himself by con@@ stan@@ tly pu@@ t@@ ting others down .
The account of the F@@ lood t@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es to Jehovah’s s@@ k@@ ill not only as a Ti@@ me@@ keep@@ er but also as a D@@ eli@@ ver@@ er .
David felt deep@@ ly h@@ ur@@ t because of being be@@ tra@@ yed by his own son and by some whom he had tru@@ sted .
Con@@ cer@@ ning the feelings of our loving Creator , Job no@@ ted : “ For the work of your hands you will have a ye@@ ar@@ ning . ”
As the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver ne@@ ars , many people go from the country into Jerusalem , and the city is bu@@ z@@ z@@ ing with spe@@ cul@@ ations about Jesus .
And the sons of Israel began to c@@ ry out to Jehovah , because [ S@@ is@@ er@@ a ] had n@@ ine h@@ un@@ d@@ red war ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts with ir@@ on sc@@ y@@ th@@ es , and he himself op@@ pres@@ sed the sons of Israel with har@@ sh@@ ness tw@@ ent@@ y years . ” ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 4 : 1 - 3 ; 5 : 8 .
Re@@ ading the Bible and medit@@ ating on what is read can as@@ sure us that God’s promises will come true .
To what ex@@ t@@ ent ?
Ther@@ efore , even if you are the only believ@@ ing par@@ ent in your family , we ur@@ ge you to study the Bible T@@ each and “ God’s Lo@@ ve ” boo@@ ks with your children .
This is appro@@ pri@@ ate .
The Bible said that c@@ learly all along . ​ — Genesis 1 : 1 .
Why can differ@@ ences between Christians be especially pa@@ in@@ ful ?
The fin@@ al se@@ al@@ ing of the anointed “ sla@@ ves of our God ” is appro@@ aching comple@@ tion .
Do the religi@@ ons in your are@@ a emp@@ lo@@ y direc@@ t or sub@@ tle pres@@ sure to ob@@ tain money ?
The next day , the wife vis@@ ited Ha@@ y@@ kan@@ us@@ h and her husband at home , and to show how than@@ k@@ ful she was , she in@@ sis@@ ted that Ha@@ y@@ kan@@ us@@ h accept a di@@ am@@ ond ring .
S@@ ad@@ ly , within two years I develop@@ ed serious medi@@ cal problems , so we were ur@@ ged to return to our ho@@ m@@ el@@ and .
You will be in a much better position to ra@@ ise your children as Christians if you understand their con@@ vers@@ ations , en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , and scho@@ ol@@ work and if you can commun@@ ic@@ ate direc@@ tly with their teach@@ ers .
When P@@ il@@ ate offered to rel@@ e@@ ase Jesus , however , the crow@@ d sh@@ ou@@ ted : “ I@@ mp@@ ale him ! ”
The Bible gives no de@@ ta@@ il@@ s .
The following years proved to be tur@@ bul@@ ent ones in Egy@@ pt , and our Christian brothers were in need of encourag@@ ement .
In the n@@ ic@@ k of time , Rom@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers s@@ n@@ atch the man from the att@@ ac@@ k@@ ers and de@@ tain him .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , the in@@ iti@@ al part of the future great tri@@ bul@@ ation will be “ cu@@ t sh@@ ort ” because of “ the cho@@ s@@ en ones . ”
They succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded because those who should have en@@ for@@ ced the Law ​ — the jud@@ ges — ​ were their par@@ t@@ n@@ ers in cri@@ me .
Ex@@ am@@ ining what happened to Jesus after he died helps to answer that question .
But what if your friends and loved ones are show@@ ing no interest in living forever on a par@@ adise earth ?
What about sing@@ le - par@@ ent famili@@ es ?
I became a member of the F@@ ree Ger@@ man Y@@ ou@@ th , a St@@ ate - s@@ pon@@ s@@ ored soci@@ al@@ ist you@@ th organization , and served as se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary , a respon@@ sible position among local members .
How We Can C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate V@@ ir@@ tu@@ e
The world wants you to a@@ do@@ pt its materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic life - st@@ y@@ le
Ne@@ h@@ emiah was moved to praise him in the following words : “ You are Jehovah al@@ one ; you yourself have made the heavens , . . . the se@@ as and all that is in them ; and you are pre@@ serving all of them ali@@ ve . ” ​ — Ne@@ h@@ emiah 9 : 6 .
“ I see sp@@ ous@@ es get ang@@ ry with each other because one member of the cou@@ ple is wa@@ iting for a certain desire to be ful@@ filled , while the mate was never c@@ learly a@@ ware of that desire in the first place , ” ob@@ ser@@ ves one marriage coun@@ sel@@ or .
He has the Scriptural responsi@@ bility to provide for the physical and spiritual needs of his family .
Because of the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound no@@ ise and K@@ ing@@ s@@ le@@ y’s po@@ or hear@@ ing , I had to ra@@ ise my vo@@ ice and speak much l@@ ou@@ der .
As a result , we have fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch before God .
Of those who were loo@@ king for Jesus on one occasi@@ on , the Bible says : “ No one , of course , would speak about him public@@ ly because of the fear of the Jews . ”
He ri@@ pp@@ ed his clo@@ th@@ es ap@@ ar@@ t and cri@@ ed out : “ O@@ h no , my daugh@@ ter !
How did he feel after over@@ coming his ha@@ bi@@ t ?
How con@@ v@@ inc@@ ingly this conc@@ ise pro@@ ver@@ b encoura@@ ges respon@@ sible action !
B@@ ene@@ f@@ it From Jehovah’s Ar@@ r@@ ang@@ ement
Some re@@ ject it or avoid it , even when it is at their do@@ or@@ st@@ ep .
They would be encourag@@ ing a positi@@ ve spirit in the congregation if they showed appreciation , perhaps by o@@ ffering what they can to help de@@ f@@ ra@@ y the inc@@ reas@@ ingly high co@@ st of fu@@ el .
Do you look for@@ ward to a world without des@@ pa@@ ir ?
Rather , the apostle high@@ ligh@@ ted an advan@@ ta@@ ge that many un@@ married min@@ isters of the good news enjoy .
“ I feel like I@@ ’@@ ve g@@ one from ow@@ ning a pi@@ e@@ ce of par@@ adise to ow@@ ning a to@@ x@@ ic wa@@ st@@ e d@@ um@@ p . ” ​ — E@@ R@@ I@@ N T@@ AMB@@ E@@ R , A R@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ D@@ EN@@ T O@@ F TH@@ E G@@ U@@ L@@ F C@@ O@@ A@@ S@@ T , U@@ N@@ I@@ T@@ E@@ D S@@ T@@ AT@@ E@@ S , C@@ ON@@ C@@ E@@ R@@ N@@ IN@@ G TH@@ E E@@ F@@ F@@ E@@ C@@ T@@ S O@@ F TH@@ E 20@@ 10 O@@ I@@ L S@@ P@@ I@@ L@@ L I@@ N TH@@ E G@@ U@@ L@@ F O@@ F M@@ E@@ X@@ I@@ C@@ O .
I@@ N 19@@ 38 my father , never a religious man , ob@@ ta@@ ined a cop@@ y of the book Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ment .
The apostle John id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es three en@@ tic@@ ements that Satan emp@@ lo@@ ys : ( 1 ) “ the desire of the flesh , ” ( 2 ) “ the desire of the eyes , ” and ( 3 ) “ the show@@ y displa@@ y of one@@ ’s means of life . ”
He will soon bring about a to@@ t@@ ally new system of things ​ — “ new heavens and a new earth ” in which pain , si@@ ck@@ ness , po@@ ver@@ ty , and death will ce@@ ase to ex@@ ist . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 13 ; Revelation 21 : 1 .
The fact is that the Bible gives good reas@@ ons for valu@@ ing and cultiv@@ ating hum@@ ility .
2 The P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es s@@ ought to imp@@ ress others by public displa@@ ys of their righteousness .
This is the first article of a n@@ ine - part seri@@ es that will consider each qu@@ ality , or as@@ pect , of the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit .
Mu@@ ch later , I learned that I had been at a conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
After r@@ in@@ sing the clo@@ th@@ es and wr@@ ing@@ ing them out , the women would s@@ pre@@ ad the gar@@ ments on ne@@ ar@@ by bu@@ sh@@ es and ro@@ c@@ ks to d@@ ry .
Yet , they have re@@ bel@@ led against him , and their re@@ bel@@ li@@ on re@@ ach@@ es right into their res@@ pe@@ ctive cap@@ it@@ al c@@ ities , Sam@@ ari@@ a and Jerusalem .
In his letter to the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans , Paul states : “ God is the one that , for the s@@ ake of his good ple@@ asure , is ac@@ ting within you in order for you both to will and to act . ”
The early followers of Christ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely under@@ sto@@ od what was requi@@ red of them .
She quic@@ k@@ ly dis@@ cer@@ ned that what she read there con@@ ta@@ ined the light of Bible truth .
It is reas@@ sur@@ ing to read : “ O He@@ are@@ r of prayer , even to you people of all flesh will come . ”
Will the Messi@@ ani@@ c govern@@ ment ever become cor@@ ru@@ pt and therefore have to be eli@@ min@@ ated ?
He said : “ All things , therefore , that you want men to do to you , you also must lik@@ e@@ wise do to them . ”
All four are married and have children .
R@@ em@@ ember that kindness means taking an ac@@ tive interest in the wel@@ f@@ are of others . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 8 - 12 .
They would point to vari@@ ous activities to prove that they had served him , saying : “ Di@@ d we not pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y in your name , and expe@@ l dem@@ ons in your name , and per@@ form many powerful works in your name ? ”
The pre@@ v@@ al@@ ence of such ev@@ il@@ s in the land had much to do with religion .
* ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines with st@@ ori@@ es of people who had succ@@ ess@@ fully made the chang@@ es I wanted to make .
When the bo@@ x was full , she h@@ an@@ ded the money over to be used for the preaching work .
“ As for S@@ is@@ er@@ a , ” says the Bible , “ he [ a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned the bat@@ tle and ] f@@ led on fo@@ o@@ t to the t@@ ent of J@@ a@@ el the wife of He@@ ber the K@@ en@@ ite , for there was peace between J@@ a@@ bi@@ n the king of Ha@@ z@@ or and the hous@@ eho@@ ld of He@@ ber the K@@ en@@ ite . ”
He was a full - time pioneer minis@@ ter , and they wanted to get married .
What a change from life in the country !
One reason is that mankind in gener@@ al has re@@ je@@ cted God as R@@ ul@@ er , not w@@ an@@ ting to sub@@ mit to his righteous la@@ ws and principles .
25 : 6 .
What fine example of love do we see in Jesus ?
What is a ma@@ j@@ or way in which we can take the lead in show@@ ing honor , and why is that so ?
A@@ no@@ ther as@@ pect of h@@ and@@ ling disa@@ gre@@ ements is found in Jesus ’ words : “ Pa@@ y attention to how you listen . ”
A S@@ ource of Jo@@ y
E@@ vi@@ l began on earth when Satan told the first li@@ e . Satan was not evil when he was cre@@ ated .
We need sol@@ di@@ ers in case the W@@ es@@ ter@@ n imp@@ eri@@ al@@ ists att@@ ack us , and we need sol@@ di@@ ers to free our working class in the W@@ est . ”
But our ‘ ro@@ o@@ t - f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation will not be ca@@ used to st@@ ag@@ g@@ er . ’
With a few exc@@ ep@@ tions , the mission@@ aries were for@@ ced to leave the country .
Des@@ cri@@ be the appe@@ ar@@ ance of Lo@@ t’s vis@@ it@@ ors as you i@@ magine them .
How has Isaiah 5@@ 4 : 17 proved true in the case of Jehovah’s servants ?
A few days before Jesus died , he told his disciples that they needed to keep pra@@ ying to Jehovah for help .
At one point , an ang@@ eli@@ c m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er ur@@ ged Daniel , that “ very preci@@ ous man , ” to “ have peace ” and “ be strong . ” ​ — D@@ an .
How do we know that the “ other sheep ” will share in the uni@@ vers@@ al rejo@@ ic@@ ing over the marriage of the L@@ am@@ b ?
How can you over@@ come pri@@ de ?
“ The Gre@@ at A@@ wak@@ ening ”
For example , we learn to avoid practic@@ es that de@@ file our bo@@ dies , such as the mis@@ use of to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o and other d@@ ru@@ g@@ s .
Why did Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s serv@@ ant conclu@@ de that Jehovah had expres@@ sed loving - kindness to his ma@@ ster ?
• Jesus ’ shed blood benef@@ its what two grou@@ ps of people ?
These are com@@ ments about Jo@@ b@@ ’s im@@ medi@@ ate future .
This is a f@@ it@@ ting name for a book that rel@@ ates how the uni@@ verse came into being , how the earth was pre@@ pared for human ha@@ bit@@ ation , and how man came to re@@ side upon it .
Ha@@ ving a tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne and a com@@ pu@@ ter also al@@ lo@@ ws me to have a full share in the preaching work .
They seem@@ ed like ba@@ bes in com@@ par@@ is@@ on with those educ@@ ated in the scho@@ ol@@ s .
“ Jehovah will not cause the soul of the righteous one to go hu@@ ng@@ ry , but the c@@ ra@@ ving of the wicked ones he will pu@@ s@@ h away . ”
The writ@@ ing appe@@ ared in sh@@ ort ver@@ tic@@ al co@@ lum@@ ns ac@@ ro@@ ss the wi@@ d@@ th of the ro@@ l@@ l .
Des@@ pite that , my service continued to bring me joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion .
( a ) What is the ye@@ ar@@ text for 20@@ 10 ?
Wh@@ atever physical f@@ all Saul experienced was not ne@@ arly so great as the f@@ all from the pri@@ de of his position .
When Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 and Psalm 5@@ 5 : 22 were sh@@ ared with her , along with Scriptural artic@@ les from The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke ! , she at last found comfort and a purpose in life .
God’s standards of good and bad thus became the bas@@ is for judgment , or ev@@ alu@@ ation , of a person@@ ’s de@@ e@@ ds , out@@ look , and person@@ ality tra@@ its .
Even when we experience har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps , jo@@ y@@ ful praise to God wel@@ ls up in our hearts .
What did King He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah do when fac@@ ed with this im@@ min@@ ent th@@ re@@ at ?
We have every reason to rejo@@ ice in what Jehovah has done for his people .
It is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy that Lu@@ ke@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l men@@ tions the tre@@ at@@ ment of a w@@ ound by the neigh@@ bor@@ ly Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an of Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation .
Psalm 1 : 2 , 3
He also kno@@ ws that our cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness refle@@ cts on him , our heavenly Father .
So if we want to draw clo@@ s@@ er to him , we must keep tr@@ ying to imitate him and his Son .
H@@ um@@ ility E@@ s@@ sen@@ ti@@ al in S@@ how@@ ing Lo@@ ve
But such an appro@@ ach is not the in@@ t@@ ent of what is stated at 2 Timothy 3 : 16 .
The man in question had been a dr@@ un@@ ken b@@ ra@@ w@@ l@@ er who con@@ stan@@ tly ca@@ used tr@@ ou@@ ble .
In ad@@ dition to speaking to me about her new@@ found beli@@ ef@@ s , M@@ ary began wit@@ ness@@ ing to the neigh@@ b@@ ors .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ Wh@@ atever you are doing , work at it whole - sou@@ led as to Jehovah , and not to men . ”
God ‘ will ye@@ ar@@ n for the work of his hands , ’ ke@@ en@@ ly desi@@ ring to resur@@ rec@@ t Job .
G@@ ran@@ ted , An@@ ani@@ as and S@@ app@@ hi@@ r@@ a were ent@@ it@@ led to give as much or as little as they wanted , but their mo@@ tive was bad , and their actions were di@@ sh@@ on@@ est .
Ar@@ r@@ ang@@ ements are made to have fur@@ ther con@@ vers@@ ation the following we@@ ek .
In this article , we will learn how we can remain like so@@ ft cla@@ y in God’s hands .
He felt fine when he was with others in the ministry and at congregation meetings .
One Bible scho@@ la@@ r said : “ Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ating the faith was not reg@@ ar@@ ded as the pre@@ serve of the very ze@@ al@@ ous or of the of@@ fi@@ cially desi@@ gn@@ ated ev@@ ang@@ el@@ ist .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , Job might have asked himself : ‘ Why me ?
V@@ ic@@ t@@ or , an el@@ der and pioneer in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , rec@@ alls : “ When I was young , an el@@ der asked me a few well - cho@@ s@@ en questions about my go@@ als .
The Bible states : “ The head of every man is the Christ ; in turn , the head of a woman is the man . ”
( a ) What group makes up the ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od today ?
Go@@ ne will be pris@@ ons , po@@ li@@ ce st@@ ations , se@@ x@@ u@@ ally trans@@ mit@@ ted di@@ se@@ as@@ es , d@@ ru@@ g c@@ z@@ ars , div@@ or@@ ce cour@@ ts , ban@@ k@@ ru@@ p@@ t@@ cy pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ding@@ s , and ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism . ​ — Psalm 37 : 29 ; Isaiah 33 : 24 ; Revelation 21 : 3 - 5 .
Sat@@ is@@ f@@ ying “ the desire of the eyes ” does not set a person free .
For example , the Bible tel@@ ls us that A@@ sa listen@@ ed to the prophet A@@ z@@ ari@@ ah , the son of O@@ ded .
E@@ ven@@ tually , the nation lost Jehovah’s fav@@ or comple@@ t@@ ely .
He@@ al me , for I have sin@@ ned against you . ”
Do you have b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries in place that keep it prof@@ essi@@ onal and that do not allow it to become something more ?
Daniel had faith in the fulfill@@ ment of God - given prophecy
( Psalm 9@@ 0 : 1 – 10@@ 6 : 4@@ 8 )
For example , a publi@@ sh@@ er may be offered a jo@@ b that could cu@@ t into the time he can sp@@ end with his family and on the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c activities .
• Why is it ess@@ enti@@ al for Christian famili@@ es to “ stay a@@ wa@@ ke ” ?
To learn more about why Jesus ’ death was necess@@ ary and how we can demonstr@@ ate our appreciation for it , see chap@@ ter 5 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
Yet , Christians in Eph@@ esus did not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to destro@@ y them .
M@@ ake a no@@ te of this d@@ ate so that you will not for@@ get it .
It is the gift of God . ” ​ — E@@ C@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ A@@ S@@ T@@ E@@ S 3 : 12 , 13 .
That war@@ ning still app@@ lies to Christians .
• How is Jesus “ a light of the nations ” ?
They find the artic@@ les inform@@ ative and satis@@ f@@ ying .
What wonderful ro@@ le mo@@ d@@ els for our children !
“ This did not mean that these un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ ers were not able to take their stand for Jehovah , ” says H@@ el@@ ena , one of those early Witnesses .
A Christian must be concer@@ ned not mer@@ ely about pa@@ ying v@@ ow@@ s to God but also about pro@@ ving tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy in all his words ​ — to God and to humans .
In re@@ ality , all of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 will share his va@@ st heavenly authority . ​ — Re@@ v .
In this “ time of the end , ” we need to act in har@@ mony with acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God and Christ .
In 19@@ 19 , why were some Christians “ dis@@ cre@@ et ” and some “ fo@@ ol@@ ish ” ?
The ob@@ vi@@ ous differ@@ ence is that the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule stated by Jesus requi@@ res positi@@ ve actions of doing good to others .
What responsi@@ bility do matu@@ re shepher@@ ds have , and why ?
( b ) Why could the brothers in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i take Paul’s words seri@@ ously ?
Why So I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant ?
It is not difficult to see the par@@ al@@ le@@ l .
Jo@@ ã@@ o Mari@@ a and Mari@@ a Jo@@ ã@@ o
E@@ di@@ ct after e@@ di@@ ct was is@@ su@@ ed by the pre@@ fe@@ cts , who hon@@ es@@ tly end@@ e@@ av@@ our@@ ed to sto@@ p the ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ar@@ iness and the op@@ pres@@ sion in@@ her@@ ent in the system . . .
I was 20 years old
In@@ no@@ c@@ ent , 7@@ 2 , in N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ a , enjo@@ ys the compan@@ y of friends .
L@@ ef@@ t to right : E@@ vel@@ y@@ n T@@ ra@@ ber@@ t , M@@ il@@ li@@ e B@@ ra@@ shi@@ er , E@@ s@@ ther Ma@@ ha@@ n , me , and Le@@ o Ma@@ ha@@ n
What are some of the things that Jesus end@@ ur@@ ed ?
Satan ur@@ ges us to seek the Kingdom second . ​ — Mat@@ t .
At regul@@ ar inter@@ v@@ als in this w@@ all sto@@ od war@@ n@@ ings , some in Greek and some in L@@ at@@ in : “ Let no fore@@ ign@@ er en@@ ter in@@ side of the ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er and the f@@ ence around the san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary .
He taught with c@@ lar@@ ity and explained things when doing so was appro@@ pri@@ ate .
The situation of I@@ t@@ ta@@ i and his followers may have ca@@ used David to rec@@ all his own days as an ex@@ iled fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve when he and 6@@ 00 Israel@@ ite war@@ ri@@ ors rel@@ o@@ c@@ ated to Phil@@ ist@@ ine ter@@ rit@@ ory and en@@ tered the d@@ om@@ a@@ in of A@@ ch@@ ish , the king of G@@ ath .
Sa@@ ys E@@ ri@@ c : “ T@@ w@@ o years ag@@ o , our group in the to@@ wn of T@@ angu@@ i@@ é@@ ta had 9 publi@@ sh@@ ers ; now we have 30 .
Con@@ tri@@ bu@@ tions for nee@@ dy fellow believers today are also vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary and are mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love .
1@@ 19 : 9@@ 9
Wh@@ atever the case , Joseph must have felt w@@ re@@ t@@ ched about that dre@@ ad@@ ful per@@ ver@@ sion of justice ​ — but he could do nothing to sto@@ p it !
The apostle Paul did not think so .
In this way , God showed that he takes “ no ple@@ asure in the death of the wicked , but rather that someone wicked chang@@ es his way and keep@@ s living . ” ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 33 : 11 , 14 - 16 .
8@@ 6 : 5 ; John 5 : 19 .
Those brothers imit@@ ated Jesus .
L@@ ater , however , Peter succ@@ um@@ bed to fear and den@@ i@@ ed even know@@ ing Jesus Christ .
The resul@@ ts of my efforts ?
A@@ n el@@ der in a branch of@@ fice who is in t@@ ou@@ ch with many of them expla@@ ins : “ The elders need to speak to them , find out what their circumstances are , and then deter@@ mine how they can ass@@ ist them .
But in the lar@@ g@@ er fulfill@@ ment invol@@ ving God’s Kingdom , the se@@ ven times must be much longer than se@@ ven liter@@ al years .
Many Jews felt that this position should be filled by pri@@ ests of the l@@ ine of Z@@ a@@ do@@ k , whom Solomon had appointed as high pri@@ est .
They found me , and because they had no ca@@ r , I d@@ ro@@ ve my@@ self to pris@@ on !
R@@ em@@ ember , imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality has two as@@ pe@@ cts .
When mat@@ es displa@@ y this kind of love for each other , they will enjoy a happy marriage .
• Why can it be said that after Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , Jews who became Christians had to make a personal dedic@@ ation to God ?
You will also see that the Bible pre@@ di@@ cted such con@@ di@@ tions for the peri@@ od of time called “ the last days . ”
You will experience happiness and peace of heart and mind as you “ do all things for God’s glory . ”
Satan has set up an imit@@ ation of God’s Kingdom , with himself as king .
Those words made a bi@@ g imp@@ res@@ sion on me .
In its n@@ atur@@ al st@@ ate , w@@ o@@ ol often has a war@@ m wh@@ ite col@@ or .
They ref@@ ra@@ in from all such activ@@ ity .
God promised that through Abraham and his des@@ c@@ end@@ ants , all famili@@ es of the earth ​ — not just one nation — ​ were to be bless@@ ed .
His be@@ aring be@@ tra@@ yed wicked ide@@ as and in@@ ten@@ tions .
U@@ N@@ I@@ ON@@ D@@ AL@@ E , N@@ Y ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , N@@ as@@ sa@@ u V@@ et@@ er@@ ans M@@ em@@ ori@@ al C@@ ol@@ is@@ e@@ u@@ m , 1@@ 2@@ 5@@ 5 He@@ mp@@ stead T@@ p@@ k .
O@@ ther repor@@ ts show that in 19@@ 16 , more than 8@@ 0@@ 9@@ ,000 people attend@@ ed public meetings in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , and in 19@@ 18 , that number gre@@ w to al@@ most 9@@ 5@@ 0@@ ,000 .
Just as God helped this brother , he will help you when you make mis@@ takes .
We also received strength from the Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine that we received right after the tra@@ ge@@ dy .
His bri@@ de must also be f@@ it@@ t@@ ingly at@@ ti@@ red for the occasi@@ on .
Ke@@ ep doing this in re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of me . ’ ”
A travel@@ ing minis@@ ter ob@@ served : “ The bre@@ aku@@ p of a marriage does not just ha@@ p@@ pen .
But instru@@ ction from the Bible chang@@ ed his be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
At first , J@@ on@@ as did not want to t@@ ou@@ ch his j@@ ac@@ ke@@ t , scho@@ ol@@ ba@@ g , and mo@@ t@@ or@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le hel@@ me@@ t .
We end@@ e@@ av@@ or to he@@ ed Paul’s counsel : “ Ke@@ ep on blessing those who persecu@@ te ; be blessing and do not be cur@@ sing . ”
To help us in our efforts to op@@ pose the Devil , we should pray for and will receive the most powerful for@@ ce in the uni@@ verse ​ — God’s holy spirit .
How is an effe@@ ctive family Bible study of benefit to both parents and children ?
Par@@ ent@@ al tra@@ ining or past experi@@ ences may contribu@@ te to the situation .
S@@ us@@ an was allow@@ ed to stay out later than J@@ ane , we@@ ar sh@@ or@@ ter s@@ ki@@ r@@ ts , listen to ques@@ tion@@ able mu@@ si@@ c , and see un@@ su@@ it@@ able mo@@ vi@@ es .
11 : 30 - 40 .
A Li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving M@@ es@@ sage
Su@@ b@@ ject In@@ de@@ x for The Watchtower 20@@ 11 In@@ dic@@ ating d@@ ate of is@@ sue in which article appe@@ ars BI@@ B@@ L@@ E
Daniel , an el@@ der and father of fi@@ ve , ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ Par@@ ents must take the time to help dis@@ pe@@ l the doub@@ ts that their children in@@ ev@@ it@@ ab@@ ly pi@@ ck up at school and other plac@@ es .
Th@@ r@@ il@@ led by Bible Tru@@ th
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate Q@@ u@@ alities That Can H@@ el@@ p You M@@ ake Dis@@ ci@@ ples
I truly believe that Jehovah used J@@ im and that de@@ ar sister to provide a ni@@ ce place for me to stay .
P@@ ati@@ ence ho@@ l@@ ds back God’s ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of the wicked to give them the opportunity to rep@@ ent .
No doubt because she was a spiritually - min@@ ded person .
O@@ ver@@ come with emo@@ tion , my mother fa@@ inted .
Do we share li@@ ber@@ ally in these activities , to the ex@@ t@@ ent our individu@@ al circumstances per@@ mit ?
As true Christians , we be@@ ar in mind that sacrific@@ es al@@ one do not ple@@ ase God .
What st@@ ep@@ s do some parents take to help their children to be atten@@ tive at meetings ?
Now it was f@@ it@@ ting to give faithful ones new opportun@@ ities to ‘ do bu@@ sin@@ ess . ’
The work done at Bethel is especially satis@@ f@@ ying because it prom@@ o@@ tes Kingdom inter@@ ests and is per@@ form@@ ed out of love for God .
3 : 5 - 7 .
How did Jesus help his disciples to cop@@ e with fear of man ?
The respon@@ se is im@@ medi@@ ate .
A@@ n ambi@@ ti@@ ous s@@ ch@@ eme of that kind would have been out of char@@ ac@@ ter for such an appreci@@ ative , hum@@ ble man as M@@ ep@@ hi@@ bo@@ sh@@ et@@ h .
This illustr@@ ated how the kingdom of Israel en@@ tered into pol@@ itical al@@ li@@ an@@ ces with i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ r@@ ous nations and began to dep@@ end upon them .
St@@ ar@@ ting with “ T@@ om@@ my Th@@ um@@ b ” and mo@@ ving on to “ Peter P@@ o@@ in@@ ter , ” he told something special about each f@@ ing@@ er .
Par@@ ents can imitate the effe@@ ctive teaching of Jesus and Solomon by doing the following : ( 1 ) As@@ k their children which pl@@ ants and ani@@ mal@@ s interest them .
G@@ r@@ and@@ pa could not have had in mind a better compan@@ ion for his son ​ — at le@@ ast from my point of view !
With what do some faithful servants of God stru@@ gg@@ le ?
How we cultiv@@ ate faith like Jo@@ b@@ ’s .
I thor@@ ough@@ ly enjo@@ yed those stu@@ dies .
I no@@ tic@@ ed a young brother stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing un@@ succ@@ ess@@ fully to get the l@@ ou@@ d - speak@@ er system working .
And may we keep dra@@ wing clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah and put his Kingdom first in our lives .
He vie@@ wed marriage as a sac@@ red b@@ ond between a man and a woman .
A@@ gain , we felt as if the angels were cam@@ p@@ ing around us .
E@@ spe@@ n and J@@ an@@ ne live in an a@@ ff@@ lu@@ ent E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an country .
How can we imitate Paul’s example and keep our love for Jehovah strong ?
But in the matter of his own mar@@ it@@ al af@@ fai@@ r@@ s , Solomon fa@@ iled to sear@@ ch for Jehovah .
Do@@ ing so will help us to gain God’s appro@@ val and have a mean@@ ing@@ ful life .
D@@ on@@ ’s tend@@ er affe@@ ction had t@@ ou@@ ched their hearts .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y F@@ I@@ L@@ I@@ P S .
A Bible study was started , and one year later S@@ yl@@ vi@@ e was baptized .
H@@ er marriage ev@@ en@@ tually ended in div@@ or@@ ce , al@@ though she had put many years of effort into tr@@ ying to sa@@ ve it .
Our su@@ n , a st@@ ar , provi@@ des an example of matter being turned into en@@ er@@ gy .
One ch@@ urch coun@@ ci@@ l en@@ for@@ ced the comm@@ and by direc@@ ting that their men “ di@@ lig@@ ently , faith@@ fully , and fre@@ qu@@ ently seek out the her@@ e@@ tic@@ s . . . by sear@@ ch@@ ing all hous@@ es and sub@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an ch@@ am@@ bers which li@@ e under any su@@ spi@@ ci@@ on . . . .
Since the Kingdom was a sub@@ si@@ di@@ ary govern@@ ment that Jehovah used to bring the earth and its human in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants into per@@ fe@@ ction and re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation to him , what ro@@ le is there for the King Jesus Christ and the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 k@@ ings and pri@@ ests after the M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m ?
Do you sc@@ he@@ du@@ le regul@@ ar times for Bible reading and medit@@ ation ?
New Me@@ an@@ ing to O@@ ld W@@ rit@@ ings
Of course , not all desi@@ res are wrong .
A pe@@ ak of 5@@ 3@@ 3@@ ,@@ 6@@ 6@@ 5 Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers repor@@ ted field service in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o in Au@@ gu@@ st 20@@ 00 .
I could not help but pi@@ c@@ ture David sto@@ op@@ ing here to pi@@ ck up fi@@ ve s@@ mo@@ o@@ th st@@ ones , one of which kil@@ led Go@@ li@@ ath . ”
Me@@ dit@@ ating on the example of He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah , we may see a need to re@@ move something that is h@@ in@@ der@@ ing our relationship with God or di@@ ver@@ ting our attention from true worship .
Can we real@@ is@@ tic@@ ally ex@@ pect to see the ho@@ ped - for “ new world within a sing@@ le gener@@ ation ” ?
• when fac@@ ing a@@ pa@@ thy or op@@ position ?
Yes , that could se@@ em to offer long - a@@ wa@@ ited se@@ cur@@ ity .
What does it mean to “ consider one another ” ?
Tru@@ e , as Christians , we are not under the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , ob@@ lig@@ ated to offer sacrific@@ es of ani@@ mal@@ s or cro@@ ps .
God’s love for humans is so great that he does not with@@ hold good from them reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of the co@@ st to himself .
Jesus S@@ how@@ ed Con@@ cer@@ n for the P@@ o@@ or
O@@ N We@@ d@@ n@@ es@@ day mor@@ ning , Au@@ gu@@ st 24 , 200@@ 5 , the Un@@ ited St@@ ates and Cana@@ da Bethel famili@@ es , con@@ ne@@ cted by vi@@ de@@ o , heard an exc@@ iting ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement .
What Do Jehovah’s Witnesses B@@ eli@@ eve ?
As@@ ce@@ tic@@ s have g@@ one even fur@@ ther .
4 : 8 , 16 .
As Jehovah’s Witnesses , we are deli@@ gh@@ ted to eng@@ age in similar Kingdom - preaching activ@@ ity .
V@@ I@@ E@@ W@@ S on faith di@@ ff@@ er dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c@@ ally .
As@@ soci@@ ating with the wrong crow@@ d is also a comm@@ on peri@@ l today .
Their heart might su@@ gg@@ est that their public ministry is not wor@@ th@@ while .
Ha@@ ving no purpose in life even dis@@ tur@@ bs some to the point that they no longer wish to live .
M@@ ore than 4@@ 00 years later , God promised King David that the coming one , the “ se@@ ed ” fore@@ told in E@@ den , would rule over a kingdom that would last forever .
It seem@@ s that Paul did ev@@ en@@ tually stand before E@@ mp@@ er@@ or N@@ er@@ o , was declar@@ ed in@@ no@@ c@@ ent , and was fin@@ ally able to r@@ ene@@ w his mission@@ ary activ@@ ity as a free man .
A@@ no@@ inted Christians are spirit - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten and are a@@ do@@ p@@ ted by Jehovah as “ sons ” while still on earth .
T@@ w@@ o f@@ em@@ ale Witnesses regul@@ arly vis@@ ited some of the other young mo@@ thers .
Jesus said : “ W@@ ho@@ ever does the will of God , this one is my brother and sister and mother . ” ​ — Mark 3 : 35 .
The disciples later said : “ W@@ ere not our hearts bur@@ ning within us . . . as he was fully op@@ ening up the Scriptures to us ? ” ​ — Luke 24 : 27 , 32 .
If we ign@@ ore that counsel , we inc@@ re@@ ase the lik@@ eli@@ ho@@ od of be@@ coming involved in serious im@@ mor@@ ality and lo@@ sing God’s fav@@ or .
1 , 2 . ( a ) Why should we not be pu@@ z@@ z@@ led over the fact that we face t@@ ests and problems ?
If death over@@ takes us , we are for@@ ced to rel@@ in@@ qu@@ ish everything we pos@@ s@@ ess .
Ru@@ ining the E@@ ar@@ th B@@ r@@ ings Di@@ v@@ ine R@@ et@@ ribu@@ tion C@@ op@@ ing With Li@@ fe@@ ’s An@@ xi@@ e@@ ties Is This Li@@ fe All There Is ?
We were able to man@@ age and never l@@ ac@@ ked the necess@@ ary things .
We can c@@ learly see that we have a work to do ​ — s@@ ow@@ ing .
This bro@@ ch@@ ure may be ob@@ ta@@ ined by re@@ ques@@ ting a cop@@ y direc@@ tly from the Ch@@ ar@@ it@@ able P@@ l@@ an@@ ning O@@ f@@ fice .
• What practic@@ al su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions for cultiv@@ ating self - control did you take special no@@ te of during our study ?
By then they were sear@@ ch@@ ing for me , since they now had a cour@@ t order for my ar@@ rest .
He vie@@ wed that time as “ com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory service , ” an en@@ for@@ ced peri@@ od of wa@@ iting for rel@@ e@@ ase .
I@@ v@@ y , who lives in Cana@@ da , rel@@ ates : “ I gre@@ w up in an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment where s@@ ar@@ c@@ as@@ m , s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing , and name - c@@ all@@ ing were the nor@@ m . ”
His exam@@ in@@ ation led to a bene@@ fi@@ cial trans@@ form@@ ation .
The fru@@ it Jesus mentioned inclu@@ des both “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit ” and “ the fru@@ it of li@@ ps ” that Christians offer to God by means of the Kingdom - preaching work . ​ — He@@ b .
Jehovah will view Z@@ ion as “ a thing of pri@@ de . ”
“ Who is he ? ” her parents asked .
( a ) For what are Christians respon@@ sible ?
Because having the worl@@ d’s appro@@ val would indic@@ ate that you are living according to Satan’s standards ​ — not God’s .
On the day of the t@@ est , she would be rest@@ ed and fully pre@@ pared , and a good s@@ cor@@ e would be within her re@@ ach .
Sa@@ ved , Not by Wor@@ ks A@@ lo@@ ne , But by Un@@ deser@@ ved K@@ in@@ dness “ You have been sa@@ ved through faith . . .
In@@ her@@ it@@ ance and Gre@@ ed
How was Moses a medi@@ at@@ or between the Israelites and God ? Like Moses , Jesus was a medi@@ at@@ or .
Indeed , both the anointed and the “ other sheep ” find and then lo@@ v@@ ingly shepher@@ d hon@@ est individuals who are desi@@ r@@ ous of serving God forever . ​ — John 10 : 16 .
What happened in 70 C.E . as far as the Law and its sacrific@@ es are concer@@ ned ?
Then I was again assign@@ ed to the ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic N@@ or@@ th .
When “ a man de@@ a@@ f and with a spe@@ e@@ ch imp@@ e@@ di@@ ment ” was brought to him , Jesus demonstr@@ ated that he could make “ the de@@ a@@ f hear and the spe@@ e@@ ch@@ less speak . ” ​ — Mark 7 : 31 - 37 .
Although many Israelites were enjo@@ ying a materi@@ ally satis@@ f@@ ying life in the days of A@@ mo@@ s , they were “ not rich toward God . ”
How does the s@@ ow@@ er take part in the har@@ v@@ est “ as soon as the fru@@ it per@@ m@@ its it ” ?
David wrote : “ Jehovah is giving support to all who are f@@ all@@ ing , and is ra@@ ising up all who are bo@@ wed down . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 5 : 14 .
This al@@ lo@@ ws us to understand the stru@@ c@@ ture of the language , en@@ ab@@ ling us to speak it pro@@ per@@ ly .
They leg@@ al@@ ized their uni@@ on in marriage and over@@ came their vi@@ ces .
But it would be Scrip@@ tur@@ ally wrong for Christians to follow the le@@ ading of prof@@ essi@@ onal fore@@ tel@@ l@@ ers of events , for the Bible con@@ dem@@ ns them . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 18 : 9 - 12 .
Jesus was a@@ ware that someone had t@@ ou@@ ched him , and he loo@@ ked around to see who it was .
V@@ er@@ y likely God spoke to Adam and E@@ ve through “ the Word . ” ​ — Genesis 1 : 26 - 28 ; 2 : 16 ; 3 : 8 - 13 .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the Bible is a book of mat@@ ch@@ less wisdom .
Ha@@ ve you ever felt op@@ pres@@ sed by “ mor@@ tal man ” ?
In a similar man@@ ner , Kingdom ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers find many rec@@ ep@@ tive hearts among im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ant work@@ ers who have moved to Gre@@ e@@ ce from many E@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an coun@@ tri@@ es .
For example , I was moved by the pas@@ sage recorded at 1 John 1 : 9 , which says concer@@ ning God : “ If we con@@ f@@ ess our sin@@ s , he is faithful and righteous so as to for@@ give us our sin@@ s and to cle@@ an@@ se us . ”
Ri@@ ght away , I asked him to take me there .
For about two years , St@@ or@@ r@@ s was activ@@ ely involved in preaching this message thr@@ ough@@ out the nor@@ the@@ ast@@ er@@ n Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
We recogn@@ ize , of course , that “ the whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one . ”
M@@ Y P@@ A@@ S@@ T : I gre@@ w up in L@@ on@@ dr@@ ina .
In@@ cont@@ in@@ ence .
My son John was among them .
Jehovah does not w@@ atch for our every mis@@ take , and he certainly does not try to tri@@ p us up .
One of my you@@ ng@@ er brothers was a member of a no@@ t@@ ori@@ ous gan@@ g , and I associ@@ ated with them .
In May 19@@ 7@@ 1 , it became necess@@ ary for me to go to M@@ ic@@ hi@@ g@@ an to care for some bu@@ sin@@ ess .
In@@ sight on the Scriptures expla@@ ins : “ The princi@@ p@@ al app@@ lic@@ ation of the ter@@ m is to all those who not only believe Christ’s teachings but also follow them clo@@ sel@@ y . ”
What is one of the important cho@@ ic@@ es that young people make , and why does that cho@@ ice have long - ter@@ m con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences ?
In what ways did Jesus show b@@ ol@@ dness in fr@@ on@@ t of ( a ) the religious lead@@ ers , ( b ) a band of sol@@ di@@ ers , ( c ) the high pri@@ est , ( d ) P@@ il@@ ate ?
So to maintain a clean conscience before God and men , Christians obey the la@@ ws of the land , including those per@@ tain@@ ing to the pa@@ ying of ta@@ x@@ es .
Jesus Christ , in the ro@@ le of the great an@@ t@@ it@@ y@@ pi@@ cal H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est , has already en@@ tered into heaven it@@ self and pres@@ ented the value of his own blood to make at@@ on@@ ement for all those exerc@@ ising faith in his sacrifice .
Even so , he had to present his case before the elders , and if his deed was jud@@ ged ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ al , he had to remain in the city of refu@@ ge until the death of the high pri@@ est .
In this reg@@ ard , Jesus said : “ I public@@ ly praise you , Father , Lord of heaven and earth , because you have hi@@ d@@ den these things from the wise and in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al ones and have reve@@ aled them to ba@@ bes . ”
The w@@ in@@ do@@ ws over@@ loo@@ ked a y@@ ard that had a little gar@@ den , a bi@@ g red ro@@ o@@ ster , and a bro@@ od of h@@ ens .
E@@ very part of the th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of syst@@ em@@ s that co@@ op@@ er@@ ate to keep us ali@@ ve is ide@@ ally desi@@ gn@@ ed .
We have come to know Jehovah , the Su@@ pre@@ me One .
We do not try to change govern@@ ments or try to influ@@ ence pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ ans , and we do not vo@@ te in pol@@ itical ele@@ ctions or become pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ ans .
Why do we enjoy spiritual pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity des@@ pite op@@ position ?
While wa@@ iting for our mission@@ ary assign@@ ments , we wor@@ ked with the F@@ l@@ at@@ bus@@ h C@@ ongreg@@ ation in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k .
Jehovah lo@@ v@@ ingly gr@@ anted him the privilege of disci@@ ple@@ ship , though he had been a f@@ an@@ ati@@ c op@@ pos@@ er of Jesus ’ followers .
In contr@@ ast , Jesus spoke of only two cho@@ ic@@ es .
Yes , a disci@@ ple is a lear@@ ner .
That Jehovah’s Witnesses are str@@ ong@@ er and more ac@@ tive now than ever before ​ — and this in the face of worl@@ d@@ wide op@@ position — ​ is pro@@ of that Jehovah fin@@ ds ple@@ asure in what they are doing .
H@@ er pers@@ ist@@ ent den@@ i@@ als cu@@ t us so deep@@ ly that we we@@ pt .
But did God ever a@@ ban@@ d@@ on Joseph ?
The Witnesses received pl@@ ent@@ y of f@@ ar@@ m pro@@ du@@ ce , f@@ ish , and de@@ er me@@ at .
To f@@ are well spiritually , what was requi@@ red of each Christian ?
You can learn much from medi@@ cal prof@@ es@@ sion@@ als and reli@@ able public@@ ations .
That the light of Bible truth may re@@ ach as many people as possible , they have made their Bible public@@ ations a@@ vail@@ able in some 3@@ 70 langu@@ ages . — Matthew 24 : 14 ; Revelation 14 : 6 , 7 .
Acc@@ ording to Mi@@ c 7 verse 19 , he “ will thro@@ w into the dep@@ ths of the se@@ a all their sin@@ s . ”
You might receive a pol@@ ite rep@@ ly from his of@@ fice , but it is high@@ ly un@@ likely that you would be allow@@ ed to speak with the rul@@ er himself .
To help f@@ ill this need , sel@@ e@@ cted gra@@ du@@ ates of the M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol receive ten we@@ ek@@ s of tra@@ ining in the travel@@ ing work and then serve as sub@@ s@@ titu@@ te or regul@@ ar cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers .
( a ) A@@ bo@@ ve all , what mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to share in the ministry ?
What Paul says about the Israelites ser@@ ves as a war@@ ning for Christians .
• How did the early Christians re@@ act when fellow believers needed help ?
A W@@ I@@ S@@ E man once wrote : “ Ha@@ ve you sh@@ own yourself disc@@ oura@@ ged in the day of dist@@ ress ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , as repor@@ ts over the last few years have sh@@ own , in order to w@@ in , some a@@ th@@ let@@ es have been willing to take per@@ for@@ man@@ ce - en@@ h@@ an@@ c@@ ing d@@ ru@@ g@@ s that end@@ anger their health and even their lives .
Genesis 21 : 8 - 12 tel@@ ls us that on one occasi@@ on I@@ sh@@ ma@@ el was “ po@@ king fu@@ n ” at Isa@@ a@@ c .
O@@ ther elders may have d@@ ele@@ g@@ ated in the past but did not see satis@@ fac@@ t@@ ory resul@@ ts .
What effect does comm@@ end@@ ation , or the l@@ ack of it , have on others ?
What pit@@ f@@ all as to judg@@ ing is to be avo@@ i@@ ded , and why ?
Ne@@ h@@ emiah also assign@@ ed a man who in case of an enem@@ y att@@ ack would “ b@@ low the hor@@ n ” to war@@ n the buil@@ ders .
As a result , Israel so@@ le@@ m@@ n@@ ly r@@ ene@@ wed its covenant with Jehovah , and no doubt inspired by the example of their lead@@ er , “ Israel continued to serve Jehovah all the days of Jo@@ shua . ” ​ — Jo@@ shua 24 : 16 , 31 .
Not even overse@@ ers are i@@ mmu@@ ne to the temp@@ tation of materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic pur@@ su@@ its .
On such occasi@@ ons we do well to remember that Jehovah “ shows p@@ ity upon his own a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted ones ” and that he “ com@@ forts those la@@ id low . ”
I@@ ’@@ l@@ l have to ask my pa@@ st@@ or . Ka@@ re@@ n : Al@@ ong a similar l@@ ine , no@@ te that after Jesus came up out of the water , someone spoke from heaven .
O@@ ver 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years into human hist@@ ory , “ the earth came to be ru@@ ined in the sight of the true God and the earth became filled with viol@@ ence . ”
Some of his p@@ lo@@ ys are at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive to the fal@@ le@@ n flesh , others are a s@@ ource of pain .
It is God’s righteousness . ​ — Romans 1 : 17 ; 3 : 21 .
We must be clean on the in@@ side and sto@@ p any wrong conduct .
Even some anointed Christians in the first century needed to strengthen their relationship with Jehovah God .
“ We are wal@@ king by faith , not by sight . ” ​ — 2 C@@ O@@ R@@ IN@@ TH@@ I@@ AN@@ S 5 : 7 .
Fir@@ st , Jehovah has always been exerc@@ ising his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y over all his cre@@ ation .
I was num@@ bed by the real@@ iz@@ ation that I would no longer be able to hear her war@@ m vo@@ ice nor tell her once again how gr@@ ate@@ ful I was for all that she had done for me .
The gr@@ ass is gre@@ en .
On the other hand , it could be that you love God’s standards but do not trust yourself to be able to live up to them .
We were then gr@@ anted per@@ mis@@ sion for our cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly .
The re@@ ality , though , is that cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ s and ele@@ ctions are pro@@ ne to cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion , even in so - called develop@@ ed coun@@ tri@@ es .
So he said to his people : ‘ Lo@@ ok !
“ As long as we have time fav@@ or@@ able for it , ” said the apostle Paul , “ let us work what is good toward all , but especially toward those rel@@ ated to us in the faith . ”
TH@@ E educ@@ ation of a child might be lik@@ ened to an exc@@ iting and challeng@@ ing j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
It does not take much to id@@ enti@@ fy another person@@ ’s fa@@ ul@@ ts and te@@ ar him down with cu@@ t@@ ting re@@ mar@@ ks .
• How can we “ seek me@@ ek@@ ness ” ?
Sa@@ ys The New En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a : “ M@@ an@@ ic@@ ha@@ e@@ ism ar@@ ose out of the angu@@ ish in@@ her@@ ent in the human con@@ dition . ”
4 , 5 . ( a ) B@@ ap@@ ti@@ zed men are ur@@ ged to re@@ ach out for what privile@@ ges in the congregation ?
They remember when congregations had a congregation serv@@ ant rather than a body of elders , when coun@@ tri@@ es had a branch serv@@ ant rather than a B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e , and when direction was given by the pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety rather than by a c@@ learly esta@@ bli@@ shed Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Do these differ@@ ing des@@ crip@@ tions ref@@ er to the same God ?
The Bible can exer@@ t a powerful influ@@ ence in pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s lives .
But , su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , Eli@@ j@@ ah appe@@ ared !
B@@ ack to Cana@@ da
Still , an individu@@ al who has es@@ cap@@ ed a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous situation may feel that Jehovah inter@@ ven@@ ed .
What did the Mal@@ a@@ wi@@ an Witnesses not for@@ s@@ ake in s@@ pite of fi@@ er@@ ce persecu@@ tion ?
Y@@ oung men are already pu@@ shing their heav@@ ily la@@ den ch@@ u@@ ku@@ d@@ us ( h@@ and@@ made w@@ o@@ o@@ den s@@ co@@ o@@ ters for trans@@ por@@ ting lo@@ a@@ ds ) .
We are not loo@@ king for a l@@ ist of do@@ s and don@@ ’@@ ts to tell us what we may or may not do .
The death t@@ ol@@ l was near 1@@ 00 .
Des@@ pite po@@ li@@ ce ro@@ ad@@ b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks and other ha@@ z@@ ar@@ ds , they travel@@ ed h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of mil@@ es in all ty@@ p@@ es of we@@ ather to deli@@ ver spiritual food to their brothers .
Today , how bless@@ ed we are if we own a personal cop@@ y of the complete Bible !
But acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the Bible can lead to a right relationship with the Creator , Jehovah God . ​ — 1 Timothy 2 : 3 , 4 .
Su@@ cc@@ um@@ b@@ ing to these can pre@@ v@@ ent us from living up to God’s righteous requi@@ re@@ ments .
One as@@ pect of that se@@ cre@@ t involved Jehovah’s sel@@ e@@ cting a “ little flo@@ ck ” of 14@@ 4@@ ,000 humans to be associ@@ ated with his Son as part of the se@@ ed , to re@@ ign with him in heaven . ​ — Luke 12 : 32 ; Revelation 14 : 1 , 4 .
Tru@@ e , such words as “ I love you ” are important .
Consider how God took the in@@ iti@@ ative to draw s@@ inc@@ ere individuals .
However , Jehovah also promised that a des@@ c@@ end@@ ant of King David , one who had “ the leg@@ al right , ” would come and rec@@ la@@ im that authority . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek .
R@@ es@@ ur@@ rec@@ ting the P@@ ast
On the contr@@ ary , the pe@@ ace@@ ful st@@ ill@@ ness af@@ for@@ ded him num@@ er@@ ous opportun@@ ities for medit@@ ation .
However , not all off@@ en@@ ses requi@@ re action by the author@@ ities .
King David , who stru@@ gg@@ led with gu@@ il@@ t , put it this way : “ When I kept s@@ il@@ ent , my b@@ ones wa@@ sted away because of my gro@@ an@@ ing all day long .
In order to prac@@ tice true godly devo@@ tion , we must worship Jehovah exc@@ lu@@ si@@ vely , allow@@ ing nothing el@@ se to occ@@ up@@ y his position in our hearts .
The Creator prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely reve@@ als the truth to his people .
O@@ r how can you say to your brother , ‘ Al@@ low me to re@@ move the st@@ ra@@ w from your e@@ ye , ’ when look ! a ra@@ f@@ ter is in your own e@@ ye ?
Con@@ cer@@ ning an u@@ pri@@ ght worshipp@@ er who is ill , David said : “ In the day of cal@@ am@@ ity Jehovah will provide es@@ cap@@ e for him .
A@@ n in@@ n@@ ate moral sense , or conscience , en@@ ab@@ led him to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish right from wrong .
What did this vision mean ?
Like a ligh@@ th@@ ouse on a ro@@ ck - mas@@ s , divine law is st@@ able and un@@ chang@@ e@@ able
In 19@@ 7@@ 2 , the Witnesses thr@@ ough@@ out C@@ y@@ pr@@ us ga@@ ther@@ ed in N@@ ic@@ o@@ sia to hear a special talk by Na@@ than H . K@@ nor@@ r , who had long taken the lead in the ministry of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
What made King Sa@@ ul@@ ’s prayers un@@ accep@@ table to Jehovah ?
S@@ tr@@ ik@@ ing Par@@ all@@ els in Our Da@@ y
In death , there are no u@@ pp@@ er and no low@@ er cl@@ as@@ ses , no we@@ al@@ th and no po@@ ver@@ ty .
Does God deser@@ ve complete obedi@@ ence , his way of rul@@ ing being the best ?
We have the example of Moses , who re@@ je@@ cted the gl@@ ori@@ es of Egy@@ pt .
What a joy it is to share such tru@@ ths with those who want to know what the Bible teach@@ es !
Christian married cou@@ ples are among those who find satis@@ fac@@ tion in help@@ ing fellow believers .
In this article , we will consider four things that will help us to remain faithful to Jehovah .
They wrote : “ Pe@@ ople are really th@@ ir@@ sting for Bible truth .
Jesus said : “ When you pray , go into your priv@@ ate ro@@ om and , after shu@@ t@@ ting your do@@ or , pray to your Father who is in se@@ cre@@ t ; then your Father who loo@@ ks on in se@@ cre@@ t will re@@ pa@@ y you . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 6 . We may pray any@@ time and any@@ where
And to strengthen one@@ ’s hand is to be for@@ ti@@ fied and emp@@ ow@@ ered for action . ​ — 1 Samuel 23 : 16 .
S@@ ta@@ ir@@ case to T@@ emp@@ le C@@ our@@ ty@@ ard
What el@@ se was part of God’s purpose ?
In that way , she would not have to c@@ ra@@ m the night before , during h@@ our@@ s better sp@@ ent s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing .
What ca@@ uses for fear ex@@ ist , and what is fore@@ told about our time ?
Re@@ jo@@ ic@@ ing O@@ ver “ V@@ ic@@ t@@ ory With the L@@ am@@ b ”
I sh@@ ared an ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment already occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed by two pione@@ ers , F@@ ran@@ k and Ru@@ th M@@ id@@ d@@ let@@ on , who were very kind to me .
Why is the preaching work so important ?
Lo@@ ve of neigh@@ b@@ or mo@@ ves us to preach the good news of the Kingdom , however long it might be God’s will that we do so and however many times we return to the same ho@@ m@@ es .
“ H@@ ere I am ra@@ ining down bre@@ ad for you from the heavens , ” he promised .
God’s people have long up@@ held his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
14 : 13 , 14 , 29 - 31 .
What is the point of Jesus ’ par@@ able of the gr@@ and ev@@ ening me@@ al , and what less@@ on can we draw from it ?
3 : 17 ; He@@ b .
Ka@@ re@@ n : Th@@ at@@ ’s right . A@@ gain , we have to won@@ der : ‘ Who sent Jesus ?
Why can we be sure that Jesus was being real@@ is@@ tic when he spoke of the ha@@ ir@@ s of our head being num@@ ber@@ ed ?
The apostle Paul wr@@ ites : “ In the last days cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with will be here . ”
As in every govern@@ ment , only a li@@ mit@@ ed number gover@@ n . So , too , with this heavenly Kingdom .
When the Jews were taken into cap@@ tiv@@ ity in Babyl@@ on , it was clear that “ the boo@@ th of David ” had fal@@ le@@ n .
Consider some of the fe@@ atu@@ res mentioned in God’s Word .
When the wicked seek information to bring har@@ m to our fellow believers , we are wise ‘ to set a mu@@ z@@ z@@ le as a gu@@ ard to our m@@ ou@@ th ’ and remain s@@ il@@ ent .
At the same time , there were p@@ en@@ al@@ ties for bre@@ ak@@ ing those div@@ in@@ ely given la@@ ws .
To the you@@ ng@@ er men who were eng@@ ag@@ ed to Lo@@ t’s daugh@@ ters , the older man “ seem@@ ed to be jo@@ king . ”
After re@@ vie@@ wing God’s mar@@ vel@@ ous pro@@ vision for pro@@ duc@@ ing a child , you might ask : “ Do you think our loving God would make la@@ ws to ro@@ b us of enjo@@ y@@ ment of life ?
H@@ O@@ W would you de@@ fine “ un@@ ity ” ?
After the apostle John was told in vision about this group of 14@@ 4@@ ,000 individuals , he was sh@@ own another group .
Because they are imper@@ fect , both mat@@ es will make mis@@ takes .
“ Will the mu@@ d@@ dy field s@@ wal@@ low up the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates ? ”
This pu@@ ts us in a much better position to share the good news with them .
God Pro@@ vi@@ des a Per@@ fect So@@ lu@@ tion
Yet , in pre@@ par@@ ation for sever@@ al rec@@ ent we@@ d@@ ding@@ s in sou@@ ther@@ n Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , Christian you@@ ths who were cho@@ s@@ en to form part of the bri@@ d@@ al par@@ ty sp@@ ent long h@@ our@@ s practic@@ ing com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated d@@ ance st@@ ep@@ s .
A@@ p@@ pe@@ al@@ ing to A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa@@ ’s knowledge of Juda@@ ism , Paul reas@@ oned that his preaching really involved “ saying nothing exc@@ ep@@ t things the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts as well as Moses stated were going to take place ” regarding the Messi@@ ah’s death and resurrection .
She ad@@ ds : “ In time , I develop@@ ed wonderful fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps , which I tre@@ asure . ”
The next st@@ ep was to t@@ ac@@ k@@ le the transl@@ ation of Bible study a@@ i@@ ds of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
It can , in time , come to be mar@@ ked “ as with a bran@@ ding ir@@ on , ” be@@ coming like sear@@ ed flesh co@@ vered over with s@@ ca@@ r t@@ is@@ sue ​ — in@@ sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve and un@@ responsi@@ ve .
Today , some coun@@ sel@@ ors in human be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or still chall@@ enge the benef@@ its of ad@@ minis@@ ter@@ ing certain kin@@ ds of discipl@@ ine , even in c@@ as@@ es where the parents consider it necess@@ ary to give loving discipl@@ ine .
• Do all anointed Christians on earth share in provi@@ ding spiritual food ?
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , his early followers pray@@ ed to God , not to Jesus . ​ — 1 / 1 , page 14 .
Many marri@@ ages that seem@@ ed to be he@@ ad@@ ed for fa@@ il@@ ure have in time turned out to be very succ@@ ess@@ ful .
“ Although [ the dec@@ ep@@ tive tal@@ k@@ er ] makes his vo@@ ice gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous , ” the Bible war@@ ns , “ do not believe in him . ” ​ — Proverbs 26 : 24 , 25 .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a few months , we both became pione@@ ers , as Jehovah’s Witnesses call full - time pre@@ ach@@ ers of the good news .
The Bible rec@@ ord men@@ tions Mar@@ th@@ a just one more time . It was the out@@ set of the fin@@ al we@@ ek of Jesus ’ life on earth .
We took great pri@@ de in our contribu@@ tion !
Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a : Yes , I will be here .
In 20@@ 00 , I married K@@ ar@@ ol@@ in , a beau@@ ti@@ ful Christian sister who lo@@ ves Jehovah as much as I do .
“ My mother would ask me questions about se@@ x ​ — but in a pleas@@ ant to@@ ne of vo@@ ice .
This is ac@@ tually in the best inter@@ ests of our relati@@ ves , whether they are pres@@ ently serving Jehovah or not .
We have to maintain our bal@@ ance so that we care for our pri@@ m@@ ary responsi@@ bil@@ ities in con@@ ne@@ ction with our famili@@ es and the worship of Jehovah .
If we exerc@@ ise faith as A@@ be@@ l did , we too can enjoy a preci@@ ous and lasting relationship with Jehovah .
We will need to be than@@ k@@ ful and cont@@ ent in wh@@ atever situation we are in .
In ad@@ dition to cultiv@@ ating love for one another and using Christian meetings to strengthen the b@@ ond of un@@ ity , we can pray for one another .
S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds would not have been out with their flo@@ c@@ ks in the co@@ ld of De@@ c@@ ember , when it may even s@@ now in the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m .
They taught God’s Law and offered sacrific@@ es that co@@ vered the sin@@ s of the people .
Ke@@ ep in mind that Jehovah care@@ fully no@@ tes your end@@ ur@@ ance .
Jehovah Des@@ er@@ ves Our Un@@ ited P@@ ra@@ ise
That was not all .
U@@ N P@@ H@@ O@@ T@@ O 18@@ 6@@ 2@@ 26 / M .
Per@@ haps some children expres@@ s little en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m for their parents ’ guid@@ ance and even re@@ be@@ l against the discipl@@ ine they receive .
I often served as a cou@@ ri@@ er , deli@@ ver@@ ing liter@@ ature to the Witnesses .
Yes , those first - century Christians had a powerful hope .
This fact helps us to understand Paul’s st@@ at@@ ement : “ If anyone cont@@ ends even in the g@@ ames , he is not crow@@ ned un@@ less he has cont@@ ended according to the rul@@ es . ”
Now , before the h@@ our of judgment conclu@@ des , we are ur@@ ged : “ F@@ e@@ ar God and give him glory . ”
Je@@ thr@@ o was evid@@ ently the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ cha@@ l head of a tri@@ be of M@@ idi@@ an@@ ites .
The go@@ al of such ra@@ p@@ ists is to s@@ pre@@ ad pan@@ ic or to destro@@ y family ties .
Jehovah has given Jesus an important share in resur@@ rec@@ ting the dead .
“ He does not give the spirit by me@@ asure ” but gives “ from out of his ful@@ l@@ ness . ” ​ — John 1 : 16 ; 3 : 34 .
Consider two important reas@@ ons .
They may even have been em@@ bel@@ li@@ shing what the Law said , as did their pre@@ dec@@ ess@@ ors in Jesus ’ day , as well as ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ating Jewish f@@ ab@@ les and human comman@@ d@@ ments . ​ — Mark 7 : 2 , 3 , 5 , 15 ; 1 Timothy 4 : 3 .
C@@ ould it have been because of his “ va@@ st ri@@ ches and glory ” ?
5 , 6 . ( a ) What was one reason why Jesus in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al ?
S@@ T@@ E@@ P@@ P@@ IN@@ G out of her fr@@ on@@ t do@@ or early in the mor@@ ning , the woman no@@ tic@@ es a p@@ ac@@ ka@@ ge on the do@@ or@@ st@@ ep .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , an Al@@ ban@@ i@@ an sister wrote : “ How beau@@ ti@@ ful God’s Word s@@ oun@@ ds in Al@@ ban@@ i@@ an !
( Read Jo@@ shua 23 : 14 . )
As dedic@@ ated Christians , we can avoid g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing the spirit .
Since we love Jehovah and we love our fellow believers , it is a deli@@ ght to serve them , to give of ourselves to them .
Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality is one of the fin@@ est an@@ ti@@ do@@ tes to l@@ on@@ el@@ iness .
Such parents will also serve as fine examples for their children , who are quic@@ k to de@@ te@@ ct in@@ s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity . ​ — Romans 2 : 21 .
Jesus himself experienced deep emo@@ tional dist@@ ress and anxi@@ ety on the night that he was ar@@ rest@@ ed . ​ — Luke 22 : 4@@ 4 .
When I was four years old , my se@@ ven - year - old brother was pla@@ ying with a hand gr@@ en@@ a@@ de that ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ ally ex@@ p@@ lo@@ ded .
To those who have been taught about the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al d@@ ang@@ ers , these sign@@ s are a war@@ ning to seek a place of sa@@ f@@ ety from the imp@@ en@@ ding st@@ or@@ m with its ligh@@ t@@ ning and ha@@ il@@ st@@ ones that may be life th@@ reat@@ ening .
F@@ o@@ re@@ tel@@ ling the coming of this Le@@ ad@@ er , Jehovah God declar@@ ed through the prophet Isaiah : “ He@@ y there , all you th@@ ir@@ st@@ y ones !
A Sh@@ un@@ am@@ m@@ ite woman who@@ se son had just died in her ar@@ ms came to see El@@ isha , see@@ king cons@@ ol@@ ation .
Th@@ eme : How God’s heavenly Kingdom will rest@@ ore righteousness and peace to the earth
However , as time went on and the Christian congregation was about to be esta@@ bli@@ shed , the ro@@ le of an apostle became an “ of@@ fice of over@@ sight . ” ​ — Acts 1 : 20 - 26 .
Ha@@ ve Fa@@ ith Like That of Abraham !
Are gener@@ ous
Com@@ ment early .
Yes , Christ Jesus led the com@@ pos@@ ite slave class .
Thus , they were with the apostles and others in an u@@ pp@@ er ro@@ om in Jerusalem and evid@@ ently received the holy spirit .
As a result , Jesus was born as a perfect , sin@@ less human . ​ — Matthew 1 : 18 ; Luke 1 : 35 ; John 8 : 4@@ 6 .
I@@ magine what they might ask you about your life during the last days .
How can we show that we are “ ar@@ d@@ ently desi@@ ring ” to see “ the day of Jehovah ” ?
In s@@ pite of that , A@@ do@@ l@@ f@@ o g@@ la@@ dly accepted the invit@@ ation of the elders of the local congregation to work with an is@@ ol@@ ated group of Christians in the are@@ a .
( b ) What ro@@ le do our k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys pla@@ y ?
However , what parents see as prote@@ ctive may se@@ em exc@@ essi@@ ve to their children .
They enjo@@ yed serving their brothers , and when the privilege was lost , they felt that they were no longer u@@ se@@ ful to Jehovah or to his organization .
Yet , she found her@@ self div@@ or@@ ced and dist@@ ressed .
Then she and her chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od n@@ ur@@ se , De@@ bor@@ ah , along with some serv@@ ant gi@@ r@@ ls , set off with Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er and his men .
The c@@ ities of refu@@ ge are a refle@@ ction of Jehovah’s mer@@ cy .
Mari@@ a and C@@ ar@@ lo@@ s
She had cur@@ ly ha@@ ir with bang@@ s .
P@@ U@@ R@@ P@@ O@@ S@@ E O@@ F S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S
The Bible provi@@ des ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal information that al@@ lo@@ ws for a care@@ ful coun@@ t back to the beg@@ in@@ ning of human hist@@ ory .
A@@ no@@ ther brother was John W@@ ris@@ ten , a kind el@@ der@@ ly brother of J@@ op@@ l@@ in , Mis@@ s@@ our@@ i , who had pione@@ ered for many de@@ ca@@ des .
The peace and se@@ cur@@ ity of Solom@@ on@@ ’s re@@ ign provided a pre@@ view of the promised in@@ her@@ it@@ ance
To end the con@@ vers@@ ation , Mari@@ a said : “ The land bel@@ ong@@ s to Jehovah .
Those divine judg@@ ments s@@ we@@ pt away inc@@ or@@ ri@@ gi@@ bly wicked po@@ pul@@ ations but pre@@ served ali@@ ve people who were righteous in the eyes of God .
With a ro@@ d I can di@@ al num@@ bers on a c@@ ell p@@ ho@@ ne
She accepted a Bible study and develop@@ ed faith in Jehovah and his promises .
In some in@@ stances , the parents may cho@@ ose to make some ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment in the set time as long as Bible principles are not being je@@ op@@ ar@@ di@@ zed .
De@@ c@@ ember 15 , 200@@ 9
N@@ one other than the Messi@@ ah , Jesus Christ !
Some of them , being determined to make their vie@@ ws known , res@@ ort to c@@ ru@@ el ac@@ ts and fo@@ ster ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism , often at the ex@@ p@@ en@@ se of the in@@ no@@ c@@ ent .
Some mis@@ takes are more serious than others .
It may be that parents pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ t certain activities that would un@@ necess@@ ar@@ ily ex@@ pose their children to d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous influ@@ ences .
Mo@@ re@@ over , because they are false prophe@@ ts , one of their ma@@ in ob@@ je@@ c@@ ti@@ ves is religious dec@@ ep@@ tion .
These were three spiritual men who loy@@ ally follow@@ ed Jesus and felt deep affe@@ ction for him .
The n@@ arr@@ ation was taken in part from our book C@@ re@@ ation .
Jehovah’s Witnesses war@@ m@@ ly invit@@ e you to jo@@ in them in obe@@ ying Jesus by ob@@ serving this an@@ nu@@ al ev@@ ent .
Jehovah’s great love has been displa@@ yed in many ways .
24 : 6 - 14 ​ — What does the ru@@ st of the co@@ o@@ king po@@ t re@@ present ?
I had only se@@ ven years of educ@@ ation , but our teach@@ ers regul@@ arly used Eng@@ l@@ ish .
For mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ um@@ s , people have spe@@ cul@@ ated on that sub@@ ject .
They are then pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced husband and wife , and their marriage is me@@ ant to be a li@@ fel@@ ong b@@ ond .
For days , he had been ‘ continu@@ ally fa@@ sting and pra@@ ying before God ’ over the p@@ light of the Jews in Jerusalem .
How can you me@@ et the chall@@ enge of inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ating the truth in your child ?
By contr@@ ast , E@@ sa@@ u car@@ ed so little for his spiritual her@@ it@@ age that he so@@ ld it to Jac@@ o@@ b for a pit@@ t@@ ance .
As you can i@@ magine , my mother and my gr@@ and@@ parents were de@@ va@@ stated .
What challeng@@ es do young ones face in displa@@ ying kindness to scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es ?
His Word , the Bible , se@@ ts the rec@@ ord st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght .
After all , we live in what the Bible c@@ alls “ the last days ” of this world system .
F@@ our of the se@@ ven direc@@ t@@ ors of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety re@@ bel@@ led against the decision to have Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d take the lead .
The S@@ y@@ ri@@ an ar@@ my is stru@@ ck with bl@@ in@@ dness . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 6 : 18
Paul’s sh@@ aring this encourag@@ ing experience was one way of his being g@@ la@@ d and rejo@@ ic@@ ing with his brothers .
“ At first the preaching work was hard because I@@ ’@@ m sh@@ y .
We invit@@ e you to read the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ans@@ wers to those questions in the following two artic@@ les .
When we dedic@@ ate ourselves to God , we un@@ re@@ serv@@ e@@ dly give him our “ sou@@ ls , ” our lives ​ — including our strength , as@@ se@@ ts , and a@@ bil@@ ities .
Jesus went to John to get baptized , then became God’s A@@ no@@ inted One , or Messi@@ ah .
By not pla@@ ying down others ’ qualities and succ@@ ess@@ es , we will better appreci@@ ate who they are and what they do .
If you have been h@@ ur@@ t and the off@@ end@@ er says a s@@ inc@@ ere , “ I@@ ’@@ m s@@ or@@ ry , ” then hum@@ bly for@@ give .
Greek brothers who knew Al@@ ban@@ i@@ an brought some new@@ ly transl@@ ated Bible liter@@ ature to Ti@@ ran@@ ë and B@@ er@@ at .
W@@ atch yourself ! Do not try to see my face again , because on the day of your see@@ ing my face you will die . ” Moses rep@@ lies : “ That is the way you have spo@@ ken .
And by expla@@ ining it s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully , you can help others get on the ro@@ ad to life and stay on it .
Since I am in a Ch@@ in@@ ese congregation and my husband is f@@ lu@@ ent in that language , we stu@@ died in Ch@@ in@@ ese .
He said : “ It is necess@@ ary for you to be born from a@@ bo@@ ve . ” ​ — John 3 : 7 , Mo@@ der@@ n Y@@ ou@@ ng@@ ’s L@@ it@@ er@@ al Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation .
Des@@ pite all of this , people continued to learn the truth , and many in those are@@ as now worship Jehovah .
“ G@@ o , Pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y ”
The way we teach has a consider@@ able be@@ aring on this .
The resul@@ ts of preaching it worl@@ d@@ wide are tw@@ o@@ fo@@ ld : the ro@@ c@@ king of the nations and the coming in of the desi@@ ra@@ ble things of the nations to Jehovah’s glory .
To what will Christ lead his other sheep during the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn , and what should be our determin@@ ation ?
I felt that only true Christians would show such self - sacrifice .
To be “ a work@@ man with nothing to be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of , ” Timothy was remin@@ ded that no de@@ vi@@ ation from the true teachings of God’s Word would be allow@@ ed .
For example , about a conven@@ tion held in the pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of S@@ av@@ ona , I@@ tal@@ y , the new@@ s@@ pa@@ per L@@ a S@@ tam@@ pa com@@ men@@ ted : “ What im@@ medi@@ ately stan@@ ds out when one wal@@ ks through the fac@@ il@@ ities is the cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness and or@@ der@@ l@@ iness of the people who use them . ”
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ating a reason@@ able view of what we can do will sp@@ are us many fru@@ str@@ ations .
Thus , the death mentioned in the s@@ crip@@ tures qu@@ o@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve is the Ad@@ am@@ ic death , which will be n@@ ul@@ li@@ fied by Christ’s ransom .
He gives us the answer in the very psal@@ m in which he four times asked : “ How long ? ”
S@@ wit@@ ch on a rec@@ ording of a Bible dr@@ ama .
What are some poin@@ ts that brothers should keep in mind when re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting a congregation in public prayer ?
Is one family member perhaps taking on too many responsi@@ bil@@ ities ?
A@@ c@@ qui@@ ring these c@@ alls for the knowledge of God .
Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine pri@@ mar@@ ily rel@@ ates to instru@@ ction , educ@@ ation , and cor@@ rection .
M@@ ary had a serv@@ ant gi@@ r@@ l nam@@ ed R@@ ho@@ da , who ans@@ wer@@ ed Pet@@ er@@ ’s kno@@ ck “ at the do@@ or of the g@@ ate@@ way . ”
What challeng@@ es may children face while car@@ ing for ag@@ ing parents , and how can they cop@@ e ?
“ God pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to say : ‘ Let light come to be . ’
S@@ pon@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ity and war@@ m@@ th would be ab@@ sent from the Corinthians ’ giving if co@@ er@@ ci@@ on were present . ’
And you will be able to learn how God’s Kingdom will soon bring about ‘ a new and far better world , ’ a world in which “ the et@@ er@@ n@@ al di@@ gn@@ ity of man ” will be a re@@ ality , never to be tr@@ am@@ pl@@ ed on again .
T@@ O@@ D@@ A@@ Y , in many par@@ ts of the earth , moral conduct has come to be consider@@ ed a personal matter .
B@@ ack in our neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od in C@@ ô@@ te d@@ ’@@ I@@ vo@@ i@@ re , I had been a famili@@ ar sight b@@ es@@ i@@ de the fru@@ it stand .
The living con@@ di@@ tions were ter@@ ri@@ ble .
God’s written Word is in@@ deed a powerful to@@ ol for our use in help@@ ing others to make chang@@ es in their lives in order to draw close to Jehovah .
R@@ es@@ pon@@ sive to the Ne@@ e@@ ds of O@@ thers
These two artic@@ les will de@@ e@@ pen your understanding of and your gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for Jesus ’ sacrifice and for God’s love expres@@ sed through it .
Yes , Jehovah knew that the Israelites did not trust in him because they com@@ pla@@ ined against Moses and A@@ ar@@ on , men whom he had appointed .
“ There will come to be pl@@ ent@@ y of gra@@ in on the earth , ” says Psalm 7@@ 2 : 16 .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , Jesus had said to Ph@@ ili@@ p : “ Be my follow@@ er . ”
Do not ha@@ st@@ ily conclu@@ de that this is the case .
Yes , the Creator rather than the cre@@ ation is wor@@ thy “ to receive the glory and the honor and the power . ” — Revelation 4 : 11 ; Romans 1 : 25 .
What a li@@ mit@@ less field of ex@@ pl@@ or@@ ation the wisdom of God provi@@ des for our enjo@@ y@@ ment !
Yes , God has a purpose for the earth , and as the next article will show , that purpose is clo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated to our hope for the future .
No . He kno@@ ws that per@@ sever@@ ance is needed .
She tel@@ ls us .
Re@@ call , though , that H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah helped the Jews to understand that Jehovah still wanted the temple re@@ buil@@ t without d@@ el@@ a@@ y .
As the time for his death ne@@ ared , Jesus made this clear by saying : “ The h@@ our has come . ”
By our words and de@@ e@@ ds , may we continue to prove that Jehovah is our refu@@ ge .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the years , Jehovah has gu@@ i@@ ded and tra@@ ined us , help@@ ing us to car@@ ry out our responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
It concer@@ ned Moses ’ Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an educ@@ ation , his being 40 years old when he f@@ led Egy@@ pt , the 40 - year du@@ r@@ ation of his stay in M@@ idi@@ an , and the ang@@ eli@@ c ro@@ le in trans@@ mit@@ ting the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law . ​ — Acts 7 : 22 , 23 , 30 , 38 .
Indeed , his very ex@@ ist@@ ence is imp@@ ressed upon us when he ans@@ wers our prayers and we no@@ te the good effe@@ cts of ap@@ pl@@ ying his principles in our life .
But is there a time to reve@@ al a confid@@ enti@@ al matter ?
I could tell that he loved the Scriptures , and he often sh@@ ared Bible tru@@ ths with me .
( Read L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 22 : 19 , 20 . )
On the other hand , there are those who have a jo@@ b but face so many pres@@ sures at work that they lo@@ se their jo@@ b satis@@ fac@@ tion .
It is all part of a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l educ@@ ational work now being done on an un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted sc@@ ale .
Des@@ pite such ad@@ vers@@ ities , a positi@@ ve spirit was main@@ ta@@ ined .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying the truth prote@@ cts us from fru@@ it@@ less pur@@ su@@ its , en@@ ab@@ les us to get the best out of life , and gives us a mar@@ vel@@ ous hope for the future .
“ The earth sh@@ o@@ ok , and the heavens p@@ our@@ ed , ” we read .
D@@ eli@@ ver@@ ance From the T@@ ra@@ ps of the Bi@@ r@@ d@@ c@@ atch@@ er
A care@@ ful study of “ Ke@@ ep Y@@ ourselves in God’s Lo@@ ve ” will de@@ e@@ pen our con@@ vi@@ ction that living in har@@ mony with Jehovah’s standards is the best way to live now and lea@@ ds to everlasting life in the future .
I was privile@@ ged to serve there for about three years .
Why is Jo@@ el so re@@ tic@@ ent about himself ?
Ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ised public tal@@ ks ​ — for@@ er@@ un@@ ner of the P@@ u@@ bli@@ c Me@@ et@@ ing — ​ provided exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent opportun@@ ities to present Scriptural tru@@ ths .
Will Jehovah be pleas@@ ed with th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of r@@ am@@ s , with ten@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of t@@ or@@ r@@ ents of o@@ il ?
So read a new@@ s@@ pa@@ per he@@ ad@@ l@@ ine .
How reas@@ sur@@ ing that must have been for A@@ sa@@ ph !
Se@@ ek righteousness , seek me@@ ek@@ ness . Pro@@ ba@@ bly you may be conc@@ e@@ aled in the day of Jehovah’s anger . ”
This psal@@ m emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es that spiritual blessings are far more valu@@ able than physical blessings .
La@@ sting Re@@ war@@ ds of O@@ be@@ di@@ ence
He car@@ ries on his lo@@ ose talk to the point of s@@ l@@ an@@ der or re@@ v@@ il@@ ing .
David pray@@ ed to Jehovah God : “ T@@ each me to do your will . ”
G@@ l@@ ori@@ f@@ ying God in the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ine M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s
We regul@@ arly call on Jehovah in prayer . ​ — Acts 2 : 21
To be “ desi@@ r@@ ous ” of a position of responsi@@ bility in the congregation or of life in the new world is in it@@ self not en@@ ough .
But how could this af@@ fect your children ?
Me@@ an@@ while , the Greek ar@@ my was ste@@ adi@@ ly clo@@ sing in on the commun@@ ists .
The Bible says : “ The spirit of Jehovah began to emp@@ ow@@ er David from that day for@@ ward . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 16 : 1 , 5 - 11 , 13 .
The Jews develop@@ ed what mis@@ taken view , and with what result ?
That rec@@ ord tel@@ ls when the ra@@ ins started and st@@ op@@ ped .
Why stri@@ ve to lead a so - called nor@@ ma@@ l life in a system that is soon to end ?
Of course , some@@ times a person may imp@@ ro@@ ve his position materi@@ ally , but that does not mean real se@@ cur@@ ity .
No@@ te how this thought is expres@@ sed in a blessing on Jehovah’s servants : “ How good - loo@@ king are your ten@@ ts , O Jac@@ o@@ b , your ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ les , O Israel !
Rather , it poin@@ ts to a deli@@ ber@@ ate effort on the part of Satan to cor@@ ru@@ pt the Christian congregation by in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ing wicked people into it .
This was s@@ ound reason@@ ing . ​ — Romans 1 : 20 .
Wh@@ en@@ ever problems appe@@ ar in their lives , they take God’s Word and sear@@ ch in it for a so@@ lu@@ tion . . . .
He is a f@@ an@@ ati@@ c ! ”
Jehovah is the S@@ ource of all true knowledge
When a Witness did not return from the field ministry , we conclu@@ ded that he had been de@@ ta@@ ined , and we would go to the po@@ li@@ ce st@@ ation to seek his rel@@ e@@ ase .
What these brothers and sisters are doing is very valu@@ able .
Th@@ ree gi@@ r@@ ls in the a@@ udi@@ ence gave me their tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne num@@ bers .
How far - re@@ aching will be the effe@@ cts of your be@@ aring thor@@ ough witness ?
He also did not see his se@@ ed become “ like the gra@@ ins of s@@ and that are on the se@@ a@@ sh@@ ore . ”
The sur@@ re@@ y was h@@ it@@ ched up , and the whole family went to our first meeting vi@@ a hor@@ se and bu@@ gg@@ y .
He continued : “ I had the privilege of ma@@ il@@ ing po@@ c@@ ke@@ t - si@@ ze co@@ pi@@ es of The F@@ in@@ i@@ shed M@@ y@@ st@@ er@@ y to a number of friends who had lost their cop@@ y du@@ e to con@@ f@@ is@@ c@@ ation .
How did the holy spirit ac@@ tually bring comfort to them ?
In all fai@@ r@@ ness , ev@@ olu@@ tion@@ ists who r@@ ely on un@@ supp@@ or@@ ted as@@ ser@@ tions effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely make the D@@ ar@@ w@@ in@@ i@@ an the@@ ory their “ God - of - the - g@@ ap@@ s . ”
The enti@@ re pro@@ gra@@ m was pres@@ ented si@@ mul@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ously in Eng@@ l@@ ish , Sin@@ hal@@ ese , and T@@ am@@ il .
If people really know good from bad , why do so many problems remain un@@ sol@@ ved ?
I explained that I had person@@ ally found true comfort in one of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s promises , one that is far su@@ peri@@ or to any that humans could ever offer .
No@@ te that before c@@ iting “ s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing and a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch , ” Paul mentioned “ mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous bit@@ ter@@ ness and anger and wr@@ ath . ”
This gave me the strength to make needed chang@@ es . ”
On hear@@ ing this , the disciples declar@@ ed : “ If such is the situation of a man with his wife , it is not ad@@ vis@@ able to mar@@ ry . ”
The very n@@ ature of principles mo@@ ves those gover@@ ned by them to respon@@ d from the heart .
“ The one ho@@ l@@ ding back his ro@@ d is h@@ ating his son , ” says the king of Israel , “ but the one loving him is he that does look for him with discipl@@ ine . ” ​ — Proverbs 13 : 24 .
L@@ ater , when Paul was imp@@ ris@@ oned in R@@ ome , he comm@@ ended Mark for his loyal support .
* Ex@@ pla@@ in that this ra@@ in@@ bo@@ w re@@ pres@@ ents the peace and ser@@ en@@ ity that sur@@ r@@ ound Jehovah and that such blessings will ex@@ ten@@ d to all who obey him .
4 : 5 ​ — What was the to@@ tal cap@@ ac@@ ity of the m@@ ol@@ ten se@@ a ?
I also with@@ dre@@ w from taking part in ho@@ li@@ day c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations and from atten@@ ding man@@ d@@ at@@ ory ch@@ urch ser@@ vi@@ ces .
There are in@@ num@@ er@@ able in@@ stances recorded in the Bible that tell of Jehovah’s loving care for his servants .
They will sense your trust in Jehovah .
In 36 C.E . , rep@@ ent@@ ant G@@ ent@@ il@@ es took similar st@@ ep@@ s .
However , he ad@@ ded : “ If the Lord gives the ke@@ y to someone el@@ se , he can wr@@ ite it . ”
“ Ti@@ me is one of the worl@@ d’s deep@@ est my@@ st@@ eri@@ es , ” states one enc@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia .
W@@ he@@ ther you hope to make your home with Christ in the heavens or to live forever on earth under Kingdom rule , the artic@@ les will great@@ ly strengthen your appreciation for Jehovah’s loving - kindness and un@@ sear@@ cha@@ ble wisdom .
Our M@@ es@@ sage of H@@ op@@ e
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , it would be wrong for one who exc@@ els in certain t@@ as@@ ks to so@@ lic@@ it praise from or ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it the ad@@ mi@@ r@@ ation of fellow believers .
What questions might we ask ourselves about pu@@ t@@ ting on the new person@@ ality ?
This be@@ comes ap@@ par@@ ent when we read Revelation chap@@ ters 2 and 3 .
In many plac@@ es , people are very po@@ or and have little or nothing to e@@ at .
A cl@@ ass@@ mate , I@@ ng@@ er B@@ r@@ and@@ t , a S@@ we@@ dis@@ h sister , was to be my par@@ t@@ ner in Na@@ go@@ ya C@@ ity .
The love Christ showed in la@@ ying down his life in our be@@ half according to God’s will is so out@@ standing that as our appreciation gro@@ ws , our heart is deep@@ ly moved .
The con@@ duc@@ t@@ or of this bu@@ s t@@ our was a dist@@ ant relati@@ ve of the bri@@ de and believ@@ ed that it was his right to bring along the whole group without even con@@ sul@@ ting the bri@@ de or gro@@ om !
What questions can help us an@@ al@@ y@@ ze ourselves ?
The first Jewish Christians were famili@@ ar with what took place at a sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e .
M@@ O@@ S@@ T religi@@ ons cla@@ im that what they say comes from God .
Jehovah , however , has great com@@ pas@@ sion for those w@@ an@@ ting to es@@ cap@@ e por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y’s g@@ ri@@ p .
Is it not Sam@@ ari@@ a ?
We are wise , therefore , not to be eas@@ ily s@@ wa@@ yed by any teaching or the@@ ory that cont@@ ra@@ di@@ cts God’s Word .
Fir@@ st , it is in a different and un@@ famili@@ ar al@@ p@@ ha@@ be@@ t , and second , the att@@ ached pre@@ fi@@ x@@ es and su@@ f@@ fi@@ x@@ es make the ro@@ o@@ t words hard to recogn@@ ize .
Ser@@ ving God With “ One H@@ ear@@ t and S@@ ou@@ l ”
They will then be jud@@ ged “ according to their de@@ e@@ ds , ” that is , whether they obey God’s la@@ ws or not .
22 : 6 - 16 .
P@@ ri@@ mar@@ ily , he is the me@@ ek one who in@@ her@@ its the earth together with sel@@ e@@ cted faithful ones who are resur@@ rec@@ ted to heaven to become cor@@ ul@@ ers in this Kingdom .
• What resul@@ ts are being ob@@ ta@@ ined with the public@@ ation What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
As your vo@@ ca@@ bul@@ ary inc@@ reas@@ es , you can beg@@ in to think in the new language ​ — associ@@ ating words direc@@ tly with what they re@@ present rather than transl@@ ating each word in your mind .
A@@ n experienced Christian el@@ der nam@@ ed M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el said : “ Do not con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on what Jehovah has not yet done .
His day will come at his appointed h@@ our .
En@@ joy an inter@@ change of encourag@@ ement with your preaching par@@ t@@ ner , cultiv@@ ate and s@@ tic@@ k to good study ha@@ bi@@ ts , put into prac@@ tice the faithful sla@@ ve@@ ’s su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions , and set reason@@ able go@@ als .
A@@ no@@ ther u@@ se@@ ful st@@ ep is to study and apply the counsel in God’s spirit - inspired Word .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es set@@ ting a good example as work@@ ers themselves , wise parents beg@@ in tra@@ ining their little ones by giving them t@@ as@@ ks around the home appro@@ pri@@ ate to their age .
H@@ op@@ e keep@@ s us foc@@ used on God’s promises and helps us see problems in the right per@@ spe@@ ctive .
What can be done to strengthen their faith ?
Rather , he cultiv@@ ates it by rema@@ ining un@@ married so as to ad@@ v@@ ance Kingdom inter@@ ests without di@@ str@@ action .
Because of her witness , Na@@ am@@ an went to El@@ isha in Israel and was cle@@ ans@@ ed of le@@ pro@@ s@@ y .
No@@ tice , too , that Paul mentioned t@@ wi@@ ce that the death , bu@@ ri@@ al , and resurrection of Jesus were “ according to the Scriptures . ”
That af@@ ter@@ no@@ on , two ma@@ in poin@@ ts were st@@ ressed in the talk “ Be Mo@@ des@@ t , and Ke@@ ep Your E@@ ye S@@ imp@@ le . ”
The ex@@ ile in Babyl@@ on ended about 7@@ 7 years ear@@ li@@ er , and the Jews were re@@ set@@ t@@ led in their land .
C@@ learly , the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans wanted to provide for Paul so that he could keep on streng@@ th@@ ening the brothers and preaching , even while he was imp@@ ris@@ oned . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
We need to exerc@@ ise faith and live with God’s purpose in mind , making wh@@ atever contribu@@ tion we can to that purpose .
The Bible as@@ sures us that we can when “ we ask according to [ God’s ] will . ” ​ — 1 John 5 : 14 .
The br@@ ac@@ ke@@ ted cla@@ use “ let us go over into the field ” is not found in Hebrew man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts d@@ ating from the ten@@ th century C.E .
The k@@ ill@@ er f@@ led to the gr@@ oun@@ ds of a ne@@ ar@@ by p@@ sy@@ c@@ hi@@ at@@ ri@@ c cl@@ in@@ ic . There he kil@@ led a main@@ ten@@ ance work@@ er .
An@@ th@@ on@@ y : Th@@ ink of it this way : We di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t need to know Moses ’ personal name .
Jehovah can su@@ sta@@ in us “ upon a div@@ an of ill@@ ness , ” as he did David .
The Greek word di@@ ·@@ a@@ ʹ@@ ko@@ ·@@ no@@ s is the s@@ ource of the word “ de@@ ac@@ on , ” an of@@ fi@@ cial in the ch@@ urch .
18 , 19 . ( a ) How are those who listen to the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave bless@@ ed ?
Pa@@ olo had a good jo@@ b , so it was not an eas@@ y decision .
We parents must ut@@ il@@ ize it . ”
Who are the “ k@@ ings ” and the “ nations ” refer@@ red to at Isaiah 60 : 3 ?
However , A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent actions indic@@ ate that his heart was not with this i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ r@@ ous mo@@ v@@ ement .
The g@@ lu@@ t of pr@@ inted matter a@@ vail@@ able today makes those words as true today as when they were written .
When we walk by faith and not by sight , we find joy in the present spiritual par@@ adise .
Do we really know all the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s that led up to the dis@@ pu@@ te ?
Per@@ sever@@ ing Des@@ pite P@@ o@@ or He@@ al@@ th
How can Bible principles help you avoid the pain of de@@ b@@ t ?
After Jesus remin@@ ded his disciples that Jehovah fe@@ e@@ ds the bir@@ ds , he asked them : “ Are you not wor@@ th more than they are ? ”
A woman nam@@ ed P@@ at@@ ri@@ ci@@ a was ra@@ ised a Ca@@ tho@@ lic and was qu@@ ite famili@@ ar with the L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er .
A Christian married to an un@@ beli@@ ever may have to ru@@ b sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders with the world more than others do .
Our keep@@ ing integrity c@@ alls on us to follow in Jesus ’ fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
While preaching , one brother me@@ t a man to whom he was able to give a good witness .
P@@ re@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous ac@@ ts do not turn out well . As the Scriptures show , mo@@ des@@ ty is always the right course .
Of what was Paul con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed , and how did he expres@@ s his con@@ vi@@ ction to Timothy ?
One of the most preci@@ ous as@@ pe@@ cts of my marriage to Ge@@ or@@ ge was our fre@@ qu@@ ent and pleas@@ ant commun@@ ic@@ ation .
C@@ ar@@ din@@ al J@@ im@@ é@@ ne@@ z de C@@ is@@ n@@ er@@ o@@ s
Me@@ an@@ while , the Rus@@ si@@ an O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x cl@@ er@@ gy showed their true col@@ ors .
I found the ans@@ wers to the questions I had had from my chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od .
At times , the appointed shepher@@ ds in the Christian congregation find it bene@@ fi@@ cial to keep a certain matter un@@ dis@@ clo@@ sed .
Tru@@ e worshi@@ p@@ ers of God have long em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed this ba@@ si@@ c Bible truth .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , we can show tend@@ er concer@@ n for others by having a full share in the ministry .
However , God gr@@ ants women and men e@@ qu@@ al value and standing before him .
Be@@ ing made in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge , we are end@@ ow@@ ed with free will .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T comes to mind when you hear the word “ mission@@ ary ” ?
Your faith@@ fully worshipp@@ ing Jehovah can help you to do the same .
A transl@@ ation of the enti@@ re Christian Greek Scriptures soon follow@@ ed .
Even s@@ or@@ ro@@ w , pain , and death will be no more .
S@@ cho@@ la@@ r Al@@ ber@@ t Bar@@ n@@ es said that the Greek word rend@@ ered “ to de@@ al ou@@ tra@@ ge@@ ously with ” is “ a strong expres@@ sion , den@@ o@@ ting the ze@@ al and fu@@ ry with which [ Saul ] eng@@ ag@@ ed in persecu@@ tion . ”
King David “ could not get war@@ m . ”
You learn to r@@ ely on him so much more , and it@@ ’s exc@@ iting to see his blessing on your efforts !
So , then , if sal@@ vation was not to be had by works of law but through God’s exerc@@ ise of un@@ deser@@ ved kindness toward sin@@ n@@ ers like Saul himself , po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally it was o@@ pen to those out@@ side the Law .
What about the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to esta@@ bl@@ ish a regul@@ ar r@@ out@@ ine of family worship ?
The form@@ er Yu@@ go@@ sla@@ vi@@ a cons@@ is@@ ted of si@@ x re@@ public@@ s ​ — Bo@@ s@@ ni@@ a - H@@ er@@ ze@@ go@@ v@@ ina , C@@ ro@@ ati@@ a , M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia , M@@ on@@ t@@ ene@@ gr@@ o , Ser@@ bia , and S@@ lo@@ ven@@ ia .
Why were Jose@@ p@@ h’s brothers un@@ able to speak pe@@ ace@@ fully to him ?
However , the Bible speak@@ s of God as doing things that he is mer@@ ely per@@ mit@@ ting .
For 27 years I@@ ’@@ ve been stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing and lo@@ sing my way in the dar@@ k@@ ness of sin , dec@@ e@@ it , il@@ lic@@ it af@@ fai@@ r@@ s , im@@ moral practic@@ es , and du@@ bi@@ ous religi@@ ons .
So even though Jesus had said to his followers , “ All of you are brothers , ” a cl@@ er@@ gy class was star@@ ting to form . ​ — Matthew 23 : 8 .
Jehovah requi@@ res that we be ‘ mo@@ des@@ t in wal@@ king with our God . ’
Such experi@@ ences are ty@@ pi@@ cal of what is happ@@ ening around the world .
“ But I than@@ k God that most of my children continue to serve him faith@@ fully .
They invit@@ ed us to atten@@ d a Bible conven@@ tion with them .
But this is pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely when we need to take full advan@@ ta@@ ge of the pro@@ vision of prayer .
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ing that Moses could not see His face and yet live , Jehovah said : “ I my@@ self shall cause all my go@@ o@@ dness to pas@@ s before your face . ” — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 33 : 13 - 20 .
Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ val s@@ our@@ ces were also used by the Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ er Luke , who “ tr@@ ac@@ ed all things from the star@@ t with acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y . ” ​ — Luke 1 : 1 - 4 .
I was on the e@@ dge of des@@ per@@ ation . ”
The M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , like no other meeting of God’s people , provi@@ des un@@ den@@ i@@ able evidence of the un@@ ity of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
During his earthly ministry , Jesus began to pre@@ pare a large field of activ@@ ity by preaching the good news of the Kingdom thr@@ ough@@ out the land of Israel .
1 : 12 - 14 ; 4 : 7 , 11 , 22 .
4 A Re@@ qu@@ est Ma@@ de Ar@@ ound the World
He will not feel that being number one ​ — in wh@@ atever pur@@ su@@ it — ​ is the most important thing in life .
When a Bible stud@@ ent beg@@ ins to make chang@@ es in his li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le , he may face a real chall@@ enge regarding fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps .
Yet , the answer can be found in the first two chap@@ ters of the first book of the Bible , Genesis .
No@@ te what Paul wrote about Noah .
That G@@ ide@@ on and his 3@@ 00 men were able to van@@ qu@@ ish 1@@ 3@@ 5@@ ,000 M@@ idi@@ an@@ ites att@@ ests to God’s in@@ fin@@ ite power .
Let us try to see things from Jehovah’s point of view , not just our own .
In such a case , those on a li@@ mit@@ ed bu@@ d@@ get may be un@@ able to provide a gift , or they may feel that it would be better to dec@@ l@@ ine the invit@@ ation to atten@@ d the we@@ d@@ ding so as to sp@@ are themselves the em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass@@ ment of br@@ ing@@ ing an in@@ ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive present .
Re@@ g@@ arding the head of the Christian congregation , Jesus , the Bible pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed : “ He will not ju@@ dge by what appe@@ ars to his eyes , nor re@@ prove simply according to what his ear@@ s hear . He will ju@@ dge the low@@ ly with fai@@ r@@ ness , and with u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness he will give re@@ pro@@ of in be@@ half of the me@@ ek ones of the earth . ”
Jehovah never fa@@ il@@ s to re@@ ward faith , and sur@@ ely Mar@@ y’s case was no exc@@ ep@@ tion .
Now exam@@ ine the account at Matthew 2 : 1 - 11 from the King James Bible : “ Now when Jesus was born in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m of Ju@@ de@@ a in the days of H@@ er@@ od the king , b@@ eho@@ ld , there came wise men from the e@@ ast to Jerusalem . . .
They want Jesus to show his mirac@@ ul@@ ous po@@ wers to all those ga@@ ther@@ ed at the fes@@ ti@@ val in Jerusalem .
You need not feel that you must first get a good jo@@ b so that you can serve Jehovah later .
The Bible also war@@ ned that this dec@@ isi@@ ve peri@@ od in human hist@@ ory would be a peri@@ od of great so@@ cial chang@@ es .
During those h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of years , ch@@ urch lead@@ ers and pol@@ itical lead@@ ers wanted to keep people under their control .
It is wise to seek and consider care@@ fully the ad@@ vice of older , experienced ones .
He gave us vi@@ ct@@ ory without the use of k@@ ni@@ ves or gr@@ en@@ ad@@ es . ​ — 2 Corinthians 10 : 3 .
As told by A@@ la@@ in Bro@@ g@@ gi@@ o
Today , Christians who take this counsel to heart de@@ al dec@@ isi@@ vely with spiritual th@@ reat@@ s , without h@@ es@@ it@@ ation or pro@@ c@@ ra@@ st@@ in@@ ation .
At L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 20 : 22 , 24 , that same land is mentioned : “ You people must keep all my st@@ atu@@ tes and all my j@@ udi@@ cial decisions and do them , that the land to which I am br@@ ing@@ ing you to d@@ well in it may not v@@ om@@ it you out .
David refu@@ sed to take re@@ v@@ enge on Saul , even when opportun@@ ities to do so ar@@ ose .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful ones before us and mo@@ des@@ t ones today have proved that it can be done .
S@@ ur@@ ely the truth is a tre@@ asure far bey@@ ond com@@ pare .
Today , many who use religious i@@ con@@ s would simil@@ arly ar@@ gu@@ e that i@@ ma@@ ges are mer@@ ely ob@@ je@@ cts of respect ​ — not worship .
They also pre@@ pared sy@@ ndi@@ c@@ ated ser@@ m@@ ons and artic@@ les for th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers .
She has since helped four de@@ a@@ f people to the point of dedic@@ ation and baptism .
It shows me that they do want to hear about my problems and that they really care .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , the fact rema@@ ins that it was A@@ bel@@ ’s expres@@ sion of faith that made his “ a sacrifice of greater wor@@ th than Ca@@ in . ”
Acc@@ ording to that book , al@@ though such religious lead@@ ers as John C@@ al@@ v@@ in and Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ ther ho@@ ped to go to heaven , they also believ@@ ed that “ God would r@@ ene@@ w the earth . ”
“ As long as we have time fav@@ or@@ able for it , ” wrote Paul , “ let us work what is good toward all , but especially toward those rel@@ ated to us in the faith . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 10 ; Hebrews 6 : 10 .
In this sense too , it is “ i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry . ”
But we can be sure that when we do our best to keep our life simp@@ le and foc@@ used on our worship , Jehovah will provide all that we need .
Some boo@@ ks are written for the high@@ ly educ@@ ated , others for children , still others for those in spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ized fi@@ el@@ ds .
This situation may imp@@ e@@ de our efforts to displa@@ y self - control .
Why should we fear Jehovah , and what fine example do we have in this reg@@ ard ?
Re@@ fer@@ ring to him , the apostle Paul said : “ The go@@ d of this system of things has bl@@ in@@ ded the min@@ ds of the un@@ believers , that the il@@ lu@@ min@@ ation of the gl@@ ori@@ ous good news about the Christ , who is the i@@ ma@@ ge of God , might not shin@@ e through . ”
“ When my daugh@@ ter was you@@ ng@@ er , she always came to me with her problems , ” she says .
Some are ra@@ ising children .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es hear@@ ing , it invol@@ ves obe@@ ying .
So the next day , Mari@@ o invit@@ ed the pa@@ st@@ or and me to his home to answer the acc@@ us@@ ations .
However , Paul would not be dis@@ su@@ ad@@ ed .
A@@ no@@ ther kind of tri@@ bul@@ ation that we may face invol@@ ves sub@@ tle att@@ ac@@ ks .
What do you know about Jesus Christ ? ’
God will remember their de@@ e@@ ds and bl@@ ess them for their coura@@ ge@@ ous course . ​ — Matthew 5 : 10 ; Hebrews 6 : 10 .
For most people such exc@@ ur@@ sions are few and far between , but if you are a dedic@@ ated Christian , you may have been wal@@ king in high country for some time ​ — in a spiritual sense .
In fact , Jehovah gave them counsel many times , but they refu@@ sed to listen .
The exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent example set by fellow Christians may pro@@ per@@ ly be ad@@ mi@@ red .
This takes on special meaning in view of something el@@ se that Peter fore@@ told in this chap@@ ter .
That same high stan@@ d@@ ard of faith@@ ful@@ ness is expe@@ cted of a wife . ​ — Proverbs 5 : 18 ; 6 : 32 .
For example , one day he came to my of@@ fice and said : “ I@@ si@@ d@@ or@@ o@@ s , this article in The Watchtower tal@@ ks about streng@@ th@@ ening family life .
God’s Word , the Ho@@ ly Bible , must be the so@@ le bas@@ is of the Christi@@ an’s faith and way of life .
Ti@@ b@@ or , S@@ r . , with other brothers in B@@ or
A Bible study was started , and the woman quic@@ k@@ ly prog@@ ressed to the point of sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ ing her dedic@@ ation to Jehovah by water im@@ mer@@ sion .
“ K@@ or@@ o@@ k@@ or@@ o ”
Jesus then told the two : “ R@@ ep@@ ort to John what you saw and heard : the bl@@ ind are recei@@ ving sight , the l@@ ame are wal@@ king , the le@@ p@@ ers are being cle@@ ans@@ ed and the de@@ a@@ f are hear@@ ing , the dead are being ra@@ ised up , the po@@ or are being told the good news . ”
The apostles and other early Christians did the same .
“ We real@@ ized our li@@ mit@@ ations , so we taught our children where to find the best so@@ lu@@ tions to their problems .
Gi@@ ve an example to show how spiritual ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements bring re@@ war@@ ds .
When congregation members do what they can to help the si@@ ck and el@@ der@@ ly among them , they prove themselves to be ‘ true compan@@ i@@ ons who are loving all the time , and brothers who are born for when there is dist@@ ress . ’ ​ — Pro@@ v .
Jesus did so , but he did not per@@ form the mirac@@ le in a matter - of - fact man@@ ner .
O@@ f@@ ten the resul@@ ts are ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary .
In the early 20@@ th century , new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers were used to re@@ ach large a@@ udi@@ ences in are@@ as where Jehovah’s people were few in number .
In fact , he was so rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to do what the people dem@@ an@@ ded that Jehovah three times saw the need to tell him to listen to them .
Re@@ call the time when the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es con@@ dem@@ ned his disciples for p@@ lu@@ c@@ king gra@@ in and e@@ ating it on the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h .
What could Noah continue to keep in mind after the F@@ lood ?
“ M@@ ake Your W@@ a@@ y Su@@ cc@@ ess@@ ful , ” 6 / 15 M@@ or@@ al V@@ alu@@ es in Ch@@ il@@ dren , 2 / 1
Paul felt that he ow@@ ed it to people to dec@@ l@@ are the good news to them , since it is God’s will that “ all s@@ or@@ ts of men should be sa@@ ved . ”
If we do , then our marriage will be like “ a th@@ re@@ e@@ fo@@ ld c@@ ord [ that ] cannot quic@@ k@@ ly be t@@ or@@ n in two . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
A Rom@@ an st@@ at@@ es@@ man once said : “ P@@ over@@ ty is the mother of cri@@ me . ”
L@@ ater , a great crow@@ d of other sheep began to be dra@@ wn to Jehovah’s light .
How is the prophecy about the preaching work being ful@@ filled in these last days ?
Consider the example of Ri@@ ch@@ ard and Ru@@ th , parents of three young children .
( G@@ al .
We soon re@@ sum@@ ed the preaching work , and many s@@ inc@@ ere se@@ ek@@ ers of truth respon@@ ded positi@@ vely .
Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions can help us to deter@@ mine what a person believ@@ es .
3 Do You Re@@ ally D@@ eli@@ ght in God’s Word ?
What do you appreci@@ ate about har@@ d@@ working elders ?
Re@@ c@@ ently , a sister wrote : “ I have always tri@@ ed to witness to my 13 brothers and sisters by my spe@@ e@@ ch and conduct .
It had been fore@@ told that the world of that time would come to an end .
It is wise to pre@@ pare for tr@@ ou@@ ble that may occ@@ ur un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly .
It is the uni@@ que book that reve@@ als God’s person@@ ality and his pur@@ pos@@ es .
Go@@ dly fear is never mor@@ bi@@ d or un@@ du@@ ly re@@ stri@@ ctive .
How does Mal@@ ach@@ i descri@@ be the end of this wicked system ?
A special tre@@ at that we always enjoy is recei@@ ving news from our son serving in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
Ti@@ me and again , pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons were loo@@ ted .
N@@ im@@ ro@@ d buil@@ t great c@@ ities , but he did so in op@@ position to Jehovah .
K@@ EN@@ Y@@ A is a land of great n@@ atur@@ al s@@ pl@@ end@@ or .
P@@ ow@@ er of Bible Tru@@ th ( V .
It is most encourag@@ ing to see that many have sen@@ sed the ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y of our times and have simp@@ li@@ fied their lives so as to share in the full - time ministry .
What a preci@@ ous gift to receive ​ — fri@@ end@@ ship with Jesus !
Th@@ r@@ ough him , Abraham became the an@@ c@@ est@@ or of God’s cho@@ s@@ en nation , Israel , and ev@@ en@@ tually of the Messi@@ ah .
This love is based on principles la@@ id down by Jehovah , the O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or of the family arrang@@ ement .
E@@ ach year , more and more came to P@@ it@@ t@@ s@@ bur@@ gh for the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al .
As a result , that person might with@@ draw from the congregation or not fully support arrang@@ ements for Jehovah’s worship .
D@@ un@@ n knew that this rest@@ or@@ ation inclu@@ ded the el@@ ev@@ ation of mankind to per@@ fe@@ ction on earth during the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn of Christ .
M@@ ore important , from an early age , children who receive such gen@@ u@@ ine concer@@ n in the congregation learn that Jehovah’s spirit is on his people .
He took on the we@@ igh@@ ti@@ est of assign@@ ments : ra@@ ising and car@@ ing for a son who was not his own but who was most preci@@ ous to God .
Wor@@ ds can pi@@ er@@ ce like a s@@ word , k@@ ill@@ ing fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps and s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring up tr@@ ou@@ ble .
When refle@@ cting on our life course , we re@@ adi@@ ly ad@@ mit that we have experienced Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness in many , many ways .
C@@ A@@ N Y@@ O@@ U AN@@ S@@ W@@ E@@ R ?
He lived his life as if he could see “ the One who is inv@@ isi@@ ble . ”
2 : 9 ​ — What fr@@ ame of mind might Jo@@ b@@ ’s wife have been in when she told her husband to cur@@ se God and die ?
( a ) What concer@@ n could ar@@ ise regarding Jehovah’s tre@@ at@@ ment of King A@@ z@@ ari@@ ah , as descri@@ bed at 2 K@@ ings 15 : 1 - 5 ?
If you have been stud@@ ying the Bible for some time and recogn@@ ize that we are living in “ the last days , ” should you not make a decision to serve God ? ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 .
The apostle Paul was inspired to wr@@ ite : “ You cannot be par@@ taking of ‘ the table of Jehovah ’ and the table of dem@@ ons . ”
Per@@ haps some day that person will listen to the good news .
They could har@@ dly believe that a man would wa@@ st@@ e his life ​ — and the lives of his family — ​ in such a fo@@ ol@@ ish end@@ e@@ av@@ or .
She wit@@ nesses regul@@ arly to fellow re@@ si@@ d@@ ents in her home and eng@@ ages in tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne wit@@ ness@@ ing .
The psalmist as@@ sures us : “ Just a little while longer , and the wicked one will be no more ; . . . but the me@@ ek ones themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will in@@ deed find their ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace . ”
Is it appro@@ pri@@ ate for brothers to we@@ ar a be@@ ard ?
Jesus said : “ If you know these things , happy you are if you do them . ” ​ — John 13 : 17 .
All members of that spiritual nation have come into the new covenant .
He and his family started to associ@@ ate with our group .
Jesus pati@@ ently wa@@ ited at God’s right hand until 1914 for his enem@@ ies to be plac@@ ed as a sto@@ ol for his fe@@ et .
He knew that , among other things , God wanted him “ to dec@@ l@@ are good news to the po@@ or . . . and a reco@@ very of sight to the bl@@ ind . ” Do@@ ing what God asked him to do made Jesus happy .
Jesus ’ faithful apostles became true sa@@ in@@ ts , or holy ones
The cons@@ ist@@ ory * in B@@ at@@ a@@ vi@@ a re@@ war@@ ded him with 30 gu@@ il@@ ders .
Acts 11 - 28
Un@@ der nor@@ ma@@ l circumstances , S@@ te@@ ph@@ en would have appe@@ aled to Jehovah in the name of Jesus .
Proverbs 28 : 13 says : “ He that is co@@ ver@@ ing over his trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions will not succ@@ e@@ ed , but he that is con@@ f@@ ess@@ ing and lea@@ ving them will be sh@@ own mer@@ cy . ”
The mo@@ der@@ n hist@@ ory of Jehovah’s Witnesses provi@@ des pro@@ of that Jehovah will never allow the ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ation of his people as a group .
However , regarding his disciples , Jesus pray@@ ed to his heavenly Father : “ I re@@ qu@@ est you , not to take them out of the world , but to w@@ atch over them because of the wicked one . ” ​ — John 17 : 15 .
The nation no longer tru@@ sted in Jehovah , and he with@@ dre@@ w his prote@@ ction .
“ Now I am con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that you really do have faith ! ”
The fac@@ il@@ ities at vari@@ ous branch of@@ fic@@ es are used to prin@@ t and dist@@ ribu@@ te Bi@@ bl@@ es and Bible liter@@ ature and to provide spiritual ass@@ ist@@ ance to over 10@@ 0@@ ,000 congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide .
• How is it possible for humans to see God ?
El@@ ders rejo@@ ice in the contribu@@ tion each one can make to the wel@@ f@@ are of the congregation
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , Eph@@ es@@ ians 2 : 2 c@@ alls the Devil “ the rul@@ er of the authority of the a@@ ir , the spirit [ or , d@@ om@@ in@@ ant attitude ] that now op@@ er@@ ates in the sons of dis@@ obedi@@ ence . ”
Such an ev@@ ent may have seem@@ ed un@@ likely just de@@ ca@@ des ag@@ o .
• Can I af@@ for@@ d the move fin@@ an@@ cially ? ​ — “ Can You Ser@@ ve in a F@@ o@@ re@@ ign F@@ i@@ eld ? ”
The im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ation of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als were not pleas@@ ed to see us and allow@@ ed us to stay for just a few months .
Yes , practic@@ al wisdom , thinking ability , and prop@@ er use of the t@@ ong@@ ue contribu@@ te to a person@@ ’s value and char@@ m .
Paul poin@@ ts out that just as Christ is He@@ ad of the congregation so the man is head of his wife .
We Are Not I@@ mmu@@ ne to Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es
He a@@ bas@@ es it , he a@@ bas@@ es it to the earth ; he br@@ ings it in t@@ ou@@ ch with the du@@ st .
How did Abraham show appreciation for his relationship with Jehovah ?
In 200@@ 2 the branch of@@ fice in U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine esta@@ bli@@ shed a P@@ ris@@ on Des@@ k .
We receive much more than what we have sacrific@@ ed .
No@@ ting the war@@ m@@ th in her vo@@ ice , C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ine said : “ W@@ ell , let me expla@@ in what I wanted to tell M@@ r@@ s . B — . ” She then pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to talk about the blessings of God’s in@@ coming Kingdom .
He rel@@ ates : “ After our last move , my wife said , ‘ All my friends are in our pre@@ vi@@ ous congregation ! ’ ”
R@@ es@@ pon@@ sible Par@@ en@@ tho@@ od
* A fa@@ ir question ar@@ ises , though : How often do inv@@ ent@@ ors give cre@@ di@@ t to the One who desi@@ gn@@ ed the t@@ in@@ y bur@@ s , the large bir@@ ds , the human th@@ igh@@ b@@ one , and all the other br@@ il@@ li@@ ant origin@@ als upon which many human in@@ ven@@ tions are based ?
To whom should we ex@@ ten@@ d it ?
O@@ r perhaps our own conscience is not fully tra@@ ined .
En@@ em@@ y T@@ ac@@ tic@@ s
O@@ r on the jo@@ b one person lear@@ ns a new t@@ ask more quic@@ k@@ ly than fellow work@@ ers .
“ No@@ body el@@ se has influ@@ enced the world so much . ” ​ — E@@ d@@ g@@ ar Go@@ o@@ d@@ spe@@ ed
Jesus , the mil@@ d - temp@@ ered “ c@@ hi@@ ef shepher@@ d , ” is still over@@ see@@ ing the spiritual care of his followers .
No doubt , you were disa@@ p@@ pointed with the ta@@ st@@ e .
O@@ r is it a matter that seri@@ ously affe@@ cts our well - being ?
The pe@@ ace@@ ful man Isa@@ a@@ c com@@ p@@ lied . ​ — G@@ en .
W@@ as it the she@@ er vo@@ lu@@ me of this “ l@@ ou@@ d no@@ ise ” ?
Luke 24 : 27 says : “ Com@@ men@@ c@@ ing at Moses and all the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts he inter@@ pre@@ ted to them things per@@ tain@@ ing to himself in all the Scriptures . ”
It states : “ Then I [ Jehovah God ] shall give to pe@@ op@@ les the change to a pu@@ re language , in order for them all to call upon the name of Jehovah , in order to serve him sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der . ”
It is ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed only when individuals care@@ fully inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ate matters and arri@@ ve at and accept the same conclu@@ sions .
God also appointed Jesus as Ju@@ dge of the living and the dead .
Thus , Jesus ’ question can be ans@@ wer@@ ed in the af@@ fir@@ m@@ ative .
The sc@@ op@@ e of the preaching work is re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble .
Jehovah’s car@@ ing hand has been very evid@@ ent to me on sever@@ al occasi@@ ons .
To re@@ ach as many people as possible , we need to be well - organiz@@ ed in our preaching work .
What cr@@ it@@ eri@@ a should we use ?
As fore@@ told at Ho@@ se@@ a 1 : 6 , what happened to Israel ?
Rather , you can look for@@ ward to being re@@ un@@ ited with dead loved ones .
This an@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is of Revelation chap@@ ter 17 indic@@ ated that a peri@@ od of relati@@ ve peace would set in after World W@@ ar I@@ I .
By what means does Christ lead his followers today , and what is involved in wal@@ king as he did ?
Ru@@ th and Na@@ om@@ i , for instance , bel@@ ong@@ ed to different gener@@ ations , were of different n@@ ati@@ on@@ alities and cul@@ tures , and even had different mother t@@ ong@@ u@@ es .
For milli@@ ons who have died , the Bible ho@@ l@@ ds out the wonderful hope of a resurrection ​ — of a@@ wak@@ ening from death and living in Par@@ adise on earth .
◆ reading al@@ ou@@ d .
[ Bo@@ x on page 29 ]
In@@ c@@ lu@@ ded among these were sever@@ al of Jesus ’ family members , who at first had not taken seri@@ ously the pos@@ si@@ bility that one of their relati@@ ves could be the Messi@@ ah .
However , when he was on the earth , Jesus was sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by imper@@ fect people .
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents of language need to com@@ mit many new things to mem@@ ory . This inclu@@ des new vo@@ ca@@ bul@@ aries and expres@@ sions .
Se@@ cond , most of them l@@ ack the hum@@ ility and courage needed to face the ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le and op@@ position that may result from sh@@ aring the Kingdom message with their neigh@@ b@@ ors .
Mat@@ th@@ i@@ as filled a vital organiz@@ ational need .
What really are our fam@@ il@@ y’s pri@@ or@@ ities ?
2@@ ,@@ 8@@ 5@@ 8
Consider also U@@ z@@ z@@ iah , who had been a good king of Juda@@ h .
Yet , far from conc@@ e@@ al@@ ing himself , Jehovah wants us to come to know him .
My res@@ pite , however , was coming to a close .
By this time , Mo@@ m had fi@@ ve children , and Mar@@ v@@ in , the you@@ ng@@ est , was only fi@@ ve months old .
Ph@@ ili@@ p respon@@ ded by help@@ ing the e@@ un@@ u@@ ch gain an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s Word .
The in@@ ten@@ se love pro@@ duc@@ ed by holy spirit can help us to co@@ ver over min@@ or trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions , fre@@ ely for@@ giving others “ even as Jehovah fre@@ ely for@@ gave ” us . ​ — C@@ ol .
These words have stu@@ ck with me and have en@@ ab@@ led me to follow his example in making sacrific@@ es for Jehovah .
Yes , how true was Moses ’ prayer of refle@@ ction : “ O Jehovah , you yourself have proved to be a real d@@ wel@@ ling for us during gener@@ ation after gener@@ ation ” !
* God said that on the ten@@ th day of that mon@@ th , the Israelites were to star@@ t get@@ ting ready to follow certain st@@ ep@@ s on N@@ is@@ an 14 .
We can also have peace with those in our family and those in the congregation .
Mari@@ an and I had much in comm@@ on , including the fact that we were baptized the same year and became pione@@ ers the same year .
I just tri@@ ed to keep out of the way !
A Scriptural text often con@@ tain@@ s more than one point , and you may need to is@@ ol@@ ate ke@@ y expres@@ sions that apply to what you are discus@@ sing .
I also descri@@ bed my personal imp@@ res@@ sions of the ‘ F@@ or@@ go@@ t@@ ten V@@ ic@@ tim@@ s ’ ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion .
Indeed , “ Jehovah . . . does not desire any to be destro@@ yed but desi@@ res all to at@@ tain to rep@@ ent@@ ance . ”
This divine truth al@@ lo@@ ws us to gr@@ as@@ p the won@@ dr@@ ous sc@@ op@@ e of what the Bible says about blood ​ — why God vie@@ ws it as he does , what our view of it should be , and why we ought to respect the re@@ stri@@ ctions God set about the use of blood .
After Daniel had sp@@ ent a night in the li@@ ons ’ pi@@ t , the king himself went there and cri@@ ed out : “ O Daniel , serv@@ ant of the living God , has your God whom you are serving with con@@ stan@@ cy been able to res@@ cu@@ e you from the li@@ ons ? ”
Jehovah’s respon@@ ses , which often inclu@@ de the use of com@@ for@@ ting words , are food for medit@@ ation .
Some years ag@@ o , the city coun@@ ci@@ l of Do@@ et@@ inc@@ he@@ m , a to@@ wn in the e@@ ast@@ er@@ n part of the Ne@@ ther@@ lands , deci@@ ded to name a st@@ re@@ et for B@@ er@@ n@@ ard P@@ ol@@ man , also one of Jehovah’s Witnesses who had been ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted during the war .
Isaiah says : “ [ Jehovah ] has la@@ id low those in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ting the he@@ i@@ ght , the el@@ ev@@ ated to@@ wn .
F@@ ol@@ low the example set by Paul .
How does faith help us to end@@ ure g@@ ri@@ ef ?
M@@ AN@@ Y believe that one needs to be born again to receive et@@ er@@ n@@ al sal@@ vation .
W@@ ho@@ se vo@@ ice was coming from the ser@@ p@@ ent ? — It was the vo@@ ice of “ the origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent , the one called Devil and Satan . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , having a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned fi@@ x@@ ed moral standards , the world re@@ ap@@ s a g@@ ri@@ m and gro@@ wing har@@ v@@ est of mis@@ er@@ y and death as famili@@ es are t@@ or@@ n ap@@ ar@@ t by in@@ fid@@ el@@ ity and milli@@ ons su@@ ff@@ er because of A@@ I@@ D@@ S or some other se@@ x@@ u@@ ally trans@@ mit@@ ted di@@ se@@ ase .
From this c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation , for example , were der@@ i@@ ved the el@@ ab@@ or@@ ate fe@@ a@@ sting , the giving of gi@@ f@@ ts , and the bur@@ ning of c@@ and@@ les . ”
17 , 18 . ( a ) What princi@@ ple helped Paul to serve without reg@@ re@@ ts ?
L@@ ear@@ n what happened when Mi@@ ri@@ am and A@@ ar@@ on became je@@ al@@ ous of their you@@ ng@@ er brother , Moses .
( A@@ n A@@ mer@@ i@@ can Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation ) What , then , did King Solomon of ancient Israel mean when he said : “ I have found . . . one true man in a th@@ ous@@ and , but never a true woman ” ? ​ — Mo@@ ff@@ at@@ t .
In re@@ ality , Bible truth can result in d@@ om@@ es@@ tic sta@@ bility and a b@@ right future for those who have had a mu@@ r@@ k@@ y past . ​ — Jeremiah 29 : 11 .
• What is the bas@@ is of our fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah ?
The prophet fur@@ ther declar@@ ed : “ An@@ yone of A@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s that is d@@ ying in the city the do@@ g@@ s will e@@ at up . . .
O@@ r am I thinking , “ Since we do not know ex@@ ac@@ tly when the end will come , I will not concer@@ n my@@ self with it ” ? ’
That will co@@ ver a mul@@ titu@@ de of sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings . ”
What guid@@ ance do those who turn to Jehovah’s light receive , in whom do they hope , and what do they ch@@ er@@ ish ?
Not only is Jehovah “ the M@@ ak@@ er of heaven and earth ” but he is also “ the One giving bre@@ ad to the hu@@ ng@@ ry ones . ”
All those who heard them may have spo@@ ken an inter@@ n@@ ational t@@ ong@@ ue , perhaps Greek .
W@@ ould you ple@@ ase read his words recorded here at Luke 22 : 19 ?
Rather than being fru@@ str@@ ated or disa@@ p@@ pointed , we find ourselves dra@@ wn ever clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah , our loving Father , as we im@@ mer@@ se ourselves in doing his will .
For whom would Paul’s words at Romans 12 : 2 have special meaning ?
But what did Jesus mean by this so@@ le@@ m@@ n war@@ ning ?
But Th@@ el@@ ma continu@@ es to s@@ end me the most loving and hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing let@@ ters , tel@@ ling me that she thin@@ ks of me f@@ on@@ dly and than@@ king me for being her friend and example and for teaching her the truth from the Bible .
Ad@@ ul@@ t Christians should not be too pr@@ ou@@ d to read information for young people .
How were they able to sol@@ ve the proble@@ m ?
As we have seen , Satan has a number of “ c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty ac@@ ts ” at his dis@@ pos@@ al .
or “ H@@ all@@ elu@@ j@@ ah ! ”
That spirit c@@ at@@ ers to the imper@@ fect flesh and is in to@@ tal op@@ position to God’s holy spirit and its fru@@ it@@ age .
Jesus is the King of God’s Kingdom .
A Christian sister from the same are@@ a said : “ S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents feel very pr@@ ou@@ d just to be recogn@@ ized by their teach@@ er .
Our heavenly Father is happy to accept our appro@@ ach to him in any of these ways .
The apostle Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed Christians to “ be in sub@@ je@@ ction to the su@@ peri@@ or author@@ ities , for there is no authority exc@@ ep@@ t by God ; the ex@@ is@@ ting author@@ ities stand plac@@ ed in their relati@@ ve positi@@ ons by God . ”
He took into account the cul@@ ture and en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment that shap@@ ed the thinking of his a@@ udi@@ ence .
“ It was with God that he wor@@ ked . ”
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later Solomon wrote : “ F@@ e@@ ar the true God and keep his comman@@ d@@ ments . For this is the whole ob@@ lig@@ ation of man . ”
How had Israel come to be in a bad spiritual st@@ ate ?
And come what may , let us never wa@@ ver in our determin@@ ation to continue ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast as see@@ ing the One who is inv@@ isi@@ ble .
Rather than satis@@ fy the cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity of those Gre@@ ek@@ s , he re@@ comm@@ ended following his self - sacrific@@ ing course and promised : “ If anyone would minis@@ ter to me , the Father will honor him . ”
Per@@ fect Li@@ fe Bet@@ ter T@@ ha@@ n Per@@ fe@@ c@@ tion@@ ism
We travel@@ ed by tra@@ in and had our first g@@ li@@ mp@@ se of the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent V@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ a F@@ alls before arri@@ ving in Bu@@ la@@ wa@@ yo .
And what about the d@@ anger of develop@@ ing an eas@@ y@@ going attitude , which could lead to our be@@ coming in@@ ac@@ tive in Jehovah’s service ?
• Is@@ lands of the P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c
Instead of har@@ sh@@ ly re@@ pri@@ man@@ ding them , Jesus pati@@ ently provided an ob@@ ject less@@ on in an effort to teach them hum@@ ility .
El@@ ders need to maintain the pur@@ ity of the congregation and must ba@@ se their judgment on God’s Word as well as on the direction of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
S@@ ur@@ ely Jesus ’ heart went out to her , for he fully under@@ sto@@ od her p@@ light .
But at that cr@@ itical time , Luke ​ — and Luke al@@ one — ​ was with the apostle . ​ — 2 Timothy 4 : 6 , 11 .
That the des@@ crip@@ tion “ shin@@ ing one ” is given to a man and not to a spirit cre@@ ature is fur@@ ther seen by the st@@ at@@ ement : “ D@@ own to S@@ he@@ ol you will be brought . ”
The R@@ o@@ y@@ al Bible was at first conc@@ ei@@ ved as a second e@@ dition of the Com@@ p@@ lu@@ ten@@ si@@ an P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t , but it became much more than a simp@@ le re@@ vision .
R@@ ic@@ k@@ y , a con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ ject man@@ ag@@ er in Ha@@ wa@@ i@@ i , was invit@@ ed to serve as a com@@ mu@@ ter Be@@ th@@ el@@ ite to ass@@ ist with the W@@ ar@@ wi@@ ck pro@@ ject .
I have comman@@ ded the young men not to t@@ ou@@ ch you .
Why did they qu@@ it ?
Ther@@ efore , try to deter@@ mine a@@ head of time what these will be .
I cannot descri@@ be how I felt .
When the apostle Paul came to A@@ th@@ ens on his second mission@@ ary t@@ our , he was con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted by E@@ pi@@ cu@@ re@@ an and S@@ to@@ ic ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ ers who felt that they were su@@ peri@@ or to “ this ch@@ at@@ ter@@ er , ” Paul . ​ — Acts 17 : 18 .
( Read James 1 : 17 . )
F@@ ur@@ ther direction is provided through let@@ ters , in artic@@ les publi@@ shed in The Watchtower , and by means of other public@@ ations , such as O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ed to Do Jehovah’s Will .
While many young people pur@@ sue care@@ ers in en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment and s@@ por@@ ts , how many do you know who have ac@@ tually at@@ ta@@ ined the succ@@ ess they so desi@@ red ?
How can you succ@@ e@@ ed in le@@ ading a life of dedic@@ ation to God des@@ pite what others may say or do ?
H@@ app@@ iness Is a C@@ ho@@ ice
; Y@@ oung , T .
Our des@@ per@@ ate heart may also look for ways to jus@@ ti@@ fy ques@@ tion@@ able conduct .
How sa@@ d it would be if our love , like that of the Corinthians , was stu@@ n@@ ted by feelings of mis@@ trust !
“ Even if there be but two or three of like preci@@ ous faith ” ​ — or just one — ​ they would be “ in heart commun@@ ion with the Lord . ”
W@@ as the son accepted ?
‘ Who is this that is ob@@ sc@@ uring counsel without knowledge ? ’
What are some reas@@ ons why young ones deci@@ de to leave the Christian congregation ?
12 , 13 . ( a ) What lies has Satan prom@@ o@@ ted , and what is the truth regarding each of those lies ?
The de@@ ta@@ il@@ s may v@@ ary , and new pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res , tre@@ at@@ ments , and t@@ ests will certainly be develop@@ ed .
“ The war affe@@ cted my person@@ ality , ” he ad@@ m@@ its .
The pre@@ ce@@ ding article discus@@ sed how being direc@@ ted by God’s spirit is in@@ str@@ um@@ ent@@ al in our “ speaking the word of God with b@@ ol@@ dness . ”
Now she is the mother of a beau@@ ti@@ ful , heal@@ thy inf@@ ant .
His orig@@ in was “ from early times , from the days of time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , ” says Mi@@ ca@@ h 5 : 2 .
[ Bo@@ x / P@@ ic@@ ture on page 10 ]
No@@ tice how the Law asked for more than m@@ ere t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance of n@@ on - Israelites re@@ si@@ ding in the land , when it said : “ The ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ent who re@@ si@@ des as an ali@@ en with you should become to you like a n@@ ative of your@@ s ; and you must love him as yourself , for you became ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ents in the land of Egy@@ pt . ”
Instead , they look for inspi@@ r@@ ation and guid@@ ance in my@@ th , ancient religi@@ ons , and even s@@ ci@@ ence fi@@ ction .
A M@@ y@@ st@@ er@@ y Sol@@ ved at L@@ ast !
Will they ever find a complete ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation of the uni@@ verse ?
Bro@@ ther Cor@@ k@@ er@@ n pointed out that un@@ ful@@ filled ho@@ p@@ es can lead to disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment , as Proverbs 13 : 12 shows .
The imp@@ lied answer is : no one .
Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th ans@@ wer@@ ed her questions st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght from the Bible .
Re@@ g@@ arding this new me@@ th@@ od of re@@ aching people , The W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er of De@@ c@@ ember 1 , 19@@ 24 , ob@@ served : “ We believe that the ra@@ di@@ o is the most e@@ con@@ om@@ ic@@ al and effe@@ ctive way of s@@ pre@@ ading the message of the truth that has yet been used . ”
A similar situation ex@@ ists in the D@@ emo@@ cr@@ ati@@ c Re@@ public of C@@ ongo .
A@@ no@@ ther blessing from Jehovah was my wife , Mari@@ a .
S@@ ur@@ ely you would take every pre@@ ca@@ u@@ tion to avoid dam@@ ag@@ ing it .
S@@ O@@ M@@ E@@ T@@ I@@ M@@ E during King Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am@@ ’s re@@ ign , Jehovah sent a certain prophet from Juda@@ h to deli@@ ver a s@@ ca@@ thing judgment message to that apost@@ ate king of Israel .
P@@ op@@ ul@@ ar di@@ sh@@ es di@@ ff@@ er from one part of the world to another .
But these are dec@@ ep@@ tive and mis@@ le@@ ading . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 19 : 31 .
The woman jo@@ y@@ fully said , “ From today , I believe that there is a God . ”
Mo@@ st of them proved their integrity under tri@@ als and persecu@@ tion and kept right on serving Jehovah .
In a dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c demonstr@@ ation of “ his gl@@ ori@@ ous un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , ” Jehovah God in time showed his confidence in his earthly cre@@ ation by a@@ do@@ p@@ ting some from Ad@@ am@@ ’s sin@@ ful family to be his spiritual children .
When she later real@@ ized that we would not be@@ tra@@ y her to the author@@ ities , she in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed us to Bible liter@@ ature .
In time , both cou@@ ples became our spiritual brothers and sisters .
In Bi@@ bli@@ cal u@@ sage the fear of God is a positi@@ ve conc@@ ep@@ t .
Why were they able to understand when others were not ?
Some of them might have wit@@ ness@@ ed only to Jews .
He takes no@@ te of our we@@ ak@@ nesses and se@@ ek@@ s to ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it them in an effort to sub@@ ver@@ t our spiritu@@ ality .
A@@ no@@ inted ones and their Christian associ@@ ates are quic@@ k to avoid and re@@ ject apost@@ ate ide@@ as .
Bil@@ dar@@ c@@ hi@@ v P@@ re@@ us@@ sis@@ ch@@ er K@@ ul@@ tur@@ b@@ es@@ it@@ z / ​ Ar@@ t R@@ es@@ ource , N@@ Y
Why should we be inter@@ ested in the conclu@@ ding part of C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans ?
They have no ide@@ a of r@@ ace or pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce . ”
O@@ ver@@ coming P@@ ri@@ de and Je@@ al@@ ous@@ y
The psalmist ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly pra@@ ys : “ M@@ ake us rejo@@ ice cor@@ respon@@ ding@@ ly to the days that you have a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted us , the years that we have seen cal@@ am@@ ity .
They me@@ et people like the N@@ in@@ ev@@ ites who , spiritually speaking , ‘ do not know the differ@@ ence between their right hand and their left . ’
They came in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the night , st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght to the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al . ”
A su@@ d@@ den ill@@ ness , lo@@ ss of a relati@@ ve , disa@@ st@@ ers , emo@@ tional c@@ ris@@ es , and coun@@ t@@ less other fac@@ t@@ ors influ@@ ence pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s re@@ action to our preaching .
I thought I would never sto@@ p s@@ mo@@ king . ”
“ However , one S@@ un@@ day I heard something that chang@@ ed my attitude .
Jesus also showed that Satan was wrong in claim@@ ing that humans serve Jehovah for sel@@ f@@ ish reas@@ ons .
On these two comman@@ d@@ ments the whole Law h@@ ang@@ s , and the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts . ” ​ — Matthew 22 : 36 - 40 .
Jac@@ o@@ b , 10 / 15
What promise did God make to Israel after deli@@ ver@@ ing them from Egy@@ pt ?
The fin@@ al bl@@ ast has to do with the bir@@ th of the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom .
To ple@@ ase Jehovah , we sur@@ ely ‘ must not si@@ t in the se@@ at of ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ers . ’
He wal@@ ked by sight , not by faith .
( b ) Who are “ the pri@@ ests of Jehovah ” and “ the fore@@ ign@@ ers ” mentioned by Isaiah ?
Jesus himself set the prop@@ er example .
If you are sear@@ ch@@ ing for a better understanding of the truth from the Bible , you too may face difficul@@ ties .
Today , in@@ justice is still r@@ am@@ p@@ ant , and true Christians have su@@ ffered more than their share , being “ ob@@ je@@ cts of h@@ at@@ red by all the nations . ”
What of the expres@@ sion : “ There is a dr@@ in@@ king , but not to the point of get@@ ting in@@ to@@ x@@ ic@@ ated ” ?
The s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists took the occasi@@ on to “ war@@ n all human@@ ity of what lies a@@ head ” and said : “ A great change in our ste@@ war@@ d@@ ship of the earth and the life on it is requi@@ red , if va@@ st human mis@@ er@@ y is to be avo@@ i@@ ded and our g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l home on this pl@@ an@@ et is not to be ir@@ re@@ tri@@ e@@ va@@ bly mut@@ il@@ ated . ”
Because of our imper@@ fect n@@ ature , what could we for@@ get ?
With other ex@@ iled Witnesses on M@@ ak@@ r@@ ó@@ n@@ is@@ o@@ s Is@@ land
Then read Revelation 21 : 3 , 4 .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in the ch@@ urch , Lu@@ car@@ is had op@@ pon@@ ents , however , who would not accept any re@@ form at@@ temp@@ ts or ag@@ ree to any transl@@ ation of the Bible into the spo@@ ken language .
However , they do not give counsel based on their own ide@@ as .
He was always kind and help@@ ful .
T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an no@@ ted that in an effort to cu@@ re ep@@ il@@ ep@@ s@@ y , some pa@@ g@@ ans con@@ sum@@ ed f@@ res@@ h blood .
O@@ thers par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated in bro@@ ad@@ ca@@ st@@ s on the Watchtower ra@@ di@@ o st@@ ation , W@@ B@@ B@@ R .
H@@ ann@@ ah , who lives in Eng@@ land , was 13 years old and stud@@ ying the Fr@@ en@@ ch language at school when she heard that a Fr@@ en@@ ch - speaking group had been form@@ ed in a ne@@ ar@@ by to@@ wn .
Indeed , its l@@ and@@ s@@ cap@@ e was d@@ om@@ in@@ ated by a to@@ wer@@ ing z@@ i@@ gg@@ ur@@ at hon@@ or@@ ing the mo@@ on - go@@ d N@@ an@@ na .
When she gave bir@@ th to her ba@@ by bo@@ y , she ann@@ oun@@ ced : “ It is from Jehovah that I have asked him . ” ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
C@@ learly , God did not author@@ ize Christians in the first century to fi@@ ght in w@@ ars .
In har@@ mony with this , hist@@ ori@@ an John La@@ ur@@ ence v@@ on Mo@@ sh@@ ei@@ m repor@@ ts that the second - century Christians in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or were acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to ob@@ serving the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Jesus ’ death “ on the f@@ our@@ te@@ en@@ th day of the first Jewish mon@@ th [ N@@ is@@ an ] . ”
S@@ ad@@ ly , in early De@@ c@@ ember 200@@ 4 , R@@ ose Mari@@ e was di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with a can@@ cer@@ ous tum@@ or in one of her lu@@ ng@@ s .
W@@ ould you like to cultiv@@ ate such a f@@ on@@ dness for it ?
Then , min@@ or fa@@ ul@@ ts or mil@@ dly ir@@ rit@@ ating ha@@ bi@@ ts may become ma@@ j@@ or problems .
That is the ab@@ s@@ ence of refer@@ ence to a desi@@ gn@@ er .
A Me@@ an@@ ing@@ ful Li@@ fe Is P@@ os@@ sible !
Jesus received help from a@@ bo@@ ve
Par@@ ents ​ — T@@ ra@@ in Ch@@ il@@ dren From In@@ f@@ an@@ cy , 8 / 15
However , Jesus faith@@ fully up@@ held God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and demonstr@@ ated that a perfect human can maintain integrity to Jehovah under the most tr@@ ying of circumstances . God lo@@ v@@ ingly sent his willing Son to earth ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 13 )
Jehovah is a God of both justice and mer@@ cy .
They were preci@@ ous tru@@ ths from his heavenly Father !
Because they are made in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge , all humans have the cap@@ ac@@ ity to act with di@@ gn@@ ity .
It may simply be vie@@ wed as a one - time bu@@ sin@@ ess de@@ al .
R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ing how matters turned out for Na@@ om@@ i will help us to trust in Jehovah
W@@ he@@ ther wor@@ r@@ ying about money or not , some people con@@ stan@@ tly i@@ magine all the bad things that can pos@@ si@@ bly ha@@ p@@ pen .
On@@ ly 15 years after Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah spoke that prophecy , mi@@ gh@@ ty N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h was destro@@ yed , its ro@@ y@@ al p@@ al@@ ace being re@@ duc@@ ed to ru@@ b@@ ble .
He started by speaking to them har@@ sh@@ ly , through an inter@@ pre@@ ter , acc@@ using them of being fore@@ ign spi@@ es .
O@@ r you might feel that repor@@ ting his sin@@ ful conduct to the elders , who could help him spiritually , would be a be@@ tra@@ y@@ al of your fri@@ end@@ ship .
( This is wisdom . )
When challeng@@ ed by “ rul@@ ers [ of the people ] and older men and s@@ cri@@ bes , ” the apostles Peter and John said : “ W@@ he@@ ther it is righteous in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God , ju@@ dge for y@@ ourselves . But as for us , we cannot sto@@ p speaking about the things we have seen and heard . ”
Some , such as L@@ loy@@ d and M@@ el@@ ba Bar@@ ry , were moved to other assign@@ ments .
I@@ gn@@ or@@ ing her , Je@@ h@@ u called for support : “ Who is with me ? Who ? ”
• What was the first prophecy , and who was the promised Se@@ ed ?
Those who come into a fav@@ ored position with Jehovah are those who serve him , as cont@@ ra@@ sted with those who do not .
So how can you help them to have strong faith in him ?
The P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t proved to be one more l@@ ink in a cha@@ in of in@@ iti@@ ati@@ ves that contribu@@ ted to the ref@@ in@@ ement and pre@@ serv@@ ation of the Greek and Hebrew text .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , David was not shi@@ el@@ ded from the disa@@ str@@ ous con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences that follow@@ ed .
G@@ u@@ est ) , F@@ e@@ b .
“ S@@ ome@@ times , even after arri@@ ving at a house , I simply could not bring my@@ self to the point of r@@ ing@@ ing the do@@ or@@ b@@ ell , ” Bro@@ ther J@@ en@@ n@@ ings rel@@ ates .
H@@ er S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al H@@ ung@@ er Sat@@ is@@ fied
God’s person@@ ality is reve@@ aled in the things he has made .
All of this is living pro@@ of of the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of God’s promise toward his people as recorded at Isaiah 5@@ 4 : 17 : “ An@@ y we@@ ap@@ on wh@@ atever that will be form@@ ed against you will have no succ@@ ess , and any t@@ ong@@ ue at all that will ris@@ e up against you in the judgment you will con@@ dem@@ n . ”
What fol@@ lo@@ ws is a peri@@ od of un@@ rest and pol@@ itical in@@ sta@@ bility .
Lo@@ c@@ ating the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Par@@ adise
Are you married ?
When we vis@@ ited si@@ x months later , the number of regul@@ ar pione@@ ers had mu@@ sh@@ ro@@ om@@ ed to 22 .
While under house ar@@ rest in R@@ ome , Paul wrote a number of inspired let@@ ters , refer@@ ring to Luke in two of them .
Are You L@@ et@@ ting Jehovah Be Your Sh@@ are ?
O@@ r the go@@ al may be to is@@ ol@@ ate some of a blood com@@ pon@@ ent and apply that el@@ se@@ where on the body .
Su@@ sta@@ ined by the R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection H@@ op@@ e
Since Jehovah does the ex@@ al@@ ting , assign@@ ments of responsi@@ bility in the congregation are to be vie@@ wed as coming from him . ​ — Psalm 7@@ 5 : 7 .
Some have reas@@ oned that since Jesus told his disciples “ all you are brothers , ” there should be no positi@@ ons of authority in the Christian congregation .
See The Watchtower , May 1 , 199@@ 6 , pages 18 - 20 .
The expres@@ sions “ f@@ on@@ dness ” and “ concer@@ n ” su@@ gg@@ est medit@@ ation on God’s Word , in fact , taking deli@@ ght in such medit@@ ation .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently it c@@ lear@@ ed the a@@ ir , for when the su@@ n ro@@ se the next day , O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 31 , we could see M@@ ount F@@ u@@ ji in all her glory .
She so@@ f@@ tly said , “ You are so good to me . ”
When Jesus first told his disciples to remember his death , he spoke about a covenant , or an ag@@ re@@ ement .
One s@@ ource says that it has a mas@@ s of “ 2 bil@@ li@@ on of bil@@ li@@ on of bil@@ li@@ on t@@ ons ” ​ — 9@@ 9@@ .@@ 9 per@@ c@@ ent of the mas@@ s of our sol@@ ar system !
This means tra@@ ining them to be effe@@ ctive shepher@@ ds .
He was the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of some ou@@ tra@@ ge@@ ous in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es .
Mar@@ ri@@ age and family life , long consider@@ ed the ba@@ si@@ c stru@@ c@@ tures of human soci@@ ety , are being affe@@ cted dr@@ as@@ tic@@ ally . ​ — Genesis 3 : 5 .
Jehovah Pro@@ vi@@ des Ne@@ e@@ ded T@@ ra@@ ining
During my happy life serving others , I have had many mem@@ or@@ able experi@@ ences .
Jehovah lo@@ ves us : Jehovah feel@@ s affe@@ ction for us because we are his children .
During the time of King Jeho@@ as@@ h , the pri@@ ests used money that was col@@ le@@ cted to re@@ pa@@ ir the house of Jehovah .
To@@ gether with his 14@@ 4@@ ,000 cor@@ ul@@ ers in heaven , Jesus will come to the res@@ cu@@ e of God’s people here on earth .
He exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ This book has sa@@ ved my marriage ! ”
The apostle Paul wrote : “ Let your man@@ ner of life be free of the love of money , while you are cont@@ ent with the present things .
In re@@ ality , though , they were sub@@ mit@@ ting to Satan’s way of rul@@ ing .
I was born in a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge in Sa@@ x@@ on@@ y , in what was then the Ger@@ man D@@ emo@@ cr@@ ati@@ c Re@@ public ( G@@ D@@ R ) .
W@@ ise King Solomon wrote : “ A@@ n answer , when mil@@ d , tur@@ ns away ra@@ ge , but a word ca@@ using pain makes anger to come up . ” ​ — Proverbs 15 : 1 .
It is possible that Jesus ’ words about mar@@ r@@ ying and the resurrection apply to the heavenly resurrection .
One writ@@ er ob@@ served : “ As in the past , to@@ da@@ y’s new Christians ten@@ d to take from the Bible wh@@ atever f@@ its their needs ​ — and ign@@ ore wh@@ atever fa@@ il@@ s to res@@ on@@ ate with their own n@@ ative religious tra@@ di@@ tions . ”
When on earth , Jesus fac@@ ed many tr@@ ying circumstances .
He remin@@ ded Christians that Jehovah vie@@ ws “ the wisdom of the wise men ” and the “ in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ence of the in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al men ” of the day as fo@@ ol@@ ish .
Tru@@ e , being imper@@ fect , an el@@ der may stru@@ gg@@ le to have a positi@@ ve view of each one .
How does Jehovah make the way out for those who r@@ ely on him in the face of tri@@ als ?
This may at times mean being given new assign@@ ments of work .
Yet , they too enjoy bus@@ y , re@@ war@@ ding lives , and they experience deep con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment from know@@ ing that they are obedi@@ ently giving of themselves to sa@@ ve others . ​ — 1 Timothy 2 : 3 - 6 .
11 : 25 , 26 .
Ab@@ out the time I was baptized , st@@ re@@ et - cor@@ ner wit@@ ness@@ ing was in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed .
• How can we man@@ i@@ f@@ est “ the mind of Christ ” in our activities ?
What rec@@ ent example is there of spiritual food that is both tim@@ ely and ri@@ ch@@ ly satis@@ f@@ ying ?
Jehovah shows mer@@ cy to those who su@@ ff@@ er , and Jesus simil@@ arly feel@@ s p@@ ity for people .
After those s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ating tal@@ ks , G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ or Mark N@@ ou@@ ma@@ ir inter@@ vie@@ wed a number of gra@@ du@@ ates who rec@@ oun@@ ted experi@@ ences they had had in the field service during the G@@ ile@@ ad course .
• Why is a godly person happy ?
Like the first - century Christians , they pro@@ claim@@ ed a lar@@ g@@ ely un@@ po@@ pul@@ ar message .
Mo@@ der@@ n - day cr@@ iti@@ c@@ s and s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ s have called J@@ a@@ el all man@@ ner of v@@ ile n@@ ames , but Bar@@ ak and De@@ bor@@ ah knew better .
How can we maintain a prop@@ er view of te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy and health ?
We need to mo@@ tiv@@ ate fellow believers to displa@@ y love and eng@@ age in fine works .
While it is true that ba@@ dness has been around for a long time , there is a greater need for deli@@ ver@@ ance by God’s Kingdom now than at any other time .
May all honor go to our loving Creator , who@@ se name we have the privilege of be@@ aring . ​ — P@@ s .
He had f@@ led the are@@ a .
Abraham also had Jehovah’s word . God had said to him : “ It is by means of Isa@@ a@@ c that what will be called your se@@ ed will be . ”
Consider : The a@@ ver@@ age human head has about 10@@ 0@@ ,000 str@@ ands of ha@@ ir .
Are you working hard to keep the Christian congregation un@@ ited ?
G@@ w@@ en : Our first dedic@@ ation ​ — to bal@@ let — ​ was enjo@@ y@@ able but fle@@ et@@ ing .
This written t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony is fur@@ ther evidence that form@@ s of God’s name similar to “ Jehovah ” have been the most comm@@ on liter@@ ary trans@@ crip@@ tion of God’s name for cen@@ tu@@ ries .
If the Na@@ z@@ is had ca@@ ught us with those red - ho@@ t do@@ cum@@ ents , we would have been imp@@ ris@@ oned im@@ medi@@ ately .
( b ) What have you learned from J@@ en@@ ni@@ fer@@ ’s experience ?
( P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese )
In a little over 30 years after its comple@@ tion , the temple is ro@@ b@@ bed of its tre@@ a@@ sures .
Why , we may be hum@@ b@@ led by their she@@ er si@@ ze !
In rec@@ ent de@@ ca@@ des , these have inclu@@ ded the boo@@ ks The Tru@@ th That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ter@@ n@@ al Li@@ fe , You Can Li@@ ve F@@ o@@ re@@ ver in Par@@ adise on E@@ ar@@ th , K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe and , cur@@ r@@ ently , What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
Yes , the “ evil slave ” came from the ran@@ ks of the faithful slave .
At a meeting of the gover@@ ning body of first - century Christians held in 4@@ 9 C.E . , the disci@@ ple James stated : “ S@@ y@@ me@@ on [ Peter ] has rel@@ ated thor@@ ough@@ ly how God for the first time turned his attention to the nations to take out of them a people for his name . ”
This was evid@@ ently true of some Christians in the first century .
Today , the bor@@ ders of the Israel of God have s@@ pre@@ ad around the earth , and the great crow@@ d that has been ad@@ ded now num@@ bers some si@@ x milli@@ on en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic sh@@ ar@@ ers in the work of preaching the good news .
The three of them travel@@ ed by ca@@ r , with s@@ ound e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment ti@@ ed to the ro@@ of , as they vis@@ ited congregations from the e@@ ast co@@ ast of Cana@@ da to the w@@ est co@@ ast .
( b ) I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate Jehovah is in help@@ ing imper@@ fect humans .
In@@ sight is the ability to see into a situation .
Since Re@@ u@@ b@@ en was Jac@@ ob@@ ’s fir@@ st@@ born , those of his des@@ c@@ end@@ ants who were s@@ wa@@ yed by K@@ or@@ ah to re@@ be@@ l might have res@@ ented that Moses ​ — a des@@ c@@ end@@ ant of L@@ ev@@ i — ​ had ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ative authority over them .
The Bible is the most wi@@ d@@ ely cir@@ cul@@ ated and transl@@ ated book in all hist@@ ory .
Our son James was only four .
Adam and E@@ ve had no tr@@ ou@@ ble accep@@ ting this divine arrang@@ ement that would provide mutu@@ al help and support . ​ — G@@ en .
That gi@@ r@@ l and a later child were pro@@ ba@@ bly conc@@ ei@@ ved by G@@ om@@ er in ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N you hear the word “ discipl@@ ine , ” what comes to mind ?
We ad@@ mi@@ re the glory refle@@ cted in the face of Jehovah’s Son and anointed King , Jesus Christ , and we imitate his example .
A Bible study was started with her and her relati@@ ves who lived in a neigh@@ bor@@ ing house .
Tru@@ e to Jesus ’ words , love became the tra@@ dem@@ ar@@ k of the early Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
That , in turn , has helped him to avoid even wor@@ se tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es .
A@@ no@@ ther perfect human life , cor@@ respon@@ ding in value to that of Ad@@ am@@ ’s , had to be pa@@ id to bal@@ ance the s@@ cal@@ es of justice .
I have in@@ ner joy . ”
But Christ did ris@@ e , con@@ fir@@ m@@ ing the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of all that he taught , including what he said about the future . ​ — Read 1 Corinthians 15 : 14 , 15 , 20 .
The woman was in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ed by the let@@ ters and wonder@@ ed about the id@@ ent@@ ity of the little gi@@ r@@ l with b@@ ra@@ i@@ ds .
Peter left the cour@@ ty@@ ard , c@@ ru@@ shed by the we@@ i@@ ght of his own gu@@ il@@ t .
Wh@@ atever tri@@ al be@@ f@@ alls them , however , Jehovah is always ready to give comfort and spiritual strength to each one of them .
John , al@@ though un@@ af@@ ra@@ id , said , “ I just have to listen to my mother . ”
There is no body of knowledge more preci@@ ous or more important than the good news .
Ha@@ ve you ever no@@ tic@@ ed that as humans gain power and authority , they often become less acc@@ es@@ sible to those under them ?
In time , the govern@@ ment or@@ der@@ ed me and a number of other young Witnesses to repor@@ t for mil@@ it@@ ary service .
But who is he ?
Like An@@ ani@@ as , Jehovah’s Witnesses happ@@ ily sear@@ ch for deser@@ ving ones and are deli@@ gh@@ ted when people em@@ br@@ ace the good news of the Kingdom .
What rich blessings have Jehovah’s anointed servants enjo@@ yed since 19@@ 19 ?
For Christians , mem@@ or@@ iz@@ ation can be a powerful help in ma@@ st@@ ering the pu@@ re language .
On@@ ce you have cho@@ s@@ en to serve God , you can con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate what he wants you to do , and you can deci@@ de how you will serve him .
While in the gar@@ den of Ge@@ th@@ s@@ em@@ ane sh@@ ort@@ ly before his ar@@ rest , Jesus told three of his apostles : “ Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch and pray continu@@ ally , that you may not en@@ ter into temp@@ tation . ”
G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el and Daniel are now good friends , un@@ ited in a spiritual bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od as baptized Witnesses of Jehovah .
Jehovah recogn@@ ized such small congregations in the first century , and he certainly does today , blessing them by means of his spirit .
The young man was to return to C@@ al@@ cu@@ t@@ ta , some 1@@ ,000 mil@@ es [ 1@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 k@@ m ] away , to star@@ t col@@ le@@ ge , and there were no Witnesses there who knew si@@ gn language .
5 : 22 ) S@@ he@@ e@@ pl@@ ike ones cannot help but be moved when they see such love .
W@@ he@@ ther we exam@@ ine the past or the present , the ver@@ di@@ ct is clear : “ The sta@@ ir@@ way to hum@@ ili@@ ation and indi@@ gn@@ ity ” is long and well travel@@ ed .
After World W@@ ar I , my parents moved to a small W@@ il@@ tshi@@ re v@@ il@@ la@@ ge called W@@ est@@ bu@@ ry L@@ ei@@ gh .
In the Bible , the word “ kingdom ” ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally means a “ rul@@ er@@ ship by a king . ”
Lo@@ st joy can be re@@ tri@@ ev@@ ed .
He is gover@@ ned by self - serving ambi@@ tion , so it is no won@@ der that he has cre@@ ated a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l system that th@@ ri@@ ves on sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness .
H@@ ist@@ ori@@ ans ag@@ ree that this con@@ qu@@ est by C@@ y@@ r@@ us ac@@ tually occ@@ ur@@ red .
Those who pas@@ s the fin@@ al t@@ est will di@@ ff@@ er from Adam in one c@@ ru@@ cial sense .
A fi@@ ve - fo@@ o@@ t - long [ 1@@ .@@ 5 m ] stu@@ ff@@ ed to@@ y s@@ n@@ ake w@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed around a bro@@ om@@ s@@ tic@@ k wor@@ ked well as the cop@@ per ser@@ p@@ ent of N@@ um@@ bers 21 : 4 - 9 .
This fin@@ al c@@ ru@@ shing of the op@@ pos@@ ing nations with an ir@@ on sc@@ ep@@ ter will take place at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , or H@@ ar – M@@ ag@@ e@@ d@@ on .
This should ad@@ d to our con@@ vi@@ ction that little time rema@@ ins before the King of God’s Kingdom ac@@ ts to destro@@ y the wicked and u@@ sh@@ er in a righteous new world . ​ — 2 P@@ et .
It is a powerful way to show our love and appreciation for Jehovah .
With faith in Jehovah’s way of doing things and the principles that he has kin@@ dly provided , we can make wise decisions and prove ourselves ste@@ ad@@ y in all our ways . ​ — J@@ as .
1 : 5 - 8 .
Ha@@ y@@ ka@@ z g@@ la@@ dly ag@@ re@@ ed .
O@@ r perhaps one who long ag@@ o a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned the use of to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o s@@ mo@@ ked priv@@ ately a time or two in a m@@ om@@ ent of we@@ ak@@ ness .
In the declar@@ ation of God’s go@@ o@@ dness , what qu@@ ality is mentioned t@@ wi@@ ce , and why is this f@@ it@@ ting ?
Just a day before the er@@ up@@ tion , the po@@ li@@ ce had asked members of the pres@@ s to ref@@ ra@@ in from going into the re@@ stri@@ cted are@@ a .
However , we must be faithful to God in matters large and small if we are to b@@ ol@@ ster our position as integrity keep@@ ers and supp@@ ort@@ ers of his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y . ​ — Read Luke 16 : 10 .
One way we can prom@@ o@@ te the un@@ ity of God’s people is by cultiv@@ ating hum@@ ility .
Satan is ang@@ ry , and he kno@@ ws that his time is li@@ mit@@ ed .
For example , no@@ tice what one mission@@ ary pri@@ est who had lived in many different coun@@ tri@@ es told one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
May nothing de@@ pri@@ ve you or your children of the joy that a@@ wa@@ its you .
If someone on a body truly needs cor@@ rection , the One who has “ eyes as a fi@@ er@@ y f@@ l@@ ame ” will see to it that this is done in His own time and way .
As a member of the In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational As@@ soci@@ ation of Bi@@ o@@ e@@ th@@ ic@@ s , I have had the satis@@ fac@@ tion of see@@ ing a change in the attitude of medi@@ cal sta@@ ff@@ s and leg@@ al author@@ ities toward pati@@ ents ’ righ@@ ts .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , Jehovah ca@@ res deep@@ ly about all those who have expres@@ sed love for his name , even if they are not activ@@ ely serving him at present .
8 Par@@ ents , Are You H@@ el@@ p@@ ing Your Ch@@ il@@ d Pro@@ g@@ ress to B@@ ap@@ tism ?
M@@ ake Jehovah’s H@@ ear@@ t G@@ la@@ d
Scriptural Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions An@@ s@@ wer@@ ed :
He had a purpose in doing so .
Job was not an Israel@@ ite .
Our fellow believers u@@ su@@ ally enjoy expres@@ sing their thoughts on the Bible .
I real@@ ized that if I wanted to benefit from Jehovah’s loving guid@@ ance , I would have to make some bi@@ g chang@@ es in my life .
Consider these poin@@ ts : They sur@@ vi@@ ved the 40 - year tre@@ k in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , as God had promised they would .
displa@@ y true love among themselves . ​ — John 13 : 35 ; 1 John 4 : 20 .
He and his wife encoura@@ ge others with good news from the Bible .
P@@ ic@@ ture yourself on a j@@ our@@ ne@@ y in an ar@@ id land .
Even though our sin@@ s “ should prove to be as s@@ car@@ let , they will be made wh@@ ite just like s@@ now , ” says the Bible .
They too must be fa@@ ir , imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al , and appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble .
He was determined to be faithful to Jehovah .
Consider a number of su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions .
Paul loo@@ ked in@@ ten@@ tly at them and saw that the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in was made up of S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es .
Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n was a cop@@ y@@ ist and se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary for King Jo@@ si@@ ah of Juda@@ h .
But such an expe@@ ct@@ ation was in@@ sul@@ ting to Jehovah , who can read hearts and could see their h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y . ​ — J@@ er .
C@@ ould it be that they heard news of Jesus ’ bir@@ th when travel@@ ing through Israel ?
In Juda@@ h , Ru@@ th again ac@@ ted “ according to all that her mother - in - law had comman@@ ded her . ”
No@@ te that he made his appe@@ al to these brothers “ by the mil@@ dness ” of the Christ .
When she no@@ tic@@ ed Eng@@ l@@ ish - speaking re@@ ti@@ re@@ es who appe@@ ared to be happy , she in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed her@@ self to them and asked what they were doing in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
However , Jehovah su@@ sta@@ ined me through those peri@@ o@@ ds of disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement .
We can also see the advan@@ ta@@ ges of cont@@ ac@@ ting those who have respect for God’s Word , especially in ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es with few of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
A sister who is now a member of a Bethel family states : “ When I was gro@@ wing up , one of the most important things for me was that our home was a sa@@ fe ha@@ ven .
What hope is high@@ ligh@@ ted at Isaiah 26 : 19 and Daniel 12 : 13 ?
Why might Mi@@ ca@@ h 5 : 5 , 6 have encoura@@ ged He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah ?
B@@ lo@@ s@@ som later wrote : “ I am so than@@ k@@ ful that I listen@@ ed to that wise ad@@ vice .
A question of far greater ma@@ gn@@ itu@@ de now requi@@ red an answer .
As one refer@@ ence work states , it is “ the su@@ m to@@ tal of the inter@@ i@@ or man . ”
At times , we all get ti@@ red because of our se@@ cul@@ ar work or the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
He also deli@@ gh@@ ts in accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing us as we continue to make prog@@ ress .
Our enjo@@ y@@ ment of all of this , however , requi@@ res recogn@@ iti@@ on of our to@@ tal dep@@ end@@ ence upon our heavenly Father , Jehovah . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 3 : 10 - 13 ; Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 6 - 13 .
Ha@@ ve you ever felt like giving up ?
We par@@ ted with that in mind , but sa@@ d to say , she pas@@ sed away the following Ju@@ ly .
God’s way to bring about these blessings is his Kingdom .
Today , the gl@@ ori@@ ous good news of God’s Kingdom is being pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth , as Jesus fore@@ told .
O@@ thers share me@@ als with local full - time min@@ isters , help the nee@@ dy , or in some other way give of themselves and of their res@@ our@@ ces to support the Kingdom work .
While she was stud@@ ying the Bible , she told her family about the things she was lear@@ ning .
O@@ thers have been able to stay for a few years and have then re@@ turned to their country of orig@@ in .
When some of Jehovah’s servants in ancient Israel ign@@ ored his counsel , they ca@@ used him to feel pain .
However , Jehovah gives parents the wisdom and the strength they need when they hum@@ bly ent@@ re@@ at him in prayer and look to his Word and holy spirit for guid@@ ance . ​ — Read James 1 : 5 .
I was al@@ most 19 and from the city ; she was 25 and a country gi@@ r@@ l .
A situation ar@@ ose , however , that ca@@ used Z@@ acc@@ ha@@ e@@ us to re@@ consider his course .
They had seen his powerful ac@@ ts in Egy@@ pt , at the R@@ ed Se@@ a , and at the fo@@ o@@ t of M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i .
T@@ ake C@@ u@@ ba , for example .
Jesus knew that when David wrote his psal@@ ms , he was gu@@ i@@ ded by holy spirit .
The ph@@ ra@@ se “ become famili@@ ar ” transl@@ ates a Hebrew word that can mean “ to ch@@ er@@ ish . ”
If Jehovah God takes no@@ te of the s@@ mal@@ l@@ est and most in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant bir@@ d , how much more will he be concer@@ ned about the p@@ light of a human who has cho@@ s@@ en to serve him !
The prophet Daniel was c@@ ast into the li@@ ons ’ den .
How many people who live in your ter@@ rit@@ ory are like the wi@@ do@@ w of Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath ?
I was sen@@ ten@@ ced to three years and for@@ fe@@ i@@ ture of all my pro@@ per@@ ty to the St@@ ate .
We left the brothers with te@@ ars in our eyes .
How can Christian parents make good use of the life st@@ ori@@ es recorded in The Watchtower ?
At the end of his ministry , he said to his disciples : “ I leave you peace , I give you my peace . I do not give it to you the way that the world gives it .
16 : 21 - 23 .
The col@@ or of the s@@ k@@ y and cl@@ ou@@ ds helps you to know the we@@ ather .
Such knowledge br@@ ings us deli@@ ght and gives meaning to our lives .
E@@ ach of us needs to pro@@ be his own heart and ask : ‘ Will I pa@@ y only li@@ p service to cultiv@@ ating Christ’s view of great@@ ness , or will I work di@@ lig@@ ently to put it into prac@@ tice ? ’
The hel@@ me@@ t of sal@@ vation will help us com@@ ba@@ t disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement
Ha@@ ving an ac@@ tive share in the meetings helped keep my mind off my problems .
I ro@@ l@@ led around on the flo@@ or to ex@@ t@@ ing@@ u@@ ish the f@@ lam@@ es .
In ancient Babyl@@ on when three young Hebrews were con@@ dem@@ ned to die in a fi@@ er@@ y fur@@ n@@ ace , God “ sent his ang@@ el and res@@ cu@@ ed his servants . ” ​ — Daniel 3 : 19 - 28 .
The first part remin@@ ded us that all true Christians face persecu@@ tion .
D@@ R@@ A@@ W C@@ L@@ O@@ S@@ E T@@ O G@@ O@@ D
; Bu@@ r@@ t@@ on , J .
Jehovah felt com@@ pas@@ sion for his people Israel even when they sin@@ ned .
What is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy about the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , and how do you feel about these sa@@ y@@ ings of Jesus ?
Israel had no ar@@ my and vi@@ r@@ tually no we@@ ap@@ on@@ ry .
“ A@@ T M@@ Y gu@@ ard po@@ st I will keep standing . ”
Although ra@@ ven@@ s f@@ ly about in sear@@ ch of food , they really get their food from God . ​ — Luke 12 : 24 .
Jehovah made it clear that reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of what other nations were doing , he would not t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate any form of i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry or spi@@ rit@@ ism among his people .
“ I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t know how I was going to come up with the money .
Con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah has for@@ given me , I enjoy a clean conscience .
“ W@@ is@@ dom is proved righteous by its works . ”
We can share something simp@@ le with others , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that “ better is a dis@@ h of ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les where there is love than a m@@ anger - f@@ ed bul@@ l and h@@ at@@ red along with it . ”
Acts 17 : 17 A@@ th@@ ens — “ reason in the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e with the Jews ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the bo@@ ld Bible transl@@ ation efforts of C@@ y@@ ri@@ l and Me@@ tho@@ di@@ us bor@@ e fru@@ it in the vari@@ ous S@@ la@@ vi@@ c transl@@ ations of the Scriptures that are a@@ vail@@ able today .
However , the origin@@ al Greek word used means much more .
Consider an example of how Adam used his free will in an appro@@ pri@@ ate way .
K@@ ey to Su@@ cc@@ ess , 2 / 1
When we do so , we make his heart g@@ la@@ d and we re@@ a@@ p the benef@@ its that result from making wise decisions . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 1 .
Acc@@ ording to one scho@@ la@@ r , the word used here means “ strong or fir@@ m , refer@@ ring to the c@@ all@@ ous be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or of wicked people . . . .
Many will cle@@ an@@ se themselves and wh@@ it@@ en themselves and will be ref@@ ined . And the wicked ones will certainly act wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dly , and no wicked ones at all will understand ; but the ones having in@@ sight will understand . ”
What a loving example was set by our S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d , Jehovah , when he fre@@ ed the Jews from Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an cap@@ tiv@@ ity in 5@@ 37 B.C.E . and when he li@@ ber@@ ated spiritual Israel from “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at ” in 19@@ 19 C.E . !
A@@ ware that he would soon give his human life as a ransom , Jesus streng@@ th@@ ened the faith of his disciples .
However , the ir@@ on leg@@ s of Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar@@ ’s dre@@ am i@@ ma@@ ge pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed not only the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re but also its pol@@ itical out@@ gro@@ w@@ th ​ — the Ang@@ l@@ o - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can World P@@ ow@@ er .
When expres@@ sing your thoughts , take care to ‘ se@@ as@@ on your words with sal@@ t . ’
Bible truth also shin@@ es into the hous@@ ing pro@@ je@@ cts on Par@@ is ’ out@@ s@@ ki@@ r@@ ts , reve@@ al@@ ing other “ g@@ em@@ s . ”
He wis@@ ely ob@@ served : “ If this s@@ ch@@ eme or this work is from men , it will be over@@ thro@@ wn ; but if it is from God , you will not be able to over@@ thro@@ w them . ”
Mar@@ ch 15 , 20@@ 11
During this discus@@ sion , Jesus kin@@ dly helped the woman to understand how she could gain everlasting life . ​ — John 4 : 7 - 14 .
Con@@ cer@@ ning his disciples , Jesus pray@@ ed : “ They are in the world and I am coming to you .
Con@@ ce@@ al@@ ing or re@@ plac@@ ing God’s personal name is like cu@@ t@@ ting it out of the Bible A man nam@@ ed V@@ ic@@ t@@ or attend@@ ed ch@@ urch we@@ ek@@ ly , but he did not feel that he really knew God .
In the past , they were acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to atten@@ d ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es in a@@ ir - con@@ di@@ tioned comfort close to home .
R@@ em@@ ember , 1 John 5 : 14 tel@@ ls us about God : “ No matter what it is that we ask according to his will , he he@@ ars us . ”
Those m@@ om@@ ents were pa@@ in@@ ful , but they resul@@ ted in feelings of peace and appro@@ val . ” ​ — James 5 : 16 .
Because we all need God’s help to remain faithful to him .
F@@ e@@ ar may par@@ al@@ y@@ ze us ​ — fear of making the wrong decision , fear of fa@@ il@@ ure , or fear of appe@@ aring fo@@ ol@@ ish to others .
Indeed , we have even more reason to do so than Job had !
Ti@@ p From a Y@@ oung Ser@@ v@@ ant of Jehovah
In 18@@ 8@@ 7 , some years after she was married , the K@@ ur@@ z@@ en family jo@@ ined the wa@@ ve of im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants re@@ aching the sh@@ o@@ res of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
“ It is very important for you to be regul@@ ar and cons@@ ist@@ ent in making time for reading and study , ” ob@@ ser@@ ves one mother .
As a perfect man , doub@@ t@@ less he was “ h@@ and@@ some . ”
My father , who was not a Witness , did not like my decision at all .
B@@ est - sel@@ ling au@@ th@@ ors , such as Bar@@ t E@@ h@@ r@@ man and E@@ la@@ ine Pa@@ g@@ els , who are also prom@@ in@@ ent scho@@ l@@ ars of early Christi@@ an@@ ity and G@@ no@@ s@@ tic@@ ism , quic@@ k@@ ly publi@@ shed their own an@@ al@@ y@@ ses and com@@ men@@ t@@ aries of the “ Go@@ spe@@ l of Ju@@ d@@ as ” that sub@@ stan@@ ti@@ ally follow@@ ed the te@@ x@@ tu@@ al re@@ con@@ stru@@ ction by the origin@@ al te@@ am .
3 : 8 ; Mark 13 : 33 ; 2 P@@ et .
We need to be fir@@ m@@ ly res@@ ol@@ ved to listen and learn if we are to benefit from what is being said .
So that just as sin rul@@ ed as king with death , so also un@@ deser@@ ved kindness might rule as king through righteousness le@@ ading to everlasting life through Jesus Christ . ” ​ — Romans 5 : 20 , 21 .
So L@@ or@@ ra@@ ine ag@@ re@@ ed to serve two years in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il Bethel and then one year in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n Bethel before we got married .
It is n@@ atur@@ al for us to be kind to those clo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated to us , for kindness ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally means affe@@ ction ar@@ ising from kin@@ ship .
At the age of 18 , C . T . Rus@@ sel@@ l organiz@@ ed a Bible study class and esta@@ bli@@ shed a pat@@ ter@@ n for stud@@ ying the Bible . A .
N@@ ex@@ t , the ter@@ rit@@ ory was ex@@ pan@@ ded to inclu@@ de the Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans .
When pres@@ en@@ ting ourselves for water im@@ mer@@ sion , we are much like a pi@@ e@@ ce of w@@ o@@ od that has been car@@ ved into a ba@@ si@@ c shap@@ e .
He beg@@ ged her on his k@@ ne@@ es to return to the ch@@ urch .
H@@ ere I am ac@@ ting against all those a@@ ff@@ lic@@ ting you , at that time ; and I will sa@@ ve her that is li@@ mp@@ ing , and her that is dis@@ pers@@ ed I shall col@@ le@@ ct together .
We do have an acc@@ ur@@ ate understanding of such matters .
Go@@ dly fear can be taught
God does not cause bad things to ha@@ p@@ pen .
One Bible scho@@ la@@ r expla@@ ins : “ To ‘ go ’ is the t@@ ask of each beli@@ ever , whether ac@@ ro@@ ss the st@@ re@@ et or ac@@ ro@@ ss the o@@ ce@@ an . ” ​ — Matthew 10 : 7 ; Luke 10 : 3 .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory , Satan has taken s@@ adi@@ s@@ tic deli@@ ght in br@@ ing@@ ing the c@@ ru@@ el@@ est of at@@ ro@@ c@@ ities upon humans .
Yet , it was the pa@@ ved ro@@ a@@ ds that s@@ par@@ ked the ad@@ mi@@ r@@ ation of the an@@ ci@@ ents .
Do you feel , however , that people who have dist@@ inc@@ tly different person@@ alities are b@@ ound to have problems ?
For Jehovah to bl@@ ess your efforts to serve him more fully , you first have to make those efforts .
The apostle Paul asked Timothy to bring “ the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls , especially the par@@ ch@@ ments . ”
He will see to it that it is con@@ ta@@ ined and spe@@ e@@ di@@ ly re@@ moved .
After V@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ a@@ ’s baptism , her 13 - year - old daugh@@ ter dis@@ co@@ vered a pur@@ se full of money .
N@@ in@@ e@@ te@@ en@@ th - century n@@ atur@@ al@@ ist H . B . T@@ ris@@ tra@@ m descri@@ bed the o@@ live as “ the one char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic t@@ ree of the country . ”
Let S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ ality G@@ u@@ i@@ de You
Those who come back in the resurrection will not be con@@ dem@@ ned for sin@@ s they com@@ mit@@ ted before they died .
Bo@@ th parents and children may be on v@@ ac@@ ation during this time , so it would se@@ em to be an ide@@ al occasi@@ on for famili@@ es to sp@@ end time together .
Re@@ ally , though , I was out of control ​ — ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive , pr@@ ou@@ d , ambi@@ ti@@ ous , and stu@@ b@@ born .
For example , we will avoid por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y and the f@@ an@@ t@@ asi@@ es it might cre@@ ate .
W@@ in@@ ning a fi@@ ght no longer brought me the satis@@ fac@@ tion it once did .
• How did love for the brothers give Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s exc@@ ep@@ tional courage ?
He s@@ ought out the nee@@ dy .
The cl@@ er@@ gy of Chris@@ tend@@ om had long been doing just that .
Indeed , Jehovah supp@@ or@@ ts those who live a simp@@ le life because they want to seek the Kingdom first . ​ — Mat@@ t .
St@@ an@@ ding some n@@ ine and a half fe@@ et ( 2@@ .@@ 9 m ) t@@ all , Go@@ li@@ ath to@@ wer@@ ed over other men , but how bi@@ g was he com@@ pared to the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of the uni@@ verse ?
Le@@ ad@@ er . ​ — Matthew 23 : 10 .
They also recogn@@ ize that they are comple@@ t@@ ely dep@@ end@@ ent on God for all of li@@ fe@@ ’s necess@@ ities ​ — such as a@@ ir , water , food , and the earth@@ ’s n@@ atur@@ al c@@ y@@ c@@ les — ​ so that they can continue to live and enjoy what they do .
Although Jesus was the great@@ est and most important man who ever lived , he was bu@@ ri@@ ed in a dis@@ cre@@ et and mo@@ des@@ t man@@ ner .
For every 11 personal n@@ ames con@@ tain@@ ing some form of the name Jehovah , there are 7 with the com@@ pon@@ ent “ Ba@@ al . ”
Our first des@@ t@@ in@@ ation was Al@@ ban@@ ia .
Acc@@ ording to one writ@@ er , “ our fa@@ il@@ u@@ res are all the more pa@@ in@@ ful when it appe@@ ars that people who are in the same situation as we are have pro@@ cur@@ ed the pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons that we want . ”
While Mar@@ th@@ a sc@@ ur@@ ri@@ ed about pre@@ par@@ ing a me@@ al , M@@ ary cho@@ se to si@@ t at Jesus ’ fe@@ et and listen to him .
By keep@@ ing se@@ par@@ ate from the world , we show that we are on the side of the truth .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , Timothy was told that in “ later peri@@ o@@ ds of time some [ would ] f@@ all away from the faith , pa@@ ying attention to mis@@ le@@ ading inspired ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces and teachings of dem@@ ons . ”
Yet , Jesus indic@@ ated that his disciples would be hum@@ ble servants , or sla@@ ves .
What can we do , however , if we se@@ em to be lo@@ sing our ze@@ al for the ministry ?
24 : 2 ​ — W@@ as Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s father , T@@ er@@ ah , a worshi@@ per of i@@ do@@ ls ?
Ch@@ il@@ dren , do you obey your parents ?
Yet , Jehovah saw the s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity of Davi@@ d’s rep@@ ent@@ ance and continued using David as his serv@@ ant .
Let every willing - hear@@ ted one bring it as Jehovah’s contribu@@ tion . ”
Al@@ so , how does it af@@ fect our understanding of other par@@ ab@@ les , or illustr@@ ations , of Jesus that are being ful@@ filled during this time of the end ?
A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s became a@@ de@@ pt at making disciples
The Israelites of E@@ z@@ ra@@ ’s day ac@@ ted un@@ faith@@ fully by giving “ a d@@ wel@@ ling to fore@@ ign wi@@ ves , ” and it would be wrong to try to water down the pla@@ in st@@ at@@ ements of the Scriptures .
In ad@@ dition , Christ took our sin@@ s upon himself and died in our be@@ half .
( 7 ) Cor@@ ona , M .
As H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est , what sacrifice could Jesus offer that would comple@@ t@@ ely co@@ ver the in@@ her@@ ited sin of believ@@ ing ones ?
; S@@ tain@@ t@@ on , L .
Bro@@ ther P@@ o@@ g@@ gen@@ see ​ — and many loyal ones like him — ​ st@@ op@@ ped par@@ taking of the em@@ ble@@ ms but continued to atten@@ d the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al .
He is inv@@ isi@@ ble to humans for the same reason that God is inv@@ isi@@ ble to human eyes .
A sub@@ mis@@ sive wife shows respect for God’s authority by co@@ op@@ er@@ ating with her husband .
“ N@@ one of you should think only of his own af@@ fai@@ r@@ s , ” Paul wrote , “ but consider other pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s inter@@ ests also . ”
How is it possible that God has always ex@@ is@@ ted ? ’
It was inspired by the A@@ nt@@ wer@@ p P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t , al@@ though it also con@@ ta@@ ined some Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an and A@@ ra@@ bi@@ c te@@ x@@ ts .
In contr@@ ast , true Christians trust that Jehovah will “ cause justice to be done for his cho@@ s@@ en ones . ”
What about the Devil ?
What th@@ re@@ at did Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at and Juda@@ h face , and how did they re@@ act ?
Ma@@ y@@ be he re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed the words of Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 23 : 19 , which told God’s people to be willing to give their best to Jehovah .
How , then , can we remain spiritually a@@ wa@@ ke ?
God is the Creator of the earth and of human@@ kind .
After this mo@@ ving talk , a long l@@ ine of young people wal@@ ked up on the pl@@ at@@ form , where Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d h@@ an@@ ded them a gift cop@@ y of the new book .
We are neu@@ tr@@ al in the is@@ su@@ es of this world : We do not take si@@ des in pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s or w@@ ars because we are loyal to God’s Kingdom
This means that , first of all , we must work hard to gain an acc@@ ur@@ ate understanding of God’s standards as con@@ ta@@ ined in his Word , the Bible .
Is it not true that friends influ@@ ence your thoughts , spe@@ e@@ ch , and be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or ?
The psalmist next states : “ L@@ ong ag@@ o you la@@ id the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ations of the earth it@@ self , and the heavens are the work of your hands . ” ​ — Psalm 10@@ 2 : 25 .
Rather than quic@@ k@@ ly giving up on the we@@ ak , let us “ keep hold ” of them , as it were , and continue supp@@ or@@ ting them .
One way is by appe@@ al@@ ing to govern@@ ments and cour@@ ts for prote@@ ction .
Such is set out in the book The Bible ​ — God’s Word or M@@ an’s ?
P@@ ra@@ y to God regul@@ arly .
Of course , such Jews , like all other humans , had to be b@@ ought with the blood of Jesus Christ . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
In this way Jehovah is hon@@ ored , and the marriage beg@@ ins on a so@@ li@@ d spiritual fo@@ o@@ ting that will contribu@@ te to an end@@ uring uni@@ on .
After baptism , I continued to make chang@@ es in my person@@ ality .
Jesus also com@@ pared death to a s@@ le@@ ep because people can be a@@ wak@@ ened from death , than@@ ks to the power of God .
Many at that conven@@ tion had already been s@@ pre@@ ading the Kingdom good news .
As a human , Jesus experienced hu@@ ng@@ er , th@@ ir@@ st , ti@@ re@@ dness , angu@@ ish , pain , and death .
E@@ spe@@ cially is this so in the case of those who want to qu@@ ali@@ fy as overse@@ ers in the congregation .
S@@ imp@@ ly being a@@ ware that you and your mate have different commun@@ ic@@ ation st@@ y@@ les can help pre@@ v@@ ent mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines in the pris@@ on li@@ br@@ ary , V@@ l@@ adi@@ mi@@ r wrote to the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine , as@@ king for a vis@@ it .
Instead , he res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully said to the ang@@ el : “ Ex@@ c@@ use me , my l@@ ord , but if Jehovah is with us , then why has all this come upon us ? ”
W@@ as Timothy able to re@@ ach Paul in time ?
Jesus Christ and the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 anointed ones resur@@ rec@@ ted to heavenly life to serve as k@@ ings and pri@@ ests with him will make up earth@@ ’s new rul@@ ing body .
Even so , he gave up his emp@@ loy@@ ment and re@@ turned to the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines .
Eng@@ ag@@ ing in a new fe@@ ature of the work , perhaps one out@@ side our comfort z@@ one , helps us to buil@@ d trust and faith in Jehovah , le@@ ading to greater spiritu@@ ality . ​ — Read 2 Corinthians 12 : 9 , 10 .
H@@ igh@@ ly V@@ alu@@ ed Wor@@ ship
It seem@@ s that t@@ in@@ y s@@ par@@ ks from tra@@ ins pas@@ sing by the fore@@ st started the hu@@ ge fi@@ re .
It says : “ God loved the world . ”
Jesus accepted the invit@@ ation and wit@@ ness@@ ed to those present .
How did the N@@ in@@ ev@@ ites respon@@ d to divine war@@ ning ?
A@@ nt@@ je su@@ ffered from de@@ pres@@ sion for the next three years .
Yet , Moses told the people : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id . St@@ and fir@@ m and see the sal@@ vation of Jehovah . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 14 : 8 - 14 .
C@@ ould you support the el@@ der@@ ly who are in need of compan@@ y or ass@@ ist@@ ance , perhaps help@@ ing with their sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing or t@@ as@@ ks in their home ?
Yes , if we rep@@ ent of our sin@@ s and stri@@ ve hard not to re@@ pe@@ at them , we may benefit from Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
It is a st@@ ate of den@@ se men@@ tal dar@@ k@@ ness regarding God’s b@@ right pur@@ pos@@ es .
I had ca@@ ught fi@@ re !
What s@@ na@@ res of the Devil will we consider in this article ?
Wh@@ ere Are Christ’s T@@ e@@ ach@@ ings A@@ pp@@ lied Today ?
Because of his fa@@ ther’s dis@@ obedi@@ ence , J@@ on@@ a@@ than lost the opportunity to succ@@ e@@ ed Saul as king .
Des@@ cri@@ be ways young brothers may re@@ ach out for responsi@@ bility .
If we had been in the gar@@ den of Ge@@ th@@ s@@ em@@ ane that night , we too might have fal@@ le@@ n as@@ le@@ ep .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , her attitude chang@@ ed .
During World W@@ ar I , it op@@ pres@@ sed God’s people , ban@@ ned some of their public@@ ations , and th@@ re@@ w re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves of the faithful slave class into pris@@ on .
The st@@ one stru@@ ck home , sin@@ king into Go@@ li@@ a@@ th@@ ’s fore@@ head .
The ass@@ em@@ b@@ led crow@@ d began to c@@ ry : “ A go@@ d’s vo@@ ice , and not a man@@ ’s ! ”
Yes , they were religious but only ou@@ tw@@ ar@@ dly .
The Devil had lied .
In this article , we will consider two situ@@ ations that could cause us to s@@ low down in our service to God and we will discus@@ s how ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles can help us to cop@@ e .
Jesus Christ com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned his followers to “ make disciples of people of all the nations . ”
If that happ@@ ens , will we rejo@@ ice with others and be pati@@ ent ?
For example , during the first four cal@@ end@@ ar months of 199@@ 9 , the Ne@@ ther@@ lands branch of@@ fice received four times as many regul@@ ar pioneer app@@ lic@@ ations as during the same peri@@ od a year before .
How does this princi@@ ple apply ?
Re@@ fle@@ ct on the import@@ ance of atten@@ ding the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al .
I thought seri@@ ously about that .
A hand m@@ ill and its u@@ pp@@ er gr@@ in@@ d@@ st@@ one re@@ pres@@ ented a person@@ ’s “ soul , ” or his means of life .
1 , 2 . ( a ) Se@@ e@@ ing a wh@@ ite - ha@@ i@@ red person might re@@ mind you of what ?
If you pa@@ use to consider all that God has done for you and for mankind as a whole , it is clear that he has already done a great de@@ al .
We can be sure that in the new world , Jehovah will see to it that the prop@@ er desi@@ res of all his servants are satis@@ fied .
From where it d@@ ro@@ ps us off , we walk another th@@ ir@@ d of a m@@ ile [ half kil@@ om@@ et@@ er ] to get a second bu@@ s .
As a result , I have to work hard at being more affe@@ c@@ tion@@ ate with my son . ”
The pr@@ u@@ d@@ ent , or the sh@@ re@@ w@@ d , di@@ ff@@ er from in@@ experienced ones in yet another way .
Thus , the scho@@ l@@ arly work of the te@@ am that pro@@ duc@@ ed the Com@@ p@@ lu@@ ten@@ si@@ an P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t contribu@@ ted no@@ ta@@ bly to the prog@@ ress of Scriptural scho@@ lar@@ ship .
Will you accept his loving help ?
After ob@@ serving the N@@ in@@ ev@@ ites ’ rep@@ ent@@ ant , chang@@ ed attitude , Jehovah ad@@ ju@@ sted his decision .
A@@ D@@ U@@ L@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ Y ​ — A C@@ L@@ E@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ L@@ Y C@@ ON@@ C@@ E@@ AL@@ E@@ D P@@ I@@ T
As he left , he said in U@@ k@@ ra@@ in@@ i@@ an that they should thro@@ w us out of the house and never let us in again .
Ho@@ se@@ a@@ ’s prophecy high@@ ligh@@ ts the com@@ pas@@ sion and mer@@ cy of the God we worship .
So let us demonstr@@ ate our full trust in Jehovah now by wal@@ king obedi@@ ently in his righteous ways , by pro@@ claim@@ ing his Kingdom message des@@ pite our having to face a@@ pa@@ thy or op@@ position , and by ro@@ l@@ ling all our anxi@@ e@@ ties on him .
P@@ ol@@ itical in@@ sta@@ bility , moral bre@@ ak@@ down , cri@@ me , e@@ con@@ om@@ ic c@@ ris@@ is , ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism , war@@ f@@ are ​ — we ex@@ pect such things in a world d@@ om@@ in@@ ated by Satan the Devil .
Consider the way Jehovah tre@@ ated Abraham at the time of the imp@@ en@@ ding des@@ tru@@ ction of So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h .
N@@ early 4@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er nam@@ ed Joseph was so@@ ld by his brothers .
The anointed and the “ great crow@@ d ” continue to let their light shin@@ e
Indeed , Davi@@ d’s integrity is seen in his who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted devo@@ tion and love for his God , Jehovah . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 5 , 6 .
Yet , a strong desire to ple@@ ase Jehovah can over@@ power any tend@@ enc@@ y to seek the worl@@ d’s appro@@ val by tr@@ ying to bl@@ end in with it .
O@@ thers face har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps and de@@ priv@@ ations .
He was “ ex@@ al@@ ted very much ” when Jehovah en@@ thr@@ oned him as King of the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom .
A@@ vo@@ id let@@ ting such things as comfort , le@@ is@@ ure , and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment dam@@ pen your desire to ex@@ p@@ end yourself in God’s service .
They know that using their li@@ ps in this way br@@ ings ple@@ asure to the Messi@@ ani@@ c King , Jesus Christ .
S@@ ad@@ ly , coun@@ t@@ less others experience this kind of ag@@ on@@ y .
G@@ et@@ ting married in the Kingdom H@@ all , our place of worship , helped imp@@ ress upon us right from the star@@ t that Jehovah needed to be part of our marriage .
There is also the “ I@@ nt@@ ro@@ du@@ ction , ” with its ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation of the many s@@ our@@ ces used for this uni@@ que transl@@ ation of the Bible .
Jehovah went fur@@ ther .
This G@@ ile@@ ad her@@ it@@ age has been pas@@ sed on to the stud@@ ents of the 1@@ 18@@ th class .
R@@ em@@ ember , “ God is greater than our hearts and kno@@ ws all things . ”
On@@ ly then will Christians dis@@ cer@@ n that the preaching work has been accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed to the ex@@ t@@ ent Jehovah pur@@ posed .
Of course , the Creat@@ or@@ ’s provi@@ ding so a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly does not give us li@@ cen@@ se to eng@@ age in un@@ rest@@ ra@@ ined mer@@ ri@@ ment .
When Rom@@ an E@@ mp@@ er@@ or N@@ er@@ o dies , V@@ es@@ pas@@ i@@ an de@@ par@@ ts for R@@ ome to secu@@ re the thro@@ ne , lea@@ ving Ti@@ tu@@ s to fin@@ ish the Ju@@ de@@ an cam@@ pa@@ ign .
For example , a buil@@ der might feel ob@@ li@@ ged to fulf@@ ill the dem@@ ands of a contr@@ act he has sign@@ ed to con@@ stru@@ ct a house .
The most re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble resurrection was that of Jesus Christ .
Ex@@ peri@@ ence in the ministry helps us to be t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful .
As long as we keep a bal@@ an@@ ced view of our works of faith and Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , we will maintain the joy that is a dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish@@ ing mar@@ k of true servants of Jehovah .
F@@ in@@ ally , he heal@@ ed the man .
The an@@ nu@@ al meeting op@@ ened with sing@@ ing from our new song@@ book , “ S@@ ing to Jehovah ”
But when Moses would go in [ to the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le ] before Jehovah to speak with him , he would take away the v@@ ei@@ l until his going out . And he went out and spoke to the sons of Israel what he would be comman@@ ded .
N@@ ear@@ by are the ru@@ ins of a ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic temple of Z@@ e@@ us .
There he was requi@@ red to remain until the death of the high pri@@ est , which could mean that an un@@ in@@ ten@@ tional man@@ sla@@ y@@ er was se@@ par@@ ated from his family and home for years .
If we put full faith in Jehovah , that faith will move us to action , and we will be able to do his will . ​ — Acts 4 : 17 - 20 ; 5 : 18 , 27 - 29 .
What in@@ justice did one brother experience in the congregation , and what qualities helped him to h@@ and@@ le the matter pro@@ per@@ ly ?
Are you sure that you will not later reg@@ re@@ t the way you are living your life ?
The n@@ ur@@ se , who was a few years older than I was , loo@@ ked tr@@ oub@@ led .
Because the apostles Peter and John , writ@@ ing in the first century C.E . , pointed to a future fulfill@@ ment , which invol@@ ves blessings that are still to come . ​ — 4 / 15 , pages 10 - 12 .
V@@ er@@ se 5 re@@ a@@ ds : “ Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently Peter was being kept in the pris@@ on ; but prayer to God for him was being car@@ ri@@ ed on in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y by the congregation . ”
“ After see@@ ing that ma@@ p , ” says O@@ k@@ s@@ ana , “ we real@@ ized more than ever that there is a great need for Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers .
Even when someone says something that up@@ se@@ ts us , we can do a lo@@ t of good by speaking in a kind way .
He pu@@ shed his bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le the fin@@ al 2@@ 00 mil@@ es ( 3@@ 20 k@@ m ) through are@@ as where men had pre@@ vi@@ ously peri@@ shed from th@@ ir@@ st .
What benef@@ its do we der@@ i@@ ve from par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in spiritual con@@ vers@@ ations ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , King David res@@ ol@@ ved : “ I shall not set in fr@@ on@@ t of my eyes any good - for - nothing thing . ”
During the 20@@ 17 service year , more than 2@@ 8@@ 4@@ ,000 “ righ@@ tly dis@@ posed ” individuals sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed their dedic@@ ation to Jehovah by water baptism .
You are already clean because of the word that I have spo@@ ken to you .
As you study , you will be con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah can help the living and the dead and that his promises are “ faithful and true . ” ​ — Revelation 21 : 4 , 5 .
( b ) How did something un@@ expe@@ cted occ@@ ur in the case of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s wife , S@@ ar@@ ah ?
“ No@@ body made God , ” the father rep@@ lies .
When the Israelites left Egy@@ pt , these individuals went with them , thus pu@@ t@@ ting themselves in l@@ ine for God’s blessing . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 12 : 37 , 38 .
The el@@ der may pre@@ face his re@@ mar@@ ks by ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing that he is not in a position to tell the brother how to support his family .
A@@ wa@@ ke and c@@ ry out jo@@ y@@ fully , you re@@ si@@ d@@ ents in the du@@ st ! ”
If we do so , Jehovah will demonstr@@ ate his fa@@ ther@@ ly love for us by en@@ sur@@ ing that we have what we need in a material way .
H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of milli@@ ons of people do not have the necess@@ ities of life , so think of the good all that money could do if sp@@ ent on pe@@ ace@@ ful pur@@ su@@ its .
A Bi@@ r@@ th to Be R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ed
There was only one congregation of 40 Witnesses in M@@ on@@ ter@@ re@@ y , but by the time she was trans@@ fer@@ red to M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o C@@ ity in 19@@ 50 , there were four congregations .
How should we respon@@ d when r@@ um@@ ors about fellow believers are cir@@ cul@@ ated by God’s enem@@ ies ?
O@@ r when a child tri@@ es hard to look up s@@ crip@@ tures during congregation meetings , we can offer comm@@ end@@ ation .
Eng@@ ag@@ ing in the regul@@ ar or au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer ministry , for example , invol@@ ves devo@@ ting 70 or 50 h@@ our@@ s a mon@@ th to the preaching work .
P@@ ho@@ to cre@@ di@@ ts pages 2 and 3 , clo@@ ck@@ wise from to@@ p left : © Mas@@ si@@ m@@ o P@@ iz@@ z@@ o@@ t@@ t@@ i / ​ age fo@@ to@@ sto@@ ck and Ha@@ gi@@ a S@@ op@@ hi@@ a ; © Ang@@ elo C@@ av@@ all@@ i / ​ age fo@@ to@@ sto@@ ck ; © A@@ la@@ in Ca@@ st@@ e / ​ age fo@@ to@@ sto@@ ck ; © 20@@ 10 Su@@ per@@ S@@ to@@ ck ; Eng@@ ra@@ v@@ ings by D@@ or@@ é
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful Witnesses use bo@@ ats to re@@ ach some of the people living on is@@ lands of the Bo@@ c@@ as de@@ l T@@ or@@ o Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ p@@ el@@ ag@@ o off the nor@@ th@@ w@@ est co@@ ast of P@@ an@@ ama .
▪ Is Un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing Lo@@ ve P@@ os@@ sible ?
She also experienced what Jesus had fore@@ told , nam@@ ely : “ A man@@ ’s enem@@ ies will be pers@@ ons of his own hous@@ eho@@ ld . ”
To illustr@@ ate : Consider what happened to S@@ ap@@ hi@@ r@@ a , a sing@@ le sister from Fr@@ ance who is in her l@@ ate 20 ’ s and ser@@ ves as a pioneer in B@@ en@@ in .
In all such in@@ stances , the heavenly cre@@ atu@@ res in@@ iti@@ ated the commun@@ ic@@ ation .
Pe@@ ople h@@ ated E@@ no@@ ch and evid@@ ently would have mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed him had Jehovah not cu@@ t his life sh@@ ort .
( b ) What can be illustr@@ ated with a di@@ se@@ ase like h@@ em@@ op@@ h@@ ili@@ a ?
These principles , pla@@ in@@ ly stated cen@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o in God’s Law to Israel , can still be u@@ se@@ ful in cour@@ tro@@ om@@ s today .
Ha@@ ve you fin@@ i@@ shed reading this new public@@ ation ?
There is no doubt that those early efforts to teach cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness did help imp@@ ro@@ ve pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s living con@@ di@@ tions .
At that l@@ ate h@@ our , if they in des@@ per@@ ation ask for help , what would ha@@ p@@ pen ?
We shu@@ n di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty because a complete st@@ one - we@@ i@@ ght , a just we@@ i@@ ght sign@@ i@@ f@@ ying hon@@ es@@ ty , deli@@ gh@@ ts Jehovah .
Do you see here an opportunity for you to make your relationship with Jehovah str@@ ong@@ er by form@@ ing a clo@@ s@@ er b@@ ond with him ?
• What were the k@@ ings in Israel su@@ p@@ posed to do ?
How did Jesus show the import@@ ance of love , and what questions does this ra@@ ise ?
And as his worshi@@ p@@ ers , sur@@ ely we are determined to walk in the name of Jehovah our God to all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity .
After all , Jehovah sur@@ ely could have kept Lo@@ t ali@@ ve any@@ where , so Lo@@ t’s fe@@ ars really had no bas@@ is .
I@@ magine what life would be like if ever@@ yone app@@ lied that comman@@ d@@ ment !
Un@@ en@@ ding peace , though , will come only through the rule of the “ P@@ r@@ in@@ ce of Pe@@ ace . ”
How can parents know if a child is in a position to make a v@@ al@@ id dedic@@ ation ?
In 1@@ 5@@ 24 , after comple@@ ting his transl@@ ation of the Greek Scriptures ( the so - called New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent ) , he rel@@ eas@@ ed a Fr@@ en@@ ch ver@@ sion of the Psal@@ ms so that believers might pray “ with greater devo@@ tion and deep@@ er feel@@ ing . ”
It is the ability to con@@ ne@@ ct vari@@ ous as@@ pe@@ cts of a sub@@ ject and see the whole matter , not just the is@@ ol@@ ated par@@ ts .
“ B@@ es@@ id@@ es all these things , ” wr@@ ites Paul , “ clo@@ the y@@ ourselves with love , for it is a perfect b@@ ond of uni@@ on .
Timothy accepted the invit@@ ation .
What a fine example this is for God’s servants today !
Can I not serve ab@@ ro@@ ad for at le@@ ast one year ? ’
Paul also discus@@ sed d@@ ang@@ ers that ex@@ ist down to this day and that can de@@ pri@@ ve us of the pri@@ ze .
To his op@@ pos@@ ers , Jesus said : “ I well know that you do not have the love of God in you . ”
This can be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed by accep@@ ting educ@@ ation that God provi@@ des through his Word .
Jehovah has been pati@@ ent , know@@ ing that it would take time to answer those questions per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly .
Yes , we have to pray fer@@ v@@ ently and fre@@ qu@@ ently in order to maintain a complete heart toward Jehovah .
If that woman had ac@@ ted differ@@ ently , the lo@@ a@@ f of bre@@ ad that she made from her me@@ ag@@ er supp@@ ly of f@@ l@@ our and o@@ il may well have been her last me@@ al .
If he has sent you the invit@@ ation , you should hum@@ bly accept it . ”
W@@ ho@@ m did Jesus as@@ si@@ gn to pu@@ bl@@ ish the good news of sal@@ vation ?
What can help us not to become con@@ sum@@ ed with bit@@ ter@@ ness toward those who h@@ ate us without cause ?
That is why the apostle Peter wrote : “ If you are being re@@ pro@@ ached for the name of Christ , you are happy , because . . . the spirit of God . . . is re@@ sting upon you . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
C@@ learly , Jesus Christ pla@@ ys a ke@@ y ro@@ le in eli@@ min@@ ating sin and death .
The So@@ vie@@ ts re@@ inst@@ ated G@@ r@@ and@@ father F@@ ro@@ st , the se@@ as@@ onal t@@ ree , and the New Ye@@ ar@@ ’s c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation ​ — but with a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant tw@@ ist .
Timothy was a disci@@ ple who made the truth his own at a young age .
May we go on “ being made powerful with all power to the ex@@ t@@ ent of [ God’s ] gl@@ ori@@ ous might so as to end@@ ure fully and be long - suffering with joy . ” ​ — C@@ ol .
A@@ U@@ G@@ U@@ S@@ T 2 - 4
We mis@@ sed you . ’ ”
The Ca@@ str@@ a P@@ ra@@ et@@ ori@@ a is a remin@@ der of the s@@ ource of imp@@ eri@@ al power .
It is follow@@ ed by “ take no@@ tice of [ Jehovah ] . ”
She became like a gr@@ and@@ mother to me .
O@@ TH@@ E@@ R BI@@ B@@ L@@ E Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S AN@@ S@@ W@@ E@@ R@@ E@@ D ​ — What Is the Me@@ an@@ ing of Li@@ fe ?
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the wise Bible ob@@ serv@@ ation that “ bad associ@@ ations spo@@ il u@@ se@@ ful ha@@ bi@@ ts , ” I par@@ ted compan@@ y with my im@@ moral friends .
O@@ r you might make the contr@@ ast by ad@@ ding information or by streng@@ th@@ ening the ide@@ a .
But what discipl@@ ine may be requi@@ red if serious sin is com@@ mit@@ ted ?
Jo@@ shua Su@@ cc@@ e@@ e@@ ded With the H@@ el@@ p of God’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
If you are already a Bible read@@ er , would you like to benefit more from your reading ?
It is the parents ’ responsi@@ bility to provide discipl@@ ine
What ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in our thinking may we need to make ?
See The Watchtower , Ju@@ ly 15 , 20@@ 13 , pages 9 - 12 .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , just as the ro@@ ck ba@@ d@@ g@@ er th@@ ri@@ ves in a close - k@@ n@@ it commun@@ ity , we need to stay close to our fellow Christians so that we can enjoy “ an inter@@ change of encourag@@ ement ” with them .
In making that decision , there are sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant fac@@ t@@ ors to consider .
Job was not the only serv@@ ant of God to experience in@@ ten@@ se angu@@ ish .
When she did not understand something , she wrote her question on a pi@@ e@@ ce of pa@@ per , and I wrote the answer after it .
It was a judgment from God .
He mentioned sel@@ f@@ ish desi@@ res , show@@ ing fav@@ or@@ it@@ ism , and so for@@ th .
It was not so with the Son of God .
Jehovah reas@@ sur@@ ed him that there was no reason to fear .
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 15 - 17 )
Hence , you may need to take some of that time and use it for tra@@ ining .
Fir@@ st , he has a place of d@@ wel@@ ling .
You might even star@@ t to bl@@ ame yourself for his or her sin@@ ful conduct .
These inclu@@ de food , clo@@ thing , and hous@@ ing , but exc@@ lu@@ de the bad things of this world , which Christians shu@@ n . ​ — 1 John 2 : 15 - 17 .
Jehovah’s present - day worshipp@@ ers can trust in their God , and in his loving - kindness , to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard and deli@@ ver them . ​ — Psalm 13 : 5 ; 40 : 11 .
The E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence A@@ ga@@ inst Bi@@ olo@@ gy
Abraham ho@@ ped in a resurrection under the rule of the Messi@@ ah , the promised Se@@ ed .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the guid@@ ance of God’s word gives us the courage needed to cop@@ e with li@@ fe@@ ’s tri@@ als .
If K@@ eli@@ m - n@@ inu does not be@@ ar [ children ] , K@@ eli@@ m - n@@ inu shall ac@@ qui@@ re a woman [ a slave gi@@ r@@ l ] of the land of L@@ ul@@ lu as wife for Sh@@ en@@ n@@ ima . ”
My you@@ ng@@ er brother B@@ en@@ ne@@ t@@ t and I had travel@@ ed from our home in Mis@@ sis@@ si@@ pp@@ i to H@@ ou@@ st@@ on , T@@ ex@@ as , in sear@@ ch of work .
By mi@@ d@@ sum@@ m@@ er , we had cro@@ s@@ sed into the A@@ mer@@ i@@ can z@@ one .
D@@ eli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful S@@ tu@@ d@@ ent Ex@@ peri@@ ences and In@@ ter@@ vie@@ ws
B@@ at@@ tle S@@ tr@@ ate@@ gy
He has often g@@ one there with his apostles .
What out@@ standing less@@ ons for all of us to learn ! ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 1 .
But does following this kind of ad@@ vice lead to succ@@ ess ?
Jehovah Ca@@ res for W@@ i@@ do@@ ws
To the question : “ O Jehovah , who will be a gu@@ est in your t@@ ent ?
In Israel , pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes worshi@@ ped in the ou@@ ter cour@@ ty@@ ard of Solom@@ on@@ ’s temple .
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op a T@@ ast@@ e for “ So@@ li@@ d F@@ o@@ od ”
B@@ es@@ id@@ es avo@@ i@@ ding a temp@@ tation when possible , we must activ@@ ely res@@ ist it until it pas@@ ses or the situation chang@@ es .
( b ) Some of our sisters are cop@@ ing with what feelings ?
( a ) I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate the differ@@ ence between show@@ ing honor and taking the lead in show@@ ing honor . ( b ) What question might we ask ourselves ?
What determin@@ es whether a sacrifice is accep@@ table to God ?
Many in Par@@ is great@@ ly appreci@@ ate spiritual light , and they are g@@ la@@ d that Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers are shin@@ ing b@@ righ@@ tly as il@@ lu@@ min@@ at@@ ors .
Re@@ call that after get@@ ting off to a good star@@ t , the rest@@ ored Jews were “ on the ru@@ n , each one in be@@ half of his own house , ” as H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 1 : 9 repor@@ ts .
How much of the future does God know ?
C@@ le@@ ver ad@@ ver@@ t@@ is@@ ements led cu@@ st@@ om@@ ers to believe that using certain personal h@@ y@@ gi@@ ene pro@@ du@@ cts would give the us@@ er so@@ cial st@@ atu@@ s that others could only en@@ v@@ y .
Consider our last g@@ li@@ mp@@ se of Paul in the book of Acts , as recorded in Acts chap@@ ter 28 .
If you are a par@@ ent , how can you teach your children to be pe@@ ace@@ able ?
Even though I h@@ ate it , the feel@@ ing is there , and I have to su@@ p@@ pres@@ s it con@@ stan@@ tly . ”
To follow that gu@@ i@@ ding princi@@ ple , you may need to simp@@ li@@ fy your li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le or take time away from en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment and use it for the ministry .
Such ho@@ ped - for plac@@ es of refu@@ ge turned out to be , to use Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s an@@ al@@ o@@ gy , nothing more than le@@ ak@@ y c@@ is@@ ter@@ ns that were devo@@ id of any prote@@ ctive or sa@@ ving power . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 28 : 20 .
H@@ ear@@ ing about this , the apostles in Jerusalem dis@@ pat@@ ched the apostles Peter and John to Sam@@ ari@@ a so that the new@@ ly baptized believers might receive holy spirit . ​ — Acts 8 : 4 - 17 .
It was a joy to see the re@@ action of some F@@ l@@ or@@ ent@@ ine people to the good news .
What is done with the bre@@ ad during the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al ?
Mu@@ ch the same could be said regarding the E@@ s@@ sen@@ es ’ se@@ c@@ lu@@ sion from soci@@ ety , their beli@@ ef in f@@ ate and the im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the soul , and their emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on c@@ eli@@ ba@@ cy and my@@ s@@ tic@@ al ide@@ as about par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating with the angels in their worship .
What fe@@ ars did Moses have ?
What is the true con@@ dition of the dead ?
One of her ro@@ om@@ mat@@ es received regul@@ ar vis@@ it@@ ors . “ Who are your gu@@ ests ? ” S@@ il@@ vi@@ a asked .
Many even shed te@@ ars of joy .
By doing so , Daniel was following the example of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of bo@@ ys and gi@@ r@@ ls who over the cen@@ tu@@ ries have public@@ ly given praise to Jehovah .
How can you show prop@@ er respect for :
▪ Ke@@ ep in Ex@@ pe@@ ct@@ ation !
“ The c@@ li@@ ma@@ x came when our op@@ pon@@ ents were a@@ war@@ ded a p@@ en@@ al@@ ty sh@@ o@@ t in one g@@ ame .
Is that true in your hous@@ eho@@ ld ?
• What fac@@ t@@ ors can cause a person to feel a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned by God ?
He had a man@@ d@@ ate to ar@@ rest any Christian he might find in D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us . ​ — Acts 9 : 1 , 2 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 1 : 18 .
( b ) What comm@@ and did Jesus give his followers about the making of v@@ ow@@ s ?
C@@ O@@ L@@ U@@ MB@@ I@@ A , S@@ C , The C@@ ol@@ on@@ i@@ al C@@ en@@ ter , 8@@ 0@@ 1 L@@ inc@@ ol@@ n S@@ t .
What a wonderful pro@@ spe@@ ct a@@ wa@@ its faithful ones , to know that God will forever show@@ er down on them an over@@ f@@ low of spiritual and material benef@@ its !
Indeed , mil@@ dness and self - control were lis@@ ted together by the apostle Paul when he out@@ l@@ ined “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit . ”
In time , this appro@@ ach did bring good resul@@ ts . ”
For example , A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ zed for the in@@ sol@@ ent way in which her husband , Na@@ ba@@ l , tre@@ ated David .
The bas@@ is of dist@@ inc@@ tion evid@@ ently per@@ ta@@ ined to the use of sacrific@@ es in worship and not to what could and could not be e@@ at@@ en .
Des@@ pite our age differ@@ ence , we had very enjo@@ y@@ able times together in the ministry .
An@@ yone who thought that he had comple@@ ted his pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ying , however , was mis@@ taken .
* What did you think of the meeting ?
We accept without question other things that we cannot see .
O@@ r ma@@ y@@ be you could become a Lo@@ cal Des@@ ign / ​ Con@@ stru@@ ction vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er and use some of your time to help buil@@ d Kingdom H@@ alls .
If a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar religion has disa@@ p@@ pointed you , you may find it hard to trust any religion .
All Ba@@ al worshipp@@ ers in Israel came to the fes@@ ti@@ val .
2 , 3 . ( a ) How did Jehovah pro@@ ce@@ ed to cre@@ ate according to his purpose ?
It has been like a pla@@ gu@@ e on human@@ ity , le@@ ading to un@@ told suffering .
Israel@@ ’s first king chang@@ ed from a hum@@ ble and mo@@ des@@ t rul@@ er to a pr@@ ou@@ d and pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous mon@@ ar@@ ch
H@@ as Jehovah bless@@ ed such a self - sacrific@@ ing spirit ?
The Witnesses explained that for this reason , they do not believe in the Tr@@ in@@ ity .
Peter knew that only those who do Jehovah’s will and ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t godly tra@@ its will be pre@@ served through the coming “ day of v@@ enge@@ ance . ”
They are great@@ ly appreci@@ ated .
Ser@@ ve Jehovah with fear . ”
Of course , El@@ la did not look for@@ ward to sp@@ en@@ ding most of her young ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od in a pris@@ on c@@ ell .
As for me , after serving al@@ most si@@ x years of my second pris@@ on ter@@ m , I was de@@ por@@ ted in 19@@ 6@@ 5 to W@@ est Ger@@ many , without my fam@@ il@@ y’s knowledge .
On the other hand , some bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om@@ s arr@@ ange for appro@@ pri@@ ate mu@@ si@@ c , a time for d@@ an@@ c@@ ing , and al@@ co@@ ho@@ l served in mo@@ der@@ ation .
T@@ ow@@ ard the end of the 19@@ th century , however , those who s@@ ought to pat@@ ter@@ n their lives on pri@@ m@@ iti@@ ve Christi@@ an@@ ity took up the message of hope , her@@ al@@ ding the Kingdom .
“ W@@ i@@ th@@ out faith it is imp@@ os@@ sible to ple@@ ase God well , ” says the Bible .
This br@@ ings them great joy and helps many to come to know Jehovah .
Y@@ oung ones , what have you learned from the Israel@@ ite gi@@ r@@ l ?
As@@ soci@@ ating with such people pro@@ ba@@ bly made Saul ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant .
What written pro@@ vision did Jehovah make for members of “ the Israel of God ” ?
B@@ es@@ id@@ es end@@ uring the deep g@@ ri@@ ef of lo@@ sing a son , T@@ er@@ es@@ a had to face pres@@ sure from friends and neigh@@ b@@ ors to ob@@ serve un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural fun@@ er@@ al cu@@ st@@ om@@ s .
Jehovah will help you .
T@@ ake , for example , Kingdom preaching .
Instead , I have had the ple@@ asure of help@@ ing one of my brothers learn about the Bible and bre@@ ak free from his d@@ ru@@ g ad@@ di@@ ction .
However , the w@@ il@@ d o@@ live cannot sur@@ vi@@ ve in co@@ ld temp@@ er@@ atu@@ res , such as those found on high@@ er m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s .
God was never even mentioned , ” rel@@ ates a young man in F@@ in@@ land .
“ Now that I have learned more about Rus@@ sel@@ l , ” J@@ or@@ d@@ an says , “ this t@@ in@@ y gift is more valu@@ able to me than ever . ”
To make sure that you do not ex@@ p@@ end yourself bey@@ ond your li@@ m@@ its , you may need to exam@@ ine your sc@@ he@@ du@@ le and your responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
How often do I think about my sp@@ ouse , perhaps refle@@ cting on the qualities that at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted me to him or her in the first place ? ’
In Ju@@ ne of 200@@ 1 , a tro@@ pi@@ cal st@@ or@@ m ca@@ used mas@@ sive f@@ loo@@ ding in T@@ ex@@ as , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , dam@@ ag@@ ing th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of ho@@ m@@ es , including h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of ho@@ m@@ es of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts of Jesus ’ life show that he fully com@@ pre@@ h@@ ended the difficul@@ ties of the po@@ or and was ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to their needs .
It may well be that having done so , we will be cont@@ ent to res@@ ol@@ ve the matter in our heart and “ keep s@@ il@@ ent . ”
The temple of God is holy , which temple you people are . ”
“ As they were con@@ ver@@ sing and discus@@ sing , ” says the Go@@ spe@@ l account , “ Jesus himself appro@@ ached and began wal@@ king with them ; but their eyes were kept from recogn@@ iz@@ ing him .
Today , op@@ pos@@ ers at school , at work , or even at home may h@@ ur@@ l ta@@ un@@ ts and acc@@ us@@ ations at us .
No we@@ ap@@ on form@@ ed against those pro@@ claim@@ ing the good news will succ@@ e@@ ed
Indeed , by o@@ ffering encourag@@ ement and rec@@ oun@@ ting Jehovah’s u@@ pri@@ ght deal@@ ings , you can do much to buil@@ d up the faith of fellow believers .
Who Is the He@@ are@@ r of P@@ ra@@ y@@ er ?
E@@ r@@ ika came to the Ne@@ ther@@ lands , and that same year we were married .
* Their position was similar to that of Jesus Christ’s apostles , who over si@@ x cen@@ tu@@ ries later declar@@ ed before the Jewish high cour@@ t : “ We must obey God as rul@@ er rather than men . ” ​ — Acts 5 : 29 .
It was c@@ ru@@ el to imp@@ ose this on people already heav@@ ily bur@@ d@@ ened with ta@@ x@@ es and a food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ge .
The faithful first - century Christian E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s imit@@ ated Jesus in this reg@@ ard and exer@@ ted himself in prayer in be@@ half of his brothers in C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e .
Our fin@@ an@@ ces must be in such bad shap@@ e that he kno@@ ws I@@ ’@@ l@@ l pan@@ ic if I find out . ​ — N@@ an@@ cy . *
Per@@ fu@@ m@@ es and o@@ in@@ t@@ ments .
O@@ badi@@ ah pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed : “ [ E@@ dom ] will have to be cu@@ t off to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite ”
In what sense do we “ yi@@ eld place to the wr@@ ath , ” and why is this appro@@ pri@@ ate ?
Some refer@@ ence works su@@ gg@@ est that when people wor@@ ry a great de@@ al , their sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic n@@ er@@ v@@ ous system is in a con@@ st@@ ant st@@ ate of activ@@ ation and that this con@@ dition “ is associ@@ ated with medi@@ cal problems that inclu@@ de ul@@ c@@ ers , heart di@@ se@@ ase , and as@@ th@@ ma . ”
And is there any less@@ on that we can draw from its dem@@ ise ?
We appreci@@ ate any privile@@ ges of service we can have .
That ev@@ ent is called “ the ear@@ li@@ er resurrection ” or “ the first resurrection . ”
The Bible princi@@ ple that “ wh@@ atever a man is s@@ ow@@ ing , this he will also re@@ a@@ p ” app@@ lies to the health of our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart as well .
Because many have little or no understanding of the Bible .
A@@ n example from the Bible is the prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah .
5 , 6 . ( a ) What prophe@@ tic words of Jesus were ful@@ filled in 6@@ 6 C.E . ?
Are they fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ ally similar or different ?
Mari@@ a rec@@ alls what it was like right after her div@@ or@@ ce : “ My you@@ ng@@ er daugh@@ ter cri@@ ed all the time and started bed - w@@ et@@ ting again .
During the mo@@ der@@ n - day hist@@ ory of Jehovah’s Witnesses , those taking the lead have ze@@ al@@ ously prom@@ o@@ ted the preaching and teaching of the good news around the world .
Ca@@ tho@@ lic .
He wrote : “ Lo@@ ok ! The t@@ ent of God is with mankind , and he will re@@ side with them , and they will be his pe@@ op@@ les . And God himself will be with them .
Who make up “ all these k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s ” mentioned at Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 ?
However , the day before the vis@@ it , the cou@@ ple tell the mother that something un@@ expe@@ cted has come up and that they have to can@@ c@@ el the invit@@ ation .
What if you are still rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to thro@@ w it out after a year ?
For example , H@@ ann@@ ah could not over@@ come the proble@@ m of ba@@ r@@ r@@ en@@ ness on her own .
Be@@ ing in compan@@ y with fun@@ er@@ al re@@ vel@@ ers would demonstr@@ ate a l@@ ack of respect for God and for the consci@@ ences of fellow worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah .
However , M@@ il@@ t@@ on believ@@ ed that it would be rest@@ ored ​ — that a re@@ de@@ em@@ er in the person of Jesus Christ would one day “ re@@ ward his faithful , and receive them into bl@@ is@@ s . . . in He@@ av@@ en or E@@ ar@@ th . ”
After being con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of the ba@@ dness of death - deal@@ ing practic@@ es and develop@@ ing gen@@ u@@ ine h@@ at@@ red for them , a person fin@@ ds it e@@ asi@@ er to do what pleas@@ es God .
What if the class is already standing as such a cer@@ em@@ on@@ y star@@ ts ?
The worl@@ d’s religi@@ ons often answer that man is on the earth only temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily .
Jesus lik@@ e@@ wise ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fied the name of Jehovah , and this dre@@ w hum@@ ble , te@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble people to H@@ im .
5 : 1 ; 6 : 20 .
When Solomon became dis@@ obedi@@ ent in his later years , Jehovah ra@@ ised up res@@ isters .
This took place under the direction and a@@ us@@ pi@@ ces of C@@ y@@ ri@@ l Lu@@ car@@ is , pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch of Con@@ stan@@ t@@ in@@ ople and a would - be re@@ form@@ er of the O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch .
“ It was both a si@@ gn of God’s blessing and a powerful temp@@ tation to the sin of pri@@ de . . . and to the sin@@ s of the flesh . ”
God is a S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t , and those worshi@@ p@@ ing him must worship with spirit and truth . ”
The answer to that question requi@@ res a knowledge of the con@@ di@@ tions fac@@ ed by Christians in that ancient city .
I enjo@@ yed the s@@ por@@ t as a child .
“ I W@@ AN@@ T the best that life has to offer ! ”
I sp@@ ent an enjo@@ y@@ able day with them in the ministry , and then they asked me to ro@@ w them ac@@ ro@@ ss a ri@@ ver to the home of an inter@@ ested family .
S@@ ad@@ ly , though , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of humans give little thought to God , foc@@ using in@@ stead on their own concer@@ ns .
Even if your parents are not Witnesses , you want to “ honor your father and your mother . ”
Do you ? ​ — Psalm 1@@ 39 : 13 - 16 .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , a heal@@ thy fear of Jehovah , a Bible - tra@@ ined conscience , and a sense of con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment help us to remain hon@@ est in a di@@ sh@@ on@@ est world .
By exam@@ ining how they respon@@ ded to ad@@ vers@@ ity , we can learn practic@@ al less@@ ons that will help us to me@@ et similar challeng@@ es today .
With all of that in mind , true Christians today are sub@@ je@@ cts of God’s Kingdom , and they follow Jesus ’ counsel to ‘ keep on see@@ king first the kingdom and God’s righteousness . ’
We can trust these pro@@ du@@ cts to be free of ad@@ ver@@ t@@ is@@ ements or con@@ tam@@ in@@ ation by Satan’s world .
Un@@ able to work as an au@@ to me@@ ch@@ ani@@ c because of com@@ p@@ lic@@ ations from my in@@ ju@@ ries , I learned to work with com@@ pu@@ ters and was emp@@ lo@@ yed by V@@ ir@@ g@@ in@@ ia T@@ e@@ ch .
A@@ n ancient king no@@ ted for his bro@@ ad knowledge hum@@ bly wrote : “ He has put thoughts of the forever in man@@ ’s mind , yet man cannot understand the work God has done from the beg@@ in@@ ning to the end . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 3 : 11 , Ho@@ ly Bible — ​ New Li@@ fe V@@ er@@ sion .
F@@ am@@ ily C@@ o@@ op@@ er@@ ation E@@ s@@ sen@@ ti@@ al
And stu@@ dies have found that many you@@ ths do ev@@ en@@ tually a@@ do@@ pt their parents ’ valu@@ es even if during the te@@ en years the children se@@ em to have put them in st@@ or@@ age .
We had comple@@ ted 5@@ 1 years of devo@@ ted pioneer service together .
Do we re@@ ach out to them ?
S@@ yl@@ vi@@ a is con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that living in har@@ mony with her religious con@@ vi@@ ctions has imp@@ ro@@ ved her life .
By com@@ par@@ is@@ on , though , how do we individu@@ ally r@@ ate our personal commun@@ ic@@ ation with our best F@@ ri@@ end , Jehovah ?
5 : 1 - 7 ; 6 : 1 - 12 .
When they saw her har@@ ness , some thought that she was a vi@@ ci@@ ous ani@@ ma@@ l that needed to be rest@@ ra@@ ined .
How did Christians in ancient Corin@@ th di@@ ff@@ er from other re@@ si@@ d@@ ents of that city ?
At the time of Joh@@ n@@ ’s writ@@ ing , fi@@ ve of those had fal@@ le@@ n , one was cur@@ r@@ ently in power , and one had “ not yet arri@@ ved . ”
So the question could ar@@ ise , ‘ Does the com@@ mis@@ sion to preach really apply to those who are not anointed with holy spirit ? ’
Jesus ’ disciples saw his mirac@@ les , heard his dis@@ cour@@ ses , w@@ atch@@ ed how he deal@@ t with all kin@@ ds of people , and ob@@ served how he app@@ lied godly principles .
Bro@@ ther M@@ ac@@ mil@@ l@@ an respon@@ ded : “ Bro@@ ther , th@@ at@@ ’s not the way to look at this matter .
If your children see you care@@ fully cho@@ o@@ sing clean en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , they will pro@@ ba@@ bly be moved to make similar cho@@ ic@@ es . ​ — R@@ om . 2 : 21 - 24 .
S@@ ow With a V@@ i@@ e@@ w to Re@@ ap@@ ing
De@@ ci@@ de for Li@@ fe !
S@@ il@@ v@@ ana , a pioneer for ne@@ arly 30 years , says , “ Be@@ fore I go to a house in my ter@@ rit@@ ory , I pray to Jehovah , as@@ king him to give me a positi@@ ve attitude . ”
A husband in such a situation would do well to ask himself : ‘ Even if my wife needs to work on being more p@@ un@@ c@@ tu@@ al , is it really true that she is always l@@ ate ?
No doubt each of us can think of in@@ stances in which we received just the help we needed at the right time from our fellow believers .
For example , we benefit from having a bin@@ ding written ag@@ re@@ ement , or written contr@@ act , before we beg@@ in a bu@@ sin@@ ess ven@@ ture or star@@ t working as an emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ e in a compan@@ y .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , he wanted to know more about the person re@@ pres@@ ented by the name ​ — fac@@ ts that would con@@ v@@ in@@ ce God’s people that He really would deli@@ ver them .
How privile@@ ged God’s people are !
Although this b@@ ru@@ tal tre@@ at@@ ment sh@@ o@@ cked the Witnesses who learned about the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion , they rema@@ ined faithful and fe@@ ar@@ less and kept up their Christian activ@@ ity .
Tru@@ e , as consider@@ ed in the op@@ ening part of this article , it may ha@@ p@@ pen that you have to can@@ c@@ el an ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment , not because of fic@@ k@@ l@@ en@@ ess on your part , but because of circumstances bey@@ ond your control .
Jehovah , however , is pri@@ mar@@ ily inter@@ ested in the in@@ ner person , which can become even more beau@@ ti@@ ful with age .
In his fi@@ f@@ th book , he qu@@ o@@ tes this ancient pro@@ ver@@ b : “ He who pl@@ ough@@ s the o@@ live - gro@@ ve , as@@ ks it for fru@@ it ; he who man@@ u@@ res it , beg@@ s for fru@@ it ; he who lo@@ ps it , for@@ ces it to yi@@ eld fru@@ it . ”
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s the pri@@ m@@ ary material we need to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce many that they can lead a less st@@ res@@ s@@ ful life . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 16 , 17 .
A wise woman takes an ac@@ tive part in the spiritual and practic@@ al educ@@ ation of her children .
F@@ it@@ t@@ ingly , Paul wrote : “ The word of God is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power and is sh@@ ar@@ per than any two - e@@ d@@ ged s@@ word and pi@@ er@@ ces even to the di@@ vi@@ ding of soul and spirit , and of jo@@ in@@ ts and their mar@@ ro@@ w , and is able to dis@@ cer@@ n thoughts and in@@ ten@@ tions of the heart . ” ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
E@@ mp@@ ow@@ ered to En@@ du@@ re All K@@ in@@ ds of Ad@@ vers@@ ity
This means that ga@@ ining the gift of everlasting life is con@@ di@@ tional .
Jesus ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed Christians every@@ where : “ Pro@@ ve y@@ ourselves ready . ”
And it fo@@ st@@ ers apost@@ ate spe@@ e@@ ch that viol@@ ates what is holy .
When he fin@@ ally mu@@ st@@ ered up the courage to say “ I love you , ” he was sur@@ pris@@ ed by her respon@@ se .
Many me@@ ek people who live in so - called n@@ on - Christian nations have respon@@ ded well to the message we pro@@ cla@@ im .
In L@@ at@@ in A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , the three wise men re@@ place the ide@@ a of S@@ an@@ ta C@@ la@@ us .
Rather than just speaking to Moses , they spoke against him , likely s@@ pre@@ ading their com@@ pla@@ in@@ ts in the cam@@ p .
M@@ ore D@@ u@@ ra@@ ble T@@ ha@@ n P@@ ure Go@@ ld
No@@ tice the se@@ qu@@ ence of events .
F@@ in@@ ally , the D@@ u@@ f@@ f re@@ ached T@@ ah@@ it@@ i , and on Mar@@ ch 7 , 1@@ 7@@ 9@@ 7 , the mission@@ aries dis@@ em@@ ba@@ r@@ ked .
What circumstances led Eli@@ j@@ ah to leave his assignment , but how did Jehovah strengthen him ?
He ur@@ ged Christians : “ [ Do ] nothing out of con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ousness or out of e@@ go@@ tism , but with low@@ l@@ iness of mind consider@@ ing that the others are su@@ peri@@ or to you , keep@@ ing an e@@ ye , not in personal interest upon just your own matters , but also in personal interest upon those of the others . ”
You have no reason to fear the dead .
H@@ er at@@ temp@@ t to gr@@ as@@ p in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence thus resul@@ ted in the ex@@ act op@@ pos@@ ite .
Pet@@ er@@ ’s D@@ en@@ i@@ al of Jesus
On M@@ on@@ day , we often went to preach in to@@ w@@ ns where there were no Witnesses , invit@@ ing people to a talk pl@@ an@@ ned for the ev@@ ening .
In Par@@ adise , resur@@ rec@@ ted ones will be able to f@@ ill in some g@@ ap@@ s in our knowledge of the past .
When called upon to make decisions , are you like the three Hebrews , or do you allow others to make up your mind ?
S@@ A@@ R@@ A@@ H st@@ ra@@ igh@@ ten@@ ed up from her work and turned toward the ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on .
( L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 11 : 1 – 15 : 33 )
Although away from his family and his people , Joseph refu@@ sed to com@@ mit ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N a gro@@ om first se@@ es his beau@@ ti@@ ful bri@@ de on their we@@ d@@ ding day , the cou@@ ple@@ ’s joy is li@@ mit@@ less .
After descri@@ b@@ ing this pa@@ in@@ ful cl@@ as@@ h within him , Paul exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ Mis@@ er@@ able man that I am !
The slave ow@@ ed his ma@@ ster the e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent of a la@@ bor@@ er@@ ’s wa@@ ges for 6@@ 0@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 days ; yet , his ma@@ ster can@@ c@@ el@@ ed the de@@ b@@ t .
But not all suffering is re@@ adi@@ ly dis@@ cer@@ ni@@ ble .
1 : 4 - 28 ​ — What does the c@@ el@@ es@@ ti@@ al ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t pi@@ c@@ ture ?
After all , Isa@@ a@@ c was the son whom Abraham was expe@@ cted to have and who was born after a mirac@@ le from God ! ​ — Genesis 15 : 2 - 4 , 7 .
Instead , we deci@@ ded to simp@@ li@@ fy our lives and continue together in the full - time service .
“ I made a strong res@@ ol@@ ve to read and medit@@ ate on s@@ crip@@ tures I knew to be com@@ for@@ ting in my situation . ”
; L@@ em@@ â@@ tre , J .
But the rema@@ in@@ der of my life seem@@ ed emp@@ ty .
The cu@@ p@@ be@@ are@@ r went first .
1@@ ,@@ 8@@ 24
This th@@ re@@ at , however , did not de@@ ter An@@ na .
Can we succ@@ e@@ ed in following the Christ continu@@ ally , no matter what comes our way ?
For that reason also what is born will be called holy , God’s Son . ”
How does he de@@ al with them ?
On@@ ce hum@@ ble does not mean always hum@@ ble .
Some Bi@@ bl@@ es can be read on@@ l@@ ine or do@@ w@@ n@@ lo@@ ad@@ ed for personal reading on com@@ pu@@ ters , ta@@ ble@@ ts , or c@@ ell ph@@ ones .
They take their place near a bu@@ s sto@@ p and offer our Bible liter@@ ature to pas@@ ser@@ s@@ by .
However , to pre@@ v@@ ent loy@@ al@@ ty to God from mut@@ ating into a f@@ an@@ ati@@ c and des@@ tru@@ ctive for@@ ce , it must be m@@ ol@@ ded by acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge .
Those early disciples could har@@ dly have en@@ v@@ isi@@ oned the ma@@ gn@@ itu@@ de of the witness that would be given in this time of the end .
That deli@@ ver@@ ance in 19@@ 19 and the divine prote@@ ction they experienced since then have allow@@ ed the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant to do what ?
L@@ ater , as a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , I ga@@ ined comfort from lear@@ ning about our heavenly Father , a su@@ peri@@ or Father who cannot die . ​ — Ha@@ b .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the th@@ ir@@ d - century the@@ olo@@ gi@@ an O@@ ri@@ g@@ en said that “ sou@@ ls sin@@ ned [ in heaven ] before they were un@@ ited with a body ” and were “ imp@@ ris@@ oned [ in that body on earth ] as a p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment for their sin@@ s . ”
Mo@@ der@@ n in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants des@@ c@@ end from the first set@@ t@@ l@@ ers , mi@@ x@@ ed with E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ ans , Ch@@ ile@@ ans , and others .
Because of their dis@@ obedi@@ ence , they did not enjoy lasting peace with God .
L@@ ater , I was appointed as a special pioneer , and another young brother became my par@@ t@@ ner .
Li@@ ç@@ ar@@ ra@@ gu@@ e@@ ’s work helped la@@ y the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for a uni@@ fied B@@ as@@ que gr@@ am@@ ma@@ r .
If you are pres@@ ently s@@ or@@ ro@@ wing over the spiritual lo@@ ss of a loved one , what Bible principles can help you end@@ ure the g@@ ri@@ ef and find a me@@ asure of joy and con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment ?
When you read the Bible , sto@@ p and ask yourself the following questions : ‘ What does this tell me about Jehovah ?
( Read 1 Corinthians 7 : 29 - 31 . )
S@@ ONG@@ S : 20 , 1@@ 19
Re@@ fle@@ ct regul@@ arly and appreci@@ ati@@ vely on the blessings that know@@ ing Bible tru@@ ths has brought to your life .
In 19@@ 40 , it was again an@@ ne@@ x@@ ed by Ger@@ many .
Jehovah instru@@ cts his King to ‘ st@@ ra@@ p his s@@ word on his side , ’ thus author@@ iz@@ ing Jesus to wa@@ ge war against all who op@@ pose God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te His judg@@ ments on them .
“ M@@ ake sure of the more important things . ” ​ — P@@ H@@ I@@ L .
( Read 1 Peter 2 : 21 ; 3 : 1 , 2 . )
Our fine works also inclu@@ de man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s spirit in our every@@ day life , thus gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying our heavenly Father .
In prayer to the true God , he re@@ ques@@ ts : “ My vo@@ ice you must hear . Do not hi@@ de your e@@ ar to my reli@@ ef , to my c@@ ry for help . ”
F@@ un@@ er@@ als that are in@@ tend@@ ed to appe@@ ase the dead often invol@@ ve a whole r@@ ange of emo@@ tions ​ — from f@@ ran@@ tic wa@@ il@@ ing and sh@@ ou@@ ting in the pres@@ ence of the cor@@ p@@ se to jo@@ y@@ ous fes@@ tiv@@ ities after the bu@@ ri@@ al .
By sta@@ ying close to God , we will be able to rejo@@ ice because “ happy is the people who@@ se God is Jehovah ! ” ​ — P@@ s .
T@@ ry using this char@@ t in your family worship !
( b ) How does Psalm 1 : 3 pa@@ in@@ t a pi@@ c@@ ture of hard work ?
If you are a par@@ ent , you can likely rel@@ ate to M@@ ano@@ ah’s ear@@ n@@ est ple@@ a .
However , others in scho@@ l@@ as@@ tic cir@@ c@@ les and el@@ se@@ where dem@@ an@@ ded that the tra@@ di@@ tions be res@@ pe@@ cted and fully pre@@ served .
As an in@@ tegr@@ al part of the congregation , you@@ ths should be given recogn@@ iti@@ on for their atten@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess and comm@@ ended for any com@@ ments they make during the meeting or for any share they have in pro@@ gra@@ m par@@ ts .
10@@ 3 : 8 .
“ Wor@@ ship the On@@ ly Tru@@ e God ” was the t@@ it@@ le of the first da@@ y’s conclu@@ ding talk .
He had been “ de@@ f@@ ra@@ u@@ ding supp@@ ort@@ ers of milli@@ ons of do@@ l@@ l@@ ars and using some of the money to bu@@ y ho@@ m@@ es , c@@ ars , ho@@ li@@ days and even an a@@ ir - con@@ di@@ tioned do@@ g k@@ en@@ ne@@ l . ” ​ — Pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s Da@@ ily G@@ ra@@ p@@ hi@@ c , O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 7 , 198@@ 9 .
Job re@@ ac@@ ted in a hum@@ ble way , ad@@ ju@@ sting his vie@@ w@@ point . ​ — Read Job 4@@ 2 : 1 - 6 .
They do not have to be anointed of the Lord in order to dec@@ l@@ are the L@@ or@@ d’s message .
Like God’s servants before us , we will receive what God has promised if we have strong faith and wa@@ it pati@@ ently for his time to fulf@@ ill those promises .
This su@@ gg@@ ests that like bir@@ th pang@@ s , the worl@@ d’s problems will inc@@ re@@ ase in fre@@ qu@@ enc@@ y , in@@ ten@@ s@@ ity , and du@@ r@@ ation , c@@ li@@ ma@@ x@@ ing in the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
Yes , because Jehovah cre@@ ated all things , he has full right to rule over humans as well as spirit cre@@ atu@@ res .
Per@@ haps young L@@ am@@ e@@ ch w@@ atch@@ ed , in a@@ we of his gr@@ and@@ fa@@ ther’s courage .
In answer , Peter said : “ Yes , Lord , you know I have affe@@ ction for you . ”
He stated : “ You wi@@ ves , be in sub@@ je@@ ction to your hus@@ ban@@ ds , as it is be@@ coming in the Lord .
Still , the people who lived in that time peri@@ od were clo@@ s@@ er to Ad@@ am@@ ’s origin@@ al per@@ fe@@ ction and ap@@ par@@ ently for this reason enjo@@ yed greater long@@ ev@@ ity than those fur@@ ther re@@ moved from it .
H@@ er@@ e@@ dit@@ ary fac@@ t@@ ors may also contribu@@ te to ob@@ es@@ ity .
During that tra@@ ining , I me@@ t a Sh@@ into pri@@ est who sp@@ ent his sp@@ are time reading a book with a bl@@ ack co@@ ver .
My gr@@ and@@ father also str@@ ong@@ ly op@@ posed her .
No@@ tice that Jesus in@@ tro@@ du@@ ces the war@@ ning with the words “ if ever . ”
2 , 3 . ( a ) What does Jehovah’s purpose invol@@ ve , and how did he me@@ et the situation that ar@@ ose when Adam and E@@ ve sin@@ ned ?
These two artic@@ les will answer those questions and will help us strengthen our res@@ ol@@ ve to stand fir@@ m against the Devil .
Do@@ ing so shows that we love Jehovah and truly want his word to be a ‘ light for our p@@ ath . ’
Their strong faith that un@@ consci@@ ous dead ones in God’s mem@@ ory will one day live again gives true Christians every reason to se@@ par@@ ate themselves comple@@ t@@ ely from un@@ ch@@ ris@@ ti@@ an fun@@ er@@ al cu@@ st@@ om@@ s that den@@ y the re@@ ality of the resurrection .
Do not for@@ get , Satan main@@ tain@@ s that our loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah is based on sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness .
In saying that , Jesus was refer@@ ring to something that the people were well - a@@ ware of , for according to the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , jud@@ ges in the c@@ ities were appointed to rule on just such matters .
Some gro@@ w up in ho@@ m@@ es where dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful spe@@ e@@ ch is ty@@ pi@@ cal .
Pe@@ ople are pri@@ de@@ ful because of their country , their r@@ ace , their pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , their educ@@ ation , their se@@ cul@@ ar ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements , their so@@ cial standing , their loo@@ ks , their s@@ por@@ ting a@@ bil@@ ities , and many other things .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , in our congregations are those who faith@@ fully end@@ ure un@@ pleas@@ ant circumstances .
My mother tri@@ ed di@@ lig@@ ently to ra@@ ise me in the truth .
A@@ udi@@ o@@ c@@ as@@ set@@ te recor@@ ding@@ s of some public@@ ations have also been made .
This time peri@@ od has provided am@@ ple opportunity for all mankind to ob@@ serve the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of what the Bible says : “ To earth@@ ling man his way does not bel@@ ong . It does not bel@@ ong to man who is wal@@ king even to direc@@ t his st@@ ep .
Ca@@ in ign@@ ored Jehovah’s loving counsel and will@@ fully pur@@ su@@ ed a course of mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous h@@ at@@ red .
He had condu@@ cted Bible stu@@ dies with over a h@@ un@@ d@@ red people who ev@@ en@@ tually became baptized Witnesses of Jehovah .
How did Jehovah do that ?
Jehovah Ri@@ ch@@ ly Re@@ war@@ ds Those Who Ke@@ ep His W@@ a@@ y
20 , 21 . ( a ) What did the wi@@ do@@ w of Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath do , and how did the matter turn out for her ?
I must ad@@ mit that it was hear@@ t@@ bre@@ ak@@ ing to leave I@@ tal@@ y .
He called us c@@ ow@@ ar@@ ds for not going to war .
On@@ ly A@@ ha@@ z@@ i@@ ah’s ba@@ by son , Jeho@@ as@@ h , is res@@ cu@@ ed and after si@@ x years in hi@@ ding is appointed king over Juda@@ h .
Th@@ ree fes@@ tiv@@ als were held ye@@ arly in Jerusalem ​ — P@@ as@@ so@@ ver , Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st , and the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Bo@@ o@@ ths .
Be as@@ sur@@ ed that Jehovah God ca@@ res for you if you turn to him .
Thus , likely with the ob@@ serv@@ ance of the we@@ ek@@ ly S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h under the Law in mind , Paul wrote of the privilege of en@@ ter@@ ing into Jehovah’s rest day : “ There rema@@ ins a sa@@ b@@ bat@@ h re@@ sting for the people of God .
Yes , your very pro@@ spe@@ cts for future life are clo@@ sel@@ y con@@ ne@@ cted with your know@@ ing the truth about God !
H@@ app@@ iness is a feel@@ ing of well - being .
O@@ u@@ t of his great loving - kindness , Jehovah provi@@ des for all the needs of his servants .
With that evil influ@@ ence out of the way , the Kingdom will move a@@ head to apply the benef@@ its of Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice and to er@@ adi@@ c@@ ate the effe@@ cts of Ad@@ am@@ ic sin .
F@@ our years pas@@ s and Jo@@ si@@ ah beg@@ ins to pur@@ ge Juda@@ h and Jerusalem of false religion ( 6@@ 4@@ 8 B.C.E . ) .
The Witness told her that God is very much inter@@ ested in us all , and she read Isaiah 6@@ 1 : 1 , 2 .
To my sur@@ pris@@ e he wanted to jo@@ in me in the ministry .
If we are not care@@ ful , that spirit can eas@@ ily ru@@ b off on us .
They found the needed courage to end@@ ure because Jehovah prote@@ cted them spiritually from the d@@ anger of bre@@ ak@@ ing their integrity .
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : V@@ I@@ O@@ L@@ EN@@ T T@@ E@@ M@@ P@@ E@@ R
He ans@@ wer@@ ed , “ The book that I gave you . ”
Wh@@ ere would we be without such spiritual food ?
Those who accepted the Christ were invit@@ ed to become par@@ ty to the new covenant and would ac@@ tually become “ a kingdom of pri@@ ests . ”
W@@ ould I not cause in@@ conven@@ i@@ ence and de@@ tr@@ act from the joy of the occasi@@ on ? ’
In 195@@ 9 , I went home to take B@@ er@@ ni@@ ce , my th@@ ir@@ d sister , to stay with E@@ r@@ n@@ est .
At the ri@@ ver C@@ o@@ c@@ o , turn right . ”
Consider two of the reas@@ ons why you might fai@@ l to apply this ad@@ vice .
We too need the courage to obey Jehovah at all times .
; La@@ re@@ au , J .
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 16 ]
Con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Mar@@ t@@ in@@ ’s new faith was good for him , his father wel@@ com@@ ed congregation members into the home .
Wh@@ ere the proble@@ m ex@@ ists and local circumstances allow , it might be possible for the body of elders to arr@@ ange for those who are sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to f@@ ra@@ gr@@ an@@ ces to si@@ t in a some@@ what is@@ ol@@ ated are@@ a in the Kingdom H@@ all .
This is most appro@@ pri@@ ate , for without love as the mo@@ tive , any am@@ ount of effort would be in va@@ in . ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 1 - 3 .
That al@@ though J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s life was full of stru@@ gg@@ les , he was faithful to God .
A ‘ ste@@ ward , ’ on the other hand , was an ag@@ ent in char@@ ge of an est@@ ate@@ ’s fin@@ an@@ cial matters .
Rather , he is activ@@ ely concer@@ ned about our future .
R@@ a@@ ha@@ b of Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o mis@@ direc@@ ted the k@@ ing@@ ’s men .
We must “ speak tru@@ th@@ fully . ”
7@@ 2 : 12 , 13 .
In time , H@@ ann@@ ah did become pre@@ gn@@ ant , and she gave bir@@ th to a son nam@@ ed Samuel .
In ancient Israel , ten@@ ts were a dist@@ inc@@ tive fe@@ ature in the land , at times being used by shepher@@ ds and ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ tural work@@ ers .
However , in order to t@@ ou@@ ch the heart of our listen@@ ers , it is often better to use their mother t@@ ong@@ ue ​ — the language that speak@@ s to their deep@@ est as@@ pi@@ r@@ ations , mo@@ ti@@ ves , and ho@@ p@@ es . ​ — Luke 24 : 32 .
W@@ ell , Jehovah prote@@ cted some of his ancient servants physi@@ c@@ ally ​ — in some c@@ as@@ es to pre@@ serve the g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gi@@ cal l@@ ine le@@ ading to the promised Messi@@ ah .
What makes wisdom more preci@@ ous than ri@@ ches ?
Jesus under@@ sto@@ od that humans are imper@@ fect and have we@@ ak@@ nesses .
M@@ or@@ ta@@ r and p@@ es@@ tle are still emp@@ lo@@ yed in par@@ ts of Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a and O@@ ce@@ ani@@ a .
Se@@ e@@ ing the happy fac@@ es of prog@@ res@@ sive stud@@ ents gives me so much satis@@ fac@@ tion . ”
Their daugh@@ ter , T@@ ina , was baptized on No@@ v@@ ember 2 , 194@@ 6 .
Why should we be concer@@ ned about what we see , and what can we learn from the psalmis@@ t’s ear@@ n@@ est re@@ qu@@ est ?
He helps us to do what is right .
C@@ H@@ E@@ C@@ K@@ L@@ I@@ S@@ T F@@ O@@ R A W@@ E@@ D@@ DI@@ N@@ G R@@ E@@ C@@ E@@ P@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N
The P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese Bible Con@@ c@@ lu@@ ded
( b ) How does the Bible use the feelings that a mother has for her ba@@ by to teach us about Jehovah’s com@@ pas@@ sion ?
P@@ rep@@ are Now for Li@@ fe in the New World
By 19@@ 6@@ 3 , Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r@@ ’s desire became a re@@ ality .
S@@ ad@@ ly , I lost cont@@ act with the Witnesses , since my family told them not to come back .
One reason for human suffering is that Satan wants to bre@@ ak the integrity of Jehovah’s faithful people .
Ther@@ efore , the ob@@ vi@@ ous thing to do as Christians is to “ pas@@ s along , ” sta@@ ying away from anyone and anything and any place that could kin@@ d@@ le wrong desi@@ res and inf@@ l@@ ame us with un@@ clean pas@@ sions .
But Saul came to his sen@@ ses when the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus mirac@@ ul@@ ously spoke to him on the ro@@ ad to D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us . ​ — Acts 9 : 3 - 6 .
We first read of baptism in the Bible in refer@@ ence to that per@@ form@@ ed by John the B@@ ap@@ t@@ ist .
A su@@ n@@ set is more spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar , a me@@ al more ta@@ st@@ y , and mu@@ si@@ c more enjo@@ y@@ able when sh@@ ared with a friend .
What can we learn from this and other events in Eli@@ sh@@ a@@ ’s life ?
In time , this va@@ p@@ or re@@ tur@@ ns to the earth as s@@ now or ra@@ in .
It involved a woman who had had a f@@ low of blood for 12 years .
Lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally , Jehovah would invit@@ e not just anyone but only those “ wal@@ king fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less@@ ly and practic@@ ing righteousness and speaking the truth in [ their ] heart . ”
Jesus did not qu@@ ali@@ fy the word “ all , ” as if to li@@ mit his bel@@ ong@@ ings to earthly things .
How happy she was to have put her trust in Jehovah ! ​ — Psalm 1@@ 21 : 1 , 2 .
That was when I really started to enjoy the ministry .
She may work al@@ ong@@ side men and women who do not share her moral standards .
What a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant fact this was !
Be pre@@ pared ​ — deci@@ de in ad@@ v@@ ance what you will say
M@@ ary rec@@ alls a time some years ag@@ o when she me@@ t one of her hus@@ ban@@ d’s co@@ work@@ ers .
W@@ il@@ li@@ e was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and this was my mo@@ ther’s sh@@ o@@ c@@ king in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction to Bible truth .
How did the disciples respon@@ d when Jesus came and called them some time after his first enc@@ oun@@ ter with them ?
As a result , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of teach@@ ers ’ tra@@ ining scho@@ ol@@ s and bo@@ arding scho@@ ol@@ s are under ch@@ urch control .
What meaning do the words of 2 Timothy 2 : 20 , 21 have for us ?
Thus , we can have a sense of spiritual se@@ cur@@ ity as we seek to walk in his law , will@@ ingly sub@@ mit@@ ting ourselves to divine guid@@ ance . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 19 - 26 .
This is evid@@ ent from a com@@ par@@ is@@ on of Psalm 2 : 7 with Acts 13 : 32 , 33 and Hebrews 1 : 5 ; 5 : 5 .
“ Jehovah ans@@ wer@@ ed me , ” Ad@@ r@@ y@@ ana said .
How does God view someone who has a viol@@ ent temp@@ er ?
Sa@@ ys Isa@@ bel@@ la , “ I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t want Jehovah to be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of my work just because I pro@@ c@@ ra@@ st@@ in@@ ated . ”
If we live al@@ one , we can consider such sub@@ je@@ cts when we do our personal study .
Acc@@ oun@@ ts of the bat@@ tle of M@@ ount T@@ ab@@ or between Na@@ po@@ le@@ on and the T@@ ur@@ ks on A@@ pri@@ l 16 , 1@@ 7@@ 9@@ 9 , repor@@ t that “ many of the l@@ at@@ ter were d@@ ro@@ w@@ ned when at@@ temp@@ ting to es@@ cap@@ e ac@@ ro@@ ss a part of the pla@@ in in@@ un@@ d@@ ated by the K@@ ish@@ on . ”
I@@ mp@@ el@@ led by feelings of je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , or ze@@ al , for Jehovah’s worship and a desire to maintain the moral pur@@ ity of the cam@@ p , he ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted the for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ ors in their t@@ ent .
Th@@ y will be done in earth , as it is in heaven . ”
How can prayer help if someone has sin@@ ned ?
This will pa@@ ve the way for God’s govern@@ ment to go about its work un@@ h@@ in@@ der@@ ed .
• What does being declar@@ ed righteous lead to for those of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed ?
If you do so , the Bible promises that God “ will draw close to you . ” ​ — James 4 : 8 .
Jehovah wants the uni@@ verse to be in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted by in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res who will@@ ingly and jo@@ y@@ fully sub@@ mit to his righteous so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y because they love him and love all that his name re@@ pres@@ ents .
As family head , a husband should take the lead in provi@@ ding materi@@ ally for his family and in teaching them about God .
L@@ ear@@ n From ‘ the Fr@@ am@@ e@@ work of Tru@@ th , ’ 1 / 15
Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a : No , he said that it had been given to him .
It for@@ ti@@ fied hum@@ ble S@@ te@@ ph@@ en and served to as@@ sure him that he had Jehovah’s fav@@ or .
When he wrote to the Christians in R@@ ome , he was well - a@@ ware that they lived in the cap@@ it@@ al of the great@@ est power of the day .
Hence , G@@ w@@ en and I ag@@ re@@ ed to have a Bible study with G@@ a@@ el and her husband , D@@ er@@ ri@@ ck .
The Bible states : “ A word at its right time is O how good ! ” ​ — Proverbs 15 : 23 .
As the example of A@@ ar@@ on shows , pe@@ er pres@@ sure is not li@@ mit@@ ed to those who are young , nor is it a proble@@ m just for those who are inc@@ l@@ ined toward ba@@ dness .
“ C@@ are@@ fully w@@ atch@@ ing . . . that there may be no for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ or nor anyone not appreci@@ ating sac@@ red things . ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B@@ R@@ E@@ W@@ S 12 : 15 , 16 .
This message was certainly not a po@@ pul@@ ar one .
While on earth , Jesus showed com@@ pas@@ sion for the low@@ ly and the do@@ w@@ nt@@ ro@@ d@@ den .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , at Bo@@ a@@ z ’ bi@@ d@@ ding , Ru@@ th keep@@ s l@@ ying at his fe@@ et until just before da@@ wn when she ge@@ ts up and lea@@ ves , thus avo@@ i@@ ding any un@@ f@@ oun@@ ded cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism .
Even the word “ work , ” said one writ@@ er , “ is , as it has always been , an emo@@ tion@@ ally char@@ ged word . ”
These people like to talk about God .
Such questions are asked by people thr@@ ough@@ out the earth .
In the par@@ able , there is a dist@@ in@@ ct inter@@ val between the sh@@ out , “ H@@ ere is the bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om ! ”
A person who sp@@ ends little time thinking about Jehovah and Jesus will not maintain strong faith .
But the Creator of the water c@@ y@@ c@@ le , Jehovah God , long ag@@ o promised that he would ev@@ en@@ tually inter@@ v@@ ene and “ bring to ru@@ in those ru@@ ining the earth . ” ​ — Revelation 11 : 18 .
It took time for us to learn to inter@@ pre@@ t these .
It will be an all - out at@@ temp@@ t on the part of Satan to bre@@ ak the integrity of God’s loyal ones .
They were pre@@ pared especially with you in mind .
How does that complete change in relationship occ@@ ur ?
However , Jehovah re@@ served the joy of nam@@ ing those cre@@ atu@@ res for his first human son .
During our stu@@ dies , we an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated recei@@ ving a fore@@ ign assignment .
They claim@@ ed that he was a r@@ ing@@ lead@@ er of “ the se@@ ct of the Na@@ z@@ ar@@ en@@ es ” and that he tri@@ ed to prof@@ ane the temple . ​ — Acts 24 : 1 - 6 .
During times of temp@@ tation or tri@@ al , the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s guid@@ el@@ ines will strengthen our res@@ ol@@ ve to do what is right .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , a Christian brother wrote : “ After serving as a congregation el@@ der for ten years , I had to rel@@ in@@ qu@@ ish my privilege because of a men@@ tal ill@@ ness .
This appro@@ ach is especially help@@ ful when what you read is based on God’s Word , the most mean@@ ing@@ ful text of all . ​ — He@@ b .
Those who give comfort can experience what blessings ?
We also taught language cl@@ as@@ ses there .
L@@ ater , Jesus appe@@ ared to his faithful apostles and others .
Di@@ d people star@@ t speaking different langu@@ ages all at once , as descri@@ bed ?
They vie@@ wed one another as e@@ qu@@ al in the faith and showed this by ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing one another as “ brother . ”
A mo@@ b began to ga@@ ther out@@ side .
Re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ents of Pet@@ er@@ ’s L@@ et@@ ters
Some may say that they cannot study all the time , that they need some rec@@ re@@ ation .
He then or@@ der@@ ed me to si@@ gn a do@@ cum@@ ent st@@ ating that I would sto@@ p sh@@ aring my beli@@ ef@@ s with others .
Let us , therefore , do our best to offer sacrific@@ es that truly ple@@ ase God !
In what way can the “ other sheep ” keep in mind “ the things a@@ bo@@ ve ” ?
This will provide the strength to cop@@ e with times of disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement and the courage to remain faithful des@@ pite tri@@ als .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers said by women are r@@ ar@@ ely recorded in the Scriptures .
In a sense , Jehovah can put himself in the place of others , and he has given us that ability . ​ — P@@ s .
See the 198@@ 8 Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses , p@@ p .
In time , he was baptized , and he is than@@ k@@ ful to Jehovah for sa@@ ving his life .
Jesus evid@@ ently dis@@ cer@@ ned that some of his disciples had we@@ ak@@ nesses in their faith .
The con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences to human@@ kind were disa@@ str@@ ous .
T@@ en years later , M@@ il@@ t@@ on H@@ en@@ sc@@ he@@ l , a member of the he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters st@@ af@@ f in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k , vis@@ ited the Ba@@ h@@ am@@ as and asked the mission@@ aries if anyone was willing to go and o@@ pen up the preaching work on another is@@ land of the Ba@@ h@@ am@@ as .
We keep each other inform@@ ed and work as par@@ t@@ n@@ ers . ”
P@@ ri@@ or to his be@@ coming a Christian , the apostle Paul was being gro@@ om@@ ed for succ@@ ess in the Jewish system of things .
Paul exer@@ ted himself str@@ en@@ u@@ ously , s@@ pre@@ ading the good news over a wide are@@ a around the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an are@@ a .
E@@ sa@@ u provi@@ des a war@@ ning example for us today .
( b ) What real@@ is@@ tic expe@@ ct@@ ation do others have about the future ?
Our ex@@ ist@@ ence is not the result of some co@@ s@@ mi@@ c ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
“ You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 22 : 37 .
Yet Jehovah’s day will come as a th@@ i@@ ef . ”
I would str@@ ong@@ ly ad@@ v@@ ise parents to take an ac@@ tive interest in their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s ac@@ ad@@ em@@ ic prog@@ ress , to get to know their teach@@ ers , and to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce their children that a good repor@@ t matters .
Tru@@ e justice is to become a re@@ ality under the rule of a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative “ t@@ wi@@ g out of the stu@@ m@@ p of J@@ es@@ se . ” ​ — Isaiah 11 : 1 .
The re@@ mo@@ val of si@@ ck@@ ness and death and the ‘ wi@@ p@@ ing out of every te@@ ar ’ from human eyes are yet in the future . ​ — Revelation 21 : 1 - 4 .
A po@@ li@@ cy of pleas@@ ing ever@@ yone will under@@ mine our effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess .
Jesus will res@@ cu@@ e the po@@ or and bring an end to op@@ pres@@ sion and viol@@ ence . ​ — Read Psalm 7@@ 2 : 8 , 12 - 14 .
There they were in@@ str@@ um@@ ent@@ al in form@@ ing a congregation in Le@@ es@@ bur@@ g .
Our we@@ d@@ ding day I was later assign@@ ed to M@@ il@@ an to help with pre@@ par@@ ations for the 19@@ 6@@ 3 “ E@@ ver@@ lasting Go@@ od Ne@@ ws ” In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational As@@ s@@ em@@ bly .
If Jehovah had simply destro@@ yed Adam and E@@ ve , his stated purpose regarding humans would have become emp@@ ty words .
No@@ te that Jehovah uses his strength in be@@ half of those who serve him with a complete heart , a heart that is pu@@ re and s@@ inc@@ ere in mo@@ tive .
While some find it at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive , does it cor@@ rec@@ tly re@@ present what the Bible says ?
He then op@@ ened up a cu@@ p@@ bo@@ ard in the din@@ ing ro@@ om .
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , however , it is not eas@@ y to be cont@@ ent in to@@ da@@ y’s world of inst@@ ant gr@@ ati@@ fic@@ ation .
T@@ ry as they might , enem@@ ies of Bible truth have been un@@ able to pre@@ v@@ ent its s@@ pre@@ ad .
Why not support the pione@@ ers or other ze@@ al@@ ous publi@@ sh@@ ers in your congregation with encourag@@ ing words , a small gift , or some simp@@ le ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ments ?
Acc@@ ording to E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 11 , why do people su@@ ff@@ er ?
In Par@@ adise you are going to see your sister again because Jehovah never lies .
Because the preaching work is so ur@@ g@@ ent , it should be high on our l@@ ist of pri@@ or@@ ities .
E@@ ter@@ n@@ al H@@ app@@ iness ​ — In He@@ av@@ en or on E@@ ar@@ th ?
Do ter@@ r@@ or@@ ists have some of that ?
The apostle Paul said : “ E@@ ach one will car@@ ry his own lo@@ ad of responsi@@ bility . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 5 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
Par@@ ents who are deal@@ ing with that kind of pain may find a me@@ asure of comfort and guid@@ ance in Samu@@ el@@ ’s example .
The su@@ n , the mo@@ on , and the st@@ ars were now made “ to shin@@ e upon the earth . ”
• Why should we pray in faith and with re@@ ver@@ ence ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses go from house to house , reading and expla@@ ining the Scriptural message of hope to all who will listen .
When the man@@ ’s body t@@ ou@@ ched the prophe@@ t’s b@@ ones , the man was resur@@ rec@@ ted . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 13 : 20 , 21 .
Jesus reve@@ aled the knowledge of God more than anyone el@@ se did .
And because he is a loving God , he wants to satis@@ fy those needs .
The meaning of the origin@@ al Bible word transl@@ ated “ se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality ” inclu@@ des se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations between individuals who are not leg@@ ally married to each other and ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ ality .
The pri@@ m@@ ary cause of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , though , is not man .
I@@ mit@@ ating Jehovah , we can give gener@@ ous comm@@ end@@ ation to sing@@ le Christians of all ages who faith@@ fully s@@ tic@@ k to God’s Word .
After f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers have col@@ le@@ cted the mas@@ tic “ te@@ ars , ” they si@@ ft , wa@@ s@@ h , and s@@ ort these by si@@ ze and qu@@ ality .
6 Bible Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ci@@ es You Are Se@@ e@@ ing F@@ ul@@ filled
What is even more important than works , but of what should we be@@ ware ?
In 195@@ 5 there were some 4@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 publi@@ sh@@ ers in B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m .
U@@ p@@ on taking the thro@@ ne , Solomon went to Gi@@ be@@ on , where the t@@ ent of meeting was lo@@ c@@ ated , and sacrific@@ ed to Jehovah .
How f@@ it@@ ting it is , then , that we imitate Christ as ze@@ al@@ ous ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers !
F . H@@ er@@ d , G . L@@ ö@@ s@@ ch , G . H . P@@ i@@ er@@ ce .
When we coun@@ t 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 20 liter@@ al days from 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . , we come to 6@@ 00 B.C.E .
Since Davi@@ d’s time , God has time and again demonstr@@ ated the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of the apostle Pet@@ er@@ ’s words : “ Jehovah kno@@ ws how to deli@@ ver people of godly devo@@ tion out of tri@@ al . ”
The Bible has trans@@ form@@ ed me from an ambi@@ ti@@ ous , viol@@ ent , d@@ ru@@ g - a@@ bu@@ sing , heav@@ y - dr@@ in@@ king so@@ cc@@ er f@@ an@@ ati@@ c into a serv@@ ant of God who enjo@@ ys teaching others about the Bible .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , they learned that the same rul@@ es app@@ lied to all .
How might we go about imp@@ ro@@ ving our understanding of the deep things of God ?
On the other hand , how would you feel if you learned that God supp@@ or@@ ts the op@@ pos@@ ing side of a con@@ f@@ li@@ ct ?
Many of our brothers lost their ho@@ m@@ es or material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons in those disa@@ st@@ ers .
Of course , the Christians to whom he wrote also knew about the g@@ ames .
So in coming to know the Per@@ son of Jehovah better , be determined to set asi@@ de time to read his Word da@@ ily .
So@@ cial pres@@ sure to r@@ en@@ oun@@ ce a person who was di@@ sh@@ on@@ ored in this way was brought upon his family and friends .
That end came in 199@@ 8 when John died qui@@ et@@ ly in my ar@@ ms soon after he turned 8@@ 5 ​ — un@@ s@@ wer@@ v@@ ingly loyal to the fin@@ ish .
O if only you would ac@@ tually pa@@ y attention to my comman@@ d@@ ments !
“ The cen@@ ter [ of n@@ om@@ in@@ al Christi@@ an@@ ity ] has chang@@ ed , ” says An@@ dre@@ w W@@ alls , f@@ oun@@ der - direc@@ t@@ or of the C@@ en@@ tre for the S@@ tu@@ dy of Christi@@ an@@ ity in the N@@ on - W@@ es@@ ter@@ n World .
You need to ba@@ se your cho@@ ice of religion on acc@@ ur@@ ate Bible knowledge , not on un@@ proved do@@ g@@ ma@@ s or hear@@ say .
Q@@ u@@ i@@ et@@ ly take the bo@@ x or tell his c@@ li@@ ent that he found the money ?
The first cou@@ ple were ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from their gar@@ den home “ in order that [ Adam ] may not put his hand out and ac@@ tually take fru@@ it also from the t@@ ree of life and e@@ at and live to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ”
The s@@ word of the spirit .
You will s@@ ti@@ r his deep@@ est emo@@ tions .
Jesus was refer@@ ring to an ancient o@@ il lam@@ p with a bur@@ ning wi@@ ck .
He wants what is best for us , and he is in a position to direc@@ t our ways .
H@@ ist@@ ory recor@@ ds a se@@ v@@ ere fam@@ ine in Ju@@ de@@ a .
Many of those with whom I then stu@@ died the Bible are still faithful servants of Jehovah , and that gives me great joy .
He even had a tr@@ en@@ ch du@@ g around the al@@ ta@@ r , f@@ ill@@ ing it with water too .
TH@@ E apostle Paul lik@@ ened our life as Christians to that of sol@@ di@@ ers eng@@ ag@@ ed in hand - to - hand com@@ ba@@ t .
( b ) What can we do if we sense a me@@ asure of sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness in our heart ?
May our sen@@ ti@@ ments be those of the psalmist who san@@ g : “ Our very soul has been in expe@@ ct@@ ation of Jehovah . Our help@@ er and our shi@@ eld he is . ”
When Do I P@@ ur@@ sue It ?
His m@@ ou@@ th “ bu@@ b@@ bl@@ es for@@ th with fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness . ”
If you occasi@@ on@@ ally su@@ ff@@ er a mil@@ d b@@ out of disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement , you may find that you will feel better if you get some ex@@ tr@@ a rest or a n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing me@@ al .
It is possible to be together for many years and yet not be “ one flesh ” in that sense .
What tend@@ enc@@ y do we need to over@@ come , and how can we do this ?
6 , 7 . ( a ) Des@@ cri@@ be the ro@@ le of the elders in judg@@ ing an un@@ in@@ ten@@ tional man@@ sla@@ y@@ er .
The apostle Peter wrote that “ it was not by following ar@@ t@@ fully cont@@ ri@@ ved false st@@ ori@@ es that we ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted you with the power and pres@@ ence of our Lord Jesus Christ . ”
With the help of yet another gift .
A woman who has been ra@@ ped has a right to be high@@ ly off@@ ended , as this is a ma@@ j@@ or cri@@ me in God’s eyes .
If he@@ e@@ ded , these remin@@ ders will help us to put on “ the new person@@ ality which was cre@@ ated according to God’s will in true righteousness and loy@@ al@@ ty . ”
Instead , P@@ il@@ ate c@@ y@@ n@@ ic@@ ally rep@@ lied : “ What is truth ? ”
“ N@@ one should dr@@ ink from her c@@ up , e@@ at at her table , si@@ t on her se@@ at . ”
“ G@@ o to the ant , you la@@ z@@ y one , ” he wrote , “ see its ways and become wise .
So at le@@ ast some of Eli@@ sh@@ a@@ ’s t@@ as@@ ks were men@@ i@@ al .
G@@ ran@@ ted , the great spiritual temple has ex@@ is@@ ted since the first century C.E .
He will be a Pro@@ vi@@ der , a Pro@@ te@@ ct@@ or , and a F@@ ri@@ end in order to help you cop@@ e with your tri@@ al . ​ — E@@ x .
Ger@@ man new@@ s@@ ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine D@@ er S@@ pi@@ e@@ g@@ el repor@@ ts that pri@@ or to 1914 , people “ believ@@ ed in a g@@ ol@@ den future with more fre@@ e@@ dom , prog@@ ress , and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity . ”
V@@ is@@ its of public speak@@ ers from other congregations , as well as vis@@ its of cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers and , at times , re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves from the local branch of@@ fice , provide opportun@@ ities for us to ex@@ ten@@ d ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality .
Indeed , our being faithful and obedi@@ ent when we are al@@ one is a good indic@@ ation that we have “ a complete heart ” toward Jehovah , one that is pu@@ re in mo@@ tive and that is fir@@ m for what is right .
12 : 1 , 13 .
When I arri@@ ved there , I had nothing .
He develop@@ ed the the@@ me “ Be C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ous and S@@ tr@@ ong and A@@ ct . ”
He kno@@ ws their li@@ mit@@ ations even better than they do .
Jehovah has lo@@ v@@ ingly dra@@ wn each of his servants into a relationship with him .
This j@@ our@@ n@@ al , in fact , has long car@@ ri@@ ed on its fr@@ on@@ t co@@ ver the words “ An@@ n@@ oun@@ c@@ ing Jehovah’s Kingdom . ”
Many Al@@ ready D@@ eli@@ vered !
She says : “ I often think of what the Bible says at Hebrews 6 : 19 , where Paul descri@@ bes hope as an an@@ cho@@ r for the soul .
Li@@ ve to God , and by ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ ding H@@ im la@@ y asi@@ de your old n@@ ature . ” ​ — Matthew 5 : 4@@ 5 ; 1 Corinthians 6 : 18 ; 1 Timothy 6 : 10 .
If the proble@@ m ge@@ ts sol@@ ved , you will have “ ga@@ ined your brother . ”
Those b@@ lo@@ ws were follow@@ ed by the am@@ a@@ z@@ ing deli@@ ver@@ ance of the people of Israel through the par@@ ted w@@ at@@ ers of the R@@ ed Se@@ a .
“ T@@ al@@ king things out helps a lo@@ t , ” ad@@ m@@ its S@@ im@@ one .
We are truly gr@@ ate@@ ful that he has made it possible for us to be “ sa@@ ved through faith . ”
It do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t last .
When I was 18 , I went to pris@@ on for n@@ ine months because I refu@@ sed to jo@@ in the mil@@ it@@ ary .
D@@ ep@@ en@@ ding on the con@@ dition of the pati@@ ent , physi@@ ci@@ ans might pres@@ cri@@ be red c@@ el@@ ls , wh@@ ite c@@ el@@ ls , pl@@ at@@ ele@@ ts , or pl@@ as@@ ma .
Jehovah God and Jesus Christ certainly remember such loyal servants . ​ — 1 John 5 : 21 .
The N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m were much to be fe@@ ared .
Jesus ’ death la@@ id the gr@@ oun@@ d@@ work for them to ob@@ tain for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of their sin@@ s and to receive “ the free gift of the holy spirit ” if they exerc@@ ised faith in him .
Pa@@ ying attention to godly wisdom will de@@ e@@ pen our happiness now and sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard us in times to come .
Many years have pas@@ sed since then , but my trust in Jehovah is still as fir@@ m as it was at that time . ”
See The Watchtower , Au@@ gu@@ st 1 , 199@@ 9 , page 9 , and the 20@@ 00 Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses , pages 24 - 6 .
The Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then called , came through the are@@ a about once a year and arrang@@ ed for a talk at some@@ one@@ ’s home .
What exc@@ iting experi@@ ences are enjo@@ yed by mission@@ aries in such f@@ ar@@ away plac@@ es as C@@ en@@ tr@@ al Af@@ ri@@ can Re@@ public ?
Some of God’s servants find it e@@ asi@@ er to man@@ i@@ f@@ est mil@@ dness than do others .
By thus sub@@ mit@@ ting themselves to him as R@@ ul@@ er , they recogn@@ ize him as the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn . ​ — Pro@@ v .
Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists have found the v@@ es@@ ti@@ ges of si@@ x temp@@ les .
And my sister J@@ udi@@ th is two and a half .
Although un@@ a@@ ware that the Devil is the cause of his tri@@ als , Job says : “ Jehovah himself has given , and Jehovah himself has taken away . Let the name of Jehovah continue to be bless@@ ed . ” ​ — Job 1 : 21 .
We should not think of that first - century congregation as “ a world - wide , uni@@ vers@@ al , organiz@@ ed soci@@ ety such as we mean no@@ wa@@ days when we talk about the ca@@ tho@@ lic ch@@ urch , ” says The New Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of The@@ olo@@ gy .
You have to put it into prac@@ tice .
That was no emp@@ ty th@@ re@@ at .
My doing so did not ple@@ ase my father , who said , “ You are too young to preach .
Th@@ ough the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e asked for just one comman@@ d@@ ment , Jesus gave him another .
A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o says : “ The ability to speak different langu@@ ages helps our family to witness to people from many coun@@ tri@@ es .
Now he sh@@ a@@ res in the preaching work with a form@@ er pris@@ on@@ er .
Be Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous for Jehovah’s H@@ ouse !
Wh@@ ere was Adam before Jehovah cre@@ ated him from the du@@ st ?
For this to be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed , a new@@ ly ac@@ qui@@ red prin@@ ting pres@@ s will ru@@ n on d@@ ou@@ ble shi@@ f@@ ts , to@@ tal@@ ing 16 h@@ our@@ s a day .
This Bible was read in S@@ pain until the end of the si@@ x@@ th century , when Re@@ cc@@ ared , the V@@ isi@@ go@@ th@@ ic king , became a Ca@@ tho@@ lic and r@@ en@@ oun@@ ced A@@ ri@@ an@@ ism .
David ei@@ ther did not know about it or t@@ ol@@ er@@ ated it because she was the daugh@@ ter of King Saul . ​ — 6 / 1 , page 29 .
David re@@ ques@@ ted of Jehovah : “ Re@@ fine my k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys and my heart . ”
Jesus stated : “ Jehovah our God is one Jehovah . ” ​ — Mark 12 : 29 .
Ab@@ out the l@@ at@@ ter , he said : “ I@@ t’s the har@@ des@@ t thing I have ever been through . ”
They thus cho@@ ose “ the good por@@ tion . ”
It is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy that she is held acc@@ oun@@ table for “ the blood . . . of all those who have been sla@@ ugh@@ tered on the earth . ” ​ — Revelation 17 : 4 - 6 ; 18 : 24 .
During the time peri@@ od between the lives of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s great - gr@@ and@@ son Joseph and the prophet Moses , there lived a man nam@@ ed Job .
We should remember that we re@@ present Jehovah , who is always kind . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 34 : 6 .
We know that he al@@ one gives everlasting life . ​ — Luke 12 : 4 , 5 .
it as@@ ks . Since good commun@@ ic@@ ation s@@ k@@ ill@@ s do not just ha@@ p@@ pen , how can we imp@@ ro@@ ve our ability to con@@ verse ?
What Jehovah was provi@@ ding su@@ f@@ fic@@ ed for me .
Jehovah God , who cre@@ ated the origin@@ al Par@@ adise , has promised to rest@@ ore what was lost .
No , Jehovah does not direc@@ tly p@@ un@@ ish people for the sin@@ s of their an@@ c@@ est@@ ors .
Jehovah’s purpose in gr@@ an@@ ting this gift was to have the earth po@@ pul@@ ated with the des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Adam and E@@ ve .
A@@ m@@ ong these are the faithful pione@@ ers .
On M@@ on@@ day ni@@ gh@@ ts , my mother and I pre@@ pared a question for each par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph , and we gave these to the con@@ duc@@ t@@ or so that he could cho@@ ose which ones to use .
“ I [ the prophet Daniel ] kept w@@ atch@@ ing until thr@@ ones were set in place and the An@@ cient of Da@@ ys [ Jehovah ] s@@ at down . . . .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a few days , he began ga@@ ther@@ ing disciples , and he per@@ form@@ ed his first mirac@@ le .
What is a ke@@ y to mar@@ it@@ al sta@@ bility , and why ?
The Kingdom will bring an end to human and dem@@ on rule over this earth , and it al@@ one will rule from heaven for a th@@ ous@@ and years .
Just as Je@@ h@@ u took action , elders must not com@@ promise with will@@ ful , un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant practic@@ ers of sin for the s@@ ake of keep@@ ing peace .
3 : 20 , 21 .
R@@ es@@ ul@@ ts of Jesus ’ T@@ e@@ ach@@ ings
One local sister , well - known in the commun@@ ity and by the po@@ li@@ ce , spoke up : “ If you ar@@ rest our brother , you@@ ’@@ l@@ l have to ar@@ rest all of us , since we all cu@@ t down the tre@@ es ! ”
And the psalmist A@@ sa@@ ph said : “ I shall certainly medit@@ ate on all your [ God’s ] activ@@ ity , and with your deal@@ ings I will concer@@ n my@@ self . ”
So when we con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate a w@@ at@@ er@@ f@@ all or ga@@ ze at a su@@ n@@ set , should we not be moved at le@@ ast to consider the pos@@ si@@ bility that they are the work of a Gre@@ at Ar@@ t@@ ist or S@@ cul@@ p@@ t@@ or ?
He simply cannot have any evil char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s .
Si@@ me@@ ulu@@ e Is@@ land was the first lo@@ c@@ ation to be h@@ it by that de@@ va@@ st@@ ating t@@ su@@ n@@ ami .
The use of ani@@ ma@@ l blood by ancient Israel@@ ’s high pri@@ est on the an@@ nu@@ al A@@ t@@ on@@ ement Da@@ y helps us to understand God’s view of blood .
Thus , in his prayer on the night before his death , Jesus said : “ Father , the h@@ our has come ; gl@@ ori@@ fy your son , that your son may gl@@ ori@@ fy you . ”
Jehovah’s d@@ om@@ in@@ ant qu@@ ality is love ​ — not anger .
O@@ ther anointed ones have been ga@@ ther@@ ed in order to complete the number of 14@@ 4@@ ,000 .
The prophet Isaiah gave this beau@@ ti@@ ful des@@ crip@@ tion of the message we pu@@ bl@@ ish : “ How com@@ ely upon the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s are the fe@@ et of the one br@@ ing@@ ing good news , the one publi@@ shing peace , the one br@@ ing@@ ing good news of something better , the one publi@@ shing sal@@ vation , the one saying to Z@@ ion : ‘ Your God has become king ! ’ ” ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 2 : 7 .
W@@ ere the seem@@ ingly pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous actions of A@@ bim@@ ele@@ ch and Peter mo@@ tiv@@ ated by sin@@ ful desi@@ res ?
That made him very happy .
Still feel@@ ing those de@@ va@@ st@@ ating b@@ lo@@ ws , she re@@ turned to Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m .
Are you re@@ aching out for spiritual go@@ als ?
Lo@@ c@@ ation : Bethel .
B@@ y@@ r@@ d’s expe@@ di@@ tions illustr@@ ate the value of keep@@ ing a lo@@ g .
Wh@@ en@@ ever disa@@ st@@ ers ​ — earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es , fam@@ ines , f@@ loo@@ ds , h@@ ur@@ ri@@ can@@ es , st@@ or@@ ms , or v@@ ol@@ c@@ ani@@ c er@@ up@@ tions — ​ str@@ ike , the Christian congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses respon@@ ds quic@@ k@@ ly to the needs of fellow believers and others in the affe@@ cted are@@ as .
B@@ less@@ ings En@@ jo@@ yed by B@@ ap@@ ti@@ zed Dis@@ ci@@ ples
Why is it important to keep bus@@ y in Kingdom activities ?
R@@ em@@ ember , no matter how com@@ pati@@ ble you and your sp@@ ouse may be , you do not share the same out@@ look on all matters .
His quic@@ k mind and ze@@ al for the ministry proved very u@@ se@@ ful when he later attend@@ ed the 2@@ 6@@ th class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad .
In 18@@ 6@@ 7 h@@ un@@ ter and ex@@ p@@ lo@@ re@@ r Adam R@@ end@@ ers came ac@@ ro@@ ss large st@@ one stru@@ c@@ tures s@@ pre@@ ad over 1@@ ,@@ 8@@ 00 ac@@ res [ 7@@ 20 h@@ a ] .
During the 40 years of Com@@ mun@@ ism , we used every opportunity to share our faith .
How do you think God must feel when he ob@@ ser@@ ves the ra@@ va@@ ges of sin in humans ?
How did David set an example of main@@ tain@@ ing integrity in the face of mis@@ tre@@ at@@ ment and in@@ justice ?
What re@@ ward can we look for@@ ward to if we do so ?
During those difficult years , we were con@@ stan@@ tly acc@@ used of eng@@ ag@@ ing in il@@ leg@@ al , sub@@ ver@@ sive activ@@ ity and taken to cour@@ t .
Let us now exam@@ ine fe@@ atu@@ res of the 7@@ 2@@ n@@ d Psalm with a view to lear@@ ning about blessings under the rule of Jesus Christ , the Gre@@ ater Solomon .
They were a part of true worship .
A family may make ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments as they seek to bal@@ ance in@@ come with ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses or as they consider how to simp@@ li@@ fy their life and re@@ du@@ ce ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses in order to do more for Jehovah .
For Jehovah himself gives wisdom . ”
O@@ thers are f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ated by end - time s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o@@ s .
H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of years later , Jehovah called the Israelites his wit@@ nesses and told them : “ I am the same One .
G@@ R@@ E@@ E@@ N prom@@ p@@ ts a re@@ action op@@ pos@@ ite to that of red , for it s@@ lo@@ ws me@@ ta@@ b@@ ol@@ ism and pro@@ du@@ ces a cal@@ m@@ ing effect .
Satan offered Jesus “ all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the world and their glory . ”
Jesus said : “ C@@ ome to me . ”
“ K@@ im never com@@ pla@@ ined that I was ne@@ g@@ le@@ cting her by giving these responsi@@ bil@@ ities too much attention , ” no@@ tes S@@ te@@ ve .
As imper@@ fect people , all of us need to keep up our fi@@ ght against “ the desi@@ res of our flesh , ” including materi@@ al@@ ism . ​ — E@@ ph .
Bet@@ ween these ex@@ tre@@ m@@ es is the practic@@ al , sen@@ sible appro@@ ach to keep@@ ing our home clean and pres@@ en@@ table .
I@@ mp@@ le@@ ment the decision .
His Bible - based faith has w@@ on him respect , es@@ te@@ em , and the trust of the pris@@ on author@@ ities .
L@@ ess@@ ons F@@ ound in the Bo@@ ok of Ne@@ h@@ emiah
T@@ anya , now married for se@@ ven years , says : “ It is@@ n@@ ’t about who is right and who is wrong .
In 199@@ 6 , I was di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with a b@@ ra@@ in dis@@ order that ca@@ uses hand tre@@ mor@@ s and up@@ se@@ ts my bal@@ ance .
M@@ AN@@ Y people are living for money and for what it can bu@@ y .
E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe ​ — A B@@ ore ?
They thus preach that it is up to each beli@@ ever to obey Jesus and take the necess@@ ary st@@ ep@@ s to under@@ go the new bir@@ th .
On one occasi@@ on , the situation became so bad that the children had to ru@@ n to the neigh@@ b@@ ors for help .
Un@@ der@@ standing Paul’s leg@@ al hist@@ ory , the char@@ ges against him , his de@@ f@@ en@@ se , and something about Rom@@ an p@@ en@@ al pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re thro@@ ws light on these chap@@ ters .
Pro@@ of of ang@@ eli@@ c help has often been rel@@ ated in Bible liter@@ ature publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
When things go wrong , how may we imitate Jehovah ?
“ As a result , four of my fi@@ ve sisters and I en@@ tered the full - time ministry .
That ang@@ el reas@@ sur@@ ed H@@ ag@@ ar , st@@ ating : “ Jehovah has heard your a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction . ”
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying what the Bible says can help s@@ inc@@ ere ones to change
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , David and Na@@ than were good friends , for David nam@@ ed one of his sons Na@@ than .
B@@ ad associ@@ ations result in disa@@ ster .
L@@ ik@@ ely , each apostle was we@@ aring one under@@ gar@@ ment .
Jehovah’s Ser@@ v@@ ant in T@@ im@@ es P@@ ast
However , if Adam and E@@ ve cho@@ se to go their in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent way , ap@@ ar@@ t from God , then he would no longer su@@ sta@@ in them in per@@ fe@@ ction .
Those tr@@ ying to sa@@ ve the tra@@ pp@@ ed min@@ ers low@@ ered a res@@ cu@@ e ca@@ ge down to them , but each of the tra@@ pp@@ ed men had to get into that ca@@ ge .
Be@@ fore making your vis@@ it , consider the circumstances of your fellow beli@@ ever Si@@ mil@@ arly , before vis@@ iting a fellow beli@@ ever who may be ti@@ red or disc@@ oura@@ ged , take time to think about his circumstances .
But what made this conven@@ tion , attend@@ ed by only about 1@@ 50 people , so no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy ?
David ho@@ ped to es@@ cap@@ e the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of his sin by sen@@ ding U@@ ri@@ ah to his death
; F@@ ori@@ er , S .
What could be one reason why some elders may find it hard to set asi@@ de time for tra@@ ining ?
As st@@ ars go , the su@@ n is only medi@@ u@@ m si@@ zed .
In G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a , the Kingdom - preaching work began in the heart of the country in the early 19@@ 50 ’ s and did not re@@ ach the cap@@ it@@ al , Con@@ ak@@ ry , until the early 19@@ 60 ’ s .
P@@ ur@@ su@@ ing God’s purpose mer@@ its our whole - sou@@ led effort .
His righteousness is standing forever . ” ​ — P@@ S .
Like Paul , we have learned “ the se@@ cre@@ t ” by rel@@ ying fully on Jehovah while serving H@@ im here in Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r .
Revelation 7 : 9 off@@ ers what pro@@ spe@@ ct , and to whom ?
What is the meaning of the word “ law ” as used at Romans 8 : 2 ?
At that , the people rep@@ lied : “ It is un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble , on our part , to leave Jehovah so as to serve other go@@ ds . ”
D@@ oub@@ t@@ less , Davi@@ d’s indi@@ gn@@ ation quic@@ k@@ ly gave way to pro@@ found sh@@ ame and deep s@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
In time , my scho@@ ol@@ teach@@ ers and fellow stud@@ ents began ur@@ g@@ ing me to pur@@ sue a lu@@ cr@@ ative care@@ er .
“ I pre@@ f@@ er it when my husband do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t try to fi@@ x my problems right away , ” says K@@ ar@@ a , who has been married for 26 years .
20 , 21 . ( a ) Why may we find joy in medit@@ ating on “ things un@@ seen ” ?
Jehovah used Jesus as his Word , or S@@ po@@ k@@ es@@ man . ​ — John 1 : 1 - 3 .
Because of the ba@@ n , we had to be care@@ ful ​ — and cre@@ ative — ​ when deli@@ ver@@ ing liter@@ ature .
To what did Paul lik@@ en such godly qualities as long - suffering , and what counsel did he give to C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ an Christians ?
Many believe that succ@@ ess invol@@ ves the at@@ tain@@ ment of we@@ al@@ th , fav@@ or , or prom@@ in@@ ence .
I r@@ ene@@ wed my cont@@ act with the T@@ hi@@ on@@ v@@ il@@ le C@@ ongreg@@ ation .
S@@ ur@@ ely we are more determined than ever to stay close to the Israel of God and to ch@@ er@@ ish our privilege of refle@@ cting Jehovah’s light !
H@@ um@@ ility is requi@@ red of all true worshipp@@ ers and br@@ ings great re@@ war@@ ds .
This trans@@ form@@ ation was beau@@ ti@@ fully fore@@ told in a Bible prophecy .
F@@ in@@ ally , the local cur@@ r@@ enc@@ y became valu@@ eless .
5 : 23 , 24 ; 18 : 15 - 17 .
The Bible indic@@ ates that Christian baptism requi@@ res complete im@@ mer@@ sion in water .
On the other hand , the true God can read hearts and for@@ give sin@@ s if he se@@ es a bas@@ is for doing so .
My wife , V@@ an@@ ess@@ a , is a real support to me
Today , Jehovah lik@@ e@@ wise se@@ es the hear@@ t@@ bre@@ ak of many in@@ no@@ c@@ ent mat@@ es and children who have been de@@ va@@ stated by sel@@ f@@ ish and im@@ moral hus@@ ban@@ ds and fa@@ thers or even wi@@ ves and mo@@ thers .
“ You are not in dar@@ k@@ ness , ” wrote Paul , “ so that that day should over@@ take you as it would th@@ i@@ ev@@ es , for you are all sons of light and sons of day . ”
( Read Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 6 , 7 . )
Be@@ ar in mind that des@@ pite our best efforts , div@@ or@@ ced fellow believers may from time to time be b@@ es@@ et by l@@ on@@ el@@ iness .
E@@ mp@@ ow@@ ered to F@@ i@@ ght T@@ emp@@ tation
How have you benef@@ ited from a study of Ho@@ se@@ a chap@@ ters 1 through 5 ?
A consider@@ able number had also set@@ t@@ led in ne@@ ar@@ by Li@@ b@@ ya , in the city of C@@ y@@ r@@ ene and vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity .
In contr@@ ast , consider the situation in Israel some 7@@ 00 years later .
As a result , many who are dis@@ il@@ lu@@ si@@ oned or dis@@ gu@@ sted with false religion are tur@@ ning to true worship .
Jehovah is ‘ ro@@ c@@ king all the nations ’ by means of the worl@@ d@@ wide preaching of the Kingdom message .
What Jesus taught and did was in har@@ mony with God’s Word , thus the expres@@ sion “ heal@@ th@@ ful words ” can also by ex@@ ten@@ sion ref@@ er to all Bible teachings .
In chap@@ ter 10 , when discus@@ sing the wicked angels who came to earth and fa@@ ther@@ ed children , the child is asked , “ What do you know about se@@ x rel@@ ations ? ”
How , though , does reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess rel@@ ate to tra@@ ining our children ?
( b ) Jehovah ?
This little ani@@ ma@@ l lives in ro@@ ck@@ y are@@ as .
P@@ la@@ y@@ ers be@@ t on the o@@ d@@ d or even number of pe@@ b@@ bl@@ es or k@@ nu@@ ck@@ le@@ b@@ ones held in the other pla@@ y@@ er@@ ’s hand .
Mo@@ re@@ over , when we look at challeng@@ ing situ@@ ations from Jehovah God’s stan@@ d@@ point , we are able to put even da@@ un@@ ting problems in prop@@ er per@@ spe@@ ctive .
Who har@@ v@@ ested ba@@ r@@ le@@ y offered on N@@ is@@ an 16 ?
What el@@ se can prom@@ o@@ te pe@@ ace@@ ful rel@@ ations ?
Indeed , last year over 5@@ 14@@ ,000 attend@@ ed the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al in this country , which has a po@@ pul@@ ation of fe@@ wer than 11 milli@@ on .
Se@@ cond , we must reve@@ al what is in our own heart .
When the brother explained the reason for his vis@@ it , she began to c@@ ry .
The T@@ ri@@ al Be@@ g@@ ins
• How could the Israelites demonstr@@ ate that they lived up to their dedic@@ ation ?
Because he was not satis@@ fied with his ro@@ le in Jehovah’s heavenly arrang@@ ement .
Eli@@ h@@ u , ap@@ par@@ ently a dist@@ ant relati@@ ve of Abraham , was in@@ str@@ um@@ ent@@ al in help@@ ing Job to get a bal@@ an@@ ced view of his relationship with God .
The Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law con@@ tain@@ s pro@@ v@@ isions to prote@@ ct the po@@ or .
The man went on : “ We can help you if you ag@@ ree to work for us . ”
Con@@ cer@@ ning T@@ er@@ es@@ a@@ ’s decision to qu@@ it ac@@ ting , one of her form@@ er associ@@ ates was qu@@ o@@ ted as saying : “ I was hear@@ t@@ bro@@ ken because I h@@ ated to see her thro@@ w away what I thought she had .
Why Consider the E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence ?
W@@ ell , we cannot pro@@ per@@ ly teach others if we have not first taught ourselves .
Do you have someone who might be called an instru@@ ct@@ or , a men@@ t@@ or , who influ@@ ences you “ to sear@@ ch for God ” ?
By then , only our you@@ ng@@ est son , V@@ it@@ al@@ y , rema@@ ined at home .
The Bible , however , teach@@ es that we are respon@@ sible for our actions .
God is thus at the cen@@ ter of the lives of the rul@@ ers and the sub@@ je@@ cts of the Kingdom .
M@@ ake Jehovah’s R@@ em@@ in@@ ders the Ex@@ ul@@ tation of Your H@@ ear@@ t
The Bible says : “ May people know that you , who@@ se name is Jehovah , you al@@ one are the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh over all the earth . ”
It is more preci@@ ous than cor@@ als , and all other deli@@ gh@@ ts of your@@ s cannot be made e@@ qu@@ al to it . ” ​ — Proverbs 3 : 13 - 15 .
M@@ em@@ ori@@ es of G@@ ro@@ wing U@@ p
“ I know that the only hope for sol@@ ving all our problems is God’s Kingdom , ” she says .
But how can we benefit from his re@@ adi@@ ness to act in our be@@ half ?
In this reg@@ ard , there is a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant point for refle@@ ction .
Paul put it this way : “ Ke@@ ep from be@@ coming ca@@ uses for stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing to Jews as well as Gre@@ ek@@ s and to the congregation of God , even as I am pleas@@ ing all people in all things , not see@@ king my own advan@@ ta@@ ge but that of the many , in order that they might get sa@@ ved . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
. . to mission@@ ary work in Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r , 19@@ 6@@ 2
Re@@ c@@ ently , an el@@ der asked him why he wa@@ ited so long before ap@@ pl@@ ying for re@@ inst@@ at@@ ement .
For a th@@ ous@@ and years are in your eyes but as y@@ es@@ ter@@ day when it is past , and as a w@@ atch during the night . ” ​ — Psalm 9@@ 0 : 3 , 4 .
Rather , we will do everything in our power “ to be@@ ar thor@@ ough witness to the good news . ”
But Jesus comm@@ ended the you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers , saying to their cr@@ iti@@ c@@ s : “ Di@@ d you never read this , ‘ O@@ u@@ t of the m@@ ou@@ th of ba@@ bes and su@@ ck@@ l@@ ings you have fur@@ ni@@ shed praise ’ ? ” ​ — Matthew 21 : 15 , 16 .
We had just fin@@ i@@ shed di@@ gg@@ ing through sever@@ al fe@@ et of f@@ ro@@ z@@ en gr@@ ound to provide water service to a new house .
Jesus refer@@ red to the true God as “ my Father who is in heaven . ”
No@@ tice that the N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m were called “ mi@@ gh@@ ty ones ” and “ men of f@@ ame . ”
Q@@ u@@ ality and exc@@ el@@ l@@ ence in the work@@ place have always been pra@@ ised .
The wh@@ ite hor@@ se is an appro@@ pri@@ ate sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l for war@@ f@@ are ju@@ st@@ ly car@@ ri@@ ed out by God’s Son , for the Scriptures often use the col@@ or wh@@ ite to sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze righteousness . ​ — Revelation 3 : 4 ; 7 : 9 , 13 , 14 .
Such de@@ pi@@ ctions show that al@@ though the lo@@ c@@ ation of the origin@@ al Par@@ adise was un@@ known , mem@@ ori@@ es of it evid@@ ently rema@@ ined as at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive as ever .
But because we are living in “ the last days , ” many people are sel@@ f@@ ish and have little “ n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction ” for one another .
; Par@@ o@@ t@@ te , S .
For example , she d@@ ro@@ ve C@@ ar@@ ol wh@@ er@@ ever she needed to go , helped her with necess@@ ary sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing , and did many other things for her .
He wrote under inspi@@ r@@ ation : “ If in this life only we have ho@@ ped in Christ , we are to be p@@ iti@@ ed more than anyone .
Does he remember them ?
S@@ ONG@@ S : 6 , 24
The s@@ word used by Rom@@ an inf@@ an@@ tr@@ y@@ men at the time Paul wrote his letter was about 20 in@@ ches ( 50 c@@ m ) long and was desi@@ gn@@ ed for hand - to - hand com@@ ba@@ t .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , it was appro@@ pri@@ ate for Jesus ’ half brother James to dec@@ l@@ are : “ We pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ce happy those who have end@@ ur@@ ed . ”
Hence , how wise it is to accept the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel and avoid the self - serving li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le that is so pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent in Satan’s world ! ​ — 1 John 2 : 16 .
But we left the matter in Jehovah’s hands and accepted the assignment .
As a result , ch@@ urch tra@@ dition and op@@ in@@ i@@ ons of later author@@ ities were sub@@ s@@ titu@@ ted for the Go@@ sp@@ els .
This princi@@ ple app@@ lies even within the marriage arrang@@ ement .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the pat@@ ter@@ n of Jesus , how do Christians h@@ and@@ le op@@ position and persecu@@ tion ?
So Jehovah wants hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves to stay together .
After lea@@ ving the home of Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us , Peter went to Jerusalem .
E@@ ach year , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of such women fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly preach the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s life - sa@@ ving message in lands where “ the order of the king ” for@@ bi@@ ds it , thus ris@@ king their fre@@ e@@ dom or even their life .
The brothers so@@ ld pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons and brought the money to the apostles to ass@@ ist those who were in need .
Saul later explained : “ All those who dep@@ end upon works of law are under a cur@@ se ; for it is written : ‘ C@@ ur@@ sed is every one that does not continue in all the things written in the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l of the Law in order to do them . ’
Like Joseph , David did not allow himself to be con@@ sum@@ ed by res@@ ent@@ ment . ​ — 1 Samuel 24 : 3 - 6 ; 26 : 7 - 13 ; 2 Samuel 1 : 17 - 27 .
After days of sear@@ ch@@ ing , we found another place , but we told no one and continued invit@@ ing ever@@ yone to the origin@@ al lo@@ c@@ ation .
Di@@ d Jesus reve@@ al everything that he knew about his Father ?
You have sa@@ y@@ ings of everlasting life ; and we have believ@@ ed and come to know that you are the Ho@@ ly One of God . ”
M@@ en have kil@@ led for go@@ ld .
What do we know about its shi@@ ps ?
He rec@@ alls : “ It was the Bible that con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed me that Jehovah is the true God . ”
J@@ U@@ L@@ Y 21 - 23
( b ) What ris@@ k does a married cou@@ ple take if they allow themselves to be se@@ par@@ ated for long peri@@ o@@ ds of time ?
A W@@ ar@@ ning Ex@@ am@@ ple
S@@ ur@@ ely we are not to be cre@@ di@@ ted for arrang@@ ing all these as@@ pe@@ cts of our pl@@ an@@ et .
Still , if they are serving God with their whole ‘ heart , soul , and mind , ’ Jehovah is pleas@@ ed with them .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jesus said : “ H@@ app@@ y are the mil@@ d - temp@@ ered ones , since they will in@@ her@@ it the earth . ”
60 : 4 , 8 , 13 ; Acts 17 : 24 ; He@@ b .
If the a@@ ir became con@@ tam@@ in@@ ated , the bir@@ ds would show sign@@ s of dist@@ ress , even f@@ all@@ ing off their per@@ ch .
“ The wr@@ ath of God is coming ” upon all who un@@ rep@@ ent@@ an@@ tly eng@@ age in such practic@@ es as for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , ob@@ sc@@ ene j@@ es@@ ting , and “ un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness of every s@@ ort , ” which would en@@ com@@ pas@@ s the pers@@ ist@@ ent vie@@ wing of por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y . ​ — E@@ ph .
He did not want to take the first st@@ ep toward be@@ coming “ un@@ ev@@ en@@ ly yo@@ ked ” with an un@@ beli@@ ever .
They will often say , ‘ If there is anything I can do , let me know . ’
For example , he den@@ i@@ ed Christ three times in fr@@ on@@ t of people who acc@@ used him of being a follow@@ er of the con@@ dem@@ ned Jesus of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th .
On one such occasi@@ on , someone was kil@@ led , and Ri@@ ch@@ ard al@@ most ended up in pris@@ on .
In the new world of God’s making , many who once lived in H@@ ar@@ an ​ — including Abraham , S@@ ar@@ ah , and Lo@@ t — ​ will be resur@@ rec@@ ted .
Ad@@ ds A@@ m@@ eli@@ a : “ We thought we could stay for one year only , but we have been here for se@@ ven years now , and we@@ ’@@ re not thinking of lea@@ ving !
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the dem@@ and for the S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember Bible was st@@ ag@@ g@@ ering .
What Jesus W@@ as Like as a Per@@ son
The dist@@ ribu@@ t@@ or rel@@ u@@ ct@@ an@@ tly re@@ turned the Da@@ w@@ ns .
In a similar way , Christians in the first century did not associ@@ ate with people who did not love Jehovah .
A bri@@ ef letter st@@ ating that such is an ou@@ tri@@ ght gift should accom@@ pan@@ y these contribu@@ tions .
He would be a se@@ cre@@ t disci@@ ple no more .
A@@ n et@@ er@@ n@@ al and bl@@ is@@ s@@ ful future a@@ wa@@ its S@@ ar@@ ah ​ — and all who imitate her faith . ​ — John 5 : 28 , 29 .
The Ch@@ urch E@@ m@@ br@@ ac@@ es the St@@ ate
But that has not st@@ op@@ ped me .
And he as@@ ks the str@@ ong@@ er ones ( perhaps those who@@ se conscience al@@ lo@@ ws them to e@@ at certain fo@@ o@@ ds that had been for@@ bi@@ d@@ den under the Law or to per@@ form se@@ cul@@ ar work on the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h ) : “ Why do you also look down on your brother ? ”
He became a medi@@ cal do@@ ct@@ or in a to@@ wn in nor@@ ther@@ n Al@@ as@@ ka , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , where his physical appe@@ ar@@ ance was similar to that of many of his pati@@ ents .
And because my spe@@ e@@ ch is difficult to understand , it is reas@@ sur@@ ing to know that Jehovah under@@ stan@@ ds everything , whether I say it s@@ il@@ ently in my mind or with stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing spe@@ e@@ ch . ​ — P@@ s .
Some publi@@ sh@@ ers made no no@@ tes and thus fa@@ iled to make all their return vis@@ its .
H@@ E I@@ S not the way I pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed he would be .
No@@ thing el@@ se wor@@ ries us . ”
Fa@@ ina was suffering from de@@ pres@@ sion .
So how do teach@@ ers cre@@ ate the right con@@ di@@ tions for tra@@ ining others ?
O@@ ver@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed , I pray@@ ed : “ Jehovah , I do not feel that I am able to do it .
On the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st in the year 33 C.E . , about 1@@ 20 disciples of Jesus were ga@@ ther@@ ed in a home in Jerusalem .
A few months later , we were pleas@@ ed to hear that as of S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 1 , 19@@ 6@@ 1 , Al@@ as@@ ka would have its own branch of@@ fice .
C@@ learly , such “ wicked spirit for@@ ces ” refle@@ ct the pit@@ il@@ ess person@@ ality of their c@@ ru@@ el comman@@ der in c@@ hi@@ ef , Satan the Devil . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 12 .
It de@@ pi@@ cts a long s@@ l@@ end@@ er ship with the st@@ er@@ n cur@@ ving up@@ ward and in@@ ward , similar to a P@@ ho@@ en@@ i@@ ci@@ an war@@ ship .
When we vis@@ ited another group , all of us he@@ ad@@ ed for a neigh@@ bor@@ ing v@@ il@@ la@@ ge about ei@@ ght o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck in the mor@@ ning .
The first language , then , en@@ ab@@ led humans to commun@@ ic@@ ate fully and to expres@@ s themselves cre@@ ati@@ vely .
We have good reason for such trust .
Thus , the Ger@@ man pro@@ ver@@ b is proved true : Rev@@ enge does not long remain un@@ re@@ v@@ eng@@ ed .
Jo@@ shua and E@@ s@@ ther’s father , Samuel , rel@@ ates : “ My wife and I ob@@ served our children to see in which language they th@@ ri@@ ved spiritually , and we pray@@ ed for wisdom .
When the A@@ mal@@ ek@@ ites la@@ un@@ ched an un@@ pro@@ vo@@ ked att@@ ack on the Israelites , God f@@ ought for his people and prote@@ cted them .
E@@ ven@@ tually , though , he went to N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h and war@@ ned the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the imp@@ en@@ ding do@@ om .
Now there are 4@@ 4 congregations and 25 grou@@ ps of Jehovah’s Witnesses there .
Al@@ er@@ t@@ ness Le@@ a@@ ds to F@@ ine R@@ es@@ ul@@ ts 32
The inspired Go@@ sp@@ els teach that Jesus did die as a sacrifice for sin@@ s of the world .
When reading the Bible or a Bible - based public@@ ation , be sure to take time to refle@@ ct on such questions as these : ‘ What does this teach me about Jehovah ?
Ex@@ am@@ ple : King A@@ sa pray@@ ed when fac@@ ing an over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing fo@@ e . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 14 : 11 .
( b ) What me@@ a@@ sures did Ne@@ h@@ emiah take ?
“ A@@ T I@@ T@@ S wor@@ st , this has been Satan’s century .
Rather , it re@@ pres@@ ents God’s thinking on moral matters .
“ I found my@@ self stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to remain cha@@ st@@ e , ” she ad@@ m@@ its , “ because it is f@@ l@@ at@@ ter@@ ing when someone of the op@@ pos@@ ite se@@ x takes no@@ tice of you . ”
It may have been lo@@ c@@ ated within the b@@ oun@@ ds of the city .
‘ Com@@ ely F@@ e@@ et U@@ p@@ on the M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s ’
S@@ ever@@ al of her scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es accepted her offer to study the Bible with them .
F@@ i@@ f@@ te@@ en cen@@ tu@@ ries later , Jesus Christ heal@@ ed a bl@@ ind beg@@ g@@ ar near the re@@ buil@@ t city of Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o .
Re@@ call this inspired pro@@ ver@@ b : “ The one wal@@ king with the wise will become wise , but the one who has deal@@ ings with the stu@@ pi@@ d will f@@ are ba@@ dly . ” On the one hand , we may be tr@@ ying to help inter@@ ested ones into the truth .
A g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on is de@@ f@@ ined as “ one given ha@@ bitu@@ ally to gre@@ e@@ dy and v@@ or@@ ac@@ i@@ ous e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king . ”
We should also want to gro@@ w in faith , to live by God’s bene@@ fi@@ cial standards , and to be “ ze@@ al@@ ous for fine works . ” ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 13 , 14 ; John 17 : 3 .
Th@@ ink of Jesus Christ .
Th@@ ough still imper@@ fect , we have will@@ ingly come under the authority of Jehovah and Jesus .
We can be sure that Jesus se@@ es our pain and “ will deli@@ ver the po@@ or one cr@@ ying for help , also the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted one and who@@ ever has no help@@ er . ”
( See the bo@@ x “ S@@ ame L@@ and@@ s@@ cap@@ e , Di@@ ffer@@ ent V@@ i@@ e@@ ws . ” )
Indeed , there is no reason why true worshipp@@ ers would want to a@@ ver@@ t it .
Let us , then , refle@@ ct on Proverbs 10 : 1 - 14 .
W@@ rit@@ ing in Eng@@ l@@ an@@ d’s F@@ in@@ an@@ cial T@@ im@@ es , M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el Pro@@ w@@ se stated : “ No ani@@ ma@@ l would or could act in so ba@@ r@@ ba@@ r@@ ous a fa@@ shi@@ on . ”
His baptism sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed the pres@@ en@@ ting of himself to do God’s will . ​ — He@@ b .
How did the k@@ ings of T@@ y@@ re prove to be tra@@ it@@ ors ? In contr@@ ast with the ha@@ ugh@@ ty rul@@ ers of Egy@@ pt , As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a , and Babyl@@ on , the king of T@@ y@@ re at one time proved help@@ ful to God’s people .
W@@ a@@ it for God . ”
He demonstr@@ ated his ability to control d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous st@@ or@@ ms and to satis@@ fy the needs of large crow@@ ds for food .
No te@@ x@@ t@@ boo@@ ks , bl@@ ac@@ k@@ bo@@ ard , or des@@ ks were a@@ vail@@ able .
C@@ ould a t@@ ent offer similar prote@@ ction against th@@ i@@ ev@@ es ?
Christian elders do well to follow this ad@@ vice in car@@ ing for their shepher@@ ding du@@ ties .
Di@@ d you not feel a sense of fulfill@@ ment in help@@ ing to b@@ righ@@ ten someone el@@ se@@ ’s day ?
After these ga@@ ther@@ ings conclu@@ de , many l@@ ing@@ er , w@@ an@@ ting to continue the who@@ les@@ ome associ@@ ation and re@@ view the fine spiritual food provided .
A person who le@@ ts su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ on af@@ fect his decisions and da@@ ily r@@ out@@ ine is allow@@ ing himself to be d@@ om@@ in@@ ated by something he does not really understand .
Many Ba@@ al worshipp@@ ers may have b@@ low@@ n a k@@ is@@ s or bo@@ wed down to an i@@ do@@ l of their go@@ d .
Ex@@ pla@@ ining what mo@@ tiv@@ ates him , H@@ ar@@ ry , now 8@@ 7 years of age , says , “ I@@ ’@@ d like to use my rema@@ ining years wis@@ ely and be as u@@ se@@ ful as possible in Jehovah’s service . ”
Why is the preaching of the good news the most important work today ?
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : She has good days and bad days .
What It Me@@ ans to Be Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful
The sacri@@ fi@@ cial death of our Lord Jesus Christ was made at en@@ or@@ m@@ ous co@@ st both to him and to his Father , Jehovah .
He will p@@ our out on you his rich blessings .
Lo@@ ving - K@@ in@@ dness From a Da@@ ugh@@ ter - in - Law
Hence , the a@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l go@@ sp@@ els ended up being consider@@ ed d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous not only to read but even to own .
I offered a s@@ il@@ ent prayer and went with the gu@@ ard .
Why did Jehovah not ign@@ ore or destro@@ y Satan ?
P@@ ic@@ ture the sc@@ ene : Ch@@ ar@@ g@@ ing for@@ ward “ from between two m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s . . . of cop@@ per ” come four ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts , likely f@@ it@@ ted for bat@@ tle .
How did they stay faithful to Jehovah ?
Jesus was ever al@@ er@@ t in his work , w@@ atch@@ ing for opportun@@ ities to share the good news .
N@@ ic@@ ho@@ l@@ as of C@@ us@@ a was also known as N@@ ik@@ ol@@ a@@ us C@@ r@@ y@@ f@@ ts ( K@@ re@@ bs ) , N@@ ic@@ ol@@ a@@ us C@@ us@@ an@@ us , and N@@ ik@@ ol@@ a@@ us v@@ on Ku@@ es .
On the contr@@ ary , at times we must refu@@ se to sub@@ mit to the will of others even if they have positi@@ ons of authority .
F@@ am@@ ily ga@@ ther@@ ings can do much to un@@ ite family members , especially if they no longer live in the same house .
Because of her ac@@ ts of faith and courage , she and her hous@@ eho@@ ld were s@@ pared when the city of Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o f@@ ell to the Israelites .
Why did Jesus turn down one man@@ ’s re@@ qu@@ est ?
What a privilege it is to be among “ God’s fellow work@@ ers ” ! ​ — 1 Corinthians 3 : 6 , 9 .
When the Kingdom message be@@ ars fru@@ it , it pro@@ du@@ ces fine conduct that br@@ ings praise and honor to Jehovah .
While Noah may not have gr@@ as@@ ped the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of the prophecy recorded at Genesis 3 : 15 , he no doubt saw in it the hope of deli@@ ver@@ ance .
When he re@@ ached his l@@ ate te@@ ens , though , the son re@@ bel@@ led and left home .
You do not want to be car@@ ri@@ ed hi@@ ther and th@@ i@@ ther by the spirit of Satan’s world .
“ When I first ga@@ zed at my new@@ born daugh@@ ter , it was a wonderful feel@@ ing , ” says a mother nam@@ ed A@@ le@@ ah .
Then be true to your com@@ mit@@ ments and to what you have promised .
In what ways did Jehovah ano@@ in@@ t Jesus more than his “ compan@@ i@@ ons ” ?
Jesus st@@ ressed neu@@ tr@@ ality when he said of his disciples : “ They are no part of the world , just as I am no part of the world . ”
If the Israelites had been obedi@@ ent , what would have been the result ?
O@@ thers have even att@@ ac@@ ked his name it@@ self , re@@ mo@@ ving the name Jehovah from Bible transl@@ ations and for@@ bi@@ d@@ ding the use of it .
There is an ur@@ g@@ ent need for encourag@@ ement , and that is ex@@ ac@@ tly what the Bible book of Fir@@ st Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les provi@@ des .
For example , what principles might we dis@@ cer@@ n in the arrang@@ ement of c@@ ities of refu@@ ge ?
Still , if it happened in Moses ’ day and in the time of the early Christian congregation , it can also ha@@ p@@ pen today .
A@@ no@@ inted Christians knew that Jesus ’ great com@@ mis@@ sion still app@@ lied .
On S@@ atur@@ day , S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 10 , 200@@ 5 , an inter@@ n@@ ational group of 6@@ ,@@ 8@@ 5@@ 9 people attend@@ ed the gra@@ du@@ ation of the 1@@ 19@@ th class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad .
Li@@ am wanted to be baptized , but someone asked if he was too young .
In what ways do those in spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness show that they are dis@@ ori@@ ented ?
The Bible account shows that many mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r@@ ers were kil@@ led by ser@@ p@@ ents .
My parents allow@@ ed her to take me to meetings .
The Creator , though , inst@@ il@@ led in humans a desire to live forever .
F@@ in@@ ally , all 2@@ 7@@ 6 pers@@ ons were shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ ked on an is@@ land that the Greek text of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures n@@ ames Me@@ ·@@ li@@ ʹ@@ te . ​ — Acts 27 : 1 – 28 : 1 .
It was hard at times to hear them say that they did not ag@@ ree with a Bible teaching .
Con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that she had found the truth , she im@@ medi@@ ately left her ch@@ urch to associ@@ ate with the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then known .
( Mo@@ ff@@ at@@ t ) De@@ ath , therefore , is a st@@ ate of n@@ on@@ ex@@ ist@@ ence .
• How may we v@@ ary our ‘ fi@@ shing me@@ th@@ od , ’ and why should we do so ?
David gave Solomon the temple pl@@ ans and who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly supp@@ or@@ ted true worship
And many young pione@@ ers learn another language or tra@@ v@@ el to another place to preach the good news .
L@@ ac@@ king acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of what God wanted them to do , their ze@@ al ​ — and faith — ​ were really in va@@ in . ​ — Matthew 7 : 21 - 23 .
However , some time ag@@ o , a group of people travel@@ ed from sever@@ al out@@ l@@ ying par@@ ts of Tu@@ va to K@@ y@@ z@@ y@@ l , its cap@@ it@@ al , to atten@@ d a s@@ em@@ in@@ ar .
Yet , nothing had really chang@@ ed .
Jehovah himself set the stan@@ d@@ ard for marriage in his Word , the Bible , which says : “ A man will leave his father and his mother and he must s@@ tic@@ k to his wife and they must become one flesh . ”
“ De@@ ath will be no more . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , with courage , pati@@ ence , and a@@ bo@@ ve all , Jehovah’s help , I have man@@ ag@@ ed to pul@@ l through and hold f@@ ast to the truth . ”
( Read Romans 16 : 17 . )
Jehovah’s Witnesses in your commun@@ ity will be happy to ass@@ ist you to benefit from the loving help of God’s mi@@ gh@@ ty angels .
Ma@@ y@@ be that is why M@@ eli@@ to called Christi@@ an@@ ity “ our ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y . ”
As we go about our preaching assignment , may others become imp@@ ressed not only with what we teach from the Bible but also with our g@@ low@@ ing con@@ vi@@ ction .
God’s Word ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es : “ De@@ ad@@ en , therefore , your body members that are upon the earth as res@@ pe@@ cts for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , se@@ x@@ u@@ al ap@@ pet@@ ite , h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful desire , and co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness , which is i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry . On account of those things the wr@@ ath of God is coming . ”
Revelation 14 : 1 , 4 says : “ I saw , and look ! the L@@ am@@ b [ the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus Christ ] standing on [ the heavenly ] M@@ ount Z@@ ion , and with him 14@@ 4@@ ,000 who have his name and the name of his Father written on their fore@@ he@@ a@@ ds . . . .
Sh@@ ould we not have Jehovah’s view ?
Such un@@ ity is based on love , the “ perfect b@@ ond of uni@@ on . ”
His rest@@ ored people would have di@@ gn@@ ity “ like that of the o@@ live t@@ ree , ” and they would walk in God’s ways .
If he stu@@ m@@ bl@@ es others , he could ‘ ru@@ in his brother for who@@ se s@@ ake Christ died ’ and be sin@@ ning against Christ .
Si@@ x@@ te@@ en years later , she said : “ My di@@ se@@ ase is still inc@@ u@@ ra@@ ble and may very well remain so until God’s new system of things makes all things new . ”
So we put more effort into tre@@ ating all the children the same .
He who fa@@ il@@ s to be “ in sub@@ je@@ ction to the su@@ peri@@ or author@@ ities ” cannot ex@@ pect to have God’s ba@@ c@@ king .
In what ways can Christians “ keep on th@@ ri@@ ving during gra@@ y - he@@ a@@ de@@ dness ” ?
I told her that Jehovah’s Witnesses could show her the truth from the Bible .
John M@@ il@@ t@@ on , 9 / 15
This ter@@ m is gener@@ ally thought to re@@ present a pa@@ use for s@@ il@@ ent medit@@ ation , ei@@ ther in the sing@@ ing al@@ one or in the sing@@ ing and in@@ str@@ um@@ ent@@ al mu@@ si@@ c .
Although she did not live long en@@ ough to be baptized , I am sure that she had deci@@ ded to serve Jehovah .
F@@ R@@ O@@ M an early age , R@@ ob@@ er@@ t exc@@ el@@ led in school .
What con@@ v@@ inc@@ es you that the Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite and the shepher@@ d had special feelings for each other ?
Does it really make sense to you that life got here simply by ch@@ ance , or bl@@ ind for@@ ce ?
Re@@ tur@@ ning em@@ i@@ gr@@ ants as well as those who dec@@ l@@ ine opportun@@ ities to leave their family to go ab@@ ro@@ ad often face the anger , s@@ cor@@ n , and disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment of relati@@ ves who may have loo@@ ked to them as bre@@ ad@@ w@@ in@@ n@@ ers .
13 : 11 - 13 ​ — How does the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast with two hor@@ ns act like a dra@@ g@@ on and make fi@@ re come down out of heaven ?
A sa@@ fe ha@@ ven in which to gro@@ w , learn , and share ide@@ as ?
The Greek word rend@@ ered “ S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in ” liter@@ ally means a “ s@@ it@@ ting down with . ”
L@@ AN@@ G@@ U@@ A@@ G@@ E en@@ ab@@ les humans to read , wr@@ ite , speak , understand the spo@@ ken word , pray , and sing pra@@ ises to Jehovah .
Th@@ an@@ ks to her support , I began to feel more secu@@ re . ”
The hist@@ ory of early Christi@@ an@@ ity , as recorded in the Bible book of Acts , shows bey@@ ond a doubt that Christ used the authority given him to lead the new@@ ly form@@ ed congregation .
In@@ f@@ lu@@ ence on F@@ el@@ low Wor@@ shi@@ pp@@ ers
This pro@@ ver@@ b is saying that knowledge comes eas@@ y to a person who has this ability .
What con@@ di@@ tions will ex@@ ist in the new world ?
What should be the so@@ li@@ d bas@@ is of Christian truth for a follow@@ er of Jesus Christ ?
Jehovah char@@ ges a family head with the day - to - day “ lo@@ ad ” of supp@@ or@@ ting the family .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out question , Satan the Devil is pro@@ per@@ ly called “ the rul@@ er of the world ” and “ the go@@ d of this system of things . ”
Jerusalem was to become “ like a boo@@ th in a v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard ”
And how can you be yi@@ el@@ ding in your marriage ?
The following year , we had to return to Cana@@ da for fin@@ an@@ cial reas@@ ons .
You too can find out what proved to be so inter@@ es@@ ting at the cap@@ tain@@ ’s table .
But if not , let it become known to you , O king , that your go@@ ds are not the ones we are serving , and the i@@ ma@@ ge of go@@ ld that you have set up we will not worship . ” ​ — Daniel 3 : 17 , 18 .
So we do not take even the first st@@ ep down a p@@ ath that could lead to ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y .
C@@ ou@@ pl@@ ed with kin@@ dly de@@ e@@ ds , it can help to w@@ in over to Jehovah those who are not fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly dis@@ posed .
D@@ R@@ A@@ W@@ N B@@ Y G@@ O@@ D
Daniel and his three compan@@ i@@ ons provide a fine example of how to bal@@ ance sub@@ mis@@ sion to human govern@@ ments with sub@@ mis@@ sion to divine authority .
So be fir@@ m in your determin@@ ation to study the inspired Scriptures , and apply in your life what you learn from them .
What three divine requi@@ re@@ ments are set out at Mi@@ ca@@ h 6 : 8 ?
The people wanted to make Jesus king , but he said that he would “ give his soul a ransom in ex@@ change for many . ”
How did Jehovah use his spirit to prote@@ ct individuals in the l@@ ine of des@@ c@@ ent le@@ ading up to the Se@@ ed ?
What place should rec@@ re@@ ation have in our life ?
P@@ ra@@ y regul@@ arly to your loving heavenly Father for help to res@@ ist temp@@ tation to eng@@ age in sin .
What , then , should mo@@ tiv@@ ate them to make the decision to get baptized ?
Their father was an al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic , and he left the family when R@@ y@@ an was four .
As a result , “ they l@@ ac@@ ked nothing . ”
Jehovah V@@ alu@@ es Your O@@ be@@ di@@ ence , 6 / 15
“ I cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t live with allow@@ ing fellow Christians to believe I was something that I was not . ” ​ — D@@ AN@@ I@@ E@@ L
The Bible is , of course , our pri@@ m@@ ary to@@ ol in the ministry .
What C@@ ould M@@ ake U@@ s F@@ or@@ get ?
F@@ in@@ ding time for it in this day and age may be a chall@@ enge .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , we fear God because we recogn@@ ize his a@@ w@@ es@@ ome power , in com@@ par@@ is@@ on with which the might of all the nations is in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant .
He has at his dis@@ pos@@ al a we@@ ap@@ on so effe@@ ctive that it has sub@@ du@@ ed the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of mankind .
Per@@ haps they have been influ@@ enced by the me@@ dia , which often por@@ tra@@ ys an “ ide@@ al ” life as one of lu@@ x@@ ur@@ y and e@@ ase .
The meeting we have mi@@ d@@ we@@ ek can teach us how to preach the good news and how to help others understand the truth from the Bible . ​ — Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 .
In the ev@@ ening dar@@ k@@ ness , David refle@@ cted on the gr@@ an@@ de@@ ur of the uni@@ verse and what it all me@@ ant .
12 : 9 ; 1 John 3 : 8 .
Some ag@@ en@@ ci@@ es have th@@ reat@@ ened to cu@@ t off ass@@ ist@@ ance or den@@ y our brothers as@@ y@@ lu@@ m if they refu@@ se to accept emp@@ loy@@ ment that requi@@ res them to mis@@ s meetings .
When con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with a dem@@ an@@ ding t@@ ask , they find an eas@@ y way out in pro@@ c@@ ra@@ st@@ in@@ ation .
1@@ 5@@ ,000 New Witnesses ! ”
T@@ ake , for example , one par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar man in Bible times .
How could a woman van@@ qu@@ ish such a powerful , bat@@ tle - har@@ d@@ ened war@@ ri@@ or ?
Who should take the lead in show@@ ing honor ?
Ex@@ pla@@ ining why , Paul wrote : “ You b@@ eho@@ ld his c@@ all@@ ing of you , brothers , that not many wise in a fle@@ sh@@ ly way were called , not many powerful , not many of no@@ ble bir@@ th ; but God cho@@ se the fo@@ ol@@ ish things of the world , that he might put the wise men to sh@@ ame . ”
Ad@@ ri@@ en@@ ne , who has been married for ne@@ arly three de@@ ca@@ des , says : “ As long as our vie@@ w@@ poin@@ ts don@@ ’t viol@@ ate God’s Word , my husband and I allow each other to have differ@@ ing op@@ in@@ i@@ ons .
He ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that a decision may not in it@@ self be wrong , yet it could cause har@@ m to someone with a we@@ ak conscience .
Their publi@@ shed acc@@ oun@@ ts can help you to end@@ ure fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly too .
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s to@@ ne refle@@ cted du@@ e re@@ ver@@ ence and hum@@ ility . He refer@@ red to himself as m@@ ere “ du@@ st and a@@ sh@@ es . ”
A@@ c@@ tually , there are ‘ a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted ones cr@@ ying for help ’ in every Christian congregation .
F@@ av@@ or@@ ing a place where the religious c@@ li@@ mate was more t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant and e@@ con@@ om@@ ic opportun@@ ities were more prom@@ ising than in Fr@@ ance , P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in , while in his l@@ ate 20 ’ s , set@@ t@@ led in A@@ nt@@ wer@@ p in the L@@ ow C@@ oun@@ tri@@ es .
To show that he was still exerc@@ ising his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , Jehovah declar@@ ed through the prophet E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el : “ R@@ emo@@ ve the tur@@ ba@@ n , and li@@ ft off the cro@@ wn . . . . A ru@@ in , a ru@@ in , a ru@@ in I shall make it .
Like ancient Israel@@ ’s ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ents who worshi@@ ped Jehovah and sub@@ mit@@ ted to the Law , to@@ da@@ y’s other sheep accept Christian responsi@@ bil@@ ities , such as preaching the good news along with the members of spiritual Israel .
( a ) Why do we need to be led by holy spirit ?
These questions will be consider@@ ed in the next article .
Why have a si@@ gn to point out what you can eas@@ ily id@@ enti@@ fy with your eyes ?
Jesus exer@@ ted himself not simply because he had a de@@ ad@@ l@@ ine but because he was ze@@ al@@ ous ​ — or je@@ al@@ ous — ​ for his Fa@@ ther’s name and for pu@@ re worship .
Yet , S@@ ar@@ ah was willing to move away from all that was famili@@ ar .
But then he su@@ d@@ den@@ ly with@@ dre@@ w , lea@@ ving o@@ pen a w@@ in@@ do@@ w of opportunity for end@@ ang@@ ered ones to es@@ cap@@ e to sa@@ f@@ ety .
Ti@@ m : I@@ ’@@ m not on the side of any of the can@@ di@@ d@@ ates .
That would be to one@@ ’s spiritual de@@ tri@@ ment .
It is by God - given inst@@ in@@ ct that a h@@ ind se@@ c@@ lu@@ des her@@ self in the fore@@ st when about to give bir@@ th .
When asked what gave her such an op@@ ti@@ mis@@ tic out@@ look des@@ pite her tri@@ als , she rep@@ lied : “ It is having faith in Jehovah .
No@@ te that rather than just tel@@ ling Peter the right answer , Jesus effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely but g@@ ently used questions to help Peter arri@@ ve at the right conclu@@ sion ​ — and perhaps to see the need to think more care@@ fully before speaking .
My father died of can@@ c@@ er .
He@@ b .
We , though , understand that Jehovah is teaching his people and that the understanding of divine truth has always been prog@@ res@@ sive .
And the One se@@ ated on the thro@@ ne said : ‘ Lo@@ ok !
Bo@@ th H@@ ann@@ ah and David th@@ re@@ w their emo@@ tional bur@@ den@@ s on Jehovah , and they found that he did su@@ sta@@ in them .
After No@@ ah’s day , God continued to gu@@ i@@ de his people .
• What will help us to keep following the Christ ?
Gi@@ ving to our brothers in need is one way to show our love and ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 12 )
• Why are we@@ d@@ ding tal@@ ks given at the Kingdom H@@ all ?
In the year 20@@ 00 , over 14 milli@@ on attend@@ ed the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Jesus ’ death ​ — more than t@@ wi@@ ce the number of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
They preach the good news and teach milli@@ ons of “ other sheep ” Jehovah’s la@@ ws .
He wrote : “ E@@ ver@@ yone that par@@ takes of mil@@ k is un@@ ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the word of righteousness , for he is a ba@@ be .
God has also given us the privilege of teaching others about him .
Let us take two examples : the hope for the dead and the reason for suffering .
That c@@ alls for di@@ lig@@ ent personal effort .
Because an i@@ do@@ l “ is a thing de@@ t@@ es@@ table to Jehovah . ”
Since the ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ ’s L@@ at@@ in ver@@ sion of the Bible was acc@@ es@@ sible only to the cl@@ er@@ gy , V@@ au@@ d@@ è@@ s com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned a transl@@ ation of the Go@@ sp@@ els and other Bible boo@@ ks into F@@ ran@@ c@@ o - Pro@@ ven@@ ç@@ al , the language under@@ sto@@ od by the comm@@ on people in e@@ ast@@ er@@ n cen@@ tr@@ al Fr@@ ance .
God consi@@ ders life sac@@ red and vie@@ ws a human em@@ br@@ yo as a dist@@ in@@ ct , living being .
That might take place gra@@ du@@ ally , even sub@@ tly .
What Jesus T@@ au@@ ght Ab@@ out H@@ im@@ self
The apostle Paul ex@@ hor@@ ts hus@@ ban@@ ds : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e loving your wi@@ ves , just as the Christ also loved the congregation and deli@@ vered up himself for it . ”
Jehovah cho@@ se the first of his heavenly sons to become the pri@@ m@@ ary part of the se@@ ed promised in E@@ den , but why did he sel@@ e@@ ct Christ’s associ@@ ates from among mankind ?
Many religious people feel that the ch@@ urch is just too sac@@ red a place for pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s .
With that happy pro@@ spe@@ ct , Di@@ o@@ j@@ any ag@@ re@@ ed to go with them .
What po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks will we discus@@ s ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ out inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ating people , how can you show interest in their vie@@ w@@ point ?
Jesus used that ke@@ y to o@@ pen up Kingdom opportun@@ ities and privile@@ ges to Christians in ancient Phil@@ ad@@ el@@ p@@ hi@@ a and el@@ se@@ where .
But I can c@@ learly see that his interest in me is stri@@ c@@ tly se@@ x@@ u@@ al .
Many people read the Bible from time to time and ther@@ e@@ by have come to be qu@@ ite famili@@ ar with what it says .
P@@ le@@ ase use the money for Jehovah . ”
We can also pray that Jehovah strengthen them to me@@ et their challeng@@ es . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 11 : 30 - 40 .
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T is wi@@ d@@ ely vie@@ wed as one of the great@@ est men who ever lived .
World W@@ ar I@@ I is a pri@@ me example of the resul@@ ting sla@@ ugh@@ ter .
What me@@ a@@ sures can we take as an@@ ti@@ do@@ tes to en@@ v@@ y ?
But even if you should su@@ ff@@ er for the s@@ ake of righteousness , you are happy . ” ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 13 , 14 .
2 , 3 . ( a ) Why did Jehovah pre@@ serve down to our day the life st@@ ori@@ es of Bible char@@ ac@@ ters ?
As you know , Jehovah’s Witnesses accept medi@@ cal help and vari@@ ous form@@ s of tre@@ at@@ ment .
In her letter , Al@@ la wrote : “ I cannot move my leg@@ s , but I can still move my hands .
The apostle John wrote : “ I saw the dead , the great and the small , standing before the thro@@ ne , and s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls were op@@ ened . But another s@@ cro@@ l@@ l was op@@ ened ; it is the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l of life . And the dead were jud@@ ged out of those things written in the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls according to their de@@ e@@ ds . . . .
P@@ ra@@ y to be as pro@@ duc@@ tive and as ac@@ tive in Jehovah’s service as you can be .
Un@@ able to understand why God has per@@ mit@@ ted his suffering , he be@@ comes over@@ ly concer@@ ned about jus@@ ti@@ f@@ ying himself .
TH@@ E gl@@ ori@@ ous m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of the country stand in star@@ k contr@@ ast with the san@@ dy be@@ ach@@ es , the cor@@ al re@@ ef@@ s , the fi@@ shing v@@ il@@ la@@ ges , and the bu@@ st@@ ling to@@ w@@ ns of the is@@ land pla@@ ins .
He even gave David his gar@@ ments , s@@ word , bo@@ w , and bel@@ t , thus b@@ es@@ to@@ wing ro@@ y@@ al hon@@ ors on him .
In what sense was it sur@@ pas@@ sing ?
S@@ pl@@ ane .
Wh@@ ere can we find spiritual truth ?
When we pray with all our heart and hum@@ bly ask Jehovah to teach us , we are ‘ so@@ f@@ ten@@ ing his face ’ with the thought of enjo@@ ying his fav@@ or .
God’s Kingdom will bring true justice to the earth .
Although the v@@ ines of E@@ sh@@ co@@ l exc@@ el@@ led , much of P@@ al@@ est@@ ine pro@@ duc@@ ed fine gra@@ p@@ es in Bible times .
Why do you feel that end@@ ur@@ ance is wor@@ th@@ while ?
After st@@ ating that the day of Jehovah is going to come un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly upon this world , the apostle Paul ur@@ ges fellow believers : “ Let us not s@@ le@@ ep on as the rest do , but let us stay a@@ wa@@ ke and keep our sen@@ ses . ”
Ab@@ out that time , she started to study the Bible and made fine spiritual prog@@ ress .
Jehovah promises you : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id .
What should we be determined to do , and what will be discus@@ sed in the next article ?
During the conven@@ tion that sum@@ m@@ er , I sta@@ yed with a Witness who offered me wh@@ atever I wanted from her daugh@@ ter@@ ’s war@@ d@@ ro@@ be .
Di@@ d J@@ en@@ ni@@ f@@ er reg@@ re@@ t having taken the opportunity to speak up about her beli@@ ef@@ s ?
It is one thing to for@@ ce someone to com@@ mit a bad act , but it is another thing to get him to want to com@@ mit such an act .
A@@ m@@ ong the du@@ ties of angels is the con@@ ve@@ ying of mes@@ sa@@ ges from God to humans .
Like his father , A@@ sa , Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at main@@ ta@@ ined his devo@@ tion to God even when th@@ reat@@ ened by an over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing enem@@ y for@@ ce .
What did Abraham need in order to have such strong faith ?
Ther@@ efore , may we all keep on dis@@ cer@@ ning the evidence of Jehovah’s guid@@ ance !
Jesus said to them : ‘ Lo@@ ose him and let him go . ’ ” ​ — John 11 : 5 , 6 , 11 - 14 , 4@@ 3 , 4@@ 4 .
The brother ob@@ vi@@ ously needs to deter@@ mine what is best for him in a spiritual way .
In school we work hard .
See the article “ The Bible Ch@@ ang@@ es Li@@ ves ​ — I N@@ ever W@@ ent A@@ ny@@ where W@@ i@@ th@@ out My G@@ u@@ n , ” as told by An@@ n@@ un@@ z@@ i@@ at@@ o Lu@@ gar@@ à , in the Ju@@ ly 1 , 20@@ 14 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower , pages 8 - 9 .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing his death , the man@@ ’s wife moved to B@@ or@@ de@@ au@@ x , in sou@@ th@@ w@@ est Fr@@ ance , where she was vis@@ ited by local Witnesses .
Christians made good use of the Rom@@ an system of ro@@ a@@ ds .
At Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on that st@@ one will str@@ ike the i@@ ma@@ ge and gr@@ ind it to po@@ w@@ der .
As a result , my wife , P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la , became de@@ pres@@ sed , and I felt wor@@ th@@ less .
The as@@ sur@@ ance from his Word that they had “ a better and an a@@ bi@@ ding pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion , ” an un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing in@@ her@@ it@@ ance in the heavens with Christ .
Th@@ ough op@@ pos@@ ers fi@@ ght against us , why are we coura@@ ge@@ ous ?
And accep@@ ting discipl@@ ine from Jehovah , as given by Christian elders , keep@@ s us on the way to life . ​ — Pro@@ v .
The first ones that he lis@@ ted were mer@@ cy and com@@ pas@@ sion .
The real s@@ ource of spi@@ ces was “ pro@@ ba@@ bly the best - kept tra@@ de se@@ cre@@ t of all time , ” according to The Bo@@ ok of S@@ pi@@ ces .
His st@@ at@@ ement refer@@ red to a time when the Israelites dep@@ ended to@@ t@@ ally on what God provided for them .
With a mi@@ gh@@ ty bat@@ tle c@@ ry , they ru@@ shed against the Phil@@ ist@@ ines .
What a powerful mo@@ tiv@@ ation that is !
The Bible some@@ times uses “ le@@ av@@ en , ” or ye@@ ast , as a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion .
For this reason , God can view the dead as though they were ali@@ ve .
What example did Job set in avo@@ i@@ ding i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry ?
It can be found on com@@ pu@@ ters , a@@ udi@@ o recor@@ ding@@ s , and the pr@@ inted page .
Th@@ reat@@ ened by ri@@ val gan@@ g members , he f@@ led to S@@ ã@@ o Paulo and sta@@ yed with Jo@@ ã@@ o for a time .
Lo@@ o@@ king back on those events , each of us today would do well to ask : ‘ Do I have the faith that will pre@@ serve my life during the appro@@ aching great tri@@ bul@@ ation ?
N@@ one of this could ha@@ p@@ pen if Jesus had not been resur@@ rec@@ ted .
The ransom reve@@ als Jehovah’s love for all humans
The apostle Paul discus@@ sed a number of them .
For them , atten@@ ding meetings regul@@ arly at the Kingdom H@@ all can be f@@ ra@@ ught with pain and anxi@@ ety .
Mo@@ re@@ over , concer@@ ning Jesus , the psalmist David wrote : “ The ro@@ d of your strength Jehovah will s@@ end out of Z@@ ion , saying : ‘ G@@ o sub@@ du@@ ing in the mi@@ d@@ st of your enem@@ ies . ’ ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 10 : 2 .
From past experience , the people of Si@@ me@@ ulu@@ e had learned to recogn@@ ize an appro@@ aching t@@ su@@ n@@ ami by the change in the se@@ a .
N@@ ever should we under@@ es@@ tim@@ ate the value of having a fine re@@ pu@@ tation as a work@@ er .
And we draw encourag@@ ing reas@@ sur@@ ance from Jesus ’ words : “ Do not become fe@@ ar@@ ful of those who k@@ ill the body but cannot k@@ ill the soul ; but rather be in fear of him that can destro@@ y both soul and body in Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na . ”
The account at 1 Samuel 17 : 4 - 7 tel@@ ls us that Go@@ li@@ a@@ th@@ ’s he@@ i@@ ght was more than si@@ x cu@@ bi@@ ts ​ — over n@@ ine fe@@ et [ about 3 m ] .
Jehovah does not want you to believe something just because others do .
“ A good relationship with God has proved inv@@ alu@@ able . ”
Sh@@ ould not the un@@ ra@@ vel@@ ing of this my@@ st@@ er@@ y move us to be ze@@ al@@ ous in preaching the good news of God’s Kingdom and pro@@ claim@@ ing the day of Jehovah’s judgment ?
The year that the ba@@ n was li@@ f@@ ted in Rus@@ sia , Matthew from Gre@@ at B@@ r@@ ita@@ in was 28 years old .
“ wh@@ atever things are well spo@@ ken of ”
However , the con@@ fer@@ ence was not organiz@@ ed or fun@@ ded by the Un@@ ited N@@ ations but by vari@@ ous f@@ oun@@ d@@ ations .
If you ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct to take in good spiritual food through personal study of the Bible and through attend@@ ance at Christian meetings , you la@@ y yourself wide o@@ pen to such att@@ ac@@ ks .
By be@@ aring in mind that every beli@@ ever is preci@@ ous to Jehovah and that we need one another , just as each member of the human body is dep@@ end@@ ent on the others . ​ — 1 Corinthians 12 : 14 - 27 .
I would stay be@@ h@@ ind , for fear that our stru@@ gg@@ le for per@@ man@@ ent re@@ si@@ d@@ ence would be put in je@@ op@@ ar@@ dy if we all left for Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
L@@ ater , when working for a commun@@ ic@@ ations compan@@ y , O@@ ma@@ r was part of a d@@ ele@@ g@@ ation that vis@@ ited Bethel in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o to demonstr@@ ate some e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , we need faith and courage to end@@ ure in our work of preaching the good news with b@@ ol@@ dness . ​ — Read 2 Peter 1 : 5 - 8 .
S@@ el@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness will be re@@ plac@@ ed by righteousness .
In another situation , a we@@ al@@ thy Christian may move to serve where the need is greater among people who are of little means .
The Greek word rend@@ ered “ keep@@ ing close in mind ” can be liter@@ ally transl@@ ated “ spe@@ e@@ ding up . ”
Ri@@ ana giving a talk in the T@@ and@@ ro@@ y language
We serve Jehovah “ sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der ” al@@ ong@@ side our many faithful Christian brothers and sisters .
The speak@@ er qu@@ o@@ ted Jesus ’ words : “ Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch , therefore , because you do not know on what day your Lord is coming . ”
W@@ as Jesus indic@@ ating that a large number of his anointed brothers would prove to be wicked and s@@ lu@@ gg@@ ish ?
Some people are e@@ ag@@ er to deci@@ de everything for themselves .
Su@@ b@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , Lo@@ t’s wife ign@@ ored the angels ’ war@@ ning not to look back .
In that fr@@ ame of mind , you will no longer feel that you are being taken advan@@ ta@@ ge of , yet you remain free to be ma@@ ster of your own actions .
Jesus therefore exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ H@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ite ! Fir@@ st ex@@ tr@@ act the ra@@ f@@ ter from your own e@@ ye , and then you will see c@@ learly how to ex@@ tr@@ act the st@@ ra@@ w from your bro@@ ther’s e@@ ye . ”
E@@ mp@@ lo@@ y effe@@ ctive teaching me@@ tho@@ ds , and keep the at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful and tr@@ an@@ qu@@ il . ​ — J@@ as .
The way we d@@ ress should ad@@ d to this clean en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , whether we are at a meeting or in a ca@@ su@@ al set@@ ting .
But we recogn@@ ize that people need help .
Isaiah also fore@@ told the end of si@@ ck@@ ness and death .
I remember thinking , ‘ This gu@@ y has a lo@@ t of courage !
Why did Paul use that expres@@ sion ?
When fre@@ ed , they set ab@@ la@@ ze fi@@ el@@ ds , v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds , and o@@ live gro@@ ves , destro@@ ying Phil@@ is@@ ti@@ a@@ ’s three ma@@ in cro@@ ps for the year .
But Jesus also said that even now there are re@@ war@@ ds : “ E@@ ver@@ yone who has left hous@@ es or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands for the s@@ ake of my name will receive a h@@ un@@ d@@ red times as much and will in@@ her@@ it everlasting life . ”
In time , Yu@@ ta@@ ka became a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant in the congregation .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What is expe@@ cted of God’s people when it comes to conduct ?
These people , together with the many indi@@ gen@@ ous grou@@ ps , have pro@@ duc@@ ed a di@@ verse po@@ pul@@ ation that is sc@@ at@@ tered thr@@ ough@@ out this beau@@ ti@@ ful land .
Paul’s compan@@ ion Timothy had learned what the apost@@ le@@ ’s me@@ tho@@ ds were and could therefore ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t the Corinthians with these .
No@@ ting an inter@@ es@@ ting par@@ al@@ le@@ l , le@@ c@@ tu@@ re@@ r in ch@@ urch hist@@ ory Ge@@ off@@ re@@ y F . N@@ ut@@ t@@ all com@@ men@@ ted : “ The early Christian attitude to war was more like that of the people who call themselves Jehovah’s Witnesses than it is com@@ for@@ table for us to su@@ p@@ pose . ”
H@@ ated W@@ i@@ th@@ out Ca@@ use
My mother pione@@ ered for more than 25 years , and when my father re@@ ti@@ red , he became an au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer .
When Jehovah s@@ ends his heavenly ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tional for@@ ces ( re@@ pres@@ ented by “ si@@ x men ” ) to expres@@ s his anger at the apost@@ ates , only those who have received ‘ a mar@@ k on the fore@@ head ’ will be s@@ pared .
And do you not ag@@ ree that it would be practic@@ ally imp@@ os@@ sible to love our neigh@@ b@@ or as ourselves if we did not put ourselves in his place ?
There were about 1@@ 00 Witnesses in C@@ y@@ pr@@ us at that time , and they had to fi@@ ght hard for their faith .
Fr@@ en@@ ch au@@ th@@ or V@@ ol@@ ta@@ i@@ re wrote : “ The man who , in a f@@ it of m@@ el@@ an@@ cho@@ ly , k@@ ill@@ s himself today , would have wi@@ shed to live had he wa@@ ited a we@@ ek . ”
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H has given us s@@ ound reas@@ ons for hope in the resurrection .
DI@@ S@@ T@@ R@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ D by en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ men@@ tal and so@@ cial con@@ di@@ tions on earth , many would love to see our pl@@ an@@ et trans@@ form@@ ed into a par@@ adise .
Is succ@@ e@@ e@@ ding in a care@@ er the ke@@ y to happiness ?
Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s Ex@@ am@@ ple Is F@@ ol@@ low@@ ed Today
T@@ ak@@ en In@@ to the Kingdom C@@ o@@ ven@@ ant
In the same way that it did the apostle Paul .
She sur@@ vi@@ ves the earth@@ qu@@ ake , but her parents do not . W@@ H@@ A@@ T D@@ O TH@@ E F@@ A@@ C@@ T@@ S SH@@ O@@ W ?
By then , 3 out of every 4 Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide could read this Bible in their own language .
There are many reas@@ ons why Christians love their brothers .
T@@ ake , for example , the congregations on the is@@ land of C@@ re@@ te .
On@@ ly Jehovah God can un@@ ite all mankind , and he will accom@@ pl@@ ish this through the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom . ​ — Matthew 6 : 9 , 10 .
U@@ l@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , though , wh@@ atever Jehovah as@@ ks of you is for your benefit .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing Jehovah’s example in his tra@@ ining of Jesus will result in rich blessings to many .
G@@ ro@@ wing to Matu@@ r@@ ity T@@ ak@@ es Ti@@ me
Y@@ oung ones should si@@ t with the gro@@ wn - up@@ s at congregation meetings and end@@ e@@ av@@ or to listen and to learn .
His ob@@ je@@ ctive is to put you on a col@@ l@@ ision course with God ! ​ — Job 2 : 2 - 5 ; John 8 : 4@@ 4 .
In this article , we will discus@@ s his hum@@ ility and tend@@ er@@ ness ; in the next , we will exam@@ ine his courage and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment .
He says that we must keep “ taking in knowledge ” of God and Christ .
20 : 17 ​ — Why did Jesus tell M@@ ary M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ene to sto@@ p cl@@ ing@@ ing to him ?
I@@ mit@@ ate Jehovah’s Go@@ o@@ dness
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , he held back .
M@@ or@@ go@@ u ) , 11 / 1
U@@ p@@ br@@ ing@@ ing and E@@ duc@@ ation
“ She will never be found again . ” ​ — Revelation 18 : 21 .
However , we can remain al@@ er@@ t if we reason care@@ fully on the poin@@ ts under consider@@ ation .
Pe@@ ople called him a dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ d and a g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on and said that he ‘ had a dem@@ on . ’
Why may this present challeng@@ es ?
In@@ ner Be@@ au@@ ty , 11 / 15
That is why so much ear@@ n@@ est@@ ness in prayer has not resul@@ ted in a better world .
In that same chap@@ ter , the Jews were told that they should view others b@@ es@@ id@@ es fellow Israelites as their neigh@@ b@@ ors .
During Christ’s M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ule , what opportunity will be o@@ pen for resur@@ rec@@ ted un@@ righteous ones ?
We can in@@ still loving - kindness in our hearts by coming under the influ@@ ence of that spirit .
A sister with an un@@ believ@@ ing mate says : “ I am so than@@ k@@ ful to Jehovah for teaching me how to be in sub@@ je@@ ction to my husband and have deep respect for him .
Do@@ or - to - do@@ or ministry in Ch@@ in@@ ese , M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o C@@ ity
I ze@@ al@@ ously pre@@ ached the good news of the Kingdom in all s@@ or@@ ts of plac@@ es .
A wife certainly needs to feel that she is her hus@@ ban@@ d’s clo@@ s@@ est compan@@ ion .
W@@ a@@ iting can be very fru@@ str@@ ating .
A@@ M@@ A@@ R@@ I@@ L@@ L@@ O , T@@ X , C@@ i@@ vi@@ c C@@ en@@ ter C@@ ol@@ is@@ e@@ u@@ m , 3@@ r@@ d & Bu@@ ch@@ an@@ an S@@ ts .
The ta@@ ble@@ t be@@ ars a sign@@ ature : A@@ bi@@ j@@ ah .
We have already seen the import@@ ance of prayer and the need for keep@@ ing in mind Jehovah’s day .
Wh@@ atever its n@@ ature , Paul did what he could to re@@ move this a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction , pra@@ ying to Jehovah for reli@@ ef .
It is up to her to deter@@ mine , based on her conscience and situation , whether to cont@@ est his div@@ or@@ ce action .
He was well - a@@ ware that he had made serious mis@@ takes . ​ — Acts 26 : 9 - 11 .
As a result , God righ@@ tly determined that Adam and E@@ ve were un@@ f@@ it to live forever . ​ — Genesis 3 : 1 - 6 .
Saul and his enti@@ re ar@@ my were ter@@ ri@@ fied ​ — but not David .
Like marriage , sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess can be re@@ war@@ ding when we view it from God’s per@@ spe@@ ctive and make wise use of this gift .
O@@ ath taking has long been a wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad prac@@ tice .
When Jehovah determined that he would destro@@ y the c@@ ities of So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h , he gave Lo@@ t clear direction to fle@@ e to the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s .
All elders in congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses feel the same need .
• A bl@@ ack c@@ at cro@@ s@@ sing your p@@ ath means bad lu@@ ck
If only it were that eas@@ y to keep your te@@ en@@ ag@@ er sa@@ fe !
It is anything contr@@ ary to Jehovah’s person@@ ality , ways , standards , and will .
Like King David , I can truly say that I am old and satis@@ fied with years . ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 29 : 28 .
O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ ally , he had pl@@ an@@ ned to re@@ vis@@ it Corin@@ th before going into M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia .
Some people would not even speak to us for a while , yet we had good associ@@ ation with the many Witnesses in our are@@ a .
We never get bad ad@@ vice from the Bible .
Y@@ ou@@ ths especially benefit from deser@@ ved comm@@ end@@ ation .
They ‘ de@@ fe@@ ated k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s , st@@ op@@ ped the m@@ ou@@ ths of li@@ ons , sta@@ yed the for@@ ce of fi@@ re , and es@@ cap@@ ed the e@@ dge of the s@@ word . ’
When the child re@@ ached the age of matu@@ r@@ ity , he was no longer under his tu@@ t@@ or@@ ’s control .
Many will gain life in Par@@ adise on earth
• What did Jesus say about judg@@ ing people ?
In the mean@@ time , pray for your brother ; ask Jehovah to bl@@ ess him .
The slave class is more inter@@ ested in co@@ op@@ er@@ ating with God’s un@@ fol@@ ding purpose than in shi@@ el@@ ding it@@ self from cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism over an ad@@ ju@@ sted understanding .
The less@@ on is clear : Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing a good relationship with Jehovah will great@@ ly contribu@@ te to the so@@ li@@ di@@ ty of a marriage .
However , I never ce@@ ase pra@@ ying that they will accept the truth .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , O@@ ri@@ g@@ en shi@@ f@@ ted the earthly blessings of the M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m to the spiritual real@@ m .
These pi@@ e@@ ces do not d@@ om@@ in@@ ate ; rather , they serve to provide stru@@ c@@ ture and to uni@@ fy the whole .
For a time , Paul felt that it was not appro@@ pri@@ ate to take John Mark along on their mission@@ ary tri@@ ps because he had a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s during their first mission@@ ary tri@@ p .
• Revelation 7 : 13 , 14
What was Jehovah’s view of the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h ?
Bet@@ ween O@@ c@@ to@@ ber and Mar@@ ch , he su@@ ffered one health proble@@ m after another , and we had to take him back and for@@ th to the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
The expres@@ sion “ h@@ and@@ ling . . . ari@@ ght ” is from a com@@ p@@ ound Greek ver@@ b that origin@@ ally me@@ ant “ st@@ ra@@ igh@@ tly cu@@ t@@ ting , ” or ‘ to cu@@ t st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght . ’
“ By faith we per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve ” that there is a Creator , even though he is inv@@ isi@@ ble .
Since I would not tell them what they wanted to hear , I was trans@@ fer@@ red to D@@ z@@ al@@ eka P@@ ris@@ on , just nor@@ th of L@@ il@@ ong@@ we .
Hence , the ste@@ ward class is “ faithful , ” never be@@ tra@@ ying or a@@ ban@@ don@@ ing Jehovah , Jesus , Bible tru@@ ths , or God’s people .
How do they af@@ fect the individuals involved ?
How can you be “ n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed with the words of the faith ” ?
Although Bible liter@@ ature was a@@ vail@@ able in S@@ pan@@ ish , there was a need for it also in P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese , the pri@@ m@@ ary language of B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
Eng@@ l@@ ish Ju@@ ne 8 - 10 , Ju@@ ne 15 - 17 , Ju@@ ne 22 - 24
A@@ m@@ ong the building pro@@ je@@ cts Solomon comple@@ tes are Jehovah’s temple and vari@@ ous govern@@ ment buil@@ ding@@ s .
As M@@ other was taught Bible tru@@ ths , she would ru@@ n to her neigh@@ b@@ ors and tell them the things she had learned , and she also taught me and my older brother and sister .
De@@ ep in@@ side , I felt that God could never for@@ give me .
Many were con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that he was teaching the truth , and they “ became believers . ”
When Israel listen@@ ed to God , they received his blessing .
Satan mis@@ app@@ lied a s@@ crip@@ ture , but Jesus showed that He had a complete understanding of Jehovah’s Word .
I asked . He did , and soon ther@@ e@@ after , he showed me God’s name , Jehovah , in a cop@@ y of the Ger@@ man El@@ ber@@ fel@@ der ver@@ sion , which he gave me .
If a dedic@@ ated serv@@ ant of Jehovah married an un@@ beli@@ ever , this would be an act of dis@@ obedi@@ ence to God .
She and her family were C@@ al@@ v@@ in@@ ists , as I had been .
“ It was har@@ m@@ ful , ” he now says , “ because it develop@@ s very sel@@ f@@ ish tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es . ”
Our heavenly Father is not li@@ mit@@ ed by anything or anyone and therefore has at his dis@@ pos@@ al wh@@ atever means are needed to provide comfort for those who love him .
When W@@ as It W@@ rit@@ ten ?
In second place is its compan@@ ion ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine A@@ wa@@ ke !
Some have wonder@@ ed what material they should sel@@ e@@ ct for consider@@ ation during family worship .
T@@ end@@ er@@ ness is a mo@@ tiv@@ ating for@@ ce .
Like the religious lead@@ ers whom Jesus con@@ dem@@ ned , the mo@@ der@@ n - day worshipp@@ ers who are part of “ the son of des@@ tru@@ ction ” face des@@ tru@@ ction with no hope of a resurrection .
You have every reason to do so and to face up to persecu@@ tion coura@@ ge@@ ously . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
P@@ ut@@ ting the apostles out@@ side the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in h@@ all for a sh@@ ort time , he ad@@ v@@ ised those religious op@@ pos@@ ers : “ M@@ en of Israel , pa@@ y attention to y@@ ourselves as to what you in@@ ten@@ d to do res@@ pe@@ cting these men . . . .
Indeed , we will to a greater ex@@ t@@ ent un@@ le@@ as@@ h its power in our own life . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
Me@@ an@@ ing@@ ful , hear@@ t@@ felt prayer buil@@ ds faith .
So the ob@@ je@@ ctive in s@@ ow@@ ing the fine se@@ ed was ev@@ en@@ tually to ga@@ ther the full number of those who would become jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s and rul@@ ers with Jesus in his Kingdom .
They were k@@ ill@@ ers who@@ se viol@@ ent ex@@ p@@ lo@@ its are likely e@@ cho@@ ed in ancient my@@ ths and leg@@ ends .
“ It may be sa@@ f@@ ely said that no other work of an@@ ti@@ qu@@ ity has been so acc@@ ur@@ ately trans@@ mit@@ ted ”
The apostle Paul wrote to Timothy : “ Gi@@ ve or@@ ders to those who are rich in the present system of things not to be high - min@@ ded , and to rest their hope , not on un@@ certain ri@@ ches , but on God . ”
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out human hist@@ ory , tra@@ ge@@ dies and disa@@ st@@ ers have ra@@ ised questions in pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s mind .
During his earthly ministry , he brought spiritual light pri@@ mar@@ ily to the Jews .
By contr@@ ast , Jehovah’s servants cho@@ ose educ@@ ation that helps them to devel@@ op the necess@@ ary s@@ k@@ ill@@ s so that they can maintain a simp@@ le life of service to God .
In fact , he exc@@ e@@ e@@ ds all human standards for good lead@@ er@@ ship .
We can rest as@@ sur@@ ed that Jehovah is fully a@@ ware of the situation . ​ — Psalm 8@@ 6 : 2 .
What are Satan’s desi@@ gn@@ s ?
Some even at@@ temp@@ t su@@ i@@ ci@@ de because they have no hope for the future or because they feel over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed with problems .
Of course , mil@@ dness does not imp@@ ly we@@ ak@@ ness .
These expres@@ sions indic@@ ate that holy spirit can continu@@ ally exerc@@ ise an influ@@ ence in our lives .
What have Jehovah’s servants under@@ g@@ one in Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i ?
That in@@ spe@@ ction and cle@@ ans@@ ing work involved a peri@@ od of time ​ — from 1914 to the early part of 19@@ 19 .
By giving attention to these things , Jesus expres@@ ses op@@ ti@@ mis@@ m “ that the world may believe that you sent me for@@ th . ” ​ — Read John 17 : 15 - 21 .
By our holy conduct , we prove to him that we deep@@ ly appreci@@ ate the li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving power of Jesus ’ blood ​ — the only blood that makes possible the for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin and everlasting life . ​ — John 3 : 16 .
Un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing love en@@ ab@@ led our brothers and sisters in Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i to end@@ ure tri@@ als
● God takes people in death Job 34 : 15 ; Psalm 37 : 11 , 29 ; 1@@ 15 : 16
What about Ger@@ son ?
Because Christ is an inv@@ in@@ ci@@ ble W@@ arri@@ or - King , he is ad@@ d@@ ressed as “ O mi@@ gh@@ ty one . ”
Thus , 40 days later , during Jesus ’ fin@@ al appe@@ ar@@ ance , his apostles would have under@@ sto@@ od what he me@@ ant by the simply yet power@@ fully wor@@ ded comm@@ and : “ You will be wit@@ nesses of me in Jerusalem , in all Ju@@ de@@ a and Sam@@ ari@@ a , and to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ”
What do we learn from these events ?
Jesus truly is , as Paul wrote , “ King of those [ humans ] who rule as k@@ ings and Lord of those [ humans ] who rule as l@@ or@@ ds . ”
But they had come here any@@ way ​ — lar@@ g@@ ely because of the encourag@@ ement of this one woman .
If we do so , we will be able to sing with the psalmist : “ H@@ app@@ y are those ob@@ serving [ Jehovah’s ] remin@@ ders ; with all the heart they keep sear@@ ch@@ ing for him .
Just think ! No more food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges , no one under@@ n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed , no@@ body star@@ ving !
She gave her name , A@@ pu@@ n , but she was ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous because even in the 198@@ 0 ’ s , the activities of the Witnesses were ban@@ ned .
Paul sp@@ ends about three years there .
Jehovah provi@@ des not physical but spiritual tra@@ ining .
Instead of doing the right s@@ ort of works , the sons of Israel “ did not exerc@@ ise faith toward him and did not listen to his vo@@ ice . ”
The ba@@ si@@ c point that Jo@@ b@@ ’s three compan@@ i@@ ons make in their spe@@ e@@ ches is that Job must have done something very bad to receive such se@@ v@@ ere p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment from God .
As demon@@ st@@ ra@@ bly part of Satan’s organization , they will be p@@ uni@@ shed .
Who up@@ held Jehovah’s name in ancient Juda@@ h , and who have done so in mo@@ der@@ n times ?
Con@@ ver@@ sel@@ y , if we hold fir@@ m@@ ly to God’s standards , it refle@@ cts well on him , hon@@ or@@ ing him .
“ I ei@@ ther th@@ re@@ w out his liter@@ ature or bur@@ ned it , ” she says .
• How are heavenly spirit cre@@ atu@@ res organiz@@ ed ?
There the fle@@ d@@ gl@@ ing c@@ hi@@ c@@ ks can also find sh@@ el@@ ter from the ho@@ t su@@ n and heav@@ y ra@@ in .
Indeed , a Bible pro@@ ver@@ b says : “ Th@@ ough@@ t@@ less words can w@@ ound as deep@@ ly as any s@@ word . ”
But why desire this ?
If we keep Jehovah before us , he will answer our prayers .
That ev@@ ening St@@ anka and I made the m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous decision that led us to the dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c bor@@ der cro@@ s@@ sing mentioned ear@@ li@@ er .
W@@ as Jesus tel@@ ling them a li@@ e when he stated that he did not have the authority to gr@@ ant their re@@ qu@@ est ?
Let us now see how these acc@@ oun@@ ts can help us to understand better Jehovah’s own mind .
When E@@ sa@@ u bel@@ ate@@ dly real@@ ized what a fo@@ ol@@ ish cho@@ ice he had made , he beg@@ ged Isa@@ a@@ c : “ B@@ less me , even me too , my father ! . . .
The two ma@@ ps can help you to appreci@@ ate the acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y of the Bible account .
No won@@ der David encoura@@ ged his fellow Israelites to wa@@ it pati@@ ently for their God !
M@@ ake a bu@@ d@@ get .
He said : “ Father , if you want to , re@@ move this c@@ up from me .
On@@ ce again , E@@ vel@@ y@@ n had to wr@@ ite a letter ag@@ re@@ e@@ ing to our se@@ par@@ ation .
How so ? ​ — E@@ z@@ r@@ a 3 : 3 - 13 .
6 , 7 . ( a ) As reg@@ ar@@ ds prayer , what example did E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s set ?
For all these are the things the nations are e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly pur@@ su@@ ing . For your heavenly Father kno@@ ws you need all these things .
• How did Jehovah show his long - suffering before the F@@ lood , after the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an cap@@ tiv@@ ity , and in the first century C.E . ?
* We are prote@@ cted from out - of - we@@ d@@ lo@@ ck pre@@ gn@@ an@@ ci@@ es .
To the Jews who cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed what he did , Jesus explained that “ the Son cannot do a sing@@ le thing of his own in@@ iti@@ ative , but only what he b@@ eho@@ l@@ ds the Father doing . ”
What does the shepher@@ d do when he fin@@ ally fin@@ ds the lost sheep ?
The ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity , however , were imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al , as is our heavenly Father .
Yet , his faith was str@@ ong@@ er than the ir@@ on f@@ et@@ ters that b@@ ound him .
Lo@@ ok ! They have re@@ je@@ cted the very word of Jehovah , and what wisdom do they have ? ” ​ — Jeremiah 8 : 9 .
Pe@@ ace of W@@ est@@ ph@@ ali@@ a , 3 / 15
What if we have a relati@@ ve or a close friend who is dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed ?
Ha@@ ve you rec@@ ently become con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of the import@@ ance of preaching the good news ?
If we want to understand Jesus ’ illustr@@ ations , we need to follow the example of his faithful disciples .
The Scriptures con@@ dem@@ n la@@ z@@ iness and encoura@@ ge hard work .
We are encoura@@ ged by her many years of faithful service and rejo@@ ice in her recei@@ ving the heavenly re@@ ward .
For a bus@@ y el@@ der , a supp@@ or@@ tive wife is pri@@ c@@ eless !
When he taught in the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e of his ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn , Na@@ z@@ are@@ th , the people were “ ast@@ oun@@ ded . ”
Of course , R@@ a@@ ha@@ b a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned her im@@ moral life so as to ple@@ ase Jehovah .
That is what Jehovah se@@ es and exam@@ ines .
Yet , with Jehovah’s encourag@@ ement , Jeremiah was able to preach an un@@ po@@ pul@@ ar message for 40 years .
When he heard this , he became deep@@ ly g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed , for he was very rich . ” ​ — Luke 18 : 18 - 23 .
There is no reason to qu@@ ake in fear of Satan , for the disci@@ ple James wrote : “ Su@@ b@@ ject y@@ ourselves . . . to God ; but op@@ pose the Devil , and he will fle@@ e from you . ”
* How soon after that did the war in heaven bre@@ ak out , resul@@ ting in Satan’s ou@@ sting ?
What kind of people does Jehovah draw to himself ?
However , we have nothing to fear as long as we stay close to God .
During our supp@@ lic@@ ations , we may remember a Scriptural law or princi@@ ple that gives us the comfort and courage needed in a st@@ res@@ s@@ ful situation .
Indeed , what do these develop@@ ments mean for all God - fe@@ aring read@@ ers of the second psal@@ m ?
They are an in@@ tegr@@ al part of the gr@@ am@@ ma@@ r of si@@ gn language .
God’s vie@@ w@@ point in this reg@@ ard is much lo@@ f@@ ti@@ er than that of imper@@ fect humans .
They were not to for@@ get the mar@@ vel@@ ous things Jehovah had per@@ form@@ ed before their eyes , and they were to teach them to future gener@@ ations .
That mem@@ or@@ able and col@@ or@@ ful sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l must have sto@@ od out in their min@@ ds as str@@ ik@@ ingly beau@@ ti@@ ful . ​ — Genesis 9 : 12 - 17 .
What change took place at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , and who became members of Jehovah’s new people ?
Like the he@@ at in a w@@ at@@ er@@ less country , the no@@ ise of str@@ ang@@ ers you sub@@ du@@ e , the he@@ at with the sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of a cl@@ ou@@ d .
K@@ el@@ v@@ in re@@ members an occasi@@ on when two of his bo@@ ys bro@@ ke an ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive cam@@ er@@ a .
( 2 ) Re@@ il@@ ly , A .
Paul also dis@@ co@@ vered the se@@ cre@@ t of con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment .
“ In will@@ ing@@ ness I will sacrifice to you , ” dec@@ la@@ res Psalm 5@@ 4 : 6 .
Jehovah ca@@ used an earth@@ qu@@ ake , and the Phil@@ ist@@ ines became f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed .
S@@ T . M@@ O@@ R@@ I@@ T@@ Z . Does that name s@@ ound famili@@ ar ?
Some may view the use of body language , g@@ es@@ tures , and gl@@ an@@ ces that have r@@ om@@ an@@ tic over@@ t@@ ones as har@@ m@@ less in that these do not invol@@ ve any physical cont@@ act .
Al@@ so , I have the privilege of serving as a congregation el@@ der and giving Bible dis@@ cour@@ ses for the public in local congregations .
If ra@@ ising or low@@ ering the f@@ la@@ g is part of a special cer@@ em@@ on@@ y , with people standing at attention or sal@@ u@@ ting the f@@ la@@ g , then per@@ form@@ ing this act am@@ oun@@ ts to sh@@ aring in the cer@@ em@@ on@@ y .
E@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic and cons@@ ol@@ ing words have res@@ cu@@ ed some from de@@ pres@@ sion and su@@ i@@ ci@@ de .
When I real@@ ized how much my li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le cont@@ ra@@ di@@ cted Bible principles , I felt as if I had ru@@ n into a bri@@ ck w@@ all .
They no@@ tice our ne@@ at at@@ ti@@ re , pol@@ ite be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or , and war@@ m sm@@ ile .
A future article in this seri@@ es will consider why God al@@ lo@@ ws suffering .
Then one of Jehovah’s Witnesses called at my home .
R@@ em@@ ember that show@@ ing personal interest in gu@@ ests is always help@@ ful .
( b ) What real@@ iz@@ ation can help you to benefit from discipl@@ ine ?
Are such for@@ ces ma@@ st@@ er@@ min@@ ded by a prin@@ ce of evil ​ — Satan the Devil ?
Par@@ ents give their children a preci@@ ous gift when they help them to have faith that God “ is real and that he re@@ war@@ ds those who s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely try to find him . ” ​ — Hebrews 11 : 6 , Ho@@ ly Bible ​ — E@@ as@@ y - to - Read V@@ er@@ sion .
Mo@@ st people we wit@@ ness@@ ed to bel@@ ong@@ ed to the H@@ in@@ du religion ​ — a system of beli@@ ef@@ s very different from Christi@@ an@@ ity .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of return vis@@ its and h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Bible stu@@ dies are condu@@ cted .
Because of our sin@@ ful inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations , there is always the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for in@@ ad@@ ver@@ ten@@ tly a@@ do@@ p@@ ting tra@@ its that are less than s@@ inc@@ ere .
While I was away , M@@ ary wit@@ ness@@ ed in a P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese com@@ mer@@ cial dist@@ ri@@ ct , where making money was the only sub@@ ject of interest .
N@@ early 2@@ ,000 years before the a@@ ut@@ om@@ o@@ bi@@ le was in@@ ven@@ ted , the apostle Paul id@@ enti@@ fied a ty@@ pe of di@@ str@@ action that was pro@@ ving disa@@ str@@ ous to some Hebrew Christians .
Is there any reason to believe that God would be less for@@ giving toward truly rep@@ ent@@ ant Christians today ?
When someone expres@@ ses a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c concer@@ n , they do re@@ sear@@ ch and soon return to share what they found .
* However , the for@@ mal@@ is@@ tic li@@ tur@@ gi@@ es of Chris@@ tend@@ om are not a truly bene@@ fi@@ cial public service .
Paul’s counsel is clear : Do not pa@@ y attention to false st@@ ori@@ es !
Con@@ tro@@ l your emo@@ tions while you listen to your child .
Our enem@@ ies acc@@ use us of “ ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive pro@@ sel@@ y@@ ti@@ z@@ ing , ” but we know that faithful worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah before us fac@@ ed similar cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism .
A@@ se@@ em , a father in In@@ dia who@@ se son su@@ ff@@ ers from se@@ i@@ zu@@ res , says : “ Th@@ ough my wife and I some@@ times feel st@@ ra@@ ined and fru@@ str@@ ated , we make it a point to si@@ t down , talk , and pray together .
So d@@ ele@@ g@@ ate small t@@ as@@ ks first .
So a pri@@ est appointed by Jehovah re@@ pres@@ ents sin@@ ful people before God by means of pres@@ cri@@ bed o@@ ffer@@ ings , ple@@ ading with H@@ im on their be@@ half .
For example , the word k@@ ha@@ ù spo@@ ken with a to@@ ne star@@ ting high and then d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ing means “ ri@@ ce , ” but the same word spo@@ ken with a deep to@@ ne means “ news . ”
Un@@ like the three false com@@ for@@ ters , Eli@@ h@@ u did not consider himself su@@ peri@@ or to Job .
Th@@ ink of it .
Ther@@ efore “ soul ” can em@@ br@@ ace “ heart , ” “ mind , ” and “ strength . ”
That is why we should not ju@@ dge others in our ter@@ rit@@ ory or in our congregation .
If they wor@@ ked together , they could pul@@ l heav@@ y lo@@ a@@ ds or p@@ low a field .
The pro@@ ver@@ b says : “ In@@ cl@@ ine your e@@ ar and hear the words of the wise ones , that you may apply your very heart to my knowledge . ” ​ — Proverbs 22 : 17 .
They will enjoy peace even with the be@@ ast@@ s of the field . ​ — Isaiah 11 : 6 - 9 ; 6@@ 5 : 21 , 25 .
No one today kno@@ ws ex@@ ac@@ tly how God’s name was pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced in ancient Hebrew .
Tru@@ ly , Jehovah’s works through the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom are great and wonderful .
The S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah should be he@@ e@@ ded when he is@@ su@@ es a dec@@ ree .
“ Pe@@ ople here learn best by listen@@ ing .
Lo@@ ve .
When Jesus ’ disciples tri@@ ed to pre@@ v@@ ent children from coming to him , what was his respon@@ se ?
Th@@ ough he could har@@ dly speak , his eyes always showed appreciation for all who vis@@ ited him .
Be@@ au@@ ti@@ ful women are not the only ones lik@@ ened to a p@@ al@@ m t@@ ree .
The people are e@@ ag@@ er to learn .
A s@@ inc@@ ere word of encourag@@ ement can help the el@@ der@@ ly find “ cause for ex@@ ul@@ tation ” in their sac@@ red service , thus avo@@ i@@ ding fru@@ str@@ ating com@@ par@@ is@@ ons with what other Christians are able to do or with their own past accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 4 .
After two or three days , his mo@@ od imp@@ ro@@ ved , but then it was time for the next meeting .
When we expres@@ s our love for Jehovah , he appreci@@ ates it , and it makes his heart g@@ la@@ d .
And we obey the instru@@ ctions we receive from God’s organization .
The e@@ dit@@ ori@@ al conclu@@ des that the@@ ir@@ s is “ an example which , without doubt , ur@@ g@@ ently needs to be follow@@ ed . ”
However , this was water , not blood .
An@@ y ne@@ g@@ ative thoughts quic@@ k@@ ly dis@@ si@@ p@@ ate . ”
One day while the study was in prog@@ ress , an el@@ der@@ ly man appro@@ ached and offered the Witness a po@@ em that the re@@ si@@ d@@ ents had com@@ posed as a to@@ ken of their gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de .
T@@ w@@ o of my si@@ bl@@ ings ​ — M@@ ike , who is 9@@ 4 , and Peter , 9@@ 0 — ​ are still ali@@ ve , faith@@ fully serving Jehovah in Cana@@ da .
What fur@@ ther practic@@ al help can you give to new@@ com@@ ers ?
For example , because of heav@@ y ra@@ ins in Ju@@ ly , a ri@@ ver in cen@@ tr@@ al J@@ ap@@ an over@@ f@@ low@@ ed its ban@@ ks .
Then let us not be imp@@ ati@@ ent .
C@@ learly , then , it was he who sub@@ je@@ cted cre@@ ation to fu@@ t@@ ility .
W@@ he@@ ther this was a physical proble@@ m , such as po@@ or ey@@ es@@ i@@ ght , or something el@@ se , Paul under@@ sto@@ od that Satan could use the proble@@ m and resul@@ ting fru@@ str@@ ation to sa@@ p Paul of his joy and integrity .
Hence , the place is also called “ the low pla@@ in of Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at . ”
The R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous S@@ c@@ ene in P@@ o@@ st@@ war I@@ tal@@ y
“ Not A@@ sh@@ am@@ ed to C@@ all The@@ m ‘ Bro@@ thers ’ ”
Indeed , you will find yourself ch@@ eri@@ shing your qui@@ et times when you are ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in Jehovah’s preci@@ ous thoughts . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
There is a need for the har@@ v@@ es@@ ters to work hard .
A sister may ask an el@@ der if she should se@@ par@@ ate from her un@@ believ@@ ing husband .
The Bible does ref@@ er to people be@@ coming filled with wisdom , understanding , or even acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge , but it never descri@@ bes anyone as being filled with another person . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 28 : 3 ; 1 K@@ ings 7 : 14 ; Luke 2 : 40 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 9 .
For information regarding why God has allow@@ ed human suffering for a time , see chap@@ ter 11 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
Ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te Au@@ thor@@ ity ?
No imper@@ fect human can give God a ransom for his life or that of others .
Rather , let each of us apply the apostle Pet@@ er@@ ’s counsel : “ Let no@@ ne of you su@@ ff@@ er as a mu@@ r@@ der@@ er or a th@@ i@@ ef or an ev@@ il@@ do@@ er or as a bu@@ sy@@ body in other pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s matters . But if he su@@ ff@@ ers as a Christian , let him not feel sh@@ ame , but let him keep on gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying God in this name . ” ​ — 1 Peter 4 : 15 , 16 .
In some ways , the Bible is like such a f@@ la@@ sh@@ light .
A gener@@ al l@@ ack of respect for parents , teach@@ ers , emp@@ loy@@ ers , and govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als is comm@@ on all over the world .
I find joy in my ministry , and I am spiritually str@@ ong@@ er now .
“ Chris@@ to@@ p@@ her was always a very though@@ t@@ ful bo@@ y , ” rel@@ ated his father .
In the future , Jesus will bin@@ d and thro@@ w into the ab@@ y@@ ss both Satan and those angels .
W@@ E L@@ I@@ V@@ E in a world where milli@@ ons no longer know whom or what to trust , perhaps because they have been h@@ ur@@ t or disa@@ p@@ pointed too many times .
He also takes the lead in their worship and in making decisions
It would become a n@@ ational ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ative coun@@ ci@@ l and the su@@ pre@@ me j@@ udi@@ cial body for the inter@@ pre@@ tation of Jewish law .
M@@ ike : Why not ?
His mother died of ty@@ ph@@ us in the R@@ av@@ en@@ s@@ br@@ ü@@ ck con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p .
Of course , following Bible principles will not always be eas@@ y , but when a person is moved by strong love for God , obedi@@ ence will not be a bur@@ den .
What influ@@ ence did he have on the develop@@ ment of ch@@ urch do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , it must be ad@@ mit@@ ted that the Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s ho@@ li@@ day is associ@@ ated with sh@@ am@@ e@@ ful conduct that dis@@ pleas@@ es God and Christ .
( c ) How can knowledge and understanding of this account invol@@ ving Sam@@ son help us ?
That truth comple@@ t@@ ely chang@@ ed my vie@@ w@@ point !
No@@ tic@@ e@@ able is the fact that he did not re@@ pe@@ at it word for word , which indic@@ ates that he was not giving a li@@ tur@@ gi@@ cal prayer to be rec@@ ited by rote . ​ — 2 / 1 , page 8 .
How do we feel about this assignment from God ?
He says : “ Be@@ fore I went to Rus@@ sia , I served as an el@@ der and a pioneer , but I feel as if I have develop@@ ed a comple@@ t@@ ely new relationship with Jehovah after I came here .
A@@ qu@@ ila and P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la car@@ ed about others
The following article will consider how this is so .
Yes , Jehovah “ is heal@@ ing the bro@@ k@@ en@@ hear@@ ted ones , and is bin@@ ding up their pa@@ in@@ ful spo@@ ts . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 7 : 3 .
There they had the opportunity to continue their sear@@ ch for truth and to s@@ pre@@ ad their message to many others .
• How can we demonstr@@ ate that we have gen@@ u@@ ine love for Jehovah ?
They have free will and can cho@@ ose to use their l@@ ing@@ u@@ is@@ tic s@@ k@@ ill@@ s to gl@@ ori@@ fy God . ​ — G@@ en .
What does Jehovah promise us , but why do many people not believe that promise ?
4 , 5 . ( a ) Why was Paul’s ad@@ vice to “ rejo@@ ice in the hope ” so tim@@ ely for the Romans ?
That slave class , supp@@ or@@ ted by milli@@ ons of “ other sheep ” compan@@ i@@ ons , refle@@ cts spiritual light based on God’s Word , the Bible .
On a later occasi@@ on , well - cho@@ s@@ en words spo@@ ken by another ang@@ el streng@@ th@@ ened the we@@ ary prophet . ​ — D@@ an .
How will we conduct ourselves if we appreci@@ ate our need for “ the bre@@ ast@@ pl@@ ate of righteousness ” ?
And this sear@@ ch has in@@ deed proved fru@@ it@@ ful .
The only ne@@ g@@ ative poin@@ ts mentioned about the king are his un@@ wise ac@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ on of many hor@@ ses from Egy@@ pt and his marriage to the daugh@@ ter of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h .
“ We have found a true Christian home , ” they said .
P@@ ut@@ ting it in the con@@ text of what is happ@@ ening in the world , some won@@ der how such ex@@ tre@@ me w@@ in@@ d@@ f@@ alls , es@@ tim@@ ated in the h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of milli@@ ons of do@@ l@@ l@@ ars for some individuals , can be jus@@ ti@@ fied when so many live in po@@ ver@@ ty .
1 : 5 - 7 .
For example , when we learn about a certain requi@@ re@@ ment of Jehovah , we might ask : ‘ Why is this comm@@ and or princi@@ ple wise ?
How , then , will God bring the human con@@ dition in l@@ ine with his purpose ?
( b ) Who are benef@@ ited when we ass@@ ist those who feel we@@ ak ?
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : V@@ I@@ O@@ L@@ EN@@ T G@@ AN@@ G M@@ E@@ MB@@ E@@ R
Genesis 1 : 27 tel@@ ls us that humans are made in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge .
Yes , in God’s eyes , each of his worshipp@@ ers is dist@@ in@@ ct and preci@@ ous .
W@@ ere those three men r@@ un@@ ning from the bat@@ tle because they were af@@ ra@@ id ?
I me@@ t an at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive gi@@ r@@ l nam@@ ed S@@ us@@ s@@ an , and we began living together .
What as@@ pect of the resurrection will we first ad@@ d@@ ress ?
Do not under@@ es@@ tim@@ ate the value of your prayers with and for a ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved fellow Christian .
And wh@@ er@@ e@@ as Jo@@ b@@ ’s prof@@ ess@@ ed friends only found fa@@ ul@@ t , Eli@@ h@@ u , b@@ es@@ id@@ es o@@ ffering counsel , was quic@@ k to com@@ men@@ d Job for his u@@ pri@@ ght course .
O@@ r you may deci@@ de to make ma@@ j@@ or person@@ ality chang@@ es because of your desire to pat@@ ter@@ n your life after divine guid@@ el@@ ines that you have now accepted .
During his day , the land experienced a se@@ v@@ ere dr@@ ought for over three years .
He tel@@ ls them : “ There was born to you today a Sa@@ vi@@ or , who is Christ the Lord . ”
• Why does Jehovah know the truth about everything ?
From his n@@ atur@@ al parents , however , Moses evid@@ ently learned about Jehovah and His purpose to free the Hebrews from sla@@ very and give them the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
He may also be a fine teach@@ er . In many res@@ pe@@ cts he may be doing exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent work in the congregation .
We could have no greater mo@@ tive than to use God’s gift of free will to expres@@ s our love for him and to bring him honor and glory !
Jesus ’ use of the holy spirit to direc@@ t the work became un@@ mis@@ ta@@ ka@@ bly clear during Paul’s second mission@@ ary tri@@ p .
A par@@ ish pri@@ est in B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m wrote about them : “ One thing we can learn from them [ Jehovah’s Witnesses ] is their will@@ ing@@ ness to listen to God’s Word and their courage to witness about it . ”
For the answer , we must turn to what God has reve@@ aled in the pages of his Word , the Bible .
Un@@ der inspi@@ r@@ ation he was giving counsel on the ro@@ le of the Christian woman in the congregation .
He will do so if we have a for@@ giving spirit , if we con@@ f@@ ess our sin@@ s before him , and if we man@@ i@@ f@@ est a chang@@ ed attitude toward our bad actions .
What feel@@ ing can Christians experience as they serve Jehovah ?
How@@ ard , who has served with his wife , P@@ am@@ ela , in Ang@@ o@@ la , C@@ ol@@ om@@ bia , E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or , E@@ l S@@ al@@ va@@ d@@ or , G@@ u@@ y@@ ana , M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , and P@@ u@@ er@@ to R@@ ic@@ o expla@@ ins : “ It is a privilege to me@@ et brothers and sisters in different coun@@ tri@@ es and to experience fir@@ s@@ th@@ and the b@@ ond of love that ex@@ ists in our inter@@ n@@ ational bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
I than@@ ked him for the happy years F@@ eli@@ pe and I had sp@@ ent together and for the hope of see@@ ing F@@ eli@@ pe again in the resurrection .
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The she@@ er number of st@@ ars f@@ ill@@ s us with a@@ we .
Those of us left in U@@ g@@ anda kept on with our Christian meetings and the preaching work , al@@ though we had to be pr@@ u@@ d@@ ent and ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous .
It is a prote@@ ction and a fac@@ t@@ or br@@ ing@@ ing reli@@ ef from tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es .
In 19@@ 6@@ 3 he married B@@ ob@@ bi@@ e , who served faith@@ fully at Bethel until her death in O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 200@@ 2 .
There was no doubt that the brothers were never going to lo@@ se their determin@@ ation to obey Jehovah .
Consider , by com@@ par@@ is@@ on , a later king who may have exc@@ e@@ e@@ ded A@@ ha@@ b in wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness ​ — M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h .
However , understanding it can be challeng@@ ing . But help is a@@ vail@@ able .
The mo@@ on@@ ’s pres@@ ence helps to regul@@ ate the earth@@ ’s ob@@ li@@ qu@@ ity , that is , the de@@ gre@@ e of t@@ il@@ t of its sp@@ in a@@ x@@ is .
I lik@@ ed our we@@ ek@@ end cam@@ p@@ ou@@ ts in the country ​ — s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing in ten@@ ts , we@@ aring uni@@ form@@ s , and mar@@ ch@@ ing to the s@@ ound of dr@@ um@@ s .
What was Jesus ’ pri@@ m@@ ary concer@@ n during his earthly ministry , and what religious tra@@ dition would he have re@@ je@@ cted ?
I felt hum@@ b@@ led by the assignment .
Why are Jehovah’s Witnesses inter@@ ested in the sub@@ ject of self - control , and what ad@@ vice is still v@@ al@@ id ?
The parents are de@@ va@@ stated !
David al@@ lu@@ des to this mo@@ tive , writ@@ ing : “ My j@@ our@@ ne@@ ying and my l@@ ying out@@ st@@ re@@ t@@ ched you have me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed off , and you have become famili@@ ar even with all my ways . ”
It was at that time that Moses was born .
The v@@ il@@ la@@ ges are gener@@ ally small .
He may even no@@ te the to@@ ne of vo@@ ice .
No@@ te how his Word , the Bible , can help you over@@ come challeng@@ es and ac@@ qui@@ re the s@@ k@@ ill@@ s you need to make your marriage last bey@@ ond the first year .
Satan has no we@@ ap@@ on that can we@@ ak@@ en the faith or qu@@ en@@ ch the ze@@ al of God’s people worl@@ d@@ wide .
However , that does not mean that Jehovah God’s person@@ ality has been f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c@@ ated by humans .
This tra@@ ining proved very u@@ se@@ ful later in life .
What can you learn from this example ?
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate the Des@@ i@@ re to Ser@@ ve
Isaiah chap@@ ter 5@@ 3 con@@ tain@@ s a fam@@ ous Messi@@ ani@@ c prophecy .
• How might fear af@@ fect us , and how can we over@@ come our fe@@ ars ?
The Bible does not reve@@ al a pre@@ c@@ ise answer to that question .
N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ ors , 9 / 1
He said : “ To you , O Jehovah , I ra@@ ise my very soul .
For sing@@ le brothers and sisters or for those in religi@@ ously di@@ vi@@ ded hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds :
He sent a gift to the king of S@@ y@@ ri@@ a , as@@ king him to att@@ ack the nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom of Israel .
He h@@ ates people of integrity .
He used “ per@@ su@@ asi@@ on . ”
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s W@@ ise G@@ u@@ id@@ ance
What “ W@@ al@@ king by S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ” Me@@ ans
After all , this was not the first time God’s servants had been in d@@ anger under Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an rule .
* In this arrang@@ ement , one of the parents gener@@ ally sp@@ ends a few h@@ our@@ s teaching the child each day .
In doing so , wise shepher@@ ds imitate the apostle Paul .
If you were to buil@@ d a house , would you contr@@ act all the s@@ kil@@ led buil@@ ders in your are@@ a ?
For example , speaking of the wa@@ y@@ ward gener@@ ation of his day , Jesus Christ said : “ John came ne@@ i@@ ther e@@ ating nor dr@@ in@@ king , yet people say , ‘ He has a dem@@ on ’ ; the Son of man did come e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king , still people say , ‘ Lo@@ ok !
O@@ f@@ ten we sur@@ r@@ ound ourselves with a ho@@ st of things that may become ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les to our pur@@ su@@ ing spiritual activities .
M@@ others , fa@@ thers , a@@ un@@ ts , and un@@ c@@ les were ready and able to offer guid@@ ance , fin@@ an@@ cial a@@ id , and ba@@ b@@ y@@ s@@ it@@ ting ser@@ vi@@ ces .
I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t really enjoy it very much .
He feel@@ s that this is because of the question and mul@@ ti@@ ple - cho@@ ice ans@@ wers that appe@@ ar on the fr@@ on@@ t of the tr@@ ac@@ ts .
“ An@@ xi@@ ous care in the heart of a man is what will cause it to bo@@ w down [ with sa@@ dness ] , ” states the Bible .
However , God provi@@ des ba@@ si@@ c principles that should gu@@ i@@ de his people at all times and in all plac@@ es .
For example , in the situation descri@@ bed ear@@ li@@ er , M@@ ary could say to David : “ I have to ad@@ mit that I find meeting so many new people to be some@@ what challeng@@ ing .
E@@ very time I pray@@ ed for help , there they were .
He could now for@@ give those who exerc@@ ised faith in his promises .
Is it really possible to get close to God ?
Of course , Christian parents have much to teach their children .
Eph@@ re@@ m made a comple@@ t@@ ely new transl@@ ation of a number of the Bible boo@@ ks .
“ One day I was with a group of about ten friends when they began discus@@ sing religion . I had told them that I wal@@ ked out of the house to es@@ cap@@ e the discus@@ sion between my da@@ d , who was an a@@ the@@ ist , and one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , who had called at our home .
13 The F@@ ul@@ l - Ti@@ me M@@ in@@ is@@ try ​ — Wh@@ ere It H@@ as L@@ ed M@@ e
W@@ ould it be ad@@ vis@@ able for a Christian to pur@@ sue cour@@ tshi@@ p with someone who seem@@ s to be making good prog@@ ress in his Bible study ​ — perhaps with the in@@ ten@@ tion of wa@@ iting until he ge@@ ts baptized before mar@@ r@@ ying him ?
O@@ r pos@@ si@@ bly a fellow Christian will kin@@ dly point out that we have fa@@ iled to apply a Bible princi@@ ple .
Such prophe@@ ci@@ es as those recorded at E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 17 : 22 - 24 and 21 : 26 , 27 pointed to the esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment of the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom in heaven .
What contr@@ ast develop@@ ed between n@@ atur@@ al Israel and spiritual Israel ?
Th@@ at@@ ’s what I did , and what a blessing it was !
Many , however , turn away from such a hope .
Their attitude and action were ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary .
Be Jo@@ y@@ ful With the Kingdom H@@ op@@ e !
And because he kno@@ ws our physical , men@@ tal , and emo@@ tional li@@ m@@ its so well , Jehovah will never allow a situation to become so difficult that we cannot remain faithful .
Rather , he ge@@ ts to the cor@@ e of the matter by id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying what should be a prom@@ in@@ ent part of the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of every Christian marriage ​ — love .
The work of his hands you have bless@@ ed , and his li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck it@@ self has s@@ pre@@ ad ab@@ ro@@ ad in the earth .
This was a bi@@ g contr@@ ast to other we@@ d@@ ding@@ s we had attend@@ ed , where gu@@ ests often got dr@@ un@@ k , be@@ ha@@ ved ba@@ dly , and used f@@ ou@@ l language .
Hence , it was holy spirit from God that ca@@ used the cu@@ re , not mer@@ ely the faith of the individu@@ al .
Hence , the e@@ dit@@ or was appro@@ ached and asked to pu@@ bl@@ ish a pres@@ s rel@@ e@@ ase cor@@ rec@@ ting the article .
“ If anyone does not provide for those who are his own , and especially for those who are members of his hous@@ eho@@ ld , ” states the Bible , “ he has dis@@ ow@@ ned the faith and is wor@@ se than a person without faith . ”
But A@@ g@@ boo@@ la had no fear .
Although po@@ or people are often ign@@ ored and for@@ go@@ t@@ ten by the world in gener@@ al , God’s Word , the Bible , promises : “ Not always will the po@@ or one be for@@ go@@ t@@ ten , nor will the hope of the me@@ ek ones ever per@@ ish . ”
G@@ r@@ and@@ father F@@ ro@@ st , it was said , would bring pres@@ ents , not at Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s , but on New Ye@@ ar@@ ’s Da@@ y .
This invol@@ ves the qu@@ ality of our prayers , as well as our da@@ ily Bible reading , deep personal study , family worship , and an ac@@ tive share in preaching the “ good news of the kingdom . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Revelation 22 : 17 ans@@ wers : “ The spirit and the bri@@ de keep on saying : ‘ C@@ ome ! ’
But first , let us consider what we can learn from the action He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah took in the face of the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an men@@ ace .
One f@@ our@@ th of the Witnesses in the country share in some form of pioneer service , and the rest of the ze@@ al@@ ous Witnesses a@@ ver@@ age 20 h@@ our@@ s in the ministry each mon@@ th
Such a spirit is in l@@ ine with this pro@@ ver@@ b : “ He that is show@@ ing fav@@ or to the low@@ ly one is l@@ en@@ ding to Jehovah , and his tre@@ at@@ ment He will re@@ pa@@ y to him . ”
• when organiz@@ ing a so@@ cial ga@@ ther@@ ing ?
Peter did not fully understand what Jesus said about e@@ ating His flesh and dr@@ in@@ king His blood .
Hence , there is no Scriptural bas@@ is for fin@@ ding a hi@@ d@@ den meaning in that in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent . ​ — G@@ en .
How can we gain such in@@ sight ?
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , An@@ ani@@ as liter@@ ally sear@@ ched for Saul .
Al@@ so , through the congregation , we regul@@ arly receive tim@@ ely remin@@ ders that help us to keep our sen@@ ses .
We too can be “ nothing but jo@@ y@@ ful ” as we medit@@ ate on the meaning of the ancient Jewish fes@@ tiv@@ als .
Mar@@ z@@ o@@ t
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jehovah had seen something exc@@ ep@@ tional in this wi@@ do@@ w .
Such preci@@ ous Bible tru@@ ths were among the in@@ iti@@ al personal benef@@ its that I received from Jehovah .
• Ke@@ ep thinking about the person after you leave .
To the contr@@ ary , continue to love your enem@@ ies and to do good and to l@@ end without interest , not ho@@ p@@ ing for anything back ; and your re@@ ward will be great , and you will be sons of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh , because he is kind toward the un@@ than@@ k@@ ful and wicked .
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ately , the Bible ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es us to “ put off every we@@ i@@ ght . ” ​ — Hebrews 12 : 1 - 3 .
Acc@@ ording to Jose@@ ph@@ us , one pris@@ on@@ er of war cap@@ tur@@ ed by Ti@@ tu@@ s ’ tro@@ op@@ s during the si@@ e@@ ge of Jerusalem in 70 C.E . was ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted in this man@@ ner before the city w@@ alls in an at@@ temp@@ t to in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ate the de@@ f@@ end@@ ers into sub@@ mis@@ sion .
Jesus did not teach that God would mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ously t@@ or@@ ture the wicked forever .
They feel under pres@@ sure to get good gra@@ des at school or to be a high ac@@ hi@@ ever at work .
In time , W@@ il@@ li@@ am saw that Ju@@ li@@ e and Joseph s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely wi@@ shed to make peace , and his attitude so@@ f@@ ten@@ ed .
Let us consider how Jesus set an out@@ standing example through positi@@ ve spe@@ e@@ ch and by having a help@@ ful attitude .
He gave the first human , Adam , the ability not only to speak but also to co@@ in new words and thus ex@@ p@@ and his vo@@ ca@@ bul@@ ary .
Mo@@ re@@ over , hard work contribu@@ tes to our self - respect .
All that is left of A@@ mon@@ ’s worship are temple ru@@ ins .
How do you pi@@ c@@ ture the physical appe@@ ar@@ ance of Jac@@ o@@ b and of E@@ sa@@ u as young men ?
Let us exam@@ ine each of these poin@@ ts se@@ par@@ ately .
What mar@@ vel@@ ous tru@@ ths have been un@@ co@@ vered since that small beg@@ in@@ ning over 1@@ 00 years ag@@ o !
In the first century , such individuals as H@@ y@@ men@@ a@@ e@@ us , A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der , and Ph@@ ile@@ tu@@ s were ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ating ide@@ as that did not f@@ it “ the pat@@ ter@@ n of heal@@ th@@ ful words . ”
We have a high@@ er mor@@ ality , a godly mor@@ ality .
And with reg@@ ard to the child Jesus , Satan did not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to act .
It is always a great privilege to expla@@ in Bible truth and to see pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s eyes light up with joy and understanding .
U@@ p@@ on what did Jesus ba@@ se his ans@@ wers to Satan’s temp@@ t@@ ations ?
Like the psalmist David , we are therefore moved to exc@@ la@@ im : “ Lo@@ ok ! How good and how pleas@@ ant it is for brothers to d@@ well together in un@@ ity ! ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 33 : 1 .
What al@@ one will help pre@@ pare us for any difficult circum@@ st@@ ance in which we might find ourselves in this un@@ st@@ able world ?
For these war@@ ri@@ ors of the st@@ ep@@ pe , the hor@@ se was what the cam@@ el has been for people of the deser@@ t .
Do you have a disa@@ b@@ led child ?
They became a new nation , “ the Israel of God . ”
13 ‘ S@@ et@@ ting Your M@@ ind on the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t Me@@ ans Li@@ fe and Pe@@ ace ’
How did Jesus demonstr@@ ate love for his fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative body ?
I can still hear my mother speaking en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally about the things she heard at those meetings .
The Israel@@ ite lead@@ er Jo@@ shua cho@@ se to listen to Jehovah and therefore experienced blessings .
Instead , vis@@ u@@ al@@ ize yourself enjo@@ ying the everlasting future that the Bible descri@@ bes .
I will really help you . I will really keep f@@ ast hold of you with my right hand of righteousness . ” ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 1 : 10 .
It can li@@ e d@@ or@@ man@@ t in someone or something until it is needed to pro@@ du@@ ce a given result .
Of whom shall I be in fear ? ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 27 : 1 .
So that we can gr@@ as@@ p the ma@@ gn@@ itu@@ de of Jesus ’ position , the Bible uses vari@@ ous t@@ it@@ les and n@@ ames to descri@@ be him .
How did Saul tre@@ at those out@@ side of Juda@@ ism ?
I try to have a rel@@ a@@ x@@ ed appro@@ ach , con@@ ver@@ sing with people and listen@@ ing to their vie@@ w@@ point . ” ​ — Daniel , age 7@@ 5 ; baptized 194@@ 6 .
However , word of a p@@ lo@@ t to k@@ ill Paul resul@@ ted in a change of pl@@ ans .
If you have moved to a different congregation , you too may be ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive .
For instance , refle@@ ct on reas@@ ons that you have for pu@@ t@@ ting the Kingdom first in your life .
But when there are serious problems in a marriage , some may not feel that their love is very strong .
Satan ta@@ un@@ ted Jehovah regarding Job .
How can prayer help to strengthen your faith ?
The apostle Paul , always concer@@ ned about the po@@ or , en@@ lis@@ ted the help of congregations as far away as M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia .
M@@ AN@@ Y religious people tre@@ asure their own beli@@ ef@@ s and tra@@ di@@ tions .
In the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines , H@@ il@@ da wanted to qu@@ it s@@ mo@@ king .
Is it not reason@@ able , then , for school - age children to pa@@ y attention to the instru@@ ction provided at congregation meetings rather than be allow@@ ed to f@@ all as@@ le@@ ep as soon as the meeting beg@@ ins ?
So is the Bible re@@ stri@@ ctive ?
For mankind to enjoy peace , God must first eli@@ min@@ ate wicked people .
O@@ r they may feel that by wel@@ coming a st@@ ep@@ par@@ ent , they would be dis@@ loyal to their origin@@ al family .
And , in@@ deed , he and his family were “ car@@ ri@@ ed sa@@ f@@ ely through the water . ” ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 20 .
These tru@@ ths are also part of our her@@ it@@ age . “ L@@ isten , O Israel : Jehovah our God is one Jehovah . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ t . 6 : 4
I@@ mp@@ ressed , he said to the Christian el@@ der who accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed her to the st@@ ation : “ There are over 38 milli@@ on people in this st@@ ate .
We cannot go to the point of dis@@ obe@@ ying God or viol@@ ating our Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality . ​ — Read 1 Peter 2 : 13 - 17 .
Do not the mirac@@ les Christ per@@ form@@ ed show the tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous power he had at his dis@@ pos@@ al ?
The G@@ esta@@ p@@ o Ho@@ t on Our He@@ els
She said : “ The first time I went to a meeting of Jehovah’s Witnesses , I saw a well - d@@ ressed g@@ ent@@ le@@ man s@@ it@@ ting and con@@ ver@@ sing with an In@@ di@@ an la@@ dy .
Even during the night , my in@@ n@@ er@@ most thoughts cor@@ rec@@ t me . ” Yes , David medit@@ ated on Jehovah’s counsel and let it mo@@ ld his deep@@ est thoughts and feelings , even when the counsel was difficult to accept .
The 6@@ 40 Witnesses that were in all of Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a then have become al@@ most 18@@ ,000 today !
The Scriptures make it clear that older ones can continue to pro@@ sp@@ er spiritually des@@ pite the problems accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing old age .
“ And it@@ ’s co@@ ol to be help@@ ing where there is a greater need . ”
Sh@@ ould we not be fir@@ m@@ ly determined to stay close to him as his day for ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ting judgment upon the wicked world dra@@ ws near ?
What if married life pro@@ ves to be more challeng@@ ing than expe@@ cted ?
Paul war@@ ned that “ Jehovah’s day is coming ex@@ ac@@ tly as a th@@ i@@ ef in the night . ”
W@@ he@@ ther you are new in the truth or you are a long@@ time serv@@ ant of Jehovah , you know that har@@ d@@ ship is an as@@ pect of life in Satan’s world . ​ — Re@@ v .
What a uni@@ que position !
Our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart has the ability to consider different op@@ tions and fi@@ x its a@@ im on one or more of them .
In this way , s@@ low prog@@ ress was made until we ev@@ en@@ tually got clear of the s@@ war@@ m of lo@@ cu@@ st@@ s .
Ri@@ ght from the star@@ t , Jesus person@@ ally direc@@ ted the worl@@ d@@ wide preaching and teaching activ@@ ity .
In 18@@ 9@@ 1 , Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l , who was taking the lead in the worl@@ d@@ wide preaching work of the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents ( as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then known ) , vis@@ ited some I@@ tal@@ i@@ an c@@ ities for the first time .
• Acc@@ ording to the best a@@ vail@@ able es@@ ti@@ mat@@ es , “ between 1 and 2 milli@@ on A@@ mer@@ ic@@ ans age 6@@ 5 or older have been in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed , ex@@ p@@ lo@@ ited , or o@@ ther@@ wise mis@@ tre@@ ated by someone on whom they dep@@ ended for care or prote@@ ction , ” says the N@@ ational C@@ en@@ ter on El@@ der A@@ bu@@ se .
T@@ ry to read the Bible each day , and make time for personal study and family worship . ​ — Read Psalm 1@@ 19 : 32 .
We pre@@ ached from house to house , made return vis@@ its , and started Bible stu@@ dies .
Many feel that even mis@@ taken beli@@ ef@@ s cause little har@@ m to anyone .
The V@@ al@@ le@@ y of S@@ id@@ di@@ m , in the De@@ ad Se@@ a are@@ a , “ was full of bitu@@ men pit@@ s . ” ​ — Genesis 14 : 10 .
Such an act as@@ cri@@ bes sal@@ vation to the St@@ ate and does not har@@ mon@@ ize with what the Bible says about i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
Satan’s system rel@@ ent@@ less@@ ly prom@@ o@@ tes materi@@ al@@ ism .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 4 , 5 ]
For example , an older sister needs courage if she is asked to talk to a you@@ ng@@ er sister about mo@@ des@@ t d@@ ress .
Does this mean that po@@ ver@@ ty will always be part of the world sc@@ ene ?
The first 10 chap@@ ters as well as 9 ver@@ ses of the 1@@ 1@@ th chap@@ ter G@@ e 1 : 1 – 11 : 9 , co@@ ver@@ ing the account from cre@@ ation to the tower of Ba@@ be@@ l , were discus@@ sed in the pre@@ ce@@ ding is@@ sue of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
It was now a land bak@@ ed hard by the mer@@ c@@ il@@ ess su@@ n , ru@@ ined by the fol@@ ly of God’s own people !
L@@ ater , Moses was taken from his home to live in sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s that could har@@ dly have been more different .
He was so moved that a sur@@ ge of strong emp@@ a@@ the@@ tic feel@@ ing cu@@ t him to the heart and brought him to te@@ ars . ​ — John 11 : 33 - 36 .
“ At fo@@ o@@ t - rac@@ es , . . . the com@@ bat@@ ants used to appe@@ ar qu@@ ite n@@ ak@@ ed , ” says the book The Li@@ fe of the Gre@@ ek@@ s and Romans .
I had no ide@@ a of God’s purpose for the earth or for mankind .
How far they had st@@ ra@@ yed from the p@@ ath of pu@@ re worship !
Many have found that congregation meetings can serve as a so@@ o@@ thing o@@ in@@ t@@ ment that cu@@ res their emo@@ tional cu@@ ts and b@@ ru@@ ises .
To buil@@ d this tel@@ es@@ cop@@ e , I b@@ ought a pi@@ e@@ ce of gl@@ ass over an in@@ ch [ 2@@ .@@ 5 c@@ m ] th@@ ic@@ k and ei@@ ght in@@ ches [ 20 c@@ m ] wide and had a gl@@ ass cu@@ t@@ ter make it r@@ ound .
A@@ R@@ E you ra@@ ising an a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent ?
Instead of vie@@ wing their assignment as an opportunity to get the best se@@ ats for themselves and their famili@@ es , many of these brothers cho@@ ose to si@@ t in less fav@@ or@@ able se@@ ats within their assign@@ ed se@@ ction .
R@@ un@@ n@@ ers sp@@ ed through the land car@@ r@@ ying let@@ ters of invit@@ ation . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
14 : 10 .
C@@ ould I have come up with a better out@@ come if I , who might have seem@@ ed to be par@@ ti@@ al , had become un@@ du@@ ly involved in the dis@@ pu@@ te ? ”
Because these public@@ ations war@@ n of the “ day of [ Jehovah’s ] v@@ enge@@ ance . ”
It was ten@@ se , but we have become used to these n@@ er@@ ve - rac@@ king c@@ he@@ ck@@ poin@@ ts .
In a city in the nor@@ th of Eng@@ land , a man was op@@ posed to the refu@@ r@@ bi@@ shing work pro@@ posed for the Kingdom H@@ all ad@@ j@@ ac@@ ent to his pro@@ per@@ ty .
; V@@ an@@ e@@ g@@ as , C .
However , the Bible does not st@@ ate what Paul’s v@@ ow was .
He@@ al@@ th@@ i@@ er relation@@ shi@@ ps and in@@ ner peace
Jesus spoke “ sa@@ y@@ ings of everlasting life . ”
What blessing do many young ones enjoy , and how can this be of benefit to them ?
Jesus then said to him : “ G@@ o your way and be doing the same yourself . ”
Let me expla@@ in what I had in mind and how I ev@@ en@@ tually became much like her .
However , as the di@@ g continued , it became clear that Je@@ z@@ re@@ el was far lar@@ g@@ er .
However , the case con@@ ta@@ ined a pi@@ e@@ ce of pa@@ per with some num@@ bers written on it .
“ T@@ im@@ eless tru@@ ths f@@ ill its pages . ”
R@@ em@@ ember , congregation meetings are part of our worship .
So respon@@ sible brothers appro@@ ached him again with more information .
As no such woman can be found in Cana@@ an , where Abraham d@@ wel@@ ls , he has to look el@@ se@@ where .
Many prophe@@ ts , such as Mi@@ ca@@ iah and Jeremiah , were mo@@ cked or put in pris@@ on .
( b ) How does godly wisdom di@@ ff@@ er from the wisdom of the world ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses are c@@ learly id@@ enti@@ fied by their house - to - house ministry and by their preaching on the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts , some@@ times using displa@@ y ta@@ bl@@ es and mo@@ bi@@ le liter@@ ature car@@ ts .
There are too many fun@@ er@@ als to atten@@ d , the lo@@ ss of too many li@@ fel@@ ong friends to end@@ ure .
“ T@@ emp@@ or@@ ary R@@ es@@ id@@ ents ” Un@@ ited in Tru@@ e Wor@@ ship
A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il , a wise woman in ancient Israel , provi@@ des an example of the power of an a@@ po@@ lo@@ gy , al@@ though her a@@ po@@ lo@@ gy was for a wrong that her husband had com@@ mit@@ ted .
Now he was serving Jehovah with me !
Acc@@ ording to hist@@ ori@@ ans , beli@@ ef in dem@@ on go@@ ds and evil spi@@ r@@ its can be tr@@ ac@@ ed back to the ear@@ li@@ est hist@@ ory of M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia .
All too soon the ass@@ em@@ bly day came to an end .
M@@ y@@ th 4 : Some people are t@@ or@@ men@@ ted after death .
We lost cont@@ act with him and thought that he was dead .
Jehovah’s prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah ann@@ oun@@ ced to King A@@ ha@@ b that the long dr@@ ought would end soon .
From God you can learn wisdom and love so as to enjoy good relation@@ shi@@ ps with others .
E@@ ach year , we look for@@ ward to the service repor@@ t publi@@ shed in the Ye@@ ar@@ book .
We also real@@ ize that a good relationship with Jehovah is what will make us truly happy , and this helps us to be satis@@ fied with having just the “ food and clo@@ thing ” that we need . ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 6 - 8 .
T@@ ry to find a set@@ ting that is qui@@ et .
What are some ty@@ p@@ es of public service per@@ form@@ ed by Christians ?
H@@ er exc@@ it@@ ement over what she read soon became very evid@@ ent .
H@@ ere Jesus e@@ qu@@ ates having “ life in y@@ ourselves ” with ga@@ ining “ everlasting life . ”
How does Satan make this world appe@@ ar at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive ?
And why does God allow it ?
In part , the reason is that some mo@@ thers and their children live on the Ch@@ ile@@ an main@@ land during the school year , re@@ tur@@ ning to the is@@ land only during the v@@ ac@@ ation months to sp@@ end time with the rest of the family .
May we take to heart the apostle Paul’s war@@ ning to turn away “ from the emp@@ ty spe@@ e@@ ches that viol@@ ate what is holy and from the cont@@ ra@@ dic@@ tions of the fal@@ sel@@ y called ‘ knowledge . ’ ” ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 20 .
Wh@@ ich fir@@ st@@ born among the Israelites would have dar@@ ed to ign@@ ore such God - given instru@@ ctions by going out@@ side a house mar@@ ked with the blood s@@ pla@@ shed on the two do@@ or@@ post@@ s and the u@@ pp@@ er part of the do@@ or@@ way ?
This day Jehovah will sur@@ rend@@ er you into my hand . . .
In the new world , perfect people will be able to inter@@ act per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly , without mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s and con@@ ten@@ tion .
Do you know why God hum@@ ili@@ ated Mi@@ ri@@ am ?
Now , le@@ t’s foc@@ us on the events that led up to Adam and E@@ ve@@ ’s sin .
Jehovah rest@@ ated his promise to Abraham a number of times , ad@@ ding fur@@ ther de@@ ta@@ il@@ s .
If the disciples did not understand something , Jesus pati@@ ently explained or illustr@@ ated matters .
During the time that Joseph and the cu@@ p@@ be@@ are@@ r were imp@@ ris@@ oned together , the cu@@ p@@ be@@ are@@ r had a dre@@ am , which Joseph inter@@ pre@@ ted .
We re@@ sum@@ ed the travel@@ ing work , but Chris@@ t@@ in@@ e@@ ’s health wor@@ sen@@ ed .
In the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments , Jehovah said that his people should not worship other go@@ ds .
How does this af@@ fect our da@@ ily lives ?
I was encoura@@ ged to keep peace and serve Jehovah .
O@@ N A m@@ oun@@ tain near Ca@@ per@@ na@@ u@@ m in the s@@ pr@@ ing of 31 C.E . , Jesus Christ taught his followers to pray : “ Let your Kingdom come . ”
In Juda@@ ism , there was a simp@@ le pres@@ ent@@ ation of Satan as God’s Ad@@ vers@@ ary who brought about sin .
O that I might have died , I my@@ self , in@@ stead of you , Ab@@ sal@@ om my son , my son ! ”
• Bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res : 1@@ 6@@ 7@@ ,@@ 8@@ 5@@ 4@@ ,@@ 4@@ 6@@ 2
“ Those us@@ ers who@@ se se@@ x@@ u@@ ality may have been su@@ p@@ pres@@ sed and li@@ mit@@ ed all their lives ” but who “ su@@ d@@ den@@ ly find an in@@ fin@@ ite supp@@ ly of se@@ x@@ u@@ al opportun@@ ities ” on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t , says D@@ r .
P@@ r 31 V@@ er@@ se 26 says : “ In wisdom , ” she instru@@ cts her children , and “ the law of loving - kindness is upon her t@@ ong@@ ue . ”
In a similar way , we should be very gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah and Jesus for the ransom .
L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing With Lo@@ ve , 11 / 15 Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty , 9 / 1
K@@ no@@ wing Jehovah as a ben@@ ev@@ ol@@ ent heavenly Father and having complete confidence in his justice and mer@@ cy , as Abraham did , pre@@ v@@ ents us from wa@@ sting time and en@@ er@@ gy on un@@ necess@@ ary wor@@ ry , we@@ ak@@ ening doubt , and us@@ eless de@@ b@@ ate .
O@@ thers will be “ a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned ” to des@@ tru@@ ction because they have been sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly pur@@ su@@ ing their own way of life .
Ma@@ y@@ be we would cho@@ ose a heav@@ y ob@@ ject and then see which one of us was able to li@@ ft it .
S@@ pi@@ rit@@ ists expla@@ in that at death the soul , or “ inc@@ ar@@ n@@ ated spirit , ” lea@@ ves the body ​ — like a bu@@ t@@ ter@@ f@@ ly em@@ er@@ g@@ ing from its co@@ co@@ on .
While the situation might se@@ em to be ho@@ p@@ eless , the Bible shows that even greater chang@@ es are not only possible but also certain to ha@@ p@@ pen .
By that time he was in his 60 ’ s , and The Go@@ l@@ den Com@@ pas@@ s had d@@ w@@ in@@ d@@ led to only four emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es working on a sing@@ le pres@@ s .
T@@ ry to i@@ magine how the wi@@ do@@ w felt as she en@@ tered the temple cour@@ ty@@ ard car@@ r@@ ying her two small co@@ ins .
I had never heard of many of the langu@@ ages but was happy to know that ten@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines were being sent to far - f@@ lu@@ ng plac@@ es .
Such thinking had a ne@@ g@@ ative imp@@ act on their judgment and moral sense , their conscience .
He s@@ il@@ ently re@@ moved every valu@@ able it@@ em from under the bed as well as money Ju@@ an had left in a dra@@ wer in the be@@ d@@ side table .
• How will godly devo@@ tion help strengthen the marriage b@@ ond ?
( a ) What requi@@ re@@ ment of disci@@ ple@@ ship did Jesus men@@ tion to his apostles ?
“ We@@ ’@@ re not 20 - year - ol@@ ds any@@ more , ” says N@@ adi@@ ne with a sm@@ ile .
Does that mean that they were not faithful en@@ ough or qu@@ ali@@ fied to rule in heaven ?
“ After being baptized Jesus im@@ medi@@ ately came up from the water ; and , look ! the heavens were op@@ ened up , and he saw des@@ cen@@ ding like a do@@ ve God’s spirit coming upon him . ”
We r@@ ented a ro@@ om lo@@ c@@ ated a@@ bo@@ ve a sa@@ w@@ m@@ ill .
Jesus thus became a perfect human , just as Adam had been .
They re@@ plac@@ ed that name with t@@ it@@ les such as “ God ” or “ Lord , ” expres@@ sions app@@ lied in the Bible not only to the Creator but also to men , ob@@ je@@ cts of false worship , and even the Devil . ​ — John 10 : 34 , 35 ; 1 Corinthians 8 : 5 , 6 ; 2 Corinthians 4 : 4 .
You can be there if you have true love for our heavenly Father , Jehovah , and end@@ uring faith in God’s prophe@@ tic word .
But their end@@ ur@@ ance is ri@@ ch@@ ly re@@ war@@ ded .
Can Satan T@@ ur@@ n E@@ ver@@ yone A@@ way From God ?
For instance , Psalm 10@@ 4 : 14 , 15 states that Jehovah is ca@@ using “ food to go for@@ th from the earth , and w@@ ine that makes the heart of mor@@ tal man rejo@@ ice , to make the face shin@@ e with o@@ il , and bre@@ ad that su@@ sta@@ ins the very heart of mor@@ tal man . ”
Now Peter go@@ es to the other ex@@ tre@@ me !
• C@@ learly expla@@ in / ​ commun@@ ic@@ ate
S@@ in and death in@@ her@@ ited from Adam thus became imp@@ l@@ ac@@ able enem@@ ies of mankind , in@@ es@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble for imper@@ fect humans .
O@@ thers had more com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated situ@@ ations .
If God had not wanted the blessing to go to Jac@@ o@@ b , he could have inter@@ ven@@ ed in some way .
Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ate regul@@ arly with him by pra@@ ying and stud@@ ying his Word , the Bible .
This is just what God’s Word fore@@ told would ha@@ p@@ pen in “ the last days ” of the present system of things when “ wicked men and imp@@ o@@ st@@ ors [ would ] ad@@ v@@ ance from bad to wor@@ se . ”
The next F@@ ri@@ day the man was invit@@ ed to atten@@ d a dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion to be held on the is@@ land .
L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing and re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing are vital for succ@@ ess@@ ful commun@@ ic@@ ation .
From these four chap@@ ters of Ho@@ se@@ a@@ ’s prophecy , we can ob@@ tain fur@@ ther guid@@ ance that will help us to walk with God .
Paul discus@@ sed ex@@ ten@@ si@@ vely “ the love of money ” ​ — or liter@@ ally , “ f@@ on@@ dness of s@@ il@@ ver ” — ​ when he was writ@@ ing to his you@@ ng@@ er fellow Christian Timothy .
Fa@@ il@@ ure to he@@ ed this inspired counsel would cre@@ ate a ga@@ p between us and our righteous heavenly Father .
Jehovah’s long - suffering toward Israel la@@ sted much longer than 1@@ 20 years .
S@@ even gener@@ ations ag@@ o , my an@@ c@@ est@@ or Tho@@ ma@@ s W@@ il@@ li@@ am@@ s determined to serve Jehovah God .
It tr@@ ac@@ ed Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s long care@@ er from his you@@ th to Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s des@@ tru@@ ction , which he had ze@@ al@@ ously pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed .
I moved out of the house I had sh@@ ared with my disa@@ b@@ led compan@@ i@@ ons and into an ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment by my@@ self .
Yes , the early Christians made s@@ inc@@ ere efforts to cont@@ act the Jews wh@@ er@@ ever they lived .
Jehovah’s Witnesses now pro@@ du@@ ce Bible liter@@ ature in C@@ at@@ al@@ an , and Christian meetings are being held in the language that war@@ ms the hearts of the C@@ at@@ al@@ on@@ i@@ an people .
He ad@@ m@@ its that when he was about fi@@ ve , he tri@@ ed to avoid going to the meetings because they made him s@@ le@@ ep@@ y but his parents would not allow him to s@@ le@@ ep during the meetings .
How did C@@ is@@ n@@ er@@ o@@ s respon@@ d ?
R@@ em@@ ember that “ an answer , when mil@@ d , tur@@ ns away ra@@ ge . ” ​ — Proverbs 15 : 1 .
What ri@@ ches bring the great@@ est satis@@ fac@@ tion ?
The direc@@ t@@ or told her : “ I ad@@ mi@@ re those who un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly devo@@ te their time to others . ”
O@@ be@@ y God Com@@ ple@@ t@@ ely
Yes , we have great@@ ly benef@@ ited by recei@@ ving a knowledge of the truth .
It should not sur@@ pris@@ e us , therefore , that on occasi@@ on a Christian brother might an@@ no@@ y or off@@ end us .
We even made pro@@ ps ​ — s@@ words , sc@@ ep@@ ters , bas@@ ke@@ ts , and the like .
We@@ al@@ th is the ke@@ y to happiness .
These would ‘ rend@@ er Jehovah sac@@ red service day and night . ’
We also have prac@@ tice s@@ essi@@ ons for field service so that each child is pre@@ pared with a pres@@ ent@@ ation . ”
If that occ@@ ur@@ s , ask Jehovah for help in main@@ tain@@ ing self - control .
12 , 13 . ( a ) By what means does Jehovah supp@@ ly us with spiritual food at the prop@@ er time ?
The H@@ olo@@ ca@@ u@@ st and all the other ac@@ ts of gen@@ o@@ ci@@ de com@@ mit@@ ted thr@@ ough@@ out human hist@@ ory prove that “ man has d@@ om@@ in@@ ated man to his in@@ j@@ ur@@ y . ”
I@@ N Joh@@ ann@@ es@@ bur@@ g , S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , L@@ es@@ li@@ e and C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ine were taking tur@@ ns in wit@@ ness@@ ing by tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne to people living in a re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment v@@ il@@ la@@ ge that had contro@@ l@@ led acc@@ ess .
He teach@@ es us to “ speak cons@@ ol@@ ingly to the de@@ pres@@ sed sou@@ ls ” and to comfort all who m@@ our@@ n .
If you me@@ et someone who is ru@@ de , put for@@ th special effort to show kindness .
Paul’s example was especially important to Timothy .
Today , I am hon@@ ored to associ@@ ate with Jehovah’s clean people and to help others learn about our al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God , Jehovah .
When I later learned that some bul@@ lies were loo@@ king for me , I quic@@ k@@ ly p@@ ac@@ ked my things and ca@@ ught the next tra@@ in out of to@@ wn !
Solomon form@@ ed “ a marriage al@@ li@@ ance with P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h the king of Egy@@ pt and [ took ] P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s daugh@@ ter and [ brought ] her to the C@@ ity of David . ”
We cannot say for certain that Timothy never married .
A St@@ ory That In@@ spi@@ res Fa@@ ith and C@@ oura@@ ge ​ — Jehovah’s Witnesses in U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine
They may pur@@ sue material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons to f@@ ill the emp@@ t@@ iness of their marriage .
In that reg@@ ard , ones with we@@ igh@@ ty responsi@@ bil@@ ities do well to follow the example set by Paul .
God’s requi@@ re@@ ments were spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c , but his loving reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess shin@@ es ra@@ di@@ an@@ tly in the Law .
The more the feel@@ ing of pat@@ ri@@ o@@ tism is fo@@ st@@ ered by such pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s , the more spi@@ r@@ ited and fre@@ qu@@ ent become the ob@@ serv@@ an@@ ces of pat@@ ri@@ o@@ tic cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies .
Even if we have serious physical or emo@@ tional li@@ mit@@ ations , we should not ha@@ st@@ ily conclu@@ de that these will pre@@ v@@ ent us from having a full share in the ministry .
Does this mean that only anointed Christians , who are in the new covenant with Jehovah God , en@@ ter into such ful@@ l@@ ness of life ?
Re@@ fle@@ cting this , a read@@ er in Fr@@ ance rec@@ ently wrote the following letter :
F@@ R@@ I@@ E@@ D@@ A J@@ E@@ S@@ S was born in 19@@ 11 in D@@ en@@ mar@@ k , from where she moved with her parents to H@@ u@@ su@@ m in nor@@ ther@@ n Ger@@ many .
A@@ no@@ inted Christians are certain of their heavenly hope , of their having been taken into the new covenant .
Some say that they re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly tri@@ ed to sto@@ p on their own but were not succ@@ ess@@ ful .
How can we use the Bible to maintain a positi@@ ve vie@@ w@@ point ?
Although S@@ ar@@ a@@ i was over 6@@ 5 years old , she was still str@@ ik@@ ingly beau@@ ti@@ ful .
Be@@ fore anyone can become even an un@@ baptized pre@@ ach@@ er of the good news , Christian elders make sure that he under@@ stan@@ ds ba@@ si@@ c Bible teachings , lives in har@@ mony with them , and gives an af@@ fir@@ m@@ ative respon@@ se to a question of this kind , “ Do you really want to be one of Jehovah’s Witnesses ? ”
At that c@@ ru@@ cial time now so near , Jehovah will listen only to “ those who call upon him in tru@@ en@@ ess . ”
The Bible says : “ Wh@@ ere sin ab@@ oun@@ ded , un@@ deser@@ ved kindness ab@@ oun@@ ded still more .
Acc@@ ording to Jesus , what responsi@@ bility do Christians have ?
Jesus ’ ref@@ re@@ shing example is wor@@ thy of imit@@ ation . ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 21 , 23 .
Genesis d@@ ates all the p@@ ha@@ ses of the F@@ lood pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely , like a shi@@ p@@ ’s lo@@ g , refle@@ cting the ver@@ ac@@ ity of the account . ​ — Genesis 7 : 11 , 17 , 24 ; 8 : 3 - 14 .
But Jehovah kept him “ sa@@ fe with se@@ ven others when he brought a d@@ elu@@ ge upon a world of ung@@ o@@ dly people . ”
The so@@ le si@@ gn - language cir@@ cu@@ it in Rus@@ sia is , ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c@@ ally speaking , the lar@@ g@@ est cir@@ cu@@ it in the world , taking in the whole of Rus@@ sia !
Many d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates had to beg@@ in pre@@ par@@ ations for their tri@@ p months in ad@@ v@@ ance .
Bo@@ th the anointed and the “ other sheep ” receive their re@@ ward by Jehovah’s “ sur@@ pas@@ sing un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , ” which moved the apostle Paul to say : “ Th@@ an@@ ks be to God for his in@@ descri@@ ba@@ ble free gift . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 9 : 14 , 15 .
Ke@@ ep in mind that the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ob@@ je@@ ctive is not simply to reve@@ al physical fac@@ ts but pri@@ mar@@ ily to imp@@ ress upon us that Jehovah is the Creator of all things ​ — the one who can cre@@ ate physical la@@ ws . ​ — Job 38 : 4 , 12 ; 4@@ 2 : 1 , 2 .
“ The ransom pri@@ ce ” for our lives “ is so preci@@ ous ” that nothing any imper@@ fect human could do for us would come near to pa@@ ying it .
This is what the apostle Paul pointed to when he ur@@ ged his fellow believers : “ Be@@ come imit@@ at@@ ors of me , even as I am of Christ . ”
God then mirac@@ ul@@ ously main@@ ta@@ ined her supp@@ ly of f@@ l@@ our and o@@ il , so that she and her son sta@@ yed ali@@ ve .
Se@@ e@@ ing you change for the good ​ — that is what matters to me .
On hear@@ ing of Jesus ’ mis@@ sion to be@@ ar witness to the truth , P@@ il@@ ate saw that the pris@@ on@@ er pres@@ ented no th@@ re@@ at to R@@ ome .
Why did Abraham have faith in the resurrection ?
She h@@ ur@@ ri@@ ed to get her sister .
Th@@ r@@ ough his Son , Jehovah has assign@@ ed us to a ministry , as he did the apostle Paul and others .
Th@@ ough they expe@@ cted that the m@@ oun@@ tain would er@@ up@@ t some@@ day , no one thought that it would be on that day .
Jesus taught us to pray : “ Our Father in the heavens , let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied [ or , “ be held sac@@ red ; be tre@@ ated as holy , ” fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ] . ”
All too quic@@ k@@ ly , he fa@@ il@@ s to dis@@ cer@@ n that he is being led into a fo@@ ol@@ ish course that “ invol@@ ves his very soul . ”
S@@ hor@@ ter study peri@@ o@@ ds on a regul@@ ar bas@@ is are better than longer peri@@ o@@ ds held s@@ pas@@ mo@@ dic@@ ally .
I also helped a woman who@@ se daugh@@ ter was viol@@ ently kil@@ led .
R@@ em@@ ember that they conclu@@ ded : “ It is not right what we are doing . ”
De@@ ce@@ it@@ ful words and actions could dis@@ ru@@ pt the un@@ ity of the congregation .
We must not sh@@ r@@ ink back from t@@ ests of our faith .
Paul used a comm@@ on prac@@ tice among sol@@ di@@ ers of ancient times to illustr@@ ate how Jesus has provided “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men ” to help uni@@ fy the congregation .
Ther@@ e@@ after , the preaching work became a regul@@ ar part of my life and so did ar@@ rest@@ s and imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment .
The so@@ o@@ thing vo@@ ice and this enjo@@ y@@ able experience may s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ate appreciation for reading during the rest of the chil@@ d’s life .
One was the an@@ nu@@ al ta@@ x sent to the temple in Jerusalem , a way to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in temple life and worship .
* How have you been ?
I@@ magine our sur@@ pris@@ e when we were assign@@ ed in pa@@ ir@@ s to offer the same boo@@ k@@ let , The Kingdom , the H@@ op@@ e of the World , while we@@ aring heav@@ y san@@ d@@ wi@@ ch bo@@ ar@@ ds ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising the Kingdom .
Wh@@ ist@@ on res@@ pe@@ cted E@@ m@@ l@@ y@@ n , c@@ all@@ ing him “ ‘ the first and princi@@ p@@ al con@@ f@@ ess@@ or ’ of ‘ old ch@@ ris@@ ti@@ an@@ ity . ’ ”
To emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the d@@ anger of ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y fur@@ ther , Solomon as@@ ks : “ Can a man r@@ ake together fi@@ re into his bo@@ som and yet his very gar@@ ments not be bur@@ ned ?
My whole being ye@@ ar@@ ns , y@@ es , I am fa@@ in@@ t with long@@ ing , for the cour@@ ty@@ ar@@ ds of Jehovah . . .
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : D@@ AN@@ C@@ E C@@ L@@ U@@ B S@@ E@@ C@@ U@@ R@@ I@@ T@@ Y G@@ U@@ A@@ R@@ D
May we be quic@@ k to res@@ ol@@ ve any proble@@ m that ar@@ ises between us and a fellow beli@@ ever , so that the man@@ sla@@ y@@ er Satan does not destro@@ y our Christian un@@ ity . ​ — Luke 17 : 3 , 4 .
A N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ or Sha@@ res S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Tru@@ th
The 19@@ 17 book The F@@ in@@ i@@ shed M@@ y@@ st@@ er@@ y * r@@ oun@@ dly ex@@ posed the h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y of Chris@@ tend@@ om .
The same brothers and sisters were also asked , “ Wh@@ ich qu@@ ality do you value the most in an el@@ der ? ”
We read : “ Jesus said to him : ‘ I am the way and the truth and the life .
Because of their real@@ is@@ tic view of such matters , Jehovah’s Witnesses are some@@ times acc@@ used of having a ne@@ g@@ ative attitude .
All our stru@@ gg@@ les to remain clean in a world full of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness will be wor@@ th@@ while .
An@@ y who had l@@ ing@@ ered were tra@@ pp@@ ed !
Their work is supp@@ or@@ ted enti@@ r@@ ely by vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary contribu@@ tions .
The Bible is clear . Tru@@ e Christians love one another , no matter which nation they live in .
F@@ o@@ to : pi@@ c@@ ture al@@ li@@ ance
How to C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate Jesus ’ V@@ i@@ e@@ w of Ri@@ ght and W@@ r@@ ong
[ 2 ] ( par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 14 ) There are many simil@@ ar@@ ities between the Jewish cap@@ tiv@@ ity in Babyl@@ on and what happened to Christians after the apost@@ as@@ y began .
Li@@ ve within your means .
A@@ no@@ ther B@@ ra@@ z@@ ili@@ an gi@@ r@@ l , T@@ â@@ ni@@ a , who tri@@ ed to be dis@@ cre@@ et and avoid com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on , ad@@ mit@@ ted that she still set standards for her@@ self that were too high , both in school and at home .
It is not a prayer for sur@@ p@@ lu@@ s pro@@ v@@ isions .
; and use a@@ vail@@ able to@@ ol@@ s to do re@@ sear@@ ch on the material you just read . ​ — w@@ 1@@ 6@@ .@@ 0@@ 5 , p@@ p .
E@@ mp@@ ow@@ ered to Ju@@ dge
The Bible is no doubt refer@@ ring to the same att@@ ack under different n@@ ames .
So it is vital that our beli@@ ef@@ s be based on acc@@ ur@@ ate Bible truth .
Then the deli@@ vered Israelites could s@@ ound for@@ th : “ Let me sing to Jehovah . . .
▪ This Is Our P@@ l@@ ace of Wor@@ ship
This is because we are the des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of a sin@@ ful cou@@ ple , Adam and E@@ ve , who gave in to sel@@ f@@ ish c@@ ra@@ v@@ ings . ​ — Romans 5 : 12 .
The psalmist san@@ g : “ H@@ app@@ y are the ones fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less in their way , the ones wal@@ king in the law of Jehovah .
You will make your parents very happy .
M@@ ori@@ bun@@ d [ near dead ] o@@ lives u@@ su@@ ally s@@ pr@@ out in this man@@ ner also . ”
L@@ ik@@ ely , the p@@ al@@ ace w@@ alls were l@@ ined with i@@ do@@ ls .
Rev@@ i@@ e@@ w Solom@@ on@@ ’s s@@ inc@@ ere prayer to Jehovah when the temple was dedic@@ ated .
“ He Is U@@ se@@ ful to M@@ e ”
Indeed , ‘ the true knowledge has become a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in the time of the end . ’ ​ — Daniel 12 : 4 .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : Some Witnesses in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a tra@@ v@@ el long di@@ stances to bring the good news to people who live and work on c@@ at@@ tle st@@ ations in the out@@ back
It was already p@@ ac@@ ked with people and go@@ o@@ ds , but the d@@ ri@@ ver st@@ op@@ ped any@@ way .
As told by F@@ el@@ is@@ a and Ar@@ ac@@ el@@ i F@@ er@@ n@@ á@@ n@@ de@@ z
In many lands , they have been persecu@@ ted and even mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed by people claim@@ ing to serve God .
Solomon says : “ The li@@ ps of righteousness are a ple@@ asure to a gr@@ and king ; and the speak@@ er of u@@ pri@@ ght things he lo@@ ves .
What important develop@@ ments began to un@@ fo@@ ld in 1914 ?
When we are b@@ es@@ et by anxi@@ e@@ ties or even by doub@@ ts , our confidence needs to be fir@@ m@@ ly plac@@ ed in Jehovah .
Yes , Paul’s love for the ministry moved him to work hard at making disciples .
In those times , most pione@@ ers did no se@@ cul@@ ar work .
But servants of God are ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed to “ be ro@@ o@@ ted and esta@@ bli@@ shed on the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation ” so that they may be able to gr@@ as@@ p men@@ t@@ ally “ what is the bre@@ ad@@ th and l@@ eng@@ th and he@@ i@@ ght and dep@@ th , and to know the love of the Christ which sur@@ pas@@ ses knowledge . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
How did Paul continue to be@@ ar witness when he was in cu@@ sto@@ dy in R@@ ome ?
“ Ke@@ ep on as@@ king , and it will be given you . ” ​ — Luke 11 : 9 .
May we never allow our heart to be har@@ d@@ ened if we should be over@@ taken by serious sin . ​ — 2 Samuel 12 : 1 - 13 .
W@@ ell , consider this s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o : Your do@@ ct@@ or tel@@ ls you that he has good news .
( Read Mark 1 : 40 - 4@@ 2 . )
C@@ ould he have avo@@ i@@ ded them ?
G@@ u@@ st@@ av@@ o was lear@@ ning about the spiritual par@@ adise .
Why , our very relationship with Jehovah God is involved !
Jesus ’ death was , therefore , not the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence of sin and dis@@ obedi@@ ence as was Ad@@ am@@ ’s .
Des@@ cri@@ bed as “ his min@@ isters who do his will , ” the angels serve God with joy , and he di@@ gn@@ i@@ fi@@ es them by c@@ all@@ ing them his “ sons . ”
Jehovah’s Witnesses are gr@@ ate@@ ful to God for gr@@ an@@ ting them a vi@@ ct@@ ory at the E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an C@@ our@@ t of H@@ u@@ man R@@ igh@@ ts .
* As a result , he has no control over most of his body .
S@@ imp@@ ly this : God’s exerc@@ ise of fore@@ knowledge is sel@@ e@@ ctive and dis@@ cre@@ tion@@ ary .
11 : 25 .
“ What I hear about you is not good ! ”
( See op@@ ening pi@@ c@@ ture . ) ( b ) Why did Peter star@@ t to sin@@ k ?
Par@@ ents ​ — T@@ ra@@ in Your Ch@@ il@@ dren With Lo@@ ve , 9 / 1
• How do we teach others to ob@@ serve what Jesus comman@@ ded ?
Re@@ fle@@ cting on what you read in the Bible is one important way to medit@@ ate , but there are others .
From you@@ th on , Paul was “ educ@@ ated . . . at the fe@@ et of G@@ am@@ ali@@ el , ” who taught the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law and was es@@ te@@ em@@ ed by all the people .
Then he sent a@@ head to E@@ sa@@ u a large gift of li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck .
• What indic@@ ates that Jesus had brothers and sisters ?
Many hist@@ ori@@ ans point to 1@@ 5@@ 17 or ther@@ e@@ ab@@ ou@@ ts as the bir@@ th of the Re@@ form@@ ation .
“ I talk with the parents about the import@@ ance of b@@ on@@ ding with a new@@ born through reading , ” expla@@ ins S@@ an@@ di .
How is it that the holy spirit pla@@ ys a pi@@ vo@@ tal ro@@ le in the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments ?
One who had such an experience is A@@ g@@ boo@@ la , a man who lives near the bor@@ der between B@@ en@@ in and N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ a .
( See op@@ ening i@@ ma@@ ge . ) ( b ) What was it about El@@ isha that reas@@ sur@@ ed his fellow prophe@@ ts ?
Jehovah allow@@ ed this in@@ justice to continue for some years .
Rather , it reve@@ als God’s standards , as@@ pe@@ cts of his person@@ ality that cre@@ ation al@@ one cannot teach , and his purpose for humans .
5@@ 9 : 1@@ 5@@ b - 19 .
Although he was not a religious man , his daugh@@ ters were stri@@ ct S@@ ou@@ ther@@ n B@@ ap@@ t@@ ists .
Jehovah called S@@ ar@@ ah “ P@@ r@@ inc@@ ess , ” but she did not ex@@ pect to be tre@@ ated like ro@@ y@@ al@@ ty
Jehovah di@@ gn@@ i@@ fi@@ es us with fre@@ e@@ dom of cho@@ ice .
Let us consider fi@@ ve reas@@ ons why we should want to follow the Christ .
( b ) How was the answer to this “ sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ t ” reve@@ aled ?
We can imitate Jesus in giving pri@@ or@@ ity to obedi@@ ence to God’s will .
They needed to re@@ move that person from the congregation , that is , to dis@@ fel@@ low@@ ship him .
No@@ te that the ma@@ ster in the par@@ able recogn@@ ized that each of his sla@@ ves had different po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al .
Yes , even now we can enjoy a pe@@ ace@@ ful life and can avoid pur@@ su@@ its that ex@@ pose us to the d@@ anger of early death that often be@@ f@@ alls ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers .
We will know that many of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s prophe@@ ci@@ es are re@@ aching their cul@@ min@@ ation in our time .
What Does the F@@ utu@@ re H@@ old ?
A@@ no@@ ther time - t@@ ested ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ation is that of cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting individuals mor@@ ally .
A ste@@ ad@@ y dec@@ l@@ ine in the mor@@ ality of soci@@ ety in gener@@ al may se@@ em less sh@@ o@@ c@@ king than a su@@ d@@ den , un@@ expe@@ cted change in the be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or of a close ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ ance .
Le@@ on@@ ar@@ do , who is serving a 20 - year pris@@ on s@@ ent@@ ence , ob@@ ta@@ ined special per@@ mis@@ sion to get baptized in a Kingdom H@@ all in Par@@ ma .
The ide@@ al time to star@@ t m@@ ol@@ ding his heart is when he is still young .
When tr@@ ying to share the good news with someone , ask yourself : ‘ If our ro@@ les were re@@ ver@@ sed , how would I want this person to view me ?
How privile@@ ged we are to have such an appreci@@ ative person as Jesus as our Le@@ ad@@ er !
The fe@@ ar@@ less ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er dec@@ la@@ res his beli@@ ef in the resurrection .
You may won@@ der , ‘ Is it possible for me to be that close to God ? ’
Fir@@ st , we have to for@@ get the things we left be@@ h@@ ind , not wa@@ sting preci@@ ous en@@ er@@ gy and time being over@@ ly concer@@ ned about them .
The Creator , who is concer@@ ned about life , has a right to re@@ stri@@ ct what humans do with blood .
These feelings have not chang@@ ed for me . ”
Joseph could righ@@ tly descri@@ be himself as a man who ‘ fe@@ ared the true God . ’ ​ — Genesis 4@@ 2 : 18 .
In 5@@ 5 C.E . , while Paul was in Eph@@ esus during his th@@ ir@@ d mission@@ ary t@@ our , he in@@ tend@@ ed to cro@@ ss the A@@ e@@ ge@@ an Se@@ a to Corin@@ th and from there tra@@ v@@ el on to M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia .
The ta@@ ble@@ ts of st@@ one also con@@ ta@@ ined such tim@@ eless principles as “ honor your father and your mother ” and “ you must not ste@@ al , ” as well as the prof@@ oun@@ dly in@@ si@@ gh@@ t@@ ful law against co@@ v@@ et@@ ing what bel@@ ong@@ s to others . ​ — E@@ x .
These judg@@ ments set “ a pat@@ ter@@ n for ung@@ o@@ dly pers@@ ons of things to come . ”
C@@ our@@ t@@ es@@ y of S@@ pe@@ cial C@@ ol@@ le@@ ctions Li@@ br@@ ary , Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity of M@@ ic@@ hi@@ g@@ an
H@@ ere com@@ pas@@ sion comes to the res@@ cu@@ e and helps to pre@@ serve peace .
This cou@@ ple wal@@ ked more than si@@ x mil@@ es ( 10 k@@ m ) and over a m@@ oun@@ tain to re@@ ach my to@@ wn .
If not used pro@@ per@@ ly , these are van@@ ity because , like va@@ p@@ or , the days of you@@ th@@ ful vi@@ g@@ or disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar quic@@ k@@ ly .
C@@ lo@@ thing st@@ y@@ les di@@ ff@@ er from place to place , but Bible principles should gu@@ i@@ de our cho@@ ic@@ es
Abraham was ne@@ i@@ ther a li@@ ar nor a c@@ ow@@ ard , as some cr@@ iti@@ c@@ s have char@@ ged .
H@@ er pla@@ in - spo@@ ken words t@@ ou@@ ched my heart .
Although a husband is the head of his wife , the Bible instru@@ cts him to ‘ as@@ si@@ gn her honor . ’
( Read Mark 3 : 22 - 30 . )
Se@@ e@@ king first the Kingdom br@@ ings us streng@@ th@@ ening joy .
All of God’s people are privile@@ ged to benefit from the fulfill@@ ment of this mar@@ vel@@ ous promise , this covenant for Christian peace .
How was E@@ ve en@@ tic@@ ed by Satan ?
O@@ r one might ex@@ ag@@ g@@ er@@ ate or hi@@ de de@@ ta@@ il@@ s in a bu@@ sin@@ ess matter .
Jehovah was also ready to use his mi@@ gh@@ ty hand to help his people in King A@@ sa@@ ’s day .
But Jesus said that all of this would be chang@@ ed and that “ true worshipp@@ ers ” would worship “ with spirit and truth . ”
John knew that he could rec@@ ord only a fr@@ action of all that Jesus said and did during those ev@@ ent@@ ful three and a half years .
EL@@ I@@ ’@@ S J@@ U@@ D@@ G@@ E@@ SHI@@ P G@@ I@@ V@@ E@@ S W@@ A@@ Y T@@ O S@@ A@@ MU@@ EL@@ ’@@ S
I was baptized in Q@@ u@@ e@@ en@@ s@@ land , pione@@ ered in T@@ as@@ man@@ ia , and served as a mission@@ ary in Tu@@ v@@ alu , Sam@@ o@@ a , and F@@ i@@ ji
Many people in Satan’s world use “ c@@ ru@@ el words ” that are like “ ar@@ ro@@ ws ” or “ a s@@ word ” because they want to h@@ ur@@ t and up@@ set others .
Since these Bible st@@ at@@ ements about Abraham are acc@@ ur@@ ate , why should there be questions about his age of 1@@ 7@@ 5 years ? ​ — Genesis 25 : 7 .
P@@ res@@ sures from Satan’s system of things or she@@ er la@@ z@@ iness when it comes to study may d@@ ul@@ l our consci@@ ousness of this need .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , such p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment is not desi@@ gn@@ ed to teach or ref@@ ine those recei@@ ving it .
“ The po@@ li@@ ce tri@@ ed to for@@ ce me to take part in pol@@ itical activities .
So vi@@ ci@@ ous was the persecu@@ tion of Christians after the f@@ oun@@ ding of the first - century congregation that all exc@@ ep@@ t the apostles were dis@@ pers@@ ed from Jerusalem .
Many would br@@ us@@ h asi@@ de such a thought .
One of those women lived in Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath , a P@@ ho@@ en@@ i@@ ci@@ an to@@ wn near S@@ id@@ on on the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an C@@ o@@ ast .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , over three mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ um@@ s ag@@ o , another man , who was no@@ ted for being a ke@@ en ob@@ ser@@ ver of life , had already id@@ enti@@ fied the fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al answer .
F@@ o@@ re@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed :
Let us consider this second illustr@@ ation .
Se@@ cond , why is it important that you@@ ng@@ er ones keep the right attitude as they ass@@ ist brothers who are more experienced and learn from them ?
The elders sear@@ ch for sheep who w@@ an@@ der away from the congregation .
This life - for@@ ce is su@@ sta@@ ined by bre@@ a@@ thing . ​ — Job 34 : 14 , 15 .
Still , they obe@@ yed Jesus . They put away their old person@@ ality and put on the new .
In order to sa@@ ve mankind from sin , the res@@ cu@@ er would have to provide a means of at@@ on@@ ement , a way of re@@ conc@@ il@@ ing humans to God by un@@ doing the effe@@ cts of sin .
He told Saul : “ G@@ et on your way , because I shall s@@ end you out to nations far off . ” ​ — Acts 22 : 21 , 22 .
Daniel , for example , dis@@ cer@@ ned from Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s writ@@ ings how long Jerusalem would remain des@@ ol@@ ate .
‘ T@@ ra@@ v@@ el ; enjoy the world . ’
H@@ ann@@ ah was ta@@ un@@ ted by Pen@@ in@@ n@@ ah “ year after year . ”
And the time left for Christian activities , which he valu@@ es very high@@ ly , d@@ w@@ in@@ d@@ les with each pas@@ sing we@@ ek .
Such re@@ stri@@ ctions still ex@@ ist in certain lands .
There Ru@@ th and her brother , Joh@@ ann@@ es , gre@@ w up .
How did Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 13 : 7 under@@ go fulfill@@ ment ?
14 , 15 . ( a ) How did Jehovah mer@@ ci@@ fully care for his sin@@ ful people ?
But Jesus obe@@ yed God even though it was not eas@@ y .
Yet , we are affe@@ cted by the con@@ di@@ tions that sur@@ r@@ ound us .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er@@ fully “ keep a@@ wa@@ ke with all con@@ stan@@ cy ” when it comes to speaking the pu@@ re language of Bible truth . ​ — E@@ ph .
You can use simp@@ le illustr@@ ations to show your children that there must be a Creator ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 10 )
No@@ te what el@@ se we have received from our Creator .
The apostle Paul no@@ ted one man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of that love when he descri@@ bed Jehovah as “ the God of all comfort . ”
We may at first feel that we have little in comm@@ on with such ones , ap@@ ar@@ t from our sh@@ ared worship .
That re@@ pres@@ ents an a@@ ver@@ age of 6@@ 8@@ 0 new ones every day !
Our hearts san@@ k as we real@@ ized that we were again tra@@ pp@@ ed in a Com@@ mun@@ ist z@@ one .
This can help us learn how to keep peace with others .
We will also see how this qu@@ ality benef@@ its not only the one displa@@ ying it but others as well .
( C@@ ate@@ ch@@ ism of the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch ) Some religious lead@@ ers say that hel@@ l is a st@@ ate of complete is@@ ol@@ ation and se@@ par@@ ation from God .
The talk should be ad@@ d@@ ressed to the cou@@ ple .
Ha@@ ving be@@ at@@ en their s@@ words into p@@ low@@ sh@@ a@@ res , even today they live at peace with fellow Witnesses of Jehovah and with others .
When the Israelites were about to go into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , Jehovah cho@@ se Jo@@ shua to lead them .
As we have seen , Satan is powerful , vi@@ ci@@ ous , and dec@@ ep@@ tive .
He might even pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ously re@@ ach out for positi@@ ons to which he is not ent@@ it@@ led .
When the Jews said that they would rather die than see their Law trans@@ g@@ ressed , P@@ il@@ ate rel@@ ented and or@@ der@@ ed that the i@@ ma@@ ges be re@@ moved .
Paul wanted the Christians in Eph@@ esus to work hard to “ maintain the on@@ en@@ ess of the spirit . ”
( b ) What pri@@ ce must be pa@@ id for man@@ kin@@ d’s li@@ ber@@ ation from sin and death ?
Si@@ x mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ um@@ s of human mis@@ man@@ ag@@ ement ​ — power@@ fully influ@@ enced by “ the rul@@ er of this world , ” Satan — ​ have brought us to the cur@@ r@@ ent low point in human hist@@ ory .
“ The fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit is love , joy , peace , long - suffering , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , faith , mil@@ dness , self - control , ” says the Bible .
These do@@ cum@@ ents att@@ est to what was a wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad prac@@ tice from the S@@ um@@ eri@@ an peri@@ od down to the l@@ ate H@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ is@@ tic peri@@ od in Egy@@ pt .
N@@ ex@@ t to E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe
God had promised Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , and Jac@@ o@@ b that their family would pro@@ du@@ ce the “ se@@ ed ” by means of whom all famili@@ es would bl@@ ess themselves .
Thus , when we allow ourselves to be per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed by the Bible , it is as though the holy spirit were instru@@ cting us .
“ They never ob@@ lig@@ ated me to be a pioneer , ” says David , “ but we enjo@@ yed pione@@ ering so much as a family that the compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship and en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment imp@@ el@@ led me to do the same . ”
Such differ@@ ences would be con@@ fu@@ sing , to say the le@@ ast .
It was as if I were dead in@@ side .
In fulfill@@ ing this prophecy , the pri@@ m@@ ary part of the se@@ ed proved to be God’s Son , Jesus , who came to earth and offered his life as a sacrifice to re@@ pur@@ cha@@ se mankind .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 24 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 12 , 6@@ 9
Pro@@ secu@@ tion Con@@ t@@ inu@@ es
( C@@ lu@@ e : Read and refle@@ ct on Job 31 : 1 ; Psalm 1@@ 19 : 37 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 3 , 4 . )
* However , an ang@@ el spoke to him in a dre@@ am , expla@@ ining that M@@ ary was pre@@ gn@@ ant by means of Jehovah’s holy spirit .
In later times , some Jews thought that it would have taken h@@ our@@ s to sla@@ ugh@@ ter all the lam@@ bs brought to the temple .
Th@@ an@@ k@@ fully , in this dar@@ k time , I could coun@@ t on sever@@ al s@@ our@@ ces of strength .
M@@ il@@ dness is a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble qu@@ ality that com@@ bin@@ es pleas@@ an@@ t@@ ness with power .
It is der@@ i@@ ved from the ver@@ b sh@@ a@@ ·@@ men@@ ʹ , which means “ be f@@ at , gro@@ w f@@ at . ”
“ The faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” has been appointed “ over all [ Christ’s ] bel@@ ong@@ ings . ”
Read Romans 12 : 15 .
Jehovah’s loy@@ al@@ ty thus benef@@ its all of his faithful worshipp@@ ers .
The young man fi@@ gu@@ res often in the Christian Greek Scriptures as a faithful compan@@ ion of Paul .
Jesus set an example by hum@@ bly wa@@ shing their fe@@ et , a jo@@ b nor@@ m@@ ally assign@@ ed to the low@@ li@@ est of servants .
Al@@ so , they have become enem@@ ies of God’s Kingdom , which began rul@@ ing in 1914 .
Ther@@ efore , let us stri@@ ve to cultiv@@ ate the ha@@ bi@@ t of p@@ un@@ c@@ tu@@ ality in all our activities , especially in those having to do with our worship of the true God .
( b ) In what appro@@ pri@@ ate way can children expres@@ s their faith at our meetings ?
W@@ H@@ E@@ N I was born in 19@@ 27 , the C@@ an@@ adi@@ an pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of Q@@ u@@ ebe@@ c was a str@@ ong@@ hold of Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ ism .
Samuel is consider@@ ed the first of the l@@ ine of the prophe@@ ts . ​ — Acts 3 : 24 .
He said : “ W@@ om@@ an , why is that of concer@@ n to me and to you ? ”
A R@@ ich and H@@ app@@ y Li@@ fe of W@@ ill@@ ing S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fice
We ther@@ e@@ by demonstr@@ ate that we have the same fr@@ ame of mind that David had .
Do you believe that they descri@@ be ac@@ tu@@ al , hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al events , or do you feel that they are al@@ leg@@ or@@ ic@@ al st@@ ori@@ es , m@@ ere my@@ ths ?
Re@@ ally , what ho@@ l@@ ds a congregation of Christians together ?
Satan was once a loyal spirit cre@@ ature in Jehovah’s organization of heavenly sons .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on such questions may help us to do as the psalmist said , keep God’s “ remin@@ ders as a pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ” ​ — P@@ s .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of E@@ s@@ ther
They will see that no matter how long a cou@@ ple have been married , they must show affe@@ ction to each other and be un@@ ited . ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 3 - 7 .
By consider@@ ing what he said and did , we can learn something about how to comfort the ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved .
May it ha@@ p@@ pen to me according to your declar@@ ation . ” ​ — Luke 1 : 26 - 38 .
Jesus was not imp@@ l@@ ying that we should ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct taking care of our physical needs and those of our family members .
Then , as if to ‘ p@@ low ’ the s@@ on@@ ’s heart , the father told a st@@ ory of a little bo@@ y who su@@ ffered ter@@ ri@@ ble har@@ d@@ ship at the hands of a bul@@ ly .
Jesus ’ Le@@ ad@@ er@@ ship O@@ ver His C@@ ongreg@@ ation
( a ) What are some ways in which we can displa@@ y our love and com@@ pas@@ sion for others ?
P@@ re@@ su@@ ma@@ bly refer@@ ring to his own son , Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i said : “ H@@ ere is your serv@@ ant C@@ him@@ ham . Let him cro@@ ss over with my l@@ ord the king ; and you do to him what is good in your eyes . ”
We can point them to the way to stay sa@@ fe when des@@ tru@@ ction comes upon Satan’s system of things .
This me@@ ant , not that the first prophet was to ref@@ ra@@ in from speaking at meetings , but that he had to be s@@ il@@ ent at times .
By her com@@ p@@ li@@ ance with the requi@@ re@@ ments of the circum@@ c@@ ision covenant , Z@@ i@@ pp@@ or@@ ah ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged a covenant relationship with Jehovah .
You too can prof@@ it more from Bible reading by get@@ ting help to understand what you read .
While still young , he vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to fi@@ ght the Phil@@ ist@@ ine gi@@ ant Go@@ li@@ ath .
How can we displa@@ y the spirit of self - sacrifice in difficult circumstances ?
We also receive a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant direction and encourag@@ ement at congregation meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions .
O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 22 , 19@@ 7@@ 4 , pages 12 - 15 .
N@@ ei@@ ther does he res@@ ort to har@@ s@@ h words , con@@ st@@ ant cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism , or h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful s@@ ar@@ c@@ as@@ m , all of which can in@@ ju@@ re “ like the st@@ ab@@ s of a s@@ word . ” ​ — Proverbs 12 : 18 .
We can ask God for his help and for the wisdom and courage to make the best of our situation , confid@@ ent that “ he he@@ ars us concer@@ ning wh@@ atever we are as@@ king . ” ​ — 1 John 5 : 15 .
What artic@@ les and Bible principles can you lo@@ c@@ ate that could ass@@ ist someone as@@ king such questions ?
Re@@ actions may r@@ ange from s@@ or@@ ro@@ w , sa@@ dness , or sh@@ ame to feel@@ ing mo@@ tiv@@ ated , challeng@@ ed , and involved .
Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents in H@@ ali@@ fa@@ x , No@@ va S@@ co@@ ti@@ a , emp@@ lo@@ yed what was then an in@@ no@@ v@@ ative ra@@ di@@ o form@@ at ​ — a talk show to which listen@@ ers could p@@ ho@@ ne in and ask Bible questions .
What is needed for a person to stay free from por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y ?
For example , a 31 - year - old man made a living by fi@@ shing off an is@@ land .
He repor@@ ts : “ I stated that I could not serve in the mil@@ it@@ ary because of what I had learned from the Bible .
Then kin@@ dly show what the Bible says on the sub@@ ject .
she said . The Witnesses also “ work what is good ” in a spiritual way by sh@@ aring the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message of comfort and hope .
In 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . , the Babyl@@ on@@ ians con@@ qu@@ ered the sou@@ ther@@ n two - tri@@ be kingdom of Juda@@ h .
That the responsi@@ bility f@@ alls on us individu@@ ally .
Consider the experience of a travel@@ ing overse@@ er in a S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ i@@ can country .
That ch@@ urch , he said , is “ a sing@@ le Ch@@ urch of Christ , which sub@@ sis@@ ts in the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch . ”
It is hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing to know that the Bible not only descri@@ bes Jehovah as “ the Father of tend@@ er mer@@ ci@@ es and the God of all comfort ” but also says of Jehovah : “ You are op@@ ening your hand and satis@@ f@@ ying the desire of every living thing . ”
These artic@@ les , based lar@@ g@@ ely on the book of L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us , show why Jehovah requi@@ res ho@@ l@@ iness of his people and how we can displa@@ y this qu@@ ality .
Some scho@@ l@@ ars su@@ gg@@ est that Paul may have g@@ one into the S@@ y@@ ri@@ an Des@@ er@@ t or el@@ se@@ where in the N@@ ab@@ at@@ a@@ e@@ an kingdom of A@@ re@@ t@@ as I@@ V .
[ B@@ lu@@ r@@ b on page 30 ]
“ S@@ P@@ E@@ E@@ C@@ H is s@@ il@@ ver , s@@ il@@ ence is g@@ ol@@ den . ” So states an old pro@@ ver@@ b said to be of O@@ ri@@ ent@@ al orig@@ in .
It is not pleas@@ ant to receive help from one who makes you feel inf@@ eri@@ or or who makes you feel that you are a nu@@ is@@ ance or a bur@@ den .
Still , they stru@@ gg@@ led with the full r@@ ange of human emo@@ tions , including g@@ ri@@ ef , des@@ pa@@ ir , and fear .
Why did Mi@@ ca@@ h have such confidence ?
Mar@@ ina
Si@@ mil@@ arly , elders may encoura@@ ge individuals in the congregation to gro@@ w spiritually and offer them spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions on how to do so .
At the end of 19@@ 7@@ 5 , we had to rel@@ in@@ qu@@ ish our preci@@ ous full - time service privile@@ ges and con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on sta@@ bi@@ li@@ z@@ ing my health .
So@@ on , during Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , Jesus will re@@ move Satan’s influ@@ ence and will destro@@ y the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s human supp@@ ort@@ ers .
The other side has a de@@ pi@@ ction of a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar ev@@ ent , likely the one in which the a@@ th@@ le@@ te ga@@ ined his vi@@ ct@@ ory .
Go@@ dly parents take their stand for God , who as a loving Father , teach@@ es his cre@@ atu@@ res to walk in the p@@ ath in which they should tre@@ ad .
After King David had the ar@@ k of the covenant brought to Jerusalem , L@@ ev@@ ites san@@ g a s@@ ong con@@ tain@@ ing what expres@@ sion ?
2 : 18 ​ — Why were Jo@@ a@@ b and his two brothers id@@ enti@@ fied as the three sons of Z@@ er@@ u@@ iah , their mother ?
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s faith and love for Jehovah brought blessings to his des@@ c@@ end@@ ants .
The decision to obey Jehovah or not to obey him in cho@@ o@@ sing our associ@@ ates is a personal one .
S@@ har@@ p@@ ening Our Per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive P@@ ow@@ ers
Be@@ ing together in the Kingdom would be a jo@@ y@@ ous experience that he and his fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep followers ye@@ ar@@ ned for with great an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation . ​ — Romans 8 : 23 ; 2 Corinthians 5 : 2 .
Many cen@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o , the prophet Isaiah wrote : “ If only you would ac@@ tually pa@@ y attention to [ God’s ] comman@@ d@@ ments ! Then your peace would become just like a ri@@ ver . ”
This indic@@ ates that the wicked person u@@ su@@ ally recei@@ ves from others what he displa@@ ys , nam@@ ely ho@@ st@@ ility .
That repor@@ t is as true today as it was back then . ​ — From our ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves in C@@ en@@ tr@@ al A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a .
I also needed to leg@@ al@@ ize my marriage with El@@ vi@@ r@@ a .
What would ha@@ p@@ pen if we cho@@ se to ign@@ ore the war@@ ning ?
Jehovah com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned the me@@ ek man Moses to lead the Israelites out of sla@@ very
This ra@@ ises some inter@@ es@@ ting questions that are of concer@@ n to all who wish to see a better world .
He was a col@@ li@@ er ( co@@ al min@@ er ) in Ru@@ ab@@ on , a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge some 12 mil@@ es [ 20 k@@ m ] from O@@ s@@ w@@ es@@ try , where we had moved to .
The clo@@ s@@ er we can come to refle@@ cting Jehovah’s view , the more we will be a for@@ ce for peace and un@@ ity .
Is there a less@@ on here for us ?
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 24 , 1@@ 6@@ 4
O@@ f@@ ten , parents are just as rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant as their children to bro@@ ach the sub@@ ject .
In l@@ ine with Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 22 - 24 , how have milli@@ ons said y@@ es to Jehovah ?
One by one , Samuel consider@@ ed J@@ es@@ se@@ ’s sons until Jehovah gave His appro@@ val for David , the you@@ ng@@ est , to be anointed .
“ O@@ N TH@@ E bas@@ is of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ , have you rep@@ ented of your sin@@ s and dedic@@ ated yourself to Jehovah to do his will ? ”
Such fear and anxi@@ ety , p@@ lu@@ s num@@ er@@ ous personal con@@ f@@ li@@ cts and disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments , have made our times pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely what the apostle Paul descri@@ bed : “ K@@ now this , that in the last days cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with will be here .
W@@ o@@ e for the earth and for the se@@ a , because the Devil has come down to you , having great anger , know@@ ing that he has a sh@@ ort peri@@ od of time . ”
The words just qu@@ o@@ ted are found in the most wi@@ d@@ ely cir@@ cul@@ ated s@@ ource of moral valu@@ es ​ — the Ho@@ ly Scriptures .
• necess@@ ary in marriage ?
After Jesus ’ death , the disciples coura@@ ge@@ ously obey his comm@@ and to be@@ ar witness to him “ both in Jerusalem and in all Ju@@ de@@ a and Sam@@ ari@@ a and to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ”
B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in , ag@@ ed 33 , is An@@ ne - R@@ ak@@ el@@ ’s brother .
Like the Christians in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , we ch@@ er@@ ish this gift because it is a message from him . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 13 .
And sur@@ ely he rejo@@ ic@@ ed in her service to Jehovah .
( a ) What does “ heart ” re@@ present ?
How does Jeremiah descri@@ be the des@@ t@@ in@@ y of dis@@ obedi@@ ent ones ?
‘ B@@ less@@ ings Are for the R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous One ’
In both of his let@@ ters to Timothy , the apostle Paul lis@@ ted qualities to be pur@@ su@@ ed , and each time , he mentioned “ righteousness ” first .
Those 1@@ 20 years allow@@ ed faithful Noah time to pro@@ du@@ ce a family and ​ — when inform@@ ed of God’s dec@@ ree — ​ to buil@@ d an ar@@ k and war@@ n his con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries of the coming F@@ lood .
In sum@@ m@@ ary , rec@@ all that in No@@ ah’s day God dec@@ re@@ ed that humans could e@@ at ani@@ ma@@ l me@@ at to su@@ sta@@ in life , but they could not take in blood .
C@@ learly , the go@@ al of having such a heart con@@ dition invol@@ ves our deal@@ ings with and respon@@ se to our Christian brothers .
They loy@@ ally and un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly support Kingdom inter@@ ests .
As sh@@ own in this eng@@ ra@@ ving by G@@ u@@ sta@@ ve D@@ or@@ é , old su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ons de@@ pi@@ cted the Devil as half human , half be@@ ast
God “ sub@@ je@@ cted all things under [ Jesus ’ ] fe@@ et , and made him head over all things to the congregation . ”
The con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of that act of dis@@ obedi@@ ence are still with us today .
When Israel@@ ’s jud@@ ges lived up to those high standards , the nation felt prote@@ cted and secu@@ re .
It is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy that during this ancient fes@@ ti@@ val , 70 bul@@ ls were offered .
A@@ k@@ ik@@ o reas@@ oned with the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der on how cre@@ ation supp@@ or@@ ted beli@@ ef in a Creator .
Instead of allow@@ ing the spirit of the world to shap@@ e their thinking , they needed to make their min@@ ds over to Christ’s way of thinking .
Pen@@ in@@ n@@ ah se@@ iz@@ es such opportun@@ ities to ve@@ x H@@ ann@@ ah , making her feel dis@@ concer@@ ted because it seem@@ s that Jehovah has “ clo@@ sed up her wom@@ b . ”
Those ver@@ ses l@@ ist the fru@@ its of God’s spirit .
G@@ r@@ ace also enjo@@ yed working in the M@@ aga@@ z@@ ine , Cor@@ respon@@ d@@ ence , and T@@ ap@@ e D@@ up@@ lic@@ ating de@@ par@@ t@@ ments .
If , now , you did in@@ deed receive it , why do you bo@@ ast as though you did not receive it ? ”
Today as in the past , our sisters and all their fellow worshipp@@ ers up@@ hold God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
When deal@@ ing with difficult situ@@ ations , we should act with similar in@@ sight , understanding , and wisdom .
We make every effort to avoid stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing them , keep@@ ing in mind that our bro@@ ther’s conscience may be more sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve or re@@ stri@@ ctive than our own . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
We all have reason to “ be sub@@ mis@@ sive ” to the elders .
L@@ ater , Solomon was inspired to wr@@ ite : “ Wh@@ en@@ ever you make a v@@ ow to God , do not d@@ el@@ a@@ y to pa@@ y it , for he fin@@ ds no ple@@ asure in the stu@@ pi@@ d ones .
I was assign@@ ed to take his place and work al@@ ong@@ side D@@ on Ad@@ am@@ s .
( 9 ) P@@ al@@ m@@ er , J .
Jehovah has feelings .
G@@ r@@ and deli@@ ver@@ ance from Satan’s wicked system of things is just a@@ head .
Such Christian elders do not rule over the flo@@ ck .
The self - as@@ sum@@ ing , ha@@ ugh@@ ty , and he@@ ad@@ strong spirit of people in these last days is not a man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of comm@@ on sense . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 5 .
Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er asked God to en@@ sure that the gi@@ r@@ l He wanted Isa@@ a@@ c to wed would come to the well .
( Read Matthew 4 : 7 . )
What kind of re@@ pu@@ tation did A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il esta@@ bl@@ ish for her@@ self ?
Th@@ ough having no tri@@ ba@@ l share of land in Israel , where would the L@@ ev@@ ites re@@ side ?
Di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty and other wicked practic@@ es were still present , and the re@@ building of Jehovah’s temple in Jerusalem was far from complete .
Then M@@ ic@@ ha@@ l took the ter@@ ap@@ him i@@ ma@@ ge [ which was evid@@ ently the si@@ ze and shap@@ e of a man ] and plac@@ ed it on the cou@@ ch , and a ne@@ t of go@@ ats ’ ha@@ ir she put at the place of his head , after which she co@@ vered it with a gar@@ ment . ”
They must work hard to fulf@@ ill this ob@@ lig@@ ation .
The L@@ ev@@ ites were to be given “ every ten@@ th part in Israel as an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance in return for their service . ”
How might a person n@@ ur@@ ture the love of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness ?
Ther@@ efore , it is ess@@ enti@@ al to be on gu@@ ard against anything that would h@@ in@@ der us from pur@@ su@@ ing a course of integrity to Jehovah God .
It pro@@ ves that God provi@@ des for faithful ones , even in di@@ re circumstances .
Some of my friends were disa@@ p@@ pointed when I was re@@ moved as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant , as if I had let them down .
The en@@ vo@@ y’s words were cal@@ cul@@ ated to under@@ mine the mor@@ ale of the people of Jerusalem and f@@ righ@@ ten them into sur@@ rend@@ ering . ​ — 2 K@@ i .
Our Christian meetings allow us to make clear , conc@@ ise expres@@ sions in the pu@@ re language . ​ — Read Hebrews 10 : 23 - 25 .
With my fi@@ an@@ c@@ é@@ e , T@@ ina , in 194@@ 6
The gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous way that God and his Son tre@@ at people of all nations and e@@ th@@ ni@@ c grou@@ ps di@@ gn@@ i@@ fi@@ es such individuals and at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ts those righ@@ tly dis@@ posed to the truth .
Then we can expres@@ s gen@@ u@@ ine appreciation for wh@@ atever comfort our brothers are able to provide , vie@@ wing it as coming from Jehovah . ​ — Proverbs 12 : 25 ; 17 : 17 .
After arri@@ ving in Jerusalem , Ne@@ h@@ emiah in@@ spe@@ cts the w@@ all under the co@@ ver of dar@@ k@@ ness , and he reve@@ als to the Jews his pl@@ an to re@@ buil@@ d the w@@ all . Con@@ stru@@ ction beg@@ ins .
The Bible c@@ alls him “ the gover@@ nor of the re@@ gi@@ on Be@@ y@@ ond the Ri@@ ver . ” ​ — E@@ z@@ r@@ a 5 : 3 - 7 .
Just as e@@ ating nu@@ tr@@ iti@@ ous food gives you strength to work , reading God’s Word gives you strength to live by his standards .
Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty is sh@@ own when each mate makes the other feel needed and wanted .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , we were off to Q@@ u@@ ebe@@ c with a special po@@ li@@ ce cour@@ t assignment from the So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s Le@@ g@@ al De@@ par@@ t@@ ment .
“ To Jehovah B@@ el@@ ong@@ s the B@@ at@@ tle , ” 5 / 15
She became even more n@@ er@@ v@@ ous when she spo@@ t@@ ted two jud@@ ges who@@ se n@@ ative language was Eng@@ l@@ ish .
“ When a publi@@ sh@@ er star@@ ts speaking about a personal differ@@ ence he is having with another person , ” no@@ tes J@@ a@@ i@@ me , an el@@ der for over ten years , “ I quic@@ k@@ ly ask Jehovah to help me not to take si@@ des but to provide Scriptural guid@@ ance .
Is it only when I have a talk or a meeting part to pre@@ pare ? ’
M@@ an@@ kind will be fre@@ ed from si@@ ck@@ ness and death , and the dead will be resur@@ rec@@ ted to life on earth .
“ S@@ ong of the Se@@ a ” M@@ an@@ us@@ crip@@ t , 11 / 15
The Greek word for “ per@@ su@@ a@@ de ” has the meaning of “ br@@ ing@@ ing about a change of mind by the influ@@ ence of reason or moral consider@@ ations , ” says A@@ n Ex@@ pos@@ it@@ ory Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent Wor@@ ds , by W . E .
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : As@@ k your mate whether he or she ever feel@@ s a@@ w@@ k@@ ward when the to@@ pi@@ c of a first marriage ar@@ ises .
Wh@@ er@@ ever they lived , they were to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish themselves from Satan’s system .
We can do so ( 1 ) by loving those whom Jehovah lo@@ ves , ( 2 ) by show@@ ing respect for authority , and ( 3 ) by stri@@ ving to remain clean in Jehovah’s eyes .
The angels also set an example in pati@@ ence .
F@@ ine Wor@@ ks B@@ ring G@@ l@@ ory to God
Ab@@ out 60 C.E . , Paul was able to say that the good news had been pre@@ ached “ in all the world ” as then known .
The cou@@ ple could have sp@@ ent most of their wak@@ ing h@@ our@@ s reading and writ@@ ing let@@ ters .
Of course , marriage mat@@ es should con@@ sul@@ t with each other before making ma@@ j@@ or decisions , such as those invol@@ ving ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive pur@@ cha@@ ses or the up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing of their children .
In ei@@ ther case , our loving , pati@@ ent ass@@ ist@@ ance may be just what they need .
In other words , succ@@ ess in you@@ th may be an indic@@ ation of what will come later .
A@@ n important and effe@@ ctive tra@@ ining pro@@ gra@@ m .
Yet , they might allow a physi@@ ci@@ an to tre@@ at them with a fr@@ action ex@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted from the pri@@ m@@ ary com@@ pon@@ ents .
Is that how you view God’s discipl@@ ine , whether it comes through his Word , Bible - based public@@ ations , Christian parents , or congregation elders ?
He is gener@@ ous with it , sh@@ aring it fre@@ ely with those who want his guid@@ ance and who seek to live by it . ​ — James 1 : 5 .
A Li@@ fe Tru@@ ly Wor@@ th@@ while
“ But I asked my@@ self : ‘ Why speak to someone I do not even know ? ’
He fa@@ iled to look away and to direc@@ t his thoughts el@@ se@@ where .
R@@ em@@ ember , Satan sing@@ led out E@@ ve ​ — the you@@ ng@@ er and less experienced of the first human pa@@ ir .
One of the be@@ ati@@ tu@@ des is : “ H@@ app@@ y are those consci@@ ous of their spiritual need . ”
The Ho@@ ly Scriptures il@@ lu@@ min@@ ate God’s love still fur@@ ther when they descri@@ be how God has provided a perfect govern@@ ment in the hands of Jesus to rest@@ ore peace to obedi@@ ent mankind . ​ — Daniel 7 : 13 , 14 ; 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
The disciples were called upon to de@@ f@@ end their faith in Jesus as the Messi@@ ah .
Many accepted the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines .
In a dre@@ am , God’s ang@@ el explained to Joseph the wonderful reason why his vi@@ r@@ g@@ in fi@@ an@@ c@@ é@@ e was pre@@ gn@@ ant .
On@@ ce the er@@ ro@@ r came to light , la@@ w@@ y@@ ers wor@@ ked hard and ga@@ ined fre@@ e@@ dom for one of the con@@ vi@@ cted .
Now a@@ ware that they never had the heavenly hope , sur@@ ely their conscience will com@@ pe@@ l them to sto@@ p par@@ taking .
We will ther@@ e@@ by prove that we do “ remember the wife of Lo@@ t ” !
What a fine example Jesus set !
S@@ ever@@ al times in my life , l@@ on@@ el@@ iness might have over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed me ​ — but it di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t .
In a bro@@ ad@@ er sense than ever , “ the end of all things has dra@@ wn close . ”
N@@ ever for@@ get that “ the one whom Jehovah lo@@ ves he re@@ pro@@ ves , even as a father does a son in whom he fin@@ ds ple@@ asure . ”
Li@@ fe would be rest@@ ored by means of a resurrection ​ — ‘ a standing up again ’ from the s@@ le@@ ep of death .
He rel@@ ates : “ The tra@@ ining I received over the years by associ@@ ation with matu@@ re brothers serving at the bran@@ ches in the coun@@ tri@@ es to which I have been assign@@ ed has helped me to be better e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed for challeng@@ es in my assign@@ ments .
How do Dani@@ el@@ ’s prophe@@ ci@@ es concer@@ ning the coming of the Messi@@ ah and the esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment of the heavenly Kingdom show that Jehovah is the God of “ times and se@@ as@@ ons ” ?
I am tel@@ ling every@@ body about our God and the peace this knowledge br@@ ings . ”
In de@@ f@@ en@@ se , the re@@ bel@@ s rep@@ lied that Jehovah’s Witnesses did not par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in the up@@ ris@@ ing but were not kil@@ led .
( a ) What are some Bible ver@@ ses indic@@ ating that Jehovah would bring Ad@@ am@@ ic death to nothing ?
However , the ra@@ ins came down with the rel@@ e@@ ase of the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation in T@@ songa . ”
( Read Romans 5 : 8 . )
In time , however , Solomon fa@@ iled to show respect for God’s Law .
The book 1@@ 6@@ 4@@ 8 ​ — K@@ ri@@ e@@ g un@@ d F@@ ri@@ e@@ den in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pa ( 1@@ 6@@ 4@@ 8 — ​ W@@ ar and Pe@@ ace in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe ) descri@@ bes this con@@ f@@ is@@ c@@ ation as “ one of the great@@ est shi@@ f@@ ts in ow@@ n@@ er@@ ship ever in cen@@ tr@@ al E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe . ”
Pe@@ ople living in M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia over 4@@ ,000 years ag@@ o in@@ s@@ cri@@ bed min@@ u@@ te de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of their lives on we@@ t cla@@ y ta@@ ble@@ ts , which were then bak@@ ed .
A child can become matu@@ re by ob@@ serving his parents and cop@@ ying their good example .
In many lands , famili@@ es are being t@@ or@@ n ap@@ ar@@ t by div@@ or@@ ce .
W@@ ell , those po@@ lic@@ em@@ en thought they had a wonderful pri@@ ze with those fi@@ ve car@@ t@@ ons !
And it@@ ’s one of the ma@@ in reas@@ ons why we talk about Jehovah so much .
For example , Paul su@@ gg@@ ested that Timothy dr@@ ink some w@@ ine .
What about the use of the word “ am@@ en ” ?
“ Tru@@ st in Jehovah and Do Go@@ od ”
The Bible says : “ Many are the cal@@ am@@ ities of the righteous one . ”
What blessings have you enjo@@ yed because of pu@@ t@@ ting Kingdom inter@@ ests first in your life ?
At the age of 15 , I w@@ on a scho@@ lar@@ ship to the pres@@ ti@@ gi@@ ous R@@ o@@ y@@ al Bal@@ let S@@ cho@@ ol in L@@ ond@@ on .
If that happ@@ ens , what can you do ?
S@@ tu@@ dy hist@@ ory .
With my experience as a minis@@ ter of Jehovah’s Witnesses , I was able to ob@@ tain emp@@ loy@@ ment as an ex@@ por@@ t man@@ ag@@ er .
Our concer@@ ns should cen@@ ter on being a good neigh@@ b@@ or .
The year 19@@ 35 mar@@ ked a dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c change that affe@@ cted future M@@ em@@ ori@@ al ob@@ serv@@ an@@ ces , for the meaning of the “ great mul@@ titu@@ de ” ( K@@ J ) , or “ great crow@@ d , ” of Revelation 7 : 9 was cl@@ ari@@ fied .
Th@@ ink of the dist@@ or@@ ted view the c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests and others had of Jesus Christ when “ they began to y@@ ell , saying : ‘ I@@ mp@@ ale ! I@@ mp@@ ale him ! ’ ”
Those early set@@ t@@ l@@ ers came in cont@@ act with people known for their worship of a mother - go@@ dd@@ ess , a de@@ ity that would later be known as the Eph@@ es@@ i@@ an Ar@@ t@@ em@@ is .
* No one should ju@@ dge them . ​ — Romans 14 : 4 , 10 - 13 .
For instance , loving Christian elders see the need to be mer@@ ci@@ ful toward fellow believers , ‘ show@@ ing mer@@ cy with c@@ he@@ er@@ ful@@ ness ’ when this is appro@@ pri@@ ate . — Romans 12 : 8 ; James 2 : 13 ; Ju@@ de 22 , 23 .
The re@@ ward is according to the la@@ b@@ or , not according to the resul@@ ts of that la@@ b@@ or .
Fir@@ m@@ ly U@@ p@@ hold Go@@ dly T@@ e@@ aching , 5 / 1
* John himself had a heavenly hope ; but since he was still a man on earth when the el@@ der spoke to him , in the vision John must re@@ present anointed ones on earth who have not yet received their heavenly re@@ ward .
Per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in prayer , as@@ king Jehovah to help you end@@ ure .
When Jesus re@@ ached La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ’ ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn of Be@@ th@@ any , he went to the t@@ om@@ b and direc@@ ted that the st@@ one clo@@ sing its en@@ tr@@ ance be taken away .
If we view ourselves as sla@@ ves working hum@@ bly in be@@ half of Jehovah’s dedic@@ ated servants , we will tre@@ at them with di@@ gn@@ ity and respect .
The woman qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er expres@@ ses the feelings of many people when she says : “ I have learned that being loyal to Jehovah and to his standards helps us to be bal@@ an@@ ced in our deal@@ ings with our famili@@ es and to become better members of the commun@@ ity .
Who , though , would be the few ?
R@@ A@@ I@@ N !
He never let any evil qu@@ ality devel@@ op within himself .
Our experi@@ ences in con@@ ne@@ ction with the special conven@@ tion in D@@ u@@ bl@@ in will always re@@ mind us of the preci@@ ous privilege we have to serve our great God together with all of you . ”
“ If the blood of go@@ ats and of bul@@ ls ” could bring a me@@ asure of spiritual cle@@ an@@ ness to ancient Israel , “ how much more [ would ] the blood of the Christ . . . cle@@ an@@ se our consci@@ ences from dead works that we may rend@@ er sac@@ red service to the living God ? ” ​ — Hebrews 9 : 13 , 14 .
; Con@@ te , S .
What are some of the ways in which they can be cont@@ ra@@ sted ?
What shows that Jesus was inter@@ ested in children ?
The con@@ tain@@ er is ho@@ is@@ ted on@@ to a tru@@ ck that mo@@ ves it to the branch of@@ fice .
As the 1@@ 7@@ th century got under way , it seem@@ ed that the P@@ ol@@ ish B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n would continue to f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h .
; H@@ er@@ man@@ s@@ son , P .
Ca@@ in@@ ’s bad heart was fur@@ ther refle@@ cted in the in@@ sol@@ ent man@@ ner in which he rep@@ lied to God’s question : “ Wh@@ ere is A@@ be@@ l your brother ? ”
“ In a good marriage , ” says one h@@ and@@ book , “ ther@@ e@@ ’s ro@@ om for both of you to fai@@ l , and for the marriage to hold together in s@@ pite of it . ”
Jesus a@@ wak@@ ened them and said : “ M@@ en , keep on the w@@ atch and pra@@ ying , in order that you do not come into temp@@ tation . ”
When Jehovah p@@ uni@@ shed M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h , the man hum@@ b@@ led himself , c@@ all@@ ing out to Jehovah for help .
For what ba@@ si@@ c reason are Jehovah’s people persecu@@ ted today ?
Although the v@@ ine at this st@@ age may appe@@ ar ber@@ ef@@ t of bran@@ ches , another sel@@ e@@ ctive pr@@ un@@ ing occ@@ ur@@ s in the s@@ pr@@ ing .
When Jesus per@@ form@@ ed his first mirac@@ le , tur@@ ning water into w@@ ine , there was no men@@ tion of Joseph ​ — then or on any sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent occasi@@ on .
By having full faith in the ransom pro@@ vision of Christ , we put ourselves in Jehovah’s hands , so to speak .
( b ) What questions are appro@@ pri@@ ate ?
The apostle Paul said : “ P@@ ra@@ y inc@@ ess@@ an@@ tly . ”
El@@ isha , on the other hand , said : “ Let her al@@ one , for her soul is bit@@ ter within her . ” ​ — 2 K@@ ings 4 : 17 - 20 , 25 - 27 .
Ab@@ out 20 years later , after the Babyl@@ on@@ ians had destro@@ yed Jerusalem in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . and taken most of the people into ex@@ ile , Sha@@ ph@@ an’s gr@@ and@@ son Ge@@ d@@ al@@ iah , son of A@@ hi@@ ka@@ m , was appointed gover@@ nor over the rema@@ ining Jews .
C@@ ould I ad@@ just my sc@@ he@@ du@@ le in order to devo@@ te more time to the Kingdom - preaching work or to other the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c pur@@ su@@ its ?
Isa@@ a@@ c takes her as his wife , and no doubt because of her exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent qualities , he f@@ alls in love with her . ​ — Genesis 24 : 6@@ 2 - 6@@ 7 .
Is it cro@@ s@@ sing a va@@ st o@@ ce@@ an sa@@ f@@ ely ?
A@@ bi@@ sh@@ a@@ i wh@@ is@@ per@@ ed to David : “ Let me p@@ in him to the gr@@ ound with the spe@@ ar just once , and I will not need to do it t@@ wi@@ ce . ”
Why B@@ ad H@@ app@@ ens to Go@@ od Pe@@ ople , 7 / 1
As for me and my hous@@ eho@@ ld , we shall serve Jehovah . ”
W@@ atch the vi@@ de@@ o Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines T@@ y@@ p@@ ho@@ on ​ — Fa@@ ith Con@@ qu@@ ers Ad@@ vers@@ ity at w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
So Jesus comman@@ ded his followers to hold this ob@@ serv@@ ance of his death .
What circum@@ st@@ ance best l@@ ends it@@ self to such medit@@ ation ?
Satan uses me@@ tho@@ ds desi@@ gn@@ ed to cor@@ ru@@ pt the desi@@ res of the heart .
Th@@ ough God wa@@ ged war against the Cana@@ an@@ ites , he s@@ pared some , such as R@@ a@@ ha@@ b and her family
9 , 10 . ( a ) What point did Jesus emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze in the illustr@@ ation of the le@@ av@@ en ?
Since God’s spirit is “ the spirit of ho@@ l@@ iness , ” it is clean , pu@@ re , sac@@ red .
In this reg@@ ard , consider what happened to Daniel and his three faithful Hebrew compan@@ i@@ ons ​ — H@@ an@@ ani@@ ah , Mi@@ sh@@ a@@ el , and A@@ z@@ ari@@ ah .
My da@@ d@@ dy said next year !
What a gr@@ and privilege it is to make known God’s name so that others may call upon it in order to be sa@@ ved ! ​ — Psalm 8@@ 3 : 18 ; Romans 10 : 13 .
Let us ad@@ d@@ ress that matter in the following article .
He knew that righ@@ the@@ ar@@ ted individuals would take his disciples in , provi@@ ding them with food , sh@@ el@@ ter , and other necess@@ ities .
Many wor@@ ka@@ ho@@ lic@@ s see the work@@ place as a ha@@ ven in a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous , un@@ pre@@ dic@@ table world ; the in@@ du@@ stri@@ ous experience work as an ess@@ enti@@ al and some@@ times fulfill@@ ing ob@@ lig@@ ation .
What will re@@ place cor@@ ru@@ pt organiz@@ ations ?
S@@ U@@ P@@ P@@ O@@ S@@ E you could h@@ and@@ pi@@ ck a wife for your son .
Pro@@ fes@@ si@@ onal a@@ th@@ let@@ es must take care of their bo@@ dies if they want to have a long care@@ er .
This was dis@@ pleas@@ ing to Jehovah .
For God kno@@ ws that in the very day you e@@ at from it , your eyes will be op@@ ened and you will be like God , know@@ ing good and bad . ”
The op@@ pos@@ ers may have heard ne@@ g@@ ative com@@ ments about Jehovah’s Witnesses , and perhaps they fe@@ ared that there would be an un@@ desi@@ ra@@ ble influ@@ ence on the hous@@ eho@@ ld .
The o@@ live t@@ ree is un@@ u@@ su@@ al in that new sh@@ o@@ o@@ ts con@@ stan@@ tly s@@ pr@@ out from the ba@@ se of its tr@@ un@@ k .
When we tre@@ asure our fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah , we stri@@ ve to ple@@ ase him in every as@@ pect of our life , including our thoughts .
In her the heart of her ow@@ ner has put trust , and there is no gain l@@ ac@@ king .
That is pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely why a Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ er who is in a n@@ ur@@ sing home or who is som@@ eho@@ w inc@@ ap@@ ac@@ it@@ ated may repor@@ t field service in 15 - min@@ u@@ te inc@@ re@@ ments rather than full h@@ our@@ s .
Re@@ ma@@ in Con@@ ne@@ cted
By having full faith in Jehovah , we car@@ ry a large shi@@ eld that prote@@ cts us against all the res@@ our@@ ces Satan br@@ ings to be@@ ar in order to har@@ m us spiritually .
To maintain your spiritual bal@@ ance and physical health while car@@ ing for a si@@ ck relati@@ ve , you need to be a@@ da@@ p@@ table and to bu@@ d@@ get your time and en@@ er@@ gy .
A@@ n Un@@ f@@ ading Re@@ c@@ ord of En@@ du@@ r@@ ance
The branch was rel@@ o@@ c@@ ated there in 199@@ 8 , and I was invit@@ ed to become a member of the branch st@@ af@@ f , now cons@@ is@@ ting of over 50 members .
In 198@@ 6 , D@@ r . Mu@@ ir@@ head took on the chall@@ enge of op@@ er@@ ating on a 70 - year - old man with a ble@@ e@@ ding ul@@ c@@ er who , because of his Bible - based beli@@ ef@@ s as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , had asked for tre@@ at@@ ment that did not requi@@ re a blood trans@@ fu@@ sion .
He is a perfect example .
They were am@@ p@@ ly re@@ war@@ ded for their effort .
Mar@@ ri@@ ed cou@@ ples h@@ ur@@ l bi@@ ting , c@@ ru@@ el , or dem@@ e@@ an@@ ing re@@ mar@@ ks at each other and at their children .
Jesus himself said : “ I am from the real@@ ms a@@ bo@@ ve ” ​ — that is , from heaven .
Hence , when Jesus spoke to those op@@ pos@@ ers , his words inclu@@ ded both the hope of heavenly life for the “ little flo@@ ck ” and the hope of everlasting life on earth for milli@@ ons of “ other sheep . ”
May we too act in such a way that Jehovah vie@@ ws us with fav@@ or .
New e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment was needed , and K@@ ur@@ t’s emp@@ loy@@ er en@@ tru@@ sted him with the t@@ ask of get@@ ting it at a good pri@@ ce .
He heard “ a no@@ ise , a r@@ att@@ ling s@@ ound , and the b@@ ones began to come together , b@@ one to b@@ one . ”
He kno@@ ws us from when the em@@ br@@ yo was form@@ ed , before each body part became dist@@ in@@ ct .
Are they not in your book ? ”
E@@ ach individu@@ al had a cho@@ ice ; each one was respon@@ sible for his own course of action . ​ — V@@ er@@ ses 19 , 20 .
What is God’s great spiritual temple , and when did it come into ex@@ ist@@ ence ?
Today , God has not given Christians the power to per@@ form such mirac@@ les .
P@@ l@@ ans are under way to buil@@ d a 10@@ ,000 - se@@ at As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all .
Jesus as@@ sur@@ ed his followers of the a@@ vail@@ ability of God’s spirit by saying : “ If you , al@@ though being [ imper@@ fect and thus com@@ par@@ ati@@ vely ] wicked , know how to give good gi@@ f@@ ts to your children , how much more so will the Father in heaven give holy spirit to those as@@ king him ! ”
The discus@@ sion is help@@ ful for the cou@@ ple get@@ ting married and for all atten@@ ding the we@@ d@@ ding .
H@@ O@@ W TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E C@@ H@@ AN@@ G@@ E@@ D M@@ Y L@@ I@@ F@@ E : I became close friends with a fellow d@@ ru@@ g us@@ er who had lost his father at a young age .
From their own reading of the book , they came to real@@ ize that it is un@@ ch@@ ris@@ ti@@ an to use or sel@@ l to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o .
Yes , young and old al@@ ike should be confid@@ ent that Jehovah was a D@@ eli@@ ver@@ er not just in the past .
“ I@@ F Y@@ O@@ U are going to follow a religion simply because of family tra@@ dition , why not cho@@ ose the C@@ el@@ tic religion that our an@@ c@@ est@@ ors practic@@ ed 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o ? ” as@@ ks R@@ o@@ do@@ l@@ p@@ he with a no@@ te of ir@@ on@@ y .
TH@@ E F@@ I@@ G@@ U@@ R@@ AT@@ I@@ V@@ E H@@ E@@ A@@ R@@ T ​ — W@@ H@@ A@@ T I@@ S I@@ T ?
As perfect humans , Adam and E@@ ve made a deli@@ ber@@ ate cho@@ ice to re@@ ject Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and to accept the guid@@ ance of Satan in@@ stead .
• How does Bible ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gy p@@ in@@ point the end of “ the appointed times of the nations ” ?
He refer@@ red to four different w@@ atch@@ es of the night .
When a certain man called him “ good , ” Jesus said : “ Why do you call me good ?
She says : “ I am deep@@ ly gr@@ ate@@ ful that I still bel@@ ong to Jehovah’s wonderful organization . ”
The year was 19@@ 33 , and I had just married Z@@ ano@@ ah Ca@@ ine , who like me , was a col@@ por@@ te@@ ur ​ — a full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er .
A more serious t@@ est came when we pres@@ ented the Watchtower and Con@@ sol@@ ation ( now A@@ wa@@ ke ! )
Ser@@ ap@@ h@@ s occ@@ up@@ y a very high position in God’s arrang@@ ement .
“ Ca@@ tho@@ lic beli@@ ef spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ es F@@ our L@@ ast Th@@ ings : De@@ ath , Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment , H@@ ell , He@@ av@@ en . ” ​ — Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ ism , e@@ di@@ ted by Ge@@ or@@ ge B@@ ran@@ t@@ l .
This is because “ the word of God is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power and is sh@@ ar@@ per than any two - e@@ d@@ ged s@@ word and pi@@ er@@ ces even to the di@@ vi@@ ding of soul and spirit , and of jo@@ in@@ ts and their mar@@ ro@@ w , and is able to dis@@ cer@@ n thoughts and in@@ ten@@ tions of the heart . ” ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
W@@ ell - A@@ im@@ ed E@@ f@@ forts
We sur@@ ely ag@@ ree with Solom@@ on@@ ’s words : “ A live do@@ g is better off than a dead li@@ on .
John was baptized in 195@@ 5 .
For instance , he may believe in the Tr@@ in@@ ity .
Gi@@ ve God G@@ l@@ ory Not M@@ an
And his in@@ ten@@ se long@@ ing to serve Jehovah is con@@ ta@@ gi@@ ous . ”
P@@ A@@ R@@ A@@ DI@@ S@@ E .
In@@ form@@ ation It Con@@ tain@@ s
Di@@ d Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at learn from that experience ?
How can we benefit from those preci@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts ?
A do@@ ct@@ or com@@ men@@ ted : “ I@@ ’@@ ve been wa@@ iting for this for a long time ! ”
If he was not there to expla@@ in himself , would you be pati@@ ent , giving him the benefit of the doubt ?
In that way , the words found at Psalm 37 : 18 will come true : “ Jehovah is a@@ ware of the days of the fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less ones , and their very in@@ her@@ it@@ ance will continue even to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ”
Is Satan Just a S@@ y@@ m@@ bo@@ l of E@@ vi@@ l ?
Ke@@ ep Do@@ ing Go@@ od
What a powerful inc@@ en@@ tive to re@@ place self - in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence with spiritual valu@@ es !
( b ) Who is respon@@ sible if a person f@@ alls into temp@@ tation ?
Although there are milli@@ ons of people on the mar@@ ch , this is no dis@@ or@@ der@@ ly crow@@ d .
He takes our v@@ ow@@ s seri@@ ously , and we must fulf@@ ill them in order to have his appro@@ val .
At one point , he spoke with the lead@@ ers of sever@@ al local ch@@ ur@@ ches .
The last days of this wicked system of things give ris@@ e to many anxi@@ e@@ ties , but foc@@ using on them will not ex@@ ten@@ d our lives or imp@@ ro@@ ve the qu@@ ality of life .
Are their writ@@ ings a sa@@ fe gu@@ i@@ de to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God ?
I pray@@ ed con@@ stan@@ tly , and Jehovah streng@@ th@@ ened me .
May we be among those who dec@@ l@@ are : “ I will ex@@ al@@ t you , O my God the King , and I will bl@@ ess your name to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , even forever . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 5 : 1 .
You ris@@ k nothing , but you can gain a lo@@ t , so why do you have doub@@ ts ? ”
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , God did not in@@ form each individu@@ al about the coming F@@ lood .
Does it really make sense to cla@@ im that life came about simply by ch@@ ance or through bl@@ ind for@@ ces ?
In what circum@@ st@@ ance did the Israelites find themselves after the Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us , and what question ar@@ ose ?
B@@ ru@@ ce M@@ et@@ z@@ g@@ er wrote : “ The pas@@ sage [ at 1 John 5 : 7 ] is ab@@ sent from the man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts of all ancient ver@@ sions ( S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c , C@@ op@@ tic , Ar@@ men@@ i@@ an , E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ c , A@@ ra@@ bi@@ c , S@@ la@@ v@@ on@@ ic ) , exc@@ ep@@ t the L@@ at@@ in . ”
The man said that after recei@@ ving invit@@ ations from ten different publi@@ sh@@ ers on the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts of the city , he just had to go !
They were “ e@@ ating the r@@ am@@ s out of a flo@@ ck and the young bul@@ ls from among f@@ atten@@ ed cal@@ ves . ”
When the person pi@@ c@@ ks one , show him the chap@@ ter that ans@@ wers that question , leave the book with him , and make de@@ fin@@ ite arrang@@ ements to call again and discus@@ s that question .
Re@@ ques@@ ting “ a pu@@ re heart ” and “ a new spirit ” shows that David was a@@ ware of the sin@@ ful tend@@ enc@@ y in him and that he needed God’s help in cle@@ ans@@ ing his heart and making a new star@@ t .
When a cou@@ ple truly love each other , they remain together even if a physical relationship is no longer possible because of the in@@ fir@@ m@@ ities of old age or because one of them is inc@@ ap@@ ac@@ it@@ ated .
Their des@@ tru@@ ction and the sur@@ vi@@ val of those who worship Jehovah in truth will be con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing evidence that Jehovah is the only true God .
The vital con@@ ne@@ ction between God and our purpose in life is high@@ ligh@@ ted in God’s personal name , Jehovah , which liter@@ ally means , “ He Ca@@ uses to Be@@ come . ”
Adam was perfect in body and mind , and he did not have to get si@@ ck or die .
As “ the fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its , ” Jesus was resur@@ rec@@ ted on N@@ is@@ an 16 , 33 C.E .
We can be like that t@@ ree .
What br@@ ings about the se@@ as@@ ons ?
What ad@@ vers@@ ities did David end@@ ure , and what helped him ?
These words well descri@@ be the situation on earth since 19@@ 19 .
He wanted to ple@@ ase Jehovah , so he f@@ ought against doing wrong things .
Today , many are “ lo@@ v@@ ers of ple@@ a@@ sures rather than lo@@ v@@ ers of God , having a form of godly devo@@ tion but pro@@ ving false to its power , ” and we need to turn away from such individuals .
T@@ ri@@ als and tri@@ bul@@ ations will continue as long as we are imper@@ fect and are in this system under Satan’s control .
T@@ ill this day , what has set true Christians ap@@ ar@@ t from imit@@ ation Christians ?
Instead , Isa@@ a@@ c saw that Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h’s concer@@ n had mer@@ it , and he took action acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly .
No one ​ — not even Moses or A@@ ar@@ on — ​ could inter@@ ce@@ de for the people now .
He may reason , ‘ I did not really li@@ e , ’ but was he really being st@@ ra@@ igh@@ t@@ for@@ ward and hon@@ est with others ?
We will “ go on be@@ aring fru@@ it in every good work , ” par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly that of preaching “ this good news of the kingdom . ”
Thus , these works of Mus@@ s@@ or@@ g@@ s@@ k@@ y demonstr@@ ate that the Bi@@ bli@@ cal name of God ​ — Jehovah — ​ was known in Rus@@ si@@ an soci@@ ety well before the turn of the 20@@ th century .
And [ Jesus ] will s@@ end out his angels with a great tru@@ mp@@ et s@@ ound , and they will ga@@ ther his cho@@ s@@ en ones together from the four w@@ in@@ ds , from one ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ity of the heavens to their other ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ity . ”
Ke@@ ep strong your love of God and neigh@@ b@@ or .
They know that Jehovah does not necess@@ ar@@ ily give anointed ones more holy spirit than he gives his other servants .
H@@ ere the Hebrew word transl@@ ated “ felt reg@@ re@@ ts ” per@@ tain@@ s to a change of attitude or in@@ ten@@ tion .
Father , an anointed Christian , was a fe@@ ar@@ less ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er .
If so , you likely felt a sense of satis@@ fac@@ tion in know@@ ing that you had ass@@ is@@ ted someone in a practic@@ al way .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 10@@ 1 , 8@@ 4
The light of the mo@@ on on the se@@ a loo@@ ked like a s@@ il@@ ver p@@ ath that led to the ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on .
Are we like Jesus , ever ready to show com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate concer@@ n when we me@@ et people who need help ?
1 : 1 , 5 ; G@@ al .
When we take the time to we@@ i@@ gh care@@ fully all the as@@ pe@@ cts or fac@@ ts rel@@ ated to a decision , we will likely be more succ@@ ess@@ ful .
By loving Jehovah our God : We cho@@ ose to serve Jehovah because we love him .
( De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 1 : 1 – 4 : 4@@ 9 )
Gre@@ ed and sel@@ f@@ ish ambi@@ tion are the mo@@ ti@@ ves that imp@@ el many people to li@@ e
Why did she think so ?
While some transl@@ ations of the Bible are not so eas@@ y to read or are not very acc@@ ur@@ ate , al@@ most all of them give the simp@@ le message of hope and everlasting life .
In the mean@@ time , Satan con@@ stan@@ tly tri@@ ed to th@@ war@@ t God’s good purpose .
( b ) What kind of ser@@ vi@@ ces did Paul’s Christian brothers rend@@ er to him in R@@ ome , thus pro@@ ving to be “ a streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id ” ?
( Read John 21 : 15 - 17 . )
The va@@ st and reli@@ able wisdom found in the Bible also indic@@ ates that the book is from a S@@ ource high@@ er than man .
When was the last time that I encoura@@ ged or comm@@ ended my child ?
These questions will be ans@@ wer@@ ed in the following article .
Consider what occ@@ ur@@ red in 19@@ 7@@ 3 .
S@@ hor@@ tly after arri@@ ving in the new congregation , Ka@@ ther@@ ine me@@ t D@@ or@@ is , a woman in her mi@@ d - 40 ’ s , who accepted a Bible study .
Jehovah was tel@@ ling them to sto@@ p and medit@@ ate on what they were doing and to consider how they were being affe@@ cted by not keep@@ ing the temple - building work in first place in their lives .
Ba@@ al had fa@@ iled to prote@@ ct those 4@@ 50 men from their well - deser@@ ved ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion .
I was a new husband , only 25 years old and very in@@ experienced , but off we went with confidence in Jehovah .
But do all of these prove to be gen@@ u@@ ine Christians ?
His name was A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s .
A Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x M@@ on@@ k S@@ pe@@ ak@@ s O@@ u@@ t
It thus came to the tw@@ in mon@@ ast@@ eri@@ es of W@@ ear@@ m@@ ou@@ th and J@@ ar@@ ro@@ w , which were direc@@ ted by C@@ e@@ ol@@ fr@@ ith , in what is now N@@ or@@ th@@ um@@ bri@@ a , Eng@@ land .
Because they will have learned the hard way that go@@ ld and s@@ il@@ ver will not bu@@ y them life during “ the day of Jehovah’s fu@@ ry . ”
Although their very lives dep@@ end upon the su@@ n , many people take it for gr@@ anted .
G@@ ro@@ wing num@@ bers of G@@ ent@@ il@@ es were em@@ br@@ ac@@ ing the Christian faith .
We make it a point to have a regul@@ ar share in the house - to - house ministry , wit@@ ness@@ ing to as many as we can .
Those t@@ es@@ ti@@ f@@ ying for the St@@ ate inclu@@ ded two pre@@ ach@@ ers , the ma@@ y@@ or , and the po@@ li@@ ce .
It is also bri@@ ber@@ y to use a gift to receive pre@@ fer@@ enti@@ al tre@@ at@@ ment , such as get@@ ting moved for@@ ward on a wa@@ iting l@@ ist or b@@ y@@ pas@@ sing others in l@@ ine .
This P@@ r@@ om@@ ised One would pla@@ y a ke@@ y ro@@ le in fulfill@@ ing Jehovah’s purpose .
“ The exam@@ in@@ er of hearts ” re@@ je@@ cts Eli@@ a@@ b ​ — as well as the next si@@ x of J@@ es@@ se@@ ’s sons who come before Samuel . ​ — Proverbs 17 : 3 .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , the people are great@@ ly in fear of Jehovah and of his re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative , Samuel . ​ — 1 Samuel 12 : 11 - 19 .
A great help is to take control of our use of time and res@@ our@@ ces , tur@@ ning away from sel@@ f@@ ish pur@@ su@@ its .
( b ) What will we consider in this article and the one following ?
K@@ nu@@ t rel@@ ates : “ It took time to ad@@ just to the new en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment and cul@@ ture .
That is what the Go@@ spe@@ l states and that is what Christ com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned his disciples to do ​ — ‘ go and preach in all lands . ’ ”
U@@ p@@ on their hands they will car@@ ry you , that you may not str@@ ike your fo@@ o@@ t against any st@@ one . ”
Because they had been un@@ consci@@ ous , as if in a deep s@@ le@@ ep .
The king be@@ comes fu@@ ri@@ ous . He or@@ ders his men to se@@ ize the m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er .
He did not feel challeng@@ ed . ​ — John 4 : 7 - 15 .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es preaching and teaching , what is inclu@@ ded in our worship of Jehovah ?
Those early Christians pro@@ s@@ per@@ ed spiritually because they had God’s blessing . ​ — Pro@@ v .
My first assignment was ten st@@ op@@ s on R@@ ou@@ te 50 between New Jer@@ se@@ y and S@@ t .
However , they should con@@ tain not only re@@ ques@@ ts but also expres@@ sions of faith .
They fore@@ told that he would be hum@@ ble and kind and that under his rule hu@@ ng@@ er , in@@ justice , and war would end .
There was one exc@@ ep@@ tion .
“ TH@@ E get@@ ting of wisdom is O how much better than go@@ ld !
Because we cannot for@@ ce people to become disciples .
“ He re@@ je@@ cted im@@ mor@@ ality and im@@ medi@@ ately got out of the way .
“ A@@ m@@ ong women in the t@@ ent she will be most bless@@ ed , ” said the vi@@ ct@@ ory s@@ ong of Bar@@ ak and De@@ bor@@ ah .
Th@@ ree days later , when M@@ ary and Joseph fin@@ ally found Jesus , he was in the temple , “ s@@ it@@ ting in the mi@@ d@@ st of the teach@@ ers and listen@@ ing to them and ques@@ tion@@ ing them . ” ​ — Luke 2 : 4@@ 4 - 4@@ 6 .
The pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job is descri@@ bed as “ b@@ lam@@ eless and u@@ pri@@ ght . ”
The M@@ aga@@ z@@ ine De@@ par@@ t@@ ment also filled congregation re@@ ques@@ ts for ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines .
“ Jehovah is re@@ de@@ em@@ ing the life of his servants ; no@@ ne of those taking refu@@ ge in him will be found gu@@ il@@ ty . ” ​ — P@@ S .
In the same letter , Paul said : “ T@@ ake Mark and bring him with you , for he is u@@ se@@ ful to me for minis@@ ter@@ ing . ”
The two lo@@ a@@ ves offered at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st came from the fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its of the whe@@ at har@@ v@@ est .
S@@ how@@ ing the ex@@ t@@ ent of Jehovah’s kindness , Jesus said : “ If you love those loving you , of what cre@@ di@@ t is it to you ?
These fore@@ ign re@@ si@@ d@@ ents became pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes , and the mal@@ es sub@@ mit@@ ted to circum@@ c@@ ision .
She wanted to understand the Bible for her@@ self , and ev@@ en@@ tually she became a Witness along with a number of others .
Although Jesus was perfect , he knew that to remain faithful , he needed to pray to his Father to help him .
God’s word gives us a s@@ ound bas@@ is for trust in Jehovah .
By all means , then , let us be determined to “ pa@@ y more than the u@@ su@@ al attention ” at our meetings .
Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s people could not den@@ y the succ@@ ess r@@ ate of God’s promises and prophe@@ ci@@ es .
* In 18@@ 7@@ 9 , when the first is@@ su@@ es of The Watchtower were publi@@ shed , the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine had a cir@@ cul@@ ation of about 6@@ ,000 in one language .
A 13 - year - old Witness in P@@ u@@ er@@ to R@@ ic@@ o wr@@ ites : “ I have never felt em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed to preach in school because I know this is the truth .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , I sto@@ od fir@@ m with Jehovah’s help .
When ans@@ wer@@ ing hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders ’ questions , they also make fre@@ qu@@ ent refer@@ ence to the book Re@@ as@@ on@@ ing From the Scriptures * and tra@@ in other Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers to do the same .
Some en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment is who@@ les@@ ome and enjo@@ y@@ able .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , children are more likely to learn to love Jehovah if parents cre@@ ate a pe@@ ace@@ ful home en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
It was only because they sin@@ ned that they lost that pro@@ spe@@ ct for both themselves and their children ​ — including us .
May we never ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct this fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al truth : La@@ sting fri@@ end@@ ship with God dep@@ ends on our obedi@@ ence to him .
Un@@ for@@ tun@@ ately , because of cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and bu@@ re@@ au@@ cr@@ ati@@ c red ta@@ pe , a large part of the fun@@ ds provided by govern@@ ments , inter@@ n@@ ational ag@@ en@@ ci@@ es , and individuals never re@@ ach@@ es the people who really need it .
I have at times had an emp@@ ty st@@ om@@ ach , but I have always f@@ ed my mind and heart on God’s Word . And Jehovah has made me strong .
( a ) What is me@@ ant by the expres@@ sion “ those who m@@ our@@ n ” ?
P@@ re@@ aching S@@ ome@@ thing Bet@@ ter T@@ ha@@ n P@@ ol@@ iti@@ c@@ s
How ti@@ mi@@ d and tru@@ sting the child was !
Does this mean that some mis@@ s out on recei@@ ving the food they need to remain spiritually heal@@ thy ?
A@@ n exc@@ ep@@ tion was the case of the form@@ er@@ ly dem@@ on - pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed man in the country of the Ger@@ as@@ en@@ es .
Jehovah ​ — A Lo@@ ving Pro@@ vi@@ der
E@@ arly in the mor@@ ning , we would hear the el@@ der@@ ly sister qui@@ et@@ ly en@@ ter our ro@@ om to light a fi@@ re in the t@@ in@@ y sto@@ ve .
He says : “ Not being able to serve ab@@ ro@@ ad , we made up our min@@ ds to be ‘ mission@@ aries ’ in our own country .
N@@ or@@ m@@ ally it is with our family that we have the clo@@ s@@ est b@@ ond .
V@@ is@@ it@@ ors to the city cen@@ ter are still remin@@ ded of these hor@@ ri@@ fi@@ c events of al@@ most 5@@ 00 years ag@@ o .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly a woman in uni@@ form gra@@ bs her gu@@ n and appro@@ ach@@ es us .
He will not for all time keep fin@@ ding fa@@ ul@@ t , ne@@ i@@ ther will he to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite keep res@@ ent@@ ful . ”
For an in@@ no@@ c@@ ent mate , it@@ ’s the deep@@ est of be@@ tra@@ y@@ als .
“ Ke@@ ep My Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments and Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e Li@@ ving ”
God imp@@ ar@@ ts such power by means of his holy spirit .
Th@@ ough W@@ a@@ y@@ ne and V@@ ir@@ g@@ in@@ ia were up@@ set about this at first , they later chang@@ ed their mind and accepted a Bible study .
When , though , do we need that guid@@ ance ?
E@@ igh@@ te@@ en@@ th - century Fr@@ en@@ ch ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her Je@@ an - Jac@@ qu@@ es R@@ ous@@ se@@ au believ@@ ed that any s@@ inc@@ ere in@@ qui@@ re@@ r can receive a personal spiritual re@@ vel@@ ation from God .
What future pro@@ spe@@ ct does Jehovah hold out for us ?
Consider the great@@ est cr@@ as@@ h in the uni@@ verse ​ — the f@@ all of a perfect spirit son of God who made himself Satan the Devil .
We had little materi@@ ally , but Jehovah provided for us so well that in 19@@ 34 , I was able to atten@@ d a conven@@ tion in S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land .
In fact , even Daniel himself did not understand some of what he wrote down .
It may have been that D@@ em@@ et@@ ri@@ us needed G@@ a@@ i@@ us ’ ass@@ ist@@ ance , and T@@ hi@@ r@@ d John may have served as the apost@@ le@@ ’s letter of in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction and re@@ comm@@ end@@ ation .
Our enem@@ ies fi@@ ght against us without cause , but we do not lo@@ se courage .
During A@@ mon@@ ’s re@@ ign , Jo@@ si@@ ah had become acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to the sm@@ ell of inc@@ en@@ se that filled Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s a@@ ir because of the many ro@@ of@@ to@@ p al@@ t@@ ars before which people pro@@ str@@ ated themselves to false go@@ ds .
And how will he prove to be the only secu@@ re d@@ wel@@ ling in the future ?
God then had the first man f@@ all into a deep s@@ le@@ ep , and from his perfect body He took a ri@@ b and buil@@ t that into a woman .
W@@ ho@@ le - sou@@ led worship also means being ze@@ al@@ ous .
Mo@@ st would answer no .
He under@@ sto@@ od how his prophet felt and gave him the strength and support he needed .
When problems ar@@ ise between spiritual brothers or sisters , the pain can be much deep@@ er .
Some people may feel that they are qu@@ ite ca@@ pa@@ ble of making such decisions and may re@@ ject help when it is offered .
Pa@@ ying attention to the prophe@@ tic word can prote@@ ct us from “ false teach@@ ers ” and other cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting individuals . ​ — 2 P@@ et .
Jesus ’ apostles ac@@ qui@@ red the same out@@ spo@@ k@@ en@@ ness .
The Greek word ba@@ ʹ@@ p@@ ti@@ ·@@ s@@ ma ( baptism ) sign@@ i@@ fi@@ es “ the pro@@ cess@@ es of im@@ mer@@ sion , sub@@ mer@@ sion and em@@ er@@ g@@ ence , ” according to V@@ in@@ e@@ ’s Ex@@ pos@@ it@@ ory Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent Wor@@ ds .
What sac@@ red mis@@ sion did Jesus fulf@@ ill on earth , and why is his blood preci@@ ous ?
The king believ@@ ed the false repor@@ t and or@@ der@@ ed that all re@@ building in Jerusalem ce@@ ase .
For example , in one land where true worship was under ba@@ n , op@@ pos@@ ers were un@@ able to keep spiritual food out of the hands of God’s people .
They do not a@@ bu@@ se their wi@@ ves physi@@ c@@ ally or ver@@ bal@@ ly , do not in@@ s@@ ist on de@@ gra@@ ding se@@ x@@ u@@ al practic@@ es , and do not di@@ sh@@ on@@ or their wi@@ ves by f@@ li@@ r@@ ting with other women or by vie@@ wing por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
Satan has , in fact , buil@@ t up a world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion , id@@ enti@@ fied by ra@@ ge , h@@ at@@ red , and al@@ most end@@ less b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed .
In every respect , that will be the complete fulfill@@ ment of the words of Jesus ’ mo@@ de@@ l prayer . ​ — 1 John 4 : 8 .
Instead , their action will be a pr@@ elu@@ de to the long - a@@ wa@@ ited peace for all mankind .
Although we were still qu@@ ite young , most of our cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es were even you@@ ng@@ er .
When con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating a book that they might read , many read@@ ers want to know something about the au@@ th@@ or .
The pas@@ sing of 12 years has not heal@@ ed the w@@ ound . ”
When we preach the good news , we must show qualities such as hum@@ ility and the different as@@ pe@@ cts of the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s spirit .
Yet , Paul vie@@ wed that sacrifice as God’s personal gift to him .
They recogn@@ ized that Jesus was teaching and direc@@ ting the congregation through a gover@@ ning body , com@@ posed of the apostles and older men in Jerusalem .
However , Jehovah does not shi@@ eld those who com@@ mit im@@ mor@@ ality from the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of their actions .
( b ) Ex@@ pla@@ in some of the prog@@ res@@ sive ref@@ in@@ ements .
For someone to have thought of this arrang@@ ement for the Israelites and for it to be ful@@ filled in Jesus really imp@@ ressed me .
They are anointed with holy spirit to become k@@ ings and pri@@ ests with Christ .
A@@ n effort had long been made to res@@ ol@@ ve it Scrip@@ tur@@ ally .
( Read 2 Corinthians 4 : 17 , 18 . )
Me@@ an@@ while , however , Jehovah’s people must keep on the w@@ atch spiritually , as explained in the part “ Pro@@ p@@ he@@ tic Scriptures Al@@ er@@ t U@@ s to Watch@@ ful@@ ness . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , we can show how deep@@ ly we respect the sac@@ red n@@ ature of our ga@@ ther@@ ings by the way we d@@ ress .
In that case , how would the Scriptures be ful@@ filled that it must take place this way ? ” ​ — John 18 : 11 ; Matthew 26 : 5@@ 2 - 5@@ 4 .
Mi@@ gh@@ ty On@@ es of O@@ ld , M@@ en of F@@ ame
The sur@@ ve@@ y respon@@ d@@ ents vie@@ wed religion as “ in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant and div@@ isi@@ ve , ” wh@@ er@@ e@@ as spiritu@@ ality was seen as “ uni@@ vers@@ al and bro@@ ad@@ ly inclu@@ sive . ”
If the dead were to come back to life on such an earth , sur@@ ely any resul@@ ting happiness would be sh@@ ort - lived .
R@@ espe@@ ct@@ fully ask the person to expla@@ in to you how he thin@@ ks life began .
Re@@ be@@ cc@@ a says that at one point her husband felt that the n@@ ature and pres@@ sure of his se@@ cul@@ ar work might end@@ anger their spiritu@@ ality , so he re@@ sign@@ ed .
“ L@@ imp@@ ing ” ​ — How ?
We should be on gu@@ ard to de@@ te@@ ct any si@@ gn of this .
1 , 2 . ( a ) For what have people been willing to make great sacrific@@ es ?
What to@@ ol did he pri@@ mar@@ ily use ?
K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge of this fact makes it e@@ asi@@ er to understand why bad situ@@ ations ex@@ ist .
In this prayer , we also find ans@@ wers to some of li@@ fe@@ ’s ba@@ si@@ c questions .
“ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e . . . to do good . ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 6 : 35 .
P@@ ho@@ to by K@@ ey@@ st@@ one / G@@ et@@ ty I@@ ma@@ ges
This is because such c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations foc@@ us too much attention on the individu@@ al and the only bir@@ th@@ days of Bible rec@@ ord are those of rul@@ ers who did not serve God . ​ — Genesis 40 : 20 ; Matthew 14 : 6 - 10 .
Thus , J@@ anu@@ ary 19@@ 60 mar@@ ked the star@@ t of a long care@@ er at Bethel .
Chris@@ tend@@ om , however , em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed him .
I cu@@ t my ha@@ ir , re@@ moved my ear@@ ring , and b@@ ought a su@@ it .
On F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 28 , 199@@ 6 , Rus@@ sia sign@@ ed the E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an Con@@ ven@@ tion on H@@ u@@ man R@@ igh@@ ts .
No@@ body can take away our preci@@ ous fri@@ end@@ ship with God un@@ less we allow that to ha@@ p@@ pen .
God’s anointed ones app@@ lied themselves to the work of preaching , teaching , and direc@@ ting people to true worship .
Some of these t@@ it@@ les appe@@ ar along with the Greek de@@ fin@@ ite article , indic@@ ating that the t@@ it@@ le is , as one scho@@ la@@ r states , “ in a sense , ‘ in a class by it@@ self . ’ ”
The apostle John sur@@ ely encoura@@ ged G@@ a@@ i@@ us and reas@@ sur@@ ed him that he was doing what was right .
How does he help us to keep our integrity as we a@@ wa@@ it the end ?
P@@ o@@ in@@ ting to our day , Jesus said that “ in the conclu@@ sion of the system of things , ” the angels would “ se@@ par@@ ate the wicked from among the righteous . ”
We wonder@@ ed how we would f@@ are under ex@@ tre@@ me persecu@@ tion .
They will still be able to cho@@ ose of their own free will whether to continue serving Jehovah or not .
O@@ thers , who may be li@@ mit@@ ed by vari@@ ous circumstances , from time to time arr@@ ange to sp@@ end 50 h@@ our@@ s a mon@@ th preaching as au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pione@@ ers .
Why do some young Christians reg@@ re@@ t that they ru@@ shed into marriage ?
This st@@ ory ra@@ ises a question that all of us would do well to pon@@ der : Is there anything at all ​ — be it position , care@@ er , pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , family affe@@ ctions , or even our very fre@@ e@@ dom — ​ to which we give more import@@ ance than our relationship with Jehovah ?
The apostle Paul’s words recorded in the letter to the Romans were ad@@ d@@ ressed , not to un@@ believers or the gener@@ al po@@ pul@@ ace , but to his fellow anointed Christians .
The members of the “ great crow@@ d ” g@@ la@@ dly jo@@ ined the anointed slave class as pre@@ ach@@ ers of the good news .
( b ) What less@@ on do we want to take to heart ?
Of greater import@@ ance is what Christ’s ransom does for Jehovah’s name .
How did the Israelites benefit from atten@@ ding the an@@ nu@@ al fes@@ tiv@@ als ?
Th@@ an@@ ks to God through Jesus Christ our Lord ! ”
As we think about what Christ has done for us , our love for him deep@@ ens .
Mo@@ re@@ over , you are the head of your wife .
When we arri@@ ved , there were about 1@@ 30 Witnesses in Ha@@ wa@@ i@@ i , but by the time M@@ other died , there were over a th@@ ous@@ and , and mission@@ aries were no longer needed .
Jesus no@@ tic@@ es that the apostles are ti@@ red , and he tel@@ ls them to come with him to “ rest up a bi@@ t . ”
It seem@@ s that Ju@@ d@@ as took the lead in com@@ pla@@ ining , with at le@@ ast some other apostles then ag@@ re@@ e@@ ing with him .
They may tell you what you want to hear , but their ad@@ vice may not help you at all .
It is good not to li@@ mit com@@ pas@@ sion to family , friends , and ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ an@@ ces .
What did Pet@@ er@@ ’s sta@@ ying with S@@ im@@ on , a t@@ an@@ ner , reve@@ al about the apost@@ le@@ ’s attitude ?
Fir@@ st , there is the simp@@ li@@ fied e@@ dition of The Watchtower .
May each of us be determined to follow the examples of our gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous God and his Son .
While serving there , we were invit@@ ed to help with the con@@ stru@@ ction of their new branch fac@@ il@@ ities .
The Hebrew expres@@ sion so transl@@ ated appe@@ ars just this one time in the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation .
38 : 8 - 12 , 16 .
In many coun@@ tri@@ es un@@ emp@@ loy@@ ment and low in@@ come bring po@@ ver@@ ty and with it e@@ con@@ om@@ ic des@@ per@@ ation .
After a year or so , I began serving as a help@@ er to the Ser@@ vice Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
A@@ g@@ low with God’s spirit , Jehovah’s Witnesses ze@@ al@@ ously continue to pro@@ cla@@ im the good news to the ends of the earth .
Yes , those who fear God obey him .
Christian elders can do much good by encourag@@ ing ne@@ wer ones .
A Dis@@ obedi@@ ent N@@ ation Be@@ comes P@@ re@@ y
With the pas@@ sing of time , though , the spiritu@@ ality of the Jews has come to be at a very low e@@ b@@ b .
That is where they could hear truth taught and supp@@ or@@ ted , where they could be buil@@ t up .
While the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans stru@@ gg@@ led with their crip@@ pl@@ ed war ve@@ hi@@ c@@ les , all Israel re@@ ached the e@@ ast@@ er@@ n sh@@ ore .
These men were rich even by to@@ da@@ y’s standards , but they were also rich toward God .
O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 15 , 20@@ 11
In the vision given to the apostle John , Jesus is seen ri@@ ding on a wh@@ ite hor@@ se to con@@ qu@@ er those re@@ bel@@ ling against Jehovah .
Ther@@ efore , with ‘ cle@@ ans@@ ed consci@@ ences , ’ we can rend@@ er “ sac@@ red service to the living God . ”
God’s Word as@@ sures us that Jehovah “ well kno@@ ws the form@@ ation of us , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that we are du@@ st . ”
They “ return ” to him having accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed all that was ut@@ tered .
Be Mo@@ des@@ t in W@@ al@@ king With God
Jehovah God dem@@ ands and deser@@ ves exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 20 : 4 , 5 .
you ask your gu@@ i@@ de . “ No , ” he respon@@ ds , “ it is older than most , and it has never been re@@ buil@@ t . ”
• What organiz@@ ational imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ements has Jehovah brought to his people ?
Davi@@ d’s pro@@ v@@ isions were low , and he asked for bre@@ ad for himself and those who were with him .
Jehovah has used them to con@@ ve@@ y divine pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ements to humans .
God cre@@ ated angels to live in heaven .
Yet the Bible says at Psalm 37 : 29 : “ The righteous will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will live forever on it . ”
Sam@@ son ri@@ ps li@@ on ap@@ ar@@ t as if k@@ id ?
After B@@ ath - she@@ ba ob@@ served the cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary peri@@ od of m@@ our@@ ning , David took her to be his wife . ​ — 2 Samuel 11 : 1 - 27 .
T@@ ry pu@@ t@@ ting yourself in the pi@@ c@@ ture . That will help you keep your eyes on the pri@@ ze .
The an@@ nu@@ al meeting inclu@@ ded a seri@@ es of thought - pro@@ vo@@ king dis@@ cour@@ ses .
God sent Moses “ as both rul@@ er and deli@@ ver@@ er by means of the ang@@ el who appe@@ ared to him in the thor@@ n@@ bus@@ h . ”
[ F@@ o@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ]
Di@@ d the Christian Greek Scriptures re@@ place the Hebrew Scriptures in that way ?
( 3 ) What lasting effect will this con@@ fr@@ on@@ tation have on the earth and its in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants ?
Bo@@ th Jehovah and Jesus de@@ pl@@ ored the ru@@ th@@ less@@ ness of the shepher@@ ds , or lead@@ ers , of Israel , who sh@@ am@@ el@@ ess@@ ly ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted and ex@@ p@@ lo@@ ited their flo@@ c@@ ks .
No@@ tice what he said : “ You certainly will not die . ”
His expres@@ sions in the psal@@ ms that he wrote about con@@ fes@@ sions show the reli@@ ef he felt and his determin@@ ation to serve God faith@@ fully .
These are re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly mentioned in the Scriptures , especially in Psalm 1@@ 19 , pos@@ si@@ bly com@@ posed by Juda@@ h’s young P@@ r@@ in@@ ce He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah .
L@@ ik@@ ely , some of the people you talk to in the ministry believe in what the King James V@@ er@@ sion and some other Bible transl@@ ations call the Ho@@ ly G@@ ho@@ st .
One of the s@@ crip@@ tures he c@@ ited in that letter has been in@@ deli@@ bly fi@@ x@@ ed in my mind ever since : “ As reg@@ ar@@ ds Jehovah , his eyes are ro@@ ving about through all the earth to show his strength in be@@ half of those who@@ se heart is complete toward him . ”
At times , there would be ten of them ta@@ un@@ ting me ! ”
All members of the nation were inclu@@ ded in that one serv@@ ant class .
Fir@@ st - century Christians res@@ pe@@ cted the over@@ sight of the gover@@ ning body
9 : 9 ​ — What is sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant about the p@@ our@@ ing of blood at the ba@@ se of the al@@ ta@@ r and the plac@@ ing of it on vari@@ ous it@@ em@@ s ?
H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est El@@ i wr@@ ong@@ ly as@@ sum@@ ed that she was dr@@ un@@ k and re@@ bu@@ ked her .
But we do have the mind of Christ . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R@@ IN@@ TH@@ I@@ AN@@ S 2 : 16 .
In each case , Jesus ans@@ wer@@ ed Satan by qu@@ o@@ ting s@@ crip@@ tures that con@@ ta@@ ined Jehovah’s personal name .
By 19@@ 22 , more than 1@@ 7@@ ,000 Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers were ac@@ tive in 5@@ 8 lands around the world .
They will en@@ h@@ ance our understanding of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , which we will be com@@ mem@@ or@@ ating this year on Th@@ ur@@ s@@ day , A@@ pri@@ l 9 , after su@@ n@@ down .
O@@ r ma@@ y@@ be we are end@@ uring old age and si@@ ck@@ ness or the pres@@ sures of living in these “ cr@@ itical times ” that are so “ hard to de@@ al with . ”
In 19@@ 6@@ 7 the whole Bible became a@@ vail@@ able .
He simply must take advan@@ ta@@ ge of the se@@ as@@ on when it arri@@ ves .
The Bible says that “ A@@ sa did what was right in the eyes of Jehovah ” and that his “ heart was complete with Jehovah . ”
Peter app@@ lied Psalm 10@@ 9 : 8 to show that another would take Ju@@ d@@ as ’ place .
T@@ ear@@ s often f@@ low because she mis@@ ses him so much .
How should imit@@ ating his man@@ ner of wal@@ king af@@ fect us ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we are wise to be al@@ er@@ t to cur@@ b time - con@@ sum@@ ing di@@ str@@ actions during this day for preaching the good news .
“ When Jehovah ex@@ tend@@ s an assignment , he supp@@ or@@ ts you in that assignment .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T comes to mind when you hear the expres@@ sion “ the last supp@@ er ” ?
( b ) Wh@@ ere was Jesus when others began the j@@ our@@ ne@@ y home , and why was he there ?
The book of cre@@ ation teach@@ es us much about Jehovah’s “ inv@@ isi@@ ble qualities , ” but it lea@@ ves un@@ ans@@ wer@@ ed such important questions as , What does the future hold for mankind ?
He also encoura@@ ged others to jo@@ in him in giving God praise . ​ — Read Psalm 14@@ 7 : 1 , 7 , 12 .
Th@@ ree S@@ ad E@@ v@@ ents
As recorded at Isaiah 4@@ 9 : 15 , Jehovah says : “ Can a wife for@@ get her su@@ ck@@ ling so that she should not p@@ ity the son of her bel@@ ly ? ”
G@@ a@@ ining God’s appro@@ val requi@@ res that a person keep his body accep@@ table to God .
No@@ ah’s Lo@@ g , 5 / 15
As a serv@@ ant of Jehovah , you have likely found that while doing God’s will requi@@ res ear@@ n@@ est effort , the benef@@ its of doing so are sur@@ pas@@ sing .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , they are resur@@ rec@@ ted to spirit life as Christ was . ​ — 10 / 1 , page 29 .
As long as he lives , the king will than@@ k God that the people do “ not turn asi@@ de from following Jehovah the God of their fore@@ fa@@ thers . ”
C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ous Witnesses such as these ris@@ ked their lives in be@@ half of their brothers .
She ad@@ ds : “ I take advan@@ ta@@ ge of different form@@ s of service , such as tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne and in@@ for@@ ma@@ l wit@@ ness@@ ing .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er is a very important part of our worship , and to worship anyone other than God is c@@ learly not in har@@ mony with Bible teaching .
When fac@@ ed with difficult decisions , we can imitate Jesus ’ example .
In the to@@ wn of F@@ or@@ mi@@ a , a full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er nam@@ ed As@@ su@@ n@@ ta spoke to a woman who was wal@@ king with some difficul@@ ty .
If we love our neigh@@ b@@ ors as ourselves , we will tre@@ at them the way we want them to tre@@ at us .
• Mark 1 : 40 , 4@@ 1 ?
1 , 13 ​ — Who is “ the cho@@ s@@ en la@@ dy ” ?
“ The one working with a s@@ l@@ ack hand will be of little means , but the hand of the di@@ lig@@ ent one is what will make one rich .
Ang@@ eli@@ c ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ements follow .
In time , they brought up two children , who also serve Jehovah .
This arrang@@ ement is called “ the kingdom of God . ”
M@@ il@@ ag@@ ro@@ s , who loo@@ ked after him , felt as if she was wit@@ ness@@ ing what will ha@@ p@@ pen to me in the future .
Mo@@ re@@ over , death in@@ her@@ ited from Adam is one of “ the works of the Devil ” that God’s Son will un@@ do by means of his Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom .
A fur@@ ther st@@ ep le@@ ading to the con@@ fr@@ on@@ tation between Gal@@ ile@@ o and the ch@@ urch occ@@ ur@@ red in the 1@@ 3@@ th century and involved Ca@@ tho@@ lic authority Tho@@ ma@@ s A@@ qu@@ in@@ as ( 1@@ 2@@ 25 - 7@@ 4 ) .
These inclu@@ ded the si@@ x c@@ ities of refu@@ ge .
What pos@@ si@@ bil@@ ities might young Christians or those with relati@@ vely few responsi@@ bil@@ ities consider ?
Paul tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ an@@ tly declar@@ ed that death would be s@@ wal@@ low@@ ed up forever .
Peter came to where her body was a@@ wa@@ iting bu@@ ri@@ al . While near the cor@@ p@@ se , Peter pray@@ ed .
Why is lear@@ ning from divine instru@@ ction far better than lear@@ ning from personal experience ?
; P@@ use , L .
Yes , we will be happy if we ch@@ er@@ ish Jesus ’ sa@@ y@@ ings and allow them to af@@ fect our attitude and way of life .
Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning the af@@ ter@@ no@@ on pro@@ gra@@ m , the talk “ He@@ ar What the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t H@@ as to Sa@@ y ” explained that Jehovah’s spirit speak@@ s to us through the Bible , “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” and our Bible - tra@@ ined conscience .
What will help us to o@@ pen our hearts to our best F@@ ri@@ end ?
The pri@@ m@@ ary purpose of our ga@@ ther@@ ing together is to worship Jehovah .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to consider God’s love and his wise ad@@ vice .
“ B@@ eho@@ ld . . .
I@@ mp@@ l@@ an@@ ting Lo@@ ve for Jehovah in Our Ch@@ il@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s H@@ ear@@ ts
Because David kept see@@ king God’s guid@@ ance , he did not wa@@ ver in his determin@@ ation to act in acc@@ ord with Jehovah’s will des@@ pite the ur@@ g@@ ings of A@@ bi@@ sh@@ a@@ i .
Paul felt com@@ pas@@ sion for the Jews to whom he pre@@ ached .
Si@@ mil@@ ar pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ces were direc@@ ted at Jesus ’ followers .
Tru@@ e , we some@@ times feel ti@@ red and become ill , yet we are happy when we refle@@ ct on the resul@@ ts of our ministry .
As Paul wrote , Abraham was “ fully con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that what [ God ] had promised he was also able to do . ”
Q@@ u@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations : Mar@@ ri@@ ed cou@@ ples between 25 and 50 years of age who are in good health , who have the circumstances to serve wh@@ er@@ ever there is a greater need , and who have the attitude : “ H@@ ere I am !
Re@@ g@@ arding this , M@@ c@@ C@@ l@@ in@@ to@@ ck and S@@ tr@@ ong@@ ’s C@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia says : “ It is certain that inc@@ en@@ se was not used [ by early Christians ] .
A@@ no@@ ther reason for Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i@@ ’s decision may have been a desire that his li@@ mit@@ ations in no way h@@ in@@ der the activ@@ ity of the div@@ in@@ ely appointed king .
As a se@@ con@@ d@@ ary part of the spiritual se@@ ed of Abraham , they will share in br@@ ing@@ ing the blessing of life in per@@ fe@@ ction to people of all nations .
In our day , the same in@@ ten@@ se Christian r@@ ace continu@@ es .
“ T@@ ear@@ s have become the language of my heart , ” ad@@ m@@ its G@@ a@@ by , who@@ se husband died .
* S@@ ur@@ g@@ er@@ y was succ@@ ess@@ fully per@@ form@@ ed without blood , and El@@ la made a full reco@@ very . ​ — Acts 15 : 28 , 29 .
We may find it encourag@@ ing to refle@@ ct on how Jehovah provided food for his prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah during a fam@@ ine .
They view Jehovah God as their F@@ ri@@ end and end@@ e@@ av@@ or to imitate his person@@ ality .
The teachings of Jesus and the apostles , as found in the Bible , are just as powerful today as they were in the first century .
What war@@ ning does God’s Word give to hus@@ ban@@ ds in reg@@ ard to hon@@ or@@ ing wi@@ ves ?
Al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic B@@ ever@@ ages in Bible T@@ im@@ es , 2 / 1
Th@@ ough my parents never became baptized Witnesses , they soon conclu@@ ded that the teachings of the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch were not in har@@ mony with the Bible .
Per@@ haps you have heard it said that time is a great heal@@ er .
If ad@@ ul@@ ts need such clear ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations , how much more so do our children !
What makes our worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od uni@@ que ?
Although the Devil was ac@@ tive in h@@ in@@ der@@ ing the Jews from building the temple , Jehovah’s spirit would pla@@ y a ma@@ j@@ or ro@@ le in re@@ mo@@ ving ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les and en@@ er@@ gi@@ z@@ ing the Jews to move a@@ head until the temple was comple@@ ted .
See the article “ The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s V@@ i@@ e@@ w@@ point : How to C@@ op@@ e With Des@@ pa@@ ir , ” in the May 8 , 20@@ 00 , is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke !
We can avoid “ giving any cause for stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing ” in this reg@@ ard by “ keep@@ ing an e@@ ye , not in personal interest upon just [ our ] own matters , but also in personal interest upon those of the others . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
As Paul’s words indic@@ ate , the resurrection hope en@@ ab@@ les Christians to stand in je@@ op@@ ar@@ dy h@@ our@@ ly and to face death da@@ ily for doing the Kingdom - preaching work .
This is saying that Genesis chap@@ ters 1 - 11 are not to be taken liter@@ ally .
He also said that Jehovah’s Witnesses do not have a pa@@ id cl@@ er@@ gy .
Do you not ag@@ ree that gre@@ ed and sel@@ f@@ ish ambi@@ tion are still very much the mo@@ ti@@ ves that imp@@ el many people to li@@ e ?
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , many pre@@ f@@ er not even to think about this f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ing sub@@ ject .
“ The gener@@ ous soul will it@@ self be made f@@ at [ pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous ] , ” continu@@ es the king , “ and the one fre@@ ely w@@ at@@ ering others will himself also be fre@@ ely w@@ at@@ ered . ”
10 : 4@@ 2 .
Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed fellow believers : “ P@@ res@@ ent your bo@@ dies a sacrifice living , holy , accep@@ table to God , a sac@@ red service with your power of reason . ”
2 : 4 , 5 .
“ Be@@ come do@@ ers of the word , and not hear@@ ers only , dec@@ ei@@ ving y@@ ourselves with false reason@@ ing .
The psalmist as@@ sures us that ‘ fav@@ or is what God gives . ’
One man from the Par@@ is are@@ a wrote : “ I read Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — What You Ne@@ ed to K@@ now by ch@@ ance .
This govern@@ ment will soon eli@@ min@@ ate all ca@@ uses for s@@ or@@ ro@@ w , including death .
“ A@@ post@@ as@@ y ” is a standing away from true worship , a f@@ all@@ ing away , de@@ fe@@ ction , re@@ bel@@ li@@ on , a@@ ban@@ don@@ ment .
Not one of those ei@@ ght spoke about being in a place of bl@@ is@@ s or t@@ or@@ ment .
How should we feel about our faith ?
We are sh@@ aring the pain and end@@ uring the situation together . ”
Why do we need to dis@@ cer@@ n what is to be done at any given time ?
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , back in Paul’s day , some Christians fa@@ iled to “ pres@@ s on to matu@@ r@@ ity , ” in s@@ pite of having served God for many years .
Consider how Moses re@@ ac@@ ted to the fear sh@@ own by the Israelites .
And mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love , his sacri@@ fi@@ cial death provided a ransom for many . ​ — Mat@@ t .
For that matter , does anyone really hear prayers ?
And we will praise Jehovah as we see how he bless@@ es “ the enti@@ re associ@@ ation of [ our ] brothers in the world . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
For instance , differ@@ ences of op@@ in@@ ion regarding en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment can result in “ fo@@ ol@@ ish and ign@@ or@@ ant de@@ bat@@ es . ”
B@@ as@@ ed on that conclu@@ sion , the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der could be vie@@ wed as being un@@ loving and un@@ fa@@ ir .
He provi@@ des everything we need to make us happy and pro@@ duc@@ tive .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of how he may have reas@@ oned , “ Solomon began to do what was bad in the eyes of Jehovah , and he did not follow Jehovah fully like David his father . ”
C@@ I@@ R@@ C@@ U@@ I@@ T O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ S@@ E@@ E@@ R :
The Di@@ g@@ est discus@@ ses the leg@@ al righ@@ ts that a f@@ ar@@ m@@ er had so that he could get com@@ p@@ en@@ s@@ ation from the cri@@ min@@ al , money to pa@@ y for the lost cro@@ p .
Today , these ex@@ act words may not be heard , but the ba@@ si@@ c t@@ ene@@ t has rema@@ ined .
Psalm 23 de@@ pi@@ cts him as the Gre@@ at S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as the 2@@ 4@@ th Psalm por@@ tra@@ ys him as the gl@@ ori@@ ous King .
God’s gi@@ f@@ ts inclu@@ de food , dr@@ ink , and see@@ ing good for all our hard work
The 1@@ 3@@ ,@@ 4@@ 9@@ 7 d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates were in s@@ il@@ ent an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation of what was to come .
Lo@@ o@@ king back , now I am gr@@ ate@@ ful to have been given the privilege of serving at Bethel .
What fac@@ t@@ ors contribu@@ ted to the dar@@ k@@ ness in Isa@@ i@@ ah’s day ?
F@@ al@@ se teach@@ ers may se@@ em to be gener@@ ous , but they are like w@@ at@@ er@@ less cl@@ ou@@ ds in that they are spiritually emp@@ ty .
Jehovah will not deser@@ t his people for the s@@ ake of his great name . ”
Still , those hum@@ ble M@@ ace@@ don@@ i@@ an believers beg@@ ged for the privilege of contribu@@ ting fin@@ an@@ cially to “ the ministry des@@ t@@ ined for the holy ones ” ; and what they gave , Paul t@@ es@@ ti@@ fied , was “ bey@@ ond their ac@@ tu@@ al ability ” ! ​ — 2 Corinthians 8 : 1 - 4 .
What is his view ?
I was dis@@ ma@@ yed when I first saw their meeting place ​ — a bas@@ ement ro@@ om with no w@@ in@@ do@@ ws and in des@@ per@@ ate need of re@@ pa@@ ir .
In Mar@@ ch 194@@ 7 , just a few we@@ ek@@ s after my gra@@ du@@ ation as a mission@@ ary from the ei@@ gh@@ th class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad , then lo@@ c@@ ated in S@@ ou@@ th L@@ ans@@ ing , New Yor@@ k , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , I was on my way to my fore@@ ign assignment ​ — f@@ ar@@ away S@@ ing@@ ap@@ ore .
That co@@ st them their lives .
# 2@@ 20@@ 6@@ 5 )
“ Jehovah will become a secu@@ re he@@ i@@ ght for anyone c@@ ru@@ shed , a secu@@ re he@@ i@@ ght in times of dist@@ ress . ”
I got to be an ex@@ per@@ t at re@@ plac@@ ing them . ”
Since the peace of the uni@@ verse and its in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants dep@@ ends on the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of Jehovah’s name and loving sub@@ mis@@ sion to his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , our prayer “ let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied ” is an expres@@ sion of our confidence that Jehovah’s purpose will be ful@@ filled to his praise . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 38 : 23 .
For instance , many th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of our young people who rec@@ ently gra@@ du@@ ated from school have ex@@ pan@@ ded their ministry and are now experi@@ enc@@ ing the joy that comes from ze@@ al@@ ously serving as pione@@ ers .
There was a change of heart , and she pre@@ pared a special me@@ al for her mother after the baptism .
O@@ thers see no con@@ f@@ li@@ ct between claim@@ ing to be religi@@ ously de@@ v@@ out and pur@@ su@@ ing a se@@ x@@ u@@ ally per@@ mis@@ sive li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
Gi@@ ving par@@ am@@ ount attention to spiritual matters will result in man@@ i@@ fo@@ ld blessings .
“ If a friend of peace is there , your peace will rest upon him , ” Jesus said .
That beli@@ ef was well - expres@@ sed by Paul , who declar@@ ed : “ I have hope toward God . . . that there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the un@@ righteous . ”
Like a man in a ru@@ d@@ der@@ less bo@@ at on a st@@ or@@ my se@@ a , he will be to@@ s@@ sed about by shi@@ f@@ ting human op@@ in@@ ion .
Un@@ less you are seen as rich in soci@@ ety your life is not wor@@ th living . ” ​ — J@@ aka@@ r@@ ta P@@ o@@ st , new@@ s@@ pa@@ per , In@@ don@@ es@@ ia .
She e - ma@@ iled her co@@ work@@ er and a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ zed for the ten@@ sion between them .
They dra@@ g@@ ged the bun@@ k be@@ ds out of the ba@@ r@@ rac@@ ks to make more ro@@ om in@@ side and or@@ der@@ ed us to en@@ ter .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the Scriptures tell us how we can succ@@ e@@ ed in marriage .
The attitude of a Christian today can simil@@ arly make things appe@@ ar ei@@ ther b@@ right or g@@ lo@@ om@@ y .
The qu@@ ality of our prayers will imp@@ ro@@ ve when we medit@@ ate on the ear@@ n@@ est prayers of God’s servants in the past .
S@@ im@@ on and me
Indeed , all our efforts to pro@@ cla@@ im the good news are beau@@ ti@@ ful in Jehovah’s eyes . ​ — R@@ om .
Jesus did not bl@@ ame Jehovah or the rest of the disciples when some disa@@ p@@ pointed him .
However , the question ar@@ ises , ‘ Are we so att@@ ached to Jehovah that we will never leave him ? ’
Then he helped make other spirit cre@@ atu@@ res , the material uni@@ verse , and fin@@ ally , humans .
16 , 17 . ( a ) Why is kindness important in our public ministry ?
From such a pu@@ re heart can come for@@ th vi@@ r@@ tu@@ ous thoughts , words , and actions .
What contribu@@ ted to Jesus ’ great courage ?
They will follow Jesus ’ example and hum@@ bly and will@@ ingly ac@@ knowledge Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
As for the one listen@@ ing to me , he will re@@ side in se@@ cur@@ ity and be un@@ dis@@ tur@@ bed from dre@@ ad of cal@@ am@@ ity . ”
But I had made up my mind .
What have been the resul@@ ts of the re@@ pe@@ ated att@@ ac@@ ks by these fi@@ gh@@ ters against God ?
That might be with the congregation from which they came , el@@ se@@ where in that land , or in another country . ​ — 11 / 15 , pages 10 - 11 .
Per@@ haps they have made great chang@@ es in their lives in order to become Christians or to serve in the full - time ministry .
Instead , loy@@ al@@ ty will move us to act hum@@ bly and wa@@ it on Jehovah to cl@@ ari@@ fy matters .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to B@@ ene@@ f@@ it From Jesus ’ Sa@@ y@@ ings
However , this op@@ position did not sur@@ pris@@ e the early Christians , and it certainly did not we@@ ak@@ en their faith in God’s ex@@ ist@@ ence .
Our spiritual food is so@@ li@@ d , and thor@@ ough di@@ g@@ es@@ tion is needed for us to benefit fully . ​ — Hebrews 5 : 14 ; 10 : 24 .
The go - between was a tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy serv@@ ant who was devo@@ ted to Jehovah God , whom Isa@@ a@@ c worshipp@@ ed .
▪ T@@ ry new ways to preach to others
The husband expla@@ ins : “ Be@@ fore our children could walk and talk , we would speak to them about the jo@@ ys of pione@@ ering and serving the congregation .
W@@ ho@@ les@@ ome and well - plac@@ ed desire can be con@@ stru@@ ctive .
He demonstr@@ ated a h@@ at@@ red for gre@@ ed , h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y , and other ev@@ il@@ s , and he cen@@ sur@@ ed those who were c@@ all@@ ous toward others ’ suffering .
C@@ oun@@ ting B@@ ac@@ k@@ ward From C@@ y@@ r@@ us ’ De@@ c@@ ree Al@@ low@@ ing the Jews to Re@@ turn From Ex@@ ile to the F@@ lood of No@@ ah’s Da@@ y
Jehovah op@@ ened the way to sa@@ ve some re@@ si@@ d@@ ents of that city , but in the end , only Lo@@ t and his two daugh@@ ters es@@ cap@@ ed des@@ tru@@ ction . ​ — Genesis 19 : 4 , 5 , 12 , 16 , 23 - 26 .
Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t E@@ mp@@ ow@@ ers U@@ s to P@@ re@@ ach B@@ ol@@ dly
However , Paul also had confidence that he could pre@@ va@@ il .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , those faithful to God as part of the new earth , the soci@@ ety of true worshi@@ p@@ ers in the new world , will keep standing individu@@ ally because they will be rend@@ ering pu@@ re worship to the Creator of all things .
O@@ thers say that they love Jehovah but do not make a dedic@@ ation and get baptized because they think that they will thus avoid acc@@ oun@@ ta@@ bility .
How may children learn to be serious ?
“ He [ Jesus Christ ] se@@ ized the dra@@ g@@ on , the origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent , who is the Devil and Satan , and b@@ ound him for a th@@ ous@@ and years .
It st@@ em@@ m@@ ed from the heart . ​ — 2 Corinthians 9 : 7 .
With the value of his ransom sacrifice , “ Christ by pur@@ cha@@ se ” became , as it were , “ the ow@@ ner that b@@ ought ” the human r@@ ace .
What can we learn from the ro@@ ck ba@@ d@@ g@@ er ?
As one stud@@ ent left , the next study com@@ men@@ ced im@@ medi@@ ately .
Un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly , we are being neigh@@ bor@@ ly when we share Bible truth with others in our preaching activ@@ ity .
When N@@ er@@ o had his mother mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed in 5@@ 9 C.E . , Bu@@ r@@ r@@ us provided a co@@ ver - up .
I@@ N TH@@ E su@@ n@@ n@@ y C@@ ari@@ b@@ be@@ an is@@ land of J@@ am@@ a@@ ic@@ a , most people are ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the Bible .
How will Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 3 : 6 be ful@@ filled ?
H@@ ol@@ ding the hand of our el@@ der@@ ly friends or giving them a hear@@ t@@ felt em@@ br@@ ace can in@@ deed be very reas@@ sur@@ ing to them .
“ The inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of the heart of man , ” the Bible says , “ is bad from his you@@ th up . ”
* Wh@@ atever K@@ or@@ ah’s reason@@ ing might have been , it is clear that he began to view the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od from a human stan@@ d@@ point .
As a result , I have experienced working hand in hand with Jehovah . ”
We wanted to go but were fac@@ ing two great challeng@@ es .
“ But wa@@ it , ” some will say , “ how can you pos@@ si@@ bly believe anything the Bible says when you see the ter@@ ri@@ ble things done by people who cla@@ im to follow the Bible ? ”
B@@ less@@ ings are also set before those in l@@ ine for et@@ er@@ n@@ al earthly life .
What a joy to be among people who follow God’s loving ways !
Even though we have a standing invit@@ ation to e@@ at at “ the table of Jehovah , ” we must never take that invit@@ ation for gr@@ anted . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
This was ful@@ filled in the case of such individuals as Daniel , who held a high of@@ fice in Babyl@@ on under the Me@@ des and the Per@@ si@@ ans ; E@@ s@@ ther , who became a Per@@ si@@ an qu@@ e@@ en ; and M@@ or@@ de@@ ca@@ i , who was appointed pri@@ me minis@@ ter of the Per@@ si@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
The M@@ in@@ is@@ try B@@ r@@ ings Re@@ fre@@ sh@@ ment
Un@@ like the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s Abraham and Job and the nation of Israel , the followers of Jesus have the com@@ mis@@ sion to “ make disciples of people of all the nations . ”
Wh@@ ere could she turn ?
When counsel is needed , it is good for the elders to provide it at the ear@@ li@@ est opportunity . ​ — Read Proverbs 27 : 9 .
So that “ they may never . . . turn around and ri@@ p you o@@ pen . ” ​ — Matthew 7 : 6 .
Per@@ haps that was said to in@@ still confidence in me , but the pre@@ di@@ ction was not ful@@ filled even after si@@ x years .
Yes , doing so will prote@@ ct us from the s@@ mo@@ o@@ th and per@@ su@@ asi@@ ve ways of a str@@ anger , or fore@@ ign@@ er ​ — an im@@ moral person .
How do many feel about the 20@@ 13 re@@ vision ?
However , Me@@ th@@ us@@ el@@ ah fa@@ ther@@ ed a son nam@@ ed L@@ am@@ e@@ ch .
For example , consider what Jehovah told the Israelites about people who did not serve him .
The pu@@ re message of the Bible is powerful , and Jesus said that she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike ones know the vo@@ ice of the true S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d when they hear it .
I@@ ts message can influ@@ ence us prof@@ oun@@ dly .
Then friends in Cana@@ da asked her to go with them to M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o to share in the preaching work for a mon@@ th .
On the other hand , in pre@@ d@@ om@@ in@@ an@@ tly G@@ ent@@ ile are@@ as , where there were few Jewish Christians , circum@@ c@@ ision was not necess@@ ar@@ ily an is@@ sue .
One day , I found out that a work@@ mate was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Although he did not remain a Witness , his wife and a number of his children did .
We may not always feel qu@@ ali@@ fied as teach@@ ers .
“ B@@ less@@ ed Be Jehovah ”
On the other hand , since “ Jehovah is fin@@ ding ple@@ asure in those fe@@ aring him , ” our obedi@@ ence and faith@@ ful@@ ness make his heart rejo@@ ice .
I@@ t’s so good to feel that you are still ca@@ pa@@ ble of doing something ! It gives you the inc@@ en@@ tive to go on living .
When teaching his people to be imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al and to show kindness toward such ones , Jehovah remin@@ ded them that they too had been ali@@ ens ​ — in Egy@@ pt .
But , for a change , st@@ re@@ t@@ ch out your hand and str@@ ike everything he has , and he will sur@@ ely cur@@ se you to your very face . ”
Are we able to ris@@ e a@@ bo@@ ve our personal feelings when fac@@ ed with disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments ?
This could be because the letter did not con@@ tain information necess@@ ary for today .
The Bible states : “ The whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one . ”
The writ@@ er of Proverbs expla@@ ins this with a fine example : “ The one whom Jehovah lo@@ ves he re@@ pro@@ ves , even as a father does a son in whom he fin@@ ds ple@@ asure . ”
The first article id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es qualities that can help us to commun@@ ic@@ ate well .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , I believ@@ ed that all pro@@ per@@ ty ought to be dist@@ ribu@@ ted fai@@ r@@ ly , since this would put an end to ex@@ tre@@ m@@ es of we@@ al@@ th and po@@ ver@@ ty .
We do not know where they will have succ@@ ess .
“ The gre@@ en gr@@ ass has d@@ ri@@ ed up , the b@@ lo@@ s@@ som has wi@@ ther@@ ed ; but as for the word of our God , it will last to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ” ​ — Isaiah 40 : 8 .
Some re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers su@@ gg@@ est that Mar@@ th@@ a may have been the ol@@ des@@ t of the three , since she seem@@ s to have ac@@ ted as ho@@ st@@ ess and is mentioned first at times .
R@@ un@@ ning away is some@@ times consider@@ ed c@@ ow@@ ar@@ dly , but physi@@ c@@ ally re@@ mo@@ ving ourselves from a situation is often the wise course to take .
If we are living by faith in Jesus ’ ransom we have no need to fear a coming day of judgment .
6 , 7 . ( a ) What is one way in which elders can imitate Jesus , Paul , and other servants of God ?
His love moved him to feel p@@ ity for them .
E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s , “ a faithful minis@@ ter of the Christ , ” pray@@ ed ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly for those rel@@ ated to him in the faith .
Proverbs 15 : 22 states : “ There is a fru@@ str@@ ating of pl@@ ans where there is no confid@@ enti@@ al talk , but in the mul@@ titu@@ de of coun@@ sel@@ ors there is accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment . ”
“ They have become far off from me . . .
He asked how he could ob@@ tain a cop@@ y , and B@@ er@@ n@@ ar@@ da sent him one along with a Bible .
We might say : ‘ When Jehovah for@@ gives our sin@@ s , he wi@@ p@@ es them away as though using a sp@@ ong@@ e ( or an er@@ as@@ er ) . ’
The Scriptures indic@@ ate that this is u@@ su@@ ally a su@@ it@@ able conclu@@ sion to our prayers , especially when we pray in public .
On@@ ly through tra@@ ining and prac@@ tice .
On the night before he died , Jesus Christ in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of his death .
When the Christian elders were told that a real house of worship was to be buil@@ t , at le@@ ast one of them could not hold back his te@@ ars .
M@@ em@@ bers of the Christian congregation do well to be@@ ar in mind Paul’s war@@ ning not to become “ un@@ ev@@ en@@ ly yo@@ ked with un@@ believers . ”
B@@ ack then , there was no pro@@ vision for the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er to have a ca@@ r .
• 1 Timothy 1 : 3 , 4
How An@@ cient Israel W@@ as Go@@ ver@@ ned
In the mean@@ time , the ing@@ a@@ ther@@ ing of the “ great crow@@ d , ” who hope to live forever on earth , is going on ap@@ ace .
When appro@@ pri@@ ate , however , he did give bri@@ ef , powerful rep@@ lies by st@@ ating a princi@@ ple , using an illustr@@ ation , or qu@@ o@@ ting a s@@ crip@@ ture .
The resul@@ ting ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er may make it hard for parents to imp@@ ar@@ t to their children a deep knowledge of “ the holy writ@@ ings . ”
Babyl@@ on
How encourag@@ ing that is !
And , more important , am I living in har@@ mony with the prayer ? ’
By bre@@ ak@@ ing the world up into their own se@@ par@@ ate d@@ om@@ in@@ i@@ ons , grou@@ ps of men as well as individuals have experienced the fulfill@@ ment of this Bible princi@@ ple : “ One is@@ ol@@ ating himself will seek his own sel@@ f@@ ish long@@ ing ; against all practic@@ al wisdom he will bre@@ ak for@@ th . ” ​ — Proverbs 18 : 1 .
We are not af@@ ra@@ id to do good works in Jehovah’s service just because the Devil might see us .
Like Jesus , we help people to become consci@@ ous of their spiritual need .
They e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate his im@@ min@@ ent demonstr@@ ation of su@@ per@@ n@@ atur@@ al k@@ ingly power .
In Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the whe@@ at and the we@@ e@@ ds , what does the fine se@@ ed re@@ present ?
O@@ h , no !
( Ne@@ h@@ emiah 7 : 1 – 13 : 31 )
11 : 1 - 5 ; 2 Ti@@ m .
Let us , then , consider the following : What is the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of good fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps ?
However , David made a personal decision that led to his re@@ sign@@ ation .
The other cou@@ ple inv@@ est no time or en@@ er@@ gy in main@@ tain@@ ing their ve@@ hi@@ c@@ le , and they d@@ ri@@ ve rec@@ k@@ less@@ ly .
You can do the same . ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 21 - 23 .
But his con@@ vers@@ ation with the disciples a few days after his resurrection does not reve@@ al the s@@ ligh@@ t@@ est h@@ in@@ t of disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment , bit@@ ter@@ ness , or reg@@ re@@ t .
The King wanted to know who that was .
At Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , Jehovah brought into ex@@ ist@@ ence a new nation , “ the Israel of God , ” made up of Christ’s disciples who were anointed by holy spirit .
The Law was mis@@ app@@ lied , and in@@ stead of being a s@@ ource of en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment , it became bur@@ den@@ some because of those tra@@ di@@ tions .
Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine or P@@ un@@ ish@@ ment ​ — Wh@@ ich ?
Jesus proved himself ready for tri@@ als
“ After my wi@@ fe@@ ’s death , I felt a strong desire to is@@ ol@@ ate my@@ self , ” he rec@@ alls , “ but I soon real@@ ized that this would not bring my wife back and would only wor@@ s@@ en my emo@@ tional st@@ ate . ”
Ca@@ in@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ant L@@ am@@ e@@ ch turned out to be as viol@@ ently inc@@ l@@ ined as his ung@@ o@@ dly fore@@ be@@ ar .
Jehovah has promised to care for , prote@@ ct , and instru@@ ct the Christian congregation .
And cen@@ tu@@ ries later , the apostle Paul told Ti@@ tu@@ s that Jesus gave himself to cle@@ an@@ se his followers to make them “ a people pe@@ cu@@ li@@ arly his own , ze@@ al@@ ous for fine works . ”
Rev@@ i@@ e@@ w the arrang@@ ement after a cou@@ ple of months .
Will human experi@@ ments in govern@@ ment go on in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely ?
As a cou@@ ri@@ er , I pi@@ cked up supp@@ lies in the w@@ es@@ ter@@ n se@@ ction of B@@ er@@ l@@ in , where our liter@@ ature was not ban@@ ned , and trans@@ por@@ ted them ac@@ ro@@ ss the bor@@ der .
It has helped us become more rel@@ a@@ x@@ ed and at peace as a cou@@ ple . ”
This is one benefit of keep@@ ing our wants simp@@ le and not ex@@ p@@ en@@ ding our time and en@@ er@@ gy in the pur@@ su@@ it of we@@ al@@ th . ​ — 2 Timothy 2 : 4 .
The Bible id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es this spirit person as “ the origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent , the one called Devil and Satan , who is mis@@ le@@ ading the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ”
R@@ a@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s faith moved her to action .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are that God “ gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , in order that ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might not be destro@@ yed but have everlasting life ” ! ​ — John 3 : 16 .
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ately then , King David wa@@ shed his hands “ in in@@ no@@ c@@ enc@@ y it@@ self ” before ‘ wal@@ king around the al@@ ta@@ r . ’
For example , in the city of P@@ i@@ et@@ er@@ mar@@ it@@ z@@ bur@@ g , S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , a new@@ s@@ pa@@ per now called The Witness has been publi@@ shed for over 1@@ 60 years .
W@@ ei@@ gh@@ ing spiritual benef@@ its against a high@@ er in@@ come , the brother turned down the other jo@@ b .
What fu@@ els the fi@@ res of such c@@ ru@@ el ci@@ vi@@ l w@@ ars ?
This work has been accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses , who have fre@@ ely given of their time and res@@ our@@ ces to share God’s Word with others .
Gre@@ w , St@@ or@@ r@@ s , and others were working in the “ field ” in pre@@ par@@ ation for the har@@ v@@ est .
“ You will conc@@ ei@@ ve in your wom@@ b and give bir@@ th to a son ”
Per@@ haps over half of all de@@ a@@ ths by po@@ is@@ on@@ ing worl@@ d@@ wide may be tr@@ ac@@ ed to this sing@@ le cul@@ pri@@ t : car@@ b@@ on mon@@ o@@ xi@@ de .
M@@ em@@ ori@@ es are all I have left .
Th@@ r@@ ough the se@@ a you tro@@ d with your hor@@ ses , through the he@@ a@@ p of va@@ st w@@ at@@ ers . ”
“ My relationship with Jehovah has deep@@ ened .
8 , 9 . ( a ) What led one young man to become involved with an im@@ moral woman ?
“ The mer@@ ci@@ ful ” have what no@@ table qualities ?
( b ) In what ways have you person@@ ally experienced that Jehovah is “ ra@@ ising up all who are bo@@ wed down ” ?
In rec@@ ent years , we have seen the star@@ t of j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g and J@@ W Bro@@ ad@@ ca@@ sting .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out it , could we really see how fac@@ ts rel@@ ate to one another and get the complete pi@@ c@@ ture of a matter under consider@@ ation ?
C@@ learly , we will never know all there is to know about Jehovah .
The apostle Paul stated this princi@@ ple : “ If the re@@ adi@@ ness is there first , it is especially accep@@ table according to what a person has , not according to what a person does not have . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 8 : 12 .
No@@ te what Jesus next said : “ Even when a person has an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance his life does not result from the things he pos@@ s@@ ess@@ es . ”
W@@ as Jehovah’s promise that they could fur@@ n@@ ish “ a kingdom of pri@@ ests ” therefore an emp@@ ty one ?
R@@ E@@ V@@ I@@ E@@ W : What a privilege we have to d@@ el@@ ve into the knowledge provided by Jehovah , the S@@ ource of all wisdom !
O@@ be@@ di@@ ence ​ — A@@ n I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant Ch@@ il@@ d@@ ho@@ od L@@ ess@@ on ?
Let us see some ways he has bless@@ ed them .
No won@@ der Jehovah loved him so !
( a ) How were n@@ on - Jews involved in “ the sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ t of the kingdom of God ” ?
Tru@@ e , you may occasi@@ on@@ ally be a bi@@ t ti@@ red or disc@@ oura@@ ged .
5 Let U@@ s Re@@ jo@@ ice To@@ gether !
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 21 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 6@@ 7 , 9@@ 1
The Bible states : “ P@@ ra@@ y inc@@ ess@@ an@@ tly .
All glory , then , go@@ es to God , who provi@@ des all things ri@@ ch@@ ly for our benefit .
James 4 : 7 tel@@ ls us : “ O@@ p@@ pose the Devil , and he will fle@@ e from you . ”
There was exc@@ it@@ ement at the 20@@ 16 an@@ nu@@ al meeting of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a when Bro@@ ther S@@ te@@ ph@@ en L@@ et@@ t of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy ann@@ oun@@ ced that a new song@@ book , ent@@ it@@ led “ S@@ ing O@@ u@@ t Jo@@ y@@ fully ” to Jehovah , would soon be a@@ vail@@ able for use at the meetings .
There is a sub@@ ject in@@ de@@ x that will be help@@ ful , for instance , when cho@@ o@@ sing a s@@ ong for a public talk .
The Law covenant was between Jehovah and n@@ atur@@ al Israel ; the new covenant is between Jehovah and spiritual Israel .
Saul was no@@ ted for in@@ va@@ ding the ho@@ m@@ es of Christians and dra@@ gg@@ ing them away for p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment and even death . ​ — Acts 22 : 3 - 5 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 3 : 4 - 6 .
In what way did ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ cal gro@@ w@@ th refle@@ ct God’s love for human@@ kind ?
B@@ less@@ ed With a S@@ pe@@ cial H@@ er@@ it@@ age
Then we thr@@ il@@ led as we heard , for the first time , the rich and beau@@ ti@@ ful vo@@ ic@@ es of our Af@@ ri@@ can brothers and sisters .
The first - century Christians , for example , were no longer under many of the di@@ et@@ ary re@@ stri@@ ctions of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
As we have seen , that dr@@ ama con@@ tain@@ s less@@ ons that can help us to walk with God .
Yes , King Jo@@ si@@ ah made a reg@@ re@@ t@@ table mis@@ take when he eng@@ ag@@ ed the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans in bat@@ tle .
Do I find the po@@ pul@@ ar but viol@@ ent en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment or s@@ por@@ ts mer@@ ely ta@@ st@@ eless ?
Con@@ cer@@ ning its King , Isaiah pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed : “ There must go for@@ th a t@@ wi@@ g out of the stu@@ m@@ p of J@@ es@@ se ; and out of his ro@@ o@@ ts a s@@ pr@@ out will be fru@@ it@@ ful .
D@@ A@@ V@@ I@@ D , * a Christian husband and father , moved to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , confid@@ ent that he was doing the right thing .
* W@@ as his help li@@ mit@@ ed to st@@ res@@ sing ke@@ y Bible tru@@ ths ?
That will remain of import@@ ance through all time to come .
How did the psalmist expres@@ s his appreciation for some of the good gi@@ f@@ ts from Jehovah ?
A@@ n older woman with us hum@@ m@@ ed a s@@ ong com@@ posed by Witnesses during World W@@ ar I@@ I .
In the Bible , the Hebrew and Greek words often transl@@ ated “ hel@@ l ” ac@@ tually ref@@ er to the comm@@ on gra@@ ve of mankind .
Those who dis@@ reg@@ ard the one on whom our lives dep@@ end may be consider@@ ed wise by men , but such wisdom is “ fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness with God . ”
“ The heavens are my thro@@ ne , and the earth is my fo@@ o@@ t@@ sto@@ ol , ” God said .
The wi@@ do@@ w@@ ’s faith in Eli@@ j@@ ah’s God , Jehovah , pre@@ served her and her son ali@@ ve
That sh@@ o@@ cked some of his disciples .
Do@@ ing so br@@ ings us his fav@@ or and many benef@@ its .
The apostle John wrote : “ There are also , in fact , many other things that Jesus did , which if ever they were written in full de@@ ta@@ il , I su@@ p@@ pose the world it@@ self could not con@@ tain the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls written . ”
In this reg@@ ard , let us com@@ pare the attitude of David and M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h with that of the wa@@ y@@ ward people of Israel and Juda@@ h .
Ab@@ sal@@ om ​ — A@@ n A@@ mbi@@ ti@@ ous O@@ pp@@ or@@ tun@@ ist
The re@@ be@@ l became the great Ad@@ vers@@ ary , Satan ( R@@ es@@ is@@ ter ) , Devil ( S@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ er ) , ser@@ p@@ ent ( dec@@ ei@@ ver ) , and dra@@ g@@ on ( de@@ v@@ ou@@ re@@ r ) . ​ — Re@@ v .
Be@@ ing fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less does not mean that we are perfect , but it does indic@@ ate that we stri@@ ve to do Jehovah God’s will .
W@@ H@@ O@@ L@@ E B@@ L@@ O@@ O@@ D
“ M@@ ore than one - th@@ ir@@ d of children who die from p@@ ne@@ um@@ on@@ ia , di@@ arr@@ ho@@ e@@ a and other ill@@ nesses could have sur@@ vi@@ ved had they not been under@@ n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed . ” ​ — AN@@ N M . V@@ EN@@ E@@ M@@ A@@ N , F@@ O@@ R@@ M@@ E@@ R E@@ X@@ E@@ C@@ U@@ T@@ I@@ V@@ E DI@@ R@@ E@@ C@@ T@@ O@@ R O@@ F TH@@ E U@@ N C@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ D@@ R@@ EN@@ ’@@ S F@@ U@@ N@@ D .
By means of his comm@@ and , Jehovah lo@@ v@@ ingly taught Adam and E@@ ve the way to exerc@@ ise true fre@@ e@@ dom .
What congregations did Paul have in mind ?
The blessings , though , are well wor@@ th it .
In effect , we c@@ ry out : “ In the name of our God we shall li@@ ft our ban@@ n@@ ers . ” ​ — P@@ s .
You are suffering from man@@ ic - de@@ pres@@ sive p@@ sy@@ cho@@ s@@ is . ”
I@@ magine the sc@@ ene .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , however , things began to change .
For examples of courage in the face of suffering , see The Watchtower , De@@ c@@ ember 1 , 20@@ 00 , pages 24 - 28 ; A@@ wa@@ ke !
Li@@ ving in har@@ mony with our dedic@@ ation lea@@ ds to our lasting happiness
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , by ques@@ tion@@ ing first Ab@@ ner and then David himself , Saul was not just inter@@ ested in know@@ ing the name of Davi@@ d’s father .
Yes , des@@ pite the in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es that Satan’s world pres@@ ently inf@@ li@@ cts upon us , we fir@@ m@@ ly believe that God shall “ cause justice to be done for his cho@@ s@@ en ones . ”
Is Jehovah really far from those of his worshipp@@ ers who may be de@@ pres@@ sed ?
How com@@ for@@ ting that is !
In the mean@@ time , tur@@ ning to the “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer ” can make a differ@@ ence . ​ — Psalm 6@@ 5 : 2 .
In 19@@ 6@@ 6 , my parents deci@@ ded to return to U@@ di@@ pi , our form@@ er home .
TH@@ E@@ O@@ D@@ O@@ R@@ E J@@ A@@ R@@ A@@ C@@ Z , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses , fin@@ i@@ shed his earthly course on We@@ d@@ n@@ es@@ day mor@@ ning , Ju@@ ne 9 , 20@@ 10 .
However , his emp@@ loy@@ er asked him to stay on as a part - time work@@ er ​ — two we@@ ek@@ s on , si@@ x we@@ ek@@ s off .
Ke@@ ep as@@ king for the spirit , and Jehovah will help you to re@@ direc@@ t your men@@ tal attitude to foc@@ us on prop@@ er things .
Jehovah inspired his prophet Isaiah to descri@@ be Babyl@@ on@@ ’s f@@ all that far in ad@@ v@@ ance .
Then Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am says to the man of the true God : “ Do come with me to the house and take su@@ st@@ en@@ ance , and let me give you a gift . ”
This ty@@ pe of baptism beg@@ ins when God’s spirit eng@@ end@@ ers the heavenly hope in them and ends when they are ra@@ ised from death to im@@ mor@@ tal spirit life in heaven . ​ — Romans 6 : 3 - 5 ; 8 : 16 , 17 ; 1 Corinthians 6 : 14 .
S@@ ad to say , many individuals in this world have a ca@@ su@@ al attitude toward marriage .
For a@@ e@@ ons , God had enjo@@ yed a close relationship with his ch@@ eri@@ shed , only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , “ the beg@@ in@@ ning of the cre@@ ation by God . ”
That great city is “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , ” the worl@@ d@@ wide emp@@ i@@ re of false religion .
In that way , we make this par@@ adise more appe@@ al@@ ing to on@@ loo@@ k@@ ers .
“ I had a hard time get@@ ting started , ” said one woman , “ so I began by listen@@ ing to recorded Bible reading .
We follow Jesus ’ example by stri@@ ving to keep a ‘ simp@@ le e@@ ye ’ and thus avoid we@@ igh@@ ing ourselves down with un@@ necess@@ ary things that con@@ su@@ me our en@@ er@@ gy and attention .
These deep@@ ly religious people are no doubt s@@ inc@@ ere in their desire to worship God .
( 2 P@@ et .
All the new tr@@ ac@@ ts follow the same form@@ at .
F@@ ill@@ ing your mind with what others may think will har@@ dly put bre@@ ad on the table .
He is also hear@@ ing - imp@@ a@@ i@@ red and needs a whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir to get around .
The des@@ ol@@ ation of O@@ ho@@ li@@ ba@@ h is in the off@@ ing .
However , God will un@@ do such tra@@ ge@@ dies in a coming new world , where those who have died will return to life . ​ — Acts 24 : 15 .
Do not such acc@@ oun@@ ts make us exam@@ ine ourselves to see if our faith is that strong ?
In the psal@@ m , the psalmist beg@@ s Jehovah to take action so as to up@@ hold His so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and make His name known .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , have we not be@@ held “ the pleas@@ an@@ t@@ ness of Jehovah ” and real@@ ized that our heavenly Father is high@@ ly pleas@@ ed with our efforts ?
Re@@ g@@ arding their we@@ d@@ ding day , A@@ re@@ t says : “ Pen@@ n@@ y and I discus@@ sed our different desi@@ res for the we@@ d@@ ding , and we were able to re@@ ach a har@@ mon@@ i@@ ous ag@@ re@@ ement .
How does our heavenly Fa@@ ther’s care di@@ ff@@ er from that given by human parents ?
On@@ ce We W@@ ere W@@ ol@@ ves ​ — Now We Are S@@ he@@ ep !
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 27 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 9@@ 5 , 10@@ 4
On the most important night in human hist@@ ory , Jesus inclu@@ ded the sing@@ ing of song@@ s after the in@@ s@@ titu@@ tion of the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al . ​ — Read Matthew 26 : 30 .
C@@ ould ev@@ olu@@ tion occ@@ ur at this t@@ in@@ y , mo@@ le@@ cul@@ ar le@@ v@@ el ?
How do we know that Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s courage was from God ?
What re@@ war@@ ds come from being an effe@@ ctive teach@@ er of God’s Word ?
For each one will car@@ ry his own lo@@ ad . ”
“ When cr@@ itical or un@@ pleas@@ ant st@@ ep@@ s needed to be taken to clear up challeng@@ ing matters , ” L@@ ow@@ ell rec@@ alls , “ we turned to B@@ ill .
Why do many Christians want to have a we@@ d@@ ding talk when they mar@@ ry , and what does it fe@@ ature ?
C@@ learly , Jehovah did not for@@ s@@ ake those who put their trust in him .
Paul asked them : “ Why not rather let y@@ ourselves be wr@@ ong@@ ed ? ”
“ Dis@@ cre@@ et ” transl@@ ates the Greek word ph@@ ro@@ ʹ@@ ni@@ ·@@ mo@@ s . The work Word S@@ tudi@@ es in the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent , by M .
( a ) What was an out@@ standing char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic of Solom@@ on@@ ’s rule ?
O@@ r are you tel@@ ling them that you still think of them as hel@@ pl@@ ess inf@@ ants who must r@@ ely upon you for everything ?
Many believe that love is an emo@@ tion over which we have little control ; people speak of f@@ all@@ ing in love .
F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship Re@@ fre@@ sh@@ es
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing an ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment peri@@ od , Ge@@ off@@ re@@ y deci@@ ded to im@@ mer@@ se himself comple@@ t@@ ely in his pioneer ministry by set@@ ting go@@ als .
But A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der lost his fin@@ al bat@@ tle while in Babyl@@ on .
( b ) God’s people today appreci@@ ate what about the preaching work ?
How reli@@ ev@@ ed we were when the vis@@ iting cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er kin@@ dly su@@ gg@@ ested that we mo@@ dif@@ y the meetings !
What s@@ k@@ ill@@ s and attitu@@ des were needed by some of God’s servants in the past ?
In the tro@@ pi@@ cal low@@ lands , however , to@@ w@@ ns are is@@ ol@@ ated by va@@ st st@@ re@@ t@@ ches of fore@@ st .
Thus , bad things resul@@ ting in gro@@ ss in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es have been happ@@ ening thr@@ ough@@ out human hist@@ ory .
Then , my second husband became seri@@ ously ill and died .
We re@@ turned to school each day to see if the school direc@@ t@@ ors might have had a change of heart .
Such a de@@ fin@@ iti@@ on would co@@ ver many situ@@ ations in which there is an ab@@ s@@ ence of stri@@ fe .
Are You K@@ no@@ wn by Jehovah ?
Such a st@@ at@@ ement ca@@ st@@ s God in a bad light and does not refle@@ ct his person@@ ality and be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or . D@@ r .
Since most people were not near the temple or a sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e for the prayers just mentioned , they might pray wh@@ er@@ ever they happened to be at those times .
In everything and in all circumstances I have learned the se@@ cre@@ t of both how to be full and how to hu@@ ng@@ er , both how to have an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance and how to su@@ ff@@ er want .
Isaiah 35 : 9 states : “ No li@@ on will prove to be there , and the ra@@ p@@ ac@@ i@@ ous s@@ ort of w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast@@ s will not come up on it , ” that is , “ the W@@ a@@ y of H@@ ol@@ iness . ”
As@@ soci@@ ation with those who do not love Jehovah should be avo@@ i@@ ded . ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 33 .
The first meeting on A@@ man@@ t@@ an@@ i dre@@ w 1@@ 00 people ; the meeting on T@@ a@@ qu@@ ile was attend@@ ed by 1@@ 40 .
This poin@@ ts to the import@@ ance of keep@@ ing up with our understanding of the truth as reve@@ aled by Jehovah through his Word and through the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class .
• Why is wal@@ king by sight d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous ?
What can we learn from Jehovah’s example ?
Al@@ so , blessings and prote@@ ction are associ@@ ated with God’s m@@ oun@@ tain .
© Paul Lo@@ we / ​ P@@ ano@@ s P@@ ic@@ tures
P@@ re@@ par@@ ation for F@@ o@@ re@@ ign Ser@@ vice
What does it mean to be com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate ?
W@@ r@@ ong desi@@ res can pre@@ v@@ ent us from hear@@ ing the truth at all .
What example did Jesus set for his followers , and what questions do we need to ask ourselves ?
After 25 years , I am than@@ k@@ ful that I never left Jehovah .
▪ R@@ em@@ ember Those in the F@@ ul@@ l - Ti@@ me Ser@@ vice
• In what ways is our s@@ ow@@ ing work pro@@ duc@@ ing good resul@@ ts ?
Daniel showed faith and courage when his enem@@ ies pre@@ va@@ iled upon King D@@ ari@@ us to is@@ sue a dec@@ ree that “ who@@ ever makes a pet@@ iti@@ on to any go@@ d or man for th@@ ir@@ ty days exc@@ ep@@ t to you , O king , should be thro@@ wn to the li@@ ons ’ pi@@ t . ”
Rather , in Hebrew , to feel reg@@ re@@ t can mean to change one@@ ’s mind or in@@ ten@@ tion .
A B@@ ri@@ ef H@@ ist@@ ory of H@@ el@@ l@@ fi@@ re
cu@@ ri@@ ous ? ang@@ ry ?
We do not ex@@ pect ever@@ yone to accept what we tell them , for not all accepted what Jesus said .
T@@ O@@ D@@ A@@ Y , when so many things th@@ reat@@ en our well - being , it is n@@ atur@@ al to look for someone or something that will provide se@@ cur@@ ity .
The point is , do not give up too eas@@ ily .
That is why the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy has cho@@ s@@ en as our 20@@ 12 ye@@ ar@@ text John 17 : 17 : “ Your word is truth . ”
Yet , godly parents may won@@ der , ‘ I know that my child has made good prog@@ ress , but is he strong en@@ ough to res@@ ist im@@ moral pres@@ sures and remain clean before Jehovah ? ’
Why should we be determined to imitate our gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous God and his Son ?
She told me that I was a good stud@@ ent , that she lik@@ ed me very much , and that she would reg@@ re@@ t my being ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from school .
Some years ag@@ o , a full - time minis@@ ter nam@@ ed N@@ an@@ cy found her@@ self in a pre@@ dic@@ am@@ ent .
But does some part of us live on after we die ?
Fir@@ st , we had to thro@@ w our ba@@ g@@ s to the many willing hands on sh@@ ore .
Li@@ dia too was a real fi@@ gh@@ ter for the truth .
Des@@ cri@@ be the first ty@@ pe of so@@ il in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation , and expla@@ in its meaning .
What comfort can anointed ones draw from Revelation 2 : 10 ?
M@@ ak@@ ing an ob@@ serv@@ ation about human n@@ ature , Solomon says : “ Even to his fel@@ low@@ man one who is of little means is an ob@@ ject of h@@ at@@ red , but many are the friends of the rich person . ”
Ex@@ pla@@ in to him that the meetings are where you receive your tra@@ ining as a teach@@ er of God’s Word .
God is spirit , and those who worship must worship in spirit and truth . ” ​ — John 4 : 23 , 24 .
A@@ n example of the wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness of Mi@@ ca@@ h’s con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries is vi@@ vi@@ dly descri@@ bed at Mi@@ ca@@ h 2 : 1 , 2 : “ W@@ o@@ e to those who are s@@ ch@@ em@@ ing what is har@@ m@@ ful , and to those practic@@ ing what is bad , upon their be@@ ds !
By main@@ tain@@ ing a hum@@ ble attitude , Jehovah’s people obey an important princi@@ ple given by Jesus .
C@@ al@@ led U@@ p for M@@ il@@ it@@ ary Ser@@ vice
The first article expla@@ ins what to do when we hear worl@@ dly ide@@ as that may s@@ ound appe@@ al@@ ing or con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing .
Why was Paul so effe@@ ctive in be@@ aring witness ?
My brother , R@@ y@@ s@@ z@@ ard , and my sister , U@@ r@@ s@@ zu@@ la , have also been faithful Christians for many years .
Moses later received two ta@@ ble@@ ts con@@ tain@@ ing the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments in written form .
U@@ p@@ on hear@@ ing the apostle Peter speak about Jesus the Messi@@ ah , about 3@@ ,000 “ em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed his word hear@@ t@@ ily ” and “ were baptized . ” ​ — Acts 2 : 4@@ 1 ; 3 : 19 – 4 : 4 ; 10 : 34 - 38 .
Let us consider some ways that we can imitate Jesus .
One sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant fac@@ t@@ or that may have a be@@ aring on the tim@@ ing of Jesus ’ imp@@ al@@ ement is this : S@@ cour@@ g@@ ing or wh@@ i@@ pp@@ ing was consider@@ ed a part of the imp@@ al@@ ement pro@@ c@@ ess .
By a@@ da@@ p@@ ting our preaching me@@ tho@@ ds , we imitate God’s servants of old . Consider , for example , the apostle Paul .
I was regul@@ arly involved in st@@ re@@ et fi@@ gh@@ ts with d@@ ru@@ g deal@@ ers , who sever@@ al times tri@@ ed to do away with me .
The a@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l Acts of Paul and Acts of Peter emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze complete ab@@ st@@ in@@ ence from se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations and even de@@ pi@@ ct the apostles as ur@@ g@@ ing women to se@@ par@@ ate from their hus@@ ban@@ ds .
That con@@ vers@@ ation con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed for me that the full - time ministry is the most re@@ war@@ ding care@@ er anyone could cho@@ ose .
Not long ag@@ o I succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in fin@@ ding one .
In ad@@ dition , rec@@ all@@ ing experi@@ ences that we have enjo@@ yed while serving Jehovah streng@@ th@@ ens our relationship with him .
I@@ mit@@ ate Jehovah When T@@ ra@@ ining Your Ch@@ il@@ dren , 10 / 1
Why did Paul ex@@ hor@@ t the Hebrew Christians to exerc@@ ise their thinking ability even as a tra@@ ined gy@@ m@@ n@@ ast exerc@@ ises his mus@@ c@@ les ?
What to Read ​ — Solom@@ on@@ ’s W@@ ise Ad@@ vice
Now he was ru@@ d@@ dy , a young man with beau@@ ti@@ ful eyes and h@@ and@@ some in appe@@ ar@@ ance .
That was true in the family of one prophet , Samuel , who served Jehovah from a young age and had a fine rec@@ ord with God .
One day , he f@@ ell as@@ le@@ ep while tr@@ ying to read the Bible .
“ Do not be mis@@ led , ” war@@ ns the Bible .
E@@ arly M@@ on@@ day mor@@ ning , I left to take the bu@@ s home .
It is much wis@@ er , said Jesus , to “ st@@ ore up for [ ourselves ] tre@@ a@@ sures in heaven ” rather than upon the earth . ​ — Matthew 6 : 19 , 20 .
How g@@ la@@ d we are that we have stu@@ ck to it !
I coun@@ t it a privilege to do wh@@ atever I can to help my fellow believers .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out their or@@ de@@ al , this cou@@ ple main@@ ta@@ ined confidence in the words of Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 13 : “ For all things I have the strength by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of him who imp@@ ar@@ ts power to me . ”
By pat@@ ter@@ ning our life after No@@ ah’s , we may be among the righteous ones who will be deli@@ vered into a better world .
T@@ O@@ W@@ A@@ R@@ D the end of his ministry , Jesus was wit@@ ness@@ ing in Per@@ e@@ a , a re@@ gi@@ on ac@@ ro@@ ss the J@@ or@@ d@@ an , nor@@ the@@ ast of Ju@@ de@@ a .
H@@ er heart started be@@ ating very ra@@ pi@@ dly and er@@ r@@ ati@@ c@@ ally , and then it st@@ op@@ ped be@@ ating al@@ together .
So having life and a me@@ asure of health , they want to use these as@@ se@@ ts in har@@ mony with God’s purpose .
In many marri@@ ages , one par@@ t@@ ner may want to discus@@ s a disa@@ gre@@ ement at l@@ eng@@ th , while the other dis@@ lik@@ es con@@ fr@@ on@@ tation and wants to avoid the sub@@ ject .
There are ( 1 ) “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit ” and ( 2 ) the Kingdom fru@@ it@@ age . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 22 , 23 ; Matthew 24 : 14 .
Some parents have been able to make chang@@ es in their li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le so as to sp@@ end more time with their young ones .
We should always appro@@ ach Jehovah in prayer and seek his direction before under@@ taking any end@@ e@@ av@@ or that will af@@ fect us spiritually .
( a ) Why was it pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous on the part of the re@@ bel@@ s to offer inc@@ en@@ se before Jehovah ?
In a sh@@ ort spe@@ e@@ ch at the we@@ d@@ ding of one of our sons , he said : “ T@@ e@@ aching people the right way to live is the fin@@ est work there is , and it is the most difficult .
( Ju@@ ly 1 , 20@@ 13 ) ; and “ Why Does God Al@@ low Su@@ ffering ? ”
How reas@@ sur@@ ing it is to con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate the a@@ w@@ es@@ ome power of our Creator and his “ ma@@ ster work@@ er . ”
This shows that the be@@ tra@@ y@@ al of Jesus by Ju@@ d@@ as was not a m@@ om@@ ent@@ ary action done on the s@@ pu@@ r of the m@@ om@@ ent for it was thought about and pl@@ an@@ ned during many days . ”
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H G@@ O@@ D and his Son , Jesus Christ , are loving S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds .
No part of Satan’s world , including its f@@ ame and for@@ tu@@ ne , will be ex@@ emp@@ t , “ but he that does the will of God rema@@ ins forever . ”
I re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r@@ ’s war@@ ning : “ I do not want anyone ‘ b@@ low@@ ing his hor@@ n ’ ! ”
Revelation 17 : 16 shows that the time will soon come when these pol@@ itical el@@ ements “ will h@@ ate the har@@ lo@@ t and will make her de@@ va@@ stated and n@@ ak@@ ed , and will e@@ at up her fle@@ sh@@ y par@@ ts and will comple@@ t@@ ely bur@@ n her with fi@@ re . ”
That ang@@ el called Daniel “ very preci@@ ous . ”
Si@@ mil@@ ar things ha@@ p@@ pen today .
What kind of bre@@ ad did Jesus use when in@@ s@@ titu@@ ting the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al ?
E@@ arly in 200@@ 1 , a repor@@ t from Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i stated : “ What has been accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed in this country is really imp@@ res@@ sive .
R@@ ob@@ er@@ ts su@@ spe@@ cted that this pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us sc@@ ra@@ p was very old .
L@@ is@@ b@@ on
On the fin@@ al day of the fes@@ ti@@ val , en@@ ra@@ ged at Jesus ’ st@@ at@@ ements about his pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence , the Jews pi@@ ck up st@@ ones to h@@ ur@@ l at him .
So we may need to c@@ ast our “ ne@@ ts ” at different times and in different lo@@ c@@ ations .
someone might ask . What follow@@ ed taught important tru@@ ths .
In these c@@ as@@ es , can she show wi@@ f@@ ely sub@@ je@@ ction while being loyal to God ?
God uses the Kingdom to accom@@ pl@@ ish his will in heaven and on earth . ​ — Matthew 6 : 10 .
Now they had to tra@@ v@@ el ei@@ ght h@@ our@@ s to atten@@ d the ne@@ are@@ st ass@@ em@@ bly in Eng@@ l@@ ish , held in an o@@ pen - a@@ ir fac@@ ility .
The Greek word that Paul used ref@@ ers to foc@@ using all one@@ ’s thoughts and pl@@ ans on something .
In his par@@ able of the pro@@ di@@ g@@ al son , Jesus com@@ pared Jehovah to a com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , for@@ giving father who op@@ ens his ar@@ ms to receive back a rep@@ ent@@ ant son .
A R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous Ho@@ d@@ ge@@ po@@ dge
May the tra@@ ining you receive draw you clo@@ s@@ er to God and e@@ qui@@ p you to fulf@@ ill your responsi@@ bil@@ ities before him , especially the ur@@ g@@ ent com@@ mis@@ sion to preach the good news .
Hence , in this article and the one following , we will re@@ view the circumstances under which David wrote the psal@@ m and then consider the encourag@@ ing con@@ ten@@ ts of the psal@@ m it@@ self .
However , some may ask , ‘ What about the many st@@ ori@@ es of people cont@@ ac@@ ting the dead , hear@@ ing their vo@@ ic@@ es , or even see@@ ing them ? ’
The pri@@ es@@ tly class fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ ws the body of anointed Christians in our day .
* It may be found in ad@@ ver@@ t@@ is@@ ements , fa@@ shi@@ on , mo@@ vi@@ es , mu@@ si@@ c , and ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , as well as on tel@@ ev@@ ision , vi@@ de@@ o g@@ ames , s@@ mar@@ t@@ ph@@ ones , mo@@ bi@@ le de@@ vi@@ ces , We@@ b s@@ ites , and now on@@ l@@ ine p@@ ho@@ to - sh@@ aring ser@@ vi@@ ces .
Lo@@ re@@ n T@@ ous@@ sa@@ in@@ t , lead au@@ th@@ or of a study condu@@ cted at the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity of M@@ ic@@ hi@@ g@@ an In@@ s@@ titu@@ te for So@@ cial R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch , repor@@ ts that of 1@@ ,@@ 4@@ 23 A@@ mer@@ ic@@ ans pol@@ led , about 8@@ 0 per@@ c@@ ent of the ad@@ ul@@ ts over 4@@ 5 years of age said that God has for@@ given them of their sin@@ s .
What encourag@@ ement can we draw from what God said about the good fi@@ g@@ s ?
• How do elders displa@@ y go@@ o@@ dness and faith ?
But I a@@ do@@ p@@ ted the worl@@ dly so@@ a@@ p - op@@ er@@ a attitude that if your husband mis@@ tre@@ ats you or you feel un@@ loved , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y is jus@@ ti@@ fi@@ able ​ — he brought it on himself .
As the King - Des@@ ign@@ ate , Jesus was right in the mi@@ d@@ st of those people .
From that day on@@ ward , those men recogn@@ ized my stru@@ gg@@ le against por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y ad@@ di@@ ction and no longer pres@@ sur@@ ed me to return to my form@@ er ways .
That was a t@@ est because it took away much of my in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence .
Des@@ pite a serious physical disa@@ bility , she is now a pioneer , or full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er .
B@@ eli@@ eve You Li@@ ved Be@@ fore ? 12 / 1
Acc@@ ording to some s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c es@@ ti@@ mat@@ es , the physical uni@@ verse has ex@@ is@@ ted for at le@@ ast 12 bil@@ li@@ on years .
There is no doubt about it ​ — al@@ though our children may some@@ times have to be in an un@@ heal@@ thy spiritual en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , they can still gro@@ w up to be fine Christians .
Now that we have consider@@ ed Adam , we can turn to Jesus .
Di@@ d David mean that he was without any hope at all ?
De@@ c@@ isions . In all the decisions that we make , bi@@ g or small , our pri@@ m@@ ary concer@@ n is to honor God . ​ — Read 1 Corinthians 10 : 31 .
M@@ ary , * a Witness of Jehovah in her 30 ’ s , wr@@ ites : “ I have every reason to be happy , but often my past br@@ ings up feelings of sh@@ ame and dis@@ gu@@ st .
How may our situation be similar to that of Paul ?
St@@ ar@@ t While Your Son Is Y@@ oung
E@@ vi@@ l H@@ as H@@ ad I@@ ts Da@@ y !
To help us , let us consider what “ c@@ ru@@ el ” really means .
“ I always do the things pleas@@ ing to [ my Father ] , ” he declar@@ ed .
Paul next men@@ tions something that will help us to continue to go on faith@@ fully .
“ F@@ ri@@ ends and family are there for you in the beg@@ in@@ ning , ” she says , “ but then their lives go back to nor@@ ma@@ l .
And do you make it a point to ex@@ ten@@ d a war@@ m wel@@ come to new@@ com@@ ers at your Kingdom H@@ all , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of their n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality , s@@ k@@ in col@@ or , or so@@ cial standing ?
G@@ ro@@ wing to matu@@ r@@ ity also invol@@ ves pu@@ t@@ ting for@@ th effort to keep your integrity .
D@@ O@@ E@@ S it sh@@ o@@ ck you that you can ex@@ pect to face “ many tri@@ bul@@ ations ” before you gain the pri@@ ze of everlasting life ?
N@@ one of us wanted to leave at the end of the day . ”
They simply exc@@ e@@ ed human com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion .
This is sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant , in@@ as@@ much as the apostle Paul as@@ sures us that Christians “ are not ign@@ or@@ ant of [ Satan’s ] desi@@ gn@@ s . ”
In l@@ ine with Proverbs 23 : 22 , it is right to “ listen ” to God obedi@@ ently , desi@@ r@@ ous of gr@@ as@@ p@@ ing and ac@@ ting on his view of life rather than pre@@ fer@@ ring any other ass@@ ess@@ ment of life .
Mo@@ re@@ over , by practic@@ ing what we learn , we ‘ ad@@ or@@ n the teaching of God ’ and are likely to at@@ tr@@ act others to true worship . ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 6 - 10 .
for dist@@ ribu@@ tion in Rus@@ sia . ”
One day , one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , a mission@@ ary , was on his way to conduct a Bible study and came by the place where these young people were .
It was also necess@@ ary to make h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of new pa@@ in@@ t@@ ings and s@@ ke@@ t@@ ches .
This is a privilege to be ch@@ eri@@ shed !
A mother of a se@@ ven - year - old bo@@ y com@@ men@@ ted : “ Ha@@ ving to expla@@ in to him many sen@@ ten@@ ces in our pre@@ par@@ ation for the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy used to be long and ti@@ re@@ some . ”
H@@ op@@ e for the F@@ utu@@ re
He ad@@ ded : “ You may feel that you have deal@@ t with a question to your chil@@ d’s satis@@ fac@@ tion .
And you can be as@@ sur@@ ed that if you put for@@ th the effort to re@@ move and over@@ come ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les to your spiritual prog@@ ress , Jehovah will ri@@ ch@@ ly bl@@ ess you .
( b ) Why should every member of the congregation contribu@@ te to its un@@ ity ?
After E@@ mp@@ er@@ or T@@ ra@@ j@@ an f@@ oun@@ ded the city in 1@@ 00 C.E . , the Romans encoura@@ ged the pro@@ du@@ ction of gra@@ in , o@@ live o@@ il , and w@@ ine thr@@ ough@@ out N@@ or@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
This so - called Bible in S@@ to@@ ne was held in es@@ te@@ em for some de@@ ca@@ des , until the Watchtower is@@ su@@ es of No@@ v@@ ember 15 and De@@ c@@ ember 1 , 19@@ 28 , made clear that Jehovah needed no st@@ one mon@@ um@@ ent buil@@ t by pa@@ g@@ an ph@@ ar@@ a@@ o@@ h@@ s and con@@ tain@@ ing demon@@ ic sign@@ s of ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ gy to con@@ fir@@ m the witness given in the Bible .
15 , 16 . ( a ) What thr@@ ill@@ ing events will take place during the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn ?
In the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , we learned why mo@@ des@@ ty is still important for Christians and what displa@@ ying it invol@@ ves .
R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness is the st@@ ate of being right with God by com@@ pl@@ ying with his standards of good and bad .
Indeed , this “ du@@ st ” ​ — including imper@@ fect people today — ​ can accom@@ pl@@ ish a great de@@ al with the ba@@ c@@ king of God’s holy spirit !
Bro@@ ther P@@ i@@ er@@ ce encoura@@ ged all to sub@@ mit loy@@ ally to God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y des@@ pite the difficul@@ ties that have ar@@ is@@ en because of the sin of the first man , Adam .
How did Jesus view people ?
We can be sure of that by pa@@ ying attention to Jesus ’ great prophecy regarding his pres@@ ence .
When this happ@@ ens , a simp@@ le mem@@ ori@@ al service may be held at the local Kingdom H@@ all or at another su@@ it@@ able lo@@ c@@ ation in order to share “ comfort from the Scriptures ” with those who are s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely sa@@ dd@@ ened by the death of the loved one .
The disci@@ ple James expla@@ ins : “ Is there anyone [ spiritually ] si@@ ck among you ?
The Greek - speaking Jews did not sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly expres@@ s dis@@ cont@@ ent about their own lo@@ t in life .
• What was illustr@@ ated by the o@@ live t@@ ree in Romans chap@@ ter 11 ?
In what ways might you be u@@ se@@ ful to Jehovah God des@@ pite your li@@ mit@@ ations ?
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted individuals are respon@@ ding
In God’s view , all people are e@@ qu@@ al .
How h@@ ur@@ t Jehovah must have been as he wit@@ ness@@ ed the gro@@ ss dis@@ respect his people showed for their inv@@ isi@@ ble King !
C@@ learly , Jesus was not born into a cu@@ shi@@ oned life .
When we feel deep gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , why do we avoid all kin@@ ds of sin ?
John E . Bar@@ r , who ser@@ ves on the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , gave the princi@@ p@@ al talk of the day , ent@@ it@@ led “ S@@ ing to Jehovah a New S@@ ong . ”
What was to deter@@ mine whether the Israelites received blessings or mal@@ e@@ dic@@ tions ?
H@@ app@@ iness is fe@@ atu@@ red prom@@ in@@ ently in the book of Psal@@ ms .
In fact , mo@@ vi@@ es and T@@ V pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s often por@@ tra@@ y v@@ enge@@ ance as no@@ ble and viol@@ ence as a n@@ atur@@ al and jus@@ ti@@ fi@@ able so@@ lu@@ tion to problems .
You can i@@ magine why a certain cont@@ est@@ ant nam@@ ed S@@ tr@@ at@@ of@@ on@@ te could not recogn@@ ize himself in a mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r after four h@@ our@@ s of bo@@ x@@ ing .
For at Ju@@ de verse 21 , we read this ex@@ hor@@ tation : “ Ke@@ ep y@@ ourselves in God’s love , while you are wa@@ iting for the mer@@ cy of our Lord Jesus Christ with everlasting life in view . ”
The physical love sh@@ ared by a man and a woman in the marriage arrang@@ ement is truly a gift from God .
J@@ on : H@@ m@@ m .
Jehovah is pleas@@ ed to see young people take their stand for what is right in s@@ pite of the pres@@ sures from Satan’s world .
As Christians , we need to strengthen our hands in order to end@@ ure the tri@@ als that we face in our service to God .
Ex@@ tre@@ me viol@@ ence and im@@ mor@@ ality are now com@@ mon@@ place .
In other c@@ as@@ es , men know their father very well , but the relationship between father and son is dam@@ ag@@ ed .
To make our study peri@@ o@@ ds more pro@@ duc@@ tive , K@@ ing@@ s@@ le@@ y pre@@ pared di@@ lig@@ ently .
The young woman had asked her sister to arr@@ ange for us to vis@@ it on that very day .
After his vi@@ ct@@ ory , however , Saul allow@@ ed his sol@@ di@@ ers to pre@@ serve ali@@ ve A@@ ga@@ g , the king of the A@@ mal@@ ek@@ ites .
But some people may not be pleas@@ ed that you are reading the Bible .
“ When the si@@ r@@ ens go off , I ru@@ n for co@@ ver and li@@ e on the flo@@ or as the ro@@ c@@ ke@@ ts ex@@ p@@ lo@@ de .
The sin of these lu@@ st@@ ful angels is lik@@ ened to the per@@ ver@@ sions of So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h .
He is a worshi@@ per of Jehovah and has served as ju@@ dge in Israel for 20 years .
With Christ’s ransom sacrifice , Jehovah arrang@@ ed to res@@ cu@@ e humans from the des@@ t@@ in@@ y of et@@ er@@ n@@ al death .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , Joseph obedi@@ ently set out . ​ — Genesis 34 : 25 - 30 ; 37 : 12 - 14 .
Instead , they make exc@@ uses and pur@@ sue a course that God h@@ ates by get@@ ting an un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural div@@ or@@ ce so as to mar@@ ry someone el@@ se .
Be@@ fore we came to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s will , we lived in har@@ mony with the world , according to its valu@@ es and standards .
The faithful ones Jehovah is sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ arding . ” ​ — John 10 : 16 ; Psalm 31 : 23 .
Jesus himself received encourag@@ ement from his Father .
For example , Rom@@ an was a mil@@ it@@ ary ma@@ j@@ or and a p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ g@@ ist in a U@@ k@@ ra@@ in@@ i@@ an pris@@ on .
I would like more information . ”
A@@ sa re@@ ac@@ ted ba@@ dly .
How has Satan op@@ posed the witness given about Jehovah and his will ?
“ S@@ ever@@ al of Jehovah’s Witnesses started to call on me .
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : Is this about religion ?
How the lo@@ t of the wicked di@@ ff@@ ers from that of the righteous !
E@@ very as@@ pect of the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s system of things will be g@@ one forever , and God’s Kingdom will rule un@@ op@@ posed over all the earth . ​ — Read 2 Peter 3 : 7 , 13 .
Mo@@ st G@@ h@@ ana@@ ians are by n@@ ature an un@@ ru@@ ff@@ led , cal@@ m lo@@ t , able to take al@@ most anything in stri@@ de .
I also enjoy tal@@ king with as many Christian brothers and sisters as possible when they vis@@ it our branch ; I feel that we are mutu@@ ally encoura@@ ged .
25 : 18 , 19 , 23 - 35 .
What he learned moved him to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses , but it took him a long time to bre@@ ak his bad ha@@ bi@@ t .
But the op@@ pos@@ ers re@@ turned about three o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck in the mor@@ ning , fir@@ ing their g@@ un@@ s and prom@@ ising to get us on our way back to to@@ wn later that day .
F@@ o@@ od r@@ ations were me@@ ag@@ er and po@@ or@@ ly pre@@ pared .
A “ simp@@ le ” e@@ ye is to@@ t@@ ally foc@@ used on one purpose ​ — that of doing God’s will .
A@@ bo@@ ard the C@@ ity of C@@ hi@@ ca@@ go , he vie@@ wed the su@@ n@@ set over the appro@@ aching co@@ ast@@ l@@ ine at Q@@ u@@ e@@ en@@ st@@ own and may well have re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed his parents ’ des@@ crip@@ tion of their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and .
V@@ ari@@ ous ro@@ ad ma@@ ps have been dra@@ wn up to de@@ al with the “ pl@@ an@@ et@@ ary em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y ” we now face .
So be pati@@ ent with your children , and keep on teaching them .
They faith@@ fully spe@@ ar@@ he@@ ad@@ ed the work of preaching the good news in the first century . ​ — Acts 2 : 4@@ 1 , 4@@ 2 ; 4 : 33 ; 5 : 27 - 32 .
The holy spirit is a help@@ er in yet another way .
Some children , as they gro@@ w older , are given free re@@ in and are allow@@ ed to set their own standards .
May we , therefore , stri@@ ve to show love , kindness , mil@@ dness , and other Chris@@ t@@ like qualities to a ful@@ l@@ er ex@@ t@@ ent , for “ against such things there is no law , ” or li@@ mit .
In turn , what spiritual blessings there are at Bethel !
What less@@ ons are taught by the illustr@@ ations recorded in Matthew chap@@ ters 24 and 25 ?
How did Paul apply Psalm 19 : 4 ?
They ‘ si@@ gh and gro@@ an over all the de@@ t@@ es@@ table things that are being done ’ in our day .
You might even like to tell him a@@ head of time which questions you are pre@@ pared to answer .
They will have beau@@ ti@@ ful ho@@ m@@ es and an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance to e@@ at and dr@@ ink .
Tru@@ e to those words , the rich man in Jesus ’ par@@ able was told : “ Un@@ reason@@ able one , this night they are dem@@ an@@ ding your soul from you . Who , then , is to have the things you st@@ ored up ? ”
Not Let I@@ l@@ l@@ ness R@@ o@@ b You of Jo@@ y , 12 / 15
What a powerful enem@@ y we have in Satan !
Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S T@@ O C@@ ON@@ S@@ I@@ D@@ E@@ R
The prophet Daniel inter@@ pre@@ ted this my@@ st@@ eri@@ ous dre@@ am of an en@@ or@@ m@@ ous i@@ ma@@ ge in human form .
How to R@@ es@@ ist Satan’s E@@ vi@@ l In@@ f@@ lu@@ ence
And in sen@@ ding gre@@ et@@ ings to fellow work@@ ers , Paul mentioned a number of faithful women , including “ Tr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ ena and Tr@@ y@@ p@@ ho@@ sa , women who are working hard in the Lord . ”
To learn more about the Bible teaching of the resurrection , see chap@@ ter 7 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses are preaching the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message and are teaching willing people to apply what they learn in every@@ day life .
In ad@@ dition , the ransom op@@ ens the way for a resurrection of the dead into God’s new world .
& Bu@@ ch@@ an@@ an S@@ t . B@@ A@@ K@@ E@@ R@@ S@@ F@@ I@@ EL@@ D , C@@ A ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , C@@ en@@ ten@@ ni@@ al G@@ ar@@ den Ar@@ ena , 10@@ 0@@ 1 Tru@@ x@@ tu@@ n A@@ ve .
Un@@ der circumstances not dis@@ clo@@ sed in the Bible , A@@ qu@@ ila and P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la ‘ ris@@ ked their ne@@ c@@ ks for Paul’s soul . ’
The same book ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ From the F@@ i@@ f@@ th C@@ en@@ tury on , i@@ con@@ s or i@@ ma@@ ges . . . became inc@@ reas@@ ingly pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent in public and priv@@ ate worship . ”
1 , 2 . ( a ) What opportun@@ ities do we have to encoura@@ ge others ?
What pur@@ su@@ its should occ@@ up@@ y our time , en@@ er@@ gy , and res@@ our@@ ces ?
In Bible times a number of faithful individuals su@@ ffered from feelings of se@@ v@@ ere de@@ je@@ ction .
Our love for God affe@@ cts our feelings about everything .
Re@@ al Be@@ au@@ ty for the S@@ en@@ sible One
If you d@@ well pri@@ mar@@ ily on what your mate should be doing , you do@@ om yourself to a life of mis@@ er@@ y .
19 : 6 , 7 .
Sa@@ id one repor@@ t : “ R@@ eli@@ ef efforts were under@@ taken by brothers in all par@@ ts of E@@ l S@@ al@@ va@@ d@@ or .
“ They saw [ the fulfill@@ ment of God’s promises ] a@@ far off . ”
Hence , those form@@ er ad@@ her@@ ents of false religious organiz@@ ations will be destro@@ yed during the fin@@ al part of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on . ​ — M@@ al .
God does not appro@@ ve of the bl@@ en@@ ding of pa@@ g@@ an cu@@ st@@ om@@ s with pu@@ re worship .
Hence , Jesus war@@ ned his disciples : “ A slave is not greater than his ma@@ ster .
Ba@@ al worship r@@ un@@ s r@@ am@@ p@@ ant in Juda@@ h .
When Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n the se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary brought the new@@ ly dis@@ co@@ vered book of Jehovah’s Law to King Jo@@ si@@ ah , the king had it read al@@ ou@@ d .
As they loo@@ ked toward sh@@ ore , they saw a mul@@ titu@@ de of people ke@@ en@@ ly inter@@ ested in Jesus ’ teachings .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , parents care for their children in many ways .
Their h@@ at@@ red for Joseph gre@@ w when he told them about his prophe@@ tic dre@@ am@@ s .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are to be bless@@ ed with ans@@ wer@@ ed prayers and fri@@ end@@ ship with Jesus !
Some prophe@@ ci@@ es war@@ n God’s servants to take action .
Many parents have g@@ one through hard times ​ — w@@ ars , pol@@ itical up@@ heav@@ als , e@@ con@@ om@@ ic har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps , physical or emo@@ tional tra@@ u@@ ma@@ s , and so on .
“ Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently I E@@ nt@@ re@@ at You ”
It was not long before an article appe@@ ared in the local pres@@ s , war@@ ning the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of D@@ un@@ k@@ er@@ que of the “ out@@ bre@@ ak of Jehovah’s Witness activ@@ ity in the re@@ gi@@ on . ”
That is why the Bible remin@@ ds us : “ He that is tru@@ sting in his own heart is stu@@ pi@@ d , but he that is wal@@ king in wisdom is the one that will es@@ cap@@ e . ” ​ — Proverbs 3 : 5 - 7 ; 28 : 26 .
However , while hard work is comm@@ end@@ able , something more is needed ​ — a good relationship with our Creator .
The so@@ ft ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound mu@@ si@@ c makes it hard to consider her course to be so bad .
It might be that a wife is continu@@ ally ign@@ ored or a husband is con@@ stan@@ tly cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed .
The simp@@ l@@ est ways of con@@ ver@@ ting a qu@@ an@@ t@@ ity of gra@@ in to f@@ l@@ our are by p@@ oun@@ ding it in a mor@@ ta@@ r , c@@ ru@@ shing it between two st@@ ones , or using a com@@ bin@@ ation of both .
The disci@@ ple James wrote : “ We all stu@@ m@@ ble many times . ”
In order for us to en@@ ter Ch@@ ile , it was necess@@ ary to ob@@ tain a vis@@ a , which took consider@@ able time .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , 1 Peter 5 : 7 invit@@ es you to thro@@ w all your anxi@@ e@@ ties upon Jehovah “ because he ca@@ res for you . ”
Bible principles cor@@ rec@@ t that dist@@ or@@ tion , teaching us our true value in rel@@ ation to the Creator and to others .
For example , when Israel@@ ’s un@@ faithful King A@@ ha@@ z@@ iah wanted to see the prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah , he dis@@ pat@@ ched ‘ a c@@ hi@@ ef of fi@@ f@@ ty and his fi@@ f@@ ty men ’ to sum@@ m@@ on him .
They coun@@ ted it a privilege to serve Jehovah in this way .
▪ A@@ vo@@ id works bel@@ ong@@ ing to the dar@@ k@@ ness
In Bible times , cap@@ tur@@ ed enem@@ ies , such as Sam@@ son and other Israelites , were put to work at mil@@ ling .
F@@ ul@@ l - time transl@@ at@@ ors are simply provided with ro@@ om and bo@@ ard and a mo@@ des@@ t re@@ im@@ bur@@ s@@ ement for ba@@ si@@ c personal ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses .
Go@@ od Ne@@ ws of Pe@@ ace Re@@ ach@@ es the C@@ hi@@ ap@@ as H@@ igh@@ lands
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , God “ has made a city ready for them . ”
Re@@ ading and discus@@ sing these Bible te@@ x@@ ts may be su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient .
But the id@@ enti@@ fic@@ ation of the au@@ th@@ or is de@@ bat@@ ed .
So@@ on Christ and the angels will destro@@ y this wicked world .
A@@ ma@@ z@@ ingly , the appe@@ al was succ@@ ess@@ ful because cl@@ er@@ ic@@ al er@@ r@@ ors were found on the char@@ ge she@@ et !
Yet , our pri@@ me mo@@ tive for serving God is that we love him . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 35 : 21 ; De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 11 : 1 .
F@@ i@@ ve of us set off for New Yor@@ k C@@ ity by ca@@ r from S@@ as@@ kat@@ c@@ he@@ wa@@ n .
The psalmist lea@@ ves no doubt as to what this en@@ ta@@ il@@ s . He san@@ g : “ H@@ app@@ y is the man . . . [ who@@ se ] deli@@ ght is in the law of Jehovah , and in his law he re@@ a@@ ds in an under@@ to@@ ne day and night . ”
Per@@ haps you are stri@@ ving to bre@@ ak a bad ha@@ bi@@ t , or you may feel that you are un@@ able to face up to pe@@ er pres@@ sure in the neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od , at the work@@ place , or at school .
In ad@@ dition to the indi@@ gen@@ ous Witnesses , 20 other publi@@ sh@@ ers pre@@ ached the Kingdom good news there in S@@ pan@@ ish .
Ther@@ efore , a vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m who was un@@ able to s@@ cre@@ am but o@@ ther@@ wise did all she could under the circumstances can leave matters in Jehovah’s hands . ​ — Psalm 5@@ 5 : 22 ; 1 Peter 5 : 7 .
11 : 24 - 29 ; 12 : 1 ; Re@@ v .
Yet , Joseph left a clear mar@@ k ​ — a st@@ er@@ ling example of a father who prote@@ cted his family , provided for them , and per@@ sever@@ ed faith@@ fully to the end .
Thus , we have no need to fear those who have fal@@ le@@ n as@@ le@@ ep in death or to appe@@ ase them by making o@@ ffer@@ ings to them .
Jehovah ob@@ ser@@ ves us pri@@ mar@@ ily because he lo@@ ves each one of us and is inter@@ ested in our wel@@ f@@ are . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
12 : 13 - 15 .
At the same time , he sen@@ ses that others do not me@@ asure up to his me@@ tic@@ ul@@ ous standards , and they are not ne@@ arly as ef@@ fi@@ cient as he would like .
L@@ ater , when the individu@@ al has made fur@@ ther spiritual prog@@ ress and wi@@ sh@@ es to be appro@@ ved for baptism , the elders will me@@ et with him or her and ask , “ Ha@@ ve you made your personal dedic@@ ation to Jehovah in prayer ? ”
The parents e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly look for@@ ward to wal@@ king with their child , hand in hand , in the months and years to come .
The associ@@ ation with them and with the de@@ ar local brothers and sisters has helped me to enjoy the spiritual par@@ adise in which we live right now .
So it is by wal@@ king in the light that we are able to keep on displa@@ ying go@@ o@@ dness .
On@@ ce you have the resul@@ ting satis@@ fac@@ tion and benef@@ its , your next go@@ al might be a prog@@ res@@ sive reading of the boo@@ ks of Moses and the hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al boo@@ ks through E@@ s@@ ther .
( Read Romans 15 : 33 ; 16 : 20 . )
S@@ imp@@ ly put , the purpose of the new bir@@ th is to pre@@ pare a li@@ mit@@ ed group of humans for heavenly rul@@ er@@ ship .
A@@ no@@ ther time , low - f@@ l@@ ying a@@ ir@@ pl@@ an@@ es sh@@ o@@ t at my gr@@ and@@ mother and me in our y@@ ard .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the go@@ o@@ dness pro@@ duc@@ ed by holy spirit per@@ me@@ ates a Christi@@ an’s enti@@ re way of life .
D@@ ele@@ g@@ ates to the “ T@@ e@@ ach@@ ers of God’s Word ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tion en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally received two public@@ ations that should be very help@@ ful in teaching Scriptural truth to people in certain par@@ ts of the world .
Is your family life better ?
It was as if Saul , by his vision of Jesus ’ heavenly glory , had been gr@@ anted the honor of being born , or resur@@ rec@@ ted , to spirit life a@@ head of time .
J@@ U@@ N@@ E 25 , 20@@ 12 – J@@ U@@ L@@ Y 1 , 20@@ 12
Do you know which psal@@ m por@@ tra@@ ys Jehovah as the Gre@@ at S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d ?
Be@@ ing “ no@@ ble , hon@@ or@@ able , exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent ” is c@@ learly a st@@ ate of the in@@ ner person , a qu@@ ality of the heart .
Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol gra@@ du@@ ates are fine examples for Christian you@@ ths .
( b ) What do we learn from the words of Acts 4 : 18 - 20 and Acts 5 : 29 ?
Re@@ fle@@ ct also on what helped the prophet Jeremiah to ac@@ qui@@ re b@@ ol@@ dness .
22 : 23 - 27 .
Jesus allow@@ ed nothing to di@@ str@@ act him from be@@ aring witness to the truth .
“ No soci@@ ety can sur@@ ely be f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing and happy , of which the far greater part of the members are po@@ or and mis@@ er@@ able . ”
The sisters were about the age of my mother , so I certainly had respect for them .
But there is a mar@@ ked differ@@ ence .
To ac@@ hi@@ eve his a@@ im to turn people away from pu@@ re worship , Satan prom@@ o@@ tes an ar@@ ra@@ y of lies .
And as for me , I shall set my face against that man , and I will cu@@ t him off from among his people , because he has given some of his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing to Mo@@ le@@ ch for the purpose of de@@ fil@@ ing my holy place and to prof@@ ane my holy name . ’ ”
A@@ m@@ ong them str@@ ut@@ ted the 4@@ 50 prophe@@ ts of Ba@@ al , full of pri@@ de and bur@@ ning h@@ at@@ red for Eli@@ j@@ ah , Jehovah’s prophet .
When Jesus was about to leave his disciples , he told them : “ I give you my peace . . . .
At home , con@@ vers@@ ation often cen@@ tered on artic@@ les in The Watchtower and The Go@@ l@@ den A@@ ge , an ear@@ li@@ er name for A@@ wa@@ ke !
“ This me@@ ant that my wife not only had to look after our young child but also had to care for me , as well as help me with all my medi@@ cal ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments , ” says John .
AN@@ AL@@ Y@@ Z@@ E TH@@ E S@@ C@@ EN@@ E . ​ — R@@ E@@ A@@ D M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 26 : 31 - 35 , 6@@ 9 - 7@@ 5 .
One day in O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 19@@ 7@@ 2 , some one h@@ un@@ d@@ red members of a mil@@ it@@ ant pol@@ itical mo@@ v@@ ement known as the Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i Y@@ ou@@ th Le@@ ag@@ ue he@@ ad@@ ed for our house .
How can Jehovah’s holy spirit help us to de@@ al with any challeng@@ es that may con@@ fr@@ on@@ t us ?
As the you@@ ng@@ est and most in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant of the family , David had been given the work of loo@@ king after the sheep .
In these “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with , ” you need the help of your brothers and sisters in the congregation , and they need your@@ s .
Tru@@ e , some responsi@@ bil@@ ities are assign@@ ed to a few within the Christian congregation .
H@@ ann@@ ah , on the other hand , “ pray@@ ed ex@@ tend@@ e@@ dly before Jehovah ” when she p@@ our@@ ed out her heart to him .
Ha@@ ve you ever told him things that you would be em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed to discus@@ s with any human ?
For the rest of his earthly life , Christ was a full - time pro@@ claim@@ er of God’s Kingdom .
A@@ br@@ am@@ ’s example shows that it is better to su@@ ff@@ er fin@@ an@@ cial lo@@ ss than to bring re@@ pro@@ ach upon Jehovah’s name or to dam@@ age the peace of the Christian congregation . ​ — James 3 : 18 .
John Bo@@ o@@ th was there too .
In time , my husband again qu@@ ali@@ fied for congregation privile@@ ges .
The Con@@ ven@@ tion Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e had to con@@ ten@@ d with not only the th@@ re@@ at of viol@@ ence but also the chall@@ enge of how to f@@ it 5@@ ,000 people into an are@@ a that nor@@ m@@ ally ho@@ l@@ ds about 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 .
Su@@ cc@@ ess@@ ors of A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der the Gre@@ at re@@ buil@@ t S@@ my@@ r@@ na on a new s@@ ite .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : E@@ ar@@ th : U@@ .@@ S .
Jesus ur@@ ged us : “ S@@ to@@ p judg@@ ing that you may not be jud@@ ged . ”
“ C@@ all me in the day of dist@@ ress , ” says Jehovah God , the Creator , and “ I shall res@@ cu@@ e you . ” ​ — Psalm 50 : 15 .
Why can pro@@ long@@ ed peri@@ o@@ ds of disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement prove har@@ m@@ ful ?
Today , L@@ ow@@ ell , Ri@@ ch@@ ard , and R@@ am@@ on are once again serving together at the branch of@@ fice , now in S@@ el@@ ters , Ger@@ many .
After wal@@ king for h@@ our@@ s , I re@@ ached a small st@@ re@@ am .
It was only in later years that it became cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary in Chris@@ tend@@ om to ob@@ serve it more often than once a year .
Th@@ r@@ ough the years , there were times when our spiritu@@ ality we@@ ak@@ ened .
Jesus is the fo@@ cal point on which all prophe@@ ci@@ es con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate , and they shed light on his cen@@ tr@@ al ro@@ le in the out@@ working of Jehovah’s purpose .
F@@ i@@ ve of us mission@@ aries who were advan@@ ced in years were invit@@ ed to live at Bethel .
We should be like him and not like An@@ ani@@ as and S@@ app@@ hi@@ r@@ a , who res@@ or@@ ted to pre@@ ten@@ se , h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y , and de@@ vi@@ ousness .
C@@ learly , this c@@ alls for develop@@ ing true courage , such as Jesus displa@@ yed . ​ — P@@ s .
But it also off@@ ers counsel on what one should do when th@@ reat@@ ened with ra@@ pe .
We pray in confidence that “ no matter what it is that we ask according to his will , [ God ] he@@ ars us . ”
For years his wife did all she could to h@@ in@@ der his efforts to serve Jehovah .
No other religious text can com@@ pare with the Bible in these res@@ pe@@ cts .
Jac@@ o@@ b prom@@ p@@ tly obe@@ yed Isa@@ a@@ c .
After Jesus ’ death , the apostles and other followers of Christ continued to show concer@@ n for the po@@ or among them .
“ The works of the flesh ” would also be ever - present d@@ ang@@ ers . ​ — G@@ al .
En@@ du@@ red Des@@ pite Dis@@ ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments ( Samuel ) , 1 / 1
Com@@ pare them with your own beli@@ ef@@ s .
Satan and the dem@@ ons are on one side .
But as they saw the chang@@ es I was making , they began to encoura@@ ge me . ”
She asked her f@@ ran@@ k@@ ly : “ Does living on your own some@@ times make it difficult for you to r@@ ely on others , including Jehovah ? ”
“ R@@ igh@@ tly Dis@@ posed ” On@@ es Are R@@ es@@ pon@@ ding , 1 / 15
He san@@ g : “ As for me , the dra@@ wing near to God is good for me .
In Ju@@ ly 19@@ 6@@ 1 , two re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves of our branch of@@ fice were invit@@ ed to atten@@ d a meeting with other branch re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves in L@@ ond@@ on .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 17 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 6@@ 9 , 10@@ 6
They may expla@@ in what it was like when Christian meetings were not condu@@ cted or inter@@ pre@@ ted into si@@ gn language .
How g@@ la@@ d Noah and his family must have been to st@@ ep on@@ to d@@ ry land once again !
As told by Paul Ku@@ sh@@ n@@ ir
K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge of and medit@@ ation on God’s promises to his fore@@ fa@@ thers Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , and Jac@@ o@@ b led Moses to pre@@ f@@ er divine fav@@ or .
That sum@@ m@@ er I me@@ t Ru@@ do@@ l@@ ph S@@ un@@ al , who became my husband the following year .
Instead of foc@@ using on whether it is right or wrong to have an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance , Jesus was making the point that a man@@ ’s life does not result from “ the things he pos@@ s@@ ess@@ es , ” that is , the things he already has .
Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty to his cause even mo@@ tiv@@ ated him to com@@ mit ac@@ ts of viol@@ ence against those who did not ag@@ ree with his vie@@ w@@ point .
For instance , the name of E@@ ve , the first woman , is well - known .
They show that Jehovah will be with us as long as we serve him faith@@ fully .
A@@ c@@ tually , those ap@@ pl@@ ying Pet@@ er@@ ’s words would now have even greater reason to appreci@@ ate what the Father had done for all who wanted a relationship with God ! ​ — Read Acts 2 : 30 - 36 .
And that is ex@@ ac@@ tly what he has done .
There are sever@@ al other concer@@ ns you have to take into account .
“ How was your day ? ”
Then , at last , we will ‘ look on our ad@@ vers@@ aries ’ as they go down in hum@@ ili@@ ating de@@ fe@@ at .
Sh@@ ould we not follow the example of the angels and stri@@ ve to sear@@ ch into “ the deep things of God ” ? ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Those Christians recogn@@ ized their pri@@ m@@ ary ob@@ lig@@ ation to love the true God , Jehovah , with all their heart , soul , and mind .
When things go wrong , they ten@@ d to bl@@ ame others rather than accept responsi@@ bility .
With the blessing of the people , Bo@@ a@@ z takes Ru@@ th as his wife .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T comes to your mind when you think of a ru@@ b@@ bis@@ h he@@ a@@ p ?
Li@@ fe would have been much e@@ asi@@ er with a husband who could have supp@@ or@@ ted my inter@@ ests . ”
T@@ ry to deter@@ mine the under@@ l@@ ying cause of their doub@@ ts .
Some may won@@ der , though , how we can live up to a dedic@@ ation made to Jehovah and how the holy spirit is involved .
Now I have a loving , understanding Father to whom I can p@@ our out my feelings and my most in@@ tim@@ ate fe@@ ars .
Since Jesus used the ter@@ m without ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation , he evid@@ ently refer@@ red to what had been the Jewish hope for cen@@ tu@@ ries .
Indeed , early Christians vie@@ wed congregation meetings as opportun@@ ities to expres@@ s their faith . ​ — R@@ om . 10 : 10 .
Christi@@ an@@ ity Is Not O@@ p@@ pres@@ sive
9 : 37 ; John 4 : 35 - 38 .
Yet , Moses was an or@@ din@@ ary human .
What benef@@ its are ga@@ ined from reading the Bible and ap@@ pl@@ ying its teachings ?
Des@@ cri@@ be an in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent during Moses ’ lead@@ er@@ ship of Israel that demonstr@@ ated his mil@@ dness .
While building a great tower , the buil@@ ders “ gra@@ du@@ ally ac@@ qui@@ red different man@@ n@@ ers , cu@@ st@@ om@@ s , and ways of spe@@ e@@ ch , [ ev@@ en@@ tually ] being sc@@ at@@ tered all over the land . ”
O@@ ther@@ wise , they may experience the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of what W@@ il@@ li@@ am C@@ ong@@ re@@ ve , Eng@@ l@@ ish pla@@ y@@ w@@ right of the early 18@@ th century , said : “ Mar@@ r@@ y@@ ’@@ d in ha@@ st@@ e , we may rep@@ ent at le@@ is@@ ure . ”
So even mis@@ take - pro@@ ne humans can me@@ et God’s requi@@ re@@ ments .
This un@@ ity en@@ ri@@ ches our life en@@ or@@ m@@ ously .
The T@@ ra@@ gi@@ c T@@ ol@@ l of C@@ i@@ vi@@ l W@@ ars
“ Ti@@ me in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite ” can ref@@ er to things that have an end but the du@@ r@@ ation of which has not been spe@@ ci@@ fied .
“ I enjoy making return vis@@ its and help@@ ing out on Bible stu@@ dies .
When in@@ va@@ ding “ Se@@ a Pe@@ op@@ les ” * began ra@@ va@@ g@@ ing An@@ at@@ o@@ li@@ a ( cen@@ tr@@ al T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y ) and nor@@ ther@@ n S@@ y@@ ri@@ a , U@@ gar@@ it@@ ’s tro@@ op@@ s and fle@@ et were re@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ oned by the H@@ it@@ t@@ ites .
When E@@ mp@@ a@@ thy Is E@@ spe@@ cially A@@ p@@ preci@@ ated
I often came home from work to find the little ones s@@ it@@ ting around the fi@@ re@@ place on the flo@@ or , with M@@ y@@ r@@ na reading to them from the Bible , expla@@ ining Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts and inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ating in their hearts a real love for Jehovah .
However , by the time of Rom@@ an E@@ mp@@ er@@ or Con@@ stan@@ t@@ ine in the f@@ our@@ th century , many prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians had become imp@@ ati@@ ent wa@@ iting for Christ’s return and for the esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment of God’s Kingdom .
As@@ s@@ em@@ b@@ led at the P@@ l@@ ace C@@ al@@ led Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on
And things de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely took a bad turn after he became king .
Yet , that bu@@ t@@ ter@@ f@@ ly has the ability and s@@ k@@ ill to mi@@ gr@@ ate some 1@@ ,@@ 8@@ 00 mil@@ es ( ne@@ arly 3@@ ,000 k@@ m ) from Cana@@ da to a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar fore@@ st in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , using the su@@ n to help it na@@ vi@@ g@@ ate .
U@@ sing such expres@@ sions without expla@@ ining or qu@@ ali@@ f@@ ying them may con@@ fu@@ se a young child .
Of course , whether a Christian mother should work se@@ cul@@ arly or not is a personal decision .
What was Jehovah’s in@@ ten@@ tion in war@@ ning Ca@@ in that sin was “ cr@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing at the do@@ or ” ?
H@@ ak@@ op occasi@@ on@@ ally arrang@@ es pi@@ c@@ n@@ ic@@ s for small grou@@ ps .
What in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ing things to learn !
publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses and a@@ vail@@ able on@@ l@@ ine and for do@@ w@@ n@@ lo@@ ad at w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
Moses may have received his privile@@ ged educ@@ ation along with other ro@@ y@@ al off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
A brother who was relati@@ vely new in a fore@@ ign - language congregation over@@ heard a mother help@@ ing her child to pre@@ pare a com@@ ment .
At the first b@@ lo@@ ws of s@@ word on shi@@ eld , the fr@@ enz@@ i@@ ed crow@@ d y@@ el@@ ls encourag@@ ement to their fav@@ or@@ ite .
That helped a lo@@ t . ”
It c@@ alls for courage to stand up against ne@@ g@@ ative pe@@ er pres@@ sure and to cu@@ t off bad associ@@ ations .
But the re@@ form@@ ers had no uni@@ form str@@ ate@@ gy as to what ought to be done or how far the chang@@ es ought to go .
Di@@ d Jehovah answer such un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish prayers ?
How will being mor@@ ally and spiritually clean help us to be pro@@ duc@@ tive har@@ v@@ est work@@ ers ?
The si@@ gh@@ ts s@@ wa@@ m before his eyes . The te@@ ars wel@@ led up .
He may cho@@ ose to go al@@ one out of love for his wife , respect for her beli@@ ef@@ s , or a desire to avoid any em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass@@ ment .
Some of the inter@@ ac@@ tive work she@@ e@@ ts in the book apply to all ages .
That happened to S@@ im@@ on of C@@ y@@ r@@ ene , whom Rom@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers “ imp@@ ressed into service ” to car@@ ry Jesus ’ t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake . ​ — Matthew 27 : 32 .
[ B@@ lu@@ r@@ b on page 4 ]
W@@ as he at heart a worshi@@ per of Jehovah , a brother of the op@@ pres@@ sed Hebrews , or did he pre@@ f@@ er all that pa@@ g@@ an Egy@@ pt could offer ?
I quic@@ k@@ ly called on a brother who gave the right answer ​ — at le@@ ast , I hope he did . ”
Even more important are spiritual activities , such as reading God’s Word and medit@@ ating on it .
5 : 18 ; Re@@ v .
They were to be tre@@ ated as brothers .
12 , 13 . ( a ) How should being baptized in the name of the Son af@@ fect your re@@ action if someone off@@ ends you ?
Who W@@ rote the De@@ ad Se@@ a S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls ?
When R@@ h@@ onda felt that she had be@@ gu@@ n to rec@@ over from these tra@@ um@@ ati@@ c experi@@ ences , she started regul@@ ar pione@@ ering .
Those being instru@@ cted could be cou@@ ples or sing@@ le brothers or sisters .
Rather , they tre@@ asure their associ@@ ation with the congregation .
All these blessings bring me great joy and make me appreci@@ ate that no disa@@ bility can pre@@ v@@ ent us from real@@ iz@@ ing our desire to serve Jehovah God .
Jehovah has set an “ appointed time ” for that war to star@@ t .
Se@@ ek Jehovah’s direction before you make decisions and com@@ mit@@ ments , not after making them .
Jac@@ ob@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants became very num@@ er@@ ous , “ a congregation of pe@@ op@@ les . ” ​ — G@@ en . 4@@ 8 : 4 ; read Acts 7 : 17 .
“ Now the ser@@ p@@ ent was the most ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous of all the w@@ il@@ d ani@@ mal@@ s of the field that Jehovah God had made .
F@@ il@@ led with ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion about world con@@ di@@ tions , she asked : “ Jo@@ ha@@ n , is it always going to be this way ? ”
How could people in the first century tell that Jesus was the promised Messi@@ ah ?
Satan also dist@@ or@@ ted the fac@@ ts .
In 200@@ 6 , for example , the S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember is@@ sue was ent@@ it@@ led “ Is There a Creator ? ”
We want to help our neigh@@ b@@ ors .
What were their res@@ pe@@ ctive ju@@ ris@@ dic@@ tions ?
G@@ ran@@ ted , it takes real effort on our part to devel@@ op such an obedi@@ ent and sub@@ mis@@ sive spirit .
Jehovah is t@@ ou@@ ched by Davi@@ d’s hear@@ t@@ felt desire .
5 , 6 . ( a ) How did Satan try to th@@ war@@ t God’s purpose ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 8 as@@ sures us : “ He who is s@@ ow@@ ing with a view to the spirit will re@@ a@@ p everlasting life from the spirit . ”
In time , she became con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah’s Witnesses teach the truth from the Bible .
For two months , four travel@@ ing overse@@ ers were to be tra@@ ined as instru@@ ct@@ ors at P@@ at@@ ter@@ son .
Be as@@ sur@@ ed that “ Jehovah kno@@ ws how to deli@@ ver people of godly devo@@ tion out of tri@@ al . ” ​ — 2 Peter 2 : 5 , 6 , 9 ; 3 : 7 .
The com@@ pos@@ ite be@@ ast of Revelation 13 : 1 , 2 sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ es the worl@@ d@@ wide pol@@ itical system , emp@@ ow@@ ered and contro@@ l@@ led by Satan .
“ Your loving - kindness , O Jehovah , ” san@@ g the psalmist , “ has filled the earth . ”
So the ha@@ ugh@@ ty ones who dis@@ da@@ ined God’s la@@ ws and practic@@ ed un@@ righteousness would be re@@ moved .
By imit@@ ating Jesus , each of us can contribu@@ te to that who@@ les@@ ome at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere .
They may read Psalm 11 : 5 to show how Jehovah feel@@ s about those who love viol@@ ence or Psalm 37 : 1 - 4 to point out God’s encourag@@ ement not to take it upon ourselves to re@@ pa@@ y in kind but to trust in God .
F@@ it@@ t@@ ingly , his name , Na@@ ba@@ l , means “ sen@@ sel@@ ess , ” or “ stu@@ pi@@ d . ”
Re@@ g@@ arding a “ se@@ ed , ” or the word of the Kingdom , that does not gro@@ w , Jesus said : “ As for the one s@@ own among the thor@@ ns , this is the one hear@@ ing the word , but the anxi@@ ety of this system of things and the dec@@ ep@@ tive power of ri@@ ches cho@@ ke the word , and he be@@ comes un@@ fru@@ it@@ ful . ”
Jehovah’s Witnesses have ear@@ ned such a re@@ pu@@ tation .
He came to o@@ pen up the opportunity of living forever in the new world , and the pro@@ spe@@ ct of that life is what we value high@@ ly .
As we have consider@@ ed in this article , however , there are other as@@ pe@@ cts of life in which we can man@@ i@@ f@@ est our faith by loving , consider@@ ate actions , including those associ@@ ated with so@@ cial ga@@ ther@@ ings and Christian we@@ d@@ ding@@ s .
L@@ of@@ ty as Jesus ’ position is , he is still “ a public serv@@ ant . ”
You pro@@ ba@@ bly wonder@@ ed what it could find to e@@ at by pe@@ c@@ king at the gr@@ ound .
20 : 1 - 3 .
“ Fa@@ ith fol@@ lo@@ ws the thing heard , ” wr@@ ites the apostle Paul .
But so do th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of other you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers , some say .
If we need physical food every day , how much more so do we need spiritual food on a regul@@ ar bas@@ is !
The Scriptures speak of certain individuals who , while still un@@ believers , “ were righ@@ tly dis@@ posed for everlasting life . ”
• What blessings do we enjoy now ?
Your k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys also help control the min@@ er@@ al cont@@ ent of your blood as well as its ac@@ idi@@ ty and pres@@ sure .
Those tru@@ sting in God enjo@@ yed peace even when neigh@@ bor@@ ing nations were ho@@ st@@ ile .
C@@ ould this be a sign@@ al that we are taking un@@ du@@ e interest in other pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s personal af@@ fai@@ r@@ s ? ​ — 1 Peter 4 : 15 .
Those hum@@ ble brothers taught us less@@ ons about making sacrific@@ es in be@@ half of God’s Kingdom that we will never for@@ get .
H@@ ere , the word “ per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed ” means “ to be con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed and certain of the truth of something . ”
And he pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to bu@@ y the m@@ oun@@ tain of Sam@@ ari@@ a from Sh@@ em@@ er for two tal@@ ents of s@@ il@@ ver , and began to buil@@ d on the m@@ oun@@ tain and call the name of the city that he buil@@ t . . .
Re@@ jo@@ ice in the K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge of Jehovah
Since both par@@ ties are imper@@ fect , pe@@ ace@@ making may not always pro@@ ce@@ ed s@@ mo@@ o@@ th@@ ly .
Ke@@ ep the “ ro@@ ad ” to your for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess o@@ pen and in good re@@ pa@@ ir .
By clo@@ sel@@ y following the Christ , we can become more in@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with Jehovah .
W@@ ill@@ ing sub@@ mis@@ sion resul@@ ts in a worl@@ d@@ wide un@@ ity that is uni@@ que in this di@@ vi@@ ded world .
They h@@ ated un@@ just prof@@ it , which indic@@ ated moral strength that would pre@@ v@@ ent them from being cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted by power .
Rom@@ an govern@@ ors had little love for Jewish lead@@ ers , who res@@ ented Rom@@ an d@@ om@@ in@@ ation .
That human was Jesus .
The death sen@@ ten@@ ces were later chang@@ ed to life imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment .
He was a power - compan@@ y work@@ er who got a ter@@ ri@@ ble ele@@ c@@ tri@@ cal sh@@ o@@ ck on the jo@@ b that par@@ al@@ y@@ zed him from the ch@@ est down .
It was a long tri@@ p by bu@@ s and st@@ re@@ et@@ ca@@ r , but it was part of our early tra@@ ining in what it means to seek first the Kingdom .
1@@ 6@@ 2@@ ,@@ 7@@ 0@@ 5
A cho@@ ir must sing in un@@ is@@ on to be under@@ sto@@ od .
H@@ app@@ iness elu@@ ded him .
This is sh@@ own by the fact that those spirit cre@@ atu@@ res who jo@@ ined Satan’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ on will be ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted .
One is this : As a par@@ ent , you must set a good example .
A person might jus@@ ti@@ fi@@ ab@@ ly become ang@@ ry on occasi@@ on .
This u@@ su@@ ally c@@ alls for mutu@@ al conc@@ essi@@ ons .
; F@@ es@@ tr@@ é , Y .
See the bo@@ x “ P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous Ke@@ ep@@ s@@ ak@@ es or I@@ mp@@ e@@ di@@ ments to Re@@ co@@ very ? ”
It is not eas@@ y to tr@@ ace those events ex@@ ac@@ tly , but it seem@@ s that first S@@ ar@@ g@@ on I ( not the S@@ ar@@ g@@ on mentioned at Isaiah 20 : 1 ) and then his gr@@ and@@ son N@@ ar@@ am - S@@ in moved against E@@ b@@ la .
God wants you to find happiness by pl@@ an@@ ning for things other than those that satis@@ fy ani@@ mal@@ s .
However , a certain ang@@ el , or spirit cre@@ ature , se@@ ized the opportunity to use humans to his own sel@@ f@@ ish advan@@ ta@@ ge .
Jesus said : “ By this all will know that you are my disciples , if you have love among y@@ ourselves . ” ​ — John 13 : 35 ; Acts 10 : 34 , 35 .
We well knew that he might not sur@@ vi@@ ve it .
Tru@@ e to his teachings , Jesus inclu@@ ded in the group of his most tru@@ sted friends Matthew , a form@@ er ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ or , one who had been a h@@ ated out@@ c@@ ast in Jewish soci@@ ety .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 8 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 8@@ 4 , 9@@ 9
Still , those in the congregation had reason to be gr@@ ate@@ ful for their older men , who were “ working hard ” and “ pre@@ si@@ ding over ” the congregation and “ ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ ing ” the brothers .
They deli@@ ght to car@@ ry out his will , as it is reve@@ aled in the pages of the Bible .
If we sel@@ dom use it , it will we@@ ak@@ en or wi@@ ther .
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate the power that re@@ si@@ des in things God has cre@@ ated .
Then , if someone was ti@@ red , he would c@@ ra@@ w@@ l in bene@@ ath the st@@ er@@ n de@@ ck , use the san@@ d@@ ba@@ g as a p@@ il@@ low , and go to s@@ le@@ ep . ”
In the fi@@ f@@ th century , the V@@ isi@@ go@@ ths and other Ger@@ man@@ ic tri@@ bes in@@ va@@ ded S@@ pain , and a new language ​ — Go@@ th@@ ic — ​ arri@@ ved on the p@@ en@@ in@@ su@@ la .
There were c@@ hi@@ ef@@ tain@@ s , he@@ a@@ ds of pat@@ er@@ n@@ al hous@@ es , and older men to serve the people as coun@@ sel@@ ors and jud@@ ges .
You can look for “ Jehovah’s Witnesses ” in a lis@@ ting of local tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne num@@ bers .
If we are experi@@ enc@@ ing dist@@ ress , we can draw comfort from such loving as@@ sur@@ an@@ ces as these : “ A heart bro@@ ken and c@@ ru@@ shed , O God , you will not re@@ ject . ”
There is a str@@ ik@@ ing contr@@ ast between the loving S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d , Jehovah , and Israel@@ ’s lead@@ ers .
The arri@@ ving early and sta@@ ying l@@ ate . ”
He ga@@ ther@@ ed 10@@ ,000 men who were b@@ ra@@ ve en@@ ough to go up against S@@ is@@ er@@ a@@ ’s da@@ un@@ ting for@@ ces .
I came to know that God’s name is Jehovah .
In fact , such vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ es may be among the things the Devil uses to ta@@ un@@ t Jehovah . ​ — Pro@@ v .
Jesus ’ flesh , along with his blood , was greater than liter@@ al man@@ na .
In our day , it re@@ pres@@ ents a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic lo@@ c@@ ation in which nations will be c@@ ru@@ shed like gra@@ p@@ es in a w@@ in@@ e@@ pres@@ s . ​ — Revelation 19 : 15 .
As Jesus explained , Jehovah tre@@ ats us the way we tre@@ at others .
For example , during the 199@@ 4 e@@ th@@ ni@@ c con@@ f@@ li@@ ct between H@@ utu and Tu@@ t@@ s@@ i in R@@ w@@ anda , Jehovah’s Witnesses rema@@ ined comple@@ t@@ ely neu@@ tr@@ al .
Na@@ ba@@ l now has an opportunity to show his appreciation to David and to honor him as Jehovah’s anointed .
In the rema@@ ining part of the prayer , God’s “ a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant mer@@ cy ” is re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly high@@ ligh@@ ted along with a clear ad@@ mis@@ sion that the Israelites were not wor@@ thy of such kind tre@@ at@@ ment .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , we should give hear@@ t@@ felt comm@@ end@@ ation to sing@@ le sisters who loy@@ ally obey God’s law .
They would deter@@ i@@ or@@ ate until death over@@ took them .
Jehovah is a “ happy God . ”
In time , this ancient power would “ become a low@@ ly kingdom . ”
At the time , the foc@@ us was on how E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s temple vision would be ful@@ filled in the new world . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
All i@@ ma@@ ges : Re@@ pro@@ duc@@ ed by kind per@@ mis@@ sion of The Tru@@ ste@@ es of the Ch@@ es@@ ter Be@@ at@@ ty Li@@ br@@ ary , D@@ u@@ bl@@ in
And after men@@ tion@@ ing the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus ’ appe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces to others , Saul ( Paul ) stated : “ L@@ ast of all he appe@@ ared also to me as if to one born pre@@ matu@@ r@@ ely . ”
As a result , F@@ rit@@ z , who is now in his 50 ’ s , still has feelings of in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ac@@ y .
King David ​ — himself no str@@ anger to er@@ ro@@ r and imper@@ fe@@ ction — ​ was inspired by God to com@@ pose the following words , recorded at Psalm 1@@ 39 : 1 - 3 : “ O Jehovah , you have sear@@ ched through me , and you know me .
“ What S@@ ort of Per@@ sons O@@ ught You to Be ! ”
Des@@ pite my mis@@ gi@@ v@@ ings , the respon@@ sible brothers kin@@ dly deci@@ ded to give us a ch@@ ance .
“ I had st@@ op@@ ped wor@@ r@@ ying about it because I was enjo@@ ying my ministry so much . ” ​ — Read Psalm 37 : 3 , 4 .
C@@ learly , in order to know how to ple@@ ase God , Christians do not need to hear a liter@@ al vo@@ ice from heaven , nor do they need to receive an ang@@ eli@@ c vis@@ it .
During that time , “ man@@ ’s wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness was great on the earth ” and “ every inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of the thoughts of his heart was only bad all the time . ” ​ — Genesis 6 : 1 - 5 .
What do we need to do regarding the K@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ ’s language , hist@@ ory , and la@@ ws ?
What un@@ den@@ i@@ able evidence of Jehovah’s love did the Israelites receive ?
Ke@@ anu read the answer right from the app@@ en@@ di@@ x to@@ pi@@ c “ Sh@@ ould We C@@ ele@@ br@@ ate Ho@@ li@@ days ? ”
David Tru@@ sted in Jehovah
It was also a serious t@@ est for us to serve al@@ ong@@ side K@@ G@@ B ag@@ ents who in@@ fil@@ tr@@ ated the congregations without our real@@ iz@@ ing it .
“ It will not be l@@ ate . ”
How did Jehovah himself indic@@ ate that gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying his name is a vital as@@ pect of his will , and who today are pra@@ ising God’s name thr@@ ough@@ out the earth ?
By da@@ ily discus@@ sing spiritual matters with their children and by con@@ duc@@ ting a regul@@ ar Bible study with them , parents help their young ones to enjoy life in the fear of Jehovah . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 6 , 7 .
Those words are often cor@@ rec@@ tly qu@@ o@@ ted to show that the Bible is God’s inspired Word .
“ I i@@ magine that n@@ ature will be trans@@ form@@ ed and re@@ conc@@ iled . . . .
The expres@@ sions “ van@@ ity ” and “ under the su@@ n ” appe@@ ar re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly in E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es .
U@@ l@@ f@@ ’s experience remin@@ ds us that no@@ ne of us have complete control over our health .
Jesus indic@@ ated that this Christian “ congregation ” was to be form@@ ed .
This inclu@@ des satis@@ f@@ ying them with n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing food .
Rather than being a si@@ gn of we@@ ak@@ ness , therefore , the con@@ dition Bar@@ ak set was an indic@@ ation of strong faith .
Bro@@ ther Di@@ e@@ h@@ l went on to expla@@ in : “ I was not per@@ mit@@ ted to give tal@@ ks . . . Many no longer gre@@ et@@ ed us , tre@@ ating us like dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed pers@@ ons . ”
Those elders did not hold Timothy back from travel@@ ing with Paul , even though Timothy was an as@@ set to their own congregations .
Indeed , when at@@ ro@@ c@@ ities are com@@ mit@@ ted by neigh@@ b@@ or against neigh@@ b@@ or , the w@@ oun@@ ds may take cen@@ tu@@ ries to he@@ al .
Then , a family moved into her neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od .
Does that mean , though , that Jehovah is the cause of the fu@@ t@@ ility and suffering that a@@ ff@@ li@@ ct each one of us today ?
Are you e@@ ag@@ er to try new wit@@ ness@@ ing in@@ iti@@ ati@@ ves that are develop@@ ed in your ter@@ rit@@ ory ?
How can good commun@@ ic@@ ation strengthen a marriage ?
“ Bar@@ ab@@ ba@@ s may have bel@@ ong@@ ed to one of the r@@ ur@@ al bri@@ g@@ ands , ” says The An@@ cho@@ r Bible Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary .
The mo@@ tiv@@ ation for such chang@@ es is rep@@ ent@@ ance ​ — deep reg@@ re@@ t over our form@@ er life course and a strong determin@@ ation to ple@@ ase Jehovah .
But while the temple was being re@@ pa@@ i@@ red , “ the very book of the law , ” pos@@ si@@ bly by the hand of Moses , was found .
With L@@ ei@@ da today
In 4@@ 9 C.E . , the apostles and the elders in Jerusalem me@@ t to consider whether circum@@ c@@ ision would be requi@@ red of G@@ ent@@ il@@ es who con@@ ver@@ ted to Christi@@ an@@ ity .
He mentioned t@@ ou@@ ris@@ ts from the cont@@ in@@ ent who would be vis@@ iting ho@@ m@@ es to talk about the coming end of the world .
“ Do your service thor@@ ough@@ ly . ” ​ — 2 T@@ I@@ M@@ O@@ TH@@ Y 4 : 5 , B@@ y@@ ing@@ t@@ on .
“ Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous Kingdom Pro@@ claim@@ ers ” Jo@@ y@@ fully As@@ s@@ em@@ ble
As we cultiv@@ ate that kind of love and displa@@ y it in our ministry , we experience not only the joy of giving but also the satis@@ fac@@ tion of know@@ ing that we imitate Jesus and ple@@ ase Jehovah .
She and her husband , Mar@@ t@@ in@@ us , have helped many , including their three children , to become worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah .
Yes , he pa@@ ys attention to what they say .
Since this ang@@ el says ‘ fear God , ’ would it not be important to id@@ enti@@ fy which God he has in mind ?
In the Sha@@ do@@ w of the M@@ oun@@ tain of F@@ i@@ re
By listen@@ ing , you are ac@@ ting in a hum@@ ble way , and the one speaking is being sh@@ own respect and loving consider@@ ation .
One man wel@@ com@@ ed the brothers and offered a sp@@ ac@@ i@@ ous ro@@ om in his home where they could stay and teach the Bible .
J@@ U@@ L@@ Y 15 - 21 , 20@@ 13
She was str@@ ik@@ ingly beau@@ ti@@ ful and was pam@@ per@@ ed with lu@@ x@@ u@@ ri@@ ous tre@@ at@@ ments for a year .
Today , as we encoura@@ ge others to share in the work of making disciples , we imitate Jesus .
May we never put Jehovah to the t@@ est as the Israelites faith@@ less@@ ly did at Mas@@ sa@@ h , where they mu@@ r@@ mu@@ red about the l@@ ack of water . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 17 : 1 - 7 .
Gi@@ ve some thought to what happened to E@@ ri@@ c * in W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
In time , those who are resur@@ rec@@ ted will receive divine educ@@ ation and have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of everlasting life on earth . ​ — John 5 : 28 , 29 .
From the ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on they st@@ re@@ am@@ ed in by the h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds ​ — wal@@ king , f@@ l@@ ying , c@@ ra@@ w@@ ling , wa@@ dd@@ ling , lum@@ ber@@ ing — ​ all in a di@@ z@@ z@@ ying vari@@ ety of si@@ z@@ es , shap@@ es , and dis@@ positi@@ ons .
They teach from house to house and in their congregation , and they loy@@ ally support the direction from he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters .
The second article shows how we can pur@@ sue peace .
V@@ ari@@ ous de@@ ities , such as Z@@ e@@ us and H@@ er@@ m@@ es , were worshi@@ ped in the days of Jesus Christ’s apostles .
What is likely true if we are deep@@ ly g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed over a sin we have com@@ mit@@ ted ?
Pe@@ ople ne@@ ar@@ by may also get h@@ ur@@ t if they are not al@@ er@@ t .
I do not have to find that out the hard way ​ — by experience . ”
“ In the beg@@ in@@ ning Adam was like a ri@@ pe pe@@ ach . ”
But you know the pro@@ of he gave of himself , that like a child with a father he sla@@ ved with me in fur@@ ther@@ ance of the good news . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 20 - 22 .
However , since the jo@@ b would di@@ min@@ ish her foc@@ us on the ministry , she turned down this lu@@ cr@@ ative offer .
The P@@ ow@@ er of P@@ ra@@ y@@ er
The Bible reve@@ als that at le@@ ast some angels have personal n@@ ames .
What hum@@ ility on God’s part !
Now there are about fi@@ ve th@@ ous@@ and ze@@ al@@ ous Witnesses in that are@@ a .
B@@ as@@ ed on this s@@ crip@@ ture , does God no@@ tice when his people su@@ ff@@ er ?
In the Scriptures the word “ soul ” ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally ref@@ ers to our enti@@ re person as well as to the life we pos@@ s@@ ess .
Many people could not understand why I left a lu@@ cr@@ ative care@@ er to pur@@ sue the full - time service .
What was the responsi@@ bility of ancient shepher@@ ds ?
It appe@@ ars that many are more inter@@ ested in material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , such as a house or a ca@@ r , or in their jo@@ bs than in cultiv@@ ating relation@@ shi@@ ps with other humans .
“ These bri@@ g@@ ands were po@@ pul@@ ar with the comm@@ on people because they pre@@ yed upon the we@@ al@@ thy esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment of Israel and cre@@ ated ha@@ vo@@ c for the Rom@@ an govern@@ ment . ”
Bo@@ th wor@@ ked full - time and could maintain a com@@ for@@ table li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
The apostle John direc@@ ted Christians not to accept apost@@ ates into their ho@@ m@@ es .
What sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s , or em@@ ble@@ ms , did Jesus use , and what do they mean ?
Jesus could therefore say : “ All authority has been given me in heaven and on the earth . ”
O@@ thers have inc@@ reas@@ ed their time and privile@@ ges in God’s service when their family responsi@@ bil@@ ities dec@@ reas@@ ed , such as when their children became ad@@ ul@@ ts and married . ​ — 3 / 1 , pages 19 - 22 .
Jehovah lo@@ v@@ ingly ho@@ l@@ ds out to them what Adam and E@@ ve lost , nam@@ ely , the pro@@ spe@@ ct of everlasting life in perfect health on a par@@ adise earth . ​ — Re@@ v .
We can eas@@ ily see that we would never want to be like Na@@ ba@@ l , un@@ appreci@@ ative of good things done for us .
Yes , happy is the man that has found wisdom .
Indeed , tim@@ ely words can li@@ ft a person@@ ’s spirit .
During their imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment , they se@@ ized every opportunity to share the good news with local in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants .
Yes they should , and they are .
It would be good for each of us to sp@@ end time doing what ?
Jehovah’s Gre@@ at@@ ness Is Un@@ sear@@ cha@@ ble , 1 / 15
The vision men@@ tions “ a r@@ att@@ ling s@@ ound . ”
That city was to be tr@@ am@@ pl@@ ed on by the nations in that the rule by God over his people was to be inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted by worl@@ dly govern@@ ments .
We can also find comfort in Paul’s words recorded at Romans 8 : 31 : “ If God is for us , who will be against us ? ”
“ G@@ o , . . . and make disciples of people of all the nations , bapti@@ z@@ ing them . . . , teaching them to ob@@ serve all the things I have comman@@ ded you . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 28 : 19 , 20 .
The less@@ on we should learn from all of that is not about home desi@@ gn or dec@@ or@@ ating .
As time wor@@ e on , did they gro@@ w we@@ ary ?
One way is to obey the direction provided by the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class , which cons@@ ists of Jesus ’ spirit - anointed brothers still ali@@ ve on earth .
Thus , they accepted their chang@@ ed circumstances and made ro@@ om for sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
How long did Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah have to wa@@ it on Jehovah ?
Chris@@ tend@@ om has its tri@@ ad ​ — the Tr@@ in@@ ity .
▪ In the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts , Jesus war@@ ns his disciples against suffering the judgment of Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na .
In fact , about 60 C.E . , the apostle Paul wrote that the good news had been “ pre@@ ached in all cre@@ ation that is under heaven . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 23 .
To illustr@@ ate what a r@@ are privilege it is to know the truth of God’s Word , consider just one Bible question : What happ@@ ens to humans at death ?
Yes , we do .
* One Bible refer@@ ence work says that this ter@@ m may be rend@@ ered “ feel@@ s p@@ ity ” or “ ca@@ res very much . ”
In order that he might learn to fear God .
S@@ ound spiritual valu@@ es and religious prac@@ tice must be part of a co@@ her@@ ent whole .
Be@@ fore N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s ’ con@@ vers@@ ation with Jesus , John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er had ann@@ oun@@ ced that not only water but also spirit would pla@@ y a ro@@ le in baptism .
As the two of us were lea@@ ving the sh@@ op , we me@@ t a very pleas@@ ant young man who was going home from work , ri@@ ding a bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le .
For har@@ dly would anyone die for a righteous man ; though perhaps for a good man someone may d@@ are to die .
After Z@@ e@@ de@@ ki@@ ah , Jesus was the only des@@ c@@ end@@ ant of David to whom k@@ ing@@ ship was promised .
What will Jehovah do for human@@ kind in the new world ?
In our day , Jehovah has kept his word .
The Bible c@@ alls this govern@@ ment God’s Kingdom , and it was the ma@@ in the@@ me of Jesus ’ teaching .
So let us show love , and let us foc@@ us on the good qualities of fellow Christians .
Ke@@ ep see@@ king for it as for s@@ il@@ ver . ’ ​ — Proverbs 2 : 1 - 4 .
May we all be determined to continue to “ do what is good , ” so that we will be ali@@ ve when the earth is filled with righteous , happy sub@@ je@@ cts of the Gre@@ ater David . ​ — P@@ s .
The more material benef@@ its they am@@ ass , the gre@@ e@@ di@@ er those practic@@ ers of cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion become .
L@@ ear@@ n to view others as “ su@@ peri@@ or ” to you , pu@@ t@@ ting their inter@@ ests a@@ head of your own . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 3 , 4 .
F@@ ind comfort now by medit@@ ating on the pro@@ spe@@ ct of meeting your loved ones again .
Although c@@ uring people was important to Jesus , preaching the good news of God’s Kingdom was Jesus ’ pri@@ m@@ ary mis@@ sion . ​ — Mark 1 : 14 , 15 .
In the beg@@ in@@ ning , the earth was direc@@ tly l@@ in@@ ked to God’s purpose for humans .
I@@ N TH@@ E matter of giving , the apostle Paul wrote : “ Let each one do just as he has res@@ ol@@ ved in his heart , ” and he ad@@ ded : “ Not g@@ ru@@ d@@ g@@ ingly or under com@@ pul@@ sion , for God lo@@ ves a c@@ he@@ er@@ ful gi@@ ver . ”
I will put my law within them , and in their heart I shall wr@@ ite it . And I will become their God , and they themselves will become my people . ”
To a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze is difficult for most people .
They too want a pol@@ itical mes@@ si@@ ah or at le@@ ast one who will work through human pol@@ itical rul@@ ers .
Although we are imper@@ fect , we can take heart from Paul’s words : “ We have this tre@@ asure [ of the ministry ] in ear@@ then v@@ ess@@ els , that the power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l may be God’s and not that out of ourselves . ”
When the bat@@ tle of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on beg@@ ins , there will be no need for human vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers to r@@ out the enem@@ y .
But A@@ very said that the Con@@ ro@@ ws and their two sons were “ the ha@@ p@@ pi@@ est family you ever saw . ”
H@@ app@@ iness and peace result from taking in knowledge of Jehovah and ap@@ pl@@ ying Scriptural principles in life .
So they pre@@ pared for it by doing more in the preaching work .
In the 20@@ th century , some of Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of se@@ cts in@@ iti@@ ated the e@@ cum@@ en@@ ic@@ al mo@@ v@@ ement in a pu@@ s@@ h for un@@ ity .
When I showed him fi@@ ve co@@ pi@@ es of the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , he loo@@ ked at one after another and said : ‘ I will take all of them . ’
wrote the psalmist .
“ The hope of Par@@ adise helps me put se@@ cul@@ ar go@@ als in per@@ spe@@ ctive , ” she ad@@ ds .
But his exam@@ in@@ ation of the accepted the@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal works of the day left him thor@@ ough@@ ly disa@@ p@@ pointed .
Since then , Christ has g@@ one for@@ th “ sub@@ du@@ ing in the mi@@ d@@ st of [ his ] enem@@ ies . ”
How would you have re@@ ac@@ ted when A@@ ar@@ on and Moses fa@@ iled to honor Jehovah at the time He mirac@@ ul@@ ously provided water at M@@ eri@@ ba@@ h ? ​ — Nu@@ m .
( 2 ) Fa@@ ith is “ the evid@@ ent demonstr@@ ation , ” or the con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing evidence , “ of real@@ ities that are not seen . ”
Since we could never do all these things without Jehovah’s help , the apostle ad@@ vis@@ es us to “ per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in prayer . ”
( b ) How is the word “ flesh ” used at Romans 8 : 4 - 13 ?
“ The spirit sear@@ ches into all things , even the deep things of God . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R@@ IN@@ TH@@ I@@ AN@@ S 2 : 10 .
This gives us the opportunity to reve@@ al why we obey Jehovah , what our heart mo@@ tiv@@ ation is .
To be an il@@ lu@@ min@@ at@@ or of this kind , we must “ T@@ ake D@@ eli@@ ght in Re@@ ading God’s Word . ”
W@@ ould you not ag@@ ree that this arrang@@ ement is an expres@@ sion of God’s mer@@ cy ?
It is the One who is br@@ ing@@ ing for@@ th the ar@@ my of them even by number , all of whom he c@@ alls even by name . D@@ ue to the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic en@@ er@@ gy , he also being vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous in power , not one of them is mis@@ sing . ” ​ — Isaiah 40 : 26 .
T@@ en years pas@@ sed , then 20 . Still , I saw no spiritual change in my husband .
“ God must have sent you , ” said a woman in G@@ u@@ y@@ ana to the pioneer at her do@@ or .
Are we willing to be like so@@ ft cla@@ y that God can mo@@ ld into a preci@@ ous v@@ es@@ sel ?
When op@@ pos@@ ers of true worship in Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s time heard that “ the re@@ pa@@ i@@ ring of the w@@ alls of Jerusalem had g@@ one for@@ ward , ” they took up their s@@ words to “ fi@@ ght against Jerusalem . ”
“ Our Sol@@ ar S@@ y@@ st@@ em , ” expla@@ ins the book The P@@ ri@@ v@@ ile@@ ged P@@ l@@ an@@ et , “ is lo@@ c@@ ated . . . far from du@@ st@@ y , light - pol@@ lu@@ ted re@@ gi@@ ons , per@@ mit@@ ting an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent over@@ all view of both ne@@ ar@@ by st@@ ars and the dist@@ ant uni@@ verse . ”
Then I gave a gu@@ ard these num@@ bers and asked for the boo@@ ks .
( b ) What t@@ est do some Christian parents face , and what makes the t@@ est so difficult ?
It is a gift from Jehovah God , the one “ to whom every family in heaven and on earth ow@@ es its name . ”
Consider such questions as : ‘ How do I feel about being part of the long l@@ ine of faithful wit@@ nesses ?
The prophet H@@ an@@ an@@ i told King A@@ sa : “ As reg@@ ar@@ ds Jehovah , his eyes are ro@@ ving about through all the earth to show his strength in be@@ half of those who@@ se heart is complete toward him . ”
N@@ ei@@ l then moved to R@@ í@@ o@@ ha@@ ch@@ a and began associ@@ ating with the congregation there .
The account says : “ Jehovah op@@ ened [ L@@ y@@ di@@ a@@ ’s ] heart wide to pa@@ y attention to the things being spo@@ ken by Paul .
Many also devo@@ te some of the time during family worship to congregation meetings so that they will be a@@ ware of what will be consider@@ ed at those meetings .
A W@@ a@@ y to Re@@ fre@@ sh@@ ment
But gra@@ du@@ ally he learned to get ri@@ d of such ne@@ g@@ ative feelings .
L@@ us@@ h fore@@ st@@ s , va@@ st o@@ pen pla@@ ins , bl@@ is@@ ter@@ ing ho@@ t deser@@ ts , and s@@ now - cla@@ d m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s gr@@ ace this deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful land .
When Jehovah cho@@ se to la@@ y a comm@@ and upon Adam not to e@@ at of “ the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad , ” He provided a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate instru@@ ction so that Adam could deci@@ de what to do .
His feelings of l@@ on@@ el@@ iness were com@@ p@@ oun@@ ded by what seem@@ ed to him to be a gener@@ al l@@ ack of fri@@ end@@ l@@ iness toward people from other coun@@ tri@@ es , something sen@@ sed in many large c@@ ities of mo@@ der@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
• Why should you an@@ al@@ y@@ ze your love for God ?
B@@ ru@@ ising the he@@ el of the wom@@ an’s se@@ ed me@@ ant the k@@ ill@@ ing of Jesus Christ .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 1 , 2 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 7 - 15
Do Not “ Sh@@ r@@ ink B@@ ack ”
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : They do .
“ If I have come to the end of my life , I truly hope I have been faithful to Jehovah .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ine on page 16 ]
Al@@ so , some brothers had not comple@@ t@@ ely left be@@ h@@ ind the div@@ isi@@ ve spirit that , Paul war@@ ned , “ op@@ er@@ ates in the sons of dis@@ obedi@@ ence . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
However , Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah doub@@ t@@ less sh@@ ared their faith with those who were willing to listen .
Acc@@ ording to Bible ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gy and ful@@ filled prophe@@ ci@@ es , in the year 1914 , God’s Kingdom was esta@@ bli@@ shed in the heavens with Jesus Christ as King .
The Bible says : “ O@@ p@@ pose the Devil , and he will fle@@ e from you . ” ​ — J@@ as .
Yet , Jesus was sub@@ mis@@ sive to his parents .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , other Christians may cho@@ ose not to hold a si@@ z@@ able we@@ d@@ ding fe@@ ast or rec@@ ep@@ tion that would requi@@ re consider@@ able pl@@ an@@ ning and co@@ st .
See the article “ Di@@ d They Re@@ ally Li@@ ve That L@@ ong ? ”
Rather , it is the time to make our hearts fir@@ m , for Jehovah’s day has dra@@ wn close .
C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ T@@ R@@ Y O@@ F O@@ R@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ N : H@@ U@@ N@@ G@@ A@@ R@@ Y
Be@@ fore c@@ uring a bl@@ ind man , for instance , Jesus st@@ ressed that the heal@@ ing would take place “ in order that the works of God might be made man@@ i@@ f@@ est in his case . ” ​ — John 9 : 1 - 3 ; 11 : 1 - 4 .
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , humans do not have sou@@ ls ; rather , they are sou@@ ls .
So it should not dis@@ may us when people today re@@ ject the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message .
For example , people were not allow@@ ed to have a Bible or to read the Bible in a language they could understand .
“ You Will Ha@@ ve to Read It E@@ very Da@@ y ”
David tri@@ ed to be comple@@ t@@ ely ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in God’s law .
One night , he sent P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h a pa@@ ir of un@@ for@@ get@@ table dre@@ am@@ s .
W@@ he@@ ther we have an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of material things or not , if we fai@@ l to receive Jehovah’s blessing , it will de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely be to our spiritual de@@ tri@@ ment .
In Romans chap@@ ter 15 , Paul shows that medit@@ ating on hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al examples can help us to ad@@ just our attitude .
Although he per@@ form@@ ed many good de@@ e@@ ds for people in need , preaching about God’s Kingdom was his ma@@ in foc@@ us in life .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 8@@ 1 , 17
Paul encoura@@ ges us to be spiritual people .
Do you not ag@@ ree that Jehovah’s Witnesses are doing the same and are teaching all nations the truth ?
Jehovah Is Gre@@ ater T@@ ha@@ n Our H@@ ear@@ ts
Even though we are Christians , we are not i@@ mmu@@ ne to the problems experienced by people in gener@@ al .
They ther@@ e@@ by lost the opportunity to become part of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed .
Does that not re@@ mind you of Romans 2 : 14 ?
Consider O@@ re@@ an@@ na , an el@@ der@@ ly woman in S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , who had given up on life .
If we a@@ wak@@ en at night , what a fine opportunity we have to expres@@ s gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to God in prayer !
; B@@ ol@@ l@@ man@@ n , I .
The “ field ” that Jesus descri@@ bed in the par@@ able of the whe@@ at and the we@@ e@@ ds was not qu@@ ite ready to be har@@ v@@ ested .
On J@@ anu@@ ary 17 , 19@@ 7@@ 6 , she died at the age of 8@@ 6 .
F@@ ur@@ ther , by means of false com@@ for@@ ters , Satan s@@ ought to ‘ cr@@ us@@ h Job with words , ’ first in@@ sin@@ u@@ ating that he must have com@@ mit@@ ted some serious sin and then direc@@ tly con@@ dem@@ ning him as a wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er .
This is un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly one reason why the mo@@ der@@ n child - care in@@ du@@ str@@ y has gro@@ wn so ra@@ pi@@ dly .
Why did God put “ et@@ er@@ n@@ ity ” in our hearts ?
De@@ al@@ ers who knew the value of the co@@ di@@ ces might well have t@@ or@@ n them up to sel@@ l se@@ par@@ ate par@@ ts to different bu@@ y@@ ers .
And we may not real@@ ize what has happened until after we have ac@@ ted un@@ wis@@ ely .
In s@@ light contr@@ ast , at Revelation 21 : 1 , the apostle John evid@@ ently dre@@ w on the rend@@ ering of Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 17 in the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t , which , as no@@ ted , con@@ ta@@ ined the Greek word for “ heaven ” in the sing@@ ul@@ ar form .
Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous elders make sure that no@@ ne in the congregation are over@@ loo@@ ked . The el@@ der@@ ly and the in@@ fir@@ m receive help to be present for the occasi@@ on .
Go@@ od conduct is a th@@ ir@@ d way .
Re@@ call Paul’s encourag@@ ing words after he ur@@ ged Timothy to make advan@@ c@@ ement : “ Pa@@ y con@@ st@@ ant attention to yourself and to your teaching .
How does faithful end@@ ur@@ ance for@@ ti@@ fy hope ? Abraham kept his hope sure by obe@@ ying Jehovah imp@@ lic@@ it@@ ly , even when doing so was difficult .
Ther@@ e@@ after we were assign@@ ed to a number of Fr@@ en@@ ch - speaking are@@ as in the pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce .
In any case , tra@@ dition has it that about 7@@ 2 Jewish scho@@ l@@ ars were involved in that first written transl@@ ation of the Scriptures from Hebrew into Greek .
After his resurrection , Jesus appe@@ ared to two of his disciples and spoke to them about Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es .
The same principles apply to Christian elders .
In Ju@@ ne 199@@ 3 , Jehovah’s Witnesses were leg@@ ally reg@@ is@@ tered with the govern@@ ment of S@@ ã@@ o T@@ om@@ é and P@@ r@@ í@@ n@@ ci@@ pe , thus br@@ ing@@ ing to a close a long and often difficult chap@@ ter of the hist@@ ory of Jehovah’s Witnesses on these is@@ lands .
What example shows that the use of human writ@@ ers gives the Bible tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous war@@ m@@ th and appe@@ al ?
C@@ i@@ vi@@ c C@@ en@@ ter C@@ ol@@ is@@ e@@ u@@ m , 7@@ 10 W@@ il@@ li@@ am@@ son R@@ d . N@@ E
A tur@@ ning point came when she medit@@ ated on a s@@ crip@@ ture that was used at one of our meetings and that she con@@ ne@@ cted with other Bible ver@@ ses .
Some spirit - anointed women were gr@@ anted mirac@@ ul@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts , such as the gift of pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ying .
After the apostles , who ac@@ ted as “ a rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t ” against the apost@@ as@@ y , began f@@ all@@ ing as@@ le@@ ep in death , many Christians f@@ ell as@@ le@@ ep spiritually .
( King James V@@ er@@ sion ; Rev@@ ised St@@ and@@ ard ; New In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational V@@ er@@ sion ; Jerusalem Bible ) Such rend@@ er@@ ings could make it appe@@ ar that Satan has un@@ li@@ mit@@ ed ability to k@@ ill anyone he cho@@ o@@ ses .
How did Noah and his family demonstr@@ ate faith and godly fear ?
The apostle Paul was physi@@ c@@ ally be@@ at@@ en more than once because he faith@@ fully car@@ ri@@ ed out his ministry .
But if Jesus is God , who said those things from heaven ?
No more food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges .
F@@ ur@@ ther , we benefit great@@ ly from being part of the earth - wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od that Jehovah supp@@ lies with spiritual food by means of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
U@@ ne@@ mp@@ loy@@ ment and other e@@ con@@ om@@ ic har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps af@@ fect milli@@ ons .
Al@@ ban@@ i@@ a@@ ’s n@@ atur@@ al beau@@ ty r@@ ang@@ es from j@@ ag@@ ged m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s in the far nor@@ th to long , wh@@ ite san@@ dy be@@ ach@@ es in the sou@@ th on the Ad@@ ri@@ ati@@ c .
The brothers “ arrang@@ ed for Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s and some others of them to go up to the apostles and older men in Jerusalem regarding this dis@@ pu@@ te . ”
You can show kindness when ill@@ ness str@@ ik@@ es a co@@ work@@ er or his family
So@@ on ​ — A Da@@ y of How@@ ling !
They stri@@ ve to imitate Jehovah in their deal@@ ings with him .
However , there is a s@@ ource of tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy information on every important fac@@ et of living that can help you to enjoy a sa@@ f@@ er , more secu@@ re life .
Tru@@ e , as James 4 : 14 says : “ You do not know what your life will be t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w . ”
Do not ju@@ dge by the small number that respon@@ ded .
Yes , Jehovah’s purpose with reg@@ ard to “ the Israel of God ” is being ful@@ filled in a mar@@ vel@@ ous way .
E@@ mp@@ er@@ or Wor@@ ship
Solomon continu@@ es to show that doing things Jehovah’s way is in our best inter@@ ests .
Con@@ ven@@ tion rel@@ eas@@ es
By our conduct .
D@@ ad was baptized , and he married Mo@@ m si@@ x months later , in Ju@@ ne 19@@ 31 .
Davi@@ d’s li@@ a@@ is@@ on with B@@ ath - she@@ ba pro@@ duc@@ ed a son .
Fir@@ st , because Jehovah kno@@ ws all the fac@@ ts involved and we do not , we should be mo@@ des@@ t when consider@@ ing God’s actions .
For example , according to tra@@ dition , they were un@@ willing to for@@ give the same off@@ en@@ se more than three times .
Acc@@ ording to John 17 : 3 , Jesus said : “ This means everlasting life , their taking in knowledge of you , the only true God , and of the one whom you sent for@@ th , Jesus Christ . ”
Per@@ haps .
Jehovah’s Witnesses around the world trust in God to help them remain faithful and obedi@@ ent to him des@@ pite persecu@@ tion .
Hence , the “ fo@@ o@@ t@@ sto@@ ol ” of L@@ am@@ ent@@ ations 2 : 1 ref@@ ers to Jehovah’s house of worship , or his temple .
On and on the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans ro@@ de .
There is a differ@@ ence between following principles and leg@@ al@@ is@@ tic@@ ally obe@@ ying rul@@ es .
What , then , is the fru@@ it we must be@@ ar ?
P@@ ri@@ ests in the Ho@@ ly could not look into the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly and view the Ar@@ k , over which God pres@@ ented himself .
As you gre@@ w older , you came to appreci@@ ate that they had your inter@@ ests at heart .
Rather , he experienced fir@@ s@@ th@@ and the life of or@@ din@@ ary people .
The ans@@ wers to these questions can help us to ev@@ alu@@ ate our own relationship with Jehovah .
Jesus spoke of that govern@@ ment in this well - known prayer : “ Let your Kingdom come .
For they are life to those fin@@ ding them and health to all their flesh .
The origin@@ al - language word for “ h@@ ate ” can car@@ ry the thought of being “ one who is an enem@@ y . ”
Jehovah con@@ sen@@ ted to their ple@@ as .
There I me@@ t sisters with whom I had been in cam@@ p and whom I had not seen for over 50 years !
It was just war . . .
“ They don@@ ’t fi@@ ght for their country , ” another ad@@ ds .
Why do God’s servants have a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly great responsi@@ bility to up@@ hold what is true ?
9 : 4 ; John 1 : 4@@ 7 .
Yet , he was very s@@ or@@ ry about what he had done , and God for@@ gave him .
Then Jehovah form@@ ed a new nation , a spiritual one , “ the Israel of God . ”
Ha@@ ve any se@@ al in@@ s@@ crip@@ tions of Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n or his family members been found ?
It took faith and courage to put out Kingdom Ne@@ ws . ”
That expres@@ sion , “ son of , ” can be under@@ sto@@ od as “ son - in - law of . ”
I learned to love God .
Many situ@@ ations in life pro@@ vo@@ ke ne@@ g@@ ative re@@ actions .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , Jesus had no proble@@ m with recogn@@ iz@@ ing and accep@@ ting God’s he@@ ad@@ ship over him .
D@@ r . James D@@ ob@@ son wrote in The S@@ tr@@ ong - W@@ il@@ led Ch@@ il@@ d ( 19@@ 7@@ 8 ) : “ Cor@@ por@@ al p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment in the hands of a loving par@@ ent is a teaching to@@ ol by which har@@ m@@ ful be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or is in@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted . ”
The so@@ ft a@@ utu@@ m@@ n ra@@ ins had be@@ gu@@ n to f@@ all , and f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers were out p@@ low@@ ing their fi@@ el@@ ds .
On one of our tri@@ ps to a re@@ mo@@ te are@@ a in S@@ y@@ ri@@ a , we me@@ t op@@ position from a local bi@@ sh@@ op .
Matthew 5 : 27 , 28
J@@ on@@ a@@ than used war@@ f@@ are and di@@ pl@@ om@@ ac@@ y to per@@ su@@ a@@ de the S@@ ele@@ u@@ ci@@ ds to ap@@ point him as high pri@@ est .
* What do we learn from these words ? ​ — 1 Timothy 2 : 9 , 10 .
They are not disciples or followers of any man .
I@@ t’s also called the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al .
However , “ the wicked are not like that . ”
Does Ne@@ u@@ tr@@ ality H@@ in@@ der Christian Lo@@ ve ?
Jeremiah did not bo@@ w to pres@@ sure to water down God’s message
What a@@ wa@@ ited those ze@@ al@@ ous mission@@ aries ?
I could have received no greater encourag@@ ement !
In time , I also learned to pla@@ y the pi@@ an@@ o and the bas@@ s viol@@ in .
Com@@ men@@ ting concer@@ ning the second century C.E . prac@@ tice , hist@@ ori@@ an J . L . v@@ on Mo@@ sh@@ ei@@ m says that the Q@@ u@@ ar@@ to@@ deci@@ man@@ s ob@@ served the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al on N@@ is@@ an 14 because “ they consider@@ ed the example of Christ as pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ing the for@@ ce of a law . ”
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , not ever@@ yone in the congregations of this are@@ a is able to tra@@ v@@ el long di@@ stances .
Do not i@@ magine that Satan thought that this inf@@ ant was beau@@ ti@@ ful , cu@@ d@@ dly , or preci@@ ous .
But how can we apply these less@@ ons ?
Be@@ ing str@@ ong@@ ly influ@@ enced by P@@ l@@ at@@ o@@ ’s ide@@ as about the soul , O@@ ri@@ g@@ en “ buil@@ t into Christian do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine the whole co@@ s@@ mi@@ c dr@@ ama of the soul , which he took from P@@ l@@ at@@ o , ” ob@@ ser@@ ves the@@ olo@@ gi@@ an W@@ er@@ ner J@@ a@@ e@@ g@@ er .
There are times when God may allow us to demonstr@@ ate the dep@@ th of our concer@@ n about matters for which we pray .
By gener@@ ously giving of ourselves , we will experience the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of Proverbs 11 : 25 : “ The one fre@@ ely w@@ at@@ ering others will himself also be fre@@ ely w@@ at@@ ered . ”
From left to right : D@@ on and V@@ ir@@ g@@ in@@ ia W@@ ard , Ge@@ er@@ tru@@ i@@ da S@@ te@@ g@@ enga , Ju@@ li@@ e , and me
“ The sh@@ re@@ w@@ d one consi@@ ders his st@@ ep@@ s ” by doing re@@ sear@@ ch in the Bible and Christian public@@ ations .
The words of David at Psalm 1@@ 39 : 18@@ b se@@ em to mean that if he sp@@ ent all day until he f@@ ell as@@ le@@ ep at night coun@@ ting Jehovah’s thoughts , upon a@@ wak@@ ening in the mor@@ ning , he would still have more to coun@@ t .
Some Christians take this practic@@ al appro@@ ach : Wh@@ en@@ ever they receive a gift , they look for an opportunity to give someone el@@ se a gift .
Is Jesus su@@ gg@@ es@@ ting that when we pray we are , in effect , p@@ oun@@ ding at the do@@ or of a rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant God ?
A@@ no@@ inted Christian wi@@ ves were in no way inf@@ eri@@ or to their anointed Christian hus@@ ban@@ ds .
“ D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to God , and He Will D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to You ”
Consider how your decision will af@@ fect your conscience , how it will af@@ fect others and , a@@ bo@@ ve all , how it will af@@ fect your relationship with Jehovah . ​ — 1 Timothy 1 : 5 , 18 , 19 .
Com@@ par@@ ing the stud@@ ents to o@@ live tre@@ es , the speak@@ er said : “ Jehovah will cre@@ di@@ t you with beau@@ ty and di@@ gn@@ ity as you faith@@ fully car@@ ry out your work of Kingdom preaching in your mission@@ ary assign@@ ments . ”
Paul coura@@ ge@@ ously spoke about God’s remin@@ ders to first - century rul@@ ers .
Does not refle@@ cting on the account of the k@@ ings in the Davi@@ di@@ c l@@ ine encoura@@ ge us to imitate the examples of those who made Jehovah their confidence and avoid the conduct of those who did not ?
( b ) How does our cho@@ ice of a marriage mate invol@@ ve loy@@ al@@ ty to God ?
But I know now that I was get@@ ting an educ@@ ation .
H . M@@ ac@@ mil@@ l@@ an set a fine example in displa@@ ying mo@@ des@@ ty ?
These g@@ ates refer@@ red to the op@@ ening made in the w@@ alls of N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h by the w@@ at@@ ers of the Ti@@ gr@@ is Ri@@ ver .
C@@ ol@@ or@@ ful and succ@@ ul@@ ent fru@@ its ad@@ or@@ n a pl@@ ant .
TH@@ E world in gener@@ al pa@@ ys less and less attention to sac@@ red things .
Se@@ e@@ ing Is H@@ ear@@ ing
( b ) In what way do we demonstr@@ ate that we love Jesus ?
• What must we do to be found by Jehovah “ spo@@ t@@ less and un@@ ble@@ mi@@ shed and in peace ” ?
Th@@ ink about your wife and your little daugh@@ ter . ”
What about working where there is a greater need for Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers ?
The cur@@ se of Jehovah is on the house of the wicked one , but the a@@ bi@@ ding place of the righteous ones he bless@@ es .
G@@ et out of here ! ’ ”
We did what people living in the city of B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a did .
W@@ as E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s fer@@ v@@ ently pra@@ ying simply about the worl@@ d@@ wide body of believers or even about true worshi@@ p@@ ers all over A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or ?
The Bible reve@@ als how very close righteous men and women felt to our heavenly Father .
Al@@ so inclu@@ ded are atten@@ ding Christian meetings , vis@@ iting si@@ ck and el@@ der@@ ly fellow believers , and rend@@ ering fin@@ an@@ cial support to true worship .
In 195@@ 7 , I accepted an invit@@ ation to atten@@ d a conven@@ tion that Jehovah’s Witnesses were ho@@ l@@ ding in a st@@ adi@@ u@@ m where I had pla@@ yed ba@@ se@@ bal@@ l .
“ I attend@@ ed Ca@@ tho@@ lic and Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant ch@@ ur@@ ches , a S@@ ik@@ h temple , and a Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ist mon@@ ast@@ er@@ y , and I stu@@ died the@@ olo@@ gy at a uni@@ vers@@ ity .
“ Bro@@ thers , even though a man takes some false st@@ ep before he is a@@ ware of it , you who have spiritual qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations try to read@@ just such a man , ” ur@@ ged Paul .
The hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al and liter@@ ary value of such a book har@@ dly makes it help@@ ful to a si@@ ck person now .
O@@ ver the cen@@ tu@@ ries le@@ ading up to our Com@@ m@@ on E@@ r@@ a , men such as So@@ cr@@ ates , P@@ l@@ at@@ o , and A@@ ris@@ to@@ tle prop@@ oun@@ ded the ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es that made them fam@@ ous .
He said that it can star@@ t a man on “ a ro@@ l@@ l@@ er co@@ ast@@ er of emo@@ tions , ” from anger to re@@ sign@@ ation .
Now Per@@ la has a fi@@ ve - year - old son .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , not ever@@ yone a@@ da@@ p@@ ts to a new congregation at the same p@@ ace .
How enjo@@ y@@ able it is to receive let@@ ters from them !
In time , Le@@ o became a dist@@ ri@@ ct att@@ or@@ ne@@ y and later a cour@@ t ju@@ dge .
If so , have we consider@@ ed the pain that we might be ca@@ using ?
Yet , opportun@@ ities to me@@ et a po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al mate among fellow believers may be few .
Why has E@@ m@@ ma cho@@ s@@ en to devo@@ te her en@@ er@@ gi@@ es and a@@ bil@@ ities to help others to learn Scriptural truth ?
And a@@ bo@@ ve all , I have a heavenly Father whom I talk to every day .
Yes , un@@ like those who posed the ta@@ x question to Jesus , Je@@ ffer@@ y learned to act without hi@@ d@@ den mo@@ ti@@ ves in his deal@@ ings with both fellow Christians and n@@ on@@ believers .
For example , when the prophet A@@ ga@@ bu@@ s fore@@ told the coming of a great fam@@ ine , the disciples in the congregation of S@@ y@@ ri@@ an An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch “ determined , each of them according as anyone could af@@ for@@ d it , to s@@ end a reli@@ ef minis@@ tr@@ ation to the brothers d@@ wel@@ ling in Ju@@ de@@ a . ”
How might pres@@ sure come from some who cla@@ im to be Christians ?
T@@ e@@ aching Bible tru@@ ths streng@@ th@@ ens our faith .
M@@ ature ones do not sh@@ y away from such artic@@ les because they con@@ tain “ some things hard to understand . ”
Lu@@ do@@ vi@@ c@@ o A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o Mu@@ r@@ at@@ or@@ i ( 1@@ 6@@ 7@@ 2 - 1@@ 7@@ 50 ) , a dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed I@@ tal@@ i@@ an hist@@ ori@@ an , dis@@ co@@ vered it in the A@@ m@@ bro@@ si@@ an Li@@ br@@ ary , M@@ il@@ an , I@@ tal@@ y .
Even if cont@@ ra@@ st@@ s are not comm@@ on in some langu@@ ages or cul@@ tures , we do well to recogn@@ ize their value .
Because they were lu@@ ke@@ war@@ m , Christ was going to v@@ om@@ it them out of his m@@ ou@@ th .
• Why should our study of deep things never ce@@ ase ?
But re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that these things are temp@@ or@@ ary will help us to stay spiritually bal@@ an@@ ced and ho@@ pe@@ ful .
• What does it mean ‘ to have our per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers tra@@ ined ’ ?
S@@ p@@ en@@ ding time with my family br@@ ings me great joy
We are confid@@ ent that Jehovah is well a@@ ware of the situation and will not allow matters to go on in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely .
John and Ka@@ y had already gra@@ du@@ ated from the 1@@ 1@@ th class and were serving as mission@@ aries in N@@ or@@ ther@@ n R@@ ho@@ desi@@ a ( now Z@@ am@@ bia ) .
Jer@@ ry needed dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment to see that this attitude affe@@ cted what the gi@@ r@@ l said and did .
To him , she is as lo@@ va@@ ble and beau@@ ti@@ ful as a f@@ em@@ ale de@@ er , and as char@@ m@@ ing and gr@@ ace@@ ful as a m@@ oun@@ tain go@@ at .
In what way have overse@@ ers “ spo@@ ken the word of God ” to their fellow Christians in the first century and today ?
( b ) How did Paul’s example prove Satan a li@@ ar ?
How should we be affe@@ cted by know@@ ing that this syst@@ em@@ ’s end is near ?
When I arri@@ ved in early 194@@ 9 , the pris@@ on@@ ers were di@@ vi@@ ded into sever@@ al cam@@ ps .
Yes , God put in Moses ’ hand the means by which he could prove that his message was from Jehovah .
Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide , holy spirit has led lo@@ v@@ ers of truth to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the true God and his pur@@ pos@@ es .
For some , there may now be the opportunity to share more fully in the Christian ministry .
He explained that he and his wife could no longer get along , so they deci@@ ded to get a div@@ or@@ ce .
The po@@ li@@ ce@@ man came in , put down his bri@@ ef@@ case right on to@@ p of The Watchtower , and pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded with the sear@@ ch .
At the st@@ ation , my sisters and my parents were cr@@ ying , and so were we .
14@@ 7 : 19 , 20 . )
What an indi@@ ct@@ ment !
By holy spirit he has en@@ ab@@ led his servants to understand how Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es are being ful@@ filled .
What happened to the char@@ ge that B@@ el@@ sh@@ a@@ z@@ z@@ ar was mer@@ ely a fic@@ t@@ iti@@ ous char@@ ac@@ ter ?
En@@ courage others to “ do the work of an ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er ”
Rather than un@@ fai@@ r@@ ly re@@ stri@@ ct us , they benefit us .
What is the great@@ est gift that God has ever given us ?
When vie@@ wed from the stan@@ d@@ point of prophecy , its de@@ ta@@ il@@ s are re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble .
Then he asked : “ Y@@ oung children , you do not have anything to e@@ at , do you ? ”
S@@ te@@ pp@@ ing off the pl@@ ane , we were im@@ medi@@ ately imp@@ ressed by the col@@ ors .
However , when Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on did not occ@@ ur by the time they expe@@ cted , they became di@@ sh@@ ear@@ ten@@ ed .
And , of course , I respect his free will and leave the matter in Jehovah’s hands . ”
The faith of these K@@ o@@ re@@ an Witnesses was t@@ ested for their stand on the is@@ sue of Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality
Why wa@@ it ?
Yet , the Bible or Bible - based public@@ ations may not provide a de@@ fin@@ ite rule , and even if we are given one , it might not be a bl@@ an@@ ke@@ t gu@@ i@@ de for all times and under all circumstances .
That si@@ gn would mar@@ k “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ” and lead to the time when “ the end will come . ”
To remain spiritually strong , we can use all the pro@@ v@@ isions that Jehovah gives us through his earthly congregation .
( b ) M@@ en@@ tion something you look for@@ ward to as God fulfill@@ s his promises .
Bro@@ ther C@@ o@@ v@@ il@@ le@@ ’s life st@@ ory appe@@ ared in The Watchtower of Mar@@ ch 15 , 19@@ 6@@ 1 .
H@@ ouse - to - H@@ ouse Wit@@ ness@@ ing on S@@ aba
1@@ 12 : 6 , 9 .
• How might you help a Christian who stu@@ mb@@ led and became in@@ ac@@ tive ?
A gover@@ ning body was form@@ ed at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st of 33 C.E . , more than 18 cen@@ tu@@ ries before the Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a cor@@ por@@ ation came into ex@@ ist@@ ence .
Who gives Jesus the authority to con@@ qu@@ er ?
After all , he did not ask God for more we@@ ap@@ ons .
But what could David , a m@@ ere you@@ th , do about it ?
A te@@ en@@ ag@@ er@@ ’s scho@@ ol@@ ing can also help him to keep en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment in its place .
L@@ ater , my wife , who did not share my beli@@ ef@@ s , sent me a par@@ c@@ el and a no@@ te that said : “ I am sen@@ ding you these c@@ ak@@ es , and I hope that you get as si@@ ck as your children . ”
Do you at times find it hard to maintain your joy in Jehovah’s service ?
When you thus pon@@ der the spiritual needs of those around you , does not your heart move you to want to do all you can to tell them about God’s loving purpose ?
As for the si@@ ck , the Bible promises : “ No re@@ si@@ d@@ ent will say : ‘ I am si@@ ck . ’ ”
During his earthly ministry , he resur@@ rec@@ ted three people ​ — the son of a wi@@ do@@ w in Na@@ in , the daugh@@ ter of the pre@@ si@@ ding of@@ fic@@ er of a sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e , and his close friend La@@ z@@ ar@@ us .
Still , God allow@@ ed Saul to continue rul@@ ing for many years .
In fact , Jesus even l@@ in@@ ked being happy with being persecu@@ ted as Christians !
The accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing Bible - based ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation that life is sac@@ red because ‘ with God is the s@@ ource of life ’ per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed her to keep her ba@@ by .
S@@ ev@@ en@@ te@@ en chap@@ ters con@@ tain beau@@ ti@@ ful full - page pi@@ c@@ tures of Bi@@ bli@@ cal s@@ cen@@ es .
I@@ m@@ mor@@ tal S@@ ou@@ l ? 7 / 15
The ma@@ y@@ or even gave Na@@ than the ke@@ y to the city .
T@@ ry to commun@@ ic@@ ate .
What congregation responsi@@ bil@@ ities does he have , and how does he h@@ and@@ le them ?
P@@ r@@ in@@ ci@@ ples can act like a com@@ pas@@ s .
When they left at the end of the ass@@ em@@ bly , we all had te@@ ars in our eyes .
We can be as@@ sur@@ ed that obedi@@ ent humans will continue to be f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ated by Jehovah’s cre@@ ative works .
The Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents soon learned that they could not worship God along with those who were part of false religion . ​ — Read 2 Corinthians 6 : 14 .
Be on gu@@ ard .
The sheep , in effect , t@@ est the c@@ all@@ er@@ ’s vo@@ ice , com@@ par@@ ing it with the shepher@@ d’s vo@@ ice .
You may have ob@@ served from the fore@@ going that the letter to the Hebrews , Pet@@ er@@ ’s two let@@ ters , and that of James are not mentioned in this c@@ at@@ al@@ o@@ g of au@@ th@@ enti@@ c Bible boo@@ ks .
They are a loving gift from him .
Jehovah had said that our origin@@ al parents would “ positi@@ vely die ” if they ate from the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad .
How did the apostle Peter expla@@ in the form@@ ation of the new spiritual nation ?
In those con@@ vers@@ ations between God and Satan , was Jehovah speaking to an evil qu@@ ality within himself ?
Moses was a re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative of God .
“ Although bey@@ ond hope , yet based on hope he had faith , that he might become the father of many nations . ”
How important it is for us not to give up but to put peace a@@ head of pri@@ de , as did Abraham , and seek the inter@@ ests of others ! ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 5 ; James 3 : 17 .
Ch@@ il@@ dren need to be reas@@ sur@@ ed that they are valu@@ ed as uni@@ que members of the family .
Se@@ cul@@ ar emp@@ loy@@ ment should never become so important that it over@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ ws our service to Jehovah .
An@@ y one of us could su@@ d@@ den@@ ly find ourselves fac@@ ing the blood is@@ sue .
And we also need to tra@@ in them to preach and teach the good news .
For example , some married cou@@ ples may qu@@ ali@@ fy for mission@@ ary tra@@ ining to be sent out to preach in a fore@@ ign land .
It seem@@ s that Peter did not s@@ tic@@ k close to John ; nor did he try to get in@@ side the house to stand at his Ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s side .
In what way is Jehovah’s power demonstr@@ ated ?
However , few people know the name W@@ es@@ sel G@@ ans@@ fort .
Even though many worshipp@@ ed false go@@ ds after the F@@ lood , some faithful men continued to honor Jehovah .
The we@@ e@@ ds den@@ o@@ te false Christians .
But they did not ce@@ ase to rejo@@ ice in Jehovah .
We are happy to see this prophecy being ful@@ filled today !
That same knowledge now prote@@ cts me from f@@ all@@ ing vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m to his influ@@ ence . ”
You could wr@@ ite about the dec@@ eas@@ ed ​ — an experience you sh@@ ared in comm@@ on or a tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed qu@@ ality of the individu@@ al .
( a ) To whom did Jesus direc@@ t a war@@ ning , and why ?
When sh@@ a@@ ·@@ ma@@ ʹ@@ y@@ im is pre@@ ce@@ ded by the de@@ fin@@ ite article ( liter@@ ally , “ the heavens ” ) , the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation al@@ most inv@@ ari@@ ab@@ ly rend@@ ers it “ heavens , ” as at Isaiah 6@@ 6 : 22 .
What is the con@@ dition of the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant today ?
The l@@ ist of such activities is con@@ stan@@ tly get@@ ting longer , and the number of those par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in them , greater .
E@@ R@@ A@@ S@@ MU@@ S ’ f@@ on@@ des@@ t hope was that ever@@ yone could read and understand the Scriptures .
Who today are gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying God by main@@ tain@@ ing fine conduct ?
How did it become evid@@ ent that Jehovah’s light would shin@@ e on others b@@ es@@ id@@ es the anointed ?
L@@ ater , E@@ mp@@ er@@ or Ju@@ li@@ an pl@@ an@@ ned to re@@ buil@@ d the temple .
Ther@@ efore , in@@ stead of tr@@ ying to st@@ em the f@@ low of te@@ ars , allow time for the sur@@ vi@@ ving sp@@ ouse to expres@@ s his or her g@@ ri@@ ef . ​ — Genesis 37 : 34 , 35 ; Job 10 : 1 .
As we read the de@@ ta@@ iled account of the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l F@@ lood pre@@ served in a rec@@ ord kept by Noah , we can be certain that it is a gen@@ u@@ ine hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al do@@ cum@@ ent .
On a very co@@ ld day four months later , O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 1 , 19@@ 40 , I was baptized in a pon@@ d out@@ side of Ch@@ att@@ ano@@ o@@ ga .
Just as God cle@@ ans@@ ed Cana@@ an , he will soon cle@@ an@@ se the enti@@ re earth and give it to those who do his will .
We love him with all our heart , mind , and strength
For one thing , it contribu@@ tes to a greater sense of accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment and purpose in life .
Mo@@ st effe@@ ctive is a do@@ cum@@ ent that is sign@@ ed and wit@@ ness@@ ed .
While se@@ cul@@ ar hist@@ ory provi@@ des no evidence of this des@@ ol@@ ation , we can be confid@@ ent that it took place because Jehovah is the F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ er of prophecy . ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 11 .
The good news is that we do not have to r@@ ely on human ing@@ en@@ u@@ ity to sol@@ ve this long - standing proble@@ m .
Still , I felt that it was my responsi@@ bility to care for our parents .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al matu@@ r@@ ity also br@@ ings succ@@ ess after marriage .
He told the Israelites , who had been tre@@ ated c@@ ru@@ el@@ ly in Egy@@ pt , not to mal@@ tre@@ at the under@@ privile@@ ged .
“ For 20 years I sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der@@ ed the bul@@ k of this responsi@@ bility , even though I am one of si@@ x si@@ bl@@ ings .
“ The sons of my own mother gre@@ w ang@@ ry with me , ” she says . “ They appointed me the keep@@ er of the v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds . ”
In order to me@@ et our ob@@ lig@@ ations , we set pri@@ or@@ ities and pl@@ an our sc@@ he@@ du@@ le care@@ fully .
The inc@@ en@@ se offered by the Jewish nation was off@@ en@@ sive to Jehovah when they were at the same time eng@@ ag@@ ing in ac@@ ts of false worship and f@@ ill@@ ing their hands with b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed .
Let us discus@@ s fi@@ ve of the spiritual building b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks for a strong and lasting marriage .
S@@ ever@@ al years pas@@ sed before Eli@@ j@@ ah showed himself to A@@ ha@@ b and told him to ga@@ ther the people and the Ba@@ al prophe@@ ts to M@@ ount C@@ ar@@ me@@ l .
They knew of my past viol@@ ent , ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or , yet they still wel@@ com@@ ed me war@@ m@@ ly and lo@@ v@@ ingly into their compan@@ y .
In 19@@ 60 , we began serving at the P@@ u@@ er@@ to R@@ ic@@ o branch , which was lo@@ c@@ ated in a small house in S@@ an@@ tur@@ ce , S@@ an Ju@@ an .
Christians do more than accept the truth of God’s Word .
L@@ ess than a century after the Christian congregation was esta@@ bli@@ shed , a fore@@ told apost@@ as@@ y began to devel@@ op .
How could the circumstances of Moses ’ up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing have affe@@ cted the man he turned out to be ?
If an emp@@ loy@@ er wants us to do something di@@ sh@@ on@@ est , we mu@@ ster up courage to ad@@ here to God’s direc@@ tions ​ — and Jehovah always bless@@ es such a course .
He told his listen@@ ers : “ If , then , you are br@@ ing@@ ing your gift to the al@@ ta@@ r and you there remember that your brother has something against you , leave your gift there in fr@@ on@@ t of the al@@ ta@@ r , and go away ; first make your peace with your brother , and then , when you have come back , offer up your gift . ”
How can appreci@@ ating Jehovah in his ro@@ le as our Re@@ war@@ der help us fi@@ ght feelings of doubt ?
It may if you have been acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to living with ad@@ vers@@ ity .
We know that soon all true worshipp@@ ers will face the fore@@ told att@@ ack of Go@@ g of Ma@@ go@@ g and the “ fear - inspi@@ ring day of Jehovah . ”
D@@ U@@ R@@ IN@@ G a preaching t@@ our thr@@ ough@@ out Gal@@ ile@@ e , Jesus and his disciples bo@@ ar@@ ded a bo@@ at to with@@ draw into a l@@ on@@ ely place .
on page 22 . )
Di@@ d the Father ex@@ ist before the Son , as E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us believ@@ ed ?
• What m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous events li@@ e a@@ head ?
In these last days , disa@@ st@@ ers often str@@ ike without war@@ ning .
“ I am so happy , ” she says , “ that my husband helped me to ra@@ ise him . ”
Un@@ like ambi@@ ti@@ ous Ab@@ sal@@ om , Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i wis@@ ely displa@@ yed mo@@ des@@ ty . ​ — Proverbs 11 : 2 .
* Th@@ an@@ k@@ fully , the Bible or por@@ tions of it have now been transl@@ ated into ne@@ arly 3@@ ,000 langu@@ ages .
But even some of those who do not like our message respect us for our work .
The succ@@ ess of the house - to - house ministry does not dep@@ end sol@@ ely on the respon@@ se of people in the ter@@ rit@@ ory .
The experience of the prophet J@@ on@@ ah of the n@@ in@@ th century B.C.E . provi@@ des a less@@ on on the matter .
Consider the example of 39 - year - old John , who was di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with a r@@ are can@@ c@@ er .
Many Christian fi@@ sh@@ er@@ men have ob@@ ta@@ ined a fine c@@ atch after years of work in seem@@ ingly ba@@ r@@ re@@ n w@@ at@@ ers .
( Jeremiah 1 : 1 – 20 : 18 )
How do the Scriptures high@@ light the uni@@ qu@@ en@@ ess of Jesus ?
In fact , just end@@ uring school became a ma@@ j@@ or chall@@ enge .
The place that their son or daugh@@ ter once occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed in their hearts is now emp@@ ty .
Gi@@ ve a Scriptural example to show how the support of fellow believers can help us to stand fir@@ m .
In 19@@ 37 some Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents called at Á@@ d@@ á@@ m@@ ’s home , and he at once showed interest in their message .
The pro@@ vision of vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary ser@@ vi@@ tu@@ de provided a fo@@ reg@@ le@@ am of the ty@@ pe of sla@@ very that true Christians are under .
Un@@ der God’s Kingdom K@@ in@@ dness Will P@@ re@@ va@@ il
S@@ u conc@@ essi@@ one de@@ l M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ o per i B@@ en@@ i e le A@@ t@@ ti@@ vit@@ à C@@ ul@@ tur@@ al@@ i .
So they streng@@ th@@ ened their hands for the good work . ”
But for us , he ho@@ l@@ ds out the hope of deli@@ ver@@ ance . ​ — P@@ s .
Jesus knew that Peter loved him .
He had to leave be@@ h@@ ind his pre@@ vi@@ ous emp@@ loy@@ ment , the com@@ forts of home , and the fre@@ e@@ dom to tra@@ v@@ el ​ — until the death of the high pri@@ est .
The following year , the three of us dedic@@ ated our lives to Jehovah and got baptized .
But I was determined not to pul@@ l away from Jehovah .
Hence , they inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ated the heal@@ ed man , then his parents , and then the man again .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 28 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 7@@ 2 , 6@@ 3
Christian parents real@@ ize that their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s spiritual needs are par@@ tly filled by what they learn at the meetings .
Yet , they are end@@ uring , and we great@@ ly appreci@@ ate their pres@@ ence and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation .
He se@@ es past our mis@@ takes and per@@ c@@ ei@@ ves our real po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al .
Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard Your N@@ ame , 9 / 15
On May 10 , 19@@ 25 , Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d deli@@ vered his le@@ c@@ ture through an inter@@ pre@@ ter at the No@@ ve@@ da@@ des The@@ ater in Bar@@ c@@ el@@ ona .
This was a loving arrang@@ ement in be@@ half of the po@@ or , the ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ents , the or@@ ph@@ ans , and the wi@@ do@@ ws .
Lu@@ car@@ is ’ fo@@ es , main@@ ly the J@@ es@@ u@@ its and the all - powerful and fe@@ ar@@ some pa@@ p@@ al C@@ ongreg@@ ati@@ o de Pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda F@@ i@@ de ( C@@ ongreg@@ ation for the Pro@@ pa@@ g@@ ation of the Fa@@ ith ) , kept s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ing and p@@ lo@@ t@@ ting against him .
How ? 7 / 1
When Jesus re@@ vie@@ wed vital requi@@ re@@ ments of God’s Law , the man respon@@ ded that he was already meeting these .
Des@@ pite her famili@@ ar@@ ity with the Bible , she had many un@@ ans@@ wer@@ ed Bible questions .
21 : 12 ; 22 : 16 - 18 ; 28 : 14 ; 2 Sa@@ m .
In the f@@ our@@ th century , S@@ al@@ am@@ is was de@@ va@@ stated by a seri@@ es of earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es , and never again did it ac@@ hi@@ eve its form@@ er glory .
Since then , that city had become a cen@@ ter of false worship .
He vie@@ wed David as more than someone who had kil@@ led the Phil@@ ist@@ ine ch@@ am@@ pi@@ on Go@@ li@@ ath and many more of I@@ t@@ ta@@ i@@ ’s coun@@ tr@@ y@@ men .
P@@ re@@ vi@@ ously , he had not wanted the Witnesses to vis@@ it his home .
It may have taken Jesus just 20 min@@ ut@@ es to deli@@ ver that ser@@ m@@ on .
T@@ re@@ asure Your Gi@@ ft of F@@ ree Will , J@@ an .
U@@ sing the expres@@ sion “ the Christ , ” the t@@ it@@ le pre@@ ce@@ ded by the de@@ fin@@ ite article , is another way to emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze Jesus ’ of@@ fice as the Messi@@ ah . ​ — Acts 5 : 4@@ 2 .
To@@ o H@@ i@@ gh a P@@ ri@@ ce
16 : 12 - 14 .
When Jehovah fre@@ ed the Israelites from Egy@@ pt , they saw him per@@ form many am@@ a@@ z@@ ing mirac@@ les .
The three travel@@ ed together , wal@@ king many mil@@ es , and then they bo@@ ar@@ ded a bo@@ at .
In the following four artic@@ les , we will consider what God tel@@ ls us about his interest in individuals and how he has sh@@ own such interest in real people just like you .
And this was done re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly , for , in time , 20 four - part se@@ ts were pre@@ pared .
To a H@@ in@@ du , yo@@ ga is a te@@ ch@@ ni@@ que or a discipl@@ ine that lea@@ ds to uni@@ on with a great su@@ per@@ n@@ atur@@ al for@@ ce or spirit .
Does An@@ yone K@@ now the An@@ s@@ wer ?
Thus Jesus ra@@ ised the moral stan@@ d@@ ard for his followers .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , God likely en@@ sur@@ ed that the bo@@ dies of Moses and Jesus were bey@@ ond the re@@ ach of such a@@ bu@@ ses . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 34 : 5 , 6 ; Luke 24 : 3 - 6 ; Ju@@ de 9 .
“ D@@ ra@@ w close to God , ” the Scriptures say , “ and he will draw close to you . ”
Indeed , I have lived to see that very thing ha@@ p@@ pen not only in Z@@ am@@ bia but thr@@ ough@@ out the world .
It is accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed by preaching and teaching the Word of God .
The man who sh@@ ared the c@@ ell with me was no@@ ne other than the form@@ er gover@@ nor of U@@ pp@@ er Au@@ stri@@ a , D@@ r . He@@ in@@ rich G@@ le@@ is@@ s@@ ner . D@@ r .
Jehovah’s Word provi@@ des un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing comfort .
It must have been very com@@ for@@ ting to Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s serv@@ ant to hear La@@ ba@@ n and Be@@ th@@ u@@ el say : “ From Jehovah this thing has is@@ su@@ ed . ”
“ Un@@ like bi@@ olo@@ g@@ ists , l@@ ing@@ u@@ ists do not have fo@@ s@@ s@@ il@@ s to gu@@ i@@ de them through the past . ”
Rather , the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s ma@@ in go@@ al is to cap@@ ture his qu@@ ar@@ ry ali@@ ve and use the person as he se@@ es f@@ it . ​ — Read 2 Timothy 2 : 24 - 26 .
An@@ y un@@ clean prac@@ tice cons@@ titu@@ tes a dis@@ regarding of that spirit , and that can have disa@@ str@@ ous con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
Mo@@ re@@ over , having confidence in Jehovah’s promised blessings is ess@@ enti@@ al to having a good relationship with him .
( b ) What is the prop@@ er view of our place in God’s arrang@@ ement ?
“ S@@ pe@@ ak of them , ” the Bible ex@@ hor@@ ts , “ when you si@@ t in your house and when you walk on the ro@@ ad and when you li@@ e down and when you get up . ”
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons , however , are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that the dead live on as spi@@ r@@ its .
There they told wicked King H@@ er@@ od that they were loo@@ king for a child who was to become king of the Jews .
Sa@@ ys Ca@@ thy : “ To see close up such am@@ a@@ z@@ ing gro@@ w@@ th and to share in br@@ ing@@ ing in the har@@ v@@ est makes my da@@ ily life bu@@ z@@ z with exc@@ it@@ ement ! ”
You will experience the inc@@ reas@@ ed happiness that comes from giving to others .
If we do not control our emo@@ tions , we may keep feel@@ ing ang@@ ry and may even star@@ t feel@@ ing h@@ at@@ red for someone .
When I rel@@ ated to the others with me how I got my ra@@ di@@ o back , an el@@ der in the group asked me , “ S@@ te@@ ph@@ en , what would you have done if you had ca@@ ught up with him ? ”
M@@ ore than 26 cen@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o , Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar set up an en@@ or@@ m@@ ous i@@ ma@@ ge of go@@ ld and dec@@ re@@ ed that all f@@ all down and worship it .
Today , Jehovah has a prophe@@ t@@ like group of servants who@@ se work is similar to that of Jeremiah .
How can you draw people into con@@ vers@@ ations about religious matters ?
Since false religion r@@ an r@@ am@@ p@@ ant in Babyl@@ on@@ ia , how did God’s people sur@@ vi@@ ve spiritually during their 70 - year ex@@ ile there from 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . to 5@@ 37 B.C.E . ?
I was so encoura@@ ged to read this answer from the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy : “ We see ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely no reason why you should dis@@ continue transl@@ ation work in the Tu@@ valu@@ an language .
You will stand out as ref@@ re@@ shin@@ g@@ ly different , truly a praise to Jehovah ​ — the one ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary in kindness .
Why not discus@@ s your pl@@ ans with some of them ?
With that , Je@@ h@@ u dre@@ w his bo@@ w and sh@@ o@@ t Jeho@@ ra@@ m through the heart .
At congregation meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions arrang@@ ed by “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” you ob@@ ta@@ ined knowledge that will lead to everlasting life on a par@@ adise earth without pain and suffering .
She was l@@ ying in bed , s@@ w@@ ol@@ le@@ n and co@@ vered with b@@ ru@@ ises .
And how can parents work with Jehovah to mo@@ ld their children ?
She rel@@ ates : “ At first , I stru@@ gg@@ led to learn the local language , to ad@@ just to the hu@@ mi@@ d c@@ li@@ mate , and to cop@@ e with mal@@ ari@@ a , am@@ o@@ e@@ ba@@ s , and par@@ as@@ iti@@ c wor@@ ms .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jesus said : “ W@@ ho@@ ever wants to sa@@ ve his soul will lo@@ se it ; but who@@ ever lo@@ ses his soul for my s@@ ake will find it .
N@@ early two th@@ ous@@ and years ag@@ o , Jesus st@@ ressed that important princi@@ ple of human rel@@ ations in his fam@@ ous Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount .
“ Why , then , should you li@@ ft y@@ ourselves up a@@ bo@@ ve the congregation of Jehovah ? ”
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing this , an ang@@ el re@@ pri@@ man@@ ded the apostle John for at@@ temp@@ ting to worship him , saying : “ D@@ on@@ ’t do that . . .
A “ F@@ al@@ se Pro@@ p@@ he@@ t ” in Par@@ ag@@ u@@ a@@ y
He high@@ ligh@@ ted the value of having a good spiritual di@@ et in order to remain f@@ it to rend@@ er sac@@ red service .
In the end , each did what she wanted to do .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of Revelation ​ — I
That is also a good thing for us and our con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries to do .
You can find them in the congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide .
Jehovah Is the Per@@ fect Ju@@ dge
I@@ ng@@ er@@ sol@@ l put it this way : “ Mo@@ st people can be@@ ar ad@@ vers@@ ity .
I am gr@@ ate@@ ful for the col@@ le@@ ctive effort of all who have been willing to wr@@ ite no@@ tes , learn si@@ gn language , and help inter@@ pre@@ t for me as best they could .
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ately , A@@ sa was told : “ You have ac@@ ted fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ly in this matter ; from now on there will be w@@ ars against you . ”
E@@ ach of us car@@ ri@@ ed some 1@@ 00 p@@ oun@@ ds ( 50 k@@ g ) . ”
For Jehovah’s Witnesses , preaching in the c@@ ities and low@@ land are@@ as has been relati@@ vely eas@@ y and effe@@ ctive .
You did ex@@ ac@@ tly what the Bible encoura@@ ges us to do : “ Ke@@ ep sear@@ ch@@ ing ” for understanding .
‘ It is no won@@ der , ’ someone might say .
3 They O@@ ffered Th@@ em@@ selves W@@ ill@@ ingly ​ — In Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r
Si@@ mil@@ arly , it takes strong effort to res@@ ist the lu@@ re of por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
She made se@@ cre@@ t po@@ c@@ ke@@ ts in Fa@@ ther’s clo@@ th@@ es and two gi@@ r@@ d@@ les in which she and I could dis@@ cre@@ et@@ ly car@@ ry small Bible study a@@ i@@ ds .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ating love and other godly qualities will pre@@ v@@ ent us from doing un@@ kind and sin@@ ful things . ​ — 2 P@@ et .
Hence , personal prayers may t@@ ou@@ ch vi@@ r@@ tually every fac@@ et of life .
Jehovah “ Is Not Par@@ ti@@ al , ” 6 / 1
M@@ ore important , the beau@@ ti@@ ful expres@@ sions of praise in Mar@@ y’s s@@ ong reve@@ al that she was a spiritual person who had a good knowledge of the Scriptures .
J@@ ack , who lives in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , so@@ ld his large home and bu@@ sin@@ ess because he knew that doing so would make it possible for him to pioneer with his wife .
Still , the expres@@ sion “ congregation ” was app@@ lied to some such grou@@ ps .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a sp@@ an of si@@ x days , C@@ am@@ il@@ le , our 22 - mon@@ th - old daugh@@ ter , develop@@ ed a high f@@ ever and died .
If we feel out@@ done by someone whom we ad@@ mi@@ re and we try to den@@ i@@ gr@@ ate or cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze him , e@@ mul@@ ation would be de@@ gra@@ ded to en@@ v@@ y .
Those faithful Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents were true Christian whe@@ at .
How can com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate listen@@ ing help us to re@@ ach people with the good news ?
( a ) When Jesus re@@ turned to heaven , what did he leave be@@ h@@ ind on earth ?
This would result in their “ si@@ gh@@ ing . ”
How did Christ act as Le@@ ad@@ er during his earthly ministry ?
Adam and E@@ ve and all their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing had the pro@@ spe@@ ct of et@@ er@@ n@@ al life in happiness .
You have ca@@ used many to stu@@ m@@ ble in the law . You have ru@@ ined the covenant of L@@ ev@@ i . . .
On the other hand , a number of Jewish Christians accepted that Christ’s sacrifice fre@@ ed them from re@@ stri@@ ctions they had ob@@ served before be@@ coming Christians .
God’s servants learn that it is very important to love God and other people .
He wrote : “ I . . . consider all things to be lo@@ ss on account of the exc@@ el@@ ling value of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord . ”
From 19@@ 19 through 19@@ 31 , Kingdom light sh@@ one b@@ righ@@ ter and b@@ righ@@ ter as these ones c@@ ast off the rema@@ ining sh@@ ac@@ k@@ les of Babyl@@ on@@ ish thinking .
When John saw the “ great crow@@ d ” rend@@ ering sac@@ red service in Jehovah’s temple , in which part of the temple were they doing this ? ​ — Revelation 7 : 9 - 15 .
18 , 19 . ( a ) How do the members of the “ great crow@@ d ” show that they share Jehovah’s view of sac@@ red things ?
But this requi@@ res di@@ lig@@ ent effort and ear@@ n@@ est prayer for ‘ deli@@ ver@@ ance from the wicked one . ’ ​ — Mat@@ t .
“ Pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda ” is de@@ f@@ ined by The New En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a as “ the syst@@ em@@ ati@@ c effort to man@@ ip@@ ul@@ ate other pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s beli@@ ef@@ s , attitu@@ des , or actions . ”
His Word off@@ ers practic@@ al counsel that can make a differ@@ ence .
Jesus Christ said concer@@ ning his heavenly Father , Jehovah : “ He that sent me is real . ” — John 7 : 28 .
One s@@ ource of this beli@@ ef was an an@@ t@@ i - S@@ em@@ iti@@ c tr@@ act ent@@ it@@ led Pro@@ to@@ col@@ s of the L@@ ear@@ ned El@@ ders of Z@@ ion .
It cannot be fully sear@@ ched out , com@@ pre@@ h@@ ended , or me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed by humans .
J@@ ap@@ an
Jehovah is in@@ deed the G@@ r@@ and Pro@@ vi@@ der in ways without number .
S@@ pe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c comm@@ end@@ ation is always appro@@ pri@@ ate first .
Yes , a person@@ ’s attitude is a ga@@ u@@ ge as to whether he is succ@@ um@@ b@@ ing to the worl@@ d’s spirit . ​ — Com@@ pare Romans 13 : 11 - 14 .
What were these “ sign@@ s of the times ” ?
If we do something wrong , how does Jehovah show us love ?
Si@@ mil@@ ar st@@ at@@ ements were made by righteous David and by the faithful sons of K@@ or@@ ah . ​ — Psalm 10 : 1 ; 4@@ 4 : 24 .
In ancient times , a se@@ al was an in@@ str@@ um@@ ent used to make an imp@@ res@@ sion on a do@@ cum@@ ent .
Yet , by refle@@ cting on the vi@@ vi@@ d acc@@ oun@@ ts of the Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ ers about Jesus ’ ministry and his ways of car@@ ing for others , we can gain much in@@ sight into the st@@ at@@ ement “ God is love . ”
In what ways is a less@@ er one “ great ” ?
Such a life is full of ti@@ re@@ some stri@@ ving and a great de@@ al of anxi@@ ety .
In that case , will we tre@@ at the dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed person as the Scriptures direc@@ t us to ?
Th@@ r@@ ough a vision , he be@@ held “ the appe@@ ar@@ ance of Jehovah . ”
“ My el@@ des@@ t child first learned to walk at a child - care cen@@ ter , ” she rec@@ alls , “ but I taught my second child to walk at home .
Com@@ m@@ end@@ ab@@ ly , they do not take advan@@ ta@@ ge of the fre@@ e@@ dom that sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess br@@ ings to pur@@ sue sel@@ f@@ ish inter@@ ests .
F@@ e@@ atu@@ res of the Bo@@ o@@ k@@ let Go@@ od Ne@@ ws for Pe@@ ople of All N@@ ations
The new D@@ r@@ ama was the same l@@ eng@@ th as the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama ” ​ — ei@@ ght h@@ our@@ s — ​ and was sh@@ own in sever@@ al inst@@ all@@ ments on con@@ secu@@ tive ev@@ en@@ ings .
The apostle Paul wrote of the gl@@ ori@@ ous hope of the spirit - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten “ sons of God ” as “ jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s ” of Christ .
Au@@ gu@@ st 9 - 15 , 20@@ 10
An@@ yone who da@@ res to att@@ ack the rema@@ ining pro@@ spe@@ ctive members of the Kingdom is in re@@ ality str@@ ik@@ ing against God’s Kingdom . ​ — Revelation 12 : 17 .
Re@@ c@@ ently , some of the me@@ dia in Fr@@ ance have por@@ tra@@ yed Jehovah’s Witnesses as a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous religious cul@@ t .
To a large ex@@ t@@ ent , he may be able to do this within the sa@@ fe en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment of the home .
Our hear@@ t@@ felt obedi@@ ence to God resul@@ ts in what ?
“ To gu@@ i@@ de ” means “ to direc@@ t in a course or show the way to be follow@@ ed . ”
What are some other practic@@ al reas@@ ons for your child to go to school ?
Un@@ like Adam , Jesus rema@@ ined perfect . Indeed , “ he com@@ mit@@ ted no sin . ”
After get@@ ting up in the mor@@ ning , we must deci@@ de what to we@@ ar , what to e@@ at for bre@@ ak@@ f@@ ast , and how to h@@ and@@ le do@@ z@@ ens of other things during the day .
Jehovah asked Job : “ Can you ti@@ e f@@ ast the b@@ on@@ ds of the K@@ i@@ ma@@ h con@@ st@@ el@@ l@@ ation , or can you loo@@ s@@ en the very cor@@ ds of the K@@ es@@ il con@@ st@@ el@@ l@@ ation ? ”
However , fi@@ ve of F@@ id@@ eli@@ a@@ ’s ba@@ bi@@ es died before they could be baptized .
But th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years went by , and God’s woman pro@@ duc@@ ed no se@@ ed ca@@ pa@@ ble of destro@@ ying Satan and his works .
Many teach@@ ers and parents take a per@@ mis@@ sive appro@@ ach and prom@@ o@@ te a “ li@@ ber@@ al ” way of thinking .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 20@@ 5 , 1@@ 5@@ 8
In the l@@ ate 19@@ 30 ’ s , another form of wit@@ ness@@ ing activ@@ ity op@@ ened up ​ — information mar@@ ches .
For example , the book of cre@@ ation speak@@ s vo@@ lum@@ es about God’s qualities and a@@ bil@@ ities .
After care@@ fully ob@@ serving the minis@@ ter@@ ’s face , the do@@ ct@@ or no@@ tic@@ ed something that he thought gave indic@@ ation of a tum@@ or .
What did Jesus re@@ qu@@ est in be@@ half of his followers in a prayer to his Father ?
Of course , g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing over a person who has died is nor@@ ma@@ l .
Lo@@ ok to his Word for in@@ sight and wisdom .
To make disciples ​ — ad@@ di@@ tional followers of the Christ — ​ before the end comes .
Un@@ der the spi@@ rit@@ ’s influ@@ ence and in answer to our prayers today , we enjoy the in@@ com@@ par@@ able “ peace of God , ” which pu@@ ts our heart and mind at rest .
Rather , it will be rul@@ ed by the Kingdom of God .
What sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance do these words have for those who have a desire to love righteousness ?
* In s@@ pite of her ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely tr@@ ying circumstances , she served God ze@@ al@@ ously until her death .
With te@@ ars of joy in her eyes , she said : “ I love you too , but this is the first time in 25 years you@@ ’@@ ve said it like that . ”
Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l and his friends wor@@ ked hard to find Bible truth and serve Jehovah .
Although he had a large family to support , he st@@ op@@ ped sel@@ ling al@@ co@@ ho@@ l .
Con@@ cer@@ ning Satan , the apostle Paul wrote : “ The go@@ d of this system of things has bl@@ in@@ ded the min@@ ds of the un@@ believers , that the il@@ lu@@ min@@ ation of the gl@@ ori@@ ous good news about the Christ , who is the i@@ ma@@ ge of God , might not shin@@ e through . ”
The Devil too pla@@ ys on ne@@ g@@ ative thinking .
How beau@@ ti@@ fully Psalm 4@@ 9 shows that no man “ can by any means re@@ de@@ em even a brother ” !
She tri@@ ed to disc@@ oura@@ ge me , saying I ris@@ ked lo@@ sing my mind .
But as for A@@ be@@ l , he too brought some fir@@ st@@ l@@ ings of his flo@@ ck , even their f@@ at@@ ty pi@@ e@@ ces . ”
A@@ ga@@ inst Job his anger b@@ la@@ zed over his declar@@ ing his own soul righteous rather than God . ”
How does Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s book , written more than 2@@ ,@@ 4@@ 00 years ag@@ o , help us in this 2@@ 1@@ st century to pre@@ pare for that great and fear - inspi@@ ring day of Jehovah ?
As pointed out in their cl@@ ass@@ ro@@ om stu@@ dies , however , we are living in an enem@@ y world .
He had a fine comm@@ and of the Eng@@ l@@ ish language , which he ac@@ qui@@ red while atten@@ ding a B@@ rit@@ ish uni@@ vers@@ ity .
This re@@ pet@@ iti@@ on emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es that Jehovah is holy , clean , and pu@@ re to the su@@ per@@ l@@ ative de@@ gre@@ e .
In time , Solomon re@@ ap@@ ed sa@@ d fru@@ it@@ age from ign@@ or@@ ing God’s direction .
L@@ ater , because of deter@@ i@@ or@@ ating health , I was again assign@@ ed as a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er in the C@@ op@@ per@@ bel@@ t .
C@@ learly , there is “ pl@@ ent@@ y to do in the work of the Lord , ” and not just for brothers , but for sisters too . ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 5@@ 8 .
9 , 10 . ( a ) To what does the expres@@ sion “ the sin that eas@@ ily ent@@ ang@@ les us ” ref@@ er ?
W@@ ere Adam and E@@ ve able ther@@ e@@ after to live succ@@ ess@@ fully , without di@@ re con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences , being gu@@ i@@ ded sol@@ ely by their own op@@ in@@ i@@ ons ?
In the first fulfill@@ ment , the “ standing in a holy place ” occ@@ ur@@ red in 6@@ 6 C.E . when the Rom@@ an ar@@ my ( “ the dis@@ gu@@ sting thing ” ) att@@ ac@@ ked Jerusalem and its temple ( a place holy in the eyes of the Jews ) .
I deci@@ ded to appro@@ ach him , al@@ though it was ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely difficult for me to do so .
What does this new book con@@ tain ?
In many c@@ as@@ es , however , Jesus took the time to ask questions in order to con@@ ve@@ y tru@@ ths , to get his listen@@ ers to expres@@ s what was in their hearts , and to s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ate and tra@@ in the thinking of his disciples .
They even hon@@ ored the go@@ ds of other pe@@ op@@ les .
After resurrection , he will be in the earthly Par@@ adise , over which Jesus will rule .
They help me exam@@ ine whether my spe@@ e@@ ch , conduct , and attitude really me@@ asure up to Jehovah’s righteous standards . ”
( b ) What fac@@ t@@ ors af@@ fect our heart , and in what ways ?
Why will kind parents discipl@@ ine their children , and what is inclu@@ ded in such discipl@@ ine ?
For example , God used angels in his fi@@ ght against the ancient Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans , who were ho@@ l@@ ding the Israelites in b@@ onda@@ ge .
If the writ@@ er of the Bo@@ ok of E@@ no@@ ch had acc@@ ess to an ancient s@@ ource of this kind , why should we den@@ y it to Ju@@ de ?
It was during this difficult time that we moved to the re@@ gi@@ on of H@@ é@@ ra@@ ul@@ t .
No@@ tice these f@@ ran@@ k war@@ n@@ ings :
The book of Revelation speak@@ s of a cr@@ itical peri@@ od in hist@@ ory during which a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic hor@@ se@@ man would “ take peace away from the earth . ”
Many p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ ms , as travel@@ ing speak@@ ers were then called , vis@@ ited our congregation . They u@@ su@@ ally sp@@ ent a day or two with us .
The apostle Paul ans@@ wer@@ ed that question when he wrote : “ By faith E@@ no@@ ch was trans@@ fer@@ red so as not to see death , and he was no@@ where to be found because God had trans@@ fer@@ red him ; for before his trans@@ fer@@ ence he had the witness that he had pleas@@ ed God well . ”
Un@@ like humans , loyal spirit cre@@ atu@@ res are able to look upon Jehovah’s face .
The Bible states that when a person dies , “ the spirit it@@ self re@@ tur@@ ns to the true God who gave it . ”
This attitude of hum@@ ility and devo@@ tion still char@@ ac@@ ter@@ iz@@ es the L@@ or@@ d’s anointed .
One hist@@ ory book no@@ tes that over the cen@@ tu@@ ries , B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a “ pla@@ yed an important ro@@ le both in its im@@ medi@@ ate vital are@@ a and in the rest of nor@@ ther@@ n Gre@@ e@@ ce . ”
Paul therefore used sla@@ very as an illustr@@ ation to b@@ ol@@ ster his powerful ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent about a person@@ ’s cho@@ ice of sub@@ mis@@ sion ei@@ ther to sin or to righteousness . ​ — Romans 6 : 16 - 20 .
This earth - wide witness work regarding God’s Kingdom is being done on an ever - inc@@ reas@@ ing sc@@ ale .
So@@ on ther@@ e@@ after , Eva left her bo@@ y@@ friend in order to live by Bible standards .
Ha@@ ve you wonder@@ ed about the meaning of life ?
V@@ er@@ y often , de@@ vi@@ ous and di@@ sh@@ on@@ est means are used to ac@@ hi@@ eve these go@@ als .
See The Watchtower , Au@@ gu@@ st 1 , 200@@ 9 , pages 15 - 18 .
Al@@ so , we are exer@@ ting ourselves in our effort to bring praise to Jehovah .
E@@ ven@@ tually , we ended up in the city of R@@ o@@ t@@ ter@@ dam , far away from where F@@ er@@ din@@ and was car@@ r@@ ying out his under@@ gr@@ ound ministry .
How good it is to know that the King Jesus Christ is now rul@@ ing in heaven and is e@@ ag@@ er to bring suffering humans reli@@ ef !
U@@ p@@ on reading the pam@@ ph@@ let , he was imp@@ ressed that such a strong ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent could be made against these ba@@ si@@ c teachings of Chris@@ tend@@ om , which he had never before doub@@ ted .
While I was on the ru@@ n , E@@ r@@ ika car@@ ed for the children and kept on preaching .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out his life , Jesus per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly obe@@ yed God’s Law .
Yes , where does all the water come from ?
Why is it eas@@ y to devel@@ op a J@@ on@@ ah@@ like attitude toward people we me@@ et in our ministry , and what can we do about this ?
And when someone makes us ang@@ ry , we will be wise if we try to stay cal@@ m and say nothing . ​ — Psalm 4 : 4 .
But now I am going to him that sent me . . .
T@@ ake it home , and read it with your wife . ”
This makes me feel gu@@ il@@ ty , even though I don@@ ’t d@@ well on them . ”
When H@@ er@@ od died , the ang@@ el told Joseph to return to Israel , “ for those who were see@@ king the soul of the young child [ were ] dead . ”
O@@ r they may d@@ om@@ in@@ ate con@@ vers@@ ations , always having to bring in something about themselves .
Rather , it means that those who truly re@@ v@@ ere God’s name can call on him for prote@@ ction at any time .
“ After bre@@ ak@@ ing the lo@@ a@@ ves , [ Jesus ] dist@@ ribu@@ ted them to the disciples , the disciples in turn to the crow@@ ds . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
Those who come back in the “ resurrection of . . . the righteous and the un@@ righteous ” will learn of Jehovah’s great act .
It seem@@ s that br@@ ing@@ ing in the fur@@ ni@@ shin@@ g@@ s and making other pre@@ par@@ ations took 11 months .
King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar ass@@ em@@ b@@ led Babyl@@ on@@ ’s di@@ gn@@ it@@ aries and dem@@ an@@ ded that they worship a to@@ wer@@ ing i@@ ma@@ ge of go@@ ld .
The fe@@ wer than 50 Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers when we arri@@ ved about 5@@ 3 years ag@@ o have inc@@ reas@@ ed to well over 19@@ ,000 !
C@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ IN@@ A , who is 18 years old , says : “ My parents har@@ dly ever encoura@@ ge me , but they cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze me a lo@@ t .
For ever@@ yone as@@ king recei@@ ves , and ever@@ yone see@@ king fin@@ ds , and to ever@@ yone kno@@ c@@ king it will be op@@ ened .
What is the bas@@ is of the str@@ ong@@ est fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps , and why ?
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ate comm@@ end@@ ation can buil@@ d confidence in the re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ent .
“ After these things I saw another ang@@ el des@@ cen@@ ding from heaven , with great authority . . .
What if you were not ra@@ ised in a loving hous@@ eho@@ ld ?
As in Jesus ’ time , many today are dec@@ ei@@ ved in religious matters and no won@@ der !
Those who look fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly upon the Bible and are inc@@ l@@ ined to accept Jesus Christ as God’s S@@ po@@ k@@ es@@ man ought to be inter@@ ested in know@@ ing the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s view .
; F@@ or@@ te , A .
; P@@ el@@ o@@ qu@@ in , C .
How will lear@@ ning about Jesus help us to walk with God ?
The apostle Paul wrote to fellow Christians : “ De@@ ad@@ en . . . your body members that are on the earth as res@@ pe@@ cts se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality . ”
Ju@@ ne 15 - 21 , 200@@ 9
So when we go some@@ where for rec@@ re@@ ation , such as to a par@@ k , the be@@ ach , or a fore@@ st , we take Bi@@ bl@@ es and Bible liter@@ ature with us , and we talk to people there about the things we believe .
This sub@@ ject is of great interest to us because our meetings are sac@@ red ga@@ ther@@ ings .
I jo@@ ined him in rec@@ re@@ ation .
Hence , Jesus ’ shed blood benef@@ its two grou@@ ps of people ​ — first , those Christians who@@ se hope is to rule with Jesus in heaven and second , those who look for@@ ward to everlasting life on a par@@ adise earth .
Why not discus@@ s some fine Bible examples when the situation al@@ lo@@ ws for this ?
Lord ! ’
A ne@@ ar@@ by pa@@ per m@@ ill , ow@@ ned by the P@@ ol@@ ish B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n , supp@@ lied high - qu@@ ality pa@@ per for this liter@@ ature .
Gi@@ ves direction on the practic@@ al app@@ lic@@ ation of Bible principles that have a be@@ aring on the way the congregation is organiz@@ ed .
He told Jo@@ shua of ancient times : “ This book of the law should not de@@ part from your m@@ ou@@ th , and you must in an under@@ to@@ ne read in it day and night . ”
On occasi@@ on , he up@@ d@@ ates his col@@ le@@ ction with an article or two .
The mo@@ on@@ ’s si@@ ze and dist@@ ance from the earth , mo@@ re@@ over , are just right for the mo@@ on to co@@ ver the su@@ n during a sol@@ ar e@@ c@@ li@@ p@@ se .
All la@@ ws for the “ new earth ” will come from the “ new heavens . ”
The expres@@ sion “ new heavens and a new earth ” means that there will be a new govern@@ ment and a new earthly soci@@ ety over which that govern@@ ment rul@@ es .
2 : 10 , 11 ​ — What made the de@@ e@@ ds of the un@@ faithful Israelites so un@@ u@@ su@@ al ?
The Bible says : “ Do not hold back good from those to whom it is ow@@ ing , when it happ@@ ens to be in the power of your hand to do it . ” ​ — Proverbs 3 : 27 .
At the age of 21 , he fin@@ i@@ shed his the@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal stu@@ dies in Ger@@ many and moved to what is now L@@ at@@ vi@@ a .
• To what does “ the la@@ ying on of the hands ” ref@@ er at Hebrews 6 : 2 ?
During the 20@@ 00 service year , over 2@@ 8@@ 0@@ ,000 new ones were baptized .
The S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t uses the Greek word that means “ br@@ ing@@ er of da@@ wn . ”
God has seen to it that anointed Christians were deli@@ vered from spiritual b@@ onda@@ ge to “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , ” the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion .
Sh@@ ame over sin should not sto@@ p one from speaking with Jehovah .
The Bible states : “ There also ar@@ ose a he@@ ated dis@@ pu@@ te among them [ the disciples ] over which one of them seem@@ ed to be great@@ est .
So Satan claim@@ ed that God was with@@ ho@@ l@@ ding something good from humans .
• What blessings result from being tru@@ th@@ ful ?
P@@ E@@ O@@ P@@ L@@ E have never before had such a wide ar@@ ra@@ y of cho@@ ic@@ es .
That mar@@ ked the end of Juda@@ h’s 70 - year des@@ ol@@ ation , which according to the Bi@@ bli@@ cal rec@@ ord had be@@ gu@@ n in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
For our worship to be accep@@ table to Jehovah , it must also be rend@@ ered to him with truth .
If you want to get baptized , how can you pre@@ pare for it ?
These two artic@@ les will discus@@ s what chang@@ es we could make in our own lives to make spiritual prog@@ ress and serve Jehovah better .
R@@ eli@@ ef is now in sight .
May we therefore pray@@ er@@ fully look to Jehovah and r@@ ely on his help by holy spirit as we car@@ ry out our ministry .
It seem@@ s that ther@@ e@@ ’s no hope for the future .
Do not com@@ pare your situation with that of others .
Jehovah is a God of love .
They thus “ dis@@ ow@@ ned ” and cont@@ ri@@ ved to k@@ ill “ the C@@ hi@@ ef A@@ g@@ ent of life , ” des@@ pite the over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing pro@@ of that he was sent by God .
Are you using your fre@@ e@@ dom of cho@@ ice to ad@@ v@@ ance the Kingdom work or your own inter@@ ests ?
God is willing and e@@ ag@@ er to share his spirit with you if you ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly re@@ qu@@ est it .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ With the heart one exerc@@ ises faith for righteousness , but with the m@@ ou@@ th one makes public declar@@ ation for sal@@ vation . ”
She says : “ I have made it a prac@@ tice to ris@@ e early so that before star@@ ting any work , I can sp@@ end time in prayer to Jehovah and read his Word .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to the spirit cre@@ ature who became the perfect man Jesus , the apostle Paul said : “ He is the i@@ ma@@ ge of the inv@@ isi@@ ble God , the fir@@ st@@ born of all cre@@ ation ; because by means of him all other things were cre@@ ated in the heavens and upon the earth . ”
Those words imp@@ ly that to become a disci@@ ple of Christ , we must have God’s help .
Jesus ’ way of h@@ and@@ ling problems was far different from that of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es .
They recogn@@ ize that the four angels whom the apostle John saw in a prophe@@ tic vision are “ ho@@ l@@ ding ti@@ ght the four w@@ in@@ ds of the earth , that no w@@ ind might b@@ low upon the earth . ”
“ L@@ isten to This D@@ re@@ am ” ( Joseph ) , 8 / 1
P@@ al@@ mi@@ r@@ a ag@@ re@@ ed to study the Bible , and she attend@@ ed Christian meetings for a year .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N G@@ w@@ en and I were fi@@ ve years old , we began to learn to d@@ ance .
Some two th@@ ous@@ and years ag@@ o , the Bible fore@@ told : “ K@@ now this , that in the last days cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with will be here . ”
The un@@ mis@@ ta@@ ka@@ ble tr@@ end is li@@ ber@@ al@@ iz@@ ation .
P@@ o@@ st@@ ers remin@@ ded people of the promises of the last three govern@@ ments .
They inclu@@ de having our daugh@@ ters serve as faithful pione@@ ers in ne@@ ar@@ by congregations , and ( at last coun@@ t ) having some one h@@ un@@ d@@ red spiritual sons and daugh@@ ters sc@@ at@@ tered all over the E@@ ast C@@ o@@ ast of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
H@@ ere are some su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions for those who may think , ‘ I want to help , but I do not know how . ’
Even E@@ z@@ r@@ a streng@@ th@@ ened himself according to the hand of Jehovah upon him .
The sa@@ dness that we felt when we were ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r over@@ took us again as we left our de@@ ar U@@ g@@ and@@ an brothers .
By all means , then , let us continue to make spiritual prog@@ ress by develop@@ ing a good r@@ out@@ ine of personal study , by cultiv@@ ating deep love for people , and by main@@ tain@@ ing a hum@@ ble attitude .
By your example , show your children that you truly believe that the great@@ est we@@ al@@ th we can pos@@ s@@ ess is spiritual , not material . ​ — Mat@@ t .
‘ Not One Word H@@ as Fa@@ iled ’
I was born in 19@@ 28 , the you@@ ng@@ est of three children .
Can humans live well and gover@@ n themselves succ@@ ess@@ fully without God ?
They loy@@ ally try to he@@ ed the appe@@ al@@ ing invit@@ ation of their heavenly Father : “ Be wise , my son , and make my heart rejo@@ ice , that I may make a rep@@ ly to him that is ta@@ un@@ ting me . ”
You might receive con@@ f@@ lic@@ ting op@@ in@@ i@@ ons from do@@ ct@@ ors . O@@ r relati@@ ves who you had ho@@ ped would provide comfort might in@@ stead se@@ em to make the situation more difficult for you .
When W@@ r@@ ong Th@@ in@@ king Will Be No M@@ ore
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous t@@ it@@ les are from the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t .
What chang@@ es in your life or in the life of others you know have proved to be a blessing ?
Do not mis@@ s opportun@@ ities to make time for others
O@@ u@@ t of love they consider@@ ed the person , his needs , and how they could help him .
F@@ in@@ ally , Jesus Christ id@@ enti@@ fied himself as “ the Le@@ ad@@ er ” of God’s people .
I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant for both husband and wife are prayer and a strong desire to imp@@ ro@@ ve their commun@@ ic@@ ation s@@ k@@ ill@@ s .
It would have provided fur@@ ther evidence of Jehovah’s su@@ pre@@ ma@@ cy in power , but his power was not in question .
What will help young ones to be determined to serve Jehovah forever ?
; M@@ an@@ ning , M .
For ever@@ yone as@@ king recei@@ ves , and ever@@ yone see@@ king fin@@ ds , and to ever@@ yone kno@@ c@@ king it will be op@@ ened . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
If we stri@@ ve to at@@ tain un@@ reason@@ able go@@ als reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of the co@@ st , we sub@@ ject ourselves to un@@ du@@ e ten@@ sion .
( b ) I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how comm@@ end@@ ation can help a person who has ‘ taken a false st@@ ep . ’
I san@@ g , d@@ an@@ ced , gave spe@@ e@@ ches , ho@@ sted T@@ V shows , wor@@ e beau@@ ti@@ ful clo@@ th@@ es , and appe@@ ared with important people , such as the gover@@ nor of H@@ ong K@@ ong .
• With respect to what is the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al se@@ as@@ on an appro@@ pri@@ ate time for self - exam@@ in@@ ation ?
I knew how important it was to strengthen our brothers under ba@@ n .
No@@ te , though , what Jesus himself said about the purpose of the new bir@@ th .
It rema@@ ins in effect until the blessing of the famili@@ es of the earth and the des@@ tru@@ ction of all God’s enem@@ ies have been accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed . ​ — Genesis 17 : 7 ; 1 Corinthians 15 : 23 - 26 .
• What si@@ x st@@ ep@@ s can we take to make sure that our decisions honor God ?
The Go@@ spe@@ l recor@@ ds therefore have a strong cla@@ im to reli@@ ability and au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ity .
He will gener@@ ously provide his holy spirit for you .
• What is the sense of Proverbs 12 : 5 : “ The thoughts of the righteous ones are judgment ” ?
The apostle Matthew explained that Jesus ful@@ filled that prophecy when He com@@ men@@ ced preaching and said : “ R@@ ep@@ ent , you people , for the kingdom of the heavens has dra@@ wn near . ”
What will be the fin@@ al out@@ come for the more than one bil@@ li@@ on ad@@ her@@ ents of Chris@@ tend@@ om ?
Christ will soon complete his con@@ qu@@ est of this ung@@ o@@ dly soci@@ ety by wa@@ g@@ ing the fin@@ al war in righteousness .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H has esta@@ bli@@ shed the or@@ der@@ ly se@@ qu@@ ence that the apostle Paul mentioned when he wrote that “ the head of every man is the Christ ” and “ the head of the Christ is God . ”
This medi@@ u@@ m - si@@ zed con@@ tain@@ er has a “ r@@ ound li@@ d of lead . ”
A ke@@ y is to imitate Jehovah , who always loo@@ ks for the good in his servants .
N@@ ei@@ ther Jesus nor James said that it is wrong to take an o@@ ath to tell the truth in cour@@ t .
When Jesus came on the sc@@ ene , he brought comfort and en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment .
Jehovah’s people avoid spe@@ cul@@ ation but remain spiritually al@@ er@@ t , fully a@@ ware of pol@@ itical and religious develop@@ ments that f@@ it into the fr@@ am@@ e@@ work of the fulfill@@ ment of Bible prophecy .
What does it mean to “ follow the course of ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality ” ?
Your congregation has just received a letter from the apostle Paul .
What did he mean by that ?
A Christian recogn@@ iz@@ es that his or her decision could also af@@ fect others .
( Read Isaiah 5@@ 3 : 5 , 6 , 12 . )
Jo@@ shua as@@ ks the people to get pro@@ v@@ isions ready and not id@@ ly wa@@ it for God to provide them .
That is the Christian congregation .
We are a@@ ware of their circumstances and ob@@ serve when comm@@ end@@ ation is appro@@ pri@@ ate or when cons@@ ol@@ ation is needed .
L@@ isten as Jehovah descri@@ bes the attitude and feelings of the ex@@ iled Israelites , spo@@ ken of col@@ le@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely as Eph@@ ra@@ im .
I cre@@ ated a f@@ an@@ t@@ as@@ y world that I thought was dis@@ con@@ ne@@ cted from the world where I served Jehovah .
Thus Eli@@ j@@ ah showed an a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of the water c@@ y@@ c@@ le .
Pe@@ dr@@ o rel@@ ates : “ The very next we@@ ek , we started to atten@@ d the meetings .
O@@ p@@ pos@@ ers said that his work por@@ tra@@ yed the new re@@ v@@ ised L@@ at@@ in text of S@@ an@@ tes Pa@@ gn@@ in@@ us as a more acc@@ ur@@ ate transl@@ ation of the Hebrew and Greek origin@@ als than the V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate , transl@@ ated cen@@ tu@@ ries ear@@ li@@ er .
If any lead@@ er of Israel was to succ@@ e@@ ed in doing this , he had to be a man of courage , determin@@ ation , and ze@@ al .
“ We have the prophe@@ tic word made more sure ; and you are doing well in pa@@ ying attention to it . ” ​ — 2 P@@ E@@ T@@ E@@ R 1 : 19 .
T@@ O@@ W@@ A@@ R@@ D the end of his th@@ ir@@ d mission@@ ary j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , the apostle Paul called a meeting of the older men of the congregation in Eph@@ esus .
The Tru@@ th Ab@@ out Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing gra@@ du@@ ation , two other brothers from Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a and I were assign@@ ed to C@@ ey@@ l@@ on ( now S@@ r@@ i L@@ anka ) .
O@@ r su@@ p@@ pose a fellow Christian f@@ alls into need because of po@@ or pl@@ an@@ ning or fa@@ il@@ s to than@@ k us for our ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality .
What will the next article consider ?
Bet@@ ty , a car@@ ing gi@@ r@@ l , was two years older than I was .
In@@ spi@@ red by God , Moses said : “ C@@ ho@@ ose life . ”
Why , they became gu@@ il@@ ty of i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , im@@ mor@@ ality , op@@ pres@@ sion of the po@@ or , and other gro@@ ss sin@@ s !
S@@ ir F@@ re@@ der@@ ic K@@ en@@ y@@ on descri@@ bes their dis@@ co@@ very as “ by far the most important ” since T@@ is@@ ch@@ end@@ or@@ f dis@@ co@@ vered the C@@ o@@ de@@ x Sin@@ a@@ iti@@ c@@ us in 18@@ 4@@ 4 .
Y@@ oung S@@ te@@ ph@@ en M@@ ill@@ er felt the sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y and respon@@ ded to the call .
Hence , ask yourself , ‘ How ear@@ n@@ est and fre@@ qu@@ ent are my prayers ? ’
The Bul@@ let@@ in * declar@@ ed it “ al@@ most un@@ beli@@ e@@ va@@ ble ” that the pioneer ran@@ ks had tri@@ pl@@ ed from 19@@ 27 to 19@@ 29 .
Ex@@ pres@@ sing Lo@@ ve by W@@ a@@ iting
Daniel and three young friends , Sha@@ dr@@ ach , Me@@ sh@@ ach , and A@@ be@@ d@@ ne@@ go , are in the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an cour@@ t .
“ Jo@@ y of Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ”
On@@ ce again , this was not reve@@ aled to each individu@@ al but was first reve@@ aled to those cho@@ s@@ en to be their lead@@ ers ​ — Moses and his brother , A@@ ar@@ on .
To which l@@ ist does the a@@ bo@@ ve - mentioned mu@@ si@@ c al@@ bu@@ m bel@@ ong ?
As a result , M@@ ike and his family were able to move to another country , and they enjo@@ yed their ministry there very much .
3 : 14 ​ — Why did Ru@@ th and Bo@@ a@@ z wa@@ ke up before da@@ y@@ bre@@ ak ?
See “ All Scrip@@ ture Is In@@ spi@@ red of God and B@@ ene@@ fi@@ cial , ” pages 3@@ 4@@ 3 - 4 , publi@@ shed by the Watchtower Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of New Yor@@ k , In@@ c .
Let us exam@@ ine why that illustr@@ ation is appro@@ pri@@ ate .
We were bu@@ ff@@ et@@ ed by a ty@@ p@@ ho@@ on as we appro@@ ached the por@@ t at Yo@@ ko@@ h@@ ama , where we were me@@ t by D@@ on and Ma@@ be@@ l H@@ as@@ let@@ t , L@@ loy@@ d and M@@ el@@ ba Bar@@ ry , and other mission@@ aries .
The Scriptures also show that Jehovah will fulf@@ ill his origin@@ al purpose .
I@@ N Ne@@ z@@ lo@@ b@@ na@@ ya , Rus@@ sia , a high school liter@@ ature class was stud@@ ying the works of the Rus@@ si@@ an au@@ th@@ or Mik@@ ha@@ il Bul@@ g@@ ak@@ o@@ v .
What can we learn from Jesus ’ example of pra@@ ying all night ?
It is a new soci@@ ety of people ​ — God’s true worshipp@@ ers , who are “ u@@ pri@@ ght in their hearts . ”
The ang@@ el G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el appe@@ ared to her and said that she was “ high@@ ly fav@@ ored ” by God and that she would give bir@@ th to the Son of God .
Of its own self the gr@@ ound be@@ ars fru@@ it gra@@ du@@ ally , first the gr@@ ass - b@@ la@@ de , then the st@@ al@@ k head , fin@@ ally the full gra@@ in in the head .
The Bible is a practic@@ al gu@@ i@@ de that can help us to make wise cho@@ ic@@ es that will honor God .
By doing so , you will bring honor to our loving heavenly Father , who@@ se gl@@ ori@@ ous name we are privile@@ ged to be@@ ar .
It fore@@ tel@@ ls not only the c@@ ru@@ shing of Satan’s head but also , by contr@@ ast , the b@@ ru@@ ising in the he@@ el of the Se@@ ed of God’s woman .
We too are wise to keep our li@@ ps in c@@ he@@ ck , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly when we are pro@@ vo@@ ked .
May we never wa@@ ver in our determin@@ ation to he@@ ed Jehovah’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ This is the way . W@@ al@@ k in it . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
B@@ ear@@ ing F@@ ru@@ it to Jehovah’s P@@ ra@@ ise
And you will be ob@@ je@@ cts of h@@ at@@ red by all people on account of my name ; but he that has end@@ ur@@ ed to the end is the one that will be sa@@ ved . ” ​ — Matthew 10 : 16 - 22 .
A Y@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ G sing@@ le brother , whom we will call E@@ du@@ ar@@ do , spoke of his concer@@ ns with S@@ te@@ ph@@ en , an older married el@@ der .
In the cir@@ cu@@ it work , we had the uni@@ que ple@@ asure of sta@@ ying with many different famili@@ es .
For wh@@ atever a man is s@@ ow@@ ing , this he will also re@@ a@@ p . ’
During the M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m , Christ and his 14@@ 4@@ ,000 anointed brothers in heaven will act as k@@ ings and pri@@ ests and dis@@ p@@ en@@ se the benef@@ its of Christ’s ransom sacrifice on earth .
I@@ ts declar@@ ed ob@@ je@@ ctive is “ to prom@@ o@@ te end@@ uring , da@@ ily inter@@ faith co@@ op@@ er@@ ation . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , no one would be left on the earth as a f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for the new world .
P@@ re@@ aching in this ter@@ rit@@ ory continu@@ es to be deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful .
“ There W@@ as No One An@@ s@@ wer@@ ing ”
H@@ u@@ man@@ s can pl@@ ant and cultiv@@ ate , but only God can make things gro@@ w , spiritually and physi@@ c@@ ally .
At the meetings that were held to res@@ ol@@ ve the matter , the Witnesses , clean and ne@@ at@@ ly d@@ ressed , always spoke with di@@ gn@@ ity and respect .
How can we expres@@ s our fri@@ end@@ ship toward Christ’s brothers ?
Who W@@ as Moses ?
Ther@@ efore , our relationship with Jehovah must be as strong as possible .
Because they will be bless@@ ed by God , obedi@@ ent mankind will be able to sub@@ du@@ e the earth .
( Read Psalm 10@@ 6 : 4@@ 3 - 4@@ 5 . ) Are we not dra@@ wn to Jehovah by such loyal love ?
“ Di@@ d Jesus and the apostles need a ca@@ r to do full - time service ? ”
“ What will we do with them ? ”
Acc@@ ording to Revelation 16 : 14 - 16 , why is it important to res@@ ist spiritual d@@ ro@@ w@@ sin@@ ess ?
Why should we stri@@ ve to imitate young King Solomon ?
4 , 5 . ( a ) What challeng@@ es must be me@@ t in a marriage ?
Ma@@ x continu@@ es to car@@ ry a lo@@ ad of responsi@@ bility at Bethel , including help@@ ing to care for his de@@ ar wife , H@@ el@@ en , who cop@@ es with mul@@ ti@@ ple s@@ cl@@ er@@ os@@ is .
Re@@ fle@@ cting on her te@@ en years , a sister wrote : “ After com@@ mit@@ ting im@@ mor@@ ality , you feel co@@ ld and emp@@ ty .
Satan cannot for@@ ce people to act against their own will .
A prog@@ res@@ sive the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c organization with loving over@@ sight is ad@@ minis@@ ter@@ ing Kingdom activ@@ ity through 1@@ 10 branch of@@ fic@@ es of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
3 : 8 , 4@@ 3 , 4@@ 4 .
Thus , that should be the way of all who love and up@@ hold his way of rul@@ ing .
Ex@@ pres@@ sed by A@@ ctions
Th@@ ough we may have great ze@@ al for what is right , let us apply the apostle Paul’s counsel : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e pu@@ t@@ ting up with one another and for@@ giving one another fre@@ ely if anyone has a cause for com@@ pla@@ in@@ t against another . Even as Jehovah fre@@ ely for@@ gave you , so do you also . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , would such a course not encoura@@ ge still others to de@@ vi@@ ate from Jehovah’s way ?
J@@ on@@ a@@ than re@@ t@@ or@@ ted : “ Why should he be put to death ?
Of course , he then will have to wa@@ it pati@@ ently for the har@@ v@@ est , but that will not hold him back from pl@@ an@@ ting se@@ ed , perhaps even s@@ ow@@ ing se@@ ed in more fi@@ el@@ ds than he did the se@@ as@@ on before .
It was S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 194@@ 6 .
He appe@@ aled to the Israelites , saying : “ T@@ ur@@ n back , ple@@ ase , every one from his bad way . ”
How should we look at each day in our life ?
Jehovah has made “ even the wicked one for the evil day . ”
In a st@@ at@@ ement that emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es the tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thin@@ ess of these promises , John was told : “ W@@ r@@ ite , because these words are faithful and true . ” ​ — Revelation 21 : 1 - 5 .
“ Of course , ” came the rep@@ ly .
Christian family he@@ a@@ ds are in a similar position in these last days .
N@@ er@@ o , says T@@ ac@@ itu@@ s , tri@@ ed to place the bl@@ ame on a group whom the po@@ pul@@ ace called Christians .
For example , they were pres@@ sur@@ ed to ob@@ serve special days with fa@@ sting or fe@@ a@@ sting , as once was needed in Jewish worship .
( b ) What encourag@@ ement can we draw from the experience of Job ?
17 : 16 .
He was “ set@@ ting a pat@@ ter@@ n for ung@@ o@@ dly people of things to come . ”
So I went to an on@@ l@@ ine Bible and did a sear@@ ch for “ 1914 . ” Su@@ re en@@ ough , the sear@@ ch eng@@ ine said : “ 0 resul@@ ts . ”
From his prayer recorded at Psalm 22 : 16 - 21 , however , it is evid@@ ent that David had not lost faith in God .
E@@ ver@@ yone that is on the side of the truth listen@@ s to my vo@@ ice . ”
“ H@@ op@@ e in Jehovah ; be coura@@ ge@@ ous and let your heart be strong . Yes , hope in Jehovah . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 27 : 14 .
For that reason , some of Jesus ’ friends went to his t@@ om@@ b after the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h , ho@@ p@@ ing to complete the pro@@ c@@ ess . ​ — Mark 16 : 1 ; Luke 24 : 1 .
What ca@@ used Joseph to res@@ ist all her advan@@ ces ?
To this day , hist@@ ori@@ ans lam@@ ent the lo@@ ss of the fam@@ ous li@@ br@@ ary , with some claim@@ ing that ci@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ation was set back 1@@ ,000 years .
God will “ bring to ru@@ in those ru@@ ining the earth . ” ​ — Revelation 11 : 18 .
One way to act in har@@ mony with such a prayer is to use the name Jehovah when we pray to God .
They believe that the Bible has sur@@ vi@@ ved because it is the uni@@ que Word of God and because God has pre@@ served it until today .
M@@ ore mo@@ der@@ ate scho@@ l@@ ars recogn@@ ize that simil@@ ar@@ ities have been ex@@ ag@@ g@@ er@@ ated . O@@ thers have cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed what they call p@@ an - U@@ gar@@ it@@ ism .
P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese Au@@ gu@@ st 10 - 12
Are we not filled with joy and peace , as well as love for the Gi@@ ver of “ every good gift and every perfect present ” ? ​ — J@@ as .
The k@@ ings of the nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom were not of the Davi@@ di@@ c l@@ ine of des@@ c@@ ent , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as those of Juda@@ h were .
How can matu@@ r@@ ity be de@@ f@@ ined ?
The Jewish high pri@@ est involved in Jesus ’ tri@@ al and ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion was Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has .
P@@ u@@ bli@@ c sen@@ ti@@ ment was on his side , and people every@@ where wanted to see him .
T@@ ast@@ e and see that Jehovah is good , O you people ; happy is the able - bo@@ died man that takes refu@@ ge in him .
When the Israelites received the Law at M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i , they had evidence of Jehovah’s gl@@ ori@@ ous di@@ gn@@ ity
Do not ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct your relationship with Jehovah .
These cla@@ im to speak in God’s name , but most of their ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces are not based on the Scriptures , and what they say is ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally wor@@ th@@ less .
Those words of the psalmist h@@ it home , and I deci@@ ded to qu@@ it ta@@ e k@@ w@@ on do .
( P@@ ic@@ ture 1 ) Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , in the years le@@ ading up to World W@@ ar I@@ I , Jehovah’s Witnesses made up 5 to 10 per@@ c@@ ent of all those held in con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps .
Davi@@ d’s son Solomon ent@@ re@@ ated God for the wisdom requi@@ red to dis@@ char@@ ge the du@@ ties of k@@ ing@@ ship in Israel .
Like a ma@@ ch@@ ine , the body is made up of many par@@ ts .
* ​ — John 17 : 17 .
For example , a woman known to be a sin@@ ner appro@@ ached him , we@@ ep@@ ing and w@@ et@@ ting his fe@@ et with her te@@ ars .
We can be sure that under his Kingdom rule , every Christian fri@@ end@@ ship temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily bro@@ ken by death will be rest@@ ored .
• How do we demonstr@@ ate trust in God ?
On@@ ce we have id@@ enti@@ fied are@@ as for imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement , we need to take positi@@ ve st@@ ep@@ s that will help us move for@@ ward .
God instru@@ cts them in the ways of love .
12 : 13 , 17 .
Thus , most of them ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t some godly qualities , though to differ@@ ing de@@ gre@@ es .
We have the privilege of being person@@ ally recogn@@ ized by Jehovah .
* When he was only 12 years of age , Jesus took a ke@@ en interest in the service of his Father .
C@@ learly , Jehovah’s pati@@ ence does not mean that he is simply wa@@ iting for time to pas@@ s .
To the sur@@ pris@@ e of his c@@ li@@ ent , Jo@@ die h@@ an@@ ded her the $ 8@@ 2@@ ,000 .
In that way , you will be able to end@@ ure during any st@@ or@@ m that Satan may yet s@@ ti@@ r up against you before the complete end of this wicked world arri@@ ves . ​ — P@@ s .
Per@@ haps you asked for ass@@ ist@@ ance , but others disa@@ p@@ pointed you by f@@ all@@ ing far sh@@ ort of provi@@ ding what you needed .
7 , 8 . ( a ) What is the Kingdom for which Jesus taught us to pray ?
He would no longer be able to ra@@ ise himself er@@ e@@ ct so as to bre@@ a@@ the pro@@ per@@ ly .
D@@ en@@ is Bal@@ y in The Ge@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ y of the Bible says : “ The n@@ ature of the ve@@ get@@ ation pat@@ ter@@ n must have under@@ g@@ one very great chang@@ es since Bi@@ bli@@ cal times . ”
Our teaching s@@ k@@ ill@@ s are h@@ oned at the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol .
O@@ ver 3@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , the Israel@@ ite M@@ ano@@ ah respon@@ ded in this way when his wife was inform@@ ed by an ang@@ el that she was to be@@ ar a child .
M@@ O@@ R@@ A@@ V@@ I@@ A
You will sur@@ ely receive a war@@ m wel@@ come and der@@ i@@ ve great spiritual benefit from vis@@ iting Bethel .
W@@ ast@@ e dis@@ pos@@ al .
Mar@@ ri@@ ed cou@@ ples who are in the full - time ministry may qu@@ ali@@ fy to receive G@@ ile@@ ad mission@@ ary tra@@ ining and to serve in a fore@@ ign assignment .
After making that decision , the brother felt his joy re@@ tur@@ ning , and he sen@@ sed Jehovah’s blessing on his service .
It was a reli@@ ef when Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r said that he wanted to know whether I was pl@@ an@@ ning to leave Bethel in the fore@@ see@@ able future .
In Fr@@ ance , a form@@ er el@@ der believ@@ ed that he had been the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of an in@@ justice , and he became bit@@ ter .
The w@@ alls were s@@ mo@@ o@@ th@@ ed and pla@@ st@@ ered with a mi@@ x@@ ture of c@@ ow d@@ un@@ g and a@@ sh@@ es , provi@@ ding a hard fin@@ ish that la@@ st@@ s for years .
These ty@@ p@@ es of sin@@ s de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely need to be h@@ and@@ led by the elders .
• What practic@@ al less@@ on in loving service did Jesus give to his disciples ?
We can have the joy of lear@@ ning more about Jehovah thr@@ ough@@ out all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity .
And who can den@@ y the powerful influ@@ ence that such an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment exer@@ ts on all of us ? ​ — John 12 : 31 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 12 ; Revelation 12 : 9 , 12 .
Indeed , how can we succ@@ e@@ ed in displa@@ ying go@@ o@@ dness ?
A gen@@ u@@ ine Christian gives because he has deci@@ ded “ in his heart ” to do so , no@@ tes Paul .
From the way that Jehovah deal@@ t with ancient Israel , we learn how he brought comfort to them in times of dist@@ ress .
Since her father had died , it was her du@@ ty to deci@@ de what was in the best inter@@ ests of the family .
We were happy that we could car@@ ry out the preaching work in s@@ pite of the con@@ di@@ tions .
In this public@@ ation , he gave clear Scriptural pro@@ of as to why Jesus could not be the Su@@ pre@@ me God .
With these words Jesus made a com@@ mit@@ ment to support , direc@@ t , and sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard the work of preaching the good news “ all the days until the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
“ My mother told me that I should pray to God , ” said a young gi@@ r@@ l in S@@ ã@@ o Paulo .
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate the differ@@ ence between a pl@@ an and a purpose .
Many publi@@ sh@@ ers have serious health problems .
“ D@@ on@@ ’t let the language in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ate you , ” says James , who learned J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese .
M@@ ore than that , like any good father , Jehovah wants all his children to have a personal relationship with him .
At times , very powerful for@@ ces have tri@@ ed to keep the Bible from the comm@@ on people .
Yet , Joseph was willing to be sent by his father to see how his brothers were f@@ aring .
( V@@ er@@ se 14 ) “ She has consider@@ ed a field and pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to ob@@ tain it , ” and she has “ pl@@ anted a v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard . ”
Jehovah will be with his loyal servants as they eng@@ age in that future g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l educ@@ ational work .
F@@ am@@ ily affe@@ ction is s@@ or@@ ely l@@ ac@@ king in many hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds .
What likely happened in the case of E@@ u@@ o@@ dia and S@@ y@@ nt@@ y@@ c@@ he ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we can imp@@ ro@@ ve the way we view ourselves and tre@@ at others , avo@@ i@@ ding ex@@ tre@@ m@@ es .
Is there ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal evidence supp@@ or@@ ting the Bible rec@@ ord ?
But over@@ all , it has been a most re@@ war@@ ding and pur@@ po@@ se@@ ful life !
Like well - tra@@ ined sol@@ di@@ ers , they have “ put on the complete su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or from God . ” ​ — Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 10 - 12 .
Yet , they gave way to the temp@@ tation of yi@@ el@@ ding to un@@ rest@@ ra@@ ined gre@@ ed when ga@@ ther@@ ing the qu@@ a@@ il . ​ — Nu@@ m .
Your situation is like that of a man who lived in the first century .
Their fri@@ end@@ ship was rest@@ ored .
It is not c@@ y@@ n@@ ic@@ ism but bro@@ ther@@ ly love that id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es Jesus ’ followers , for he said : “ By this all will know that you are my disciples , if you have love among y@@ ourselves . ”
‘ O@@ u@@ t of the M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s You Will M@@ ine C@@ op@@ per ’ 12
So in the s@@ pr@@ ing of 198@@ 9 , I deci@@ ded to follow my conscience .
Paul wr@@ ites : “ Christ en@@ tered , not into a holy place [ evid@@ ently refer@@ ring to the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly ] made with hands , which is a cop@@ y of the re@@ ality , but into heaven it@@ self , now to appe@@ ar before the person of God for us . ” ​ — Hebrews 9 : 24 .
Son - in - law and your sons and your daugh@@ ters and all who are your@@ s in the city , bring out of the place ! ”
For [ Jehovah ] has said : ‘ I will by no means leave you nor by any means for@@ s@@ ake you . ’ ”
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , humans have arri@@ ved at a uni@@ que point in hist@@ ory : They have the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al liter@@ ally to ru@@ in the earth by wi@@ p@@ ing out all human life on it .
U@@ p@@ on that Na@@ than said to the king : ‘ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing that is in your heart ​ — go , do , because Jehovah is with you . ’ ” ​ — 2 Sa@@ m .
I spoke first , using the N@@ ic@@ ar@@ ag@@ u@@ an gre@@ et@@ ing A@@ di@@ ó@@ s .
How did A@@ qu@@ ila and P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la become s@@ kil@@ led teach@@ ers ?
So@@ on , word s@@ pre@@ a@@ ds that there are vis@@ it@@ ors from S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land in the are@@ a .
Do we tre@@ asure up what Jesus fore@@ told about “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things , ” com@@ par@@ ing what he said with what is happ@@ ening today ? ​ — Mat@@ t .
Why was the rich man called un@@ reason@@ able ?
W@@ al@@ king about is more condu@@ ci@@ ve to al@@ er@@ t@@ ness than s@@ it@@ ting down all night .
Jesus fore@@ told : “ By this all will know that you are my disciples , if you have love among y@@ ourselves . ” ​ — John 13 : 34 , 35 .
M@@ ak@@ ing To@@ ol@@ s for T@@ e@@ aching
Si@@ v@@ an 6
Even after I was baptized , however , I had to keep working on my temp@@ er .
When problems se@@ em over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing , re@@ mind yourself that just as he loved Abraham , Jehovah lo@@ ves you .
A@@ no@@ ther time I i@@ mag@@ ined my@@ self en@@ vel@@ op@@ ed in th@@ ic@@ k dar@@ k@@ ness at mi@@ d@@ day .
Acc@@ ording to The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a , A@@ th@@ ena was r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned as go@@ dd@@ ess not only of war and wisdom but also “ of c@@ ra@@ f@@ ts and s@@ kil@@ led pe@@ ace@@ time pur@@ su@@ its in gener@@ al . ”
Some may answer the question , “ What is God’s name ? ”
And matu@@ re women in the congregation can offer much support to the wi@@ do@@ ws and be a s@@ ource of cons@@ ol@@ ation .
In the op@@ ening talk , the cha@@ ir@@ man invit@@ ed the a@@ udi@@ ence to experience the blessings that come from uni@@ fied worship of Jehovah at conven@@ tions .
One of Satan’s great@@ est means of dec@@ ep@@ tion is false religion .
T@@ ak@@ ing advan@@ ta@@ ge of a pro@@ vision made in God’s Law , Ru@@ th beg@@ ins g@@ le@@ an@@ ing in a field that happ@@ ens to bel@@ ong to a kin@@ s@@ man of Eli@@ m@@ ele@@ ch ​ — an el@@ der@@ ly Je@@ w nam@@ ed Bo@@ a@@ z .
‘ Is it not true that the fac@@ ts of s@@ ci@@ ence have sh@@ own the Bible to be in er@@ ro@@ r and therefore no more dep@@ end@@ able than the ever - chang@@ ing ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es of men ? ’
Hence , Jesus appro@@ pri@@ ately received the desi@@ gn@@ ation “ Christ , the Son of the living God . ” ​ — Matthew 16 : 16 ; Daniel 9 : 25 .
And I got involved with a gi@@ r@@ l . ”
K@@ i@@ i@@ ch@@ i I@@ wa@@ s@@ ak@@ i , who helped to make the Je@@ h@@ us , rec@@ al@@ led , “ E@@ ach Je@@ h@@ u had a t@@ ent as well as a ca@@ r bat@@ ter@@ y to supp@@ ly ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city for ligh@@ ts . ”
They kept ar@@ gu@@ ing about who was greater .
You may have been ‘ brought up in the truth , ’ as some say , and your parents inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ated godly principles in you .
A Lo@@ y@@ al King F@@ ell In@@ to S@@ in
So when we are gener@@ ous and help our brothers , Jehovah consi@@ ders the good that we do as a lo@@ an made to him .
Since emo@@ tional bul@@ l@@ ying and ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le are comm@@ on in the world today , some find it difficult to believe that God is person@@ ally inter@@ ested in them .
Con@@ ven@@ tion@@ ers e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly a@@ wa@@ ited the dr@@ ama “ W@@ ar@@ ning Ex@@ am@@ ples for Our Da@@ y . ”
At a talk that was given in a st@@ adi@@ u@@ m , we saw a group s@@ it@@ ting together that did not follow the u@@ su@@ al cu@@ sto@@ m among B@@ ra@@ z@@ ili@@ ans of women k@@ is@@ sing on the c@@ he@@ ek@@ s and brothers sh@@ ak@@ ing hands with one another .
For instance , while still in Babyl@@ on , he may have lived a set@@ t@@ led life .
Re@@ jo@@ ic@@ ing for Those Who W@@ al@@ k in the Li@@ ght , 3 / 1
By whom was it used ?
An@@ yone l@@ ying down with a be@@ ast is positi@@ vely to be put to death .
Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i has made up the st@@ ory about the two vis@@ it@@ ors .
Consider the following Bible - based ad@@ vice for fin@@ ding satis@@ fac@@ tion in your work .
Since then , h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of other life st@@ ori@@ es have been publi@@ shed .
The man Abraham was promised that by means of his se@@ ed , all the famili@@ es and nations of the earth would bl@@ ess themselves .
Be@@ fore long , the ju@@ dge , the pro@@ secu@@ t@@ or , and the la@@ w@@ y@@ er ​ — all with Bible in hand — ​ were discus@@ sing such s@@ crip@@ tures as John 17 : 18 and James 1 : 27 .
That , too , can h@@ ur@@ t , but if you will@@ ingly and hon@@ es@@ tly ac@@ knowledge your own imper@@ fe@@ ctions , such experi@@ ences can be positi@@ ve , s@@ pur@@ ring you to make the needed chang@@ es .
What st@@ ones could stu@@ m@@ ble a Christian ?
But after Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y is v@@ indic@@ ated , all will sub@@ mit ever@@ la@@ st@@ ingly to his righteous rule .
In such a case , prayer and ad@@ ded rest may be help@@ ful .
What good news is being pre@@ ached today ?
The other was Saul , his father , who had been re@@ je@@ cted by Jehovah yet was still rul@@ ing as king .
To what ex@@ t@@ ent did Jesus refle@@ ct his Fa@@ ther’s attitude toward mankind ?
From that day on@@ ward , we ne@@ i@@ ther spoke to each other nor gre@@ et@@ ed each other .
Why such con@@ fu@@ sion ?
; Ch@@ ar@@ p@@ enti@@ er , F .
Our congregation will be un@@ ited , and our love for one another will gro@@ w str@@ ong@@ er .
Yet , M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h died a faithful man , rul@@ ing as king .
While he and his apostles “ were going on the ro@@ ad , ” Jesus me@@ t some men to whom he ex@@ tend@@ ed the invit@@ ation : “ Be my follow@@ er . ”
David ex@@ t@@ ol@@ led Jehovah’s loving - kindness
I also thought about what my mother had taught me from the Bible .
Jehovah’s loyal ones can be id@@ enti@@ fied as those who use their m@@ ou@@ ths to speak well of him .
Your blessing is upon your people . ”
Mo@@ st important , our pres@@ ence at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al will show hear@@ t@@ felt appreciation for Jesus ’ sacrifice and will refle@@ ct obedi@@ ence to his comm@@ and : “ Ke@@ ep doing this in re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of me . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
In respon@@ se , Christians in An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch “ determined , each of them according as anyone could af@@ for@@ d it , to s@@ end a reli@@ ef minis@@ tr@@ ation to the brothers d@@ wel@@ ling in Ju@@ de@@ a ; and this they did , dis@@ pat@@ ch@@ ing it to the older men by the hand of Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s and Saul . ” ​ — Acts 11 : 28 - 30 .
So Timothy had to be con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that the truth could be found in the Scriptures .
After com@@ par@@ ing them , they found that there are only a few ver@@ ses that have small differ@@ ences , and these are only min@@ or .
E@@ ating , dr@@ in@@ king , mar@@ r@@ ying , being given in marriage ​ — what was wrong with that ?
The ro@@ o@@ t of the proble@@ m may have been “ the love of money , ” which can have a bad effect on anyone , rich or po@@ or . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Pe@@ ople of both se@@ x@@ es and of all ages felt at e@@ ase in his pres@@ ence . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Does the ma@@ ster say : “ C@@ ome here at once and rec@@ l@@ ine at the table ” ?
A@@ no@@ ther way is to read a s@@ crip@@ ture and ask , “ How does that s@@ ound to you ? ”
Is c@@ lu@@ t@@ ter taking up your sp@@ ace , li@@ mit@@ ing your mo@@ v@@ ement and , wor@@ st of all , wa@@ sting your time ?
We are being used by Jehovah to draw people to him .
Even though we recogn@@ ize Satan’s po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al to cause har@@ m , we need not fear him un@@ du@@ ly .
Jehovah’s love for us and our deep love for him give us true happiness .
On re@@ tur@@ ning home from that Mas@@ s , my gr@@ and@@ mother th@@ re@@ w a f@@ low@@ er@@ po@@ t at Father from an u@@ pp@@ er st@@ ory of our house .
Thus , after Jesus died and was ra@@ ised up , the apostle Peter as@@ sur@@ ed his a@@ udi@@ ence that Jesus “ was not left in hel@@ l . ”
Yes , he off@@ ers hope that faithful ones will ev@@ en@@ tually be “ set free from en@@ sla@@ v@@ ement to cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion . ”
In 19@@ 36 he buil@@ t a small tra@@ il@@ er that he could pul@@ l with his ca@@ r .
What a war@@ m relationship ex@@ is@@ ted between Father and Son !
That inclu@@ ded something that Father often mentioned ​ — No@@ ah’s love for his family , sh@@ own by his obedi@@ ence to God .
( b ) What less@@ ons do we learn from the f@@ all of many angels ?
The de@@ gre@@ e to which we should sub@@ mit to the influ@@ ence of the holy spirit was emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed by Paul when he spoke of being ‘ sla@@ ves by the spirit . ’
Hence , all of us are ans@@ wer@@ able to Jehovah for the way we respon@@ d to his direction .
By M@@ il@@ t@@ on@@ ’s time , Eng@@ land had em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed the Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant Re@@ form@@ ation and had bro@@ ken with the Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch .
Their ha@@ ir had gro@@ wn long .
He ad@@ ded that his followers would be persecu@@ ted , imp@@ ris@@ oned , and even kil@@ led .
By means of por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , especially on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t , he can c@@ atch the attention of an un@@ w@@ ary vie@@ wer and appe@@ al to “ the desire of the eyes . ”
In 19@@ 35 , a change occ@@ ur@@ red that prof@@ oun@@ dly al@@ tered the way Rus@@ si@@ ans mar@@ ked the ho@@ li@@ day se@@ as@@ on .
; He@@ ik@@ kin@@ en , P .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous lead@@ ers ​ — s@@ cri@@ bes , P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es and others — ​ are also often present where Jesus pre@@ ach@@ es .
Yes , in every en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment and in every circum@@ st@@ ance , true Christians , through their obedi@@ ence , continue to make Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice . ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 .
Some of these d@@ ate back to the first century .
Rather , he me@@ ant that God’s purpose to have 14@@ 4@@ ,000 spiritual Israelites rul@@ ing with His Son , Jesus Christ , in heaven would be ful@@ filled .
No@@ te that James told Christians to look after wi@@ do@@ ws “ in their tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
How we ye@@ ar@@ n for that Par@@ adise ! ​ — Isaiah 9 : 6 , 7 ; Revelation 21 : 4 , 5 .
How did King David want his son to feel toward God ?
The va@@ st ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of mankind are not , some even den@@ ying that God ex@@ ists .
But their end shall be according to their works . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 11 : 14 , 15 .
Yet , Jehovah emp@@ ow@@ ers them by means of his spirit “ to end@@ ure fully and be long - suffering with joy . ”
Indeed , to help others gain sal@@ vation , we must first pa@@ y attention to ourselves .
In the S@@ ong of Solomon , a simp@@ le country gi@@ r@@ l called the Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ts the attention of the king .
For one co@@ in of small value , a bu@@ y@@ er got two s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws .
N@@ one of us know what t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w may bring , for “ time and un@@ fore@@ seen occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence ” be@@ f@@ all us all .
What would Joseph do ?
Se@@ par@@ ately , as a fe@@ tu@@ s ’ red c@@ el@@ ls complete their nor@@ ma@@ l life sp@@ an , their o@@ x@@ y@@ g@@ en - car@@ r@@ ying por@@ tion is pro@@ cess@@ ed .
That is what Peter must have done , and he was for@@ given .
It is one you may or may not have heard of ​ — the Mu@@ r@@ at@@ ori@@ an F@@ ra@@ g@@ ment .
Our children too need up@@ building con@@ vers@@ ations .
The man was a writ@@ er and a po@@ et .
Although God had deli@@ vered the Israelites from Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an b@@ onda@@ ge , they re@@ pa@@ id him with l@@ ying and dec@@ ep@@ tion .
To illustr@@ ate Moses ’ me@@ ek@@ ness , let us consider what happened when Jehovah said that He wanted to re@@ ject the dis@@ obedi@@ ent nation and have Moses ’ des@@ c@@ end@@ ants become a mi@@ gh@@ ty nation .
Like a lam@@ p that bur@@ ns b@@ righ@@ tly , the Bible she@@ ds light on the many comple@@ x is@@ su@@ es and problems of mo@@ der@@ n - day living . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 10@@ 5 .
However , I filled out the form and sent it back , and we held our bre@@ ath .
Jehovah God , the Ma@@ ster of the har@@ v@@ est , has ans@@ wer@@ ed the ple@@ a to s@@ end out more work@@ ers .
At C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 11 , we read : “ There is ne@@ i@@ ther Greek nor Je@@ w , circum@@ c@@ ision nor un@@ circum@@ c@@ ision , fore@@ ign@@ er , S@@ c@@ y@@ th@@ i@@ an , slave , fre@@ e@@ man , but Christ is all things and in all . ”
But all of us can be like mission@@ aries in our own congregation .
However , Jehovah God c@@ learly told Adam not to e@@ at from one spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c t@@ ree , war@@ ning Adam that if he did , he would die .
Many have come to real@@ ize that what really matters for individu@@ al happiness is that one has spiritual as@@ se@@ ts , mean@@ ing@@ ful pur@@ su@@ its in life , and moral valu@@ es .
And it is fine pre@@ par@@ ation for the long - lasting jo@@ y@@ ful service that a@@ wa@@ its all faithful servants of Jehovah under God’s Kingdom .
They la@@ ugh@@ ed when Jesus told them : “ The young child has not died , but is s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing . ”
Wor@@ king in be@@ half of our brothers is re@@ war@@ ding .
S@@ ke@@ t@@ ches by K@@ i@@ i@@ ch@@ i I@@ wa@@ s@@ ak@@ i , who buil@@ t the Je@@ h@@ us at J@@ ap@@ an Bethel
Just a we@@ ek ear@@ li@@ er , we had held our first cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly in S@@ an@@ ta An@@ a .
What a deli@@ ght it will be to wel@@ come such ones back to life !
The Israelites ’ lives were not to be devo@@ ted sol@@ ely to mun@@ d@@ ane pur@@ su@@ its .
Even where a s@@ ow@@ er may not see a lo@@ t of inc@@ re@@ ase as a result of his work , he has not necess@@ ar@@ ily been less di@@ lig@@ ent or faithful than others .
Moses set a fine example of mil@@ dness
He tra@@ ined hard and became heav@@ y@@ we@@ i@@ ght bo@@ x@@ ing ch@@ am@@ pi@@ on of W@@ est@@ ph@@ ali@@ a , Ger@@ many .
That verse is based on what the prophet Isaiah asked those of his day : “ Who has taken the prop@@ or@@ tions of the spirit of Jehovah , and who as his man of counsel can make him know anything ? ”
In that year Rom@@ an ar@@ mi@@ es , ho@@ l@@ ding high their standards em@@ b@@ la@@ z@@ oned with the i@@ ma@@ ge of the e@@ ag@@ le , s@@ w@@ o@@ op@@ ed down upon Jerusalem to inf@@ li@@ ct a ter@@ ri@@ ble sla@@ ugh@@ ter .
Le@@ ti@@ ci@@ a and H@@ er@@ mil@@ o To show love for Jehovah and fellow men .
This w@@ o@@ e is sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed in Revelation by the ri@@ de of three more hor@@ s@@ em@@ en .
The following article will show you how you can gro@@ w spiritually by following the example of the apostle Paul .
This was pr@@ inted in S@@ t . Pet@@ er@@ s@@ bur@@ g , but after only a h@@ and@@ ful of co@@ pi@@ es were dist@@ ribu@@ ted , the rema@@ in@@ der were destro@@ yed in a f@@ lood .
He is fa@@ ir in his deal@@ ings with others ​ — st@@ ra@@ igh@@ t@@ for@@ ward , hon@@ or@@ able , not dec@@ ep@@ tive or mis@@ le@@ ading .
Even now , those who love God’s righteousness are re@@ war@@ ded with an in@@ ner peace that contribu@@ tes to har@@ mony in their famili@@ es and in their congregations . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
As a result , many feel as did the psalmist David , who cri@@ ed out to Jehovah : “ D@@ ist@@ res@@ ses of my heart have mul@@ ti@@ p@@ lied ; from the st@@ res@@ ses upon me O bring me out . ” ​ — Psalm 25 : 17 .
How does respect for the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c he@@ ad@@ ship reve@@ al our love for Jehovah’s way of rul@@ ing ?
U@@ p@@ on being rel@@ eas@@ ed , the two repor@@ ted to the brothers what had occ@@ ur@@ red , and they all pray@@ ed about the op@@ position they fac@@ ed , re@@ ques@@ ting : “ Jehovah , . . . gr@@ ant your sla@@ ves to keep speaking your word with all b@@ ol@@ dness . ”
How str@@ ange it must have been for Joseph and M@@ ary to find themselves su@@ d@@ den@@ ly in pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of “ go@@ ld and f@@ ran@@ k@@ inc@@ en@@ se and my@@ r@@ r@@ h ” ​ — valu@@ able com@@ mo@@ di@@ ties !
If we are not care@@ ful , such an ambi@@ ti@@ ous spirit can take ro@@ o@@ t in our heart .
Yet , such experi@@ ences were not really that hard .
We humans are g@@ reg@@ ari@@ ous by n@@ ature , so we cannot be truly happy if we is@@ ol@@ ate ourselves or if we are con@@ stan@@ tly in con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with those around us .
What does the f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ing ten - hor@@ ned be@@ ast re@@ present , and what do the ten hor@@ ns pi@@ c@@ ture ?
K@@ no@@ wing who the whe@@ at@@ like Christians are is ess@@ enti@@ al to fin@@ ding the answer to a question ra@@ ised by Jesus in his ex@@ ten@@ sive prophecy about the last days .
Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed : “ Be@@ have in a man@@ ner wor@@ thy of the good news about the Christ . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 27 ; Isaiah 5@@ 2 : 11 .
What , though , does “ listen@@ ing ” invol@@ ve ?
And the “ E@@ u@@ re@@ ka F@@ am@@ ily D@@ r@@ ama , ” in@@ tend@@ ed for home use , had sel@@ e@@ cted n@@ arr@@ ation and h@@ y@@ m@@ ns .
Jesus showed that mil@@ dness and hum@@ ility go hand in hand
The re@@ ality of people being ga@@ ther@@ ed in great num@@ bers from all nations , tri@@ bes , and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to quic@@ ken our st@@ ep as we keep p@@ ace with Jehovah’s organization .
That is a law of human@@ kind , as the prophet Jeremiah ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged : “ I well know , O Jehovah , that to earth@@ ling man his way does not bel@@ ong . It does not bel@@ ong to man who is wal@@ king even to direc@@ t his st@@ ep .
What tra@@ its could har@@ den our heart ?
Romans 5 : 15 - 19 makes the point that the death of just “ one man ” provided the rel@@ e@@ ase .
The next day , the c@@ hi@@ ef of po@@ li@@ ce took me to another ro@@ om , where he wrote out a st@@ at@@ ement that said : “ I , T@@ ro@@ p@@ him R . N@@ som@@ ba , have st@@ op@@ ped being a Jehovah’s Witness so that I can be set free . ”
For instance , when he was at the point of death on the st@@ ake , Jesus en@@ tru@@ sted the care of his mother , who was ap@@ par@@ ently then a wi@@ do@@ w , to his bel@@ o@@ ved disci@@ ple John . ​ — John 19 : 26 , 27 .
No one should be made to feel un@@ com@@ for@@ table because of his or her mo@@ der@@ ate use of f@@ ra@@ gr@@ an@@ ces .
19 : 15 , 24 , 25 .
The time will come for you to make your own decisions , so now “ learn while you@@ ’@@ re young on Jehovah to le@@ an .
Re@@ call the account at Matthew 18 : 15 - 17 , where he no@@ ted that difficul@@ ties might ar@@ ise at times between two of God’s people , one sin@@ ning in some way against the other .
A gr@@ and@@ father in C@@ ro@@ ati@@ a who re@@ a@@ ds the T@@ e@@ ach@@ er book with his se@@ ven - year - old gr@@ and@@ son wr@@ ites that the bo@@ y told him the following : “ Mu@@ m said to do something , but I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t want to do it .
In@@ dic@@ ating why some prayers do not ple@@ ase God , a Bible pro@@ ver@@ b says : “ He that is tur@@ ning his e@@ ar away from hear@@ ing the law ​ — even his prayer is something de@@ t@@ es@@ table . ”
Acc@@ ording to Daniel 7 : 9 - 14 , what does Daniel b@@ eho@@ ld in heaven , and to what does this vision point ?
TH@@ E Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents * of the l@@ ate 19@@ th and early 20@@ th cen@@ tu@@ ries fac@@ ed many ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les .
His ze@@ al for the preaching work encoura@@ ged many there to take up the full - time service .
with their children .
As a perfect man , Jesus kept his integrity to the death and thus proved that Satan’s acc@@ us@@ ations were lies .
Father soon jo@@ ined M@@ other in stud@@ ying , and they began atten@@ ding the meetings of the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents .
During their three years of tra@@ ining in cour@@ t life , the you@@ ths maintain their integrity to God .
Th@@ ough many Witnesses have cu@@ st@@ om@@ ar@@ ily eng@@ ag@@ ed in preaching from house to house on S@@ un@@ day mor@@ n@@ ings , in certain are@@ as they find that early vis@@ its to pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s ho@@ m@@ es are less effe@@ ctive because the occ@@ u@@ pan@@ ts may be re@@ sting .
; C@@ am@@ p@@ b@@ ell , P .
Although God’s people were out@@ num@@ ber@@ ed , mis@@ re@@ pres@@ ented , op@@ posed , and persecu@@ ted at the hands of the att@@ ac@@ k@@ ers , true worship could not be c@@ ru@@ shed out of ex@@ ist@@ ence .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , we can show a s@@ inc@@ ere interest in each Bible stud@@ ent by taking time to get to know him .
Can “ the s@@ word of the spirit ” over@@ turn such a str@@ ong@@ ly en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched beli@@ ef ?
Tru@@ e , many have pre@@ ached something about the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message .
( b ) What question will be consider@@ ed in the following article ?
Jehovah became the Creator as an expres@@ sion of his end@@ ear@@ ing qu@@ ality of love .
Consider Ru@@ do@@ l@@ f G@@ ra@@ i@@ ch@@ en , who was born in Ger@@ many in 19@@ 25 .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are for the Scriptural encourag@@ ement to cultiv@@ ate the spirit of a less@@ er one !
How did Paul emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the need for spiritual ar@@ m@@ or ?
What vital question ar@@ ose as the har@@ v@@ est se@@ as@@ on began , and why ?
Let us therefore do our ut@@ most to ab@@ s@@ or@@ b the light of “ the gl@@ ori@@ ous knowledge of God ” so that it il@@ lu@@ min@@ ates our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart . ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 6 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 18 .
The Christian congregation can be a s@@ ource of comfort and spiritual ass@@ ist@@ ance
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B@@ en says , “ Mo@@ st people will never really understand what our life is like . ”
A@@ t@@ su@@ ko , a married sister in her mi@@ d - 30 ’ s from J@@ ap@@ an , states : “ In the past , I always wanted Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on to come im@@ medi@@ ately .
G@@ ile@@ ad e@@ qu@@ ip@@ s qu@@ ali@@ fied stud@@ ents to car@@ ry on this preaching activ@@ ity on a much lar@@ g@@ er sc@@ ale than they had in the past and in are@@ as of the world where tra@@ ined mission@@ aries are par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly needed .
Mar@@ k@@ ’s family may also have been com@@ for@@ ta@@ bly situ@@ ated , since they ow@@ ned their own home in the city and had a serv@@ ant .
No doubt his en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m an@@ im@@ ated his fe@@ atu@@ res , and his eyes sh@@ one with a li@@ vely interest in his sub@@ ject .
M@@ Y P@@ A@@ S@@ T : I was born in C@@ y@@ pr@@ us but gre@@ w up in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
Just as sur@@ ely as a de@@ b@@ t can be fully can@@ c@@ el@@ ed , so Jehovah God can for@@ give our sin@@ s comple@@ t@@ ely .
Yes , perhaps without no@@ tic@@ ing it , you con@@ stan@@ tly use col@@ or to help you pro@@ c@@ ess information about the world around you .
H@@ ann@@ el@@ ore continu@@ es : “ We also supp@@ lied spiritual food to our brothers in pris@@ on .
We never loo@@ ked for great things for ourselves .
Thus , the events that began in 1914 were , not the beg@@ in@@ ning of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , but the “ beg@@ in@@ ning of pang@@ s of dist@@ ress . ”
17 , 18 . ( a ) U@@ p@@ on what does true succ@@ ess dep@@ end ?
C@@ y@@ ri@@ l and Me@@ tho@@ di@@ us ​ — Bible Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ at@@ ors Who In@@ ven@@ ted an Al@@ p@@ ha@@ be@@ t
They were a@@ based to a con@@ dition of den@@ se spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness .
( Read Genesis 3 : 1 - 5 , 15 . )
How much better it is regul@@ arly to read the Bible as well as all the artic@@ les in The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
Jesus war@@ ned against serving “ Ri@@ ches , ” and Paul called co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
But what is com@@ mit@@ ment ?
The truth from the Bible has helped me to keep foc@@ used on what I need to do in order to serve Jehovah whole - sou@@ led . ”
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 2 , 3 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 13 - 21
When I arri@@ ved back in Au@@ stri@@ a , I was assign@@ ed to a cir@@ cu@@ it where I me@@ t To@@ ve M@@ er@@ ete , an at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive sing@@ le sister .
No@@ te the refer@@ ence to time for important spiritual activities in the following examples .
I@@ magine the joy of the Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers who did not give up !
These me@@ a@@ sures inclu@@ de educ@@ ating people about the d@@ ang@@ ers of s@@ mo@@ king , re@@ stri@@ cting to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o - in@@ du@@ str@@ y mar@@ ke@@ ting , ra@@ ising to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o ta@@ x@@ es , and esta@@ bli@@ shing pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s to help people qu@@ it s@@ mo@@ king .
For men will be lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves , lo@@ v@@ ers of money , . . . dis@@ loyal , having no n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction , not o@@ pen to any ag@@ re@@ ement , s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ers , without self - control , fi@@ er@@ ce , without love of go@@ o@@ dness , be@@ tra@@ y@@ ers , he@@ ad@@ strong , pu@@ ff@@ ed up with pri@@ de . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 4 .
And do I do this wh@@ en@@ ever I can ? ’
On that mem@@ or@@ able occasi@@ on , he condu@@ cted , as it were , a study of God’s Word .
19 , 20 . ( a ) Why can we be sure that Jehovah will never leave us ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we also draw attention to God’s war@@ n@@ ings , even as A@@ mo@@ s declar@@ ed that Jehovah would bring ad@@ verse judgment upon the wicked .
F@@ in@@ ally , the last of God’s op@@ pon@@ ents ​ — Satan the Devil and his dem@@ ons — ​ will be shu@@ t away for a th@@ ous@@ and years ​ — the du@@ r@@ ation of the rest@@ or@@ ation pro@@ ject .
In contr@@ ast with the ch@@ ur@@ ches of Chris@@ tend@@ om , how do Jehovah’s Witnesses view God’s name ?
In what way is sal@@ vation rel@@ ated to the preaching of the good news ?
It is vital that Christians yo@@ ke themselves only to those who love Jehovah and respect his standards of cha@@ st@@ ity .
When Jesus invit@@ ed Peter , An@@ dre@@ w , James , and John to follow him , they respon@@ ded without d@@ el@@ a@@ y
Fir@@ st , it is always deser@@ ved .
During that time , we had a Bible study with a family of fi@@ ve .
Our beli@@ ef@@ s are often challeng@@ ed , and hum@@ ility can help the Christian to keep ans@@ wer@@ ing questions “ with a mil@@ d temp@@ er and deep respect . ”
But they tru@@ sted in Jehovah , so they re@@ adi@@ ed themselves .
; Bethel , T .
He is not simply a go@@ d who is a@@ bo@@ ve other go@@ ds or who is more powerful than them .
A good spiritual r@@ out@@ ine can help you to gain control of your thoughts and feelings .
Why , do you think , was it un@@ n@@ atur@@ al ​ — even per@@ ver@@ ted — ​ for them to seek out human wi@@ ves ?
In his de@@ a@@ th@@ bed blessing of his sons , the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Jac@@ o@@ b fore@@ told : “ The sc@@ ep@@ ter will not turn asi@@ de from Juda@@ h , ne@@ i@@ ther the comman@@ der@@ ’s st@@ af@@ f from between his fe@@ et , until Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h comes ; and to him the obedi@@ ence of the pe@@ op@@ les will bel@@ ong . ”
• How should you view fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers ?
A dic@@ tion@@ ary de@@ fin@@ es t@@ act as “ the ability to appreci@@ ate the deli@@ c@@ ac@@ y of a situation and to do or say the kin@@ des@@ t or most f@@ it@@ ting thing . ”
What can be said about the a@@ vail@@ ability of the Bible ?
O@@ ver@@ confidence about our moral strength is ris@@ k@@ y .
H@@ u@@ man promises often fai@@ l , but we can always trust in Jehovah’s word .
How Christ’s anointed brothers appreci@@ ate this loyal support by their other sheep compan@@ i@@ ons !
F@@ ac@@ ing O@@ p@@ position to Our Wor@@ k
What evidence of good organization ex@@ is@@ ted in Israel when God instru@@ cted his people to en@@ ter the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and ?
Des@@ pite the s@@ inc@@ ere efforts of many , why has world un@@ ity continued to elu@@ de mankind into the 2@@ 1@@ st century ?
It came into ex@@ ist@@ ence with the out@@ p@@ our@@ ing of God’s spirit at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E .
“ No re@@ si@@ d@@ ent will say : ‘ I am si@@ ck . ’ ”
This is something that you should never take for gr@@ anted .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to those he had helped , Paul said that he not only sh@@ ared the good news with them but also gave of his ‘ own soul , ’ or used his very life in help@@ ing them , because they became bel@@ o@@ ved to him .
We will in@@ deed be bless@@ ed if we act in har@@ mony with this wise pro@@ ver@@ b : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart , and do not r@@ ely on your own understanding .
Although a wife may at times find it challeng@@ ing or difficult to be in sub@@ je@@ ction to her husband , this is “ be@@ coming [ f@@ it@@ ting , prop@@ er ] in the Lord . ”
The Genesis acc@@ oun@@ ts that we have exam@@ ined show us that Jehovah never fa@@ il@@ s to displa@@ y loving - kindness to those who love him .
G@@ u@@ ard A@@ ga@@ inst De@@ c@@ ep@@ tion , 2 / 15
But if I am not loyal to Jehovah , then I may pre@@ v@@ ent my family from coming to know him , and that would be a real act of dis@@ loy@@ al@@ ty . ”
It is similar when your child be@@ comes an a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent .
I would expla@@ in the work being done at Bethel , hear the com@@ ments of the vis@@ iting brothers , and answer their questions .
However , women are not the only vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of d@@ om@@ es@@ tic viol@@ ence .
How vital it will be during the great tri@@ bul@@ ation to maintain our faith in Jehovah’s sa@@ ving power and to remain in Jehovah’s v@@ al@@ le@@ y of prote@@ ction ! ​ — Read Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 3 : 17 , 18 .
From chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od , he loved reading the Bible .
• Why is it vital that a Christian be hum@@ ble ?
One ev@@ ening each we@@ ek , Jehovah’s Witnesses me@@ et again at the Kingdom H@@ all for a three - part pro@@ gra@@ m that la@@ st@@ s a to@@ tal of 1 h@@ our and 4@@ 5 min@@ ut@@ es .
I started pra@@ ying early in the mor@@ ning and turned to prayer sever@@ al times a day .
* Yet , Jesus did much more for you .
Con@@ di@@ tions became ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely difficult when I was put on po@@ li@@ ce pro@@ b@@ ation .
23 : 5 ; 25 : 7 .
De@@ ar Un@@ c@@ le D@@ an also helped when he wrote : “ In tri@@ als small and tri@@ als great , take Romans 8 , verse 28 , ” which says : “ Now we know that God makes all his works co@@ op@@ er@@ ate together for the good of those who love God , those who are the ones called according to his purpose . ”
Of course , Christian men too want to imitate the qualities sh@@ own by such ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary women of ancient times .
Jesus has come to one of his fav@@ or@@ ite plac@@ es , the gar@@ den of Ge@@ th@@ s@@ em@@ ane , just e@@ ast of Jerusalem .
Instead , obey the clear direction from the inspired psalmist : “ S@@ ing to Jehovah ! ”
Many now serving Jehovah had a marriage mate or other family member who was op@@ posed to the chang@@ es they were making when they began stud@@ ying the Bible .
• Why should Christians “ con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate ” how the faith of elders , those who are taking the lead , tur@@ ns out ?
The ad@@ vice not to trust in human lead@@ ers may be hard to accept .
F@@ in@@ ally , an ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement was made to the congregation .
We do this by being sel@@ e@@ ctive in what we w@@ atch and read and in the mu@@ si@@ c we listen to .
These ei@@ ght men were given heav@@ y pris@@ on sen@@ ten@@ ces and were sent to the fe@@ der@@ al p@@ en@@ it@@ enti@@ ary in A@@ t@@ l@@ an@@ ta , Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ a , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
Th@@ ough he thought he was serving God , he was ac@@ tually fi@@ gh@@ ting against him . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 3 : 5 , 6 .
F@@ in@@ ding a Su@@ pp@@ or@@ tive F@@ am@@ ily
What is happ@@ ening in Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a@@ ’s is@@ ol@@ ated to@@ w@@ ns is but a small part of a worl@@ d@@ wide ing@@ a@@ ther@@ ing that was fore@@ told in Revelation chap@@ ter 7 , which tel@@ ls of a ga@@ ther@@ ing during “ the L@@ or@@ d’s day ” of those who will sur@@ vi@@ ve the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
But they were able to make chang@@ es .
A@@ m@@ ong those ‘ who through faith and pati@@ ence will in@@ her@@ it the promises ’ is the God - fe@@ aring pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Abraham .
The Bible provi@@ des sever@@ al examples of God - fe@@ aring you@@ ths who succ@@ ess@@ fully wal@@ ked wor@@ th@@ ily of God am@@ id a str@@ ange , ho@@ st@@ ile , and i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ r@@ ous en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 15 .
They follow@@ ed along as the speak@@ ers read Bible te@@ x@@ ts , they san@@ g the song@@ s based on Bible them@@ es , and they listen@@ ed res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully to the prayers being offered on their be@@ half .
Is it any won@@ der that this world is near its end ?
Yet , how that chang@@ ed when she exerc@@ ised faith !
All of us want to benefit fully from our we@@ ek@@ ly Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy .
Some have found it help@@ ful to answer let@@ ters and car@@ ds of con@@ do@@ l@@ ence .
A brother would wr@@ ite a Bible verse on a sc@@ ra@@ p of pa@@ per and pas@@ s it on to the others .
To Christians in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , the apostle Paul wrote : “ When you received God’s word , which you heard from us , you accepted it , not as the word of men , but , just as it tru@@ th@@ fully is , as the word of God , which is also at work in you believers . ”
How Your De@@ c@@ isions Af@@ fect O@@ thers
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , peace would have been possible were it not for the con@@ f@@ lic@@ ting pol@@ itical inter@@ ests of the rul@@ ers .
T@@ ake time to teach your children about the Creator
By word or action , may we never chall@@ enge the ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l of commun@@ ic@@ ation that Jehovah is using today .
Fir@@ st , let us look at the word it@@ self .
Can You B@@ eli@@ eve in Bo@@ th E@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion and Christi@@ an@@ ity ?
So@@ on , though , they are fi@@ gh@@ ting again .
R@@ em@@ ember that Jehovah respon@@ ds with com@@ pas@@ sion and mer@@ cy when rep@@ ent@@ ant ones call out to him , “ P@@ le@@ ase let us come home . ” Su@@ gg@@ ested Bible reading for A@@ pri@@ l : ▪ Jeremiah 17 - 31
D@@ ep@@ ort@@ ation
Ther@@ efore , how hear@@ ten@@ ing it is to understand that Jesus ’ mirac@@ les serve as por@@ ten@@ ts of better times a@@ head under Kingdom rule when all will have pl@@ ent@@ y to e@@ at and be satis@@ fied !
They may think that they have made a wise decision , reason@@ ing that it will pre@@ v@@ ent them from ru@@ shing into an un@@ wise marriage .
This situation great@@ ly dist@@ res@@ ses Jehovah’s prophet .
An@@ y human king whom Jehovah would later cho@@ ose to rule over Israel was to wr@@ ite for himself a cop@@ y of the Law and read in it all the days of his life .
T@@ am@@ ar
It promised to be a mem@@ or@@ able day for the pas@@ s@@ eng@@ ers and cre@@ w a@@ bo@@ ard A@@ ir New Z@@ e@@ al@@ and F@@ light 9@@ 0@@ 1 to A@@ nt@@ ar@@ c@@ tic@@ a .
But as the da@@ wn gra@@ du@@ ally bre@@ ak@@ s , we s@@ low@@ ly dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish more and more of our sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s .
In the part of his prophecy that is recorded at Matthew 24 : 29 – 25 : 4@@ 6 , Jesus foc@@ uses pri@@ mar@@ ily on what will ha@@ p@@ pen during these last days and during the coming great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
• How does Jehovah gu@@ ard his loyal ones as they eng@@ age in the Christian ministry ?
Ye@@ ars later , Jac@@ o@@ b still g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed for his son , whom he pre@@ sum@@ ed to be dead .
We now have fe@@ wer problems than when we first got married . ”
( b ) How can elders make themselves a@@ vail@@ able to others ?
He then pray@@ ed for a wise and obedi@@ ent heart .
So whether by the earth op@@ ening and s@@ wal@@ low@@ ing them or by fi@@ re con@@ sum@@ ing them as in the case of K@@ or@@ ah and the 2@@ 50 L@@ ev@@ ites who si@@ ded with him , all these re@@ bel@@ s ended up in S@@ he@@ ol , or H@@ ad@@ es . ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 26 : 10 .
7 : 9 , 14 , 15 .
“ In the heart of the understanding one there rest@@ s wisdom , ” ans@@ wers Proverbs 14 : 33 , “ and in the mi@@ d@@ st of stu@@ pi@@ d ones it be@@ comes known . ”
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : God could have quic@@ k@@ ly proved him wrong .
“ The work is great , ” says David , “ for it is not a temple for man but for Jehovah God . ” ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on .
L@@ ess@@ ons for U@@ s :
No ​ — they re@@ je@@ cted this tri@@ ba@@ l su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ on . ​ — Romans 6 : 16 ; 2 Corinthians 6 : 14 , 15 .
Let us see how the Bible expla@@ ins the reason for Jesus ’ death and its value .
M@@ an@@ kin@@ d’s F@@ utu@@ re F@@ o@@ re@@ told in God’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ tic Word
T . Rus@@ sel@@ l was re@@ tur@@ ning home from work when he heard sing@@ ing coming from a bas@@ ement h@@ all .
C@@ learly , Satan has no so@@ ft spo@@ t for young people .
En@@ joy Our Be@@ au@@ ti@@ ful E@@ ar@@ th
Th@@ ough the num@@ bers of those who called themselves Christians inc@@ reas@@ ed , their worship was not pu@@ re .
There might even be some ad@@ ul@@ t educ@@ ation in the cam@@ p .
He taught with c@@ lar@@ ity , simp@@ li@@ city , and ir@@ refu@@ table lo@@ gi@@ c .
; H@@ au@@ b , A .
As@@ k yourself , ‘ Do my circumstances allow me to re@@ ach out for atten@@ ding any of these scho@@ ol@@ s ? ’
This mirac@@ le certainly b@@ ol@@ st@@ ers our con@@ vi@@ ction that the resurrection hope is sure .
T@@ e@@ en@@ ag@@ ers face the fear of re@@ je@@ ction by their pe@@ ers .
Some bo@@ ys even be@@ at me when the teach@@ ers were not loo@@ king .
A dead man comes to life . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 13 : 20 , 21
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of people read a por@@ tion of the Bible every day .
So@@ on , our lives will se@@ em to be in peri@@ l .
In 19@@ 7@@ 7 my husband left us .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , when Witnesses conduct home Bible stu@@ dies with de@@ a@@ f people , there is a need to help them become pro@@ fi@@ cient in their own language and to encoura@@ ge them to ex@@ p@@ and their own pro@@ gra@@ m of reading and stud@@ ying .
Th@@ ough mankind was given a perfect star@@ t , “ all have sin@@ ned and f@@ all sh@@ ort of the glory of God . ”
Al@@ so , when we are tru@@ th@@ ful in all things , we do not need to wor@@ ry about being found out , or ex@@ posed , by humans . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
So do not do all the tal@@ king !
To@@ ñ@@ i , a prof@@ essi@@ onal care@@ gi@@ ver , ran@@ g the do@@ or@@ b@@ ell , and a mi@@ dd@@ le - ag@@ ed woman ans@@ wer@@ ed .
Can he give an example ? “ In the In@@ sight book , I read about the fri@@ end@@ ship between David and J@@ on@@ a@@ than .
8 Why Li@@ ve by Bible St@@ and@@ ar@@ ds ?
I wanted to be part of the happy bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od that they enjoy .
Satan does not den@@ y that we will serve God when everything in our life is r@@ un@@ ning s@@ mo@@ o@@ th@@ ly , but he cont@@ ends that we will sto@@ p serving God when we ru@@ n into problems .
On@@ ce the Israelites were free to leave after the ten@@ th pla@@ gu@@ e , P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h chang@@ ed his mind and pur@@ su@@ ed them .
He encoura@@ ged this religious congregation to in@@ ten@@ si@@ fy their efforts in prom@@ o@@ ting good moral standards among famili@@ es and in the educ@@ ation of ad@@ ul@@ ts through their liter@@ ac@@ y pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s .
O@@ be@@ di@@ ently , “ Abra@@ m continued to live in ten@@ ts . L@@ ater on he came and d@@ wel@@ t among the bi@@ g tre@@ es of M@@ am@@ re , which are in He@@ br@@ on ; and there he pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to buil@@ d an al@@ ta@@ r to Jehovah . ”
Th@@ ough they are al@@ er@@ t to “ the si@@ gn ” of the end and believe that human@@ kind is living in the Bi@@ bli@@ cal “ last days , ” they cannot know just when “ the end ” will occ@@ ur .
15 , 16 . ( a ) What are some temp@@ t@@ ations that we need to res@@ ist ?
Com@@ pared with the positi@@ ons and re@@ war@@ ds that the world off@@ ers , a care@@ er in full - time service to Jehovah is without doubt the su@@ rest way to a life of joy and con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment .
Paul wrote that “ God’s wr@@ ath is being reve@@ aled from heaven against all ung@@ o@@ d@@ l@@ iness and un@@ righteousness of men who are su@@ p@@ pres@@ sing the truth . ”
If people cannot direc@@ t their own st@@ ep@@ s , how can they direc@@ t the st@@ ep@@ s of a nation ?
P@@ ra@@ y for Jehovah’s help to ri@@ d your heart of h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful feelings .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , making time for stud@@ ying and medit@@ ating on God’s Word can result in the hear@@ t’s be@@ coming like fine , pro@@ duc@@ tive so@@ il .
T@@ on@@ y and I are fully occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with travel@@ ing to different congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses each we@@ ek to encoura@@ ge them .
The apostle Paul was care@@ ful not to imp@@ ose an ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive bur@@ den upon his ho@@ st@@ s during his long sta@@ ys in certain c@@ ities .
What might we do if many in our ter@@ rit@@ ory se@@ em a@@ pa@@ the@@ tic ?
What will ha@@ p@@ pen when we help others strengthen their faith ?
What is a ma@@ j@@ or way in which we can take the lead in show@@ ing honor to all in the congregation ?
19 , 20 . ( a ) How do elders act with dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment when ass@@ is@@ ting those who speak un@@ wis@@ ely ?
M@@ ic@@ ha@@ l was a Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ent , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then known , and he tal@@ ked about important Bible is@@ su@@ es that in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ed me .
And they never gave up hope that he would ev@@ en@@ tually accept their faith .
F@@ ur@@ ther , about two years ag@@ o , there was another st@@ ep for@@ ward .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing spiritually strong and ac@@ tive also helps us to face the many tri@@ als that b@@ es@@ et us .
What inter@@ n@@ al fi@@ ght do we all face , and why ?
As a result , in a world where tri@@ ba@@ l en@@ m@@ ities and e@@ th@@ ni@@ c h@@ at@@ re@@ ds have led to sh@@ o@@ c@@ king at@@ ro@@ c@@ ities , Jehovah’s Witnesses every@@ where , like Au@@ gu@@ st Di@@ ck@@ man@@ n , pur@@ sue peace .
On that same occasi@@ on , Jesus asked two thought - pro@@ vo@@ king questions : “ Of what benefit is it for a man to gain the whole world and to for@@ fe@@ it his soul ? ”
Yet , the people took heart .
Many people today recogn@@ ize that serious problems and sh@@ o@@ c@@ king events have become every@@ day occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ences , and they may not be pleas@@ ed with the direction that their own life is taking .
Joseph , 7@@ 9 , in Cana@@ da , thin@@ ks positi@@ vely : “ I try to enjoy doing the things I can do and not c@@ ry over the things that I used to do but can@@ ’t do now . ”
8 Ser@@ ve Jehovah , the God of F@@ re@@ e@@ dom
We must be care@@ ful to avoid mis@@ judg@@ ing the mo@@ ti@@ ves of others .
How com@@ for@@ ting “ a word at its right time ” can be on the day of dist@@ ress !
“ The shepher@@ ds , ” for their part , “ went back , gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying and pra@@ ising God for all the things they heard and saw . ”
Joseph explained that P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s two dre@@ am@@ s had the same meaning .
For example , while Moses was bus@@ y recei@@ ving fur@@ ther instru@@ ctions on M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i , the Israelites became imp@@ ati@@ ent and began to lo@@ se faith in God , thinking that Moses had deser@@ ted them .
For all things I have the strength by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of him who imp@@ ar@@ ts power to me . ” — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 11 - 13 .
How to En@@ joy H@@ ard Wor@@ k 4
En@@ ro@@ l@@ l@@ ment : Eli@@ gi@@ ble pione@@ ers are a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally en@@ ro@@ l@@ led and are inform@@ ed by their cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er .
Does he cause us to su@@ ff@@ er ?
He pl@@ ants mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous attitu@@ des in the hearts and min@@ ds of people .
T@@ es@@ ti@@ mony From the Law and the Psal@@ ms
In B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , there are appro@@ xi@@ mat@@ ely 3@@ 00 si@@ gn - language congregations and over 4@@ 00 grou@@ ps .
Adam not only fa@@ iled to accept responsi@@ bility for his sin but also tri@@ ed to place the bl@@ ame on the woman God had given him ​ — and on the loving Gi@@ ver !
The following day , the comman@@ der took Paul before the Jewish high cour@@ t , the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in .
Is physical cle@@ an@@ ness still an important el@@ ement of true worship ?
What kind of world did the early Christians live in ?
God’s people have a wonderful future before them .
• Why does the faithful ste@@ ward deser@@ ve our trust ?
The last 40 years that I served as a rec@@ ep@@ tion@@ ist were as wonderful as any I@@ ’@@ ve sp@@ ent at Bethel .
By help@@ ing others buil@@ d faith in Jehovah , I streng@@ th@@ ened my own faith .
In 195@@ 8 , I got to know Christi@@ ana A@@ zu@@ ike , a regul@@ ar pioneer associ@@ ating with the A@@ ba E@@ ast C@@ ongreg@@ ation .
Then , his s@@ inc@@ ere rep@@ ent@@ ance led Jehovah to ex@@ ten@@ d mer@@ cy .
[ B@@ lu@@ r@@ b on page 7 ]
Jehovah Is Gre@@ at in Lo@@ y@@ al Lo@@ ve , 1 / 15
Se@@ cond , our conduct in “ what is le@@ ast ” has a be@@ aring on how we will respon@@ d “ also in much , ” that is , when we face bi@@ gg@@ er is@@ su@@ es in life .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , Jesus felt that not all religious people truly know God .
With what mo@@ tive does Jehovah exam@@ ine us ?
5 , 6 . ( a ) Why was it in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate for Christians to fre@@ qu@@ ent Rom@@ an the@@ at@@ ers and am@@ p@@ hi@@ the@@ at@@ ers ?
A@@ no@@ ther example is found at Ju@@ d@@ ges 2 : 11 - 14 : “ Israel f@@ ell to doing what was bad in the eyes of Jehovah and serving the Ba@@ als . . . , so that they off@@ ended Jehovah . . . .
What if one Christi@@ an’s l@@ ack of mo@@ der@@ ation in dr@@ in@@ king stu@@ mb@@ led a fellow beli@@ ever , perhaps a new disci@@ ple ?
If you need to be more loving and com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate toward your marriage mate , work to at@@ tain this ob@@ je@@ ctive with the help of God and his Word .
TH@@ E K@@ o@@ re@@ an book 31 Re@@ as@@ ons Why Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople Le@@ a@@ ve the Ch@@ urch as@@ ser@@ ts that many sto@@ p going to ch@@ urch because they cannot find satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers to their questions .
Jehovah , though , is like a l@@ end@@ er who is willing to for@@ give de@@ b@@ ts .
15 : 4 .
A con@@ st@@ ant a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of Jehovah’s loving concer@@ n for us gives special meaning to our prayers .
Ha@@ ving experienced God’s love in heaven , Jesus when on earth s@@ ought to reve@@ al that love in its many beau@@ ti@@ ful fac@@ e@@ ts .
How their l@@ ack of appreciation for Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness must have pa@@ ined Paul !
He was , says one writ@@ er , “ en@@ thr@@ al@@ led by the ma@@ them@@ ati@@ cal prop@@ or@@ tions of the A@@ ra@@ bi@@ c s@@ crip@@ t , . . . and his sense of col@@ our was exc@@ ited by the em@@ bel@@ li@@ sh@@ ment of the cal@@ li@@ gra@@ ph@@ y with go@@ ld and s@@ il@@ ver lea@@ f and other vi@@ vi@@ d min@@ er@@ als . ”
The N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m proved to be in the earth in those days , and also after that , when the sons of the true God continued to have rel@@ ations with the daugh@@ ters of men and they bor@@ e sons to them , they were the mi@@ gh@@ ty ones who were of old , the men of f@@ ame . ”
To secu@@ re the Fr@@ en@@ ch mil@@ it@@ ary support needed to fur@@ ther C@@ es@@ are@@ ’s ob@@ je@@ c@@ ti@@ ves , the po@@ pe con@@ des@@ c@@ ended to a conven@@ i@@ ent but sc@@ and@@ al@@ ous div@@ or@@ ce s@@ ought by L@@ ou@@ is X@@ I@@ I of Fr@@ ance that allow@@ ed him to mar@@ ry An@@ ne of B@@ rit@@ t@@ any and ad@@ d her du@@ ch@@ y to his kingdom .
How did Jesus remain faithful when he was t@@ ested ?
“ A@@ B@@ O@@ V@@ E all other things , the tw@@ enti@@ et@@ h century was shap@@ ed by war , ” says au@@ th@@ or B@@ ill E@@ m@@ mo@@ t@@ t .
“ It Is F@@ in@@ i@@ shed ” ( New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Christian Greek Scriptures in L@@ ing@@ ala ) , 7 / 1
Si@@ me , a married brother now in his l@@ ate 30 ’ s , left the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines to take on a lu@@ cr@@ ative jo@@ b in a M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast@@ er@@ n country .
• A ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l a m@@ ile [ 1@@ .@@ 5 k@@ m ] or more in wi@@ d@@ th would have been requi@@ red for the milli@@ ons of Israelites to pas@@ s through the R@@ ed Se@@ a in such a sh@@ ort time .
7 , 8 . ( a ) What other less@@ ons do we learn from Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the s@@ ow@@ er who s@@ le@@ ep@@ s ?
1 : 4 ​ — Di@@ d Jo@@ b@@ ’s children ob@@ serve bir@@ th@@ days ?
If a Christian cho@@ o@@ ses to get married , he or she should mar@@ ry a fellow beli@@ ever .
Many a@@ wa@@ it the time when their dead loved ones will a@@ wak@@ en from s@@ le@@ ep , as La@@ z@@ ar@@ us did
R@@ em@@ ember Those in the F@@ ul@@ l - Ti@@ me Ser@@ vice
Jehovah expe@@ cts the respon@@ sible ones among his people to act ju@@ st@@ ly .
Paul ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es us : “ Let us ex@@ ul@@ t while in tri@@ bul@@ ations , since we know that tri@@ bul@@ ation pro@@ du@@ ces end@@ ur@@ ance ; end@@ ur@@ ance , in turn , an appro@@ ved con@@ dition ; the appro@@ ved con@@ dition , in turn , hope . ” ​ — Romans 5 : 3 , 4 .
He is mer@@ ci@@ ful and kind .
H@@ an@@ na@@ h’s expres@@ sions be@@ ar some simil@@ ar@@ ity to those of the vi@@ r@@ g@@ in gi@@ r@@ l M@@ ary , spo@@ ken sh@@ ort@@ ly after she learned that she was to become the mother of the Messi@@ ah . ​ — Luke 1 : 4@@ 6 - 5@@ 5 .
It helps you to real@@ ize where you need to imp@@ ro@@ ve . ”
This was the case when an earth@@ qu@@ ake h@@ it sou@@ ther@@ n Per@@ u and H@@ ur@@ ri@@ c@@ ane Kat@@ r@@ ina de@@ va@@ stated por@@ tions of the G@@ ul@@ f are@@ a in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
They were desi@@ gn@@ ated by Jehovah to be his wit@@ nesses .
C@@ learly , our attitude toward death can af@@ fect our lives now .
J@@ A@@ P@@ A@@ N
W@@ i@@ th@@ out real@@ iz@@ ing it , you may be affe@@ cted by your pe@@ ers ​ — in your cho@@ ice of mu@@ si@@ c , in what you want to we@@ ar , or even in how you speak .
In J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s day , the Israelites were op@@ pres@@ sed by both the Phil@@ ist@@ ines and the A@@ m@@ mon@@ ites because the Israelites had dis@@ obe@@ yed Jehovah .
Noah , for example , received clear , spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c instru@@ ctions on how to buil@@ d the ar@@ k ​ — a pro@@ ject that had to be just right the first time !
To what ex@@ t@@ ent should a husband love his wife ?
Our brother and de@@ ar friend is sur@@ vi@@ ved by his wife and si@@ x children , as well as gr@@ and@@ children and great - gr@@ and@@ children .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , I began to understand the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message .
We can be certain that the faith of Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b deep@@ ened as they ta@@ sted God’s go@@ o@@ dness .
David wrote : “ In the day of my dist@@ ress I will call upon you , for you will answer me . ”
As this repor@@ t demonstr@@ ates , many fa@@ ir - min@@ ded people recogn@@ ize the d@@ ang@@ ers of s@@ ow@@ ing see@@ ds of pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce .
One repor@@ t states : “ The reason human@@ ity is get@@ ting better is because humans have deci@@ ded to make the world a better place . ”
Many hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted Ha@@ iti@@ ans are thus fin@@ ding comfort in lear@@ ning the truth about why our times are so tr@@ oub@@ led .
But the Bible does not say that Paul heal@@ ed him . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 25 - 27 , 30 .
At Christian meetings , you can enjoy an inter@@ change of encourag@@ ement .
Will there be sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on ?
“ In ad@@ dition to stud@@ ying and pra@@ ying , their a@@ im is to re@@ ha@@ bil@@ it@@ ate al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic@@ s and d@@ ru@@ g ad@@ di@@ cts and point out to people the way of so@@ li@@ dar@@ ity and love , ” ad@@ ded the e@@ dit@@ ori@@ al .
At times , rather than som@@ eho@@ w feel@@ ing respon@@ sible for your mat@@ e@@ ’s sin@@ s , you may res@@ ent the fact that you are suffering so ba@@ dly as a result of his or her er@@ r@@ ors .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise now , when in a spiritual sense the world is s@@ ound as@@ le@@ ep , we might have our great@@ est stru@@ gg@@ le to stay a@@ wa@@ ke .
Ha@@ ving good commun@@ ic@@ ation with our friends is a must .
And Paul wrote of Timothy : “ I have no one el@@ se of a dis@@ position like his who will gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely care for the things per@@ tain@@ ing to you .
L@@ ily has been working in the branch for some 20 years as a transl@@ at@@ or of the T@@ am@@ il language .
Jehovah provi@@ des much - needed cons@@ ol@@ ation by means of Jesus Christ , the Scriptures , and the Christian congregation .
“ I came to cause div@@ ision , ” said Jesus , “ with a man against his father , and a daugh@@ ter against her mother , and a young wife against her mother - in - law .
These mes@@ sa@@ ges , direc@@ ted to Th@@ y@@ ati@@ r@@ a , S@@ ar@@ di@@ s , Phil@@ ad@@ el@@ p@@ hi@@ a , and La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ a , will be discus@@ sed in the next article .
As a result of such ang@@ eli@@ c help , more and more people are lear@@ ning to do as the “ ang@@ el f@@ l@@ ying in mi@@ d@@ heaven ” pro@@ claim@@ ed : “ F@@ e@@ ar God and give him glory . ” ​ — Revelation 14 : 7 .
During his earthly ministry , Jesus spoke and ac@@ ted in ways that reve@@ aled gen@@ u@@ ine hum@@ ility .
One ev@@ ening we discus@@ sed the sub@@ ject of cre@@ ation , and she wanted to read Li@@ fe ​ — How Di@@ d It G@@ et H@@ ere ?
A New S@@ tu@@ dy A@@ id !
D@@ ar@@ t@@ m@@ ou@@ th , N@@ S D@@ ar@@ t@@ m@@ ou@@ th S@@ por@@ t@@ s@@ ple@@ x , 1@@ 10 W@@ y@@ se R@@ d . Eng@@ l@@ ish Ju@@ ne 22 - 24
You may enjoy lear@@ ning about the following to@@ pi@@ c@@ s :
In what important ways is the apostle Joh@@ n@@ ’s account of Jesus ’ fin@@ al h@@ our@@ s with his disciples in the u@@ pp@@ er ro@@ om different from others ?
And when James was at work , he would col@@ le@@ ct any sc@@ ra@@ ps left over from his lun@@ ch and keep them in a ba@@ g to be dis@@ posed of later .
It affe@@ cts our deal@@ ings with people , for yi@@ el@@ ding to the spi@@ rit@@ ’s direction helps us to exerc@@ ise love , to be jo@@ y@@ ful and pe@@ ace@@ able , to be long - suffering and kind , to displa@@ y go@@ o@@ dness and faith , and to man@@ i@@ f@@ est mil@@ dness and self - control while declar@@ ing the good news .
Many of us can att@@ est that when we put our full confidence in Jehovah , he gives us the strength to end@@ ure any har@@ d@@ ship .
The work@@ ers , their famili@@ es , and their congregations are continu@@ ing to s@@ ow gener@@ ously in help@@ ing fellow Witnesses in the P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c .
On the other hand , we@@ al@@ th gra@@ du@@ ally acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ated ​ — little by little by doing good work — ​ ste@@ adi@@ ly inc@@ reas@@ es and can be put to good use .
He wrote : “ You are all , in fact , sons of God through your faith in Christ Jesus .
V@@ ic@@ t@@ or , who ra@@ ised two sons and a daugh@@ ter , says : “ The te@@ en@@ age years were not eas@@ y .
The apostle Paul remin@@ ds us that “ God is su@@ pre@@ me over Christ . ”
In 18@@ 34 the dis@@ co@@ very of an ancient man@@ us@@ crip@@ t ver@@ sion of most of the Hebrew Scriptures inc@@ reas@@ ed interest in the Bible .
Wor@@ se , though , how would this si@@ gn of Jac@@ ob@@ ’s special fav@@ or af@@ fect Jose@@ p@@ h’s relationship with his brothers ?
In Hebrew , num@@ eri@@ c valu@@ es can also be re@@ pres@@ ented by let@@ ters .
Be@@ fore we can ob@@ tain a satis@@ f@@ ying answer to that question , let us find out from God’s Word where people go when they die .
O@@ thers consider their bi@@ g is@@ sue to be family , health , or personal accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments .
I was offered a pioneer assignment , sh@@ aring a “ co@@ t@@ ta@@ ge ” in L@@ an@@ ca@@ shi@@ re with L@@ loy@@ d G@@ ri@@ f@@ fi@@ ths , a fellow Christian from W@@ al@@ es .
Christian baptism sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed the fact that a person had dedic@@ ated himself to God .
( b ) Why is Abraham called “ the father of all those having faith ” ?
This ca@@ used a str@@ ange situation ​ — Jehovah’s Witnesses were recogn@@ ized n@@ ati@@ on@@ ally by Rus@@ si@@ a@@ ’s M@@ in@@ is@@ try of J@@ us@@ tice as an appro@@ ved religion a@@ bi@@ ding by the law but , at the same time , were being inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ated by Mo@@ sc@@ ow@@ ’s De@@ par@@ t@@ ment of J@@ us@@ tice for al@@ le@@ ge@@ dly bre@@ ak@@ ing the law !
He has promised that he will bring a par@@ adise , not in heaven , but on earth . ”
It thr@@ il@@ led me to see that Jehovah gave her the strength to make these chang@@ es in her life . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
They had every reason to love and respect him in return .
T@@ able of t@@ it@@ les ap@@ pl@@ ying to God in the Psal@@ ms , as found in the F@@ i@@ ve@@ fo@@ ld Psal@@ ter , 1@@ 5@@ 13 E@@ dition
During Paul’s second imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment , when he felt that death was near , loyal and coura@@ ge@@ ous Luke was at his side , even though others had deser@@ ted the apostle .
The nation of Israel was in a relationship with him , par@@ ty to the covenant made with their fore@@ fa@@ thers .
The ter@@ ms “ heart , ” “ mind , ” “ soul , ” and “ strength ” are not mutu@@ ally exc@@ lu@@ sive .
There is much we do not know about the things Jehovah made .
You Ne@@ ed a T@@ ra@@ ined Con@@ s@@ ci@@ ence
In gener@@ al , is the Bible exer@@ ting an influ@@ ence in the lives of people who consider themselves to be religious ?
A@@ n O@@ ver@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing R@@ es@@ pon@@ se
If we o@@ pen our hearts to Jehovah in prayer , accept his as@@ sur@@ an@@ ces from the Bible , and obey him , he will strengthen our faith .
Do not for@@ get the reas@@ ons why fe@@ aring God rather than man is the right and wise thing to do .
Many also l@@ ac@@ ked faith .
One sister said : “ I don@@ ’t want an el@@ der to take everything as a jo@@ ke .
Th@@ ough materi@@ ally rich , La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ an Christians were ban@@ k@@ ru@@ pt spiritually .
After my rel@@ e@@ ase , I continued with a good r@@ out@@ ine of spiritual instru@@ ction .
20 : 19 .
N@@ ex@@ t keep tr@@ ack of your ac@@ tu@@ al ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses for sever@@ al months .
I knew that brothers all around the world were pra@@ ying for me . ”
Jesus knew in ad@@ v@@ ance that the no@@ ble course that he would take would invol@@ ve some ag@@ on@@ y .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 11 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 16 , 9@@ 8
Des@@ pite the ab@@ y@@ s@@ ma@@ l con@@ di@@ tions there , it was a real joy to associ@@ ate with matu@@ re brothers .
Then , using a pla@@ y on words invol@@ ving the ter@@ m “ Je@@ w ” ( meaning “ of Juda@@ h , ” that is , la@@ u@@ ded or pra@@ ised ) , Paul ad@@ ded : “ The praise of that one comes , not from men , but from God . ”
S@@ inc@@ ere Christians e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly a@@ wa@@ it this promised future , with full faith in God’s power to make it a re@@ ality .
( Read Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 7 , 8 . )
As the work prog@@ res@@ ses , Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n comes to make a repor@@ t .
• What does mean@@ ing@@ ful commun@@ ic@@ ation with children inclu@@ de ?
Some may not rel@@ ate pa@@ ying ho@@ ma@@ ge to an i@@ ma@@ ge to sal@@ u@@ ting the f@@ la@@ g , as the T@@ e@@ ach@@ er book does .
( b ) How can we avoid g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing Jehovah’s spirit ?
Of course , it is under@@ sto@@ od that there are times when an ur@@ g@@ ent matter cannot be inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted .
( The A@@ mer@@ i@@ can Bible , by F@@ ran@@ k S@@ c@@ he@@ il B@@ all@@ ent@@ ine , 19@@ 0@@ 2 ) “ By the death of Christ we are set free , and our sin@@ s are for@@ given . ”
You can understand why one ch@@ urch hist@@ ori@@ an called A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der V@@ I@@ ’s re@@ ign “ days of in@@ fam@@ y and sc@@ and@@ al for the Rom@@ an Ch@@ urch . ”
D@@ or@@ a and I became pioneer par@@ t@@ n@@ ers .
The woman in@@ sul@@ ted To@@ ñ@@ i and ber@@ ated her for not arri@@ ving ear@@ li@@ er to care for the wom@@ an’s el@@ der@@ ly mother .
The apostle Peter made that clear when he pre@@ ached at the home of the G@@ ent@@ ile ar@@ my of@@ fic@@ er Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us in 36 C.E . and was moved to say : “ For a certain@@ ty I per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve that God is not par@@ ti@@ al , but in every nation the man that fe@@ ars him and works righteousness is accep@@ table to him . ”
19 , 20 . ( a ) What were some fe@@ atu@@ res of the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of God’s wr@@ ath upon Juda@@ h and Jerusalem ?
My de@@ ar wife was my con@@ st@@ ant c@@ he@@ er@@ ful compan@@ ion and s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement , especially as she man@@ ag@@ ed to continue in the full - time ministry .
F@@ in@@ ding them will bring us deli@@ ght and benef@@ its .
I deci@@ ded to apply the ad@@ vice .
Di@@ d Jesus Di@@ e on a C@@ ro@@ ss ?
E@@ ach of us can learn about this de@@ ta@@ iled si@@ gn of “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 3 - 7 .
One of the congregation elders says this about such a wit@@ ness@@ ing tri@@ p : “ We vis@@ ited a ran@@ ch com@@ p@@ ound made up of about a do@@ z@@ en hous@@ es with low ro@@ of@@ s and small w@@ in@@ do@@ ws .
What a tur@@ n@@ around !
This lo@@ vely sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ ism is used to fore@@ tell that the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of spiritual Jac@@ o@@ b , or Israel , will be a blessing from God to the people .
When Jehovah provi@@ des direction by means of his Word , his spirit , and his earthly organization , let us listen care@@ fully .
My mother was involved in a ca@@ r cr@@ as@@ h 17 years ag@@ o .
Many of them call me M@@ ama or G@@ r@@ and@@ ma .
The cultiv@@ at@@ or re@@ mo@@ ves most of the gro@@ w@@ th of the pre@@ ce@@ ding year .
The@@ y@@ ’@@ re all st@@ ressed out . ”
L@@ ik@@ ening the Christian life course to a long - dist@@ ance fo@@ o@@ tr@@ ace , under inspi@@ r@@ ation the apostle Paul re@@ comm@@ ended : “ Let us also put off every we@@ i@@ ght . . . , and let us ru@@ n with end@@ ur@@ ance the r@@ ace that is set before us . ”
( Luke 11 : 5 - 10 )
She b@@ ol@@ dly spoke to her mis@@ t@@ ress , Na@@ am@@ an’s wife , about Jehovah’s prophet in Israel .
You can draw him out with questions that cannot be ans@@ wer@@ ed with a simp@@ le y@@ es or no but that requi@@ re an ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jehovah’s spirit moved will@@ ing@@ hear@@ ted people to make gener@@ ous contribu@@ tions .
Who , though , was ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely respon@@ sible for provi@@ ding David and his men with su@@ st@@ en@@ ance ?
A@@ st@@ oun@@ ded , the serv@@ ant “ was ga@@ z@@ ing at her in won@@ der . ”
In@@ cre@@ ase in Acc@@ ur@@ ate K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge With “ E@@ ag@@ er@@ ness of M@@ ind ”
B@@ it@@ ter disa@@ gre@@ ements and ir@@ re@@ par@@ able div@@ isions over “ Christian ” do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine sp@@ il@@ led over into the pol@@ itical and cul@@ tural s@@ ph@@ er@@ es , at times ca@@ using ri@@ o@@ ts , re@@ bel@@ li@@ on , ci@@ vi@@ l stri@@ fe , even war .
The Bo@@ ok of Revelation ​ — What Does It Me@@ an ?
Indeed , we can use wis@@ ely the ex@@ tr@@ a time that God’s pati@@ ence al@@ lo@@ ws .
We are su@@ sta@@ ined by the encourag@@ ement we receive
How Does C@@ ol@@ or Af@@ fect You ?
( a ) What did Jesus find appe@@ al@@ ing in children ?
Jehovah first cre@@ ated the one the apostle John c@@ alls “ the Word . ”
He can even dis@@ cer@@ n our thoughts and the in@@ ten@@ tions of our heart . ​ — Read Psalm 1@@ 39 : 1 - 6 .
We might ask ourselves , ‘ If I had lived in Corin@@ th back then , how would I have re@@ ac@@ ted in the mean@@ time ? ’
8 I@@ mit@@ ate Jehovah’s Com@@ pas@@ sion
The Creator of the me@@ ch@@ an@@ is@@ ms that pro@@ du@@ ce ra@@ in could ask his serv@@ ant Job these hum@@ bl@@ ing questions : “ Does there ex@@ ist a father for the ra@@ in , or who gave bir@@ th to the de@@ w@@ d@@ ro@@ ps ?
On that is@@ land it is cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary for all new arri@@ v@@ als to make an o@@ ffering to the local “ spirit . ”
Paul’s counsel on un@@ ity was vital for the congregation
He was a succ@@ ess@@ ful ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er , but he did not take any cre@@ di@@ t for this .
In your ministry , you can expla@@ in that Jehovah’s heavenly Kingdom is a righteous govern@@ ment .
Gre@@ at is the ple@@ asure of the Jeremiah class in spiritually building up this “ great crow@@ d . ”
The ph@@ ra@@ se “ put an end to all these k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s ” at Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 ref@@ ers to the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s , or world po@@ wers , pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed by the par@@ ts of the i@@ ma@@ ge .
While A@@ ar@@ on un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly ga@@ ther@@ ed man@@ na into a j@@ ar at that time , the de@@ pos@@ iting of it before the T@@ es@@ ti@@ mony had to wa@@ it until Moses made the Ar@@ k and plac@@ ed the ta@@ ble@@ ts in it .
We can gain a cor@@ rec@@ t understanding of our sub@@ ject only by stud@@ ying it pray@@ er@@ fully .
By refle@@ cting godly com@@ pas@@ sion and by sh@@ aring the preci@@ ous tru@@ ths con@@ ta@@ ined in God’s Word , you can help those who are g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing to draw cons@@ ol@@ ation and strength from “ the God of all comfort , ” Jehovah . ​ — 2 Corinthians 1 : 3 .
Yes , David was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that even though he sin@@ ned ​ — gra@@ vely at times — ​ Jehovah could dis@@ cer@@ n his rep@@ ent@@ ant heart .
In the first century , women pla@@ yed a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant part in s@@ pre@@ ading Christi@@ an@@ ity .
Christian public@@ ations must be care@@ fully pre@@ pared , c@@ he@@ cked for acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y , pr@@ inted , and then shi@@ pp@@ ed to the congregations .
Indeed , he is the S@@ ource of every good gift .
How were true Christians to prove themselves “ a people for [ Jehovah’s ] name ” ?
F@@ or@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess is really a t@@ est of hum@@ ility .
T@@ w@@ o s@@ ites were sel@@ e@@ cted for the tal@@ ks ​ — the to@@ w@@ ns of O@@ s@@ n@@ ab@@ r@@ ü@@ ck and M@@ ü@@ n@@ ster in the Ger@@ man pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of W@@ est@@ ph@@ ali@@ a .
3@@ 5@@ 8
3 They O@@ ffered Th@@ em@@ selves W@@ ill@@ ingly ​ — In T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n
Jehovah expres@@ sed loving - kindness by prote@@ cting Joseph
After I had served my s@@ ent@@ ence , I happ@@ ily continued pione@@ ering .
Jehovah has bless@@ ed me with another beau@@ ti@@ ful wife , L@@ or@@ a@@ in@@ i S@@ ik@@ i@@ vo@@ u .
We may have desi@@ res that we long to see ful@@ filled .
What will mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to be ze@@ al@@ ous in the ministry ?
I@@ magine how thr@@ ill@@ ing it is to bring the Scriptures to v@@ il@@ la@@ g@@ ers who have never before seen a cop@@ y of the Bible or to preach in v@@ il@@ la@@ ges where the people have never heard of Jehovah’s Witnesses or of the good news they preach !
That str@@ ik@@ ing light re@@ pres@@ ented Jehovah’s inv@@ isi@@ ble pres@@ ence .
I received very po@@ or gra@@ des in my fin@@ al year at school .
“ How long will you men keep ir@@ rit@@ ating my soul and keep c@@ ru@@ shing me with words ? ” cri@@ ed the much - mal@@ ign@@ ed Job .
Gi@@ ve Your Li@@ fe Me@@ an@@ ing , 7 / 1
The first mis@@ sion of God’s new@@ ly inst@@ al@@ led King was to wa@@ ge war against his Fa@@ ther’s c@@ hi@@ ef Ad@@ vers@@ ary , Satan .
In many c@@ as@@ es , her un@@ believ@@ ing mate will not mind if his Witness wife gives moral and spiritual educ@@ ation to their children , and help toward that end is a@@ vail@@ able at meetings of Jehovah’s people .
The love he showed to his disciples imp@@ el@@ led them to love him in return and to keep his comman@@ d@@ ments . ​ — Read John 14 : 15 .
In full ag@@ re@@ ement with Jesus ’ words at John 17 : 17 , “ [ God’s ] word is truth , ” I was baptized in 194@@ 8 , and in De@@ c@@ ember 194@@ 9 , I became a pioneer .
Like Paul , many who once op@@ posed God’s truth are now serving H@@ im .
H@@ as it always been a place of bl@@ is@@ s@@ ful peace and tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ill@@ ity , without dis@@ tur@@ ban@@ ce of any kind , as is com@@ mon@@ ly su@@ p@@ posed ?
( Isaiah 1 : 1 – 12 : 6 )
Ther@@ efore , to appreci@@ ate more fully his s@@ k@@ ill in emp@@ lo@@ ying this teaching me@@ th@@ od , it is help@@ ful to consider what his words me@@ ant to his Jewish listen@@ ers .
The man had not been “ born again ” from water and spirit , which was a pr@@ er@@ e@@ qu@@ is@@ ite for en@@ ter@@ ing the Kingdom of the heavens .
L@@ ater , the d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s came to inclu@@ de the great crow@@ d of other sheep .
Re@@ je@@ cting the use of i@@ ma@@ ges in worship , T@@ ati@@ an wr@@ ites : “ How can I speak of sto@@ c@@ ks and st@@ ones as go@@ ds ? ”
It is also possible for you to s@@ end don@@ ations direc@@ tly to a leg@@ al ent@@ ity that is used by Jehovah’s Witnesses in your country .
How , though , would Jesus re@@ act ?
On account of the cor@@ ru@@ pt lead@@ ers and the d@@ el@@ in@@ qu@@ ent prophe@@ ts , Jerusalem too “ will become m@@ ere he@@ ap@@ s of ru@@ ins . ”
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently in that con@@ dition and fr@@ ame of mind , he died in the 4@@ 1@@ st year of his rule . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
Such mer@@ cy should move us to keep wal@@ king with our com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate God , Jehovah .
V@@ is@@ u@@ al@@ ize the hope that Jehovah has given you .
He could have bo@@ ast@@ ed about his privilege .
What an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent example of un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish concer@@ n for others even in difficult times !
“ A lo@@ ver of discipl@@ ine is a lo@@ ver of knowledge , ” states Solomon , “ but a h@@ ater of re@@ pro@@ of is un@@ reason@@ ing . ”
No human power can with@@ stand Jehovah .
Indeed , just as the Bible fore@@ told , during “ the last days ” men would be “ un@@ than@@ k@@ ful . ”
TH@@ E Bible is not a men@@ tal - health man@@ u@@ al .
O@@ ther re@@ stri@@ ctions would also be imp@@ o@@ sed .
6 : 37 – 8 : 2 ​ — When was the temple in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ated ?
If they do so , their resurrection will turn out to be “ a resurrection of life . ”
No@@ tice that Satan did not li@@ mit that s@@ lu@@ r to the righteous man Job but stated it as a gener@@ al rule regarding mankind .
The world in gener@@ al is not consci@@ ous of the seri@@ ousness of sin , but we are .
When we show such personal interest , people will be more willing to accept what we say , and our ministry will be more effe@@ ctive .
To those who re@@ ject his ad@@ vice , Jehovah says : “ You cho@@ se what dis@@ pleas@@ ed me . . . .
Jehovah , the Au@@ th@@ or of the Bible , wants people to know his name .
Why Do Pe@@ ople Do B@@ ad Th@@ ings ?
What do we show by our baptism ?
Even so , he may feel that if he does not associ@@ ate with them , he is being dis@@ loyal .
So@@ on , Satan will dec@@ ei@@ ve people by making them think that there is “ peace and se@@ cur@@ ity ” in the world .
In one to@@ wn , the pri@@ est bul@@ lied an ow@@ ner of a h@@ all into can@@ c@@ el@@ ing the contr@@ act he had made with us .
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , the world is under the control of someone evil . ​ — Read 1 John 5 : 19 .
What is another reason why Jehovah might cho@@ ose to hold off from inter@@ ven@@ ing in our tri@@ als ?
When the Romans re@@ turned in 70 C.E . , f@@ light became imp@@ os@@ sible .
( b ) How was Paul affe@@ cted by disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement ?
( b ) Of what out@@ come can we be confid@@ ent ?
N@@ ever did we fai@@ l to keep up with reading our Bible liter@@ ature and stud@@ ying .
A ba@@ si@@ c knowledge of ge@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ y is also desi@@ ra@@ ble .
These artic@@ les re@@ view the responsi@@ bil@@ ities of individu@@ al Christians and congregations toward el@@ der@@ ly fellow believers and relati@@ ves .
But if you have the courage to ask for help , you will sp@@ are yourself any fur@@ ther dam@@ age and will feel the reli@@ ef that comes from reg@@ a@@ ining a clear conscience . ​ — P@@ s .
How I mis@@ s him !
Your pers@@ ist@@ ent efforts to help your te@@ en@@ ag@@ er to serve Jehovah can lead to what out@@ come ?
L@@ ef@@ t un@@ c@@ he@@ cked , such feelings can even lead us to believe that we are not appreci@@ ated by others .
When a Christian believ@@ es that he is the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of in@@ justice , he should be care@@ ful not to eng@@ age in har@@ m@@ ful go@@ s@@ si@@ p .
At first , that st@@ at@@ ement might se@@ em str@@ ange .
O@@ r do I try to re@@ pa@@ ir the relationship ? ’
S@@ ad@@ ly , young brothers are still being inc@@ ar@@ cer@@ ated because of their neu@@ tr@@ ality .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , many of God’s people today maintain their joy and keep preaching des@@ pite being un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly imp@@ ris@@ oned because of their faith .
Let us re@@ view three ways in which God expe@@ cts parents to provide .
In what ways does Jehovah provide help to his servants today ?
How do hist@@ ori@@ ans expla@@ in them ?
At that time , very little was known about this r@@ are g@@ ene@@ tic dis@@ order .
He der@@ i@@ ves strength and guid@@ ance from Jehovah as he shepher@@ ds his “ little flo@@ ck ” and the “ other sheep . ”
In 19@@ 40 , Na@@ z@@ i Ger@@ many an@@ ne@@ x@@ ed Al@@ s@@ ace - L@@ or@@ ra@@ ine , and the new re@@ gi@@ me requi@@ red all ad@@ ul@@ ts to jo@@ in the Na@@ z@@ i par@@ ty .
S@@ tri@@ ve to see the wisdom of God’s standards .
There are now some 9@@ 00 of Jehovah’s Witnesses in 21 congregations and grou@@ ps n@@ ati@@ on@@ wide .
Our Christian activ@@ ity was un@@ po@@ pul@@ ar during the years of World W@@ ar I@@ I ( 19@@ 39 - 4@@ 5 ) .
By using the Hebrew word form rend@@ ered “ like , ” the psalmist is emp@@ lo@@ ying a si@@ m@@ ile .
What fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al truth about Jehovah is a s@@ ource of comfort and strength for us ?
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , our prayers cannot be su@@ per@@ fi@@ cial if we wish to draw close to God .
And he must “ continu@@ ally follow ” Jesus , con@@ form@@ ing to His pat@@ ter@@ n of life .
A@@ m@@ ong these would be the first human pa@@ ir , Adam and E@@ ve , the be@@ tra@@ y@@ er Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t , and certain ones who died when God ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted judgment upon them , such as the people in No@@ ah’s day and the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h .
The gro@@ w@@ th of God’s word in all the earth is clo@@ sel@@ y l@@ in@@ ked to the ransom sacrifice of Christ Jesus .
That is why Jesus did not just per@@ form mirac@@ les ; he also ze@@ al@@ ously declar@@ ed “ the good news of the Kingdom . ”
What can inter@@ f@@ ere with show@@ ing kindness to one@@ ’s neigh@@ b@@ ors , and how may these challeng@@ es be me@@ t ?
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s answer is that Satan the Devil is “ mis@@ le@@ ading the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ”
Ther@@ e@@ in , one can find a group of loving , concer@@ ned , and com@@ for@@ ting friends , who are ready and willing to help and con@@ so@@ le others in times of dist@@ ress . ​ — 2 Corinthians 7 : 5 - 7 .
In fact , as World W@@ ar I@@ I began in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe and more and more young men jo@@ ined the mil@@ it@@ ary in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , there was an inc@@ reas@@ ing am@@ ount of work for those of us left in ci@@ v@@ ili@@ an jo@@ bs .
Jesus had per@@ form@@ ed at le@@ ast two resur@@ rec@@ tions pre@@ vi@@ ously .
“ T@@ ak@@ en together , these two ver@@ ses present a powerful pi@@ c@@ ture of par@@ ent and child , ” expla@@ ins one refer@@ ence work .
I@@ magine G@@ ide@@ on@@ ’s sur@@ pris@@ e when Jehovah’s ang@@ el appe@@ ars to him and says : “ Jehovah is with you , you v@@ ali@@ ant , mi@@ gh@@ ty one . ”
Pet@@ er@@ ’s two inspired let@@ ters con@@ tain much to help the anointed and the other sheep to keep their res@@ pe@@ ctive ho@@ p@@ es ali@@ ve .
Yet , we need to be ob@@ serv@@ ant as to how Jehovah ans@@ wers our prayers .
At the same time , we need to understand that our sal@@ vation is not Jesus ’ pri@@ m@@ ary concer@@ n .
T@@ ell me , if you do know understanding .
While Jesus ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed many things by his life and death , was it not pri@@ mar@@ ily for set@@ t@@ ling the is@@ sue of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y that Jesus came to earth ?
▪ P@@ os@@ s@@ ess a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant knowledge . ​ — Daniel 12 : 4 .
They were prom@@ in@@ ent the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans and “ Christian ” ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ ers who lived between the second and fi@@ f@@ th cen@@ tu@@ ries C.E .
V@@ er@@ se 6 ans@@ wers : “ Their love and their h@@ ate and their je@@ al@@ ous@@ y have already peri@@ shed , and they have no por@@ tion any@@ more to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite in anything that has to be done under the su@@ n . ”
All of us show respect for our Le@@ ad@@ er , Jesus , by being obedi@@ ent and sub@@ mis@@ sive to the men he is using to direc@@ t us . ​ — He@@ b .
When s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists study the desi@@ gn of humans , they are ba@@ ff@@ led .
The book A La@@ w@@ y@@ er Ex@@ am@@ ines the Bible re@@ mar@@ ks : “ While r@@ om@@ an@@ ces , leg@@ ends and false t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony are care@@ ful to place the events rel@@ ated in some dist@@ ant place and some in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite time , . . . the Bible n@@ arr@@ ati@@ ves give us the d@@ ate and place of the things rel@@ ated with the ut@@ most pre@@ c@@ ision . ”
The Bible reve@@ als that such un@@ ity will soon be real@@ ized .
It is often when we pur@@ sue matters that in@@ tri@@ gu@@ e us that we d@@ el@@ ve the deep@@ est .
Con@@ tri@@ bu@@ tions , 11 / 1 ‘ C@@ ould Ha@@ ve Be@@ en F@@ re@@ ed , ’ 8 / 15
At times , a rich man can pa@@ y a ransom to bu@@ y back his life or that of a family member .
These inclu@@ de those found thr@@ ough@@ out the Scriptures , especially in the Go@@ sp@@ els and the book of Revelation .
Then there were pro@@ je@@ cts , such as building a mo@@ de@@ l of No@@ ah’s ar@@ k or cre@@ ating a time l@@ ine of Bible events .
We can help them to gain that knowledge by encourag@@ ing them to exam@@ ine cre@@ ation .
N@@ ame has been chang@@ ed .
Some par@@ ts of this re@@ mo@@ te are@@ a had not received a witness in 12 years .
He lo@@ ves his sheep so much that while on earth he will@@ ingly gave of himself for their well - being .
There I came to know many faithful brothers and sisters , and I enjo@@ yed their compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship .
“ Because you have un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly tre@@ ated Jehovah with dis@@ respect by this thing , ” Na@@ than told David , “ also the son himself , just born to you , will positi@@ vely die . ”
They vis@@ ited our ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment so that they could see whether we needed ass@@ ist@@ ance . ”
The elders in the congregation arrang@@ ed for the cou@@ ple to ti@@ e in to Christian meetings vi@@ a the tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne .
“ The ban@@ k ca@@ shi@@ er must have over@@ pa@@ id us , ” they conclu@@ ded .
We associ@@ ate with fellow believers , not pri@@ mar@@ ily for the s@@ ake of serving or recei@@ ving su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous food , but for an inter@@ change of encourag@@ ement and the imp@@ ar@@ ting of spiritual gi@@ f@@ ts . Even the simp@@ l@@ est me@@ al may make such an up@@ building occasi@@ on possible .
The inspired des@@ crip@@ tion of wisdom found in the book of Proverbs re@@ a@@ ds : “ Jehovah himself pro@@ duc@@ ed me as the beg@@ in@@ ning of his way , the ear@@ li@@ est of his ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements of long ag@@ o . . . .
They look for@@ ward to ga@@ ining the pri@@ ze of everlasting life on earth ​ — and what a happy pro@@ spe@@ ct that is ! ​ — 2 P@@ et .
Jehovah is a@@ ware of his servants ’ stru@@ gg@@ les in this reg@@ ard , and he wants to help them d@@ om@@ in@@ ate their sin@@ ful tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es .
It was also the last time the bo@@ ys were together .
See The Watchtower , J@@ anu@@ ary 1 , 199@@ 6 , pages 9 - 22 .
• Why do parents need to be long - suffering but fir@@ m in help@@ ing a pro@@ di@@ g@@ al child ?
And we can be confid@@ ent that Jehovah’s spirit will continue to s@@ ti@@ r the hearts of his people to support the needs of the ever - ex@@ pan@@ ding Kingdom work .
It is really over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing to see how much Jehovah lo@@ ves his servants , how he ca@@ res for me person@@ ally , and how he has ac@@ ted in my be@@ half . ”
But only after his baptism , when he was be@@ go@@ t@@ ten by the spirit to become a spiritual son of God , did Jehovah ann@@ oun@@ ce : “ This is my Son . ”
The Bible , as no@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , com@@ pa@@ res a hus@@ ban@@ d’s relationship with his wife to that of Christ with his “ bri@@ de , ” which is his congregation of anointed followers .
Do you view your ministry as a tre@@ asure and man@@ i@@ f@@ est that in your we@@ ek@@ ly sc@@ he@@ du@@ le ?
An@@ ani@@ as so@@ ld a field and don@@ ated part of the money to the fun@@ d .
In 198@@ 5 light was shed upon what it means to be declar@@ ed righteous “ for life ” and righteous as a friend of God .
That was like “ cop@@ per ” in@@ stead of “ w@@ o@@ od ” ​ — a bi@@ g imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement !
P@@ A@@ V@@ L@@ O@@ S , a family man from sou@@ ther@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , is r@@ ar@@ ely at home to sp@@ end time with his wife and children ​ — two daugh@@ ters , ag@@ ed 13 and 11 , and a 7 - year - old son .
H@@ op@@ e for the De@@ ad ​ — How Can You Be Su@@ re ?
It provi@@ des satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers to such questions as these : Who is God ?
A@@ sa@@ ph had to have confidence that the fin@@ al out@@ come of his life would be a re@@ war@@ ding one if he lived according to the divine stan@@ d@@ ard .
C@@ ri@@ me and viol@@ ence vi@@ c@@ ti@@ mi@@ ze in@@ no@@ c@@ ent people .
The account re@@ a@@ ds : “ Jehovah then said to Moses : ‘ S@@ pe@@ ak to the ass@@ em@@ bly and tell them , “ G@@ et away from around the ten@@ ts of K@@ or@@ ah , Da@@ than , and A@@ bi@@ ra@@ m ! ” ’
And how does that assignment apply to us today ?
Christians , of course , need to be care@@ ful to avoid any tend@@ enc@@ y to is@@ ol@@ ate themselves .
( Isaiah 36 : 1 – 39 : 8 )
What wonderful ri@@ ches are our@@ s because we are known by Jehovah !
On his first mission@@ ary t@@ our , Paul tra@@ ined his young travel@@ ing compan@@ ion , Mark .
We learned at the s@@ em@@ in@@ ar that the new@@ ly form@@ ed Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al Li@@ a@@ is@@ on Com@@ mit@@ te@@ es were to vis@@ it ho@@ s@@ pit@@ als , inter@@ view do@@ ct@@ ors , and make pres@@ ent@@ ations to health work@@ ers , all with the purpose of cultiv@@ ating co@@ op@@ er@@ ation and pre@@ ven@@ ting con@@ fr@@ on@@ t@@ ations .
Our consider@@ ation of certain par@@ ts of L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us has sur@@ ely been bene@@ fi@@ cial .
He war@@ ned that “ an enem@@ y , ” Satan the Devil , would in time over@@ s@@ ow the whe@@ at field with “ we@@ e@@ ds ” ​ — people who prof@@ ess@@ ed to follow Jesus Christ but who in fact re@@ je@@ cted his teachings .
Who will remain in place of wicked people ?
Di@@ d Job deser@@ ve cre@@ di@@ t ?
Is that how you respon@@ d to the comm@@ and to preach ?
L@@ isten !
The true God respon@@ ded by con@@ sum@@ ing both sacrifice and al@@ ta@@ r with fi@@ re from heaven .
This gift will never lo@@ se its value .
Jehovah will see to it that we are deli@@ vered in his own time and way . ’
He repor@@ ts : “ I did not hold back my heart from any s@@ ort of rejo@@ ic@@ ing . ”
• S@@ p@@ ill@@ ing sal@@ t br@@ ings bad lu@@ ck un@@ less a p@@ in@@ ch is thro@@ wn over the left sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der
In determin@@ ing if a ty@@ pe of rec@@ re@@ ation will be bene@@ fi@@ cial and be pleas@@ ing in God’s eyes , it is u@@ se@@ ful to ask : What does it inclu@@ de ?
And what will help us to remain positi@@ ve even when we are under@@ going se@@ v@@ ere tri@@ als ?
It takes time and money to fi@@ x , clean , maintain , and prote@@ ct our material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
P@@ u@@ bli@@ city From an U@@ ne@@ x@@ pe@@ cted S@@ ource
Why was Jehovah ang@@ ry with the teach@@ ers of the Law ?
Go@@ dly fear is a great a@@ id as we cultiv@@ ate obedi@@ ence .
As they prog@@ ressed , they came to real@@ ize that God is inter@@ ested in them .
AN@@ S@@ W@@ E@@ R : The holy spirit is a for@@ ce that God uses to accom@@ pl@@ ish his will .
L@@ ater , we are invit@@ ed to e@@ at a no@@ on me@@ al with an A@@ mis@@ h family of 12 .
He keep@@ s sen@@ ding out mer@@ ely con@@ ten@@ tions . ” ​ — Proverbs 6 : 12 - 14 .
But later those mirac@@ les ended , just as the Bible said they would .
“ As reg@@ ar@@ ds Jehovah , his eyes are ro@@ ving about through all the earth to show his strength in be@@ half of those who@@ se heart is complete toward him . ” ​ — 2 C@@ H@@ R@@ ON@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 16 : 9
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ar vis@@ its by spiritually matu@@ re fellow believers have been a con@@ st@@ ant a@@ id to me .
H@@ ar@@ m@@ ful en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment is a@@ vail@@ able in public are@@ as , but it can also p@@ ene@@ tr@@ ate the priv@@ ac@@ y of the home by means of the pr@@ inted page , T@@ V , the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t , and vi@@ de@@ o@@ s .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Jehovah allow@@ ed Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s faith to be t@@ ested , making it more ro@@ bu@@ st .
1 : 6 , 7 ​ — Why were the th@@ um@@ bs and the bi@@ g to@@ es of de@@ fe@@ ated k@@ ings cu@@ t off ?
How did the relationship between the Father and the Son keep develop@@ ing ?
That happened in O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 1914 , mar@@ king the beg@@ in@@ ning of “ the last days ” of Satan’s wicked system . ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
What is the water c@@ y@@ c@@ le ?
M@@ on@@ i@@ que , who@@ se husband a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned her , lea@@ ving her with a $ 1@@ 5@@ ,000 cre@@ di@@ t - c@@ ard de@@ b@@ t and four children to ra@@ ise , says : “ My spiritual brothers and sisters were so loving .
• How does the field ministry act as a prote@@ ction against Satan’s att@@ ac@@ ks ?
Does his bl@@ in@@ dness comple@@ t@@ ely pre@@ v@@ ent him from understanding the world around him ?
But when Paul was told that he had un@@ know@@ ingly in@@ sul@@ ted the high pri@@ est , he im@@ medi@@ ately a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ zed .
What others think of us may have a pro@@ found effect on what we think of ourselves .
Some may feel that they do not need anyone to expla@@ in the Bible to them .
“ O Daniel , make se@@ cre@@ t the words . . . until the time of the end .
In those days when long@@ ev@@ ity was the nor@@ m , that faithful man had to end@@ ure another 3@@ 50 years , and those cen@@ tu@@ ries brought him a lo@@ t of pain .
Our being fre@@ ed from b@@ onda@@ ge to sin and death and ga@@ ining life is se@@ con@@ d@@ ary to the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of Jehovah’s name .
You can see that Jesus ’ yo@@ ke , while not we@@ igh@@ t@@ less , is truly kin@@ dly .
Jesus Christ un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly proved to be the fore@@ told “ W@@ on@@ der@@ ful C@@ oun@@ sel@@ or . ”
The La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ ans were re@@ proved for being “ ne@@ i@@ ther co@@ ld nor ho@@ t ” spiritually .
They exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus and are un@@ ited in true worship of the living God .
As a result , Eli@@ ’s sons continued in their bad course .
Per@@ s@@ on@@ ality differ@@ ences may neu@@ tr@@ al@@ ize your good in@@ ten@@ tions to ex@@ ten@@ d ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality .
When our bu@@ s appe@@ ared , we dis@@ co@@ vered that it was s@@ mal@@ l@@ er than it was su@@ p@@ posed to be , so some of us did not have se@@ ats .
With 2@@ 8@@ 9@@ ,@@ 6@@ 7@@ 8 individuals baptized worl@@ d@@ wide during the 200@@ 8 service year , there is c@@ learly a great need for brothers to take the lead .
Let us consider how the experi@@ ences of Job , M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h , and Joseph can help one to cop@@ e with ne@@ g@@ ative feelings .
E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el is me@@ tic@@ ul@@ ous in his writ@@ ing .
S@@ ad@@ ly , during the fi@@ gh@@ ting in the cap@@ it@@ al , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of people were kil@@ led .
He showed great courage , went to work , and with Jehovah’s help comple@@ ted the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent temple in se@@ ven and a half years .
Why did Jo@@ si@@ ah lo@@ se God’s prote@@ ction and his life ?
C@@ learly , bit@@ ter@@ ness will not help us to end@@ ure , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as love and mer@@ cy will .
Ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in their life - st@@ y@@ le and way of doing things would reli@@ eve them too .
Bu@@ il@@ ding a S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually S@@ tr@@ ong F@@ am@@ ily , 5 / 15
I@@ magine the benef@@ its of 25 h@@ our@@ s of ad@@ di@@ tional Bible reading or study !
Jehovah some@@ times gives a message to an individu@@ al that also has a bro@@ ad@@ er app@@ lic@@ ation for mankind in gener@@ al .
In 199@@ 5 a congregation was form@@ ed in Bal@@ y@@ k@@ ch@@ y ​ — ei@@ ght years after our first vis@@ it to that to@@ wn .
Jesus could say that because he knew that God’s promises always come true .
It is wrong to cen@@ ter our lives on them rather than on ga@@ ining God’s appro@@ val .
H@@ ere , then , is another fac@@ t@@ or that t@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es to the re@@ ality of God’s Kingdom ​ — its effe@@ ctive pro@@ gra@@ m of educ@@ ation that re@@ ach@@ es and trans@@ form@@ s not only the mind but also the heart .
Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . mar@@ ked the star@@ t of s@@ ow@@ ing the fine se@@ ed
He did not know how God’s promise to Abraham would work out , but he believ@@ ed that Jehovah would great@@ ly mul@@ ti@@ p@@ ly the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of his gr@@ and@@ father , who@@ se des@@ c@@ end@@ ants would become a great nation .
Still , the dis@@ cer@@ ning teach@@ er will not be satis@@ fied simply with the right ans@@ wers .
Instead of taking the ap@@ par@@ ently e@@ asi@@ er , more direc@@ t r@@ ou@@ te along the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an Se@@ a , Jehovah led his people on a difficult deser@@ t r@@ ou@@ te .
I@@ mit@@ ate the H@@ um@@ ility of Christ
It is a s@@ word that is sa@@ ving lives in@@ stead of destro@@ ying them .
The ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines kept coming to our new ma@@ il@@ ing ad@@ d@@ ress , and I had not even taken one of them out of its w@@ ra@@ pp@@ er .
Th@@ ough the world was young , a p@@ all of sa@@ dness h@@ un@@ g over the human family .
What an example of ze@@ al for Jehovah’s worship Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has set for us !
In ad@@ dition , we show loy@@ al@@ ty to our fellow believers by sh@@ un@@ ning h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful go@@ s@@ si@@ p or s@@ l@@ an@@ der , refu@@ sing to s@@ pre@@ ad such ne@@ g@@ ative talk or even to listen to it . ​ — Pro@@ v .
The close cont@@ act with the local G@@ all@@ o - Rom@@ an po@@ pul@@ ation that follow@@ ed resul@@ ted in a gra@@ du@@ al Rom@@ an@@ iz@@ ation of these F@@ ran@@ ks .
Ther@@ efore , how can we avoid con@@ fr@@ on@@ tation with those who str@@ ong@@ ly in@@ s@@ ist on ad@@ her@@ ing to fun@@ er@@ al cu@@ st@@ om@@ s that dis@@ ple@@ ase God ?
U@@ l@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , our deli@@ ver@@ ance by God means not only the deli@@ ver@@ ance from present dist@@ res@@ ses but also the opportunity to have everlasting life , whether in the heavens with Jesus or on a par@@ adise earth .
Then Eli@@ h@@ u as@@ sur@@ ed Job that serving God faith@@ fully is always wor@@ th@@ while .
“ This means everlasting life , their taking in knowledge of . . . the only true God . ” ​ — John 17 : 3 .
They take heart from Jehovah’s words to Jeremiah : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id . ”
What the apostle en@@ v@@ isi@@ oned was likely the spiritual par@@ adise enjo@@ yed by the Christian congregation in “ the time of the end . ” ​ — D@@ an .
If we have strong faith , what will we be able to do ?
Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d made one of his first ra@@ di@@ o bro@@ ad@@ ca@@ st@@ s , speaking to an es@@ tim@@ ated 5@@ 0@@ ,000 people .
“ S@@ ta@@ y A@@ wa@@ ke , St@@ and Fir@@ m in the Fa@@ ith ”
As John 3 : 16 go@@ es on to say , God showed his love for us by sen@@ ding his Son , Jesus , to the earth to teach us about his God and Father and to die for us .
Th@@ r@@ ough fer@@ v@@ ent prayers and many stru@@ gg@@ les , we have benef@@ ited from Jehovah’s blessing and support .
Jesus ’ “ other sheep ” experience en@@ try into the ful@@ l@@ ness of life after the end of his Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn .
After stud@@ ying the Bible , P@@ at@@ ri@@ ci@@ a , qu@@ o@@ ted at the out@@ set , learned to for@@ give .
There is not much strength left in me physi@@ c@@ ally , but my spirit is strong by Jehovah’s power .
Why are “ the pe@@ ace@@ able ” happy ?
The cl@@ er@@ gy supp@@ or@@ ted the war en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally .
That inter@@ ven@@ tion will be “ the war of the great day of God the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty ” ​ — Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on . ​ — Re@@ v .
I@@ ’@@ ve some@@ times found my@@ self thinking , ‘ Why does he want me to understand him when he does not try to understand me ? ’ ”
The Scriptures as@@ sure us that among God’s people “ se@@ ven shepher@@ ds , y@@ es , ei@@ ght du@@ k@@ es ” ​ — the requi@@ red number of ca@@ pa@@ ble men — ​ will be ra@@ ised up to take the lead in Jehovah’s organization .
S@@ ome@@ one may ob@@ ject that Jesus did not do much for her .
Yet , there were no means in place for the people in the end@@ ang@@ ered are@@ as to receive or respon@@ d to any war@@ ning .
Jehovah ans@@ wers our supp@@ lic@@ ations when the spirit “ ple@@ a@@ ds , ” or inter@@ ce@@ des , for us .
In a sense the experi@@ ment fa@@ iled .
“ Do Not Be Lo@@ ving . . . the World ”
How can we ex@@ ten@@ d the same cour@@ t@@ es@@ y to those we me@@ et in our ministry ?
At that time , “ the me@@ ek ones themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will in@@ deed find their ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 11 , 29 .
When those around us ob@@ serve the fine things we do even while we are being tre@@ ated un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly , they may be inc@@ l@@ ined to look more fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly upon our Christian message . ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 12 .
No man , no human govern@@ ment , and no wicked spirit can sto@@ p this work from being accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed to God’s complete satis@@ fac@@ tion .
What does Dani@@ el@@ ’s prophecy tell us about the future of the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s rul@@ er@@ ship ?
But time would c@@ learly show that what God was here pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ting was the con@@ sum@@ ing of blood to su@@ sta@@ in life .
He must have g@@ one home and told his mother that we were fre@@ e@@ z@@ ing to death , for ther@@ e@@ after she sent us ten do@@ l@@ l@@ ars every mon@@ th to bu@@ y o@@ il so that we could leave the he@@ ater on all the time .
“ Do you have one of the boo@@ ks ? ” I asked .
When it is fully app@@ lied in our be@@ half , we are given the truly valu@@ able gift of everlasting life . ​ — John 3 : 16 .
O@@ r there might have been a sta@@ ir@@ case in@@ side the p@@ al@@ ace .
32 S@@ pe@@ cial P@@ u@@ bli@@ c Dis@@ course
No won@@ der the Bible tel@@ ls us that among the things that are de@@ t@@ es@@ table to Jehovah God are “ a false t@@ ong@@ ue ” and “ a false witness that la@@ un@@ ches for@@ th lies ” ! ​ — Proverbs 6 : 16 - 19 .
The Bible helps us to have the cor@@ rec@@ t view of the matter when it says : “ Do you not know that if you present y@@ ourselves to anyone as obedi@@ ent sla@@ ves , you are sla@@ ves of the one you obey ? ”
After I@@ ’@@ d done that , it was just am@@ a@@ z@@ ing to see how Jehovah put things into place for me . ”
Jehovah continu@@ es to be a refu@@ ge for those who he@@ ed his counsel .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , just as Jehovah vie@@ wed the ar@@ k as an expres@@ sion of No@@ ah’s faith , he se@@ es this pr@@ inter@@ y as t@@ ang@@ i@@ ble evidence of our faith .
As a result , only the cl@@ er@@ gy and some other educ@@ ated people could read the Bible for themselves , and even some of the cl@@ er@@ gy could not read or wr@@ ite well .
But the ma@@ y@@ or of the commun@@ ity spoke out in their be@@ half , reason@@ ing : “ The Witnesses who serve there have their own way of life , but one that in no way dis@@ tur@@ bs the lives of others in the commun@@ ity . ”
This public@@ ation is desi@@ gn@@ ed to ass@@ ist Christians to foc@@ us on Jesus , especially on his qualities and actions .
And how did the Father feel as his Son was na@@ iled to a w@@ o@@ o@@ den po@@ le and left there to die a s@@ low , ag@@ on@@ iz@@ ing death ?
The saying that the best de@@ f@@ en@@ se is a good off@@ en@@ se is true as we stand up for our Christian id@@ ent@@ ity .
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents are assign@@ ed to read a por@@ tion of the Bible from the pl@@ at@@ form or to demonstr@@ ate how to teach a Scriptural sub@@ ject to another person .
What en@@ ab@@ led Daniel to bal@@ ance the two requi@@ re@@ ments ?
The point of Jesus ’ questions should have been ob@@ vi@@ ous to Peter .
She is emp@@ lo@@ yed at a do@@ ct@@ or@@ ’s cl@@ in@@ ic , and she set the go@@ al of giving a thor@@ ough witness to each of her co@@ work@@ ers .
I know the s@@ ource of their power , Jehovah’s spirit .
How is it possible to live in har@@ mony with the Bible ?
The Messi@@ ani@@ c King now speak@@ s .
And if we continue to r@@ ely on God’s spirit , we will be able to ‘ present ourselves appro@@ ved to God ’ now and thr@@ ough@@ out et@@ er@@ n@@ ity . ​ — 2 Timothy 2 : 15 .
Ab@@ out 5@@ 6 C.E . , at the end of his th@@ ir@@ d mission@@ ary tri@@ p , Paul pl@@ an@@ ned to move even f@@ ar@@ ther w@@ es@@ tw@@ ard and ex@@ p@@ and the ter@@ rit@@ ory that he had been assign@@ ed at the Jerusalem meeting .
For instance , Jehovah had deli@@ vered him “ from the pa@@ w of the li@@ on and from the pa@@ w of the be@@ ar . ”
L@@ ater he began to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The dep@@ th of faith sh@@ own by such loyal servants of Jehovah is truly a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement for the enti@@ re congregation . ​ — Psalm 14@@ 7 : 11 .
By mem@@ or@@ iz@@ ing appro@@ pri@@ ate s@@ crip@@ tures , we allow God’s Word to exer@@ t power in our lives .
He has com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned his followers to “ go . . . and make disciples of people of all the nations , ” prom@@ ising that he will be with his followers “ until the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
In May 19@@ 40 the Na@@ z@@ is in@@ va@@ ded the Ne@@ ther@@ lands .
U@@ p@@ on lear@@ ning about the Scriptural responsi@@ bil@@ ities of he@@ ad@@ ship , he real@@ ized that he needed to help his family to become worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah .
N@@ ei@@ ther “ he@@ i@@ ght nor dep@@ th ” h@@ in@@ ders God’s love , as st@@ ressed by Paul .
Do you make allow@@ an@@ ces for their imper@@ fe@@ ctions , as Jehovah and Jesus Christ do ?
* Yet , the Bible pla@@ in@@ ly states that “ the wa@@ ges sin pa@@ ys is death ” ​ — not et@@ er@@ n@@ al t@@ or@@ ment .
As an e@@ ye@@ witness , Peter was well - a@@ ware of the ex@@ t@@ ent to which Jesus was willing to su@@ ff@@ er in order to sub@@ mit to Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and prove Satan to be the li@@ ar that he is .
Do we appreci@@ ate the import@@ ance of having on “ the bre@@ ast@@ pl@@ ate of righteousness ” ?
Paul ur@@ ged his fellow believers : “ In bro@@ ther@@ ly love have tend@@ er affe@@ ction for one another . In show@@ ing honor to one another take the lead . ”
As important as it is to give attention to physical cle@@ an@@ ness , it is even more important to be concer@@ ned with moral and spiritual cle@@ an@@ ness .
For ad@@ di@@ tional ways to en@@ h@@ ance your joy , see the bo@@ x “ O@@ ther W@@ a@@ ys to In@@ cre@@ ase Jo@@ y . ”
No matter where they go , no matter what cal@@ am@@ ity they face , they will never be out@@ side the re@@ ach of his help@@ ing hand . ​ — Proverbs 12 : 21 .
He spoke perfect Eng@@ l@@ ish without any s@@ w@@ an@@ k or pri@@ de and was ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely st@@ ra@@ igh@@ t@@ for@@ ward and appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble .
Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ a himself did not cla@@ im to be a go@@ d , and he said very little about God .
“ A We@@ ak@@ er V@@ es@@ sel ” in What W@@ a@@ y ?
‘ Do@@ ing the work of an ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er ’ means making your ministry more effe@@ ctive and help@@ ing others to gain sal@@ vation .
A person of sh@@ ort st@@ ature , she wal@@ ked every@@ where , often far into the coun@@ tr@@ y@@ side , to conduct Bible stu@@ dies .
Some Christians do not mar@@ ry “ only in the Lord ” and su@@ ff@@ er the often pa@@ in@@ ful con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of a religi@@ ously di@@ vi@@ ded hous@@ eho@@ ld .
A Gre@@ at E@@ v@@ ent in My Li@@ fe
They could be instru@@ cted about how to worship their Creator and the import@@ ance of loving him with their whole heart , soul , mind , and strength .
A la@@ z@@ y person i@@ mag@@ ines all s@@ or@@ ts of ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les and uses them as an exc@@ use to jus@@ ti@@ fy his fa@@ il@@ ure to star@@ t an under@@ taking .
Jehovah’s concer@@ n for us is seen in many ways
“ Do not lo@@ it@@ er at your bu@@ sin@@ ess . ”
A young Christian nam@@ ed R@@ y@@ an rec@@ alls the t@@ or@@ ment he su@@ ffered at the hands of cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es : “ The 15 - min@@ u@@ te bu@@ s ri@@ de to and from school seem@@ ed like h@@ our@@ s as I was ver@@ bal@@ ly a@@ bu@@ sed .
We are helped to ad@@ just our view of human we@@ ak@@ ness to Jehovah’s view by consider@@ ing how he h@@ and@@ led matters in con@@ ne@@ ction with some of his servants .
A@@ no@@ inted ones can say that Jesus ’ sacrifice is a prop@@ iti@@ at@@ ory co@@ ver for their sin@@ s .
They are pioneer min@@ isters .
The re@@ action of your teach@@ er and your cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es might pleas@@ an@@ tly sur@@ pris@@ e you .
By rel@@ ying on it , said the apostle Paul , we receive “ power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l , ” even though we are “ pres@@ sed in every way . ”
17 : 9 .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , in some c@@ as@@ es it may be good to let the congregation know who is respon@@ sible for a certain t@@ ask .
In 19@@ 7@@ 8 , however , I me@@ t a pioneer sister nam@@ ed J@@ ú@@ li@@ a T@@ aka@@ ha@@ shi .
Some , both bl@@ ac@@ ks and wh@@ ites , did not fav@@ or the new arrang@@ ement .
Then , Ge@@ off@@ re@@ y Jac@@ k@@ son spoke with some past gra@@ du@@ ates of G@@ ile@@ ad .
Acc@@ ording to 1 Corinthians 15 : 4@@ 2 - 4@@ 4 , what is s@@ own and what is ra@@ ised up ?
E@@ ach of us needs to tra@@ in his own conscience to be in har@@ mony with God’s standards .
Since “ all the people were we@@ ep@@ ing as they were hear@@ ing the words of the law , ” the L@@ ev@@ ites “ were or@@ der@@ ing all the people to be s@@ il@@ ent , saying : ‘ Ke@@ ep qui@@ et !
She se@@ ek@@ s Isa@@ ac@@ ’s cons@@ ent to her pl@@ an but kin@@ dly avo@@ i@@ ds men@@ tion@@ ing E@@ sa@@ u@@ ’s i@@ re .
When we pray in Jesus ’ name , we are expres@@ sing faith in at le@@ ast three fac@@ e@@ ts of his ro@@ le in the out@@ working of God’s purpose : ( 1 ) He is “ the L@@ am@@ b of God , ” who@@ se sacrifice provi@@ des the bas@@ is for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin .
R@@ es@@ our@@ ce@@ ful pre@@ ach@@ ers around the world set about building their ho@@ m@@ es on whe@@ els .
A cou@@ ple who served in a small Bethel family in C@@ en@@ tr@@ al A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a were asked to jo@@ in a Bethel family al@@ most 30 times as large in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
What did the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h law emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze ?
She explained that she takes advan@@ ta@@ ge of her time off to help others : “ I am one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and I help people spiritually .
The apostle Paul person@@ ally received power to per@@ form his ministry .
He gre@@ w up in A@@ la@@ o@@ tr@@ a M@@ ang@@ or@@ o , a fer@@ t@@ ile re@@ gi@@ on in e@@ ast@@ er@@ n Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r .
Just before star@@ ting his work as the Messi@@ ah , he pres@@ ented himself to John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er for baptism .
I@@ nt@@ el@@ lig@@ ent M@@ in@@ ds , Fa@@ i@@ th@@ less H@@ ear@@ ts
Instead , we ch@@ er@@ ish the resurrection hope and have every reason to he@@ ed Jehovah’s direction in all things .
They then asked us if we would like to preach .
In any case , the end result must be true , or st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght .
With cri@@ me ris@@ ing , however , ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment buil@@ ding@@ s often have co@@ ded en@@ tr@@ an@@ ces , and acc@@ ess is imp@@ os@@ sible .
Mar@@ ri@@ age mat@@ es ought to be care@@ ful not to get so ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in each other that Kingdom inter@@ ests take second place in their lives .
From the Law , we learn that Jehovah is not pleas@@ ed with clo@@ thing that makes men look like women , that makes women look like men , or that makes it hard to see the differ@@ ence between men and women .
C@@ o@@ dy : “ My life would be valu@@ eless without Jehovah .
In rec@@ ent years , the spiritual instru@@ ction provided by Jehovah’s organization has refle@@ cted an inc@@ reas@@ ed emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on simp@@ li@@ city and c@@ lar@@ ity .
She re@@ vie@@ wed a written ex@@ am she had taken and no@@ tic@@ ed that one of the ans@@ wers her teach@@ er mar@@ ked as cor@@ rec@@ t was ac@@ tually wrong .
Ca@@ pa@@ ble local brothers could now h@@ and@@ le matters .
In fact , when I w@@ on the t@@ it@@ le , she was the one who crow@@ ned me .
Be@@ fore his as@@ cen@@ sion to heaven , the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned his followers to ‘ make disciples of people of all the nations , teaching them to ob@@ serve all the things he had comman@@ ded them . ’
“ But Bo@@ b , ” I rep@@ lied , “ I@@ ’@@ m only 24 years old , and I don@@ ’t have the experience . ”
‘ We will have to displa@@ y such loy@@ al@@ ty as individuals , ’ no@@ ted Bro@@ ther J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z .
Per@@ haps the best - known example was in God’s deal@@ ings with Abraham .
O@@ r you might be fac@@ ing problems of so@@ cial in@@ justice or religious pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce .
“ So@@ on there were three ac@@ tive congregations in our to@@ wn , ” says J@@ an K@@ r@@ z@@ ok .
The th@@ ir@@ d , the C@@ o@@ de@@ x G@@ ran@@ di@@ or , meaning “ lar@@ g@@ er co@@ de@@ x , ” was dra@@ wn from three Bible te@@ x@@ ts .
She felt that Jehovah was tel@@ ling her : “ I love you , not just because you are a pioneer , but because you are my daugh@@ ter and dedic@@ ated to me .
I was sure he would gr@@ ant my ent@@ re@@ ati@@ es .
“ Let us love , ne@@ i@@ ther in word nor with the t@@ ong@@ ue , but in deed and truth . ” ​ — 1 John 3 : 18
B@@ es@@ id@@ es , she was qu@@ ite foc@@ used on money and loved to go to par@@ ties .
How would you expla@@ in the hope for the dead ?
O@@ ther Witnesses were form@@ er@@ ly ag@@ no@@ s@@ tic@@ s or a@@ the@@ ists .
We keep in mind Pet@@ er@@ ’s words : “ If , when you are doing good and you su@@ ff@@ er , you end@@ ure it , this is a thing ag@@ re@@ e@@ able with God . ”
What will help young ones to be obedi@@ ent to their parents ?
H@@ er loy@@ al@@ ty to God , his organization , and to our family ​ — not to men@@ tion her loving encourag@@ ement when we were down — ​ has been a great support to me and to our children thr@@ ough@@ out our full and re@@ war@@ ding life together .
As we have seen , the real answer to that question lar@@ g@@ ely dep@@ ends on the per@@ c@@ ep@@ tion of your sp@@ ouse .
One day in 19@@ 32 , a ca@@ r d@@ ro@@ ve into our d@@ ri@@ ve@@ way , and my mother ans@@ wer@@ ed the do@@ or .
Joh@@ n@@ ’s fi@@ gh@@ ting spirit made it hard for him to make chang@@ es .
Since Christ died for us , do we not sense the moral ob@@ lig@@ ation to live for him ?
After Jesus was baptized in the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver , he came “ up out of the water . ”
Of course , if you already associ@@ ate with a congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses , you can likely t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to the war@@ m fel@@ low@@ ship that you enjoy there and the sense of se@@ cur@@ ity that you have .
For a discus@@ sion on how the Bi@@ bli@@ cal Go@@ sp@@ els di@@ ff@@ er from s@@ pu@@ ri@@ ous writ@@ ings about Jesus , see the article “ A@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l Go@@ sp@@ els ​ — H@@ id@@ den Tru@@ ths Ab@@ out Jesus ? ”
As I gre@@ w up , I wor@@ e my pro@@ s@@ th@@ esis more and more because I wanted to be a complete man .
May we continue to give a thor@@ ough witness until Jehovah says that the work is fin@@ i@@ shed .
A@@ ar@@ on displa@@ yed a right attitude by con@@ f@@ ess@@ ing his wrong .
Al@@ so , it seem@@ s that the s@@ ale and re@@ pur@@ cha@@ se of land app@@ lied only to pro@@ per@@ ty within the c@@ ities , since “ the field of pas@@ ture gr@@ ound of their c@@ ities ” was not to be so@@ ld because it was “ a pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite for them . ” ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 25 : 32 , 34 .
In some re@@ gi@@ ons of W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , many view it as the bir@@ th of de@@ ities , and the tw@@ ins are worshi@@ ped .
Let us consider some situ@@ ations that call for us to be so@@ ber - min@@ ded .
They could pray : “ Gi@@ ve us today our bre@@ ad for this day . ”
It was the apostle John who wrote : “ He that does not love has not come to know God , because God is love . ”
After a cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary gre@@ et@@ ing with our o@@ pen Bi@@ bl@@ es in hand , we read the s@@ crip@@ ture . ”
The people in the land who were not worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah influ@@ enced the Israelites ’ thinking , mo@@ ving them to follow that pa@@ g@@ an crow@@ d .
When a P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h died , they plac@@ ed ob@@ je@@ cts of great value in his t@@ om@@ b so that he could enjoy them as he continued to occ@@ up@@ y his high position in an af@@ ter@@ life .
6 , 7 . ( a ) As in the case of Job , God uses what to me@@ asure our integrity ?
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , our att@@ ach@@ ment to Jehovah is streng@@ th@@ ened , and our love for God imp@@ els us to continue following Jesus even under challeng@@ ing circumstances .
How could these develop@@ ments and events refle@@ ct the word and spirit of Jesus ’ prayer where he said that his followers would be “ no part of the world ” ? — John 17 : 14 - 16 .
Bethel was in a large , old house sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by bi@@ g tre@@ es on a two - and - a - half ac@@ re ( 1 h@@ a ) lo@@ t .
After all , he was a matu@@ re , spirit - anointed Christian , cho@@ s@@ en to be “ an apostle to the nations . ”
Yet , the Bible provi@@ des in@@ sight into man@@ kin@@ d’s orig@@ in , including how sin and imper@@ fe@@ ction came to a@@ ff@@ li@@ ct mankind .
That speak@@ ers ’ stand seem@@ s to be the judgment se@@ at where the apostle Paul sto@@ od before the pro@@ con@@ su@@ l Gal@@ li@@ o , Rom@@ an gover@@ nor of A@@ cha@@ ia .
9 : 1 , 2 ​ — How serious a th@@ re@@ at was inter@@ marriage with the people of the land ?
Mo@@ ving on , Revelation chap@@ ter 20 op@@ ens by descri@@ b@@ ing the re@@ mo@@ val of “ the origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent , who is the Devil and Satan . ”
Then comes “ the end , ” that is , the close of Christ’s M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn .
I dis@@ co@@ vered a better care@@ er , one that would bring me far more satis@@ fac@@ tion than any com@@ mer@@ cial jo@@ b .
I was soon involved in of@@ fice work , which gave me much satis@@ fac@@ tion , while E@@ s@@ ther was op@@ er@@ ating the tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne s@@ wit@@ ch@@ bo@@ ard .
And by night he res@@ or@@ ted to di@@ vi@@ ding his for@@ ces , he and his sla@@ ves , against them , and thus he de@@ fe@@ ated them and kept in pur@@ su@@ it of them up to Ho@@ ba@@ h , which is nor@@ th of D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us .
The New En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a c@@ alls C@@ lo@@ v@@ is ’ con@@ ver@@ sion to the Ca@@ tho@@ lic faith “ a dec@@ isi@@ ve m@@ om@@ ent in the hist@@ ory of w@@ es@@ ter@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe . ”
What possible proble@@ m in br@@ ing@@ ing up children must yet be consider@@ ed ?
N@@ igh@@ t@@ time ​ — qui@@ et and devo@@ id of di@@ str@@ action — ​ can be an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent time for medit@@ ation .
What wonderful , though still un@@ seen , events a@@ wa@@ it us ?
That was wrong .
Even without a king or a lead@@ er , a lo@@ cu@@ st s@@ war@@ m op@@ er@@ ates like a well - organiz@@ ed ar@@ my , over@@ coming vi@@ r@@ tually any ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le .
If his wife has pla@@ yed a ke@@ y ro@@ le in succ@@ ess the family has experienced , he does not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to make that known to others .
Some were sent with their mo@@ thers to temp@@ or@@ ary cam@@ ps in Bo@@ h@@ em@@ ia .
This means that we o@@ we God to@@ tal loy@@ al@@ ty .
“ Se@@ cond , I receive much positi@@ ve fe@@ e@@ d@@ back from others , which helps me to find joy . ”
16 : 3 ; 20 : 18 .
The words of Isaiah 60 : 22 have come true in Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ a : “ The little one himself will become a th@@ ous@@ and , and the small one a mi@@ gh@@ ty nation .
So@@ on , ten of the family set out on a se@@ cre@@ t tri@@ p in sear@@ ch of Jehovah’s Witnesses and ended up at the home of the mission@@ aries , as mentioned at the out@@ set .
No@@ te the bo@@ x “ See It for Y@@ our@@ self ! ”
At the same time , though , we rejo@@ ic@@ ed to see an inc@@ re@@ ase in the number of Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers in C@@ y@@ pr@@ us .
In this case , how should the wife tre@@ at him ?
; W@@ at@@ ana@@ be , Y .
It is inc@@ re@@ di@@ ble how the dist@@ inc@@ tive pro@@ so@@ dy of the S@@ ong of Se@@ a is the same today as it was in the 7@@ th - 8@@ th cen@@ tu@@ ries . ”
A sol@@ di@@ er u@@ su@@ ally wi@@ el@@ ded his s@@ word with his right hand , lea@@ ving that side un@@ prote@@ cted by the shi@@ eld held in his left hand .
Jehovah off@@ ers spiritual pro@@ v@@ isions for your prote@@ ction
At Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , those tr@@ ying to destro@@ y Jehovah’s “ anointed one ” will be thro@@ wn into con@@ fu@@ sion .
E@@ ven@@ tually , they real@@ ized that we would not be in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated , so that re@@ stri@@ ction ended at last ​ — after ten years .
17 , 18 . ( a ) Rev@@ i@@ e@@ w si@@ x coven@@ ants that we have consider@@ ed and that rel@@ ate to the Kingdom . ( b ) Why can we have un@@ sh@@ aka@@ ble faith in the Kingdom ?
All of us gra@@ du@@ ates wanted to be with him because we believ@@ ed he had the gift of heal@@ ing .
At C@@ hor@@ z@@ ow the langu@@ ages were P@@ ol@@ ish , Rus@@ si@@ an , U@@ k@@ ra@@ in@@ i@@ an , and P@@ ol@@ ish Si@@ gn L@@ angu@@ age .
You Can Re@@ ma@@ in M@@ or@@ ally C@@ le@@ an
And in the book of Revelation , we read a gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c des@@ crip@@ tion of that fin@@ al des@@ tru@@ ction .
E@@ ach serv@@ ant of God has spiritual gi@@ f@@ ts , or a@@ bil@@ ities , that may serve as a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement to those fac@@ ing tri@@ als .
For example , Noah and his family buil@@ t the ar@@ k together .
And the apostle Paul stated that God’s “ will is that all s@@ or@@ ts of men should be sa@@ ved and come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 2 : 4 .
As “ people who are called by [ God’s ] name , ” the members of that spiritual nation used the divine name , certainly doing so when qu@@ o@@ ting from the Hebrew Scriptures .
Consider seri@@ ously this as@@ pect of the matter .
At the conclu@@ sion of the Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol course , we were asked to become members of the Bethel family .
For this reason , eng@@ ra@@ ved fi@@ gu@@ res of p@@ al@@ m tre@@ es were used as dec@@ or@@ ation in both Solom@@ on@@ ’s temple and E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s v@@ isi@@ on@@ ary temple .
This requi@@ red re@@ mo@@ ving or re@@ vis@@ ing l@@ y@@ ri@@ c@@ s that used expres@@ sions no longer found in the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation as a result of the 20@@ 13 re@@ vision .
He st@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed on his s@@ word in 1914 and was vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous over Satan and his dem@@ ons , whom he h@@ ur@@ led out of heaven to the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of the earth . ​ — Re@@ v .
There are still other spiritual g@@ em@@ s conc@@ e@@ aled in Christ .
The l@@ end@@ er became al@@ ar@@ m@@ ed and dem@@ an@@ ded that the ba@@ ck@@ er re@@ pa@@ y the enti@@ re lo@@ an .
Why the att@@ ack ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Psalm 10@@ 7 : 31 , 32 encoura@@ ges us : “ O let people give than@@ ks to Jehovah for his loving - kindness and for his wonderful works to the sons of men .
S@@ ever@@ al respon@@ ded and jo@@ ined us in B@@ ang@@ la@@ des@@ h .
If David had this in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent in mind when he com@@ posed Psalm 32 , then c@@ learly his conscience t@@ or@@ men@@ ted him .
Re@@ as@@ on from the Scriptures in a way that is con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing .
P@@ o@@ lic@@ em@@ en w@@ oun@@ ded during cl@@ as@@ h between religious grou@@ ps in In@@ dia in 194@@ 7
He and some other brothers had ex@@ ca@@ v@@ ated a small po@@ ol by hand and had l@@ ined it with the t@@ ar@@ pa@@ ul@@ in that once co@@ vered his own sh@@ el@@ ter in the cam@@ p .
I pray@@ ed to Jehovah and asked him to help me .
S@@ ur@@ ely we do not want to go in the mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous “ p@@ ath of Ca@@ in , ” r@@ us@@ h into “ the er@@ r@@ one@@ ous course of Bal@@ a@@ am , ” or per@@ ish in “ the re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous talk of K@@ or@@ ah . ”
Then , un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly , his gi@@ r@@ l@@ friend bro@@ ke off their relationship .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in the Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od , bur@@ den@@ s do not have to be bor@@ ne al@@ one .
Li@@ fe in this present system is too sh@@ ort to wa@@ st@@ e on end@@ e@@ av@@ ors that leave us emp@@ ty - h@@ an@@ ded .
No@@ te these st@@ ep@@ s as recorded at E@@ z@@ r@@ a 7 : 10 :
Yes , the death of a bel@@ o@@ ved mate can cause a vari@@ ety of re@@ actions , for wi@@ do@@ who@@ od really invol@@ ves more than simply living without a husband .
A@@ sa@@ ph came to take pri@@ de in his God again . ​ — Psalm 34 : 2 .
No doubt Eli@@ j@@ ah came to A@@ ha@@ b to ann@@ oun@@ ce the dr@@ ought when the d@@ ry se@@ as@@ on was already pro@@ ving to be un@@ u@@ su@@ ally long and se@@ v@@ ere .
However , their obedi@@ ence to God showed where they sto@@ od on the is@@ sue of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
He may also wr@@ ite an ag@@ re@@ ement direc@@ ting that these be trans@@ fer@@ red after his death .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ The love the Christ has com@@ p@@ els us . ”
How can one “ f@@ all ” and yet have God’s fav@@ or ?
What about the moral c@@ li@@ mate of today ?
If you are a you@@ th and you give serious thought to the purpose and possible du@@ r@@ ation of your life , is it not s@@ mar@@ t to avoid “ wal@@ king just as the nations ” do and in@@ stead live a truly mean@@ ing@@ ful life ? ​ — E@@ ph .
Jesus thus refer@@ red to a man who listen@@ s to and obe@@ ys his words as “ dis@@ cre@@ et . ”
“ Do not su@@ ff@@ er sh@@ o@@ ck or be ter@@ ri@@ fied , ” he was told , “ for Jehovah your God is with you wh@@ er@@ ever you go . ”
It takes con@@ st@@ ant vi@@ g@@ il@@ ance not to be influ@@ enced by that spirit , since we enc@@ oun@@ ter it at work , at school , and in any other place where we have to ru@@ b sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders with those who have no interest in pu@@ re worship .
Paul then app@@ lied the illustr@@ ation , show@@ ing that anointed Christians could not be sub@@ ject to the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law and bel@@ ong to Christ at the same time .
How did one young sister follow her Bible - tra@@ ined conscience ?
In fact , these m@@ om@@ ents of in@@ ten@@ se emo@@ tion could in the future become a s@@ ource of comfort that you draw upon .
Th@@ ough we person@@ ally have never seen anyone ra@@ ised from the dead , we have no@@ ted certain Scriptural acc@@ oun@@ ts that as@@ sure us of the resurrection .
Yet , as Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 1 poin@@ ts out , Jehovah comman@@ ds those with spiritual qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations to “ try ” to ad@@ just us , doing so “ in a spirit of mil@@ dness . ”
I was pu@@ z@@ z@@ led .
I@@ N TH@@ I@@ S I@@ S@@ S@@ U@@ E 3 A W@@ i@@ des@@ pre@@ ad B@@ eli@@ ef
Con@@ cer@@ ning him , we read : “ He because of continu@@ ing ali@@ ve forever has his pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od without any succ@@ ess@@ ors .
And he provi@@ des the needed strength .
To find out , let us consider the example of Mi@@ ri@@ am and that of Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has .
Daniel had me@@ t him before and recogn@@ ized him as Jehovah’s ang@@ el .
A@@ c@@ tually , you would be end@@ ang@@ ering your own spiritual health .
A@@ no@@ ther reason why we need to walk with God invol@@ ves the l@@ eng@@ th of the walk we want to take .
As the apostle John wrote , “ the true One ” is Jehovah , the Father of Jesus Christ .
See the article “ God Ca@@ res for the El@@ der@@ ly , ” in the Ju@@ ne 1 , 200@@ 6 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
Ma@@ h@@ ana@@ im
But that des@@ tru@@ ction set the pat@@ ter@@ n for a greater des@@ tru@@ ction yet to come .
I started taking d@@ ru@@ g@@ s and living on the st@@ re@@ et .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H wanted to share life and happiness with others , so he cre@@ ated angels and later cre@@ ated humans .
Yet , each we@@ ek he vis@@ ited the young man@@ ’s home to discus@@ s the Bible .
During the two months I rema@@ ined at P@@ ort L@@ y@@ au@@ te@@ y , she travel@@ ed da@@ ily from C@@ as@@ ab@@ l@@ an@@ c@@ a to vis@@ it me and bring me food .
There is a much more sin@@ is@@ ter side to g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing b@@ es@@ id@@ es w@@ in@@ ning and lo@@ sing .
You may remember that a certain man asked Jesus : “ T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , tell my brother to di@@ vi@@ de the in@@ her@@ it@@ ance with me . ”
N@@ ever before had we experienced such he@@ at !
This has pro@@ found imp@@ lic@@ ations for our per@@ c@@ ep@@ tion of personal a@@ bil@@ ities and work ha@@ bi@@ ts .
H@@ it@@ l@@ er : U@@ .@@ S .
28 : 6 .
No won@@ der that place came to be called “ Jehovah - ji@@ re@@ h , ” which means “ Jehovah Will Pro@@ vi@@ de . ” ​ — G@@ en . 22 : 14 ; f@@ t@@ n .
In other words , what coun@@ ts with Jehovah is not only how much we value knowledge but also how clo@@ sel@@ y we ad@@ here to God’s Word in what we do and say .
Jehovah knew that from among the nation that had st@@ ra@@ yed from his ways , individuals would respon@@ d to his for@@ be@@ ar@@ ance .
In 195@@ 2 my older brother , John , gra@@ du@@ ated from the G@@ ile@@ ad mission@@ ary school in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates and was assign@@ ed to P@@ ak@@ ist@@ an .
( E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 25 : 1 – 39 : 29 )
The prophe@@ t’s famili@@ ar@@ ity with r@@ ur@@ al life is evid@@ ent in the ty@@ pe of illustr@@ ations he uses to st@@ ress the poin@@ ts of his message .
W@@ he@@ ther you share any of those vie@@ ws or not , P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate did make a name for himself because of the way he tre@@ ated Jesus Christ .
Of course , Jesus was not ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ating self - mut@@ il@@ ation .
A@@ t@@ ten@@ ding C@@ ongreg@@ ation Me@@ et@@ ings
Satan the Devil will la@@ un@@ ch an att@@ ack on God’s people , who will appe@@ ar to be un@@ prote@@ cted .
Even though Ju@@ d@@ as main@@ ta@@ ined the ou@@ tw@@ ard appe@@ ar@@ ance of fri@@ end@@ ship , Jesus de@@ te@@ cted that this form@@ er close compan@@ ion had allow@@ ed his heart to be cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted .
Mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love , he develop@@ ed teaching s@@ k@@ ill@@ s that are wor@@ thy of imit@@ ation .
O@@ thers are cop@@ ing with old age , when health and strength are dec@@ l@@ ining .
( b ) What as@@ sur@@ ance do we find at Isaiah 4@@ 6 : 10 , 11 and 5@@ 5 : 11 ?
In fact , within the con@@ text of sing@@ ing pra@@ ises , the Scriptures some@@ times direc@@ t Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers to “ sh@@ out jo@@ y@@ fully . ” ​ — P@@ s .
Even though they can sp@@ end no more than a few h@@ our@@ s on each vis@@ it with the pris@@ on@@ ers , they are not disc@@ oura@@ ged .
How much better it is to avoid going ast@@ ra@@ y by ac@@ ting prom@@ p@@ tly to pre@@ v@@ ent such a serious mis@@ take !
Dis@@ loy@@ al@@ ty is comm@@ on in to@@ da@@ y’s world , but it must not be allow@@ ed to dis@@ ru@@ pt the peace and un@@ ity of the Christian family and the congregation .
D@@ ating from the fi@@ f@@ th century C.E . , the S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c ver@@ sion was based on man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts d@@ ating back to the second century C.E .
Per@@ haps you received little love and encourag@@ ement .
Sa@@ id Jesus : “ So it go@@ es with the man that la@@ ys up tre@@ asure for himself but is not rich toward God . ”
We invit@@ e you to turn to the following article and see that God really does care about us .
K@@ o@@ s
What can we do to see God’s hand in our life more c@@ learly ?
Can anyone reason@@ ab@@ ly den@@ y that things have got much wor@@ se ?
The psalmist went on to say : “ How s@@ we@@ et your sa@@ y@@ ings are to my p@@ al@@ ate , more so than h@@ one@@ y to my m@@ ou@@ th ! ”
“ P@@ ra@@ ise J@@ ah , You Pe@@ ople ! ”
During the following two and a half years , Sa@@ ú@@ l was in and out of the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al as he stru@@ gg@@ led to cop@@ e with the can@@ c@@ er and the ch@@ emo@@ ther@@ ap@@ y the do@@ ct@@ ors used in their effort to fi@@ ght it .
What challeng@@ es do they face ?
In the past , when I s@@ le@@ pt , I felt that something was con@@ stan@@ tly pres@@ sing down on me .
M@@ in@@ o@@ s K@@ o@@ k@@ kin@@ ak@@ is ( th@@ ir@@ d from right ) and me ( f@@ our@@ th from left ) on the p@@ en@@ al is@@ land of M@@ ak@@ r@@ ó@@ n@@ is@@ o@@ s
When a certain man asked what he needed to do to in@@ her@@ it everlasting life , “ Jesus loo@@ ked upon him and felt love for him . ”
Instead , they said of their own free will : “ All that Jehovah has spo@@ ken we are willing to do . ”
“ The head of a woman is the man , ” just as “ the head of every man is the Christ , ” and “ the head of the Christ is God . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
I began to see how little I really knew .
Still , Bar@@ ak ag@@ re@@ ed to go into bat@@ tle ​ — but only if De@@ bor@@ ah came to M@@ ount T@@ ab@@ or too . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 4 : 6 - 8 ; 5 : 6 - 8 .
I cor@@ respon@@ d with people by using a s@@ tic@@ k to op@@ er@@ ate a com@@ pu@@ ter .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on our relationship with our fel@@ low@@ man also helps us to cultiv@@ ate low@@ l@@ iness of mind .
Com@@ mer@@ cial prin@@ ting compan@@ ies have little inc@@ en@@ tive to pu@@ bl@@ ish liter@@ ature in local langu@@ ages .
What chall@@ enge do believers in di@@ vi@@ ded hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds often face , and what help is a@@ vail@@ able ?
This world is ste@@ ep@@ ed in the occ@@ ul@@ t and spi@@ rit@@ ism .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 7@@ 1 , 1@@ 17
Ye@@ ars later , when I vis@@ ited that congregation again , a brother who had been present at that first vis@@ it said : “ Do you remember that public talk you gave ?
A@@ m@@ ong other things , M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol instru@@ ct@@ ors help stud@@ ents to imp@@ ro@@ ve their s@@ k@@ ill@@ s as public speak@@ ers .
In fact , the more di@@ lig@@ ent we are in com@@ men@@ ding those who are deser@@ ving , the greater our happiness will be . ​ — Acts 20 : 35 .
C@@ ana
How did Jesus show com@@ pas@@ sion for the disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ged ?
( b ) Who put faith in Jesus ?
“ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ”
He wor@@ ked on that ma@@ ch@@ ine with me for some time even though he had so many other important things to do .
I fear that if my child ge@@ ts baptized , he might later f@@ all into serious sin and get dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed .
N@@ ever for@@ get that Satan has , in effect , claim@@ ed : ‘ I can turn anyone away from God . ’
That judgment lies in the future and bel@@ ong@@ s to the one Jehovah has appointed , Jesus Christ .
Be@@ fore your young one he@@ a@@ ds out for school , say something encourag@@ ing , discus@@ s the da@@ ily text , or offer a prayer with your child .
Do not be af@@ ra@@ id . ”
Yes , You Can F@@ ind H@@ app@@ iness
Does It Re@@ ally Wor@@ k ?
How much wis@@ er it would have been for K@@ or@@ ah to wa@@ it on Jehovah for a cle@@ are@@ r understanding or for ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments if those were really needed .
“ Ex@@ c@@ el@@ l@@ ent W@@ om@@ an ” ( Ru@@ th ) , 6 / 15
How appro@@ pri@@ ate that we use Jehovah’s arrang@@ ement to help us to over@@ come any deep - ro@@ o@@ ted un@@ who@@ les@@ ome attitu@@ des !
How has this re@@ bel@@ li@@ on affe@@ cted women ?
That year , lead@@ ers from many nations and religi@@ ons jo@@ ined the head of the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch in As@@ sis@@ i , I@@ tal@@ y , to offer prayers for peace .
They are just nor@@ ma@@ l people doing what they consider to be the right thing to do .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : S@@ tre@@ et wit@@ ness@@ ing at a tra@@ in st@@ ation in To@@ k@@ yo .
In A@@ pri@@ l 200@@ 3 , he and J@@ en@@ n@@ y became part of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates Bethel family and began to work in the Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation Ser@@ vi@@ ces De@@ par@@ t@@ ment .
S@@ ome@@ times a personal we@@ ak@@ ness is a health is@@ sue .
After Jehovah had given him the vi@@ ct@@ ory over the city of A@@ i , Jo@@ shua ass@@ em@@ b@@ led the tri@@ bes of Israel before M@@ ount E@@ ba@@ l and M@@ ount Ger@@ iz@@ im .
It had been the qu@@ est of my life ! ”
We must keep as@@ king God for his direction and help , confid@@ ent that he will re@@ ward our faith .
[ B@@ lu@@ r@@ b on page 3 ]
By mis@@ re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ation , in@@ nu@@ end@@ o , and fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od , they att@@ ack our worship and our ad@@ her@@ ence to godly principles .
T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an pointed out that when Christians were ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted , the real lo@@ ss was su@@ sta@@ ined by the St@@ ate .
For example , how will you respon@@ d if an el@@ der makes a re@@ mar@@ k that h@@ in@@ ts at a de@@ gre@@ e of pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce ?
L@@ ess@@ on : God is not an imper@@ s@@ onal for@@ ce , but he is a real Per@@ son who has a dist@@ inc@@ tive personal name .
N@@ ever for@@ get that Satan kno@@ ws that his time is sh@@ ort .
C@@ ha@@ p@@ ters 4@@ 6 to 5@@ 1 rel@@ ate the word that Jeremiah speak@@ s concer@@ ning the nations .
For example , the d@@ ang@@ ers of certain high - ris@@ k activities are well - known .
There was no known cu@@ re for le@@ pro@@ s@@ y .
4 How Can I G@@ et St@@ ar@@ ted ?
The Me@@ ek Sh@@ all In@@ her@@ it the E@@ ar@@ th
They did not want to be dis@@ tur@@ bed by any declar@@ ation of divine inter@@ ven@@ tion in human af@@ fai@@ r@@ s , but they would not es@@ cap@@ e the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of God’s judgment upon them .
What positi@@ ve attitude will help us in the ministry ?
She said that in all her years of serving as a gu@@ i@@ de , she had never seen anything like it .
C@@ learly , their courage came from their deep love for Christ’s “ little sheep . ”
C@@ ould the same char@@ ge be le@@ vel@@ ed at Christians who do not ti@@ the ?
Rom@@ an C@@ am@@ pa@@ ign in P@@ al@@ est@@ ine , 6@@ 7 - 70 C.E .
How may we help those in our ter@@ rit@@ ory who speak a fore@@ ign language ?
Mo@@ st@@ ly , however , we pre@@ ached from house to house in and around S@@ to@@ ck@@ ho@@ l@@ m .
Paul wrote : “ A slave of the Lord does not need to fi@@ ght , but needs to be g@@ ent@@ le toward all , qu@@ ali@@ fied to teach . ”
The prophet Ho@@ se@@ a stated : “ When Israel was a bo@@ y , then I loved him , and out of Egy@@ pt I called my son . ”
After giving me a hu@@ g , he told me that he had sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed his dedic@@ ation to Jehovah by get@@ ting baptized that very day !
However , if you pray with your family at times other than me@@ als and family Bible stu@@ dies and if you discus@@ s spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c matters that af@@ fect you and your children , you will accom@@ pl@@ ish even more .
He s@@ ought to transl@@ ate ex@@ ac@@ tly what was written in the origin@@ al text , thus allow@@ ing the read@@ er acc@@ ess to the true Word of God .
Indeed , God determined that those im@@ moral people deser@@ ved to die .
Jac@@ qu@@ el@@ ine , a Christian in Cana@@ da , expres@@ ses her appreciation for God : “ He always gives us such wonderful gi@@ f@@ ts , and he provi@@ des the sure hope of everlasting life . ”
S@@ ONG@@ S : 6@@ 9 , 70
D@@ ar@@ re@@ n , married for 26 years and father of two bo@@ ys , says : “ At first , we used an en@@ vel@@ op@@ e system .
As a family , they tal@@ ked about whether God really ex@@ ists and why he per@@ m@@ its evil .
Even when that is the case , such discipl@@ ine refle@@ cts God’s love for us .
By whom ?
I re@@ sign@@ ed from my form@@ er religion and ev@@ en@@ tually qu@@ ali@@ fied to become a baptized Witness .
“ B@@ E@@ IN@@ G a spiritual person has made me ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er , and it has helped me de@@ al succ@@ ess@@ fully with da@@ ily tri@@ als , ” says a sister in Cana@@ da .
It does the same with por@@ tions of A@@ wa@@ ke !
Acc@@ ep@@ table worship of Jehovah inclu@@ des prop@@ er tre@@ at@@ ment of our neigh@@ b@@ or .
If we appreci@@ ate our fellow believers , we are sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to their needs , we hold them in high es@@ te@@ em , we recogn@@ ize their exc@@ el@@ l@@ ence , and we are gr@@ ate@@ ful that they jo@@ in with us in worship .
W@@ ell , is it possible to deter@@ mine before spiritual disa@@ ster str@@ ik@@ es whether the truth is be@@ aring fru@@ it in those we teach ?
At this Peter took Jesus asi@@ de and began to re@@ bu@@ ke him , saying : “ Be kind to yourself , Lord ; you will not have this des@@ t@@ in@@ y at all . ”
As@@ s@@ ist Di@@ v@@ or@@ ced F@@ el@@ low B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ers , 6 / 15
No , a large ro@@ ck is lo@@ d@@ ged in fr@@ on@@ t of one of the whe@@ els .
As time went by , Jehovah proved to be with David .
The trans@@ form@@ ation of the earth into a lasting par@@ adise is part of the divine purpose that has not yet been accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed .
A po@@ or person does not need to ste@@ al .
For one to be truly wise , what is requi@@ red ?
His rema@@ ins are long lost , m@@ ing@@ led with the du@@ st of ne@@ arly 60 cen@@ tu@@ ries .
V@@ i@@ e@@ w Mat@@ ters From God’s Per@@ spe@@ ctive
Is there little differ@@ ence between our man@@ ner of life and that of our neigh@@ b@@ ors who l@@ ack acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the Scriptures and are not Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers ?
“ Your own ear@@ s will hear a word be@@ h@@ ind you saying : ‘ This is the way .
Wh@@ atever the cause of our “ dis@@ qui@@ et@@ ing thoughts ” may be , reading and medit@@ ating on the “ cons@@ ol@@ ations ” found in the Bible will comfort us .
W@@ ould it be wise to ru@@ n around f@@ ran@@ tic@@ ally in order to re@@ tri@@ eve material things from the b@@ la@@ z@@ ing stru@@ c@@ ture that is about to col@@ la@@ p@@ se ?
They dis@@ co@@ vered some preci@@ ous tru@@ ths , and they un@@ h@@ es@@ it@@ at@@ ingly sh@@ ared them with others .
It may become inf@@ er@@ t@@ ile if ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted or tro@@ d@@ den down by people who have no interest in our spiritual well - being .
C@@ ri@@ me : God’s Kingdom is already teaching milli@@ ons to love and trust one another as no other govern@@ ment can .
When con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with t@@ ests and tri@@ als , let us remember the example of Ne@@ h@@ emiah and im@@ medi@@ ately turn to God in prayer .
One time in Pro@@ v@@ inc@@ e@@ to@@ wn , M@@ ass@@ ach@@ u@@ set@@ ts , our old Bu@@ ic@@ k bro@@ ke down , and I had to walk a cou@@ ple of mil@@ es through a very ho@@ st@@ ile Ca@@ tho@@ lic neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od to make a return vis@@ it .
How would you descri@@ be those who have an exc@@ essi@@ ve love of self ?
( b ) Who can young ones look to for help when pres@@ sur@@ ed to be un@@ kind ?
So g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous was it that when R@@ eho@@ bo@@ am th@@ reat@@ ened to inc@@ re@@ ase such lo@@ a@@ ds , all Israel re@@ v@@ ol@@ ted and st@@ oned the of@@ fi@@ cial appointed over those cons@@ crip@@ ted for for@@ ced la@@ b@@ or .
He said : “ Jehovah , who res@@ cu@@ ed me from the cla@@ ws of the li@@ on and the be@@ ar , he is the one who will res@@ cu@@ e me from the hand of this Phil@@ ist@@ ine . ”
Su@@ re en@@ ough , God provided that ‘ bre@@ ad from heaven . ’
How did Jesus illustr@@ ate his ad@@ vice that we should “ never be anxi@@ ous about the next day ” ?
U@@ p@@ on lear@@ ning that her son has been kil@@ led by Je@@ h@@ u , A@@ ha@@ z@@ i@@ ah’s mother , A@@ th@@ al@@ iah , ‘ ris@@ es up to destro@@ y all the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of the kingdom of Juda@@ h ’ and u@@ sur@@ ps the thro@@ ne .
When the family know a@@ head of time what will be consider@@ ed , they can talk about it during the we@@ ek , thus building their en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m .
When we real@@ ize the true value of a co@@ st@@ ly gift , we are moved to show our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to the gi@@ ver .
( See “ S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying the Bible ​ — In the Z@@ o@@ o ! ”
But the L@@ ev@@ ites too were to contribu@@ te to Jehovah a ten@@ th of the pro@@ du@@ cts they received . ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 18 : 21 - 29 .
He sh@@ o@@ cked public op@@ in@@ ion by his o@@ pen ne@@ po@@ tism .
Do all anointed Christians make up the faithful slave ?
4 : 4 , 5 .
Mo@@ re@@ over , wh@@ en@@ ever Paul used the ter@@ m “ fellow work@@ ers ” in his let@@ ters , it always refer@@ red to his close associ@@ ates , such as A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s , A@@ qu@@ ila , P@@ ris@@ c@@ a , Timothy , Ti@@ tu@@ s , and others .
Are we stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to control a quic@@ k temp@@ er ?
Peter emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es the import@@ ance of having “ in@@ ten@@ se love for one another ” and of main@@ tain@@ ing peace with our fellow Christians .
Consider the message he gave to the prophet E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el regarding the jo@@ ining together of two s@@ tic@@ ks , the s@@ tic@@ k “ for Juda@@ h ” and the s@@ tic@@ k “ for Joseph . ”
“ There are con@@ ten@@ tions that are like the ba@@ r of a d@@ wel@@ ling tower , ” ob@@ served wise King Solomon .
“ I am deli@@ gh@@ ted that my wife is able to stay at home to care for our two young children , ” says C@@ ris@@ t@@ in@@ a@@ ’s husband , Paul .
All of those expres@@ sed h@@ at@@ red for the se@@ ed of the woman .
When I qu@@ it my of@@ fice jo@@ b , one v@@ et@@ er@@ an of@@ fice col@@ le@@ ag@@ ue c@@ ong@@ r@@ atu@@ l@@ ated me for lea@@ ving “ a soul - destro@@ ying jo@@ b . ”
It is as if he has written us a personal letter to gu@@ i@@ de our st@@ ep@@ s .
They were ac@@ tually saying : “ He has g@@ one out of his mind . ”
The events of the day had fur@@ ni@@ shed powerful reas@@ ons to make such chang@@ es .
He sear@@ ches them through and comes to know them as individuals .
Because of hum@@ bl@@ ing himself before Jehovah God , however , Jo@@ si@@ ah will not have to look upon the cal@@ am@@ ity .
You have reason to won@@ der , ‘ Re@@ ally , who was Jesus Christ ? ’
Tru@@ e Christians are not i@@ mmu@@ ne to these problems ; h@@ ence , what can help you to cop@@ e if you have been be@@ tra@@ yed ?
What to do now ?
He found a new jo@@ b with a low@@ er sal@@ ary but without such temp@@ t@@ ations .
What , then , may we conclu@@ de ?
“ H@@ app@@ y are those consci@@ ous of their spiritual need . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 5 : 3 .
Jesus even had to de@@ al with ri@@ v@@ al@@ ry among his clo@@ s@@ est disciples .
Yet , Jehovah proved to be with David .
It ref@@ ers to a person@@ ality that is “ cre@@ ated according to God’s will . ”
P@@ u@@ t another way , his knowledge was re@@ in@@ for@@ ced with con@@ vi@@ ction .
The men would have given them bo@@ t@@ t@@ les of so@@ ft dr@@ in@@ ks and d@@ an@@ ced around them all the way home .
For example , a brother in T@@ ha@@ il@@ and rel@@ ated : “ My se@@ cul@@ ar work of re@@ pa@@ i@@ ring com@@ pu@@ ters was very inter@@ es@@ ting , but it involved working long h@@ our@@ s .
He told the Israelites : “ If you will stri@@ c@@ tly obey my vo@@ ice and will in@@ deed keep my covenant [ as out@@ l@@ ined in the Law co@@ de ] , then you will certainly become my special pro@@ per@@ ty out of all other pe@@ op@@ les , because the whole earth bel@@ ong@@ s to me . ”
For example , an emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ e of the cl@@ in@@ ic , who from a bal@@ con@@ y saw the g@@ un@@ man wal@@ king by , was so tr@@ oub@@ led by the thought that he could have sh@@ o@@ t her as well that she needed p@@ sy@@ c@@ hi@@ at@@ ri@@ c tre@@ at@@ ment .
Th@@ ink ! No longer will you stru@@ gg@@ le to do what is right in God’s eyes , for your enti@@ re or@@ gan@@ ism will have been per@@ fe@@ cted and your person@@ ality will have been fully trans@@ form@@ ed according to God’s i@@ ma@@ ge .
How does Jehovah provide support to his servants ?
“ Mo@@ m , we can go sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing now ! ” they all exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed .
What did Jesus say about sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess ?
One ob@@ served : “ L@@ ast we@@ ek when my son J@@ av@@ an saw his pe@@ di@@ at@@ ri@@ ci@@ an , she asked if we had discus@@ sed with him the prop@@ er use of priv@@ ate par@@ ts of the body .
To learn more about Jesus ’ sacrifice , see chap@@ ter 5 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , “ the k@@ ings of the earth and their ar@@ mi@@ es ” could not liter@@ ally ga@@ ther in one place .
G@@ ary , from Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , says : “ I often show my children evidence that Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es are coming true .
Su@@ gg@@ ested Bible reading for J@@ anu@@ ary
H@@ arr@@ is ) , 9 / 15
( 8 ) H@@ arr@@ is , S .
What happened to a re@@ m@@ n@@ ant from Israel and Juda@@ h ?
Mar@@ g@@ ari@@ th@@ a also did a wonderful jo@@ b vis@@ iting govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als and tr@@ ying to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce them of our in@@ no@@ c@@ ence .
Is there real , con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing pro@@ of that the Go@@ sp@@ els are m@@ ere my@@ th ?
Wh@@ ich of the inspired let@@ ters com@@ posed by the apostle Paul was written last ?
What star@@ ts out as a differ@@ ence over how to bal@@ ance the family bu@@ d@@ get ( “ we need to control cre@@ di@@ t - c@@ ard sp@@ en@@ ding ” ) may quic@@ k@@ ly mut@@ ate into an att@@ ack on each o@@ ther’s char@@ ac@@ ter ( “ you are so ir@@ respon@@ sible ” ) .
The ga@@ ther@@ ing of you all here , the spiritual and religious lead@@ ers of the world , demonstr@@ ates to me that [ this ] is the prin@@ ce of peace kno@@ c@@ king on the do@@ or of the Un@@ ited N@@ ations . ”
In fact , they experienced a day of special rejo@@ ic@@ ing toward the end of the 20@@ th century .
A m@@ ou@@ th they have , but they can speak nothing ; eyes they have , but they can see nothing ; ear@@ s they have , but they can give e@@ ar to nothing .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H cre@@ ated humans with re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble a@@ bil@@ ities .
After thinking about poin@@ ts such as the ones Lo@@ is consider@@ ed , Ru@@ th pray@@ er@@ fully con@@ sul@@ ts “ Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers ” in The Watchtower of May 15 , 200@@ 2 .
“ Be@@ come All Th@@ ings to Pe@@ ople of All S@@ or@@ ts ” was the the@@ me high@@ ligh@@ ted in the inter@@ vie@@ ws condu@@ cted next by Samuel R@@ ob@@ er@@ son , who is an instru@@ ct@@ or at P@@ at@@ ter@@ son .
So beg@@ ins a letter that a 15 - year - old gi@@ r@@ l nam@@ ed M@@ in@@ nam@@ ari@@ a en@@ tered in a writ@@ ing cont@@ est for stud@@ ents ag@@ ed 14 to 21 .
Per@@ s@@ on@@ i@@ fied wisdom c@@ alls it@@ self a ma@@ ster work@@ er .
E@@ arly and o@@ pen commun@@ ic@@ ation is vital
Many of us can .
As the years went by , J@@ en@@ n@@ y and I received vari@@ ous assign@@ ments in different par@@ ts of the P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c .
Who is be@@ h@@ ind such op@@ position ?
( b ) What prog@@ ress was Timothy helped to make ?
A few experi@@ ences from B@@ r@@ ita@@ in will help you to see why you should never give up hope .
What life sp@@ an is ty@@ pi@@ cal of people in gener@@ al , and our years are filled with what ?
F@@ e@@ w ar@@ t@@ is@@ ans make so much from so little .
• How have rec@@ ep@@ tive ones today been bless@@ ed by the good news ?
Although Au@@ g@@ us@@ tu@@ s did not allow others to call him a go@@ d when he was ali@@ ve , he in@@ sis@@ ted that the person@@ i@@ fic@@ ation of R@@ ome as a go@@ dd@@ ess ​ — Rom@@ a De@@ a — ​ be worshipp@@ ed .
Wh@@ ere will you place your trust ?
Re@@ ma@@ ining in God’s F@@ av@@ or Des@@ pite Ch@@ ang@@ es
In using wisdom and comm@@ on sense , we are also helped or h@@ in@@ der@@ ed by our associ@@ ates .
He made in@@ qui@@ ries .
Even wor@@ se , we might be mis@@ led by those whom Peter ear@@ li@@ er war@@ ned against ​ — ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ers , those without faith .
P@@ ri@@ mar@@ ily , it is by imit@@ ating the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , Jesus .
Ma@@ x , who has been per@@ form@@ ing we@@ d@@ ding cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies for more than 35 years , ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ I have no@@ tic@@ ed a tr@@ end toward the bri@@ de taking the lead in deci@@ ding what will take place at the we@@ d@@ ding and at the rec@@ ep@@ tion , with the gro@@ om having less to say . ”
The e@@ con@@ om@@ y back home was in a s@@ lum@@ p , made wor@@ se by the ong@@ o@@ ing T@@ hi@@ r@@ ty Ye@@ ars ’ W@@ ar in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe ( 1@@ 6@@ 18 - 4@@ 8 ) .
I we@@ igh@@ ed only about 1@@ 25 p@@ oun@@ ds ( 5@@ 7 k@@ g ) and was as s@@ kin@@ n@@ y as a ra@@ il .
W@@ ar@@ re@@ n , who has helped many brothers to make spiritual prog@@ ress , expla@@ ins why : “ The pro@@ c@@ ess of qu@@ ali@@ f@@ ying for an ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment fol@@ lo@@ ws a prog@@ res@@ sion .
H@@ U@@ M@@ A@@ N rule has fa@@ iled !
But what if because of si@@ ck@@ ness or old age , you cannot sp@@ end as much time as you would like preaching from house to house ?
The death of Jesus Christ is thus l@@ in@@ ked with the two great@@ est expres@@ sions of love ​ — the great love that Jehovah showed for mankind in giving his Son and the self - sacrific@@ ing love that Jesus showed for human@@ kind by will@@ ingly giving up his human life .
Paul wrote : “ We are coming off comple@@ t@@ ely vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous through the one who loved us .
When did David fai@@ l to show respect for God’s Law ?
They conclu@@ ded that in s@@ pite of the ba@@ r@@ re@@ n and har@@ s@@ h sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s , its in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants enjo@@ yed a very com@@ for@@ table and lu@@ x@@ u@@ ri@@ ous li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , ra@@ ising children requi@@ res consider@@ able effort .
It was not reve@@ aled to him how that would be wor@@ ked out , but God’s promise made A@@ be@@ l a@@ ware that someone would have to be b@@ ru@@ ised in the he@@ el .
On his fin@@ al day at work , he was assign@@ ed to wa@@ s@@ h the priv@@ ate ca@@ r of the man@@ ag@@ ing direc@@ t@@ or of the compan@@ y .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually - min@@ ded men and women recogn@@ ize that this is one means by which Jehovah direc@@ ts his people .
U@@ p@@ on de@@ fe@@ ating the A@@ mal@@ ek@@ ites , though , he dis@@ obe@@ ys Jehovah by s@@ par@@ ing what had been “ devo@@ ted to des@@ tru@@ ction . ”
So I associ@@ ated with an ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ cal religion for a time .
G@@ ran@@ ted , money has power .
I had tri@@ ed to bre@@ ak free from d@@ ru@@ g@@ s many times , but only now with help from the Bible did I succ@@ e@@ ed .
Then Jehovah comman@@ ded Moses to wr@@ ite in a book and ‘ prop@@ ound in Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s ear@@ s ’ the divine dec@@ ree : “ I shall comple@@ t@@ ely wi@@ pe out the re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of A@@ mal@@ ek from under the heavens . ”
As long as I draw bre@@ ath , I will remain determined to accom@@ pl@@ ish my ministry and to serve my God , Jehovah . ​ — 2 Timothy 4 : 5 .
After these , John ca@@ ught sight of “ a great crow@@ d . . . out of all nations and tri@@ bes and pe@@ op@@ les and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es , standing before the thro@@ ne and before the L@@ am@@ b , d@@ ressed in wh@@ ite ro@@ bes ; and there were p@@ al@@ m bran@@ ches in their hands . ”
But Jesus refer@@ red to God as the Father and to himself as the Son .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : M@@ an with a child : U@@ N P@@ H@@ O@@ T@@ O 14@@ 8@@ 4@@ 26 / M@@ c@@ C@@ ur@@ ry / S@@ to@@ ck@@ bo@@ wer
On his way there , C@@ y@@ ri@@ l rema@@ ined for a time at Ch@@ er@@ s@@ on@@ ese , in C@@ ri@@ me@@ a .
F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ ing all our re@@ ques@@ ts right away would dist@@ ort the prop@@ er relationship between us and him . ​ — Com@@ pare Isaiah 29 : 16 ; 4@@ 5 : 9 .
“ Even to one@@ ’s old age I am the same One ; and to one@@ ’s gra@@ y - he@@ a@@ de@@ dness I my@@ self shall keep be@@ aring up . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A@@ I@@ A@@ H 4@@ 6 : 4 .
To Davi@@ d’s cha@@ gr@@ in , U@@ ri@@ ah did not vis@@ it his wife .
But do not over@@ look the princi@@ ple found in God’s Word : “ He that s@@ ow@@ s b@@ oun@@ ti@@ fully will also re@@ a@@ p b@@ oun@@ ti@@ fully . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
O@@ d@@ ess@@ a Tu@@ ck , who at the time was 18 , left the conven@@ tion determined to answer the call “ Who will go ? ”
Even if we find such hear@@ t@@ felt expres@@ sions difficult to put into words , we are not without help .
O@@ ver the years , we have learned that no matter how many times problems come up , we can over@@ come them if we pray for God’s help and apply the ad@@ vice found in the Bible . ” ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 , 18 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 31 , 32 .
Then Jehovah resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus and gave him as “ a covenant , ” or ple@@ dge , to people on earth .
If we do that , “ the peace of God that exc@@ els all thought will gu@@ ard [ our ] hearts and [ our ] men@@ tal po@@ wers by means of Christ Jesus . ”
While on earth , anointed ones live in a way that gives evidence that Jehovah is their share .
What a re@@ ward for the self - sacrific@@ ing spirit of the local brothers !
If you are an older married cou@@ ple , you can be a good example to you@@ ng@@ er cou@@ ples .
J@@ on : W@@ ell , I@@ ’@@ ve read through the Bible my@@ self . But I can@@ ’t remember ever see@@ ing a pas@@ sage that mentioned the year 1914 .
The brothers j@@ our@@ ne@@ yed home and , with difficul@@ ty , per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed Jac@@ o@@ b to let them take his bel@@ o@@ ved B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in with them to Egy@@ pt .
He provided his Son , Jesus , not only as our R@@ an@@ som@@ er ​ — our Sa@@ vi@@ or — ​ but also as a mo@@ de@@ l for hus@@ ban@@ ds to imitate . ​ — Matthew 20 : 28 ; John 3 : 29 ; 1 Peter 2 : 21 .
In his fam@@ ous Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus said that religious imp@@ o@@ st@@ ors would say to him : “ Lord , Lord , did we not . . . per@@ form many powerful works in your name ? ”
I am so than@@ k@@ ful to Jehovah for provi@@ ding an older , matu@@ re sister to men@@ t@@ or me during my you@@ ng@@ er days and through all my stru@@ gg@@ les . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 4 : 9 , 10 .
For example , one la@@ dy in a bi@@ g house took us up@@ sta@@ ir@@ s to a gu@@ est ro@@ om where a beau@@ ti@@ ful bed with f@@ res@@ h wh@@ ite l@@ ace she@@ e@@ ts was wa@@ iting for us .
A gover@@ ning body that reli@@ ed on God’s Word and holy spirit provided spiritual guid@@ ance .
He will not let us be temp@@ ted bey@@ ond what we can be@@ ar . ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 13 ; Hebrews 10 : 36 ; James 1 : 5 - 8 .
E@@ ver@@ lasting life on earth will be possible for him through the resurrection .
At times , viol@@ ence is used to for@@ ce a change in rul@@ ers .
He fur@@ ther showed un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish love by blessing his children on earth with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living forever in the Par@@ adise that he had pre@@ pared for them .
How pa@@ ying attention to their message must have en@@ er@@ gi@@ zed Jo@@ si@@ ah as he wa@@ ged his cam@@ pa@@ ign against false worship ! ​ — Jeremiah 1 : 1 , 2 ; 3 : 6 - 10 ; Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 1 : 1 - 6 .
Jesus himself explained : “ Do you know what I have done to you ? . . .
C@@ op@@ ing With Ad@@ van@@ c@@ ing A@@ ge
Those who die faithful before the great tri@@ bul@@ ation beg@@ ins will have received their fin@@ al se@@ al@@ ing by the time of their death .
He then comman@@ ded Bar@@ u@@ ch to se@@ al these de@@ e@@ ds of pur@@ cha@@ se in an earth@@ en@@ ware v@@ es@@ sel for sa@@ fe@@ keep@@ ing .
No@@ v@@ ember 3 - 9 , 200@@ 8
A@@ m I determined to continue tel@@ ling others about God’s Kingdom to the ex@@ t@@ ent that I reason@@ ab@@ ly can ? ’
By com@@ par@@ is@@ on , 4@@ 7 scho@@ l@@ ars la@@ bor@@ ed for se@@ ven years to complete the Eng@@ l@@ ish Au@@ thor@@ ized V@@ er@@ sion , or King James V@@ er@@ sion , in 1@@ 6@@ 11 .
These fi@@ gu@@ res of spe@@ e@@ ch help us to see that the elders provide needed spiritual help and ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment .
Although my father never accepted the truth , he ev@@ en@@ tually allow@@ ed me to atten@@ d all the meetings and to go out preaching .
How does Jehovah view those who have gro@@ wn old in his service ?
In 19@@ 39 a book study group began meeting in our home .
David was so ill that he could not sto@@ p Ab@@ sal@@ om .
I@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ IN@@ E how inter@@ es@@ ting it would be to take a tri@@ p to see how your an@@ c@@ est@@ ors lived .
They will b@@ ol@@ ster your faith in this hope that se@@ ts true Christians ap@@ ar@@ t from Chris@@ tend@@ om .
What , then , about true Christians who hope to live in the rest@@ ored earthly Par@@ adise ?
Th@@ an@@ k@@ fully , he does ​ — through the pages of his Word , the Bible .
What will help to make a lasting imp@@ res@@ sion on our mind and heart during peri@@ o@@ ds of personal study ?
The conven@@ tion was a thr@@ ill from beg@@ in@@ ning to end , with d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates from 6@@ 7 coun@@ tri@@ es and a pe@@ ak attend@@ ance of 1@@ 2@@ 3@@ ,@@ 7@@ 0@@ 7 !
As des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Adam , we in@@ her@@ ited death from him .
Are you fin@@ ish@@ ing your se@@ cul@@ ar scho@@ ol@@ ing and wonder@@ ing what to do with your life ?
Me@@ an@@ while , as we walk in Jehovah’s ways , we find accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment in set@@ ting and then at@@ tain@@ ing Christian go@@ als .
When he mirac@@ ul@@ ously mul@@ ti@@ p@@ lied food to fe@@ ed the crow@@ ds , he d@@ ele@@ g@@ ated to his disciples the responsi@@ bility of dist@@ ribu@@ ting the food . ​ — Matthew 14 : 15 - 21 ; 15 : 32 - 37 .
God ju@@ st@@ ly with@@ dre@@ w his prote@@ ction , and cal@@ am@@ ity be@@ f@@ ell them when the Babyl@@ on@@ ians con@@ qu@@ ered Juda@@ h and destro@@ yed Jerusalem .
They saw God’s spirit at work in Jesus as he per@@ form@@ ed mirac@@ les that hon@@ ored Jehovah .
Do@@ ing so will ‘ comfort your heart and make you fir@@ m . ’ ​ — 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 17 .
Ha@@ ve “ pl@@ ent@@ y to do in the work of the Lord . ”
In time , other angels got involved in his re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
This article will consider how we can gu@@ ard against three of the tra@@ ps that the Devil has used with a me@@ asure of succ@@ ess . These are ( 1 ) un@@ contro@@ l@@ led spe@@ e@@ ch , ( 2 ) fear and pres@@ sure , and ( 3 ) exc@@ essi@@ ve gu@@ il@@ t .
F@@ low@@ ing water was not the only s@@ ource of n@@ atur@@ al en@@ er@@ gy used to power mil@@ l@@ st@@ ones .
At first , I did those things se@@ cre@@ tly for fear of dis@@ pleas@@ ing my parents .
In sum@@ m@@ ary , each serv@@ ant of Jehovah must deci@@ de for himself whether he will ex@@ ten@@ d a ti@@ p to receive a leg@@ iti@@ mate service or to avoid un@@ fa@@ ir tre@@ at@@ ment .
Yet , upon his rel@@ e@@ ase , he ze@@ al@@ ously re@@ sum@@ ed the preaching work .
E@@ mp@@ er@@ or Rom@@ an@@ us I ra@@ ised his son The@@ op@@ h@@ yl@@ act , a m@@ ere 16 - year - old , to pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ cha@@ l di@@ gn@@ ity .
How can we der@@ i@@ ve great benefit from the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al se@@ as@@ on ?
F@@ in@@ ally , I was able to return to the first do@@ or and give my pres@@ ent@@ ation .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are that we have our sin@@ s for@@ given and our consci@@ ences cle@@ ans@@ ed because we exerc@@ ise faith in the blood of Jesus !
“ These are mem@@ ori@@ es that I ch@@ er@@ ish , ” says Pe@@ dr@@ o , who started to preach about his faith at the age of 11 and got baptized at 15 .
But after working with Jehovah’s Witnesses in con@@ ne@@ ction with an inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion , the same of@@ fi@@ cial ob@@ served : “ Now I see nor@@ ma@@ l , s@@ mil@@ ing people . . .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , some new con@@ ver@@ ts were willing to walk 25 mil@@ es [ 40 k@@ m ] to the A@@ e@@ ge@@ an Se@@ a , pa@@ y pas@@ sage on a ship , and sa@@ il about 3@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 5@@ 00 k@@ m ] .
Do Not De@@ c@@ ei@@ ve Y@@ our@@ self
One day , An@@ na told her daugh@@ ter that she was going to get baptized .
When our second daugh@@ ter , E@@ un@@ ice , came along in 194@@ 2 , it seem@@ ed wise to look for a more per@@ man@@ ent home .
She said : “ I did not know where or how or what .
Are you a full - gro@@ wn , matu@@ re Christian ?
By displa@@ ying love for God and for our neigh@@ b@@ or , we are show@@ ing respect for what Jesus said about these vital matters .
When Pe@@ dr@@ o was fi@@ ve , his father also died .
I learned that many Ger@@ man Witnesses had been mar@@ ty@@ red for their faith .
What did I do wrong ? ’
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , few pati@@ ents today would trust a sur@@ ge@@ on who reli@@ ed on the boo@@ k@@ ’s cen@@ tu@@ ries - old medi@@ cal re@@ sear@@ ch .
Why is a person@@ ’s sin not necess@@ ar@@ ily un@@ for@@ gi@@ va@@ ble even if he is ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from the congregation ?
The religious lead@@ ers were famili@@ ar with that account , in which David and his men ate the lo@@ a@@ ves of pres@@ ent@@ ation .
“ You have re@@ de@@ em@@ ed me , O Jehovah the God of truth . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 31 : 5 .
The efforts they put for@@ th to learn P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese C@@ re@@ o@@ le end@@ ear@@ ed them to the local people .
If we use questions effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely , individuals we teach are more likely to be so@@ li@@ dly ro@@ o@@ ted in the faith and to be able to res@@ ist the efforts of those who would op@@ pose or mis@@ lead them .
A@@ le@@ x and I@@ to@@ ha@@ n , who live in N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ a and have been married for more than 20 years , have learned that se@@ cre@@ t .
Are E@@ vi@@ l F@@ or@@ ces at Wor@@ k ?
Paul com@@ pared them to a body that has many different par@@ ts that all work together .
When after si@@ x years of marriage R@@ ac@@ he@@ l fin@@ ally did conc@@ ei@@ ve and give bir@@ th to Joseph , it was because Jehovah “ re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed ” her and ans@@ wer@@ ed her prayer .
Jesus made it clear that “ no one ” can succ@@ ess@@ fully serve both God and ri@@ ches . ​ — Mat@@ t .
T@@ ake , for example , good King Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at .
In Ju@@ ne 19@@ 50 , a mon@@ th before our work was of@@ fi@@ cially ban@@ ned , I was ar@@ rest@@ ed along with other brothers at Bethel .
How can we re@@ a@@ p what is good ?
17 , 18 . ( a ) What did Jesus say about judg@@ ing our brother ?
We may even become so des@@ per@@ ate for emo@@ tional support that we will accept attention from just about anyone .
The out@@ come for this system under Satan’s control , however , is to@@ tal des@@ tru@@ ction . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 10 .
Your sp@@ ouse seem@@ s over@@ ly att@@ ached to his or her parents .
The is@@ land is of@@ fi@@ cially nam@@ ed M@@ á@@ s a Ti@@ er@@ r@@ a .
W@@ he@@ ther you are a regul@@ ar read@@ er of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine or not , why not accept the offer of Jehovah’s Witnesses to help you look into the Bible to exam@@ ine its spiritual valu@@ es .
The apostle Peter ur@@ ges us : “ Su@@ pp@@ ly to your faith . . . end@@ ur@@ ance . ”
They must pati@@ ently help their children work out the ans@@ wers to such questions as : ‘ Are we ac@@ tually living in the time of the end ?
L@@ ater , they buil@@ t the city of T@@ im@@ g@@ ad , but for a very different purpose .
What does the Bible have to say in this reg@@ ard ?
In Paul’s day , how did the so@@ cial and religious con@@ di@@ tions in R@@ ome pose a chall@@ enge for Christians ?
Let us be as ze@@ al@@ ous as he was as we dec@@ l@@ are the Kingdom message in this “ day of good news . ”
So we need to be very care@@ ful that we do not cho@@ ose to w@@ atch , read , or listen to anything that could cause us to have “ worl@@ dly desi@@ res . ” ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 12 .
During those form@@ ative years , V@@ ic@@ t@@ or@@ ’s ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast example was just what I needed .
It had , however , been fore@@ told that John would pre@@ ce@@ de the Messi@@ ah “ with Eli@@ j@@ ah’s spirit and power . ”
Thus , Jehovah said that those Israelites “ deal@@ t tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ously ” with him .
How reli@@ ev@@ ed and el@@ ated such a pris@@ on@@ er feel@@ s !
While preaching from do@@ or to do@@ or , he me@@ t a be@@ ar@@ ded mi@@ dd@@ le - ag@@ ed man .
A@@ c@@ tually , the high plac@@ es did not disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar comple@@ t@@ ely , even during Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at@@ ’s re@@ ign . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 17 : 5 , 6 ; 20 : 31 - 33 .
When did David and his men find themselves in need of su@@ st@@ en@@ ance , and what help did they receive ?
What meaning do those par@@ ab@@ les have for us today ?
Joseph also stated that he was not gu@@ il@@ ty of the cri@@ me for which he was imp@@ ris@@ oned .
Christian elders , appointed by holy spirit “ to shepher@@ d the congregation of God , ” will be happy to offer support .
All of this is un@@ den@@ i@@ able .
All but three psal@@ ms in this se@@ ction are at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted to King David of ancient Israel .
That so@@ le@@ m@@ n promise provided as@@ sur@@ ance that God’s faithful Ser@@ v@@ ant would continue as “ a light of the nations , ” li@@ ber@@ ating those in spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness . ​ — Read Isaiah 4@@ 9 : 8 , 9 .
; C@@ ru@@ z , J .
What they found was an ex@@ ten@@ sive st@@ one stru@@ c@@ ture that they believe was destro@@ yed when the Babyl@@ on@@ ians took Jerusalem in Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s day .
Since displa@@ ying the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s holy spirit is so important to us as Christians , we do well to consider how we might show one of those qualities ​ — kindness .
H@@ el@@ p Th@@ r@@ ough F@@ el@@ low B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ers
King Z@@ e@@ de@@ ki@@ ah ow@@ ed it to Jehovah to live up to the o@@ ath that he had s@@ wor@@ n in God’s name .
Do what you can to be pre@@ pared .
He called the mo@@ on “ a faithful witness ” in a prophe@@ tic s@@ ong about the Kingdom for which Jesus taught his followers to pray . ​ — Matthew 6 : 9 , 10 .
Wit@@ ness@@ ing C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ously in Ju@@ de@@ a and Per@@ e@@ a
Jesus said : “ Ke@@ ep on . . . see@@ king first the kingdom and [ God’s ] righteousness , and all these other things will be ad@@ ded to you . ”
D@@ ad re@@ ti@@ red from se@@ cul@@ ar work that same year .
Daniel 4 : 20 - 36 .
You will be succ@@ ess@@ ful as long as you have Jehovah’s appro@@ val .
However , a kind Christian brother and his wife offered us accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations on their pro@@ per@@ ty .
They believ@@ ed that Jehovah had prote@@ cted all of us , and we ag@@ re@@ ed with them .
The best answer is that light is stri@@ c@@ tly ne@@ i@@ ther . ”
F@@ le@@ e From “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at ”
B@@ es@@ id@@ es help@@ ing to ga@@ ther the full comple@@ ment of anointed ones , they have helped milli@@ ons of “ other sheep ” to show willing sub@@ mis@@ sion to Jesus Christ . ​ — John 10 : 16 ; Revelation 7 : 4 .
How have God’s people in one A@@ si@@ an land man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted appreciation for Christian meetings ?
F@@ in@@ ally , after much prayer and effort on our part , the bless@@ ed day arri@@ ved when we were able to present ourselves for Christian baptism . ​ — Read C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 9 , 10 .
Yet , their prayers show that they were not concer@@ ned about just themselves and get@@ ting reli@@ ef from their problems .
• What en@@ ab@@ les Jehovah’s people to serve him sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der ?
I could only stand or walk about .
He began to serve as a pioneer in S@@ as@@ kat@@ c@@ he@@ wa@@ n , Cana@@ da , on S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 1 , 198@@ 3 .
Yet , it also c@@ learly indic@@ ates that the sp@@ el@@ ling and number of let@@ ters v@@ ary from text to text .
For these and other reas@@ ons the O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent , three - f@@ our@@ ths of the Bible , often go@@ es un@@ read . ”
The prophet Mi@@ ca@@ h said : “ I my@@ self have become full of power , with the spirit of Jehovah . ”
By means of it , we demonstr@@ ate our reli@@ ance on him .
The ide@@ a is this : The prophet is speaking of something that is so certain to occ@@ ur that it may be descri@@ bed as if it has already happened ! ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 6 : 10 .
S@@ ome@@ times there were 11 of us con@@ f@@ ined in a sp@@ ace of about 1@@ 30 s@@ qu@@ are fe@@ et [ 12 s@@ q m ] .
There is a very real d@@ anger of be@@ coming self - ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed to the exc@@ lu@@ sion of all el@@ se when the di@@ se@@ ase is most ac@@ tive .
A good wife tri@@ es to follow the fine examples of godly women of form@@ er times , such as S@@ ar@@ ah , Ru@@ th , A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il , and Jesus ’ mother , M@@ ary .
At Proverbs 2 : 21 , 22 , we are as@@ sur@@ ed : “ The u@@ pri@@ ght [ who up@@ hold God’s rule ] are the ones that will re@@ side in the earth , and the b@@ lam@@ eless are the ones that will be left over in it .
Why is the earth not a par@@ adise now ?
How ? ​ — Genesis 3 : 17 - 19 , 23 .
• In what ways can we ‘ pa@@ y attention to our teaching ’ ?
God has e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed humans with a cap@@ ac@@ ity for moral guid@@ ance , an in@@ ner moral sense .
His ha@@ bi@@ t dam@@ ag@@ ed his relationship with Jehovah .
What is Jehovah’s purpose for the earth ?
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s examples of older ones who fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly bor@@ e witness to Jehovah’s name and pur@@ pos@@ es .
Rather than com@@ pare what we do with what others do , we should foc@@ us on what we person@@ ally are able to do .
S@@ ome@@ time after Jesus became King in 1914 , anointed Christians who had died were resur@@ rec@@ ted to im@@ mor@@ tal life in heaven , and they will rule with him over mankind . ​ — Revelation 20 : 4 .
All supp@@ lic@@ ations , therefore , to sa@@ in@@ ts or angels are not only us@@ eless , but bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ous .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , we left R@@ ed L@@ ake because John was to be tra@@ ined for the cir@@ cu@@ it work .
There I received tra@@ ining for my assignment at the M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o branch of@@ fice .
The F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Bo@@ o@@ ths fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed the jo@@ y@@ ous ing@@ a@@ ther@@ ing of anointed ones and of “ a great crow@@ d ” from all nations
J@@ a@@ i@@ ro@@ ’s se@@ v@@ ere disa@@ bility makes him to@@ t@@ ally reli@@ ant on others to car@@ ry out da@@ ily fun@@ ctions , such as e@@ ating , get@@ ting d@@ ressed , and get@@ ting to bed .
She did what she could .
How did Jesus demonstr@@ ate his love for God ?
For me , though , the out@@ back was a place of fre@@ e@@ dom and exc@@ it@@ ement .
One day at mor@@ ning ro@@ l@@ l call , the school princi@@ p@@ al even made an ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement over the l@@ ou@@ d@@ speak@@ er about the invit@@ ation !
Instead of prog@@ res@@ sing to the point of teaching others , the Hebrews needed to have someone teach them .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E 4 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 20 - 25
But Abraham res@@ cu@@ ed Lo@@ t .
The E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an rep@@ lied : “ Re@@ ally , how could I ever do so un@@ less someone gu@@ i@@ ded me ? ”
F@@ in@@ ding the ans@@ wers to these questions can af@@ fect your own view of war .
And even though I am now 8@@ 0 years of age and experi@@ enc@@ ing some health problems , I feel ri@@ ch@@ ly bless@@ ed by Jehovah .
What W@@ ent W@@ r@@ ong ?
20 , 21 . ( a ) Why is it desi@@ ra@@ ble to have Jehovah’s w@@ atch@@ ful e@@ ye upon us ?
That led him to desire a woman who was someone el@@ se@@ ’s wife and to take st@@ ep@@ s to com@@ mit ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with her .
The account gives us this reas@@ sur@@ ing answer : “ Jehovah continued with Joseph and kept show@@ ing loyal love to him . ”
Tru@@ ly , with@@ ho@@ l@@ ding such discipl@@ ine am@@ oun@@ ts to h@@ ate ; ad@@ minis@@ ter@@ ing it is an act of love .
He wants us to become “ he@@ ated up only to do evil , ” but God’s spirit helps us to “ let anger al@@ one and leave ra@@ ge . ”
In con@@ vers@@ ation , they may su@@ gg@@ est that he or she sear@@ ch more activ@@ ely for a mate .
To many , it is the stu@@ f@@ f of su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ on and f@@ an@@ t@@ as@@ y , not to be taken seri@@ ously .
We enjoy food and o@@ x@@ y@@ g@@ en pro@@ duc@@ ed as pl@@ ants respon@@ d to light .
They gave me a gu@@ n .
However , I learned from the Bible that God con@@ dem@@ ns worshipp@@ ers of the “ go@@ d of Go@@ od Lu@@ ck , ” as well as gre@@ e@@ dy pers@@ ons .
They were imp@@ ressed not only with the words they heard from the pl@@ at@@ form but also with what they saw around them .
P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h gave him a go@@ ld ne@@ ck@@ l@@ ace , a si@@ g@@ ne@@ t ring , a ro@@ y@@ al ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t , and full authority to tra@@ v@@ el through the land and put his pl@@ an into effect .
Then , expla@@ in the meaning of that part of the s@@ crip@@ ture .
In 19@@ 16 , Mo@@ m heard that Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l would be at a conven@@ tion in Si@@ ou@@ x C@@ ity , I@@ o@@ wa .
One Bible scho@@ la@@ r says : “ This word is form@@ ed from a ver@@ b which means to direc@@ t , to gu@@ i@@ de , to a@@ im , to sh@@ o@@ o@@ t for@@ war@@ ds .
He beg@@ ins to su@@ ff@@ er from h@@ y@@ po@@ ther@@ mi@@ a , and he feel@@ s d@@ ro@@ w@@ s@@ y .
N@@ ex@@ t he in@@ sis@@ ted that Jesus wa@@ s@@ h not only his fe@@ et but also his hands and head !
12 : 24 .
By giving of themselves in their ministry as mission@@ aries .
TH@@ E va@@ st ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of believers in the worl@@ d’s religi@@ ons ch@@ er@@ ish the pro@@ spe@@ ct of et@@ er@@ n@@ al life in one form or another .
“ What does this tell me about Jehovah ? ”
L@@ ear@@ n who really are Kingdom c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens .
I know it was not always eas@@ y to mo@@ tiv@@ ate me . ”
In that part of the world , people use God’s name , sp@@ el@@ ling it Ye@@ ko@@ va in their n@@ ative t@@ ong@@ ue .
I shall not be af@@ ra@@ id , ’ wrote the psalmist .
In that way , Jehovah fin@@ ds him ‘ u@@ pri@@ ght in his heart ’ and will “ do good ” to him . ​ — P@@ s .
He ad@@ ded : “ If , then , your e@@ ye is simp@@ le , your whole body will be b@@ right . ”
This does not necess@@ ar@@ ily mean see@@ ing Jehovah liter@@ ally , for “ no man may see [ God ] and yet live . ”
To en@@ for@@ ce the ba@@ n , re@@ gi@@ onal of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als arri@@ ved in Jerusalem and “ st@@ op@@ ped [ the Jews ] by for@@ ce of ar@@ ms . ” ​ — E@@ z@@ r@@ a 4 : 21 - 24 .
When we fin@@ i@@ shed preaching , it began to ra@@ in very hard .
Many were hu@@ ng@@ ry .
Of course , Jehovah’s Witnesses are not perfect , any more than were their early coun@@ ter@@ par@@ ts .
This ty@@ pe of ver@@ ba@@ l ag@@ g@@ res@@ sion should not ex@@ ist in Christian ho@@ m@@ es . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
The city is com@@ posed of 4@@ 1 h@@ ill@@ s sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding a ba@@ y over@@ loo@@ king the P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c O@@ ce@@ an .
O@@ ther l@@ y@@ ri@@ c@@ s mentioned are too v@@ ile to be re@@ pe@@ ated here .
24 : 4@@ 5 ; 2 Ti@@ m .
Why does Bible study , more than m@@ ere reading , bring joy ?
Th@@ at@@ ’s a different matter , is@@ n@@ ’t it ?
Al@@ most 30 years later as B@@ ill appro@@ ached death , he explained why he did not ex@@ ten@@ d for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
But after a sh@@ ort sear@@ ch of just three months , the pro@@ ject came to an ab@@ ru@@ pt end .
The fact that something was pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted by the Law did not mean that the pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion would not at some time be ign@@ ored .
It a@@ wak@@ ens people of right heart con@@ dition and lea@@ ds them to the truth that se@@ ts them free .
O@@ be@@ di@@ ence During a Si@@ e@@ ge Sa@@ ved Li@@ ves
J@@ ack says that at times he feel@@ s in@@ ten@@ se l@@ on@@ el@@ iness .
However , Jesus ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed his followers : “ S@@ to@@ p being anxi@@ ous about your sou@@ ls as to what you will e@@ at or what you will dr@@ ink , or about your bo@@ dies as to what you will we@@ ar . . . .
That might be e@@ asi@@ er said than done .
It is not reason@@ able to ex@@ pect that elders will do and say everything in a perfect man@@ ner .
E@@ igh@@ te@@ en years ag@@ o , when I was not yet born , my parents learned the truth .
He told the Jews who had re@@ turned from Babyl@@ on : “ He that is t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing you is t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing my e@@ ye@@ bal@@ l . ”
Bro@@ ther J@@ en@@ s@@ en evid@@ ently knew what was good for me !
They know that Jehovah wants them to prote@@ ct the congregation from any bad influ@@ ence and to keep it clean and un@@ ited .
That young man became so ad@@ di@@ cted to d@@ ru@@ g@@ s that he san@@ k to the point of living on a gar@@ ba@@ ge d@@ um@@ p , sal@@ va@@ g@@ ing what he could to sel@@ l in order to support his d@@ ru@@ g ha@@ bi@@ t .
Per@@ haps you can imp@@ ro@@ ve as to pre@@ par@@ ing for congregation meetings this coming we@@ ek .
Like God - fe@@ aring Lo@@ t , we today may be dist@@ ressed by the im@@ moral things that people around us say and do .
Rather than stri@@ ving to ob@@ tain at any co@@ st some of the “ better ” things in life that are pres@@ ently bey@@ ond our re@@ ach , can we do without them ?
How de@@ ad@@ ly has s@@ mo@@ king been ?
Christians are not under a S@@ atur@@ day or S@@ un@@ day S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h law .
E@@ spe@@ cially in times of need , we will want to be there for our friends .
But we have to wa@@ it , and we might have to su@@ ff@@ er har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps in the mean@@ time .
To understand why Jehovah might allow this to ha@@ p@@ pen , see “ Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers ” in the S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 15 , 20@@ 14 , stan@@ d@@ ard e@@ dition of The Watchtower , page 22 .
As the col@@ le@@ cting work prog@@ ressed , the dist@@ inc@@ tion between the two grou@@ ps became ever cle@@ are@@ r .
Thus , we need to be pati@@ ent as we give him the s@@ ort of instru@@ ction and guid@@ ance that deep@@ ens his understanding and mo@@ ves him to action , just as the teachings of Ph@@ ili@@ p en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ed the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an and mo@@ tiv@@ ated him to get baptized .
Acc@@ ording to Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ist tra@@ dition , S@@ id@@ d@@ h@@ ā@@ r@@ th@@ a G@@ a@@ ut@@ ama , the f@@ oun@@ der of Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ism , was deep@@ ly dis@@ tur@@ bed by human suffering and death .
As we have seen , Jehovah’s qualities are c@@ learly per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved in the things he made , and his cre@@ ations also provide valu@@ able less@@ ons for us .
When con@@ dem@@ ning those first humans , God said to Adam : “ In the s@@ we@@ at of your face you will e@@ at bre@@ ad until you return to the gr@@ ound . ”
They sur@@ ely had to share wh@@ atever they had with one another .
Those who became Jesus ’ anointed followers and loy@@ ally stu@@ ck with Jesus , sh@@ aring in his su@@ ffer@@ ings , were to share his heavenly rule .
Although these h@@ alls are not el@@ ab@@ or@@ ate , they are at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive , practic@@ al , and com@@ for@@ table .
During a two - year peri@@ od , we were ar@@ rest@@ ed num@@ er@@ ous times , and si@@ x times we received sen@@ ten@@ ces of up to four months .
Paul gives fur@@ ther counsel to help the brothers in C@@ re@@ te to remain spiritually heal@@ thy .
• Who today are like “ the ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ents ” and “ the little ones , ” and why do they need to read the Bible da@@ ily ?
The apostle John wrote that we must love “ in deed and truth . ”
Because such activities as personal and family Bible study , field service , and meeting attend@@ ance are the means by which we receive re@@ vit@@ al@@ iz@@ ing holy spirit .
In saying “ everything , ” John exc@@ lu@@ des nothing .
K@@ no@@ wing that Paul was coming , a d@@ ele@@ g@@ ation of brothers j@@ our@@ ne@@ yed from R@@ ome to me@@ et him .
B@@ ap@@ ti@@ zed “ With Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ”
And these evil men ought to be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed .
What prophecy was given concer@@ ning the coming of the Messi@@ ah ?
Jehovah would also like to give you “ a future and a hope . ”
A@@ n ear@@ li@@ er prophecy , written before Israel was taken cap@@ tive to Babyl@@ on , stated that this person would be born in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m .
David said : “ I will praise Jehovah at all times ; his praise will be on my li@@ ps con@@ stan@@ tly .
No doubt Davi@@ d’s own experience as a shepher@@ d made him feel all the more deep@@ ly Jehovah’s tend@@ er@@ ness toward His faithful ones .
He thus became the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative father of all who would put faith in the promised Se@@ ed .
He had just one wife , even though pol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ y began to be practic@@ ed soon after the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in E@@ den . ​ — G@@ en .
Jehovah was pleas@@ ed with Jo@@ si@@ ah’s attitude .
The s@@ ong and prayer that o@@ pen each Christian meeting are an ess@@ enti@@ al part of our worship .
Hence , when in the mi@@ d - 50 ’ s of the first century of our Com@@ m@@ on E@@ r@@ a he organiz@@ ed a mon@@ et@@ ary col@@ le@@ ction for nee@@ dy Christians in Ju@@ de@@ a , he used the opportunity to teach a valu@@ able less@@ on about gener@@ os@@ ity .
We need end@@ ur@@ ance to continue ga@@ ther@@ ing together with our brothers , even though we may feel the we@@ i@@ ght of pres@@ sures from the world .
Is No@@ ah’s lo@@ g such a tre@@ asure ?
Con@@ cer@@ ning “ the bir@@ th of Jesus , ” the inspired rec@@ ord says : “ During the time his mother M@@ ary was promised in marriage to Joseph , she was found to be pre@@ gn@@ ant by holy spirit before they were un@@ ited . ”
Many Witnesses from overse@@ as who have building s@@ k@@ ill@@ s arrang@@ ed their af@@ fai@@ r@@ s to go to Z@@ im@@ ba@@ b@@ we and work along with local vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers .
O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ ally from M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , she now attend@@ s a congregation in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
Israel@@ ’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants could provide evidence of a rep@@ ent@@ ant return to Jehovah by displa@@ ying loving - kindness , by exerc@@ ising justice , and by ‘ ho@@ p@@ ing in God con@@ stan@@ tly . ’
12 : 1 - 33 ; 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
So after a dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion in N@@ or@@ th@@ am@@ p@@ t@@ on in 194@@ 4 , I became a full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er .
“ When I was a young bo@@ y in bo@@ arding school , I got involved in ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ al practic@@ es , al@@ though I never thought of my@@ self as being a ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ al .
S@@ IN@@ C@@ E 199@@ 2 , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy has appointed experienced , matu@@ re Christian elders to help its com@@ mit@@ te@@ es car@@ ry out their work .
That seem@@ s to have been the case with To@@ h@@ r@@ u .
Is This Tru@@ e Christi@@ an@@ ity ?
David was sure that Jehovah would provide es@@ cap@@ e for him .
El@@ ders , How Do You F@@ e@@ el Ab@@ out T@@ ra@@ ining O@@ thers ?
Why do many feel that it is help@@ ful to study the Bible in their own language ?
The next mor@@ ning , Bo@@ a@@ z sum@@ m@@ ons a kin@@ s@@ man , refer@@ red to as “ So - and - so , ” who is more clo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated to Na@@ om@@ i than is Bo@@ a@@ z .
U@@ sing this rich form of expres@@ sion , de@@ a@@ f people who know si@@ gn language well are e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed to con@@ ve@@ y any conc@@ ep@@ t ​ — from po@@ e@@ tic to te@@ ch@@ n@@ ic@@ al , from r@@ om@@ an@@ tic to hum@@ or@@ ous , from con@@ cre@@ te to ab@@ str@@ act .
“ De@@ ath , Wh@@ ere Is Your S@@ ting ? ”
If someone f@@ ell because this sa@@ f@@ ety law had not been ob@@ served , God held the ow@@ ner respon@@ sible .
( See op@@ ening pi@@ c@@ ture . ) ( b ) How can Christian you@@ ths best me@@ et this chall@@ enge ?
Ex@@ pres@@ sing their confidence in us , Jehovah God and Jesus Christ kin@@ dly encoura@@ ge us to “ get up . ” ​ — P@@ s .
These men had strong faith that Jehovah would give them his holy spirit and help them to end@@ ure those su@@ ffer@@ ings . ​ — Daniel 3 : 16 - 18 , 20 , 28 ; 6 : 13 , 16 , 21 - 23 ; Hebrews 11 : 33 , 34 .
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T taught his followers : “ You must pray , then , this way : ‘ Our Father in the heavens , let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied .
I me@@ t with much respect and kindness .
To help us have the right attitude , we will discus@@ s how Jehovah cho@@ o@@ ses those whom he m@@ ol@@ ds , why he m@@ ol@@ ds them , and how he does that .
That very night , everything the man had wor@@ ked for came to an ab@@ ru@@ pt end , for God said to him : “ Un@@ reason@@ able one , this night they are dem@@ an@@ ding your soul from you .
A@@ be@@ l knew ani@@ ma@@ l sacrifice needed ?
A@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ z@@ ing often re@@ sto@@ res pe@@ ace@@ ful rel@@ ations
• when temp@@ ted to do wrong ?
If an el@@ der@@ ly Christian is un@@ able to listen to the meetings by tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne , elders could arr@@ ange for the meetings to be recorded .
How I deli@@ ght in di@@ gg@@ ing into God’s Word and “ de@@ f@@ en@@ ding . . . the good news ” !
Lo@@ ve for Jehovah helps people to make good decisions .
How were God’s people in later times to view the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver ?
What do we conclu@@ de from these four resurrection acc@@ oun@@ ts ?
Paul war@@ ned Christians of his day : “ Those who are determined to be rich f@@ all into temp@@ tation and a s@@ n@@ are and many sen@@ sel@@ ess and h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful desi@@ res , which p@@ lu@@ ng@@ e men into des@@ tru@@ ction and ru@@ in . ”
El@@ i , the high pri@@ est of Israel , ob@@ served her li@@ ps mo@@ ving .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of Jeremiah
( b ) What are God’s servants determined to keep on doing ?
That educ@@ ation co@@ vered vi@@ r@@ tually every fac@@ et of life , especially spiritual matters .
“ Jesus ​ — and only Jesus thr@@ ough@@ out all of hist@@ ory — ​ man@@ ag@@ ed to do it . ”
David wrote : “ The heavens are declar@@ ing the glory of God ; and of the work of his hands the ex@@ pan@@ se is tel@@ ling . ” ​ — Psalm 19 : 1 .
Of course , your bel@@ o@@ ved marriage mate or your preci@@ ous children would not es@@ cap@@ e your men@@ tion .
C . C@@ o@@ ok , par@@ ti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts in the g@@ ames had to under@@ go “ self - rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t [ and ] sp@@ are di@@ et . . . for ten months . ”
But she gre@@ w up in the mi@@ d@@ st of a world at war .
T@@ w@@ o I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant Ch@@ ang@@ es
A young cou@@ ple in A@@ sia great@@ ly appreci@@ ated the value of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ vice .
And the bri@@ de recogn@@ iz@@ es him as her “ l@@ ord ” and ‘ bo@@ ws down to him ’ as her future husband .
Instead , “ S@@ ar@@ ah obe@@ yed Abraham , c@@ all@@ ing him l@@ ord . ”
6 , 7 . ( a ) How did E@@ sa@@ u show that he pre@@ fer@@ red to walk by sight ?
C . How@@ ard Ma@@ th@@ en@@ y ob@@ served about John 12 : 4 : “ The present par@@ ti@@ ci@@ ple ‘ being about ’ [ or , “ was about to ” ] and the present in@@ fin@@ iti@@ ve ‘ to be be@@ tra@@ ying ’ [ or , “ was about to be@@ tra@@ y ” ] both expres@@ s l@@ in@@ e@@ ar or continu@@ ous action .
Dis@@ pu@@ tes .
In part , our spiritual her@@ it@@ age cons@@ ists of more rec@@ ently publi@@ shed acc@@ oun@@ ts pro@@ ving that ‘ Jehovah is on our side . ’
L@@ loy@@ d Bar@@ ry , the overse@@ er of the J@@ ap@@ an branch at the time , me@@ t us at the pi@@ er at 6 : 00 a@@ .@@ m .
3 : 2 - 6 .
Some even try to ex@@ t@@ ing@@ u@@ ish that light .
Is the U@@ N a govern@@ ment that can bring true peace and se@@ cur@@ ity to the world ?
It seem@@ s that the more you have , the less secu@@ re you feel . ”
Indeed , Jehovah is “ God , the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty . ”
For a while we found it difficult to keep our fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps and family ties in the right place . ”
They are like the un@@ reason@@ able rich man Jesus mentioned in an illustr@@ ation when asked to ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ate in a matter invol@@ ving an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
Some lik@@ ed to have the times for prayer c@@ atch them while they were “ on the cor@@ n@@ ers of the bro@@ ad ways . ”
Ther@@ efore , love for truth star@@ ts with ga@@ ining an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s Word .
So Jesus declar@@ ed : “ Lo@@ ok !
What did E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s prophecy fore@@ tell about pu@@ re worship ?
On the other hand , Mark had been associ@@ ated with the Christian congregation since its inc@@ ep@@ tion ​ — longer , in fact , than Paul himself .
It is good to no@@ te that Paul in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed the prophecy about the last days with the expres@@ sion “ know this . ”
As a result , I form@@ ed a very ne@@ g@@ ative view of Jehovah’s Witnesses . ”
The T@@ et@@ ra@@ gr@@ am@@ mat@@ on , cir@@ c@@ led , appe@@ ars in ancient Hebrew char@@ ac@@ ters .
We certainly need faith in God , not doub@@ ting his will@@ ing@@ ness and ability to help us to be wise .
St@@ ar@@ ving child : U@@ N@@ I@@ T@@ E@@ D N@@ AT@@ I@@ ON@@ S / P@@ ho@@ to by F .
Can anything good be said about death ?
A@@ m I reason@@ able in what I ex@@ pect of others ?
The de@@ w of M@@ ount H@@ er@@ m@@ on ​ — a ref@@ re@@ shing s@@ ource of mo@@ is@@ ture for ve@@ get@@ ation
James shows that one way to be like Jehovah is to have “ a mil@@ dness that bel@@ ong@@ s to wisdom . ”
The re@@ gi@@ men was se@@ v@@ ere , since the tra@@ ining inclu@@ ded stri@@ ct ab@@ st@@ in@@ ence and di@@ et@@ ing .
However , there are still hard - to - re@@ ach are@@ as up in the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s .
Although Satan t@@ ar@@ ge@@ ts those practic@@ ing godly devo@@ tion , we need not be fe@@ ar@@ ful .
I have hope , and I am determined to share it . ”
S@@ and@@ r@@ a , for instance , felt for a time that she had lost her id@@ ent@@ ity .
That work took on special emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is after World W@@ ar I .
The same was true res@@ pe@@ cting Jesus ’ day .
He wor@@ ked hard al@@ ong@@ side Paul , and this streng@@ th@@ ened the b@@ on@@ ds of affe@@ ction between them .
You cannot become over@@ confid@@ ent .
During the past year , many among God’s people have given such support , and the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses would like to use this opportunity to expres@@ s their deep gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to all who@@ se heart imp@@ el@@ led them to share in this vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary giving .
Not all whom the world consi@@ ders wise are truly wise in God’s eyes .
And what a boo@@ st to their spiritu@@ ality such associ@@ ation with Paul af@@ for@@ ded them !
; I@@ ves , S .
If a m@@ ere c@@ y@@ pres@@ s t@@ ree is no@@ ted for end@@ ur@@ ance and is for@@ ti@@ fied with st@@ one@@ work and c@@ ab@@ les , how much more do the older ones among us deser@@ ve to be recogn@@ ized and tre@@ ated with di@@ gn@@ ity and honor !
That st@@ at@@ ement indic@@ ates that Christ ob@@ ser@@ ves not only the col@@ le@@ ctive conduct of each congregation but also the li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le of its individu@@ al members .
( Read 2 Corinthians 12 : 8 - 10 . )
When he accepted the good news and took up the preaching work , he left all of that be@@ h@@ ind .
The Creator of human@@ kind lo@@ v@@ ingly as@@ sures us that “ the dead know nothing at all . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 5 .
In De@@ c@@ ember 194@@ 5 , near Na@@ g H@@ am@@ ma@@ di , in U@@ pp@@ er Egy@@ pt , pe@@ as@@ ants ch@@ an@@ ced upon 13 pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts con@@ tain@@ ing 5@@ 2 te@@ x@@ ts .
A G@@ R@@ O@@ U@@ P of 34 of Jehovah’s Witnesses were travel@@ ing to a branch of@@ fice dedic@@ ation when me@@ ch@@ an@@ ic@@ al tr@@ ou@@ ble d@@ el@@ a@@ yed their f@@ light along the way .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the Bible ur@@ ges us to keep tr@@ ying , not to “ give up in doing what is fine . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 9 .
The Greek expres@@ sion transl@@ ated “ tend@@ er affe@@ ction ” ref@@ ers to the strong b@@ ond that un@@ ites a loving and mutu@@ ally supp@@ or@@ tive family .
The Christian Greek Scriptures con@@ tain some 3@@ 20 direc@@ t qu@@ o@@ t@@ ations and a com@@ bin@@ ed to@@ tal of perhaps 8@@ 9@@ 0 qu@@ o@@ t@@ ations and refer@@ ences from the Hebrew Scriptures .
Ex@@ am@@ ine the Con@@ dition of Your H@@ ear@@ t
After making com@@ ments on Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us chap@@ ter 12 and having showed that the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed Christ’s sacrifice , M@@ eli@@ to explained why it made no sense for Christians to ob@@ serve the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
The following year , I real@@ ized that by Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , he had a@@ do@@ p@@ ted me as a spiritual son .
A@@ no@@ ther way that David could have been imp@@ ressed with God’s di@@ gn@@ ity was by stud@@ ying the la@@ ws God gave to the Israelites .
Be@@ ar in mind , however , that Moses , the writ@@ er of Genesis , p@@ en@@ ned the cre@@ ation account from the vie@@ w@@ point of an earthly ob@@ ser@@ ver , had one been present .
Mark in@@ deed had a rich spiritual ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
S@@ ad@@ ly , though , our you@@ ng@@ est son , S@@ tu@@ ar@@ t , died in a mo@@ t@@ or@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent on his way to complete his cour@@ t de@@ f@@ en@@ se regarding the neu@@ tr@@ ality is@@ sue .
In what ways can we keep our min@@ ds fi@@ x@@ ed on the things a@@ bo@@ ve ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , they could appro@@ ach Jehovah on the bas@@ is of Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out the s@@ ligh@@ t@@ est h@@ es@@ it@@ ation , however , the disciples began to preach .
It is no less important to show kindness to fellow believers .
His faith came to the fore when he ob@@ served the in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es he@@ ap@@ ed on his brothers by P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s slave ma@@ st@@ ers .
Consider three st@@ ep@@ s that can help .
Like that family , many people would be sur@@ pris@@ ed at the hon@@ es@@ ty Ha@@ y@@ kan@@ us@@ h and her husband showed .
Since chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od , I had vie@@ wed the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er@@ ’s vis@@ it as a special ev@@ ent .
As you read God’s Word , on what should you be refle@@ cting ?
H@@ and@@ ling differ@@ ences in the way that Jehovah instru@@ cts us to will result in our everlasting peace and happiness . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 .
W@@ ars , fam@@ ines , e@@ pi@@ dem@@ ic@@ s , and n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers have ca@@ used im@@ me@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble pain , in@@ num@@ er@@ able te@@ ars , and coun@@ t@@ less de@@ a@@ ths .
Thus , true Christians are ur@@ ged to shu@@ n any invol@@ v@@ ement with un@@ clean worship . — 1 Corinthians 10 : 20 , 21 ; Revelation 18 : 4 .
This se@@ ed , or organization , inclu@@ des an inv@@ isi@@ ble part com@@ posed of the wicked angels , or dem@@ ons .
Some may feel that they simply do not have the time or en@@ er@@ gy to show ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality .
In Greek each of these imper@@ ati@@ ves is in the present ten@@ se , thus ur@@ g@@ ing continu@@ ous action .
T@@ ake , for example , the ide@@ a that the Father , the Son , and the holy spirit make up the Tr@@ in@@ ity .
For al@@ most 2@@ ,000 years , that peace has been enjo@@ yed by faithful anointed members of the body of Christ , and today their compan@@ i@@ ons , the “ other sheep , ” share in it .
Go@@ ld rema@@ ins go@@ ld , whether it is a pu@@ re or imp@@ ure hand that dis@@ p@@ en@@ ses it . ”
When I did atten@@ d , I often d@@ ran@@ k al@@ co@@ ho@@ l between less@@ ons .
She ob@@ served that all the ans@@ wers she received were from the Bible , not personal op@@ in@@ i@@ ons , so she was sur@@ pris@@ ed and deli@@ gh@@ ted with what she was lear@@ ning .
But what would ha@@ p@@ pen if these har@@ d@@ working Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers were to leave the country ?
To@@ gether , a worl@@ d@@ wide “ flo@@ ck ” of milli@@ ons are let@@ ting the peace of the Christ control in their hearts .
They are powerful and high@@ ly in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent , and they were cre@@ ated to do God’s will .
Ca@@ in took up f@@ ar@@ m@@ ing ; A@@ be@@ l took up shepher@@ ding .
In some lands , though , scho@@ ol@@ ing may not be free and may be a fin@@ an@@ cial bur@@ den on parents .
The temple was a mil@@ es@@ to@@ ne in Greek ar@@ ch@@ it@@ e@@ c@@ ture .
In what ways do Bible principles prote@@ ct you from the pain resul@@ ting from se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality ?
By now the Witnesses in Gre@@ e@@ ce could worship in relati@@ ve fre@@ e@@ dom .
Yet , “ he was mer@@ ci@@ ful ; he would co@@ ver the er@@ ro@@ r and not bring ru@@ in .
Jehovah H@@ ear@@ s Our C@@ ries for H@@ el@@ p , 3 / 15
What fact about loving - kindness is under@@ s@@ cor@@ ed by the Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts discus@@ sed in this article ?
Like new@@ born inf@@ ants , we must “ form a long@@ ing for the un@@ ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ated mil@@ k bel@@ ong@@ ing to the word , that through it [ we ] may gro@@ w to sal@@ vation . ”
As you dis@@ cer@@ n how Jehovah respon@@ ds to your prayers , you will person@@ ally come to real@@ ize as never before that “ Jehovah is near to all those c@@ all@@ ing upon him . ”
Indeed , di@@ gn@@ ity should be evid@@ ent at all times and in everything we say and do .
O@@ r you may think of an ag@@ ed brother who loy@@ ally supp@@ or@@ ts the congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s field ministry activities we@@ ek after we@@ ek and has done so for de@@ ca@@ des .
It prom@@ o@@ tes love and the well - being of humans .
“ I A@@ m W@@ ill@@ ing to G@@ o ” 12
“ God Is Your Th@@ ro@@ ne F@@ o@@ re@@ ver ”
Some gave t@@ ong@@ u@@ es a written form and pro@@ duc@@ ed dic@@ tion@@ aries .
Do you see an inc@@ re@@ ase in sen@@ sel@@ ess , viol@@ ent ac@@ ts , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of worl@@ d@@ wide at@@ temp@@ ts to sto@@ p them ?
Those practic@@ ing it draw very close to God .
Paul encoura@@ ges us to rend@@ er sac@@ red service to God with our “ power of reason ” and to ‘ make our mind over . ’
We show that we are exc@@ lu@@ si@@ vely devo@@ ted to God when we make a dedic@@ ation to him and get baptized .
At times , you may get disc@@ oura@@ ged .
Some people , for example , cho@@ ose a religion on the bas@@ is of its si@@ ze , we@@ al@@ th , cer@@ em@@ on@@ i@@ al pa@@ ge@@ an@@ try , or their family ties .
Mo@@ re@@ over , our faith is streng@@ th@@ ened when we end@@ ure ad@@ vers@@ ity .
If Jose@@ p@@ h’s brothers were still viol@@ ent , sel@@ f@@ ish , un@@ sc@@ ru@@ pul@@ ous men , the long - ter@@ m effe@@ cts could be disa@@ str@@ ous !
However , I c@@ he@@ ered up when the g@@ ent@@ le@@ man ad@@ ded : “ Why don@@ ’t you just walk along with us ?
Jehovah did not ex@@ pect them to be perfect .
On one occasi@@ on in the year 32 C.E . , however , Jesus told his apostles : “ One of you is a s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ er . ”
A for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ or sin@@ s against God and ex@@ pos@@ es himself to di@@ se@@ as@@ es .
Just as the branch cannot be@@ ar fru@@ it of it@@ self un@@ less it rema@@ ins in the v@@ ine , in the same way ne@@ i@@ ther can you , un@@ less you remain in uni@@ on with me .
Consider Jesus ’ mo@@ de@@ l prayer , and no@@ te what he said about God’s name , His Kingdom , and His will .
K@@ r@@ y@@ st@@ y@@ na , who ad@@ m@@ its that she occasi@@ on@@ ally be@@ comes des@@ pon@@ d@@ ent , says : “ That is why I keep beg@@ g@@ ing Jehovah for strength .
This fact em@@ er@@ ges very c@@ learly from a care@@ ful reading of Proverbs 2 : 1 - 6 .
• What mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to live no longer for ourselves ?
21 , 22 . ( a ) As indic@@ ated by Acts 24 : 15 , who will need to be taught the pu@@ re language ?
Des@@ pite app@@ all@@ ing lo@@ s@@ ses , gener@@ als kept thro@@ wing their men against ba@@ r@@ ri@@ ca@@ des of ba@@ r@@ bed wi@@ re and ba@@ r@@ ra@@ ges of ma@@ ch@@ ine - gu@@ n fi@@ re .
Instead of get@@ ting ang@@ ry , it is wise to keep an o@@ pen mind and care@@ fully listen to what others have to say ​ — even when we feel sure that our op@@ in@@ ion is right . ​ — Proverbs 18 : 17 .
Their hearts m@@ el@@ ted because of the ne@@ g@@ ative repor@@ t of some who had been sent to sp@@ y out the land .
They “ moved away . . . from every side . ”
How can feelings of is@@ ol@@ ation and l@@ on@@ el@@ iness be over@@ come ?
P@@ I@@ ON@@ E@@ E@@ R@@ S
Par@@ t - time com@@ mu@@ ter Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites care for their own hous@@ ing and living ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses while working one or more days a we@@ ek at Bethel .
Then the prophet pray@@ ed : “ O Jehovah , o@@ pen his eyes , ple@@ ase , that he may see . ”
( b ) What did Jesus do at the po@@ ol , and what does this teach us ?
With my wife in 20@@ 11
He also lik@@ ened Christians to the different st@@ ones that make up a building . “ The whole building , being har@@ mon@@ i@@ ously jo@@ ined together , is gro@@ wing into a holy temple for Jehovah . ”
Ex@@ pla@@ in why prayer is important in res@@ is@@ ting temp@@ tation .
The s@@ pu@@ ri@@ ous ad@@ dition found in some transl@@ ations of the Bible at 1 John 5 : 7 re@@ a@@ ds “ in heaven , the Father , the Word , and the Ho@@ ly G@@ ho@@ st : and these three are one . ”
Some un@@ happy cou@@ ples stay together for the s@@ ake of their children or for fin@@ an@@ cial se@@ cur@@ ity .
If many situ@@ ations in life are char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized in such judg@@ men@@ tal language , a child may beg@@ in to see himself as a to@@ tal fa@@ il@@ ure .
The form@@ er fac@@ ility , lo@@ c@@ ated in T@@ a@@ i@@ pe@@ i , had become too li@@ mit@@ ed for loo@@ king after the activities of the 1@@ ,@@ 7@@ 7@@ 7 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers in T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n at that time .
“ If I , al@@ though Lord and T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , wa@@ shed your fe@@ et , ” said Jesus , “ you also ought to wa@@ s@@ h the fe@@ et of one another . ”
And thr@@ ough@@ out the book of Daniel , we find prophe@@ ci@@ es about the esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment of God’s Kingdom under the rul@@ er@@ ship of his Son .
The good person , on the other hand , has spiritual inter@@ ests at heart .
In des@@ per@@ ation he saw only one way out .
( b ) What will help us to keep be@@ aring fru@@ it in less responsi@@ ve ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es ?
After them A@@ z@@ ari@@ ah the son of Ma@@ as@@ ei@@ ah the son of An@@ ani@@ ah did re@@ pa@@ ir work close by his own house . ”
When does the heavenly resurrection take place ?
This has helped the publi@@ sh@@ ers to read a s@@ crip@@ ture to many of the people with whom they come in cont@@ act .
Does Jesus ’ st@@ at@@ ement mean that no one can really know God ?
Be@@ fore them was ei@@ ther everlasting life or death .
He said : “ C@@ ome to me , all you who are to@@ il@@ ing and lo@@ ad@@ ed down , and I will ref@@ res@@ h you . ” ​ — Matthew 11 : 28 - 30 .
In a beau@@ ti@@ ful and sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic way , the o@@ ffer@@ er , the pri@@ ests , and Jehovah God were sh@@ aring in a me@@ al , sign@@ i@@ f@@ ying the pe@@ ace@@ ful relationship that ex@@ is@@ ted among them .
When we went to bed the night of our arri@@ val in Eng@@ land , we were exc@@ ited and kept tal@@ king about how we Af@@ ri@@ c@@ ans had been received so ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ab@@ ly by wh@@ ite people .
The 19@@ 0@@ 1 e@@ dition used God’s name , but the 195@@ 2 re@@ vision did not .
Consider this sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant point : All the prophe@@ ci@@ es in the book of Daniel have been ful@@ filled exc@@ ep@@ t for a few de@@ ta@@ il@@ s .
And a promise of life is held out to them .
If you . . . know how to give good gi@@ f@@ ts to your children , how much more so will the Father in heaven give holy spirit to those as@@ king him ! ” ​ — Luke 11 : 9 , 13 .
Jehovah tel@@ ls Ho@@ se@@ a : “ G@@ o , take to yourself a wife of for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation . ”
( b ) Why was Bar@@ u@@ ch disc@@ oura@@ ged , and how was he helped ?
( 2 ) J@@ a@@ str@@ ze@@ b@@ s@@ ki , T .
If a husband and wife cho@@ ose to use a n@@ on@@ ab@@ or@@ tive form of contr@@ ac@@ ep@@ tion to avoid pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy , that is their personal decision and responsi@@ bility .
There are sever@@ al less@@ ons we can learn from the we@@ d@@ ding attend@@ ed by Jesus .
“ I loved the way you made Daniel come ali@@ ve .
Many in Satan’s world h@@ ate us , so we may be persecu@@ ted for our faith .
In a powerful ex@@ hor@@ tation ut@@ tered before his death , Jo@@ shua ent@@ re@@ ated the whole nation : “ Now if it is bad in your eyes to serve Jehovah , cho@@ ose for y@@ ourselves today whom you will serve , whether the go@@ ds that your fore@@ fa@@ thers who were on the other side of the Ri@@ ver served or the go@@ ds of the A@@ mor@@ ites in who@@ se land you are d@@ wel@@ ling . ”
My associ@@ ation with the Ju@@ g@@ end@@ g@@ ru@@ pp@@ e ( Y@@ ou@@ th G@@ r@@ ou@@ p ) in our congregation also helped me to gro@@ w spiritually .
So it seem@@ ed pr@@ u@@ d@@ ent to me that I leave home for the s@@ ake of peace with my parents and to esta@@ bl@@ ish my@@ self in “ the way of the truth . ” ​ — 2 Peter 2 : 2 .
It should be no@@ ted , however , that the ide@@ a of the gn@@ a@@ shing of te@@ et@@ h is con@@ ne@@ cted to des@@ tru@@ ction . ​ — P@@ s .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , such mis@@ gu@@ i@@ ded ze@@ al does not ple@@ ase the true God . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 1 : 6 .
When con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with such desi@@ res , Timothy was to “ fle@@ e ” from them .
At times , pres@@ sure to eng@@ age in un@@ who@@ les@@ ome activ@@ ity may come from other you@@ ths who cla@@ im to be servants of Jehovah .
G@@ EN@@ U@@ IN@@ E hope is like a b@@ right light .
Ph@@ en@@ om@@ en@@ al In@@ cre@@ ase Ne@@ cess@@ it@@ ates Q@@ u@@ ic@@ k Ex@@ pan@@ sion
One day tra@@ ge@@ dy stru@@ ck .
Instead , ask questions g@@ ently and res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully , and be pati@@ ent if your mate does not artic@@ ul@@ ate feelings as quic@@ k@@ ly as you would like .
Such inter@@ ested ones learn to put faith , so@@ li@@ dly based on acc@@ ur@@ ate Bible knowledge , in God and his pur@@ pos@@ es .
Yet , Jesus Christ did not in@@ s@@ titu@@ te even one religious cer@@ em@@ on@@ y that was to be per@@ form@@ ed at an al@@ ta@@ r ; nor did he comm@@ and his disciples to per@@ form cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies using one .
The bro@@ ch@@ ure was written to provide information on a vari@@ ety of ways that gi@@ f@@ ts may be made ei@@ ther now or through a be@@ qu@@ est at death .
Why should we not be sur@@ pris@@ ed if our place in God’s arrang@@ ement chang@@ es from time to time ?
L@@ ater , however , another P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h felt th@@ reat@@ ened by this large group of im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants .
There was no es@@ cap@@ e .
Will you be among those who show gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for it by ga@@ ther@@ ing after su@@ n@@ down on A@@ pri@@ l 16 , 200@@ 3 , to ob@@ serve the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al ?
How did Jesus re@@ act to di@@ vers@@ ity in the nation in which he lived , and why ?
The article fe@@ atu@@ red a pi@@ c@@ ture of brothers on the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts of M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o C@@ ity .
It un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly con@@ tain@@ s pri@@ c@@ eless words that can bring us joy even in this tr@@ oub@@ led world .
However , the family th@@ ri@@ ves where there is love and affe@@ ction .
However , God can help others to do the work . ​ — P@@ s .
Many in that congregation were already experienced , matu@@ re Christians .
But his purpose for the earth and for the human family has rema@@ ined un@@ chang@@ ed .
Many famili@@ es cho@@ se to bre@@ ak free from false religious teachings .
Consider the situation that prom@@ p@@ ted Jesus ’ re@@ mar@@ ks .
Are we respon@@ ding to such appe@@ als ?
It means that we o@@ we our every bre@@ ath , our very ex@@ ist@@ ence , to our Creator .
Re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous Sam@@ ari@@ a and its king would have a disa@@ str@@ ous end .
This too will help re@@ mind you that your baptism sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ es the most sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant decision you have ever made .
We too may at times won@@ der when God’s promises will come true .
We can re@@ adi@@ ly understand his reason for not w@@ an@@ ting to be ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely po@@ or .
The Bible thus makes clear that humans are not cre@@ ated as individuals with a soul that is im@@ mor@@ tal .
If someone off@@ ends you , does res@@ ent@@ ment go@@ ad you into ver@@ ba@@ l war@@ f@@ are ?
What can ha@@ p@@ pen if we ign@@ ore war@@ n@@ ings ?
Then , anointed Christians in Jerusalem and Ju@@ de@@ a f@@ led , allow@@ ing for their ‘ flesh , or life , to be sa@@ ved . ’
Jehovah is the S@@ ource of spiritual truth .
After that we sa@@ iled ac@@ ro@@ ss the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an Se@@ a , the Su@@ e@@ z C@@ an@@ al , and the In@@ di@@ an O@@ ce@@ an to Mal@@ a@@ ysi@@ a and then to H@@ ong K@@ ong .
The teach@@ ers ex@@ p@@ el@@ led me from school a number of times and th@@ reat@@ ened to take me away from my parents .
But it must have been difficult for her to b@@ ond with me , since all her emo@@ tional and physical strength was sp@@ ent on the in@@ ten@@ sive care that I requi@@ red .
Many children would be spo@@ iled or cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted by such special tre@@ at@@ ment ; but Joseph learned from the many good qualities of his parents , and he develop@@ ed strong faith as well as a ke@@ en sense of right and wrong .
This lea@@ ds to a complete tur@@ n@@ about ​ — a@@ ban@@ don@@ ing a sel@@ f@@ ish , worl@@ dly way of life and pur@@ su@@ ing a course pleas@@ ing to God . ​ — Acts 3 : 19 .
And it was to the G@@ ent@@ il@@ es that Jesus was sen@@ ding Saul . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 3 : 3 - 7 .
Abraham , a faithful serv@@ ant of God , ac@@ qui@@ red great flo@@ c@@ ks and her@@ ds , much s@@ il@@ ver and go@@ ld , and a large hous@@ eho@@ ld of servants num@@ ber@@ ing in the h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds .
The good news about God’s Kingdom is of ut@@ most import@@ ance . Why , it is the most important message in the world !
1@@ 16 : 1 ; 1@@ 36 : 24 - 26 .
The E@@ s@@ sen@@ es , wi@@ d@@ ely thought to have been a Jewish mon@@ as@@ tic se@@ ct , taught that two Messi@@ ah@@ s would appe@@ ar toward the end of 4@@ 9@@ 0 years , but we cannot be certain that the E@@ s@@ sen@@ es based their cal@@ cul@@ ations on Dani@@ el@@ ’s prophecy .
The sh@@ o@@ c@@ king answer to that question reve@@ als the ex@@ t@@ ent of the n@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s spiritual de@@ ca@@ y .
“ All his [ Jac@@ ob@@ ’s ] sons and daugh@@ ters came to comfort him , but he refu@@ sed to be com@@ for@@ ted . ‘ No , ’ he said , ‘ in m@@ our@@ ning will I go down to the gra@@ ve to my son . ’
So@@ on a new congregation may be form@@ ed in the are@@ a .
He does not have m@@ ere sur@@ face knowledge of the congregation .
Th@@ ough religious er@@ ro@@ r ab@@ oun@@ ds , what has God pre@@ served ?
C@@ Y@@ N@@ TH@@ I@@ A@@ ’@@ S * emp@@ loy@@ er has already shu@@ t down por@@ tions of his compan@@ y and has la@@ id off sever@@ al emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es .
What made Daniel a “ very desi@@ ra@@ ble man ” ?
In fact , the Bible con@@ tain@@ s God’s many promises of pe@@ ace@@ ful times that are coming in our future . ”
That is the only way to experience the great@@ est happiness possible .
Yes , when God p@@ uni@@ shed faith@@ less Juda@@ h by allow@@ ing the Babyl@@ on@@ ians to con@@ qu@@ er the land and take her people cap@@ tive , some individuals , such as Jeremiah , Bar@@ u@@ ch , and E@@ bed - m@@ ele@@ ch , were s@@ pared .
After all , he had sh@@ own that he was wise en@@ ough to be king and that he had the power to satis@@ fy the pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s physical needs .
When I remin@@ ded him that the min@@ isters of other religi@@ ons could vis@@ it their people , he became en@@ ra@@ ged .
Your pe@@ ers may try to co@@ er@@ ce you into wr@@ ong@@ doing by means of a d@@ are , an acc@@ us@@ ation , or a ta@@ un@@ t .
They can be found on j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g in many langu@@ ages .
26 : 4 .
I con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ated at the meetings and enjo@@ yed them again .
In view of the appro@@ aching day of God’s war@@ ring , what questions should we con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate , and what will we need to do ?
Re@@ gre@@ t@@ ta@@ bly , Adam was not cont@@ ent with his God - given assignment as cultiv@@ at@@ or and care@@ tak@@ er of the earthly par@@ adise .
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : D@@ on@@ ’t wor@@ ry .
He certainly does not have a so@@ ft spo@@ t for children .
Do you think that Jesus was disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ing his disciples , including f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers , from ‘ s@@ ow@@ ing , re@@ ap@@ ing , or ga@@ ther@@ ing their cro@@ ps into sto@@ re@@ hous@@ es ’ ?
W@@ ere those disciples taking a ris@@ k and end@@ ang@@ ering their future ?
S@@ ome@@ times I i@@ mag@@ ined having high - te@@ ch ar@@ ms that would allow me to do everything .
Jehovah will p@@ our out fur@@ ther blessings to the ex@@ t@@ ent that we use our valu@@ able things to his praise . ​ — 1 Corinthians 4 : 7 .
If so , what is their orig@@ in ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , by ac@@ ting on what you learn from them , you demonstr@@ ate that your respect for them is s@@ inc@@ ere .
It is now e@@ asi@@ er to ign@@ ore or exc@@ lu@@ de people who are not soci@@ ally at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive . ”
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , right af@@ ter@@ ward Job learned of the death of his sons and daugh@@ ters , who “ were e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king w@@ ine in the house of their brother the fir@@ st@@ born . ”
H@@ el@@ p From W@@ ho@@ m ?
The matter is between this person and Jehovah .
By all means , let us “ conduct ourselves hon@@ es@@ tly in all things . ” ​ — Hebrews 13 : 18 .
I@@ ’@@ m beg@@ g@@ ing for Jesus . ”
The L@@ or@@ d’s Su@@ pp@@ er is without a doubt a mar@@ vel@@ ous man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of “ the sur@@ pas@@ sing un@@ deser@@ ved kindness of God . ”
Thus we will res@@ ol@@ ve not to be s@@ wa@@ yed from the Christian course , and we can la@@ y “ a fine f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for the future ” by esta@@ bli@@ shing and pur@@ su@@ ing spiritual go@@ als . ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 19 . If we sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard practic@@ al wisdom and thinking ability , we do not need “ to be af@@ ra@@ id of any su@@ d@@ den dre@@ ad@@ ful thing . ”
Like Greek in the past , Eng@@ l@@ ish is now comm@@ on in bu@@ sin@@ ess and educ@@ ation and is wi@@ d@@ ely known .
After all , as Jesus said on another occasi@@ on , “ even when a person has an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance his life does not result from the things he pos@@ s@@ ess@@ es . ”
“ He who doub@@ ts , ” ca@@ u@@ tioned the disci@@ ple James , “ is like a wa@@ ve of the se@@ a d@@ ri@@ ven by the w@@ ind and b@@ low@@ n about .
After all , how can you know what is in the other person@@ ’s heart ?
( b ) What view of se@@ x@@ u@@ al mor@@ ality do Christians have ?
But hon@@ es@@ ty means much more than not tel@@ ling lies .
They need to be educ@@ ated in the ways of peace .
That was true in the first century , and it is true today .
For example , they could he@@ al people and speak in different langu@@ ages .
Hence , the decisions we make in this reg@@ ard can refle@@ ct our love for God .
He arrang@@ ed for Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
I took his ad@@ vice , and within a few h@@ our@@ s , I left home .
Moses high@@ ly es@@ te@@ em@@ ed the knowledge of Jehovah and consider@@ ed it to be of greater value than any other ri@@ ches .
A person who thin@@ ks high@@ ly of himself is un@@ likely to t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate mis@@ tre@@ at@@ ment .
Instead , he recorded them . ​ — J@@ on@@ ah 1 : 1 - 3 ; 4 : 1 - 3 .
When they rep@@ ented , he for@@ gave them .
28 : 20 .
Will anyone have a v@@ al@@ id reason to be sa@@ d when that gr@@ and return to life occ@@ ur@@ s ?
For example , the number of those who reg@@ is@@ tered to return may have been different from the number who ac@@ tually did return .
J@@ a@@ y@@ son wis@@ ely cu@@ t off his associ@@ ation with such ones .
He may even use po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing st@@ ones as st@@ ep@@ p@@ ing st@@ ones , lear@@ ning valu@@ able less@@ ons from any chall@@ enge to his faith .
The gre@@ e@@ dy lead@@ ers call out “ Pe@@ ace ! ” but ac@@ tually san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy war against anyone who does not put something into their m@@ ou@@ ths .
The great@@ est succ@@ ess in prom@@ o@@ ting d@@ om@@ es@@ tic happiness comes from pu@@ t@@ ting God first in family life . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 3 : 14 , 15 .
And it al@@ lo@@ ws us to turn those tri@@ als into vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ es and to foc@@ us on our go@@ al , not on our pain .
The he@@ ad@@ l@@ ine was pro@@ vo@@ c@@ ative because S@@ him C@@ he@@ ong is a bel@@ o@@ ved young woman in a K@@ o@@ re@@ an fol@@ k@@ t@@ ale who sacrific@@ es her life to help her bl@@ ind father .
When he was fac@@ ed with a serious decision , he received exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent ad@@ vice from the older men who had served with his father .
R@@ em@@ ember , Jehovah’s spirit can en@@ h@@ ance your knowledge and a@@ bil@@ ities and help you to fulf@@ ill any assignment he gives you .
We sur@@ ely would not want to re@@ pe@@ at “ go@@ d@@ less my@@ ths , ” or “ false st@@ ori@@ es which viol@@ ate what is holy . ”
Per@@ haps the next person you appro@@ ach has been pra@@ ying for someone like you to come and help him !
That is why we can say that the Christian congregation was held cap@@ tive by Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at .
E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el was to ab@@ s@@ or@@ b the message fully and make it part of him .
And they loo@@ ked for@@ ward to building a home and living in it or pl@@ an@@ ting tre@@ es and e@@ ating the fru@@ it .
G@@ a@@ il ac@@ ts in har@@ mony with her beli@@ ef@@ s by doing vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er work as a full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er , sh@@ aring with her neigh@@ b@@ ors God’s promise of a future when “ death will be no more . ”
The Scriptures con@@ tain num@@ er@@ ous acc@@ oun@@ ts of how Jehovah showed loving - kindness to his worshipp@@ ers .
• What did Jesus say about h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical prayers ?
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , Revelation 11 : 1 , 2 l@@ in@@ ks these events to a time when the spiritual temple would be me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed , or ev@@ alu@@ ated .
When our affe@@ ction is real , our face likely shows it , and it may move the heart of others to respon@@ d .
My s@@ k@@ in had been par@@ tly e@@ at@@ en away by li@@ ce , be@@ at@@ ings had left me de@@ a@@ f in one e@@ ar , and my whole body was co@@ vered with fes@@ ter@@ ing so@@ res .
Why not take a bri@@ ef look at the following pages and consider what the Bible is all about ?
“ In the mi@@ dd@@ le of the go@@ ds [ “ go@@ d@@ like ones , ” fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te , refer@@ ring to human jud@@ ges ] he jud@@ ges : ‘ How long will you keep on judg@@ ing with in@@ justice and show@@ ing par@@ ti@@ ality to the wicked themselves ? ’ ”
How can ad@@ ul@@ ts look for the good in you@@ ng@@ er ones in the congregation ?
Even the death of Jehovah’s servants does not s@@ cor@@ e a vi@@ ct@@ ory for Satan , for Jehovah will see to it that they are resur@@ rec@@ ted !
He was show@@ ing that the truth is found in different ways .
But no reli@@ ef came .
Jesus refle@@ cted Jehovah’s own love and com@@ pas@@ sion , and this at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted people to the worship of the only true God .
It is un@@ likely that we consider it necess@@ ary to pray for the ris@@ ing of the su@@ n .
In@@ to the Mis@@ sion@@ ary F@@ i@@ eld
W@@ O@@ R@@ R@@ Y AN@@ D L@@ O@@ S@@ S O@@ F S@@ L@@ E@@ E@@ P B@@ E@@ C@@ A@@ U@@ S@@ E W@@ E@@ AL@@ T@@ H H@@ A@@ S T@@ O B@@ E P@@ R@@ O@@ T@@ E@@ C@@ T@@ E@@ D .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : P@@ re@@ aching at a ro@@ ad@@ side f@@ ish mar@@ ke@@ t .
What H@@ um@@ ility Is Not
In ad@@ dition , holy spirit pro@@ duc@@ ed in Jesus perfect fru@@ it@@ age , including love , joy , and st@@ al@@ war@@ t faith .
Al@@ le@@ n real@@ iz@@ es that by mo@@ ving , he did not lo@@ se any friends .
The same do al@@ most all teach@@ ers and do@@ ct@@ ors , Lu@@ ther , M@@ el@@ an@@ ch@@ th@@ on , Bu@@ cer@@ us , K@@ or@@ v@@ í@@ n , J@@ il@@ es@@ ̆ , Bul@@ l@@ ing@@ er , . . . the Ma@@ j@@ or Par@@ ty , all gra@@ vit@@ ating together . ”
I even don@@ ned a pri@@ es@@ t’s ro@@ be and had a p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph taken as a keep@@ s@@ ake .
For all the others are see@@ king their own inter@@ ests , not those of Christ Jesus .
1 : 1 – 4 : 18 )
How would I man@@ age in Fr@@ ance now that I was used to T@@ ab@@ lig@@ bo ?
( b ) What is the only wise course today ?
They wor@@ ry that they will not know what to say .
R@@ em@@ ember that Jesus ’ listen@@ ers were Jews , so their conduct should have been gover@@ ned by the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
• To keep integrity , what d@@ ang@@ ers must we be a@@ ware of and avoid ?
Yet , God never sc@@ ol@@ ded him for as@@ king about it , nor did God tell him that he simply needed more faith .
P@@ ut@@ ting for@@ th effort to gain wisdom is our personal responsi@@ bility .
Jehovah said : “ G@@ o your way out of your country and from your relati@@ ves and from the house of your father to the country that I shall show you . ”
; Di@@ em@@ mi , D .
A ke@@ en ob@@ ser@@ ver , however , will no@@ tice when a fellow Christian seem@@ s de@@ pres@@ sed , when a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er be@@ comes un@@ commun@@ ic@@ ative , or when a ze@@ al@@ ous minis@@ ter lo@@ ses his en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m .
Bro@@ ther Bar@@ r also asked the a@@ udi@@ ence to consider how Jehovah vie@@ ws the pr@@ inter@@ y .
They form a worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od of com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate people who are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that very soon c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty will end .
P@@ rac@@ tic@@ al C@@ oun@@ sel on F@@ am@@ ily Li@@ fe
A@@ m I the s@@ ort of person Jehovah wants in his new world ? ’
▪ At the time of Jesus ’ tri@@ al , An@@ n@@ as ( An@@ an@@ us ) was descri@@ bed as a “ c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ est . ”
Some real - life examples from the past can help us to id@@ enti@@ fy qualities that will be u@@ se@@ ful .
There still is on earth today a re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of anointed Christians , who are he@@ ir@@ s of the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom with Jesus .
Me@@ di@@ cal re@@ sear@@ ch has sh@@ own that your physical health is clo@@ sel@@ y l@@ in@@ ked with your spiritual health ​ — your spiritu@@ ality or the l@@ ack of it .
What is needed in order to ob@@ tain the full re@@ war@@ ds of sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess ?
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o , the psalmist David fer@@ v@@ ently pet@@ iti@@ oned God : “ M@@ ake me know your own ways , O Jehovah . . .
He even supp@@ or@@ ted the mu@@ r@@ der of one of his coun@@ tr@@ y@@ men on the mis@@ taken char@@ ge of bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ y . ​ — Acts 22 : 4 , 5 , 20 .
In the city of Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o , R@@ a@@ ha@@ b hi@@ d two spi@@ es “ among st@@ al@@ ks of f@@ la@@ x la@@ id in ro@@ ws ” that had been put out to d@@ ry on her ro@@ of .
* H@@ i@@ gh school stud@@ ents who attend@@ ed a public talk in S@@ wa@@ z@@ il@@ and in 19@@ 36 As early as 19@@ 33 , King S@@ ob@@ hu@@ za listen@@ ed with ple@@ asure to pione@@ ers who vis@@ ited the R@@ o@@ y@@ al K@@ ra@@ al .
The evidence of bi@@ o@@ ch@@ em@@ is@@ try , he says , lea@@ ds to the in@@ es@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble conclu@@ sion that “ life on earth at its most fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al le@@ v@@ el . . . is the pro@@ du@@ ct of in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent activ@@ ity . ” ​ — D@@ ar@@ w@@ in@@ ’s B@@ l@@ ack Bo@@ x — ​ The Bi@@ o@@ ch@@ em@@ ic@@ al Ch@@ all@@ enge to E@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion .
Yet , through the tra@@ ining provided at meetings of Jehovah’s Witnesses , I have learned how to expres@@ s my@@ self .
From a mil@@ it@@ ary stan@@ d@@ point , they were ill - e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed , having ne@@ i@@ ther off@@ en@@ sive we@@ ap@@ ons nor de@@ f@@ en@@ sive ar@@ m@@ or , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as their enem@@ ies had 9@@ 00 war ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts with ir@@ on sc@@ y@@ th@@ es . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ g .
We g@@ la@@ dly accepted the invit@@ ation .
• What ‘ c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty ac@@ ts ’ of Satan must we be on gu@@ ard against ?
What a f@@ an@@ t@@ as@@ tic experience we@@ ’@@ ve had ! ”
T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ing overse@@ ers serve many congregations .
At that meeting , I su@@ gg@@ ested we foc@@ us on the Tr@@ in@@ ity .
Although s@@ our@@ ces v@@ ary , the ro@@ t@@ ary gra@@ in m@@ ill may have been in@@ ven@@ ted in the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an bas@@ in about the second century B.C.E .
“ In the fin@@ al part of the days , ” or in the fin@@ al part of the time of the end , Go@@ g of Ma@@ go@@ g ​ — Satan the Devil — ​ will make an all - out att@@ ack on Jehovah’s people .
Ho@@ ly spirit can help us to res@@ ist temp@@ tation and to preach b@@ ol@@ dly .
Jesus often taught by foc@@ using on spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c Bible to@@ pi@@ c@@ s .
God ca@@ used her “ to go into the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness ” of Babyl@@ on@@ ia , the nation that con@@ qu@@ ered As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a , where the Israelites had been ex@@ iled in 7@@ 40 B.C.E .
When they tri@@ ed to expla@@ in their view and asked to be exc@@ used , their re@@ qu@@ est was den@@ i@@ ed .
However , God’s gift to those who do so is everlasting life , so this sear@@ ch is sur@@ ely wor@@ th@@ while .
( b ) How do the brothers and sisters in your congregation help one another ?
10@@ 6 : 16 , 17 .
When you have problems and difficul@@ ties , Jehovah wants you to feel sa@@ fe .
At last , I had found the bas@@ is for real hope !
Acc@@ ording to this promise , those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs ​ — those who are in Jehovah’s mem@@ ory — ​ will be resur@@ rec@@ ted .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , s@@ le@@ e@@ pl@@ ess ni@@ gh@@ ts can cre@@ ate ten@@ sion and st@@ ress that put a st@@ ra@@ in on the cou@@ ple@@ ’s relationship .
He ur@@ ged the congregation in Corin@@ th : “ Ke@@ ep t@@ es@@ ting whether you are in the faith . ”
He also tri@@ ed later to shi@@ ft the bl@@ ame to Jehovah , saying that the wife He had provided mis@@ led him . ​ — Genesis 3 : 6 , 12 ; 1 Timothy 2 : 14 .
Ther@@ efore , let us con@@ stan@@ tly gu@@ ard against g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing God’s spirit .
Still , I am very gr@@ ate@@ ful that he op@@ ened my eyes to the wonderful hope of living under God’s Kingdom arrang@@ ement , where “ no re@@ si@@ d@@ ent will say : ‘ I am si@@ ck . ’ ” ​ — Isaiah 33 : 24 .
And each one has person@@ ality f@@ la@@ ws that can ir@@ rit@@ ate the other .
An@@ xi@@ ety has over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed some , making them feel un@@ able to continue h@@ and@@ ling the responsi@@ bil@@ ities involved in serving Jehovah .
E@@ ach [ having ] uni@@ que char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s that when com@@ bin@@ ed result in the har@@ mon@@ i@@ ous cre@@ ation of life . ”
They w@@ at@@ er@@ pro@@ of@@ ed it , sto@@ cked it with food , and brought in the ani@@ mal@@ s .
May we never become like the Christians in Eph@@ esus who ‘ left the love they had at first . ’
E@@ ach year he faith@@ fully made the 9@@ 0 - m@@ ile [ 1@@ 50 k@@ m ] j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to Jerusalem for the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
With much love , I am sen@@ ding as a don@@ ation what I received from sel@@ ling the pi@@ g .
In fact , as mentioned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding study article , The Watchtower , which ann@@ oun@@ ces Jehovah’s Kingdom , is now the most wi@@ d@@ ely dist@@ ribu@@ ted j@@ our@@ n@@ al on earth !
To@@ ñ@@ i was not l@@ ate for work .
Consider how another Christian was able to help her Bible stud@@ ent .
He is our “ for@@ t@@ ress in the time of dist@@ ress . ”
What were the stud@@ ents ’ re@@ actions ?
To show the differ@@ ence in wor@@ ding in the two e@@ di@@ tions , see the example bel@@ ow from par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 2 of the first study article in this is@@ sue .
How can Paul’s counsel recorded at Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 4 benefit us ?
Re@@ fer@@ ring to an im@@ moral person within the Christian congregation , for example , the apostle Paul asked : “ Do you not know that a little le@@ av@@ en fer@@ ments the whole lum@@ p ? ”
Indeed , they must do so faith@@ fully to the end of their earthly course in order to be gr@@ anted “ the cro@@ wn of life . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
A future article in this seri@@ es will discus@@ s how to imp@@ ar@@ t moral valu@@ es in such discus@@ sions .
Such a desire is con@@ stru@@ ctive .
So I read it in se@@ cre@@ t at night , hi@@ ding under the co@@ v@@ ers .
If we stay close to Jehovah , he will for@@ give us and help us to he@@ al and to h@@ and@@ le similar situ@@ ations succ@@ ess@@ fully in the future . ​ — P@@ s .
If a@@ vail@@ able in your country , the bro@@ ch@@ ure may be ob@@ ta@@ ined by re@@ ques@@ ting a cop@@ y from the se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary of the local congregation .
A mirac@@ le occ@@ ur@@ red , and the bo@@ y “ came to life . ”
That is why as a family we study and pre@@ pare for meetings in our own language as well as in P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese . ”
David even sent what am@@ oun@@ ted to U@@ ri@@ ah’s death s@@ ent@@ ence by means of the man@@ ’s own hand !
Y@@ ou@@ ths in one A@@ si@@ an land are said to be respon@@ sible for half of the cri@@ m@@ es com@@ mit@@ ted in the pre@@ ce@@ ding ten - year peri@@ od .
Still , D@@ ell works hard to maintain a positi@@ ve attitude .
L@@ ed on by materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic desi@@ res , they view God’s purpose as un@@ at@@ tain@@ able and his la@@ ws as no longer app@@ li@@ ca@@ ble .
13 - 15 . ( a ) What assignment did the prophet Samuel receive ?
The apostle John wrote : “ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing in the world ​ — the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the show@@ y displa@@ y of one@@ ’s means of life — ​ does not origin@@ ate with the Father , but origin@@ ates with the world . ”
6 : 4 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ​ — Does “ P@@ le@@ as@@ ant C@@ ity ” ref@@ er to Jerusalem ? No .
In a relationship that is char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized by love and respect , there is no ro@@ om for though@@ t@@ less , har@@ s@@ h words .
The branch of@@ fice in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o respon@@ ded that there was an ur@@ g@@ ent need for Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers who could preach to the Eng@@ l@@ ish - speaking po@@ pul@@ ation in that country .
Ha@@ ving a ha@@ i@@ ry man@@ e gave them a fi@@ er@@ ce , li@@ on@@ like appe@@ ar@@ ance .
De@@ al@@ ing with others in l@@ ine with godly principles contribu@@ tes to pleas@@ ant rel@@ ations and happiness
What teachings tic@@ k@@ le pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s ear@@ s today ?
How can we imitate our car@@ ing God ?
By the way we teach , we can ex@@ emp@@ li@@ fy the kind of God we worship .
Isaiah said : “ Th@@ ough the wicked one should be sh@@ own fav@@ or , he simply will not learn righteousness .
S@@ av@@ on@@ ar@@ o@@ la th@@ under@@ ed : “ Ch@@ urch lead@@ ers , . . . at night you go to your con@@ cu@@ bin@@ es and in the mor@@ ning to your sac@@ r@@ am@@ ents . ”
T@@ wel@@ ve - year - old Re@@ be@@ cc@@ a re@@ ques@@ ted : “ P@@ le@@ ase keep the new e@@ dition going ! ”
Can you take advan@@ ta@@ ge of opportun@@ ities to sear@@ ch for deser@@ ving ones and preach to them ?
Many Christians have taken st@@ ep@@ s to simp@@ li@@ fy their li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le so that they can devo@@ te more time to the ministry .
We are bless@@ ed to have such knowledge .
What help@@ ful things can we consider during family worship ?
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ ally , though , a Christian may under@@ go t@@ ests , even to the point of death .
Fir@@ st transl@@ ations of the Bible in T@@ ah@@ iti@@ an , 18@@ 15 .
10 D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to God ​ — A L@@ over of J@@ us@@ tice
The second example has to do with plac@@ ing our ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines .
Many of Jehovah’s Witnesses were for@@ ced to fle@@ e from their ho@@ m@@ es , some@@ times re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly .
Ri@@ ght now , in fact , Satan is “ mis@@ le@@ ading the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ”
A@@ n an@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is of the Genesis account , however , lea@@ ves no doubt that people back then had the same conc@@ ep@@ t of time as we do today .
He esta@@ bli@@ shed the great spiritual temple , the arrang@@ ement for humans to appro@@ ach him in worship on the bas@@ is of Jesus ’ sacrifice .
We mo@@ des@@ tly recogn@@ ize that Jehovah is pu@@ re and holy and that his standards are the best gu@@ i@@ de for us .
7 , 8 . ( a ) How does one Christian father show pati@@ ence in teaching his daugh@@ ter ?
The teach@@ er spoke with the young man , but he den@@ i@@ ed the char@@ ges .
[ Bo@@ x / P@@ ic@@ tures on page 29 - 31 ]
It may well be , then , that your pe@@ ers at school would be g@@ la@@ d to listen to what you have to say about the Bible .
There will be “ new heavens and a new earth . . . , and in these righteousness is to d@@ well . ” ​ — 2 P@@ et .
After we@@ ek@@ s of tra@@ v@@ el , she was fin@@ ally get@@ ting used to the s@@ wa@@ ying ga@@ it of the cam@@ el as she s@@ at per@@ ched high at@@ op its back .
During all this time , our little group continued to be streng@@ th@@ ened by vis@@ its from three travel@@ ing overse@@ ers ​ — p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ ms as we used to call them — ​ H@@ er@@ ber@@ t S@@ en@@ i@@ or , Al@@ ber@@ t L@@ loy@@ d , and John B@@ l@@ an@@ ey .
“ I Sh@@ all C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly S@@ an@@ c@@ ti@@ fy My Gre@@ at N@@ ame ”
As a con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence , A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o Mar@@ t@@ in@@ i , who later became ar@@ ch@@ bi@@ sh@@ op of F@@ l@@ or@@ ence , pre@@ pared to transl@@ ate the V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate .
“ C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ AN@@ I@@ T@@ Y ex@@ ists only where the mem@@ ory of Jesus Christ is activ@@ ated in the@@ ory and prac@@ tice . ”
The very fact that wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness is on the inc@@ re@@ ase is a si@@ gn that we are cur@@ r@@ ently living in “ the last days ” of this system of things .
We can ask Jehovah for his holy spirit so that we can displa@@ y its fru@@ it@@ age when speaking with our relati@@ ves .
H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of milli@@ ons of people around the g@@ lo@@ be who are not Jewish have some knowledge of the ev@@ ent be@@ h@@ ind what might be called the first P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
The Hebrew word for “ of@@ fic@@ er ” occ@@ ur@@ s a number of times in Bible te@@ x@@ ts refer@@ ring to the days of Moses and Jo@@ shua .
C@@ ould any hope be more gl@@ ori@@ ous ?
• Why should we keep on see@@ king Jehovah , righteousness , and me@@ ek@@ ness ?
He experienced f@@ lu - like sy@@ mp@@ t@@ om@@ s and would be la@@ id up for days ​ — he could not do anything or see anyone .
A@@ no@@ ther way to devel@@ op pati@@ ence is by consider@@ ing how we should view the world and our personal circumstances .
11 : 5 .
But we were a@@ wak@@ ened , and Christ has sh@@ one on us , as Paul pointed out .
John continued : “ On this account be g@@ la@@ d , you heavens and you who re@@ side in them !
• Do my words come ac@@ ro@@ ss to you as in@@ sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve or ang@@ ry ?
In the cir@@ cu@@ it work , we started many Bible stu@@ dies for others to conduct .
H@@ as this effort to wi@@ den out pro@@ duc@@ ed resul@@ ts ?
1 , 2 . ( a ) What serious situation has resul@@ ted from a person@@ ’s being di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted while d@@ ri@@ ving ?
Because of the sin and imper@@ fe@@ ction pas@@ sed on to the human r@@ ace by sin@@ ful Adam , no present - day marriage is perfect .
Even so , in deci@@ ding whether to bur@@ n inc@@ en@@ se , a Christian should consider certain fac@@ t@@ ors .
As I gre@@ w up , my mother no@@ tic@@ ed that I had a f@@ la@@ ir for taking things ap@@ ar@@ t and pu@@ t@@ ting them back together again .
She had not been well for some time , so we took her to a ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
The resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus told his disciples : “ You will receive power when the holy spirit arri@@ ves upon you , and you will be wit@@ nesses of me both in Jerusalem and in all Ju@@ de@@ a and Sam@@ ari@@ a and to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ”
When his sin was ex@@ posed , A@@ cha@@ n showed that he real@@ ized the seri@@ ousness of what he had done , for he said : “ I have sin@@ ned against Jehovah . ”
Such a st@@ ate of mind may devel@@ op when one is sub@@ je@@ cted to con@@ st@@ ant ber@@ ating , exc@@ essi@@ ve and har@@ s@@ h cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism , or a@@ bu@@ sive ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it@@ ation .
On the other hand , certain refer@@ ences may be to boo@@ ks that have n@@ ames similar to boo@@ ks of the Bible but that are not ac@@ tually part of the Bible .
Jehovah has appointed Jesus as He@@ ad of the Christian congregation .
P@@ an@@ ama , 4 / 15 P@@ ur@@ ple T@@ ri@@ ang@@ le , 2 / 15
We were married in Ju@@ ly 19@@ 6@@ 3 on the How@@ ell f@@ ar@@ m , sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by our famili@@ es and with E@@ d Ho@@ op@@ er pre@@ si@@ ding .
However , when the Messi@@ ah arri@@ ved , he would in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce the new covenant fore@@ told by Jeremiah .
Even at the ris@@ k of their own life , they b@@ ol@@ dly and ze@@ al@@ ously pre@@ ached the good news . ​ — Acts 5 : 28 , 29 .
Yet , in the Bible , he is many times spo@@ ken of as being off@@ ended .
W@@ ere no@@ ne found that turned back to give glory to God but this man of another nation ? ’ ” ​ — Luke 17 : 17 , 18 .
From that day on , I did not speak to him or pre@@ pare food for him .
At times , our enem@@ ies may se@@ em to be get@@ ting the u@@ pp@@ er hand .
Why , they will be bless@@ ed with everlasting life in perfect health on a par@@ adise earth ! ​ — Psalm 37 : 10 , 11 ; Luke 23 : 4@@ 3 ; Revelation 21 : 3 - 5 .
What does the Bible say about the relati@@ ve value of the sacrific@@ es under the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law ?
5 : 14 , 15 ​ — Who is “ the prin@@ ce of the ar@@ my of Jehovah ” ?
Many in the Christian congregation today are very gr@@ ate@@ ful to those who helped them to understand the Bible .
Paul wrote : “ W@@ ho@@ ever e@@ ats the lo@@ a@@ f or dr@@ in@@ ks the c@@ up of the Lord un@@ wor@@ th@@ ily will be gu@@ il@@ ty res@@ pe@@ cting the body and the blood of the Lord . ”
• be a preci@@ ous her@@ it@@ age for our children ?
In the present - day Christian congregation , there are women like D@@ or@@ c@@ as who may make gar@@ ments or do other loving things for those in need .
H@@ op@@ e can prote@@ ct our thinking too .
We know this from the name given to the al@@ ta@@ r that G@@ ide@@ on er@@ e@@ cted at that place ​ — “ Jehovah - shal@@ om . ”
Wor@@ ds from the m@@ ou@@ th can he@@ al or h@@ ur@@ t .
F@@ ar@@ ther nor@@ th , S@@ y@@ ri@@ a th@@ reat@@ ened Juda@@ h’s peace .
Will we show greater concer@@ n for ga@@ ining Jehovah’s appro@@ val than for see@@ king material se@@ cur@@ ity ?
‘ He Le@@ a@@ ds M@@ e in T@@ rac@@ ks of R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness ’ ( O . C@@ am@@ p@@ b@@ ell ) , 3 / 1
But if anyone stan@@ ds set@@ t@@ led in his heart , having no necess@@ ity , but has authority over his own will and has made this decision in his own heart , to keep his own vi@@ r@@ g@@ in@@ ity , he will do well . ”
• What can we learn from Davi@@ d’s attitude toward Saul ?
I asked , ‘ Why ? ’
The faith@@ less pri@@ ests in ancient Jerusalem vie@@ wed the o@@ ffering of sacrific@@ es as a ti@@ re@@ some for@@ mal@@ ity .
W@@ ho@@ ever ex@@ al@@ ts himself will be hum@@ b@@ led . ”
“ C@@ ome Be My F@@ ol@@ low@@ er ”
The brothers had r@@ ented a bo@@ at so that a group of pione@@ ers ( full - time min@@ isters ) could preach to those living along the w@@ at@@ er@@ ways in the nor@@ ther@@ n part of the country .
When I married John
• What can we learn from the way Jesus often deal@@ t with op@@ pos@@ ers ?
What joy a@@ wa@@ its those rema@@ ining loyal to Jehovah ?
“ With hope we can face life with r@@ ene@@ wed di@@ lig@@ ence and a tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ ant spirit . ”
For wh@@ atever reason , the re@@ ality is that many people do find it very difficult to put faith in any@@ one@@ ’s promises .
This as@@ sur@@ ance was imp@@ lic@@ it in Jehovah’s promise that he would deli@@ ver them from Egy@@ pt and let them en@@ ter the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
Sa@@ id another individu@@ al : “ I had al@@ most been dra@@ wn into the quic@@ k - san@@ ds of in@@ fid@@ el@@ ity and feel that I was sa@@ ved by the ‘ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama of C@@ re@@ ation ’ which was sh@@ own here last sum@@ m@@ er . . . .
Just as Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah of old , an “ instru@@ ct@@ or in the fear of the true God , ” exerc@@ ised a fine influ@@ ence on young U@@ z@@ z@@ iah , king of Juda@@ h , so those who today have served Jehovah faith@@ fully for many years exer@@ t a good influ@@ ence on young people .
Jo@@ b@@ ’s example of di@@ gn@@ i@@ f@@ ying women , especially his marriage mate , is wor@@ thy of imit@@ ation .
The in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion also men@@ tions Bet@@ h ʹ@@ I@@ m@@ r@@ i .
Why has the conduct of Jehovah’s Witnesses during times of war imp@@ ressed many people ?
M@@ one@@ y is not evil , nor is it wrong to eng@@ age in hon@@ est bu@@ sin@@ ess .
“ They will buil@@ d hous@@ es and live in them , and they will pl@@ ant v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds and e@@ at their fru@@ it@@ age . ” ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 21 .
The human family was taken ho@@ st@@ age to sin .
Re@@ g@@ arding the effect of this war on the S@@ ele@@ u@@ ci@@ ds , Jewish scho@@ la@@ r M@@ en@@ a@@ he@@ m S@@ ter@@ n wrote : “ The enti@@ re stru@@ c@@ ture of the kingdom vi@@ r@@ tually col@@ la@@ p@@ sed . ”
Gal@@ ina expla@@ ins : “ In 199@@ 9 , my c@@ ous@@ in A@@ pol@@ on@@ ija came to vis@@ it us .
The back of each tr@@ act provi@@ des a question under the he@@ ading “ To Th@@ ink Ab@@ out ” and s@@ crip@@ tures that can be discus@@ sed on a return vis@@ it .
Today , there are some 8@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 !
There is no need to mem@@ or@@ ize these con@@ vers@@ ations ​ — no two children are al@@ ike , and different circumstances call for different respon@@ ses .
How do we prove that we fir@@ m@@ ly believe that God will “ cause justice to be done ” ?
In ac@@ tu@@ al fact , they can be opportun@@ ities for us to be fur@@ ther tra@@ ined by Jehovah .
Those expres@@ sing such sen@@ ti@@ ments draw inspi@@ r@@ ation from the fact that even now car@@ ing people do a tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous work to al@@ le@@ vi@@ ate the sa@@ d con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of “ a seem@@ ingly un@@ en@@ ding str@@ ing of con@@ f@@ li@@ cts and c@@ ris@@ es . ”
* All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to him . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 9 ; Matthew 28 : 18 .
He@@ ar now the prophe@@ t’s gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c des@@ crip@@ tion of Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es in action .
When I so@@ ber@@ ed up , I was ri@@ dd@@ led with gu@@ il@@ t .
Why do all of us need to gu@@ ard against ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness ?
How do we know that Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess is not a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c ?
But the gi@@ r@@ l and her mother , know@@ ing they had com@@ promised , would have been the most un@@ happy people in the world . ”
Ch@@ ar@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s and ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds v@@ ary .
In K@@ il@@ k@@ en@@ n@@ y , we stu@@ died with a young man three times a we@@ ek even though viol@@ ent mo@@ bs th@@ reat@@ ened us .
E@@ arly G@@ ro@@ w@@ th in Bible Tru@@ th
Mi@@ ght such a tr@@ end devel@@ op in my case ?
R@@ o@@ st@@ is@@ la@@ v , however , was concer@@ ned about the pol@@ itical and e@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ as@@ tic@@ al influ@@ ence of the Ger@@ man@@ ic tri@@ bes .
A@@ ar@@ on Not P@@ uni@@ shed for M@@ ak@@ ing Go@@ l@@ den C@@ al@@ f , 5 / 15
Of course , the m@@ ere fact that we person@@ ally are un@@ able to expla@@ in how a health te@@ ch@@ ni@@ que works does not in it@@ self mean that it invol@@ ves some form of spi@@ rit@@ ism .
The Father used the Son to bring everything into ex@@ ist@@ ence ​ — from the mind - bo@@ g@@ gl@@ ing heavens with their coun@@ t@@ less st@@ ars and g@@ al@@ a@@ xi@@ es to our beau@@ ti@@ ful pl@@ an@@ et and the w@@ il@@ d@@ life that in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ts it .
Those who have come to know Jehovah have many reas@@ ons to rejo@@ ice .
Be@@ ing very ti@@ red , the ow@@ ner is temp@@ ted to tell them that the re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ant is clo@@ sed , but he deci@@ des to serve them .
• With a@@ pa@@ thy and indi@@ ffer@@ ence to religion s@@ we@@ ep@@ ing the g@@ lo@@ be , why do so many people still prof@@ ess beli@@ ef in God ?
On@@ to the P@@ ath of R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness L@@ ater in Li@@ fe
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , as our heavenly H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est , Jesus ‘ sy@@ mp@@ a@@ th@@ iz@@ es with our we@@ ak@@ nesses , ’ or according to R@@ o@@ ther@@ h@@ am@@ ’s ver@@ sion , he has “ fellow - feel@@ ing with our we@@ ak@@ nesses . ” ​ — Hebrews 4 : 15 .
Jehovah’s purpose was not about to be th@@ war@@ ted by apost@@ ates in the congregation any more than it was by K@@ or@@ ah cen@@ tu@@ ries before .
On the other hand , those who dis@@ reg@@ ard God’s righteous standards do not find the happiness and fre@@ e@@ dom they seek .
Because their listen@@ ing provided no comfort .
“ My k@@ ne@@ es were kno@@ c@@ king together , my hands were sh@@ ak@@ ing , and my te@@ et@@ h were ch@@ at@@ ter@@ ing , ” Ju@@ li@@ o said , ad@@ ding that he had to buil@@ d the enti@@ re talk around those fi@@ ve s@@ crip@@ tures .
Satan knew that a person might accept a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous d@@ are because of pri@@ de and a desire not to lo@@ se face in fr@@ on@@ t of others .
Although evil ab@@ oun@@ ds now , God is per@@ mit@@ ting it for a li@@ mit@@ ed time to allow all to see its sa@@ d con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
Ke@@ ep in mind Satan’s acc@@ us@@ ation concer@@ ning Job : “ W@@ ould Job worship you if he got nothing out of it ?
The Devil certainly has no interest in end@@ or@@ sing that arrang@@ ement or see@@ ing it succ@@ e@@ ed .
Be@@ fore lea@@ ving for Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , I went to a se@@ am@@ st@@ ress sh@@ op in Corin@@ th to have a co@@ at made .
And The Ex@@ pan@@ ded V@@ in@@ e@@ ’s Ex@@ pos@@ it@@ ory Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent Wor@@ ds de@@ fin@@ es the word as “ a wi@@ z@@ ard , s@@ or@@ cer@@ er , a pre@@ tend@@ er to ma@@ gi@@ c po@@ wers , a prof@@ ess@@ or of the ar@@ ts of wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft . ”
S@@ tri@@ ve to live in har@@ mony with God’s standards and thus show that you are willing to sub@@ mit to his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Be@@ ing a@@ do@@ p@@ ted by Jehovah as “ sons , ” they become Jesus ’ brothers .
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , though , not ever@@ yone who is un@@ married is sing@@ le by cho@@ ice .
He became like a w@@ ol@@ f ba@@ ring its te@@ et@@ h before att@@ ac@@ king its pre@@ y without mer@@ cy .
He also men@@ tions “ bro@@ ther@@ ly love ” and no@@ tes that such love should be sh@@ own with “ tend@@ er affe@@ ction . ” ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 9 , 10@@ a .
How can we imitate Paul’s attitude as we pre@@ pare to share the truth with “ all s@@ or@@ ts of people ” in our ter@@ rit@@ ory ? ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Those we@@ ek@@ s ended 4@@ 8@@ 3 years later , in 29 C.E . , when Jesus of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th was baptized and anointed with holy spirit , thus be@@ coming the Messi@@ ah . ​ — Mat@@ t .
And the events sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding his bir@@ th form the bas@@ is of a st@@ ory that has likely been told more often than any other in human hist@@ ory .
“ The things be@@ h@@ ind ” may be such things as a lu@@ cr@@ ative care@@ er , the se@@ cur@@ ity of bel@@ ong@@ ing to a we@@ al@@ thy family , or even serious past sin@@ s of which we have rep@@ ented and “ been wa@@ shed clean . ”
( b ) To be su@@ it@@ able for Jehovah’s service , what did Moses need to learn ?
In this article and the next , let us enjoy some s@@ par@@ k@@ ling g@@ em@@ s found in L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us , a gift from God that helps us to eng@@ age in holy worship .
Per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed by his col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es , he took up an in@@ ten@@ sive course of ad@@ di@@ tional spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ized tra@@ ining .
In his illustr@@ ation of the un@@ pro@@ duc@@ tive fi@@ g t@@ ree , Jesus showed God’s pati@@ ence with the Jewish nation .
It takes hum@@ ility to end@@ ure what may se@@ em un@@ just .
The ancient Israelites did have “ sign@@ s , ” or standards , around which their three - tri@@ be div@@ isions ga@@ ther@@ ed while in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
This indic@@ ates that let@@ ters and repor@@ ts were fre@@ qu@@ ently sent from the ho@@ m@@ el@@ and to R@@ ome . ​ — Acts 28 : 17 , 21 .
I was baptized in F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 200@@ 1 .
It was de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely the spiritual boo@@ st I needed .
Such ent@@ ities also serve as leg@@ al in@@ str@@ um@@ ents to h@@ and@@ le matters rel@@ ated to pro@@ per@@ ty ow@@ n@@ er@@ ship , reli@@ ef efforts , contr@@ ac@@ ts for the use of conven@@ tion fac@@ il@@ ities , and so for@@ th .
The same app@@ lies to a Christian who continu@@ es to car@@ ry a fi@@ re@@ ar@@ m as part of his se@@ cul@@ ar work .
“ What is truth ? ”
If Jesus was willing to s@@ le@@ ep under the st@@ ars when necess@@ ary , then we should be happy to do the same if our assignment requi@@ res it . ”
S@@ up@@ pose you have been off@@ ended by a brother and you cannot put it be@@ h@@ ind you .
You may have been sur@@ pris@@ ed to read those words : “ That people may know that you , who@@ se name is Jehovah , you al@@ one are the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh over all the earth . ”
Today , Satan is b@@ ent on destro@@ ying our spiritu@@ ality by prom@@ o@@ ting a bat@@ tle of the mind .
How is spiritual food provided , and why is it vital ?
The ro@@ le of “ help@@ er ” and “ comple@@ ment ” ​ — that of being supp@@ or@@ tive of her husband as he ca@@ res for his family responsi@@ bil@@ ities — ​ is an hon@@ or@@ able one in@@ deed .
1 : 1 – 7 : 17 )
W@@ ould it not be even more help@@ ful to p@@ our out your feelings to the God who promises to comfort our hearts ? ​ — 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 16 , 17 .
The Bible c@@ alls Jesus “ the fir@@ st@@ born of all cre@@ ation . ”
Let me star@@ t at the beg@@ in@@ ning .
Why was Isaiah a good example for us ?
How can it benefit you and your family ?
Those who are always anxi@@ ous mis@@ s the rich joy that comes from serving Jehovah . ”
Af@@ ter@@ ward , she kin@@ dly offered to d@@ ri@@ ve C@@ la@@ i@@ re to the sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing cen@@ ter .
This cou@@ ple@@ ’s faith@@ ful@@ ness has truly had Jehovah’s blessing .
However , they said : “ G@@ o and serve Jehovah wh@@ er@@ ever he direc@@ ts . ”
A@@ no@@ ther s@@ ource of help has been the comm@@ end@@ ation I receive from my wife and other matu@@ re Christians .
It is no won@@ der that people vie@@ wed her as “ an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent woman . ”
Ex@@ peri@@ enced Christian elders around the world have been appointed to over@@ see and give imp@@ e@@ tu@@ s to the Kingdom - preaching work in the lands where they serve .
But each we@@ ek M@@ other ke@@ en@@ ly a@@ wa@@ ited Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d’s bro@@ ad@@ ca@@ st@@ s and listen@@ ed in@@ ten@@ tly as his vo@@ ice cr@@ ac@@ k@@ led for@@ th from our an@@ ti@@ que bat@@ ter@@ y - op@@ er@@ ated ra@@ di@@ o set .
( b ) How does our know@@ ing Jehovah re@@ move any doubt about his actions ?
W@@ he@@ ther of the anointed or of the “ other sheep , ” we are like f@@ ra@@ il ear@@ then v@@ ess@@ els .
Re@@ fa@@ shi@@ on@@ ing the S@@ ou@@ l
God had con@@ dem@@ ned the people of A@@ mal@@ ek because of their un@@ pro@@ vo@@ ked att@@ ack on the Israelites following the Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us from Egy@@ pt .
U@@ su@@ ally , though , this only ser@@ ves to es@@ cal@@ ate the ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent .
S@@ el@@ f - interest was his concer@@ n .
11 , 12 . ( a ) What is the most important v@@ ow we will ever make ?
Can we really be sure that Jehovah is inter@@ ested in imper@@ fect humans ?
A@@ ha@@ b or@@ der@@ ed that Mi@@ ca@@ iah be thro@@ wn into pris@@ on with re@@ duc@@ ed r@@ ations .
To what conduct were wicked pri@@ ests tur@@ ning a bl@@ ind e@@ ye ?
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful worshipp@@ ers must dec@@ isi@@ vely r@@ en@@ oun@@ ce un@@ righteousness .
Phil@@ o@@ ’s first language was Greek , as was true of many Jews in A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a .
But one sin he com@@ mit@@ ted was especially re@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible , and he may have al@@ lu@@ ded to it in Psalm 32 .
De@@ c@@ lar@@ ing the Go@@ od Ne@@ ws in the R@@ ice F@@ i@@ el@@ ds of T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n
I was thr@@ il@@ led that I was fin@@ ally lear@@ ning the ans@@ wers to my questions . ”
An@@ s@@ wers to these questions will draw us clo@@ s@@ er to God and at the same time help us to teach others . ​ — 2 Timothy 2 : 2 ; James 4 : 8 .
“ Acc@@ ep@@ ting a change when it comes and a@@ da@@ p@@ ting to it can be difficult , ” ad@@ m@@ its one long@@ time el@@ der .
A T@@ im@@ ely Ar@@ r@@ ang@@ ement H@@ el@@ ps to Su@@ sta@@ in the Bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od
We may also see evidence of Jose@@ p@@ h’s influ@@ ence in Jesus ’ physical gro@@ w@@ th .
Lo@@ ve ​ — A@@ n E@@ s@@ sen@@ ti@@ al Q@@ u@@ ality
The qu@@ ality of kindness will be consider@@ ed in a future article in this seri@@ es on the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s holy spirit .
There is no question that the Law was righteous .
Acc@@ ording to his se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary P@@ y@@ ar@@ el@@ al , Mo@@ h@@ and@@ as G@@ and@@ h@@ i , the l@@ ate spiritual lead@@ er of In@@ dia , ob@@ served : “ E@@ ar@@ th provi@@ des en@@ ough to satis@@ fy every man@@ ’s need but not for every man@@ ’s gre@@ ed . ”
After all , con@@ vi@@ ction is@@ n@@ ’t the result of one large ch@@ un@@ k of truth . It comes from many small pi@@ e@@ ces of evidence . ”
The Scriptures are full of prayers and thoughts that would ti@@ e in with our ‘ un@@ ut@@ tered gro@@ an@@ ings . ’
R@@ ap@@ e was likely com@@ mon@@ place .
We want to ple@@ ase Jehovah , so we are determined to be clean in every way .
E@@ ven@@ tually , the son accepted a Bible study .
• What can make up for any l@@ ack of n@@ atur@@ al teaching ability on our part ?
The C@@ ra@@ ft gives you the fre@@ e@@ dom to pi@@ ck and sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ently honor your own form@@ s of the Di@@ v@@ ine . ”
Per@@ haps people with bad mo@@ ti@@ ves may even try to take advan@@ ta@@ ge of your situation .
Ex@@ peri@@ ence in life comes with the pas@@ sing of time .
By this time , Joh@@ n@@ ’s pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce toward the Witnesses was beg@@ in@@ ning to m@@ el@@ t , so he asked her about two to@@ pi@@ c@@ s on which his fa@@ ther’s beli@@ ef@@ s differ@@ ed from his ​ — whether Jesus is God and whether Christians should pray to M@@ ary .
He said : “ Ke@@ ep this one mar@@ ked and sto@@ p associ@@ ating with him . ”
G@@ r@@ and@@ pa in 194@@ 8
What a preci@@ ous gift they proved to be to those who obe@@ yed them !
After the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . , the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of Juda@@ h f@@ led to Egy@@ pt des@@ pite the prophet Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s war@@ ning .
This faithful brother is still re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed by many on the is@@ land for his ze@@ al and ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality .
Mo@@ re@@ over , they were div@@ or@@ c@@ ing the wi@@ ves of their you@@ th , pos@@ si@@ bly to mar@@ ry fore@@ ign women .
B@@ less@@ ed With W@@ on@@ der@@ ful O@@ pp@@ or@@ tun@@ ities
Our decisions will honor God only if we invit@@ e him to help us in making them .
Do we displa@@ y loving - kindness in our relation@@ shi@@ ps with fellow believers ?
I was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that this enc@@ oun@@ ter was the answer to my prayer .
The gro@@ w@@ th ga@@ ined such m@@ om@@ en@@ tu@@ m that by 19@@ 7@@ 2 there were over 14@@ ,000 Witnesses , and a new fi@@ ve - st@@ ory branch of@@ fice was buil@@ t in Nu@@ ma@@ zu , sou@@ th of To@@ k@@ yo .
We have God’s Word , the Bible .
But will the Christians exerc@@ ise faith and remain al@@ er@@ t to the fulfill@@ ment of Jesus ’ prophecy ?
He also ex@@ is@@ ted before there were any other in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent be@@ ings , such as his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son and the angels .
( b ) Why is it important that we understand the meaning of the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart ?
Wh@@ ere can we find such wise words ?
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al D@@ ar@@ k@@ ness — The S@@ ource
Be@@ fore we can cultiv@@ ate love for Jehovah in others , we must know and love him ourselves .
In har@@ mony with Jesus ’ comm@@ and , they are res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful toward all govern@@ ments .
We ought to medit@@ ate pe@@ ace@@ fully about our concer@@ ns and res@@ ol@@ ve them in associ@@ ation with fellow believers . ​ — Proverbs 18 : 1 .
Yet , I still some@@ times feel inf@@ eri@@ or .
I@@ magine Jose@@ p@@ h’s feelings as P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers came with the ro@@ y@@ al sum@@ m@@ ons .
They were so succ@@ ess@@ ful that even people from other nations came to know Jehovah .
How can we devel@@ op such love ?
( b ) Who serve together as Jehovah’s servants today ?
It is a uni@@ que spiritual en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment sh@@ ared with fellow believers , who are at peace with Jehovah God and with one another .
“ Lord , even the dem@@ ons are made sub@@ ject to us by the use of your name , ” they said .
The first - century Jewish hist@@ ori@@ an Jose@@ ph@@ us makes it ob@@ vi@@ ous that the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es consider@@ ed themselves to be kind , g@@ ent@@ le , just , and al@@ together right for their t@@ ask .
To be sure , we may not find a text that spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses our situation .
V@@ ic@@ t@@ ory would he@@ a@@ p glory on the w@@ in@@ n@@ ers and on their home city .
How can we make good use of illustr@@ ations in our ministry ?
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : W@@ r@@ ite down all your fi@@ x@@ ed ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses .
May we be determined to benefit ourselves by atten@@ ding the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al on Mar@@ ch 31 , 20@@ 18 .
However , the Bible pres@@ ents Jesus as being the Son of God who was born on earth ; he was not the same as or e@@ qu@@ al to Jehovah , the al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God .
M@@ er@@ ci@@ fully , however , he was allow@@ ed to fle@@ e from the av@@ eng@@ er of blood to one of the si@@ x c@@ ities of refu@@ ge .
However , few jo@@ ys in life can com@@ pare with the ple@@ asure of help@@ ing someone obey what the Bible teach@@ es .
“ I got baptized after three months of Bible study , ” she says .
In the Bible , sin is lik@@ ened to de@@ b@@ t and for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess is com@@ pared to the can@@ c@@ el@@ l@@ ation of a de@@ b@@ t .
It was the language of the ancient A@@ z@@ te@@ c@@ s , and it is still spo@@ ken by 1@@ .@@ 5 milli@@ on people in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , just like the first - century Jews , most people today ign@@ ore the evidence of the Messi@@ ah’s pres@@ ence .
M@@ an@@ dy * was a stud@@ ent and also one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
‘ How Will I P@@ re@@ ach ? ’ ( par@@ al@@ y@@ tic ) , 1 / 15
How did Moses displa@@ y faith and courage ?
Instead , I op@@ ened my own bu@@ sin@@ ess .
One Witness said this about why meeting attend@@ ance in his congregation was low : “ The brothers are just get@@ ting ti@@ red .
We rejo@@ ice that , in whole or in part , to d@@ ate over 10@@ 6@@ ,@@ 4@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 co@@ pi@@ es of this transl@@ ation have been pr@@ inted in 38 langu@@ ages .
The f@@ our@@ th point of simil@@ ar@@ ity between the present day and the p@@ re - F@@ lood world is seen in the work that Noah was com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned to do .
However , one day a pro@@ per@@ ty ow@@ ner un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly asked whether we would like to bu@@ y his land ; he was mo@@ ving to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
Since we did not think high@@ ly of Christi@@ an@@ ity , my sister and I wanted to show them po@@ lit@@ ely that they were wrong .
Still , they pers@@ ist in s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ing the Witnesses .
James wrote : “ Be@@ come do@@ ers of the word , and not hear@@ ers only , dec@@ ei@@ ving y@@ ourselves with false reason@@ ing .
P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife re@@ ached for Joseph and cri@@ ed out : “ Li@@ e down with me ! ”
How do they respon@@ d to their view of God’s glory ?
W@@ ell , listen to Jesus ’ invit@@ ing words : “ C@@ ome to me , all you who are to@@ il@@ ing and lo@@ ad@@ ed down , and I will ref@@ res@@ h you .
Wor@@ shi@@ p@@ ers of the true God also allow@@ ed others to put them under o@@ ath .
God did so when he sent his Son to the earth .
W@@ ould not any who re@@ act that way be eas@@ y pre@@ y for those b@@ ent on st@@ am@@ p@@ ing them out ?
In S@@ ene@@ g@@ al , people can be found s@@ it@@ ting in the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts sel@@ ling f@@ ish , ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les , or fru@@ it at the mar@@ ke@@ t or rec@@ l@@ ining under a ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic ba@@ o@@ ba@@ b t@@ ree dr@@ in@@ king at@@ aya , a some@@ what bit@@ ter gre@@ en te@@ a .
“ I have been taught to be res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful of others who@@ se beli@@ ef@@ s di@@ ff@@ er from mine , ” she said toward the conclu@@ sion , “ and I than@@ k you for res@@ pe@@ cting my decision not to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s . ”
Although I was sh@@ y , I accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed my parents in the preaching work .
See the article “ H@@ ome S@@ cho@@ ol@@ ing ​ — Is It for You ? ”
“ After rel@@ e@@ ase from pris@@ on , I was re@@ un@@ ited with my family .
Jehovah coun@@ sel@@ s the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Z@@ ion : “ C@@ ome back to me with all your hearts . ”
Do@@ ing so br@@ ings a gr@@ and re@@ ward .
God’s words to Job f@@ ill four chap@@ ters in the book of Job ​ — chap@@ ters 38 through 4@@ 1 .
A M@@ ex@@ i@@ can mother nam@@ ed E@@ s@@ per@@ anza has car@@ ed for ei@@ ght children al@@ one .
Re@@ c@@ ently , for example , a religious teaching order in I@@ rel@@ and public@@ ly a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ zed for the way some teach@@ ers had a@@ bu@@ sed their authority over children in their care .
What was the fru@@ it@@ age of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness ?
Ther@@ efore , “ the wa@@ il@@ ing of Ha@@ da@@ d@@ ri@@ m@@ m@@ on ” may ref@@ er to the m@@ our@@ ning over Jo@@ si@@ ah’s death .
In S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 19@@ 6@@ 7 a cam@@ pa@@ ign to r@@ ound up all of Jehovah’s Witnesses s@@ we@@ pt ac@@ ro@@ ss the country .
What helped E@@ no@@ ch to remain faithful to God ?
Even Jesus was held of little account and was des@@ p@@ ised by men , but that did not af@@ fect the way Jehovah vie@@ wed him .
Some 3@@ 00 years later , in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the 1@@ 6@@ th century , r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned Fr@@ en@@ ch prin@@ ter - scho@@ la@@ r R@@ ob@@ er@@ t E@@ s@@ ti@@ en@@ ne made things even e@@ asi@@ er .
27 See the Di@@ ffer@@ ence in Pe@@ ople
We can also refle@@ ct on why we served .
He ans@@ wers questions asked by s@@ inc@@ ere people who seek the meaning of life .
Since the Devil first en@@ tic@@ ed humans to support his ri@@ val so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , your si@@ ding with Jehovah’s rul@@ er@@ ship s@@ ends Satan a message that is l@@ ou@@ d and clear .
On the other hand , it would be such a reli@@ ef to get ri@@ d of a w@@ re@@ t@@ ched cre@@ ature like you . ”
In ad@@ dition to the war@@ ning against i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , there is another important less@@ on in this account .
“ Many people ref@@ er to d@@ ates before that year as B.@@ C . , or before Christ , ” expla@@ ins The World Bo@@ ok En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia . “ They use A@@ .@@ D . , or an@@ no D@@ om@@ in@@ i ( in the year of our Lord ) , for d@@ ates after that year . ”
Although some may mis@@ ju@@ dge you , you can “ p@@ our out your heart ” to Jehovah , confid@@ ent that he under@@ stan@@ ds you , “ for not the way man se@@ es is the way God se@@ es , because m@@ ere man se@@ es what appe@@ ars to the eyes ; but as for Jehovah , he se@@ es what the heart is . ”
O@@ r would love for Jehovah and deep appreciation for his ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent qualities move you to continue to walk in all his ways ?
The refer@@ ences to Le@@ ban@@ on , C@@ ar@@ me@@ l , and S@@ har@@ on must have ev@@ o@@ ked a satis@@ f@@ ying and lo@@ vely i@@ ma@@ ge to the Israelites .
In@@ f@@ lu@@ enced by the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ​ — How ?
So how can parents n@@ ur@@ ture in their children a th@@ ir@@ st for bene@@ fi@@ cial knowledge ?
27 U@@ p@@ hold Jehovah’s S@@ over@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y !
When fac@@ ed with tri@@ als , we should pray@@ er@@ fully turn to Jehovah for strength and wisdom .
That they found him to be just and appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble is indic@@ ated by Jo@@ b@@ ’s own words : “ If I used to refu@@ se the judgment of my slave man or of my slave gi@@ r@@ l in their case at law with me , then what can I do when God ris@@ es up ?
Why would the Devil want to see Ad@@ am@@ ’s self - respect di@@ min@@ ish ?
Jesus ’ prophecy about the last days reve@@ als that he will for the very first time act as Ju@@ dge of all nations after the des@@ tru@@ ction of false religion .
Jesus ’ death on the st@@ ake was a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative b@@ ru@@ ising in the he@@ el .
Tru@@ th is relati@@ ve ​ — people make their own truth .
Con@@ form@@ ing to God’s standards can contribu@@ te to our physical well - being now .
This article will help us to learn from ancient and mo@@ der@@ n examples of those who have fac@@ ed di@@ re circumstances .
The less@@ on from the first two ver@@ ses of Psalm 37 is this : Do not allow their succ@@ ess to cause you to de@@ vi@@ ate from your cho@@ s@@ en course to serve Jehovah .
I had gro@@ wn up in a ni@@ ce family , I went to good scho@@ ol@@ s , and now I was working at a jo@@ b that I loved .
What did King David re@@ qu@@ est of Jehovah , and how is that re@@ qu@@ est pres@@ ently being gr@@ anted ?
Job end@@ ur@@ ed his tri@@ al , but it reve@@ aled a f@@ law .
By re@@ je@@ cting divine rul@@ er@@ ship , they lost out on the prote@@ ction and blessings that sub@@ je@@ ction to God had af@@ for@@ ded them .
At such times , God accep@@ ts expres@@ sions found in his Word as prayers co@@ ver@@ ing our needs .
W@@ H@@ O has not experienced in@@ justice of some s@@ ort during his li@@ fe@@ time ?
A present - day serv@@ ant of God does not fi@@ ght in liter@@ al w@@ ars , but there may be times in your life when you too need faith and courage .
Be@@ fore an inter@@ ested person be@@ comes one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , he makes chang@@ es , often having to con@@ qu@@ er ad@@ dic@@ tive vi@@ ces that are dis@@ pleas@@ ing to God .
E@@ very M@@ on@@ day , this special pioneer made a 40 - m@@ ile [ 6@@ 5 k@@ m ] tri@@ p just to conduct the Bible study with the de@@ a@@ f fi@@ sh@@ er@@ man .
S@@ p@@ end as much time as possible with your children ​ — at rest and at work , at home and when travel@@ ing , in the mor@@ ning when you get up and at night before you go to bed .
( b ) How can we avoid cultiv@@ ating a love of things in the world ?
This article discus@@ ses vari@@ ous ways in which we can show that we tre@@ asure our place in the Christian congregation .
W@@ ell , who had the great@@ est interest in see@@ ing the child Jesus put to death , pre@@ ven@@ ting him from gro@@ wing up and fulfill@@ ing his mis@@ sion on earth ?
• Ha@@ ve you set a reason@@ able time for the we@@ d@@ ding rec@@ ep@@ tion to conclu@@ de ?
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , a bus@@ y person may h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to study the Bible .
Sh@@ ould we , then , allow the fle@@ et@@ ing pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity of ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers to dis@@ tur@@ b us ?
F@@ or@@ ti@@ fic@@ ations of the present wicked system of things will be just as us@@ eless against the we@@ ap@@ on@@ ry in God’s heavenly ar@@ sen@@ al , ready for his early use in sel@@ e@@ ctive des@@ tru@@ ction .
• What opportun@@ ities to serve are o@@ pen to us ?
But Jehovah never t@@ ests us with bad things .
K@@ ur@@ t lo@@ c@@ ated a su@@ it@@ able supp@@ li@@ er , and a pri@@ ce was ag@@ re@@ ed upon .
Who , though , are Satan the Devil and the dem@@ ons ?
Even God’s cho@@ s@@ en people , the nation of Israel , f@@ ell into a pat@@ ter@@ n of dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
And should we not want to make it our go@@ al to imp@@ ro@@ ve the qu@@ ality of our prayers ?
How g@@ la@@ d we are to have such un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish Christian women among us today !
The s@@ il@@ ver c@@ up and what was said about it were evid@@ ently part of a sub@@ ter@@ fu@@ ge or str@@ at@@ ag@@ em .
They took their eyes off the ro@@ ad , as it were .
Although many refer@@ red to the 198@@ 0 ’ s as the A@@ ge of Gre@@ ed , what came before and after shows that human re@@ action to money has chang@@ ed little through the years .
15 : 14 , 15 .
( b ) How might Satan dec@@ ei@@ ve us regarding the matter of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y ?
Just as Jesus received tra@@ ining from his Father , we can take advan@@ ta@@ ge of the educ@@ ation that Jehovah is now provi@@ ding .
From left to right : my father with my brother , John , on his la@@ p , E@@ s@@ ther , me , and my mother
For one thing , God’s inspired Word says : “ The fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit is love , joy , peace , long - suffering , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , faith , mil@@ dness , [ and ] self - control . ”
U@@ sing the family circumstances of the prophet Ho@@ se@@ a , Jehovah illustr@@ ated his end@@ uring love .
What are its at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive fe@@ atu@@ res ?
T@@ O@@ D@@ A@@ Y people the world over feel that they are d@@ ro@@ w@@ ning in bad news .
Timothy was even willing to sub@@ mit to circum@@ c@@ ision at Paul’s re@@ qu@@ est ​ — not because that was a requi@@ re@@ ment for Christians but because Paul did not want to give the Jews to whom they would preach any reas@@ ons to ob@@ ject to the pres@@ ence of this young man who@@ se father was a G@@ ent@@ ile . ​ — Acts 16 : 3 .
These acc@@ oun@@ ts some@@ times expla@@ in how those individuals cop@@ e with their problems or even temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily take their min@@ ds off them by see@@ king to help others come to know Jehovah and his wonderful promises .
Hence , no@@ body is a vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of f@@ ate .
“ The Son of man came , ” says the Bible , “ not to be minis@@ tered to , but to minis@@ ter and to give his soul a ransom in ex@@ change for many . ”
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful humans all the way back to A@@ be@@ l enjo@@ yed a close relationship with Jehovah because they exerc@@ ised faith and had confidence in the promised Se@@ ed .
In his first letter to the Corinthians , Paul ad@@ ded an as@@ sur@@ ance that was very mean@@ ing@@ ful for him : “ Just as in Adam all are d@@ ying , so also in the Christ all will be made ali@@ ve . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 22 .
For cen@@ tu@@ ries , it has been used in Eng@@ l@@ ish in the form “ Jehovah . ” ​ — Psalm 8@@ 3 : 18 .
We can do so succ@@ ess@@ fully by ap@@ pl@@ ying the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s wise ad@@ vice .
In his ei@@ gh@@ th year on the thro@@ ne of Juda@@ h , 15 - year - old Jo@@ si@@ ah s@@ ought to know and do Jehovah’s will . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 34 : 1 - 3 .
H@@ er son never set her up for ad@@ ul@@ ation , let al@@ one worshi@@ p@@ ful devo@@ tion .
Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at and A@@ ha@@ z@@ iah buil@@ t shi@@ ps together , which ended up being w@@ rec@@ ked , not accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing the purpose for which they were buil@@ t . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
My friend Ch@@ er@@ i on a mo@@ vi@@ e set
Di@@ d they sto@@ p kno@@ c@@ king ?
Re@@ fer@@ ring to God’s cho@@ s@@ en people of ancient times , Isaiah 6@@ 4 : 8 states : “ O Jehovah , you are our Father . ”
Our Creat@@ or@@ ’s purpose , then , was for humans to live and be@@ ar children in Par@@ adise here on earth .
Christian Ne@@ u@@ tr@@ ality V@@ er@@ su@@ s T@@ er@@ r@@ or@@ ism
He cont@@ ends that God is un@@ du@@ ly re@@ stri@@ ctive in his rul@@ er@@ ship over his cre@@ atu@@ res and that no one ser@@ ves Jehovah with a pu@@ re mo@@ tive , that people do so only for sel@@ f@@ ish gain .
And al@@ though the teach@@ ers did not use si@@ gn language , my cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es taught me to si@@ gn .
If someone says that certain la@@ ws should be re@@ moved or chang@@ ed , we do not take si@@ des , and we do not in@@ s@@ ist that the person change his op@@ in@@ ion .
During this time many I@@ x@@ il died .
“ E@@ i@@ ght years . ”
We feel dist@@ ressed by the p@@ light of our si@@ ck loved one because we are made in the i@@ ma@@ ge of our com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate God , Jehovah .
Be@@ ing imper@@ fect , however , we some@@ times say things that we later reg@@ re@@ t .
Ju@@ ly 15 , 200@@ 8
Au@@ th@@ or Ke@@ ith W@@ ard no@@ tes that as mankind en@@ tered the mo@@ der@@ n er@@ a , ba@@ r@@ ba@@ ris@@ m did not dec@@ re@@ ase but in@@ stead “ re@@ ached he@@ igh@@ ts never pre@@ vi@@ ously i@@ mag@@ in@@ able . ”
All were happy , reli@@ ev@@ ed , and gr@@ ate@@ ful for their res@@ cu@@ e .
Like the Su@@ pre@@ me Ju@@ dge who appointed them , the elders also must h@@ ate anything that res@@ em@@ bl@@ es par@@ ti@@ ality in judgment . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 10 : 17 , 18 .
What is to take place “ in the re - cre@@ ation ” ?
( a ) What spiritual ob@@ lig@@ ation will the slave class continue to fulf@@ ill ?
As we con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate the mar@@ vel@@ s of cre@@ ation , we have to ag@@ ree with Job , who said of Jehovah : “ Who can res@@ ist him ?
For example , a seem@@ ingly cr@@ itical situation develop@@ ed when Israel@@ ite war@@ ri@@ ors were fi@@ gh@@ ting the Phil@@ ist@@ ines .
“ V@@ ari@@ e@@ ties of O@@ per@@ ations ”
It will be publi@@ shed in@@ stead in the F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 1 is@@ sue .
P@@ re@@ j@@ udi@@ ce ​ — G@@ lo@@ ba@@ l Pro@@ ble@@ m , 6 / 1
This could mean that the wisdom that the wise stri@@ ve to at@@ tain is their ri@@ ches , and it crow@@ ns , or ad@@ or@@ ns , them .
Con@@ t@@ ac@@ ting them or sub@@ mit@@ ting to their influ@@ ence is not to be taken ligh@@ tly , for they , just like their lead@@ er , Satan the Devil , would like to de@@ v@@ our us .
Then they can prove that they love Jehovah .
( b ) How did David re@@ act to Sa@@ ul@@ ’s ani@@ mo@@ s@@ ity ?
At times , we were or@@ der@@ ed to do work that direc@@ tly supp@@ or@@ ted the war effort of the Na@@ z@@ is .
When we arri@@ ved , there was only one is@@ ol@@ ated group in the city as well as a mission@@ ary home with four sisters : E@@ s@@ ther T@@ rac@@ y , R@@ am@@ ona Ba@@ u@@ er , Lu@@ iz@@ a S@@ ch@@ war@@ z , and L@@ or@@ ra@@ ine Bro@@ o@@ k@@ es ( now W@@ al@@ le@@ n ) .
Those se@@ par@@ ate recor@@ ds are no longer ex@@ t@@ ant . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 11 : 4@@ 1 ; 14 : 19 ; 15 : 7 .
They im@@ medi@@ ately moved away from the ten@@ ts of K@@ or@@ ah , Da@@ than , and A@@ bi@@ ra@@ m , from every side . ”
The Bible war@@ ns that “ in@@ to@@ x@@ ic@@ ating li@@ qu@@ or is bo@@ is@@ ter@@ ous . ”
• Who provi@@ des the best example of we@@ aring spiritual ar@@ m@@ or , and why should we consider his example care@@ fully ?
Ther@@ efore , we g@@ la@@ dly tell others that all who sub@@ mit to Kingdom rule , obey God , and do what is righteous can have a relationship with him as his friends .
He allow@@ ed “ a va@@ st mi@@ x@@ ed compan@@ y ” of n@@ on - Israelites , including Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans , to accom@@ pan@@ y his people when he deli@@ vered them from Egy@@ pt .
He wants people to come to a knowledge of the truth so that they too can learn to worship and serve him and be bless@@ ed .
Paul ex@@ hor@@ ted the Eph@@ es@@ ians : “ Let all mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous bit@@ ter@@ ness and anger and wr@@ ath and s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing and a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch be taken away from you . ”
Yet , to what ex@@ t@@ ent do we in@@ war@@ dly re@@ tain some ne@@ g@@ ative feelings or su@@ spi@@ ci@@ ons toward people of that ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound ?
At Jesus ’ baptism , John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er saw “ the heavens being par@@ ted and , like a do@@ ve , the spirit coming down upon him . ”
C@@ ho@@ o@@ sing the high@@ est educ@@ ation today br@@ ings joy and re@@ war@@ ds .
“ Be T@@ ra@@ ining Y@@ our@@ self ”
Those bo@@ ys might eas@@ ily have r@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ized a course of com@@ promise .
D@@ en@@ n@@ is , my brother ten years my j@@ uni@@ or , was ex@@ emp@@ ted from mil@@ it@@ ary service on the con@@ dition that he remain in his se@@ cul@@ ar emp@@ loy@@ ment .
( b ) How is Jehovah show@@ ing pati@@ ence in our day ?
As we eng@@ age in the disci@@ ple - making work , we do well to think deep@@ ly about how much we have benef@@ ited because someone took the time to study the Bible with us .
In Au@@ gu@@ st 20@@ 00 , more than 1@@ ,000 religious lead@@ ers me@@ t at the Un@@ ited N@@ ations in New Yor@@ k for the M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m World Pe@@ ace S@@ um@@ mit .
En@@ m@@ ity would pers@@ ist between Satan and God’s “ woman . ”
By that time , she was married to a man who was a cl@@ an head in his v@@ il@@ la@@ ge . As a result of M@@ er@@ e@@ ’s cho@@ ice to live by Bible principles , her husband and his relati@@ ves tre@@ ated her c@@ ru@@ el@@ ly , and fellow v@@ il@@ la@@ g@@ ers s@@ nu@@ b@@ bed her .
What did Jesus mean when he told his disciples : “ I began to b@@ eho@@ ld Satan already fal@@ le@@ n like ligh@@ t@@ ning from heaven ” ?
God saw into A@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s heart , where love for a material pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion had e@@ c@@ li@@ p@@ sed any sense of mer@@ cy , justice , or com@@ pas@@ sion .
And this message affe@@ cts all individuals and nations for good or for bad , dep@@ en@@ ding on their re@@ action to it .
“ Re@@ ward for Your A@@ c@@ tiv@@ ity ” ( A@@ sa ) , 8 / 15 S@@ al@@ t Lo@@ sing S@@ al@@ in@@ ity ? , 12 / 1
The Bible tel@@ ls us about some of God’s servants who said or did things that h@@ ur@@ t others .
I also received loving vis@@ its from older ones in our congregation ​ — some of whom had end@@ ur@@ ed similar tri@@ als .
In some c@@ as@@ es , Jehovah’s people contribu@@ ted for spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c pro@@ je@@ cts .
It was then that he offered me the Bible for a we@@ ek@@ ’s bre@@ ad al@@ lo@@ t@@ ment .
How does the par@@ able of the sheep and the go@@ ats af@@ fect our view of the preaching work ?
9 : 18 ; 1 C@@ or .
T@@ ag@@ al@@ o@@ g Ju@@ ly 13 - 15
“ W@@ el@@ come One A@@ no@@ ther ”
Because of sin , what feelings are comm@@ on among God’s faithful servants ?
“ Ar@@ ound 8@@ 5 % of g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l f@@ ish sto@@ c@@ ks are over - ex@@ p@@ lo@@ ited , de@@ ple@@ ted , fully ex@@ p@@ lo@@ ited or in reco@@ very from ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it@@ ation . ” ​ — B@@ B@@ C , S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 20@@ 12 .
* As was nor@@ ma@@ l for young new@@ l@@ y@@ we@@ ds in their are@@ a , they felt that they had to bu@@ y a house .
What have they done in the face of such con@@ f@@ li@@ cts ?
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of these have served as full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers — pione@@ ers and mission@@ aries — s@@ pre@@ ading the Kingdom good news to “ the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ”
It ref@@ ers to anything that makes a person se@@ em we@@ igh@@ ty or important to others .
( b ) How will “ the m@@ el@@ o@@ dy it@@ self of the ty@@ ran@@ n@@ ic@@ al ones ” be su@@ p@@ pres@@ sed ?
To my great sur@@ pris@@ e , at gra@@ du@@ ation I was assign@@ ed back to my home country of Au@@ stri@@ a to continue in the cir@@ cu@@ it work .
After being sen@@ ten@@ ced , but before being sent to the fe@@ der@@ al p@@ en@@ it@@ enti@@ ary in A@@ t@@ l@@ an@@ ta , Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ a , the ei@@ ght sp@@ ent their first few days of inc@@ ar@@ cer@@ ation in the R@@ a@@ y@@ mon@@ d S@@ tre@@ et j@@ a@@ il in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k .
Such faith can strengthen you to make any chang@@ es needed to gain God’s appro@@ val .
By ex@@ pos@@ ing wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and op@@ pres@@ sion along with their true s@@ ource , God helps us to keep free of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness ourselves .
We don@@ ’t need a lo@@ t materi@@ ally any@@ way . ”
G@@ u@@ ten@@ ber@@ g@@ ’s pres@@ s in Ma@@ in@@ z was op@@ er@@ ating in 14@@ 5@@ 5 .
W@@ ould pur@@ su@@ ing what I want now mean pu@@ t@@ ting spiritual inter@@ ests in the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound ?
• Even if we are de@@ pres@@ sed , why should we always trust in Jehovah ?
To whom did Jesus speak , and why might his listen@@ ers have found it hard to do what was asked of them ?
P@@ res@@ ent - day elders must not ‘ sto@@ p up their ear@@ s ’ to leg@@ iti@@ mate com@@ pla@@ in@@ ts .
Not when Jesus was a ba@@ by in a m@@ anger .
In 19@@ 13 , M@@ other became a Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ent , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then called .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , the t@@ it@@ le pages of their early public@@ ations fe@@ atu@@ red the T@@ et@@ ra@@ gr@@ am@@ mat@@ on , as the four Hebrew let@@ ters of God’s personal name are known .
There are a lo@@ t of people who pre@@ di@@ ct up@@ coming events — with v@@ ar@@ ying resul@@ ts .
In fact , if the t@@ it@@ le or su@@ pers@@ crip@@ tion is long , it is often coun@@ ted as two ver@@ ses , and the number of ver@@ ses in the psal@@ m inc@@ reas@@ es acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly .
Jehovah will comfort you and give you courage .
How important it is to gu@@ ard against fe@@ e@@ ding the pri@@ de of others as well as allow@@ ing it to devel@@ op in us !
The book The E@@ arly Christian A@@ t@@ titu@@ de to W@@ ar says : “ In@@ as@@ much as they [ Jesus ’ teachings ] rul@@ ed out as il@@ lic@@ it all use of viol@@ ence and in@@ j@@ ur@@ y against others , c@@ learly imp@@ lied [ was ] the il@@ leg@@ iti@@ ma@@ cy of par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in war . . .
We can hope to succ@@ e@@ ed only if we turn to Jehovah , who gener@@ ously gives holy spirit to those s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely as@@ king him .
The Bible expla@@ ins the reason for the spiritual side of man@@ ’s n@@ ature , saying : “ God pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to cre@@ ate the man in his i@@ ma@@ ge , in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge he cre@@ ated him ; m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale he cre@@ ated them . ”
V@@ ic@@ k@@ y was a lo@@ vely ba@@ by gi@@ r@@ l ​ — heal@@ thy , cu@@ te , and full of life .
200@@ 2 “ Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous Kingdom Pro@@ claim@@ ers ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tion Lo@@ c@@ ations M@@ A@@ Y 17 - 19 R@@ O@@ C@@ H@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ E@@ R , N@@ Y , B@@ lu@@ e C@@ ro@@ ss Ar@@ ena , 1@@ 00 Ex@@ change B@@ l@@ v@@ d . M@@ A@@ Y 24 - 26
He is a to@@ wer@@ ing gi@@ ant ​ — a fi@@ er@@ ce and in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ating fo@@ e .
L@@ ater , when the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an king S@@ en@@ n@@ ach@@ eri@@ b th@@ reat@@ ened to att@@ ack Jerusalem , He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah showed great courage and faith .
Gi@@ ving a Tho@@ r@@ ough Witness With “ Go@@ od C@@ oura@@ ge ”
• What do we learn from the prayers of the early Christians ?
Can anything help us to maintain a positi@@ ve out@@ look ?
Our par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation at meetings pro@@ ves that we love our brothers and that we are part of Jehovah’s large congregation .
Th@@ ink back on your years in the truth .
We need not l@@ ist the r@@ ange of problems children may have that bring dis@@ tur@@ ban@@ ce to parents and others .
E@@ i@@ ght cl@@ as@@ ses are ga@@ ther@@ ed in one ro@@ om , the stud@@ ents r@@ ang@@ ing in age from 7 to 15 .
His example guid@@ es us , helps us to char@@ t our course so that we can avoid serious sin and can ple@@ ase Jehovah God .
They left the ch@@ ur@@ ches , and religion was no longer important to them .
He lived during a time when “ man@@ ’s wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness was great on the earth ” and “ every inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of the thoughts of his heart was only bad all the time . ”
The first man , Adam , lived for cen@@ tu@@ ries .
Yet , she per@@ c@@ ei@@ ves Jehovah’s streng@@ th@@ ening hand help@@ ing her to end@@ ure in many ways .
A person@@ ’s going under the water re@@ pres@@ ents his d@@ ying to his form@@ er life course .
We used to hi@@ de our bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ les some dist@@ ance away , but often someone found them and cu@@ t the ti@@ res or re@@ moved the a@@ ir from them .
Even though this prophecy was written h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of years before Gre@@ e@@ ce became d@@ om@@ in@@ ant , every de@@ ta@@ il came true .
Bethel means “ H@@ ouse of God , ” and Bethel ho@@ m@@ es are the plac@@ es of re@@ si@@ d@@ ence of Christian vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers serving at the he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters and at the branch of@@ fic@@ es of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety .
We set@@ t@@ led in M@@ il@@ t@@ on , O@@ nt@@ ari@@ o , and soon a new congregation was form@@ ed there .
On the sub@@ ject of dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing , they know , of course , that the Bible says “ to qu@@ it mi@@ x@@ ing in compan@@ y with anyone called a brother that is a for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ or or a gre@@ e@@ dy person or an i@@ do@@ later or a re@@ v@@ il@@ er or a dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ d or an ex@@ t@@ or@@ tion@@ er , not even e@@ ating with such a man . ”
They “ seek peace and pur@@ sue it . ” ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 11 .
For a number of we@@ ek@@ s during the first year , a new member of the Bethel family attend@@ s a fine we@@ ek@@ ly school desi@@ gn@@ ed to bro@@ ad@@ en his or her understanding of the Scriptures .
The resul@@ ts of such efforts have been encourag@@ ing .
My wife sen@@ sed that something was happ@@ ening , and she asked if I had spo@@ ken with my friend who was associ@@ ated with the Witnesses .
In contr@@ ast , the Bible does not set out a long l@@ ist of rul@@ es .
The pos@@ si@@ bility cannot be rul@@ ed out that this rep@@ ent@@ ant and appreci@@ ative woman was now among them , em@@ ba@@ r@@ king upon a godly way of life with a clean conscience , a r@@ ene@@ wed sense of purpose , and a much deep@@ er love for God . ​ — Luke 8 : 1 - 3 .
K@@ wa@@ bena , in G@@ h@@ ana , tel@@ ls why he asked for God’s help , “ I lost my well - pa@@ ying jo@@ b in con@@ stru@@ ction . ”
The si@@ e@@ ge of the in@@ land city of T@@ y@@ re was so in@@ ten@@ se and str@@ en@@ u@@ ous that the he@@ a@@ ds of Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar@@ ’s tro@@ op@@ s were made bal@@ d by the cha@@ f@@ ing of their hel@@ me@@ ts and their sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders were ru@@ b@@ bed ba@@ re from car@@ r@@ ying building materi@@ als for to@@ wers and for@@ ti@@ fic@@ ations . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 26 : 7 - 12 .
Rather , let us use our preci@@ ous days and years of life to praise Jehovah .
Then , a su@@ per@@ vis@@ or offered Mar@@ c a prom@@ o@@ tion ​ — a full - time position with a bi@@ g sal@@ ary .
The same was true of G@@ reg@@ ory of Na@@ z@@ i@@ an@@ z@@ us .
A F@@ or@@ m@@ er Pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te B@@ r@@ ings Jo@@ y to Jehovah’s H@@ ear@@ t
What ad@@ vice does she give ?
“ I just try to be ca@@ su@@ al , ” she says .
Ma@@ ir@@ ambu@@ bu and I often travel@@ ed to Bal@@ y@@ k@@ ch@@ y .
The time had fin@@ ally arri@@ ved to se@@ par@@ ate the we@@ e@@ ds from the whe@@ at .
After doing that , we accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed another group of in@@ mat@@ es back to the ba@@ r@@ rac@@ ks .
You have no doubt heard such expres@@ sions many times .
“ Ke@@ ep in mind those in pris@@ on b@@ on@@ ds , ” wrote the apostle Paul to his fellow Christians .
The cl@@ er@@ gy acc@@ used him of be@@ tra@@ ying the ch@@ urch and man@@ ag@@ ed to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce the king to sto@@ p him from working on the Bible .
When he was three months old , he was hi@@ d@@ den by his mother in the re@@ e@@ ds of the N@@ ile , where P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s daugh@@ ter found him .
Jesus , the I@@ mp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al T@@ e@@ ach@@ er
Mal@@ ach@@ i 1 : 10 says : “ ‘ Who also is there among you that will shu@@ t the do@@ ors ? And you men will not light my al@@ ta@@ r ​ — for nothing .
Me@@ dit@@ ation on Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts will help us to displa@@ y godly qualities .
What prophe@@ ci@@ es were ful@@ filled by Jesus ’ tri@@ u@@ mp@@ ha@@ l en@@ try into Jerusalem ?
Sa@@ il@@ ors have to be sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to d@@ anger sign@@ s , especially when st@@ or@@ ms are bre@@ wing .
But Jehovah does not think that one person or group of people is better than another .
With H@@ er@@ man H@@ en@@ sc@@ he@@ l ( M@@ il@@ t@@ on@@ ’s father ) at G@@ ile@@ ad , 194@@ 6
I@@ mp@@ os@@ sible fi@@ gu@@ res are not the only things that appe@@ ar different from what they really are .
Go@@ od friends not only accept wise counsel but also give it .
So when our view of a Bible pas@@ sage is cl@@ ari@@ fied , let us rejo@@ ice in advan@@ c@@ ing truth !
All people living then will be righteous ​ — and hon@@ est . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
Be inc@@ l@@ ined to for@@ give that person .
There is even a field of eng@@ in@@ e@@ ering , called bi@@ om@@ i@@ me@@ tic@@ s , that se@@ ek@@ s to mi@@ mi@@ c desi@@ gn@@ s found in n@@ ature .
How can we at@@ tr@@ act people to the message we preach ?
Why is the time that we live in uni@@ que ?
W@@ rit@@ ing to Rom@@ an E@@ mp@@ er@@ or A@@ nt@@ on@@ in@@ us P@@ i@@ us ( 1@@ 38 - 1@@ 6@@ 1 C.E . ) , Ju@@ st@@ in Mar@@ ty@@ r held that Christians pa@@ id their ta@@ x@@ es “ more re@@ adi@@ ly than all men . ”
That spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c assignment is given to each one of us .
Yes , our being confid@@ ent that God will sa@@ ve us prote@@ cts our thinking fac@@ ul@@ ties , help@@ ing us to keep our sen@@ ses des@@ pite ad@@ vers@@ ity , op@@ position , and temp@@ tation .
As we witness these develop@@ ments , we may won@@ der what has happened to soci@@ ety .
One of them now ser@@ ves with us as a pioneer . ”
You might be sur@@ pris@@ ed to know that such fi@@ gh@@ ts were in@@ iti@@ ally held at the fun@@ er@@ als of important person@@ ages .
D@@ et@@ er@@ min@@ ed to W@@ al@@ k in Jehovah’s N@@ ame
Why is it important to control the t@@ ong@@ ue ?
So how could the apostle Peter say that the Jewish people and their rul@@ ers “ ac@@ ted in ign@@ or@@ ance ” in having him ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted ? ​ — Acts 3 : 17 .
The next day , this message was found in a conven@@ tion contribu@@ tion bo@@ x : “ I am n@@ ine years old .
Jesus also said : “ Because of the inc@@ reas@@ ing of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness , the love of the greater number will gro@@ w co@@ ld . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 12 .
Such a sin@@ ner will sur@@ ely be p@@ uni@@ shed .
He a@@ ver@@ ted disa@@ ster by giving a mil@@ d rep@@ ly .
We lik@@ ened it to the d@@ ess@@ er@@ t at the end of a me@@ al ​ — s@@ we@@ et but not the ma@@ in course .
Go@@ dly devo@@ tion is displa@@ yed in many ways
When the s@@ cri@@ bes and older men were un@@ willing to give an answer , Jesus said : “ N@@ ei@@ ther am I tel@@ ling you by what authority I do these things . ”
When World W@@ ar I started in 1914 , I was ei@@ ght years old .
So in its effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess and per@@ man@@ ence , Jesus ’ of@@ fice as H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est is uni@@ que .
When King Saul of Israel felt that David had become a th@@ re@@ at to his k@@ ing@@ ship , Saul “ was continu@@ ally loo@@ king su@@ spi@@ ci@@ ously at David . ”
At a later time , the el@@ der would want to in@@ qui@@ re about how things are going in the family and offer more help if that is needed .
How fo@@ ol@@ ish to “ walk st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght on into the way of the bad ones ” by ex@@ pos@@ ing ourselves to the viol@@ ence fe@@ atu@@ red in much of the en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment in to@@ da@@ y’s world !
One day soon , at just the right time , Jesus will come to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te God’s judgment on this system .
How Di@@ d Satan and the D@@ em@@ ons C@@ ome to Be ?
And vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers are involved in such pro@@ je@@ cts as building Kingdom H@@ alls ​ — a work that also gives a witness .
God is love . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , it is God’s purpose for the earth to be an et@@ er@@ n@@ al home for mankind .
We all need money , of course .
The school instru@@ ct@@ ors inclu@@ ded Al@@ ber@@ t S@@ ch@@ ro@@ e@@ der , who is now a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , as well as Ma@@ x@@ well F@@ ri@@ end and J@@ ack Re@@ d@@ for@@ d , who have since died .
P@@ le@@ ase no@@ tice two poin@@ ts expres@@ sed here that can help us to understand Jehovah’s pati@@ ence .
I am g@@ la@@ d those efforts bor@@ e fru@@ it and have resul@@ ted in many deep and lasting fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps that help me to end@@ ure in my assignment . ”
“ We have information that you atten@@ d a meeting every we@@ ek in a h@@ all at the end of this ro@@ ad and that you take a lo@@ t of liter@@ ature there . ”
That u@@ su@@ ally works better than p@@ ho@@ ne c@@ alls at ran@@ dom times or l@@ ate at night .
13 : 4@@ 3 .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T | G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S K@@ IN@@ G@@ D@@ O@@ M ​ — W@@ H@@ A@@ T C@@ A@@ N I@@ T M@@ E@@ A@@ N F@@ O@@ R Y@@ O@@ U ?
And her joy was com@@ p@@ oun@@ ded , for Jesus later appe@@ ared to his half brother James , no doubt in priv@@ ate .
How do you contribu@@ te to the b@@ ond of love that un@@ ites us ?
C@@ lo@@ se associ@@ ation with the local brothers helped us to ad@@ just to our new sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s . ”
O@@ h , what a reli@@ ef that will be to the great mul@@ titu@@ de of sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors ! ​ — Revelation 7 : 9 , 10 , 14 ; 20 : 1 - 3 .
• How do ancient po@@ t@@ sh@@ er@@ ds con@@ fir@@ m the Bi@@ bli@@ cal rec@@ ord ?
What questions will help us to an@@ al@@ y@@ ze how much we love ple@@ a@@ sures ?
Thus , as a cre@@ ated being , Jesus f@@ ran@@ k@@ ly stated : “ The Father is greater than I am . ” ​ — John 14 : 28 .
As we person@@ ally pre@@ pare for the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , we would find it bene@@ fi@@ cial to give pray@@ er@@ ful thought to our God - given hope .
Our study is a n@@ on@@ sto@@ p con@@ vers@@ ation .
On@@ ly if the you@@ th is willing to make a so@@ le@@ m@@ n promise will the man ad@@ mit him into his family .
Be@@ ing encourag@@ ing is not the exc@@ lu@@ sive responsi@@ bility of the elders .
Ho@@ se@@ a@@ ’s prophecy reve@@ als what about God’s feelings ?
No , because that would have fur@@ ther under@@ min@@ ed respect for his authority , perhaps encourag@@ ing future re@@ bel@@ li@@ ons and resul@@ ting in even greater suffering .
G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol ​ — 60 Ye@@ ars of Mis@@ sion@@ ary T@@ ra@@ ining
▪ When does the c@@ all@@ ing of Christians to a heavenly hope ce@@ ase ? ​ — May 1 , 200@@ 7 , pages 30 - 31 .
How does true worship un@@ ite people ?
I had pre@@ vi@@ ously stu@@ died the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Mo@@ de@@ l of a Greek war@@ ship , a tri@@ re@@ me
And we can ​ — in fact we should — ​ find in those words a valu@@ able su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion about what we bring up to Jehovah in prayer about ourselves .
The same j@@ our@@ n@@ al later said : “ We may be confid@@ ent , based on the A@@ mar@@ na let@@ ters , that a city , sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant for its time , ex@@ is@@ ted then . ”
Be@@ ing a Jewish religious scho@@ la@@ r , N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s was no doubt famili@@ ar with the way that the Hebrew Scriptures use the ter@@ m “ spirit of God ” ​ — God’s ac@@ tive for@@ ce , which can influ@@ ence people to per@@ form special fe@@ ats .
Jehovah lo@@ ves his faithful worshipp@@ ers , including those who are de@@ a@@ f .
Ch@@ il@@ dren ​ — really , all members of the family — ​ th@@ ri@@ ve in a pe@@ ace@@ ful , loving en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
The opportunity pres@@ ented it@@ self when she received an invit@@ ation to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in this special preaching activ@@ ity .
Still , he expe@@ cts us to be sub@@ mis@@ sive .
That is not all there is to God’s judgment against Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at .
F@@ am@@ ily he@@ a@@ ds are told : “ Do not be ir@@ rit@@ ating your children , but go on br@@ ing@@ ing them up in the discipl@@ ine and ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on of Jehovah . ”
We have develop@@ ed close fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps with them and have mutu@@ al trust and respect . ”
A Go@@ al to P@@ ur@@ sue
Why is it good to re@@ exam@@ ine the ways in which we show our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de ?
In fact , he ur@@ ges us to draw close to him .
“ I Will Mar@@ ch Ar@@ ound Your Al@@ ta@@ r , O Jehovah ”
“ He is not far off from each one of us . ”
During the night , we heard the cri@@ es and gro@@ an@@ ings of those being t@@ or@@ tur@@ ed .
( 6 ) F@@ o@@ x , A .
Our attitude toward the Kingdom H@@ all ​ — both the physical stru@@ c@@ ture and the spiritual activities taking place there — ​ should den@@ o@@ te prop@@ er respect .
Mo@@ re@@ over , angels did not first come into ex@@ ist@@ ence as humans on earth ​ — whether as ba@@ bi@@ es , children , or ad@@ ul@@ ts .
In some coun@@ tri@@ es , high@@ er educ@@ ation is govern@@ ment s@@ pon@@ s@@ ored and qu@@ ali@@ fied stud@@ ents do not have to pa@@ y fe@@ es or tu@@ iti@@ on .
May we also seek the guid@@ ance of God’s holy spirit , for “ he who is s@@ ow@@ ing with a view to his flesh will re@@ a@@ p cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion from his flesh , but he who is s@@ ow@@ ing with a view to the spirit will re@@ a@@ p everlasting life from the spirit . ”
But Jehovah was w@@ atch@@ ing .
R@@ em@@ ember P@@ ra@@ ise and Th@@ an@@ k@@ s@@ giving
W@@ ise King Solomon wrote : “ T@@ ake a war@@ ning : To the making of many boo@@ ks there is no end , and much devo@@ tion to them is we@@ ar@@ is@@ ome to the flesh . ”
What ad@@ vice does he now give about re@@ aching the heart of a relati@@ ve who has a different faith ?
One travel@@ er is d@@ ri@@ ving in the st@@ re@@ et , the other is wal@@ king on the si@@ de@@ walk .
The Bible writ@@ er Luke rec@@ oun@@ ts : “ N@@ ei@@ ther was [ Jesus ] for@@ s@@ ak@@ en in H@@ ad@@ es [ hel@@ l , King James V@@ er@@ sion ] nor did his flesh see cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion . ”
To praise Jehovah effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely , what mo@@ tive is needed ?
At a conven@@ tion , a sister showed S@@ and@@ r@@ a personal interest .
Fir@@ st , they need to make “ a thor@@ ough inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ation and in@@ qui@@ ry ” to esta@@ bl@@ ish if wrong has been done .
There he read some liter@@ ature publi@@ shed by the In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then known .
‘ Why ?
Bro@@ ther Y@@ ac@@ o@@ s ​ — a sto@@ ck@@ y brother with a ready sm@@ ile — ​ was inter@@ ested in people .
Rev@@ e@@ al@@ ing the s@@ ource of her s@@ or@@ ro@@ w , she says : “ I had been living with a man for 18 years and was very un@@ happy because he refu@@ sed to mar@@ ry me .
You may have tri@@ ed to imitate some of the ways in which he taught , such as his use of questions and illustr@@ ations .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , we now see evidence of the si@@ gn of Jesus ’ pres@@ ence and of the conclu@@ sion of this wicked system of things . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Peter in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar disa@@ p@@ pointed Jesus sever@@ al times .
For more than 20 years , Joseph had no cont@@ act with his el@@ der@@ ly father , the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Jac@@ o@@ b .
W@@ he@@ ther in field service , at meetings , or on so@@ cial occasi@@ ons , elders are always shepher@@ ds
; N@@ ut@@ ter , S .
He most likely would be concer@@ ned about those who have not yet heard the “ good news of the kingdom . ”
The Bible also shows that e@@ th@@ ni@@ c h@@ at@@ red go@@ es back a long way .
Jehovah’s holy spirit can work in our heart and mind to inc@@ re@@ ase our desire to do our very best in his service .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , the g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gi@@ es supp@@ lied by the two Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ ers di@@ ff@@ er .
L@@ ik@@ ely that sen@@ ti@@ ment has cro@@ s@@ sed your mind or li@@ ps .
In their vi@@ ct@@ ory s@@ ong , Moses and the Israelites tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ an@@ tly san@@ g : “ Your right hand , O Jehovah , is pro@@ ving it@@ self powerful in ability , your right hand , O Jehovah , can sh@@ at@@ ter an enem@@ y . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 15 : 6 . A@@ no@@ ther less@@ on is that the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty deep@@ ly desi@@ res to prote@@ ct his people .
Our Le@@ ad@@ er , Jesus Christ , said : “ It is written , ‘ M@@ an must live , not on bre@@ ad al@@ one , but on every ut@@ ter@@ ance coming for@@ th through Jehovah’s m@@ ou@@ th . ’ ”
S@@ and@@ ans@@ ki
The ess@@ ence of all of Jehovah’s la@@ ws and regul@@ ations can be sum@@ m@@ ed up in a sing@@ le word : love .
D@@ ali@@ a and her mother have continued to make spiritual prog@@ ress .
“ Ke@@ ep on as@@ king , and it will be given you , ” Jesus said .
We cannot be sure what “ great things ” Bar@@ u@@ ch was see@@ king for himself .
Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 2 : 14 provi@@ des the answer : “ The earth will be filled with the know@@ ing of the glory of Jehovah as the w@@ at@@ ers themselves co@@ ver over the se@@ a . ”
15 S@@ how A@@ p@@ preci@@ ation for Jehovah’s Gen@@ er@@ os@@ ity
While Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th continued in the preaching work , I was asked to help my father , who was then the only transl@@ at@@ or of our Bible liter@@ ature into the K@@ an@@ na@@ da language .
As we left the li@@ e@@ u@@ ten@@ ant col@@ on@@ el@@ ’s of@@ fice , the of@@ fic@@ er who had in@@ iti@@ ally sc@@ ol@@ ded me con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed : “ Now I am con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that you really do have faith ! ”
By that time , I was doing se@@ cre@@ t@@ ari@@ al du@@ ties for M@@ il@@ t@@ on H@@ en@@ sc@@ he@@ l , who had wor@@ ked with Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r for de@@ ca@@ des .
Let us consider a few of the principles and how we can apply them in our life .
Some of them have since left the is@@ land for vari@@ ous reas@@ ons .
R@@ em@@ ember , too , that ar@@ gu@@ ing does not always invol@@ ve sh@@ ou@@ ting .
Paul was not su@@ gg@@ es@@ ting that living people be baptized on be@@ half of those who died in an un@@ baptized st@@ ate .
We are wise to cultiv@@ ate fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah .
They could appreci@@ ate him for his teachings , for his appe@@ al@@ ing qualities , and for his wonderful works .
Jehovah’s great@@ ness is without li@@ m@@ its .
When we became servants of God , we made a trans@@ form@@ ation . This change affe@@ cted every are@@ a of our life .
Mar@@ k@@ in ) , May
N@@ ei@@ ther should under@@ mine the other or in other ways di@@ min@@ ish his or her self - confidence .
E@@ ach is expe@@ cted to provide the other with the mar@@ it@@ al “ du@@ e , ” or se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations that a married person has the right to receive .
Some take on too much work , s@@ low@@ ly we@@ ar down , and end@@ anger their own health .
No doubt you have heard some of these expres@@ sions or the g@@ ist of them .
As the du@@ st c@@ lear@@ ed , though , one se@@ g@@ ment of the w@@ all em@@ er@@ ged in@@ t@@ act .
God’s Word also provi@@ des examples of how we may respon@@ d to se@@ v@@ ere cor@@ rection and how to ac@@ knowledge res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully some past wr@@ ong@@ doing or ne@@ g@@ lig@@ ence .
I@@ N AL@@ L the hist@@ ory of mankind , only one person has lived his whole life without sin@@ ning . That is Jesus .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of evid@@ ent de@@ fi@@ ci@@ en@@ ci@@ es , however , his many works are reg@@ ar@@ ded as a pri@@ c@@ eless tre@@ a@@ sur@@ y .
May we continue to show our love not just “ in word ” but also “ in deed and truth . ”
What , if anything , can others do to help ?
Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h
If not , what new activities can you try ?
Ye@@ ars ear@@ li@@ er , they could have been kil@@ led for doing this .
Mo@@ re@@ h
Those who ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le the divine war@@ n@@ ings s@@ oun@@ ded by God’s mo@@ der@@ n - day servants should real@@ ize what fa@@ il@@ ure to he@@ ed the war@@ n@@ ings will mean .
God’s ang@@ el would pas@@ s over the land and sla@@ y Egy@@ p@@ t’s fir@@ st@@ born , but the obedi@@ ent Israelites would be prote@@ cted , and then they could go free . ​ — E@@ x .
I@@ F TH@@ E@@ R@@ E is a He@@ are@@ r of prayer , lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally he must be the Creator .
At first , the congregation me@@ t in a gu@@ es@@ th@@ ouse in S@@ po@@ d@@ n@@ je G@@ or@@ je .
Moses ’ succ@@ ess@@ or , Jo@@ shua , also wit@@ ness@@ ed Jehovah’s fear - inspi@@ ring de@@ e@@ ds in Egy@@ pt and in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
If these s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls were Q@@ um@@ ran@@ ’s li@@ br@@ ary , who were its re@@ si@@ d@@ ents ?
For in us there is no power before this large crow@@ d that is coming against us ; and we ourselves do not know what we ought to do , but our eyes are toward you . ”
In this way , you will be able to “ ta@@ st@@ e and see that Jehovah is good ” and ac@@ qui@@ re the knowledge that , when put into prac@@ tice , lea@@ ds to everlasting life . ​ — Psalm 34 : 8 ; John 17 : 3 .
He also teach@@ es us how to worship him and shows us the best way to live .
The c@@ hi@@ ef told him : “ This man is refu@@ sing to si@@ gn that he has st@@ op@@ ped wit@@ ness@@ ing .
Now they have famili@@ es , and we are bless@@ ed with si@@ x lo@@ vely gr@@ and@@ children .
For example , when we are face - to - face with temp@@ tation to do something that would je@@ op@@ ar@@ di@@ ze our Christian standing , how do we re@@ act ?
St@@ an@@ le@@ y R@@ o@@ g@@ ers and other faithful Witnesses in Li@@ ver@@ po@@ ol travel@@ ed to give Bible le@@ c@@ tures in R@@ un@@ cor@@ n , where a new congregation soon s@@ pr@@ an@@ g up .
Can you also take the in@@ iti@@ ative to help your children to view the congregation as an ex@@ ten@@ sion of your family ? ​ — Mark 10 : 29 , 30 .
I saw people r@@ un@@ ning for their lives ​ — a@@ ban@@ don@@ ing their valu@@ ed pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons in the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts .
Our God pur@@ posed that even imper@@ fect humans should be close to him , and he is ready and willing to receive them into his fav@@ or as close friends .
P@@ E@@ O@@ P@@ L@@ E will@@ ingly make sacrific@@ es for the things that are important to them .
No enem@@ ies were coming in , as the Babyl@@ on@@ ians once did , to car@@ ry off su@@ ck@@ l@@ ings or to cu@@ t down men who were in the pri@@ me of their life .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N experi@@ enc@@ ing cal@@ am@@ ity , the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job received a vis@@ it from his three friends Eli@@ p@@ ha@@ z , Bil@@ da@@ d , and Z@@ op@@ ha@@ r .
Tru@@ e Pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity in God’s New World
“ I e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly a@@ wa@@ ited my study every We@@ d@@ n@@ es@@ day , ” she said , “ as my questions were ans@@ wer@@ ed one by one with con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing Bible pro@@ of . ”
The apostle Paul was not here discus@@ sing the an@@ c@@ es@@ try of the Messi@@ ah .
La@@ ba@@ n saw it too , for the few ani@@ mal@@ s he had on Jac@@ ob@@ ’s arri@@ val gre@@ w to a mul@@ titu@@ de under his ne@@ p@@ he@@ w@@ ’s care .
Jehovah B@@ r@@ ings R@@ eli@@ ef and B@@ less@@ ings
How did D@@ el@@ il@@ ah be@@ tra@@ y Sam@@ son , and why was that so con@@ temp@@ ti@@ ble ?
After our es@@ cap@@ e , the po@@ li@@ ce c@@ hi@@ ef ad@@ mit@@ ted that it was the wor@@ st situation he had ever seen .
( b ) Why has the truth not come first in the life of some you@@ ng@@ er brothers ?
The first is love .
The words “ through use ” and “ tra@@ ined ” both imp@@ ly making continu@@ ous and re@@ pe@@ ated effort , and that is what new ones need to do . ​ — Read Hebrews 5 : 13 , 14 .
If we do that , we will benefit and will show Jehovah that we are gr@@ ate@@ ful for all of his pro@@ v@@ isions . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 .
Because we offer our Bible - based material without char@@ ge , some feel that cop@@ ying and post@@ ing it on other we@@ b@@ s@@ ites or on so@@ cial me@@ dia is accep@@ table .
“ B@@ ad associ@@ ations spo@@ il u@@ se@@ ful ha@@ bi@@ ts . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R@@ IN@@ TH@@ I@@ AN@@ S 15 : 33 .
The great mind respon@@ sible for all cre@@ ation bel@@ ong@@ s to the person of God .
Some time after that mirac@@ le , her bel@@ o@@ ved son f@@ ell ill and died .
If so , can he really “ rejo@@ ice . . . and see good for all his hard work ” ?
What shows that Jesus was com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate ?
They were quic@@ k to cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze .
As second only to King A@@ ha@@ su@@ er@@ us , M@@ or@@ de@@ ca@@ i ‘ works for the good of his people and speak@@ s peace to all their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing . ’ ​ — E@@ s@@ ther 10 : 3 .
C@@ learly , the fre@@ e@@ dom that Jesus promised his disciples is far su@@ peri@@ or to the so@@ cial or pol@@ itical fre@@ e@@ dom that most people ye@@ ar@@ n for today .
When he saw the si@@ ze of our t@@ om@@ at@@ o@@ es and how heal@@ thy the cro@@ ps were , he s@@ mil@@ ed and expres@@ sed his satis@@ fac@@ tion .
Just think ​ — no ar@@ mi@@ es , na@@ vi@@ es , or a@@ ir for@@ ces ! No we@@ ap@@ ons or war mem@@ ori@@ als .
So no@@ tes a repor@@ t from I@@ rel@@ and about the st@@ ate of the world .
A bri@@ ef consider@@ ation of the giving practic@@ ed by first - century Christians will answer that question .
Hence , in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . , the ar@@ mi@@ es of Babyl@@ on , led by King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar , destro@@ yed Jerusalem and its temple and car@@ ri@@ ed most of the Jews off into ex@@ ile in Babyl@@ on .
B@@ A@@ B@@ Y@@ L@@ O@@ N ​ — TH@@ E TH@@ I@@ R@@ D H@@ E@@ A@@ D
For the se@@ ed of righteousness to be@@ ar fru@@ it in a family en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , pe@@ ace@@ ful con@@ di@@ tions in the home are ess@@ enti@@ al .
I will try to do what pleas@@ es him in this matter . ’
However , the wicked one lives a go@@ d@@ less life .
This is where prayer and reli@@ ance on Jehovah come in .
Yes , the full - time ministry is an hon@@ or@@ able care@@ er .
Th@@ in@@ king along those l@@ ines will help her to speak and act with in@@ sight .
Psalm 37 : 29 says : “ The righteous themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will re@@ side forever upon it . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 15 : 16 ; Isaiah 4@@ 5 : 18 .
Do you remember how you felt when you first went up to the m@@ oun@@ tain of the house of Jehovah and began to tre@@ ad in high plac@@ es ?
While vis@@ iting one congregation that had n@@ ine regul@@ ar pione@@ ers , we encoura@@ ged each pioneer to set the go@@ al of help@@ ing one other publi@@ sh@@ er to en@@ ter the pioneer ran@@ ks .
“ It has become part of my da@@ ily r@@ out@@ ine , ” she expla@@ ins .
We can look for what is appro@@ pri@@ ate to their age and ability .
Some of the brothers went and spoke to him , expla@@ ining that they wanted to clear Jehovah’s name of re@@ pro@@ ach .
The Go@@ sp@@ els also show that Jesus quic@@ k@@ ly id@@ enti@@ fied with most people that he me@@ t .
After the clo@@ sure of the M@@ ag@@ de@@ bur@@ g of@@ fice , a form@@ er st@@ af@@ f member , Ju@@ li@@ us Ri@@ f@@ fe@@ l , came to L@@ ö@@ r@@ r@@ ach , his ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn , to organiz@@ e the under@@ gr@@ ound preaching work .
After cen@@ tu@@ ries of religious con@@ f@@ li@@ cts , ci@@ vi@@ l w@@ ars , and ba@@ r@@ ba@@ ri@@ an in@@ va@@ sions , Rom@@ an ci@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ation lost its g@@ ri@@ p on N@@ or@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
What can result from tr@@ ying to hi@@ de wr@@ ong@@ doing ?
The second st@@ ep en@@ ta@@ il@@ s re@@ in@@ for@@ c@@ ing our de@@ f@@ en@@ ses .
One day after another day ca@@ uses spe@@ e@@ ch to bu@@ b@@ ble for@@ th , and one night after another night shows for@@ th knowledge . ”
However , Joseph was determined never to encoura@@ ge , or even t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate , her se@@ duc@@ tive over@@ tures .
On the other hand , the tri@@ bes of Re@@ u@@ b@@ en , D@@ an , and A@@ sh@@ er were each sing@@ led out at Ju@@ d@@ ges 5 : 15 - 17 for giving more attention to their own material inter@@ ests ​ — as re@@ pres@@ ented by their flo@@ c@@ ks , shi@@ ps , and har@@ b@@ ors — ​ than to the work that Jehovah was having done .
This spiritual cle@@ ans@@ ing would be of the ut@@ most import@@ ance in view of what was to come .
If he under@@ stan@@ ds that we care about him , he is more likely to listen to what we have to say .
Jehovah has bless@@ ed his people with organiz@@ ational advan@@ c@@ ement and peace
Ther@@ efore , at times , we speak of an in@@ iti@@ al se@@ al@@ ing and a fin@@ al one .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s and ani@@ mal@@ s take in o@@ x@@ y@@ g@@ en and food and return car@@ b@@ on di@@ o@@ xi@@ de and other matter to the system .
Th@@ r@@ ough the efforts of such har@@ d@@ working elders , “ all things take place dec@@ ently and by arrang@@ ement . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
E@@ C@@ U@@ A@@ D@@ O@@ R
No won@@ der that his succ@@ ess@@ or , El@@ isha , once called Jehovah “ the God of Eli@@ j@@ ah ” ! ​ — 2 K@@ ings 2 : 14 .
“ This is what we have been wa@@ iting for !
They “ hold on to discipl@@ ine ” and “ do not let it go . ”
However , the chang@@ es ca@@ used by the message are not always dis@@ cer@@ ni@@ ble ; some of the effe@@ cts may even go un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed at first .
Christ helps us by means of loving elders
3 : 1 - 6 ; R@@ om . 5 : 12 .
What will give us the most joy in the new world ?
May we remember our preci@@ ous relationship with Jehovah and continue to do the Kingdom - preaching work that has been en@@ tru@@ sted to us .
• How can we teach with simp@@ li@@ city when con@@ duc@@ ting a home Bible study ?
For all things I have the strength by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of him who imp@@ ar@@ ts power to me . ” ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
He asked his heavenly Father that they all be one , saying : “ Just as you , Father , are in uni@@ on with me and I am in uni@@ on with you . ”
Thus , the great crow@@ d are seen “ standing before the thro@@ ne and before the L@@ am@@ b , d@@ ressed in wh@@ ite ro@@ bes . ”
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Mus@@ li@@ m refu@@ ge@@ es in S@@ re@@ br@@ en@@ ic@@ a thought so .
A min@@ or in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent at this time had a ma@@ j@@ or imp@@ act on my life .
“ We Are God’s F@@ el@@ low Wor@@ k@@ ers ”
How can we “ keep on gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying God ” ?
Not at first , even though faithful women repor@@ ted that angels had appe@@ ared to them to ann@@ oun@@ ce that Jesus had ris@@ en from the dead .
The apostle John declar@@ ed : “ H@@ app@@ y and holy is anyone having part in the first resurrection ; over these the second death has no authority , but they will be pri@@ ests of God and of the Christ , and will rule as k@@ ings with him for the th@@ ous@@ and years . ”
And one way to keep on doing good is to com@@ p@@ ly with Paul’s counsel : “ Even as Jehovah fre@@ ely for@@ gave you , so do you also . ” ​ — C@@ ol .
In the second half of the 1@@ 6@@ th century , by is@@ su@@ ing the In@@ de@@ x of F@@ or@@ bi@@ d@@ den Bo@@ o@@ ks , the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch imp@@ o@@ sed se@@ v@@ ere re@@ stri@@ ctions on the use of ver@@ n@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar Bi@@ bl@@ es .
If you have cultiv@@ ated in your heart a desire to serve Jehovah , enjoy the opportun@@ ities that come with being a young serv@@ ant of God .
But it di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t matter .
We can be confid@@ ent that this will come to pas@@ s .
“ Go@@ ing for@@ th ” from the temple is a st@@ re@@ am of water that be@@ comes a t@@ or@@ r@@ ent .
No persecu@@ tion will ever per@@ man@@ ently s@@ il@@ ence us if we remain determined to refle@@ ct the glory of God .
We are wise also to consider how the cho@@ ic@@ es we make in personal matters af@@ fect our ministry and other people , both in@@ side and out@@ side the congregation . ​ — Read 2 Corinthians 6 : 3 , 4 .
L@@ isten so as to know them ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 3 - 9 )
W@@ es@@ le@@ y’s teachings s@@ pre@@ ad like w@@ il@@ d@@ fi@@ re , and the W@@ il@@ li@@ am@@ s family fir@@ m@@ ly em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed them .
F@@ in@@ ding B@@ ene@@ fi@@ cial C@@ oun@@ sel , 8 / 15 God’s Ser@@ v@@ ants Like T@@ re@@ es , 3 / 1
It uses God’s name in such pas@@ sa@@ ges as Psalm 1 : 1 , 2 , which says that a “ bless@@ ed man ” does not walk in the ad@@ vice of the wicked , “ but in the law of I@@ eho@@ va@@ h , is his long@@ ing deli@@ ght . ”
After a hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der has com@@ men@@ ted on your question , answer it yourself with a s@@ crip@@ ture or two .
S@@ p@@ ace does not per@@ mit us to discus@@ s the many faithful women of Bible rec@@ ord .
What might lead us to change a decision ?
When parents and children live far ap@@ ar@@ t , it can be challeng@@ ing to provide el@@ der@@ ly parents with necess@@ ary help .
Thus he demonstr@@ ated what he will do on a much lar@@ g@@ er sc@@ ale under God’s Kingdom arrang@@ ement . ​ — John 5 : 28 , 29 .
When my husband left us , I did not have a ste@@ ad@@ y in@@ come , and the family no longer received his fin@@ an@@ cial support .
But we can avoid being dra@@ wn into their thinking and imit@@ ating their char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s .
Mo@@ re@@ over , their physical clo@@ sen@@ ess could well re@@ present the spiritual un@@ ity of the whole nation when all “ the tri@@ bes of J@@ ah ” ass@@ em@@ b@@ led for worship .
“ C@@ lo@@ the y@@ ourselves with the tend@@ er affe@@ ctions of com@@ pas@@ sion . . . and long - suffering . ” ​ — C@@ O@@ L@@ O@@ S@@ S@@ I@@ AN@@ S 3 : 12 .
Today , however , the beau@@ ty and comple@@ x@@ ity of life and the ter@@ re@@ stri@@ al syst@@ em@@ s that su@@ sta@@ in it are far better under@@ sto@@ od than they were at that time .
1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 Ye@@ ars of Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ ism
Jehovah was tra@@ ining me through his organization . ”
The Bible became vi@@ r@@ tually an un@@ known book , and milli@@ ons of I@@ tal@@ ians lived their lives without ever reading a page of it . ”
7 , 8 . ( a ) S@@ et@@ ting what sh@@ ort - ter@@ m go@@ als will help you to strengthen your faith ?
• How does s@@ inc@@ ere comm@@ end@@ ation prom@@ o@@ te Christian affe@@ ction ?
C@@ our@@ t life would t@@ est Moses .
Ther@@ efore , they deci@@ ded to thro@@ w me into a pi@@ t .
H@@ er love for Jehovah and his Kingdom was str@@ ong@@ er than any fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res . ​ — Mark 12 : 29 , 30 .
A@@ ha@@ b was hum@@ bl@@ ing himself ​ — sur@@ ely a difficult thing for a pr@@ ou@@ d , ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant man to do .
In what ways can study bring us great ple@@ asure ?
32 : 35 .
We All Ne@@ ed Com@@ fort 3
Bo@@ t@@ to@@ m : W@@ inst@@ on Ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ ill
What circumstances were Christians fac@@ ing when Peter wrote his first letter ?
This book prom@@ o@@ tes commun@@ ic@@ ation in other ways as well .
The Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents taught the true meaning of Christ’s ransom sacrifice , ex@@ posed the hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re li@@ e , and pro@@ claim@@ ed the coming end of the G@@ ent@@ ile T@@ im@@ es .
• Why did Per@@ si@@ an Q@@ u@@ e@@ en V@@ a@@ sh@@ t@@ i keep refu@@ sing to come to the king ?
That decision led to a life filled with many good things .
What confidence can we have , and why ?
On that occasi@@ on , David ex@@ tend@@ ed to ag@@ ed Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i this invit@@ ation : “ You yourself cro@@ ss over with me , and I shall certainly supp@@ ly you with food with me in Jerusalem . ” ​ — 2 Samuel 19 : 15 , 31 , 33 .
In a stu@@ n@@ ning p@@ lo@@ t tw@@ ist , the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s world be@@ comes di@@ vi@@ ded against it@@ self .
Be@@ fore long , our parents no@@ tic@@ ed that J@@ a@@ ir@@ o at times moved his eyes ra@@ pi@@ dly in an ap@@ par@@ ent at@@ temp@@ t to con@@ ve@@ y his thoughts and feelings .
Jesus ’ com@@ pas@@ sion was evid@@ ent when he resur@@ rec@@ ted J@@ a@@ ir@@ us ’ daugh@@ ter
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al fi@@ shing in S@@ ene@@ g@@ al certainly is re@@ war@@ ding .
Let us , then , ac@@ qui@@ re fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch by stri@@ ving to have our actions mat@@ ch our words .
Indeed , long before Abraham fac@@ ed what might be called his su@@ pre@@ me t@@ est of faith ​ — the comm@@ and to offer up his son Isa@@ a@@ c — ​ Abraham proved his faith in many less@@ er tri@@ als .
He went ast@@ ra@@ y and lost the fav@@ or of our pati@@ ent God . ​ — Read 1 K@@ ings 11 : 4 - 8 .
Ti@@ din@@ ess means that everything is in its prop@@ er place .
In doing so , they ful@@ filled Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s prophe@@ tic comm@@ and that in their case involved fle@@ e@@ ing in one sense , get@@ ting away to another lo@@ c@@ ation .
Psalm 37 : 29 states : “ The righteous themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will re@@ side forever upon it . ”
Indeed , as the disci@@ ple James poin@@ ts out , “ every good gift and every perfect present is from a@@ bo@@ ve , for it comes down from the Father of the c@@ el@@ es@@ ti@@ al ligh@@ ts . ” ​ — James 1 : 17 .
He knew that Jehovah would ev@@ en@@ tually bring an end to that wicked world . Even so , Noah must have been dist@@ ressed by such ung@@ o@@ dly con@@ di@@ tions .
For instance , right after the Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us from Egy@@ pt , God’s spirit en@@ ab@@ led shepher@@ ds and sla@@ ves to van@@ qu@@ ish their enem@@ ies in bat@@ tle des@@ pite being in@@ experienced in war@@ f@@ are .
By all means , trust in Jehovah’s power and for@@ ti@@ fy your heart !
Yet others are e@@ ating and c@@ ele@@ br@@ ating with l@@ ou@@ d la@@ ugh@@ ter and mer@@ r@@ y@@ making .
What circumstances should move us to talk to our heavenly Father da@@ ily ?
Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty ​ — Matthew 4 : 1 - 11 ; 28 : 20 ; Mark 11 : 15 - 18 .
A@@ n el@@ der showed me how to pre@@ pare my@@ self and be more rel@@ a@@ x@@ ed .
We had attend@@ ed our first ma@@ j@@ or conven@@ tion , the S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 194@@ 2 New World The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c As@@ s@@ em@@ bly in C@@ le@@ vel@@ and , O@@ hi@@ o .
I got baptized in 198@@ 9 , when I was 6@@ 1 years old .
Jehovah’s long - suffering was seen in No@@ ah’s day .
Many of them are there , not to listen and learn , but to find fa@@ ul@@ t and try to ent@@ ra@@ p him .
However , nothing could sto@@ p these ze@@ al@@ ous brothers and sisters .
He gave them the war@@ m invit@@ ation : “ C@@ ome to me , all you who are to@@ il@@ ing and lo@@ ad@@ ed down , and I will ref@@ res@@ h you . ” ​ — Matthew 11 : 28 .
M@@ ore important , the Bible en@@ ab@@ les us to understand why death is like a s@@ le@@ ep , why death a@@ ff@@ li@@ cts mankind , and how this enem@@ y will fin@@ ally be de@@ fe@@ ated .
A prof@@ ess@@ or of religious hist@@ ory was asked : “ Why do Jehovah’s Witnesses preach ? ”
A positi@@ ve attitude will en@@ able us to enjoy what blessings ?
How did Moses cultiv@@ ate love for Jehovah ?
Our family pro@@ s@@ per@@ ed spiritually along with the congregation .
So Jehovah allow@@ ed neigh@@ bor@@ ing nations to op@@ pres@@ s his cho@@ s@@ en nation .
Bet@@ ween the origin@@ al nation of Israel and the new “ Israel of God ” there are both differ@@ ences and simil@@ ar@@ ities .
In fact , some feel that they will never be able to for@@ give the off@@ end@@ er .
In time , however , J@@ uni@@ or@@ ’s attitude chang@@ ed mar@@ ke@@ dly .
In some res@@ pe@@ cts , these public@@ ations are also like see@@ ds that are s@@ pre@@ ad every@@ where .
So I had the privilege of arrang@@ ing for the tr@@ act Li@@ fe in a New World to be transl@@ ated into four local langu@@ ages : H@@ er@@ er@@ o , N@@ ama , N@@ d@@ onga , and K@@ w@@ any@@ ama .
But what did Paul mean when he said that “ all things are clean to clean pers@@ ons ” ?
We too are imper@@ fect , and when we have similar problems in our life , we can imitate the good examples found in the Bible and avoid imit@@ ating the bad ones .
Jehovah tel@@ ls us that we can find deli@@ ght and happiness in reading his Word and in pe@@ ering into it regul@@ arly .
For that reason , we always pray for Jehovah’s help to recogn@@ ize them for what they are , and we seek his guid@@ ance in how to re@@ pu@@ di@@ ate them .
When I at@@ ta@@ ined one go@@ al , my parents did not com@@ men@@ d me but , in@@ stead , gave me another go@@ al to stri@@ ve for .
I@@ MI@@ T@@ AT@@ E TH@@ E@@ I@@ R F@@ A@@ I@@ T@@ H | S@@ A@@ R@@ A@@ H
A small v@@ an with “ J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S W@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ S ” in@@ s@@ cri@@ bed on its si@@ des in bo@@ ld let@@ ters soon arri@@ ved to pi@@ ck us up .
“ You Ha@@ ve Go@@ t What It T@@ ak@@ es ”
Jesus here t@@ ested the spiritual prog@@ ress of his disciples .
A@@ R@@ E TH@@ E F@@ O@@ L@@ L@@ O@@ W@@ IN@@ G S@@ T@@ AT@@ E@@ M@@ EN@@ T@@ S F@@ A@@ C@@ T O@@ R M@@ Y@@ T@@ H ?
De@@ fi@@ ant , Lu@@ ther public@@ ly bur@@ ned the pa@@ p@@ al bul@@ l con@@ tain@@ ing the th@@ re@@ at and publi@@ shed ad@@ di@@ tional works that encoura@@ ged the princi@@ p@@ alities to re@@ form the ch@@ urch even without the po@@ pe@@ ’s ag@@ re@@ ement .
What about Sha@@ ph@@ an’s son J@@ a@@ a@@ z@@ ani@@ ah ?
Jehovah’s S@@ over@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and the Kingdom of God , 12 / 1
If we s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely clo@@ the ourselves with mil@@ dness , then we will be among those “ to whom the Son is willing to reve@@ al ” his Father . ​ — Matthew 11 : 27 - 29 .
( b ) What kin@@ ds of decisions does Jehovah bl@@ ess ?
What comes next ?
D@@ oub@@ t@@ less , you soon real@@ ized that wal@@ king along these el@@ ev@@ ated pa@@ ths of pu@@ re worship brought you prote@@ ction and joy .
He tru@@ sted in the wisdom of Jehovah’s comman@@ d@@ ments .
It is cen@@ tr@@ al to the uni@@ vers@@ al question of divine so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
‘ W@@ H@@ Y should I become a bur@@ den to you ? ’ The 8@@ 0 - year - old man who said this to Israel@@ ’s King David was Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i .
“ I , Jehovah , am your God , the One teaching you to benefit yourself . ”
D@@ ad loved the Bible , and he had a deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful way of dr@@ am@@ ati@@ z@@ ing Bible st@@ ori@@ es .
Paul is per@@ mit@@ ted to arr@@ ange for his own accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations and is allow@@ ed to receive vis@@ it@@ ors and preach to them “ without h@@ in@@ dr@@ ance . ” ​ — Acts 28 : 16 , 30 , 31 .
During that conven@@ tion , Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d asked all children between the ages of 5 and 18 to ga@@ ther in the ma@@ in se@@ ction of the st@@ adi@@ u@@ m .
At first , very little was accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed in the preaching of the Kingdom message .
17 : 1 .
And what are we ?
T@@ w@@ o years later , I started pione@@ ering .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the reading of gre@@ et@@ ings from around the g@@ lo@@ be and the pres@@ ent@@ ation of di@@ pl@@ om@@ as , one gra@@ du@@ ate read a letter from the class expres@@ sing appreciation for the tra@@ ining received .
F@@ rit@@ z , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er in this article , has served as an el@@ der in one of the congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses for over 25 years and has found that personal study can reas@@ sure his heart of Jehovah’s love .
Why Does the Bible Des@@ cri@@ be God in H@@ u@@ man T@@ er@@ ms ?
“ There will come to be pl@@ ent@@ y of gra@@ in on the earth , ” san@@ g the psalmist .
As a matter of fact , many who are preci@@ ous in God’s eyes ten@@ d not to stand out because of their me@@ ek and hum@@ ble man@@ ner . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 34 ; James 4 : 6 .
Consider a disa@@ ster in Bible times .
To en@@ able people to cho@@ ose the right ro@@ ad , Jehovah God pur@@ posed that the good news of the Kingdom be pre@@ ached in all the world .
Since mo@@ des@@ ty has so many advan@@ ta@@ ges , how can we cultiv@@ ate it to an even greater de@@ gre@@ e ?
The f@@ our@@ th w@@ atch la@@ sted from about three in the mor@@ ning until su@@ n@@ ris@@ e .
“ E@@ ar@@ th and the Wor@@ ks in It Will Be Dis@@ co@@ vered ”
“ T@@ est the w@@ at@@ ers before having a talk , ” re@@ comm@@ ends a father nam@@ ed Peter . “ See what they already know and whether they want to know more .
Jehovah shows interest in us by listen@@ ing person@@ ally to our prayers .
Thus , the E@@ den@@ ic promise not only emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed that the in@@ s@@ ti@@ g@@ at@@ or of the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in the gar@@ den of E@@ den and all ill effe@@ cts of his action would be done away with but also id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es the means by which this would take place .
In a number of c@@ as@@ es , Witnesses who asked for time away from work were told that they would have no emp@@ loy@@ ment upon their return .
J@@ a@@ i@@ ro@@ ’s physical gro@@ w@@ th has been very pa@@ in@@ ful .
Hence , Paul says : “ If you public@@ ly dec@@ l@@ are that ‘ word in your own m@@ ou@@ th , ’ that Jesus is Lord , and exerc@@ ise faith in your heart that God ra@@ ised him up from the dead , you will be sa@@ ved . ”
in mo@@ der@@ n times ?
Ch@@ il@@ dren should not cho@@ ose clo@@ th@@ es just because they like them , but more important , they should cho@@ ose clo@@ th@@ es that honor Jehovah , the God they re@@ present .
* F@@ ur@@ ther , in Paul’s day and today , sisters along with brothers are ur@@ ged to make a public declar@@ ation of their hope .
What principles should parents apply when discipl@@ ining their children ?
7 : An@@ i@@ mal@@ s sa@@ ved
Jehovah’s Ho@@ ly Word has c@@ learly mar@@ ked out the right course for us to take .
The f@@ light was to take 24 h@@ our@@ s , with sto@@ po@@ v@@ ers in P@@ u@@ er@@ to R@@ ic@@ o , V@@ ene@@ zu@@ ela , and B@@ el@@ é@@ m in nor@@ ther@@ n B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
Be@@ fore a person can devel@@ op li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving faith , he must ac@@ knowledge that he is a sin@@ ner .
Many of them sp@@ ent ten years or more in mil@@ it@@ ary pris@@ ons .
There is , however , a pri@@ ce to be pa@@ id for that li@@ ber@@ ation .
In star@@ k contr@@ ast with the wicked people of that time , No@@ ah’s faith and obedi@@ ence were so pleas@@ ing to God that it could be said that “ Noah wal@@ ked with the true God . ”
▪ We Can Re@@ ma@@ in C@@ ha@@ st@@ e
E@@ very mor@@ ning when I wa@@ ke up , I than@@ k Jehovah for ans@@ wer@@ ing my prayer when I en@@ tered the full - time ministry so many years ag@@ o , and I think , ‘ Now , how can I seek the Kingdom first today ? ’
The important questions to consider in this reg@@ ard are : How does Christ lead us today ?
Mo@@ der@@ n commun@@ ic@@ ation al@@ lo@@ ws us to see all as@@ pe@@ cts of the si@@ gn , no matter what we person@@ ally experience in our lo@@ c@@ ality .
Our preaching work demonstr@@ ates our dedic@@ ation to God
When their full attention is direc@@ ted toward the earth for the 1@@ ,000 years , all people will d@@ well in se@@ cur@@ ity .
I deci@@ ded to re@@ me@@ dy the situation by en@@ ro@@ l@@ ling in a school that taught Fr@@ en@@ ch to fore@@ ign@@ ers .
T@@ ow@@ ard the end of his discus@@ sion , he said : “ Un@@ til this present time you have not asked a sing@@ le thing in my name . As@@ k and you will receive , that your joy may be made full . ” ​ — John 14 : 6 , 13 , 14 ; 16 : 24 .
He bu@@ ys the house and with some work fi@@ x@@ es the sur@@ face de@@ fe@@ cts and imp@@ ro@@ ves its appe@@ ar@@ ance .
On hear@@ ing about Jesus ’ mirac@@ ul@@ ous power , “ she kept saying : ‘ If I t@@ ou@@ ch just his ou@@ ter gar@@ ments , I will get well . ’ ”
“ The heavens ” ​ — the su@@ n , mo@@ on , and st@@ ars — ​ t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to God’s power and wisdom .
Sa@@ ys Hebrews 6 : 10 : “ God is not un@@ righteous so as to for@@ get your work and the love you showed for his name , in that you have minis@@ tered to the holy ones and continue minis@@ ter@@ ing . ”
“ No one has love greater than this , that someone should sur@@ rend@@ er his soul in be@@ half of his friends , ” said Jesus , who invit@@ es you to be his friend .
14@@ 6 : 2 .
I@@ magine how a world govern@@ ment could benefit mankind .
Ke@@ ep in mind that those whom Jesus ad@@ d@@ ressed were anointed Christians with the hope of rul@@ ing al@@ ong@@ side him in heaven .
He teach@@ es us to benefit ourselves by be@@ coming holy and clean in all our ways . — Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 ; 1 Peter 1 : 15 .
Consider just two of many examples .
W@@ ell , at a st@@ ore in Ha@@ i@@ f@@ a , the sh@@ op@@ keep@@ er had w@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed some of K@@ hal@@ il@@ ’s gro@@ cer@@ ies in pa@@ per t@@ or@@ n from one of the public@@ ations of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Even after that day , some of the gi@@ r@@ ls appro@@ ached me from time to time with a question . ”
His Word as@@ sures us : “ Jehovah is giving support to all who are f@@ all@@ ing , and is ra@@ ising up all who are bo@@ wed down . ”
Even so , I s@@ li@@ d into deep de@@ pres@@ sion ”
Why was Jo@@ shua coura@@ ge@@ ous and succ@@ ess@@ ful ?
A century or so ag@@ o , even in more develop@@ ed lands , the a@@ ver@@ age life sp@@ an was much sh@@ or@@ ter .
The Messi@@ ah ​ — A@@ n I@@ de@@ al Le@@ ad@@ er
Will you work hard at the t@@ as@@ ks set before you , or will you seek ways to get by with min@@ i@@ ma@@ l effort ?
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 9 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 25 , 4@@ 3
As this de@@ ta@@ il of the illustr@@ ation remin@@ ds us , the Scriptural ob@@ lig@@ ation to help a we@@ ak Christian is not bey@@ ond our a@@ bil@@ ities .
Su@@ z@@ an@@ ne was Jewish , and when H@@ it@@ l@@ er in@@ va@@ ded Fr@@ ance , her husband had moved her and their two children to another land .
The Witnesses , all 2@@ 30 of them , sur@@ vi@@ ved by s@@ tic@@ king clo@@ sel@@ y together and help@@ ing one another at the ris@@ k of their own life .
I remember pra@@ ying : “ God , I beg@@ ged you to sa@@ ve my da@@ d .
He told them : “ C@@ le@@ ar the way for the people . Bu@@ il@@ d up , buil@@ d up the high@@ way . R@@ id it of st@@ ones . ”
Then Jehovah would take his discipl@@ ined wi@@ fel@@ ike nation out of the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an “ w@@ il@@ der@@ ness ” and bring her back to Juda@@ h and Jerusalem .
That good - hear@@ ted man had lost faith in God after ob@@ serving the h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y of the religious lead@@ ers .
I have already been able to give tal@@ ks here , si@@ x in all , with a to@@ tal of 10@@ 2 listen@@ ing .
9@@ 4 : 18 , 19 .
● V@@ a@@ i@@ ate@@ a lives on a re@@ mo@@ te P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c is@@ land in the Tu@@ am@@ o@@ tu Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ p@@ el@@ ag@@ o .
( 8 ) Bro@@ ck@@ me@@ y@@ er , D .
Why did first - century Christians find some things difficult to understand ?
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing one par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly in@@ ten@@ se wit@@ ness@@ ing cam@@ pa@@ ign , he told his disciples : “ C@@ ome , you y@@ ourselves , priv@@ ately into an is@@ ol@@ ated place and rest up a little . ” ​ — Mark 6 : 31 , 32 .
St@@ ar@@ ting O@@ u@@ t on Our J@@ our@@ ne@@ y
I also thought about what would become of my pro@@ spe@@ cts for marriage .
Bro@@ thers and sisters in the congregation were of great help .
They died before Jesus in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ated the way or pos@@ si@@ bility for humans to be resur@@ rec@@ ted to heavenly life .
But E@@ m@@ l@@ y@@ n was willing to stand up for Bible truth .
Because Abraham did not with@@ hold even his son , Jehovah declar@@ ed : “ By means of your se@@ ed all nations of the earth will certainly bl@@ ess themselves . ”
But will this be only a for@@ a@@ y , just a ra@@ id by a few sol@@ di@@ ers ?
They so@@ ld their house and moved into a s@@ mal@@ l@@ er place .
Ha@@ ve I a@@ da@@ p@@ ted my appro@@ ach acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly ?
Some pray for things that are c@@ learly not God’s will ​ — to w@@ in the lo@@ t@@ ter@@ y , for example , or to w@@ in a be@@ t .
We were happy in what we were doing and rejo@@ ic@@ ed in the hope of living forever in God’s new world .
• What are some ways in which Ru@@ th served as a fine example ?
As she read to him , he kept saying , “ That is true .
I@@ mp@@ er@@ fe@@ ction has been pas@@ sed on to us . ​ — Genesis 3 : 17 - 19 ; Romans 5 : 12 .
Af@@ ter@@ ward he wrote : “ I got three sh@@ o@@ c@@ ks all in one we@@ ek . . .
It is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy that Christians in ancient Eph@@ esus were coun@@ sel@@ ed : “ Let all mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous bit@@ ter@@ ness and anger and wr@@ ath and s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing and a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch be taken away from you along with all ba@@ dness . ”
He could not have been cre@@ ated ; nothing was in ex@@ ist@@ ence that could have cre@@ ated him .
It states : “ Your own ear@@ s will hear a word be@@ h@@ ind you saying : ‘ This is the way . W@@ al@@ k in it , you people . ’ ”
He keep@@ s some money for himself !
Yes , Saul became a Christian , the apostle Paul , and his person@@ ality chang@@ ed comple@@ t@@ ely .
On we@@ ek@@ ends we w@@ an@@ der@@ ed far and wide on “ si@@ gh@@ t@@ see@@ ing ” expe@@ di@@ tions .
Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning in the l@@ ate 19@@ th century , what important ro@@ le did Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l pla@@ y ?
“ I felt over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed , ” she rec@@ alls .
Mo@@ re@@ over , pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda prom@@ o@@ ting im@@ mor@@ ality seem@@ s to be every@@ where .
H@@ um@@ ility is also man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted when we s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely place the inter@@ ests of others a@@ bo@@ ve our own .
With Jehovah’s ba@@ c@@ king , Jo@@ shua was able to lead God’s people into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and and to vi@@ ct@@ ory over all their enem@@ ies .
However , being a cu@@ ri@@ ous person by n@@ ature , I ag@@ re@@ ed to a Bible study . ”
What happiness it brought me after all those years to see her serving Jehovah along with her husband and children .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the Bible tel@@ ls us that in the new world , we will receive s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls with new direc@@ tions .
When it comes to serving Jehovah , we should be like G@@ ide@@ on@@ ’s 3@@ 00 men ​ — al@@ er@@ t and vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant .
“ My own m@@ ou@@ th will rec@@ ount your righteousness , all day long your sal@@ vation . ” ​ — P@@ S .
Such a to@@ wn su@@ ff@@ ers dis@@ order , cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion , and moral and perhaps e@@ con@@ om@@ ic deter@@ i@@ or@@ ation .
Ne@@ ws from home is very important to them , and mission@@ aries enjoy sen@@ ding and recei@@ ving ma@@ il .
But Jehovah will help us if we , like Paul , truly r@@ ely on H@@ im and not just on our own strength .
Un@@ for@@ tun@@ ately , while in his 50 ’ s , he was stri@@ ck@@ en with a serious ill@@ ness that ca@@ used his death .
What is imp@@ res@@ sive about Jesus ’ mo@@ tive for per@@ form@@ ing mirac@@ les ?
Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at had confidence in Jehovah
Instead of giving my wife her ad@@ d@@ ress , A@@ pu@@ n took no@@ te of our ad@@ d@@ ress .
▪ Lo@@ v@@ ers of ple@@ a@@ sures . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 4 .
In our day - to - day life , we face many situ@@ ations in which it might se@@ em simp@@ l@@ er , more conven@@ i@@ ent , or even more com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate to say something that is not true or to put matters in a way that mis@@ lea@@ ds .
What concer@@ ns each of us now is to be faithful .
Des@@ pite pro@@ t@@ ests from the mi@@ d@@ wife , St@@ ate Se@@ cur@@ ity of@@ fic@@ ers for@@ ced their way into our ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment and sear@@ ched for evidence to prove their acc@@ us@@ ations .
How did the disciples of Jesus ‘ ast@@ on@@ ish ’ their di@@ verse a@@ udi@@ ence at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . ?
He certainly does not worship s@@ por@@ ts st@@ ars or other mo@@ der@@ n i@@ do@@ ls .
You o@@ we him nothing .
A@@ n ar@@ ro@@ w is more likely to h@@ it the t@@ ar@@ get if the ar@@ ch@@ er a@@ im@@ s and rel@@ eas@@ es it in cal@@ m con@@ di@@ tions .
• Why should we have faith in Jehovah and his word ?
The information provided by “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” is desi@@ gn@@ ed to strengthen our faith and tra@@ in our per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers .
Jehovah is@@ su@@ ed a j@@ udi@@ cial dec@@ ree to do so in 1@@ 20 years , though Noah was not yet a@@ ware of that .
My brother B@@ en@@ ne@@ t@@ t continued his service in Bar@@ ba@@ do@@ s for many years .
L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing to the F@@ ine S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d’s vo@@ ice means following his guid@@ ance in all things .
The re@@ mar@@ k was re@@ pe@@ ated out of con@@ text , and then , to An@@ na@@ ’s sur@@ pris@@ e and dis@@ may , that friend ang@@ r@@ ily acc@@ used her before sever@@ al on@@ loo@@ k@@ ers of being je@@ al@@ ous of the atten@@ tions the friend had received from a certain m@@ ale associ@@ ate .
I cho@@ se to li@@ mit my prac@@ tice so as to have more time for the spiritual and emo@@ tional well - being of our family , which came to inclu@@ de fi@@ ve daugh@@ ters .
In a similar way , we must ch@@ er@@ ish and gu@@ ard our relationship with Jehovah .
It may be difficult to disc@@ ard false religious ide@@ as or practic@@ es , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly if such were imp@@ ressed upon us from chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od .
Do I have the re@@ pu@@ tation of being a good stud@@ ent of God’s Word ?
Al@@ so , try to maintain a di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied but fri@@ end@@ ly at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere during the study .
W@@ ere there s@@ kil@@ led cop@@ y@@ ists in ancient Israel ?
Un@@ der@@ l@@ ining the fact that they were not being a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned , Jehovah said to them : “ I am your share and your in@@ her@@ it@@ ance in the mi@@ d@@ st of the sons of Israel . ”
So the prophet un@@ e@@ qui@@ vo@@ c@@ ally rep@@ lies : “ If you gave me half of your house I would not come with you and e@@ at bre@@ ad or dr@@ ink water in this place . ” And the prophet lea@@ ves Bethel by another way .
He kept taking me and my older brother , C@@ lar@@ ence , to ch@@ urch with him .
H@@ ere are some of them : “ We learned to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate and to work together . ”
As Daniel had reve@@ aled ear@@ li@@ er when he inter@@ pre@@ ted Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar@@ ’s dre@@ am , this same power is sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed by the cop@@ per bel@@ ly and th@@ igh@@ s of the i@@ ma@@ ge .
C@@ ar@@ l had married C@@ la@@ i@@ re H@@ ou@@ st@@ on of W@@ he@@ el@@ ing , W@@ est V@@ ir@@ g@@ in@@ ia , and that is why I was s@@ it@@ ting next to C@@ la@@ i@@ re@@ ’s you@@ ng@@ er sister , H@@ el@@ en , at the C@@ o@@ lum@@ bu@@ s conven@@ tion .
Jesus had fore@@ told that an apost@@ as@@ y would devel@@ op .
Ex@@ am@@ ples inclu@@ de main@@ tain@@ ing a bal@@ an@@ ced view of material things and keep@@ ing a simp@@ le e@@ ye in order to re@@ du@@ ce anxi@@ ety .
Ther@@ efore , should we not take time to ob@@ serve and refle@@ ct appreci@@ ati@@ vely on how our heavenly Father ca@@ res for his cre@@ ation ? ​ — Mat@@ t .
O@@ ther prophe@@ ts before him had also pre@@ ached that message for many years .
I@@ ts writ@@ ers were men with feelings like our@@ s .
Psalm 10@@ 2 : 17 states about Jehovah : “ He will certainly turn to the prayer of those stri@@ pp@@ ed of everything , and not des@@ p@@ ise their prayer . ”
My parents arrang@@ ed for me to take a speaking course , but their efforts were to no a@@ va@@ il .
Let me rel@@ ate how this came true for me .
M@@ ature over@@ sight by qu@@ ali@@ fied overse@@ ers and the able ass@@ ist@@ ance of minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants are requi@@ red to care for the spiritual needs of the gro@@ wing number of ac@@ tive min@@ isters .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of young Christian men and women are willing to sacrifice get@@ ting married or are cho@@ o@@ sing not to have children , at le@@ ast for now .
M@@ O@@ S@@ T of us remember occasi@@ ons when we heard important news .
P@@ le@@ ase accept it . ’
Why should the Jews have wel@@ com@@ ed Jesus , but how did they receive him ?
• Why should the questions ra@@ ised in Job chap@@ ter 38 mer@@ it consider@@ ation even today ?
It seem@@ s , though , that these pa@@ g@@ an rul@@ ers took care to sel@@ e@@ ct the new ap@@ poin@@ te@@ es from among the pri@@ ests .
Lo@@ v@@ ingly , Jehovah car@@ ed for the new@@ born nation of Israel in a similar way .
“ The blood of Jesus his Son cle@@ ans@@ es us from all sin . ”
11 : 14 .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er to Jehovah in this reg@@ ard demonstr@@ ates our ke@@ en desire to conduct Bible stu@@ dies .
We can be confid@@ ent that when we offer ourselves will@@ ingly in God’s service and do our best to serve him whole - sou@@ led , there is always a place for us in his arrang@@ ement .
A@@ n e@@ ye@@ witness to the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion , the apostle John , later inclu@@ ded this tel@@ ling de@@ ta@@ il in his account : During the or@@ de@@ al , M@@ ary was standing “ by the t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake of Jesus . ”
When the apostle Paul came to Eph@@ esus toward the end of his second mission@@ ary t@@ our in the first century C.E . , he found a city of some 3@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 re@@ si@@ d@@ ents .
2 : 1 ; 5 : 19 , 23 .
What prophecy of Jo@@ el was ful@@ filled on the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . ?
That joy was the privilege of v@@ indic@@ ating Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and san@@ c@@ ti@@ f@@ ying his name as well as the pro@@ spe@@ ct of br@@ ing@@ ing great blessings to obedi@@ ent mankind in the future .
E@@ ach year , from De@@ c@@ ember 17 through J@@ anu@@ ary 1 , “ most Romans fe@@ ast@@ ed , g@@ am@@ ed , re@@ vel@@ ed , par@@ ad@@ ed , and jo@@ ined in other fes@@ tiv@@ ities as they pa@@ id ho@@ ma@@ ge to their de@@ ities , ” says Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s in A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , by Pen@@ ne L .
Acc@@ ording to the Scriptural account , the Israelites had good reason not to p@@ lun@@ der Jer@@ ic@@ ho@@ ’s gra@@ in .
We thus experience a joy and peace that the world does not have .
• How do people “ seek Jehovah ” ?
It is vital that we recogn@@ ize the faithful slave . Our spiritual health and our relationship with God dep@@ end on this ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l . ​ — Mat@@ t .
So Jesus turned to his 12 apostles and asked : “ You do not want to go also , do you ? ”
On@@ ly Jo@@ ab@@ ’s words bring David out of his ne@@ arly over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing g@@ ri@@ ef .
* However , the family study is not the only time to teach children .
R@@ el@@ ative to what end ?
It is re@@ war@@ ding in@@ deed to medit@@ ate on “ the deep things of God . ”
The same might be true of “ Pe@@ er - P@@ res@@ sure P@@ l@@ an@@ ner ” ( pages 1@@ 32 - 1@@ 33 ) , “ My M@@ on@@ th@@ ly Bu@@ d@@ get ” ( page 1@@ 6@@ 3 ) , and “ My Go@@ als ” ( page 3@@ 14 ) .
Jesus also exer@@ ted himself vi@@ g@@ or@@ ously in the Kingdom preaching and teaching work .
Mo@@ re@@ over , he simply may not have the s@@ k@@ ill to man@@ age his new@@ ly ga@@ ined pri@@ ze .
A@@ C@@ H@@ A@@ I@@ A
Pet@@ er@@ ’s use of the past ten@@ se su@@ gg@@ ests that the preaching occ@@ ur@@ red before Peter wrote his first letter .
Because of Jehovah’s promise , we are confid@@ ent that we will soon ​ — very soon — ​ see An@@ der@@ son again .
W@@ id@@ ening out in love and cultiv@@ ating a gener@@ ous heart will help you to be understanding and supp@@ or@@ tive of those in need .
How did God’s only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t hum@@ ility in his pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence ?
5 : 24 ​ — In what way did God ‘ take E@@ no@@ ch ’ ?
D@@ E@@ C@@ I@@ S@@ I@@ ON@@ S made by parents in@@ ev@@ it@@ ab@@ ly af@@ fect their children .
The rec@@ ord states that “ according to their famili@@ es they went out of the ar@@ k . ”
So , as a hist@@ ori@@ an , one has to live with a sense of the in@@ ev@@ ita@@ bility of tra@@ ge@@ dy . ”
If you make the best use of these last m@@ om@@ ents , you will likely avoid feelings of reg@@ re@@ t later .
Wor@@ shi@@ p@@ ing that cal@@ f ca@@ used our people to f@@ all into i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
“ That is when life ge@@ ts inter@@ es@@ ting , ” the ex@@ per@@ t expla@@ ins .
You might won@@ der , ‘ Since I cannot com@@ pre@@ h@@ end everything about the Creator , how can I ever be his friend ? ’
Paul also stated : “ We are fellow work@@ ers for your joy . ”
What counsel did the apostle Paul wr@@ ite to fellow Christians ?
How did one Christian woman become en@@ s@@ n@@ ared in a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous situation , and what do we learn from this ?
E@@ ag@@ er an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation of something good f@@ ill@@ s us with joy , but if it is not soon real@@ ized , we may feel a de@@ pres@@ sing sense of let@@ down .
E@@ l is de@@ pi@@ cted as a wise , wh@@ ite - be@@ ar@@ ded old man re@@ mo@@ te from human@@ ity .
What does the future hold for those who accept God’s discipl@@ ine and for those who refu@@ se to accept it ?
He will comfort us when we are experi@@ enc@@ ing a great t@@ est or we are in special need . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
C@@ learly , Jehovah is inter@@ ested in the course you cho@@ ose .
Des@@ pite tr@@ ying circumstances , we should do the same . ​ — Psalm 26 : 12 ; 1@@ 22 : 1 ; Proverbs 18 : 1 ; Hebrews 10 : 24 , 25 .
However , my family was po@@ or and did not have the means to pa@@ y my way ab@@ ro@@ ad .
That is why Bible study , more so than m@@ ere reading , can be such a joy .
E@@ s@@ ther and R@@ ak@@ el still remember the time when we re@@ turned and were em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed as long - lost family members .
Your own good example will be a positi@@ ve influ@@ ence . ​ — Luke 6 : 40 .
Acc@@ ording to the Acts account , Jesus instru@@ cted his disciples : “ Do not with@@ draw from Jerusalem , but keep wa@@ iting for what the Father has promised . ”
This uni@@ que name occ@@ ur@@ s about 7@@ ,000 times in the origin@@ al - language man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures .
God spoke through Isaiah , saying : “ At that time the eyes of the bl@@ ind ones will be op@@ ened , and the very ear@@ s of the de@@ a@@ f ones will be un@@ st@@ op@@ ped .
C@@ ongreg@@ ations of Christ’s followers today are bless@@ ed to have women like Mar@@ th@@ a ​ — st@@ ou@@ the@@ ar@@ ted and gener@@ ous , always pu@@ t@@ ting their faith into action by giving of themselves .
From 19@@ 6@@ 2 to 19@@ 70 , the number of Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers in Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r gre@@ w from 8@@ 5 to 4@@ 6@@ 9 .
Will You B@@ ene@@ f@@ it ?
; Mar@@ s@@ h , A .
God lo@@ ves both e@@ qu@@ ally . ​ — Acts 10 : 34 , 35 .
Paul told of the chang@@ es made by some in Corin@@ th who had form@@ er@@ ly in@@ d@@ ul@@ ged in for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ ality , th@@ i@@ every , and so for@@ th .
My father , though , let him know in no un@@ certain ter@@ ms that such be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or would not be t@@ ol@@ er@@ ated .
Mik@@ ha@@ il ad@@ ds : “ In that are@@ a , we also found a group of about ten B@@ ap@@ t@@ ist women , s@@ inc@@ ere people th@@ ir@@ sting for the truth .
Be confid@@ ent of that .
But most of them were taken in by their spiritual brothers el@@ se@@ where in U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine , and many others were accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ated by fellow Witnesses in Rus@@ sia .
He has , in fact , proved to be a bad ten@@ ant ​ — “ ru@@ ining the earth , ” as fore@@ told at Revelation 11 : 18 .
What can help to bring about needed chang@@ es ?
Although H@@ ans , her husband , never op@@ posed their faith , it was not until 200@@ 6 that he was baptized .
Because he under@@ stan@@ ds the sin@@ ful n@@ ature of humans , Jehovah does not “ keep fin@@ ding fa@@ ul@@ t ” with rep@@ ent@@ ant wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers .
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ations can be cho@@ s@@ en from many other s@@ our@@ ces , including an@@ im@@ ate and in@@ an@@ im@@ ate ob@@ je@@ cts , hous@@ eho@@ ld it@@ em@@ s , or a cur@@ r@@ ent ev@@ ent well - known in the commun@@ ity .
M@@ em@@ bers of the great crow@@ d exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice .
By this c@@ ru@@ el death , he su@@ ffered the “ he@@ el ” w@@ ound fore@@ told at Genesis 3 : 15 .
S@@ O@@ M@@ E time before Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , Peter and si@@ x other disciples were e@@ ating a bre@@ ak@@ f@@ ast that Jesus had pre@@ pared on the sh@@ o@@ res of the Se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e .
Your a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent wh@@ ines , “ Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ re tre@@ ating me like a child ! ”
P@@ ur@@ sue M@@ il@@ dness
W@@ H@@ E@@ N Jesus was on earth , his disciples appro@@ ached him and asked : “ What will be the si@@ gn of your pres@@ ence and of the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ? ”
* On the other hand , their work is under ba@@ n or re@@ stri@@ ction in no less than 28 lands as of this writ@@ ing , and many of the Witnesses su@@ ff@@ er physical a@@ bu@@ se and lo@@ ss on account of their faith .
Such pro@@ je@@ cts call for re@@ sear@@ ch that can be exc@@ iting .
In the Bible , “ place ” may sign@@ i@@ fy a con@@ dition or a situation ​ — in this case , that the enti@@ re world will be un@@ ited in its op@@ position to Jehovah .
He deal@@ t with them as a group , though he also direc@@ ted loving attention to individuals according to their needs .
In his two let@@ ters to Timothy , Paul provided ex@@ hor@@ tation on sever@@ al are@@ as of conduct .
M@@ other and I lived with my gr@@ and@@ parents in Bu@@ r@@ g , a small to@@ wn in the form@@ er Ger@@ man D@@ emo@@ cr@@ ati@@ c Re@@ public , or E@@ ast Ger@@ many .
What he off@@ ers is the gift of everlasting life ​ — for most of us , end@@ less life on a par@@ adise earth .
When on earth , Jesus refle@@ cted per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly the mar@@ vel@@ ous qualities of his heavenly Father .
Yes , “ by him we have life and move and ex@@ ist . ”
What ro@@ le should money or pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons pla@@ y in our life ?
God’s Word also as@@ sures us that Jehovah prote@@ cts his people from Satan and his dem@@ ons .
Jehovah Se@@ ek@@ s to H@@ el@@ p U@@ s
Ha@@ ve faith that the ransom off@@ ers you the hope of et@@ er@@ n@@ al life .
E@@ spe@@ cially t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing are acc@@ oun@@ ts of how Jehovah’s servants re@@ ached out to strengthen and encoura@@ ge one another .
The is@@ l@@ and@@ ers were most ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able and e@@ ag@@ er to hear what the Witnesses had to say .
That is a time when we can strengthen the we@@ ak , con@@ so@@ le the de@@ pres@@ sed , and comfort the si@@ ck .
I felt a bi@@ t like the prophet Daniel , who , after recei@@ ving a prophecy from an ang@@ el , said : “ I heard , but I could not understand . ”
The Witness pray@@ ed s@@ il@@ ently to Jehovah and then said : “ I am g@@ la@@ d that you asked me about this .
But Moses did not see Jehovah , since ‘ no man can see God and yet live . ’
In God’s eyes , the number si@@ x , being sh@@ ort of the Bi@@ bli@@ c@@ ally complete , or perfect , se@@ ven , poin@@ ts to imper@@ fe@@ ction .
That J@@ on@@ ah learned a valu@@ able less@@ on is evid@@ ent by the can@@ did account that he himself recorded .
Satan tri@@ es to ali@@ en@@ ate us from God by s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring up love of viol@@ ence in our hearts .
The psalmist exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ Let them la@@ u@@ d your name .
And , as if to emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the point , it fe@@ atu@@ red not just one such worl@@ d@@ wide con@@ f@@ li@@ ct , but two . ”
M@@ il@@ t@@ on then posed the question : “ Does the whole man die , or only the body ? ”
It was “ by faith [ that ] S@@ ar@@ ah her@@ self received power to conc@@ ei@@ ve se@@ ed , even when she was past the age li@@ mit , since she es@@ te@@ em@@ ed him faithful who had promised . ”
He no@@ ted that some ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ers ra@@ ised doub@@ ts as to whether God would ever inter@@ v@@ ene in human af@@ fai@@ r@@ s .
Many cho@@ ose to s@@ mo@@ ke ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ tes , le@@ ading to heart di@@ se@@ ase or lu@@ ng can@@ c@@ er .
D@@ ra@@ w@@ ings on the w@@ alls spoke of the hor@@ r@@ ors of refu@@ ge@@ e life , but the spirit in the h@@ all that day was one of hope .
We are now living in the time of the end , and true knowledge is in@@ deed a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant .
But to pers@@ ons de@@ fil@@ ed and faith@@ less nothing is clean , but both their min@@ ds and their consci@@ ences are de@@ fil@@ ed .
Re@@ ma@@ in in uni@@ on with me , and I in uni@@ on with you .
Rather than b@@ lam@@ ing the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m for taking off@@ en@@ se and feel@@ ing that the bur@@ den of for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess is on him , the off@@ end@@ er needs to real@@ ize that he is the reason that the person took off@@ en@@ se .
( See bo@@ x . )
The apostle John emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed something similar .
Be@@ fore the brothers went to the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge to invit@@ e people to the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , an invit@@ ation was given to the ma@@ y@@ or of Be@@ wa@@ h@@ n .
C@@ ould you help them view Jehovah as a F@@ ri@@ end , who not only provi@@ des their physical and spiritual necess@@ ities but also ca@@ res about their emo@@ tional needs ? ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 .
A@@ gain and again , Jehovah has sh@@ own that he can and will help those who are hon@@ est at all times .
In 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E . , the nation of Israel was jo@@ ined to Jehovah God by means of the Law covenant .
After 22 days , at times in r@@ ough se@@ as , I arri@@ ved and made my way to me@@ et Eva at the Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
What fine examples El@@ kan@@ ah and H@@ ann@@ ah provide for Christian parents !
The apostle Paul explained that for the Jews , the Law was a “ tu@@ t@@ or le@@ ading to Christ . ”
( a ) How did Jesus ac@@ knowledge his li@@ mit@@ ations ?
A@@ T TH@@ A@@ T time , the Christian congregation was made up of believ@@ ing Jews , pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes , and Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans .
My un@@ c@@ le who is a prof@@ ess@@ or at the uni@@ vers@@ ity in Ka@@ un@@ as gave it to me . ”
What is involved in your working out your own sal@@ vation ?
However , some enjo@@ yed lu@@ x@@ u@@ ries when they had more money , so they may need to learn to live a simp@@ l@@ er life and be satis@@ fied with having less .
Jesus was gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely hum@@ ble
For example , tra@@ ining the e@@ ye not to ‘ keep on loo@@ king at a woman so as to have a pas@@ sion for her ’ would make it un@@ likely that we would succ@@ um@@ b to im@@ mor@@ ality .
O@@ thers may be affe@@ cted by one@@ ’s decision as well .
Their hearts and min@@ ds were so@@ o@@ th@@ ed by the peace of God .
The en@@ tr@@ ance to the gar@@ den of E@@ den was b@@ lo@@ cked , and people gre@@ w old and died .
W@@ he@@ ther parents star@@ t out feel@@ ing lost or they get lost along the way , where can they find help to re@@ ar their children ?
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , just as you might change your mind about a person who@@ se be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly disa@@ p@@ poin@@ ts you , Jehovah does change in respon@@ se to chang@@ ing circumstances .
The po@@ ign@@ ant conclu@@ sion to the s@@ ong of De@@ bor@@ ah and Bar@@ ak is : “ Let all your enem@@ ies per@@ ish , O Jehovah , and let your lo@@ v@@ ers be as when the su@@ n go@@ es for@@ th in its mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness . ”
No one under@@ stan@@ ds our anxi@@ ety better than Jehovah does .
Ho@@ ly spirit did not pro@@ du@@ ce in him the ability to pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y or to per@@ form mirac@@ les as it had in Moses , but it did en@@ able Jo@@ shua to lead Israel in the mil@@ it@@ ary cam@@ pa@@ ign that brought about the con@@ qu@@ est of Cana@@ an .
In the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al and later in the de@@ ten@@ tion cam@@ p in Ne@@ u@@ eng@@ am@@ me , I had time to think things over .
There were even la@@ ws on se@@ x@@ u@@ al matters .
At that time , L@@ id@@ as@@ i and I were asked to serve as special pione@@ ers in D@@ ó@@ mue , Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que , near the Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i bor@@ der .
P@@ ho@@ to on right : A@@ us de@@ m F@@ un@@ d@@ us der M@@ Ü@@ N@@ C@@ H@@ N@@ E@@ R O@@ L@@ Y@@ M@@ P@@ I@@ A@@ P@@ A@@ R@@ K G@@ MB@@ H , M@@ ü@@ n@@ ch@@ en
Not cont@@ ent to don@@ ate an@@ on@@ y@@ m@@ ously , they bl@@ at@@ an@@ tly ex@@ ag@@ g@@ er@@ ated their o@@ ffering and su@@ ffered disa@@ ster for their h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y .
How do elders prom@@ o@@ te peace among themselves ?
What , though , about his pl@@ ans to ru@@ n for the of@@ fice of ma@@ y@@ or and to en@@ ter the r@@ ace for ele@@ ction to be a sen@@ at@@ or ?
Does God care about me ?
As we con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate the future , we can be sure of one thing : Although we may disa@@ p@@ point ourselves or others may disa@@ p@@ point us , God will never disa@@ p@@ point us .
I@@ magine yourself in Jo@@ b@@ ’s place , being ques@@ tioned by Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God .
Because the hope of being part of the Kingdom arrang@@ ement was not fully op@@ ened up to faithful ones until holy spirit was p@@ our@@ ed out at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E .
I want to be one of you . ”
We were all we@@ aring old clo@@ th@@ es .
Yet , let us work hard to apply Bible principles and keep Jehovah in our marriage .
We learn a less@@ on from the mirac@@ le Jesus per@@ form@@ ed when he called Peter and An@@ dre@@ w to follow him .
She gave up a com@@ for@@ table li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le and even put her life in je@@ op@@ ar@@ dy .
Now he is a ze@@ al@@ ous baptized publi@@ sh@@ er , happy to worship Jehovah in that beau@@ ti@@ ful new Kingdom H@@ all !
For good reason , then , the inspired Scriptures ad@@ v@@ ise us : “ Do not put your trust in no@@ bl@@ es , nor in the son of earth@@ ling man , to whom no sal@@ vation bel@@ ong@@ s . ”
Ha@@ ve we helped someone to think seri@@ ously about God’s promises ?
The up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing that I received helps me even today to maintain the right spirit .
In contr@@ ast , love will move us to avoid any dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ation based on educ@@ ation , r@@ ace , or so@@ cial st@@ atu@@ s .
To illustr@@ ate : A man serving a pris@@ on s@@ ent@@ ence in S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a wrote to a congregation el@@ der expres@@ sing appreciation for “ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses who are car@@ r@@ ying out the good work started by Jesus Christ in help@@ ing people stri@@ ve toward God’s Kingdom . ”
So , then , what may help a con@@ duc@@ t@@ or to find the prop@@ er bal@@ ance between his com@@ ments and those given by the congregation so that the meeting will be up@@ building to all ?
He was a shepher@@ d , so it is not un@@ expe@@ cted that he offered some of his flo@@ ck .
How does God view the dep@@ end@@ ability of his worshipp@@ ers ?
Do you find yourself con@@ stan@@ tly ju@@ g@@ gl@@ ing your time to accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ate all the things that you feel you must do ​ — whether they are con@@ ne@@ cted with your jo@@ b , home , ca@@ r , ho@@ b@@ bi@@ es , tri@@ ps , exerc@@ ise r@@ out@@ ine , so@@ cial events , or a ho@@ st of other inter@@ ests ?
What is the meaning of Jesus ’ promise : “ You will be with me in Par@@ adise ” ?
Rather , as we teach such ones , we ought to emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the import@@ ance of building a personal relationship with God .
I was stru@@ ck by the reason@@ able and con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations given in the book , id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying our times as “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ” and poin@@ ting out the ro@@ o@@ t cause of man@@ kin@@ d’s problems . ​ — Matthew 24 : 3 ; Revelation 12 : 9 .
As can be seen in the case of David and B@@ ath - she@@ ba , Jehovah for@@ gave Davi@@ d’s sin , gra@@ ve though it was , because of Davi@@ d’s gen@@ u@@ ine rep@@ ent@@ ance .
As they serve with hum@@ ility , elders ear@@ n love , respect , and honor ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 13 - 15 )
Who became Jehovah’s new people in the first century ?
“ They cri@@ ed with a l@@ ou@@ d vo@@ ice , saying : ‘ Un@@ til when , S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord holy and true , are you ref@@ ra@@ ining from judg@@ ing and av@@ eng@@ ing our blood upon those who d@@ well on the earth ? ’ ”
Scriptural associ@@ ation of baptism with sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic bu@@ ri@@ al also indic@@ ates complete sub@@ mer@@ sion in water . ​ — Romans 6 : 4 - 6 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 2 : 12 .
( b ) Why is it cr@@ itical to atten@@ d meetings ?
During his last stay in Jerusalem , Jesus lo@@ d@@ ged in the ne@@ ar@@ by city of Be@@ th@@ any . ​ — Matthew 21 : 17 .
Let us consider some encourag@@ ing examples from the early Christian congregation and see what we can learn .
The vari@@ ous me@@ tho@@ ds Satan may use to temp@@ t us .
Their preaching was most effe@@ ctive , and “ about three th@@ ous@@ and sou@@ ls ” were baptized .
But he is still tr@@ ying to dis@@ ru@@ pt the worship that s@@ inc@@ ere Christians rend@@ er to God .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles can help you to pre@@ pare for serving where there is a greater need for Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers :
Those Sa@@ ying That “ Go@@ od Is B@@ ad and B@@ ad Is Go@@ od ”
Some would refu@@ se anything der@@ i@@ ved from blood ( even fr@@ actions in@@ tend@@ ed to provide temp@@ or@@ ary pas@@ sive im@@ mun@@ ity ) .
De@@ ep@@ ly h@@ ur@@ t and ang@@ ry , N@@ ic@@ o@@ le told her mother , “ I never want to see G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el@@ le again ! ”
• Why do Bible transl@@ ations di@@ ff@@ er in num@@ ber@@ ing the book of Psal@@ ms ?
That same day , Adam and E@@ ve began to experience the resul@@ ts of their re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
S@@ hi@@ ps ’ cre@@ ws were gr@@ ate@@ ful to be gu@@ i@@ ded by these ligh@@ ts into sa@@ fe har@@ b@@ ors .
But no such text was known .
By reading from three to fi@@ ve chap@@ ters a day , you can read the enti@@ re Bible in a year .
( b ) How might a brother today conduct himself as “ a less@@ er one ” ?
God Un@@ der@@ stan@@ ds You 5
They wrote their Go@@ sp@@ els under the guid@@ ance of God’s holy spirit .
“ Lo@@ ve , joy , peace . ”
My conscience had been affe@@ cted . ” ​ — J@@ E@@ F@@ F@@ E@@ R@@ Y
When he gives many de@@ ta@@ il@@ s , he does so for good reason .
Our sense of id@@ ent@@ ity as servants of Jehovah can we@@ ak@@ en if it is not so@@ li@@ dly based on knowledge of the Scriptures .
Is our knowledge of the future li@@ mit@@ ed ?
Our sacrific@@ es may be pa@@ in@@ ful , but Jehovah’s blessings are always greater .
1@@ 10 : 1 .
The po@@ li@@ ce fin@@ ally ca@@ ught up with me , and I sp@@ ent four years in pris@@ on . ”
Many fore@@ ign@@ ers have moved to the be@@ ach res@@ or@@ ts in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , see@@ king some kind of par@@ adise .
Davi@@ d’s trust in “ the Pro@@ vi@@ der of es@@ cap@@ e ” did not wa@@ ver .
If we dis@@ cer@@ n that we have very little time for spiritual pur@@ su@@ its , what should we do ?
De@@ w is g@@ ent@@ le .
As@@ k the pati@@ ent what he is willing to share . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , in the illustr@@ ation of the ten vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins , Jesus was not indic@@ ating that half of his anointed followers would be like the fi@@ ve fo@@ ol@@ ish vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins .
Acc@@ ording to a 199@@ 7 repor@@ t , about 1 in 5 older C@@ u@@ ban@@ s bel@@ ong to such grou@@ ps , in which they find compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship , support , and practic@@ al ass@@ ist@@ ance in main@@ tain@@ ing a heal@@ thy life - st@@ y@@ le .
What good things did D@@ or@@ c@@ as do for others ?
I have also been influ@@ enced in good ways by the h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of fine Christian men and women ​ — young and old — ​ who have pas@@ sed through our lives here at the branch and in the vari@@ ous congregations where we have served .
But Joseph did not become disc@@ oura@@ ged or bit@@ ter , and he did not try to seek re@@ v@@ enge .
Sa@@ ys A@@ mo@@ s 2 : 12 : “ You kept giving the Na@@ z@@ ir@@ ites w@@ ine to dr@@ ink , and upon the prophe@@ ts you la@@ id a comm@@ and , saying : ‘ You must not pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y . ’ ”
Ch@@ es@@ ter Be@@ at@@ ty P@@ 4@@ 5 , one of the ol@@ des@@ t co@@ di@@ ces in the world , con@@ tain@@ s most of the four Go@@ sp@@ els and much of the book of Acts in a sing@@ le vo@@ lu@@ me
A@@ m@@ ong them are the 5@@ 2 stud@@ ents of the 1@@ 20@@ th class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad .
In fact , M@@ ace@@ don@@ i@@ an Christians who were “ under a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction ” and in “ deep po@@ ver@@ ty ” had to ‘ keep beg@@ g@@ ing him with much ent@@ reat@@ y for the privilege of kin@@ dly giving and for a share in the ministry des@@ t@@ ined for the holy ones . ’ ​ — 2 Corinthians 8 : 1 - 4 .
En@@ joy a R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous St@@ an@@ ding Now
B@@ ri@@ an : This article out@@ l@@ ines four st@@ ep@@ s to sol@@ ving problems .
After the meeting , I told this to G@@ r@@ ace .
If we a@@ ban@@ d@@ on a wicked course and appro@@ ach Jehovah with a contr@@ ite heart and a rep@@ ent@@ ant spirit , “ he will for@@ give in a large way . ”
Tr@@ ying to find a purpose in life , he exam@@ ined vari@@ ous religi@@ ons , but he did not find what he was loo@@ king for .
I avoid as@@ king questions like these : ‘ Why me ?
So after the pers@@ ons pro@@ cur@@ ed had been tra@@ ined in such ar@@ ms as they then had and as best they might ​ — their tra@@ ining was to learn to be kil@@ led ! ​ — they then did them to death on the appointed fun@@ er@@ al day at the t@@ om@@ bs .
How happy we can be that through God’s Word we can dis@@ cer@@ n the true id@@ ent@@ ity of the holy ones and learn how he will use them to the et@@ er@@ n@@ al benefit of mankind !
20 : 4 .
By giving glory to Jehovah , in what ways are you bless@@ ed , and what should be your res@@ ol@@ ve ?
The mind must also be kept clean of im@@ moral thoughts .
He or she should not be jud@@ ged .
Their rul@@ ers would take a stand against Jehovah God and his A@@ no@@ inted One .
As Christians , we do well to exam@@ ine our view of to@@ da@@ y’s com@@ mer@@ cial system by as@@ king ourselves such questions as these : ‘ How can I use my material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons to show faith@@ ful@@ ness to God ?
He had the power to do so .
Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard Your Con@@ s@@ ci@@ ence
1 : 3 - 6 ​ — W@@ ere the Israelites who did not vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er to return to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and we@@ ak in faith ?
( 3 ) Re@@ as@@ on from the Scriptures in a way that is con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing .
After Adam was cre@@ ated , Jehovah God went on to say : “ It is not good for the man to continue by himself . I am going to make a help@@ er for him , as a comple@@ ment of him . ”
S@@ har@@ ing in the public ministry pres@@ ented another great chall@@ enge .
A vital reason to atten@@ d Christian meetings is to receive encourag@@ ement .
The word can also ref@@ er to the imp@@ res@@ sion it@@ self .
G@@ r@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for your preci@@ ous relationship with God may move you to pray from the heart with thoughts like these : “ I shall la@@ u@@ d you among the pe@@ op@@ les , O Jehovah ; I shall make m@@ el@@ o@@ dy to you among the n@@ ational grou@@ ps .
She co@@ op@@ er@@ ates with her husband in fin@@ an@@ cial matters .
H@@ ere you have what is your@@ s . ’ ”
It was said with refer@@ ence to Jesus : “ You loved righteousness , and you h@@ ated la@@ w@@ less@@ ness [ wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness ] . ”
F@@ ind con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment and happiness
Jesus Christ , the pre@@ em@@ in@@ ent Witness of Jehovah , af@@ fir@@ m@@ ed the truth by the things he taught and by the way he lived and died .
In 198@@ 8 he married Mari@@ an@@ ne , a pioneer from B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m .
This c@@ el@@ es@@ ti@@ al city will ‘ come down out of heaven ’ by direc@@ ting its attention to the earth .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , scho@@ l@@ ars had pre@@ vi@@ ously pro@@ duc@@ ed Hebrew transl@@ ations of the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent .
With all my heart , I can say that bel@@ ong@@ ing to Jehovah’s people is what resul@@ ts in happiness . ”
For a de@@ ta@@ iled discus@@ sion of how we know that the coming of God’s Kingdom is near , see chap@@ ter 9 , “ Are We Li@@ ving in ‘ the L@@ ast Da@@ ys ’ ? , ” of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
Those bel@@ ong@@ ing to him were to be ra@@ ised during his pres@@ ence .
How do child - re@@ aring and old age ad@@ d to st@@ ress ?
W@@ as Satan man@@ ip@@ ul@@ ating matters be@@ h@@ ind the s@@ cen@@ es , tr@@ ying to pre@@ v@@ ent S@@ ar@@ ah from be@@ aring Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed ?
“ R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous T@@ ol@@ er@@ ance Da@@ y ”
Let us therefore pray for God’s help to “ h@@ ate what is bad , and love what is good . ”
14 , 15 . ( a ) With what ob@@ je@@ ctive in mind is Jehovah tra@@ ining young and old today ?
What her@@ it@@ age did Jehovah origin@@ ally make possible for the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of Adam and E@@ ve , and why did they not receive it ?
F@@ ar@@ ther sou@@ th in the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines are some is@@ lands where the S@@ pan@@ ish found go@@ ld .
What tra@@ ining pro@@ gra@@ m was in@@ iti@@ ated in 195@@ 3 , and with what resul@@ ts ?
He had so many questions that came from the book .
The brothers at the branch of@@ fice said , “ Now you will go out in the cir@@ cu@@ it work . ”
Mu@@ ch effort may be ex@@ p@@ ended in such lo@@ cal@@ ities with no ap@@ par@@ ent succ@@ ess .
For our present understanding of the prophecy of the 70 we@@ ek@@ s , see Pa@@ y A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion to Dani@@ el@@ ’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy !
The speak@@ er showed that ac@@ qui@@ ring understanding br@@ ings joy .
As the “ G@@ r@@ and Creator ” with whom is “ the s@@ ource of life , ” Jehovah God righ@@ t@@ fully deser@@ ves our complete obedi@@ ence . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 1 ; Psalm 36 : 9 .
As a result of divine fav@@ or , Daniel was made a high of@@ fi@@ cial under both Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an and Me@@ do - Per@@ si@@ an rule .
In the 3@@ 9@@ th year of his re@@ ign , A@@ sa became very ill with an a@@ il@@ ment in his fe@@ et .
And it tel@@ ls us that we should keep our bo@@ dies clean and avoid thoughts and ha@@ bi@@ ts that Jehovah h@@ ates . ​ — 2 Corinthians 7 : 1 .
This is but one of many we@@ igh@@ ty moral / ​ e@@ th@@ ic@@ al is@@ su@@ es that cou@@ ples face if they cho@@ ose to sub@@ mit to in vit@@ r@@ o fer@@ t@@ il@@ iz@@ ation ( I@@ V@@ F ) .
Thus , upon con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating Jehovah’s all - en@@ com@@ pas@@ sing knowledge , David hum@@ bly asked God to exam@@ ine his in@@ n@@ er@@ most person and to gu@@ i@@ de him in the way that lea@@ ds to life .
A long@@ time serv@@ ant of Jehovah in New M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , was in two a@@ ut@@ om@@ o@@ bi@@ le ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents .
18 I@@ mit@@ ate Their Fa@@ ith ​ — He S@@ to@@ od U@@ p for P@@ ure Wor@@ ship
S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then your res@@ ol@@ ve by atten@@ ding Christian meetings .
Gi@@ ven that Jesus in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al right after the last v@@ al@@ id P@@ as@@ so@@ ver , this new ev@@ ent would co@@ in@@ ci@@ de with the day of the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
What com@@ mit@@ ment did Israel make to God ?
For the things . . . un@@ seen are everlasting . ” — 2 Corinthians 4 : 16 - 18 .
We want to maintain a clean conscience by sub@@ mit@@ ting to God’s righteous principles and by obe@@ ying those of Ca@@ es@@ ar@@ ’s la@@ ws that are not out of har@@ mony with God’s la@@ ws . ​ — Mark 12 : 17 ; Acts 5 : 27 - 29 .
“ You are not to accept a bri@@ be , for the bri@@ be bl@@ in@@ ds clear - si@@ gh@@ ted men and can dist@@ ort the words of righteous men . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 23 : 8 .
It will also show us how we can be coura@@ ge@@ ous and positi@@ ve no matter what comes our way .
T@@ A@@ K@@ IN@@ G advan@@ ta@@ ge of the time he sp@@ ent wa@@ iting for his travel@@ ing compan@@ i@@ ons in A@@ th@@ ens , the apostle Paul eng@@ ag@@ ed in in@@ for@@ ma@@ l wit@@ ness@@ ing .
But it is important to think about whether what you put on be@@ f@@ its your ro@@ le as a serv@@ ant of Jehovah .
We travel@@ ed c@@ hi@@ ef@@ ly by bu@@ s , bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le , and on fo@@ o@@ t .
Why can it be said that Eng@@ l@@ ish is an inter@@ n@@ ational language ?
Why is it vital that we keep on living up to our dedic@@ ation ?
After the apostle John was told about the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 , he saw “ a great crow@@ d , which no man was able to number . ”
What examples regarding dis@@ respect for authority does Ju@@ de c@@ ite , and what do they teach us ?
F@@ in@@ ally , to strengthen our trust in Jehovah , we must keep ac@@ tive in the Kingdom - preaching work , always ready to share the good news with others .
What is the princi@@ p@@ al mo@@ tive be@@ h@@ ind our high reg@@ ard for sa@@ f@@ ety ?
M@@ r . Ma@@ y@@ or com@@ men@@ ted that it is not en@@ ough “ to be pe@@ ace@@ ful , not even to be p@@ ac@@ i@@ f@@ ists , but to be pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers . ”
As we cultiv@@ ate str@@ ong@@ er spiritu@@ ality and man@@ i@@ f@@ est u@@ pri@@ ght conduct , we put ourselves among those who can see God .
Be@@ y@@ ond that , the am@@ a@@ z@@ ing n@@ er@@ ve con@@ ne@@ ctions that en@@ able your mind and your sen@@ ses to fun@@ ction find no par@@ al@@ le@@ l in what s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists have ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed .
The reason is reve@@ aled at Isaiah 11 : 9 , where we read : “ They [ the K@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ ’s sub@@ je@@ cts ] will not do any har@@ m or cause any ru@@ in in all my holy m@@ oun@@ tain ; because the earth will certainly be filled with the knowledge of Jehovah as the w@@ at@@ ers are co@@ ver@@ ing the very se@@ a . ”
How has the C@@ o@@ de@@ x G@@ ran@@ di@@ or affe@@ cted us ?
On the day that I inter@@ pre@@ ted for Bro@@ ther S@@ te@@ war@@ t , he mentioned to the local congregation that the branch of@@ fice wanted to invit@@ e one or two pioneer brothers to come to Bethel .
( b ) What will be exam@@ ined in the following article ?
Jehovah bless@@ ed such faith .
At the on@@ set of any such is@@ su@@ es , seek medi@@ cal attention .
How is it possible for a Christian to be dra@@ wn into im@@ moral conduct ?
The emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is is on the fact that the gro@@ w@@ th occ@@ ur@@ s “ of its own self . ”
Bo@@ a@@ z tre@@ ated others with respect and kindness
One reason for his ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y was that he had much to do in a sp@@ an of only three and a half years .
The Bible war@@ ns against all form@@ s of gre@@ ed .
Let your friend expres@@ s himself fre@@ ely .
There was a sh@@ ar@@ p contr@@ ast between the Jews and Jesus ’ disciples , of whom Jesus said : “ H@@ app@@ y are your eyes because they b@@ eho@@ ld , and your ear@@ s because they hear . ”
H@@ on@@ es@@ ty , or the l@@ ack of it , influ@@ ences how you are vie@@ wed by others .
Revelation 9 : 1 - 4 com@@ pa@@ res the small band of anointed Christians who rec@@ over@@ ed from spiritual in@@ activ@@ ity in 19@@ 19 to a s@@ war@@ m of lo@@ cu@@ st@@ s that bur@@ st into action .
While res@@ pe@@ cting her hus@@ ban@@ d’s he@@ ad@@ ship , as a dedic@@ ated Christian , the believ@@ ing wife would be@@ ar in mind the attitude of the apostles Peter and John , who said : “ As for us , we cannot sto@@ p speaking about the things we have seen and heard . ”
Jesus , by rema@@ ining faithful to death , provided the perfect answer to Satan’s chall@@ enge .
That was a truly imp@@ res@@ sive accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment , consider@@ ing the to@@ ol@@ s a@@ vail@@ able at the time .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , the children learned their less@@ on well .
When the fam@@ ine came , Jose@@ p@@ h’s family , who lived many mil@@ es away , needed food .
C@@ oura@@ ge has been de@@ f@@ ined as “ spiritual , emo@@ tional , and moral for@@ titu@@ de to speak and act without fear in the face of ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les and d@@ ang@@ ers . ”
P@@ r@@ in@@ ci@@ pl@@ ed love is ex@@ tend@@ ed not only to our neigh@@ b@@ ors but also to our enem@@ ies .
Then “ he took the children into his ar@@ ms and began blessing them . ” ​ — Mark 10 : 14 , 16 .
I@@ mit@@ ating the God of Tru@@ th
( a ) What is one of the great blessings of free will ?
M@@ ore important , I was helped to draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah , whom I now thought of as my loving heavenly Father .
Jehovah provi@@ des for his people .
Peter invit@@ ed these men into the house and en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined them there .
They were , in fact , “ the le@@ ast ” of them .
Such an attitude likely affe@@ cted their personal relation@@ shi@@ ps as well .
It makes us “ fully com@@ pet@@ ent ” and “ comple@@ t@@ ely e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed . ”
Yes , like David , we can confid@@ ently pray : “ Let the . . . medit@@ ation of my heart become ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble before you , O Jehovah my R@@ o@@ ck and my Re@@ de@@ em@@ er . ” ​ — Psalm 19 : 14 .
* On what d@@ ate did A@@ br@@ am@@ ’s car@@ av@@ an cro@@ ss the ri@@ ver ?
Some 2@@ 00 people died in the ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
Although Christians from the second century on evid@@ ently pre@@ fer@@ red to cop@@ y the Scriptures into co@@ de@@ x form , use of the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l continued for cen@@ tu@@ ries .
Yes , if we remain close to Jehovah and his people , apply Bible principles , and accept the guid@@ ance of Jehovah’s holy spirit .
Un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly , O@@ badi@@ ah was both ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous and dis@@ cre@@ et in his worship of Jehovah .
Since Abra@@ m was still chil@@ d@@ less , it was cr@@ itical that he remain ali@@ ve .
If we are spiritually ac@@ tive and strong , we need not be af@@ ra@@ id that someone will c@@ ast a sp@@ ell on us . ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 23 : 23 ; De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 18 : 10 - 12 ; Isaiah 4@@ 7 : 12 - 15 ; Acts 19 : 18 - 20 .
Mo@@ re@@ over , in the Bible , God ex@@ tend@@ s the hope that we will see our dead loved ones again on a par@@ adise earth . ​ — John 5 : 28 , 29 .
God “ will ac@@ tually s@@ wal@@ low up death forever , . . . for Jehovah himself has spo@@ ken it . ” ​ — Isaiah 25 : 8 .
However , as the two examples illustr@@ ate , not all situ@@ ations are the same .
That peace , in turn , helped to gu@@ ard their hearts and men@@ tal po@@ wers .
Con@@ fid@@ ent that God heard his ent@@ re@@ ati@@ es , the psalmist David san@@ g : “ O He@@ are@@ r of prayer , even to you people of all flesh will come . ”
* Th@@ in@@ king about their love for Jehovah and what they end@@ ur@@ ed to remain faithful still f@@ ill@@ s our eyes with te@@ ars .
My mother had f@@ led N@@ am@@ i@@ bia during a time of war and had jo@@ ined the S@@ ou@@ th W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a Pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation ( S@@ W@@ A@@ P@@ O ) . This organization was fi@@ gh@@ ting the S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ can re@@ gi@@ me that rul@@ ed N@@ am@@ i@@ bia at the time .
And Jehovah makes the cho@@ ice .
And four hu@@ ge be@@ ast@@ s were coming up out of the se@@ a , each one being different from the others . ”
Ha@@ ve an O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation ?
You do not have to wa@@ ge this fi@@ ght on your own .
This action op@@ ened the way for Jehovah to for@@ give the sin@@ s of the Israelites .
The “ h@@ our ” of his death has not yet come . ​ — Luke 4 : 16 - 30 .
One Witness father says that he often pla@@ yed bal@@ l with his son when he came home from work .
How are we “ dead with refer@@ ence to sin ” ?
“ Su@@ b@@ je@@ cted to F@@ ut@@ ility . . . on the B@@ as@@ is of H@@ op@@ e ”
By provi@@ ding spiritual food in ever more langu@@ ages .
One reason why we need Jehovah’s remin@@ ders is that we are for@@ get@@ ful .
P@@ ra@@ y to Jehovah to give you in@@ sight so that you can understand where your te@@ en@@ ag@@ er needs help .
Su@@ si@@ e@@ ’s first love was mu@@ si@@ c .
S@@ ur@@ ely Jehovah and Jesus take no@@ te of who makes the effort to atten@@ d this most important meeting of the year .
S@@ ear@@ ch@@ ing for Jehovah With a P@@ re@@ pared H@@ ear@@ t
It can strengthen us to rend@@ er accep@@ table service to Jehovah , the Pro@@ vi@@ der of “ every good gift and every perfect present . ” ​ — J@@ as .
The W@@ an@@ ing E@@ mpi@@ re
In what way did Jehovah reve@@ al an as@@ pect of his person@@ ality as refle@@ cted in the meaning of his name ?
In any case , M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h under@@ went a complete change of heart .
The religious n@@ ature of the g@@ ames was one reason for first - century Christians to shu@@ n them , for “ what ag@@ re@@ ement does God’s temple have with i@@ do@@ ls ? ”
P@@ r@@ as@@ l@@ in , S@@ ey@@ ch@@ el@@ les , where in 18@@ 8@@ 1 Gen@@ er@@ al G@@ or@@ d@@ on found his gar@@ den of E@@ den
Those s@@ it@@ ting close to me heard it , and I had to mu@@ ff@@ le my la@@ ugh@@ ter with my hands .
Still , with the use of a ma@@ gn@@ i@@ f@@ ying gl@@ ass and the large - prin@@ t liter@@ ature , I was able to sp@@ end three to fi@@ ve h@@ our@@ s a day stud@@ ying by using the little sight left in my one e@@ ye .
( a ) How has Jesus always sh@@ own a wa@@ iting attitude ?
As his min@@ isters , we should be ready to present the good news in a man@@ ner wor@@ thy of our mer@@ ci@@ ful God each time we give a witness .
It has always ru@@ ined the lives of sol@@ di@@ ers and has always brought suffering to ci@@ v@@ ili@@ ans .
We can imitate Abraham by pon@@ der@@ ing the jo@@ ys a@@ head . ​ — R@@ om . 8 : 21 .
In the book of Daniel , M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el is called “ the prin@@ ce of [ Dani@@ el@@ ’s ] people , ” Israel .
F@@ al@@ se prophe@@ ts cause God’s people to w@@ an@@ der spiritually .
A few years before T@@ is@@ ch@@ end@@ or@@ f re@@ turned to Rus@@ sia , The I@@ mp@@ eri@@ al Li@@ br@@ ary received a pro@@ pos@@ al so un@@ beli@@ e@@ va@@ ble that it dre@@ w the c@@ z@@ ar@@ ’s interest and brought scho@@ l@@ ars to Rus@@ sia from all over E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
She has imp@@ ro@@ ved great@@ ly .
Some re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers believe that for every human there are at le@@ ast 200@@ ,000 ants , all of them bus@@ ily to@@ il@@ ing on and under the earth@@ ’s sur@@ face .
Do you listen care@@ fully to your children ?
Jehovah Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ds Those Who H@@ op@@ e in H@@ im
To the first human pa@@ ir , Adam and E@@ ve , Jehovah said : “ H@@ ere I have given to you all ve@@ get@@ ation be@@ aring se@@ ed which is on the sur@@ face of the whole earth and every t@@ ree on which there is the fru@@ it of a t@@ ree be@@ aring se@@ ed .
No@@ body is born with it .
All of Jesus ’ followers can find fa@@ thers , mo@@ thers , brothers , sisters , and children in the congregation today .
No , for Jesus was sin@@ less and “ without ble@@ mis@@ h , ” thus having no need for cle@@ ans@@ ing .
; K@@ ir@@ ch@@ ho@@ f@@ f , A .
Since God is the S@@ ource of life , it is reason@@ able that they should look to him for guid@@ ance in how they use their bo@@ dies , especially in this matter that is so clo@@ sel@@ y l@@ in@@ ked to the trans@@ mis@@ sion of life .
She listen@@ ed with pati@@ ence .
Bu@@ il@@ ding on the ide@@ as and ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es of men is like building on s@@ and .
Jesus was not inter@@ ested in giving any ke@@ y of knowledge to an el@@ ite group of scho@@ l@@ ars .
8 , 9 . ( a ) Con@@ tr@@ ast Jesus ’ message with that of the s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es . ( b ) How do we benefit by sh@@ aring Bible tru@@ ths ?
Re@@ g@@ arding Matthew , the account says : “ Le@@ a@@ ving everything be@@ h@@ ind he ro@@ se up and went following him . ”
S@@ hor@@ tly after his resurrection , Jesus me@@ t with more than 5@@ 00 pro@@ spe@@ ctive Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers .
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ately , Solomon wrote : “ T@@ re@@ m@@ bl@@ ing at men is what la@@ ys a s@@ n@@ are , but he that is tru@@ sting in Jehovah will be prote@@ cted . ” ​ — Proverbs 29 : 25 .
For instance , The New Yor@@ k T@@ im@@ es of J@@ anu@@ ary 14 , 20@@ 00 , repor@@ ted that “ Ger@@ man and D@@ an@@ ish po@@ li@@ ce of@@ fic@@ ers ar@@ rest@@ ed members of what they descri@@ bed as a ma@@ j@@ or so@@ f@@ tw@@ are - pi@@ rac@@ y gan@@ g ” that was du@@ p@@ lic@@ ating and dist@@ ribu@@ ting com@@ pu@@ ter pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s and g@@ ames , even sel@@ ling some over the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t .
God’s P@@ ur@@ pose for the E@@ ar@@ th ​ — So@@ on to Be F@@ ul@@ filled
They know that true and lasting se@@ cur@@ ity comes to those who demonstr@@ ate trust in God by living in har@@ mony with Bible principles . ​ — P@@ s .
S@@ ur@@ ely their Ma@@ ster must be pleas@@ ed !
However , we can re@@ du@@ ce such st@@ ress by associ@@ ating as often as possible with fellow believers , who gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely care for us and who@@ se hearts are complete toward God . ​ — P@@ s .
If only every married person in to@@ da@@ y’s im@@ moral world would show such loy@@ al@@ ty !
God wants no one to be destro@@ yed .
However , as true Christians living in a de@@ pra@@ ved world , all of us can ex@@ pect to be temp@@ ted so@@ on@@ er or later .
In vi@@ r@@ tually every to@@ wn , the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e also fe@@ atu@@ red a school , often within the same building .
5 : 26 ; 6 : 5@@ 3 ​ — What does it mean to have ‘ life in on@@ es@@ el@@ f ’ ?
* Yet , he obedi@@ ently instru@@ cted other Israel@@ ite famili@@ es who@@ se fir@@ st@@ born sons were in d@@ anger . Li@@ ves were at st@@ ake , and Moses loved his fellow man .
At great co@@ st to himself , God provided the means to re@@ de@@ em mankind from sin and death .
E@@ ach day , he re@@ vie@@ wed his activ@@ ity , and every ten days , he c@@ he@@ cked his prog@@ ress .
In har@@ mony with Jesus ’ prophecy regarding his “ pres@@ ence , ” who did the faithful “ slave ” prove to be ?
In De@@ c@@ ember 19@@ 39 , I travel@@ ed to New Z@@ e@@ al@@ and for a conven@@ tion .
In what way did Jesus illustr@@ ate the tend@@ enc@@ y to lo@@ se spiritual al@@ er@@ t@@ ness as time go@@ es on ?
( b ) Jehovah’s loving - kindness mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to do what ?
There were la@@ ws in place to make it il@@ leg@@ al for the rac@@ es to mi@@ x , and there was also the very real th@@ re@@ at of viol@@ ence .
The be@@ aring of fru@@ it@@ age in this case ref@@ ers to making expres@@ sions about the Kingdom .
Why We Sh@@ ould Lo@@ ve Jehovah
M@@ ake these s@@ essi@@ ons real@@ is@@ tic by challeng@@ ing the ans@@ wers your children give .
Mo@@ re@@ over , “ John had his clo@@ thing of cam@@ el@@ ’s ha@@ ir and a le@@ ather gi@@ r@@ d@@ le around his lo@@ ins ; his food too was in@@ se@@ ct lo@@ cu@@ st@@ s and w@@ il@@ d h@@ one@@ y . ”
During the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , they can refle@@ ct on the blessings that they can have on the bas@@ is of Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice .
He felt p@@ ity for them and heal@@ ed many .
H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds ought to be loving their wi@@ ves as their own bo@@ dies . . . .
M@@ el@@ one@@ y , a young woman who regul@@ arly sp@@ ends more than 50 h@@ our@@ s a mon@@ th in the preaching work , re@@ mar@@ ks : “ The ministry is ref@@ re@@ shing because it gives my life direction and purpose .
In order to be Jehovah’s friends , we must for@@ give others when they make mis@@ takes . ​ — Read Luke 11 : 4 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 32 .
Ca@@ pa@@ ble elders who are acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to ju@@ g@@ gl@@ ing a number of we@@ igh@@ ty assign@@ ments may be some@@ what rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to d@@ ele@@ g@@ ate authority to others .
19 - 21 . ( a ) In what out@@ standing way do we show that “ we are members bel@@ ong@@ ing to one another ” ?
O@@ ver the years , the C@@ en@@ tr@@ al Af@@ ri@@ can Re@@ public has op@@ ened its do@@ ors to refu@@ ge@@ es from a number of coun@@ tri@@ es .
They s@@ or@@ ely mis@@ s their mat@@ es !
In the wa@@ ke of the tra@@ gi@@ c events of hist@@ ory , especially from the first world war until our day , many have re@@ ached the conclu@@ sion that God is simply un@@ able to pre@@ v@@ ent suffering .
The book A@@ t@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere says : “ The end@@ less vari@@ ety of s@@ no@@ w@@ f@@ l@@ ak@@ es is leg@@ end@@ ary , and al@@ though s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists in@@ s@@ ist that no law of n@@ ature for@@ bi@@ ds their du@@ p@@ lic@@ ation , two id@@ en@@ tic@@ al f@@ l@@ ak@@ es have never been found . One sear@@ ch of e@@ pi@@ c prop@@ or@@ tions was condu@@ cted by . . .
Does that not descri@@ be many today ?
What is the str@@ ong@@ est reason to maintain mar@@ it@@ al fid@@ el@@ ity ?
Jesus himself stated : “ I am the fine shepher@@ d , and I know my sheep and my sheep know me . ” ​ — John 10 : 14 .
For the next two years , this mil@@ it@@ ary ju@@ gg@@ er@@ na@@ u@@ t advan@@ ces toward Jerusalem , c@@ ru@@ shing all res@@ ist@@ ance in its p@@ ath .
What re@@ ward is held out to those who end@@ ure ?
Christian overse@@ ers do well to ask themselves : ‘ Do I make the same imp@@ res@@ sion on fellow believers ?
In fact , A@@ mo@@ s shows us ( 1 ) what we should preach , ( 2 ) how we should preach , and ( 3 ) why op@@ pos@@ ers cannot sto@@ p our preaching work .
I@@ nt@@ ended for the enti@@ re associ@@ ation of those in uni@@ on with the Christ , Joh@@ n@@ ’s first letter provi@@ des s@@ ound counsel desi@@ gn@@ ed to help Christians take their stand against apost@@ as@@ y and remain fir@@ m for the truth and for righteousness .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 6@@ 7 , 13
I@@ m@@ man@@ u@@ el . ​ — Matthew 1 : 23 .
( Read Psalm 2 : 11 , 12 . )
O@@ r think of A@@ ngi@@ e .
Then in prayer tell Jehovah your thoughts and in@@ n@@ er@@ most feelings about the material you have consider@@ ed and how you will try to benefit from it .
Of course , even when mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s are c@@ lear@@ ed up , there may still be h@@ ur@@ t feelings or end@@ uring ne@@ g@@ ative con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
From ear@@ li@@ est times , faithful servants of Jehovah sto@@ od out as different from those in the ung@@ o@@ dly world in which they lived .
F@@ or@@ tun@@ ately , parents have a wonderful ro@@ le mo@@ de@@ l in Jesus and the way he deal@@ t with his disciples .
Although there is no one for@@ mu@@ la that is app@@ li@@ ca@@ ble in every case , there are principles and su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions that can help .
You [ Jehovah ] must for@@ give and give to each one according to all his ways . ” ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T does Jehovah requi@@ re of those who worship him ?
Jesus told his disciples : “ You will be ob@@ je@@ cts of h@@ at@@ red by all people because of my name . ”
If go@@ ld could be found every@@ where , they point out , its value would be di@@ min@@ i@@ shed .
What was the app@@ lic@@ ation of that illustr@@ ation ?
R@@ ep@@ or@@ ts show that help@@ ing in this way is a re@@ war@@ ding experience .
Be@@ fore you know it , you will for@@ get about pione@@ ering .
It ad@@ ds : “ M@@ ore co@@ pi@@ es have been dist@@ ribu@@ ted of the Bible than of any other book .
W@@ ell , when Jesus was inter@@ ested in know@@ ing what people were saying about him , he asked his tru@@ sted friends : “ Who are men saying the Son of man is ? ”
He spoke of the time when such ter@@ ri@@ ble events would no longer ha@@ p@@ pen and said that all could draw clo@@ s@@ er to the God of comfort through acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge from the Bible .
The Greek ter@@ m transl@@ ated “ set@@ ting things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght ” means “ to make good , to cor@@ rec@@ t , to rest@@ ore to a prop@@ er , u@@ pri@@ ght con@@ dition . ”
S@@ he@@ d@@ ding light on the c@@ li@@ mate of that peri@@ od are the works of T@@ ati@@ an , a no@@ table writ@@ er of the second century .
But what is the differ@@ ence between the way God’s spirit op@@ er@@ ated in p@@ re - Christian times and the way it wor@@ ked in the first century ?
The love is in this respect , not that we have loved God , but that he loved us and sent for@@ th his Son as a prop@@ iti@@ at@@ ory sacrifice for our sin@@ s . ” ​ — 1 John 4 : 8 - 10 .
They like to pl@@ an , to inv@@ est wis@@ ely , and to feel secu@@ re .
A@@ m@@ ong these were ty@@ p@@ ho@@ ons , f@@ loo@@ ds , and earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es .
Go@@ od questions to pon@@ der are : ‘ What dam@@ age would I do to my@@ self , my family , or others by com@@ mit@@ ting this act ?
At age 12 , I r@@ an away from home for the first time .
And how gr@@ ate@@ ful we should be to Jesus for his sacri@@ fi@@ cially p@@ our@@ ing out his blood for us !
When you consider the cons@@ is@@ ten@@ cy , hon@@ es@@ ty , and acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y with which the Go@@ sp@@ els present the person@@ ality of Jesus , you will real@@ ize that these acc@@ oun@@ ts are de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely not a col@@ le@@ ction of f@@ ab@@ les .
When people sense our gen@@ u@@ ine emp@@ a@@ thy , they are more likely to respon@@ d to our message .
F@@ ol@@ low the course of ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality . ”
D@@ ra@@ wn From E@@ v@@ ents K@@ no@@ wn to His H@@ ear@@ ers
How can young brothers be “ t@@ ested as to f@@ it@@ ness ” to serve in the congregation ?
Mar@@ ch 16 - 22 , 200@@ 9
As King - Des@@ ign@@ ate , Jesus could dec@@ l@@ are to his op@@ pos@@ ers : “ The Kingdom of God is in your mi@@ d@@ st . ”
A shepher@@ d ans@@ wer@@ ed that it was the vo@@ ice they knew .
( b ) What is the meaning of Jesus ’ words as recorded at Matthew 22 : 37 ?
Although the boo@@ k@@ ’s ma@@ in text has been kept qu@@ ite simp@@ le , there is an app@@ en@@ di@@ x that will allow you to consider 14 important sub@@ je@@ cts in greater dep@@ th if the stud@@ ent requi@@ res ad@@ di@@ tional information .
These are among the vari@@ ous ways that Jehovah has su@@ sta@@ ined me . ​ — Psalm 4@@ 1 : 3 .
The fac@@ ts speak for themselves .
The se@@ x s@@ cen@@ es ca@@ used ten@@ sion between me and my wife .
The number ei@@ ght ( one more than se@@ ven ) some@@ times re@@ pres@@ ents an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance .
After consider@@ ing these questions , do not be disa@@ p@@ pointed if you see that your faith has we@@ ak@@ ened .
What in@@ ci@@ d@@ ents in Jesus ’ ministry demonstr@@ ate that he loo@@ ked for the good in people ?
All the qualities lis@@ ted by Paul ​ — love , joy , peace , long - suffering , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , faith , mil@@ dness , and self - control — ​ are e@@ qu@@ ally important , and together they make possible the new Christian person@@ ality .
Ex@@ pres@@ s yourself res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully , and you will be more likely to ac@@ hi@@ eve the out@@ come you want ​ — a husband who does not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to take the lead .
J@@ ef@@ f , an experienced Christian el@@ der who has ra@@ ised two children , re@@ comm@@ ends using the Bible to teach children prop@@ er valu@@ es .
When the first dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion was held in the Lu@@ gu@@ fu cam@@ p , 2@@ ,@@ 3@@ 6@@ 3 attend@@ ed .
Be@@ fore long , Ri@@ ana wanted to serve where the need for work@@ ers was greater .
But how does such knowledge change people ?
She ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ My compan@@ ion and I are Jehovah’s Witnesses . ”
In@@ duc@@ ed by a re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous ang@@ el , later called Satan the Devil , Adam and E@@ ve re@@ je@@ cted God’s standards of right and wrong as re@@ pres@@ ented by the comm@@ and for them to ref@@ ra@@ in from e@@ ating of “ the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad . ”
How could an imp@@ ro@@ per r@@ om@@ an@@ tic relationship devel@@ op within the congregation ?
During relati@@ vely pe@@ ace@@ ful times , we should stri@@ ve to for@@ ti@@ fy our faith through study and medit@@ ation .
I became con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that if Paul could change , so could I .
So we should do the same for them .
They used por@@ tions of the Hebrew Scriptures h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of times in their writ@@ ings , and when they pre@@ ached to people , they encoura@@ ged them to use the Scriptures as well .
6 , 7 . ( a ) Be@@ fore anointed Christians can go to heaven , what must occ@@ ur ?
If we follow his example , he will lead us , as it were , to a pleas@@ ant ‘ re@@ sting - place . ’
In view of Jesus ’ words , we may well ask : ‘ Why are true Christians no part of the world ?
Our pe@@ ace@@ ful spiritual par@@ adise is something to be tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed and sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ded .
This is why it was such an ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ing obedi@@ ence and trust in God when Abraham , following the divine call , left , not only his country , but also his kin@@ d@@ red . ”
The ad@@ vice is to get away from such a man , and it is wise to stay away from him .
Yet , money cannot pre@@ serve our lives .
During the long , ev@@ ent@@ ful pro@@ c@@ ess of re@@ aring a child , wise Christian parents will have to devo@@ te time to war@@ ding off the ne@@ g@@ ative influ@@ ences that th@@ reat@@ en their chil@@ d’s heart .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 19 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 5@@ 1 , 9@@ 5
“ You Ar@@ r@@ ange Be@@ fore M@@ e a T@@ able ”
Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i did not allow the thought of pres@@ ti@@ ge and prom@@ in@@ ence to pre@@ v@@ ent him from real@@ is@@ tic@@ ally ev@@ alu@@ ating his ca@@ pa@@ bil@@ ities .
From what does mankind need to be deli@@ vered ?
Paul next de@@ fin@@ es for us what love is and what it is not .
I thought it was indi@@ g@@ es@@ tion .
But her expres@@ sion chang@@ es when she se@@ es his scho@@ ol@@ ba@@ g on the clean table .
Ha@@ ving that spirit now will help us to face future dist@@ res@@ ses with a un@@ ited fr@@ on@@ t even if we are cu@@ t off from brothers in some par@@ ts of the world .
S@@ et@@ ting asi@@ de time to talk to your mate about your marriage is a fine way to show that you value sac@@ red things . ​ — G@@ en .
Such individuals may to@@ il end@@ less@@ ly and ti@@ re themselves out ; yet , they accom@@ pl@@ ish vi@@ r@@ tually nothing truly wor@@ th@@ while .
H@@ op@@ e A@@ mi@@ d Des@@ pa@@ ir ​ — A@@ n As@@ s@@ em@@ bly in a Re@@ fu@@ ge@@ e C@@ am@@ p
Why are you encoura@@ ged to know how God’s spirit op@@ er@@ ated upon . . .
After King A@@ sa w@@ on a res@@ oun@@ ding vi@@ ct@@ ory over the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an ar@@ my , God’s prophet A@@ z@@ ari@@ ah had some words of wisdom for him and his people .
We could even beg@@ in to devel@@ op some res@@ ent@@ ment , feel@@ ing up@@ set that we cannot live our life pur@@ ely according to our own desi@@ res .
The an@@ nu@@ al repor@@ t will no longer appe@@ ar in The Watchtower .
Satan set himself up as a ri@@ val rul@@ er .
Fir@@ st , not all fe@@ atu@@ res of H@@ er@@ o@@ d’s temple have an an@@ t@@ it@@ y@@ pe in Jehovah’s great spiritual temple .
What a beau@@ ti@@ ful pi@@ c@@ ture this is of chang@@ ed pe@@ op@@ les serving God in un@@ ity !
T@@ or@@ u : “ I got the point right away .
I am experi@@ enc@@ ing the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of the words : ‘ T@@ ast@@ e and see that Jehovah is good . ’ ” ​ — P@@ s .
S@@ tri@@ ve to fe@@ ed them spiritually .
What was the differ@@ ence between these two expres@@ sions of je@@ al@@ ous@@ y ?
In po@@ e@@ tic language Jehovah ur@@ ges us : “ O if only you would ac@@ tually pa@@ y attention to my comman@@ d@@ ments !
Th@@ ree others , including one of An@@ n@@ as ’ sons , held the po@@ st of high pri@@ est in quic@@ k succ@@ es@@ sion .
A Bible verse that especially moved me was James 4 : 8 , which says : “ D@@ ra@@ w close to God , and he will draw close to you . ”
We can offer s@@ inc@@ ere comm@@ end@@ ation to help them see their positi@@ ve qualities and a@@ bil@@ ities .
May we all , like Timothy , avoid doing anything that might make us a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed — or make Jehovah a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of us ! — 2 Timothy 2 : 15 .
Yes , God’s power was man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted in Jesus .
Jehovah’s Witnesses would be happy to discus@@ s with you that evidence and to point out from the Bible what the Messi@@ ah’s rule can mean for you and your loved ones .
If we do not learn from our mis@@ takes or if we fai@@ l to cor@@ rec@@ t wrong ide@@ as , our spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement will in@@ deed be ne@@ g@@ li@@ gi@@ ble .
3 , 4 . ( a ) Wh@@ ere do we find the T@@ et@@ ra@@ gr@@ am@@ mat@@ on ?
Those op@@ ting for marriage must deci@@ de : ‘ A@@ m I old en@@ ough and matu@@ re en@@ ough to mar@@ ry ?
The book was origin@@ ally publi@@ shed in Ger@@ man as K@@ re@@ u@@ z@@ zu@@ g ge@@ g@@ en d@@ as Chris@@ ten@@ tu@@ m ( C@@ ru@@ sa@@ de A@@ ga@@ inst Christi@@ an@@ ity ) .
R@@ O@@ M@@ E@@ O@@ V@@ I@@ L@@ L@@ E , I@@ L ( P@@ ol@@ ish only ) , As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses , 8@@ 00 S@@ ch@@ mi@@ d@@ t R@@ d .
Today , these anointed brothers make up the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy
Such cal@@ am@@ it@@ ous events were to be expe@@ cted , for the ou@@ ster of Satan the Devil would mean “ w@@ o@@ e for the earth . ”
Ar@@ p@@ ach@@ sh@@ ad died at 4@@ 38 and S@@ hel@@ ah at 4@@ 33 .
What Ha@@ ve They Dis@@ co@@ vered at Je@@ z@@ re@@ el ?
An@@ cient P@@ o@@ t@@ sh@@ er@@ ds Con@@ fir@@ m the Bi@@ bli@@ cal Re@@ c@@ ord
Will you use that ability to look for the good in your te@@ en@@ ag@@ er ?
How this and the Par@@ adise earth will gl@@ ori@@ fy Jehovah !
Many individuals find themselves in a situation similar to that of a si@@ ck woman in Jesus ’ day .
In the 199@@ 9 service year , the number of pione@@ ers worl@@ d@@ wide re@@ ached 7@@ 3@@ 8@@ ,@@ 3@@ 4@@ 3 ​ — a wonderful demonstr@@ ation of ‘ ze@@ al for fine works . ’ ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 14 .
When The@@ o@@ do@@ to@@ s came home that day , I said to him : “ The place you went to last S@@ un@@ day ​ — this we@@ ek I shall come with you ! ”
What was a pi@@ m ?
They have just heard him rel@@ ate illustr@@ ations about the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , the ten vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins , and the tal@@ ents . Jesus conclu@@ des his discus@@ sion with one more par@@ able . He descri@@ bes a time when “ the Son of man ” will ju@@ dge “ all the nations . ”
E@@ sa@@ u has heard that his tw@@ in brother , Jac@@ o@@ b , is re@@ tur@@ ning home .
Why is Jehovah not ob@@ lig@@ ated to expla@@ in or jus@@ ti@@ fy his actions to humans ?
Some months after Jesus emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed the need for his disciples to dis@@ own themselves , a rich young rul@@ er came up to him and said : “ T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , what good must I do in order to get everlasting life ? ”
Today , we may face pres@@ sures a@@ im@@ ed at ca@@ using us to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on Christi@@ an@@ ity .
As a result , your heart is t@@ ou@@ ched and you are even more gr@@ ate@@ ful for that sub@@ ject .
For example , after ra@@ ising two children who are now serving at the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses , one cou@@ ple in New Jer@@ se@@ y , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , began pione@@ ering and learned Ch@@ in@@ ese .
Al@@ so , I am pr@@ ou@@ d of my two beau@@ ti@@ ful daugh@@ ters - in - law , S@@ te@@ ph@@ ani@@ e and R@@ ac@@ qu@@ el , whom I view as my own daugh@@ ters .
No@@ te that Jesus l@@ in@@ ked not being fe@@ ar@@ ful in the face of ad@@ vers@@ ity with being confid@@ ent that Jehovah ca@@ res for us person@@ ally .
( b ) What matters will be discus@@ sed in the following article ?
( 2 ) Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ise .
She says : [ D@@ ef@@ en@@ si@@ vely , feel@@ ing h@@ ur@@ t and acc@@ used ] “ But there was a s@@ ale .
A sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y might also lead us to ad@@ just our sc@@ he@@ du@@ le so as to vis@@ it people when they are more dis@@ posed to receive us . ​ — R@@ om .
However , we need to be care@@ ful .
How com@@ for@@ ting it is to know that any dist@@ ress we face is temp@@ or@@ ary !
The va@@ st ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity ​ — including some who form@@ er@@ ly lived in a way that God did not appro@@ ve of but who chang@@ ed — ​ maintain a clean and ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le . ​ — Read 1 Corinthians 6 : 9 - 11 .
He explained this to the older men from Eph@@ esus when he me@@ t with them at M@@ ile@@ tu@@ s .
Se@@ ek to take in some of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s deep@@ er teachings .
As no@@ ted , to@@ il@@ ing to f@@ ill our fam@@ il@@ y’s ba@@ si@@ c physical needs often br@@ ings anxi@@ e@@ ties and can we@@ ak@@ en our view of spiritual valu@@ es .
Yet , they expres@@ s end@@ uring loving - kindness , or loyal love , to those with whom they share a God - appro@@ ved relationship . ​ — Matthew 5 : 4@@ 5 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 10 .
How , then , can you demonstr@@ ate that you want to strengthen your desire to listen to Jehovah and to follow his direction ?
How can our faith become that strong ?
How does the ransom provide deli@@ ver@@ ance ?
He thus made E@@ no@@ ch a prophet , the first one who@@ se message is reve@@ aled in the Bible .
Re@@ pu@@ di@@ ate V@@ alu@@ eless Go@@ ds
But how did Jesus ’ conduct and death ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy God’s righteousness ?
O@@ C@@ T@@ O@@ B@@ E@@ R 15 - 21 , 20@@ 12
Su@@ b@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , he read the boo@@ k@@ let and then sear@@ ched for The F@@ in@@ al W@@ ar , another boo@@ k@@ let I had left with him some years ear@@ li@@ er .
When it became ob@@ vi@@ ous that I would sur@@ vi@@ ve , do@@ ct@@ ors su@@ gg@@ ested that my parents put me in a home for disa@@ b@@ led children .
Is the Bible really wor@@ th reading ?
Ha@@ ving come to be past all moral sense , they gave themselves over to lo@@ ose conduct to work un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness of every s@@ ort with gre@@ e@@ din@@ ess . ”
Ye@@ ar@@ book repor@@ ts descri@@ b@@ ing ac@@ ts of Jehovah’s Witnesses in mo@@ der@@ n times con@@ tain num@@ er@@ ous acc@@ oun@@ ts of such t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s .
L@@ ater , I moved to the Bu@@ x@@ t@@ on C@@ ongreg@@ ation , which had very few publi@@ sh@@ ers and needed help .
What women ‘ cle@@ ans@@ ed their p@@ ath and kept on gu@@ ard according to God’s word ’ ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , I look to the future with confidence , and I “ sing to Jehovah , for he has deal@@ t re@@ war@@ ding@@ ly with me ” down to this day .
S@@ w@@ ing@@ le , and D .
To help you fulf@@ ill this so@@ le@@ m@@ n responsi@@ bility and ad@@ d@@ ress your fam@@ il@@ y’s needs , Jehovah has supp@@ lied an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of who@@ les@@ ome spiritual food through boo@@ ks , ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , vi@@ de@@ o@@ s , and a@@ udi@@ o recor@@ ding@@ s .
When your child as@@ ks you a question about se@@ x , how can your re@@ action ei@@ ther o@@ pen the do@@ or for future discus@@ sions or close it ?
H@@ ar@@ al@@ d wrote : “ In all , I have sp@@ ent 14 years of my life in con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps and pris@@ ons because of my faith in God .
One of them is bal@@ an@@ c@@ ing a large tu@@ b of water .
The Scriptures tell us : “ H@@ app@@ y and holy is anyone having part in the first resurrection ; over these the second death has no authority , but they will be pri@@ ests of God and of the Christ , and they will rule as k@@ ings with him for the 1@@ ,000 years . ”
What are some out@@ standing fac@@ ts regarding the su@@ n ?
How can we avoid being s@@ we@@ pt along by s@@ at@@ ani@@ c pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda ?
Mo@@ st of us have been or will be in that situation .
Jehovah’s face has sh@@ one b@@ righ@@ tly upon the de@@ a@@ f field
Do you see , then , just how f@@ it@@ ting was Jehovah’s war@@ ning to the Israelites ?
Jesus war@@ ned about get@@ ting “ we@@ igh@@ ed down with over@@ e@@ ating and heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ king . ”
Because Witnesses from ne@@ ar@@ by congregations have offered loving ass@@ ist@@ ance , de@@ a@@ f people in the Christian congregation have experienced real bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od . ​ — John 13 : 34 , 35 .
How than@@ k@@ ful we can be that God off@@ ers us in@@ sight into the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart !
H@@ ist@@ ory proved o@@ ther@@ wise .
Yet , Jehovah’s spirit can help you prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely to over@@ turn “ str@@ ong@@ ly en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched things . . . ra@@ ised up against the knowledge of God . ”
( b ) Why does the Bible say that “ God is love ” ?
Rather , full of en@@ er@@ gy and in perfect health , we will continue serving our loving God , Jehovah , for all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity !
We thus have powerful reason to put our full trust in the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom as the in@@ str@@ um@@ ent that God is using to make his origin@@ al purpose for the earth and mankind a re@@ ality . ​ — Re@@ v .
W@@ he@@ ther this is Davi@@ d’s p@@ al@@ ace or not rema@@ ins un@@ certain .
Wh@@ atever the case , they travel@@ ed for the s@@ ake of the good news .
Se@@ cond , there is the influ@@ ence of Satan the Devil .
Par@@ ents , teach your children to show respect
It need not be el@@ ab@@ or@@ ate .
Do@@ ing so , they great@@ ly imp@@ ro@@ ve their own lives , and they also benefit those around them .
His wife is a loyal serv@@ ant of God , and their two sons serve as elders .
The prophe@@ tic words of Mi@@ ca@@ h 1 : 3 , 4 may re@@ mind you of another inspired prophecy fore@@ tel@@ ling disa@@ str@@ ous events on earth .
E@@ no@@ ch b@@ ol@@ dly spoke God’s word
1 , 2 . ( a ) How have some young ones re@@ ac@@ ted to Christian truth ?
What can parents do to help their children to love their spiritual brothers ?
Christ ‘ was about to thro@@ w the woman Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l into a si@@ ck@@ bed , and those com@@ mit@@ ting ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with her into great tri@@ bul@@ ation , un@@ less they rep@@ ented of her de@@ e@@ ds . ’
If you are a par@@ ent , are there times when you can consider your chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s concer@@ ns when esta@@ bli@@ shing family rul@@ es ?
H@@ ere the ph@@ ra@@ se is l@@ in@@ ked to ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ cal gro@@ w@@ th .
Bo@@ a@@ z lived during the er@@ a of Israel@@ ’s jud@@ ges .
The origin@@ al - language word that Paul used for “ b@@ ond ” can ref@@ er to the lig@@ am@@ ents of the human body .
Satan op@@ er@@ ates his wicked system in such a way that it in@@ du@@ ces people to desire things .
Ha@@ ving thinking ability , we will care@@ fully consider our op@@ tions before we act , especially when important decisions must be made .
While it can inclu@@ de affe@@ ction and war@@ m@@ th , it is pri@@ mar@@ ily id@@ enti@@ fied by un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish actions for the good of others .
• What does accep@@ ting Jehovah’s authority invol@@ ve ?
To get ans@@ wers to her many questions , this woman began to study the Bible with the Witnesses .
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message about the end is good news rather than bad
28 : 19 , 20 .
I was appointed as the new branch overse@@ er ( now B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e co@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ or ) .
Their ob@@ je@@ ctive ?
A number of inter@@ vie@@ ws with long@@ time Witnesses of Jehovah showed how doing God’s will under vari@@ ed circumstances ad@@ ds meaning to our lives .
Does this mean that all of Paul’s pray@@ er@@ ful re@@ ques@@ ts to God were gr@@ anted ?
If you are a par@@ ent , how can you do this ?
E@@ arly Christians “ became filled with holy spirit , ” and Jehovah said : “ I shall p@@ our out some of my spirit upon every s@@ ort of flesh . ”
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously not , for even after this “ mu@@ ten@@ ess ” over@@ took him , he ut@@ tered prophe@@ ci@@ es direc@@ ted main@@ ly to the sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding coun@@ tri@@ es that rejo@@ ic@@ ed over the do@@ w@@ n@@ f@@ all of Jerusalem .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What does the Bible con@@ tain that helps al@@ le@@ vi@@ ate exc@@ ess st@@ ress ?
“ If this people continu@@ es going up to rend@@ er sacrific@@ es in the house of Jehovah in Jerusalem , ” he reas@@ oned , “ the heart of this people will also be b@@ ound to return to their l@@ ord , R@@ eho@@ bo@@ am the king of Juda@@ h ; and they will certainly k@@ ill me and return to R@@ eho@@ bo@@ am the king of Juda@@ h . ”
You are not cr@@ am@@ ped for ro@@ om within us , but you are cr@@ am@@ ped for ro@@ om in your own tend@@ er affe@@ ctions .
Will we respon@@ d in a kind way ?
In that sense , “ the end of the world ” is a good thing .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , the t@@ ree seem@@ ed so desi@@ ra@@ ble to E@@ ve that “ she began taking of its fru@@ it and e@@ ating it . ”
P@@ ur@@ su@@ ing righteousness will move a person to action ​ — to rep@@ ent of past sin@@ s and “ turn around ” so as to do God’s will . ​ — Acts 3 : 19 .
Dani@@ el@@ ’s in@@ tim@@ ate knowledge of God , including God’s deal@@ ings with Israel , is beau@@ ti@@ fully refle@@ cted in the prophe@@ t’s hear@@ t@@ felt and contr@@ ite prayer recorded at Daniel 9 : 3 - 19 .
G@@ abi L@@ ar@@ on / ​ In@@ s@@ titu@@ te of Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gy / ​ Hebrew Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity © E@@ il@@ at Ma@@ z@@ ar
This was no or@@ din@@ ary educ@@ ation .
The Bible ref@@ ers to Joseph as the car@@ p@@ en@@ ter , using a word that em@@ br@@ ac@@ es many ways of working with w@@ o@@ od , such as cu@@ t@@ ting down tim@@ ber , ha@@ ul@@ ing it , and se@@ as@@ on@@ ing it for use in building hous@@ es , bo@@ ats , small bri@@ d@@ ges , car@@ ts , whe@@ els , yo@@ k@@ es , and all kin@@ ds of f@@ ar@@ m imp@@ le@@ ments .
( b ) Why do we not have any reason to reco@@ il at the thought of obe@@ ying Jehovah’s comman@@ d@@ ments ?
Me@@ an@@ while , de@@ com@@ pos@@ ing bo@@ dies of dead or mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed pris@@ on@@ ers ca@@ used an e@@ pi@@ dem@@ ic of ty@@ ph@@ us , which I also ca@@ ught .
U@@ p@@ on her rel@@ e@@ ase in 195@@ 6 , she moved to W@@ est Ger@@ many .
He explained : ‘ In your assign@@ ments you will “ light up ” vari@@ ous as@@ pe@@ cts of Jehovah’s mar@@ vel@@ ous works , en@@ ab@@ ling hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones to see the beau@@ ty of Jehovah and his pur@@ pos@@ es . ’
Se@@ e@@ ing my ag@@ on@@ iz@@ ing efforts to car@@ ry the st@@ one , he said to me : “ Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ l@@ l never make it back to the cam@@ p with that st@@ one on your back !
9 / 1 In@@ tegrity , 8 / 15
Th@@ r@@ ough Jesus Christ , Jehovah will sa@@ ve me@@ ek ones from sin , si@@ ck@@ ness , and death .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es the s@@ crip@@ tures already c@@ ited , many div@@ or@@ ced people have benef@@ ited from these ver@@ ses : Psalm 27 : 10 ; 34 : 18 ; Isaiah 4@@ 1 : 10 ; and Romans 8 : 38 , 39 .
Yet , we also learn that “ by no means will he give ex@@ emp@@ tion from p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment . ”
In such a situation , would it not be an indic@@ ation of mo@@ des@@ ty and reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess on his part for him to dec@@ l@@ ine ad@@ di@@ tional privile@@ ges at present ? ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 5 ; 1 Timothy 5 : 8 .
The Scriptures ab@@ ound with examples of those who put for@@ th concer@@ ted efforts in see@@ king Jehovah .
The Jews knew of no other way by which for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess could be ob@@ ta@@ ined from God .
What can help us ?
Then he buil@@ t an al@@ ta@@ r there to Jehovah and began to call on the name of Jehovah . ”
After travel@@ ing for 11 h@@ our@@ s , the Witnesses re@@ ached Lo@@ d@@ war , a ho@@ t and du@@ st@@ y commun@@ ity of ne@@ arly 20@@ ,000 people .
I@@ t@@ ta@@ i@@ ’s inclu@@ sion in the inspired rec@@ ord is pro@@ of that Jehovah recogn@@ iz@@ es and re@@ war@@ ds such loy@@ al@@ ty . ​ — He@@ b .
U@@ p@@ heav@@ als in family life would be among the things “ hard to de@@ al with ” in these cr@@ itical “ last days . ”
He ad@@ ds that Jehovah “ s@@ ends out his word , and they m@@ el@@ t . ”
What a tra@@ gi@@ c end to his prophe@@ tic care@@ er ! ​ — 1 K@@ i .
( Read Psalm 7@@ 2 : 1 - 4 . )
Luke , a Bible writ@@ er and a care@@ ful hist@@ ori@@ an , pres@@ ented Adam as a person who was as real as Jesus .
C@@ aring for the bo@@ il@@ ers in the of@@ fice buil@@ ding@@ s at Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n Bethel
But do the fac@@ ts support the claim@@ s of those who would pre@@ v@@ ent children from lear@@ ning about God ?
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ating the so@@ il of your heart c@@ alls for effort
As a child , I thought that even my hu@@ ge hear@@ ing a@@ id was kind of fu@@ n , though it was of little use to me .
He ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed them : “ S@@ et your heart upon your ways . ”
Let us consider three ke@@ y ways in which the Bible can prove practic@@ al in your life .
T@@ ak@@ ing us for vis@@ it@@ ors , he said that he would like to show us around .
What contr@@ ast in pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s attitude is seen at Ju@@ d@@ ges 5 : 9 , 10 , and how should this af@@ fect us today ?
By means of Christ’s death in 33 C.E . , Jehovah God re@@ moved the Law covenant ​ — the very bas@@ is for br@@ ing@@ ing the Israelites into a dedic@@ ated relationship with H@@ im .
In fact , the Bible states : “ The word of God is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power . ”
Al@@ so , because sing@@ ing is an in@@ tegr@@ al part of our worship , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy wanted to pro@@ du@@ ce a high - qu@@ ality book that mat@@ ches the co@@ ver of the re@@ v@@ ised New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation .
She kept the in@@ cri@@ min@@ ating gar@@ ment and wa@@ ited for her hus@@ ban@@ d’s return .
God’s name reve@@ als what about him ?
Jehovah gave us the gift of the ransom so that “ we might gain life . ”
However , we have another ba@@ si@@ c need that we must care for if we want to be happy .
Timothy was qu@@ ite young , perhaps still in his l@@ ate te@@ ens or early tw@@ enti@@ es , and he had tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous respect and affe@@ ction for Paul .
What Is W@@ r@@ ong With Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s C@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ s ?
S@@ ad@@ ly , she died when I was ten years old .
He told us that the Witnesses were demon@@ ized and that if we were not care@@ ful , we too could become dem@@ on pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed .
( b ) What war@@ ning examples are there of some who were not tru@@ th@@ ful ?
Re@@ g@@ arding the way we should commun@@ ic@@ ate with others , Paul wrote : “ Let your ut@@ ter@@ ance be always with gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ousness , se@@ as@@ oned with sal@@ t . ”
N@@ ever under@@ es@@ tim@@ ate the bene@@ fi@@ cial effe@@ cts of vis@@ iting an el@@ der@@ ly spiritual brother or sister .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T D@@ O D@@ AN@@ I@@ EL@@ ’@@ S V@@ I@@ S@@ I@@ ON@@ S R@@ E@@ V@@ E@@ A@@ L ?
Those words streng@@ th@@ ened my desire to keep integrity . ​ — Job 27 : 5 .
And we can maintain our joy in doing so , confid@@ ent of God’s blessing . ​ — Proverbs 10 : 22 .
Yet , they were un@@ satis@@ fied and un@@ happy .
From the Bible , we learn that Jehovah feel@@ s deep@@ ly h@@ ur@@ t and sa@@ d when people do wicked things and when they think about bad things .
And I have also encoura@@ ged other relati@@ ves to star@@ t stud@@ ying the Bible .
TH@@ E Greek word for “ witness ” is mar@@ ty@@ r , from which comes the Eng@@ l@@ ish word “ mar@@ ty@@ r , ” meaning “ one who be@@ ars witness by his death . ”
Tru@@ e , 14@@ 4@@ ,000 is a small number com@@ pared with the number of all faithful ones , past and present .
Read Acts 8 : 35 , 36 .
Di@@ rec@@ ting people to j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g helps to s@@ pre@@ ad the “ good news . ”
He set a good example in ap@@ pl@@ ying what he learned
Do you look for@@ ward to the time when there will be no man - made n@@ ational b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries , when the conc@@ ep@@ t of “ fore@@ ign@@ er ” will be a thing of the past ?
Why , then , do you look at the st@@ ra@@ w in your bro@@ ther’s e@@ ye , but do not consider the ra@@ f@@ ter in your own e@@ ye ?
Does this mean that from then on all faithful ones would go to heaven ?
The more knowledge and experience we gain , the str@@ ong@@ er our fri@@ end@@ ship with him will become .
Acc@@ ording to The I@@ ris@@ h T@@ im@@ es , “ the em@@ er@@ g@@ ence of a p@@ lu@@ r@@ al@@ ist the@@ olo@@ gy ​ — saying ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally that one religion is as good as another . . . inc@@ reas@@ ingly pre@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed C@@ ar@@ din@@ al R@@ at@@ z@@ ing@@ er . ”
As a result , our faith was streng@@ th@@ ened .
The apostle Paul said : “ If you public@@ ly dec@@ l@@ are with your m@@ ou@@ th that Jesus is Lord , and exerc@@ ise faith in your heart that God ra@@ ised him up from the dead , you will be sa@@ ved .
And so was this one ​ — in just two we@@ ek@@ s .
Ca@@ pi@@ to thus conclu@@ ded that the ch@@ urch teachings on tr@@ an@@ sub@@ stan@@ ti@@ ation and the ven@@ er@@ ation of sa@@ in@@ ts were un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural .
Yes , a l@@ ack of faith on our part can give Satan a hold on us so that he , not Jehovah , se@@ ts our pri@@ or@@ ities .
F@@ el@@ low Fr@@ en@@ ch@@ man V@@ ol@@ ta@@ i@@ re , for example , felt that religion , far from en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ing people , had been the pri@@ me fac@@ t@@ or in p@@ lu@@ ng@@ ing E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe into cen@@ tu@@ ries of ign@@ or@@ ance , su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ on , and in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance during the peri@@ od that some hist@@ ori@@ ans call the D@@ ar@@ k A@@ ges .
Wh@@ ere does the truth li@@ e ?
God’s Word is clear : Be a good husband or wife , and apply God’s standards for marriage .
“ P@@ il@@ ate@@ ’s question , ” wrote A@@ g@@ ata , “ remin@@ ds me of the instru@@ ctions for the es@@ say . ”
Jesus has appointed the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave “ over his d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s , ” that is , the individu@@ al members of the slave class , “ to give them their food at the prop@@ er time . ”
Paul was not deli@@ vered to the Jews , who claim@@ ed com@@ pet@@ ence , nor was he jud@@ ged by Rom@@ an law , nor was he fre@@ ed .
The Devil emp@@ lo@@ ys religion more ex@@ ten@@ si@@ vely than most real@@ ize .
What en@@ ab@@ led A@@ sa to trust fully in God’s guid@@ ance and prote@@ ction ?
4 : 9 , 10 .
He vie@@ wed P@@ ra@@ x@@ e@@ as as a pa@@ wn of Satan co@@ ver@@ tly tr@@ ying to cor@@ ru@@ pt Christi@@ an@@ ity .
Some members of the congregation were prom@@ o@@ ting apost@@ ate teachings .
• G@@ et your children to read to you
Wh@@ ite wit@@ ness@@ ed fam@@ ine in the Ch@@ in@@ ese pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of H@@ en@@ an . He wrote : “ In a fam@@ ine , al@@ most anything be@@ comes e@@ di@@ ble and can be gr@@ ound , con@@ sum@@ ed and con@@ ver@@ ted to en@@ er@@ gy by the human body .
The Bible is not such a book .
Of course , it is not necess@@ ary to a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze for an ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent that is not your fa@@ ul@@ t .
Satan was su@@ gg@@ es@@ ting that Adam and E@@ ve could do better by ign@@ or@@ ing God’s comm@@ and and going their in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent way .
Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 5 remin@@ ds us : “ E@@ ach one will car@@ ry his own lo@@ ad of responsi@@ bility . ”
When word of what had happened re@@ ached A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il , she quic@@ k@@ ly pre@@ pared bre@@ ad , w@@ ine , me@@ at , and c@@ ak@@ es of ra@@ is@@ ins and fi@@ g@@ s and went out to me@@ et David .
Be@@ fore lea@@ ving the D@@ el@@ ra@@ y Be@@ ach C@@ ongreg@@ ation in F@@ l@@ ori@@ da , I filled the tr@@ un@@ k of my ca@@ r with liter@@ ature , and then I he@@ ad@@ ed nor@@ th on In@@ ter@@ st@@ ate 7@@ 5 .
What is the re@@ ward ?
We held hands , and I even pray@@ ed , “ Jehovah , ple@@ ase , when they get us , may we die quic@@ k@@ ly ! ”
Why should we be especially concer@@ ned about practic@@ ing mer@@ cy within the Christian congregation ?
In the days of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el and Jeremiah , Jehovah den@@ oun@@ ced those who should have been car@@ ing for his sheep but were not doing so pro@@ per@@ ly .
Be@@ fore the f@@ all of the U@@ S@@ S@@ R in 199@@ 1 , there were just over 4@@ 0@@ ,000 publi@@ sh@@ ers .
That ze@@ al for the preaching work will keep our appreciation for the truth ali@@ ve . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 3 : 18 ; Jeremiah 20 : 9 .
My parents on their we@@ d@@ ding day in Ju@@ ne 19@@ 12
Lo@@ cal c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens may be invit@@ ed to help .
Jesus in@@ iti@@ ated his con@@ vers@@ ation with her on that bas@@ is , and he soon turned it into a li@@ vely spiritual discus@@ sion .
On first ex@@ po@@ sure to a form of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment that sin@@ ks to a new low , a@@ udi@@ ences may be sh@@ o@@ cked .
2 : 20 ; John 10 : 16 ; Re@@ v .
I find real satis@@ fac@@ tion in know@@ ing that all my efforts will benefit others spiritually and will bring praise to Jehovah . ”
Bet@@ ween mi@@ d - No@@ v@@ ember and mi@@ d - Mar@@ ch , the se@@ a was consider@@ ed clo@@ sed to shi@@ pp@@ ing .
For example , Jesus ’ comm@@ and to “ beg@@ in fle@@ e@@ ing to the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s ” has a mo@@ der@@ n - day app@@ lic@@ ation .
After pra@@ ying public@@ ly so that ob@@ serv@@ ers would know that he dep@@ ended on God - given power , Jesus said in a l@@ ou@@ d vo@@ ice : “ La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , come on out ! ”
We had har@@ dly un@@ p@@ ac@@ ked from our hon@@ ey@@ mo@@ on when Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r told me that I had been assign@@ ed to be an instru@@ ct@@ or at G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol .
Mo@@ ved by God’s spirit , Christians today ex@@ ten@@ d Jehovah’s life - giving invit@@ ation to “ anyone that wi@@ sh@@ es ” to accept li@@ fe@@ ’s water .
Just as a qu@@ ali@@ fied do@@ ct@@ or uses vari@@ ous di@@ ag@@ no@@ s@@ tic te@@ ch@@ ni@@ qu@@ es to see what is wrong with a pati@@ ent@@ ’s physical heart , Jesus used God’s Word to ‘ draw up ’ and ex@@ pose the “ thoughts and in@@ ten@@ tions of the heart , ” even when they were still hi@@ d@@ den from gener@@ al ob@@ serv@@ ation . ​ — Proverbs 20 : 5 ; Hebrews 4 : 12 .
Jesus ’ answer imp@@ lied that some time would el@@ ap@@ se before the Kingdom would come .
Per@@ haps this is why he is so often qu@@ o@@ ted and so inf@@ re@@ qu@@ ently qu@@ o@@ ted at l@@ eng@@ th . ”
She has a responsi@@ bility before Jehovah to teach others about what she kno@@ ws to be true , and her children should be no exc@@ ep@@ tion .
For example , concer@@ ning the hard times that be@@ f@@ ell the nation of Israel , the Bible says of God : “ During all their dist@@ ress it was dist@@ res@@ sing to him . ”
Me@@ an@@ while , I am determined to remain loyal to Jehovah and to be cont@@ ent with my cur@@ r@@ ent circumstances .
How does God’s Word , such as at 1 John 3 : 17 , help us learn to show com@@ pas@@ sion ?
Acc@@ ording to one refer@@ ence work , this pro@@ ver@@ b could also su@@ gg@@ est that “ we@@ al@@ th is an or@@ nam@@ ent to those who use it well . . . [ wh@@ er@@ e@@ as ] fo@@ ol@@ s only have their fol@@ ly . ”
‘ W@@ E@@ I@@ G@@ H@@ T@@ Y M@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S ’
By contr@@ ast , strong marriage b@@ on@@ ds are for@@ ged when husband and wife tre@@ at each other in a for@@ giving way , as Jehovah tre@@ ats them . ​ — Mi@@ c .
“ What a wonderful less@@ on we learn from Noah ! ” explained my father .
In Psalm 8@@ 6 , David as@@ ks God to gu@@ ard him and instru@@ ct him .
No won@@ der we pray that God’s will take place upon earth “ as in heaven ” !
on page 29 .
C@@ ould it have been a s@@ pu@@ r - of - the - m@@ om@@ ent act ?
What did Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s serv@@ ant tell Be@@ th@@ u@@ el and La@@ ba@@ n , and what is@@ sue did the serv@@ ant ra@@ ise ?
The Bible encoura@@ ges us to “ consider one another , ” or to think about the needs of our brothers and sisters , when we me@@ et together .
F@@ in@@ ally , I was to live with my parents ​ — I was el@@ ated !
On@@ ly strong faith en@@ ab@@ led them to do so with joy .
“ Because in a fear - inspi@@ ring way I am wonder@@ fully made , ” he says .
For example , the par@@ ent may allow the child to ob@@ tain a d@@ ri@@ ver@@ ’s li@@ cen@@ se .
Jehovah’s judg@@ ments are in@@ es@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble . ​ — A@@ mo@@ s 9 : 2 - 5 .
We had lived in that house for 18 years and had ra@@ ised our family there .
A@@ no@@ ther time , the princi@@ p@@ al of the B@@ ap@@ t@@ ist school at@@ temp@@ ted to a@@ bu@@ se me se@@ x@@ u@@ ally .
The pri@@ m@@ ary purpose of main@@ tain@@ ing a F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening or a time for personal study is to draw clo@@ s@@ er to God .
S@@ ear@@ ch@@ ing for “ O@@ ther S@@ he@@ ep ”
The s@@ our@@ ces of that light still rema@@ ined inv@@ isi@@ ble from the earth .
Why is good commun@@ ic@@ ation ess@@ enti@@ al to close relation@@ shi@@ ps in the congregation ?
And the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of un@@ married you@@ ths who lo@@ se their vi@@ r@@ g@@ in@@ ity say that they reg@@ re@@ t what they did .
What is involved in ‘ see@@ king Jehovah ’ today ?
Mo@@ st felt that it was s@@ il@@ ly for us to i@@ magine that people would respon@@ d well to us in such a Ca@@ tho@@ lic country !
How good it is to know that Jehovah God no@@ tic@@ es and appro@@ ves of what we do in car@@ ing for a si@@ ck relati@@ ve !
The “ many ” who would benefit from Jesus ’ ransom were not to be li@@ mit@@ ed to rep@@ ent@@ ant Jews .
Me@@ an@@ while , in@@ side Jerusalem , ri@@ val Jewish fac@@ tions eng@@ age in vi@@ ci@@ ous stru@@ gg@@ les .
Dis@@ ow@@ ning ourselves is not just a matter of our occasi@@ on@@ ally for@@ going certain ple@@ a@@ sures ; ne@@ i@@ ther does it mean that we become as@@ ce@@ tic or self - des@@ tru@@ ctive .
• What confidence can you have in the face of any kind of ad@@ vers@@ ity ?
It is made of ar@@ om@@ ati@@ c res@@ ins and g@@ um@@ s , such as f@@ ran@@ k@@ inc@@ en@@ se and bal@@ sa@@ m .
Then came the co@@ de@@ x , which in time re@@ plac@@ ed the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l and became the uni@@ vers@@ al means of st@@ or@@ ing written material .
Some were of the anointed and have g@@ one to heaven .
There is also a loving pro@@ vision for Christians who com@@ mit such a sin .
A matu@@ re Christian must do more than simply know what the Bible says .
Yes , suffering as a Christian for doing what is right , even though such suffering is un@@ pleas@@ ant , br@@ ings the happiness that comes from know@@ ing that one recei@@ ves God’s holy spirit .
They ga@@ ined Jehovah’s fri@@ end@@ ship and prote@@ ction by worshipp@@ ing at his house .
The Ch@@ all@@ enge of H@@ um@@ ility
As to why this is so , it is su@@ gg@@ ested that “ feelings of com@@ pas@@ sion , ben@@ ev@@ ol@@ ence and kindness leave less ro@@ om for ne@@ g@@ ative emo@@ tions . ”
Ha@@ ving something to do may also help to s@@ ti@@ f@@ le fo@@ ol@@ ish conduct .
It was comple@@ t@@ ely different from ‘ the t@@ ong@@ u@@ es of angels . ’
Still , tru@@ sting Jehovah’s guid@@ ance has proved to be wise .
Mo@@ re@@ over , in his un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised st@@ ate , Abraham proved himself to be a v@@ ali@@ ant man .
Hence , the pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation of God’s message must continue un@@ ab@@ ated right to the end .
Ther@@ efore , they could not pas@@ s these on to their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing . ​ — Genesis 2 : 16 , 17 ; 3 : 1 - 24 .
It seem@@ s likely that Mar@@ y’s husband , Joseph , had already died .
E@@ very day he al@@ lo@@ ws humans ​ — even the most than@@ k@@ less among them — ​ to benefit from his a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant go@@ o@@ dness .
What c@@ ru@@ cial time dra@@ ws near , and how can we de@@ al with it ?
W@@ ould tra@@ ining and emp@@ loy@@ ment in the field that you are consider@@ ing allow you to pur@@ sue Kingdom inter@@ ests more fully , or would it dist@@ ance you from Jehovah ?
Like Jesus , we need to p@@ our out our heart in prayer to God .
The psalmist said : “ H@@ app@@ y is the man that has not wal@@ ked in the counsel of the wicked ones , . . . but his deli@@ ght is in the law of Jehovah . ” ​ — Psalm 1 : 1 , 2 .
St@@ atu@@ e : Mus@@ é@@ e du L@@ ou@@ v@@ re , Par@@ is ; po@@ di@@ u@@ m and ba@@ thro@@ om : © Mis@@ sion ar@@ ch@@ é@@ olo@@ gi@@ que f@@ ran@@ ç@@ a@@ ise de T@@ ell H@@ ari@@ r@@ i - Mar@@ i ( S@@ y@@ ri@@ e )
They are the only ones who righ@@ tly par@@ take of the em@@ ble@@ ms of the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al .
How I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant Is C@@ le@@ an@@ l@@ iness ?
Un@@ der such tri@@ als , it is n@@ atur@@ al to go through peri@@ o@@ ds of disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement .
Al@@ ways be “ ready to make a de@@ f@@ en@@ se . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
Ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing those who would follow in his fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s , Jesus said : “ H@@ app@@ y are you when people re@@ pro@@ ach you and persecu@@ te you and l@@ y@@ ingly say every s@@ ort of wicked thing against you for my s@@ ake .
You have nothing to lo@@ se from exam@@ ining your religious beli@@ ef@@ s in this way .
These song@@ s are fe@@ atu@@ red in the book S@@ ing P@@ ra@@ ises to Jehovah , publi@@ shed by the Watchtower Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of New Yor@@ k , In@@ c .
One from a congregation in the de@@ va@@ stated I@@ r@@ ra@@ wa@@ d@@ dy re@@ gi@@ on said : “ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing we had is g@@ one .
What benefit did the Israelites hope to receive by o@@ ffering sacrific@@ es to Jehovah ?
‘ What is going on here ? ’ I thought .
( b ) What can sen@@ i@@ or members of the congregation ask of God ?
J@@ a@@ e - w@@ on , 7@@ 6 , in S@@ ou@@ th K@@ o@@ re@@ a , appreci@@ ates the ri@@ des she ge@@ ts to the Kingdom H@@ all .
A number of the examples discus@@ sed in this article were a@@ da@@ p@@ ted from artic@@ les that have been publi@@ shed in the seri@@ es “ A Con@@ vers@@ ation With a N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ or . ”
Ti@@ m : H@@ m@@ m .
20 L@@ ear@@ n From Jehovah’s Lo@@ y@@ al Ser@@ v@@ ants
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ les 1 - 3 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 3 - 16
Acc@@ ording to God’s promise , though , S@@ ar@@ ah fin@@ ally gave bir@@ th to Isa@@ a@@ c in her old age .
They recogn@@ ize that so@@ cial cl@@ as@@ ses have no meaning in the eyes of God .
In 19@@ 18 he “ came ” as m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er of the covenant and began judg@@ ing those claim@@ ing to serve Jehovah .
* Hence , the st@@ at@@ ement about having “ life in y@@ ourselves ” at John 6 : 5@@ 3 app@@ lies to all those recei@@ ving everlasting life ​ — in heaven or on earth . ​ — John 6 : 4@@ 8 - 5@@ 1 .
Pe@@ dr@@ o and S@@ and@@ r@@ a moved to Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a from S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , and they face this chall@@ enge while ra@@ ising their two te@@ en@@ age bo@@ ys .
• What con@@ di@@ tions ex@@ is@@ ted in Juda@@ h in Ha@@ bak@@ kuk@@ ’s day ?
Does this to@@ tal re@@ present the number of anointed ones on earth ? Not necess@@ ar@@ ily .
What might you inclu@@ de in a bri@@ ef no@@ te of con@@ do@@ l@@ ence ?
To con@@ ve@@ y powerful poin@@ ts of teaching , the apostles Peter and Paul both s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully emp@@ lo@@ yed illustr@@ ations based on the g@@ ames .
F@@ in@@ ally , at Na@@ om@@ i@@ ’s ur@@ g@@ ing , O@@ r@@ pa@@ h re@@ turned to her ho@@ m@@ el@@ and .
However , that chall@@ enge was by no means in@@ sur@@ m@@ oun@@ table .
C@@ ould you ad@@ just your circumstances in order to sp@@ end more time , even “ consider@@ able time , ” in the preaching work , perhaps serving as a pioneer ? ​ — Read Hebrews 13 : 15 .
Consider how Jehovah respon@@ ded when his worshipp@@ ers were in b@@ onda@@ ge in Egy@@ pt some 3@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years ag@@ o .
This was not true of the baptism John per@@ form@@ ed nor of that later practic@@ ed by Christians .
L@@ ate in 19@@ 7@@ 4 , L@@ loy@@ d received a letter from the he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n that invit@@ ed him to serve on the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
“ Ha@@ ve you sh@@ own yourself disc@@ oura@@ ged in the day of dist@@ ress ? Your power will be s@@ can@@ ty . ”
As an in@@ experienced you@@ th , however , I sp@@ ent my money as f@@ ast as I made it .
Let us move for@@ ward to about the year 2 B.C.E .
In re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al ad@@ mi@@ r@@ ation , the psalmist exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ How great your works are , O Jehovah !
We do well to ask ourselves : ‘ Do meetings and field service take second place to en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment ?
What do we learn from Jose@@ p@@ h’s experience with P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife ?
S@@ ever@@ al of her Bible stud@@ ents began atten@@ ding our meetings regul@@ arly .
But how may we ac@@ qui@@ re such a desire ?
After the article was publi@@ shed , an el@@ der@@ ly Witness me@@ t a neigh@@ b@@ or who said to her : “ There was a wonderful article about Jehovah’s Witnesses in the new@@ s@@ pa@@ per today ! ”
( Read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 7 : 6 . )
God’s own Bo@@ ok helps us to see that we must keep peace with our brothers , even if it means that we lo@@ se money .
In fact , ‘ wicked men have advan@@ ced from bad to wor@@ se , ’ especially in our time . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 13 .
One of Satan’s most succ@@ ess@@ ful p@@ lo@@ ys is that of get@@ ting us ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in this world and its materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic pur@@ su@@ its .
When fac@@ ing a chall@@ enge , it is important to seek Scriptural counsel from public@@ ations of the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class and from the elders . ​ — Pro@@ v .
F@@ ol@@ low Pet@@ er@@ ’s example rather than take personal off@@ en@@ se . ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 36 , 1@@ 6@@ 9
Thus , in prac@@ tice , people at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te real po@@ wers to certain i@@ con@@ s and worship them .
But R@@ ac@@ he@@ l died giving bir@@ th to that second son .
Bro@@ thers and sisters who remain sing@@ le because they want to obey the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to mar@@ ry “ only in the Lord ” make up another group that mer@@ its encourag@@ ement .
I@@ mp@@ er@@ fect humans are often rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to ad@@ mit that they simply do not pos@@ s@@ ess ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te authority .
He will destro@@ y wicked people but gr@@ ant everlasting life to those who accept him as King . ​ — Read Matthew 25 : 31 - 33 , 4@@ 6 .
; S@@ y@@ mon@@ ds , S .
We should ask ourselves , ‘ Is it really an in@@ justice ? ’
The re@@ ality is that not all anointed ones have a ro@@ le in dis@@ p@@ en@@ sing spiritual food to fellow believers worl@@ d@@ wide .
It was already ev@@ ening .
During the time of the end , the Son of man would s@@ end for@@ th his “ re@@ ap@@ ers , ” the angels , to se@@ par@@ ate the sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic whe@@ at from the we@@ e@@ ds .
And after being re@@ bu@@ ked , Peter did not hold a g@@ ru@@ dge , feel@@ ing that his st@@ atu@@ s had been dam@@ ag@@ ed by Paul’s re@@ pri@@ m@@ and .
How might this af@@ fect us ?
There is a f@@ it@@ ting way in which we can show du@@ e re@@ ver@@ ence for God and honor Christ , at the same time streng@@ th@@ ening family ties .
The fore@@ going should in no way disc@@ oura@@ ge an interest in s@@ ci@@ ence .
God’s Word states : “ E@@ very good gift and every perfect present is from a@@ bo@@ ve . ”
He found , though , that the “ godly devo@@ tion ” of the A@@ th@@ en@@ ians was mis@@ direc@@ ted .
Of course , not all who lo@@ se a mate in death and sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ently desire to re@@ mar@@ ry are in a position to get married again .
The working of what is good toward all and especially toward those rel@@ ated to them in the faith helps to id@@ enti@@ fy those having God’s ba@@ c@@ king .
C@@ our@@ t@@ es@@ y of Gre@@ en C@@ him@@ ne@@ y’s F@@ ar@@ m
What will be the first as@@ pect of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ?
Des@@ pite her mis@@ gi@@ v@@ ings , Mar@@ il@@ y@@ n k@@ is@@ sed James and J@@ im@@ my good - b@@ ye and left for a jo@@ b overse@@ as .
As a serv@@ ant of Jehovah , though , is it not especially re@@ war@@ ding to do God’s will , study his Word , and preach the good news ?
The divine rec@@ ord does not indic@@ ate that the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of J@@ ab@@ es@@ h - g@@ ile@@ ad were con@@ dem@@ ned for per@@ form@@ ing what may be consider@@ ed a fun@@ er@@ al r@@ ite for King Saul .
( b ) Who is consider@@ ed a minis@@ ter in Chris@@ tend@@ om , and why are things different among Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
These two Witnesses vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered for the ris@@ k@@ y t@@ ask of ch@@ ann@@ el@@ ing spiritual food into Bi@@ af@@ r@@ a .
A@@ no@@ ther fac@@ t@@ or that makes the Bible eas@@ y to understand is its sub@@ ject matter .
In s@@ pite of our imper@@ fe@@ ction , we find deep joy in serving God with a clean conscience .
( b ) How have you been helped by a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar article in one of our j@@ our@@ n@@ als ?
When he arri@@ ved as a pris@@ on@@ er in R@@ ome , he was not war@@ m@@ ly wel@@ com@@ ed by people of his own r@@ ace .
Their name der@@ i@@ ves from their lead@@ er , Jac@@ o@@ b A@@ m@@ man , who lived in S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land .
The com@@ par@@ is@@ on su@@ gg@@ ests that her ha@@ ir was shin@@ y and lu@@ x@@ u@@ ri@@ ant like the bl@@ ack ha@@ ir of go@@ ats .
Just as many in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions ap@@ point a head to over@@ see their af@@ fai@@ r@@ s , God has appointed the husband to be head of his wife .
F . Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d .
Mar@@ y’s experience illustr@@ ates that “ the heart is more tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous than anything el@@ se and is des@@ per@@ ate . ”
V@@ ij@@ a@@ y@@ al@@ a@@ y@@ an also served for a time at the In@@ dia branch .
They showed us the name Jehovah at Psalm 8@@ 3 : 18 .
For four h@@ our@@ s , four G@@ esta@@ p@@ o men inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ated me , dem@@ an@@ ding that I tell them the n@@ ames and ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses of other Witnesses .
But if he in@@ sis@@ ts that she go with him , she might go as a m@@ ere ob@@ ser@@ ver .
A@@ wa@@ ke and sh@@ out jo@@ y@@ fully ! ” ​ — Isaiah 26 : 19 .
Wh@@ atever problems we may enc@@ oun@@ ter in our service to God can be over@@ come by exerc@@ ising faith in Jehovah . ​ — Matthew 17 : 20 .
He wants us to learn the truth about him .
How has this study helped you ?
It must be one that is not like that of the world .
As God’s people today , we must do the same if we want to ‘ cho@@ ose life and keep ali@@ ve . ’
E@@ ver since that ev@@ ening when C@@ o@@ let@@ te and H@@ er@@ mine s@@ li@@ pp@@ ed that little no@@ te into my hand , I have experienced the power of fri@@ end@@ ship and have me@@ t people who became very special to me .
Many refu@@ ge@@ es tra@@ de some of their al@@ lo@@ t@@ ment to ob@@ tain other pro@@ v@@ isions .
Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty M@@ ak@@ es Mar@@ ri@@ age D@@ u@@ ra@@ ble
The early Christians likely me@@ t many who were disciples of the no@@ ted Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ ers , such as So@@ cr@@ ates , P@@ l@@ at@@ o , and A@@ ris@@ to@@ tle .
You ye@@ ar@@ n to wel@@ come those who are resur@@ rec@@ ted from the dead with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living forever on earth .
TH@@ E L@@ O@@ S@@ T B@@ O@@ Y@@ S O@@ F S@@ U@@ D@@ A@@ N
“ U@@ N@@ F@@ O@@ R@@ G@@ E@@ T@@ T@@ A@@ B@@ L@@ E ! ”
‘ I W@@ A@@ S an in@@ sol@@ ent persecu@@ t@@ or , ’ ad@@ mit@@ ted a form@@ er@@ ly pr@@ ou@@ d and viol@@ ent man .
They will m@@ ount up with w@@ ings like e@@ ag@@ les . They will ru@@ n and not gro@@ w we@@ ary ; they will walk and not ti@@ re out . ”
I@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ IN@@ E a house with a we@@ ak f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation , ro@@ t@@ ten be@@ am@@ s , and a sa@@ gg@@ ing ro@@ of .
Yes , those who are “ taught by Jehovah ” love one another .
He shed te@@ ars out of com@@ pas@@ sion for the ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved , as indic@@ ated by the con@@ text of Joh@@ n@@ ’s account . ​ — John 11 : 36 .
Since spe@@ e@@ ch and actions are influ@@ enced by thoughts and feelings , following Christ requi@@ res that we cultiv@@ ate the same “ men@@ tal attitude ” that he had .
I knew that I had to make some sacrific@@ es .
Many ut@@ tered long , re@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve in@@ vo@@ c@@ ations , as though the “ use of many words ” was necess@@ ary for a prayer to be heard .
To honor one@@ ’s wife means to tre@@ at her lo@@ v@@ ingly , with respect and di@@ gn@@ ity .
Not only that , but I could see that Jehovah’s Witnesses ba@@ cked up their Bible - based ans@@ wers with actions .
Fir@@ st , we must learn to id@@ enti@@ fy h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites .
However , Jesus sh@@ a@@ res some of these privile@@ ges with the members of his bri@@ de class , in effect ‘ writ@@ ing upon them that new name of his . ’ ​ — Re@@ v .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jehovah is an appreci@@ ative God .
P@@ os@@ si@@ bly , the older sister did not real@@ ize the good effect that her words would have on Mar@@ the .
I learned to see the good in others and to tre@@ at them as if that were all that I could see . ”
All the tri@@ bes of Israel had lost their in@@ her@@ it@@ ance , so they needed to cultiv@@ ate the same attitude as the prophet .
This became evid@@ ent in their rather s@@ low spiritual develop@@ ment .
Although these por@@ tions are desi@@ gn@@ ed for you@@ ths , why not wr@@ ite in your own cop@@ y where appro@@ pri@@ ate ?
Why , though , did Jesus have to die to sa@@ ve sin@@ n@@ ers ?
A@@ ma@@ z@@ ingly , the cour@@ t accepted G@@ am@@ ali@@ el@@ ’s ad@@ vice .
Let me tell you how I became ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with these Christians back in 19@@ 31 , the year when they public@@ ly declar@@ ed their desire to be known by the Bible - based name Jehovah’s Witnesses . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 3 : 12 .
“ Ke@@ ep P@@ as@@ tur@@ ing Many ”
• A member of your im@@ medi@@ ate family . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we can en@@ ter@@ tain the hope of et@@ er@@ n@@ al life in a pe@@ ace@@ ful new world . ​ — Proverbs 1 : 24 - 31 ; 2 : 21 , 22 .
Why should we keep dra@@ wing close to God ?
AL@@ L he tel@@ ls about himself is that he is “ Jo@@ el the son of Pe@@ th@@ u@@ el . ”
Our tend@@ er expres@@ sions of affe@@ ction will strengthen our el@@ der@@ ly fellow believers
( a ) After the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver me@@ al , what did Jesus say about the bre@@ ad ?
Paul en@@ tru@@ sted him with the responsi@@ bility not only to vis@@ it congregations to strengthen and encoura@@ ge them but also to ap@@ point men who qu@@ ali@@ fied to serve as congregation elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants . ​ — 1 Timothy 5 : 22 .
She had been willing to give up everything , including her fre@@ e@@ dom , in order to maintain her integrity .
Why did God - fe@@ aring wi@@ ves of faithful pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s have Jehovah’s ba@@ c@@ king ?
During this difficult time , the Witness from Fr@@ ance continued to s@@ end me Bible public@@ ations , and L@@ in@@ h was very encourag@@ ing to me .
What must we do to gain et@@ er@@ n@@ al life ?
In fact , he prog@@ ressed so well in his stu@@ dies that on sever@@ al occasi@@ ons he was invit@@ ed to conduct a sy@@ mp@@ hon@@ y or@@ ch@@ es@@ tr@@ a .
Ther@@ e@@ after , my un@@ c@@ le N@@ ic@@ k took me and my si@@ bl@@ ings into his care .
She conclu@@ ded that what Mar@@ th@@ a was tr@@ ying to teach her from the Bible was of vital import@@ ance , since Mar@@ th@@ a had for@@ go@@ t@@ ten al@@ most everything but what she had learned from the Scriptures .
Au@@ gu@@ st 31 , 200@@ 9 – S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 6 , 200@@ 9
Many who stri@@ ve to come off “ w@@ in@@ n@@ ers ” in com@@ par@@ is@@ ons displa@@ y a com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve spirit .
● “ A Witness cl@@ ass@@ mate gave a talk on the orig@@ in of life .
Wit@@ ches today str@@ ong@@ ly den@@ y such char@@ ges .
Ther@@ e@@ after , these new Christians “ continued devo@@ ting themselves to the teaching of the apostles . ”
I was born on Mar@@ ch 7 , 19@@ 36 , the you@@ ng@@ est of four children .
Be P@@ re@@ pared for S@@ ur@@ vi@@ val
L@@ ef@@ è@@ v@@ re@@ ’s me@@ th@@ od of inter@@ pre@@ tation exer@@ ted a strong influ@@ ence on Lu@@ ther as well as on Bible transl@@ at@@ or W@@ il@@ li@@ am T@@ y@@ nd@@ ale and Re@@ form@@ er John C@@ al@@ v@@ in .
Will there ever be a God - fe@@ aring soci@@ ety that is pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous both materi@@ ally and spiritually ? ”
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ les 3 , 4 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 20 - 28
It says : “ The children of God and the children of the Devil are evid@@ ent by this fact : E@@ ver@@ yone who does not car@@ ry on righteousness does not origin@@ ate with God , ne@@ i@@ ther does he who does not love his brother . . . .
That is , the regul@@ ations , or la@@ ws , of Jehovah .
Then you could ask , “ What kind of people would you take with you if you wanted ever@@ yone to get along well ? ”
H@@ er fi@@ an@@ c@@ é promised her that she would be free to prac@@ tice her religion .
Rather , a tend@@ er feel@@ ing of com@@ pas@@ sion mo@@ ves us to act in be@@ half of those in serious need .
He conclu@@ ded : “ For many cou@@ ples , it seem@@ s there is no good decision . ”
Yes , Jehovah was real to him .
If so , what is the so@@ lu@@ tion to the many problems today that st@@ em from gre@@ ed , l@@ ack of n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction in famili@@ es , lo@@ ose mor@@ als , ign@@ or@@ ance , and other cor@@ ro@@ sive fac@@ t@@ ors e@@ ating away at the f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c of soci@@ ety ?
Jehovah provided a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant food and a par@@ adise home for them .
Na@@ om@@ i , however , did not is@@ ol@@ ate her@@ self in ten@@ ts of ber@@ e@@ av@@ ement ​ — away from Jehovah and his people .
* To find the answer , first let us consider how Jesus taught his disciples to pray .
( E@@ ph .
“ The sa@@ b@@ bat@@ h came into ex@@ ist@@ ence for the s@@ ake of man , ” said Jesus .
Instead of lear@@ ning more , they re@@ je@@ cted everything that Jesus taught .
S@@ ta@@ v@@ ro@@ s enjo@@ yed stud@@ ying the Bible so much that he would turn all the clo@@ c@@ ks in his house back one h@@ our so that we would mis@@ s the last tra@@ in home and have to stay longer .
Jehovah had made a covenant , a for@@ ma@@ l ag@@ re@@ ement , to bring Noah and all those with him sa@@ f@@ ely through the D@@ elu@@ ge .
What might have made it temp@@ ting for Joseph to com@@ promise his mor@@ als ?
Some 50 years before the Re@@ form@@ ation , W@@ es@@ sel me@@ t Tho@@ ma@@ s à K@@ emp@@ is ( about 1@@ 3@@ 7@@ 9 - 14@@ 7@@ 1 ) , who is gener@@ ally accepted as the au@@ th@@ or of the fam@@ ous D@@ e I@@ mit@@ ati@@ one Chris@@ t@@ i ( I@@ mit@@ ation of Christ ) .
R@@ un@@ ning with certain@@ ty requi@@ res that we do not in@@ d@@ ul@@ ge in “ exc@@ ess@@ es with w@@ ine . ”
Such activ@@ ity helps us to foc@@ us on God’s Kingdom and to keep et@@ er@@ n@@ ity and its bless@@ ed pro@@ spe@@ cts in view .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y C@@ L@@ A@@ R@@ A G@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ E@@ R M@@ O@@ Y@@ E@@ R
For example , in@@ stead of cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ z@@ ing his friends , say : “ What if [ name ] got ar@@ rest@@ ed for bre@@ ak@@ ing the law ?
“ Do not put your trust in no@@ bl@@ es , nor in the son of earth@@ ling man , to whom no sal@@ vation bel@@ ong@@ s , ” states the Bible .
; S@@ tain@@ t@@ on , B .
What did Peter mean when he wrote that “ earth and the works in it will be dis@@ co@@ vered ” ?
The Bible tel@@ ls us : “ The heart is more tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous than anything el@@ se and is des@@ per@@ ate . ”
Even though the m@@ ale publi@@ sh@@ er is not yet baptized , out@@ si@@ ders id@@ enti@@ fy him with the congregation because of his preaching activ@@ ity .
When she accep@@ ts the truth , she may find it hard to ad@@ just to the ide@@ a that it is not for@@ bi@@ d@@ den to we@@ ar mo@@ des@@ t , col@@ or@@ ful clo@@ thing on appro@@ pri@@ ate occasi@@ ons or to make ta@@ ste@@ ful use of ma@@ ke@@ up .
He se@@ ek@@ s out knowledge and uses it to make his pa@@ ths st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght .
From this family , I learned the spirit of giving . ”
P@@ re@@ ach to M@@ ake Dis@@ ci@@ ples
What is involved in our re@@ qu@@ est for our da@@ ily bre@@ ad ?
Our organization end@@ e@@ av@@ ors to “ off@@ set ” the de@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y of our brothers who live in such coun@@ tri@@ es .
What need do humans have , and who can satis@@ fy that need ?
O@@ ver the cen@@ tu@@ ries , many servants of God were persecu@@ ted without cause .
He ad@@ ds : “ With encourag@@ ement , a child feel@@ s wor@@ th@@ while and appreci@@ ated . ”
I@@ mit@@ ating God’s loving concer@@ n for his people , Jesus devo@@ ted a sub@@ stan@@ ti@@ al por@@ tion of his fam@@ ous Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount to teaching his disciples the right view of work and of material things . ​ — Matthew 6 : 19 - 33 .
Then he went to R@@ ome .
What if a serious conc@@ e@@ aled sin is bo@@ ther@@ ing your conscience and we@@ ak@@ ening your res@@ ol@@ ve to live up to your dedic@@ ation to God ?
John W@@ y@@ c@@ li@@ f@@ fe and others desi@@ red to make God’s Word a@@ vail@@ able to ever@@ yone .
• with his inspired Word ?
Acc@@ ording to Luke , Jesus said : “ S@@ to@@ p judg@@ ing , and you will by no means be jud@@ ged ; and sto@@ p con@@ dem@@ ning , and you will by no means be con@@ dem@@ ned . Ke@@ ep on rel@@ eas@@ ing , and you will be rel@@ eas@@ ed . ”
If the Ger@@ man ar@@ my were to dis@@ co@@ ver such a food de@@ po@@ t , it could co@@ st someone his life .
A su@@ d@@ den turn of events can s@@ n@@ atch fin@@ an@@ cial se@@ cur@@ ity from the un@@ pre@@ pared .
Wh@@ atever the idi@@ om me@@ ant , it ob@@ vi@@ ously imp@@ lied that Job would g@@ la@@ dly give up everything as long as he could keep his life .
So , what do we learn from E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s vision ?
She ob@@ li@@ ges Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er when he as@@ ks for a dr@@ ink .
Ther@@ efore , it does matter which religion you cho@@ ose .
Yes , by his fine conduct , this young man had re@@ comm@@ ended himself to others in two different c@@ ities .
God’s R@@ est ​ — What Is It ?
As one who pur@@ su@@ es godly devo@@ tion , you would certainly not want to invit@@ e un@@ du@@ e attention by f@@ li@@ r@@ ting or by being im@@ mo@@ des@@ t in your d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing .
Ther@@ efore , we should make it our da@@ ily concer@@ n as to how certain and so@@ li@@ d our faith in God’s promise really is . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 3 , 4 , 9 , 10 .
In sing@@ le file , brothers and sisters would make their way down the si@@ de@@ walk car@@ r@@ ying sign@@ s that read ‘ R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on Is a S@@ n@@ are and a R@@ ac@@ ke@@ t ’ and ‘ Ser@@ ve God and Christ the King . ’
But pur@@ su@@ ing any of these things at the wrong time , to an ex@@ tre@@ me de@@ gre@@ e , or in a way that inter@@ fer@@ es with our worship could dist@@ ance us from Jehovah . Let nothing dist@@ ance you from Jehovah !
we might ask . A@@ c@@ tually , such things occ@@ ur@@ red even among anointed Christians in the days of the apostles .
Yet , when he loo@@ ked at his accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments , he said : “ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing was van@@ ity and a stri@@ ving after w@@ ind . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 2 : 1 - 11 .
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© Gre@@ g E@@ p@@ person / ​ age fo@@ to@@ sto@@ ck
And may Jehovah , the God who is love , draw ever clo@@ s@@ er to you ​ — thr@@ ough@@ out all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity ! ​ — James 4 : 8 .
Jesus Christ refer@@ red to the F@@ lood , saying : “ Just as it occ@@ ur@@ red in the days of Noah , so it will be also in the days of the Son of man : they were e@@ ating , they were dr@@ in@@ king , men were mar@@ r@@ ying , women were being given in marriage , until that day when Noah en@@ tered into the ar@@ k , and the f@@ lood arri@@ ved and destro@@ yed them all . ”
The Israelites ac@@ tually mu@@ r@@ mu@@ red against Jehovah !
Does it bring more joy to you than anything el@@ se ?
Joseph told P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s cu@@ p@@ be@@ are@@ r that he would be rest@@ ored to his form@@ er position .
She put the s@@ mal@@ l@@ er am@@ ount into the contribu@@ tion bo@@ x at the local Kingdom H@@ all to help co@@ ver congregation ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses .
Does this mean that the fre@@ e@@ dom that Adam and E@@ ve enjo@@ yed was ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te ?
[ Bo@@ x / P@@ ic@@ tures on page 18 , 19 ]
Wh@@ atever our personal pre@@ fer@@ ences in this reg@@ ard may be , we should recogn@@ ize that other matu@@ re Christians may have vie@@ w@@ poin@@ ts different from our own . ​ — Romans 14 : 3 , 4 .
There is no den@@ ying that many “ who are determined to be rich ” do get rich .
What ad@@ vice do we find in God’s Word that can help us ?
Jehovah prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely reve@@ aled who the promised “ se@@ ed ” would be .
In set@@ t@@ ling these is@@ su@@ es , Jehovah displa@@ ys a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly appe@@ al@@ ing qu@@ ality , a qu@@ ality that many today l@@ ack ​ — pati@@ ence .
In rep@@ ly , the people rest@@ ated what they had said ear@@ li@@ er : “ The man who str@@ ik@@ es [ Go@@ li@@ ath ] down , the king will en@@ rich him with great ri@@ ches , and his own daugh@@ ter he will give him . ”
A good example of this is found in the Bible .
In all matters of worship , Jehovah’s Witnesses , like the first - century Christians , stri@@ ve to follow the Bible rather than tra@@ dition .
Be@@ ing married does not in it@@ self eli@@ min@@ ate the need for self - control as it rel@@ ates to se@@ x .
Ha@@ ve you ever wonder@@ ed why ?
Hence , they com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate it more often than once a year .
“ God . . . has in@@ deed a@@ de@@ qu@@ ately qu@@ ali@@ fied us to be min@@ isters . ” — 2 C@@ O@@ R@@ IN@@ TH@@ I@@ AN@@ S 3 : 5 , 6 .
It is sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant that in a par@@ al@@ le@@ l account , that slave is called a “ ste@@ ward . ”
With streng@@ th@@ ened determin@@ ation , let us jo@@ y@@ fully continue wal@@ king in integrity .
Yes , the worl@@ d@@ wide Christian congregation in the first century was made up of ze@@ al@@ ous , ac@@ tive pra@@ is@@ ers of Jehovah God .
G@@ u@@ arding that trust inclu@@ des cultiv@@ ating such things as good Bible - study ha@@ bi@@ ts and per@@ sever@@ ance in prayer , while working “ what is good toward all , but especially toward those rel@@ ated to us in the faith . ”
A teach@@ er@@ ’s attitude toward his sub@@ ject has a consider@@ able be@@ aring on the qu@@ ality of his teaching .
In view of our different ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds , we had to com@@ promise in sever@@ al are@@ as of personal cho@@ ice .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the fru@@ it of righteousness has its se@@ ed s@@ own under pe@@ ace@@ ful con@@ di@@ tions for those who are making peace . ” ​ — J@@ as .
The cul@@ t of Ar@@ t@@ em@@ is was deep@@ ly en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched in Eph@@ esus .
O@@ thers live for da@@ y’s end when they can qu@@ it work and go home .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Jesus did not look down on people .
Why should we do so ?
I was only 22 years old , but in this assignment I would learn new ways to “ become all things to people of all s@@ or@@ ts . ”
Si@@ mil@@ ar experi@@ ences have occ@@ ur@@ red in such coun@@ tri@@ es as Ar@@ g@@ ent@@ ina ; E@@ ast Ger@@ many ; Pa@@ pua New G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a ; and R@@ o@@ bin@@ son C@@ r@@ us@@ o@@ e Is@@ land .
The con@@ dition of a chil@@ d’s heart is too important to leave to ch@@ ance .
In a spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar way , they had wit@@ ness@@ ed Jehovah’s power when he brought the T@@ en P@@ la@@ gu@@ es upon ha@@ ugh@@ ty P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h and his people .
However , he put up a hard fi@@ ght against those tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es , and most of the time , he was succ@@ ess@@ ful .
We can fle@@ e from temp@@ tation by pray@@ er@@ fully keep@@ ing our eyes fi@@ x@@ ed on Jesus .
• How can the account at Proverbs 7 : 6 - 23 help us avoid vie@@ wing por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y ?
However , in his at@@ temp@@ t to coun@@ ter@@ act mo@@ d@@ al@@ ism , he went “ bey@@ ond the things that are written . ”
The apostle Paul wrote : “ By faith Noah , after being given divine war@@ ning of things not yet be@@ held , showed godly fear and con@@ stru@@ cted an ar@@ k for the sa@@ ving of his hous@@ eho@@ ld . ” ​ — Hebrews 11 : 7 .
The in@@ spe@@ ction by Jehovah and his “ m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er ” also reve@@ aled in the earthly cour@@ ty@@ ard of that spiritual temple the pres@@ ence of a group of true Christians , who were not part of Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s ch@@ ur@@ ches .
O@@ thers are de@@ pres@@ sed over the li@@ mit@@ ations that come with age .
It is this : “ To obey is better than a sacrifice , to pa@@ y attention than the f@@ at of r@@ am@@ s ; for re@@ bel@@ li@@ ousness is the same as the sin of div@@ in@@ ation , and pu@@ shing a@@ head pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ously the same as using un@@ can@@ n@@ y power and ter@@ ap@@ him . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 15 : 22 , 23 .
In ad@@ dition , b@@ ra@@ z@@ en conduct and gro@@ ss im@@ mor@@ ality were r@@ am@@ p@@ ant .
F@@ is@@ ch@@ er asked King Ch@@ ar@@ les X@@ I of S@@ we@@ den to author@@ ize the transl@@ ation .
T@@ ake the lead in displa@@ ying honor to them .
This action ac@@ tually served to s@@ pre@@ ad the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message to other are@@ as .
Some of the cou@@ ples who are working at W@@ all@@ k@@ ill
We also keep the congregation clean , pe@@ ace@@ ful , and un@@ ited .
Now we had to vis@@ it the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al da@@ ily for tre@@ at@@ ment , and the side effe@@ cts of her me@@ dic@@ ation were de@@ bil@@ it@@ ating .
Di@@ d your little bo@@ y sh@@ out something like that to you when he ma@@ st@@ ered a new s@@ k@@ ill ?
Bo@@ th of us felt that we needed much help to car@@ ry out this new assignment .
The parents said : “ We try to devel@@ op in our daugh@@ ters a great respect for life and its wonderful comple@@ x@@ ity . ”
The two hum@@ ble Christians could ba@@ r@@ ely rest@@ ra@@ in the people from sacrific@@ ing to them . ​ — Acts 14 : 11 - 18 .
C@@ ongreg@@ ations were organiz@@ ed , and elders appointed .
Such pri@@ de is de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely something that we as Christians should gu@@ ard against .
6 Are There E@@ vi@@ l Ang@@ els ?
However , both the Hebrew and the Greek Scriptures have num@@ er@@ ous examples of men who exerc@@ ised authority given to them by God .
These are just a few of the many , many examples that could be c@@ ited to illustr@@ ate the power of gen@@ u@@ ine faith based on the Bible .
The Tru@@ th Ab@@ out the S@@ ou@@ l
S@@ imp@@ li@@ fied Eng@@ l@@ ish E@@ dition ( Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine ) , 7 / 15
Then he said : “ Th@@ ink about the good that your sons and daugh@@ ters will accom@@ pl@@ ish .
Yes , Samuel influ@@ enced some of his con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries to avoid or a@@ ban@@ d@@ on wr@@ ong@@ doing .
C@@ ould this concer@@ n for self - respect co@@ ver up pri@@ de ?
The ne@@ ar@@ ness of Jehovah’s day should move you to do what ?
When li@@ fe@@ ’s tri@@ als se@@ em as over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing as a “ strong enem@@ y , ” Jehovah can be our strength and our might .
“ But I knew I w@@ ou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t find happiness out@@ side Jehovah’s organization .
He is a li@@ ar and the father of the li@@ e , a s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ er and a res@@ is@@ ter of Jehovah .
Paul also gave a witness before Go@@ ver@@ nor F@@ es@@ tu@@ s and King A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa .
Then , ei@@ ther en@@ for@@ ce the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences or gr@@ ant the re@@ war@@ ds .
Jehovah has d@@ ele@@ g@@ ated to his bel@@ o@@ ved Son the authority both to rule and to ju@@ dge .
He is imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al , mer@@ ci@@ ful , com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , and s@@ low to anger .
C@@ learly , Jehovah is pleas@@ ed with one who is good ​ — a vi@@ r@@ tu@@ ous person .
While supp@@ or@@ ting me in my work as a congregation el@@ der , they also set a fine example in the ministry and helped to inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate spiritual qualities into the children .
In 194@@ 9 , El@@ la was ar@@ rest@@ ed in E@@ st@@ on@@ ia by the K@@ G@@ B , stri@@ pp@@ ed n@@ ak@@ ed , and then ga@@ w@@ ked at by young po@@ li@@ ce of@@ fic@@ ers .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful servants of Jehovah who have died ​ — including those of the great crow@@ d who die during the time of the end — ​ will come for@@ th to “ a better resurrection . ”
He appreci@@ ates our end@@ ur@@ ance and kno@@ ws our concer@@ ns .
On hear@@ ing that , some must have thought him un@@ reason@@ able .
; Le@@ ma@@ it@@ re , C .
H@@ er interest in e@@ ating the for@@ bi@@ d@@ den fru@@ it was fur@@ ther he@@ igh@@ ten@@ ed when she “ saw that the t@@ ree was good for food and that it was something to be long@@ ed for to the eyes , y@@ es , the t@@ ree was desi@@ ra@@ ble to look upon . ”
4@@ 5 : 7 , 16 ​ — What is por@@ tra@@ yed by the pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s contribu@@ tion for the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od and the c@@ hi@@ ef@@ tain ?
Those words of Moses were likely famili@@ ar to Pet@@ er@@ ’s a@@ udi@@ ence .
But has Satan been able to s@@ il@@ ence God’s people ?
Then one night , he f@@ ell while cro@@ s@@ sing a ra@@ il@@ way tr@@ ack .
D@@ el@@ il@@ ah’s name will forever be associ@@ ated with tre@@ ach@@ er@@ y and fe@@ ign@@ ed love .
How did Satan dec@@ ei@@ ve E@@ ve ?
He first had cont@@ act with the Witnesses back in the early 19@@ 30 ’ s when he went to the do@@ or to get ri@@ d of them ​ — and came back with some of their boo@@ ks in his hands !
Is that not a st@@ ag@@ g@@ ering thought ?
Par@@ ents who ign@@ ore their children when the children are little may find themselves ign@@ ored when the children are older .
Are practic@@ ers of wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft un@@ know@@ ingly doing the will of the Devil ?
If we want to help our brothers and sisters , we need to know them well .
But we need not feel power@@ less or do@@ om@@ ed to de@@ fe@@ at .
That could lead to a pleas@@ ant family discus@@ sion of how you could in a ful@@ l@@ er way apply the second part .
After the Romans destro@@ yed Jerusalem in 70 C.E . , the E@@ d@@ om@@ ites c@@ eas@@ ed to ex@@ ist .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the Bible comman@@ ds : “ W@@ he@@ ther you are e@@ ating or dr@@ in@@ king or doing anything el@@ se , do all things for God’s glory . ”
U@@ sing the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t inclu@@ des get@@ ting information as well as dist@@ ribu@@ ting it .
Still , we should look e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly to the re@@ ward .
For example , regarding two boo@@ ks on s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c matters written by Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her A@@ ris@@ to@@ tle , hist@@ ori@@ an B@@ er@@ tr@@ and Rus@@ sel@@ l stated that “ har@@ dly a s@@ ent@@ ence in ei@@ ther can be accepted in the light of mo@@ der@@ n s@@ ci@@ ence . ”
2 : 4 - 6 .
U@@ z@@ z@@ ah died for his pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ousness
Since the early 199@@ 0 ’ s , G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a has wel@@ com@@ ed th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of refu@@ ge@@ es from Li@@ b@@ eri@@ a and Si@@ er@@ r@@ a Le@@ one , including h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of Jehovah’s servants .
Many people ur@@ ge us to pur@@ sue a se@@ cul@@ ar care@@ er as our go@@ al in life .
He offered the use of his gar@@ age for their meetings until the Kingdom H@@ all was fin@@ i@@ shed .
By the end of the si@@ x@@ th day , God cre@@ ated man .
4@@ 8@@ 3 years ( 6@@ 9 prophe@@ tic we@@ ek@@ s ) ​ — Daniel 9 : 25
Jesus said : “ To other c@@ ities I must dec@@ l@@ are the good news of the kingdom of God , because for this I was sent for@@ th . ”
One e@@ ye@@ witness to the ev@@ ent said : “ On@@ ly a heart of st@@ one would not be moved at the spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ le of you@@ th [ show@@ ing ] complete trust and faith in their God , Jehovah . ”
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , in that enti@@ re account , God made no men@@ tion of death exc@@ ep@@ t as a con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence of dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
I im@@ medi@@ ately made arrang@@ ements to continue in the pioneer ministry .
Lo@@ ve for God’s authority and respect for his standards are among the most preci@@ ous things that you can cultiv@@ ate in your children . ​ — Read Proverbs 1 : 5 , 7 , 8 .
As we began to put kindness into prac@@ tice in our marriage , our de@@ f@@ en@@ ses gra@@ du@@ ally m@@ el@@ ted away . It was qu@@ ite li@@ ber@@ ating . ”
He told them that they had “ become d@@ ul@@ l ” in their hear@@ ing .
He ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged them as his col@@ le@@ ctive in@@ str@@ um@@ ent , or “ slave , ” and in 19@@ 19 en@@ tru@@ sted them with the man@@ ag@@ ement of all his earthly bel@@ ong@@ ings .
When you dedic@@ ate your life to Jehovah and get baptized , you will have your own personal relationship with him .
“ I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t set out to look for por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
The po@@ pe then said that this preaching work should be done not only by a few tra@@ ined people but by all ch@@ urch members .
As I prog@@ ress spiritually , am I cultiv@@ ating a ta@@ st@@ e for “ so@@ li@@ d food [ that ] bel@@ ong@@ s to matu@@ re people ” ? ’ ​ — Hebrews 5 : 13 , 14 .
“ You will call , and I will answer you . You will long for the work of your hands . ”
Al@@ so , as a result of having true joy , we will re@@ ject a materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic way of life and will in@@ stead seek to make greater personal sacrific@@ es in be@@ half of God’s Kingdom .
A person with such a heart ge@@ ts deep satis@@ fac@@ tion and con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment from ap@@ pl@@ ying the ex@@ hor@@ tation at Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 , which says : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart and do not le@@ an upon your own understanding .
This , as it were , co@@ v@@ ers , or shu@@ ts , his m@@ ou@@ th and s@@ il@@ ences him .
As for the holy spirit , A@@ ri@@ us believ@@ ed that it was a person but that it was inf@@ eri@@ or to both the Father and the Son .
A stan@@ d@@ ard refer@@ ence book for ph@@ ar@@ ma@@ c@@ ists states : “ Pro@@ long@@ ed , high in@@ take of ca@@ f@@ fe@@ ine may pro@@ du@@ ce t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance , ha@@ bitu@@ ation , and p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal dep@@ end@@ ence .
There was fear in their eyes .
What ass@@ em@@ bly of God’s people will we consider , ra@@ ising what questions ?
Mar@@ th@@ a . . . was di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted with atten@@ ding to many du@@ ties . ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 10 : 39 , 40 .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 23 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 20 , 4@@ 4
Such f@@ indi@@ ng@@ s har@@ mon@@ ize with what we read in the Scriptures .
Of course , Moses never ac@@ tually saw Jehovah .
I became dis@@ il@@ lu@@ si@@ oned with the har@@ sh@@ ness of the mu@@ si@@ c in@@ du@@ str@@ y and became fru@@ str@@ ated with my fri@@ v@@ ol@@ ous li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
He was the son of very good friends of mine and said that he would not let me die if he thought that a blood trans@@ fu@@ sion could sa@@ ve my life .
We had to care for a family .
His so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y is just , et@@ er@@ n@@ al , and uni@@ vers@@ al .
Su@@ ffering , 5 / 15 T@@ re@@ es That St@@ and T@@ est of Ti@@ me , 7 / 1
Bar@@ ber , J .
B@@ ap@@ tism with spirit will ce@@ ase , but holy spirit will continue to op@@ er@@ ate on God’s people so that they may do his will for all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity .
No@@ thing sh@@ ak@@ es them more than any th@@ re@@ at to their rul@@ er@@ ship .
And if death claim@@ s some faithful ones , we can be confid@@ ent of their resurrection . ​ — John 5 : 28 , 29 .
11 : 28 - 40 .
S@@ ar@@ at@@ ku@@ ma@@ r in his book A H@@ ist@@ ory of In@@ dia .
Not even having time to take care of my@@ self , I began to doubt my ability to serve others . ”
In 3@@ 34 B.C.E . , A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der of M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia com@@ men@@ ced his cam@@ pa@@ ign against Per@@ sia , thus be@@ coming the new rul@@ er of Eph@@ esus .
Re@@ call that Jesus provided necess@@ ary spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ s but om@@ it@@ ted n@@ on@@ ess@@ enti@@ als .
At the s@@ ound of mu@@ si@@ c , all ga@@ ther@@ ed were to bo@@ w down and worship the i@@ ma@@ ge .
A@@ sa@@ ’s ar@@ my to@@ tal@@ s a little over half that many men .
Because he had develop@@ ed strong faith in Jehovah .
Jehovah has helped many of his servants cop@@ e with personal challeng@@ es .
The war ended in 194@@ 5 , and early in 194@@ 7 , one of Jehovah’s Witnesses called at our home in G@@ d@@ y@@ ni@@ a .
We find the answer in Jesus ’ words recorded at Acts 20 : 35 : “ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ”
12 : 11 ​ — What is “ the wa@@ il@@ ing of Ha@@ da@@ d@@ ri@@ m@@ m@@ on in the v@@ al@@ le@@ y pla@@ in of Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do ” ?
They vie@@ wed their assignment from Jehovah’s point of view , not from that of the world .
After Jesus was baptized , he em@@ ba@@ r@@ ked on a full - time ministry , preaching the good news of God’s Kingdom .
“ Just as the days of Noah were , ” war@@ ned Jesus , “ so the pres@@ ence of the Son of man will be . ”
We may be inc@@ l@@ ined to la@@ un@@ ch right into a de@@ ta@@ iled ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation , star@@ ting with what happened in the gar@@ den of E@@ den .
It is important , however , to avoid going to ex@@ tre@@ m@@ es .
( a ) What will ha@@ p@@ pen just before the star@@ t of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ?
I@@ magine w@@ atch@@ ing people disc@@ ard e@@ ye@@ gl@@ as@@ ses , can@@ es , c@@ ru@@ t@@ ches , whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir@@ s , hear@@ ing a@@ i@@ ds , and the like .
That was how Joseph h@@ and@@ led himself .
So he cannot eas@@ ily be influ@@ enced to do what is wrong .
The com@@ ments made by Samuel , T@@ er@@ es@@ a , and M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ene show that people pray for a wide r@@ ange of reas@@ ons , some more no@@ ble than others .
When there are disa@@ gre@@ ements , a cou@@ ple should try to res@@ ol@@ ve these as soon as possible , before the end of the day .
• What wit@@ nesses has Jehovah ra@@ ised up through the years ?
Still , this number is very small when com@@ pared with the inc@@ re@@ ase in world po@@ pul@@ ation during the same peri@@ od ​ — 8@@ 7@@ 5@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 !
While they were still with that local congregation , a question ar@@ ose about whether G@@ ent@@ ile believers needed to be circum@@ c@@ ised .
If one pers@@ ists in them , such works could lead to spiritual death .
S@@ ur@@ pris@@ ed , I went back to my ro@@ om and re@@ turned with the book You Can Li@@ ve F@@ o@@ re@@ ver in Par@@ adise on E@@ ar@@ th .
Paul encoura@@ ged the Corinthians to learn from these examples .
( a ) How did Jesus help his disciples to see the import@@ ance of God’s Kingdom ?
In fact , he will do more than that .
; P@@ i@@ ñ@@ a , C .
5 , 6 . ( a ) How does our knowledge of the future and of God’s pur@@ pos@@ es af@@ fect our need to be w@@ atch@@ ful ?
O@@ ur@@ s is not a spirit of com@@ pla@@ in@@ t .
Do you ever find it a chall@@ enge to for@@ give ?
Pe@@ ak publi@@ sh@@ ers and a@@ ver@@ age publi@@ sh@@ ers .
He wanted Ca@@ in to respon@@ d to the war@@ ning and to “ be rest@@ ored to fav@@ or . ”
Let your reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess become known to all men . ”
What a wonderful and hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing as@@ sur@@ ance that is for us imper@@ fect humans !
Those marri@@ ages bring happiness and sta@@ bility to individuals , to famili@@ es , and to commun@@ ities .
It can af@@ fect the li@@ ver and the pan@@ cre@@ as , and it can cause di@@ g@@ es@@ tive problems .
Because David was gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely rep@@ ent@@ ant , Jehovah kin@@ dly for@@ gave him .
To help the person reason on that s@@ crip@@ ture , we might ask : “ If Jesus was e@@ qu@@ al to God before he died and God later ex@@ al@@ ted him to a high@@ er position , would that not put Jesus a@@ bo@@ ve God ?
O@@ f@@ ten we me@@ t them in the mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place .
So when Moses told him , “ t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w I am st@@ ati@@ on@@ ing my@@ self upon the to@@ p of the h@@ ill , with the ro@@ d of the true God in my hand , ” that was en@@ ough .
8@@ 29 ․ ․ ․ ․ ․ ․
The ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le was in Gi@@ be@@ on , where H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est Z@@ a@@ do@@ k and his brothers car@@ ri@@ ed out sacrific@@ es pres@@ cri@@ bed in the Law .
In those years , living in a st@@ ep@@ family was not eas@@ y .
The fact that we lead an hon@@ est life may also at@@ tr@@ act people to the truth .
Je@@ al@@ ous ?
We give pro@@ of that we truly love our brothers when we show by words and de@@ e@@ ds that we have deep concer@@ n for “ those rel@@ ated to us in the faith . ” ​ — G@@ al .
K@@ no@@ wing that Jehovah is her best friend , she has learned to be spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c in her prayers .
Our taking part in any form of false religion is dis@@ pleas@@ ing to Jehovah and must be avo@@ i@@ ded .
The King Com@@ ple@@ tes His Con@@ qu@@ est
* Many years after the bir@@ th of E@@ no@@ s@@ h , a des@@ c@@ end@@ ant of Ca@@ in nam@@ ed L@@ am@@ e@@ ch com@@ posed a s@@ ong for his two wi@@ ves pro@@ claim@@ ing that he had kil@@ led a young man who w@@ oun@@ ded him .
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants who became the nation of ancient Israel origin@@ ally had Jehovah as their Father and F@@ ri@@ end .
For all who accept it , such light means peace of mind and joy now and nothing less than everlasting life in the future .
Instead of giving up all hope , however , it may be help@@ ful for them to remember Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the pro@@ di@@ g@@ al son .
Why can it be said that God al@@ lu@@ ded to the resurrection when he gave the first prophecy ?
The next congregation is an ei@@ ght - h@@ our d@@ ri@@ ve away .
One young Christian had her heart set on get@@ ting married when she was 16 .
To share in that gl@@ ori@@ ous tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h , however , we must remain faithful to the end .
What counsel is re@@ pe@@ ated concer@@ ning Jesus ’ mes@@ sa@@ ges to the se@@ ven congregations nam@@ ed in Revelation ?
Jehovah H@@ as Al@@ ways C@@ ared for U@@ s
He found many s@@ crip@@ tures poin@@ ting to differ@@ ences between Jesus and His Father .
Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant rul@@ ers tri@@ ed to influ@@ ence the Ca@@ tho@@ lic H@@ ab@@ s@@ bur@@ g@@ s to allow more fre@@ e@@ dom of worship .
This to@@ tal , however , does not re@@ present all the h@@ our@@ s we sp@@ end in our worship , for it does not inclu@@ de time we regul@@ arly devo@@ te to such activities as shepher@@ ding , atten@@ ding meetings , and eng@@ ag@@ ing in personal Bible study and medit@@ ation .
During their f@@ light from Jerusalem , Christians needed to show Chris@@ t@@ like love for one another , even as Christ had sh@@ own love for them .
I W@@ A@@ S born on Ju@@ ly 23 , 19@@ 0@@ 5 , in the to@@ wn of A@@ i@@ g@@ en - V@@ o@@ gl@@ hu@@ b , n@@ est@@ led in the Au@@ stri@@ an Al@@ ps .
Thus started a long , t@@ or@@ men@@ ting j@@ our@@ ne@@ y that would take me to some of the most in@@ fam@@ ous pris@@ ons in Gre@@ e@@ ce .
The apostle Peter war@@ ned Christians : “ There will also be false teach@@ ers among you . ”
Job was to pray for them . Then “ Jehovah himself turned back the cap@@ tive con@@ dition of Job when he pray@@ ed in be@@ half of his compan@@ i@@ ons , and Jehovah began to give in ad@@ dition all that had been Jo@@ b@@ ’s , in d@@ ou@@ ble am@@ ount . ” ​ — Job 38 : 1 ; 40 : 4 ; 4@@ 2 : 6 - 10 .
She was , not an Israel@@ ite , but a fore@@ ign@@ er who lived in the ten@@ th century B.C.E . in the to@@ wn of Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath .
What is a h@@ all@@ mar@@ k of a good teach@@ er ?
D@@ u@@ st@@ in and J@@ as@@ sa from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates were married in J@@ anu@@ ary 200@@ 7 .
In 19@@ 33 , however , tra@@ ge@@ dy stru@@ ck when Mu@@ m died at the age of 4@@ 7 .
During World W@@ ar I@@ I , there was g@@ as r@@ ati@@ on@@ ing , and I cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t ob@@ tain any fu@@ el .
Abra@@ m spoke to his wife about using a p@@ lo@@ y they had ear@@ li@@ er ag@@ re@@ ed upon , nam@@ ely , to say that she was his sister .
24 : 4@@ 5 .
H@@ ear@@ t@@ felt prayer will also help us to keep our men@@ tal bal@@ ance so that our a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction does not over@@ wh@@ el@@ m us .
This re@@ be@@ l en@@ tic@@ ed the first woman , E@@ ve , to e@@ at the for@@ bi@@ d@@ den fru@@ it .
Some have pointed to Satan ; others to Adam .
W@@ ic@@ ked people , cor@@ ru@@ pt organiz@@ ations , and wrong activities all work together to pro@@ du@@ ce dist@@ res@@ sing living con@@ di@@ tions on this earth .
After ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ing his religious go@@ al of rest@@ or@@ ing worship at Jehovah’s temple , Juda@@ h M@@ ac@@ ca@@ be@@ e turned pol@@ itical .
Hence , just as the liter@@ al fir@@ st@@ born received two par@@ ts of his fa@@ ther’s in@@ her@@ it@@ ance , El@@ isha asked for and received two par@@ ts of spiritual in@@ her@@ it@@ ance from Eli@@ j@@ ah .
And he will keep his promise to look after us .
The Bible ans@@ wers : “ This is fine and accep@@ table in the sight of our Sa@@ vi@@ or , God , who@@ se will is that all s@@ or@@ ts of men should be sa@@ ved and come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ”
L@@ ake V@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ a
Those of us who were new at Bethel appreci@@ ated such personal interest .
A@@ cha@@ n did not ad@@ mit to his the@@ ft until he was ex@@ posed .
He me@@ ant that we must love Jehovah with our enti@@ re fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart , affe@@ cting our desi@@ res , emo@@ tions , and feelings .
( a ) Who are “ the things in the heavens ” mentioned by Paul ?
To be effe@@ ctive ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers , we need to be like Paul , who ‘ became all things to people of all s@@ or@@ ts so that he might sa@@ ve some . ’
Our circumstances may change with time .
Because the re@@ vis@@ ers were un@@ famili@@ ar with P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese , Al@@ me@@ i@@ da ob@@ served that they had in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed “ c@@ lum@@ s@@ y and cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct@@ ory transl@@ ations that ob@@ sc@@ ur@@ ed the meaning of the Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t . ”
I had to accept that I would not get better .
As teach@@ ers of God’s Word , we ‘ put meaning into it ’ by using good en@@ un@@ ci@@ ation and or@@ al emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is and by ex@@ p@@ oun@@ ding on the Scriptures cor@@ rec@@ tly , making clear their app@@ lic@@ ation .
9 : 21 ; 10 : 22 , 27 .
That is why , for example , Jehovah’s people are not given a l@@ ist of fil@@ ms , boo@@ ks , and In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t s@@ ites to avoid .
Even so , the Bible tel@@ ls us that imper@@ fect humans who get married will have problems , or “ tri@@ bul@@ ation in their flesh . ”
Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first the kingdom and his righteousness , and all these other things will be ad@@ ded to you . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 24 - 33 .
Tru@@ e , John inclu@@ ded a time that appe@@ ars to v@@ ary from that given by Mark .
After all , if he does not put g@@ as in the t@@ an@@ k , his ca@@ r will soon come to a complete sto@@ p .
A@@ c@@ tually , the most ba@@ si@@ c living c@@ el@@ ls on earth are far more comple@@ x than any house because they can do what no house can do ​ — re@@ pro@@ du@@ ce .
God has provided us with his Word , Bible study a@@ i@@ ds , Christian meetings , and car@@ ing congregation elders so that we can cultiv@@ ate “ an obedi@@ ent heart . ”
He wrote that “ in the pro@@ c@@ ess of the Christi@@ an@@ iz@@ ation of pa@@ g@@ an religi@@ ons , ” it was eas@@ y to associ@@ ate the pa@@ g@@ an fes@@ ti@@ val that c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated “ the pas@@ sage from the death of w@@ in@@ ter to the life of s@@ pr@@ ing@@ time ” with Jesus ’ resurrection .
O@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ als respon@@ sible for su@@ p@@ pl@@ ying bri@@ c@@ ks mar@@ shal@@ ed h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of sla@@ ves grou@@ ped into g@@ ang@@ s of 6 to 18 under a fore@@ man or cre@@ w lead@@ er .
While you have the opportunity , you can encoura@@ ge him to draw ever clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah by reading God’s Word every day and thinking about it .
They have been called n@@ atu@@ re@@ ’s water to@@ wers , since all ma@@ j@@ or ri@@ v@@ ers are f@@ ed from m@@ oun@@ tain s@@ our@@ ces and half of the people on earth dep@@ end on m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s for water .
R@@ em@@ ember the occasi@@ on back in Moses ’ day when some in Israel found it ir@@ k@@ some to e@@ at man@@ na we@@ ek after we@@ ek , mon@@ th after mon@@ th .
It is not just that your father and mother are older than you or have more experience .
When we pre@@ pare and use the su@@ gg@@ ested pres@@ ent@@ ations or others that are real@@ is@@ tic , do we not find that our ministry is more pro@@ duc@@ tive ?
In den@@ se dar@@ k@@ ness it is imp@@ os@@ sible to see anything .
Yet , something in ad@@ dition to the resurrection hope mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to walk with God .
Christ’s followers , therefore , find themselves in a spiritual war@@ f@@ are that pu@@ ts their loy@@ al@@ ty to the t@@ est . ​ — 2 Corinthians 10 : 3 - 5 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 10 - 12 .
The congregation would ur@@ ge any who en@@ ter such a cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary marriage to reg@@ is@@ ter it as soon as possible .
“ I will ap@@ point peace as your overse@@ ers and righteousness as your t@@ ask assign@@ ers , ” says Jehovah .
However , when they learn of God’s purpose to bring righteous con@@ di@@ tions to the earth and justice to the do@@ w@@ nt@@ ro@@ d@@ den , their joy kno@@ ws no b@@ oun@@ ds . ​ — Isaiah 11 : 4 .
P@@ A@@ P@@ U@@ A N@@ E@@ W G@@ U@@ IN@@ E@@ A
( Read Isaiah 11 : 2 , 3 . )
That is especially the case when the change and cha@@ o@@ s se@@ em hard to expla@@ in .
When were the words “ the time of the end ” first used on earth ?
Jehovah , “ the exam@@ in@@ er of hearts , ” ex@@ tend@@ ed a me@@ asure of mer@@ cy to A@@ ha@@ b . ​ — Pro@@ v . 17 : 3 .
They ac@@ tually fore@@ tell a future that is very b@@ right .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out chap@@ ter 14 , he states time and again that each part deli@@ vered at congregation meetings should have the same ob@@ je@@ ctive ​ — “ the up@@ building of the congregation . ” ​ — Read 1 Corinthians 14 : 3 , 12 , 26 .
David wrote of Jehovah : “ He himself well kno@@ ws the form@@ ation of us , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that we are du@@ st . ” ​ — Psalm 10@@ 3 : 14 .
O@@ ce@@ an B@@ l@@ v@@ d . L@@ ON@@ G I@@ S@@ L@@ AN@@ D C@@ I@@ T@@ Y , N@@ Y ( Rus@@ si@@ an only ) , As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses , 4@@ 4 - 17 Gre@@ en@@ point A@@ ve .
May 9 - 15 , 20@@ 11
How is it possible to have a strong and happy marriage ?
What will the prophet do ?
Rather , it fe@@ atu@@ res il@@ lic@@ it se@@ x that s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ates the s@@ ort of im@@ moral thoughts that Jesus war@@ ned against .
Since this was not an in@@ fin@@ ite knowledge , having it did not result in the early Christians ’ know@@ ing all the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about future events .
Then he de@@ par@@ ts from Gal@@ ile@@ e and comes to “ the fr@@ on@@ ti@@ ers of Ju@@ de@@ a ac@@ ro@@ ss the J@@ or@@ d@@ an . ”
What prophecy was ut@@ tered after Adam sin@@ ned , and what was later reve@@ aled concer@@ ning this prophecy ?
H@@ old to P@@ at@@ ter@@ n Jesus S@@ et , 1 / 1
Con@@ sol@@ ation for Those C@@ r@@ ying for H@@ el@@ p
I became very de@@ pres@@ sed .
And Jehovah’s judgment message against Sam@@ ari@@ a through Mi@@ ca@@ h was ful@@ filled when the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans in@@ va@@ ded the nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom of Israel . ​ — Mi@@ c .
In 195@@ 7 , I accepted this invit@@ ation and en@@ tered the full - time ministry .
Even though the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al pa@@ id $ 3@@ .@@ 4 milli@@ on in set@@ t@@ le@@ ment , the fam@@ il@@ y’s tra@@ ge@@ dy was com@@ p@@ oun@@ ded .
By 19@@ 70 , our children had all married and left home , so Mar@@ g@@ ari@@ th@@ a and I deci@@ ded to move to serve where the need was greater .
When the prophet Moses rec@@ oun@@ ted Israel@@ ’s deli@@ ver@@ ance from Egy@@ pt , he declar@@ ed : “ Your eyes were the ones see@@ ing all the great de@@ e@@ ds of Jehovah . ”
Then they fa@@ sted and pray@@ ed and la@@ id their hands upon them and let them go . ”
During the 30 years after Jesus spoke those words , some Christians in Jerusalem lost their sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y and became di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , if the h@@ ik@@ er did not have an acc@@ ur@@ ate , reli@@ able ma@@ p , his com@@ pas@@ s would do him little or no good .
Indeed , we need to devel@@ op a lo@@ a@@ thing for what God h@@ ates .
What is it appro@@ pri@@ ate to con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate on the day of one@@ ’s baptism ?
They make arrang@@ ements for such spiritual matters as congregation meetings , field service , and shepher@@ ding .
The mirac@@ les of b@@ y@@ g@@ one days ​ — mirac@@ ul@@ ous heal@@ ings and resur@@ rec@@ tions — ​ no longer occ@@ ur .
What are some comm@@ on situ@@ ations that present challeng@@ es to a Christi@@ an’s integrity ?
Pe@@ ople felt dra@@ wn to Jesus .
Then , in the Par@@ adise earth , they will be taught God’s requi@@ re@@ ments , and they will have the opportunity to prove that they love God by obe@@ ying his comman@@ d@@ ments .
The first one I op@@ ened star@@ t@@ led me .
Why do you want to continue to de@@ e@@ pen your appreciation for Jehovah’s qualities ?
● “ T@@ e@@ ach@@ er . ”
But des@@ pite Jo@@ b@@ ’s moral integrity , tra@@ ge@@ dies ri@@ pp@@ ed ap@@ ar@@ t his com@@ for@@ table li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
She deci@@ des to accom@@ pan@@ y her husband but not to share in any religious de@@ e@@ ds , and she is ac@@ ting in har@@ mony with her conscience .
From how many hous@@ es did the cri@@ es of women and children em@@ an@@ ate , the s@@ oun@@ ds of m@@ our@@ ning over the news about fa@@ thers , hus@@ ban@@ ds , sons , and brothers who would not be coming home ?
In the Bible , the ter@@ m Ge@@ ʹ@@ en@@ ·@@ na ref@@ ers to to@@ tal des@@ tru@@ ction , without hope of a resurrection .
Re@@ call , too , that the 24 elders were “ d@@ ressed in wh@@ ite ou@@ ter gar@@ ments , and upon their he@@ a@@ ds [ were ] g@@ ol@@ den crow@@ ns . ”
These were the very things I wanted to understand .
; L@@ ip@@ po@@ ld , T .
One long@@ time Christian said : “ I ask for Jehovah’s help when making decisions .
The good news found many listen@@ ing ear@@ s , but po@@ or and jo@@ bl@@ ess people could sel@@ dom contribu@@ te money toward Bible liter@@ ature .
The perfect man Jesus , “ the last Adam , ” will@@ ingly did not pro@@ du@@ ce a family .
The Bible speak@@ s not only of the att@@ ack by ‘ Go@@ g of Ma@@ go@@ g ’ but also of the att@@ ack by “ the king of the nor@@ th ” and of the att@@ ack by “ the k@@ ings of the earth . ”
1 , 2 . ( a ) Why are young Christians w@@ in@@ ning the fi@@ ght against wicked spirit for@@ ces ?
This is the go@@ al of “ the rul@@ er of the world , ” Satan .
So let us first exam@@ ine what the Bible teach@@ es us about the holy spirit .
“ Our parents ra@@ ised us in a way that made being in the truth enjo@@ y@@ able , ” says R@@ al@@ ph , who along with his brother ser@@ ves at a branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Do@@ ing what is within our power to res@@ ol@@ ve differ@@ ences ag@@ re@@ e@@ ab@@ ly will contribu@@ te to our enjo@@ ying a heal@@ th@@ i@@ er life and more pe@@ ace@@ ful relation@@ shi@@ ps with others .
W@@ ould he have taught his disciples to pray had he thought that prayer was nothing more than a p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal c@@ ru@@ t@@ ch ?
How does H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 1 : 6 descri@@ be the situation of the Jews , and what does that verse mean ?
The s@@ cal@@ es of justice requi@@ red a perfect man ( Jesus Christ ) to coun@@ ter@@ bal@@ ance what another perfect man ( Adam ) had lost .
A@@ n appreci@@ ative attitude is b@@ ol@@ st@@ ered by the understanding that obedi@@ ence is requi@@ red by God , the Father of us all .
A SH@@ E@@ P@@ H@@ E@@ R@@ D B@@ O@@ Y I@@ S C@@ H@@ O@@ S@@ E@@ N F@@ O@@ R TH@@ E K@@ IN@@ G@@ SHI@@ P
It could be ar@@ gu@@ ed that she should have kept her@@ self se@@ par@@ ate from others because of her con@@ dition .
As we saw , the se@@ ven times began when Jerusalem was destro@@ yed in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
“ It was like coming out of the fore@@ st , out of a dar@@ k tun@@ ne@@ l into the light . A meeting in my language ! ”
The Bi@@ bli@@ cal P@@ os@@ iti@@ on
And how gr@@ ate@@ ful she was to learn the truth about i@@ do@@ ls !
This does not mean that parents should liter@@ ally wr@@ ite God’s la@@ ws on do@@ or@@ post@@ s and g@@ ates , ti@@ e a cop@@ y of them on the hands of their children , and place one between their eyes .
He in@@ s@@ ti@@ g@@ ated a re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in the gar@@ den of E@@ den .
Ther@@ efore , he has supp@@ lied the faithful slave today with the same ass@@ ist@@ ance .
He says : “ I now read fe@@ wer pages of the Bible at a time ​ — about two pages each day .
Why should our prayers inclu@@ de praise and than@@ ks for all that Jehovah does for us ?
Th@@ ough you do not see him now , yet you exerc@@ ise faith in him . ”
While David was fle@@ e@@ ing , H@@ u@@ sh@@ a@@ i went to him .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , the gro@@ om has the pri@@ me responsi@@ bility for what happ@@ ens at the we@@ d@@ ding .
15 , 16 . ( a ) Why is it important that we avoid imit@@ ating the world in matters of d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing ?
Jesus Christ said these words in a fam@@ ous ser@@ m@@ on given on a m@@ oun@@ tain@@ side near the Se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e .
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : The next time a dis@@ pu@@ te ar@@ ises , ask yourself : ‘ What would it co@@ st me to ac@@ knowledge my mat@@ e@@ ’s concer@@ ns ?
U@@ p@@ on fur@@ ther exam@@ in@@ ation of Jesus ’ prophecy , however , we per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved that a part of Jesus ’ prophecy about the last days has two fulfill@@ ments .
17 , 18 . ( a ) What action will Jehovah soon take against his enem@@ ies ?
In l@@ ate 194@@ 5 , when I learned of the opportunity to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in the full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work , I started pione@@ ering .
They knew what to preach and how to preach , but they did not know where to preach .
A number of Cana@@ an@@ ite k@@ ings jo@@ ined for@@ ces with King J@@ a@@ bi@@ n , who may have been the most powerful among them .
For example , the psalmist David asked : “ Why , O Jehovah , do you keep standing a@@ far off ?
One way in which the early Christians showed respect for “ the su@@ peri@@ or author@@ ities ” was by pa@@ ying their ta@@ x@@ es .
What did one brother say about h@@ an@@ ding over his responsi@@ bility ?
The E@@ vi@@ l One Is F@@ ul@@ ly Ex@@ posed !
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment of God’s Kingdom in the year 1914 , war bro@@ ke out in heaven .
Witness you@@ ths have been the t@@ ar@@ get of rel@@ ent@@ less name - c@@ all@@ ing because of ad@@ her@@ ing to Jehovah’s moral standards .
His message is that they must serve the king of Babyl@@ on .
O@@ r are we pur@@ su@@ ing the ‘ good gi@@ f@@ ts and perfect pres@@ ents ’ that come from “ the Father of the c@@ el@@ es@@ ti@@ al ligh@@ ts ” ?
There are good reas@@ ons , however , for you to seek your parents ’ help when na@@ vi@@ g@@ ating the difficult te@@ en@@ age years .
( a ) Why is it still important to pray for God’s Kingdom to come ?
What s@@ ort of things should not be expres@@ sed , and why ?
M@@ Y F@@ A@@ TH@@ E@@ R , O@@ s@@ ka@@ r D@@ en@@ z , and my mother , An@@ na Mari@@ a , lived in L@@ ö@@ r@@ r@@ ach , a Ger@@ man city near the S@@ wis@@ s bor@@ der .
Th@@ ough you do not see him now , yet you exerc@@ ise faith in him . ” ​ — 1 P@@ E@@ T .
And we will see the dist@@ inc@@ tion between one who is truly wise and one who is not .
What if we real@@ ize that we are already involved in the nor@@ ma@@ l day - to - day things of life to such an ex@@ t@@ ent that spiritual inter@@ ests are being crow@@ ded out ?
But only the vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant ones end@@ ur@@ ed to the end .
All these people are spiritually as@@ le@@ ep . They need to wa@@ ke up .
Does this mean that all who are ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from the Christian congregation for sin@@ ning un@@ rep@@ ent@@ an@@ tly have com@@ mit@@ ted sin@@ s that “ inc@@ ur death ” and thus should not be pray@@ ed about ?
Con@@ duc@@ ting mor@@ ning worship for the Cana@@ da Bethel family
Instead of following the counsel at Matthew 18 : 15 - 17 , some have taken their brothers to cour@@ t .
So you@@ ths inter@@ ested in baptism should be known for their obedi@@ ence to their parents . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
From what d@@ anger does Jesus es@@ cap@@ e during the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of De@@ dic@@ ation , and with what work is he bus@@ y once again ?
We could sense the integrity of the Ger@@ man brothers and the strength they had received from Jehovah during their persecu@@ tion under Na@@ z@@ i rule .
Still , our family rema@@ ined loyal to the Greek O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch , atten@@ ding Mas@@ s every S@@ un@@ day and op@@ ening our home for the local bi@@ sh@@ op to stay during his an@@ nu@@ al vis@@ it .
Their st@@ at@@ es@@ men had fa@@ iled them , their cl@@ er@@ gy had dec@@ ei@@ ved them , and their gener@@ als had be@@ tra@@ yed them
C@@ ol@@ le@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely , they have been descri@@ bed as “ the su@@ pre@@ me em@@ bo@@ di@@ ments of the life of Christ . ”
For those who have Watchtower Li@@ br@@ ary on C@@ D - R@@ O@@ M in their language , it is eas@@ y to acc@@ ess a wide r@@ ange of s@@ our@@ ces of information on a com@@ pu@@ ter .
In@@ her@@ ited sin exer@@ ts a ne@@ g@@ ative influ@@ ence on the way we think about and speak to one another .
As the world chang@@ es , however , we too change in many ways .
Why was their fri@@ end@@ ship so end@@ uring ?
James ex@@ pan@@ ds on this point when he says : “ The fru@@ it of righteousness has its se@@ ed s@@ own under pe@@ ace@@ ful con@@ di@@ tions for those who are making peace . ”
The apostle Paul pray@@ ed for reli@@ ef from what he called his “ thor@@ n in the flesh . ”
El@@ ders have reason to com@@ men@@ d older ones for their share in the ministry , for their par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in meetings , for their positi@@ ve influ@@ ence in the congregation , and for their end@@ ur@@ ance .
But we know that Jehovah does “ show his strength in be@@ half of those who@@ se heart is complete toward him . ”
But what kind of light is this ?
Ser@@ ve the God of F@@ re@@ e@@ dom
1@@ 7@@ ,@@ 9@@ 5@@ 4
“ The sheep ” and “ the go@@ ats ” re@@ present individuals from all nations .
The w@@ in@@ king of his e@@ ye with mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous or dec@@ ep@@ tive in@@ t@@ ent may cause vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of his dec@@ ep@@ tion much men@@ tal angu@@ ish .
He says : “ I have seen how important it is to use this to@@ ol in my ministry .
P@@ I@@ ON@@ E@@ E@@ R@@ IN@@ G
It is the same Kingdom that Jesus taught his followers to pray for .
Christians are remin@@ ded : “ Re@@ turn evil for evil to no one .
The Bible tel@@ ls us that ‘ he had learned things and was per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed to believe . ’
He valu@@ es human@@ ity so high@@ ly that he was willing to let his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son die in our be@@ half .
J@@ ü@@ r@@ g@@ en and his wife , Ger@@ tru@@ de , continue to serve faith@@ fully as special pione@@ ers in Ger@@ many .
From the way people be@@ have , it is ob@@ vi@@ ous that many do not ag@@ ree with that writ@@ er .
W@@ he@@ ther your marriage is days or de@@ ca@@ des old , the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ vice on how to maintain and strengthen it really does work .
Abraham was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that the promise of a se@@ ed through Isa@@ a@@ c was gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ ed by Jehovah .
Jesus himself said in prayer to this One : “ This means everlasting life , their taking in knowledge of you , the only true God , and of the one whom you sent for@@ th , Jesus Christ . ”
If so , then his words would tell us sever@@ al things about those ra@@ ised to heavenly life : They do not mar@@ ry , they cannot die , and they are in some res@@ pe@@ cts like angels ​ — spirit cre@@ atu@@ res who in@@ ha@@ bi@@ t the spirit real@@ m .
Even dic@@ tion@@ aries offer a be@@ w@@ il@@ der@@ ing ar@@ ra@@ y of de@@ fin@@ iti@@ ons .
A@@ de@@ ’s Bible teach@@ er showed him that only Jehovah can be coun@@ ted on for real prote@@ ction .
These individuals became known for their sur@@ pas@@ sing love .
Are you person@@ ally known as a ze@@ al@@ ous Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er ? ​ — 2 Timothy 4 : 2 .
“ We get so fru@@ str@@ ated that we y@@ ell at each other . ” C@@ ar@@ m@@ ela , in I@@ tal@@ y , fac@@ es a similar chall@@ enge .
And on our we@@ b@@ s@@ ite , j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g , we can find the Bible and other liter@@ ature in h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of langu@@ ages .
A@@ no@@ inted Christians and their dedic@@ ated compan@@ i@@ ons stri@@ ve to keep mor@@ ally and spiritually clean , se@@ par@@ ate from this world .
Although there were always some individuals who served God , the Jews in gener@@ al were often more concer@@ ned about appe@@ aring to be holy , or de@@ v@@ out , than they were about doing God’s will .
Ju@@ an C@@ ar@@ lo@@ s says : “ This vi@@ de@@ o really makes you think .
What tri@@ als be@@ f@@ all God’s loyal ones , and what help do they have ?
The apostle Paul stated : “ Let marriage be hon@@ or@@ able among all , and the marriage bed be without de@@ fil@@ ement , for God will ju@@ dge for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ ors and ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ers . ”
Thus , Jesus said of Satan : “ That one was a man@@ sla@@ y@@ er when he began . ”
No won@@ der Paul wrote : “ You did not learn the Christ to be so ” ! ​ — E@@ ph .
Paul ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ God was by means of Christ re@@ conc@@ il@@ ing a world to himself , not rec@@ kon@@ ing to them their t@@ res@@ pas@@ ses , and he com@@ mit@@ ted the word of the re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation to us . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
Be@@ ing kind inclu@@ ded invit@@ ing my wife to expres@@ s fre@@ ely what was on her mind without my taking off@@ en@@ se at what she said .
Se@@ cond , avoid wor@@ din@@ ess .
Who can ass@@ ist them ?
L@@ ying t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony mat@@ tered little to Jesus ’ ra@@ bi@@ d enem@@ ies , who s@@ ought his death .
Thus , se@@ cur@@ ity be@@ comes associ@@ ated with their ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ised pro@@ du@@ ct and the bi@@ g city .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , each of us who fol@@ lo@@ ws in Jesus ’ fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s will experience tri@@ als in some way or other .
At times , it may be appro@@ pri@@ ate to jo@@ in in the discus@@ sion .
From what she had heard about Jehovah’s powerful ac@@ ts to prote@@ ct the Israelites during the 40 years since their lea@@ ving Egy@@ pt , she knew that if she wanted God’s blessing , she must support his people .
In our sin@@ ful st@@ ate , we cannot man@@ i@@ f@@ est perfect godly devo@@ tion .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the example of members of the A@@ wak@@ ening in Eng@@ land , the mission@@ aries in T@@ ah@@ it@@ i en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally prom@@ o@@ ted liter@@ ac@@ y .
What is the purpose of such discipl@@ ine ?
The Bible states : “ [ God ] has esta@@ bli@@ shed the earth on its f@@ oun@@ d@@ ations ; it will not be moved from its place forever and ever . ”
Y@@ oung ones need to get to know the congregation with which your family associ@@ ates .
Why , then , have things chang@@ ed ?
C@@ learly , he was the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of in@@ justice .
If you do , you will be teaching them not only to pray to Jehovah ​ — the He@@ are@@ r of prayer — ​ but also to love him . ​ — Psalm 6@@ 5 : 2 .
We serve with all du@@ e hum@@ ility and mo@@ des@@ ty , doing our ut@@ most to pre@@ serve our Christian un@@ ity .
Because , as we ourselves did , they follow A@@ sa@@ p@@ h’s example .
1 : 1 , 2 ; 3 : 10 .
We even regul@@ arly received s@@ mu@@ gg@@ led co@@ pi@@ es of The Watchtower , which we co@@ pi@@ ed by hand to use in our stu@@ dies .
How can the elders re@@ in@@ for@@ ce the efforts of parents who are help@@ ing their children prog@@ ress to baptism ?
How important it is for us to imitate the faith of that prophet , who said : “ Yet , as for me , I will ex@@ ul@@ t in Jehovah himself ; I will be jo@@ y@@ ful in the God of my sal@@ vation . ”
However , she ad@@ ds : “ Even though it is not always eas@@ y to keep cal@@ m under st@@ ress , it is not good just to let off ste@@ am .
How well this expres@@ ses Jehovah’s un@@ mat@@ ched ability to comfort des@@ pa@@ i@@ ring ones !
It was their will .
We may also need the spiritual ass@@ ist@@ ance and prayers of “ the older men of the congregation . ” ​ — James 5 : 13 - 18 .
P@@ rac@@ tic@@ ally hi@@ d@@ den from view for much of the year , in the sum@@ m@@ er these r@@ ho@@ do@@ d@@ end@@ r@@ ons dec@@ or@@ ate their m@@ oun@@ tain refu@@ ge with b@@ right red f@@ low@@ ers .
“ Just when you feel you are not imp@@ ro@@ ving , you su@@ d@@ den@@ ly real@@ ize you have made prog@@ ress . ”
How will you use them ?
Paul mentioned this vo@@ ice within him : “ My conscience be@@ ars witness with me in holy spirit . ”
I once heard a do@@ ct@@ or say : “ A di@@ se@@ ase does not destro@@ y a person ; rather , it chang@@ es him . ”
We will see why it is more ur@@ g@@ ent than ever to give encourag@@ ement to one another .
Su@@ k@@ h@@ i s@@ mil@@ es and says : “ Jehovah tel@@ ls us , ‘ T@@ est me out , whether I shall not emp@@ ty out upon you a blessing . ’
God’s Word reve@@ als that those who “ do not obey the good news ” ​ — and for this reason are ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on — ​ will su@@ ff@@ er “ everlasting des@@ tru@@ ction . ”
Th@@ an@@ ks to re@@ sear@@ ch in that field , the a@@ ver@@ age life expe@@ ct@@ an@@ cy in some lands has inc@@ reas@@ ed from under 50 years at the beg@@ in@@ ning of the 20@@ th century to well over 70 years today !
Y@@ oung Israelites were born into that nation .
9 : 3 - 6 .
Per@@ haps you have already experienced the happiness that resul@@ ts from help@@ ing others .
A loving at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere in a hous@@ eho@@ ld is more desi@@ ra@@ ble than an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of rich fo@@ o@@ ds
How did Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants devel@@ op as a people ?
The Bible teach@@ es that God’s Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom , a heavenly govern@@ ment , was esta@@ bli@@ shed in 1914 .
He pra@@ ised Na@@ th@@ ana@@ el as “ a real Israel@@ ite , ” saying : “ There is nothing false in him ! ”
By speaking positi@@ vely about their parents , young ones can help other you@@ ths view their own parents in a positi@@ ve light .
We may even be inc@@ l@@ ined to foc@@ us on our brothers ’ we@@ ak@@ nesses .
The earth , which God en@@ tru@@ sted to Adam and E@@ ve , was to be an everlasting home for them and for their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
A cou@@ ple nam@@ ed S@@ ho@@ ji and A@@ k@@ ik@@ o have app@@ lied the a@@ bo@@ ve ad@@ vice with good resul@@ ts .
“ My Father has kept working until now , ” said Jesus , “ and I keep working . ” ​ — John 5 : 17 .
“ In the fun@@ er@@ al service , a le@@ ading cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man explained that God wanted my father to die so that he could get clo@@ s@@ er to God in heaven .
S@@ imp@@ ly this : Although milli@@ ons have been taught by the worl@@ d’s educ@@ ational syst@@ em@@ s , there is a w@@ o@@ e@@ ful l@@ ack of real valu@@ es and a fa@@ il@@ ure to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish between right and wrong .
Ab@@ out 5@@ 00 years after N@@ im@@ ro@@ d’s time , Jehovah organiz@@ ed the des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of faithful Abraham into the nation of Israel to serve as His witness on earth .
A@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s words reve@@ al two kin@@ ds of fol@@ ly .
S@@ ur@@ ely , each one of us will want to organiz@@ e his af@@ fai@@ r@@ s so as to atten@@ d and benefit from every s@@ es@@ sion of each conven@@ tion . ​ — Pro@@ v .
As Jehovah’s Witnesses , we be@@ ar witness to Jesus , the now - re@@ ign@@ ing King of the Kingdom govern@@ ment , which will destro@@ y human govern@@ ments standing in the way of God’s righteous new world .
Jehovah is “ the happy God , ” and he wants you to enjoy life .
Such hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al acc@@ oun@@ ts showed that Jehovah God is faithful and tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy .
Jesus said that those who become his followers may be op@@ posed by their liter@@ al family .
His right of appe@@ al ( pro@@ vo@@ c@@ ati@@ o ) was “ real , com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive and effe@@ ctive . ”
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying God’s Word and preaching the good news help to buil@@ d you up on the “ most holy faith ” ​ — Christian teachings .
In what ways did Job show that he truly knew Jehovah ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , our ga@@ ther@@ ings should provide the at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere for an inter@@ change of encourag@@ ement . ​ — Romans 12 : 13 ; 15 : 1 , 2 .
You might say something along these l@@ ines : “ I am s@@ or@@ ry you had to hear that .
She also practic@@ es spiritual har@@ lo@@ try by l@@ en@@ ding her support to earth@@ ’s “ k@@ ings , ” or pol@@ itical rul@@ ers , recei@@ ving fav@@ ors in return .
For example , M@@ ary and her husband , David , served Jehovah together .
R@@ end@@ ering prop@@ er honor to congregation elders is , of course , to be gu@@ i@@ ded by the perfect and wise principles found in God’s Word .
And love has moved him to be pati@@ ent with mankind , giving as many as possible the opportunity to re@@ ject Satan and cho@@ ose Jehovah as their S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 9 .
Such ones are known as gi@@ v@@ ers , not tak@@ ers . They value people more high@@ ly than things and g@@ la@@ dly share what they have when they can af@@ for@@ d to do so .
Today , God’s servants are accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing the great@@ est Christian works ever .
How are the words of Revelation 12 : 9 regarding the Devil being ful@@ filled today , and what will soon ha@@ p@@ pen to him ?
In S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 200@@ 5 , I was sur@@ pris@@ ed to receive the privilege of serving as a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Wh@@ ere sing@@ ing our Kingdom song@@ s is concer@@ ned , what is more important than s@@ k@@ ill ?
Christians are lik@@ e@@ wise ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed to be hum@@ ble and not to “ pa@@ y back in@@ j@@ ur@@ y for in@@ j@@ ur@@ y . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out his earthly ministry , Jesus taught others what his Father had taught him and refle@@ cted in his actions the qualities that his Father had n@@ ur@@ tur@@ ed in him .
David su@@ ffered physi@@ c@@ ally and men@@ t@@ ally , but when he ‘ con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed his trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions , Jehovah par@@ d@@ oned him . ’
All true Christians vie@@ wed the the@@ at@@ re with dis@@ gu@@ st . . . .
May we always tre@@ asure “ the true knowledge ” and un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly share it with others !
P@@ o@@ or spiritual fe@@ e@@ ding ha@@ bi@@ ts have ca@@ used some to become we@@ ak in the faith ​ — even to f@@ all away . ​ — 1 Timothy 1 : 19 ; 4 : 15 , 16 .
U@@ sed pro@@ per@@ ly , such in@@ ven@@ tions can be u@@ se@@ ful to@@ ol@@ s .
El@@ ders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants show honor to others .
It “ foc@@ uses upon the deep@@ er meaning of the mirac@@ le , ” says scho@@ la@@ r R@@ ob@@ er@@ t De@@ ff@@ in@@ ba@@ u@@ gh .
By pres@@ en@@ ting to God the value of the ransom , Jesus made it possible for us to be deli@@ vered from sin and death and to receive the gift of et@@ er@@ n@@ al life . ​ — R@@ om .
Jac@@ in@@ th@@ o soon accepted Bible truth and later became a member of the branch st@@ af@@ f .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the Corinthians had written Paul for ad@@ vice on certain matters .
F@@ ill@@ ing the cop@@ per bas@@ in that con@@ ta@@ ined the water for this purpose could not have been eas@@ y , but wa@@ shing was a stri@@ ct requi@@ re@@ ment . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 30 : 17 - 21 .
• What practic@@ al st@@ ep@@ s can we take to help someone who is we@@ ak ?
E@@ f@@ forts to find g@@ ene@@ tic ca@@ uses for human be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or have been un@@ succ@@ ess@@ ful
How do supp@@ ort@@ ers of God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y make personal decisions ?
Today , our high - te@@ ch world is self - cen@@ tered .
Those “ pr@@ ou@@ d in heart ” may band together in mutu@@ al support , but they will not es@@ cap@@ e p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment .
No longer will anyone di@@ sh@@ on@@ or Jehovah and his name or cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze his way of rul@@ ing !
What fine example did Abraham set in pur@@ su@@ ing peace with Lo@@ t ?
For example , in a number of the lar@@ g@@ er c@@ ities in N@@ or@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , there has been a large influ@@ x of people from Ch@@ ina and Rus@@ sia .
He can fa@@ shi@@ on new bo@@ dies for those resur@@ rec@@ ted .
Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah’s next vision gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es this b@@ right hope .
As you eng@@ age in this work , you have the opportunity to “ sa@@ ve both yourself and those who listen to you . ”
The fore@@ told rest@@ or@@ ation was to come in two st@@ ages .
Do these sen@@ ti@@ ments refle@@ ct your view of this wonderful spiritual pro@@ vision ?
4@@ 4 : 22 .
Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t in Our Da@@ y
Isa@@ a@@ c believ@@ ed him and b@@ es@@ to@@ wed the blessing upon him . ​ — Genesis 27 : 1 - 29 .
Q@@ u@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations : Mu@@ st be a travel@@ ing overse@@ er , an el@@ der , or a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant .
How would you de@@ fine hum@@ ility ?
The ang@@ el as@@ sures us of this by th@@ ru@@ sting the lead li@@ d back over the con@@ tain@@ er .
Eli@@ a@@ shi@@ b had set a good example for the people by fully supp@@ or@@ ting Ne@@ h@@ emiah in the re@@ building of Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s w@@ alls .
( b ) What do we learn from how Jehovah res@@ ol@@ ved the proble@@ m ?
Hence , Paul’s counsel to ‘ bu@@ y out the oppor@@ tu@@ ne time ’ was appro@@ pri@@ ate .
The tra@@ ining a@@ vail@@ able to Jehovah’s people is not li@@ mit@@ ed to the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol .
In the early Christian congregation , the apostles and elders in Jerusalem ac@@ ted in a re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative way , making decisions for the enti@@ re Christian congregation .
God’s Word is read and explained public@@ ly at our meetings .
C@@ oun@@ t@@ less people the world over have experienced this peace .
When we learn to look bey@@ ond these ac@@ tu@@ al or i@@ mag@@ ined differ@@ ences , then the word “ fore@@ ign@@ er ” lo@@ ses much of its meaning .
Romans 8 : 1 speak@@ s of the anointed as “ those in uni@@ on with Christ . ”
Wh@@ ere could she go for reli@@ able ad@@ vice ?
Does he not deser@@ ve a greater ‘ re@@ ward ’ ​ — a se@@ v@@ ere p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment ?
Hence , the apostle Peter ex@@ hor@@ ted many of them : “ R@@ ep@@ ent , therefore , and turn around so as to get your sin@@ s b@@ lo@@ t@@ ted out , that se@@ as@@ ons of ref@@ re@@ shing may come from the person of Jehovah and that he may s@@ end for@@ th the Christ appointed for you , Jesus . ”
P@@ ra@@ y inc@@ ess@@ an@@ tly .
In M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o and C@@ en@@ tr@@ al A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , sa@@ dd@@ le qu@@ er@@ ns are used to gr@@ ind ma@@ ize for t@@ ort@@ ill@@ as .
By taking this st@@ ep , you en@@ ter a long - dist@@ ance fo@@ o@@ tr@@ ace in which the re@@ war@@ ds are everlasting life and the joy that comes now from doing God’s will .
We make decisions every day regarding the use of time and many other matters .
He read and explained sever@@ al s@@ crip@@ tures , such as 1 Corinthians 9 : 16 .
It was deli@@ ci@@ ous !
O@@ r the individu@@ al who su@@ ff@@ ers dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ation on account of his s@@ k@@ in col@@ or or n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality .
• How do Christ’s sub@@ je@@ cts show their loy@@ al@@ ty to him ?
Our only son had left home , we no longer had ag@@ ing parents nee@@ ding care , and we had received a small in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
The disci@@ ple James dre@@ w attention to God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness in His deal@@ ings with Abraham and his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
They would then teach the school in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , and the origin@@ al four would teach the school in As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ alls and Kingdom H@@ alls .
We con@@ stan@@ tly see and hear ad@@ ver@@ t@@ is@@ ements that try to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce us to bu@@ y new pro@@ du@@ cts .
Many years later , faithful King Jo@@ si@@ ah eng@@ ag@@ ed in a bat@@ tle without divine appro@@ val , and this r@@ as@@ h action co@@ st him his life . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 35 : 20 - 24 .
As a result , the first congregation in Le@@ ban@@ on was form@@ ed , and I was appointed compan@@ y serv@@ ant .
By pa@@ ying con@@ st@@ ant attention to ourselves and to our teaching , we will sa@@ ve both ourselves and those who listen to us .
He might enjoy the associ@@ ation of respon@@ sible men in the congregation yet be rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to share in the preaching work .
The elders must dis@@ char@@ ge this responsi@@ bility s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully .
D@@ u@@ st@@ in and J@@ as@@ sa
Eli@@ j@@ ah re@@ turned him to his mother and said : “ See , your son is ali@@ ve . ”
The experience of Moses ’ con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary Be@@ z@@ al@@ el reve@@ als much about the way God’s spirit can op@@ er@@ ate .
4 : 10 , 13 .
“ That you may not get ti@@ red and give out in your sou@@ ls . ” ​ — He@@ b .
Not all are consci@@ ous of their spiritual need , for many l@@ ack faith and do not appreci@@ ate sac@@ red things .
What does this mean for our day ?
She was born in 19@@ 28 and gre@@ w up during the Gre@@ at De@@ pres@@ sion .
E@@ ri@@ c : Yes .
Let us take a clo@@ s@@ er look at the Bible and see if it is the s@@ ource of true teachings .
And take the time each day to read God’s Word so that God’s thoughts can comfort you .
We have lived in this old world so long that we may have st@@ op@@ ped no@@ tic@@ ing how much st@@ ress we feel over world con@@ di@@ tions .
In the th@@ ir@@ d gener@@ ation , a new evil ar@@ ose .
2 , 3 . ( a ) Proverbs 23 : 22 high@@ ligh@@ ts what ob@@ lig@@ ation ?
They do not reg@@ re@@ t their decision .
Our ye@@ ar@@ text for 20@@ 15 will re@@ mind us of this thr@@ ough@@ out the coming year .
Jehovah deli@@ vered him “ from the pa@@ w of the li@@ on and from the pa@@ w of the be@@ ar ” and from the hand of the Phil@@ ist@@ ine gi@@ ant Go@@ li@@ ath .
O@@ b@@ serving the sign@@ s and taking appro@@ pri@@ ate action may make a bi@@ g differ@@ ence .
Ma@@ y@@ be you deci@@ ded to ex@@ p@@ and your ministry and were am@@ a@@ zed at how Jehovah helped to work things out for you .
The King ​ — God’s own Son — ​ ho@@ l@@ ds the position clo@@ s@@ est to Jehovah .
That will bring the des@@ tru@@ ction of the present - day “ heavens , ” or human rul@@ er@@ ship , and “ earth , ” wicked human soci@@ ety and its “ el@@ ements . ”
That understanding has pro@@ ba@@ bly sa@@ ved my life .
A@@ no@@ ther individu@@ al in the same situation was N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s , also a member of the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in . ​ — John 3 : 1 - 10 ; 7 : 50 - 5@@ 2 .
While Ne@@ h@@ emiah was a man of tend@@ er feelings , he set a fine example as a man of action who was fir@@ m for righteousness .
On Ju@@ ne 5 , 20@@ 00 , the govern@@ ment was to@@ p@@ pl@@ ed and the cap@@ it@@ al came under the control of ar@@ m@@ ed mil@@ it@@ ants .
Paul said to the Christians in Eph@@ esus : “ You have heard about the ste@@ war@@ d@@ ship of God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness that was given to me for your s@@ ak@@ es . ”
The el@@ der giving the we@@ d@@ ding talk will stri@@ ve to make the discus@@ sion war@@ m , spiritually up@@ building , and di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied .
Since elders have a me@@ asure of authority in the congregation , it is ess@@ enti@@ al that they follow Christ’s fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s in exerc@@ ising it .
Although the disciples experienced difficul@@ ties , within 30 years the good news was being “ pre@@ ached in all cre@@ ation under heaven ” and was “ be@@ aring fru@@ it and inc@@ reas@@ ing in all the world . ”
Let us give clo@@ s@@ er consider@@ ation to these matters .
We can dep@@ end on every word going for@@ th from Jehovah’s m@@ ou@@ th ; what God says will have “ certain succ@@ ess ” in the fulfill@@ ment of his purpose . ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 8 - 11 .
Ha@@ iled as one of the fin@@ est li@@ br@@ aries in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , The I@@ mp@@ eri@@ al Li@@ br@@ ary did have one dra@@ w@@ back .
However , it is eas@@ y to become disc@@ oura@@ ged because of si@@ ck@@ ness or fin@@ an@@ cial problems or because we do not have resul@@ ts in our ministry .
King David said that he loved Jehovah because of His loving care .
Jehovah has not chang@@ ed . ​ — E@@ x .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H has ga@@ ther@@ ed his people , anointed Christians and their compan@@ i@@ ons , to worship him at his “ holy m@@ oun@@ tain . ”
At times , enti@@ re famili@@ es ga@@ ther@@ ed to listen to a recorded message from the Bible !
Jer@@ ó@@ n@@ im@@ o , a travel@@ ing overse@@ er in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , says that he stu@@ dies each is@@ sue of The Watchtower as soon as it be@@ comes a@@ vail@@ able .
As a part of God’s d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic word , or message , the book of Ju@@ d@@ ges is of great value to us .
E@@ d@@ g@@ ar Ca@@ y@@ ce and Je@@ ane Di@@ x@@ on both made some acc@@ ur@@ ate pre@@ dic@@ tions about 20@@ th - century events .
We@@ ap@@ ons of the time inclu@@ ded p@@ ist@@ ol@@ s , mus@@ ke@@ ts , mor@@ t@@ ars , and can@@ n@@ ons , with S@@ we@@ den as a ma@@ j@@ or supp@@ li@@ er of ar@@ ms .
10 , 11 . ( a ) What ne@@ g@@ ative qualities show that people l@@ ack love for one another ?
This class of anointed Christians has di@@ lig@@ ently been doing the work of spiritual rest@@ or@@ ation .
We keep on doing good when we mer@@ ci@@ fully for@@ give someone who sin@@ s against us .
Solomon wrote : “ A@@ n in@@ her@@ it@@ ance is being got by gre@@ ed at first , but its own future will not be bless@@ ed . ”
They ‘ had what was rema@@ ining of God’s holy spirit . ’
TH@@ A@@ T tre@@ asure was dis@@ co@@ vered in l@@ ate De@@ c@@ ember 19@@ 22 , when the Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an ac@@ ad@@ em@@ ic I@@ van@@ é J@@ av@@ ak@@ hi@@ sh@@ v@@ il@@ i was doing re@@ sear@@ ch on how the Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an al@@ p@@ ha@@ be@@ t was develop@@ ed .
They should ru@@ n away from such im@@ moral ac@@ ts , just as they would ru@@ n from a life - th@@ reat@@ ening d@@ anger .
Ther@@ efore , when you tra@@ in your children to love their Christian brothers and sisters , you are teaching them to love God .
Satan , having fa@@ iled in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , did not ce@@ ase to t@@ est Jesus .
( Read Romans 7 : 24 . )
Why might parents consider their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s concer@@ ns when making house rul@@ es ?
He said : “ Ri@@ ght af@@ ter@@ ward , I had no proble@@ m descri@@ b@@ ing what happened ; it was like a hor@@ ro@@ r mo@@ vi@@ e .
This was reason for joy in heaven among faithful angels .
Thus , I was thr@@ il@@ led when I was invit@@ ed to help transl@@ ate Bible public@@ ations into To@@ t@@ on@@ a@@ c .
T@@ w@@ o - year - old Mark was found flo@@ ating in the o@@ ce@@ an .
This article will provide a bal@@ an@@ ced , Scriptural look at how serious we should be about our Christian responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
B . T@@ ris@@ tra@@ m no@@ ted : “ I once w@@ atch@@ ed a shepher@@ d pla@@ ying with his flo@@ ck .
In fact , it is spiritually d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous and imp@@ ro@@ per to per@@ use their information , whether it appe@@ ars in written form or it is found on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t . ​ — Read Isaiah 5 : 20 ; Matthew 7 : 6 .
We can i@@ magine the concer@@ n that “ the bel@@ o@@ ved physi@@ ci@@ an ” Luke , writ@@ er of the book of Acts , must have sh@@ own toward Paul and other travel@@ ing compan@@ i@@ ons . ​ — C@@ ol .
They were pre@@ pared to face the pos@@ si@@ bility that their decision might mean their death .
Ex@@ pla@@ in why we can be ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast during the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
I have learned to apply a few simp@@ le rul@@ es for succ@@ ess in serving Jehovah : Ke@@ ep your life simp@@ le .
S@@ U@@ D@@ D@@ EN@@ L@@ Y O@@ U@@ T O@@ F P@@ O@@ W@@ E@@ R
Because before being born as a human , he served in heaven as one who spoke for God .
They deci@@ ded to dis@@ obey God .
So it started to ble@@ at pla@@ in@@ tiv@@ ely .
It can lead to our ‘ see@@ king our own sel@@ f@@ ish long@@ ings . ’
They are s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing , a@@ wa@@ iting a resurrection .
That verse c@@ learly shows how Jesus was princi@@ p@@ ally moved to expres@@ s his p@@ ity .
Of course , if a form@@ er sp@@ ouse is th@@ reat@@ ening or a@@ bu@@ sive , you may need to set stri@@ c@@ ter li@@ m@@ its for your fam@@ il@@ y’s sa@@ f@@ ety .
We need , then , to exam@@ ine what integrity is .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , what can we conclu@@ de about the l@@ ine of des@@ c@@ ent le@@ ading to Jesus , the Messi@@ ah ?
How did Jesus show that he had a mo@@ des@@ t view of himself ?
The U@@ N@@ ’s re@@ pu@@ tation has been deep@@ ly den@@ ted by its in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate respon@@ se to a str@@ ing of human@@ it@@ ari@@ an c@@ ris@@ es .
To strengthen this b@@ ond , it is vital that we speak truth with one another .
So how can you know what Jehovah thin@@ ks ?
Let us consider how she listen@@ ed and what she spoke about .
V@@ er@@ y likely , Saul went to a qui@@ et place for medit@@ ation after his baptism , even as Jesus went into the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness following his im@@ mer@@ sion . ​ — Luke 4 : 1 .
In@@ di@@ gn@@ ant , he ar@@ gu@@ ed with La@@ ba@@ n , Le@@ ah’s father .
Rather than be cr@@ itical of a brother , why not an@@ al@@ y@@ ze what might be be@@ h@@ ind such an attitude ?
Because it is possible to be over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by circumstances and for@@ get where our real se@@ cur@@ ity lies .
Will they accept wis@@ d@@ om@@ ’s invit@@ ation or that of stu@@ pi@@ di@@ ty ?
In Eph@@ es@@ ians chap@@ ter 5 , we read Paul’s counsel about avo@@ i@@ ding pr@@ u@@ ri@@ ent interest in for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation .
Rather , as Jehovah’s people , we comple@@ t@@ ely avoid , y@@ es re@@ ject , apost@@ as@@ y .
The apostle Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed Christians : “ Q@@ u@@ it mi@@ x@@ ing in compan@@ y with anyone called a brother that is a for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ or or a gre@@ e@@ dy person or an i@@ do@@ later or a re@@ v@@ il@@ er or a dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ d or an ex@@ t@@ or@@ tion@@ er , not even e@@ ating with such a man . ”
One full - time minis@@ ter says , “ Com@@ m@@ end@@ ation encoura@@ ges me to work har@@ der and to imp@@ ro@@ ve the qu@@ ality of my ministry . ”
After pas@@ sing through the R@@ ed Se@@ a , Israel en@@ tered the Sin@@ a@@ i Des@@ er@@ t , a “ great and fear - inspi@@ ring w@@ il@@ der@@ ness . ”
“ The Pe@@ ace@@ able ” Be@@ come S@@ ons of God
The is@@ sue was res@@ ol@@ ved when the E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an C@@ our@@ t of H@@ u@@ man R@@ igh@@ ts ( E@@ C@@ H@@ R ) rul@@ ed in our fav@@ or , st@@ ating that the Fr@@ en@@ ch govern@@ ment had viol@@ ated Ar@@ tic@@ le 9 of the E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an Con@@ ven@@ tion , which prote@@ cts religious fre@@ e@@ dom .
In turn , he dra@@ ws close to us and bless@@ es us with in@@ ner peace .
The year 19@@ 7@@ 1 saw the rel@@ e@@ ase for public@@ ation of f@@ ra@@ g@@ ments of an ancient pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us s@@ cro@@ l@@ l ( F@@ ou@@ ad 2@@ 6@@ 6 pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ i ) .
A@@ mi@@ d the des@@ pa@@ ir and mis@@ er@@ y of the times , the Bible hope of a b@@ right future under God’s Kingdom t@@ ou@@ ched my heart .
As long as we are living in this old system and are pla@@ gu@@ ed by our own imper@@ fe@@ ction , we are affe@@ cted by such things as po@@ or health , old age , the lo@@ ss of loved ones , h@@ ur@@ t feelings , disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment in the face of a@@ pa@@ thy toward our efforts to preach God’s Word , and much more .
The mo@@ der@@ n hist@@ ory of Jehovah’s people shows that the faithful re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of anointed Christians have rema@@ ined in uni@@ on with their He@@ ad , Christ Jesus .
Tru@@ e Christians do not look for om@@ ens .
Hence , it is not difficult to understand why they become s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ al of any promises .
St@@ ela of cen@@ tu@@ ri@@ on Mar@@ c@@ us F@@ av@@ on@@ i@@ us F@@ ac@@ il@@ is
Consider also how certain as@@ pe@@ cts of God’s person@@ ality have made it eas@@ y for his people to appro@@ ach him fre@@ ely .
Ha@@ ving re@@ si@@ d@@ ent st@@ atu@@ s , I could ob@@ tain en@@ try per@@ m@@ its , which proved inv@@ alu@@ able when re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves from the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses vis@@ ited .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N fac@@ ed with challeng@@ es , how do you cop@@ e ?
He also c@@ ru@@ shed the cop@@ per ser@@ p@@ ent that Moses had made , ” which by then had been mis@@ used for i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ r@@ ous pur@@ pos@@ es .
If he does not wish to do so , you will be show@@ ing your concer@@ n for Jehovah’s name and the spiritual wel@@ f@@ are of the congregation by ac@@ ting in har@@ mony with divine direction res@@ pe@@ cting such matters .
As you we@@ i@@ gh this inspired counsel , you ask yourself , ‘ If I deli@@ ber@@ ately ex@@ pose my heart and mind to such pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s , am I following Jesus ’ example of stri@@ ct obedi@@ ence to God ? ’
S@@ ever@@ al thought - pro@@ vo@@ king fe@@ atu@@ res will appe@@ ar each mon@@ th .
How have the nations re@@ ac@@ ted to this invit@@ ation ?
Y@@ oung people today should be encoura@@ ged to do the same .
Like Moses and Eli@@ j@@ ah , they coura@@ ge@@ ously ex@@ pose false religion while ex@@ hor@@ ting s@@ inc@@ ere people to give God exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion .
Many of the Witnesses , I learned , had been trans@@ fer@@ red to a f@@ ar@@ m that bel@@ ong@@ ed to Tru@@ j@@ ill@@ o , the head of the govern@@ ment .
No@@ ah’s Fa@@ ith Con@@ dem@@ ns the World
Our God - given spiritual ar@@ m@@ or en@@ ab@@ les us to do this succ@@ ess@@ fully .
Abraham consider@@ ed it un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble that Jehovah could ever act un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly ​ — pu@@ t@@ ting the righteous to death with the wicked .
What if we have a com@@ pla@@ in@@ t against a fellow beli@@ ever ?
But we must be determined to stay loyal to Jehovah , tru@@ sting in him to deli@@ ver us from the wicked one .
That di@@ ff@@ ers from what Jesus direc@@ ted his disciples to do .
That this group would inclu@@ de n@@ on - Jews is con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed by Revelation 5 : 9 , 10 , which shows that anointed Christians come “ out of every tri@@ be and t@@ ong@@ ue and people and nation . ”
You can i@@ magine how all of that posed a chall@@ enge for the Christians in R@@ ome .
; F@@ is@@ ch@@ er , M . ; de A@@ bre@@ u , L .
That can ha@@ p@@ pen .
Com@@ ing to K@@ now Jehovah’s W@@ a@@ ys
She , like F@@ rit@@ z , had to re@@ v@@ ise her i@@ ma@@ ge of a father .
I@@ S S@@ IN@@ C@@ E@@ R@@ I@@ T@@ Y really desi@@ ra@@ ble in our da@@ ily life ?
The or@@ ders from Jehovah are u@@ pri@@ ght , ca@@ using the heart to rejo@@ ice ; the comman@@ d@@ ment of Jehovah is clean , making the eyes shin@@ e .
Be@@ come full - gro@@ wn in your understanding of the dem@@ ands of marriage .
Me@@ te@@ or@@ olo@@ g@@ ists today give te@@ ch@@ n@@ ic@@ al reas@@ ons why we@@ ather con@@ di@@ tions may well devel@@ op as the pro@@ ver@@ b says .
A@@ no@@ ther way to benefit from Jehovah’s holy spirit is to “ consider one another to inc@@ ite to love and fine works , not for@@ s@@ ak@@ ing the ga@@ ther@@ ing of ourselves together . ”
Se@@ ek righteousness , seek me@@ ek@@ ness . Pro@@ ba@@ bly you may be conc@@ e@@ aled in the day of Jehovah’s anger . ” ​ — Z@@ E@@ P@@ H@@ AN@@ I@@ A@@ H 2 : 3 .
Why is this so important ?
On@@ ly the pe@@ ace@@ able can have such a hope .
“ He cannot fe@@ ed [ his family ] and cannot continue to look them in the e@@ ye , ” expla@@ ins S@@ idi , the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge c@@ hi@@ ef .
“ I had always been af@@ ra@@ id that if I wor@@ ked the Bible into a con@@ vers@@ ation , people would view me as a f@@ an@@ ati@@ c . ”
What can parents do in such a tr@@ ying situation ?
A husband and wife are like those gar@@ den@@ ers .
A brother may have lost his jo@@ b , and we cannot give him another one .
What would that invol@@ ve ?
God’s words to them af@@ ter@@ ward offered no invit@@ ation to rep@@ ent .
Chris@@ t@@ ine lost her money in fr@@ on@@ t of a Kingdom H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
17 , 18 . ( a ) How does Jehovah feel about the faithful service of his in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res ?
H@@ er well - thought - out spe@@ e@@ ch can be ref@@ re@@ shing and prom@@ o@@ te peace .
All of this , however , has not come without co@@ st .
We thought : ‘ What would Jesus have done ?
He was n@@ ine years old .
M@@ in@@ or matters should not be allow@@ ed to inter@@ f@@ ere with the ev@@ ening .
A brother from S@@ r@@ i L@@ anka , now living ab@@ ro@@ ad , has made his pro@@ per@@ ty back home a@@ vail@@ able for meetings and ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es and for hous@@ ing full - time servants .
As Christians , we want to think and reason sen@@ si@@ bly and to act acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly .
Satan al@@ le@@ ged that if Jesus was not in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed by the f@@ all , it would prove that he was “ a son of God . ”
Of course , we can and should exerc@@ ise self - control by taking im@@ medi@@ ate action if we are con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with a pro@@ vo@@ c@@ ative i@@ ma@@ ge .
One lea@@ ds to des@@ tru@@ ction .
Consider some hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al develop@@ ments in the de@@ ca@@ des pri@@ or to 1914 , the year when the time of the end began .
This mis@@ understanding could have ca@@ used a b@@ loo@@ d@@ bat@@ h , but wisdom a@@ ver@@ ted such di@@ re con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences . ​ — Jo@@ shua 22 : 10 - 34 .
We are wise to rep@@ ent and cor@@ rec@@ t our ways .
One gi@@ r@@ l now regul@@ arly accep@@ ts the l@@ at@@ est co@@ pi@@ es of The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke ! , and two others attend@@ ed a dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses to see S@@ te@@ ph@@ ani@@ e get baptized in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of her dedic@@ ation to God .
Still , Jesus took her li@@ fel@@ ess hand and said : “ Ch@@ il@@ d , get up ! ”
L@@ isten pati@@ ently to their concer@@ ns , but do not discus@@ s pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s .
If we give in to h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful desire , the resul@@ ts can be de@@ va@@ st@@ ating .
When it did , he felt ter@@ ri@@ bly al@@ one .
C@@ ould I stu@@ m@@ ble others ? ’
How do people feel about the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation in other langu@@ ages ?
There is a less@@ on in that even for us today .
Yes , Jehovah ho@@ l@@ ds in high es@@ te@@ em you@@ ths who are willing to serve him .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in marriage .
Why is it difficult to remain mor@@ ally cha@@ st@@ e ?
The d@@ ang@@ ers of wa@@ sting too much time in the pur@@ su@@ it of us@@ eless or even har@@ m@@ ful information were recogn@@ ized back in the days of King Solomon .
H@@ um@@ ble prayers of that kind ple@@ ase Jehovah and speak well of us .
De@@ ath has no hold on those who receive such a resurrection . ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 50 - 5@@ 3 ; Revelation 20 : 6 .
“ I saw this privilege as an opportunity to ex@@ p@@ and my service to Jehovah .
( a ) What words of Jesus have streng@@ th@@ ened Christians ?
The R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection H@@ op@@ e Is Su@@ re !
No man has ever been a more loving teach@@ er than Jesus .
The Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents sp@@ ent de@@ ca@@ des poin@@ ting out that the year 1914 would be sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant .
In rec@@ ent years , many S@@ pan@@ ish j@@ our@@ n@@ al@@ ists and enc@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ di@@ as have com@@ men@@ ted on the pa@@ g@@ an orig@@ ins of tra@@ di@@ tional Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s fes@@ tiv@@ ities , as well as their com@@ mer@@ cial over@@ t@@ ones .
The pat@@ ter@@ n for the Christian way of meeting together em@@ er@@ ges from an exam@@ in@@ ation of how first - century believers me@@ t .
What I mean is this , that each one of you says : ‘ I bel@@ ong to Paul , ’ ‘ But I to A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s , ’ ‘ But I to C@@ ep@@ has , ’ ‘ But I to Christ . ’ ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 1 : 11 , 12 .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , our heavenly Father , the one “ ab@@ oun@@ ding in power to sa@@ ve , ” will prote@@ ct us from any per@@ man@@ ent har@@ m if we walk with him .
During the last days , human soci@@ ety would su@@ ff@@ er a serious moral and spiritual bre@@ ak@@ down . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 2 - 5 .
In contr@@ ast , Jehovah is real@@ is@@ tic in what he requi@@ res of his servants .
After all , milli@@ ons of Christ’s disciples end@@ ure vari@@ ous form@@ s of tri@@ bul@@ ation , yet they remain faithful .
However , in 2@@ 35 lands , more than si@@ x milli@@ on Witnesses of Jehovah demonstr@@ ate that they see God’s “ inv@@ isi@@ ble qualities ” through the things he has made and that they have “ heard ” the s@@ il@@ ent witness of cre@@ ation .
In the mor@@ ning , I wa@@ shed the di@@ sh@@ es , helped the co@@ ok , made up 12 be@@ ds , and set the ta@@ bl@@ es for lun@@ ch .
“ I A@@ m With You ”
Even Jesus ’ clo@@ s@@ est followers showed qualities such as pri@@ de and sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness .
Do I atten@@ d meetings and share in the preaching work because my parents ex@@ pect me to do so or because I want to ple@@ ase Jehovah ? ’
Read Romans 10 : 17 .
Because of this , they are concer@@ ned that we might be appro@@ aching “ ti@@ pp@@ ing poin@@ ts ” where su@@ d@@ den and un@@ an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated c@@ li@@ mate chang@@ es could bring disa@@ str@@ ous resul@@ ts .
Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing your integrity to Jehovah God requi@@ res moral s@@ oun@@ dness in all are@@ as of life .
How to seek in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with Jehovah is discus@@ sed in chap@@ ter 3 .
R@@ em@@ ember , Jehovah bless@@ es our ear@@ n@@ est effort .
Like the psalmist , our “ s@@ ong is about a king ” ​ — our King Jesus Christ .
R@@ em@@ ember that Jehovah “ does not desire any to be destro@@ yed but desi@@ res all to at@@ tain to rep@@ ent@@ ance . ”
The origin@@ al Hebrew word H@@ ar – M@@ ag@@ e@@ d@@ on liter@@ ally means “ M@@ oun@@ tain of Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do . ”
Some refer@@ ence boo@@ ks give this ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation , but not all ex@@ per@@ ts ag@@ ree .
E@@ u@@ o@@ dia and S@@ y@@ nt@@ y@@ c@@ he , two Christian sisters in ancient Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i , ap@@ par@@ ently had some difficul@@ ty in res@@ ol@@ ving a proble@@ m that ar@@ ose between them .
Why , though , are Jehovah’s Witnesses willing to help others , doing so at their own ex@@ p@@ en@@ se ?
In stri@@ ving for self - determin@@ ation , they lost the true fre@@ e@@ dom they had been given .
De@@ al@@ ers would turn up with car@@ d@@ bo@@ ard bo@@ x@@ es full of pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us sc@@ ra@@ ps .
After the wife of one older brother died , he could no longer af@@ for@@ d to pa@@ y the r@@ ent without her p@@ en@@ sion .
Jesus also knew what it was like to be the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of h@@ at@@ red and in@@ justice .
Pro@@ ving what we are invol@@ ves giving pro@@ of of matu@@ r@@ ity and of gen@@ u@@ ine appreciation for spiritual pro@@ v@@ isions .
However , as stated at 2 Samuel 23 : 18 , 19 , he was the head of 30 war@@ ri@@ ors and was more dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed than any of them .
Lu@@ ke@@ ’s account in Acts states : “ As they [ Christian prophe@@ ts and teach@@ ers in the congregation in S@@ y@@ ri@@ an An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch ] were public@@ ly minis@@ ter@@ ing to Jehovah and fa@@ sting , the holy spirit said : ‘ Of all pers@@ ons set Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s and Saul ap@@ ar@@ t for me for the work to which I have called them . ’
W@@ rit@@ ing to his Christian brothers in Corin@@ th , Paul said : “ For my part , I will most g@@ la@@ dly sp@@ end and be comple@@ t@@ ely sp@@ ent for you . ”
For example , consider T@@ a@@ bi@@ th@@ a , a fine Christian woman of the first century .
After pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ing his judgment against un@@ faithful Juda@@ h , Jehovah said to Jeremiah : “ As for you , do not pray in be@@ half of this people , ne@@ i@@ ther ra@@ ise in their be@@ half an ent@@ re@@ ating c@@ ry or a prayer nor b@@ es@@ e@@ e@@ ch me , for I shall not be listen@@ ing to you . ” ​ — Jeremiah 7 : 16 .
They used the Bible to re@@ af@@ fir@@ m Jehovah’s love for me , and they pray@@ ed with me .
On the contr@@ ary , as the Israelites took up d@@ wel@@ ling among the “ se@@ ven nations ” who po@@ pul@@ ated the land , regul@@ ar cont@@ act with the people of those nations led to fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps with them .
He wanted to have what did not bel@@ ong to him , and he tri@@ ed to get those things by l@@ ying .
They knew where it was coming from .
If a person lo@@ ves God the way Jesus indic@@ ated , he will be most willing to obey and serve H@@ im .
Christians were to love one another as Christ loved them , being willing to sacrifice their very lives for their brothers .
This is the her@@ e@@ dit@@ ary pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the servants of Jehovah , and their righteousness is from me , ’ is the ut@@ ter@@ ance of Jehovah . ” ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 4 : 17 .
Jehovah had the power to destro@@ y the three re@@ bel@@ s ​ — Satan , Adam , and E@@ ve .
The st@@ ory of the spi@@ es also inform@@ s us that Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s name was chang@@ ed .
The C@@ ru@@ sa@@ ders , the F@@ ran@@ ks , and the V@@ ene@@ ti@@ ans came in the M@@ id@@ d@@ le A@@ ges , follow@@ ed by the O@@ t@@ t@@ om@@ ans .
Those mem@@ or@@ able words were spo@@ ken by the apostle Paul and S@@ il@@ as to a j@@ a@@ il@@ er in the M@@ ace@@ don@@ i@@ an city of Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i .
Not any@@ more !
“ [ God ] will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more . ” ​ — R@@ E@@ V .
That work is still being pur@@ su@@ ed as Jesus ’ anointed brothers on earth and their compan@@ i@@ ons s@@ pre@@ ad spiritual light and help people to put faith in Jesus , the “ light of the nations . ”
What tra@@ v@@ el was involved before and after the Israelites re@@ ached K@@ ad@@ es@@ h ?
That year , I attend@@ ed an ass@@ em@@ bly in Par@@ is and app@@ lied for mission@@ ary service .
“ I give much better counsel when I listen care@@ fully and try to understand the whole situation before beg@@ in@@ ning to offer su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions , ” com@@ men@@ ted Ju@@ an , an experienced el@@ der .
How , then , can we pray with the as@@ sur@@ ance that our prayers will be accepted ?
As part of the inspired Scriptures , the book of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el has a message that “ is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power . ” ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
Th@@ r@@ ough her ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary kindness , D@@ or@@ c@@ as her@@ self may have had a share in help@@ ing some of them .
C@@ learly , the Law was not just a comple@@ x set of comman@@ ds and pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tions .
Thus the children learned to id@@ enti@@ fy their own liter@@ ature .
Be@@ fore as@@ cen@@ ding to heaven , Jesus as@@ sur@@ ed his loyal disciples that he would be with them .
To imp@@ ro@@ ve and maintain our spiritu@@ ality , we need to an@@ al@@ y@@ ze ourselves hon@@ es@@ tly .
TH@@ E first - century Christian congregation in C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e was under att@@ ack !
The trans@@ form@@ ing power of God’s Word has a good effect on people every@@ where .
As we look to the future , we are confid@@ ent that Jehovah will care for the spiritual and material needs of his people .
Tru@@ e , we live in the mi@@ d@@ st of human soci@@ ety , which inclu@@ des for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ ors , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ers , ex@@ t@@ or@@ tion@@ ers , i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ers , th@@ i@@ ev@@ es , li@@ ars , and dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ ds .
No@@ te also that they were moved to praise God and to put faith in Jesus .
That is also our hear@@ t@@ felt desire .
C@@ learly , rema@@ ining in a st@@ ate of de@@ je@@ ction can be har@@ m@@ ful . ​ — Pro@@ v .
F@@ ac@@ ed with all of this , it is certainly desi@@ ra@@ ble for us to have the ability to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish between what is right and what is wrong or between what appe@@ ars to be right and what is really right .
For example , you might say : “ Many people today feel that or@@ al se@@ x is@@ n@@ ’t really se@@ x .
If they jo@@ ined in the re@@ v@@ ol@@ t , they would be viol@@ ating Jehovah’s counsel found at Romans 13 : 1 .
I@@ magine !
On the ev@@ ening of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , James went to his fa@@ ther’s clo@@ set , sel@@ e@@ cted a pa@@ ir of tr@@ ous@@ ers , took them to his father , and g@@ es@@ tur@@ ed that he should put them on .
A Pe@@ ople Pro@@ te@@ cted by P@@ r@@ in@@ ci@@ ples
This is in sh@@ ar@@ p contr@@ ast with the ani@@ mal@@ s he cre@@ ated , which are cont@@ ent mer@@ ely to e@@ at , dr@@ ink , and pro@@ du@@ ce off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
The apostle Paul coun@@ sel@@ ed Christians : “ [ Do ] nothing out of con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ousness or out of e@@ go@@ tism , but with low@@ l@@ iness of mind consider@@ ing that the others are su@@ peri@@ or to you . ”
Th@@ ough he pre@@ tend@@ s to be “ an ang@@ el of light , ” the en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment he off@@ ers is dec@@ ep@@ tive and contr@@ ary to Jehovah’s Word and will .
He said : “ If anyone wants to come after me , let him dis@@ own himself and pi@@ ck up his t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake and continu@@ ally follow me . ”
“ And the se@@ a gave up those dead in it , and death and H@@ ad@@ es gave up those dead in them . ”
The Bible rec@@ ord shows that God pl@@ anted in the gar@@ den “ the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad , ” the fru@@ it of which he pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted Adam and E@@ ve from e@@ ating , on pain of death .
As a result , “ the word of God went on gro@@ wing . ”
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous f@@ an@@ ati@@ c@@ ism had made Saul ( as Paul was form@@ er@@ ly known ) a viol@@ ent persecu@@ t@@ or of Christ’s followers .
Let us confid@@ ently pres@@ s on in Jehovah’s service .
( a ) What attitude should we a@@ do@@ pt toward the time rema@@ ining in this system ?
Then the righteous one will s@@ pr@@ out .
The world was ag@@ ha@@ st at the death t@@ ol@@ l of more than 5@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 men , women , and children .
• What qu@@ ality is ess@@ enti@@ al for sur@@ vi@@ val ?
It is similar in Jehovah’s spiritual ar@@ my .
While we were in a da@@ ze from the tra@@ ge@@ dy , many local congregations came to our ass@@ ist@@ ance , provi@@ ding me@@ als and cle@@ an@@ ing the house . ”
No , A@@ ha@@ b simply “ pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to go up to e@@ at and dr@@ ink . ”
Today , that number has gro@@ wn to over 2@@ 4@@ ,000 .
Just what is imp@@ lied by the ver@@ b transl@@ ated ‘ ga@@ ther together again ’ in this verse ? Bible scho@@ la@@ r J .
Jesus R@@ es@@ ists T@@ emp@@ tation
For example , you might consider Jehovah’s inspired questions to his faithful serv@@ ant Job : “ Wh@@ ere did you ha@@ p@@ pen to be when I f@@ oun@@ ded the earth ?
If we ‘ thro@@ w all our anxi@@ ety on Jehovah , ’ we can end@@ ure tri@@ als with an in@@ ner cal@@ m that gu@@ ar@@ ds our heart and men@@ tal po@@ wers .
He then went to a uni@@ vers@@ ity , where his life spi@@ r@@ aled into d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , al@@ co@@ ho@@ l , and se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
S@@ hor@@ tly after their deli@@ ver@@ ance from Egy@@ pt , God promised the Israelites : “ H@@ ere I am ra@@ ining down bre@@ ad for you from the heavens ; and the people must go out and pi@@ ck up each his am@@ ount day for day . ”
The Christian sister promised to follow up the interest by using the tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne , and she did star@@ t a Bible study in that way .
In the ten@@ th pla@@ gu@@ e upon Egy@@ pt in Moses ’ day , the fir@@ st@@ born of the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans were kil@@ led , but those of the Israelites were s@@ pared .
Can you see yourself living under that just rul@@ er@@ ship ?
The whole cam@@ p had been a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E 1 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 6 - 10
Ho@@ se@@ a@@ ’s wife “ pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to become pre@@ gn@@ ant another time and to give bir@@ th to a daugh@@ ter . ”
However , both men died before the c@@ at@@ al@@ o@@ g was fin@@ i@@ shed .
The n@@ ames of those who receive life on earth become lasting ent@@ ries when they pas@@ s the fin@@ al t@@ est at the end of the th@@ ous@@ and years . ​ — Re@@ v .
From the star@@ t , then , there were num@@ er@@ ous vari@@ e@@ ties of Christi@@ an@@ ity which had little in comm@@ on . ”
The first group of publi@@ sh@@ ers from Mari@@ b@@ or , S@@ lo@@ ven@@ ia , preaching in dist@@ ant ter@@ rit@@ ory
You can cre@@ ate an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment condu@@ ci@@ ve to study .
She also had her sense of hum@@ or right up until the mor@@ ning she died , S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 26 , 199@@ 9 .
So I was very disa@@ p@@ pointed when my parents said that I must first find a jo@@ b and go to work .
There was especially a need to help them hold to the high moral standards of God’s Word .
He will b@@ ru@@ ise you in the head and you will b@@ ru@@ ise him in the he@@ el . ”
Does making money come first in my life ?
17 , 18 . ( a ) What do the let@@ ters to the se@@ ven congregations in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or reve@@ al about Jesus ’ dep@@ th of appreciation ?
His wife was too dist@@ ra@@ ught emo@@ tion@@ ally to care for him al@@ one .
“ Our son became rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to discus@@ s se@@ x , ” he says .
They will take on new meaning .
A@@ m@@ ong Jehovah’s Witnesses are many individuals who used to be d@@ ru@@ g ad@@ di@@ cts , dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ ds , for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ ors , st@@ re@@ et fi@@ gh@@ ters , th@@ i@@ ev@@ es , and li@@ ars .
If that is the case , then we need to make this a matter of prayer .
In 199@@ 3 , K@@ sen@@ i@@ y@@ a@@ ’s daugh@@ ter M@@ er@@ i became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
In the Bible , “ to bapti@@ ze ” is the same as “ to im@@ mer@@ se . ”
Those expres@@ sions emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the ob@@ vi@@ ous love that the psalmist had for study of the divine law .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , it was not the sub@@ st@@ ance al@@ one of the sacrific@@ es of Ca@@ in and A@@ be@@ l that ca@@ used God to accept one and re@@ ject the other . ​ — Com@@ pare Isaiah 1 : 11 ; A@@ mo@@ s 5 : 22 .
If there seem@@ ed to be a d@@ el@@ a@@ y , Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k was not to be disc@@ oura@@ ged , nor was he to s@@ low down .
By what means does Jehovah provide us with tra@@ ining ?
O@@ t@@ to and Ju@@ dy pre@@ par@@ ing to vis@@ it the next congregation
What is a comm@@ on com@@ pla@@ in@@ t of both children and parents ?
Do not read just to co@@ ver material .
What challeng@@ es did he face ?
He high@@ ligh@@ ted the value of being reason@@ able , which refle@@ cts godly wisdom .
Many ad@@ ul@@ ts act simil@@ arly .
It sh@@ o@@ ok , it cr@@ ac@@ ked , and then it f@@ ell ​ — c@@ ra@@ shing to the gr@@ ound !
Ther@@ efore , it c@@ alls for courage to keep in close t@@ ou@@ ch with your friend and vis@@ it him in pris@@ on .
Today , T@@ at@@ y@@ ana ser@@ ves as a mission@@ ary in Rus@@ sia .
It is not a Go@@ spe@@ l written in Ju@@ d@@ as@@ ’s own time by someone who ac@@ tually knew him . . .
B@@ ri@@ ck cla@@ y had to be du@@ g and st@@ ra@@ w fer@@ ri@@ ed to the bri@@ ck@@ y@@ ard .
From the time I was a little gi@@ r@@ l , I col@@ le@@ cted st@@ ori@@ es about Fa@@ ther’s experi@@ ences from relati@@ ves and from hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al material , and friends helped me pi@@ e@@ ce together his life .
“ P@@ le@@ ase do come in@@ side . ”
Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ising faith must have been as difficult for Noah and his family as it was for E@@ no@@ ch , No@@ ah’s great - gr@@ and@@ father , who was discus@@ sed in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article .
When the Israelites saw that p@@ il@@ la@@ r for the first time , they must have been a@@ w@@ es@@ tru@@ ck .
B@@ eli@@ ef that people could be pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed by the Devil or his dem@@ ons soon gave ris@@ e to a col@@ le@@ ctive par@@ ano@@ ia ​ — a h@@ y@@ st@@ er@@ ic@@ al fear of s@@ or@@ cer@@ y and wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft .
“ A@@ ris@@ to@@ cr@@ ati@@ c fun@@ er@@ als were pol@@ itical ac@@ ts , ” says hist@@ ori@@ an Ke@@ ith H@@ op@@ kin@@ s , “ and fun@@ er@@ al g@@ ames had pol@@ itical over@@ t@@ ones . . . because of their po@@ pul@@ ar@@ ity with c@@ iti@@ z@@ en ele@@ ct@@ ors .
Mo@@ re@@ over , ‘ we consider all of God’s or@@ ders regarding all things to be right . ’ ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 1@@ 27 , 1@@ 28 .
W@@ ould A@@ br@@ am@@ ’s faith prove e@@ qu@@ al to the chall@@ enge ?
What was wrong with the reason@@ ing of the rich man in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation ?
Consider a few examples of sa@@ y@@ ings rich in meaning .
For more information , see the article “ F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ​ — V@@ it@@ al for S@@ ur@@ vi@@ val ! ” in The Watchtower of O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 15 , 200@@ 9 , pages 29 - 31 .
* The apostle Joh@@ n@@ ’s vision of Jehovah’s thro@@ ne de@@ pi@@ cts four living cre@@ atu@@ res , one of which had a face like a bul@@ l .
They even du@@ b@@ bed 198@@ 6 the In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational Ye@@ ar of Pe@@ ace , al@@ though that year did not live up to its name .
We must be very care@@ ful when people star@@ t discus@@ sing pol@@ itical is@@ su@@ es .
Jesus acc@@ ur@@ ately descri@@ bed the life - st@@ y@@ les that people in gener@@ al pur@@ sue : over@@ in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence in food , dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness , and a way of life that br@@ ings anxi@@ e@@ ties .
“ T@@ W@@ O B@@ A@@ D TH@@ IN@@ G@@ S TH@@ A@@ T M@@ Y P@@ E@@ O@@ P@@ L@@ E H@@ A@@ V@@ E D@@ ON@@ E ”
What could he do ?
W@@ ould they ?
Some even use religion for evil ends .
In doing so , however , would they not be su@@ gg@@ es@@ ting that they could think of better ways to h@@ and@@ le the is@@ sue ?
This may have been one of the experi@@ ences that moved David to com@@ pose Psal@@ ms 5@@ 7 and 14@@ 2 .
I never mis@@ s a congregation meeting un@@ less I am very si@@ ck , and I continue to serve as an in@@ fir@@ m regul@@ ar pioneer .
For wh@@ atever reason , many find words of a@@ po@@ lo@@ gy hard to ut@@ ter .
9@@ 8@@ 0 / 9@@ 7@@ 8 ․ ․ ․ ․
They were far different from the di@@ sh@@ on@@ est , thr@@ ill - see@@ king people with whom I had been associ@@ ating .
What effect does the worl@@ d’s spirit have on many people ?
But these cl@@ as@@ ses are no sub@@ s@@ titu@@ te for regul@@ ar scho@@ ol@@ ing and are not desi@@ gn@@ ed to provide a pri@@ m@@ ary educ@@ ation .
Who is “ the king ” to whom the bri@@ de is brought , and how is she at@@ ti@@ red ?
The apostle Paul put it this way : “ It is not possible for the blood of bul@@ ls and of go@@ ats to take sin@@ s away . ”
As a result , P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h himself came to believe that the God whom Joseph worshipp@@ ed ​ — the true God , not occ@@ ul@@ t po@@ wers — ​ ca@@ used Joseph to know de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about the future .
W@@ est@@ co@@ t@@ t wrote : “ The most n@@ atur@@ al refer@@ ence [ of the pr@@ on@@ ou@@ n h@@ ou@@ ʹ@@ to@@ s ] is to the sub@@ ject not lo@@ c@@ ally ne@@ are@@ st but d@@ om@@ in@@ ant in the mind of the apostle . ”
His occasi@@ onal com@@ ments are like the few pi@@ e@@ ces of gre@@ en@@ er@@ y that are care@@ fully ad@@ ded to a b@@ ou@@ qu@@ et .
But Jesus also knew that a person@@ ’s life is more important than food and the body than clo@@ thing .
For 27 years we enjo@@ yed a very happy marriage and received many blessings at Jehovah’s hand .
The words “ mission@@ ary ” and “ mission@@ aries ” do not appe@@ ar in the ma@@ in text of the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures .
So we do well to ask , What is the most important reason for doing what is right ?
When he foc@@ used on the ne@@ g@@ ative re@@ action of the people , he lost his joy .
Their ano@@ in@@ ting did not el@@ ev@@ ate them to k@@ ing@@ ship over fellow anointed Christians while still on earth .
B@@ or@@ n in sin , we all sin fre@@ qu@@ ently , and our only hope for a lasting future lies in God’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
We are not ign@@ or@@ ant of Satan’s desi@@ gn@@ s because the Scriptures reve@@ al his ba@@ si@@ c t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s .
We should therefore ‘ s@@ ow b@@ oun@@ ti@@ fully ’ in our service to God , know@@ ing that we will re@@ a@@ p b@@ oun@@ ti@@ ful blessings .
In that account , Jehovah showed great pati@@ ence by let@@ ting Abraham make a seri@@ es of ei@@ ght in@@ qui@@ ries .
On re@@ tur@@ ning home the young women deli@@ gh@@ te@@ dly explained to Re@@ u@@ el that “ a certain Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an ” had deli@@ vered them from the shepher@@ ds ca@@ using them tr@@ ou@@ ble .
And think of da@@ ily tel@@ ev@@ ision shows .
After we have e@@ at@@ en , we will die . ”
M@@ an@@ kin@@ d’s hope of everlasting life on earth was under@@ min@@ ed by an ide@@ a that pre@@ va@@ iled in ancient Babyl@@ on and s@@ pre@@ ad worl@@ d@@ wide ​ — the ide@@ a that man has an im@@ mor@@ tal soul or spirit that mer@@ ely in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ts a physical body .
Acc@@ ording to Matthew 7 : 1 - 4 , how may we prac@@ tice mer@@ cy da@@ ily ?
Those who have stu@@ died the Scriptures and who ob@@ serve Jesus ’ works have a so@@ li@@ d bas@@ is for pu@@ t@@ ting their faith in him .
As an example , consider this for@@ th@@ right st@@ at@@ ement : “ Let marriage be hon@@ or@@ able among all , and the marriage bed be without de@@ fil@@ ement , for God will ju@@ dge for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ ors and ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ers . ”
( De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 5 : 1 – 26 : 19 )
T@@ ra@@ ining at meetings for service
In any case , E@@ no@@ ch “ kept wal@@ king with the true God . ” ​ — Genesis 5 : 24 .
These new@@ ly baptized Christians par@@ took of the same rich spiritual food as the anointed d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s , and the two cl@@ as@@ ses have sh@@ ared this spiritual table ever since .
So@@ on after G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol op@@ ened , however , I was asked to return to teach some cour@@ ses .
If you pos@@ s@@ ess this work in a language you can understand , it should be your con@@ st@@ ant compan@@ ion when you study .
By O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 19@@ 70 we were in our new home , and within three we@@ ek@@ s I was assign@@ ed a small part on the pro@@ gra@@ m at a congregation meeting .
Let us first take a look at the field of tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne wit@@ ness@@ ing .
At E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 7 : 12 , the Bible states : “ W@@ is@@ dom is for a prote@@ ction the same as money is for a prote@@ ction ; but the advan@@ ta@@ ge of knowledge is that wisdom it@@ self pre@@ ser@@ ves ali@@ ve its ow@@ n@@ ers . ”
God’s ben@@ ev@@ ol@@ ent view of faithful A@@ be@@ l and his sacrifice prom@@ p@@ ted an ad@@ verse re@@ action on the part of Ca@@ in .
What are some practic@@ al ways to re@@ du@@ ce anxi@@ ety ?
Ri@@ ch@@ ly B@@ less@@ ed for Mis@@ sion@@ ary S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ( T . C@@ o@@ oke ) , 1 / 1
To understand the meaning of the Scriptures acc@@ ur@@ ately , what ty@@ pe of information should we consider , and how may we go about ob@@ tain@@ ing it ?
Why is Jesus a mo@@ de@@ l for Christians to imitate ?
This pro@@ per@@ ty , ad@@ j@@ ac@@ ent to their home , was re@@ pa@@ i@@ red and con@@ ver@@ ted into a su@@ it@@ able place for the meetings .
So when he said , “ T@@ ake my yo@@ ke upon you , ” that would certainly have involved following after him in that same activ@@ ity .
W@@ o@@ o@@ d@@ cu@@ t de@@ pi@@ cting ancient Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an fi@@ sh@@ er@@ men
Why may we feel disc@@ oura@@ ged when preaching in less responsi@@ ve ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es ?
I@@ ts in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants inclu@@ de two ma@@ j@@ or e@@ th@@ ni@@ c grou@@ ps ​ — the Sh@@ ona , who make up the lar@@ g@@ er part of the po@@ pul@@ ation , and the N@@ de@@ bele .
We too o@@ we our ex@@ ist@@ ence to the Father .
If he fin@@ ds emp@@ loy@@ ment , he will be able to work hard .
But each time , the man hi@@ d from the brother .
That happened with a number of ob@@ je@@ cts in the days of the Israelites .
Thus , he became an ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er , a tel@@ l@@ er of good news .
Be@@ fore reading it , fi@@ x in mind the set@@ ting ​ — when this material was written and what situation it deal@@ t with .
Who was S@@ he@@ b@@ na , and what bad tra@@ it did he beg@@ in to devel@@ op ?
How do Christian meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions help us fi@@ ght spiritual d@@ ro@@ w@@ sin@@ ess ?
Wor@@ k may deter@@ mine where we live and what kind of life - st@@ y@@ le we have .
Like Jehovah , though , Jesus is no c@@ el@@ es@@ ti@@ al po@@ li@@ ce@@ man .
“ S@@ U@@ C@@ C@@ E@@ S@@ S ” ​ — an e@@ ye - c@@ atch@@ ing word !
( b ) How has the faithful slave class respon@@ ded to the gro@@ wing need for spiritual food in different langu@@ ages ?
Pe@@ ople who are ali@@ en@@ ated from Jehovah and who s@@ co@@ f@@ f at his moral standards certainly form a va@@ st crow@@ d today .
3 “ There Is P@@ le@@ as@@ an@@ t@@ ness at Your Ri@@ ght H@@ and F@@ o@@ re@@ ver ”
Israel was to serve as a witness to the fact that Jehovah is the only true God .
How are they doing ?
Ri@@ ch@@ ard expla@@ ins : “ L@@ ow@@ ell had some knowledge of Ger@@ man and did well with it , but the rest of us were f@@ l@@ oun@@ der@@ ing .
What sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic dr@@ ama is found in the book of Ho@@ se@@ a ?
To this end , Jesus ze@@ al@@ ously wit@@ ness@@ ed about God’s Kingdom .
F@@ our years before I was born , my parents me@@ t M@@ or@@ m@@ on mission@@ aries .
I@@ ts p@@ lu@@ r@@ ality appe@@ ars to refle@@ ct , not a p@@ lu@@ r@@ al of exc@@ el@@ l@@ ence , but the ide@@ a of a p@@ lu@@ r@@ al “ of local ex@@ ten@@ sion , ” or the ide@@ a of “ a whole com@@ posed of in@@ num@@ er@@ able se@@ par@@ ate par@@ ts or poin@@ ts . ”
Yes , this man who on occasi@@ on was imp@@ e@@ tu@@ ous or fe@@ ar@@ ful was im@@ bu@@ ed with courage to give a bo@@ ld witness des@@ pite th@@ reat@@ s and persecu@@ tion .
We found out later that he and his family were soon for@@ ced to move out of the are@@ a , and they im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ated to Eng@@ land .
Si@@ mil@@ arly today , loving - kindness should especially be sh@@ own to those in need .
Pe@@ ace ag@@ re@@ ements are often cro@@ s@@ s@@ ro@@ a@@ ds where hist@@ ory tur@@ ns a cor@@ ner , and in this respect the T@@ reat@@ y of W@@ est@@ ph@@ ali@@ a was something special .
We were left with few pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , but we man@@ ag@@ ed .
Be@@ fore long , we would be tal@@ king about the Creator .
Still , the divine guid@@ ance to honor one@@ ’s father and mother comes with no time li@@ mit .
This , in his view , is an em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y !
Then cho@@ ose acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 30 : 19 .
The apostle Paul states : “ Do not be car@@ ri@@ ed away with vari@@ ous and str@@ ange teachings . ”
The the@@ me was “ D@@ eli@@ ver@@ ance at H@@ and ! ”
As they car@@ ted me away , B@@ ill called out and told me to trust in Jehovah .
( b ) Why is bal@@ ance so important in marriage ?
A J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese brother wr@@ ites : “ When I was 14 , I was out preaching with a congregation el@@ der who no@@ tic@@ ed that I was not enjo@@ ying the ministry .
There was also a man with them who was “ clo@@ th@@ ed in l@@ in@@ en ” and had “ a se@@ cre@@ t@@ ar@@ y’s in@@ k@@ hor@@ n . ”
When Jehovah arrang@@ ed for him to come to the earth , Jesus will@@ ingly com@@ p@@ lied .
How do true Christians view the world , and what questions should we ask ourselves ?
M@@ t . G@@ il@@ bo@@ a
Although some par@@ ts of A@@ br@@ a now qu@@ ite regul@@ arly hear the good news , others are re@@ mo@@ te and only occasi@@ on@@ ally get a witness .
Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty is vital for fri@@ end@@ ship .
You have to be mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , she pers@@ is@@ ted , sub@@ mit@@ ting a new app@@ lic@@ ation , only to receive a second refu@@ s@@ al , in 18@@ 9@@ 9 .
Kat@@ r@@ in , who lives in Ger@@ many , was great@@ ly dis@@ ma@@ yed upon hear@@ ing repor@@ ts of a se@@ v@@ ere earth@@ qu@@ ake and resul@@ t@@ ant t@@ su@@ n@@ ami in sou@@ the@@ ast A@@ sia .
For instance , there was the Ba@@ al worshi@@ ped by Mo@@ a@@ bit@@ es and M@@ idi@@ an@@ ites at M@@ ount Pe@@ or .
“ I have never been present at an exam@@ in@@ ation of Christians .
• How do “ the s@@ ow@@ er and the re@@ ap@@ er . . . rejo@@ ice together ” ?
B@@ Y TH@@ E@@ I@@ R fine conduct and ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary works , true Christians bring glory to God .
Then , at age 9@@ 3 , O@@ re@@ an@@ na was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
She conclu@@ ded : “ Even though this book is no doubt pri@@ mar@@ ily desi@@ gn@@ ed with the children of Jehovah’s Witnesses in mind , I i@@ magine that teach@@ ers and others will be more than g@@ la@@ d to have a cop@@ y too .
S@@ il@@ is@@ tr@@ a
What spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar gro@@ w@@ th !
God - fe@@ aring friends can rend@@ er important ass@@ ist@@ ance to those who are dist@@ ressed .
In his prayer recorded in Psalm 40 , David asked to be sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ded by Jehovah’s loving - kindness and tru@@ en@@ ess .
How , then , can we take comfort in Jehovah’s strength ?
The con@@ fer@@ ence had the the@@ me “ Re@@ pres@@ sion and S@@ el@@ f - As@@ ser@@ tion : Jehovah’s Witnesses Un@@ der the N@@ ational So@@ ci@@ al@@ ist and Com@@ mun@@ ist Di@@ ct@@ at@@ or@@ shi@@ ps . ” D@@ r .
In contr@@ ast , the one who has Jehovah’s appro@@ val is st@@ able .
Be@@ h@@ emo@@ th G@@ l@@ ori@@ fi@@ es God
“ What did you pray about ? ” she asked .
Then , after Jesus ’ enem@@ ies put him to death , Jehovah per@@ form@@ ed another out@@ standing mirac@@ le .
A L@@ et@@ ter From N@@ ic@@ ar@@ ag@@ ua
• Mo@@ der@@ n C@@ ity
1 : 22 .
O@@ G@@ D@@ E@@ N , U@@ T , De@@ e E@@ v@@ ents C@@ en@@ ter , 4@@ 4@@ 50 S .
Those who@@ se strength is in Jehovah will “ walk on from vital en@@ er@@ gy to vital en@@ er@@ gy . ”
And when trust within a marriage bre@@ ak@@ s down , love beg@@ ins to wi@@ ther .
Let us exam@@ ine , for example , the Bible book of Se@@ cond Timothy .
They were to ‘ teach ’ and to ‘ fe@@ ed Jesus ’ little sheep . ’
They are not under the Law , including its requi@@ re@@ ments rel@@ ated to ani@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es . ​ — R@@ om . 3 : 20 ; 7 : 4 , 6 ; 10 : 4 ; C@@ ol .
We than@@ k Jehovah for help@@ ing us to make good use of our chang@@ ing circumstances and to enjoy the wonderful privilege of s@@ pre@@ ading the good news far and wide .
There is no sa@@ f@@ er refu@@ ge or more for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble str@@ ong@@ hold than our S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord , Jehovah . ​ — Proverbs 18 : 10 .
If told only that a dec@@ eas@@ ed loved one has “ g@@ one away , ” a young child may feel re@@ je@@ cted or a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned .
No@@ tice that those congregations pro@@ s@@ per@@ ed as a result of their loyal co@@ op@@ er@@ ation with the gover@@ ning body in Jerusalem .
However , there are many situ@@ ations for which there is no direc@@ t comm@@ and .
What does it mean to exerc@@ ise faith in the Son ?
To those ho@@ p@@ ing to gain God’s appro@@ val , Davi@@ d’s son Solomon was inspired to wr@@ ite : “ Th@@ in@@ king ability it@@ self will keep gu@@ ard over you , dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment it@@ self will sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard you . ” He also ur@@ ged : “ A@@ c@@ qui@@ re wisdom . . .
Because of the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work , spe@@ ar@@ he@@ ad@@ ed by anointed Christians , over si@@ x milli@@ on people now en@@ ter@@ tain the hope of end@@ less life in an earthly par@@ adise .
So@@ ci@@ olo@@ g@@ ist Mik@@ ha@@ il T@@ op@@ al@@ o@@ v end@@ or@@ sed this sen@@ ti@@ ment : “ These ki@@ ds are not stu@@ pi@@ d .
He was ‘ put to death in the flesh , but was made ali@@ ve in the spirit . ’
When David came to real@@ ize the en@@ or@@ m@@ ity of his sin , he pray@@ ed to Jehovah : “ Acc@@ ording to the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of your mer@@ ci@@ es wi@@ pe out my trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions .
5 : 3 ; P@@ hi@@ l .
We should con@@ stan@@ tly be@@ ar in mind that the way we tre@@ at those who may have off@@ ended us and the attitude we displa@@ y when we sin can af@@ fect the way Jehovah de@@ als with us .
Just as I wanted , I was qu@@ e@@ en for the day . ’
N@@ ever P@@ ra@@ y as the H@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites Do
“ [ Jesus ] was bu@@ ri@@ ed , and ro@@ se again ; the fact is certain , because it is imp@@ os@@ sible . ”
26 : 17 - 25 .
Jehovah has expres@@ sed his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y in different ways at different times .
No doubt pri@@ or to and during that time , God’s people will experience ma@@ j@@ or t@@ ests of their faith and obedi@@ ence .
Now we may see why many tell of “ hear@@ ing ” or “ see@@ ing ” dead loved ones .
If we do , we may star@@ t to r@@ ely on ourselves , which would dam@@ age our relationship with Jehovah .
Today my wife and I , together with four of our children , are in the full - time ministry .
Jehovah ​ — the M@@ ak@@ er of these reli@@ able “ ti@@ me@@ pi@@ e@@ ces ” — ​ is in@@ deed “ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous in power ” and deser@@ ves our praise . ​ — Read Isaiah 40 : 26 .
How can we succ@@ e@@ ed in ac@@ qui@@ ring the ability to make wise cho@@ ic@@ es ?
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing Bible guid@@ el@@ ines imp@@ ar@@ ts confidence that we are pleas@@ ing the Creator .
( c ) How and when , in the ful@@ l@@ est sense , will the “ other sheep ” become “ sons of God ” ?
They are a m@@ ere re@@ pet@@ iti@@ on of verse 4@@ 8 .
When that prayer is fully ans@@ wer@@ ed , con@@ di@@ tions that fo@@ ster h@@ at@@ red will ex@@ ist no more . Si@@ tu@@ ations that ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it it will have been eli@@ min@@ ated .
Jehovah even emp@@ ow@@ ered Eli@@ j@@ ah to resur@@ rec@@ t this wi@@ do@@ w@@ ’s son .
His father was si@@ ck at heart .
How did the apostles Peter and Paul expres@@ s the need for God - given strength ?
But b@@ es@@ id@@ es all these things , clo@@ the y@@ ourselves with love , for it is a perfect b@@ ond of uni@@ on . ”
Our heavenly Father cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly displa@@ ys go@@ o@@ dness , and so should we .
In his Tru@@ e N@@ arr@@ ative of the Pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ding@@ s , E@@ m@@ l@@ y@@ n states that he was indi@@ cted “ for writ@@ ing and publi@@ shing a book , wh@@ er@@ e@@ in , it says , I had bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ously and mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ously as@@ ser@@ ted , et@@ c .
T@@ ake , for example , R@@ os@@ with@@ a , who was an ac@@ tive Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic when her husband got baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in 19@@ 7@@ 8 .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al V@@ alu@@ es B@@ ring Re@@ war@@ ds
Jehovah God was its inv@@ isi@@ ble Ju@@ dge , St@@ atu@@ te - gi@@ ver , and King .
He knew when to keep qui@@ et , but he also knew when to speak .
It was only du@@ e to Jehovah’s inter@@ ven@@ tion that His people were once again prote@@ cted from the ani@@ mo@@ s@@ ity of Satan’s se@@ ed .
A wa@@ iting attitude helps us not to be disc@@ oura@@ ged when op@@ position , si@@ ck@@ ness , advan@@ c@@ ing age , or other problems h@@ in@@ der us in Kingdom service .
It cannot be the body , which de@@ ca@@ ys and re@@ tur@@ ns to the du@@ st of the gr@@ ound .
I am deep@@ ly gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah that I have been able to serve in To@@ go .
This c@@ olo@@ s@@ s@@ al , gl@@ ori@@ ous ve@@ hi@@ c@@ le pi@@ c@@ tures God’s organization , with Jehovah in complete control .
19 , 20 . What s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls will be op@@ ened , and with what result ?
H@@ app@@ y marri@@ ages result when hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves imitate the example of Christ and his congregation .
C@@ oun@@ t@@ less vo@@ lum@@ es have been written by individuals at@@ temp@@ ting to answer it .
If we worship Jehovah in an un@@ h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical and u@@ pri@@ ght way , we will be re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ents of his loving - kindness , or loyal love .
Un@@ like E@@ ve , Jesus foc@@ used on Jehovah’s Word and im@@ medi@@ ately re@@ je@@ cted the temp@@ tation . ​ — Read Matthew 4 : 4 .
On@@ ly God can do away with their soul , or life , in Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na , sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ ing et@@ er@@ n@@ al des@@ tru@@ ction . ​ — Luke 12 : 5 .
Then , as the ding@@ h@@ y ro@@ se up to the le@@ dge of the c@@ li@@ f@@ f , we had to j@@ um@@ p before it d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed down again in the o@@ ce@@ an s@@ well . ”
( b ) How may we be able to help new ones ?
From his stan@@ d@@ point , wal@@ king in “ the very st@@ atu@@ tes of life ” invol@@ ves “ not doing in@@ justice . ”
How do el@@ der@@ ly Christians “ tell that Jehovah is u@@ pri@@ ght ” ?
Per@@ haps what you have learned about L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us in these two artic@@ les has inc@@ reas@@ ed your desire to di@@ g more deep@@ ly into the Scriptures in gener@@ al .
Yes , Jesus ’ counsel to seek first the Kingdom is practic@@ al .
But this does not mean that Jehovah expe@@ cts us to end@@ ure in our own wisdom or strength .
D@@ on@@ ’t for@@ get , if you don@@ ’t help us by giving us kin@@ dly counsel , you are of little value to the organization .
That is evid@@ ent from the fi@@ en@@ dis@@ h we@@ ap@@ ons men pro@@ du@@ ce for the w@@ ars they f@@ om@@ ent and for e@@ con@@ om@@ ic gain .
Are you thor@@ ough@@ ly con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jesus is the promised Messi@@ ah , Jehovah’s ‘ C@@ hi@@ ef A@@ g@@ ent of sal@@ vation ’ ?
O@@ f@@ ten plac@@ ed on a w@@ o@@ o@@ den or me@@ tal stand , a lam@@ p would ‘ shin@@ e upon all those in a house . ’
Be a friend , not just a teach@@ er .
Mal@@ in@@ da , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , had a gr@@ and@@ fa@@ ther@@ ly neigh@@ b@@ or who regul@@ arly brought the Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
If we are mil@@ d - temp@@ ered , we will displa@@ y me@@ ek@@ ness by doing Jehovah’s will and accep@@ ting his guid@@ ance .
It f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed me . ”
• What especially good news can we offer to the po@@ or ?
How can a family be kept un@@ ited ?
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 14 , 15 ]
What was requi@@ red of the L@@ ev@@ ites for them to have Jehovah as their share ?
Yet , these enem@@ ies of Christ at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted this power to Satan the Devil .
Thus , even the po@@ or could jo@@ y@@ fully sacrifice to Jehovah .
• In what ways does Jehovah support sing@@ le mo@@ thers and other sisters who are without a husband ?
They saw only a high - ran@@ king Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an rul@@ er , one who@@ se help they needed .
Consider two examples ​ — Ca@@ in and King Z@@ e@@ de@@ ki@@ ah .
Jeremiah 6 : 1 also men@@ tions the use of such means of commun@@ ic@@ ation .
Do you know what happened when Christ began his con@@ qu@@ est ?
It will be the same in the new world .
All you@@ ths need what ?
He also showed his love by clo@@ sel@@ y and regul@@ arly associ@@ ating with his disciples .
“ A great crow@@ d ” will be pre@@ served into a pe@@ ace@@ ful new world : God’s Word says that an un@@ num@@ ber@@ ed “ great crow@@ d ” of people will “ come out of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” and be pre@@ served ali@@ ve into a righteous new world .
The v@@ et@@ er@@ an accepted the liter@@ ature as well as an invit@@ ation to the Kingdom H@@ all .
The Bible account tel@@ ls us what happened : “ It came about on that night that the ang@@ el of Jehovah pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to go out and str@@ ike down a h@@ un@@ d@@ red and ei@@ gh@@ ty - fi@@ ve th@@ ous@@ and in the cam@@ p of the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans . When people ro@@ se up early in the mor@@ ning , why , there all of them were dead car@@ c@@ as@@ ses . ”
Di@@ d she feel secu@@ re ?
Th@@ ough she has since re@@ turned to the main@@ land , we do have rec@@ ord of Watchtower sub@@ s@@ cri@@ bers on the is@@ land .
Ex@@ pla@@ in why we need tra@@ ining in order to ‘ h@@ and@@ le the word of the truth ari@@ ght . ’
No won@@ der “ word from Jehovah had become r@@ are in those days ” !
We children were expe@@ cted to use our own sa@@ v@@ ings to pa@@ y for our me@@ als during the ei@@ ght - day conven@@ tion .
In rec@@ ent years dis@@ da@@ in has gro@@ wn to ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le and o@@ pen ho@@ st@@ ility . ”
In the Bible .
Tru@@ e Wor@@ ship and Pa@@ gan@@ ism C@@ la@@ shed ( Eph@@ esus ) , 12 / 15
A@@ m I gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely see@@ king to do God’s will ?
The following ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations are an ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment to what was pre@@ vi@@ ously explained in the Ju@@ ne 15 , 199@@ 2 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower , pages 17 - 22 , and the O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 1 , 19@@ 7@@ 5 , is@@ sue , pages 5@@ 8@@ 9 - 6@@ 0@@ 8 .
• 1 Corinthians 15 : 23 ; 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 4 : 15 - 17
“ Because they have a good re@@ ward for their hard work .
Indeed , go@@ o@@ dness is refle@@ cted in everything God did to pre@@ pare the earth for our enjo@@ y@@ ment .
He ur@@ ged his disciples : “ Ke@@ ep a@@ wa@@ ke . . . that you may succ@@ e@@ ed in es@@ cap@@ ing all these things that are des@@ t@@ ined to occ@@ ur , and in standing before the Son of man . ”
Mar@@ ri@@ age Can Su@@ cc@@ e@@ ed in To@@ da@@ y’s World , 3 / 1
Jehovah not only gave us everything we need to stay ali@@ ve , but he also made the earth a beau@@ ti@@ ful , com@@ for@@ table , and sa@@ fe place where we can enjoy life .
This affe@@ cted her great@@ ly .
Fir@@ st of all , Jesus asked his followers to com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate , not his resurrection , but his death .
What is the mo@@ der@@ n - day “ L@@ ev@@ i@@ a@@ than ” ?
A Mis@@ sion@@ ary As@@ sign@@ ment
explained that “ God’s kingdom comes , not to destro@@ y this earth , but to destro@@ y Satan’s world .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the ide@@ a of t@@ or@@ ment for the dead con@@ f@@ li@@ cts with God’s loving person@@ ality as well as with the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s clear teaching that the dead are “ consci@@ ous of nothing at all . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 5 , 10 .
In fact , ever@@ yone can contribu@@ te by activ@@ ely displa@@ ying concer@@ n for others who are under@@ going tri@@ bul@@ ation .
That same af@@ ter@@ no@@ on , they attend@@ ed their first meeting at the local Kingdom H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The form@@ er things have pas@@ sed away . ’ ”
At that time , I was in the R@@ un@@ cor@@ n C@@ ongreg@@ ation , some 13 mil@@ es [ 20 k@@ m ] sou@@ the@@ ast of Li@@ ver@@ po@@ ol , serving as what we today call the pre@@ si@@ ding overse@@ er .
They are “ standing before the thro@@ ne [ of God ] and before the L@@ am@@ b [ Jesus Christ ] . ” Who are they ?
To pre@@ pare for the es@@ say , A@@ g@@ ata first asked Jehovah for his guid@@ ance and then started to col@@ le@@ ct material on the sub@@ ject .
3 : 13 ; R@@ om . 8 : 21 .
Instead , “ the very way of wicked ones will per@@ ish . ” ​ — Psalm 1 : 4 - 6 .
4@@ 5@@ 5 B.C.E . , “ the word to rest@@ ore . . . Jerusalem ”
H@@ O@@ W Y@@ O@@ U A@@ R@@ E IN@@ V@@ O@@ L@@ V@@ E@@ D : We can learn a vital less@@ on from the judgment of the Cana@@ an@@ ites .
Then , each one he t@@ ou@@ ched f@@ ell down , “ sla@@ in in the spirit . ”
L@@ ater , in a vision , the apostle John saw the faithful anointed Christians de@@ pi@@ cted as a spiritual nation of 14@@ 4@@ ,000 , “ se@@ aled out of every tri@@ be of the sons of Israel . ”
How does the hist@@ ory of the Christian congregation t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to Christ’s ro@@ y@@ al authority ?
A@@ bo@@ ve all , by accep@@ ting Jehovah’s pro@@ v@@ isions through his organization , may we regul@@ arly sub@@ mit ourselves to c@@ he@@ c@@ ku@@ ps of our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart .
He cho@@ se , not even the “ nor@@ ma@@ l ” life of a comm@@ on Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an , but a life among sla@@ ves !
For about three months , we had occasi@@ onal Bible discus@@ sions that often la@@ sted l@@ ate into the ev@@ ening .
A rec@@ ent book on religion in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates no@@ tes : “ Christian lead@@ ers have regul@@ arly re@@ v@@ ised their teachings to mat@@ ch the beli@@ ef@@ s and op@@ in@@ i@@ ons ga@@ ining support among their members and in the lar@@ g@@ er soci@@ ety . ”
After discus@@ sing the re@@ comm@@ end@@ ations with the local body of elders , the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er has the responsi@@ bility of ap@@ poin@@ ting the elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants in the congregations in his cir@@ cu@@ it .
By just making ourselves a@@ vail@@ able , un@@ expe@@ cted opportun@@ ities to make disciples some@@ times ar@@ ise .
Ph@@ ili@@ p rec@@ alls that for sever@@ al years his actions showed the congregation that he did not want more responsi@@ bility .
So when Satan temp@@ ted him in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , Jesus was un@@ h@@ es@@ it@@ ating and fir@@ m in his refu@@ s@@ al to st@@ ra@@ y from “ the p@@ ath of righteousness . ” ​ — Proverbs 8 : 20 ; Matthew 4 : 3 - 11 .
▪ “ The love of money is a ro@@ o@@ t of all kin@@ ds of evil . ” ​ — 1 T@@ I@@ M@@ O@@ TH@@ Y 6 : 10 , A@@ M@@ E@@ R@@ I@@ C@@ A@@ N S@@ T@@ AN@@ D@@ A@@ R@@ D V@@ E@@ R@@ S@@ I@@ O@@ N .
Jesus used similar reason@@ ing when o@@ ffering counsel on deal@@ ing with anxi@@ ety about material things .
Acc@@ ording to Genesis chap@@ ter 38 , this is what happened .
Their medi@@ cal counsel often seem@@ s more d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous than help@@ ful .
S@@ ta@@ y close to God’s organization .
Many today have moved for such reas@@ ons ; pos@@ si@@ bly you have .
A@@ m@@ ong the many blessings that A@@ hi@@ j@@ ah received was the privilege of contribu@@ ting to God’s inspired Word .
Mar@@ ri@@ age is a li@@ fel@@ ong com@@ mit@@ ment .
S@@ we@@ et A@@ ve .
In@@ justice P@@ re@@ vail@@ s
Some will be resur@@ rec@@ ted to im@@ mor@@ tal spirit life in the heavens to rule with Christ as k@@ ings and pri@@ ests over the earth .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er helps us to man@@ i@@ f@@ est “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit ”
We are living in an age of r@@ am@@ p@@ ant di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty , so it may be difficult to res@@ ist the temp@@ tation to be less than hon@@ est with an emp@@ loy@@ er .
The psalmist wrote : “ For your st@@ atu@@ tes I shall show a f@@ on@@ dness . . . .
“ But wa@@ it , ” someone will say , “ is it not the very ones who have the Bible who have ca@@ used the most con@@ f@@ li@@ ct and con@@ fu@@ sion in world af@@ fai@@ r@@ s ? ”
God’s Kingdom , not any human organization , will be the govern@@ ment that will fulf@@ ill man@@ kin@@ d’s desire for world peace .
V@@ er@@ y likely , they will be able to tell us much more about H@@ ar@@ an , an ancient hi@@ ve of activ@@ ity .
“ We@@ ’@@ l@@ l do that ! ”
Ha@@ ving low@@ l@@ iness of mind helps us to maintain good rel@@ ations with others
Per@@ haps you had opportun@@ ities for high@@ er educ@@ ation , for prom@@ in@@ ence , or for fin@@ an@@ cial se@@ cur@@ ity , but you deci@@ ded not to pur@@ sue them .
So@@ on I had the desire to serve Jehovah full - time .
Mu@@ ch Scriptural counsel is provided by means of our public@@ ations .
I pray@@ ed fer@@ v@@ ently to Jehovah , and I know that he heard my pet@@ iti@@ ons .
In these and other ways , this godly cou@@ ple end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to ple@@ ase Jehovah and showed deep respect for spiritual things .
When Jehovah God cre@@ ated the first human pa@@ ir , Adam and E@@ ve , the ang@@ el who was about to re@@ be@@ l against God took no@@ te .
Many of those who en@@ tered the mission@@ ary service 40 or 50 years ag@@ o are still faith@@ fully serving in the field .
That same year , I became one of the first from L@@ at@@ vi@@ a to be invit@@ ed to atten@@ d the M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol condu@@ cted in the Rus@@ si@@ an language at Sol@@ ne@@ ch@@ no@@ ye , near S@@ t . Pet@@ er@@ s@@ bur@@ g , Rus@@ sia .
Then there is the other side of the co@@ in .
It tel@@ ls us to con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on giving rather than on recei@@ ving because giving br@@ ings greater joy .
Jehovah’s purpose is to have a holy nation d@@ well there .
If there is a con@@ f@@ li@@ ct between a human dem@@ and and the divine will , they take the stand : “ We must obey God as rul@@ er rather than men . ”
( Read Isaiah 40 : 12 - 15 . )
9 , 10 . ( a ) When were Christians first anointed with holy spirit , and what la@@ y a@@ head of them ?
They had for@@ go@@ t@@ ten a ba@@ si@@ c truth ​ — one that still elu@@ des many today — ​ that Jehovah does not share his worship with anyone .
What would ha@@ p@@ pen to the one who cho@@ se to re@@ be@@ l after the fin@@ al t@@ est when there is no death or H@@ ad@@ es ?
One of Jehovah’s Witnesses , whom we will call Se@@ bas@@ ti@@ an , wor@@ ked for a S@@ can@@ din@@ a@@ vi@@ an compan@@ y in P@@ ol@@ and .
O@@ r it may be that the n@@ ames Ca@@ in@@ an and Ar@@ p@@ ach@@ sh@@ ad ref@@ er to one and the same person .
May we therefore “ pray inc@@ ess@@ an@@ tly . ”
The Bible does not say whether this involved ang@@ eli@@ c ass@@ ist@@ ance , me@@ te@@ or@@ ite show@@ ers that were inter@@ pre@@ ted om@@ in@@ ously by S@@ is@@ er@@ a@@ ’s wise men , or perhaps ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal pre@@ dic@@ tions for S@@ is@@ er@@ a that proved false .
During the l@@ at@@ ter part of the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an si@@ e@@ ge of Jerusalem , Jeremiah was imp@@ ris@@ oned in the C@@ our@@ ty@@ ard of the G@@ u@@ ard .
S@@ ome@@ times I won@@ der if I will ever be as close to him as she was . ”
It be@@ tra@@ ys a l@@ ack of understanding of the n@@ ature and power of sin .
1 : 28 , 29 .
Those who want to qu@@ it s@@ mo@@ king to ple@@ ase God face a difficult chall@@ enge .
That is why most of us h@@ ate in@@ justice .
De@@ ep l@@ ines mar@@ ked their fac@@ es .
As we have seen , Jehovah used his spirit in the past to prote@@ ct individuals as well as the nation of Israel as a whole .
Ar@@ ta@@ x@@ er@@ x@@ es ​ — Bar@@ di@@ ya or G@@ a@@ um@@ ata 5@@ 22 B.C.E .
H@@ el@@ p O@@ thers W@@ al@@ k Wor@@ th@@ ily of Jehovah
Jesus did not sto@@ p with that .
After a time , I was assign@@ ed to Jac@@ k@@ son , Mis@@ sis@@ si@@ pp@@ i , to pioneer .
Why consider the accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments of faithful older ones ?
O@@ p@@ pos@@ ers also s@@ pre@@ ad false acc@@ us@@ ations against us .
Fir@@ st C@@ ha@@ sed , Then E@@ m@@ br@@ ac@@ ed ( Per@@ u ) , 1 / 1
Indeed , Jesus offered the same invit@@ ation to all lo@@ v@@ ers of righteousness when he said : “ If anyone wants to come after me , let him dis@@ own himself and pi@@ ck up his t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake day after day and follow me continu@@ ally . ”
“ If a man dies , can he live again ? ” he asked . ​ — Job 14 : 14 .
• How can we “ fle@@ e from for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation ” ?
How did Paul displa@@ y gen@@ u@@ ine love for people ?
Moses ’ faith inspired God’s people .
Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy helps us to refle@@ ct on this very point when it says : “ Ha@@ ve you not come to know or have you not heard ?
Even sla@@ very , the t@@ ar@@ get of so many re@@ form@@ ers over the cen@@ tu@@ ries , is still with us .
Let no one lu@@ re you from it !
The Bible gives good ad@@ vice that can help a cou@@ ple to have the prop@@ er view of se@@ x in marriage .
Do not put it off !
D@@ el@@ ph@@ ine , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , lik@@ e@@ wise stru@@ gg@@ led with l@@ on@@ el@@ iness .
The tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous sh@@ out of praise that as@@ c@@ ends to God each year refle@@ cts the deep appreciation that Jehovah’s servants have for the privilege of know@@ ing Jehovah and be@@ aring witness to him .
Sh@@ ould any of them have doub@@ ted that hope ?
O@@ thers may make fu@@ n of you .
P@@ s 5@@ 1 V@@ er@@ se 17 ad@@ ds : “ The sacrific@@ es to God are a bro@@ ken spirit ; a heart bro@@ ken and c@@ ru@@ shed , O God , you will not des@@ p@@ ise . ”
Their spe@@ e@@ ch , their actions , their d@@ ress , perhaps even their appe@@ ar@@ ance may be some@@ what different .
He loy@@ ally lived up to his dedic@@ ation , and right down to his death in 198@@ 6 , he pro@@ claim@@ ed the im@@ min@@ ence of God’s war of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
These faithful servants of God were so num@@ er@@ ous that Paul ref@@ ers to them as ‘ a great cl@@ ou@@ d of wit@@ nesses , ’ com@@ par@@ ing them to a hu@@ ge cl@@ ou@@ d mas@@ s that st@@ re@@ t@@ ches ac@@ ro@@ ss the s@@ k@@ y .
Ha@@ ve you ever seen a small child point out his father to his friends and then say with in@@ no@@ c@@ ent joy and pri@@ de , “ Th@@ at@@ ’s my da@@ d@@ dy ” ?
The gover@@ nor , ass@@ is@@ ted by ad@@ vis@@ ers , would hear acc@@ us@@ ations made by priv@@ ate individuals .
I@@ m@@ moral pres@@ sures , however , are not li@@ mit@@ ed to the work@@ place .
Wor@@ ds That T@@ ou@@ ch the H@@ ear@@ t
A@@ gain , the resul@@ ts were tra@@ gi@@ c .
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s some examples that help to illustr@@ ate the point .
The city was already di@@ vi@@ ded into Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant and Ca@@ tho@@ lic are@@ as .
It prom@@ o@@ tes “ the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the show@@ y displa@@ y of one@@ ’s means of life . ”
He wis@@ ely fe@@ ared H@@ er@@ o@@ d’s succ@@ ess@@ or , Ar@@ ch@@ el@@ a@@ us , who was lik@@ e@@ wise vi@@ ci@@ ous and mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous .
In this time of spiritual pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity and the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c inc@@ re@@ ase in the Kingdom - preaching activ@@ ity , we are than@@ k@@ ful that Jehovah is pri@@ mar@@ ily respon@@ sible for the ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment of overse@@ ers and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants .
So@@ on ther@@ e@@ after , the mirac@@ ul@@ ous cro@@ s@@ sing of the R@@ ed Se@@ a and the des@@ tru@@ ction of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s ar@@ my gave fur@@ ther pro@@ of of divine strength .
H@@ EL@@ P@@ IN@@ G O@@ U@@ T I@@ N F@@ R@@ AN@@ C@@ E
Some te@@ x@@ ts offer av@@ en@@ u@@ es for consider@@ able study and medit@@ ation , with resul@@ ting in@@ sight .
Fa@@ ith and self - control help us to remain close to Jehovah and clean before him .
H@@ er ni@@ e@@ ce op@@ ened the do@@ or .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in months , a new Rom@@ an ar@@ my is on the move .
Tru@@ th Will Be E@@ st@@ ab@@ li@@ shed F@@ o@@ re@@ ver
We can believe these Bible promises because they are inspired by God himself .
Read Luke 16 : 10 - 13 .
They think that they are s@@ mar@@ t when they under@@ mine respect for their teach@@ ers by eng@@ ag@@ ing in activities that viol@@ ate school rul@@ es .
; H@@ an@@ au , K .
Read Proverbs 22 : 4 .
They had men who were not ch@@ urch members h@@ and@@ ling the bu@@ sin@@ ess af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of the ch@@ urch and le@@ ading the sing@@ ing at the ser@@ vi@@ ces .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ where you look , it is dar@@ k .
In the way of qualities , a@@ bil@@ ities , and privile@@ ges , what do any of us have that we “ did not receive ” from Jehovah ?
W@@ as not Jehovah giving Davi@@ d’s mor@@ tal enem@@ y into his hand ?
How do you feel about the elders in your are@@ a who are you@@ ng@@ er than you or who are from a different r@@ ace or cul@@ ture ?
“ Re@@ ma@@ in in my word . ”
He was helped when the ang@@ el G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el appe@@ ared to him .
If , now , what I do not wish is what I do , the one working it out is no longer I , but the sin d@@ wel@@ ling in me . ”
Why did Moses v@@ ei@@ l his face at times ?
These co@@ pi@@ es would be used until a re@@ vision could be pre@@ pared .
When he speak@@ s the li@@ e , he speak@@ s according to his own dis@@ position , because he is a li@@ ar and the father of the li@@ e . ” ​ — John 8 : 4@@ 4 .
He is not an ob@@ ject of knowledge , for he is a@@ bo@@ ve knowledge . ”
What a joy it is to serve God along with a worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od that displa@@ ys such love !
“ The w@@ il@@ der@@ ness and the w@@ at@@ er@@ less re@@ gi@@ on will ex@@ ul@@ t , and the deser@@ t pla@@ in will be jo@@ y@@ ful and b@@ lo@@ s@@ som as the sa@@ ff@@ r@@ on . ” ​ — Isaiah 35 : 1 .
O@@ ut@@ standing among his qualities was his appreciation of spiritual things .
We do not know them all by name , nor do we know what problems con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted them , but i@@ magine some pos@@ si@@ bil@@ ities .
He gave them the Law and the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od to educ@@ ate them in his way .
The stud@@ ent made ra@@ pi@@ d prog@@ ress , qu@@ ali@@ fied to become an un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ er , and expres@@ sed her desire to be baptized at the next ass@@ em@@ bly .
But he l@@ an@@ ded in what is now the st@@ ate of F@@ l@@ ori@@ da , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
They had to care for family responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
P@@ ris@@ c@@ a and A@@ qu@@ ila were “ keep@@ ing an e@@ ye ” on the inter@@ ests of others .
E@@ ber
Un@@ der it , many Christians have buil@@ t a wonderful rec@@ ord of faith and trust in God .
Je@@ h@@ u Ch@@ am@@ pi@@ ons P@@ ure Wor@@ ship
; F@@ er@@ re@@ ir@@ a , A .
What are our feelings toward str@@ ang@@ ers , or fore@@ ign@@ ers ?
When H@@ ar@@ old was rel@@ eas@@ ed in 19@@ 6@@ 3 , E@@ d@@ w@@ in wrote to him .
The 5@@ ,@@ 5@@ 6@@ 2 who listen@@ ed to the gra@@ du@@ ation pro@@ gra@@ m of the 10@@ 8@@ th class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad heard speak@@ ers provide practic@@ al counsel that would help the gra@@ du@@ ates rend@@ er sac@@ red service accep@@ table to Jehovah God .
; Bo@@ is@@ s@@ on@@ nea@@ ul@@ t , R .
It is inspired by God , and everything in it can prove bene@@ fi@@ cial to us .
By re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly as@@ king , we reve@@ al that we really need what we are as@@ king for and that we truly believe that God can gr@@ ant it ​ — if that is his will . ​ — Mark 11 : 24 ; 1 John 5 : 14 .
But Solomon does not per@@ mit her to go .
Jesus ’ close compan@@ i@@ ons were those who did Jehovah’s will
“ B@@ R@@ IN@@ G Y@@ O@@ U@@ R N@@ E@@ C@@ K@@ S U@@ N@@ D@@ E@@ R TH@@ E Y@@ O@@ K@@ E O@@ F TH@@ E K@@ IN@@ G O@@ F B@@ A@@ B@@ Y@@ L@@ O@@ N ”
They even la@@ ugh@@ ed off their cri@@ me when being tri@@ ed in cour@@ t .
S@@ ad@@ ly , most of the k@@ ings in the Davi@@ di@@ c l@@ ine fa@@ iled to me@@ asure up to Jehovah’s requi@@ re@@ ments , and the people f@@ ell into i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry and im@@ mor@@ ality .
However , a young woman found the wal@@ let and im@@ medi@@ ately s@@ ought its righ@@ t@@ ful ow@@ ner .
From the book A H@@ ist@@ ory of Eng@@ land
The Kingdom message me@@ t with bit@@ ter op@@ position from worshi@@ p@@ ers of Ar@@ t@@ em@@ is .
God told the Israelites : “ You must keep the whole comman@@ d@@ ment that I am comman@@ ding you today , in order that you may gro@@ w strong and may in@@ deed en@@ ter in and take pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the land . ”
God’s people use valu@@ able res@@ our@@ ces from the nations to ad@@ v@@ ance pu@@ re worship
( a ) What principles did the members of the New World Bible Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e follow in their work ?
At that , P@@ il@@ ate ca@@ ved in .
It takes 40 to 50 years for a t@@ ree to re@@ ach full gro@@ w@@ th — nor@@ m@@ ally a he@@ i@@ ght of from si@@ x to ten fe@@ et [ 2 - 3 m ] .
A@@ n app@@ el@@ l@@ ant would nor@@ m@@ ally be held until his pro@@ secu@@ t@@ ors appe@@ ared to pres@@ s char@@ ges , but perhaps the Jews of Jerusalem , recogn@@ iz@@ ing the we@@ ak@@ ness of their case , never arri@@ ved at all .
To first - century Christians , the apostle Paul wrote : “ With refer@@ ence to bro@@ ther@@ ly love , you do not need us to be writ@@ ing you , for you y@@ ourselves are taught by God to love one another ; and , in fact , you are doing it to all the brothers . ”
Jehovah shows love for his true worshi@@ p@@ ers in a preci@@ ous , lasting way .
How wrong she was !
F@@ or@@ get@@ ful@@ ness B@@ re@@ e@@ ds I@@ ng@@ r@@ ati@@ tu@@ de
In a city ho@@ sting a large and ancient Jewish commun@@ ity and with no great ho@@ st@@ ility between Jews and G@@ ent@@ il@@ es , n@@ on - Jews were recei@@ ving a witness and were respon@@ ding fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly to the good news .
How may we maintain our determin@@ ation to remain mor@@ ally cha@@ st@@ e ?
By faith , righteous E@@ no@@ ch succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in wal@@ king with Jehovah in an ung@@ o@@ dly world , and so can we .
Let us , therefore , put for@@ th ear@@ n@@ est effort to wi@@ eld “ the s@@ word of the spirit ” s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully in our God - given work of Kingdom pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation .
We might men@@ tion that congregation meetings are part of our worship and show that they benefit us person@@ ally .
The consider@@ ation will for@@ ti@@ fy our faith in him and in his Word , the Bible .
U@@ p@@ on lear@@ ning Bible truth , however , we chang@@ ed and became more pleas@@ ant and ag@@ re@@ e@@ able .
Why , Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k would hear things that would move him to take up his mu@@ si@@ cal in@@ str@@ um@@ ent and sing to Jehovah in pray@@ er@@ ful di@@ r@@ ges .
To the congregation in Eph@@ esus , Paul wrote : “ I ask you not to give up on account of these tri@@ bul@@ ations of mine in your be@@ half , for these mean glory for you . ”
It is vital that we res@@ ist Satan and his dem@@ ons .
The day was sac@@ red .
By all means , then , let us be determined to continue wal@@ king by faith , fully confid@@ ent in Jehovah’s blessing .
T@@ ry to recogn@@ ize this and a@@ da@@ pt to his mo@@ od s@@ w@@ ings .
O@@ u@@ t of his temple he pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to hear my vo@@ ice , and my own c@@ ry before him for help now came into his ear@@ s . ” ​ — P@@ s .
Be@@ fore we can beg@@ in to ad@@ d@@ ress our imper@@ fe@@ ctions , we have to know what they are .
How can Jesus ’ example help hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves to bri@@ d@@ le their t@@ ong@@ ue ?
• Why did Ju@@ dge Sam@@ son tell his parents that he wanted a daugh@@ ter of the Phil@@ ist@@ ines as a wife ?
If it la@@ y on S@@ is@@ er@@ a@@ ’s es@@ cap@@ e r@@ ou@@ te , did its c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens have a ch@@ ance to de@@ tain him but fai@@ l to se@@ ize the opportunity ?
Of course , no@@ ne of the events just mentioned es@@ cap@@ ed Satan’s no@@ tice .
How did D@@ or@@ c@@ as f@@ ill the needs of fellow Christians ?
In what way did God take E@@ no@@ ch ?
He rema@@ ined in C@@ y@@ pr@@ us until his death .
God con@@ fin@@ es the se@@ a as if by ba@@ r@@ s and b@@ ol@@ ted do@@ ors , and ti@@ des are regul@@ ated by lun@@ ar and sol@@ ar at@@ tr@@ actions .
After cor@@ respon@@ ding with the brothers at the branch , I was put in t@@ ou@@ ch with S@@ and@@ r@@ a , a pioneer in L@@ om@@ é , the cap@@ it@@ al city .
Why is it vital that we pre@@ pare ourselves for the day of Jehovah ?
In P@@ an@@ am@@ a@@ ’s 3@@ 0@@ 9 congregations , there are over 18@@ 0 special pione@@ ers .
D@@ well on What Jehovah H@@ as D@@ one for You
E@@ ven@@ tually , however , the tru@@ ths I learned from the Bible began to sin@@ k deep@@ er into my heart .
H@@ er husband is an a@@ the@@ ist , so she asked to have the Bible study held in a par@@ k .
with the co@@ ver t@@ it@@ le “ H@@ el@@ p for B@@ at@@ tered W@@ om@@ en ” and explained that it con@@ ta@@ ined much Bible - based information on the sub@@ ject .
Luke 18 : 25 re@@ mo@@ ves any un@@ certain@@ ty about Jesus ’ words , for it qu@@ o@@ tes him as saying : “ It is e@@ asi@@ er , in fact , for a cam@@ el to get through the e@@ ye of a se@@ wing nee@@ d@@ le than for a rich man to get into the kingdom of God . ”
One way would be if a Christian cho@@ se a marriage mate who did not share his or her beli@@ ef@@ s .
Hence I said to you : ‘ You , for your part , will take pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of their gr@@ ound , and I , for my part , shall give it to you to take pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of it , a land f@@ low@@ ing with mil@@ k and h@@ one@@ y . ’ ”
We were con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that it was a mis@@ take , so we told no one in the congregation .
( b ) How can we imitate A@@ sa ?
Un@@ der what circumstances did David displa@@ y fear of God ?
After all , our reason@@ ing fac@@ ul@@ ties , our spiritual cap@@ ac@@ ity , and our physical strength ​ — all our at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes and a@@ bil@@ ities — ​ come from Jehovah .
The fac@@ ts show that in ad@@ dition to making re@@ pro@@ du@@ ction possible , God cre@@ ated the se@@ x@@ u@@ al or@@ g@@ ans in a way that al@@ lo@@ ws a married cou@@ ple to expres@@ s their love and affe@@ ction for each other in a mutu@@ ally ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble way .
He se@@ ts the example for us by living up to his promises , and he will help us live up to our@@ s .
We know that nothing our enem@@ ies do can cause us lasting har@@ m .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out really listen@@ ing , a hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der may ab@@ ru@@ p@@ tly st@@ ate , “ I am not inter@@ ested . ”
Although they had tre@@ ated him ba@@ dly , he did not p@@ un@@ ish them .
We look for@@ ward to that time with all our heart .
The Bible is a book of true teachings from God .
“ And the people were streng@@ th@@ ened by [ his ] words . ” ​ — Read 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 32 : 6 - 8 .
“ My first st@@ ep is to go through a c@@ he@@ ck@@ l@@ ist of questions : A@@ m I ang@@ ry with this brother because our person@@ alities cl@@ as@@ h ?
He still comes to the de@@ f@@ en@@ se of those who , like De@@ bor@@ ah , Bar@@ ak , and the b@@ ra@@ ve sol@@ di@@ ers of ancient Israel , put their faith and trust in H@@ im .
“ I started lear@@ ning the l@@ ing@@ o and going to ga@@ y c@@ lu@@ bs , where d@@ ru@@ g@@ s and al@@ co@@ ho@@ l were fre@@ ely a@@ vail@@ able .
If we want our worship to be accep@@ table to God , we must be s@@ wi@@ ft about cor@@ rec@@ ting any inf@@ rac@@ tions of God’s la@@ ws .
Those men sto@@ od con@@ dem@@ ned , and Jesus told them so in words both direc@@ t and un@@ mis@@ ta@@ ka@@ ble .
While there may be times when we righ@@ tly feel ang@@ ry , we must be on gu@@ ard against allow@@ ing our anger to get out of control .
; Gal@@ an@@ o , M .
; G@@ u@@ g@@ li@@ ar@@ a , D .
How would you descri@@ be the first repor@@ ted resurrection by an apostle ?
We dis@@ cre@@ et@@ ly place fun@@ ds in the contribu@@ tion bo@@ x@@ es at the Kingdom H@@ all , or we may make don@@ ations on@@ l@@ ine through j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
At a meeting that was conven@@ ed , some ap@@ par@@ ently ar@@ gu@@ ed in fav@@ or of circum@@ c@@ ision , while others pres@@ ented the op@@ pos@@ ing view .
Such de@@ ta@@ iled Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts about the resurrection of children show g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing parents today what they can look for@@ ward to .
They proved to be among the wor@@ st enem@@ ies of religious fre@@ e@@ dom and truth .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing heal@@ thy r@@ out@@ ines is said to be an effe@@ ctive to@@ ol for man@@ ag@@ ing g@@ ri@@ ef .
The apostles fir@@ m@@ ly believ@@ ed in the resurrection of the dead .
Ch@@ il@@ dren nor@@ m@@ ally love their parents and want to ple@@ ase them .
How do we ac@@ qui@@ re wisdom , and with what benefit ?
It r@@ un@@ s through rich f@@ ar@@ m@@ land with dist@@ inc@@ tive red so@@ il .
Jehovah gave both of us the strength to continue .
With full confidence in God’s feelings , you can “ thro@@ w all your anxi@@ ety upon him , because he ca@@ res for you . ”
He ad@@ ded : “ As the body without spirit is dead , so also faith without works is dead . ”
But some were in E@@ b@@ la@@ ite , a very ancient S@@ em@@ iti@@ c language that could be deci@@ ph@@ ered , than@@ ks to these do@@ cum@@ ents .
Then our brothers and sisters may stay away from us .
Un@@ truth also s@@ pre@@ ad .
I reas@@ oned that what I did with my life should refle@@ ct my beli@@ ef@@ s .
Un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly , he was famili@@ ar with the Bible pro@@ ver@@ b that com@@ pa@@ res though@@ t@@ less words to “ the st@@ ab@@ s of a s@@ word . ”
And such appreciation will draw us clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah .
After giving them the information , the woman , who happened to be one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , offered them an invit@@ ation to the meetings of the Witnesses .
Consider what the Bible promises .
The at@@ temp@@ t to as@@ simil@@ ate the Af@@ ri@@ c@@ ans into Rom@@ an cul@@ ture was so effe@@ ctive that fun@@ er@@ ary st@@ el@@ es were often ad@@ or@@ ned with tri@@ a@@ ds of both the local and the Rom@@ an de@@ ities .
It says : “ The p@@ ath of the righteous ones is like the b@@ right light that is get@@ ting ligh@@ ter and ligh@@ ter until the day is fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed . ”
To read more about how people re@@ ac@@ ted to our public@@ ations , see The Watchtower , De@@ c@@ ember 15 , 20@@ 00 , page 32 ; Au@@ gu@@ st 1 , 198@@ 8 , page 22 ; and A@@ wa@@ ke !
C@@ learly , Jehovah wants people of “ every nation and tri@@ be and language ” to have the opportunity to benefit from his Word .
F@@ R@@ E@@ Q@@ U@@ EN@@ T@@ L@@ Y A@@ S@@ K@@ E@@ D Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S A@@ B@@ O@@ U@@ T J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S W@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ S ​ — Why Are You C@@ al@@ led Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
What , then , can help us to wi@@ den out in love and remain un@@ ited des@@ pite the chall@@ enge ?
How does E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 3 : 1 , 17 help us to be reason@@ able ?
‘ A@@ m I in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent , at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive , com@@ pet@@ ent , in good physical shap@@ e , author@@ it@@ ative , lo@@ va@@ ble ?
The valu@@ able things with which we honor Jehovah are our time , our tal@@ ents , our strength , and our material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
The Greek word transl@@ ated “ sub@@ or@@ din@@ ates ” can ref@@ er to a slave who ro@@ wed in the low@@ er ban@@ k of o@@ ars on a large ship .
That over@@ all appro@@ ach , of course , is not new .
He saw individuals having spiritual needs . They were like sheep st@@ ra@@ ying hel@@ pl@@ ess@@ ly , having no shepher@@ d to gu@@ i@@ de them to gre@@ en pas@@ tures or to prote@@ ct them .
Jehovah’s Witnesses in 2@@ 35 lands are pleas@@ ed to rend@@ er personal ass@@ ist@@ ance and to provide Bible - based public@@ ations so that you can inc@@ re@@ ase your knowledge fur@@ ther .
As Jehovah’s Witnesses , we are known worl@@ d@@ wide for our preaching work .
M@@ er@@ ely see@@ king Jehovah is not en@@ ough .
The Bible remin@@ ds us : “ W@@ i@@ th@@ out faith it is imp@@ os@@ sible to ple@@ ase him well , for he that appro@@ ach@@ es God must believe that he is and that he be@@ comes the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ”
L@@ it@@ tle did I know that those three questions from a young gi@@ r@@ l would change my life forever .
She had lived for a long time in an in@@ s@@ titu@@ te ru@@ n by n@@ un@@ s .
S@@ m@@ all Bo@@ dies , Bi@@ g H@@ ear@@ ts
However , it is inclu@@ ded in older S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts and in a few other early refer@@ ences .
To many , the ide@@ a that such a person would be p@@ uni@@ shed in hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re just because she was not a baptized Christian seem@@ ed un@@ fa@@ ir , even off@@ en@@ sive .
However , he con@@ qu@@ ered his en@@ v@@ y by going to “ the gr@@ and san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary of God . ”
2 : 2 ​ — In what way did Jehovah “ cur@@ se [ the ] blessings ” of the wa@@ y@@ ward pri@@ ests ?
If you have been associ@@ ated with the Christian congregation for some time , you likely have no@@ ted that some to@@ pi@@ c@@ s are discus@@ sed time and again .
If we love it as much as the mer@@ ch@@ ant loved that pe@@ ar@@ l , we will be willing to give up everything in order to become and to remain one of the sub@@ je@@ cts of the Kingdom .
By means of his sacrifice , Jesus had op@@ ened the way for those exerc@@ ising faith in him to come to know God in a most ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary way ​ — they could become sons of God !
The three Hebrews car@@ ri@@ ed their own lo@@ ad of responsi@@ bility .
Since Jesus reli@@ ed on the Scriptures to res@@ ist the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s temp@@ t@@ ations , how much more so should we !
An@@ y change in Dani@@ el@@ ’s r@@ out@@ ine with reg@@ ard to prayer might have seem@@ ed to others to be a com@@ promise and could have indic@@ ated a fa@@ il@@ ure in his rend@@ ering exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion to Jehovah .
Our heavenly Father is the God of peace , and we are given the as@@ sur@@ ance : “ Jehovah himself will bl@@ ess his people with peace . ”
Rather than com@@ pla@@ in about re@@ ap@@ ing the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of wr@@ ong@@ doing , “ let us sear@@ ch out our ways and ex@@ pl@@ ore them , and do let us return clear to Jehovah . ”
Re@@ fer@@ ring to the actions of the nations and their rul@@ ers , the psalmist beg@@ ins his com@@ position by sing@@ ing : “ Why have the nations been in tu@@ mul@@ t and the n@@ ational grou@@ ps themselves kept mut@@ ter@@ ing an emp@@ ty thing ?
His listen@@ ers in the nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom of Israel may have been sur@@ pris@@ ed to hear A@@ mo@@ s pro@@ cla@@ im judgment against the kingdom of Juda@@ h .
Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a and New Z@@ e@@ al@@ and . ”
Jesus said : “ Jehovah’s spirit is upon me , because he anointed me to dec@@ l@@ are good news to the po@@ or , he sent me for@@ th to preach a rel@@ e@@ ase to the cap@@ ti@@ ves and a reco@@ very of sight to the bl@@ ind . ” ​ — Luke 4 : 18 ; Matthew 12 : 28 .
T@@ e@@ aching your children good study ha@@ bi@@ ts gives them the means to secu@@ re their spiritual well - being and buil@@ d a good relationship with God .
For example , ap@@ par@@ ently over@@ re@@ ac@@ ting to the or@@ tho@@ do@@ x cl@@ er@@ gy@@ ’s view of Satan , St@@ or@@ r@@ s re@@ je@@ cted the ide@@ a of the Devil as an ac@@ tu@@ al person .
The wi@@ do@@ w@@ ’s faith was about to under@@ go another t@@ est .
Let us consider three examples of the@@ ft that are com@@ mon@@ ly exc@@ used .
“ Not the way man se@@ es is the way God se@@ es . ” ​ — 1 S@@ A@@ MU@@ E@@ L 16 : 7 .
Those tri@@ als ref@@ ined and streng@@ th@@ ened the faith of the brothers .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing that Jehovah and Jesus tell us to do is for our own good .
“ I am not going to leave you ”
Why , P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es refu@@ sed even to e@@ at with those whom they consider@@ ed to be sin@@ n@@ ers !
To@@ yo@@ ta C@@ en@@ ter , 7@@ 1@@ 00 W .
So when a Witness called at the bak@@ er@@ y , o@@ ffering free home Bible stu@@ dies , N@@ or@@ ber@@ to accepted , even though he could not read and was already over 70 years old .
Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal f@@ indi@@ ng@@ s su@@ gg@@ est that in ancient times , ter@@ ap@@ him i@@ ma@@ ges were kept not only for religious use but also for leg@@ al pur@@ pos@@ es .
But un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers , like Z@@ im@@ r@@ i of old , end@@ anger the moral and spiritual wel@@ f@@ are of others .
They believe , however , that it is better to worship him in their own way than to do so in associ@@ ation with a ch@@ urch or other organization .
He also pas@@ sed on mes@@ sa@@ ges from me to E@@ r@@ ika .
A serv@@ ant of God re@@ ser@@ ves the first place in his life for Kingdom inter@@ ests .
He set su@@ n , earth , and mo@@ on in place , all in prop@@ er rel@@ ation one to another , so that our earth is provided with war@@ m@@ th and light , night and day , the se@@ as@@ ons and the ti@@ des .
“ V@@ i@@ ol@@ ent wit@@ nesses ris@@ e up , ” said the psalmist David .
Jesus was bu@@ ri@@ ed in a new t@@ om@@ b , one that had never been used .
Since Jesus ’ resurrection , Jehovah has per@@ form@@ ed many other great and wonderful works .
The cou@@ ple must now s@@ tic@@ k to each other .
6 , 7 . ( a ) What shows that Jehovah is ke@@ en@@ ly inter@@ ested in having all his worshi@@ p@@ ers ad@@ v@@ ance to spiritual matu@@ r@@ ity ?
When asked why they work so hard , they answer in un@@ is@@ on , “ For the s@@ ake of our children ! ”
B@@ ob@@ by and I have always lived near each other , and we have enjo@@ yed a very close relationship .
The woman was cont@@ ac@@ ted by Jehovah’s Witnesses , accepted a Bible study bro@@ ch@@ ure ent@@ it@@ led What Does God Re@@ qui@@ re of U@@ s ? , * and began to study the Bible .
Is the bat@@ tle wor@@ th the pri@@ ce ?
Since I was ra@@ ised a J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese Sh@@ in@@ to@@ ist , Jesus Christ seem@@ ed very re@@ mo@@ te to me .
When we com@@ men@@ ced pione@@ ering on May 1 , 194@@ 3 , it was still il@@ leg@@ al to witness about Jehovah and to offer the So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s liter@@ ature in the field service .
In fact , He has already ca@@ used Satan to su@@ ff@@ er a hum@@ ili@@ ating de@@ fe@@ at at the hands of the ar@@ chang@@ el M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el ​ — God’s new@@ ly en@@ thr@@ oned King , Christ Jesus .
If so , you likely felt h@@ ur@@ t ​ — and under@@ stan@@ da@@ bly so .
What does it indic@@ ate about her ?
And you will see what you can do to fi@@ ght for and gain Jehovah’s blessing .
Still , it will do each Christian good to refle@@ ct on why that is a v@@ al@@ id con@@ vi@@ ction .
The ph@@ al@@ an@@ x gave the A@@ th@@ en@@ ians a fam@@ ous vi@@ ct@@ ory over the va@@ st@@ ly su@@ peri@@ or for@@ ces of the Per@@ si@@ ans .
There S@@ il@@ as and Ju@@ d@@ as “ encoura@@ ged the brothers with many a dis@@ course and streng@@ th@@ ened them . ” ​ — Acts 15 : 32 .
It might well have been because of Paul’s po@@ or ey@@ es@@ i@@ ght that he did not recogn@@ ize the high pri@@ est .
H@@ on@@ or Jehovah by Dis@@ pla@@ ying Di@@ gn@@ ity , 8 / 15
When Moses was about to lead the nation of Israel out of Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an cap@@ tiv@@ ity , Jehovah id@@ enti@@ fied himself using the expres@@ sion : “ I shall prove to be what I shall prove to be . ”
We have to remember that God kno@@ ws all our thoughts and actions .
There , we jo@@ ined the group of mission@@ aries who had been ev@@ ac@@ u@@ ated from K@@ o@@ re@@ a because of the war .
They really are my ex@@ tend@@ ed family . ”
James wrote : “ In the same man@@ ner was not also R@@ a@@ ha@@ b the har@@ lo@@ t declar@@ ed righteous by works , after she had received the m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ab@@ ly and sent them out by another way ? ” ​ — James 2 : 25 .
Jesus had God’s con@@ st@@ ant support because he always did what was pleas@@ ing to his heavenly Father .
I rec@@ all a time in el@@ em@@ ent@@ ary school when the teach@@ er asked the class what we wanted to do when we gre@@ w up .
How sa@@ d it would be if some of those attitu@@ des were to ru@@ b off on us !
This fact be@@ comes even cle@@ are@@ r when we consider a real example of what can ha@@ p@@ pen when faith be@@ comes in@@ ac@@ tive .
F@@ in@@ ally , the cu@@ p@@ be@@ are@@ r re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed Joseph !
S@@ ar@@ ah was a true wife to Abraham , a gen@@ u@@ ine comple@@ ment .
A matu@@ re young person will be fir@@ m in his beli@@ ef@@ s , even in difficult situ@@ ations .
When Bro@@ ther Na@@ than K@@ nor@@ r , who at that time took the lead in the worl@@ d@@ wide work , is@@ su@@ ed a mo@@ ving call for 10@@ ,000 pione@@ ers , I made my decision right then and there to be one of them !
G@@ ran@@ ted , age and in@@ fir@@ m@@ ities af@@ fect us now , but pres@@ sing on in Jehovah’s way is still our strength and joy .
Is that not a blessing to rejo@@ ice over ?
Jesus Christ was so sure of this hope that he descri@@ bed the dead as already ali@@ ve in Jehovah’s eyes . ​ — Luke 20 : 37 , 38 .
S@@ to@@ ck@@ b@@ y@@ te / ​ G@@ et@@ ty I@@ ma@@ ges
If h@@ and@@ led s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully , money too can be u@@ se@@ ful .
( a ) How does Satan seek to destro@@ y our faith today ?
Saul des@@ c@@ ended into mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous je@@ al@@ ous@@ y and apost@@ as@@ y .
2 : 4 . What ad@@ di@@ tional opportun@@ ities do we have to medit@@ ate on spiritual things ?
So do many today .
R@@ ep@@ ent@@ ance from the heart pro@@ duc@@ ed fru@@ it@@ age in de@@ e@@ ds , and M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h was for@@ given . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
The p@@ en@@ sion that I received was me@@ ag@@ er , and living on it was not eas@@ y .
Our fellow believers u@@ su@@ ally enjoy expres@@ sing their thoughts on the Bible
I stru@@ gg@@ led to sto@@ p , but years later I was still ad@@ di@@ cted . ”
F@@ o@@ c@@ us on the So@@ lu@@ tion
Wh@@ ich is more reason@@ able ​ — to believe that “ this life is all we have , so we had better make the most of it , ” as K@@ en@@ ne@@ dy su@@ gg@@ ests , or to believe in God and his promise of a resurrection ?
Christians Ne@@ ed One A@@ no@@ ther
B@@ ri@@ an : So this one verse in the Bible , though written al@@ most 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses the needs of both par@@ ties in a marriage and provi@@ des help@@ ful ad@@ vice that , if app@@ lied , really works .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T | W@@ I@@ L@@ L Y@@ O@@ U A@@ C@@ C@@ E@@ P@@ T G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S G@@ R@@ E@@ AT@@ E@@ S@@ T G@@ I@@ F@@ T ?
Consider just a few of the blessings that a@@ wa@@ it them under God’s Kingdom .
Because since 19@@ 19 , the Israel of God has obedi@@ ently and cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly shed for@@ th Jehovah’s light .
He says : “ With the help of Jehovah and many prayers in which we asked for his help to make chang@@ es , we were able to make the move . ”
When we see the wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness of mankind today , we too know that Jehovah will act as he did in ancient times .
[ Then ] wh@@ atever men you appro@@ ve of by let@@ ters , these I shall s@@ end to car@@ ry your kind gift to Jerusalem . ”
B@@ ap@@ tism in a m@@ oun@@ tain st@@ re@@ am
It is an ei@@ ght - we@@ ek course for congregation elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants who are sing@@ le and are in a position to be assign@@ ed to serve where there is a great need .
Q@@ u@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations for minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants are out@@ l@@ ined at 1 Timothy 3 : 8 - 10 , 12 , 13 .
In respon@@ se to my hear@@ t@@ felt supp@@ lic@@ ations , Jehovah has given me the strength to continue in the faith all these years .
And why is now the time to be loyal to “ the King ” and to those he c@@ alls “ my brothers ” ?
Some are inf@@ er@@ t@@ ile and yet do not a@@ do@@ pt children .
* This great crow@@ d of Christ’s disciples would be found in many nations , and as Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah no@@ ted , they would be speaking num@@ er@@ ous langu@@ ages .
Can you imitate the s@@ pl@@ en@@ did example of ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality set by Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah ?
• Why will working together in un@@ ity strengthen a marriage ?
G@@ u@@ ard A@@ ga@@ inst I@@ mp@@ ati@@ ence
It is also in@@ es@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble , for when it is time to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment , the words of A@@ mo@@ s chap@@ ter 9 , verse 1 , will apply : “ No one fle@@ e@@ ing of them will make good his f@@ light , and no one es@@ cap@@ ing of them will make his get@@ away . ”
Con@@ tr@@ ary to what the Devil claim@@ s , Jehovah does not hold back anything good from his faithful worshipp@@ ers .
N@@ one of these other desi@@ ra@@ ble qualities are who@@ l@@ ly in@@ born .
At the conclu@@ sion of her pres@@ ent@@ ation , Mal@@ w@@ ina stated : “ There is another reason why we call at your home .
“ How can I use this information to help others ? ”
4 , 5 . ( a ) What wrong tend@@ enc@@ y do we need to avoid ?
A@@ n inspired s@@ ong of King David , recorded in Psalm 27 , gives us the ans@@ wers .
( Lo@@ ok under / ​ A@@ B@@ O@@ U@@ T U@@ S / ​ F@@ R@@ E@@ Q@@ U@@ EN@@ T@@ L@@ Y A@@ S@@ K@@ E@@ D Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S )
Of course , we cannot be sure how we would have re@@ ac@@ ted if we had lived back then .
We will be less inc@@ l@@ ined to give up if we keep a vision of our ul@@ tim@@ ate des@@ t@@ in@@ ation fir@@ m@@ ly fi@@ x@@ ed in our mind .
Consider the following experience .
P@@ ra@@ y to Jehovah regul@@ arly about your we@@ ak@@ nesses
F@@ el@@ low worshipp@@ ers are deser@@ ving of appro@@ pri@@ ate comm@@ end@@ ation .
Isaiah did not say whether your house will have large pan@@ eless w@@ in@@ do@@ ws with bl@@ in@@ ds , so that you can enjoy tro@@ pi@@ cal bre@@ e@@ z@@ es , or clo@@ sed gl@@ ass w@@ in@@ do@@ ws through which you can ob@@ serve chang@@ ing se@@ as@@ ons .
Li@@ fe ​ — How Di@@ d It G@@ et H@@ ere ?
No , they will be like perfect Adam and E@@ ve , who will@@ ingly cho@@ se to re@@ be@@ l against Jehovah’s righteous rule . ​ — Revelation 20 : 7 - 10 ; Na@@ hu@@ m 1 : 9 .
Now , though , things were different .
The woman was t@@ or@@ men@@ ted by the un@@ certain@@ ty of the con@@ dition of the dead .
Now I know the truth . ”
Does the Bible really teach that God’s Kingdom re@@ si@@ des in human hearts ?
As pre@@ di@@ cted by Jesus and the apostles , before the end of the first century C.E . , apost@@ ate el@@ ements gra@@ du@@ ally f@@ ell away from true Christi@@ an@@ ity .
At the ro@@ o@@ t of Paul’s in@@ ten@@ se h@@ at@@ red of Christi@@ an@@ ity might well have been the con@@ vi@@ ction that the new faith would cor@@ ru@@ pt Juda@@ ism by mi@@ x@@ ing it with fore@@ ign , un@@ desi@@ ra@@ ble ide@@ as .
He felt that having a quic@@ k look at an apost@@ ate We@@ b s@@ ite would not be d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous .
But I am now 8@@ 0 years old , and ne@@ i@@ ther my ey@@ es@@ i@@ ght nor my health is what it used to be .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , the Eph@@ es@@ i@@ an elders had am@@ ple reason to accept Paul’s com@@ ment : “ I do not make my soul of any account as de@@ ar to me , if only I may fin@@ ish my course and the ministry that I received of the Lord Jesus , to be@@ ar thor@@ ough witness to the good news of the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness of God . ”
“ T@@ ell U@@ s , When Will These Th@@ ings Be ? ”
Satan is in@@ t@@ ent on de@@ v@@ our@@ ing Jehovah’s people .
At home , I gave E@@ s@@ ther Bible educ@@ ation , and because she could not atten@@ d school , I taught her reading and writ@@ ing and other s@@ k@@ ill@@ s .
And the apost@@ o@@ lic dec@@ ree did tell Christians to ‘ keep themselves from things str@@ ang@@ led , ’ me@@ at with blood left in it .
* For instance , it is wi@@ d@@ ely ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing inc@@ ites gre@@ ed .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 38 , 5@@ 6
However , much of to@@ da@@ y’s mu@@ si@@ c prom@@ o@@ tes a spirit of re@@ bel@@ li@@ on , im@@ mor@@ ality , and viol@@ ence .
P@@ u@@ bli@@ shed in the Mar@@ ch 1 , 198@@ 8 , is@@ sue of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , pages 10 - 17 .
However , Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do was the s@@ ite of some of the fi@@ er@@ c@@ est and most dec@@ isi@@ ve bat@@ t@@ les in M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast@@ er@@ n hist@@ ory .
A P@@ O@@ E@@ T wrote : “ Of all sa@@ d words of t@@ ong@@ ue or pen , the sa@@ d@@ des@@ t are these : ‘ It might have been ! ’ ” The po@@ et was J .
16 - 18 . ( a ) Are all anointed ones involved with pres@@ en@@ ting new spiritual tru@@ ths ?
We began by sing@@ ing a s@@ ong or two or three .
In a similar way , a Christian husband exerc@@ ises his he@@ ad@@ ship , not for sel@@ f@@ ish advan@@ ta@@ ge , but to care for the inter@@ ests of his wife and children ​ — y@@ es , the enti@@ re family .
W@@ ell , when the ten other apostles hear what James and John have done , they are ang@@ ry .
As high pri@@ est , Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has could have helped fellow Jews to accept the Messi@@ ah , but lu@@ st for power ca@@ used him to con@@ dem@@ n Jesus .
Tru@@ e , he also promised a heavenly par@@ adise , but that was for a sel@@ e@@ ct few .
They are not suffering or in any kind of pain , for “ the dead know nothing at all . ”
Timothy was also willing .
W@@ he@@ ther we are now being persecu@@ ted or not , we should be concer@@ ned about fellow Christians .
Jesus said : “ O@@ u@@ t of the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of the heart the m@@ ou@@ th speak@@ s . ”
U@@ se the time for spiritual activities
Jehovah’s Witnesses will g@@ la@@ dly help you to do so .
You have bro@@ ken my heart . ”
That is how Jehovah se@@ es you young ones who are faith@@ fully pra@@ ising him in these cr@@ itical times .
Bo@@ th m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale bir@@ ds share in inc@@ u@@ bat@@ ing the e@@ gg@@ s and fe@@ e@@ ding the c@@ hi@@ c@@ ks .
Still , Jesus was not s@@ wa@@ yed .
Moses told the Israelites : “ Jehovah your God you should fear , and him you should serve . ”
In fact , the fam@@ ous n@@ ational dis@@ h is ce@@ ebu j@@ ë@@ n , a ta@@ st@@ y me@@ al of ri@@ ce , f@@ ish , and ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les .
Indeed , “ ro@@ l@@ l upon Jehovah your way , and r@@ ely upon him . ”
TH@@ E EN@@ D I@@ S N@@ O@@ T T@@ R@@ I@@ G@@ G@@ E@@ R@@ E@@ D B@@ Y H@@ U@@ M@@ AN@@ S O@@ R B@@ Y D@@ E@@ B@@ R@@ I@@ S H@@ U@@ R@@ T@@ L@@ IN@@ G TH@@ R@@ O@@ U@@ G@@ H S@@ P@@ A@@ C@@ E .
How their number had gro@@ wn !
As you read these Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts , no@@ te the joy and elation experienced by friends and family of the resur@@ rec@@ ted ones .
One important way to fi@@ ght that tend@@ enc@@ y is by regul@@ arly medit@@ ating on the meaning of our dedic@@ ation v@@ ow .
That was in the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of N@@ am@@ kum@@ ba , near the city of L@@ il@@ ong@@ we , in the country that is now Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i .
9@@ 0 : 17 .
Ke@@ ep in mind that having knowledge of the Bible is not en@@ ough to become a spiritually - min@@ ded person .
The great tri@@ bul@@ ation will beg@@ in su@@ d@@ den@@ ly .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , this woman does not e@@ at “ the bre@@ ad of la@@ z@@ iness . ”
The good news is that God has promised to re@@ pa@@ ir the dam@@ age ​ — to rest@@ ore obedi@@ ent humans to per@@ fe@@ ction .
Ex@@ per@@ ts ag@@ ree that the relationship with the chil@@ d’s other par@@ ent can become a t@@ ough , div@@ isi@@ ve is@@ sue for a st@@ ep@@ family .
In the s@@ pr@@ ing , over 3@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 wh@@ ite st@@ or@@ ks have been coun@@ ted mi@@ gr@@ ating from Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a to N@@ or@@ ther@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe by way of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an V@@ al@@ le@@ y .
Thus , the fact that two nations are not at war does not mean that they are un@@ ited in peace .
Abraham felt that way .
The elders accepted his a@@ po@@ lo@@ gy but re@@ ques@@ ted that the f@@ indi@@ ng@@ s be made public so that ever@@ yone would know that the Witnesses were in@@ no@@ c@@ ent .
At that time , de@@ a@@ f children in Fr@@ ance were not educ@@ ated the way they are today , and the me@@ tho@@ ds used some@@ times resul@@ ted in much suffering .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y H@@ A@@ R@@ R@@ Y P@@ EL@@ O@@ Y@@ A@@ N
She gives four reas@@ ons : “ We are best friends .
Our brothers and sisters are an expres@@ sion of God’s care for us .
Rather than being a person , as some cla@@ im , it is the powerful ac@@ tive for@@ ce that God uses to car@@ ry out his will . ​ — Psalm 10@@ 4 : 30 ; Acts 2 : 33 ; 4 : 31 ; 2 Peter 1 : 21 .
Ther@@ efore , de@@ ar elders , as you give tra@@ ining , be more than a teach@@ er ​ — be a friend . ​ — Pro@@ v .
He states : “ To the Greek the bi@@ g man was the man who went all out for v@@ enge@@ ance .
See also the article “ In@@ cre@@ ase the Jo@@ y and Di@@ gn@@ ity of Your We@@ d@@ ding Da@@ y , ” on page 28 .
He told me to take his uni@@ form to the d@@ ry cle@@ an@@ er .
After br@@ ing@@ ing the Israelites out of Egy@@ pt , Jehovah told them : “ H@@ ere I am sen@@ ding an ang@@ el a@@ head of you to keep you on the ro@@ ad and to bring you into the place that I have pre@@ pared .
The apostle Paul’s words recorded at Eph@@ es@@ ians 2 : 17 , 18 indic@@ ate that first - century Christians ​ — Je@@ w and G@@ ent@@ ile al@@ ike — ​ did accom@@ pl@@ ish just that on the bas@@ is of the uni@@ f@@ ying effect of Christ’s sacrifice .
“ The brother took the s@@ ound ca@@ r high@@ er up into the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , and we sta@@ yed down in to@@ wn , ” she rec@@ al@@ led .
Why Per@@ mit@@ ted
33 : 24 ; 35 : 5 .
Job refu@@ sed to turn his back on God .
Pe@@ ople of many nations and s@@ k@@ in col@@ ors ga@@ ther together in meeting plac@@ es around the earth .
C@@ oun@@ t@@ less milli@@ ons , their number known only to God , will live again . For now , they s@@ le@@ ep , sa@@ fe in God’s perfect mem@@ ory , until the day when “ all those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs will . . . come out . ”
The emp@@ loy@@ er told him to cal@@ m down , for Mar@@ c@@ elo was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
So how can sing@@ le Christians today ​ — whether brothers or sisters , young in age or up in years , sing@@ le by cho@@ ice or because of circumstances — ​ make the most of their situation in life ?
But they are not imp@@ os@@ sible to de@@ al with , so we do not need to hi@@ de from re@@ ality .
That Satan is succ@@ e@@ e@@ ding is evid@@ ent in the gro@@ wing wa@@ ve of viol@@ ent cri@@ me .
N@@ an@@ i tum@@ b@@ led from her s@@ co@@ o@@ ter coun@@ t@@ less times while coming to study with me , but she was un@@ da@@ un@@ ted .
The Greek word rend@@ ered “ re@@ prove ” can also be transl@@ ated “ give con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing evidence . ”
Jehovah un@@ fa@@ il@@ ingly car@@ ries out his pur@@ pos@@ es .
C@@ learly , this was a con@@ dem@@ nation of Jewish religious lead@@ ers .
On that day the Son of God taught his apostles valu@@ able less@@ ons that would help them remain faithful .
When the time came for Jac@@ o@@ b to take a wife for himself , Isa@@ a@@ c , his father , said to him : “ You must not take a wife from the daugh@@ ters of Cana@@ an .
P@@ ur@@ su@@ ing the study , you will see that those public@@ ations show how true Paul’s words are .
On@@ ce , when he was be@@ d@@ ri@@ d@@ den , he asked me to read to him some material that was being pro@@ cess@@ ed for prin@@ ting .
Bar@@ u@@ ch@@ ’s bul@@ la
Al@@ ong with many other you@@ ths in S@@ pain at the time , we were tra@@ pp@@ ed in a cor@@ ru@@ pt world .
We@@ ek@@ s went by , and ten@@ sions in the cam@@ p were building .
Ke@@ ep a sense of hum@@ or .
To s@@ inc@@ ere ob@@ serv@@ ers such jo@@ y@@ ful ga@@ ther@@ ings give un@@ den@@ i@@ able evidence that the Witnesses are un@@ ited by strong ties of Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
A@@ no@@ ther re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ent of God’s mer@@ cy explained : “ If anyone does com@@ mit a sin , we have a help@@ er with the Father , Jesus Christ , a righteous one .
R@@ o@@ al@@ d and Fa@@ bi@@ an
Bro@@ ther T@@ su@@ to@@ mu F@@ u@@ ka@@ se and I were the first from J@@ ap@@ an to be invit@@ ed to the school .
He d@@ ran@@ k , s@@ mo@@ ked , and led an im@@ moral life .
A th@@ ir@@ d princi@@ ple , clo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated to the pre@@ ce@@ ding two , is : We must be faithful , tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy .
Kingdom H@@ all con@@ stru@@ ction , Bethel service , and the mission@@ ary field are other opportun@@ ities that may o@@ pen up to many of you .
Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine from a father can be mil@@ d or se@@ v@@ ere .
Many spi@@ rit@@ ists are ac@@ tive in so@@ cial work , prom@@ o@@ ting ho@@ s@@ pit@@ als , scho@@ ol@@ s , and other in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions .
For instance , Who sub@@ je@@ cted the cre@@ ation to fu@@ t@@ ility ?
E@@ s@@ ti@@ en@@ ne did not come up with the ide@@ a of di@@ vi@@ ding the Bible text into ver@@ ses .
Thus , news of the Messi@@ ah’s appe@@ ar@@ ance continued to s@@ pre@@ ad .
Mo@@ re@@ over , S@@ hi@@ me@@ i , who bel@@ ong@@ s to a family in King Sa@@ ul@@ ’s house , is thro@@ wing st@@ ones and du@@ st at David while cur@@ sing him . ​ — 2 Sa@@ m .
God’s Word as@@ sures us : “ The gener@@ ous soul will it@@ self be made f@@ at , and the one fre@@ ely w@@ at@@ ering others will himself also be fre@@ ely w@@ at@@ ered . ” ​ — Proverbs 11 : 25 .
Al@@ la has been serving Jehovah for over ten years , ze@@ al@@ ously preaching the good news of the Kingdom .
In the course of his great prophecy , he asked : “ Who really is the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave whom his ma@@ ster appointed over his d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s , to give them their food at the prop@@ er time ? ”
But I don@@ ’t live in that book .
In@@ cen@@ se bur@@ ned at the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le was sac@@ red , used exc@@ lu@@ si@@ vely in the worship of God .
Un@@ der@@ standing that tim@@ eless truth has helped milli@@ ons of Christians to re@@ pu@@ di@@ ate the prac@@ tice of ab@@ or@@ tion , see@@ ing it as a serious sin against God .
S@@ ad@@ ly , we are all sin@@ n@@ ers .
why we need to look in@@ ten@@ tly toward our re@@ ward ?
That Jesus , now en@@ thr@@ oned as heavenly King , has not only the power but also the desire to bring about per@@ man@@ ent heal@@ ing .
Now I know that the small h@@ all was a Kingdom H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
That city certainly a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted God’s people .
We were religi@@ ously inc@@ l@@ ined ​ — I was an al@@ ta@@ r bo@@ y , and I dre@@ am@@ ed of be@@ coming a Ca@@ tho@@ lic mission@@ ary .
Then allow your par@@ t@@ ner to re@@ su@@ me the lead .
Bro@@ ther H@@ op@@ kin@@ son rel@@ ated an experience of a n@@ ine - year - old bo@@ y who read the book Go@@ od Ne@@ ws ​ — To M@@ ake You H@@ app@@ y , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
( b ) What has Jehovah done to allow people to enjoy in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with him ?
And we need to “ seek me@@ ek@@ ness ” by cultiv@@ ating a me@@ ek and sub@@ mis@@ sive attitude .
Jehovah was willing to cons@@ ent to Lo@@ t’s re@@ qu@@ est .
Lo@@ ok for what Jehovah may be tr@@ ying to teach you .
What effect can our “ power of reason ” have on the ty@@ pe of person we are ?
In 1@@ 6@@ 38 , however , J@@ es@@ u@@ its and their O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x col@@ la@@ bor@@ at@@ ors acc@@ used Lu@@ car@@ is of high t@@ reason against the O@@ t@@ t@@ om@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
The result is in@@ com@@ par@@ able peace of mind , “ the peace of God that exc@@ els all thought , ” which in turn “ will gu@@ ard [ our ] hearts and [ our ] men@@ tal po@@ wers by means of Christ Jesus . ”
Even if the l@@ at@@ ter were not direc@@ tly un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural , they were div@@ isi@@ ve .
B@@ r@@ ita@@ in ( 4@@ 3 , 60 C.E . )
How did A@@ ha@@ b respon@@ d to Jehovah’s judgment message , and with what result ?
“ The law was a@@ do@@ p@@ ted under strong pres@@ sure from the Rus@@ si@@ an O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch , which is je@@ al@@ ously gu@@ arding its position in Rus@@ sia and is e@@ ag@@ er to see a ba@@ n on Jehovah’s Witnesses . ” ​ — As@@ soci@@ ated P@@ ress , Ju@@ ne 25 , 199@@ 9 .
But what may be done in an ex@@ tre@@ me situation invol@@ ving an anointed Christian who is gra@@ vely ill , ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al@@ ized , or o@@ ther@@ wise pre@@ ven@@ ted from ob@@ serving the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al after su@@ n@@ down on N@@ is@@ an 14 ?
* One of the re@@ stri@@ ctions re@@ sting upon the one making this v@@ ow s@@ ti@@ pul@@ ated : “ All the days of his keep@@ ing se@@ par@@ ate to Jehovah he may not come toward any dead soul .
The no@@ ise of the ex@@ p@@ lo@@ sion had dam@@ ag@@ ed my ear@@ dr@@ um@@ s .
After listen@@ ing to the matter , he would likely ask whether the off@@ ended par@@ ty has spo@@ ken to the one who ca@@ used the up@@ set .
27 : 30 - 38 .
And let anyone th@@ ir@@ sting come ; let anyone that wi@@ sh@@ es take li@@ fe@@ ’s water free . ” ​ — Revelation 22 : 17 .
I thought that I would need a w@@ atch for acc@@ ur@@ ately repor@@ ting the time I sp@@ ent in the ministry .
How may our efforts af@@ fect people in the field ?
C@@ I@@ R@@ C@@ U@@ I@@ T W@@ O@@ R@@ K AN@@ D G@@ I@@ L@@ E@@ A@@ D
J@@ or@@ ge A . C@@ o@@ st@@ a e S@@ il@@ va , as the men@@ tal - health direc@@ t@@ or for the World He@@ al@@ th O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation , wrote : “ We live in a time of ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely f@@ ast chang@@ es , which end up ca@@ using anxi@@ ety and st@@ ress at le@@ vel@@ s never before seen in man@@ kin@@ d’s hist@@ ory . ”
● A@@ n earth@@ qu@@ ake k@@ ill@@ s th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds and lea@@ ves many more ho@@ m@@ eless .
At once , his dec@@ isi@@ ve look at Da@@ d’s right hand reve@@ aled his desire to take that st@@ ep .
Ke@@ ep Bu@@ il@@ ding U@@ p the C@@ ongreg@@ ation
N . Eng@@ l@@ ish Ju@@ ne 1 - 3
□ Bo@@ th were en@@ tru@@ sted with he@@ ad@@ ship over God’s house . ​ — Nu@@ m .
So the local brothers had to be res@@ our@@ ce@@ ful in their ministry .
In a com@@ par@@ able way , we should learn from those who have ma@@ st@@ ered the “ ar@@ t of teaching ” the new language .
This started some@@ time after the year 1@@ 00 and ended in 19@@ 19 .
How , then , should we understand promises of earthly blessings ?
( 2 ) C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate a Bible - tra@@ ined conscience .
New ones need to learn to be pati@@ ent when they are preaching .
The book Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — Pro@@ claim@@ ers of God’s Kingdom and other public@@ ations or D@@ V@@ D@@ s a@@ vail@@ able in your language provide in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ing in@@ sight into the organization .
We must real@@ ize that making a po@@ or decision could s@@ ca@@ r us so ba@@ dly that we may have to su@@ ff@@ er serious con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences in this system of things .
I became qu@@ ite con@@ fu@@ sed and af@@ ra@@ id of God .
“ When you arri@@ ve in a new country , just about everything is different , ” no@@ tes S@@ im@@ on .
As for the A@@ y@@ mar@@ a - speaking po@@ pul@@ ation , they in@@ ha@@ bi@@ t the num@@ er@@ ous commun@@ ities and v@@ il@@ la@@ ges along the sh@@ o@@ res and on the p@@ en@@ in@@ sul@@ as that ju@@ t into the l@@ ake .
He is its S@@ ource .
The answer invol@@ ves all in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res .
Do I encoura@@ ge my children not to view the s@@ ong between the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol and the Ser@@ vice Me@@ et@@ ing or the one between the public talk and the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy as a s@@ ort of inter@@ mis@@ sion , an opportunity for them to leave their se@@ ats un@@ necess@@ ar@@ ily , perhaps just to st@@ re@@ t@@ ch their leg@@ s ? ’
Acc@@ ep@@ ting ‘ the mar@@ k of the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast in our hand or upon our fore@@ head ’ would am@@ ount to per@@ mit@@ ting the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast to control our actions or af@@ fect our thinking .
Yes , these gi@@ ant war@@ ri@@ ors were pro@@ ver@@ bi@@ al !
Jehovah’s standards are always the same
Con@@ tro@@ l@@ ling what we say about others helps pre@@ serve clo@@ sen@@ ess with Jehovah .
A F@@ A@@ U@@ L@@ T@@ Y S@@ P@@ I@@ R@@ I@@ T@@ U@@ A@@ L DI@@ E@@ T C@@ O@@ U@@ L@@ D P@@ A@@ R@@ AL@@ Y@@ Z@@ E TH@@ E F@@ I@@ G@@ U@@ R@@ AT@@ I@@ V@@ E H@@ E@@ A@@ R@@ T TH@@ E W@@ A@@ Y A P@@ O@@ O@@ R DI@@ E@@ T C@@ A@@ N H@@ A@@ R@@ D@@ E@@ N TH@@ E A@@ R@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ I@@ E@@ S AN@@ D D@@ A@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ E TH@@ E L@@ I@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ A@@ L H@@ E@@ A@@ R@@ T
W@@ ould you like Jehovah to think of you as his friend ?
Jehovah rest@@ ored the pro@@ cre@@ ative po@@ wers of 1@@ 00 - year - old Abraham and 9@@ 0 - year - old S@@ ar@@ ah so that through them might come the promised Se@@ ed .
S@@ O@@ M@@ E@@ T@@ I@@ M@@ E before N@@ er@@ o la@@ un@@ ched his persecu@@ tion against Christians in R@@ ome , the apostle Peter wrote his first letter .
Mar@@ y’s re@@ ver@@ ence for God is ob@@ vi@@ ous in her words : “ My soul ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fi@@ es Jehovah , and my spirit cannot keep from being over@@ jo@@ yed at God my Sa@@ vi@@ or . ”
This will help us to recogn@@ ize the vi@@ r@@ tu@@ es of our fellow believers , in@@ stead of foc@@ using on their fa@@ ul@@ ts .
And what can we , some 3@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years later , learn from the way that Israel reg@@ ar@@ ded “ the p@@ il@@ la@@ r of fi@@ re and cl@@ ou@@ d ” ? ​ — E@@ x .
To his own ma@@ ster he stan@@ ds or f@@ alls .
Tru@@ sting in Jehovah and pu@@ t@@ ting spiritual things first help us to keep matters in foc@@ us .
When E@@ s@@ ther was brought before A@@ ha@@ su@@ er@@ us , “ the king came to love E@@ s@@ ther more than all the other women , so that she ga@@ ined more fav@@ or and loving - kindness before him than all the other vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins . ”
When Jesus died faithful , he v@@ indic@@ ated his Fa@@ ther’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and provided the ransom sacrifice , which op@@ ened the way for our sal@@ vation .
No@@ tice what moved them .
Because of what we read at 1 Corinthians 11 : 23 - 25 : “ Jesus in the night in which he was going to be h@@ an@@ ded over took a lo@@ a@@ f and , after giving than@@ ks , he bro@@ ke it and said : ‘ This means my body which is in your be@@ half .
How would a man who had res@@ cu@@ ed his ne@@ p@@ he@@ w by over@@ coming the four k@@ ings who had cap@@ tur@@ ed him respon@@ d to this act ?
What do Christian parents teach their children , and how should these requi@@ re@@ ments be vie@@ wed ?
In what way did Jesus come for@@ th from God’s “ woman ” ?
That is not all , however .
S@@ ever@@ al of the Bible stud@@ ents were soon making pl@@ ans to become publi@@ sh@@ ers of the good news themselves , with the go@@ al of being baptized .
During the vis@@ it , the son gave him a gift ​ — the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe .
The rest go un@@ nam@@ ed in Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts .
An@@ th@@ on@@ y P@@ é@@ re@@ z and An@@ th@@ on@@ y G@@ ri@@ ff@@ in , members of the Ser@@ vice De@@ par@@ t@@ ment of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates branch , condu@@ cted inter@@ vie@@ ws with B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e members from around the world .
Bro@@ thers Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d and V@@ an A@@ mbu@@ r@@ gh , along with si@@ x others who also re@@ pres@@ ented the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety , were ar@@ rest@@ ed .
The ar@@ my G@@ ide@@ on ass@@ em@@ b@@ led , however , was out@@ num@@ ber@@ ed by the M@@ idi@@ an@@ ite men@@ ace 4 to 1 .
What we do know is that he fa@@ iled to obey God’s clear direction .
In direc@@ t op@@ position to God’s spirit , this worl@@ dly spirit , like a strong w@@ ind , car@@ ries the see@@ ds of “ earthly , ani@@ ma@@ l , demon@@ ic ” thinking and li@@ ber@@ ally de@@ pos@@ its them in the mind and heart of the na@@ i@@ ve or fo@@ ol@@ ish .
We war@@ m@@ ly invit@@ e you to hear the ans@@ wers at this ye@@ ar@@ ’s three - day conven@@ tion pres@@ ented by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Our bel@@ o@@ ved mother , who also had the heavenly hope , rema@@ ined faithful to God until her death on Ju@@ ne 19 , 19@@ 6@@ 3 .
“ When Jesus speak@@ s of God , ” wr@@ ites H@@ ans K@@ ü@@ ng , “ he means the ancient God of the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c and Jac@@ o@@ b : Y@@ ah@@ we@@ h . . .
She too was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
K@@ in@@ dness and O@@ ther Go@@ dly Q@@ u@@ alities
What a fine example Job is for married Christians , both men and women !
And he ent@@ re@@ ated Ph@@ ili@@ p to get on and si@@ t down with him . ”
And the dre@@ ad@@ ed question , ‘ Is my te@@ en@@ ag@@ er se@@ x@@ u@@ ally ac@@ tive ? ’
But rel@@ ying on she@@ er will@@ power is not en@@ ough .
A M@@ es@@ sage That Is A@@ live and Ex@@ er@@ ts P@@ ow@@ er
Jesus declar@@ ed : “ That the dead are ra@@ ised up even Moses dis@@ clo@@ sed , in the account about the thor@@ n@@ bus@@ h , when he c@@ alls Jehovah ‘ the God of Abraham and God of Isa@@ a@@ c and God of Jac@@ o@@ b . ’
Peter learned the less@@ on . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
He , like David , was bel@@ o@@ ved by Jehovah .
Even when children turn asi@@ de from serving Jehovah , parents who have been consci@@ enti@@ ous in tra@@ ining their children can en@@ ter@@ tain the hope that their children will come to their sen@@ ses .
L@@ ater , we served in Na@@ as , then Ar@@ k@@ low .
S@@ ar@@ ah is known in the Bible for her great faith ​ — but it was not faith in the mo@@ on - go@@ d wi@@ d@@ ely worshipp@@ ed in U@@ r , where a tower to that go@@ d lo@@ om@@ ed over the city .
Thus , rul@@ ing with Jesus in heaven was to be their assignment . ​ — Luke 22 : 28 - 30 .
Our home became a ha@@ ven of ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality .
On the other hand , a family may feel that it is in their best inter@@ ests to atten@@ d a congregation where the d@@ om@@ in@@ ant language of the country to which they have im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ated is spo@@ ken .
S@@ ad@@ ly , though , they were influ@@ enced by “ the origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent , ” Satan , and sin@@ ned against God .
When we do so , we avoid wor@@ r@@ ying too much about the things we need .
It is satis@@ f@@ ying to see you@@ ng@@ er men taking on greater responsi@@ bility ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 9 )
What a blessing it is in every congregation when brothers and sisters exer@@ t themselves to displa@@ y even more fully these preci@@ ous qualities !
While other members of the family s@@ le@@ ep , she for@@ ces her@@ self through a mar@@ a@@ th@@ on of mem@@ or@@ iz@@ ing e@@ qu@@ ations , co@@ sin@@ es , and s@@ qu@@ are ro@@ o@@ ts .
( a ) What bal@@ an@@ ced view do Christians need to have regarding world events ?
This ev@@ en@@ tually chang@@ ed .
Jehovah does not li@@ e ; ne@@ i@@ ther does he act un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly .
When serious problems are not sol@@ ved , some cou@@ ples may deci@@ de to se@@ par@@ ate or div@@ or@@ ce .
Jehovah wants us to have gen@@ u@@ ine friends .
That is also true of many today .
It inclu@@ des all form@@ s of il@@ lic@@ it se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations out@@ side of Scriptural marriage .
What is more , the f@@ all of R@@ o@@ mulu@@ s Au@@ g@@ us@@ tulu@@ s , the last emp@@ er@@ or in R@@ ome , in 4@@ 7@@ 6 C.E . and the end of the w@@ es@@ ter@@ n part of the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re brought great pol@@ itical in@@ sta@@ bility to the re@@ gi@@ on .
* A young Christian woman who was att@@ ac@@ ked by a ra@@ p@@ ist some years ag@@ o rel@@ ates : “ Wor@@ ds cannot expres@@ s the she@@ er ter@@ ro@@ r I felt that night or the tra@@ uma I@@ ’@@ ve had to over@@ come since . ”
* I showed him the pi@@ c@@ ture of Par@@ adise and explained that we study the Bible with people free of char@@ ge .
Today , Jehovah’s ste@@ ward class gives a clear sign@@ al wh@@ en@@ ever it is time to make a move .
I began ab@@ s@@ or@@ b@@ ing these wonderful Scriptural teachings like a sp@@ ong@@ e , lear@@ ning ‘ the truth that se@@ ts one free . ’
That gener@@ al st@@ at@@ ement al@@ lo@@ ws s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists to deter@@ mine the age of the physical world according to s@@ ound s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c principles .
Those of us who since inf@@ an@@ cy have been associ@@ ated with the Christian congregation should never think that we are mis@@ sing out on something good .
It was r@@ are to find someone who was not inter@@ ested in the Bible .
“ K@@ E@@ E@@ P your sen@@ ses , be w@@ atch@@ ful , ” war@@ ns the apostle Peter . “ Your ad@@ vers@@ ary , the Devil , wal@@ ks about like a ro@@ aring li@@ on , see@@ king to de@@ v@@ our someone . ”
M@@ ary , Jesus ’ mother , was an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent serv@@ ant of God .
How can we use those gi@@ f@@ ts ?
Saul took Jesus ’ words to heart , chang@@ ed his course , and came to be the bel@@ o@@ ved Christian apostle Paul .
Let us first exam@@ ine the ro@@ le that other Christians pla@@ yed in Timo@@ th@@ y’s cho@@ ic@@ es .
The account of Acts tel@@ ls us that after the death of the first Christian mar@@ ty@@ r , S@@ te@@ ph@@ en , some of the early Christians f@@ led to C@@ y@@ pr@@ us .
Why not learn more about the resurrection promise and the God who will fulf@@ ill it ?
Be@@ fore d@@ ying a sacri@@ fi@@ cial death , Christ ‘ bor@@ e witness to the truth . ’
A less@@ on we should learn from Jesus is that we too should be kind to one another .
To what prophe@@ tic par@@ al@@ le@@ l for our day did Jesus ref@@ er ?
The i@@ ma@@ ge here may be that of an e@@ ag@@ le .
I respon@@ ded : “ Yes , and so am I . ”
As we left the ass@@ em@@ bly on S@@ un@@ day , someone called , “ S@@ en@@ or@@ ita D@@ or@@ a , S@@ en@@ or@@ ita D@@ or@@ a ! ”
“ I tri@@ ed to ear@@ n money wa@@ shing clo@@ th@@ es , ” said C@@ ar@@ men .
Let us therefore do our ut@@ most to en@@ ter into that rest . ” ​ — Hebrews 4 : 9 - 11 .
In contr@@ ast , the ev@@ il@@ do@@ er al@@ ong@@ side Jesus lived as a cri@@ min@@ al and died as a cri@@ min@@ al .
Acc@@ ording to Romans 10 : 1 , 2 , for what reas@@ ons did Paul not give up on those who re@@ ac@@ ted ne@@ g@@ ati@@ vely to the Kingdom message ?
For example , su@@ gg@@ est using words that stud@@ ents of a similar age can understand .
But once we become do@@ ers of this God - given work , we are happy because of the praise that it br@@ ings to Jehovah .
Ha@@ ving imp@@ lic@@ it trust in Jehovah even to death , he displa@@ ys the same determin@@ ation as did Job , who said : “ Un@@ til I ex@@ pi@@ re I shall not take away my integrity from my@@ self ! ” ​ — Job 27 : 5 .
It is a mag@@ ne@@ t for milli@@ ons of t@@ ou@@ ris@@ ts at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted by the beau@@ ty of its di@@ verse l@@ and@@ s@@ cap@@ e , its fam@@ ous works of ar@@ t , and its deli@@ ci@@ ous cu@@ is@@ ine .
Are leg@@ iti@@ mate dem@@ ands on your time inc@@ reas@@ ing ?
It was then that we had the discus@@ sion with the pioneer sister mentioned a@@ bo@@ ve .
( Read James 3 : 6 - 8 . )
I had always had a ke@@ en desire to be in the full - time ministry , so I took advan@@ ta@@ ge of these new circumstances to become a pioneer .
A s@@ cro@@ l@@ l was u@@ su@@ ally made up of a stan@@ d@@ ard number of she@@ e@@ ts of pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us or par@@ ch@@ ment g@@ lu@@ ed together to make a long stri@@ p , which was then ro@@ l@@ led up .
As they are able , they preach to do@@ ct@@ ors and st@@ af@@ f , vis@@ it@@ ors , and others who come in to them .
One t@@ our grou@@ p@@ ’s n@@ on - Witness gu@@ i@@ de was most imp@@ ressed with this expres@@ sion of bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction .
4 : 6 , 7 ; J@@ as .
Psalm 9@@ 5 : 3 - 5 says : “ Jehovah is a great God and a great King over all other go@@ ds , he in who@@ se hand are the in@@ most dep@@ ths of the earth and to whom the pe@@ ak@@ s of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s bel@@ ong ; to whom the se@@ a , which he himself made , bel@@ ong@@ s and who@@ se own hands form@@ ed the d@@ ry land it@@ self . ”
Read Matthew 6 : 26 .
As the end of their T@@ e@@ ach@@ er@@ ’s earthly life dre@@ w near , though , they still had much to learn .
U@@ p@@ on re@@ aching a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ence , however , many you@@ ths feel un@@ sure of themselves and ye@@ ar@@ n for direction .
We should seek to be gu@@ i@@ ded in our cho@@ ice by Scriptural principles and good sense .
Jesus was that “ one person . ”
H@@ ere is a second cho@@ ice you face .
And we do what is within our power to benefit from Christian meetings and other spiritual pro@@ v@@ isions . ​ — He@@ b .
By whom does a Christian minis@@ ter become “ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ately qu@@ ali@@ fied ” ?
Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a : I see what you@@ ’@@ re get@@ ting at .
B@@ E O@@ B@@ S@@ E@@ R@@ V@@ AN@@ T
P@@ on@@ der ep@@ is@@ o@@ des in the lives of Jehovah’s servants of the past , and ask yourself how you would have ac@@ ted under similar circumstances . ​ — Genesis 39 : 7 - 9 ; Daniel 3 : 3 - 6 , 16 - 18 ; Acts 4 : 18 - 20 .
His hope was that there were still some who would accept Christ .
That me@@ ant coming to live among sin@@ ful mankind in a world l@@ ying in the power of Satan the Devil .
The early followers of Jesus Christ became known as “ Christians . ”
Par@@ ents want their children to be like those st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght ar@@ ro@@ ws ​ — u@@ pri@@ ght , free from de@@ vi@@ ation .
What about those who are not in the new covenant , those who hope to live forever on earth , not in heaven ?
Y@@ oung ones who learn to love the true God and to follow his counsel can become a s@@ ource of comfort in a family .
They had become “ wise in their own eyes , ” with cal@@ am@@ it@@ ous resul@@ ts .
Com@@ fort in T@@ im@@ es of Tr@@ ou@@ ble 6
What ty@@ pe of cla@@ y should we prove to be in the hands of the Gre@@ at P@@ o@@ t@@ ter ?
Rather than being emo@@ tion@@ ally dra@@ ined by mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring , we will thus be encoura@@ ged and buil@@ t up spiritually .
Com@@ m@@ end@@ ab@@ ly , God’s servants did not try to con@@ qu@@ er the enem@@ y in their own strength .
No one is sure when B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a was f@@ oun@@ ded .
Jesus ’ s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful use of questions helped people to reason .
Adam and E@@ ve would demonstr@@ ate their sub@@ je@@ ction to God if they obe@@ yed his comm@@ and not to e@@ at from that t@@ ree .
A C@@ en@@ tr@@ al F@@ e@@ ature of Jewish Li@@ fe Th@@ ree times in the year , Jewish mal@@ es would tra@@ v@@ el to Jerusalem for the fes@@ tiv@@ als held at the sac@@ red temple there .
Jesus war@@ ned : “ Pe@@ ople will deli@@ ver you up to tri@@ bul@@ ation and will k@@ ill you , and you will be ob@@ je@@ cts of h@@ at@@ red by all the nations on account of my name . ”
They jo@@ in in the discus@@ sions and speak about their faith . ”
What would have happened if he had thought that way ?
Ne@@ e@@ ded discipl@@ ine should be ad@@ minis@@ tered lo@@ v@@ ingly .
What resul@@ ted from Davi@@ d’s coun@@ ting of Israel ?
“ I feel ref@@ re@@ shed and up@@ li@@ f@@ ted , ” she says .
During 200@@ 1 , Jehovah’s Witnesses will have as their ye@@ ar@@ text these words of C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 12 : “ St@@ and complete and with fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ction in all the will of God . ”
L@@ ear@@ n about God’s Kingdom now , so that you can enjoy living under its righteous rule forever ! ​ — 1 John 2 : 17 .
There are times when we , like Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has , should feel com@@ p@@ el@@ led to speak up or to take some action in de@@ f@@ en@@ se of Jehovah’s name , his worship , and his people .
Thus those at Bethel are helped to follow Paul’s counsel : “ G@@ o on wal@@ king in uni@@ on with [ Christ Jesus ] , ro@@ o@@ ted and being buil@@ t up in him and being sta@@ bi@@ li@@ zed in the faith , just as you were taught , over@@ f@@ low@@ ing with faith in than@@ k@@ s@@ giving . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 2 : 6 , 7 .
On one occasi@@ on , Jesus said something that was difficult to understand .
When they died , they had no pro@@ spe@@ ct of benef@@ iting from Christ’s ransom sacrifice .
In S@@ ear@@ ch of S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ ality
S@@ t . Ch@@ ar@@ les , M@@ O
One G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ or , La@@ wr@@ ence B@@ ow@@ en , encoura@@ ged the gra@@ du@@ ating stud@@ ents to “ G@@ o B@@ ack to the Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning . ”
On@@ ce they understand what sin is , s@@ inc@@ ere people are gr@@ ate@@ ful to learn that Jehovah sent his Son to the earth to free us from sin and death .
S@@ ad@@ ly , that “ c@@ all@@ ing on the name of Jehovah ” was in an apost@@ ate way .
How can you o@@ pen the do@@ or to more effe@@ ctive commun@@ ic@@ ation when deal@@ ing with problems ?
It is a wonderful a@@ id , especially if we care@@ fully read and medit@@ ate on the par@@ al@@ le@@ l Go@@ spe@@ l pas@@ sa@@ ges c@@ ited in each chap@@ ter . ​ — John 14 : 6 .
Bi@@ bli@@ cal Ex@@ am@@ ples of S@@ ing@@ l@@ en@@ ess
In@@ stru@@ cted by Jeho@@ i@@ a@@ da the pri@@ est , Jeho@@ as@@ h continu@@ es to do what is right in Jehovah’s eyes .
In other words , they are practic@@ ing true Christi@@ an@@ ity .
* In ad@@ dition to the L@@ at@@ in V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate , the Greek S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t , and the origin@@ al Hebrew text , P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in@@ ’s new P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t Bible inclu@@ ded an Ar@@ am@@ a@@ ic T@@ ar@@ gu@@ m and the S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c Pe@@ shi@@ t@@ ta , along with their res@@ pe@@ ctive liter@@ al L@@ at@@ in transl@@ ations .
How do we know that Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess is per@@ man@@ ent ?
( a ) How could David medit@@ ate on God’s thoughts ?
Bible scho@@ la@@ r James Mu@@ il@@ en@@ ber@@ g ar@@ gu@@ es : “ Bar@@ u@@ ch could en@@ ter the c@@ ab@@ in@@ et ro@@ om of the s@@ cri@@ be because he had a righ@@ t@@ ful place there and was himself a member of the ro@@ y@@ al of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als who had come together on the c@@ ru@@ cial occasi@@ on of the public reading of the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l .
“ Let Your Pet@@ iti@@ ons Be Ma@@ de K@@ no@@ wn to God ”
To them , God seem@@ s un@@ fa@@ th@@ om@@ able , dist@@ ant , or even c@@ ru@@ el .
We do not foc@@ us sol@@ ely on the j@@ udi@@ cial con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences that an act of wr@@ ong@@ doing might bring .
2 : 7 ; 3 : 5 .
It is inter@@ es@@ ting that Jesus , who had power from God to cu@@ re all ty@@ p@@ es of ill@@ nesses , ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that ‘ the a@@ il@@ ing need a physi@@ ci@@ an . ’
They may be cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers , Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites , members of the B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e , members of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , or help@@ ers to the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
On the day of the mas@@ sac@@ re , an e@@ cum@@ en@@ ic@@ al religious service was held .
Un@@ der the direction of the King , Christ Jesus , these spiritual pr@@ inc@@ es , or overse@@ ers , would be like st@@ able ro@@ c@@ ks , fir@@ m in times of st@@ ress or a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction .
5 : 13 , 14 ; 7 : 6 .
Jehovah se@@ ts the pat@@ ter@@ n for parents in that he kno@@ ws the streng@@ ths and we@@ ak@@ nesses of each of his servants .
10 , 11 . ( a ) Why did J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s daugh@@ ter need to be encoura@@ ged ?
Mat@@ es who love each other can truly enjoy their life together .
Then , when your mate no@@ tic@@ es that you have chang@@ ed for the better , he or she may also want to serve Jehovah .
O@@ r you may be fac@@ ed with important , life - chang@@ ing cho@@ ic@@ es , such as sel@@ e@@ cting a mate , we@@ igh@@ ing a jo@@ b offer , or bu@@ ying a house .
They ign@@ ore the fact that marriage is a gift from God , and by dis@@ res@@ pe@@ cting that gift , they also dis@@ respect the Gi@@ ver , Jehovah God .
They even bo@@ ast@@ ed about their sa@@ va@@ g@@ er@@ y .
If you have become involved in serious sin , act now to rest@@ ore your fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah .
Thus , com@@ par@@ ing the Hebrew man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts with the Greek and with other language transl@@ ations resul@@ ts in fin@@ ding transl@@ ation er@@ r@@ ors as well as cop@@ y@@ ists ’ mis@@ takes and as@@ sures us of an acc@@ ur@@ ate rend@@ ering of God’s Word .
This occ@@ ur@@ red on Ju@@ ly 4 , 19@@ 40 .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es love , you may need to show com@@ pas@@ sion , kindness , mil@@ dness , and long - suffering .
In that city lives R@@ a@@ ha@@ b the har@@ lo@@ t , who has heard about the powerful works Jehovah has per@@ form@@ ed in be@@ half of his people .
Wh@@ ere can you find it ?
So the dist@@ ri@@ ct overse@@ er , N@@ ic@@ ho@@ l@@ as K@@ o@@ v@@ al@@ ak , kin@@ dly explained that the local brothers were used to car@@ ing for things in their own way and that I need not try to man@@ age things to such an ex@@ t@@ ent .
Some may have more opportun@@ ities ; others may have better health and more vi@@ g@@ or .
The local Kingdom H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses f@@ ill@@ s a great need as a cen@@ ter for true worship in the commun@@ ity .
9 , 10 . ( a ) With what attitude should we serve God ?
20 , 21 .
We will not be “ s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring up com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on with one another ” or “ pro@@ vo@@ king . . . each other . ”
Let us not f@@ all into that tra@@ p . ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 2 : 17 .
I@@ magine being sub@@ je@@ cted to pres@@ sures of that s@@ ort !
I@@ T I@@ S the t@@ ask of v@@ ol@@ can@@ olo@@ g@@ ists to make ob@@ serv@@ ations and to we@@ i@@ gh the evidence and then to war@@ n about coming v@@ ol@@ c@@ ani@@ c er@@ up@@ tions .
As some scho@@ l@@ ars su@@ gg@@ est , the des@@ crip@@ tion may also f@@ it a work of ar@@ t , a tro@@ ph@@ y , taken as spo@@ il .
That lead@@ er was C@@ y@@ r@@ us the Per@@ si@@ an .
( b ) In what way does Jehovah , as well as M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h , set an example for us to follow in show@@ ing hum@@ ility ?
Di@@ d they deser@@ ve mer@@ cy ?
This ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine does not end@@ or@@ se any par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar medi@@ cal tre@@ at@@ ment .
S@@ co@@ t@@ t@@ ish po@@ et R@@ ob@@ er@@ t Bu@@ r@@ ns lik@@ ened our p@@ light to that of a t@@ in@@ y field m@@ ouse who@@ se n@@ est Bu@@ r@@ ns in@@ ad@@ ver@@ ten@@ tly destro@@ yed with the b@@ la@@ de of his p@@ low .
Be@@ fore the sur@@ g@@ er@@ y , Jo@@ el h@@ an@@ ded his do@@ ct@@ ors a letter that we had pre@@ pared together with him . It explained his stand on the use of blood .
The ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to be@@ ar fru@@ it is part of an illustr@@ ation that Jesus rel@@ ated to his apostles .
What fur@@ ther exam@@ in@@ ation should strengthen our con@@ vi@@ ction that Jesus is the Messi@@ ah ?
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying what we have learned from the Scriptures can be a chall@@ enge , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly when circumstances are difficult .
She started to think about what she was doing with her life , pur@@ su@@ ing a se@@ cul@@ ar care@@ er .
God , who@@ se name is Jehovah , kno@@ ws we need comfort .
; R@@ ond@@ ó@@ n , D .
Jehovah’s w@@ atch@@ man class take their t@@ ask seri@@ ously
The ref@@ ining pro@@ c@@ ess reve@@ als what is pu@@ re and re@@ mo@@ ves imp@@ ur@@ ities .
“ To the King of et@@ er@@ n@@ ity . . . be honor and glory forever . ” ​ — 1 T@@ I@@ M .
( b ) How does the account of Jac@@ ob@@ ’s appro@@ ach to E@@ sa@@ u illustr@@ ate the value of hum@@ ility ?
20 : 2 - 5 ​ — Di@@ d Isaiah really walk about comple@@ t@@ ely n@@ ak@@ ed for three years ?
Lo@@ ving - K@@ in@@ dness , 4 / 15
The Bible also out@@ l@@ ines the events that will lead direc@@ tly to war between Jehovah God and those who op@@ pose him .
* And Revelation 16 : 21 states : “ The pla@@ gu@@ e of it was un@@ u@@ su@@ ally great . ”
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ al Christians too can ex@@ ten@@ d ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality and displa@@ y gener@@ os@@ ity .
As the Me@@ di@@ at@@ or , he evid@@ ently did not par@@ take of the em@@ ble@@ ms .
Ne@@ g@@ le@@ cting it will bring di@@ sh@@ on@@ or .
“ It is eas@@ y for you to pioneer .
Ex@@ pres@@ sing what br@@ ings deli@@ ght to a king , Solomon says : “ The ple@@ asure of a king is in the serv@@ ant who is ac@@ ting with in@@ sight , but his fu@@ ry comes to be toward one ac@@ ting sh@@ am@@ e@@ fully . ”
18 : 1 , 3 ; 20 : 4@@ 1 , 4@@ 2 .
Of course , we do not want to become ob@@ s@@ ess@@ ed with the Devil or allow su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ous fear of him to par@@ al@@ y@@ ze us .
We were full of you@@ th@@ ful en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m and had a lo@@ t of st@@ am@@ ina .
While Jesus “ was being acc@@ used by the c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests and older men , he made no answer . ”
S@@ hor@@ tly af@@ ter@@ ward , to Da@@ d’s sur@@ pris@@ e his father told him that he deep@@ ly reg@@ re@@ t@@ ted that following the death of Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l , he had allow@@ ed himself to be influ@@ enced by those who left the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents .
F@@ our years later while atten@@ ding our special ass@@ em@@ bly day in Bu@@ j@@ um@@ bur@@ a , Bu@@ r@@ un@@ di , I was ast@@ on@@ i@@ shed to me@@ et up with S@@ ak@@ ina .
N@@ ex@@ t , Jesus asked his listen@@ er : “ Who of these three seem@@ s to you to have made himself neigh@@ b@@ or to the man that f@@ ell among the ro@@ b@@ bers ? ”
A@@ n important st@@ ep toward wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad pro@@ du@@ ction of one - vo@@ lu@@ me Bi@@ bl@@ es was taken in the si@@ x@@ th century by F@@ la@@ vi@@ us C@@ as@@ si@@ o@@ d@@ or@@ us .
N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s is inter@@ ested in spiritual matters , and he is un@@ u@@ su@@ ally hum@@ ble .
17 , 18 . ( a ) How do you feel about the young ones in your congregation ?
One of Ca@@ in@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants seem@@ s to have been qu@@ ite pr@@ ou@@ d of being even more viol@@ ent and v@@ enge@@ ful than Ca@@ in !
E@@ i@@ ther child could as@@ su@@ me the ro@@ le of Father or M@@ other , but the children had to work together to re@@ sear@@ ch the sub@@ ject and to give direction about school d@@ an@@ ces . ”
Acc@@ ording to The T@@ im@@ es of In@@ dia , a prom@@ in@@ ent 19@@ th - century In@@ di@@ an religious lead@@ er , who was inter@@ ested in bri@@ d@@ g@@ ing the H@@ in@@ du , Mus@@ li@@ m , and Christian faith@@ s , said : “ The true kingdom of God will not be real@@ ised un@@ less the e@@ ast and w@@ est are jo@@ ined together . ”
In some are@@ as of the earth during part of the year , the lea@@ ves of vari@@ ous tre@@ es vi@@ r@@ tually b@@ la@@ ze with sh@@ ad@@ es of red , or@@ ange , y@@ el@@ low , and other col@@ ors .
For example , consider the words of King David , as recorded at Psalm 31 : 7 .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , by o@@ ffering hear@@ t@@ felt prayers , you commun@@ ic@@ ate with your G@@ r@@ and Creator .
To illustr@@ ate : As Christians , we do our best to apply the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel to ‘ let our words always be gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous . ’
He dedic@@ ated his life to Jehovah . “ I am so happy that Jehovah has bless@@ ed me with a knowledge of the truth and that he res@@ cu@@ ed me from the ri@@ v@@ al@@ ry ty@@ pi@@ cal among prof@@ essi@@ onal mu@@ si@@ ci@@ ans .
When I saw this , I felt that God was to bl@@ ame .
14 : 11 - 13 .
Christian elders wis@@ ely follow Paul’s counsel to Timothy to avoid making pre@@ matu@@ re judg@@ ments . ​ — Read 1 Timothy 5 : 21 .
H@@ O@@ W O@@ TH@@ E@@ R@@ S C@@ A@@ N H@@ EL@@ P
How can we pre@@ v@@ ent our heart con@@ dition from be@@ coming like hard so@@ il ?
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 22 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 33 , 1@@ 31
To con@@ so@@ le the ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved , we need to listen well .
To have “ the mind of Christ ” is to know the pat@@ ter@@ n of his thinking , to think as he does , to have a gr@@ as@@ p of the full r@@ ange of his person@@ ality , and to imitate his example .
Mo@@ st Bible transl@@ at@@ ors have conclu@@ ded that Me@@ ·@@ li@@ ʹ@@ te ref@@ ers to the is@@ land M@@ el@@ ite Af@@ ri@@ can@@ us , now known as Mal@@ ta .
Then , she s@@ we@@ ep@@ s the flo@@ or with her bro@@ om , ho@@ p@@ ing to hear a t@@ in@@ k@@ ling s@@ ound .
The A@@ post@@ o@@ lic Me@@ th@@ od
What Bi@@ bli@@ cal illustr@@ ation high@@ ligh@@ ts the need for good study me@@ tho@@ ds ?
The S@@ c@@ y@@ th@@ ians tra@@ ded their go@@ o@@ ds for Greek works of ar@@ t and became very we@@ al@@ thy
Un@@ en@@ ding T@@ or@@ ment or Com@@ m@@ on G@@ ra@@ ve ?
He says : “ The first meeting place I vis@@ ited was a com@@ for@@ table building in a do@@ w@@ n@@ to@@ wn are@@ a , and I left the h@@ all with a fav@@ or@@ able imp@@ res@@ sion .
S@@ tri@@ ve to imp@@ ro@@ ve your spiritu@@ ality through your study of the Scriptures .
But what about you ?
Ang@@ l@@ o - Au@@ str@@ ali@@ an O@@ b@@ serv@@ at@@ ory / ​ David Mal@@ in I@@ ma@@ ges
When the Na@@ hu@@ at@@ l transl@@ ation te@@ am was form@@ ed , I was invit@@ ed to be part of it .
Witnesses w@@ an@@ ting to have a share after their se@@ cul@@ ar work dist@@ ribu@@ te some tr@@ ac@@ ts to re@@ tur@@ ning com@@ mut@@ ers and place others in letter bo@@ x@@ es .
“ Is the Christ di@@ vi@@ ded ? ”
Yet , Jehovah was making Jac@@ o@@ b into a great nation . ​ — Genesis 29 : 28 – 30 : 24 .
It reas@@ sures us that what we did was wor@@ th the effort , and it mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to apply ourselves again in the future .
Some have ended up associ@@ ating with those who , while seem@@ ingly in@@ off@@ en@@ sive , even at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive , have no interest in Christian standards .
So stated one Christian woman who felt that her bad experi@@ ences as a child do@@ om@@ ed her to fa@@ il@@ ure .
It is exc@@ iting to see the opportun@@ ities for the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c educ@@ ation ex@@ p@@ and , and I am so gr@@ ate@@ ful to have me@@ t many who make themselves a@@ vail@@ able for this tra@@ ining .
Sh@@ ould you be concer@@ ned about them ?
The apostle Paul said that the clo@@ th@@ es Christians we@@ ar should show “ mo@@ des@@ ty and good judgment , ” which is prop@@ er for God’s servants .
Even though I am now over 70 years old , I am still able to work full days in the k@@ it@@ ch@@ en and in the din@@ ing ro@@ om .
Jesus , however , made clear that such a teaching had no support in God’s Law to Israel .
Eli@@ j@@ ah’s cl@@ ari@@ on call to sto@@ p li@@ mp@@ ing can help us to re@@ exam@@ ine our own pri@@ or@@ ities and worship .
• In a gener@@ al sense , what “ valu@@ eless things ” should we re@@ pu@@ di@@ ate ?
Jehovah valu@@ es your efforts in s@@ pre@@ ading “ the true knowledge ” of God
Since teaching is not in every instance mentioned first , is no@@ ting the a@@ bo@@ ve se@@ qu@@ ence reading too much into the matter of pri@@ or@@ ities or the mo@@ ti@@ ves involved ?
M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , 3 / 1
Thus , there were two te@@ x@@ ts , an origin@@ al and a du@@ p@@ lic@@ ate cop@@ y , written on two se@@ par@@ ate she@@ e@@ ts of pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us . ”
The “ bel@@ ong@@ ings ” su@@ per@@ v@@ ised by the “ ste@@ ward ” inclu@@ de material as@@ se@@ ts , spiritual pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s , and the preaching activ@@ ity
This cou@@ ple@@ ’s great love for spiritual things has been an encourag@@ ement to all in the congregation .
What will ha@@ p@@ pen to this worl@@ d’s me@@ dia ?
A wise person will from time to time re@@ view the decisions he has made .
The old man ad@@ ded that my th@@ ir@@ d son was do@@ om@@ ed to the same f@@ ate .
By then C@@ lar@@ ence had also be@@ gu@@ n to pioneer .
and “ S@@ ev@@ ent@@ y We@@ ek@@ s ” in In@@ sight on the Scriptures , publi@@ shed by the Watchtower Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of New Yor@@ k , In@@ c .
This princi@@ ple app@@ lies to God’s people today .
Lo@@ o@@ king for Bi@@ bli@@ cal G@@ u@@ id@@ ance
We have learned “ the se@@ cre@@ t ” by rel@@ ying on Jehovah
For example , material desi@@ gn@@ ed to ar@@ ouse il@@ lic@@ it desi@@ res is pl@@ enti@@ ful today .
Ad@@ her@@ ents of spi@@ rit@@ ism are found in many coun@@ tri@@ es , and they ga@@ ther in congregations and ch@@ ur@@ ches .
While practic@@ es may v@@ ary from land to land , those sen@@ ti@@ ments simply be@@ ar out what the apostle John wrote : “ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing in the world ​ — the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the show@@ y displa@@ y of one@@ ’s means of life — ​ does not origin@@ ate with the Father , but origin@@ ates with the world . ”
Rather than fin@@ ding themselves bur@@ d@@ ened with pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons they can no longer af@@ for@@ d , they are free to ex@@ p@@ and their ministry .
Me@@ di@@ cal re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers dis@@ co@@ vered that r@@ ats , mi@@ ce , co@@ ck@@ ro@@ ach@@ es , f@@ lies , and mo@@ s@@ qu@@ it@@ o@@ es can all serve as ho@@ st@@ s for trans@@ mit@@ ting di@@ se@@ ase .
Be@@ ing together with them was an un@@ for@@ get@@ table and hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing experience and a fine opportunity to encoura@@ ge one another to look for@@ ward to the day when our dead loved ones will live again .
C@@ learly , we have every reason to view the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts of his mirac@@ les as au@@ th@@ enti@@ c .
* ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 1 , 2 .
He seem@@ ed un@@ u@@ su@@ ally pol@@ ite . “ M@@ r@@ s .
How than@@ k@@ ful I am to have had the privilege of serving Jehovah since chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od !
What if another person fa@@ il@@ s to tre@@ at us as Jesus would have , refu@@ sing to be sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic or for@@ giving ?
These examples show that disa@@ gre@@ ements did not lead to e@@ th@@ ni@@ c div@@ isions or to uny@@ i@@ el@@ ding do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ al di@@ su@@ n@@ ity in the first - century Christian congregation .
God helped Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at , and he will also help you .
Th@@ ough we will have to wa@@ it until the promised new world for all pain and suffering to van@@ ish , Jehovah is doing something mar@@ vel@@ ous for his people right now .
When he was com@@ p@@ el@@ led to fe@@ ign in@@ san@@ ity in fr@@ on@@ t of King A@@ ch@@ ish of G@@ ath , he com@@ posed a s@@ ong , a very beau@@ ti@@ ful psal@@ m , which inclu@@ ded these expres@@ sions of faith : “ O ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy Jehovah with me , you people , and let us ex@@ al@@ t his name together .
The same is true when it comes to building a fri@@ end@@ ship with God .
Acc@@ ording to a man in Ger@@ many , what streng@@ th@@ ened his marriage ?
The com@@ pos@@ ers of the Psal@@ ms knew that happiness resul@@ ts from having a good relationship with God .
Hence , “ the sa@@ y@@ ings of knowledge ” from a reli@@ able s@@ ource are ess@@ enti@@ al to discipl@@ ine .
Jehovah’s hand was st@@ re@@ t@@ ched out against the people of Juda@@ h and Jerusalem .
Let us discus@@ s two of these .
L@@ y@@ dia ​ — who was pos@@ si@@ bly sing@@ le or wi@@ do@@ wed — ​ had a gener@@ ous spirit that en@@ ab@@ led her to enjoy re@@ war@@ ding associ@@ ation with travel@@ ing overse@@ ers , such as Paul , S@@ il@@ as , and Luke .
Ru@@ ins of a ri@@ tu@@ al bat@@ h found in Jerusalem
They “ Ke@@ ep F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the L@@ am@@ b ”
When or@@ der@@ ed to sto@@ p preaching , they too b@@ ol@@ dly rep@@ lied : “ We must obey God as rul@@ er rather than men . ” ​ — Acts 5 : 29 .
This st@@ at@@ ement has been at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted to the 19@@ th - century A@@ mer@@ i@@ can cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man H@@ en@@ ry W@@ ard Be@@ e@@ ch@@ er .
He@@ ’s a de@@ vi@@ l ! ”
Do not mar@@ v@@ el because I told you , You people must be born again . ” ​ — John 3 : 3 , 7 .
However , more than the death of an individu@@ al is me@@ ant by the words just qu@@ o@@ ted from Psalm 1@@ 16 .
We did not do anything together as a cou@@ ple .
it was very good . ” ​ — Genesis 1 : 26 - 31 ; 2 Peter 2 : 12 .
4@@ 0@@ ,@@ 0@@ 34
But if Satan dec@@ ei@@ ves us so that we re@@ ject the truth about Jesus Christ , we lo@@ se out on everlasting life !
As a result , you will experience that ‘ Jehovah is your help@@ er . ’
To remain God’s friend rather than become his enem@@ y , we must “ turn away from what is bad and do what is good . ”
and when ?
Many do not feel spiritually hu@@ ng@@ ry .
This com@@ pos@@ ite “ man ” is the cl@@ er@@ gy class of Chris@@ tend@@ om .
“ My great@@ est joy and encourag@@ ement come from regul@@ arly atten@@ ding Christian meetings ”
Ka@@ re@@ n : But , in@@ stead , he used the ter@@ ms “ Father ” and “ Son ” to descri@@ be his relationship with God .
I know that in years to come , I will continue to re@@ a@@ p benef@@ its from this wonderful experience . ”
Does he have any ad@@ vice for those who are fac@@ ing their own tr@@ ying circumstances ?
These faithful and war@@ m@@ hear@@ ted men will ‘ pray over him and gre@@ ase him with o@@ il in Jehovah’s name . ’
Y@@ oung children may fear that their parents do not really love them .
Be R@@ es@@ ol@@ ved to W@@ al@@ k by Fa@@ ith
Why , spiritual valu@@ es are often ign@@ ored !
That was Sam@@ s@@ on@@ ’s do@@ w@@ n@@ f@@ all .
O@@ thers make pl@@ ans to inc@@ re@@ ase their service to Jehovah during the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al se@@ as@@ on .
King H@@ er@@ od comman@@ ded that all the bo@@ ys up to two years old in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m , which was on the sou@@ th side of Jerusalem , be put to death .
De@@ dic@@ ating ourselves to Jehovah and ther@@ e@@ after living in har@@ mony with that dedic@@ ation by doing his will br@@ ings more happiness than being dedic@@ ated to anything or anyone el@@ se .
By imit@@ ating Jehovah , the elders set a fine example in ap@@ pl@@ ying Paul’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ In bro@@ ther@@ ly love have tend@@ er affe@@ ction for one another . In show@@ ing honor to one another take the lead . ”
There are advan@@ ta@@ ges to being rich , but having ri@@ ches is not an un@@ qu@@ ali@@ fied blessing .
( a ) What did Jehovah do for King He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah ?
Today , some 3@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years later , those words continue to prove true , for who of us can es@@ cap@@ e li@@ fe@@ ’s f@@ at@@ al out@@ come ​ — death ?
Des@@ pite the fact that the world pro@@ du@@ ces pl@@ ent@@ y of food , the fe@@ atu@@ res char@@ ac@@ ter@@ iz@@ ing the last days inclu@@ de food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges .
At first , even my parents h@@ es@@ it@@ ated to take me in , but they fin@@ ally let me s@@ le@@ ep in the ha@@ y@@ lo@@ ft , and M@@ other tend@@ ed to my w@@ oun@@ ds .
Still , when the two angels came to es@@ c@@ ort him out of So@@ dom , he “ kept l@@ ing@@ ering . ”
Instead , he spoke of God as being his Father .
Not only did he show a rep@@ ent@@ ant spirit but he even showed an ad@@ mi@@ ra@@ ble de@@ gre@@ e of emp@@ a@@ thy , sel@@ f@@ less@@ ness , and com@@ pas@@ sion .
Gen@@ u@@ ine Christian min@@ isters ​ — even those with special responsi@@ bil@@ ities in the congregation — ​ are hum@@ ble sla@@ ves .
She was a young gi@@ r@@ l in L@@ es@@ o@@ th@@ o , a country in the heart of S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , two important ke@@ ys to a happy marriage are love and respect on the part of both par@@ t@@ n@@ ers .
Yes , God put it into their hearts to teach .
The hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al rec@@ ord tel@@ ls us that King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar of Babyl@@ on was once ag@@ it@@ ated by a dre@@ am and dem@@ an@@ ded to know its meaning .
This vi@@ vi@@ d word po@@ ik@@ il@@ o@@ s lea@@ ds our thoughts st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght to that many - col@@ our@@ ed gr@@ ace of God which is in@@ deed su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient for all things . ”
Fa@@ ith in God’s Word gives us what as@@ sur@@ ance regarding our da@@ ily needs ?
At the same time , we must ‘ pers@@ ist , ’ or end@@ ure , in ap@@ pl@@ ying God’s Word , thus making the truth our way of life .
• a way to demonstr@@ ate trust in others
So she ac@@ ts to see that Jac@@ o@@ b secu@@ res the blessing that is righ@@ t@@ fully his .
I@@ magine his sh@@ o@@ ck the next mor@@ ning to find that he had s@@ le@@ pt , not with R@@ ac@@ he@@ l , but with her sister Le@@ ah !
G@@ ro@@ w@@ ling might cap@@ ture some@@ one@@ ’s attention , but it will certainly not w@@ in any@@ one@@ ’s heart .
In fact , “ the same things in the way of su@@ ffer@@ ings are being accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed in the enti@@ re associ@@ ation of [ our ] brothers in the world . ”
V@@ ati@@ can Eli@@ min@@ ates U@@ se of N@@ ame , 4 / 1 W@@ ants U@@ s to Su@@ cc@@ e@@ ed , 12 / 1
To David , the water was as preci@@ ous as the blood of the three men .
D@@ ries and J@@ en@@ n@@ y served as special pione@@ ers , and later J@@ en@@ n@@ y accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed D@@ ries in the cir@@ cu@@ it work .
When a crow@@ d me@@ t Jesus on his way to get some rest , “ he was moved with p@@ ity for them , because they were as sheep without a shepher@@ d . ”
( a ) What effect did Davi@@ d’s experience have on his men ?
Hence , the question that we must refle@@ ct on is : ‘ What will help us to strengthen our con@@ vi@@ ction that the end is near ? ’
F@@ e@@ ar of Jehovah lea@@ ds us to trust in him as a son tru@@ st@@ s his father
That is , they were o@@ pen to cont@@ est@@ ants from all over the Greek world .
What is a ke@@ y to being gu@@ i@@ ded by godly principles ?
Di@@ d you no@@ tice that the f@@ our@@ th chap@@ ter of Paul’s letter to the Eph@@ es@@ ians shows that practic@@ ing love is the ke@@ y to at@@ tain@@ ing un@@ ity as matu@@ re Christians ?
14 , 15 . ( a ) What indic@@ ates Jehovah’s strong desire to ri@@ d mankind of suffering ?
S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 26 , 20@@ 11 – O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 2 , 20@@ 11
We can also s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ate fellow believers to make spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement by working along with them .
Mo@@ des@@ ty invol@@ ves having a prop@@ er es@@ tim@@ ate of ourselves and an a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of our li@@ mit@@ ations .
I tell you , He will cause justice to be done to them spe@@ e@@ di@@ ly .
How My F@@ am@@ ily C@@ op@@ ed
God also re@@ war@@ ds those who call upon his name .
The Creator of the uni@@ verse wants people to find him and get to know him .
It never ref@@ ers to a sing@@ le gu@@ st . . . but to a st@@ or@@ m bre@@ ak@@ ing for@@ th from bl@@ ack th@@ under - cl@@ ou@@ ds in fu@@ ri@@ ous gu@@ st@@ s , with f@@ loo@@ ds of ra@@ in , and thro@@ wing everything to@@ p@@ s@@ y - tur@@ v@@ y . ”
“ Yet , Jehovah made us strong .
So@@ on the princi@@ p@@ al arri@@ ved , and W@@ is@@ sa@@ m started over .
• How could life come from something without life ? ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 36 : 9 .
He j@@ our@@ ne@@ ys “ from city to city and from v@@ il@@ la@@ ge to v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , teaching . ” ​ — Luke 13 : 22 .
My giving up the jo@@ b has me@@ ant that we have to man@@ age with less money , but I feel that I am now in t@@ ou@@ ch with my chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s thoughts and problems .
R@@ ose says : “ I have a g@@ ene@@ tic dis@@ order that ca@@ uses me se@@ v@@ ere and con@@ st@@ ant pain .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T is the great@@ est privilege you have ever been gr@@ anted ?
This is not sur@@ pris@@ ing , for “ the whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one , ” Satan the Devil .
But I also have responsi@@ bil@@ ities of a spiritual n@@ ature that I have never ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted , and I don@@ ’t in@@ ten@@ d to beg@@ in now .
On@@ ly a few man@@ us@@ crip@@ t co@@ pi@@ es still ex@@ ist that d@@ ate close to the time of the in@@ iti@@ al transl@@ ation .
S@@ how Con@@ cer@@ n
How Sh@@ ould We V@@ i@@ e@@ w T@@ ri@@ als ?
How important , then , to su@@ p@@ pres@@ s sel@@ f@@ ish desi@@ res and “ sto@@ p be@@ coming sla@@ ves of men ” !
We do well to cultiv@@ ate a deep desire to understand Jehovah’s law .
That is , to use their physical and men@@ tal res@@ our@@ ces pri@@ mar@@ ily to care for the assignment they are given at Bethel .
( a ) Why could David say with con@@ vi@@ ction : “ Jehovah is my . . . sal@@ vation ” ?
He sta@@ yed in Corin@@ th “ a year and si@@ x months , teaching among them the word of God . ”
Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ating W@@ i@@ th@@ out Wor@@ ds
On a ha@@ ir@@ p@@ in turn , I n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w@@ ly mis@@ sed an on@@ coming bu@@ s that ho@@ g@@ ged the ro@@ ad .
When the local brothers saw that the first reli@@ ef te@@ am to re@@ ach Bo@@ th@@ ing@@ one inclu@@ ded their form@@ er cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er , they cri@@ ed out : “ Lo@@ ok ! I@@ t’s our cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er !
“ Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy was at no time brought by man@@ ’s will , ” wr@@ ites Peter , “ but men spoke from God as they were bor@@ ne along by holy spirit . ”
How is it that Christ is the promised Se@@ ed , and yet others too are inclu@@ ded ?
Sa@@ ys Jesus : “ W@@ ho@@ ever recei@@ ves one of such young children on the bas@@ is of my name , recei@@ ves me ; and who@@ ever recei@@ ves me , recei@@ ves , not me only , but also him that sent me for@@ th . ”
Fir@@ st , consider con@@ ni@@ ving D@@ el@@ il@@ ah , with whom Ju@@ dge Sam@@ son had fal@@ le@@ n in love .
On the ev@@ ening of J@@ anu@@ ary 5 , the T@@ res Re@@ y@@ es Ma@@ go@@ s ( “ three wise men ” ) are su@@ p@@ posed to bring to@@ ys for the children .
The next time you benefit in one of these ways , consider the true S@@ ource of your help and offer a prayer of than@@ ks to H@@ im . ​ — P@@ s .
Jehovah allow@@ ed Satan to bring a seri@@ es of disa@@ st@@ ers upon Job , one after the other .
H@@ as it helped you@@ ths to remain fir@@ m in the faith ?
We certainly have to control our thoughts and actions .
O@@ thers have made the effort to learn a new language so as to preach to certain e@@ th@@ ni@@ c grou@@ ps that now live in their are@@ a or to grou@@ ps that have not fre@@ qu@@ ently been wit@@ ness@@ ed to in the past .
In the book of E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es , Solomon said that he had “ s@@ ought to find the deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful words and the writ@@ ing of cor@@ rec@@ t words of truth . ”
But that did not mean God’s purpose had fa@@ iled .
No@@ tice , though , that Satan could do this only with God’s per@@ mis@@ sion , which was given because a vital is@@ sue was being deci@@ ded .
Why are we able to end@@ ure tri@@ als ?
Of course , because of human imper@@ fe@@ ction , problems in marriage are some@@ times un@@ avo@@ i@@ da@@ ble .
In 14@@ 4@@ 8 he was appointed car@@ din@@ al .
We might not yet be sin@@ ning gra@@ vely , but we could be star@@ ting off on the wrong ro@@ ad , one that could ev@@ en@@ tually take us in a direction contr@@ ary to the le@@ ading of the spirit .
He cro@@ s@@ sed the bor@@ der into G@@ h@@ ana , travel@@ ed through To@@ go and ac@@ ro@@ ss B@@ en@@ in , and fin@@ ally re@@ ached the to@@ wn of Bi@@ r@@ ni N@@ kon@@ ni in N@@ i@@ g@@ er .
Jesus re@@ je@@ cted that temp@@ tation , but he later descri@@ bed the Devil as “ the rul@@ er of the world . ”
They therefore take time to se@@ w on bu@@ t@@ t@@ ons , re@@ pa@@ ir z@@ i@@ pp@@ ers , and wa@@ s@@ h and ir@@ on the clo@@ th@@ es they are going to we@@ ar to the conven@@ tion .
Re@@ g@@ arding that day , the words of Proverbs 11 : 4 will prove true : “ V@@ alu@@ able things will be of no benefit on the day of fu@@ ry , but righteousness it@@ self will deli@@ ver from death . ”
Why and how does Jehovah war@@ n us about spiritual d@@ ang@@ ers ?
And “ how com@@ ely upon the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s are the fe@@ et of the one br@@ ing@@ ing good news , the one publi@@ shing peace , the one br@@ ing@@ ing good news of something better , the one publi@@ shing sal@@ vation ! ” ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 2 : 7 .
Why did Jehovah fi@@ ght for King He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah ?
Ger@@ hard ser@@ ves as an el@@ der in a congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , S@@ under L@@ al became deep@@ ly de@@ pres@@ sed and even con@@ temp@@ l@@ ated su@@ i@@ ci@@ de .
• How can we honor Jehovah in di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied ways ?
By provi@@ ding spiritual food at the prop@@ er time , the faithful slave class has helped milli@@ ons to find “ the ro@@ ad@@ ways of long ag@@ o ” and to walk with God .
G@@ u@@ i@@ de Your S@@ te@@ ps by Go@@ dly P@@ r@@ in@@ ci@@ ples , 4 / 15
P@@ ri@@ de also pla@@ yed a ro@@ le in the do@@ w@@ n@@ f@@ all of Ca@@ in .
Acc@@ ording to what rule does Jehovah de@@ al with his in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res ?
Because of his faith in divine promises , Jac@@ o@@ b asked that his rema@@ ins be bu@@ ri@@ ed in Cana@@ an .
Jehovah ex@@ tend@@ ed to them the war@@ m invit@@ ation recorded at A@@ mo@@ s 5 : 4 : “ S@@ ear@@ ch for me , and keep living . ”
H@@ y@@ st@@ er@@ ic@@ al bur@@ st@@ s of anger , s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing , and in@@ sul@@ ting or der@@ o@@ g@@ at@@ ory st@@ at@@ ements har@@ dly qu@@ ali@@ fy as loving discipl@@ ine and have no place in a Christi@@ an’s life . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 31 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 8 .
D@@ el@@ w@@ y@@ n , on the other hand , wanted a small , simp@@ le we@@ d@@ ding with no we@@ d@@ ding c@@ ake .
Jehovah is a loving S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d .
Ab@@ s@@ or@@ b@@ ing God’s thinking in this way can help us to tra@@ in our per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers .
Indeed , the ban@@ k had a cu@@ st@@ om@@ er , a woman , with that account number .
There are many ways to apply this counsel of Jesus Christ .
D@@ ist@@ ribu@@ tion took place at Kingdom H@@ alls , some@@ times after the congregation meetings .
Many Christian cou@@ ples , on the other hand , do not have children .
On one occasi@@ on , I was feel@@ ing par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly low and went out for a d@@ ri@@ ve .
The right way to do this , however , is not by com@@ par@@ ing ourselves with others .
That was one of her most important pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons ​ — her li@@ fel@@ ine to Jehovah !
When desi@@ res are ful@@ filled within the li@@ m@@ its of God’s will , the result is gen@@ u@@ ine happiness .
However , he never lost faith , nor did he bre@@ ak his integrity .
Why do we need deli@@ ver@@ ance ?
( c ) What was Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r@@ ’s desire ?
During World W@@ ar I@@ I , I ended up in a con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p , where disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement at one point led me to make a decision that I later reg@@ re@@ t@@ ted .
That same year , special pione@@ ers came from P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al .
Some congregations are especially known for show@@ ing a war@@ m , loving spirit .
Then he tri@@ ed to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce E@@ ve that she need not listen to God , saying : “ God kno@@ ws that in the very day you e@@ at from it , your eyes will be op@@ ened . ”
How happy the brothers in R@@ ho@@ des were to learn that this young man was baptized in early 199@@ 8 !
John c@@ learly ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ I am not . ”
In using this ter@@ m , Paul was al@@ lu@@ ding to a very spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c are@@ a of conduct , that of se@@ x@@ u@@ al mor@@ ality .
The baptism can@@ di@@ d@@ ate must also believe that the holy spirit is God’s ac@@ tive for@@ ce , not part of a Tr@@ in@@ ity .
With the help of this inspired li@@ br@@ ary , Christians could “ gr@@ as@@ p men@@ t@@ ally with all the holy ones what is the bre@@ ad@@ th and l@@ eng@@ th and he@@ i@@ ght and dep@@ th ” of the truth .
On the other side are Jehovah , our King Jesus Christ , the anointed who have been resur@@ rec@@ ted , and th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of angels .
In ad@@ dition to the fore@@ going , such i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ries comm@@ on among n@@ on - Jews were con@@ dem@@ ned by Jehovah God .
This is not because the Bible message of it@@ self ca@@ uses family div@@ ision .
Although still living with my wife , I was involved with other women .
This was not because of the c@@ it@@ y’s appe@@ ar@@ ance .
Con@@ sul@@ ting a ho@@ ro@@ sc@@ op@@ e , in@@ qui@@ ring of a tri@@ ba@@ l me@@ dic@@ ine man , or da@@ b@@ bl@@ ing in any su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ous prac@@ tice would mean allow@@ ing the wicked spi@@ r@@ its to control the decisions you make in your life .
This st@@ one sla@@ b was in@@ s@@ cri@@ bed with P@@ il@@ ate@@ ’s name in L@@ at@@ in
TH@@ E apostle Paul coun@@ sel@@ ed the Christians in first - century Eph@@ esus : “ Ke@@ ep stri@@ ct w@@ atch that how you walk is not as un@@ wise but as wise pers@@ ons , bu@@ ying out the oppor@@ tu@@ ne time for y@@ ourselves , because the days are wicked . ”
H@@ op@@ e in the promised Se@@ ed of the woman lived on in the hearts of faithful humans after Jehovah per@@ form@@ ed a great deed by pre@@ serving Noah and his family through the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l D@@ elu@@ ge that wi@@ ped out a wicked world .
“ The B@@ at@@ tle B@@ el@@ ong@@ s to Jehovah ” 9
O@@ r has your work become a pas@@ sion bor@@ der@@ ing on ad@@ di@@ ction ?
For example , a prof@@ ess@@ or of religious stu@@ dies in N@@ or@@ th C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ina , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , descri@@ bes the Bible as “ a very human book , with very human poin@@ ts of view , many of which di@@ ff@@ er from one another and no@@ ne of which provi@@ des the in@@ er@@ r@@ ant gu@@ i@@ de to how we should live . ”
3 , 4 .
( b ) How did the resurrection of Jesus make the fulfill@@ ment of Genesis 3 : 15 possible ?
( a ) What responsi@@ bility did the apostle Paul feel , and why ?
We should consider the study of God’s Word to be part of our worship .
H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds make their wi@@ ves happy when they follow Jesus ’ example .
D@@ ad also taught us to use the Bible to de@@ f@@ end our faith .
Our “ hope of sal@@ vation ” ​ — our confidence in the fulfill@@ ment of God’s promises about his gl@@ ori@@ ous new world — ​ will prote@@ ct our min@@ ds from Satan’s lies .
Th@@ ink of the ex@@ t@@ ent to which Jehovah went to en@@ able us to have a pe@@ ace@@ ful relationship with him .
At about 30 years of age , Jesus got baptized .
Consider the imp@@ lic@@ ations of such a view .
This su@@ gg@@ ests that sing@@ le parents were comm@@ on even in Bible times . ​ — Isaiah 1 : 17 .
However , this does not mean that we have no information about the tim@@ ing of the resurrection .
We may find a different re@@ action .
Today , we are living during the last days of this present wicked system of things . ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
F@@ in@@ ally , Adam and E@@ ve were ev@@ ic@@ ted from the gar@@ den of E@@ den .
In S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 19@@ 6@@ 2 , I enjo@@ yed the privilege of atten@@ ding the Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol in W@@ i@@ es@@ ba@@ den .
On the contr@@ ary , Jesus reas@@ sur@@ ed Peter and the other apostles .
In the letter to the Romans , Paul pres@@ ented two reas@@ ons why such a ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound cannot be an exc@@ use ​ — not then , not today .
In this way , Jehovah used the Babyl@@ on@@ ians to p@@ un@@ ish his dis@@ obedi@@ ent people .
That man was an E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an of@@ fi@@ cial .
Who can never be truly happy ?
One who wants to be served or one who is willing to serve ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , he pro@@ ba@@ bly gave little more than su@@ per@@ fi@@ cial thought to his o@@ ffering and mer@@ ely went through the mo@@ tions of pres@@ en@@ ting it .
Fir@@ st C@@ ha@@ sed , Then E@@ m@@ br@@ ac@@ ed
Instead of fe@@ aring that ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism will never be eli@@ min@@ ated , they are confid@@ ent that it will be ​ — and soon .
How does the world in gener@@ al view marriage and div@@ or@@ ce ?
These study s@@ essi@@ ons are free and can be held at one@@ ’s home or at another conven@@ i@@ ent lo@@ c@@ ation .
Rather , Jehovah wanted them to praise him on the bas@@ is of “ something new ” that they would experience themselves , such as their sa@@ fe j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to Jerusalem , perhaps by a more direc@@ t deser@@ t r@@ ou@@ te .
Ex@@ am@@ ine their teachings and their rec@@ ord .
The apostle Paul end@@ ur@@ ed much har@@ d@@ ship , even fac@@ ing death on occasi@@ on .
In@@ c@@ reas@@ ed b@@ ol@@ dness in wit@@ ness@@ ing has a positi@@ ve effect on us .
He showed me the book The Tru@@ th That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ter@@ n@@ al Li@@ fe , * and I showed him si@@ x co@@ pi@@ es of that same book . Di@@ ffer@@ ent Witness pati@@ ents had given them to me at the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al , but I had never read them .
Jehovah’s Witnesses can use this public@@ ation to study the Bible with you .
It is not fe@@ ared .
A Pa@@ up@@ er Dis@@ p@@ en@@ ses Ri@@ ches
( Read 1 Timothy 2 : 5 ; Hebrews 8 : 10 . )
F@@ in@@ ally , cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion ha@@ st@@ ened Rom@@ e@@ ’s do@@ w@@ n@@ f@@ all .
“ Just saying the name Jehovah ca@@ used my husband to f@@ ly into a ra@@ ge . ”
Jehovah ans@@ wers the s@@ inc@@ ere prayers of his servants . ​ — Psalm 8@@ 6 : 6 , 7 .
They would have had much to think and speak about on their tri@@ p back to Eph@@ esus .
As for true Christians today , we stri@@ ve to follow Jesus ’ faithful life course by pu@@ t@@ ting our worship of the Creator a@@ bo@@ ve all el@@ se .
How to D@@ ele@@ g@@ ate
Par@@ ents , can you tra@@ in your children to think about the effort and gener@@ os@@ ity be@@ h@@ ind any gi@@ f@@ ts they receive ?
But Jehovah bless@@ es those who le@@ an on him , not on their own understanding .
Yes , wh@@ atever is the “ col@@ or , ” or n@@ ature , of our tri@@ al , there will always be a “ col@@ or , ” or expres@@ sion , of God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness that will mat@@ ch it .
Read Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 .
P@@ u@@ t your heart into pleas@@ ing him now and forever , and ‘ the joy of Jehovah will be your str@@ ong@@ hold . ’ ​ — Ne@@ h .
L@@ ik@@ ely made during the second or th@@ ir@@ d century C.E . , this transl@@ ation inclu@@ ded all the boo@@ ks of the Bible exc@@ ep@@ t 2 Peter , 2 and 3 John , Ju@@ de , and Revelation .
But what about problems that have already taken ro@@ o@@ t and prove to be pers@@ ist@@ ent ?
R@@ ich blessings now and the pro@@ spe@@ ct of dra@@ wing ever clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah thr@@ ough@@ out et@@ er@@ n@@ ity !
To illustr@@ ate the benef@@ its of tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne wit@@ ness@@ ing , rel@@ ate your own experience or one found in these par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s .
“ I love the artic@@ les , ” no@@ ted a 13 - year - old , “ they se@@ em to come at just the right time . ”
Is this not what one would ex@@ pect from a God who is love ? ​ — 1 John 4 : 8 .
13 : 1 - 10 .
In@@ form@@ ation taken out of con@@ text was their ‘ strong evidence ’ against us .
It continued long ther@@ e@@ after into the days of the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an King E@@ sa@@ r - ha@@ dd@@ on , a son and succ@@ ess@@ or of S@@ en@@ n@@ ach@@ eri@@ b .
( In@@ c@@ lu@@ de com@@ ments on the char@@ t on pages 27 - 30 . )
He was also a man of action .
“ I will dec@@ l@@ are your name to my brothers ; in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the congregation I will praise you . ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B@@ R@@ E@@ W@@ S 2 : 12 .
“ What a life - chang@@ ing ei@@ ght we@@ ek@@ s and a great opportunity for cou@@ ples w@@ an@@ ting to re@@ ach out !
In ancient times , the prophet Moses got so disc@@ oura@@ ged that he said to God : “ P@@ le@@ ase k@@ ill me off al@@ together , if I have found fav@@ or in your eyes , and let me not look upon my cal@@ am@@ ity . ”
“ I felt I was right there with the young Hebrew bo@@ ys as they under@@ went t@@ ests of their faith ; and that encoura@@ ged me to exam@@ ine my own faith .
This also invol@@ ves three st@@ ep@@ s .
; R@@ yl@@ at@@ t , J .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , effe@@ ctive shepher@@ ds are mil@@ d - temp@@ ered even when they are tre@@ ated un@@ fai@@ r@@ ly .
To learn why God has let wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness continue , see chap@@ ter 11 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
E@@ ver pati@@ ent , Jesus did not ber@@ ate them but reas@@ oned with them .
It seem@@ ed as if he con@@ stan@@ tly had to cho@@ ose between being a good husband and being a good son . ”
However , Jehovah later told Jo@@ shua that “ the w@@ all of the city must f@@ all down f@@ l@@ at . ”
Those who ob@@ serve his comman@@ d@@ ments have the as@@ sur@@ ance that he will listen to them .
O@@ r the thor@@ n may have involved those individuals who challeng@@ ed Paul’s cre@@ d@@ enti@@ als as an apostle and called into question his preaching and teaching work .
Thus , just as the apostle Paul res@@ is@@ ted persecu@@ tion and op@@ position , Jehovah’s Witnesses today ‘ de@@ f@@ end and leg@@ ally esta@@ bl@@ ish the good news . ’ ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 7 .
Although self - in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ent ones seem@@ ed to be th@@ ri@@ ving , Moses had faith that the wicked would sh@@ ri@@ v@@ el away .
Ab@@ out 15 years ag@@ o , when An@@ ne - R@@ ak@@ el was in her early 20 ’ s , she moved to To@@ go where she ser@@ ves in a si@@ gn - language congregation .
5 : 14 - 16 .
G@@ ar@@ ments made from the bl@@ ack w@@ o@@ ol of the re@@ gi@@ on were wi@@ d@@ ely known .
• What are some of the ways in which Jehovah supp@@ or@@ ts us today ?
He stated : “ Ke@@ ep on re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing the form@@ er days in which , after you were en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ed , you end@@ ur@@ ed a great cont@@ est under su@@ ffer@@ ings . ”
The supp@@ ly of spiritual blessings never ends .
It would provide prote@@ ction from the “ bur@@ ning mis@@ s@@ il@@ es ” refer@@ red to at Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 16 .
Those who know the truth consider it a privilege to devo@@ te their time , en@@ er@@ gy , and other res@@ our@@ ces to the work of preaching the good news .
The Hebrew Scriptures con@@ tain do@@ z@@ ens of prophe@@ ci@@ es about the Messi@@ ah’s life on earth , including de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about his bir@@ th and death .
E@@ ve ac@@ ted out of a sel@@ f@@ ish desire to be like God .
Paul was very f@@ ran@@ k when he wrote to his fellow Hebrew Christians .
It is descri@@ bed as “ low@@ l@@ iness of mind . ”
He promised his disciples : “ You will know the truth , and the truth will set you free . ” ​ — John 8 : 32 .
This o@@ ath is the covenant that Jehovah made with Jesus Christ to serve as King and H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est . ​ — Luke 22 : 29 .
Yes , there is a di@@ re need for people of this nation to hear the message of peace . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
When I saw how few brothers were there , I felt that I just had to come and help .
At the same time , we recogn@@ ize that our knowledge of God’s purpose is not perfect ; our understanding has under@@ g@@ one ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments over the years .
23 : 2 , 5
To fi@@ ght off feelings of disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement and ti@@ re@@ dness , we do well to avoid the compan@@ y of those who d@@ well on ne@@ g@@ ative thoughts and are pro@@ ne to find fa@@ ul@@ t and cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze others .
H@@ ar@@ le@@ y saw heav@@ y com@@ ba@@ t in World W@@ ar I@@ I and had ni@@ gh@@ t@@ ma@@ res about war@@ f@@ are .
In his book The E@@ arly Ch@@ urch and the World , hist@@ ori@@ an C@@ e@@ ci@@ l J . C@@ ad@@ ou@@ x descri@@ bes the Christians ’ attitude toward the St@@ ate during the peri@@ od of 30 - 70 C.E .
To@@ gether , they are un@@ ited in this preaching work .
At times , it may be difficult for do@@ ct@@ ors and n@@ ur@@ ses to respect a pati@@ ent@@ ’s religious con@@ vi@@ ctions , and one cannot but appreci@@ ate those who are willing to do so .
G@@ A@@ D
But comm@@ end@@ ab@@ ly , she s@@ ought Jehovah’s help to qu@@ as@@ h any ne@@ g@@ ative re@@ action that ar@@ ose in her heart .
How can Matthew 6 : 33 help us when pl@@ an@@ ning rec@@ re@@ ation ?
By means of H@@ an@@ an@@ i the se@@ er , He declar@@ ed to King A@@ sa : “ The eyes of Jehovah are ro@@ ving about through all the earth to show his strength in be@@ half of those who@@ se heart is complete toward him . ”
Paul’s words to the first - century Hebrew Christians provide the answer .
[ Bo@@ x / ​ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 8 , 9 ]
‘ How can I pre@@ pare that man for his t@@ ask ? , ’ Samuel must have thought .
Ex@@ c@@ ep@@ t in the case of the sin@@ less man Jesus , baptism is a God - appro@@ ved sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l associ@@ ated with rep@@ ent@@ ance .
This is true not only of individuals but also of enti@@ re nations .
So continue to s@@ ow b@@ oun@@ ti@@ fully .
If ev@@ olu@@ tion@@ ists l@@ ack ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations , why do they preach their ide@@ as so l@@ ou@@ dly ?
C@@ learly , David was a real man .
The Greek word transl@@ ated “ eas@@ ily ent@@ ang@@ les ” appe@@ ars only once in the Bible , in this verse .
Such material should be fir@@ m@@ ly re@@ je@@ cted .
Still others say that a re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of the S@@ c@@ y@@ th@@ ians may be found among the O@@ s@@ se@@ ti@@ ans of the C@@ au@@ ca@@ su@@ s .
If you pre@@ f@@ er to listen rather than to read , the Bible is also a@@ vail@@ able in recorded form .
After all , true worship is based on love for God .
However , the word used in the origin@@ al text de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely means a cu@@ bi@@ t , which was about 18 in@@ ches [ 4@@ 5 c@@ m ] in l@@ eng@@ th .
C@@ ould I dis@@ cer@@ n between good and bad , or could your serv@@ ant ta@@ st@@ e what I ate and what I d@@ ran@@ k , or could I listen any@@ more to the vo@@ ice of m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale sing@@ ers ? ”
Many stru@@ gg@@ le da@@ ily with si@@ ck@@ ness or the pa@@ ins of old age .
How good was H@@ ut@@ ter@@ ’s Hebrew transl@@ ation of the Christian Greek Scriptures ?
They then used these heal@@ th@@ ful words to draw other hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted individuals out of the dar@@ k@@ ness into God’s light .
They explained everything that I wanted to know about God .
“ It is the fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness of an earth@@ ling man that dist@@ or@@ ts his way , and so his heart be@@ comes en@@ ra@@ ged against Jehovah himself . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V .
Indeed , Satan has “ bl@@ in@@ ded the min@@ ds of the un@@ believers . ”
V@@ is@@ u@@ al@@ ize Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es M@@ ace@@ don@@ i@@ an , liter@@ ature was also a@@ vail@@ able in Al@@ ban@@ i@@ an , Eng@@ l@@ ish , and T@@ ur@@ k@@ ish .
Some people view kindness as we@@ ak@@ ness .
I was happy to be a member of the H@@ ong K@@ ong Bethel family , but I was fin@@ ding it inc@@ reas@@ ingly difficult to cop@@ e with the he@@ at and hu@@ mi@@ di@@ ty .
It was into this en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment that Tho@@ ma@@ s E@@ m@@ l@@ y@@ n was born on May 27 , 1@@ 6@@ 6@@ 3 , at S@@ tam@@ for@@ d , L@@ inc@@ ol@@ nshi@@ re , Eng@@ land .
E@@ ven@@ tually , no one would be dead for the sin of Adam exc@@ ep@@ t Adam !
With my si@@ bl@@ ings : ( fr@@ on@@ t , left to right ) H@@ ann@@ el@@ ore and S@@ ab@@ ine ; ( back , left to right ) me , Jo@@ ch@@ en , Peter , and M@@ an@@ f@@ red
Th@@ an@@ k you so much for this book . ” ​ — An@@ ya .
Those “ obedi@@ ent to the faith ” thus “ go on wal@@ king in the truth . ”
It is the best of news from “ the God of all comfort , ” who really ca@@ res for us . ​ — 2 Corinthians 1 : 3 .
M@@ an@@ f@@ red told the truth .
But , as it is , few re@@ gi@@ ons of the uni@@ verse “ are as am@@ en@@ able to comple@@ x life as our@@ s , ” st@@ ate G@@ u@@ ill@@ er@@ m@@ o G@@ on@@ z@@ al@@ e@@ z and J@@ a@@ y W . Ri@@ char@@ ds in their book The P@@ ri@@ v@@ ile@@ ged P@@ l@@ an@@ et .
Moses re@@ vie@@ ws these la@@ ws and emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es the need to love Jehovah and obey his comman@@ d@@ ments .
She c@@ ites shi@@ f@@ ting so@@ cial valu@@ es as the ma@@ in reason .
It later became ap@@ par@@ ent that h@@ and@@ some Eli@@ a@@ b did not have the mak@@ ings of a su@@ it@@ able king of Israel .
R@@ em@@ in@@ is@@ ce about past jo@@ ys , encourag@@ ing the in@@ ac@@ tive one to speak about deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful experi@@ ences he has had at the meetings , in the preaching work , and at conven@@ tions . Com@@ ment on the happy times you may have had together in Jehovah’s service .
If we yi@@ eld to the guid@@ ance of Jehovah’s holy spirit , it will pro@@ du@@ ce in us its wonderful fru@@ it of go@@ o@@ dness .
This was the case with two of Jesus ’ disciples .
He did not in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ate his disciples , so that they were af@@ ra@@ id to expres@@ s themselves .
S@@ ti@@ r@@ red to action , one d@@ ele@@ g@@ ate exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ N@@ ever will I for@@ get the call to ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ise the Kingdom and the ze@@ al of the ass@@ em@@ b@@ led thr@@ ong ! ”
What is Jesus ’ relationship to the congregation of God ?
We should be fir@@ m in our determin@@ ation to avoid such wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ings .
They be@@ ar in mind that Jehovah will deter@@ mine who mer@@ its his love and who deser@@ ves his h@@ at@@ red .
The account of the activities of the Christian congregation sh@@ ort@@ ly after its esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment no@@ ted : “ There was not one in need among them . . . In turn dist@@ ribu@@ tion would be made to each one , just as he would have the need . ”
P@@ u@@ bli@@ shed by per@@ mis@@ sion of the Di@@ rec@@ t@@ or of An@@ ti@@ qu@@ ities and the C@@ y@@ pr@@ us Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m
Gi@@ ving fo@@ st@@ ers co@@ op@@ er@@ ation and fri@@ end@@ ship
Many do not like to be cor@@ rec@@ ted or be told what to do .
When Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l told A@@ ha@@ b that the v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard was now his , he got right up and went to enjoy his new ac@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ on .
He used the same word in refer@@ ring to the ba@@ by Jesus l@@ ying in the m@@ anger . ​ — Luke 2 : 12 , 16 ; 18 : 15 .
M@@ an and wife were to s@@ tic@@ k together , be@@ coming “ one flesh . ”
How can older Christians pas@@ s on to others what they have learned ?
This e@@ th@@ ic@@ al ma@@ x@@ im is ex@@ p@@ oun@@ ded in Juda@@ ism , Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ism , Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y , and Con@@ fu@@ ci@@ an@@ ism .
“ Pe@@ ople do not des@@ p@@ ise a th@@ i@@ ef just because he comm@@ its th@@ i@@ every to f@@ ill his soul when he is hu@@ ng@@ ry , ” we are remin@@ ded .
Jesus was a@@ ware of the ong@@ o@@ ing com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on for prom@@ in@@ ence among his disciples .
How do the ransom and Jesus ’ resurrection strengthen our trust in Jehovah ?
So when we go to the meetings , we listen to what Jehovah says , feel how much he lo@@ ves us , and draw clo@@ s@@ er to him .
They continue to vis@@ it her , reading to her from Bible public@@ ations , keep@@ ing her inform@@ ed as to the spiritual prog@@ ress of those in the congregation , and regul@@ arly pra@@ ying with her .
Mo@@ re@@ over , God comman@@ ded the Israelites : “ You people must not a@@ ff@@ li@@ ct any wi@@ do@@ w or fa@@ ther@@ less bo@@ y .
“ S@@ ev@@ ent@@ y we@@ ek@@ s of years ” began in 4@@ 5@@ 5 B.C.E . when Per@@ si@@ an King Ar@@ ta@@ x@@ er@@ x@@ es I ‘ sent for@@ th the word to re@@ buil@@ d Jerusalem . ’
C@@ learly , Jehovah wants us to be happy as we a@@ wa@@ it the fulfill@@ ment of his promises .
They will see it in your fac@@ i@@ al expres@@ sion , hear it in your to@@ ne of vo@@ ice , and ob@@ serve it in your kind man@@ ner .
They could have form@@ ed a fi@@ gh@@ ting mo@@ b to try to pre@@ v@@ ent him from being deli@@ vered up to the Jews . ​ — John 18 : 36 .
Let us , therefore , exam@@ ine the af@@ o@@ re@@ mentioned three examples , which some find pu@@ z@@ z@@ ling .
S@@ tri@@ ve for bal@@ ance , set@@ ting reason@@ able b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries to prote@@ ct your marriage , while rema@@ ining co@@ op@@ er@@ ative with the other par@@ ent to the ex@@ t@@ ent possible .
No@@ te again Isaiah 30 : 21 .
To satis@@ fy the congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s spiritual needs , the elders sp@@ end h@@ our@@ s pre@@ par@@ ing meeting par@@ ts so that they can present the assign@@ ed information in a mean@@ ing@@ ful way .
They wit@@ ness@@ ed in a small r@@ ur@@ al to@@ wn . A@@ m@@ ong the Bible stu@@ dies that were started was one with a mother and her four children .
We will also look at ways in which we can strengthen others who face ad@@ vers@@ ity .
And from Adam , this sa@@ d leg@@ ac@@ y has been trans@@ mit@@ ted to all mankind .
Does that se@@ em too good to be true ?
When we view our ministry that way , the apostle Paul’s words found at 1 Timothy 2 : 3 , 4 take on special meaning .
19@@ 22
Per@@ s@@ on@@ ally teaching others the way to sal@@ vation will bring us happiness that cannot be com@@ pared with any other activ@@ ity .
The C@@ y@@ pri@@ o@@ ts and the Se@@ a
“ No one fully kno@@ ws the Son but the Father , ” said Jesus , “ ne@@ i@@ ther does anyone fully know the Father but the Son and anyone to whom the Son is willing to reve@@ al him . ”
By ad@@ ju@@ sting our im@@ medi@@ ate go@@ als , we can stay ac@@ tive and happy .
On the other hand , I also learned how to deli@@ ver special is@@ su@@ es of Con@@ sol@@ ation deal@@ ing with the persecu@@ tion of our brothers in Na@@ z@@ i con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps , especially cont@@ ac@@ ting important C@@ an@@ adi@@ an bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ men , including pre@@ si@@ d@@ ents of large cor@@ por@@ ations .
; R@@ ac@@ an@@ el@@ l@@ i , P .
He says : “ They taught me the import@@ ance of prayer .
During his fin@@ al meeting with them , though , he gave them some f@@ ran@@ k counsel .
We can learn how Jehovah vie@@ ws us by loo@@ king at how Jesus re@@ ac@@ ted to the imper@@ fe@@ ctions of his apostles .
F@@ in@@ ally , M@@ er@@ c@@ he accepted a Bible study and began to prog@@ ress well .
He also knew that his son had a vital ro@@ le to pla@@ y in fulfill@@ ing God’s promises . ​ — Genesis 15 : 16 ; 17 : 19 ; 24 : 2 - 4 .
“ My father des@@ t@@ ined me in early chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od for the study of liter@@ ature , for which I had so ke@@ en an ap@@ pet@@ ite that from my tw@@ el@@ f@@ th year s@@ car@@ c@@ ely ever did I leave my stu@@ dies for my bed before the h@@ our of mi@@ d@@ night , ” M@@ il@@ t@@ on rec@@ al@@ led .
Al@@ so take no@@ te of how we can show appreciation for God’s pati@@ ence .
P@@ A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ E@@ S : Jesus and spiritual Israel
That rec@@ ord also shows that God always keep@@ s his promises .
He really wanted to do what was right , but he felt another for@@ ce working against him .
We can supp@@ lic@@ ate Jehovah for a streng@@ th@@ ened faith and then back up our prayers with the necess@@ ary actions .
The n@@ in@@ e@@ te@@ en@@ th century had brought an end to the w@@ re@@ t@@ ched slave tra@@ de .
What is f@@ li@@ r@@ ting , and how may the proble@@ m be contro@@ l@@ led ?
Jesus as@@ ks : “ Wh@@ ich father is there among you who , if his son as@@ ks for a f@@ ish , will perhaps hand him a ser@@ p@@ ent in@@ stead of a f@@ ish ?
They had made a dedic@@ ation to our heavenly Father , Jehovah , so doing God’s will was their first pri@@ or@@ ity .
God’s Word Gi@@ ves U@@ s Com@@ fort
What a contr@@ ast with people in gener@@ al !
They cannot see , hear , speak , or act .
I am free to serve Jehovah . ”
What , though , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly matters to Jehovah as he sear@@ ches through our heart ?
The ro@@ ck ba@@ d@@ g@@ er fin@@ ds prote@@ ction in a close - k@@ n@@ it commun@@ ity .
In 1914 , however , the situation was much different .
Those who live by these standards are to a great de@@ gre@@ e sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ded from the dist@@ res@@ ses , fe@@ ars , and problems experienced by those who ign@@ ore them .
A@@ m I building up my fellow worshipp@@ ers by taking a s@@ inc@@ ere interest in their wel@@ f@@ are ?
“ Today I experienced true Christian love at work , ” he wrote in a letter to the Cana@@ da branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
These words have also been rend@@ ered : “ Do this in mem@@ ory of me ” ( To@@ da@@ y’s Eng@@ l@@ ish V@@ er@@ sion ) and “ Do this as a mem@@ ori@@ al of me . ”
Re@@ c@@ ently , there was a ter@@ ri@@ ble war in one country in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
N@@ ex@@ t , how important for happiness are such fac@@ t@@ ors as good health , a satis@@ f@@ ying marriage , and a succ@@ ess@@ ful care@@ er ?
However , gen@@ u@@ ine anointed Christians do not dem@@ and special attention .
It ca@@ used King Saul to try to k@@ ill David , his fellow worshipp@@ er , when in re@@ ality the Phil@@ ist@@ ines were the enem@@ y .
H@@ er dedic@@ ation to Jehovah takes pre@@ ce@@ d@@ ence over her marriage v@@ ow , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of whether she was baptized before or after mar@@ r@@ ying you .
The next day , Chris@@ t@@ ine felt mis@@ er@@ able and came down with ty@@ p@@ ho@@ id f@@ ever , which left her we@@ ak for a long time .
Sa@@ ys Mar@@ il@@ o@@ u : “ If we ended the contr@@ act , we would lo@@ se all we had pa@@ id so far ​ — a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant am@@ ount .
They conclu@@ de that God has deci@@ ded the ex@@ act m@@ om@@ ent when each human will die .
Today , elders follow Paul’s example by expres@@ sing confidence in their brothers ’ faith and mo@@ ti@@ ves for serving God .
What pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tions has God plac@@ ed on human se@@ x@@ u@@ al activ@@ ity ?
Does it matter whether or not the Bible has been chang@@ ed ?
He must be pre@@ pared to give up even what is de@@ ar to him if it would put him in d@@ anger of f@@ all@@ ing into sin .
5@@ 1 : 12 ; P@@ s .
The Witnesses encoura@@ ge people to learn and apply Bible principles in their lives so as to imp@@ ro@@ ve their qu@@ ality of life now and have the hope of everlasting life in a world where true peace and se@@ cur@@ ity will pre@@ va@@ il .
No , he hum@@ bly acc@@ e@@ ded to the k@@ ing@@ ’s wi@@ sh@@ es .
Do you gr@@ as@@ p what Solomon me@@ ant ?
O@@ ther things may then cap@@ ture our attention .
Why do many people find it hard to put confidence in God ?
An@@ i@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es were very important , for they had been comman@@ ded by God as part of Israel@@ ’s worship under the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
How , though , is mer@@ cy displa@@ yed in a j@@ udi@@ cial con@@ text ?
But even then , we will need to keep fi@@ gh@@ ting them . ​ — Proverbs 4 : 23 .
During the se@@ ven years I@@ ’@@ ve served here , I@@ ’@@ ve always had something to e@@ at and a place to s@@ le@@ ep . ”
Can you make it your go@@ al to conduct at le@@ ast one home Bible study in the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
The more we use it or exerc@@ ise it , the str@@ ong@@ er it be@@ comes .
In Bible times , some of God’s servants were no@@ ted for their material ri@@ ches .
What a fine witness this proved to be !
While Juda@@ h did have se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations with a woman he thought was a har@@ lo@@ t , in re@@ ality she was not a har@@ lo@@ t .
By consider@@ ing how Jehovah’s spirit op@@ er@@ ated on them , we today will be encoura@@ ged to continue in our course of faith@@ ful@@ ness , living as we do at this time when our faith is under att@@ ack .
For example , when c@@ all@@ ing from house to house one day , she me@@ t a N@@ ep@@ al@@ ese woman who knew a little about Jesus but nothing about the true God , Jehovah .
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ les 4 , 5 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 21 - 29
Yet , they simil@@ arly pray : “ M@@ ake me know your own ways , O Jehovah ; teach me your own pa@@ ths . ”
3 ; Job , cha@@ p .
How can you imp@@ ro@@ ve your s@@ k@@ ill@@ s in this reg@@ ard ?
“ Their attitude is : ‘ I@@ ’@@ m only doing this until a better opportunity comes along . ’ ”
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , “ a c@@ he@@ ating pa@@ ir of s@@ cal@@ es is something de@@ t@@ es@@ table to Jehovah , but a complete st@@ one - we@@ i@@ ght is a ple@@ asure to him . ”
‘ The Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful S@@ la@@ ve ’ P@@ as@@ ses the T@@ est !
On the other hand , di@@ r@@ ty and un@@ ke@@ mp@@ t ho@@ m@@ es may prove to be co@@ st@@ ly to re@@ pa@@ ir .
A Li@@ fe of S@@ ur@@ pris@@ es in Jehovah’s Ser@@ vice
A@@ R@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ D the world , Jehovah’s Witnesses enjoy the compan@@ y of Christian brothers and sisters who have served Jehovah faith@@ fully for years .
The Cana@@ an@@ ite op@@ pres@@ sion became a time of n@@ ational c@@ ris@@ is for Israel .
No , for the apostle Paul told his fellow believers : “ God is not un@@ righteous so as to for@@ get your work and the love you showed for his name . ”
S@@ even cen@@ tu@@ ries before Jesus ’ bir@@ th on earth , Jehovah inspired Isaiah to pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y that His cho@@ s@@ en Ser@@ v@@ ant would be faithful even when t@@ ested to the li@@ mit .
Ex@@ p@@ el@@ ling them from heaven , he h@@ ur@@ led them down to the earth .
The desire to ple@@ ase Jehovah and to remain in the Christian congregation has moved many of his servants to accept loving help . ​ — J@@ as .
Since ap@@ pet@@ ite and th@@ ir@@ st often di@@ min@@ ish with age , they may think that they do not need to e@@ at or dr@@ ink as much as they really should .
D@@ ra@@ w clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah , have pl@@ ent@@ y to do in God’s service , and wi@@ den out in your love for others .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , tur@@ ning to our su@@ per@@ vis@@ or , he or@@ der@@ ed : “ Let the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents return to their ba@@ r@@ rac@@ ks .
The following we@@ ek , fi@@ ve members of the Bethel family , including L@@ loy@@ d , were put in pris@@ on .
In this way some publi@@ sh@@ ers may be coun@@ ted t@@ wi@@ ce . However , the pe@@ ak fi@@ gu@@ re does not inclu@@ de the number of publi@@ sh@@ ers who ac@@ tually sh@@ ared in the ministry but for@@ got to repor@@ t .
Many who became believers had come from f@@ ar@@ away plac@@ es and were without en@@ ough pro@@ v@@ isions to ex@@ ten@@ d their stay in Jerusalem .
H@@ el@@ p them to foc@@ us on the gl@@ ori@@ ous future re@@ served for those who love Jehovah . ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 16 - 18 .
During this peri@@ od , Satan was c@@ ast out of heaven .
Jesus was using the w@@ ine in the c@@ up as a re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ation , or sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l , of his own blood .
The meaning and purpose of the gu@@ il@@ t o@@ ffering are made clear in L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us chap@@ ters 5 and 6 .
Peter tel@@ ls us : “ I am ar@@ ous@@ ing your clear thinking fac@@ ul@@ ties by way of a remin@@ der , that you should remember the sa@@ y@@ ings pre@@ vi@@ ously spo@@ ken by the holy prophe@@ ts and the comman@@ d@@ ment of the Lord and Sa@@ vi@@ or through your apostles . ”
S@@ ur@@ ely the lo@@ gi@@ cal place to beg@@ in when sear@@ ch@@ ing for the id@@ ent@@ ity of the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t is in the Bible , where the ter@@ m appe@@ ars fi@@ ve times .
Ther@@ efore , when pra@@ ying al@@ ou@@ d on be@@ half of her@@ self and others or when con@@ duc@@ ting a Bible study with her children in the pres@@ ence of her husband , a Christian sister righ@@ tly we@@ ars a head co@@ ver@@ ing .
Ca@@ tho@@ lic and Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant rul@@ ers , often d@@ ri@@ ven by gre@@ ed and the ur@@ ge for power , jo@@ c@@ ke@@ yed for pol@@ itical su@@ pre@@ ma@@ cy and com@@ mer@@ cial gain .
I think this made it difficult for me to feel a deep love for God .
You certainly want to coun@@ ter them dec@@ isi@@ vely , being determined to avoid spiritual shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ k .
Some even took certain me@@ a@@ sures in an at@@ temp@@ t to prote@@ ct themselves from i@@ mag@@ in@@ ary ali@@ ens .
When Jehovah thus ca@@ used the 10 - tri@@ be kingdom to end , he did not can@@ c@@ el his marriage covenant with the origin@@ al 12 - tri@@ be nation of Israel .
H@@ app@@ ily , the Bible en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ s us on the reason why such events occ@@ ur as well as how we should re@@ act to them .
Par@@ ents in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar need to know the appe@@ ar@@ ance of their flo@@ ck ​ — their preci@@ ous children — ​ and do all they can to gu@@ i@@ de them toward the blessings Jehovah has for them .
P@@ os@@ sible di@@ sh@@ on@@ or to his Father resul@@ ting from Jesus ’ being con@@ dem@@ ned for bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ y was a matter of concer@@ n to God’s Son .
A@@ n ev@@ ent in the life of Jesus reve@@ als what real great@@ ness invol@@ ves .
Daniel had transl@@ ated the Christian Greek Scriptures into I@@ ris@@ h .
When we imitate Christ , people are at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to our message and may change their attitude toward us
The apostle Paul wrote : “ All Scrip@@ ture is inspired of God and bene@@ fi@@ cial for teaching , for re@@ pro@@ ving , for set@@ ting things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght , for discipl@@ ining in righteousness , that the man of God may be fully com@@ pet@@ ent , comple@@ t@@ ely e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed for every good work . ”
C@@ o@@ o@@ king the k@@ id in that mil@@ k would show con@@ temp@@ t for the God - esta@@ bli@@ shed rel@@ ation between par@@ ent and young .
In Par@@ adise Lo@@ st , for example , M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el the ar@@ chang@@ el fore@@ tel@@ ls the time when Christ will “ re@@ ward His faithful , and receive them into bl@@ is@@ s , whether in heaven or earth , for then the earth shall all be par@@ adise , far ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er place than this of E@@ den , and far ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er days . ”
No@@ body here wants to listen , and yet he continu@@ es . ’
O@@ nen@@ ess in Fa@@ ith and K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge
We work hard in the ministry not only because we know we are living in the last days but also because we real@@ ize that it is God’s will .
It must be no@@ ted that the Ho@@ ly Scriptures do not direc@@ tly men@@ tion g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing .
Jehovah’s will regarding the earth can never be fully accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed while the earth is pe@@ op@@ led with men and women who de@@ fy his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
One way to do so is by being present for the ob@@ serv@@ ance of the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al .
“ A cl@@ ass@@ mate appro@@ ached me one day and asked what was me@@ ant by ‘ for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation . ’
5 : 3 ​ — Why is a pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te called “ a str@@ ange woman ” ?
A hum@@ ble attitude in@@ deed !
Mu@@ si@@ c and its accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing l@@ y@@ ri@@ c@@ s can str@@ ong@@ ly influ@@ ence our emo@@ tions and , therefore , our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart .
Di@@ d Jesus ’ im@@ men@@ se gr@@ as@@ p of divine tru@@ ths and his w@@ in@@ ning way with words in@@ du@@ ce him to become pu@@ ff@@ ed up with pri@@ de ?
You live in cr@@ itical times and are sub@@ ject to many pres@@ sures , so you need to be well organiz@@ ed .
Of course , since we do not see the angels , we cannot deter@@ mine to what ex@@ t@@ ent God uses them in help@@ ing people with vari@@ ous matters .
While such “ f@@ ra@@ gr@@ ance ” might be dis@@ gu@@ sting to un@@ righteous individuals , it is s@@ we@@ et - sm@@ el@@ ling to Jehovah and hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones .
What is needed to make sure that we follow through on the decisions we have made ?
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are that we too have “ the comfort of the holy spirit ” !
( W@@ o@@ j@@ ci@@ e@@ ch and M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ena then demonstr@@ ated how they asked pas@@ ser@@ s@@ by whether God ca@@ res about those who su@@ ffered in a rec@@ ent f@@ lood in P@@ ol@@ and . )
M@@ other was al@@ most ill@@ it@@ er@@ ate , and Father wor@@ ked long and hard in the fi@@ el@@ ds .
Hence , however the pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed c@@ ry of “ Pe@@ ace and se@@ cur@@ ity ! ” may be ful@@ filled , it will lead to a su@@ d@@ den , pa@@ in@@ ful , but ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely bless@@ ed ev@@ ent ​ — the des@@ tru@@ ction of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and the beg@@ in@@ ning of a new world system .
For instance , he@@ e@@ ding God’s remin@@ ders pre@@ v@@ ents us from eng@@ ag@@ ing in se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
EL@@ I@@ SH@@ A S@@ U@@ C@@ C@@ E@@ E@@ D@@ S EL@@ I@@ J@@ A@@ H
In our tro@@ op of over a h@@ un@@ d@@ red bo@@ ys , about half were Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s , half were Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ants , and one was a Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ist .
How , though , can we gu@@ ard our mind and heart in a world that is s@@ atur@@ ated with ba@@ dness ?
( b ) How can we enjoy the best possible health ?
The apostle ur@@ ged that young man to pur@@ sue a life - st@@ y@@ le that put godly devo@@ tion and a close relationship with God before we@@ al@@ th .
We are not a cul@@ t .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , prayer helped Peter in this reg@@ ard .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , let , not my will , but your@@ s take place . ”
O@@ ver si@@ x milli@@ on of them worl@@ d@@ wide are therefore eng@@ ag@@ ed in br@@ ing@@ ing “ li@@ fe@@ ’s water ” free to the people .
You may find it inter@@ es@@ ting that some ta@@ ble@@ ts con@@ tain bil@@ ing@@ u@@ al S@@ um@@ eri@@ an - E@@ b@@ la@@ ite lis@@ ts .
Je@@ h@@ u received a com@@ mis@@ sion when the nation of Israel was in a bad st@@ ate .
The pri@@ ce of a p@@ ound [ 0@@ .@@ 5 k@@ g ] of c@@ as@@ sa@@ va ro@@ se from 7 c@@ ents to 14 do@@ l@@ l@@ ars ( U@@ .@@ S . ) and that of a c@@ up of sal@@ t from 8 do@@ l@@ l@@ ars to 4@@ 2 do@@ l@@ l@@ ars ( U@@ .@@ S . ) .
Do you not feel that a wife who fol@@ lo@@ ws this ad@@ vice when she speak@@ s to ​ — or about — ​ her husband will be deep@@ ly loved by him ?
To avoid being tra@@ pp@@ ed by “ the bir@@ d@@ c@@ atch@@ er , ” therefore , we must remain in the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative place of prote@@ ction , “ d@@ wel@@ ling in the se@@ cre@@ t place of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh , ” pro@@ c@@ uring “ lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing under the very sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty One . ” ​ — Psalm 9@@ 1 : 1 .
In cor@@ rec@@ ting their children , how can parents ‘ p@@ low ’ their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing@@ ’s heart ?
He dra@@ ws us to his Son by re@@ aching us individu@@ ally through the preaching work and by help@@ ing us to gr@@ as@@ p and apply spiritual tru@@ ths by means of His holy spirit .
How could I have made the mis@@ take of d@@ ri@@ f@@ ting away from Jehovah’s organization ?
He became very ang@@ ry .
When that happ@@ ens , they can learn from their mis@@ takes , learn to be for@@ giving , and show love based on Bible principles .
As our love for Jehovah gro@@ ws , our faith in him be@@ comes str@@ ong@@ er and we are more con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah will re@@ ward those whom he lo@@ ves . ​ — Read Hebrews 11 : 6 .
D@@ or
K@@ in@@ dness is such an all - em@@ br@@ ac@@ ing qu@@ ality that it t@@ ou@@ ches every as@@ pect of our lives .
He rep@@ lied in a har@@ s@@ h and in@@ sul@@ ting way , den@@ ying Davi@@ d’s re@@ qu@@ est .
Thus , they have no cl@@ er@@ gy / la@@ ity div@@ ision , and they are not se@@ g@@ reg@@ ated according to s@@ k@@ in col@@ or or we@@ al@@ th .
Some bring tri@@ als upon themselves by fa@@ il@@ ing to apply this counsel .
What have you learned from the pray@@ er@@ ful expres@@ sion of a certain L@@ ev@@ ite who could not go to God’s san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary for a time ?
W@@ ell , we should not dis@@ coun@@ t the fre@@ qu@@ enc@@ y with which teaching is mentioned before heal@@ ing .
Re@@ ally , w@@ o@@ e is me if I did not dec@@ l@@ are the good news ! ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the Creator kno@@ ws all that there is to know about what he has cre@@ ated .
A king is no exc@@ ep@@ tion .
“ The k@@ ings of the gr@@ ound , ” then , are the earthly rul@@ ers , over whom the dem@@ ons have powerful influ@@ ence . ​ — 1 John 5 : 19 .
Ru@@ th was also free to mar@@ ry one of “ the young fel@@ lo@@ ws ” in@@ stead of ag@@ ed Bo@@ a@@ z .
Mari@@ us@@ z expla@@ ins : “ I value the time we sp@@ end together as a family .
“ In some c@@ as@@ es parents need to know that they are still important in the lives of their children , ” says R@@ y@@ an , qu@@ o@@ ted at the out@@ set .
Al@@ so , while Jesus was on earth , he spoke about those who will rule with him in his heavenly Kingdom and called them a “ little flo@@ ck . ”
Now when I pray , I can pray to Jehovah .
Why do we need to view those who se@@ em to be we@@ ak@@ er as Jehovah vie@@ ws them ?
Thus , my par@@ t@@ ner , A@@ gn@@ es A@@ le@@ ta , and I received our assignment , and on Au@@ gu@@ st 28 , 19@@ 28 , we bo@@ ar@@ ded a tra@@ in at 9 : 00 p@@ .@@ m .
T@@ y@@ pi@@ cal is the following ver@@ di@@ ct :
Al@@ ong this l@@ ine , no@@ te the apostle Paul’s counsel to Timothy .
( a ) Why have some cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers expres@@ sed concer@@ n ?
F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ ing our dedic@@ ation invol@@ ves ‘ bu@@ ying out time . ’
Of course , enjo@@ ying the spiritual par@@ adise does not re@@ move the physical problems of life .
In the mean@@ time , I had be@@ gu@@ n d@@ ating E@@ vel@@ y@@ n M@@ onda@@ k , a ze@@ al@@ ous sister in the congregation that I went to .
We appreci@@ ated that direction and even arrang@@ ed for the children to com@@ ment during the Bible study .
Rather than loo@@ king back with reg@@ re@@ t , those who have sp@@ ent their life serving Jehovah and their fellow Christians refle@@ ct on it with satis@@ fac@@ tion .
As far as our Christian responsi@@ bility is concer@@ ned , what can we learn from the ti@@ thing arrang@@ ement ?
The H@@ olo@@ ca@@ u@@ st ​ — one of the most wi@@ d@@ ely known gen@@ o@@ ci@@ des in hist@@ ory — ​ ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ated some si@@ x milli@@ on Jews .
W@@ ise parents with bl@@ ended famili@@ es do all they can to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce their children and st@@ ep@@ children that each one is loved and is bless@@ ed with uni@@ que gi@@ f@@ ts and that each one can ad@@ d to the happiness of the family . ​ — Romans 2 : 11 .
However , if they are not going to be sa@@ fe on their own , more per@@ man@@ ent ass@@ ist@@ ance would be in order .
Tru@@ e Fa@@ ith ​ — Is It Still P@@ os@@ sible ?
The sheep are free yet prote@@ cted .
A person who is dis@@ cre@@ et shows good judgment in spe@@ e@@ ch and in conduct .
Let us find the satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers and see how they under@@ s@@ cor@@ e God’s love .
4 : 26 .
( b ) What ma@@ j@@ or change did one brother make ?
19@@ 2@@ ,@@ 9@@ 4@@ 2
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , vie@@ wing the dead from God’s stan@@ d@@ point can bring us great comfort and f@@ ill us with hope . ​ — 2 Corinthians 1 : 3 , 4 .
Th@@ ough Jehovah is un@@ sear@@ cha@@ bly great , he di@@ gn@@ i@@ fi@@ es his human servants by tre@@ ating them gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ously .
My ne@@ g@@ ative thinking does come back from time to time , but now I know how to h@@ and@@ le it . ”
To us , however , the people who appreci@@ ated Jehovah were even more beau@@ ti@@ ful .
When we regul@@ arly expres@@ s our feelings to God , we devel@@ op a clo@@ s@@ er fri@@ end@@ ship with him . ​ — Read James 4 : 8 .
In each of the years 19@@ 35 and 19@@ 36 , some 6@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 pi@@ e@@ ces of Bible liter@@ ature were plac@@ ed in Al@@ ban@@ ia .
What did Jesus mean when he said : “ You will be with me in Par@@ adise ” ?
F@@ o@@ to : Mu@@ se@@ u da C@@ i@@ da@@ de / L@@ is@@ bo@@ a
Can we not do lik@@ e@@ wise ? A .
On the other hand , Noah and his family recogn@@ ized their need for prote@@ ction and deli@@ ver@@ ance .
Since we live in “ cr@@ itical times , ” it is to be expe@@ cted that so@@ on@@ er or later all of us will have to de@@ al with some kind of tri@@ al .
P@@ ri@@ de , materi@@ al@@ ism , and se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality are just three we@@ ap@@ ons at Satan’s dis@@ pos@@ al .
Acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s Word has un@@ ited milli@@ ons , some of whom once har@@ bor@@ ed h@@ at@@ red for one another .
Because that heavenly Kingdom ​ — a govern@@ ment in the hands of Jesus Christ — ​ is God’s means of expres@@ sing His righ@@ t@@ ful so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y over the earth . ​ — Psalm 2 : 7 - 12 ; Daniel 7 : 13 , 14 .
As we re@@ side in our spiritual par@@ adise , we can strengthen our appreciation of it and our hope for Par@@ adise on earth .
Des@@ pite his li@@ mit@@ ed knowledge of c@@ el@@ es@@ ti@@ al bo@@ dies , David under@@ sto@@ od that he was very in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant in com@@ par@@ is@@ on with the Creator of our va@@ st uni@@ verse .
He did not seek lu@@ x@@ u@@ ries , and he did not have children of his own .
Des@@ pite wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and c@@ he@@ ating ​ — or ma@@ y@@ be because of it — ​ hon@@ est individuals are gener@@ ally ad@@ mi@@ red by others .
Jehovah’s Word ur@@ ges us to “ make sure of the more important things . ”
; Al@@ i , J .
“ Let the peace of the Christ control in your hearts , for you were , in fact , called to it in one body . ” ​ — C@@ O@@ L@@ O@@ S@@ S@@ I@@ AN@@ S 3 : 15 .
In that mo@@ de@@ l prayer , Jesus inclu@@ ded the re@@ qu@@ est : “ Do not bring us into temp@@ tation , but deli@@ ver us from the wicked one . ”
( b ) the “ other sheep ” ?
The hist@@ ori@@ an H@@ er@@ o@@ do@@ tu@@ s wrote : “ They f@@ ill the ca@@ v@@ ity with the pu@@ rest b@@ ru@@ ised my@@ r@@ r@@ h , with c@@ as@@ sia , and every other s@@ ort of spi@@ cer@@ y exc@@ ep@@ t f@@ ran@@ k@@ inc@@ en@@ se , and se@@ w up the op@@ ening . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther , no one has a so@@ lu@@ tion to all ill@@ ness .
Ther@@ efore , ‘ no cal@@ am@@ ity will be@@ f@@ all us ’ ​ — no@@ ne of the cal@@ am@@ ities descri@@ bed ear@@ li@@ er in this psal@@ m .
These fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al is@@ su@@ es , however , requi@@ re con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing and satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers .
Even though we were str@@ ang@@ ers and our Fr@@ en@@ ch was li@@ mit@@ ed , we found the people to be kind and ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able .
But Jesus did show that angels who work clo@@ sel@@ y with God have an ac@@ tive interest in members of the Christian congregation .
He rep@@ lies that he could have sta@@ yed out longer but that he had ca@@ ught en@@ ough to care for his family .
Since the ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment of the faithful slave in 19@@ 19 , milli@@ ons of “ d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s ” of all langu@@ ages have been ga@@ ther@@ ed into God’s organization and are being spiritually f@@ ed .
Wor@@ r@@ ying about all the wr@@ ong@@ s that have been com@@ mit@@ ted will only ro@@ b us of enjo@@ y@@ ment in life .
For those who are living up to their dedic@@ ation to God , the most important thing is doing the divine will .
Ha@@ ve you at times felt some@@ what over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by challeng@@ es or responsi@@ bil@@ ities in God’s service ?
Jehovah Is Our H@@ el@@ per , 12 / 15
To succ@@ e@@ ed in this fi@@ ght , we need to emp@@ lo@@ y spiritual ar@@ m@@ or , including “ the e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment of the good news of peace . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
As a result , I felt secu@@ re .
To maintain your joy , however , can you ex@@ p@@ and your preaching me@@ tho@@ ds , perhaps to inclu@@ de other ways of re@@ aching people ?
During the more than 22 years following that conven@@ tion , tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous spiritual gro@@ w@@ th has taken place .
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : F@@ ol@@ low these st@@ ep@@ s the next time you me@@ et your mat@@ e@@ ’s form@@ er sp@@ ouse or the sp@@ ouse of your form@@ er mate :
How gr@@ ati@@ f@@ ying to know that Jehovah has in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted an arrang@@ ement that is ca@@ pa@@ ble of sol@@ ving all of man@@ kin@@ d’s problems ​ — the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom of God !
Al@@ ber@@ t is one of some 5@@ ,000 bl@@ ind people in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates who , thr@@ ough@@ out the years , have received Bible public@@ ations in Eng@@ l@@ ish and S@@ pan@@ ish B@@ ra@@ il@@ le .
My soul he ref@@ re@@ sh@@ es .
One day an ang@@ el re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting Jehovah spoke to Moses near M@@ ount Ho@@ re@@ b on the Sin@@ a@@ i Pen@@ in@@ su@@ la .
The un@@ faithful people of Juda@@ h and Jerusalem as well as the op@@ pres@@ sive in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Babyl@@ on and Egy@@ pt all fac@@ ed ‘ days of Jehovah ’ when they experienced the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of Jehovah’s judg@@ ments .
Re@@ g@@ arding some of his anxi@@ e@@ ties at the time , he wrote : “ When I look back on all these wor@@ ries I remember the st@@ ory of the old man who said on his de@@ a@@ th@@ bed that he had had a lo@@ t of tr@@ ou@@ ble in his life , most of which had never happened . ”
F@@ or@@ m@@ er elders who jo@@ y@@ fully continue to rend@@ er sac@@ red service prove to all , including Satan , that their love for Jehovah is gen@@ u@@ ine .
To illustr@@ ate , su@@ p@@ pose we live in a relati@@ vely a@@ ff@@ lu@@ ent country with a high stan@@ d@@ ard of living .
What do my mate and I most need to do right now ?
Still , even if you bel@@ ong to the l@@ at@@ ter group , it is possible for you to learn to con@@ ve@@ y your thoughts in a pleas@@ ant man@@ ner , to commun@@ ic@@ ate effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
In 199@@ 7 he me@@ t Jehovah’s Witnesses and found that they did not look down on him .
• How is God’s spirit a help@@ er ?
M@@ ore than that , when he found himself in fa@@ shi@@ on as a man , he hum@@ b@@ led himself and became obedi@@ ent as far as death . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 5 - 8 .
What gr@@ and pro@@ spe@@ ct a@@ wa@@ its the “ great crow@@ d ” of Jehovah’s loyal worshipp@@ ers ?
King David remin@@ ded Solomon that Jehovah would be with him until the work of building the temple was fin@@ i@@ shed .
The prophet Jo@@ el had fore@@ told this out@@ p@@ our@@ ing of holy spirit .
W@@ he@@ ther we are suffering tri@@ als or are pla@@ gu@@ ed by a bad conscience , we are able to draw strength and encourag@@ ement from this por@@ tion of God’s powerful Word .
Instead , she may be as@@ king for reas@@ sur@@ an@@ ces , tel@@ ling you that she feel@@ s ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted and un@@ loved .
Psalm 1@@ 12 con@@ tain@@ s fine ad@@ vice for all who want to maintain a clean conscience before God .
How did Abraham expres@@ s confidence in Jehovah’s sense of justice ?
He proved this at the time he prote@@ cted the Israel@@ ite fir@@ st@@ born “ when he pla@@ gu@@ ed the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans . ”
Re@@ fle@@ cting on Timo@@ th@@ y’s ministry , Paul remin@@ ded him : “ G@@ u@@ ard this fine trust by means of the holy spirit , which is d@@ wel@@ ling in us . ”
God’s Son will “ bre@@ ak up the works of the Devil ” and “ bring to nothing the one having the means to cause death . ” — 1 John 3 : 8 ; Hebrews 2 : 14 .
The mis@@ use of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l is ob@@ vi@@ ously not com@@ pati@@ ble with the Scriptural direc@@ tive : “ Let us cle@@ an@@ se ourselves of every de@@ fil@@ ement of flesh and spirit , per@@ fe@@ cting ho@@ l@@ iness in God’s fear . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 7 : 1 .
They believe that the dec@@ eas@@ ed really are dead .
We cannot ex@@ pect God to re@@ move all s@@ our@@ ces of un@@ happiness or g@@ ri@@ ef until he destro@@ ys this system of things .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing R@@ a@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s ad@@ vice , the two spi@@ es c@@ lam@@ ber@@ ed down the w@@ all by means of a ro@@ pe h@@ ang@@ ing from her w@@ in@@ do@@ w and then s@@ li@@ pp@@ ed off toward the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s .
Ho@@ ly means pu@@ re , sac@@ red , set ap@@ ar@@ t from sin .
Yes , “ the remin@@ der of Jehovah is tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy , making the in@@ experienced one wise . ”
Be quic@@ k to read and apply the information found in The Watchtower and its compan@@ ion public@@ ations .
The meeting la@@ sted about two h@@ our@@ s .
Jehovah’s power to sa@@ ve is in@@ fin@@ ite .
Rather , he reas@@ oned with his listen@@ ers .
Do bir@@ ds need special l@@ an@@ ding stri@@ ps ?
( Read 1 John 4 : 20 . )
In that way , you may draw him out and cre@@ ate a fri@@ end@@ ly and rel@@ a@@ x@@ ed at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere .
( Read Psalm 8@@ 6 : 12 . )
At the ra@@ pi@@ dly appro@@ aching end of this enti@@ re wicked system of things , all as@@ pe@@ cts of Satan’s rule will be c@@ ru@@ shed out of ex@@ ist@@ ence .
He pray@@ ed : “ M@@ ake me understand , that I may ob@@ serve your law and that I may keep it with the whole heart . ”
G@@ A@@ U@@ L
In N@@ am@@ i@@ bia the first mission@@ aries could find no local Witness to help them transl@@ ate .
C@@ ul@@ tural activities , such as ar@@ ch@@ it@@ e@@ c@@ ture , gar@@ d@@ ening , and mu@@ si@@ c , as well as lu@@ x@@ u@@ ri@@ ous living are “ a stri@@ ving after w@@ ind ” because they ne@@ i@@ ther make life truly mean@@ ing@@ ful nor bring lasting happiness .
In 1914 the prophe@@ tic words of Revelation 11 : 15 were ful@@ filled : “ The kingdom of the world did become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ , and he will rule as king forever and ever . ”
E@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion@@ ists may won@@ der why humans have the ability to dis@@ cer@@ n a wide r@@ ange of col@@ ors , since the ability to see in col@@ or is not needed for sur@@ vi@@ val .
She stu@@ died with Jehovah’s Witnesses and attend@@ ed meetings year after year without get@@ ting baptized .
This is my comfort in my a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction , for your own saying has pre@@ served me ali@@ ve . ”
7 : 8 ​ — Why did cour@@ t of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als co@@ ver H@@ am@@ an’s face ?
Per@@ r@@ ine and L@@ ou@@ is
The “ earth ” re@@ pres@@ ents the world of mankind ali@@ en@@ ated from God .
En@@ coura@@ g@@ ingly , David went on to say : “ Many are the cal@@ am@@ ities of the righteous one , but out of them all Jehovah deli@@ v@@ ers him . ”
Although Peter at times appe@@ ared to be un@@ ste@@ ad@@ y , Jesus pre@@ di@@ cted that he would become as st@@ able as a ro@@ ck . ​ — John 1 : 4@@ 2 .
A@@ T TH@@ E se@@ ap@@ ort city of T@@ ro@@ as in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or , the apostle Paul received a vision .
We care@@ fully hi@@ d the public@@ ations after each study was over .
Some news may be of a confid@@ enti@@ al n@@ ature , and we should respect the right of others to di@@ vu@@ l@@ ge the information at the prop@@ er time through the appro@@ pri@@ ate ch@@ ann@@ els .
Such ones reg@@ ard the Bible as tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy and rel@@ ev@@ ant to life in our mo@@ der@@ n world .
But I real@@ ized that men@@ t@@ ally I was taking part . ’ ”
And there he rema@@ ins to this day ​ — as@@ le@@ ep in death , care@@ fully pre@@ served in the li@@ mit@@ less mem@@ ory of Jehovah God !
He pre@@ ached the good news of God’s Kingdom , and no one spoke with greater b@@ ol@@ dness than he did .
F@@ re@@ der@@ ic@@ k and Le@@ an@@ ne , qu@@ o@@ ted at the beg@@ in@@ ning of this article , learned the truth of that Bible princi@@ ple .
This fact has been ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged by some of the fin@@ est leg@@ al min@@ ds .
This means that the publi@@ sh@@ er - to - po@@ pul@@ ation r@@ ati@@ o in T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y is ne@@ arly 1 to 2@@ 8@@ ,000 .
So after gra@@ du@@ ating , I began pione@@ ering in 194@@ 8 .
When P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es saw Jesus atten@@ ding a ban@@ qu@@ et at Matthe@@ w@@ ’s home , they asked his disciples : “ Why does your teach@@ er e@@ at with ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ ors and sin@@ n@@ ers ? ”
Lo@@ ve for the S@@ ource of these “ ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent things ” wel@@ ls up in them , and they are moved to preach these preci@@ ous tru@@ ths .
How clear that Jose@@ p@@ h’s faith in Jehovah God was jus@@ ti@@ fied !
Do@@ ing so will great@@ ly af@@ fect how we use our time , en@@ er@@ gy , tal@@ ents , res@@ our@@ ces , and a@@ bil@@ ities .
There they or@@ der@@ ed them to take up mil@@ it@@ ary service .
In some c@@ as@@ es the wise men of their day were , in fact , “ su@@ p@@ pres@@ sing the truth ” and ign@@ or@@ ing the evidence around them that there is a God .
The Greek word por@@ ·@@ ne@@ i@@ ʹ@@ a , transl@@ ated “ for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , ” has a fai@@ r@@ ly bro@@ ad meaning .
Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation te@@ am , Nu@@ ku@@ ʹ@@ al@@ of@@ a
* Jesus also tel@@ ls Ju@@ d@@ as un@@ e@@ qui@@ vo@@ c@@ ally that he will not as@@ c@@ end to the “ kingdom . ”
We set out on sh@@ ak@@ y leg@@ s and with ra@@ pi@@ dly be@@ ating hearts .
These “ became f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed and gave glory to the God of heaven . ”
They then took me to the cam@@ p in@@ fir@@ m@@ ary to con@@ fir@@ m that my b@@ ones were not bro@@ ken and dra@@ g@@ ged me back to my t@@ ent .
TH@@ E year was 4@@ 9 C.E .
This was a si@@ gn of me@@ ek@@ ness on her part .
He said : “ It is like a man travel@@ ing ab@@ ro@@ ad that left his house and gave the authority to his sla@@ ves , to each one his work , and comman@@ ded the do@@ or@@ keep@@ er to keep on the w@@ atch . ”
The ma@@ j@@ es@@ ty of m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s is such that many people have believ@@ ed that the high@@ est pe@@ ak@@ s , often ve@@ iled in mis@@ t and cl@@ ou@@ ds , were the se@@ ats of go@@ ds .
The wicked may think that they are sa@@ fe from such judgment .
They had authority to pres@@ s into service men , hor@@ ses , shi@@ ps , or anything el@@ se needed to expe@@ di@@ te public bu@@ sin@@ ess .
How to Ex@@ pla@@ in De@@ ath
A@@ no@@ inted women and some anointed men did not teach in the congregation .
As I was the only Witness in the pris@@ on , the war@@ ders called me Jehovah .
One , two , or more ?
A wise decision to dis@@ fel@@ low@@ ship an un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er pro@@ du@@ ces righteous resul@@ ts .
And Christians are not i@@ mmu@@ ne to the effe@@ cts of men@@ tal f@@ ati@@ gu@@ e , emo@@ tional pain , and st@@ res@@ s@@ ful circumstances .
Be as@@ sur@@ ed that you are loved and needed in the congregation .
How can parents do lik@@ e@@ wise ?
“ You must also make a par@@ a@@ pe@@ t for your ro@@ of , that you may not place b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t upon your house because someone . . . might f@@ all from it . ”
His judgment was s@@ ke@@ wed by exc@@ essi@@ ve al@@ co@@ ho@@ l con@@ su@@ mp@@ tion .
He f@@ led the country , thinking that his work as a prophet was over .
L@@ ast Adam . ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 4@@ 5 .
How did Bar@@ ak respon@@ d ?
There I me@@ t and married J@@ an@@ et@@ te , a fine Christian sister , and we ra@@ ised a son and three daugh@@ ters in the Christian way .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 33 , 40
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of children ass@@ em@@ b@@ led .
Di@@ d You No@@ te ?
V@@ er@@ y appro@@ pri@@ ate in@@ deed !
Do older man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts prove that the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message has been pre@@ served ?
Rom@@ an st@@ at@@ es@@ man S@@ ene@@ c@@ a wr@@ ites that during an inter@@ mis@@ sion came the ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement : “ A little thro@@ at - cu@@ t@@ ting in the mean@@ time , so that there may still be something going on ! ”
So God’s mo@@ tive am@@ oun@@ ted to this : love .
O@@ thers may not re@@ ci@@ pro@@ c@@ ate when we show appreciation .
• How does the Devil use the lu@@ re of materi@@ al@@ ism ?
21 Is the Bible Still Ch@@ ang@@ ing Your Li@@ fe ?
The Bible ref@@ ers to this time as “ the last days . ”
The Bible dec@@ la@@ res that the dead are “ consci@@ ous of nothing at all . ”
N@@ ested in a pris@@ t@@ ine tro@@ pi@@ cal fore@@ st , it is made up of close to 3@@ 00 s@@ mal@@ l@@ er f@@ alls .
7 : 14 ; E@@ z@@ ek .
Paul had other concer@@ ns .
If the h@@ ik@@ er were to put a mag@@ ne@@ t near his com@@ pas@@ s , the nee@@ d@@ le would point away from nor@@ th .
Lo@@ ve A@@ m@@ ong F@@ ri@@ ends
Hence , he h@@ ates what Jehovah h@@ ates .
It imp@@ lies continu@@ ing res@@ olu@@ t@@ ely in the face of ad@@ vers@@ ity , being ten@@ ac@@ i@@ ous , not giving up .
Re@@ ally , it is nothing more than a medi@@ u@@ m of ex@@ change .
Yes , Jehovah is the su@@ pre@@ m@@ ely “ loyal One . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
Paul came to love Timothy very much because he was ready and willing to serve .
We must act wis@@ ely on what we see .
N@@ ame some who showed respect for God’s Word .
( b ) What will be consider@@ ed in the next article ? You can contr@@ ast that with the example of King He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah .
These qualities are like strong p@@ ill@@ ars that keep a house standing .
This me@@ ant that justice could not be had .
We would act out situ@@ ations that could ha@@ p@@ pen at school , and the gi@@ r@@ ls would pla@@ y the part of a Witness ans@@ wer@@ ing questions .
At first , the friend is rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to get up because his family is f@@ ast as@@ le@@ ep with him .
R@@ ol@@ f - M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el and his wife , U@@ r@@ su@@ la , des@@ per@@ ately loo@@ ked for meaning in life and sear@@ ched for the truth .
What will en@@ able us to understand “ the fear of Jehovah ” ?
Some famili@@ es will support a fore@@ ign - language congregation because the parents feel that to devel@@ op “ spiritual com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion ” and to prog@@ ress , they need to be taught in their mother t@@ ong@@ ue .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H B@@ L@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ S J@@ O@@ S@@ E@@ P@@ H I@@ N E@@ G@@ Y@@ P@@ T
If you have felt that way about fin@@ ding happiness , there is good reason for you to take heart .
You may be able to learn to trust in him even more .
Do we consider Bible principles before we make decisions ?
G@@ u@@ ten@@ ber@@ g and H@@ us : From the book The St@@ ory of Li@@ ber@@ ty , 18@@ 7@@ 8
They la@@ bor@@ ed long h@@ our@@ s in pri@@ m@@ iti@@ ve con@@ di@@ tions and tro@@ pi@@ cal he@@ at .
L@@ ear@@ ning From the S@@ ins of David
Al@@ most 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , Jesus ’ st@@ at@@ ement that he had made God’s name known was recorded in the Greek language .
Such qualities as love , courage , and joy moved Jeremiah to car@@ ry out his 6@@ 7 - year - long ministry faith@@ fully .
If you feel that you are not as s@@ kil@@ led at teaching as you would like to be , take heart .
They Are Un@@ ited in Tru@@ e Wor@@ ship
Satan is well - a@@ ware that man was cre@@ ated with a spiritual need , and the Devil has cle@@ ver@@ ly ex@@ p@@ lo@@ ited this need .
R@@ elu@@ ct@@ ant to let Jac@@ o@@ b go , La@@ ba@@ n bi@@ d him to name his wa@@ ges for fur@@ ther service , at which Jac@@ o@@ b asked for the un@@ u@@ su@@ ally col@@ ored ani@@ mal@@ s born to La@@ ban@@ ’s flo@@ c@@ ks .
This is evid@@ ent in the way God deal@@ t with the nation of Israel .
These became known as “ the Israel of God ” and soon num@@ ber@@ ed into sever@@ al th@@ ous@@ and made up of people from every nation of the then - known world . ​ — G@@ al .
O@@ N F@@ ri@@ day , Mar@@ ch 31 , 20@@ 00 , M@@ ount U@@ su in Ho@@ k@@ ka@@ i@@ do , J@@ ap@@ an , er@@ up@@ ted after l@@ ying d@@ or@@ man@@ t for 23 years .
Jesus taught his followers to pray : “ Our Father in the heavens , let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied . ”
What should be kept in mind regarding confid@@ enti@@ al or j@@ udi@@ cial matters ?
The first time we ate one of these at the home of a Bible stud@@ ent , my wife jo@@ k@@ ingly said that her ear@@ s li@@ t up like red tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c ligh@@ ts !
Re@@ g@@ arding “ the car@@ c@@ as@@ es of the men that have trans@@ g@@ ressed against [ God ] , ” Isaiah says that “ their wor@@ m shall not die , ne@@ i@@ ther shall their fi@@ re be qu@@ en@@ ched . ”
Let us exam@@ ine four : the pur@@ su@@ it of material things , the use of al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ ages , our cho@@ ice of associ@@ ates , and what we do for rec@@ re@@ ation .
( a ) How does Paul’s example show that qu@@ ali@@ f@@ ying for the Christian ministry is not li@@ mit@@ ed to an el@@ ite few ?
A clean home is the responsi@@ bility of ever@@ yone living in it
An@@ y re@@ stri@@ ctions imp@@ o@@ sed by God and his A@@ no@@ inted One would be op@@ posed by rul@@ ers and nations .
Does that imp@@ ly in@@ activ@@ ity ?
H@@ ist@@ ori@@ an H . G . W@@ el@@ ls wrote of “ the pro@@ found differ@@ ences between ” f@@ our@@ th - century Christi@@ an@@ ity “ and the teaching of Jesus of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th . ”
M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia , 4 / 15
V@@ I@@ E@@ W Y@@ O@@ U@@ R B@@ O@@ D@@ Y AN@@ D Y@@ O@@ U@@ R L@@ I@@ F@@ E A@@ S P@@ R@@ E@@ C@@ I@@ O@@ U@@ S G@@ I@@ F@@ T@@ S .
“ As soon as the bo@@ y is we@@ an@@ ed , I must bring him , and he must appe@@ ar before Jehovah and d@@ well there to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , ” she says .
Peter W@@ as H@@ el@@ ped by Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
In his second vision of the ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t , E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es the four living cre@@ atu@@ res as ch@@ er@@ u@@ bs .
A local el@@ der rel@@ ates : “ After a great de@@ al of prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation , we travel@@ ed to the ma@@ in pl@@ an@@ ning of@@ fice .
Lo@@ ins gi@@ r@@ ded about with truth .
The sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding nations view this de@@ fe@@ ction as a th@@ re@@ at to them .
But Jesus mentioned to Mar@@ th@@ a a second , more important , reason : “ Di@@ d I not tell you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God ? ”
They made me feel like one of them .
This may ref@@ er to the shap@@ e of the A@@ gar@@ w@@ o@@ od t@@ ree , which can re@@ ach a he@@ i@@ ght of about 1@@ 00 fe@@ et ( 30 m ) and s@@ pre@@ a@@ ds ou@@ tw@@ ard .
Ph@@ ysi@@ cal s@@ le@@ ep is a gift , explained Bro@@ ther L@@ et@@ t .
How can being ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able help us over@@ come ne@@ g@@ ative feelings about others ?
See The Watchtower , Ju@@ ly 15 , 19@@ 6@@ 3 , pages 4@@ 37 - 4@@ 2 .
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , Jesus of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th had a brother nam@@ ed James who was consider@@ ed a son of Joseph , the husband of M@@ ary .
W@@ as Hebrew the only language God used to commun@@ ic@@ ate with humans ?
We cannot make him ri@@ ch@@ er or str@@ ong@@ er .
O@@ thers say that it sign@@ i@@ fi@@ es some form of com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory id@@ enti@@ fic@@ ation , such as a t@@ at@@ too or an imp@@ l@@ anted mi@@ cro@@ c@@ hi@@ p with a di@@ g@@ it@@ al co@@ de that id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es the person as a serv@@ ant of the be@@ ast .
Why was Paul pre@@ pared to make a de@@ f@@ en@@ se of his beli@@ ef in the resurrection ?
Who or what is the “ da@@ y@@ st@@ ar ” that Peter mentioned , and why do you so answer ?
O@@ b@@ je@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely we@@ i@@ gh all the fac@@ t@@ ors , and make decisions that give your relationship with Jehovah pri@@ or@@ ity .
A number of times , g@@ end@@ ar@@ m@@ es ob@@ served Á@@ d@@ á@@ m preaching from house to house and took him in for ques@@ tion@@ ing .
The pri@@ ests and the o@@ ffer@@ er par@@ took of the sacrifice after the blood and f@@ at were offered to Jehovah .
If you know that you will have to wa@@ it , be pre@@ pared to read , wr@@ ite , k@@ n@@ it , cro@@ c@@ he@@ t , or eng@@ age in some other u@@ se@@ ful activ@@ ity .
Jesus was without sin , being mirac@@ ul@@ ously conc@@ ei@@ ved in the wom@@ b of a vi@@ r@@ g@@ in by the power of holy spirit .
However , it may se@@ em imp@@ os@@ sible to maintain a bal@@ an@@ ced sc@@ he@@ du@@ le , given the dis@@ ru@@ p@@ ting effect that a ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic si@@ ck@@ ness can have on a fam@@ il@@ y’s r@@ out@@ ine .
Con@@ cer@@ ning the o@@ live t@@ ree , The New Bible Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary states : “ If cu@@ t down , new sh@@ o@@ o@@ ts s@@ pr@@ ing up from the ro@@ o@@ t , so that as many as fi@@ ve new tr@@ un@@ ks could thus come into being .
For Jehovah is righteous ; he does love righteous ac@@ ts . ” ​ — Psalm 11 : 4 - 7 .
But false religion is still contro@@ l@@ ling milli@@ ons of s@@ inc@@ ere people , and they need our help !
W@@ H@@ A@@ T would move 24 married cou@@ ples in the pri@@ me of life to leave their famili@@ es , friends , and famili@@ ar sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s to take up mission@@ ary work in fore@@ ign lands ?
They were dis@@ pat@@ ched to the K@@ ha@@ z@@ ar , a people d@@ wel@@ ling nor@@ the@@ ast of the B@@ l@@ ack Se@@ a , who were still h@@ es@@ it@@ ating to deci@@ de between Is@@ la@@ m , Juda@@ ism , and Christi@@ an@@ ity .
E@@ ar@@ th@@ qu@@ ak@@ es . ​ — Matthew 24 : 7
We should imitate the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job , who gave attention to “ the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted one cr@@ ying for help , and the fa@@ ther@@ less bo@@ y and anyone that had no help@@ er ” as well as to “ the one about to per@@ ish . ”
W@@ as she temp@@ ted by a life of lu@@ x@@ ur@@ y ​ — perhaps a life even more op@@ ul@@ ent than anything she had known back in U@@ r ?
A sear@@ ch for one of the s@@ our@@ ces of this high@@ ly so@@ o@@ thing and heal@@ ing sub@@ st@@ ance takes us to the is@@ land of C@@ hi@@ o@@ s , in the A@@ e@@ ge@@ an Se@@ a .
Such a beli@@ ef may af@@ fect the way the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der inter@@ pre@@ ts the Bible .
Th@@ ough Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k expe@@ cted har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps , what was his attitude ?
He said : “ You must not prac@@ tice ma@@ gi@@ c . ”
Un@@ der inspi@@ r@@ ation , the apostle Paul direc@@ ted his Christian brothers : “ Ke@@ ep on teaching and encourag@@ ing one another with psal@@ ms , pra@@ ises to God , spiritual song@@ s su@@ ng with gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de , sing@@ ing in your hearts to Jehovah . ”
You could ask some friend whom you can coun@@ t on for c@@ and@@ or whether you have a re@@ pu@@ tation for being imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al .
R@@ el@@ ated to A@@ post@@ les ? 9 / 1
S@@ ek@@ lu@@ c@@ j@@ an was a gra@@ du@@ ate of the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity of L@@ ei@@ p@@ z@@ i@@ g and had a hist@@ ory of ir@@ rit@@ ating the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch by s@@ pre@@ ading Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant teachings .
The P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es ‘ st@@ ra@@ ined out the gn@@ at but g@@ ul@@ ped down the cam@@ el ’
Th@@ ink about these poin@@ ts : We are not under the Law .
He evid@@ ently thought that they were de@@ tr@@ ac@@ ting from Moses ’ prom@@ in@@ ence and authority . But Moses rep@@ lied : “ Are you je@@ al@@ ous for me ?
U@@ l@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , though , our strength to end@@ ure in the Christian ministry comes from Jehovah .
Tru@@ e , David has mon@@ um@@ ent@@ al problems , but he be@@ ars in mind Jehovah’s people in gener@@ al and is confid@@ ent that God will bl@@ ess them .
Li@@ ve in H@@ ar@@ mony With the Mo@@ de@@ l P@@ ra@@ y@@ er ​ — Par@@ t I@@ I
“ These words are not an invit@@ ation to disci@@ ple@@ ship for out@@ si@@ ders , ” states The New In@@ ter@@ pre@@ ter@@ ’s Bible , “ but refle@@ ction on the meaning of disci@@ ple@@ ship for those who have already respon@@ ded to the call of Christ . ”
E@@ ach e@@ ye has some 3@@ 0@@ ,000 individu@@ al l@@ en@@ ses .
This deep@@ ened hope shin@@ es more b@@ righ@@ tly .
Today , Al@@ ha@@ ji fin@@ ds it difficult to for@@ get war and to ad@@ just to ci@@ v@@ ili@@ an life .
To find it , we need to put for@@ th effort .
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ing my interest in the Bible , some neigh@@ b@@ ors pas@@ sed on to me public@@ ations of Jehovah’s Witnesses that they had received .
After en@@ um@@ er@@ ating the works of the flesh and the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit , Paul ad@@ ded : “ If we are living by spirit , let us go on wal@@ king or@@ der@@ ly also by spirit .
Moses once again inter@@ ce@@ des , and God instru@@ cts him to make a cop@@ per ser@@ p@@ ent and set it upon a po@@ le so that those bit@@ ten are cur@@ ed by ga@@ z@@ ing at it .
Jehovah God , though , has provided a cu@@ re for in@@ her@@ ited sin and imper@@ fe@@ ction for all those willing to accept it .
Yes , he i@@ mag@@ ined that the fru@@ it@@ age of his end@@ e@@ av@@ ors would serve as “ a prote@@ ctive w@@ all . ” ​ — Proverbs 18 : 11 .
Wh@@ atever the case , John reas@@ sur@@ ed G@@ a@@ i@@ us by saying : “ The one who does good origin@@ ates with God . ”
From there , I w@@ atch@@ ed as our house and all our personal bel@@ ong@@ ings were destro@@ yed .
Hence , anyone who desi@@ res Jehovah’s fri@@ end@@ ship is ob@@ li@@ ged to for@@ give the sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings of his fellow human .
One indic@@ ation is that he id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es four things from which Christians should fle@@ e .
If you ask others to answer these questions , you will likely receive an ast@@ on@@ ish@@ ing ar@@ ra@@ y of respon@@ ses .
Jesus makes it clear that Jehovah will not for@@ give us if we do not for@@ give our brothers when there is a s@@ ound bas@@ is for doing so .
What me@@ tho@@ ds did R@@ ab@@ sh@@ ak@@ e@@ h use in his efforts to put fear in the hearts of the Jews ?
As your children gro@@ w , a@@ da@@ pt the study to their needs .
What en@@ ab@@ led Ca@@ pi@@ to , C@@ el@@ l@@ ari@@ us , C@@ am@@ pan@@ us , and others to re@@ ject certain ch@@ urch teachings ?
My parents gave me more cho@@ res to keep me in the house .
After all , Revelation 12 : 17 war@@ ns us that Satan is ‘ wa@@ g@@ ing war ’ with the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 9@@ 1 , 13
In verse 5 , we read : “ The love of God has been p@@ our@@ ed out into our hearts through the holy spirit , which was given us . ”
Ther@@ efore , the trans@@ f@@ er of that sac@@ red ch@@ est was not a t@@ ask to be tre@@ ated ligh@@ tly .
We will be better able to res@@ ist temp@@ t@@ ations to eng@@ age in wr@@ ong@@ doing .
T@@ ake full advan@@ ta@@ ge of all spiritual pro@@ v@@ isions from Jehovah to buil@@ d you up .
J@@ on@@ ah served as a prophet to the nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom of Israel in the days of King Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am I@@ I , son of Jeho@@ as@@ h .
In the first century C.E . , Israel was occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed by the Romans .
Such fac@@ t@@ ors do not exc@@ use out@@ bur@@ st@@ s .
N@@ IN@@ E - Y@@ E@@ A@@ R - O@@ L@@ D Chris@@ to@@ p@@ her and his brother had sp@@ ent the mor@@ ning , along with their un@@ c@@ le , a@@ un@@ t , and two c@@ ous@@ ins , c@@ all@@ ing from house to house in their Christian ministry near M@@ an@@ ch@@ es@@ ter , Eng@@ land .
He then gave her and her family return tic@@ ke@@ ts for the other half of her f@@ are money .
“ O He@@ are@@ r of prayer , even to you people of all flesh will come . ” ​ — P@@ S .
How long will that rest be ?
He said : “ I am the true v@@ ine , and my Father is the cultiv@@ at@@ or .
I am so gr@@ ate@@ ful that I have been able to dedic@@ ate my life to serving God , who ca@@ res so much for us !
We ans@@ wer@@ ed , “ Yes ! ”
She c@@ alls her son and as@@ ks him to transl@@ ate what B@@ en has to say .
Why can we be confid@@ ent that Jehovah will deli@@ ver us ?
They were suffering op@@ position and were sub@@ je@@ cted to a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch .
The apostle Paul explained that such mirac@@ ul@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts as the ability to speak in fore@@ ign langu@@ ages or to pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y would “ be done away with . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 8 .
Yet , now he had found the one pe@@ ar@@ l that was so ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent that just see@@ ing it made his heart rejo@@ ice .
The same is true of those who prac@@ tice gro@@ ss un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , that is , “ un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness of every s@@ ort with gre@@ e@@ din@@ ess . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
How Ab@@ out N@@ on - Christian R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ons ?
If , for instance , we are concer@@ ned about how to provide materi@@ ally for our family , can we not be certain that Jehovah will help us ?
F@@ our cen@@ tu@@ ries ear@@ li@@ er , the Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her P@@ l@@ at@@ o had one of his liter@@ ary char@@ ac@@ ters say : “ It would be a hard t@@ ask to dis@@ co@@ ver the mak@@ er and father of this uni@@ verse of our@@ s , and even if we did find him , it would be imp@@ os@@ sible to speak of him to ever@@ yone . ”
What an act of h@@ at@@ red by part of Satan’s se@@ ed !
I will for@@ ti@@ fy you . I will really help you .
When God se@@ es f@@ it to re@@ mind us of things having to do with his la@@ ws , we are gr@@ ate@@ ful for such direction .
To learn more about the Bible , see the bro@@ ch@@ ure The Bible ​ — What Is I@@ ts M@@ es@@ sage ?
How to sto@@ p ar@@ gu@@ ing
We read of “ A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s , a n@@ ative of A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a , ” “ some men of C@@ y@@ pr@@ us and C@@ y@@ r@@ ene , ” and “ Lu@@ ci@@ us of C@@ y@@ r@@ ene , ” who supp@@ or@@ ted the congregation in S@@ y@@ ri@@ an An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch .
( a ) Why should we avoid hon@@ or@@ ing our children more than Jehovah ?
Thus , for one thing , g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on@@ y is a form of gre@@ ed , and God’s Word tel@@ ls us that “ gre@@ e@@ dy pers@@ ons ” are the s@@ ort of people who will not in@@ her@@ it God’s Kingdom .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jehovah “ has f@@ oun@@ ded the earth upon its esta@@ bli@@ shed plac@@ es ; it will not be made to to@@ t@@ ter to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , or forever . ”
For example , in the Scriptures , Jehovah is descri@@ bed as “ the God of Abraham , ” “ the God of David , ” and “ the God of Eli@@ j@@ ah . ” ​ — Genesis 31 : 4@@ 2 ; 2 K@@ ings 2 : 14 ; 20 : 5 .
In any case , John respon@@ ded , “ We are Jehovah’s Witnesses . ”
It is not a book of human ide@@ as but is “ the word of God . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 13 .
For si@@ x months , I was assign@@ ed to tra@@ v@@ el to one school after another ​ — but without M@@ ary .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture ]
Mo@@ ther’s health was very po@@ or at the time , so I asked my father for his ad@@ vice .
But Jehovah h@@ ates the course of tre@@ ach@@ er@@ y , whether it is direc@@ ted toward him or toward those who love and serve him .
So why all the fu@@ ss ?
In the earthly Par@@ adise . . .
“ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e . . . for@@ giving one another fre@@ ely . ”
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als of the La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ an ty@@ pe today are ne@@ i@@ ther s@@ ti@@ mul@@ at@@ ingly ho@@ t nor ref@@ re@@ shin@@ g@@ ly co@@ ld .
In Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es found in Revelation chap@@ ters 17 and 18 , false religion is lik@@ ened to a har@@ lo@@ t who has had im@@ moral inter@@ course with the pol@@ itical syst@@ em@@ s of the earth .
What is the ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s second st@@ age of op@@ er@@ ation ?
He wanted to do it while he had the opportunity !
To the un@@ tra@@ ined e@@ ye , ה@@ נ@@ פ@@ ש@@ ׁ ( h@@ an@@ ·@@ ne@@ ’@@ ph@@ es@@ h ) could appe@@ ar to be a to@@ t@@ ally different word from נ@@ פ@@ ש@@ ׁ ( ne@@ ’@@ ph@@ es@@ h ) .
Hence , some Christians re@@ ject such pro@@ du@@ cts , just as they re@@ ject trans@@ fu@@ sions of whole blood or of its four pri@@ m@@ ary com@@ pon@@ ents .
The tre@@ es , the f@@ low@@ ers , the ani@@ mal@@ s , the o@@ ce@@ ans , the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , and the w@@ at@@ er@@ f@@ alls ​ — Jehovah has made them all .
Bo@@ a@@ z ans@@ wers : ‘ I received a full repor@@ t of all you have done for your mother - in - law after the death of your husband ​ — how you left your father , mother , relati@@ ves , and your ho@@ m@@ el@@ and to be among a people whom you have not form@@ er@@ ly known .
38 : 2 ; 39 : 15 - 18 .
A spirit person ?
How can we fi@@ ght Satan and w@@ in ?
‘ God did not cre@@ ate the earth simply for nothing , but form@@ ed it to be in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted . ’ ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 5 : 18 .
But Jehovah’s hand was not sh@@ ort , for the very next year , B@@ er@@ ni@@ ce came to sp@@ end her school ho@@ li@@ days with E@@ r@@ n@@ est .
Ther@@ efore I take ple@@ asure in we@@ ak@@ nesses , in in@@ sul@@ ts , in c@@ as@@ es of need , in persecu@@ tions and difficul@@ ties , for Christ .
They were “ e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king , men mar@@ r@@ ying and women being given in marriage , until the day that Noah en@@ tered into the ar@@ k ; and they took no no@@ te until the f@@ lood came and s@@ we@@ pt them all away . ”
Although parents and children ye@@ ar@@ n to be close to one another , commun@@ ic@@ ation is some@@ times difficult .
G@@ lo@@ ba@@ l preaching of the good news of God’s Kingdom has taken place since then . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
We too must end@@ e@@ av@@ or to keep our word .
What does this expres@@ sion really mean ?
( b ) Why is reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess needed when we discus@@ s health and medi@@ cal matters with others ?
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H G@@ O@@ D is more ex@@ al@@ ted than imper@@ fect humans can i@@ magine .
Al@@ ways accept with appreciation the support you receive .
No@@ te from H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 2 : 14 how Jehovah vie@@ wed the Jews who ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted his house of worship in fav@@ or of pan@@ el@@ ing their own hous@@ es , liter@@ ally or fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely .
R@@ ar@@ ely are they acc@@ or@@ ded the di@@ gn@@ ity that God wants them to receive .
Jehovah Is a God of O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation , 5 / 15
O Jehovah , you are our God . Do not let mor@@ tal man re@@ tain strength against you . ”
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually - min@@ ded people follow Jesus ’ example .
Let us consider Jehovah’s perfect example .
For the next n@@ ine months , this loving , kind Witness pati@@ ently stu@@ died the Bible with me .
Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ving instru@@ ctions at our Ser@@ vice Me@@ et@@ ings , we have ze@@ al@@ ously sh@@ ared in this work .
His Ca@@ tho@@ lic parents op@@ posed his atten@@ ding meetings of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
They even did so when they fac@@ ed for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble fo@@ es .
What h@@ in@@ ders people from pu@@ t@@ ting their confidence in God ?
O@@ r they might share in apost@@ ate talk , “ emp@@ ty spe@@ e@@ ches that viol@@ ate what is holy , ” pro@@ ffered by those who “ have de@@ vi@@ ated from the truth . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 2 : 16 - 18 .
No doubt both the teachings and the attitude of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es had a cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting effect on their listen@@ ers .
The rec@@ ord states : “ The sons of Israel began to call to Jehovah for a@@ id . So Jehovah ra@@ ised up for them a sa@@ vi@@ or , E@@ hu@@ d the son of Ger@@ a , a B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ ite , a left - h@@ an@@ ded man .
How could a Christian g@@ ri@@ eve Jehovah’s spirit ?
God’s Word emp@@ h@@ ati@@ c@@ ally states : “ What ! Do you not know that un@@ righteous pers@@ ons will not in@@ her@@ it God’s kingdom ?
( Read Romans 8 : 35 - 39 . )
If you are still in school and your teach@@ er tal@@ ks about ev@@ olu@@ tion , be bo@@ ld and de@@ f@@ end your faith in cre@@ ation .
Israel res@@ cu@@ es the Gi@@ be@@ on@@ ites and thor@@ ough@@ ly de@@ fe@@ ats the att@@ ac@@ k@@ ers .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 8@@ 0 , 50
V@@ er@@ y likely , P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la and A@@ qu@@ ila no@@ ted that the making of that one disci@@ ple had a pro@@ found and fru@@ it@@ ful effect on the ter@@ rit@@ ory .
▪ H@@ as it affe@@ cted the qu@@ ality of your talk assign@@ ments ?
But how might you make your reading even more inter@@ es@@ ting ?
“ The kingdom of God ” is also called “ the kingdom of the heavens , ” which shows that Jesus and his fellow k@@ ings rule from heaven .
Mar@@ ri@@ ed cou@@ ples can stay together if they love each other .
W@@ ere Jose@@ p@@ h’s words those of a man who pas@@ si@@ vely accepted his situation ?
Like f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers , Christians are cultiv@@ ating things that often gro@@ w s@@ low@@ ly ​ — understanding of God’s Word , love for Jehovah , and a Chris@@ t@@ like spirit .
• What must be consider@@ ed when coun@@ ting the co@@ st of pur@@ su@@ ing high@@ er educ@@ ation ?
It is our privilege to share in a similar work today .
Instead , I have seen the truth of Jehovah’s promise : “ I will for@@ ti@@ fy you , y@@ es , I will help you , I will really hold on to you with my right hand of righteousness . ”
But to our great sur@@ pris@@ e , we were invit@@ ed to continue vis@@ iting congregations .
Our faith in the ransom sacrifice of Christ per@@ m@@ its us to come out from under the yo@@ ke of sin .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , you need to discus@@ s problems .
What do these and num@@ er@@ ous other stu@@ dies tell us ?
We too must regul@@ arly take in acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of Jehovah and his pur@@ pos@@ es .
O@@ TH@@ E@@ R BI@@ B@@ L@@ E Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S AN@@ S@@ W@@ E@@ R@@ E@@ D ​ — What Is the Will of God for My Li@@ fe ?
( Read Gal@@ ati@@ ans 2 : 10 ; James 1 : 27 . )
Do you find associ@@ ation with your fellow believers to be less appe@@ al@@ ing ?
• What are some ways in which we may show love for the people we end@@ e@@ av@@ or to teach ?
In effect , many situ@@ ations present the cho@@ ice of going just one m@@ ile under com@@ pul@@ sion ​ — or two .
8 : 2 .
* Do we have anything to fear ?
Se@@ cond , they teach people Christian principles that when follow@@ ed eli@@ min@@ ate viol@@ ence in all its form@@ s .
“ When my dis@@ qui@@ et@@ ing thoughts became many in@@ side of me , your own cons@@ ol@@ ations began to f@@ ond@@ le my soul . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 9@@ 4 : 19 .
What shall we do ? ” To him , all seem@@ ed lost .
What is joy , and what are some reas@@ ons to be jo@@ y@@ ful ?
O@@ f@@ ten , these im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ant famili@@ es must stru@@ gg@@ le with a new language and must ad@@ just to a new cul@@ ture .
As you do , you will pro@@ ba@@ bly dis@@ co@@ ver that you enjoy the preaching work more .
The city of Joseph , Jesus ’ a@@ do@@ p@@ tive father , was Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m , and the j@@ our@@ ne@@ y that Joseph and M@@ ary under@@ took to com@@ p@@ ly with the dec@@ ree resul@@ ted in Jesus ’ being born in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m .
Still , the emp@@ t@@ iness can be ha@@ un@@ ting .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , his work has had an important and lasting influ@@ ence .
For for@@ ty years you provided them with food . . . They l@@ ac@@ ked nothing .
The Israelites for@@ got Jehovah’s mi@@ gh@@ ty de@@ e@@ ds in their be@@ half
( Read Matthew 10 : 11 - 15 . )
H@@ er son is see@@ king per@@ mis@@ sion to eng@@ age in an activ@@ ity for which par@@ ent@@ al per@@ mis@@ sion is needed .
I don@@ ’t want to listen to anything el@@ se about your religion .
How do these acc@@ oun@@ ts help us to deter@@ mine where we should be when the end of the present wicked system of things comes ?
His un@@ known a@@ il@@ ment de@@ fied all medi@@ cal tre@@ at@@ ment af@@ for@@ da@@ ble to an Af@@ ri@@ can pe@@ as@@ ant family ​ — both her@@ ba@@ l and or@@ tho@@ do@@ x .
Many people h@@ ated me , and I don@@ ’t bl@@ ame them .
In the days le@@ ading up to the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , we can set asi@@ de time to exam@@ ine pray@@ er@@ fully and care@@ fully our personal relationship with Jehovah .
He in@@ tend@@ ed to put the money in a time de@@ po@@ si@@ t .
He real@@ ized that Jehovah prote@@ cted him when he was in G@@ ath and that he es@@ cap@@ ed with Jehovah’s help .
At that m@@ om@@ ent , I knew that H@@ it@@ l@@ er@@ ’s re@@ gi@@ me had been over@@ thro@@ wn !
P@@ ri@@ or to their cont@@ act with Jehovah’s Witnesses , this family was activ@@ ely involved in Ca@@ tho@@ lic char@@ is@@ m@@ ati@@ c mo@@ v@@ ements , claim@@ ing to see v@@ isions , speak in t@@ ong@@ u@@ es , and he@@ al the si@@ ck .
A spiritual brother , then un@@ known to us , was willing to as@@ su@@ me responsi@@ bility for the bal@@ ance .
Ther@@ efore , it is not cor@@ rec@@ t to say that Jehovah’s judgment is temp@@ ered by his mer@@ cy in the sense that his justice needs to be so@@ f@@ ten@@ ed by mer@@ cy .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we can be that Jesus ’ death makes pro@@ vision for us to gain the per@@ fe@@ ction that Jehovah origin@@ ally in@@ tend@@ ed for the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of Adam and E@@ ve !
Re@@ g@@ arding the prote@@ ction we enjoy , the psalmist ad@@ ds : “ He [ Jehovah ] will give his own angels a comm@@ and concer@@ ning you , to gu@@ ard you in all your ways .
( b ) What less@@ on do we learn from the bad course of K@@ or@@ ah , Da@@ than , and A@@ bi@@ ra@@ m ?
M@@ ake Bible Re@@ ading a D@@ eli@@ ght
; Sha@@ w , S .
You likely ye@@ ar@@ n to cultiv@@ ate spiritu@@ ality with your marriage mate .
Jesus said : “ He that has seen me has seen the Father also . ” ​ — John 14 : 9 .
E@@ l Y@@ un@@ que
Of course , Jehovah pos@@ s@@ ess@@ es such ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te per@@ fe@@ ction .
What about the tra@@ ining Paul received from G@@ am@@ ali@@ el ?
For many today , sin is an un@@ accep@@ table conc@@ ep@@ t .
“ Re@@ fle@@ cting on the mis@@ takes of my you@@ th , ” says a Christian woman in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a nam@@ ed E@@ m@@ ma , “ I can say that just know@@ ing God’s standards do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t mean you ag@@ ree with them .
S@@ hu@@ t your ear@@ s , then , to Satan’s pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda .
Paul coura@@ ge@@ ously ‘ spoke about God’s remin@@ ders in fr@@ on@@ t of k@@ ings ’
When we contribu@@ te to the Kingdom H@@ all F@@ un@@ d , we show our love for such individuals even though we may not know them person@@ ally .
At times , cul@@ tural pres@@ sures s@@ qu@@ e@@ e@@ ze people into a certain mo@@ ld when it comes to deal@@ ing with their mat@@ es .
U@@ sing this law , the pro@@ secu@@ t@@ or fal@@ sel@@ y al@@ le@@ ged that Jehovah’s Witnesses prom@@ o@@ te h@@ at@@ red and destro@@ y famili@@ es and therefore should be ban@@ ned .
How c@@ learly it emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es the practic@@ al Bible princi@@ ple : ‘ You re@@ a@@ p what you s@@ ow ’ ! ​ — G@@ al .
Let us keep in mind Proverbs 14 : 35 , which states : “ The king fin@@ ds ple@@ asure in a serv@@ ant who ac@@ ts with in@@ sight . ”
At heart , Job was a man of integrity .
Re@@ turn to I@@ tal@@ y
W@@ al@@ king in Jehovah’s name does not mean mer@@ ely saying that he is our God .
In the first century , the ma@@ in Jewish c@@ ent@@ ers were in S@@ y@@ ri@@ a , A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or , Babyl@@ on@@ ia , and Egy@@ pt , and there were s@@ mal@@ l@@ er commun@@ ities in the E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an part of the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re . ​ — 10 / 15 , page 12 .
However , a Christian who is di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted by valu@@ eless things pu@@ ts his relationship with Jehovah and his pro@@ spe@@ cts for everlasting life in d@@ anger .
Jehovah was pleas@@ ed with Noah and bless@@ ed him and his family with sur@@ vi@@ val through that tur@@ bul@@ ent peri@@ od of human hist@@ ory .
There we read : “ G@@ ra@@ y - he@@ a@@ de@@ dness is a cro@@ wn of beau@@ ty when it is found in the way of righteousness . ”
So when we were out in field service , we at first were bus@@ y tel@@ ling people , “ I bring you good ri@@ ce ” in@@ stead of “ good news ” !
U@@ su@@ ally , it s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ates us to make ad@@ di@@ tional prog@@ ress , br@@ ing@@ ing out the best in us .
U@@ na@@ ware of the un@@ fol@@ ding dr@@ ama , Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m s@@ le@@ pt as Joseph , M@@ ary , and Jesus s@@ li@@ pp@@ ed out of the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge in the dar@@ k@@ ness .
When I saw how he had chang@@ ed ​ — now clean - cu@@ t and happy — ​ I asked him , ‘ What happened to you , and where have you been ? ’
U@@ sing the divine name does not in it@@ self bring us Jehovah’s fav@@ or .
From chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od , N@@ ic@@ ho@@ l@@ as had a strong dis@@ like for authority .
“ It seem@@ s we came at just the right time , ” says R@@ ob@@ er@@ t .
James 5 : 13 - 15
David was a shepher@@ d and a king who con@@ qu@@ ered Israel@@ ’s enem@@ ies .
How long did this in@@ spe@@ ction and cle@@ ans@@ ing work take ?
Today , the mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place may be a sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing cen@@ ter or a m@@ all .
How it deli@@ gh@@ ts us when someone ag@@ re@@ es to read from the Bible and to discus@@ s the value and meaning of God’s Word !
4@@ 3 : 18 - 21 ​ — Why were the re@@ tur@@ ning ex@@ il@@ es told ‘ not to remember the form@@ er things ’ ?
Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 15 .
The brothers ag@@ re@@ ed , and a sh@@ ort time later , a fav@@ or@@ able half - page article appe@@ ared in the new@@ s@@ pa@@ per , co@@ ver@@ ing the ev@@ ent and descri@@ b@@ ing the activities of the local congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
That was an order I was reli@@ ev@@ ed to obey .
We need to gu@@ ard against any tend@@ enc@@ y toward self - ex@@ al@@ tation .
He re@@ turned two more times to talk about the Bible , but then she never saw him again .
Saul was a mo@@ des@@ t man appro@@ ved by God .
W@@ O@@ U@@ L@@ D Y@@ O@@ U S@@ A@@ Y TH@@ A@@ T H@@ E AN@@ S@@ W@@ E@@ R@@ S TH@@ E P@@ R@@ A@@ Y@@ E@@ R@@ S O@@ F . . .
Con@@ sum@@ ed with je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , they dra@@ g@@ ged S@@ te@@ ph@@ en before the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in , the Jewish high cour@@ t , where he fac@@ ed his false acc@@ us@@ ers and gave a powerful witness .
Sh@@ ould God inter@@ v@@ ene and pre@@ v@@ ent people from doing bad things ?
Why “ I@@ ne@@ x@@ cu@@ sa@@ ble ”
Paul coun@@ sel@@ ed individuals on both si@@ des of the dis@@ pu@@ te .
Re@@ g@@ arding a ca@@ pa@@ ble wife , Le@@ mu@@ el is told : “ In her the heart of her ow@@ ner has put trust . ”
L@@ é@@ o@@ po@@ ld J@@ on@@ t@@ è@@ s from the branch and I went there to me@@ et them .
Yes , imp@@ l@@ anted in man from the beg@@ in@@ ning were the qualities of love , wisdom , power , and justice .
R@@ EL@@ AT@@ I@@ ON@@ SHI@@ P@@ S are two - way .
6 , 7 . ( a ) In what way was Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed to become “ like the st@@ ars of the heavens ” ?
However , it is still up to us whether we let it take ro@@ o@@ t in our heart and mind .
P@@ le@@ ase read those ver@@ ses , and see for yourself that the h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es did not me@@ asure up .
King D@@ ari@@ us I made an inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ation and dis@@ co@@ vered C@@ y@@ r@@ us ’ mem@@ or@@ an@@ du@@ m that author@@ ized the Jews to re@@ buil@@ d the temple .
Can he ne@@ ver@@ th@@ eless serve Jehovah b@@ ol@@ dly in the face of op@@ position ?
• What can help us have a positi@@ ve view of our congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s ter@@ rit@@ ory ?
At times , we have up to 30 at our meetings .
Mo@@ re@@ over , since early times , div@@ in@@ ely inspired com@@ positi@@ ons of David and others have been used to praise Jehovah .
In 195@@ 5 , I attend@@ ed inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tions in Ger@@ many , Fr@@ ance , and Eng@@ land .
In fact , the form of the Hebrew ver@@ b indic@@ ating that E@@ no@@ ch “ wal@@ ked ” with God den@@ o@@ tes re@@ pe@@ ated , continu@@ ous action .
Why is there a real need for this ?
As ob@@ served in 19@@ 25 by R@@ em@@ i@@ gi@@ o C@@ um@@ in@@ et@@ t@@ i , Ban@@ c@@ he@@ t@@ t@@ i showed “ much sy@@ mp@@ a@@ thy ” for the work of the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents and was “ fully con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed ” of the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines as explained by them .
H@@ ist@@ ory has proved this bey@@ ond any doubt .
Since Solomon ref@@ ers to some of the building pro@@ je@@ cts he had under@@ taken , he must have written E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es after their comple@@ tion and before his de@@ fle@@ ction from true worship .
In what s@@ ort of fi@@ ght do Christians eng@@ age ?
Lu@@ ther was indi@@ gn@@ ant about the s@@ ale of in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ences .
You need not think that you would have been better off had you lived your life differ@@ ently .
● A@@ sa@@ ph com@@ pla@@ ined : “ S@@ ur@@ ely it is in va@@ in that I have cle@@ ans@@ ed my heart and that I wa@@ s@@ h my hands in in@@ no@@ c@@ ence it@@ self .
It is clear that the psalmis@@ t’s love for God’s Word came from the bo@@ t@@ to@@ m of his heart .
M@@ other also had long discus@@ sions with her sister , Mar@@ ija R@@ ep@@ e , and ev@@ en@@ tually A@@ un@@ t Mar@@ ija and I were baptized on the same day in the mi@@ dd@@ le of Ju@@ ly 194@@ 2 .
After I fin@@ i@@ shed school , I got a jo@@ b on a ru@@ b@@ ber pl@@ an@@ tation .
And this is not going to sto@@ p .
How has Jehovah sh@@ own special consider@@ ation to his hum@@ ble servants ?
• How did the word of God pre@@ va@@ il in the first century ?
The for@@ ces l@@ ined up on Satan’s side in the bat@@ tle will be tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous .
M@@ ore spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c refer@@ ence , such as “ the se@@ ven@@ th h@@ our , ” was made only when the tim@@ ing was ess@@ enti@@ al to the develop@@ ment of the account being rel@@ ated . ​ — John 4 : 5@@ 2 .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ Let each of us ple@@ ase his neigh@@ b@@ or for his good , to buil@@ d him up . ”
A li@@ vely discus@@ sion en@@ su@@ ed .
This tra@@ de was pro@@ ba@@ bly comm@@ on as early as 20@@ 00 B.C.E .
The high pri@@ est who is made king is nam@@ ed S@@ pr@@ out .
As a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er and vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of a bro@@ ken home , D@@ et@@ le@@ f d@@ ri@@ f@@ ted into a world of d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , al@@ co@@ ho@@ l , and heav@@ y me@@ tal .
Let Moses himself tell us : “ It came about that at mi@@ d@@ night Jehovah stru@@ ck every fir@@ st@@ born in the land of Egy@@ pt . ”
( b ) What blessings do we enjoy because of doing Jehovah’s will with all our heart and strength ?
At Genesis 14 : 1 - 16 , we find that Lo@@ t , the ne@@ p@@ he@@ w of Abraham , was car@@ ri@@ ed off by enem@@ y for@@ ces .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es , Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers have acc@@ ess to the great@@ est for@@ ce in the uni@@ verse ​ — God’s holy spirit .
A King Ru@@ ined by B@@ ad As@@ soci@@ ations
V@@ ari@@ ous Bible principles have helped many a d@@ ru@@ g ad@@ di@@ ct to ste@@ er away from this de@@ bil@@ it@@ ating ha@@ bi@@ t .
Yet , Saul became the apostle Paul .
This pioneer found her@@ self con@@ duc@@ ting ei@@ ght Bible stu@@ dies with inter@@ ested ones each we@@ ek .
A@@ n inv@@ isi@@ ble God cre@@ ated the v@@ isi@@ ble uni@@ verse .
When the man of the true God dec@@ l@@ ines the invit@@ ation , the old man rep@@ lies : “ I too am a prophet like you , and an ang@@ el himself spoke to me by the word of Jehovah , saying , ‘ Ha@@ ve him come back with you to your house that he may e@@ at bre@@ ad and dr@@ ink water . ’ ”
Yes , it is possible to change .
Joseph ac@@ ted quic@@ k@@ ly .
“ But wh@@ atever saying is good for building up . ” ​ — 4 : 29 .
( b ) How does it ru@@ n as “ a mi@@ gh@@ ty man ” ?
I have many more questions . ’
Can your cho@@ ice of religion af@@ fect you ?
How are we to understand Paul’s words that a wi@@ do@@ w must be “ a wife of one husband ” in order to qu@@ ali@@ fy for ass@@ ist@@ ance from the Christian congregation ? ​ — 1 Timothy 5 : 9 .
Lu@@ ther did not try to secu@@ re po@@ pul@@ ar support by giving an answer pleas@@ ing to the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity .
During the w@@ in@@ ter of 19@@ 25 , one of the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then known , vis@@ ited us .
Ke@@ ith had been listen@@ ing to the con@@ vers@@ ation and now came to the do@@ or to ter@@ min@@ ate the bro@@ ther’s vis@@ it .
Per@@ secu@@ ted for R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness ’ S@@ ake
By using such me@@ tho@@ ds of char@@ it@@ able giving , many have been able to help support our religious and human@@ it@@ ari@@ an activities worl@@ d@@ wide and ma@@ xi@@ mi@@ ze their ta@@ x benef@@ its .
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ arly read out l@@ ou@@ d .
The rema@@ ining Jews pl@@ an@@ ned to move to Egy@@ pt , against the inspired ad@@ vice of Jeremiah , and it is in this con@@ text that Bar@@ u@@ ch is again mentioned . ​ — Jeremiah 39 : 2 , 8 ; 40 : 5 ; 4@@ 1 : 1 , 2 ; 4@@ 2 : 13 - 17 .
Let us now take a close look at this ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on .
So A@@ be@@ l pre@@ pared to offer up some sheep from his flo@@ ck .
S@@ mo@@ k@@ ers are gro@@ wn - up@@ s ​ — with or without ar@@ ms . ’
As for Daniel himself , what were his pro@@ spe@@ cts ?
What I read moved me to want to pray to the God of the Bible .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : Al@@ ong the O@@ ka@@ v@@ ang@@ o Ri@@ ver in Bo@@ t@@ s@@ w@@ ana , the good news is re@@ aching fi@@ sh@@ er@@ men who speak the M@@ bu@@ ku@@ sh@@ u language
Jehovah’s great works are evid@@ ent even in the pro@@ vision of bre@@ ad
For instance , one sister in her 60 ’ s who ser@@ ves at Bethel travel@@ ed long di@@ stances on sever@@ al occasi@@ ons to vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er as a reli@@ ef work@@ er .
Th@@ ink and A@@ ct on the B@@ as@@ is of P@@ r@@ in@@ ci@@ ples
They destro@@ yed Mar@@ t@@ in@@ ’s Bible liter@@ ature , be@@ at him , and cha@@ sed him from the family home .
Job tru@@ sted in God , not in his ri@@ ches
When he deci@@ ded to go to M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , his mother told him not to sto@@ p reading the Bible .
Does K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge of God Ch@@ ange Pe@@ ople ?
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E 2 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 9 - 13
Rather than see@@ ing only the ba@@ r@@ re@@ n gr@@ ound between the st@@ al@@ ks of gra@@ in , can we lik@@ e@@ wise foc@@ us on the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al har@@ v@@ est in our assign@@ ed ter@@ rit@@ ory ?
Di@@ d you no@@ tice , though , that according to verse 7 , the new arri@@ v@@ als “ come up upon [ God’s ] al@@ ta@@ r ” ?
Yet , David did not become a bit@@ ter com@@ pla@@ in@@ er ; nor did he turn his back on true worship .
“ At first , I found it difficult to be so far away from my family , ” says Di@@ ane , from Cana@@ da .
1 , 2 . ( a ) How did men respon@@ d to Jesus ’ preaching ?
As was true of those in La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ a , gen@@ u@@ ine Christians today need to gu@@ ard against being un@@ du@@ ly influ@@ enced , perhaps un@@ consci@@ ously , by the materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic and ple@@ asure - ori@@ ented en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment in which they live .
Wh@@ ich would you rather be ?
T@@ ake , for example , the question , “ Is there a God ? ”
Although being in the mo@@ vi@@ e in@@ du@@ str@@ y was exc@@ iting and brought us f@@ ame , teaching people about Jehovah God is more satis@@ f@@ ying because it br@@ ings glory to him .
The conven@@ tion was held in the P@@ al@@ a@@ is des s@@ por@@ ts , near the E@@ i@@ f@@ fe@@ l T@@ ow@@ er .
“ Lo@@ ok ! S@@ ons are an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance from Jehovah ; the fru@@ it@@ age of the bel@@ ly is a re@@ ward . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 1@@ 27 : 3 .
Is he concer@@ ned about the number of religi@@ ons , the viol@@ ence in the are@@ a , or the fa@@ il@@ ure of govern@@ ments ?
The apostle Paul poin@@ te@@ dly said : “ If anyone does not want to work , ne@@ i@@ ther let him e@@ at . ”
18 : 18 .
Like an inf@@ l@@ ated bal@@ lo@@ on , it had the appe@@ ar@@ ance of so@@ li@@ di@@ ty , but there was no sub@@ st@@ ance to it .
We read : “ King Solomon himself loved many fore@@ ign wi@@ ves along with the daugh@@ ter of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h , Mo@@ a@@ bi@@ te , A@@ m@@ mon@@ ite , E@@ d@@ om@@ ite , S@@ id@@ on@@ i@@ an and H@@ it@@ t@@ ite women . ”
In re@@ ality , it was Satan who lied when he told E@@ ve : “ You certainly will not die . ” ​ — Genesis 3 : 4 .
“ Noah had no bo@@ at - building experience , ” rec@@ al@@ led V@@ ic@@ t@@ or B@@ l@@ ac@@ k@@ well , “ and I had no experience in or knowledge of building a house tra@@ il@@ er . ”
If so , what can you do ?
By going out to look for the st@@ ra@@ y , he would not be end@@ ang@@ ering the 9@@ 9 left be@@ h@@ ind .
Who will trust him again ?
He be@@ am@@ ed for@@ th from the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous re@@ gi@@ on of Par@@ an , and with him were holy my@@ ri@@ a@@ ds [ of angels ] . ”
However , we are living in a self - cen@@ tered world , and our sin@@ ful tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es inc@@ l@@ ine us toward being sel@@ f@@ ish .
F@@ in@@ ally , even though some may leave the truth and turn their ba@@ c@@ ks on Jehovah , let us never give up hope that they will return .
Hence , in many c@@ as@@ es , he makes “ the way out ” by provi@@ ding what we need so that we can end@@ ure tri@@ als succ@@ ess@@ fully .
It will also help us to an@@ al@@ y@@ ze our personal view of the li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving ministry that Christians have been assign@@ ed and the tru@@ ths that we have learned over the years .
It is no won@@ der , therefore , that those who serve in fore@@ ign - language congregations feel great@@ ly re@@ war@@ ded .
These artic@@ les will exam@@ ine how we can exerc@@ ise faith like that of Moses and continue “ ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast as see@@ ing the One who is inv@@ isi@@ ble . ” ​ — He@@ b .
Acc@@ ording to the Bak@@ er En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia of Bible P@@ l@@ ants , “ v@@ ines were so a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in ancient P@@ al@@ est@@ ine that gra@@ pe see@@ ds have been found in most , if not all , of the ex@@ ca@@ v@@ ated s@@ ites . ”
Le@@ on@@ ar@@ do said : “ My life has been one of er@@ r@@ ors , but I have left that be@@ h@@ ind .
Moses ’ own sons were ap@@ par@@ ently in M@@ idi@@ an , far away from “ the destro@@ y@@ er . ”
I ques@@ tioned whether a life gu@@ i@@ ded by Bible principles could be mean@@ ing@@ ful or satis@@ f@@ ying .
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 10 ]
Some ani@@ mal@@ s have been cre@@ ated with a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble ability to hi@@ ber@@ n@@ ate and sur@@ vi@@ ve the har@@ sh@@ ness of a co@@ ld w@@ in@@ ter and ex@@ tend@@ ed peri@@ o@@ ds of food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ge .
“ As I began exam@@ ining my feelings for my hus@@ ban@@ d’s co@@ work@@ er , ” she says , “ I real@@ ized that if there was ever a ch@@ ance that this man could come to a knowledge of the truth , I was working against it .
But in these ver@@ ses , the psalmist wrote : “ Jehovah himself will gu@@ ard you . ”
Jehovah God .
In one way or another , he will make it possible for us to keep going . ​ — Matthew 6 : 33 .
‘ Lo@@ o@@ king in@@ ten@@ tly ’ at Jesus ’ example can help us to do the same when others ’ fa@@ ul@@ ts and imper@@ fe@@ ctions af@@ fect us .
Those he@@ e@@ ding the knowledge associ@@ ated with this ev@@ ent will have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of not only sur@@ vi@@ ving but also living forever .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing a 70 - year ex@@ ile , they re@@ turned to Jerusalem in 5@@ 37 B.C.E . for the purpose of re@@ building the temple .
Acc@@ ording to the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , the Israelites were to offer spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c sacrific@@ es .
The cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men of Chris@@ tend@@ om have done so much to mis@@ re@@ present us !
What about vari@@ ous decisions we face in life ?
Our Bible stud@@ ents at the m@@ ill helped us to transl@@ ate the first of these .
De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 34 : 7 shows , however , that even though Moses was advan@@ ced in years , he was not in@@ fir@@ m .
9@@ 6@@ 9 * M@@ E@@ TH@@ U@@ S@@ EL@@ A@@ H
On@@ ce the matter was set@@ t@@ led , H@@ ann@@ ah “ pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to go on her way and to e@@ at , and her face became self - concer@@ ned no more . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 1 : 17 , 18 .
Are you doing the same ?
Many brothers and sisters are cop@@ ing with tr@@ ying e@@ con@@ om@@ ic circumstances .
4 , 5 . ( a ) In contr@@ ast with Satan , what does Jehovah look for on earth ?
One of the pione@@ ers , a@@ ware of F@@ er@@ min@@ a@@ ’s circumstances , su@@ gg@@ ested that she consider making and sel@@ ling tra@@ di@@ tional N@@ go@@ be wom@@ en@@ ’s d@@ res@@ ses .
A@@ ware that the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah is our S@@ ource of “ vital en@@ er@@ gy , ” let us now consider some ways to draw spiritual strength from pro@@ v@@ isions that God makes in a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance .
• When should young ones beg@@ in pra@@ ising Jehovah , and why ?
Adam was deli@@ gh@@ ted with his wife , whom he later nam@@ ed E@@ ve .
In view of what had happened on the first j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , Paul did not want Mark to tra@@ v@@ el with them . ​ — Read Acts 13 : 1 - 5 , 13 ; 15 : 37 , 38 .
Jehovah is “ ex@@ al@@ ted in power . ”
Jesus called them h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites because they ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ised their char@@ it@@ able don@@ ations “ in the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es and in the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts . ”
To sur@@ vi@@ ve , the pas@@ s@@ eng@@ ers must s@@ wi@@ m all the way to the sh@@ ore .
What a sur@@ pris@@ e that was !
To benefit from his promises , we must obey him and be true to our word .
• How do our works of faith help us to ev@@ alu@@ ate what we are ?
“ TH@@ E B@@ O@@ O@@ K O@@ F A@@ C@@ T@@ S W@@ I@@ L@@ L N@@ E@@ V@@ E@@ R B@@ E TH@@ E S@@ A@@ M@@ E F@@ O@@ R M@@ E ”
N@@ ever do people ga@@ ther gra@@ p@@ es from thor@@ ns or fi@@ g@@ s from th@@ ist@@ les , do they ?
In part , the article stated : “ The faithful re@@ m@@ n@@ ant class jo@@ in [ the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh ] in the gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous invit@@ ation and say , ‘ C@@ ome . ’
What if he i@@ g@@ no@@ res their counsel and ex@@ pos@@ es himself to fur@@ ther temp@@ tation ?
Not only have worl@@ dly govern@@ ments fa@@ iled to bring peace , se@@ cur@@ ity , and happiness but they have also brought the earth to the br@@ ink of ru@@ in .
5 : 20 ​ — How did the st@@ ars fi@@ ght from the heavens in be@@ half of Bar@@ ak ?
He felt that I had ‘ wa@@ sted ’ my educ@@ ation by taking a jo@@ b as a cle@@ an@@ er to support me in my ministry .
As the Bible fore@@ told , Jehovah is ga@@ ther@@ ing “ a great crow@@ d . . . out of all nations and tri@@ bes and pe@@ op@@ les and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es . ”
Ther@@ efore , we do well to ask ourselves : ‘ Ha@@ ve I allow@@ ed the anxi@@ e@@ ties of life to pu@@ s@@ h me off course ?
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , a ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble , deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful life was part of Jehovah’s purpose for humans .
Even a few min@@ ut@@ es of study and medit@@ ation each day will draw us clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah and will contribu@@ te to ‘ the ex@@ ul@@ tation and rejo@@ ic@@ ing of the heart , ’ as was true in Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s case .
You too can find deli@@ ght when you are pro@@ per@@ ly mo@@ tiv@@ ated to do what your parents encoura@@ ge you to do .
They su@@ d@@ den@@ ly real@@ ize that they have lost much of their fre@@ e@@ dom . Now they cannot go plac@@ es and do things as fre@@ ely as they did before .
The hard work and many fa@@ il@@ u@@ res .
“ L@@ O@@ V@@ E your neigh@@ b@@ or . ”
L@@ au@@ gh@@ ter may help us to for@@ get our tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es m@@ om@@ ent@@ ar@@ ily , and mer@@ r@@ y@@ making can cause us to view our problems ligh@@ tly .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N Jesus Christ , the F@@ oun@@ der of Christi@@ an@@ ity , re@@ turned to heaven , he did not leave be@@ h@@ ind on this earth boo@@ ks written by him , mon@@ um@@ ents buil@@ t by him , or ri@@ ches am@@ as@@ sed by him .
James expla@@ ins : “ Even during the time of hor@@ ro@@ r , we held meetings , read the Bible , pray@@ ed together , and sh@@ ared what little we had with others .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , a woman who ha@@ bitu@@ ally s@@ cre@@ am@@ s at her husband should be moved to change as she lear@@ ns how Jesus rest@@ ra@@ ined himself when pro@@ vo@@ ked . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
For a few , men@@ tal - health is@@ su@@ es may necess@@ it@@ ate prof@@ essi@@ onal tre@@ at@@ ment .
Yes , hum@@ ility is the op@@ pos@@ ite of ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness .
In his great wisdom , Jehovah has allow@@ ed en@@ ough time to pas@@ s to ex@@ pose very c@@ learly the in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ac@@ y of any rule other than his .
A@@ N U@@ P@@ D@@ AT@@ E F@@ R@@ O@@ M J@@ A@@ P@@ A@@ N
And Paul remin@@ ded the Corinthians about some in the past who had served Jehovah for a time but then fa@@ iled .
R@@ em@@ ember , without your repor@@ t , the over@@ all repor@@ t would be in@@ complete .
Many were kil@@ led or w@@ oun@@ ded .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , it was recogn@@ ized that some ep@@ il@@ ep@@ tic@@ s were not dem@@ on pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed .
Paul comm@@ ended his brothers in the congregation in Corin@@ th because , as he wrote , “ in all things you have me in mind and you are ho@@ l@@ ding f@@ ast the tra@@ di@@ tions just as I h@@ an@@ ded them on to you . ”
L@@ ear@@ n to be more ef@@ fi@@ cient with your use of time .
We ga@@ ther@@ ed en@@ ough material to make a fi@@ re , co@@ o@@ ked the last food we had , and started back on fo@@ o@@ t .
• What is reve@@ aled by the way we use our time ?
Re@@ call the apostle Paul’s counsel that we should be “ ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to maintain the on@@ en@@ ess of the spirit in the un@@ iting b@@ ond of peace . ”
Why Matthew A@@ t@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes to Jeremiah Wor@@ ds From Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 12 / 1
Mo@@ der@@ n Christians held in Na@@ z@@ i con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps with possible death fac@@ ing them were given re@@ pe@@ ated opportun@@ ities to gain their fre@@ e@@ dom by sign@@ ing a declar@@ ation r@@ en@@ oun@@ c@@ ing Jehovah .
A Christian would certainly want to avoid having a re@@ pu@@ tation as a heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ k@@ er .
A@@ no@@ ther said : “ Many M@@ en@@ n@@ on@@ ites com@@ pla@@ in about a l@@ ack of love in their commun@@ ity .
His lo@@ gi@@ c was as un@@ as@@ sa@@ il@@ able as his emo@@ tional appe@@ al was powerful .
So , then , a w@@ in@@ do@@ w of opportunity is op@@ ened during Jesus ’ pres@@ ence in k@@ ingly power . ​ — P@@ s .
From where , though , does that qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ation come ?
But the same work go@@ es on to say : “ ‘ H@@ ate ’ may also sign@@ i@@ fy a strong dis@@ like but without any in@@ t@@ ent to bring har@@ m to the ob@@ ject . ”
In view of the fore@@ going poin@@ ts , it is not sur@@ pris@@ ing that servants of God can be lik@@ ened to o@@ live tre@@ es .
T@@ ar@@ t@@ ar@@ us is a pris@@ on@@ like con@@ dition to which only spirit cre@@ atu@@ res ​ — not humans — ​ are consi@@ gn@@ ed .
So when she saw a you@@ ng@@ ster car@@ r@@ ying the tr@@ act “ What H@@ op@@ e for De@@ ad Lo@@ ved On@@ es ? ” she wanted it des@@ per@@ ately and asked the bo@@ y to give it to her .
What shap@@ es your view of succ@@ ess ?
A Con@@ vers@@ ation With a N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ or ​ — When Di@@ d God’s Kingdom Be@@ g@@ in R@@ ul@@ ing ? ​ — Par@@ t 2 8
You got it .
“ F@@ re@@ en@@ ess of S@@ pe@@ e@@ ch , ” 5 / 15
Jehovah H@@ as N@@ um@@ ber@@ ed “ V@@ er@@ y Ha@@ ir@@ s of Your He@@ ad , ” 8 / 1
This preaching expe@@ dition was car@@ ri@@ ed out on fo@@ o@@ t , over a peri@@ od of se@@ ven days .
In those c@@ as@@ es , things could be much more pleas@@ ant if ever@@ yone learned to be pati@@ ent ​ — even if the wa@@ iting was ca@@ used by some@@ one@@ ’s in@@ ef@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y or l@@ ack of interest .
Jesus well knew that God al@@ lo@@ ws Satan to t@@ est us by means of pa@@ in@@ ful problems .
The public dis@@ course , “ M@@ ak@@ ing All Th@@ ings New ​ — As F@@ o@@ re@@ told , ” w@@ o@@ ve together four ke@@ y prophe@@ ci@@ es regarding the “ new heavens ” and the “ new earth . ”
And the psalmist David san@@ g : “ The in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with Jehovah bel@@ ong@@ s to those fe@@ ar@@ ful of him . ”
Israel@@ ’s lead@@ er@@ ship could not have been en@@ tru@@ sted to more qu@@ ali@@ fied hands .
5 : 16 ​ — How is it that anointed Christians “ know no man according to the flesh ” ?
T@@ e@@ ach@@ ings Ab@@ out “ the En@@ d , ” 5 / 1 Th@@ ree W@@ ise M@@ en Re@@ ally V@@ is@@ it Ba@@ by Jesus ? 12 / 1
How some have app@@ lied this ad@@ vice : James , who lives in Eng@@ land and has been married for ei@@ ght years , says : “ I am lear@@ ning not to make important decisions without con@@ sul@@ ting my wife .
4@@ 1 : 8 ; J@@ as .
For example , when mission@@ aries move to another country , things are very different , and they need to find ways to a@@ da@@ pt to the new way of life .
What a joy it has been during these years to see h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of congregations form@@ ed and many Kingdom H@@ alls buil@@ t in are@@ as where I once served as a travel@@ ing overse@@ er !
Ca@@ in did not fear that his dead brother could take v@@ enge@@ ance .
It is certainly not eas@@ y to con@@ f@@ ess to others de@@ e@@ ds that one feel@@ s a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of and to seek for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
As the Bible vi@@ vi@@ dly descri@@ bes it , “ je@@ al@@ ous@@ y is ro@@ t@@ ten@@ ness to the b@@ ones . ” ​ — Proverbs 14 : 30 .
Because they pla@@ yed many important ro@@ les , as when they were used in beau@@ ty care , religious ser@@ vi@@ ces , and bu@@ ri@@ al of the dead .
It is a country that is well - known for V@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ a F@@ alls and for di@@ verse w@@ il@@ d@@ life .
Tr@@ ans@@ par@@ enc@@ y In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational , an an@@ tic@@ or@@ ru@@ p@@ tion lo@@ b@@ b@@ ying group , lik@@ e@@ wise re@@ comm@@ ends that its supp@@ ort@@ ers “ in@@ ject a ‘ se@@ ed of integrity ’ ” into the work@@ place .
A@@ n ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ist working ne@@ ar@@ by w@@ atch@@ ed the di@@ gg@@ ing op@@ er@@ ation and saw two st@@ ep@@ s appe@@ ar .
Let us consider how we can use the acc@@ oun@@ ts of King Saul and the apostle Peter to help us maintain a spirit of self - sacrifice .
He knew that his earthly ministry would come to an end and that others would car@@ ry on his work .
T@@ ra@@ gi@@ c@@ ally , some have become ca@@ ught up in to@@ da@@ y’s fr@@ enz@@ i@@ ed e@@ con@@ om@@ y and have been “ led ast@@ ra@@ y from the faith and have st@@ ab@@ bed themselves all over with many pa@@ ins , ” even lo@@ sing their preci@@ ous relationship with Jehovah .
Thus , they main@@ ta@@ ined the s@@ pu@@ ri@@ ous reading in the L@@ at@@ in and deci@@ ded to transl@@ ate it and in@@ ser@@ t it into the Greek text so that the two co@@ lum@@ ns would har@@ mon@@ ize .
Th@@ r@@ ough his use of such imper@@ fect humans , Jehovah provided just what we need ​ — a rec@@ ord that is “ inspired of God ” yet re@@ tain@@ s the human el@@ ement .
C@@ learly , there are many de@@ ta@@ il@@ s that we may yet learn .
Instead of dr@@ in@@ king it , he conclu@@ ded that he should p@@ our it out on the gr@@ ound . ​ — Le@@ v .
( Read Matthew 5 : 39 , 4@@ 4 , 4@@ 5 . )
O@@ l@@ der servants of God jo@@ y@@ fully dis@@ char@@ ge their responsi@@ bility “ to tell that Jehovah is u@@ pri@@ ght . ”
Those words well apply to par@@ en@@ ting . Th@@ ink care@@ fully before giving ul@@ ti@@ matu@@ ms you have no in@@ ten@@ tion of car@@ r@@ ying out .
He made Babyl@@ on the great@@ est wal@@ led city of the time .
Mar@@ c and Pa@@ ula in the ministry
The knowledge ac@@ qui@@ red will draw you clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah God , and you will come to love him .
N@@ um@@ ber@@ ing a few th@@ ous@@ and , these were just like “ a re@@ m@@ n@@ ant ” in com@@ par@@ is@@ on with the whole Jewish nation . ​ — R@@ om . 11 : 5 .
That moved her to act , even at the co@@ st of giving the child up to the other woman .
At the same time , free tr@@ ac@@ ts were pas@@ sed out to the people .
Kat@@ su@@ o and H@@ ag@@ in@@ o Mi@@ ur@@ a
While Christians need not fear that Satan will read their min@@ ds , they do have reason to be concer@@ ned about what thoughts Satan might try to put into their min@@ ds .
A@@ ga@@ inst the ba@@ ck@@ d@@ ro@@ p of Satan’s disa@@ str@@ ous rule , Jehovah’s perfect qualities are even more ob@@ vi@@ ous than they o@@ ther@@ wise might have been .
He remin@@ ded the a@@ udi@@ ence : “ Jehovah cre@@ ated with a purpose .
If you have acc@@ ess to it , you can use it to lo@@ c@@ ate information in the Bible - based public@@ ations of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
What blessing comes to those who listen to ‘ the word be@@ h@@ ind them ’ ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , vo@@ ic@@ ing com@@ pla@@ in@@ ts against fellow believers may not only cause them pain but may also deter@@ i@@ or@@ ate into the sin@@ s of s@@ l@@ an@@ der and re@@ v@@ il@@ ing .
R@@ o@@ al@@ d was taken a@@ back by the un@@ expe@@ cted question .
F@@ e@@ w Bible expres@@ sions have become as much a part of every@@ day spe@@ e@@ ch as “ Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on ” has .
In Romans chap@@ ter 12 , Paul emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es this , saying that our love should be “ without h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y ” and that “ in bro@@ ther@@ ly love ” we should have “ tend@@ er affe@@ ction for one another . ”
So why did man@@ ’s hope have to be re@@ dis@@ co@@ vered ?
Our world is be@@ coming an inc@@ reas@@ ingly d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous place in which to live .
If you are already a baptized worshipp@@ er of Jehovah , would you like to inc@@ re@@ ase your joy in living ?
Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l knew that he could not for@@ ce the light to shin@@ e upon the book of Revelation any more than an anxi@@ ous h@@ ik@@ er can co@@ a@@ x the su@@ n to ris@@ e before its appointed time .
H@@ ul@@ ber@@ t , her@@ self a mother of two , poin@@ ts out that few of the ex@@ per@@ ts ’ f@@ indi@@ ng@@ s were based on well - gr@@ oun@@ ded s@@ ci@@ ence .
O@@ ver these th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years , Satan has been proved a li@@ ar ​ — Adam and E@@ ve and milli@@ ons of their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing have died .
A person doing the l@@ at@@ ter c@@ ent@@ ers his life on things rel@@ ated to God and his thoughts ; such a Christian is d@@ om@@ in@@ ated by holy spirit .
( b ) Gi@@ ve an example of how a publi@@ shed life st@@ ory has helped you .
The branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Per@@ u repor@@ ts : “ In rec@@ ent years , h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of regul@@ ar pione@@ ers have moved to un@@ assign@@ ed ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es , displa@@ ying a coura@@ ge@@ ous and self - sacrific@@ ing spirit .
The im@@ medi@@ ate con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence of their dis@@ obe@@ ying God’s law regarding the for@@ bi@@ d@@ den fru@@ it was that the two of them “ went into hi@@ ding from the face of Jehovah God . ”
His cho@@ ice may move us to ask ourselves , ‘ Do I expres@@ s my faith in God by show@@ ing an interest in fellow humans ? ’
The family served where the need was great in R@@ ho@@ de Is@@ land and N@@ or@@ th C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ina , in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
Di@@ d some of them have to take time off from work or to close their sh@@ op@@ s ?
What Are the De@@ ad Se@@ a S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls ?
As Jesus Christ car@@ ri@@ ed out his earthly ministry , he did not always provide the help that the people thought they needed .
Some Christians have been con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with the cho@@ ice of r@@ en@@ oun@@ c@@ ing Jehovah or fac@@ ing death .
Re@@ g@@ arding his spiritual children , the apostle John wrote : “ No greater cause for than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness do I have than these things , that I should be hear@@ ing that my children go on wal@@ king in the truth . ”
A@@ m@@ ong the early Christians , there were some who tri@@ ed to “ turn the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness of . . . God into an exc@@ use for b@@ ra@@ z@@ en conduct . ”
What do you conclu@@ de about the st@@ ag@@ g@@ ering vari@@ ety of s@@ no@@ w@@ f@@ l@@ ak@@ es and the a@@ w@@ es@@ ome power of ligh@@ t@@ ning ?
What can result from our faithful course ?
However , we should be care@@ ful not to become t@@ ough , in@@ sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve , or ru@@ th@@ less .
S@@ ome@@ one was needed to lead the fi@@ gh@@ ting for@@ ce .
O@@ N TH@@ E h@@ ill@@ s of Le@@ ban@@ on and Israel , one of the first tre@@ es to b@@ lo@@ s@@ som is the al@@ mon@@ d t@@ ree .
What benef@@ its we can receive if we are determined to understand the s@@ crip@@ tures being ex@@ p@@ oun@@ ded and the meaning that is being put into them ! ​ — Ne@@ h@@ emiah 8 : 5 - 8 , 12 .
For their faith and obedi@@ ence , they received a s@@ pl@@ en@@ did re@@ ward .
We came into this spiritual par@@ adise vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily , but we could d@@ ri@@ ft right out ​ — or be put out — ​ if we do not work to pre@@ serve our relationship with God .
P@@ le@@ ase feel free to cont@@ act Jehovah’s Witnesses in your lo@@ c@@ ality .
Sa@@ ys The World Bo@@ ok En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia : “ A man and woman who mar@@ ry hope to share a se@@ x@@ u@@ al relationship and a per@@ man@@ ent r@@ om@@ an@@ tic at@@ tr@@ action . ”
“ The st@@ ars of God ” are the k@@ ings of the ro@@ y@@ al l@@ ine of David .
What greater privilege could there be than , in a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic way , to invit@@ e Jehovah to such a me@@ al and for him to accept ?
The disci@@ ple James wrote : “ Be@@ come do@@ ers of the word , and not hear@@ ers only , dec@@ ei@@ ving y@@ ourselves with false reason@@ ing . ”
When they sin@@ ned in this way , Adam and E@@ ve showed themselves un@@ wor@@ thy of living forever .
They may also ob@@ serve situ@@ ations ​ — such as un@@ op@@ ened bil@@ ls or mis@@ man@@ ag@@ ed me@@ dic@@ ation — ​ that they can bring to the attention of ad@@ ul@@ t children .
Me@@ di@@ e@@ val Su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ons
The cu@@ st@@ om@@ s of@@ fic@@ es at these two poin@@ ts were about 1@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 1@@ 60 k@@ m ] ap@@ ar@@ t .
The Bible c@@ learly shows that God did not cre@@ ate us with the right to deci@@ de for ourselves what is good and what is bad .
That was what happened to one relati@@ vely new Christian and his wife when they attend@@ ed the fun@@ er@@ al of a relati@@ ve who had been kil@@ led in a mo@@ t@@ or@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
Re@@ f@@ ra@@ in R@@ espe@@ ct@@ fully
At the age of 23 , she was sent to j@@ a@@ il , where she continued her wa@@ y@@ ward life .
May we never under@@ es@@ tim@@ ate or pre@@ ju@@ dge those whom Jehovah cho@@ o@@ ses to use to accom@@ pl@@ ish his will . ​ — 2 Corinthians 11 : 4 - 6 .
In this and the following two artic@@ les , we will consider how we can devel@@ op and maintain the same men@@ tal attitude as Jesus and refle@@ ct “ the mind of Christ ” in our life .
L@@ ater inform@@ ed that she was pre@@ gn@@ ant , he s@@ ch@@ em@@ ed to have her husband , U@@ ri@@ ah , s@@ le@@ ep with her to co@@ ver up the ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y .
Un@@ til the se@@ ed of dis@@ cont@@ ent was pl@@ anted in our mind , the el@@ der@@ ’s activities may not have tr@@ oub@@ led us , but they do now .
Do not , however , trust in your own strength ; call on Jehovah for help .
After that I would sa@@ il to the is@@ lands and be away for a few more years .
What does the evidence su@@ gg@@ est ?
God gives us many reas@@ ons to be jo@@ y@@ ful .
; C@@ ro@@ is@@ ant , H .
As to the M@@ ac@@ ca@@ be@@ es and the H@@ as@@ mon@@ a@@ e@@ ans , see The Watchtower , No@@ v@@ ember 15 , 199@@ 8 , pages 21 - 4 , and Ju@@ ne 15 , 200@@ 1 , pages 27 - 30 .
Con@@ fid@@ ent and Watch@@ ful
Some decisions we make can per@@ man@@ ently af@@ fect us and our loved ones .
But when any child , however imper@@ fect , be@@ comes an ad@@ ul@@ t , the trans@@ iti@@ on may present challeng@@ es .
No won@@ der Paul war@@ ns so c@@ learly against it !
C@@ learly , we have s@@ ound reas@@ ons to believe that Jehovah always does what is right .
17 : 20 , 21 .
Mo@@ st@@ ly un@@ a@@ ware of the ex@@ t@@ ent of my wa@@ y@@ ward be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or , my mother was disa@@ p@@ pointed and ang@@ ry .
Some gi@@ f@@ ts are e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated , while others are comple@@ t@@ ely un@@ expe@@ cted .
E@@ ach husband should take a serious look at his own view of this responsi@@ bility .
Then she offered to take me to the meetings .
He wrote : “ This I say , brothers , the time left is re@@ duc@@ ed .
That at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted many cu@@ st@@ om@@ ers .
A@@ t@@ ten@@ d the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Jesus ’ death .
I was sur@@ pris@@ ed when he said y@@ es !
We started a Bible study .
As the ma@@ id@@ en expres@@ ses her long@@ ing for her bel@@ o@@ ved shepher@@ d , the cour@@ t l@@ adi@@ es tell her to ‘ go out for her@@ self in the fo@@ o@@ t@@ prin@@ ts of the flo@@ ck ’ and look for him .
Per@@ haps the c@@ ities were not well - kept by their pa@@ g@@ an in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants , or it may be that they were not ide@@ ally lo@@ c@@ ated .
It can then become e@@ asi@@ er to sin .
U@@ sing prayer to make ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ements or to counsel the a@@ udi@@ ence would also be out of har@@ mony with the spirit of Jesus ’ sa@@ y@@ ings in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount .
( Read Ju@@ de 14 , 15 . )
However , is such a life really more mean@@ ing@@ ful and more secu@@ re ?
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : P@@ U@@ R@@ S@@ U@@ E@@ D V@@ I@@ O@@ L@@ EN@@ C@@ E , D@@ R@@ U@@ G@@ S , AN@@ D A P@@ R@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ O@@ U@@ S C@@ A@@ R@@ E@@ E@@ R
Of course , the ar@@ k was not a ship ; it needed only to flo@@ at .
Ma@@ in@@ tain your spiritu@@ ality and ze@@ al for the ministry ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 15 )
O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent Word S@@ tudi@@ es by W@@ il@@ li@@ am W@@ il@@ son de@@ fin@@ es ’ e@@ ʹ@@ re@@ ts as “ the earth in the lar@@ g@@ est sense , both the ha@@ bita@@ ble and un@@ in@@ ha@@ bita@@ ble par@@ ts ; with some accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing word of li@@ mit@@ ation , it is used of some por@@ tion of the earth@@ ’s sur@@ face , a land or country . ”
E@@ b@@ la ​ — A@@ n An@@ cient C@@ ity E@@ mer@@ ges From O@@ bli@@ vi@@ on
A rel@@ ated and sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant reason to study the Word of God is to e@@ qui@@ p yourself to teach others ​ — your loved ones , ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ an@@ ces , and even those whom you may not yet know .
It was “ in his days ” that Jehovah ca@@ used a great div@@ ision by con@@ fu@@ sing the language of Bab@@ el@@ ’s buil@@ ders and sc@@ at@@ ter@@ ing them over all the sur@@ face of the earth .
One mor@@ ning in May 195@@ 6 , I found my@@ self in Bro@@ ther Na@@ than K@@ nor@@ r@@ ’s ten@@ th - flo@@ or of@@ fice in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k .
Does sal@@ u@@ ting or k@@ ne@@ el@@ ing before a f@@ la@@ g re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting the St@@ ate really go against giving Jehovah God exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion ?
He was always pati@@ ent with his disciples des@@ pite their fa@@ il@@ ings .
You too may find yourself in a situation that is bey@@ ond your ability to control or res@@ ol@@ ve and that br@@ ings with it emo@@ tional anxi@@ e@@ ties .
The Go@@ od Ne@@ ws — A B@@ less@@ ing to the Me@@ ek
In 195@@ 1 , D@@ ad was assign@@ ed to Bi@@ de@@ for@@ d , N@@ or@@ th D@@ ev@@ on .
In ad@@ dition to v@@ al@@ or in bat@@ tle , however , they needed what might be called qui@@ et courage to do what Jo@@ shua ur@@ ged them to do .
Revelation 20 : 13 states : “ The se@@ a gave up those dead in it , and death and H@@ ad@@ es gave up those dead in them . ”
S@@ he@@ ol is the comm@@ on gra@@ ve of mankind ​ — not a place occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed by Satan the Devil .
Why might it have been so difficult for those Israelites to make a wise decision ?
Their you@@ ng@@ est son , their daugh@@ ter , and her husband are pione@@ ers , serving in Ger@@ many .
But after coming to know Jehovah , they chang@@ ed .
They F@@ ound the Messi@@ ah !
How well that con@@ ve@@ ys the i@@ ma@@ ge of our hum@@ ble God giving loving attention to the needs of his imper@@ fect human worshipp@@ ers ! ​ — 2 Samuel 22 : 36 .
The d@@ un@@ g of sacri@@ fi@@ cial ani@@ mal@@ s was su@@ p@@ posed to be car@@ ri@@ ed out@@ side the cam@@ p and bur@@ ned .
Our heavenly S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds , Jehovah God and Jesus Christ , ex@@ pect us to be obedi@@ ent and sub@@ mis@@ sive to the under@@ shepher@@ ds whom they have plac@@ ed in positi@@ ons of responsi@@ bility within the congregation .
Let us now see how the apostle Paul’s letter to the Romans helps us to find the answer .
Some people bring it on themselves .
Jesus also said : “ The Father has affe@@ ction for the Son . ”
T@@ w@@ o artic@@ les in the O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 15 , 199@@ 5 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower no@@ ted the simil@@ ar@@ ities between Jesus ’ words as recorded at Matthew 24 : 29 - 31 ( read ) and those at Matthew 25 : 31 , 32 .
This exc@@ ep@@ tional use of the expres@@ sion “ the Christ , ” meaning “ anointed one , ” f@@ its Moses in the sense that he later received a special com@@ mis@@ sion direc@@ tly from Jehovah .
Ab@@ out a year later , my a@@ un@@ t and un@@ c@@ le , who are Jehovah’s Witnesses , came to vis@@ it us in F@@ l@@ ori@@ da .
All of this pointed to the fact that Jesus Christ would be sacrific@@ ed and would also car@@ ry away sin@@ s .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the Christian spirit and ear@@ n@@ est efforts of these men contribu@@ te great@@ ly to our wonderful peace and un@@ ity as Jehovah’s servants .
Mu@@ ch of what is stated there rel@@ ates both to situ@@ ations affe@@ cting God’s people since the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom was esta@@ bli@@ shed in heaven in 1914 and to exc@@ iting events that will un@@ fo@@ ld in the very near future .
In the origin@@ al Greek , he did not use the word pol@@ ·@@ la@@ ʹ@@ k@@ is , which means “ often ” or “ fre@@ qu@@ ently . ”
“ The Lord turned and loo@@ ked upon Peter ”
We at@@ tain such un@@ ity when we apply Jehovah’s instru@@ ction and allow ourselves to be m@@ ol@@ ded by God’s holy spirit .
The apostles Paul and Peter apply Ho@@ se@@ a 2 : 23 to the ga@@ ther@@ ing of a re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of spiritual Israel . ​ — Romans 9 : 25 , 26 ; 1 Peter 2 : 10 .
J . Mar@@ t@@ in , the fac@@ t@@ ory overse@@ er at the time , explained what had been accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed by 19@@ 27 .
Wor@@ king on the f@@ ar@@ ms was a mi@@ x@@ ed blessing .
The evidence that Jews continued to conduct such activities close to Babyl@@ on in this peri@@ od is sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant .
His first cre@@ ation was Jesus , who ex@@ is@@ ted with him in heaven for many a@@ e@@ ons and learned God’s loving ways .
When I re@@ turned home , my mother told me that K@@ ate Par@@ sons , who lived in our v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , dist@@ ribu@@ ted the same ty@@ pe of Bible liter@@ ature .
From J@@ anu@@ ary 1 , 19@@ 39 , this was chang@@ ed to “ ‘ They shall know that I am Jehovah . ’ ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 35 : 15 . ”
Cana@@ an@@ ite R@@ a@@ ha@@ b and her family , as well as the Gi@@ be@@ on@@ ites , fe@@ ared Jehovah and ac@@ ted acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly .
S@@ pe@@ ak Tru@@ th in C@@ ongreg@@ ation Mat@@ ters
Now is not the time to try to have the li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le that Satan’s world says will bring happiness .
It therefore ur@@ ges us ‘ not to be making use of the world to the full . ’ ​ — 1 Corinthians 7 : 31 .
Our peace al@@ lo@@ ws us to “ work what is good toward all , but especially toward those rel@@ ated to us in the faith . ”
What were the tre@@ a@@ sures ?
In turn , such knowledge makes their love gro@@ w even str@@ ong@@ er des@@ pite their imper@@ fe@@ ctions .
“ Ex@@ ul@@ t , you people , ” said Jehovah , “ and be jo@@ y@@ ful forever in what I am cre@@ ating . For here I am cre@@ ating Jerusalem a cause for jo@@ y@@ ful@@ ness and her people a cause for ex@@ ul@@ tation . ” ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 18 .
He was put to work help@@ ing in the pr@@ inter@@ y .
St@@ atu@@ s , position , and honor were everything in a soci@@ ety char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized by an ac@@ u@@ te a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of ran@@ k , r@@ ang@@ ing from no@@ bility to sla@@ very .
At the house of Jehovah in Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h , ba@@ r@@ re@@ n H@@ ann@@ ah fer@@ v@@ ently pray@@ ed , v@@ ow@@ ing : “ O Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es , if you will without fai@@ l look upon the a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction of your slave gi@@ r@@ l and ac@@ tually remember me , and you will not for@@ get your slave gi@@ r@@ l and ac@@ tually give to your slave gi@@ r@@ l a m@@ ale off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , I will give him to Jehovah all the days of his life , and no ra@@ z@@ or will come upon his head . ”
I had to tra@@ v@@ el some 8@@ 0 mil@@ es ( 1@@ 30 k@@ m ) to get there , so I deci@@ ded to go on my bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le .
It is the time when the rema@@ ining ones of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 will receive their heavenly re@@ ward .
18 , 19 .
But for me , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y was even har@@ der because not only did I lo@@ se one whom I loved deep@@ ly but he continued to do things that h@@ ur@@ t me . ”
Pe@@ ace , happiness , se@@ cur@@ ity , and a loving human soci@@ ety will have been at@@ ta@@ ined .
E@@ no@@ ch was on the ru@@ n , ne@@ aring ex@@ ha@@ us@@ tion .
A simil@@ arly help@@ ful to@@ ol is the book “ All Scrip@@ ture Is In@@ spi@@ red of God and B@@ ene@@ fi@@ cial . ”
It qu@@ o@@ tes God , se@@ ated on his heavenly thro@@ ne , as declar@@ ing : “ Lo@@ ok ! I am making all things new . ”
▪ Do you find these associ@@ ates more appe@@ al@@ ing than fellow believers ?
And something el@@ se mo@@ ves the psalmist to put his full trust in Jehovah .
A ri@@ ver flo@@ ws through the v@@ al@@ le@@ y , and the to@@ wn of C@@ as@@ ale st@@ ra@@ dd@@ les it .
I@@ magine the im@@ men@@ se st@@ ress that he was feel@@ ing at the last ev@@ ening me@@ al he had with his apostles .
However , Jehovah lo@@ v@@ ingly provi@@ des for the needs of his people .
Jesus also illustr@@ ated the out@@ standing gro@@ w@@ th of Kingdom inter@@ ests here on earth even if that gro@@ w@@ th is not always at first dis@@ cer@@ ni@@ ble .
In 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E . , Jehovah brought the Israelites into a new relationship with him , into a covenant .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From Na@@ hu@@ m , Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k , Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah , 11 / 15
Their example of faith and end@@ ur@@ ance certainly ad@@ ds to the ri@@ ch@@ ness of Jehovah’s organization .
He refle@@ cts : “ It was hard to give up our beau@@ ti@@ ful home and pro@@ per@@ ty in the country .
( Read Mal@@ ach@@ i 1 : 6 - 8 , 13 . )
Noah was ne@@ arly 8@@ 00 years old when N@@ im@@ ro@@ d began eng@@ in@@ e@@ ering the T@@ ow@@ er of Ba@@ be@@ l in de@@ fi@@ ance of Jehovah’s comm@@ and to “ f@@ ill the earth . ”
When asked to do something out of har@@ mony with Jehovah’s will , Jesus ’ apostles said : “ We must obey God as rul@@ er rather than men . ” ​ — Acts 5 : 29 .
In order to have God’s fav@@ or , one needs more than a men@@ tal recogn@@ iti@@ on that Jesus is the Sa@@ vi@@ or .
How can we inc@@ re@@ ase our attention sp@@ an at meetings and during peri@@ o@@ ds of personal study so that we get the most benefit from God’s spiritual pro@@ v@@ isions ?
Jesus conclu@@ ded this illustr@@ ation by coun@@ sel@@ ing us : “ Pro@@ ve y@@ ourselves ready , because at an h@@ our that you do not think to be it , the Son of man is coming . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Re@@ cor@@ ds That Ha@@ ve La@@ sted
• What helped the early disciples to speak with b@@ ol@@ dness ?
( b ) Why are occ@@ ul@@ t practic@@ es so wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad today ?
While on earth , Jesus was “ rich toward God . ”
Com@@ ing up with a de@@ fin@@ ite time that is conven@@ i@@ ent for all can be a chall@@ enge .
But to do so , he had to make bi@@ g chang@@ es in his life .
From that time on@@ ward , Paul continued to ad@@ d@@ ress Jesus as his “ Lord , ” ac@@ ting in har@@ mony with that expres@@ sion until the end of his earthly life .
For me , that was not always eas@@ y . E@@ ach to@@ wn had its bul@@ lies , who would come up to us you@@ ng@@ er ones and mo@@ ck us .
Some friends offered to accom@@ pan@@ y me on my tri@@ p , and I accepted .
You feel sy@@ mp@@ a@@ thy for the gi@@ r@@ l .
That prophecy had a first fulfill@@ ment in the work of John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er , who was fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed by Eli@@ j@@ ah .
Re@@ g@@ ina , in the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines , tel@@ ls of the vari@@ ous problems she has fac@@ ed , such as supp@@ or@@ ting her@@ self and her family after the death of her husband , lo@@ sing a jo@@ b , and experi@@ enc@@ ing difficul@@ ty in ra@@ ising children .
After all , we appreci@@ ate it when people are st@@ ra@@ igh@@ t@@ for@@ ward yet t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful when appro@@ aching us .
Paul ful@@ filled his com@@ mis@@ sion sh@@ ort@@ ly ther@@ e@@ after , for upon re@@ tur@@ ning to Jerusalem and being ar@@ rest@@ ed there , he told Rom@@ an Go@@ ver@@ nor F@@ eli@@ x : “ I arri@@ ved to bring gi@@ f@@ ts of mer@@ cy to my nation , and o@@ ffer@@ ings . ” ​ — Acts 24 : 17 .
Do you find deli@@ ght in reading the Bible da@@ ily and medit@@ ating on God’s Word and pur@@ pos@@ es at night ?
She married a serv@@ ant of Jehovah , not an un@@ believ@@ ing Cana@@ an@@ ite .
Although your te@@ en@@ age child appe@@ ars to be in good spiritual health , in@@ side he may be stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing with a di@@ vi@@ ded heart .
No@@ tice that the verse does not say that people would love ple@@ a@@ sures more than God , imp@@ l@@ ying that they would have some love for him .
How would I cop@@ e ?
The A@@ m@@ mon@@ ites were ca@@ pa@@ ble of great c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty .
W@@ ould Moses succ@@ um@@ b to fru@@ str@@ ation ?
And who of us would have bel@@ it@@ t@@ led their go@@ al , even if we dis@@ lik@@ ed their me@@ tho@@ ds ?
You have seen s@@ il@@ ent mo@@ vi@@ es , but this man speak@@ s , and you can hear his words .
With his thor@@ ough gr@@ as@@ p of Israel@@ ’s hist@@ ory , J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah ab@@ ly refu@@ tes A@@ m@@ mon@@ ite claim@@ s .
In 195@@ 8 an inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion was to be held in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity , at Y@@ an@@ ke@@ e St@@ adi@@ u@@ m and P@@ olo G@@ r@@ oun@@ ds .
Mo@@ re@@ over , being whole - sou@@ led in our service to God helps us in “ keep@@ ing close in mind the pres@@ ence of the day of Jehovah . ” ​ — 2 P@@ et .
Jehovah made the earth perfect for everlasting human life .
And why are des@@ po@@ il@@ ing and viol@@ ence in fr@@ on@@ t of me , and why does qu@@ ar@@ rel@@ ing occ@@ ur , and why is stri@@ fe car@@ ri@@ ed ?
There is no one greater in this house than I am , and he has not with@@ held from me anything at all exc@@ ep@@ t you , because you are his wife .
I found that those taking the lead in the worl@@ d@@ wide preaching work were appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble and consider@@ ate .
A con@@ vers@@ ation en@@ su@@ ed , and the man listen@@ ed as she explained how God’s Kingdom will soon eli@@ min@@ ate in@@ justice .
“ G@@ O@@ D has for@@ go@@ t@@ ten me ! ” a B@@ ra@@ z@@ ili@@ an woman cri@@ ed out .
But by means of God’s holy spirit , we can with@@ stand both form@@ s of persecu@@ tion .
He is ‘ the God who supp@@ lies comfort . ’
Paul declar@@ ed : “ The love the Christ has com@@ p@@ els us , because this is what we have jud@@ ged , that one man died for all ; . . . and he died for all that those who live might live no longer for themselves , but for him who died for them and was ra@@ ised up . ”
How can love end@@ ure all things ?
Un@@ til that time , we continue to de@@ al with the dist@@ res@@ sing con@@ di@@ tions of this wicked world .
The apostle Paul ad@@ vis@@ es us : “ Let each one prove what his own work is , and then he will have cause for ex@@ ul@@ tation in reg@@ ard to himself al@@ one , and not in com@@ par@@ is@@ on with the other person . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 4 .
O@@ ct . What the Bible Sa@@ ys Ab@@ out Li@@ fe and De@@ ath , No .
Hence , the women of Jerusalem mentioned in Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy may have been ad@@ or@@ ned with little su@@ n p@@ end@@ ants as well as “ mo@@ on - shap@@ ed or@@ nam@@ ents ” in honor of Cana@@ an@@ ite go@@ ds .
If this can be true of those who do not have acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s Word , how much more should that in@@ ner vo@@ ice speak in the case of true Christians !
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful servants of God in the past also had to stri@@ ve hard to do God’s will .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , our bo@@ ld and fe@@ ar@@ less wit@@ ness@@ ing is deep@@ ly ro@@ o@@ ted in love of God and love of neigh@@ b@@ or . ​ — Mat@@ t .
What con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences came from the bad cho@@ ice our first parents made ?
Ha@@ ving “ the mind of Christ ” ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally means having “ the same men@@ tal attitude that Christ Jesus had . ”
One of these gi@@ r@@ ls is now stud@@ ying the Bible .
My hope was that ta@@ e k@@ w@@ on do would be inclu@@ ded in the O@@ l@@ y@@ mp@@ ic@@ s , and this did ev@@ en@@ tually ha@@ p@@ pen .
W@@ ould you be able to for@@ give him ?
What are some expres@@ sions of our godly devo@@ tion ?
My sister , Jo@@ y , was the you@@ ng@@ est child , and I was the ol@@ des@@ t .
In among its ten hor@@ ns ris@@ es “ a small ” hor@@ n having “ eyes like the eyes of a man ” and “ a m@@ ou@@ th speaking gr@@ an@@ di@@ ose things . ”
What is one way that we can keep in expe@@ ct@@ ation of the end ?
Why should you always give than@@ ks to Jehovah ?
No one could give any s@@ ound ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation .
3 : 1 ​ — What kind of pri@@ est was Je@@ thr@@ o ?
It may be ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le by cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es , or it may be pe@@ er pres@@ sure to com@@ mit im@@ mor@@ ality and other wr@@ ong@@ s .
“ There is no fear in love , ” wrote the apostle John , “ but perfect love thro@@ ws fear out@@ side , because fear exerc@@ ises a rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t .
Jehovah’s Witnesses enjoy un@@ ity in a di@@ su@@ n@@ ited world
Many of Jesus ’ listen@@ ers did not understand his fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative use of the words “ bre@@ ad ” and “ flesh . ”
We understand them to pi@@ c@@ ture heavenly for@@ ces that were involved in the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem and that will be involved in br@@ ing@@ ing des@@ tru@@ ction at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
This was in har@@ mony with Jesus ’ comm@@ and to his followers : “ The great@@ est one among you must be your minis@@ ter .
F@@ i@@ f@@ te@@ en congregations and 5@@ 2 grou@@ ps hold meetings in I@@ S@@ L .
They inclu@@ de concer@@ ns about our Christian ministry , the cr@@ itical times in which we live , and the need for us to maintain fine conduct .
At Daniel 6 : 4 , 5 , we read : “ The high of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als and the s@@ at@@ ra@@ ps themselves were con@@ stan@@ tly see@@ king to find some pre@@ text against Daniel res@@ pe@@ cting the kingdom ; but there was no pre@@ text or cor@@ ru@@ pt thing at all that they were able to find , for@@ as@@ much as he was tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy and no ne@@ g@@ lig@@ ence or cor@@ ru@@ pt thing at all was found in him .
You know that they want to walk wor@@ th@@ ily of Jehovah , yet they may truly need help to do that la@@ st@@ ingly .
One of the ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers who died with Jesus showed faith in God’s ability to sol@@ ve man@@ ’s problems .
In fact , the Bible states that “ money is for a prote@@ ction , ” but it ad@@ ds that “ the advan@@ ta@@ ge of knowledge is that wisdom it@@ self pre@@ ser@@ ves ali@@ ve its ow@@ n@@ ers . ”
S@@ tu@@ dy E@@ dition ( Watchtower ) , 1 / 15
Many will g@@ la@@ dly allow a str@@ anger to show them the ans@@ wers from the Bible .
How did Paul expres@@ s appreciation for his brothers ?
In ad@@ dition , the the@@ ory of ev@@ olu@@ tion and false do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines have h@@ in@@ der@@ ed people from accep@@ ting the good news origin@@ ating with God . ​ — Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 2 : 11 - 13 .
D@@ ef@@ t use of God’s written Word , the Bible , helps us to teach the truth and sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ds us from succ@@ um@@ b@@ ing to the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s w@@ il@@ es .
We must emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze that the Bible does not direc@@ tly answer that question , so there is no bas@@ is for humans to be do@@ g@@ m@@ ati@@ c on the matter .
H@@ app@@ ily , that was the war@@ m@@ est part of the house !
How could David ever for@@ get what they did for him ?
( b ) What must we get ri@@ d of ?
How might a Christian f@@ all vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m to ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y at his or her place of work ?
This “ ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , ” or t@@ ent , was to be the cen@@ ter of true worship for all Israel .
She says : “ A good relationship with the brothers and regul@@ ar attend@@ ance at the meetings have kept me from mis@@ sing my worl@@ dly friends and the activities that are po@@ pul@@ ar with ki@@ ds , such as going to dis@@ co@@ the@@ qu@@ es .
What better reason could there be to want to keep living ? ​ — Psalm 1@@ 15 : 17 .
. . in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i
Wor@@ k ​ — A B@@ less@@ ing or a C@@ ur@@ se ?
So those Jews were , in effect , er@@ e@@ cting a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative mon@@ um@@ ent to their own praise and not God’s .
Sa@@ ys Matthe@@ w@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l : “ [ Jesus ] took a c@@ up and , having given than@@ ks , he gave it to them , saying : ‘ D@@ r@@ ink out of it , all of you . ’ ”
A@@ ver@@ age years in full - time ministry : 1@@ 3@@ .@@ 7
God’s word is a s@@ ource of un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing spiritual light .
Jesus also mentioned his being “ mil@@ d - temp@@ ered and low@@ ly in heart . ”
Con@@ tr@@ ary to Satan’s claim@@ s and un@@ like Adam , Jesus proved that it is possible for a human to remain faithful to God , even under ex@@ tre@@ me pres@@ sures . ​ — Job 2 : 4 , 5 .
When faith mo@@ ves you to star@@ t preaching the good news , your o@@ ffering will be “ more pleas@@ ing to Jehovah than a bul@@ l . ”
C@@ ould he be je@@ al@@ ous ?
Al@@ so , because God’s Word was co@@ pi@@ ed many times by Jews and Christians , God’s message was pre@@ served .
Of course , to be accep@@ table to God , he ought to take this st@@ ep will@@ ingly and with a jo@@ y@@ ful heart . ​ — 2 Corinthians 9 : 7 .
No@@ te the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative language at Psalm 1 : 1 - 3 : “ H@@ app@@ y is the man that has not wal@@ ked in the counsel of the wicked ones . . .
In fact , un@@ less those days were cu@@ t sh@@ ort , no flesh would be sa@@ ved . ”
P@@ le@@ as@@ ing our great@@ est F@@ ri@@ end , Jehovah , is always the right thing to do .
E@@ ach of these teach@@ es us valu@@ able less@@ ons .
This is not to su@@ gg@@ est that we all need to pur@@ sue an in - dep@@ th study of the my@@ st@@ eri@@ es of gra@@ v@@ ity .
Some pris@@ on gu@@ ar@@ ds have also sh@@ own interest in the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message .
I would happ@@ ily have sta@@ yed in that work .
In one of the so@@ c@@ ks , I put a pi@@ e@@ ce of pa@@ per with a re@@ qu@@ est for the c@@ at@@ al@@ o@@ g number of the Bible in the pris@@ on li@@ br@@ ary .
What could they do to qui@@ et the exc@@ it@@ ement sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding Jesus Christ ?
Jehovah under@@ stan@@ ds you better than any human does .
After w@@ atch@@ ing the baptism of her son ​ — one of 5@@ 7@@ 5 individuals baptized in the Ne@@ ther@@ lands last year — ​ she wrote the following : “ At this m@@ om@@ ent , my inv@@ est@@ ment of the past 20 years has pa@@ id off .
And the Son will@@ ingly com@@ p@@ lied .
Ne@@ ar the end of his life , he was able to say : “ I have f@@ ought the fine fi@@ ght , I have ru@@ n the course to the fin@@ ish , I have ob@@ served the faith . From this time on there is re@@ served for me the cro@@ wn of righteousness . ”
Gen@@ u@@ ine love is more than just affe@@ ction or sen@@ ti@@ ment .
I@@ ’@@ l@@ l never for@@ get what happened one ev@@ ening when I was re@@ tur@@ ning home .
Still , Jehovah used Moses and gave him the wisdom and strength needed to car@@ ry out his assignment .
And the next year , when K@@ im@@ ber@@ ly was 25 , she married B@@ ri@@ an .
H@@ O@@ W I H@@ A@@ V@@ E B@@ EN@@ E@@ F@@ I@@ T@@ E@@ D : As@@ soci@@ ating with Jehovah’s Witnesses and stud@@ ying the Bible has helped me to become an hon@@ est person .
( b ) What pre@@ v@@ ents us from fin@@ ding complete peace at this time ?
On see@@ ing the artic@@ les of go@@ ld his sister had received as a gift , La@@ ba@@ n r@@ an to wel@@ come Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er . ​ — Genesis 24 : 28 - 31 , 5@@ 3 .
At what time was the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver lam@@ b to be sla@@ ugh@@ tered on N@@ is@@ an 14 ?
As the apostle Paul remin@@ ds us , let us continue to tre@@ at “ an older man . . . as a father ” and “ older women as mo@@ thers . ”
With some , there may be im@@ medi@@ ate good resul@@ ts .
For information regarding the challeng@@ es of ra@@ ising st@@ ep@@ children , see the seri@@ es of artic@@ les “ Se@@ cre@@ ts of Su@@ cc@@ ess@@ ful S@@ te@@ p@@ famili@@ es ” in the A@@ pri@@ l 20@@ 12 is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke !
What will be consider@@ ed in this article ?
S@@ el@@ dom do we lo@@ se s@@ le@@ ep over whether they were wise or un@@ wise .
Be G@@ r@@ ate@@ ful for God’s Gi@@ ft
How is true appreciation for the value of the Kingdom expres@@ sed ?
She was able to give a fine witness and make a follow - up arrang@@ ement .
To know of someone ​ — a re@@ mo@@ te mon@@ ar@@ ch , a to@@ p a@@ th@@ le@@ te , a fil@@ m st@@ ar — ​ is simply to ac@@ knowledge that he ex@@ ists .
How , then , are Christian shepher@@ ds expe@@ cted to tre@@ at the sheep ?
The study e@@ dition is publi@@ shed for Jehovah’s Witnesses and prog@@ res@@ sive Bible stud@@ ents .
Be@@ coming Pro@@ g@@ res@@ sive and A@@ da@@ p@@ table M@@ in@@ isters , 12 / 1
When we are at@@ tu@@ ned to Jehovah’s regul@@ ations , we recogn@@ ize that any ple@@ a@@ sures offered by this world are m@@ om@@ ent@@ ary .
Consider Je@@ an - C@@ la@@ u@@ de , in the C@@ en@@ tr@@ al Af@@ ri@@ can Re@@ public .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries would pas@@ s before those prophe@@ tic words were fully under@@ sto@@ od .
When Moses thought about all the years that he had been serving Jehovah , he was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah loved him .
So all of us do well to consider the matter that the psalmist ra@@ ised .
How , then , should we re@@ act if we enc@@ oun@@ ter similar difficul@@ ties from some within the congregation ?
Th@@ r@@ ough Fa@@ ith , Bar@@ ak R@@ ou@@ ted a Mi@@ gh@@ ty Ar@@ my
I have wit@@ ness@@ ed how form@@ er co@@ work@@ ers who continued their care@@ ers with the cir@@ c@@ us have experienced bit@@ ter disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment in their lives .
What part does faith pla@@ y in our keep@@ ing al@@ er@@ t ?
The Bible says : “ While we were yet sin@@ n@@ ers , Christ died for us . ”
Sa@@ id A@@ very , “ I was like a tur@@ tle in its sh@@ ell ​ — my home was always with me . ”
They Sin@@ ned A@@ ga@@ inst the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
Some Bible transl@@ ations read : “ D@@ eli@@ ver us from evil ” ( King James V@@ er@@ sion ; Rev@@ ised St@@ and@@ ard V@@ er@@ sion ) or “ Pro@@ te@@ ct us from evil . ”
I real@@ ized that I needed to trans@@ form my life comple@@ t@@ ely .
This law cons@@ ists of all that Jesus taught and comman@@ ded .
Hence , we need to seek God’s direction , pra@@ ying that he indic@@ ate the way he wants us to act . ​ — Psalm 25 : 4 , 5 ; 14@@ 3 : 8 , 10 .
Do they reg@@ re@@ t making sacrific@@ es to serve at Bethel ?
“ A great crow@@ d ” of those not se@@ aled is seen “ standing before the thro@@ ne and before the L@@ am@@ b . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
She could find no cons@@ ol@@ ation from her Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ist religion .
3 : 8 , 9 .
But in the tra@@ il@@ er city , I me@@ t many pione@@ ers ( full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers ) .
He ad@@ ded : “ Wh@@ atever it is that you ask in my name , I will do this , in order that the Father may be gl@@ ori@@ fied in con@@ ne@@ ction with the Son .
A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der the Gre@@ at
It per@@ me@@ ates all things per@@ tain@@ ing to his purpose , and his care for his servants as individuals is so ap@@ par@@ ent .
( a ) How did prayer help Ne@@ h@@ emiah when he fac@@ ed an un@@ expe@@ cted situation ?
They su@@ ffered the disa@@ str@@ ous resul@@ ts of sin .
For more information , see chap@@ ter 10 of this book , What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
“ He p@@ our@@ ed out his soul to the very death ”
On lear@@ ning that the bir@@ th was to be by means of holy spirit , she hum@@ bly accepted the message , saying : “ Lo@@ ok !
And i@@ magine the joy that will be the@@ ir@@ s when under the direction of Jehovah and Christ they share in dis@@ p@@ en@@ sing mar@@ vel@@ ous blessings to earth@@ ’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants in the new world .
For example , one young Christian man was a gi@@ f@@ ted mu@@ si@@ ci@@ an and an honor stud@@ ent in every sub@@ ject at school .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in si@@ x months , he was tel@@ ling others the good news .
Indeed , the gift of righteousness works in the op@@ pos@@ ite direction .
Yet , Mal@@ ach@@ i 2 : 16 dec@@ la@@ res : “ ‘ He has h@@ ated a div@@ or@@ c@@ ing , ’ Jehovah the God of Israel has said . ”
Paul said : “ The fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit is love , joy , peace , long - suffering , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , faith , mil@@ dness , self - control .
To beg@@ in with , these overse@@ ers were all anointed Christian men .
That allow@@ ance is a com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate arrang@@ ement of the Christian congregation in such lands .
At home , M@@ other stu@@ died the Bible with me , but I never fully gr@@ as@@ ped what I was being taught .
Jehovah God cre@@ ated the first man and woman perfect and plac@@ ed them in Par@@ adise .
T@@ w@@ o Witnesses who were eng@@ ag@@ ed in the work of ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing me@@ t a man working in his shed .
Jesus lik@@ ened God to a loving father who provi@@ des good things for his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
to our or@@ ch@@ es@@ tr@@ al accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ment .
“ A Kingdom of P@@ ri@@ ests ”
It was thr@@ ill@@ ing to learn that Jesus Christ had been en@@ thr@@ oned in heaven in 1914 and that he would soon sub@@ du@@ e ung@@ o@@ dly el@@ ements in order to bring blessings to obedi@@ ent mankind .
By pu@@ t@@ ting on the complete su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or from God , we can come off vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous in our w@@ rest@@ ling with wicked spirit for@@ ces and can in@@ deed bring glory to Jehovah’s holy name . ​ — Romans 8 : 37 - 39 .
Mo@@ der@@ n soci@@ ety prom@@ o@@ tes “ the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the show@@ y displa@@ y of one@@ ’s means of life . ”
This happened three times .
What Jehovah tel@@ ls us in the Bible is for our own good .
In so doing , we ple@@ ase Jehovah God , “ who@@ se will is that all s@@ or@@ ts of men should be sa@@ ved and come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ”
He a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ zed pro@@ fu@@ sel@@ y .
“ R@@ ol@@ l upon Jehovah your way , and r@@ ely upon him , and he himself will act , ” san@@ g the psalmist . ​ — Psalm 37 : 5 .
The more you learn about Jehovah , the str@@ ong@@ er your faith in him be@@ comes , and your love for him deep@@ ens .
The apostle Paul ti@@ ed in the Israelites ’ situation with the counsel : “ Let us therefore do our ut@@ most to en@@ ter into that rest , for fear anyone should f@@ all in the same pat@@ ter@@ n of dis@@ obedi@@ ence . ” ​ — Hebrews 3 : 16 – 4 : 11 .
Job might also have me@@ ant that no one can come back from S@@ he@@ ol on his own .
The account conclu@@ des : “ They brought the bo@@ ats back to land , and a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned everything and follow@@ ed him . ”
O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ ally desi@@ gn@@ ed for mil@@ it@@ ary app@@ lic@@ ations , the G@@ P@@ S helps mo@@ t@@ or@@ ists , a@@ ir@@ pl@@ ane p@@ il@@ o@@ ts , ship na@@ vi@@ g@@ at@@ ors , and even h@@ un@@ ters and h@@ ik@@ ers to find their way .
If I go my way and pre@@ pare a place for you , I will come again and will receive you home to my@@ self , so that where I am you also may be .
Re@@ ading a com@@ ment from the study material may indic@@ ate that you have found the right answer , and it may be a good way to get started com@@ men@@ ting .
While the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions may provide some help@@ ful reli@@ ef to those w@@ rest@@ ling with po@@ ver@@ ty , questions about the future still remain .
For example , you have confidence in Jesus ’ words to the imp@@ aled ev@@ il@@ do@@ er : “ You will be with me in Par@@ adise . ”
However , they are under “ the law of the Christ , ” which has a pro@@ found effect on their conduct and attitude , including show@@ ing love and concer@@ n for parents and the el@@ der@@ ly .
Yet , much of the power and glory of the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re was buil@@ t on the ba@@ c@@ ks of sla@@ ves .
Of course , Jehovah saw everything that happened .
Jehovah Will Not F@@ or@@ s@@ ake You
* What is more , they regul@@ arly invit@@ ed full - time min@@ isters to our home .
For example , if you are doing cho@@ res , have him help you .
David left the matter with Jehovah , tel@@ ling his men : “ As Jehovah is living , Jehovah himself will de@@ al him a b@@ low ; or his day will come and he will have to die , or down into bat@@ tle he will go , and he will certainly be s@@ we@@ pt away . ”
If you have ever experienced dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ation or pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce , there is good reason for you to take heart from Pet@@ er@@ ’s words about God .
It took us two days by tra@@ in and tru@@ ck to tra@@ v@@ el there from the co@@ ast@@ al city of G@@ u@@ a@@ y@@ a@@ qu@@ il ​ — a tri@@ p now accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed in 30 min@@ ut@@ es by a@@ ir@@ pl@@ ane !
These inclu@@ de such things as the desire to be rich , the desire for prom@@ in@@ ence , im@@ moral se@@ x@@ u@@ al desi@@ res , and the desi@@ res descri@@ bed as “ en@@ v@@ y ” and “ co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 5 ; 1 Timothy 6 : 4 , 9 ; 1 John 2 : 15 , 16 .
If we pray for holy spirit and end@@ e@@ av@@ or to “ keep wal@@ king by spirit , ” our actions will become more and more loving .
The Christians in Per@@ ga@@ mu@@ m and Th@@ y@@ ati@@ r@@ a were comm@@ ended for their integrity , end@@ ur@@ ance , and ze@@ al .
H@@ app@@ y family life .
What a happy day it was when we attend@@ ed our first meeting in fi@@ ve months !
This young sister and th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds like her seek first the Kingdom , even at the co@@ st of possible material advan@@ ta@@ ges .
In that land , fin@@ ding work is hard , and most people will do al@@ most anything to keep their jo@@ b .
Chris@@ tend@@ om gre@@ w ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c@@ ally and became a powerful in@@ s@@ titu@@ tion and a d@@ om@@ in@@ ant for@@ ce in W@@ es@@ ter@@ n cul@@ ture , but it had ne@@ i@@ ther God’s blessing nor his spirit .
He s@@ ings : “ Indeed toward God wa@@ it s@@ il@@ ently , O my soul , because from him is my hope . ” ​ — Psalm 6@@ 2 : 5 .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , moved by appreciation for Jehovah and love for her fel@@ low@@ man , 60 - year old Mar@@ th@@ a made her@@ self a@@ vail@@ able to share in the cam@@ pa@@ ign .
What a wonderful opportunity we have every we@@ ek to worship Jehovah !
En@@ courage others as often as possible .
In effect , Jesus also con@@ ve@@ ys Jehovah’s vo@@ ice to us as he direc@@ ts the congregation through “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
In a similar way , al@@ though you cannot use your physical eyes to see God , you can use “ the eyes of your heart ” to see him .
( Read C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 21 . )
Ti@@ m : What do you mean ?
Jehovah has always helped me to continue pu@@ t@@ ting him first in my life .
Y@@ oung people who remember their G@@ r@@ and Creator are wise bey@@ ond their years .
S@@ ome@@ thing similar can be said of us today .
This makes them certain that they are Kingdom he@@ ir@@ s .
Like first - century Christians , we need to ‘ keep close in mind the pres@@ ence of the day of Jehovah . ’
That way , they too may benefit .
The su@@ n b@@ la@@ zed as I appro@@ ached W@@ i@@ w@@ il@@ í and ca@@ ught my first sight of the ri@@ ver C@@ o@@ c@@ o .
The father says : “ E@@ very mor@@ ning before I go to work , my wife and I read to her from My Bo@@ ok of Bible St@@ ori@@ es or the boo@@ k@@ let Ex@@ am@@ ining the Scriptures Da@@ ily .
Des@@ pite their kind ass@@ ist@@ ance , however , I had to sp@@ end long h@@ our@@ s day and night car@@ ing for him .
Paul ans@@ wers : “ Be obedi@@ ent to those who are taking the lead among you and be sub@@ mis@@ sive . ”
R@@ em@@ ember , Moses was “ powerful in his words , ” but he could not effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely lead the nation of Israel until he cultiv@@ ated pati@@ ence , me@@ ek@@ ness , and self - control .
We have consider@@ ed only three questions that many people won@@ der about .
18 , 19 . ( a ) C@@ ut@@ ting off cont@@ act with a practic@@ er of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness gives evidence of our h@@ at@@ red for what ?
At John 6 : 10 - 13 , we read that Jesus mirac@@ ul@@ ously f@@ ed a crow@@ d of over fi@@ ve th@@ ous@@ and .
But that would all change during “ the har@@ v@@ est , ” that is , the last days .
Why are you in a position to reve@@ al the Father to others ?
6 : 7 - 9 .
David believ@@ ed that such true worshipp@@ ers have every reason to rejo@@ ice and to ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy Jehovah by tel@@ ling others about his great@@ ness . ​ — P@@ s .
He wal@@ ked before God “ with integrity of heart . ”
When you are not sure of what to do or say , do or say the kind thing
By the s@@ word they will f@@ all .
• “ A large do@@ or ” le@@ ading to what new opportun@@ ities has been op@@ ened ?
In the congregation , there were four Jewish Christians who had taken a v@@ ow , perhaps a Na@@ z@@ ir@@ ite v@@ ow .
How can we set go@@ als and inc@@ re@@ ase the lik@@ eli@@ ho@@ od of re@@ aching them ?
Jesus was also a kind listen@@ er who ref@@ re@@ shed s@@ inc@@ ere people and put them at e@@ ase .
“ He was well repor@@ ted on by the brothers in L@@ y@@ str@@ a and I@@ con@@ i@@ u@@ m . ”
The second article shows how we can succ@@ ess@@ fully res@@ ist temp@@ t@@ ations used by Satan as he at@@ temp@@ ts to dam@@ age our fri@@ end@@ ship with God .
A R@@ O@@ Y@@ A@@ L P@@ R@@ I@@ E@@ S@@ TH@@ O@@ O@@ D B@@ R@@ IN@@ G@@ S B@@ EN@@ E@@ F@@ I@@ T@@ S T@@ O AL@@ L M@@ AN@@ K@@ IN@@ D
Ke@@ ep@@ ing your eyes foc@@ used on service to Jehovah and pl@@ an@@ ning your life acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly will help you to “ stay a@@ wa@@ ke . ”
“ I have a very high prop@@ or@@ tion of pati@@ ents with anxi@@ ety p@@ ho@@ bi@@ as and de@@ pres@@ sion who could be descri@@ bed as l@@ on@@ ely .
On one occasi@@ on , Jews in Jerusalem would have t@@ or@@ n him to pi@@ e@@ ces had Rom@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers not res@@ cu@@ ed him .
We also preach out of love for people and in order to avoid b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t .
While Saul was on his way to D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us , Jesus con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted him , and Saul was bl@@ in@@ ded by a mirac@@ ul@@ ous light .
When did Jesus ap@@ point the slave over all his bel@@ ong@@ ings , and why ?
How reas@@ sur@@ ing to see that no human efforts , like those of N@@ im@@ ro@@ d , can pre@@ v@@ ent its fulfill@@ ment !
Jerusalem and her temple were destro@@ yed , and it is repor@@ ted that over one milli@@ on people died as a result of fam@@ ine , power stru@@ gg@@ les , and att@@ ac@@ ks by the Rom@@ an ar@@ mi@@ es .
What the Bible Sa@@ ys Ab@@ out S@@ pi@@ rit@@ ism
Thus , the truth may t@@ ou@@ ch his heart and move him to action . ​ — Romans 12 : 2 .
He took time for children , even when he was very bus@@ y and under st@@ ress .
Because they associ@@ ated the pa@@ g@@ an - inspired no@@ tion of an af@@ ter@@ life of fi@@ er@@ y judgment for the wicked with the physical fi@@ re in the v@@ al@@ le@@ y out@@ side Jerusalem .
This means that our love for Jehovah invol@@ ves the way we think and what we do . ​ — Read Mi@@ ca@@ h 6 : 8 .
23 : 1 , 2 ; Ru@@ th 1 : 3 , 12 .
Jehovah consider@@ ed the satis@@ f@@ ying of this in@@ n@@ ate need to be so fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al that he comman@@ ded his people to inter@@ ru@@ pt their nor@@ ma@@ l activities for one whole day each we@@ ek in order to give attention to spiritual matters .
While Jehovah wants us to make decisions , this is not to our de@@ tri@@ ment .
Christi@@ an@@ ity S@@ pre@@ a@@ ds A@@ m@@ ong Fir@@ st - C@@ en@@ tury Jews
He thought about Jehovah’s promises , and he rema@@ ined faithful .
Gen@@ er@@ ally , these are re@@ mo@@ te or hard to re@@ ach ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es .
What a wonderful reli@@ ef that will be !
If you have lost a son or a daugh@@ ter in death , ple@@ ase know that Jehovah can change your s@@ or@@ ro@@ w into joy by means of the resurrection .
Many of the har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps mentioned at 2 Corinthians 11 : 23 - 27 must have occ@@ ur@@ red during this peri@@ od , show@@ ing that he was car@@ r@@ ying on an ac@@ tive ministry . ​ — 7 / 15 , pages 26 , 27 .
Mar@@ y’s faith can teach you a great de@@ al .
While he was rec@@ u@@ per@@ ating from ma@@ j@@ or sur@@ g@@ er@@ y at age 14 , I felt so happy when Jo@@ el asked me , “ Mu@@ m , can I give the sur@@ ge@@ on a Li@@ ve F@@ o@@ re@@ ver book ? ”
Thus , “ taking in knowledge ” ref@@ ers to an ong@@ o@@ ing pro@@ c@@ ess that resul@@ ts in the privile@@ ged st@@ ate of “ know@@ ing ” God .
A gl@@ ori@@ ous future in@@ deed ! ​ — Psalm 37 : 11 .
For example , many of the gra@@ du@@ ates of one class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad rel@@ ated that their desire to pur@@ sue the full - time ministry could be at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted to the example and encourag@@ ement of their parents .
Re@@ ma@@ in S@@ te@@ ad@@ f@@ ast , and W@@ in the R@@ ace for Li@@ fe
For example , they need to know : What was God’s purpose for cre@@ ating man ?
Then , as World W@@ ar I@@ I ended in 194@@ 5 , it became part of Fr@@ ance again .
We must remember , though , that when Satan was h@@ ur@@ led out of heaven , he knew that his time was sh@@ ort .
A P@@ O@@ O@@ R wi@@ do@@ w hu@@ g@@ s her bo@@ y , her only child .
I gra@@ du@@ ated after that year and got my de@@ gre@@ e , but I did not go home to C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a .
It takes courage to ad@@ mit a mis@@ take !
Can imper@@ fect humans really imitate Jehovah’s ho@@ l@@ iness ?
N@@ atur@@ ally , we all had mi@@ x@@ ed feelings as we saw the Eng@@ l@@ ish co@@ ast@@ l@@ ine s@@ li@@ p away .
• How can en@@ v@@ isi@@ on@@ ing the “ cl@@ ou@@ d of wit@@ nesses sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding us ” encoura@@ ge us to ru@@ n with end@@ ur@@ ance ?
He lo@@ ves us and wants to prote@@ ct us from har@@ m . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 , 18 .
No , it is a gift from God . ​ — Romans 4 : 4 ; 5 : 8 ; 6 : 23 .
The seri@@ ousness of Pet@@ er@@ ’s counsel is seen in the fin@@ al words of that verse .
For example , he cur@@ ed Job when he was very si@@ ck and wanted to die . ​ — Job 2 : 7 ; 3 : 11 - 13 ; 4@@ 2 : 10 , 16 .
Then , with con@@ di@@ tions so much better , no one will have reason to ye@@ ar@@ n for “ the good old days . ”
The same princi@@ ple app@@ lies within the Christian congregation .
“ I had known M@@ ike for years .
Today , more than 1@@ ,@@ 4@@ 00 who use I@@ S@@ L are atten@@ ding Christian meetings .
Jehovah “ pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to f@@ ill him with the spirit of God in wisdom , in understanding and in knowledge and in every s@@ ort of c@@ ra@@ f@@ t@@ s@@ man@@ ship and for desi@@ gn@@ ing de@@ vi@@ ces . . . to make ing@@ en@@ i@@ ous pro@@ du@@ cts of every s@@ ort . ”
The fact is that a jo@@ y@@ ful we@@ d@@ ding does not requi@@ re “ very ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive gar@@ b . ”
Why is pati@@ ence vital for one who pu@@ ts Kingdom inter@@ ests first ?
This por@@ tion of the psal@@ m has been rend@@ ered : “ You s@@ we@@ ep men away in the s@@ le@@ ep of death . ”
Why not pa@@ use after reading a por@@ tion and ask yourself , ‘ What did this pas@@ sage teach me about Jehovah ? ’
I@@ magine how R@@ a@@ ha@@ b must have hu@@ dd@@ led together with her family as she felt the r@@ um@@ bl@@ ing of Jer@@ ic@@ ho@@ ’s col@@ la@@ p@@ sing w@@ alls coming clo@@ s@@ er and clo@@ s@@ er .
She was so b@@ ra@@ ve and did not c@@ ry .
How di@@ sh@@ ear@@ ten@@ ing that would have been for Job !
In an effort to al@@ le@@ vi@@ ate those feelings , I would get dr@@ un@@ k and take d@@ ru@@ g@@ s with my ban@@ d@@ mat@@ es , whom I consider@@ ed my family .
Ab@@ out n@@ ine years ag@@ o , I started sa@@ ving such artic@@ les in a lo@@ ose - lea@@ f no@@ te@@ book so that I can re@@ adi@@ ly turn to them . ”
Y@@ oung or old , we need to exam@@ ine ourselves to see what is truly important in our life and on what we rest our hope . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 10 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 10 .
When asked what is the great@@ est comman@@ d@@ ment from God , Jesus said : “ You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind and with your whole strength . ”
Yes , positi@@ ve words and encourag@@ ement can have a long - lasting effect .
Di@@ d Bar@@ u@@ ch obey ?
N@@ atur@@ ally , respect for human life inclu@@ des making sure that our ca@@ r and home are as sa@@ fe as is reason@@ ab@@ ly possible .
Di@@ d Jesus want his disciples to wa@@ it for people to come to them ?
When ‘ we s@@ ow se@@ ed for ourselves in righteousness , we re@@ a@@ p in acc@@ ord with God’s loving - kindness . ’
“ M@@ ore than 1 milli@@ on [ children ] have been or@@ ph@@ an@@ ed or se@@ par@@ ated from their famili@@ es as a result of war , ” states a repor@@ t from the Un@@ ited N@@ ations Ch@@ il@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s F@@ un@@ d .
Noah was 6@@ 00 years old when the F@@ lood came , and he lived to be 9@@ 50 .
Consider what that move me@@ ant .
Since L@@ ev@@ ites had no in@@ her@@ it@@ ance in ancient Israel , how could the L@@ ev@@ ite H@@ an@@ am@@ el sel@@ l a field to his L@@ ev@@ ite c@@ ous@@ in Jeremiah , as no@@ ted at Jeremiah 32 : 7 ?
In time , sever@@ al prom@@ in@@ ent bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ women accepted the Kingdom message and became Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Ad@@ van@@ c@@ ement in the field of trans@@ por@@ tation has fac@@ il@@ it@@ ated the preaching work .
Acc@@ ording to the j@@ our@@ n@@ al Christi@@ an@@ ity Today , “ now the great ca@@ the@@ dr@@ als of E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe [ serve ] not as hous@@ es of worship but as mu@@ se@@ um@@ s , emp@@ ty of all but t@@ ou@@ ris@@ ts . ”
Solomon married women who were not worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah .
U@@ p@@ on going to the po@@ li@@ ce st@@ ation , N@@ ana saw fi@@ ve of@@ fic@@ ers des@@ per@@ ately loo@@ king for something .
He started reading it , and he was soon eng@@ ro@@ s@@ sed in its con@@ ten@@ ts .
If they do cho@@ ose to have a ga@@ ther@@ ing , they will want to cal@@ cul@@ ate the ex@@ p@@ en@@ se of the ga@@ ther@@ ing and consider its n@@ ature .
Ha@@ ving real faith means more than mer@@ ely believ@@ ing that God ex@@ ists .
Jehovah can do the same for you .
What hope that gives us !
So Jesus said to him : “ G@@ et be@@ h@@ ind me , Satan ! You are a stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ ck to me , because you think , not God’s thoughts , but those of men . ” ​ — Matthew 16 : 21 - 23 .
If so , you may face challeng@@ es .
F@@ ar from being in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated , however , the apostles were determined to obey the ang@@ eli@@ c comm@@ and to preach .
Consider what the Bible says : that God is “ the M@@ ak@@ er of heaven and earth ” ; that his works inclu@@ de our physical bo@@ dies , which are “ wonder@@ fully made ” ; and that Jehovah is “ the God in who@@ se hand your bre@@ ath is . ”
The personal interest , hum@@ ility , and mil@@ dness sh@@ own by P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous and other Witnesses t@@ ou@@ ched my heart .
By listen@@ ing to their prayers , you may be able to dis@@ cer@@ n their spiritual prog@@ ress .
What me@@ tho@@ ds should they use ?
Ha@@ ving appreci@@ ati@@ vely heard the message , they have made a dedic@@ ation to God , under@@ g@@ one water baptism , and jo@@ ined the bri@@ de class in activ@@ ely invit@@ ing others to ‘ come and dr@@ ink li@@ fe@@ ’s water free . ’
We are taught by Jehovah .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to U@@ se It S@@ k@@ ill@@ fully
He knew that he would h@@ ur@@ t Jehovah and mer@@ it His dis@@ ple@@ asure if he n@@ ur@@ tur@@ ed sin@@ ful thoughts or develop@@ ed a s@@ ch@@ em@@ ing heart .
We should never des@@ p@@ ise “ the day of small beg@@ in@@ n@@ ings . ”
And I shall certainly take you as my people , and I shall in@@ deed prove to be your God . ’ ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 6 : 6 , 7 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ tes ; 15 : 1 - 7 , 11 .
Because just as Juda@@ h and Jerusalem fac@@ ed a day of rec@@ kon@@ ing in the se@@ ven@@ th century B.C.E . , the nations of Chris@@ tend@@ om ​ — in fact , all wicked ones — ​ are he@@ ading for a show@@ down with Jehovah God at the coming “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
M@@ en wor@@ ked hard and long to ob@@ tain go@@ ld .
What as@@ sur@@ ance does God’s loving - kindness give us ?
“ Mu@@ ch more , therefore , since we have been declar@@ ed righteous now by his blood , shall we be sa@@ ved through him from wr@@ ath . ” ​ — Romans 5 : 9 .
When refer@@ red to in the Bible , the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart means the in@@ ner person , the s@@ ource of a person@@ ’s thoughts , attitu@@ des , and feelings .
He became ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in esta@@ bli@@ shing his own righteousness , even dem@@ an@@ ding a reason for his suffering .
After Ar@@ men@@ ia ga@@ ined in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence from the form@@ er So@@ vi@@ et Un@@ ion in 199@@ 1 , a St@@ ate C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l for R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous Af@@ fai@@ r@@ s was cre@@ ated to reg@@ is@@ ter religious organiz@@ ations .
In fact , often there is nothing we can do but r@@ ely on Jehovah .
We could not go to s@@ le@@ ep in case our ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment b@@ lo@@ ck ca@@ ught fi@@ re .
L@@ ater that day , I could har@@ dly believe my eyes when I no@@ tic@@ ed her among the baptism can@@ di@@ d@@ ates !
In a similar way , true worship is char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized by giving that is based on love .
Some 3@@ 8@@ 0 te@@ x@@ ts ev@@ en@@ tually found there turned out to be di@@ pl@@ om@@ ati@@ c cor@@ respon@@ d@@ ence between rul@@ ers of Egy@@ pt ( A@@ men@@ ho@@ te@@ p I@@ I@@ I and A@@ k@@ h@@ en@@ at@@ on ) and Cana@@ an@@ ite k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s .
He was not a f@@ lu@@ ent speak@@ er .
After beg@@ in@@ ning our Bible study in Ger@@ many , L@@ au@@ ri@@ e and I moved to Fr@@ ance , and later , to I@@ tal@@ y .
So , then , the Bible does not reve@@ al the ex@@ act time when Satan and his dem@@ ons were ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from heaven .
In a very sh@@ ort sp@@ ace of time , Jo@@ b@@ ’s life chang@@ ed dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c@@ ally .
When I was 18 , I was sen@@ ten@@ ced to three years ’ imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment for main@@ tain@@ ing Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality .
The king evid@@ ently re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed his up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing with f@@ on@@ dness .
When a F@@ am@@ ily M@@ ember H@@ as Di@@ ed
After he accepted Jehovah’s assignment , G@@ ide@@ on made sure that he thor@@ ough@@ ly under@@ sto@@ od what was requi@@ red , and he loo@@ ked to Jehovah for guid@@ ance .
F@@ ur@@ ther reli@@ ef came when the we@@ ather got war@@ m@@ er .
The se@@ x@@ u@@ al l@@ and@@ s@@ cap@@ e has chang@@ ed .
T@@ w@@ o days later I heard the first bom@@ b d@@ ro@@ p on the har@@ b@@ or , and I saw the s@@ k@@ y full of hel@@ ic@@ op@@ ters br@@ ing@@ ing in@@ va@@ ding tro@@ op@@ s from T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y .
A desire to ple@@ ase God is comm@@ end@@ able .
When I got home , I felt happy and cont@@ ent because of being able to share Bible truth with others .
One 15 - year - old , Par@@ k In - su@@ n , made it his go@@ al to learn si@@ gn language .
U@@ sing faithful examples from the past , we will exam@@ ine how we can trust in Jehovah to support us while taking wh@@ atever action we can to sol@@ ve problems and help others .
One was that Jehovah could prote@@ ct his worshipp@@ ers .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , “ he started to teach them many things . ”
He promised that a “ se@@ ed , ” or “ off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , ” would come who would ‘ b@@ ru@@ ise Satan in the head , ’ eli@@ min@@ ating once and for all his re@@ bel@@ li@@ on and its dam@@ ag@@ ing effe@@ cts . ​ — Genesis 3 : 15 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T | W@@ H@@ A@@ T D@@ O@@ E@@ S TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E S@@ A@@ Y A@@ B@@ O@@ U@@ T L@@ I@@ F@@ E AN@@ D D@@ E@@ AT@@ H ?
“ Jehovah himself gives wisdom , ” says verse 6 .
“ L@@ ear@@ n From the F@@ i@@ g T@@ ree ”
You may find it both enjo@@ y@@ able and mean@@ ing@@ ful to consider the accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing char@@ t that se@@ ts out some cont@@ ra@@ st@@ s that you find in Eph@@ es@@ ians chap@@ ters 4 and 5 .
And I will be jo@@ y@@ ful in Jerusalem and ex@@ ul@@ t in my people ; and no more will there be heard in her the s@@ ound of we@@ ep@@ ing or the s@@ ound of a pla@@ in@@ tive c@@ ry . ”
O@@ f@@ ten , these tra@@ its beg@@ in when a person n@@ ur@@ tures un@@ who@@ les@@ ome thoughts or desi@@ res .
( b ) What is one way that the holy spirit helps us ?
But in that one gl@@ ance , Peter saw the dep@@ th of his own fa@@ il@@ ure .
How much more of a temp@@ tation this would have been than if Jesus had only been temp@@ ted in a vision !
The I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ance of H@@ um@@ ility
They themselves tell good news , and they ass@@ ist others in s@@ pre@@ ading good news .
The understanding that Jesus has cor@@ ul@@ ers is in har@@ mony with a v@@ isi@@ on@@ ary fo@@ reg@@ le@@ am of the en@@ thr@@ oned Messi@@ ah that the prophet Daniel was gr@@ anted .
E@@ very man is given a hor@@ n and a large emp@@ ty j@@ ar .
It has been said that these people , who spoke L@@ y@@ ca@@ on@@ i@@ an , were among the less educ@@ ated and more su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ous of the po@@ pul@@ ation .
St@@ an@@ le@@ y and Jo@@ an Re@@ y@@ no@@ l@@ ds on their we@@ d@@ ding day , J@@ anu@@ ary 12 , 195@@ 2 , and today
How do you view those who are teaching all nations the truth ?
As em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sing as se@@ x may be to discus@@ s , it@@ ’s something I must know about . ”
He knew that they really ex@@ is@@ ted .
S@@ cul@@ p@@ ture of the baptism of C@@ lo@@ v@@ is ( cen@@ tr@@ al fi@@ gu@@ re ) on ex@@ ter@@ i@@ or of Re@@ im@@ s Ca@@ the@@ dr@@ al , Fr@@ ance
Hence , Satan acc@@ used God of l@@ ying .
Re@@ g@@ arding the qu@@ ality of righteousness , the En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pa@@ e@@ dia Juda@@ ic@@ a ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness is not an ab@@ str@@ act no@@ tion but rather cons@@ ists in doing what is just and right in all relation@@ shi@@ ps . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , they would in@@ her@@ it everlasting life .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , Peter had fe@@ ar@@ fully den@@ i@@ ed Jesus three times .
The V@@ it@@ al R@@ o@@ le of Our Me@@ et@@ ings
O@@ r should he re@@ ject the k@@ ing@@ ’s invit@@ ation , even though the king appe@@ ars to be re@@ mor@@ se@@ ful ?
R@@ el@@ ate an experience about a Christian who began serving Jehovah in new ways after re@@ aching re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment age .
In S@@ he@@ f@@ field , they r@@ ented a large house , to be over@@ seen by a respon@@ sible brother .
In what ways did God ano@@ in@@ t Jesus more than his “ compan@@ i@@ ons ” ?
By deli@@ ver@@ ing a seri@@ es of dis@@ cour@@ ses that encoura@@ ge and ex@@ hor@@ t , ad@@ mon@@ ish and war@@ n .
He sp@@ ent years in that ter@@ ri@@ ble place !
( b ) In imit@@ ation of Timothy , what is each Christian encoura@@ ged to avoid ?
“ Let marriage be hon@@ or@@ able among all , ” wrote Paul , “ and the marriage bed be without de@@ fil@@ ement , for God will ju@@ dge for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ ors and ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ers . ”
May all of us pray@@ er@@ fully consider how we can have as large a share as possible .
However , not to be min@@ i@@ mi@@ zed are the sel@@ f@@ less spirit and ti@@ rel@@ ess efforts on the part of those who have ex@@ p@@ ended themselves in the pur@@ su@@ it of the Kingdom .
However no@@ ble such go@@ als may be , many doubt that they can be ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed in this di@@ su@@ n@@ ited world .
God had already sent a prophet to ann@@ oun@@ ce the p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment that El@@ i could ex@@ pect , which inclu@@ ded the death of his two sons .
Now , we might ask : ‘ What fur@@ ther help do we need to understand the Bible ?
Christ’s death provided an opportunity for some to become cor@@ ul@@ ers with him in heaven .
They need not fear .
Such ti@@ rel@@ ess stri@@ ving only makes him we@@ ary .
The large house was form@@ er@@ ly ow@@ ned by a Na@@ z@@ i and had a comman@@ ding view of the In@@ land Se@@ a and A@@ wa@@ ji Is@@ land .
How did Jehovah provide the best tim@@ ing and set@@ ting for the mul@@ t@@ il@@ ing@@ u@@ al and inter@@ n@@ ational la@@ un@@ ch of Christi@@ an@@ ity ?
The Greek word for overse@@ er is rel@@ ated to a ver@@ b meaning “ w@@ atch care@@ fully . ”
What b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t we find on the earth today !
How can you help your children cultiv@@ ate such in@@ sight ?
Su@@ e@@ z C@@ an@@ al
The cl@@ er@@ gy were very fri@@ end@@ ly with the mine ow@@ n@@ ers and dem@@ an@@ ded ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te obedi@@ ence from the min@@ ers and their famili@@ es .
Un@@ der@@ taking a study of the Bible and tr@@ ying to apply what it says in life can be lik@@ ened to star@@ ting out on a j@@ our@@ ne@@ y in the early mor@@ ning dar@@ k@@ ness .
Jehovah’s Witnesses re@@ ached out to those in their commun@@ ities , expres@@ sing sy@@ mp@@ a@@ thy for their great lo@@ s@@ ses and o@@ ffering words of comfort from the Bible .
Those were not emp@@ ty words .
Our V@@ i@@ e@@ w of Au@@ thor@@ ity
Li@@ fe in a future earthly par@@ adise is o@@ pen to all people who exerc@@ ise faith today .
Th@@ ough we have in@@ her@@ ited a bad inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of the heart , why can we displa@@ y a me@@ asure of go@@ o@@ dness ?
Jehovah is a@@ ware not only of our situation but also of its emo@@ tional imp@@ act on us .
Because he pur@@ su@@ es peace , he enjo@@ ys happy and st@@ able relation@@ shi@@ ps with others . ​ — Hebrews 12 : 14 .
There was no ba@@ thro@@ om , and the only water was under our fe@@ et when it ra@@ ined .
But it was not Babyl@@ on@@ ’s po@@ li@@ cy to rel@@ e@@ ase cap@@ ti@@ ves .
One char@@ ge al@@ le@@ ged that Jehovah’s Witnesses bre@@ ak up famili@@ es .
How to O@@ ver@@ come F@@ e@@ ar
W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a
He continu@@ es : “ I kept consider@@ ing so as to know this ; it was a tr@@ ou@@ ble in my eyes , until I pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to come into the gr@@ and san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary of God . I wanted to dis@@ cer@@ n their future . ”
O@@ ther Witnesses ass@@ is@@ ted me with home cho@@ res , and ev@@ en@@ tually , local so@@ cial ser@@ vi@@ ces appointed fi@@ ve of them as our of@@ fi@@ cial home care@@ gi@@ v@@ ers .
One Christian cou@@ ple eng@@ ag@@ ed in im@@ moral be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or during their cour@@ tshi@@ p .
The prophet Daniel also demonstr@@ ated the import@@ ance of regul@@ ar@@ ity in worship .
In spiritual matters , a pr@@ u@@ d@@ ent person does not just accept the word of religious lead@@ ers .
It keep@@ s poin@@ ting for@@ ward to the esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment of God’s Kingdom under the rul@@ er@@ ship of his Son , Jesus .
G@@ ary B@@ re@@ au@@ x
On@@ ly Jehovah can bring about complete heal@@ ing . ”
When two Israel@@ ite spi@@ es s@@ ought refu@@ ge in her home , she was able to rel@@ ate to them spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about Israel@@ ’s mirac@@ ul@@ ous Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us from Egy@@ pt , even though that had occ@@ ur@@ red 40 years ear@@ li@@ er !
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : J@@ on , I@@ ’@@ ve really enjo@@ yed the regul@@ ar discus@@ sions we@@ ’@@ ve been having about the Bible .
Job got so di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted by his own concer@@ ns that he ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted to see things from God’s vie@@ w@@ point .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , Jehovah has his spirit sons organiz@@ ed into three ba@@ si@@ c c@@ ate@@ g@@ ori@@ es : ( 1 ) ser@@ ap@@ h@@ s , who serve as attend@@ ants at God’s thro@@ ne , dec@@ l@@ are his ho@@ l@@ iness , and keep his people spiritually clean ; ( 2 ) ch@@ er@@ u@@ bs , who up@@ hold Jehovah’s ma@@ j@@ es@@ ty ; and ( 3 ) other angels who car@@ ry out his will .
How are anointed Christians re@@ war@@ ded for their faith in Jehovah’s prophe@@ tic word ?
During the first de@@ ca@@ de of in@@ ten@@ se persecu@@ tion , from 19@@ 50 to 19@@ 6@@ 1 , a to@@ tal of 60 Witnesses ​ — men and women — ​ died in pris@@ on from mis@@ tre@@ at@@ ment , mal@@ nu@@ tr@@ iti@@ on , si@@ ck@@ ness , and old age .
Ti@@ me pas@@ sed , and their child was born .
He was allow@@ ed to see Jehovah de@@ pi@@ cted as “ the An@@ cient of Da@@ ys ” s@@ it@@ ting on a thro@@ ne with f@@ lam@@ es of fi@@ re .
For example , the Un@@ ited St@@ ates ca@@ used ter@@ ri@@ ble ru@@ in on an un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted sc@@ ale when it d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed two at@@ om@@ ic de@@ vi@@ ces on an enem@@ y of the du@@ al world power .
But when fellow Israelites put pres@@ sure on him , A@@ ar@@ on ca@@ ved in .
• What are “ the deep things of God ” ?
The congregation se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary com@@ p@@ il@@ es the mon@@ th@@ ly and an@@ nu@@ al field service repor@@ ts .
Their bal@@ an@@ ced com@@ ments remin@@ ded me that there was nothing un@@ u@@ su@@ al about what I was going through .
Thus , Moses remin@@ ded the sons of Israel : “ Your own eyes are the ones that saw what Jehovah did in the case of the Ba@@ al of Pe@@ or , that every man who wal@@ ked after the Ba@@ al of Pe@@ or was the one whom Jehovah your God an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ated from your mi@@ d@@ st . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 4 : 3 .
So after si@@ x months , we knew only a few words of T@@ ag@@ al@@ o@@ g .
When shu@@ t@@ t@@ ling between I@@ tal@@ y and Gre@@ e@@ ce , I always travel@@ ed by ship .
It will certainly be most effe@@ ctive to “ p@@ our out your heart ” in prayer to Jehovah .
What a contr@@ ast , but what a deli@@ ght !
The writ@@ ing was be@@ gu@@ n in 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E . and comple@@ ted in 9@@ 8 C.E . , a sp@@ an of over 1@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 years .
However , Jehovah’s ang@@ el had appe@@ ared to her , and what had seem@@ ed imp@@ os@@ sible was true : M@@ ano@@ ah and his wife were going to have a son !
Me@@ an@@ while , may all of us take to heart the inspired counsel of Solomon : “ Let your heart not be en@@ vi@@ ous of sin@@ n@@ ers , but be in the fear of Jehovah all day long .
Such hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones are often dis@@ gu@@ sted with the h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y and religious lies that char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ize false religion .
A new disci@@ ple lear@@ ns valu@@ able less@@ ons from the example set by others
However , Jesus ’ sacrifice was not for the sin@@ s of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 only , “ but also for the whole worl@@ d’s . ”
The Bible account says that they “ went their way from before the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in , rejo@@ ic@@ ing because they had been coun@@ ted wor@@ thy to be di@@ sh@@ on@@ ored in be@@ half of his name . ”
L@@ ater , while I was serving as a pioneer minis@@ ter , a te@@ am to transl@@ ate Bible liter@@ ature into T@@ z@@ o@@ t@@ z@@ il was organiz@@ ed .
This invol@@ ves hard work ​ — reading , stud@@ ying , and medit@@ ating .
The family is a divine gift that provi@@ des an ide@@ al set@@ ting for displa@@ ying un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish love . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 3 : 14 , 15 .
“ Jehovah will su@@ sta@@ in him on his si@@ ck@@ bed . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 4@@ 1 : 3 .
Ab@@ out the same time of the year , Jews c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver and true Christians ob@@ serve the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Jesus ’ death .
How do you account for the ex@@ ist@@ ence of all the wonderful things that sur@@ r@@ ound us ?
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er on that last ev@@ ening before his death , Jesus told his apostles : “ I give you my peace . ”
E@@ ver@@ yone needs some priv@@ ac@@ y , including your friends .
Se@@ cond , Jehovah inspired confidence by expla@@ ining one as@@ pect of the meaning of his name : “ I Will Be@@ come What I C@@ ho@@ ose to Be@@ come . ”
Jehovah’s prophecy recorded at Genesis 3 : 15 is being wonder@@ fully ful@@ filled .
2 : 3 .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , he was willing to sub@@ mit to Jehovah’s will . ​ — Mat@@ t .
M@@ ore than once , Saul tri@@ ed to k@@ ill David .
Consider his rec@@ ord as a prophet .
( b ) What effect do God’s qualities mentioned here have on all who love him ?
To maintain a good conscience requi@@ res con@@ st@@ ant effort .
The faithful anointed will be re@@ war@@ ded with e@@ ating “ of the t@@ ree of life . ”
She had lost another son , then 11 years old , to the same di@@ se@@ ase .
How do you benefit from Bible study regarding Christian mor@@ ality ?
S@@ eri@@ ously consider@@ ing your relationship with Jehovah and dedic@@ ating yourself to him would n@@ atur@@ ally be the next st@@ ep .
How Do Ang@@ els As@@ s@@ ist U@@ s ?
While those words apply spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally to anointed Christians , Paul wrote : “ All those desi@@ ring to live with godly devo@@ tion in associ@@ ation with Christ Jesus will also be persecu@@ ted . ”
Yet , the Bible speak@@ s of him as a man who wal@@ ked “ with integrity of heart . ”
In fact , more than 60 members of this wom@@ an’s family are Witnesses .
In fulfill@@ ing the v@@ ow , J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s daugh@@ ter kept serving at the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , a great sacrifice because it me@@ ant that she would never mar@@ ry . ​ — 5 / 15 , pages 9 - 10 .
Sam@@ son fin@@ ally reve@@ aled the truth ​ — his ha@@ ir had never been cu@@ t .
Is it not com@@ for@@ ting to dis@@ co@@ ver that in@@ stead of ca@@ using suffering , our heavenly Father gives “ good things to those as@@ king him ” ?
“ This very thing I have also ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to do , ” Paul could say in good conscience .
What helped them to do so ?
Fir@@ st of all , such an attitude will ple@@ ase God and will draw us close to him .
G@@ w@@ en@@ ’s father did not speak to her for si@@ x years .
What real@@ is@@ tic view do Jehovah’s Witnesses have of what can be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed by humans ?
P@@ ri@@ de must be re@@ plac@@ ed by its op@@ pos@@ ite ​ — hum@@ ility .
In the early 198@@ 0 ’ s , there was a leg@@ al case on this is@@ sue that ca@@ used qu@@ ite a s@@ ti@@ r .
He instru@@ cted righteous Noah to buil@@ d an ar@@ k ​ — a hu@@ ge flo@@ ating bo@@ x — ​ to sa@@ ve himself and his family , along with the ani@@ mal@@ s that he was instru@@ cted to take into the ar@@ k .
The sons of the Kingdom would be ga@@ ther@@ ed .
He taught principles that when app@@ lied would help family members to avoid attitu@@ des and conduct that th@@ reat@@ ened their marriage or the happiness of their family .
Then , Christ will go for@@ th to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te God’s judg@@ ments on the rest of Satan’s wicked system on earth by destro@@ ying it at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , “ the war of the great day of God the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty . ”
If you are a father , you would do well to consider what the Bible has to say about par@@ en@@ ting .
Many a Christian we@@ d@@ ding is follow@@ ed by a so@@ cial ga@@ ther@@ ing ​ — a we@@ d@@ ding fe@@ ast , a me@@ al , or a rec@@ ep@@ tion .
27 : 4@@ 6 .
After that meeting with the W@@ rit@@ ing Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy deci@@ ded that all transl@@ at@@ ors around the world must be tra@@ ined .
A@@ n important part of our life was an@@ c@@ est@@ or worship .
How was a Witness in P@@ ol@@ and able to help a dist@@ ressed scho@@ ol@@ gi@@ r@@ l , and how can that experience help you to help others ?
H@@ um@@ ility also helps children to honor and be obedi@@ ent to their parents , who are imper@@ fect .
S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds such as the apostles Peter , John , and Paul were all members of the group Jesus descri@@ bed as “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
( b ) How can we avoid following Sa@@ ul@@ ’s bad course ?
The time peri@@ od during which “ this gener@@ ation ” lives seem@@ s to cor@@ respon@@ d to the peri@@ od co@@ vered by the first vision in the book of Revelation .
There is , for example , the prog@@ ress that has been made in medi@@ cal s@@ ci@@ ence .
H@@ ann@@ ah displa@@ yed love for God and ful@@ filled her v@@ ow to him in con@@ ne@@ ction with Samuel .
Yes , as a you@@ th , David had tru@@ sted in Jehovah imp@@ lic@@ it@@ ly .
( a ) What mirac@@ les did Moses and Jesus per@@ form ?
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , the en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment that sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded Christians in Eph@@ esus , their own imper@@ fe@@ ction and , in some c@@ as@@ es , their form@@ er way of life influ@@ enced them .
A Christian who str@@ ong@@ ly believ@@ es these promises and who is con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah “ be@@ comes the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him ” is helped to stand fir@@ m in the faith .
“ That is the differ@@ ence , ” ad@@ ds R@@ ob@@ er@@ t .
But Jesus went bey@@ ond see@@ ing their p@@ iti@@ able con@@ dition ; he did something about it .
The Bible off@@ ers practic@@ al ad@@ vice that helps us prote@@ ct our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart from disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement and spiritual ti@@ re@@ dness .
why are they then baptized for the dead ? ”
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T was by far the great@@ est T@@ e@@ ach@@ er ever to walk the earth .
O@@ cc@@ asi@@ onal rec@@ re@@ ation and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment that is who@@ les@@ ome and ref@@ re@@ shing can make life more enjo@@ y@@ able .
One of Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophe@@ ci@@ es about God’s Ser@@ v@@ ant she@@ ds light on the in@@ tim@@ ate relationship between Jehovah and his fir@@ st@@ born Son during the S@@ on@@ ’s pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence .
Jesus was a perfect man .
Indeed , true Christians are to love one another .
The best way to dis@@ pe@@ l ne@@ g@@ ative thoughts , however , is by pu@@ t@@ ting our confidence in the Creator .
For example , King Saul tri@@ ed to k@@ ill David , some of the people wanted to st@@ one him , and even his own wife la@@ ugh@@ ed at him .
R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch@@ ers have found that the most reli@@ able indic@@ at@@ or of how happy a marriage will be is not how often the cou@@ ple say that they love each other .
There are fe@@ atu@@ res in The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
8 , 9 . ( a ) How can we avoid going to ex@@ tre@@ m@@ es in reg@@ ard to health ?
The apostle Paul lik@@ e@@ wise set an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent example of one who gave gener@@ ously of his time and attention .
A@@ c@@ hi@@ ev@@ ing prop@@ er bal@@ ance br@@ ings many benef@@ its .
The par@@ all@@ els between the two continue .
How does being obedi@@ ent benefit you ?
But those who in ‘ fav@@ or@@ able se@@ as@@ on ’ mis@@ s meetings , are ir@@ regul@@ ar in field service , and com@@ promise on small is@@ su@@ es often f@@ all when under a ‘ fi@@ er@@ y ’ t@@ est . ”
K@@ or@@ ah’s du@@ ties might have brought him into close associ@@ ation with A@@ ar@@ on and his sons .
Se@@ cond , the pat@@ ter@@ n of God’s past actions esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ es that God lo@@ v@@ ingly war@@ ns people before ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ting judgment .
“ Let us consider one another to inc@@ ite to love and fine works , ” wrote Paul .
To help brothers to preach to people who speak other langu@@ ages , cl@@ as@@ ses were rec@@ ently organiz@@ ed to teach 16 langu@@ ages , including I@@ tal@@ i@@ an Si@@ gn L@@ angu@@ age .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 9@@ 4 , 6@@ 5
On these occasi@@ ons , I saw clear evidence of Jehovah’s spirit in op@@ er@@ ation .
The p@@ il@@ la@@ r “ b@@ es@@ i@@ de [ Egy@@ p@@ t’s ] b@@ oun@@ d@@ ary ” poin@@ ts to the congregation of anointed Christians , which is “ a p@@ il@@ la@@ r and support of the truth ” and which stan@@ ds as a witness in “ Egy@@ pt , ” the world that they are about to leave . ​ — 1 Timothy 3 : 15 .
15 - 17 . ( a ) Who was A@@ ma@@ z@@ iah , and how did he re@@ act to the pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ements of A@@ mo@@ s ?
P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers should be direc@@ ted to him .
What questions should we ask ourselves ?
Christian elders sub@@ mit to Christ’s lead@@ er@@ ship
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s great - gr@@ and@@ son Joseph also showed a will@@ ing@@ ness to be pati@@ ent .
The n@@ un@@ s allow@@ ed us only half an h@@ our to talk after me@@ als .
B@@ ap@@ tism is a serious decision and a great privilege
( a ) Why do many stri@@ ve for ri@@ ches and st@@ atu@@ s ?
As she tal@@ ked to the people , she real@@ ized that her clo@@ th@@ es , though mo@@ des@@ t by the standards of ur@@ ba@@ n fa@@ shi@@ on , were be@@ coming the talk of the to@@ wn .
It is , therefore , eas@@ y to view God’s worship as another pres@@ sure , a bur@@ den@@ some ob@@ lig@@ ation .
; B@@ er@@ k@@ told , A .
A@@ no@@ ther temp@@ or@@ ary la@@ p@@ se in the fear of God led David into an im@@ moral relationship with B@@ ath - she@@ ba , the wife of U@@ ri@@ ah .
Satan al@@ le@@ ged that Job would be loyal to Jehovah only as long as God continued to re@@ ward and prote@@ ct him .
Instead , they main@@ ta@@ ined faith in God’s prophe@@ tic word .
14 , 15 . ( a ) How are we rul@@ ed by God’s Kingdom today , and in view of this , what questions should we ask ourselves ?
Go@@ od Le@@ ad@@ er@@ ship , 3 / 15 H@@ el@@ l@@ fi@@ re , 7 / 15
Jehovah is perfect and therefore did not make a mis@@ take in cre@@ ating man .
What did Moses do as to ve@@ il@@ ing his face ?
Consider what happened to S@@ aku@@ r@@ a * from J@@ ap@@ an .
“ In a fear - inspi@@ ring way I am wonder@@ fully made . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 1@@ 39 : 14 .
Our Creator requi@@ res that we too show kin@@ dly qualities , such as com@@ pas@@ sion .
Thus , we were assign@@ ed to B@@ el@@ z@@ i@@ g , a small to@@ wn in the st@@ ate of B@@ r@@ and@@ en@@ bur@@ g .
She was faithful to Jehovah . ​ — S@@ ong of S@@ ol .
I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t need a so@@ lu@@ tion ; I knew what I had to do .
In this way , Jesus was mer@@ ci@@ ful and for@@ giving , just as Jehovah is mer@@ ci@@ ful and for@@ giving .
What will help you to re@@ ach the go@@ al of get@@ ting baptized ?
At the age of 19 , I left the E@@ v@@ ang@@ eli@@ cal Ch@@ urch and dedic@@ ated my life to Jehovah .
“ A live do@@ g is better off than a dead li@@ on , ” wise King Solomon remin@@ ded us .
They may s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely believe that they are help@@ ing others .
In time , though , Eli@@ j@@ ah received a new assignment from Jehovah : “ G@@ et up , go down to me@@ et A@@ ha@@ b the king of Israel . ”
F@@ e@@ ar Jehovah , you holy ones of his , for there is no l@@ ack to those fe@@ aring him . ”
Joh@@ an@@ n E@@ ck was born in 14@@ 8@@ 6 in sou@@ ther@@ n Ger@@ many .
B@@ as@@ ed on their knowledge of the Bible , Je@@ an and his wife wanted nothing to do with wicked spi@@ r@@ its .
To@@ la , J@@ a@@ ir , I@@ b@@ z@@ an , El@@ on , and Ab@@ d@@ on are also among the 12 men who ju@@ dge Israel .
If in@@ an@@ im@@ ate cre@@ ation gives glory to Jehovah , how much more so should we !
L@@ ear@@ n from experience .
I C@@ A@@ M@@ E from a family of Ar@@ men@@ i@@ an des@@ c@@ ent and bel@@ ong@@ ed to the Ar@@ men@@ i@@ an Ch@@ urch .
This is because Bible truth teach@@ es us God’s view of humans and shows us the principles that should gover@@ n our deal@@ ings with one another .
But why ?
There were no cont@@ in@@ ents and no pro@@ duc@@ tive land .
The prophecy concer@@ ning “ S@@ pr@@ out ” has its fulfill@@ ment in the heavenly King - P@@ ri@@ est Jesus Christ .
Such ones are called “ happy and holy ” and are de@@ em@@ ed wor@@ thy of a resurrection to heaven .
“ What I say to you I say to all , Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch . ” ​ — Mark 13 : 37 .
Is there an end@@ less co@@ de of rul@@ es that we must follow ?
The qu@@ est for more can become in@@ s@@ ati@@ able , ro@@ b@@ b@@ ing a person of any joy that he might o@@ ther@@ wise experience .
E@@ ar@@ th Be@@ comes “ F@@ il@@ led With V@@ i@@ ol@@ ence ”
How will he view that ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Paul W@@ ey@@ rich , co@@ in@@ er of the ter@@ m “ moral ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity , ” wrote in the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine Christi@@ an@@ ity Today : “ Even when we w@@ in in pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s , our vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ es fai@@ l to transl@@ ate into the kind of po@@ li@@ ci@@ es we believe are important . ”
We do not give out .
Be@@ fore ans@@ wer@@ ing that question , we need to take no@@ te of three ba@@ si@@ c fac@@ ts .
The Christian Greek Scriptures , based on the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation la@@ id by the Hebrew Scriptures , are a lo@@ gi@@ cal ex@@ ten@@ sion of God’s Word brought about by the gra@@ du@@ al un@@ fol@@ ding of God’s pur@@ pos@@ es .
; G@@ il , D .
( Read Isaiah 50 : 4 ; He@@ b .
In du@@ e time , he will re@@ move si@@ ck@@ ness and death
Jehovah never chang@@ es his purpose , so he will never change his ba@@ si@@ c requi@@ re@@ ments for his true worshipp@@ ers .
Jehovah under@@ stan@@ ds that .
How com@@ for@@ ting it is to know that Jehovah under@@ stan@@ ds our circumstances and he@@ e@@ ds our hear@@ t@@ felt supp@@ lic@@ ations !
How soon will the prophecy be comple@@ t@@ ely ful@@ filled ?
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , the Bible tel@@ ls us how God vie@@ ws the ven@@ er@@ ation of i@@ do@@ ls in worship .
Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N : W@@ as Jesus really a hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al person ?
They did as E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 1 encoura@@ ged them to do : “ R@@ em@@ ember , now , your G@@ r@@ and Creator in the days of your young man@@ ho@@ od . ”
Jehovah is not with the Israelites .
Some have moved to where the need is greater .
G@@ ran@@ ted , some cu@@ st@@ om@@ s are not bad in themselves , and the el@@ der may have experience in life .
P@@ ra@@ y From the H@@ ear@@ t
We have a similar work to do in a world that is op@@ posed to true worship and that is filled with every form of ba@@ dness . ​ — Psalm 9@@ 2 : 7 ; Matthew 24 : 14 ; Revelation 12 : 17 .
Mo@@ st of the time , they s@@ at us down and just tal@@ ked to us , Mo@@ m some@@ times with te@@ ars in her eyes , tr@@ ying to re@@ ach our heart .
And know@@ ing that he wants what is best for them , they can re@@ adi@@ ly accept his answer to their re@@ qu@@ est , even if the answer is not what they expe@@ cted .
What can elders do to di@@ gn@@ i@@ fy members of the congregation ?
Go@@ od resul@@ ts can come when those in respon@@ sible positi@@ ons ad@@ mit that they have li@@ mit@@ ations and that they are dep@@ end@@ ent on the support of others .
From appro@@ xi@@ mat@@ ely fi@@ ve th@@ ous@@ and anointed ones in 1914 , the ran@@ ks of God’s pra@@ is@@ ers have inc@@ reas@@ ed to more than si@@ x milli@@ on today , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of whom are of the “ great crow@@ d . ”
But they did not lo@@ se interest in the sub@@ ject of rest@@ or@@ ation .
( Read 1 Timothy 1 : 12 - 14 . )
When this is accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed , only true worshipp@@ ers of God will be left on the cle@@ ans@@ ed earth .
The des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Jac@@ ob@@ ’s 12 sons became known as “ the sons of Israel . ”
We must devel@@ op good personal study ha@@ bi@@ ts and do care@@ ful re@@ sear@@ ch in God’s Word and in our public@@ ations .
At such m@@ om@@ ents , the tim@@ ely support given by an el@@ der can help us to reg@@ a@@ in our joy and our strength , as many have experienced .
The less@@ on for us today ?
Yes , it is Jehovah’s blessing that “ makes rich ” ! ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 16 : 13 ; De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 4 : 5 - 8 ; 11 : 8 - 15 .
That is why Christians are called “ a people pe@@ cu@@ li@@ arly his own , ze@@ al@@ ous for fine works ” and why they are encoura@@ ged to “ consider one another to inc@@ ite to love and fine works . ”
He was then pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety .
It is evidence that we truly love our fellow Christians and appreci@@ ate them .
Thus , the believers have had it “ from the beg@@ in@@ ning ” of their lives as Christians .
S@@ hu@@ n viol@@ ence
God’s Word coun@@ sel@@ s us : “ P@@ u@@ t away all fil@@ thin@@ ess and that su@@ per@@ f@@ lu@@ ous thing , ba@@ dness , and accept with mil@@ dness the imp@@ l@@ an@@ ting of the word which is able to sa@@ ve your sou@@ ls . ”
Yes , by demonstr@@ ating hum@@ ility , displa@@ ying di@@ lig@@ ence , and up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding the high standards of God’s Word , we will continue to enjoy a full and mean@@ ing@@ ful share in the great spiritual har@@ v@@ est now under way .
24 : 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 7 ; Acts 1 : 8 .
He activ@@ ely gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es a perfect rec@@ ord of succ@@ ess .
* It is a gift that can lead to everlasting life .
Jesus war@@ ned against what human tend@@ enc@@ y ?
Like him , we will be bless@@ ed if we support those faith@@ fully serving in respon@@ sible positi@@ ons in Jehovah’s organization .
These s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls reve@@ al a commun@@ ity that believ@@ ed that God had re@@ je@@ cted the pri@@ ests and the temple service in Jerusalem and that he vie@@ wed their grou@@ p@@ ’s worship in the deser@@ t as a kind of sub@@ s@@ titu@@ te temple service .
Because our very relationship with our heavenly Father , Jehovah , is involved !
Yet , Jehovah had no beg@@ in@@ ning and will have no end .
In these artic@@ les , we will discus@@ s sever@@ al Bible char@@ ac@@ ters .
The j@@ our@@ n@@ al Is@@ su@@ es in E@@ th@@ ic@@ s says : “ I@@ m@@ man@@ u@@ el K@@ ant and others like him . . . foc@@ used on the individu@@ al@@ ’s right to cho@@ ose for her@@ self or himself . ”
Yes , Jehovah can act within us and af@@ fect our will , or desi@@ res . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
Why is it vital to remain al@@ er@@ t to anything that can end@@ anger our spiritu@@ ality ?
At that conven@@ tion the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine A@@ wa@@ ke !
3 / 1 Who Will In@@ her@@ it E@@ ar@@ th ?
A ke@@ y purpose of the c@@ ities of refu@@ ge was to prote@@ ct the Israelites from b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t .
There are some w@@ alls ​ — some problems — ​ that we cannot “ sc@@ ale ” in our own strength ; we need a boo@@ st from Jehovah .
The earth , not heaven , is man@@ ’s everlasting home . ​ — Read Psalm 10@@ 4 : 5 ; 1@@ 15 : 16 .
The re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous ang@@ el used a ser@@ p@@ ent to speak to the first woman , E@@ ve .
Like David , we do not av@@ enge ourselves , nor do we com@@ promise righteous principles to avoid suffering .
Bo@@ arding a small tru@@ ck , we s@@ low@@ ly z@@ i@@ g@@ z@@ a@@ g up the side of M@@ ount S@@ cen@@ er@@ y to the pe@@ ak of this ex@@ t@@ in@@ ct v@@ ol@@ can@@ o .
A Ti@@ me of Gre@@ at Ch@@ ange for U@@ s
After descri@@ b@@ ing the in@@ effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess of man - made ob@@ je@@ cts of ven@@ er@@ ation , the psalmist said : “ Those making them will become just like them , all those who are tru@@ sting in them . ”
Instead of com@@ pla@@ ining about her proble@@ m , she expres@@ sed deep appreciation for certain s@@ crip@@ tural poin@@ ts made in the talk .
For example , the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts re@@ mind us : “ Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch ” ; “ prove y@@ ourselves ready ” ; “ keep loo@@ king , keep a@@ wa@@ ke ” ; “ keep ready ” .
We c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated our 5@@ 0@@ th year of marriage in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 20@@ 10 .
Rather , most congregations enjoy beau@@ ti@@ ful Kingdom H@@ alls that honor Jehovah .
and stu@@ died together the bro@@ ch@@ ure Your F@@ am@@ ily Can Be H@@ app@@ y .
If , however , we pray for God’s spirit and fe@@ ed on the spiritual food pres@@ ented at the meetings , we will receive God - given “ power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l . ”
A rec@@ ent ad@@ dition to the many study to@@ ol@@ s in pr@@ inted form is the com@@ pu@@ ter@@ ized Watchtower Li@@ br@@ ary , now a@@ vail@@ able in n@@ ine langu@@ ages .
Even more important , what can we do to keep ourselves se@@ par@@ ate from un@@ clean r@@ ites and practic@@ es that can dam@@ age our relationship with Jehovah ?
For the past 5@@ 5 years , the K@@ o@@ re@@ an p@@ en@@ in@@ su@@ la has been one of A@@ si@@ a@@ ’s pol@@ itical f@@ l@@ as@@ h poin@@ ts .
Paul wrote that those who mar@@ ry “ will have tri@@ bul@@ ation in their flesh . ”
Per@@ haps ill@@ ness , advan@@ c@@ ing age , or other personal circumstances pre@@ v@@ ent some from doing as much as they would like in sac@@ red service .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 33 , 1@@ 37
Par@@ t of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s answer is recorded at E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 11 : “ Ti@@ me and un@@ fore@@ seen occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence be@@ f@@ all them all . ”
13 The W@@ i@@ do@@ w of Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath W@@ as Re@@ war@@ ded for H@@ er Fa@@ ith
An@@ y who beg@@ ru@@ dge God their worship cannot be pleas@@ ing to him ; nor does he accept the devo@@ tion of those who@@ se true in@@ t@@ ent is only to ple@@ ase other humans .
F@@ in@@ ally , there were no@@ ne .
This , it ho@@ p@@ es , will be a world in which all human@@ kind will be “ fre@@ ed from po@@ ver@@ ty and dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ation , fre@@ ed from viol@@ ence and di@@ se@@ ase . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , make the Scriptural discus@@ sion li@@ vely .
He f@@ led to the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , cre@@ pt ac@@ ro@@ ss the fr@@ on@@ ti@@ er into a neu@@ tr@@ al country , and travel@@ ed to E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
See the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures ​ — With Re@@ fer@@ ences , A@@ pp@@ en@@ di@@ x 1@@ A , “ The Di@@ v@@ ine N@@ ame in the Hebrew Scriptures , ” page 1@@ 5@@ 6@@ 1 .
Who would not feel dra@@ wn to such a mer@@ ci@@ ful God ?
Pe@@ ople in gener@@ al concer@@ n themselves mo@@ st@@ ly with material se@@ cur@@ ity .
In 198@@ 1 , Eli@@ as and I were invit@@ ed to become members of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates Bethel family .
But if we get seri@@ ously si@@ ck , can we ex@@ pect Jehovah or Jesus to he@@ al us by means of a mirac@@ le now ?
Then I re@@ mind my@@ self that he needs to work toward his ob@@ je@@ c@@ ti@@ ves at his own p@@ ace . ”
Why not bring your concer@@ ns before Jehovah in your prayers ?
It is vital to our very ex@@ ist@@ ence .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence poin@@ ts to g@@ ene@@ tic dam@@ age ca@@ used by ch@@ em@@ ic@@ al pol@@ lu@@ tion .
Because Paul had similar “ tend@@ er affe@@ ction ” for those he minis@@ tered to , he was “ well pleas@@ ed ” ( “ willing , ” King James V@@ er@@ sion ; “ deli@@ gh@@ ted , ” New In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational V@@ er@@ sion ) to use his very life in help@@ ing them .
En@@ ter@@ ing such a uni@@ on after baptism can co@@ st one some privile@@ ges among God’s people .
By being ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah “ be@@ comes the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him , ” we can remain faithful . ​ — Hebrews 11 : 6 .
There you me@@ et a people called Phil@@ ist@@ ines , come ac@@ ro@@ ss un@@ u@@ su@@ al cu@@ st@@ om@@ s , such as ‘ ri@@ pp@@ ing gar@@ ments ap@@ ar@@ t , ’ or learn about a food called man@@ na and a co@@ in known as the dr@@ ach@@ ma .
In the illustr@@ ation of the v@@ ine , Jehovah “ takes away , ” or lo@@ ps off , a branch when it does not be@@ ar fru@@ it .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es , if we do not d@@ ele@@ g@@ ate appro@@ pri@@ ate t@@ as@@ ks and responsi@@ bil@@ ities to others , we may be de@@ pri@@ ving them of needed experience and tra@@ ining .
In so doing , he demonstr@@ ated the appro@@ pri@@ at@@ en@@ ess of see@@ king strength when one fac@@ es d@@ anger or tri@@ als .
Some feel that this is imp@@ os@@ sible .
If La@@ ba@@ n was rec@@ all@@ ing the ri@@ ches his family received from Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s serv@@ ant , he was disa@@ p@@ pointed , for Jac@@ o@@ b was emp@@ ty - h@@ an@@ ded .
How many of us can say the same thing ? ”
Th@@ ink about what that inclu@@ ded .
Th@@ ough the spirit of the world was strong , Jehovah’s spirit was str@@ ong@@ er .
W@@ ould we not need the same ?
Now , Jehovah beg@@ ins to flesh out , as it were , the information out@@ l@@ ined at Isaiah 60 : 1 - 3 .
Peter gives such appointed men this ex@@ hor@@ tation : “ S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d the flo@@ ck of God in your care , not under com@@ pul@@ sion , but will@@ ingly ; ne@@ i@@ ther for love of di@@ sh@@ on@@ est gain , but e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly . ”
• by means of the angels ?
The boo@@ k@@ ’s fre@@ qu@@ ent use of the words “ I am Jehovah ” should re@@ mind us to obey God .
No , these were t@@ ough , bat@@ tle - har@@ d@@ ened sol@@ di@@ ers .
Be@@ fore he became a Christian , Paul was “ bre@@ a@@ thing th@@ re@@ at and mu@@ r@@ der against the disciples of the Lord . ”
We have w@@ on a vi@@ ct@@ ory over the inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation to take the eas@@ y way out .
How was the Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite like “ a gar@@ den ba@@ r@@ red in ” ?
S@@ ur@@ ely they should take my con@@ ver@@ sion seri@@ ously .
A@@ ny@@ thing pro@@ duc@@ ed in exc@@ ess went to the shepher@@ d .
Phil@@ li@@ ps , rend@@ ers the last ph@@ ra@@ se “ the won@@ der of what God can do . ”
To which al@@ ta@@ r was he refer@@ ring ?
Hence , parents have encoura@@ ged their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing to inv@@ est much of their young ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od in high@@ er educ@@ ation , ho@@ p@@ ing that it will pre@@ pare them for well - pa@@ ying care@@ ers .
His wisdom had no beg@@ in@@ ning ; it was ne@@ i@@ ther cre@@ ated nor pro@@ duc@@ ed .
A godly person will not mi@@ x with those who could end@@ anger his spiritu@@ ality .
During ex@@ ca@@ v@@ ations in 19@@ 30 , a bat@@ ch of o@@ str@@ ac@@ a was found , and at le@@ ast 12 pi@@ e@@ ces are let@@ ters descri@@ bed as “ ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely important . . . for their il@@ lu@@ min@@ ation of the pol@@ itical situation and gener@@ al tur@@ mo@@ il as Juda@@ h pre@@ pared for the in@@ ev@@ it@@ able att@@ ack by [ Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an King ] Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar . ”
C@@ learly , he has authority to act as a war@@ ri@@ or - king , and he does not wi@@ eld his power in any cor@@ ru@@ pt or a@@ bu@@ sive way .
She had been prom@@ o@@ ted to s@@ olo d@@ an@@ c@@ er and her care@@ er was advan@@ c@@ ing , so she had a difficult decision to make .
How did Israel@@ ite mer@@ ch@@ ants ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it others ?
They were qu@@ ite sure that she would fai@@ l the exam@@ s .
The th@@ ir@@ d fac@@ t@@ or that made Jesus ’ tra@@ ining so effe@@ ctive was that Jehovah tra@@ ined him with future prog@@ ress in mind .
M@@ em@@ or@@ able E@@ arly Con@@ ven@@ tions
What has helped J@@ as@@ on to cop@@ e ?
Go@@ od pa@@ y and satis@@ f@@ ying work are , of course , desi@@ ra@@ ble .
G@@ ran@@ ted , it takes effort to com@@ men@@ d others , but we re@@ a@@ p many benef@@ its from doing so .
( Read E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 4 : 12 . )
But my life is full and spiritually rich .
God’s Word remin@@ ds us that “ the wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve is . . . pe@@ ace@@ able , reason@@ able . ”
It was also called the Bi@@ bli@@ a Re@@ gi@@ a ( R@@ o@@ y@@ al Bible ) because King Ph@@ ili@@ p I@@ I had s@@ pon@@ s@@ ored it .
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : Yes , ex@@ ac@@ tly .
How can we become full - gro@@ wn spiritually ?
How did this cou@@ ple work out these differ@@ ences ?
For example , consider the bo@@ x ent@@ it@@ led “ Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions for Me@@ dit@@ ation ” at the end of most chap@@ ters in the book D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to Jehovah .
As the next article will show , however , we must not g@@ ri@@ eve God’s holy spirit .
The pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s respon@@ se was who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted .
L@@ it@@ tle won@@ der that this 8@@ 0 - year - old sister has succ@@ ess in her ministry and , along with a@@ id from others , has helped many to become Jehovah’s Witnesses .
A group of s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists stated : “ H@@ u@@ man activities . . . may so al@@ ter the living world that it will be un@@ able to su@@ sta@@ in life in the man@@ ner that we know . ”
C@@ o@@ ast of Gre@@ at Se@@ a
What cho@@ ice did he make ?
In the nor@@ ther@@ n fo@@ o@@ th@@ ill@@ s of the C@@ au@@ ca@@ su@@ s M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s lies P@@ y@@ ati@@ g@@ or@@ s@@ k , a Rus@@ si@@ an city fam@@ ous for its min@@ er@@ al s@@ pr@@ ings and g@@ ent@@ le c@@ li@@ mate .
Who were “ bro@@ ken off ” the cultiv@@ ated o@@ live t@@ ree , and who were gra@@ f@@ ted on@@ to it ?
He thus “ learned obedi@@ ence ” and became comple@@ t@@ ely qu@@ ali@@ fied for his ro@@ le as H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est . ​ — Hebrews 5 : 8 - 10 .
He was ass@@ is@@ ted by S@@ pan@@ ish , B@@ el@@ gi@@ an , and Fr@@ en@@ ch l@@ ing@@ u@@ ists .
But when Jehovah’s Witnesses showed him that God’s Kingdom is the only real so@@ lu@@ tion to man@@ kin@@ d’s problems , he em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed Bible truth and became an a@@ vi@@ d stud@@ ent of the Scriptures .
Some people see mo@@ der@@ n - day fulfill@@ ment in the va@@ gu@@ e writ@@ ings of 1@@ 6@@ th - century M@@ ic@@ he@@ l de No@@ tre@@ d@@ ame ( No@@ st@@ ra@@ da@@ mu@@ s ) .
Why , though , were the prin@@ ting op@@ er@@ ations moved from Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k , to W@@ all@@ k@@ ill ?
We need a clear understanding of what is right and what is wrong from Jehovah’s vie@@ w@@ point .
How are Christians in a r@@ ace , and what is the pri@@ ze ?
But as Peter himself later wrote , the only way to follow Christ pro@@ per@@ ly is to s@@ tic@@ k as close to him as we can , imit@@ ating his example in all things , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences . ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 21 .
This will not only benefit you but also ad@@ d much joy to their work .
Consider the example of King Jo@@ si@@ ah .
6 : 25 ; Ru@@ th 2 : 4 - 12 ; Mat@@ t .
Do@@ ing so , we will learn not only what this qu@@ ality is but also how it can be ac@@ qui@@ red and man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted in all our deal@@ ings .
When the sh@@ ar@@ k was just a few fe@@ et [ a me@@ ter or so ] away , it ve@@ ered off and disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared .
So@@ on af@@ ter@@ ward , a commun@@ ist of@@ fic@@ er or@@ der@@ ed us to jo@@ in a gu@@ er@@ r@@ il@@ la ra@@ i@@ ding par@@ ty .
“ The prophe@@ ts pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y lies , and the pri@@ ests d@@ om@@ in@@ ate by their own authority . . . .
That conclu@@ sion is con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed by what Jesus later told his disciples : “ I am with you all the days until the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
He com@@ men@@ ted on “ the love of money ” as part of his bro@@ ad@@ er consider@@ ation of material things .
What blessings do we enjoy as we continue to stri@@ ve to follow the Christ ze@@ al@@ ously and fully ?
By way of com@@ par@@ is@@ on , let us consider how making a com@@ mit@@ ment in human relation@@ shi@@ ps br@@ ings benef@@ its .
To have his ba@@ by is wor@@ th everything to me ! ’
“ God is a S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t , and those worshi@@ p@@ ing him must worship with spirit and truth . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ H@@ N 4 : 24 .
No doubt , Satan was ex@@ p@@ lo@@ iting the situation , inc@@ iting S@@ en@@ n@@ ach@@ eri@@ b to car@@ ry out his pl@@ ans so that true worship could be an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ated from the earth . ​ — G@@ en .
His resurrection on the th@@ ir@@ d day heal@@ ed that w@@ ound and pa@@ ved the way for dec@@ isi@@ ve action against “ the one having the means to cause death , that is , the Devil . ” ​ — Hebrews 2 : 14 .
This op@@ ens up the opportunity to have con@@ vers@@ ations about God’s purpose for mankind and for the earth .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , “ the tw@@ el@@ ve ” cor@@ rec@@ ted the situation by ap@@ poin@@ ting “ se@@ ven cer@@ ti@@ fied men ” over the “ necess@@ ary bu@@ sin@@ ess ” of food dist@@ ribu@@ tion .
How can you bring these qualities to the fore as you answer questions that are often ra@@ ised on this is@@ sue ?
Au@@ gu@@ st Di@@ ck@@ man@@ n was inter@@ ned in the S@@ ach@@ sen@@ ha@@ us@@ en con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p in 19@@ 37 .
To them it was ob@@ vi@@ ous that God had re@@ je@@ cted the self - righteous Jewish lead@@ ers and was ba@@ c@@ king the hum@@ ble followers of Jesus Christ . ​ — Acts 11 : 19 - 21 .
19 : 14 ; Pro@@ v .
He long ag@@ o told his people : “ You must inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate [ God’s words ] in your son and speak of them when you si@@ t in your house and when you walk on the ro@@ ad and when you li@@ e down and when you get up . ”
The Jeremiah class will dec@@ l@@ are not just “ the year of go@@ o@@ d@@ will on the part of Jehovah ” but also “ the day of v@@ enge@@ ance on the part of our God . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : So 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . mar@@ ked the beg@@ in@@ ning of the se@@ ven times , or the peri@@ od when God’s rul@@ er@@ ship would be inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted .
The tre@@ a@@ sur@@ y work@@ ers who later came ac@@ ro@@ ss those two small co@@ ins could har@@ dly have known how preci@@ ous the co@@ ins and their don@@ or were to Jehovah .
In the past , what was our understanding of the tim@@ ing of the judgment of the sheep and the go@@ ats ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses would be pleas@@ ed to help you at@@ tain this go@@ al .
It reve@@ als and id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es things that might imp@@ e@@ de your spiritual prog@@ ress . ​ — James 1 : 23 - 25 .
We do not want God to hold back his rich blessing because of our ne@@ g@@ le@@ cting the work of ma@@ gn@@ i@@ f@@ ying his name .
The next time you me@@ et Jehovah’s Witnesses , why not ask them to show you what your own Bible says concer@@ ning God’s mar@@ vel@@ ous promise that soon he will esta@@ bl@@ ish “ a new earth ” in which “ righteousness is to d@@ well ” ? ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
The si@@ gn is mis@@ le@@ ading .
F@@ our strong and happy marri@@ ages resul@@ ted .
Gen@@ i@@ val dis@@ co@@ vered that the L@@ or@@ d’s work does not dep@@ end on ti@@ th@@ es .
Christ ​ — The F@@ o@@ c@@ us of Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy
( Read Psalm 37 : 10 . )
It may se@@ em to be heav@@ y if we try to car@@ ry it in our own strength .
The So@@ vi@@ et Un@@ ion , vie@@ wed by many in the W@@ est as an in@@ s@@ ti@@ g@@ at@@ or of g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l con@@ f@@ li@@ cts , disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared before the eyes of an ast@@ on@@ i@@ shed world .
How did Jesus show that it was prop@@ er to be su@@ sta@@ ined by our hope ?
By contr@@ ast , human rul@@ ers are often seen in the compan@@ y of prom@@ in@@ ent people , such as mil@@ it@@ ary lead@@ ers , we@@ al@@ thy bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ men , or s@@ por@@ ts and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment c@@ ele@@ br@@ ities .
As E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s pray@@ ed that the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans have “ fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ction in all the will of God , ” do the same .
D@@ O Y@@ O@@ U enjoy sol@@ ving a my@@ st@@ er@@ y ?
The Bible says that “ love is not ill - man@@ n@@ ered or sel@@ f@@ ish . ”
Mu@@ st Christian women we@@ ar a head co@@ ver@@ ing when giving or@@ al or si@@ gn - language transl@@ ation of Bible dis@@ cour@@ ses or when public@@ ly reading the par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s from a Bible study a@@ id that is being used at a congregation meeting ?
Jesus and La@@ z@@ ar@@ us were din@@ ing at the home of S@@ im@@ on the le@@ per , and there we find this last g@@ li@@ mp@@ se of our sub@@ ject : “ Mar@@ th@@ a was minis@@ ter@@ ing . ” ​ — John 12 : 2 .
O@@ ver@@ coming Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es to D@@ eli@@ ver Go@@ od Ne@@ ws
We may need to talk with him sever@@ al times .
A st@@ ra@@ w could be a small pi@@ e@@ ce of gr@@ ass .
He lost sight of the bi@@ gg@@ er is@@ su@@ es .
Wor@@ k ! ”
1 : 10 - 12 .
P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous W@@ om@@ en W@@ i@@ th@@ out a H@@ us@@ band
7 : 9 , 14 ; 20 : 12 - 14 .
Jac@@ o@@ b s@@ ought to make peace with E@@ sa@@ u , but not because Jac@@ o@@ b had er@@ red against his brother and ow@@ ed him an a@@ po@@ lo@@ gy .
So@@ cial ga@@ ther@@ ings not only ref@@ res@@ h the soul but also strengthen our b@@ ond of love with fellow Christians as we get to know them better .
Our worl@@ d@@ wide Bible educ@@ ational work and human@@ it@@ ari@@ an activities are supp@@ or@@ ted by vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary don@@ ations .
Of course , Jehovah God re@@ members your past rec@@ ord of faithful works .
Jehovah was very real to these three young men .
L@@ ik@@ ely , they were ei@@ ther wi@@ do@@ ws or women who were not married .
Psalm 4@@ 5 , a s@@ ong about a k@@ ingly we@@ d@@ ding , is prophe@@ tic of the Messi@@ ani@@ c King .
This is@@ land , one of the many that make up the Ba@@ h@@ am@@ as , is 9@@ 0 mil@@ es [ 1@@ 40 k@@ m ] long and 4 mil@@ es [ 6 k@@ m ] wide , and back then , it had no real to@@ w@@ ns .
When the govern@@ ment chang@@ ed , the of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als chang@@ ed loy@@ al@@ ties , but we rema@@ ined the same .
What qualities did J@@ on@@ a@@ than have ?
Our Bible - based liter@@ ature is now publi@@ shed in over 7@@ 00 langu@@ ages .
E@@ ach of us needs such help .
Mo@@ st important , Job fe@@ ared God .
Are you at a lo@@ ss for words ?
In other words , people want to be e@@ qu@@ al with those a@@ bo@@ ve them on the so@@ cial sc@@ ale ; but not many would be willing to li@@ mit their privile@@ ges and advan@@ ta@@ ges by gr@@ an@@ ting e@@ qu@@ ality to those they consider to be bel@@ ow them .
Ab@@ out one h@@ un@@ d@@ red years rema@@ ined before the F@@ lood was to beg@@ in , but Jehovah had still not reve@@ aled to Noah the special ro@@ le he would pla@@ y in pre@@ serving the human family .
A person can become so dis@@ ori@@ ented that he feel@@ s un@@ wor@@ thy to appro@@ ach Jehovah in prayer .
He himself said : “ Just as the Father taught me I speak these things . ”
* Pro@@ secu@@ t@@ or K@@ on@@ dr@@ at@@ y@@ ev@@ a re@@ ha@@ shed the char@@ ge that Jehovah’s Witnesses prom@@ o@@ te h@@ at@@ red , but then she ad@@ ded that ban@@ ning the leg@@ al commun@@ ity of Jehovah’s Witnesses was a means to prote@@ ct the righ@@ ts of the Witnesses in Mo@@ sc@@ ow !
We accept the teaching that all of the anointed ones living on earth at any given time cons@@ titu@@ te “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” that Jesus said would provide tim@@ ely “ food ” for his d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s .
It has been ​ — a da@@ ily ha@@ bi@@ t that I have never reg@@ re@@ t@@ ted !
S@@ y@@ d@@ li@@ k .
Jehovah’s Witnesses seek to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with the se@@ cul@@ ar author@@ ities
A@@ cro@@ ss it was pr@@ inted one word : “ Why ? ”
H@@ er husband , who is not one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , displa@@ yed very little affe@@ ction for his family .
Me@@ dia viol@@ ence has contribu@@ ted to many ac@@ ts of viol@@ ence . ​ — 9 / 1 , page 29 .
He ob@@ served that the ung@@ o@@ dly were ha@@ ugh@@ ty and viol@@ ent , and they seem@@ ed to get away with this .
We must take st@@ ep@@ s to draw close to God if we want him to take cor@@ respon@@ ding action toward us .
Ke@@ ep Your E@@ y@@ es on the Bi@@ g Is@@ sue , Ju@@ ne Let No@@ thing D@@ ep@@ ri@@ ve You of the P@@ ri@@ ze , No@@ v .
And th@@ at@@ ’s a good feel@@ ing to have right now . ”
“ At the sight the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e that invit@@ ed [ Jesus ] said within himself : ‘ This man , if he were a prophet , would know who and what kind of woman it is that is t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing him , that she is a sin@@ ner . ’ ”
We must faith@@ fully follow the A@@ no@@ inted One of Jehovah
To illustr@@ ate , i@@ magine three s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o@@ s .
Now , what could I do ?
A ty@@ r@@ ant is c@@ ate@@ g@@ or@@ ized with wicked men and those who are ad@@ vers@@ aries of Jehovah’s worshi@@ p@@ ers .
How did those man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts sur@@ vi@@ ve de@@ ca@@ y , op@@ position , and at@@ temp@@ ts to tam@@ per with the text ?
So I needed to live out of my ca@@ r for a few days .
The man@@ ’s land was very pro@@ duc@@ tive .
What happ@@ ens when such direction is dis@@ reg@@ ar@@ ded ?
They must pur@@ sue ho@@ l@@ iness and remain physi@@ c@@ ally and spiritually clean . ​ — 2 Corinthians 7 : 1 ; 1 Peter 1 : 15 , 16 .
Many of Jehovah’s Witnesses who know Eng@@ l@@ ish have become a@@ de@@ pt at str@@ ik@@ ing up con@@ vers@@ ations with such ones .
That is why he bor@@ e clear responsi@@ bility for his viol@@ ent act .
In 19@@ 60 , after conclu@@ ding my ho@@ te@@ l scho@@ ol@@ ing , I re@@ turned to my ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn to try to help my relati@@ ves learn Bible tru@@ ths .
One F@@ ri@@ day ev@@ ening , I tri@@ ed to jus@@ ti@@ fy my ab@@ s@@ ence to D@@ on and D@@ olo@@ res Ad@@ am@@ s , a Bethel cou@@ ple who provided my trans@@ por@@ tation to the meetings .
“ I felt a little a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of my@@ self , ” she says .
Consider first the matter of prote@@ ction .
One young man , G@@ u@@ y Ma@@ bil@@ at , accepted the truth and went on to serve as a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er and then as a dist@@ ri@@ ct overse@@ er .
Jehovah also tel@@ ls us what kind of Per@@ son he is .
How did he bre@@ ak the news to his wife and family ?
Tru@@ th is fact , that which is real .
Christians in the first century also co@@ op@@ er@@ ated with one another .
R@@ a@@ ha@@ b w@@ atch@@ ed as the ar@@ my began its mar@@ ch early on this se@@ ven@@ th day .
T@@ O@@ D@@ A@@ Y , many of Jehovah’s Witnesses are bus@@ y help@@ ing to fulf@@ ill the prophecy to preach “ to every nation and tri@@ be and t@@ ong@@ ue and people . ”
Jehovah does not give the name but says only that the cho@@ s@@ en one will be among the sons of J@@ es@@ se .
This made me feel nor@@ ma@@ l again . ”
W@@ as Paul saying that only one of those Christians would gain the pri@@ ze of life and all the rest would ru@@ n in va@@ in ?
As a child dep@@ ends on his father , so we need to dep@@ end on our heavenly Father , Jehovah .
S@@ et de@@ fin@@ ite li@@ m@@ its .
Yet , with Jehovah’s help and the loving support of the congregation , I was again able to cop@@ e and n@@ ur@@ se him back to health .
A gift an@@ nu@@ ity is an arrang@@ ement wh@@ er@@ e@@ by one trans@@ f@@ ers money or se@@ cur@@ ities to a desi@@ gn@@ ated cor@@ por@@ ation that is used by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Jesus told his followers to remember his death by means of a simp@@ le cer@@ em@@ on@@ y invol@@ ving bre@@ ad and w@@ ine .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ine on page 3 ]
Bro@@ ther Mar@@ gar@@ y@@ an , using the Bible , cal@@ m@@ ly ans@@ wer@@ ed questions about his beli@@ ef@@ s , while the pro@@ secu@@ t@@ or c@@ he@@ cked the Scrip@@ ture refer@@ ences in his own Bible .
Why did they make full - time service their cho@@ ice ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , after Jesus died , the ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er between Jewish Christians and G@@ ent@@ il@@ es could be re@@ moved .
A ty@@ pi@@ cal re@@ pos@@ it@@ ory where os@@ su@@ aries were plac@@ ed
Ab@@ out 7@@ 00 people came to the public dis@@ course he gave at the K@@ y@@ or@@ it@@ su A@@ udi@@ t@@ ori@@ u@@ m in K@@ anda , To@@ k@@ yo .
A@@ m@@ ong the it@@ em@@ s pr@@ inted were law bri@@ ef@@ s for leg@@ al c@@ as@@ es being taken to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates Su@@ pre@@ me C@@ our@@ t .
Me@@ an@@ while , on No@@ v@@ ember 10 , 194@@ 4 , B@@ er@@ n@@ ard P@@ ol@@ man , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , was ar@@ rest@@ ed and sent off to work on a mil@@ it@@ ary pro@@ ject .
Al@@ so , op@@ pos@@ ing ide@@ olo@@ gi@@ es and close ele@@ ction resul@@ ts that do not end up in a clear ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity have we@@ ak@@ ened the power ba@@ se of even po@@ pul@@ ar lead@@ ers , so that they have no clear man@@ d@@ ate to imp@@ le@@ ment their po@@ li@@ ci@@ es .
The th@@ ir@@ d reason for w@@ an@@ ting God’s spirit to gu@@ i@@ de us is that without it we could be led ast@@ ra@@ y by the un@@ holy spirit that is at work in the lives of most people today .
How did Jesus learn obedi@@ ence ?
• When especially should we pray about temp@@ t@@ ations ?
Why did Paul need to make a de@@ f@@ en@@ se of the resurrection ?
How we ch@@ er@@ ish our privilege of working with our God in these last days !
The man made ra@@ pi@@ d prog@@ ress .
It seem@@ s f@@ it@@ ting , then , that all those re@@ bel@@ s at the end of the M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m be called “ Go@@ g and Ma@@ go@@ g . ”
7 , 8 . ( a ) Acc@@ ording to Psalm 27 : 4 , what did David ask from Jehovah ?
With love and pati@@ ence , you may be able to help your mate to make gra@@ du@@ al imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement .
I wor@@ ked with two other s@@ ound c@@ ars and can as@@ sure you that most people did not want to hear the message .
Fir@@ st , like the gro@@ w@@ th of the mu@@ st@@ ard gra@@ in , there has been a tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous gro@@ w@@ th in the Kingdom inter@@ ests here on earth .
Jesus said : “ I always do the things pleas@@ ing to him . ” ​ — John 8 : 29 ; Pro@@ v .
What have Jesus ’ followers experienced ?
F@@ le@@ xi@@ bility is also needed in deal@@ ing with the wide vari@@ ety of educ@@ ational le@@ vel@@ s of the people we talk to .
F@@ ur@@ ther , Christians have fac@@ ed gra@@ ve health problems or serious family c@@ ris@@ es .
We must also learn to an@@ al@@ y@@ ze the information we ga@@ ther , dra@@ wing prop@@ er conclu@@ sions from it .
One day Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r vis@@ ited us from Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n .
• What responsi@@ bil@@ ities do we have toward the se@@ cul@@ ar world ?
Because you know that your ch@@ eri@@ shed mate would not be the cause of such a w@@ an@@ t@@ on act of v@@ and@@ al@@ ism .
He asked : “ Can there be any doubt that we have every reason to keep the confidence we had at first fir@@ m right down to the end ? ”
Some re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers say that if you comple@@ t@@ ely avoid this to@@ pi@@ c , your child may mis@@ tak@@ en@@ ly conclu@@ de that you are keep@@ ing something se@@ cre@@ t about the dec@@ eas@@ ed or are tr@@ ying to er@@ ase all mem@@ ory of that one .
In time , Jehovah’s organization began to foc@@ us attention on others in ad@@ dition to Christ’s anointed followers .
“ It is important to make clear right away that we are Jehovah’s Witnesses and that our pri@@ m@@ ary mis@@ sion is to help them spiritually , not materi@@ ally , ” no@@ tes an el@@ der who has helped many refu@@ ge@@ es .
As discus@@ sed in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , Jehovah gives them his holy spirit , the fru@@ it@@ age of which helps them to care tend@@ er@@ ly for the sheep .
Their c@@ all@@ ing continued thr@@ ough@@ out the apost@@ o@@ lic peri@@ od and then ap@@ par@@ ently s@@ low@@ ed down .
The ransom is a personal gift from God to us .
T@@ ests can prove that our faith has real su@@ sta@@ ining power
But Ne@@ h@@ emiah refu@@ sed .
C@@ ir@@ cum@@ stances might make it se@@ em o@@ ther@@ wise .
In this use , “ discipl@@ ine , ” or moral tra@@ ining , inclu@@ des both self - discipl@@ ine and re@@ pro@@ of we receive from others .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , in@@ mat@@ es who made and so@@ ld it@@ em@@ s to fellow pris@@ on@@ ers used I@@ gn@@ ac@@ i@@ o to col@@ le@@ ct de@@ b@@ ts from those who were s@@ low to pa@@ y .
In 19@@ 70 , I re@@ turned to H@@ ung@@ ary , where I me@@ t my future wife , R@@ ose .
I quic@@ k@@ ly recogn@@ ized that Jehovah’s Witnesses are the only religious organization that cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly uses and dra@@ ws attention to God’s personal name , Jehovah .
A later less@@ on in this seri@@ es will expla@@ in why God al@@ lo@@ ws suffering . ​ — Read Isaiah 11 : 4 .
They would not have been if the person involved was s@@ inc@@ ere in w@@ an@@ ting to maintain a good relationship with Jehovah .
To maintain our integrity to God , we must avoid all i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry . ​ — Read 1 John 5 : 21 .
( a ) How can it be said that Jehovah ad@@ ds no pain with his blessing ?
• G@@ u@@ y P@@ i@@ er@@ ce ra@@ ised a family and then with his wife started pione@@ ering in A@@ pri@@ l 198@@ 2 .
Still , he always reli@@ ed on God’s Word in his teaching .
It must be done now . ”
A similar ze@@ al@@ ous spirit is ob@@ served among Jehovah’s Witnesses today .
Un@@ f@@ oun@@ ded D@@ oub@@ ts
Even if wicked ones pro@@ sp@@ er materi@@ ally , they have no lasting se@@ cur@@ ity .
P@@ r@@ in@@ ting work was more important to him than anything el@@ se .
They me@@ t together at the Un@@ ited N@@ ations for “ The M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m World Pe@@ ace S@@ um@@ mit of R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous and S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Le@@ ad@@ ers . ”
No am@@ ount of re@@ ver@@ ence , though , can imp@@ ar@@ t mirac@@ ul@@ ous a@@ bil@@ ities to these i@@ do@@ ls .
His “ medi@@ cal ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment ” is ac@@ tually just a quic@@ k vis@@ it to the ph@@ ar@@ ma@@ cy or to the do@@ ct@@ or@@ ’s of@@ fice to pa@@ y a bil@@ l .
Jehovah under@@ stan@@ ds our we@@ ak@@ nesses .
E@@ as@@ y to A@@ p@@ pro@@ ach
This , in turn , reas@@ sures us that Jehovah’s way is the best way .
Se@@ cond , we need to refle@@ ct Jehovah’s qualities , especially his love .
Th@@ ough Christians have not had such an experience and their fac@@ es do not em@@ it ra@@ ys , they be@@ am with joy as they tell others about Jehovah , his qualities , and his wonderful purpose for mankind .
So let us show that we value the ransom , the great@@ est pro@@ of of God’s end@@ uring love for us .
What help did Jehovah give Jesus just before his death ?
Jehovah kno@@ ws that few things cause parents more anxi@@ ety than feel@@ ing that their children are in d@@ anger of har@@ m@@ ing themselves or of being har@@ m@@ ed by others .
The Bible c@@ learly tel@@ ls us what Jehovah and his Son , Jesus Christ , will do about the suffering ca@@ used by Satan the Devil .
What do those experi@@ ences show us ?
What benefit do we der@@ i@@ ve from the efforts of Christian elders ?
But does Romans chap@@ ter 8 apply only to the anointed ?
So emp@@ a@@ thy requi@@ res first of all that we com@@ pre@@ h@@ end the circumstances of someone el@@ se and second that we share the feelings that those circumstances pro@@ vo@@ ke in him .
Des@@ pite that fine beg@@ in@@ ning , a mo@@ v@@ ement called wom@@ en@@ ’s li@@ ber@@ ation ​ — an at@@ temp@@ t by women to bre@@ ak free from m@@ ale d@@ om@@ in@@ ation — ​ began in the early 19@@ 60 ’ s in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
David S@@ inc@@ la@@ ir
Ha@@ ve my dr@@ in@@ ks become str@@ ong@@ er ?
H@@ ist@@ or@@ ic@@ ally , Par@@ is has been a bas@@ tion of Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ ism .
Christians should stri@@ ve to be fin@@ an@@ cially respon@@ sible , di@@ lig@@ ently loo@@ king after their fin@@ an@@ cial ob@@ lig@@ ations ; but they should also real@@ ize that in these un@@ certain times , few ever re@@ ach a point where they can really consider themselves fin@@ an@@ cially secu@@ re .
When the elders of a congregation re@@ com@@ men@@ d that a brother serve as an el@@ der or a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant , the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er tri@@ es to get to know him and his family .
For instance , at Mal@@ ach@@ i 2 : 16 , we read God’s clear st@@ at@@ ement : “ I h@@ ate div@@ or@@ ce . ”
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles not only benef@@ its us spiritually but some@@ times helps us to care for our material needs . ​ — Pro@@ v .
During those years in the travel@@ ing work , I was often on my own , and that taught me to r@@ ely on Jehovah as “ my c@@ ra@@ g and my str@@ ong@@ hold . ”
Lo@@ ve of God has moved some to give up po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally lu@@ cr@@ ative care@@ ers to serve Jehovah more fully .
He told N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s : “ Un@@ less anyone is born from water and spirit , he cannot en@@ ter into the kingdom of God . ”
Fir@@ st , you need to associ@@ ate with a congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses , study the Bible with them , and ac@@ qui@@ re the Bible knowledge that is the bas@@ is of the spiritual par@@ adise .
Then I think about what I have read . ” ​ — Je@@ an , baptized 19@@ 39 .
Why should we accept that making decisions is part of life ?
One example is a man who helped desi@@ gn , buil@@ d , and t@@ est the sp@@ ace@@ c@@ ra@@ ft that took man to the mo@@ on .
What pro@@ v@@ isions help us maintain our ze@@ al for the truth ?
Do you not feel dra@@ wn to a God who “ gives un@@ deser@@ ved kindness to the hum@@ ble ones ” ? ​ — 1 P@@ et .
Even though we may l@@ ack self - confidence , Jehovah can help us to go bey@@ ond our per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved li@@ m@@ its and re@@ ach go@@ als that we would not have i@@ mag@@ ined .
T@@ w@@ ent@@ y individu@@ al “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama ” se@@ ts were used by te@@ am@@ s thr@@ ough@@ out N@@ or@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a
R@@ em@@ ember , Jesus as@@ sur@@ ed his disciples that he would give them a help@@ er ​ — God’s holy spirit .
What is the meaning of the expres@@ sion “ in the Lord ” and the rel@@ ated expres@@ sion “ in Christ ” ?
And who can den@@ y that w@@ ine contribu@@ tes to joy on fes@@ tive occasi@@ ons ?
You are likely famili@@ ar with Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation .
It too was destro@@ yed in the earth@@ qu@@ ake of 15 B.C.E . , and as in the case of S@@ al@@ am@@ is , Au@@ g@@ us@@ tu@@ s provided the fun@@ ds for the city to be re@@ buil@@ t .
The use of the ter@@ m “ Father ” to desi@@ gn@@ ate any religious fi@@ gu@@ re is un@@ ch@@ ris@@ ti@@ an and un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural .
As we have stri@@ ven to draw close to Jehovah , he has dra@@ wn close to us .
12 , 13 . ( a ) How have Christ’s anointed followers respon@@ ded to the counsel of Jeremiah 6 : 16 ?
E@@ ver@@ yone is exc@@ ited .
One and a half t@@ ons of liter@@ ature was destro@@ yed .
And a brother in the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines no@@ tes , “ Be@@ ing a spiritual person has allow@@ ed me to have peace of mind , and it has helped me imp@@ ro@@ ve in my deal@@ ings with brothers from different ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds . ”
Pet@@ er@@ ’s s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity and gen@@ u@@ ine concer@@ n are bey@@ ond doubt .
17 : 11 - 14 .
One of his questions was , “ Bo@@ y , do you know what baptism means ? ”
However , about a year later , his form@@ er emp@@ loy@@ er called him back to work , as@@ sur@@ ing him that the cu@@ st@@ om@@ ers were no longer being over@@ char@@ ged .
A M@@ A@@ N travel@@ s by bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le in the deep fore@@ st of C@@ am@@ er@@ o@@ on .
The in@@ tim@@ ate m@@ om@@ ents we sp@@ end with Jehovah in Bible reading , medit@@ ation , and prayer n@@ ou@@ ris@@ h our hearts and n@@ ur@@ ture our love for our heavenly Father .
“ For your st@@ atu@@ tes I shall show a f@@ on@@ dness . ”
The C@@ y@@ n@@ ic@@ s ear@@ ned the re@@ pu@@ tation of being “ do@@ g@@ like , ” but Di@@ o@@ gen@@ es himself was n@@ ic@@ k@@ nam@@ ed The Do@@ g .
N@@ ever before in hist@@ ory has there been so much bad news , including such things as w@@ ars , ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism , new di@@ se@@ as@@ es and resur@@ g@@ ing old ones , cri@@ me , po@@ ver@@ ty , and ru@@ in@@ ous pol@@ lu@@ tion .
Why , as a result of a bri@@ ef discus@@ sion with H@@ er@@ od A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa I@@ I , an “ ex@@ per@@ t on all . . . the contro@@ ver@@ si@@ es among Jews , ” Paul brought the king to the point of saying : “ In a sh@@ ort time you would per@@ su@@ a@@ de me to become a Christian ” !
( Read James 3 : 18 . )
There is a less@@ on for us : If we want God’s spirit to lead us , we need to avoid plac@@ ing ourselves in the p@@ ath of temp@@ tation .
I in@@ qui@@ red of Jehovah , and he ans@@ wer@@ ed me , and out of all my f@@ righ@@ ts he deli@@ vered me .
While ban@@ i@@ shed by the Rom@@ an govern@@ ment to the is@@ le of P@@ at@@ mo@@ s “ for speaking about God and be@@ aring witness to Jesus , ” John received “ a re@@ vel@@ ation by Jesus Christ . ”
Because of human imper@@ fe@@ ction , it may be difficult to fulf@@ ill our Scriptural ro@@ le in the marriage arrang@@ ement .
Consider an example from the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
Yes , if we s@@ tic@@ k to a life course of faith@@ ful@@ ness , we can come in l@@ ine for sal@@ vation .
In what important way does God’s law di@@ ff@@ er from human ide@@ as ?
TH@@ E year is 33 C.E . , and the place is the imp@@ o@@ sing cour@@ tro@@ om of the Jewish n@@ ational tri@@ bun@@ al in Jerusalem .
The early Christians were people of prayer .
Some Bible scho@@ l@@ ars feel that the expres@@ sion “ s@@ k@@ in in be@@ half of s@@ k@@ in ” may imp@@ ly that Job would sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly be willing to allow his children and ani@@ mal@@ s to lo@@ se their s@@ kin@@ s , or lives , as long as he could keep his own s@@ k@@ in , or life .
D@@ E@@ C@@ I@@ S@@ I@@ ON@@ S ! De@@ c@@ isions !
Paul’s example in the field ministry was imit@@ ated by other Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers , such as P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la and A@@ qu@@ ila .
3 : 2 - 4 .
Ke@@ ep a heal@@ th@@ ful di@@ et .
With the help of such public@@ ations as The Bible ​ — God’s Word or M@@ an’s ? , * she also care@@ fully exam@@ ined the m@@ oun@@ tain of inter@@ n@@ al evidence that pro@@ ves divine inspi@@ r@@ ation .
V@@ ene@@ zu@@ ela
How can we benefit from godly wisdom ?
The 19@@ th - century A@@ mer@@ i@@ can pre@@ ach@@ er H@@ en@@ ry W@@ ard Be@@ e@@ ch@@ er said : “ The Bible is God’s char@@ t for you to ste@@ er by , to keep you from the bo@@ t@@ to@@ m of the se@@ a , and to show you where the har@@ b@@ or is , and how to re@@ ach it without r@@ un@@ ning on ro@@ c@@ ks or ba@@ r@@ s . ”
Di@@ rec@@ tly after men@@ tion@@ ing “ the sh@@ r@@ ou@@ d , ” Isaiah wrote : “ He will s@@ wal@@ low up death forever , and the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah will wi@@ pe away the te@@ ars from all fac@@ es . ”
Since I am a sing@@ le person , my sc@@ he@@ du@@ le is more fle@@ xi@@ ble , which al@@ lo@@ ws more time for study .
When two of Jesus ’ disciples asked him for special positi@@ ons in his Kingdom , he ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ This s@@ it@@ ting down at my right hand and at my left is not mine to give , but it bel@@ ong@@ s to those for whom it has been pre@@ pared by my Father . ”
P@@ ic@@ k up any new@@ s@@ pa@@ per today , and you will find al@@ most end@@ less examples of religious lead@@ ers who preach love , peace , and com@@ pas@@ sion but who f@@ an the f@@ lam@@ es of h@@ at@@ red and in@@ vo@@ ke the name of God to leg@@ iti@@ mi@@ ze their b@@ ru@@ tal con@@ f@@ li@@ cts .
There are many ways we can show un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish love , going bey@@ ond just car@@ ing for our own inter@@ ests .
I went to the cam@@ p do@@ ct@@ or for a fin@@ al c@@ he@@ c@@ ku@@ p .
Dis@@ coura@@ g@@ ement , health problems , or other fac@@ t@@ ors may have we@@ ak@@ ened their ze@@ al and ca@@ used them to become in@@ ac@@ tive .
Bro@@ thers and sisters made real sacrific@@ es in order to help us in any way possible , and the do@@ ct@@ ors kin@@ dly supp@@ or@@ ted us .
He ad@@ m@@ its that he was too cle@@ ver in his own eyes to see the num@@ er@@ ous examples in support of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ity .
Those had at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted us to our brothers in E@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
Even then they sto@@ od out as being different .
May it be the hear@@ t@@ felt desire of each one of us to walk with Jehovah our God now and to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , even forever !
( Daniel 7 : 1 – 12 : 13 )
Will so@@ cial cl@@ as@@ ses forever di@@ vi@@ de people ?
Even when they were flo@@ g@@ ged for continu@@ ing to preach about the Kingdom , they rejo@@ ic@@ ed “ because they had been coun@@ ted wor@@ thy to be di@@ sh@@ on@@ ored in be@@ half of his name .
Some young ones might face a di@@ le@@ m@@ ma if they learn that a friend has eng@@ ag@@ ed in un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural conduct .
My wife and I soon no@@ tic@@ ed that the Witnesses be@@ ha@@ ved differ@@ ently .
Are You Con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed That You Ha@@ ve the Tru@@ th ?
They will be given an opportunity to know and love Jehovah God . ​ — Read Acts 24 : 15 .
Those wit@@ nesses of old could t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy that such a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative r@@ ace , no matter how str@@ en@@ u@@ ous , can be w@@ on .
Tru@@ e , f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers can pro@@ du@@ ce and trans@@ por@@ t more food than ever before in hist@@ ory .
The best known of Jesus ’ resurrection mirac@@ les was that per@@ form@@ ed in be@@ half of his close friend La@@ z@@ ar@@ us .
Jehovah lo@@ v@@ ingly provided her for him .
Our regul@@ ar meeting attend@@ ance man@@ i@@ fes@@ ts our desire to “ hear what the spirit says to the congregations . ”
Consider what occ@@ ur@@ s when fle@@ sh@@ ly thinking pre@@ vail@@ s .
It is because of sin and imper@@ fe@@ ction that we get si@@ ck , gro@@ w old , and die .
N@@ ur@@ ses and do@@ ct@@ ors came to see him , and many exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed , “ This is am@@ a@@ z@@ ing ! ”
We must also medit@@ ate ​ — refle@@ ct deep@@ ly — ​ on what we learn , let@@ ting it sin@@ k into our heart .
Then “ the le@@ pro@@ s@@ y v@@ ani@@ shed from him . ”
We should never allow personal matters , such as those mentioned in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation , to become so important to us that they pu@@ s@@ h asi@@ de our service to God .
He appro@@ ached a scho@@ ol@@ teach@@ er nam@@ ed D@@ ol@@ ly and explained to her the con@@ dition of the dead and Jehovah’s purpose to re@@ move death forever .
Those who have a close relationship with Jehovah are thr@@ il@@ led to respon@@ d to that ex@@ hor@@ tation .
Di@@ d he give in to the dem@@ and , or did he continue to speak God’s word with b@@ ol@@ dness ?
“ S@@ l@@ ac@@ k@@ ness will not star@@ t up one@@ ’s g@@ ame ani@@ mal@@ s , ” he says , “ but the di@@ lig@@ ent one is a man@@ ’s preci@@ ous we@@ al@@ th . ”
To teach ourselves , regul@@ ar and di@@ lig@@ ent personal study of the Bible is vital , no matter how long we have served God .
The p@@ al@@ m t@@ ree be@@ ars s@@ il@@ ent witness to its Creat@@ or@@ ’s su@@ per@@ l@@ ative qualities .
I buil@@ t a house for this go@@ d and regul@@ arly offered sacrific@@ es of y@@ am@@ s , p@@ al@@ m o@@ il , s@@ na@@ il@@ s , c@@ hi@@ ck@@ ens , do@@ ves , and vari@@ ous other ani@@ mal@@ s .
But even now we are able to worship Jehovah because he has given us the gift of the ransom .
The S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah S@@ pe@@ ak@@ s
As a result of educ@@ ation based on the Bible , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of people have learned to live better lives .
He sh@@ ared many of the d@@ ang@@ ers of Paul’s work and many of the jo@@ ys as well .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , the ong@@ o@@ ing ex@@ pan@@ sion of Kingdom inter@@ ests has proved to be un@@ st@@ op@@ pa@@ ble , over@@ coming all op@@ position . ​ — Is@@ a .
Jehovah wants all Christian famili@@ es to succ@@ e@@ ed as strong spiritual un@@ its .
O@@ thers have been dis@@ ow@@ ned .
Com@@ par@@ ing our Scriptural standards and valu@@ es with the course of action being taken or con@@ temp@@ l@@ ated , it f@@ la@@ sh@@ es a war@@ ning , as the light on the in@@ str@@ um@@ ent pan@@ el does .
The orig@@ in of the word “ yo@@ ga ” is rel@@ ated to that of the Eng@@ l@@ ish word “ yo@@ ke . ” It can mean to jo@@ in or yo@@ ke together or to bring under a yo@@ ke , to har@@ ness or control .
Un@@ like human ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es , the wisdom that comes from God is not va@@ gu@@ e .
When he said : ‘ From the str@@ ang@@ ers , ’ Jesus said to him : ‘ Re@@ ally , then , the sons are ta@@ x - free . ’ ”
( b ) Why is imp@@ ar@@ ting Bible truth to our children an expres@@ sion of love ?
Some feel that after death they will live on , perhaps in another form or in another place .
This transl@@ ation is a@@ vail@@ able in whole or in part in over 1@@ 50 langu@@ ages , thus being a@@ vail@@ able to a va@@ st part of the po@@ pul@@ ation today .
At Psalm 14@@ 8 : 7 , 12 , both bo@@ ys and gi@@ r@@ ls are comman@@ ded to praise Jehovah .
In R@@ apa Nu@@ i , the origin@@ al language spo@@ ken in E@@ ast@@ er Is@@ land , it means “ the N@@ av@@ el of the World . ”
Do@@ ing so helps them to give their best to Jehovah . ​ — C@@ ol .
Th@@ ree individuals sto@@ od to answer af@@ fir@@ m@@ ati@@ vely : an e@@ th@@ ni@@ c Al@@ ban@@ i@@ an , a G@@ y@@ p@@ s@@ y , and a Ser@@ bi@@ an .
D@@ ar@@ k D@@ ung@@ e@@ ons to S@@ wis@@ s Al@@ ps ( L .
It was then that I first began to have the hope of be@@ coming a pioneer . ”
How num@@ er@@ ous would that “ little flo@@ ck ” be ?
The apostle Peter , for example , “ went with@@ dra@@ wing and se@@ par@@ ating himself ” from G@@ ent@@ ile fellow believers in An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch so as to ple@@ ase vis@@ it@@ ors of Jewish ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound from Jerusalem .
Who were these in@@ tre@@ pi@@ d col@@ por@@ te@@ ur@@ s ?
However , his father had never sh@@ own much interest in their beli@@ ef@@ s .
• Why is Paul’s counsel for the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans still appro@@ pri@@ ate for us today ?
Instead , Paul said regarding himself and his compan@@ i@@ ons : “ Let a man so ap@@ praise us as being sub@@ or@@ din@@ ates of Christ and ste@@ war@@ ds of sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ ts of God . ”
Yes , Jesus did say that .
To their sur@@ pris@@ e , a we@@ ek later the brother re@@ turned , and Ke@@ ith and his wife let him expla@@ in the Scriptural bas@@ is for what he believ@@ ed .
This is the Kingdom covenant .
Jesus per@@ form@@ ed many mirac@@ les to demonstr@@ ate that he was the Messi@@ ah .
Will he sh@@ r@@ ink back in fear ?
Jehovah’s Ser@@ v@@ ants Rev@@ e@@ al the Tru@@ th
Satan would like to have us think so .
Then think of reas@@ ons why your sp@@ ouse deser@@ ves to be spo@@ ken to with even more respect and t@@ act than does your friend or emp@@ loy@@ er . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 6 .
S@@ O@@ M@@ E years ag@@ o , an experi@@ ment in human be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or pro@@ duc@@ ed in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ing resul@@ ts .
C@@ er@@ tain things have chang@@ ed in the way conven@@ tions are organiz@@ ed .
They under@@ sto@@ od wonderful tru@@ ths concer@@ ning God’s purpose .
We must gu@@ ard against b@@ lam@@ ing Jehovah for problems that result from ign@@ or@@ ing his comman@@ ds .
Thus , the name Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on stan@@ ds as a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of a dec@@ isi@@ ve con@@ f@@ li@@ ct , with only one clear vi@@ ct@@ or . ​ — See the bo@@ x “ Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do — ​ A F@@ it@@ ting S@@ y@@ m@@ bo@@ l , ” on page 5 .
May we do all we can , then , to imitate him ​ — to prom@@ o@@ te war@@ m affe@@ ction among our brothers and good rel@@ ations with our neigh@@ b@@ ors by show@@ ing com@@ pas@@ sion . ​ — G@@ al .
He fer@@ ri@@ ed me ac@@ ro@@ ss the O@@ tam@@ ir@@ i Ri@@ ver in a c@@ ano@@ e to me@@ et with over 1@@ 50 Witnesses ga@@ ther@@ ed in E@@ g@@ bu - E@@ t@@ c@@ he .
We do not have to be prom@@ in@@ ent to enjoy God’s fav@@ or
How can we prom@@ o@@ te Chris@@ t@@ like kindness in the congregation ?
Jesus T@@ au@@ ght Des@@ er@@ ving On@@ es
With pati@@ ence , you may have the joy of see@@ ing Jehovah make your stud@@ ent gro@@ w into a disci@@ ple of Christ . ​ — Matthew 28 : 20 .
Let us therefore do all we can to help them so that they may again find spiritual se@@ cur@@ ity and experience the joy of pra@@ ising Jehovah with his people . ​ — Hebrews 13 : 15 ; 1 Peter 5 : 6 , 7 .
Just as Jehovah lik@@ ened liter@@ al Israel to a v@@ ine , Jesus used a similar me@@ ta@@ p@@ ho@@ r .
What d@@ ang@@ ers and challeng@@ es would the disciples face ?
Let Jehovah Le@@ ad You to Tru@@ e F@@ re@@ e@@ dom , 7 / 15
Christians who are “ par@@ tak@@ ers of the heavenly c@@ all@@ ing ” are declar@@ ed “ righteous for life . ”
This is not in@@ conc@@ ei@@ va@@ ble , since “ there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the un@@ righteous . ”
If I was on the field tra@@ ining during me@@ al@@ times , I w@@ ou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t even feel hu@@ ng@@ ry !
One bad friend can destro@@ y all the work you@@ ’@@ ve done . ”
And what of Le@@ ah , who pla@@ yed along with it ?
Gi@@ ve examples . ( b ) What will help us to draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah ?
6 : 33 , 34 .
Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists have found the ru@@ ins of such plac@@ es ​ — great for@@ t@@ res@@ s@@ like stru@@ c@@ tures with c@@ el@@ ls and du@@ ng@@ e@@ ons .
“ F@@ ri@@ end@@ ly Is@@ lands ” ( T@@ onga ) , 12 / 15
Re@@ ading and ap@@ pl@@ ying what we learn from the book of Revelation can af@@ fect our heart , strengthen our faith in God and his Son , Jesus Christ , and give us a b@@ right hope for the future .
De@@ ep down in his heart , he long@@ s for them .
Why would a con@@ stru@@ ction with such a ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound have an an@@ t@@ it@@ y@@ pe in Jehovah’s spiritual temple arrang@@ ement ?
11 : 4@@ 4 ; 1 Ti@@ m .
What effect has their preaching work had on the rest of the world ?
Do you know what was sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed by Jesus ’ baptism ?
Many in that stud@@ ent@@ ’s family ev@@ en@@ tually accepted the truth .
In that case , the tal@@ l@@ er one of us helps the sh@@ or@@ ter to get on .
In ancient times , it was the cu@@ sto@@ m to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate war vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ es with s@@ ong .
He pra@@ ised this woman because she gave all she had .
Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 4 : “ Do not be ir@@ rit@@ ating your children , but go on br@@ ing@@ ing them up in the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah . ”
How different it was to be among sin@@ ful humans in a cor@@ ru@@ pt world !
will share inter@@ es@@ ting ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound information that she@@ ds light on the meaning of sel@@ e@@ cted Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts .
He then a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ zed for the in@@ conven@@ i@@ ence to us .
R@@ em@@ ember , life pas@@ ses by quic@@ k@@ ly , and there is no gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e that our sh@@ ort life will always be mar@@ ked by good health and fre@@ e@@ dom from problems .
Jehovah wants people to come to know the truth so that they can worship him pro@@ per@@ ly and receive his blessing .
I dis@@ co@@ vered that my husband had been un@@ faithful to me and to Jehovah .
For cen@@ tu@@ ries , E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe had been in the hands of two powerful in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions : the Ho@@ ly Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re and the Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch .
( b ) How can you ac@@ qui@@ re wisdom and understanding ?
Solom@@ on@@ ’s own father , David , ex@@ hor@@ ted him to “ know the God of your father and serve him with a complete heart . ”
Consider what God’s Word says in answer to the following questions .
So by lear@@ ning to show these qualities now , we prove that the new world is real to us and that we are pre@@ par@@ ing for everlasting life .
The de@@ w des@@ c@@ ends on the fi@@ r and fru@@ it tre@@ es on the low@@ er s@@ lo@@ p@@ es and on the v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds down bel@@ ow .
P@@ or@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y per@@ va@@ des the me@@ dia , especially the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t .
Jesus taught his followers to pray : “ Gi@@ ve us today our bre@@ ad for this day . ”
10 , 11 . ( a ) Un@@ der what circumstances might our personal sense of justice be t@@ ested ?
Acc@@ ording to the Bible account , I@@ sh@@ ma@@ el persecu@@ ted Isa@@ a@@ c .
Their examples can help us to have courage .
Job ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that he ‘ tal@@ ked but did not understand things too wonderful for him . ’
They dre@@ w attention to a fa@@ il@@ ure to me@@ et the needs of some of the wi@@ do@@ ws .
The women of Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m now say to Na@@ om@@ i : “ B@@ less@@ ed be Jehovah . . .
After the conven@@ tion , some friends of my mo@@ ther’s told her that I got baptized .
The man at the do@@ or explained to my mother that she would need to help me to understand the boo@@ ks , as they would likely be too difficult for me .
As a result , people were dra@@ wn to him and were happy to give to him in return .
J@@ U@@ N@@ E 24 - 30 , 20@@ 13
Hence , those d@@ ri@@ ven by personal pri@@ de often allow con@@ f@@ li@@ cts to continue rather than res@@ ol@@ ve them pro@@ per@@ ly .
This may well have been in order to en@@ able one so used to being in dar@@ k@@ ness to ad@@ just to the sh@@ o@@ ck of su@@ d@@ den@@ ly see@@ ing a su@@ n@@ li@@ t and comple@@ x world . ​ — Mark 8 : 22 - 26 .
He wrote : “ I b@@ eho@@ ld in my members another law war@@ ring against the law of my mind and le@@ ading me cap@@ tive to sin@@ ’s law that is in my members . ”
Ke@@ ep@@ ing Al@@ co@@ ho@@ l in I@@ ts P@@ l@@ ace
W@@ as Jehovah not able to ra@@ ise Isa@@ a@@ c from the dead ?
One you@@ th st@@ ra@@ yed from “ the tr@@ ac@@ ks of righteousness . ”
We had i@@ mag@@ ined that they wanted educ@@ ated people , but we went any@@ way .
This encoura@@ ged his brother to seek out the local congregation and beg@@ in his own study of the Bible .
Ad@@ am@@ ’s decision resul@@ ted in suffering and death . ​ — Read Genesis 3 : 1 - 6 , 17 - 19 .
I really wanted to leave , but I would not wr@@ ite those words .
The Devil does not always use b@@ ru@@ tal means to att@@ ack those who want to do God’s will .
To ad@@ d we@@ i@@ ght to these att@@ ac@@ ks , they may cle@@ ver@@ ly ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it any mis@@ takes those lead@@ ers might make .
Even though it may be difficult to expres@@ s your pray@@ er@@ ful thoughts in such an emo@@ tional situation , your hear@@ t@@ felt supp@@ lic@@ ation in his be@@ half , even through te@@ ars and an un@@ ste@@ ad@@ y vo@@ ice , can be a powerful an@@ ti@@ do@@ te to g@@ ri@@ ef .
We also have our older ones and those in po@@ or health who do their best to atten@@ d Christian meetings and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in the field service .
That certainly should not be true among Jehovah’s Witnesses .
His message “ proved to be like a bur@@ ning fi@@ re shu@@ t up in [ his ] b@@ ones . ”
Jehovah’s spirit , or powerful ac@@ tive for@@ ce , is vital .
We ce@@ ase to ex@@ ist when we die , but this does not mean that everything is necess@@ ar@@ ily fin@@ i@@ shed .
You may won@@ der , though , whether integrity dem@@ ands per@@ fe@@ ction .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , the four Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ ers descri@@ bed some 35 mirac@@ les per@@ form@@ ed by Jesus .
P@@ el@@ o@@ y@@ an ) , 5 / 1 Per@@ sever@@ ance B@@ r@@ ings Jo@@ y ( M .
This was good for me because the more I went out in the ministry , the more I saw the good it accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ es and the more I enjo@@ yed it . ”
One day W@@ il@@ li@@ am vis@@ ited a j@@ un@@ k@@ y@@ ard to pur@@ cha@@ se an it@@ em needed for a re@@ pa@@ ir at home .
“ A spiritual body , ” says the Bible .
In the book of Genesis al@@ one , he is descri@@ bed as feel@@ ing “ h@@ ur@@ t at his heart , ” as the “ Pro@@ duc@@ er of heaven and earth , ” and as “ the Ju@@ dge of all the earth . ”
The vis@@ ta op@@ ened up at Kaku@@ ma v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
In effect , Satan has turned his attention to the “ ma@@ in course ” ​ — the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant , who are accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by their compan@@ i@@ ons , the “ other sheep . ”
If we are bus@@ y help@@ ing others to gain acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge about God , the time rema@@ ining before the coming of Jehovah’s judgment will pas@@ s more quic@@ k@@ ly .
H@@ ar@@ old , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , has enjo@@ yed over 5@@ 6 years in Bethel service .
By lear@@ ning a fore@@ ign language .
That is the ke@@ y to succ@@ ess ​ — listen to Jehovah and do his will .
Yes , never for@@ get that God is truly mer@@ ci@@ ful and that he dre@@ w you into the congregation because he saw your po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al .
While on earth , he made God’s Kingdom the fo@@ cal point of his life and ministry .
For example , har@@ s@@ h tre@@ at@@ ment by one@@ ’s sp@@ ouse may make it temp@@ ting for one to re@@ tal@@ i@@ ate .
The fam@@ ous 1@@ 2@@ th - century Jewish ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her Ma@@ im@@ on@@ id@@ es wrote : “ No pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion in all the T@@ or@@ ah [ Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law ] is as difficult to keep as that of for@@ bi@@ d@@ den uni@@ ons and il@@ lic@@ it se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations . ”
So Jehovah had an “ appointed time ” for br@@ ing@@ ing an end to in@@ justice and op@@ pres@@ sion .
That one se@@ ated upon the thro@@ ne is no@@ ne other than Jehovah God , the most gl@@ ori@@ ous Per@@ son in the uni@@ verse .
On@@ ce you have a go@@ al in mind , work hard to ac@@ hi@@ eve it .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are that our spiritual leg@@ ac@@ y has prote@@ cted us from believ@@ ing this God - di@@ sh@@ on@@ or@@ ing teaching !
Let us , therefore , consider ten future events that are clo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated to our hope of everlasting life .
So he called her and she came in to him .
This is evid@@ ent from the k@@ ing@@ ’s ut@@ ter dis@@ reg@@ ard for divine law and his h@@ at@@ red of the prophet Jeremiah and others serving Jehovah .
V@@ ar@@ ying Our Me@@ tho@@ ds
At our wit@@ ness@@ ing table in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n
Re@@ g@@ arding the L@@ ev@@ ites , Jehovah told A@@ ar@@ on : “ You will not have an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance , and no share will become your@@ s in their [ Israel@@ ’s ] mi@@ d@@ st . ”
In a very appe@@ al@@ ing way , Jesus illustr@@ ated that Jehovah wants st@@ ra@@ ying ones to return to H@@ im .
In expla@@ ining her reas@@ ons for disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ing her daugh@@ ter from get@@ ting baptized , one Christian mother stated , “ I am a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed to say that the ma@@ j@@ or reason was the dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing arrang@@ ement . ”
A tra@@ gi@@ c ev@@ ent or a pa@@ in@@ ful tri@@ al can sever@@ ely dis@@ ru@@ pt our life .
They face the chall@@ enge of end@@ uring until his coming , or arri@@ val .
If so , you do well to learn from Samu@@ el@@ ’s pati@@ ence and his hum@@ ble , appreci@@ ative spirit .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , I was determined to complete my 12 years of educ@@ ation .
However , the Bible descri@@ bes things other than i@@ ma@@ ges as go@@ ds .
Per@@ haps it was by this means that John received news about these congregations .
In Ha@@ wa@@ i@@ i a man nam@@ ed D@@ en@@ n@@ is dis@@ co@@ vered how true that is .
Jesus showed dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment in all he said and did .
M@@ ore than anything , he pro@@ ba@@ bly felt ke@@ en@@ ly how al@@ one he was .
God’s promise to his loyal servants proved true : “ I shall o@@ pen my eyes , and every hor@@ se of the pe@@ op@@ les I shall str@@ ike with lo@@ ss of sight . ”
( a ) What did the two faithful sla@@ ves do with the tal@@ ents , and what does that indic@@ ate ?
A@@ no@@ ther Witness wrote : “ Ar@@ tic@@ les like this give great encourag@@ ement to those of us who are experi@@ enc@@ ing similar situ@@ ations and who su@@ ff@@ er in s@@ il@@ ence . ”
The cla@@ im that Bible prophecy was written after the ev@@ ent is a long - held but un@@ pro@@ ven as@@ ser@@ tion made by those who before exam@@ ining the evidence have deci@@ ded that fore@@ tel@@ ling future events is imp@@ os@@ sible .
Still , some brothers might deci@@ de not to have a be@@ ard .
‘ Ke@@ ep Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments , Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e Li@@ ving ’ , 11 / 15
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we will be that we have served God and others and have fully pur@@ su@@ ed God’s purpose in our life ! ​ — Matthew 24 : 21 ; Revelation 7 : 14 , 15 .
This will mean working over@@ time qu@@ ite often for the next few months .
He loo@@ ked at me and said , “ Re@@ al men don@@ ’t c@@ ry . ”
L@@ ear@@ ning a tra@@ de is a good thing , but if these children never atten@@ d school , they pro@@ ba@@ bly will not learn to read and wr@@ ite cor@@ rec@@ tly .
The Bible says : “ An@@ xi@@ ous care in the heart of a man is what will cause it to bo@@ w down . ”
Indeed , ever since you started on the ro@@ ad to life , Jehovah has been with you each st@@ ep of the way .
The fact that God inspired the pre@@ serving of the words of his great@@ est Ser@@ v@@ ant only in transl@@ ation shows that a person can use and learn the truth from Bible transl@@ ations in cur@@ r@@ ent langu@@ ages . ​ — 11 / 1 , pages 20 - 23 .
“ After giving than@@ ks , he bro@@ ke [ the lo@@ a@@ f ] and said : ‘ This means my body which is in your be@@ half .
But it could be that he comple@@ t@@ ely for@@ got that he was su@@ p@@ posed to be ‘ wal@@ king mo@@ des@@ tly with God . ’
Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning this mon@@ th , however , vis@@ it@@ ors to our We@@ b s@@ ite can also read sel@@ e@@ cted fe@@ atu@@ res that have regul@@ arly appe@@ ared in our pr@@ inted ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines but will now appe@@ ar only on our We@@ b s@@ ite .
Ma@@ y@@ be you feel that there will be no bad resul@@ ts if you take a quic@@ k look at a por@@ no@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c We@@ b s@@ ite on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t .
H@@ as it not helped you to devel@@ op Christian qualities ?
He pas@@ sed away n@@ ine months before Mo@@ m .
“ Ha@@ ving mu@@ si@@ c as a care@@ er is a dedic@@ ated way of life , so a life of dedic@@ ation was not un@@ famili@@ ar to me , ” Su@@ si@@ e ob@@ ser@@ ves .
Like such a friend , Jehovah loy@@ ally stan@@ ds b@@ es@@ i@@ de his worshi@@ p@@ ers , ever ready to help them .
In Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah’s day , God’s anger was un@@ lea@@ shed upon those wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dly “ making all their deal@@ ings ru@@ in@@ ous . ”
For the last 24 years of his life , L@@ loy@@ d was used ex@@ ten@@ si@@ vely for z@@ one work , which involved worl@@ d@@ wide tra@@ v@@ el .
What can help us to have a bal@@ an@@ ced view of rec@@ re@@ ation ?
Let us exam@@ ine three such principles .
A@@ cting as God’s ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion@@ ers , the Israelites left no@@ ne of S@@ is@@ er@@ a@@ ’s ar@@ my ali@@ ve .
How , then , can we imitate Jehovah in loo@@ king for the good in others ?
It was God’s prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah , who asked to share the wi@@ do@@ w@@ ’s me@@ ag@@ er f@@ are .
W@@ ar@@ re@@ n was appointed compan@@ y serv@@ ant , and I was appointed Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy con@@ duc@@ t@@ or .
The earth - wide ex@@ t@@ ent of the Gre@@ ater Solom@@ on@@ ’s rule is indic@@ ated by these words : “ He will have sub@@ je@@ cts from se@@ a to se@@ a and from the Ri@@ ver [ E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates ] to the ends of the earth .
Ther@@ efore , if you . . . know how to give good gi@@ f@@ ts to your children , how much more so will your Father who is in the heavens give good things to those as@@ king him ! ”
( a ) What does li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving teaching requi@@ re ?
20 : 28 ; He@@ b .
Moses was given the best se@@ cul@@ ar educ@@ ation that was a@@ vail@@ able in his day , but did he use it to ad@@ v@@ ance his care@@ er in Egy@@ pt , make a name for himself , or ac@@ qui@@ re material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons ?
We a@@ do@@ pt a view like that of Paul toward brothers in his day .
Adam and E@@ ve were cre@@ ated perfect , and all their children would have been born perfect .
This se@@ ction of Ho@@ se@@ a@@ ’s prophecy con@@ tain@@ s many principles that can help us to walk with God .
Fir@@ st , Isaiah dec@@ la@@ res : “ O Jehovah , you are my God . I ex@@ al@@ t you , I la@@ u@@ d your name . ”
What ro@@ le does love pla@@ y in our relationship with Jehovah ?
Even if re@@ pa@@ i@@ red , the cr@@ ack may remain v@@ isi@@ ble , ” he said .
One writ@@ er called this in@@ qui@@ ry about light “ a prof@@ oun@@ dly mo@@ der@@ n s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c question . ”
Then he asked : “ P@@ le@@ ase tell me , who@@ se daugh@@ ter are you ?
To@@ gether , they have respon@@ ded in a gr@@ and way to the prophe@@ tic invit@@ ation : “ Let them at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te to Jehovah glory , and in the is@@ lands let them tell for@@ th even his praise . ” ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 2 : 12 .
“ Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es ” !
What a preci@@ ous ge@@ m is integrity !
We can just i@@ magine the ten@@ sion ris@@ ing within Mar@@ th@@ a@@ ’s heart .
Tho@@ r@@ ough@@ ly dec@@ ei@@ ved , she took the fru@@ it and ate .
O@@ ffering and accep@@ ting contribu@@ tions sign@@ i@@ fied un@@ ity and fri@@ end@@ ship between these G@@ ent@@ il@@ es and Jews .
The Christians at S@@ my@@ r@@ na , though po@@ or , pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed ri@@ ches far more valu@@ able than s@@ il@@ ver or go@@ ld .
If we want to do God’s will , we cannot love “ ei@@ ther the world or the things in the world . ”
Fir@@ st , consider the ty@@ pe .
In time , my mother re@@ sum@@ ed her study of the Bible and got baptized .
“ TH@@ E W@@ O@@ R@@ D O@@ F G@@ O@@ D I@@ S N@@ O@@ T B@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ D ”
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently in@@ tend@@ ed pri@@ mar@@ ily for a Jewish a@@ udi@@ ence , this mo@@ ving and mean@@ ing@@ ful Go@@ spe@@ l por@@ tra@@ ys Jesus as the promised Messi@@ ah , the Son of God .
I@@ ts counsel is not m@@ ere the@@ ory ; nor does its guid@@ ance ever work to our har@@ m .
Un@@ til the time when ‘ the wicked are cu@@ t off from the very earth and the tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous are t@@ or@@ n away from it , ’ however , the b@@ lam@@ eless must ex@@ ist side by side with them .
Chris@@ t@@ mas@@ time l@@ ore from S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a to E@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe to A@@ sia de@@ pi@@ cts a N@@ ati@@ v@@ ity sc@@ ene with three k@@ ings , or wise men , be@@ aring preci@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts for the ba@@ be Jesus .
It war@@ ns us that if Jehovah should re@@ move from us his spirit and blessing because of our wa@@ y@@ ward conduct , our spiritual con@@ dition would become like that of po@@ ver@@ ty - stri@@ ck@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ents of a land ra@@ va@@ ged by lo@@ cu@@ st@@ s .
On being re@@ turned to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s daugh@@ ter , Moses was educ@@ ated “ in all the wisdom of the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans . ”
For the first time , I felt that I was free from the fear of man !
If he is to help his family to stay a@@ wa@@ ke spiritually , though , he must prove to be more than just a bre@@ ad@@ w@@ in@@ ner .
( b ) C@@ ite examples of the benef@@ its that show@@ ing fri@@ end@@ l@@ iness can bring .
For one thing , the heavens reve@@ al God’s power .
Un@@ like the inst@@ inc@@ tive wisdom of the st@@ or@@ k , knowledge of God is the ke@@ y to man@@ ’s dis@@ cer@@ ning the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of the events of the time we live in .
The ex@@ act orig@@ in of the E@@ s@@ sen@@ es is a matter of spe@@ cul@@ ation , but they se@@ em to have ar@@ is@@ en during the peri@@ od of tur@@ mo@@ il following the M@@ ac@@ ca@@ be@@ an re@@ v@@ ol@@ t in the second century B.C.E .
As the meeting with his 11 faithful apostles prog@@ ressed , Jesus inform@@ ed them that soon he would no longer be with them in the flesh .
Of course , the Bible is speaking par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly of tri@@ als of our faith , but in a gener@@ al way , the point is also v@@ al@@ id as to other tri@@ als .
How were Jesus ’ disciples bless@@ ed in their efforts as har@@ v@@ est work@@ ers ?
W@@ ars , fam@@ ines , earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es , and e@@ pi@@ dem@@ ic@@ s of de@@ ad@@ ly di@@ se@@ ase . ​ — Matthew 24 : 7 ; Luke 21 : 11 . Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ant inc@@ re@@ ase in cri@@ me . ​ — Matthew 24 : 12 .
The Bible expla@@ ins how God vie@@ ws the dist@@ res@@ sing con@@ di@@ tions of our day .
“ On recei@@ ving it they began to mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r against the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der and said , ‘ These last put in one h@@ our@@ ’s work ; still you made them e@@ qu@@ al to us who bor@@ e the bur@@ den of the day and the bur@@ ning he@@ at ! ’ ”
In fact , K@@ ev@@ in said that lear@@ ning to control his temp@@ er was ac@@ tually har@@ der than it was to sto@@ p the bad things he was doing before he got baptized !
He “ cannot slave for God and for Ri@@ ches . ”
We feel more than ever that our life is mean@@ ing@@ ful . ”
God had brought E@@ ut@@ y@@ ch@@ us back to life !
( Read Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 8 : 23 . )
While the brother keep@@ s on loo@@ king for se@@ cul@@ ar work , he is now also moved to support mi@@ d@@ we@@ ek field service activ@@ ity .
They also had “ cou@@ ches of i@@ v@@ ory . ”
E@@ ach we@@ ek , she had a long l@@ ist of questions wa@@ iting for them .
However , we can remain a part of it and can sur@@ vi@@ ve the end of the present wicked system of things .
Yes , they help cultiv@@ ate spiritual fru@@ it@@ age to God’s glory , n@@ ur@@ tur@@ ing and har@@ v@@ es@@ ting people .
In most c@@ as@@ es it is used in a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative sense .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the L@@ et@@ ter to the Romans
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , Jesus end@@ ur@@ ed death on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake “ for the joy that was set before him . ” ​ — Hebrews 12 : 2 .
No doubt they were t@@ ou@@ ched to see how the you@@ th buil@@ t up and encoura@@ ged ever@@ yone around him .
To learn more about a@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts , see the article “ A@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l Go@@ sp@@ els ​ — H@@ id@@ den Tru@@ ths Ab@@ out Jesus ? ”
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y W@@ I@@ L@@ L@@ I@@ A@@ M A@@ I@@ H@@ IN@@ O@@ R@@ I@@ A
The Bible pro@@ ver@@ b says : “ There ex@@ ists the one speaking though@@ t@@ less@@ ly as with the st@@ ab@@ s of a s@@ word , but the t@@ ong@@ ue of the wise ones is a heal@@ ing . ”
A@@ st@@ ro@@ physi@@ c@@ ist C@@ ar@@ l S@@ ag@@ an wrote of P@@ to@@ le@@ my : “ His E@@ ar@@ th - cen@@ tered uni@@ verse held s@@ way for 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years , a remin@@ der that in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al cap@@ ac@@ ity is no gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e against being dead wrong . ”
“ Lo@@ ve is pati@@ ent and kind . ”
What a t@@ ang@@ i@@ ble pro@@ of of imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality !
C@@ ir@@ cum@@ c@@ ision was a physical si@@ gn that dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants as the only people who were in a covenant relationship with Jehovah .
The purpose of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law was to lead them to Christ and to help them appreci@@ ate that it was only by means of Jesus ’ perfect human sacrifice that true for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess was possible , op@@ ening the way to everlasting life for faithful ones . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 3 : 24 ; Hebrews 9 : 13 , 14 .
Per@@ haps you are “ desi@@ r@@ ous of a fine work ” and , therefore , are “ re@@ aching out for an of@@ fice of overse@@ er . ”
We learn that each day , a different mission@@ ary is assign@@ ed to pre@@ pare the mor@@ ning and no@@ on me@@ als and to do the di@@ sh@@ es af@@ ter@@ ward .
However , the future will be even better .
( b ) How have some marriage arrang@@ ements been made ?
The disci@@ ple Ju@@ de dis@@ clo@@ sed how you can remain in God’s love .
Let God’s Word G@@ u@@ i@@ de Your S@@ te@@ ps , 5 / 1
My vis@@ it to his of@@ fice one day la@@ sted three h@@ our@@ s , during which time I was able to give him a witness regarding God’s Kingdom .
Li@@ ving in har@@ mony with God’s righteous requi@@ re@@ ments lea@@ ds to fin@@ ding “ ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in Jehovah . ”
C@@ y@@ r@@ us
To them , Jehovah made the same promise that he made to ancient Israel : “ I shall be their God , and they will be my people . ”
Why a Kingdom H@@ all ?
O@@ thers have been lu@@ red into gro@@ ss sin through bad associ@@ ates and por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
On occasi@@ on , he pray@@ er@@ fully spoke with his heavenly Father for h@@ our@@ s at a time .
The t@@ ests of integrity they face go lar@@ g@@ ely un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed by others .
In O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 19@@ 7@@ 1 , he married his wife , S@@ us@@ an , and went into the special pioneer service .
In a com@@ par@@ able way , worshi@@ p@@ ing the true God and following in the fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s of his appointed Le@@ ad@@ er makes life “ nothing but jo@@ y@@ ful . ”
“ No one should se@@ ize a hand m@@ ill or its u@@ pp@@ er mil@@ l@@ st@@ one as se@@ cur@@ ity for a lo@@ an , for that would be taking some@@ one@@ ’s li@@ v@@ eli@@ ho@@ od as se@@ cur@@ ity , ” states De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 24 : 6 .
Christian parents know that God’s Word is true when it says : “ No discipl@@ ine seem@@ s for the present to be jo@@ y@@ ous , but g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous ; yet af@@ ter@@ ward to those who have been tra@@ ined by it it yi@@ el@@ ds pe@@ ace@@ able fru@@ it , nam@@ ely , righteousness . ” — Hebrews 12 : 11 ; Proverbs 13 : 24 .
B@@ or@@ n in T@@ or@@ on@@ to , Cana@@ da , on S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 21 , 1914 , I was the el@@ des@@ t son of loving and har@@ d@@ working parents , V@@ er@@ n@@ on and L@@ ila , who provided for a family of four bo@@ ys and two gi@@ r@@ ls .
Satan tri@@ es to sto@@ p this work , but we know that Jehovah wants all his people to listen as he speak@@ s to them in clear , under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble language .
A@@ m@@ ong other are@@ as con@@ qu@@ ered was Sam@@ ari@@ a , where H@@ y@@ r@@ can@@ us ra@@ zed the Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an temple situ@@ ated on M@@ ount Ger@@ a@@ z@@ im .
We should not ex@@ pect the same kind of divine help today , however .
Jesus , however , was inc@@ or@@ ru@@ p@@ ti@@ ble , and he taught his followers to be@@ have in a similar way .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , more than one pl@@ ate can be used for the bre@@ ad .
Many now put faith in Jesus .
The apostle Paul descri@@ bed some things that may help us to cultiv@@ ate a positi@@ ve vie@@ w@@ point .
This worship of the true God will also pre@@ va@@ il when false religion of our day me@@ e@@ ts its end , just as the ancient worship of Ar@@ t@@ em@@ is did . ​ — Revelation 18 : 4 - 8 .
With Li@@ vi@@ ja
Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s ch@@ urch members have been reading the Bible for cen@@ tu@@ ries , “ always lear@@ ning and yet never able to come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ”
Today , there are some 1@@ 70 publi@@ sh@@ ers in that congregation , including ne@@ arly 60 pione@@ ers .
Yet , they kept their integrity and main@@ ta@@ ined their ze@@ al for the ministry while in cap@@ tiv@@ ity .
How did tru@@ sting in a “ refu@@ ge of a li@@ e ” fai@@ l in Bible times ?
It is vital that we make good use of the spiritual food that is a@@ vail@@ able today , so that “ we may never d@@ ri@@ ft away . ”
But the time from now until then will se@@ em to pas@@ s much more quic@@ k@@ ly if we are bus@@ y in his service . ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 5@@ 8 .
As a man in f@@ et@@ ters cannot es@@ cap@@ e his p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment , so the young man is dra@@ wn into sin .
4 , 5 . ( a ) How did the psalmist feel about God’s way of rul@@ ing ?
In 195@@ 2 a letter arri@@ ved from Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r@@ ’s of@@ fice , direc@@ ting me to move to the branch in B@@ er@@ n , S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land .
Of course , Jesus did not encoura@@ ge his listen@@ ers to sto@@ p working and wa@@ it for God som@@ eho@@ w to provide for their famili@@ es .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al con@@ vers@@ ations with others are up@@ li@@ f@@ ting , for they turn our attention to their needs and away from our own . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 4 .
Many came to gre@@ et us , ad@@ or@@ ning us with le@@ is .
As made evid@@ ent by what happened early in human hist@@ ory , however , the gift of commun@@ ic@@ ation can be mis@@ used .
S@@ and@@ r@@ a loo@@ ked in va@@ in to many different religi@@ ons for spiritual help and emo@@ tional support .
And what can help us to act in acc@@ ord with what we deci@@ ded ?
G@@ r@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah
But when the nation of Israel turned to i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , it su@@ ffered the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of this for gener@@ ations ther@@ e@@ after .
“ Fa@@ ith is a living , d@@ aring confidence in God’s gr@@ ace , so sure and certain that the beli@@ ever would st@@ ake his life on it a th@@ ous@@ and times . ” ​ — M@@ A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ N L@@ U@@ TH@@ E@@ R , 1@@ 5@@ 22 .
In fact , Jesus promises us : “ If you hold to my teaching , you are really my disciples .
On the other hand , fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al@@ ists of Chris@@ tend@@ om teach that the uni@@ verse , including our earth and all life on it , is only a few th@@ ous@@ and years old .
Then , Jehovah comman@@ ded Moses to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te “ all the head ones of the people . ”
What is true about time and personal study ?
God’s Kingdom ​ — What Will It Me@@ an for You ?
From 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E . to Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , Jehovah had on earth an organiz@@ ed people whom he had cho@@ s@@ en to prac@@ tice his worship and be his wit@@ nesses .
In pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ cha@@ l times the family head served as a pri@@ est for his family .
To be loyal , states We@@ b@@ st@@ er@@ ’s New En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ di@@ c Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary , means to be ‘ faithful to a person or cause ’ and “ imp@@ lies personal ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast ad@@ her@@ ence in the face of any temp@@ tation to deser@@ t or be@@ tra@@ y . ”
3 : 39 - 4@@ 2 .
Sa@@ ys one sister : “ I res@@ ol@@ ved to mar@@ ry only in the Lord , but I have shed many te@@ ars as I w@@ atch@@ ed my friends mar@@ ry wonderful Christian men , while I continue al@@ one . ”
Who does not ye@@ ar@@ n for the day when war@@ f@@ are will be a thing of the past ?
She me@@ t Jehovah’s Witnesses , and they began stud@@ ying the Bible with her .
In an at@@ temp@@ t to over@@ come my de@@ pres@@ sion , I began to go out with a worl@@ dly bo@@ y@@ friend . ”
It seem@@ s that S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c was the first language into which par@@ ts of the Christian Greek Scriptures were transl@@ ated .
F@@ ree will en@@ ab@@ les people to make many appro@@ pri@@ ate cho@@ ic@@ es da@@ ily . However , it does not ent@@ it@@ le them to re@@ be@@ l against their Creator and Li@@ fe - Gi@@ ver .
1@@ 36 : 11 - 15 .
What made him re@@ ject them ?
( b ) Why is the book of Acts mean@@ ing@@ ful to God’s servants today ?
One way that we ac@@ qui@@ re wisdom from God is by accep@@ ting his discipl@@ ine .
Di@@ d Jehovah in@@ ten@@ d to let Joseph remain in that pris@@ on in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely ?
While the Bible r@@ ar@@ ely spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ es how Jesus found lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing during his preaching t@@ our@@ s , he and his disciples had to s@@ le@@ ep some@@ where .
On@@ ly after his mother , following the do@@ ct@@ or@@ ’s ad@@ vice , st@@ op@@ ped let@@ ting the bo@@ y w@@ atch vi@@ de@@ o@@ s and started having physical cont@@ act with him through pla@@ y did the bo@@ y’s vo@@ ca@@ bul@@ ary gra@@ du@@ ally inc@@ re@@ ase .
He says , “ I@@ ’@@ m just ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely in love with the truth , and I@@ ’@@ m thr@@ il@@ led to see how the light of truth ge@@ ts b@@ righ@@ ter and b@@ righ@@ ter . ”
Some people feel that prayer is just a wa@@ st@@ e of time , that no one is listen@@ ing .
Ex@@ pla@@ ining their decision to with@@ hold pa@@ y@@ ment of their ta@@ x@@ es , re@@ si@@ d@@ ents of one M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast@@ er@@ n to@@ wn stated : “ We will not fin@@ ance the bul@@ le@@ ts that k@@ ill our children . ”
The Ho@@ ly Scriptures make it clear that Jehovah is our G@@ r@@ and Creator , God Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty .
In cho@@ o@@ sing a tra@@ de , for example , ask those already eng@@ ag@@ ed in this tra@@ de to tell you both si@@ des of the st@@ ory .
There will be complete un@@ ity between the heavenly and earthly par@@ ts of his family .
When we show by our actions that meetings for worship are important to us , we give Jehovah ad@@ ded reason to keep our name in his “ book of re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance ” ​ — “ the book of life ” — ​ in which the n@@ ames of those who are in l@@ ine to at@@ tain to everlasting life are in@@ s@@ cri@@ bed . ​ — M@@ al .
Although only one brother or sister may find the person who ev@@ en@@ tually be@@ comes a disci@@ ple , all sh@@ ared in the sear@@ ch and all can share in the joy .
We may desire to be more effe@@ ctive in the Christian ministry and to be better teach@@ ers of God’s Word .
The prophet Daniel recorded a vital Messi@@ ani@@ c prophecy .
This gives the brothers fine opportun@@ ities to witness .
O@@ ld and Sat@@ is@@ fied With Ye@@ ars
If we continue to pray for help in contro@@ l@@ ling our sin@@ ful inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations , we will experience Jehovah’s help@@ ing hand .
They were invit@@ ed in@@ side the th@@ atch@@ ed - ro@@ of house , having to du@@ ck to get through the low en@@ tr@@ ance .
In so doing , you will no doubt come to appreci@@ ate the apostle Paul’s words : “ The holy writ@@ ings . . . are able to make you wise for sal@@ vation through the faith in con@@ ne@@ ction with Christ Jesus . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 15 - 17 .
* ( Read Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 7 . )
What will help us to avoid making pl@@ ans that will lead to a bad course ?
Pro@@ te@@ cted by Ar@@ m@@ or From God
Such sen@@ ti@@ ments are ne@@ i@@ ther is@@ ol@@ ated nor new .
He and his wife sp@@ end much time tal@@ king to others about the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom .
I am still al@@ er@@ t and heal@@ thy .
Con@@ cer@@ ning his disciples , Jesus pray@@ ed to his heavenly Father : “ W@@ atch over them because of the wicked one .
T@@ ake , for example , D@@ al@@ í@@ di@@ o in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
T@@ ry to understand what you are reading .
He has done the same with his nation of spiritual Israel today .
A fa@@ ther’s ab@@ s@@ ence also er@@ o@@ des his ability to fulf@@ ill his ro@@ le as family head .
This is possible if we ‘ keep on wal@@ king and living by spirit , ’ for then we will not be over@@ come by wrong fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res and will not man@@ i@@ f@@ est ung@@ o@@ dly tra@@ its .
Un@@ for@@ tun@@ ately , hist@@ ory reve@@ als that those who war@@ n neigh@@ b@@ ors of coming disa@@ st@@ ers are often not wel@@ com@@ ed , since at the time of the war@@ ning , the imp@@ en@@ ding disa@@ ster is not re@@ adi@@ ly dis@@ cer@@ ni@@ ble .
Wh@@ ere possible , in h@@ il@@ ly and m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous are@@ as , Rom@@ an eng@@ in@@ e@@ ers buil@@ t their ro@@ a@@ ds hal@@ f@@ way up the s@@ lo@@ p@@ es , along the su@@ n@@ n@@ y side of the m@@ oun@@ tain .
In your own words , men@@ tion some as@@ pe@@ cts of love co@@ vered at 1 Corinthians 13 : 4 - 8 .
But one ev@@ ening my life chang@@ ed dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c@@ ally .
Like Moses , perhaps you face a difficult decision .
A@@ n early t@@ est of my faith involved what we called information mar@@ ches .
They had come to ple@@ ase God .
He said , “ I want to contribu@@ te even a little bi@@ t to your work . ”
O@@ be@@ di@@ ence to Jehovah’s la@@ ws di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied the nation of Israel and set it ap@@ ar@@ t from all other pe@@ op@@ les .
A Da@@ y at the Ar@@ ena
All these end@@ e@@ av@@ ors have per@@ man@@ ent value and bring blessings to those who ac@@ hi@@ eve them .
However , he recogn@@ ized that there was someone el@@ se who must share the bl@@ ame for the evil in their hearts .
The T@@ reat@@ y of W@@ est@@ ph@@ ali@@ a cons@@ is@@ ted of more than one do@@ cum@@ ent .
Adam was perfect , but that did not mean that there was no pos@@ si@@ bility of his d@@ ying .
There are about 40 ent@@ ries that you can consider , and the re@@ sear@@ ch will no doubt draw you clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah and s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ate you to do more for him .
Of course , cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion invol@@ ves more than just accep@@ ting bri@@ bes .
God himself ans@@ wers : “ With appro@@ val they will come up upon my al@@ ta@@ r , and I shall beau@@ ti@@ fy my own house of beau@@ ty . ”
Today , that number has ris@@ en to over 4@@ 00 .
You will no doubt ag@@ ree that you have benef@@ ited from the Christian congregation in many ways .
He has long been pa@@ ined when humans su@@ ff@@ er ; yet , he has not been over@@ come with g@@ ri@@ ef , in@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble of doing good .
St@@ ress can also be brought to be@@ ar on our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart if we ag@@ on@@ ize over a se@@ cre@@ t sin for a pro@@ long@@ ed peri@@ od of time .
Instead , he deci@@ ded to t@@ est them .
Thus , after baptism , we need to continue to devel@@ op our spiritu@@ ality so that our gro@@ w@@ th does not become stu@@ n@@ ted . A t@@ ree continu@@ es to gro@@ w . Christians should too
For har@@ as@@ sing and persecu@@ ting God’s people , they stand con@@ dem@@ ned .
But what a ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent sight !
O@@ ver the years , we have learned that as long as we stay spiritually strong , we can experience the truth of the words of Psalm 1@@ 26 : 3 : “ Jehovah has done a great thing in what he has done with us .
Although I tri@@ ed to de@@ f@@ end certain Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines , in my heart I did not really believe them .
How is Isaiah 60 : 17 being ful@@ filled today ?
What is the cen@@ tr@@ al less@@ on of Jesus ’ par@@ able of the travel@@ ing mer@@ ch@@ ant ?
• What have you learned from the way Jehovah commun@@ ic@@ ated with the Israelites ?
Timothy was “ well - repor@@ ted - on by the brothers , ” not only in L@@ y@@ str@@ a but also in I@@ con@@ i@@ u@@ m , about 20 mil@@ es ( 32 k@@ m ) to the nor@@ the@@ ast .
A few days before he died , Jesus pray@@ ed : “ Father , gl@@ ori@@ fy your name . ”
Some people se@@ em ob@@ li@@ vi@@ ous to this d@@ anger .
The psalmist did so by shi@@ f@@ ting attention to his relationship with Jehovah .
Job did as Jehovah asked , and Jehovah bless@@ ed him for his for@@ giving spirit .
In this way , many more can share in the benef@@ its that come from worshi@@ p@@ ing God “ with spirit and truth . ”
Tru@@ e worship invol@@ ves more than sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ ing our dedic@@ ation by water im@@ mer@@ sion , atten@@ ding congregation meetings , and sh@@ aring in the public ministry .
When asked if everything was all right , she rep@@ lied : “ It is all right . ”
What David could do : David allow@@ ed Jehovah to help him rec@@ over spiritually .
E@@ very man once a mon@@ th br@@ ings some mo@@ des@@ t co@@ in ​ — or wh@@ en@@ ever he wi@@ sh@@ es , and only if he does wish , and if he can ; for no@@ body is com@@ p@@ el@@ led ; it is a vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary o@@ ffering . ” ​ — A@@ po@@ lo@@ gy , chap@@ ter 39 .
He thus fulfill@@ s his God - given responsi@@ bility to “ provide for those who are his own . ”
7 / 15 Kingdom Go@@ od Ne@@ ws , 4 / 1
He wrote : “ Do not become a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of the witness about our Lord , . . . but take your part in suffering evil for the good news . ”
16 : 1 , 2 .
P@@ ow@@ er@@ ful heavenly cre@@ atu@@ res c@@ ry out : “ You are wor@@ thy , Jehovah , even our God , to receive the glory and the honor and the power , because you cre@@ ated all things , and because of your will they ex@@ is@@ ted and were cre@@ ated . ”
Of course not ! In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t sear@@ ch eng@@ ines use a hu@@ ge number of com@@ pu@@ ters to har@@ v@@ est or sel@@ e@@ ct from bil@@ li@@ ons of We@@ b pages con@@ tain@@ ing everything from the very best to the very wor@@ st .
These en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ations were prom@@ p@@ ted by the sign@@ ing of an O@@ f@@ fi@@ cial Com@@ m@@ on St@@ at@@ ement on O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 31 , 199@@ 9 , in Au@@ g@@ s@@ bur@@ g , Ger@@ many , con@@ fir@@ m@@ ing the Jo@@ in@@ t De@@ c@@ lar@@ ation on the Do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of J@@ us@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation .
A G@@ r@@ and P@@ as@@ so@@ ver Is H@@ eld
H@@ or@@ m@@ one : There are different ty@@ p@@ es of I@@ U@@ D@@ s that con@@ tain a hor@@ m@@ one similar to what is often found in bir@@ th control p@@ ill@@ s .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , “ l@@ ing@@ u@@ is@@ tic fo@@ s@@ s@@ il@@ s ” do ex@@ ist .
The word “ de@@ vi@@ l ” means “ s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ er ” and thus ref@@ ers to someone who tel@@ ls mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous lies about others .
What Sh@@ ould We R@@ em@@ ember Ab@@ out . . .
How was the se@@ a con@@ stru@@ cted ?
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing of a new@@ born child , C@@ ol@@ li@@ er@@ ’s En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia says : “ What attitu@@ des he ev@@ en@@ tually comes to pos@@ s@@ ess he must ac@@ qui@@ re or learn , some@@ what as he must ac@@ qui@@ re or learn a language or any other s@@ k@@ ill . ”
To put it mil@@ dly , his life was not tur@@ ning out as he had ho@@ ped .
S@@ ur@@ ely , though , it was the time they sp@@ ent together in Christian activities that kept their marriage on a high spiritual pl@@ ane .
But as the pre@@ ce@@ ding article showed , we can make right cho@@ ic@@ es regarding care@@ er , en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , and family concer@@ ns .
Jesus told his apostles that they would be among those who would rule as k@@ ings and ju@@ dge “ the tw@@ el@@ ve tri@@ bes of Israel , ” that is , the world of mankind out@@ side that heavenly rul@@ ing class .
The Bible , therefore , ur@@ ges you : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart and do not le@@ an upon your own understanding .
We will e@@ ch@@ o the words of David : “ In the mor@@ ning cause me to hear your loving - kindness , for in you I have put my trust .
It en@@ ab@@ les Jesus ’ disciples to become the se@@ con@@ d@@ ary part of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
When the answer to an emp@@ loy@@ ment question is not clear - cu@@ t , however , Bible principles should be no@@ ted and consider@@ ed pray@@ er@@ fully .
Those first - century events were a pre@@ cur@@ s@@ or of develop@@ ments invol@@ ving Jehovah’s present - day servants .
His in@@ t@@ ent was under@@ sto@@ od . ‘ What I can do , I am g@@ la@@ d to do , but what I cannot do , I do not do . ’
While he was in Ca@@ per@@ na@@ u@@ m in Gal@@ ile@@ e , “ people brought him many dem@@ on - pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed pers@@ ons ; and he ex@@ p@@ el@@ led the spi@@ r@@ its with a word , and he cur@@ ed all who were f@@ aring ba@@ dly . ” ​ — Matthew 8 : 16 .
Se@@ cond , consider the a@@ udi@@ ence Jesus was ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing when he spoke the words found at Luke 17 : 21 .
Those who heard the good news at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . came from a wide are@@ a
We are to be a holy people , even as our God , Jehovah , is holy . ​ — 1 Peter 1 : 15 , 16 .
But something un@@ u@@ su@@ al happened next .
When Satan is tr@@ ying to w@@ ra@@ p his co@@ il@@ s around us , cr@@ us@@ h us with this worl@@ d’s pres@@ sures , and s@@ wal@@ low us , let us sh@@ ake ourselves lo@@ ose and tr@@ am@@ ple down this “ bi@@ g s@@ n@@ ake . ”
Ke@@ ep Des@@ i@@ res S@@ imp@@ le
Wor@@ ds that are not ba@@ cked up by actions are just as in@@ effe@@ ctive as a bo@@ w without a bo@@ w@@ str@@ ing . ​ — 1 John 3 : 18 .
Job long@@ ed for death as a way to es@@ cap@@ e from his ag@@ on@@ y , vie@@ wing the gra@@ ve as a place of conc@@ e@@ al@@ ment from which he could return .
In fact , he desi@@ gn@@ ed a man@@ ’s v@@ est that had large in@@ side po@@ c@@ ke@@ ts to hold Bible liter@@ ature .
In fact , you may find that your children will ask you to read the same st@@ ory over and over .
When John p@@ en@@ ned those words , Satan still re@@ si@@ ded in heaven .
After con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing people ​ — Jews and G@@ ent@@ il@@ es — ​ that Jesus was Christ , the Messi@@ ah , Paul helped them to dedic@@ ation and baptism .
Da@@ ily preaching activities were organiz@@ ed , and many Bible stu@@ dies were started .
What is fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed by the arrang@@ ement of the Ju@@ bi@@ le@@ e year mentioned in the 2@@ 5@@ th chap@@ ter of L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us ?
When Lu@@ ther ob@@ je@@ cted that he had been con@@ dem@@ ned without a fa@@ ir hear@@ ing , E@@ mp@@ er@@ or Ch@@ ar@@ les V sum@@ mon@@ ed the re@@ form@@ er to appe@@ ar before the imp@@ eri@@ al di@@ et , or meeting , at Wor@@ ms .
Be@@ ing consider@@ ed to be without sin in God’s eyes , they would in a sense be like Jesus , the sin@@ less Son of God .
Lo@@ ve W@@ i@@ th@@ in the F@@ am@@ ily
The time is now near for “ the going for@@ th of the word to rest@@ ore and to re@@ buil@@ d Jerusalem ” ​ — the occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence that mar@@ ks the beg@@ in@@ ning of the 70 we@@ ek@@ s of years le@@ ading up to the Messi@@ ah .
The Bible says : “ Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently the woman saw that the t@@ ree was good for food and that it was something to be long@@ ed for to the eyes , y@@ es , the t@@ ree was desi@@ ra@@ ble to look upon .
He will person@@ ally hold acc@@ oun@@ table those who fri@@ v@@ ol@@ ously leave their mate , especially when they do so with the mo@@ tive of taking another par@@ t@@ ner . ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 2 : 13 - 16 ; Mark 10 : 9 .
• What does it mean when we ask Jehovah not to bring us into temp@@ tation ?
However , some Israelites were am@@ as@@ sing ri@@ ches by di@@ sh@@ on@@ est means .
The pla@@ que is fa@@ st@@ ened to the w@@ all of the present - day he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of the fi@@ re de@@ par@@ t@@ ment on H@@ uny@@ adi R@@ o@@ ad , where the public ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tions took place .
“ I , Jehovah , am your God , the One teaching you to benefit yourself , the One gu@@ i@@ ding you in the way you should walk . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A .
The same is true in our relationship with Jehovah .
I was sh@@ o@@ cked when I found in the c@@ ate@@ ch@@ ism book the st@@ at@@ ement : “ The Father is God , the Son is God , and the Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t is God , ” follow@@ ed by the question : “ Are there three Go@@ ds ? ”
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , someone with a quic@@ k mind and with much time and means at his dis@@ pos@@ al will always be able to learn something new from the inspired Scriptures .
“ In la@@ ugh@@ ter the heart may be in pain , ” says the wise king . ​ — Proverbs 14 : 1@@ 3@@ a .
Ph@@ y@@ to@@ pl@@ an@@ k@@ t@@ on gener@@ ates more than half of the o@@ x@@ y@@ g@@ en we bre@@ a@@ the .
W@@ ould you ple@@ ase read it ?
As@@ k yourself : ‘ H@@ on@@ es@@ tly , what is my attitude ?
They expres@@ sed f@@ ond appreciation for Fa@@ ther’s ti@@ rel@@ ess ministry and no@@ ted : “ Bro@@ thers in those old days de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely had the pioneer spirit as they went out to these fore@@ ign plac@@ es with little of this worl@@ d’s go@@ o@@ ds but with a heart full of love for Jehovah .
Consider how great@@ ly he was concer@@ ned about gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying Jehovah’s name .
We ought to ask pers@@ is@@ ten@@ tly , or keep on as@@ king , especially for God’s holy spirit . ​ — 12 / 15 , pages 20 - 2 .
Is he concer@@ ned about us as individuals ?
We have a h@@ all full of people .
Do you feel the same way ?
S@@ up@@ pose it was a v@@ ow that would in some way l@@ ink im@@ mor@@ ality with true worship ?
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er it seem@@ ed that religious lead@@ ers and their pol@@ itical associ@@ ates had brought an end to the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents ’ public preaching and teaching work .
They were the many clear indic@@ ations that Jesus was the true Messi@@ ah sent from God .
We therefore respect Jehovah’s right both to set standards and to give loving discipl@@ ine when we viol@@ ate them .
C@@ er@@ tain prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians a@@ do@@ p@@ ted false teachings ; yet , they continued to associ@@ ate with the congregation .
C@@ oura@@ ge , not c@@ ow@@ ar@@ di@@ ce , took him there .
On the last day of the mon@@ th , I was able to si@@ gn a jo@@ b contr@@ act .
Jehovah will make sure that you have what you really need .
; H@@ ort@@ el@@ an@@ o , J .
Since mil@@ dness is a part of the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s spirit , it is lo@@ gi@@ cal that we should find it to be clo@@ sel@@ y associ@@ ated with God’s mar@@ vel@@ ous person@@ ality .
And in the same year , physi@@ ci@@ ans dis@@ co@@ vered that I had a b@@ ra@@ in tum@@ or .
I@@ N S@@ O@@ M@@ E coun@@ tri@@ es , children love to te@@ ase a pla@@ y@@ mate by s@@ tic@@ king bur@@ s on@@ to his w@@ o@@ o@@ le@@ n pul@@ lo@@ ver .
One father who succ@@ ess@@ fully helped all se@@ ven of his children to love Jehovah always re@@ tre@@ ated to his ro@@ om before the family study in order to pre@@ pare , ta@@ il@@ or@@ ing the material to the needs of each child .
“ During the first two cen@@ tu@@ ries of Christi@@ an@@ ity there was strong op@@ position to recogn@@ iz@@ ing bir@@ th@@ days of mar@@ ty@@ r@@ s or , for that matter , of Jesus , ” states the En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a .
As Creator and S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn R@@ ul@@ er of the uni@@ verse , Jehovah deser@@ ves to be fe@@ ared .
I have nothing to com@@ pla@@ in about ! ”
Moses did not need to be af@@ ra@@ id .
David expres@@ sed his deep feelings in a prayer of faith that is beau@@ ti@@ fully pre@@ served in the Psal@@ ms .
For example , they supp@@ lied an article to The J@@ our@@ n@@ al of the A@@ mer@@ i@@ can Me@@ di@@ cal As@@ soci@@ ation ( No@@ v@@ ember 27 , 198@@ 1 ; re@@ pr@@ inted in How Can B@@ lood Sa@@ ve Your Li@@ fe ? pages 27 - 9 ) .
TH@@ E W@@ O@@ R@@ L@@ D B@@ E@@ F@@ O@@ R@@ E TH@@ E F@@ L@@ O@@ O@@ D
Ph@@ ili@@ p was so inter@@ ested in the prog@@ ress of this P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t Bible that he asked to be sent a pro@@ of of each she@@ et .
If not , what ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments can you make so that each day you will read some of what God has to say ?
My mother was baptized in 19@@ 25 in the meeting h@@ all at Bethel .
Un@@ like the writ@@ ings of Phil@@ o , Pet@@ er@@ ’s instru@@ ction to the early Christian congregation was based on fact and on direction by God’s spirit , “ the spirit of the truth , ” which gu@@ i@@ ded them into all the truth . ​ — John 16 : 13 .
• What strength and comfort do we draw from Jesus ’ promise “ I am with you all the days ” ?
How did Saul come to devel@@ op sel@@ f@@ ish thinking ?
He claim@@ ed : “ Who really is there of mankind that does not know that the city of the Eph@@ es@@ ians is the temple keep@@ er of the great Ar@@ t@@ em@@ is and of the i@@ ma@@ ge that f@@ ell from heaven ? ”
L@@ in@@ e@@ age was tr@@ ac@@ ed through her , and daugh@@ ters received the lar@@ g@@ er share of the in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
In that dis@@ course , Jesus spoke of two men , one dis@@ cre@@ et and the other fo@@ ol@@ ish , who buil@@ t hous@@ es .
( a ) In what sense is the conc@@ ep@@ t of “ fore@@ ign@@ er ” often just a matter of vie@@ w@@ point ?
“ Ke@@ ep per@@ c@@ ei@@ ving what the will of Jehovah is . ” ​ — E@@ P@@ H@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ AN@@ S 5 : 17 .
A full - gro@@ wn Christian stri@@ ves to at@@ tain “ the me@@ asure of st@@ ature that bel@@ ong@@ s to the ful@@ l@@ ness of the Christ . ”
Al@@ low no place for co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness ​ — gre@@ e@@ dy desire for what bel@@ ong@@ s to others .
What kind of family does he come from ?
In what way is Jesus demonstr@@ ating his love of righteousness and justice now , and what should we ask ourselves ?
And he kept pra@@ ying to H@@ im , so that He let himself be ent@@ re@@ ated by him and He heard his re@@ qu@@ est for fav@@ or and rest@@ ored him to Jerusalem to his k@@ ing@@ ship ; and M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h came to know that Jehovah is the true God . ” ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 33 : 12 , 13 .
He was a wonderful husband for 5@@ 5 years , one who loved Jehovah and helped many brothers .
C@@ learly , then , faith is a pr@@ er@@ e@@ qu@@ is@@ ite for ga@@ ining acc@@ ess to God .
A Christian should exam@@ ine his heart in order to deter@@ mine his mo@@ tive .
In@@ justice , po@@ or health , un@@ emp@@ loy@@ ment , g@@ ri@@ ef , or other ca@@ uses of anxi@@ ety and s@@ or@@ ro@@ w may gra@@ du@@ ally cause some to lo@@ se their joy .
Mu@@ ch dep@@ ends on the me@@ a@@ sures we take now .
How do we know that the des@@ crip@@ tion of wisdom at Proverbs 8 : 22 - 31 app@@ lies to Jesus Christ in his pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence ?
Because I lik@@ ed the ide@@ a that all people are e@@ qu@@ al .
What is pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed by the c@@ el@@ es@@ ti@@ al ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t ?
“ Will you si@@ gn now ? ”
By refu@@ sing to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with Jesus ’ ur@@ g@@ ings , therefore , Saul would be h@@ ur@@ ting himself .
Ther@@ efore , we know that it is wise to avoid let@@ ting our health become an ob@@ s@@ es@@ sion or a con@@ st@@ ant concer@@ n .
17 : 17 ; 25 : 25 .
W@@ he@@ ther we learned such tru@@ ths in rec@@ ent times or long ag@@ o , they never fa@@ de in value .
This time , however , the gi@@ ant ne@@ arly kil@@ led David .
To sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our heart , there are serious d@@ ang@@ ers we must avoid .
One wit@@ ch do@@ ct@@ or develop@@ ed doub@@ ts when he lost a le@@ g in an ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
F@@ e@@ el@@ ings of con@@ fu@@ sion , anger , and a@@ ban@@ don@@ ment are only n@@ atur@@ al when we end@@ ure suffering or see someone we love su@@ ff@@ er .
The Bible war@@ ns us : “ The heav@@ iness of a st@@ one and a lo@@ ad of s@@ and ​ — but the v@@ ex@@ ation by someone fo@@ ol@@ ish is he@@ a@@ vi@@ er than both of them . ”
When fac@@ ed with a similar lo@@ ss , D@@ or@@ o@@ thy , who became a wi@@ do@@ w at the age of 4@@ 7 , res@@ ol@@ ved to find some ans@@ wers .
In all situ@@ ations , you can sum@@ m@@ on the strength ​ — with Jehovah’s help — ​ to live up to your dedic@@ ation . ​ — Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 11 - 13 .
E@@ ri@@ c : I@@ ’@@ m not sure what you mean .
Yet , Bar@@ u@@ ch was not over@@ come by pri@@ de ; he hum@@ bly dis@@ cer@@ ned the real s@@ ource of the counsel ​ — Jehovah .
In the exc@@ it@@ ement that often accom@@ pan@@ ies star@@ ting a new bu@@ sin@@ ess , ris@@ ks may be under@@ es@@ tim@@ ated , d@@ ang@@ ers over@@ loo@@ ked , and the un@@ certain@@ ties of being in bu@@ sin@@ ess not fully consider@@ ed .
I am happ@@ ily married to my beau@@ ti@@ ful wife , C@@ ar@@ men .
The first - century gover@@ ning body proved to be a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement both to those taking the lead and to Christians in gener@@ al .
Dis@@ cer@@ ning Ne@@ il@@ ’s interest , the Witness started a Bible study with him .
When you dedic@@ ated your life to him , his heart rejo@@ ic@@ ed .
Jehovah will not mirac@@ ul@@ ously make our problems disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar .
Why is it appro@@ pri@@ ate for us to pray for God’s Kingdom to come ?
( 8 ) L@@ as@@ ch@@ in@@ s@@ ki , M .
Paul’s words to the people of L@@ y@@ str@@ a teach us sever@@ al important less@@ ons about Jehovah God .
But Israel l@@ ac@@ ks a comman@@ der .
A@@ mer@@ i@@ can Si@@ gn L@@ angu@@ age Ju@@ ly 6 - 8
That truth ra@@ ises important questions .
• How can the peace of the Christ control in our hearts when we face in@@ justice ?
The young ones say : “ K@@ no@@ wing two langu@@ ages helped us to ob@@ tain emp@@ loy@@ ment .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 12 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 35 , 1@@ 33
Jesus said that we can pray for material things , including “ bre@@ ad according to our da@@ ily needs . ”
During World W@@ ar I , prom@@ in@@ ent members within the earthly part of Jehovah’s organization were “ cap@@ tur@@ ed , ” or ar@@ rest@@ ed , and sent off to a pris@@ on in A@@ t@@ l@@ an@@ ta , Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ a , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
F@@ il@@ led with holy spirit , Peter “ sto@@ od up ” and am@@ p@@ li@@ fied , or cl@@ ari@@ fied , certain tru@@ ths about Jesus .
But with us was El@@ d@@ on W@@ o@@ o@@ d@@ wor@@ th , an older anointed brother .
10 : 15 - 17 , 19 .
To do so , they would need to cultiv@@ ate the fear of Jehovah , not of men .
However , we should not a@@ bu@@ se his kindness , that is , turn it into an exc@@ use to sin .
Jehovah has supp@@ lied us with a full su@@ it of spiritual ar@@ m@@ or to en@@ able us “ to stand fir@@ m against the ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations of the Devil . ”
With this me@@ asure , the ch@@ urch pre@@ ven@@ ted the lo@@ ss of power and in@@ come that resul@@ ted when pri@@ ests who were married w@@ il@@ led ch@@ urch pro@@ per@@ ty to their children .
They are helped to cop@@ e with the problems they face now , and they learn what the Bible says about a b@@ right future under God’s Kingdom . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 , 18 ; Matthew 6 : 9 , 10 .
God’s purpose to give et@@ er@@ n@@ al life on earth to obedi@@ ent mankind has not chang@@ ed .
Since Sa@@ ul@@ ’s dis@@ obedi@@ ence pa@@ ined Samuel , how it must have g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed him when Saul n@@ ur@@ tur@@ ed mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous h@@ at@@ red for David !
In other words , Timothy was to “ r@@ en@@ oun@@ ce un@@ righteousness . ”
On what will we foc@@ us our attention in this article ?
17 , 18 . ( a ) How does the Bible reve@@ al the import@@ ance of show@@ ing love to children ?
Pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda is a po@@ t@@ ent we@@ ap@@ on .
Sa@@ ys D@@ ali@@ a : “ Some months I get wor@@ ri@@ ed when I have not yet been out in service .
The psalmist David used a vi@@ vi@@ d expres@@ sion to descri@@ be Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess : “ As far as the e@@ ast is from the w@@ est , so far has He re@@ moved our trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions from us . ”
Phil@@ os@@ op@@ her B@@ er@@ tr@@ and Rus@@ sel@@ l descri@@ bed A@@ ris@@ to@@ tle as one of “ the most influ@@ enti@@ al of all ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ ers . ”
W@@ ould he re@@ com@@ men@@ d this ty@@ pe of service ?
A human family would thus beg@@ in .
Yes , but he did not atten@@ d the ra@@ b@@ bin@@ ic scho@@ ol@@ s before being anointed as the Messi@@ ah ; ne@@ i@@ ther was he taught at the fe@@ et of some prom@@ in@@ ent religious lead@@ ers .
Da@@ y One St@@ res@@ ses Jesus ’ Z@@ e@@ al
( Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 8 - 10 . )
We will not com@@ promise , even if you k@@ ill us ! ”
O@@ bed
Davi@@ d’s who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted reli@@ ance on Jehovah and confidence in him showed that David was truly God - fe@@ aring . ​ — Psalm 34 : 4 - 6 , 9 - 11 .
We need to imitate the first - century Jews in B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a who heard Paul’s preaching .
And we now st@@ ate that Jehovah’s name will be “ san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied , ” not “ v@@ indic@@ ated . ”
The course imp@@ ressed on our min@@ ds that while the travel@@ ing overse@@ er off@@ ers ad@@ vice and even cor@@ rection on occasi@@ on , his ma@@ in go@@ al is to help the brothers to see that Jehovah lo@@ ves them . ” ​ — Jo@@ el , 1@@ st class , 199@@ 9 .
She did not at@@ temp@@ t to take over .
Re@@ ma@@ ining S@@ te@@ ad@@ f@@ ast When a Ch@@ il@@ d Re@@ bel@@ s
Jehovah’s P@@ ur@@ pose Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ ed
No matter what I do , whether it@@ ’s working , atten@@ ding a Christian meeting , or enjo@@ ying some form of rec@@ re@@ ation , I am much ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er .
E@@ very second , the su@@ n em@@ its en@@ er@@ gy e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent to the ex@@ p@@ lo@@ sion of many h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of milli@@ ons of nu@@ clear bom@@ bs .
Will you try hard to do that ? —
This inclu@@ des boo@@ ks , ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , mo@@ vi@@ es , material from ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic s@@ our@@ ces , mu@@ si@@ c recor@@ ding@@ s that have spi@@ rit@@ is@@ tic over@@ t@@ ones , as well as a@@ mule@@ ts or other it@@ em@@ s wor@@ n for “ prote@@ ction ” or l@@ in@@ ked to spi@@ rit@@ is@@ tic practic@@ es . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 7 : 25 , 26 ; 1 Corinthians 10 : 21 .
Such ex@@ tre@@ me displa@@ ys of con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ousness should certainly not be found in the true Christian congregation .
It helps us to avoid having an inf@@ l@@ ated op@@ in@@ ion of ourselves if some honor comes our way .
He s@@ mo@@ o@@ th@@ ed over st@@ ra@@ ined rel@@ ations and la@@ id the bas@@ is for peace and un@@ ity in the congregation .
33 : 11 .
What attitude do God’s servants have toward arrang@@ ements for true worship ?
How can they help you ?
They were now like an ele@@ c@@ tri@@ c app@@ li@@ ance cu@@ t off from its s@@ ource of power .
This man was out@@ stan@@ ding@@ ly faithful , righteous , and obedi@@ ent ​ — a man of faith . That is the kind of friend Jehovah cho@@ o@@ ses .
It was this kind of faith that chang@@ ed the lives of John , T@@ ani@@ a , and the others mentioned in this article .
Many ar@@ t@@ ists have a desire to imp@@ ro@@ ve their work in order to re@@ ach what they consider per@@ fe@@ ction in their ar@@ t .
Th@@ r@@ ough the pages of his Word , the Bible , you will come to see why we should not simply ad@@ mi@@ re his su@@ per@@ b desi@@ gn but also gl@@ ori@@ fy him as the Des@@ ign@@ er . ​ — Psalm 8@@ 6 : 12 ; Revelation 4 : 11 .
In I - l@@ an C@@ oun@@ ty in the nor@@ the@@ ast@@ er@@ n part of the is@@ land , a new C@@ ongreg@@ ation Bo@@ ok S@@ tu@@ dy was esta@@ bli@@ shed in the are@@ a where the temp@@ or@@ ary special pione@@ ers wor@@ ked .
In@@ dic@@ ating his perfect sub@@ mis@@ sion to his Father , he stated : “ The S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah himself has op@@ ened my e@@ ar , and I , for my part , was not re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous .
Why can we be sure that Jesus can now resur@@ rec@@ t the dead ?
While going around E@@ dom , the Israelites ti@@ re out and speak against God and Moses .
The necess@@ ity of a hus@@ ban@@ d’s tre@@ ating his wife with honor is emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed by the apostle Pet@@ er@@ ’s conclu@@ ding words , “ in order for your prayers not to be h@@ in@@ der@@ ed . ”
If he is stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing with what he is asked to do , a loving el@@ der does not quic@@ k@@ ly conclu@@ de that he is not qu@@ ali@@ fied .
Why , then , should we expres@@ s gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de even though others do not ?
So it was that a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble set of circumstances contribu@@ ted to the succ@@ ess@@ ful preaching of the good news .
Do@@ ing this requi@@ res that we maintain a good r@@ out@@ ine of regul@@ ar Bible study , meeting attend@@ ance , and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in the field ministry .
L@@ ik@@ ely , you will enjoy ref@@ re@@ shing associ@@ ation with a people who can help you to sub@@ mit to God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and enjoy un@@ ity that will never end .
The cir@@ cul@@ ation of the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation , in whole or in part , has pas@@ sed 1@@ 00 milli@@ on in 34 langu@@ ages .
Paul th@@ re@@ w himself upon E@@ ut@@ y@@ ch@@ us , em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed him , and told on@@ loo@@ k@@ ers : “ S@@ to@@ p ra@@ ising a c@@ lam@@ or , for his soul is in him . ”
* G@@ ro@@ wing to matu@@ r@@ ity requi@@ res that we learn to draw n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment from so@@ li@@ d food , the deep@@ er tru@@ ths of God’s Word .
You , the one saying ‘ Do not com@@ mit ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , ’ do you com@@ mit ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y ? ” ​ — Romans 2 : 21 , 22 .
It can inclu@@ de pi@@ c@@ tures as well as written and a@@ udi@@ o material .
Why is ne@@ g@@ ative go@@ s@@ si@@ p so d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous ?
C@@ ar@@ lo@@ s , who has three sons , com@@ ments : “ We hold a we@@ ek@@ ly meeting to consider the fam@@ il@@ y’s needs .
But is that a heal@@ thy ​ — or cor@@ rec@@ t — ​ view ?
It says : “ Jehovah is wa@@ iting pati@@ ently to show you fav@@ or , and he will ris@@ e up to show you mer@@ cy . For Jehovah is a God of justice . H@@ app@@ y are all those keep@@ ing in expe@@ ct@@ ation of him . ”
“ Tru@@ th . . . at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ts all kin@@ ds of pers@@ ons . ” ​ — A .
A good name is develop@@ ed by many small ac@@ ts over a peri@@ od of time .
Se@@ e@@ ing their pain moved Jesus to feel h@@ ur@@ t to the point of ‘ gro@@ an@@ ing in the spirit . ’
7@@ 9@@ ,@@ 1@@ 5@@ 7
• Why should we love those whom Jehovah lo@@ ves ?
19 : 12 , 13 , 17 .
At times they may feel over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by the opportun@@ ities and decisions that con@@ fr@@ on@@ t them .
P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h and all his servants saw the wisdom in Jose@@ p@@ h’s pl@@ an .
Yes , h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of years in ad@@ v@@ ance , the prophe@@ tic st@@ at@@ ement at Psalm 1@@ 18 : 22 indic@@ ated that a resurrection would occ@@ ur .
How does Jose@@ p@@ h’s example encoura@@ ge you ?
Re@@ fle@@ cting upon Jehovah’s prophecy and his qualities as a loving B@@ ene@@ fac@@ t@@ or must have gener@@ ated in Ca@@ in and A@@ be@@ l a desire for divine appro@@ val .
The M@@ an of “ Lo@@ ving - K@@ in@@ dness Will F@@ ind Li@@ fe ”
The Bible does not mer@@ ely l@@ ist those valu@@ es .
On@@ ce S@@ im@@ on saw the d@@ anger of his wrong desire , he asked the apostles to pray in his be@@ half so that he could over@@ come it . ​ — Acts 8 : 18 - 24 .
These words of praise were ad@@ d@@ ressed to a young Mo@@ a@@ bit@@ ess .
* ​ — 2 K@@ ings 10 : 15 - 17 .
It is an emo@@ tion@@ ally in@@ ten@@ se col@@ or and can en@@ h@@ ance human me@@ ta@@ b@@ ol@@ ism , inc@@ re@@ ase re@@ spi@@ r@@ ation r@@ ate , and ra@@ ise blood pres@@ sure .
The ri@@ der on the wh@@ ite hor@@ se is Jesus .
Ca@@ in re@@ je@@ cted this loving counsel and mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed his brother .
So we asked two young n@@ ative m@@ ill work@@ ers who spoke Eng@@ l@@ ish to teach us M@@ el@@ an@@ es@@ i@@ an P@@ id@@ g@@ in , the n@@ ational language .
How different A@@ k@@ l@@ il@@ u@@ ’s experience was when he attend@@ ed a Christian meeting at the Kingdom H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses !
Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s disa@@ gre@@ ed .
Gi@@ ving bal@@ an@@ ced attention to our health shows appreciation for the preci@@ ous gift of life .
But they could have been there with their flo@@ c@@ ks about O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 1 , which according to the evidence is when Jesus was born .
The Greek ver@@ b transl@@ ated “ ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king ” is in a form that imp@@ lies in@@ ten@@ s@@ ity and con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ated effort .
W@@ ell , how do you commun@@ ic@@ ate with a friend who lives far away ?
However , my relationship with God and the bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od that I am a part of will last forever .
Even when God’s requi@@ re@@ ments se@@ em to go contr@@ ary to human reason@@ ing , we can be confid@@ ent that his instru@@ ctions are always for our lasting good .
Fir@@ st of all , it is than@@ ks to God that “ we have life and move and ex@@ ist . ”
There I me@@ t an el@@ der@@ ly la@@ dy who vis@@ ited my sister to teach her the Bible .
The rul@@ ers of the nations will find that God’s fu@@ ry will over@@ take them su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , when they are tr@@ ying to imp@@ le@@ ment their own pl@@ ans .
The Creator real@@ iz@@ es this too .
Some who found it difficult were associ@@ ated with the congregation in Corin@@ th .
Yes , the true God ho@@ l@@ ds us acc@@ oun@@ table for our words .
In what way can Christian overse@@ ers be yi@@ el@@ ding when meeting together ?
L@@ ik@@ ely because of J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s pro@@ w@@ ess as a fi@@ gh@@ ter , the Scriptures call him “ a mi@@ gh@@ ty , v@@ ali@@ ant man . ”
Acc@@ ording to Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 31 : 13 , the we@@ ek@@ ly S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h was to re@@ mind the Israelites that they were a san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied people .
With a wise king rul@@ ing over them as the v@@ isi@@ ble re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative of the inv@@ isi@@ ble Su@@ pre@@ me R@@ ul@@ er , Jehovah God , the nation enjo@@ yed un@@ sur@@ pas@@ sed sta@@ bility , pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity , and joy .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of our age , though , ‘ we do not know what our life will be t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w , for we are a mis@@ t appe@@ aring for a little while and then disa@@ p@@ pe@@ aring . ’
Yes , Jesus pa@@ id the ransom and thus fre@@ ed believ@@ ing mankind from sla@@ very to sin and death . ​ — 2 Timothy 1 : 10 .
What do we now see in C@@ u@@ ba ?
Their succ@@ ess , they said , was pri@@ mar@@ ily a result of ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles .
The expres@@ sion “ the f@@ l@@ ame of J@@ ah ” that is used to descri@@ be love speak@@ s vo@@ lum@@ es .
N@@ one of these can a@@ wa@@ ke to sa@@ ve their worshi@@ p@@ ers when Jehovah comes to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment .
The Jews who wi@@ shed to do the desi@@ res of their father , the Devil , did not listen to Jesus .
O@@ thers have follow@@ ed the example of Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , Jac@@ o@@ b , and Moses and have given up f@@ ame or ri@@ ches to foc@@ us on serving Jehovah .
As a result , in many par@@ ts of the world today , people in gener@@ al are a@@ pa@@ the@@ tic to the Kingdom good news .
Some un@@ sc@@ ru@@ pul@@ ous sto@@ re@@ keep@@ ers took advan@@ ta@@ ge of the gener@@ al un@@ famili@@ ar@@ ity with the new system to sh@@ ort@@ change their cu@@ st@@ om@@ ers .
The love - at - first - sight feel@@ ing may be en@@ ough for a ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble r@@ om@@ ance , but it is not an a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate bas@@ is for a happy marriage .
M@@ ore than once , and in o@@ pen disa@@ gre@@ ement with the teachings of his ch@@ urch , he held that the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Jesus Christ’s death should be ob@@ served just one time each year , “ the ex@@ act day on which the an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary f@@ alls . ”
In the mean@@ time , how can you show your appreciation for God’s gi@@ f@@ ts , such as the ra@@ in ?
In E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , cl@@ as@@ si@@ f@@ ying the Jews as inf@@ eri@@ or was a pr@@ elu@@ de to the H@@ olo@@ ca@@ u@@ st .
He lo@@ ves them because they activ@@ ely offer to God “ a sacrifice of praise , that is , the fru@@ it of li@@ ps which make public declar@@ ation to his name , ” even as Jesus did when he was on earth . ​ — Hebrews 13 : 15 .
Satan tri@@ es to influ@@ ence the thinking of people by provi@@ ding false information and dec@@ ep@@ tive pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda .
As a result , the brothers a@@ do@@ p@@ ted the prac@@ tice of id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying one another by their given n@@ ames , such as Jo@@ s@@ é or Paulo , rather than by their sur@@ n@@ ames .
With E@@ s@@ ther today and on our we@@ d@@ ding day at B@@ er@@ n Bethel , O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 195@@ 5
32 Can a C@@ u@@ t - D@@ own T@@ ree S@@ pr@@ out A@@ gain ?
To ‘ de@@ f@@ end and leg@@ ally esta@@ bl@@ ish ’ our right to preach from house to house , we have pres@@ ented c@@ as@@ es before the cour@@ ts , including the Su@@ pre@@ me C@@ our@@ t of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
A@@ m@@ ong those who came to see what Solom@@ on@@ ’s rule was like was the qu@@ e@@ en of S@@ he@@ ba , along with her large ent@@ oura@@ ge .
I G@@ R@@ E@@ W U@@ P on my gr@@ and@@ fa@@ ther’s co@@ t@@ t@@ on f@@ ar@@ m in the st@@ ate of Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ a , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , during the Gre@@ at De@@ pres@@ sion of the 19@@ 30 ’ s .
He may say that he dr@@ in@@ ks to rel@@ a@@ x , not to get dr@@ un@@ k .
1 : 7 ; 4 : 12 , 13 .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish giving in appreciation for and in support of the work of the earthly part of Jehovah’s organization is a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al as@@ pect of worship .
S@@ cho@@ la@@ r W@@ il@@ li@@ am R@@ am@@ say c@@ alls Luke “ a hist@@ ori@@ an of the high@@ est order . ”
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , by the words “ I have appro@@ ved , ” Jehovah expres@@ sed his appro@@ val of his Son .
And how can parents teach love to their children ?
Some R@@ em@@ in@@ ders and C@@ au@@ tions
How were Adam and E@@ ve led into dis@@ obedi@@ ence ?
“ A few months ear@@ li@@ er , my mother had become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and I began to read their liter@@ ature .
L@@ ear@@ ning to C@@ op@@ e
Par@@ adise ​ — In He@@ av@@ en or on E@@ ar@@ th ?
If we feel that we could imp@@ ro@@ ve in this reg@@ ard , let us pray for Jehovah’s holy spirit and then work in har@@ mony with our prayers .
However , since the “ two k@@ ings , ” the king of S@@ y@@ ri@@ a and the king of Israel , were no longer a th@@ re@@ at to Juda@@ h in the first century C.E . , the prophecy about I@@ m@@ man@@ u@@ el must have had an in@@ iti@@ al fulfill@@ ment in Isa@@ i@@ ah’s day .
What fac@@ t@@ ors can contribu@@ te to mar@@ it@@ al st@@ ress ?
A@@ no@@ ther child may requi@@ re a str@@ ong@@ er re@@ pro@@ of .
In Bible times , k@@ is@@ sing was an expres@@ sion of fri@@ end@@ ship and faith@@ ful@@ ness .
May we jo@@ in our vo@@ ic@@ es with those of God’s faithful heavenly cre@@ atu@@ res in saying : “ Let the praise and the glory and the wisdom and the than@@ k@@ s@@ giving and the honor and the power and the strength be to our God forever and ever .
He was of the tri@@ be of the R@@ ep@@ ha@@ im , men who were known for their un@@ u@@ su@@ al si@@ ze .
W@@ as it the bir@@ th@@ day of a ch@@ am@@ pi@@ on of the po@@ or , a re@@ be@@ l who posed such a th@@ re@@ at to the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re that he was ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted , or perhaps a sage who st@@ ressed self - knowledge and an in@@ ner kingdom of wisdom ?
The fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness in the heart of a you@@ th can eas@@ ily lead him or her ast@@ ra@@ y .
We cannot find the words to expres@@ s our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de . ”
So if our Bible reading and study ha@@ bi@@ ts leave much to be desi@@ red , it would be good to make a personal an@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is to see how our time is sp@@ ent .
That is , he could re@@ view some fac@@ ts and then ask le@@ ading or vie@@ w@@ point questions .
Joseph sur@@ ely p@@ our@@ ed out his heart to his God .
In our prayers we should pet@@ iti@@ on Jehovah to support such de@@ ar , faithful sisters to continue loy@@ ally in their service .
However , not all are op@@ posed to Jehovah’s servants .
Thus , Jesus was show@@ ing that a person who har@@ b@@ ors sm@@ ol@@ der@@ ing wr@@ ath against his brother is com@@ mit@@ ting a serious sin .
To re@@ ach such go@@ als , some have left E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe and have moved to Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a to serve in are@@ as where there is a greater need for Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers .
One M@@ on@@ th of S@@ um@@ m@@ er F@@ ru@@ it
The future of that city seem@@ ed un@@ certain . ​ — E@@ z@@ r@@ a 4 : 21 - 24 .
E@@ ver@@ yone Some people
As reli@@ ef s@@ we@@ pt over the cu@@ p@@ be@@ ar@@ er@@ ’s fe@@ atu@@ res , Joseph ad@@ ded this re@@ qu@@ est : “ P@@ le@@ ase show me loyal love and men@@ tion me to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h . ”
Do you “ keep on ” pra@@ ying for holy spirit ?
Thus , all who exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus and obey him will receive what Adam for@@ fe@@ ited ​ — the pro@@ spe@@ ct of everlasting life . ​ — John 3 : 16 ; Romans 6 : 23 .
How his Fa@@ ther’s as@@ sur@@ ance must have streng@@ th@@ ened Jesus to de@@ al with the many challeng@@ es he was about to face !
Like “ ra@@ ven@@ ous w@@ ol@@ ves , ” false teach@@ ers are out to de@@ v@@ our tru@@ sting members of the congregation , destro@@ ying their faith and le@@ ading them away from the truth . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Are children in a position to make an in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent dedic@@ ation ?
Mar@@ ch 15 , 200@@ 8
Hence , they “ went out ” to me@@ et him , b@@ ol@@ dly preaching that “ the appointed times of the nations ” would end in 1914 . ​ — Luke 21 : 24 .
It en@@ ab@@ les us to bu@@ y certain things we need , but it has its li@@ mit@@ ations .
( Read Hebrews 9 : 11 , 12 . )
And how might those righ@@ ts be enc@@ ro@@ ached on ?
The Bible re@@ comm@@ ends app@@ lic@@ ation of such “ practic@@ al wisdom and thinking ability ” because “ they will prove to be life to your soul . ” ​ — Proverbs 3 : 21 , 22 .
S@@ ome@@ times their la@@ b@@ ors lead to dead ends , but in many c@@ as@@ es they deli@@ ver benef@@ its to mankind .
A@@ no@@ inted ones need to remain faithful from the day they are se@@ aled with holy spirit until the ‘ day they are rel@@ eas@@ ed ’ from their fle@@ sh@@ ly bo@@ dies ​ — that is , until their death .
In ad@@ dition to Satan’s efforts to conc@@ e@@ al the good news , many people v@@ ei@@ l their own fac@@ es because they do not want to see .
Ser@@ ving Jehovah is the best way of life .
* How ?
Then would come Z@@ e@@ de@@ ki@@ ah’s rule , mar@@ ked by the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem .
This pra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy sacrifice , however , does not mean that they cannot enjoy life to the full .
Moses said : “ My instru@@ ction will d@@ ri@@ p as the ra@@ in , my saying will tri@@ ck@@ le as the de@@ w , as g@@ ent@@ le ra@@ ins upon gr@@ ass . ”
12 : 3 ; He@@ b .
This fre@@ en@@ ess en@@ ab@@ les those with spiritual qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations to ‘ read@@ just their brother ’ before a proble@@ m es@@ cal@@ ates .
To sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard his ministry , Timothy needed to r@@ ely on God’s spirit .
W@@ I@@ TH@@ O@@ U@@ T fun@@ ds to care for my family , I gre@@ w des@@ per@@ ate .
This is the cho@@ ice that such famili@@ es must make on a da@@ ily bas@@ is .
All si@@ x d@@ ri@@ v@@ ers will tell you how difficult it is to h@@ and@@ le a tru@@ ck lo@@ ad@@ ed with ten t@@ ons of boo@@ ks .
This pas@@ sage cannot be speaking mer@@ ely about divine wisdom or wisdom in the ab@@ str@@ act .
If you become known for your consider@@ ate be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or toward others , you are likely to gain their recogn@@ iti@@ on and accep@@ t@@ ance .
Wh@@ atever the case , a happy re@@ uni@@ on must have taken place when David repor@@ ted to them how Jehovah had again deli@@ vered him .
He told us in no un@@ certain ter@@ ms why we were being asked to leave and gave a name ​ — Jo@@ ã@@ o G@@ on@@ ç@@ al@@ ves Mat@@ e@@ us — ​ my Bible stud@@ ent !
As a result , within the course of one day , Job learned that his li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck had been sto@@ le@@ n or destro@@ yed , his attend@@ ants had been kil@@ led , and his ten children had lost their lives .
Jehovah’s Witnesses appreci@@ ate efforts to provide qu@@ ality medi@@ cal care , and they we@@ i@@ gh the ris@@ k / ​ benefit r@@ ati@@ o of any tre@@ at@@ ment .
Still , Jesus ’ re@@ pu@@ tation and dem@@ e@@ an@@ or must have con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed her that he could and would he@@ al her .
Di@@ ane was de@@ va@@ stated . Bu@@ r@@ sting into te@@ ars , she r@@ an back into the house .
This is the great@@ est and first comman@@ d@@ ment . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Our fore@@ most desire should be to stri@@ ve to be a succ@@ ess as Jehovah would view it .
In 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . , right at the appointed time , Jehovah’s judgment came upon the apost@@ ate nation of Juda@@ h .
I rec@@ all loo@@ king into a mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r and saying , “ If there is a God out there , help me . ”
Those inclu@@ de such things as “ for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , lo@@ ose conduct , i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , prac@@ tice of spi@@ rit@@ ism , en@@ m@@ ities , stri@@ fe , je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , f@@ its of anger , con@@ ten@@ tions , div@@ isions , se@@ cts , en@@ vi@@ es , dr@@ un@@ ken b@@ ou@@ ts , re@@ vel@@ ries . ”
“ Un@@ less anyone is born again , he cannot see the kingdom of God .
F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ ing that com@@ mis@@ sion requi@@ res time and effort that might o@@ ther@@ wise be used in se@@ cul@@ ar pur@@ su@@ its .
H@@ um@@ ility so@@ f@@ ten@@ s the heart , help@@ ing us to become more te@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble .
A s@@ inc@@ ere prayer in be@@ half of the one who has off@@ ended us can do much to help us over@@ come res@@ ent@@ ment .
In 19@@ 36 we received a new prin@@ ting pres@@ s from Ger@@ many , and some of the young brothers had a hard time pu@@ t@@ ting it together .
After he acc@@ used Job and received per@@ mis@@ sion to t@@ est him , “ Satan went out away from the person of Jehovah . ” ​ — Job 1 : 12 ; 2 : 7 .
“ F@@ o@@ re@@ ign@@ ers will be your f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers and your v@@ in@@ e@@ d@@ res@@ s@@ ers .
What a f@@ it@@ ting illustr@@ ation of the a@@ bu@@ sive tre@@ at@@ ment the people in Mi@@ ca@@ h’s day are experi@@ enc@@ ing at the hands of their evil lead@@ ers !
He will ac@@ tually s@@ wal@@ low up death forever , and the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah will certainly wi@@ pe the te@@ ars from all fac@@ es . ” ​ — Isaiah 25 : 4 - 6 , 8 .
Acc@@ ording to the book , she refu@@ sed to r@@ en@@ oun@@ ce her beli@@ ef@@ s and found comfort from the Scriptures during her fin@@ al days .
Jehovah al@@ one has ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te fre@@ e@@ dom , but the way he uses it se@@ ts a pat@@ ter@@ n for us .
How can we w@@ in our bat@@ tle against such a da@@ un@@ ting enem@@ y ?
( Read Jo@@ shua 24 : 15 . )
One of the princi@@ p@@ al things requi@@ red is having a love for the full - time ministry and enjo@@ ying the work of help@@ ing people .
“ W@@ ine is a ri@@ di@@ cul@@ er , ” war@@ ns the Bible , “ in@@ to@@ x@@ ic@@ ating li@@ qu@@ or is bo@@ is@@ ter@@ ous , and ever@@ yone going ast@@ ra@@ y by it is not wise . ”
Me@@ an@@ while , what a privilege it is to car@@ ry li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving tru@@ ths to earth@@ ’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants ! ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 9 : 4 - 6 , 11 .
( b ) C@@ ite an example .
At the bur@@ ning bus@@ h , Jehovah said to Moses : “ I am pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ding to go down to deli@@ ver [ my people ] out of the hand of the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans and to bring them up out of that land to a land good and sp@@ ac@@ i@@ ous , to a land f@@ low@@ ing with mil@@ k and h@@ one@@ y . ”
Because of false teachings , some even think that God is c@@ ru@@ el and that it is imp@@ os@@ sible to love him .
I will not allow it to dra@@ g me down spiritually or af@@ fect my relationship with Jehovah and with my brothers . ”
• How does the holy spirit op@@ er@@ ate to cl@@ ari@@ fy matters in our day ?
The tur@@ mo@@ il ca@@ used many of the pe@@ as@@ ants in the are@@ a to fle@@ e to sa@@ f@@ ety .
I , on the other hand , have stri@@ ven to c@@ ra@@ m my pages even to over@@ f@@ low@@ ing , with qu@@ o@@ t@@ ations dra@@ wn from all par@@ ts of the Bible . ”
E@@ v@@ ents un@@ fol@@ ded quic@@ k@@ ly .
T@@ ry to ‘ bu@@ y out time ’ from less important activities .
Lu@@ ke@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l ref@@ ers to Jesus as Mar@@ y’s “ fir@@ st@@ born , ” imp@@ l@@ ying that she later bor@@ e other children .
Do you see things about yourself that need to be ad@@ ju@@ sted ?
Lo@@ cal mer@@ ch@@ ants would not ear@@ n that much after working for sever@@ al years .
Rather , it la@@ ys emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on s@@ ound judgment and is based on acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge and understanding .
( a ) Ex@@ pla@@ in what it means to turn away from what is bad . ( b ) What is involved in doing what is good ?
If you do , you@@ ’@@ l@@ l be just like the members of any other religion of Chris@@ tend@@ om . ”
B@@ as@@ ed on a ma@@ p cop@@ y@@ righ@@ ted by P@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ al Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ve ( Ne@@ ar E@@ ast@@ er@@ n H@@ ist@@ ory ) E@@ st . and S@@ ur@@ ve@@ y of Israel
In that very year , Jesus came to John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er and was baptized in water .
Even some Christians have made bad decisions and for “ di@@ sh@@ on@@ est gain ” have lost their good re@@ pu@@ tation in the congregation . ​ — 1 Timothy 3 : 8 ; Ti@@ tu@@ s 1 : 7 .
The apostle says : “ In show@@ ing honor to one another take the lead . ”
Un@@ der@@ standing it takes time and effort .
They will never com@@ promise .
Th@@ r@@ ough ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising , com@@ mer@@ ce ar@@ ous@@ es desi@@ res for new pro@@ du@@ cts and often con@@ ve@@ ys the ide@@ a that we are not going to be happy un@@ less we ac@@ qui@@ re them .
As of this writ@@ ing , we are doing this work all over the world , in 2@@ 36 lands and in well over 4@@ 00 langu@@ ages .
11 .
H@@ ann@@ ah did not do that .
Not long af@@ ter@@ ward , a gan@@ g of ei@@ ght men came upon us and for@@ ced us into their two c@@ ars .
She was helped to understand that “ God is greater than our hearts ” and vie@@ ws us in a way that may be qu@@ ite different from how we see ourselves . ​ — 1 John 3 : 19 , 20 .
As in the first century , today ‘ a great number have become believers and have turned to the Lord . ’
You would ear@@ n more and soon be able to pur@@ cha@@ se a bi@@ gg@@ er bo@@ at than this pi@@ ro@@ gu@@ e .
You could say that people in Jo@@ b@@ ’s time may not have believ@@ ed that the earth is flo@@ ating in sp@@ ace .
Then Jesus continued with his teaching , war@@ ning his listen@@ ers about the d@@ anger of being di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted from God’s service by desi@@ res for material things . ​ — Luke 12 : 13 - 15 .
S@@ ci@@ ence has advan@@ ced for 3@@ ,000 years since Jehovah posed those questions to Job .
At the conven@@ tion , I saw 18 - year - old E@@ r@@ ika F@@ in@@ ke .
In a number of c@@ as@@ es , they con@@ fir@@ m decisions by the New World Bible Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e to rest@@ ore Jehovah’s name to plac@@ es where it had been re@@ moved from the Mas@@ o@@ re@@ tic text .
Fa@@ ith Can Ch@@ ange Your Li@@ fe , 1 / 1
Acc@@ ording to the 20@@ 11 Ye@@ ar@@ book , Jehovah’s Witnesses sp@@ ent over 1@@ .@@ 6 bil@@ li@@ on h@@ our@@ s in the field ministry .
Th@@ ree 1@@ 6@@ th - C@@ en@@ tury Tru@@ th Se@@ ek@@ ers ​ — What Di@@ d They F@@ ind ?
H@@ ar@@ dly a mon@@ th later , in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 19@@ 50 , after la@@ un@@ ch@@ ing a cam@@ pa@@ ign of de@@ fam@@ ation in the me@@ dia , the Com@@ mun@@ ist re@@ gi@@ me ban@@ ned our activities .
Di@@ d you know that if you read about four pages a day , you will complete the whole Bible in just one year ?
Z@@ i@@ ba said that M@@ ep@@ hi@@ bo@@ sh@@ et@@ h had dis@@ loy@@ ally sta@@ yed be@@ h@@ ind in Jerusalem in the hope of ac@@ qui@@ ring the k@@ ing@@ ship for himself .
With such a great spiritual har@@ v@@ est , now is a wonderful time to serve as a mission@@ ary .
They may think that the physical heavens and earth will be re@@ plac@@ ed .
Our s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity in pur@@ su@@ ing peace with our spiritual brothers and sisters may well have a be@@ aring on how ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly we are a@@ wa@@ iting Jehovah’s day and his promised new world .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate In@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy With Jehovah
Mo@@ ve T@@ ow@@ ard the Li@@ ght
Ther@@ efore , the Bible off@@ ers this counsel : “ Q@@ u@@ it being fa@@ shi@@ oned after this system of things , but be trans@@ form@@ ed by making your mind over , that you may prove to y@@ ourselves the good and accep@@ table and perfect will of God . ”
( Read Romans 2 : 6 , 7 . )
Then they took M@@ other and me back to our house , which they sear@@ ched for the first time .
At such m@@ om@@ ents , it is good to consider the words of God’s prophet Mi@@ ca@@ h , who wrote : “ The loyal one has peri@@ shed from the earth , and among mankind there is no u@@ pri@@ ght one . ”
When Paul fore@@ told the c@@ ry of “ Pe@@ ace and se@@ cur@@ ity ! , ” to what did he com@@ pare the des@@ tru@@ ction to follow , and what can we learn from this ?
A@@ da@@ p@@ ting to Ch@@ ang@@ es
The most preci@@ ous pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion a Christian has is his personal relationship with God .
The N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m , the su@@ per@@ human off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of the dis@@ obedi@@ ent angels , all peri@@ shed .
12 : 4@@ 7 , 4@@ 8 .
A husband can show his sub@@ mis@@ sion by following Jesus ’ example .
One par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of love is mentioned by Paul again and again .
How did the brothers re@@ act ?
• How should hus@@ ban@@ ds exerc@@ ise their God - given authority ?
In Jesus ’ day , field work@@ ers were pa@@ id on a da@@ ily bas@@ is .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 24 , 5@@ 2
“ Sh@@ all we then go to M@@ r@@ s . K@@ o@@ da@@ ’s house ? ”
What more could I want ! ” ​ — E@@ z@@ i@@ qui@@ el , B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
C@@ u@@ ri@@ ously , when we pray , we fre@@ ely ad@@ mit that we are imper@@ fect .
Then she gave the let@@ ters to her mother for her to leave at re@@ si@@ d@@ ences where people were not at home during her do@@ or - to - do@@ or ministry .
E@@ ar@@ n@@ est E@@ f@@ fort ​ — When B@@ less@@ ed by Jehovah ? 8 / 1 El@@ ders ​ — T@@ ra@@ in O@@ thers , 1 / 1
For example , the disci@@ ple James coun@@ sel@@ ed those who were tre@@ ating we@@ al@@ thy Christians with more honor than po@@ o@@ re@@ r ones .
Our love for our brothers will move us to “ share with the holy ones according to their needs ” and according to our ability .
In 19@@ 6@@ 3 , Ar@@ ne and I were married , and two years later I gave bir@@ th to our son , G@@ ary .
However , the first concer@@ n in our prayers should be Jehovah’s inter@@ ests .
I me@@ t Bro@@ ther R@@ ei@@ f@@ f with te@@ ars st@@ re@@ am@@ ing down my face , hear@@ t@@ si@@ ck at the thought of lea@@ ving my parents be@@ h@@ ind .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ers of the P@@ ure L@@ and se@@ cts of Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ism in Ch@@ ina and J@@ ap@@ an believe that by end@@ less@@ ly rec@@ iting “ A@@ mit@@ ab@@ h@@ a , ” the name of the Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ a of Un@@ li@@ mit@@ ed Li@@ ght , they will be re@@ born in the P@@ ure L@@ and , or W@@ es@@ ter@@ n Par@@ adise , where they will live in su@@ pre@@ me happiness .
Jehovah’s Witnesses are well a@@ ware of the chall@@ enge posed by the need for self - control .
The trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation vision was given to Jesus ’ disciples when they needed encourag@@ ement .
‘ Why am I stu@@ ck in this dead - end jo@@ b ? ’ he as@@ ks himself .
Peter had “ not God’s mind , but that of men . ” ​ — Matthew 16 : 22 , 23 ; fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
I@@ magine that one night you a@@ wa@@ ke to the sm@@ ell of s@@ mo@@ ke .
How can your view of your faith help you to speak to others ? As you show respect for others and take a personal interest in them , it is more likely that they will respon@@ d in kind .
R@@ es@@ id@@ ents of Eph@@ esus worshipp@@ ed the go@@ dd@@ ess Ar@@ t@@ em@@ is .
Just as F@@ er@@ n@@ and and his wife became ac@@ tive Witnesses of Jehovah in 19@@ 39 , World W@@ ar I@@ I bro@@ ke out in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
M@@ one@@ y did not bring fre@@ e@@ dom from wor@@ ry or anxi@@ ety . ”
But do not give up .
8 Does God appro@@ ve of ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ ality ?
He encoura@@ ged his brothers by his coura@@ ge@@ ous example at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st and ther@@ e@@ after .
E@@ ven@@ tually , every human on earth will have acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God and will be obedi@@ ent to him .
Why is Job con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that his reli@@ ef will come ?
15 , 16 . ( a ) To what can a self - cen@@ tered attitude lead , as ex@@ emp@@ li@@ fied by whom ?
Hence , he sh@@ a@@ res his Fa@@ ther’s view of those who have died faithful .
▪ F@@ e@@ e@@ ding Many Th@@ r@@ ough the H@@ ands of a F@@ e@@ w
If so , no@@ te these inspired words : “ Ex@@ pe@@ ct@@ ation post@@ pon@@ ed makes the heart si@@ ck , but a desire real@@ ized is a t@@ ree of life . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
D@@ r . G@@ ra@@ f and his col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es app@@ lied their s@@ k@@ ill@@ s to help V@@ ic@@ k@@ y rec@@ over .
We must also sear@@ ch for ans@@ wers to questions we might have .
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately , she recogn@@ iz@@ es the famili@@ ar way he speak@@ s to her .
So we must make sure that we do not allow the world to se@@ du@@ ce us and make us sto@@ p rel@@ ying on Jehovah .
Jesus ’ next concer@@ n is for the needs of his disciples , that “ he may give them everlasting life . ”
All who desire divine appro@@ val today must exerc@@ ise similar faith , dedic@@ ate themselves to Jehovah God , and under@@ go Christian baptism in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of an un@@ re@@ served dedic@@ ation to the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh God .
Such ad@@ vice is still s@@ ound .
We ob@@ serve the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al to his praise .
It seem@@ s only reason@@ able , then , that Jehovah should ex@@ pect us to learn and obey the la@@ ws and principles that gover@@ n all Kingdom c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 20 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 29 , 1@@ 34
How can prayer help us to keep on the w@@ atch ?
This ex@@ po@@ sure to the Bible develop@@ ed in me a strong desire to worship Jehovah accep@@ ta@@ bly .
They study God’s Word together .
At their S@@ un@@ day meetings , the com@@ bin@@ ed attend@@ ance of these 7 congregations u@@ su@@ ally to@@ tal@@ s about 1@@ ,@@ 7@@ 00 .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , do we respon@@ d gr@@ ate@@ fully when we receive su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions that will help us to remain “ in the p@@ ath of u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness ” ?
He ad@@ mit@@ ted that he had so h@@ ated the Christians that “ to the point of exc@@ ess [ he ] kept on persecu@@ ting the congregation of God and de@@ va@@ st@@ ating it . ”
However , we have full faith that he uses his power in be@@ half of his people today .
Ke@@ ep doing what you are doing . ’
Jehovah , the Creator of marriage , wants each cou@@ ple to have a happy and succ@@ ess@@ ful married life , so he has given wise ad@@ vice in his Word , the Bible .
O@@ ver the years , the older ones in our mi@@ d@@ st have person@@ ally experienced some of the organiz@@ ational ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments that have inc@@ reas@@ ed the beau@@ ty of the earthly part of Jehovah’s organization .
“ Many prayers to Jehovah and long con@@ vers@@ ations with matu@@ re brothers and sisters helped me to see that Jehovah bless@@ es a willing spirit . ” ​ — Ka@@ y@@ la from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates
We read that Ju@@ d@@ as and S@@ il@@ as “ encoura@@ ged the brothers with many a dis@@ course and streng@@ th@@ ened them . ”
They att@@ ac@@ ked the of@@ fic@@ es of The A@@ cro@@ pol@@ is , mar@@ ched against the p@@ al@@ ace , took over the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity of A@@ th@@ ens , and dem@@ an@@ ded that the govern@@ ment re@@ si@@ gn .
How can we co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with one another in the preaching work , in the congregation , and in the family ?
Such s@@ crip@@ tures as Isaiah 5@@ 4 : 4 and 1 Corinthians 7 : 15 gave me peace of mind and the strength to go on with life .
What God had offered was life or death , ex@@ ist@@ ence or n@@ on@@ ex@@ ist@@ ence .
They qu@@ it their jo@@ bs , gave up their sa@@ il@@ bo@@ at , and moved to M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
( a ) How important is it to speak with a lear@@ ner about spiritual go@@ als ?
Some might reason that bet@@ ting small am@@ oun@@ ts of money while pla@@ ying a fri@@ end@@ ly c@@ ard or bo@@ ard g@@ ame with relati@@ ves or close friends is no more than in@@ no@@ c@@ ent en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
“ Jesus and his disciples ” were invit@@ ed to the marriage fe@@ ast at C@@ ana .
This too is a blessing .
A@@ m I going to make it ? ”
A form@@ er por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y ad@@ di@@ ct , Ju@@ an , says : “ When I see an at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive woman , I often feel the ur@@ ge to take a second and a th@@ ir@@ d look .
Today , we need more than ever to devel@@ op such Chris@@ t@@ like qualities . Al@@ ready , pres@@ sures on all of God’s people are in@@ ten@@ si@@ f@@ ying .
The Cana@@ an@@ ites were no@@ t@@ ori@@ ously c@@ ru@@ el , and they deli@@ ber@@ ately op@@ posed God and his people
Mo@@ re@@ over , Satan also brought death to humans .
Ke@@ ep in mind that the woman does not find the co@@ in by loo@@ king around her house ca@@ su@@ ally , just here and there , or in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ ally , just now and then .
That day , about 1@@ 20 members of the new congregation were filled with holy spirit and started speaking in different langu@@ ages to Jews and pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes .
If such a person should die in this system , he will live again in the new world to come . ​ — 2 Corinthians 6 : 9 ; 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
How did Moses ’ own people show dis@@ respect for Jehovah ?
“ In view of his desire , we , his parents , ra@@ ised the c@@ hi@@ ck@@ ens and so@@ ld them .
He did this by bre@@ ak@@ ing a lo@@ a@@ f of un@@ le@@ av@@ ened bre@@ ad , and pas@@ sing it to each of his 11 faithful apostles , he said : “ This means my body which is to be given in your be@@ half .
Like the war@@ m ra@@ ys of the b@@ right su@@ n , com@@ pas@@ sion can so@@ o@@ the a dist@@ ressed soul , less@@ en pain , and li@@ ft the spi@@ r@@ its of an a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted person .
At Proverbs 13 : 24 , it ref@@ ers to par@@ ent@@ al authority .
At age se@@ ven , I had a u@@ ro@@ st@@ om@@ y , an op@@ er@@ ation per@@ form@@ ed to cre@@ ate an ar@@ ti@@ fi@@ cial op@@ ening in my body so that I could pas@@ s ur@@ ine .
This simp@@ le de@@ vice made it e@@ asi@@ er for stud@@ ents to id@@ enti@@ fy the ro@@ o@@ t of a Hebrew word , help@@ ing them in the pro@@ c@@ ess of lear@@ ning the language .
David no doubt turned to Jehovah for help , and he sur@@ ely took comfort in the pro@@ spe@@ ct of a future resurrection of “ the righteous . ” ​ — Acts 24 : 15 .
Of course , it is enti@@ r@@ ely prop@@ er to seek ass@@ ist@@ ance from the elders and to in@@ form them if a member of the congregation is gu@@ il@@ ty of a serious wrong .
Re@@ fle@@ cting a way of thinking that is comm@@ on in many se@@ cul@@ ar@@ ized soci@@ e@@ ties , a rec@@ ent pol@@ l no@@ ted that “ most A@@ mer@@ ic@@ ans want to deci@@ de for themselves what is right , good and mean@@ ing@@ ful . ”
E@@ ve turned her back on Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y
1@@ 00 : 2 .
How can you sto@@ p im@@ mo@@ der@@ ate use of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l ?
I wonder@@ ed if I had done something wrong .
7 : 1 , 2 ​ — What is inclu@@ ded in “ my sa@@ y@@ ings ” and “ my own comman@@ d@@ ments ” ?
Jesus next high@@ ligh@@ ts another less@@ on that ad@@ ul@@ ts can learn from children : “ W@@ ho@@ ever does not receive the kingdom of God like a young child will by no means en@@ ter into it . ”
He and perhaps others in his family are exc@@ lu@@ ded from Christian associ@@ ation as un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers .
R@@ ac@@ he@@ l is well a@@ ware of Jehovah’s promise to bl@@ ess Jac@@ o@@ b .
Hence , the sub@@ ject matter was most f@@ it@@ ting : “ Li@@ ving U@@ p to Our De@@ dic@@ ation G@@ l@@ ori@@ fi@@ es God . ”
Rather than at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ting people , such teaching turned them away .
In 19@@ 7@@ 7 my bel@@ o@@ ved wife and faithful compan@@ ion pas@@ sed away .
But the local brothers felt o@@ ther@@ wise .
However , if we are among “ the good ones , ” we can be sure that Jehovah takes no@@ te of our ac@@ ts of faith@@ ful@@ ness .
Because of da@@ ily pres@@ sures from the world and op@@ position to our Kingdom - preaching work , some of us may be so f@@ ati@@ gu@@ ed that we feel like s@@ low@@ ing down in Jehovah’s service .
Consider how he did that with E@@ ve .
S@@ imp@@ le lo@@ gi@@ c was en@@ ough .
In what positi@@ ve ways can we apply the ad@@ vice given at Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 1 - 4 ?
You have come to the wrong place ! ’
Christian fa@@ thers imitate Jehovah by teaching their children the truth and help@@ ing them to have a relationship with their Father in heaven ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 8 - 10 )
( a ) What does ra@@ ising a child invol@@ ve ?
Because they have the same gr@@ ate@@ ful spirit as the man who was born bl@@ ind and who was heal@@ ed .
God’s Word expla@@ ins that no n@@ ational , rac@@ i@@ al , or e@@ th@@ ni@@ c group is better or wor@@ se than another .
With this syst@@ em@@ ’s end so near , let us remain fir@@ m in faith and show deep gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for God’s arrang@@ ement for worship .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing Jesus ’ example , they stand ap@@ ar@@ t from the worl@@ d’s pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s and so@@ cial contro@@ ver@@ si@@ es .
When she is happy , I really am too . ”
Why is know@@ ing Jehovah and be@@ coming known by him such a great privilege ?
The King of God’s Kingdom is not ele@@ cted to of@@ fice by human vo@@ ters .
Since you are a@@ wa@@ iting these things , do your ut@@ most to be found fin@@ ally by him spo@@ t@@ less and un@@ ble@@ mi@@ shed and in peace . . . .
The events mentioned there have meaning for us .
How will my avo@@ i@@ ding such contribu@@ te to my happiness and peace of mind ?
The in@@ iti@@ al out@@ bur@@ st of joy that I felt has develop@@ ed into a truly jo@@ y@@ ful way of life .
F@@ e@@ w other writ@@ ings of that time have sur@@ vi@@ ved .
If a pioneer is having difficul@@ ty re@@ aching the h@@ our go@@ al , he might need to re@@ exam@@ ine how he is using his time .
James 4 : 17
By ap@@ pl@@ ying the knowledge they had learned from the Bible , D@@ en@@ n@@ is and C@@ ar@@ ol found so@@ lu@@ tions to their mar@@ it@@ al problems .
Let us see how medit@@ ation and prayer help us to do just that .
Di@@ v@@ ine Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment Is In@@ es@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble
But Jesus said : “ Let the young children come to me ; do not try to sto@@ p them . ”
The Bible provi@@ des examples of the power an a@@ po@@ lo@@ gy can have .
The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c T@@ ra@@ ining Be@@ g@@ ins
The j@@ our@@ n@@ al Bi@@ bli@@ cal Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gy Rev@@ i@@ e@@ w conclu@@ des : “ The po@@ ol was therefore used until the end of the re@@ v@@ ol@@ t , after which it was a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned .
Do you not ag@@ ree that during cr@@ itical times , it is ess@@ enti@@ al to work together ?
P@@ ear@@ y : N@@ O@@ A@@ A
A T@@ est of Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ties
In order to end@@ ure , we all need faith , love , and long - suffering .
James , said : “ There is no question of any one@@ ’s having exc@@ lu@@ ded them from the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent : they have done that for themselves . ”
While in pris@@ on , An@@ ne remin@@ ded the new Witness that they were experi@@ enc@@ ing the re@@ ality of Jesus ’ words : “ You will be ob@@ je@@ cts of h@@ at@@ red by all people on account of my name . ” ​ — Matthew 10 : 22 .
We served congregations in the st@@ ate of T@@ en@@ n@@ es@@ see .
We know that Jesus said of his disciples : “ They are no part of the world , just as I am no part of the world . ”
Paul needed that kind of streng@@ th@@ ening , and those fi@@ ve men provided it .
Au@@ thor@@ ities es@@ tim@@ ate that if cur@@ r@@ ent tr@@ ends pers@@ ist , by 20@@ 30 , the an@@ nu@@ al death t@@ ol@@ l from s@@ mo@@ king will c@@ li@@ m@@ b to more than 8@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 .
A travel@@ ing overse@@ er helped W@@ ik@@ t@@ or , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er .
We should ask ourselves : ‘ How would my sel@@ f@@ ish action af@@ fect my relationship with Jehovah ?
Is it not true that we should than@@ k him each day for the gift of life ?
The apostle Paul ur@@ ged experienced Christian women to encoura@@ ge others by word and example .
We were then assign@@ ed to Mari@@ on , V@@ ir@@ g@@ in@@ ia , as special pione@@ ers .
A friend of mine was to be baptized at that conven@@ tion , and he invit@@ ed me to do the same .
Ju@@ d@@ ges chap@@ ters 4 and 5 should be stu@@ died together , for each chap@@ ter reve@@ als de@@ ta@@ il@@ s not con@@ ta@@ ined in the other .
He wants to provide for his loved ones .
What are some good works that people may per@@ form , perhaps feel@@ ing that they are imit@@ ating Christ ?
I have learned to control my anger , even when I am pro@@ vo@@ ked .
How can parents imitate Jehovah when they commun@@ ic@@ ate with their children ?
O@@ ver the past two years , more than half a milli@@ on new disciples have con@@ form@@ ed their lives to Jehovah’s standards and dedic@@ ated themselves to God .
What a we@@ al@@ th of information is con@@ ta@@ ined in these ver@@ ses , arrang@@ ed in 11 stan@@ z@@ as !
The men were am@@ a@@ zed at the chil@@ d’s understanding and his ans@@ wers .
A sister nam@@ ed El@@ vi@@ r@@ a re@@ members vi@@ vi@@ dly when she had a differ@@ ence with her de@@ ar friend Gi@@ u@@ li@@ ana : “ When she told me that she was h@@ ur@@ t because of what I had done , ” El@@ vi@@ r@@ a rec@@ alls , “ I felt a@@ w@@ ful .
While our situation may not allow us to re@@ ach a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar go@@ al , we can still “ fear the true God and keep his comman@@ d@@ ments . ”
Su@@ b@@ mis@@ si@@ ven@@ ess is consider@@ ed a serious we@@ ak@@ ness .
The Par@@ is P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t ( 1@@ 6@@ 29 - 4@@ 5 ) was s@@ pon@@ s@@ ored by Fr@@ en@@ ch la@@ w@@ y@@ er G@@ u@@ y M@@ ic@@ he@@ l le J@@ a@@ y .
Ab@@ out ei@@ ght attend@@ ed .
I@@ magine the reli@@ ef Joseph and M@@ ary felt ! ​ — Luke 2 : 4@@ 5 , 4@@ 6 .
12 : 25 ; 16 : 24 .
As they cam@@ ped in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness before M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i , the people were so f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed by th@@ un@@ ders and ligh@@ t@@ n@@ ings that they tre@@ mb@@ led .
We learned about the persecu@@ tion of the Witnesses in Ger@@ many , and we real@@ ized that our turn would soon come .
Ch@@ ar@@ les T . Rus@@ sel@@ l , who took the lead among the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , con@@ stan@@ tly sear@@ ched for the most effe@@ ctive and fa@@ st@@ est means possible to s@@ pre@@ ad Bible truth .
What effect did this mirac@@ ul@@ ous deli@@ ver@@ ance have on the sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors ?
15 , 16 . ( a ) When show@@ ing honor , whom should we not over@@ look , and why ?
An@@ a began to read the Bible together with Christian public@@ ations and to pray to Jehovah God .
S@@ ome@@ times he s@@ ne@@ ak@@ ed out of the house l@@ ate at night and left whe@@ at or bre@@ ad at the do@@ or of nee@@ dy famili@@ es .
Instead , they loo@@ ked for@@ ward to living forever on earth in a beau@@ ti@@ ful par@@ adise . ​ — Psalm 37 : 11 ; Isaiah 26 : 19 ; Ho@@ se@@ a 13 : 14 .
But the question is , When ?
9 , 10 . ( a ) How did Jehovah give Juda@@ h the vi@@ ct@@ ory over a for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble enem@@ y ?
“ Re@@ ad@@ y to M@@ ake a D@@ ef@@ en@@ se ”
N@@ ex@@ t , let us look at the example of Moses .
What H@@ as Re@@ al V@@ alu@@ e ? 9 / 15
A@@ p@@ pointed by Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
All 4@@ 9 members of the F@@ ei@@ j@@ ó C@@ ongreg@@ ation were brought to tri@@ al for atten@@ ding an il@@ leg@@ al meeting in a priv@@ ate home .
When it came time for him to leave , he called for their attention .
D@@ eli@@ gh@@ ted That They L@@ ear@@ ned to Read !
Con@@ cer@@ ning the beli@@ ef@@ s of the B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n , the A@@ c@@ ta st@@ ate : “ We are res@@ ol@@ ved to set our ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation by the so@@ le Re@@ ading and by the examples of our Lord and the holy apostles in s@@ il@@ ence , hum@@ ility and long - suffering , loving our enem@@ ies , doing and wi@@ shing good to them , and pra@@ ying for them . ”
Jehovah has always been willing to listen to his people .
For good reason , Jesus den@@ oun@@ ced such self - righteous men , saying : “ W@@ o@@ e to you , s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites !
• How do anointed Christians know that they should par@@ take of the bre@@ ad and w@@ ine at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death ?
In a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble way , those who transl@@ ate and dist@@ ribu@@ te the good news con@@ ta@@ ined in the Bible are fulfill@@ ing an ancient prophecy .
B@@ el@@ ow : La@@ ur@@ a and Mar@@ í@@ a and those who stu@@ died the Bible with them
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , says one co@@ lum@@ n@@ ist in the field , they now have to “ change their ha@@ bi@@ ts and learn to cop@@ e with problems on their own . ”
Like a loving father with his child , God wants us to commun@@ ic@@ ate with him
During their scho@@ ol@@ ing , the stud@@ ents benef@@ ited from associ@@ ation with members of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates Bethel family .
But does the Bible also con@@ ve@@ y how you in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar can draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah ?
Lo@@ o@@ king back on that time , A@@ my no@@ tes : “ F@@ in@@ an@@ cially , I was well - off .
I then received an invit@@ ation to the cir@@ cu@@ it work . I could har@@ dly s@@ le@@ ep for three days .
Many young ones today who have gro@@ wn up with an un@@ believ@@ ing par@@ ent or in a sing@@ le - par@@ ent home refle@@ ct the same fine qualities young Timothy had .
But now , des@@ pite having no@@ tic@@ ed how hard her little gi@@ r@@ l had tri@@ ed to be@@ have , the mother ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted to speak even one word of appreciation .
A V@@ ic@@ ti@@ m of A@@ post@@ as@@ y ?
The Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er uses this opportunity to tell the crow@@ d why the vo@@ ice has been heard , what the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of his death will be , and why they need to exerc@@ ise faith .
• In what ways are we helped by Jehovah’s remin@@ ders ?
Th@@ r@@ ough his words , actions , and attitu@@ des , Jesus per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly refle@@ cted his Father ​ — to the point that we see in Jesus a living por@@ tra@@ it of his Father .
A@@ no@@ ther sister who was able to pioneer for some years said about the pione@@ ers in her congregation : “ They work hard and end@@ less@@ ly .
His perfect justice requi@@ res the p@@ en@@ al@@ ty of death for sin .
If you are un@@ sure of the ans@@ wers to any of these questions , you may re@@ qu@@ est a cop@@ y of the bro@@ ch@@ ure What Does God Re@@ qui@@ re of U@@ s ?
I@@ magine that there was something that would en@@ h@@ ance your a@@ bil@@ ities and at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes , making them more bene@@ fi@@ cial to your brothers and more u@@ se@@ ful to God .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , through the prophet Mal@@ ach@@ i , God refer@@ red to a wife as a “ par@@ t@@ ner . ”
Un@@ for@@ tun@@ ately I believe it to be il@@ lu@@ s@@ ory . . . .
By that time , John the B@@ ap@@ t@@ ist had died . ​ — Acts 2 : 1 - 4 .
The Devil is on the pro@@ w@@ l , and in his qu@@ est to de@@ v@@ our , he shows no mer@@ cy to you@@ ths .
How could two such brothers serve together in har@@ mony ?
How did servants of Jehovah in the past set the pat@@ ter@@ n in their relationship with se@@ cul@@ ar govern@@ ments and of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als ?
10 , 11 . ( a ) What did Jesus fore@@ tell in his par@@ able of the whe@@ at and the we@@ e@@ ds ?
As long as Jehovah pati@@ ently al@@ lo@@ ws this wicked system of things to continue , we should ex@@ hor@@ t those in it to turn to God .
The F@@ ol@@ ly of Rev@@ enge
We benefit from doing so , for God has our inter@@ ests at heart .
Why L@@ ear@@ n From God ?
Some time should also be sp@@ ent discus@@ sing the ar@@ t@@ work . ​ — Read Psalm 22 : 22 ; 35 : 18 ; 40 : 9 .
God gives us la@@ ws because he lo@@ ves us .
She found it hard to believe when I said that my children would never do that .
In his wisdom , Jehovah cho@@ se to use humans to rec@@ ord his Word .
For example , in 19@@ 17 a war - in@@ duc@@ ed food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ge in S@@ t . Pet@@ er@@ s@@ bur@@ g , Rus@@ sia , turned into the F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary Rev@@ olu@@ tion .
In most c@@ as@@ es , a letter of re@@ sign@@ ation ser@@ ves as evidence that a person no longer wants to be vie@@ wed as a member of a false religion .
However , during those m@@ om@@ ents , I thought of Pet@@ er@@ ’s words to Jesus : “ Lord , whom shall we go away to ?
R@@ a@@ ised in a Ca@@ tho@@ lic family in Ger@@ many , he dis@@ continued going to ch@@ urch .
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ar Bible study and prayer can help us dis@@ pe@@ l doub@@ ts
Such imp@@ os@@ iti@@ ons were op@@ pres@@ sive , high@@ ly un@@ po@@ pul@@ ar , and bit@@ ter@@ ly res@@ ented by the Jews .
“ F@@ in@@ ding One P@@ ear@@ l of H@@ i@@ gh V@@ alu@@ e ”
During one Bible discus@@ sion , we com@@ pared cur@@ r@@ ent world con@@ di@@ tions with prophe@@ ci@@ es found in Matthew chap@@ ter 24 , Luke chap@@ ter 21 , and 2 Timothy chap@@ ter 3 .
The prophe@@ ts Moses and Eli@@ j@@ ah also appe@@ ar , con@@ ver@@ sing with Jesus .
It al@@ lo@@ ws a we@@ ary sa@@ il@@ or to rest and rec@@ u@@ per@@ ate without d@@ ri@@ f@@ ting d@@ ang@@ er@@ ously .
El@@ ders , are you following Jehovah’s example by cultiv@@ ating a war@@ m personal relationship with the men you are tra@@ ining ?
The account says : “ [ Joseph ] turned away from them and began to we@@ ep . . . .
How has she been pre@@ pared for marriage ?
As a result , they call on God’s name , Jehovah , for sal@@ vation .
C@@ ongreg@@ ations worl@@ d@@ wide gave ex@@ ten@@ sive publi@@ city to the “ D@@ eli@@ ver@@ ance at H@@ and ! ” Con@@ ven@@ tions .
Now he can see why li@@ ber@@ ation the@@ olo@@ gy is not the real so@@ lu@@ tion to the problems of the po@@ or .
He has become a re@@ sto@@ re@@ r of your soul and one to n@@ ou@@ ris@@ h your old age , because your daugh@@ ter - in - law who does love you , who is better to you than se@@ ven sons , has given bir@@ th to him . ”
Of course , rel@@ a@@ x@@ ation has its place .
Can you beg@@ in to i@@ magine Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s pain as he pre@@ pared to offer up his son ?
“ No@@ thing must be done in the Ch@@ urch that is contr@@ ary to the will and comman@@ ds of the E@@ mp@@ er@@ or , ” said one si@@ x@@ th - century pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch .
They ag@@ re@@ ed to me@@ et every S@@ un@@ day mor@@ ning , and in this way my mother began lear@@ ning “ the truth of the good news . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 2 : 14 .
I D@@ re@@ am@@ ed of a Li@@ fe on W@@ he@@ els
Are You Tru@@ ly T@@ ol@@ er@@ ant ? 7 / 15
The only refu@@ ge will be our “ R@@ o@@ ck of times in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ”
Will you have the wisdom to listen to them and thus a@@ ver@@ t cal@@ am@@ ity ? ​ — Proverbs 1 : 8 ; 27 : 12 .
It was not in their dic@@ tion@@ aries , and some even thought that it was the name of a lo@@ c@@ ation .
I W@@ A@@ S born Chris@@ ta@@ be@@ l E@@ ar@@ l in S@@ he@@ f@@ field , Eng@@ land , in 19@@ 27 .
She explained that during the war the position of Jehovah’s Witnesses every@@ where was the same ​ — that of neu@@ tr@@ ality .
M@@ c@@ D@@ ann@@ ell and L@@ an@@ g also say that some Jewish people believ@@ ed that in God’s du@@ e time , all human har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps “ will be er@@ as@@ ed and a full life will be lived on earth . ”
6 : 1 - 4 .
It is true that such un@@ who@@ les@@ ome material is all around us .
However , when my father would tra@@ v@@ el to P@@ al@@ est@@ ine , my mother , my sister , and I would accom@@ pan@@ y N@@ ik@@ o@@ s to Christian meetings .
Why may a person with whom we study the Bible h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to obey Christ’s comm@@ and to make disciples ?
S@@ ONG@@ S : 8@@ 1 , 32
Today , true Christians are pr@@ ou@@ d to have the privilege of be@@ aring witness to Jehovah .
▪ “ Now You Are God’s Pe@@ ople ”
T@@ ake , for example , pri@@ de and gre@@ ed .
They spoke so@@ f@@ tly , as if not w@@ an@@ ting to spo@@ il the tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ill@@ ity of the mor@@ ning .
Ad@@ her@@ ing to God’s un@@ chang@@ ing and tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy standards in your personal life will as@@ su@@ re@@ dly bring you blessings .
Even now we want to show that we are gr@@ ate@@ ful for God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness .
In another psal@@ m , David san@@ g : “ Let the sa@@ y@@ ings of my m@@ ou@@ th and the medit@@ ation of my heart become ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble before you , O Jehovah my R@@ o@@ ck and my Re@@ de@@ em@@ er . ”
What qualities and attitu@@ des help us to end@@ ure ?
The Devil dec@@ ei@@ ves people .
S@@ ur@@ ely we want to be like those past and present who have c@@ learly seen Jehovah supp@@ or@@ ting his people .
A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il@@ ’s love for God and her attitude toward his anointed serv@@ ant were not affe@@ cted by her hus@@ ban@@ d’s un@@ spiritual out@@ look .
What can help you to respon@@ d in a for@@ giving way if you have been up@@ set by the un@@ kind conduct of others ?
On the contr@@ ary , we have good reason to trust , as did David and Job , that Jehovah will find us main@@ tain@@ ing integrity , imper@@ fect though we may be .
What example was set by H@@ ann@@ ah ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ out d@@ el@@ a@@ y , the men sa@@ iled for M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia .
Yes , it is eas@@ y to come to the wrong conclu@@ sion when we do not know all the fac@@ ts .
The Ex@@ am@@ ple of Jehovah and of Jesus
God will eli@@ min@@ ate suffering .
For example , in the Hebrew Scriptures , we read : “ The pl@@ ans of the di@@ lig@@ ent sur@@ ely lead to succ@@ ess ” ; and “ wh@@ atever your hand fin@@ ds to do , do with all your might . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , when we beg@@ in a study peri@@ od , we should sel@@ e@@ ct in our personal li@@ br@@ ary the study to@@ ol@@ s we will need .
All in that group s@@ tic@@ k loy@@ ally to Jehovah and his Son reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of their tri@@ als , and they re@@ ach their go@@ al .
P@@ eri@@ o@@ dic@@ ally , she left to be with D@@ ad for a we@@ ek or more , but she made sure that we learned to co@@ ok , ba@@ ke , and do hous@@ eho@@ ld cho@@ res .
That is why John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er could say of Jesus : “ See , the L@@ am@@ b of God that takes away the sin of the world ! ”
What M@@ ak@@ es U@@ s S@@ te@@ ad@@ f@@ ast ?
With these exc@@ iting events a@@ head of us , what should each of us now be doing ?
No one has ever seen God because he is a S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t , which means that he is a high@@ er form of life than the physical cre@@ atu@@ res who live on earth .
O@@ f@@ ten , what appe@@ ars to be a su@@ d@@ den spiritual disa@@ ster tur@@ ns out to have been the result of a long , se@@ cre@@ t hist@@ ory of in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence in such spiritually dam@@ ag@@ ing pur@@ su@@ its as vie@@ wing por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , being exc@@ essi@@ vely concer@@ ned with material things , or stri@@ ving for prom@@ in@@ ence or power .
A@@ bel@@ ’s occ@@ up@@ ation t@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es that man ra@@ ised these d@@ om@@ es@@ tic ani@@ mal@@ s from the out@@ set of man@@ kin@@ d’s hist@@ ory .
This sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic language ref@@ ers to a new gover@@ ning authority over mankind and a new human soci@@ ety under that govern@@ ment .
En@@ courage your child to expla@@ in his answer .
The Christian Greek Scriptures had already been comple@@ ted , and th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of co@@ pi@@ es were in cir@@ cul@@ ation .
Per@@ haps there are dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tions or inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tions that stand out in your mind .
The sight of his m@@ ang@@ led bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le made me tre@@ m@@ ble , but then I saw him wal@@ king toward me , just s@@ ligh@@ tly h@@ ur@@ t .
The following Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts well illustr@@ ate this point .
a ra@@ f@@ ter is in your own e@@ ye ? ”
How were the prophe@@ ts and Bible writ@@ ers “ bor@@ ne along by holy spirit ” ?
David and Ka@@ it@@ l@@ y@@ n [ ages 13 and 15 ] might wr@@ ite about a Bible account from the point of view of an ob@@ ser@@ ver .
What about my means of living ?
( b ) How can we help those who have Bible questions ?
How do we know that , in a sense , all Christians are ste@@ war@@ ds ?
Although it was not A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il who had mis@@ tre@@ ated David and his men , she accepted the bl@@ ame for her family and made peace with David .
Bar@@ ak ( T@@ ri@@ be of N@@ ap@@ h@@ tal@@ i )
To Jehovah God , though , ag@@ ing is ne@@ i@@ ther a my@@ st@@ er@@ y nor a proble@@ m without a so@@ lu@@ tion .
T@@ w@@ o of her three children later jo@@ ined her in the pioneer service .
Does Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h Q@@ u@@ ali@@ fy ?
How deli@@ gh@@ ted On@@ es@@ mu@@ s was to have as his instru@@ ct@@ or one of the two brothers who in@@ iti@@ ally called on him !
He wor@@ ked ti@@ rel@@ ess@@ ly and moved up the cor@@ por@@ ate la@@ d@@ der .
V@@ er@@ y likely , he wanted to know what kind of man fa@@ ther@@ ed a bo@@ y who had just accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed the am@@ a@@ z@@ ing fe@@ at of sla@@ ying a gi@@ ant .
Mo@@ re@@ over , before Rom@@ an times many well - travel@@ ed pa@@ ths ex@@ is@@ ted in the are@@ a .
Why is it reason@@ able to consider others in the cho@@ ic@@ es we make ?
Ke@@ ep S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually S@@ tr@@ ong
to Ch@@ ar@@ les V@@ ete .
To that end , he provided the ransom sacrifice and his Kingdom .
“ I th@@ re@@ w my bur@@ den on Jehovah , ” she says .
We will pro@@ ba@@ bly not en@@ v@@ y the si@@ ze of the st@@ am@@ p col@@ le@@ ction of one of our ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ an@@ ces , for example , un@@ less we are par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly inter@@ ested in col@@ le@@ cting st@@ am@@ ps .
If any Christian beg@@ ins to en@@ ter@@ tain such a co@@ v@@ et@@ ous desire , he or she should act quic@@ k@@ ly to r@@ out out the un@@ clean desire , even at the co@@ st of great emo@@ tional pain because of having allow@@ ed sel@@ f@@ ish c@@ ra@@ v@@ ings to devel@@ op .
Com@@ ing back to Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation , what did the rich man do when his land pro@@ duc@@ ed so well that he had no@@ where to st@@ ore his har@@ v@@ est ?
W@@ H@@ A@@ T does a h@@ ou@@ se@@ wife look for when sel@@ e@@ cting f@@ res@@ h fru@@ it at the mar@@ ke@@ t ?
Instead , they are set free by the spiritual truth of the real Christ and his true followers . ​ — John 8 : 32 , 36 .
The apostle Peter explained why Jehovah saw f@@ it to deli@@ ver Lo@@ t from the imp@@ en@@ ding des@@ tru@@ ction .
J@@ U@@ N@@ E 17 - 19
R@@ em@@ ember , Jehovah’s wise counsel on marriage in the Bible is for your benefit and happiness . ​ — Read Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 , 18 .
Not even a close family member such as M@@ ary could be allow@@ ed to inter@@ f@@ ere with his doing the divine will .
At Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , one of these “ public instru@@ ct@@ ors , ” the apostle Peter , gave a talk to a large crow@@ d in Jerusalem in which he qu@@ o@@ ted sever@@ al pas@@ sa@@ ges from the Hebrew Scriptures .
Such wit@@ nesses were cu@@ sto@@ di@@ ans of hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al fac@@ ts regarding the life of Jesus .
Yet the Scriptures as@@ sure us that the liter@@ al heavens and earth will remain forever .
Ther@@ e@@ after , per@@ fe@@ cted mankind will no longer need Jesus as an inter@@ cess@@ or ; Jehovah will be with them .
Ab@@ out that time , Father sent my sister and me to a Jewish school .
He even he@@ ars the prayers of those who have fa@@ iled to keep his law but who now hum@@ bly rep@@ ent .
W@@ ould it not be fo@@ ol@@ har@@ dy for an in@@ experienced person to set off al@@ one , without a s@@ kil@@ led gu@@ i@@ de and not so much as a com@@ pas@@ s , h@@ ik@@ ing deep into an un@@ char@@ ted w@@ il@@ der@@ ness ?
In three written refu@@ t@@ ations , the de@@ ac@@ on tri@@ ed to coun@@ ter the acc@@ us@@ ations .
A f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation law of God’s Kingdom is that all c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens imitate Christ .
Now after ten years in Bethel , he feel@@ s that he has benef@@ ited more from being a member of the di@@ verse but un@@ ited Bethel family than he would have by pur@@ su@@ ing high@@ er educ@@ ation .
We must get to know him as a F@@ ri@@ end , understanding his lik@@ es and dis@@ lik@@ es .
Si@@ mil@@ arly today , Christians su@@ ff@@ er op@@ position because of their wit@@ ness@@ ing .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts streng@@ th@@ ens our faith .
My conscience tr@@ oub@@ led me because I could not re@@ ach the spiritual go@@ als I had set for my@@ self . ”
The message written on the f@@ l@@ ying s@@ cro@@ l@@ l next deli@@ v@@ ers a war@@ ning to those ‘ who make a false o@@ ath in God’s name . ’
Si@@ mil@@ arly today , many brothers and sisters have served Jehovah for a long time and have become matu@@ re Christians .
Ar@@ ound the world , Jehovah’s people me@@ et for worship in Kingdom H@@ alls and similar buil@@ ding@@ s .
How comm@@ on is the sense of fai@@ r@@ ness , and to what does this point ?
The who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted support of my wife allow@@ ed us to keep our life simp@@ le and our pri@@ or@@ ities foc@@ used on spiritual activities .
There was no need for other n@@ ames to id@@ enti@@ fy them , since only one Christian faith ex@@ is@@ ted .
Some g@@ ames which the mil@@ it@@ ary uses are off - the - sh@@ el@@ f pro@@ du@@ cts . ”
They share the sen@@ ti@@ ments of the psalmist who san@@ g : “ What shall I re@@ pa@@ y to Jehovah for all his benef@@ its to me ? ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 16 : 12 .
O@@ thers may praise us , high@@ ly reg@@ ard our op@@ in@@ i@@ ons , and be anxi@@ ous to w@@ in our fav@@ or .
You have pro@@ ba@@ bly enjo@@ yed sh@@ aring that Scriptural hope with others . After all , the hope of everlasting life is an ess@@ enti@@ al as@@ pect of the good news that we preach .
This psal@@ m reve@@ als how Jehovah feel@@ s about “ the pr@@ inc@@ ely rule ” of his Son , the “ P@@ r@@ in@@ ce of Pe@@ ace , ” Jesus Christ .
What dis@@ gu@@ ised s@@ n@@ are is one of the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty ac@@ ts , and what counsel in Proverbs is appro@@ pri@@ ate here ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , after experi@@ enc@@ ing a sen@@ sel@@ ess tra@@ ge@@ dy invol@@ ving her inf@@ ant son , one woman said : “ God gave me no comfort with what happened .
A similar appro@@ ach is found in fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ tes in the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures ​ — With Re@@ fer@@ ences . ​ — w@@ p@@ 1@@ 7@@ .@@ 4 , p@@ p .
Our daugh@@ ter and only child , J@@ an@@ ny@@ ce ( J@@ an@@ n ) , was born in De@@ c@@ ember 19@@ 50 .
Eph@@ esus
“ I could not i@@ magine doing anything el@@ se .
Thus , in Mar@@ ch 194@@ 3 , A@@ li@@ ce vis@@ ited R@@ av@@ en@@ s@@ br@@ ü@@ ck to sel@@ e@@ ct a h@@ ou@@ se@@ keep@@ er .
While compan@@ i@@ ons are valu@@ ed , to sur@@ vi@@ ve this fi@@ ght , you need the fri@@ end@@ ship of no@@ ne other than Jehovah himself .
□ Bo@@ th served as ju@@ dge and la@@ w@@ gi@@ ver . ​ — E@@ x .
For ten years Ge@@ or@@ ge and I served together with other mission@@ aries in vari@@ ous mission@@ ary ho@@ m@@ es .
Even though bir@@ ds are small cre@@ atu@@ res , they e@@ at a lo@@ t .
As the war in@@ ten@@ si@@ fied , I was dra@@ f@@ ted into the ar@@ my , al@@ though I was over the age of 35 .
M@@ an@@ kind is certainly not ent@@ it@@ led to this .
There are sever@@ al as@@ pe@@ cts to this tre@@ asure .
We today may also have v@@ ar@@ ying vie@@ w@@ poin@@ ts on certain matters , so we do well to consider care@@ fully how Paul expla@@ ins that important princi@@ ple . ​ — Romans 15 : 4 .
It was there , too , that K@@ ings A@@ ha@@ z@@ iah and Jo@@ si@@ ah were kil@@ led . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 9 : 27 ; 23 : 29 , 30 .
K@@ ind words can certainly b@@ righ@@ ten the day of those who are si@@ ck .
An@@ y power it has comes from its member nations , especially from its ke@@ y ba@@ ck@@ er , the Ang@@ l@@ o - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can World P@@ ow@@ er .
Bo@@ ok sign@@ atu@@ res are col@@ l@@ ated , b@@ ound , and tri@@ m@@ m@@ ed . C@@ o@@ v@@ ers are then att@@ ached .
The answer to that question is found in other illustr@@ ations recorded in the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts .
Be@@ fore we got baptized , many of us had to make bi@@ g chang@@ es in our lives so that we could live in the way the Bible says we should .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jesus as@@ sures us that as we look to the future , we have no reason to fear .
M@@ ary and her fir@@ st@@ born son , John , f@@ ell si@@ ck and ne@@ arly died .
T@@ w@@ o W@@ om@@ en Who S@@ po@@ ke U@@ p
Su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient for each day is its own ba@@ dness . ” Those words of Jesus apply in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar to material needs in life , but they have helped many to end@@ ure the or@@ de@@ al of lo@@ sing a loved one .
Un@@ like those without faith , Jehovah’s servants can see bey@@ ond the present .
12 : 1 - 8 .
Thus , he was wel@@ come in the home of Be@@ th@@ u@@ el , Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h’s father .
The ancient min@@ ers la@@ b@@ ori@@ ously ch@@ is@@ el@@ ed the ro@@ ck sur@@ face with st@@ one to@@ ol@@ s to ex@@ tr@@ act cop@@ per from v@@ isi@@ ble ve@@ ins .
When he war@@ ned the people about Jehovah’s in@@ ten@@ tion to destro@@ y Jerusalem , “ the pri@@ ests and the prophe@@ ts and all the people la@@ id hold of him , saying : ‘ You will positi@@ vely die . ’ ”
Even when an offer was made to e@@ ase her work lo@@ ad , she continued to to@@ il , doing so bey@@ ond the call of du@@ ty .
To be P@@ ear@@ l@@ ’s friend wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t eas@@ y .
It is the same lo@@ ad that he himself car@@ ries ​ — the privilege of doing God’s will .
H@@ um@@ ble Paul did not dist@@ ance himself from his brothers and sisters in the congregations . Rather , he became att@@ ached to them .
This ex@@ tend@@ s from S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember of one year through Au@@ gu@@ st of the next .
C@@ lar@@ a also gave pi@@ an@@ o less@@ ons .
A@@ no@@ ther practic@@ al st@@ ep is to invit@@ e the one who seem@@ s to l@@ ack joy to accom@@ pan@@ y you in the ministry .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , since Jesus char@@ ged all his followers to teach others and make disciples , any new ones be@@ coming his sheep would need to be tra@@ ined in how to car@@ ry out that divine com@@ mis@@ sion . ​ — Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 .
P@@ as@@ ture G@@ r@@ oun@@ ds of S@@ har@@ on
And may we always stay a@@ wa@@ ke spiritually , stand fir@@ m in the faith , and gro@@ w mi@@ gh@@ ty in the power of our G@@ r@@ and Creator , Jehovah God . ​ — 1 Corinthians 16 : 13 .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , I continued to read the Bible and to pray to Jehovah .
That ended E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s mu@@ ten@@ ess .
Re@@ ading acc@@ oun@@ ts of faithful servants of Jehovah , like Mar@@ t@@ in P@@ o@@ et@@ z@@ ing@@ er , is faith streng@@ th@@ ening
In ad@@ dition , it ap@@ poin@@ ts cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers , who in turn ap@@ point congregation elders .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , what we read in the Bible is cen@@ tr@@ al to that .
He did not leave them in E@@ den to find their own way in the world while he pur@@ su@@ ed other inter@@ ests .
After we re@@ ached R@@ ome , only John was able to ob@@ tain a vis@@ a for Al@@ ban@@ ia .
He says : “ Our children were thr@@ il@@ led with the attention they got and the pleas@@ ant time we had .
You see , that is when I thought : These are the true Christians . ”
Thus they came to understand that his death at the hands of God’s enem@@ ies and his mirac@@ ul@@ ous resurrection had been fore@@ told in the Scriptures .
Daniel was ra@@ ised as a Ca@@ tho@@ lic and at the age of 18 was called up for mil@@ it@@ ary service .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , they have reason to rejo@@ ice because Jehovah has bless@@ ed his people there with exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent inc@@ re@@ ase .
He fa@@ iled to “ appreci@@ ate sac@@ red things , ” and he liter@@ ally gave in to what was prof@@ ane .
2 : 1 ​ — Why was a man me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing Jerusalem with a ro@@ pe ?
But I did not lo@@ se the most important things ​ — my life , the loving Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od , and the privilege of serving Jehovah .
* Be@@ fore travel@@ ing ab@@ ro@@ ad , he dist@@ ribu@@ ted the tal@@ ents among his sla@@ ves , expe@@ cting them to do bu@@ sin@@ ess while he was g@@ one .
Can An@@ yone Re@@ ally Ch@@ ange the World ?
( 6 ) Ma@@ id@@ ment , A .
In this prophecy , the Ser@@ v@@ ant speak@@ s of his Father as “ the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah . ”
When I arri@@ ved at the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al , the do@@ ct@@ or told me that my husband was going to die .
R@@ igh@@ tly , the Son der@@ i@@ ves ple@@ asure from these works , and in this sense they are “ for ” him .
The Greek word transl@@ ated “ ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality ” is made up of two ro@@ o@@ t words meaning “ love ” and “ str@@ anger . ”
David was inspired to wr@@ ite : “ May my prayer be pre@@ pared as inc@@ en@@ se before you . ”
“ As long as I keep remin@@ ding my@@ self about how much I love Jehovah , ” she conclu@@ des , “ I need not fear that I will com@@ mit this great ba@@ dness and sin against him . ”
How have those hear@@ ing the invit@@ ation been invit@@ ed to say , “ C@@ ome ! ”
He also provi@@ des counsel to cor@@ rec@@ t dis@@ tur@@ b@@ ing con@@ di@@ tions that have develop@@ ed in the congregations .
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With a sur@@ pris@@ ed look on her face , she said , “ He is my husband . ”
Ther@@ efore , rather than n@@ ur@@ ture res@@ ent@@ ment when human help appe@@ ars to be li@@ mit@@ ed , view such situ@@ ations as the apostle did ​ — as opportun@@ ities to r@@ ely fully on Jehovah and experience fir@@ s@@ th@@ and his loving care .
L@@ over of J@@ us@@ tice , 11 / 1 Mat@@ ter How We Wor@@ ship ? 6 / 1
Your first re@@ action might be , ‘ A@@ m I wor@@ thy of such an as@@ sur@@ ance from the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty ? ’
That hope will become a personal re@@ ality if we prove by word and deed that we mean it when we say : “ The ways of Jehovah are u@@ pri@@ ght . ”
When she com@@ pared her form@@ er ministry with her present li@@ mit@@ ations , she began to c@@ ry . L@@ ow@@ ering her head , she said through her te@@ ars , “ I@@ ’@@ m not doing anything any@@ more . ”
In 198@@ 2 , Jo@@ ã@@ o develop@@ ed a serious heart proble@@ m , and the branch of@@ fice su@@ gg@@ ested that we return to B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
Be@@ ing left - h@@ an@@ ded , E@@ hu@@ d hi@@ d his we@@ ap@@ on “ under@@ ne@@ ath his gar@@ ment upon his right th@@ i@@ gh , ” where the k@@ ing@@ ’s gu@@ ar@@ ds were less likely to sear@@ ch .
That is why a Bible - based educ@@ ation can trans@@ form our whole men@@ tal out@@ look regarding material things .
S@@ us@@ an@@ ne , in her early 40 ’ s , is one example .
I@@ nt@@ ro@@ duc@@ ing a fun@@ ne@@ l - shap@@ ed op@@ ening in the u@@ pp@@ er st@@ one en@@ ab@@ led the op@@ er@@ at@@ or to lo@@ ad it with gra@@ in , which f@@ low@@ ed a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally between the st@@ ones .
Par@@ en@@ ting by the Bo@@ ok
How preci@@ ous such women are to their hus@@ ban@@ ds , to fellow Christians , and a@@ bo@@ ve all , to Jehovah ! ​ — Proverbs 31 : 28 , 30 .
“ This [ l@@ ake of fi@@ re ] means the second death ” ​ — death from which there is no hope of coming back to life . ​ — Revelation 20 : 14 .
Au@@ th@@ or L@@ or@@ i H@@ op@@ e gives another example : “ As@@ king ‘ How are you ? ’
Is@@ ol@@ ated people have received life - sa@@ ving tru@@ ths from the Bible .
( a ) What chall@@ enge do we face in our preaching work ?
• What effect does Christ’s lead@@ er@@ ship have on the family life of those who sub@@ mit to it ?
The “ sin ” Jesus mentioned there was not a small disa@@ gre@@ ement between Christians .
But the thr@@ ong@@ s of people around him had just seen this true prophet call down fi@@ re from heaven , and many of them were no doubt e@@ ag@@ er to cur@@ ry fav@@ or with him .
How did Jesus show that the wi@@ do@@ w was valu@@ able to God ?
Thus , we can be confid@@ ent that very soon we will see ung@@ o@@ dly h@@ at@@ red van@@ ish from this earth .
But who was Jose@@ p@@ h’s father ?
This time , he used no less a prophet than Jesus Christ to deli@@ ver the message .
After World W@@ ar I , Jehovah rest@@ ored the faithful anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant to a st@@ ate of vi@@ br@@ ant activ@@ ity .
Jehovah’s Witnesses have good reas@@ ons to view their meetings as ref@@ re@@ shing .
Many consider him to be the great@@ est man .
A@@ n important part of per@@ sever@@ ance is cop@@ ing with the in@@ ev@@ it@@ able set@@ ba@@ c@@ ks .
They never pas@@ s col@@ le@@ ction pl@@ ates , nor do they s@@ end out en@@ vel@@ op@@ es to so@@ lic@@ it don@@ ations .
On lear@@ ning of the lo@@ ss of his sons and of the Ar@@ k , El@@ i f@@ ell ba@@ ck@@ ward from his se@@ at , bro@@ ke his ne@@ ck , and died . ​ — 1 Samuel 4 : 1 - 18 .
On@@ ly the mer@@ ci@@ ful know the happiness that resul@@ ts from for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s and divine appro@@ val .
Be happy with your wife and find your joy with the gi@@ r@@ l you married . . .
I felt very al@@ one at this st@@ age .
Just last year , we publi@@ shed about 4@@ .@@ 5 bil@@ li@@ on pi@@ e@@ ces of Bible liter@@ ature .
They ne@@ i@@ ther ques@@ tioned us nor sear@@ ched our home .
This has led some to conclu@@ de that Davi@@ d’s mother , un@@ nam@@ ed in the Bible , also had a positi@@ ve influ@@ ence on his spiritu@@ ality .
We were perhaps con@@ stan@@ tly ur@@ ged to re@@ ach out for the honor of being the scho@@ ol@@ ’s st@@ ar a@@ th@@ le@@ te or its to@@ p stud@@ ent .
R@@ el@@ ate experi@@ ences that show the effect of displa@@ ying go@@ o@@ dness .
Of course , Jehovah does not r@@ ely on our help to accom@@ pl@@ ish his pur@@ pos@@ es .
What does it mean to worship Jehovah “ with spirit ” ?
Rather , all of us need to “ exer@@ t [ ourselves ] vi@@ g@@ or@@ ously ” in support of Kingdom inter@@ ests .
“ Many came up to me after the s@@ es@@ sion to say how imp@@ ressed they were to hear a young person talk about God , ” said C@@ la@@ i@@ re .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , we can ne@@ i@@ ther fear God nor love him if we do not know him .
She expla@@ ins : “ I commun@@ ic@@ ated with Jehovah every day , even with reg@@ ard to small decisions .
Jehovah is “ the Father of tend@@ er mer@@ ci@@ es and the God of all comfort . ”
This has really helped us .
The apostle John tel@@ ls us that “ the whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one . ”
And he could sp@@ end most of his time enjo@@ ying his we@@ al@@ th rather than serving Jehovah .
Although the earth pro@@ du@@ ces en@@ ough food for ever@@ yone , the U@@ N F@@ o@@ od and A@@ g@@ ri@@ cul@@ ture O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation es@@ ti@@ mat@@ es that 8@@ 40 milli@@ on people worl@@ d@@ wide have too little to e@@ at .
I asked Jehovah for help , and it was in his strength that I was able to preach all day in is@@ ol@@ ated ter@@ rit@@ ory .
She showed her faith by pers@@ is@@ ten@@ tly “ going to [ the ju@@ dge ] , saying , ‘ See that I get justice . ’ ”
Jo@@ die , though , has the cap@@ ac@@ ity for we@@ igh@@ ing the mor@@ ality of his decision .
L@@ it@@ tle did I then know that I would sp@@ end 4@@ 5 years of my life as a mission@@ ary on that ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite is@@ land .
Eli@@ h@@ u , on the other hand , did help Job spiritually , which is always the go@@ al of a loving coun@@ sel@@ or .
A@@ mo@@ s thus showed that the o@@ ce@@ ans are the ma@@ in s@@ ource of earth@@ ’s ra@@ in .
A@@ no@@ inted ones would set the example .
S@@ imp@@ li@@ city and C@@ lar@@ ity
Instead , God’s “ a@@ we - inspi@@ ring power ” and his un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish gener@@ os@@ ity en@@ sure that the Kingdom will a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly provide for the needs of all its sub@@ je@@ cts . ​ — Isaiah 40 : 26 ; Psalm 14@@ 5 : 16 .
While this article foc@@ uses on the uni@@ que b@@ ond between fa@@ thers and sons , the principles discus@@ sed also apply to the relationship between fa@@ thers and daugh@@ ters .
“ I was always in con@@ f@@ li@@ ct , ” he rec@@ alls .
Mo@@ re@@ over , do I see ways to apply in my own life what I am lear@@ ning and not view it only as something I might teach to others ?
Jesus showed that the in@@ no@@ c@@ ent mate has a right to make such a decision . ​ — Matthew 5 : 32 ; 19 : 9 ; Luke 16 : 18 .
At that , Peter exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ Although all the others are stu@@ mb@@ led in con@@ ne@@ ction with you , never will I be stu@@ mb@@ led ! ”
L@@ ear@@ ning the Ar@@ t of Be@@ ing T@@ ac@@ t@@ ful
Let us , therefore , exam@@ ine Paul’s words and see what meaning they have for us .
In faith and with reas@@ sur@@ ance of divine support , Bar@@ ak led 10@@ ,000 po@@ or@@ ly e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed men into bat@@ tle and tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ ed over J@@ ab@@ in@@ ’s far greater for@@ ces comman@@ ded by S@@ is@@ er@@ a .
Yes , the old si@@ gn t@@ wi@@ ce inc@@ or@@ por@@ ates God’s personal name .
He streng@@ th@@ ened us and provided just what we needed , even when it seem@@ ed that we had ru@@ n out of op@@ tions . ”
And by loo@@ king to him for guid@@ ance and strength , we can prove to be im@@ mo@@ va@@ ble , fir@@ m in determin@@ ation and beli@@ ef as integrity keep@@ ers , “ always having pl@@ ent@@ y to do in the work of the Lord . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 5@@ 8 .
W@@ ould he man@@ age to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in car@@ r@@ ying out this heav@@ y assignment that Jehovah God had given him , to care for and ra@@ ise this uni@@ que child ?
And re@@ mind yourself of the pa@@ in@@ ful con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of jo@@ ining others in bad be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
Rather than har@@ sh@@ ly acc@@ use them , he tri@@ es to re@@ ach their heart by as@@ king , “ What have I done to you ? ”
Still , he res@@ olu@@ t@@ ely refu@@ sed to allow doub@@ ts about God and his promises to take ro@@ o@@ t in his mind and heart .
He gave up the right to have a family of his own .
On@@ ly God could pro@@ du@@ ce such a book .
During the con@@ vers@@ ation , you might discus@@ s Mark 10 : 29 , 30 .
Their succ@@ ess in car@@ r@@ ying out their ministry gave powerful evidence of the op@@ er@@ ation of holy spirit .
However , then you receive word that your vis@@ it@@ ors are d@@ el@@ a@@ yed .
If a brother who sin@@ s against you continu@@ es to serve as an el@@ der or even recei@@ ves ad@@ di@@ tional privile@@ ges , will you rejo@@ ice with him ?
What Paul Me@@ ant
Al@@ most all my family members pla@@ yed an in@@ str@@ um@@ ent .
He might also consider if there was a mar@@ ke@@ t for such a pe@@ ar@@ l so that he could sel@@ l it quic@@ k@@ ly .
Ang@@ ered by what they hear , the religious lead@@ ers want to se@@ ize him .
In P@@ r 31 verse 10 , “ a ca@@ pa@@ ble wife ” is lik@@ ened to r@@ are and valu@@ able cor@@ als , which in Bible times were ob@@ ta@@ ined only with consider@@ able effort .
How are our circumstances new ?
8 , 9 . ( a ) What was the pri@@ m@@ ary concer@@ n of the 12 apostles ?
J@@ AN@@ U@@ A@@ R@@ Y 14 - 20 , 20@@ 13
T@@ ake the in@@ iti@@ ative to make your marriage secu@@ re .
• How can we come to enjoy “ in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with Jehovah ” ?
Our money soon r@@ an out .
No doubt your Christian brothers and sisters will always be ready and willing to ass@@ ist you .
But my husband was not inter@@ ested at all .
​ — B@@ as@@ ed on Genesis , chap@@ ters 1 - 11 ; Ju@@ de 6 , 14 , 15 ; Revelation 12 : 9 .
A@@ ware that she and her husband , E@@ ri@@ c , were about the same age as the travel@@ ing overse@@ er and his wife and had had similar assign@@ ments in the past , C@@ ris@@ t@@ ina said : “ My husband too is an el@@ der !
It is f@@ it@@ ting , then , that God’s Word ur@@ ges us : “ Ke@@ ep your sen@@ ses comple@@ t@@ ely . ”
Of what did Paul bo@@ ast , and why ?
He evid@@ ently became more concer@@ ned with his own re@@ pu@@ tation than with mer@@ cy and sal@@ vation for others .
At first , he h@@ es@@ it@@ ated because he had read some material that was cr@@ itical of Jehovah’s Witnesses , but fin@@ ally he deci@@ ded to atten@@ d meetings at a ne@@ ar@@ by Kingdom H@@ all .
At times , we may have to ask ourselves these fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al questions : ‘ Does my love for God move me to serve him come what may ?
The good name that she makes with God has per@@ man@@ ent value .
The sin@@ s we have com@@ mit@@ ted during a li@@ fe@@ time of imper@@ fe@@ ction give evidence that we are ho@@ p@@ el@@ ess@@ ly un@@ able to me@@ et Jehovah’s standards .
How Can We Ma@@ in@@ tain “ a W@@ a@@ iting A@@ t@@ titu@@ de ” ? 11 / 15
Wh@@ atever the first - century practic@@ es invol@@ ving ste@@ al@@ ing , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , and ro@@ b@@ b@@ ing temp@@ les that Paul was al@@ lu@@ ding to , let us not mis@@ s the th@@ ru@@ st of his com@@ ments .
O@@ cc@@ asi@@ on@@ ally , invit@@ e him and his family to jo@@ in you for your family worship .
The Bible does not rule out a Christi@@ an’s con@@ sum@@ ing co@@ f@@ fe@@ e , te@@ a , cho@@ col@@ ate , mat@@ é , and so@@ d@@ as that con@@ tain ca@@ f@@ fe@@ ine .
What does it mean to show honor to others ?
He also col@@ le@@ cted di@@ verse Greek and L@@ at@@ in man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts .
What will help us to put “ the law of loving - kindness ” upon our t@@ ong@@ ue ?
Thus , even n@@ on - Jews , especially the pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes , were to be tre@@ ated with love .
L@@ ater , Peter told Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us and other G@@ ent@@ il@@ es that “ the man that fe@@ ars [ God ] and works righteousness is accep@@ table to him ” and that ever@@ yone pu@@ t@@ ting faith in Jesus Christ recei@@ ves for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s .
I lived with my mother and three older sisters .
In old age , David said : “ You are my hope , O S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah , my confidence from my you@@ th .
Indeed , he had given them an opportunity to put things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght before being with them in person .
E@@ ar@@ th is uni@@ qu@@ ely desi@@ gn@@ ed for us not mer@@ ely to e@@ ke out an ex@@ ist@@ ence but to enjoy life .
Why would it be good to consider a por@@ tion of Romans chap@@ ter 8 ?
S@@ imp@@ ly stated , a true the@@ o@@ cr@@ ac@@ y is rule by God .
17 , 18 . ( a ) In what do Christians always have a cho@@ ice ?
Do you su@@ p@@ pose Din@@ ah ever i@@ mag@@ ined that such a thing could ha@@ p@@ pen to her ?
This is the sub@@ ject of the following article .
Consider An@@ dre@@ a , one of Jehovah’s Witnesses and the mother of two children .
You might also inclu@@ de a few who are new@@ ly associ@@ ated , being care@@ ful , of course , not to ex@@ pose others to any har@@ m@@ ful influ@@ ence .
Mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous P@@ lo@@ t B@@ ac@@ k@@ fi@@ res ( Daniel ) , 11 / 1
Satan kno@@ ws this , and he uses “ false prophe@@ ts ” to try “ to mis@@ lead ” them .
Ri@@ ght away , M@@ other said , “ I@@ ’@@ m with you . ”
Jeremiah recorded : “ They fin@@ ally came into the land of Egy@@ pt , for they did not obey the vo@@ ice of Jehovah ; and they came gra@@ du@@ ally as far as T@@ ah@@ pan@@ h@@ es , ” a fr@@ on@@ ti@@ er city in the e@@ ast@@ er@@ n N@@ ile d@@ el@@ ta , bor@@ der@@ ing Sin@@ a@@ i .
S@@ ci@@ ence H@@ as I@@ ts L@@ imit@@ ations 6
H@@ u@@ man@@ s may ign@@ ore our hard work , but God takes no@@ te of our hear@@ t@@ felt o@@ ffer@@ ings and re@@ members them . ​ — Matthew 6 : 4 .
Jehovah vie@@ wed Israel as his fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative wife by reason of his covenant with the nation .
How did God bl@@ ess Jesus “ forever ” ?
With r@@ ene@@ wed spiritual vision , he under@@ sto@@ od that Jehovah h@@ ates ba@@ dness and that , in time , both the wicked and the righteous will re@@ a@@ p what they s@@ ow .
1@@ 18@@ th G@@ ra@@ du@@ ating C@@ l@@ ass of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad
I have been a full - time minis@@ ter for ten years now .
; W@@ est , A .
Fir@@ st Peter 5 : 9 says : “ T@@ ake your stand against him [ the Devil ] , fir@@ m in the faith . ”
But un@@ like many , Phil@@ o loo@@ ked for a pe@@ ace@@ ful way to lead the G@@ ent@@ il@@ es to God .
S@@ ci@@ ence al@@ one is un@@ able to give satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers to such questions .
For example , if someone wants to know why you do not take part in some un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural cu@@ sto@@ m or prac@@ tice , do not be satis@@ fied with saying , “ I@@ t’s against my religion . ”
The prophet E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el started his service as a faithful w@@ atch@@ man for the Israel@@ ite ex@@ il@@ es in Babyl@@ on in “ the fi@@ f@@ th year of the ex@@ ile of King Jeho@@ i@@ ach@@ in , ” that is , in 6@@ 13 B.C.E .
This means that all the dead in S@@ he@@ ol , our loved ones inclu@@ ded , will come back to life .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying the practic@@ al principles in God’s Word will help us to use our t@@ ong@@ ue to do good , not bad .
For example , you might teach your child to say : “ S@@ to@@ p that !
For example , as a result of our care@@ ful study of God’s Word , we have come to know the ans@@ wers to such important questions as : What is God’s name ?
Th@@ ree days later , Jehovah God made known to Israel what he would requi@@ re of his cho@@ s@@ en nation .
Ther@@ efore , we are not dec@@ ei@@ ved into following a wrong course . ​ — 2 Corinthians 11 : 3 .
He never dem@@ an@@ ded more of his disciples than they could give , and he never put upon them more than they could be@@ ar .
For example , think of Joseph , the son of the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Jac@@ o@@ b .
C@@ ould a medi@@ u@@ m , in effect , for@@ ce God Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty to commun@@ ic@@ ate with Saul by means of dead Samuel ?
Yes , “ desire . . . gives bir@@ th to sin . ” ​ — Read James 1 : 14 , 15 .
S@@ ar@@ ah J@@ a@@ y@@ ne found that to be true , and she always encoura@@ ged those who vis@@ ited her in the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al to buil@@ d up their own faith .
Now , in@@ stead of a congregation serv@@ ant and an ass@@ ist@@ ant congregation serv@@ ant , within each body of elders a co@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ or and a se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary are appointed .
S@@ imp@@ ly put , to be spiritually clean means never to cro@@ ss the l@@ ine that God has dra@@ wn between true worship and false , for God vie@@ ws any ty@@ pe of false worship as un@@ clean .
As for me , when I feel ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ar@@ ily well , I become ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive .
What cont@@ ra@@ sting challeng@@ es did Job experience ?
The very person@@ i@@ fic@@ ation of love , God loo@@ ks at us without pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce or mal@@ ice .
We are gr@@ ate@@ ful that we do not w@@ an@@ der in dar@@ k@@ ness but enjoy spiritual light from God .
Yes , Jesus himself taught that a wonderful future is in st@@ ore for faithful mankind right here on earth .
Then why was pol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ y allow@@ ed in ancient times ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , wicked men can influ@@ ence others to become cor@@ ru@@ pt , thus per@@ pe@@ tu@@ ating ba@@ dness . ​ — Proverbs 1 : 10 - 16 .
The gi@@ r@@ ls would first si@@ ft the gra@@ in to re@@ move imp@@ ur@@ ities ( 4 ) and then gr@@ ind the gra@@ in to a co@@ ar@@ se f@@ l@@ our , using a st@@ one hand m@@ ill ( 5 ) .
Some accepted im@@ medi@@ ately .
When we make decisions about work or pla@@ y , we first consider how our Christian du@@ ties will be affe@@ cted .
This God - given ar@@ m@@ or inclu@@ des qualities that a Christian must have as well as spiritual pro@@ v@@ isions made by Jehovah .
E@@ arly Christians received much support by encourag@@ ing one another and building one another up in love .
Ka@@ re@@ n : Yet , no@@ where in the Scriptures do we read of their teaching that .
D@@ et@@ er@@ min@@ ation and Per@@ s@@ ist@@ ence Ne@@ e@@ ded
23 : 21 .
Moses imp@@ l@@ ored God : “ Let me pas@@ s over , ple@@ ase , and see the good land that is ac@@ ro@@ ss the J@@ or@@ d@@ an . ”
However , St@@ or@@ r@@ s stu@@ died the matter on his own for three years , speaking only with other min@@ isters about it .
In pro@@ ving ourselves fine ste@@ war@@ ds , we r@@ ely on the strength that God supp@@ lies , “ the power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l . ”
Consider this repor@@ t of an ex@@ change between Jesus and a “ very rich ” young man .
What better way could there be for us to come to know the Father than by consider@@ ing what his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son taught and did ?
How H@@ ands Are S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ened
Jehovah ca@@ res deep@@ ly for people and dep@@ lo@@ res all ba@@ dness .
As we discus@@ s each one , we will foc@@ us on ( 1 ) what challeng@@ es the man fac@@ ed and ( 2 ) how we can imitate his faith and obedi@@ ence .
Jesus cho@@ se his close friends from among those who loy@@ ally follow@@ ed him and who loved and served Jehovah .
On@@ ly with the support of God’s spirit would they have the strength to end@@ ure in giving “ a witness to all the nations . ”
After Jesus ’ bir@@ th , Joseph and M@@ ary had other children , Jesus ’ half brothers and sisters .
With Paul , S@@ te@@ ph@@ any , K@@ im@@ ber@@ ly , and B@@ ri@@ an at the Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i branch of@@ fice in the year 200@@ 2
His love for what he taught and his love for the people he taught were evid@@ ent to all hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones who saw and heard him .
You may rec@@ all that Jac@@ ob@@ ’s young son Joseph was so@@ ld to I@@ sh@@ ma@@ el@@ ite tra@@ ders who were “ coming from G@@ ile@@ ad , and their cam@@ els were car@@ r@@ ying la@@ b@@ d@@ anu@@ m and bal@@ sa@@ m and res@@ in@@ ous ba@@ r@@ k , on their way to take it down to Egy@@ pt . ”
A res@@ pe@@ cted c@@ iti@@ z@@ en se@@ x@@ u@@ ally a@@ bu@@ ses de@@ f@@ en@@ sel@@ ess children .
What was accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed by Jesus ’ death ?
( a ) How does Satan influ@@ ence pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s thinking ?
If Jesus ’ followers in the first century needed to keep expe@@ cting Jehovah’s day , then this is even more important for us today .
A hear@@ ing took place on S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 9 , 200@@ 4 .
So why in@@ s@@ ist that one way of doing things is su@@ peri@@ or to another ?
“ In the last days there will come ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ers with their ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le , ” war@@ ns Peter .
But often the k@@ id@@ n@@ app@@ ed one is mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed .
There was no work , but I de@@ v@@ ised a way to h@@ un@@ t w@@ il@@ d ra@@ b@@ bi@@ ts , of which there were many in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
They cla@@ im that far from being made “ in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge , ” you are no different from all the other ani@@ ma@@ l life on this pl@@ an@@ et ​ — including the s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws .
He will likely leave three or four ma@@ in bran@@ ches on the tr@@ un@@ k , with one or two sh@@ o@@ o@@ ts on each of these bran@@ ches .
Q@@ u@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations : Mu@@ st be an appointed el@@ der .
But as for the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad , you must not e@@ at from it , for in the day you e@@ at from it you will certainly die . ’ ” ​ — Genesis 2 : 15 - 17 .
It is most likely that these godly women res@@ ol@@ ved their proble@@ m in a pe@@ ace@@ ful man@@ ner by ap@@ pl@@ ying such counsel as that recorded at Matthew 5 : 23 , 24 .
My eyes filled with te@@ ars as I spoke , and I no@@ tic@@ ed that he was ne@@ arly cr@@ ying as well .
His world is full of people who are “ lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves ” and “ lo@@ v@@ ers of ple@@ a@@ sures ” as well as those who are “ s@@ ow@@ ing with a view to [ the ] flesh . ”
With hear@@ t@@ felt emp@@ a@@ thy , David says to I@@ t@@ ta@@ i : “ Why should you yourself also go with us ?
A great Ex@@ emp@@ la@@ r in the ar@@ t of listen@@ ing with love is Jesus Christ .
Some religious people may say : “ We have the holy spirit . ”
It is as one Bible scho@@ la@@ r stated over 1@@ 7@@ 5 years ag@@ o : “ M@@ en are ap@@ t to ju@@ dge of God by themselves , and to su@@ p@@ pose him re@@ stri@@ cted by such la@@ ws as they de@@ em prop@@ er for their own ob@@ serv@@ ance . ”
A heal@@ th@@ ful di@@ et and some exerc@@ ise may be help@@ ful .
What could have g@@ one wrong ?
They would try their best never again to let down their Ma@@ ster .
Today , when we refle@@ ct on God’s promises for our future and his as@@ sur@@ ance of spiritual prote@@ ction , we are lik@@ e@@ wise streng@@ th@@ ened . ​ — Pro@@ v . 2 : 7 ; read 2 Corinthians 4 : 17 , 18 .
You cannot set asi@@ de time for future use as you can money , food , fu@@ el , or a number of other things .
How did Jesus show hum@@ ility in his spe@@ e@@ ch and in his actions ?
As she learned about Jehovah , she wanted to expres@@ s her love for him .
This si@@ x@@ th head pla@@ yed a ke@@ y ro@@ le in the fulfill@@ ment of the prophecy recorded at Genesis 3 : 15 .
Ser@@ ving where the need is greater is a wonderful privilege and can lead to great blessings .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating what may occ@@ ur can help family members to e@@ ase their fe@@ ars and foc@@ us on making things as com@@ for@@ table as possible .
After two vis@@ its , they asked him how he felt about get@@ ting to know Jehovah .
What Jehovah has reve@@ aled through his Word is in@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely con@@ ne@@ cted to his purpose .
The disciples loved both Jesus and the good news .
Con@@ su@@ elo from M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o rel@@ ates : “ The ch@@ urch pro@@ duc@@ ed in me a deep emo@@ tion ; I great@@ ly valu@@ ed it .
How we can do this will be the sub@@ ject of the following article .
However , Jesus did not receive the ke@@ y of David until 33 C.E . when he was ex@@ al@@ ted to the right hand of God in heaven .
“ A Ti@@ me to Lo@@ ve and a Ti@@ me to H@@ ate ”
On@@ ly if we tre@@ at fellow humans in this way can we prove that we are true followers of Jesus Christ .
His true name op@@ ens the way to understanding what his pur@@ pos@@ es are and who he is .
I was spiritually ad@@ ri@@ ft .
Those are but two refle@@ ctions of a situation that pre@@ vail@@ s today , as you must know .
If you pers@@ ist in doing what is fine , those who have form@@ ed a bad imp@@ res@@ sion of you may , in time , real@@ ize their er@@ ro@@ r and change their op@@ in@@ ion . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 9 ; 2 Timothy 2 : 15 .
For example , this was the case during the Na@@ z@@ i er@@ a in Ger@@ many and other coun@@ tri@@ es in the 19@@ 30 ’ s and early 19@@ 40 ’ s .
Timo@@ th@@ y’s mother , E@@ un@@ ice , and his gr@@ and@@ mother Lo@@ is were dedic@@ ated Christians , but his father was an un@@ beli@@ ever .
We demonstr@@ ate practic@@ al wisdom when we simp@@ li@@ fy our life and re@@ du@@ ce de@@ b@@ t and ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses , set@@ ting ourselves free to slave for God rather than for to@@ da@@ y’s com@@ mer@@ cial system . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
In making this st@@ at@@ ement , Jesus was not do@@ w@@ n@@ pla@@ ying the import@@ ance of keep@@ ing the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
Mu@@ tu@@ al devo@@ tion to Jehovah God fa@@ shi@@ ons a lasting b@@ ond and prom@@ o@@ tes un@@ ity in a way that no other fac@@ t@@ or does .
N@@ ex@@ t , in that same prophecy , Jesus rel@@ ated the par@@ able of the ten vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins .
“ E@@ no@@ ch was trans@@ fer@@ red so as not to see death , ” wrote the apostle Paul .
Then his faith started to we@@ ak@@ en .
He also no@@ ted that “ when a show is given in the ar@@ ena , [ some ] with gre@@ e@@ dy th@@ ir@@ st have ca@@ ught the f@@ res@@ h blood of the gu@@ il@@ ty . . . as a cu@@ re for their ep@@ il@@ ep@@ s@@ y . ”
World F@@ ree of V@@ i@@ ol@@ ence P@@ os@@ sible ? No .
He well knew that they were not perfect .
The in@@ va@@ ders also for@@ ced the king to give over his own pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons as well as the go@@ ld and s@@ il@@ ver of the san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary .
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing that Bro@@ ther K@@ le@@ in was n@@ ur@@ sing hard feelings , Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d war@@ ned him against f@@ all@@ ing pre@@ y to the Devil .
When Moses got a g@@ li@@ mp@@ se of God’s glory , what declar@@ ation did he hear ?
“ T@@ ell That Jehovah Is U@@ pri@@ ght ”
How P@@ os@@ sible for Adam to S@@ in ? 10 / 1
They have also helped Bible stud@@ ents to id@@ enti@@ fy and avoid un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines and practic@@ es . ​ — 1 / 1 , pages 8 , 9 .
If you imitate the faith and obedi@@ ence of Noah , you can be confid@@ ent that Jehovah will care for you . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
Wh@@ ere did Solomon sear@@ ch for satis@@ fac@@ tion ?
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , it is not wrong to take the in@@ iti@@ ative when circumstances war@@ r@@ ant it .
For that reason God instru@@ cted those h@@ and@@ ling j@@ udi@@ cial matters : “ You should look into the matter , making a thor@@ ough inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ation and in@@ qui@@ ry . ”
What mo@@ tiv@@ ates Christians like R@@ ob@@ er@@ t to ex@@ p@@ end themselves in the preaching work ?
In M@@ á@@ la@@ ga , sou@@ ther@@ n S@@ pain , a mother and her daugh@@ ter , both nam@@ ed An@@ a , got baptized on De@@ c@@ ember 19 , 200@@ 9 .
A number of questions were wh@@ ir@@ ling around in my mind .
In time , both parents , their ei@@ ght children , and many gr@@ and@@ children learned the truth .
Eli@@ h@@ u used Jo@@ b@@ ’s name and appe@@ aled to him as a friend .
A comm@@ on mer@@ ch@@ ant might first fi@@ gu@@ re out the mar@@ ke@@ t value of the pe@@ ar@@ l so as to deter@@ mine how much he would pa@@ y for it in order to make a prof@@ it .
A@@ do@@ l@@ f H@@ it@@ l@@ er used such me@@ tho@@ ds effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely when he por@@ tra@@ yed the Jews and others as “ de@@ gener@@ ate , ” “ evil , ” and a “ th@@ re@@ at ” to the St@@ ate .
A@@ m I inc@@ l@@ ined to reg@@ ard spiritual matters less seri@@ ously than I did in the past ?
There is no reason to believe that Joseph ac@@ tually emp@@ lo@@ yed any form of div@@ in@@ ation .
And what was that work ?
Consider now Pet@@ er@@ ’s counsel to married men .
( Read Psalm 6@@ 2 : 6 - 9 . )
In less than three years , Jesus comple@@ tes three preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ s in Gal@@ ile@@ e .
Our doing that may help them to continue car@@ r@@ ying out their du@@ ties with joy .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out any war@@ ning , they had been dra@@ g@@ ged by a mo@@ b to the mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place to stand before a ha@@ st@@ ily conven@@ ed cour@@ t .
A first st@@ ep is to recogn@@ ize the su@@ pre@@ ma@@ cy of Jehovah’s ways .
Ha@@ ve you no@@ tic@@ ed the m@@ oun@@ ting evidence that the earth is be@@ coming filled with viol@@ ence ?
It rema@@ ins simply a for@@ ce .
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing that Jehovah had heal@@ ed the woman , Jesus tre@@ ated her kin@@ dly and said : “ Da@@ ugh@@ ter , your faith has made you well .
The same is true in a spiritual sense .
Con@@ t@@ act Jehovah’s Witnesses near you .
Al@@ so , when the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the Cana@@ an@@ ite city of Gi@@ be@@ on s@@ ought mer@@ cy , they and all their children were pre@@ served ali@@ ve . ​ — Jo@@ shua 6 : 25 ; 9 : 3 , 24 - 26 .
Since Jesus was perfect , he could eas@@ ily have found fa@@ ul@@ t with imper@@ fect people .
Just like La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , whom Jesus ra@@ ised from the dead , they will come out as humans , not spirit cre@@ atu@@ res .
Our ul@@ tim@@ ate sur@@ vi@@ val dep@@ ends , not on ‘ s@@ il@@ ver or go@@ ld . . . , but on the preci@@ ous blood of Christ . ’
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate the differ@@ ence between knowledge , understanding , and wisdom .
As a bo@@ y , E@@ ri@@ c had sh@@ ared in the family Bible study , attend@@ ed Christian meetings , and jo@@ ined in the preaching work with the congregation .
1 : 10 - 13 ; 2 : 15 .
T@@ ak@@ ing into consider@@ ation the free will of his in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ ation , he re@@ adi@@ ly ad@@ ju@@ st@@ s the way he ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ es his purpose .
Ch@@ il@@ d@@ less H@@ ann@@ ah was ta@@ un@@ ted by the other wife , Pen@@ in@@ n@@ ah , who bor@@ e sever@@ al children .
K@@ o@@ re@@ an Ju@@ ly 13 - 15 T@@ ag@@ al@@ o@@ g Ju@@ ly 6 - 8
Par@@ ents can find many occasi@@ ons to teach their children about the Creator
My two older brothers , 21 - year - old C@@ lar@@ ence and 19 - year - old C@@ ar@@ l , accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed him .
So while it me@@ ant ris@@ king his life , Daniel deci@@ ded not to give even the imp@@ res@@ sion that he was com@@ prom@@ ising in his worship .
How can consider@@ ing the early Christians ’ f@@ light from Jerusalem help pre@@ pare us for the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” ?
“ A Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning of P@@ ang@@ s of D@@ ist@@ ress ”
Ab@@ out two years later , they were baptized as well .
When refer@@ ring to tri@@ bul@@ ations associ@@ ated with marriage , there is one that may not re@@ adi@@ ly come to mind .
D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion in T@@ or@@ or@@ o
In the mean@@ time , Joseph married M@@ ary , and most people as@@ sum@@ ed that Joseph was Jesus ’ real father .
H@@ app@@ ily , worship of the true God is not a sol@@ it@@ ary activ@@ ity .
The name is f@@ it@@ ting , since the purpose of a new@@ s@@ pa@@ per is that of repor@@ ting acc@@ ur@@ ately on events that take place in the world .
She has had no news of his wh@@ er@@ e@@ ab@@ ou@@ ts .
34 : 36 .
However , Jesus ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ Let her al@@ one . . . .
M@@ one@@ y and some pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons are necess@@ ary in most soci@@ e@@ ties .
Jesus even stated : “ W@@ ho@@ ever is not car@@ r@@ ying his t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake and coming after me cannot be my disci@@ ple . ”
Jehovah made a covenant with Israel .
There is no need to offer counsel about how the m@@ our@@ ner should expres@@ s g@@ ri@@ ef or for how long .
Some keep re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing their past mis@@ takes and won@@ der whether God has for@@ given them .
I also brought many religious min@@ isters to my home to prove B@@ ill wrong .
G@@ lo@@ ba@@ l preaching of God’s Kingdom . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14
Dis@@ obedi@@ ence by Solomon and by the nation of Israel resul@@ ted in what ?
God also showed great love for his enti@@ re human family when he com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned Noah to be “ a pre@@ ach@@ er of righteousness . ”
The righteous one , on the other hand , will not get himself into such a difficult situation .
W@@ a@@ iting A@@ t@@ titu@@ de , 10 / 1
Do Not Be Mis@@ led
It was never C@@ am@@ pan@@ us ’ in@@ ten@@ tion to organiz@@ e a religious group .
Those present wel@@ com@@ ed him , and it was not long before he felt at home .
Jesus recogn@@ ized what all of this me@@ ant .
As world con@@ di@@ tions deter@@ i@@ or@@ ate in these “ cr@@ itical times , ” feelings of pat@@ ri@@ o@@ tism are likely to in@@ ten@@ si@@ fy .
Today , for someone to ad@@ d@@ ress his mother as “ woman ” and to say to her “ what have I to do with you ? ”
She says : “ Be@@ ing a serv@@ ant of Jehovah is the high@@ est privilege anyone could have .
Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ation ​ — How to M@@ ake It Me@@ an@@ ing@@ ful
Rather , the nation was comman@@ ded to do so re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ vely .
“ I started reading the Bible ! ”
There is a me@@ al to pre@@ pare , cho@@ res to do , ho@@ me@@ work to complete .
E@@ s@@ sen@@ ti@@ ally , people felt ref@@ re@@ shed by Jesus , up@@ li@@ f@@ ted and encoura@@ ged .
M@@ en who me@@ et the Bi@@ bli@@ cal requi@@ re@@ ments are appointed as elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants in these congregations .
God’s way of doing things is the stan@@ d@@ ard of justice , so we must up@@ hold his principles of hon@@ es@@ ty and integrity .
The po@@ li@@ ce st@@ op@@ ped and ques@@ tioned me about it , acc@@ using me of pu@@ t@@ ting il@@ leg@@ al liter@@ ature in this man@@ ’s wa@@ re@@ house .
What did he ac@@ hi@@ eve by will@@ ingly giving up his life ?
E@@ spe@@ cially when re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting others in public prayer , however , true Christians ac@@ knowledge the Scrip@@ tur@@ ally out@@ l@@ ined ro@@ le that Jesus occ@@ u@@ pi@@ es in Jehovah’s purpose .
And who is this rich man , Bo@@ a@@ z ?
The Bible tel@@ ls us : “ Th@@ ro@@ w your bur@@ den upon Jehovah himself , and he himself will su@@ sta@@ in you . N@@ ever will he allow the righteous one to to@@ t@@ ter . ”
We res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully recogn@@ ize that each person has the right to cho@@ ose what he or she will believe .
The more clo@@ sel@@ y we imitate his example , the more we benefit both ourselves and others . ​ — Romans 15 : 4 .
All the same , those con@@ vers@@ ations allow@@ ed us to in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce ourselves and expla@@ in the import@@ ance of our Bible - based work .
Does the way I live show that I put Kingdom inter@@ ests first in my life ? ’
Re@@ g@@ arding the soul , The Jewish En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia of 19@@ 10 com@@ ments : “ The beli@@ ef that the soul continu@@ es its ex@@ ist@@ ence after the dis@@ so@@ lu@@ tion of the body is a matter of ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ cal or the@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal spe@@ cul@@ ation rather than of simp@@ le faith , and is acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly no@@ where expres@@ s@@ ly taught in Ho@@ ly Scrip@@ ture . ”
In 200@@ 4 , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy deci@@ ded that it was very important to have the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation in many more langu@@ ages and as soon as possible .
So are such baptized individuals also made holy and cle@@ ans@@ ed by means of God’s Word ?
He lost direction in his life .
4@@ 2 : 4 .
A@@ no@@ ther opportunity to ‘ o@@ pen wide one@@ ’s heart ’ is by vis@@ iting the si@@ ck , sen@@ ding them a sh@@ ort no@@ te of encourag@@ ement , or c@@ all@@ ing them on the tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne ​ — anything to let them know that you care !
And th@@ ir@@ d , false Christians do not have God’s spirit . ​ — John 14 : 16 , 17 .
F@@ ut@@ ility in@@ deed !
De@@ ath is a fe@@ ar@@ some enem@@ y .
However , children who are ra@@ ised by parents who are dedic@@ ated to Jehovah receive tra@@ ining that can lead those children to make a vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary dedic@@ ation to Jehovah .
Jehovah person@@ ally ca@@ res for us .
This is so in two as@@ pe@@ cts .
In what ways was E@@ ve dec@@ ei@@ ved ?
( a ) What can help parents to deci@@ de whether they should change congregations ?
What has the love of God moved some to do ?
What positi@@ ve st@@ ep@@ s can you take to make peace ?
6 Is it wrong to have an ab@@ or@@ tion ?
The Bible does not con@@ dem@@ n the mo@@ der@@ ate use of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l .
* The world power after Babyl@@ on is pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed by the bre@@ ast@@ s and ar@@ ms of s@@ il@@ ver .
Th@@ ink about this : You came up with such a f@@ it@@ ting illustr@@ ation of e@@ qu@@ ality , that of brothers or tw@@ ins .
( b ) What privilege do young Christians have today ?
It ser@@ ves as a witness , streng@@ th@@ ens our faith , and af@@ for@@ ds us an opportunity to demonstr@@ ate our loy@@ al@@ ty to God .
In his book The Un@@ dis@@ co@@ vered S@@ el@@ f , the em@@ in@@ ent p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ g@@ ist D@@ r . C@@ ar@@ l G .
We mis@@ s her very much . ”
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , because the ch@@ ur@@ ches were op@@ pres@@ sive , people wr@@ ong@@ ly conclu@@ de that the teachings of the Bible must be op@@ pres@@ sive .
In the days of D@@ ari@@ us , when Daniel is more than 9@@ 0 years old , the ag@@ ed prophet be@@ comes the t@@ ar@@ get of a mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous s@@ ch@@ eme by je@@ al@@ ous of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als .
H@@ ere we felt im@@ men@@ sel@@ y privile@@ ged to help buil@@ d a Kingdom H@@ all .
They ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed me , claim@@ ing that I would be the lo@@ s@@ er .
A@@ men and A@@ men . ”
The Bible does not say why the you@@ ng@@ er prophet did not con@@ sul@@ t Jehovah before tur@@ ning asi@@ de and e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king with the older man .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , when it comes to spiritual instru@@ ction , the work of the slave in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation does follow a pat@@ ter@@ n similar to that of God’s “ serv@@ ant ” in ancient Israel .
No@@ tice how this is refle@@ cted in what he told his brothers : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id . A@@ m I in the place of God ?
In col@@ le@@ ge all my friends were very in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent young people .
The ro@@ a@@ ds do not imp@@ ro@@ ve much as we cro@@ ss the bor@@ der into the C@@ en@@ tr@@ al Af@@ ri@@ can Re@@ public .
How Can You G@@ u@@ ard A@@ ga@@ inst Be@@ ing De@@ c@@ ei@@ ved ?
“ If anyone cont@@ ends . . . in the g@@ ames , he is not crow@@ ned un@@ less he has cont@@ ended according to the rul@@ es . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 9 : 25 ; 2 Timothy 2 : 5 .
I have become all things to people of all s@@ or@@ ts , that I might by all means sa@@ ve some . ”
Since then , he has per@@ form@@ ed more than 2@@ 00 op@@ er@@ ations without the use of blood on Witness pati@@ ents from many par@@ ts of S@@ pain .
What if the song@@ ’s l@@ y@@ ri@@ c@@ s were words that you knew to be true , expres@@ sing thoughts that you knew to be important , jo@@ y@@ ful , and up@@ li@@ f@@ ting ?
Pe@@ ople are dec@@ ei@@ ved for all kin@@ ds of reas@@ ons .
What a crow@@ ning pro@@ of of the su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity of God’s way of gover@@ ning !
They buil@@ d their mo@@ tiv@@ ations and de@@ e@@ ds on the so@@ li@@ d ro@@ ck - mas@@ s of Christ’s teachings by pu@@ t@@ ting into prac@@ tice what they have been taught .
How do we know that it is possible to en@@ ter into God’s rest today ?
E@@ rich F@@ ro@@ st explained : “ At the D@@ r@@ ama pres@@ ent@@ ations , I encoura@@ ged my col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly those in the or@@ ch@@ es@@ tr@@ a , to use the inter@@ mis@@ sion to go from ro@@ w to ro@@ w and offer the a@@ udi@@ ence our wonderful boo@@ ks and boo@@ k@@ le@@ ts .
At the same time , in our public preaching work , we end@@ e@@ av@@ or to man@@ i@@ f@@ est per@@ su@@ asi@@ ven@@ ess and t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful@@ ness .
A few years later , I did find the answer .
To help us make the right cho@@ ic@@ es , Jehovah gave us a gu@@ i@@ de .
H@@ on@@ or the A@@ ged A@@ m@@ ong You
At the same time , I end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to devo@@ te as much time as possible to our sons David and Mar@@ c .
My prayers are more mean@@ ing@@ ful , my study deep@@ er and more satis@@ f@@ ying , and Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts more real to me .
For example , is it possible to simp@@ li@@ fy our life , perhaps mo@@ ving to a s@@ mal@@ l@@ er d@@ wel@@ ling or eli@@ min@@ ating un@@ necess@@ ary material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons ? ​ — Matthew 6 : 22 .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of Genesis ​ — I
Y@@ oung King Jo@@ si@@ ah ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly sear@@ ched for Jehovah
Tru@@ e T@@ e@@ ach@@ ings , 7 / 15
• What are some go@@ als that are wor@@ th ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ing ?
The ver@@ ba@@ l ex@@ change between the dis@@ cre@@ et and the fo@@ ol@@ ish vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins ra@@ ises what pu@@ z@@ z@@ ling question ?
5 : 1 - 3 ​ — What is sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant about E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s taking a few ha@@ ir@@ s from the por@@ tion he was to sc@@ at@@ ter to the w@@ ind and w@@ ra@@ pp@@ ing them in his s@@ ki@@ r@@ ts ?
It has now been 6@@ 5 years since I began my full - time ministry as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
E@@ ven@@ tually he became the man@@ ag@@ ing direc@@ t@@ or of his compan@@ y in the O@@ ri@@ ent , the c@@ hi@@ ef ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tive of@@ fic@@ er of its a@@ ff@@ ili@@ ate in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , and a member of the bo@@ ard of direc@@ t@@ ors of its E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an op@@ er@@ ations .
In the past , this verse has some@@ times been explained as meaning that a husband and father must not only care for his se@@ cul@@ ar work but also work to buil@@ d up , or encoura@@ ge , his family , for example by means of spiritual instru@@ ction .
Paul ​ — A Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous Kingdom Pro@@ claim@@ er
Thus , for some de@@ ca@@ des , the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents reas@@ oned that a witness to the nations had already been given .
W@@ ould you like to see the day when Satan no longer ex@@ ists ?
At first , Jesus did not say a word in answer to her .
In “ a new s@@ ong ” ad@@ d@@ ressed to “ the L@@ am@@ b , ” they sing : “ With your blood you b@@ ought pers@@ ons for God out of every tri@@ be and t@@ ong@@ ue and people and nation , and you made them to be a kingdom and pri@@ ests to our God , and they are to rule as k@@ ings over the earth . ”
His gen@@ u@@ ine rep@@ ent@@ ance brought re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation with God .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T comes to mind when you think of the op@@ er@@ ation of holy spirit ?
O@@ ther@@ wise “ the blood - av@@ eng@@ er , pur@@ su@@ ing the man@@ sla@@ y@@ er in ho@@ t anger , [ might ] over@@ take him and k@@ ill him . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
To fear God simply means to feel a@@ we and deep respect for him .
And I will bl@@ ess those who bl@@ ess you , and him that c@@ alls down evil upon you I shall cur@@ se . ” ​ — G@@ en .
Jesus ’ De@@ ath H@@ as Gre@@ at V@@ alu@@ e
We stu@@ died the Bible together regul@@ arly , but F@@ re@@ der@@ ic@@ k used each s@@ es@@ sion as an opportunity to point out all my fa@@ ul@@ ts and the ways I needed to imp@@ ro@@ ve as a wife .
N@@ ex@@ t , he or@@ der@@ ed that four large j@@ ars of water be p@@ our@@ ed on the sacrifice .
R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch@@ ers are stud@@ ying an@@ t@@ l@@ ers , with the go@@ al of building str@@ ong@@ er hel@@ me@@ ts ; they are loo@@ king at a spe@@ ci@@ es of f@@ ly that has ac@@ u@@ te hear@@ ing , with a view toward imp@@ ro@@ ving hear@@ ing a@@ i@@ ds ; and they are exam@@ ining the wing fe@@ a@@ thers of ow@@ ls , with the ide@@ a of imp@@ ro@@ ving ste@@ al@@ th a@@ ir@@ pl@@ an@@ es .
But know one thing , that if the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der had known in what w@@ atch the th@@ i@@ ef was coming , he would have kept a@@ wa@@ ke and not allow@@ ed his house to be bro@@ ken into . ”
From the m@@ om@@ ent an inf@@ ant is born ​ — or even before — ​ the parents star@@ t wor@@ r@@ ying about his wel@@ f@@ are .
B@@ on@@ ni@@ e kept it simp@@ le and un@@ c@@ lu@@ t@@ tered so that our family could foc@@ us on spiritual pur@@ su@@ its .
* ​ — Mark 13 : 1 , 2 .
What contr@@ ast is there between God’s purpose and that of the nations ?
And a@@ bo@@ ve all , I thought : ‘ If God jud@@ ges us when we die , why would we later need to leave heaven , pur@@ g@@ at@@ ory , or hel@@ l for the fin@@ al judgment ? ’
They believe s@@ mo@@ king , over@@ dr@@ in@@ king , d@@ ru@@ g mis@@ use , g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing , se@@ x@@ u@@ al prom@@ is@@ cu@@ ity and ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ ality are spiritually dam@@ ag@@ ing practic@@ es . ” Ha@@ ve religious lead@@ ers helped their flo@@ c@@ ks to apply God’s moral standards ?
At night I dre@@ am@@ ed of deli@@ c@@ ac@@ ies ​ — c@@ ak@@ es and fru@@ its — ​ and w@@ oke up with a gro@@ w@@ ling st@@ om@@ ach and a d@@ ry thro@@ at .
C@@ ap@@ pa@@ do@@ ci@@ a , 7 / 15 E@@ hu@@ d , 3 / 15
Jehovah feel@@ s very str@@ ong@@ ly about justice .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From Jo@@ shua , 12 / 1
Re@@ g@@ arding such preci@@ ous worshi@@ p@@ ers , God’s Word says : “ Gi@@ ve her of the fru@@ it@@ age of her hands , and let her works praise her even in the g@@ ates . ”
Then , in De@@ c@@ ember 195@@ 2 , I was called to repor@@ t for mil@@ it@@ ary service .
But with refer@@ ence to his fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep followers , Jesus said : “ No man can come to me un@@ less the Father , who sent me , dra@@ ws him . ”
Such is the effect of a good repor@@ t !
Com@@ men@@ ting on the brothers in the cam@@ p , she said : “ This is a place with so much difficul@@ ty ; yet , they have kept their faith strong .
The fact is , we are happy to do so , as it helps others to “ come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ” C@@ learly , hon@@ or@@ ing and pra@@ ising Jehovah makes us rich spiritually .
A@@ gain , I was over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by a feel@@ ing of us@@ el@@ ess@@ ness .
All of this is of great sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance to us today .
• What ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on did Jesus give concer@@ ning his coming ?
G@@ ran@@ ted , even those who have no beli@@ ef in God have the ability to be@@ have in a mor@@ ally u@@ pri@@ ght man@@ ner and to devel@@ op practic@@ al and hon@@ or@@ able e@@ th@@ ic@@ al co@@ des .
I did not dis@@ close anything .
Your children are the most important Bible stud@@ ents you will ever have , and their “ coming to know ” Jehovah means their et@@ er@@ n@@ al life .
L@@ ear@@ ning from God’s Word that some of the La@@ w@@ ’s pro@@ v@@ isions and nor@@ ms pi@@ c@@ ture greater , more mean@@ ing@@ ful , spiritual real@@ ities sur@@ ely buil@@ ds faith in the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s inspi@@ r@@ ation .
This is a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al point because a person cannot worship the true God if he does not know H@@ im or perhaps doub@@ ts His ex@@ ist@@ ence .
Since the Bible does not speak of any other person who had such a vision and the pas@@ sage fol@@ lo@@ ws Paul’s de@@ f@@ en@@ se of his apost@@ le@@ ship , he was pro@@ ba@@ bly rel@@ ating his own experience .
No earthly rul@@ ers can cla@@ im to have been gr@@ anted im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity , but Jesus can .
A@@ n illustr@@ ation told by Jesus provi@@ des the answer .
Jehovah turned his attention to certain other bir@@ ds .
“ G@@ o away from in fr@@ on@@ t of the stu@@ pi@@ d man , ” he says , “ for you will certainly not take no@@ te of the li@@ ps of knowledge . ”
F@@ E@@ W Bible to@@ pi@@ c@@ s have ev@@ o@@ ked as much interest and concer@@ n as the prophecy about the my@@ st@@ eri@@ ous mar@@ k , or name , of “ the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast ” ​ — the number 6@@ 6@@ 6 .
• How is it that two Christians with sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve consci@@ ences might make different decisions ?
C@@ am@@ bri@@ dge Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity scho@@ la@@ r B . F .
In ancient R@@ ome , some Christians had different op@@ in@@ i@@ ons about certain fo@@ o@@ ds and c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations .
God had a work for them to do , and it was vital that the enti@@ re family cen@@ ter their lives on it . ​ — Read Genesis 6 : 14 , 18 .
Paul’s end@@ ur@@ ance ex@@ al@@ ted Christi@@ an@@ ity and demonstr@@ ated that disci@@ ple@@ ship is wor@@ th any sacrifice .
C@@ learly , there is much to learn about w@@ atch@@ ful@@ ness from the apostles and other first - century Christians mentioned in the Bible book of Acts .
In chap@@ ter 12 , Paul expla@@ ins that Christians should show their gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de by a life of self - sacrifice .
What fo@@ ol@@ ish decision did King A@@ ha@@ z make ?
The l@@ ist is similar to the one found at Romans 1 : 29 - 31 , though the l@@ ist in Paul’s letter to Timothy inclu@@ des ter@@ ms that are not mentioned el@@ se@@ where in the Christian Greek Scriptures .
N@@ ex@@ t , we see a fi@@ er@@ y - red hor@@ se , which re@@ pres@@ ents war@@ f@@ are between nations .
Lo@@ sing our only child was a de@@ va@@ st@@ ating b@@ low .
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s end@@ ur@@ ance had a powerful effect on Isa@@ a@@ c
Their work inclu@@ ded teaching a group of local people the new@@ ly in@@ ven@@ ted S@@ la@@ v@@ on@@ ic s@@ crip@@ t , b@@ es@@ id@@ es transl@@ ating Bi@@ bli@@ cal and li@@ tur@@ gi@@ cal te@@ x@@ ts .
* O@@ thers spe@@ cul@@ ate that Jesus was ac@@ tually a woman .
Jesus set an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent example for all of us by being to@@ t@@ ally sub@@ mis@@ sive to that so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y . ​ — Matthew 4 : 17 ; 6 : 9 .
L@@ ong ag@@ o , the Bible promised the rest@@ or@@ ation of Par@@ adise on earth .
What mar@@ vel@@ ous resul@@ ts from a school pro@@ ject !
We ev@@ en@@ tually co@@ vered practic@@ ally the whole country by bu@@ s , tra@@ in , wa@@ g@@ on , and bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le , as well as on fo@@ o@@ t .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , it can do re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble things for us .
In 199@@ 8 , for example , a se@@ v@@ ere dr@@ ought ra@@ va@@ ged much of nor@@ the@@ ast@@ er@@ n B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
TH@@ E Go@@ spe@@ l of Mark is the sh@@ ort@@ est of the four Go@@ sp@@ els .
O@@ thers may feel disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ged because of coming from a w@@ re@@ t@@ ched ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
Does your conscience move you to do what is right ?
Jehovah se@@ ts the su@@ per@@ l@@ ative example in exerc@@ ising prop@@ er je@@ al@@ ous@@ y .
The col@@ por@@ te@@ ur@@ s , as they were called , proved to be the ke@@ y .
Paul fur@@ ther ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es : “ P@@ ur@@ sue righteousness , godly devo@@ tion , faith , love , end@@ ur@@ ance , mil@@ dness of temp@@ er .
E@@ ven@@ tually , therefore , a rich blessing was sure to over@@ take her .
I re@@ ac@@ ted by sta@@ ying in@@ do@@ ors for we@@ ek@@ s at a time .
“ R@@ ab@@ sh@@ ak@@ e@@ h ” was a t@@ it@@ le of a prom@@ in@@ ent As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an of@@ fi@@ cial .
Their res@@ olu@@ te determin@@ ation not to listen to Jesus was demonstr@@ ated when he ra@@ ised La@@ z@@ ar@@ us from the dead .
She may pre@@ f@@ er that he remain with her .
( a ) What mo@@ tiv@@ ates Bible stud@@ ents today to get baptized ?
M@@ ore than a century before Dani@@ el@@ ’s time , Jehovah reve@@ aled through the prophet Isaiah de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about the world power that would con@@ qu@@ er Babyl@@ on .
S@@ m@@ ong ! ”
R@@ em@@ ember , Jehovah wants you to serve him with your whole mind .
But what makes a person appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble ?
( b ) What must Christians recogn@@ ize when it comes to res@@ ol@@ ving so@@ cial and pol@@ itical problems ?
You may find that kin@@ d@@ ling a mer@@ ci@@ ful attitude in your heart will mo@@ tiv@@ ate you to inc@@ re@@ ase your ze@@ al in the ministry and f@@ ill you with more joy as you do so .
D@@ oub@@ t@@ less moved by God’s spirit , Na@@ than H .
• a way to share the joy of accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment
When you consider all the evidence , there is little doubt that God’s holy spirit is op@@ er@@ ating today .
What ex@@ pan@@ sion of ‘ the fi@@ shing gr@@ oun@@ ds ’ has taken place since the early 20@@ th century ?
The exerc@@ ise of wisdom mo@@ ves us to ‘ seek first God’s Kingdom ’ and to use our days in a way that br@@ ings glory to Jehovah and makes his heart rejo@@ ice .
( b ) What shows that divine educ@@ ation br@@ ings praise to Jehovah ?
Satan’s system is desi@@ gn@@ ed to get us ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in personal pur@@ su@@ its and side is@@ su@@ es .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ating uni@@ que tal@@ ents or s@@ k@@ ill@@ s might help us make a name for ourselves .
Mo@@ st important , you will make Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice . ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 .
However , every L@@ ev@@ ite , whether a K@@ o@@ ha@@ th@@ ite or not , enjo@@ yed mar@@ vel@@ ous privile@@ ges .
As told by Peter C@@ arr@@ bel@@ l@@ o
Let us foc@@ us on three ep@@ is@@ o@@ des from the Scriptures : the account of Davi@@ d’s deal@@ ings with Saul , that of An@@ ani@@ as and S@@ app@@ hi@@ r@@ a , and that of Jose@@ p@@ h’s conduct with P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife .
In pa@@ g@@ an lands , there was no knowledge of the Bible or of its Au@@ th@@ or , Jehovah .
The most valu@@ able things in life cannot be ob@@ ta@@ ined with money
No@@ tice that Jesus mentioned e@@ ating , dr@@ in@@ king , and get@@ ting married .
T@@ w@@ o elders vis@@ ited him and listen@@ ed sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic@@ ally , without inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ting while he rel@@ ated his st@@ ory , as he per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved it .
Then there are young men and women who contr@@ act a se@@ x@@ u@@ ally trans@@ mit@@ ted di@@ se@@ ase , such as A@@ I@@ D@@ S .
How can you make sure that love is your hon@@ est mo@@ tive ?
Indeed , “ anyone in@@ experienced pu@@ ts faith in every word , but the sh@@ re@@ w@@ d one consi@@ ders his st@@ ep@@ s . ”
Why pas@@ s on to others something we cannot ver@@ i@@ fy ?
In a bo@@ at off one of the Greek is@@ lands , a col@@ por@@ te@@ ur of the B@@ F@@ B@@ S was “ so b@@ es@@ et with bo@@ ats full of children who came for [ Bi@@ bl@@ es ] , that he was ob@@ li@@ ged . . . to order the cap@@ tain to get under way ” l@@ est he should part with his whole sto@@ ck in one place !
With ke@@ en interest , let us first turn to Bo@@ ok Th@@ ree of Psal@@ ms .
▪ Why does God allow suffering ?
There is a complete ga@@ p in evidence su@@ gg@@ es@@ ting occ@@ up@@ ation .
When the apostle Paul wrote his first letter to the congregation in Corin@@ th , he com@@ men@@ ted on chang@@ es that Christians there had made to live in con@@ form@@ ity with God’s standards .
When she went to Corin@@ th , she found a Witness and came back with the book “ Let God Be Tru@@ e ” and a cop@@ y of the Christian Greek Scriptures , which I started reading in se@@ cre@@ t .
After much tri@@ al and er@@ ro@@ r , C@@ am@@ er@@ on man@@ ag@@ ed to prin@@ t a por@@ tion of Genesis chap@@ ter 1 on De@@ c@@ ember 4 , 18@@ 27 .
They are spo@@ ken of as “ standing before the thro@@ ne and before the L@@ am@@ b , d@@ ressed in wh@@ ite ro@@ bes . ”
Samuel himself put A@@ ga@@ g to death and went into m@@ our@@ ning for Saul . ​ — 1 Samuel 15 : 1 - 35 .
What has helped her to become more pe@@ ace@@ able ?
The ep@@ is@@ o@@ de remin@@ ded me of Jesus ’ words : “ O@@ u@@ t of the m@@ ou@@ th of ba@@ bes and su@@ ck@@ l@@ ings you have fur@@ ni@@ shed praise . ”
A cour@@ tshi@@ p bu@@ d@@ ded , and three years later they were married .
R@@ eli@@ ef from dem@@ on har@@ ass@@ ment , 4 / 15
Jehovah stated , however , that he would not deser@@ t his people , and J@@ on@@ a@@ than was confid@@ ent of that .
A King As@@ ks for H@@ el@@ p From the De@@ ad
They appro@@ ached a man in their v@@ il@@ la@@ ge who ow@@ ned a public mo@@ t@@ or ve@@ hi@@ c@@ le and asked how much he would char@@ ge to get them to the conven@@ tion .
In verse 1 , we read : “ H@@ app@@ y is the one who@@ se re@@ v@@ ol@@ t is par@@ d@@ oned , who@@ se sin is co@@ vered . ”
God’s o@@ ffering Jesus as a prop@@ iti@@ at@@ ory sacrifice for our sin@@ s ought to s@@ ti@@ r love within us in return .
5 : 5 ​ — What does it mean to “ hand [ the wicked ] man over to Satan for the des@@ tru@@ ction of the flesh , in order that the spirit may be sa@@ ved ” ?
Jehovah is not imp@@ ressed by how t@@ all and h@@ and@@ some Eli@@ a@@ b is .
How does holy spirit op@@ er@@ ate in the lives of God’s people , and what dist@@ inc@@ tion is evid@@ ent ?
Just as Christ expres@@ sed love for the congregation , a husband must show love for his mate in both word and deed .
A@@ n o@@ live tre@@ e@@ ’s ex@@ pan@@ sive ro@@ o@@ t system en@@ ab@@ les it to re@@ ju@@ ven@@ ate it@@ self even when the tr@@ un@@ k has been destro@@ yed .
The pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch was ar@@ rest@@ ed and ban@@ i@@ shed .
Rather , he is a mi@@ gh@@ ty spirit cre@@ ature , a re@@ ign@@ ing King .
And as a high@@ ly important ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l of commun@@ ic@@ ation to the mind , sight pla@@ ys a ma@@ j@@ or ro@@ le in our ac@@ qui@@ ring knowledge of Jehovah and building faith in him . ​ — Jo@@ s@@ h .
Although Jehovah is not ob@@ li@@ ged to act because a large number of his worshipp@@ ers have made pray@@ er@@ ful re@@ ques@@ ts re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly , he no@@ tes their col@@ le@@ ctive interest and takes into account their gen@@ u@@ ine and deep concer@@ n as he respon@@ ds to their prayers .
Ho@@ ly spirit will strengthen you .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s became imper@@ fect , with resul@@ ting problems in many marri@@ ages , but God’s desire is that mat@@ es should still s@@ tic@@ k together .
; B@@ er@@ k@@ told , W .
‘ Our Lo@@ ve H@@ as Be@@ en De@@ ep@@ ened ’
Mo@@ ther’s F@@ ine Ex@@ am@@ ple
From Jehovah’s stan@@ d@@ point , this was no mirac@@ le .
( b ) On what will our study foc@@ us ?
A@@ no@@ ther way to re@@ ach the heart of our listen@@ ers invol@@ ves see@@ ing the ministry from God’s stan@@ d@@ point and being pati@@ ent .
I tell you , Although he will not ris@@ e up and give him anything because of being his friend , certainly because of his bo@@ ld pers@@ ist@@ ence he will get up and give him what things he needs . ”
Th@@ ough they me@@ t with op@@ position every@@ where they pre@@ ached , Jehovah bless@@ ed their ministry , so that by about the year 60 C.E . , Paul could wr@@ ite that the good news was being pre@@ ached “ in all cre@@ ation that is under heaven . ” — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 23 .
But I appreci@@ ated it when some just said , ‘ I@@ ’@@ m going sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing . How about coming along ? ’ ”
“ To be@@ tra@@ y ” means “ to give up to , or place in the power of an enem@@ y , by tre@@ ach@@ er@@ y or dis@@ loy@@ al@@ ty . ”
He invit@@ es hum@@ ble ones to turn to him to “ ob@@ tain mer@@ cy and find un@@ deser@@ ved kindness for help at the right time . ” ​ — Hebrews 4 : 16 ; see the bo@@ x “ B@@ re@@ ak@@ ing F@@ ree From P@@ or@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y . ”
C@@ e@@ c@@ ili@@ a , in the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines , rel@@ ates : “ Be@@ ing a mother , I wor@@ ry a lo@@ t about my daugh@@ ters and my mother , who is now un@@ able to recogn@@ ize me .
G@@ ran@@ ted , we have much in comm@@ on with the ani@@ mal@@ s .
We may want to ask ourselves such questions as : ‘ How did that devel@@ op ?
The psalmist s@@ ings : “ In my heart I have tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed up your saying . ”
• The fur@@ n@@ ace was evid@@ ently made as ho@@ t as possible . ​ — Daniel 3 : 19 .
Will there be a place of refu@@ ge for them ?
We could have known him simply as the man who par@@ ted the R@@ ed Se@@ a or the man who received the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments .
And I was app@@ al@@ led , because what I was reading [ in the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts ] was not leg@@ end and it was not n@@ atur@@ al@@ is@@ tic fi@@ ction .
But some ty@@ p@@ es of emp@@ loy@@ ment may present more spiritual d@@ ang@@ ers than others .
But if you feel that you are not ready , use the su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions in this article to continue making prog@@ ress .
They would be ra@@ ised in@@ stan@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ously to spirit life in inc@@ or@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and glory .
“ This is un@@ beli@@ e@@ va@@ ble ! ”
The ang@@ el ad@@ ded that the son she bor@@ e would “ sa@@ ve his people from their sin@@ s . ”
Pe@@ ople star@@ ed at me in dis@@ beli@@ ef .
Con@@ stru@@ cting Kingdom H@@ alls and other buil@@ ding@@ s used in true worship invol@@ ves work that is po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous .
He could see no evidence in the Scriptures for such a poin@@ t@@ less and v@@ enge@@ ful act on God’s part .
The expres@@ sion “ no n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction ” is a transl@@ ation of a form of st@@ or@@ ·@@ ge@@ ʹ with the ne@@ g@@ ative pre@@ fi@@ x a , meaning “ without . ” ​ — See also Romans 1 : 31 . In the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation , other Greek words are also transl@@ ated “ tend@@ er affe@@ ction . ”
14 , 15 . ( a ) How does Jehovah di@@ gn@@ i@@ fy us ?
I@@ T T@@ O@@ O@@ K 12 years , 3 months , and 11 days of pa@@ inst@@ ak@@ ing work .
“ Jehovah was with me like a ter@@ ri@@ ble mi@@ gh@@ ty one , ” Jeremiah said .
Why did King Saul inc@@ ur Jehovah’s dis@@ ple@@ asure ?
S@@ ever@@ al years ag@@ o , Bi@@ r@@ g@@ it , a pioneer in Ger@@ many , attend@@ ed her daugh@@ ter@@ ’s school gra@@ du@@ ation .
“ But you are now light in con@@ ne@@ ction with the Lord . ” ​ — 5 : 8 .
No@@ tice how this was so in each of the following circumstances .
How does Satan try to influ@@ ence the thinking of people ?
This article will help us id@@ enti@@ fy fi@@ ve stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks and will expla@@ in how to pre@@ v@@ ent them from h@@ in@@ der@@ ing us from w@@ in@@ ning .
We can only i@@ magine how she felt as repor@@ ts about Israel re@@ ached her ear@@ s .
E@@ arly in man@@ ’s hist@@ ory , Jehovah made clear that he did not leave it up to humans to use ( or a@@ bu@@ se ) life for wh@@ atever reason .
S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ening one@@ ’s faith may requi@@ re imp@@ ro@@ ving one@@ ’s spiritual ap@@ pet@@ ite , show@@ ing “ a long@@ ing for the un@@ ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ated mil@@ k bel@@ ong@@ ing to the word . ”
Our trans@@ por@@ t arri@@ ved in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the night , and it was pit@@ ch - bl@@ ack .
A@@ nt@@ on@@ ia ev@@ en@@ tually became a disci@@ ple , and so did Y@@ ol@@ anda , her daugh@@ ter .
TH@@ E Christian apostle Paul had no such re@@ serv@@ ations .
A Bible pro@@ ver@@ b says : “ There ex@@ ists a friend s@@ tic@@ king clo@@ s@@ er than a brother . ”
We imitate Jesus : “ When he was being in@@ sul@@ ted , he did not in@@ sul@@ t in return .
My parents are Jehovah’s Witnesses , and they wor@@ ked hard to in@@ still Christian valu@@ es in my brothers and sisters and in me .
He even invit@@ es you to go to him with your problems .
M@@ one@@ y may be plac@@ ed in trust with W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er for use worl@@ d@@ wide . However , upon re@@ qu@@ est the fun@@ ds will be re@@ turned .
He was travel@@ ing in a ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t , going from Jerusalem to his n@@ ative country , E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pia .
G@@ ar@@ y’s ans@@ wers are some@@ times mem@@ or@@ ized , and if he has a talk in the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol , he is able to deli@@ ver it ex@@ temp@@ or@@ an@@ e@@ ously .
H@@ O@@ W do you feel when the thought of ag@@ ing comes up ?
We thought ever@@ yone was going to come into the truth , as it was so eas@@ y to star@@ t Bible stu@@ dies .
Ha@@ ving reason@@ able expe@@ ct@@ ations en@@ ab@@ les us to maintain spiritual sta@@ bility .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the world , over 9@@ 1@@ ,000 congregations provide support and encourag@@ ement through meetings and associ@@ ation .
Even if you are not great@@ ly re@@ stri@@ cted , you might feel that your efforts re@@ present only a small part of all the h@@ our@@ s that God’s people sp@@ end each year in worshipp@@ ing him .
V@@ eja also repor@@ ted on the pro@@ pos@@ al of a new Mar@@ shall P@@ l@@ an in@@ tend@@ ed to help the po@@ o@@ rest coun@@ tri@@ es , especially in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
What will a@@ wa@@ it them there ?
He saw the need to associ@@ ate with them .
What encourag@@ ement does Proverbs 24 : 16 give us ?
Bro@@ ther L@@ et@@ t encoura@@ ged the gra@@ du@@ ates , not to ‘ lo@@ it@@ er at their bu@@ sin@@ ess , ’ but to be “ ag@@ low with the spirit ” and to “ slave for Jehovah ” in this never - to - be - re@@ pe@@ ated har@@ v@@ est .
6 : 23 . 2 : 7 , 8 ​ — What comman@@ d@@ ment is John speaking of as “ old ” as well as “ new ” ?
We took our own gener@@ at@@ or , since there was u@@ su@@ ally no ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city in those are@@ as .
In it we may find the in@@ sight needed to cop@@ e with a challeng@@ ing situation . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 16 , 17 .
Like Jesus , Christian elders today be@@ friend and help others .
Just as Jehovah had fore@@ told , C@@ y@@ r@@ us set the st@@ age for the Jews ’ return to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and in 5@@ 37 B.C.E .
Com@@ par@@ ab@@ ly , Christian hus@@ ban@@ ds as@@ si@@ gn their mat@@ es honor and praise them .
Does it matter to Jehovah which course we cho@@ ose ?
Then J@@ ane came in cont@@ act with Jehovah’s Witnesses . She began atten@@ ding Christian meetings and reading The Watchtower and its compan@@ ion ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , A@@ wa@@ ke ! , which she sh@@ ared with her husband .
If a small fi@@ re bro@@ ke out in your house , would you d@@ ouse it with o@@ il or with co@@ ol water ?
What S@@ is@@ er@@ a fa@@ iled to real@@ ize was that he would be fi@@ gh@@ ting Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God .
Do you find that you are allow@@ ing tel@@ ev@@ ision pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s , vi@@ de@@ o g@@ ames , s@@ por@@ ts activities , or ho@@ b@@ bi@@ es to di@@ str@@ act you and inter@@ f@@ ere with your spiritual prog@@ ress ?
What a fine example of loy@@ al@@ ty and fri@@ end@@ ship ! ​ — Proverbs 18 : 24 .
That must have been the case with Saul too , for ther@@ e@@ after he was “ still bre@@ a@@ thing th@@ re@@ at and mu@@ r@@ der against the disciples of the Lord . ”
One sister encoura@@ ged me to conduct one of her stu@@ dies .
In s@@ pite of the continued har@@ d@@ ship in C@@ hi@@ ap@@ as , a dist@@ ri@@ ct overse@@ er repor@@ ts that the Witnesses in the are@@ a truly appreci@@ ate the import@@ ance of meeting together .
See God’s Word for U@@ s Th@@ r@@ ough Jeremiah , pages 10@@ 4 - 10@@ 6 .
He stated : “ When I saw among the spo@@ il a good - loo@@ king of@@ fi@@ cial gar@@ ment from Sh@@ in@@ ar and 2@@ 00 sh@@ ek@@ els of s@@ il@@ ver and one go@@ ld ba@@ r we@@ igh@@ ing 50 sh@@ ek@@ els , I desi@@ red them , so I took them . ”
The pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ying of A@@ mo@@ s ex@@ posed the op@@ pres@@ sion that had become comm@@ on in the kingdom of Israel .
What inc@@ en@@ tive do we have to let the peace of the Christ control in our hearts ?
Ex@@ pres@@ sing the ir@@ on@@ y of this po@@ li@@ cy of for@@ ced con@@ ver@@ sion by the H@@ as@@ mon@@ a@@ e@@ an d@@ y@@ na@@ st@@ y , hist@@ ori@@ an Solomon G@@ ra@@ y@@ z@@ el wrote : “ H@@ ere was a gr@@ and@@ son of Mat@@ ta@@ th@@ i@@ as [ Juda@@ h M@@ ac@@ ca@@ be@@ e@@ ’s father ] viol@@ ating the very princi@@ ple ​ — religious fre@@ e@@ dom — ​ which the pre@@ vi@@ ous gener@@ ation had so no@@ bly de@@ f@@ ended . ”
This self - cen@@ tered kind of love is in@@ cons@@ ist@@ ent with Christian love ; it stan@@ ds in contr@@ ast with it .
Why such instru@@ ctions ?
In help@@ ing the you@@ th in their home to rep@@ ent , parents must ‘ keep themselves rest@@ ra@@ ined under evil , instru@@ cting with mil@@ dness ’ the child who is not fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly dis@@ posed .
Our con@@ vi@@ ction gro@@ ws that he under@@ stan@@ ds and lo@@ ves us .
Because of L@@ id@@ asi@@ ’s fine support , I was able to care for our family materi@@ ally and spiritually while doing this work .
“ In order that Satan may not keep temp@@ ting you for your l@@ ack of self - control . ”
As the em@@ bo@@ di@@ ment of wisdom , he said : “ I came to be b@@ es@@ i@@ de [ Jehovah ] as a ma@@ ster work@@ er , and I came to be the one he was spe@@ cially f@@ ond of day by day , I being g@@ la@@ d before him all the time , being g@@ la@@ d at the pro@@ duc@@ tive land of his earth , and the things I was f@@ ond of were with the sons of men . ”
What does L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us teach us about up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ?
But his conduct ?
Rather than re@@ stri@@ ct us , he gives us loving direction for our good .
After the hist@@ ori@@ c an@@ nu@@ al meeting in 194@@ 4 , however , a vital question rema@@ ined .
“ When you walk on the ro@@ ad ” : S@@ pe@@ ak to your children inform@@ ally about Jehovah , just as you teach them about li@@ fe@@ ’s necess@@ ities or give them guid@@ el@@ ines in an in@@ for@@ ma@@ l man@@ ner .
Do what you can while mo@@ des@@ tly recogn@@ iz@@ ing your li@@ mit@@ ations
Jesus then qu@@ o@@ ted the words about Adam and E@@ ve recorded at Genesis 2 : 24 .
Un@@ den@@ i@@ ab@@ ly , it may not be eas@@ y to maintain com@@ po@@ sure in situ@@ ations such as the one descri@@ bed a@@ bo@@ ve .
S@@ ad@@ ly , some re@@ tur@@ ning parents , upon enc@@ oun@@ ter@@ ing res@@ ent@@ ment or indi@@ ffer@@ ence in their children , respon@@ d , “ How can you be so ung@@ r@@ ate@@ ful for all the sacrific@@ es I have made for you ? ”
The second article expla@@ ins how we can avoid g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing God’s holy spirit .
I d@@ ran@@ k heav@@ ily , often until I was un@@ consci@@ ous .
Jesus ’ disciples were going to take it to un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised ones of the nations .
But Jesus helps us to real@@ ize that the “ use of many words ” in long and re@@ pet@@ iti@@ ous prayers is of no value from Jehovah’s stan@@ d@@ point .
Thus , after man@@ ’s f@@ all into sin , the ransom pri@@ ce was as good as pa@@ id from Jehovah’s vie@@ w@@ point and he could have deal@@ ings with those who exerc@@ ised faith in the fulfill@@ ment of his promises .
The ran@@ k of cen@@ tu@@ ri@@ on was the high@@ est that an or@@ din@@ ary sol@@ di@@ er could re@@ ach .
In 195@@ 2 they pl@@ an@@ ned to take a v@@ ac@@ ation to vis@@ it relati@@ ves back home .
By the early 1@@ 6@@ th century , both in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions were past their z@@ en@@ ith of power .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E 5 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 25 - 29
“ An@@ yone in@@ experienced pu@@ ts faith in every word , but the sh@@ re@@ w@@ d one consi@@ ders his st@@ ep@@ s . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ S 14 : 15 .
O@@ U@@ R Creator , who wants what is best for us , does not pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ t the mo@@ der@@ ate use of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l .
Tru@@ e , the words of the Bible have been there for cen@@ tu@@ ries , the public@@ ations pre@@ pared by God’s organization are written for milli@@ ons , and the counsel at the meetings is in@@ tend@@ ed for the whole congregation .
Bu@@ r@@ ning dis@@ car@@ ded bran@@ ches
A s@@ n@@ are is desi@@ gn@@ ed to ent@@ ang@@ le a vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m .
When S@@ ar@@ ah died at the age of 1@@ 27 , “ Abraham came in to be@@ wa@@ il S@@ ar@@ ah and to we@@ ep over her . ”
After Jehovah’s ang@@ el stru@@ ck down 18@@ 5@@ ,000 of S@@ en@@ n@@ ach@@ eri@@ b@@ ’s men , S@@ en@@ n@@ ach@@ eri@@ b “ pul@@ led away ” and re@@ turned to N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h . ​ — 2 K@@ i .
“ The al@@ ta@@ r , ” says the Ca@@ tho@@ lic j@@ our@@ n@@ al L@@ a C@@ i@@ v@@ il@@ t@@ à C@@ at@@ to@@ lic@@ a “ is the cen@@ ter point not only of the ch@@ urch building but also of the living Ch@@ urch . ”
Ex@@ tre@@ me po@@ ver@@ ty , in@@ justice , op@@ pres@@ sion , si@@ ck@@ ness , and death are real@@ ities that we all see today .
However , we have not yet w@@ on the fin@@ al vi@@ ct@@ ory .
I know that I am hear@@ ing the truth , and it has made our marriage much str@@ ong@@ er . ”
How do the sheep respon@@ d to the F@@ ine S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d , Jesus Christ ?
• What can Israel@@ ’s hist@@ ory teach us about divine blessings ?
Con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with Be@@ h@@ emo@@ th@@ ’s mam@@ mo@@ th m@@ ou@@ th and for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble tus@@ ks , Job would not have the au@@ d@@ ac@@ ity to pi@@ er@@ ce its no@@ se with a ho@@ ok .
It will not fai@@ l them .
The Bible speak@@ s of the nations as being “ in dar@@ k@@ ness men@@ t@@ ally , and ali@@ en@@ ated from the life that bel@@ ong@@ s to God , because of the ign@@ or@@ ance that is in them . ”
Do@@ ing good to others invol@@ ves gener@@ ously using our res@@ our@@ ces in their be@@ half , and this has many fac@@ e@@ ts .
In what sense can we be like a t@@ ree pl@@ anted b@@ es@@ i@@ de a pl@@ enti@@ ful water s@@ ource ?
A Lo@@ ving Father
And sa@@ dly , there are only too many viol@@ ent religious f@@ an@@ ati@@ c@@ s today .
O@@ f@@ ten , it is only temp@@ or@@ ary , which can be disa@@ p@@ poin@@ ting .
( a ) How is dis@@ obedi@@ ence to parents vie@@ wed by some today ?
( b ) Why is da@@ ily Bible reading so important to us today ?
So Phil@@ o found sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ ism in that verse and stated : “ The gar@@ ment of s@@ kin@@ s is a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative expres@@ sion for the n@@ atur@@ al s@@ k@@ in , that is to say , our body ; for God , when first of all he made the in@@ tel@@ le@@ ct , called it Adam ; after that he cre@@ ated the ou@@ tw@@ ard sense , to which he gave the name of Li@@ fe .
This no doubt took consider@@ able time , for the account says : “ At l@@ eng@@ th the sons of Israel went through the mi@@ d@@ st of the se@@ a on d@@ ry land . ”
Be@@ fore coming to earth , God’s fir@@ st@@ born Son said : “ Jehovah pro@@ duc@@ ed me as the beg@@ in@@ ning of his way . . .
The Bible lik@@ ens the truth of God’s Word to the gi@@ r@@ d@@ le that a sol@@ di@@ er of ancient times wor@@ e to help prote@@ ct his lo@@ ins .
No@@ v@@ ember ​ — De@@ c@@ ember
On that day the whole nation came together for the Da@@ y of A@@ t@@ on@@ ement to have sacrific@@ es offered in their be@@ half for the co@@ ver@@ ing of their sin@@ s . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 16 : 29 , 30 .
By being hum@@ ble and ze@@ al@@ ous in our ministry and personal Bible study , we will be more Chris@@ t@@ like in our thinking .
In writ@@ ing about the heavenly resurrection , the apostle Paul p@@ en@@ ned a most in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ing pas@@ sage .
But perhaps it is the way your parents discipl@@ ine you that up@@ se@@ ts you .
De@@ ath is a st@@ ate of n@@ on@@ ex@@ ist@@ ence , and the Bible hel@@ l is the comm@@ on gra@@ ve of mankind .
Jehovah’s Witnesses follow Dani@@ el@@ ’s example when they t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully expla@@ in their position to of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als so as to avoid un@@ necess@@ ary problems .
In gener@@ al , the c@@ it@@ y’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants are gener@@ ous and kind .
Thus , the same word could be app@@ lied both to Isa@@ i@@ ah’s wife and to the Jewish vi@@ r@@ g@@ in M@@ ary .
So “ El@@ isha began to pray and say : ‘ O Jehovah , o@@ pen his eyes , ple@@ ase , that he may see . ’
So do not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to discus@@ s matters with your sp@@ ouse .
What emo@@ tions do you “ hear ” in Moses ’ vo@@ ice as he questions Jehovah , as recorded at Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 3 : 11 , 13 and 4 : 1 , 10 ?
Re@@ ally God’s Word ?
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : In@@ ter@@ es@@ ting .
May we be determined to avoid the sub@@ tle s@@ n@@ are of self - dec@@ ep@@ tion .
26 Tru@@ st in Jehovah ​ — He Will Re@@ ally H@@ el@@ p You
A new branch of@@ fice has been buil@@ t in the cap@@ it@@ al city .
In the days of the Israel@@ ite k@@ ings , it was used for child sacrifice ​ — a dis@@ gu@@ sting prac@@ tice that God con@@ dem@@ ned .
A@@ n el@@ der@@ ly man nam@@ ed A@@ nt@@ on@@ is , one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , used to vis@@ it me at my work@@ place .
He ch@@ eri@@ sh@@ es their efforts to ple@@ ase him .
You can read more about the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s promise of perfect health in chap@@ ter 3 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
14 , 15 . ( a ) How have many sh@@ own that they ch@@ er@@ ish the privilege of working with Jehovah , wh@@ atever that work may be ?
( b ) How will people re@@ act to the sign@@ s that will appe@@ ar in heaven ?
Ha@@ ve you heard similar re@@ actions of people who ob@@ served the Witnesses at a conven@@ tion that you have attend@@ ed ?
The three Hebrews res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully told Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar : “ Our God whom we are serving is able to res@@ cu@@ e us .
God’s Word , the Bible , can direc@@ t your st@@ ep in this situation .
Jehovah’s Witnesses are cur@@ r@@ ently preaching in 2@@ 36 lands .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , King Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at * of Juda@@ h comman@@ ded the jud@@ ges : “ Pa@@ y attention to what you are doing , for you do not ju@@ dge for man but for Jehovah , and he is with you when you pas@@ s judgment .
‘ With M@@ ore Z@@ e@@ al and Lo@@ ve T@@ ha@@ n E@@ ver ’ ( 19@@ 22 conven@@ tion ) , May
Does An@@ yone Re@@ ally C@@ are ?
A@@ F@@ T@@ E@@ R many cl@@ ou@@ dy and gra@@ y days , su@@ n@@ shin@@ e br@@ ings a wel@@ come change .
But how can one man be such a ke@@ y fi@@ gu@@ re in sa@@ ving us ?
Is he willing to share the good news with others , or do you have to give him strong encourag@@ ement to go out in the field service and talk at the do@@ ors ?
As@@ k yourself : ‘ Do I fre@@ qu@@ ently speak about taking care of my own responsi@@ bil@@ ities in a positi@@ ve way ?
L@@ ik@@ ely , much of the Israelites ’ fear on this occasi@@ on had to do with what had happened ear@@ li@@ er .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 21 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 6@@ 8 , 6
The psalmist found that a good time to medit@@ ate was while he was a@@ wa@@ ke in bed during the night .
The H@@ in@@ du holy book B@@ ha@@ ga@@ va@@ d G@@ ita states : “ That which per@@ va@@ des the enti@@ re body is in@@ des@@ tru@@ c@@ ti@@ ble .
But how will God answer our prayers for strength to end@@ ure ?
Ha@@ ving found fav@@ or in the eyes of P@@ o@@ ti@@ p@@ ha@@ r , a cour@@ t of@@ fi@@ cial of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h , Joseph came to have a privile@@ ged position in P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s hous@@ eho@@ ld .
A@@ ny@@ thing go@@ es ​ — right or wrong . It is determined by how you feel .
O@@ r perhaps this ou@@ tw@@ ar@@ dly beau@@ ti@@ ful qu@@ e@@ en really was not sub@@ mis@@ sive .
L@@ ater , 12 pers@@ ons in Eph@@ esus were baptized .
What fur@@ ther benef@@ its come from cultiv@@ ating love ?
“ Who really is the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave whom his ma@@ ster appointed over his d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s ? ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
Jehovah God lo@@ v@@ ingly provided for the first human cou@@ ple , yet they proved to be ung@@ r@@ ate@@ ful and re@@ bel@@ led .
Jesus also promised those early disciples that the spirit would ‘ teach them all things ’ and ‘ gu@@ i@@ de them into all the truth . ’
So ask yourself , ‘ What do I person@@ ally need to do fin@@ ally to stand complete and with fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ction in all the will of God ?
He also under@@ stan@@ ds our fear of being h@@ ur@@ t , and he promises to stand by us and help us .
It is ess@@ enti@@ al for a husband and a wife to consider each o@@ ther’s feelings and needs .
In order to gain sal@@ vation , we must obey God and live by his righteous principles .
Samuel first anointed Saul in priv@@ ate and told him : “ Do for yourself what your hand fin@@ ds possible , because the true God is with you . ”
We some@@ times study together in pre@@ par@@ ation for a meeting , and then we might make something deli@@ ci@@ ous to e@@ at . ”
Abra@@ m , though , displa@@ yed faith in Jehovah’s promise that his se@@ ed would ev@@ en@@ tually own the enti@@ re land ; he did not qui@@ b@@ ble over a small se@@ ction of it .
At the time , I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t accept the offer to study the Bible with the Witnesses .
A@@ n el@@ der@@ ly woman with ei@@ ght sons and daugh@@ ters told the Witnesses that she could not talk to them because she was a Ca@@ tho@@ lic .
For what two things did E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s pray ?
Then , S@@ en@@ n@@ ach@@ eri@@ b turned his attention to Jerusalem .
H@@ om@@ o@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ al uni@@ ons , un@@ married cou@@ ples living together , and eas@@ y div@@ or@@ ces prove that he is having much succ@@ ess in this reg@@ ard .
He did not pan@@ ic , make ha@@ st@@ y decisions , or over@@ re@@ act , giving up on the human family .
What have they found to be the benef@@ its of their cho@@ ice , and what have been the dra@@ w@@ ba@@ c@@ ks or possible d@@ ang@@ ers ?
Un@@ like self - pro@@ claim@@ ed false mes@@ si@@ ah@@ s , Jesus did not go about tru@@ mp@@ et@@ ing his ro@@ le as the true Messi@@ ah .
For more information , you may cont@@ act the Ch@@ ar@@ it@@ able P@@ l@@ an@@ ning O@@ f@@ fice , ei@@ ther in writ@@ ing or by tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne , at the ad@@ d@@ ress lis@@ ted bel@@ ow , or you may cont@@ act the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses that ser@@ ves your country .
As matters turned out , asi@@ de from Jesus Christ , Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s “ se@@ ed ” num@@ bers 14@@ 4@@ ,000 , which Jesus called the “ little flo@@ ck . ” ​ — Luke 12 : 32 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 3 : 16 , 29 ; Revelation 7 : 4 ; 14 : 1 , 3 .
At one point in time , he was no longer enjo@@ ying Jehovah’s service .
“ The c@@ up of gr@@ and sal@@ vation I shall take up , and on the name of Jehovah I shall call . ”
C@@ op@@ ing With Un@@ certain@@ ty , 2 / 1
At age 14 , I develop@@ ed ep@@ il@@ ep@@ s@@ y .
For example , it was difficult for them to accept inc@@ reas@@ ed light regarding the Law and circum@@ c@@ ision .
Jesus served as God’s S@@ po@@ k@@ es@@ man , so he is also called “ the Word . ” ​ — John 1 : 1 - 3 , 14 ; read Proverbs 8 : 22 , 23 , 30 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 15 , 16 .
Jehovah felt that their rep@@ ent@@ ant attitude mer@@ ited for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , so he s@@ pared them .
My wife and children were a great support , making sure I was not dis@@ tur@@ bed in the ev@@ ening wh@@ en@@ ever there were still things to care for .
His m@@ om@@ ent@@ ary ex@@ u@@ ber@@ ance was not true joy . ​ — Pro@@ v .
Yes , true loy@@ al@@ ty inclu@@ des positi@@ ve actions to pre@@ serve preci@@ ous relation@@ shi@@ ps .
Jehovah vie@@ ws each one of his worshi@@ p@@ ers as desi@@ ra@@ ble , and he has a ke@@ en interest in your sal@@ vation . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 9 .
Indeed , if we take st@@ ep@@ s to draw close to God , he will respon@@ d to our efforts .
I@@ N TH@@ E year 19@@ 11 , B@@ rit@@ ish author@@ ities pas@@ sed a law desi@@ gn@@ ed to sa@@ ve the lives of co@@ al min@@ ers .
D@@ em@@ et@@ ri@@ us , who attend@@ ed this school in the 198@@ 0 ’ s , says : “ This course imp@@ ro@@ ved my study ha@@ bi@@ ts and helped pre@@ pare me for a long Bethel care@@ er .
Paul had emp@@ a@@ thy for people , including the we@@ ak .
Jehovah accep@@ ts the chall@@ enge and al@@ lo@@ ws Satan to bring upon Job one cal@@ am@@ ity after another .
It is the ra@@ ge that bo@@ il@@ s within that th@@ reat@@ ens to er@@ up@@ t in an out@@ bur@@ st of h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful spe@@ e@@ ch .
E@@ spe@@ cially could those who are new to the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t conclu@@ de that a repor@@ t or a news it@@ em , however str@@ ange or sen@@ s@@ ational , is true simply because it is on@@ l@@ ine or because a friend sent it vi@@ a e - ma@@ il .
They could not move about fre@@ ely , as sol@@ di@@ ers occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed the are@@ a .
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T knew that he would face op@@ position from the Devil .
A study of the book of Revelation shows that the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast ref@@ ers to the Un@@ ited N@@ ations ( U@@ N ) .
Ha@@ ving the local Witnesses par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in the work br@@ ings another benefit .
While serving there in a small congregation , once a we@@ ek B@@ r@@ un@@ o p@@ ac@@ ked his ba@@ g with food , water , and liter@@ ature and set off on his mo@@ t@@ or@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le to preach in the r@@ ur@@ als .
Hence , the di@@ re need of all of us as true Christians is to sub@@ ject ourselves to our car@@ ing God , Jehovah , serving him out of deep love and thus pro@@ ving Satan’s acc@@ us@@ ation to be false .
Christians look for@@ ward to the time when faithful humans will at@@ tain to perfect life on a par@@ adise earth .
How is God’s purpose to be ful@@ filled by the Kingdom ?
No@@ te Jehovah’s example with reg@@ ard to the N@@ in@@ ev@@ ites in J@@ on@@ ah’s day .
The holy angels are also involved in the great spiritual har@@ v@@ est .
Paul H@@ um@@ bly Me@@ e@@ ts a T@@ est
See the an@@ nu@@ al repor@@ t on pages 18 to 21 of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
By means of his spirit , Jehovah may gr@@ ant us “ the power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l ” to cop@@ e with our situation and to maintain our integrity , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of what may ha@@ p@@ pen .
The apostle John had a vision of something el@@ se that the Messi@@ ani@@ c King would do in “ the L@@ or@@ d’s day , ” after He was en@@ thr@@ oned in 1914 .
In ad@@ dition , when expla@@ ining our beli@@ ef@@ s , we try to let the Bible speak for us .
He could “ see the sal@@ vation of Jehovah , ” and he knew that Jehovah would fi@@ ght for the Israelites .
13 Our Re@@ ad@@ ers As@@ k . . .
In contr@@ ast , attend@@ ance in the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines is said to be ne@@ arly 70 per@@ c@@ ent , and it is similar in other develop@@ ing lands .
In a spiritual sense , Christians face a situation similar to the mine work@@ ers .
As the God of prophecy , Jehovah tel@@ ls “ from the beg@@ in@@ ning the fin@@ ale , and from long ag@@ o the things that have not been done . ”
Do we not respect pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ ans , po@@ lic@@ em@@ en , and jud@@ ges who shu@@ n cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion ?
I was sh@@ o@@ cked at the thought that my best friend would not be by my side any@@ more to keep me compan@@ y .
Fir@@ st , Jesus ’ sacrifice can deli@@ ver us from in@@ her@@ ited sin .
But they did not know how thor@@ ough a witness would be given , and they did not know when the end would come .
The h@@ all has become a princi@@ p@@ al at@@ tr@@ action for vis@@ it@@ ors to the city of M@@ é - Z@@ o@@ ch@@ i .
We do not u@@ su@@ ally experience pro@@ long@@ ed sa@@ dness when a friend go@@ es on a j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , since we ex@@ pect to see him again when he re@@ tur@@ ns .
• How was it com@@ p@@ li@@ men@@ t@@ ary for Solomon to descri@@ be a wife as “ a lo@@ va@@ ble h@@ ind and a char@@ m@@ ing m@@ oun@@ tain go@@ at ” ?
My ex@@ tend@@ ed family also inclu@@ des spiritual brothers and sisters from all over Gre@@ e@@ ce .
They can serve to cor@@ rec@@ t one if inspired ad@@ vice from God’s Word has p@@ ene@@ tr@@ ated the in@@ n@@ er@@ most as@@ pe@@ cts of one@@ ’s person@@ ality .
Jesus Christ later rec@@ al@@ led that time , saying that those people “ took no no@@ te . ”
C@@ o@@ stan@@ t@@ in@@ o@@ ’s wife and daugh@@ ter were imp@@ ressed with the way acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the Bible had affe@@ cted C@@ o@@ stan@@ t@@ in@@ o@@ ’s life : “ We are pr@@ ou@@ d of him for the chang@@ es he has made .
T@@ w@@ o special pione@@ ers were sent there to preach with A@@ re@@ t@@ i .
There is no need to imp@@ ress people with our knowledge or educ@@ ation .
How tra@@ gi@@ c , then , that our first parents re@@ je@@ cted the only kind of rule that does work ​ — rule by God !
What bi@@ g is@@ sue was high@@ ligh@@ ted at the S@@ t . L@@ ou@@ is conven@@ tion in 194@@ 1 ?
This new people be@@ aring Jehovah’s name would inclu@@ de both Jewish and n@@ on - Jewish believers .
The desire to re@@ ach out for this fine work is certainly comm@@ end@@ able and is encoura@@ ged in the Scriptures .
▪ Lo@@ ok for new ways to reason on the Scriptures .
I had no@@ tic@@ ed that the men were ga@@ ther@@ ed in grou@@ ps , and after two we@@ ek@@ s the lead@@ ers of these grou@@ ps told me that I was not allow@@ ed to preach , since I did not go along with their un@@ written rul@@ es .
8 : 1 - 5 , 12 .
He wrote : “ When being re@@ v@@ iled , we bl@@ ess ; when being persecu@@ ted , we be@@ ar up ; when being de@@ fam@@ ed , we ent@@ re@@ at . ”
An@@ s@@ wer : Do you think it is wrong when someone on the st@@ re@@ et speak@@ s to you po@@ lit@@ ely and as@@ ks for your op@@ in@@ ion on something ?
We took d@@ ri@@ ves and wal@@ ks in the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , using such occasi@@ ons to learn about Jehovah’s cre@@ ation . ”
“ M@@ an must live , ” said our Ma@@ ster , “ not on bre@@ ad al@@ one , but on every word that comes from Jehovah’s m@@ ou@@ th . ”
In Davi@@ d’s day , A@@ hi@@ th@@ op@@ he@@ l proved that his fri@@ end@@ ship with the king was a f@@ ra@@ u@@ d .
What a powerful less@@ on this should teach us !
( b ) What was new about the baptism of Jesus ’ followers ?
We need Jehovah’s help .
I deci@@ ded to learn Ch@@ in@@ ese so that I could witness to the local people in@@ stead of to the J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese .
How did Jesus use questions to help Peter come to the right conclu@@ sion on the matter of pa@@ ying the temple ta@@ x ?
Will we ever be free from evil ?
But Jesus stated : “ I am the light of the world . ”
But because of that , they were not consider@@ ed less faithful .
He quic@@ k@@ ly chang@@ ed his clo@@ th@@ es and sh@@ a@@ ved ​ — likely re@@ mo@@ ving all the ha@@ ir from his head , for such was the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an cu@@ sto@@ m .
Jehovah God ‘ will make w@@ ars ce@@ ase to the ends of the earth . ’
“ God is love , ” wrote the apostle John .
His for@@ th@@ right con@@ dem@@ nation of moral cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion among the cl@@ er@@ gy and his ex@@ po@@ sure of ch@@ urch do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine also resul@@ ted in fre@@ qu@@ ent cla@@ sh@@ es with Ca@@ tho@@ lic mission@@ aries .
What less@@ ons have we learned from the lives of ( a ) Ab@@ sal@@ om and Ju@@ d@@ as and ( b ) D@@ el@@ il@@ ah ?
However , she later ad@@ mit@@ ted that Rus@@ si@@ an law does not requi@@ re c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s .
Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine pla@@ ys an important ro@@ le in re@@ aring children .
In the mi@@ d - 198@@ 0 ’ s , W@@ end@@ y moved to V@@ anu@@ atu , an is@@ land nation about 1@@ ,@@ 1@@ 00 mil@@ es ( 1@@ ,@@ 7@@ 70 k@@ m ) e@@ ast of Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
While I did not understand everything they were tal@@ king about , I enjo@@ yed being at Fa@@ ther’s side as the two discus@@ sed how best to car@@ ry on the preaching work under the ex@@ is@@ ting circumstances .
Consider , for example , Jehovah’s works of cre@@ ation , including the uni@@ verse , with its bil@@ li@@ ons of g@@ al@@ a@@ xi@@ es .
L@@ ef@@ è@@ v@@ re did not allow he@@ ated de@@ bat@@ es on his works to di@@ str@@ act him from transl@@ ating the Bible .
Yet , be care@@ ful that this pur@@ su@@ it does not become a qu@@ est for prom@@ in@@ ence .
He was with his mother and gr@@ and@@ mother , who were see@@ ing him off on a f@@ light to S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
If we are pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers , we will not con@@ done or par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in anything , such as s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ous talk , that could ‘ se@@ par@@ ate those famili@@ ar with one another . ’
There were some 7@@ 00 men working shi@@ f@@ ts on the bu@@ ses , and on every shi@@ ft I me@@ t a different d@@ ri@@ ver or con@@ duc@@ t@@ or .
He rema@@ ined cal@@ m even when he was tre@@ ated un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
This time , it was different .
But what can a married cou@@ ple do to en@@ sure that their marriage is like such a th@@ re@@ e@@ fo@@ ld c@@ ord ?
The fact is that the ke@@ y to real@@ iz@@ ing a succ@@ ess@@ ful marriage is to recogn@@ ize that marriage is of divine orig@@ in and that succ@@ ess is dep@@ end@@ ent on ap@@ pl@@ ying the instru@@ ction found in God’s Word , the Bible .
What mirac@@ le of Jesus do you look for@@ ward to ?
E@@ ach day , you may inv@@ est up to ei@@ ght h@@ our@@ s in s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing , sever@@ al h@@ our@@ s in co@@ o@@ king and e@@ ating , and ei@@ ght h@@ our@@ s or more in working to pa@@ y for a place to s@@ le@@ ep and food to e@@ at .
They had to move right away .
• In what are@@ as should we try to be pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers , and how ?
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of one@@ ’s age , it is possible to work at avo@@ i@@ ding di@@ str@@ actions .
Some people mentioned in the Bible are good examples for us , but they may also serve as war@@ ning examples .
The simil@@ ar@@ ities between No@@ ah’s day and our day should make us inc@@ reas@@ ingly a@@ ware of the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of what is happ@@ ening and al@@ er@@ t us to the th@@ i@@ ef@@ like coming of Jesus to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment upon the wicked .
( b ) What thr@@ ill@@ ing information does Isaiah chap@@ ter 60 con@@ tain ?
Bo@@ th Al@@ ha@@ ji and Jo@@ s@@ é learned to k@@ ill .
The fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative light refer@@ red to by Jesus was the message of truth he pre@@ ached , which could il@@ lu@@ min@@ ate the min@@ ds and hearts of his listen@@ ers .
Ther@@ efore , they cannot be experi@@ enc@@ ing un@@ be@@ ar@@ able l@@ on@@ el@@ iness in pur@@ g@@ at@@ ory or suffering in a place of fi@@ er@@ y t@@ or@@ ment .
Jehovah took no ple@@ asure in sacrific@@ es offered by un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers .
It can teach them good study ha@@ bi@@ ts , men@@ tal discipl@@ ine , and a sense of responsi@@ bility .
Is not the whole land a@@ vail@@ able to you ?
These words were str@@ ik@@ ing .
Si@@ x months after my vis@@ it to Bethel , I was baptized .
S@@ im@@ one says : “ Wh@@ en@@ ever I feel disc@@ oura@@ ged , I turn to Jehovah and ask for his help .
Con@@ cer@@ ning the family worship arrang@@ ement , a sister wr@@ ites : “ It al@@ lo@@ ws us to learn about so many sub@@ je@@ cts . ”
That l@@ ine of reason@@ ing , however , is inc@@ or@@ rec@@ t .
A U@@ N@@ I@@ T@@ E@@ D K@@ IN@@ G@@ D@@ O@@ M I@@ S R@@ I@@ P@@ P@@ E@@ D A@@ P@@ A@@ R@@ T
I am as good as dead , for I am a man of un@@ clean li@@ ps , and I live among a people of un@@ clean li@@ ps ; for my eyes have seen the King , Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es himself ! ”
27 : 1 , 2 , 23 .
M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 24 : 39
T@@ e@@ ar them from your mind .
On what will you ba@@ se your rep@@ ly ?
What will you say ? —
Al@@ so , more than ever before , there is a wide vari@@ ety of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment that at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ts people and encoura@@ ges them to love ple@@ asure and satis@@ fy any desire they have .
The account tel@@ ls us : “ As she spoke to Joseph day after day he never listen@@ ed to her to li@@ e al@@ ong@@ side her , to continue with her . ”
Why can it be said that our fine conduct dra@@ ws people to Jehovah ?
Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar@@ ’s religious devo@@ tion went par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly to Mar@@ du@@ k , the c@@ hi@@ ef go@@ d of Babyl@@ on .
The Hebrew and Greek Bible words transl@@ ated “ perfect ” often mean “ complete , ” “ matu@@ re , ” or “ fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less ” according to standards set by an authority . In every@@ day spe@@ e@@ ch , the word is gener@@ ally used in a relati@@ ve sense . The expres@@ sion “ perfect we@@ ather ” is one example .
To close our eyes to God’s written Word and to shu@@ t our ear@@ s to his instru@@ ction through “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” is to become spiritually bl@@ ind and de@@ a@@ f . ​ — Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 .
Jesus said : “ If he does not listen to them , speak to the congregation .
For example , the Bible says that when his people were going through dist@@ ress , “ it was dist@@ res@@ sing to him . ”
Since li@@ ons are str@@ ong@@ er and fa@@ ster than humans , we should not try to fi@@ ght or ou@@ tru@@ n Satan in our own strength .
C@@ learly , these cre@@ atu@@ res are living t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony to the wisdom of an all - powerful God !
C@@ ON@@ DI@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ A@@ L D@@ ON@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N A@@ R@@ R@@ AN@@ G@@ E@@ M@@ EN@@ T
; Bro@@ wn , K .
• In what ty@@ p@@ es of situ@@ ations can we be ‘ streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ i@@ ds ’ ?
‘ Our own pain ’ may result from the effe@@ cts of certain past experi@@ ences in life .
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ing strong faith requi@@ res more than reading and hear@@ ing about how others have experienced Jehovah’s blessing .
And can you i@@ magine their cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity when the mission@@ aries brought along a ta@@ pe rec@@ order ?
Acc@@ ording to Paul , those worshipp@@ ers did not understand the righteousness of God because they were too bus@@ y tr@@ ying to esta@@ bl@@ ish their own righteousness .
He is “ br@@ ing@@ ing his own soul [ or , life ] to ru@@ in . ”
Today , we need to take positi@@ ve action in order to help our children ac@@ qui@@ re a Christian id@@ ent@@ ity .
“ What is Jehovah as@@ king back from you but to exerc@@ ise justice and to love kindness and to be mo@@ des@@ t in wal@@ king with your God ? ” ​ — MI@@ C@@ A@@ H 6 : 8 .
Now they too help to s@@ pre@@ ad the good news of God’s Kingdom worl@@ d@@ wide . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
What poin@@ ts did Jesus teach about spiritual gro@@ w@@ th in the illustr@@ ations consider@@ ed in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article ?
Some of the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls that most exc@@ ited scho@@ l@@ ars were pre@@ vi@@ ously un@@ known writ@@ ings .
But even the ha@@ ir@@ s of your head are all num@@ ber@@ ed .
In fact , he invit@@ es you to call on him .
The faithful slave provi@@ des Bible - based material in more than 6@@ 8@@ 0 langu@@ ages !
; Ha@@ y@@ es , S .
She certainly did not ex@@ pect to be wr@@ ong@@ ly acc@@ used by one of the most influ@@ enti@@ al men in Israel !
They p@@ lu@@ ng@@ ed mankind into imper@@ fe@@ ction with all the ter@@ ri@@ ble con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences we experience today . ​ — Romans 5 : 12 .
S@@ ur@@ ely Eli@@ j@@ ah ho@@ ped that it would be so !
One example is that the Jews were in cap@@ tiv@@ ity for 70 years , but the Christians were in cap@@ tiv@@ ity much longer .
The attitude and conduct of true Christians stand in sh@@ ar@@ p contr@@ ast with the m@@ ere ou@@ tw@@ ard show of godly devo@@ tion of those who@@ se worship is often no more than a h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical p@@ lo@@ y .
The Christian congregation is bless@@ ed with many th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of young people who set st@@ er@@ ling examples in this reg@@ ard .
The L@@ or@@ d’s Su@@ pp@@ er also pre@@ ser@@ ves appreci@@ ative re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of Jesus ’ self - sacrific@@ ing love .
That enc@@ oun@@ ter also sent her to the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
We too do well to ob@@ serve and study cre@@ ation .
We also promised Jehovah that we would walk in his ways “ day after day ” ​ — y@@ es , forever .
What did David conclu@@ de from his con@@ temp@@ l@@ ation of cre@@ ation ?
Like me , the apostle Paul had received a law educ@@ ation ​ — and he too had been a very viol@@ ent man .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jehovah lo@@ ves and supp@@ or@@ ts his servants who remain faithful to their marriage v@@ ow@@ s even in difficult situ@@ ations .
This hu@@ ge bas@@ in was called the m@@ ol@@ ten se@@ a .
It never occ@@ ur@@ red to him that Jehovah was w@@ atch@@ ing .
At times during the hist@@ ory of the B@@ y@@ z@@ an@@ t@@ ine E@@ mpi@@ re , the emp@@ er@@ or used his de fac@@ to right of ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment when it came to the cho@@ ice of the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch of Con@@ stan@@ t@@ in@@ ople .
It guid@@ es people to r@@ ely on Jehovah , who is the al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God , and it promises a better future .
Even when experi@@ enc@@ ing great angu@@ ish in the gar@@ den of Ge@@ th@@ s@@ em@@ ane , Jesus said to his Father : “ Not as I will , but as you will . ”
The public@@ ations brought in ba@@ ck@@ p@@ ac@@ ks over the Gi@@ ant M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s re@@ pres@@ ented an important supp@@ ly of Bible liter@@ ature for the Ger@@ man Witnesses .
Jehovah has made it possible even for people who lived before the time of Christ to benefit from the ransom .
And God put the L@@ ev@@ ite K@@ or@@ ah and others to death for re@@ bel@@ ling against the authority of Moses and A@@ ar@@ on .
The Greek expres@@ sion for “ have the same care for one another ” liter@@ ally means ‘ should be anxi@@ ous over one another . ’
For that , regul@@ ar and fre@@ qu@@ ent commun@@ ic@@ ation is a must .
O@@ be@@ di@@ ence sa@@ ves lives !
By doing our part to fulf@@ ill that com@@ mis@@ sion , we try to help our neigh@@ b@@ or to leave the bro@@ ad and sp@@ ac@@ i@@ ous ro@@ ad that lea@@ ds to des@@ tru@@ ction and get on the cr@@ am@@ ped ro@@ ad le@@ ading off into life .
“ All things , therefore , that you want men to do to you , you also must lik@@ e@@ wise do to them ; this , in fact , is what the Law and the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts mean . ” ​ — Matthew 7 : 12 .
Then , H@@ ag@@ ar became ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant toward her ba@@ r@@ re@@ n mis@@ t@@ ress .
With the money , she could fin@@ ish the re@@ pa@@ ir@@ s on her home and still have some left over to help her relati@@ ves .
( b ) How does an understanding of this is@@ sue help us to maintain our integrity ?
Why is it some@@ times so difficult to make them ?
The woman rep@@ lied that she would .
They began to com@@ pla@@ in about their lo@@ t in life .
When he pro@@ t@@ ested , B@@ or@@ ro@@ w was asked to leave qui@@ et@@ ly .
The cal@@ li@@ gra@@ ph@@ y and the gr@@ am@@ ma@@ r have con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed him ​ — he has before him f@@ ra@@ g@@ ments of the ol@@ des@@ t known transl@@ ation of the Bible in the Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an language !
This “ Samuel ” told Saul that the Phil@@ ist@@ ines would pre@@ va@@ il and that Saul and his sons would die in bat@@ tle .
H@@ app@@ y we are when we do this . ​ — Mat@@ t .
When appro@@ aching God in prayer , a Christian is well a@@ ware that he is sin@@ ful and imper@@ fect .
N@@ um@@ ber of coun@@ tri@@ es re@@ pres@@ ented : 11
J@@ U@@ N@@ E 7 - 9
On@@ ly loyal men should re@@ present the congregation in public prayer .
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t , who lost his wife to can@@ c@@ er after 4@@ 8 years of marriage , rel@@ ates : “ It is very hard to end@@ ure the lo@@ ss of a mate with whom one could talk , make decisions , enjoy tra@@ v@@ el and v@@ ac@@ ations , and share the da@@ y’s experi@@ ences .
B@@ la@@ ik@@ lo@@ ck , prof@@ ess@@ or of cl@@ as@@ si@@ c@@ s at Au@@ ck@@ land Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity , ar@@ gu@@ ed : “ I cla@@ im to be an hist@@ ori@@ an .
Even if her husband is not a fellow beli@@ ever , a Christian wife is to sub@@ mit to his he@@ ad@@ ship .
This account shows that the resurrection of the dead is not m@@ ere wi@@ sh@@ ful thinking ; it is a hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing Bible teaching and a pro@@ ven hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al re@@ ality .
Sh@@ ould we , though , not learn to tre@@ at all with imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality and affe@@ ction , as Paul did ?
Jehovah’s view of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
V@@ ic@@ en@@ te began to change , st@@ op@@ p@@ ing his dr@@ in@@ king for sever@@ al days at a time .
R@@ el@@ ying on his experience , an el@@ der may beg@@ in to care for matters invol@@ ving the congregation without first appro@@ aching God in prayer .
It would have been very difficult for ze@@ al@@ ous Christian ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers to ob@@ serve those re@@ stri@@ ctions and still car@@ ry out the com@@ mis@@ sion to teach the G@@ ent@@ il@@ es all the things that Jesus had taught .
* Your children need to know the prop@@ er and imp@@ ro@@ per use of their priv@@ ate body par@@ ts .
After all , were they not doing all these things in the name of worshipp@@ ing God and pleas@@ ing him ?
What principles should be bor@@ ne in mind in a di@@ vi@@ ded hous@@ eho@@ ld ?
Those older than I , who inclu@@ ded just about ever@@ yone , did not look down on my you@@ th but res@@ pe@@ cted the work I was doing .
Now the stud@@ ents are tel@@ ling her , “ You should continue to serve your God . ”
Of course , this is done most effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely in co@@ op@@ er@@ ation with the elders .
Although “ his wife has pre@@ pared her@@ self ” for the marriage , what is stated sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ently does not descri@@ be the ac@@ tu@@ al we@@ d@@ ding .
I no longer feel wor@@ th@@ less and without hope .
S@@ in also has a dec@@ ep@@ tive power to en@@ slave people .
As the example in the pre@@ ce@@ ding par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph shows , he often ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged the liter@@ al point of a Bible verse and then in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed his sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic understanding with such words as : “ Per@@ haps we ought to look on these things as spo@@ ken in an al@@ leg@@ or@@ ic@@ al sense . ”
How many Witnesses of Jehovah were there on earth when you first learned the truth ?
But our gro@@ w@@ th should not sto@@ p there .
So as not to di@@ str@@ act from the l@@ y@@ ri@@ cal and po@@ e@@ tic n@@ atu@@ res of the com@@ position , the n@@ ames of the speak@@ ers may have been left out .
Un@@ like any other book , it is in@@ deed “ inspired of God and bene@@ fi@@ cial for teaching . ”
The com@@ mit@@ te@@ e stu@@ died th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of questions from Bible transl@@ at@@ ors during the re@@ vision .
That is only to be expe@@ cted , since it is a mar@@ k of comm@@ on cour@@ t@@ es@@ y .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , con@@ f@@ lic@@ ting beli@@ ef@@ s like these cannot all be true .
• What are some ways in which a you@@ th can “ draw close to God ” ?
Some people associ@@ ate gener@@ os@@ ity with those who have a sur@@ p@@ lu@@ s of material things .
The question that rema@@ ins really is , What are you doing for God ?
But you did , and you did it using just the Bible !
What will help us cop@@ e at times like that ?
Des@@ pite advan@@ ces in te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy , are food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges a@@ ff@@ lic@@ ting mankind on a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l sc@@ ale ?
Luke may have sta@@ yed at the ris@@ k of lo@@ sing his own fre@@ e@@ dom .
How do Jehovah’s Witnesses today imitate first - century followers of Jesus ?
Let the Bible answer that question .
Still , keep@@ ing close in our heart the hope of a re@@ ward is not imp@@ ro@@ per or sel@@ f@@ ish .
Be as@@ sur@@ ed that those who make God’s heart rejo@@ ice have the wonderful pro@@ spe@@ ct of enjo@@ ying his appro@@ val and fri@@ end@@ ship .
Consider the com@@ ments of a Christian woman nam@@ ed L@@ in@@ da .
He was Jesus of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th .
They have learned to exerc@@ ise pati@@ ence and show emp@@ a@@ thy , and pas@@ sing on what they have learned to the next gener@@ ation br@@ ings them great joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion .
What de@@ pl@@ or@@ able practic@@ es are comm@@ on among Israel@@ ’s spiritual lead@@ ers !
He accepted a Bible study .
May it be our determin@@ ation never to g@@ ri@@ eve the spirit but always to be led by it to the honor of Jehovah’s holy name .
You older ones , e@@ qui@@ p you@@ ng@@ er ones to do what you do .
Com@@ pu@@ ter us@@ ers take pa@@ ins to pre@@ v@@ ent their e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment from be@@ coming in@@ fe@@ cted with mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous vi@@ r@@ uses that can destro@@ y d@@ ata , inter@@ f@@ ere with op@@ er@@ ation , and even take over the ma@@ ch@@ ine and use it in an att@@ ack on other com@@ pu@@ ters .
In the next article , we will consider three more illustr@@ ations and see what less@@ ons we can learn from them .
Yes , our Creator has ex@@ tend@@ ed to us the opportunity to cho@@ ose a course that can lead to life everlasting !
But at the end of the day , when the jo@@ b is done , he kno@@ ws how to leave his work be@@ h@@ ind and foc@@ us on his family and his worship . And you know what ?
When the heart is thus t@@ ou@@ ched , positi@@ ve chang@@ es will follow . ​ — Pro@@ v .
From now on you will be c@@ atch@@ ing men ali@@ ve . ”
However , some time after Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s death , “ another gener@@ ation began to ris@@ e after them that did not know Jehovah or the work that he had done for Israel .
They ad@@ mit that they get really ti@@ red at times .
Those at the gi@@ r@@ l@@ ’s house “ knew she had died . ”
O@@ ffering a help@@ ing hand to a neigh@@ b@@ or in need is an act of kindness
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , Jesus ’ friends were f@@ la@@ wed individuals .
( Read Romans 8 : 15 - 17 . )
Jo@@ shua is to lead a nation of sever@@ al milli@@ on people into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
Of course , if someone just wants to ar@@ gu@@ e or make fu@@ n of you , you do not need to answer him . ​ — Proverbs 26 : 4 .
9 : 10 , 15 , 16 ​ — Even though the dec@@ ree author@@ ized p@@ lun@@ der@@ ing of the spo@@ il , why did the Jews ref@@ ra@@ in from doing so ?
One way in which Jehovah provi@@ des instru@@ ction today is through Christian meetings .
AL@@ L of Jehovah’s servants seek his appro@@ val .
Many of those who came from other E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an coun@@ tri@@ es to support the special cam@@ pa@@ ign in Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ a pl@@ an@@ ned to atten@@ d the “ Ke@@ ep on the W@@ atch ! ”
The succ@@ ess of most of Jehovah’s Witnesses in main@@ tain@@ ing ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary standards is seen in com@@ ments about them that have been publi@@ shed over the years .
You might be indi@@ gn@@ ant , feel@@ ing that there is no reason why anyone should mis@@ understand you .
Why is it important to recogn@@ ize that ?
( b ) What should those with authority try to in@@ still in those under their care ?
And how gr@@ ati@@ f@@ ying to know that our personal repor@@ t is inclu@@ ded in that worl@@ d@@ wide repor@@ t !
Our cho@@ ic@@ es reve@@ al whether we want God as our R@@ ul@@ er
2 , 3 .
Consider some are@@ as that we should be a@@ ware of and avoid .
N@@ atur@@ ally , parents set the example by giving com@@ ments themselves .
Christian matu@@ r@@ ity will help us to stay foc@@ used on where we are in the st@@ re@@ am of time .
But Paul and other early Christians did not let these nor@@ ma@@ l activities become the most important things in their lives .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of Isaiah ​ — I
After rec@@ ording T@@ er@@ ah’s death , the Bible repor@@ ts Jehovah’s words to Abraham and continu@@ es : “ At that Abra@@ m went just as Jehovah had spo@@ ken to him . ”
There were hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al examples of ones who had been faithful until death .
We can “ pur@@ sue righteousness ” by di@@ lig@@ ently stud@@ ying God’s Word in order to get an in@@ tim@@ ate knowledge of his person@@ ality and then by con@@ duc@@ ting ourselves in acc@@ ord with his requi@@ re@@ ments .
You may be inter@@ ested in reading the bro@@ ch@@ ure How Can B@@ lood Sa@@ ve Your Li@@ fe ?
Those who are we@@ igh@@ ed down need support , com@@ pas@@ sion , and the good example of their brothers and sisters .
How can we ‘ inc@@ ite one another to love and fine works ’ ?
Timothy , for example , could even “ comm@@ and certain ones not to teach different do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine . ”
As no@@ ted in A@@ m 9 ver@@ ses 13 to 15 , Jehovah promised that he would “ ga@@ ther back the cap@@ tive ones ” of his people .
Ma@@ y@@ be she cle@@ an@@ ed the w@@ ound and then put a ban@@ da@@ ge on it .
In one are@@ a , the st@@ or@@ m sur@@ ge re@@ ached as far as 50 mil@@ es [ 8@@ 0 k@@ m ] in@@ land , prop@@ el@@ ling a w@@ all of water up to 30 fe@@ et [ 10 m ] high .
I tri@@ ed to expla@@ in that I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t really mean what I said , that I was just up@@ set .
How would you help a you@@ ng@@ ster to ex@@ change to@@ ys of war for to@@ ys of peace ?
Do@@ ing so will bring us blessings , for the min@@ ding of the spirit means life and peace . ​ — G@@ al .
When we need support , therefore , it is good to let them know .
“ Jesus saw Na@@ th@@ ana@@ el coming toward him and said about him : ‘ See , an Israel@@ ite for a certain@@ ty , in whom there is no dec@@ e@@ it . ’ ”
When Jehovah origin@@ ated marriage , he gave the wife the ro@@ le of “ a comple@@ ment , ” or “ coun@@ ter@@ part . ”
The apostle Paul wrote : “ Lo@@ ve is pati@@ ent and kind .
Ther@@ e@@ after , Jews w@@ an@@ ting to serve God accep@@ ta@@ bly needed to make a dedic@@ ation to him and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ . ​ — 5 / 15 , pages 30 - 1 .
“ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e pu@@ t@@ ting up with one another . ”
Why do we need the inspired Word of God ?
Peter is s@@ car@@ ed .
I even got ba@@ dly be@@ at@@ en up .
Jehovah mirac@@ ul@@ ously deli@@ vered his people out of Egy@@ pt , and then king after king f@@ ell before them .
Just as we can use a mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r to c@@ he@@ ck our physical appe@@ ar@@ ance , so we can use the Bible to c@@ he@@ ck our in@@ ner person and cor@@ rec@@ t any de@@ fe@@ cts we might find .
“ [ Jehovah’s ] own soul has a desire , and he will do it , ” said the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job .
When you were born , your k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys were ready to fil@@ ter your blood supp@@ ly ​ — re@@ mo@@ ving to@@ x@@ ins and exc@@ ess water but re@@ tain@@ ing u@@ se@@ ful sub@@ stances .
Th@@ ink of the good effect that the apostle Paul had on young Timothy .
He ad@@ ds : “ On this account ce@@ ase be@@ coming un@@ reason@@ able , but go on per@@ c@@ ei@@ ving what the will of Jehovah is . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 15 - 17 .
Why , he will ob@@ tain everlasting deli@@ ver@@ ance from sin and death for his earthly sub@@ je@@ cts ! ​ — He@@ b .
Par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating regul@@ arly in the ministry today
“ When star@@ ting congregation meetings in these is@@ ol@@ ated commun@@ ities , ” says Jo@@ s@@ é , “ we found it practic@@ al to beg@@ in with the P@@ u@@ bli@@ c Me@@ et@@ ing and the C@@ ongreg@@ ation Bo@@ ok S@@ tu@@ dy .
So , what is this pas@@ sage really saying ?
C@@ ould that not really en@@ slave the heart and the mind , making us hal@@ f@@ hear@@ ted in our worship ?
That conven@@ tion con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed me that it was my du@@ ty as a J@@ on@@ a@@ da@@ b to help the anointed class to the best of my ability in the preaching work .
Like Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k , each of them could then dec@@ l@@ are : “ I will keep my@@ self st@@ ati@@ oned upon the bul@@ war@@ k ; and I shall keep w@@ atch , to see what he will speak by me . ”
By he@@ e@@ ding his words to each of the se@@ ven congregations , present - day elders see how they can h@@ and@@ le similar situ@@ ations .
He then as@@ ks : “ How can this A@@ ma@@ z@@ ing Com@@ pos@@ ite of Jesus ’ Li@@ fe and Wor@@ k , put together by Di@@ ffer@@ ent W@@ rit@@ ers of Di@@ ffer@@ ent C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries , A@@ ges Be@@ fore Jesus C@@ ame , be explained on any other bas@@ is than that ON@@ E S@@ U@@ P@@ E@@ R@@ H@@ U@@ M@@ A@@ N MI@@ N@@ D su@@ per@@ v@@ ised the W@@ rit@@ ing ? ”
Mo@@ der@@ n hist@@ ory ​ — including events in the year 20@@ 00 — ​ has high@@ ligh@@ ted man@@ ’s in@@ ability to pre@@ v@@ ent war and viol@@ ence des@@ pite s@@ inc@@ ere efforts to the contr@@ ary .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er pla@@ ys a vital ro@@ le in such li@@ ber@@ ation .
E@@ f@@ forts have been made to es@@ tim@@ ate the e@@ con@@ om@@ ic value of o@@ ce@@ an - rel@@ ated go@@ o@@ ds and ser@@ vi@@ ces .
Th@@ ough Moses was imper@@ fect , his un@@ wa@@ ver@@ ing faith supp@@ or@@ ted him thr@@ ough@@ out his life , and his out@@ standing mil@@ dness appe@@ als to us even today . ​ — Hebrews 11 : 23 - 28 .
He can never become cor@@ ru@@ pt or a@@ bu@@ sive , and it is imp@@ os@@ sible for him to bre@@ ach our trust .
Ti@@ me has sh@@ own that humans are not better off in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent of God and that they have ne@@ i@@ ther the right nor the ability to direc@@ t their st@@ ep@@ s . ​ — 9 / 15 , pages 6 - 7 .
In fact , he ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses Jehovah with the t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing words : “ I am your@@ s . ”
Some ob@@ ject that everlasting life would be bor@@ ing , no more than a fr@@ it@@ ter@@ ing away of et@@ er@@ n@@ ity with mean@@ ing@@ less pas@@ times end@@ less@@ ly re@@ pe@@ ated .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es , things often do not turn out as we fe@@ ared .
Why would they be deli@@ gh@@ ted to go to such plac@@ es as Pa@@ pua New G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a and T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n , as well as Af@@ ri@@ can and L@@ at@@ in - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can coun@@ tri@@ es ?
Jesus said that div@@ or@@ c@@ ing exc@@ ep@@ t on the gr@@ ound of for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation and then re@@ mar@@ r@@ ying makes one an ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ er .
Why does the div@@ or@@ ce r@@ ate continue to s@@ k@@ y@@ ro@@ c@@ ke@@ t ?
But is it really necess@@ ary to a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze ?
They even arrang@@ ed for him to receive tre@@ at@@ ment in a neigh@@ bor@@ ing country .
Lo@@ ve does not work evil to one@@ ’s neigh@@ b@@ or . ”
As we con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate Christ’s perfect example , we too should be moved to imitate him in our own life course .
TH@@ R@@ O@@ U@@ G@@ H@@ O@@ U@@ T his con@@ vers@@ ation with N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s , Jesus emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed that under@@ going a new bir@@ th , or being born again , is of great import@@ ance .
You can continue to ‘ p@@ our out your heart ’ to God in prayer .
The l@@ and@@ s@@ cap@@ e in F@@ e@@ in@@ an and in T@@ im@@ na is do@@ t@@ ted with shal@@ low pit@@ s , where min@@ ers ex@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted cop@@ per over a peri@@ od of at le@@ ast 2@@ ,000 years .
Yet , I do not look back with sa@@ dness and reg@@ re@@ t , as if my life were a fa@@ il@@ ure .
N@@ ever give up hope that the loved one may return .
“ When you si@@ t in your house ” : En@@ de@@ av@@ or to have regul@@ ar discus@@ sions , perhaps we@@ ek@@ ly , with your children at home , just as someone may have had with you .
To him , they are “ a special pro@@ per@@ ty . ”
We had pri@@ ests and a bi@@ sh@@ op in the family , and I ass@@ is@@ ted the pri@@ est during Mas@@ s .
Why should Jehovah’s servants mar@@ ry “ only in the Lord ” ?
By means of num@@ er@@ ous questions , Jehovah taught Job about his in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance in com@@ par@@ is@@ on with his M@@ ak@@ er .
Because it can trans@@ form our thinking , so that it res@@ em@@ bl@@ es the mind of Christ .
The pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od under the Law covenant could not fully re@@ conc@@ ile even s@@ inc@@ ere Israelites to God .
Those words of Solomon were later set down in the Bible , along with others of the “ three th@@ ous@@ and pro@@ verbs ” that he com@@ posed .
“ TH@@ E dra@@ wing near to God is good for me , ” declar@@ ed the psalmist A@@ sa@@ ph .
He pione@@ ered in O@@ k@@ la@@ ho@@ ma and Ne@@ br@@ as@@ ka until 194@@ 4 when he was called to serve at the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses ( called Bethel ) , in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k .
6 : 12 - 18 .
Those serving in his of@@ fice found him to be eas@@ y to talk to .
El@@ ders take the lead in streng@@ th@@ ening the flo@@ ck
Hence , if we do not love our brothers and sisters , our love of God cannot be gen@@ u@@ ine . ​ — Romans 13 : 8 ; 1 John 2 : 5 ; 4 : 20 , 21 .
R@@ o@@ t@@ ary M@@ ill@@ s M@@ ake the T@@ ask E@@ asi@@ er
God’s great war will be f@@ ought earth wide , and it will end all w@@ ars . ​ — 12 / 1 , pages 4 - 7 .
Still , we do need to imitate the faith of David .
I W@@ A@@ S born on F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 2 , 195@@ 8 , in the pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of K@@ as@@ a@@ ï O@@ ri@@ ent@@ al , in the D@@ emo@@ cr@@ ati@@ c Re@@ public of the C@@ ongo .
The Bible it@@ self war@@ ned that many people would prof@@ ess to worship God yet would , in fact , “ dis@@ own even the ow@@ ner that b@@ ought them . ”
“ L@@ isten V@@ er@@ y C@@ are@@ fully , and Com@@ pare ”
He used his holy spirit , or ac@@ tive for@@ ce , to put his thoughts into the min@@ ds of Bible writ@@ ers .
I Fa@@ iled Many T@@ im@@ es Be@@ fore I Su@@ cc@@ e@@ e@@ ded 12
To sa@@ ve on ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses , they s@@ le@@ pt in a t@@ ent .
P@@ re@@ par@@ ations for that conven@@ tion inclu@@ ded di@@ gg@@ ing a qu@@ ar@@ ter - m@@ ile ( 0@@ .@@ 4 k@@ m ) tr@@ en@@ ch to ru@@ n a g@@ as l@@ ine to the k@@ it@@ ch@@ en !
To many mo@@ thers the reason that a cou@@ ple ge@@ ts married is to be@@ ar children and to car@@ ry on the family l@@ ine .
When I started to study the Bible , I had difficul@@ ty i@@ mag@@ ining what a loving father is like . ”
Babyl@@ on@@ ish influ@@ ence is present in many po@@ pul@@ ar c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations and cu@@ st@@ om@@ s , in the worl@@ d’s per@@ mis@@ sive attitude toward se@@ x , in the prom@@ o@@ ting of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment invol@@ ving spi@@ rit@@ ism , and much more .
3 “ S@@ mo@@ o@@ th O@@ u@@ t the C@@ our@@ se of Your F@@ e@@ et ” to M@@ ake Pro@@ g@@ ress
How can the practic@@ al ad@@ vice at E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 11 : 6 be app@@ lied to our ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work ?
“ No man can come to me un@@ less the Father , who sent me , dra@@ ws him . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ H@@ N 6 : 4@@ 4
It has been said that actions speak l@@ ou@@ der than words .
Rather , he will say and do things to help them spiritually .
They for@@ get , too , the bad effe@@ cts of spiritual star@@ vation .
We o@@ we our ex@@ ist@@ ence to love because Jehovah cre@@ ated us out of un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish love .
That a Christian disci@@ ple has dedic@@ ated himself to Jehovah on the bas@@ is of faith in the resur@@ rec@@ ted Christ .
For fur@@ ther information on the spiritual ar@@ m@@ or from God , see The Watchtower , May 15 , 199@@ 2 , pages 21 - 3 .
Ab@@ sal@@ om con@@ spi@@ res against his own father and pro@@ claim@@ s himself king in He@@ br@@ on .
God’s Word fore@@ tel@@ ls that the govern@@ ments and all their dep@@ end@@ ent organiz@@ ations will be ro@@ cked from their f@@ oun@@ d@@ ations .
Th@@ ough you may never have heard of W@@ is@@ ł@@ a , it has a hist@@ ory that true Christians will likely find f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating .
At congregation meetings during the year 20@@ 00 , Jehovah’s Witnesses in many lands re@@ vie@@ wed high@@ ligh@@ ts from ei@@ ght ma@@ j@@ or boo@@ ks of the Hebrew Scriptures .
He com@@ pla@@ ined : “ [ It ] is not con@@ f@@ ined to the c@@ ities only , but has s@@ pre@@ ad its in@@ fe@@ ction among the neigh@@ bor@@ ing v@@ il@@ la@@ ges and country . ”
While expres@@ sing his determin@@ ation to keep his integrity , David also made a re@@ qu@@ est for re@@ de@@ mp@@ tion .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , her emo@@ tion should have been v@@ isi@@ ble in some way .
How did faithful men of old respon@@ d to the needs of we@@ ak ones , and how can we imitate such Bible examples ?
We can do so by par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in Kingdom H@@ all con@@ stru@@ ction work and disa@@ ster reli@@ ef efforts but pri@@ mar@@ ily by sh@@ aring in the Kingdom - preaching work .
No@@ tice how they avoid the appe@@ ar@@ ance of inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ating or pr@@ ying .
B@@ ran@@ ch of@@ fic@@ es repor@@ t that in some coun@@ tri@@ es , people do not gener@@ ally give pri@@ or@@ ity to the main@@ ten@@ ance of buil@@ ding@@ s or e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment .
The light regarding this earthly class was in@@ deed shin@@ ing ever more b@@ righ@@ tly ! ​ — Proverbs 4 : 18 .
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als ’ interest in the good news may be a@@ wak@@ ened in different ways .
Re@@ g@@ arding the la@@ ws and j@@ udi@@ cial decisions of Jehovah , he wrote : “ They are more to be desi@@ red than go@@ ld , y@@ es , than much ref@@ ined go@@ ld ; and s@@ we@@ et@@ er than h@@ one@@ y and the f@@ low@@ ing h@@ one@@ y of the com@@ bs .
He then asked her : “ Do you believe this ? ”
Paul coun@@ sel@@ s Christians : “ P@@ u@@ t them all away from you , wr@@ ath , anger , ba@@ dness , a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch , and ob@@ sc@@ ene talk out of your m@@ ou@@ th .
And now why are you d@@ el@@ a@@ ying ?
After stud@@ ying the won@@ ders of this pl@@ an@@ et , we too have reason to ap@@ pla@@ u@@ d .
It may inter@@ f@@ ere with our spiritual p@@ ace and even cause us to st@@ ag@@ g@@ er and ti@@ re out .
Acc@@ ording to the Bible rec@@ ord , how did Jehovah provide help through fellow believers ?
Pa@@ st@@ ors Who A@@ p@@ preci@@ ated Rus@@ sel@@ l@@ ’s W@@ rit@@ ings , 4 / 15
That inclu@@ des doing all we can to maintain the un@@ ity of our worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od even among those in our local congregation .
All of them were to love Jehovah with their whole heart , their whole soul , and all their vital for@@ ce .
R@@ ome
Lo@@ o@@ king back on her you@@ th , a sister who was ra@@ ised by Christian parents wrote : “ When you gro@@ w up in the truth , Jehovah is always there , as it were .
Mi@@ c 7 V@@ er@@ se 18 states that Jehovah is “ par@@ don@@ ing er@@ ro@@ r ” and is “ pas@@ sing over trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion . ”
He h@@ ates “ ha@@ ugh@@ ty eyes . ”
C@@ er@@ tain sacrific@@ es are fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al for all true Christians and are ess@@ enti@@ al to our cultiv@@ ating and main@@ tain@@ ing a good relationship with Jehovah .
You Mu@@ st Not F@@ or@@ get Jehovah
D@@ ou@@ g O@@ man , lead au@@ th@@ or of the study and a le@@ c@@ tu@@ re@@ r at U@@ C B@@ er@@ k@@ el@@ ey@@ ’s S@@ cho@@ ol of P@@ u@@ bli@@ c He@@ al@@ th , said : “ We found this differ@@ ence even after ad@@ ju@@ sting for fac@@ t@@ ors such as so@@ cial con@@ ne@@ ctions and health be@@ ha@@ vi@@ ors , including s@@ mo@@ king and exerc@@ ising . ”
Con@@ ver@@ sel@@ y , fle@@ sh@@ ly - ori@@ ented people serve as war@@ ning examples for us .
This contr@@ ast is pointed up in a stan@@ d@@ ard refer@@ ence work .
Jesus Christ had a pro@@ found effect on others .
Peter states : “ T@@ ake your stand against [ the Devil ] ” ​ — not against the spiritual shepher@@ ds . ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 9 .
The spiritual temple is God’s arrang@@ ement for true worship .
If you bel@@ ong to a religious organization , you are , in effect , pu@@ t@@ ting your spiritual life in its hands .
How can we face these problems succ@@ ess@@ fully ?
Jehovah was being true to a promise that he had made cen@@ tu@@ ries ear@@ li@@ er to his friend Abraham .
We find ple@@ asure in doing his will , and we real@@ ize that God is teaching us to benefit ourselves .
When Chris@@ t@@ ine got home that ev@@ ening , she was sh@@ o@@ cked to dis@@ co@@ ver that her mon@@ th@@ ’s pa@@ y was mis@@ sing .
Ju@@ de@@ a ( c . 4@@ 6 C.E . )
But love of God and neigh@@ b@@ or cou@@ pl@@ ed with godly obedi@@ ence will keep a person from eng@@ ag@@ ing in conduct that could result in his being dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed from the Christian congregation .
Yet , for about 15 years now , I have jo@@ y@@ fully been serving as a full - time minis@@ ter on the is@@ land of C@@ y@@ pr@@ us .
On the other hand , no matter how un@@ lo@@ va@@ ble or wor@@ th@@ less we may think we are , Jehovah as@@ sures us that each of his faithful servants is of value to him .
As J@@ or@@ d@@ an’s experience illustr@@ ates , a gift may have little or no value in some pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s eyes .
S@@ ing@@ le women too have a di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied place in God’s arrang@@ ement , and Christian men are ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed to “ ent@@ re@@ at . . . older women as mo@@ thers , you@@ ng@@ er women as sisters with all cha@@ st@@ en@@ ess . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 5 : 1 , 2 .
Many be@@ tra@@ yed a fle@@ sh@@ ly vie@@ w@@ point , speaking poin@@ te@@ dly of the material pro@@ v@@ isions that Jehovah had made in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness in Moses ’ day .
That “ act of jus@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation ” led to Jesus ’ sacrifice of his own perfect human life as “ a cor@@ respon@@ ding ransom for all . ”
An@@ y such t@@ ang@@ i@@ ble benef@@ its can righ@@ tly be vie@@ wed as blessings that prove the practic@@ ality of God’s la@@ ws .
It seem@@ s that when the brothers in Corin@@ th received his letter , some of the “ su@@ per@@ fine apostles ” in that congregation acc@@ used him of being fic@@ k@@ le , of not keep@@ ing his promises .
The lost one I shall sear@@ ch for , and the dis@@ pers@@ ed one I shall bring back , and the bro@@ ken one I shall ban@@ da@@ ge and the a@@ il@@ ing one I shall strengthen . ” ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 34 : 15 , 16 .
C@@ lo@@ ck@@ wise from bel@@ ow : Si@@ gn - language vi@@ de@@ o being pro@@ duc@@ ed at the K@@ o@@ re@@ a branch ; pre@@ par@@ ing sign@@ s for the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c ter@@ ms ; si@@ gn - language transl@@ ation te@@ am ; prom@@ p@@ ting the sign@@ er during vi@@ de@@ o pro@@ du@@ ction
That e@@ go@@ t@@ is@@ tic individu@@ al car@@ ed great@@ ly about prom@@ in@@ ence and position .
E@@ i@@ ght years later , we learned the sub@@ st@@ ance of that message .
He ad@@ mit@@ ted : “ I have great g@@ ri@@ ef and un@@ c@@ eas@@ ing pain in my heart . ”
L@@ it@@ er@@ ally h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of individuals make their appe@@ ar@@ ance in the pages of God’s Word .
Jesus ’ disciples came to him to discus@@ s the food situation .
To her great sur@@ pris@@ e and joy , he ag@@ re@@ ed to mar@@ ry her .
You can also show an interest in the appe@@ ar@@ ance of the Kingdom H@@ all , help@@ ing to keep it clean and ne@@ at .
* Many s@@ crip@@ tures in the Bible give evidence that br@@ ing@@ ing the human r@@ ace into a uni@@ fied con@@ dition is still God’s purpose .
Even in lands of Chris@@ tend@@ om , many do not believe in the conc@@ ep@@ t of being sin@@ n@@ ers .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , Jesus had taken over his fa@@ ther’s bu@@ sin@@ ess and had as@@ sum@@ ed the ro@@ le of provi@@ der for the family , which inclu@@ ded at le@@ ast si@@ x children who were born after him .
Dis@@ coura@@ ged ones may become so low in their own eyes that they m@@ om@@ ent@@ ar@@ ily lo@@ se all hope .
Even though Paul beg@@ ged God to re@@ move his a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction , it rema@@ ined .
“ The book pleas@@ ed me wonder@@ fully , ” he said , “ and I wanted to de@@ em my@@ self for@@ tun@@ ate en@@ ough to pos@@ s@@ ess such a book some day . ”
From his home at R@@ am@@ ah , Samuel made ye@@ arly tri@@ ps to ju@@ dge in vari@@ ous c@@ ities .
I learned pati@@ ence , end@@ ur@@ ance , and a@@ da@@ p@@ ta@@ bility .
What about Ke@@ ik@@ o , who had an ad@@ di@@ ction to to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o ?
He was not ca@@ su@@ al about the good news because preaching it me@@ ant life for himself and his hear@@ ers .
Proverbs 8 : 30 she@@ ds light on that relationship : “ Then I [ Jesus ] came to be b@@ es@@ i@@ de him [ Jehovah God ] as a ma@@ ster work@@ er , and I came to be the one he was spe@@ cially f@@ ond of day by day , I being g@@ la@@ d before him all the time . ”
O@@ u@@ t of reg@@ ard for her hus@@ ban@@ d’s wi@@ sh@@ es , the wife may deci@@ de to go with him , being determined not to share in any religious cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies .
It also pro@@ du@@ ces peace and righteousness and br@@ ings glory to Jehovah , demonstr@@ ating that his way of rul@@ ing is by far the best .
S@@ hor@@ tly after arri@@ ving there , I asked the other mission@@ aries one mor@@ ning what the “ c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation ” had been during the night .
In the time of the Ju@@ d@@ ges , Jehovah’s spirit emp@@ ow@@ ered certain men to deli@@ ver Israel from its enem@@ ies .
S@@ how@@ ing our emo@@ tions is not a si@@ gn of we@@ ak@@ ness .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , he was lik@@ ening the world to a st@@ age , with ac@@ t@@ ors in a dr@@ ama pla@@ ying their ro@@ les as good or bad char@@ ac@@ ters until a change of s@@ cen@@ es .
• How are Jesus Christ and the angels involved in the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work today ?
Re@@ ading the Bible and medit@@ ating on what we read streng@@ th@@ ens our faith and dra@@ ws us clo@@ s@@ er to the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s Au@@ th@@ or .
“ We know that n@@ ature is descri@@ bed by the best of all possible ma@@ them@@ ati@@ c@@ s because God cre@@ ated it . ” ​ — A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der P@@ ol@@ y@@ ak@@ o@@ v , Rus@@ si@@ an ma@@ them@@ ati@@ ci@@ an .
At first , that was not eas@@ y , for my family was op@@ posed to my new faith .
How do you feel about Jehovah’s great de@@ e@@ ds and the words of Psalm 40 : 5 ?
T@@ ur@@ ku
And how do we find them ? ’
This am@@ a@@ z@@ ing or@@ g@@ an has righ@@ tly been called the most comple@@ x stru@@ c@@ ture in the known uni@@ verse .
M@@ other had a stri@@ ct Ca@@ tho@@ lic up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing .
But Jehovah does more than just no@@ tice our dist@@ ress .
One sister from the to@@ wn of T@@ sal@@ end@@ jik@@ h@@ a who had listen@@ ed to the pro@@ gra@@ m by tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne respon@@ ded : “ I cannot put into words the joy that I felt when we received the complete Bible .
H@@ as something happened ? ’ ” ​ — Mas@@ ami , J@@ ap@@ an .
Wh@@ atever the case , it is ob@@ vi@@ ous that K@@ or@@ ah began to look at things from a human vie@@ w@@ point and spoke out against those appointed by Jehovah , dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully tel@@ ling them : “ That is en@@ ough of you . . .
Then one ang@@ el declar@@ ed that he would do it .
Since its ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment , the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave has been “ br@@ ing@@ ing the many to righteousness . ”
Can you point to any promise of his that fa@@ iled to be ful@@ filled at his appointed time ?
C@@ learly , if a bro@@ ther’s in@@ sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve heart moved him to com@@ mit ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y or for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation and he rema@@ ined un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant , he could lo@@ se God’s fav@@ or per@@ man@@ ently .
Do his words deep@@ ly influ@@ ence me as I make decisions , small and bi@@ g , in da@@ ily life ? ’
When he was di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with l@@ y@@ mp@@ ho@@ ma , a ty@@ pe of can@@ c@@ er of the blood , A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o was over@@ come with angu@@ ish .
How should elders refle@@ ct divine justice when judg@@ ing c@@ as@@ es of wr@@ ong@@ doing ?
As the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver me@@ al is in prog@@ ress , Jesus gives his followers par@@ ting counsel and pra@@ ys in their be@@ half .
Our first daugh@@ ter was born three years later , and I re@@ consider@@ ed what was important in my life .
Many have put their hope for world peace in the Un@@ ited N@@ ations organization .
• How can we show tend@@ er reg@@ ard for ag@@ ing fellow worshipp@@ ers ?
Consider , though , what can be learned from the example of J@@ on@@ ah .
Jehovah provi@@ des sal@@ vation for those who turn to his light , and he guid@@ es their p@@ ath , as Isaiah next shows : “ The p@@ ath of the righteous one is u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness .
Re@@ ally , then , as long as we have time fav@@ or@@ able for it , let us work what is good toward all , but especially toward those rel@@ ated to us in the faith . ”
In his go@@ o@@ dness , Jehovah is ready to for@@ give rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers .
Jehovah se@@ es and valu@@ es all of his faithful servants , including young ones . ​ — Psalm 14@@ 8 : 12 - 14 .
Their own conscience and that of the congregation in gener@@ al must also be taken into account in determin@@ ing whether to pur@@ cha@@ se and con@@ ver@@ t such a building into a Kingdom H@@ all .
3 Let Con@@ tra@@ st@@ s H@@ el@@ p You
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : D@@ E@@ AT@@ H - M@@ E@@ T@@ A@@ L B@@ AN@@ D M@@ E@@ MB@@ E@@ R
What if I am only an ob@@ ser@@ ver ? ”
The overse@@ ers among God’s people are to be appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble .
A@@ c@@ tually , the Bible some@@ times uses the ter@@ ms “ heavens , ” “ earth , ” and “ fi@@ re ” fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely , as sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s .
If they can influ@@ ence an individu@@ al to feel that nothing he does is good en@@ ough for Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God , he is more vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able to des@@ pon@@ d@@ enc@@ y .
When the Jews “ went on har@@ d@@ ening themselves and not believ@@ ing , ” Paul turned to others , rel@@ o@@ c@@ ating in the city but still preaching .
C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ine rec@@ alls the difficul@@ ty she fac@@ ed a few years ag@@ o : “ From the age of 13 , most of the gi@@ r@@ ls around me had bo@@ y@@ friends , and for sever@@ al years I was under con@@ st@@ ant pres@@ sure to follow their example .
This would have been a la@@ b@@ ori@@ ous t@@ ask done by using a por@@ table hand m@@ ill and pos@@ si@@ bly a mor@@ ta@@ r and p@@ es@@ tle .
Des@@ cri@@ b@@ ing what God will do , the psalmist was inspired to wr@@ ite : “ You care for the earth , making it a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly fru@@ it@@ ful and very rich . ”
But in some c@@ as@@ es a small am@@ ount of a blood fr@@ action , such as al@@ bum@@ in , may be inclu@@ ded . ​ — See “ Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers ” in The Watchtower of O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 1 , 199@@ 4 .
Jehovah’s long - suffering before the F@@ lood gave people am@@ ple opportunity for rep@@ ent@@ ance
Even when Bo@@ a@@ z made it possible for Ru@@ th to e@@ ase her work lo@@ ad , “ she continued to g@@ le@@ an in the field until the ev@@ ening . ”
When the four young Hebrews found themselves in ex@@ ile in Babyl@@ on , they obe@@ yed the la@@ ws of that land and were quic@@ k@@ ly cho@@ s@@ en for special tra@@ ining .
What do those te@@ x@@ ts indic@@ ate about these “ sons of God ” ?
H@@ en@@ sc@@ he@@ l with N .
The S@@ ear@@ ch for Ri@@ ght An@@ s@@ wers
O@@ thers hold that ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ar@@ ily rul@@ ing out a Creator li@@ m@@ its our ability to understand n@@ ature .
The inspired words of Jehovah’s prophe@@ ts fin@@ ally re@@ ached the hearts of their listen@@ ers , for the people re@@ sum@@ ed work on the temple , comple@@ ting it in 5@@ 15 B.C.E .
14 , 15 . ( a ) F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing Jesus ’ death , how did the nations beg@@ in to bl@@ ess themselves by means of the “ se@@ ed ” of Abraham ?
Di@@ ffer@@ ence Bet@@ ween Jesus and the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es
“ The stu@@ f@@ f proved to be en@@ ough for all the work to be done , and more than en@@ ough . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 36 : 4 - 7 .
It is the first of many Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es that help us to understand how God’s Kingdom will prove that God’s way of rul@@ ing is best and how it will end all suffering .
What is requi@@ red of those who will be ‘ p@@ ill@@ ars in God’s temple ’ ?
P@@ res@@ ent - day elders must give similar war@@ n@@ ings when necess@@ ary .
As sa@@ d and sh@@ o@@ c@@ king as the mas@@ sac@@ re was , it moved some to o@@ pen their ear@@ s to the hope and comfort from God’s Word .
If so , would this not cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct the a@@ bo@@ ve Bible - based st@@ at@@ ements ?
Ha@@ ving her e@@ ye foc@@ used on serving Jehovah , however , she turned down the scho@@ lar@@ ship .
The emp@@ ty feel@@ ing , the l@@ on@@ el@@ iness , and the sense of lo@@ ss are un@@ fa@@ th@@ om@@ able .
V@@ ic@@ to@@ i@@ re rel@@ ates : “ L@@ it@@ er@@ ally ever@@ yone was doing it .
Da@@ y Th@@ ree F@@ o@@ c@@ uses on Z@@ e@@ al for F@@ ine Wor@@ ks
Although Jehovah res@@ pe@@ cts our free will and personal cho@@ ice , out of concer@@ n for our et@@ er@@ n@@ al wel@@ f@@ are , he provi@@ des am@@ ple help and cor@@ rection when needed .
La@@ sting Li@@ ght for Our R@@ o@@ ad@@ way
God gave Jesus the comfort , strength , and support he needed at that time .
In effect , he e@@ cho@@ ed the war@@ m invit@@ ation of the psalmist : “ O ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy Jehovah with me , you people , and let us ex@@ al@@ t his name together . ”
What Is M@@ ent@@ al - Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ating ?
After the conven@@ tion , Ju@@ li@@ e and I re@@ sum@@ ed our travel@@ ing ministry .
The d@@ ate might f@@ all on F@@ ri@@ day or on any of the other days of the we@@ ek . ” ​ — The New S@@ cha@@ f@@ f - H@@ er@@ z@@ o@@ g En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia of R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge , V@@ olu@@ me I@@ V , page 4@@ 4 .
B@@ as@@ ing their op@@ in@@ i@@ ons on ou@@ tw@@ ard appe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces , all they saw was the son of a country car@@ p@@ en@@ ter .
If we respon@@ d to the spi@@ rit@@ ’s direction , we will displa@@ y “ the great@@ est fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch ” in our ministry .
Our Creator , who kno@@ ws what is best for us , never pur@@ posed for humans to set up their own govern@@ ments and rule themselves .
Are we not moved to be like him in show@@ ing kindness to others ? ​ — John 13 : 15 .
The apostle Peter was fully con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of that fact .
L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing when someone is up@@ set can be a chall@@ enge
These events will be consider@@ ed in the following article .
Be@@ fore Jac@@ ki@@ e st@@ ep@@ ped in fr@@ on@@ t of a tra@@ in , she told her si@@ bl@@ ings that she wanted ‘ to become an ang@@ el and be with her mother . ’
David later ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged : “ Jehovah our God bro@@ ke through against us , for we did not sear@@ ch after him according to the cu@@ sto@@ m . ” ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 13 : 1 - 3 ; 15 : 11 - 13 ; N@@ um@@ bers 4 : 4 - 6 , 15 ; 7 : 1 - 9 .
And the Bible descri@@ bes what happ@@ ens when such love takes ro@@ o@@ t in one@@ ’s heart .
To illustr@@ ate : A man in l@@ ine at an a@@ ir@@ por@@ t c@@ he@@ ck - in coun@@ ter a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ zed when his lu@@ gg@@ age nu@@ d@@ ged the woman wa@@ iting next in l@@ ine .
What , though , does it mean to wa@@ it for Jehovah ?
When Al@@ an feel@@ s the ag@@ ing bro@@ ther’s dist@@ ress , he se@@ es what help is needed , and he wants to be help@@ ful .
What is more , the ar@@ my en@@ tered the city through g@@ ates that had been left o@@ pen .
“ W@@ o@@ e to You . . . H@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites ! ”
In the a@@ udi@@ ence at our meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions are many new ones , inter@@ ested ones , young ones , and sisters who by sing@@ ing the words would be put in the a@@ w@@ k@@ ward position of tel@@ ling others what to do .
Some cla@@ im that this pre@@ di@@ ction has already come true and that “ the e@@ con@@ om@@ ic and rac@@ i@@ al di@@ vi@@ de is gro@@ wing ” in that country .
P@@ ra@@ ying really helps . ”
So we ought to take seri@@ ously our privilege and responsi@@ bility to pray in be@@ half of others .
Satan’s we@@ ap@@ ons inclu@@ de “ the things in the world . ”
Mu@@ ch to your sur@@ pris@@ e , you no@@ tice that the f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c is f@@ ra@@ yed at the e@@ d@@ ges , and the st@@ it@@ ch@@ ing is some@@ what sh@@ o@@ d@@ dy .
Jehovah told that king : “ H@@ ere you are as good as dead because of the woman whom you have taken , since she is ow@@ ned by another ow@@ ner as his wife . . . .
But that in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent began our great@@ est deli@@ ght in for@@ g@@ ing fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps with the local brothers . ”
The Bible also ho@@ l@@ ds the husband or father acc@@ oun@@ table , and when its counsel is app@@ lied , this contribu@@ tes to peace and order in the family . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 5 .
What blessing does Jehovah want to b@@ es@@ to@@ w upon you , and what is your res@@ ol@@ ve ?
The Bible c@@ alls these men mag@@ i , or “ ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers , ” and it does not say how many there were .
We can learn to do things better over a peri@@ od of time .
So@@ on ci@@ vi@@ l war bro@@ ke out in Gre@@ e@@ ce .
We can enjoy a share in that happiness by giving of our strength in Jehovah’s service and by set@@ ting asi@@ de something from our material bel@@ ong@@ ings for the support of true worship and the a@@ id of deser@@ ving ones . ​ — 1 Corinthians 16 : 1 , 2 .
However , many believe that such re@@ vel@@ ry is a necess@@ ary r@@ ite of pas@@ sage that must be per@@ form@@ ed in order to honor and praise the dead and to rel@@ e@@ ase the soul of the dec@@ eas@@ ed to jo@@ in his an@@ c@@ est@@ ors .
Bo@@ b R@@ a@@ in@@ er car@@ ri@@ ed me up to where my anxi@@ ous parents were wa@@ iting .
Be@@ fore Saul became king , the prophet Samuel was serving as God’s re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative in Israel .
He says : “ M@@ an is not an ani@@ ma@@ l , and is therefore always in control of his own des@@ t@@ in@@ y . ”
Why is marriage vital to family happiness ?
Jehovah “ will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar . . . , and death will be no more . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
“ When we give or receive Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s gi@@ f@@ ts , and h@@ an@@ g gre@@ en w@@ re@@ a@@ ths in our ho@@ m@@ es and ch@@ ur@@ ches , how many of us know that we are pro@@ ba@@ bly ob@@ serving pa@@ g@@ an cu@@ st@@ om@@ s ? ” ​ — The Ex@@ ter@@ n@@ als of the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch
Why Jesus T@@ au@@ ght With I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ations
He made the g@@ ol@@ den cal@@ f , jo@@ ined his sister Mi@@ ri@@ am in cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ z@@ ing Moses , and fa@@ iled to san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy and honor God at M@@ eri@@ ba@@ h .
Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn was An@@ a@@ tho@@ th , one of the c@@ ities assign@@ ed to “ the sons of A@@ ar@@ on , the pri@@ ests . ” ​ — Jo@@ shua 21 : 13 - 19 ; N@@ um@@ bers 35 : 1 - 8 ; 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 6 : 5@@ 4 , 60 .
Yet , what if o@@ vu@@ l@@ ation does occ@@ ur and an e@@ g@@ g is fer@@ t@@ il@@ ized ?
There will be no help a@@ vail@@ able .
Luke repor@@ ts that when Paul was in Eph@@ esus about 5@@ 2 - 5@@ 5 C.E . , he ‘ gave tal@@ ks and used per@@ su@@ asi@@ on ’ in the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e .
So before pur@@ su@@ ing a cour@@ tshi@@ p , ask yourself : ‘ Why do I want to get married ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses do not simply re@@ pe@@ at what their public@@ ations say .
This is the first of four occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ences of that ph@@ ra@@ se in the Bible , and these four pas@@ sa@@ ges can have a direc@@ t be@@ aring on our future , even fore@@ tel@@ ling it .
It was sur@@ ely a jo@@ y@@ ful time for Paul too .
How can Jesus ’ ad@@ vice help you to re@@ du@@ ce se@@ v@@ ere anxi@@ ety ?
And I do not want to dam@@ age my future relationship with my daugh@@ ter . ”
For instance , two Witnesses in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a kno@@ cked on a young wom@@ an’s do@@ or .
And after the bir@@ th of God’s Kingdom in 1914 , it was Satan who began “ to wa@@ ge war ” with the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of anointed ones .
As a con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence , they lost Par@@ adise for themselves and for their des@@ c@@ end@@ ants .
• Why must we gu@@ ard against ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness ?
God’s will is being done in heaven , is it not ?
All , including those who held respon@@ sible positi@@ ons in the congregation , needed spiritual food from the slave . ​ — 1 Corinthians 12 : 12 , 19 - 27 ; Hebrews 5 : 11 - 13 ; 2 Peter 3 : 15 , 16 .
Father was t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant of our new@@ found faith , but he never took a stand for the truth .
Fir@@ st , all members of your family can read over the cont@@ ra@@ st@@ s .
Jehovah is mat@@ ch@@ less in power and se@@ es all .
• Wh@@ ere was Daniel when the three Hebrews were t@@ ested on the pla@@ in of D@@ ur@@ a ?
H@@ as it any meaning for us today ?
If you are a par@@ ent , keep listen@@ ing to Jehovah’s vo@@ ice by tra@@ ining your little ones according to his Word .
We obey the la@@ ws of n@@ ature , such as gra@@ v@@ ity , because we want to stay ali@@ ve .
In Bo@@ ok X@@ X of his Jewish An@@ ti@@ qu@@ ities , first - century hist@@ ori@@ an F@@ la@@ vi@@ us Jose@@ ph@@ us ref@@ ers to the death of “ James , the brother of Jesus who was called the Christ . ”
This experience was important to David .
Satan does not mind if part of our heart is loving what is right as long as part of it lo@@ ves what is bad , what he prom@@ o@@ tes . ​ — P@@ s .
In place of g@@ ri@@ ps , he att@@ ached r@@ ings to the h@@ and@@ les so that he can pu@@ s@@ h the whe@@ el@@ ba@@ r@@ ro@@ w himself .
With Jehovah’s blessing and through the will@@ ing@@ ness and gener@@ os@@ ity of Witnesses around the world , it is ho@@ ped that there will be en@@ ough fun@@ ds to me@@ et this need . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 27 : 1 .
In the world , many individuals live for the im@@ medi@@ ate gr@@ ati@@ fic@@ ation of their desi@@ res .
This sal@@ vation with two des@@ t@@ in@@ ies , heavenly and earthly , is mentioned in a vision seen by the apostle John .
T@@ ry to gr@@ as@@ p how they apply to you and your family .
In a sp@@ ac@@ i@@ ous home in In@@ dia , a small ro@@ om is set asi@@ de for doing pu@@ ja ​ — worship that may inclu@@ de making o@@ ffer@@ ings of inc@@ en@@ se , f@@ low@@ ers , and other things to i@@ ma@@ ges of vari@@ ous go@@ ds and go@@ dd@@ ess@@ es .
But once the sur@@ ge of b@@ ra@@ va@@ do has e@@ b@@ bed , you may give way to a feel@@ ing of anxi@@ ous concer@@ n .
L@@ ess@@ ons to L@@ ear@@ n Now
Lo@@ ok for the Go@@ od in All
Genesis 3 : 1 - 5 descri@@ bes how the vo@@ ice of a str@@ anger was heard on earth for the first time .
How do dist@@ res@@ s@@ ful con@@ di@@ tions af@@ fect us now ?
God’s Word also teach@@ es that our own decisions can af@@ fect our life sp@@ an .
Christ told the ang@@ el of the S@@ ar@@ di@@ s congregation : “ I know your de@@ e@@ ds , that you have the name that you are ali@@ ve , but you are dead . ”
I often dre@@ am@@ ed about be@@ coming a mission@@ ary and started atten@@ ding ev@@ ening school to learn Eng@@ l@@ ish .
Tru@@ e worshi@@ p@@ ers are thus as@@ sur@@ ed that Jehovah’s help will ex@@ ten@@ d into the future .
He ad@@ ded : “ They have not said in their heart : ‘ Let us , now , fear Jehovah our God , the One who is giving the do@@ w@@ n@@ p@@ our and the a@@ utu@@ m@@ n ra@@ in . ’ ”
A few days later at lun@@ ch@@ time , I came out of the house and saw a young sister ri@@ ding toward me on her bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le .
What does it mean to walk in acc@@ ord with the spirit ?
The article “ Christ’s P@@ res@@ ence ​ — What Does It Me@@ an to You ? ”
Because Je@@ h@@ u did not want any Ba@@ al worshipp@@ ers to mis@@ s this ev@@ ent , he ass@@ em@@ b@@ led all of them in the house of Ba@@ al and had them d@@ ress in dist@@ inc@@ tive at@@ ti@@ re .
S@@ ad@@ ly , no@@ ne of us have perfect control of the t@@ ong@@ ue .
A@@ no@@ ther no@@ table work of T@@ ati@@ an’s is the Di@@ at@@ ess@@ ar@@ on , or H@@ ar@@ mony of the F@@ our Go@@ sp@@ els .
Like Paul , they rejo@@ ice in such privile@@ ges even as they ‘ p@@ our themselves out ’ in fulfill@@ ing their responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
That princi@@ ple remin@@ ded jud@@ ges that p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment should be ne@@ i@@ ther exc@@ essi@@ ve nor in@@ su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient .
“ I went to Rus@@ sia for si@@ x months , ” he rel@@ ates .
But as for A@@ be@@ l , he too brought some fir@@ st@@ l@@ ings of his flo@@ ck , even their f@@ at@@ ty pi@@ e@@ ces .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , this account has ra@@ ised questions in the mind of some .
He was a ti@@ rel@@ ess work@@ er for the truth and had tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous appreciation for the mission@@ aries around the world .
( b ) Who are the “ d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s ” ?
The rep@@ ly of the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy .
1 : 3 - 6 .
Some have been like the un@@ su@@ it@@ able f@@ ish in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation .
E@@ m@@ br@@ ace them ?
In respon@@ se , Jehovah streng@@ th@@ ened them with holy spirit , and as Jewish lead@@ ers later t@@ es@@ ti@@ fied , they “ filled Jerusalem ” with their teaching . ​ — Acts 5 : 28 .
T@@ w@@ o pione@@ ers lis@@ ted 6@@ 4 ty@@ p@@ es of it@@ em@@ s given to them by inter@@ ested ones .
The d@@ anger Paul spoke of came from “ false apostles , dec@@ e@@ it@@ ful work@@ ers . ”
L@@ ater , during a family discus@@ sion about the pres@@ sure the M@@ en@@ n@@ on@@ ite elders were pu@@ t@@ ting on them , one young man spoke up .
Z@@ acc@@ ha@@ e@@ us was a c@@ hi@@ ef ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ or who had become rich by ex@@ t@@ or@@ ting money .
In order to bom@@ b L@@ ond@@ on , Na@@ z@@ i pl@@ an@@ es had to f@@ ly over K@@ ent .
H@@ ur@@ t feelings , mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s , and mis@@ commun@@ ic@@ ations ca@@ used by the imper@@ fect t@@ ong@@ ue can be a chall@@ enge in the best of marri@@ ages .
We are all des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Adam .
Some publi@@ sh@@ ers who go to serve temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily where the need is greater may use bo@@ ats in their wit@@ ness@@ ing
Do you know someone who may benefit from Bible public@@ ations pre@@ pared for the bl@@ ind ?
All Christians have a place in God’s “ house ” ​ — his spiritual temple — ​ the arrang@@ ement to worship him on the bas@@ is of Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice .
When we take su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient time to expres@@ s to Jehovah our deep@@ est thoughts and in@@ n@@ er@@ most feelings , we cannot help but be dra@@ wn clo@@ s@@ er to our heavenly Father , the “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer . ”
For example , many com@@ pla@@ in that they are never comm@@ ended for what they do at work . Com@@ men@@ d others for something they did well
For example , Jehovah in@@ sis@@ ts that we avoid such serious sin@@ s as se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality , i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , th@@ i@@ every , ex@@ t@@ or@@ tion , mu@@ r@@ der , and spi@@ rit@@ ism . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
He conclu@@ ded by re@@ pe@@ ating this important ad@@ vice : “ N@@ ever be anxi@@ ous about the next day . ”
They car@@ ri@@ ed them off , hi@@ d them , and came back for more .
How for@@ ce@@ fully these words show that those see@@ king God’s mer@@ cy should themselves be mer@@ ci@@ ful !
They believe that being born again is a mar@@ k of all true Christians and the only way to sal@@ vation . They e@@ ch@@ o the view of such religious lead@@ ers as the@@ olo@@ gi@@ an R@@ ob@@ er@@ t C .
When Jesus spoke about a person@@ ’s being assign@@ ed “ the most prom@@ in@@ ent place ” or “ the low@@ est place ” at a fe@@ ast , it was a matter of honor or sh@@ ame according to the cul@@ ture of the day .
S@@ um@@ m@@ ing up his ob@@ serv@@ ations , he wrote : “ The conclu@@ sion of the matter , everything having been heard , is : F@@ e@@ ar the true God and keep his comman@@ d@@ ments .
And like Eli@@ j@@ ah , we need to le@@ an on Jehovah for strength in times of anxi@@ ety .
Paul also su@@ ffered se@@ v@@ ere har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps in his mission@@ ary activities .
In the Christian er@@ a , we also find out@@ standing examples of those hon@@ or@@ ing God - given author@@ ities .
L@@ ater , when rest@@ ored to his sen@@ ses following a peri@@ od of in@@ san@@ ity , King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar of Babyl@@ on hum@@ bly ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged : “ There ex@@ ists no one that can c@@ he@@ ck [ God’s ] hand or that can say to him , ‘ What have you been doing ? ’ ”
When they arri@@ ved , “ Jesus appro@@ ached and spoke to them . ”
At first , a X@@ ho@@ sa - speaking sister nam@@ ed N@@ oma had re@@ serv@@ ations about invit@@ ing wh@@ ite brothers from an Eng@@ l@@ ish - language congregation to her mo@@ des@@ t home .
“ Gi@@ ve as gi@@ f@@ ts of mer@@ cy the things that are in@@ side , ” said Jesus .
Such loving expres@@ sions of concer@@ n may have a positi@@ ve effect .
He was baptized in 199@@ 6 and soon en@@ tered the full - time ministry .
When the Bible speak@@ s of a human as being “ righteous , ” it does not imp@@ ly sin@@ less@@ ness or per@@ fe@@ ction .
Today , he and his family are faith@@ fully serving Jehovah .
Per@@ haps on occasi@@ on you could listen to one of the a@@ udi@@ o dr@@ am@@ as or w@@ atch and discus@@ s one of the vi@@ de@@ o@@ s pro@@ duc@@ ed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Job su@@ ff@@ ers so much that he pra@@ ys that he might die .
Even more than that , because of the bre@@ ad@@ th and sc@@ op@@ e of the an@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is of the law and the fac@@ ts , it will be read with interest by leg@@ al scho@@ l@@ ars , jud@@ ges , leg@@ is@@ l@@ at@@ ors , and human righ@@ ts spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ists around the world .
If you are serving as an el@@ der or a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant , are you not hum@@ bly gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah for en@@ tru@@ sting you with such a privilege of service ?
In God’s Word we find spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c comman@@ ds that we as Jehovah’s people need to obey .
They were remin@@ ded that in order to be succ@@ ess@@ ful as mission@@ aries , they would need to keep their marriage b@@ ond strong .
Such love em@@ an@@ ates from the heart , invol@@ ving our feelings , desi@@ res , and in@@ most thoughts , and we fer@@ v@@ ently desire to ple@@ ase Jehovah .
May your attitude be like that of David , who san@@ g : “ O He@@ are@@ r of prayer , even to you people of all flesh will come .
That is why after saying “ be obedi@@ ent to your parents , ” the Bible ad@@ ds , “ in uni@@ on with the Lord . ”
As we con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate what S@@ ar@@ ah did , we might ask ourselves , ‘ What cho@@ ice will I make in life ? ’
R@@ em@@ ember that holy spirit was emp@@ lo@@ yed in trans@@ fer@@ ring the perfect life for@@ ce of God’s Son and ca@@ using the conc@@ ep@@ tion .
If we come to know of a serious sin com@@ mit@@ ted by a fellow beli@@ ever , loyal love mo@@ ves us to encoura@@ ge the wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er to “ call the older men of the congregation to him ” so that they can “ pray over him , gre@@ as@@ ing him with o@@ il in the name of Jehovah . ”
The princi@@ ple stated at Proverbs 11 : 11 app@@ lies with e@@ qu@@ al for@@ ce to Jehovah’s people as they associ@@ ate with one another in their to@@ w@@ n@@ like congregations .
The si@@ x months I sp@@ ent at G@@ ile@@ ad were un@@ for@@ get@@ table .
This was something new for God’s people .
Their parents may feel that such per@@ mis@@ si@@ ven@@ ess shows love , but does it really ?
“ When I see your heavens , the works of your f@@ ing@@ ers , the mo@@ on and the st@@ ars that you have pre@@ pared , what is mor@@ tal man that you keep him in mind ? ”
It is rend@@ ered “ when all is made new ” in The Jerusalem Bible and “ the r@@ ene@@ wa@@ l of all things ” in The Ho@@ ly Bible ​ — New In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational V@@ er@@ sion .
The apostles kept their responsi@@ bility to fe@@ ed Jesus ’ sheep c@@ learly in foc@@ us .
They pl@@ an@@ ned to buil@@ d an As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all .
We need to sear@@ ch for and dis@@ co@@ ver the deep@@ er tru@@ ths in it , as if we were loo@@ king for hi@@ d@@ den tre@@ a@@ sures .
What ty@@ pe of love is consider@@ ed in Romans chap@@ ter 12 ?
A perfect man would live forever in perfect health , according to the Bible .
H@@ er friends called her by the n@@ ic@@ k@@ name Su@@ n R@@ a@@ ys .
Jesus remin@@ ded his followers about No@@ ah’s con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing a sum@@ m@@ ary of the Watchtower study article for the we@@ ek , the fin@@ al talk of the conven@@ tion was pres@@ ented .
She also lo@@ ves the friends and is very concer@@ ned about others .
If Jesus really were God , don@@ ’t you think that Jesus , as the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , would have thought of the same com@@ par@@ is@@ on ​ — or an even cle@@ are@@ r example of e@@ qu@@ ality ?
O@@ r if he as@@ ks for a f@@ ish , he will not hand him a ser@@ p@@ ent , will he ?
This is the her@@ e@@ dit@@ ary pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the servants of Jehovah , and their righteousness is from me . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
“ Yes , ” I respon@@ ded , and he gave me a tend@@ er k@@ is@@ s that I will never for@@ get .
For example , I gave my first public talk as a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er out@@ side a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge st@@ ore .
What about A@@ br@@ am@@ ’s im@@ medi@@ ate family members ?
“ P@@ ur@@ sue the Th@@ ings M@@ ak@@ ing for Pe@@ ace ”
How does that make the emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ e feel ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , that day I plac@@ ed over 9@@ 0 pi@@ e@@ ces of Bible liter@@ ature and started four Bible stu@@ dies .
As you tra@@ v@@ el down the “ information su@@ per@@ high@@ way , ” you can pi@@ ck up fac@@ ts , st@@ atis@@ tic@@ s , and op@@ in@@ i@@ ons on a wide vari@@ ety of sub@@ je@@ cts .
T@@ is@@ ch@@ end@@ or@@ f may well have wonder@@ ed what kind of rec@@ ep@@ tion that he , a Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant scho@@ la@@ r , would get in Rus@@ sia , a va@@ st land es@@ p@@ ous@@ ing the Rus@@ si@@ an O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x religion .
S@@ al@@ vation means more than just deli@@ ver@@ ance from des@@ tru@@ ction
Fir@@ st John 2 : 6 states : “ He that says he rema@@ ins in uni@@ on with [ God ] is under ob@@ lig@@ ation himself also to go on wal@@ king just as that one [ Christ ] wal@@ ked . ”
He may not im@@ medi@@ ately give you an ide@@ al jo@@ b , but he can help you to remember Davi@@ d’s words : “ I was once young and now I am old , but I have not seen anyone righteous a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned , nor his children loo@@ king for food . ”
Yet , even after they have become con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that God is real , some be@@ g off from following in the fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s of Jesus .
An@@ cient Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an physi@@ ci@@ ans used mas@@ tic to tre@@ at vari@@ ous a@@ il@@ ments , including di@@ arr@@ he@@ a and ar@@ thr@@ it@@ is .
Since there was no ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city in the are@@ a , he was sur@@ pris@@ ed to see a light shin@@ ing .
We must never for@@ get that Jehovah’s spirit is the str@@ ong@@ est for@@ ce there is .
What do we learn from the first - century Christians about making decisions ?
But we felt sa@@ fe when we gr@@ as@@ ped the hand of our mother or father .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jehovah ac@@ ted quic@@ k@@ ly to h@@ and@@ le the situation .
The person who offered his home for the study group pointed to the ba@@ ck@@ y@@ ard of his house and said : ‘ The meetings can be held in the ba@@ ck@@ y@@ ard . ’ ”
David and his men were hu@@ ng@@ ry .
Re@@ aching Pe@@ ople of All S@@ or@@ ts
Ke@@ ep@@ ing clo@@ sel@@ y in mind that the congregation bel@@ ong@@ s to Jehovah and that Jesus is its He@@ ad will help us to do so .
Why is Satan’s fin@@ al att@@ ack on Jehovah’s people certain to fai@@ l ?
She enjo@@ yed the work .
How does the ransom en@@ able us to be truly free ?
What can ha@@ p@@ pen when those claim@@ ing to serve God put material things first in life ?
Se@@ cond , according to the thinking of the time , lea@@ ving a body un@@ bu@@ ri@@ ed for days showed di@@ sh@@ on@@ or to the dec@@ eas@@ ed and his family .
In another one , a repor@@ t acc@@ used Witnesses of v@@ and@@ al@@ iz@@ ing ch@@ ur@@ ches .
In view of Matthew 7 : 12 , how should we tre@@ at others ?
The interest sh@@ own was tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous .
I had no@@ tic@@ ed that F@@ ran@@ c@@ is@@ c@@ o , one of my work@@ mat@@ es , sto@@ od out from the others .
Some su@@ ff@@ er from ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic ill@@ ness or because of ber@@ e@@ av@@ ement .
God’s people find ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment in spiritual things .
That inspired counsel is ac@@ tually a mar@@ vel@@ ous expres@@ sion of his confidence in us .
Although you cannot read hearts , you too can show in@@ sight and learn how your child feel@@ s about the field ministry .
However , many s@@ ites on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t are mor@@ ally and spiritually d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous .
Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ies t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to the cu@@ sto@@ m of st@@ or@@ ing the do@@ cum@@ ents in a cla@@ y v@@ es@@ sel .
If there is a bir@@ th@@ day or Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s par@@ ty or an of@@ fice lo@@ t@@ ter@@ y , fellow work@@ ers will often say , “ D@@ on@@ ’t bo@@ ther with her . She is one of Jehovah’s Witnesses . ”
Jehovah God knew , though , that this de@@ ta@@ il was prophe@@ tic of the fact that the Messi@@ ah would not have any of his b@@ ones bro@@ ken when put to death on the t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake . ​ — Psalm 34 : 20 ; John 19 : 31 - 33 , 36 .
L@@ ater , she left because she was disa@@ p@@ pointed by what she saw going on there .
I , on the other hand , was comple@@ t@@ ely eng@@ ro@@ s@@ sed in my work and enjo@@ yed a certain prom@@ in@@ ence in the medi@@ cal field .
We wonder@@ ed , ‘ W@@ ould we ever have public@@ ations in Tu@@ valu@@ an , a language spo@@ ken by fe@@ wer than 1@@ 5@@ ,000 people ? ’
( b ) How do we know that physical b@@ onda@@ ge need not di@@ min@@ ish the fre@@ e@@ dom Jehovah provi@@ des ?
Although I did not like the ta@@ st@@ e of it , I lik@@ ed the effect of get@@ ting dr@@ un@@ k .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly another person ​ — whether enc@@ oun@@ tered on the jo@@ b or even in the Christian congregation — ​ seem@@ s to pos@@ s@@ ess the very qualities that are l@@ ac@@ king in one@@ ’s mate .
U@@ we was serving as an el@@ der in a congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Some find it hard to accept that angels might be inter@@ ested in having se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations .
The account rel@@ ates that Satan appro@@ ached the first woman , E@@ ve , through a ser@@ p@@ ent and spoke to her in a mis@@ le@@ ading way .
“ I have taken your remin@@ ders as a pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ” ​ — P@@ S .
Be@@ fore long , however , E@@ m@@ ma@@ s ’ deep love for the Bible moved him to speak with one of the Witnesses .
Some of the Ger@@ man sisters had already lived in that ba@@ r@@ rac@@ ks for over a year .
Ex@@ pla@@ in why we must be tru@@ th@@ ful .
Jesus and his Father are e@@ qu@@ al par@@ ts of a Tr@@ in@@ ity .
How did he do that ?
* The following Bible principles will help you to do that .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , they arrang@@ ed for a special me@@ al to show their than@@ ks , and they ur@@ ged us to stay over@@ night .
The bur@@ den s@@ pre@@ a@@ ds to ever@@ yone in the form of ris@@ ing health - care co@@ st@@ s .
• In what are@@ as might obedi@@ ence to Scriptural direction become difficult , but why is it ess@@ enti@@ al that we obey ?
You enc@@ oun@@ ter people , cu@@ st@@ om@@ s , fo@@ o@@ ds , and cur@@ r@@ enc@@ y that are all un@@ famili@@ ar to you .
Consider some of the out@@ standing things that Jehovah has already accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed .
Some wi@@ ves have said that their hus@@ ban@@ ds do not really listen to them .
Jehovah did not individu@@ ally cre@@ ate every human , as he did the milli@@ ons of angels .
The king of A@@ m@@ m@@ on does not listen to J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s un@@ com@@ prom@@ ising message .
The year was 19@@ 26 .
They taught them “ the language of the Ch@@ al@@ de@@ ans ” and gave them Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an n@@ ames .
9 , 10 . ( a ) Who may need long - ter@@ m ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality ?
In her few m@@ om@@ ents with him , she again felt war@@ m@@ ed by the kindness in his eyes , the ke@@ en emp@@ a@@ thy that was always so encourag@@ ing .
A wife should help her husband to be a good family head .
“ I heard your con@@ vers@@ ation about pa@@ ying for the bu@@ s tic@@ ke@@ t , and I know that Jehovah’s Witnesses are among the very few people who do so and are hon@@ est in all things . ”
S@@ pi@@ rit@@ ism ​ — How to E@@ s@@ cap@@ e
What p@@ ene@@ tr@@ ating ob@@ serv@@ ation did Jesus make ?
“ I am a se@@ ven - year - old bo@@ y .
These “ bel@@ ong@@ ings ” inclu@@ de the gro@@ wing “ great crow@@ d ” of “ other sheep . ”
I often refle@@ cted on such s@@ crip@@ tures as Matthew 6 : 8 , which as@@ sures us that Jehovah kno@@ ws our needs before we even ask him .
He told his disciples : “ Just as the Father has loved me and I have loved you , remain in my love .
If your ne@@ g@@ ative feelings se@@ em to be much more than an occasi@@ onal case of the b@@ lu@@ es , it might be wise to seek prof@@ essi@@ onal help .
I@@ t’s recorded at Isaiah 6@@ 3 : 9 .
Let No@@ thing H@@ in@@ der You From T@@ ak@@ ing H@@ old of G@@ l@@ ory , 2 / 15 “ Lo@@ ok !
For example , one family allow@@ ed their ten - year - old son , B@@ r@@ and@@ on , to present a repor@@ t ent@@ it@@ led “ Why Di@@ d Jehovah U@@ se a S@@ n@@ ake to Re@@ present Satan ? ”
The Go@@ sp@@ els provide evidence that Jesus showed com@@ pas@@ sion for members of human soci@@ ety who were po@@ or and dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ated against .
The ing@@ l@@ ori@@ ous end of Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s op@@ pon@@ ents should strengthen our con@@ vi@@ ction that if we are faithful like Jeremiah , our enem@@ ies ‘ will not pre@@ va@@ il against us because Jehovah is with us . ’
Yes , when we give Jehovah our best , we feel truly happy because we know that we are pleas@@ ing him .
Par@@ ents , Pro@@ vi@@ de for the Ne@@ e@@ ds of Your F@@ am@@ ily
That is a bur@@ den that humans could not car@@ ry succ@@ ess@@ fully on their own .
The Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy en@@ tru@@ st@@ s much to its help@@ ers and appreci@@ ates the fine service per@@ form@@ ed by these loyal , har@@ d@@ working brothers .
The very n@@ ature of Christi@@ an@@ ity dem@@ ands that we show an interest in others ​ — including those who do not share our beli@@ ef@@ s .
In the pre@@ vi@@ ous article , we discus@@ sed four ways Jehovah shows his great love for his children .
Such rel@@ eas@@ es are often to@@ ol@@ s that help s@@ inc@@ ere individuals appreci@@ ate Scriptural tru@@ ths .
But the Bible teach@@ es that sin is at the ro@@ o@@ t of our wor@@ st tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es , for it is the ba@@ si@@ c cause of death in humans .
It was com@@ par@@ able to that of the psalmist David , who san@@ g : “ One thing I have asked from Jehovah ​ — it is what I shall look for , that I may d@@ well in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life , to b@@ eho@@ ld the pleas@@ an@@ t@@ ness of Jehovah and to look with appreciation upon his temple . ” ​ — Psalm 27 : 4 .
Th@@ ree times Daniel is thus descri@@ bed as “ very desi@@ ra@@ ble . ”
E@@ bed - m@@ ele@@ ch learned that the pr@@ inc@@ es of Juda@@ h had wr@@ ong@@ ly char@@ ged the prophet Jeremiah with se@@ dition and had thro@@ wn him into a c@@ is@@ ter@@ n , there to die without food .
What do you believe ?
B@@ ack then , a la@@ bo@@ re@@ r to@@ iled 12 h@@ our@@ s a day , 6 days a we@@ ek , u@@ su@@ ally for just one den@@ ari@@ us for the whole day .
We can be sure that ever since he said those words , there have been faithful individuals among whom “ the mem@@ ory of Jesus Christ [ has been ] activ@@ ated in the@@ ory and prac@@ tice . ”
Per@@ haps 19@@ th - century Fr@@ en@@ ch dr@@ amat@@ ist H@@ en@@ ry Be@@ c@@ que said it more c@@ learly : “ What makes e@@ qu@@ ality such a difficult bu@@ sin@@ ess is that we only want it with our su@@ peri@@ ors . ”
He was har@@ dly al@@ one in feel@@ ing as he did .
The teach@@ er was am@@ a@@ zed that someone ac@@ tually had something to say on the sub@@ ject , since most of the stud@@ ents were having a difficult time understanding it .
C@@ ould A@@ sa have thought , ‘ Do I deser@@ ve to be re@@ proved after being faithful for many years ? ’
A bus@@ y life began the very next mor@@ ning . M@@ r@@ s .
Christian elders serve as examples for the flo@@ ck
T@@ om@@ o@@ yo@@ shi stu@@ died with the husband of a woman whom I had helped to learn Bible tru@@ ths .
It is eas@@ y to under@@ es@@ tim@@ ate the imp@@ act that our words , fac@@ i@@ al expres@@ sions , and body language have on others .
He wrote to fellow believers : “ P@@ ra@@ y con@@ stan@@ tly . ”
David was ten@@ ding sheep when God told Samuel to ano@@ in@@ t him as Israel@@ ’s next king .
For that to ha@@ p@@ pen , Jehovah must act to re@@ move all who will@@ fully re@@ ject his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Consider the following Scriptural evidence .
As a result , it is as if they too are re@@ pl@@ en@@ ish@@ ing their supp@@ ly of spiritual o@@ il from God’s Word and spirit .
The trans@@ form@@ ation invol@@ ves what we are in@@ side , so to bring it about , we need something that can p@@ ene@@ tr@@ ate the sur@@ face , re@@ aching deep in@@ side us .
It is possible to make our days coun@@ t before God by esta@@ bli@@ shing spiritual pri@@ or@@ ities , obe@@ ying his comman@@ ds , and using our time wis@@ ely .
Rather , their acc@@ ess was t@@ ol@@ er@@ ated ​ — ap@@ par@@ ently with certain re@@ stri@@ ctions — ​ for th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years .
Re@@ g@@ arding that special is@@ sue , one sister wrote the Un@@ ited St@@ ates branch of@@ fice : “ The cam@@ pa@@ ign to offer this special is@@ sue went ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely well .
They do this by using mo@@ der@@ n te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy and means of commun@@ ic@@ ation to s@@ pre@@ ad Bible knowledge worl@@ d@@ wide in h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of langu@@ ages .
During the appro@@ aching Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn of Jesus Christ , these faithful and fe@@ ar@@ less Witnesses who gave their lives in God’s service will be ra@@ ised from the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs , with pro@@ spe@@ cts of everlasting life in a par@@ adise earth ! ​ — John 5 : 28 , 29 .
Sa@@ ys one school te@@ x@@ t@@ book : “ Jehovah’s Witnesses . . . follow@@ ed the teaching of the Bible not to take up we@@ ap@@ ons in any cause .
In at le@@ ast three ways .
E@@ u@@ char@@ ist , 4 / 1
So these g@@ la@@ d ti@@ ding@@ s must be pro@@ claim@@ ed all over the earth . ”
If the faithful members of the family have the prop@@ er attitude toward their dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed relati@@ ve and they are end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to honor the Scriptural counsel concer@@ ning associ@@ ation with him , there would se@@ em to be no reason for concer@@ n . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
He did not dem@@ and of them more than they were ca@@ pa@@ ble of giving .
31 : 2 , 8 - 13 ; 2 Sa@@ m .
Let Jehovah’s “ Sa@@ ying ” G@@ u@@ ard Your H@@ ear@@ t
Even if it seem@@ s that mo@@ ving ab@@ ro@@ ad would sol@@ ve fin@@ an@@ cial difficul@@ ties , would it not cre@@ ate other problems ?
With whom should we associ@@ ate ?
After reading it , he im@@ medi@@ ately cont@@ ac@@ ted Jehovah’s Witnesses in his are@@ a to have a Bible study .
Just as Jehovah fore@@ told , Adam ev@@ en@@ tually died .
He was called to atten@@ d to the king and to pla@@ y mu@@ si@@ c for him .
F@@ e@@ ar of God R@@ es@@ tra@@ ins U@@ s From S@@ in
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate . ( b ) Why is there no need for the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy to con@@ sul@@ t with all who cla@@ im to be anointed ?
W@@ H@@ E@@ N I refle@@ ct back over more than se@@ ven de@@ ca@@ des , many as@@ pe@@ cts of my life give me much satis@@ fac@@ tion .
In ad@@ dition to the loo@@ ting of ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic fil@@ es , “ old - fa@@ shi@@ oned the@@ ft also rema@@ ins a st@@ ap@@ le of work@@ er re@@ tal@@ i@@ ation , ” repor@@ ts The New Yor@@ k T@@ im@@ es .
Some may make priv@@ ate arrang@@ ements to prin@@ t a li@@ mit@@ ed am@@ ount of material publi@@ shed on our We@@ b s@@ ite and give it person@@ ally to those who do not have In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t acc@@ ess , but congregations are not requi@@ red to do this .
Th@@ an@@ king Jehovah ​ — Th@@ r@@ ough F@@ ul@@ l - Ti@@ me Ser@@ vice !
Why , then , is the origin@@ al pr@@ on@@ un@@ ci@@ ation of that name un@@ certain today ?
But to draw near to God , we must do more than pray .
These v@@ isions are of interest to us because they per@@ tain to what is happ@@ ening on the world sc@@ ene now and show how Jehovah will take action in the near future .
The great tri@@ bul@@ ation will beg@@ in when the pol@@ itical el@@ ements turn against all false religious organiz@@ ations as re@@ pres@@ ented by the pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te called Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at .
To do that , you must know Jesus and his Father well .
Just as first - century Christians had to gu@@ ard against s@@ qu@@ ab@@ bl@@ ing among themselves , so must we .
A@@ n en@@ ac@@ t@@ ment por@@ tra@@ ys the f@@ light from Jerusalem of King Z@@ e@@ de@@ ki@@ ah and the people .
N@@ one of us deser@@ ve what God and Jesus did for us .
Pe@@ ople re@@ adi@@ ly listen@@ ed , especially since the two women themselves had lost family members in the disa@@ ster , and many Bible stu@@ dies were started .
Un@@ der his bene@@ fi@@ cial rule , earth@@ ’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants will enjoy everlasting and un@@ bro@@ ken se@@ cur@@ ity .
This was a c@@ ru@@ cial ke@@ y that op@@ ened the way for me and my family to learn the wonderful tru@@ ths found in the Scriptures . ”
“ You off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of vi@@ p@@ ers , who has in@@ tim@@ ated to you to fle@@ e from the coming wr@@ ath ? ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
A@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ents have to make decisions about educ@@ ation , emp@@ loy@@ ment , and other matters .
He appreci@@ ates God’s loving he@@ ad@@ ship , for he declar@@ ed : “ I love the Father . ”
S@@ hu@@ n Di@@ sh@@ on@@ est G@@ a@@ in ​ — S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d the F@@ lo@@ ck E@@ ag@@ er@@ ly
Then he learned about Jehovah and wanted to be his friend .
“ D@@ ele@@ g@@ ate responsi@@ bility , and share your experience with others who have a willing spirit . . .
After thinking about it for a while , I told him that I could do no more for him .
At the age of ten , I began r@@ un@@ ning er@@ ran@@ ds for pro@@ s@@ titu@@ tes and lo@@ an sh@@ ar@@ ks .
Instead of bri@@ b@@ ing F@@ eli@@ x , Paul spoke to him f@@ ran@@ k@@ ly about “ righteousness and self - control . ”
Still , sh@@ o@@ c@@ king de@@ e@@ ds are often per@@ pe@@ tr@@ ated by seem@@ ingly or@@ din@@ ary people in the neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od .
Today , the respon@@ se is much the same .
God said that he would ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te those who per@@ form@@ ed such an act of false worship .
30 : 19 , 20 .
Mu@@ si@@ c makes you feel a feel@@ ing .
S@@ U@@ P@@ P@@ O@@ R@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ S of inter@@ faith , however , view the matter qu@@ ite differ@@ ently .
Is P@@ op@@ ul@@ ar O@@ p@@ in@@ ion a Tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy G@@ u@@ i@@ de ?
Yet , they loved God’s la@@ ws and principles , and they lived in har@@ mony with God’s purpose .
Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ ther , Ger@@ man Re@@ form@@ ation lead@@ er , la@@ bel@@ ed Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic po@@ p@@ es as an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ ts .
The apostle Paul was inspired to wr@@ ite : “ Not that we of ourselves are a@@ de@@ qu@@ ately qu@@ ali@@ fied to rec@@ k@@ on anything as is@@ su@@ ing from ourselves , but our being a@@ de@@ qu@@ ately qu@@ ali@@ fied is@@ su@@ es from God , who has in@@ deed a@@ de@@ qu@@ ately qu@@ ali@@ fied us to be min@@ isters . ”
17 Lo@@ sing a Father ​ — F@@ in@@ ding a Father
What do the re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble events associ@@ ated with the sur@@ vi@@ val of these Cana@@ an@@ ites teach us about Jehovah ?
With Jehovah’s help , however , you may be able to eng@@ age more fully in certain as@@ pe@@ cts of the Christian ministry , such as tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne wit@@ ness@@ ing and letter writ@@ ing .
Then came gra@@ du@@ ation , and within days we were in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity , wa@@ iting for our ship , the Q@@ u@@ e@@ en Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th , to take us back to E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
And their blood will ac@@ tually be p@@ our@@ ed out like du@@ st , and their bo@@ w@@ els like the d@@ un@@ g .
“ Even when we have problems , life is a gift from God , and we should appreci@@ ate it . ”
What many ref@@ er to as though@@ t@@ less actions are often actions prom@@ p@@ ted by fle@@ sh@@ ly thinking .
On one occasi@@ on , Peter said to Jesus : “ Lo@@ ok ! We left all things and have been following you . ”
You can live up to your dedic@@ ation by doing your best and rel@@ ying on God’s spirit .
One family head ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges : “ If we could go back and change anything , it would be to make sure that we stu@@ ck to a good r@@ out@@ ine of family study from the star@@ t of our marriage . ”
Isa@@ a@@ c took matters in hand and sent Jac@@ o@@ b away to find a wife among the worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah .
T@@ om@@ o@@ hi@@ r@@ o was taught Bible truth by his mother .
Just how sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant are these co@@ di@@ ces ?
Can the ch@@ ur@@ ches that s@@ pon@@ s@@ or teachings that are not ro@@ o@@ ted in Christ righ@@ tly call themselves Christian ?
As followers of Christ , we desire to imitate him in our ministry and in our life .
They do not believe that their being of the anointed gives them special in@@ si@@ gh@@ ts bey@@ ond what even some experienced members of the “ great crow@@ d ” may have .
Those fav@@ or@@ ing pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion held that the Bible in the comm@@ on t@@ ong@@ ue was “ the mother and orig@@ in of all her@@ es@@ ies . ”
During times of ad@@ vers@@ ity , the true spirit of neigh@@ bor@@ l@@ iness is seen .
( b ) What do we learn from Jesus ’ wit@@ ness@@ ing to a Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an woman ?
When we work hard to imitate the hum@@ ility of Christ , we are moved to serve others .
When difficul@@ ties ar@@ ise during the j@@ our@@ ne@@ y ​ — a question about the prop@@ er r@@ ou@@ te or perhaps a proble@@ m with the we@@ ather or the con@@ dition of the ro@@ ad — ​ how does an obedi@@ ent , tru@@ sting child re@@ act ?
4@@ 5 : 7 .
( Lo@@ ok under A@@ B@@ O@@ U@@ T U@@ S / ​ F@@ R@@ E@@ Q@@ U@@ EN@@ T@@ L@@ Y A@@ S@@ K@@ E@@ D Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S )
Our we@@ ak@@ nesses make it har@@ der for us to stay al@@ er@@ t .
* He never gave any comm@@ end@@ ation , and I never felt close to him .
Why did Jesus call Ju@@ d@@ as “ the son of des@@ tru@@ ction ” ?
A sister nam@@ ed Ca@@ ther@@ ine enjo@@ ys what she se@@ es in cre@@ ation , especially during s@@ pr@@ ing@@ time in Cana@@ da .
F@@ in@@ ally , a Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an came along , saw the w@@ oun@@ ded man , and ac@@ ted with great kindness toward him .
Th@@ ough imper@@ fect , loving parents to@@ il for years in car@@ ing for their children , doing so at great sacrifice materi@@ ally and o@@ ther@@ wise .
As L@@ ev@@ i@@ a@@ than li@@ f@@ ts its head a@@ bo@@ ve water at su@@ n@@ ris@@ e , its eyes f@@ l@@ as@@ h “ like the be@@ am@@ s of da@@ wn . ”
1 : 18 )
Abraham said to S@@ ar@@ ah : “ Q@@ u@@ ic@@ k !
One thing is sure : Fa@@ ith in God and his Word prom@@ o@@ tes spiritual well - being because it streng@@ th@@ ens our con@@ vi@@ ction that he really ca@@ res about us .
* If you do , an exc@@ iting and spiritually rich life will be wa@@ iting for you .
4@@ 8 : 18 , 19 .
Ex@@ am@@ in@@ ations soon reve@@ aled serious de@@ fe@@ cts in many of her inter@@ n@@ al or@@ g@@ ans as well .
If he did not , Jehovah war@@ ned , sin was “ cr@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing at the do@@ or . ”
These would put a hal@@ t to the work of a f@@ ar@@ m@@ er in his field , giving him time and reason to consider God’s works .
A@@ m@@ ong the crow@@ ds in Jerusalem were some Greek pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes who evid@@ ently were so imp@@ ressed with Jesus that they asked the apostle Ph@@ ili@@ p to arr@@ ange a meeting with him .
He gives no ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation for Jo@@ b@@ ’s suffering .
What it reve@@ als
R@@ ep@@ ort on S@@ pe@@ cial Me@@ et@@ ings
What are v@@ al@@ id reas@@ ons for se@@ par@@ ation ?
• How can we look for the good in others
The id@@ ent@@ ity of a writ@@ er is important , as seen in the fact that in ear@@ li@@ er cen@@ tu@@ ries , f@@ em@@ ale au@@ th@@ ors often wrote under a m@@ ale p@@ se@@ u@@ don@@ y@@ m so that would - be read@@ ers would not ju@@ dge the book inf@@ eri@@ or mer@@ ely because it was written by a woman .
They have dis@@ posed of ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ist al@@ t@@ ars and Sh@@ into sh@@ el@@ ves that are tra@@ di@@ tion@@ ally found in J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese ho@@ m@@ es .
Some have stru@@ gg@@ led to read and understand all the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s .
After re@@ sign@@ ing from the ch@@ urch , she began pro@@ claim@@ ing Bible tru@@ ths in her commun@@ ity .
How were the Jews affe@@ cted by H@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ ic cul@@ ture and religion ?
In fact , he was willing to sacrifice “ all the things he had ” ​ — pos@@ si@@ bly all his personal bel@@ ong@@ ings and pro@@ per@@ ties — ​ in order to ac@@ qui@@ re what he had been sear@@ ch@@ ing for .
A woman who was stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses in S@@ an@@ ti@@ ag@@ o , Ch@@ ile , moved to the is@@ land and started to teach others what she had learned .
There were just a few work@@ ers .
Some people have been able to over@@ come the past and continue on with their lives .
At times , we allow@@ ed each child to invit@@ e a good friend , which made the v@@ ac@@ ation more enjo@@ y@@ able .
Paul encoura@@ ges those who are matu@@ re to pur@@ sue “ down toward the go@@ al for the pri@@ ze of the up@@ ward call of God . ”
He also ur@@ ged the people to “ sear@@ ch for Jehovah the God of their fore@@ fa@@ thers ” and to ob@@ serve “ the law and the comman@@ d@@ ment ” of God . ​ — 1 K@@ i .
For example , The An@@ cho@@ r Bible says : “ This is not a re@@ bu@@ ke , nor an imp@@ ol@@ ite ter@@ m , nor an indic@@ ation of a l@@ ack of affe@@ ction . . .
When de@@ pres@@ sion pers@@ ists , we must take st@@ ep@@ s to over@@ come it , see@@ king “ s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful direction ” when necess@@ ary .
We can be sure that if that is our s@@ inc@@ ere desire , expres@@ sed in our prayers and in our actions , Jehovah will never a@@ ban@@ d@@ on us .
Of course , such in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es are not new .
Re@@ g@@ arding the dead , the Bible teach@@ es us : “ They are consci@@ ous of nothing at all . ”
We are very gr@@ ate@@ ful for Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness .
V@@ i@@ et@@ nam@@ ese Ju@@ ly 6 - 8
To show where he sto@@ od on that is@@ sue , Paul declar@@ ed : “ M@@ en , brothers , I am a P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e , a son of P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es . O@@ ver the hope of resurrection of the dead I am being jud@@ ged . ”
What we@@ igh@@ ts or bur@@ den@@ s might h@@ in@@ der us from ga@@ ining the pri@@ ze in the r@@ ace for life ?
However , ten faith@@ less@@ ly fe@@ ared that Israel could not dis@@ pos@@ s@@ ess the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the land .
He used to say , “ The truth must be taken seri@@ ously . ”
So the m@@ ere fact that certain en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment does not bo@@ ther our conscience is in it@@ self no gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e that our course is right .
Jehovah resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus from the dead .
That si@@ gn would be com@@ posed of vari@@ ous fe@@ atu@@ res fore@@ told in the Scriptures .
And a@@ head of us lo@@ om@@ s a “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation such as has not occ@@ ur@@ red since the worl@@ d’s beg@@ in@@ ning . ”
But the in@@ s@@ titu@@ tion rema@@ ined op@@ pres@@ sive . ”
S@@ ur@@ ely , Jehovah will never for@@ get any who make such un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish sacrific@@ es for true worship . ​ — Read Isaiah 5@@ 6 : 4 , 5 .
• How can we contribu@@ te to the peace and un@@ ity of the congregation ?
By now he was in his l@@ ate 40 ’ s , and fin@@ ding himself with time on his hands , he took sto@@ ck of his life .
God author@@ iz@@ es him to exerc@@ ise he@@ ad@@ ship over his wife .
However , the way of life and the religious practic@@ es of the Cana@@ an@@ ites are very de@@ gra@@ ded .
To ac@@ hi@@ eve spiritual en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment , we must pur@@ sue the way of truth ​ — the way that is found only in God’s Word , the Bible . [ F@@ o@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ]
25 : 14 ; J@@ as .
On our we@@ d@@ ding day , 19@@ 31
So I app@@ lied to be a regul@@ ar pioneer .
Instead of being helped to draw close to God , however , for years she was a@@ bu@@ sed by n@@ un@@ s who used money to enti@@ ce her to eng@@ age in im@@ moral ac@@ ts .
Kingdom H@@ all con@@ stru@@ ction vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers as well as those sh@@ aring in reli@@ ef work often become good friends because they get to know one ano@@ ther’s fine qualities through the experi@@ ences they share .
The two s@@ tic@@ ks were to become “ just one s@@ tic@@ k ” in E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s hand . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 37 : 15 - 17 .
H@@ an@@ e@@ ul , a ten - year - old gi@@ r@@ l , says , “ My scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es like a con@@ vers@@ ation , not an ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation . ”
M@@ ore than anything , spiritual qualities will help you to be succ@@ ess@@ ful in serving Jehovah fully .
She has even had the joy of atten@@ ding the P@@ i@@ one@@ er Ser@@ vice S@@ cho@@ ol .
The t@@ ask of re@@ aring children is especially difficult in these “ last days ” of “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with . ”
When the disciples heard that Peter was in the are@@ a , they ur@@ ged him to come at once .
Let us discus@@ s some s@@ our@@ ces of such information .
We saw the gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de of those who had been helped by our children to learn about Jehovah .
God kin@@ dly expla@@ ins in the Bible how you may gain his appro@@ val and how “ you may succ@@ e@@ ed in es@@ cap@@ ing all these things that must occ@@ ur . ” ​ — Luke 21 : 36 ; John 17 : 3 .
Even now , those who ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly seek Jehovah experience rich blessings .
What should we do upon real@@ iz@@ ing that we have fa@@ iled to keep our word ?
At G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol , we stu@@ died the deep@@ er tru@@ ths of the Bible .
Read Isaiah 5@@ 3 : 11 , 12 .
Is it a spiritual occasi@@ on , or is it only a fes@@ tive and mer@@ ry peri@@ od ?
( In@@ c@@ lu@@ de the bo@@ x “ Your Mo@@ st I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents . ” )
These were loving pro@@ v@@ isions in@@ deed .
If we f@@ all into such a temp@@ tation , we cannot bl@@ ame Satan .
Like his father , Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at encoura@@ ged the people to sear@@ ch for Jehovah .
They will no longer be able to mis@@ lead man because they will be b@@ ound for a th@@ ous@@ and years .
Jesus indic@@ ated that humans have an in@@ n@@ ate spiritual need .
Just as ter@@ mit@@ es can cause a w@@ o@@ o@@ den house to to@@ pp@@ le , disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement can under@@ mine a Christi@@ an’s integrity .
What b@@ ol@@ dness E@@ no@@ ch displa@@ yed ! ​ — G@@ en .
( b ) What gift will we study about next we@@ ek ?
It always dis@@ tur@@ bs me when I hear young ones say such things because they are really saying that it is best not to be brought up with a knowledge of Jehovah’s ways .
Yet , on the fin@@ al night of Jesus ’ earthly life , after he had just given them a less@@ on in hum@@ ility by wa@@ shing their fe@@ et , “ there also ar@@ ose a he@@ ated dis@@ pu@@ te among them over which one of them seem@@ ed to be great@@ est . ”
They for@@ get that those you@@ ths are ali@@ en@@ ated from Jehovah .
The Law also gave instru@@ ctions on how someone could be made clean again .
This pro@@ found a@@ we lea@@ ds to re@@ ver@@ ence , which mo@@ ves us to than@@ k and praise Jehovah for all that he does for us .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , in his letter to the Corinthians , Paul wrote about the persecu@@ tion that the apostles fac@@ ed .
How can husband and wife de@@ al with their differ@@ ences in a pe@@ ace@@ ful way and commun@@ ic@@ ate their feelings in a pleas@@ ant man@@ ner ?
* Ho@@ pe@@ fully , Paul’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on provided a wa@@ ke - up call to spiritually s@@ lum@@ ber@@ ing Christians in Jerusalem .
It is truly am@@ a@@ z@@ ing to see the wonderful work that Jehovah’s people are doing to preach the good news during these last days .
In what sa@@ d st@@ ate does human@@ ity find it@@ self ?
We do not know if Paul was allow@@ ed to dis@@ em@@ ba@@ r@@ k at S@@ y@@ rac@@ use .
G@@ a@@ ining an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the truth , Paul came to value the ransom , the Christian ministry , the hope of life in heaven ​ — things that the world lar@@ g@@ ely i@@ g@@ no@@ res .
; Kat@@ o , T .
When I arri@@ ved in C@@ ap@@ e T@@ own , I was sh@@ own 2@@ 00 car@@ t@@ ons of liter@@ ature des@@ t@@ ined for E@@ ast Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
What appro@@ ach is that ?
Ti@@ me and again , I have had to re@@ mind my@@ self , ‘ No@@ thing has chang@@ ed around me .
When giving e@@ ar to their children , parents must be reason@@ able and refle@@ ct “ the wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve . ”
And how should we respon@@ d when he bro@@ ad@@ ens our understanding of the Scriptures ?
Me@@ an@@ while , we have other vital needs that are mentioned in the rema@@ ining four re@@ ques@@ ts in Jesus ’ mo@@ de@@ l prayer .
That in@@ ner peace “ will gu@@ ard your hearts and your men@@ tal po@@ wers . ”
A large part of this are@@ a cons@@ ists of ru@@ g@@ ged ju@@ ng@@ le m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s acc@@ es@@ sible main@@ ly on fo@@ o@@ t , as well as beau@@ ti@@ ful co@@ ast@@ al re@@ gi@@ ons acc@@ es@@ sible by se@@ a .
There is a small mu@@ se@@ u@@ m in Al@@ ū@@ k@@ s@@ ne that con@@ tain@@ s vari@@ ous Bible ver@@ sions , among them a cop@@ y from the first prin@@ ting of G@@ l@@ ü@@ ck@@ ’s transl@@ ation .
In T@@ er@@ es@@ ó@@ pol@@ is , I had the wonderful privilege of help@@ ing more than 60 people to dedic@@ ate their lives to Jehovah .
Romans “ were still able to enjoy the tra@@ pp@@ ings of these mi@@ d@@ w@@ in@@ ter fes@@ tiv@@ als , ” says S@@ an@@ ta C@@ la@@ us , a Bi@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , by Ger@@ ry B@@ ow@@ l@@ er .
B@@ ap@@ t@@ is@@ ma@@ l can@@ di@@ d@@ ates also need to understand that the holy spirit is not a person but is God’s ac@@ tive for@@ ce . ​ — Genesis 1 : 2 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
I refu@@ se to jo@@ in the mil@@ it@@ ary because of my conscience .
Such go@@ s@@ si@@ p ser@@ ves only to dis@@ ru@@ pt the peace of the congregation .
W@@ ise Christians use the power of the t@@ ong@@ ue to comfort the de@@ pres@@ sed and the ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved .
Still , he continu@@ es to ali@@ en@@ ate mankind from God by lies and dec@@ e@@ it , using people like the s@@ cri@@ bes and the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es of Jesus ’ day to pro@@ pa@@ g@@ ate his teachings . ​ — Matthew 23 : 13 , 15 .
3 : 15 ; Ju@@ de 20 , 21 .
Paul pray@@ ed that Christians “ be long - suffering with joy ”
The P@@ ent@@ ate@@ u@@ ch , especially the boo@@ ks of Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us , L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us , and N@@ um@@ bers , provi@@ des a bro@@ ad ar@@ ra@@ y of material regarding different kin@@ ds of sacrific@@ es and o@@ ffer@@ ings .
That will in@@ deed be “ a better resurrection . ” ​ — Hebrews 11 : 35 .
Such conduct does not go un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed by our relati@@ ves , neigh@@ b@@ ors , and others .
God in@@ tend@@ s to take action to sol@@ ve man@@ kin@@ d’s problems , including po@@ ver@@ ty .
It should be mor@@ ally un@@ ob@@ je@@ c@@ tion@@ able and appro@@ pri@@ ate for a Christian .
He encoura@@ ged fellow Christians to take all their anxi@@ e@@ ties to God in prayer and t@@ es@@ ti@@ fied : “ For all things I have the strength by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of him who imp@@ ar@@ ts power to me . ”
But they do more than draw on God’s power . They are d@@ ressed for bat@@ tle .
For instance , God was very gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous with Eli@@ j@@ ah , consider@@ ing his feelings .
T@@ ake a m@@ om@@ ent to con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate the many benef@@ its and advan@@ ta@@ ges we enjoy because we are true Christians .
H@@ ear@@ t@@ felt prayer helps us to end@@ ure t@@ ests of faith
I look for@@ ward with full confidence to the day when I will lea@@ p from my whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir , rest@@ ored to perfect health and vi@@ g@@ or .
It was a mo@@ ving occasi@@ on when the famili@@ es first invit@@ ed one of the mission@@ aries to pray .
While sing@@ ing the fin@@ al s@@ ong , they heard a tru@@ ck appro@@ ach .
Do we not appreci@@ ate being in the congregation with all such Christians ?
However , G@@ reg@@ ory was un@@ able to pro@@ du@@ ce the promised su@@ m , so An@@ th@@ i@@ mu@@ s of Ad@@ ri@@ an@@ ople pur@@ cha@@ sed the of@@ fice , only to re@@ si@@ gn later .
E@@ spe@@ cially are we gr@@ ate@@ ful for God’s spiritual pro@@ v@@ isions .
Indeed , when we read the Bible and let it gu@@ i@@ de us , we are experi@@ enc@@ ing fir@@ s@@ th@@ and what is descri@@ bed at Isaiah 30 : 21 : “ Your own ear@@ s will hear a word be@@ h@@ ind you saying : ‘ This is the way . W@@ al@@ k in it , you people . ’ ”
So every day she read her Bible before she left to go to school .
How happy it made me to see him gra@@ du@@ ally with@@ draw from pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s and , with the help of the truth , re@@ buil@@ d his marriage !
How did Peter man@@ i@@ f@@ est sel@@ f@@ ish tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es ?
B@@ ack then , there were few publi@@ sh@@ ers in P@@ un@@ ta Ar@@ en@@ as .
Israel@@ ’s Ju@@ dge In@@ ter@@ ven@@ es
A fur@@ ther rest@@ or@@ ation will come when our earth is rest@@ ored to a physical par@@ adise . ​ — 9 / 1 , pages 17 , 18 .
Although num@@ er@@ ic@@ al inc@@ re@@ ase is not in it@@ self pro@@ of of God’s blessing , it does provide evidence that “ the hand of Jehovah ” is with his people .
Acc@@ ording to the vision , Christ’s M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn will be a time for judgment .
For some time , a small group of publi@@ sh@@ ers regul@@ arly ro@@ wed ac@@ ro@@ ss the ba@@ y ​ — we@@ ather per@@ mit@@ ting — ​ to atten@@ d meetings in To@@ bo@@ be , and repor@@ ts indic@@ ated that there were good pos@@ si@@ bil@@ ities for form@@ ing a new congregation in this are@@ a .
Such a hum@@ ble and willing attitude can have a positi@@ ve effect on the local brothers too .
Con@@ di@@ tions rema@@ ined cal@@ m until one mor@@ ning when we heard on the ra@@ di@@ o that the U@@ g@@ anda govern@@ ment had ban@@ ned Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Be rep@@ ent@@ ant , you people , and have faith in the good news . ’ ”
H@@ ere you are ac@@ tually d@@ ri@@ ving me this day from off the sur@@ face of the gr@@ ound , and from your face I shall be conc@@ e@@ aled ; and I must become a w@@ an@@ der@@ er and fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve on the earth , and it is certain that anyone fin@@ ding me will k@@ ill me . ”
These lead@@ ers do not make new disciples but simply try to keep the ch@@ urch members they already have .
In 5@@ 36 B.C.E . , the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of the temple was la@@ id .
So the congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses are served by m@@ ale overse@@ ers , or elders , and by men appointed as minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants .
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als living in Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s day bor@@ e personal responsi@@ bility for their de@@ e@@ ds , and so do we .
Today , even more than in the past , the Bible princi@@ ple ho@@ l@@ ds true : “ Ke@@ ep on see@@ king , and you will find . ” ​ — Matthew 7 : 7 ; Proverbs 2 : 1 - 6 .
P@@ i@@ g
For example , find a life st@@ ory in one of our public@@ ations , perhaps from the seri@@ es “ The Bible Ch@@ ang@@ es Li@@ ves ” in The Watchtower .
Although his preaching work there began with difficul@@ ty , the apostle did not give up .
How can we be sure that good will tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h over evil ?
I was born in 19@@ 26 , in V@@ er@@ m@@ el@@ les , a co@@ al - min@@ ing v@@ il@@ la@@ ge in nor@@ ther@@ n Fr@@ ance .
That is certainly true of milli@@ ons living in A@@ sia , but it is also true of many in lands where the Bible is wi@@ d@@ ely cir@@ cul@@ ated .
‘ S@@ um@@ m@@ er and W@@ in@@ ter N@@ ever C@@ e@@ ase , ’ 7 / 15
Babyl@@ on with its large po@@ pul@@ ation of Jews was ob@@ vi@@ ously consider@@ ed part of the ter@@ rit@@ ory assign@@ ed to Peter , John , and James at the meeting refer@@ red to in the letter to the Gal@@ ati@@ ans .
W@@ ar@@ re@@ n was the older brother of M@@ il@@ t@@ on H@@ en@@ sc@@ he@@ l , who served for many years as a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
R@@ A@@ R@@ EL@@ Y has a writ@@ er had so great an imp@@ act on the world around him as did John M@@ il@@ t@@ on , au@@ th@@ or of the Eng@@ l@@ ish e@@ pi@@ c po@@ em Par@@ adise Lo@@ st .
“ H@@ app@@ y are the mil@@ d - temp@@ ered ones , ” Jesus declar@@ ed , “ since they will in@@ her@@ it the earth . ”
If I did that , I would sur@@ ely be e@@ va@@ ding my responsi@@ bility .
A hum@@ ble person is gener@@ ally also a mo@@ des@@ t person , able to es@@ tim@@ ate acc@@ ur@@ ately his own a@@ bil@@ ities and ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements , to ac@@ knowledge his mis@@ takes , and to accept su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions and new ide@@ as .
E@@ mp@@ ress Z@@ o@@ e
My pre@@ vi@@ ous way of life did not pro@@ du@@ ce the happiness that I now enjoy .
In each case , there can be only one cor@@ rec@@ t answer .
If you real@@ ize that you need to be more for@@ giving , pray to Jehovah and ask him to help you imp@@ ro@@ ve .
How can we stay a@@ wa@@ ke ?
T@@ w@@ o pioneer sisters , U@@ na and M@@ er@@ le K@@ il@@ pat@@ ri@@ ck , were doing a fine work in the nor@@ th .
A@@ no@@ inted Christians with the heavenly hope enjoy a uni@@ que spiritual con@@ dition fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed by the in@@ ner cour@@ ty@@ ard and the Ho@@ ly , which en@@ ab@@ les them to rend@@ er prayers and praise to God .
Thus , we should not allow the actions or decisions of any fellow Christian to become stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks to us .
Jesus fore@@ told : “ When you c@@ atch sight of the dis@@ gu@@ sting thing that ca@@ uses des@@ ol@@ ation , as spo@@ ken of through Daniel the prophet , standing in a holy place , ( let the read@@ er use dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment , ) then let those in Ju@@ de@@ a beg@@ in fle@@ e@@ ing to the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s . ”
There are many ways to learn a language .
He said : “ It is just as when a man , about to tra@@ v@@ el ab@@ ro@@ ad , sum@@ mon@@ ed sla@@ ves of his and com@@ mit@@ ted to them his bel@@ ong@@ ings .
How often the st@@ at@@ ements of even es@@ te@@ em@@ ed author@@ ities have later proved to be er@@ r@@ one@@ ous , or false !
If we rejo@@ ice in that hope , with a con@@ st@@ ant a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of the b@@ right future that Jehovah promises , we can end@@ ure under tri@@ bul@@ ation . ​ — Romans 12 : 12 ; 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 1 : 3 .
And the kingdom it@@ self will not be pas@@ sed on to any other people . It will cr@@ us@@ h and put an end to all these k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s [ earthly govern@@ ments ] , and it it@@ self will stand to times in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ”
That el@@ ev@@ ated to@@ wn su@@ ffered a hum@@ ili@@ ating f@@ all in that year when it was for@@ ced to rel@@ e@@ ase Jehovah’s people from spiritual cap@@ tiv@@ ity .
Mo@@ re@@ over , they will serve as pri@@ ests in that they will have a share in re@@ mo@@ ving the effe@@ cts of the sin that mankind in@@ her@@ ited from the first man , Adam .
A little later in 200@@ 3 , arrang@@ ements will be in place for grou@@ ps of d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates to tra@@ v@@ el to a few c@@ ities in A@@ sia ; and toward the end of the year , ad@@ di@@ tional grou@@ ps will go to Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , and the P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c are@@ a .
Although he was a prof@@ ess@@ ed Christian , a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch and fi@@ gh@@ ts became a way of life for him .
There they will be jo@@ ined by bil@@ li@@ ons of resur@@ rec@@ ted ones .
My relationship with Jehovah is most preci@@ ous to me .
Me@@ an@@ while , viol@@ ence was er@@ up@@ ting all around us .
H@@ app@@ iness , 6 / 15 H@@ u@@ man Di@@ gn@@ ity , 8 / 1
O@@ thers si@@ ft through ru@@ b@@ bis@@ h he@@ ap@@ s and tr@@ as@@ h bin@@ s loo@@ king for pa@@ per , t@@ in c@@ ans , and bo@@ t@@ t@@ les to rec@@ y@@ c@@ le .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , A@@ le@@ x got ca@@ ught up in tra@@ ding in the sto@@ ck mar@@ ke@@ t , thinking he could soon qu@@ it his jo@@ b and en@@ ter the pioneer service .
Our Ad@@ vers@@ ary , the Devil , is ro@@ ving about “ like a ro@@ aring li@@ on , ” and he wants to sto@@ p us .
Saul also s@@ pared the best of their li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck as something that could be sacrific@@ ed to Jehovah .
And as a car@@ pe@@ t , the earth has gre@@ en gr@@ ass .
The book Our M@@ ag@@ ni@@ fic@@ ent W@@ il@@ d@@ life expla@@ ins : “ As parents , st@@ or@@ ks are exc@@ ep@@ tion@@ ally faithful .
After Paul me@@ t with the elders from Eph@@ esus , “ he k@@ ne@@ el@@ ed down with all of them and pray@@ ed . ”
In this case , sen@@ ding gu@@ ests on their way me@@ ant meeting their needs for the next le@@ g of the j@@ our@@ ne@@ y and su@@ p@@ pl@@ ying them with everything requi@@ red until they arri@@ ved at their des@@ t@@ in@@ ation .
It also helps people to respon@@ d to the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ Q@@ u@@ it being fa@@ shi@@ oned after this system of things , but be trans@@ form@@ ed by making your mind over , that you may prove to y@@ ourselves the good and accep@@ table and perfect will of God . ”
A@@ m@@ ong them was a young woman , Kat@@ er@@ ina S@@ ch@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ ber@@ g , who had had bri@@ ef cont@@ act with the Witnesses and had recogn@@ ized the ring of truth al@@ most im@@ medi@@ ately .
For example , in L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us chap@@ ters 11 to 15 , we find de@@ ta@@ iled instru@@ ctions relati@@ ve to cle@@ an@@ ness and un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness .
W@@ ell , are we not at times so a@@ w@@ es@@ tru@@ ck when vie@@ wing the beau@@ ty of cre@@ ation that we are rend@@ ered spe@@ e@@ ch@@ less ?
But all of us can read about them in God’s Word and in artic@@ les publi@@ shed in our liter@@ ature .
When we per@@ su@@ a@@ de a person to accept a Bible teaching , we are w@@ in@@ ning him over to place his trust in that teaching .
One of the ma@@ in fun@@ ctions of the K@@ o@@ in@@ on was to over@@ see imp@@ eri@@ al cul@@ t ob@@ serv@@ an@@ ces .
After discus@@ sing E@@ no@@ ch , Paul went on to say : “ W@@ i@@ th@@ out faith it is imp@@ os@@ sible to ple@@ ase God well . ”
That did not mean that such a person was never to speak at meetings but that there were times when he should be s@@ il@@ ent .
He lived where you would not ex@@ pect such things to ha@@ p@@ pen .
But how much time will it take for him to do that ?
On S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 10 , 20@@ 00 , we arri@@ ved in L@@ om@@ é .
T@@ w@@ o ty@@ p@@ es of I@@ U@@ D@@ s have come to the fore .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the Bible tel@@ ls us : “ God is not par@@ ti@@ al , but in every nation the man that fe@@ ars him and works righteousness is accep@@ table to him . ”
All will then enjoy “ a ban@@ qu@@ et of well - o@@ iled di@@ sh@@ es . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
It should be a pe@@ ace@@ ful place of rest and comfort .
⇨ T@@ s@@ nor@@ i
Although li@@ mit@@ ed in their knowledge of Jehovah’s pur@@ pos@@ es , they were sure of one thing : The go@@ ds of Egy@@ pt had fa@@ iled to prote@@ ct the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as Jehovah had proved himself strong in be@@ half of the Israelites .
L@@ ess than a de@@ ca@@ de after Paul wrote to them , they came under se@@ v@@ ere persecu@@ tion , and some were t@@ or@@ tur@@ ed to death by order of E@@ mp@@ er@@ or N@@ er@@ o .
The Bible says : “ You , fa@@ thers , . . . go on br@@ ing@@ ing [ your children ] up in the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah . ”
When the Phil@@ ist@@ ines found his cor@@ p@@ se , they fa@@ st@@ ened it on the w@@ all of the city of Bet@@ h - sh@@ an .
One of the c@@ ent@@ ers hi@@ red s@@ amba d@@ an@@ c@@ ers to en@@ ter@@ tain pro@@ spe@@ ctive bu@@ y@@ ers .
W@@ ell , do we know mission@@ aries or full - time min@@ isters who are serving ab@@ ro@@ ad ?
I had never seen anything like it .
They were in@@ se@@ par@@ able , sh@@ aring in the ministry together until C@@ r@@ y@@ st@@ al@@ ’s death in 199@@ 8 .
Con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating what you may do as God fulfill@@ s his promises un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly br@@ ings joy to your heart .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ When there is a tur@@ ning to Jehovah [ to do his will ] , the v@@ ei@@ l is taken away . ”
If reading the Bible from co@@ ver to co@@ ver seem@@ s da@@ un@@ ting , why not s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ate your interest by star@@ ting with a por@@ tion that especially appe@@ als to you ?
The R@@ yl@@ ands f@@ ra@@ g@@ ment , fr@@ on@@ t and back
How satis@@ f@@ ying it is to know that by their loy@@ al@@ ty each Witness of Jehovah had a small part in the v@@ indic@@ ation of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and in pro@@ ving the Devil to be a li@@ ar !
Since Satan can l@@ as@@ h out with un@@ jus@@ ti@@ fied h@@ at@@ red at any time , it is vital that we for@@ ti@@ fy our faith now .
Ho@@ ly spirit also ca@@ used S@@ te@@ ph@@ en to witness b@@ ol@@ dly to the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in .
In fact , he was obe@@ ying the Law of Jehovah , which did not allow Israelites per@@ man@@ ently to sel@@ l land that was the her@@ e@@ dit@@ ary pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of their family .
The first direc@@ t refer@@ ence to spirit cre@@ atu@@ res is made at Genesis 3 : 24 , where we read : “ [ Jehovah ] d@@ ro@@ ve the man out and post@@ ed at the e@@ ast of the gar@@ den of E@@ den the ch@@ er@@ u@@ bs and the f@@ lam@@ ing b@@ la@@ de of a s@@ word that was tur@@ ning it@@ self continu@@ ally to gu@@ ard the way to the t@@ ree of life . ”
A@@ bo@@ ve all , we have the deep joy that comes from know@@ ing that we have Jehovah’s appro@@ val , for he lo@@ ves all those who “ be@@ ar fru@@ it with end@@ ur@@ ance ” !
In 18@@ 5@@ 7 the T@@ s@@ w@@ ana people became the first to have a complete Bible transl@@ ation in one of Af@@ ri@@ ca@@ ’s form@@ er@@ ly un@@ written t@@ ong@@ u@@ es .
The counsel recorded at 1 John 2 : 15 , 16 also provi@@ des guid@@ ance in our cho@@ ice of d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing .
; B@@ in@@ ey , J .
This do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine e@@ qu@@ ated fil@@ th with sin , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness was said to bring one clo@@ s@@ er to God .
God’s Kingdom is being pro@@ claim@@ ed worl@@ d@@ wide in h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of langu@@ ages
Bible Can H@@ el@@ p Mar@@ ri@@ age , 9 / 15 Ch@@ ar@@ ity , 6 / 1 C@@ is@@ ter@@ ns , 12 / 1
S@@ ak@@ ina was bi@@ g and s@@ tur@@ dy , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as I was small and th@@ in .
The of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als ask them to leave the city pe@@ ace@@ fully .
These angels are powerful spirit cre@@ atu@@ res in God’s service , some@@ times being sent by him to gu@@ i@@ de and prote@@ ct his servants on earth .
He spoke , not in his own name , but in the name of the One who sent him .
Because they had “ no share or in@@ her@@ it@@ ance ” in Israel . ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
In the P@@ y@@ th@@ i@@ an G@@ ames , w@@ in@@ n@@ ers received a cro@@ wn made of la@@ u@@ re@@ l .
They are fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al bre@@ ach@@ es in as@@ pe@@ cts of bi@@ olo@@ gy that the the@@ ory of ev@@ olu@@ tion has been in@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble of bri@@ d@@ g@@ ing .
The Israelites had not cultiv@@ ated prop@@ er desi@@ res .
Indeed , Jehovah God has given his Son the authority to per@@ form resur@@ rec@@ tions on a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l sc@@ ale in the future .
( a ) What do we need to remember with reg@@ ard to the se@@ qu@@ ence of events during the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ?
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ations can bre@@ a@@ the life into words , teaching less@@ ons that become fi@@ x@@ ed in our mem@@ ory .
F@@ ran@@ c was one of the first of them to be ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted for his religious con@@ vi@@ ctions .
S@@ tu@@ dy , meetings , and the ministry have been my whole life .
The prin@@ ting took fi@@ ve years , from 1@@ 5@@ 6@@ 8 until 1@@ 5@@ 7@@ 2 ​ — a very sh@@ ort time in view of the comple@@ x n@@ ature of the work .
A si@@ x - member pan@@ el of jud@@ ges , cha@@ i@@ red by J@@ us@@ tice M@@ her K@@ ha@@ ch@@ at@@ r@@ y@@ an , conven@@ ed at 11 : 00 a@@ .@@ m . on A@@ pri@@ l 19 , 200@@ 2 .
As we have seen , the Israelites of Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s day needed Jehovah’s prote@@ ction .
The rec@@ ord is spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c and de@@ ta@@ iled in st@@ ating time and place .
The expres@@ sion rend@@ ered “ tend@@ er mer@@ ci@@ es ” ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally means “ p@@ ity , com@@ pas@@ sion for the ill@@ s of others . ”
But I said to my@@ self that if those with responsi@@ bil@@ ities asked me to accept the assignment , they ob@@ vi@@ ously thought that I was ca@@ pa@@ ble of h@@ and@@ ling it .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , the Bible con@@ tain@@ s examples and spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c counsel that can help us to avoid f@@ all@@ ing vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m to un@@ clean desi@@ res .
We talk about what inter@@ ests them ​ — their children , their do@@ g@@ s , their ho@@ m@@ es , their jo@@ bs .
What me@@ th@@ od for Bible study was used by faithful Christians in the l@@ ate 18@@ 00 ’ s , and why was it effe@@ ctive ?
F@@ ear@@ less in the F@@ ace of I@@ m@@ min@@ ent A@@ t@@ t@@ ack
But let us show Jehovah that being loyal to him is the most important thing in our lives .
They fac@@ ed each other from the op@@ pos@@ ing s@@ lo@@ p@@ es of that wide , cur@@ ved v@@ al@@ le@@ y . ​ — 1 Samuel 17 : 1 - 3 , 15 - 19 .
He said it was the ha@@ p@@ pi@@ est day of his life .
This t@@ ou@@ ched her heart , mo@@ tiv@@ ating her to change her way of life and to dedic@@ ate her@@ self to God .
L@@ it@@ tle children r@@ ely on their parents to help them and prote@@ ct them .
S@@ el@@ f - discipl@@ ine inclu@@ des exerc@@ ising control over ourselves in order to imp@@ ro@@ ve in our be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or and thinking .
At the meetings , when they con@@ ve@@ y some of the spiritual g@@ em@@ s they have found during their Bible study , their in@@ si@@ gh@@ t@@ ful words mo@@ tiv@@ ate all in the congregation to end@@ ure .
In the greater fulfill@@ ment , the “ se@@ ven times ” are 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 20 years .
To others , wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft is no la@@ ugh@@ ing matter .
One must ad@@ mit that this is an ess@@ enti@@ ally pa@@ g@@ an ide@@ a brought into ic@@ on - worship through the po@@ pul@@ ar beli@@ ef@@ s . ”
As he ga@@ zed from his p@@ al@@ ace ro@@ of , he saw a beau@@ ti@@ ful woman ba@@ thing , and wrong desi@@ res filled his heart .
C@@ learly , your cho@@ ice to praise Jehovah makes his heart rejo@@ ice .
Mo@@ st likely , he was about 20 years old when Jehovah said that he was righteous just like Noah and Job .
Se@@ e@@ ing Who We Are
S@@ ome@@ times I felt that this was just another main@@ st@@ re@@ am , accepted religion . ”
King David recogn@@ ized this .
The counsel recorded at 1 Corinthians 15 : 33 helped me .
Our t@@ ask is not simply to tell people that if they turn to God , he will help them with all their problems and they will feel better .
The bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ man was am@@ a@@ zed , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing what the con@@ st@@ able had told him that very mor@@ ning .
However , she did not make much prog@@ ress , and she did not go to the meetings .
The Israelites follow@@ ed the Law that God gave them and were organiz@@ ed very well .
However , each member of the slave class could contribu@@ te in some way to the gro@@ w@@ th of the spiritual nation .
And they believ@@ ed that people would be cl@@ as@@ sed as sheep because they lived by God’s law of love .
How can you cop@@ e with such bit@@ ter disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment ?
Many faithful servants of Jehovah died at the hands of op@@ pos@@ ers . ​ — He@@ b .
Rather , any who appreci@@ ate the spiritual pro@@ gra@@ m can dis@@ cre@@ et@@ ly place a don@@ ation in a contribu@@ tion bo@@ x at the Kingdom H@@ all .
Tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah and his daugh@@ ter ful@@ filled his v@@ ow , al@@ though doing so was difficult
My parents ’ view was that all members of the family must learn to support themselves .
4 : 6 , 7 , 13 .
I could complete the G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol course if I wi@@ shed and then perhaps be assign@@ ed to mission@@ ary work .
Jesus expres@@ sed this thought in similar ter@@ ms , as recorded at Matthew 20 : 28 .
“ H@@ ouse of S@@ to@@ ne ” ( Z@@ im@@ ba@@ b@@ we ) , 2 / 15
When Moses ’ wife , Z@@ i@@ pp@@ or@@ ah , rejo@@ ined him in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , Mi@@ ri@@ am might have fe@@ ared that she would no longer be vie@@ wed as le@@ ading la@@ dy in the cam@@ p . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 18 : 1 - 5 .
Let us exam@@ ine these one at a time .
And by making C@@ lo@@ v@@ is 30 years old at his baptism , G@@ reg@@ ory seem@@ s to be tr@@ ying to esta@@ bl@@ ish a com@@ par@@ is@@ on with Christ . — Luke 3 : 23 .
Gi@@ ve an example of Jesus ’ show@@ ing love for his disciples in a practic@@ al way .
We should stri@@ ve to be like the man the psalmist descri@@ bed : “ His deli@@ ght is in the law of Jehovah , and in his law he re@@ a@@ ds in an under@@ to@@ ne day and night . ” ​ — Psalm 1 : 2 .
Of course , you may have other questions about Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds f@@ led the country to avoid being kil@@ led .
Who can lead mankind into a world where human soci@@ ety is ne@@ i@@ ther stri@@ fe - t@@ or@@ n nor fear - la@@ den , where true knowledge is free and a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant , and where mankind is mo@@ ving toward per@@ fe@@ ction ?
How pleas@@ ed Jehovah must be when he se@@ es that we speak to our neigh@@ b@@ ors and others about him , doing so out of gen@@ u@@ ine love for him and gen@@ u@@ ine interest in the everlasting wel@@ f@@ are of people !
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jesus was mirac@@ ul@@ ously ra@@ ised to life in the spirit ! ​ — 1 P@@ et .
B@@ EL@@ I@@ E@@ F : Jesus was God inc@@ ar@@ n@@ ate .
; P@@ is@@ ko , D .
On@@ ce the “ m@@ our@@ ning ” of the spiritual ex@@ il@@ es came to a comple@@ tion in 19@@ 19 , Jehovah’s light began to shin@@ e upon them .
When his thinking chang@@ ed , he ‘ s@@ ought to find knowledge ’ and asked the elders for direction .
I was only 14 when I fin@@ i@@ shed school in 19@@ 32 .
If that is the cho@@ ice before you , remember that Moses consider@@ ed Jehovah’s fri@@ end@@ ship more valu@@ able than all the tre@@ a@@ sures of Egy@@ pt , and he did not reg@@ re@@ t it .
Like Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k , we should remain spiritually al@@ er@@ t and ac@@ tive .
In his spe@@ e@@ ch to the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in , S@@ te@@ ph@@ en said of Abraham : “ After his father died , God ca@@ used him to change his re@@ si@@ d@@ ence to this land in which you now d@@ well . ”
E@@ ver since spirit cre@@ atu@@ res wit@@ ness@@ ed the cre@@ ation of the earth and the first humans , they have sh@@ own ke@@ en interest in mankind .
It was more than a com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate imp@@ ul@@ se tri@@ gg@@ ered by an emo@@ tional appe@@ al for help .
Psalm 1@@ 19 : 14 - 16 poin@@ ts to regul@@ ar , pur@@ po@@ se@@ ful refle@@ ction upon God’s Word as a means by which you come to take deli@@ ght in it .
T@@ w@@ o days after the c@@ y@@ clo@@ ne , the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Y@@ ang@@ on dis@@ pat@@ ched a reli@@ ef te@@ am to the congregation in Bo@@ th@@ ing@@ one , at the m@@ ou@@ th of the d@@ el@@ ta .
And a travel@@ ing overse@@ er wrote : “ A you@@ th could beg@@ in feel@@ ing spiritually in@@ secu@@ re or inf@@ eri@@ or .
The last Adam became a life - giving spirit . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
When Jehovah ano@@ in@@ ts followers of Christ with the holy spirit , they are un@@ ited with Jesus and become members of the congregation that is the body of Christ , he being the He@@ ad .
We have learned much from faithful friends who have served Jehovah who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly .
E@@ vi@@ l spi@@ r@@ its sel@@ dom make such direc@@ t off@@ ers today .
In the cen@@ tu@@ ries that follow@@ ed , some men cho@@ se to be loyal to Jehovah .
He said that he was working qu@@ ite close to the World T@@ ra@@ de C@@ en@@ ter when the att@@ ack occ@@ ur@@ red and saw the enti@@ re ev@@ ent un@@ fo@@ ld .
She was pl@@ an@@ ning to jo@@ in the milli@@ ons each year who@@ se marri@@ ages end in div@@ or@@ ce .
P@@ rac@@ tic@@ al g@@ es@@ tures like those were great@@ ly appreci@@ ated .
Pe@@ ople in Jesus ’ ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn refu@@ sed to ac@@ knowledge that this “ car@@ p@@ en@@ ter@@ ’s son ” man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted such wisdom and per@@ form@@ ed such powerful works .
( b ) What d@@ ang@@ ers con@@ fr@@ on@@ t us today ?
He knew that the tri@@ al was temp@@ or@@ ary and that his re@@ ward in heaven would last forever .
After re@@ vie@@ wing the age and lo@@ c@@ ation of l@@ ing@@ u@@ is@@ tic “ fo@@ s@@ s@@ il@@ s , ” the fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al differ@@ ences between language grou@@ ps , and the comple@@ x@@ ity of ancient langu@@ ages , what reason@@ able conclu@@ sion could we draw ?
on page 8 .
Are you ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in “ the deep things of God ” ?
By way of contr@@ ast , Jehovah’s Witnesses end@@ e@@ av@@ or to imitate Jesus and his early disciples .
2@@ ,@@ 0@@ 40
Tru@@ e , we are living in “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with ” ; many individuals are “ fi@@ er@@ ce ” and “ without love of go@@ o@@ dness . ”
What are some ways in which you can displa@@ y a similar attitude ?
In the new world of God’s making , resur@@ rec@@ ted humans who com@@ p@@ ly with his righteous la@@ ws will never need to die again .
Still standing in Jerusalem was the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent temple , where sacrific@@ es were offered in acc@@ ord with the Law .
In Our M@@ in@@ is@@ try
O@@ r you may emp@@ lo@@ y the char@@ t as part of your family worship .
In doing so , what can we learn from the ways in which the Israelites were to expres@@ s their than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness to Jehovah ?
They have g@@ one to public plac@@ es from where they can call out to the lar@@ g@@ est number of people .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out doubt , all of us would benefit from refle@@ cting on the example set by Jehovah God and Christ Jesus in this respect .
Hence , the human life sp@@ an appro@@ ached a th@@ ous@@ and years during the p@@ re - F@@ lood peri@@ od , d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ing ra@@ pi@@ dly after the D@@ elu@@ ge .
S@@ ad@@ ly , that is how I lost my father when I was only about two years old .
“ S@@ k@@ in in be@@ half of s@@ k@@ in , and everything that a man has he will give in be@@ half of his soul , ” the Devil al@@ le@@ ged . ​ — Job 2 : 4 .
A@@ part from giving in@@ ner satis@@ fac@@ tion , can attention to our spiritual needs help us in a practic@@ al way ?
TH@@ E ev@@ ening before he died , Jesus Christ pas@@ sed a lo@@ a@@ f of un@@ le@@ av@@ ened bre@@ ad and a c@@ up of red w@@ ine to his apostles and instru@@ cted them to e@@ at and to dr@@ ink .
W@@ is@@ dom and dis@@ cre@@ tion were also important .
O@@ r is it in money , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of where or how you may ob@@ tain it ?
S@@ tri@@ ve to M@@ ake Your Ad@@ van@@ c@@ ement M@@ ani@@ f@@ est
[ B@@ lu@@ r@@ b on page 14 ]
Jesus then told them : “ I set the pat@@ ter@@ n for you , that , just as I did to you , you should do also . ”
will exam@@ ine why we can trust God’s Word , the Bible .
P@@ ur@@ pose : To give married cou@@ ples spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ized tra@@ ining so that they can be used more fully by Jehovah and his organization .
C@@ er@@ tain ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments may be trans@@ mit@@ ted by a letter be@@ aring an of@@ fi@@ cial st@@ am@@ p from a leg@@ al ent@@ ity .
Many times since then , when assign@@ ments p@@ ile up , in@@ stead of pan@@ ic@@ king , I set to work on one jo@@ b after another and the work ge@@ ts done , gener@@ ally on time .
But S@@ ven says : “ When you go home , you know that everything you@@ ’@@ ve done that day was for Jehovah .
S@@ ome@@ times we may feel that we are not doing much in Jehovah’s service , or we may won@@ der whether Jehovah is pleas@@ ed with what we do .
He was never di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted by what the world could offer .
We do not know ex@@ ac@@ tly how the spirit pre@@ ven@@ ted their going into those plac@@ es , yet it is clear that the spirit led Paul into the va@@ st field of E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
John saw a vision of a two - hor@@ ned w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast that spoke like a dra@@ g@@ on .
En@@ du@@ r@@ ance is needed because serving God can be challeng@@ ing .
Although Jehovah is willing to answer our prayers , we should be pers@@ ist@@ ent when pra@@ ying . ​ — 1 John 5 : 14 .
To “ gro@@ w mi@@ gh@@ ty ” in the faith , you must “ sear@@ ch for Jehovah and his strength . ”
The same prophet fore@@ saw a time when people of all nations would st@@ re@@ am to the pu@@ re worship of Jehovah God to learn of His ways .
The F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Un@@ fer@@ men@@ ted C@@ ak@@ es was an ev@@ ent of great joy
Rather , cultiv@@ ating the ability to ‘ use wisdom to succ@@ e@@ ed ’ is advan@@ ta@@ ge@@ ous .
2 : 11 , 12 ​ — Why was h@@ one@@ y “ as an o@@ ffering made by fi@@ re ” un@@ accep@@ table to Jehovah ?
There are , though , valu@@ eless things that are much more d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous than rel@@ a@@ x@@ ation . A@@ m@@ ong these are false go@@ ds .
Paul knew that if he succ@@ um@@ bed to sin out of we@@ ak@@ ness , he could ask God’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess on the bas@@ is of the ransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ .
In se@@ asi@@ de P@@ u@@ te@@ ol@@ i he “ found brothers ” in the faith . ​ — Acts 2 : 5 - 11 ; 28 : 11 - 16 .
We se@@ wed clo@@ th@@ es for our neigh@@ b@@ ors , gre@@ w on@@ i@@ ons , and pi@@ cked ber@@ ries .
Scrip@@ tur@@ ally , then , there is no need for concer@@ n if local requi@@ re@@ ments man@@ d@@ ate that the body be em@@ bal@@ m@@ ed or family members desire that this take place .
I@@ mit@@ ate Jesus ’ Ex@@ am@@ ple of Mo@@ des@@ ty
The con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of being h@@ it by a ca@@ r may not have been explained often en@@ ough or in a man@@ ner that imp@@ res@@ ses the d@@ anger upon the child , over@@ coming the “ fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness ” that could lead to an ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
I was so happy and am@@ a@@ zed . ”
In 200@@ 3 the S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ can Me@@ di@@ cal J@@ our@@ n@@ al war@@ ned : “ H@@ or@@ ri@@ f@@ ying circum@@ c@@ ision out@@ comes have been ob@@ served again this year , with repor@@ ts of the de@@ a@@ ths and mut@@ il@@ ations being be@@ am@@ ed ac@@ ro@@ ss the world by all the ma@@ j@@ or news ser@@ vi@@ ces . . . .
In@@ iti@@ ally , he en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined feelings that his ministry was al@@ most wor@@ th@@ less com@@ pared to what he had been doing while in good health .
; G@@ ate@@ w@@ o@@ od , D .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , I appreci@@ ated having time with my husband , but I could see that those young ones and the famili@@ es in the congregation needed and benef@@ ited from his kind interest and time .
Many educ@@ at@@ ors st@@ ress se@@ cul@@ ar go@@ als and care@@ ers , de@@ fin@@ ing succ@@ ess pri@@ mar@@ ily in those ter@@ ms .
We use a vari@@ ety of me@@ tho@@ ds to car@@ ry out the com@@ mis@@ sion Jesus gave to preach and make disciples .
That is what Jesus did .
She en@@ ro@@ l@@ led in a Ch@@ in@@ ese - language course , served with a Ch@@ in@@ ese group , and set the go@@ al of mo@@ ving to T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n , which go@@ al she real@@ ized in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 200@@ 8 .
Many second marri@@ ages have succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded , and your@@ s can too .
Satan wants us to rel@@ a@@ x our gu@@ ard , to “ be kind ” to ourselves by car@@ ving out a n@@ ic@@ he in this world , thus lo@@ sing our sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y .
I began to remember with f@@ on@@ dness the faith that I had when I was a little gi@@ r@@ l .
As he loo@@ ks back at the dist@@ ance already travel@@ ed , he feel@@ s satis@@ fied .
Since baptism by complete im@@ mer@@ sion is a Scriptural requi@@ re@@ ment , humans have no authority to ex@@ emp@@ t someone from baptism .
How can you lik@@ e@@ wise let Jehovah be your share ?
“ Su@@ re ! ” we respon@@ ded .
How valu@@ able they have proved to be in shepher@@ ding the many new ones who have accepted Bible truth !
Instead , the de@@ pu@@ ty war@@ den said : “ We know who you are , and we respect your stand .
I@@ MI@@ T@@ AT@@ E TH@@ E@@ I@@ R F@@ A@@ I@@ T@@ H | D@@ A@@ V@@ I@@ D
O@@ t@@ to Ku@@ g@@ lit@@ s@@ ch , who now ser@@ ves with his wife , I@@ ng@@ ri@@ d , at the branch of@@ fice in Ger@@ many , was the ke@@ y man for these op@@ er@@ ations .
The gl@@ ori@@ fied Jesus appe@@ ared to the apostle John in a vision and said : “ To the one who con@@ qu@@ ers I will gr@@ ant to si@@ t down with me on my thro@@ ne , just as I con@@ qu@@ ered and s@@ at down with my Father on his thro@@ ne . ”
Th@@ ough they had difficul@@ ty expla@@ ining certain s@@ crip@@ tures that refer@@ red to the resurrection of the un@@ righteous , their conclu@@ sion seem@@ ed to them to be more in har@@ mony with God’s love .
This is the first of two vo@@ lum@@ es tre@@ ating the Bible book of Isaiah chap@@ ter by chap@@ ter .
The Witness me@@ t the cou@@ ple years later and found that they were now his spiritual brother and sister .
We could say something like this : “ I@@ magine that your child has become very re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous and is doing many bad things .
I was born in 19@@ 25 .
Now , the 1@@ 1@@ 1@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad has just gra@@ du@@ ated !
She saw it as a privilege to be supp@@ or@@ tive and encourag@@ ing to Jesus .
After the Rom@@ an ar@@ mi@@ es in@@ va@@ ded Ju@@ de@@ a in 6@@ 6 C.E . , faithful Christians ac@@ ted on Jesus ’ ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to fle@@ e the city of Jerusalem at the first opportunity .
As early as 19@@ 0@@ 3 , a religious fil@@ m was sh@@ own in a New Yor@@ k C@@ ity ch@@ urch .
Of what can we be sure if we keep listen@@ ing to Jehovah ?
He told the Israelites : “ ‘ T@@ est me out , ple@@ ase , in this respect , ’ Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es has said , ‘ whether I shall not o@@ pen to you people the f@@ loo@@ d@@ g@@ ates of the heavens and ac@@ tually emp@@ ty out upon you a blessing until there is no more want . ’ ”
“ It was soon four o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck , and our happy group he@@ ad@@ ed back to the v@@ ans to return to Ca@@ ba@@ re@@ t .
On the other hand , Christ’s faithful anointed brothers , the mo@@ der@@ n - day John class , have recogn@@ ized this si@@ gn as if it were a f@@ l@@ as@@ h of ligh@@ t@@ ning and have under@@ sto@@ od its true meaning .
In ad@@ dition to using lo@@ gi@@ c to s@@ il@@ ence his op@@ pos@@ ers , Jesus also used lo@@ gi@@ cal , per@@ su@@ asi@@ ve ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents to teach positi@@ ve , hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing tru@@ ths about Jehovah .
Th@@ ough your work as a par@@ ent is at times difficult , even ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sting , you may be as@@ sur@@ ed that Jehovah great@@ ly valu@@ es your efforts .
What cri@@ m@@ es did Bar@@ ab@@ ba@@ s com@@ mit ?
Wh@@ atever proble@@ m you may have , it is good to have a friend to whom you can tell your wor@@ ries and who is willing to help you .
How are we to understand those words ?
( b ) How does Satan ta@@ un@@ t Jehovah , as illustr@@ ated in the case of Job ?
Thus , the message to “ the se@@ ven congregations ” ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely app@@ lies to all of God’s people ga@@ ther@@ ed together in more than 10@@ 0@@ ,000 congregations earth wide .
H@@ er “ fine works ” gave glory to Jehovah . ​ — Mat@@ t .
A Ne@@ ed for Kingdom H@@ alls
Many Christians think of Jehovah as having four princi@@ p@@ al at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes .
( b ) What happened when women came to the t@@ om@@ b ?
If only I could turn back the clo@@ ck and beg@@ in again with another marriage mate ! ’
However , he wor@@ ked with his own hands to support himself .
Paul wanted his fellow Christians to exer@@ t themselves that way in their qu@@ est for everlasting life .
2 : 11 ​ — What were “ the heavens ” to which “ Eli@@ j@@ ah went as@@ cen@@ ding in the w@@ in@@ d@@ st@@ or@@ m ” ?
But in 200@@ 5 , she sign@@ ed a contr@@ act to pro@@ du@@ ce two e@@ pi@@ c fil@@ ms in Ch@@ ina , making it necess@@ ary for her to return to H@@ ong K@@ ong .
Ther@@ efore , if you , al@@ though being wicked , know how to give good gi@@ f@@ ts to your children , how much more so will the Father in heaven give holy spirit to those as@@ king him ! ”
R@@ em@@ ember , Satan left after Jesus fir@@ m@@ ly re@@ je@@ cted the three temp@@ t@@ ations .
Ha@@ ve they proved to be tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy ?
This book , pro@@ duc@@ ed by “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” and publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses , foc@@ uses on Jehovah God’s mar@@ vel@@ ous qualities , including those mentioned in Psalm 14@@ 5 .
R@@ espe@@ ct@@ fully ask people what they believe , and then listen care@@ fully to what they say
Th@@ r@@ ough one of his spo@@ k@@ es@@ men , God fore@@ told just such a thing ​ — the des@@ ol@@ ation of N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h .
Ph@@ ili@@ p c@@ learly id@@ enti@@ fied the “ serv@@ ant ” mentioned by Isaiah as Jesus , the Messi@@ ah
( b ) Why was the death t@@ ol@@ l so great when Jerusalem fin@@ ally f@@ ell in 70 C.E . ?
What happened in the case of the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an e@@ un@@ u@@ ch , and what does this illustr@@ ate ?
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , this was an in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y emo@@ tional m@@ om@@ ent for the form@@ er bri@@ ck@@ la@@ y@@ er who 40 years ear@@ li@@ er set sa@@ il on the D@@ u@@ f@@ f and im@@ mer@@ sed himself in the T@@ ah@@ iti@@ an cul@@ ture to complete this hu@@ ge , li@@ fel@@ ong t@@ ask .
What a gl@@ ori@@ ous re@@ ward for end@@ ur@@ ance !
Psalm 1@@ 18 : 22 pointed to what out@@ standing ev@@ ent ?
Is that not what we would ex@@ pect of our loving Creator ? ​ — Psalm 19 : 8 .
In fulfill@@ ment of his words , after the death of the apostles , a great apost@@ as@@ y led to the develop@@ ment of Chris@@ tend@@ om .
You need to know Jehovah as a loving Father .
TH@@ E human body is a mar@@ v@@ el of cre@@ ation !
If someone has h@@ ur@@ t your feelings , you may find it help@@ ful to consider how H@@ ann@@ ah , the mother of Samuel , h@@ and@@ led a disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ing situation .
King David asked a similar question about three mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ um@@ s ag@@ o , saying : “ O Jehovah , . . . who will re@@ side in your holy m@@ oun@@ tain ? ”
We are wise if we act on the bas@@ is of what we see in God’s “ perfect law , ” be@@ coming “ do@@ ers ” of it .
Even when pur@@ su@@ ing such a course means that we must end@@ ure se@@ v@@ ere tri@@ als , Jehovah’s blessing will in@@ ev@@ it@@ ab@@ ly over@@ take us ​ — often in greater ways than we can i@@ magine . ​ — Psalm 37 : 4 ; Hebrews 6 : 10 .
Do you want to keep yourself spiritually s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ated and pre@@ pared to eng@@ age in the wit@@ ness@@ ing work for as long as the Lord wants us to continue ?
How do you view the matter of free will ?
But she her@@ self did not recogn@@ ize that it was I who had given to her the gra@@ in and the s@@ we@@ et w@@ ine and the o@@ il , and that I had made s@@ il@@ ver it@@ self ab@@ ound for her , and go@@ ld , which they made use of for Ba@@ al [ or , which “ they made into a Ba@@ al i@@ ma@@ ge , ” fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ] . ” ​ — Ho@@ se@@ a 2 : 6 - 8 .
M@@ ore spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally , he can be your share , whether you hope to live in heaven or you look for@@ ward to life in an earthly par@@ adise .
On their co@@ ins the emp@@ er@@ or was re@@ pres@@ ented as de@@ i@@ fied , we@@ aring the ra@@ di@@ ate cro@@ wn .
We took tur@@ ns rel@@ ating experi@@ ences , practic@@ ing house - to - house pres@@ ent@@ ations , making return vis@@ its , and demonstr@@ ating how to conduct home Bible stu@@ dies .
Even sin@@ n@@ ers l@@ end without interest to sin@@ n@@ ers that they may get back as much .
● H@@ ung@@ er will be eli@@ min@@ ated .
; C@@ l@@ an@@ cy , R .
Par@@ ents need to do more than just as@@ si@@ gn responsi@@ bil@@ ities to their child .
When we go to the meetings , we show Jehovah that we want to draw clo@@ s@@ er to him and his Son .
He spoke of the par@@ tak@@ ers sh@@ aring together in Christ and then said : “ You cannot be dr@@ in@@ king the c@@ up of Jehovah and the c@@ up of dem@@ ons ; you cannot be par@@ taking of ‘ the table of Jehovah ’ and the table of dem@@ ons . ”
Ha@@ ve you ever been temp@@ ted to f@@ li@@ r@@ t with someone who is not your marriage mate ?
Peter sur@@ ely pla@@ yed a part in that sh@@ am@@ e@@ ful displa@@ y of human pri@@ de .
Ch@@ il@@ dren must be in sub@@ je@@ ction to their parents .
In those days ever@@ yone went to the do@@ ors al@@ one , so I ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ si@@ vely as@@ c@@ ended a por@@ ch where sever@@ al people were se@@ ated .
That will be our end@@ e@@ av@@ or if we want God’s appro@@ val now .
Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy also pre@@ di@@ cts that Jehovah’s “ cho@@ s@@ en one ” “ se@@ ts justice in the earth . ”
V@@ er@@ n@@ on W@@ is@@ e@@ gar@@ ver , a long@@ time member of the Bethel family , re@@ pres@@ ented the a@@ udi@@ ence in a clo@@ sing prayer .
If we too foc@@ us on the mer@@ cy Jehovah has sh@@ own us , we will avoid having our strength sa@@ pp@@ ed by un@@ du@@ e anxi@@ ety over past events that we cannot change .
M@@ ore preci@@ ous things , however , are still wa@@ iting to be found .
Why not inclu@@ de material from such fe@@ atu@@ res in your F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship pro@@ gra@@ m from time to time ?
There , we read that Paul and his compan@@ i@@ ons “ were for@@ bi@@ d@@ den by the holy spirit ” to preach in A@@ sia and Bi@@ th@@ y@@ ni@@ a .
I knew she was refer@@ ring to my spiritual brothers and sisters .
God C@@ al@@ led H@@ er “ P@@ r@@ inc@@ ess ” ( S@@ ar@@ ah ) , No .
10 / 15
A l@@ ack of n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction is ever more pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent .
F@@ o@@ re@@ ign@@ ers could find plac@@ es of worship where they might eng@@ age in the ri@@ tu@@ als of their own religi@@ ons .
L@@ av@@ ish fur@@ ni@@ shin@@ g@@ s and or@@ n@@ ate dec@@ or@@ ations ?
Ang@@ é@@ lic@@ a , who at present ser@@ ves in the M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses , says : “ My parents always made an effort to put Bible principles into prac@@ tice .
Is God an imper@@ s@@ onal for@@ ce or a real person ?
Those o@@ live tre@@ es were said to pi@@ c@@ ture “ the two anointed ones , ” that is , Go@@ ver@@ nor Z@@ er@@ u@@ b@@ ba@@ be@@ l and H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est Jo@@ shua , “ standing al@@ ong@@ side the Lord of the whole earth . ”
With Jehovah’s help , the low@@ ly her@@ d@@ s@@ man A@@ mo@@ s was able to “ give witness ” to people who were a@@ ff@@ lu@@ ent and therefore com@@ plac@@ ent .
Consider Jehovah’s P@@ ati@@ ence
Why do many em@@ i@@ gr@@ ate , but who often end up car@@ ing for the children of such ones ?
( b ) What joy and as@@ sur@@ ance did Jesus ’ words bring to the apostles ?
Jo@@ s@@ é , 7@@ 3 , in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , says : “ Pe@@ ople enjoy being around good listen@@ ers ​ — those who show emp@@ a@@ thy and interest in others , who give a word of comm@@ end@@ ation at the right time , and who have a sense of hum@@ or . ”
In fact , she had can@@ c@@ er and was af@@ ra@@ id of d@@ ying .
“ Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous Kingdom Pro@@ claim@@ ers ” Con@@ ven@@ tions , 1 / 15
He dis@@ cre@@ et@@ ly cho@@ se to let his public rec@@ ord speak for it@@ self . ​ — Mat@@ t .
When respon@@ ding to his disciples ’ re@@ qu@@ est to teach them how to pray , Jesus rel@@ ated the illustr@@ ation of a man who@@ se “ bo@@ ld pers@@ ist@@ ence ” fin@@ ally per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed an un@@ willing friend to gr@@ ant his re@@ qu@@ est .
And similar information has likely been provided more than once .
Today , there are scho@@ ol@@ s especially desi@@ gn@@ ed to e@@ qui@@ p us as Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers .
O@@ thers would re@@ ph@@ ra@@ se S@@ te@@ ph@@ en De@@ c@@ atur@@ ’s words , ‘ My religion , may she always be right ; but my religion , right or wrong . ’
4 : 4 ; 8 : 20 ; He@@ b .
My bi@@ gg@@ est chall@@ enge was to qu@@ it s@@ mo@@ king ; my ad@@ di@@ ction was very strong .
Even if no one el@@ se no@@ tic@@ es the effort you put for@@ th to do what is right , he does .
Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation A@@ id , 4 / 15
T@@ ow@@ ard the end of his earthly life , Paul could say of himself : “ I have f@@ ought the fine fi@@ ght , I have ru@@ n the course to the fin@@ ish , I have ob@@ served the faith . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 4 : 7 .
In Jesus ’ day , some allow@@ ed personal inter@@ ests and family ties to h@@ in@@ der them from be@@ coming his disciples .
Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4
A number of sear@@ ch@@ ing questions from Jehovah were en@@ ough to imp@@ ress Job with the power of the al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty Creator .
( b ) What did the Israelites do in@@ stead of tru@@ sting in Jehovah ?
In prayer to Jehovah on the last night of his earthly life , Jesus made this ple@@ a for his followers : “ I have given your word to them , but the world has h@@ ated them , because they are no part of the world , just as I am no part of the world .
F@@ our months after beg@@ in@@ ning my Bible study , I qu@@ ali@@ fied to jo@@ in in the preaching work , and four months after that , I was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses . ”
As the fore@@ going experi@@ ences illustr@@ ate , great blessings can be experienced by tel@@ ling others about your beli@@ ef@@ s and con@@ vi@@ ctions as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Bar@@ ba@@ r@@ a res@@ ol@@ ved to learn God’s requi@@ re@@ ments and to live by them .
So Luke tr@@ ac@@ es Jesus ’ n@@ atur@@ al l@@ in@@ e@@ age “ according to the flesh , ” through his bi@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal mother , M@@ ary .
David stan@@ ds as an example for parents today .
Isaiah beau@@ ti@@ fully descri@@ bes the joy of Jehovah’s people when he wr@@ ites : “ In that day sing to her , you people : ‘ A v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard of fo@@ am@@ ing w@@ ine !
To this invit@@ ation from Jehovah God , Isaiah the son of A@@ mo@@ z rep@@ lies : “ H@@ ere I am !
To beg@@ in with , such ga@@ ther@@ ings are ten@@ t@@ ati@@ vely sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ed for a few c@@ ities in N@@ or@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a and sh@@ ort@@ ly ther@@ e@@ after in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
A F@@ IN@@ E crow@@ d of 6@@ ,@@ 6@@ 35 from 5@@ 2 lands was present at the gra@@ du@@ ation pro@@ gra@@ m of the 1@@ 1@@ 5@@ th class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad on S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 13 , 200@@ 3 .
Just as Jesus promised to help the apostles who travel@@ ed with him , he will help us today .
7 : 18 , 19 .
De@@ ep respect for Jehovah , therefore , is still the ke@@ y to a happy , succ@@ ess@@ ful marriage .
But so@@ on@@ er or later , we must con@@ fr@@ on@@ t it .
The pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce was later sp@@ li@@ t into two par@@ ts , one of which was simply called A@@ cro@@ ss - the - Ri@@ ver .
A@@ ware that Christians need one another , we are quic@@ k to come to the a@@ id of our brothers and sisters in the faith .
Do@@ ing this work can be a s@@ ource of great deli@@ ght .
I@@ magine that you are standing with the prophe@@ tic woman on M@@ ount Z@@ ion .
Do I already speak the language of the country , or am I willing to learn it ?
A@@ n el@@ der who had served for years but who lost his privile@@ ges of service stated : “ I was determined to maintain the same le@@ v@@ el of meeting attend@@ ance , field service , and Bible reading I had while serving as an el@@ der ​ — a go@@ al I was able to ac@@ hi@@ eve .
Paul lik@@ e@@ wise indic@@ ated that some people may not be ent@@ it@@ led to receive a full or complete answer .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 17 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 16 , 1@@ 35
He in@@ qui@@ red about her and learned who she was .
His teachings refle@@ cted his hear@@ t@@ felt desire to ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t his listen@@ ers with the thoughts , feelings , and ways of Jehovah . ​ — John 17 : 6 - 8 .
Do we as Christian min@@ isters view the pres@@ ence of such people who speak different langu@@ ages as an imp@@ e@@ di@@ ment to our ministry ?
The tri@@ be of Eph@@ ra@@ im was the most prom@@ in@@ ent of the ten tri@@ bes of the nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom of Israel .
The view has been expres@@ sed that this attitude has led human soci@@ ety to be more pro@@ ne to emo@@ tional problems , de@@ pres@@ sion , and su@@ i@@ ci@@ de .
Those tru@@ ths were beg@@ in@@ ning to change my life .
However , they do have certain things in comm@@ on that id@@ enti@@ fy them as ri@@ pe .
This in@@ ner har@@ mony is in it@@ self a pro@@ of of divine author@@ ship .
• What responsi@@ bility do Christian shepher@@ ds have with respect to she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike ones who have st@@ ra@@ yed from the flo@@ ck ?
What we desire influ@@ ences how we hear .
I have many wonderful mem@@ ori@@ es of us working together in the ministry .
I would ask them why God per@@ m@@ its suffering , but they did not know the answer any more than I did .
( Read Job 31 : 6 . )
If you are se@@ par@@ ated from us , rec@@ ite Proverbs 18 : 10 . ”
Hence , were we to ba@@ se our decisions sol@@ ely on what we feel is good and reason@@ able , we might be dec@@ ei@@ ving ourselves , no matter how much we pon@@ der the decision before us . ​ — Pro@@ v .
“ N@@ early 50 % of the land sur@@ face has been trans@@ form@@ ed by direc@@ t human action , with sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences for bi@@ o@@ di@@ vers@@ ity , nu@@ tri@@ ent c@@ y@@ cl@@ ing , . . . and c@@ li@@ mate . ” ​ — G@@ lo@@ ba@@ l Ch@@ ange and the E@@ ar@@ th S@@ y@@ st@@ em . O@@ ce@@ ans .
By re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing and pra@@ ising God , young people can lead a mean@@ ing@@ ful , re@@ war@@ ding life .
Our family has gro@@ wn clo@@ s@@ er .
“ S@@ C@@ I@@ EN@@ T@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ S have la@@ un@@ ched re@@ sear@@ ch that has be@@ gu@@ n to demonstr@@ ate that for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess can positi@@ vely en@@ h@@ ance emo@@ tional ​ — and , qu@@ ite pos@@ si@@ bly , physical — ​ health , ” repor@@ ts The T@@ or@@ on@@ to S@@ ta@@ r of Cana@@ da .
What Di@@ d He C@@ ol@@ le@@ ct ?
Be@@ come W@@ ell - A@@ c@@ qu@@ a@@ inted With the Word
□ Is there a Devil ?
Let us consider three questions that concer@@ n many people .
By his holy spirit , God trans@@ fer@@ red his S@@ on@@ ’s life from heaven to earth , ca@@ using conc@@ ep@@ tion in the wom@@ b of the vi@@ r@@ g@@ in gi@@ r@@ l M@@ ary .
John W@@ y@@ n@@ n@@ ’s life st@@ ory , “ My H@@ ear@@ t O@@ ver@@ flo@@ ws With G@@ r@@ ati@@ tu@@ de , ” appe@@ ared in The Watchtower , S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 1 , 199@@ 7 , pages 25 - 8 .
God’s Kingdom will be used to apply the benef@@ its of the ransom to obedi@@ ent mankind .
Di@@ d pra@@ ying do these people any good ?
In fact , we can spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally ask for holy spirit because Jesus as@@ sures us that “ the Father in heaven [ will ] give holy spirit to those as@@ king him ! ” ​ — Luke 11 : 13 .
At any r@@ ate , P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h was let down ​ — yet he was more des@@ per@@ ate than ever to find an answer to this pu@@ z@@ z@@ le .
By taking advan@@ ta@@ ge of all these pro@@ v@@ isions and by medit@@ ating on and imit@@ ating fine examples of coura@@ ge@@ ous servants of God , we have the as@@ sur@@ ance that we can face difficul@@ ties succ@@ ess@@ fully .
Yet , real faith invol@@ ves more than just know@@ ing something about God .
M@@ ore than just go@@ o@@ ds and ar@@ mi@@ es have pas@@ sed over Rom@@ an high@@ ways . E@@ pi@@ gra@@ ph@@ ist Rom@@ olo A .
Of course , there are other young ones associ@@ ated with the congregation who were not ra@@ ised by Christian parents .
How un@@ wise it would be to continue in a wrong course and “ be g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing God’s holy spirit ” !
Des@@ pite those in@@ iti@@ al ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les , Matthew says : “ Mo@@ ving to Rus@@ sia was the best decision I ever made . ”
( 2 ) J@@ en@@ kin@@ s , J .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 7 ]
By keep@@ ing your integrity , you can do just that .
Even in well - wor@@ ked ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es , we still find people who are willing to listen and with whom we can share our wonderful message of sal@@ vation .
Gi@@ f@@ ted ar@@ t@@ ists then filled these j@@ a@@ de pages with deli@@ c@@ ate cal@@ li@@ gra@@ ph@@ y and illustr@@ ations et@@ ched in go@@ ld , thus pro@@ duc@@ ing some of the most ast@@ on@@ ish@@ ing boo@@ ks ever made .
Jesus was a ze@@ al@@ ous Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er who was mil@@ d - temp@@ ered but coura@@ ge@@ ous in deal@@ ing with people .
It would be better first to take the time to expres@@ s our emp@@ a@@ thy to those who may think that they are “ less hon@@ or@@ able ” because of their personal circumstances .
In one Na@@ z@@ i pris@@ on cam@@ p , for example , at first the brothers had only one cop@@ y of the Bible .
When we though@@ t@@ fully b@@ es@@ to@@ w it upon someone , it may mean more to the re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ent than we will ever know .
E@@ ven@@ tually , Saul un@@ know@@ ingly went into the very ca@@ ve where David and his men were .
Even if the man st@@ ored his cro@@ p , when he died he could not enjoy the ri@@ ches he had acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ated .
S@@ ur@@ ely Jehovah will do just that . ​ — Hebrews 6 : 10 .
Th@@ an@@ k you for making it possible for me to make this gift ​ — it gives me comfort . ”
Bo@@ th the E@@ s@@ sen@@ es and the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es practic@@ ed fre@@ qu@@ ent ab@@ lu@@ tions .
“ TH@@ E S@@ O@@ N O@@ F M@@ A@@ N I@@ S T@@ O B@@ E D@@ EL@@ I@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ E@@ D U@@ P ”
Then they left me for dead .
In the past , our public@@ ations have said the following : At Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , Jesus appointed the faithful slave over his d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s .
To have a reason@@ able view of our li@@ mit@@ ations can be more challeng@@ ing if we have been brought up by over@@ ly dem@@ an@@ ding parents .
Why do we have “ a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant peace ” ?
In the mean@@ time , consider two less@@ ons that we should take to heart .
James 1 : 13 says : “ With evil things God cannot be tri@@ ed nor does he himself try anyone . ”
It has always been an inspi@@ r@@ ation to me to see how she has used her time and en@@ er@@ gy from you@@ th on in the full - time ministry .
* Hence , Adam under@@ sto@@ od that death was not in@@ ev@@ it@@ able .
It was practic@@ ally all that Satan had to offer .
The young shepher@@ d is certain that Jehovah will now help him to de@@ al with this for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble Phil@@ ist@@ ine ad@@ vers@@ ary .
Just as certainly , your heavenly Father will ob@@ serve and will be pleas@@ ed .
Their deli@@ ver@@ ance from Babyl@@ on , on the other hand , was recorded by Isaiah ne@@ arly 2@@ 00 years in ad@@ v@@ ance , and fur@@ ther de@@ ta@@ il@@ s were provided through Jeremiah al@@ most a h@@ un@@ d@@ red years before the deli@@ ver@@ ance occ@@ ur@@ red .
You soon get back and real@@ ize that the of@@ fi@@ cial has left without you .
He lost his san@@ ity for se@@ ven years .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es refer@@ ring to the earth , the ter@@ m “ fo@@ o@@ t@@ sto@@ ol ” is also emp@@ lo@@ yed fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely in the Hebrew Scriptures to descri@@ be the ancient temple used by the Israelites .
And regarding the vari@@ ous members of the Christian congregation , lik@@ ened to par@@ ts of the human body , Paul stated that those who “ se@@ em to be we@@ ak@@ er are necess@@ ary . ”
Paul expla@@ ins the point this way : “ The love the Christ has com@@ p@@ els us , because this is what we have conclu@@ ded , that one man [ Jesus ] died for all . . . And he died for all so that those who live should live no longer for themselves , but for him who died for them and was ra@@ ised up . ”
Jesus said : “ What I teach is not mine , but bel@@ ong@@ s to him that sent me .
For instance , Ju@@ de 6 reve@@ als that already in the first century C.E . , they were “ re@@ served with et@@ er@@ n@@ al b@@ on@@ ds under den@@ se [ spiritual ] dar@@ k@@ ness for the judgment of the great day . ”
The man rep@@ lied : “ How could I ever do so , un@@ less someone gu@@ i@@ ded me ? ”
Con@@ cer@@ ning that coming judgment , the apostle Paul wrote that the Lord Jesus , accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by “ his powerful angels , ” will bring “ v@@ enge@@ ance upon those who do not know God and those who do not obey the good news about our Lord Jesus . ”
The worl@@ d@@ wide inc@@ re@@ ase in the number of congregations and cir@@ cu@@ its means that more travel@@ ing overse@@ ers are con@@ stan@@ tly requi@@ red .
E@@ ach Christian minis@@ ter would have to deci@@ de for himself whether he in good conscience could conduct a fun@@ er@@ al for someone who seem@@ s to have com@@ mit@@ ted su@@ i@@ ci@@ de .
What blessings can be our@@ s if we follow Jesus ’ words recorded at John 17 : 3 ?
32 “ My D@@ re@@ am H@@ as C@@ ome Tru@@ e ”
Paul high@@ ligh@@ ts the positi@@ ve ro@@ le of women in the family arrang@@ ement .
H@@ A@@ I@@ T@@ I
This is possible , however , only if the l@@ in@@ ks in the cha@@ in are secu@@ re and strong .
Although Jehovah is the one who makes the see@@ ds that we pl@@ ant and water gro@@ w , he b@@ es@@ to@@ ws upon us an hon@@ or@@ able position of working with him .
The loyal person rema@@ ins ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast through tri@@ als and un@@ wa@@ ver@@ ing des@@ pite the pas@@ sing of time .
The dem@@ ons were angels who became dis@@ con@@ ten@@ ted with “ their origin@@ al position but for@@ so@@ ok their own prop@@ er d@@ wel@@ ling place ” for something to which they were not ent@@ it@@ led .
A ke@@ y to succ@@ ess : S@@ et reason@@ able b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries .
In Bible times , a po@@ t@@ ter might pres@@ s cla@@ y into a mo@@ ld to form a certain shap@@ e .
D@@ ist@@ ance need not be a ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er to fri@@ end@@ ship .
TH@@ E L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er , as given by Jesus Christ in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , is found in the Bible at Matthew chap@@ ter 6 , ver@@ ses 9 through 13 .
U@@ ne@@ x@@ pe@@ cted R@@ ele@@ ase
Just before making his re@@ qu@@ est , Paul , imp@@ ris@@ oned in R@@ ome for a second time , wrote : “ I have f@@ ought the fine fi@@ ght , I have ru@@ n the course to the fin@@ ish . . . From this time on there is re@@ served for me the cro@@ wn of righteousness . ”
“ I was a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed and wor@@ ri@@ ed that I might become pre@@ gn@@ ant or pi@@ ck up a hor@@ ri@@ ble di@@ se@@ ase .
By the first century , R@@ ome was in pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of Juda@@ e@@ a .
What shows that Jehovah is a God of order ?
To hold on to them , we must use them well and con@@ stan@@ tly r@@ ene@@ w our love for them .
Be@@ ing bus@@ y in it helps us keep our hope for the future b@@ right , our faith in God’s promises strong , and our love for Jehovah and fellow humans ali@@ ve .
But it was under the re@@ ign of his brother A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der J@@ an@@ na@@ e@@ us , who rul@@ ed from 10@@ 3 - 7@@ 6 B.C.E . , that the H@@ as@@ mon@@ a@@ e@@ an d@@ y@@ na@@ st@@ y re@@ ached the z@@ en@@ ith of its power .
David “ wal@@ ked after [ God ] with all his heart , doing only what was right in [ God’s ] eyes . ” ​ — 1 K@@ ings 14 : 8
Mari@@ a used to be fu@@ n - loving and tal@@ k@@ ative .
How does this light re@@ ach us ?
In the Christian Greek Scriptures , the word transl@@ ated “ disci@@ ple ” ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally means one who direc@@ ts his mind to something , or one who lear@@ ns .
He rel@@ ates : “ I fin@@ ally real@@ ized that I needed to be more concer@@ ned about the brothers than about my@@ self .
L@@ et@@ ters to his family ?
“ We often pray to Jehovah , ” says E@@ spe@@ n , “ that we may not f@@ all into temp@@ tation now that we are un@@ able to sp@@ end as much time as we pre@@ vi@@ ously did in the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c activities .
How did No@@ ah’s sons set an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent example ?
The 14@@ 4@@ ,000 in their heavenly glory are also spo@@ ken of as “ the holy city , New Jerusalem , ” the “ bri@@ de ” of Christ .
By wal@@ king with Jehovah , obe@@ ying his God in all things , Noah showed that sur@@ vi@@ val was possible .
F@@ in@@ ally , however , they had a change of heart and beg@@ ged for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
Some are cont@@ ent to follow religious tra@@ di@@ tions that are based on fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od .
L@@ ater , look into the sub@@ ject , using the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations In@@ de@@ x or Watchtower Li@@ br@@ ary on C@@ D - R@@ O@@ M if it is a@@ vail@@ able in your language .
Many feel that the ma@@ in purpose of educ@@ ation is to ear@@ n money .
As the bl@@ ac@@ k@@ ness of the night s@@ k@@ y ligh@@ ten@@ s to dar@@ k b@@ lu@@ e , we can har@@ dly see anything .
However , I was a min@@ or , so my father got in tr@@ ou@@ ble with the ci@@ vi@@ l author@@ ities for making me leave his house .
She made clo@@ th@@ es for nee@@ dy wi@@ do@@ ws in her se@@ asi@@ de to@@ wn of J@@ op@@ pa .
Do I view Jehovah as my clo@@ s@@ est F@@ ri@@ end , the one who always tel@@ ls the truth and wants what is best for me ?
T@@ ake my yo@@ ke upon you and learn from me , for I am mil@@ d - temp@@ ered and low@@ ly in heart . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
E@@ z@@ r@@ a gave cre@@ di@@ t to Jehovah , made s@@ inc@@ ere ent@@ reat@@ y to him before making a long and d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous tri@@ p to Jerusalem , and was willing to ris@@ k personal sa@@ f@@ ety for the s@@ ake of God’s glory .
I lived in H@@ il@@ ver@@ su@@ m , a to@@ wn some 15 mil@@ es ( 24 k@@ m ) sou@@ the@@ ast of A@@ m@@ st@@ er@@ dam in the Ne@@ ther@@ lands . The country was under Na@@ z@@ i rule .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T , do you think , was the proble@@ m with F@@ re@@ der@@ ic@@ k and Le@@ an@@ ne@@ ’s relationship ?
When Jesus spoke of a woman s@@ we@@ ep@@ ing her house to find a lost co@@ in , gr@@ in@@ ding f@@ l@@ our for bre@@ ad , or ligh@@ ting a lam@@ p and set@@ ting it at@@ op a stand , did M@@ ary think of that little bo@@ y who had been at her side as she car@@ ri@@ ed out such da@@ ily t@@ as@@ ks ?
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate . ( b ) What can help us to cop@@ e with ne@@ g@@ ative emo@@ tions associ@@ ated with discipl@@ ine ?
I hope that many more will be bless@@ ed , as I was , by lear@@ ning the truth about God and his Son . ”
Yes , Jehovah kno@@ ws us better than we know ourselves !
Such fore@@ thought will help an el@@ der to have a con@@ vers@@ ation that will be mean@@ ing@@ ful , not tri@@ vi@@ al .
Sh@@ ould not the way we use our personal res@@ our@@ ces refle@@ ct our res@@ ol@@ ve to ‘ keep on see@@ king first the kingdom and God’s righteousness ’ ? ​ — Matthew 6 : 33 .
For over a mon@@ th , K@@ ing@@ s@@ le@@ y had s@@ at on his ru@@ g , reading and r@@ er@@ e@@ ading the text until he had it mem@@ or@@ ized .
Why did David refu@@ se to allow Saul to be kil@@ led ?
How can we act in har@@ mony with 1 Corinthians 13 : 5 , 6 ?
The Bible now ac@@ qui@@ red a new and far - re@@ aching authority .
If you are a son of God , come down off the t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake ! ’ ”
We are lo@@ v@@ ingly as@@ sur@@ ed : “ Jehovah is near to all those c@@ all@@ ing upon him , to all those who call upon him in tru@@ en@@ ess .
There are many good examples of Christian hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves who have helped their mat@@ es to become servants of Jehovah .
I was am@@ a@@ zed to see how the truth p@@ ene@@ tr@@ ated into the F@@ ar N@@ or@@ th .
There are many opportun@@ ities to serve Jehovah .
• A wi@@ do@@ wed sister from the nor@@ ther@@ n pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of N@@ i@@ as@@ sa was concer@@ ned about how she and her si@@ x children were going to atten@@ d the “ God’s W@@ a@@ y of Li@@ fe ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tion .
Des@@ pite the problems we have , how can we make sure that we continue to show bro@@ ther@@ ly love ?
“ Let us love , ne@@ i@@ ther in word nor with the t@@ ong@@ ue , but in deed and truth . ” ​ — 1 J@@ O@@ H@@ N 3 : 18 .
The temp@@ or@@ ary special pione@@ ers plac@@ ed more than 2@@ ,000 bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res in the three months they wor@@ ked there .
What d@@ ang@@ ers ex@@ ist when refu@@ ge@@ es ( a ) are fle@@ e@@ ing ?
T@@ ry to rec@@ all an occasi@@ on when you were away from b@@ right city ligh@@ ts and loo@@ ked up into a cl@@ ou@@ d@@ less night s@@ k@@ y .
( b ) What can you person@@ ally do to make meetings up@@ building ?
The anxi@@ ety descri@@ bed here is said to be a “ wor@@ ri@@ ed fear , which takes all the joy out of life . ”
Our go@@ al was to share the good news of God’s Kingdom with A@@ mis@@ h famili@@ es who have kept the di@@ al@@ e@@ ct of their an@@ c@@ est@@ ors .
This op@@ er@@ ation is known as the R@@ os@@ s pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re .
But to benefit from this and enjoy the many blessings fore@@ told in God’s Word , we must up@@ hold Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y now .
S@@ te@@ ff@@ en
15 : 5 .
The Me@@ an@@ ing of S@@ el@@ f - Su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y
He conclu@@ ded that a tr@@ end of inter@@ n@@ ational go@@ o@@ d@@ will has been develop@@ ing since the 200@@ 4 t@@ su@@ n@@ ami and said , with a h@@ in@@ t of op@@ ti@@ mis@@ m , that the world is now at “ a time of un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted inter@@ dep@@ end@@ ence . ”
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t has been re@@ inst@@ ated for some years now and is prog@@ res@@ sing well spiritually .
Consider the vari@@ ous reas@@ ons for ex@@ t@@ ol@@ ling Jehovah that are set out in the f@@ our@@ th col@@ le@@ ction of psal@@ ms .
C@@ oura@@ ge go@@ es hand in hand with fear , hope , and love .
As the ap@@ pl@@ ying of liter@@ al o@@ il to one@@ ’s body can be so@@ o@@ thing , ther@@ a@@ pe@@ u@@ tic , and heal@@ ing , the app@@ lic@@ ation of God’s Word to a ti@@ red Christian “ a@@ th@@ le@@ te ” can cor@@ rec@@ t , comfort , and he@@ al him .
Th@@ ough I was ti@@ red , I began to read it because my gr@@ and@@ mother had just died , and I was very des@@ pon@@ d@@ ent .
W@@ ould You Ma@@ in@@ tain Your In@@ tegrity ?
They have no doubt that he is the Creator of all things .
What did God do in Bible times , and what might some won@@ der today when they are si@@ ck ?
B@@ as@@ ed on what we have seen in Isaiah chap@@ ter 6@@ 5 and 2 Peter chap@@ ter 3 , we can be sure that this does not mean re@@ plac@@ ing the liter@@ al heavens and our pl@@ an@@ et , with its w@@ at@@ er@@ y deep .
7 , 8 . ( a ) What s@@ crip@@ tures show that all true Christians are min@@ isters ?
On the other hand , the d@@ wel@@ ling place of an u@@ pri@@ ght one may be qu@@ ite hum@@ ble .
With his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son b@@ es@@ i@@ de him as “ a ma@@ ster work@@ er , ” God cre@@ ated the earth and the things on it .
Let us strengthen it and be determined to res@@ ol@@ ve any differ@@ ences that may sur@@ face among us .
( b ) to set go@@ als in life ?
“ The Gre@@ at Da@@ y of Jehovah ”
Hebrews 4 : 12 expla@@ ins : “ The word of God is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power . . . and is able to dis@@ cer@@ n thoughts and in@@ ten@@ tions of the heart . ”
A To@@ ol to H@@ el@@ p Y@@ ou@@ ths R@@ em@@ ember Their Creator 30
( b ) Although Jesus was materi@@ ally po@@ or , what did he accom@@ pl@@ ish ?
○ Be@@ coming more effe@@ ctive in preaching and teaching
If so , what can help you to continue to end@@ ure with full confidence in Jehovah ?
• Why should we desire that Jehovah exam@@ ine us ?
This is the case with Mi@@ r@@ j@@ ana , who as a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er was very tal@@ ented at s@@ por@@ ts .
Jesus promised that the apostles and some others like them would have a place in heaven .
To the 11 faithful apostles , Jesus said : “ You are the ones that have stu@@ ck with me in my tri@@ als ; and I make a covenant with you , just as my Father has made a covenant with me , for a kingdom . ”
So when brothers over@@ come difficul@@ ties and the problems pas@@ s , the right thing to do is to move on and continue to help others make spiritual prog@@ ress .
On occasi@@ on , even those who try to dis@@ cre@@ di@@ t Jehovah’s people have un@@ wit@@ t@@ ingly ca@@ used righ@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones to turn to the truth .
Now organiz@@ ed into a new nation , they are on their way to the land of Cana@@ an .
Some years later , “ res@@ ent@@ ment of the peace tre@@ at@@ y gave H@@ it@@ l@@ er a star@@ ting point ” and was one of the fac@@ t@@ ors that led to World W@@ ar I@@ I .
However , Jehovah God c@@ lear@@ ed away ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les to the preaching and disci@@ ple - making work .
What did Jesus mean when he told N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s : “ No man has as@@ c@@ ended into heaven but he that des@@ c@@ ended from heaven , the Son of man ” ? ​ — John 3 : 13 .
May all of us today up@@ hold Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and be gr@@ anted et@@ er@@ n@@ al life , so that in the future , we will be ali@@ ve to find out what Jehovah has pur@@ posed for the King and his fellow k@@ ings and pri@@ ests , as well as for his enti@@ re a@@ w@@ es@@ ome uni@@ verse !
You may be able to draw people into con@@ vers@@ ations in a similar way .
S@@ al@@ m@@ on
It helped me to have faith even without see@@ ing God ​ — that is , without my going to a temple to bo@@ w to an i@@ do@@ l . ”
No matter what your personal inter@@ ests , s@@ k@@ ill@@ s , or experience in life , for young people today , there is pl@@ ent@@ y to do in the L@@ or@@ d’s work . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
P@@ o@@ in@@ ting to yet another char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic of No@@ ah’s day , the Bible states : “ The earth came to be ru@@ ined in the sight of the true God and the earth became filled with viol@@ ence . ”
When Jesus appointed his 12 apostles , their pri@@ m@@ ary work involved being sent out to preach the good news to others .
One of my most satis@@ f@@ ying blessings is to see four gener@@ ations of my family faith@@ fully worshi@@ p@@ ing Jehovah .
“ I also began to no@@ tice the love and kindness that my wife and the Witnesses were show@@ ing me , ” he rec@@ alls .
On the tri@@ re@@ me , a small band of heav@@ ily ar@@ m@@ ed war@@ ri@@ ors r@@ ace along the cen@@ ter g@@ ang@@ way to st@@ or@@ m the stri@@ ck@@ en v@@ es@@ sel .
Se@@ cond , this arrang@@ ement for@@ ti@@ fi@@ es rep@@ ent@@ ant wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers to remain in God’s care and to avoid a pat@@ ter@@ n of sin .
Be they ma@@ j@@ or or tri@@ vi@@ al , your decisions matter .
Th@@ ink of the imp@@ act this war@@ ning example must have had on Moses ’ listen@@ ers as that land la@@ y before their very eyes .
We need to act in har@@ mony with our prayers by eng@@ ag@@ ing in regul@@ ar personal study and by ap@@ pl@@ ying God’s Word .
The next article will discus@@ s this important question .
The ad@@ d@@ ress of the branch of@@ fice can be found on w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
In a repor@@ t on B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , the De@@ c@@ ember 15 , 19@@ 23 , W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er com@@ men@@ ted : “ When we consider that the work there began Ju@@ ne 1 and that no liter@@ ature was on hand at the time , it is re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble how the Lord has bless@@ ed the work . ”
How can you pre@@ v@@ ent a discus@@ sion from be@@ coming he@@ ated ?
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T | TH@@ E W@@ A@@ R TH@@ A@@ T C@@ H@@ AN@@ G@@ E@@ D TH@@ E W@@ O@@ R@@ L@@ D
If she is willing to for@@ give and continue with her leg@@ al husband , she is not mor@@ ally sta@@ ined in doing so . ​ — Ho@@ se@@ a 1 : 1 - 3 ; 3 : 1 - 3 .
Our ran@@ ks have gro@@ wn to about 8@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 Witnesses associ@@ ated with more than 1@@ 1@@ 5@@ ,@@ 4@@ 00 congregations thr@@ ough@@ out the earth , and we continue to gro@@ w in number .
He began to doubt the value of being a worshi@@ per of Jehovah .
And truly , there were many opportun@@ ities to give a witness .
The pris@@ on@@ er is ne@@ i@@ ther a cri@@ min@@ al nor a comman@@ der of an enem@@ y ar@@ my .
I was com@@ for@@ ted in know@@ ing that he did not view me as l@@ ac@@ king because I was sing@@ le .
Some s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists es@@ tim@@ ate that the uni@@ verse is 13 bil@@ li@@ on years old .
What was wrong with this man@@ ’s thinking ?
He soon s@@ ought opportun@@ ities to share in s@@ pre@@ ading the Kingdom good news to others in that dist@@ ri@@ ct .
S@@ we@@ ar to tell truth in cour@@ t ?
Like the psalmist , they ra@@ ise their vo@@ ic@@ es in praise to God , saying : “ Let us worship and bo@@ w down ; let us k@@ ne@@ el before Jehovah our M@@ ak@@ er . ” ​ — P@@ s .
My b@@ lun@@ t way of expres@@ sing my@@ self often up@@ set my wife .
These faithful Christians are deal@@ t with fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly , though , and they are often given jo@@ bs requi@@ ring tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thin@@ ess .
You , though , keep your sen@@ ses in all things . ”
W@@ ater , g@@ as , and ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city were cu@@ t off .
One p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ g@@ ist said that happiness has three com@@ pon@@ ents ​ — ple@@ asure , eng@@ ag@@ ement ( invol@@ v@@ ement in such activities as work and family ) , and meaning ( working toward a lar@@ g@@ er end or go@@ al than self ) .
Because her pain made reading ne@@ arly imp@@ os@@ sible at times , she began listen@@ ing to recor@@ ding@@ s of the Bible and Bible liter@@ ature .
One day a we@@ ek , u@@ su@@ ally S@@ atur@@ day , we par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated in the ministry as a family .
The Bible expla@@ ins that these enem@@ ies , “ the k@@ ings of the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth , ” are mo@@ bi@@ li@@ zed by “ expres@@ sions inspired by dem@@ ons ” and are ga@@ ther@@ ed together “ to the war of the great day of God the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty . . . to the place that is called in Hebrew H@@ ar – M@@ ag@@ e@@ d@@ on . ” ​ — Revelation 16 : 14 , 16 .
“ I learned what it means to have a Father and to r@@ ely on him , ” says A@@ t@@ su@@ ko .
As a h@@ ind , or f@@ em@@ ale de@@ er , in a d@@ ry re@@ gi@@ on long@@ s for water , the L@@ ev@@ ite long@@ ed for Jehovah .
Gi@@ ving of ourselves is not always eas@@ y .
And we can remember the simp@@ le ac@@ ts of faith that A@@ be@@ l , E@@ no@@ ch , and the wi@@ do@@ w of Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath per@@ form@@ ed .
What is the truth about Christian baptism ?
One way to be a pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ er within the family cir@@ c@@ le is to set@@ tle disa@@ gre@@ ements as quic@@ k@@ ly as possible rather than allow situ@@ ations to deter@@ i@@ or@@ ate .
The Bible shows that Jesus Christ was the first one ever resur@@ rec@@ ted to heaven . ​ — John 3 : 13 .
This question can help him to se@@ par@@ ate his feelings from the fac@@ ts .
For example , if you are a sing@@ le Christian of marri@@ ag@@ e@@ able age , are you comple@@ t@@ ely res@@ ol@@ ved to avoid form@@ ing any r@@ om@@ an@@ tic att@@ ach@@ ment to someone who is not a baptized Christian ?
The New En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a expla@@ ins : “ The ear@@ li@@ est recor@@ ds of written language , the only l@@ ing@@ u@@ is@@ tic fo@@ s@@ s@@ il@@ s man can hope to have , go back no more than about 4@@ ,000 or 5@@ ,000 years . ”
The next mor@@ ning when he was taken away and we took leave of him , I told him we would think of him and pray for him .
He real@@ ized that he had just done the very thing that Jesus had fore@@ told , the one thing that Peter had in@@ sis@@ ted he would never do ​ — he had dis@@ ow@@ ned his bel@@ o@@ ved Ma@@ ster .
He had lost all his pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons and children in one day , and then he was stru@@ ck with ag@@ on@@ iz@@ ing bo@@ il@@ s all over his body .
What can we learn about prayer from the early Christians ?
The ability to accept discipl@@ ine will serve you well when you re@@ ach ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od .
Paul lis@@ ts other ne@@ g@@ ative qualities that show that people l@@ ack love for one another .
How Jehovah Pro@@ vi@@ des Com@@ fort
I can still pi@@ c@@ ture her standing in the k@@ it@@ ch@@ en su@@ per@@ vis@@ ing her little c@@ he@@ f .
That was often the case in Bible times , and it is still true in some cul@@ tures .
Like Moses before them , they “ continued ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast as see@@ ing the One who is inv@@ isi@@ ble . ”
Pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s thinking is gra@@ du@@ ally be@@ coming dist@@ or@@ ted .
1 : 2 - 6 ; 7 : 11 - 14 .
These qualities are displa@@ yed by true Christians , as sh@@ own in such public@@ ations as “ B@@ ear@@ ing Tho@@ r@@ ough Witness ” Ab@@ out God’s Kingdom and Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — Pro@@ claim@@ ers of God’s Kingdom .
Are we con@@ dem@@ ned mer@@ ely to “ wa@@ it and see ” ?
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , A@@ lej@@ and@@ r@@ o rel@@ ates : “ S@@ ome@@ thing that I will always be gr@@ ate@@ ful for is that I had the blessing of being in a congregation with a body of elders who showed loving interest in me as a person .
A@@ vail@@ able for do@@ w@@ n@@ lo@@ ad at w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g
N@@ I@@ G@@ H@@ T has fal@@ le@@ n .
You never to@@ t@@ ally rec@@ over from such a tra@@ ge@@ dy that seem@@ s so un@@ fa@@ ir .
In a way , such individuals are like in@@ se@@ cts that c@@ ra@@ w@@ l right into a bo@@ w@@ l of h@@ one@@ y .
TH@@ R@@ O@@ U@@ G@@ H@@ O@@ U@@ T Bible hist@@ ory , individuals received guid@@ ance from Jehovah by vari@@ ous means .
Let us therefore displa@@ y gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for these occasi@@ ons desi@@ gn@@ ed to strengthen us spiritually and inc@@ ite us to love and fine works . ​ — Hebrews 10 : 24 , 25 .
; L@@ ever@@ ing , D .
Al@@ so , the book D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to Jehovah was rel@@ eas@@ ed about that time .
Why does he pray to the Father al@@ one , rather than to himself , if he is himself really God ?
Of course , some matters needed attention .
While on earth , he was e@@ ag@@ er to talk about God’s Kingdom to anyone who would listen , for he knew that the Kingdom would bring an end to all the dist@@ res@@ sing problems we see today .
A@@ n out@@ standing a@@ id in ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ing this worl@@ d@@ wide un@@ ity is this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , The Watchtower .
Why do we call these do@@ cum@@ ents tre@@ a@@ sures ?
A@@ n ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ous wife end@@ ang@@ ers the “ preci@@ ous soul ” of her il@@ lic@@ it par@@ t@@ ner .
This loving inter@@ action is not li@@ mit@@ ed to congregation meetings .
P@@ r@@ in@@ ci@@ p@@ ally because the real ob@@ ject of Jehovah’s judgment was Satan ​ — the inv@@ isi@@ ble spirit who had mis@@ used that low@@ ly ani@@ ma@@ l .
It was pol@@ ite to discus@@ s personal matters before we pres@@ ented our message .
The love and un@@ ity among the brothers from different coun@@ tri@@ es made a lasting imp@@ res@@ sion .
They s@@ n@@ atch@@ ed my new h@@ at off my head and put it on a po@@ st b@@ es@@ i@@ de me .
Mo@@ st certainly .
He@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ ah’s ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound was very different from Ru@@ th@@ ’s .
Now we experienced hu@@ ge fore@@ st@@ s and little to@@ w@@ ns buil@@ t near go@@ ld min@@ es .
Re@@ fu@@ sing to accept a ref@@ in@@ ement is to be left be@@ h@@ ind as the organization mo@@ ves a@@ head .
Instead , he tri@@ ed to make Sa@@ ul@@ ’s son Is@@ h - bo@@ sh@@ et@@ h king .
He provi@@ des for the fam@@ il@@ y’s material needs , for example , food , clo@@ thing , and a place to live .
At the mon@@ ast@@ er@@ y was a cop@@ y of H@@ el@@ l@@ adi@@ us ’ book acc@@ using Ser@@ ap@@ him of vari@@ ous cri@@ m@@ es .
But be@@ aring witness to the truth requi@@ red more of Jesus than preaching and teaching .
He and all Juda@@ h fac@@ ed the th@@ re@@ at of the com@@ bin@@ ed for@@ ces of A@@ m@@ m@@ on , Mo@@ a@@ b , and the people of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous re@@ gi@@ on of Se@@ ir .
“ For the first time in my life , I felt at peace , ” he rec@@ alls .
When speaking to a large a@@ udi@@ ence that inclu@@ ded many po@@ or people , Jesus said : “ O@@ b@@ serve in@@ ten@@ tly the bir@@ ds of heaven , because they do not s@@ ow se@@ ed or re@@ a@@ p or ga@@ ther into sto@@ re@@ hous@@ es ; still your heavenly Father fe@@ e@@ ds them .
In De@@ c@@ ember 20@@ 00 , my husband was baptized in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of his dedic@@ ation to Jehovah .
Then , in a dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c move , Jeho@@ i@@ a@@ da pro@@ claim@@ ed se@@ ven - year - old Jeho@@ as@@ h king and had A@@ th@@ al@@ iah ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 22 : 10 - 12 ; 23 : 1 - 3 , 15 , 21 .
He plac@@ ed a cop@@ y of the Bible T@@ each book with them and arrang@@ ed for a return vis@@ it the next day .
The ju@@ dge was deli@@ gh@@ ted when he heard the out@@ come , and he as@@ sur@@ ed us that he would look for similar so@@ lu@@ tions in the future .
In contr@@ ast , the th@@ ir@@ d slave was “ s@@ lu@@ gg@@ ish . ”
Th@@ ough it takes effort to understand the Bible , doing so can have a powerful , up@@ li@@ f@@ ting effect on us .
S@@ hor@@ tly af@@ ter@@ ward , I got to know V@@ e@@ er@@ a , a ze@@ al@@ ous , new@@ ly baptized Witness .
Do@@ ing so will help you to keep your thoughts , attitu@@ des , and feelings in har@@ mony with godly principles .
For example , in ancient Israel , H@@ ann@@ ah pray@@ ed about a dist@@ res@@ sing family proble@@ m .
We have seen that during Jesus ’ earthly ministry , he showed com@@ pas@@ sion for the people to whom he pre@@ ached , heal@@ ing many of them both physi@@ c@@ ally and spiritually .
However , the Bible shows that even relati@@ vely young children can gr@@ as@@ p and appreci@@ ate Bible tru@@ ths .
Yes , we have un@@ den@@ i@@ able evidence that Christ is present today as a powerful heavenly King .
Ab@@ sal@@ om was an exc@@ ep@@ tion@@ ally good - loo@@ king man .
And how could all those ani@@ mal@@ s co@@ ex@@ ist pe@@ ace@@ fully in a con@@ f@@ ined sp@@ ace ? ’
How sa@@ d ! Th@@ ough he could ple@@ ad with God that he had served H@@ im with a complete heart , He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah did for a time dis@@ ple@@ ase Jehovah .
1 : 31 .
How would the apostles have under@@ sto@@ od these words ?
15 : 5@@ 3 .
Fir@@ st , the B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ ans were e@@ ag@@ er to listen to God’s Word ; second , they did not bl@@ in@@ dly as@@ su@@ me that what they heard was cor@@ rec@@ t , but they refer@@ red back to the Scriptures .
T@@ e@@ aching That Mo@@ ves the H@@ ear@@ t
What will ha@@ p@@ pen if we s@@ pur@@ n the sal@@ vation that God has made possible through his Son ?
That said , Bible principles refle@@ ct God’s wisdom and his love for us .
Paul c@@ learly explained : “ All have sin@@ ned and f@@ all sh@@ ort of the glory of God , and it is as a free gift that they are being declar@@ ed righteous by his un@@ deser@@ ved kindness through the rel@@ e@@ ase by the ransom pa@@ id by Christ Jesus . ”
Wh@@ ere would they come from ?
( b ) The conduct of the cl@@ er@@ gy has had what effect on milli@@ ons ?
The Bible out@@ l@@ ines what ro@@ les for qu@@ ali@@ fied Christian men ?
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of young Witnesses have jo@@ y@@ fully taken up the full - time ministry
Jehovah deser@@ ves our obedi@@ ence and expe@@ cts us to respect his re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves
Mis@@ inform@@ ed people have at times acc@@ used Jehovah’s Witnesses of destro@@ ying famili@@ es .
Consi@@ der@@ ing the circumstances of the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Abraham , some may feel that he had leg@@ iti@@ mate gr@@ oun@@ ds for doubt .
Many Jews would be kil@@ led by the s@@ word , and those who sur@@ vi@@ ved would likely live in ex@@ ile in Babyl@@ on .
We were really w@@ an@@ ting to serve as pione@@ ers .
In these langu@@ ages , the word for “ soul ” u@@ su@@ ally ref@@ ers to a g@@ ho@@ st or to something that lea@@ ves the body at death .
We consider@@ ed the matter pray@@ er@@ fully .
Ha@@ ve You S@@ et A@@ side Ti@@ me for Bible S@@ tu@@ dy ?
When persecu@@ tion bro@@ ke out , there were about 18@@ ,000 Witnesses in that country .
After gra@@ du@@ ating , one ent@@ ers the pioneer service , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as the other beg@@ ins working se@@ cul@@ arly full - time .
Ther@@ efore , the l@@ ake of fi@@ re must re@@ present et@@ er@@ n@@ al des@@ tru@@ ction .
W@@ ould we go to a land where we would face such persecu@@ tion ?
Paul direc@@ ted Timothy to ad@@ mon@@ ish others “ to work at good , to be rich in fine works , to be li@@ ber@@ al , ready to share , sa@@ f@@ ely tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ing up for themselves a fine f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for the future , in order that they may get a fir@@ m hold on the real life . ”
Can You Ser@@ ve A@@ gain ? ’
But in time , she too started to make Bible teachings her own .
Why , a n@@ ur@@ sing mother g@@ la@@ dly makes hu@@ ge sacrific@@ es for her children !
The rest@@ ored Jews were saying : “ The time has not come . ”
O@@ r are you pu@@ t@@ ting it off until “ the right time ” ?
King David saw this con@@ ne@@ ction .
We may need to pray more often and to l@@ ing@@ er in prayer .
C@@ ould you ass@@ ist ?
She is happy that Jehovah gave her the strength to make right decisions and that she can now use her time and en@@ er@@ gy in his service .
King A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa tur@@ ns to Paul and says : “ You are per@@ mit@@ ted to speak . ”
You may real@@ ize how important this is , but you may feel that you just do not have time to study or to read the Bible .
When the apostle Paul discus@@ sed matters invol@@ ving marriage , he offered this inspired in@@ sight : “ I say to the un@@ married pers@@ ons and the wi@@ do@@ ws , it is well for them that they remain even as I am . ”
It moved us to te@@ ars .
Yet , the wor@@ ding used sur@@ ely ev@@ o@@ ked in Timothy reas@@ sur@@ ing thoughts of trust and confidence in Jehovah’s ways .
In what way did G@@ ide@@ on show mo@@ des@@ ty in speaking with God’s ang@@ el ?
10 , 11 . ( a ) How long will Kingdom blessings last , and what will Jesus ’ rule be like ?
Since we were un@@ a@@ ware of any such den@@ i@@ al of en@@ try , we showed him our pas@@ s@@ por@@ ts with the of@@ fi@@ cial st@@ am@@ p “ Per@@ mit@@ ted to L@@ and . ”
For example , after being deli@@ vered from P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h and his ar@@ mi@@ es at the R@@ ed Se@@ a , the Israelites expres@@ sed their joy in song@@ s of praise and than@@ k@@ s@@ giving .
Al@@ most every cul@@ ture has rul@@ es and cu@@ st@@ om@@ s that cen@@ sure marriage between people who are clo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated by blood , often vie@@ wing such uni@@ ons as inc@@ es@@ tu@@ ous and h@@ ence ta@@ bo@@ o .
N@@ atur@@ ally , Jac@@ o@@ b was concer@@ ned about his sons , so he sent Joseph to c@@ he@@ ck on their wel@@ f@@ are .
When others off@@ end or disa@@ p@@ point us , we can foc@@ us on their good qualities that we may have found at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive in the past and on the good that God se@@ es in them . ​ — 3 / 15 , pages 16 - 19 .
At the same time , Paul and others re@@ ached out to the G@@ ent@@ il@@ es in the E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an field .
14 : 13 , 19 .
E@@ f@@ fe@@ ctive prayers are in har@@ mony with God’s will , are offered in faith , and are pres@@ ented in Jesus ’ name
They called the ow@@ ner and arrang@@ ed to return the bri@@ ef@@ case with its con@@ ten@@ ts at the place where Mar@@ c@@ elo works .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jehovah as@@ sures us that in the long ru@@ n , “ a gre@@ e@@ dy man br@@ ings tr@@ ou@@ ble to his family , but he who h@@ ates bri@@ bes will live . ”
How does God feel when his will is ign@@ ored ?
Pe@@ ople who could af@@ for@@ d it used f@@ ra@@ gr@@ ant po@@ w@@ ders for s@@ cen@@ ting their hous@@ es , gar@@ ments , be@@ ds , and bo@@ dies .
Un@@ der the Sha@@ do@@ w of Jehovah’s H@@ and
After our family study , when the gi@@ r@@ ls had g@@ one to bed , Mar@@ y’s p@@ ent - up emo@@ tions often came p@@ our@@ ing out .
Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning in 200@@ 6 , A@@ wa@@ ke !
Be though@@ t@@ ful and encourag@@ ing .
The pri@@ ze before us ​ — whether im@@ mor@@ tal life in heaven or everlasting life on a par@@ adise earth — ​ is mar@@ vel@@ ous to con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate .
After a little while , others go up to Peter and say : “ C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly you also are one of them . ”
Ex@@ am@@ ining the div@@ ision of Israel into nor@@ ther@@ n and sou@@ ther@@ n k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s , these artic@@ les show how Jehovah does not for@@ s@@ ake his loyal ones .
When did this ha@@ p@@ pen ?
P@@ le@@ ase teach me more about the Bible . ”
I also rec@@ all the 194@@ 2 C@@ le@@ vel@@ and , O@@ hi@@ o , conven@@ tion where Bro@@ ther Na@@ than H .
We may ask ourselves if we imitate Jehovah in this reg@@ ard .
Mul@@ ti@@ ple s@@ cl@@ er@@ os@@ is is a dis@@ order of the cen@@ tr@@ al n@@ er@@ v@@ ous system .
F@@ ur@@ ther , according to his own written Word , “ he lo@@ ves righteousness and justice . ” ​ — P@@ s .
P@@ le@@ ase read on .
He also said : “ In the mor@@ ning s@@ ow your se@@ ed and until the ev@@ ening do not let your hand rest ; for you are not know@@ ing where this will have succ@@ ess , ei@@ ther here or there , or whether both of them will al@@ ike be good . ”
20 , 21 . ( a ) Why should we tre@@ at marriage as sac@@ red ?
After a year and a half of re@@ pe@@ ated vis@@ its , the do@@ or fin@@ ally op@@ ened !
In the world today , many are “ he@@ ad@@ strong , pu@@ ff@@ ed up with pri@@ de , ” and some Christians have been influ@@ enced by that way of thinking .
When she was found mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed , I must ad@@ mit that I in@@ iti@@ ally wonder@@ ed why my prayers were not ans@@ wer@@ ed .
What led to their un@@ doing ?
In fact , God’s Word long fore@@ told that Jehovah will destro@@ y the wicked .
One of the cho@@ re@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ ers of the R@@ o@@ y@@ al Bal@@ let set up an inter@@ n@@ ational compan@@ y in W@@ up@@ per@@ tal , Ger@@ many , and sel@@ e@@ cted us to be the two so@@ lo@@ ist d@@ an@@ c@@ ers he took with him .
It per@@ fe@@ cted him , making him complete .
Consider Ang@@ o@@ la .
S@@ ome@@ thing similar may ha@@ p@@ pen to us when we read liter@@ ature written for the public .
In a fin@@ al t@@ est , God will rel@@ e@@ ase from the ab@@ y@@ ss Satan the Devil , who will have been con@@ f@@ ined there for a th@@ ous@@ and years .
Jesus both taught and showed us to whom we should pray .
Of such ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ers , the apostle Peter stated : “ Acc@@ ording to their wish , this fact es@@ cap@@ es their no@@ tice , that there were heavens from of old and an earth standing com@@ p@@ ac@@ tly out of water and in the mi@@ d@@ st of water by the word of God ; and by those means the world of that time su@@ ffered des@@ tru@@ ction when it was d@@ elu@@ ged with water .
When in D@@ ist@@ ress
Why “ k@@ is@@ s the son ” ?
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 2 , 3 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 12 - 20
When inter@@ fer@@ ences occ@@ ur@@ red , he had to give his attention to the pro@@ gra@@ m in order to p@@ in@@ point the proble@@ m .
I@@ ’@@ m happy to say , many have . ”
However , the Bible teach@@ es that the dead who are in God’s mem@@ ory will be resur@@ rec@@ ted .
In what ways has God taught or con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed the truth ?
P@@ ho@@ to : C@@ ol@@ le@@ ction of The New - Yor@@ k H@@ ist@@ or@@ ic@@ al So@@ ci@@ ety / ​ 6@@ 9@@ 2@@ 8@@ 8
H@@ er fav@@ or@@ ite s@@ crip@@ ture is Psalm 4@@ 1 : 3 , which she believ@@ es has been ful@@ filled in her case .
Mo@@ re@@ over , it indic@@ ates what teaching me@@ tho@@ ds are effe@@ ctive and appro@@ pri@@ ate .
Yet , like Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries , mas@@ ses of mankind today cho@@ ose to re@@ ject and even under@@ mine the word of God as expres@@ sed in the Bible .
What kind of faith did E@@ no@@ ch have ?
For instance , when his apostles re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly ar@@ gu@@ ed among themselves as to who was greater , Jesus fir@@ m@@ ly but pati@@ ently helped them to understand the need for hum@@ ility .
They do not seek an un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural way out of a difficult marriage .
I was sen@@ ten@@ ced to for@@ ced la@@ b@@ or for four years and imp@@ ris@@ oned in Ri@@ ga C@@ en@@ tr@@ al P@@ ris@@ on
All who dedic@@ ate themselves to Jehovah bel@@ ong to him .
( b ) What will we experience if we apply Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 ?
Do not conclu@@ de that you and your mate will lo@@ se the respect of the elders if you seek spiritual ass@@ ist@@ ance and discus@@ s a serious mar@@ it@@ al proble@@ m with them .
Consider J@@ a@@ i@@ me , who was an a@@ the@@ ist and ev@@ olu@@ tion@@ ist and also a bo@@ x@@ er .
N@@ is@@ an 14
P@@ re@@ aching the Kingdom M@@ es@@ sage A@@ bro@@ ad
In@@ c@@ lu@@ ding them in other activities also helps keep them strong . ”
What do those who are rich toward God enjoy ?
On the so@@ cial or pol@@ itical le@@ v@@ el , many res@@ ort to pro@@ t@@ ests , demonstr@@ ations , re@@ v@@ ol@@ ts , even re@@ vo@@ lu@@ tions .
Because of Ad@@ am@@ ’s dis@@ obedi@@ ence , sin and death ​ — along with cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and un@@ told mis@@ er@@ y — ​ s@@ pre@@ ad to all his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing . ​ — Romans 5 : 12 .
This bro@@ ther@@ ly love , along with love based on Christian principles , helps God’s people to be close friends with one another and to be un@@ ited .
Se@@ cond , God’s remin@@ ders light our ro@@ ad@@ way , help@@ ing us to make cho@@ ic@@ es that are cons@@ ist@@ ent with our hope of living forever in God’s promised Par@@ adise .
“ I was g@@ ri@@ pp@@ ed by feelings of des@@ pa@@ ir , bit@@ ter@@ ness , and ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion . ”
While it is up to each of us to cho@@ ose what to do with our life , it would be a mis@@ take to exc@@ lu@@ de the Creator from our deli@@ ber@@ ations .
How can self - discipl@@ ine help us to re@@ ach a spiritual go@@ al ?
“ T@@ E@@ N men out of all the langu@@ ages of the nations will take hold , y@@ es , they will ac@@ tually take hold of the s@@ ki@@ r@@ t of a man who is a Je@@ w , saying : ‘ We will go with you people , for we have heard that God is with you people . ’ ”
Are you not than@@ k@@ ful that Jehovah is not like that ?
So@@ on af@@ ter@@ ward he got baptized .
In a Fr@@ en@@ ch Bible , a com@@ ment on this verse says that the word “ me@@ ek ” “ has a far wi@@ der meaning than is ap@@ par@@ ent in transl@@ ations ; it inclu@@ des the un@@ for@@ tun@@ ate , those a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted or persecu@@ ted for Y@@ ah@@ we@@ h’s s@@ ake , hum@@ ble hearts that are sub@@ mis@@ sive to God . ”
O@@ ther@@ wise , you might ru@@ n the ris@@ k of being de@@ v@@ our@@ ed spiritually .
So you j@@ um@@ p out of the way of the bu@@ s ​ — that is wisdom !
What will sign@@ al the beg@@ in@@ ning of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , and what will take place during that time ?
Since the worl@@ d’s moral de@@ ca@@ y can af@@ fect Christians , all of us benef@@ ited from the talk ent@@ it@@ led “ Ma@@ in@@ tain C@@ ha@@ st@@ ity by Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ arding Your H@@ ear@@ t . ”
Des@@ pite what Satan did in E@@ den , Jehovah made sure that mankind had a hope for the future .
However , he still invit@@ es his servants to use their material things to support the work of his organization .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , he has promised us the fin@@ al re@@ ward , everlasting life in the new world in which “ righteousness is to d@@ well . ” ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
• Why did Jesus use questions in his teaching ?
A@@ no@@ ther vital guid@@ el@@ ine is found in Pet@@ er@@ ’s next words : “ Ma@@ in@@ tain your conduct fine among the nations , that , in the thing in which they are speaking against you as ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers , they may as a result of your fine works of which they are e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses gl@@ ori@@ fy God in the day for his in@@ spe@@ ction . ”
Ho@@ ly spirit can for@@ ti@@ fy you to end@@ ure tri@@ als .
The pro@@ verbs in chap@@ ters 25 through 29 were trans@@ cri@@ bed by “ the men of He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah the king of Juda@@ h . ”
Jehovah now reve@@ als to Moses that there will be one more b@@ low against P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h and all the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans , a fin@@ al one .
N@@ ever for@@ get@@ ting what Jehovah has comman@@ ded will sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard us .
How do we get out of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at ?
H@@ id@@ den in the he@@ els of the boo@@ ts were rec@@ ent co@@ pi@@ es of The Watchtower .
9 AN@@ O@@ TH@@ E@@ R BI@@ T O@@ F E@@ V@@ I@@ D@@ EN@@ C@@ E
After 1914 , why did some of the anointed conclu@@ de that the Lord was d@@ el@@ a@@ ying ?
We invit@@ e you to read of the cho@@ ice for life made by some in F@@ i@@ ji and other ne@@ ar@@ by is@@ lands of the S@@ ou@@ th P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c .
L@@ ater , P@@ u@@ m made arrang@@ ements en@@ ab@@ ling him to star@@ t work at 7 : 00 a@@ .@@ m . and sto@@ p at 2 : 00 p@@ .@@ m .
Like Timothy , we need to he@@ ed the counsel of those who have served Jehovah for many years .
Is it wor@@ th it to ‘ ru@@ n on emp@@ ty ’ and take a ch@@ ance on being str@@ an@@ ded ?
S@@ atur@@ day , Mar@@ ch 14 , 200@@ 9 , was gra@@ du@@ ation day for the 1@@ 2@@ 6@@ th class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad .
R@@ em@@ c@@ o and Su@@ z@@ an@@ ne , from the Ne@@ ther@@ lands , now serving in N@@ am@@ i@@ bia , su@@ m it up this way , “ What keep@@ s us here is love . ”
For more than two h@@ un@@ d@@ red years , the Israelites lived in Egy@@ pt where ever@@ yone around them worshipp@@ ed the dead , used i@@ do@@ ls , and did many other things that di@@ sh@@ on@@ ored God .
They are now happ@@ ily married , and along with their hus@@ ban@@ ds , they are doing God’s will in the full - time service .
W@@ ould I ever return ali@@ ve to see my family ?
Who , though , is to bl@@ ame when someone ge@@ ts si@@ ck or dies because of old age ?
A desire for se@@ x@@ u@@ al satis@@ fac@@ tion at any pri@@ ce has become their bo@@ w@@ l of l@@ enti@@ l ste@@ w .
For good reason , then , Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy says : ‘ T@@ ake bal@@ sa@@ m for pain . ’
Of course , we did not just bl@@ in@@ dly believe all that we heard .
His son R@@ eho@@ bo@@ am as@@ c@@ ends the thro@@ ne .
Wh@@ atever the case , Abra@@ m was not a practic@@ er of de@@ gra@@ ding false worship .
After a person lear@@ ns about Jehovah and deci@@ des to get baptized , his relationship with God continu@@ es to gro@@ w .
D@@ ra@@ wing close to Jehovah would en@@ rich them spiritually , would help to al@@ la@@ y anxi@@ ety , and would bring them peace and the satis@@ fac@@ tion that resul@@ ts from doing the divine will . ​ — Psalm 16 : 11 ; 40 : 8 ; Proverbs 10 : 22 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 .
* I@@ ts con@@ ten@@ ts imp@@ ressed me .
One great privilege that Mark enjo@@ yed was that of being inspired by Jehovah to wr@@ ite one of the Go@@ sp@@ els .
O@@ r do you consider e@@ th@@ ic@@ s to be a bi@@ t old - fa@@ shi@@ oned ?
S@@ ligh@@ tly to the e@@ ast is the well of H@@ ar@@ od , at the fo@@ o@@ t of M@@ ount G@@ il@@ bo@@ a .
For instance , when J@@ on@@ a@@ than , King Sa@@ ul@@ ’s son , no@@ tic@@ ed that his bo@@ som friend David was in need of encourag@@ ement , J@@ on@@ a@@ than “ ro@@ se up and went to David at Ho@@ res@@ h , that he might strengthen his hand in reg@@ ard to God . ”
How com@@ for@@ ting it is to know that no matter how di@@ re our situation is , we can call out to Jehovah with a “ re@@ qu@@ est for fav@@ or ” ! ​ — Read Psalm 5@@ 5 : 1 , 16 .
I was the only Witness re@@ si@@ d@@ ent in the to@@ wn of D@@ er@@ by .
MI@@ S@@ C@@ EL@@ L@@ AN@@ E@@ O@@ U@@ S Bal@@ an@@ ced V@@ i@@ e@@ w of M@@ one@@ y , 6 / 15
Be@@ fore his as@@ cen@@ sion to heaven , the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus comman@@ ds his followers : “ G@@ o therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
At that , the bu@@ s d@@ ri@@ ver turned to the sister and asked , “ Are you one of Jehovah’s Witnesses ? ”
In that future war , God will use , not humans , but his Son , Jesus Christ , along with other powerful spirit cre@@ atu@@ res to wa@@ ge war against the wicked .
The gro@@ wing pro@@ c@@ ess takes place over a peri@@ od of time , from the in@@ iti@@ al pl@@ an@@ ting to the fin@@ al har@@ v@@ es@@ ting .
All of them har@@ mon@@ i@@ ously ass@@ ist and have a ro@@ le to pla@@ y in get@@ ting the good news pre@@ ached earth wide .
David san@@ g : “ I shall la@@ u@@ d you [ Jehovah ] because in a fear - inspi@@ ring way I am wonder@@ fully made .
S@@ U@@ D@@ D@@ EN@@ L@@ Y , Chris@@ t@@ in@@ e@@ ’s husband a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned her ​ — after 20 years of marriage .
Some of them believ@@ ed that since only that which per@@ tain@@ s to the spirit is good , it does not matter what a man does with his physical body .
Ke@@ ep the en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment qui@@ et and cal@@ m .
A@@ m@@ ong other things , Jo@@ shua experienced the fulfill@@ ment of Jehovah’s promises to deli@@ ver the Israelites from Egy@@ pt and to lead them into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , sub@@ du@@ ing the powerful Ca@@ an@@ an@@ ite ar@@ mi@@ es that op@@ posed them .
In rel@@ ation to govern@@ men@@ tal la@@ ws and regul@@ ations , obedi@@ ence not only fre@@ es one from p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment but also br@@ ings at le@@ ast a de@@ gre@@ e of sa@@ f@@ ety and prote@@ ction . ​ — Romans 13 : 1 - 7 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 21 - 25 ; 6 : 5 - 8 .
Abra@@ m thus set a fine example for us .
How do you feel about full - time service ?
What change was in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed in the we@@ ek@@ ly sc@@ he@@ du@@ le of congregation meetings , and what questions should we refle@@ ct on ?
‘ How can such things occ@@ ur among Jehovah’s people ? ’
( a ) What h@@ at@@ red should Christians cultiv@@ ate ?
The Bible says : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart , and do not r@@ ely on your own understanding .
Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions L@@ ef@@ t Un@@ ans@@ wer@@ ed by E@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion
This is fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed by the sacrifice of the bul@@ l .
The R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection H@@ op@@ e H@@ as P@@ ow@@ er
She evid@@ ently made many gar@@ ments for nee@@ dy wi@@ do@@ ws and others , and this great@@ ly end@@ ear@@ ed her to them .
W@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ E coun@@ t@@ less lives were being sacrific@@ ed in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe during World W@@ ar I , am@@ a@@ z@@ ing efforts were being made to sa@@ ve lives in A@@ nt@@ ar@@ c@@ tic@@ a .
This occ@@ ur@@ red from 5@@ 37 B.C.E . on@@ ward .
We cannot fi@@ x the ex@@ act lo@@ c@@ ation of “ the m@@ oun@@ tain that is in fr@@ on@@ t of He@@ br@@ on , ” but the city is some 37 mil@@ es [ 60 k@@ m ] from G@@ a@@ za ​ — u@@ ph@@ ill at that !
23 : 24 , 25 .
Bo@@ th of Pe@@ gg@@ y’s bo@@ ys made good use of those s@@ k@@ ill@@ s learned in chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od and years later became pro@@ duc@@ tive disci@@ ple - mak@@ ers and shepher@@ ds in the Christian congregation .
F@@ ran@@ c@@ is@@ c@@ o and other Witnesses used the Bible to encoura@@ ge me and gave me Bible - based public@@ ations to read .
Some of us may be more pro@@ ne to disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement ​ — perhaps even with a de@@ gre@@ e of self - p@@ ity — ​ than others because of having lived through tra@@ gi@@ c experi@@ ences .
Who is stu@@ mb@@ led , and I am not inc@@ en@@ sed ? ” he asked .
C@@ learly , J@@ on@@ ah needed to learn that Jehovah God se@@ es bey@@ ond m@@ ere appe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces and exam@@ ines the heart .
Although Davi@@ d’s pro@@ w@@ ess made King Saul see him as a ri@@ val , no tr@@ ace of je@@ al@@ ous@@ y dar@@ k@@ ened J@@ on@@ a@@ th@@ an’s coun@@ ten@@ ance .
S@@ he@@ c@@ he@@ m was 30 mil@@ es [ 50 k@@ m ] nor@@ th of Jerusalem and la@@ y in a fer@@ t@@ ile v@@ al@@ le@@ y that has been descri@@ bed as the “ par@@ adise of the holy land . ”
What study pro@@ je@@ cts mer@@ it our consider@@ ation ?
He held out a book ent@@ it@@ led The Tru@@ th That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ter@@ n@@ al Li@@ fe and asked , “ W@@ ould you ple@@ ase accept this ? ”
If we were to be har@@ s@@ h , we would likely try the pati@@ ence of others and ali@@ en@@ ate them from us .
• Why did Jehovah cre@@ ate the earth and put man upon it ?
You have sa@@ y@@ ings of everlasting life . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ H@@ N 6 : 6@@ 8 .
One of their new ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ an@@ ces was W@@ il@@ li@@ e S@@ ne@@ dd@@ on , who came from S@@ co@@ t@@ land , as they did .
It will be refle@@ cted in what we say and do , perhaps also in our fac@@ i@@ al expres@@ sion and in our to@@ ne of vo@@ ice .
H@@ um@@ ility moved Chris@@ to@@ ph to accept good ad@@ vice .
A@@ no@@ ther sister stated : “ The thought that my conduct c@@ ru@@ shed the people I love so much had a men@@ t@@ ally , spiritually , and emo@@ tion@@ ally de@@ va@@ st@@ ating effect on me .
No man or nation , however , needs to be cor@@ ru@@ pt .
By this , Job me@@ ant that in his determin@@ ation to keep integrity to God , he had res@@ ol@@ ved to avoid even ga@@ z@@ ing lu@@ st@@ fully at a woman .
He rel@@ ated what happened next : “ The ag@@ ent asked where we got our liter@@ ature .
It can also car@@ ry the meaning of something beau@@ ti@@ ful to b@@ eho@@ ld in a moral sense .
In those days we had small local ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and A . H .
What relationship with God can people today enjoy ?
W@@ as it possible to help G@@ av@@ in ?
How should Christians view fre@@ e@@ dom ?
S@@ te@@ p@@ famili@@ es face uni@@ que and often challeng@@ ing relation@@ shi@@ ps with those out@@ side their hous@@ eho@@ ld .
During a peri@@ od of ong@@ o@@ ing war in W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , a woman f@@ led from her home under a ha@@ il of bul@@ le@@ ts .
He dec@@ la@@ res : “ I am Jehovah , the One show@@ ing loyal love , justice , and righteousness in the earth , for in these things I take deli@@ ght . ”
At first U@@ we , like King David , tri@@ ed to keep the matter to himself , ho@@ p@@ ing that Jehovah would turn a bl@@ ind e@@ ye to his trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion .
These examples are especially sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant as we a@@ wa@@ it Jehovah’s great day .
We should not as@@ su@@ me that much time is needed before that happ@@ ens .
At the time , he could not tell who had written the pam@@ ph@@ let .
Re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly pra@@ ying to Jehovah about our pl@@ ans will also help us stay on course .
The world today is in@@ un@@ d@@ ated with a f@@ lood of im@@ moral practic@@ es .
H@@ er g@@ ri@@ ef was a bur@@ den as co@@ ld and heav@@ y as that ro@@ ck .
Yes , of people of the nations also . ” ​ — R@@ om .
Thus the Bible states that the first human pa@@ ir were the crow@@ ning glory of Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God’s cre@@ ation .
• how to bre@@ ak free from cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting ha@@ bi@@ ts ?
Di@@ d Jesus have in mind a liter@@ al cam@@ el and a real se@@ wing nee@@ d@@ le ?
15 : 29 ​ — What does it mean to be “ baptized for the purpose of being dead ones ” ?
Those who accept this educ@@ ation are great@@ ly benef@@ ited .
W@@ ould you like to know more about how to cultiv@@ ate such mean@@ ing@@ ful fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps ?
Consider just a few examples .
For fi@@ ve months , our instru@@ ct@@ ors showed us how to get joy from our study of the Bible .
Thus , death is no certain@@ ty for them .
Th@@ ough A@@ nt@@ ô@@ ni@@ o became very ac@@ tive in the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch , he still had many questions .
S@@ har@@ ing the Tru@@ th With F@@ am@@ ily and F@@ ri@@ ends
In the 19@@ 20 ’ s and early 19@@ 30 ’ s , the Bi@@ bel@@ for@@ s@@ ch@@ er , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then known in Ger@@ many , dist@@ ribu@@ ted large am@@ oun@@ ts of Bible liter@@ ature .
James often wrote to encoura@@ ge me spiritually .
No@@ te , though , who will enjoy such blessings : “ They are the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing made up of the bless@@ ed ones of Jehovah . ”
Hence , re@@ vie@@ wing those thoughts and feelings can in a way r@@ ene@@ w and ref@@ res@@ h your first love for the truth . ​ — Read Psalm 1@@ 19 : 1@@ 5@@ 1 , 1@@ 5@@ 2 ; 14@@ 3 : 5 .
I W@@ A@@ S born in 19@@ 30 , in A@@ gg@@ el@@ o@@ ka@@ str@@ o , a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge about 12 mil@@ es [ 20 k@@ m ] from the por@@ t of C@@ en@@ ch@@ re@@ a@@ e , on the e@@ ast side of the Is@@ th@@ mu@@ s of Corin@@ th , where a congregation of true Christians was esta@@ bli@@ shed in the first century . ​ — Acts 18 : 18 ; Romans 16 : 1 .
For example , H@@ om@@ er@@ ’s I@@ li@@ ad , the ol@@ des@@ t sur@@ vi@@ ving work of Greek liter@@ ature , descri@@ bes how no@@ ble war@@ ri@@ ors , compan@@ i@@ ons of A@@ chil@@ les , la@@ id down their ar@@ ms at the fun@@ er@@ al r@@ ites for P@@ at@@ ro@@ c@@ lu@@ s and com@@ pe@@ ted to prove their v@@ al@@ or in bo@@ x@@ ing , w@@ rest@@ ling , disc@@ us and j@@ av@@ el@@ in thro@@ wing , and ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t rac@@ ing .
M@@ ore rec@@ ently , au@@ th@@ or L@@ ance M@@ or@@ ro@@ w com@@ pla@@ ined about the bo@@ re@@ dom and physical dis@@ comfort of wa@@ iting .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H G@@ O@@ D cre@@ ated Adam first , then E@@ ve .
P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife , however , was pers@@ ist@@ ent , imp@@ l@@ or@@ ing him “ day after day ” to li@@ e with her .
At that point , it is often e@@ asi@@ er to get a con@@ vers@@ ation under way .
Jehovah’s Word Ke@@ ep@@ s U@@ s C@@ le@@ an
Why We Ne@@ ed to Be Sa@@ ved 3
11 : 4@@ 1 .
Because true followers of Christ “ are all one . ” ​ — C@@ ol .
Many bi@@ olo@@ g@@ ists and ani@@ ma@@ l lo@@ v@@ ers sp@@ end the best years of their life lear@@ ning about a few ty@@ p@@ es of ani@@ mal@@ s or just one spe@@ ci@@ es or bre@@ ed .
O@@ thers are also anointed to serve as k@@ ings and pri@@ ests .
( Read John 14 : 16 , 17 . )
● “ He was an or@@ din@@ ary man who lived an ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary life . ”
This was the right time for Moses to re@@ mind his brothers of all that Jehovah had done for them and all that he would still do for them . ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
Lo@@ ve keep@@ s no s@@ cor@@ e of wr@@ ong@@ s ; does not g@@ lo@@ at over other men@@ ’s sin@@ s , but deli@@ gh@@ ts in the truth . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Be@@ fore and after the meetings , those who atten@@ d enjoy an “ inter@@ change of encourag@@ ement ” by means of up@@ building con@@ vers@@ ation .
* This is the time in which we are now living ​ — the days le@@ ading up to the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , then , the Scriptures re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly ex@@ hor@@ t Christians to ex@@ ten@@ d ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality to others .
You too may find sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess to be a pri@@ c@@ eless gift from Jehovah .
God desi@@ gn@@ ed humans in such a way that they could pro@@ du@@ ce different rac@@ es .
Christ Jesus descri@@ bed God’s Word as truth .
The Bible states : “ Jehovah is great and very much to be pra@@ ised , and he is to be fe@@ ared more than all other go@@ ds .
( a ) Why was appreciation for Jehovah’s qualities bene@@ fi@@ cial to Moses ?
It is his will that “ all s@@ or@@ ts of men should be sa@@ ved and come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ”
Our loving Father , Jehovah , invit@@ es us to thro@@ w all our anxi@@ ety on him .
One way you can do so is by tel@@ ling them how much you love them for their faith@@ ful@@ ness and how you value their op@@ in@@ i@@ ons .
When the inter@@ view was a@@ i@@ red on B@@ B@@ C tel@@ ev@@ ision , the repor@@ ter conclu@@ ded the pro@@ gra@@ m by saying : “ I@@ ’@@ ve learned a lo@@ t more about why Jehovah’s Witnesses come kno@@ c@@ king on our do@@ or .
During our vis@@ it , a pri@@ est wal@@ ked in and dem@@ an@@ ded that Chris@@ to@@ p@@ her make us leave .
It has since become a s@@ em@@ im@@ on@@ th@@ ly ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine with a prin@@ ting of more than 2@@ 4@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 co@@ pi@@ es a@@ vail@@ able in 14@@ 6 langu@@ ages .
“ Many C@@ an@@ adi@@ an parents ad@@ mit@@ ted they feel un@@ sure how to be good parents , ” repor@@ ted The T@@ or@@ on@@ to S@@ ta@@ r .
If we are faithful to Jehovah , he will always be there to help us maintain our sta@@ bility .
How might those listen@@ ing to mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring be affe@@ cted ?
Sa@@ ys one husband : “ We op@@ en@@ ly expres@@ s our feelings but in a fri@@ end@@ ly way . ”
Even after he had received over@@ sight of the worl@@ d@@ wide preaching activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses in J@@ anu@@ ary 194@@ 2 , he some@@ times pla@@ yed ba@@ se@@ bal@@ l with members of the Bethel family and stud@@ ents of the G@@ ile@@ ad mission@@ ary school at the cam@@ p@@ us near S@@ ou@@ th L@@ ans@@ ing , New Yor@@ k .
When the temple was fin@@ i@@ shed and the ar@@ k of the covenant was plac@@ ed in it , Solomon offered a public prayer .
● “ There is no pro@@ of that Jesus ex@@ is@@ ted . ”
He kno@@ ws their individu@@ al needs , their we@@ ak@@ nesses , and their streng@@ ths .
How do elders act as pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers within the congregation ?
Why will the resurrection gl@@ ori@@ fy Jehovah’s name ?
In the Greek Scriptures , the origin@@ al - language word for “ loy@@ al@@ ty ” car@@ ries the thought of ho@@ l@@ iness , righteousness , re@@ ver@@ ence .
G@@ ran@@ ted , we have differ@@ ing le@@ vel@@ s of ability .
The f@@ ar@@ m pro@@ du@@ ce was pro@@ cess@@ ed at an on - s@@ ite can@@ n@@ er@@ y .
If man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts older than those then ex@@ t@@ ant could be found , they would serve as s@@ il@@ ent wit@@ nesses to the pur@@ ity of the Bible text , even though re@@ pe@@ ated at@@ temp@@ ts had long been made to destro@@ y or dist@@ ort its message .
God’s spirit can make us as mi@@ gh@@ ty spiritually as Sam@@ son was physi@@ c@@ ally
I@@ T I@@ S believ@@ ed that a large number of man@@ kin@@ d’s ill@@ nesses are tri@@ gg@@ ered by such emo@@ tional st@@ res@@ ses as fear , s@@ or@@ ro@@ w , en@@ v@@ y , res@@ ent@@ ment , h@@ at@@ red , and gu@@ il@@ t .
Un@@ der what circumstances ?
How would you re@@ act to the sight of such a hu@@ ge ar@@ my mar@@ ch@@ ing into your kingdom ?
• the way Satan dec@@ ei@@ ved E@@ ve ?
Con@@ tr@@ ast the sa@@ d en@@ ding of Adam and E@@ ve with the out@@ come of the events mentioned ear@@ li@@ er regarding Eli@@ j@@ ah and the wi@@ do@@ w of Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath .
So@@ on a small group was to form .
This gave Sa@@ ú@@ l and me an opportunity to witness to her about our faith .
We praise , honor , and de@@ f@@ end him .
This may present vari@@ ous challeng@@ es , such as when there is a we@@ d@@ ding or a fun@@ er@@ al of a relati@@ ve .
The half of my bel@@ ong@@ ings , Lord , I am giving to the po@@ or , and wh@@ atever I ex@@ t@@ or@@ ted from anyone , I am rest@@ or@@ ing four times over . ”
Jesus said that ‘ the Father in heaven gives holy spirit to those as@@ king him . ’
Then , with kindness in his vo@@ ice , he ad@@ ded , “ But Jo@@ el will be happy because his parents love him ! ”
As a result , those brothers and sisters were able to preach the good news “ in all cre@@ ation under heaven . ”
Jehovah , though , cannot be dec@@ ei@@ ved .
T@@ ak@@ en by sur@@ pris@@ e , the young man could offer no answer .
H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah’s writ@@ ings as@@ sure us of God’s ba@@ c@@ king
But some scho@@ l@@ ars doub@@ ted this .
What actions do we wis@@ ely avoid ?
Since the govern@@ ment is God’s , we must be the ty@@ pe of people whom God will accept as c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens under that rul@@ er@@ ship .
Wor@@ king at Kingdom F@@ ar@@ m
Rather than cultiv@@ ating self - su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y , they pre@@ f@@ er to put their trust in money and what money can bu@@ y .
What about those of you who have made sacrific@@ es to serve Jehovah full - time ?
What will help marriage mat@@ es to cultiv@@ ate loy@@ al@@ ty ?
Why do we have faith that God’s promises will come true ?
If the p@@ ath is un@@ used for any l@@ eng@@ th of time , the ju@@ ng@@ le will soon enc@@ ro@@ ach upon it .
A C@@ all From M@@ or@@ a@@ vi@@ a
Ma@@ j@@ or tra@@ ge@@ dies , such as the H@@ olo@@ ca@@ u@@ st during World W@@ ar I@@ I , give ris@@ e to similar conclu@@ sions .
Our coura@@ ge@@ ous stand shows that we have gen@@ u@@ ine faith and as@@ sures us of God’s appro@@ val .
Can you rec@@ all how your mother com@@ for@@ ted you ?
4 , 5 . ( a ) Who have pla@@ yed a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant ro@@ le in s@@ pre@@ ading the good news ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , re@@ si@@ d@@ ents were indi@@ gn@@ ant at the be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or of the cl@@ er@@ gy .
They hope to live forever on a par@@ adise earth .
Jehovah also off@@ ers kind , fir@@ m guid@@ ance to his servants today .
What mis@@ conc@@ ep@@ tion about angels do many people have ?
It is a fact of hist@@ ory that cannot be den@@ i@@ ed .
We have these Scriptural as@@ sur@@ an@@ ces : “ The w@@ il@@ der@@ ness and the w@@ at@@ er@@ less re@@ gi@@ on will ex@@ ul@@ t , and the deser@@ t pla@@ in will be jo@@ y@@ ful and b@@ lo@@ s@@ som as the sa@@ ff@@ r@@ on . . . .
7 , 8 . ( a ) Who today are like “ the ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ents , ” and why do they need to read the Bible da@@ ily ?
They are called k@@ ings at Isaiah 60 : 3 , since they are to be co@@ he@@ ir@@ s with Christ in God’s heavenly Kingdom .
S@@ hi@@ f@@ ting his foc@@ us from the heart and the actions of earth@@ ling man to those of a king , Solomon says : “ In@@ spi@@ red decision should be upon the li@@ ps of a king ; in judgment his m@@ ou@@ th should not prove un@@ faithful . ”
“ Still , ” he ad@@ ded , “ we need many more . ”
F@@ in@@ ally , P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h let the Hebrews go .
The man@@ dr@@ ak@@ es did not help .
Au@@ thor@@ ities are re@@ op@@ ening older gra@@ ves in order to bu@@ ry those rec@@ ently dec@@ eas@@ ed .
But is it always right to s@@ tic@@ k to the religious valu@@ es of one@@ ’s parents ?
The er@@ ro@@ r even cre@@ pt into the influ@@ enti@@ al Eng@@ l@@ ish King James V@@ er@@ sion !
He would ta@@ un@@ t me , remin@@ ding me of how much I could ear@@ n if I took a full - time jo@@ b . ”
Your determin@@ ation to live up to your dedic@@ ation to God may well be streng@@ th@@ ened if you keep in mind the happy day of your baptism and seek God’s help so that your words and de@@ e@@ ds will make his heart rejo@@ ice .
The new person@@ ality that Jehovah requi@@ res Christians to cultiv@@ ate helps them to consider others as su@@ peri@@ or and to respect them .
S@@ tu@@ dy is especially up@@ building , said the speak@@ er , if we ‘ pre@@ pare our hearts ’ be@@ fore@@ hand , as did the Israel@@ ite pri@@ est E@@ z@@ r@@ a .
The two are ac@@ tually l@@ in@@ ked .
S@@ imp@@ ly put , because “ God is love . ”
; D@@ or@@ man@@ en , E .
His respon@@ se was , “ Y@@ oung man , one should not think too deep@@ ly on these matters ; some have lost their min@@ ds as a result of d@@ el@@ ving too deep@@ ly . ”
With his very li@@ mit@@ ed knowledge of al@@ ge@@ br@@ a , the young stud@@ ent could not see how to dis@@ prove it .
She re@@ members that even while the ship was sin@@ king , a woman kept cr@@ ying : “ My su@@ it@@ c@@ as@@ es !
Although some vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers may not give out@@ standing tal@@ ks from the pl@@ at@@ form , at Kingdom H@@ all building pro@@ je@@ cts they shin@@ e like st@@ ars .
Daniel and his friends accepted Jehovah as their P@@ o@@ t@@ ter and continued to worship only him .
If we di@@ lig@@ ently work to be the s@@ ort of people who have God’s appro@@ val and prote@@ ction , we will not have to face a death - deal@@ ing cur@@ se .
So now they pray@@ ed fer@@ v@@ ently for guid@@ ance .
An@@ th@@ on@@ y M@@ or@@ r@@ is of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy gave the fin@@ al talk , “ R@@ em@@ ember , the Th@@ ings Se@@ en Are T@@ emp@@ or@@ ary . ”
I des@@ per@@ ately needed Jehovah to gu@@ ard my heart . ”
S@@ ome@@ times I was asked , “ What will you do when you are old with no home of your own and no p@@ en@@ sion . ”
TH@@ E death of a loved one is in@@ deed dist@@ res@@ sing .
The prophet from Juda@@ h should have been able to see through the r@@ use of the old prophet .
He tri@@ es to mis@@ lead us into thinking that God’s standards are bur@@ den@@ some and ro@@ b us of fu@@ n and exc@@ it@@ ement .
N@@ ic@@ ho@@ l@@ as of C@@ us@@ a made that st@@ at@@ ement in a ser@@ m@@ on he gave in the year 14@@ 30 .
It seem@@ s , then , that “ pro@@ ba@@ bly ” is not used at Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 2 : 3 because of any un@@ certain@@ ty about God’s ability to pre@@ serve those who have his appro@@ val .
A regul@@ ar study of the Scriptures will ass@@ ist you in develop@@ ing godly qualities that will pre@@ pare you for Jehovah’s day .
Are n@@ ational f@@ la@@ g@@ s simply sign@@ s serving some ut@@ il@@ it@@ ari@@ an fun@@ ction ?
In a vision of a sc@@ ene in heaven , he se@@ es “ someone like a son of man ” given “ in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely lasting rul@@ er@@ ship . ”
What privilege do all of us have ?
We would do well to ask ourselves , ‘ Do I accept Jehovah’s authority in the matter of marriage , or has the worl@@ d’s la@@ x attitude affe@@ cted my thinking ? ’
• What Bible char@@ ac@@ ters took pri@@ de in their service to God ?
Many questions remain for ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists and hist@@ ori@@ ans to work out regarding the s@@ our@@ ces of the cop@@ per ri@@ ches in Bible times , as well as the my@@ st@@ er@@ y of the Na@@ ha@@ l Mi@@ sh@@ ma@@ r ho@@ ard .
As a result , beau@@ ti@@ ful new c@@ ent@@ ers of pu@@ re worship have been provided for congregations that would o@@ ther@@ wise never have had the fin@@ an@@ cial res@@ our@@ ces to buil@@ d a Kingdom H@@ all for themselves .
When a Bible stud@@ ent lear@@ ns that the dead are not consci@@ ous , what conclu@@ sions can he draw ?
11 : 33 - 36 What chang@@ es might I make so that my life can become simp@@ l@@ er ?
They would not a@@ bu@@ se trust so as to fur@@ ther their own personal inter@@ ests or those of relati@@ ves or friends .
This is especially true now , for Satan has been c@@ ast out of heaven down to the earth , “ having great anger , know@@ ing he has a sh@@ ort peri@@ od of time . ” ​ — Revelation 12 : 9 , 12 .
So we have ob@@ lig@@ ations in the se@@ cul@@ ar world .
There they found a soci@@ ety of deep@@ ly religious people , among whom an@@ c@@ est@@ or worship and or@@ al tra@@ di@@ tions were cen@@ tr@@ al to every@@ day life .
We went to S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land for about a mon@@ th , re@@ tur@@ ning to I@@ tal@@ y on a t@@ ou@@ ris@@ t vis@@ a .
He says : “ I felt so fru@@ str@@ ated that I fe@@ ared meeting my cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es while I was eng@@ ag@@ ing in the ministry .
It must have pa@@ ined her to see her once ac@@ tive husband brought low by a lo@@ a@@ th@@ some di@@ se@@ ase .
Although he is inv@@ isi@@ ble , he can be real to us , and we can ch@@ er@@ ish our preci@@ ous relationship with him .
In time , Saul made ra@@ di@@ cal chang@@ es in his life .
Yet , Jesus Christ , the Son of God , is uni@@ que in many ways .
L@@ isten to his own gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c des@@ crip@@ tion of what will then take place : “ I will give por@@ ten@@ ts in the heavens and on the earth , blood and fi@@ re and co@@ lum@@ ns of s@@ mo@@ ke .
In fact , the more we trust in Jehovah , the more we show him that we love him .
I learned a lo@@ t about trust in Jehovah and b@@ ol@@ dness from B@@ er@@ t and other loyal , coura@@ ge@@ ous brothers like him . ​ — Matthew 10 : 16 .
On what bas@@ is were they dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed as sa@@ in@@ ts ?
See the article “ Who W@@ ere the M@@ ac@@ ca@@ be@@ es ? ”
So he sp@@ ent part of the year as a se@@ as@@ onal work@@ er . He ni@@ pp@@ ed , or pi@@ er@@ ced , fi@@ g@@ s .
A@@ ga@@ inst whom should we be fi@@ gh@@ ting , and what are we going to consider in this seri@@ es ?
We look out for the inter@@ ests of others by encourag@@ ing them .
That world will be a truly pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous soci@@ ety both materi@@ ally and spiritually .
Thus , the me@@ ter is de@@ f@@ ined as the dist@@ ance light travel@@ s in a v@@ ac@@ u@@ u@@ m in one second di@@ vi@@ ded by 2@@ 9@@ 9@@ ,@@ 7@@ 9@@ 2@@ ,@@ 4@@ 5@@ 8 .
They pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to the conven@@ tion city , con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah had ans@@ wer@@ ed their des@@ per@@ ate prayers for help .
What is their a@@ im ?
Re@@ co@@ ver@@ ing from g@@ ri@@ ef may take months , a few years , or even longer .
Our go@@ als are then real@@ is@@ tic and at@@ tain@@ able , which br@@ ings greater joy and con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment .
The book of C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans makes that clear .
These words are recorded in Proverbs chap@@ ter 31 , and we too can benefit from this mo@@ ther’s wise counsel . ​ — Proverbs 31 : 1 .
I can still remember his talk , “ It Is L@@ ater T@@ ha@@ n You Th@@ ink ! ”
P@@ il@@ ate made a fin@@ al at@@ temp@@ t to free Jesus , but the crow@@ d sh@@ ou@@ ted that if he did so , he was no friend of Ca@@ es@@ ar .
At that time , a cl@@ er@@ gy class began to appe@@ ar .
Still , com@@ pet@@ ent and end@@ uring lead@@ er@@ ship has proved elu@@ sive .
When temp@@ ting Jesus , Satan offered him all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the world , saying : “ I will give you all this authority and the glory of them , because it has been deli@@ vered to me , and to who@@ m@@ ever I wish I give it . ” ​ — Luke 4 : 5 - 7 .
Su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions given here will help clear up ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les to spiritual prog@@ ress .
When invit@@ ed to stay the night , we would s@@ le@@ ep on the flo@@ or and enjoy a hear@@ ty bre@@ ak@@ f@@ ast the next day .
To re@@ ach the heart of others , our cour@@ t@@ es@@ y and po@@ lit@@ en@@ ess must be s@@ inc@@ ere and from the heart .
Do you not ag@@ ree that you should remain with your mate not only because you str@@ ong@@ ly believe in the san@@ ct@@ ity of marriage but also because you love the person you married ?
Ti@@ m : Yes , of course .
Now it was possible for people from the nations to be part of the Kingdom govern@@ ment rul@@ ed by the Messi@@ ah .
Noah up@@ held Jehovah’s righteous principles and obe@@ yed his comman@@ ds .
Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t and Li@@ ving C@@ re@@ atu@@ res
The S@@ cho@@ ol of H@@ il@@ le@@ l , on the other hand , held that a man could leg@@ iti@@ mat@@ ely div@@ or@@ ce on gr@@ oun@@ ds of any mar@@ it@@ al disc@@ ord , no matter how small .
What would be the best way to res@@ ol@@ ve those fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al is@@ su@@ es once and for all ?
We read at Genesis 12 : 11 - 13 : “ It came about that as soon as he got near to en@@ ter@@ ing Egy@@ pt , then he said to S@@ ar@@ a@@ i his wife : ‘ P@@ le@@ ase , now ! I well know you are a woman beau@@ ti@@ ful in appe@@ ar@@ ance . So it is b@@ ound to ha@@ p@@ pen that the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans will see you and will say , “ This is his wife . ”
But the slave went out and found a fellow slave who ow@@ ed him only a h@@ un@@ d@@ red den@@ ari@@ i and mer@@ c@@ il@@ ess@@ ly had him thro@@ wn into pris@@ on .
Does that not acc@@ ur@@ ately descri@@ be many people today ?
P@@ R@@ E@@ S@@ EN@@ T@@ L@@ Y , there are about 9@@ ,000 da@@ ily new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers in cir@@ cul@@ ation worl@@ d@@ wide .
Fa@@ ith M@@ ak@@ es U@@ s P@@ ati@@ ent
A@@ no@@ inted Christians , re@@ pres@@ ented by the man with the se@@ cre@@ t@@ ar@@ y’s in@@ k@@ hor@@ n , are taking the lead in doing the mar@@ king work , that is , the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work .
And why should a rec@@ ent marriage pre@@ v@@ ent one from accep@@ ting such an important invit@@ ation ?
B@@ ad associ@@ ations can allow the spirit of the world to pol@@ lu@@ te our thinking .
Our gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous words can ligh@@ ten the lo@@ ad of our brothers and sisters .
How will they benefit ?
TH@@ E S@@ O@@ L@@ U@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N : God’s Kingdom re@@ mo@@ ves the pos@@ si@@ bility of cam@@ pa@@ ign or ele@@ ct@@ or@@ al f@@ ra@@ u@@ d by being a st@@ able , per@@ man@@ ent rul@@ er@@ ship .
While some ri@@ v@@ ers are ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic , others are very beau@@ ti@@ ful , like the much s@@ mal@@ l@@ er but s@@ wi@@ ft - f@@ low@@ ing T@@ one Ri@@ ver in J@@ ap@@ an .
I@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ IN@@ E yourself in Par@@ adise .
TH@@ E Bible is clear : A husband is to “ love his wife as he does himself . ”
God’s O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation ​ — A Wor@@ thy To@@ pi@@ c for S@@ tu@@ dy
When teach@@ ers have such love , stud@@ ents will dis@@ cer@@ n it , and teaching and lear@@ ning are enjo@@ y@@ able .
V@@ er@@ y likely , they were ‘ always ready to make a de@@ f@@ en@@ se before ever@@ yone that dem@@ an@@ ded a reason for their hope , ’ whether that be a rich man , a po@@ or person , a scho@@ la@@ r , or a slave .
H@@ ouse - to - house wit@@ ness@@ ing is an ess@@ enti@@ al as@@ pect of our ministry .
However , W@@ el@@ s@@ h and El@@ the@@ a have no reg@@ re@@ ts that they cho@@ se to have a mo@@ des@@ t we@@ d@@ ding because it allow@@ ed them to continue serving God as full - time min@@ isters until the bir@@ th of Z@@ in@@ z@@ i .
W@@ is@@ dom does not come with age al@@ one .
W@@ ould Jehovah prove true to his promises and prote@@ ct Abra@@ m from har@@ m ? ​ — Genesis 12 : 10 ; Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 16 : 2 , 3 .
At what seem@@ ed to be the da@@ wn of a new er@@ a , many expe@@ cted that mankind would beg@@ in to make sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant he@@ ad@@ way in t@@ ac@@ k@@ ling po@@ ver@@ ty , ill@@ ness , and en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ men@@ tal is@@ su@@ es .
Now , however , the anointed overse@@ ers are few in number .
Yes , with our words we can ei@@ ther h@@ ur@@ t or he@@ al our mate .
“ And I said : ‘ I am not going to make men@@ tion of him , and I shall speak no more in his name . ’ ”
Jehovah helped me make the right decision and gave me the strength to car@@ ry it out .
Wor@@ k@@ ers on a con@@ stru@@ ction s@@ ite must always be al@@ er@@ t .
11 : 1 - 9 .
Why do you feel that be@@ aring God’s name is a privilege ?
Abraham was loved by God as his “ friend . ”
At times , what might occ@@ ur in a congregation , and why ?
What is the differ@@ ence between loving - kindness and love ?
( Read Luke 14 : 16 - 21 . )
In Si@@ er@@ r@@ a Le@@ one in 198@@ 2 , in@@ du@@ stri@@ ous vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers first had to clear fi@@ el@@ ds and then buil@@ d the ca@@ f@@ et@@ eri@@ a using the materi@@ als on hand .
“ Let the one who ste@@ als ste@@ al no more ; rather , let him do hard work . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 28 .
He se@@ es who they truly are in@@ side and kno@@ ws that their imper@@ fe@@ ction is only temp@@ or@@ ary .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e pu@@ t@@ ting up with one another and for@@ giving one another fre@@ ely if anyone has a cause for com@@ pla@@ in@@ t against another . Even as Jehovah fre@@ ely for@@ gave you , so do you also .
‘ Ma@@ y@@ be Jehovah’s Witnesses have something , ’ said one of my friends .
During this time of the end , all baptized followers of Christ stri@@ ve to car@@ ry out Christ’s comm@@ and to preach the Kingdom good news and to make disciples .
* That peri@@ od was to continue until 36 C.E . , when Peter pre@@ ached to the de@@ v@@ out I@@ tal@@ i@@ an Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us and his hous@@ eho@@ ld as well as to other G@@ ent@@ il@@ es .
Se@@ e@@ ing my f@@ ra@@ g@@ ile 6@@ 5 - p@@ ound ( 29 k@@ g ) body se@@ ated in a whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir , no one would think that I am strong .
Consider the following s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o :
Because of his promises to Abraham , He loy@@ ally stu@@ ck with the Israelites until His pur@@ pos@@ es in con@@ ne@@ ction with them were ful@@ filled .
U@@ ri@@ bia
On@@ ce , I told a Christian sister that our fin@@ an@@ cial con@@ dition did not allow us to atten@@ d the dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion .
How have some parents helped their children to become better listen@@ ers , and what me@@ tho@@ ds have you found help@@ ful ?
Ser@@ vice rend@@ ered from a jo@@ y@@ ful , willing heart gl@@ ori@@ fi@@ es God .
What is more , in the earthly Par@@ adise to come , he will un@@ do all the har@@ m ca@@ used by Satan and his wicked world .
Yes , we will be happy pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers .
As Jehovah exam@@ ines us , does he conclu@@ de that we are serving him with a complete heart ?
Thus , the apostle Paul could say : “ For all things I have the strength by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of him who imp@@ ar@@ ts power to me . ”
I still have to keep my we@@ ak@@ nesses in c@@ he@@ ck so that they do not get the u@@ pp@@ er hand .
C@@ ould you pre@@ pare me@@ als , accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ate vis@@ iting relati@@ ves , or keep the g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing one compan@@ y ?
And to the nor@@ th , sou@@ th , e@@ ast , and w@@ est , there are many more congregations and th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of pro@@ claim@@ ers of the good news of God’s Kingdom .
To exerc@@ ise faith in the Son , we must obey Jesus .
18 , 19 . ( a ) What should we be determined to do ?
However , L@@ a Na@@ vi@@ da@@ d , or the N@@ ati@@ v@@ ity , as it is called in these L@@ at@@ in - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can lands , ref@@ ers to the n@@ ati@@ v@@ ity , or bir@@ th , of Christ .
It is not sur@@ pris@@ ing , therefore , that the worl@@ d’s vie@@ wing , listen@@ ing , and reading material is s@@ atur@@ ated with im@@ mor@@ ality and viol@@ ence .
* ​ — James 1 : 2 - 4 .
If we are to avoid self - dec@@ ep@@ tion , there are some help@@ ful su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions we need to keep in mind .
When ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ ing the sons of Israel ga@@ ther@@ ed on the P@@ la@@ ins of Mo@@ a@@ b pri@@ or to en@@ ter@@ ing the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , Moses said : “ A@@ pp@@ ly your hearts to all the words that I am speaking in war@@ ning to you today , that you may comm@@ and your sons to take care to do all the words of this law . ”
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , it is possible for us to fin@@ ish the r@@ ace succ@@ ess@@ fully .
In s@@ pite of the vi@@ ci@@ ous att@@ ack la@@ un@@ ched against the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant by their enem@@ ies during World W@@ ar I , those of this faithful group were not kil@@ led off .
With Jehovah’s help he st@@ op@@ ped s@@ mo@@ king , something he had not been able to do before .
It can result in our ne@@ g@@ le@@ cting more important things , including our relationship with God .
It can ref@@ er to the har@@ m@@ ful prac@@ tice of s@@ mo@@ king or the tel@@ ling of ob@@ sc@@ ene jo@@ k@@ es .
Mu@@ ch of his teaching refle@@ cted the real@@ ities of every@@ day life , with which he was well ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted .
Many out@@ standing experi@@ ences were enjo@@ yed .
Luke repor@@ ts that at the time of Jesus ’ bir@@ th , shepher@@ ds were “ living out of do@@ ors and keep@@ ing w@@ atch@@ es in the night over their flo@@ c@@ ks . ”
As for those who have re@@ ti@@ red from se@@ cul@@ ar emp@@ loy@@ ment , what better way to use their time than in the pioneer ministry , pu@@ t@@ ting Jehovah’s service first ?
For there is the true for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess with you , in order that you may be fe@@ ared . ” ​ — Psalm 10@@ 3 : 13 ; 1@@ 30 : 3 , 4 .
Jesus is not the only one to receive such a gift .
And he will always ex@@ ist in the future .
V@@ er@@ y likely , it me@@ ant fel@@ ling th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of tre@@ es , ha@@ ul@@ ing them to the con@@ stru@@ ction s@@ ite , and cu@@ t@@ ting them into pl@@ an@@ ks or be@@ am@@ s .
On the very next day , the family he@@ a@@ ds ga@@ ther@@ ed together to see how the nation could con@@ form more clo@@ sel@@ y to God’s Law .
This is an arrang@@ ement that makes re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation with God possible by means of the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od and sacrifice of Jesus Christ .
By way of contr@@ ast , however , Jehovah God is descri@@ bed as “ the exam@@ in@@ er of hearts . ”
We will also benefit from other poin@@ ts Jesus made about doing good to others .
Christian women do not let their d@@ om@@ es@@ tic responsi@@ bil@@ ities inter@@ f@@ ere with opportun@@ ities to learn about God ( 15 ) or to talk to others about their faith .
The war@@ m@@ th and love of the brothers and sisters re@@ pl@@ en@@ ish@@ es my joy , and the teaching and direction given by Jehovah and Jesus give meaning to my life . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , if a fellow beli@@ ever has been we@@ ak@@ ened by personal problems , our pri@@ or@@ ity should be to provide spiritual ass@@ ist@@ ance . ​ — Read 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 14 .
The conven@@ tion at Mar@@ ne@@ ul@@ i was ti@@ ed in with fi@@ ve other lo@@ c@@ ations by mo@@ bi@@ le ph@@ ones
It reve@@ als that Jehovah cre@@ ated us with free will ; that is , the cap@@ ac@@ ity and fre@@ e@@ dom to make our own in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cho@@ ic@@ es .
What did this mean for Timothy ?
They can point out that members of the congregation would be deli@@ gh@@ ted to see him come back to congregation meetings .
The Bible tra@@ ins our men@@ tal fac@@ ul@@ ties and imp@@ ro@@ ves our power of reason .
In the future , some of these form@@ er wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers may not remember all the Scriptural counsel that the elders gave them , but they will certainly remember that the elders res@@ pe@@ cted their di@@ gn@@ ity and tre@@ ated them with love .
The apostle Paul expla@@ ins : “ God is the one who for the s@@ ake of his good ple@@ asure en@@ er@@ gi@@ z@@ es you , giving you both the desire and the power to act . ”
* Our Mo@@ ve to a F@@ o@@ re@@ ign As@@ sign@@ ment
The following year , on May 5 , 19@@ 20 , the char@@ ges against them were d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed .
Bro@@ ad@@ ly , a bir@@ d’s “ p@@ in@@ i@@ ons ” are its w@@ ings .
It could be that an individu@@ al is ac@@ ting in a way that is not appro@@ pri@@ ate .
A few , however , became believers .
In time , though , he made prog@@ ress .
Hence , do all you can to make sure that your marriage rema@@ ins a th@@ re@@ e@@ fo@@ ld c@@ ord .
Tru@@ e , these shepher@@ ds are fal@@ li@@ ble humans , as was Peter .
A@@ n important way to do so is by contro@@ l@@ ling what we look at .
“ F@@ le@@ e O@@ u@@ t of the M@@ id@@ st of Babyl@@ on ”
It is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy that these and other s@@ crip@@ tures that direc@@ tly men@@ tion death in con@@ ne@@ ction with baptized ones ref@@ er to living individuals who had been baptized and not to those who had died .
“ It Ke@@ ep@@ s C@@ r@@ ying L@@ ou@@ dly ”
C@@ u@@ ri@@ ous , I asked my mo@@ m : “ How can Jesus be both the Son and the Father at the same time ? ”
This spirit is en@@ er@@ gy from God pro@@ je@@ cted and exer@@ ted on people or things to accom@@ pl@@ ish his will .
The sur@@ ge@@ on@@ ’s friend might have a comple@@ t@@ ely different prof@@ es@@ sion .
What less@@ on is taught by Jehovah’s pro@@ vision of man@@ na ?
The woman pro@@ duc@@ ing the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing is no@@ ne other than “ the Jerusalem a@@ bo@@ ve ” ​ — the heavenly part of God’s organization , made up of loyal spirit cre@@ atu@@ res .
As many brothers in K@@ o@@ re@@ a and el@@ se@@ where know , when Christians are face - to - face with se@@ v@@ ere tri@@ als , it is help@@ ful to have c@@ learly in mind the reason why such tri@@ als come upon them .
For instance , Ju@@ d@@ ges 5 : 20 , 21 repor@@ ts : “ From heaven the st@@ ars f@@ ought ; from their or@@ bi@@ ts they f@@ ought against S@@ is@@ er@@ a .
Is that not reason to love our G@@ r@@ and Creator and loving Pro@@ vi@@ der ? ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
The des@@ ol@@ ation of false religion will mar@@ k the beg@@ in@@ ning of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
It was the inspired message of God’s Word , the Bible .
I wor@@ ked in the con@@ v@@ ent ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
Mar@@ c , mentioned in the in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction , he@@ e@@ ded the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ vice not to use the world to the full .
How the P@@ ri@@ z@@ es Are W@@ on
Even before H@@ us , John W@@ y@@ c@@ li@@ f@@ fe of Eng@@ land had pointed out that some tra@@ di@@ tions held by the ch@@ urch were not Scriptural .
Con@@ fr@@ on@@ ting In@@ justice
By ad@@ ju@@ sting their sc@@ he@@ du@@ le , many Witnesses now pur@@ sue the sear@@ ch later in the day , perhaps following Christian meetings .
Ex@@ pla@@ in . ( b ) What br@@ ings true happiness ?
It is part of “ the joy that was set before him ” and that streng@@ th@@ ened him to end@@ ure thr@@ ough@@ out his course on earth . ​ — Hebrews 12 : 2 .
The mirac@@ ul@@ ous works of Jesus and the apostles could serve what ad@@ di@@ tional purpose ?
S@@ hor@@ tly af@@ ter@@ ward , I was made his ass@@ ist@@ ant and put in char@@ ge of h@@ and@@ ling pa@@ per@@ work , post@@ ing the gu@@ ar@@ ds , and loo@@ king after the money for our un@@ it .
Since Jehovah requi@@ res exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion , I had to leave the other go@@ ds be@@ h@@ ind .
Jehovah cho@@ se to allow events to take their course in order to en@@ able all to see whether the acc@@ us@@ ations le@@ vel@@ ed against him were true or false .
W@@ he@@ ther the rule is stated in the positi@@ ve , the ne@@ g@@ ative , or any other form , what is sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant is that people in different times and plac@@ es and with di@@ verse ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds have put much sto@@ ck in the ide@@ a of the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule .
Such individuals would be bless@@ ed with everlasting life on earth .
A@@ no@@ ther less@@ on parents can learn from De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 5 - 7 is this : You have the responsi@@ bility to tra@@ in your children .
4@@ 1 : 16 , 33 , 34 .
F@@ i@@ f@@ ty - three of them were sent to con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps ( main@@ ly A@@ us@@ ch@@ wit@@ z ) or to for@@ ced la@@ b@@ or cam@@ ps at min@@ es and qu@@ arri@@ es in P@@ ol@@ and , Ger@@ many , and Bo@@ h@@ em@@ ia .
Un@@ contro@@ l@@ led anger often lea@@ ds to ac@@ ts of viol@@ ence .
When it came to understanding human n@@ ature , Jesus was an ex@@ per@@ t .
What will we not do if we pray for Jehovah’s name to be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied ?
A T@@ re@@ asure T@@ ro@@ ve of Pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us M@@ an@@ us@@ crip@@ ts
H@@ ad not Timothy already made his advan@@ c@@ ement man@@ i@@ f@@ est to an ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary de@@ gre@@ e ?
( b ) How important is it to make peace with an off@@ ended brother ?
The righteous themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will re@@ side forever upon it . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 3 , 4 , 10 , 11 , 29 .
O@@ r preaching to str@@ ang@@ ers may go against our n@@ atur@@ al inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation .
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : The next time you talk to your te@@ en about an is@@ sue , help him to reason on how his cho@@ ic@@ es refle@@ ct on him .
The transl@@ ation of the in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion is : “ In the year 1@@ 7@@ 15 .
Yes , may we all keep on imit@@ ating Jesus by reve@@ al@@ ing the Father to others .
Do you remember f@@ all@@ ing down when you were a young child ?
Consider , though , the example of faithful Israelites who kept their hope ali@@ ve during the 70 - year ex@@ ile in Babyl@@ on .
She rec@@ alls : “ When I was invit@@ ed to the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o to do transl@@ ation work , I had two emo@@ tions ​ — joy and fear . ”
( Read Acts 2 : 4@@ 1 ; 4 : 4 ; 5 : 28 ; 6 : 7 ; 12 : 24 ; 19 : 20 . )
With Israel@@ ’s ar@@ my effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely s@@ ma@@ shed , the Phil@@ ist@@ ines felt free to op@@ pres@@ s God’s people with imp@@ un@@ ity .
Lo@@ ve , kindness , self - control , and long - suffering strengthen the un@@ ity of imper@@ fect hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves .
In many soci@@ e@@ ties , married cou@@ ples face im@@ men@@ se so@@ cial pres@@ sure to be@@ ar children .
F@@ it@@ t@@ ingly , Joseph wanted to deter@@ mine the gen@@ u@@ in@@ en@@ ess of their rep@@ ent@@ ance .
To do so , he ex@@ p@@ lo@@ its the most direc@@ t r@@ ou@@ te into our hearts and min@@ ds ​ — through our sen@@ ses , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly our eyes and ear@@ s .
Many older ones in God’s organization vi@@ vi@@ dly remember past challeng@@ es that called upon them to mu@@ ster up courage .
Pe@@ ace that is a m@@ ere fac@@ a@@ de , a ‘ pa@@ in@@ ting over ’ of ho@@ st@@ ility , is not a du@@ ra@@ ble peace . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 13 : 10 .
4@@ 3 : 10 ; 2 C@@ or .
By doing this , you stay loyal to Jehovah .
P@@ Y@@ R@@ EN@@ E@@ E@@ S
“ D@@ on@@ ’t You W@@ ant to Be S@@ et@@ t@@ led ? ”
It comes as no sur@@ pris@@ e , therefore , that moral standards are being a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned .
What in@@ ven@@ tions have we used in preaching the good news ?
While it may be challeng@@ ing to do so , we can succ@@ e@@ ed .
L@@ ater , when David was king in Jerusalem , he expres@@ sed a strong desire to buil@@ d a per@@ man@@ ent house to Jehovah’s glory .
Why is this especially the time to demonstr@@ ate our faith in God’s prophe@@ tic word ?
H@@ ar@@ old is living pro@@ of that “ the word of God is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power and is sh@@ ar@@ per than any two - e@@ d@@ ged s@@ word and pi@@ er@@ ces even to the di@@ vi@@ ding of soul and spirit , and of jo@@ in@@ ts and their mar@@ ro@@ w , and is able to dis@@ cer@@ n thoughts and in@@ ten@@ tions of the heart . ”
Such ones should ask themselves , ‘ Do I want to fur@@ ther my own inter@@ ests , or do I want hum@@ bly to care for Jehovah’s sheep ? ’
How is Jehovah’s concer@@ n for disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ged ones evid@@ ent in the Law he gave to Israel ?
Our discus@@ sion will exam@@ ine three questions : ( 1 ) How can you star@@ t a Bible study ?
of Ju@@ ne 22 , 20@@ 00 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
As told by B@@ er@@ n@@ hard M@@ er@@ ten
One of the spirit “ sons of God ” saw the pos@@ si@@ bility of inter@@ fer@@ ing with God’s will for man , his pl@@ an being to gain benef@@ its for himself .
8 Our Re@@ ad@@ ers As@@ k
What are “ these words ” that children need to be taught ?
“ N@@ ever in hist@@ ory has mankind bo@@ ast@@ ed su@@ peri@@ or means of commun@@ ic@@ ation , high spe@@ ed prin@@ ting pres@@ ses , pro@@ fu@@ sel@@ y illustr@@ ated ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , the ra@@ di@@ o , mo@@ vi@@ es , tel@@ ev@@ ision . . . .
That inclu@@ des keep@@ ing “ the bre@@ ast@@ pl@@ ate of righteousness ” fir@@ m@@ ly in place to prote@@ ct our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart .
Israel was e@@ ag@@ er for deli@@ ver@@ ance .
As a result , our hearts can eas@@ ily mis@@ lead us into feel@@ ing pr@@ ou@@ d for the wrong reas@@ ons .
Hence , E@@ z@@ r@@ a om@@ it@@ ted his name .
Then , at the time of his baptism , he went through a uni@@ que experience .
I@@ MI@@ T@@ AT@@ E TH@@ E@@ I@@ R F@@ A@@ I@@ T@@ H | A@@ B@@ E@@ L
S@@ O@@ M@@ E who believe the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re point to Jesus ’ words recorded at Mark 9 : 4@@ 8 ( or ver@@ ses 4@@ 4 , 4@@ 6 ) .
In a sense , Jesus takes the place of our origin@@ al human father , Adam .
He thus lost the support of most sub@@ je@@ cts of his kingdom .
“ Not only do they feel more secu@@ re , ” says Paul , “ but they are being shi@@ el@@ ded to a large ex@@ t@@ ent from bad influ@@ ences during their early years . ”
Then , too , consider the many in@@ no@@ c@@ ents who are kil@@ led by ab@@ or@@ tions .
It is a rec@@ ord of ast@@ on@@ ish@@ ing and ra@@ pi@@ d gro@@ w@@ th .
But Paul ign@@ ited a contro@@ vers@@ y when he spoke of being jud@@ ged over the is@@ sue of the resurrection .
These artic@@ les high@@ light an effe@@ ctive me@@ th@@ od of Bible study and show how we can allow godly wisdom to influ@@ ence our ministry and our personal life .
To be discipl@@ ined and taught by him has brought me great happiness ​ — many re@@ war@@ ding years in the full - time ministry and a fine Christian mate , who lo@@ ves me and lo@@ ves Jehovah who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly . ”
Lo@@ o@@ king back at our n@@ om@@ adi@@ c life , we feel deep@@ ly satis@@ fied to know that it was used in the best way possible ​ — to help others to learn about Jehovah !
Why was the psalmist so sure that Jehovah could help him ?
A Witness who had pre@@ vi@@ ously vis@@ ited had invit@@ ed the husband to o@@ pen his Bible and read 1 Timothy 5 : 8 .
You can understand why that is the case with many .
“ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , ” the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion , is a dis@@ gu@@ sting se@@ g@@ ment of Satan’s wicked world .
Does that mean that we must learn to emp@@ lo@@ y s@@ op@@ h@@ is@@ tic@@ ated lo@@ gi@@ c in order to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce others about the truth of God’s Word ?
Such love is an in@@ des@@ tru@@ c@@ ti@@ ble b@@ ond that not even death can con@@ qu@@ er .
All too often , Mu@@ m would hold him ti@@ gh@@ tly and r@@ us@@ h him to the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al , con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that he was dead .
Many are the blessings of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al se@@ as@@ on .
1 , 2 . ( a ) How does the book of Acts show that S@@ te@@ ph@@ en was “ a man full of faith and holy spirit ” ?
Just as first - century Christians benef@@ ited from Paul’s words , re@@ vie@@ wing what he wrote can help us not to for@@ get Jehovah’s word .
This faithful ma@@ id@@ en@@ ’s life was not wa@@ sted .
But the Bible war@@ ns us : “ Do not say , ‘ Why were the old days better than these days ? ’
In the same way , if you know what your go@@ als are , making good decisions be@@ comes e@@ asi@@ er .
Ye@@ ars later , before she div@@ or@@ ced him , his wife succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in having him com@@ mit@@ ted bri@@ ef@@ ly to a men@@ tal in@@ s@@ titu@@ tion because of his religious beli@@ ef@@ s !
The name of Jehovah also was a fe@@ ature of The Bible in Li@@ ving Eng@@ l@@ ish , by S@@ te@@ ph@@ en T . B@@ y@@ ing@@ t@@ on , publi@@ shed by the So@@ ci@@ ety in 19@@ 7@@ 2 .
What did some re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous angels do before the F@@ lood of No@@ ah’s day ?
Rather , he is poin@@ ting to Satan’s ability or po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al to cause death .
These inclu@@ de the promised “ new heavens and a new earth . ”
Why is par@@ ent@@ al example so important ?
So@@ on he and M@@ other became Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents .
By that time in his life as a bo@@ y , Jesus already had war@@ m feelings about the word “ father ” ​ — feelings shap@@ ed lar@@ g@@ ely by his ex@@ po@@ sure to Joseph .
; P@@ ow@@ ell , T .
But I was more than willing to talk about the Bible .
David car@@ ri@@ ed his shepher@@ d’s st@@ af@@ f , a ba@@ g over his sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der , and a s@@ ling .
F@@ in@@ ding the Mo@@ st B@@ ene@@ fi@@ cial C@@ oun@@ sel
W@@ he@@ ther id@@ enti@@ fied by that ter@@ m or not , me - ism is a man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness , often accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by min@@ d@@ less materi@@ al@@ ism .
How can we use our “ valu@@ able things ” to show Jehovah that we love him ?
Because of his sin , David lost his joy and may have become ill .
The re@@ form@@ s s@@ we@@ ep@@ ing through E@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe re@@ ached Al@@ ban@@ ia in the early 199@@ 0 ’ s .
The conclu@@ sion was ob@@ vi@@ ous to Al@@ me@@ i@@ da : The ke@@ y to un@@ mas@@ king religious er@@ ro@@ r was to make the Bible under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble to all .
“ Since death came through a man , resurrection of the dead also comes through a man [ Jesus ] . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 21 .
Jesus believ@@ ed that God is an ac@@ tu@@ al Per@@ son living in a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c lo@@ c@@ ation .
Now S@@ ar@@ ah is ra@@ ising two children of her own .
What , though , if we are direc@@ ted to do things in a way that is different from what we are used to ?
However , a few hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted men and women jo@@ y@@ fully em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed the truth that Jesus taught .
This c@@ alls for strength bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l .
For more de@@ ta@@ iled information , see the public@@ ation The Se@@ cre@@ t of F@@ am@@ ily H@@ app@@ iness , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Why are faith and courage requi@@ red in order to take a stand for Jehovah ?
11 : 3@@ a .
Con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted by God’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , they h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to att@@ ach a person@@ ality to this Ca@@ use .
Mo@@ re@@ over , she pa@@ id all the bil@@ ls , an expres@@ sion of Christian love I deep@@ ly appreci@@ ated .
Instead , he tri@@ ed to find different ways to make G@@ av@@ in feel more com@@ for@@ table with discus@@ sing the Bible .
A@@ n U@@ r@@ g@@ ent Ne@@ ed
Still , your re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing the Creat@@ or@@ ’s view of the marriage b@@ ond will help you .
Then a bo@@ y sc@@ ol@@ ded the one doing the y@@ el@@ ling . “ S@@ he@@ ’s not a fore@@ ign@@ er , ” he said , “ she can speak our language ! ”
The Bible shows that in a sense Jehovah is a Father to all of us .
For example , since early times , he fore@@ told the arri@@ val of someone called the Messi@@ ah , or Christ .
Me@@ an@@ while , Jehovah’s Witnesses occ@@ up@@ y themselves with preaching the good news of God’s Kingdom , the heavenly govern@@ ment that will rule and trans@@ form pl@@ an@@ et E@@ ar@@ th into a pe@@ ace@@ ful par@@ adise , one that ‘ the righteous themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess and re@@ side forever upon . ’ ​ — Psalm 37 : 29 .
Ther@@ efore , we are not sur@@ pris@@ ed that the world has become ob@@ s@@ ess@@ ed with things that Jehovah de@@ t@@ ests , such as gre@@ ed , se@@ x@@ u@@ al de@@ pra@@ v@@ ity , and viol@@ ence .
However , we need not always wa@@ it for others to bring matters to our attention .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we can be for this pro@@ vision for our read@@ ju@@ st@@ ment !
Paul told fellow Christians : “ Let the su@@ n not set with you in a pro@@ vo@@ ked st@@ ate , ne@@ i@@ ther allow place for the Devil . ”
5@@ 9 : 1 .
A@@ n exam@@ in@@ ation of Psalm 70 can help us to see why we too can turn to Jehovah in times of need and fully trust that he will be our “ Pro@@ vi@@ der of es@@ cap@@ e . ”
The ign@@ om@@ in@@ ies he su@@ ffered moved him to dec@@ l@@ are , as ear@@ li@@ er qu@@ o@@ ted : “ I su@@ ff@@ er for what I take to be his [ God’s ] truth and glory . ”
E@@ very time we rel@@ eas@@ ed a new public@@ ation , the govern@@ ment ra@@ di@@ o st@@ ation ann@@ oun@@ ced it on the news , and some@@ times it was the ma@@ in st@@ ory of the day !
We were assign@@ ed by tw@@ o@@ s to se@@ par@@ ate work de@@ t@@ ach@@ ments , as the author@@ ities wanted to pre@@ v@@ ent us from associ@@ ating with one another .
For all humans who love God and want to give him glory , the prophecy of A@@ mo@@ s con@@ tain@@ s a message of hope .
H@@ ere is where we experience the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of the psalmis@@ t’s words : “ God is for us a refu@@ ge and strength , a help that is re@@ adi@@ ly to be found during dist@@ res@@ ses . ” ​ — Psalm 4@@ 6 : 1 .
It is likely that Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s ability to form a men@@ tal pi@@ c@@ ture of what God had promised en@@ ab@@ led him to per@@ form out@@ standing ac@@ ts of faith .
He s@@ li@@ ps his right fore@@ ar@@ m into a me@@ tal loo@@ p att@@ ached to one end of a sh@@ o@@ v@@ el and s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully s@@ co@@ op@@ s di@@ r@@ t into a whe@@ el@@ ba@@ r@@ ro@@ w .
N@@ ei@@ ther could later de@@ tr@@ ac@@ t@@ ors succ@@ ess@@ fully den@@ y Jesus ’ mirac@@ les .
No strong su@@ peri@@ ors , moral or o@@ ther@@ wise . ”
It will be as though they had re@@ turned from a j@@ our@@ ne@@ y ​ — not ill or imp@@ a@@ i@@ red , but in s@@ ound health .
He listen@@ ed pati@@ ently and com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ately .
The following expres@@ sions about the vi@@ de@@ o come from M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then your spiritu@@ ality .
E@@ hu@@ d wi@@ el@@ ded his s@@ word pro@@ fi@@ ci@@ ently and with courage .
To over@@ come a tend@@ enc@@ y to com@@ pla@@ in , we need to keep these blessings up@@ per@@ most in our mind .
It is the same day spo@@ ken of at Isaiah 13 : 9 , which dec@@ la@@ res : “ Lo@@ ok ! The day of Jehovah it@@ self is coming , c@@ ru@@ el both with fu@@ ry and with bur@@ ning anger , in order to make the land an ob@@ ject of ast@@ on@@ ish@@ ment , and that it may an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ate the l@@ an@@ d’s sin@@ n@@ ers out of it . ”
In their Christian life together , the husband will be the Scriptural head .
Jehovah’s m@@ ol@@ ding can pro@@ du@@ ce what kind of trans@@ form@@ ation ?
“ Si@@ ght is the most se@@ duc@@ tive sense of all , ” states a le@@ ading E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an mar@@ ke@@ ting ex@@ per@@ t .
A husband may provide materi@@ ally for his family .
To those re@@ pat@@ ri@@ ated ex@@ il@@ es in Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s time , Jehovah was continu@@ ing to show un@@ deser@@ ved kindness . ​ — Ne@@ h .
* S@@ isters take tur@@ ns sta@@ ying with S@@ an@@ ni@@ e so that Jo@@ ha@@ n can go to meetings and in the ministry .
Des@@ cri@@ b@@ ing Jesus ’ activ@@ ity only h@@ our@@ s before his ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion , one of his apostles wrote : “ Jesus , having loved his own [ that is , members of his fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative body ] . . . , loved them to the end . ”
A person who does that is gre@@ e@@ dy .
G@@ ran@@ ted , the Bible was not written as a self - help man@@ u@@ al .
A good transl@@ at@@ or should know what an au@@ th@@ or wants , and that should af@@ fect his transl@@ ation decisions .
O@@ thers were succ@@ ess@@ ful bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ men .
On one occasi@@ on , I left my wife and children in a sa@@ fe place and travel@@ ed by my@@ self for si@@ x we@@ ek@@ s , vis@@ iting different v@@ il@@ la@@ ges and par@@ ts of the ju@@ ng@@ le loo@@ king for the brothers .
For his part , Jesus im@@ medi@@ ately re@@ je@@ cted each temp@@ tation by the use of a rel@@ ev@@ ant qu@@ o@@ tation from God’s Word .
Let him that can make ro@@ om for it make ro@@ om for it . ” ​ — Matthew 19 : 12 .
En@@ du@@ r@@ ance en@@ ab@@ les me to keep faithful and not lo@@ se my spiritual bal@@ ance .
The Bible ref@@ ers to this need fre@@ qu@@ ently .
But I soon read@@ ju@@ sted my thinking and will@@ ingly made the move with L@@ loy@@ d in Mar@@ ch 19@@ 7@@ 5 .
For instance , on one occasi@@ on over a year after Jesus ’ baptism , crow@@ ds ga@@ ther@@ ed in a house to hear him .
Why don@@ ’t you go too ? ’
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , there might be times that you may need to receive support from the congregation .
Can a God of Lo@@ ve F@@ i@@ ght ?
Ther@@ efore , not let@@ ting the left hand know what the right is doing means that we do not ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ise our char@@ it@@ able de@@ e@@ ds , even to those as close to us as our left hand is to our right hand .
M@@ O@@ S@@ E@@ S had all those experi@@ ences and more .
Jehovah’s promise has proved true : “ An@@ y we@@ ap@@ on wh@@ atever that will be form@@ ed against you will have no succ@@ ess . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing this are se@@ ctions on Jesus ’ activities as a teach@@ er and as a pre@@ ach@@ er of the good news and on some of the ways that his great love was man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted .
23 : 34 ; 24 : 9 .
At le@@ ast two important principles stand out .
It would appe@@ ar that this can@@ c@@ el@@ ed out any imper@@ fe@@ ction ex@@ is@@ ting in Mar@@ y’s o@@ vu@@ m and from the very star@@ t prote@@ cted the develop@@ ing em@@ br@@ yo from anything h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful .
They or@@ der@@ ed me to li@@ e on the flo@@ or fac@@ e@@ down , put so@@ c@@ ks in my m@@ ou@@ th , b@@ ound my hands and fe@@ et , and wh@@ i@@ pp@@ ed me t@@ ill I was ble@@ e@@ ding .
Tru@@ e , going against po@@ pul@@ ar tr@@ ends by tur@@ ning your back on sel@@ f@@ ish pur@@ su@@ its takes courage , but it is well wor@@ th the effort !
Because of their mar@@ vel@@ ous hope , Jehovah’s servants are truly jo@@ y@@ ful
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s the acc@@ ur@@ ate hist@@ ory of the Devil from his very beg@@ in@@ ning and provi@@ des tru@@ th@@ ful ans@@ wers to these questions .
In a similar way , new@@ ly inter@@ ested ones as well as those who have been true Christians for a long time look to Jehovah for support .
Th@@ ough he was a man of strong con@@ vi@@ ction , he was also g@@ ent@@ le and car@@ ing , “ as when a n@@ ur@@ sing mother ch@@ eri@@ sh@@ es her own children . ”
Ch@@ il@@ dren are thus lik@@ ened to ar@@ ro@@ ws that should be acc@@ ur@@ ately a@@ im@@ ed at the t@@ ar@@ get .
Al@@ ways Do Go@@ od to O@@ thers
Of course , the la@@ bor@@ er@@ ’s ma@@ ster is disa@@ p@@ pointed by the work@@ er@@ ’s l@@ ack of per@@ sever@@ ance .
At death , he has filled that bl@@ an@@ k she@@ et with the decisions , actions , and experi@@ ences of a li@@ fe@@ time that shap@@ ed his individu@@ ality and person@@ ality .
In time , the rest of us in the family did as well .
O@@ r have you promised someone you me@@ t in the house - to - house ministry that you would call again to give that person fur@@ ther spiritual help ?
Do you have p@@ lu@@ s@@ h fur@@ ni@@ ture , a st@@ ate - of - the - ar@@ t com@@ pu@@ ter , a new ca@@ r in your gar@@ age ?
It is the counsel Jesus gave when he said : “ All things . . . that you want men to do to you , you also must do to them . ”
S@@ co@@ t@@ t and L@@ y@@ dia , who lost their si@@ x - year - old son , The@@ o , in an ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , rec@@ all : “ We needed family and friends for support .
You will be pleas@@ ed to know , though , that peace was rest@@ ored by those brothers and sisters , who all used the Bible as their gu@@ i@@ de .
So we need to exam@@ ine the qu@@ ality of our faith .
D@@ ad was not then activ@@ ely eng@@ ag@@ ed in the ministry of the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents .
To as@@ sure her that he was not yet lea@@ ving , Jesus instru@@ cted M@@ ary to sto@@ p cl@@ ing@@ ing to him but in@@ stead to go and dec@@ l@@ are to his disciples the news of his resurrection . ​ — John 20 : 17 .
During the l@@ at@@ ter half of the 20@@ th century , up to 2@@ .@@ 2 milli@@ on people were mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed in C@@ am@@ bo@@ dia for pol@@ itical reas@@ ons .
L@@ ater , it was his cu@@ sto@@ m to listen to and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in Scrip@@ ture reading in the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e .
Th@@ an@@ ks to their ti@@ rel@@ ess efforts , the good news p@@ ene@@ tr@@ ated every cor@@ ner of the cont@@ in@@ ent , help@@ ing coun@@ t@@ less individuals to take their stand for God’s Kingdom .
Re@@ gre@@ t@@ ta@@ bly , the f@@ lam@@ es of the In@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ on de@@ v@@ our@@ ed every cop@@ y , and only its fin@@ al page has sur@@ vi@@ ved .
And one j@@ our@@ n@@ al@@ ist wrote : “ To tell the truth and only the truth at all times is a no@@ ble ide@@ al but bor@@ ing . ”
In Ger@@ many , where Be@@ ate lives , most young people share her feelings ; h@@ ence , they att@@ ach little import@@ ance to reading the Bible .
W@@ ar@@ m@@ hear@@ ted p@@ ity moved her to a@@ do@@ pt him , and her ag@@ re@@ e@@ ing to the ide@@ a of a Hebrew we@@ t n@@ ur@@ se reve@@ als that she did not share her fa@@ ther’s pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ces .
Such a person is st@@ able and secu@@ re .
A@@ n O@@ ld O@@ r@@ der Is Sha@@ ken
F@@ ur@@ ther Pro@@ of of F@@ or@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess
Jehovah’s people are like a large nation .
The Bible indic@@ ates that if anyone does not want to provide for his hous@@ eho@@ ld , he is wor@@ se than an un@@ beli@@ ever .
The second group inclu@@ ded in “ this gener@@ ation ” are anointed con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries of the first group .
A sen@@ i@@ or st@@ af@@ f s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ist of a branch of the Rus@@ si@@ an A@@ ca@@ dem@@ y of S@@ ci@@ ences said : “ There is a sur@@ ge in the number of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l - rel@@ ated de@@ a@@ ths . It was par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly high in the year 20@@ 00 .
So in our ra@@ pi@@ dly chang@@ ing times , how can one cultiv@@ ate a bal@@ an@@ ced view of se@@ cul@@ ar work and , at the same time , maintain a sense of se@@ cur@@ ity and jo@@ b satis@@ fac@@ tion ?
At Revelation 21 : 2 , the bri@@ de is com@@ pared to a city , New Jerusalem , and is “ ad@@ or@@ ned for her husband . ”
Their inter@@ ests ?
These artic@@ les are so ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it that they make a person want to become an a@@ vi@@ d read@@ er .
Witnesses who live in these small to@@ w@@ ns may see fellow believers only at an@@ nu@@ al conven@@ tions , and travel@@ ing to these may be ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive , d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous , and ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sting .
Bro@@ ther I@@ r@@ o U@@ ma@@ h has been in full - time service for 4@@ 5 years and now ser@@ ves as a travel@@ ing overse@@ er in N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ a .
Ser@@ v@@ ers di@@ shed out 3@@ 0@@ ,000 me@@ als an h@@ our .
A g@@ la@@ zed - bri@@ ck fri@@ e@@ ze from ancient Babyl@@ on
I ha@@ ven@@ ’t had any of your Bible liter@@ ature for a long time .
Ser@@ ving Jehovah ​ — H@@ on@@ or and P@@ ri@@ v@@ ile@@ ge ( Z . S@@ ti@@ g@@ ers ) , 8 / 1
In the same prayer , Jesus said : “ They [ his disciples ] have ob@@ served your word . ”
His life had a real purpose , and he enjo@@ yed wonder@@ fully rich blessings of service .
B@@ E@@ F@@ O@@ R@@ E the t@@ ele@@ gra@@ ph was in@@ ven@@ ted , long - dist@@ ance commun@@ ic@@ ation was often s@@ low and a@@ w@@ k@@ ward , dep@@ en@@ ding on the means of tra@@ v@@ el and the ter@@ ra@@ in .
As mentioned in Psalm 4@@ 5 , who are “ the vi@@ r@@ g@@ in compan@@ i@@ ons ” of the bri@@ de ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , we who wa@@ it for Jehovah find happiness in help@@ ing others draw close to God .
Some think of such trust mer@@ ely as a feel@@ ing , a kind of bl@@ is@@ s@@ ful emo@@ tion that should well up n@@ atur@@ ally in the heart .
How dist@@ res@@ sing it must have been when they began to cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze him .
It was pro@@ ba@@ bly King David who beg@@ ged Jehovah : “ Do not c@@ ast me off in my old age ; do not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on me when my strength fa@@ il@@ s . ” ​ — Psalm 7@@ 1 : 9 , 18 .
In our time , people think and act like the Cana@@ an@@ ites .
Jehovah s@@ wi@@ f@@ tly dis@@ pat@@ ched Eli@@ j@@ ah to con@@ fr@@ on@@ t A@@ ha@@ b .
He was even willing ‘ to imp@@ ar@@ t his own soul ’ !
T@@ ell the ones at home not to g@@ ri@@ eve , for I die for the truth and not as a cri@@ min@@ al . ”
“ The Bible has helped me to find a purpose in life and hope for the future , ” she said , ad@@ ding : “ I no longer feel emp@@ ty in@@ side . ”
Paul pu@@ ts it this way : “ You were once dar@@ k@@ ness , but you are now light in con@@ ne@@ ction with the Lord .
Bro@@ ther H@@ er@@ d refer@@ red to Psalm 9@@ 2 : 12 - 14 and asked , “ How does Jehovah en@@ able us to f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h ? ”
Wh@@ ere in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar should the law of loving - kindness rule , and how can it do so ?
The cl@@ er@@ gy sent children to h@@ am@@ m@@ er on t@@ in c@@ ans and sh@@ out and s@@ cre@@ am in an effort to dis@@ ru@@ pt our meetings , so we some@@ times me@@ t in the p@@ ine fore@@ st .
He@@ e@@ ding the counsel to ac@@ qui@@ re the ability to think and reason like a full - gro@@ wn person will help young people to avoid making serious mis@@ takes .
L@@ it@@ tle did I real@@ ize that this was the beg@@ in@@ ning of what would ev@@ en@@ tually lead me to em@@ br@@ ace Bible truth , which would answer my questions about life and death .
He even said : “ He that listen@@ s to you listen@@ s to me too . ”
( b ) What can be done if a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar sub@@ ject requi@@ res fur@@ ther consider@@ ation ?
A@@ de , * a man living in N@@ i@@ g@@ er , was stud@@ ying the Bible with a full - time pre@@ ach@@ er of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Ther@@ e@@ upon God bless@@ ed him with both wisdom and ri@@ ches .
O@@ l@@ der ones should never under@@ es@@ tim@@ ate the powerful for@@ ce for good that they can be to their family .
And her let@@ ters to us were always so encourag@@ ing , filled with positi@@ ve thoughts .
In ad@@ dition to d@@ ying in our be@@ half , Jesus set the perfect example for us .
He is ready to a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze and make am@@ ends when he himself is in the wrong .
Pe@@ ople rel@@ a@@ x@@ ed and listen@@ ed to me .
Mo@@ st who will be resur@@ rec@@ ted , though , will be brought back to life on earth , with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living forever here . ​ — 3 / 1 , page 6 .
Be determined never to encoura@@ ge ​ — or even t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate — ​ se@@ duc@@ tive over@@ tures from another . ​ — Job 31 : 1 .
The L@@ ong - An@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated H@@ ar@@ v@@ est@@ time
May Jehovah bl@@ ess you and strengthen you so that you will be faithful until the end . . . .
He car@@ ed deep@@ ly about my spiritual reco@@ very and never a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned me .
In this we again find a str@@ ik@@ ing par@@ al@@ le@@ l to true Christi@@ an@@ ity in our time .
The ta@@ st@@ e of vi@@ ct@@ ory made him like someone in@@ to@@ x@@ ic@@ ated with w@@ ine .
3 They O@@ ffered Th@@ em@@ selves W@@ ill@@ ingly ​ — In W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a
And we are as@@ sur@@ ed that what God pur@@ pos@@ es , he will car@@ ry out .
To “ inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate ” means to teach and imp@@ ress by means of re@@ pet@@ iti@@ on .
His ear@@ n@@ est study of the Scriptures led him to the conclu@@ sion that “ study of divine truth al@@ one promises . . . the high@@ est happiness . ”
It re@@ a@@ ds : “ H@@ un@@ ting , ba@@ thing , pla@@ ying , la@@ ugh@@ ing ​ — th@@ at@@ ’s living ! ”
The Scriptures speak of the spirit as a help@@ er , a gift , a witness be@@ are@@ r , and one that ple@@ a@@ ds for us .
O@@ r they may be f@@ oun@@ ded on relation@@ shi@@ ps resul@@ ting from pri@@ or ac@@ ts of kindness .
E@@ ven@@ tually , A@@ nt@@ ô@@ ni@@ o d@@ ri@@ f@@ ted away and re@@ ver@@ ted to his old ha@@ bi@@ ts .
This is one of the two questions ans@@ wer@@ ed by bap@@ t@@ is@@ ma@@ l can@@ di@@ d@@ ates at the conclu@@ sion of a baptism talk .
A regul@@ ar pioneer sh@@ a@@ res the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message in the Q@@ u@@ i@@ ch@@ ua ( I@@ mba@@ bur@@ a ) language with a v@@ end@@ or at a c@@ ra@@ f@@ ts mar@@ ke@@ t in the city of O@@ ta@@ v@@ al@@ o in nor@@ ther@@ n E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or .
He exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed to God : “ How I do love your law ! ”
Ku@@ o@@ k@@ kan@@ en ) , 4 / 1 F@@ am@@ ily Un@@ ited at L@@ ast !
Many of our brothers serve in ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es where end@@ ur@@ ance is a special chall@@ enge .
The comman@@ d@@ ment was new in that it went bey@@ ond loving “ your fellow as yourself . ”
A sister wrote : “ P@@ le@@ ase accept my gift of cro@@ c@@ he@@ ted h@@ ats that I made with my own two little hands .
He was to tell the of@@ fi@@ cial about the pe@@ ace@@ ful work of Jehovah’s Witnesses in his country .
F@@ o@@ re@@ most in this fru@@ it@@ age is love .
Your di@@ lig@@ ence ​ — par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly in Bible reading , pre@@ par@@ ation for meetings , and family study — ​ will s@@ end a clear message about the value of such activities .
All of us , though , should exam@@ ine ourselves clo@@ sel@@ y .
Di@@ d he ever feel that his preaching was us@@ eless ?
It was not long before the number atten@@ ding the meetings began to gro@@ w .
If you are a Christian husband , remember that your wife is also your Christian sister .
Can our stud@@ ents re@@ adi@@ ly see that we love all in the congregation and work hard at pre@@ serving peace with one another ? ​ — 1 Peter 4 : 8 .
The disci@@ ple James wrote : “ Consider it all joy , my brothers , when you me@@ et with vari@@ ous tri@@ als , know@@ ing as you do that this t@@ ested qu@@ ality of your faith works out end@@ ur@@ ance . ”
The bro@@ ch@@ ure , a@@ vail@@ able in Eng@@ l@@ ish and S@@ pan@@ ish , was written to provide information on a vari@@ ety of ways that gi@@ f@@ ts may be made now or later , such as through a be@@ qu@@ est at death .
Their work is per@@ form@@ ed by vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers and fun@@ ded enti@@ r@@ ely by vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary don@@ ations .
I love you ! ”
It takes faith to recogn@@ ize that Jehovah is the one teaching us through his earthly organization .
His life sp@@ an ​ — perhaps about a century long — ​ was sh@@ ort for humans of that er@@ a , but A@@ be@@ l made his years on this earth coun@@ t .
F@@ ri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps based on un@@ certain ri@@ ches can end su@@ d@@ den@@ ly .
( See char@@ t on pages 17 - 20 . )
That same day , we st@@ op@@ ped at the po@@ st of@@ fice and found a letter from the branch of@@ fice that was ad@@ d@@ ressed to her person@@ ally .
De@@ ep though the ab@@ y@@ ss of his sa@@ dness sur@@ ely was , Peter did not give in to des@@ pa@@ ir .
R@@ el@@ ate an experience to show the value of mil@@ dness in the field ministry .
Just think of the st@@ ep@@ s he has already taken to re@@ place the worl@@ d’s cor@@ ru@@ pt rul@@ ers .
It is true that Jehovah is willing to for@@ give sin@@ n@@ ers who rep@@ ent ; however , he does ex@@ pect us to fi@@ ght against our sin@@ ful desi@@ res .
He was born in the family l@@ ine God had spe@@ ci@@ fied .
The Bible makes it very clear , however , that Jehovah “ does not desire any to be destro@@ yed but desi@@ res all to at@@ tain to rep@@ ent@@ ance . ”
C@@ learly , such experi@@ ences under@@ s@@ cor@@ e Davi@@ d’s words : “ H@@ app@@ y is the one who@@ se re@@ v@@ ol@@ t is par@@ d@@ oned , who@@ se sin is co@@ vered .
So often , people do what they have no in@@ ten@@ tion of doing ​ — all because of pe@@ er pres@@ sure or , as many say , because they f@@ ell into bad compan@@ y , with disa@@ str@@ ous resul@@ ts .
Even so , in order to understand the qu@@ ality of self - control , we need to exam@@ ine Jehovah’s example so that we can better imitate him .
Thus , we might ask : ‘ How can we devel@@ op the ability to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish between right and wrong ?
And they know that this is the best way that they can give to you .
Wh@@ ere is the world he@@ ading ? ’
In ad@@ dition , when me@@ ting out p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment , Jehovah is ne@@ i@@ ther un@@ du@@ ly st@@ er@@ n nor over@@ ly per@@ mis@@ sive .
20 : 12 ; E@@ ph .
Satan was also present , and he le@@ vel@@ ed char@@ ges against Job .
The ke@@ y principles provided by Jehovah have a be@@ aring on our relationship with him and with fellow humans , our worship , and our every@@ day lives .
El@@ isha was inc@@ en@@ sed at this , for str@@ ik@@ ing the earth fi@@ ve or si@@ x times would have indic@@ ated “ str@@ ik@@ ing down S@@ y@@ ri@@ a to the fin@@ ish@@ ing point . ”
He had a real pas@@ sion for mu@@ si@@ c , and for some years he pla@@ yed the c@@ el@@ l@@ o in an or@@ ch@@ es@@ tr@@ a that was fe@@ atu@@ red in Christian ra@@ di@@ o bro@@ ad@@ ca@@ st@@ s .
As many as 30 Witnesses were kil@@ led in that tur@@ bul@@ ent peri@@ od , but not even the th@@ re@@ at of death could bre@@ ak the loy@@ al@@ ty of God’s people .
Jehovah as@@ sures us that “ anyone who se@@ ek@@ s a blessing for himself in the earth will be bless@@ ed by the God of truth . ”
R@@ em@@ ember , when Peter coun@@ sel@@ ed Christians to be ready to make a de@@ f@@ en@@ se , he inclu@@ ded the remin@@ der that we should do so “ together with a mil@@ d temp@@ er and deep respect . ”
▪ How Re@@ al Is Your R@@ el@@ ati@@ on@@ ship With Jehovah ?
God wants his worshipp@@ ers to ga@@ ther as an organiz@@ ed group .
They are to help those who f@@ all into sin to cor@@ rec@@ t their course .
A@@ c@@ tually , the cho@@ ice we make in this reg@@ ard reve@@ als what is in our heart .
When he was not appointed but others were , he became en@@ vi@@ ous of them and har@@ bor@@ ed ill feelings toward the co@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ or of the body of elders .
By means of the Law covenant , he became their “ hus@@ ban@@ dly ow@@ ner , ” will@@ ingly taking on all the responsi@@ bil@@ ities associ@@ ated ther@@ e@@ with .
In our ministry , can we draw attention to the Ca@@ use of this imp@@ res@@ sive order ? ​ — Re@@ v .
Rather , we can imitate the comm@@ on T@@ e@@ ko@@ ites who will@@ ingly ex@@ p@@ ended themselves .
It just made that ass@@ em@@ bly especially mem@@ or@@ able .
S@@ ome@@ times , two decisions may both be cor@@ rec@@ t .
Jesus ur@@ ged his disciples to “ st@@ ore up . . . tre@@ a@@ sures in heaven . ”
By having someone come to your home on a regul@@ ar bas@@ is , you may find it e@@ asi@@ er to re@@ serve time for study .
If the apostle Paul and other faithful Christians of old had to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere , why should things be any different for us ? ​ — Acts 14 : 22 .
Bo@@ th of them prog@@ ressed to baptism .
There “ all the wi@@ do@@ ws pres@@ ented themselves to him we@@ ep@@ ing and ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ ting many in@@ ner gar@@ ments and ou@@ ter gar@@ ments that D@@ or@@ c@@ as used to make while she was with them . ”
To@@ gether , this va@@ st thr@@ ong of Witnesses have been bus@@ y during the 200@@ 5 service year .
Mo@@ st likely you ag@@ ree that giving should be part of Christian worship .
Jesus pointed to examples of such false hum@@ ility .
Thus , fear of man pre@@ ven@@ ted many from be@@ coming Christians . ​ — Acts 5 : 13 .
S@@ ons of the P@@ ol@@ ish B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n , as well as Ca@@ tho@@ lic and Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant bo@@ ys , attend@@ ed cl@@ as@@ ses there .
I deci@@ ded to pioneer , but I also began to pray da@@ ily that Jehovah would make me like field service . ”
A@@ n ang@@ el appe@@ ared to Jesus and streng@@ th@@ ened him on the night he was ar@@ rest@@ ed .
How does one do so ?
These are ( 1 ) our message of hope , ( 2 ) the succ@@ ess of our sear@@ ch , and ( 3 ) our peace - making attitude as har@@ v@@ est work@@ ers .
Jesus en@@ tru@@ sted Peter with we@@ igh@@ ty responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
How can we keep our emo@@ tions from get@@ ting the better of us ?
To re@@ ach them , he used language that such people could understand .
My wife is very supp@@ or@@ tive .
For example , do not the attitude and the be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or of people in gener@@ al give evidence that we are living in “ the last days ” ?
Paul wrote : “ As long as we have time fav@@ or@@ able for it , let us work what is good toward all , but especially toward those rel@@ ated to us in the faith . ”
Does this mean that if we are the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of a cri@@ me or are th@@ reat@@ ened in some other way , we should just me@@ ek@@ ly accept it ?
Ger@@ ri@@ t L@@ ö@@ s@@ ch of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy wel@@ com@@ ed the happy thr@@ ong . He told the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates from some 8@@ 5 coun@@ tri@@ es that they enjoy uni@@ que inter@@ n@@ ational un@@ ity .
In ei@@ ther case , whether our understanding of matters is acc@@ ur@@ ate or mis@@ taken , pray@@ er@@ ful reli@@ ance on Jehovah , com@@ bin@@ ed with loy@@ al@@ ty , will pre@@ v@@ ent us from ever be@@ coming “ en@@ ra@@ ged against Jehovah . ” ​ — Read Proverbs 19 : 3 .
The work@@ er ​ — u@@ su@@ ally a woman — ​ k@@ n@@ el@@ t be@@ h@@ ind the de@@ vice and gr@@ as@@ ped the u@@ pp@@ er st@@ one with both hands .
This will help our children to put what they learn into prop@@ er per@@ spe@@ ctive , not dra@@ wing wrong conclu@@ sions .
Who put wisdom in the cl@@ ou@@ d la@@ y@@ ers ? . . .
But in time , the rul@@ ers ag@@ re@@ ed to pol@@ itical com@@ promises , allow@@ ing the H@@ as@@ mon@@ a@@ e@@ an brothers a de@@ gre@@ e of a@@ ut@@ on@@ om@@ y .
I@@ magine the work of get@@ ting all the ani@@ mal@@ s and their fo@@ o@@ d@@ stu@@ ff@@ s plac@@ ed in an or@@ der@@ ly fa@@ shi@@ on and ha@@ ul@@ ing the fam@@ il@@ y’s bel@@ ong@@ ings a@@ bo@@ ard .
What part do women pla@@ y in the s@@ pre@@ ad of Christi@@ an@@ ity in our time ?
How I long to see A@@ lej@@ and@@ r@@ a again in the coming Par@@ adise ! ”
“ I have known some young ones who d@@ ated n@@ on@@ believers , ” said a Witness you@@ th .
If we want to obey the comm@@ and to “ fle@@ e from for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , ” we will avoid things that might ar@@ ouse se@@ x@@ u@@ al desire for someone other than our mate .
Thus , when we f@@ all sh@@ ort in some respect , we should ask Jehovah for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
As a result , “ Jo@@ si@@ ah re@@ moved all the de@@ t@@ es@@ table things out of all the lands that bel@@ ong@@ ed to the sons of Israel . ”
During the rest of the we@@ ek , I lived to par@@ ty , a@@ bu@@ se d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , and com@@ mit se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
Let us consider how we can use this g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l to@@ ol to our benefit .
Even the of@@ fic@@ ers that the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es have dis@@ pat@@ ched to get hold of him return emp@@ ty - h@@ an@@ ded , saying : “ N@@ ever has another man spo@@ ken like this . ” ​ — John 7 : 9 - 14 , 30 - 4@@ 6 .
S@@ O@@ M@@ E 20 of us ga@@ ther on the be@@ ach , e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating a day tri@@ p to vis@@ it v@@ il@@ la@@ ges u@@ pri@@ ver .
At the end of R@@ ac@@ hel@@ ’s eng@@ ag@@ ement , La@@ ba@@ n held a we@@ d@@ ding fe@@ ast .
All worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah must obedi@@ ently com@@ p@@ ly with the direc@@ ti@@ ves found in God’s Word and ther@@ e@@ by avoid g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing his spirit .
I W@@ A@@ S born in C@@ an@@ ber@@ r@@ a , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a@@ ’s cap@@ it@@ al city , on Ju@@ ne 14 , 19@@ 7@@ 2 .
After con@@ ve@@ ying gre@@ et@@ ings from a number of lands , An@@ th@@ on@@ y M@@ or@@ r@@ is pres@@ ented the stud@@ ents with their di@@ pl@@ om@@ as .
Of my im@@ medi@@ ate family , only Rus@@ sel@@ l and C@@ lar@@ a are still living .
We would call them apost@@ ates , whether they were of the anointed or of the “ great crow@@ d . ”
Jesus himself was the ob@@ ject of c@@ ru@@ el persecu@@ tion and re@@ pro@@ ach , and his enem@@ ies fin@@ ally succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in pu@@ t@@ ting him to a most dis@@ gr@@ ace@@ ful and pa@@ in@@ ful death .
Su@@ z@@ i@@ e was more than just my teach@@ er . She became my close friend whom I love de@@ arly .
However , Paul war@@ ned : “ K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge pu@@ ff@@ s up , but love buil@@ ds up . ”
They were not members of the Na@@ z@@ i par@@ ty and did not support its ide@@ olo@@ gy .
After his death and resurrection , Jesus continued to be long - suffering .
In a nu@@ t@@ sh@@ ell : A@@ vo@@ id “ the works of the flesh , ” and cultiv@@ ate “ the fru@@ it@@ age of [ God’s ] spirit . ”
T@@ ake , for example , Jeremiah .
We are wise to ask ourselves , ‘ Is what I see on the s@@ cre@@ en something I would quic@@ k@@ ly hi@@ de from my mate , my parents , or my Christian brothers if they en@@ tered the ro@@ om ? ’
As the end of Satan’s wicked system of things ne@@ ars , it is imper@@ ative that we not f@@ all as@@ le@@ ep spiritually .
Today , like He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah , we are in a war@@ like situation .
The stu@@ pi@@ d , on the other hand , gain mer@@ ely fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness .
Some had thoughts about heavenly life but were f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ated by Bible teachings about a par@@ adise earth .
How did Jesus complete the great act of at@@ on@@ ement , and what did this make possible ?
We later learn that they came to believe in Jesus as the Christ .
Consider a situation that ar@@ ose in the life of Isa@@ a@@ c and his wife , Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h , as recorded at Genesis 27 : 4@@ 6 – 28 : 4 .
Then I asked the branch of@@ fice for an assignment near my relati@@ ves in sou@@ ther@@ n J@@ ap@@ an so that Mo@@ m would not wor@@ ry so much .
W@@ as it not help@@ ful to know that you could appro@@ ach them with any proble@@ m or question ?
Jehovah desi@@ gn@@ ed us with the re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble ability to shu@@ t out un@@ wanted no@@ ise .
This is in har@@ mony with God’s arrang@@ ement .
Jehovah can help you to over@@ come comm@@ on ca@@ uses for sa@@ dness .
This com@@ for@@ ted us and cal@@ m@@ ed us .
On the other hand , if a person ign@@ ored the Law and made his own decisions about conduct and worship , the result was bad .
We no@@ ted that in fulfill@@ ment of Psalm 22 : 22 , Jesus pra@@ ised God in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the congregation .
However , the con@@ text of this verse , as well as that of the par@@ al@@ le@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts by Mark and Luke , helps us understand the real meaning of the s@@ crip@@ ture .
In most c@@ as@@ es , it is not because they have exam@@ ined the fac@@ ts or have proved that the beli@@ ef@@ s and practic@@ es of the Witnesses are un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural .
He is the One who makes that water a@@ vail@@ able through “ the L@@ am@@ b , ” Jesus Christ .
On the other hand , there is a continu@@ ing need for us to work on our Christian person@@ ality to try to min@@ i@@ mi@@ ze giving off@@ en@@ se .
H@@ ou@@ se@@ keep@@ er With a Di@@ ffer@@ ence
See Your Bro@@ thers as Jehovah Does
A T@@ el@@ ev@@ ision Pro@@ gra@@ m L@@ ed H@@ er to G@@ l@@ ori@@ fy God
This con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed Mari@@ o and his wife that we had the truth , and they became exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent de@@ f@@ end@@ ers of Bible teachings .
The Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts por@@ tra@@ y Jesus Christ as a man of action who travel@@ ed the l@@ eng@@ th and bre@@ ad@@ th of the land of P@@ al@@ est@@ ine , declar@@ ing the good news of God’s Kingdom and per@@ form@@ ing many powerful works .
And what a reli@@ ef when the tra@@ in began to as@@ c@@ end into a high@@ er el@@ ev@@ ation and we were able to sa@@ v@@ or the co@@ ol@@ er c@@ li@@ mate of the high@@ lands !
Such a@@ pa@@ thy can present a chall@@ enge to our faith and end@@ ur@@ ance .
What can you do in your present circumstances ?
On a ligh@@ ter side , my jo@@ b of r@@ un@@ ning er@@ ran@@ ds for the gu@@ ar@@ ds often took me to a bak@@ er@@ y . A la@@ dy there would give me something to e@@ at .
‘ The Sin@@ ner Will Be Re@@ war@@ ded Even M@@ ore ’
If this No@@ be@@ l P@@ ri@@ ze - w@@ in@@ ning po@@ et were ali@@ ve today , he would in@@ deed be great@@ ly disa@@ p@@ pointed .
Paul wrote : “ G@@ u@@ ard what is la@@ id up in trust with you , tur@@ ning away from the emp@@ ty spe@@ e@@ ches that viol@@ ate what is holy and from the cont@@ ra@@ dic@@ tions of the fal@@ sel@@ y called ‘ knowledge . ’ ” ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Re@@ ad@@ y for Jehovah’s F@@ ur@@ ther Wor@@ ds
“ S@@ to@@ p Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ing ”
“ Our being a@@ de@@ qu@@ ately qu@@ ali@@ fied is@@ su@@ es from God , who has in@@ deed a@@ de@@ qu@@ ately qu@@ ali@@ fied us to be min@@ isters of a new covenant . ” ​ — 2 C@@ O@@ R@@ IN@@ TH@@ I@@ AN@@ S 3 : 5 , 6 .
Jesus explained to his disciples : “ The help@@ er , the holy spirit , which the Father will s@@ end in my name , that one will teach you all things and bring back to your min@@ ds all the things I told you . ”
Let us now exam@@ ine other s@@ crip@@ tures that apply only to these anointed ones and that show why the “ other sheep ” do not par@@ take of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms . ​ — John 10 : 16 .
What a wonderful re@@ uni@@ on I hope to have with her in the new world !
Des@@ pite her desire to remain mor@@ ally cha@@ st@@ e , Mari@@ a succ@@ um@@ bed to Ju@@ an’s advan@@ ces and became involved in se@@ x@@ u@@ al mis@@ conduct .
To married Christians , the apostle Paul gives this counsel : “ This I say , brothers , the time left is re@@ duc@@ ed . H@@ enc@@ e@@ for@@ th let those who have wi@@ ves be as though they had no@@ ne . ”
It is par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly hon@@ or@@ able for Christians to teach themselves by stud@@ ying the Bible and then to teach others .
From this , we see that the b@@ ol@@ dness and fir@@ m@@ ness he went on to show were not in@@ her@@ ent in him .
Like U@@ r , they had sh@@ ak@@ y f@@ oun@@ d@@ ations because of their ung@@ o@@ dly govern@@ ments .
( b ) How did David feel about A@@ hi@@ th@@ op@@ hel@@ ’s having turned tra@@ it@@ or ?
After stud@@ ying for 14 months , I dedic@@ ated my life to Jehovah and was baptized .
From early on in human hist@@ ory , God has helped his faithful servants to with@@ stand religious persecu@@ tion , res@@ ist har@@ m@@ ful pe@@ er pres@@ sure , and end@@ ure all kin@@ ds of other ad@@ vers@@ ities .
Jehovah later re@@ je@@ cted the nation of Israel and in@@ stead cho@@ se the Christian congregation as his people . ​ — Matthew 23 : 38 ; Acts 2 : 1 - 4 .
This promise sur@@ ely streng@@ th@@ ened Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah .
In 19@@ 19 , Jehovah deli@@ vered them , making a clear dist@@ inc@@ tion between them and “ the we@@ e@@ ds , ” or imit@@ ation Christians .
• Although it is nor@@ ma@@ l for us to be concer@@ ned about our health , what should we avoid ?
S@@ ome@@ one who does so r@@ un@@ s away from a God - given assignment , so to speak .
At that time , Jesus ’ family , as was their cu@@ sto@@ m , made the long tri@@ p to Jerusalem for the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
His ra@@ ge supp@@ or@@ ts and mo@@ tiv@@ ates him to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te his righteous judg@@ ments .
In this article , we will exam@@ ine fi@@ ve fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al reas@@ ons why there is so much suffering .
For cen@@ tu@@ ries , the ch@@ ur@@ ches pro@@ pa@@ g@@ ated the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of the Tr@@ in@@ ity , claim@@ ing that the Father and the Son are part of the same ent@@ ity .
Jesus taught others about God’s Kingdom .
After two we@@ ek@@ s in S@@ tr@@ ang@@ e@@ ways P@@ ris@@ on , I was trans@@ fer@@ red to Le@@ w@@ es P@@ ris@@ on on Eng@@ l@@ an@@ d’s sou@@ th co@@ ast .
We need to cultiv@@ ate confidence that Christ’s ransom app@@ lies to us as individuals .
What , then , was J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah thinking when he v@@ ow@@ ed to offer a person to Jehovah ?
Still , the Israelites worshi@@ ped the g@@ ol@@ den cal@@ f .
Why should you serve the true and living God ?
M@@ ore important , Af@@ ri@@ c@@ ans now have re@@ adi@@ ly a@@ vail@@ able an acc@@ ur@@ ate transl@@ ation that uses the holy name of the gr@@ and Au@@ th@@ or of the Bible , Jehovah God .
The fi@@ ght against God and his people was a@@ im@@ ed at wi@@ p@@ ing out Jehovah’s Witnesses in that to@@ tal@@ it@@ ari@@ an d@@ om@@ a@@ in .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 5@@ 1 , 4@@ 9
Jehovah la@@ ugh@@ s at the bo@@ a@@ sting and con@@ fu@@ sion of the nations in their fo@@ ol@@ ish course against him .
In order to h@@ and@@ le God’s Word ari@@ ght , we need to understand it pro@@ per@@ ly and then expla@@ in it hon@@ es@@ tly and acc@@ ur@@ ately to others .
He did so by ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ing his purpose to ra@@ ise up a “ se@@ ed ” whom Satan would b@@ ru@@ ise in the he@@ el .
“ What mis@@ take ? ”
We have good reason to believe that those promises will soon be real@@ ized .
For a de@@ ta@@ iled discus@@ sion of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s teaching on the soul , see pages 9@@ 8 - 10@@ 4 and 3@@ 7@@ 5 - 8@@ 0 of Re@@ as@@ on@@ ing From the Scriptures , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
As Jesus promised , “ the h@@ our is coming in which all those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs will hear [ Jesus ’ ] vo@@ ice and come out . ”
When speaking with someone from a n@@ on - Christian ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , we could say , “ No@@ tice what the Ho@@ ly W@@ rit@@ ings tell us . ”
V@@ O@@ L@@ U@@ M@@ E 2
However , I say to you : Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to love your enem@@ ies and to pray for those who persecu@@ te you , so that you may prove y@@ ourselves sons of your Father who is in the heavens , since he makes his su@@ n ris@@ e on both the wicked and the good and makes it ra@@ in on both the righteous and the un@@ righteous . ”
32 .
Y@@ ü Sha@@ n ( M@@ ount M@@ or@@ ris@@ on ) is high@@ er than J@@ ap@@ an’s M@@ ount F@@ u@@ ji or New Z@@ e@@ al@@ an@@ d’s M@@ ount C@@ o@@ ok .
We Ne@@ ed to St@@ and Fir@@ m
But Mi@@ ca@@ h also fore@@ told the tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h of true worship .
M@@ ake the Mo@@ st of Your S@@ ing@@ l@@ en@@ ess
This may invol@@ ve the full pa@@ y@@ ment and accep@@ t@@ ance of a bri@@ de - pri@@ ce , by which the cou@@ ple are leg@@ ally and Scrip@@ tur@@ ally married .
We read that Paul was “ in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with the word . ”
Even though David was king , Jehovah did not hold back from giving him fir@@ m discipl@@ ine .
Re@@ fle@@ cting on what had happened , Per@@ cy wonder@@ ed : ‘ Is my little bo@@ y still in pain ?
In the cu@@ sto@@ dy of tra@@ v@@ el - we@@ ary sol@@ di@@ ers , a number of pris@@ on@@ ers en@@ ter R@@ ome through the P@@ or@@ ta C@@ ap@@ ena g@@ ate .
It is eas@@ y to become so concer@@ ned with food , clo@@ thing , and sh@@ el@@ ter that the more important things are ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted or even for@@ go@@ t@@ ten .
Luke 23 : 32 - 4@@ 3
After the we@@ d@@ ding , what rema@@ ined over no doubt served the needs of the gr@@ ate@@ ful bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om and his family for a time . ​ — John 2 : 3 - 11 .
What was new about the preaching work ?
What does it mean to ‘ keep on as@@ king , see@@ king , and kno@@ c@@ king ’ ?
He con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed her that in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence from God would imp@@ ro@@ ve her life .
He ad@@ mit@@ ted : “ I am the le@@ ast of the apostles , and I am not wor@@ thy of being called an apostle . ”
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , Solomon lost Jehovah’s fav@@ or .
F@@ ar from reg@@ is@@ ter@@ ing com@@ pla@@ in@@ ts , individuals often expres@@ s appreciation for the loving spiritual guid@@ ance they receive from the elders .
Why don@@ ’t we all re@@ si@@ gn ? ”
W@@ es@@ sel P@@ re@@ pa@@ res the W@@ a@@ y for the Re@@ form@@ ation
You need money to live , especially if you have the responsi@@ bility to provide for a family . ​ — 1 Timothy 5 : 8 .
When we give attention to our worship of Jehovah , we can inc@@ re@@ ase the happiness of our marriage ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 17 )
As the s@@ ound of their hor@@ ns e@@ cho@@ ed in the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts and s@@ qu@@ a@@ res of Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o , though , R@@ a@@ ha@@ b did not feel the dre@@ ad and des@@ pa@@ ir that her people did .
Mo@@ re@@ over , it never fa@@ il@@ s . ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 4 - 8 .
How well do you think you would do ?
( b ) B@@ es@@ id@@ es the cal@@ am@@ ities comm@@ on to all , what must true Christians end@@ ure ?
In time , the two of them ob@@ ta@@ ined more Bible - based public@@ ations from Jehovah’s Witnesses .
In a sense , it is the op@@ pos@@ ite of sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness .
He knew their lives were difficult .
Di@@ d Jesus Christ receive tra@@ ining ?
A study car@@ ri@@ ed out in Ger@@ many in the l@@ ate 199@@ 0 ’ s reve@@ aled that half the respon@@ d@@ ents often or some@@ times felt that life seem@@ s to have no purpose .
Bo@@ th listen@@ ing and com@@ men@@ ting have a place at Christian meetings
A@@ men . ” ​ — Re@@ v . 7 : 12 .
Let us see how the Scriptures lead us to this conclu@@ sion .
“ No one will ever know what you have done , ” they may say .
1 : 16 ​ — How could God pro@@ du@@ ce light on the first day if the lu@@ min@@ aries were not made until the f@@ our@@ th day ?
Our imper@@ fect desi@@ res get str@@ ong@@ er if we give in to them .
Ha@@ ve you ever wonder@@ ed if there is more to life than just pla@@ ying , working , mar@@ r@@ ying , ra@@ ising a family , and gro@@ wing old ?
The second psal@@ m continu@@ es : “ The very One s@@ it@@ ting in the heavens will la@@ u@@ gh ; Jehovah himself will hold them in der@@ ision . ”
These inclu@@ de educ@@ ation , emp@@ loy@@ ment , and family life .
Wh@@ atever his thoughts , he could refle@@ ct on God’s counsel .
On the other hand , a person may be gro@@ wn physi@@ c@@ ally , but the way he tal@@ ks and ac@@ ts may reve@@ al that he is im@@ matu@@ re emo@@ tion@@ ally and spiritually .
As imper@@ fect humans we may sh@@ y away from the effort requi@@ red to reason on principles .
The si@@ gn of the last days is inter@@ n@@ ational , com@@ pris@@ ing “ all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ”
What a fine name he made for himself !
Jehovah will have proved to be the Gre@@ at D@@ eli@@ ver@@ er .
gave similar war@@ n@@ ings , as have our more rec@@ ent public@@ ations .
It says : “ Wh@@ ere je@@ al@@ ous@@ y and con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ousness are , there dis@@ order and every v@@ ile thing are .
El@@ isha saw Eli@@ j@@ ah taken from him , received a d@@ ou@@ ble por@@ tion of Eli@@ j@@ ah’s spirit , and became the prophe@@ t’s spiritual he@@ ir . ​ — 2 K@@ i .
Lo@@ ts were pe@@ b@@ bl@@ es or ta@@ ble@@ ts of w@@ o@@ od or of st@@ one .
How long would the body of anointed Christians ob@@ serve the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death ?
16 : 18 ; Is@@ a .
One of his sons was Me@@ th@@ us@@ el@@ ah .
The c@@ ris@@ is in valu@@ es is also evid@@ ent in the matter of mor@@ als .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of read@@ ers of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine can t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy that doing so has ad@@ ded purpose and sta@@ bility to their lives .
How , then , can we more fully apply Jesus ’ teachings ?
On this occasi@@ on , Jesus also says the words : “ God loved the world so much that he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , in order that ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might not be destro@@ yed but have everlasting life . ” — John 3 : 1 - 16 .
▪ Th@@ ough@@ t@@ ful , consider@@ ate , and hum@@ ble . ​ — John 13 : 3 - 15 .
How Can You S@@ ur@@ vi@@ ve the En@@ d of This World ?
* Many Scriptures now use fe@@ wer words , yet their meaning is in@@ t@@ act or even cle@@ are@@ r .
Sh@@ ould a Christian avoid be@@ ver@@ ages and fo@@ o@@ ds that con@@ tain ca@@ f@@ fe@@ ine ?
Ha@@ ving acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s Word and ap@@ pl@@ ying its counsel will help us to gu@@ ard against dec@@ ep@@ tive reason@@ ing that could we@@ ak@@ en our res@@ ol@@ ve to end@@ ure .
5 / 1 Why P@@ ra@@ y for Kingdom to C@@ ome ?
They show appreciation for Jehovah , their B@@ ene@@ fac@@ t@@ or , by ‘ declar@@ ing ab@@ ro@@ ad the exc@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ ci@@ es of the one that called them out of dar@@ k@@ ness into his wonderful light . ’
An@@ war * gre@@ w up as a Mus@@ li@@ m in a M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast@@ er@@ n country .
Hence , we need to gu@@ ard against being s@@ wa@@ yed by past wrong vie@@ ws or other fac@@ t@@ ors .
When the gu@@ ard was not loo@@ king , I pu@@ shed it toward the show@@ er with my fo@@ o@@ t .
( R@@ om . 12 : 1 – 16 : 27 )
His id@@ ent@@ ity may be@@ fu@@ dd@@ le the world in gener@@ al , but it is no my@@ st@@ er@@ y to us .
Paul used a com@@ par@@ is@@ on to show that their way of life had chang@@ ed comple@@ t@@ ely .
Thus , there was no need to re@@ place any faithful apostle who later fin@@ i@@ shed his earthly course .
This indic@@ ates that there is still much work to do .
He says : “ Wh@@ ere there are no c@@ at@@ tle the m@@ anger is clean , but the cro@@ p is a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant because of the power of a bul@@ l . ” ​ — Proverbs 14 : 4 .
As we con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate how well things wor@@ ked out for them , we too will be encoura@@ ged to show a wa@@ iting attitude .
I soon found out how little I knew about the Bible .
We were ur@@ ged not to become “ he@@ ated up ” over the seem@@ ing succ@@ ess of the wicked .
How thor@@ ough@@ ly can God’s Word change a person ?
Will that someone be you ?
It would have been so eas@@ y to set@@ tle down in Eng@@ land , but after a sh@@ ort rest , I felt an ob@@ lig@@ ation to return to my assignment .
This concer@@ n is by no means new .
Like Jehovah and Jesus , we too are deep@@ ly concer@@ ned about those who are we@@ ak and mis@@ sing from the Christian congregation .
H@@ ere again , the apostle Paul provi@@ des a good example .
What a com@@ for@@ ting thought that all of God’s servants today can fre@@ ely appro@@ ach God with full confidence that they are heard by him !
Jesus ’ refu@@ s@@ al to accept the k@@ ing@@ ship likely disa@@ p@@ pointed many .
If a vis@@ it@@ or is not already being car@@ ed for , could you invit@@ e him to si@@ t with you ?
She was seem@@ ingly a faithful woman .
; Au@@ st@@ in , D .
C@@ learly , the prac@@ tice of o@@ ffering humans in sacrifice is not from the true God and is no part of pu@@ re worship .
Re@@ c@@ ently , Greek O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x M@@ et@@ ro@@ po@@ lit@@ an Me@@ tho@@ di@@ us of P@@ isi@@ dia wrote the book The H@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ ic Pe@@ des@@ tal of Christi@@ an@@ ity in order to show that Greek cul@@ ture and ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y provided the inf@@ ra@@ stru@@ c@@ ture of mo@@ der@@ n “ Christian ” thought .
“ P@@ le@@ ase say a prayer first , ” he said .
They encoura@@ ged us so much !
What does it mean to know God’s name ?
It is ent@@ it@@ led See the Go@@ od L@@ and .
What is requi@@ red if a family is to succ@@ e@@ ed in sta@@ ying a@@ wa@@ ke spiritually ?
“ The heart is more tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous than anything el@@ se and is des@@ per@@ ate , ” says the Bible .
When I was ei@@ ght years old , my parents so@@ ld their home and sh@@ op@@ s and buil@@ t a small mo@@ bi@@ le home .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t - anointed ones have been e@@ ag@@ er to tra@@ in their other sheep compan@@ i@@ ons for inc@@ reas@@ ed responsi@@ bil@@ ities before lea@@ ving them to be gl@@ ori@@ fied along with Jesus Christ .
( b ) What is the high@@ est purpose anyone can pur@@ sue ?
Satan is descri@@ bed as “ the acc@@ us@@ er of [ Christ’s ] brothers . . . , who acc@@ uses them day and night before our God . ”
The the@@ me of the th@@ ir@@ d sy@@ mp@@ o@@ si@@ u@@ m was “ B@@ ene@@ f@@ it M@@ ore F@@ ul@@ ly From The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c E@@ duc@@ ation . ”
Yes , Jesus ’ perfect life cor@@ respon@@ ded to Ad@@ am@@ ’s .
Jehovah’s Witnesses dist@@ ribu@@ te Bible - based liter@@ ature to help those in need to benefit from that div@@ in@@ ely inspired s@@ ource of comfort .
Com@@ mit your feelings to Jehovah , and ask him to help you view the situation in a less pa@@ in@@ ful way . ​ — Psalm 37 : 5 .
God’s He@@ av@@ en@@ ly Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ment Is Al@@ most Com@@ ple@@ te !
O@@ ther@@ wise the Bible is s@@ il@@ ent about the early Christian work in Egy@@ pt and its vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity , exc@@ ep@@ t for the Christian ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er Phil@@ ip@@ ’s wit@@ ness@@ ing to the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an e@@ un@@ u@@ ch . ​ — Acts 8 : 26 - 39 .
“ Ke@@ ep Y@@ ourselves in God’s Lo@@ ve ”
Jehovah’s Witnesses are .
E@@ mp@@ a@@ thy , 4 / 15 ‘ F@@ or@@ give One A@@ no@@ ther F@@ re@@ ely , ’ 9 / 1
Yes , to have an up@@ building con@@ vers@@ ation , we need to listen atten@@ tiv@@ ely and not inter@@ ru@@ pt imp@@ ati@@ ently or j@@ um@@ p to conclu@@ sions .
How can you apply Paul’s counsel recorded at Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 26 , 27 ?
One experienced Christian shepher@@ d says : “ I find that one of the best ways to get to know and encoura@@ ge a brother or a sister is by working with him or her in the field ministry . ”
Bible tal@@ ks were given in a re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ant , which was later appro@@ pri@@ ately nam@@ ed No@@ v@@ i s@@ v@@ et ( New World ) Se@@ af@@ o@@ od R@@ esta@@ ur@@ ant .
Since human govern@@ ments have proved to be ei@@ ther un@@ able or un@@ willing to do so , God in@@ tend@@ s to re@@ place them .
Ther@@ efore , a good marriage hon@@ ors God .
Do not allow n@@ on@@ ess@@ enti@@ al things to inter@@ f@@ ere with spiritual activities ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 7 )
L@@ it@@ tle won@@ der , then , that eng@@ in@@ e@@ ers care@@ fully ob@@ serve the ani@@ ma@@ l kingdom when desi@@ gn@@ ing ma@@ ch@@ ines and new materi@@ als .
He has cre@@ ated us as free moral ag@@ ents , and he res@@ pe@@ cts our free will ​ — a gift that he has gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ously given us .
The 10@@ ,@@ 5@@ 9@@ 4 in attend@@ ance or con@@ ne@@ cted by ti@@ e l@@ ine were thr@@ il@@ led to hear that four new members had been ad@@ ded to the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
If a loved one dies , we g@@ ri@@ eve , but we do not lo@@ se hope .
St@@ ar@@ ting last O@@ c@@ to@@ ber , all those tra@@ ined at G@@ ile@@ ad will already have been in some form of special full - time service ​ — as mission@@ aries who have not been to G@@ ile@@ ad , special pione@@ ers , travel@@ ing overse@@ ers , or Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites .
What example does Jehovah set in the use of his fre@@ e@@ dom ?
We expres@@ s our love to Jehovah by using all our men@@ tal res@@ our@@ ces in help@@ ing others come to love Jehovah too and by imp@@ ro@@ ving our ar@@ t of teaching .
Do Not F@@ ol@@ low “ F@@ al@@ se T@@ e@@ ach@@ ers ”
The ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of people simply did not believe in God , and of those who did , many cho@@ se to keep their beli@@ ef@@ s se@@ cre@@ t .
A cen@@ tr@@ al fe@@ ature , though , was an ar@@ k ( 2 ) , or re@@ pos@@ it@@ ory , that con@@ ta@@ ined the commun@@ it@@ y’s most pri@@ zed pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion ​ — the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls of the S@@ ac@@ red Scriptures .
When under se@@ v@@ ere har@@ d@@ ship , you may feel as did Paul ​ — that you are in or at le@@ ast very near “ the li@@ on@@ ’s m@@ ou@@ th . ”
The apostle war@@ ned against tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es toward fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od , ste@@ al@@ ing , sh@@ am@@ e@@ ful conduct , and so for@@ th .
What is more , humans are sub@@ ject to si@@ ck@@ ness , old age , and death .
In what way is the dist@@ ribu@@ tion of light a my@@ st@@ er@@ y ?
5 : 23 ​ — What did Paul mean when he pray@@ ed that “ the spirit and soul and body of [ the ] brothers be pre@@ served ” ?
It was in this congregation that I me@@ t the char@@ m@@ ing V@@ an@@ ess@@ a .
You Ha@@ ve Be@@ en S@@ an@@ c@@ ti@@ fied , 8 / 15
Jesus said : “ Wh@@ ere your tre@@ asure is , there your hearts will be also . ” ​ — Luke 12 : 34 .
C@@ learly , to enjoy et@@ er@@ n@@ al life in God’s new world , we must have faith and we must keep our faith strong .
We were so ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in our work that I must say it was a wonderful time . ”
They needed in@@ sight , the ability to look bey@@ ond the ob@@ vi@@ ous and to see into a matter .
Peter , Jo@@ ch@@ en , and M@@ other were ar@@ rest@@ ed si@@ x days after my tri@@ al .
How reas@@ sur@@ ing that Jehovah promises to gr@@ ant us this for@@ ce for righteousness !
The Messi@@ ah would be re@@ je@@ cted and die , but he would be ra@@ ised to life again to be the c@@ hi@@ ef cor@@ n@@ er@@ st@@ one .
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : DI@@ S@@ I@@ L@@ L@@ U@@ S@@ I@@ ON@@ E@@ D W@@ I@@ T@@ H R@@ EL@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ O@@ N
S@@ ome@@ time after the des@@ tru@@ ction of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , Jesus will ga@@ ther to himself all the rema@@ ining members of the bri@@ de class .
How did those writ@@ ers come up with such acc@@ ur@@ ate information when even the most learned people of their time were ign@@ or@@ ant of such things ?
This pre@@ ven@@ ted any mis@@ understanding as to who Jesus ’ real Father was .
E@@ mp@@ a@@ thy may also move us to take more of an interest in the people we me@@ et in our ministry .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , Jehovah ‘ will take us to glory , ’ that is , into a close relationship with him .
I@@ mp@@ lic@@ it Tru@@ st in God’s P@@ r@@ om@@ ises
It is the ability to see into a matter and get the sense of it by gr@@ as@@ p@@ ing the con@@ ne@@ ctions between its par@@ ts and the whole .
Why David ?
The new@@ ly inst@@ al@@ led king was also to make a contribu@@ tion that would war@@ m God’s heart .
“ The great one , ” or influ@@ enti@@ al c@@ iti@@ z@@ en , jo@@ ins in the cri@@ m@@ es .
Of course , a t@@ ent does not sto@@ p the ra@@ ins from f@@ all@@ ing or the w@@ in@@ ds from b@@ low@@ ing , but it does provide some prote@@ ction from those el@@ ements .
It en@@ ab@@ les us to ex@@ change ide@@ as and share information with others .
Jesus resur@@ rec@@ ted her sh@@ ort@@ ly after she died . ​ — Luke 8 : 4@@ 1 , 4@@ 2 , 4@@ 9 - 5@@ 6 .
Je@@ an Q@@ u@@ ey@@ ro@@ i , with whom I had wor@@ ked at the Par@@ is branch of@@ fice , had end@@ ur@@ ed fi@@ ve years in a Ger@@ man work cam@@ p .
Sa@@ ys Je@@ an - C@@ la@@ u@@ de , an el@@ der from Fr@@ ance : “ My ma@@ in go@@ al in tra@@ ining is to help a lear@@ ner to become spiritually - min@@ ded .
He saw a vision in which he was comman@@ ded to e@@ at cre@@ atu@@ res un@@ clean according to Jewish law .
In ad@@ dition , our respect for the occasi@@ on will lead us to ref@@ ra@@ in from e@@ ating or c@@ he@@ wing gu@@ m during the s@@ essi@@ ons .
After three and a half mem@@ or@@ able years in T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n , our family re@@ turned to J@@ ap@@ an .
King Saul of ancient Israel dis@@ obe@@ yed God and su@@ ffered the lo@@ ss of holy spirit .
F@@ al@@ se religion does .
“ To rep@@ ent ” means “ to change one@@ ’s mind ” with reg@@ ard to bad conduct , because of reg@@ re@@ t .
A@@ cro@@ ss the country there are repor@@ ts of many inter@@ es@@ ting Bible stu@@ dies being condu@@ cted with post@@ gra@@ du@@ ate stud@@ ents from Ch@@ ina .
On@@ ly Jehovah could accom@@ pl@@ ish all of this , using his holy spirit . ​ — Isaiah 60 : 22 ; Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 4 : 6 .
When the shepher@@ d asked the Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite gi@@ r@@ l to go for a walk with him on a s@@ pr@@ ing day , her brothers did not per@@ mit her to go .
Jesus himself said : “ N@@ ar@@ ro@@ w is the g@@ ate and cr@@ am@@ ped the ro@@ ad le@@ ading off into life , and few are the ones fin@@ ding it . ”
Do@@ ing so will result in Jehovah’s blessing and will help us to act in a loving way . ​ — R@@ om . 8 : 26 , 27 .
27 : 2 ; 30 : 20 , 21 .
Do you know what happened then ? —
So , having a tend@@ er affe@@ ction for you , we were well pleas@@ ed to imp@@ ar@@ t to you , not only the good news of God , but also our own sou@@ ls , because you became bel@@ o@@ ved to us . ”
In fact , Jehovah appreci@@ ates such effort on your part .
In many lands , there is still a need for more work@@ ers in the spiritual har@@ v@@ est .
How should we view our fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers ?
As the Bible says , ‘ time and un@@ expe@@ cted events over@@ take us all . ’
Are Jehovah’s people in mo@@ der@@ n times any different ?
In a world that l@@ ac@@ ks rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t and that th@@ ri@@ ves on every s@@ ort of im@@ mor@@ ality , it is all too eas@@ y for a dec@@ e@@ it@@ ful and des@@ per@@ ate heart to s@@ pa@@ wn r@@ om@@ an@@ tic feelings for someone other than a marriage mate .
Then , as Paul indic@@ ated , matu@@ re people “ have their per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers tra@@ ined to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish both right and wrong . ”
A@@ P@@ P@@ L@@ Y@@ IN@@ G BI@@ B@@ L@@ E P@@ R@@ IN@@ C@@ I@@ P@@ L@@ E@@ S I@@ N TH@@ E W@@ O@@ R@@ K@@ P@@ L@@ A@@ C@@ E
An@@ y gu@@ ard found s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing was stru@@ ck with a s@@ tic@@ k , and his ou@@ ter gar@@ ments might be bur@@ ned as sh@@ am@@ e@@ ful p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment .
God con@@ dem@@ ns see@@ king help through spi@@ rit@@ is@@ tic practic@@ es .
It is concer@@ ning that sin that I do not tell him to make re@@ qu@@ est . ”
T@@ hi@@ r@@ ty - se@@ ven years later , we re@@ turned to this are@@ a for a vis@@ it . What did we find ? Si@@ x th@@ ri@@ ving congregations and three beau@@ ti@@ ful Kingdom H@@ alls .
Many Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans accepted the Kingdom message and were baptized .
That means complete des@@ tru@@ ction .
Let us ap@@ point a head , and let us return to Egy@@ pt ! ” ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 13 : 1 , 2 , 28 - 32 ; 14 : 1 - 4 .
But it was his message that at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted the attention of many .
A@@ be@@ l offered his sacrifice in faith ; Ca@@ in did not
One day during the time I was living in my ca@@ r , I arri@@ ved at the Kingdom H@@ all a cou@@ ple of h@@ our@@ s before the group me@@ t for field service .
If they foc@@ used only on ad@@ minis@@ ter@@ ing p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment , they would simply p@@ en@@ al@@ ize the er@@ ring one and leave it at that .
A Se@@ ed W@@ as S@@ own
To receive mer@@ cy , what dec@@ isi@@ ve action did an un@@ in@@ ten@@ tional man@@ sla@@ y@@ er have to take ?
4 How Jesus ’ De@@ ath Can Sa@@ ve You
Hence , let us remember the privile@@ ged relationship that we have with Jehovah God .
In ad@@ dition to reading the Bible , what el@@ se can help you to strengthen your mo@@ tiv@@ ation to praise Jehovah ?
What pro@@ spe@@ ct was plac@@ ed before Adam and E@@ ve ?
A wise pro@@ ver@@ b says : “ The pl@@ ans of the di@@ lig@@ ent one sur@@ ely make for advan@@ ta@@ ge , but ever@@ yone that is ha@@ st@@ y sur@@ ely he@@ a@@ ds for want . ”
The text recorded shi@@ p@@ ments of o@@ il and w@@ ine received in Sam@@ ari@@ a from vari@@ ous lo@@ c@@ ations in its vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity .
Wor@@ thy of H@@ on@@ or
Su@@ gg@@ ested Bible reading for O@@ c@@ to@@ ber
The elders shepher@@ d the flo@@ ck because they have both a responsi@@ bility and a desire to do so .
Yet , Jehovah has reve@@ aled to us his purpose for the earth and for mankind .
To some , all of that might se@@ em far - f@@ et@@ ched .
Jehovah thus c@@ learly id@@ enti@@ fied his “ cho@@ s@@ en one , ” mentioned in Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy .
W@@ he@@ ther we are married or sing@@ le , these artic@@ les will discus@@ s reas@@ ons to appreci@@ ate these gi@@ f@@ ts and show us how to demonstr@@ ate our appreciation for them .
Tru@@ e , we must con@@ ten@@ d with our own human f@@ ra@@ il@@ ties and vari@@ ous tri@@ als , but we too can and should displa@@ y strong faith and loving concer@@ n for our spiritual brothers and sisters .
Me@@ an@@ while , my mother also came in t@@ ou@@ ch with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
“ Th@@ r@@ ough your faith you have ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed the imp@@ os@@ sible . ”
G@@ A@@ I@@ U@@ S and other Christians in the l@@ ate first century fac@@ ed challeng@@ es .
Let us prove to be among the lo@@ v@@ ers of Jehovah by ap@@ pl@@ ying what we have learned from the book of Ju@@ d@@ ges .
So he go@@ es to a friend of his and sh@@ am@@ el@@ ess@@ ly wak@@ es him up . “ F@@ ri@@ end , lo@@ an me three lo@@ a@@ ves , ” the ho@@ st c@@ alls out .
Mari@@ a@@ ’s mother had such thoughts in mind when she asked the questions mentioned in the in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction .
I wrote to V@@ e@@ er@@ a , as@@ king what she thought of that assignment , and she prom@@ p@@ tly ans@@ wer@@ ed , “ Yes . ”
How loving the as@@ sur@@ ance that the g@@ ates of “ the city ” will always stay o@@ pen to receive ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ab@@ ly those who are “ righ@@ tly dis@@ posed for everlasting life ” !
They op@@ ened their ho@@ m@@ es to us .
The law c@@ ited a@@ bo@@ ve dem@@ an@@ ded that an ad@@ ul@@ t be put to death for ca@@ using the death of an un@@ born child .
After all , God has the right to say how he is to be gl@@ ori@@ fied , and he se@@ ts the standards in his Word , the Bible .
On a much lar@@ g@@ er sc@@ ale , Kingdom c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens vi@@ g@@ or@@ ously support God’s Kingdom both on the st@@ re@@ et and from do@@ or to do@@ or .
If he does not understand a certain illustr@@ ation used in the book , expla@@ in it or use an al@@ ter@@ n@@ ative .
These c@@ as@@ es have to be h@@ and@@ led on the bas@@ is of the gro@@ ss un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness that they invol@@ ve .
Those who seek to co@@ ver over sin@@ s make a tra@@ gi@@ c mis@@ take , for there can be no conc@@ e@@ al@@ ing of anything from God .
F@@ our@@ th , we have God’s Word , the Bible , which is “ bene@@ fi@@ cial for teaching , for re@@ pro@@ ving , for set@@ ting things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght , for discipl@@ ining in righteousness , that the man of God may be fully com@@ pet@@ ent , comple@@ t@@ ely e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed for every good work . ”
Ma@@ in@@ tain H@@ on@@ or in Mar@@ ri@@ age
These heavenly cor@@ ul@@ ers will en@@ sure that Par@@ adise on earth will be pro@@ per@@ ly gover@@ ned and main@@ ta@@ ined according to God’s standards .
As@@ k yourself , ‘ Of what qu@@ ality is the f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c and st@@ it@@ ch@@ ing of this system of things ? ’
She would si@@ t by me and read the Bible to me every day .
A@@ g@@ ri@@ cul@@ tural Li@@ fe Pro@@ vi@@ des L@@ ess@@ ons in Go@@ o@@ dness
( b ) How was God’s loving - kindness expres@@ sed in Jose@@ p@@ h’s case ?
May it also be the res@@ ol@@ ve of all those who accept a marriage pro@@ pos@@ al to remain loyal to their hus@@ ban@@ ds and deep@@ ly respect them .
For instance , we could make an effort to inclu@@ de sing@@ le individuals when a small group of matu@@ re ones ga@@ ther for a me@@ al or who@@ les@@ ome Christian associ@@ ation .
S@@ im@@ on , a f@@ ar@@ m@@ er from e@@ ast@@ er@@ n U@@ g@@ anda , had been sear@@ ch@@ ing for the truth for 16 years when , in 199@@ 5 , he came ac@@ ro@@ ss some liter@@ ature publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
“ The One se@@ ated on the thro@@ ne said : ‘ Lo@@ ok ! I am making all things new . ’
Psalm 1@@ 12 shows how Jehovah’s great works should cause us both to fear dis@@ pleas@@ ing him and to imitate his beau@@ ti@@ ful qualities .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , Jehovah did not cause the cal@@ am@@ ity . ​ — J@@ on@@ ah 3 : 5 - 10 .
That ev@@ ent will o@@ pen the way for true worship to be brought to its per@@ fe@@ cted st@@ ate earth wide .
You can com@@ pare your efforts at inc@@ reas@@ ing joy to sto@@ king a fi@@ re .
A@@ gain , it is Satan .
Even older children some@@ times need encourag@@ ement to pa@@ y attention .
P@@ re@@ ach as often as you can , and love all the brothers .
The wisdom and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment mentioned here are not of human orig@@ in but of divine orig@@ in .
Then your child could ask , “ If human com@@ pu@@ ter te@@ ch@@ ni@@ ci@@ ans cannot ac@@ hi@@ eve such resul@@ ts , how could min@@ d@@ less matter do so on its own ? ”
Then let us seek Jehovah’s help in order to cor@@ rec@@ t any we@@ ak@@ ness we de@@ te@@ ct . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 39 : 23 , 24 .
23 D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to God ​ — A R@@ es@@ to@@ re@@ r of Li@@ fe
However , if the p@@ il@@ o@@ t cho@@ se to dis@@ reg@@ ard that guid@@ ance and f@@ ly any r@@ ou@@ te he desi@@ red , the result could be disa@@ str@@ ous .
Paul’s R@@ out@@ ine of S@@ tu@@ dy
Gi@@ ve examples of Jesus ’ show@@ ing courage .
* All these me@@ tho@@ ds yi@@ eld good resul@@ ts .
Yes , having a close relationship with Jehovah gave these two Christians the strength needed to cop@@ e with is@@ ol@@ ation .
And wor@@ r@@ ying exc@@ essi@@ vely about our health cannot ex@@ ten@@ d our life .
The com@@ for@@ ting answer is found in the inspired words of the psalmist David , as recorded at Psalm 34 : 18 .
Jesus knew that his followers would be vi@@ c@@ ti@@ mi@@ zed by those who would “ tell all kin@@ ds of evil lies against ” them .
R@@ o@@ ad Paul T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ed ( V@@ ia A@@ p@@ pia ) , 1 / 1
Is Lo@@ c@@ ation Al@@ ways I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant ?
In some res@@ pe@@ cts , the earthly life of Jesus res@@ em@@ b@@ led the life of Moses .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on God’s wonderful works should strengthen our relationship with Jehovah and mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to tell others about him with en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m and determin@@ ation .
There we also attend@@ ed a Ca@@ tho@@ lic uni@@ vers@@ ity .
Consider also the case of the righteous man Job , who su@@ ffered much .
This King is no@@ ne other than the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus Christ ​ — the “ King of k@@ ings and Lord of l@@ or@@ ds . ”
Wh@@ ere the s@@ cri@@ be ?
It will be your@@ s ​ — not like today when you might slave to buil@@ d but then another person benef@@ its .
15 Par@@ ents ​ — T@@ ra@@ in Your Ch@@ il@@ dren From Their In@@ f@@ an@@ cy
You can do the same when it comes to building faith in God’s promises .
‘ As@@ sign@@ ing W@@ i@@ ves H@@ on@@ or ’
“ R@@ em@@ ember the wife of Lo@@ t , ” Jesus war@@ ned . ​ — Luke 17 : 32 .
And most important , I now feel clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah . ”
Yet , as we wa@@ it for that day , the time will se@@ em to pas@@ s much more quic@@ k@@ ly if we are bus@@ y in God’s service . ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 5@@ 8 .
O@@ r you may have sen@@ sed a clear answer to a prayer .
So , o@@ pen to the view of any who might pas@@ s my c@@ ell , I k@@ n@@ el@@ t in my c@@ ell three times a day and pray@@ ed al@@ ou@@ d , keep@@ ing in mind Daniel , of whom the Bible speak@@ s . . . .
I have never for@@ go@@ t@@ ten L@@ is@@ a@@ ’s words when she started pione@@ ering .
“ M@@ other , you are going to heaven , and you will be with those you know , ” I wh@@ is@@ per@@ ed in her e@@ ar .
A@@ m@@ ong them were B@@ ill and Ka@@ thy from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
The faithful man Ne@@ h@@ emiah remin@@ ded his fellow Jews that they should show prop@@ er respect for the liter@@ al temple by supp@@ or@@ ting it materi@@ ally .
While the gi@@ r@@ ls ’ Bible was still o@@ pen , two of Jehovah’s Witnesses came to their do@@ or , read the ex@@ act verse the gi@@ r@@ ls had pray@@ ed about , and explained that it descri@@ bes that man - made govern@@ ments would be re@@ plac@@ ed by God’s Kingdom .
E@@ A@@ R@@ L@@ I@@ E@@ R in his letter , Paul rec@@ oun@@ ted his form@@ er succ@@ ess@@ ful care@@ er .
The Law gave direction on tre@@ at@@ ment of sla@@ ves , fa@@ ther@@ less bo@@ ys , and wi@@ do@@ ws .
But Su@@ ra@@ ang@@ ’s t@@ ests were not over .
The apostle Peter encoura@@ ges us : “ As new@@ born inf@@ ants , form a long@@ ing for the un@@ ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ated mil@@ k bel@@ ong@@ ing to the word , that through it you may gro@@ w to sal@@ vation . ”
So how do most people de@@ al with the inc@@ reas@@ ingly comple@@ x and tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ ing is@@ su@@ es in life ?
When I spoke to Bro@@ ther K@@ on@@ i@@ g about my desire to pioneer , he said : “ Just keep working hard in Jehovah’s service , and keep your go@@ al before him in prayer .
Why do we not need to fear the coming att@@ ack on God’s people ?
Matthew tel@@ ls us : “ They gave [ Jesus ] w@@ ine mi@@ x@@ ed with g@@ all to dr@@ ink ; but , after ta@@ sting it , he refu@@ sed to dr@@ ink . ”
It was not fore@@ or@@ da@@ ined that Matthew or others mentioned in this article would find a satis@@ f@@ ying way of life .
In the fin@@ al part of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , the rema@@ ining el@@ ements of this wicked system of things will be destro@@ yed .
That verse really helped me to think about the s@@ ource of these temp@@ t@@ ations .
Di@@ d the first man , Adam , have an im@@ mor@@ tal soul ?
But how than@@ k@@ ful we are that ‘ God gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , so that ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might have everlasting life ’ ! ​ — John 3 : 16 ; Romans 6 : 23 .
O@@ ver@@ se@@ ers under him must with tend@@ er@@ ness do the same thing .
Even so , an ex@@ ha@@ us@@ tive knowledge is not requi@@ red before a person can make a dedic@@ ation to God and get baptized .
D@@ E@@ AT@@ H ca@@ st@@ s a sh@@ a@@ do@@ w over us as we go about our da@@ ily life , no matter how physi@@ c@@ ally f@@ it or rich we may be .
At times , though , parents may want to bring their children into the discus@@ sion when for@@ mul@@ ating house rul@@ es .
On to New G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a
So they continue to be an ac@@ tive part of ‘ the enti@@ re associ@@ ation of brothers in the world . ’ ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 9 .
Such a rec@@ ord may help you see where you can imp@@ ro@@ ve in expres@@ sing appreciation .
In 20@@ 10 , I gra@@ du@@ ated from the M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol ( now called the S@@ cho@@ ol for Kingdom E@@ v@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers ) held in E@@ l S@@ al@@ va@@ d@@ or .
How is it possible that hard work in the field ministry does not we@@ ar us down but is ac@@ tually ref@@ re@@ shing ?
32 En@@ coura@@ g@@ ement “ O@@ u@@ t of the M@@ ou@@ th of Ch@@ il@@ dren ”
D@@ ad was later appointed as a serv@@ ant in the G@@ ill@@ ing@@ ham C@@ ongreg@@ ation .
God’s Ser@@ v@@ ants Are Like T@@ re@@ es ​ — In What W@@ a@@ ys ?
I had many questions about what I was reading .
How do we “ r@@ en@@ oun@@ ce un@@ righteousness ” when it comes to bad associ@@ ations ?
I Now F@@ e@@ el That I Can H@@ el@@ p O@@ thers 10
He does not like to see us su@@ ff@@ er , and he does not want us to die as un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 2 : 2 , 3 .
Peter did man@@ i@@ f@@ est such tra@@ its at times .
Th@@ ough Jehovah as the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn occ@@ u@@ pi@@ es the most ex@@ al@@ ted position in the uni@@ verse , he is willing to have deal@@ ings with each one of us .
This is nor@@ ma@@ l , because they themselves have not been anointed .
to help stud@@ ents come to know Jehovah and learn Scriptural tru@@ ths .
Tru@@ e , the K@@ o@@ ha@@ th@@ ite L@@ ev@@ ites were not all pri@@ ests , but they were teach@@ ers of God’s Law .
Still , because of his ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , he pre@@ f@@ ers to ab@@ sta@@ in enti@@ r@@ ely from al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ ages , but he does not cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze those who make mo@@ der@@ ate use of them .
He may have been “ the brother ” who helped Ti@@ tu@@ s to ad@@ minis@@ ter the gift for nee@@ dy fellow believers in Ju@@ de@@ a .
Di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty can ru@@ in our relationship with others and , more important , with Jehovah himself .
The point is that others re@@ ign with Jesus as part of the new heavens .
Se@@ e@@ king first the Kingdom invol@@ ves having our pri@@ or@@ ities in order .
A de@@ a@@ th@@ ly p@@ all h@@ un@@ g over the once fer@@ t@@ ile land that Jehovah had given to the children of Abraham .
F@@ i@@ ve of them , including the man@@ ag@@ er , accepted the truth and were baptized .
It was likely Satan who mo@@ tiv@@ ated H@@ er@@ od ​ — all in an effort to destro@@ y the child who would one day become God’s promised Messi@@ ah and bring God’s judgment upon Satan !
“ But I remin@@ ded my@@ self of the import@@ ance of my spiritual r@@ out@@ ine .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the pat@@ ter@@ n of Mi@@ ca@@ h’s time , though , Jehovah will have faithful servants rema@@ ining on earth .
How wise we are to keep on the w@@ atch !
When my expe@@ cted si@@ x - mon@@ th s@@ ent@@ ence was h@@ an@@ ded down , I im@@ medi@@ ately appe@@ aled it , as instru@@ cted by the branch of@@ fice in S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y .
E@@ ach year , she res@@ ol@@ ved to re@@ ach out to others with the good news , but she held back for l@@ ack of courage .
But where was this loving God ?
E@@ ve , in turn , got her husband to jo@@ in the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
It can mean the same for you !
W@@ ho@@ ever makes any like it to enjoy its sm@@ ell must be cu@@ t off from his people . ” U@@ p@@ on a desi@@ gn@@ ated al@@ ta@@ r , pri@@ ests bur@@ ned inc@@ en@@ se t@@ wi@@ ce a day .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , I had to wa@@ it for the do@@ g .
Bro@@ ther H@@ er@@ d said : “ Be@@ ing low@@ ly of heart is more important than having knowledge .
Some may feel that they do not have en@@ ough knowledge to dedic@@ ate their life to God .
In 18@@ 0@@ 7 , at age 25 , Gre@@ w was invit@@ ed to serve as pa@@ st@@ or of the B@@ ap@@ t@@ ist Ch@@ urch in H@@ ar@@ t@@ for@@ d , Con@@ ne@@ c@@ tic@@ u@@ t .
He is a married el@@ der with three children .
Jehovah ans@@ wers his prayers .
Al@@ ways hope in Jehovah and look to him for courage
Per@@ haps the more important question is , If such a stan@@ d@@ ard ex@@ ists , would you deli@@ ght in and a@@ bi@@ de by it ?
H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 14 , 15 .
O@@ f@@ ten I close my eyes and o@@ pen my priv@@ ate “ w@@ in@@ do@@ w ” into the new world that God promises .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of servants of God are following Jesus ’ example .
I had never heard of this group , which was har@@ dly sur@@ pris@@ ing consider@@ ing that at the time there were no more than 1@@ 50 Witnesses in all of I@@ tal@@ y .
Why should we avoid an ambi@@ ti@@ ous , self - ex@@ al@@ ting spirit ?
Lo@@ ve for Jehovah God will cause you to turn to him often in hear@@ t@@ felt prayer .
The wicked have no right to re@@ present him . ​ — Psalm 31 : 5 ; 50 : 16 ; Isaiah 4@@ 3 : 10 .
Our prof@@ essi@@ onal bal@@ let care@@ ers took us around the world to d@@ ance
( Read Romans 10 : 13 - 15 . )
So wh@@ en@@ ever one serv@@ ant of Jehovah ex@@ tend@@ s help to another , the real S@@ ource of such help is the one who@@ se lik@@ en@@ ess is being refle@@ cted .
4 : 1 - 10 .
In like man@@ ner today , a person@@ ’s conscience can be affe@@ cted by the attitude of those around him .
• What can we learn from the example of Eli@@ sh@@ a@@ ’s attend@@ ant ?
F@@ am@@ ili@@ es F@@ or@@ ti@@ fied by the K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge of God
My family op@@ posed me in different ways .
“ H@@ app@@ y are those hear@@ ing the word of God and keep@@ ing it ! ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 11 : 28 .
I@@ t’s so eas@@ y to think , ‘ We just can@@ ’t do this . ’
Joh@@ ann@@ es H@@ ar@@ ms was ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted in a Na@@ z@@ i pris@@ on for his beli@@ ef@@ s
Let No@@ thing D@@ ist@@ ance You From Jehovah , 1 / 15
As@@ k Jehovah for wisdom to recogn@@ ize a situation that might make it difficult for you to stay neu@@ tr@@ al .
I@@ mit@@ ate Their Fa@@ ith ​ — “ P@@ le@@ ase L@@ isten to This D@@ re@@ am ” 10
That person is ga@@ ining , not God’s love , but his dis@@ fav@@ or .
How do we imitate Jehovah in our attitude toward those not of our faith ?
“ [ God ] be@@ comes the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B .
R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ing that nothing can n@@ ul@@ li@@ fy God’s love for us will help us not to give up under tri@@ al . ​ — Romans 8 : 38 , 39 .
My deep@@ est early imp@@ res@@ sions , however , are of the small band of fi@@ ve Witnesses who a@@ wa@@ ited us when our bo@@ at arri@@ ved .
We will also learn how we can be pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers at home and within the congregation and in what ways we can con@@ qu@@ er evil with good .
R@@ eli@@ ance on God has helped many people .
Instead , I had to hand over my bel@@ ong@@ ings and stri@@ p n@@ ak@@ ed in a wa@@ sh@@ ro@@ om , where I me@@ t some Christian sisters from the Ne@@ ther@@ lands .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , let us remember that we need one another and will enjoy divine appro@@ val and blessings if we keep on serving Jehovah sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der .
This requi@@ red travel@@ ing on a mo@@ t@@ or@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le 20 mil@@ es [ 30 k@@ m ] each way three times a we@@ ek .
The judgment that Samuel fore@@ told began when Israel su@@ ffered a c@@ ru@@ shing de@@ fe@@ at by the Phil@@ ist@@ ines .
For those appreci@@ ative Witnesses , ga@@ ther@@ ing in jo@@ y@@ ful Christian ass@@ em@@ bly was un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly wor@@ th all the sacrific@@ es .
I was born in B@@ aku , A@@ z@@ er@@ ba@@ ij@@ an , as the second of two children .
They were pl@@ ans that did not inclu@@ de God .
For example , he led a cam@@ pa@@ ign of vi@@ ci@@ ous persecu@@ tion against Christ’s disciples .
It involved m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale temple pro@@ s@@ titu@@ tion , se@@ x@@ u@@ al or@@ gi@@ es , and even the sacrifice of children .
F@@ el@@ is@@ a : I gre@@ w up in a hum@@ ble family in S@@ pain .
By 199@@ 1 , the number of publi@@ sh@@ ers had inc@@ reas@@ ed to 7@@ ,@@ 4@@ 20 , and 1@@ 6@@ ,@@ 0@@ 7@@ 2 attend@@ ed the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al that year .
The wife rel@@ ates : “ I was con@@ stan@@ tly tr@@ oub@@ led , my conscience tel@@ ling me that it was a mis@@ take to have taken out that lo@@ an .
A dic@@ tion@@ ary de@@ fin@@ es “ s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity ” as “ fre@@ e@@ dom from pre@@ t@@ ence or h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y ; hon@@ es@@ ty ; st@@ ra@@ igh@@ t@@ for@@ war@@ dness ; gen@@ u@@ in@@ en@@ ess . ”
Do Jesus ’ words mean that all making of o@@ a@@ ths is bad ?
N@@ atur@@ ally , we are free to cho@@ ose which p@@ ath to take .
This knowledge certainly must have helped Hebrew Christians to de@@ al with the persecu@@ tion that they su@@ ffered at the hands of the Jews .
God’s Un@@ beli@@ e@@ va@@ ble “ Wor@@ k ” in Our Da@@ y
V@@ i@@ g@@ il@@ ance is vital .
N@@ ever before in human hist@@ ory have so many lives been at st@@ ake .
We can learn what from the example of long@@ time servants of God ?
Indeed , “ the s@@ ow@@ er and the re@@ ap@@ er . . . rejo@@ ice together . ”
To d@@ ate , no p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ s of them have been lo@@ c@@ ated by our Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves .
Acc@@ ording to E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es chap@@ ter 2 , he ‘ c@@ he@@ ered his flesh with w@@ ine ’ ​ — at the same time main@@ tain@@ ing self - control — ​ and pur@@ su@@ ed such activities as l@@ and@@ s@@ cap@@ ing , desi@@ gn@@ ing p@@ al@@ ac@@ es , listen@@ ing to mu@@ si@@ c , and enjo@@ ying good food .
And every day in the temple and from house to house they continued without le@@ tu@@ p teaching and declar@@ ing the good news about the Christ , Jesus . ” ​ — Acts 5 : 40 - 4@@ 2 ; 13 : 50 - 5@@ 2 .
In ad@@ dition to their love for Jehovah , which is the fore@@ most reason , they appreci@@ ate the exc@@ el@@ ling value of divine educ@@ ation .
“ I am the light of the world . ”
• What was it that moved Jesus to work ti@@ rel@@ ess@@ ly thr@@ ough@@ out his ministry ?
H@@ O@@ S@@ P@@ I@@ T@@ AL@@ I@@ T@@ Y is pro@@ ver@@ bi@@ al in E@@ ast@@ er@@ n lands .
They seek glory in the eyes of people who@@ se ta@@ st@@ es f@@ lu@@ c@@ tu@@ ate with each pas@@ sing se@@ as@@ on .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What is the con@@ dition of mankind ?
In contr@@ ast with religious lead@@ ers and n@@ om@@ in@@ al Christians associ@@ ated with the ch@@ ur@@ ches of Chris@@ tend@@ om , Jehovah’s servants sto@@ od fir@@ m , refu@@ sing to viol@@ ate Bible principles .
It has been said : “ The fact that man , every@@ where at all times , from the beg@@ in@@ ning to the present day , has felt the imp@@ ul@@ se to call upon something he believ@@ ed to be high@@ er and more powerful than himself , shows that religion is in@@ n@@ ate and should be s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fic@@ ally recogn@@ ized . . . .
Jesus ’ ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to conduct ourselves as less@@ er ones truly is mo@@ tiv@@ ating .
That said , we are all pro@@ ne to sin .
TH@@ E apostle Paul war@@ ned what can ha@@ p@@ pen if we fai@@ l to read the Bible with an o@@ pen mind .
We would not want to become “ righteous over@@ much . ”
We sto@@ p at the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of H@@ el@@ l@@ ’s G@@ ate while R@@ on@@ al@@ d c@@ he@@ c@@ ks the public information bo@@ ard to see if an invit@@ ation for S@@ un@@ da@@ y’s public talk is still post@@ ed .
Today , the world is d@@ ri@@ ven by sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness and gre@@ ed .
26 : 3 - 6 ; De@@ u@@ t .
14@@ 3 : 5 .
Can we simil@@ arly refle@@ ct such interest in si@@ ck ones we know by name ?
( b ) What must we consider in following Christ’s st@@ ep@@ s ?
What moved Jo@@ si@@ ah to do this ?
N@@ ex@@ t came the sy@@ mp@@ o@@ si@@ u@@ m “ Wor@@ k H@@ ard at C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ating S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ ality . ”
In these last days , therefore , “ the m@@ oun@@ tain of the house of Jehovah [ has ] become fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed a@@ bo@@ ve the to@@ p of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s . ”
What d@@ ang@@ ers ex@@ ist in using ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic g@@ ames and vi@@ de@@ o@@ s ?
God’s Word as@@ sures us that “ a great crow@@ d ” will “ come out of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
In deal@@ ing with different a@@ udi@@ ences , Paul man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble res@@ our@@ ce@@ ful@@ ness .
Jehovah wants you to be happy .
Se@@ cond , N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s held back from be@@ coming a disci@@ ple while Jesus was on earth . Per@@ haps this was du@@ e to fear of man , att@@ ach@@ ment to his position in the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in , or love for his ri@@ ches .
By that time , I had develop@@ ed a love for mu@@ si@@ c , and I real@@ ized that I had a k@@ n@@ ack for it .
Ab@@ out fi@@ ve cen@@ tu@@ ries after Moses , a faithful L@@ ev@@ ite nam@@ ed A@@ sa@@ ph wrote can@@ di@@ dly regarding his doub@@ ts about the value of pur@@ su@@ ing an u@@ pri@@ ght course .
It is per@@ ver@@ ted .
In time , V@@ ic@@ to@@ i@@ re left the p@@ al@@ m - o@@ il pro@@ cess@@ ing pl@@ ant .
Gi@@ ving the Ch@@ il@@ dren the A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion They Ne@@ e@@ ded
He never ref@@ ers to a child as being a comple@@ ment , or coun@@ ter@@ part , of a par@@ ent .
A family member explained : “ Our ch@@ urch said they would come and vis@@ it us after the st@@ or@@ m , but they never came .
To her sur@@ pris@@ e , her emp@@ loy@@ er said : “ O@@ K , but under one con@@ dition : You have to s@@ end me a post@@ c@@ ard from Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ a . ”
F@@ in@@ ally , I was inform@@ ed by a ju@@ dge that a ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound c@@ he@@ ck on me by the F@@ B@@ I had sub@@ stan@@ ti@@ ated my neu@@ tr@@ al stand .
( b ) In what situ@@ ations must we rest@@ ra@@ in our emo@@ tions ?
For example , the Do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine Com@@ mis@@ sion of the Ch@@ urch of Eng@@ land said in 199@@ 5 : “ H@@ ell is not et@@ er@@ n@@ al t@@ or@@ ment , but it is the fin@@ al and ir@@ re@@ vo@@ ca@@ ble cho@@ o@@ sing of that which is op@@ posed to God so comple@@ t@@ ely and so ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely that the only end is to@@ tal n@@ on - being . ”
This was Israel@@ ’s re@@ si@@ d@@ ence .
They had brought a supp@@ ly of liter@@ ature for me from the congregation in Bro@@ ome , mil@@ es away .
But even if that was your re@@ action , un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly you would like to be able to believe it .
[ Ch@@ ar@@ t / ​ P@@ ic@@ tures on pages 12 , 13 ]
He could also a@@ do@@ pt certain devo@@ ted humans “ as sons ” by ano@@ in@@ ting them with holy spirit .
So Eli@@ j@@ ah beg@@ ged : “ O Jehovah my God , ple@@ ase , let this chil@@ d’s life come back into him . ” ​ — 1 K@@ i .
• What promises did Jesus give the Phil@@ ad@@ el@@ p@@ hi@@ a congregation , and how do they apply today ?
It ref@@ ers to Jesus as a leg@@ al Me@@ di@@ at@@ or ( or , in a sense , an att@@ or@@ ne@@ y ) of the new covenant that made possible the bir@@ th of a new nation , “ the Israel of God . ”
Yes , out of consider@@ ation for those under the Law , Jehovah lo@@ v@@ ingly arrang@@ ed for a day of rest so that his people might “ ref@@ res@@ h themselves . ”
Fa@@ ith is something preci@@ ous .
Ne@@ ar the end of his life , Jo@@ shua was still la@@ u@@ ding God and could re@@ mind the Israelites : “ You well know with all your hearts and with all your sou@@ ls that not one word out of all the good words that Jehovah your God has spo@@ ken to you has fa@@ iled . ”
Yet , t@@ or@@ ture , la@@ b@@ or cam@@ ps , and me@@ dia att@@ ac@@ ks could not st@@ am@@ p them out .
N@@ ex@@ t , “ gr@@ ass , se@@ ed - be@@ aring pl@@ ants and tre@@ es yi@@ el@@ ding fru@@ it ” made their appe@@ ar@@ ance .
M@@ on@@ ths pas@@ sed , and the child was born .
At times , I have for@@ go@@ t@@ ten that what is most important is the fact that I love Jehovah .
M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol gra@@ du@@ ates pres@@ ently serve in 1@@ 17 lands .
In acc@@ ord with Jehovah’s purpose , Jesus died a sacri@@ fi@@ cial death and fur@@ ni@@ shed pro@@ of that a perfect man can maintain integrity to God des@@ pite being t@@ ested to the li@@ mit .
What is the leg@@ ac@@ y I leave for the next gener@@ ation ?
When you point it do@@ w@@ n@@ ward , you see c@@ learly what is im@@ medi@@ ately in fr@@ on@@ t of you .
Be@@ fore Re@@ u@@ b@@ en re@@ turned , the deed was done .
Ch@@ il@@ d@@ bir@@ th would cause a woman to be un@@ clean for a spe@@ ci@@ fied peri@@ od of time .
The other sheep must also allow God’s Word and his holy spirit to pu@@ ri@@ fy , or san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy , them .
O@@ ver time , this inc@@ reas@@ ed the d@@ anger of lo@@ sing the prop@@ er pr@@ on@@ un@@ ci@@ ation as Ar@@ am@@ a@@ ic re@@ plac@@ ed Hebrew .
“ You men have not spo@@ ken concer@@ ning me what is tru@@ th@@ ful , ” Jehovah told them .
W@@ ell , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of individuals of Bible rec@@ ord have been ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary in displa@@ ying these qualities .
But the Bible is not simply the word of men ; it truly is the inspired Word of God .
That Jehovah h@@ ates false worship is c@@ learly seen from what happ@@ ens to Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at .
What advan@@ ta@@ ges do sing@@ le Christians often enjoy ?
I re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly asked the ra@@ b@@ bi@@ s at school : “ Why did God cre@@ ate humans ?
We should feel free to be very spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c in our prayers but then wa@@ it pati@@ ently to see how Jehovah respon@@ ds .
However , Jesus remin@@ ded them about the bir@@ ds .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , an emp@@ loy@@ ment ag@@ enc@@ y ph@@ oned me and asked if I could re@@ place someone for two we@@ ek@@ s . ”
There are many people who cla@@ im to worship God , but their worship is really direc@@ ted to the go@@ ds of n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ism , tri@@ bal@@ ism , we@@ al@@ th , self , or some other de@@ ity .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , all 12 of us were declar@@ ed gu@@ il@@ ty of con@@ spi@@ ring against the St@@ ate .
6 : 9 - 12 .
As K@@ en@@ ne@@ th began the Bible study by op@@ ening with prayer , the woman started to c@@ ry again .
Eli@@ h@@ u listen@@ ed care@@ fully and p@@ in@@ pointed the real is@@ sue before speaking .
How , then , can anyone be sa@@ ved in “ the great and fear - inspi@@ ring day of Jehovah ” ?
In gr@@ ass@@ y pas@@ tures he makes me li@@ e down ; by well - w@@ at@@ ered re@@ sting - plac@@ es he condu@@ cts me . Even though I walk in the v@@ al@@ le@@ y of deep sh@@ a@@ do@@ w , I fear nothing bad , for you are with me ; your ro@@ d and your st@@ af@@ f are the things that comfort me . ” ​ — Psalm 23 : 1 , 2 , 4 .
Scriptural go@@ als lik@@ e@@ wise contribu@@ te to a spiritually strong family , and parents should help their children esta@@ bl@@ ish these .
In Psalm 4@@ 1 , David also tel@@ ls us about the time when he was seri@@ ously si@@ ck and felt we@@ ak and anxi@@ ous .
They then pas@@ sed on to their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing a family tra@@ it ​ — a tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous heart with the ability to recogn@@ ize what is right but with the tend@@ enc@@ y to pur@@ sue what is wrong . ​ — Genesis 6 : 5 ; Romans 5 : 12 ; 7 : 21 - 24 .
* Jehovah had appointed Moses as medi@@ at@@ or between Israel and H@@ im@@ self , and Jehovah res@@ pe@@ cted His ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment of Moses to that ro@@ le .
Many de@@ ca@@ des later , King B@@ el@@ sh@@ a@@ z@@ z@@ ar ho@@ l@@ ds a bi@@ g fe@@ ast for his gr@@ an@@ de@@ es and dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully uses v@@ ess@@ els that were taken from Jehovah’s temple .
Acc@@ ording to this verse , what did God do for Jesus ?
W@@ ell , what is the mo@@ tive of the one o@@ ffering the sacrifice ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , ze@@ al@@ ous Christian pre@@ ach@@ ers today find joy as they “ preach the word . ”
Jehovah invit@@ es young ones to have what privilege , and what questions will we now consider ?
Because of the interest sh@@ own by people in Mi@@ gu@@ el@@ ’s commun@@ ity , the Witnesses soon arrang@@ ed to hold meetings there .
He fin@@ i@@ shed his earthly course at age 8@@ 1 , on De@@ c@@ ember 18 , 195@@ 1 .
▪ No One Can Ser@@ ve T@@ w@@ o Ma@@ st@@ ers
So that many might live , he will@@ ingly end@@ ur@@ ed a pa@@ in@@ ful death on a st@@ ake .
For a while after a married Christian dies , many may come to the home of the sur@@ vi@@ ving mate to offer comfort and to help in vari@@ ous ways .
( b ) How do we know that imper@@ fect humans can refle@@ ct Jehovah’s ho@@ l@@ iness ?
The de@@ va@@ st@@ ation of The@@ bes and M@@ emp@@ his gives us so@@ li@@ d reason to have confidence in Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es as yet un@@ ful@@ filled . ​ — Psalm 37 : 10 , 11 , 29 ; Luke 23 : 4@@ 3 ; Revelation 21 : 3 - 5 .
So we began to serve in the travel@@ ing ministry .
( b ) How can God’s la@@ ws prove to be a s@@ ound gu@@ i@@ de in marriage ?
They see no need for such ones to qu@@ it eng@@ ag@@ ing in false religion in order to worship as a se@@ par@@ ate people .
See 199@@ 2 Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses , pages 9@@ 1 - 2 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
5 : 15 .
Pro@@ te@@ ction From “ the W@@ ic@@ ked One ”
You might i@@ magine that only a few religious ex@@ tre@@ mis@@ ts are serving Satan’s inter@@ ests .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , though , the question cro@@ s@@ sed my mind , ‘ What if a mis@@ understanding had ex@@ is@@ ted between us and we were not on speaking ter@@ ms ? ’
In the f@@ ast - p@@ ac@@ ed life that is comm@@ on in many plac@@ es today , two people often pas@@ s each other without saying “ hel@@ l@@ o ” or “ how are you ? ”
S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then Your Mar@@ ri@@ age Th@@ r@@ ough Go@@ od Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ation
Why the Go@@ od Ne@@ ws Is V@@ e@@ iled
On@@ ce I was put in a c@@ ell with M@@ ike M@@ ill@@ er , a faithful , long@@ time serv@@ ant of Jehovah .
H@@ er@@ ac@@ li@@ us and son
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , he is not imp@@ ressed by the comple@@ x@@ ity , si@@ ze , spe@@ ed , or ca@@ pa@@ bil@@ ities of ma@@ ch@@ in@@ er@@ y .
I started to go wa@@ y@@ ward when I was only ten years old .
In it , St@@ an@@ le@@ y O@@ m@@ be@@ va , one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in K@@ en@@ ya , out@@ l@@ ines the challeng@@ es he fac@@ ed as a result of being stru@@ ck by a spe@@ e@@ ding ve@@ hi@@ c@@ le .
The col@@ or left his face , and he ans@@ wer@@ ed , “ No , I ha@@ ven@@ ’t . ”
We are all like that disa@@ p@@ pointed ar@@ ch@@ er .
For example , both Jeremiah and Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah were bus@@ y pro@@ claim@@ ing the den@@ un@@ ci@@ ations of i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry practic@@ ed in Juda@@ h .
In the ev@@ ening , we often stu@@ died as a group , and then Pa@@ olo helped the children with their ho@@ me@@ work , especially if it was ma@@ them@@ ati@@ c@@ s .
When elders de@@ al with er@@ ring fellow believers , therefore , it is a matter , not of cri@@ me and p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment , but of sin and spiritual rest@@ or@@ ation where possible .
( b ) What kind of sac@@ red service will bring us joy ?
Me@@ an@@ while , let us end@@ e@@ av@@ or to me@@ et Jehovah’s requi@@ re@@ ments by imit@@ ating the psalmist who said : “ I will ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy him with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving . ”
Per@@ haps E@@ u@@ o@@ dia invit@@ ed some brothers and sisters to her home for a me@@ al .
The years that follow@@ ed came to be called the time of li@@ ber@@ ation , but they me@@ ant just the op@@ pos@@ ite for Jehovah’s people .
When they do , will we follow the guid@@ ance of Jehovah’s own Bo@@ ok ?
As a par@@ ent , do you not have a similar go@@ al spiritually ?
But that is enem@@ y ter@@ rit@@ ory .
He takes deli@@ ght in see@@ ing his cre@@ atu@@ res , old and young , serve him out of love .
The only individuals whom Jesus em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed as friends were those who follow@@ ed him and served Jehovah .
Jehovah’s Witnesses , on the other hand , are pr@@ ou@@ d to be@@ ar God’s name and to gl@@ ori@@ fy it .
Jehovah , often by using ang@@ eli@@ c direction , can gu@@ i@@ de his servants to she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike ones ​ — even if these live in are@@ as not yet re@@ ached by the good news .
Bethel Ser@@ vice and Ar@@ rest
M@@ em@@ bers of the Bethel family are assign@@ ed to congregations , where they experience fir@@ s@@ th@@ and the benef@@ its of their work .
“ A L@@ ar@@ ge Do@@ or ” Is O@@ pen to You
The Ch@@ ar@@ it@@ able P@@ l@@ an@@ ning O@@ f@@ fice should be inform@@ ed of and receive a cop@@ y of any rel@@ ev@@ ant do@@ cum@@ ent per@@ tain@@ ing to any of these arrang@@ ements .
Will he allow those without clear spiritual vision to influ@@ ence his cho@@ ic@@ es in life ?
Although we cannot say what a day will bring for@@ th for us individu@@ ally , by faith we can me@@ et any chall@@ enge .
On@@ ly El@@ da@@ d and Me@@ da@@ d are nam@@ ed , but the spirit en@@ ab@@ led all of them to car@@ ry out their du@@ ties .
This young gi@@ r@@ l tri@@ ed to interest R@@ a@@ j@@ ran@@ i in the Bible .
Jehovah’s Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment A@@ ga@@ inst the W@@ ic@@ ked , 11 / 15
As ones wal@@ king in the truth , early Christians com@@ p@@ lied with the apostle Pet@@ er@@ ’s counsel : “ Ma@@ in@@ tain your conduct fine among the nations , that , in the thing in which they are speaking against you as ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers , they may as a result of your fine works of which they are e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses gl@@ ori@@ fy God in the day for his in@@ spe@@ ction . ”
He saw that the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es had inc@@ reas@@ ing po@@ pul@@ ar support .
With Je@@ an on our we@@ d@@ ding day in 195@@ 9 and today
To have time to tra@@ in others , what may an el@@ der need to do ?
Hence , when a Christian woman ca@@ res for matters per@@ tain@@ ing to worship that or@@ din@@ ar@@ ily would be per@@ form@@ ed by her husband or by a baptized man , she should we@@ ar a head co@@ ver@@ ing . ​ — 1 Corinthians 11 : 3 - 10 .
While A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il was “ good in dis@@ cre@@ tion , ” her husband was “ har@@ s@@ h and bad in his practic@@ es . ”
She first spoke to the woman who had asked me to vis@@ it her , then to B@@ l@@ an@@ c@@ he , a friend from Fr@@ ance .
How does the account of the F@@ lood in@@ still confidence that Jehovah kno@@ ws when to deli@@ ver his people ?
; Go@@ ld , R .
Does God’s spirit work on all his servants in the same way ?
; Bu@@ t@@ l@@ er , T .
By deli@@ ver@@ ing them from sla@@ very to sin , Jesus sa@@ ves his followers from the wr@@ ath of God and br@@ ings them into a loving relationship with Jehovah . ​ — Mat@@ t .
During that time , Jesus rul@@ ed over his anointed followers , gu@@ i@@ ding them in their preaching and disci@@ ple - making work as well as pre@@ par@@ ing them to rule with him in his Kingdom . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 ; 28 : 18 - 20 ; Luke 22 : 28 - 30 .
“ St@@ and Fir@@ m and See the S@@ al@@ vation of Jehovah , ” 12 / 15
There seem@@ s to be no end to op@@ in@@ i@@ ons on the sub@@ ject .
So , then , the expres@@ sion “ kingdom of God ” means “ govern@@ ment of God . ”
The ju@@ dge in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation was “ un@@ righteous , ” wh@@ er@@ e@@ as “ God is a righteous Ju@@ dge . ”
If a brother is a married man with children , the situation ex@@ is@@ ting in his family is taken into consider@@ ation when determin@@ ing if he qu@@ ali@@ fi@@ es to be a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant or an el@@ der .
The “ st@@ ars ” are in Jesus ’ right hand ​ — within his power , control , fav@@ or , and prote@@ ction .
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s num@@ er@@ ous acc@@ oun@@ ts of how Jehovah used his res@@ our@@ ces mirac@@ ul@@ ously to provide for his people .
If you atten@@ d meetings regul@@ arly , you could become like a father , mother , brother , or sister to someone in the congregation .
When God gave the people of Israel his Law , he comman@@ ded that they er@@ e@@ ct the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , a por@@ table t@@ ent , also called “ the t@@ ent of meeting , ” as the cen@@ tr@@ al fe@@ ature of the arrang@@ ement for appro@@ ach to him .
E@@ ven@@ tually , the small group of de@@ a@@ f people I was with was com@@ bin@@ ed with a congregation in P@@ es@@ sa@@ c , a su@@ bur@@ b of B@@ or@@ de@@ au@@ x .
A@@ n en@@ ra@@ ged man cha@@ sed a sister out of a building and k@@ ic@@ ked her so viol@@ ently in the sp@@ ine that she f@@ ell and h@@ it her head .
Why can we be confid@@ ent of God’s ba@@ c@@ king on our work ?
Many people are in a f@@ ran@@ tic r@@ us@@ h to gr@@ ati@@ fy every desire , every ambi@@ tion , every imp@@ ul@@ se .
Because get@@ ting the sense of God’s counsel gives you strong mo@@ tiv@@ ation to put it into prac@@ tice .
In fact , when pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ying about the Messi@@ ah , the psalmist said : “ You have loved righteousness and you h@@ ate wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness . ”
Let us , then , sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard the heart and avoid situ@@ ations that could lead to such ru@@ in@@ ous resul@@ ts .
If we some@@ times find ourselves in s@@ ore st@@ ra@@ its , not know@@ ing what to do , let us follow the fine example set by Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at and the people of Juda@@ h and turn to Jehovah in prayer with full trust in H@@ im .
As a local woman sel@@ ling go@@ o@@ ds to t@@ ou@@ ris@@ ts appro@@ ached them , she no@@ tic@@ ed the t@@ it@@ le What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
The Bible says that the nations will is@@ sue a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant declar@@ ation of “ peace and se@@ cur@@ ity . ”
How might parents ’ re@@ actions ob@@ stru@@ ct commun@@ ic@@ ation with their children ?
This was an ex@@ tre@@ me example of the op@@ position that char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized his fi@@ f@@ th vis@@ it to main@@ land Fr@@ ance .
How to Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine in Lo@@ ve
John wrote : “ I saw , and , look ! a wh@@ ite cl@@ ou@@ d , and upon the cl@@ ou@@ d someone se@@ ated like a son of man , with a g@@ ol@@ den cro@@ wn on his head and a sh@@ ar@@ p si@@ ck@@ le in his hand . ”
A@@ n in - dep@@ th look at Psalm 37 , ver@@ ses 1 to 11 , provi@@ des the ans@@ wers .
F@@ in@@ ding H@@ el@@ p to Un@@ der@@ stand the Bible 6
M@@ A@@ R@@ K wrote one of the four Bible boo@@ ks about the life of Jesus .
That one is no@@ ne other than our Creator , Jehovah God .
I also have a special ro@@ d that I hold with my m@@ ou@@ th .
Thus , man@@ ’s integrity has become an important part of the is@@ sue of Jehovah’s uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Many times we discus@@ sed the Bible with the hous@@ eho@@ ld t@@ ill l@@ ate in the ev@@ ening .
Jehovah made us with the ability to do mean@@ ing@@ ful work and enjoy it .
E@@ ven@@ tually , they may star@@ t to ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct the more important things invol@@ ving family , friends , and congregation .
U@@ l@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , he is the One who has pre@@ served his Word and made it a@@ vail@@ able for our benefit .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Al@@ ber@@ t still felt a n@@ ag@@ g@@ ing vo@@ id in@@ side ; true in@@ ner peace continued to elu@@ de him .
198@@ 1 Ye@@ ar@@ book , pages 4@@ 1 - 4@@ 2 .
The fact is that every marriage needs attention from time to time .
At si@@ x in the mor@@ ning , before Father left for work , I went to him and told him that Ch@@ ar@@ les and I wanted to study the Bible .
At the beg@@ in@@ ning of his re@@ ign , A@@ sa had re@@ moved from his real@@ m al@@ t@@ ars and p@@ ill@@ ars used in false worship .
The ro@@ y@@ al ad@@ vis@@ er who re@@ comm@@ ended David also said that he was “ an in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent speak@@ er and a well - form@@ ed man , and Jehovah [ was ] with him . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 16 : 18 .
That number inclu@@ des a si@@ z@@ able group of other spirit re@@ bel@@ s , or dem@@ ons .
Q@@ u@@ e@@ en A@@ th@@ al@@ iah had se@@ ized the thro@@ ne of Juda@@ h by means of sub@@ ter@@ fu@@ ge and mu@@ r@@ der .
Why should we show a me@@ asure of honor and respect to people in gener@@ al ?
However , we can be sure that the occasi@@ on was not bo@@ is@@ ter@@ ous and that the gu@@ ests did not a@@ bu@@ se al@@ co@@ ho@@ l as was the case at certain Jewish we@@ d@@ ding@@ s .
I vie@@ wed this as an es@@ cap@@ e from the st@@ ress of da@@ ily life , though I knew that get@@ ting ar@@ rest@@ ed by the po@@ li@@ ce could ru@@ in my law care@@ er .
3 A Word That Me@@ ant So Mu@@ ch !
T@@ ra@@ ining children can be especially challeng@@ ing if you have an un@@ believ@@ ing mate .
F@@ ul@@ l knowledge of ligh@@ t@@ ning rema@@ ins a my@@ st@@ er@@ y to man but not to God .
The fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart , therefore , can also invol@@ ve our in@@ tel@@ le@@ ct ​ — our thoughts or our understanding .
If you are still in school , you have likely heard about pol@@ lu@@ tion , g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l war@@ m@@ ing , de@@ fore@@ st@@ ation , and similar problems .
How important it is that God’s judgment mes@@ sa@@ ges be s@@ oun@@ ded for@@ th today !
“ At this point , Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h does not hold back from tel@@ ling me what she has written in her book .
Hence , even a com@@ pati@@ ble , spiritually - min@@ ded cou@@ ple will face occasi@@ onal problems .
This time , though , he deci@@ ded to change his jo@@ b in order to be able to make spiritual prog@@ ress .
Se@@ cond , when did those men vis@@ it ?
Paul even asked Jesus : “ What shall I do , Lord ? ”
What spirit pre@@ vail@@ s in the world today , and what ne@@ g@@ ative effe@@ cts can it pro@@ du@@ ce ? The spirit pre@@ vail@@ ing in the world today prom@@ o@@ tes materi@@ al@@ ism and com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on .
Do you find it em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sing ?
This is to be expe@@ cted , for “ the p@@ ath of the righteous is like the b@@ right mor@@ ning light that gro@@ ws b@@ righ@@ ter and b@@ righ@@ ter until full da@@ y@@ light . ”
That man was an ex@@ tre@@ me example of living “ according to the flesh , ” and yet even he was able to change .
Jehovah’s , of course .
Not only did my marriage provide me with a lo@@ vely and loyal compan@@ ion but it gave me many h@@ our@@ s of preci@@ ous fel@@ low@@ ship with my fine , spiritually - min@@ ded mother - in - law until she fin@@ i@@ shed her earthly course in 20@@ 00 .
In a@@ ff@@ lu@@ ent lands , parents may see the sons and daugh@@ ters of their friends and relati@@ ves move a@@ head in prof@@ essi@@ onal care@@ ers and enjoy seem@@ ingly succ@@ ess@@ ful lives .
On S@@ un@@ days , it is a very beau@@ ti@@ ful sight to see a ste@@ ad@@ y f@@ low of brothers coming to the meetings .
The inspired Go@@ spe@@ l of Mark c@@ alls Joseph “ a re@@ pu@@ table member of the C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l . ”
A nee@@ dy Christian should not be too pr@@ ou@@ d to accept the loving ass@@ ist@@ ance of fellow believers or any govern@@ men@@ tal a@@ id he or she may qu@@ ali@@ fy for .
Consider the experience of young To@@ shi@@ o .
To@@ a@@ sting today may not be vie@@ wed by many as a religious g@@ es@@ ture .
L@@ ear@@ n and T@@ each Christian M@@ or@@ ality
But spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness is death deal@@ ing .
We have a second bat@@ tle to wa@@ ge , our fi@@ ght against this world under dem@@ on influ@@ ence .
( a ) How can our heart make us vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able to Satan’s s@@ ch@@ em@@ es ?
With power from Jehovah , Eli@@ j@@ ah rest@@ ored life to a wi@@ do@@ w@@ ’s young son
Jesus was not imp@@ ati@@ ent with his half brother James .
Mo@@ st important , she came to know and love the one true God , Jehovah , who had ans@@ wer@@ ed her prayer .
In T@@ ah@@ it@@ i , even an a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned new@@ born who@@ se father and mother are un@@ known is given a name .
Des@@ pite set@@ ba@@ c@@ ks , what moved Moses to remain w@@ atch@@ ful for opportun@@ ities to honor his heavenly Father ?
7@@ 7 : 12 .
This is evid@@ ent from Davi@@ d’s ple@@ a : “ In@@ stru@@ ct me , O Jehovah , in your way , and lead me in the p@@ ath of u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness on account of my fo@@ es . ”
De@@ al@@ ings With Abraham and Israel
Why C@@ al@@ led Christ , 4 / 1
It is only n@@ atur@@ al to long for loved ones whom we have lost in death .
S@@ mi@@ th@@ ’s Bible Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary says : “ B@@ ap@@ tism pro@@ per@@ ly and liter@@ ally means im@@ mer@@ sion . ”
And it was not only the death of others that I saw up close .
He says : “ For the L@@ or@@ d’s s@@ ake sub@@ ject y@@ ourselves to every human cre@@ ation : whether to a king as being su@@ peri@@ or or to govern@@ ors as being sent by him to inf@@ li@@ ct p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment on ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers but to praise do@@ ers of good .
“ In the last days cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with will be here . ” ​ — 2 T@@ I@@ M@@ O@@ TH@@ Y 3 : 1 .
Why not ask Jehovah’s Witnesses what “ the truth ” that Jesus taught is all about ?
“ He [ Christ ] gave some as apostles , ” wrote the apostle Paul .
You have sur@@ pas@@ sed in wisdom and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity the things heard to which I listen@@ ed . ”
However , I still c@@ lu@@ ng to my old bad ha@@ bi@@ ts , ro@@ b@@ b@@ ing hous@@ es and in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ating people .
He told a close associ@@ ate : “ The work is inc@@ reas@@ ing ra@@ pi@@ dly , and it will continue to inc@@ re@@ ase , for there is a world - wide work to be done in preaching the ‘ go@@ spe@@ l of the kingdom . ’ ” ( Fa@@ ith on the Mar@@ ch , by A . H .
So@@ on I was invit@@ ed to share in the preaching work .
May we ex@@ to@@ l his pe@@ er@@ less name forever !
The E@@ den@@ ic promise poin@@ ts to the Kingdom as the means by which God’s origin@@ al purpose for the earth and mankind will be ful@@ filled .
Some have simp@@ li@@ fied their personal af@@ fai@@ r@@ s so as to take up the full - time ministry as pione@@ ers or mission@@ aries or to serve at one of the Bethel ho@@ m@@ es around the world .
Fir@@ st of all , we have to ad@@ mit that we have no control over the spiritual gro@@ w@@ th of a Bible stud@@ ent .
Jehovah’s justice would never allow for such an out@@ come , for his purpose is always accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed . ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 10 , 11 .
Jo@@ e and Re@@ be@@ cc@@ a , who tra@@ gi@@ c@@ ally lost their son in death , experienced such com@@ for@@ ting support from members of the Christian congregation .
W@@ ould she trust in Jehovah to sa@@ ve her and her son , or would she put her material needs a@@ head of ga@@ ining God’s appro@@ val and fri@@ end@@ ship ?
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son was present .
How does imit@@ ating God show support for him ?
L@@ ater , however , he started sp@@ en@@ ding time with un@@ who@@ les@@ ome associ@@ ates at ni@@ gh@@ t@@ c@@ lu@@ bs .
That nation cons@@ titu@@ tes the se@@ con@@ d@@ ary part of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
Per@@ haps the best - known st@@ at@@ ement in that ser@@ m@@ on is the one that is often called the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule . It has to do with how we tre@@ at others .
By lear@@ ning to r@@ ely on the power of God .
Are you a congregation el@@ der or a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er who feel@@ s over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by your many responsi@@ bil@@ ities ?
Th@@ r@@ ough the years , we have had the joy of wel@@ coming h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of G@@ ile@@ ad - tra@@ ined mission@@ aries , who bring matu@@ r@@ ity and ze@@ al to the congregations they serve .
Un@@ be@@ know@@ n@@ st to us , the pri@@ est had ga@@ ther@@ ed a large group of men , who were wa@@ iting for us out@@ side Chris@@ to@@ ph@@ er@@ ’s house .
Christian elders teach in the congregation and help to tra@@ in fellow believers in the ministry
• Why does Jesus d@@ el@@ a@@ y in respon@@ ding to La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ’ ill@@ ness ?
As a result , “ Christian ar@@ t@@ is@@ ans a@@ da@@ p@@ ted [ an inter@@ faith ] me@@ th@@ od and made use of pa@@ g@@ an sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s , pu@@ t@@ ting them within a new con@@ text , al@@ though not pu@@ ri@@ f@@ ying them to@@ t@@ ally from pa@@ g@@ an influ@@ ence . ”
For those obedi@@ ent ones , the blessings would be ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely certain .
However , does that mean we cannot ple@@ ase Jehovah ?
* If you are the par@@ ent of a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , con@@ f@@ li@@ ct may t@@ est every bi@@ t of your par@@ en@@ ting s@@ k@@ ill@@ s ​ — and your pati@@ ence .
As we learned ear@@ li@@ er , at that time many grou@@ ps claim@@ ed to be Christian .
U@@ se of Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions
Many set asi@@ de , or bu@@ d@@ get , an am@@ ount that they place in the contribu@@ tion bo@@ x@@ es la@@ bel@@ ed “ Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide Wor@@ k . ”
How , then , are we to understand Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation about the faithful slave ?
D@@ ale B@@ r@@ un@@ er wr@@ ites of such tre@@ a@@ sures : “ It is well known that f@@ ame is fic@@ k@@ le .
What are some war@@ ning sign@@ s of im@@ mo@@ des@@ t thinking or be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or ?
P@@ o@@ ti@@ p@@ ha@@ r had put his whole hous@@ eho@@ ld in Jose@@ p@@ h’s hands , ho@@ l@@ ding back nothing but his wife .
Yes , Jehovah’s sheep should always be tre@@ ated with long - suffering , di@@ gn@@ ity , and tend@@ er@@ ness . ​ — Matthew 7 : 12 ; 11 : 28 ; Acts 20 : 28 , 29 ; Romans 12 : 10 .
Ne@@ ar the end of his life , Jo@@ shua told God’s people : “ You well know with all your hearts and with all your sou@@ ls that not one word out of all the good words that Jehovah your God has spo@@ ken to you has fa@@ iled . They have all come true for you . ”
Your health then quic@@ k@@ ly deter@@ i@@ or@@ ates .
We make it our go@@ al to do as Paul said : “ Do not let sin continue to rule as king in your mor@@ tal bo@@ dies so that you should obey their desi@@ res . ”
Since a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant reason for com@@ men@@ ting is to encoura@@ ge others , we must try to avoid saying things that might disc@@ oura@@ ge them .
G@@ ran@@ ted , you may find it hard to trust God .
The worl@@ d’s spirit , with its emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on the show@@ y displa@@ y of one@@ ’s means of life , in@@ fe@@ cts many individuals with an un@@ heal@@ thy anxi@@ ety .
De@@ ep down I sen@@ sed that this kind of relationship was un@@ n@@ atur@@ al and had no future .
So that ‘ when Jehovah pas@@ sed through to pla@@ gu@@ e the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans and saw the blood upon the u@@ pp@@ er part of the do@@ or@@ way and upon the two do@@ or@@ post@@ s , he would pas@@ s over the en@@ tr@@ ance and not allow the ru@@ in@@ ation to en@@ ter into their hous@@ es to pla@@ gu@@ e them . ’
John consider@@ ed this to be pro@@ of of G@@ a@@ i@@ us ’ faith@@ ful@@ ness , since show@@ ing ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality has always dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed God’s servants . ​ — G@@ en .
• P@@ ra@@ y that Jehovah will make the interest gro@@ w .
On Th@@ ur@@ s@@ day , Au@@ gu@@ st 22 ​ — two days before the sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ed op@@ ening — ​ members of the Con@@ ven@@ tion Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e re@@ turned with the good news : The conven@@ tion had been appro@@ ved !
How inclu@@ sive are divine la@@ ws ?
To answer those questions , let us study the con@@ text of Paul’s words and see how Romans chap@@ ter 12 shows that ref@@ ra@@ ining from re@@ tal@@ i@@ ation is the right , the loving , and the mo@@ des@@ t course to follow .
However , in con@@ text James is speaking not of Jehovah but of Christians who show mer@@ cy — for example , toward the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted and the po@@ or .
Now my brother - in - law has fal@@ le@@ n as@@ le@@ ep in death .
But for you to get these benef@@ its , you need first to get to know God and his will .
The tri@@ al began and conclu@@ ded in one day . ​ — 4 / 1 , page 20 .
C@@ en@@ tr@@ al Af@@ ri@@ can Re@@ public branch , in B@@ angu@@ i
Ne@@ w@@ ly baptized teach@@ ers of God’s Word who me@@ et Scriptural qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations can re@@ ach out for vari@@ ous responsi@@ bil@@ ities in the congregation .
What a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement !
That is , we must beg@@ in with a d@@ ate that is accepted in se@@ cul@@ ar hist@@ ory and that cor@@ respon@@ ds to a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar ev@@ ent recorded in the Bible .
The psalmist wrote : “ The heavens are declar@@ ing the glory of God ; and of the work of his hands the ex@@ pan@@ se is tel@@ ling . ” ​ — Psalm 19 : 1 ; Romans 1 : 20 .
Jesus tre@@ ated others com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ately
Why should we keep everlasting life in view ?
What about our day ?
For instance , the Christian man G@@ a@@ i@@ us was not stu@@ mb@@ led but ‘ went on wal@@ king in the truth ’ des@@ pite the ung@@ o@@ dly conduct of Di@@ o@@ tre@@ ph@@ es .
During his talk with his apostles , Jesus re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly as@@ sur@@ ed them that their prayers would be ans@@ wer@@ ed . ​ — John 14 : 13 ; 15 : 7 , 16 ; 16 : 23 .
Why especially did the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans need “ fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ction ” ?
Su@@ b@@ s@@ titu@@ ting Rom@@ an num@@ er@@ als for the let@@ ters in a form of the po@@ pe@@ ’s of@@ fi@@ cial t@@ it@@ le , V@@ ic@@ ari@@ us F@@ ili@@ i De@@ i ( V@@ i@@ ca@@ r of the Son of God ) , and man@@ ip@@ ul@@ ating the fi@@ gu@@ res a little , they come up with 6@@ 6@@ 6 .
R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch@@ ers in n@@ ano@@ te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy fore@@ see a time when do@@ ct@@ ors will in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce c@@ ell - si@@ ze ro@@ bo@@ ts into the b@@ loo@@ d@@ st@@ re@@ am to find and destro@@ y can@@ c@@ er c@@ el@@ ls and har@@ m@@ ful ba@@ c@@ ter@@ ia .
Yet , if he took st@@ ep@@ s to end the marriage ( on some un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural gr@@ ound ) , the wife could “ let him de@@ part , ” as Paul wrote .
When I was 14 , I left home for good .
R@@ eho@@ bo@@ am ․ ․ ․ ․ ․ ․
He is pu@@ re and holy to a su@@ per@@ l@@ ative de@@ gre@@ e .
That is to say , the teaching is not her own but that of the brother for whom she is inter@@ pre@@ ting .
Some Bible ver@@ sions use the word “ hel@@ l , ” but the no@@ tion of a fi@@ er@@ y place of t@@ or@@ ment for the dead is not Scriptural .
S@@ yl@@ vi@@ e , * who has been serving at Bethel in Fr@@ ance for years , com@@ men@@ ted that sisters can have a share in com@@ men@@ ding brothers .
Jesus and S@@ te@@ ph@@ en appe@@ ared before the cour@@ t char@@ ged as bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ers , Peter and John as sub@@ ver@@ ters of the nation , and Paul as a prof@@ an@@ er of the temple . ​ — Mark 14 : 6@@ 4 ; Acts 4 : 15 - 17 ; 6 : 11 ; 23 : 1 ; 24 : 6 .
Such qualities are displa@@ yed by Christian elders today .
Jehovah’s servants honor their marriage covenant
P@@ E@@ R@@ H@@ A@@ P@@ S you rec@@ all the joy you felt when you first learned that in the near future , people will no longer gro@@ w old and die but will live forever on earth .
Y@@ E@@ A@@ R B@@ O@@ R@@ N : 194@@ 9
• How should elders shepher@@ d spiritually a@@ il@@ ing ones ?
Be G@@ ent@@ le
Sh@@ ould we think of him as a suffering man being put to death ?
It contribu@@ tes to the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of Jehovah’s name .
The com@@ men@@ t@@ at@@ ors were refer@@ ring to P@@ op@@ e P@@ i@@ us X@@ I@@ I@@ ’s s@@ il@@ ence during the H@@ olo@@ ca@@ u@@ st .
Are you stri@@ ving to provide for the spiritual and physical needs of your family while cop@@ ing with ris@@ ing ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses or anxi@@ e@@ ties over health ?
( 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 1 : 1 – 9 : 31 )
He may reason , ‘ Although God is “ far off , ” he no@@ tic@@ es every bad thought that comes into my mind . ’
He may have been a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er when he was taken from his parents and sent to Babyl@@ on .
What should the example of Jehovah and of Jesus Christ move us to do ?
Those Ba@@ al worshipp@@ ers had no respect for Jehovah or appreciation for his standards .
Not some man , however r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned he might be .
W@@ il@@ li@@ am , qu@@ o@@ ted in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , no@@ ted : “ Many times , I have felt that I could not end@@ ure one more m@@ om@@ ent of life without my son , and I have asked Jehovah to give me reli@@ ef .
For instance , a baptized person who deli@@ ber@@ ately vie@@ ws por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y should ask himself , ‘ A@@ m I pro@@ ving my@@ self holy ? ’
And because of the ransom , we can be sure that he will for@@ give us and that we will still be his friends .
From there , Peter sent gre@@ et@@ ings , ad@@ ding : “ And so does Mark my son . ” ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 13 .
▪ E@@ ar@@ th@@ qu@@ ak@@ es . ​ — Matthew 24 : 7 .
What does this p@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c spiritual fel@@ low@@ ship indic@@ ate ?
N@@ ever would we want to be like the religious lead@@ ers in Jesus ’ day .
Ma@@ in@@ tain “ P@@ ur@@ ity of H@@ ear@@ t ” in These C@@ r@@ itical T@@ im@@ es 30
Ch@@ ang@@ es P@@ os@@ sible ​ — How ?
The so@@ o@@ thing words of Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 proved very true in my case : “ Do not be anxi@@ ous over anything , but in everything by prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation along with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving let your pet@@ iti@@ ons be made known to God ; and the peace of God that exc@@ els all thought will gu@@ ard your hearts and your men@@ tal po@@ wers by means of Christ Jesus . ”
But three times he was told : “ S@@ to@@ p c@@ all@@ ing de@@ fil@@ ed the things God has cle@@ ans@@ ed . ”
From that time on , I c@@ y@@ c@@ led wh@@ en@@ ever I went to share my faith with people in ne@@ ar@@ by v@@ il@@ la@@ ges .
How can you get to know people of other cul@@ tures ?
They reason that sa@@ in@@ ts , having experienced the tri@@ als and har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps that are comm@@ on to humans , would be more emp@@ a@@ the@@ tic .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , main@@ tain@@ ing a clean en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment is no longer a matter of personal import@@ ance .
E@@ very com@@ pon@@ ent ​ — from ro@@ of she@@ et@@ ing and tr@@ us@@ ses to fur@@ ni@@ ture and cur@@ tain@@ s , to@@ il@@ et bo@@ w@@ ls and show@@ er no@@ z@@ z@@ les , even s@@ cre@@ ws and na@@ il@@ s — ​ was shi@@ pp@@ ed over in con@@ tain@@ ers from Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
May we never , because of stu@@ b@@ bor@@ n@@ ness or self - in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence , re@@ ject Jehovah’s guid@@ ance and walk in our own coun@@ sel@@ s and thus become “ ba@@ ck@@ ward in direction and not for@@ ward ” !
What does this mean ?
So out@@ standing are such person@@ ality chang@@ es that ob@@ serv@@ ers mar@@ v@@ el .
Rather , it means that our love must not be li@@ mit@@ ed to words , especially when the circumstances call for action .
TH@@ E great@@ est good that any human can do is to bring glory to Jehovah .
This demonstr@@ ated that Jehovah accepted blood for at@@ on@@ ement pur@@ pos@@ es .
God told the nation of Israel : “ You are my wit@@ nesses . . . even my serv@@ ant whom I have cho@@ s@@ en . ”
After a while , the do@@ or cr@@ ac@@ ked o@@ pen s@@ ligh@@ tly , a hand re@@ ached out and gr@@ as@@ ped the Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
The Bible also speak@@ s of “ the world ” as being gu@@ il@@ ty of sin and nee@@ ding a sa@@ vi@@ or , c@@ learly show@@ ing that in such con@@ te@@ x@@ ts the ter@@ m app@@ lies to human@@ kind and not the earth . ​ — John 1 : 29 ; 4 : 4@@ 2 ; 12 : 4@@ 7 .
God even made their son Solomon Israel@@ ’s next king . ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on .
How can our conduct af@@ fect the angels ?
Jehovah’s br@@ il@@ li@@ ance is also reve@@ aled in the mul@@ titu@@ de of cre@@ atu@@ res that in@@ ha@@ bi@@ t our re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble pl@@ an@@ et .
How com@@ for@@ ting it is to know that our loved ones now as@@ le@@ ep in man@@ kin@@ d’s comm@@ on gra@@ ve have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of re@@ sum@@ ing life in a wonderful new world free of all the present - day ca@@ uses of dist@@ ress !
15 , 16 . ( a ) How does the first prophecy in the Bible la@@ y the bas@@ is for our resurrection hope ?
In a similar way , the A@@ wa@@ ke !
How did the govern@@ ments re@@ act when the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents refu@@ sed to fi@@ ght in the war ?
The best time for you to medit@@ ate dep@@ ends on you and your family r@@ out@@ ine .
He was the one to whom God said : “ Let us make man in our i@@ ma@@ ge . ”
Ther@@ efore , let us continue to la@@ u@@ d Jehovah , like the heavenly cre@@ atu@@ res who exc@@ la@@ im : “ You are wor@@ thy , Jehovah , even our God , to receive the glory and the honor and the power , because you cre@@ ated all things , and because of your will they ex@@ is@@ ted and were cre@@ ated . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
Why did Paul war@@ n anointed Christians against living “ according to the flesh ” ?
He was great@@ ly dist@@ ressed by the gro@@ ss im@@ mor@@ ality of the people living in So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h , even “ t@@ or@@ men@@ ting his righteous soul ” over their be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
K@@ ar@@ in and I than@@ k God for all his go@@ o@@ dness and pray every day for the strength to keep our integrity and fin@@ ally re@@ ach our go@@ al ​ — God’s appro@@ val and et@@ er@@ n@@ al life ! ​ — Matthew 24 : 13 .
As the promised new world ne@@ ars , it is vital that we too keep in fr@@ on@@ t of us Jehovah’s wonderful de@@ e@@ ds by being di@@ lig@@ ent stud@@ ents of his Word .
Some view this as har@@ s@@ h tre@@ at@@ ment that is out - of - d@@ ate .
Because they are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that a Bible - based faith can bring about great imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ements in your life too .
The years im@@ medi@@ ately following the M@@ ac@@ ca@@ be@@ an re@@ v@@ ol@@ t and vi@@ ct@@ ory were dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed by a tend@@ enc@@ y to form se@@ cts based on com@@ pe@@ ting ide@@ olo@@ gi@@ es , each v@@ ying with the others to w@@ in over the wi@@ der Jewish commun@@ ity .
He ad@@ ded : “ From its standing place it does not move away . One even cri@@ es out to it , but it does not answer ; out of one@@ ’s dist@@ ress it does not sa@@ ve one . ”
F@@ in@@ ally , in 19@@ 6@@ 3 we received an en@@ vel@@ op@@ e from the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n .
W@@ rit@@ ing T@@ ab@@ let , 1 / 1 S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S
And before cho@@ o@@ sing his 12 apostles , Jesus sp@@ ent the whole night al@@ one in prayer . ​ — Mark 1 : 35 ; Matthew 14 : 23 ; Luke 6 : 12 , 13 .
They bu@@ ck@@ led under st@@ ress and shi@@ ed away from challeng@@ es . ”
When Jehovah’s time came to end the dr@@ ought , even before there was any si@@ gn of ra@@ in , Eli@@ j@@ ah told A@@ ha@@ b : “ G@@ o up , e@@ at and dr@@ ink , for there is the s@@ ound of a heav@@ y do@@ w@@ n@@ p@@ our . ”
A talk given at the conven@@ tion of Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents at C@@ e@@ da@@ r P@@ o@@ in@@ t , O@@ hi@@ o , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , in 19@@ 22 ur@@ ged listen@@ ers to ‘ ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ise the King and his kingdom . ’
The congregations keep in sto@@ ck Bible liter@@ ature in many different langu@@ ages , and the publi@@ sh@@ ers place th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines with t@@ ou@@ ris@@ ts .
Jesus ’ true followers are those who live in har@@ mony with the tru@@ ths he taught about God and His will . ​ — Matthew 7 : 21 - 23 .
• A bro@@ om against a bed al@@ lo@@ ws evil spi@@ r@@ its in the bro@@ om to c@@ ast a sp@@ ell on the bed
▪ If you are un@@ able to vis@@ it your friend because of dist@@ ance or some other circumstances , you can call him up for a fri@@ end@@ ly ch@@ at , wr@@ ite a no@@ te , or s@@ end an e - ma@@ il .
We live in m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous times when world events con@@ stan@@ tly re@@ mind us that we are in the fin@@ al part of the last days .
Su@@ gg@@ ested Bible reading for F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary
In taking the in@@ iti@@ ative to de@@ f@@ end her faith when her beli@@ ef@@ s were challeng@@ ed , S@@ us@@ ana was obe@@ ying the Scriptural comm@@ and : “ S@@ an@@ c@@ ti@@ fy the Christ as Lord in your hearts , always ready to make a de@@ f@@ en@@ se before ever@@ yone that dem@@ ands of you a reason for the hope in you , but doing so together with a mil@@ d temp@@ er and deep respect . ”
We have been happ@@ ily married now for over 28 years .
However , we do well to ask ourselves , ‘ Is my love always gen@@ u@@ ine , not tain@@ ted by sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness or dec@@ ep@@ tion ? ’
Such individuals may try to make us feel a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed because of our stand for right principles .
Ther@@ efore , it is not sur@@ pris@@ ing to hear someone say to a bo@@ y , ‘ You are just like your father . ’ A gi@@ r@@ l may be told , ‘ You re@@ mind me of your mother . ’
“ They all began to give fav@@ or@@ able witness about him and to mar@@ v@@ el at the w@@ in@@ some words pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ding out of his m@@ ou@@ th . ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 4 : 22 .
9 : 29 ; 12 : 15 ; 13 : 22 .
I asked him , ‘ Who is more important to you , your mother or me ? ’
“ Th@@ at@@ ’s very imp@@ res@@ sive , Ti@@ ff@@ any , that is very imp@@ res@@ sive , ” said the teach@@ er over and over again .
It fore@@ told world events le@@ ading right down to the c@@ li@@ ma@@ c@@ tic war between Jehovah’s enem@@ ies and his appointed King , Jesus Christ .
God’s Word has the power to t@@ ou@@ ch a person@@ ’s heart and change his thinking and be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
For more information , sel@@ e@@ ct the l@@ ink “ M@@ ake a D@@ on@@ ation to Our Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide Wor@@ k ” at the bo@@ t@@ to@@ m of the home page on j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g , or cont@@ act the branch of@@ fice .
Yet , when we ra@@ ise our eyes and tel@@ es@@ cop@@ es heaven@@ ward , what do we see ?
[ Ch@@ ar@@ t on page 7 ]
I ho@@ ped that one day I would be able to imitate such self - sacrific@@ ing pione@@ ers .
The artic@@ les point to a time in the near future when we will see spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar mirac@@ les take place earth wide .
O@@ r was it , rather , a jo@@ cul@@ ar way of indic@@ ating l@@ ack of beli@@ ef in both mirac@@ les and angels ?
If so , remember this important counsel : “ With hum@@ ility consider others su@@ peri@@ or to you . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 3 .
R@@ ho@@ des
Th@@ ink of Joseph .
Gre@@ g , an Au@@ str@@ ali@@ an , says : “ We wanted our children to see that we cen@@ ter our life on the truth .
How does Jehovah feel when we imitate his mer@@ cy in our deal@@ ings with low@@ ly ones ?
P@@ res@@ sing On in Jehovah’s W@@ a@@ y Is Our S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th and Jo@@ y
It likely ref@@ ers to the ta@@ x le@@ vi@@ ed by the king for the up@@ keep of his hor@@ s@@ em@@ en and ani@@ mal@@ s .
• Di@@ v@@ ine s@@ ci@@ ence , a law of God in action .
H@@ ar@@ s@@ h cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism , however , can make those lo@@ a@@ ds feel he@@ a@@ vi@@ er and even cause some to won@@ der if they have lost Jehovah’s appro@@ val .
( b ) How might a person dec@@ ei@@ ve himself into thinking that he is doing God’s will while in re@@ ality he is being dis@@ obedi@@ ent ?
In working out the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s regarding such a pur@@ cha@@ se , cont@@ act with the other par@@ ty should be kept to a min@@ i@@ mu@@ m and should be stri@@ c@@ tly bu@@ sin@@ ess .
Pro@@ claim@@ ing the Word of God is within our power if our heart is in it .
How may we accept it ?
That might be said with no ill in@@ t@@ ent , but how much better for us to man@@ i@@ f@@ est self - control in the sense of gu@@ arding our t@@ ong@@ ue !
Des@@ pite these tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es , young ones can still re@@ ach por@@ t , as it were , if they care@@ fully follow their parents ’ guid@@ ance .
Even if you at times feel that you are of little value and are for@@ go@@ t@@ ten , your heavenly Father is inter@@ ested in you and ca@@ res for you .
We W@@ ere Not Af@@ ra@@ id ​ — Jehovah W@@ as With U@@ s
Y@@ ou@@ ths ​ — P@@ ur@@ sue Go@@ als That H@@ on@@ or God , 5 / 1
Joh@@ n@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l repor@@ ts : “ The c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests and the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es ga@@ ther@@ ed the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in together and began to say : ‘ What are we to do , because this man per@@ form@@ s many sign@@ s ?
All of us , because of in@@ her@@ ited imper@@ fe@@ ction , are pro@@ ne to er@@ r@@ ors and mis@@ takes and have to fi@@ ght against the desire for “ doing the things w@@ il@@ led by the flesh . ”
C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ T@@ R@@ Y O@@ F O@@ R@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ N : B@@ R@@ A@@ Z@@ I@@ L
Re@@ building their relationship with God me@@ ant their ‘ s@@ pur@@ ning sin@@ ful i@@ do@@ ls . ’ ​ — Isaiah 31 : 6 , 7 , N@@ A@@ B .
Just as the hi@@ d@@ den le@@ av@@ en s@@ pre@@ ad through the whole mas@@ s , this gro@@ w@@ th has not always been re@@ adi@@ ly dis@@ cer@@ ni@@ ble or under@@ sto@@ od , but s@@ pre@@ ad it does !
God’s message found in the Bible “ is able to dis@@ cer@@ n thoughts and in@@ ten@@ tions of the heart . ”
After the conven@@ tion , I was assign@@ ed to L@@ ima , Per@@ u .
37 : 28 , 29 .
How does to@@ da@@ y’s world com@@ pare with that ex@@ is@@ ting before the F@@ lood ?
Because my ch@@ an@@ ces for sur@@ vi@@ val seem@@ ed very s@@ li@@ m , well - meaning medi@@ cal st@@ af@@ f ad@@ v@@ ised my parents not to become too att@@ ached to me .
Un@@ der the gu@@ ise of Christi@@ an@@ ity , Chris@@ tend@@ om teach@@ es do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines ​ — including the Tr@@ in@@ ity , hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re , and im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the soul — ​ that are a@@ wa@@ s@@ h in my@@ ths and fal@@ s@@ eho@@ o@@ ds .
Jesus said that self - sacrific@@ ing love would id@@ enti@@ fy his followers .
The first - century Christians in S@@ y@@ ri@@ an An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch fac@@ ed a situation that t@@ ested not only their hum@@ ility but also their will@@ ing@@ ness to for@@ give .
A ch@@ urch and a prin@@ ting pres@@ s bel@@ ong@@ ing to the group were destro@@ yed .
In any case , Jehovah’s will was accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed , as the apostle Paul explained regarding Jehovah’s view of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h : “ For this very cause I have let you remain , that in con@@ ne@@ ction with you I may show my power , and that my name may be declar@@ ed in all the earth . ” ​ — Romans 9 : 17 .
A@@ n el@@ der@@ ly cou@@ ple at the table next to them expe@@ cted the wor@@ st ​ — no@@ is@@ y tal@@ king and he@@ ck@@ ling .
A second c@@ hi@@ ef of 50 was sent to get Eli@@ j@@ ah .
Jehovah’s Witnesses have demonstr@@ ated that it is possible to ac@@ hi@@ eve un@@ ity in beli@@ ef and action even in to@@ da@@ y’s di@@ su@@ n@@ ited world .
In Eng@@ land , a wife who came into the truth 18 years after her husband did rec@@ alls : “ The Witnesses invit@@ ed both of us for me@@ als .
Jesus encoura@@ ged his disciples to “ pray continu@@ ally , ” and he himself did that .
Like Noah and his family , we have much to do every day .
A number of the a@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l boo@@ ks are at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted to Bible char@@ ac@@ ters but fal@@ sel@@ y so .
The Word of Jehovah N@@ ever Fa@@ il@@ s
What ro@@ le does conduct pla@@ y in pra@@ ising Jehovah ?
King David wrote : “ H@@ app@@ y is anyone who shows consider@@ ation to the low@@ ly one ; Jehovah will res@@ cu@@ e him in the day of cal@@ am@@ ity .
• Why is it un@@ wise to be over@@ ly pre@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with the future ?
His disciples follow@@ ed him as he travel@@ ed the l@@ eng@@ th and bre@@ ad@@ th of the land , preaching the good news of the Kingdom .
These inclu@@ de men and women who , in@@ stead of being served , hum@@ bly served God and fellow humans .
3 , 4 . ( a ) W@@ al@@ king as Jesus Christ wal@@ ked requi@@ res what on our part ?
He continu@@ es : “ I do in@@ deed also consider all things to be lo@@ ss on account of the exc@@ el@@ ling value of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord . On account of him I have taken the lo@@ ss of all things and I consider them as a lo@@ t of refu@@ se , that I may gain Christ . ”
Then use your “ power of reason ” when you make personal decisions . ​ — Romans 12 : 1 .
After the apostle Peter was helped by Jehovah to ad@@ just his view of people of the nations , he appreci@@ ati@@ vely no@@ ted : “ For a certain@@ ty I per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve that God is not par@@ ti@@ al , but in every nation the man that fe@@ ars him and works righteousness is accep@@ table to him . ”
Still , when ques@@ tioned , she ad@@ mit@@ ted that she had never tal@@ ked to any you@@ ths ra@@ ised by Witness parents .
Those faithful ones of p@@ re - Christian times loo@@ ked to a b@@ right and appe@@ al@@ ing future .
The Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an ac@@ ted mer@@ ci@@ fully
“ C@@ lo@@ the y@@ ourselves with . . . mil@@ dness . ” ​ — C@@ O@@ L@@ O@@ S@@ S@@ I@@ AN@@ S 3 : 12 .
A pro@@ gra@@ m of da@@ ily Bible reading and personal study will help keep you al@@ er@@ t and spiritually strong ; so will having a regul@@ ar share in the Christian ministry . ​ — Psalm 1 : 1 - 3 ; Matthew 24 : 14 .
One way they do this is by making encourag@@ ing shepher@@ ding vis@@ its .
Rom@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers needed a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate sh@@ o@@ es or s@@ tur@@ dy san@@ d@@ als , since during a cam@@ pa@@ ign they often mar@@ ched 20 mil@@ es [ 30 k@@ m ] each day while we@@ aring or car@@ r@@ ying some 60 p@@ oun@@ ds [ 27 k@@ g ] of ar@@ m@@ or and e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment .
Since we live in this world , we need to gu@@ ard against his sub@@ tle t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s . ​ — John 17 : 15 .
As long as Jehovah al@@ lo@@ ws us to give a witness , we will keep on loo@@ king for those who will wis@@ ely accept his un@@ deser@@ ved kindness .
With so many work@@ ers ​ — including parents accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by their children — ​ giving their time and en@@ er@@ gy , a seem@@ ingly over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing t@@ ask became man@@ ag@@ e@@ able .
With confid@@ ent expe@@ ct@@ ation of in@@ her@@ iting the Kingdom , anointed ones are un@@ mo@@ va@@ ble in faith as they worship the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh .
How can you@@ ths find help to fle@@ e from wrong desi@@ res ?
So bu@@ y out time sp@@ ent w@@ atch@@ ing tel@@ ev@@ ision and use it for spiritual pur@@ su@@ its .
Christ’s ransom sacrifice also makes it possible for all Christians to serve as min@@ isters of God .
And on the next day he left with Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s for D@@ er@@ be . ”
Lo@@ ve for Jehovah , love for the people , not loo@@ king back , and not ac@@ ting ra@@ sh@@ ly .
But now they need to s@@ tic@@ k to Jehovah and the work he has assign@@ ed to them .
That was no way to speak to a man who was God’s re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative .
Indeed , “ a@@ bo@@ ve the s@@ oun@@ ds of va@@ st w@@ at@@ ers , the ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic bre@@ ak@@ ing wa@@ ves of the se@@ a , Jehovah is ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic in the he@@ i@@ ght . ” ​ — Psalm 9@@ 3 : 4 .
As we learn more about Jehovah , our conscience will ev@@ en@@ tually be quic@@ k to recogn@@ ize what he vie@@ ws as right and wrong .
How can parents tra@@ in their children to love what is right and true ?
An@@ na - Pa@@ ula , a div@@ or@@ ced mother with two children , was loo@@ king for a jo@@ b .
Such will@@ ing@@ ness to help war@@ ms Jehovah’s heart ! ​ — Hebrews 13 : 15 , 16 .
At first , this pat@@ ter@@ n made us a little disc@@ oura@@ ged .
P@@ os@@ s@@ ess@@ ing free will , we have to make decisions as we go through life .
There sto@@ od two young men o@@ ffering religious boo@@ ks .
L@@ ater , Jehovah remin@@ ded Israel@@ ’s parents about the import@@ ance of ans@@ wer@@ ing their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s questions regarding “ the regul@@ ations and the j@@ udi@@ cial decisions ” that Jehovah had comman@@ ded . ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
S@@ ome@@ one far more powerful than m@@ ere mor@@ tal man has been char@@ ged with the responsi@@ bility of br@@ ing@@ ing about per@@ man@@ ent change .
After these ban@@ qu@@ et days had pas@@ sed , Job was very concer@@ ned l@@ est his children had sin@@ ned against Jehovah in some way .
Ser@@ ving Jehovah With All S@@ eri@@ ousness
S@@ hu@@ n “ the P@@ ath of the W@@ ic@@ ked On@@ es ”
These “ other sheep ” can be ter@@ m@@ ed “ en@@ vo@@ ys ” of God’s Kingdom .
So the events of Ba@@ be@@ l evid@@ ently took place some 4@@ ,@@ 2@@ 00 years ag@@ o . ​ — Genesis 10 : 25 ; 11 : 18 - 26 .
In 200@@ 7 the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy plac@@ ed the scho@@ ol@@ s taught at Bethel under the new The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c S@@ cho@@ ol@@ s De@@ par@@ t@@ ment , and for some years I was privile@@ ged to be the overse@@ er .
E@@ X@@ O@@ D@@ U@@ S 6 : 3 M@@ A@@ Y@@ N@@ O@@ O@@ T@@ H BI@@ B@@ L@@ E
For instance , the Fr@@ en@@ ch govern@@ ment was dem@@ an@@ ding $ 8@@ 2 milli@@ on ( U@@ .@@ S . ) in ta@@ x@@ es from the associ@@ ation we use in Fr@@ ance .
If we learn from his faith and seek to imitate it , then the rec@@ ord of A@@ be@@ l is speaking to us in a very real and effe@@ ctive way .
By loo@@ king into God’s inspired Word , the Bible .
( b ) Why do both parents need to be activ@@ ely involved with their children ?
P@@ la@@ in@@ ly , the gover@@ ning body vie@@ wed ‘ ab@@ sta@@ ining from blood ’ to be as mor@@ ally vital as ab@@ sta@@ ining from se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality or i@@ do@@ l worship .
When a M@@ in@@ or Is Dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed
Jesus ’ enem@@ ies would have been the le@@ ast likely to have taken the body .
He is far from being in@@ com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible .
King Solomon is another example .
Re@@ ading and stud@@ ying God’s Word can be ref@@ re@@ shing and in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ating .
On pages 19 to 22 of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , you will find the worl@@ d@@ wide repor@@ t of the field activ@@ ity of Jehovah’s Witnesses for the 200@@ 4 service year .
But when a Christian pur@@ po@@ sel@@ y ne@@ g@@ le@@ cts his ministry , it might result in ex@@ t@@ ing@@ u@@ ish@@ ing the fi@@ re of God’s mo@@ tiv@@ ating spirit .
By 19@@ 70 their work had op@@ ened up in the three coun@@ tri@@ es mentioned a@@ bo@@ ve , exc@@ ep@@ t in what was then known as E@@ ast Ger@@ many .
“ Q@@ u@@ it being in anxi@@ ous su@@ sp@@ en@@ se ; for . . . your Father kno@@ ws you need these things . ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 12 : 29 , 30 .
A well - known prayer of the Jewish faith is the m@@ our@@ n@@ er@@ ’s K@@ ad@@ dis@@ h .
Jesus explained : “ I am the resurrection and the life . He that exerc@@ ises faith in me , even though he dies , will come to life ; and ever@@ yone that is living and exerc@@ ises faith in me will never die at all . ”
Jehovah’s Witnesses do not enjoy being persecu@@ ted .
We ans@@ wer@@ ed with Isa@@ i@@ ah’s words : “ H@@ ere I am ! S@@ end me . ”
No . He expres@@ s@@ ly states that he did not cre@@ ate the earth “ simply for nothing ” but “ form@@ ed it even to be in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted . ”
Since they are much str@@ ong@@ er than we are , we find ourselves in a situation similar to that of David , and we cannot succ@@ e@@ ed un@@ less we dep@@ end on God for strength .
They medit@@ ate on God’s promises and remain loyal to him during tri@@ als .
Like Jesus ’ early followers , Jehovah’s Witnesses are in relati@@ ve sub@@ je@@ ction to govern@@ men@@ tal “ su@@ peri@@ or author@@ ities . ”
That c@@ learly shows how seri@@ ously Jehovah vie@@ ws the way a man tre@@ ats his wife .
Sa@@ ys the husband : “ Bible truth has chang@@ ed me .
But op@@ pon@@ ents saw to it that the ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising contr@@ ac@@ ts were can@@ c@@ el@@ ed .
( Read Matthew 7 : 1 - 5 . )
And with cri@@ me g@@ one , there will be no se@@ cur@@ ity in@@ du@@ str@@ y , no al@@ ar@@ m syst@@ em@@ s , no po@@ li@@ ce for@@ ces , perhaps no lo@@ c@@ ks or ke@@ ys !
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , when Jesus refer@@ red to the days of Noah , he did not speak of the viol@@ ence , the false religion , or the im@@ mor@@ ality ​ — g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous as those were .
Jehovah took into account Eli@@ j@@ ah’s li@@ mit@@ ations and sent an ang@@ el to encoura@@ ge him ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 14 , 15 )
In that vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity Ju@@ dge G@@ ide@@ on r@@ ou@@ ted the M@@ idi@@ an@@ ites .
Your Consi@@ der@@ ation Will Be A@@ p@@ preci@@ ated
Yet , it is one of his most tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
In a gener@@ al way , we would be g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing the holy spirit , like those who ca@@ used div@@ isions in the congregation in Corin@@ th .
Jesus had just come out on@@ to a bal@@ con@@ y over@@ loo@@ king the cour@@ ty@@ ard .
Why is Jehovah’s sel@@ e@@ ctive exerc@@ ise of fore@@ knowledge no indic@@ ation of imper@@ fe@@ ction on his part ?
P@@ res@@ ses have become lar@@ g@@ er , fa@@ ster , and more s@@ op@@ h@@ is@@ tic@@ ated .
The questions of concer@@ n , then , are : What did Jesus ac@@ tually teach ?
In that or@@ ch@@ es@@ tr@@ a , we had a group of fine mu@@ si@@ ci@@ ans who were also loving brothers and sisters .
Jesus knew that his apostles could stu@@ m@@ ble out of ut@@ ter disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement .
To@@ tal ( in U@@ .@@ S . fun@@ ds ) re@@ pa@@ id to Jehovah’s Witnesses on De@@ c@@ ember 11 , 20@@ 12 , by the govern@@ ment of Fr@@ ance , after a 15 - year leg@@ al bat@@ tle
A few years later , in 198@@ 1 , we were deli@@ gh@@ ted to receive a new assignment as mission@@ aries in Z@@ a@@ i@@ re , now D@@ emo@@ cr@@ ati@@ c Re@@ public of C@@ ongo .
“ He did just so . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 40 : 16 .
In sum@@ m@@ ary : We cannot con@@ fir@@ m that people in Jesus ’ day cor@@ rec@@ tly under@@ sto@@ od the prophecy of the 70 we@@ ek@@ s .
9 Does God Acc@@ ep@@ t All F@@ or@@ ms of Wor@@ ship ? 13 What Is in a N@@ ame ?
How do we know that God will help us to remain faithful ?
Although our life is much simp@@ l@@ er here , we have all that we need to be happy .
C@@ learly , Jesus wants his followers to be hum@@ ble , that is , low@@ ly in mind and free of pri@@ de and ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ance .
He lost his li@@ v@@ eli@@ ho@@ od , children , friends , and health , and his wife lost confidence in Jehovah .
Hence , when you consider whether you should cho@@ ose a certain individu@@ al as a close friend or not , it would be wise to keep Jesus ’ st@@ at@@ ement in mind .
I have con@@ qu@@ ered the world . ” He con@@ qu@@ ered by rema@@ ining vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant and keep@@ ing integrity under tri@@ al .
There were Cana@@ an@@ ite v@@ il@@ la@@ ges and ro@@ a@@ ds that led travel@@ ers to far - off lands .
By he@@ e@@ ding God’s remin@@ ders , we remain san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied , or set ap@@ ar@@ t , for his service .
Be@@ y@@ ond those h@@ ill@@ s , we had to for@@ d a ri@@ ver , both of us s@@ it@@ ting on the hor@@ se as it s@@ wa@@ m .
He explained : “ He that speak@@ s of his own origin@@ ality is see@@ king his own glory . ” ​ — John 7 : 16 , 18 .
We all want to be heal@@ thy so that we can enjoy life and work hard for Jehovah .
And who gave him the tru@@ ths he taught ? ’
S@@ to@@ res are f@@ loo@@ ded with ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic g@@ ames and vi@@ de@@ o@@ s .
In@@ as@@ much as his sons had been born , had gro@@ wn up , and had married , pos@@ si@@ bly 40 or 50 years rema@@ ined before the F@@ lood .
What is a ke@@ y to lear@@ ning how to make wise decisions ?
Yes , no gift can even appro@@ ach the in@@ descri@@ ba@@ ble wor@@ th of the ransom .
The Watchtower , publi@@ shed in 1@@ 32 langu@@ ages and with a cir@@ cul@@ ation of more than 22 milli@@ on , is a ma@@ j@@ or to@@ ol for those who dec@@ l@@ are “ this good news of the kingdom ” in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth .
Yet , Jehovah ex@@ tend@@ ed an invit@@ ation to any who would turn from their bad ways : “ Re@@ turn to me , and I will return to you . ” ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 7 .
O@@ ther@@ wise , we could be continu@@ ing in a way of life that may result in even more reg@@ re@@ ts . ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N God’s people left Babyl@@ on in 5@@ 37 B.C.E . , Jehovah took an interest in their r@@ ou@@ te to Jerusalem .
However , Satan has not given up on us .
But he was the one God had cho@@ s@@ en .
How does that understanding af@@ fect our view of our ministry ?
God’s Son had more to learn , for Jehovah’s purpose was to e@@ qui@@ p his Son to be a com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est , able to “ sy@@ mp@@ a@@ th@@ ize with our we@@ ak@@ nesses . ”
So , never be anxi@@ ous about the next day , for the next day will have its own anxi@@ e@@ ties . ”
What support is as@@ sur@@ ed for us ?
What is illustr@@ ated by the concer@@ n sh@@ own by the shepher@@ d and the woman ?
S@@ ever@@ al times I went to ch@@ urch see@@ king something that might help me find a so@@ lu@@ tion .
Un@@ ity resul@@ ts from the “ pu@@ re language , ” God’s stan@@ d@@ ard of worship . ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 3 : 9 ; Isaiah 2 : 2 - 4 .
So@@ on , I jo@@ ined Jo@@ e and Mar@@ ga@@ re@@ t H@@ ar@@ t in the ministry in nor@@ th - cen@@ tr@@ al W@@ a@@ shin@@ g@@ t@@ on St@@ ate .
We cannot make God’s name more sac@@ red . It is already sac@@ red , or holy , in the ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te sense .
I was one of ten@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of I@@ tal@@ i@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers who had f@@ led the war z@@ one to neu@@ tr@@ al S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land .
One of the s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists who helped to ad@@ v@@ ance this conc@@ ep@@ t , Lord K@@ el@@ v@@ in , no@@ ted that the Bible says about heaven and earth : “ Just like a gar@@ ment they will all we@@ ar out . ”
We had a M@@ em@@ ori@@ al attend@@ ance of 1@@ 10 . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , what is vie@@ wed as the ide@@ al we@@ i@@ ght or shap@@ e vari@@ es consider@@ ab@@ ly from place to place .
Con@@ tr@@ ast that with the co@@ st@@ s of an un@@ will@@ ing@@ ness to for@@ give ​ — po@@ or health , bro@@ ken relation@@ shi@@ ps , st@@ ress , and difficult commun@@ ic@@ ation .
Paul real@@ ized that there was an is@@ sue to be set@@ t@@ led .
Abra@@ m had left be@@ h@@ ind a pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous city .
“ While they were there , the days came to the full for her to give bir@@ th .
The are@@ a is ar@@ id , with da@@ y@@ time temp@@ er@@ atu@@ res re@@ aching 1@@ 20 ° F [ 50 ° C ] .
He is the ar@@ chang@@ el and as such comman@@ ds a heavenly ar@@ my of h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of milli@@ ons of angels .
( b ) Since then , how have God’s people used the gift of language ?
The princi@@ p@@ al tel@@ ls him , “ To en@@ ro@@ l@@ l , you must be a n@@ ative . ”
We need not gu@@ ess .
A w@@ in at O@@ l@@ y@@ mpi@@ a was the cul@@ min@@ ation of any a@@ th@@ le@@ te@@ ’s care@@ er .
In to@@ da@@ y’s lar@@ g@@ ely un@@ kind and un@@ than@@ k@@ ful world , is it possible for us to be kind to others , even str@@ ang@@ ers ?
Yes , Jehovah has made all such things “ in wisdom . ”
The Bible so acc@@ ur@@ ately says : “ All cre@@ ation keep@@ s on gro@@ an@@ ing together and being in pain together until now . ” ​ — Romans 8 : 22 .
Of course , their words and de@@ e@@ ds are not inclu@@ ded in the Bible as m@@ ere st@@ ori@@ es for our enjo@@ y@@ ment .
What a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble fulfill@@ ment of prophecy !
They would learn to “ become kind to one another , tend@@ er@@ ly com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , fre@@ ely for@@ giving one another just as God also by Christ fre@@ ely for@@ gave [ them ] . ”
She says that she was “ very encoura@@ ged and com@@ for@@ ted ” by the efforts of the many vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers from el@@ se@@ where in J@@ ap@@ an and from overse@@ as to re@@ pa@@ ir pro@@ per@@ ty dam@@ age .
What can help us to avoid “ the way of sin@@ n@@ ers ” ?
Why may David have become disc@@ oura@@ ged ?
How faith - streng@@ th@@ ening it is to know that right be@@ h@@ ind Jesus are the faithful angels and with him are the anointed con@@ qu@@ er@@ ors from the earth , who have already received their heavenly re@@ ward !
Why did Peter c@@ li@@ m@@ b out of the bo@@ at , and how have we done something similar ?
What can we do to be pre@@ pared ?
Sam@@ son , though , was a Na@@ z@@ ir@@ ite in a different sense .
How did Jesus de@@ fine the requi@@ re@@ ments of true disci@@ ple@@ ship ?
Jesus kin@@ dly took into account their li@@ mit@@ ations .
Their a@@ im , Paul explained , is “ to draw away the disciples after themselves . ”
H@@ app@@ ily , God’s name , Jehovah , appe@@ ars in all its righ@@ t@@ ful plac@@ es in the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures in Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an , publi@@ shed in 200@@ 6 by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
W@@ ould you like to cop@@ e more effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely with your parents ’ rul@@ es and cor@@ rection ?
29 : 18 ​ — How was ‘ every head made bal@@ d and every sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der ru@@ b@@ bed ba@@ re ’ ?
Why would one of Jehovah’s Witnesses r@@ ate such a pla@@ que ?
G@@ ran@@ ted , in his case , he did learn of the effect of his being determined to “ be@@ ar thor@@ ough witness . ”
And sur@@ ely on an is@@ sue of such m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous import@@ ance , many of their con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries would have wanted to ver@@ i@@ fy Jesus ’ an@@ c@@ es@@ try for themselves .
To w@@ in the bat@@ tle , we must take our stand against Satan and remain fir@@ m in the faith .
But Jesus did give us the help@@ ful princi@@ ple to seek the Kingdom first .
What con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed her that the things she had heard were true ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , such prayers indic@@ ate that we have Chris@@ t@@ like love .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , this religious ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , cou@@ pl@@ ed with human imper@@ fe@@ ction , influ@@ enced the disciples ’ thinking .
The Bible c@@ learly states that those who appro@@ ve of such things and those who prac@@ tice them “ will not in@@ her@@ it God’s kingdom . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 6 : 9 , 10 ; Romans 1 : 24 - 32 .
That ref@@ ers to a person who is disc@@ oura@@ ged or who lo@@ ses hope .
He had true faith and was ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary in godly devo@@ tion .
There is no spiritual fam@@ ine among Jehovah’s happy people
After all , if we love someone , we do not want to h@@ ur@@ t that person .
mon@@ th of ba@@ r@@ le@@ y har@@ v@@ est ;
What a fine opportunity the F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening provi@@ des to dis@@ co@@ ver spiritual tre@@ a@@ sures ! ​ — Pro@@ v .
So@@ on his work received praise in the pres@@ s and from ar@@ t cr@@ iti@@ c@@ s .
This material might be used as part of the F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening .
Per@@ haps you are wonder@@ ing whether Jehovah has invit@@ ed you to go to heaven .
Lo@@ ving Jehovah With Our W@@ ho@@ le S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th
By ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles , L@@ au@@ ri@@ e and I have streng@@ th@@ ened our marriage sub@@ stan@@ ti@@ ally .
Such tra@@ ining was ap@@ par@@ ently needed , for one new col@@ por@@ te@@ ur had n@@ er@@ v@@ ously in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed the boo@@ ks by saying , “ You don@@ ’t want these , do you ? ”
On the day she turned 8@@ 2 , she attend@@ ed a cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly and was baptized in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of her dedic@@ ation to God .
It mo@@ ves people to make chang@@ es in their lives , such as tur@@ ning away from the un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural practic@@ es of for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness , and th@@ i@@ every .
Ju@@ st@@ in , who has been married for fi@@ ve years , says : “ I come from a qui@@ et family and find it difficult to talk op@@ en@@ ly about my feelings .
If someone has doub@@ ts about the Bible , how can you reason with him ?
For the first time in my life , a wonderful hope was op@@ ening up to me .
He in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed a vi@@ de@@ o show@@ ing develop@@ ments at W@@ all@@ k@@ ill , P@@ at@@ ter@@ son , and rec@@ ently ac@@ qui@@ red s@@ ites in W@@ ar@@ wi@@ ck and Tu@@ x@@ e@@ do , New Yor@@ k .
Rather , they are consider@@ ed to be well - inform@@ ed pati@@ ents who@@ se righ@@ ts should be res@@ pe@@ cted .
And what a fine example of re@@ ver@@ ence Si@@ me@@ on set for God’s servants today !
Jehovah kno@@ ws us well , as a good father does his children .
In fact , they used hor@@ ses for bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffer@@ ings .
For others , ne@@ g@@ ative feelings might be ro@@ o@@ ted in a physical dis@@ order that affe@@ cts the emo@@ tions .
Our deli@@ ver@@ ance co@@ st Jehovah de@@ arly !
This will result in uni@@ mag@@ in@@ able blessings for those who are “ e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly wa@@ iting for him . ” ​ — Is@@ a . 30 : 18 ; f@@ t@@ n .
Our hearts are moved by the great love that led him to “ ta@@ st@@ e death for every man . ”
But how far does such respect go ?
And those who worship i@@ do@@ ls place their trust in them .
Ser@@ ving others in these ways gives me the power to cop@@ e with des@@ pa@@ ir .
S@@ ad@@ ly , my de@@ ar wife , Mari@@ a , died in 20@@ 14 .
Di@@ d they think that a sing@@ le Israel@@ ite pres@@ ented no th@@ re@@ at to their l@@ ord ?
In st@@ ating that , he was not min@@ i@@ mi@@ z@@ ing “ the kingdom of the Christ and of God ” or what God will do by means of the Kingdom .
So keep fi@@ gh@@ ting .
We had no ide@@ a at that time to what ex@@ t@@ ent the work would ex@@ p@@ and all over the world .
Jehovah Will Not D@@ el@@ a@@ y
Such men and women are willing to man@@ i@@ f@@ est gener@@ os@@ ity and understanding toward others , not just a few days each year , but every day .
When I me@@ t L@@ id@@ as@@ i , a lo@@ vely sister who , like me , had been ra@@ ised in a family of Jehovah’s Witnesses , I learned that she too had the go@@ al of the full - time ministry .
Who was A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der the Gre@@ at , and what ro@@ le did he pla@@ y in making Gre@@ e@@ ce a world power ?
A yo@@ ke is a w@@ o@@ o@@ den or me@@ tal fr@@ ame that al@@ lo@@ ws a human or an ani@@ ma@@ l to car@@ ry a heav@@ y bur@@ den .
“ The one co@@ ver@@ ing over trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion is see@@ king love , ” says God’s Word , “ and he that keep@@ s tal@@ king about a matter is se@@ par@@ ating those famili@@ ar with one another . ”
Con@@ st@@ ant fer@@ v@@ ent supp@@ lic@@ ations to “ the God of all comfort ” and da@@ ily study of his Word helped me and others to stay ali@@ ve spiritually .
O@@ cc@@ asi@@ on@@ ally , we may feel that no one ca@@ res about the good we do .
They knew “ the song@@ s of Z@@ ion , ” could rec@@ all many pro@@ verbs , and were ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the ex@@ p@@ lo@@ its of ear@@ li@@ er servants of Jehovah .
V@@ i@@ ol@@ ent com@@ pu@@ ter g@@ ames , 9 / 15
May we , lik@@ e@@ wise , never for@@ get how preci@@ ous the truth was to us when we first accepted it .
M@@ on@@ ke@@ y
However , Jesus fin@@ i@@ shed his life as a human al@@ most 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o .
Rather than making their own decisions , many simply imitate the people around them .
However , Jehovah never tre@@ ats his people with su@@ spi@@ ci@@ on , and he does not ex@@ pect more of them than they can reason@@ ab@@ ly do .
A@@ P@@ R@@ I@@ L 30 , 20@@ 12 – M@@ A@@ Y 6 , 20@@ 12
The apostle Paul ex@@ hor@@ ted Christians to “ become imit@@ at@@ ors of God , as bel@@ o@@ ved children . ”
But that would not have been eas@@ y .
They may even real@@ ize that e@@ ating “ a dis@@ h of ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les ” in@@ stead of “ a f@@ atten@@ ed bul@@ l ” may be better for their health !
His succ@@ ess@@ or is Jo@@ shua , a man “ full of the spirit of wisdom . ”
V@@ olu@@ n@@ te@@ ers s@@ cr@@ am@@ b@@ led to pre@@ pare and set up a displa@@ y of vari@@ ous public@@ ations of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the M@@ ace@@ don@@ i@@ an language .
Hence , Christians do not need to hear a liter@@ al vo@@ ice from heaven in order to know how to ple@@ ase God .
But no , he coura@@ ge@@ ously re@@ ques@@ ted the challeng@@ ing assignment of cap@@ tur@@ ing the “ great for@@ ti@@ fied c@@ ities ” in the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous re@@ gi@@ on of Juda@@ h , an are@@ a in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted by the An@@ ak@@ im , men of un@@ u@@ su@@ al si@@ ze .
On@@ ly God’s Kingdom will have complete succ@@ ess in sol@@ ving man@@ kin@@ d’s problems .
In v@@ isions , humans and angels are sh@@ own d@@ ressed in wh@@ ite , emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ ing righteousness and spiritual cle@@ an@@ ness .
David A@@ gain Ex@@ pres@@ ses Tru@@ st in God
A@@ m@@ ong them : He was born in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m , he was called out of Egy@@ pt , and he was ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted without having any of his b@@ ones bro@@ ken .
So parents need to do two things .
Our heavenly Father has also provided a “ help@@ er ” ​ — his holy spirit .
They har@@ bor@@ ed imp@@ ure mo@@ ti@@ ves .
‘ W@@ I@@ T@@ H the cl@@ ou@@ ds g@@ one , we can see the c@@ res@@ c@@ ent of the mo@@ on .
• Des@@ pite disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments , why did Moses keep his eyes foc@@ used on Jehovah’s promises ?
A father needs to pre@@ pare and tra@@ in his children for the d@@ ang@@ ers they may face in this a@@ bu@@ sive world .
Th@@ ink of Daniel and his three compan@@ i@@ ons .
Your faith is us@@ eless ; you are yet in your sin@@ s . . . .
This com@@ mit@@ te@@ e overse@@ es the sel@@ e@@ cting and invit@@ ing of new members of Bethel famili@@ es and h@@ and@@ les questions regarding their Bethel service .
The young man mentioned at the out@@ set , for example , had been a th@@ i@@ ef and a li@@ ar .
They were thinking of lear@@ ning S@@ pan@@ ish , but their pl@@ ans chang@@ ed after they moved to the to@@ wn of A@@ ji@@ ji@@ c on the sh@@ o@@ res of L@@ ake C@@ ha@@ p@@ ala , which is a ha@@ ven for re@@ ti@@ re@@ es from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
The prophe@@ ts H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah s@@ ti@@ r up the people so that they re@@ su@@ me the temple con@@ stru@@ ction des@@ pite the ba@@ n .
He bur@@ ned all his pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons con@@ ne@@ cted with the occ@@ ul@@ t .
Jesus ’ st@@ at@@ ement imp@@ lies that we must ask ourselves , ‘ What would I want my neigh@@ b@@ or to do to me if I were in his circumstances ? ’
In 19@@ 7@@ 5 we re@@ turned to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates to ass@@ ist family members who were ill .
On the other hand , hum@@ ble recogn@@ iti@@ on of our li@@ mit@@ ations is the course of wisdom .
How , then , is true spiritu@@ ality ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed ?
Jehovah’s Word Is A@@ live ​ — H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the L@@ et@@ ters to the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians and to Timothy
Our hear@@ t@@ felt expres@@ sions may g@@ ently and gra@@ du@@ ally li@@ ft him up to the point that he is able to return to the flo@@ ck .
Jehovah ​ — A P@@ un@@ c@@ tu@@ al God
Jesus said that others , including his apostles , would rule in heaven with him .
L@@ it@@ tle did I real@@ ize how that no@@ te would change my life .
He continued : “ W@@ ho@@ ever will hum@@ ble himself like this young child is the one that is the great@@ est in the kingdom of the heavens . ”
How en@@ ri@@ ch@@ ing it was to atten@@ d the discus@@ sion of the da@@ ily text each mor@@ ning and the family Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy on M@@ on@@ day ev@@ en@@ ings !
S@@ how@@ ing love for God and for others made Jesus happy .
In this reg@@ ard , D@@ el@@ o@@ res rec@@ alls how difficult it was for her to maintain a bal@@ an@@ ced view when her daugh@@ ter was discipl@@ ined by the congregation .
Why are ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers lik@@ ened to gr@@ ass ?
O@@ r against li@@ ons , le@@ op@@ ar@@ ds , be@@ ars , and w@@ ol@@ ves ​ — all of which were comm@@ on in the Bible lands in those times ?
These Christian min@@ isters are very bus@@ y in many high - al@@ titu@@ de re@@ gi@@ ons .
We also love Jehovah’s organization , through which we have been taught thr@@ ill@@ ing tru@@ ths ​ — including Jehovah’s name and its meaning , God’s purpose for the earth , the con@@ dition of the dead , and the hope of the resurrection .
But conc@@ essi@@ ons came g@@ ru@@ d@@ g@@ ingly , and in 1@@ 6@@ 17 - 18 , two Lu@@ ther@@ an ch@@ ur@@ ches in Bo@@ h@@ em@@ ia ( the C@@ ze@@ ch Re@@ public ) were for@@ ci@@ bly clo@@ sed .
L@@ AT@@ E in 195@@ 4 , my wife and I received the a@@ bo@@ ve message from Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , Jehovah was not speaking to a human on earth , for man had not yet been cre@@ ated .
What must we do if we are to over@@ turn “ str@@ ong@@ ly en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched ” false do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines ?
1 Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N : Who is God ?
World W@@ ar I@@ I bro@@ ke out in 19@@ 39 , and the next year the activ@@ ity of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Cana@@ da was ban@@ ned .
For instance , l@@ on@@ el@@ iness might con@@ qu@@ er us if we with@@ draw into an emo@@ tional sh@@ ell .
A@@ no@@ ther mil@@ es@@ to@@ ne in the pro@@ du@@ ction of Af@@ ri@@ can - language Bi@@ bl@@ es was re@@ ached in Au@@ gu@@ st 200@@ 5 .
• Why should we exerc@@ ise care in our teaching today ?
( V@@ er@@ se 9 ) So to the very end , Eli@@ j@@ ah showed concer@@ n for the spiritual wel@@ f@@ are of his succ@@ ess@@ or and for the continu@@ ation of God’s work .
Paul wrote : “ All Scrip@@ ture is inspired of God and bene@@ fi@@ cial for teaching , for re@@ pro@@ ving , for set@@ ting things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght , for discipl@@ ining in righteousness , that the man of God may be fully com@@ pet@@ ent , comple@@ t@@ ely e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed for every good work . ”
For instance , each of us has the wonderful privilege of be@@ aring the personal name of Jehovah .
What God has reve@@ aled in the Bible about his purpose has already affe@@ cted our life , and it will continue to exer@@ t power in our life .
How can we res@@ ist se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality ?
It may not be possible or practic@@ al to invit@@ e all their friends and relati@@ ves ; h@@ ence , some decisions may have to be made with mo@@ des@@ ty .
Of course , we serve Jehovah because we love him ​ — not just because he promises to re@@ ward us .
( b ) Wh@@ ere can we find counsel on how to re@@ act to op@@ position ?
Why , pos@@ si@@ bly , did Paul tell the Corinthians that “ love is long - suffering ” ?
But they have refu@@ sed to do so , as was fore@@ told : “ The k@@ ings of earth take their stand and high of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als themselves have mas@@ sed together as one against Jehovah and against his anointed one , saying : ‘ Let us te@@ ar their ban@@ ds ap@@ ar@@ t and c@@ ast their cor@@ ds away from us ! ’ ”
It will be the great@@ est educ@@ ational under@@ taking in the hist@@ ory of mankind .
On@@ ce when we were c@@ li@@ mb@@ ing a m@@ oun@@ tain , we felt ti@@ red .
One of the lar@@ g@@ est of the inter@@ faith organiz@@ ations bo@@ ast@@ s that it has members re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting over 2@@ 00 different faith@@ s and that it is ac@@ tive in 7@@ 6 coun@@ tri@@ es .
Adam fa@@ iled , but did that mean fa@@ il@@ ure on God’s part ?
No part of their form@@ er physical body accom@@ pan@@ ies them to heaven . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
Lo@@ ve your neigh@@ b@@ or .
Ab@@ out 30 min@@ ut@@ es later , we arri@@ ve at the cam@@ p .
C@@ er@@ tain Bible transl@@ ations read , “ the g@@ lo@@ be of the earth ” ( D@@ ou@@ a@@ y V@@ er@@ sion ) and “ the r@@ ound earth . ” ​ — Mo@@ ff@@ at@@ t .
P@@ ra@@ y to him for prote@@ ction and wisdom .
When one woman lost her two small children in an a@@ ut@@ om@@ o@@ bi@@ le ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , her minis@@ ter said : “ It was God’s will .
Ho@@ res@@ h
Jehovah’s love of work is un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly one reason he is called “ the happy God . ”
This may help to expla@@ in sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent events invol@@ ving Mark .
F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Bo@@ o@@ ths ( I@@ ng@@ a@@ ther@@ ing , T@@ ab@@ er@@ n@@ ac@@ les )
Jo@@ si@@ e , a mother , says : “ In the past , I had to take my stand for the truth in a religi@@ ously di@@ vi@@ ded hous@@ eho@@ ld .
To answer that question and to help you find out what meaning the L@@ or@@ d’s Su@@ pp@@ er has for you , we invit@@ e you to read the following article .
He did just so . ” As worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah , we show faith@@ ful@@ ness by obedi@@ ently serving him .
Th@@ ink of Jac@@ o@@ b , the son of Isa@@ a@@ c .
In you I have ho@@ ped all day long . ” ​ — Psalm 25 : 4 , 5 .
How important is a Christi@@ an’s conduct toward others , and why ?
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er truly is a wonderful pro@@ vision .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after he could repor@@ t : “ At l@@ eng@@ th the w@@ all came to comple@@ tion on the tw@@ ent@@ y - fi@@ f@@ th day of E@@ lu@@ l , in fi@@ f@@ ty - two days . ” ​ — Ne@@ h@@ emiah 6 : 10 - 15 ; N@@ um@@ bers 1 : 5@@ 1 ; 18 : 7 .
There is now no greater privilege we can have than to share in “ be@@ aring thor@@ ough witness ” about God’s Kingdom ! ​ — Acts 28 : 23 .
Yet , a ri@@ gi@@ d set of pre@@ conc@@ ei@@ ved ide@@ as pre@@ ven@@ ted many of his coun@@ tr@@ y@@ men from understanding God’s Word .
She is a fine example for all of us ​ — young and old , men and women .
The following year , I got baptized and soon ther@@ e@@ after en@@ tered the full - time service .
Still , if Di@@ o@@ gen@@ es were ali@@ ve today , he might be for@@ given if he had to look even har@@ der to dis@@ co@@ ver moral individuals .
In most c@@ as@@ es , though , thoughts rather than spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c words were mirac@@ ul@@ ously con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed to the hearts and min@@ ds of Bible writ@@ ers , per@@ mit@@ ting them to cho@@ ose their own words to expres@@ s them .
Is it my cu@@ sto@@ m to pray for others , or do my prayers u@@ su@@ ally foc@@ us only on my needs and wants ?
Is that true ?
Di@@ d you know , though , that in some ways true Christians refle@@ ct God’s glory in a way that sur@@ pas@@ ses even the way Moses refle@@ cted it ?
Then never ti@@ re of tur@@ ning to him in prayer .
His st@@ at@@ ements are loving and kind .
( b ) How can we gain strength from refle@@ cting on God’s ac@@ ts of loy@@ al@@ ty ?
Jesus could have cho@@ s@@ en to take a na@@ p .
The Bible promises that some day the earth will be a physical par@@ adise , a gar@@ den@@ like home for a sin@@ less human r@@ ace .
Even so , they had to w@@ an@@ der in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness for 40 years along with the rest of the Israelites .
One as@@ pect of that fru@@ it@@ age is love .
The pre@@ ce@@ ding article no@@ ted that Jesus consider@@ ed it a privilege and a joy to be in sub@@ je@@ ction to his He@@ ad , Jehovah God , and that Christian men have Christ as their head .
And al@@ though only men were requi@@ red to atten@@ d the ma@@ j@@ or religious fes@@ tiv@@ als in Jerusalem , Joseph and M@@ ary , together with members of their family , attend@@ ed each year .
Today , God’s name is known and used by milli@@ ons who ac@@ knowledge that ‘ Jehovah al@@ one is the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh over all the earth . ’ ​ — Psalm 8@@ 3 : 18 .
In effect , the Devil claim@@ ed to know Job better than God did .
The apostle also said : “ He that appro@@ ach@@ es God must believe that he is and that he be@@ comes the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ” ​ — Hebrews 11 : 6 .
I had accepted the Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke ! ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines from them before , but I gener@@ ally felt that The Watchtower was a bi@@ t too deep for my ta@@ st@@ e .
What was wrong with Z@@ e@@ de@@ ki@@ ah’s ple@@ a for Jehovah’s direction ?
By pra@@ ying “ with true hearts in the full as@@ sur@@ ance of faith ” ; by declar@@ ing our hope public@@ ly without wa@@ ver@@ ing ; and by consider@@ ing , inc@@ iting , and encourag@@ ing fellow worshipp@@ ers when we ass@@ em@@ ble together at our congregation meetings and during family worship .
On@@ ce again we were remin@@ ded that we were not al@@ one in our fi@@ ght for the faith .
So as a min@@ er , I was ex@@ emp@@ t from mil@@ it@@ ary service .
And su@@ d@@ den@@ ly there came to be with the ang@@ el a mul@@ titu@@ de of the heavenly ar@@ my , pra@@ ising God and saying : ‘ G@@ l@@ ory in the he@@ igh@@ ts a@@ bo@@ ve to God , and upon earth peace among men of go@@ o@@ d@@ will . ’ ”
In a jo@@ in@@ t st@@ at@@ ement , they said : “ Ha@@ ving a loved one t@@ or@@ tur@@ ed and l@@ y@@ n@@ ched pro@@ duc@@ ed an uni@@ mag@@ in@@ able sense of lo@@ ss and pain .
* Mo@@ re@@ over , cop@@ per - con@@ tain@@ ing I@@ U@@ D@@ s are said to al@@ ter the l@@ ining of the u@@ ter@@ us .
For 5@@ 1 years we have happ@@ ily served Jehovah together .
God works ti@@ rel@@ ess@@ ly .
As the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver of 33 C.E . ne@@ ars , Jesus re@@ tur@@ ns to Be@@ th@@ any .
For you always have the po@@ or with you , and wh@@ en@@ ever you want to you can always do them good , but me you do not have always . ”
St@@ é@@ ph@@ ane helped me to understand the Bible
Hence , what they deci@@ de in such matters after see@@ king Jehovah’s help in prayer will refle@@ ct his point of view . ​ — Mat@@ t .
After a cl@@ ou@@ d ca@@ ught Jesus up from the disciples ’ vision , the angels said : “ This Jesus who was received up from you into the s@@ k@@ y will come thus in the same man@@ ner as you have be@@ held him going into the s@@ k@@ y . ” ​ — Acts 1 : 9 - 11 .
( b ) How did Jehovah bl@@ ess Joseph for his faith@@ ful@@ ness ?
Then , what is the pri@@ m@@ ary Kingdom fru@@ it@@ age of our ministry ?
P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ te Jo@@ y and Pe@@ ace by Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ating
Paul fore@@ told the cur@@ r@@ ent bre@@ ak@@ down of mor@@ ality and human soci@@ ety .
Then , an am@@ a@@ z@@ ing thing happ@@ ens .
You have good reason to a@@ va@@ il yourself of this knowledge .
Indeed , the book of E@@ s@@ ther is about Jehovah’s man@@ e@@ u@@ ver@@ ing of events for the benefit of his people .
The apostle Paul pray@@ ed for his de@@ ar co@@ work@@ ers , young and old . ​ — Read 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 1 : 2 , 3 .
A@@ n inv@@ alu@@ able a@@ id in making decisions is prayer .
After com@@ men@@ ting on the land it@@ self , he said : “ Per@@ haps this pas@@ sage also con@@ tain@@ s an al@@ leg@@ or@@ ic@@ al meaning ; for the four ri@@ v@@ ers are the sign@@ s of four vi@@ r@@ tu@@ es . ”
In the Hebrew Scriptures , the no@@ tion of long - suffering is expres@@ sed by two Hebrew words that liter@@ ally mean “ l@@ eng@@ th of no@@ str@@ il@@ s ” and are rend@@ ered “ s@@ low to anger ” in the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation .
These cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ s have been par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly help@@ ful to h@@ ou@@ se@@ b@@ ound members of the congregation who are un@@ able to leave their ho@@ m@@ es .
I@@ t’s the only way of life that br@@ ings happiness . ”
Some of the local po@@ pul@@ ation come to the mar@@ ke@@ t to do bu@@ sin@@ ess .
They inclu@@ de a tr@@ oub@@ led conscience , se@@ x@@ u@@ ally trans@@ mit@@ ted di@@ se@@ as@@ es , and the emo@@ tional de@@ va@@ st@@ ation of the mate of the un@@ faithful individu@@ al .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , C@@ y@@ pri@@ o@@ t shi@@ ps had become well - known in the M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast .
One ty@@ pe of I@@ U@@ D that inc@@ or@@ por@@ ates cop@@ per became wi@@ d@@ ely a@@ vail@@ able in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates by 198@@ 8 .
What ty@@ pe of land was C@@ ap@@ pa@@ do@@ ci@@ a ?
So@@ on ther@@ e@@ after , Bro@@ ther Jac@@ k@@ son was made a help@@ er to the T@@ e@@ aching Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
Such reason@@ ing may be well - in@@ ten@@ tioned , but will it help their child to ac@@ hi@@ eve gen@@ u@@ ine succ@@ ess ?
The fri@@ end@@ ly local people and a uni@@ que local c@@ li@@ mate make W@@ is@@ ł@@ a a po@@ pul@@ ar medi@@ cal cen@@ ter , a sum@@ m@@ er ho@@ li@@ day spo@@ t , and a w@@ in@@ ter res@@ ort .
• What cons@@ titu@@ tes al@@ co@@ ho@@ l a@@ bu@@ se ?
It is doub@@ t@@ ful , though , that they would have under@@ sto@@ od what they heard .
for it is not out of wisdom that you ask this . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
1 , 2 . ( a ) How did you make your decision to serve God ?
• Who or what is Jehovah’s Da@@ y@@ st@@ ar , and when did it ar@@ ise ?
So any bu@@ sin@@ ess activities that have nothing to do with spiritual pur@@ su@@ its ought to be taken care of el@@ se@@ where . ​ — Com@@ pare Ne@@ h@@ emiah 13 : 7 , 8 .
E@@ spe@@ cially do we need to comfort others , since mankind now fac@@ es “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with . ”
“ It is good to make m@@ el@@ o@@ dy to our God . ” ​ — P@@ S .
Is it possible that the dead have feelings ?
Do these acc@@ oun@@ ts por@@ tra@@ y Jehovah as an ex@@ ac@@ ting , un@@ loving , author@@ it@@ ari@@ an rul@@ er ?
In obedi@@ ence to the Law , Bo@@ a@@ z made sure that in his field , g@@ le@@ an@@ ings were left for the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted and po@@ or .
But soon after the bir@@ th of the second child , her husband died .
The Bible encoura@@ ges us to work for a living , show@@ ing that we are respon@@ sible for supp@@ or@@ ting ourselves .
What Do Your P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers Sa@@ y Ab@@ out You ?
Just as the o@@ z@@ one la@@ y@@ er high a@@ bo@@ ve the earth shi@@ el@@ ds us from har@@ m@@ ful ra@@ ys of the su@@ n , s@@ ound moral principles help prote@@ ct us by ex@@ pos@@ ing the d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous effe@@ cts of materi@@ al@@ ism .
Paul thus associ@@ ated loy@@ al@@ ty with public prayer “ in every place ” where Christians me@@ et together .
To them , Jesus said : “ Di@@ d you not read that he who cre@@ ated them from the beg@@ in@@ ning made them m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale and said , ‘ For this reason a man will leave his father and his mother and will s@@ tic@@ k to his wife , and the two will be one flesh ’ ?
We car@@ ri@@ ed the public@@ ations from To@@ k@@ mo@@ k in a mi@@ sh@@ ok , a sac@@ k used to trans@@ por@@ t po@@ t@@ at@@ o@@ es .
As it turned out , though , that group of tu@@ t@@ ored stud@@ ents fa@@ iled , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as our young sister pas@@ sed .
Solomon recogn@@ ized that to fear Jehovah is the course of wisdom and happiness .
C@@ lo@@ se friends are n@@ atur@@ ally inc@@ l@@ ined to do for each other what is asked .
Some may be working in a field or car@@ ing for d@@ om@@ es@@ tic cho@@ res .
O@@ bli@@ g@@ ingly , the Witnesses vis@@ ited her and soon started a Bible study with her .
If we imp@@ l@@ ore him not to allow us to fai@@ l when we are temp@@ ted , he will help us so that we are not over@@ re@@ ached by Satan , “ the wicked one . ”
Like many others , perhaps you feel that religion is ir@@ rel@@ ev@@ ant to a better life .
Thus , Christians he@@ ed what Jesus said about his followers : “ They are no part of the world , just as I am no part of the world . ”
For example , if you stru@@ gg@@ le with im@@ moral thoughts , do not give in to temp@@ tation !
We are told : “ The very spirit of for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation has ca@@ used [ the people of the ten - tri@@ be kingdom ] to w@@ an@@ der off , and by for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation they go out from under their God . . . .
Are we end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to ple@@ ase God , or are we just tr@@ ying to ple@@ ase ourselves ?
“ There rema@@ ins a sa@@ b@@ bat@@ h re@@ sting for the people of God . ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B .
What to@@ pi@@ c@@ s will this article co@@ ver ?
We ag@@ re@@ ed that some ways of having fu@@ n are accep@@ table wh@@ er@@ e@@ as others are not .
As a result , the u@@ pri@@ ght are able to “ understand what is righteous and just and fa@@ ir , the enti@@ re course of what is good . ”
We did not ear@@ n that love , nor can we ever re@@ pa@@ y him .
Pa@@ y con@@ st@@ ant attention to yourself and to your teaching . ” ​ — 1 T@@ I@@ M@@ O@@ TH@@ Y 4 : 15 , 16 .
A ris@@ k@@ y assignment was to take Bible liter@@ ature into neigh@@ bor@@ ing L@@ at@@ vi@@ a , where our preaching was ban@@ ned .
In fact , there are v@@ al@@ id reas@@ ons to believe that God will soon un@@ do the har@@ m brought on the human family .
Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing righteous standards can be especially difficult for the young , when so many of their pe@@ ers are involved in d@@ ru@@ g a@@ bu@@ se and im@@ mor@@ ality .
A cop@@ y of it made over a century before Jesus ’ bir@@ th was found in a ca@@ ve near the De@@ ad Se@@ a .
If one man tur@@ ns un@@ faithful , Jehovah will find another to car@@ ry out His will .
It would be wrong , however , to conclu@@ de that the Bible con@@ dem@@ ns money it@@ self or any of its ba@@ si@@ c uses .
Since An@@ ne was not well and needed an op@@ er@@ ation , we re@@ turned to Q@@ u@@ ebe@@ c .
C@@ ome , bu@@ y and e@@ at . Yes , come , bu@@ y w@@ ine and mil@@ k even without money and without pri@@ ce . . . .
That situation may have moved A@@ qu@@ ila and P@@ ris@@ c@@ a to ‘ ris@@ k their ne@@ c@@ ks ’ for Paul .
‘ The S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t Is E@@ ag@@ er , but the F@@ lesh Is We@@ ak ’
But we recogn@@ ize that Jehovah is the Su@@ pre@@ me S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn , the only true God , whom we love with our whole heart , soul , mind , and strength .
On page 2 of the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , you will find a very help@@ ful sh@@ ort sum@@ m@@ ary of the purpose of each study article or seri@@ es as well as a l@@ ist of the se@@ con@@ d@@ ary artic@@ les .
Many of the tre@@ a@@ sures of Egy@@ pt that he gave up were soon p@@ lun@@ der@@ ed ​ — by the Israelites themselves !
The psalmist wrote : “ As a father shows mer@@ cy to his sons , Jehovah has sh@@ own mer@@ cy to those fe@@ aring him .
C@@ learly , Peter did not reg@@ re@@ t the cho@@ ice he had made over 30 years ear@@ li@@ er , and he encoura@@ ged others to s@@ tic@@ k to the cho@@ ice they had made .
6 : 8 ​ — How do we ‘ s@@ ow with a view to the spirit ’ ?
Thus , he often f@@ om@@ ents persecu@@ tion .
U@@ sing ma@@ ps and char@@ ts may help .
In a sense , Joseph was to do what all the later prophe@@ ts did when they rel@@ ated God’s mes@@ sa@@ ges and judg@@ ments to His wa@@ y@@ ward people .
As a result , he again became a happy man .
“ His own eyes b@@ eho@@ ld , his own be@@ am@@ ing eyes exam@@ ine the sons of men .
We can and will continue to prove ourselves ready .
Jehovah ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el in this way to re@@ mind the prophet that his ma@@ ke@@ up is that of flesh and blood , thus he@@ igh@@ ten@@ ing the great contr@@ ast between the human m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er and the divine O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or of the message .
O@@ N S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 6 , 19@@ 26 , a J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese - born p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ m ( travel@@ ing overse@@ er ) in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates re@@ turned to J@@ ap@@ an as a mission@@ ary .
When elders put for@@ th effort to follow Christ’s lead@@ er@@ ship to that de@@ gre@@ e , those in the congregation are more inc@@ l@@ ined to imitate their faith .
We must have imp@@ lic@@ it trust that Jehovah will not allow any t@@ est ‘ bey@@ ond what we can be@@ ar , ’ that he will always “ make the way out ”
* While Jesus was on earth , he showed that he is able to resur@@ rec@@ t the dead .
A@@ S@@ A@@ ’@@ S R@@ E@@ C@@ O@@ R@@ D
Mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring was thus an expres@@ sion of l@@ ack of prop@@ er appreciation for Jehovah’s pro@@ v@@ isions .
When we are en@@ tru@@ sted with a me@@ asure of responsi@@ bility , mo@@ des@@ ty will help us to avoid pu@@ t@@ ting un@@ du@@ e emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on ourselves , cre@@ ating the imp@@ res@@ sion that the congregation is th@@ ri@@ ving sol@@ ely because of our efforts and a@@ bil@@ ities .
“ The gro@@ wing inter@@ dep@@ end@@ ence of the world has given ris@@ e to a seri@@ es of g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l problems that individu@@ al states can no longer res@@ ol@@ ve by themselves .
Yet , Jesus only asked us to do what he himself did , for he ad@@ ded : “ Just as I have ob@@ served the comman@@ d@@ ments of the Father and remain in his love . ”
“ Be C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ous and V@@ er@@ y S@@ tr@@ ong ”
He also started pra@@ ying more often .
All of this refle@@ cts the wise arrang@@ ement Jehovah uses to care for those in need .
How do brothers who have been ra@@ ised in M@@ ic@@ r@@ on@@ es@@ ia feel about the tra@@ ining they are recei@@ ving ?
Our love for Jehovah and for his Son mo@@ ves us to live our lives “ no more for the desi@@ res of men , but for God’s will . ”
One child may appe@@ ar to have n@@ atur@@ al ag@@ ility or a@@ th@@ le@@ tic ability , while a si@@ bl@@ ing seem@@ s more at e@@ ase with bo@@ ard g@@ ames or some ar@@ t or c@@ ra@@ ft .
But what if others sin against us ?
Then the man qu@@ o@@ ted Matthew 24 : 14 . ”
But what as@@ sur@@ ance is there that they will be ful@@ filled ?
The Scriptures do not for@@ bi@@ d car@@ ving s@@ cul@@ p@@ tures or making pa@@ in@@ t@@ ings of ob@@ je@@ cts for ar@@ t@@ is@@ tic pur@@ pos@@ es . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 7 : 18 , 25 .
Ad@@ di@@ tional “ dis@@ gu@@ sting things ” inclu@@ de ac@@ ts of pe@@ do@@ ph@@ ili@@ a and other form@@ s of se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality com@@ mit@@ ted by cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men and t@@ ol@@ er@@ ated by the ch@@ urch author@@ ities .
W@@ rit@@ er C@@ la@@ u@@ dia W@@ all@@ is stated that in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent desi@@ gn prop@@ on@@ ents are “ care@@ ful not to bring God into the discus@@ sion . ”
B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in now ser@@ ves at Bethel in B@@ en@@ in , deli@@ ver@@ ing liter@@ ature and help@@ ing in the com@@ pu@@ ter de@@ par@@ t@@ ment .
• What was Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s view of righteous ones who might have been living in So@@ dom ?
The school overse@@ er gives care@@ ful thought to the school sc@@ he@@ du@@ le .
Ther@@ efore , while we may find that certain ones of these qualities are more evid@@ ent in our life on account of our own person@@ ality and inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations , it is important that we give attention to all the as@@ pe@@ cts mentioned by Paul .
The Jewish religious lead@@ ers de@@ v@@ ised rul@@ es about le@@ pro@@ s@@ y that went bey@@ ond what was stated in the Scriptures , making life un@@ necess@@ ar@@ ily hard for the vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s .
A@@ m I inc@@ l@@ ined to dis@@ mis@@ s this ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on as ir@@ rel@@ ev@@ ant or ex@@ tre@@ me , perhaps o@@ ffering exc@@ uses or jus@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation for my ways ?
Jehovah says : “ I my@@ self have made the earth , mankind and the be@@ ast@@ s that are upon the sur@@ face of the earth by my great power . . . , and I have given it to whom it has proved right in my eyes . ” ​ — Jeremiah 27 : 5 .
Pe@@ ople every@@ where recogn@@ ize the need for spiritu@@ ality in their life and as@@ su@@ me that once found , it will bring them happiness .
What do you think of when you hear the word “ fle@@ e ” ?
She explained , “ Bible teaching has trans@@ form@@ ed me , so I am an hon@@ est person now . ”
The Bible expla@@ ins : “ Th@@ r@@ ough one man [ Adam ] sin en@@ tered into the world and death through sin , and thus death s@@ pre@@ ad to all men because they had all sin@@ ned . ”
W@@ H@@ E@@ N Christians get married , they make a v@@ ow before God ​ — a responsi@@ bility not to be taken ligh@@ tly .
In truth , there is no end to the situ@@ ations in which we need guid@@ ance .
We have come by to talk to you about something very important that concer@@ ns your future . ”
At that time a star@@ t was made of c@@ all@@ ing on the name of Jehovah . ”
( b ) What st@@ ep@@ s must we take pri@@ or to baptism ?
Of course , if you are married , your clo@@ s@@ est friend should be your marriage mate .
The reason is reve@@ aled at Isaiah 11 : 9 , which says : “ They [ the K@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ ’s sub@@ je@@ cts ] will not do any har@@ m or cause any ru@@ in in all my holy m@@ oun@@ tain ; because the earth will certainly be filled with the knowledge of Jehovah as the w@@ at@@ ers are co@@ ver@@ ing the very se@@ a . ”
D@@ r . D@@ et@@ le@@ f G@@ ar@@ be , head of the Ne@@ u@@ eng@@ am@@ me Con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation C@@ am@@ p M@@ em@@ ori@@ al near H@@ ambu@@ r@@ g , expla@@ ins : “ The N@@ ational So@@ ci@@ al@@ ists wanted to for@@ ce a large ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity for their ch@@ an@@ c@@ el@@ l@@ or and f@@ ü@@ h@@ re@@ r , A@@ do@@ l@@ f H@@ it@@ l@@ er . ”
( b ) What can you do to help you keep your eyes on the pri@@ ze ?
What is more , Jehovah does not allow us to be sub@@ je@@ cted to any tri@@ al that is imp@@ os@@ sible to be@@ ar . If we trust in Jehovah , he will make the way out so that we can continue to refle@@ ct his glory . ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 13 .
What encourag@@ ement did Jo@@ shua receive ?
But Jehovah “ gives power to the ti@@ red one and full might to those l@@ ac@@ king strength . ”
( a ) What feelings did Samuel experience when Israel asked for a king ?
The apostle Paul instru@@ cted young Timothy : “ Do not sever@@ ely cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze an older man . ”
Does this mean that the material in the P@@ ent@@ ate@@ u@@ ch regarding o@@ ffer@@ ings and sacrific@@ es is of no value to Christians today ?
In some c@@ as@@ es , anxi@@ ety may be ca@@ used or in@@ ten@@ si@@ fied by medi@@ cal con@@ di@@ tions , such as cl@@ in@@ ic@@ al de@@ pres@@ sion .
My fa@@ ther’s bu@@ sin@@ ess did not go well .
Like the apostles in the first century , we obey God as rul@@ er rather than men .
Just think of some of the preci@@ ous tru@@ ths we have learned from God’s Word !
What H@@ en@@ ry Gre@@ w B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ed
( a ) Why does Jehovah war@@ n us about what not to follow ?
Eli@@ j@@ ah
We too may feel inc@@ l@@ ined to hi@@ de “ from the face of Jehovah ” and sto@@ p pra@@ ying .
The j@@ a@@ il@@ er and his enti@@ re family get baptized .
The ag@@ ed apostle John helped many people to gro@@ w in their love for God .
Mo@@ re@@ over , working together for@@ ges a b@@ ond of love and un@@ ity . ”
On the other hand , it is important to avoid be@@ coming concer@@ ned about your personal appe@@ ar@@ ance to the point of fa@@ il@@ ing to exerc@@ ise “ s@@ oun@@ dness of mind . ”
At that time in Israel , the occ@@ up@@ ying Romans might pres@@ s a man into service .
For al@@ most 5@@ 00 years , the ar@@ k of the covenant ​ — a sac@@ red ch@@ est that re@@ pres@@ ented Jehovah’s pres@@ ence — ​ had no per@@ man@@ ent re@@ sting place .
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ arly ass@@ em@@ ble with worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah , and pa@@ y attention to the material pres@@ ented at Christian meetings .
Li@@ ber@@ ated in A@@ pri@@ l 194@@ 5 , he sur@@ vi@@ ved the war and rema@@ ined a loyal Witness of Jehovah until his death in 199@@ 8 .
When we study the Bible and learn about the way Jehovah thin@@ ks , we will understand what he wants us to do in a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c situation .
That is not op@@ tional .
The id@@ ent@@ ity of the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave is discus@@ sed in The Watchtower , Ju@@ ly 15 , 20@@ 13 , pages 21 - 22 , par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 8 - 10 .
Many times those from ab@@ ro@@ ad who are serving in the Eng@@ l@@ ish field simply in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce themselves to those who are ob@@ vi@@ ously fore@@ ign@@ ers and ask where they are from .
God’s Kingdom will put an end to war , si@@ ck@@ ness , fam@@ ine ​ — even death it@@ self .
Because David s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely rep@@ ented , Jehovah for@@ gave him
H@@ app@@ iness has been de@@ f@@ ined as a st@@ ate of well - being that is relati@@ vely per@@ man@@ ent .
What is one way in which we can benefit from coming to know our Father ?
So as the ci@@ vi@@ l war ra@@ ged around us , the three of us felt that our consci@@ ences would allow us to take care of the sheep .
P@@ l@@ in@@ y the El@@ der men@@ tions that the C@@ y@@ pri@@ o@@ ts desi@@ gn@@ ed a small , light ship that was o@@ ar prop@@ el@@ led and that could car@@ ry up to 9@@ 0 t@@ ons .
Ka@@ re@@ n : You might won@@ der , then , ‘ How can we show Jesus that we appreci@@ ate his giving his life in our be@@ half ? ’
We need to turn to God for prote@@ ction .
With for@@ th@@ right language Jehovah explained that Bar@@ u@@ ch@@ ’s own sel@@ f@@ ish pur@@ su@@ its were the s@@ ource of his fru@@ str@@ ation .
But hist@@ ori@@ an H . G . W@@ el@@ ls wrote : “ The hist@@ ory of E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe from the fi@@ f@@ th century on@@ ward to the fi@@ f@@ te@@ en@@ th is very lar@@ g@@ ely the hist@@ ory of the fa@@ il@@ ure of this great ide@@ a of a divine world govern@@ ment to real@@ ize it@@ self in prac@@ tice . ”
“ As for the dead , they are consci@@ ous of nothing at all , ” states the Bible .
As you walk down the a@@ is@@ les of a st@@ ore , you are sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by an ar@@ ra@@ y of p@@ ac@@ ka@@ g@@ ing that is desi@@ gn@@ ed to c@@ atch your e@@ ye .
So@@ on we will have to rend@@ er an account .
When marriage is consider@@ ed , the vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e and spiritu@@ ality of the pro@@ spe@@ ctive mate should be of pri@@ m@@ ary concer@@ n .
They displa@@ y love for God’s flo@@ ck as a whole by “ ap@@ pl@@ ying [ themselves ] to teaching ” the congregation .
We , though , have will@@ ingly come to know Jehovah .
That is why the Bible c@@ alls Jesus “ the fir@@ st@@ born of all cre@@ ation ” by God . ​ — Read C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 15 , 16 .
That lea@@ ves many fru@@ str@@ ated , con@@ fu@@ sed , or in des@@ pa@@ ir .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out it all , I tri@@ ed to keep giving F@@ eli@@ pe encourag@@ ement , al@@ though deep in@@ side , my own ho@@ p@@ es and pl@@ ans were being da@@ shed to pi@@ e@@ ces .
When vis@@ iting Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o , Jesus simply told Z@@ acc@@ ha@@ e@@ us : “ Today I must stay in your house . ”
In the city of A@@ th@@ ens , for instance , Bi@@ bl@@ es were con@@ f@@ is@@ c@@ ated .
For example , one time when I expres@@ sed my concer@@ n about meeting a certain de@@ ad@@ l@@ ine for work , Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r s@@ mil@@ ed and said : “ D@@ on@@ ’t wor@@ ry .
E@@ ven@@ tually , we had to make a difficult decision .
S@@ hor@@ tly af@@ ter@@ ward my mother ob@@ ta@@ ined a cop@@ y of The Di@@ v@@ ine P@@ l@@ an of the A@@ ges , and in 1914 my parents took me to see the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama of C@@ re@@ ation , ” in O@@ l@@ d@@ ham , L@@ an@@ ca@@ shi@@ re .
Jehovah’s Witnesses then ex@@ pan@@ ded their g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l preaching work , and what a great inc@@ re@@ ase there has been ever since !
O@@ f@@ ten when we study the Bible together , we pa@@ use and pi@@ c@@ ture ourselves in the new world , recei@@ ving our loved ones back in the resurrection .
Des@@ pite being much older and more experienced , J@@ on@@ a@@ than loy@@ ally up@@ held David .
An@@ dre@@ y re@@ adi@@ ly ag@@ re@@ ed .
If we are to continue hear@@ ing what the spirit says , we should he@@ ed the counsel to read God’s Word da@@ ily . ​ — Psalm 1 : 2 .
He went to John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er to be baptized by him in the w@@ at@@ ers of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver .
H@@ ere , then , is the ess@@ ence of our integrity in the Scriptural sense : who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted devo@@ tion to one heavenly Per@@ son , Jehovah God , and to his expres@@ sed will and purpose .
And during his public ministry , he took advan@@ ta@@ ge of certain events to reve@@ al the truth about death .
( 2 ) We must show appreciation for sac@@ red things .
Per@@ fect Li@@ fe Not a D@@ re@@ am !
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us , 5 / 15
A discus@@ sion of Matthew 24 : 3 - 14 and Psalm 37 : 9 - 11 led to a regul@@ ar Bible study .
T@@ w@@ ent@@ y - fi@@ ve langu@@ ages in all !
I also began to listen to Bible le@@ c@@ tures bro@@ ad@@ c@@ ast on the ra@@ di@@ o by the Witnesses .
G@@ ran@@ ted , at times some may need to be read@@ ju@@ sted .
They b@@ ought and so@@ ld things .
Still , he had to re@@ a@@ p the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of his un@@ wise course .
In 19@@ 7@@ 2 , what arrang@@ ement was in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted , and why was that an imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement ?
We were c@@ lear@@ ing ru@@ b@@ bis@@ h out of the at@@ tic , and I came ac@@ ro@@ ss the boo@@ ks The Di@@ v@@ ine P@@ l@@ an of the A@@ ges and The H@@ ar@@ p of God .
What happiness do you find in imp@@ ar@@ ting Bible truth to others ?
3 When a Lo@@ ved One Di@@ es
Peter was bus@@ y in Babyl@@ on , and by the time he wrote his first letter , about 6@@ 2 - 6@@ 4 C.E . , the activ@@ ity of the Christians was well - known in P@@ on@@ tu@@ s , Gal@@ ati@@ a , C@@ ap@@ pa@@ do@@ ci@@ a , A@@ sia , and Bi@@ th@@ y@@ ni@@ a .
But love is not just a matter of words or feelings ; it is expres@@ sed in action .
“ I allow@@ ed Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h to pi@@ ck the chap@@ ters she would like to discus@@ s in the order she would like to discus@@ s them .
This wonderful news br@@ ings us back to the pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation made to the shepher@@ ds who were w@@ atch@@ ing over their flo@@ c@@ ks on the night Jesus was born .
In the Scriptures , the origin@@ al - language words for “ glory ” con@@ ve@@ y the sense of heav@@ iness .
What will help us to follow “ the tr@@ ac@@ ks of righteousness ” ?
What blessings faithful mankind will experience when that happ@@ ens !
It seem@@ s that those Jews were so con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that they ac@@ ted pro@@ per@@ ly that their conscience did not tr@@ ou@@ ble them .
Because the t@@ or@@ to@@ ise had a ste@@ ad@@ y , discipl@@ ined appro@@ ach .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the li@@ ber@@ ation of the Israel of God in 19@@ 19 was pro@@ of of Jehovah’s support .
A few even pa@@ id for their religious con@@ vi@@ ctions with their lives .
You might h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to ask yourself such questions , fe@@ aring that you will not have the ans@@ wers .
( Read Romans 14 : 1 - 4 . )
Are you famili@@ ar with the account of Adam and E@@ ve and the for@@ bi@@ d@@ den fru@@ it ?
With e@@ ag@@ er an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation , we will consider such questions as we continue our exam@@ in@@ ation of Psalm 4@@ 5 .
Even when we pray for the coming of God’s new world , in which “ righteousness is to d@@ well , ” should not our pri@@ m@@ ary concer@@ n be the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of Jehovah’s name and the v@@ indic@@ ation of his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y rather than an end to our personal suffering and difficul@@ ties ? ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
“ Let the one who has an e@@ ar hear what the spirit says to the congregations . ” ​ — R@@ E@@ V@@ EL@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N 3 : 22 .
▪ H@@ on@@ or the A@@ ged A@@ m@@ ong You
“ S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d the flo@@ ck of God in your care , not . . . l@@ ording it over those who are God’s in@@ her@@ it@@ ance , but be@@ coming examples to the flo@@ ck . ” ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 2 , 3 .
9 - 11 . ( a ) What difficult situ@@ ations may some face ?
We are in di@@ re need of a res@@ cu@@ er .
Jehovah provided a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly for those who gave themselves to his service .
P@@ le@@ ase o@@ pen your Bible to 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 5 and read it .
24 : 9 .
I@@ magine my deli@@ ght when the three of them were baptized at the “ God’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ tic Word ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tion in 199@@ 9 !
In a thr@@ ill@@ ing re@@ view of the faith displa@@ yed by Jehovah’s p@@ re - Christian wit@@ nesses , the apostle Paul wrote : “ W@@ om@@ en received their dead by resurrection . ”
The Scriptures some@@ times ref@@ er to the human body as “ flesh . ” They also use “ flesh ” to re@@ present man in his imper@@ fect st@@ ate as a sin@@ ful des@@ c@@ end@@ ant of re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous Adam .
But our God , Jehovah , never for@@ ge@@ ts his friends .
C@@ ould you benefit to a ful@@ l@@ er de@@ gre@@ e from Jehovah’s loving pro@@ vision ​ — the elders ?
If God had not pur@@ posed to provide the ransom , no des@@ c@@ end@@ ant of Adam , not even E@@ no@@ ch , Noah , and Abraham , could have wal@@ ked with Jehovah or been his friend .
Jehovah does not have to reas@@ s@@ em@@ ble a person@@ ’s form@@ er body in order to resur@@ rec@@ t him .
But now , as we have our F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship night , I real@@ ize that Jehovah kno@@ ws what we need and when we need it . ”
S@@ im@@ on@@ y was comm@@ on all the way to the high@@ est ran@@ ks of the hi@@ er@@ ar@@ ch@@ y .
Those of the other sheep who sur@@ vi@@ ve to that time will have much work to do .
Their first imp@@ res@@ sions led many Jews to re@@ ject Jesus as the Messi@@ ah
V@@ er@@ y likely , others who have to remain a@@ wa@@ ke all night would ag@@ ree .
Jehovah descri@@ bed Job as a man who was “ ho@@ l@@ ding f@@ ast his integrity . ”
But this verse app@@ lies pri@@ mar@@ ily to the Me@@ des and the Per@@ si@@ ans , who con@@ qu@@ ered Babyl@@ on in 5@@ 39 B.C.E .
Let us never lo@@ se sight of where we are in the st@@ re@@ am of time or fai@@ l to inc@@ ite one another to love and fine works .
What do the fac@@ ts show ?
A@@ ra@@ ba@@ h ( Ri@@ ft V@@ al@@ le@@ y )
However , giving spiritual gro@@ w@@ th is Jehovah’s responsi@@ bility , since it is “ God who makes it gro@@ w . ”
What was the lo@@ gi@@ cal con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence of Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s con@@ vi@@ ctions ?
Wh@@ ich W@@ rit@@ ers of Christian Scriptures P@@ res@@ ent at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st ? 12 / 1
The C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l of N@@ i@@ ca@@ e@@ a re@@ je@@ cted his view in 3@@ 25 C.E . ​ — See Ju@@ ne 22 , 198@@ 9 , A@@ wa@@ ke !
O@@ t@@ t@@ ma@@ r af@@ fir@@ ms this view .
Luke ad@@ ds : “ Now as soon as he had seen the vision , we s@@ ought to go for@@ th into M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia . ”
How did God care for them ?
Be@@ th@@ any
How vital , therefore , that we per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in our efforts to “ preach the word ” ! ​ — Read 2 Timothy 4 : 1 , 2 , 5 .
What have God’s people experienced as a result of inc@@ reas@@ ed spiritual light from Jehovah ?
The psalmist David often experienced the power of God’s holy spirit .
Ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising works ​ — o@@ ther@@ wise , no one would inv@@ est in it .
Yes , God’s love is the reason we ex@@ ist and have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of et@@ er@@ n@@ al life . ​ — John 3 : 16 .
As your love for God gre@@ w , you learned to d@@ ress in a way that hon@@ ors him .
Gi@@ ving us in@@ sight into the res@@ pe@@ ctive ro@@ les of men and women in God’s arrang@@ ement , the apostle Paul wrote : “ M@@ an is not out of woman , but woman out of man . . .
( Com@@ pare 1 Corinthians 4 : 4 . )
G@@ ra@@ f at the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al , we were again com@@ for@@ ted .
Those of@@ fic@@ ers were not the only ones who were imp@@ ressed with Jesus ’ teaching .
Jesus pra@@ ised the nee@@ dy wi@@ do@@ w who made a very small contribu@@ tion at the temple .
Jehovah’s Son did not teach as did the s@@ cri@@ bes , who based their wor@@ dy spe@@ e@@ ches on the teachings of imper@@ fect humans .
• What proble@@ m did the man in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation have ?
This imp@@ lies that many people remain ho@@ pe@@ ful even when there is no real bas@@ is for hope .
Re@@ duc@@ ed to po@@ ver@@ ty , they have no way out of their circumstances un@@ less a kind and we@@ al@@ thy man takes over the ban@@ k and re@@ sto@@ res to the vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s all their sa@@ v@@ ings , reli@@ ev@@ ing them of de@@ b@@ t .
Still , some stru@@ gg@@ le to respon@@ d to their conscience day by day .
A wise person gives thought to his actions .
No@@ te these expres@@ sions made by cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers : “ When I work with such faithful brothers and sisters in the ministry , I feel en@@ er@@ gi@@ zed by their example . ”
As discus@@ sed in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article in this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , when his friend La@@ z@@ ar@@ us died and Jesus saw the effect death had on family and friends , he became deep@@ ly tr@@ oub@@ led and “ gave way to te@@ ars . ”
In the f@@ all of 32 C.E . , for example , Jesus gave the illustr@@ ation of a man who had in his v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard a fi@@ g t@@ ree that bor@@ e no fru@@ it for three years .
It was the love in that congregation that really con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed me that this was the truth , and I was baptized in 19@@ 60 . ”
And are you benef@@ iting from their compan@@ y ?
What comm@@ on el@@ ement do we find at Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 25 and Isaiah 11 : 9 ?
If you are di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted , you could eas@@ ily get in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed .
This beli@@ ef great@@ ly influ@@ ences the way fun@@ er@@ als are arrang@@ ed and condu@@ cted .
The sign@@ s of dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness are u@@ su@@ ally qu@@ ite v@@ isi@@ ble .
How may we ‘ take no@@ tice of Jehovah in all our ways ’ ?
15 : 28 ; 16 : 23 .
In ad@@ dition , we can draw a less@@ on from the example of Jac@@ ob@@ ’s son Joseph .
How far from the truth it is to say that God does not care for mankind !
I knew that I would dis@@ ple@@ ase Jehovah by going , but I was af@@ ra@@ id to off@@ end that kind neigh@@ b@@ or .
Re@@ g@@ arding persecu@@ tion , Peter said : “ In fact , to this course you were called , because even Christ su@@ ffered for you , lea@@ ving you a mo@@ de@@ l for you to follow his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y . ”
It appe@@ ars that such I@@ U@@ D@@ s su@@ p@@ pres@@ s o@@ vu@@ l@@ ation in some women .
O@@ r@@ ph@@ an@@ ed as a child , he was ra@@ ised in the P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese cap@@ it@@ al , L@@ is@@ b@@ on , by an un@@ c@@ le who was a member of a religious order .
16 : 14 , 16 .
For example , t@@ wi@@ ce when the crow@@ ds were hu@@ ng@@ ry , Jesus pray@@ ed and then f@@ ed them by means of a mirac@@ le .
The cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er asked us to move to Ru@@ st@@ on , L@@ ou@@ isi@@ ana , where sever@@ al Witnesses had become in@@ ac@@ tive .
Hence , Peter ad@@ d@@ ressed C@@ ap@@ pa@@ do@@ ci@@ an Christians in his first letter .
P@@ u@@ t simply , the answer is that we cannot say .
• What can the message of the Bible accom@@ pl@@ ish as to “ str@@ ong@@ ly en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched things ” ?
De@@ dic@@ ation to God Le@@ a@@ ds to H@@ app@@ iness
Con@@ tr@@ ast this with the cho@@ ice Noah and his hous@@ eho@@ ld made .
These may be time - con@@ sum@@ ing and could si@@ de@@ tr@@ ack them from pur@@ su@@ ing things of greater import@@ ance .
They are gu@@ i@@ ded by their Bible - tra@@ ined conscience and refu@@ se to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in ac@@ ts of false worship or cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies that viol@@ ate God’s la@@ ws and principles .
And if they have children , love between family members be@@ comes even more important .
In view of the difficult times we are living in , some may won@@ der whether that young man made a wise decision .
Joseph coun@@ tered that B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in al@@ one must remain in Egy@@ pt as a slave but that all the rest of them must leave . ​ — Genesis 4@@ 4 : 2 - 17 .
John 8 : 29 ; 14 : 31
The apostle Peter wrote : “ What mer@@ it is there in it if , when you are sin@@ ning and being sla@@ pp@@ ed , you end@@ ure it ?
The apostle Paul expla@@ ins : “ Christ , now that he has been ra@@ ised up from the dead , dies no more ; death is ma@@ ster over him no more . ”
Instead of the pain and fru@@ str@@ ation that result from pur@@ su@@ ing material we@@ al@@ th , you will enjoy the gen@@ u@@ ine happiness that comes from un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish giving .
A@@ C@@ T@@ I@@ V@@ I@@ T@@ I@@ E@@ S
S@@ te@@ ph@@ en did not men@@ tion God’s covenant with Abraham , but at Genesis 12 : 1 - 3 , that covenant is l@@ in@@ ked to the comm@@ and to go to Cana@@ an .
Mi@@ gh@@ ty Babyl@@ on f@@ ell , and God’s covenant people were soon able to return to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and .
Ther@@ e@@ after , Paul high@@ ligh@@ ted the Per@@ fe@@ c@@ ter of our faith , Jesus : “ He end@@ ur@@ ed a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake , des@@ p@@ ising sh@@ ame , and has s@@ at down at the right hand of the thro@@ ne of God . ” — Hebrews 11 : 37 ; 12 : 2 .
16 , 17 . ( a ) What examples are there of spiritual food that came in the right se@@ as@@ on ?
Do you know from experience the pain of ‘ br@@ ing@@ ing to bir@@ th for dis@@ tur@@ ban@@ ce ’ ?
Jesus conclu@@ ded the illustr@@ ation by saying : “ So you , also , when you have done all the things assign@@ ed to you , say , ‘ We are good - for - nothing sla@@ ves . What we have done is what we ought to have done . ’ ” ​ — Luke 17 : 7 - 10 .
During the 200@@ 8 / 200@@ 9 dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion pro@@ gra@@ m , a 2@@ 24 - page book ent@@ it@@ led “ Ke@@ ep Y@@ ourselves in God’s Lo@@ ve ” was rel@@ eas@@ ed .
For example , out of the heart come wicked reason@@ ings , mu@@ r@@ ders , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ies , for@@ n@@ ic@@ ations , th@@ i@@ ever@@ ies , false t@@ es@@ ti@@ mon@@ ies , bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ies . ” ​ — Mat@@ t . 15 : 18 , 19 ; com@@ pare James 3 : 10 , 11 .
2 , 3 . ( a ) Ex@@ pla@@ in the differ@@ ence between being baptized with holy spirit and being baptized in the name of the holy spirit . ( b ) Why is water baptism expe@@ cted of all who become true Christians today ?
But a repor@@ t publi@@ shed in 20@@ 13 no@@ ted that each year a st@@ ag@@ g@@ ering n@@ ine milli@@ on people under the age of 60 die from heart di@@ se@@ ase , st@@ ro@@ ke , can@@ c@@ er , re@@ spi@@ r@@ at@@ ory di@@ se@@ ase , and di@@ a@@ bet@@ es .
Sh@@ ould just anyone be baptized ?
We are ca@@ ught up in a cul@@ tural col@@ la@@ p@@ se of hist@@ ori@@ c prop@@ or@@ tions , a col@@ la@@ p@@ se so great that it simply over@@ wh@@ el@@ ms pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s . ”
Ti@@ r@@ z@@ ah
K@@ ar@@ l was baptized in 19@@ 18 , and the thr@@ ill@@ ing things he heard at a conven@@ tion of Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents in 19@@ 22 s@@ par@@ ked in him a li@@ fel@@ ong affe@@ ction for the field ministry .
You have likely pointed out to many people that the Ho@@ ly Scriptures are a pro@@ du@@ ct of holy spirit .
The New Ye@@ ar@@ ’s c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation , in effect , su@@ p@@ pl@@ anted Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s .
In fact , the Bible descri@@ bes him as “ the beg@@ in@@ ning of the cre@@ ation by God . ”
As you can i@@ magine , the publi@@ sh@@ ers have been able to cont@@ act only a small number of the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of this country .
F@@ i@@ ve years later , one of my older brothers com@@ mit@@ ted su@@ i@@ ci@@ de .
For them to succ@@ e@@ ed in this li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving work , Jesus emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es three vital needs .
The displa@@ y of this tra@@ it among early Christians so ast@@ oun@@ ded the pa@@ g@@ ans that they , according to T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an , called those followers of Jesus ‘ people made up of kindness . ’
Why is the law of the Christ a pri@@ c@@ eless pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion ?
E@@ th@@ ni@@ c in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance vari@@ es in seri@@ ousness ​ — from off@@ en@@ sive or though@@ t@@ less re@@ mar@@ ks to efforts to ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ate an e@@ th@@ ni@@ c group as a n@@ ational po@@ li@@ cy .
They had rec@@ ently lost their father in an ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , and the mother was left with fi@@ ve min@@ or children .
Pa@@ ge 3 , children : U@@ N / D@@ P@@ I P@@ ho@@ to by James Bu
In such a st@@ ate , we are more likely to ‘ go ast@@ ra@@ y , ’ to take li@@ ber@@ ties , and to be ex@@ posed to many temp@@ t@@ ations . ​ — Proverbs 20 : 1 .
His name was J@@ im G@@ ar@@ d@@ ner .
That is how an ancient do@@ cum@@ ent was descri@@ bed .
If we become ex@@ per@@ t at h@@ and@@ ling God’s Word , it will be like a s@@ word we can use to help free people from spiritual b@@ onda@@ ge to Satan .
This new arrang@@ ement is a gift from Jehovah that spiritually ref@@ re@@ sh@@ es us ​ — if we use the time in the way we are su@@ p@@ posed to . ”
The work that God has for his people will change , but their dedic@@ ation to him rema@@ ins the same .
On the other hand , hearts are t@@ ou@@ ched by gen@@ u@@ ine Christian teachings and good de@@ e@@ ds done to neigh@@ b@@ ors .
Per@@ haps you feel simil@@ arly .
( Read Daniel 2 : 4@@ 1 - 4@@ 5 . )
A@@ g@@ ata , a 15 - year - old high school stud@@ ent and one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , deci@@ ded to use this opportunity to share her religious beli@@ ef@@ s with others .
Consider the case of R@@ ic@@ o , a young bo@@ y in Fr@@ ance , who was disc@@ oura@@ ged because his father , who did not share his beli@@ ef@@ s , was op@@ posed to R@@ ic@@ o@@ ’s get@@ ting baptized .
P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h believ@@ ed that the Israelites had wal@@ ked into a tra@@ p , and his ar@@ my was about to att@@ ack them .
He regul@@ arly be@@ at us both .
T@@ ake your stand against Satan , fir@@ m in the faith .
Do you remember the s@@ n@@ ake , or ser@@ p@@ ent , that spoke to E@@ ve ?
I often s@@ le@@ pt in the bus@@ h .
What position should we take with respect to apost@@ as@@ y ?
The Bible ad@@ ds de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about the heavenly resurrection : “ We do not want you to be ign@@ or@@ ant about those who are s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing in death . . .
At J@@ in@@ o@@ te@@ ga , I took the un@@ pa@@ ved ro@@ ad that the local people call fe@@ o , or u@@ g@@ ly .
O@@ ther@@ wise , they will not be displa@@ ying Jesus ’ men@@ tal attitude .
They would pon@@ der over this . They would think about their out@@ come . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
A similar account appe@@ ars at N@@ um@@ bers 14 : 11 - 20 .
If a form of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment fa@@ il@@ s to me@@ et the Bible - based standards in any one of these three as@@ pe@@ cts , it does not pas@@ s the t@@ est .
Our faith needs to be ba@@ cked up by works
He@@ wit@@ t ) , 1 / 1
I Ha@@ ve F@@ ound Many Go@@ od Th@@ ings
Then , in 199@@ 0 , under the direction of its new@@ ly appointed e@@ dit@@ or in c@@ hi@@ ef , E@@ man@@ u@@ el To@@ v , of the Hebrew Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity in Jerusalem , the te@@ am was fur@@ ther ex@@ pan@@ ded to over 50 scho@@ l@@ ars .
( b ) What advan@@ ta@@ ge do we gain from know@@ ing the ex@@ t@@ ent of Satan’s influ@@ ence ?
J@@ en@@ n@@ y expla@@ ins : “ We had pione@@ ers living with us , invit@@ ed pione@@ ers over for me@@ als , and offered lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing for cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers . ”
What br@@ ings “ desi@@ ra@@ ble things ” in ? , 5 / 15 What three d@@ ang@@ ers ? , 2 / 15
1@@ 28 : 1 .
How should she worship ?
The need for change is determined , not by your desire for change , but by the needs of the congregation and the direction we receive from Jehovah’s organization .
Their hum@@ ble efforts to prom@@ o@@ te Kingdom inter@@ ests and benefit others have been ri@@ ch@@ ly bless@@ ed . ​ — Proverbs 10 : 22 ; 1 Peter 5 : 5 .
He is no other than Jesus Christ in his el@@ ev@@ ated position in the heavens .
Me@@ g@@ an : Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ re right ​ — it do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t se@@ em fa@@ ir .
The Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic teaching of apost@@ o@@ lic succ@@ es@@ sion claim@@ s that there is an un@@ bro@@ ken succ@@ es@@ sion of po@@ p@@ es in a l@@ ine ex@@ ten@@ ding all the way back to the apostle Peter .
Do not over@@ look other as@@ se@@ ts that you pos@@ s@@ ess , such as your time and en@@ er@@ gy .
E@@ as@@ ily I have come to be in every s@@ ort of ba@@ dness in the mi@@ d@@ st of the congregation and of the ass@@ em@@ bly . ” ​ — Proverbs 5 : 12 - 14 .
Bro@@ ther H@@ en@@ sc@@ he@@ l wor@@ ked clo@@ sel@@ y with Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r until K@@ nor@@ r@@ ’s death in 19@@ 7@@ 7 .
Per@@ haps the apostles did so with great dis@@ cre@@ tion during the peri@@ od when the “ great persecu@@ tion ar@@ ose against the congregation that was in Jerusalem ” as a result of S@@ te@@ ph@@ en@@ ’s death .
were evid@@ ently me@@ ant to s@@ ti@@ r Jo@@ b@@ ’s thinking and emo@@ tions .
In a world where viol@@ ence and ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents are all too comm@@ on , who is not affe@@ cted emo@@ tion@@ ally by what happ@@ ens around him ?
This example illustr@@ ates the far - re@@ aching effect that our fir@@ m stand for Bible principles can have on others .
Per@@ haps we are ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive about sing@@ ing because we are un@@ sure of how to sing .
1@@ 00 y@@ r@@ s .
S@@ low@@ ly rec@@ e@@ ding be@@ h@@ ind them was the city of L@@ y@@ str@@ a , which s@@ at at@@ op a low h@@ ill on the v@@ al@@ le@@ y flo@@ or .
I also began to atten@@ d all the Christian meetings at the local Kingdom H@@ all and made chang@@ es in my life .
Thus , Christians want to wa@@ it to get married until they are matu@@ re , and they are to mar@@ ry “ only in the Lord . ”
“ I learned not to turn any@@ one@@ ’s help away , ” says Do@@ re@@ en .
The bro@@ ther’s confidence was not mis@@ plac@@ ed .
These acc@@ oun@@ ts are also a loving reas@@ sur@@ ance from our heavenly Father .
On@@ ly if we are imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al will we tre@@ at others without par@@ ti@@ ality .
Of all the boo@@ ks in the world , there is one that c@@ learly says that it is inspired of God .
The Bible c@@ learly shows that Satan will be ab@@ y@@ s@@ sed for 1@@ ,000 years , not e@@ at@@ en or bu@@ ri@@ ed . ​ — Re@@ v .
Dani@@ el@@ ’s account beg@@ ins in 6@@ 18 B.C.E . when King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar of Babyl@@ on comes to Jerusalem and la@@ ys si@@ e@@ ge to the city , and he takes “ some of the sons of Israel ” into cap@@ tiv@@ ity in Babyl@@ on .
“ Many st@@ ori@@ es that occ@@ ur on the new@@ s@@ pa@@ per@@ ’s fr@@ on@@ t page every mor@@ ning refle@@ ct min@@ ds l@@ ac@@ king self control , moral fi@@ b@@ re and mer@@ cy to@@ war@@ ds their fellow human be@@ ings and even themselves . . . .
U@@ p@@ on hear@@ ing this news , 9@@ 8 - year - old El@@ i f@@ ell ba@@ ck@@ ward from his cha@@ ir and died .
By means of the Kingdom , God will eli@@ min@@ ate all human suffering .
One cou@@ ple wonder@@ ed whether they should move to serve where there was a greater need for Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers .
Thus , we learned how to be low on pro@@ v@@ isions .
In this way , he has succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in po@@ is@@ on@@ ing the mind of some of God’s people , dec@@ ei@@ ving them into doing his will rather than Jehovah’s , with a tra@@ gi@@ c out@@ come .
Just as a pl@@ ant ris@@ es from a se@@ ed as a new body , so the resur@@ rec@@ ted body of the anointed Christian is different from human flesh .
A Un@@ i@@ que Gi@@ ft
Those kil@@ led in the mas@@ sac@@ re bel@@ ong@@ ed to a religious mo@@ v@@ ement d@@ ating back to the 1@@ 2@@ th century and co@@ ver@@ ing a wide are@@ a of E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
Moses tal@@ ked with God’s re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative and or@@ ally received instru@@ ction from Jehovah through him .
Jesus was not pleas@@ ed with his disciples .
This pre@@ ven@@ ted in@@ dec@@ ent ex@@ po@@ sure when they served at the al@@ ta@@ r .
What mirac@@ les were the people of ancient Israel privile@@ ged to witness ?
At age 16 , I became a sen@@ i@@ or stud@@ ent at The R@@ o@@ y@@ al Bal@@ let S@@ cho@@ ol in cen@@ tr@@ al L@@ ond@@ on , and that is where I me@@ t David .
Lo@@ o@@ king back , he was moved to dec@@ l@@ are a great truth about Jehovah God and His Law : “ When there are judg@@ ments from you for the earth , the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the land learn about righteousness . ” ​ — Isaiah 26 : 9 .
Even those who already speak a second language may have to ad@@ just their thinking and appro@@ ach in order to make the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message appe@@ al@@ ing to people who speak that language but have different ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds and cul@@ tures .
Des@@ pite their lo@@ gi@@ cal and t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation , the re@@ action may be , “ O@@ h , we will pray for you ! ”
In the 198@@ 0 ’ s , the te@@ am was fin@@ ally ex@@ pan@@ ded to 20 scho@@ l@@ ars .
Are You “ Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous for F@@ ine Wor@@ ks ” ?
Although 1 Samuel 17 : 5@@ 8 inclu@@ des only Davi@@ d’s bri@@ ef rep@@ ly , “ the son of your serv@@ ant J@@ es@@ se the Be@@ th@@ le@@ h@@ em@@ ite , ” what fol@@ lo@@ ws su@@ gg@@ ests that there could have been more to the con@@ vers@@ ation . On this point , no@@ te the com@@ ments by C .
Consider how the Bible descri@@ bes the cre@@ ation of ani@@ mal@@ s . “ Let the w@@ at@@ ers s@@ war@@ m for@@ th a s@@ war@@ m of living sou@@ ls , ” God comman@@ ded .
Jehovah’s enti@@ re organization , both the heavenly and the earthly par@@ ts , fun@@ ctions on the bas@@ is of loving sub@@ mis@@ sion to God’s will .
powerful ?
In verse 10 , Moses lam@@ ented the sh@@ ort@@ ness of the human life sp@@ an .
M@@ om@@ ent@@ ous E@@ v@@ ents A@@ head
The Bible says that their ex@@ ile was 70 years long .
For example , The Ca@@ tho@@ lic En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia as@@ ser@@ ts : “ The kingdom of God means . . . the rul@@ ing of God in our hearts . ”
The first c@@ ities mentioned in the Bible were lo@@ c@@ ated in M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia .
Although they could not take away our pain , they helped us to be@@ ar up under the pres@@ sure ! ” ​ — Romans 1 : 11 , 12 ; 1 Corinthians 12 : 21 - 26 .
But sin en@@ tered the world through the first man , Adam .
He told the Corinth@@ i@@ an Christians : “ For my part I will most g@@ la@@ dly sp@@ end and be comple@@ t@@ ely sp@@ ent for your sou@@ ls . ”
Thus , Jehovah a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned n@@ atur@@ al Israel as his people .
Pe@@ ople u@@ su@@ ally enjoy expres@@ sing their vie@@ ws .
D@@ O@@ IN@@ G good to others can be a chall@@ enge . Those to whom we show love may not re@@ ci@@ pro@@ c@@ ate .
Jac@@ o@@ b was “ b@@ lam@@ eless , ” a ter@@ m imp@@ l@@ ying moral exc@@ el@@ l@@ ence .
But if we want our “ hel@@ me@@ t ” to be effe@@ ctive , we must we@@ ar it on our head , not car@@ ry it in our hand .
▪ Who was Eli@@ j@@ ah , and what can we learn from him today ?
The marriage arrang@@ ement is not a m@@ ere contr@@ act or a for@@ ma@@ l ag@@ re@@ ement emp@@ ty of love and affe@@ ction .
I wor@@ ked as a co@@ ok in the D@@ r@@ ama pris@@ on
Since sh@@ aring in the bre@@ ad and w@@ ine pas@@ sed during the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al invol@@ ves all of this , it would ob@@ vi@@ ously be in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate for those having an earthly hope to par@@ take .
By ev@@ ening El@@ la@@ ’s h@@ emo@@ g@@ lo@@ bi@@ n coun@@ t had fal@@ le@@ n to 7@@ .@@ 2 .
One day , the clo@@ ck in the bu@@ s st@@ ation was fi@@ ve min@@ ut@@ es a@@ head , so we mis@@ sed our bu@@ s .
How do we know that when Jesus was preaching , he was ke@@ en@@ ly a@@ ware of the time in which he was living ?
A cou@@ ple who were Witnesses were fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ used of ca@@ using their daugh@@ ter@@ ’s death , though she ac@@ tually died as a result of a serious blood dis@@ order in@@ her@@ ited by many in the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an re@@ gi@@ on .
Then , in@@ stead of having to “ we@@ ep with those who we@@ ep , ” all earth@@ ’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants will “ rejo@@ ice with those who rejo@@ ice . ” ​ — R@@ om .
We find an answer in the book of Fir@@ st Peter .
He then found out that al@@ though they had lived in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates for the past 12 years , they had never seen or heard of Jehovah’s Witnesses !
He said : “ The lo@@ a@@ f which we bre@@ ak , is it not a sh@@ aring in the body of the Christ ?
They are e@@ qu@@ ally imp@@ ressed that our Bethel work@@ for@@ ce is so young and happy . ”
Rather than being di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted , the a@@ udi@@ ence ba@@ r@@ ely no@@ tic@@ ed , for they were in@@ t@@ ent on listen@@ ing to the exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent Bible - based pro@@ gra@@ m .
Y@@ ou@@ th is a time for making cho@@ ic@@ es , some of which have lasting con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
On@@ ce again , though , he never wa@@ vered in his godly devo@@ tion .
Why , at le@@ ast four of them ​ — Phil@@ is@@ ti@@ a , Mo@@ a@@ b , A@@ m@@ m@@ on , and E@@ dom — ​ ev@@ en@@ tually c@@ eas@@ ed to ex@@ ist !
Thus the integrity of God’s people was again t@@ ested .
Still , it is not eas@@ y to hold on to the hope of sal@@ vation .
At that time , many will c@@ ry out in ter@@ ro@@ r : “ Who is able to stand ? ”
Your work may be re@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve , ti@@ ring , and te@@ di@@ ous .
Some so@@ cial com@@ men@@ t@@ at@@ ors speak of a gener@@ al mo@@ od of p@@ essi@@ mis@@ m and dis@@ cont@@ ent .
As one of Jesus ’ early disciples , he was per@@ form@@ ing great sign@@ s and por@@ ten@@ ts among the people .
Jesus out@@ l@@ ined the si@@ x@@ th and se@@ ven@@ th happ@@ in@@ ess@@ es as fol@@ lo@@ ws : “ H@@ app@@ y are the pu@@ re in heart , since they will see God .
Is he being un@@ real@@ is@@ tic in as@@ king us to imitate him ?
Tru@@ ly , conc@@ e@@ aled in Jesus are spiritual g@@ em@@ s of in@@ com@@ par@@ able value , wa@@ iting for care@@ ful stud@@ ents of the Bible to dis@@ co@@ ver .
Pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers do not do anything that ‘ se@@ par@@ ates those famili@@ ar with one another . ’
As was stated ear@@ li@@ er , in point 3 , there will be an ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ation of “ the k@@ ings of the earth and their ar@@ mi@@ es , ” who will have “ ga@@ ther@@ ed together to wa@@ ge war against the one se@@ ated on the hor@@ se and against his ar@@ my . ” ​ — Revelation 19 : 19 .
What a time of rejo@@ ic@@ ing !
When it comes to our pra@@ ying for others , though , what are our prayers like ?
We stand at@@ op a m@@ ound of di@@ r@@ t at the bu@@ s sto@@ p in order to bo@@ ard more eas@@ ily .
He had already had a few dr@@ in@@ ks to cal@@ m down when a woman appro@@ ached him .
An@@ y who are sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to f@@ ra@@ gr@@ an@@ ces face a difficult chall@@ enge .
In ad@@ dition , Jehovah pre@@ di@@ cted that Gre@@ e@@ ce would be over@@ thro@@ wn as a world power , but never did he say that this nation would ce@@ ase to ex@@ ist .
What do the Scriptures say about speaking the truth ?
How do we ac@@ hi@@ eve that ?
Bro@@ ther F@@ ran@@ z had a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble mem@@ ory and the am@@ a@@ z@@ ing ability to con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate to@@ t@@ ally on what was being read .
We had pl@@ an@@ ned to take a tri@@ p to F@@ l@@ ori@@ da , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , but the day after our we@@ d@@ ding , the branch asked me to atten@@ d a we@@ ek - long meeting at Cana@@ da Bethel .
I@@ ts fac@@ a@@ de was ex@@ tra@@ va@@ gan@@ tly dec@@ or@@ ated with co@@ lum@@ ns , reli@@ ef@@ s , and st@@ atu@@ es .
The Bible promises : “ [ God ] will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more . ”
Hence , he is emp@@ a@@ the@@ tic toward those who because of their faith are op@@ posed or mo@@ cked by their un@@ believ@@ ing family members .
At Genesis 4 : 3 - 5 , we read : “ It came about at the ex@@ pi@@ r@@ ation of some time that Ca@@ in pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to bring some fru@@ its of the gr@@ ound as an o@@ ffering to Jehovah .
As the Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ic covenant promised , the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of the woman would bring blessings to mankind .
H@@ app@@ ily , Jehovah provi@@ des us with all the prote@@ ction we need to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our preci@@ ous relationship with him .
Such a ti@@ re needs to be re@@ pa@@ i@@ red before it ge@@ ts wor@@ se or go@@ es f@@ l@@ at .
The privilege of be@@ aring God’s name comes with responsi@@ bility .
Because they ign@@ ore Jehovah God and his Word , the Bible .
The Bible re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly war@@ ns against such an in@@ dec@@ isi@@ ve st@@ ate .
Jehovah arrang@@ ed for something far gr@@ an@@ der ​ — the public service per@@ form@@ ed by Jesus , the great H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est .
Let them expla@@ in the ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les they face in their Christian ministry .
What Our D@@ eli@@ ver@@ ance C@@ o@@ st Jehovah
In 19@@ 6@@ 6 , I was fre@@ ed from the la@@ b@@ or cam@@ p and the four of us moved to the city of Ar@@ ma@@ vi@@ r , near the B@@ l@@ ack Se@@ a .
Ther@@ efore , de@@ pres@@ sion on the part of those exerc@@ ising faith today is not without par@@ al@@ le@@ l .
With Jehovah’s help , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of brothers and sisters have succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in over@@ coming ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les that h@@ in@@ der@@ ed them from ex@@ pan@@ ding their ministry .
In the case of you@@ ths , some devel@@ op a me@@ asure of spiritu@@ ality at a relati@@ vely tend@@ er age , while others take longer .
The school princi@@ p@@ al , a d@@ om@@ in@@ e@@ ering man , made sure that the teach@@ ers made all children sal@@ u@@ te the f@@ la@@ g .
You may be wonder@@ ing , though , ‘ What is life like in this Christian commun@@ ity ?
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate the Ri@@ ght V@@ i@@ e@@ w@@ point
They love to en@@ ter@@ tain vis@@ it@@ ors , and they enjoy the compan@@ y of you@@ ng@@ er members of the family , sh@@ aring the jo@@ ys of long years of Christian living .
With te@@ ars ro@@ l@@ ling down my c@@ he@@ ek@@ s , I loo@@ ked on in dis@@ beli@@ ef .
How is Christian baptism associ@@ ated with rep@@ ent@@ ance ?
They were ze@@ al@@ ous in doing God’s will and were fully devo@@ ted to accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing it . They kept doing God’s will .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jehovah had “ res@@ cu@@ ed [ his ] soul from death . ”
A@@ gain , parents can learn from Jesus .
What will ha@@ p@@ pen to Jerusalem and Sam@@ ari@@ a , and why ?
Se@@ cond , he does not rep@@ ent of his sin .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , the Bible does not use the word op@@ ti@@ mis@@ m ; it uses a more powerful word ​ — hope .
So , what if our faith needs to be streng@@ th@@ ened ?
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , the apostle Paul had such confidence .
W@@ he@@ ther we are tal@@ king to our brothers , our family , or people we do not know , our words should always “ be gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous , se@@ as@@ oned with sal@@ t . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 6 .
He tel@@ ls Ho@@ se@@ a : “ G@@ o once again , love a woman loved by a compan@@ ion and com@@ mit@@ ting ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , as in the case of Jehovah’s love for the sons of Israel while they are tur@@ ning to other go@@ ds . ” ​ — Ho@@ se@@ a 3 : 1 .
The bat@@ tle bel@@ ong@@ ed to Jehovah , and he gave the vi@@ ct@@ ory .
“ As a result , ” she con@@ f@@ ess@@ es with sh@@ ame , “ I had three ab@@ or@@ tions . ”
Di@@ d Jehovah answer her prayers ?
In such a case , the body of elders can arr@@ ange for an el@@ der or other matu@@ re Christian m@@ ale to take por@@ tions of the em@@ ble@@ m@@ ati@@ c bre@@ ad and w@@ ine to that fellow beli@@ ever on the same night before su@@ n@@ ris@@ e .
The bo@@ ys quic@@ k@@ ly disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared .
( Read 2 Peter 2 : 5 ; Ju@@ de 14 , 15 . )
How did Jehovah answer their prayers ?
Be@@ fore 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . , Jehovah gave E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el a vision of what would ha@@ p@@ pen in Jerusalem before it was destro@@ yed .
Some have claim@@ ed that Christi@@ an@@ ity had its beg@@ in@@ n@@ ings at Q@@ um@@ r@@ an .
In fact , in 20@@ 14 , this Bible or par@@ ts of it were a@@ vail@@ able in 1@@ 28 langu@@ ages , including a number of langu@@ ages spo@@ ken in the S@@ ou@@ th P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c .
How Daniel came to know Jehovah .
This is not the conc@@ ep@@ tion of one writ@@ er or another , but is comm@@ on gr@@ ound . . . .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of people would say , “ Yes ! ”
The Bible is clear that a person obedi@@ ent to God would not e@@ at un@@ b@@ led me@@ at .
Then came the sy@@ mp@@ o@@ si@@ u@@ m “ Kingdom Pro@@ claim@@ ers Who G@@ l@@ ori@@ fy Their M@@ in@@ is@@ try . ”
What differ@@ ence there is , however , is e@@ qu@@ al@@ ized when life comes to its end ​ — everything comes to na@@ ught .
With Jehovah’s help they can succ@@ e@@ ed spiritually .
It will cr@@ us@@ h and put an end to all these k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s , and it it@@ self will stand to times in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ” ​ — Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 .
Peter im@@ medi@@ ately went to the house of M@@ ary the mother of John Mark , where a number of the disciples were ga@@ ther@@ ed .
Des@@ i@@ ring to “ return evil for evil to no one , ” the sh@@ re@@ w@@ d person rest@@ ra@@ ins his li@@ ps from speaking though@@ t@@ less@@ ly .
3 , 4 . ( a ) When did the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents a@@ do@@ pt a new name , and how did they feel about it ?
In view of the ne@@ ar@@ ness of Jehovah’s day , each of us does well to consider : ‘ Wh@@ ere am I st@@ or@@ ing up tre@@ asure ?
S@@ hor@@ tly , we were asked to move to La@@ w@@ n@@ side , New Jer@@ se@@ y ; then to Ch@@ es@@ ter , Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a ; and fin@@ ally to A@@ t@@ l@@ an@@ tic C@@ ity , New Jer@@ se@@ y .
One are@@ a where many find it difficult to ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t mil@@ dness is in deal@@ ing with se@@ cul@@ ar author@@ ities .
They were qui@@ et , res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful , and di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied .
At Jehovah’s direction , Moses war@@ ned the Israelites to pul@@ l back from the ten@@ ts of the re@@ bel@@ s .
Why is love vital for all , especially Christian overse@@ ers ?
If he fa@@ il@@ s to do so , the publi@@ sh@@ er himself should in@@ form the elders . ​ — Le@@ v .
Jesus told P@@ il@@ ate : ‘ I have come to be@@ ar witness to the truth ’
I had no pioneer par@@ t@@ ner , but I tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed the support I received in the ministry from a sister nam@@ ed Ger@@ tru@@ de L@@ ob@@ ner , who served as the ass@@ ist@@ ant congregation serv@@ ant .
But the name of the person remin@@ ds us of everything we know about him .
Will God hold your past conduct against you ?
Be@@ fore re@@ aching a sp@@ ac@@ i@@ ous cour@@ ty@@ ard , vis@@ it@@ ors ga@@ ined acc@@ ess to the for@@ ti@@ fied p@@ al@@ ace vi@@ a a sing@@ le en@@ tr@@ ance f@@ l@@ an@@ ked by to@@ wers .
God Gi@@ ves the H@@ or@@ se Mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness
So@@ on ther@@ e@@ after , M@@ other arrang@@ ed her af@@ fai@@ r@@ s to become a col@@ por@@ te@@ ur , as full - time min@@ isters of Jehovah’s Witnesses were then called .
I set my heart on following the example of my tu@@ t@@ ors , so by Au@@ gu@@ st of the next year , I en@@ ro@@ l@@ led as a regul@@ ar pioneer , a full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er .
Yet , without guid@@ ance , it will be hard for young ones to come to know Jehovah as a real Per@@ son .
The Messi@@ ah would se@@ em for@@ s@@ ak@@ en by God .
After having served at Bethel for ei@@ ght years , I had no pl@@ ans other than to continue in Bethel service .
He In@@ qui@@ red of Jehovah
If you put things like rec@@ re@@ ation in first place , you will never se@@ em to have en@@ ough ro@@ om in your life for the bi@@ g things ​ — spiritual pur@@ su@@ its .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying the second chap@@ ter of Mal@@ ach@@ i to our day , the second sy@@ mp@@ o@@ si@@ u@@ m speak@@ er asked : “ Are we person@@ ally al@@ er@@ t that ‘ no un@@ righteousness be found on our li@@ ps ’ ? ”
At the same time , some we@@ al@@ thy and educ@@ ated ones who showed gen@@ u@@ ine hum@@ ility became Jesus ’ followers . ​ — Luke 19 : 1 , 2 , 8 ; Acts 22 : 1 - 3 .
Even if Job were to die because of main@@ tain@@ ing his integrity , he tru@@ sted that God’s love for His faithful servants would move H@@ im to call them back from the dead .
The ministry is where the great@@ est and lasting joy comes from . ”
A@@ ris@@ to@@ tle , on the other hand , reas@@ oned that vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e is ga@@ ined through prac@@ tice .
Some cla@@ im that God is a Tr@@ in@@ ity .
It c@@ alls for sh@@ un@@ ning div@@ isi@@ ve pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s and ro@@ o@@ ting out of the heart sel@@ f@@ ish attitu@@ des , such as the rac@@ ism and div@@ isi@@ ve n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ism char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic of this world .
H@@ ere are a few of them :
S@@ hor@@ tly after R@@ ac@@ he@@ l was born , we moved to J@@ in@@ ja .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , Paul fully accepted the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s valu@@ es and became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
“ At one time , my children were e@@ ag@@ er to hear wh@@ atever I had to say .
‘ If there is a less@@ on to be learned , what could the less@@ on pos@@ si@@ bly be ? ’
“ Be@@ ing al@@ one , ” he repor@@ ted , “ I had to dep@@ end enti@@ r@@ ely upon new@@ s@@ pa@@ per ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising . ”
Hence , when Paul wr@@ ites in 1@@ T@@ i 6 verse 15 that “ this man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation the happy and only P@@ o@@ ten@@ t@@ ate will show in its own appointed times , ” he is refer@@ ring to a man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of Jesus , not of Jehovah God .
The Bible says that this evil spirit cre@@ ature “ wal@@ ks about like a ro@@ aring li@@ on , see@@ king to de@@ v@@ our someone . ” ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 8 .
He also told them to make gi@@ f@@ ts of mer@@ cy “ in se@@ cre@@ t , ” or dis@@ cre@@ et@@ ly .
The Kingdom message has re@@ ached milli@@ ons in this way .
For example , the Bible says that those who have develop@@ ed a love for money “ have st@@ ab@@ bed themselves all over with many pa@@ ins . ”
You see , I was so sh@@ y that I even dre@@ ad@@ ed it when M@@ other invit@@ ed hor@@ des of relati@@ ves each year .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , it has been found that some of the older ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations about ty@@ p@@ es and an@@ t@@ it@@ y@@ p@@ es are un@@ du@@ ly difficult for many to gr@@ as@@ p .
In ad@@ dition to giving the four dis@@ cour@@ ses , Moses discus@@ ses the change of lead@@ er@@ ship and teach@@ es the Israelites a beau@@ ti@@ ful s@@ ong that pra@@ ises Jehovah and war@@ ns of the w@@ o@@ es resul@@ ting from un@@ faith@@ ful@@ ness .
Jac@@ o@@ b did not want to be bu@@ ri@@ ed in Egy@@ pt , however , so he made pro@@ v@@ isions for his rema@@ ins to be taken to the land of Cana@@ an .
I still remember the strong sm@@ ell of ink , as well as the in@@ ten@@ se tro@@ pi@@ cal he@@ at that made it very hard to prin@@ t all these public@@ ations by hand .
But what helped him to cop@@ e with ne@@ g@@ ative feelings ?
15 : 19 , 20 .
However , he helps us to draw close to him by giving us all the pro@@ v@@ isions we need to buil@@ d and maintain godly devo@@ tion .
( Read Acts 23 : 11 ; 28 : 23 . )
The answer to the first question is ob@@ vi@@ ous from a human stan@@ d@@ point .
It takes courage and strong faith for them to o@@ pen their heart to others once again .
The@@ ir@@ s is a living faith , a gen@@ u@@ ine faith , and a faith that is based on Bible truth that they feel imp@@ el@@ led to share with all who will listen . ​ — 1 Timothy 2 : 3 , 4 .
The Fir@@ st Bible in P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese ​ — A St@@ ory of Per@@ sever@@ ance
For her devo@@ tion , however , An@@ na was ri@@ ch@@ ly re@@ war@@ ded .
Fir@@ st , let us look back to the se@@ ven@@ th century B.C.E .
It may have been Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er whom Abraham sent to M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia to cho@@ ose a wife for his son Isa@@ a@@ c .
Christians “ make sure of all things ” and “ hold f@@ ast to what is fine ” !
However , there was a proble@@ m .
One prom@@ in@@ ent as@@ pect of our sin@@ ful human n@@ ature is our tend@@ enc@@ y to r@@ ely on ourselves .
By imit@@ ating Jesus ’ example , we too can show gen@@ u@@ ine love of neigh@@ b@@ or and at the same time remain no part of the world of wicked mankind .
Su@@ b@@ ser@@ vi@@ ence to the E@@ mp@@ er@@ or
S@@ ad@@ ly , though , some who have sh@@ own an interest in Bible truth do not continue .
In contr@@ ast , Jehovah se@@ ek@@ s to help those who need his strength .
They ho@@ ped that I would use my educ@@ ation to imp@@ ro@@ ve the commun@@ ity .
Then they will contribu@@ te to a spiritually up@@ building discus@@ sion of the the@@ me being develop@@ ed .
For the next two years or so , they accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed Jesus on his preaching t@@ our@@ s thr@@ ough@@ out the land , enjo@@ ying a close relationship with him .
Yet , real love is not just something we feel .
( Read Luke 22 : 40 . )
What does true rep@@ ent@@ ance invol@@ ve ?
( b ) What o@@ ath did King Z@@ e@@ de@@ ki@@ ah fai@@ l to keep ?
H@@ app@@ y we are when we ‘ do our ut@@ most ’ within our ca@@ pa@@ bil@@ ities . ​ — 2 Timothy 2 : 15 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 5 .
As is often the case in such in@@ stances , people turned to religion to find comfort and ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations .
Many have found joy in help@@ ing to provide reli@@ ef to those who have su@@ ffered lo@@ ss through man - made or n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers .
( b ) How have the “ food supp@@ lies ” been provided at the prop@@ er time ?
13 , 14 . ( a ) How did Paul make use of his Rom@@ an c@@ iti@@ z@@ en@@ ship ?
How can we follow the example set by Paul ?
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er@@ fully ho@@ l@@ ding to a good the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c sc@@ he@@ du@@ le , including preaching , also helps me to keep my mind fully occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 .
Just vis@@ iting Bethel can have a positi@@ ve effect on a person@@ ’s spiritu@@ ality .
Our attention is dra@@ wn to an al@@ ta@@ r of sacrifice .
Yet , they were the ones Jehovah took no@@ te of and cho@@ se to in@@ form first about the bir@@ th of the Messi@@ ah .
He also san@@ g : “ My own fo@@ o@@ t will certainly stand on a le@@ v@@ el place ; among the congreg@@ ated thr@@ ong@@ s I shall bl@@ ess Jehovah . ”
A V@@ olu@@ n@@ te@@ er Pro@@ gra@@ m That Wor@@ ks
Thus , their words were “ a valu@@ eless thing . ”
On Au@@ gu@@ st 15 , 19@@ 33 , I arri@@ ved at a pioneer home in He@@ em@@ ste@@ de , a to@@ wn 15 mil@@ es [ 25 k@@ m ] from A@@ m@@ st@@ er@@ dam .
Such questions as , “ What is the Kingdom of God ? ”
Our faith mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to witness coura@@ ge@@ ously to neigh@@ b@@ ors , work@@ mat@@ es , scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es , and others . ​ — Romans 1 : 14 - 16 .
Jesus has authority over his congregation , and since 1914 he has had authority over God’s new@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed Kingdom .
Is his stan@@ d@@ ard chang@@ e@@ able ?
Jehovah’s pro@@ v@@ isions inclu@@ de the Bible , our public@@ ations , and material on j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
J@@ ø@@ r@@ g@@ en descri@@ bes it as “ an ide@@ al way of life in which you can con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on the most important work there is . ”
L@@ ik@@ ely , some of them feel that they are imit@@ ating Jesus , who set the pat@@ ter@@ n for Christians .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , when challeng@@ ed by his enem@@ ies , Jesus did not provide a si@@ gn from heaven to prove who he was .
What gave the cou@@ ple the strength to stay in their assignment when problems ar@@ ose ?
These last days are a time of moral cha@@ o@@ s .
With that accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed , the Christian Ju@@ bi@@ le@@ e will be over .
Fir@@ st , they tell us , Christian mission@@ aries do not go out see@@ king ad@@ ven@@ ture .
Jehovah pur@@ posed to do all of this long ag@@ o .
In ad@@ dition , you will find the hope of living in God’s new world , where all will be taught by Jehovah and their peace will be a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant . ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 4 : 13 .
The fact is , we no@@ where read that David had to be@@ g in order to ob@@ tain the food he needed to sur@@ vi@@ ve .
Even po@@ ver@@ ty does not jus@@ ti@@ fy the@@ ft .
Ther@@ e@@ after , he told his apostles to follow the pat@@ ter@@ n he set .
I@@ N A small cour@@ ty@@ ard , a co@@ ff@@ in lies o@@ pen under the ho@@ t Af@@ ri@@ can su@@ n .
When F@@ eli@@ x is re@@ plac@@ ed by F@@ es@@ tu@@ s , the Jews r@@ ene@@ w their efforts to have Paul con@@ dem@@ ned and ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted .
L@@ ater that year I became a pioneer my@@ self .
They want to imp@@ ress people with what the Bible c@@ alls “ the show@@ y displa@@ y of one@@ ’s means of life . ”
“ Those who ad@@ here to faith are the ones who are sons of Abraham . ” ​ — G@@ AL@@ AT@@ I@@ AN@@ S 3 : 7 .
Can a Bo@@ ok Be a Mi@@ rac@@ le ?
He says that he was “ for@@ get@@ ting the things be@@ h@@ ind and st@@ re@@ t@@ ch@@ ing for@@ ward to the things a@@ head . ”
But si@@ x months after M@@ other died , the Na@@ z@@ is kil@@ led my father by a different me@@ th@@ od ​ — medi@@ cal experi@@ ments .
So this str@@ ik@@ ing st@@ at@@ ement indic@@ ated that not even the s@@ mal@@ l@@ est de@@ ta@@ il of the Law would go un@@ ful@@ filled .
Even an ob@@ ject as holy as the ar@@ k of the covenant did not prove to be a char@@ m for prote@@ ction .
When the apostle Paul was imp@@ ris@@ oned in R@@ ome about 5@@ 9 C.E . , the princi@@ p@@ al men of the Jews told him : “ As reg@@ ar@@ ds this se@@ ct it is known to us that every@@ where it is spo@@ ken against . ”
In preaching the “ good news of the kingdom , ” you are continu@@ ing what Jesus started .
Jehovah told Job : “ I@@ ts power is in its hi@@ ps . . .
So , was Paul saying that we should never think about things such as food , emp@@ loy@@ ment , rec@@ re@@ ation , or r@@ om@@ ance ?
The fact that these inspired sen@@ ti@@ ments are recorded in God’s Word indic@@ ates that Jehovah under@@ stan@@ ds how we feel .
As used in the Bible , a v@@ ow is a so@@ le@@ m@@ n promise that is made to God .
Hence , if we want to learn about love , we must learn about Jehovah .
( Read Proverbs 23 : 15 . )
In the early 19@@ 40 ’ s , F@@ ro@@ s@@ ina X@@ he@@ ka , then a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er in a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge near P@@ ë@@ r@@ me@@ t , heard what her older fle@@ sh@@ ly brothers were lear@@ ning from a Witness sh@@ o@@ e@@ mak@@ er nam@@ ed Na@@ sh@@ o D@@ or@@ i .
Consider the pro@@ spe@@ ct of wel@@ coming back milli@@ ons from the dead and help@@ ing to educ@@ ate them about Jehovah’s ways as well as the hist@@ ory of his deal@@ ings with mankind .
Me@@ dit@@ ate on Jehovah’s En@@ during Lo@@ ve
By following Jesus ’ example of how to view and how to tre@@ at we@@ ak@@ er ones , we may see similar hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing resul@@ ts in our local congregation .
So after much prayer , I deci@@ ded that I should stay to help care for Jo@@ an .
There is no doubt that ung@@ o@@ dly soci@@ ety will continue to ad@@ v@@ ance from bad to wor@@ se until Jehovah st@@ ep@@ s in to end it .
My parents were div@@ or@@ ced , and I c@@ ra@@ ved the par@@ ent@@ al affe@@ ction that I never received .
The Hebrew ver@@ b rend@@ ered “ sear@@ ch through ” can ref@@ er to di@@ gg@@ ing for ore , ex@@ pl@@ or@@ ing a land , or exam@@ ining the fac@@ ts of a leg@@ al case .
Does it not make sense , then , to take time now to exam@@ ine what the Bible says about that develop@@ ment ?
Noah was given spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c instru@@ ctions on how to buil@@ d an ar@@ k to pre@@ serve life through the great D@@ elu@@ ge .
We can have the con@@ vi@@ ction that he always accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ es his will and never for@@ s@@ ak@@ es his loyal servants .
Who especially need to be ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous ?
( b ) What gift from Jehovah en@@ h@@ an@@ ces our ability to serve him ?
F@@ I@@ F@@ T@@ Y - Y@@ E@@ A@@ R - O@@ L@@ D Joseph F . Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d , in po@@ or health after al@@ most a year of un@@ just imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment , happ@@ ily ser@@ ves as a bel@@ l@@ ho@@ p .
In 19@@ 7@@ 6 , I was appointed to be a member of the B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e in Fr@@ ance .
Some M@@ en@@ n@@ on@@ ite grou@@ ps , determined to keep se@@ par@@ ate from the mo@@ der@@ n world , have moved their commun@@ ities to plac@@ es where local govern@@ ments allow them to live without inter@@ fer@@ ence .
Those whom we stu@@ died with became de@@ ar friends for life .
A@@ le@@ x left the ar@@ my .
Ri@@ ches can serve as a prote@@ ction against some un@@ certain@@ ties in life , just as a for@@ ti@@ fied to@@ wn provi@@ des a de@@ gre@@ e of se@@ cur@@ ity to those who re@@ side in it .
Although the Jews ’ refu@@ s@@ al to accept the good news ca@@ used him g@@ ri@@ ef and pain , Paul did not give up on all Jews , thinking that they were bey@@ ond help .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , they exerc@@ ise deep faith in God and his pro@@ v@@ isions , and they man@@ i@@ f@@ est their faith by good works .
Di@@ d Moses need b@@ ol@@ dness ?
In view of this account , why would God inspi@@ re Peter to call Lo@@ t a “ righteous man ” ?
Lo@@ ve for individuals , however , can prove to be a different matter .
The four Go@@ sp@@ els are especially valu@@ able , for they reve@@ al the person@@ ality of Jehovah as refle@@ cted in the life and ministry of Jesus Christ .
He displa@@ yed great gener@@ os@@ ity in coming to the earth for the benefit of imper@@ fect mankind .
Al@@ so , ask the lear@@ ner to think of the el@@ der@@ ly ones in the congregation and how car@@ r@@ ying out his assignment will benefit them .
The out@@ come is not hard to pre@@ di@@ ct .
As L@@ ev@@ ites , they were privile@@ ged to teach God’s Law to the people .
Then God said : “ You keep see@@ king great things for yourself . Do not keep on see@@ king . ” ​ — J@@ er .
So how can you ac@@ qui@@ re the faith that God loo@@ ks for in those whom he dra@@ ws close to himself ?
Today , we have much more evidence of his Messi@@ ah@@ ship than his first - century followers had .
He also high@@ ligh@@ ted that God kno@@ ws the s@@ mal@@ l@@ est de@@ ta@@ il about humans , even the number of the ha@@ ir@@ s on their head .
“ Many things we can do only with Jehovah’s help .
When we are not tre@@ ated fai@@ r@@ ly , we may ask those who have authority in the govern@@ ment for help .
The B@@ rit@@ ish Me@@ di@@ cal J@@ our@@ n@@ al spoke of “ a comm@@ on ex@@ per@@ t pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tion that every@@ body wants to live as long as possible . ”
Ru@@ th had a son and received the privilege of be@@ coming a l@@ ink in hist@@ or@@ y’s most important l@@ in@@ e@@ age ​ — that of Jesus Christ . ​ — Ru@@ th 4 : 13 - 17 ; Matthew 1 : 5 , 16 .
To ac@@ knowledge that Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s words are true is not de@@ fe@@ at@@ ist .
; Ch@@ ene@@ y , J .
Jehovah’s words to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h were qu@@ o@@ ted when the apostle Paul explained the ro@@ le of God’s long - suffering in the gl@@ ori@@ fic@@ ation of His holy name .
He is therefore called “ the Ho@@ ly One of God . ”
How encourag@@ ing it is to know that Jehovah will help us in car@@ ing for our responsi@@ bil@@ ities in the family , at work , and in the Christian congregation !
How can we ple@@ ase Jehovah ?
How do we benefit from main@@ tain@@ ing a good conscience ?
Jesus said in prayer to Jehovah : “ Your word is truth . ”
How do people make a marriage succ@@ e@@ ed ? ”
The vis@@ iting ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers ​ — however many of them there were — ​ did not worship the true God .
He could not per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve that heavenly ho@@ st@@ s were there to support God’s prophet , who was under si@@ e@@ ge by the S@@ y@@ ri@@ an ar@@ my .
Peter wanted to know what the future held for him and for Jesus ’ other disciples .
Such an@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is was the cor@@ n@@ er@@ st@@ one of O@@ r@@ v@@ il@@ le and W@@ il@@ bu@@ r W@@ righ@@ t’s succ@@ ess .
What did Jehovah teach through the pro@@ vision of g@@ le@@ an@@ ing ?
So rather than be fru@@ str@@ ated by what you cannot do , enjoy what you can do .
If you do , you will make it e@@ asi@@ er for him to continue commun@@ ic@@ ating with you as he gro@@ ws older .
He im@@ medi@@ ately re@@ je@@ cted the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s offer , st@@ ating : “ It is written , ‘ It is Jehovah your God you must worship , and it is to him al@@ one you must rend@@ er sac@@ red service . ’ ”
J@@ U@@ L@@ Y 19 - 21
L@@ E@@ T U@@ S F@@ AL@@ L “ IN@@ T@@ O TH@@ E H@@ AN@@ D O@@ F J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H ”
Jehovah’s slave gi@@ r@@ l ! May it take place with me according to your declar@@ ation . ” ​ — Luke 1 : 34 - 38 .
We need to remember that our go@@ al when we preach is to honor Jehovah .
B@@ est Gi@@ ft of All , No .
How did one sister learn that good de@@ e@@ ds do not es@@ cap@@ e Jehovah’s no@@ tice ?
N@@ ever for@@ get that as we provide support to our brothers , we experience the joy that only giving can bring .
The sy@@ mp@@ o@@ si@@ um@@ ’s second part ur@@ ged us to call back on inter@@ ested people again and again .
Of course , in Bible times , show@@ ing ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality to travel@@ ers and pas@@ ser@@ s@@ by ​ — whether friends , relati@@ ves , or str@@ ang@@ ers — ​ was a matter of cu@@ sto@@ m and du@@ ty .
Our in@@ her@@ it@@ ance of sin is also the under@@ l@@ ying cause of si@@ ck@@ ness .
We show love by giving material help to those in need .
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents learned from fam@@ ous scho@@ l@@ ars who taught in the scho@@ ol@@ s of the city .
If we are gen@@ u@@ ine pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers , we will not feel th@@ reat@@ ened if some in the congregation are more s@@ kil@@ led than we are at certain end@@ e@@ av@@ ors , nor will we dis@@ cre@@ di@@ t them in the eyes of others by ques@@ tion@@ ing their mo@@ ti@@ ves .
Why Me@@ et To@@ gether ?
I f@@ ell into se@@ v@@ ere de@@ pres@@ sion and felt that I could no longer go on .
6 / 1 K@@ now Adam and E@@ ve W@@ ould S@@ in ?
But that gener@@ ation proved to be more faithful than their fa@@ thers , who came out of Egy@@ pt and died in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
How com@@ for@@ ting the rest@@ or@@ ation prophe@@ ci@@ es must have been to the faithful Jews living as ex@@ il@@ es in Babyl@@ on !
Acc@@ ording to L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 15 : 25 - 28 , a woman with an un@@ n@@ atur@@ al f@@ low of blood was un@@ clean for as long as it la@@ sted , p@@ lu@@ s a we@@ ek .
At every meeting , try to com@@ ment at le@@ ast once .
No human rul@@ er has ever reli@@ ev@@ ed mankind of viol@@ ence , in@@ justice , di@@ se@@ ase , or death .
It is more than a m@@ ere com@@ mit@@ ment .
The bl@@ ind man cur@@ ed by Jesus was high@@ ly bless@@ ed for tel@@ ling the truth
I@@ magine how happy Abraham will be to live on a par@@ adise earth and to continue streng@@ th@@ ening his fri@@ end@@ ship with God .
“ H@@ app@@ y is the man whom Jehovah does not char@@ ge with gu@@ il@@ t , in who@@ se spirit there is no dec@@ e@@ it , ” says the psalmist .
S@@ pan@@ ish is the of@@ fi@@ cial language of H@@ on@@ du@@ ra@@ s .
Many have made great sacrific@@ es in order to make ro@@ om in their lives for the pioneer service .
“ In bro@@ ther@@ ly love have tend@@ er affe@@ ction for one another , ” wrote the apostle Paul . ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 10 .
F@@ li@@ r@@ ting may be de@@ f@@ ined this way : to sign@@ al r@@ om@@ an@@ tic interest when there is no real in@@ ten@@ tion to mar@@ ry .
What mirac@@ le did Jesus per@@ form near the city of Na@@ in , and how may this in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent af@@ fect us ?
C@@ learly , Jesus ow@@ ed his perfect human life to his heavenly Father , not to any man .
And what less@@ on might this con@@ tain for you or for some young friend ?
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , the ide@@ a of giving up a com@@ for@@ table li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le may se@@ em da@@ un@@ ting to you .
The up@@ coming “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” will clear the earth of ‘ for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ ors , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ers , men kept for un@@ n@@ atur@@ al pur@@ pos@@ es , and men who li@@ e with men . ’
We went to Cana@@ da for his tre@@ at@@ ment .
When W@@ il@@ son found a su@@ m of money in the ca@@ r , his su@@ peri@@ or told him that God had sent the money because W@@ il@@ son was about to be la@@ id off that day .
The purpose of the S@@ on@@ ’s rule will have been accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed .
For example , some scho@@ l@@ ars su@@ gg@@ est that language grou@@ ps did not appe@@ ar su@@ d@@ den@@ ly but ev@@ ol@@ ved gra@@ du@@ ally from one “ mother t@@ ong@@ ue . ”
Today , there is a th@@ ri@@ ving congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses in this to@@ wn .
Li@@ fe back then was simp@@ le but secu@@ re .
Lo@@ ving Jehovah With Our W@@ ho@@ le M@@ ind
F@@ ur@@ ther com@@ p@@ lic@@ ating the com@@ mem@@ or@@ ation was the appro@@ pri@@ ation of C@@ lo@@ v@@ is as a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of the far - right N@@ ational Fr@@ on@@ t and fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al@@ ist Ca@@ tho@@ lic grou@@ ps .
“ You , ” con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed the L@@ ev@@ ites , “ were in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ent with them for many years and kept be@@ aring witness against them by your spirit by means of your prophe@@ ts , and they did not give e@@ ar . F@@ in@@ ally you gave them into the hand of the pe@@ op@@ les of the lands . ” ​ — Ne@@ h .
C@@ au@@ ght off gu@@ ard , Peter den@@ i@@ ed know@@ ing Jesus ​ — or even understanding what the gi@@ r@@ l was tal@@ king about .
Such older ones are ty@@ pi@@ cal of many ac@@ tive worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah worl@@ d@@ wide .
O@@ ver the years , she has had ma@@ j@@ or sur@@ g@@ eri@@ es , including fi@@ ve op@@ er@@ ations on her k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys .
The family rep@@ lied : “ We have only Jehovah’s Witnesses sta@@ ying in our house . ”
Is it not a blessing to be one of “ God’s fellow work@@ ers ” ?
Saul was su@@ p@@ posed to wa@@ it on God’s prophet to offer a sacrifice , but the king dis@@ obe@@ yed , o@@ ffering the sacrifice himself .
Jehovah has given us what we need to “ stand fir@@ m ” and “ qu@@ en@@ ch all the wicked one@@ ’s bur@@ ning mis@@ s@@ il@@ es ” ! ​ — E@@ ph .
A@@ F@@ T@@ E@@ R the apostle Paul had comple@@ ted three mission@@ ary t@@ our@@ s , he was ar@@ rest@@ ed and ev@@ en@@ tually sent to R@@ ome , where he was held for two years .
We must res@@ ist such thinking .
Jehovah’s justice is not har@@ s@@ h .
Even one of Jesus ’ apostles wrote : “ If we con@@ f@@ ess our sin@@ s , he is faithful and righteous so as to for@@ give us our sin@@ s and to cle@@ an@@ se us from all un@@ righteousness .
For instance , ‘ Juda@@ h and Israel d@@ wel@@ t in se@@ cur@@ ity ’ during Solom@@ on@@ ’s re@@ ign .
During my high school years , G@@ r@@ and@@ pa was a ready cor@@ respon@@ d@@ ent .
What spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c counsel on d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing do we find recorded at 1 Timothy 2 : 9 , 10 ?
We try to see things his way , take no@@ tice of him when we make decisions , and trust that his way is best .
Psalm 37 con@@ fir@@ ms this hope . “ The me@@ ek ones themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth . ”
They ti@@ ed up their hor@@ ses and bu@@ g@@ gi@@ es be@@ h@@ ind our ba@@ r@@ n and rel@@ ated exc@@ iting experi@@ ences and other spiritual g@@ em@@ s to those ass@@ em@@ b@@ led .
L@@ ev@@ i@@ a@@ than B@@ r@@ ings God P@@ ra@@ ise
Many you@@ ths ra@@ ised in sing@@ le - par@@ ent famili@@ es ac@@ knowledge that the attention they received from the elders helped them to devel@@ op a personal relationship with God .
In the same way , God cre@@ ated the earth pri@@ mar@@ ily for the deli@@ ght of his human cre@@ ation .
What do we need to do in order to fulf@@ ill our preaching assignment ?
Go@@ ld , s@@ il@@ ver , and other valu@@ able things will provide no se@@ cur@@ ity wh@@ at@@ so@@ ever .
His experi@@ ences during that time were el@@ o@@ qu@@ ently descri@@ bed in his life st@@ ory , which appe@@ ared in The Watchtower of Ju@@ ne 1 , 198@@ 5 , under the t@@ it@@ le “ How P@@ ri@@ c@@ eless Your F@@ ri@@ end@@ ship , O God ! ”
Who are respon@@ ding to the Kingdom message ?
We ther@@ e@@ by follow the example of the faithful servants of Jehovah descri@@ bed at Psalm 9@@ 9 : 1 - 3 , 5 .
The more G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el learned from the Bible , the more he real@@ ized that it con@@ tain@@ s the truth .
So in the course of e@@ ating the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver me@@ al , he got up , gi@@ r@@ ded himself with a to@@ we@@ l , and pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to wa@@ s@@ h the fe@@ et of his disciples .
The Bible has sur@@ vi@@ ved what efforts over the cen@@ tu@@ ries ?
Yet , life need not be fu@@ t@@ ile .
“ Gre@@ at Da@@ y of Jehovah Is Ne@@ ar , ” 12 / 15
Thus , they are at peace with themselves , which is bene@@ fi@@ cial for emo@@ tional and physical well - being .
18 : 21 - 34 .
( a ) Why did Jehovah s@@ end H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah to pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y to his people ?
That is certain to be our experience if we continue to imitate the great@@ est Mis@@ sion@@ ary , Jesus Christ .
With refer@@ ence to Jehovah , he san@@ g : “ When I see your heavens , the works of your f@@ ing@@ ers , the mo@@ on and the st@@ ars that you have pre@@ pared , what is mor@@ tal man that you keep him in mind , and the son of earth@@ ling man that you take care of him ? ”
When he was 19 , V@@ it@@ al@@ y left to serve as a special pioneer .
The tra@@ gi@@ c out@@ come of Israel@@ ’s dis@@ obedi@@ ence was recorded in de@@ ta@@ il in the Bible “ for a war@@ ning ” so that we can learn the less@@ on and cultiv@@ ate godly fear . ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 11 .
Des@@ per@@ ation , anxi@@ ety , and feelings of ho@@ p@@ el@@ ess@@ ness no doubt h@@ un@@ g heav@@ ily in the a@@ ir .
M@@ ount T@@ ab@@ or and a place nam@@ ed M@@ iz@@ pa@@ h likely were c@@ ent@@ ers of such false worship .
But I real@@ ize that Jehovah kno@@ ws my li@@ mit@@ ations and that he lo@@ ves me and appreci@@ ates what I am able to do .
This love is a n@@ atur@@ al b@@ ond that mo@@ ves parents to care for their children and children to cl@@ ing to their parents .
In 194@@ 2 , in the mi@@ d@@ st of World W@@ ar I@@ I , Na@@ than H . K@@ nor@@ r deli@@ vered the thr@@ ill@@ ing dis@@ course “ Pe@@ ace ​ — Can It L@@ ast ? ”
P@@ am@@ ela Mo@@ sel@@ ey
For what are we righ@@ tly gr@@ ate@@ ful , and what should we be determined to do ?
Do those s@@ ound like the words of a co@@ ld or al@@ o@@ of God ?
Still , she will not chall@@ enge her hus@@ ban@@ d’s he@@ ad@@ ship .
This God tre@@ ated women as preci@@ ous , not as m@@ ere se@@ x@@ u@@ al ob@@ je@@ cts to be b@@ ought , so@@ ld , and de@@ gra@@ ded in v@@ ile worship .
T@@ w@@ o young sing@@ le brothers who had just gra@@ du@@ ated from the se@@ ven@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol ​ — John C@@ hi@@ mik@@ l@@ is and T@@ ed J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z ​ — were assign@@ ed to the travel@@ ing work in our are@@ a .
Some of the angels also yi@@ el@@ ded to Satan .
We can be happy and cont@@ ent with what we have
1@@ 1@@ 6@@ th G@@ ra@@ du@@ ating C@@ l@@ ass of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad
If you are a par@@ ent , you need to take a different st@@ ance .
To find out , he com@@ pared the h@@ and@@ writ@@ ing on it with other d@@ ated ancient man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts ​ — a discipl@@ ine called p@@ al@@ e@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we do well to exam@@ ine our hist@@ ory , learn from it , and pl@@ an for the future .
Be@@ he , the “ st@@ ag@@ g@@ er@@ ingly com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated bi@@ o@@ ch@@ em@@ ic@@ al pro@@ cess@@ es ” that gover@@ n life make that ide@@ a to@@ t@@ ally un@@ reason@@ able .
In the new world , we will need the same qualities that Jehovah is teaching us to show now
L@@ ear@@ n how Jesus Christ set an example in op@@ pos@@ ing the Devil .
3 God lo@@ ves those who draw close to him .
How do Revelation 12 : 7 and 17 : 14 help us to appro@@ x@@ im@@ ate the time when the first resurrection beg@@ ins ?
God will resur@@ rec@@ t here on the earth “ all those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs . ”
In a f@@ l@@ as@@ h , the sh@@ o@@ es were re@@ tri@@ ev@@ ed , but E@@ die needed a place to clean up .
We may sp@@ end more time stud@@ ying God’s written Word and may make greater effort to apply it . This resul@@ ts in a ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er life .
The article in the Ca@@ tho@@ lic new@@ s@@ pa@@ per pointed out that back in ancient times , many ever@@ gre@@ ens , such as “ ho@@ l@@ ly , bu@@ t@@ ch@@ er@@ ’s bro@@ om , la@@ u@@ re@@ l and bran@@ ches of p@@ ine or fi@@ r were consider@@ ed to have ma@@ gi@@ cal or me@@ dic@@ in@@ al po@@ wers that would ward off ill@@ ness . ”
It is of interest that when the Devil temp@@ ted Jesus to turn st@@ ones into lo@@ a@@ ves of bre@@ ad , Christ refu@@ sed to use his mirac@@ ul@@ ous power to satis@@ fy his personal desi@@ res .
Rather , I should put serving Jehovah first in my life .
One par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar ev@@ ent must have in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ed Jesus ’ disciples .
No ; rather , by tur@@ ning Pet@@ er@@ ’s 7 into a 7@@ 7 , he was saying that there is no ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ary li@@ mit on for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
Who are in need of our expres@@ sions of loving - kindness , and what should each of us be determined to do ?
Some are able to be regul@@ ar pione@@ ers .
So God’s Word is now even more str@@ ong@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed on the Bi@@ g R@@ ed Is@@ land . ​ — Is@@ a .
Do you find it eas@@ y to make decisions , or is it a chall@@ enge for you to do so ?
They have all come true for you . Not one word of them has fa@@ iled . ”
When op@@ er@@ ating upon us , that spirit is thus a for@@ ce for ho@@ l@@ iness , or cle@@ an@@ ness .
After reason@@ ing on the matter , we re@@ ached a com@@ promise ​ — half the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates would be hous@@ ed on the conven@@ tion gr@@ oun@@ ds and the other half in the ho@@ m@@ es of n@@ on - Witnesses in the conven@@ tion city .
“ It can be found in the Bible , ” S@@ la@@ d@@ j@@ ana ans@@ wer@@ ed .
In turn , anointed Christians refle@@ ct Jehovah’s glory in their ministry of the new covenant , and those of the other sheep do simil@@ arly . ​ — 2 Corinthians 3 : 6 , 18 .
In keep@@ ing with this ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on , I have learned to serve Jehovah whole - sou@@ led in s@@ pite of tri@@ als .
We must not only take in knowledge of God but also act in har@@ mony with that knowledge .
When He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah became very si@@ ck , God gave him a si@@ gn indic@@ ating that he would rec@@ over ​ — a sh@@ a@@ do@@ w mo@@ ving ba@@ ck@@ ward .
After a lun@@ ch bre@@ ak , they often continued until 7 : 00 p@@ .@@ m . or later .
But if Jesus was taken to the temple in a vision , some may won@@ der :
( b ) How did Jehovah st@@ ate his in@@ ten@@ tions to cr@@ us@@ h the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on ?
Like the blood of righteous A@@ be@@ l , the blood of these Christian mar@@ ty@@ r@@ s is cr@@ ying out for justice .
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 29 ]
Some individuals are like the fam@@ ous com@@ pos@@ er Ri@@ ch@@ ard R@@ o@@ d@@ g@@ ers .
“ L@@ I@@ K@@ E a l@@ ily among thor@@ n@@ y we@@ e@@ ds , so is my gi@@ r@@ l compan@@ ion among the daugh@@ ters . ”
I@@ magine how Jesus ’ disciples must have felt when they heard , or later learned about , one of his fin@@ al prayers as a human : “ Ab@@ ba , Father , all things are possible for you ; re@@ move this c@@ up from me .
Se@@ cond , she asked if I would like to know more about Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Why Per@@ mit W@@ ic@@ ke@@ dness ? 9 / 15
Those are beau@@ ti@@ ful , reas@@ sur@@ ing words .
A no@@ te on the w@@ in@@ d@@ shi@@ eld read : “ You can have your ca@@ r back as a gift from me .
S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c Pe@@ shi@@ t@@ ta , 9 / 1
I don@@ ’t ever remember having an ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent with him ​ — even when I was a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er .
To pre@@ v@@ ent her from going , they have assign@@ ed her to gu@@ ard against “ the little fo@@ x@@ es that are making spo@@ il of the v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds . ”
“ Just a L@@ it@@ tle While L@@ ong@@ er ”
On another occasi@@ on , when his pu@@ pi@@ l Z@@ i@@ g@@ ong bo@@ ast@@ ed “ What I do not want others to do to me , I also do not want to do to them , ” the teach@@ er respon@@ ded with this so@@ ber@@ ing rejo@@ in@@ der , “ Yes , but this you are not yet able to do . ”
It has also been sh@@ own that rec@@ over@@ ing al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic@@ s who help others become sign@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly less de@@ pres@@ sed and can imp@@ ro@@ ve their o@@ d@@ ds of avo@@ i@@ ding a rel@@ ap@@ se .
In the mean@@ time , though , are we i@@ mmu@@ ne to fear ?
The King James V@@ er@@ sion says that S@@ te@@ ph@@ en was “ c@@ all@@ ing upon God . ”
P@@ ri@@ or to their dis@@ co@@ very some 60 years ag@@ o , the ear@@ li@@ est Hebrew man@@ us@@ crip@@ t was the A@@ le@@ pp@@ o C@@ o@@ de@@ x , d@@ ating back to 9@@ 30 C.E .
Jac@@ o@@ b had at le@@ ast 14 children by four different women ​ — his two wi@@ ves , Le@@ ah and R@@ ac@@ he@@ l , and their ma@@ id@@ servants , Z@@ il@@ pa@@ h and Bil@@ ha@@ h .
No@@ tice how Jesus himself descri@@ bes it : “ Who really is the faithful ste@@ ward , the dis@@ cre@@ et one , whom his ma@@ ster will ap@@ point over his body of attend@@ ants to keep giving them their me@@ asure of food supp@@ lies at the prop@@ er time ?
C@@ ould it be that our sense of se@@ cur@@ ity is based on i@@ mag@@ in@@ ation ​ — on what we hope to at@@ tain rather than on what is at@@ tain@@ able ?
When will Christ ap@@ point the faithful slave over all his bel@@ ong@@ ings , and what will they inclu@@ de ?
They may in@@ s@@ ist that it is fo@@ ol@@ ish to wor@@ ry about the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s moral standards because God does not care what you do .
Jehovah ans@@ wers his servants ’ s@@ inc@@ ere prayers for wisdom , understanding , and guid@@ ance in car@@ r@@ ying out his service . ​ — James 1 : 5 .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful I was to Jehovah that my desire to be a mission@@ ary far away from home was fin@@ ally ful@@ filled !
“ B@@ E@@ F@@ O@@ R@@ E you shu@@ t the do@@ or on a Jehovah’s Witness , ” says an article in the new@@ s@@ pa@@ per U@@ S@@ A Today , “ pa@@ use to consider the sh@@ am@@ e@@ ful persecu@@ tion they su@@ ffered not too long ag@@ o , as well as the rich contribu@@ tion they have made to the Fir@@ st A@@ m@@ end@@ ment fre@@ e@@ d@@ om@@ s we all enjoy . ”
All the evidence shows that in 19@@ 19 , anointed Christians were fre@@ ed from Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at and were ga@@ ther@@ ed into a cle@@ ans@@ ed congregation .
They knew the n@@ ames of my cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es .
When a Bible stud@@ ent qu@@ ali@@ fi@@ es as an un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ er , what fur@@ ther help can you give him ?
They had many con@@ vers@@ ations , and M@@ other even went with the la@@ dy to some meetings of the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents .
All “ those who had been sc@@ at@@ tered , ” not just a few appointed ones , ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ zed .
P@@ le@@ ase , have rel@@ ations with my ma@@ id@@ serv@@ ant .
Ab@@ out 1@@ 3@@ 8@@ 2 , John W@@ y@@ c@@ li@@ f@@ fe and his associ@@ ates pro@@ duc@@ ed the first Bible transl@@ ation in Eng@@ l@@ ish .
Is it a matter of sa@@ ving your means of li@@ v@@ eli@@ ho@@ od so as to care for your family ?
How would you prove that Jehovah is the S@@ ource of truth ?
The col@@ or of the fru@@ it you saw helps you to deci@@ de its ri@@ p@@ en@@ ess and desi@@ ra@@ bility .
“ Yes , ” she rep@@ lied . “ What made you ask ? ”
The use of the cro@@ ss can be tr@@ ac@@ ed back to M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia , to two th@@ ous@@ and years before Christ .
No doubt , Noah never for@@ got the day he received news from Jehovah God , the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of the uni@@ verse .
Indeed , it is comm@@ end@@ able that many for@@ go certain material com@@ forts in order to devo@@ te more time and en@@ er@@ gy to Jehovah’s service as ze@@ al@@ ous Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , Jesus ’ great prophecy recorded in Matthew chap@@ ter 24 , Mark chap@@ ter 13 , and Luke chap@@ ter 21 provi@@ des clear evidence of his pres@@ ence now in heavenly Kingdom power . ​ — Luke 21 : 29 - 31 .
What deli@@ ght they bring to the heart of their heavenly Father ! ​ — Proverbs 23 : 24 .
How do Kingdom c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens show that they love God’s standards ?
Jo@@ si@@ ah was only si@@ x years old when A@@ m@@ on became king of Juda@@ h .
Christian famili@@ es today should pa@@ y similar attention to educ@@ ation .
No . Jesus c@@ learly saw that Mar@@ th@@ a@@ ’s mo@@ ti@@ ves were loving and pu@@ re .
H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds ​ — M@@ ake Your H@@ ome Se@@ cu@@ re 10
G@@ a@@ il : Ri@@ ght . W@@ ell , you know , I sal@@ u@@ te the f@@ la@@ g because I respect it .
Di@@ ffer@@ ences of vie@@ w@@ point can become a s@@ ource of ir@@ rit@@ ation in the congregation ​ — even among the overse@@ ers .
He will@@ ingly com@@ p@@ lied with our re@@ stri@@ ctions and accepted responsi@@ bility for his be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
Par@@ ents must first cultiv@@ ate their own spiritu@@ ality
; Yo@@ o , J .
They will not buil@@ d for someone el@@ se to in@@ ha@@ bi@@ t , nor will they pl@@ ant for others to e@@ at . . . .
D@@ eli@@ ver@@ ance ​ — A@@ n Ex@@ pres@@ sion of Lo@@ ving - K@@ in@@ dness
They continued serving S@@ pan@@ ish - speaking congregations in the travel@@ ing work until B@@ en@@ ne@@ t@@ t’s death in 199@@ 0 at the age of 7@@ 3 .
Des@@ cri@@ be the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness in which Jesus sp@@ ent 40 days .
In our ministry .
12 : 1 - 9 .
He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah was pa@@ ined that re@@ pro@@ ach was being he@@ ap@@ ed upon Jehovah’s name .
Today and in the cr@@ itical days to come , we lik@@ e@@ wise need to remain “ jo@@ ined together as one . ”
Our con@@ vi@@ ction that “ the ways of Jehovah are u@@ pri@@ ght ” helps us to continue wal@@ king with God .
S@@ is@@ er@@ a himself s@@ ought refu@@ ge in the t@@ ent of J@@ a@@ el , but she kil@@ led him while he s@@ le@@ pt .
Jehovah H@@ el@@ ps the Me@@ ek to Un@@ der@@ stand
It is our privilege to help me@@ ek ones to make the right decision .
11 : 4 , 5 .
The witness of the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent then is clear .
By di@@ lig@@ ently making your advan@@ c@@ ement man@@ i@@ f@@ est , you too can share in the privilege of gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying God’s name and enjo@@ ying his blessings . [ F@@ o@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ]
For one thing , very little se@@ cul@@ ar liter@@ ature has been publi@@ shed in the indi@@ gen@@ ous langu@@ ages of M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
Jesus turned his back on Peter and loo@@ ked at the other disciples .
Ho@@ ly spirit can mo@@ ld us in sever@@ al ways .
Jehovah had just ca@@ used the w@@ at@@ ers of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver to be dam@@ m@@ ed up .
Mo@@ der@@ n - day Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an scho@@ la@@ r K .
The con@@ text shows that these ver@@ ses are speaking , not of the des@@ tru@@ ction of the earth , but of the et@@ er@@ n@@ ity of God .
We read : “ Those who had been sc@@ at@@ tered went through the land declar@@ ing the good news of the word . ”
T@@ ar@@ t@@ ar@@ us is not a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar lo@@ c@@ ation ; it is a pris@@ on@@ like , a@@ based con@@ dition that li@@ m@@ its the activ@@ ity of these out@@ ca@@ st@@ s .
If you are pione@@ ering now , what will help you to continue des@@ pite challeng@@ es ?
In turn , such faith can give you a jo@@ y@@ ful out@@ look and f@@ ill you with courage to speak about your hope .
The princi@@ p@@ al One of the promised “ se@@ ed ” was soon to appe@@ ar .
Yet , Moses ’ faith en@@ ab@@ led him to see far more than those things .
Thus , the orig@@ in of the os@@ su@@ ary is sh@@ r@@ ou@@ ded in my@@ st@@ er@@ y .
Many parents today do not know how to expres@@ s love and affe@@ ction toward their own children .
; M@@ au@@ g@@ ha@@ n , B .
That was when , on se@@ par@@ ate occasi@@ ons , I me@@ t Eph@@ ra@@ im and W@@ al@@ ter .
H@@ um@@ ility will pre@@ v@@ ent us from being “ dis@@ cre@@ et in [ our ] own eyes . ”
But these re@@ bel@@ s en@@ vi@@ ed Moses ’ position .
“ When he got as far as the v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds of T@@ im@@ n@@ ah , ” the Scriptural account rel@@ ates , “ why , look !
In ancient Israel , what was sign@@ i@@ fied by the mirac@@ ul@@ ous light some@@ times called S@@ he@@ ch@@ in@@ ah that appe@@ ared in the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly of the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le and the temple ?
Consider what the Bible says about the left - h@@ an@@ ded “ se@@ ven h@@ un@@ d@@ red cho@@ s@@ en men ” out of the tri@@ be of B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in .
This would be in l@@ ine with what is stated at 1 Timothy 5 : 4 : “ If any wi@@ do@@ w has children or gr@@ and@@ children , let these learn first to prac@@ tice godly devo@@ tion in their own hous@@ eho@@ ld and to keep pa@@ ying a du@@ e com@@ p@@ en@@ s@@ ation to their parents and gr@@ and@@ parents , for this is accep@@ table in God’s sight . ”
Their experi@@ ences prove that in times of tri@@ al , Jehovah does in@@ deed comfort his servants .
Ther@@ efore , the next time you study , make sure you first pray to Jehovah and ask him to give you the prop@@ er fr@@ ame of mind and his holy spirit .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , they learned that Jehovah God has a loving purpose that em@@ br@@ ac@@ es all who g@@ la@@ dly cho@@ ose to obey his comman@@ d@@ ments .
These are some of the questions that will be ans@@ wer@@ ed in this article .
When we cho@@ ose to obey him and work hard to do his will , we show that we love him and want to ple@@ ase him .
“ I cannot find a mate within the congregation , and I am af@@ ra@@ id of gro@@ wing old al@@ one . ”
N@@ ine months later , I was baptized .
To strengthen our faith in this as@@ sur@@ ance , let us exam@@ ine just one s@@ ent@@ ence of a div@@ in@@ ely inspired prophecy that was p@@ en@@ ned in ancient Babyl@@ on more than 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years ag@@ o .
The Scriptures , however , encoura@@ ge God’s people to cultiv@@ ate “ a wa@@ iting attitude . ”
Like the early Christians , they present themselves will@@ ingly to do God’s will , see@@ king to help others learn about Jehovah’s Kingdom promises .
As they do so , they enc@@ oun@@ ter many individuals , both young and old , who have the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for be@@ coming “ desi@@ ra@@ ble things ” that will gl@@ ori@@ fy Jehovah’s house .
Let us now exam@@ ine si@@ x of them .
When asked why they had come such a long way , they said , ‘ We are un@@ ited with our brothers in J@@ ap@@ an , and they need help . ’ ”
They are given vi@@ ct@@ ory because of the faith@@ ful@@ ness of Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at .
1 - 3 . ( a ) What is an om@@ in@@ ous si@@ gn of the times , and what does it invol@@ ve ?
Why did the psalmist say that Jehovah is clo@@ th@@ ed in di@@ gn@@ ity ?
It is encourag@@ ing to know that Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God , Jehovah , is willing to educ@@ ate us .
So@@ on ther@@ e@@ after , I used this power to he@@ al a child who was very si@@ ck with a high f@@ ever .
A Christian , therefore , must have the ad@@ di@@ tional ass@@ ist@@ ance of the fir@@ m and righteous standards found in God’s Word , the Bible .
However , the following night she was there again , still beg@@ g@@ ing .
The pro@@ gra@@ m conclu@@ ded with all the gra@@ du@@ ates on@@ st@@ age listen@@ ing to Bro@@ ther L@@ et@@ t’s fin@@ al re@@ mar@@ ks .
▪ V@@ alu@@ e what you learn .
T@@ ake , for example , the cou@@ ple in Ar@@ g@@ ent@@ ina mentioned at the out@@ set .
Un@@ like Rom@@ an law , Christian teachings requi@@ red a husband to honor his wife
However , at a certain point , the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es re@@ proved him for not giving up the high pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od .
Jewish O@@ u@@ tra@@ ge Pro@@ vo@@ ked
O@@ N S@@ E@@ P@@ T@@ E@@ MB@@ E@@ R 9 , 200@@ 6 , the gra@@ du@@ ation of the 1@@ 2@@ 1@@ st class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad took place at the Watchtower E@@ duc@@ ational C@@ en@@ ter in P@@ at@@ ter@@ son , New Yor@@ k .
or “ Are you feel@@ ing all right ? ”
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , the preaching spe@@ ar@@ he@@ ad@@ ed by God’s anointed ones has certainly ro@@ cked the earthly el@@ ements of this system of things .
So he offered to fi@@ ght Go@@ li@@ ath himself . ​ — 1 Samuel 17 : 32 .
L@@ ater , both men served as members of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
O@@ ther young ones may want to ple@@ ase their parents .
The Law had ful@@ filled its fun@@ ction as a “ tu@@ t@@ or le@@ ading to Christ . ” ​ — G@@ al .
And that was how , after gra@@ du@@ ating in 195@@ 2 , we were sent to what was then known as S@@ ou@@ th - W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
C@@ lo@@ thing with the mo@@ ti@@ f of a f@@ la@@ g imp@@ r@@ inted on it can also be pur@@ cha@@ sed .
After four ref@@ re@@ shing years , we received another assignment .
I was moved from Ex@@ et@@ er to B@@ ris@@ to@@ l and fin@@ ally to W@@ in@@ ch@@ es@@ ter pris@@ on .
There is also a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant spiritual food a@@ vail@@ able in pr@@ inted form for our use in personal and family study .
But they will do these things because they have not come to know ei@@ ther the Father or me . ”
Ab@@ out this time , in the mi@@ d - 19@@ 30 ’ s , I moved to T@@ ro@@ l@@ l@@ h@@ ä@@ t@@ t@@ an in w@@ es@@ ter@@ n S@@ we@@ den , where I got a jo@@ b at a large work@@ sh@@ op .
Christian F@@ am@@ ili@@ es ​ — F@@ ol@@ low Jesus ’ Ex@@ am@@ ple !
Yet , after a few days , fru@@ str@@ ated at sear@@ ch@@ ing through your bel@@ ong@@ ings , you beg@@ in to un@@ p@@ ack everything .
Still , I enjo@@ yed many blessings .
“ That school has helped me de@@ al with challeng@@ es in the ministry and in my life , ” says L@@ ily .
( a ) On what does true happiness dep@@ end ?
God’s cre@@ ations be@@ ar el@@ o@@ qu@@ ent t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony to his “ inv@@ isi@@ ble qualities , ” including his go@@ o@@ dness , wisdom , power , and love .
We have , though , consider@@ ed so far only three of the four occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ences in the Bible of the ph@@ ra@@ se “ new heavens and a new earth . ”
If we never ‘ si@@ t in the se@@ at of ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ers , ’ we will avoid the disa@@ ster that is sure to be@@ f@@ all them . ​ — Proverbs 1 : 22 - 27 .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing about our day , he fore@@ told : “ At that time those in fear of Jehovah spoke with one another , each one with his compan@@ ion , and Jehovah kept pa@@ ying attention and listen@@ ing .
In these end@@ e@@ av@@ ors , how hear@@ ten@@ ing it is to know that you have the loving support of your brothers and sisters in the Christian congregation !
Why should faithful Christians never feel sh@@ y or un@@ wor@@ thy when appro@@ aching Jehovah in prayer ?
P@@ artic@@ ul@@ arly is that so if he is determined to remain conc@@ e@@ aled be@@ h@@ ind a mas@@ k .
Yes , experienced ones are to tra@@ in those who , in turn , will tra@@ in still others .
Th@@ ough milli@@ ons exer@@ t themselves in prayer , human soci@@ ety is inc@@ reas@@ ingly pla@@ gu@@ ed with problems of po@@ ver@@ ty , ad@@ di@@ ction , bro@@ ken famili@@ es , cri@@ me , and war .
O@@ f@@ ten those who live for self are not happy because they have no friend with whom to share their things or their thoughts .
May we never succ@@ um@@ b to the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s w@@ il@@ es by a@@ ban@@ don@@ ing the Christian “ p@@ ath of truth ” to follow false teach@@ ers who seek to “ in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce ru@@ in@@ ous ide@@ olo@@ gi@@ es ” and try to ‘ ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it us with well - turned ph@@ r@@ as@@ es . ’ ​ — 2 Peter 2 : 1 - 3 , B@@ y@@ ing@@ t@@ on .
“ Ke@@ ep in expe@@ ct@@ ation , ” Jehovah said .
One even helped me so that I could make contribu@@ tions at the Kingdom H@@ all . ”
One ob@@ ser@@ ver wrote : “ H@@ app@@ y marri@@ ages are not ca@@ ref@@ ree .
The stud@@ ent ad@@ mit@@ ted that she had al@@ most qu@@ it pra@@ ying .
N@@ or@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a ( 4@@ 1 C.E . )
20@@ 00 36 *
What are some of the pres@@ sures that have led to this situation , pres@@ sures that some@@ times man@@ i@@ f@@ est themselves even within the Christian congregation ?
After rec@@ u@@ per@@ ating , I qu@@ it pla@@ ying prof@@ es@@ sion@@ ally .
What are some of these ways ?
This was years after the gover@@ ning body had rul@@ ed that the G@@ ent@@ ile Christians did not have to be circum@@ c@@ ised .
If you wish to learn more about God , his person@@ ality , his pur@@ pos@@ es , and his ability to provide comfort , you are invit@@ ed to study his Word .
When will the earthly resurrection beg@@ in ?
His ide@@ as on sto@@ ck@@ bre@@ e@@ ding were not v@@ al@@ id .
E@@ ag@@ les have f@@ low@@ n at spe@@ e@@ ds of over 8@@ 0 mil@@ es per h@@ our [ 1@@ 30 k@@ m / h@@ r ] .
A n@@ on - Witness relati@@ ve com@@ men@@ ted : “ M@@ em@@ bers of all religi@@ ons be@@ tra@@ yed their fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers . On@@ ly Jehovah’s Witnesses did not . ”
Although some prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians accept the truth of God’s Word , Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s worship it@@ self is not mo@@ tiv@@ ated by gen@@ u@@ ine love for God .
( a ) How does Satan lu@@ re many today into pur@@ su@@ ing un@@ real@@ ities ?
But their attention was truly ca@@ ught when they heard the good news in the language they learned at their mo@@ ther’s k@@ ne@@ e . ​ — Acts 2 : 5 , 7 - 12 .
When h@@ ur@@ t , in@@ stead of pur@@ su@@ ing peace , he takes off@@ en@@ se , perhaps re@@ tal@@ i@@ ating with har@@ s@@ h words or ic@@ y s@@ il@@ ence .
As the fore@@ going examples show , God can provide comfort to people fac@@ ing a wide r@@ ange of problems and challeng@@ es .
The time that these matu@@ re Christians have sp@@ ent with our family has given our children the opportunity to ob@@ serve and learn from their self - sacrific@@ ing way of life .
T@@ ak@@ ing in this knowledge and ac@@ ting in har@@ mony with what the Bible says will en@@ able us to be pleas@@ ing to God .
As recorded at Psalm 26 : 1 , David declar@@ ed : “ Ju@@ dge me , O Jehovah , for I my@@ self have wal@@ ked in my own integrity . ”
What is now happ@@ ening in fulfill@@ ment of Mi@@ ca@@ h 5 : 7 ?
So@@ on af@@ ter@@ ward I was ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from school for following my Bible - tra@@ ined conscience and not sal@@ u@@ ting the f@@ la@@ g or sing@@ ing the n@@ ational an@@ them .
He gre@@ w up among his people back in the m@@ oun@@ tain fore@@ st@@ s , and he sub@@ s@@ cri@@ bed to B@@ at@@ ang@@ an beli@@ ef@@ s and practic@@ es .
Our el@@ des@@ t daugh@@ ter , I@@ r@@ ina , and her family live in Ger@@ many .
This made it imp@@ os@@ sible for anyone to ob@@ serve all the fe@@ atu@@ res of the Law .
A@@ m@@ ong those n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed by Jose@@ p@@ h’s expres@@ sion of faith was Moses .
Like Ca@@ in , A@@ cha@@ n had develop@@ ed a bad heart .
The Bible ref@@ ers to a car@@ av@@ an of I@@ sh@@ ma@@ el@@ ite mer@@ ch@@ ants car@@ r@@ ying such spi@@ ces as “ la@@ b@@ d@@ anu@@ m gu@@ m , bal@@ sa@@ m , and res@@ in@@ ous ba@@ r@@ k ” from G@@ ile@@ ad to Egy@@ pt .
Re@@ call that the inspired words of H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah had a wonderful effect back at that time .
He will never leave the ones whom he has dra@@ wn if they remain faithful .
Jehovah lo@@ ves to educ@@ ate his people .
The fact that the water c@@ y@@ c@@ le was so acc@@ ur@@ ately descri@@ bed by vari@@ ous Bible writ@@ ers is one of many out@@ standing pro@@ of@@ s that the Bible is inspired by man@@ kin@@ d’s Creator , Jehovah God .
Ther@@ efore , be@@ g the Ma@@ ster of the har@@ v@@ est to s@@ end out work@@ ers into his har@@ v@@ est . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
His co@@ at of ma@@ il we@@ igh@@ ed about 1@@ 25 p@@ oun@@ ds [ 5@@ 7 k@@ g ] , and he car@@ ri@@ ed a mas@@ sive spe@@ ar and a large s@@ word .
He pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed a va@@ st re@@ pos@@ it@@ ory of knowledge and wisdom .
We can be sure that Ha@@ bak@@ kuk@@ ’s words will soon be ful@@ filled .
So Jehovah pro@@ s@@ per@@ ed the rest@@ ored re@@ m@@ n@@ ant ​ — as long as they rema@@ ined faithful .
S@@ how Con@@ cer@@ n for P@@ o@@ or , 5 / 1
With her husband , A@@ v@@ i
We must be pati@@ ent , think care@@ fully about what we are going to say , and find a time when they may be willing to listen .
What as@@ sur@@ ance do we have that our re@@ ques@@ ts for more faith will be ans@@ wer@@ ed ?
27 : 1 - 8 ; 36 : 6 - 8 .
So , fin@@ ally , Samuel told El@@ i everything Jehovah had said He would do ​ — just as His prophet had ear@@ li@@ er rel@@ ated to El@@ i .
( b ) How can parents make sure that their family worship is a s@@ ource of ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment ?
What a c@@ ru@@ cial less@@ on this hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al account teach@@ es us !
E@@ ri@@ c and V@@ ic@@ k@@ y came to serve where there is a need for more Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers
During his years in Na@@ z@@ are@@ th , Jesus learned the car@@ p@@ en@@ try tra@@ de , likely from his a@@ do@@ p@@ tive father , Joseph .
N@@ ex@@ t he was off to Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a to dist@@ ribu@@ te tr@@ ac@@ ts there .
As a result , the children may be more inc@@ l@@ ined to we@@ ak@@ en in the face of worl@@ dly pres@@ sure .
We moved to a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , where we lived in a t@@ in@@ y house .
Jesus ’ g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gy in Matthe@@ w@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l n@@ ames a certain Jac@@ o@@ b , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as Lu@@ ke@@ ’s says that Joseph was “ son of H@@ el@@ i . ”
1 : 5 ​ — Why did Ad@@ on@@ ij@@ ah try to se@@ ize the thro@@ ne while David was still ali@@ ve ?
F@@ in@@ ding hi@@ ding plac@@ es for the So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s liter@@ ature was another of my t@@ as@@ ks .
The beli@@ ef that only a few will go to heaven , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as milli@@ ons will be given perfect human life on earth , set the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents ap@@ ar@@ t from most of Chris@@ tend@@ om .
The to@@ wn is clean , with little cri@@ me .
Se@@ cond , how does Jehovah view the un@@ born ​ — as uni@@ que individuals or as m@@ ere col@@ le@@ ctions of c@@ el@@ ls and t@@ is@@ sue in a wom@@ an’s wom@@ b ?
In ad@@ dition to o@@ ffering ba@@ it , Satan tri@@ es to bul@@ ly us into com@@ prom@@ ising our loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah .
The Scriptures comm@@ and Christians to provide for the material needs of their famili@@ es .
• What does Jehovah’s promise to care for us materi@@ ally mean ?
Me@@ et@@ ings , 3 / 15
N@@ ever should we take his power for gr@@ anted .
These two artic@@ les discus@@ s si@@ x bad influ@@ ences and how we can avoid them .
What acc@@ oun@@ ted for his courage now that he was before the religious lead@@ ers ?
* The father rec@@ alls : “ I had pray@@ ed for Jehovah to prote@@ ct her .
Who Today Ha@@ ve God’s B@@ ac@@ king ?
Jehovah is direc@@ ting our meetings with his holy spirit , and what we learn there comes from him .
When some make the sa@@ d mis@@ take of lea@@ ving Jehovah’s love , the proble@@ m gener@@ ally invol@@ ves conduct , not do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine .
If you have ever en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined such thoughts , rest as@@ sur@@ ed that Jehovah is a@@ ware of your situation .
4@@ 1 : 3 .
An@@ na@@ ’s example teach@@ es us that we should worship Jehovah with con@@ stan@@ cy , “ per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in prayer , ” and not for@@ s@@ ake “ the ga@@ ther@@ ing of ourselves together ” at Christian meetings . ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 12 ; He@@ b .
M@@ ore than that , though , John wanted to know if there was to be “ a different one ” who would come with Kingdom power and fulf@@ ill all the ho@@ p@@ es of the Jews .
U@@ se@@ ful in the Fir@@ st C@@ en@@ tury
What a gr@@ and hope is set before us ​ — everlasting life in Par@@ adise on earth !
Su@@ pp@@ ort@@ ers of Tru@@ e Wor@@ ship ( contribu@@ tions ) , 11 / 1
For instance , World W@@ ars I and I@@ I have been refer@@ red to as Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
Mi@@ ca@@ h 7 : 20 therefore speak@@ s of “ the loving - kindness given to Abraham ” ​ — a man who served Jehovah God .
Y@@ ou@@ ths G@@ et B@@ ap@@ ti@@ zed ? 6 / 15
For cen@@ tu@@ ries , Jehovah pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed that he would ap@@ point a uni@@ qu@@ ely qu@@ ali@@ fied lead@@ er for his people .
E@@ la@@ ine , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , on the other hand , needed time to her@@ self .
To qu@@ ali@@ fy for these privile@@ ges , a brother must be a spiritual man , well - ver@@ sed in the Scriptures and ze@@ al@@ ous in the field ministry .
One important fac@@ t@@ or that can help us cop@@ e with li@@ fe@@ ’s problems is to recogn@@ ize that certain things are simply bey@@ ond our control .
Wh@@ atever we do , though , we need to remember that while we cannot control what happened , we can control our re@@ action .
Like a good f@@ ar@@ m@@ er , Jesus would not leave un@@ attend@@ ed a field that was ri@@ pe for har@@ v@@ es@@ ting .
The more than 1@@ 00 people in attend@@ ance bro@@ ke out in ex@@ tend@@ ed ap@@ pla@@ use .
M@@ ary : To c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate my bir@@ th@@ day .
Un@@ der the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , do@@ g@@ s were de@@ em@@ ed to be un@@ clean ani@@ mal@@ s .
Abraham took the in@@ iti@@ ative to appro@@ ach Lo@@ t and say : “ P@@ le@@ ase , do not let any qu@@ ar@@ rel@@ ing continue between me and you and between my her@@ d@@ s@@ men and your her@@ d@@ s@@ men , for we men are brothers . ”
A@@ gain , the re@@ action of God’s ty@@ pi@@ cal nation in the days of Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at se@@ ts the pat@@ ter@@ n .
Indeed , men and women think and even speak differ@@ ently .
No col@@ le@@ ctions will be taken .
Because their soci@@ ety was per@@ me@@ ated with ste@@ al@@ ing , mu@@ r@@ der@@ ing , the com@@ mit@@ ting of ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , false s@@ we@@ aring , and i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry . ​ — Jeremiah 7 : 9 .
Christians honor and respect their parents , but they do not jo@@ in in ban@@ qu@@ e@@ ts foc@@ used on b@@ on@@ ding with dec@@ eas@@ ed an@@ c@@ est@@ ors for prote@@ ction or on see@@ king the fav@@ or of hous@@ eho@@ ld go@@ ds . ​ — 12 / 1 , pages 20 - 23 .
Ab@@ out 19@@ 34 , N@@ ik@@ o@@ s Ma@@ the@@ ak@@ is , a full - time minis@@ ter from Gre@@ e@@ ce , arri@@ ved in C@@ y@@ pr@@ us and me@@ t with the X@@ y@@ lo@@ p@@ ha@@ go@@ u group .
R@@ ac@@ hel@@ ’s attitude might be hard for us to com@@ pre@@ h@@ end .
Jehovah con@@ d@@ ones ne@@ i@@ ther inc@@ est nor dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness .
There , in 194@@ 5 , two of Jehovah’s Witnesses vis@@ ited my father and gave him a Bible boo@@ k@@ let .
L@@ ear@@ n From the Ex@@ am@@ ple of O@@ ther T@@ e@@ ach@@ ers
D@@ u@@ b@@ bed the L@@ ad@@ y W@@ il@@ li@@ am@@ s ap@@ ple , the new vari@@ ety became a fore@@ be@@ ar of the C@@ ri@@ pp@@ s P@@ ink ap@@ ple , one of the worl@@ d’s most po@@ pul@@ ar ap@@ ple vari@@ e@@ ties .
He was evid@@ ently pre@@ par@@ ing them for a ke@@ y ro@@ le after his death and return to heaven .
R@@ a@@ ising a child invol@@ ves years of self - sacrifice .
My mother asked her the same question : “ Why can the world not find peace ? ”
( Read Matthew 7 : 7 - 12 . )
H@@ app@@ ily , we need not re@@ si@@ gn ourselves to a life of un@@ avo@@ i@@ da@@ ble ex@@ tre@@ m@@ es .
Because God’s Word is such a powerful to@@ ol and we have it at our dis@@ pos@@ al , we sur@@ ely want to make the best use of it .
Tru@@ e worship teach@@ es us to honor and respect our sp@@ ouse , to tre@@ at marriage v@@ ow@@ s as sac@@ red , to avoid ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , to ra@@ ise res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful children , and to prac@@ tice true love .
We find many acc@@ oun@@ ts in the Bible where a sense of com@@ pas@@ sion shin@@ es through .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S servants know that they must have faith .
We must live in har@@ mony with his moral standards .
Mo@@ der@@ n D@@ oub@@ ters
David desi@@ red to buil@@ d a house for Jehovah .
Con@@ s@@ ist@@ ent With God’s P@@ ri@@ m@@ ary A@@ t@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes
With spiritual light from God’s Word and with the help of God’s holy spirit , we can “ keep doing good . ”
Di@@ f@@ ficul@@ ties may ar@@ ise , though , when a fa@@ ther’s stan@@ d@@ ard of discipl@@ ine and a mo@@ ther’s “ law ” are influ@@ enced by a cul@@ ture that is different from the one in which their children find themselves .
In 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E . , what ten@@ se situation develop@@ s in Egy@@ pt ?
What did Jesus say would devel@@ op over time ?
Although we want to expres@@ s ourselves c@@ learly , we should be care@@ ful that what we say is not ru@@ de or dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful . ​ — Read 1 Corinthians 14 : 8 , 9 .
Even so , V@@ al@@ ent@@ ina began to preach to her neigh@@ b@@ ors .
Cor@@ rection was in order .
V@@ alu@@ eless things ​ — be they “ go@@ ds , ” words , or something el@@ se — ​ are very har@@ m@@ ful .
She says : “ Now I give my life to Jehovah to serve him with love .
( b ) How did Jesus demonstr@@ ate wisdom , and how can we imitate him ?
B@@ or@@ ing ? O@@ r ref@@ re@@ shing ?
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ation for the M@@ in@@ is@@ try
Wh@@ atever the case , T@@ ati@@ an’s writ@@ ings and example provide a g@@ li@@ mp@@ se of the religious c@@ li@@ mate of his day .
Job se@@ es S@@ he@@ ol as a wel@@ come reli@@ ef .
The spirit , of course , is e@@ ag@@ er , but the flesh is we@@ ak . ”
It was clear to us that by simp@@ li@@ f@@ ying our life , we had given Jehovah something to bl@@ ess . ”
J@@ o - An@@ ne rel@@ ates : “ The fact that all my questions were ans@@ wer@@ ed from the Bible filled me with re@@ ver@@ ence ​ — a great respect for the Au@@ th@@ or — ​ since he had the fore@@ sight to rec@@ ord a su@@ it@@ able respon@@ se to any human in@@ qui@@ ry . ”
We can be@@ ar in mind the words of Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 29 : “ You have been given the privilege in be@@ half of Christ , not only to put your faith in him but also to su@@ ff@@ er in his be@@ half . ”
Ma@@ as@@ ei@@ ah , “ the son of the king , ” was kil@@ led .
With these words r@@ ing@@ ing in their ear@@ s , the 5@@ 6 gra@@ du@@ ates were given their di@@ pl@@ om@@ as and sent for@@ th to the ends of the earth .
O@@ r do I feel that I have to take care of my@@ self first ? ’
In Mi@@ ca@@ h’s day , what were con@@ di@@ tions like in Israel ?
Your king himself comes to you . He is righteous , y@@ es , sa@@ ved ; hum@@ ble , and ri@@ ding upon an ass , even upon a full - gro@@ wn ani@@ ma@@ l the son of a she - ass . ”
A@@ R@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ D the earth , there is an organization made up of people who love Jehovah and want to serve him .
The resul@@ ts are similar to what happ@@ ens when a cam@@ p@@ fi@@ re used to co@@ ok food be@@ comes a full - b@@ low@@ n fore@@ st fi@@ re .
As@@ k yourself the following questions : ‘ Will this material encoura@@ ge me to be tend@@ er@@ ly com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate or will it influ@@ ence me to rejo@@ ice “ at ano@@ ther’s disa@@ ster ” ? ’
12 , 13 . ( a ) In what way did many who heard Jesus respon@@ d ?
Of course , there may be exc@@ ep@@ tions , such as when an em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y ar@@ ises and there does not se@@ em to be any other way out .
M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el the Ar@@ chang@@ el . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 4 : 16 ; Ju@@ de 9 .
Jesus Christ taught us to pray : “ Do not bring us into temp@@ tation , but deli@@ ver us from the wicked one . ”
While a bri@@ be is given to per@@ ver@@ t justice or for other di@@ sh@@ on@@ est pur@@ pos@@ es , a ti@@ p is an expres@@ sion of appreciation for ser@@ vi@@ ces rend@@ ered .
As I was to be without a par@@ t@@ ner , I was sent back to H@@ em@@ s@@ wor@@ th as a special pioneer .
▪ Christian El@@ ders ​ — ‘ F@@ el@@ low Wor@@ k@@ ers for Our Jo@@ y ’
R@@ ep@@ or@@ ting on bing@@ e dr@@ in@@ king , that is , dr@@ in@@ king for the so@@ le purpose of get@@ ting dr@@ un@@ k , New S@@ ci@@ ent@@ ist ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine says : “ Ab@@ out 4@@ 4 per c@@ ent of [ uni@@ vers@@ ity stud@@ ents in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates ] bing@@ e at le@@ ast once in a ty@@ pi@@ cal two - we@@ ek peri@@ od . ”
H@@ as it ever s@@ car@@ ed you ? — * W@@ ell , Jesus c@@ alls two of his followers “ S@@ ons of Th@@ under . ”
O@@ thers pers@@ ist for months or even years .
One scho@@ la@@ r has no@@ ted as many as 8@@ 2 of such uni@@ que pas@@ sa@@ ges .
Paul told fellow believers in R@@ ome : “ I my@@ self also am per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed about you , my brothers , that you y@@ ourselves are also full of go@@ o@@ dness , as you have been filled with all knowledge . ”
But if we are not care@@ ful , e@@ mul@@ ation can turn into com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on .
Pet@@ er@@ ’s inspired let@@ ters have continued to be a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement to Christians thr@@ ough@@ out the ages and up to this day .
28 Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers
There may be times when they need to re@@ prove another Christian , but there are different ways of doing this .
How does Jehovah re@@ ward his faithful worshipp@@ ers ?
When will these things ha@@ p@@ pen ?
P@@ u@@ bli@@ shing a Bible
What can be said about the fore@@ told earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es ? Acc@@ ording to the U@@ .@@ S .
The Law also car@@ ri@@ ed stri@@ ct san@@ ctions against viol@@ at@@ ors , even imp@@ o@@ sing the death p@@ en@@ al@@ ty in some c@@ as@@ es .
E@@ r@@ n@@ st W@@ i@@ es@@ ner , who was a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er in Ger@@ many at that time , descri@@ bed some of the se@@ cur@@ ity me@@ a@@ sures : “ T@@ w@@ o brothers went a@@ head and wh@@ en@@ ever they me@@ t anyone , they at once sign@@ aled with their f@@ la@@ sh@@ ligh@@ ts .
“ This good news of [ God’s ] kingdom , ” he said , “ will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations ; and then the end will come . ”
P@@ ho@@ to by Jo@@ s@@ h Ma@@ th@@ es , C@@ ol@@ le@@ ction of the Su@@ pre@@ me C@@ our@@ t of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates
Mark N@@ ou@@ ma@@ ir , a long@@ time G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ or , gave the talk “ What S@@ ong Will Be S@@ un@@ g Ab@@ out You ? ”
Yet , you can see that this attitude has not really imp@@ ro@@ ved mor@@ als in gener@@ al .
Jehovah fur@@ ther as@@ sures his worshipp@@ ers , saying : “ Do not ga@@ ze about . ”
When with Saul , An@@ ani@@ as said : “ The God of our fore@@ fa@@ thers has cho@@ s@@ en you . . . because you are to be a witness for him to all men . ”
Per@@ haps you and your family feel that you are in a position to move to a place where the need for Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers is greater .
Wh@@ er@@ e@@ as in another illustr@@ ation , Jesus tel@@ ls us that the se@@ ed that is s@@ own is “ the word of the kingdom , ” in this illustr@@ ation , he tel@@ ls us that the fine se@@ ed re@@ pres@@ ents something different ​ — “ the sons of the kingdom . ”
While we cannot say for sure , take no@@ te of what Luke next says .
At first , then , com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion of spiritual light would be li@@ mit@@ ed .
G@@ et@@ ting to them is difficult because relati@@ vely few ro@@ a@@ ds are su@@ it@@ able for mo@@ t@@ or ve@@ hi@@ c@@ les .
Jehovah is our “ G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or . ”
Why do Christ’s followers need to imitate him in giving comfort ?
They rejo@@ ice in know@@ ing that the re@@ ward for their faith@@ ful@@ ness is great . ​ — Matthew 5 : 12 .
( Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 12 , 17 . )
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Tru@@ ly , no human war@@ r@@ ants the kind of honor that bor@@ ders on i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
Un@@ less al@@ er@@ ted to the d@@ anger , the res@@ cu@@ ers could fa@@ in@@ t and then die without ever real@@ iz@@ ing that they were being po@@ is@@ oned .
H@@ O@@ W I H@@ A@@ V@@ E B@@ EN@@ E@@ F@@ I@@ T@@ E@@ D : My husband and I are very happy and un@@ ited because we stri@@ ve to apply Bible principles in our marriage .
As Jehovah’s slave , the house of Israel was ne@@ i@@ ther faithful nor dis@@ cre@@ et .
Christian wi@@ ves who seek to keep Jehovah in their marriage must also me@@ asure up to God’s requi@@ re@@ ments .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From Bo@@ o@@ ks Th@@ ree and F@@ our of Psal@@ ms
Let us consider some fac@@ t@@ ors , or qualities , that will en@@ rich the “ so@@ il ” of our heart so that it fav@@ ors heal@@ thy gro@@ w@@ th .
“ There is no longer the quic@@ k de@@ fin@@ iti@@ on of se@@ x ​ — a husband and wife having inter@@ course , ” says 20 - year - old James .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , her eyes fi@@ x on the two pl@@ ates in fr@@ on@@ t of her . . . and she bur@@ st@@ s into te@@ ars .
Is the lo@@ ss of a privilege of service ir@@ re@@ ver@@ sible ?
How did people in B@@ é@@ z@@ i@@ ers re@@ act when they saw me coming to their do@@ or with a do@@ g ?
After Adam and E@@ ve sin@@ ned , God told the ser@@ p@@ ent : “ I shall put en@@ m@@ ity between you and the woman and between your se@@ ed and her se@@ ed .
A@@ no@@ ther said that he b@@ ought some c@@ at@@ tle and wanted to exam@@ ine them .
To maintain our integrity , we need to be like Job , who was just , hum@@ ble , and consider@@ ate of others .
This el@@ der@@ ly brother lived with them until he died at age 8@@ 9 .
Can you think of ways you can do this even more ?
Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k fore@@ told cal@@ am@@ ity for the land of Juda@@ h at Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an hands
It is a small li@@ mes@@ to@@ ne ta@@ ble@@ t dis@@ co@@ vered in 19@@ 0@@ 8 at the s@@ ite of the city of Ge@@ z@@ er .
During a pa@@ use in our con@@ vers@@ ation , El@@ en@@ i recogn@@ ized a p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph of my husband .
Jesus ’ example shows that authority can be effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely exerc@@ ised in a loving way .
But now there are over 2@@ 2@@ ,000 .
But more to the point : Will such a false cla@@ im hold any appe@@ al for us ?
9 : 14 , 15 .
1 : 12 - 14 .
C@@ learly , there is great po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for fur@@ ther gro@@ w@@ th .
On A@@ pri@@ l 1 , 19@@ 35 , the Witnesses were ban@@ ned n@@ ati@@ on@@ wide .
Thus , A@@ ar@@ on was not the only one who bor@@ e a me@@ asure of gu@@ il@@ t for the wr@@ ong@@ doing .
No , provided that they did not in@@ s@@ ist that the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h ob@@ serv@@ ance was requi@@ red by God .
What cur@@ r@@ ent attitude is not sh@@ ared by Jehovah’s servants ?
Re@@ g@@ arding the ani@@ mal@@ s , what chang@@ es can we ex@@ pect ?
These spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar inc@@ reas@@ es are clear evidence that Christ is direc@@ ting his anointed followers at their congregation meetings and is supp@@ or@@ ting them in their disci@@ ple - making work .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , you may feel an ur@@ ge to bl@@ ame someone ​ — anyone — ​ for the bit@@ ter news that a loved one is ter@@ min@@ ally ill .
The Bible , however , teach@@ es us to think care@@ fully and to be far - si@@ gh@@ ted , keep@@ ing clear of anything that would har@@ m us spiritually or o@@ ther@@ wise .
Now , by Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , we star@@ t them and have the ad@@ ded happiness of see@@ ing the stud@@ ents prog@@ ress to dedic@@ ation and baptism .
Then , in 19@@ 60 , vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers were needed to pa@@ in@@ t the new@@ ly con@@ stru@@ cted re@@ si@@ d@@ ence at 10@@ 7 C@@ o@@ lum@@ bia H@@ ei@@ gh@@ ts .
The Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law comman@@ ded the Israelites to ‘ love their fellow as themselves . ’
With spiritual in@@ sight , we too can per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve that angels , all under the direction of Jehovah and Christ , l@@ end support and prote@@ ction to Jehovah’s people .
Christian you@@ ths , you too need to be determined to serve Jehovah faith@@ fully .
S@@ ome@@ thing similar may occ@@ ur when the one con@@ duc@@ ting mon@@ o@@ po@@ li@@ z@@ es the discus@@ sion by com@@ men@@ ting too often .
That was how he was as he wal@@ ked among humans .
( a ) How can we strengthen our godly fear and our h@@ at@@ red for what is bad ?
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ine on page 29 ]
The e@@ di@@ ct to wi@@ pe out this her@@ es@@ y was pas@@ sed and was ev@@ en@@ tually car@@ ri@@ ed out in the mas@@ sac@@ re of 1@@ 5@@ 4@@ 5 .
In the apostle Paul’s case , the Bible used the expres@@ sion “ a thor@@ n in the flesh . ”
Who are pri@@ mar@@ ily respon@@ sible for teaching young ones the truth ?
On@@ ce , in fr@@ on@@ t of her fellow work@@ ers , she gro@@ an@@ ed : “ I wish I could work fe@@ wer h@@ our@@ s ! ”
What divine ac@@ ts dre@@ w Jo@@ shua close to Jehovah ?
Des@@ pite the different person@@ alities of Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s , they had been able to serve together before that ev@@ ent .
23 Na@@ than ​ — Lo@@ y@@ al Ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ate of P@@ ure Wor@@ ship
DI@@ D Y@@ O@@ U K@@ N@@ O@@ W ?
In the last de@@ ca@@ de , the number of Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers has inc@@ reas@@ ed by over 2@@ ,@@ 1@@ 2@@ 5@@ ,000 to more than 6@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 earth wide .
Wh@@ ere do the me@@ ek come into the pi@@ c@@ ture ?
Ar@@ m@@ ed with a t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony c@@ ard , which con@@ ta@@ ined a pr@@ inted ser@@ m@@ on , I began .
But what could un@@ set@@ tle us ?
M@@ ore than 50 years later , the apostle John was able to wr@@ ite a reli@@ able account filled with ex@@ ten@@ sive de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about the last few days of Jesus ’ earthly life .
However , the me@@ th@@ od of coun@@ ting used in these ver@@ ses is different .
Why did Jesus tell the illustr@@ ation about the dra@@ g@@ ne@@ t ?
Such a conclu@@ sion makes sense .
One brother expres@@ sed the matter this way , “ If you were preaching from house to house with Jehovah himself , would you do all the tal@@ king or would you let him speak ? ”
What will they do there ?
He had deci@@ ded : “ Those who don@@ ’t come , I@@ ’@@ l@@ l d@@ ro@@ p .
A family of little means tel@@ ls the full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers that the h@@ en la@@ id some e@@ gg@@ s spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally for them and ur@@ ges them to take the e@@ gg@@ s .
The en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment in@@ du@@ str@@ y pan@@ ders to the de@@ based tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es of the fal@@ le@@ n flesh , and much of the cont@@ ent of the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t pos@@ es a real d@@ anger to young and old al@@ ike .
What are some reas@@ ons why human rule has fa@@ iled ?
How we appreci@@ ate a sh@@ el@@ ter from a strong w@@ ind or from a chil@@ ling ra@@ inst@@ or@@ m !
W@@ al@@ k in it , you people , ’ in case you people should go to the right or in case you should go to the left . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A@@ I@@ A@@ H 30 : 21 .
The account says : “ He took the children into his ar@@ ms and began blessing them . ”
He recei@@ ves a no@@ tice of death from the prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah .
Although I real@@ ized that I needed to change , I found my@@ self continu@@ ing down the wrong p@@ ath .
A mar@@ vel@@ ous thing about Jehovah is that he can see in individu@@ al Christians what they have the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al to be once they re@@ ach per@@ fe@@ ction in the new world .
Like Moses , we do not view any years in Jehovah’s service as wa@@ sted time .
To in@@ form a young woman nam@@ ed M@@ ary that al@@ though she was a vi@@ r@@ g@@ in , she would conc@@ ei@@ ve in her wom@@ b and give bir@@ th to a son to be nam@@ ed Jesus .
The apostle Paul war@@ ned of a dist@@ in@@ ct pit@@ f@@ all regarding show@@ ing interest in others .
Le@@ av@@ en@@ wor@@ th U@@ .@@ S .
We find the answer in what Jehovah told the L@@ ev@@ ites .
Bro@@ thers ga@@ ther@@ ed in the M@@ or@@ d@@ v@@ in@@ ia , Rus@@ sia , la@@ b@@ or cam@@ p to ob@@ serve the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al in 195@@ 7
Still , such a trans@@ action may not cons@@ titu@@ te an act of inter@@ faith .
Ther@@ efore , do not hold back , thinking that you are too young to listen to Jehovah and to serve him .
What meaning does this have as far as our disci@@ ple - making work is concer@@ ned ?
If we give anointed ones too much praise and attention , we would em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass them .
Jesus Christ ​ — His M@@ es@@ sage and You
B@@ er@@ y@@ l , 7@@ 2 , could not accept the su@@ d@@ den death of her husband .
Mar@@ co@@ s was a succ@@ ess@@ ful bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ man .
So we too can be sure that if we show complete faith in Jehovah , he will keep this promise : “ I will never leave you , and I will never a@@ ban@@ d@@ on you . ”
I@@ ’@@ m loo@@ king for@@ ward to see@@ ing them all soon in the resurrection .
Since many H@@ is@@ pan@@ ic@@ s wor@@ ked on f@@ ar@@ ms in the are@@ a , we began to preach to them and hold the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy .
2 : 29 .
V@@ er@@ y likely , you find it deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful to share a me@@ al with loved ones .
F@@ it@@ t@@ ingly , it came to be called “ the Israel of God . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 16 .
He said of himself : “ I am Jehovah ; I have not chang@@ ed . ”
We fer@@ v@@ ently pray : “ Let your kingdom come , ” and with the apostle John , we say : “ A@@ men ! C@@ ome , Lord Jesus . ”
They will help humans to become free from the bur@@ den of sin and death and will help them to become perfect . ​ — Read Revelation 22 : 1 , 2 , 17 .
But Rus@@ sel@@ l was determined to know and dec@@ l@@ are the truth .
Peter expla@@ ins what is expe@@ cted of Christians when he go@@ es on to say : “ B@@ el@@ o@@ ved , I ex@@ hor@@ t you as ali@@ ens and temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents to keep ab@@ sta@@ ining from fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res , which are the very ones that car@@ ry on a con@@ f@@ li@@ ct against the soul . ”
How did the angels re@@ act to the f@@ oun@@ ding of the earth , and what could the prop@@ er exerc@@ ise of free will have me@@ ant for humans ?
So beg@@ ins the in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion on a pla@@ que ( sh@@ own here ) rec@@ ently un@@ ve@@ iled in the form@@ er con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p of S@@ ach@@ sen@@ ha@@ us@@ en .
During his earthly ministry , Jesus provided a fore@@ ta@@ st@@ e of what the re@@ mo@@ val of the effe@@ cts of sin will mean .
A few years later , Jo@@ el had to under@@ go fur@@ ther sur@@ g@@ er@@ y .
As we exam@@ ine this message on the pages that follow , we will see why Jesus continu@@ es to hold milli@@ ons of “ hearts and min@@ ds in his g@@ ent@@ le gr@@ as@@ p . ”
As a last res@@ ort , they deci@@ ded to pray for help , which they re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly did until l@@ ate into the night .
Such im@@ medi@@ ate action , as well as his prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely reve@@ al@@ ing de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of this purpose to his servants , brought Jehovah’s wisdom into sh@@ ar@@ p foc@@ us .
Many of the local fol@@ k could not help but respect these two Bible teach@@ ers .
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t W@@ al@@ le@@ n
* That such chang@@ es are taking place today provi@@ des a fir@@ m bas@@ is for believ@@ ing that God’s promises will be ful@@ filled on a gr@@ and sc@@ ale .
Wh@@ atever the case may be , Jehovah’s re@@ comm@@ end@@ ation to all of his faithful ones is : “ S@@ pe@@ ak cons@@ ol@@ ingly to the de@@ pres@@ sed sou@@ ls , support the we@@ ak , be long - suffering toward all . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess .
It was an act of God through his cho@@ s@@ en deli@@ ver@@ er .
At 28 , I got married .
This article expla@@ ins how we can do so .
● B@@ on@@ z@@ al@@ i , a public health of@@ fic@@ er in an Af@@ ri@@ can country t@@ or@@ n by ci@@ vi@@ l war , does what little he can to tre@@ at mine work@@ ers in his to@@ wn who are d@@ ying of Mar@@ bur@@ g vi@@ r@@ us .
Even if we are bey@@ ond the re@@ ach of human help , Jehovah is always there . ​ — P@@ s .
In the Christian congregation , we expres@@ s our desire to imitate Jehovah’s imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality by tre@@ ating all our brothers and sisters with di@@ gn@@ ity and loving - kindness .
One , now called the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol , was to be condu@@ cted in all congregations to tra@@ in individu@@ al Witnesses to preach and make disciples .
By op@@ ening up to others once more , the ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved person may prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely rec@@ over a ta@@ st@@ e for life and may even be able to set new go@@ als .
* S@@ po@@ ken by Jehovah himself , those tend@@ er words tell us much about the kind of Father he is .
In this reg@@ ard , some of the apostle Paul’s inspired counsel is par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly rel@@ ev@@ ant : “ Ke@@ ep stri@@ ct w@@ atch that how you walk is not as un@@ wise but as wise pers@@ ons , bu@@ ying out the oppor@@ tu@@ ne time for y@@ ourselves , because the days are wicked . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
Bu@@ il@@ d a S@@ tr@@ ong and H@@ app@@ y Mar@@ ri@@ age
There is something el@@ se that parents need to consider .
They even thought they heard s@@ oun@@ ds that did not ex@@ ist !
C@@ ol@@ or can help us remember important conc@@ ep@@ ts .
As the mon@@ as@@ tic commun@@ ity gre@@ w , complete ch@@ ur@@ ches were con@@ stru@@ cted in@@ side some of the lar@@ g@@ er con@@ es .
Jehovah must have made certain that E@@ hu@@ d was sel@@ e@@ cted to present the tri@@ bu@@ te .
P@@ rac@@ tic@@ al Ad@@ vice for R@@ end@@ ering S@@ ac@@ red Ser@@ vice
By the end of 200@@ 5 , over 2@@ 2@@ ,000 Christian min@@ isters had comple@@ ted the course .
O@@ ut@@ la@@ ws fe@@ ared Rom@@ an p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment , so ro@@ a@@ ds were relati@@ vely sa@@ fe .
Why did they take such a stand ?
We are now on the th@@ re@@ sh@@ old of a new world promised by Jehovah God .
They “ continued devo@@ ting themselves to the teaching of the apostles , to associ@@ ating together . ”
So David and his servants left Jerusalem .
When we work together with our brothers and sisters , it streng@@ th@@ ens our un@@ ity .
to be with him ● God takes little children Psalm 5@@ 1 : 5 ; 10@@ 4 : 1 , 4 ; to become angels Hebrews 1 : 7 , 14
Yes , love can imp@@ el humans to show out@@ standing courage .
Why , humans would be re@@ duc@@ ed to nothing more than ma@@ ch@@ ines , doing ex@@ ac@@ tly what they were pro@@ gr@@ am@@ m@@ ed to do !
At the da@@ wn of the second century C.E . , “ the we@@ e@@ ds appe@@ ared ” when imit@@ ation Christians became v@@ isi@@ ble in the world field .
Do not Christian parents deli@@ ght to see their children among the other new disciples get@@ ting baptized ?
This has made it possible for the good news to be pro@@ claim@@ ed thr@@ ough@@ out va@@ st ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es where enem@@ ies of the truth form@@ er@@ ly sto@@ od in the way .
When necess@@ ary , he went without rest , food , and comfort so that he could help others to find the ro@@ ad to life .
As her hus@@ ban@@ d’s con@@ dition gra@@ du@@ ally deter@@ i@@ or@@ ated , loving brothers took the time to in@@ form themselves about deal@@ ing with the di@@ se@@ ase and car@@ ing sisters gave emo@@ tional support .
J@@ on@@ ah knew about Jehovah’s qualities .
He said to his disciples : “ I am giving you a new comman@@ d@@ ment , that you love one another . ”
When we foc@@ us on Jesus ’ example and imitate him clo@@ sel@@ y , we can have strong faith ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 15 )
F@@ o@@ to H@@ of@@ er , B@@ ad Is@@ ch@@ l , Au@@ stri@@ a
What are some ways that a married Christian could un@@ wit@@ t@@ ingly get involved in a r@@ om@@ an@@ tic relationship out@@ side of marriage ?
I began to feel that I did not bel@@ ong to my a@@ do@@ p@@ tive parents and that they did not really understand me .
The apostle Paul ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged : “ Tru@@ e , no discipl@@ ine seem@@ s for the present to be jo@@ y@@ ous , but g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous . ”
enjoy meeting regul@@ arly for mutu@@ al encourag@@ ement . ​ — Hebrews 10 : 25 .
Joseph wor@@ ked hard to provide for his family
Pe@@ ople have long ad@@ mi@@ red and hon@@ ored mi@@ gh@@ ty men , those displa@@ ying great physical strength and b@@ ra@@ very .
L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing to Jehovah and accep@@ ting the Le@@ ad@@ er he has appointed have what effect on our lives ?
Our su@@ n ​ — a medi@@ u@@ m - si@@ zed st@@ ar — ​ pro@@ du@@ ces as much en@@ er@@ gy as “ 1@@ 00 bil@@ li@@ on h@@ y@@ d@@ ro@@ g@@ en bom@@ bs ex@@ p@@ lo@@ ding every second . ”
( b ) How did a young brother benefit from help such as Mark received ?
How did the first - century Christians ’ view of sal@@ vation af@@ fect their way of living ?
From Our Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves
D@@ own through the ages , a few care@@ ful Bible read@@ ers saw f@@ la@@ sh@@ es of truth as they under@@ sto@@ od some as@@ pe@@ cts of how God will rest@@ ore mankind to per@@ fe@@ ction .
It was written by humans , and religious questions can be explained in different ways . ”
How tend@@ er that el@@ der@@ ’s prayer was , and how loving of Jehovah to s@@ end him at just such a time ! ”
( Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 13 . )
To what ev@@ ent in C@@ ana did Jesus contribu@@ te ?
They cannot dep@@ end mer@@ ely on the faith of their parents .
N@@ or have experi@@ ments with a@@ the@@ ism fre@@ ed mankind from the fa@@ il@@ ings of human n@@ ature , such as cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance .
To answer these questions , we will consider three comm@@ on situ@@ ations that can put mo@@ des@@ ty to the t@@ est , and we will see how we can act wis@@ ely in each case . ​ — Pro@@ v .
Abraham was a man of out@@ standing faith , and he enjo@@ yed the privilege of being called God’s friend .
We too will be effe@@ ctive if we consider@@ ately ad@@ just our pres@@ ent@@ ations to f@@ it the individuals we are tal@@ king to .
R@@ is@@ k fac@@ t@@ ors v@@ ary from country to country .
To illustr@@ ate : Even if an Israel@@ ite did not understand the law against t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing a dead body , he benef@@ ited by obe@@ ying it .
But Peter may also have been anxi@@ ous .
De@@ tr@@ ac@@ t@@ ors v@@ ili@@ fied Be@@ d@@ el@@ l@@ ’s c@@ hi@@ ef transl@@ at@@ or , ho@@ p@@ ing thus to dis@@ cre@@ di@@ t his work .
Daniel could have made exc@@ uses , saying , ‘ T@@ hi@@ r@@ ty days is not forever ! ’
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of people today expla@@ in that the proble@@ m of human suffering invol@@ ves K@@ ar@@ ma .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to G@@ ro@@ w in A@@ p@@ preci@@ ation
Al@@ ong similar l@@ ines , Paul wrote : “ Be w@@ ra@@ th@@ ful , and yet do not sin ; let the su@@ n not set with you in a pro@@ vo@@ ked st@@ ate , ne@@ i@@ ther allow place for the Devil . ”
What it says about people , plac@@ es , and religious and pol@@ itical situ@@ ations of ancient times is acc@@ ur@@ ate .
He reg@@ re@@ ts that he allow@@ ed pri@@ de to cause him to foc@@ us on other pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s fa@@ ul@@ ts rather than on the more important things . ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 12 .
It must have been very hard for famili@@ es who loved Jehovah to stay faithful during those difficult years .
Gi@@ ve an example to show that women pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed .
The stud@@ ent pa@@ ys attention to how his teach@@ er stan@@ ds , positi@@ ons his ar@@ ms , and uses his f@@ ing@@ ers on the bo@@ w@@ str@@ ing .
She wrote : “ I want . . . poin@@ ts of inter@@ se@@ ction to be con@@ ta@@ ined in the my@@ ri@@ ad small fav@@ ors neigh@@ b@@ ors do for each other ​ — taking in new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers , w@@ atch@@ ing children , pi@@ c@@ king up something at the st@@ ore .
We as@@ sum@@ ed that they would s@@ end someone with us to show us how to go about it .
So let us “ not su@@ ff@@ er sh@@ o@@ ck or be ter@@ ri@@ fied ” reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of our tri@@ als .
K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge of God in@@ fu@@ ses our lives with meaning and spiritual vi@@ g@@ or .
And love for people keep@@ s us from car@@ el@@ ess@@ ly doing anything that could har@@ m them .
The wife is bus@@ y pu@@ t@@ ting the fin@@ ish@@ ing t@@ ou@@ ches on the me@@ al .
One cause of this con@@ fu@@ sion is moral relati@@ vis@@ m , a wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad view that standards v@@ ary according to personal or cul@@ tural pre@@ fer@@ ences .
“ Let your reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess become known to all men , ” wrote the apostle Paul .
Jehovah’s ancient wi@@ fel@@ ike organization had the sure hope of being rest@@ ored to her ho@@ m@@ el@@ and , where “ the low pla@@ in of A@@ cho@@ r ” was lo@@ c@@ ated .
Even though they have very different a@@ bil@@ ities and ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements , they get e@@ qu@@ al comm@@ end@@ ation . ​ — Matthew 25 : 19 - 23 .
What did this en@@ ta@@ il ?
The account says that his heart was “ so@@ ft , ” so that he hum@@ b@@ led himself upon hear@@ ing Jehovah’s words .
Of course , Jesus ’ baptism did not have the same meaning as our@@ s does .
You have proved y@@ ourselves re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous in be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or with Jehovah from the day of my know@@ ing you . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 9 : 15 - 24 .
But each time we cho@@ ose to obey Jehovah , we make him happy . ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 .
On its ma@@ id@@ en vo@@ y@@ age in 19@@ 12 , however , it stru@@ ck an ic@@ e@@ ber@@ g and 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 17 people lost their lives .
As@@ k yourself : ‘ How did such servants of God come to ter@@ ms with their circumstances ?
Our little ones atten@@ d meetings to listen and to learn
In 19@@ 39 , World W@@ ar I@@ I began , and it soon es@@ cal@@ ated .
The ransom pri@@ ce was a perfect human life because that was what Adam had lost .
Be as@@ sur@@ ed that God consi@@ ders every@@ one@@ ’s life preci@@ ous .
A@@ c@@ tually , Paul “ was declar@@ ing the good news of Jesus and the resurrection . ” ​ — Acts 17 : 18 ; fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
For one thing , the knowledge of God has great value .
Paul ad@@ v@@ ised against la@@ ying hands ha@@ st@@ ily upon a man . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
For more information on the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s inspi@@ r@@ ation and its prophe@@ ci@@ es , see the bro@@ ch@@ ure A Bo@@ ok for All Pe@@ ople , publi@@ shed by the Watchtower Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of New Yor@@ k , In@@ c .
So@@ on , however , “ the of@@ fic@@ ers of the sons of Israel ” b@@ lam@@ ed Moses and his brother for making them “ sm@@ ell off@@ en@@ sive ” before P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h and his servants .
Since the Israelites had free will , they would have to be@@ ar the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of their cho@@ ice . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 30 : 16 - 18 .
I had dre@@ am@@ ed for many years about working with and for my brothers and sisters .
Since “ a husband is head of his wife as the Christ also is head of the congregation , ” a married man should exam@@ ine and imitate the ty@@ pe of he@@ ad@@ ship that Jesus provi@@ des for the congregation .
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : If possible , occasi@@ on@@ ally take your child with you to work and show him or her what you do to support the family fin@@ an@@ cially .
For good reason , Jehovah gave Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k this r@@ ous@@ ing com@@ mis@@ sion : “ W@@ r@@ ite down the vision , and set it out pla@@ in@@ ly upon ta@@ ble@@ ts , in order that the one reading al@@ ou@@ d from it may do so f@@ lu@@ ently .
She th@@ re@@ w her@@ self into mean@@ ing@@ ful vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er work .
David put his complete confidence in Jehovah
On the other hand , wisdom ​ — the ability to use knowledge in sol@@ ving problems or in at@@ tain@@ ing certain go@@ als — ​ can sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard a person from taking fo@@ ol@@ ish ris@@ ks .
“ Let the young children come to me , ” he said .
K@@ le@@ in , A .
Mar@@ ri@@ ed people strengthen their relationship when they are sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to their mat@@ e@@ ’s feelings .
Yes , you can because God’s Word always comes true .
On the other hand , tre@@ ating members of the op@@ pos@@ ite se@@ x with cha@@ st@@ en@@ ess inc@@ reas@@ es one@@ ’s self - respect . ​ — 1 Timothy 5 : 1 , 2 .
The same refer@@ ence work says : “ In M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia , c@@ un@@ ei@@ form lis@@ ts men@@ tion the cre@@ ature [ the cam@@ el ] and sever@@ al se@@ als de@@ pi@@ ct it , indic@@ ating that the ani@@ ma@@ l may have re@@ ached M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia by the beg@@ in@@ ning of the second mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m , ” that is , by Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s time .
• How do we know that God ca@@ res about us ?
Rather , may you feel ever clo@@ s@@ er to the car@@ ing God who is truly concer@@ ned about you !
This br@@ ings us the joy of recei@@ ving .
( C@@ lu@@ e : Read N@@ um@@ bers 12 : 3 . )
( b ) During what time peri@@ od did Jesus in@@ spe@@ ct the spiritual temple ?
Jesus , on the other hand , was concer@@ ned with more important things ​ — to be@@ ar witness to Kingdom truth and to teach people God’s will .
He , atten@@ tive to the wh@@ im@@ s of the mas@@ ses , can free the van@@ qui@@ shed war@@ ri@@ or or with a th@@ um@@ bs - down order his death .
O@@ cc@@ asi@@ on@@ ally , even when children qu@@ ali@@ fy for baptism , their parents may deci@@ de that it should be post@@ pon@@ ed .
In ear@@ li@@ er times , Israelites f@@ ought with the s@@ word against their enem@@ ies .
W@@ ell , Isaiah was foc@@ using on “ the very ones re@@ de@@ em@@ ed by Jehovah , ” who would return to their land “ with a jo@@ y@@ ful c@@ ry ” and at@@ tain to “ ex@@ ul@@ tation and rejo@@ ic@@ ing . ”
Why not follow the example of A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der ?
Many Christian cou@@ ples look back with pri@@ de on their we@@ d@@ ding day , know@@ ing that it was a happy occasi@@ on and not a “ cause for stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 6 : 3 .
M@@ Y P@@ A@@ S@@ T : I gre@@ w up in the s@@ qu@@ al@@ id s@@ lum@@ s of A@@ mer@@ ic@@ ana , S@@ ã@@ o Paulo .
If these perfect cre@@ atu@@ res can benefit from divine guid@@ ance , how much more that is so for imper@@ fect humans !
What a ne@@ g@@ ative attitude ! ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 11 : 4 - 6 .
Gi@@ ve me a ch@@ ance , and I can turn anyone away from God . ’
A@@ bo@@ ve : Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us chap@@ ter 15 in four co@@ lum@@ ns of text
F@@ ran@@ tic@@ ally , they tr@@ ac@@ ed their st@@ ep@@ s all the way back to Jerusalem .
In what ways did Jehovah con@@ ve@@ y his message to the Bible writ@@ ers ?
No@@ tice how the Bible emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es what this should be .
In ad@@ dition , to appe@@ al to or to at@@ tr@@ act a lar@@ g@@ er a@@ udi@@ ence , the me@@ dia ten@@ d to give publi@@ city to what is sen@@ s@@ ational and un@@ conven@@ tional .
Just how thoughts origin@@ ate in the bil@@ li@@ ons of ne@@ ur@@ ons that com@@ pose the cer@@ e@@ br@@ al cor@@ te@@ x of our b@@ ra@@ in is lar@@ g@@ ely a my@@ st@@ er@@ y to re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers .
O@@ ver the years , much praise has been acc@@ or@@ ded her .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , al@@ though “ no man has seen God at any time , ” God’s Son , Jesus , “ who is at the Fa@@ ther’s side is the one who has explained H@@ im . ”
Jehovah promises that “ he will pa@@ y attention to the prayer of the des@@ titu@@ te ; he will not des@@ p@@ ise their prayer . ”
As our op@@ ening experience shows , many believe that the living can commun@@ ic@@ ate with the dead and that information ob@@ ta@@ ined through occ@@ ul@@ t practic@@ es origin@@ ates with the dead .
If a par@@ ent deci@@ des to have someone study with the children , the one who does so should not try to take over the ro@@ le of the parents .
Paul himself expla@@ ins : “ God , who . . . called me through his un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , thought good to reve@@ al his Son in con@@ ne@@ ction with me . ”
Although P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in himself avo@@ i@@ ded taking a fir@@ m religious stand , his work prom@@ o@@ ted not only prin@@ ting and ty@@ po@@ gra@@ ph@@ y but also the study of the inspired Scriptures .
In his later years , though , Solom@@ on@@ ’s “ heart did not prove to be complete with Jehovah . ”
These ba@@ r@@ ri@@ ers , though , are not in@@ sur@@ m@@ oun@@ table .
Ha@@ ve your say in your heart , upon your bed , and keep s@@ il@@ ent . ”
How does Jehovah prote@@ ct his people from these spiritual d@@ ang@@ ers ?
“ SH@@ E W@@ I@@ L@@ L B@@ E R@@ E@@ BU@@ I@@ L@@ T ”
And at some point , Na@@ ho@@ r , Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s brother , also moved there .
Today , the ch@@ ur@@ ches and their min@@ isters have lost the respect and support of the mas@@ ses .
These were , not anointed members of “ the Israel of God , ” but s@@ inc@@ ere men and women with an earthly hope , who loved Jehovah and who wanted to serve him just as the anointed did .
They evid@@ ently can tra@@ v@@ el at tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous spe@@ e@@ ds , far exc@@ e@@ e@@ ding the li@@ m@@ its of the physical world . ​ — Psalm 10@@ 3 : 20 ; Daniel 9 : 20 - 23 .
Jesus died as the fore@@ most up@@ ho@@ l@@ der of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
The Word of God is d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic , as is its S@@ ource , Jehovah .
Since they are free moral ag@@ ents , have any of the angels follow@@ ed the course of Satan the Devil and made themselves God’s enem@@ ies ?
What con@@ ne@@ ction is there between tim@@ ing and our understanding of God’s pur@@ pos@@ es ?
Ab@@ out the same time , I re@@ ti@@ red from my jo@@ b and left Bil@@ ba@@ o for a while .
He called Ca@@ in to account : “ What have you done ?
Joseph Per@@ sever@@ ed Fa@@ i@@ th@@ fully
Read Genesis 40 : 14 , 15 .
Un@@ der what circumstances was the apostle Paul streng@@ th@@ ened by brothers from R@@ ome ?
Pro@@ per sacrific@@ es are necess@@ ary and desi@@ ra@@ ble , but it is complete obedi@@ ence out of love for Jehovah that pleas@@ es him to the ful@@ l@@ est ex@@ t@@ ent . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 1 , 2 .
No@@ te these Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts .
When one do@@ or op@@ ened after their kno@@ c@@ king , the Witnesses were con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted by a woman d@@ ressed in full S@@ ang@@ oma ( wit@@ ch do@@ ct@@ or ) reg@@ ali@@ a .
You may won@@ der : ‘ Are ch@@ ur@@ ches that en@@ for@@ ce ti@@ thing cor@@ rec@@ tly ap@@ pl@@ ying Scrip@@ ture ?
Then , learn more about Jesus Christ , and exerc@@ ise faith in him .
For example , he inspired the apostle Paul to inclu@@ de in some of the let@@ ters that he sent to the congregations instru@@ ctions spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally direc@@ ted to young people .
Per@@ haps , like many today in such wal@@ ks of life , she felt that she was tra@@ pp@@ ed , with no other cho@@ ice if she wanted to care for her family .
The present - day po@@ pul@@ ation , including the su@@ bur@@ bs , is well over n@@ ine milli@@ on .
“ TH@@ E sing@@ le most powerful fi@@ gu@@ re ​ — not mer@@ ely in these two mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ um@@ s but in all human hist@@ ory — ​ has been Jesus of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th , ” said Ti@@ me ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
The branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses has arrang@@ ed for regul@@ ar vis@@ its by travel@@ ing overse@@ ers .
How to Be Su@@ cc@@ ess@@ ful in M@@ ak@@ ing Re@@ turn V@@ is@@ its
E@@ ach year , over half a milli@@ on children die of di@@ arr@@ he@@ a , lar@@ g@@ ely because of ex@@ po@@ sure to human wa@@ st@@ e that is not dis@@ posed of pro@@ per@@ ly .
O@@ V@@ E@@ R 3@@ 00 years ag@@ o , E@@ r@@ n@@ st G@@ l@@ ü@@ ck took on a t@@ ask that few men thr@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory have dar@@ ed to star@@ t .
“ Rather than vie@@ wing the clo@@ th@@ es or the rec@@ ep@@ tion as the most important thing , ” says Pen@@ n@@ y , “ A@@ re@@ t and I foc@@ used on the cer@@ em@@ on@@ y , the spiritual part of the occasi@@ on .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on these examples can help us to benefit from the things that were written be@@ fore@@ hand for our instru@@ ction . ​ — Read Romans 15 : 4 .
In time , he d@@ ri@@ f@@ ted into an im@@ moral life - st@@ y@@ le .
What can we learn from these experi@@ ences ?
With all the ex@@ pan@@ sion we have seen over the en@@ su@@ ing years , this has been ab@@ s@@ or@@ b@@ ing work .
Thus , they will continue to have opportunity to learn about the pro@@ vision for ga@@ ining everlasting life in a righteous new world .
E@@ ri@@ c and I have attend@@ ed the P@@ i@@ one@@ er Ser@@ vice S@@ cho@@ ol t@@ wi@@ ce .
It will also be spiritually re@@ war@@ ding to ass@@ em@@ ble with those who have deep reg@@ ard for God and Christ and for Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice .
Si@@ x h@@ un@@ d@@ red co@@ pi@@ es were made on pa@@ per , and si@@ x co@@ pi@@ es on par@@ ch@@ ment .
In the second instance , a man found a young woman in the coun@@ tr@@ y@@ side , where he “ gra@@ b@@ bed hold of her and la@@ y down with her . ”
A long - suffering par@@ ent , however , is not a per@@ mis@@ sive par@@ ent .
On the other hand , if you see a need to simp@@ li@@ fy your life and to foc@@ us more on Kingdom inter@@ ests , Jehovah has al@@ er@@ ted you to an are@@ a where you can work at dra@@ wing clo@@ s@@ er to him . ​ — Mat@@ t .
In time , however , I was jo@@ ined by my wife , An@@ ni , and our daugh@@ ter , Ru@@ th .
Since Jesus did so much on the earth , we might ask : ‘ How can he be our help@@ er in heaven ?
There he ge@@ ts married and lives as a shepher@@ d .
After some time I started to real@@ ize that it was true , that he was not coming home .
The Messi@@ ah was to be born of Israel@@ ’s tri@@ be of Juda@@ h .
Ha@@ ve you dedic@@ ated your life to Jehovah and sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed your dedic@@ ation by water baptism ?
Jesus refu@@ sed to do anything that would imp@@ ly worshi@@ p@@ ful sub@@ mis@@ sion to Satan .
Your children ob@@ serve how your fer@@ v@@ ent prayers and effe@@ ctive teaching com@@ bin@@ e with your example of what it means to serve Jehovah with a complete heart .
A Witness in Gre@@ e@@ ce said : “ I was baptized when I was 12 years old .
You may feel that car@@ ing for your si@@ ck child con@@ sum@@ es all your en@@ er@@ gy .
* In many res@@ pe@@ cts , the L@@ ev@@ ites ow@@ ned and used pro@@ per@@ ty in ways similar to Israelites of other tri@@ bes .
Lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally , therefore , we can find and fulf@@ ill our true purpose only by living in har@@ mony with the Creat@@ or@@ ’s purpose .
In contr@@ ast with many religious grou@@ ps in Chris@@ tend@@ om , Jehovah’s Witnesses do not deci@@ de for themselves the form of spiritual govern@@ ment under which they op@@ er@@ ate .
For instance , one father in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o lea@@ ves home at si@@ x o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck in the mor@@ ning and does not return until ei@@ ght o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck in the ev@@ ening .
L@@ ater , the ba@@ n was li@@ f@@ ted , but we were still being persecu@@ ted in the Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of Q@@ u@@ ebe@@ c .
Does God really need to spe@@ ci@@ fy every ev@@ ent in ad@@ v@@ ance ?
Indeed , he will draw close to us .
For example , it en@@ ab@@ les people to live in acc@@ ord with what is com@@ mon@@ ly called the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule .
C@@ leave to Jehovah’s R@@ em@@ in@@ ders
9 : 27 ​ — What covenant was ‘ kept in for@@ ce for the many ’ until the end of the 7@@ 0@@ th we@@ ek of years , or 36 C.E . ?
It can also ref@@ er to a family relationship .
Tru@@ e friends do not commun@@ ic@@ ate only when they need something .
In a v@@ il@@ la@@ in@@ ous at@@ temp@@ t to th@@ war@@ t God’s purpose , Satan the Devil in@@ s@@ ti@@ g@@ ated a re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
You will find that bey@@ ond loo@@ king for@@ ward to enjo@@ ying the new world , you will receive inc@@ reas@@ ed enjo@@ y@@ ment right now , even as the psalmist did . ​ — Psalm 1 : 1 , 2 .
The years have ro@@ l@@ led by , and both of us are in our 8@@ 0 ’ s .
For example , when he ob@@ served the po@@ or spiritual con@@ dition of fellow Jews , “ he felt p@@ ity for them . ”
But how can the death of one man pa@@ y for the sin@@ s of a mul@@ titu@@ de ?
His words never fai@@ l ; they always come true .
My sear@@ ch had come to an end .
Of course , over time the leg@@ ends have been em@@ bel@@ li@@ shed , but they all inclu@@ de sever@@ al de@@ ta@@ il@@ s indic@@ ating a comm@@ on s@@ ource n@@ arr@@ ative : God was ang@@ ered by man@@ kin@@ d’s wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
What streng@@ th@@ ened the apostle Paul to end@@ ure tri@@ als ?
Jehovah is so high that he has to con@@ des@@ c@@ end even “ to look on heaven . ”
The writ@@ ing “ hi@@ d@@ den ” under the T@@ al@@ mu@@ d was a cop@@ y of a por@@ tion of the Bible book of Jeremiah d@@ ating back to the fi@@ f@@ th century C.E .
What sing@@ ul@@ ar honor do Jehovah’s Witnesses have , and how do you feel about it ?
What d@@ ri@@ ves mo@@ thers to jo@@ in the work@@ for@@ ce ?
They have also end@@ ur@@ ed , keep@@ ing ever ready for the B@@ ri@@ de@@ gro@@ om to arri@@ ve .
For us to be among those who will receive the justice of Jehovah , we need to follow the course of that wi@@ do@@ w .
A@@ ver@@ age age : 3@@ 2@@ .@@ 9
A@@ m@@ ong fellow Christians , we should never feel th@@ reat@@ ened , as if others are tr@@ ying to out@@ do us or take our place .
“ Like Ar@@ ro@@ ws in the H@@ and ”
Why did the Bible writ@@ er James say this ?
I pl@@ an@@ ned to atten@@ d an inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity in the sum@@ m@@ er of 19@@ 50 and then to en@@ ter G@@ ile@@ ad .
( b ) What should we avoid ?
Let him call the older men of the congregation to him , and let them pray over him . ”
The In@@ for@@ man@@ t also is@@ su@@ ed this f@@ res@@ h appe@@ al : “ We need a pioneer ar@@ my of 1@@ ,000 . ”
A@@ pu@@ n vis@@ ited us three months later .
What did one gi@@ r@@ l say about Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
“ My the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c tra@@ ining made me different from the other young people at school . ”
W@@ rit@@ ten by Go@@ ver@@ nor Ne@@ h@@ emiah , the book is an exc@@ iting account of how true worship is ex@@ al@@ ted when res@@ olu@@ te action is com@@ bin@@ ed with to@@ tal reli@@ ance on Jehovah God .
When he died , a feel@@ ing of great emp@@ t@@ iness came over me .
There was also much work to do in the congregation and in the field ministry .
Ru@@ n the R@@ ace With En@@ du@@ r@@ ance
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful Christians will appe@@ ar we@@ ak , like “ an a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted one . ”
For that reason , in some coun@@ tri@@ es this s@@ crip@@ ture or simply the refer@@ ence “ John 3 : 16 ” is often displa@@ yed at public events , on ca@@ r s@@ tic@@ k@@ ers , in gra@@ ff@@ it@@ i , and el@@ se@@ where .
O@@ ver@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by the thr@@ ong@@ s , wa@@ it@@ ers and wa@@ it@@ res@@ ses qu@@ it en mas@@ se .
In the 1@@ 1@@ th century , a Je@@ w nam@@ ed To@@ bi@@ as b@@ en Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er living in M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia transl@@ ated por@@ tions of the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t’s P@@ ent@@ ate@@ u@@ ch into every@@ day Greek .
E@@ very day , he had to leave early in the mor@@ ning , and we re@@ turned to our place of lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing l@@ ate at night .
One such L@@ ev@@ ite was a sing@@ er and com@@ pos@@ er .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What kin@@ ds of problems do many have today , and what is the result ?
Un@@ der@@ standing , 4 / 1
Bi@@ r@@ ds , such as the b@@ lu@@ e j@@ a@@ y you see here , f@@ ill the fore@@ st with col@@ or and s@@ ong , and the l@@ and@@ s@@ cap@@ e be@@ comes vi@@ br@@ ant .
If his st@@ at@@ ement is true , the su@@ per@@ vis@@ or has wis@@ ely displa@@ yed an a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of his li@@ mit@@ ations .
“ Let us not give up in doing what is fine , for in du@@ e se@@ as@@ on we shall re@@ a@@ p if we do not ti@@ re out . ” ​ — G@@ AL@@ AT@@ I@@ AN@@ S 6 : 9 .
In ad@@ dition to our being his personal friend , we can in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce him to other members of the congregation , especially those with whom he might have something in comm@@ on .
• Why does Hebrews 12 : 16 put E@@ sa@@ u in the same c@@ ate@@ g@@ ory as a for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ or ?
One way we can do this is by sh@@ aring in congreg@@ ational sing@@ ing .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , st@@ ress , or “ anxi@@ e@@ ties of life , ” can eas@@ ily prove f@@ at@@ al to the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart , even ca@@ using the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m to ce@@ ase serving God enti@@ r@@ ely .
In 198@@ 9 , I had the privilege of accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing Bro@@ ther The@@ o@@ d@@ ore J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , to Rom@@ ani@@ a .
This does not , of course , mean that it is not bene@@ fi@@ cial to learn and remember the ac@@ tu@@ al events involved in the bir@@ th of the Son of God .
Ser@@ ving Jehovah ​ — A@@ n H@@ on@@ or and a P@@ ri@@ v@@ ile@@ ge Be@@ y@@ ond Com@@ pare
If I wanted peace , I had to let go of res@@ ent@@ ment .
His qualities of love , com@@ pas@@ sion , and deep concer@@ n were very appe@@ al@@ ing .
TH@@ E branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ a rec@@ ently received a letter that , in part , says the following :
When we began to hold conven@@ tions in S@@ an S@@ al@@ va@@ d@@ or , Bro@@ ther Per@@ la helped us to get the use of a large gy@@ m@@ n@@ asi@@ u@@ m .
The wise sa@@ y@@ ings recorded at Proverbs 15 : 16 - 33 are no exc@@ ep@@ tion .
He said : “ Wh@@ en@@ ever I get to thinking a great de@@ al of my@@ self , I take my@@ self into the cor@@ ner , so to speak , and say : ‘ You little spe@@ ck of du@@ st . What have you got to be pr@@ ou@@ d of ? ’ ”
Yes , there is far more knowledge a@@ vail@@ able to us than was a@@ vail@@ able to E@@ no@@ ch .
We too can draw strength from fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers .
Although he was perfect , Jesus dep@@ ended on regul@@ ar commun@@ ic@@ ation with Jehovah , and he pray@@ ed inc@@ ess@@ an@@ tly .
As@@ s@@ em@@ bli@@ es and vis@@ its of travel@@ ing overse@@ ers were ir@@ regul@@ ar .
After his resurrection , on the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , some 1@@ 20 of his followers “ all became filled with holy spirit . ” ​ — Acts 1 : 15 ; 2 : 4 .
The Bible war@@ ns us : “ The world is pas@@ sing away and so is its desire , but he that does the will of God rema@@ ins forever . ”
Paul said that he felt this way because of his imper@@ fe@@ ctions .
Gen@@ u@@ ine love id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es true Christians .
The he@@ i@@ ght could be ad@@ ju@@ sted , and the whe@@ els could ro@@ l@@ l along wa@@ g@@ on - whe@@ el tr@@ ac@@ ks .
F@@ u@@ el@@ ing un@@ heal@@ thy se@@ x@@ u@@ al f@@ an@@ t@@ asi@@ es and c@@ ra@@ v@@ ings . ​ — 2 Peter 2 : 14 .
When con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations or ref@@ in@@ ements in understanding of the Scriptures that we may at first find difficult to accept , would it not be good to displa@@ y the attitude sh@@ own by Peter ?
For example , when the Israelites were being op@@ pres@@ sed as sla@@ ves , Jehovah said to Moses : “ Un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly I have seen the a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction of my people who are in Egy@@ pt , and I have heard their out@@ c@@ ry as a result of those who d@@ ri@@ ve them to work ; because I well know the pa@@ ins they su@@ ff@@ er . ”
Consi@@ der@@ ing the st@@ ep@@ s that the elders take to be sure that a person is qu@@ ali@@ fied for baptism , it would be ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely r@@ are for any@@ one@@ ’s baptism to be inv@@ al@@ id .
How can we find true purpose in life ?
Un@@ der the direction of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses , since 19@@ 7@@ 2 , re@@ comm@@ end@@ ations are made and if these are appro@@ ved , the congregations receive let@@ ters the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c@@ ally ap@@ poin@@ ting overse@@ ers and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants .
He “ did not cre@@ ate [ the earth ] simply for nothing ” but “ form@@ ed it even to be in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted . ”
Our desire to ple@@ ase him in respon@@ se to his appe@@ al at Proverbs 27 : 11 made us want to return the money . ”
But what is vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e ?
H@@ u@@ man li@@ mit@@ ations pla@@ y a large ro@@ le .
If we do so , we can look for@@ ward to the re@@ ward of being Jehovah’s friends forever !
Peter re@@ ached the g@@ ate and was refu@@ sed en@@ tr@@ ance .
But so do the re@@ m@@ n@@ ants of a tra@@ dition that d@@ ates back to the mi@@ d - 1@@ 7@@ th century .
( Read Acts 20 : 20 , 21 , 24 , 35 . )
TH@@ E Tu@@ va Re@@ public in Rus@@ sia is lo@@ c@@ ated at the sou@@ ther@@ n@@ most e@@ dge of Si@@ b@@ eri@@ a , with M@@ ong@@ o@@ li@@ a to the sou@@ th and e@@ ast .
Because we all preach , we are able to tell milli@@ ons of people worl@@ d@@ wide about the good news .
Although Isa@@ a@@ c and Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h could not change what E@@ sa@@ u had done , God gave them the wisdom , courage , and strength to remain faithful to H@@ im .
T@@ ake , for example , Mari@@ a .
And what does it teach us about how we can take refu@@ ge in him today ?
Such prophe@@ ci@@ es as this one show that God’s Kingdom is not something within our heart , as many have been taught .
But would that u@@ su@@ ally be wise , especially if we are discus@@ sing a to@@ pi@@ c we have not thor@@ ough@@ ly re@@ sear@@ ched ?
What was the first recorded temp@@ tation that the Devil used against Jesus in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , and how did Christ respon@@ d ?
When Jehovah was pre@@ par@@ ing the earth for human ha@@ bit@@ ation , he dec@@ re@@ ed : “ Let the w@@ at@@ ers under the heavens be brought together into one place and let the d@@ ry land appe@@ ar . ”
It is also true of the “ great crow@@ d ” today , who will sur@@ vi@@ ve the coming “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” and enjoy life everlasting in an earthly par@@ adise .
In this respect too , we need one another .
Acc@@ ording to Mark , the apostles were told to car@@ ry a st@@ af@@ f and to bin@@ d on san@@ d@@ als , but Lu@@ ke@@ ’s rec@@ ord says that they were to car@@ ry nothing , not even a st@@ af@@ f .
This may su@@ gg@@ est that he was a prom@@ in@@ ent member of this group .
How did Jesus imitate his Father in show@@ ing imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality ?
A@@ p@@ pro@@ aching the first house , B@@ en cla@@ ps his hands vi@@ g@@ or@@ ously to al@@ er@@ t the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der .
• What is in st@@ ore for Chris@@ tend@@ om and all the wicked of our day ?
N@@ or can they expla@@ in why religion is often bad or why God al@@ lo@@ ws suffering .
In one instance , a woman ad@@ mit@@ ted that a certain Se@@ cur@@ ity M@@ in@@ is@@ try of@@ fi@@ cial had instru@@ cted her to al@@ le@@ ge that “ Jehovah’s Witnesses are against our govern@@ ment and our religion . ”
P@@ res@@ ently , these vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers ass@@ ist with con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ je@@ cts in 34 different coun@@ tri@@ es , main@@ ly in lands with li@@ mit@@ ed res@@ our@@ ces .
This was his pri@@ es@@ tly responsi@@ bility .
For example , parents need to teach their children to be respon@@ sible for their own personal cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness , to clean their ro@@ om , to be p@@ un@@ c@@ tu@@ al , and to man@@ age money wis@@ ely .
C@@ ome , now , let us k@@ ill him and pit@@ ch him into one of the w@@ at@@ er@@ pit@@ s , and we will say that a vi@@ ci@@ ous w@@ il@@ d ani@@ ma@@ l de@@ v@@ our@@ ed him .
And by means of your se@@ ed all nations of the earth will certainly bl@@ ess themselves . ”
Hence , Jesus told him : “ On@@ ce you have re@@ turned , strengthen your brothers . ”
God ans@@ wer@@ ed Samu@@ el@@ ’s prayer with the un@@ se@@ as@@ onal th@@ under@@ st@@ or@@ m mentioned at the out@@ set .
E@@ ach year , one milli@@ on people com@@ mit su@@ i@@ ci@@ de and between 10 and 20 milli@@ on at@@ temp@@ t to put an end to their life .
Mu@@ ch to Satan’s cha@@ gr@@ in , li@@ fe@@ ’s tri@@ als did not cause Paul’s ze@@ al to w@@ ane .
P@@ am@@ per@@ ing children , giving them all they want , may cause them to gro@@ w up to be “ than@@ k@@ less ” ​ — spo@@ iled , will@@ ful , un@@ appreci@@ ative ad@@ ul@@ ts .
Bo@@ a@@ z is a de@@ v@@ out worshi@@ per of Jehovah .
These gl@@ ori@@ ous things remain hi@@ d@@ den from those who pr@@ ou@@ dly r@@ ely on , or stu@@ b@@ bor@@ n@@ ly cl@@ ing to , human wisdom or thinking .
“ E@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ Y l@@ ine seem@@ s to have been written spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally to ar@@ ouse the cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity of those who have an interest in pri@@ m@@ iti@@ ve Christian hist@@ ory . ”
Se@@ as@@ ons , c@@ li@@ mate , and we@@ ather are all inter@@ lo@@ cked in a comple@@ x system that su@@ sta@@ ins life .
As early as the 20@@ th century B.C.E . , Jehovah had a dist@@ in@@ ct people on earth .
“ My friends r@@ al@@ lied around me in so many ways !
While it was lis@@ ted first in this cal@@ end@@ ar , you can understand why the Israelites consider@@ ed this ing@@ a@@ ther@@ ing to be the c@@ li@@ ma@@ x , or the end , of the ma@@ j@@ or part of the ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ tural year .
A person who has become in@@ ac@@ tive in the Christian ministry may find it e@@ asi@@ er to beg@@ in by expla@@ ining how he learned the truth .
After men@@ tion@@ ing that “ the wa@@ ges sin pa@@ ys is death , ” the verse says : “ But the gift God gives is everlasting life by Christ Jesus our Lord . ”
In@@ to it the righteous one r@@ un@@ s and recei@@ ves prote@@ ction . ” Of course , that does not mean that God’s personal name is some kind of good - lu@@ ck char@@ m .
So , parents , are you encourag@@ ing your children to medit@@ ate on spiritual matters , to appreci@@ ate God’s cre@@ ation , and to study what the Bible says about the Creator ?
This ra@@ pi@@ dly buil@@ t up my confidence . ”
Many people with whom we are in da@@ ily cont@@ act have no love for spiritual valu@@ es ​ — their go@@ als are self - cen@@ tered and materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic , their attitude ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant and ir@@ re@@ ver@@ ent .
A@@ ha@@ b , his wife , and his sons would su@@ ff@@ er the same f@@ ate as did Na@@ both and his sons . ​ — 1 K@@ i . 21 : 17 - 25 .
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 6 )
The other sheep have a different hope .
Can you simp@@ li@@ fy your life to have more time for spiritual pur@@ su@@ its ?
He promised them that they would do greater things than he did , and he as@@ sur@@ ed them that Jehovah loved them .
There may be other occasi@@ ons when no baptized mal@@ es are present at a congregation meeting .
( Read E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 5 : 12 . )
The F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of T@@ ab@@ er@@ n@@ ac@@ les is near .
How powerful is the su@@ n , and to what important truth does it t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy ?
When a woman with a f@@ low of blood appro@@ ached him in a crow@@ d and t@@ ou@@ ched the fr@@ ing@@ e of his gar@@ ment , she was mirac@@ ul@@ ously heal@@ ed .
She repor@@ ted that her 8@@ 6 - year - old mother , who had many health problems , regul@@ arly sh@@ ared in this form of sac@@ red service and was ga@@ ining great joy from con@@ duc@@ ting a Bible study by tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne with a 9@@ 2 - year - old !
Are you gr@@ ate@@ ful for what Jehovah has done for you ?
Although the Bible lis@@ ts people with far greater life sp@@ ans , the 200@@ 2 G@@ u@@ in@@ ness Bo@@ ok of World Re@@ cor@@ ds says that the age of the ol@@ des@@ t person who ever lived was 1@@ 22 years and 1@@ 6@@ 4 days .
Th@@ ough we were brought up in the Ca@@ tho@@ lic faith , we were ob@@ s@@ ess@@ ed with the thought ‘ God , if you ex@@ ist , why do you let such things ha@@ p@@ pen ? ’ ”
In this way , Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es provided a uni@@ que pat@@ ter@@ n that might be lik@@ ened to a f@@ ing@@ er@@ prin@@ t , which can id@@ enti@@ fy only one person .
“ O TH@@ E dep@@ th of God’s ri@@ ches and wisdom and knowledge ! ”
In ad@@ dition to Bible teachings , these inclu@@ de family rul@@ es , or regul@@ ations , set by parents for the good of the family members .
And that is what Paul “ ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to do . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 2 : 7 - 10 .
They were all thr@@ il@@ led to see me , since they thought I was dead .
Joseph asked to be bu@@ ri@@ ed in the land of promise .
Then , help him to exam@@ ine his thinking .
Jehovah told Moses : “ You must give the L@@ ev@@ ites to A@@ ar@@ on and his sons . They are given ones , given to him from the sons of Israel . ” ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 3 : 9 , 39 .
And when they have tri@@ als at school , do all you can to strengthen them and help them to end@@ ure .
Noah had the courage to serve God , though it was not po@@ pul@@ ar to do so .
Does that mean , then , that God does nothing about op@@ pres@@ sion ?
The temple vision is ful@@ filled during “ the last days , ” when the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od is ref@@ ined .
What counsel did the apostle Paul give to Christians who have un@@ believ@@ ing mat@@ es ?
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how faith and our relationship with God are l@@ in@@ ked .
At last , I was able to commun@@ ic@@ ate with other children .
Yes , he needed a gu@@ i@@ de , someone to lead the way for him .
A@@ no@@ ther faithful sister ad@@ ded : “ It may be vie@@ wed as a little thing , but when an el@@ der wel@@ comes me to the meeting with a sm@@ ile , it means a lo@@ t to me . ”
But the very next day , our joy turned to sa@@ dness . Jo@@ el@@ ’s con@@ dition quic@@ k@@ ly wor@@ sen@@ ed , and we had to r@@ us@@ h him back to the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
That st@@ at@@ ement is a lo@@ gi@@ cal con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence of what he said ear@@ li@@ er , nam@@ ely : “ Ab@@ ho@@ r what is wicked . ”
In the old days and in some to@@ w@@ ns in C@@ en@@ tr@@ al Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a even today , a to@@ wn cri@@ er r@@ ings a b@@ ell in order to get pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s attention .
In the book The C@@ ul@@ ture of N@@ ar@@ c@@ is@@ s@@ ism , Chris@@ to@@ p@@ her L@@ as@@ ch wr@@ ites : “ In our time , when succ@@ ess is so lar@@ g@@ ely a fun@@ ction of you@@ th , g@@ lam@@ our , and no@@ vel@@ ty , glory is more fle@@ et@@ ing than ever , and those who w@@ in the attention of the public wor@@ ry inc@@ ess@@ an@@ tly about lo@@ sing it . ”
He had a proble@@ m with anger .
Yet , he was a@@ ware that to stand between a sin@@ ner and the discipl@@ ine he needs could have the effect of den@@ ying that one an expres@@ sion of Jehovah God’s love .
For instance , when tel@@ ling his disciples to pray for more work@@ ers to be sent into the har@@ v@@ est , Jesus told them why .
Sa@@ ys C@@ ar@@ l , an el@@ der who was baptized over 50 years ag@@ o , “ I look for any small si@@ gn that may reve@@ al a person@@ ’s s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity , perhaps a sm@@ ile , a kind look , or an hon@@ est question . ”
On one occasi@@ on , Jesus said : “ Father , I than@@ k you that you have heard me .
Of course , you too likely look for@@ ward to going to the meetings .
A H@@ ist@@ ori@@ c An@@ nu@@ al Me@@ et@@ ing
No@@ body should feel un@@ com@@ for@@ table or for@@ ced to look the other way when they see how we are d@@ ressed .
“ I s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely than@@ k the members of your organization who found the c@@ ell p@@ ho@@ ne , tr@@ ac@@ ed it to me , and re@@ turned it .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , in 19@@ 30 , tra@@ ge@@ dy h@@ it our family .
And how can tru@@ sting in him benefit us ?
Even so , wh@@ atever I gave our is@@ land brothers , they gave me far more in return . ”
El@@ ders especially need to pat@@ ter@@ n their actions on those of Christ and Paul .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , as more and more things acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ate , the time requi@@ red to find a needed it@@ em inc@@ reas@@ es .
But A@@ mo@@ s had also pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed that any Israelites who re@@ turned to God would receive blessings .
One of them was called Go@@ l@@ den - M@@ ou@@ th@@ ed ; another , Gre@@ at .
S@@ pe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally , faith in the only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , Jesus Christ .
32 A W@@ ell - P@@ l@@ an@@ ned C@@ am@@ pa@@ ign B@@ ear@@ s F@@ ru@@ it
But there are also congregations in the out@@ l@@ ying neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ o@@ ds , where people live in a@@ do@@ be hu@@ ts , sh@@ op in o@@ pen - a@@ ir mar@@ ke@@ ts , and we@@ ar col@@ or@@ ful indi@@ gen@@ ous d@@ ress .
In P@@ r 31 ver@@ ses 13 to 27 are lis@@ ted counsel and principles that wi@@ ves in any age can use for the benefit of their famili@@ es .
Your end@@ ur@@ ance gives evidence that Jehovah’s powerful holy spirit is upon you , emp@@ ow@@ ering you to refle@@ ct his glory . ​ — 2 Corinthians 12 : 9 .
During their discus@@ sion , her husband said that he believ@@ ed in the Tr@@ in@@ ity .
And more important , such beli@@ ef@@ s are ut@@ ter@@ ly at o@@ d@@ ds with the just , d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic , and car@@ ing God who is reve@@ aled in the pages of the Bible .
Peter even den@@ i@@ ed Jesus three times .
B@@ r@@ ought to his sen@@ ses , David rec@@ over@@ ed his fear of God and rep@@ ented .
In@@ c@@ ite to love and fine works What can be said about using sh@@ ame , cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism , or gu@@ il@@ t to mo@@ tiv@@ ate others ?
In an effort to sh@@ at@@ ter true Christi@@ an@@ ity , R@@ ome persecu@@ ted Jesus ’ disciples .
What can ha@@ p@@ pen to our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart if our e@@ ye is not kept simp@@ le ?
Jesus is with us , ba@@ c@@ king us up , just as he promised .
This s@@ ound ad@@ vice will no doubt prove inv@@ alu@@ able in the days to come .
This confidence helps us to have faith in him .
Jehovah is making “ the small one a mi@@ gh@@ ty nation . ”
How has Jehovah’s love been man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted ?
And one of the pri@@ m@@ ary ways we show love for God , for Christ , and for our neigh@@ b@@ or is by preaching the good news of the Kingdom . ​ — John 15 : 10 ; Acts 1 : 8 .
When we medit@@ ate on the meaning of Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation , we real@@ ize that there is no need for us to be over@@ ly concer@@ ned about how the Kingdom message will re@@ ach the milli@@ ons who have not yet heard it .
Tho@@ ma@@ s à K@@ emp@@ is bel@@ ong@@ ed to the B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n of the Com@@ m@@ on Li@@ fe , a mo@@ v@@ ement that st@@ ressed the need to live a de@@ v@@ out life .
In contr@@ ast , Jac@@ o@@ b deep@@ ly appreci@@ ated his in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
In that letter , I told H@@ el@@ en about dist@@ ribu@@ ting the boo@@ k@@ let The Kingdom , the H@@ op@@ e of the World to cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men and to j@@ udi@@ cial of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als in my preaching assignment .
E@@ s@@ ther ur@@ ged M@@ or@@ de@@ ca@@ i to ga@@ ther the Jews in S@@ hu@@ sh@@ an and f@@ ast in her be@@ half .
“ Because of this , we were encoura@@ ged to learn Ch@@ in@@ ese , ” says the husband .
Some Christians are disc@@ oura@@ ged because of the way their li@@ mit@@ ations af@@ fect their service to God .
For example , Fr@@ en@@ ch ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ er No@@ st@@ ra@@ da@@ mu@@ s continu@@ es to be po@@ pul@@ ar , though he has been dead for cen@@ tu@@ ries .
Who saw the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus ?
‘ Why did he not simply use his su@@ pre@@ me power and en@@ for@@ ce his will , thus pre@@ ven@@ ting all the pain and suffering we now experience ? ’
When Eli@@ sh@@ a@@ ’s attend@@ ant ar@@ ose and went out@@ side , he saw the prophe@@ t’s would - be cap@@ t@@ ors .
So we may not always sp@@ end the same am@@ ount of time stud@@ ying every public@@ ation we get .
Yet , those who prac@@ tice them do not enjoy gen@@ u@@ ine and per@@ man@@ ent happiness .
Jehovah is not as@@ king us to do something that is too hard for us .
One ex@@ per@@ t on cri@@ me pre@@ ven@@ tion stated : “ If a woman is att@@ ac@@ ked , her best we@@ ap@@ on is still her lu@@ ng@@ s . ”
Saul dis@@ obe@@ yed this divine comm@@ and .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing on the w@@ atch invol@@ ves pra@@ ying not just for ourselves but for our brothers and sisters as well .
Acc@@ ep@@ ting this invit@@ ation was the best decision we ever made .
“ His inv@@ isi@@ ble qualities are c@@ learly seen from the worl@@ d’s cre@@ ation on@@ ward , because they are per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved by the things made . ” ​ — Romans 1 : 20 .
• What can we do to draw on God’s strength ?
This would be done in fulfill@@ ment of Jesus ’ words : “ This good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations ; and then the end will come . ”
H@@ as God author@@ ized any group of people today to eng@@ age in war@@ f@@ are ?
Does your se@@ cul@@ ar work requi@@ re that you associ@@ ate with members of the op@@ pos@@ ite se@@ x ?
C@@ learly , people di@@ ff@@ er great@@ ly in their ide@@ as about spiritu@@ ality .
( a ) How can lear@@ n@@ ers today imitate El@@ isha ?
Of course , some have circumstances that do not allow them to share in the ministry full - time at this point .
God gives true hope .
• Does the Bible con@@ tain a hi@@ d@@ den co@@ de that gives in@@ sight into enc@@ r@@ y@@ p@@ ted mes@@ sa@@ ges ?
▪ Di@@ d God use ev@@ olu@@ tion to pro@@ du@@ ce humans ?
Why was Lo@@ t’s being taken cap@@ tive a t@@ est of faith for Abra@@ m ?
Today , Jesus invit@@ es us to come to him for ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment and prote@@ ction from the bur@@ den@@ s and anxi@@ e@@ ties of our da@@ ily life . ​ — Matthew 11 : 28 , 29 .
L@@ ater , they took up Bethel or pioneer service . ”
In doing so , we st@@ ress the comm@@ on gr@@ ound between us and may o@@ pen the way for giving a witness about the Kingdom . ​ — Acts 26 : 2 , 3 .
Paul wanted the gen@@ u@@ ine love of all his brothers and sisters .
However , some Christians in the first century C.E . in@@ sis@@ ted that circum@@ c@@ ision was still a requi@@ re@@ ment of God .
Al@@ er@@ t@@ ness Le@@ a@@ ds to F@@ ine R@@ es@@ ul@@ ts
• In what four ways do the Christian Greek Scriptures apply the word “ congregation ” ?
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing he does will succ@@ e@@ ed . ” ​ — Psalm 1 : 1 - 3 .
There was no need for lo@@ c@@ ks on our do@@ ors or ba@@ r@@ s on our w@@ in@@ do@@ ws .
Bo@@ th men sta@@ yed loyal to Jehovah and to each other .
The Bible says that he was “ a very great man , ” doub@@ t@@ less because of his we@@ al@@ th .
Jesus was led into the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness by God’s spirit .
For instance , it is seen in his ac@@ ts of deli@@ ver@@ ance and prote@@ ction . ​ — Psalm 6 : 4 ; 40 : 11 ; 14@@ 3 : 12 .
The e@@ con@@ om@@ ic situation of those re@@ tur@@ ne@@ es was pre@@ c@@ ari@@ ous , and ho@@ st@@ ile neigh@@ b@@ ors op@@ posed the re@@ con@@ stru@@ ction .
E@@ S@@ TH@@ E@@ R ​ — A C@@ O@@ U@@ R@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ O@@ U@@ S Q@@ U@@ E@@ E@@ N
To keep on serving God without we@@ aring ourselves out , we need to bu@@ d@@ get our en@@ er@@ gi@@ es .
One of my teach@@ ers en@@ ro@@ l@@ led me in a religion class , and I became a de@@ v@@ out Ca@@ tho@@ lic .
Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of this d@@ anger inc@@ reas@@ ed consider@@ ab@@ ly after the att@@ ac@@ ks in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity and W@@ a@@ shin@@ g@@ t@@ on , D@@ .@@ C . , on S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 11 , 200@@ 1 .
Yes , the elders ’ t@@ ask is similar to that of shepher@@ ds .
N@@ one of these will be destro@@ yed .
The ma@@ ster righ@@ tly pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced him “ wicked and s@@ lu@@ gg@@ ish . ”
Some ten years later , he wrote to the brothers in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i : “ I than@@ k my God always upon every re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of you . ” ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
Yes , Jeremiah deli@@ gh@@ ted in the fact that God’s name had been called upon him , and His words were preci@@ ous to the prophet .
In the s@@ pr@@ ing of 19@@ 10 , Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l re@@ turned to I@@ tal@@ y and deli@@ vered a Bible le@@ c@@ ture in a gy@@ m@@ n@@ asi@@ u@@ m in the cen@@ ter of R@@ ome .
P@@ i@@ one@@ ering in S@@ co@@ t@@ land and I@@ rel@@ and
And we ate me@@ als together . ”
The One gu@@ arding you cannot pos@@ si@@ bly be d@@ ro@@ w@@ s@@ y . Lo@@ ok !
Th@@ ink of the hear@@ tr@@ en@@ ding g@@ ri@@ ef ca@@ used by the rel@@ ent@@ less ar@@ m@@ ed con@@ f@@ li@@ cts that pla@@ gu@@ e mankind .
What about now ? R@@ em@@ ember , Abraham kept in mind “ the city having real f@@ oun@@ d@@ ations . ”
God’s Law to Israel plac@@ ed a high value on jud@@ ges of that cal@@ i@@ ber .
Paul speak@@ s of individuals who were “ in Christ ” or “ in the Lord ” at Romans 16 : 8 - 10 and C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 7 .
O@@ thers let such things as material inter@@ ests sto@@ p them from accep@@ ting that invit@@ ation .
The w@@ in@@ n@@ ers ​ — i@@ do@@ li@@ zed as her@@ o@@ es — ​ received crow@@ ns made of t@@ ree lea@@ ves .
Then sign@@ al fi@@ res or m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers s@@ pre@@ ad the news , even re@@ aching here .
Of course , there is a differ@@ ence between a bri@@ be and a ti@@ p .
In some lands it is cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary for ever@@ yone in the commun@@ ity to feel free to atten@@ d a we@@ d@@ ding fe@@ ast whether invit@@ ed or not .
Such tre@@ at@@ ment inc@@ ited con@@ temp@@ t and der@@ ision , de@@ pri@@ ving the person of his honor .
This pi@@ c@@ ture of un@@ re@@ mit@@ ting war@@ f@@ are is part of a com@@ pos@@ ite si@@ gn that indic@@ ates that we are now living in a time descri@@ bed in the Bible as “ the last days . ”
He should have left the ro@@ of and f@@ led from the temp@@ tation .
It per@@ me@@ ates all le@@ vel@@ s of human soci@@ ety and affe@@ cts every individu@@ al .
A Da@@ y in the Mis@@ sion@@ ary Wor@@ k
Christians today have been com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned to do the vital work of preaching the good news of God’s esta@@ bli@@ shed Kingdom .
The sisters asked if there was anything they could do to help .
In the Bible , no par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar position is spe@@ ci@@ fied for our prayers to be heard .
Their son M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el re@@ members : “ Tu@@ es@@ day night we had a congregation meeting in our home .
Di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty and se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality ru@@ n r@@ am@@ p@@ ant .
“ The wise one fe@@ ars and is tur@@ ning away from ba@@ dness , but the stu@@ pi@@ d is be@@ coming fu@@ ri@@ ous and self - confid@@ ent , ” says Proverbs 14 : 16 .
How did Jehovah show his appreciation for the Mo@@ a@@ bit@@ ess Ru@@ th ?
Sh@@ ould we not view the matter the same way ?
Some believe that they are succ@@ ess@@ ful only if they get this privilege or that ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
Yet , they did not .
G@@ l@@ ori@@ a ate in@@ side the house but se@@ par@@ ate from the family , while I ate out@@ side in the gar@@ age .
For 15 years , they sh@@ ared me@@ als , la@@ ugh@@ ter , and bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction .
O@@ ver@@ se@@ ers and those “ re@@ aching out ” for such an of@@ fice should lik@@ e@@ wise be@@ ware of see@@ king praise from men .
Je@@ al@@ ous@@ y and con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ousness are fle@@ sh@@ ly tra@@ its , not spiritual ones .
We will see why only Jehovah can un@@ ite people from all nations .
It is re@@ comm@@ ended that you put your ag@@ re@@ ement in writ@@ ing in order to avoid mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s on ei@@ ther side .
Then I re@@ ach out to try to be help@@ ful to others in the congregation .
W@@ ould that One not be greater than Jesus ?
C@@ learly , then , a long time for us is very sh@@ ort to the et@@ er@@ n@@ al God , Jehovah .
Then his faith will be so@@ li@@ d and well - ro@@ o@@ ted . ​ — E@@ ph .
But Saul as@@ cri@@ bed this tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h to God , saying : “ Today Jehovah has per@@ form@@ ed sal@@ vation in Israel . ” ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
To be hon@@ est at all times may have its pri@@ ce , but the clean conscience that resul@@ ts is wor@@ th far more than anything it may co@@ st .
After many years , the king of Egy@@ pt made Joseph the second most powerful person in that country because he was very imp@@ ressed with Jose@@ p@@ h’s good work .
At the age of 16 , he dis@@ lo@@ c@@ ated his p@@ el@@ v@@ is and requi@@ red ma@@ j@@ or sur@@ g@@ er@@ y to his th@@ i@@ gh , hi@@ p , and p@@ el@@ v@@ is .
Why is the study of God’s Word important for us ?
Par@@ k S@@ tre@@ et , where our Kingdom H@@ all had sto@@ od , was a he@@ a@@ p of s@@ mo@@ king ru@@ b@@ ble .
That per@@ spe@@ ctive prote@@ cted us from be@@ coming over@@ ly wor@@ ri@@ ed about t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w . ”
Q@@ u@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations : Bro@@ ther must be a B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e or a C@@ oun@@ try Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e member or being assign@@ ed as such .
I F@@ ound H@@ app@@ iness in Gi@@ ving ( R . Par@@ k@@ in ) , Au@@ g .
P@@ ra@@ ise Jehovah ‘ in M@@ id@@ d@@ le of C@@ ongreg@@ ation , ’ 9 / 1
To my disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment , however , I soon found that I was even more involved with work that did not har@@ mon@@ ize with Isaiah 2 : 4 .
That was a good decision .
Why were David and B@@ ath - she@@ ba not put to death for com@@ mit@@ ting ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as their new@@ born son died ?
K@@ in@@ dness is also part of the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s holy spirit , or ac@@ tive for@@ ce .
Jesus went to the gra@@ ve s@@ ite with Mar@@ th@@ a and M@@ ary , the sisters of the dec@@ eas@@ ed man .
As of Au@@ gu@@ st 20@@ 12 , some 1@@ 7@@ 5 coun@@ tri@@ es have ag@@ re@@ ed to take me@@ a@@ sures to cur@@ b to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o use .
▪ “ If you loved me , you would rejo@@ ice that I am going my way to the Father , because the Father is greater than I am . ”
Bu@@ il@@ d a godly person@@ ality by imit@@ ating Christ Jesus
Th@@ ough he says that there are seem@@ ing cont@@ ra@@ dic@@ tions in them , he conclu@@ des : “ The cont@@ ra@@ dic@@ tions are of min@@ u@@ ti@@ a@@ e [ tri@@ vi@@ al de@@ ta@@ il@@ s ] , not sub@@ st@@ ance ; in ess@@ enti@@ als the sy@@ no@@ p@@ tic go@@ sp@@ els ag@@ ree re@@ mar@@ ka@@ bly well , and form a cons@@ ist@@ ent por@@ tra@@ it of Christ . ”
Jehovah Is a Re@@ war@@ der
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t was ra@@ ised as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The pe@@ ace@@ able dis@@ position of S@@ an@@ ti@@ ag@@ o and L@@ our@@ des ( a@@ bo@@ ve ) ca@@ used Mi@@ gu@@ el ( far right ) to have a change of heart
What disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ge did Job su@@ ff@@ er ?
As Christians , we are encoura@@ ged to “ pur@@ sue love , ” and we are told that “ love is not je@@ al@@ ous . ”
Ti@@ me to E@@ valu@@ ate the F@@ ac@@ ts
The des@@ tru@@ ction of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion , will then be complete .
How do we do that ?
R@@ o@@ g@@ er , who moved to an are@@ a over 1@@ ,000 mil@@ es ( over 1@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 k@@ m ) away from where he lived , says : “ The best way to a@@ da@@ pt to a new congregation is to go in field service as often as possible .
This work continued over the years .
No@@ body was pres@@ sed to give more than he could af@@ for@@ d .
Paul received a special privilege as “ an apostle to the nations . ”
• How do chang@@ ing world con@@ di@@ tions con@@ fir@@ m that 1914 mar@@ ks the beg@@ in@@ ning of “ the time of the end ” ?
To think that in 19@@ 50 we had fe@@ wer than 7@@ ,000 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers in the whole country , but now we have well over 5@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 !
In contr@@ ast , the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts in T@@ ab@@ lig@@ bo , al@@ though not pa@@ ved , were qui@@ et ​ — no large crow@@ ds and not much tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c .
Re@@ call that just before God destro@@ yed Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o , the Israelites were instru@@ cted to mar@@ ch around the city once a day for si@@ x days .
After that , “ he went for@@ th con@@ qu@@ ering . ”
Consider this : In James ’ example of the mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r , the proble@@ m was not that the man fa@@ iled to look care@@ fully .
He stu@@ died L@@ at@@ in , Ger@@ man , and ele@@ c@@ tri@@ cal eng@@ in@@ e@@ ering at the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity of M@@ ic@@ hi@@ g@@ an .
Just as s@@ kil@@ led work@@ ers use to@@ ol@@ s to ac@@ hi@@ eve good resul@@ ts , may it be our determin@@ ation to put for@@ th ear@@ n@@ est effort to use God’s Word , the Bible , s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully in our God - given work as Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers .
The Scriptures c@@ learly indic@@ ate that M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el is another name for Jesus Christ . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 4 : 16 ; Ju@@ de 9 .
Even some Ca@@ tho@@ lic the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans , disa@@ gre@@ e@@ ing with the tra@@ di@@ tional do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine , support the view that Jesus had fle@@ sh@@ ly brothers and sisters . John P .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 10 , 1@@ 60
When we act u@@ pri@@ gh@@ tly , hon@@ es@@ ty can result in a fine witness .
Ne@@ h@@ emiah ‘ called down evil upon them ’ in that he rec@@ ited against them the judg@@ ments found in God’s Law .
I@@ ts temple of Ti@@ b@@ eri@@ us Ca@@ es@@ ar made it a cen@@ ter of emp@@ er@@ or worship .
The Bible indic@@ ates Jehovah’s satis@@ fac@@ tion with his cre@@ ative work when it says : “ God saw everything he had made and , look !
So@@ on , “ the earth will certainly be filled with the knowledge of Jehovah as the w@@ at@@ ers co@@ ver the se@@ a . ” ​ — Isaiah 11 : 9 .
H@@ ere mo@@ der@@ n - day “ fi@@ sh@@ ers of men ” coura@@ ge@@ ously share their Christian hope with others . ​ — Matthew 4 : 19 .
Such hum@@ ility is ref@@ re@@ shing .
In L@@ at@@ in - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can coun@@ tri@@ es , including M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , it was the cu@@ sto@@ m for cou@@ ples to live together without being leg@@ ally married .
A com@@ p@@ el@@ ling reason to be sel@@ e@@ ctive about knowledge is that our present life sp@@ an is so sh@@ ort .
I@@ r@@ ina , who was dis@@ gu@@ sted with emp@@ ty religious ser@@ m@@ ons and re@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve lit@@ ani@@ es , rel@@ ates : “ It seem@@ ed to me that religious people did not think . ”
Let us therefore keep our thoughts cen@@ tered on the gr@@ and future that a@@ wa@@ its all of Jehovah’s loyal ones .
No , living in expe@@ ct@@ ation of Go@@ g@@ ’s im@@ min@@ ent att@@ ack does not cause them to sh@@ r@@ ink back in fear .
So spiritual things came first in her life .
They were fore@@ or@@ da@@ ined as a group , or a class , not as individuals .
If you are a young serv@@ ant of Jehovah or are lear@@ ning about him , you may at times won@@ der how you can prove that he is our Creator .
As matu@@ re Christian men , they have experience in life .
In the Bible , Jehovah is the personal name of God .
In 200@@ 4 , on a@@ ver@@ age , a new@@ ly dedic@@ ated serv@@ ant of God was ad@@ ded to the Christian congregation every two min@@ ut@@ es !
( b ) How does the appro@@ aching fin@@ al v@@ indic@@ ation of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y af@@ fect you ?
Yes , com@@ pared with many ad@@ ul@@ ts , children are more te@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble and not as pro@@ ne to pri@@ de .
“ The blessing of Jehovah ” ​ — that is what has given spiritual pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity to his people .
Th@@ r@@ ough the years , Jehovah’s servants have pray@@ er@@ fully stu@@ died Jesus ’ prophecy about the last days .
For example , po@@ or health or family ob@@ lig@@ ations may place some go@@ als bey@@ ond our re@@ ach .
3 To Our Re@@ ad@@ ers
How can we be@@ ar fru@@ it ?
The verse says that at death Adam would return to the du@@ st of the gr@@ ound , not that he would go to a fi@@ er@@ y hel@@ l . ​ — 10 / 1 , page 13 .
Now we have to leave , but we promise to return . ”
He did not allow Abraham to go through with the sacrifice , even though Abraham was pre@@ pared to do so , nor has God ever again made such a re@@ qu@@ est of anyone .
“ C@@ ome what may , we too loy@@ ally s@@ tic@@ k to Jehovah and the work he has assign@@ ed to us , ” said the speak@@ er .
Un@@ ity S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ens Mar@@ ri@@ age
He then did something ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary .
Now , it seem@@ s , the ro@@ ad is b@@ lo@@ cked .
On my return home , I was bom@@ ba@@ r@@ ded with questions and cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism from my mother and other relati@@ ves .
“ N@@ igh@@ t@@ time is the har@@ des@@ t , when everything is so qui@@ et and my anxi@@ ous thoughts are so l@@ ou@@ d .
As the psalmist fore@@ told , ‘ this came to be from Jehovah himself . ’
What mo@@ tive do elders have when ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ ing a brother or a sister ?
Rather , parents have to “ go on br@@ ing@@ ing them up in the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah . ”
We C@@ an@@ not Ser@@ ve T@@ w@@ o Ma@@ st@@ ers
Noah and his three sons each had only one wife .
Although they have little in a material way , for instance , they dre@@ am of be@@ coming fa@@ bul@@ ously rich and of being comple@@ t@@ ely secu@@ re , al@@ though human life now is “ filled with tr@@ ou@@ ble and s@@ or@@ ro@@ w . ”
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , the public@@ ations buil@@ d “ confidence in the Creat@@ or@@ ’s promise of a pe@@ ace@@ ful and secu@@ re world that is about to re@@ place the present wicked , la@@ w@@ less system of things . ”
As a result , a Christi@@ an’s s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity and determin@@ ation may be t@@ ested .
• In the cour@@ ty@@ ard of what temple are we privile@@ ged to serve ?
Like the mu@@ st@@ ard gra@@ in that is “ the t@@ in@@ i@@ est of all the see@@ ds , ” the Christian congregation had small beg@@ in@@ n@@ ings in 33 C.E .
No matter what our ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , we can have the privilege of being friends of Jesus .
What can we learn from Jose@@ p@@ h’s faith as he took care of his family ?
What we no@@ tic@@ ed is the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s uni@@ que effect on the mind and heart .
For ten years , from 194@@ 7 to 195@@ 7 , the ar@@ id and des@@ ol@@ ate is@@ land of M@@ ak@@ r@@ ó@@ n@@ is@@ o@@ s pla@@ yed ho@@ st to more than 10@@ 0@@ ,000 pris@@ on@@ ers .
Why , Moses and the sons of Israel s@@ pon@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ously bur@@ st into s@@ ong , pra@@ ising Jehovah ! They san@@ g : “ Let me sing to Jehovah , for he has become high@@ ly ex@@ al@@ ted . . . .
To help us along the p@@ ath to life , God’s Word provi@@ des us with many fine ro@@ le mo@@ d@@ els .
I W@@ A@@ S born in the st@@ ate of Q@@ u@@ e@@ en@@ s@@ land , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , in 195@@ 5 .
Not only has holy spirit emp@@ ow@@ ered God’s people to car@@ ry the word of God to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth ; it has moved people of all s@@ or@@ ts to respon@@ d to the good news .
• How can “ thinking ability ” prove to be a sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard ?
Why is the over@@ thro@@ w of the Davi@@ di@@ c kingdom no pro@@ of of any fa@@ il@@ ure of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ?
( b ) With what mo@@ tiv@@ ation did Jesus preach and teach ?
Job was mo@@ des@@ t .
In 194@@ 9 , I was deli@@ gh@@ ted to receive an invit@@ ation to atten@@ d the 14@@ th class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad .
( Com@@ pare Mark 12 : 4@@ 1 - 4@@ 4 . )
We must be tru@@ th@@ ful .
But E@@ no@@ ch left a rich leg@@ ac@@ y .
In the st@@ ory , a man recei@@ ves a gu@@ est l@@ ate at night and has no food to set before him .
A@@ bo@@ ve the po@@ ver@@ ty le@@ v@@ el , the relationship between in@@ come and happiness is re@@ mar@@ ka@@ bly small . ”
From the star@@ t , Jac@@ o@@ b was in love with his beau@@ ti@@ ful R@@ ac@@ he@@ l .
Like the bal@@ sa@@ m from G@@ ile@@ ad , God’s Word can so@@ o@@ the the a@@ il@@ ing one .
He may even become sub@@ ject to ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le .
B@@ er@@ k , L@@ t@@ d . ; all desi@@ gn el@@ ements , pages 8 - 12 : From the book L@@ ’@@ Ar@@ t B@@ y@@ z@@ an@@ t@@ in I@@ I@@ I R@@ av@@ en@@ ne E@@ t P@@ om@@ pose
R@@ E@@ C@@ EN@@ T@@ L@@ Y , a re@@ sear@@ ch@@ er wanted to learn how the pas@@ sing of time affe@@ cts the feelings of those who are g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing the lo@@ ss of loved ones in death .
Because Jehovah was about to inter@@ v@@ ene in their be@@ half .
How are we to understand the events of our time ?
P@@ at@@ ri@@ ck
Wh@@ ere are they now ?
P@@ R@@ I@@ D@@ E , je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , ambi@@ tion .
Al@@ so , serving “ sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der ” in the ministry pro@@ du@@ ces a un@@ ited spirit in the congregation . ​ — Read Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 3 : 9 .
How does our conscience encoura@@ ge us to preach ?
Jesus said these words as the apostles were about to face tra@@ gi@@ c events .
Sh@@ ould we ad@@ d@@ ress our prayers to Jesus or to God ?
In p@@ re - Christian times “ a cl@@ ou@@ d of wit@@ nesses , ” beg@@ in@@ ning with A@@ be@@ l , r@@ an the r@@ ace of end@@ ur@@ ance , often in the face of over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing o@@ d@@ ds .
A@@ no@@ ther ke@@ y to main@@ tain@@ ing pe@@ ace@@ ful rel@@ ations with others is using gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous spe@@ e@@ ch .
They did so in 16 days .
What a deli@@ ght to be among them !
M@@ ature Christians today jo@@ y@@ fully use their as@@ se@@ ts to support Jehovah’s worship .
C@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ s That Dis@@ ple@@ ase God , 1 / 1 Fa@@ ith Mo@@ ve You to A@@ ction ?
However , because I contr@@ ac@@ ted a se@@ v@@ ere ill@@ ness , that dre@@ am did not materi@@ al@@ ize .
Some of those new ones whom we used to c@@ ra@@ m into our ca@@ r and take to the meetings now serve as p@@ ill@@ ars in their congregations .
Even if they claim@@ ed that they had had good in@@ ten@@ tions , they ac@@ ted as to@@ ol@@ s of Satan rather than as faithful compan@@ i@@ ons .
De@@ ath affe@@ cts us all .
They po@@ p up un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly .
The apostle Peter provi@@ des reas@@ ons : “ The pati@@ ence of God was wa@@ iting in No@@ ah’s days , while the ar@@ k was being con@@ stru@@ cted , in which a few people , that is , ei@@ ght sou@@ ls , were car@@ ri@@ ed sa@@ f@@ ely through the water . ”
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons today fir@@ m@@ ly believe that God shall “ cause justice to be done ”
Many like me are de@@ pres@@ sed and ho@@ p@@ eless .
Then he t@@ ou@@ ched the bi@@ er and said : “ Y@@ oung man , I say to you , G@@ et up ! ”
What fac@@ ts about Jesus ’ life are recorded at Luke 2 : 40 - 5@@ 2 , and what example did he set for young ones ?
In sh@@ ort , if we he@@ ed God’s direction , we will live well .
But the sub@@ ject that Jesus spoke about more than any other ​ — the sub@@ ject clo@@ s@@ est to his heart — ​ was God’s Kingdom . ​ — Luke 6 : 4@@ 5 .
Ab@@ out that time , practic@@ al su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions on how to make bri@@ ef return vis@@ its were provided in Our Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try .
“ When I don@@ ’t know what my son is thinking , I get so ir@@ rit@@ ated that I want to s@@ cre@@ am , ” ad@@ m@@ its An@@ na , a sing@@ le par@@ ent in Rus@@ sia .
The resurrection of friends and family is part of the hope that the Bible se@@ ts out .
• What is godly devo@@ tion , and how is it man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted ?
You know the pro@@ of he gave of himself , that like a child with a father he sla@@ ved with me in fur@@ ther@@ ance of the good news . ” ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
Gi@@ ve examples to show that the preaching work prog@@ ressed des@@ pite problems .
“ T@@ each M@@ e to Do Your Will , ” 11 / 15
Indeed , the new@@ s@@ pa@@ per continu@@ es , without trust , “ a person can@@ ’t cop@@ e with life . ”
The ransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ op@@ ened up what pro@@ spe@@ cts for believ@@ ing mankind ?
The Bible appro@@ ves of gift - giving when it is done with the right mo@@ tive and on the right occasi@@ on .
Do you res@@ ist it ?
Such acc@@ us@@ ations and pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda are often refu@@ ted by the fine conduct of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
As we ac@@ qui@@ re such faith , we find ourselves be@@ coming spiritually str@@ ong@@ er , heal@@ th@@ i@@ er , and ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er . ​ — Matthew 5 : 3 ; Romans 10 : 17 .
In 5@@ 37 B.C.E . , when Jehovah’s discipl@@ ining of his people was comple@@ ted , he mer@@ ci@@ fully rest@@ ored a re@@ m@@ n@@ ant to their own land .
What does “ wal@@ king by spirit ” ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally mean ?
The Ho@@ ly Scriptures can comfort us and make us “ fully com@@ pet@@ ent , comple@@ t@@ ely e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed for every good work . ”
Sa@@ il@@ ing Ha@@ z@@ ar@@ d@@ ous in Paul’s Da@@ y , 2 / 1
11 , 12 . ( a ) What prophe@@ tic example emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es the import@@ ance of loo@@ king for the good within the family ?
“ M@@ ore H@@ app@@ iness in Gi@@ ving ”
O@@ r he may be using a fi@@ gu@@ re of spe@@ e@@ ch to ad@@ d@@ ress a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar congregation in order to con@@ fu@@ se persecu@@ t@@ ors .
And ev@@ ang@@ el@@ ists from B@@ ra@@ z@@ il now hold c@@ ru@@ sa@@ des in vari@@ ous par@@ ts of B@@ r@@ ita@@ in .
For example , 15 - year - old L@@ ina says : “ I can hold my head high .
One day , I set off ri@@ ding Je@@ an@@ et@@ te@@ ’s bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le on a j@@ our@@ ne@@ y of over 1@@ 20 mil@@ es [ 2@@ 00 k@@ m ] .
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : P@@ ic@@ k a regul@@ ar time each we@@ ek when you can discus@@ s family problems .
Con@@ qu@@ er H@@ at@@ red ​ — How ?
This ar@@ k was to be en@@ or@@ m@@ ous ​ — some 4@@ 37 fe@@ et ( 1@@ 33 m ) long , 7@@ 3 fe@@ et ( 22 m ) wide , and 4@@ 4 fe@@ et ( 13 m ) t@@ all .
Your children may know ex@@ ac@@ tly what you ex@@ pect of them and may se@@ em to con@@ form to your wi@@ sh@@ es .
We@@ ek@@ s in ad@@ v@@ ance , we will par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in invit@@ ing as many as possible to atten@@ d .
C@@ o@@ op@@ er@@ ating in this way gives us reason to rejo@@ ice and to be “ rich with many expres@@ sions of than@@ ks to God . ”
34 : 11 - 14 .
G@@ ran@@ ted , he pro@@ ba@@ bly real@@ iz@@ es that he makes mis@@ takes , has un@@ desi@@ ra@@ ble tra@@ its , and may have done some bad things .
As we har@@ mon@@ ize our lives with God’s will , how do we benefit ?
Christ left a mo@@ de@@ l for us to follow in the way he tre@@ ated his disciples ’ fa@@ il@@ u@@ res and er@@ r@@ ors .
In har@@ mony with Proverbs 14 : 35 , what should be our desire ?
If mo@@ tive is all - important in ga@@ ining Jehovah’s appro@@ val , then to what ex@@ t@@ ent should we be concer@@ ned about our works of faith ?
What view does the world have of se@@ x@@ u@@ al practic@@ es that are con@@ dem@@ ned by God ?
M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants too help to keep the congregation un@@ ited .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es provi@@ ding us with in@@ come , it contribu@@ tes to our men@@ tal and emo@@ tional well - being .
In fact , Jehovah expe@@ cts us to do so !
If I refu@@ se to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate , I will lo@@ se the jo@@ b , which was so hard to find .
What chang@@ es do they make ?
“ The true won@@ der of mi@@ gr@@ ation is that it is inst@@ inc@@ tive , ” says C@@ ol@@ l@@ ins A@@ t@@ l@@ as of Bi@@ r@@ d Mi@@ gr@@ ation .
How can we maintain a pe@@ ace@@ ful attitude when we enc@@ oun@@ ter an un@@ fav@@ or@@ able re@@ action in our preaching work ?
In what ways does Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s counsel regarding tre@@ ach@@ er@@ y apply today ?
Since we dep@@ end on one another , it is n@@ atur@@ al that doing things for others pro@@ du@@ ces satis@@ fac@@ tion .
Jesus will@@ ingly came to earth and gave his life to sa@@ ve mankind from sin and death
“ So I want my home to be clean , and I want my family to look clean .
It will eli@@ min@@ ate the pol@@ itical enem@@ ies of the Kingdom .
I@@ N H@@ I@@ S book H@@ ist@@ ory of the Eng@@ l@@ ish - S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing Pe@@ op@@ les ( V@@ olu@@ me 2 ) , W@@ inst@@ on Ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ ill wrote : “ In the field of religious beli@@ ef the Re@@ form@@ ation brought pro@@ found change .
Like many word pi@@ c@@ tures in the Bible , Psalm 9@@ 0 : 1 has a to@@ pi@@ c , an i@@ ma@@ ge , and a point of simil@@ ar@@ ity .
M@@ ore important than know@@ ing such de@@ ta@@ il@@ s is that you will have your own re@@ si@@ d@@ ence .
Jesus helped his disciples to d@@ well on what Jehovah had already done for them
Like him , we need faith and courage in order to preach the Kingdom message .
To these they ad@@ ded “ spiritual song@@ s ” that were su@@ ng in their hearts .
In W@@ al@@ hal@@ la , I me@@ t an el@@ der@@ ly , hear@@ ing - imp@@ a@@ i@@ red woman nam@@ ed N@@ et@@ ti@@ e , who lived al@@ one in a r@@ ur@@ al are@@ a .
However , the year 19@@ 19 saw a dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c change .
Mo@@ st of the Jewish ex@@ il@@ es are by the ri@@ ver C@@ he@@ ba@@ r in “ the land of the Ch@@ al@@ de@@ ans . ”
That is why he ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es you : “ R@@ em@@ ember , now , your G@@ r@@ and Creator in the days of your young man@@ ho@@ od , before the cal@@ am@@ it@@ ous days pro@@ ce@@ ed to come , or the years have arri@@ ved when you will say : ‘ I have no deli@@ ght in them . ’ ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 1 .
As@@ k him to for@@ give you , and try to make peace with him .
He@@ e@@ ding what ad@@ vice can help us to avoid being “ turned asi@@ de to follow Satan ” ?
R@@ el@@ ati@@ on@@ shi@@ ps with others . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 31 , 32 ; 5 : 22 , 25 , 28 , 33 .
Bible truth is powerful , and par@@ ent@@ al tra@@ ining is not quic@@ k@@ ly for@@ go@@ t@@ ten . ​ — Psalm 19 : 7 .
▪ Ha@@ ve You Be@@ en Tr@@ ans@@ form@@ ed ?
S@@ hor@@ tly before his death , he said : “ I have seen Jehovah’s organization gro@@ w from a small beg@@ in@@ ning , when I dedic@@ ated my@@ self to God at the age of tw@@ ent@@ y - three in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 19@@ 00 , to a worl@@ d@@ wide soci@@ ety of happy people who are ze@@ al@@ ously pro@@ claim@@ ing his tru@@ ths . . . .
He im@@ medi@@ ately asked : “ May I atten@@ d the meeting t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w night ?
S@@ pe@@ ak en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally about the benef@@ its you gain on these occasi@@ ons .
God has di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied us by giving us free will .
K@@ IN@@ D@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S AN@@ D S@@ K@@ I@@ L@@ L
For God’s Word to influ@@ ence and trans@@ form a person , he must allow it to be “ s@@ oun@@ ded down ” into the heart .
In ancient Israel , an individu@@ al could vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily make a v@@ ow and become a Na@@ z@@ ir@@ ite for a certain l@@ eng@@ th of time .
To see how the example of a@@ do@@ p@@ tion helps one to understand what s@@ ort of change takes place when an individu@@ al is baptized with holy spirit , consider once more the illustr@@ ation of the young man who wants to en@@ ro@@ l@@ l in a school for stud@@ ents who bel@@ ong to a n@@ ative po@@ pul@@ ation .
Jehovah wanted them to remember that and to be kind to the fore@@ ign@@ ers who were living among them . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 19 : 33 , 34 .
“ Per@@ secu@@ ted for His Fa@@ ith ”
They appreci@@ ate the example of some 18@@ 0 fore@@ ign@@ ers who have come to Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a to serve as pione@@ ers , cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers , Bethel vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers , or mission@@ aries .
And the truth Jesus refer@@ red to is an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of Bible teachings .
The Greek word he used sign@@ i@@ fi@@ es an appointed time , a se@@ as@@ on@@ able time for a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c purpose .
That can be coun@@ ter@@ pro@@ duc@@ tive .
After Na@@ am@@ an lea@@ ves , Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i cha@@ ses after him without tel@@ ling El@@ isha .
It is imp@@ os@@ sible for us to men@@ tion all the great and pra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy de@@ e@@ ds of our heavenly Father .
Why should we view the Bible as one of God’s great works ?
I@@ N TH@@ E mi@@ d - 19@@ 30 ’ s , my father and mother ​ — James and J@@ essi@@ e S@@ inc@@ la@@ ir — ​ moved to the B@@ r@@ on@@ x , a bor@@ ough of New Yor@@ k C@@ ity .
What are some things that could become too important to us ?
If we tru@@ st@@ ingly follow Jehovah’s guid@@ ance , we too will “ not come to sh@@ ame . ”
“ Jehovah is very tend@@ er in affe@@ ction and mer@@ ci@@ ful . ” ​ — James 5 : 11 .
Je@@ h@@ u s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully ‘ an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ates Ba@@ al worship out of Israel . ’
Jesus has a uni@@ que ro@@ le in the out@@ working of God’s purpose .
Does my way of life show that I ex@@ pect the end to come soon ?
Your local congregation will also benefit from your re@@ aching them .
B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in R@@ an@@ som , my mat@@ er@@ n@@ al un@@ c@@ le , and his wife also lived there , on the th@@ ir@@ d flo@@ or .
Will we learn from their mis@@ takes ?
Ju@@ ly 27 , 200@@ 9 – Au@@ gu@@ st 2 , 200@@ 9
T@@ en days after Jesus left the apostles and re@@ turned to God in heaven , some 3@@ ,000 people are baptized in Jerusalem .
By means of Jesus Christ and powerful angels , Jehovah will soon call to account those “ who do not know God and those who do not obey the good news about our Lord Jesus . ”
“ Because he es@@ te@@ em@@ ed the re@@ pro@@ ach of the Christ as ri@@ ches greater than the tre@@ a@@ sures of Egy@@ pt ; for he loo@@ ked in@@ ten@@ tly toward the pa@@ y@@ ment of the re@@ ward . ”
I@@ ts second article dec@@ la@@ res that the Scriptures are inspired by God and that their authority exc@@ e@@ e@@ ds that of the ch@@ urch .
In@@ tegrity is what King David of ancient Israel asked Jehovah to in@@ spe@@ ct when he pray@@ ed : “ Ju@@ dge me , O Jehovah , for I my@@ self have wal@@ ked in my own integrity , and in Jehovah I have tru@@ sted , that I may not w@@ ob@@ ble . ”
( b ) What is the n@@ ature of “ the p@@ est@@ il@@ ence that wal@@ ks in the g@@ loo@@ m , ” and why do we not fear it ?
Then again , religious cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies and ri@@ tu@@ als are important to milli@@ ons of people .
Jehovah K@@ no@@ ws Those Who B@@ el@@ ong to H@@ im
Wh@@ en@@ ever possible , I try to be with friends and relati@@ ves , and that helps take my mind off my problems .
He war@@ ned me about the d@@ anger of tru@@ sting in men , especially cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men , and encoura@@ ged me to read the Bible and trust in it al@@ one .
He has also made many real friends through his associ@@ ation with people who have a similar spiritual out@@ look .
Yes , you@@ th can be a difficult time .
While Christians do not chall@@ enge the right of others to own i@@ con@@ s , person@@ ally they do not have i@@ con@@ s in their pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion , even as col@@ le@@ ct@@ or@@ ’s it@@ em@@ s .
23 : 2 .
In h@@ in@@ d@@ sight , Lu@@ i@@ g@@ i could see how important it was that he had kept cal@@ m after the ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent and how de@@ tri@@ men@@ tal it could have been had he lost his temp@@ er . ​ — Read 2 Corinthians 6 : 3 , 4 .
H@@ um@@ ility , not pri@@ de@@ ful ambi@@ tion , should char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ize your life . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Their sur@@ vi@@ val dep@@ ended on their being in@@ side the ar@@ k .
As he tur@@ ns to look out at the cap@@ it@@ al of the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re , no doubt the words that the Lord Jesus spoke to him at the T@@ ow@@ er of A@@ nt@@ on@@ ia in Jerusalem come to his mind .
T@@ w@@ o other In@@ di@@ ans , S@@ on@@ n@@ y and S@@ hu@@ bas@@ h , were living in the same house as David .
Hence , Jesus could say : “ He that has seen me has seen the Father also . ” ​ — John 14 : 9 , 10 ; 17 : 8 .
One es@@ tim@@ ate says that World W@@ ar I@@ I co@@ st some 60 milli@@ on lives .
That is the way to become a matu@@ re , godly ad@@ ul@@ t .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing an E@@ ye on O@@ thers ’ In@@ ter@@ ests
So the serv@@ ant rema@@ ined “ s@@ il@@ ent to know whether Jehovah had made his tri@@ p succ@@ ess@@ ful or not . ” ​ — G@@ e 24 V@@ er@@ ses 16 , 21 .
As of 194@@ 4 , there were 14@@ 1 Jehovah’s Witnesses from the Ne@@ ther@@ lands who were still held in vari@@ ous con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps .
O@@ ther members of Jesus ’ family , however , did not exerc@@ ise faith im@@ medi@@ ately .
While discus@@ sing the chap@@ ter , help your child to appreci@@ ate that cen@@ ter@@ ing one@@ ’s life on serving Jehovah is the best course to follow .
I often look back at the many happy years I had in serving Jehovah . ”
Then there was the un@@ nam@@ ed Gal@@ ile@@ an woman who for 12 years su@@ ffered from a f@@ low of blood , ca@@ using her “ many pa@@ ins . ”
Because of this qu@@ ality , reco@@ very from sin is possible .
V@@ er@@ y soon , by means of his Kingdom ​ — a heavenly govern@@ ment under his Son , Jesus Christ — ​ Jehovah will eli@@ min@@ ate the gre@@ e@@ dy com@@ mer@@ cial system that is respon@@ sible for en@@ sla@@ ving milli@@ ons to to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o .
To help himself bre@@ ak this bad ha@@ bi@@ t , J@@ on set his com@@ pu@@ ter to shu@@ t it@@ self down when it was time for him to go to bed . ​ — Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 15 , 16 . Par@@ ents , help your children to use te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy wis@@ ely
C@@ learly , in ancient Israel , g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on@@ y was vie@@ wed as an un@@ accep@@ table prac@@ tice for those who desi@@ red to serve God .
Jesus righ@@ tly called them h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites because they were not really see@@ king an answer to their question but were tr@@ ying to “ tra@@ p him in his spe@@ e@@ ch . ” ​ — Matthew 22 : 15 - 22 .
Today , it has come to expres@@ s the feelings many have about that country .
If we ‘ sear@@ ch for God’s works ’ as David did , we will see evidence of his power every@@ where ​ — in w@@ ind and wa@@ ves , in th@@ under and ligh@@ t@@ ning , in mi@@ gh@@ ty ri@@ v@@ ers and ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s .
In@@ ter@@ pre@@ ting a talk for Bro@@ ther Al@@ ber@@ t S@@ ch@@ ro@@ e@@ der
So let us ‘ make our pet@@ iti@@ ons known to him , ’ for this will result in our having “ the peace of God ” ​ — tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ill@@ ity that sur@@ pas@@ ses human com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion .
They cal@@ m@@ ed down , and we were bus@@ y all night long sh@@ aring Bible truth with them .
As it dre@@ w to a close , I was assign@@ ed to S@@ ã@@ o Paulo , which ca@@ used me to have re@@ serv@@ ations .
Let us consider some ke@@ y fac@@ t@@ ors that demonstr@@ ate that God’s Kingdom is a re@@ ality in full action today .
The same is true for those without pol@@ itical power .
In those post@@ war years , people had few pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
Still , it does ‘ make Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice ’ to see that you are who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly giving of yourself in his service .
The prophet was to deli@@ ver a de@@ va@@ st@@ ating judgment message to Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am .
Who , though , are the “ d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s , ” who receive spiritual n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment from the slave ?
The first to be resur@@ rec@@ ted are anointed Christians who died before Christ’s pres@@ ence began .
During “ the great and fear - inspi@@ ring day of Jehovah , ” those loy@@ ally serving God will be sa@@ ved .
Who today call on people in their ho@@ m@@ es and in public are@@ as to share the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message about God ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , I was determined to jo@@ in the ran@@ ks of full - time min@@ isters , and I started pione@@ ering in J@@ anu@@ ary 19@@ 34 .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , publi@@ sh@@ ers in a large city in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates no@@ tic@@ ed that people in a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od in their ter@@ rit@@ ory are concer@@ ned with such matters as cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion , tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c c@@ ong@@ es@@ tion , and cri@@ me .
For God to pre@@ v@@ ent all the sa@@ d con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of their decision would requi@@ re that he imp@@ ose his will on them at every turn .
Our mem@@ ory is not always reli@@ able .
On the contr@@ ary , they “ re@@ com@@ men@@ d [ themselves ] as God’s min@@ isters . . . through glory and di@@ sh@@ on@@ or , through bad repor@@ t and good repor@@ t ; as [ according to op@@ pon@@ ents ] dec@@ ei@@ v@@ ers and yet [ in re@@ ality ] tru@@ th@@ ful . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 6 : 4 , 8 .
When they arri@@ ved at the cam@@ p , it was s@@ il@@ ent .
As@@ k yourself the following questions :
She ear@@ ned her living as a se@@ am@@ st@@ ress .
4@@ 7
We also want to obey Christ Jesus , who comman@@ ded : “ G@@ o , therefore , and make disciples of people of all the nations , . . . teaching them to ob@@ serve all the things I have comman@@ ded you . ” ​ — Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 .
And ch@@ an@@ ces are that ne@@ ar@@ by words are ad@@ je@@ c@@ ti@@ ves , such as “ bi@@ g , ” “ small , ” “ old , ” or “ new . ”
You have our war@@ m invit@@ ation to cont@@ act them or to wr@@ ite to the ad@@ d@@ ress on page 2 of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
For instance , ad@@ v@@ ance pre@@ par@@ ation along with prayer can help our children to respon@@ d effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely when their pe@@ ers try to in@@ du@@ ce them to do something wrong . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
Consider another means by which Christ lea@@ ds the congregation today .
What dis@@ su@@ ad@@ es many from giving God the cre@@ di@@ t he deser@@ ves as the Creator ?
In fact , it lies at the very heart of why Jesus said that his Kingdom was not of this world .
Father refu@@ sed , and the G@@ esta@@ p@@ o th@@ reat@@ ened to ar@@ rest him .
( b ) W@@ ho@@ m did Satan have in mind when he challeng@@ ed Jo@@ b@@ ’s integrity to Jehovah ?
In fact , some of those con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences would stay with David for the rest of his life .
In what two ways do Jehovah’s Witnesses com@@ ba@@ t ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism ?
* ​ — Matthew 24 : 8 .
What a joy it was to receive word that the pr@@ un@@ es were ‘ so ta@@ st@@ y . ’
In@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ated by his experi@@ ences , Ge@@ or@@ ge B@@ or@@ ro@@ w re@@ turned to L@@ ond@@ on .
Jehovah is now ro@@ c@@ king the nations by means of the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l witness being given , and the desi@@ ra@@ ble things are coming in .
Jesus made this for@@ ce@@ ful st@@ at@@ ement : “ They are all living to him . ”
In ancient times ​ — when money was made of preci@@ ous me@@ tal@@ s — ​ the he@@ a@@ vi@@ er the co@@ in , the greater its value .
Jesus is perfect .
▪ Why We Mu@@ st Be Ho@@ ly
The result is a prof@@ it - mo@@ tiv@@ ated , per@@ mis@@ sive soci@@ ety in which the mo@@ t@@ to is , “ A@@ ny@@ thing go@@ es . ”
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : C@@ A@@ TH@@ O@@ L@@ I@@ C N@@ U@@ N
But in rec@@ ent years , something has chang@@ ed . He works and works , and then he br@@ ings home lu@@ x@@ u@@ ries rather than necess@@ ities .
T@@ ra@@ ined in the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol , all ​ — young and old , parents and children , even the in@@ fir@@ m — ​ have sh@@ ared and continue to share in fulfill@@ ing Jesus ’ great com@@ mis@@ sion .
• What has Jehovah fore@@ or@@ da@@ ined in con@@ ne@@ ction with his “ et@@ er@@ n@@ al purpose ” ?
• How can we view the ministry from God’s stan@@ d@@ point ?
1 AN@@ AL@@ Y@@ Z@@ E TH@@ E S@@ C@@ EN@@ E@@ S . ​ — R@@ E@@ A@@ D G@@ EN@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ S 6 : 1 - 6 AN@@ D A@@ C@@ T@@ S 19 : 11 - 20 .
There was a great need for these vis@@ its , since at one time it was not un@@ comm@@ on in S@@ pain for jud@@ ges to author@@ ize do@@ ct@@ ors to give a trans@@ fu@@ sion against the wi@@ sh@@ es of the pati@@ ent .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , an un@@ believ@@ ing wife should be sh@@ own self - sacrific@@ ing love and tend@@ er affe@@ ction by her Christian husband . ​ — E@@ ph .
Now , un@@ be@@ know@@ n@@ st to them , they re@@ ques@@ ted ass@@ ist@@ ance from their own brother , who had become Egy@@ p@@ t’s food ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ at@@ or .
From his respon@@ se , it is pla@@ in that the gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying of his name is important to him .
In part , that let@@ down is because a c@@ ra@@ ving for money cannot be satis@@ fied .
I began to real@@ ize how many religious lies there are .
Acc@@ ording to one dic@@ tion@@ ary , “ pro@@ c@@ ra@@ st@@ in@@ ate ” means “ to put off in@@ ten@@ tion@@ ally and ha@@ bitu@@ ally ; to put off in@@ ten@@ tion@@ ally the doing of something that should be done . ”
King Solomon , who had all the good things that money could bu@@ y in his day , recogn@@ ized that tru@@ sting in material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons does not lead to lasting happiness .
Our ter@@ rit@@ ory st@@ re@@ t@@ ched 30 mil@@ es [ 50 k@@ m ] in op@@ pos@@ ite direc@@ tions , but being young and en@@ er@@ ge@@ tic , we thought nothing of ri@@ ding bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ les or wal@@ king to re@@ ach the small commun@@ ities and f@@ ar@@ ms in the are@@ a .
B@@ ack to P@@ ris@@ on
C@@ learly , “ the congregation of God ” would not be mer@@ ely sc@@ at@@ tered , is@@ ol@@ ated individuals , am@@ oun@@ ting to an am@@ or@@ ph@@ ous congregation .
To his sur@@ pris@@ e , working hard with his father in the fi@@ el@@ ds ac@@ tually brought him and his family a high@@ er in@@ come than his ne@@ t gain would have been in the city .
That is the example we follow .
Indeed , by inst@@ inc@@ tiv@@ ely show@@ ing faith@@ ful@@ ness to its li@@ fel@@ ong mate and tend@@ er care for its young , the st@@ or@@ k lives up to the meaning of its name ​ — “ loyal one . ”
( b ) How can we res@@ ol@@ ve any doub@@ ts that we might have ?
Job did not worship in@@ an@@ im@@ ate things .
27 R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ing My Fir@@ st Lo@@ ve H@@ as H@@ el@@ ped M@@ e to En@@ du@@ re
We understand that in men@@ tion@@ ing “ this gener@@ ation , ” Jesus was refer@@ ring to two grou@@ ps of anointed Christians .
From chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od he became involved in d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , im@@ mor@@ ality , and the@@ ft .
They are like the go@@ d@@ less Israelites of Isa@@ i@@ ah’s day who lived for “ ex@@ ul@@ tation and rejo@@ ic@@ ing , . . . the e@@ ating of flesh and the dr@@ in@@ king of w@@ ine . ”
There was a “ direc@@ t@@ or of the fe@@ ast , ” certainly a respon@@ sible fellow beli@@ ever .
The sur@@ ve@@ y reve@@ als that when you@@ ths pur@@ sue le@@ is@@ ure activities ​ — such as listen@@ ing to mu@@ si@@ c , eng@@ ag@@ ing in s@@ por@@ ts , or just h@@ ang@@ ing out — ​ they are al@@ most always with other people .
What an el@@ o@@ qu@@ ent t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony to the power of the Bible to pre@@ v@@ ent deep - se@@ ated h@@ at@@ red from taking ro@@ o@@ t !
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful servants of Jehovah have always been e@@ ag@@ er to sub@@ mit to the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c direction .
( b ) What is wrong with continu@@ ally wor@@ r@@ ying about the past ?
6@@ 5 : 17 .
So Jesus was sh@@ aring fir@@ s@@ th@@ and information when he told his apostles : “ In the house of my Father are many d@@ wel@@ ling plac@@ es . ” ​ — John 6 : 38 ; 14 : 2 .
Many s@@ end out mission@@ aries to make pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes in other lands .
This sa@@ dness str@@ ik@@ es in@@ dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ately . It s@@ pa@@ res no one .
You likely know that some@@ one@@ ’s being a baptized Witness of Jehovah does not of it@@ self mean that he is a full - gro@@ wn Christian .
See if some are@@ a mer@@ its ad@@ di@@ tional attention in your marriage .
When we look at the things Jehovah cre@@ ated , we c@@ learly see that he is the God of order .
No@@ ta@@ bly , Jesus did not li@@ mit his ministry to speaking ca@@ su@@ ally to a few friends and ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ an@@ ces or to those he came in cont@@ act with lo@@ c@@ ally .
As fellow work@@ ers in God’s service , they simply stri@@ ve to set a fine example . ​ — 2 Corinthians 1 : 24 .
Jesus war@@ ned his followers about the d@@ anger of what could am@@ ount to a death - deal@@ ing spiritual s@@ le@@ ep .
Then God sp@@ li@@ t the R@@ ed Se@@ a , op@@ ening a cor@@ ri@@ d@@ or of se@@ ab@@ ed with w@@ alls of water perhaps as much as 50 fe@@ et [ 15 m ] high on each side .
Such an e@@ qu@@ al and or@@ der@@ ly arrang@@ ement was no doubt most appe@@ al@@ ing to the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants .
The mi@@ r@@ r@@ or@@ ’s un@@ po@@ li@@ shed face was u@@ su@@ ally left un@@ ad@@ or@@ ned .
What is the imp@@ ort of this ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on ?
As ever more people tra@@ v@@ el and live ab@@ ro@@ ad , we have more opportun@@ ities to come in cont@@ act with those who speak another language .
“ Those people came to teach us the Bible . ”
Consider another example of Jehovah’s reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess as man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted in the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
Jesus fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly ex@@ posed the un@@ loving false teach@@ ers of his day and their wrong teachings .
Their cap@@ tiv@@ ity began in the year 7@@ 40 before Christ when the ten tri@@ bes of Israel , the nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom , were for@@ ced to leave their land .
A sm@@ ile will draw others to you .
You can find such an ad@@ vis@@ er .
He wor@@ ked at it .
The same is true of Jehovah’s organization .
And who gave it to him ?
A L@@ over of God’s Word
The second message con@@ tain@@ s the promise : “ I [ Jehovah ] will f@@ ill this house with glory . ” ​ — H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 2 : 7 .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T | D@@ O@@ E@@ S D@@ E@@ AT@@ H EN@@ D I@@ T AL@@ L ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , when Jesus fin@@ i@@ shed , the disci@@ ple said to him : “ Lord , teach us how to pray . ”
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 22 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 29 , 9@@ 5
( b ) How was Jesus ’ ro@@ le in cre@@ ation uni@@ que ?
( b ) U@@ p@@ on what does succ@@ ess not dep@@ end ?
Jehovah has a the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c organization today .
But P@@ il@@ ate l@@ ac@@ ked hum@@ ility and love for the true God .
They told her not to ex@@ pect too much of her@@ self .
One good friend could not believe it , and he promised me a 6@@ 00 - p@@ ound [ 2@@ 70 k@@ g ] bul@@ l if I really did get married .
By means of the Se@@ ed of his “ woman , ” or the heavenly part of his organization , Jehovah would answer Satan’s chall@@ enge and provide Ad@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants with hope of deli@@ ver@@ ance and life . ​ — Romans 5 : 21 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 4 : 26 , 31 .
Ther@@ efore , God’s Word wis@@ ely coun@@ sel@@ s Christians : “ Ke@@ ep stri@@ ct w@@ atch that how you walk is not as un@@ wise but as wise pers@@ ons , bu@@ ying out the oppor@@ tu@@ ne time for y@@ ourselves , because the days are wicked . ”
It will also show how those re@@ tur@@ ning can ex@@ pect to be received .
Consider how his words have proved true in a uni@@ que way in an are@@ a of Tr@@ ans@@ car@@ pa@@ th@@ ia , U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine .
C@@ A@@ S@@ I@@ U@@ S ( J@@ E@@ B@@ E@@ L E@@ L - A@@ G@@ R@@ A )
I would like to say that all our children sta@@ yed in Jehovah’s way , but that was not the case .
Although she was the only woman mentioned by name as being one whom Jesus loved , he also had pu@@ re un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish love for other godly women , such as his de@@ ar earthly mother , M@@ ary , and Mar@@ th@@ a@@ ’s sister , M@@ ary .
But we soon real@@ ized that we did not understand the cor@@ rec@@ t meaning of most of the words we were lear@@ ning .
So how can we keep our hope b@@ right and in sh@@ ar@@ p foc@@ us ?
For instance , what is God like ?
In order to make their new home a@@ vail@@ able to reli@@ ef work@@ ers .
What two possible out@@ comes will there be for the resur@@ rec@@ ted ones ?
Yet , they pa@@ id with their lives ​ — the pri@@ ce of ign@@ or@@ ing the war@@ ning .
Con@@ stan@@ t@@ ine contribu@@ ted to the fu@@ sing of “ Christi@@ an@@ ity ” with the pa@@ g@@ an Rom@@ an religion .
How did Jehovah honor his spirit cre@@ atu@@ res ?
Is taking in knowledge of God and Christ bey@@ ond our cap@@ ac@@ ity ?
Yes , hope can be lik@@ ened , not to a c@@ and@@ le in the dar@@ k@@ ness , but to the br@@ il@@ li@@ ant ra@@ ys of the mor@@ ning su@@ n , f@@ ill@@ ing one@@ ’s life with peace , happiness , purpose , and courage .
“ The ransom pa@@ id by Christ Jesus ” is an expres@@ sion of God’s “ un@@ deser@@ ved kindness . ” ​ — Romans 3 : 24 .
Does your marriage f@@ all sh@@ ort of what you en@@ v@@ isi@@ oned ?
“ Acc@@ ording to the d@@ om@@ in@@ ant school of moral ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y , ” said Ne@@ w@@ s@@ we@@ ek ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , “ the s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ ism eng@@ end@@ ered by the En@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment has re@@ duc@@ ed all ide@@ as of right and wrong to matters of personal ta@@ st@@ e , emo@@ tional pre@@ fer@@ ence or cul@@ tural cho@@ ice . ”
Not all appreci@@ ated Jesus ’ hum@@ ility , his enem@@ ies even consider@@ ing him to be “ the low@@ li@@ est one of mankind . ”
David did not lo@@ se God’s spirit .
Who can help you to ass@@ ess emp@@ loy@@ ment op@@ tions in the light of Bible principles ?
It seem@@ ed that my bo@@ ss did not want me to leave .
“ For a few years now , ” wr@@ ites Mari@@ an@@ na , “ some of us have been reading the Bible text for the day from Ex@@ am@@ ining the Scriptures Da@@ ily during our bre@@ ak .
The te@@ x@@ t@@ book says : “ A reason@@ ing man@@ ner encoura@@ ges discus@@ sion , gives people something to think about later , and lea@@ ves the way o@@ pen for future con@@ vers@@ ations .
A@@ m@@ ong them were individuals of Al@@ ban@@ i@@ an , Ger@@ man , G@@ y@@ p@@ s@@ y , I@@ tal@@ i@@ an , and Ser@@ bi@@ an ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds .
All of this comes true two cen@@ tu@@ ries later .
The Bible rec@@ ord reve@@ als ne@@ i@@ ther the n@@ ames nor the number of those vis@@ it@@ ors .
We can imitate God by show@@ ing concer@@ n for others , such as young people . ​ — 4 / 15 , pages 28 - 31 .
M@@ ore and more di@@ str@@ actions inc@@ reas@@ ingly com@@ pete for our time .
Mo@@ re@@ over , as it did in Paul’s case , end@@ ur@@ ance br@@ ings wonderful fru@@ it@@ age .
O@@ thers cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed the com@@ mem@@ or@@ ation from a hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al point of view .
They had pre@@ ached des@@ pite op@@ position , even from dem@@ ons !
R@@ em@@ ember , too , that there will be “ a resurrection of both the righteous and the un@@ righteous . ”
An@@ y ple@@ asure der@@ i@@ ved from it would be temp@@ or@@ ary at best .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , I ag@@ re@@ ed , a@@ ware of the second part of my fav@@ or@@ ite s@@ crip@@ ture : “ I have made the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah my refu@@ ge . ”
The pre@@ ce@@ ding artic@@ les discus@@ sed just some of the Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es that c@@ learly indic@@ ate that we are living in “ the last days . ”
If a@@ vail@@ able in the country where you re@@ side , the bro@@ ch@@ ure may be ob@@ ta@@ ined by re@@ ques@@ ting a cop@@ y from the se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary of the local congregation .
For good reason , Paul wrote : “ As for us who bel@@ ong to the day , let us keep our sen@@ ses and have on the bre@@ ast@@ pl@@ ate of faith and love and as a hel@@ me@@ t the hope of sal@@ vation . ”
Proverbs 15 : 24 states : “ The p@@ ath of life is up@@ ward to one ac@@ ting with in@@ sight , in order to turn away from S@@ he@@ ol down bel@@ ow . ”
C@@ learly , John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er had im@@ mer@@ sed Jesus to@@ t@@ ally .
His question about es@@ cap@@ ing from Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na showed that those religious lead@@ ers as a class were f@@ it for everlasting des@@ tru@@ ction . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Now , if that was true of the perfect Son of God , would it not be true of us also ?
S@@ ad@@ ly , the n@@ atur@@ al human tend@@ enc@@ y is not obedi@@ ence but dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
The z@@ one work me@@ ant ex@@ tend@@ ed peri@@ o@@ ds of tra@@ v@@ el , which un@@ for@@ tun@@ ately resul@@ ted in long ab@@ s@@ ences from our daugh@@ ter .
The Bible rec@@ ord tel@@ ls us that un@@ like their father , they “ per@@ ver@@ ted justice . ” ​ — Read 1 Samuel 8 : 1 - 5 .
Now the time has come for Jehovah’s anointed King to ri@@ de for@@ th to esta@@ bl@@ ish the truth of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y once and for all .
If you heard others tel@@ ling lies about him , s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ing his good name , would you not be even more determined to praise him ?
We are near the end of our r@@ ace .
How did Noah foc@@ us on what he could do ?
( a ) How do we know that more light could be expe@@ cted after the first century came to a close ?
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , by rel@@ in@@ qui@@ shing any sel@@ f@@ ish ambi@@ tions and pur@@ su@@ ing a life of godly devo@@ tion , we too can enjoy a life that is rich in God’s eyes .
It took 4@@ 2 years , but at last we are a un@@ ited family .
H@@ ere the emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is is on its being un@@ coun@@ table .
To exerc@@ ise faith in God and his Son : To be gr@@ ate@@ ful for and to accept all that Jehovah and Jesus have done for us and to imitate Jesus in what we say and do
“ The result of hum@@ ility and the fear of Jehovah is ri@@ ches and glory and life , ” says the Bible .
The s@@ ource of acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge is Jehovah’s Word , the Bible .
S@@ ome@@ thing el@@ se that will help is an inc@@ reas@@ ed appreciation for what we have already received .
A psalmist said in prayer to Jehovah : “ Your word is a lam@@ p to my fo@@ o@@ t , and a light to my ro@@ ad@@ way . ”
But they still fac@@ ed ex@@ tre@@ me d@@ anger .
“ I es@@ cap@@ e from this fr@@ ame of mind by help@@ ing others and for@@ get@@ ting my@@ self .
Not u@@ su@@ ally .
Such mis@@ tre@@ at@@ ment is pro@@ of that you have God’s sm@@ ile of appro@@ val and that his spirit “ is re@@ sting upon you . ”
God’s or@@ ders , on the other hand , are direc@@ ti@@ ves , and we re@@ adi@@ ly ac@@ knowledge our Creat@@ or@@ ’s right to direc@@ t us .
How vital it is that along with love for God and appreciation for his loving - kindness , we cultiv@@ ate fear of dis@@ pleas@@ ing him !
To appreci@@ ate this as@@ pect of God’s w@@ atch@@ ful care , consider how he deal@@ t with Ca@@ in , who “ gre@@ w ho@@ t with anger ” when he did not me@@ et with divine appro@@ val .
How effe@@ ctive that way of h@@ and@@ ling that deli@@ c@@ ate situation proved to be !
“ The Y@@ ar@@ d@@ s@@ tic@@ k of the Bible ”
28 : 19 , 20 ; Mark 13 : 10 .
Per@@ secu@@ tion continued to inc@@ re@@ ase , and a number of them were for@@ ced to fle@@ e to other par@@ ts of S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land and to Fr@@ ance .
‘ S@@ pe@@ e@@ ch That C@@ o@@ v@@ ers O@@ ver K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge ’
M@@ one@@ y don@@ ated by Witnesses thr@@ ough@@ out the country was used for this con@@ stru@@ ction .
W@@ ould we not be wise to do the same ?
The Eng@@ l@@ ish se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary of st@@ ate then con@@ f@@ is@@ c@@ ated the man@@ us@@ crip@@ t and fil@@ ed it away .
Jesus under@@ l@@ ined the close l@@ ink between God’s spirit and the preaching work when he told his followers : “ You will receive power when the holy spirit arri@@ ves upon you , and you will be wit@@ nesses of me . . . to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ”
H@@ ome Bible stu@@ dies in ( clo@@ ck@@ wise from to@@ p left ) Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a , G@@ h@@ ana , S@@ r@@ i L@@ anka , and Eng@@ land
It is hard to i@@ magine the dep@@ th of Pet@@ er@@ ’s pain as the mor@@ ning bro@@ ke and the events of the day un@@ fol@@ ded .
It took all day , so we were given lun@@ ch .
It is not difficult to i@@ magine Paul’s en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m as he taught others about Jehovah and His pur@@ pos@@ es .
An@@ thro@@ po@@ lo@@ g@@ ists have col@@ le@@ cted as many as 2@@ 70 f@@ lood leg@@ ends from ne@@ arly all tri@@ bes and nations .
What must we ac@@ knowledge about ourselves in order to refle@@ ct God’s glory ?
H@@ er husband had be@@ at@@ en her with a bro@@ om h@@ and@@ le until it bro@@ ke in two .
When the apostle Paul taught people in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , “ he reas@@ oned with them from the Scriptures , expla@@ ining and pro@@ ving by refer@@ ences that it was necess@@ ary for the Christ to su@@ ff@@ er and to ris@@ e from the dead . ”
What pro@@ of can I offer to sub@@ stan@@ ti@@ ate my beli@@ ef@@ s ?
Yes , Jehovah God and Jesus Christ are su@@ pre@@ m@@ ely happy .
A@@ sa@@ ph then expres@@ sed doub@@ ts about the value of his pur@@ su@@ ing an u@@ pri@@ ght course in life . ​ — Psalm 7@@ 3 : 3 - 9 , 13 , 14 .
Jesus explained that the fo@@ ol@@ ish man res@@ em@@ b@@ led those who did no more than listen to Jesus ’ teachings .
Although spe@@ e@@ ch was used to mis@@ gu@@ i@@ de E@@ ve in the gar@@ den of E@@ den , there is nothing to su@@ gg@@ est that the liter@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent had vo@@ cal cor@@ ds .
It certainly is a blessing to have such instru@@ ction about Jehovah’s ways .
This u@@ su@@ ally has to be pur@@ cha@@ sed .
We were always on the move , r@@ un@@ ning from the mil@@ it@@ ary .
God’s prophet Jeremiah wrote : “ Go@@ od it is that one should wa@@ it , even s@@ il@@ ently , for the sal@@ vation of Jehovah . ”
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful ones with an earthly hope will experience the ful@@ l@@ ness of life only after they pas@@ s the fin@@ al t@@ est that will occ@@ ur right after the end of the M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn of Christ . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
D@@ er@@ by C@@ ongreg@@ ation , 200@@ 5
Those who know Jehovah real@@ ize that a last - min@@ u@@ te displa@@ y of ze@@ al will not imp@@ ress him .
What war@@ m , com@@ for@@ ting words !
Satan tri@@ es to ba@@ it us with im@@ mor@@ ality , un@@ heal@@ thy pri@@ de , and the occ@@ ul@@ t ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 12 , 13 )
So how did those on@@ loo@@ k@@ ers respon@@ d to “ the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent things of God ” that they heard ?
9@@ 0@@ 5 ․ ․ ․ ․ ․ ․
Des@@ pite “ je@@ al@@ ous and f@@ an@@ ati@@ cal op@@ position ” from some , T@@ is@@ ch@@ end@@ or@@ f re@@ turned from his mis@@ sion to Sin@@ a@@ i with the rest of the cop@@ y of the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t .
Jesus cl@@ ari@@ fied the matter , saying : “ This is my comman@@ d@@ ment , that you love one another just as I have loved you .
If so , what are some are@@ as in which we can give evidence that we do not allow the influ@@ ence of Satan to s@@ ti@@ f@@ le our kindness , especially in st@@ res@@ s@@ ful situ@@ ations ?
What “ better resurrection ” is yet a@@ head ?
He knew that any material benef@@ its he provided were temp@@ or@@ ary .
It is not pleas@@ ant to be around such individuals .
The land , rich in di@@ am@@ on@@ ds , go@@ ld , ir@@ on ore , and high - gra@@ de ba@@ u@@ x@@ ite ( from which al@@ um@@ inu@@ m is ex@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted ) , is home to more than n@@ ine milli@@ on G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ ans .
What , though , is involved in tra@@ ining children ?
S@@ how@@ ing concer@@ n for the wel@@ f@@ are of others may in@@ deed be fulfill@@ ing .
The second article expla@@ ins how we can strengthen our faith by being fir@@ m@@ ly con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that God re@@ war@@ ds those who ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly seek him .
Is that not an ast@@ on@@ ish@@ ing example of hum@@ ility on God’s part ?
How different the attitude is of those who , prom@@ p@@ ted by Jehovah’s holy spirit , displa@@ y love , kindness , and go@@ o@@ dness in their deal@@ ings with others !
We are inter@@ ested in help@@ ing all to come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God .
And he wa@@ ited for the right time to teach his disciples certain things .
You really want to keep that promise , so the following questions will help you to see if you are ready for baptism : ( 1 ) A@@ m I matu@@ re en@@ ough to make the decision ?
What H@@ op@@ e for My An@@ c@@ est@@ ors ?
Many Sa@@ w the R@@ es@@ ur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus
W@@ ho@@ m Do R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ons W@@ ant to P@@ le@@ ase ?
Satan prom@@ o@@ tes the ide@@ a that a care@@ er in his world will satis@@ fy a person , but Christians should take into account the import@@ ance of satis@@ f@@ ying their spiritual need .
By tur@@ ning to the Ho@@ ly Scriptures , you can help your child to learn that the Bible provi@@ des reli@@ able guid@@ ance and comfort in every dist@@ res@@ sing situation .
4 , 5 . ( a ) Why is Jesus the one best qu@@ ali@@ fied to be King of the Kingdom ?
It was all I could do .
By keep@@ ing a di@@ ary and acc@@ ur@@ ate lo@@ g@@ boo@@ ks , he and his te@@ am@@ s were able to deter@@ mine w@@ ind d@@ ri@@ f@@ ts , pre@@ pare ma@@ ps , and ob@@ tain consider@@ able information about the cont@@ in@@ ent of A@@ nt@@ ar@@ c@@ tic@@ a .
The f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating rec@@ ord of that her@@ it@@ age can be g@@ le@@ an@@ ed not only from public@@ ations but also from p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ s , let@@ ters , personal acc@@ oun@@ ts , and ar@@ ti@@ fac@@ ts rel@@ ated to our worship , our preaching work , and our hist@@ ory .
Christians are ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed to “ speak cons@@ ol@@ ingly to the de@@ pres@@ sed sou@@ ls . ”
The mer@@ ci@@ ful , pati@@ ent , and com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate way in which Jehovah deal@@ t with David should encoura@@ ge all who seek to do God’s will .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , overse@@ ers need to ass@@ ist them to apply spiritual “ ey@@ es@@ al@@ ve ” ​ — to accept and con@@ form to Jesus ’ teaching , counsel , example , and men@@ tal attitude .
For instance , she was able to help some 17 individuals to come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of Bible truth , even though she was con@@ f@@ ined to her ma@@ ch@@ ine 24 h@@ our@@ s a day !
Today , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds are demonstr@@ ating that same “ H@@ ere I am ! S@@ end me ! ”
H@@ app@@ ily , I was able to work part - time for S@@ is@@ ter K@@ o@@ da while pione@@ ering .
They did not op@@ er@@ ate se@@ cre@@ tly , like a cri@@ min@@ al ma@@ st@@ er@@ mind who conc@@ e@@ als his id@@ ent@@ ity and works his evil , clo@@ ak@@ ed in sh@@ a@@ do@@ w .
I pro@@ duc@@ ed af@@ fi@@ da@@ vit@@ s from col@@ le@@ ge prof@@ ess@@ ors who wrote regarding my good char@@ ac@@ ter and exc@@ ep@@ tional s@@ k@@ ill@@ s as a stru@@ c@@ tural eng@@ in@@ e@@ er .
No , for ancient Israel sa@@ dly turned out to be ne@@ i@@ ther faithful nor dis@@ cre@@ et .
He@@ ed the W@@ ar@@ ning !
Consider now Eli@@ j@@ ah’s example .
What do we need in order to come off vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous in our fi@@ ght against Satan ?
The situation is com@@ par@@ able to a k@@ id@@ n@@ app@@ ing , in which rel@@ e@@ ase of the ho@@ st@@ age can be ob@@ ta@@ ined only by a spe@@ ci@@ fied pa@@ y@@ ment .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of people around the world benefit in a vari@@ ety of ways from reading each is@@ sue of The Watchtower and its compan@@ ion ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , A@@ wa@@ ke !
Yes , as explained in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , a ke@@ y fac@@ t@@ or in appro@@ aching God is faith .
Paul cho@@ se the mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place because that was the cen@@ ter of A@@ th@@ en@@ i@@ an life .
Does he do anything for us today ?
Even so , much of the wor@@ ding in the King James V@@ er@@ sion became ar@@ cha@@ ic over the cen@@ tu@@ ries .
Yes , the other sheep , who hope to live forever on earth , will share in the uni@@ vers@@ al rejo@@ ic@@ ing when the marriage of the L@@ am@@ b takes place in heaven .
A Christian shepher@@ d lik@@ e@@ wise needs to know and keep tr@@ ack of the flo@@ ck of God under his care .
The ang@@ el G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el told M@@ ary how she would become a mother even though she had had no se@@ x@@ u@@ al inter@@ course with a man .
As no@@ ted , Peter said : “ No prophecy of Scrip@@ ture s@@ pr@@ ings from any priv@@ ate inter@@ pre@@ tation . ”
Of course , many opportun@@ ities remain for vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers to ass@@ ist other conven@@ tion de@@ par@@ t@@ ments .
4 : 4 ; 18 : 11 , 12 .
( b ) What will we next consider about self - control ?
A “ simp@@ le ” e@@ ye will move us to res@@ ist worl@@ dly di@@ str@@ actions
As@@ soci@@ ating with local Witnesses has a fur@@ ther benefit .
Un@@ an@@ im@@ ous De@@ c@@ ision for Jehovah’s Witnesses
The table of con@@ ten@@ ts lis@@ ts not only the langu@@ ages but also the cor@@ respon@@ ding language sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s .
Acc@@ ording to this psal@@ m , God tel@@ ls his Son : “ As@@ k of me , that I may give nations as your in@@ her@@ it@@ ance and the ends of the earth as your own pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion . ” ​ — Psalm 2 : 8 .
During Christ’s rule of a th@@ ous@@ and years , Satan will be con@@ f@@ ined to an ab@@ y@@ ss , the dead will be resur@@ rec@@ ted , and mankind will be el@@ ev@@ ated to per@@ fe@@ ction on earth .
Let me expla@@ in what led me , a young S@@ pan@@ ish mother , to make that ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
On that fin@@ al night with his disciples , Jesus said : “ He that has my comman@@ d@@ ments and ob@@ ser@@ ves them , that one is he who lo@@ ves me .
“ He went away g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed , for he was ho@@ l@@ ding many pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons . ”
Of course , knowledge by it@@ self is not en@@ ough to bring the peace fore@@ told by Isaiah .
D@@ on@@ ations of c@@ as@@ h with the con@@ dition that it can be re@@ turned if you need it .
At first , the only ones who attend@@ ed were the two of us and the local sister and her daugh@@ ter .
Paul wrote : “ Per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in prayer . ”
I pit@@ ched , or I pla@@ yed th@@ ir@@ d ba@@ se , and Ar@@ di@@ s pla@@ yed first ba@@ se .
The el@@ der who made that vis@@ it is now in his 8@@ 0 ’ s , and he f@@ on@@ dly re@@ members that bro@@ ther’s sense of hum@@ or and his loy@@ al@@ ty .
Jesus of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th was a des@@ c@@ end@@ ant of David .
Some believe that when children get older , they will be able to deci@@ de for themselves what valu@@ es to accept .
What about el@@ der@@ ly people ?
A first st@@ ep is to pre@@ pare our own heart .
( Proverbs 5 : 18 , 19 )
Ne@@ a@@ pol@@ is
One of the bo@@ ys knew a few words of Eng@@ l@@ ish .
Ther@@ efore , refu@@ s@@ al to worship them was consider@@ ed t@@ reason .
“ The M@@ in@@ ding of the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ”
Our dedic@@ ation to Jehovah and our desire to do his will af@@ fect for the good all as@@ pe@@ cts of our lives , including the way we rel@@ a@@ x , our e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king ha@@ bi@@ ts , and the kind of mu@@ si@@ c we listen to .
And what about today ?
Do you real@@ ize , though , that the mo@@ on influ@@ ences the se@@ as@@ ons ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses in Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que hold liter@@ ac@@ y cl@@ as@@ ses in 8@@ 50 plac@@ es n@@ ati@@ on@@ wide in order that people can read God’s Word for themselves .
The mer@@ ch@@ ant in Jesus ’ par@@ able sacrific@@ ed everything for one valu@@ able pe@@ ar@@ l
What men@@ tal attitude do we do well to cultiv@@ ate ?
I am so gr@@ ate@@ ful that my heart was gra@@ du@@ ally dra@@ wn to Jehovah .
1 : 8 , 9 ​ — How is the daugh@@ ter of Z@@ ion to be “ left rema@@ ining like a boo@@ th in a v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard , like a loo@@ k@@ out hu@@ t in a field of cu@@ cum@@ bers ” ?
One vital de@@ ta@@ il , though , has es@@ cap@@ ed his attention .
How was this responsi@@ bility ful@@ filled ?
Just as we can lo@@ se liter@@ al ey@@ es@@ i@@ ght s@@ low@@ ly and in@@ si@@ di@@ ously , we can lo@@ se an even more preci@@ ous form of sight ​ — our spiritual vision .
For those who put on the ‘ new person@@ ality , there is ne@@ i@@ ther Greek nor Je@@ w nor fore@@ ign@@ er . ’ ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 10 , 11 .
Re@@ c@@ ently , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of people , including many of Jehovah’s Witnesses , were ob@@ li@@ ged to fle@@ e the war - t@@ or@@ n D@@ emo@@ cr@@ ati@@ c Re@@ public of C@@ ongo to the relati@@ ve sa@@ f@@ ety of the C@@ en@@ tr@@ al Af@@ ri@@ can Re@@ public .
U@@ sing appro@@ pri@@ ate questions in our ministry often lea@@ ds to good resul@@ ts .
On@@ ce they are married , their differ@@ ences often lead to ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents .
To expres@@ s his than@@ ks for all that A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ r@@ a had done for him , the man invit@@ ed her and those who had travel@@ ed to the conven@@ tion with her to his re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ant .
No Ca@@ tho@@ lic , O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x , or Mus@@ li@@ m pri@@ ests could of@@ fi@@ ci@@ ate at ri@@ tu@@ als .
Bible N@@ ames ​ — M@@ ore T@@ ha@@ n Just L@@ ab@@ els
An@@ y pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce we may once have felt toward certain n@@ ati@@ on@@ alities , rac@@ es , or cul@@ tures can be over@@ come .
TH@@ E st@@ ory is not a pre@@ t@@ ty one .
The prophet Daniel saw a vision in which the Messi@@ ah , lik@@ ened to “ a son of man , ” was given “ rul@@ er@@ ship , honor , and a kingdom ” by no@@ ne other than “ the An@@ cient of Da@@ ys , ” Jehovah God .
What more can you do to buil@@ d and maintain strong faith ?
Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l ho@@ ped to dist@@ ribu@@ te the new vo@@ lu@@ me in boo@@ k@@ sto@@ res .
Today , he and his wife , M@@ ad@@ ge , live in Bi@@ r@@ m@@ ing@@ ham , after sp@@ en@@ ding a li@@ fe@@ time in Jehovah’s service in cir@@ cu@@ it and dist@@ ri@@ ct assign@@ ments thr@@ ough@@ out B@@ r@@ ita@@ in .
I was 24 years old and married with three children .
So@@ on Paul cri@@ ed out with joy : ‘ D@@ on@@ ’t wor@@ ry , he@@ ’s all right ! ’
• What chall@@ enge did the tri@@ be of G@@ ad face , and what does that teach Christians today ?
He will bring about the “ rest@@ or@@ ation of all things of which God spoke through the m@@ ou@@ th of his holy prophe@@ ts of old time . ”
Sol@@ ving Pro@@ ble@@ ms , 5 / 1 They En@@ ri@@ ched Their Li@@ fe , 1 / 15
31 : 31 - 34 .
For example , consider the proble@@ m of ear@@ ning a living .
( Read Isaiah 32 : 1 , 2 . )
Of course , there are many faithful servants of Jehovah who@@ se circumstances do not allow them to serve as pione@@ ers .
God re@@ je@@ cted the Jewish religious lead@@ ers because of their un@@ faith@@ ful@@ ness to him .
She ans@@ wers : “ I am now able to care for my own fin@@ an@@ ces .
Still , their supp@@ lic@@ ations in our be@@ half can accom@@ pl@@ ish much .
W@@ rest@@ ling with an ang@@ el and re@@ uni@@ on with E@@ sa@@ u were not the only c@@ ris@@ es that Jac@@ o@@ b had to over@@ come .
Why is life so com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve ?
W@@ ould it not be wor@@ th@@ while to find out more about this pro@@ spe@@ ct ?
Consider a young gi@@ r@@ l who moved to a r@@ ur@@ al to@@ wn to help people to learn about God’s Word .
In another in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion , the S@@ um@@ eri@@ an King G@@ u@@ de@@ a mentioned the preci@@ ous tim@@ bers that he received from “ the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of I@@ b@@ la [ E@@ b@@ la ] . ”
Such self - sacrifice !
I continued stud@@ ying with that young gi@@ r@@ l , and one year later I was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Then for Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s in 19@@ 35 , we received a gift - w@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed book ent@@ it@@ led The H@@ ar@@ p of God .
What two ma@@ in poin@@ ts will we consider in this article ?
What are kindness and go@@ o@@ dness , and what effect do they have on the at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere in the home ?
One of the gra@@ du@@ ates read a letter from the class , expres@@ sing deep appreciation for the tra@@ ining they had received .
The Bible says : “ W@@ i@@ th@@ out faith it is imp@@ os@@ sible to ple@@ ase God well , for who@@ ever appro@@ ach@@ es God must believe that he ex@@ ists and that he be@@ comes the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ”
All along , Jehovah has been exerc@@ ising his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y in direc@@ ting , regul@@ ating , and gover@@ ning the op@@ er@@ ations of the spirit real@@ m and the physical uni@@ verse . ​ — Ne@@ h@@ emiah 9 : 6 .
On@@ ly a sub@@ or@@ din@@ ate would use such expres@@ sions in refer@@ ring to another .
In The Watchtower of A@@ pri@@ l 15 , 198@@ 0 , you can read more about how they end@@ ur@@ ed .
O@@ ther@@ wise , why would they go to the tr@@ ou@@ ble of speaking to you about the matter ?
However , many parents would e@@ ch@@ o the apost@@ le@@ ’s words .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , we should use our res@@ our@@ ces and influ@@ ence to up@@ hold true worship . ​ — 12 / 15 , pages 19 - 22 .
T@@ ell your friends about your determin@@ ation to keep your use of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l under control .
For example , in his book ent@@ it@@ led On Fir@@ st P@@ r@@ in@@ ci@@ ples , O@@ ri@@ g@@ en descri@@ bed Jesus as ‘ the only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , who was born , but without any beg@@ in@@ ning . ’
How I sen@@ sed the war@@ m@@ th of Jehovah’s organization !
Su@@ b@@ mis@@ sion to the Father B@@ r@@ ings B@@ ene@@ f@@ its to the Son
( Read E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 3 : 17 - 19 . )
H@@ el@@ p Y@@ oung Be@@ come F@@ am@@ ili@@ ar With Jehovah’s O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation , 10 / 15
The sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of these prophe@@ tic words re@@ ach@@ es down to our time .
This is har@@ dly sur@@ pris@@ ing , since those living in W@@ es@@ ter@@ n lands may be bom@@ ba@@ r@@ ded by as many as 3@@ ,000 mar@@ ke@@ ting mes@@ sa@@ ges a day .
After all , God has hi@@ d@@ den his pur@@ pos@@ es from the ha@@ ugh@@ ty and has reve@@ aled them to hum@@ ble ones .
The two sur@@ ge@@ ons ​ — ab@@ ly direc@@ ted by a co@@ op@@ er@@ ative sur@@ ge@@ on from Eng@@ land — ​ per@@ form@@ ed an ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely difficult op@@ er@@ ation on a Witness ba@@ by who@@ se a@@ or@@ tic v@@ al@@ ve requi@@ red mo@@ di@@ fic@@ ation .
The minis@@ ter can con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on the Bible tru@@ ths about death and offer comfort for the ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved .
It was different with Ca@@ in .
On@@ ce again , the ma@@ in is@@ sue was Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality .
A dar@@ k m@@ om@@ ent in@@ deed !
On@@ ce she was invit@@ ed to go on a pi@@ c@@ ni@@ c with some of her cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es together with bo@@ ys from a bo@@ ys ’ school .
We cannot ex@@ pect to remain a friend of God if we side with those who cho@@ ose to be friends of the world .
Do I re@@ serve many we@@ ek@@ ends for rec@@ re@@ ation in@@ stead of using such time for the field ministry and other activities in con@@ ne@@ ction with pu@@ re worship ? ’
To Jehovah , King David said : “ You will give me your shi@@ eld of sal@@ vation , and your own right hand will su@@ sta@@ in me , and your own hum@@ ility will make me great . ”
Many times they were at de@@ a@@ th@@ ’s do@@ or , but as a group , they were pre@@ served ali@@ ve .
The apostle Peter said that Jesus per@@ form@@ ed mirac@@ les , or “ won@@ ders . ”
In the beg@@ in@@ ning , it was a chall@@ enge for their daugh@@ ter B@@ rit@@ ann@@ y to be part of a small Eng@@ l@@ ish - language congregation with few other young people .
Our faith might be com@@ pared to a w@@ o@@ od fi@@ re .
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It is the parents ’ responsi@@ bility to instru@@ ct their children regarding the use of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l and to mon@@ it@@ or their actions in this reg@@ ard . ​ — Proverbs 22 : 6 .
After end@@ uring pro@@ long@@ ed efforts to bre@@ ak his integrity to God , Al@@ fer@@ man@@ n was fin@@ ally sent to the S@@ tu@@ t@@ th@@ of con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p in F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 194@@ 4 .
These stri@@ ps were b@@ ent to f@@ it his t@@ or@@ so and were fa@@ st@@ ened to st@@ ra@@ ps of le@@ ather by means of me@@ tal ho@@ o@@ ks and bu@@ ck@@ les .
During the meeting , a letter from the branch of@@ fice was read , expla@@ ining what had been done to help and rel@@ ating experi@@ ences of those who had sur@@ vi@@ ved the c@@ y@@ clo@@ ne .
H@@ ol@@ ding on to my compan@@ ion , I stru@@ gg@@ led with the wa@@ ves for four h@@ our@@ s , s@@ wi@@ m@@ m@@ ing when I had the strength for it and c@@ all@@ ing on Jehovah for help .
D@@ O Y@@ O@@ U feel at home in the present world ?
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing this will help us to de@@ al with suffering and mis@@ for@@ tu@@ ne when it occ@@ ur@@ s .
He dre@@ w attention to “ str@@ ong@@ ly en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched things ” ​ — such as false do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines — ​ that the new mission@@ aries will be able to over@@ turn by the power of the Scriptures .
We can be sure that the congregation in R@@ ome respon@@ ded well to Paul’s counsel and made the necess@@ ary ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments .
He has not lost sight of who w@@ on the vi@@ ct@@ ory over M@@ idi@@ an .
When the po@@ pe needed an ally to strengthen his rel@@ ations with Fr@@ ance , he bro@@ ke the bet@@ ro@@ th@@ al of his 13 - year - old daugh@@ ter , Lu@@ cre@@ z@@ ia , to an A@@ ra@@ g@@ on@@ ese no@@ ble and gave her in@@ stead to a relati@@ ve of the du@@ ke of M@@ il@@ an .
“ Do not become wise in your own eyes , ” says Solomon .
A@@ no@@ ther way to show concer@@ n is by making mon@@ et@@ ary don@@ ations to the worl@@ d@@ wide work of Jehovah’s Witnesses . ​ — 2 Corinthians 8 : 13 , 14 ; 9 : 6 , 7 .
Many people invit@@ ed us to si@@ t down and talk with them .
His origin@@ al purpose was for his human cre@@ ation to live forever right here on earth as his obedi@@ ent children .
Yes , the Creator of heaven and earth is mat@@ ch@@ less in wisdom .
V@@ is@@ it@@ ors come in ho@@ p@@ es that they can cont@@ act dead relati@@ ves or friends and receive their help .
He did not turn down Davi@@ d’s invit@@ ation because he felt in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der responsi@@ bility or because he wanted to enjoy a qui@@ et life in re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment .
They help them to be consider@@ ed righteous before God , which is only possible because of Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness .
He said : “ After you believ@@ ed , you were se@@ aled by means of him with the promised holy spirit , which is a to@@ ken in ad@@ v@@ ance of our in@@ her@@ it@@ ance . ”
So@@ on the attitude could devel@@ op : “ The end won@@ ’t come today . ”
M@@ ore than 60 years later , the apostle John wrote : “ Jesus loved Mar@@ th@@ a and her sister . ”
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of difficul@@ ties we face , what gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e does God give to those who prove faithful to him ?
“ As Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th heard the gre@@ et@@ ing of M@@ ary , the inf@@ ant in her wom@@ b le@@ ap@@ ed , and Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th was filled with holy spirit . ” ​ — Luke 1 : 4@@ 1 .
P@@ ut@@ ting it off can un@@ du@@ ly pro@@ long the angu@@ ish .
They will have Jesus as their “ E@@ ter@@ n@@ al Father ” during his M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn , but at its end he will sub@@ ject himself to Jehovah and they will become children of God in a complete sense . ​ — John 10 : 16 ; Is@@ a .
But the thought of having a r@@ om@@ an@@ tic interest in them was out of the question for this man of integrity .
The occasi@@ on may well strengthen your desire to be a re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ent of God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , le@@ ading to life everlasting .
• How can you apply the message that H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed ?
But this brought him no happiness .
In@@ f@@ lu@@ ences from the world along with in@@ her@@ ited imper@@ fe@@ ction inc@@ l@@ ine us to use time pur@@ ely for our own enjo@@ y@@ ment or personal benefit .
At the same time , Jehovah kno@@ ws that humans have li@@ mit@@ ations .
Bo@@ th Isaiah and Mi@@ ca@@ h pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed that during our time ​ — “ the fin@@ al part of the days ” — ​ nations and pe@@ op@@ les would worship Jehovah in an accep@@ table way . ​ — Isaiah 2 : 2 - 4 ; Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 1 - 4 .
In our congregations are found all s@@ or@@ ts of people whom Jehovah has dra@@ wn to him .
Paul then went to A@@ ra@@ bia , perhaps to medit@@ ate on God’s purpose to use him in declar@@ ing the good news to the nations . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 1 : 15 - 17 .
Ther@@ e@@ after , I was able to sp@@ end fi@@ ve years in the pioneer service .
I could better understand why Jehovah found him so desi@@ ra@@ ble .
Yet , there is still a va@@ st un@@ t@@ ou@@ ched ter@@ rit@@ ory .
N@@ ei@@ ther S@@ ar@@ ah nor Abraham reg@@ re@@ t@@ ted the decision they made .
The same work also no@@ tes that “ the heart , as l@@ ying deep within , con@@ tain@@ s ‘ the hi@@ d@@ den man , ’ . . . the real man . ”
As our R@@ an@@ som@@ er , Jesus cle@@ ans@@ es our consci@@ ences and gives us in@@ ner peace .
At the present time , 9@@ 0 milli@@ on co@@ pi@@ es of the Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
What will help us never to ju@@ dge Jehovah by our own standards of righteousness ?
After we me@@ et for field service , we go out to speak to people about the good news of the Kingdom .
Why is the sub@@ ject of mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring of interest today ?
1 : 6 ; 20 : 7 - 11 .
C@@ ri@@ me : Although certain ty@@ p@@ es of cri@@ me have dec@@ reas@@ ed in some plac@@ es , other ty@@ p@@ es , such as c@@ y@@ ber@@ cri@@ me , d@@ om@@ es@@ tic viol@@ ence , and ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism are inc@@ reas@@ ing at an al@@ ar@@ m@@ ing r@@ ate .
With M@@ au@@ d K@@ o@@ da and her husband .
A@@ no@@ ther way you can take the in@@ iti@@ ative in making friends is by invit@@ ing different ones to share with you in the preaching work .
He op@@ posed her , and she st@@ op@@ ped stud@@ ying .
; S@@ m@@ ith , C .
At that time , the Christian congregation , which became an inter@@ n@@ ational organization , was form@@ ed .
“ N@@ O@@ T to be read without the pres@@ ence of a pri@@ est . ”
That truth was of cen@@ tr@@ al import@@ ance because of the ro@@ le of the Kingdom in v@@ indic@@ ating Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and provi@@ ding per@@ man@@ ent blessings for humans .
Why was Moses not able to lead the Israelites into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , but what did he see ?
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , Jesus knew that we would need to seek many things in life in ad@@ dition to the Kingdom .
One ang@@ el kil@@ led 18@@ 5@@ ,000 As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers in one night and sa@@ ved God’s people .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , H@@ y@@ men@@ a@@ e@@ us and Ph@@ ile@@ tu@@ s taught that the resurrection was a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic one and that Christians had already been resur@@ rec@@ ted in a spiritual sense .
• What opportun@@ ities are there to praise Jehovah “ all day long ” ?
N@@ ex@@ t , Ger@@ ri@@ t L@@ ö@@ s@@ ch , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy and a gra@@ du@@ ate of the 4@@ 1@@ st class of G@@ ile@@ ad , develop@@ ed the sub@@ ject “ P@@ u@@ bli@@ sh@@ ers of S@@ al@@ vation . ”
However , apost@@ ates speak their own wisdom , and their words are valu@@ eless , a stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ ck to any who might listen .
He offered to cont@@ act Lu@@ i@@ gi@@ ’s in@@ sur@@ ance compan@@ y to spe@@ ed up the cla@@ im .
We may be fir@@ m and determined to keep se@@ par@@ ate from the world on large is@@ su@@ es , such as neu@@ tr@@ ality , religious ho@@ li@@ days and cu@@ st@@ om@@ s , and im@@ mor@@ ality .
For a while , Ab@@ sal@@ om had succ@@ ess , for “ the con@@ spi@@ rac@@ y kept get@@ ting str@@ ong@@ er , and the people were continu@@ ally gro@@ wing in number with Ab@@ sal@@ om . ”
“ Th@@ r@@ ough the W@@ ho@@ le Is@@ land ”
They were the cle@@ an@@ est , most well - be@@ ha@@ ved , mo@@ des@@ tly d@@ ressed , good - n@@ atu@@ red crow@@ d of people I have ever me@@ t . ”
This was perhaps the origin@@ al text , which had been comple@@ ted some 8@@ 00 years ear@@ li@@ er .
Jesus , however , refu@@ sed to be di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted from the more important matters that la@@ y a@@ head .
What mo@@ tiv@@ ated a man who loved viol@@ ent s@@ por@@ ts to become a lo@@ ver of peace ?
No Kingdom H@@ all can righ@@ tly be called “ the house of Jehovah ” in the same sense that these words app@@ lied to the temple in Jerusalem .
So you would har@@ dly ex@@ pect to find anything of value there , much less a pri@@ c@@ eless ge@@ m .
He had some fir@@ m counsel to give to certain congregations in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or , but no@@ tice how he went about it .
What ref@@ in@@ ement became a re@@ ality in the 19@@ 20 ’ s ?
Let us consider the questions one at a time .
Like Job , we too may need to put for@@ th greater effort to see God . How can we do that ?
That day began at su@@ n@@ set because the Hebrew days r@@ an from su@@ n@@ set to su@@ n@@ set .
Bo@@ th spi@@ ces were high@@ ly es@@ te@@ em@@ ed for their f@@ ra@@ gr@@ ance .
Why can we say that an ap@@ par@@ ent bre@@ ach invol@@ ving Paul , Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s , and Mark was heal@@ ed in a pe@@ ace@@ able way ?
Then we should seri@@ ously consider whether we are the s@@ ource of the proble@@ m rather than the other person . ​ — 8 / 15 , page 23 .
One gi@@ r@@ l s@@ it@@ ting in the ro@@ w in fr@@ on@@ t of us gl@@ an@@ ced at us .
M@@ eli@@ to person@@ ally travel@@ ed to Bible lands to re@@ sear@@ ch the ex@@ act number of boo@@ ks of the Hebrew Scriptures .
Today , some si@@ x milli@@ on Witnesses in over 2@@ 30 lands are help@@ ing people to gain an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of that Kingdom .
By taking the time to find the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s answer to such vital questions , you too may come to be con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that there is a God who is , in fact , “ not far off from each one of us . ” ​ — Acts 17 : 27 .
“ I h@@ ated life , ” he said .
If we do not love ourselves , we cannot love our neigh@@ b@@ or .
When our fellow believers under@@ go tri@@ als , face persecu@@ tion , or are imp@@ ris@@ oned , let us pray for them and do all we can to help them . ​ — Pro@@ v .
Does their pre@@ occ@@ up@@ ation with human af@@ fai@@ r@@ s bl@@ ind them to what God is doing ?
( Read Jeremiah 10 : 23 . )
Do you use your “ gift ” to serve others or to ple@@ ase yourself ?
Per@@ haps we are suffering from serious health problems .
Li@@ ves were at st@@ ake !
Does this ma@@ r their happiness ?
Because he is at my right hand , I shall not be made to to@@ t@@ ter . ” ​ — Psalm 16 : 8 ; 5@@ 5 : 22 .
Not only does he want to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard his servants from the pain resul@@ ting from pur@@ su@@ ing an un@@ wise course but he also wants them to be happy .
; Bu@@ t@@ l@@ er , D .
And how can it teach us to be more emp@@ a@@ the@@ tic toward others who su@@ ff@@ er ?
But even if his parents ​ — his clo@@ s@@ est human cont@@ ac@@ ts — ​ were to leave him , he knew that God would not deser@@ t him .
If an Israel@@ it@@ e@@ ’s sacrifice was a vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of s@@ inc@@ ere gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to Jehovah or , as in the case of a bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering , a re@@ qu@@ est for his appro@@ val , then making the appro@@ pri@@ ate cho@@ ice of ani@@ ma@@ l would likely present no chall@@ enge .
So it began to say to the woman : ‘ Is it really so that God said you must not e@@ at from every t@@ ree of the gar@@ den ? ’ ”
Jesus expe@@ cts Christian elders to tre@@ at the flo@@ ck the same way that he tre@@ ated it .
Ther@@ efore , rather than being rend@@ ered at any special place , our worship will be accep@@ table to God if it con@@ form@@ s to what the Bible teach@@ es and is gu@@ i@@ ded by the holy spirit .
M@@ il@@ li@@ e@@ ’s husband died many years ag@@ o .
One writ@@ er says : “ Tru@@ e spiritu@@ ality is something that is found deep within on@@ es@@ el@@ f .
Instead , as a p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment , all of the Witnesses were imp@@ ris@@ oned in one ba@@ r@@ rac@@ ks .
Job , the father of many children , was ke@@ en@@ ly a@@ ware of man@@ ’s sh@@ ort life sp@@ an .
If death ends it all , living for the present makes perfect sense .
However , when someone dra@@ ws a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c fa@@ il@@ ing to our attention , the tend@@ enc@@ y is to try to jus@@ ti@@ fy ourselves , min@@ i@@ mi@@ ze the proble@@ m , question the mo@@ tive of the coun@@ sel@@ or , or ob@@ ject to the way in which the counsel was deli@@ vered .
Some use “ sin ” hum@@ or@@ ously as an old - fa@@ shi@@ oned ter@@ m to descri@@ be human fo@@ i@@ bl@@ es .
So they made a g@@ ol@@ den i@@ ma@@ ge of a cal@@ f and said to the people : “ This is your God , O Israel , who led you up out of the land of Egy@@ pt . ”
If you do , apply yourself , just as Jo@@ si@@ ah did .
In what important respect are Jehovah and Satan complete op@@ pos@@ ites ?
Jehovah’s pati@@ ence al@@ lo@@ ws for what blessing ?
But one day when Jo@@ el was four years old , our son Mar@@ c said , “ C@@ ome on , Jo@@ el , show Mu@@ m@@ my that you can do it ! ”
Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing Our S@@ en@@ se of U@@ r@@ g@@ enc@@ y
If that happened , it would not be God’s fa@@ ul@@ t , for “ he is not far off from each one of us . ”
When this ter@@ ri@@ ble or@@ de@@ al had pas@@ sed , he would me@@ et them again .
Who are these people ?
Ru@@ b@@ é@@ n says : “ I have f@@ ought feelings of wor@@ th@@ less@@ ness for many years .
King David learned from experience the pain associ@@ ated with such har@@ m@@ ful st@@ ress when he said : “ There is no peace in my b@@ ones on account of my sin .
Who could righ@@ tly disa@@ gre@@ e with that ?
Al@@ so talk about challeng@@ es you face , ones that you especially need God’s help to cop@@ e with .
May it be our res@@ ol@@ ve to continue serving “ sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der ” with our brothers and sisters earth wide as we learn to speak that one language ever more f@@ lu@@ ently , to the glory of our heavenly Father , Jehovah . ​ — Read Psalm 1@@ 50 : 1 - 6 .
H@@ ear@@ t@@ felt prayer , study of God’s Word , meeting attend@@ ance , and preaching the good news might su@@ ff@@ er .
“ We have plac@@ ed the L@@ at@@ in transl@@ ation of the bless@@ ed Jer@@ ome between that of the S@@ y@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e [ the Hebrew text ] and that of the O@@ ri@@ ent@@ al Ch@@ urch [ the Greek text ] , just as the th@@ i@@ ev@@ es were h@@ un@@ g , one on each side of Jesus , who re@@ pres@@ ents the Rom@@ an , or L@@ at@@ in , Ch@@ urch . ”
F@@ ind Re@@ fre@@ sh@@ ment Th@@ r@@ ough Christian As@@ soci@@ ation
Yet , the Bible shows that Jehovah ca@@ res deep@@ ly for his cre@@ atu@@ res and dep@@ lo@@ res ba@@ dness and suffering .
A conven@@ tion was held in P@@ ra@@ gu@@ e in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 194@@ 8 , and we had strong emo@@ tions as we an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated another ba@@ n on our public ga@@ ther@@ ings , after just three years of fre@@ e@@ dom of ass@@ em@@ bly .
M@@ an’s Q@@ u@@ est for E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe
Our Creator provi@@ des the a@@ ir we bre@@ a@@ the , the food we e@@ at , the water we dr@@ ink .
A group of 30 Ger@@ man pas@@ s@@ eng@@ ers re@@ ac@@ ted by str@@ ik@@ ing up the Ger@@ man n@@ ational an@@ them .
What ex@@ hor@@ tation did Paul give to Hebrew Christians , and why ?
C@@ ol@@ or is a loving gift from our Creator to help us enjoy life .
( Read Isaiah 28 : 1 , 2 . )
6 : 11 - 13 ; 2 P@@ et .
Yet , your fellow believers will appreci@@ ate your f@@ ran@@ k@@ ness .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a doubt , we cannot be eas@@ y on ourselves if we are to remain in the r@@ ace for life !
S@@ kil@@ led war@@ ri@@ ors may have s@@ lu@@ ng st@@ ones at spe@@ e@@ ds of 1@@ 00 to 1@@ 50 mil@@ es an h@@ our ( 1@@ 60 to 2@@ 40 k@@ m / ​ h ) .
A ba@@ g of money he has taken in his hand . On the day of the full mo@@ on he will come to his house . ”
“ Now it came about that as soon as they heard all the words , they loo@@ ked at one another in dre@@ ad ; and they pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to say to Bar@@ u@@ ch : ‘ We shall without fai@@ l tell the king all these words . ’ ”
It is believ@@ ed that the cont@@ ests had their orig@@ in in human sacrifice among the O@@ s@@ can or Sam@@ n@@ ite pe@@ op@@ les of what is now cen@@ tr@@ al I@@ tal@@ y .
In M@@ ad@@ ri@@ d , I took my second set of v@@ ow@@ s to become a nu@@ n .
M@@ ake no mis@@ take about it , spi@@ r@@ its who commun@@ ic@@ ate with humans are enem@@ ies of God , do@@ om@@ ed for des@@ tru@@ ction .
Those who respon@@ d to the good news become part of a un@@ ited , worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od
Re@@ c@@ ently , however , I tum@@ b@@ led down a mar@@ ble sta@@ ir@@ case and bro@@ ke my right ar@@ m .
You too have been dra@@ wn by Jehovah
A th@@ ir@@ d are@@ a where mil@@ dness is vital is in the Christian congregation .
Mo@@ re@@ over , such ver@@ n@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar Bi@@ bl@@ es often conc@@ e@@ al vital teachings .
3 : 11 .
The ver@@ sion known as the Pe@@ shi@@ t@@ ta pla@@ ys a hum@@ ble but important ro@@ le in the acc@@ ur@@ ate trans@@ mis@@ sion of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message to all of human@@ ity .
Read or sing to the pati@@ ent , cho@@ o@@ sing liter@@ ature and song@@ s that are up@@ building and enjo@@ y@@ able to him .
Fa@@ ith S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ens the De@@ pres@@ sed
God will con@@ f@@ er exc@@ ep@@ tional di@@ gn@@ ity upon resur@@ rec@@ ted anointed Christians , who have faith@@ fully declar@@ ed “ the glory of the s@@ pl@@ end@@ or of his k@@ ing@@ ship . ”
Ge@@ or@@ ge St@@ or@@ r@@ s died in De@@ c@@ ember 18@@ 7@@ 9 , at his home in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k , just a few b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks from what would later become the fo@@ cal point of the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign that he had so e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated .
It is tra@@ gi@@ c that some are un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant and must be dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed , yet it is hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing to know that a large number of such ones later return to Jehovah and his congregation .
However , Jehovah’s Witnesses vis@@ ited and left help@@ ful Bible liter@@ ature with the family .
In his h@@ ill@@ side ser@@ m@@ on , Jesus pointed out that a person is far ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er if he is a@@ ware of being in need spiritually .
Re@@ g@@ arding the ministry of Christ and his apostles , God’s Word states : “ He went j@@ our@@ ne@@ ying from city to city and from v@@ il@@ la@@ ge to v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , preaching and declar@@ ing the good news of the kingdom of God . And the tw@@ el@@ ve were with him . ”
But as has been true thr@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory , it is God al@@ one who righ@@ tly determin@@ es when such war@@ f@@ are is to take place and who is to be involved .
To c@@ he@@ ck whether you are h@@ and@@ ling it pro@@ per@@ ly , me@@ asure yourself against the following principles inspired by Jehovah God and ex@@ emp@@ li@@ fied by Jesus Christ .
The Scriptures tell us : “ In the days of those k@@ ings [ human rul@@ er@@ shi@@ ps now ex@@ is@@ ting ] the God of heaven will set up a kingdom [ in heaven ] that will never be brought to ru@@ in .
She too had started to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses !
Bo@@ th men and women share “ day and night ” in the worl@@ d@@ wide sh@@ out of praise to Jehovah .
It is not that all of their mo@@ ti@@ ves are bad , but it takes time and effort to bring the heart into a con@@ dition that really pleas@@ es Jehovah God .
Jehovah showed his great love for Ad@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants by having his Son come to the earth and by sel@@ e@@ cting from among mankind those who would be the S@@ on@@ ’s jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s in the Kingdom govern@@ ment .
L@@ ear@@ ning to maintain a happy , bal@@ an@@ ced marriage relationship is like lear@@ ning to ri@@ de a bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le .
After the des@@ tru@@ ction of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , in his ro@@ le as Go@@ g of Ma@@ go@@ g , Satan will la@@ un@@ ch an all - out att@@ ack against Jehovah’s pe@@ ace@@ ful Witnesses .
The ann@@ oun@@ c@@ er said that all of Jehovah’s Witnesses should return to their form@@ er religion .
C@@ lo@@ s@@ er to La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ a , it r@@ an through bor@@ ed st@@ one b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks c@@ em@@ ented together .
Is a materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le truly satis@@ f@@ ying ?
Does Satan in this case se@@ em like a qu@@ ality of evil or , rather , a pers@@ ist@@ ent , determined ad@@ vers@@ ary ?
I was born in 19@@ 37 on a kol@@ k@@ ho@@ z , or col@@ le@@ ctive f@@ ar@@ m , near To@@ k@@ mo@@ k , K@@ y@@ r@@ gy@@ z@@ st@@ an .
The Bible has much to say about hon@@ es@@ ty .
What would God do to bring these enem@@ ies to nothing ?
N@@ or did their mer@@ ci@@ ful God .
R@@ on@@ al@@ d , or G@@ r@@ am@@ p , as I call him , later turned to more con@@ stru@@ ctive pur@@ su@@ its .
P@@ le@@ as@@ ed with the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance , Na@@ om@@ i as@@ ks : “ Wh@@ ere did you g@@ le@@ an today ? . . .
R@@ a@@ y was in the n@@ av@@ y during World W@@ ar I@@ I .
Our you@@ ng@@ est son and his wife are Witnesses , and their daugh@@ ter is also in the truth .
I gre@@ w up viol@@ ent and ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive .
“ The te@@ x@@ ts and acc@@ oun@@ ts offer the children material for priv@@ ate refle@@ ction and medit@@ ation , ” said the cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man .
I do not need to keep preaching about it .
11 / 1 S@@ even S@@ te@@ ps to B@@ ene@@ fi@@ cial Re@@ ading , 7 / 1 T@@ ell U@@ s W@@ ho@@ le St@@ ory Ab@@ out Jesus ? 4 / 1
U@@ p@@ on re@@ tur@@ ning and see@@ ing what had happened , David and his men we@@ pt .
The local to@@ wn of Au@@ e was so gr@@ ate@@ ful for my efforts that the author@@ ities there pres@@ ented me with an a@@ ward .
At the temple , they san@@ g and pla@@ yed mu@@ si@@ cal in@@ str@@ um@@ ents together to praise Jehovah with beau@@ ti@@ ful mu@@ si@@ c .
That was not an eas@@ y living arrang@@ ement .
So@@ on it will be time for the Son of man to come to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te Jehovah’s judgment on the ung@@ o@@ dly .
What , then , is involved in the trans@@ form@@ ation that Christians must under@@ go ?
They were stu@@ b@@ bor@@ n@@ ly re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous and needed to re@@ move what made their heart un@@ responsi@@ ve ​ — thinking , affe@@ ctions , or mo@@ ti@@ ves that were in con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with God’s . ​ — 3 / 15 , pages 9 - 10 .
Those who love God will have the opportunity to enjoy life forever in a beau@@ ti@@ fully rest@@ ored earth .
Ju@@ d@@ ges of cap@@ it@@ al c@@ as@@ es , says the T@@ al@@ mu@@ d , end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to sa@@ ve the de@@ f@@ end@@ ant during un@@ h@@ ur@@ ri@@ ed s@@ essi@@ ons .
The evil ways of “ that woman Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l ” must be avo@@ i@@ ded
During our we@@ ek@@ ly family Bible study , he often loo@@ ks back and for@@ th between me and his com@@ pu@@ ter .
For a discus@@ sion of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 1 : 1 – 24 : 27 , see “ H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el ​ — I , ” in the Ju@@ ly 1 , 200@@ 7 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
E@@ ach time we expres@@ s appreciation for well - h@@ and@@ led assign@@ ments or pra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy efforts , we give our fellow believers an inc@@ en@@ tive to serve Jehovah more fully .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we are imper@@ fect .
As this j@@ our@@ n@@ al has often sh@@ own , that bat@@ tle began in 1914 .
The su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion that a Christian should t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality is wrong .
They will share with Jesus Christ in his M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn over the earth .
The rema@@ ining years of A@@ sa@@ ’s rule were mar@@ red by continu@@ al war@@ f@@ are .
And that will not be mer@@ ely for a sh@@ ort while .
Let us , then , consider four of the ways in which Jehovah is using his spirit at present .
He said : “ Di@@ d you not read that he who cre@@ ated them from the beg@@ in@@ ning made them m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale and said , ‘ For this reason a man will leave his father and his mother and will s@@ tic@@ k to his wife , and the two will be one flesh ’ ?
“ For the joy that was set before him he end@@ ur@@ ed a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake , des@@ p@@ ising sh@@ ame , and has s@@ at down at the right hand of the thro@@ ne of God . ”
How can we be s@@ il@@ ent when we know the truth about our heavenly Father and his purpose ?
While we live in this system of things , all of us su@@ ff@@ er the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of in@@ her@@ ited imper@@ fe@@ ction .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly the man we are in@@ side is being r@@ ene@@ wed from day to day .
It is number 1@@ 5@@ 7 in the song@@ book S@@ ing P@@ ra@@ ises to Jehovah , and it is ent@@ it@@ led “ Wor@@ ship Jehovah During Y@@ ou@@ th . ”
“ The coming of the great and fear - inspi@@ ring day of Jehovah ” is in@@ ev@@ it@@ able .
In so doing , they have put themselves in l@@ ine to be jud@@ ged by Christ as his “ sheep , ” plac@@ ed on his “ right hand ” of fav@@ or when he comes to ju@@ dge the nations .
From time to time , we app@@ lied , but the author@@ ities simply refu@@ sed to give us per@@ mis@@ sion .
We know of the is@@ sue of uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and how it will be set@@ t@@ led .
It has a fi@@ x@@ ed di@@ al mar@@ ked with the four pri@@ m@@ ary direc@@ tions and a mag@@ ne@@ tic nee@@ d@@ le that poin@@ ts reli@@ ab@@ ly nor@@ th@@ ward .
F@@ ran@@ c@@ is@@ c@@ o , a full - time minis@@ ter , or pioneer , explained how Jehovah streng@@ th@@ ened him and his wife in what they had to go through .
13 : 6 - 9 ) L@@ ater , under Rom@@ an d@@ om@@ in@@ ation , the faith@@ less Jews went so far as to k@@ ill the promised Messi@@ ah !
The earth has again become filled with viol@@ ence , and as before , the world has been put on no@@ tice of a judgment to come .
The “ E@@ u@@ re@@ ka D@@ r@@ ama ” was po@@ pul@@ ar even in plac@@ es with mo@@ vi@@ e hous@@ es .
Kaku@@ ma cam@@ p
The apostle Peter was respon@@ sible for another one , that of the Christian woman D@@ or@@ c@@ as ( T@@ a@@ bi@@ th@@ a ) .
While reading may be done with little effort , medit@@ ation requi@@ res con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation .
It sign@@ i@@ fi@@ es that we will@@ ingly let our thinking , inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations , and as@@ pi@@ r@@ ations come under the complete influ@@ ence of God’s holy spirit .
Rather than being je@@ al@@ ous of others , we can show concer@@ n and personal interest in them .
In Ger@@ many under the Na@@ z@@ i re@@ gi@@ me , Jehovah’s Witnesses refu@@ sed to he@@ il H@@ it@@ l@@ er , and they main@@ ta@@ ined neu@@ tr@@ ality on pol@@ itical and mil@@ it@@ ary is@@ su@@ es .
U@@ se a@@ vail@@ able re@@ sear@@ ch to@@ ol@@ s to en@@ h@@ ance your family worship and your personal study .
B@@ at@@ a@@ vi@@ a during the 1@@ 7@@ th century
At first she tri@@ ed to find fa@@ ul@@ t with their teachings .
Their hope is , not in this system of things , but in God’s Kingdom , which will sh@@ ort@@ ly lead to an earthly par@@ adise .
For example , mankind in gener@@ al feel@@ s st@@ ress because of th@@ reat@@ s and ac@@ ts of ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism , as well as the possible use of bi@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal or nu@@ clear we@@ ap@@ ons by vari@@ ous n@@ ational grou@@ ps .
Such pet@@ iti@@ ons are loving re@@ ques@@ ts that persecu@@ t@@ ors might have a change of heart and take action that br@@ ings them Jehovah’s fav@@ or .
4@@ 1 : 10 .
Greek O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x pri@@ ests and their supp@@ ort@@ ers tri@@ ed to gain en@@ tr@@ ance to the s@@ ite and dis@@ ru@@ pt our work , but Jehovah heard our prayers , and we were sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ded .
A cou@@ ple in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates helped their children set spiritual go@@ als .
From the time of C@@ as@@ si@@ o@@ d@@ or@@ us , cop@@ y@@ ists and prin@@ ters have inc@@ reas@@ ingly fav@@ ored the pro@@ du@@ ction of sing@@ le - vo@@ lu@@ me Bi@@ bl@@ es .
Our fri@@ end@@ ship b@@ lo@@ s@@ som@@ ed , and we were married four years later at Ti@@ ver@@ t@@ on , where I had been since 194@@ 7 .
How might someone reason on and re@@ act to an invit@@ ation to a we@@ d@@ ding in a ch@@ urch ?
If a fellow beli@@ ever as@@ ks about the heavenly c@@ all@@ ing , an el@@ der or other matu@@ re Christian can discus@@ s the matter with him .
Ti@@ me and again , they me@@ t f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ing or challeng@@ ing t@@ ests of faith , confid@@ ent that God would ev@@ en@@ tually do what he had promised .
We must w@@ rest@@ le against “ the world rul@@ ers of this dar@@ k@@ ness , against the wicked spirit for@@ ces in the heavenly plac@@ es . ”
What should move Peter to do that ?
Yes , it is with his shed blood that Christ “ b@@ ought pers@@ ons for God out of every tri@@ be and t@@ ong@@ ue and people and nation , and . . . made them to be a kingdom and pri@@ ests to our God , and they are to rule as k@@ ings over the earth . ” ​ — Revelation 5 : 9 , 10 .
In Jesus ’ day a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake was a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of sh@@ ame and suffering .
The spirit is what “ the exam@@ in@@ er of hearts ” es@@ ti@@ mat@@ es , and his judg@@ ments are free from fav@@ or@@ it@@ ism or par@@ ti@@ ality .
Why is pa@@ ying attention at Christian meetings challeng@@ ing at times ?
TH@@ E pa@@ in@@ ting may have seem@@ ed old - fa@@ shi@@ oned .
Mo@@ ved by God’s spirit , he d@@ ro@@ ve home this important point .
B@@ ri@@ an : If the husband often loo@@ ks for ways to show his love for his wife , w@@ ou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t it be e@@ asi@@ er for the wife to man@@ i@@ f@@ est respect for him ?
O@@ ver 50 years ag@@ o , a st@@ one thro@@ wn by a Be@@ d@@ ou@@ in shepher@@ d into a ca@@ ve led to what some have called the great@@ est ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal dis@@ co@@ very of the 20@@ th century .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we also need to dis@@ cer@@ n what is the most important work that we must do at any given time .
S@@ el@@ f@@ ish desi@@ res are like land min@@ es hi@@ d@@ den under the ro@@ ad we walk on .
What lies a@@ head may put our love for Jehovah to the t@@ est .
Jesus ’ loy@@ al@@ ty under t@@ est brought praise to Jehovah’s name .
▪ W@@ R@@ I@@ T@@ IN@@ G C@@ O@@ M@@ MI@@ T@@ T@@ E@@ E : It is the responsi@@ bility of this com@@ mit@@ te@@ e to su@@ per@@ v@@ ise the pu@@ t@@ ting of spiritual food into written form for public@@ ation and dist@@ ribu@@ tion to fellow believers and the gener@@ al public .
P@@ re@@ vi@@ ously , R@@ o@@ y had been a member of the F@@ re@@ e@@ mas@@ ons .
Paul Be@@ came “ F@@ il@@ led With Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ”
Although those without faith may s@@ co@@ f@@ f , we rejo@@ ice in our obedi@@ ence to our loving Creator .
It was as if they were wa@@ shed clean .
A con@@ cre@@ te re@@ ality , it will remain the only govern@@ ment in ex@@ ist@@ ence .
A fur@@ ther consider@@ ation of the prophecy of A@@ mo@@ s will emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze three things about divine judgment .
S@@ ad@@ ly , Israel@@ ’s in@@ iti@@ al en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m about being a holy nation did not last long .
In what ways could we fur@@ ther ex@@ p@@ and our ministry ?
How can we benefit from the psalmis@@ t’s seem@@ ing change of sub@@ ject at Psalm 14@@ 7 : 4 ?
Matthew chap@@ ters 4 , 10 , 14 , 16 - 17 , 26 ; Acts chap@@ ters 1 - 5 , 8 - 12
Q@@ u@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations : All who are regul@@ arly associ@@ ating with the congregation , who ag@@ ree with the teachings of the Bible , and who@@ se lives are in har@@ mony with Christian principles .
H@@ ann@@ ah , a faithful serv@@ ant of old , de@@ arly wanted a son but had been un@@ able to be@@ ar children .
* However , the c@@ li@@ ma@@ x of the par@@ able foc@@ uses on a more spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c peri@@ od of time .
El@@ der@@ ly On@@ es ​ — V@@ alu@@ able M@@ em@@ bers of Our Bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od , 5 / 15
If so , we can take comfort .
U@@ p@@ on the T@@ ong@@ u@@ es of Mar@@ ri@@ age Mat@@ es
Se@@ cond , the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of divine judgment upon the apost@@ ate kingdom of Israel makes it certain that God will bring des@@ tru@@ ction upon Chris@@ tend@@ om , the most re@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible part of “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , ” the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion . ​ — Revelation 18 : 2 .
Yet , far greater wisdom was displa@@ yed by Jesus , who could righ@@ tly say with refer@@ ence to himself : “ Lo@@ ok ! something more than Solomon is here . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
One way is by being in sub@@ je@@ ction to those taking the lead .
This dre@@ w attention to Jesus ’ ro@@ le in sa@@ ving obedi@@ ent mankind .
On@@ ce , a travel@@ ing overse@@ er was on his way to make his first vis@@ it to them when he got lost .
T@@ w@@ o ad@@ jo@@ ining c@@ ities in Mi@@ a@@ o - l@@ i C@@ oun@@ ty were among the ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es sel@@ e@@ cted for the cam@@ pa@@ ign .
However , no Witnesses had been kil@@ led or in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed .
‘ How could this ha@@ p@@ pen to me if I am being prote@@ cted by spi@@ r@@ its ? ’
But they had questions and received no satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers from vari@@ ous religious grou@@ ps .
He had full confidence in the words of the prophe@@ tic psal@@ m of David : “ You will not leave my soul in S@@ he@@ ol . You will not allow your loyal one to see the pi@@ t . ”
Ha@@ ve as full a share as possible in supp@@ or@@ ting true worship .
3 : 4 .
; P@@ al@@ m@@ er , B .
( Read Luke 13 : 1 - 5 . )
She had lost her bel@@ o@@ ved children .
Then again , often we believe a thing simply because we want to believe it .
If a tri@@ al seem@@ s over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing , we can be sure of this : “ No temp@@ tation has taken you exc@@ ep@@ t what is comm@@ on to men . But God is faithful , and he will not let you be temp@@ ted bey@@ ond what you can be@@ ar , but along with the temp@@ tation he will also make the way out in order for you to be able to end@@ ure it . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 13 .
• How do we cultiv@@ ate the pioneer spirit ?
F@@ o@@ c@@ us on teaching the prop@@ er n@@ ames of the se@@ x or@@ g@@ ans , and emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze that no one should t@@ ou@@ ch these or@@ g@@ ans .
Christians who seek to fi@@ ght the influ@@ ence of that tr@@ end do well to con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s pi@@ c@@ ture of that young woman so long ag@@ o , r@@ un@@ ning back and for@@ th to the well .
It all started in my home re@@ gi@@ on of nor@@ ther@@ n K@@ y@@ r@@ gy@@ z@@ st@@ an .
After the cre@@ ation of man , ad@@ her@@ ence to the other two dec@@ re@@ es was all that was necess@@ ary to have God’s purpose ful@@ filled .
S@@ ur@@ ely he will reg@@ re@@ t that he was so ir@@ respon@@ sible !
Some ag@@ ree that such religious syst@@ em@@ s mis@@ re@@ present God by their teachings and by their conduct and therefore cannot have God’s appro@@ val .
At the end , we pro@@ posed to star@@ t a group Bible study .
How are Christian min@@ isters or@@ da@@ ined ?
How do they maintain such an attitude in this materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic world ?
In 18@@ 7@@ 9 when the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class began publi@@ shing this j@@ our@@ n@@ al , then called Z@@ i@@ on@@ ’s W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er and H@@ er@@ al@@ d of Christ’s P@@ res@@ ence , it con@@ ta@@ ined the following st@@ at@@ ement : “ ‘ Z@@ i@@ on@@ ’s W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er ’ has , we believe , J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H for its ba@@ ck@@ er , and while this is the case it will never be@@ g nor pet@@ iti@@ on men for support .
Jehovah’s fir@@ st@@ born Son was there at his Fa@@ ther’s side , activ@@ ely working with him .
Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 4 .
I began sh@@ aring in Kingdom preaching in B@@ ris@@ to@@ l when I was 11 years old .
S@@ tr@@ ong faith , in turn , for@@ ti@@ fi@@ es us to obey Jehovah , even when his requi@@ re@@ ments se@@ em to go contr@@ ary to human reason@@ ing .
A@@ n En@@ during Le@@ g@@ ac@@ y
As we saw , O@@ r@@ pa@@ h “ re@@ turned to her people and her go@@ ds . ”
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing Di@@ v@@ ine Di@@ rection B@@ r@@ ings H@@ app@@ iness
Pe@@ ace and har@@ mony were l@@ ac@@ king in my parents ’ home .
The book provi@@ des in@@ sight into Jehovah’s righteousness in exerc@@ ising his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , and it reve@@ als that the integrity and life pro@@ spe@@ cts of all of God’s earthly servants are involved in the is@@ sue ra@@ ised in E@@ den .
You have good reason for reading the Bible da@@ ily .
Solomon knew that wa@@ iting can be fru@@ str@@ ating .
By exam@@ ining such situ@@ ations , we may see more c@@ learly the ro@@ le of the conscience , why consci@@ ences may di@@ ff@@ er , and how we can inc@@ reas@@ ingly respon@@ d to its vo@@ ice . ​ — Hebrews 6 : 11 , 12 .
She has re@@ war@@ ded him with good , and not bad , all the days of her life . ”
We are happy to have a small share in it , serving him now as special pione@@ ers .
S@@ ad@@ ly , though , many of Israel@@ ’s rul@@ ers dis@@ obe@@ yed God , br@@ ing@@ ing w@@ o@@ e upon themselves and their sub@@ je@@ cts .
S@@ E@@ E P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 10 - 11 .
In most c@@ as@@ es , lives will not be at st@@ ake if you fai@@ l to gr@@ as@@ p someone el@@ se@@ ’s real in@@ ten@@ tions , but fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps might be .
Jesus spoke those words to Mar@@ th@@ a , who@@ se brother , La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , had been dead for four days .
Ab@@ out that same time , I was appointed z@@ one serv@@ ant ( cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er ) , and our family moved to the Li@@ ch@@ t@@ dra@@ g@@ er ( L@@ igh@@ t@@ be@@ are@@ r ) , the So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s bo@@ at that served as home ba@@ se for pione@@ ers preaching in the nor@@ ther@@ n part of the Ne@@ ther@@ lands .
What ty@@ pe of people made up that congregation ?
* Re@@ fer@@ ring to the same public@@ ation , an el@@ der@@ ly Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er said : “ I have had the privilege of help@@ ing many people come to know Jehovah in the 50 years I have been ac@@ tive in the ministry .
The stud@@ ent will come to appreci@@ ate deep@@ er Scriptural tru@@ ths as he prog@@ res@@ ses in his understanding . ​ — He@@ b .
To pre@@ pare for and de@@ al with re@@ pro@@ ach , Moses sh@@ ared his fe@@ ars and concer@@ ns with Jehovah .
Bible scho@@ la@@ r L@@ ou@@ is Go@@ l@@ ding says : “ For century upon century the A@@ ra@@ b con@@ qu@@ er@@ ors of Egy@@ pt used the t@@ it@@ ani@@ c ru@@ ins of M@@ emp@@ his as a qu@@ ar@@ ry for the building of their cap@@ it@@ al [ Ca@@ ir@@ o ] on the op@@ pos@@ ite side of the ri@@ ver .
The first public@@ ation I wor@@ ked on was the book What H@@ as R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on D@@ one for M@@ an@@ kind ?
Do we show the same jo@@ y@@ ful spirit as Paul did ?
However , you can offer s@@ inc@@ ere com@@ pas@@ sion and can ur@@ ge your brother to le@@ an on Jehovah’s never - fa@@ il@@ ing support .
We “ ad@@ or@@ n the teaching of our Sa@@ vi@@ or , God , in all things . ” ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 10 .
Paul remin@@ ded the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ i@@ an Christians that they had “ turned to God from [ their ] i@@ do@@ ls to slave for a living and true God . ”
And he will pl@@ ant his p@@ al@@ ati@@ al ten@@ ts between the gr@@ and se@@ a and the holy m@@ oun@@ tain of De@@ cor@@ ation . ” ​ — Daniel 11 : 4@@ 4 , 4@@ 5 .
God will even “ wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from [ all ] eyes , ” thus br@@ ing@@ ing an end to suffering .
What is the pu@@ re language , and to whom has God given it ?
How W@@ ic@@ ked S@@ pi@@ r@@ its Ca@@ use H@@ ar@@ m
To maintain our peace , we must have love among ourselves .
If that is the case , though , why has a succ@@ ess@@ ful , happy , and fulfill@@ ing life elu@@ ded many ?
But would they have seen things from a human per@@ spe@@ ctive ?
If people do not show faith in Jesus ’ sacrifice , God vie@@ ws them as enem@@ ies .
As you can appreci@@ ate , this in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with Jehovah does not devel@@ op over@@ night .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 8@@ 9 , 1@@ 19
In 200@@ 8 , the complete New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures in Mal@@ ag@@ as@@ y was rel@@ eas@@ ed .
O@@ ver the years , I have seen how our loving Father , Jehovah , ca@@ res for the needs of people of all langu@@ ages , even if their language is spo@@ ken by only a few .
How can we imitate Paul’s attitude when pre@@ par@@ ing for the ministry ?
B@@ el@@ ow : Father ( far left ) in group with Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l
W@@ E H@@ A@@ V@@ E a serious responsi@@ bility toward the people who live around us .
Instead , he wants us to be willing to let him mo@@ ld us .
Re@@ ally , then , by their fru@@ its you will recogn@@ ize those men . ” ​ — Matthew 7 : 16 - 18 , 20 .
He also made them in his i@@ ma@@ ge , with the ability to imitate his love . ​ — Read Genesis 1 : 27 ; 2 : 18 , 24 .
At times , though , we may think that a certain cl@@ ari@@ fic@@ ation is over@@ du@@ e .
Such ones may ye@@ ar@@ n to be re@@ un@@ ited in marriage with their resur@@ rec@@ ted sp@@ ouse in the new world .
This has en@@ ab@@ led them to de@@ e@@ pen their love for Jehovah .
18 , 19 . ( a ) What a@@ wa@@ its determined op@@ pos@@ ers of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ?
These t@@ ests of faith may be com@@ pared to “ fo@@ o@@ t@@ men ” with whom we must ru@@ n .
Still , we accept that in such matters as food and rec@@ re@@ ation , there is ro@@ om for di@@ vers@@ ity and personal pre@@ fer@@ ence . ​ — R@@ om . 14 : 2 - 4 .
In ad@@ dition , after the one con@@ duc@@ ting c@@ alls on someone to give a com@@ ment , it would be better not to say , “ After him , we will hear the com@@ ment of Bro@@ ther So - and - so and then S@@ is@@ ter So - and - so@@ ’s com@@ ment . ”
So we co@@ vered the enti@@ re ter@@ rit@@ ory in about 30 min@@ ut@@ es .
J@@ O@@ S@@ E@@ P@@ H bre@@ a@@ th@@ ed in the th@@ ic@@ k , war@@ m a@@ ir , no@@ tic@@ ing the sc@@ ent of lo@@ tu@@ s b@@ lo@@ s@@ som@@ s and other water pl@@ ants . He was being led by a car@@ av@@ an of tra@@ ders now tra@@ ver@@ sing the low@@ lands of the va@@ st N@@ ile d@@ el@@ ta .
Thus , I was able to appreci@@ ate his so@@ lu@@ tion by means of the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom and avoid the van@@ ity of life without God .
When assign@@ ing responsi@@ bil@@ ities , spe@@ ci@@ fy c@@ learly what is expe@@ cted .
He continued : “ That one will teach you all things and bring back to your min@@ ds all the things I told you . ”
Like any good father , he has done everything to provide what his sons and daugh@@ ters need in order to enjoy life .
C@@ al@@ v@@ in@@ ists called the dis@@ si@@ d@@ ents A@@ ri@@ ans , * but the ad@@ her@@ ents of the new group pre@@ fer@@ red to call themselves Christians or the P@@ ol@@ ish B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n .
They will also discus@@ s how we can tra@@ in others , especially our Bible stud@@ ents .
Jehovah has reve@@ aled his judg@@ ments against organiz@@ ations and cl@@ as@@ ses , but we have no right to speak of any individu@@ al as if he were already con@@ dem@@ ned .
V@@ a@@ z@@ ah@@ a ! ”
the te@@ ars of those being op@@ pres@@ sed , but they had no com@@ for@@ ter ; and on the side of their op@@ pres@@ s@@ ors there was power , so that they had no com@@ for@@ ter . ”
Con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating the answer will strengthen our faith and our determin@@ ation to end@@ ure .
Paul wrote : “ The word of God is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power and is sh@@ ar@@ per than any two - e@@ d@@ ged s@@ word and pi@@ er@@ ces even to the di@@ vi@@ ding of soul and spirit , and of jo@@ in@@ ts and their mar@@ ro@@ w , and is able to dis@@ cer@@ n thoughts and in@@ ten@@ tions of the heart . ”
( b ) R@@ el@@ ate a local experience that shows how ap@@ pl@@ ying the counsel found at Romans 12 : 20 can yi@@ eld good resul@@ ts .
And the kingdom it@@ self will not be pas@@ sed on to any other people . It will cr@@ us@@ h and put an end to all these k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s , and it it@@ self will stand to times in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ”
In what ways do we show our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for the ransom ?
Un@@ der inspi@@ r@@ ation , L@@ am@@ e@@ ch said : “ This one [ Noah ] will bring us comfort from . . . the pa@@ in@@ ful to@@ il of our hands because of the gr@@ ound that Jehovah has cur@@ sed . ”
How different from my happy family life back home !
Wh@@ ere c@@ as@@ h was s@@ car@@ ce , col@@ por@@ te@@ ur@@ s ba@@ r@@ tered boo@@ ks for food .
A young b@@ y@@ stan@@ der nam@@ ed Eli@@ h@@ u has pati@@ ently been listen@@ ing to the de@@ b@@ ate .
Many are enjo@@ ying succ@@ ess because of ap@@ pl@@ ying su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions to witness to people wh@@ er@@ ever they are .
Why is it vital that true Christians keep a@@ wa@@ ke ?
Indeed , the hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al rec@@ ord pro@@ ves that Jehovah is de@@ f@@ en@@ ding these anointed am@@ bas@@ sa@@ d@@ ors of the Kingdom in their “ ten@@ ts ” out in the field .
A cou@@ ple of years later , Paul , Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s , and Mark were back in An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch .
What did the Israelites experience in ancient Egy@@ pt , and how did Jehovah respon@@ d to their out@@ cri@@ es ?
The situation is different with the person who gives in to di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty for sel@@ f@@ ish gain .
14 , 15 . ( a ) How can love help us to end@@ ure tri@@ als ?
Fa@@ ith in God E@@ s@@ sen@@ ti@@ al
From the beg@@ in@@ ning of human hist@@ ory , God’s sac@@ red name has been s@@ me@@ ared with lies .
Is there any hope for those in hel@@ l ?
It was as if they were not di@@ lig@@ ent in re@@ pl@@ en@@ ish@@ ing their supp@@ ly of spiritual o@@ il , like the fo@@ ol@@ ish vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins .
N@@ early 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , the Kingdom good news was first declar@@ ed public@@ ly by a dedic@@ ated man who@@ se appe@@ ar@@ ance and man@@ ner comman@@ ded much attention .
Ha@@ ving what attitude will help us to go on wal@@ king in the p@@ ath of inc@@ reas@@ ing light ?
It is appro@@ pri@@ ate that we worship Jehovah and offer sacrific@@ es of praise to him , simply because of who he is and what he has done for us . ​ — Read Revelation 4 : 11 .
After consider@@ ing sever@@ al lo@@ c@@ ations that she could move to , she wrote to the branch in G@@ u@@ am and received the information she needed .
What will help cou@@ ples to remain faithful to their we@@ d@@ ding v@@ ow ?
When we sp@@ end time stud@@ ying the Bible on a regul@@ ar bas@@ is and gro@@ w in knowledge of the Creator , our relationship with him is streng@@ th@@ ened .
I some@@ times wal@@ ked from one congregation to the next , ro@@ de my bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le , travel@@ ed on bat@@ tered , over@@ crow@@ ded bu@@ ses , or took the tra@@ in .
While in high school , S@@ and@@ r@@ a began to dr@@ ink the w@@ ine that her father had at home .
As Jehovah and Jesus wor@@ ked together , the Son learned much about his Fa@@ ther’s qualities and had in@@ num@@ er@@ able reas@@ ons to love him .
Is it really reason@@ able to think that moral standards are simply a matter of personal or po@@ pul@@ ar op@@ in@@ ion ?
Jehovah’s “ woman ” is comman@@ ded to ar@@ ise
My mother wor@@ ked hard to look after Father and the si@@ x of us children in a bus@@ h home that was little more than a t@@ in sh@@ ack .
V@@ AL@@ EN@@ T@@ IN@@ O
P@@ ri@@ me examples of godly wisdom are found in the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s la@@ ws and principles .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful E@@ s@@ ther speak@@ s up again .
It felt as if it were happ@@ ening to someone el@@ se , not to us .
For a truly mean@@ ing@@ ful life , however , we must also take the future into account .
St@@ ar@@ ting Bible Dis@@ c@@ us@@ sions
Bu@@ s@@ y and Jo@@ y@@ ful in God’s Ser@@ vice
So@@ on we were told that members of one of the war@@ ring fac@@ tions had taken up re@@ si@@ d@@ ence in our mission@@ ary home in K@@ is@@ s@@ y and that all our bel@@ ong@@ ings had been p@@ il@@ la@@ ged or destro@@ yed .
From a Jewish vie@@ w@@ point , G@@ ent@@ il@@ es were in@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble of pro@@ duc@@ ing accep@@ table fru@@ it@@ age .
S@@ ad@@ ly , A@@ sa later res@@ ented cor@@ rection from H@@ an@@ an@@ i the se@@ er .
That promise of a future resurrection expla@@ ins why the bir@@ th ​ — and even more so the death — ​ of Jesus is of ut@@ most import@@ ance to us .
During the tri@@ al , an@@ t@@ i - Witness religious f@@ an@@ ati@@ c@@ s , who had filled the cour@@ tro@@ om , re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly h@@ ur@@ led ver@@ ba@@ l a@@ bu@@ se at Bro@@ ther Mar@@ gar@@ y@@ an .
For instance , when a Christian lo@@ ses a loved one in death , his strong faith in God’s promise of a resurrection su@@ sta@@ ins him .
To what ex@@ t@@ ent is Jehovah inter@@ ested in his servants ?
Satan must be pleas@@ ed when influ@@ enti@@ al people mal@@ ign God’s gift of marriage .
She ad@@ ds : “ On to@@ p of that , serving here is really fu@@ n ! ”
E@@ s@@ sen@@ ti@@ ally , in much the same way as did the father in our example .
St@@ or@@ r@@ s was a n@@ ative of Le@@ ban@@ on , New H@@ am@@ p@@ shi@@ re , re@@ si@@ ding by this time in U@@ tic@@ a , New Yor@@ k .
He called attention to the ne@@ arly 60 - year her@@ it@@ age of G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol , which has e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds to go out in the mission@@ ary field .
At times I b@@ lam@@ ed my@@ self .
This inclu@@ des our being kind to the disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ged , si@@ ck , and po@@ or ​ — doing what we reason@@ ab@@ ly can to reli@@ eve their suffering .
How much more should we value the opportunity to be Kingdom c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens !
Th@@ ink of Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s end@@ ur@@ ance during the 40 years he was ob@@ li@@ ged , through no fa@@ ul@@ t of his own , to w@@ an@@ der in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness with faith@@ less compan@@ i@@ ons .
“ All Au@@ thor@@ ity ” Gi@@ ven to Jesus Christ
It happ@@ ens to many people .
They have more to do with circumstances that make practic@@ ing faith a chall@@ enge ​ — at le@@ ast for now . ”
Yet , he was not self - as@@ sur@@ ed , feel@@ ing that he would without fai@@ l w@@ in the r@@ ace .
• How was Jesus be@@ tra@@ yed and a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned ?
With the complete Bible or por@@ tions of it a@@ vail@@ able in more than 2@@ ,@@ 1@@ 00 langu@@ ages and di@@ al@@ e@@ cts , over 9@@ 0 per@@ c@@ ent of the human family have acc@@ ess to at le@@ ast part of God’s Word in their own language .
P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in therefore began a mon@@ um@@ ent@@ al pro@@ ject that he ho@@ ped would er@@ ase all su@@ spi@@ ci@@ on of her@@ es@@ y .
18 , 19 . ( a ) How was Abra@@ m able to res@@ cu@@ e Lo@@ t ?
Still others , because they enjoy their jo@@ b .
He expla@@ ins : “ In the course of my life , my appreciation for the truth deep@@ ened , and my love for Jehovah gre@@ w . ”
M@@ ak@@ r@@ ó@@ n@@ is@@ o ​ — A@@ n Is@@ land of T@@ er@@ ro@@ r
At Mark 4 : 26 - 29 , we find another illustr@@ ation concer@@ ning a s@@ ow@@ er : “ In this way the kingdom of God is just as when a man ca@@ st@@ s the se@@ ed upon the gr@@ ound , and he s@@ le@@ ep@@ s at night and ris@@ es up by day , and the se@@ ed s@@ pr@@ ou@@ ts and gro@@ ws t@@ all , just how he does not know .
( b ) What fre@@ e@@ dom lies a@@ head for Jehovah’s servants ?
A fore@@ ign@@ er or an ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ent who did not become a pro@@ sel@@ y@@ te was not under the Law .
We know the truth about the dead and are free of the mor@@ bi@@ d fear of a God who is said to t@@ or@@ ment humans in hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re or consi@@ gn them to pur@@ g@@ at@@ ory . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 5 , 10 .
One was S@@ en@@ n@@ ach@@ eri@@ b , king of As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a .
One mon@@ th and 27 days ( 5@@ 7 days ) later , “ in the second mon@@ th , on the tw@@ ent@@ y - se@@ ven@@ th day of the mon@@ th [ mi@@ d - No@@ v@@ ember , 2@@ 3@@ 6@@ 9 B.C.E . ] , the earth had d@@ ri@@ ed off . ”
Dis@@ obedi@@ ent mankind and wicked spirit for@@ ces cause much pain and angu@@ ish , and Christians are not i@@ mmu@@ ne to dist@@ ress . ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 9 .
When ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing the congregation in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , Paul said : “ Su@@ pp@@ ort the we@@ ak . ”
“ When he kept l@@ ing@@ ering , then because of Jehovah’s com@@ pas@@ sion for him , the [ angels ] se@@ ized hold of his hand and the hand of his wife and the hands of his two daugh@@ ters , and they brought him out and st@@ ati@@ oned him out@@ side the city . ”
As we consider how God’s Word helps us to avoid being mis@@ led , we might i@@ magine that Jehovah is wal@@ king be@@ h@@ ind us and is poin@@ ting us in the right direction , saying : “ This is the way .
How do anointed Christians under@@ go “ a new bir@@ th to a living hope , ” and what is that hope ?
( See the bo@@ x “ Are the F@@ our H@@ or@@ s@@ em@@ en Re@@ ally on the Mo@@ ve ? ” )
En@@ joy this encourag@@ ing repor@@ t about the preaching activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the pris@@ ons of U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine and el@@ se@@ where in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
Do you see a less@@ on in this example ?
Yes , Jehovah gave Israel “ the in@@ her@@ it@@ ance of the nations . ”
What is Jehovah’s purpose as to all form@@ s of human rul@@ er@@ ship , and how will he accom@@ pl@@ ish that purpose ?
Be@@ ing “ the light of the world ” requi@@ res what of us ?
Moses indic@@ ated this in prayer .
What s@@ ort of prote@@ ction did he mean ?
What are some Bible examples of fle@@ e@@ ing ?
K@@ en believ@@ es , however , that the reason this appro@@ ach wor@@ ked is that commun@@ ic@@ ation in their home was not something new .
And Job would not have kept his integrity if he had said to go@@ ld : “ You are my trust ! ” ​ — Job 31 : 16 - 25 .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of people thr@@ ough@@ out the world have ev@@ alu@@ ated the fac@@ ts and have become con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah’s Witnesses al@@ one are practic@@ ing the true religion .
F@@ el@@ is@@ a : When I started serving Jehovah , my three you@@ ng@@ er sisters were against me .
W@@ he@@ ther Saul really in@@ tend@@ ed to sacrifice the ani@@ mal@@ s or not , he had been dis@@ obedi@@ ent .
This is under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble .
When E@@ sa@@ u and Jac@@ o@@ b were 15 years old , their gr@@ and@@ father Abraham died , but Jehovah’s promise to Abraham did not die .
“ D@@ O R@@ E@@ M@@ E@@ MB@@ E@@ R me , O my God . ”
If you live in a land with a sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ge of emp@@ loy@@ ment opportun@@ ities , you might feel pres@@ sur@@ ed to gr@@ as@@ p the best a@@ vail@@ able .
That was the case with U@@ l@@ f .
He said : “ I must also dec@@ l@@ are the good news of the Kingdom of God to other c@@ ities , because for this I was sent . ”
“ Des@@ i@@ ra@@ ble Th@@ ings ” F@@ ill@@ ing Jehovah’s H@@ ouse , 1 / 15
Those on God’s side ba@@ se their life course on the truth of God’s Word , the Bible .
The second st@@ age of Jesus ’ life course began when God sent his Son to the earth .
Paul descri@@ bed the spirit in which ass@@ ist@@ ance is to be given .
E@@ ating human flesh and dr@@ in@@ king blood would be can@@ ni@@ bal@@ ism , a viol@@ ation of God’s law .
From that point on , he made chang@@ es in his life to con@@ form to Bible standards and to ple@@ ase Jehovah .
So all Christians follow the lead set by the anointed in this reg@@ ard , imit@@ ating their good example and pu@@ t@@ ting the ministry first in life .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E S@@ A@@ Y@@ S : “ A tr@@ ou@@ ble@@ mak@@ er ca@@ uses dis@@ sen@@ sion , and a s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ er se@@ par@@ ates close friends . ”
Let us , then , make it our fir@@ m res@@ ol@@ ve to trust in Jehovah comple@@ t@@ ely in times of dist@@ ress .
But we must be@@ ware of self - dec@@ ep@@ tion . ​ — Proverbs 14 : 12 .
T@@ on@@ y’s her@@ o@@ in and mar@@ i@@ ju@@ ana ha@@ bi@@ t co@@ st him between $ 1@@ 60 ( U@@ .@@ S . ) and $ 3@@ 20 ( U@@ .@@ S . ) a day .
Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers 6
I started to feel st@@ ressed and wor@@ ri@@ ed .
If so , you are benef@@ iting from some of the ways in which s@@ ci@@ ence has been a bo@@ on to human@@ ity .
I really wanted to tell them about God’s Kingdom and give them a hope for the future .
Some scho@@ l@@ ars su@@ gg@@ est that Jesus was re@@ bu@@ king his disciples for show@@ ing imp@@ ro@@ per pri@@ de .
In some plac@@ es and e@@ di@@ tions , B@@ ru@@ ci@@ ol@@ i rest@@ ored God’s name in the form “ I@@ e@@ o@@ va . ”
7 , 8 . ( a ) What might have mo@@ tiv@@ ated some Jewish Christians to cl@@ ing to certain practic@@ es of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law ?
So Christ’s heavenly ar@@ mi@@ es will also inclu@@ de his anointed brothers , who by then will have received their heavenly re@@ ward .
The ter@@ rit@@ ory of the Mo@@ a@@ bit@@ es la@@ y to the e@@ ast of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver and the De@@ ad Se@@ a .
Why did David have such confidence in Jehovah ?
Th@@ ough we may be sh@@ o@@ cked by the pre@@ v@@ al@@ ence of such qualities , we could be influ@@ enced by the be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or and attitu@@ des of those who displa@@ y them .
H@@ ad Christ not been resur@@ rec@@ ted , he would not be our rul@@ ing King , and our teaching about Christ’s rule would be in va@@ in .
M@@ Y F@@ A@@ TH@@ E@@ R was born in G@@ ra@@ z , Au@@ stri@@ a , in 18@@ 9@@ 9 , so he was a you@@ th during World W@@ ar I .
What can we learn from our consider@@ ation of Acts chap@@ ter 18 ?
R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ing what about Jehovah will help us to serve him faith@@ fully while we a@@ wa@@ it the coming of the Son of man ?
“ In the days of those k@@ ings , ” said the prophecy , “ the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be brought to ru@@ in .
Re@@ fle@@ cting on his chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od , D@@ ar@@ re@@ n wr@@ ites : “ I still rec@@ all s@@ it@@ ting in my ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al bed e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly a@@ wa@@ iting Mo@@ m .
The elders listen to what members of the congregation have to say and com@@ men@@ d them for what they are able to do .
Even so , our work is not fin@@ i@@ shed .
Consider one example .
C@@ re@@ m@@ ation prop@@ er ?
Des@@ pite his uni@@ que privile@@ ges , though , for a time A@@ sa@@ ph found himself at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to the go@@ d@@ less conduct of his pe@@ ers , who seem@@ ed to bre@@ ak God’s la@@ ws with imp@@ un@@ ity .
Par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 12 : See the par@@ al@@ le@@ l account at Luke 21 : 28 .
Those sur@@ g@@ ing w@@ at@@ ers could co@@ st them their lives .
The bat@@ tle may even continue for as long as we are imper@@ fect .
We could reason on the n@@ atur@@ al law of cause and effect .
“ R@@ ise , go your way into D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us , and there you will be told about everything it is appointed for you to do . ” ​ — Acts 9 : 3 - 6 ; 22 : 6 - 10 ; 26 : 13 - 17 .
When a Witness in Eng@@ land and her compan@@ ion ob@@ served vis@@ it@@ ors lea@@ ving regul@@ arly by bu@@ s after enjo@@ ying a day at the co@@ ast , they sum@@ mon@@ ed up courage to bo@@ ard the bu@@ ses and present co@@ pi@@ es of The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke ! to the pas@@ s@@ eng@@ ers .
So when you have problems and feel anxi@@ ous , “ do not let your hands d@@ ro@@ p down ” !
If you are a baptized brother , do your circumstances allow you to re@@ ach out for these ad@@ di@@ tional privile@@ ges of service ?
Re@@ jo@@ ic@@ ing and sh@@ aring one@@ ’s joy are char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s of true Christians .
They view themselves as Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Let me gu@@ ess ​ — the se@@ ven times ended in 1914 ?
When we read this information , we learn about the problems young people have and are better able to help and encoura@@ ge them .
A few expres@@ sions were : “ D@@ on@@ ’t com@@ pare the assignment you have with the place you came from ” ; “ learn the local language and speak it pro@@ per@@ ly so that you can commun@@ ic@@ ate with people ” ; “ learn the cu@@ st@@ om@@ s and cul@@ ture of the people , for this will help you to s@@ tic@@ k to your assignment . ”
There was en@@ ough food there to su@@ sta@@ in us for months .
I was always the cen@@ ter of attention .
No@@ body will su@@ ff@@ er from ill@@ ness and di@@ se@@ ase .
Jehovah’s la@@ ws teach us how to look after ourselves and our famili@@ es and help us to have better health and to be happy .
He made sure that po@@ li@@ ce of@@ fic@@ ers sto@@ od near our home for a we@@ ek , and the persecu@@ t@@ ors gave us no more tr@@ ou@@ ble .
If that first human cou@@ ple had rema@@ ined faithful to Jehovah and had lo@@ v@@ ingly sub@@ mit@@ ted to his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , they would never have experienced ill health , f@@ ra@@ il@@ ty , and death .
World w@@ ars and s@@ mal@@ l@@ er con@@ f@@ li@@ cts have taken coun@@ t@@ less lives since 1914 .
Jesus said that those hu@@ ng@@ ering and th@@ ir@@ sting for righteousness would be happy because they would be “ filled , ” or fully satis@@ fied .
“ If sin , si@@ ck@@ ness , and death were under@@ sto@@ od as no@@ th@@ ing@@ ness , they would disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar . ” ​ — S@@ ci@@ ence and He@@ al@@ th With K@@ ey to the Scriptures .
Those who attend@@ ed these conven@@ tions experienced fir@@ s@@ th@@ and the un@@ ity that ex@@ ists among Witnesses from different lands and cul@@ tures .
“ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e in the things that you learned and were per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed to believe , ” Paul ex@@ hor@@ ts Timothy .
When that fa@@ iled , P@@ il@@ ate at@@ temp@@ ted to get those ga@@ ther@@ ed out@@ side his p@@ al@@ ace to ask for Jesus ’ rel@@ e@@ ase , in acc@@ ord with the cu@@ sto@@ m of fre@@ e@@ ing a pris@@ on@@ er at P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
Although such fac@@ t@@ ors as rest and exerc@@ ise may contribu@@ te to our gener@@ al well - being , we have especially pro@@ s@@ per@@ ed physi@@ c@@ ally and spiritually because we have accepted Scriptural guid@@ ance .
F@@ am@@ ily he@@ a@@ ds also benefit by medit@@ ating on I@@ t@@ ta@@ i@@ ’s example of loy@@ al@@ ty .
T@@ re@@ ating others in an ill - man@@ n@@ ered fa@@ shi@@ on lea@@ ds to con@@ f@@ li@@ ct , res@@ ent@@ ment , and sa@@ dness .
We can be spiritually clean if we keep on gu@@ ard according to God’s word .
It may be hard to over@@ come en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched feelings , but it can be done . The so@@ lu@@ tion lies in ap@@ pl@@ ying God’s Word .
But all who wish to at@@ tain to sal@@ vation must gain “ an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ”
We find the evidence in the book of Genesis .
The discus@@ sion continued for three con@@ secu@@ tive ni@@ gh@@ ts .
Jehovah’s great@@ ness has been man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted in con@@ ne@@ ction with his Kingdom pur@@ pos@@ es .
T@@ w@@ o we@@ ek@@ s later , that su@@ per@@ vis@@ or@@ ’s emp@@ loy@@ ment was ter@@ min@@ ated , and another man@@ ag@@ er asked the brother about his go@@ als .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds have left home and family to take up mission@@ ary service in lands where they have had to a@@ da@@ pt to new langu@@ ages and cul@@ tures .
Des@@ pite such positi@@ ve examples , some un@@ jus@@ ti@@ fi@@ ab@@ ly con@@ ten@@ d that the Bible - based educ@@ ational work of Jehovah’s Witnesses destro@@ ys famili@@ es and er@@ o@@ des who@@ les@@ ome valu@@ es in young people .
Then , without pa@@ ying his de@@ b@@ t , he moved to another to@@ wn .
Of course , Jehovah was a refu@@ ge and a str@@ ong@@ hold for the man Jesus Christ , even as He is for Jesus ’ anointed followers and their dedic@@ ated compan@@ i@@ ons as a group in this “ time of the end . ” ​ — Daniel 12 : 4 .
• How can spiritual ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment be your@@ s ?
They evid@@ ently practic@@ ed “ vari@@ ous bap@@ t@@ is@@ ms , ” including those for “ cu@@ ps and pit@@ ch@@ ers and cop@@ per v@@ ess@@ els . ”
Many people e@@ qu@@ ate hum@@ ility with hum@@ ili@@ ation .
What con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed them that they were ready for baptism ?
A righteous person is like a p@@ al@@ m t@@ ree in that he is u@@ pri@@ ght in Jehovah’s eyes and keep@@ s be@@ aring “ fine fru@@ it , ” which inclu@@ des good works . ​ — Matthew 7 : 17 - 20 .
Because a person who is wise at heart tri@@ es to “ find good ” in a matter and ‘ tru@@ st@@ s in Jehovah . ’
“ See the Go@@ od L@@ and ”
Jo@@ si@@ ah set a su@@ per@@ b example in worshipp@@ ing Jehovah .
Se@@ cond , I want to com@@ men@@ d you for tur@@ ning to the Bible when tr@@ ying to find an answer to your question .
Do I ask him for his holy spirit and the wisdom to act in a way that pleas@@ es him ? ​ — P@@ s .
“ And it cannot be res@@ ol@@ ved by a@@ bo@@ li@@ shing e@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ as@@ tic@@ al c@@ eli@@ ba@@ cy because 8@@ 0 per@@ c@@ ent of the c@@ as@@ es invol@@ ve ga@@ ys ​ — c@@ as@@ es of se@@ x@@ u@@ al de@@ vi@@ ation of pri@@ ests who a@@ bu@@ se men and bo@@ ys . ” ​ — L@@ a S@@ tam@@ pa .
In some plac@@ es , though , ele@@ cted elders put up consider@@ able res@@ ist@@ ance to the ide@@ a that ever@@ yone in the congregation should par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in the public ministry .
Many religious people share M@@ il@@ t@@ on@@ ’s view that they will ev@@ en@@ tually receive some kind of com@@ p@@ en@@ s@@ ation for the hor@@ r@@ ors and pain that they have had to end@@ ure here on earth .
I wanted to take my last bat@@ h and then d@@ ress my@@ self n@@ ic@@ ely before dr@@ in@@ king that de@@ ad@@ ly con@@ co@@ ction , en@@ ding it all .
There were mi@@ ce and co@@ ck@@ ro@@ ach@@ es to keep us compan@@ y at night .
She app@@ lied the ad@@ vice and says : “ I was am@@ a@@ zed at how He helped me .
The discus@@ sion that Jesus had with the woman at the well was not about the pres@@ ence of fer@@ v@@ or or the l@@ ack of it in worship .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 20@@ 1 , 1@@ 32
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 23 , 1@@ 26
God provided for them .
Su@@ cc@@ ess@@ fully F@@ ac@@ ing New Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es
For instance , does high@@ er lear@@ ning help you to be a good par@@ ent , mate , or friend ?
Jesus ’ mother , M@@ ary , fac@@ ed such a chall@@ enge .
How does the par@@ able of the tal@@ ents provide encourag@@ ement ?
All who want to ple@@ ase God must avoid i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , in har@@ mony with God’s st@@ at@@ ement : “ I am Jehovah . That is my name ; and to no one el@@ se shall I give my own glory , ne@@ i@@ ther my praise to gra@@ ven i@@ ma@@ ges . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
Adam , the first man , “ became a living soul . ”
“ This is what the love of God means , that we ob@@ serve his comman@@ d@@ ments ; and yet his comman@@ d@@ ments are not bur@@ den@@ some . ” ​ — 1 John 5 : 3 .
Just as a di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted d@@ ri@@ ver often fa@@ il@@ s to no@@ tice sign@@ s of d@@ anger , a person who is di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted spiritually can eas@@ ily f@@ all into har@@ m@@ ’s way .
As free moral ag@@ ents , we can cho@@ ose to obey Jehovah’s direc@@ tions or we can pur@@ sue what seem@@ s right in our own eyes .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , a pa@@ per@@ back - book l@@ ine ass@@ em@@ bl@@ es and p@@ ac@@ ks as many as 10@@ 0@@ ,000 boo@@ ks per day .
“ Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first . . .
For example , if you no@@ tice that it is difficult for you to for@@ give others , ask Jehovah to keep your faith strong and to help you to be for@@ giving .
Such tra@@ ining during my form@@ ative years also gave me the needed courage to go from do@@ or - to - do@@ or .
Saul received ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality from Ju@@ d@@ as , who lived on the st@@ re@@ et called S@@ tra@@ i@@ ght .
A C@@ ris@@ is in Israel
However , it was not Jehovah’s time , so Moses had to live as a fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve in a f@@ ar@@ away land .
The the@@ ater gy@@ m@@ n@@ asi@@ u@@ m and the har@@ b@@ or gy@@ m@@ n@@ asi@@ u@@ m , both of which were re@@ served for physical tra@@ ining , were also buil@@ t along this r@@ ou@@ te .
Al@@ ways ti@@ rel@@ ess@@ ly stri@@ ving to me@@ et un@@ at@@ tain@@ able go@@ als , he is set@@ ting himself up for ex@@ ha@@ us@@ tion and disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
As@@ soci@@ ating with the local people also lu@@ red the Israelites into accep@@ ting their beli@@ ef@@ s l@@ in@@ ked to ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ ture .
But he does not re@@ ach his go@@ al of “ ga@@ ther@@ ing to himself all the nations . ”
The situation is ag@@ gra@@ v@@ ated by the fact that Satan the Devil is “ the rul@@ er of this world . ”
His vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous ri@@ de will continue until he will “ complete his con@@ qu@@ est , ” comple@@ t@@ ely destro@@ ying Satan’s wicked system . ​ — Read Revelation 19 : 11 , 19 - 21 .
But are those who com@@ mit for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , eng@@ age in i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , prac@@ tice spi@@ rit@@ ism , or get involved in other gro@@ ss sin@@ s the only ones who walk in acc@@ ord with the flesh ?
It was re@@ aching an un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted dist@@ ribu@@ tion .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Christians gu@@ ard against form@@ ing relation@@ shi@@ ps with those who might we@@ ak@@ en their faith .
His persecu@@ t@@ ors were after him , see@@ thing with ra@@ ge over his judgment message .
Th@@ r@@ ough his organization , Jehovah provi@@ des an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of spiritual food to the whole associ@@ ation of brothers worl@@ d@@ wide .
My parents wanted me to go to uni@@ vers@@ ity so that I could find a good jo@@ b .
Lo@@ i@@ da , * a mother in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , says : “ Con@@ d@@ om@@ s are given out at school , so te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers think having se@@ x is all right ​ — as long as it@@ ’s ‘ sa@@ fe ’ se@@ x . ”
Paul wrote : “ He is not a Je@@ w who is one on the out@@ side , nor is circum@@ c@@ ision that which is on the out@@ side upon the flesh .
( Read 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 36 : 15 , 16 ; J@@ er .
What does the name Jehovah mean ?
At M@@ ount F@@ u@@ g@@ en , over a do@@ z@@ en po@@ lic@@ em@@ en and vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er fi@@ re@@ men were on du@@ ty when the su@@ per@@ he@@ ated v@@ ol@@ c@@ ani@@ c f@@ low h@@ it them .
However , those who act in faith and maintain their spiritual foc@@ us are as@@ sur@@ ed that in the end “ it will turn out well with those fe@@ aring the true God . ”
It appe@@ ars that later he also ob@@ ta@@ ined the t@@ it@@ le do@@ ct@@ or of the@@ olo@@ gy .
W@@ ould Jehovah deli@@ ver Juda@@ h ?
I find joy in wit@@ ness@@ ing to people who come and si@@ t down to rest for a m@@ om@@ ent . ”
De@@ ca@@ des later , though , in the book “ Let Your N@@ ame Be S@@ an@@ c@@ ti@@ fied , ” publi@@ shed in 19@@ 6@@ 1 , Na@@ both was said to pi@@ c@@ ture the anointed , and Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l was Chris@@ tend@@ om .
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s end@@ ur@@ ance had a powerful effect on his son Isa@@ a@@ c , who sp@@ ent his enti@@ re life ​ — 18@@ 0 years — ​ as an ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ent in the land of Cana@@ an .
How very than@@ k@@ ful we can be that we have received , “ not the spirit of the world , but the spirit which is from God ” !
As in the case of the apostles , God’s spirit can s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ate our men@@ tal po@@ wers and help us always to act and speak in har@@ mony with Bible principles .
T@@ w@@ o Witnesses me@@ t an el@@ der@@ ly man who said that he enjo@@ yed reading the Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
What a fine example David provi@@ des of gen@@ u@@ ine respect for the anointed of Jehovah !
W@@ ars , cri@@ me , si@@ ck@@ ness , fam@@ ine , and other se@@ v@@ ere har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps a@@ ff@@ li@@ ct all mankind , and Jehovah’s Witnesses are not ex@@ emp@@ t . ​ — Mark 13 : 3 - 10 ; Luke 21 : 10 , 11 .
Ex@@ peri@@ ence inc@@ reas@@ ed st@@ ress and a high@@ er ris@@ k of ill health , including high blood pres@@ sure , heart di@@ se@@ ase , and pain dis@@ or@@ ders , such as ar@@ thr@@ it@@ is and he@@ ad@@ ach@@ es *
Paul mentioned one way when he wrote to fellow believers : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e pu@@ t@@ ting up with one another and for@@ giving one another fre@@ ely even if anyone has a cause for com@@ pla@@ in@@ t against another .
In s@@ pite of this con@@ st@@ ant op@@ position , R@@ é@@ g@@ is continued to be long - suffering .
How can we imitate her self - sacrific@@ ing attitude ?
Not one of the enem@@ y sur@@ vi@@ ved the bat@@ tle that en@@ su@@ ed ! ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
• H@@ as dr@@ in@@ king ca@@ used problems for me at home , at work , or when travel@@ ing ?
By com@@ par@@ is@@ on , though , no@@ ne of those self - sacrific@@ ing de@@ a@@ ths , la@@ u@@ da@@ ble as they may have been , are any@@ where near as sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant as the death of Jesus Christ .
( b ) What e@@ qu@@ al@@ iz@@ ing of fin@@ an@@ ces is taking place among God’s people ?
Of what are God’s people ke@@ en@@ ly a@@ ware ?
Jehovah L@@ is@@ ten@@ ed to P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers
The first and fore@@ most E@@ v@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er is Jehovah God .
He inspired the prophet Isaiah to wr@@ ite : “ This is what Jehovah has said , the Creator of the heavens , He the true God , the F@@ or@@ m@@ er of the earth and the M@@ ak@@ er of it , He the One who fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed it , who did not cre@@ ate it simply for nothing , who form@@ ed it even to be in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted : ‘ I am Jehovah , and there is no one el@@ se . ’ ”
On the f@@ our@@ th day , they res@@ or@@ ted to th@@ reat@@ ening the woman .
In 1@@ 5@@ 0@@ 1 , Mar@@ t@@ in became a stud@@ ent at the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity of E@@ r@@ fur@@ t .
For one thing , most could not af@@ for@@ d to own a Bible , as co@@ pi@@ es were h@@ and@@ written and very ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive to pro@@ du@@ ce .
The only Bible writ@@ er to use the word “ an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t ” is the apostle John .
However , re@@ aching out for privile@@ ges in the congregation does mean stri@@ ving to me@@ et the qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations set out in the Scriptures .
L@@ ear@@ n From the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er was pre@@ pared to help parents or other ad@@ ul@@ ts read and discus@@ s the teachings of Jesus Christ with children .
Even though those organiz@@ ations man@@ ag@@ ed to get a few small problems cor@@ rec@@ ted , the bi@@ g problems only seem@@ ed to get wor@@ se .
How does a congregation benefit from elders who give tra@@ ining ?
( Read Matthew 24 : 22 ; M@@ al .
It is one thing to fle@@ e from the end@@ ang@@ ered system , but it is qu@@ ite another to remain in the prote@@ ctive care of “ the whole associ@@ ation of brothers . ”
This we can receive whether people listen to our message or not .
This is especially important when deal@@ ing with those of the op@@ pos@@ ite se@@ x .
“ A@@ m I in the P@@ l@@ ace of God ? ”
Why did Joseph not simply avoid her ?
At other times , her husband may ask her to co@@ ok a certain food , whether because it is his fav@@ or@@ ite or because he is used to having that me@@ al in a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar se@@ as@@ on .
A@@ n exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent pre@@ par@@ ation of the heart when we con@@ sul@@ t God’s Word is hear@@ t@@ felt prayer .
Why It Is Di@@ f@@ ficul@@ t to Be H@@ um@@ ble
But in view of all that people are doing to one another and to the earth , what do you think there will be left for the me@@ ek to in@@ her@@ it ? ” ​ — Matthew 5 : 5 ; Psalm 37 : 11 ; King James V@@ er@@ sion .
In@@ j@@ ur@@ y : Jesus ’ last mirac@@ le before he was taken into cu@@ sto@@ dy and imp@@ aled was an act of heal@@ ing .
How happy we were to find L@@ ou@@ ri@@ val Ch@@ an@@ tal , an el@@ der@@ ly brother , always wa@@ iting at the st@@ ation to help us with our ba@@ g@@ s .
Does this s@@ crip@@ ture not imp@@ ly that cor@@ rec@@ tive discipl@@ ine must be ad@@ minis@@ tered when needed ?
Genesis 3 : 1 states : “ Now the ser@@ p@@ ent proved to be the most ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous of all the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast@@ s of the field that Jehovah God had made .
1 : 10 - 14 .
They displa@@ y the hum@@ ility expe@@ cted of those having “ the mind of Christ . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 2 : 16 .
Of course , John wrote about the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t over 60 years after Jesus died and was resur@@ rec@@ ted to heaven .
Paul reli@@ ed on Jehovah for support and con@@ stan@@ tly asked for his help .
L@@ ef@@ è@@ v@@ re d@@ ’@@ É@@ ta@@ ples ( transl@@ at@@ or ) , No .
The eli@@ min@@ ation of death will re@@ move the princi@@ p@@ al cause of te@@ ars , m@@ our@@ ning , out@@ c@@ ry , and pain .
During the 20@@ th century , “ man has d@@ om@@ in@@ ated man to his in@@ j@@ ur@@ y ” as never before .
The first of the three fes@@ tiv@@ als was held in early s@@ pr@@ ing .
Such ne@@ g@@ ative qualities are er@@ o@@ ding many marri@@ ages today , but a loving husband will not let the worl@@ d’s sel@@ f@@ ish tra@@ its influ@@ ence his thinking and actions . ​ — Romans 12 : 2 .
As a loving Father , Jehovah provided everything human cre@@ atu@@ res needed .
These experi@@ ences illustr@@ ate some situ@@ ations that can destro@@ y peace of mind .
Lo@@ ok ! My servants will sh@@ out jo@@ y@@ fully because of the good con@@ dition of the heart . ”
That is the very op@@ pos@@ ite of the vie@@ w@@ point of people in to@@ da@@ y’s world .
Although I had no experience as an ar@@ t@@ ist , I could help with organiz@@ ing .
Do I use these and other preci@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts simply to fur@@ ther my own inter@@ ests , or do I use them to help others ?
• Why can we be pr@@ ou@@ d and yet hum@@ ble ?
In order of bir@@ th , they were C@@ l@@ in@@ t , 3@@ .@@ 5 p@@ oun@@ ds [ 1@@ .@@ 6 k@@ g ] ; C@@ in@@ dy , 4@@ .@@ 2 p@@ oun@@ ds [ 1@@ .@@ 9 k@@ g ] ; Jer@@ em@@ y , 3@@ .@@ 1 p@@ oun@@ ds [ 1@@ .@@ 4 k@@ g ] ; and D@@ an@@ et@@ te , 3@@ .@@ 8 p@@ oun@@ ds [ 1@@ .@@ 7 k@@ g ] .
She car@@ ri@@ ed only a few pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , but among them was Bible liter@@ ature publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The wis@@ est man ever to live on this earth cho@@ se not to draw on his own wisdom for ans@@ wers .
These demonstr@@ ative actions would say to the man , ‘ What I am about to do for you is du@@ e to power from God . ’
He wr@@ ites : “ To the question , ‘ What is left of Par@@ adise ? ’
“ The s@@ ent@@ ence ends in mi@@ d - a@@ ir , ” no@@ tes scho@@ la@@ r G@@ or@@ d@@ on W@@ en@@ ham , and we are left to supp@@ ly the rest of God’s thought ​ — pre@@ su@@ ma@@ bly , “ let me expe@@ l him from the gar@@ den . ”
It was a S@@ un@@ day af@@ ter@@ no@@ on in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 195@@ 3 .
The Li@@ ght Ge@@ ts Pro@@ g@@ res@@ si@@ vely B@@ righ@@ ter
T@@ w@@ o congregations now have their meetings in it , making it a fine educ@@ ational cen@@ ter for pu@@ re worship in the cap@@ it@@ al .
S@@ up@@ pose that a disa@@ gre@@ ement ar@@ ises between a husband and his wife .
F@@ re@@ qu@@ ent con@@ vers@@ ations may help you to clear up mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s and could reve@@ al other ways to ass@@ ist your child .
These op@@ ening words of the mo@@ de@@ l prayer help us to draw close to God by ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing him as “ our Father . ”
At that time , the neigh@@ bor@@ ing M@@ idi@@ an@@ ites were a real th@@ re@@ at to Israel .
El@@ ders , in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar , need to read the Bible da@@ ily
• A@@ m I a spiritual person ? ​ — “ S@@ te@@ ps T@@ ow@@ ard H@@ app@@ iness ” ( O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 15 , 199@@ 7 , page 6 )
While gener@@ ations of Ad@@ am@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing are not respon@@ sible for Ad@@ am@@ ’s sin , they n@@ one@@ th@@ eless are all born with sin , imper@@ fe@@ ction , and death as their in@@ her@@ ited lo@@ t in life .
His mo@@ ti@@ ves are pu@@ re and clean , prom@@ p@@ ted by the desire to keep his people from spiritual and moral cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion .
“ This relationship br@@ ings many blessings : more trust in God , more understanding of his person@@ ality , but most of all , more love .
Instead of truly rul@@ ing themselves , Adam and E@@ ve ac@@ tually came under the sel@@ f@@ ish and pr@@ ou@@ d influ@@ ence of the Devil , be@@ coming sub@@ je@@ cts of his rule .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to this div@@ in@@ ely arrang@@ ed fe@@ ature of the Law , the Christian apostle Paul wrote : “ N@@ early all things are cle@@ ans@@ ed with blood according to the Law , and un@@ less blood is p@@ our@@ ed out no for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess takes place . ”
Let us consider that question in the following article .
They no@@ tic@@ ed a great differ@@ ence between Mar@@ t@@ in@@ ’s conduct and that of his you@@ ng@@ er si@@ bl@@ ings , who had develop@@ ed a re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous spirit and had become involved in se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
This dra@@ ws us clo@@ s@@ er to him . ​ — J@@ as .
Un@@ der the rule of God’s Kingdom , children and ad@@ ul@@ ts who are now vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of cri@@ me , in@@ justice , or pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce will rejo@@ ice .
Why do you tre@@ asure your dedic@@ ation to Jehovah ?
The “ ri@@ ver of water of life ” re@@ pres@@ ents Jehovah’s pro@@ v@@ isions for rec@@ over@@ ing obedi@@ ent humans from sin and death .
30 : 2 .
For the next 18 years , I accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed him in the cir@@ cu@@ it work .
With so many things v@@ ying for your attention , how can you avoid lo@@ sing sight of what is truly valu@@ able ?
She expla@@ ins : “ Be@@ ing sing@@ le , I sp@@ end a lo@@ t of time al@@ one .
How much better to accept the loving ass@@ ist@@ ance that Jehovah provi@@ des through the elders !
Job was loyal to his marriage mate , never allow@@ ing his heart to devel@@ op an imp@@ ro@@ per att@@ ach@@ ment to another woman .
J@@ on@@ a@@ than sta@@ yed loyal to David even though Jehovah had cho@@ s@@ en David , not J@@ on@@ a@@ than , to be the next king of Israel .
If we are to wa@@ it pati@@ ently , though , we need to view matters from Jehovah’s per@@ spe@@ ctive .
He wrote to the congregation in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a : “ Ha@@ ving a tend@@ er affe@@ ction for you , we were well pleas@@ ed to imp@@ ar@@ t to you , not only the good news of God , but also our own sou@@ ls , because you became bel@@ o@@ ved to us . ”
When I re@@ turned to Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a in A@@ pri@@ l 194@@ 5 , I received a vis@@ it from the sister of one of my chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od friends with whom I had lived in a number of or@@ ph@@ an@@ ages .
( b ) How have you benef@@ ited from Scriptural teaching pres@@ ented at our meetings ?
Why did the Israelites in Moses ’ time star@@ t to com@@ pla@@ in about Jehovah ?
R@@ ac@@ he@@ l says : “ When Will came home , I was cr@@ ying .
Jesus ’ assignment to make disciples inclu@@ ded de@@ ta@@ il@@ s not only about why and where we should do that work but also about what we should preach and until when we should continue to do so .
They ag@@ ree : “ We think it is very important that our children speak our mother t@@ ong@@ ue while lear@@ ning Ger@@ man .
To res@@ ist and re@@ pu@@ di@@ ate the evil spirit of the world , however , takes moral courage .
The apostle Paul knew from his own experience that a persecu@@ t@@ or can become a faithful disci@@ ple of Christ and a ze@@ al@@ ous serv@@ ant of Jehovah .
( 3 ) E@@ a@@ de , D .
For example , few W@@ es@@ ter@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ ans are ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ go@@ ers , al@@ though most say that they believe in God .
How do the “ other sheep ” enjoy much of the spiritual her@@ it@@ age of anointed Christians ?
W@@ ell , he was not ​ — he was g@@ one for three days .
A@@ no@@ ther reason for our pe@@ ace@@ ful un@@ ity is that we are “ no part of the world . ”
I am lear@@ ning the language , but it is s@@ low .
Fir@@ st , we will consider the pur@@ su@@ it of ple@@ asure and pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
We also helped to strengthen a small group of publi@@ sh@@ ers in the ne@@ ar@@ by to@@ wn of K@@ ur@@ gan@@ in@@ s@@ k .
As a result of this wit@@ ness@@ ing activ@@ ity , “ Jehovah continued to jo@@ in to them da@@ ily those being sa@@ ved . ”
13 : 30 , 38 , 4@@ 1 .
On the contr@@ ary , Satan no doubt rejo@@ ic@@ es when one of God’s servants be@@ comes sta@@ ined with serious sin .
• How do we know that Jehovah he@@ ars prayers ?
The Bible writ@@ er Luke rel@@ ates that the ship put “ into por@@ t at S@@ y@@ rac@@ use ” on the sou@@ the@@ ast@@ er@@ n co@@ ast of S@@ ic@@ ily and “ rema@@ ined three days . ”
Gre@@ at happiness will result from a decision that prom@@ o@@ tes Kingdom inter@@ ests . — Matthew 6 : 33 ; Acts 20 : 35 .
Fir@@ st , the person had to give his best .
M@@ il@@ dness truly helps re@@ in@@ for@@ ce the b@@ on@@ ds between parents and children .
A@@ no@@ ther we@@ ak@@ ness comm@@ on to imper@@ fect humans is the desire for prom@@ in@@ ence . Jo@@ a@@ b , who became gener@@ al of King Davi@@ d’s ar@@ my , was coura@@ ge@@ ous , dec@@ isi@@ ve , and res@@ our@@ ce@@ ful .
Satan and his world offer ever more al@@ lu@@ ring cho@@ ic@@ es in d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing , food and dr@@ ink , rec@@ re@@ ation and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , and a ho@@ st of other things .
S@@ ur@@ ely , we should stri@@ ve to imp@@ ro@@ ve the qu@@ ality of our personal study .
The rend@@ ering of the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation is also in keep@@ ing with the l@@ at@@ est scho@@ lar@@ ship : “ The people that were in it , he brought out that he might put them at sa@@ wing st@@ ones and at sh@@ ar@@ p in@@ str@@ um@@ ents of ir@@ on and at a@@ x@@ es of ir@@ on , and he made them serve at bri@@ ck@@ making . ”
Jehovah encoura@@ ges us to fear him because he kno@@ ws that this qu@@ ality will prote@@ ct us .
For example , I learned that God feel@@ s deep emp@@ a@@ thy for those who su@@ ff@@ er .
Di@@ d he look down on people of other rac@@ es and on women , as mal@@ es often did back then ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , as you get to know Jehovah , you will find that he is kind , just , and good .
While there , we not only saw gro@@ w@@ th in the congregation but also ass@@ is@@ ted in fin@@ ding land and building a Kingdom H@@ all .
While ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing the ex@@ ist@@ ence of the occasi@@ onal ro@@ gu@@ e wit@@ ch who pur@@ su@@ es evil , most maintain that their ma@@ gi@@ c is used to bring benef@@ its , not har@@ m .
F@@ al@@ se wit@@ nesses were s@@ ought .
Then you kno@@ cked at my do@@ or .
32 : 3 , 4 .
S@@ ad@@ ly , however , the first pa@@ ir th@@ re@@ w everything away .
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : R@@ E@@ B@@ E@@ L S@@ O@@ L@@ DI@@ E@@ R
Many people would be willing to accept any ther@@ ap@@ y that seem@@ s to offer im@@ medi@@ ate benefit , even a ther@@ ap@@ y having known health ris@@ ks , as is true of blood pro@@ du@@ cts .
Those words ac@@ knowledge that among imper@@ fect humans a mate some@@ times deci@@ des to leave .
D@@ ra@@ wing a bo@@ w , he sh@@ o@@ t an ar@@ ro@@ w through Jeho@@ r@@ am@@ ’s heart , and the king f@@ ell dead in his ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t .
M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h’s gro@@ ss sin@@ s were for@@ given when he hum@@ b@@ led himself before Jehovah
W@@ ar@@ ning against imp@@ ro@@ per form@@ s of a@@ mus@@ ement and exc@@ ess@@ es in en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , Solomon says : “ G@@ ri@@ ef is what rejo@@ ic@@ ing ends up in . ” ​ — Proverbs 14 : 1@@ 3@@ b .
L@@ ar@@ is@@ a , Rus@@ sia : “ When I became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses about 19 years ag@@ o , I real@@ ized that the most important thing was for me to make chang@@ es in my life .
Jesus will come to set@@ tle acc@@ oun@@ ts with his sla@@ ves toward the end of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation just a@@ head .
My spiritual brothers and sisters , my family and , a@@ bo@@ ve all , Jehovah became to me a s@@ ource of joy and strength . ​ — Psalm 28 : 7 .
She rel@@ ates : “ This man at work gives me a lo@@ t of attention and pra@@ ises me at every opportunity .
Then , the inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ at@@ or s@@ wit@@ ched t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s and tri@@ ed to per@@ su@@ a@@ de me to r@@ en@@ oun@@ ce my faith , as I mentioned in the in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction .
Thus , Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on is not to be fe@@ ared by people who love righteousness . Rather , it provi@@ des a bas@@ is for hope .
( b ) What blessing did Abraham receive , and what similar blessing does his se@@ ed receive ?
Do you think of a w@@ il@@ d - ey@@ ed pre@@ ach@@ er th@@ under@@ ing from the pul@@ pi@@ t and g@@ es@@ tur@@ ing dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c@@ ally , Bible in hand ?
What must you do to gain such understanding ?
The book of Mi@@ ca@@ h con@@ tain@@ s se@@ ven chap@@ ters .
They are happy to learn that Satan’s wicked system of things will sh@@ ort@@ ly be re@@ plac@@ ed with Jehovah’s righteous new world .
You learn from God and from his Son about ac@@ ting hon@@ es@@ tly , speaking kin@@ dly , and living responsi@@ bly .
And of Jehovah , Jesus stated : “ He will cause justice to be done to them spe@@ e@@ di@@ ly . ”
What Greek word is u@@ su@@ ally transl@@ ated “ congregation , ” and how can this word be app@@ lied ?
When God takes action against the nations , ‘ they will know that he is Jehovah . ’
“ Mo@@ st people fear death and try to avoid thinking about it , ” no@@ tes The World Bo@@ ok En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia .
He also tri@@ ed to get the govern@@ ment to ba@@ n the activities of A@@ mo@@ s , tel@@ ling King Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am I@@ I : “ A@@ mo@@ s has con@@ spi@@ red against you right in@@ side the house of Israel . ”
Because pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous ones were persecu@@ ting him , the psalmist felt “ like a s@@ k@@ in bo@@ t@@ tle in the s@@ mo@@ ke . ”
( a ) What blessings have you received from having a full share in the spiritual har@@ v@@ est ?
Satan is still a@@ de@@ pt at con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing people to pur@@ sue un@@ real@@ ities .
Thus , they would not need to remain all night on the st@@ ake . ​ — 5 / 1 , page 11 .
Christians today do not make the liter@@ al sacrific@@ es s@@ ti@@ pul@@ ated by the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law ; yet they do make sacrific@@ es , in the sense that they use their time , en@@ er@@ gy , and res@@ our@@ ces to serve Jehovah .
7 , 8 . ( a ) What are some Scriptural reas@@ ons for Kingdom preaching and disci@@ ple making ?
King A@@ z@@ ari@@ ah was also known as King U@@ z@@ z@@ iah . In the par@@ al@@ le@@ l account at 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 26 : 3 - 5 , 16 - 21 , we learn that al@@ though U@@ z@@ z@@ iah did what was right in Jehovah’s eyes for a time , later in life “ his heart became ha@@ ugh@@ ty to his own ru@@ in . ”
In the Law that God gave to the nation of Israel , it was stated : “ You must not com@@ mit ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y . ”
She tri@@ ed not to appe@@ ar ambi@@ ti@@ ous , yet she was de@@ va@@ stated if she did not get to@@ p mar@@ ks .
The ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l he used for spiritual fe@@ e@@ ding was c@@ learly recogn@@ iz@@ able .
Jehovah’s long - suffering is also com@@ pati@@ ble with his justice and righteousness .
And as time went on , those with this hope inc@@ reas@@ ed in number .
Who in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed un@@ truth , and why ?
S@@ ONG@@ S : 40 , 5@@ 4
In fact , Jehovah called him “ my serv@@ ant , ” ad@@ ding : “ He is an u@@ pri@@ ght man of integrity , fe@@ aring God and sh@@ un@@ ning what is bad . ” ​ — Job 1 : 8 .
That s@@ crip@@ ture poin@@ ts out the human tend@@ enc@@ y to think that one can get away with anything when those in authority are not w@@ atch@@ ing .
So@@ on af@@ ter@@ ward , I me@@ t John Da@@ vis@@ on , who wor@@ ked at the Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
What a mirac@@ le ! ”
What a joy it has been to serve with such faithful spiritual men ! ​ — P@@ s .
are the kind of questions that encoura@@ ge positi@@ ve com@@ ments , which make a valu@@ able contribu@@ tion .
In@@ stru@@ ct@@ ors some@@ times vis@@ it the te@@ am@@ s to give ass@@ ist@@ ance in imp@@ ro@@ ving transl@@ ation s@@ k@@ ill@@ s and using com@@ pu@@ ter so@@ f@@ tw@@ are .
However , some may be rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to re@@ ach out .
S@@ ur@@ pris@@ ed and imp@@ ressed , the direc@@ t@@ or not only offered W@@ il@@ son per@@ man@@ ent emp@@ loy@@ ment im@@ medi@@ ately but also prom@@ o@@ ted him to be a sen@@ i@@ or member of the compan@@ y st@@ af@@ f . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 28 .
These will vi@@ vi@@ dly descri@@ be the joy , satis@@ fac@@ tion , and happiness that brothers and sisters have experienced by serving where there is a greater need for Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers .
I have sp@@ ent many ni@@ gh@@ ts in prayer and have felt Jehovah’s peace comfort me . ”
A@@ no@@ ther person ad@@ ded : “ We are not in ag@@ re@@ ement that you re@@ si@@ gn by yourself .
A@@ n E@@ ter@@ n@@ al P@@ ur@@ pose for the E@@ ar@@ th
W@@ r@@ en@@ ch@@ ing away from her gr@@ as@@ p , he pul@@ led back ​ — but she held f@@ ast to his gar@@ ment .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful p@@ re - Christian men and women are re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed today by true Christians as examples wor@@ thy of imit@@ ation .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , wh@@ atever our age , hon@@ es@@ ty is a pri@@ me re@@ qu@@ is@@ ite in those we reg@@ ard as friends .
You can be just as confid@@ ent .
Ju@@ de@@ a is a ho@@ t@@ bed of ci@@ vi@@ l and e@@ th@@ ni@@ c stri@@ fe .
F@@ in@@ ally , God’s pati@@ ence with that wicked world r@@ an out . ​ — Genesis 6 : 3 ; 1 Peter 3 : 20 .
What does my cho@@ ice of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment reve@@ al about me ?
At Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , Peter spoke with fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch before a crow@@ d of over 3@@ ,000 people .
What is the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound of the first P@@ as@@ so@@ ver ?
They ag@@ re@@ ed to respect our stand and offered us b@@ loo@@ d@@ less tre@@ at@@ ment , al@@ though we were under con@@ st@@ ant pres@@ sure to change our decision .
The vo@@ ice of our conscience can pre@@ v@@ ent us from jus@@ ti@@ f@@ ying a wrong course .
In a similar way , we should not stay away from our brothers by not coming to the meetings .
Does E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 18 : 20 , which says that “ a son himself will be@@ ar nothing because of the er@@ ro@@ r of the father , ” cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 20 : 5 , which says that Jehovah br@@ ings “ p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment for the er@@ ro@@ r of fa@@ thers upon sons ” ?
Although cop@@ ing with his lo@@ ss of health was hard for him , the loving support we received from our congregation dis@@ p@@ el@@ led my des@@ pa@@ ir .
Just as a t@@ ree must regul@@ arly draw from a water s@@ ource to remain heal@@ thy , a Christian must regul@@ arly fe@@ ed on God’s Word to remain spiritually strong .
A study of the Scriptures proved to them that God resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus to life as a gl@@ ori@@ ous spirit cre@@ ature in heaven .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es difficul@@ ties that are “ comm@@ on to men ” ​ — problems that af@@ fect all imper@@ fect humans — ​ Christians face an ad@@ di@@ tional ty@@ pe of tri@@ bul@@ ation .
Pa@@ ys to Be H@@ on@@ est , 12 / 1
F@@ e@@ el Mis@@ under@@ sto@@ od ?
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates ​ — where you might think that people in gener@@ al are a@@ pa@@ the@@ tic or se@@ cul@@ ar - min@@ ded — ​ one pol@@ l reve@@ aled that fully half of the you@@ ths take religion very seri@@ ously , and a th@@ ir@@ d say that religious faith is “ the most important influ@@ ence ” in their life .
Jesus was st@@ res@@ sing the need to be for@@ giving .
What activ@@ ity did the apostle Paul hold sac@@ red , and why do we have the same view ?
The tr@@ act al@@ le@@ ged that the pl@@ ans inclu@@ ded ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ating exc@@ essi@@ ve ta@@ x@@ ation , prom@@ o@@ ting ar@@ mam@@ ent pro@@ du@@ ction , encourag@@ ing gi@@ ant mon@@ o@@ po@@ lies so that ‘ G@@ ent@@ ile we@@ al@@ th could be destro@@ yed in one b@@ low . ’
All of this once again t@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es to the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of King Solom@@ on@@ ’s inspired ob@@ serv@@ ation : “ M@@ an has d@@ om@@ in@@ ated man to his har@@ m . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
Let us consider a few of Jesus ’ mirac@@ les and see what effect they can have on our life now and in the future .
However , David also knew what it was like to be low on pro@@ v@@ isions .
These se@@ ven artic@@ les discus@@ s s@@ ound , time - t@@ ested principles that contribu@@ te in a bi@@ g way to happiness .
Di@@ d Jehovah respon@@ d to An@@ na@@ ’s godly devo@@ tion ?
“ Ha@@ ve in@@ ten@@ se love [ a@@ ·@@ ga@@ ʹ@@ pe ] for one another , ” ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed the apostle Peter .
The Bible can show you how to succ@@ e@@ ed
Because they were living a clean life , they could look for@@ ward to everlasting life .
[ Bo@@ x on page 11 ]
“ Re@@ turn E@@ vi@@ l for E@@ vi@@ l to No One ”
M@@ eli@@ to of S@@ ar@@ di@@ s , 4 / 15
Why does cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness matter to God ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , it al@@ lo@@ ws present ad@@ vers@@ ities to ref@@ ine us . ​ — 9 / 15 , pages 24 - 25 .
T@@ ying ourselves to a t@@ ar@@ pa@@ ul@@ in we were car@@ r@@ ying , we s@@ li@@ d down the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ side to an un@@ certain future .
While he did continue to show ze@@ al in w@@ an@@ ting to ple@@ ase God , it seem@@ s that he did not learn from the experience with A@@ ha@@ b and from Je@@ hu@@ ’s war@@ ning words .
His c@@ he@@ er@@ ful out@@ look and strong faith are a t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony that serving Jehovah makes a challeng@@ ing life wor@@ th living . C@@ er@@ e@@ br@@ al p@@ al@@ s@@ y ( C@@ P ) is a gener@@ al ter@@ m used to descri@@ be b@@ ra@@ in dam@@ age that affe@@ cts mo@@ bility .
The Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t as Com@@ for@@ ter
A V@@ is@@ it by a R@@ en@@ ow@@ ned Mis@@ sion@@ ary
Pen@@ ni , a pioneer sister in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , started sever@@ al stu@@ dies using this public@@ ation .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 3 , 4
We may cho@@ ose to do something that we believe to be right , only to dis@@ co@@ ver later that we were mis@@ taken .
Ye@@ ar after year , the tr@@ un@@ k wi@@ den@@ s and the ro@@ o@@ ts go deep@@ er and s@@ pre@@ ad f@@ ar@@ ther , pro@@ duc@@ ing a more st@@ able t@@ ree .
To give himself ex@@ tr@@ a time , he may ad@@ d water to keep the cla@@ y mo@@ ist and mal@@ le@@ able .
Yes , what you say and how you say it may make a differ@@ ence in whether you eli@@ c@@ it your mat@@ e@@ ’s co@@ op@@ er@@ ation or not .
We take refu@@ ge in Jehovah as his worshi@@ p@@ ers especially because ‘ we have set our affe@@ ction on him . ’
A brother with a fri@@ end@@ ly , pleas@@ ant dis@@ position may do well as an attend@@ ant , while one who is or@@ der@@ ly and syst@@ em@@ ati@@ c may prove most help@@ ful as an ass@@ ist@@ ant to the congregation se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary .
T@@ each Your Ch@@ il@@ dren ​ — God Can F@@ e@@ el H@@ ur@@ t — ​ How We Can B@@ ring H@@ im Jo@@ y 14
Re@@ fle@@ cting his Father , ‘ Christ , the power of God , ’ fre@@ qu@@ ently op@@ ened his hand and satis@@ fied the desi@@ res of his followers .
T@@ ake , for example , Mi@@ r@@ j@@ eta * from a re@@ gi@@ on of the form@@ er Yu@@ go@@ sla@@ vi@@ a .
May their great love for you move you to do what is pleas@@ ing in Jehovah’s sight .
We can rest@@ ore that peace in our hearts by refle@@ cting on the fact that Jesus never said that our value is me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed by com@@ par@@ ing what we do with what others do .
Di@@ v@@ ine justice will always pre@@ va@@ il in the end .
The next verse provi@@ des a c@@ lu@@ e : “ God pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to bl@@ ess the se@@ ven@@ th day and make it sac@@ red , because on it he has been re@@ sting from all his work that God has cre@@ ated for the purpose of making . ” ​ — Genesis 2 : 3 ; Isaiah 40 : 26 , 28 .
Is it not clear that God’s people in ancient times were helped by the por@@ tions of the S@@ ac@@ red Scriptures that were a@@ vail@@ able to them ?
Let us now low@@ er our eyes from the ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic heavens to something as comm@@ on as bre@@ ad .
How do Christians today follow Paul’s example , but in what do they not put their trust ?
10 : 5 , 6 , 12 - 15 .
So if we associ@@ ate with those who do not obey God , we might be temp@@ ted to do what they do .
22 : 4@@ 4 ​ — Why did Jesus experience so much ag@@ on@@ y ?
Today , people have become inc@@ reas@@ ingly mo@@ bi@@ le .
The Bible book of Revelation pres@@ ents the beau@@ ti@@ ful sc@@ ene of an in@@ num@@ er@@ able crow@@ d of people who are gr@@ anted everlasting life on a par@@ adise earth .
The apostle Paul war@@ ned his fellow work@@ er Timothy to be@@ ware of the teachings of apost@@ ates , such as H@@ y@@ men@@ a@@ e@@ us and Ph@@ ile@@ tu@@ s , who@@ se “ word will s@@ pre@@ ad like g@@ ang@@ r@@ ene . ”
In K@@ o@@ be on A@@ pri@@ l 1 , 19@@ 50 , some 18@@ 0 attend@@ ed our ob@@ serv@@ ance of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death .
In time , the C@@ o@@ st@@ a R@@ ic@@ a branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses invit@@ ed those who could to take up the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work full - time .
But he chang@@ ed his way of life by ap@@ pl@@ ying Jesus ’ teachings . ​ — Luke 19 : 1 - 10 .
As Mi@@ ca@@ h 6 : 8 states , God’s people must “ love kindness . ”
For instance , four - year - old An@@ dre@@ w has already learned to say , “ Ex@@ c@@ use me , ” when he has to pas@@ s by ad@@ ul@@ ts .
Do we have similar trust in Jehovah as we j@@ our@@ ne@@ y through life ? ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 1 : 10 .
As we a@@ wa@@ it the end of this old system of things , let us be determined to imitate those first - century Christians in giving a bo@@ ld and ze@@ al@@ ous witness .
Thus , al@@ though they might be al@@ ar@@ m@@ ed about world con@@ di@@ tions , they do not dis@@ cer@@ n the real cause ​ — Satan the Devil .
It ad@@ ds : “ I@@ t’s a par@@ a@@ do@@ x . We@@ ’@@ re told that Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a is in exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent shap@@ e e@@ con@@ om@@ ic@@ ally , that life has never been better . . . .
He was so determined to fin@@ ish his God - assign@@ ed work that no op@@ pon@@ ent ​ — human or dem@@ on — ​ could de@@ ter him .
During that time , his followers would have a great work to do .
As “ imit@@ at@@ ors of God , ” then , let us do our very best to wel@@ come str@@ ang@@ ers among us ! ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 1 , 2 .
Does this su@@ gg@@ est that Solomon could ign@@ ore God’s direction with imp@@ un@@ ity or that we can do so ?
The cle@@ are@@ st course is this : Wh@@ ere the Scriptures teach that an individu@@ al , an ev@@ ent , or an ob@@ ject is ty@@ pi@@ cal of something el@@ se , we accept it as such .
In du@@ e time , he fre@@ es us from such ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les so that we can car@@ ry out the Kingdom - preaching work . ​ — Mark 13 : 10 .
J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah faith@@ fully kept the promise that he had made to Jehovah when going out to war against the A@@ m@@ mon@@ ites , who had been ter@@ r@@ or@@ iz@@ ing God’s people .
The Go@@ spe@@ l of Luke rel@@ ates the heal@@ ing of a woman b@@ ent d@@ ou@@ ble and of a man with d@@ ro@@ p@@ s@@ y as well as the cle@@ ans@@ ing of ten le@@ p@@ ers .
Thus , he was able to continue his educ@@ ation .
In 18@@ 8@@ 6 when C . T . Rus@@ sel@@ l publi@@ shed a book that came to be called The Di@@ v@@ ine P@@ l@@ an of the A@@ ges , this vo@@ lu@@ me con@@ ta@@ ined a char@@ t l@@ in@@ king the ages of mankind with the Gre@@ at P@@ y@@ r@@ am@@ id of Egy@@ pt .
No car@@ ing par@@ ent wants to har@@ m a child .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are for these spiritual health al@@ er@@ ts !
She has to study the material again and may not be prom@@ o@@ ted to the next gra@@ de .
The con@@ st@@ ant pres@@ ence of tu@@ t@@ ors ear@@ ned them a re@@ pu@@ tation as op@@ pres@@ sive gu@@ ar@@ ds and har@@ s@@ h discipl@@ in@@ ari@@ ans , the s@@ ource of an end@@ less f@@ low of pet@@ ty , ti@@ re@@ some , and in@@ effe@@ ctive acc@@ us@@ ations .
As Dani@@ el@@ ’s prophecy shows , God’s Kingdom will soon rule over the whole earth .
Some months before this in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent at school , our family had moved to live near G@@ l@@ as@@ go@@ w in S@@ co@@ t@@ land .
Jesus stated that sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess was a “ gift ” not pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed by all his followers .
We do well to study the Bible and Bible - based public@@ ations di@@ lig@@ ently , pers@@ is@@ ten@@ tly pray for holy spirit , and regul@@ arly atten@@ d and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in Christian meetings . ​ — P@@ s .
I moved away from home when I turned 18 .
( b ) Why did one te@@ en@@ ag@@ er cho@@ ose not to go to a uni@@ vers@@ ity ?
Be hon@@ est .
Ex@@ pla@@ in how we can inc@@ re@@ ase our confidence in our sing@@ ing .
Your circumstances may also change .
The Bible se@@ ts no d@@ ate for the cre@@ ation of the uni@@ verse .
We used Tu@@ valu@@ an public@@ ations to help others
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ les 1 , 2 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 9 - 17
‘ How C@@ ould I Com@@ mit This B@@ ad@@ ness ? ’
The W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves , C@@ ar@@ l H@@ am@@ mer@@ le and R@@ a@@ y R@@ at@@ c@@ li@@ f@@ fe , sta@@ yed with them a whole we@@ ek , teaching them many things .
God can exam@@ ine it , and to a de@@ gre@@ e , you can do so too .
If a father is to walk with God while ra@@ ising and provi@@ ding for a family , he must try to care for his family in God’s way .
25 : 27 .
In fact , he helps us to keep all bad inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations under control .
Their exc@@ it@@ ement was con@@ ta@@ gi@@ ous .
* We study Jesus ’ life with the in@@ ten@@ tion of doing what the apostle Peter re@@ comm@@ ended : “ To this course you were called , because even Christ su@@ ffered for you , lea@@ ving you a mo@@ de@@ l for you to follow his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y . ”
His example is practic@@ al , bene@@ fi@@ cial , and even li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving .
J@@ a@@ ir@@ o was born with a ty@@ pe of cer@@ e@@ br@@ al p@@ al@@ s@@ y called s@@ pas@@ tic qu@@ ad@@ ri@@ ple@@ gi@@ a .
After reading a tr@@ act or a ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , however , many people recogn@@ ized the ring of truth and re@@ adi@@ ly respon@@ ded to the call .
O@@ r do you find yourself simply following local cu@@ st@@ om@@ s or po@@ pul@@ ar se@@ cul@@ ar ad@@ vice ?
They pray@@ ed to God , not to Jesus .
When the new@@ born qu@@ ite n@@ atur@@ ally be@@ comes the pri@@ m@@ ary ob@@ ject of the mo@@ ther’s attention , the young husband may feel je@@ al@@ ous .
Even though they knew God’s righteous dec@@ ree , “ they did not appro@@ ve of ho@@ l@@ ding God in acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge . ”
Indeed , the Bible war@@ ns : “ Jehovah will cu@@ t off all s@@ mo@@ o@@ th li@@ ps , the t@@ ong@@ ue speaking great things . ”
N@@ one of us can hear the words of Jesus once and then conclu@@ de that we know all about him , so Bro@@ ther S@@ y@@ d@@ li@@ k encoura@@ ged the gra@@ du@@ ates to continue lear@@ ning , ap@@ pl@@ ying , and teaching Christian truth , which resul@@ ts in fre@@ e@@ dom . ​ — John 8 : 31 , 32 .
Peter me@@ ant that during the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , Jehovah will la@@ y ba@@ re Satan’s world , ex@@ pos@@ ing it as being against H@@ im and His Kingdom and thus deser@@ ving of des@@ tru@@ ction .
Even if they pre@@ vi@@ ously were ac@@ tive members of some ch@@ urch of Chris@@ tend@@ om , it is un@@ likely that their form@@ er religious teach@@ ers ever taught them to go and make disciples .
No@@ thing is more fulfill@@ ing . ”
We can consider Jesus ’ example .
( b ) In what three situ@@ ations did Jehovah gu@@ ard his loyal ones ?
I fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ed that when it comes to suffering , my family really had had its fa@@ ir share and that we had heard en@@ ough pl@@ ati@@ tu@@ des like ‘ God gave her to us , and God took her away . ’
Ar@@ ous@@ ing in them e@@ ag@@ er expe@@ ct@@ ation for what they could accom@@ pl@@ ish , he said : “ Mo@@ st truly I say to you , who@@ ever exerc@@ ises faith in me will also do the works that I do ; and he will do works greater than these , because I am going my way to the Father . ”
Jesus s@@ ends for@@ th 70 others in ad@@ v@@ ance of him into c@@ ities and plac@@ es in Ju@@ de@@ a .
It will un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly be in@@ str@@ um@@ ent@@ al in help@@ ing many more gain knowledge of Bible truth in Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ a .
The B@@ er@@ le@@ bur@@ g Bible thus became one in a long l@@ ine of Ger@@ man Bi@@ bl@@ es that have used the name Jehovah ei@@ ther in the ma@@ in text , in fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ tes , or in com@@ ments .
It was 19@@ 7@@ 1 .
Mar@@ th@@ a , M@@ ary , Z@@ acc@@ ha@@ e@@ us , and many others heard him call them by their name .
( Hebrews 12 : 4 )
This spirit influ@@ ences most humans to a@@ do@@ pt a comm@@ on attitude ​ — simply follow the crow@@ d .
What can I do to make my family life ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er ?
In one con@@ v@@ ent school that I attend@@ ed , I kept as@@ king the n@@ un@@ s why there was so much ba@@ dness and viol@@ ence .
And that we should avoid har@@ bor@@ ing res@@ ent@@ ment toward even those who mis@@ tre@@ at us is clear from Jesus ’ words : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to love your enem@@ ies and to pray for those persecu@@ ting you . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
The “ E@@ u@@ re@@ ka D@@ r@@ ama ” may have left be@@ h@@ ind a fa@@ in@@ t fo@@ o@@ t@@ prin@@ t in hist@@ ory , but from Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a to Ar@@ g@@ ent@@ ina , from S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a to the B@@ rit@@ ish Is@@ les , In@@ dia , and the C@@ ari@@ b@@ be@@ an , milli@@ ons ap@@ par@@ ently saw this uni@@ que pres@@ ent@@ ation .
But J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s daugh@@ ter was given as a complete “ bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering , ” so she would not have the joy of being a wife and a mother .
“ G@@ u@@ ard against every s@@ ort of gre@@ ed , because even when a person has an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance , his life does not result from the things he pos@@ s@@ ess@@ es . ”
So it was that when the temple gu@@ ar@@ ds ca@@ ught up with them , they found the apostles obedi@@ ently car@@ r@@ ying out that comm@@ and .
Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b did so in part because they had seen demonstr@@ ations of his power .
The Devil is loo@@ king for opportun@@ ities to de@@ v@@ our us .
When you look at what the world off@@ ers , your heart can eas@@ ily dec@@ ei@@ ve you . ​ — Read Proverbs 14 : 15 ; J@@ er .
E@@ ach reve@@ als un@@ wa@@ ver@@ ing trust in Jehovah .
But I am get@@ ting a@@ head of my@@ self .
How did the course of the early Christians prove Jesus ’ words true with reg@@ ard to persecu@@ tion ?
He displa@@ yed godly qualities that end@@ ear@@ ed him to others . ​ — 1 Samuel 2 : 21 , 26 .
In Psalm 8@@ 7 , a m@@ el@@ o@@ dy about Z@@ ion and those born there is follow@@ ed by a prayer to Jehovah in Psalm 8@@ 8 .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , I said : “ G@@ o get a f@@ res@@ c@@ o ( fru@@ it dr@@ ink ) for yourself .
Bo@@ th are now respon@@ sible family he@@ a@@ ds and serve as ze@@ al@@ ous Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers .
His parents once lived there , but ne@@ i@@ ther they nor their children could en@@ ter now .
However , because A@@ ha@@ b hum@@ b@@ led himself when Eli@@ j@@ ah pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced Jehovah’s judgment , Jehovah declar@@ ed that this p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment would not come in A@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s li@@ fe@@ time .
A@@ no@@ ther t@@ est of our mo@@ des@@ ty might come when decisions are made .
In his organization , we have many wise ones with whom we can walk .
Yet , he reli@@ ed , not on his a@@ bil@@ ities , but on his God .
She gave the man some Bible liter@@ ature and ur@@ ged him to study the Bible with the Witnesses .
Do@@ ing so , they can take to heart Jehovah’s reas@@ sur@@ ing words : “ A th@@ ous@@ and will f@@ all at your very side and ten th@@ ous@@ and at your right hand ; to you it will not come near .
May many more willing work@@ ers star@@ t that tra@@ ining soon !
Like that travel@@ ing mer@@ ch@@ ant , they had given up much to follow Jesus in pur@@ su@@ it of the Kingdom .
What was Paul’s res@@ ol@@ ve ?
H@@ ist@@ ori@@ an F@@ la@@ vi@@ us Jose@@ ph@@ us recor@@ ds that ban@@ ds of out@@ la@@ ws fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ed prom@@ in@@ ently in the so@@ cial stru@@ gg@@ les of the day ; such cri@@ min@@ als claim@@ ed to seek justice for op@@ pres@@ sed Jewish pe@@ as@@ ants .
“ But prayer really helped .
S@@ ta@@ ying with fellow Witnesses was a real joy .
N@@ atur@@ ally , then , we want to do what we can to stay heal@@ thy .
( b ) When did Lo@@ t make men@@ tion of Jehovah’s loving - kindness ?
What does the illustr@@ ation about the pers@@ ist@@ ent man teach us about our dis@@ position when pra@@ ying ?
Jehovah’s De@@ c@@ ree A@@ ga@@ inst the N@@ ations
Yes , in@@ deed , the K@@ ing@@ ’s bel@@ ong@@ ings have inc@@ reas@@ ed many@@ fo@@ ld since his cor@@ on@@ ation in 1914 !
What care@@ er provi@@ des such satis@@ fac@@ tion ?
“ So you have found me , O my enem@@ y ! ”
Abraham is ready to obey but is st@@ op@@ ped by an ang@@ el .
Are these concer@@ ns jus@@ ti@@ fied ?
“ Ke@@ ep your sen@@ ses , be w@@ atch@@ ful , ” wrote Peter . “ Your ad@@ vers@@ ary , the Devil , wal@@ ks about like a ro@@ aring li@@ on , see@@ king to de@@ v@@ our someone . But take your stand against him , so@@ li@@ d in the faith , know@@ ing that the same things in the way of su@@ ffer@@ ings are being accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed in the enti@@ re associ@@ ation of your brothers in the world . ”
After his resurrection and return to heaven , Jesus re@@ sum@@ ed his service as M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el , the c@@ hi@@ ef ang@@ el , “ to the glory of God the Father . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 11 .
Jesus called Satan “ the rul@@ er of the world . ”
By God’s power , however , they were rest@@ ored to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and after 70 years , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as the enem@@ y nations were he@@ ad@@ ed for ru@@ in .
However , she pray@@ ed again and was able to give a witness .
E@@ ach we@@ ek@@ end , they so@@ ld the k@@ er@@ n@@ els for the e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent of three to four days ’ sal@@ ary .
The P@@ ow@@ er to I@@ mp@@ ro@@ ve Li@@ ves
( See also fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te on page 21 . )
No doubt , Abra@@ m b@@ ol@@ dly declar@@ ed Jehovah’s name among his Cana@@ an@@ ite neigh@@ b@@ ors .
In this way , Jehovah leg@@ ally cre@@ di@@ ts them with righteousness . God can then take them into the new covenant with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of their be@@ coming heavenly king - pri@@ ests !
The Bible provi@@ des a we@@ al@@ th of practic@@ al ad@@ vice on cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness , commun@@ ic@@ ation , in@@ du@@ stri@@ ousness , cop@@ ing with po@@ ver@@ ty , and many other as@@ pe@@ cts of life .
Why are study and medit@@ ation so important if you want to cultiv@@ ate the fru@@ it@@ age of the holy spirit ?
His mo@@ v@@ ements in that sp@@ ace along with his fac@@ i@@ al expres@@ sions follow the rul@@ es of gr@@ am@@ ma@@ r of si@@ gn language .
God’s faithful serv@@ ant Ne@@ h@@ emiah ur@@ ged his fellow Israelites , who were under pres@@ sure from op@@ pos@@ ers : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id on their account . Jehovah the great and the fear - inspi@@ ring One keep in your mind . ”
Why did the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus invit@@ e Tho@@ ma@@ s to t@@ ou@@ ch him yet sto@@ p M@@ ary M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ene from doing so ear@@ li@@ er ?
But those loo@@ king for comfort from God’s Word or for ans@@ wers to their per@@ ple@@ x@@ ing questions were sa@@ dly disa@@ p@@ pointed .
( The Watchtower , Mar@@ ch 1 , 200@@ 6 ) They gave up a prof@@ it@@ able bu@@ sin@@ ess in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a to en@@ ter full - time service .
That perfect man who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly accepted the assignment “ to tell good news to the me@@ ek ones . ”
Davi@@ d’s life was filled with privile@@ ges , tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ s , and tra@@ ge@@ dies .
In 18@@ 17 , King P@@ om@@ are I@@ I asked if he could person@@ ally prin@@ t the first page of the Go@@ spe@@ l of Luke .
As a result of Israel@@ ’s actions , Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b were for@@ ced to w@@ an@@ der in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness for 40 years , not for their own er@@ ro@@ r , but for the er@@ ro@@ r of others .
By for@@ going re@@ tal@@ i@@ ation and prom@@ o@@ ting peace , we lo@@ v@@ ingly hope to help even some fi@@ er@@ ce op@@ pos@@ ers to become worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah .
After all , when you truly love someone , you trust that person .
By the time Jo@@ si@@ ah is 15 ( 6@@ 5@@ 2 B.C.E . ) , he is in the ei@@ gh@@ th year of his re@@ ign and has determined to he@@ ed Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah’s words .
We can only i@@ magine , but she knew that her son was a great man who would do great things .
A@@ n Is@@ sue Gre@@ ater T@@ ha@@ n D@@ eli@@ ver@@ ance
He told them through Jeremiah : “ Bu@@ il@@ d hous@@ es and live in them . P@@ l@@ ant gar@@ den@@ s and e@@ at their fru@@ it .
For instance , the su@@ d@@ den death of a close family member can be emo@@ tion@@ ally de@@ va@@ st@@ ating .
While it be@@ comes a s@@ ource of dar@@ k@@ ness to the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans , that same p@@ il@@ la@@ r gives light to the Israelites .
How can we strengthen the faith of arri@@ ving refu@@ ge@@ es ?
How was Jehovah’s long - suffering man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted toward the nation of Israel ?
The apostle Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed Christians : “ Do not be get@@ ting dr@@ un@@ k with w@@ ine , in which there is de@@ ba@@ u@@ ch@@ er@@ y , but keep get@@ ting filled with spirit . ”
When I get up in the mor@@ ning , I say to my@@ self , ‘ I@@ t’s great ​ — I@@ ’@@ m going preaching today ! ’ ”
There is no question that to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o and d@@ ru@@ g@@ s pol@@ lu@@ te , or de@@ file , the flesh with many har@@ m@@ ful ch@@ em@@ ic@@ als .
M@@ ak@@ ing fri@@ end@@ ly shepher@@ ding c@@ alls on them can be very effe@@ ctive .
S@@ ad@@ ly , though , some have become ca@@ su@@ al or even c@@ y@@ n@@ ic@@ al about remin@@ ders concer@@ ning the need to stay a@@ wa@@ ke .
Di@@ r@@ ty hands — the@@ ir@@ s or our@@ s — can be the cause of many si@@ ck@@ nesses .
You have likely seen them preaching from do@@ or to do@@ or or in a public place , dist@@ ribu@@ ting Bible - based liter@@ ature and o@@ ffering free Bible stu@@ dies .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ating these under@@ l@@ ying principles makes it e@@ asi@@ er to accept and follow the rel@@ ated la@@ ws .
We dedic@@ ate ourselves to Jehovah in order to follow Jesus pro@@ per@@ ly . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
The tun@@ n@@ els in the Rom@@ an ro@@ ad system are perhaps less well - known , but their con@@ stru@@ ction was even more challeng@@ ing , given the te@@ ch@@ ni@@ qu@@ es of that er@@ a .
At many n@@ on - Witness we@@ d@@ ding@@ s , things take place that di@@ sh@@ on@@ or God .
Such expres@@ sions can contribu@@ te much to the se@@ cur@@ ity and happiness experienced within a marriage .
“ Da@@ ugh@@ ter , ” he said reas@@ sur@@ ingly , “ your faith has made you well . G@@ o in peace . ”
You can trust the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s des@@ crip@@ tion of Jehovah as “ a God of faith@@ ful@@ ness , with whom there is no in@@ justice , ” and as “ the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ”
What would be the ro@@ le of the apostles ?
He learned that the dead do not su@@ ff@@ er .
Acts 19 : 10 states : “ All those in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ting the dist@@ ri@@ ct of A@@ sia heard the word of the Lord , both Jews and Gre@@ ek@@ s . ”
When the Witnesses vis@@ ited his home , he ag@@ re@@ ed to a Bible study .
Let us discus@@ s these two as@@ pe@@ cts of this sub@@ ject in more de@@ ta@@ il and see what sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance they have for us today .
His p@@ ath lea@@ ds to life .
When the apostles Paul and S@@ il@@ as vis@@ ited L@@ y@@ str@@ a during the second mission@@ ary j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , they found there a young man nam@@ ed Timothy , perhaps in his l@@ ate te@@ ens or early 20 ’ s .
What does the account of Si@@ me@@ on and L@@ ev@@ i show about the taking of v@@ enge@@ ance ?
P@@ ris@@ on T@@ er@@ m in Mari@@ b@@ or
Why did Paul wr@@ ite those words ?
3 : 18 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ tes .
H@@ op@@ ing to find comfort from the Bible , I went to our local Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch to get help to understand it .
Acc@@ ording to one Bible dic@@ tion@@ ary , the Hebrew word transl@@ ated “ bin@@ d up ” “ is often used of ‘ bin@@ ding ’ on a ban@@ da@@ ge , and thus of me@@ dic@@ ating and heal@@ ing the w@@ oun@@ ded . ”
and “ I@@ d@@ enti@@ f@@ ying ‘ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at . ’ ” You may want to discus@@ s these to@@ pi@@ c@@ s with your stud@@ ent .
Al@@ so , many Bible examples taught me this fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al truth : Ser@@ ving my brothers and Jehovah lea@@ ds to true happiness . ”
The rest of that century was char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized by more w@@ ars , ar@@ m@@ ed con@@ f@@ li@@ cts , and ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism .
However , the Ger@@ man po@@ li@@ ce in b@@ lu@@ e uni@@ form@@ s were not the only d@@ anger .
In all their activities , humans were to refle@@ ct his qualities , such as justice , wisdom , and love .
E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an lead@@ ers ac@@ ted like a “ gener@@ ation of s@@ le@@ ep@@ wal@@ k@@ ers that stu@@ mb@@ led un@@ a@@ wa@@ res over the le@@ dge of do@@ om during that hal@@ c@@ y@@ on sum@@ m@@ er of 1914 , ” expla@@ ins the work The F@@ all of the D@@ y@@ n@@ as@@ ties ​ — The C@@ ol@@ la@@ p@@ se of the O@@ ld O@@ r@@ der 19@@ 0@@ 5 - 19@@ 22 .
B@@ est of all , by ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles , we can “ draw close to God ” and , like Abraham , even be called “ Jehovah’s friend . ” ​ — James 2 : 23 ; 4 : 8 .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , we should never for@@ get the in@@ es@@ ti@@ ma@@ ble privilege of making Jehovah’s heart g@@ la@@ d now and forever .
What Is the V@@ alu@@ e of H@@ igh@@ er E@@ duc@@ ation ?
El@@ ders ​ — Re@@ f@@ res@@ h “ the Ti@@ red S@@ ou@@ l ” ? 6 / 15
In no pre@@ vi@@ ous age have people sh@@ own so great an ap@@ titu@@ de , and ap@@ pet@@ ite , for k@@ ill@@ ing milli@@ ons of other people for reas@@ ons of r@@ ace , religion or class . ”
What ty@@ pe of lo@@ ss ?
L@@ isten care@@ fully when someone sh@@ a@@ res his feelings and concer@@ ns .
He is married and has fi@@ ve children .
‘ I pray@@ ed fer@@ v@@ ently every day , as@@ king God to give me strength .
Joseph was ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous .
David S@@ pl@@ ane , also of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , explained in the next talk that true Christians have always res@@ pe@@ cted God’s Word .
All these fac@@ t@@ ors made An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch a fer@@ t@@ ile field for Christian disci@@ ple making .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , they were still his fe@@ ars ​ — Lo@@ t felt what he felt , and Jehovah yi@@ el@@ ded acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly .
What did James mean by “ draw close ” ?
They then b@@ ol@@ dly dec@@ l@@ are Ju@@ de@@ a to be in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent of R@@ ome .
You may won@@ der whether you are up to the chall@@ enge .
The ye@@ ar@@ text for 20@@ 10 will be : ‘ Lo@@ ve end@@ u@@ res all things .
Jesus said : “ Tru@@ ly I say to you , He will ap@@ point him over all his bel@@ ong@@ ings . ”
No greater honor ex@@ ists . ​ — P@@ s .
Who was E@@ no@@ ch ?
Ther@@ efore , by using the ter@@ m “ this gener@@ ation , ” as recorded at Matthew 24 : 34 , Jesus did not give his disciples a for@@ mu@@ la to en@@ able them to deter@@ mine when “ the last days ” would end .
For the cre@@ ation was sub@@ je@@ cted to fu@@ t@@ ility , not by its own will but through him that sub@@ je@@ cted it , on the bas@@ is of hope that the cre@@ ation it@@ self also will be set free from en@@ sla@@ v@@ ement to cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and have the gl@@ ori@@ ous fre@@ e@@ dom of the children of God . ” ​ — R@@ om . 8 : 14 - 21 .
The Bible c@@ learly shows that Jesus ’ first mirac@@ le did not occ@@ ur until after his baptism .
What are some ways we can imitate Jesus ’ kindness ?
But what about deal@@ ing with someone who is de@@ fi@@ ant and shows little or no re@@ mor@@ se ?
The star@@ k contr@@ ast between the a@@ ff@@ lu@@ ent and the imp@@ over@@ i@@ shed has led many to conclu@@ de that there is an ur@@ g@@ ent need to com@@ ba@@ t po@@ ver@@ ty .
She took to heart Jesus ’ words : “ Ke@@ ep on as@@ king , and it will be given you ; keep on see@@ king , and you will find ; keep on kno@@ c@@ king , and it will be op@@ ened to you . ” ​ — Matthew 7 : 7 .
These are just some of the many con@@ f@@ lic@@ ting ide@@ as about how to gain en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment .
It may ar@@ ise su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , and it can be very difficult to res@@ ist .
By having complete trust in Jehovah .
As we get deep@@ er into the last days , pres@@ sures and temp@@ t@@ ations will only in@@ ten@@ si@@ fy .
The Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ing Jehovah’s Kingdom , has a cir@@ cul@@ ation of over 2@@ 5@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 and is pr@@ inted in more than 1@@ 40 langu@@ ages .
At home a wife may lam@@ ent , ‘ My husband never a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ z@@ es for anything . ’
Although I was sh@@ y and had never vis@@ ited the branch , I was exc@@ ited because other pione@@ ers had told me wonderful things about Bethel .
W@@ ould n@@ on - Jews who wanted to benefit from Christ’s blood have to be circum@@ c@@ ised , show@@ ing that they were still under the Law ?
When I fin@@ i@@ shed preaching to her , the woman knew for sure that I really can talk !
Di@@ d the pe@@ as@@ ants have just cause for com@@ pla@@ in@@ t against their fe@@ u@@ d@@ al l@@ or@@ ds ?
Th@@ ough Jehovah had said that Abraham would become “ a great nation , ” he died long before his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing became num@@ er@@ ous .
When did the ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers vis@@ it Jesus ?
The Ch@@ al@@ de@@ an hor@@ de is “ f@@ righ@@ t@@ ful and fear - inspi@@ ring , ” ter@@ ri@@ ble and dre@@ ad@@ ful .
Pro@@ vo@@ ked by war@@ time h@@ y@@ st@@ eri@@ a , some la@@ bel@@ ed us Com@@ mun@@ ists .
Paul says : “ Gi@@ ve or@@ ders to those who are rich in the present system of things not to be high - min@@ ded , and to rest their hope , not on un@@ certain ri@@ ches , but on God , who fur@@ ni@@ sh@@ es us all things ri@@ ch@@ ly for our enjo@@ y@@ ment . ”
The stri@@ ct neu@@ tr@@ ality of Jehovah’s Witnesses has con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of ob@@ serv@@ ers around the g@@ lo@@ be that the Witnesses prac@@ tice gen@@ u@@ ine love of God and of neigh@@ b@@ or .
She was ar@@ rest@@ ed in 19@@ 40 and inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ated by the G@@ esta@@ p@@ o , after which she sp@@ ent months in sol@@ it@@ ary con@@ fin@@ ement .
So@@ on he re@@ tur@@ ns for his long - a@@ wa@@ ited me@@ al .
Ex@@ peri@@ ence has sh@@ own that even if one member of a family app@@ lies Bible principles , things are better than if no one does .
18 , 19 . ( a ) Why can you be sure that Jehovah wants you to be happy ?
Is that not wonderful ?
To accom@@ pl@@ ish this , a seri@@ es of st@@ one@@ work va@@ ul@@ ts and a th@@ ic@@ k re@@ tain@@ ing w@@ all were con@@ stru@@ cted .
By means of tal@@ ks , demonstr@@ ations , inter@@ vie@@ ws , and a@@ udi@@ ence par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation , those in attend@@ ance learn to teach Bible truth effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
L@@ ater , a R@@ ast@@ af@@ ari@@ an friend gave me a Bible study h@@ and@@ book publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Yet , if we i@@ magine S@@ ar@@ ah ga@@ z@@ ing sa@@ dly to the e@@ ast , p@@ ining for the com@@ forts of her chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od home , we do not know this godly woman .
From the days of God’s servants Eli@@ j@@ ah and El@@ isha , the mirac@@ le of the resurrection brought people back to life .
They learned that she had lost two hus@@ ban@@ ds and a son in death and she was suffering from se@@ v@@ ere ar@@ thr@@ it@@ is .
Th@@ ough the apostle Paul may not have known all the believers in C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e , he wrote : “ We than@@ k God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ always when we pray for you , since we heard of your faith in con@@ ne@@ ction with Christ Jesus and the love you have for all the holy ones . ”
Th@@ ough you have not wit@@ ness@@ ed the mirac@@ les Jo@@ shua did , have you experienced the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of God’s promises in your li@@ fe@@ time ?
A man who had a d@@ ro@@ ve did not own just a sing@@ le ani@@ ma@@ l ​ — say , just one sheep — ​ so that he had no cho@@ ice .
A though@@ t@@ ful t@@ ong@@ ue can reas@@ sure the el@@ der@@ ly that they are needed and loved .
How com@@ for@@ ted she must have been to hear such kind words !
Be@@ fore his acc@@ us@@ ers , Jesus com@@ mit@@ ted himself to Jehovah
Jesus was also concer@@ ned about his standing with Jehovah , demonstr@@ ating this by his faithful life course .
Ex@@ pla@@ in to a lear@@ ner what the Scriptural reason is for what he is asked to do .
Our pri@@ m@@ ary go@@ al , then , is to put away the old person@@ ality and put on the new .
Because “ your ad@@ vers@@ ary , the Devil , wal@@ ks about like a ro@@ aring li@@ on , see@@ king to de@@ v@@ our someone . ”
He under@@ stan@@ ds the pro@@ cess@@ es involved and has the ability to un@@ do any dam@@ age .
O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 18 - 24 , 20@@ 10
; B@@ ou@@ qu@@ é , J .
To honor someone means to hold that individu@@ al in high es@@ te@@ em .
Let us therefore exam@@ ine the ful@@ l@@ er ver@@ sion of the mo@@ de@@ l prayer , as recorded by the apostle Matthew .
He public@@ ly declar@@ ed that Jesus was the Messi@@ ah .
A@@ no@@ ther ma@@ p ( page 15 ) id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es the ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es of Israel@@ ’s tri@@ bes .
Not recogn@@ iz@@ ing who it is in the dar@@ k , he as@@ ks : “ Who are you ? ”
Thus , in tr@@ ying to re@@ ach people with the good news , Jehovah’s Witnesses also give consider@@ ation to other ma@@ j@@ or langu@@ ages .
However , he ‘ condu@@ cted himself in har@@ mony with the desi@@ res of his flesh . ’
Hence , it can tru@@ th@@ fully be stated that since Jesus ’ resurrection and as@@ cen@@ sion , “ not one of men ” has ac@@ tually seen Jesus .
Many among “ the righteous ” mentioned at Acts 24 : 15 will likely be resur@@ rec@@ ted early .
Mis@@ sion@@ aries , lik@@ e@@ wise , should not r@@ ely sol@@ ely on the information learned during G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol but should go on n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing themselves spiritually .
A year later , I jo@@ ined a bo@@ x@@ ing c@@ lu@@ b .
By con@@ duc@@ ting a seri@@ es of bri@@ ef , inform@@ ative discus@@ sions , you can use the Bible T@@ each book to lead the person into a regul@@ ar study of God’s Word .
No won@@ der many felt dra@@ wn to Jesus , con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that he would ligh@@ ten their lo@@ ad !
Since Jehovah is a God of order , as well as a God of peace , we would ex@@ pect that any nation he rul@@ ed would be well organiz@@ ed .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine has helped milli@@ ons to appreci@@ ate what cre@@ ation reve@@ als about our living God .
They have full confidence in Jehovah’s ability to supp@@ ly their da@@ ily needs . ​ — Mat@@ t .
In the Bible , the word “ sin ” ref@@ ers not only to an act but also to the con@@ dition that we have in@@ her@@ ited .
You no doubt rel@@ ate the word “ Jehovah ” to Jehovah’s Witnesses because of their preaching work .
Christ’s congregation is not made up of perfect humans .
Acc@@ ording to one new@@ s@@ pa@@ per , ex@@ per@@ ts es@@ tim@@ ate that in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , the number of po@@ k@@ er pla@@ y@@ ers doub@@ led during a rec@@ ent 18 - mon@@ th peri@@ od .
However , a good de@@ al of un@@ certain@@ ty ex@@ is@@ ted as to who was the su@@ n and who was the mo@@ on .
Do not be satis@@ fied with mer@@ ely saying am@@ en after your father or a fellow Christian in the congregation has re@@ pres@@ ented you in prayer .
( b ) How can we imitate J@@ on@@ a@@ than ?
Our spiritual needs inclu@@ de the need to have meaning in our life .
How than@@ k@@ ful we are to Jehovah for fre@@ e@@ ing us from the div@@ isi@@ ve , pri@@ de@@ ful , com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve practic@@ es that d@@ om@@ in@@ ate Satan’s world !
What to do ?
Thus , it is not sur@@ pris@@ ing that much of the counsel heard in the world refle@@ cts that wicked one@@ ’s thinking .
Yet , all Christians must walk ar@@ m in ar@@ m on the ro@@ ad to life .
B@@ E G@@ EN@@ E@@ R@@ O@@ U@@ S : “ P@@ rac@@ tice giving , and people will give to you . ”
D@@ eli@@ ver@@ ance in Mo@@ der@@ n T@@ im@@ es
S@@ U@@ C@@ C@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ I@@ O@@ N O@@ F K@@ IN@@ G@@ S I@@ N TH@@ E L@@ IN@@ E O@@ F D@@ A@@ V@@ I@@ D
Even though I was 6@@ 4 , they wanted to tra@@ in me to be one of the instru@@ ct@@ ors .
Jehovah’s ang@@ el st@@ op@@ ped Abraham just in time .
We displa@@ y go@@ o@@ dness when we per@@ form good and bene@@ fi@@ cial ac@@ ts toward others .
K@@ no@@ wing that we have a heavenly Father who lo@@ ves and ca@@ res for us is a vital st@@ ep in over@@ coming feelings of anxi@@ ety .
He would no longer serve as an el@@ der or a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant .
Re@@ as@@ on@@ ing with your child about po@@ lit@@ en@@ ess is important , but that al@@ one is not en@@ ough .
So let us continue to allow Jehovah to mo@@ ld us , and let us show him that we value this pro@@ of of his love for us . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 11 , 12 .
I also jo@@ ined a sing@@ ing c@@ lu@@ b , did po@@ e@@ try s@@ essi@@ ons , and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated in s@@ por@@ ts for the disa@@ b@@ led .
C@@ ar@@ ch@@ em@@ ish
Paul mentioned that same truth when he said : “ E@@ ach person will receive his own re@@ ward according to his own work . ”
What was it ?
So it was that “ Jehovah de@@ fe@@ ated the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ ans before A@@ sa and before Juda@@ h , and the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ ans took to f@@ light . ” ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
We do not fear death as do those who have no hope .
His shed blood was to be the bas@@ is of “ a new covenant ” for spirit - anointed disciples , who would rule as k@@ ings and pri@@ ests with him in heaven . ​ — Jeremiah 31 : 31 - 33 ; John 14 : 2 , 3 ; 2 Corinthians 5 : 5 ; Revelation 1 : 5 , 6 ; 5 : 9 , 10 ; 20 : 4 , 6 .
What d@@ ang@@ ers are fac@@ ed by Christ’s followers today ?
I es@@ cap@@ ed the po@@ li@@ ce more than once , but in No@@ v@@ ember 19@@ 50 , I was ar@@ rest@@ ed .
Jesus did all things for God’s glory , never for@@ get@@ ting that he re@@ pres@@ ented and refle@@ cted the God whom he loved .
“ C@@ er@@ ti@@ fic@@ ate of Di@@ v@@ or@@ ce , ” 9 / 1
He did not se@@ ize upon his assignment to gain prom@@ in@@ ence .
Ther@@ efore , we should ref@@ ra@@ in from g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing the spirit because of eng@@ ag@@ ing in har@@ m@@ ful go@@ s@@ si@@ p or by saying things that would under@@ mine respect for those who are spirit - appointed shepher@@ ds .
Even if a person does not come from a loving family , he can learn to love by accep@@ ting Jehovah’s fa@@ ther@@ ly guid@@ ance , by get@@ ting the help of the holy spirit , and by benef@@ iting from the war@@ m support of the Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od . ​ — 7 / 1 , pages 4 - 7 .
But Jehovah for@@ ces Bal@@ a@@ am to bl@@ ess them .
Ho@@ se@@ a did that for 5@@ 9 years or more .
O@@ r ma@@ y@@ be you want to speak in a cal@@ m and reason@@ able man@@ ner when the emo@@ tions of others around you are r@@ un@@ ning high .
What did Job and Abraham know about death and resurrection ?
The pri@@ es@@ t’s com@@ ment ac@@ tually pro@@ ves that we are not stu@@ pi@@ d but that we are un@@ ited as true Christians .
( b ) How should the 9@@ 0@@ th Psalm af@@ fect our view of life ?
Can good really con@@ qu@@ er evil ?
This princi@@ ple app@@ lies to Christian men too .
They also de@@ f@@ ame God .
Thus , the fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al is@@ sue of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y came into foc@@ us here on earth , at the very da@@ wn of man@@ kin@@ d’s hist@@ ory .
• How should the fact that “ the time left is re@@ duc@@ ed ” af@@ fect us ?
( b ) In imit@@ ation of Christ , how do we con@@ dem@@ n op@@ pos@@ ing t@@ ong@@ u@@ es ?
A bin@@ ding leg@@ al arrang@@ ement , however , is needed to allow them to jo@@ in Jesus in his Kingdom as k@@ ings and pri@@ ests in heaven .
How do we re@@ act ?
Des@@ pite their fa@@ ther’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous attitude toward Moses and A@@ ar@@ on , they rema@@ ined loyal to Jehovah and his re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves .
Th@@ ough they were religious , the Romans lived for the ple@@ asure of the m@@ om@@ ent , with little thought of the ul@@ tim@@ ate meaning and purpose of life .
W@@ ould this indic@@ ate that Jesus is the same as Jehovah ?
The meeting attend@@ ance was about 20 .
“ Although I went to four different de@@ to@@ xi@@ fic@@ ation c@@ ent@@ ers , I could not bre@@ ak free .
Some Witnesses sh@@ aring in the preaching work in Mo@@ sc@@ ow were p@@ un@@ ched and k@@ ic@@ ked by op@@ pos@@ ers .
All these gi@@ f@@ ts come from Jehovah , who gives “ to all pers@@ ons life and bre@@ ath and all things . ”
The Bible also c@@ learly shows that re@@ je@@ ction of godly wisdom as a result of ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct or re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in you@@ th , or at any age , be@@ ars bit@@ ter fru@@ it .
F@@ ind out in the following article .
In S@@ ear@@ ch of An@@ s@@ wers
Ch@@ il@@ dren learn to enjoy study s@@ essi@@ ons when these come w@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed in love .
I had first me@@ t E@@ un@@ ice at that school for the de@@ a@@ f when I was in my sen@@ i@@ or year .
He must understand what he re@@ a@@ ds and apply what he lear@@ ns .
They are people who are e@@ ag@@ er for what they can get , people who place their own wi@@ sh@@ es at the cen@@ ter of their life .
What was Jesus ’ cu@@ sto@@ m regarding the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e , and how can young ones imitate him ?
The same is true today of those who ob@@ serve Jehovah’s wise sa@@ y@@ ings , even though Christians are no longer under the Law covenant .
F@@ in@@ ally , the w@@ at@@ ers began to ab@@ ate .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the tru@@ ths we learn from God’s Word prote@@ ct us from the spiritual har@@ m that false teachings cause .
W@@ ould such actions show that we are ac@@ ting in har@@ mony with Jehovah’s purpose to ga@@ ther all things together again in the Christ ?
( b ) Ex@@ pla@@ in the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of Christian baptism .
Ha@@ ve you expres@@ sed similar sen@@ ti@@ ments after atten@@ ding a meeting at the Kingdom H@@ all ?
However , David had to face the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of his wr@@ ong@@ doing .
How can we imitate the hum@@ ility Jesus shows in his ro@@ le as “ the Word ” ?
TH@@ E prophe@@ ci@@ es of Daniel and John cor@@ respon@@ d in ways that allow us to understand the meaning of many present and future world events .
( b ) In what ways do we imitate Jo@@ b@@ ’s fine example ?
Yet , they are af@@ ra@@ id of be@@ coming a@@ im@@ less and us@@ eless .
B@@ er@@ y@@ l em@@ i@@ gr@@ ated from B@@ r@@ ita@@ in to Cana@@ da .
It made him think about the purpose of life .
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He helped men and women of faith , like D@@ am@@ ar@@ is , Di@@ on@@ ysi@@ us , Ser@@ gi@@ us Pa@@ ulu@@ s , and Ti@@ tu@@ s .
“ A@@ no@@ ther came out , a fi@@ er@@ y - col@@ ored hor@@ se , and it was gr@@ anted to the one se@@ ated on it to take peace away from the earth so that they should sla@@ ugh@@ ter one another , and he was given a great s@@ word . ” ​ — Revelation 6 : 4 .
It has also been descri@@ bed as the ability to put on@@ es@@ el@@ f in the other fel@@ low@@ ’s place .
“ D@@ on@@ ’t take yourself too seri@@ ously .
Sa@@ id wise King Solomon : “ The s@@ wi@@ ft do not have the r@@ ace , nor the mi@@ gh@@ ty ones the bat@@ tle , nor do the wise also have the food , nor do the understanding ones also have the ri@@ ches , nor do even those having knowledge have the fav@@ or . ”
The enti@@ re human r@@ ace .
Rather than under@@ min@@ ing Scrip@@ ture , the “ Go@@ spe@@ l of Ju@@ d@@ as ” ac@@ tually con@@ fir@@ ms apost@@ o@@ lic war@@ n@@ ings , such as that of Paul recorded at Acts 20 : 29 , 30 : “ I know that after my going away . . . from among you y@@ ourselves men will ris@@ e and speak tw@@ is@@ ted things to draw away the disciples after themselves . ”
C@@ o@@ v@@ et@@ ousness comes in many form@@ s .
What , however , does it mean to “ appreci@@ ate ” something ?
“ The Fir@@ st R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection ” ​ — Now Un@@ der W@@ a@@ y !
If we are hon@@ est with ourselves , we have to ad@@ mit that deep down we all har@@ b@@ or v@@ ar@@ ying de@@ gre@@ es of pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce in one form or another .
In fact , the spirit of the world cannot influ@@ ence us un@@ less we allow it to do so .
Who wants to mis@@ s out on something important in life ?
How did Jesus strengthen his disciples on the day of his resurrection ?
5 : 4@@ 8 ​ — Is it really possible for us to be “ perfect , as [ our ] heavenly Father is perfect ” ?
Yes , a pri@@ m@@ ary reason for us to pur@@ sue peace is that we want to ple@@ ase Jehovah God .
“ [ I have ] thoughts of peace , and not of cal@@ am@@ ity , to give you a future and a hope . ” ​ — Jeremiah 29 : 11 .
Does this mean that we cannot expres@@ s love through our spe@@ e@@ ch ?
G@@ a@@ ining in@@ sight into God’s Word does not dep@@ end on in@@ tel@@ le@@ ct or worl@@ dly educ@@ ation , which ten@@ d to fo@@ ster pri@@ de .
How can one man@@ ’s death res@@ cu@@ e human@@ kind from the f@@ ate of et@@ er@@ n@@ al death ? ’
S@@ cho@@ ol and Our New As@@ sign@@ ment
Although she was a Mo@@ a@@ bit@@ ess and a form@@ er worshi@@ per of the go@@ d Ch@@ em@@ os@@ h , what a privilege Ru@@ th received !
Tru@@ e friends can be hon@@ est with each other , even when they need to give or accept counsel . ​ — Proverbs 27 : 9 .
Wh@@ atever op@@ position enem@@ ies may bring against our Kingdom - preaching work and wh@@ atever form@@ s of s@@ l@@ an@@ der they may un@@ le@@ as@@ h against us , we have no reason to fear .
I was born in Bar@@ c@@ el@@ ona , S@@ pain , on May 3 , 19@@ 6@@ 1 , the only child of my parents , Jo@@ s@@ é and So@@ le@@ da@@ d .
Is she enjo@@ ying her new ter@@ rit@@ ory ?
Paul as@@ ks : “ If God is for us , who will be against us ? ”
No@@ te a th@@ ir@@ d reason to accept Jehovah’s judg@@ ments : He ho@@ l@@ ds to his righteous standards even at great personal co@@ st .
How Can the Pe@@ ace of the Christ Con@@ tro@@ l in Our H@@ ear@@ ts ?
In the mean@@ time , Jehovah’s purpose un@@ fa@@ il@@ ingly advan@@ ced through the cho@@ s@@ en g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gi@@ cal l@@ ine down to Jesus ’ appe@@ aring as the promised Messi@@ ah . ​ — Luke 3 : 15 , 23 - 38 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 4 : 4 .
But soon af@@ ter@@ ward , I became involved in un@@ ch@@ ris@@ ti@@ an conduct and was no longer a part of the congregation .
But it can help you to feel better and to de@@ al more effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely with li@@ fe@@ ’s challeng@@ es .
The apostle Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed fellow Christians : “ S@@ pe@@ ak truth each one of you with his neigh@@ b@@ or . ”
What would your sp@@ ouse say about you in this reg@@ ard ?
She said : “ I@@ ’@@ m so g@@ la@@ d you st@@ op@@ ped to talk with me .
Why did Jesus speak of ad@@ ding a cu@@ bi@@ t to one@@ ’s life sp@@ an ?
S@@ har@@ ing in this work also e@@ qu@@ ip@@ s them for regul@@ ar and ze@@ al@@ ous par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in the field ministry after baptism . ​ — Romans 10 : 9 , 10 , 14 , 15 .
I pl@@ an@@ ned to star@@ t pione@@ ering as soon as possible .
S@@ is@@ ter Ad@@ ach was one of the many who had served under ba@@ n in P@@ ol@@ and .
He turned down Satan’s offer of power over all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the world , he refu@@ sed to be dra@@ wn into an ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent over the pa@@ ying of ta@@ x@@ es , and he with@@ dre@@ w when a po@@ pul@@ ar mo@@ v@@ ement wanted to make him king .
This ver@@ sion of Matthe@@ w@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l will give those who have never seen a Bible an opportunity to hold a por@@ tion of this sac@@ red vo@@ lu@@ me in their hands and read it .
One ide@@ a that the Devil prom@@ o@@ tes is that a bi@@ g name in the world , acc@@ ol@@ ad@@ es from men , and po@@ c@@ ke@@ ts full of money a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally result in a happy life .
Di@@ d Mi@@ ca@@ h allow this sa@@ d situation to make him s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ al about all promises ?
Mo@@ st Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an transl@@ ations have re@@ plac@@ ed this name with the t@@ it@@ le “ Lord . ”
One day in 19@@ 17 , K@@ ar@@ l no@@ tic@@ ed a pr@@ inted pi@@ e@@ ce of pa@@ per on the st@@ re@@ et and pi@@ cked it up .
What Is the S@@ ou@@ l ?
And that was not all .
Ha@@ ving a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned their God , Jehovah ​ — “ the f@@ oun@@ tain of living w@@ at@@ ers ” — ​ the Israelites had turned to sh@@ ak@@ y mil@@ it@@ ary al@@ li@@ an@@ ces with pa@@ g@@ an nations and to the worship of imp@@ o@@ t@@ ent , false de@@ ities .
O@@ TH@@ E@@ R BI@@ B@@ L@@ E Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S AN@@ S@@ W@@ E@@ R@@ E@@ D ​ — Why P@@ ra@@ y ?
But then I came to real@@ ize that serving Jehovah should come first in life , so I jo@@ ined the pioneer ran@@ ks in 195@@ 2 .
To be hon@@ est , I don@@ ’t know the answer , but I@@ ’@@ m sure the Bible ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses the matter .
After a few con@@ vers@@ ations , J@@ ak@@ l@@ ina encoura@@ ged her friend S@@ us@@ an@@ na to exam@@ ine the Bible .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ating long - suffering , mil@@ dness , and self - control ​ — as@@ pe@@ cts of the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s spirit — ​ will help us to stay cal@@ m even when under st@@ ress . ​ — G@@ al .
Today it is likely that the Bible is a@@ vail@@ able in a language you can understand , no matter where you live or what your n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality is .
We can certainly learn much about discipl@@ ining children by consider@@ ing how Jehovah has tra@@ ined his people . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 32 : 4 ; Matthew 7 : 11 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 1 .
We therefore appreci@@ ate it when others respect our time , show@@ ing reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess when they appro@@ ach us and in the am@@ ount of our time that they take .
If you have ad@@ di@@ tional privile@@ ges of service in the congregation , you may at times find it difficult to bal@@ ance congregation and family responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
The cha@@ pla@@ in ans@@ wer@@ ed that the Lord works in my@@ st@@ eri@@ ous ways .
The use of human p@@ en@@ men gives the Bible tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous war@@ m@@ th and appe@@ al .
Jehovah would hold an acc@@ oun@@ ting , and they would have to die in their sin@@ s !
J@@ E@@ H@@ U T@@ O@@ L@@ E@@ R@@ AT@@ E@@ D N@@ O R@@ I@@ V@@ AL@@ R@@ Y T@@ O@@ W@@ A@@ R@@ D J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H
You show true fri@@ end@@ ship especially by giving emo@@ tional and practic@@ al support to a person in need .
The word transl@@ ated “ reason@@ able ” in the Bible con@@ tain@@ s the thought of being consider@@ ate .
Tru@@ th does not cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct it@@ self .
For what purpose were the la@@ ws on cle@@ an@@ ness given ?
We might be remin@@ ded of Jesus ’ answer when he was asked what was the most important of all la@@ ws .
S@@ el@@ f - Su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y , 6 / 1
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , a brother who sp@@ ent years in sol@@ it@@ ary con@@ fin@@ ement said : “ I came to real@@ ize that the small rec@@ t@@ ang@@ le of a c@@ ell could also be a uni@@ verse when one enjo@@ ys an in@@ tim@@ ate relationship with God . ”
In gener@@ al , those already dedic@@ ated to Jehovah would not need instru@@ ction about “ rep@@ ent@@ ance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus . ”
Still , as Jesus mentioned in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , just as fru@@ its reve@@ al the con@@ dition of a t@@ ree , so our activities demonstr@@ ate the true con@@ dition of our heart .
How would you tre@@ at that p@@ ac@@ ka@@ ge ?
I am just deli@@ gh@@ ted with their courage and ste@@ ad@@ fa@@ st@@ ness .
Pe@@ ople clo@@ sed their bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ es and came to listen as Bro@@ ther I@@ d@@ ri@@ z@@ i inter@@ pre@@ ted in Al@@ ban@@ i@@ an .
Moses had been ra@@ ised in P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s hous@@ eho@@ ld , but he became the author@@ ized comman@@ der of God’s people , as well as a prophet , ju@@ dge , and div@@ in@@ ely inspired writ@@ er .
How is Jehovah gu@@ i@@ ding his people today ?
Why does baptism invol@@ ve to@@ tal im@@ mer@@ sion in water ?
N@@ ati@@ v@@ ity s@@ cen@@ es u@@ su@@ ally de@@ pi@@ ct three ro@@ bed men with their cam@@ els , arri@@ ving at a st@@ able where the ba@@ be Jesus is l@@ ying in a m@@ anger .
He was a@@ ware of their pain .
He also dis@@ cer@@ ned from the Scriptures that a resur@@ rec@@ ted one who fa@@ il@@ s to respon@@ d to this opportunity “ will end in death , even if the ‘ sin@@ ner be a h@@ un@@ d@@ red years old . ’ ”
An@@ i@@ ma@@ l C@@ re@@ ation M@@ ag@@ ni@@ fi@@ es Jehovah
Our Ex@@ emp@@ la@@ r of a teach@@ er is no@@ ne other than Jesus Christ , who told his followers : “ I set the pat@@ ter@@ n for you . ”
10 : 22 ; 1 John 1 : 7 .
He did not say , ‘ I shall not let you men take away my integrity ! ’
E@@ ver@@ lasting life under such par@@ adi@@ sa@@ ic con@@ di@@ tions was God’s origin@@ al purpose for mankind .
W@@ rit@@ ten in Jerusalem and Juda@@ h by the prophet Jeremiah , the n@@ arr@@ ative co@@ v@@ ers a peri@@ od of some 1@@ 29 years ​ — from 10@@ 40 B.C.E . to 9@@ 11 B.C.E .
“ I have m@@ om@@ ents when I want to qu@@ it .
That is the way Jesus some@@ times ad@@ d@@ ressed individuals of the op@@ pos@@ ite se@@ x .
God said to Abraham : “ R@@ a@@ ise your eyes , ple@@ ase , and look from the place where you are , nor@@ th@@ ward and sou@@ th@@ ward and e@@ ast@@ ward and w@@ es@@ tw@@ ard . ”
A W@@ in@@ do@@ w on the P@@ ast
W@@ ould you ple@@ ase read those ver@@ ses ?
5 : 14 , 15 ; Luke 9 : 23 .
Hence , God sent the prophe@@ ts H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah to re@@ kin@@ d@@ le his pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s ze@@ al for true worship .
For instance , su@@ p@@ pose a brother who in the past had a dr@@ in@@ king proble@@ m d@@ ran@@ k too much once or t@@ wi@@ ce when home al@@ one .
But Ju@@ d@@ as is the only one of the 12 apostles who shows an understanding of Jesus ’ true n@@ ature .
It eli@@ c@@ its Jehovah’s appro@@ val and should be one of the qualities ob@@ served in Christians today . ​ — John 2 : 17 .
What was the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s go@@ al ?
Then he began to sel@@ e@@ ct his disciples .
By mo@@ tiv@@ ating P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te all m@@ ale Israel@@ ite children .
There , sever@@ al Christian congregations were esta@@ bli@@ shed in the de@@ ca@@ des after Jesus ’ death .
For example , the form@@ er cha@@ ir@@ man of the In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational A@@ ca@@ dem@@ y for F@@ re@@ e@@ dom of R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on and B@@ eli@@ ef ar@@ gu@@ ed : “ The religious righ@@ ts of a religion should not be den@@ i@@ ed simply because its con@@ vi@@ ctions are vie@@ wed by soci@@ ety as un@@ accep@@ table or un@@ conven@@ tional . ”
I invit@@ ed his friends and even his fore@@ ign bu@@ sin@@ ess col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es to our home for me@@ als .
Do not let f@@ ati@@ gu@@ e cause you to mis@@ s out on et@@ er@@ n@@ al blessings .
Jesus gave what counsel about st@@ or@@ ing up tre@@ a@@ sures ?
The preaching of the good news is the most important work being done on earth today .
What less@@ ons can we learn from Jesus ’ example of res@@ is@@ ting Satan’s temp@@ t@@ ations ?
A@@ no@@ ther , now in the V@@ ati@@ can Li@@ br@@ ary , is the Bible of Ri@@ pol@@ l , d@@ ated about 10@@ 20 C.E .
A@@ m@@ ong them were fore@@ ign - born Jews , “ re@@ ver@@ ent men ” who had come to Jerusalem to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate the fes@@ ti@@ val of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st .
Yes , there is a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c kind of worship that Jehovah God accep@@ ts .
God is also near us because we avoid lo@@ ose conduct and view his word as truth , even as Jesus did .
How are we doing in this reg@@ ard ?
I real@@ ized that their teachings were not in har@@ mony with the Bible , but I was cu@@ ri@@ ous . ”
What effect did faith have on R@@ a@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s life ?
It went on to say : “ On Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s E@@ ve , 24 De@@ c@@ ember , Adam and E@@ ve would be com@@ mem@@ or@@ ated with the high@@ ly po@@ pul@@ ar ep@@ is@@ o@@ de of the T@@ ree of the earthly Par@@ adise . . .
By end@@ uring in the ministry , you too can make Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice .
Because of imp@@ lic@@ it trust in Jehovah and hear@@ t@@ felt love for him , each year th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds are moved to make a dedic@@ ation and get baptized .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 7@@ 2 , 8@@ 2
N@@ one of these have to se@@ w clo@@ th@@ es for themselves .
Then why not do as Paul encoura@@ ged Christians to do ?
Then set spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c go@@ als to ac@@ hi@@ eve that a@@ im .
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : Yes , it seem@@ s that he does .
He sear@@ ches the Bible for principles that will help him to know the differ@@ ence between right and wrong , and he does his best to strengthen the un@@ ity of the congregation
This st@@ at@@ ement id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es the ro@@ o@@ t cause of e@@ th@@ ni@@ c in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance .
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing received the promise of a preci@@ ous in@@ her@@ it@@ ance
This an@@ al@@ o@@ gy illustr@@ ates the in@@ ten@@ s@@ ity of the evil desi@@ res in their heart .
All ten@@ sion simply v@@ ani@@ shed , and the two friends proved to be just as close as ever .
Yes , “ in Jehovah the God of Israel he tru@@ sted . ”
When I saw Jehovah’s spirit f@@ ill her with ze@@ al for true worship , I real@@ ized why making disciples resul@@ ts in such happiness .
How happy I was when one we@@ ek@@ end I@@ r@@ ene accepted my pro@@ pos@@ al of marriage !
‘ The Tru@@ th That Se@@ ts U@@ s F@@ ree ’
But Satan’s wicked world prom@@ o@@ tes mu@@ si@@ c that gl@@ ori@@ fi@@ es im@@ mor@@ ality .
“ H@@ app@@ y are those consci@@ ous of their spiritual need , ” Jesus said .
He wants to help us with our problems and invit@@ es us to draw close to him .
How difficult it is to com@@ pre@@ h@@ end the feelings of someone who is experi@@ enc@@ ing de@@ pres@@ sion , a conc@@ e@@ aled physical imp@@ e@@ di@@ ment , or even an e@@ ating dis@@ order ​ — if we have never had such problems ourselves !
Then they will not reg@@ ard the re@@ aring of children as a cho@@ re .
Like the apostle Paul , the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents received a mi@@ x@@ ed respon@@ se to the message .
I thought it was something important ” ; “ That is s@@ il@@ ly ” ; “ W@@ ell , what do you ex@@ pect ?
Today , a vis@@ it@@ or will find a good many “ Christian ” ch@@ ur@@ ches there , u@@ su@@ ally id@@ enti@@ fied by red ne@@ on cro@@ s@@ ses .
The ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary water that humans are invit@@ ed to par@@ take of imp@@ ar@@ ts everlasting life .
And this is a si@@ gn for you : you will find an inf@@ ant b@@ ound in clo@@ th ban@@ ds and l@@ ying in a m@@ anger . ’
Yet , w@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed in to@@ p@@ co@@ ats and with eyes st@@ ing@@ ing , every@@ body rema@@ ined se@@ ated .
We have so many inter@@ ested ones that it is hard to keep up .
* Ha@@ ve you simil@@ arly been affe@@ cted by the use of God’s Word at meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions ? ​ — Ne@@ h .
Jehovah tel@@ ls us that we should work hard to imitate his qualities .
What two Scriptural principles gover@@ n our relationship with the world , but what do we ne@@ ver@@ th@@ eless recogn@@ ize ?
I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ance of R@@ ep@@ ent@@ ance and Con@@ ver@@ sion
It moved a sister nam@@ ed A@@ pri@@ l to offer a study to three of her co@@ work@@ ers .
Abra@@ m had no desire to set@@ tle down and become involved with Cana@@ an@@ ite pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s .
As with most as@@ pe@@ cts of child tra@@ ining , example is an effe@@ ctive teach@@ er .
Noah sur@@ vi@@ ved the D@@ elu@@ ge because of his faith .
When we strengthen the hands of others , we help them to end@@ ure difficult situ@@ ations and to keep a positi@@ ve hope for the future .
On another occasi@@ on an ang@@ el used his su@@ per@@ human power and ing@@ en@@ u@@ ity to rel@@ e@@ ase Jesus ’ apostles from j@@ a@@ il .
3 They O@@ ffered Th@@ em@@ selves W@@ ill@@ ingly ​ — In N@@ or@@ way
But the ne@@ are@@ st fore@@ st was about si@@ x mil@@ es [ 10 k@@ m ] away .
But how could I ri@@ de a mo@@ t@@ or@@ bi@@ ke ?
M@@ ore than a personal feel@@ ing or a respon@@ se of one@@ ’s conscience , it was the result of con@@ dem@@ nation by soci@@ ety .
This un@@ holy mi@@ x of religion and pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s has mis@@ re@@ pres@@ ented the pu@@ re religion taught by Jesus .
Jesus felt p@@ ity for the crow@@ ds “ because they were s@@ kin@@ ned and thro@@ wn about like sheep without a shepher@@ d . ”
P@@ to@@ le@@ ma@@ is
These four Go@@ sp@@ els are mentioned in all the ancient c@@ at@@ al@@ o@@ g@@ s of the Christian Greek Scriptures .
• How has Jehovah e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed his servants to serve him effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely ?
What Will the G@@ a@@ ther@@ ing Be Like ?
He consider@@ ed the con@@ text of each text as well as the over@@ all ten@@ or of the Bible .
F@@ in@@ ally , peace tal@@ ks were held in the Ger@@ man pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of W@@ est@@ ph@@ ali@@ a .
( a ) How does Jesus use the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy to provide lead@@ er@@ ship in the congregations thr@@ ough@@ out the earth ?
But after J@@ on@@ a@@ th@@ an’s death , his brother S@@ im@@ on ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed even more .
This ar@@ ous@@ ed the man@@ ’s interest , and he accepted a Bible study .
They encoura@@ ged public preaching by all congregation members and ex@@ p@@ el@@ led un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers .
Still , Christians look for opportun@@ ities to show love for one another , expres@@ sing that love in practic@@ al ways that are in har@@ mony with Bible principles . ​ — James 1 : 27 ; 1 John 3 : 18 ; 4 : 7 - 11 .
That was a difficult assignment , but E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el car@@ ri@@ ed it out faith@@ fully , and in doing so , he refle@@ cted Jehovah’s com@@ pas@@ sion .
Then she invit@@ ed the class to ask questions .
Then , does that verse am@@ ount to a divine com@@ ment to Noah about war@@ ning others of the des@@ tru@@ ction to come in 1@@ 20 years ?
When Joseph fin@@ ally ne@@ ared Do@@ than , his brothers saw him coming from a dist@@ ance .
Satan fa@@ iled then , but he has not given up .
If we , like Jesus , are e@@ ag@@ er to dec@@ l@@ are the good news , we will find many opportun@@ ities to share it with others .
Jo@@ s@@ é , the ar@@ t@@ ist mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ O@@ ver the years , pa@@ in@@ t@@ ings may get lost or destro@@ yed .
Jehovah is the beg@@ in@@ ning , and Jehovah is the end .
It was explained that the faithful slave is the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , while the “ d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s ” are all those who are f@@ ed spiritually , whether of the anointed or of the “ other sheep . ”
This occ@@ ur@@ s in st@@ ages as Jehovah al@@ lo@@ ws the truth to gro@@ w in the heart of a person who is righ@@ tly dis@@ posed . ​ — Acts 13 : 4@@ 8 ; He@@ b .
On the other hand , I have found the great@@ est tre@@ asure ​ — a personal relationship with my Creator , Jehovah God .
L@@ y@@ dia Af@@ fe@@ cts U@@ s Today , 4 / 1
“ The A@@ men ”
• What can help us to end@@ ure ill@@ ness and ber@@ e@@ av@@ ement ?
You taught me many good things .
F@@ al@@ se religion will be ex@@ posed as the work of the Devil and will be eli@@ min@@ ated from the earth .
In the past , people loo@@ ked to esta@@ bli@@ shed religion to help them find “ deep@@ er meaning ” and “ purpose ” in life .
Some of these individuals later received invit@@ ations from their emp@@ loy@@ ers to return to work upon comple@@ tion of the school .
We enjo@@ yed vis@@ iting is@@ ol@@ ated grou@@ ps , where brothers wel@@ com@@ ed us with a sc@@ he@@ du@@ le p@@ ac@@ ked with activ@@ ity .
However , the brother con@@ duc@@ ting the meeting for field service should take su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient time to discus@@ s or demonstr@@ ate a simp@@ le pres@@ ent@@ ation that is well - su@@ ited to the ter@@ rit@@ ory or to consider other practic@@ al information that can be used in the ministry that day .
He was also sa@@ d that he fac@@ ed ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le at school .
Since chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od , you may have learned to respect people who have more authority or experience than you have .
To be taught by the Ho@@ ly G@@ ho@@ st is a far different thing from being taught by a man . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 16 .
He has also made it possible for you to id@@ enti@@ fy Satan’s desi@@ gn@@ s .
How was God’s love man@@ i@@ f@@ est in the com@@ mis@@ sion to preach and teach others ?
However , Bible tru@@ ths are no longer ob@@ s@@ cu@@ re or difficult to find .
W@@ ater , ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city , and st@@ om@@ ach problems ​ — they all come and go , but we can conduct as many Bible stu@@ dies as we want ! ”
This ser@@ ves to re@@ ju@@ ven@@ ate the three is@@ ol@@ ated Christians who remain there all year long .
“ In the mor@@ ning s@@ ow your se@@ ed and until the ev@@ ening do not let your hand rest . ” ​ — E@@ C@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ A@@ S@@ T@@ E@@ S 11 : 6 .
May we allow every part of God’s Word , including its questions , to help us gro@@ w spiritually and “ see ” Jehovah ever more c@@ learly !
This is fo@@ ol@@ ish because the s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ous repor@@ t does not really change what that person is .
In 200@@ 8 , Pa@@ olo learned that he had can@@ c@@ er .
E@@ very second , the su@@ n pro@@ du@@ ces a hu@@ ge am@@ ount of light and he@@ at , yet only a small am@@ ount of this en@@ er@@ gy is needed for life on earth to ex@@ ist .
But she used the su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions in the article and now loo@@ ks for@@ ward to Bible reading .
1 : 3 ; 2 : 19 .
No , “ desi@@ ra@@ ble things ” would yet come into it .
By meeting their God - given ob@@ lig@@ ations , family members can honor Jehovah and be a blessing to one another .
The In@@ c@@ as made their language , Q@@ u@@ e@@ ch@@ ua , the t@@ ong@@ ue of the emp@@ i@@ re .
This part of the Bible educ@@ ation pro@@ gra@@ m condu@@ cted in congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses is o@@ pen to young and old .
“ No S@@ wi@@ m@@ m@@ ing , ” “ H@@ i@@ gh V@@ ol@@ ta@@ ge , ” “ Re@@ du@@ ce S@@ pe@@ ed . ”
The li@@ e that the Devil told E@@ ve wor@@ ked just as he had pl@@ an@@ ned .
Is that still v@@ al@@ id ?
But why has God continued to make such pro@@ v@@ isions for all people , whether they give thought to him or not ?
Are you among those who worship God “ with spirit and truth ” ?
For he fore@@ or@@ da@@ ined us to the a@@ do@@ p@@ tion through Jesus Christ as sons to himself , according to the good ple@@ asure of his will , in praise of his gl@@ ori@@ ous un@@ deser@@ ved kindness which he kin@@ dly con@@ fer@@ red upon us by means of his loved one .
So I had many good examples to imitate .
What was the out@@ look of the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of So@@ dom in Lo@@ t’s day ?
We can do this whether we have a lo@@ t or very little . ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 22 : 14 ; 29 : 3 - 5 ; Luke 21 : 1 - 4 .
They had to be willing to “ say good - b@@ ye to all [ their ] bel@@ ong@@ ings ” in order to obey Jesus ’ war@@ ning .
To this day , many of the cl@@ er@@ gy el@@ ev@@ ate the un@@ inspired sa@@ y@@ ings of so - called Ch@@ urch Fa@@ thers to a pl@@ ane high@@ er than the Word of God !
We have heard of the end@@ ur@@ ance of Job , and we are determined , with Jehovah’s help , to imitate Jo@@ b@@ ’s example .
He is the fin@@ est of the fine .
How , then , would the si@@ gn show those on earth that Christ’s pres@@ ence had be@@ gu@@ n ?
Then we may dec@@ ei@@ ve ourselves by r@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ iz@@ ing ​ — by man@@ u@@ fac@@ tur@@ ing reas@@ ons to jus@@ ti@@ fy what are really mis@@ taken and mis@@ le@@ ading beli@@ ef@@ s .
O@@ cc@@ asi@@ on@@ ally , Christians who have con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed their serious sin and who have received spiritual help from congregation elders may still be pla@@ gu@@ ed by concer@@ n over past trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions of God’s law .
S@@ ur@@ ely Jesus is a@@ ware of the gro@@ w@@ th pro@@ c@@ ess !
After just a few meetings , the brothers asked me and others , “ Do you want to get baptized ? ”
1@@ 19@@ th G@@ ra@@ du@@ ating C@@ l@@ ass of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad
Indeed , when such individuals ob@@ serve that our faith is fir@@ m@@ ly ro@@ o@@ ted in the Scriptures and invol@@ ves our whole way of life , they may respon@@ d by , in effect , saying to the anointed : “ We will go with you people , for we have heard that God is with you people . ” ​ — Z@@ e@@ ch .
To re@@ qu@@ est a Bible study or to lo@@ c@@ ate a Kingdom H@@ all near you , ple@@ ase speak to the person who brought you this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine or vis@@ it our We@@ b s@@ ite , w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g , and look under the he@@ ading C@@ ON@@ T@@ A@@ C@@ T U@@ S at the bo@@ t@@ to@@ m of the page .
In the real life yet to come , he will re@@ ward you with blessings far better than any you can now i@@ magine ! ​ — P@@ s .
• What is the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative har@@ v@@ est work ?
W@@ he@@ ther reading God’s Word in pr@@ inted or ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic form , our go@@ al should be to get it off the page and into our heart .
Acc@@ ording to the The@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent , it den@@ o@@ tes “ the pres@@ ence and sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of for@@ ce or strength rather than its exerc@@ ise . ”
In time , I became the first one in the family to disa@@ p@@ point my parents .
The righteousness that the King de@@ f@@ ends is “ God’s righteousness ” ​ — Jehovah’s standards of what is right and what is wrong .
“ B@@ ad associ@@ ations spo@@ il u@@ se@@ ful ha@@ bi@@ ts ” : If we associ@@ ate with people who do not live by Jehovah’s standards , they can influ@@ ence us to do what is bad .
( b ) Why are we not dis@@ tur@@ bed if our understanding of God’s purpose needs to under@@ go ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments ?
In the illustr@@ ation about the se@@ par@@ ating of the sheep from the go@@ ats , Jesus c@@ learly states that he takes person@@ ally the way we tre@@ at his brothers .
In their over@@ all pat@@ ter@@ n of life , however , all who hope to be appointed as overse@@ ers or minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants should demonstr@@ ate that they are spiritual men , me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing up to the requi@@ re@@ ments of God’s Word .
The expres@@ sion “ support the we@@ ak ” has been rend@@ ered “ to hold f@@ ast ” or “ to cle@@ a@@ ve to ” the we@@ ak .
Jesus died on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake on F@@ ri@@ day af@@ ter@@ no@@ on , A@@ pri@@ l 1 .
We have mentioned tra@@ ins , c@@ ars , and a@@ ir@@ pl@@ an@@ es , but there have also been bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ les , ty@@ pe@@ writ@@ ers , B@@ ra@@ il@@ le de@@ vi@@ ces , the t@@ ele@@ gra@@ ph , tel@@ ep@@ h@@ ones , cam@@ er@@ as , a@@ udi@@ o and vi@@ de@@ o recor@@ ders , ra@@ di@@ o , tel@@ ev@@ ision , mo@@ tion pi@@ c@@ tures , com@@ pu@@ ters , and the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t .
If I have free time , I go to the li@@ br@@ ary and read the Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k book . ”
Instead , God gu@@ i@@ ded Paul through nor@@ th@@ w@@ es@@ ter@@ n par@@ ts of A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or to T@@ ro@@ as on the co@@ ast .
In that war , these we@@ ap@@ ons took milli@@ ons of lives .
For instance , our keep@@ ing cha@@ st@@ e will help us to have a happy marriage .
“ Let Your Li@@ ght Sh@@ ine ”
What kind of king was Jeho@@ as@@ h while Jeho@@ i@@ a@@ da was ali@@ ve ?
Some say that his body was sto@@ le@@ n by his disciples who then claim@@ ed to be wit@@ nesses to the resurrection .
My sister , Th@@ el@@ ma , was born in 19@@ 40 , and she and I learned to care for the needs of older people .
Why is it un@@ wise to seek earthly tre@@ a@@ sures ?
E@@ ach mate must first give the other his or her time and attention .
I have learned to wa@@ it on Jehovah and his organization , and how I have benef@@ ited from doing so !
At the same time , though , we are a@@ ware of our wonderful privilege to be coun@@ ted as fellow work@@ ers with God .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Satan is rul@@ er of both the dem@@ ons and the world of mankind ali@@ en@@ ated from God .
“ The t@@ ong@@ ue of the wise ones is a heal@@ ing . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ S 12 : 18 .
As Noah and his family took their first st@@ ep@@ s on the cle@@ ans@@ ed earth and in@@ hal@@ ed the f@@ res@@ h a@@ ir , their hearts were certainly filled with gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to Jehovah for his care and prote@@ ction .
Adam , the first man , had been living for over si@@ x h@@ un@@ d@@ red years when E@@ no@@ ch was born , and Adam lived on for another three cen@@ tu@@ ries !
However , “ each of us will rend@@ er an account for himself to God . ”
( a ) How did David prac@@ tice what he pre@@ ached about peace ?
By doing so , Jesus re@@ sto@@ res more than life ; he gives us the opportunity to return ev@@ en@@ tually to God’s family .
By exerc@@ ising faith in that sacrifice , we are no longer “ sla@@ ves to sin , ” but we are in a position to refle@@ ct Jehovah’s glory .
However , the j@@ our@@ n@@ al E@@ con@@ om@@ ic Bo@@ t@@ any says that an appro@@ pri@@ ate transl@@ ation of the ter@@ m would be “ pi@@ er@@ c@@ er ” because this word indic@@ ates a special action of the cultiv@@ at@@ or of sy@@ cam@@ ore fi@@ g@@ s .
We are happy to see more and more people accep@@ ting the good news .
We felt com@@ for@@ table in their pres@@ ence , and they made the school en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment se@@ em less in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ating .
Do You Con@@ verse With Those You Lo@@ ve ?
That is u@@ se@@ ful for us to con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate , for we live in an age when faith and hope are in des@@ per@@ ately sh@@ ort supp@@ ly .
The religious lead@@ ers ’ h@@ at@@ red for Jesus ev@@ en@@ tually became so great that anyone who con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed faith in him was ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e . ​ — John 9 : 22 .
Lo@@ ve keep@@ s us going and helps us to remain a@@ wa@@ ke .
James F@@ re@@ der@@ ic@@ k S@@ co@@ t@@ t As the war dra@@ g@@ ged on , cons@@ crip@@ tion was ex@@ tend@@ ed to inclu@@ de married men .
Are you inc@@ l@@ ined to be like that ?
T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an showed that the Scriptures made a clear dist@@ inc@@ tion between the Father and the Son .
Un@@ der a ba@@ r@@ ra@@ ge of wh@@ ining , the par@@ ent chang@@ es no to y@@ es .
Why not listen to what Jehovah’s Witnesses have to say the next time they call ?
What does the par@@ able of the neigh@@ bor@@ ly Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an teach us about mer@@ cy ?
One of Satan’s most effe@@ ctive we@@ ap@@ ons is disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement , and we are not i@@ mmu@@ ne to its effe@@ cts .
Wh@@ ich A@@ t@@ titu@@ de Do You Ha@@ ve ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , I deci@@ ded to for@@ ti@@ fy my@@ self spiritually .
Such “ love ” does not invol@@ ve real sacrifice but am@@ oun@@ ts to an ex@@ change of fav@@ ors .
5@@ 5 : 6 , 7 .
Even the angu@@ ish of death will be done away with , for God “ will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more . The form@@ er things have pas@@ sed away . ”
Gre@@ e@@ ce was not the first ci@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ation to eng@@ age in s@@ por@@ ts .
“ My sheep listen to my vo@@ ice , ” said Jesus , “ and I know them , and they follow me . ”
Lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally , then , Revelation 21 : 4 must be refer@@ ring to future blessings here on earth . ​ — P@@ s .
Ger@@ son , a st@@ re@@ et child in S@@ al@@ va@@ d@@ or , B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , wanted ad@@ ven@@ ture .
O@@ r another as@@ pect of “ the cal@@ am@@ it@@ ous days ” de@@ pi@@ cted in vi@@ vi@@ d de@@ ta@@ il at E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 1 - 7 ?
He taught his apostles to be self - sacrific@@ ing in Jehovah’s service and in deal@@ ing with fellow believers .
After cro@@ s@@ sing the d@@ ry ri@@ ver@@ bed , the men kept on “ speaking as they wal@@ ked . ”
L@@ ater , his blood in the ex@@ ter@@ n@@ al cir@@ cu@@ it is direc@@ ted back into him , thus br@@ ing@@ ing his blood coun@@ t clo@@ s@@ er to nor@@ ma@@ l .
They did not let themselves become si@@ de@@ tr@@ ac@@ ked .
After we have buil@@ t up our confidence in Jehovah God , the “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer , ” we are better able to cop@@ e with tri@@ als , such as pro@@ long@@ ed si@@ ck@@ ness , old age , or ber@@ e@@ av@@ ement .
I ans@@ wer@@ ed , “ Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n Bethel , at $ 10@@ .@@ 00 a mon@@ th . ”
The fulfill@@ ment of Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es shows that we are now living in that time .
Then Jesus sent Saul on to D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us to wa@@ it for fur@@ ther cont@@ act .
Now i@@ magine a brother who would like to qu@@ ali@@ fy as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant .
What helped them fur@@ ther ?
Like so many other loyal Christian wi@@ ves , J@@ ú@@ li@@ a has been a con@@ st@@ ant s@@ ource of strength and encourag@@ ement .
In the fi@@ f@@ th century C.E . , the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re began to f@@ ra@@ g@@ ment .
Some become over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed with disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement , which may only make matters wor@@ se .
Ther@@ efore , Jehovah did not for@@ give them .
• What is “ the law of sin and of death , ” and how can we be fre@@ ed from it ?
F@@ ur@@ ther t@@ ests reve@@ aled that the can@@ c@@ er had s@@ pre@@ ad to her b@@ ra@@ in .
David at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted any great@@ ness he had in Israel to Jehovah’s hum@@ ility ​ — to God’s con@@ des@@ cen@@ ding , or hum@@ bl@@ ing himself , to pa@@ y attention to him .
( Read 1 Timothy 5 : 23 . )
Paul then out@@ l@@ ined the qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations that Ti@@ tu@@ s was to look for in men who would qu@@ ali@@ fy for such ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments .
God cre@@ ated the first human pa@@ ir to live in such a place .
Just as family b@@ on@@ ds are streng@@ th@@ ened when family members sp@@ end time together , so b@@ on@@ ds of love between those who want to serve God are streng@@ th@@ ened when Christians me@@ et together for worship .
But keep@@ ing our sen@@ ses and rema@@ ining w@@ atch@@ ful invol@@ ves more .
How can one avoid allow@@ ing anxi@@ e@@ ties and ri@@ ches to cho@@ ke the word ?
Di@@ d other things become more important in your life ?
How about us ?
Consider the example of H@@ ann@@ ah , who ev@@ en@@ tually became the mother of Samuel the prophet .
How com@@ for@@ ting to think that God fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely wants to take us by the hand !
Re@@ g@@ arding prog@@ res@@ sive spiritual en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment , Proverbs 4 : 18 has proved true .
The apostle was willing to sub@@ mit to a death like that of Christ in the hope of recei@@ ving “ the ear@@ li@@ er resurrection . ”
Why was Ne@@ h@@ emiah so sa@@ d ?
Mo@@ st important , women in ancient Israel could have a personal relationship with Jehovah God and could individu@@ ally pray to him . ​ — 1 Samuel 1 : 10 .
Jesus encoura@@ ged his disciples to have a simp@@ le e@@ ye .
Thus that crow@@ d , as a group , will be shi@@ el@@ ded from ex@@ t@@ inc@@ tion thr@@ ough@@ out the rema@@ in@@ der of the last days .
The Bible com@@ pa@@ res each one of us to cla@@ y , and God has assign@@ ed to parents the vital t@@ ask of m@@ ol@@ ding “ the cla@@ y ” of their children .
Lo@@ cal re@@ si@@ d@@ ents would thus see him as a man of power and influ@@ ence , a mi@@ gh@@ ty c@@ hi@@ ef@@ tain .
12 : 5 .
How can parents help their children buil@@ d faith in Jehovah ?
If you would like to know more regarding what the Bible tel@@ ls us about God , cont@@ act Jehovah’s Witnesses for a free home Bible study .
A@@ ware of this , Jesus taught them with com@@ pas@@ sion and p@@ ity .
Since the E@@ den@@ ic re@@ bel@@ li@@ on , all mankind has been ali@@ en@@ ated and es@@ tr@@ ang@@ ed from Jehovah .
Some are in uni@@ form ; others are in ci@@ v@@ ili@@ an clo@@ th@@ es . Many bran@@ dis@@ h a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c we@@ ap@@ ons .
I want to give them something : the hope of living in a future new world that will be free of de@@ f@@ ra@@ u@@ ders . ​ — Psalm 37 : 10 , 11 .
When we preach the good news to others , we help to res@@ cu@@ e them from the des@@ tru@@ ction of Satan’s world that will ha@@ p@@ pen soon .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a year , the cou@@ ple wit@@ ness@@ ed how that t@@ in@@ y group became a th@@ ri@@ ving congregation of 24 publi@@ sh@@ ers .
Thus Timothy was “ per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed to believe . ”
What wonderful pro@@ spe@@ cts li@@ e a@@ head !
Then the Son himself will also sub@@ ject himself to the One who sub@@ je@@ cted all things to him , that God may be all things to ever@@ yone . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 24 , 25 , 28 .
One change I needed to make was in my associ@@ ations .
How much did he we@@ i@@ gh ?
‘ If God kno@@ ws everything , including my thoughts and needs , why should I pray ? ’ you might ask .
Consider the example of C@@ la@@ u@@ de@@ te , who regul@@ arly vis@@ its others to share her Bible - based beli@@ ef@@ s .
Tru@@ e Christians , therefore , end@@ e@@ av@@ or to maintain fine conduct in order to avoid br@@ ing@@ ing re@@ pro@@ ach upon Jehovah’s name .
Will you recogn@@ ize that only Jehovah’s “ perfect law , ” the law of the Christ , can lead you to true fre@@ e@@ dom ?
That is under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble because cu@@ st@@ om@@ s and even leg@@ al requi@@ re@@ ments v@@ ary according to lo@@ c@@ ation and er@@ a .
In these fe@@ atu@@ res of the Law , we find a princi@@ ple that app@@ lies today .
6 , 7 . ( a ) How does “ the love of God ” move Christians to act toward brothers in need ?
For instance , in the M@@ ace@@ don@@ i@@ an city of Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , he spoke to those worshipp@@ ing in a sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e .
He quic@@ k@@ ly had to get to one of si@@ x desi@@ gn@@ ated c@@ ities of refu@@ ge .
Re@@ fle@@ ct on the blessings you have received through your obedi@@ ence to the good news .
The is@@ sue is , not so much who is right and who is wrong , but who will take the in@@ iti@@ ative to make peace .
When you feel eng@@ ul@@ f@@ ed by personal problems or by feelings of in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ac@@ y , it is good to sto@@ p and coun@@ t your blessings , as David did .
One husband of 4@@ 7 years ad@@ m@@ its : “ I am still lear@@ ning in this reg@@ ard . ”
Des@@ pite these stru@@ gg@@ les and fa@@ il@@ u@@ res , Pet@@ er@@ ’s life is a hear@@ ten@@ ing example .
It would also help them to do “ every good work ” that Jehovah wanted them to do , especially preaching the good news .
When I said that I would be g@@ la@@ d to help , she said : ‘ All right , but I am tel@@ ling you now : I will never be one of Jehovah’s Witnesses . ’
But he reas@@ oned that God was able to ra@@ ise him up even from the dead , and he did receive him from there in an illustr@@ ative way . ”
In fact , after he mentioned Per@@ s@@ is in his letter to the congregation in R@@ ome , Paul ad@@ ded : “ She per@@ form@@ ed many la@@ b@@ ors in the Lord . ”
In fact , they baptized disciples ( 1 ) in the name of the Father , ( 2 ) in the name of the Son , and ( 3 ) in the name of the holy spirit , not in the name of a Tr@@ in@@ ity .
“ You will be ob@@ je@@ cts of h@@ at@@ red by all people on account of my name , ” war@@ ned Jesus , “ but he that has end@@ ur@@ ed to the end is the one that will be sa@@ ved . ”
He was evid@@ ently a high@@ ly reg@@ ar@@ ded coun@@ sel@@ or who be@@ fri@@ ended the nee@@ dy .
As we are cre@@ ated in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge , we have the ability to mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r God’s love in our lives .
In our time , Jehovah has already be@@ gu@@ n la@@ ying the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ations of a un@@ ited commun@@ ity that is based , not on gre@@ ed and self - interest like so much of our world today , but on love of God and neigh@@ b@@ or .
But after Jesus arri@@ ved , things chang@@ ed .
James and John wanted to si@@ t one at Jesus ’ right hand and one at his left hand in his Kingdom .
H@@ ist@@ ory pro@@ ves , however , that not ever@@ yone has been dec@@ ei@@ ved .
“ Now , when my son fac@@ es problems rel@@ ated to his D@@ own sy@@ nd@@ r@@ ome , I feel gu@@ il@@ ty . ”
What is mo@@ des@@ ty ?
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately , P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h had Joseph sum@@ mon@@ ed from pris@@ on . ​ — Genesis 4@@ 1 : 9 - 13 .
At this they said : ‘ Let us get up , and we must buil@@ d . ’
David had a good relationship with Jehovah , so he could ask Jehovah to comfort him and take care of him during his si@@ ck@@ ness .
Si@@ mil@@ ar practic@@ es are follow@@ ed in Christian congregations today .
With tr@@ ou@@ ble bre@@ wing in Juda@@ e@@ a , such concer@@ ns were very real to P@@ il@@ ate .
( b ) Why should we be present at the com@@ mem@@ or@@ ation of Jesus ’ death ?
“ I thought the boo@@ ks would help me to teach S@@ un@@ day school , ” he later wrote .
• Why is fin@@ ding joy in marriage not un@@ real@@ is@@ tic ?
He then came into Jerusalem for the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of T@@ ab@@ er@@ n@@ ac@@ les “ not op@@ en@@ ly but as in se@@ cre@@ t . ”
D@@ oub@@ t@@ less , this al@@ ta@@ r was of the ty@@ pe later spe@@ ci@@ fied in the Law covenant , cons@@ is@@ ting of n@@ atur@@ al ( un@@ he@@ wn ) st@@ ones .
That took all my free time for an enti@@ re s@@ em@@ es@@ ter .
We may feel as if the r@@ us@@ h of da@@ ily events is s@@ we@@ ep@@ ing us along like a t@@ wi@@ g in a s@@ wi@@ ft st@@ re@@ am .
11 : 8 - 11 ; 13 : 14 .
Christians we@@ ar Jesus , as it were , like a gar@@ ment .
He and his wife , also a pioneer , had ba@@ r@@ ely en@@ ough g@@ as@@ ol@@ ine in their ca@@ r to make it to the congregation but not back , and his pa@@ y@@ day was a we@@ ek away .
We thor@@ ough@@ ly enjo@@ yed the house - to - house ministry .
In lik@@ ening Satan to a bir@@ d@@ c@@ atch@@ er , the Bible helps us understand his me@@ tho@@ ds .
For all of you who were baptized into Christ have put on Christ .
In this encourag@@ ing pas@@ sage , Jehovah’s words recorded in Is@@ a 30 verse 20 may have remin@@ ded his people that when they re@@ bel@@ led against him , he was , in effect , hi@@ d@@ den from them .
By his time , the Romans had dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed Christians from Jews and op@@ posed what was vie@@ wed as a new cul@@ t .
Yes , a po@@ or spiritual di@@ et can lead to a spiritual heart att@@ ack .
Go@@ od man@@ n@@ ers gener@@ ally f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h in the true Christian congregation .
As in the apostle Paul’s day , many today “ set something asi@@ de , ” or bu@@ d@@ get an am@@ ount of money , and place it in the congregation contribu@@ tion bo@@ x la@@ bel@@ ed “ Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide Wor@@ k . ”
How happy the sons of the Kingdom are to be se@@ par@@ ated from such we@@ e@@ d@@ like influ@@ ences and cor@@ ru@@ pt teachings that cause stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing !
I am now in my 8@@ 3@@ r@@ d year of life , and both S@@ y@@ bi@@ l and I rejo@@ ice that we are still heal@@ thy en@@ ough to continue our special pioneer service in my old st@@ om@@ p@@ ing gr@@ ound of Ad@@ el@@ a@@ i@@ de .
Ther@@ efore , they had person@@ ally given evidence of their love for God and his ways .
By e@@ ating the fru@@ it of that t@@ ree , E@@ ve would su@@ p@@ po@@ se@@ dly become like God , having the authority to deci@@ de what was good and what was bad .
The apostle John saw in a vision “ a great crow@@ d , which no man was able to number , . . . standing before the thro@@ ne and before the L@@ am@@ b , d@@ ressed in wh@@ ite ro@@ bes . ”
Ther@@ e@@ after , they are refer@@ red to as dem@@ ons .
How you benefit : God is able to listen to milli@@ ons of prayers at the same time .
And there is really no need for us to become “ he@@ ated up . ”
B@@ ra@@ den wr@@ ites : “ Jehovah’s Witnesses have liter@@ ally co@@ vered the earth with their wit@@ ness@@ ing . . . .
The Bible descri@@ bes more than 40 different occasi@@ ons when Jehovah God made s@@ wor@@ n o@@ a@@ ths .
He also spoke about the value of fin@@ ding a priv@@ ate place for pra@@ ying . ​ — Matthew 6 : 6 ; 14 : 13 ; Mark 6 : 30 - 32 .
As the King of the Kingdom , Christ Jesus will have the a@@ w@@ es@@ ome assignment from God to lead my@@ ri@@ a@@ ds of powerful spirit cre@@ atu@@ res in re@@ mo@@ ving human rule from the earth and ri@@ d@@ ding our g@@ lo@@ be of all wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
We may doubt that having the same men@@ tal attitude that Jesus had is even possible .
This inclu@@ des “ every w@@ il@@ d ani@@ ma@@ l of the fore@@ st , the be@@ ast@@ s upon a th@@ ous@@ and m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s . ”
5@@ 8 : 7 ​ — How do the wicked “ dis@@ sol@@ ve as into w@@ at@@ ers that go their way ” ?
Why are these last days so difficult ?
To@@ gether , Adam and E@@ ve would be happy as husband and wife .
On the other hand , you may feel inc@@ l@@ ined to bl@@ ame your sp@@ ouse .
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate the d@@ anger in@@ her@@ ent in being self - as@@ sum@@ ing or in be@@ coming exc@@ essi@@ vely self - confid@@ ent .
From there we fle@@ w to L@@ ond@@ on , Eng@@ land , where we were war@@ m@@ ly received .
The thought of not being married to each other is ut@@ ter@@ ly fore@@ ign , and this out@@ look br@@ ings se@@ cur@@ ity to your relationship .
What a gl@@ ori@@ ous fre@@ e@@ dom that is !
His ill@@ ness dra@@ ins our physical , men@@ tal , and emo@@ tional strength .
S@@ ad@@ ly , Israel respon@@ ded stu@@ b@@ bor@@ n@@ ly to this loving remin@@ der from Jehovah .
Des@@ cri@@ b@@ ing the tre@@ at@@ ment me@@ ted out to the A@@ m@@ mon@@ ites , those Bible ver@@ sions por@@ tra@@ y David as ba@@ r@@ ba@@ ri@@ c and c@@ ru@@ el .
When Go@@ li@@ ath saw his op@@ pon@@ ent , what did he think ?
The words in the t@@ it@@ le come from 1 John 5 : 20 , which says , in part : “ We are in uni@@ on with the true one , by means of his Son Jesus Christ .
But the person who go@@ es the ex@@ tr@@ a m@@ ile ​ — doing more because he cho@@ o@@ ses to — ​ feel@@ s in control of his life .
She also had two daugh@@ ters ​ — C@@ ol@@ le@@ en and J@@ en@@ ni@@ f@@ er .
On May 23 , 194@@ 6 , we set sa@@ il from the small Cor@@ n@@ ish por@@ t of F@@ ow@@ ey on a war@@ time Li@@ ber@@ ty ship .
E@@ ns@@ n@@ ared by ri@@ ches , that man lost out on a great privilege ​ — that of being able to follow the great@@ est man who ever lived !
Tru@@ e , the Devil as@@ ser@@ ted that no one ser@@ ves Jehovah out of love , a char@@ ge that has already been proved false .
Because of a pro@@ long@@ ed dr@@ ought in Eli@@ j@@ ah’s day , star@@ vation star@@ ed many in the face , including a wi@@ do@@ w and her young son living in Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath .
God’s Word promises : “ E@@ vi@@ l men will be done away with , but those ho@@ p@@ ing in Jehovah will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth .
Consider this practic@@ al ad@@ vice from the Bible : “ Do not h@@ ur@@ ry yourself in your spirit to become off@@ ended , ” since “ the b@@ lo@@ ws a friend gives are well me@@ ant . ”
The second less@@ on is from Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s example .
The whole group im@@ medi@@ ately bro@@ ke out in an u@@ pro@@ ar ​ — that question had evid@@ ently wor@@ ri@@ ed them all !
After a few years , the special pione@@ ers were reas@@ sign@@ ed to what would ho@@ pe@@ fully be more pro@@ duc@@ tive fi@@ el@@ ds .
Although he thought that Jehovah would not listen to his prayer , he pray@@ ed any@@ way and asked for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
Still , those Paul mentioned had come to his a@@ id .
Can you make greater use of the Bible in teaching your children how to dis@@ cer@@ n right from wrong ?
They must have given at le@@ ast some thought to Jehovah’s promise concer@@ ning the ser@@ p@@ ent and the Se@@ ed of the woman .
What sacrific@@ es have you had to make in order to atten@@ d conven@@ tions ?
• What two d@@ ang@@ ers do we need to avoid ?
To prove this , he ex@@ chang@@ ed clo@@ thing with the str@@ anger .
Yes , the Israelites ow@@ ed their lives to him .
They prom@@ o@@ te or per@@ pe@@ tr@@ ate ac@@ ts of viol@@ ence .
The co@@ st , though , is not too great .
Ch@@ es@@ ter Be@@ at@@ ty T@@ re@@ a@@ sures , 9 / 15
Jehovah God tre@@ a@@ sures his loyal el@@ der@@ ly servants .
What a reli@@ ef it is to know that our wor@@ ries and what may se@@ em to us to be op@@ pres@@ sive we@@ igh@@ ts can be li@@ f@@ ted !
O@@ thers have sp@@ ent a li@@ fe@@ time tr@@ ying to find it .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H , the Creator of the uni@@ verse , does things in an organiz@@ ed man@@ ner .
Jesus invit@@ ed his disciples to ‘ get under his yo@@ ke with him ’ and thus to learn from him .
He is also called Satan ( meaning “ R@@ es@@ is@@ ter ” ) , since he res@@ ists Jehovah .
* Jehovah re@@ pe@@ ated this comm@@ and again and again .
Di@@ d A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il do what was right ?
It appe@@ ars that they will become the ob@@ ject of an all - out as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t by “ many pe@@ op@@ les . ”
How could a righteous Creator have deal@@ ings with sin@@ n@@ ers ?
A certain am@@ ount of time may pas@@ s before those promises are real@@ ized , but they do not f@@ all by the wa@@ y@@ side .
This “ great crow@@ d ” will sur@@ vi@@ ve the im@@ min@@ ent “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation , ” with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of et@@ er@@ n@@ al life in Par@@ adise as per@@ man@@ ent members of the “ new earth . ”
But are all of these the promised Se@@ ed ?
All 10@@ 8 vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered !
Like Peter and the other first - century shepher@@ ds , they r@@ ely on God’s holy spirit , which gives them the strength they need in order to car@@ ry their lo@@ ad of responsi@@ bility .
“ The Son of man came , not to be minis@@ tered to , but to minis@@ ter and to give his soul a ransom in ex@@ change for many , ” he said .
De@@ ci@@ ding When to Mar@@ ry
It may turn out to be a uni@@ que ch@@ ance to cultiv@@ ate me@@ ek@@ ness !
How can we show ourselves than@@ k@@ ful for God’s great@@ est gift , the ransom ?
There I was able to share Bible truth with people who could not o@@ ther@@ wise be re@@ ached .
The present world is often a ho@@ st@@ ile en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
U@@ se your life to praise Jehovah and to help others !
As you have opportunity , encoura@@ ge your scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es to look up j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g for themselves .
• What good fru@@ it@@ age can being yi@@ el@@ ding pro@@ du@@ ce ?
Jehovah is a Ju@@ dge who exam@@ ines our deep@@ est mo@@ ti@@ ves , and he respon@@ ds to wr@@ ong@@ doing in a way that refle@@ cts perfect justice .
Can You Re@@ call ?
A@@ m I a member of the congregation who works sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der with fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers ? ’
In the second half of the 18@@ th century , members of a Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant mo@@ v@@ ement called the Gre@@ at A@@ wak@@ ening , or simply A@@ wak@@ ening , were preaching in v@@ il@@ la@@ ge s@@ qu@@ a@@ res and near min@@ es and fac@@ t@@ ori@@ es in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in .
“ If anyone does not provide for those who are his own , . . . he has dis@@ ow@@ ned the faith . ” ​ — 1 T@@ I@@ M@@ O@@ TH@@ Y 5 : 8 .
Yet , I can truly say that through all the years of our service together , with so many chang@@ es in circumstances , she has been a mar@@ vel@@ ous support and compan@@ ion .
▪ “ God is too important to be wor@@ ri@@ ed about my problems . ”
By the se@@ ven@@ th mon@@ th , our sa@@ v@@ ings account bal@@ ance was less than the mon@@ th@@ ly mor@@ t@@ g@@ age on the house .
Just as Noah , his sons , and their wi@@ ves put faith in God’s means of sur@@ vi@@ val , we today can come under Jehovah’s prote@@ ction on the bas@@ is of our faith in Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice .
This ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation made sense .
• Why should we continue to s@@ ound Jehovah’s war@@ ning ?
How can we show even greater consider@@ ation toward fore@@ ign@@ ers or disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ged ones in our congregation ?
As the pre@@ ce@@ ding article no@@ ted , the prophe@@ ci@@ es of H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah involved the time when the Jews re@@ turned to their God - given land after their rel@@ e@@ ase from cap@@ tiv@@ ity in Babyl@@ on .
I was con@@ fu@@ sed .
S@@ pur@@ red on by such support , Ser@@ ap@@ him b@@ ought prin@@ ting pa@@ per and ne@@ go@@ ti@@ ated with a prin@@ ter .
Jesus left a mo@@ de@@ l for educ@@ ation that was perfect because he had been taught by the G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or for un@@ told a@@ e@@ ons of time .
Do you ever face in@@ justice ?
S@@ tu@@ dy , prayer , and medit@@ ation on what we learn will help us to gro@@ w to matu@@ r@@ ity and be among those who “ through use have their per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers tra@@ ined to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish both right and wrong . ”
How did G@@ ide@@ on show dis@@ cre@@ tion in car@@ r@@ ying out his assignment ?
Jehovah has given us the Bible to strengthen us .
Do you see yourself pla@@ ying a part in this mar@@ vel@@ ous work ?
Such stu@@ dies have en@@ ab@@ led them to un@@ lo@@ ck many se@@ cre@@ ts about how st@@ ars shin@@ e .
C@@ an@@ not Sa@@ ve It , U@@ se It W@@ ell ( time ) , 8 / 1
S@@ ar@@ a , who lives in C@@ ol@@ om@@ bia , saw how Jehovah was able to help her .
They were ty@@ ran@@ n@@ ic@@ al bul@@ lies , and the sin of their lu@@ st@@ ful fa@@ thers is lik@@ ened to the per@@ ver@@ sions of So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h .
You have just pray@@ ed for Jehovah’s spirit to help you to apply what you learn from his Word .
; Do@@ bro@@ w@@ ol@@ s@@ ki , J .
The young man was deep@@ ly imp@@ ressed by the love and war@@ m@@ th sh@@ own by the Witnesses at the conven@@ tion .
What does Jehovah want for mankind ?
God has fav@@ ored us with what pri@@ c@@ eless privilege ?
However , s@@ il@@ ently pon@@ der@@ ing tru@@ ths we have learned about Jehovah , his beau@@ ti@@ ful qualities , his a@@ w@@ es@@ ome accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments , his requi@@ re@@ ments , and his gl@@ ori@@ ous purpose can and should be a very ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble way to sp@@ end time .
M@@ an@@ us@@ crip@@ ts known as the De@@ ad Se@@ a S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls sur@@ vi@@ ved for cen@@ tu@@ ries in cla@@ y j@@ ars st@@ ored in ca@@ ves in a d@@ ry c@@ li@@ mate
T@@ al@@ king about faith is for@@ bi@@ d@@ den . ”
I was really exc@@ ited and asked her to study the Bible with me . ”
And how should this gift mo@@ tiv@@ ate us as we pre@@ pare for the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death on We@@ d@@ n@@ es@@ day , Mar@@ ch 23 , 20@@ 16 ?
What , though , about those who have been associ@@ ated with the Christian congregation for many years ?
I was le@@ an and l@@ an@@ k@@ y ​ — they called me the gre@@ y@@ h@@ ound — ​ and I ru@@ shed from house to house dist@@ ribu@@ ting these pr@@ inted mes@@ sa@@ ges .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , 5 boo@@ ks and 4@@ 1 bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res were plac@@ ed with those in attend@@ ance .
• How did man@@ kin@@ d’s true hope become cle@@ are@@ r as 1914 appro@@ ached ?
Many of my friends claim@@ ed to love God , but their conduct said o@@ ther@@ wise .
To@@ o often , those who were religious said something like , “ The Lord works in my@@ st@@ eri@@ ous ways . ”
Ar@@ gu@@ ing may even lead to viol@@ ence . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 21 : 18 .
The apostle Peter lik@@ ened this spiritually out@@ c@@ ast con@@ dition to being in “ pris@@ on . ”
We cannot remain “ pu@@ re in heart ” if we devel@@ op a heart “ l@@ ac@@ king faith . ”
( a ) What can be learned from the examples of Moses and Jeremiah ?
( b ) What other qu@@ ality are we ur@@ ged to pur@@ sue ?
1@@ 20 : 3 , 4 .
The challeng@@ es that we enc@@ oun@@ tered in the cir@@ cu@@ it work , though , were more than wor@@ th@@ while .
Do what you can to re@@ pa@@ y Jehovah’s loving - kindness .
He knew that his brothers h@@ ated him more than ever !
Des@@ cri@@ be the situation that Noah fac@@ ed .
TH@@ IN@@ K@@ IN@@ G and speaking about a loved one can strengthen our b@@ ond with that person .
This young person and her friends have sh@@ own that beli@@ ef in the Creator has made a real differ@@ ence in their lives .
When I first came to Bethel , I asked E@@ m@@ ma H@@ am@@ il@@ t@@ on , who wor@@ ked as a pro@@ of@@ read@@ er , how many times she had read the Bible .
Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents pro@@ claim@@ ing the good news in the 19@@ 20 ’ s
Wh@@ ich par@@ ts of the im@@ men@@ se i@@ ma@@ ge sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze the Ang@@ l@@ o - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can World P@@ ow@@ er ?
No@@ te , too , that Paul’s words show that our prayers can take vari@@ ous form@@ s .
But what if we sense that our own spiritu@@ ality is being er@@ o@@ ded by “ the spirit of the world , ” the imp@@ el@@ ling for@@ ce that d@@ om@@ in@@ ates human soci@@ ety ali@@ en@@ ated from God ?
he will answer , ‘ W@@ oun@@ ds I received in the house of my friends . ’ ”
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the mu@@ r@@ der of S@@ te@@ ph@@ en , “ great persecu@@ tion ar@@ ose against the congregation that was in Jerusalem ; all exc@@ ep@@ t the apostles were sc@@ at@@ tered thr@@ ough@@ out the re@@ gi@@ ons of Ju@@ de@@ a and Sam@@ ari@@ a . ”
How can we use illustr@@ ations in our own teaching ?
Although the ch@@ ur@@ ches and mon@@ ast@@ eri@@ es have fal@@ le@@ n into di@@ su@@ se , the life - st@@ y@@ le of the local people has chang@@ ed little over the cen@@ tu@@ ries .
Then they will be loved by men but most of all by Jehovah , our heavenly Father .
Let the earth be jo@@ y@@ ful .
Th@@ ough they may not appe@@ ar to know much about com@@ pu@@ ters or some other sub@@ je@@ cts taught in school , they do know much about living and cop@@ ing with li@@ fe@@ ’s problems .
The lies of a false witness certainly can do much har@@ m .
God’s spirit was upon the 70 older men cho@@ s@@ en to help Moses in “ car@@ r@@ ying the lo@@ ad of the people ” of Israel .
F@@ am@@ ily members will want to be care@@ ful about being over@@ ly cr@@ itical so that they do not er@@ o@@ de the sa@@ fe ha@@ ven of peace that a home should be .
• Why can we say that faith gives us a re@@ war@@ ding life ?
Mari@@ v@@ í was the th@@ ir@@ d .
“ You Are My F@@ ri@@ ends ”
On the contr@@ ary , he has promised to eli@@ min@@ ate ba@@ dness , as the following article will show .
Since her baptism as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , she has sp@@ ent th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of h@@ our@@ s in the Christian ministry as a pro@@ claim@@ er of the good news of the Kingdom .
By cho@@ o@@ sing Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ ism , C@@ lo@@ v@@ is ga@@ ined fav@@ or with the pre@@ d@@ om@@ in@@ an@@ tly Ca@@ tho@@ lic G@@ all@@ o - Rom@@ an po@@ pul@@ ation and the support of the influ@@ enti@@ al ch@@ urch hi@@ er@@ ar@@ ch@@ y .
And sur@@ ely he can give us his holy spirit so that we can “ be coura@@ ge@@ ous and very strong ” !
Ha@@ ve you seri@@ ously consider@@ ed en@@ ter@@ ing the regul@@ ar pioneer ran@@ ks ?
And yet , there is a ke@@ y differ@@ ence between this worl@@ d’s end and that of the pris@@ on@@ er .
In O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 195@@ 5 , our daugh@@ ter , Ch@@ ar@@ lo@@ t@@ te , was born .
By doing so , you will show that you respect your mate .
Are you determined to do just that ?
At first , I lived under their ro@@ of .
We should try hard to get the sense of it rather than mer@@ ely expe@@ cting that there will be a change to con@@ form to our vie@@ w@@ point . ​ — Read Luke 12 : 4@@ 2 .
And consider how much benefit we can draw from the Bible boo@@ ks that Jehovah inspired Paul to wr@@ ite .
And they sto@@ od still with sa@@ d fac@@ es . ”
If so , know that Jehovah ca@@ res for you .
Th@@ ree th@@ ous@@ and i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ers who bor@@ e the pri@@ me responsi@@ bility for the i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ r@@ ous conduct were sla@@ in . ​ — E@@ x .
By and large , they have not had time to devel@@ op close fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps and are far away from family members .
He@@ av@@ en@@ ly Father As we no@@ ted in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , Jesus is God’s only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son .
( Read Genesis 22 : 18 . )
The next article will show how godly qualities will pre@@ v@@ ent us from eng@@ ag@@ ing in an even more d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous form of mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring ​ — that is , mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring against the earthly part of Jehovah’s organization .
Lo@@ ve for God is the ke@@ y fac@@ t@@ or that mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to eng@@ age in the disci@@ ple - making work .
At that time , we had en@@ ough sa@@ v@@ ings to support ourselves for two months .
A@@ no@@ inted Christians would com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate Christ’s death “ until he arri@@ ves . ”
They must end@@ ure tri@@ als at school , but how happy you are when they take a fir@@ m stand for Jehovah and his righteous principles !
The Bible con@@ dem@@ ns “ s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring up com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 26 .
An@@ dre@@ w and John were de@@ por@@ ted , and with World W@@ ar I@@ I lo@@ om@@ ing , all B@@ rit@@ ish sub@@ je@@ cts were ad@@ v@@ ised to leave .
N@@ um@@ ber of coun@@ tri@@ es assign@@ ed to : 20
( a ) Why is “ mil@@ dness of temp@@ er ” so important ?
• “ I am no longer get@@ ting what I want out of this relationship ”
At the age of 17 , I sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed my dedic@@ ation to Jehovah by being baptized in Mar@@ ch 194@@ 9 .
G@@ r@@ ou@@ ps of city - states a@@ do@@ p@@ ted the prac@@ tice of regul@@ arly conven@@ ing at comm@@ on c@@ ent@@ ers of worship to pa@@ y ho@@ ma@@ ge to their de@@ ities by means of a@@ th@@ le@@ tic com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ons .
The Bible account at Mark 1 : 14 , 15 tel@@ ls us : “ Now after John was put under ar@@ rest Jesus went into Gal@@ ile@@ e , preaching the good news of God and saying : ‘ The appointed time has been ful@@ filled , and the kingdom of God has dra@@ wn near .
If so , consider again the example of those ancient Israelites who not only listen@@ ed but took to heart what they heard to the ex@@ t@@ ent that they began we@@ ep@@ ing over their fa@@ il@@ ure as a nation to obey God’s Law . ​ — Ne@@ h .
“ We don@@ ’t find anything el@@ se like this in Israel until the peri@@ od of the C@@ ru@@ sa@@ ders , ” he said .
Jesus ’ disciples would need similar courage because false religious lead@@ ers would also persecu@@ te them and k@@ ill some of them . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Acc@@ ording to H@@ an@@ na@@ h’s v@@ ow , her child would become a li@@ fel@@ ong Na@@ z@@ ir@@ ite , meaning that he was to be sing@@ led out , dedic@@ ated , and se@@ par@@ ated for Jehovah’s sac@@ red service . ​ — Nu@@ m .
Today , the other sheep are part of “ all things ” plac@@ ed by Jehovah under the he@@ ad@@ ship of his Son .
In such are@@ as , it is important to have full trust that Jehovah can and does provide wise guid@@ ance .
La@@ ur@@ a can tell you .
Some individuals may invit@@ e us to me@@ et them hal@@ f@@ way , so to speak .
Because Jehovah uses his holy angels to prote@@ ct and gu@@ i@@ de his people . ​ — Hebrews 1 : 14 .
15 : 2 - 5 ; He@@ b .
How can they car@@ ry out the shepher@@ ding work effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely un@@ less they really know the sheep in their care ?
A@@ pp@@ lic@@ ation of Scriptural principles in faith will do much to prom@@ o@@ te peace today .
Those with an earthly hope have the same than@@ k@@ ful spirit , and they support their anointed brothers in the public declar@@ ation of Jehovah’s “ exc@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ ci@@ es . ”
Al@@ leg@@ ory u@@ su@@ ally is “ the expres@@ sion by means of sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic fic@@ tional fi@@ gu@@ res and actions of tru@@ ths or gener@@ al@@ iz@@ ations about human ex@@ ist@@ ence . ”
• What are some of Jehovah’s pra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy de@@ e@@ ds ?
What if one uses al@@ co@@ ho@@ l but is care@@ ful not to dr@@ ink to the point of being v@@ isi@@ bly dr@@ un@@ k ?
But they had to use that fac@@ ul@@ ty responsi@@ bly .
How can we de@@ al with such feelings ?
As@@ cle@@ pi@@ us , a go@@ d of me@@ dic@@ ine , was one of the c@@ it@@ y’s c@@ hi@@ ef de@@ ities .
For instance , su@@ p@@ pose we do not know how to de@@ al with a certain tri@@ al .
Our supp@@ or@@ ting the Scriptural arrang@@ ement of dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing gives evidence that we love righteousness and recogn@@ ize Jehovah’s right to set standards of conduct .
Of course , all Christians need to listen to God’s Son .
How vital that we di@@ lig@@ ently study the Bible , regul@@ arly atten@@ d Christian meetings , and ze@@ al@@ ously share in the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work !
S@@ hor@@ tly after D@@ et@@ le@@ f was rel@@ eas@@ ed from pris@@ on , a pam@@ ph@@ let was h@@ an@@ ded to him by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s and den@@ se fore@@ st@@ s are home to g@@ or@@ ill@@ as , c@@ hi@@ mp@@ an@@ ze@@ es , and over 1@@ ,000 spe@@ ci@@ es of bir@@ ds .
If we have children , we should stri@@ ve to provide the right en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment in which to bring them up .
O@@ ver the years , he was inter@@ ested in a few sisters , but the interest was not mutu@@ al .
A Bible pro@@ ver@@ b pu@@ ts it this way : “ Bet@@ ter is a dis@@ h of ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les where there is love than a m@@ anger - f@@ ed bul@@ l and h@@ at@@ red along with it . ” ​ — Proverbs 15 : 17 .
J@@ E@@ W@@ S and pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes ga@@ ther around the disciples of Jesus Christ .
Jehovah said that when he per@@ form@@ ed the first human marriage .
Ha@@ ve I made the truth my way of life ?
O@@ f@@ ten they are an expres@@ sion of gre@@ ed , en@@ v@@ y , and ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness .
For God to answer a prayer , it must be in har@@ mony with his requi@@ re@@ ments as found in the Bible . ​ — 1 John 5 : 14 .
If that is so , Abraham left H@@ ar@@ an and moved to the land that Jehovah indic@@ ated in respon@@ se to a comm@@ and he had just heard , as well as the one he had heard years ear@@ li@@ er in U@@ r .
E@@ m@@ l@@ y@@ n moved to L@@ ond@@ on , where he ev@@ en@@ tually associ@@ ated with W@@ il@@ li@@ am Wh@@ ist@@ on , another Bible scho@@ la@@ r who had been o@@ str@@ ac@@ ized because he publi@@ shed what he felt was Bible truth .
This One , whom the En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a , 19@@ 70 E@@ dition , ref@@ ers to as “ the ul@@ tim@@ ate re@@ de@@ em@@ er , ” had to come because of the ir@@ re@@ ver@@ ent actions of the first human pa@@ ir , Adam and E@@ ve .
We can i@@ magine Daniel sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by num@@ er@@ ous s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls , thor@@ ough@@ ly im@@ mer@@ sed in reading and com@@ par@@ ing the prophe@@ tic pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ements that had a be@@ aring on the rest@@ or@@ ation of true worship in Jerusalem .
W@@ ould we not be working against the spi@@ rit@@ ’s le@@ adi@@ ng@@ s toward un@@ ity ?
P@@ il@@ ate may have fe@@ ared that he would lo@@ se his position ​ — or pos@@ si@@ bly his life — ​ if he si@@ ded with Christ .
Jehovah is an a@@ we - inspi@@ ring Creator .
When we do , it is ess@@ enti@@ al that we displa@@ y “ a mil@@ d temp@@ er and deep respect . ”
His v@@ ow has plac@@ ed him in a position where he feel@@ s that car@@ r@@ ying it out is br@@ ing@@ ing him near the point of viol@@ ating divine standards regarding mor@@ ality .
Yes , the pur@@ su@@ it of we@@ al@@ th may requi@@ re that a person sacrifice what is of real value , such as good health , a satis@@ f@@ ying family life , close fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps , or a preci@@ ous relationship with the Creator .
His Bi@@ bli@@ cal ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents were so per@@ su@@ asi@@ ve that “ many of the Jews and of the pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes who worshi@@ ped God follow@@ ed Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s ” in order to learn more .
He said that the good news had been pre@@ ached “ in all cre@@ ation that is under heaven . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 23 .
The apostle Paul high@@ ligh@@ ted another vital ro@@ le that the holy spirit pla@@ ys : “ The spirit sear@@ ches into all things , even the deep things of God . ”
Many su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions can be found in the book Re@@ as@@ on@@ ing From the Scriptures .
S@@ ur@@ ely , then , we should expres@@ s ourselves to others in a kind and res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful way .
Even small children res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully ask me to give them a tr@@ act about the Bible .
B@@ as@@ ic@@ ally , Satan imp@@ lied that mankind would be ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er following a p@@ ath of in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence from God .
The year is 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
Why is she now so jo@@ y@@ ful ?
H@@ ou@@ se@@ work , scho@@ ol@@ work , se@@ cul@@ ar work , sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing , and the like might on the sur@@ face se@@ em to have little to do with spiritual concer@@ ns .
Paul could look for@@ ward to “ the day when God through Christ Jesus jud@@ ges the se@@ cre@@ t things of mankind , according to the good news . ”
TH@@ E resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus ob@@ ser@@ ves the woman standing near his emp@@ ty t@@ om@@ b .
How Ph@@ ili@@ p himself as well as those he had con@@ ver@@ ted must have been encoura@@ ged by this support from the gover@@ ning body !
That happened on Mar@@ ch 27 , 200@@ 5 , to I@@ v@@ o L@@ au@@ d , one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in E@@ st@@ on@@ ia .
Fa@@ ith En@@ coura@@ ges O@@ thers ( C@@ an@@ ary Is@@ lands ) , 7 / 1
Yet , they are for@@ ced to commun@@ ic@@ ate regul@@ arly , especially if they have children .
The educ@@ ation that true Christi@@ an@@ ity provi@@ des can free a person from vi@@ ces and an im@@ moral li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
This was true of C@@ al@@ e@@ b and Jo@@ shua .
But I say to you that ever@@ yone who keep@@ s on loo@@ king at a woman so as to have a pas@@ sion for her has already com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with her in his heart . ”
• How do in@@ an@@ im@@ ate for@@ ces of n@@ ature car@@ ry out Jehovah’s will ?
Now Ge@@ or@@ ge and C@@ lar@@ a Y@@ ou@@ ng@@ ’s children , gr@@ and@@ children , and great - gr@@ and@@ children are also serving our loving God , Jehovah .
My you@@ ng@@ er sister Mari@@ v@@ í had been se@@ x@@ u@@ ally a@@ bu@@ sed as a child , and that hor@@ ri@@ ble ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound deep@@ ly affe@@ cted her .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Isaiah el@@ se@@ where fore@@ told about the people rest@@ ored to Z@@ ion : “ They must be called bi@@ g tre@@ es of righteousness , the pl@@ an@@ ting of Jehovah . . .
The go@@ al was to make us for@@ s@@ ake what the author@@ ities called “ the f@@ ra@@ u@@ d@@ ul@@ ent vie@@ ws of our parents . ”
Jo@@ su@@ é did not f@@ all into the tra@@ p of s@@ mo@@ king .
However , important questions are : Di@@ d those Ch@@ urch Fa@@ thers ad@@ here clo@@ sel@@ y to the Bible ?
Such de@@ ar ones have helped to f@@ ill the vo@@ id ca@@ used by the lo@@ ss of my parents .
( b ) Wh@@ ich ep@@ is@@ o@@ des from the Scriptures will be consider@@ ed in this article ?
The Bible shows that God pa@@ ys special attention to “ those medit@@ ating on [ or pos@@ si@@ bly , “ tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ing ” ] his name . ”
Ha@@ ving a mo@@ des@@ t view of on@@ es@@ el@@ f , taking advan@@ ta@@ ge of opportun@@ ities to listen and learn from others , and being willing to consider the vie@@ ws of others while not com@@ prom@@ ising godly principles . ​ — 1 Corinthians 9 : 19 - 23 .
However , our desire to serve Jehovah more fully did not materi@@ al@@ ize im@@ medi@@ ately .
“ Be trans@@ form@@ ed by making your mind over . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M@@ AN@@ S 12 : 2 .
( b ) Ex@@ pla@@ in how “ the word of God is ali@@ ve ” and how it “ exer@@ ts power . ”
In all too many marri@@ ages , to give of on@@ es@@ el@@ f without gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e of re@@ ci@@ pro@@ c@@ ation is vie@@ wed as a si@@ gn of we@@ ak@@ ness .
The Bible poin@@ ts the way when it says : “ T@@ ast@@ e and see that Jehovah is good . ”
Is it not re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble that h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of years in ad@@ v@@ ance , Jehovah determined that his Son would teach with illustr@@ ations ?
Go@@ als .
• How is tra@@ ining our per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers rel@@ ated to accep@@ ting Jehovah’s authority ?
How can we do that in view of the pres@@ sures that we face each day ?
How can we pos@@ si@@ bly me@@ et this chall@@ enge succ@@ ess@@ fully ?
C@@ learly , Jehovah exam@@ ined the hearts of those eng@@ ag@@ ing in Israel@@ ’s fes@@ tiv@@ als and re@@ je@@ cted their ob@@ serv@@ an@@ ces and o@@ ffer@@ ings .
In expla@@ ining how God pre@@ pa@@ res humans for rul@@ er@@ ship in heaven , the apostle Paul used an illustr@@ ation taken from family life .
May we never lo@@ se sight of the gr@@ and privilege of par@@ taking of “ pro@@ du@@ ce ” and sh@@ aring it with others !
This out@@ look determin@@ es our cho@@ ic@@ es in life , our desi@@ res , and our as@@ pi@@ r@@ ations .
Pe@@ ople say such things because they do not have faith and do not know what true faith is or how it works .
Of course , many were a@@ ware of the h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y in religion .
A young woman who exc@@ els scho@@ l@@ as@@ tic@@ ally be@@ comes known as a br@@ il@@ li@@ ant stud@@ ent .
With hear@@ t@@ felt concer@@ n , the king ur@@ ges : “ So now , O sons , listen to me and do not turn away from the sa@@ y@@ ings of my m@@ ou@@ th .
It expla@@ ins why God is going to do as he has pur@@ posed .
So let us not remain in a pro@@ vo@@ ked st@@ ate and give Satan a ch@@ ance to in@@ du@@ ce us to do something evil .
We do not li@@ mit ourselves mer@@ ely to teaching new disciples to make disciples .
As@@ soci@@ ate their experi@@ ences with spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c circumstances in your life .
She was able to help sever@@ al people to become servants of Jehovah .
In what ways can we get a complete pi@@ c@@ ture of the life and ministry of Jesus ?
Father , gl@@ ori@@ fy your name . ’
Saul would seek their help .
I wanted to see what el@@ se I could learn . ” ​ — D@@ en@@ n@@ ize , M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
Since this system of things will soon be destro@@ yed , he should ‘ come home ’ without d@@ el@@ a@@ y .
Now Jesus ’ disciples would have to make known a new fe@@ ature of Jehovah’s purpose ​ — something far gr@@ an@@ der than Israel@@ ’s deli@@ ver@@ an@@ ces from sla@@ very in Egy@@ pt and later from cap@@ tiv@@ ity in Babyl@@ on .
Ha@@ ving been dra@@ wn by the love of your heavenly Father and having ad@@ ju@@ sted your life to be accep@@ table to him , you dedic@@ ated your life to God .
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ating the wor@@ th of his disciples , Jesus said : “ Do not two s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws sel@@ l for a co@@ in of small value ?
If all s@@ inc@@ ere individuals pa@@ used to consider what lies bene@@ ath the ang@@ eli@@ c message of peace and ac@@ ted in har@@ mony with such consider@@ ations , the world would sur@@ ely be a different place .
You should be very happy with the part that you have pla@@ yed ​ — an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent part in the building up of the spiritual life of the people of this nation .
May we be di@@ lig@@ ent to call back on inter@@ ested ones and , if possible , conduct Bible stu@@ dies with them , help@@ ing them to prog@@ ress toward dedic@@ ation and baptism .
Mik@@ ha@@ il and I@@ nga ag@@ ree that serving in are@@ as where there is a great need for Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers has dra@@ wn them clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah , deep@@ ened their love for people , and bless@@ ed them with a ri@@ ch@@ ly satis@@ f@@ ying life .
can help you to maintain integrity
Y@@ ou@@ ths , M@@ ake It Your C@@ ho@@ ice to Ser@@ ve Jehovah , 7 / 1
They left the sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing cen@@ ter with some Witness public@@ ations .
And how has serving where the need is greater affe@@ cted young A@@ le@@ k@@ se@@ y ?
Then Saul took 3@@ ,000 cho@@ s@@ en men out of all Israel and went loo@@ king for David in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
How can we avoid that ?
O@@ thers are ti@@ ring out because of the pres@@ sures and anxi@@ e@@ ties of every@@ day life .
We can also help our congregation in other ways .
There was no me@@ ta@@ st@@ as@@ is .
Per@@ mis@@ sion was given ​ — but on the con@@ dition that the local pri@@ ests appro@@ ve .
Why They Are Su@@ re
Mar@@ ri@@ age is an arrang@@ ement in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted by Jehovah himself , and it is sac@@ red .
Many days each we@@ ek , I found my@@ self in four different cour@@ ts help@@ ing our brothers .
The new@@ s@@ pa@@ per no@@ ted that as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , she “ cre@@ di@@ ts her integrity to the religion with which she was ra@@ ised . ”
How likely is it that they will offer you a ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ te ?
Wh@@ ere and when was it written ?
I was imp@@ ressed to learn that God has a name , Jehovah , and to hear it used .
Ther@@ e@@ after , re@@ ign@@ ing King Saul put David under great pres@@ sure by tr@@ ying to k@@ ill him and by for@@ c@@ ing him to live as a fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve . ​ — 1 Samuel 16 : 1 , 11 - 13 ; 19 : 9 , 10 ; 26 : 2 , 3 .
As you eng@@ age in the Christian ministry , keep on listen@@ ing care@@ fully to the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders .
The words of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el shed light on how God for@@ gives and for@@ ge@@ ts . ​ — Read E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 18 : 19 - 22 .
• What less@@ ons did you learn from Psalm 37 : 1 , 2 ?
“ S@@ ow se@@ ed for y@@ ourselves in righteousness , ” stated the prophet Ho@@ se@@ a , “ re@@ a@@ p in acc@@ ord with loving - kindness . ”
This article will consider the first two as@@ pe@@ cts .
Yet no one seem@@ ed inter@@ ested in transl@@ ating it into I@@ ris@@ h .
▪ “ Because s@@ ent@@ ence against a bad work has not been ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted spe@@ e@@ di@@ ly , that is why the heart of the sons of men has become fully set in them to do bad . ” ​ — E@@ C@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ A@@ S@@ T@@ E@@ S 8 : 11 .
( b ) How does Moses respon@@ d to Israel@@ ’s com@@ pla@@ in@@ ts ?
What will be the re@@ ward for those who end@@ ure tri@@ bul@@ ation ?
I said , “ I@@ ’@@ ve already read it . ”
So when one of Jehovah’s Witnesses offered to study it with me , I accepted .
Even when Saul was ev@@ en@@ tually kil@@ led in bat@@ tle , David still had to wa@@ it about se@@ ven more years before he was given the k@@ ing@@ ship over the whole nation of Israel . ​ — 2 Sa@@ m .
Our being atten@@ tive to what is pres@@ ented at Christian meetings can help us to take an hon@@ est look at our in@@ ner person ​ — our heart .
It was our privilege to get to know them well during the next 16 years .
No more do@@ ct@@ ors , ho@@ s@@ pit@@ als , or di@@ se@@ ase of any kind .
U@@ p to this point , he had been known as Abra@@ m .
A 20 - year - old Witness is di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with a di@@ se@@ ase that will ev@@ en@@ tually leave him comple@@ t@@ ely par@@ al@@ y@@ zed .
Those who have done so are or@@ din@@ ary men and women like any one of us .
F@@ am@@ ili@@ es are much less st@@ able . . . , and con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently people f@@ l@@ oun@@ der . ”
While this certainly is true in a j@@ udi@@ cial con@@ text , consider its imp@@ lic@@ ations for our ministry .
O@@ thers con@@ tain about a tr@@ il@@ li@@ on .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , parents have only a relati@@ vely sh@@ ort peri@@ od of time to devel@@ op in their children hear@@ t@@ felt love for Jehovah .
E@@ ach person must make his own cho@@ ice about how he will sp@@ end his life as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Pe@@ ople who deep@@ ly appreci@@ ate what is true and who are willing to sear@@ ch for it can be found among H@@ in@@ d@@ us , Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s , Jews , and others .
Paul was b@@ es@@ et by “ anxi@@ ety for all the congregations . ”
“ Wh@@ ere je@@ al@@ ous@@ y and con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ousness are , there dis@@ order and every v@@ ile thing are . ”
Let us therefore learn from such acc@@ oun@@ ts and be quic@@ k to re@@ ject wrong thoughts and desi@@ res .
It ought to be our best . ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 1 ; 2 Ti@@ m .
“ The Father . . . will give you another help@@ er to be with you forever , the spirit of the truth . ” — J@@ O@@ H@@ N 14 : 16 , 17 .
When a sol@@ di@@ er gi@@ r@@ ded his lo@@ ins , he was get@@ ting ready for bat@@ tle .
Pa@@ ying attention to these war@@ ning sign@@ s has sa@@ ved the lives of many people .
The most preci@@ ous pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion we have is our personal relationship with Jehovah .
Some hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders simply bak@@ ed the bre@@ ad on ho@@ t st@@ ones ; others used small o@@ ven@@ s .
Today , having a child would mean having to leave the cir@@ cu@@ it work and set@@ tle down .
David b@@ es@@ e@@ e@@ ched God : “ Do not thro@@ w me away in the time of old age ; just when my power is fa@@ il@@ ing , do not leave me . ”
It was ne@@ arly 60 mil@@ es [ 9@@ 0 k@@ m ] away over r@@ ough , du@@ st@@ y ro@@ a@@ ds , and they had no trans@@ por@@ tation .
Ther@@ efore on account of you men Z@@ ion will be p@@ low@@ ed up as a m@@ ere field , and Jerusalem her@@ self will become m@@ ere he@@ ap@@ s of ru@@ ins . ”
Psalm 14@@ 3 : 5 says : “ I have re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed days of long ag@@ o ; I have medit@@ ated on all your activ@@ ity . ”
The second as@@ pect of Jesus ’ person@@ ality that we will consider is his hum@@ ility .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 7 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 10@@ 8 , 1@@ 29
The 12 h@@ our@@ s mentioned in the par@@ able were thought to cor@@ respon@@ d to the 12 years from 19@@ 19 to 19@@ 31 .
You may want to look up the refer@@ ences under the sub@@ he@@ adi@@ ng@@ s , such as “ car@@ ing for ag@@ ed parents . ”
So in this illustr@@ ation , the s@@ ow@@ er does not deli@@ ber@@ ately s@@ ow the se@@ ed on the different ty@@ p@@ es of so@@ il .
That would be un@@ reason@@ able . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 8 : 9 .
As l@@ ate as the beg@@ in@@ ning of the th@@ ir@@ d century H@@ ip@@ pol@@ y@@ tu@@ s said that hist@@ ori@@ c Christian cu@@ sto@@ m requi@@ red a ci@@ vi@@ c mag@@ is@@ tr@@ ate to re@@ si@@ gn his of@@ fice as a con@@ dition of jo@@ ining the Ch@@ urch . ”
Thus began one of the most pa@@ in@@ ful experi@@ ences of my life ​ — w@@ atch@@ ing my bel@@ o@@ ved husband , co@@ work@@ er , and compan@@ ion succ@@ um@@ b to Al@@ z@@ he@@ im@@ er@@ ’s di@@ se@@ ase .
7 : 1 ; 14 : 14 ​ — What is me@@ ant by “ com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory la@@ b@@ or ” or “ com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory service ” ?
For instance , Jeremiah com@@ pared the faithful ex@@ il@@ es of Juda@@ h to a bas@@ ke@@ t of good fi@@ g@@ s , the early fi@@ g@@ s that would u@@ su@@ ally be e@@ at@@ en f@@ res@@ h .
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : I would like that .
Then they said a pol@@ ite good - b@@ ye to the do@@ g and started down the p@@ ath .
H@@ el@@ p us , O Jehovah our God , for upon you we do le@@ an , and in your name we have come against this crow@@ d .
The st@@ at@@ ements of wit@@ nesses were vital to an inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ation .
It must have been an un@@ for@@ get@@ table sight .
How does God’s word reve@@ al the “ thoughts and in@@ ten@@ tions of the heart ” ?
He evid@@ ently took time to pon@@ der over everything he knew about Jehovah and let himself be gu@@ i@@ ded by that knowledge .
This was no one - time ca@@ su@@ al look .
While the book con@@ tain@@ s pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ements against Juda@@ h , Israel , and sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding nations , its ba@@ si@@ c the@@ me is not judgment .
This en@@ ab@@ les these brothers to work together in un@@ ity .
She ag@@ re@@ ed to a home Bible study and ev@@ en@@ tually became a baptized Christian . It was encourag@@ ing to see her prog@@ ress .
So large is our de@@ b@@ t to God for his material blessings , his spiritual guid@@ ance , and his means of future sal@@ vation that et@@ er@@ n@@ ity will not be long en@@ ough for us to re@@ pa@@ y him .
A@@ S H@@ O@@ R@@ R@@ I@@ B@@ L@@ E as they were , the at@@ ro@@ c@@ ities of the Na@@ z@@ i con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps during World W@@ ar I@@ I were ne@@ i@@ ther the beg@@ in@@ ning nor the end of the as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t on human di@@ gn@@ ity .
Bro@@ ther Jac@@ k@@ son , who served as a mission@@ ary for ne@@ arly 25 years in the S@@ ou@@ th P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c , discus@@ sed the conclu@@ sion of the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount .
Proverbs 25 : 17 wis@@ ely ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ M@@ ake your fo@@ o@@ t r@@ are at the house of your fel@@ low@@ man , that he may not have his su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y of you and certainly h@@ ate you . ”
When I refu@@ sed , they ha@@ ul@@ ed me before the cam@@ p comman@@ d@@ ant .
This work ad@@ ds meaning to our life and provi@@ des the Creator with an answer for his ta@@ un@@ ter , Satan the Devil .
But how can we imitate the loving - kindness of Jehovah God ?
• How does Jehovah feel about our service to him ?
In an inst@@ ant , that j@@ a@@ il@@ er had conclu@@ ded that su@@ i@@ ci@@ de was better than a hum@@ ili@@ ating and perhaps pro@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted death for his fa@@ il@@ ure .
Since Jehovah cre@@ ated us , it fol@@ lo@@ ws that he kno@@ ws us well .
Just as the s@@ ow@@ er@@ ’s se@@ ed and the thor@@ ns gro@@ w in the so@@ il at the same time , so some individuals try to take in the word of God and the “ ple@@ a@@ sures of this life ” at the same time .
Peter asked the man if he would like to understand the Bible .
When the other children mar@@ ched to ch@@ urch , we went home , and when the vi@@ ca@@ r came to school to give religious instru@@ ction , we s@@ at ap@@ ar@@ t and were given Scrip@@ ture te@@ x@@ ts to learn by heart .
Why can im@@ moral desi@@ res de@@ pri@@ ve us of the pri@@ ze ?
What began to devel@@ op in the early Christian congregation ?
Of course , Jehovah does not shi@@ eld us from all the har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps of life in this system of things .
Of what value are they ?
This a@@ war@@ en@@ ess can put a s@@ pr@@ ing in our st@@ ep and trans@@ form a ti@@ re@@ some tru@@ dge into an in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ating walk .
La@@ de and M@@ on@@ i@@ que from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates now serve in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
Th@@ ink about what that imp@@ lies .
He rec@@ al@@ led how the su@@ n@@ ’s ra@@ ys would ra@@ pi@@ dly war@@ m him and the l@@ and@@ s@@ cap@@ e around him .
( b ) What is one simil@@ ar@@ ity between No@@ ah’s day and the pres@@ ence of the Son of man ?
Why Be S@@ el@@ f - S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ ing ?
I need not have wor@@ ri@@ ed .
Lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally , mo@@ der@@ n - day ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ers are kept out , even as such ones found no place in No@@ ah’s ar@@ k .
The fi@@ ve - mon@@ th school course , which began in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 194@@ 6 , was held at the beau@@ ti@@ ful cam@@ p@@ us just out@@ side S@@ ou@@ th L@@ ans@@ ing in up@@ st@@ ate New Yor@@ k .
But our peace was soon to be sh@@ at@@ tered .
18 “ The Word of Our God En@@ du@@ res F@@ o@@ re@@ ver ”
Indeed , some may feel that being hon@@ est has no special mer@@ it .
Pro@@ per Di@@ gn@@ ity R@@ est@@ ored
Like the ant , should we not also be in@@ du@@ stri@@ ous ?
Indeed , our fir@@ m determin@@ ation to live up to our dedic@@ ation will prote@@ ct us from the tra@@ pp@@ ings of Satan’s world that is si@@ ck spiritually , mor@@ ally , and physi@@ c@@ ally .
“ We . . . are under ob@@ lig@@ ation to receive such pers@@ ons ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ab@@ ly , ” says the apostle , “ that we may become fellow work@@ ers in the truth . ” ​ — 3 John 5 - 8 .
He taught important less@@ ons by tel@@ ling a st@@ ory or giving an example .
K@@ no@@ wing when a matter will be public@@ ly dis@@ clo@@ sed may help them to maintain confid@@ enti@@ ality . ​ — Proverbs 25 : 9 .
In@@ stan@@ tly , Jehovah’s ang@@ el stru@@ ck H@@ er@@ od A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa , and he died “ because he did not give the glory to God . ”
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles in a matu@@ re way helps us in making decisions about how we fulf@@ ill our ob@@ lig@@ ation to ‘ provide for the members of our hous@@ eho@@ ld . ’
In view of Jesus ’ comm@@ and recorded at Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 , we can be sure that at some point Timo@@ th@@ y’s faith moved him to imitate Jesus and be baptized .
• What do new min@@ isters need in order to devel@@ op confidence ?
We pa@@ y our de@@ b@@ ts and our ta@@ x@@ es prom@@ p@@ tly and hon@@ es@@ tly .
What are some fe@@ atu@@ res that dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish true worship ?
( Read Matthew 5 : 3 . )
We lo@@ ad@@ ed up our little tra@@ v@@ el tra@@ il@@ er with liter@@ ature and went to our last meeting in C@@ am@@ den to say good - b@@ ye to the brothers .
I shall say to the H@@ in@@ d@@ us that your lives will be in@@ complete un@@ less you re@@ ver@@ ently study the teachings of Jesus . ” ​ — Mo@@ h@@ and@@ as K . G@@ and@@ h@@ i , The M@@ es@@ sage of Jesus Christ .
Psalm 1@@ 50 : 6 states : “ E@@ very bre@@ a@@ thing thing ​ — let it praise J@@ ah .
Un@@ be@@ know@@ n@@ st to me , he had another reason for coming ​ — to look me over .
In to@@ da@@ y’s world , a great de@@ al of in@@ justice , viol@@ ence , and a@@ bu@@ se is he@@ ap@@ ed upon women .
W@@ he@@ ther people speak t@@ ong@@ u@@ es as di@@ verse as A@@ ra@@ bi@@ c and Z@@ ulu , however , God has done something truly re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble .
Th@@ ink about the en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment in which you live , about the other people who live there , and about what concer@@ ns them the most .
But this ‘ advan@@ ta@@ ge ’ is off@@ set in v [ er@@ se ] 4@@ b : without the use of o@@ x@@ en , it is imp@@ lied , the har@@ v@@ est will not be great . ”
F@@ rac@@ tions from red c@@ el@@ ls
O@@ thers have tri@@ ed to pray but feel that they got no answer .
There she found gen@@ u@@ ine interest and love among fellow Witnesses .
Bu@@ y O@@ u@@ t the Ti@@ me
After S@@ up@@ er T@@ y@@ p@@ ho@@ on Ha@@ i@@ y@@ an w@@ re@@ ak@@ ed des@@ tru@@ ction on the cen@@ tr@@ al Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines in No@@ v@@ ember 20@@ 13 , the ma@@ y@@ or of one large city said : “ God must have been some@@ where el@@ se . ”
“ [ God ] will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes . ”
As we work at cultiv@@ ating spiritu@@ ality , holy spirit will give us the power to trans@@ form our mind .
And it is no bur@@ den to obey Jehovah , for his regul@@ ations are like com@@ for@@ ting m@@ el@@ o@@ dies to us . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 5@@ 4 ; 1 John 5 : 3 .
The stud@@ ents ’ experi@@ ences showed how Bible stu@@ dies were started with s@@ inc@@ ere individuals they me@@ t on the st@@ re@@ et , in the house - to - house ministry , and in other set@@ t@@ ings .
He , in effect , says , ‘ T@@ ri@@ als come in many different form@@ s , but God’s expres@@ sions of un@@ deser@@ ved kindness come in many different form@@ s as well . ’
The p@@ en@@ al@@ ty for not ob@@ serving it was death . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 20 : 8 - 11 ; N@@ um@@ bers 15 : 32 - 36 .
The last sever@@ al de@@ ca@@ des , though , have pres@@ ented me with some special challeng@@ es .
But like David , we can be com@@ for@@ ted in know@@ ing that Jehovah fully under@@ stan@@ ds our dist@@ res@@ ses . ​ — P@@ s .
But what if we are known for having a bel@@ lig@@ er@@ ent spirit ?
Be mo@@ der@@ ate in ha@@ bi@@ ts
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing is the text of that res@@ olu@@ tion .
That offer was re@@ pe@@ ated many times , yet the brother did not com@@ promise his al@@ le@@ gi@@ ance to Jehovah .
Bet@@ ween 19@@ 19 and 19@@ 33 , they plac@@ ed on an a@@ ver@@ age ei@@ ght boo@@ ks , boo@@ k@@ le@@ ts , or ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines with each family in Ger@@ many .
The decision to be baptized is based on love for God , knowledge of the Scriptures , and faith in what they teach .
For example , we may exerc@@ ise our fre@@ e@@ dom of cho@@ ice to d@@ ri@@ ve to a dist@@ ant city .
The B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n rema@@ ined ac@@ tive , however , in transl@@ ating and publi@@ shing the Bible as well as other religious boo@@ ks .
Thus far , these to@@ pi@@ c@@ s have been ad@@ d@@ ressed : “ What Is the Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ? ”
A year or so pas@@ sed , and holy spirit direc@@ ted that Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s under@@ take a mission@@ ary j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
We love him and want to obey him .
Their ol@@ des@@ t son now ser@@ ves at the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in S@@ el@@ ters , Ger@@ many .
Those were deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful times of accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment and satis@@ fac@@ tion . ​ — Proverbs 8 : 27 - 31 .
A ca@@ pa@@ ble wife , of course , has many things to do .
S@@ to@@ p to consider Jesus ’ words about the conclu@@ sion of this system of things .
What can help us to keep our bal@@ ance ?
If we were to sin will@@ fully , our conscience would become de@@ fil@@ ed and we would no longer be clean people f@@ it for God’s service .
Those who wi@@ shed to hold the religious c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation of Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s could do so only very dis@@ cre@@ et@@ ly , ris@@ king the St@@ ate@@ ’s dis@@ fav@@ or and un@@ pleas@@ ant con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
The Bible shows that the apostle Paul knew that prayer can af@@ fect the out@@ come of such c@@ ris@@ es .
The si@@ e@@ ge of Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o , recorded in the book of Jo@@ shua , provi@@ des an illustr@@ ation .
Instead , they place their reli@@ ance on expe@@ di@@ ent pol@@ itical so@@ lu@@ tions , emp@@ ty human reason@@ ings , and fu@@ t@@ ile God - di@@ sh@@ on@@ or@@ ing ide@@ olo@@ gi@@ es and ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es .
When on tri@@ al before Rom@@ an Go@@ ver@@ nor F@@ eli@@ x , Paul t@@ es@@ ti@@ fied : “ I believe all the things set for@@ th in the Law and written in the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts ; and I have hope toward God . . . that there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the un@@ righteous . ”
Paul , on the other hand , uses the need for mil@@ k to illustr@@ ate the po@@ or fe@@ e@@ ding ha@@ bi@@ ts on the part of some who cla@@ im to be spiritual ad@@ ul@@ ts .
By medit@@ ating on such s@@ crip@@ tures as 2 Corinthians 8 : 12 , he was able to sh@@ ake these feelings .
After all , a good shepher@@ d must know where to find rich pas@@ ture gr@@ oun@@ ds and su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient dr@@ in@@ king water so that his flo@@ ck will “ l@@ ack nothing . ” ​ — Psalm 23 : 1 , 2 .
However , we r@@ ely on the power of God for much more than our ba@@ si@@ c physical needs .
How does she feel about her decision ?
Se@@ cul@@ ar work is simply a means to an end .
He cho@@ se a th@@ ir@@ d op@@ tion .
His life ac@@ tually began long before his bir@@ th on earth .
At one point , he al@@ most lost faith in God .
she said . “ In that case he would rec@@ over him from his le@@ pro@@ s@@ y . ” ​ — 2 K@@ ings 5 : 1 - 3 .
S@@ O@@ M@@ E time after being rel@@ eas@@ ed from his first imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment in R@@ ome in 6@@ 1 C.E . , the apostle Paul vis@@ its the is@@ land of C@@ re@@ te .
How very gr@@ ate@@ ful I am to Jehovah for dra@@ wing me to the truth by means of M@@ au@@ d and the early mission@@ aries !
The ye@@ ar@@ text for 200@@ 9 will be : “ Be@@ ar thor@@ ough witness to the good news . ” ​ — Acts 20 : 24 .
W@@ ar@@ m W@@ el@@ come , Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an St@@ y@@ le
If you are stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to qu@@ it s@@ mo@@ king , take heart .
How can a positi@@ ve attitude help us to star@@ t Bible stu@@ dies ?
L@@ ater in the day , a public meeting was sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ed .
Jesus took into consider@@ ation the li@@ mit@@ ations of his disciples .
On dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ing that I was reading the Bible , they gave me a cop@@ y of a boo@@ k@@ let ent@@ it@@ led The C@@ ris@@ is .
B@@ ack in the gar@@ den of E@@ den , Satan as@@ ser@@ ted that the ke@@ y to true fre@@ e@@ dom is in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence from Jehovah .
Yes , Paul learned the princi@@ ple of how to serve without am@@ as@@ sing more reg@@ re@@ ts .
What ca@@ uses of anxi@@ ety might move us to pray , and what can we ex@@ pect of Jehovah ?
Why should it , since they have divine ba@@ c@@ king ?
Tru@@ e , Paul took no@@ te of what others believ@@ ed .
I had the opportunity to tell him the good news of God’s Kingdom .
As you do , keep in mind that your go@@ al is to help each family member to appreci@@ ate more fully the dep@@ th of God’s love for us as reve@@ aled in his la@@ ws and principles .
He ad@@ ded : “ One of the quic@@ k@@ est sh@@ ort@@ cu@@ ts to hum@@ ility is prayer .
The har@@ v@@ est se@@ as@@ on began in that year .
Yes , sh@@ re@@ w@@ dness , or pr@@ u@@ d@@ ence , is a desi@@ ra@@ ble tra@@ it .
I was reli@@ ev@@ ed when M@@ r@@ s . K@@ o@@ da spoke to me in J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese .
But he dis@@ co@@ vered that in God’s strength he could keep going .
He ur@@ ged others who had the gi@@ f@@ ts of the spirit : “ Se@@ ek to ab@@ ound in them for the up@@ building of the congregation , ” meaning the local congregation where they man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted the gift .
What an honor to be part of Jehovah’s organization and to know what he requi@@ res of us !
Yet , we also appreci@@ ate that Jehovah has brought his people into a clean st@@ ate for a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c purpose .
We should not con@@ stan@@ tly be stri@@ ving for a high@@ er stan@@ d@@ ard of living or for future fin@@ an@@ cial se@@ cur@@ ity .
That is why God ca@@ used the mirac@@ ul@@ ous bir@@ th of the perfect man , Jesus , and that is why Jesus allow@@ ed his enem@@ ies to put him to death .
Par@@ taking of the em@@ ble@@ ms in such an un@@ wor@@ thy man@@ ner brought God’s disa@@ p@@ pro@@ val on them .
When I was about n@@ ine years old , our father , who dis@@ lik@@ ed religious h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y , ob@@ ta@@ ined some boo@@ ks ex@@ pos@@ ing false religion .
They d@@ ro@@ ve us into the w@@ o@@ o@@ ds , stri@@ pp@@ ed us of our clo@@ th@@ es , and gave us each 30 la@@ sh@@ es with my bel@@ t !
As early as the fi@@ f@@ th century B.C.E . , there were Jewish commun@@ ities in the 1@@ 27 pro@@ v@@ inc@@ es of the Per@@ si@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
That is something we must cultiv@@ ate .
( Read Matthew 13 : 24 - 30 , 37 - 4@@ 3 . )
H@@ er li@@ ps qui@@ ver , but he he@@ ars no words , for H@@ ann@@ ah is speaking in her heart .
“ Not only is the Bible the best - sel@@ ling book of all time , it is the best - sel@@ ling book of the year every year . ” ​ — T@@ I@@ M@@ E M@@ A@@ G@@ A@@ Z@@ IN@@ E .
Indeed , they will find within the congregation ass@@ ist@@ ance from true friends ! ​ — Pro@@ v .
O@@ ver@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by his fin@@ al den@@ i@@ al of Jesus , Peter “ we@@ pt bit@@ ter@@ ly . ” ​ — Luke 22 : 60 - 6@@ 2 .
An@@ na too was present when the ba@@ be Jesus was brought to the temple .
She wanted to move into a new home that was free of ob@@ je@@ cts having to do with pa@@ g@@ an worship .
Yet , many sing@@ le Christians also enjoy a rich and satis@@ f@@ ying life .
In ancient Israel , Jehovah at times used lo@@ ts to make known his will .
A@@ no@@ ther reason is a wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad faith in s@@ ci@@ ence .
I served as an instru@@ ct@@ or for the Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol for congregation overse@@ ers and also continued to serve as a z@@ one overse@@ er .
The ide@@ a of un@@ li@@ mit@@ ed fre@@ e@@ dom may s@@ ound appe@@ al@@ ing , especially to young people .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , he emp@@ ti@@ ed himself and became a low@@ ly human .
To illustr@@ ate how love can be pro@@ per@@ ly direc@@ ted by “ acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge , ” consider the fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al truth stated at Acts 10 : 34 , 35 : “ God is not par@@ ti@@ al , but in every nation the man that fe@@ ars him and works righteousness is accep@@ table to him . ”
P@@ r@@ y@@ ce H@@ ugh@@ es , E@@ war@@ t Ch@@ it@@ ty , and F@@ ran@@ k P@@ l@@ at@@ t were all sent to pris@@ on for their neu@@ tr@@ al stand , and ev@@ en@@ tually Al@@ ber@@ t S@@ ch@@ ro@@ e@@ der was de@@ por@@ ted to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
They em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed God’s word hear@@ t@@ ily and were baptized . ​ — Acts 2 : 36 - 4@@ 2 .
Those of the great crow@@ d have wa@@ shed their ro@@ bes and made them wh@@ ite in the blood of the L@@ am@@ b
His al@@ le@@ gi@@ ance to David and his decision to go with God’s anointed king affe@@ cted I@@ t@@ ta@@ i@@ ’s men .
C@@ re@@ ating a S@@ imp@@ l@@ er Li@@ fe
He has heard that there are dis@@ sen@@ sions among the brothers there .
Then , under the direction of the holy spirit , Paul and the local body of elders la@@ id their hands upon Timothy , set@@ ting him ap@@ ar@@ t for special work in the congregation . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , he promised : “ If you ask the Father for anything he will give it to you in my name . . . .
When the Eng@@ l@@ ish - speaking Witnesses became a@@ ware of my physical needs , they began to help me .
By his mirac@@ les , Jesus c@@ learly proved that he truly ca@@ res about us and our problems .
In a com@@ par@@ able way , often we have no control over ad@@ verse st@@ or@@ m@@ like circumstances that we enc@@ oun@@ ter in life .
Ther@@ efore , bo@@ wing down to it or sal@@ u@@ ting it is a religious cer@@ em@@ on@@ y that gives re@@ ver@@ ence to the St@@ ate .
M@@ ind and H@@ ear@@ t C@@ o@@ op@@ er@@ ate
1 : 12
Yes , being consci@@ ous of our blessings is a powerful an@@ ti@@ do@@ te to being s@@ wal@@ low@@ ed up by g@@ ri@@ ef .
As Christians , we have been com@@ for@@ ted by lear@@ ning about Jesus Christ and by wal@@ king in his fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s .
In one si@@ gn - language cir@@ cu@@ it , 8@@ 00 home Bible stu@@ dies are being condu@@ cted .
W@@ ell , the t@@ ong@@ ue is a fi@@ re . ” ​ — James 3 : 5 , 6 .
Even when others st@@ op@@ ped doing the right thing , J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah and his daugh@@ ter rema@@ ined faithful to Jehovah .
Yet , the new@@ ly form@@ ed Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant ch@@ ur@@ ches re@@ ta@@ ined many n@@ on - Bi@@ bli@@ cal practic@@ es .
‘ He consider@@ ed his own body , now already de@@ ad@@ ened , and also the de@@ ad@@ ness of the wom@@ b of S@@ ar@@ ah , ’ the Bible rec@@ ord says .
Paul went on to indic@@ ate that there would be others ra@@ ised to heavenly life , ad@@ ding : “ E@@ ach one in his own prop@@ er order : Christ the fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its , af@@ ter@@ ward those who bel@@ ong to the Christ during his pres@@ ence . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Our hearts are moved when we think about Ru@@ th@@ ’s love for Na@@ om@@ i .
ask yourself , ‘ What am I person@@ ally doing to strengthen my marriage ? ’
The Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule ​ — A Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al T@@ e@@ aching
What Can We L@@ ear@@ n From the Acc@@ ount ?
L@@ ong before Jesus came to earth , Jehovah’s mil@@ dness was man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted when Ca@@ in and A@@ be@@ l , Ad@@ am@@ ’s sons , pres@@ ented sacrific@@ es to God .
However , his writ@@ ings su@@ gg@@ est that he had priv@@ ately ques@@ tioned the Tr@@ in@@ ity do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine even before he me@@ t Ser@@ ve@@ tu@@ s .
There were early indic@@ ations that a sacrifice would be requi@@ red .
Who am I to be known by Jehovah , the O@@ w@@ ner of the uni@@ verse ? ”
29 “ M@@ ake Your W@@ a@@ y Su@@ cc@@ ess@@ ful ” ​ — How ?
And how re@@ war@@ ding this work is !
9 , 10 . ( a ) Why did N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s and Joseph of A@@ ri@@ ma@@ the@@ a keep their interest in Jesus se@@ cre@@ t ?
“ G@@ o therefore and make disciples . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
Wh@@ ich group practic@@ es love and does not support war ?
Our family has never mis@@ sed an ass@@ em@@ bly or a conven@@ tion for l@@ ack of money .
Does this mean , though , that we should not even try to understand Jehovah’s way of thinking ?
A woman working at the tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne ex@@ change asked another vis@@ iting vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er : “ How come you are all so happy ?
In 199@@ 7 the origin@@ al Ti@@ ff@@ any lo@@ tu@@ s lam@@ p so@@ ld at an au@@ ction for 2@@ .@@ 8 milli@@ on do@@ l@@ l@@ ars !
St@@ ress the U@@ r@@ g@@ enc@@ y
P@@ rep@@ are for the Re@@ alities of Mar@@ ri@@ age
That is why Jesus could say : “ He that has seen me has seen the Father also . ”
For example , when we are in the ministry and someone as@@ ks us a difficult question , we will be able to use the Bible to give an answer .
Fa@@ ith in Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy , 4 / 1
He tre@@ ated people in a kind man@@ ner by an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating how his words and actions might af@@ fect another individu@@ al@@ ’s feelings .
Do you ever feel pres@@ sur@@ ed to follow after the crow@@ d ?
W@@ ould a God of love cause a lo@@ ss that even humans with any me@@ asure of dec@@ enc@@ y would not t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate ?
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel to exerc@@ ise “ self - control in all things ” indic@@ ates that more is involved than just contro@@ l@@ ling our temp@@ er and ref@@ ra@@ ining from im@@ moral conduct .
Di@@ d he re@@ ach his go@@ al ?
Because before all other form@@ s of life were cre@@ ated , the spirit cre@@ ature who later became the man Jesus already ex@@ is@@ ted in heaven as “ the only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son of God . ”
Th@@ ink about how you would like to be tre@@ ated if you were in a similar situation .
Is your op@@ in@@ ion of Jehovah’s Witnesses based on imp@@ res@@ sions or on fac@@ ts ?
M@@ ore important , their lives dep@@ ended on their relationship with their Li@@ fe - Gi@@ ver .
C@@ ho@@ ose Li@@ fe E@@ ter@@ n@@ al
Yes , he does care for his people and under@@ stan@@ ds our feelings . ”
From the fore@@ going , we can see that fear of God is a who@@ les@@ ome attitude that all of us should cultiv@@ ate , since it is a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al part of our worship of Jehovah .
In many res@@ pe@@ cts , such cal@@ am@@ ities have inc@@ reas@@ ed in sc@@ op@@ e and sever@@ ity .
These “ sons of the true God ” were angels from heaven who materi@@ al@@ ized as humans and ro@@ am@@ ed the earth as men .
To sur@@ vi@@ ve this war and remain spiritually vi@@ br@@ ant , we need to ask for God’s spirit and then displa@@ y its fru@@ it@@ age in our lives .
Still , there is no doubt that the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver was a ma@@ j@@ or ev@@ ent in God’s deal@@ ings with Israel , and it provi@@ des instru@@ ctive less@@ ons for each of us .
The l@@ ate F@@ re@@ der@@ ic@@ k F . B@@ ru@@ ce , prof@@ ess@@ or of Bi@@ bli@@ cal cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism and ex@@ e@@ g@@ esis at the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity of M@@ an@@ ch@@ es@@ ter , Eng@@ land , stated : “ It is not u@@ su@@ ally possible to demonstr@@ ate by hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents the truth of every de@@ ta@@ il in an ancient writ@@ ing , whether in@@ side or out@@ side the Bible .
I deci@@ ded that that is where I would like to serve Jehovah .
A certain commun@@ ity in C@@ hi@@ ap@@ as had not been vis@@ ited with the Bible message for over two years because of the op@@ position of some people .
“ It gives us tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous satis@@ fac@@ tion to serve at the fr@@ on@@ t l@@ ine , so to speak , and to share the truth with so many people who have never heard about it before , ” says Ru@@ dy , a married brother in his l@@ ate 50 ’ s from the Ne@@ ther@@ lands .
The w@@ all car@@ v@@ ings of p@@ al@@ m tre@@ es in the en@@ tr@@ y@@ ways of the temple show that only those who are mor@@ ally u@@ pri@@ ght are allow@@ ed to en@@ ter .
M@@ ore important , how does God view those who want to be loyal to him ?
On the contr@@ ary , he has confidence in us and he wants to help us .
He was the first human to be resur@@ rec@@ ted to im@@ mor@@ tal spirit life and the last one to be so resur@@ rec@@ ted by Jehovah person@@ ally . ​ — C@@ ol .
Jesus indic@@ ated the fore@@ most reason why Christians should stri@@ ve to imitate God when he told his apostles : “ My Father is gl@@ ori@@ fied in this , that you keep be@@ aring much fru@@ it . ”
Do Not Be@@ come F@@ or@@ get@@ ful H@@ ear@@ ers , 6 / 15
By he@@ e@@ ding these words of Paul direc@@ ted to his co@@ work@@ er Timothy : “ Do your ut@@ most to present yourself appro@@ ved to God , a work@@ man with nothing to be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of , h@@ and@@ ling the word of the truth ari@@ ght . ”
Why the Q@@ u@@ es@@ tion ?
But after w@@ atch@@ ing the fil@@ m , they can see that our organization is not mer@@ ely some se@@ ct , as they pre@@ vi@@ ously thought .
“ C@@ lo@@ the y@@ ourselves with love , for it is a perfect b@@ ond of uni@@ on . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 14 .
But if we hope for what we do not see , we keep on wa@@ iting for it with end@@ ur@@ ance . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Paul spoke no words of con@@ dem@@ nation .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , about the es@@ tim@@ ated time of this shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ k , Bal@@ a@@ am refer@@ red to shi@@ ps from K@@ it@@ ti@@ m in his “ pro@@ ver@@ bi@@ al ut@@ ter@@ ance . ”
T@@ or@@ g@@ au
; S@@ cri@@ b@@ ner , I .
However , after ten we@@ ek@@ s he re@@ turned to D@@ u@@ bl@@ in to set@@ tle some af@@ fai@@ r@@ s , with the go@@ al of mo@@ ving to L@@ ond@@ on per@@ man@@ ently .
We showed our children that a personal relationship with Jehovah is important , but we did not pres@@ s them into dedic@@ ation .
Me@@ di@@ cal person@@ ne@@ l sur@@ gi@@ c@@ ally har@@ v@@ ested a matu@@ re e@@ g@@ g from her , plac@@ ed it in a gl@@ ass dis@@ h , and fer@@ t@@ il@@ ized it with her hus@@ ban@@ d’s s@@ per@@ m .
We he@@ ed Paul’s counsel to “ be in sub@@ je@@ ction and be obedi@@ ent to govern@@ ments and author@@ ities as rul@@ ers , to be ready for every good work , to speak in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ously of no one , not to be bel@@ lig@@ er@@ ent , to be reason@@ able , ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ ting all mil@@ dness toward all men . ” ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 3 : 1 , 2 .
On one such occasi@@ on , Jesus took the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l of Isaiah and read : “ Jehovah’s spirit is upon me , because he anointed me to dec@@ l@@ are good news to the po@@ or , he sent me for@@ th to preach a rel@@ e@@ ase to the cap@@ ti@@ ves and a reco@@ very of sight to the bl@@ ind , to s@@ end the c@@ ru@@ shed ones away with a rel@@ e@@ ase , to preach Jehovah’s accep@@ table year . ”
Consider this example : In some c@@ ities , A@@ I@@ D@@ S vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s have filled the c@@ em@@ et@@ eri@@ es .
To answer that question , we will in this article discus@@ s the example of E@@ no@@ ch .
“ H@@ I@@ S promises were , as he then was , mi@@ gh@@ ty ; but his per@@ for@@ man@@ ce , as he is now , nothing . ” ​ — King H@@ en@@ ry the E@@ igh@@ th , by W@@ il@@ li@@ am Sha@@ k@@ espe@@ are .
Instead , God is the one who deci@@ ded this for them .
In the first century , even while some of the apostles were still ali@@ ve , there were some Christians who had that attitude .
In the early s@@ pr@@ ing of 18@@ 4@@ 2 , St@@ or@@ r@@ s gave a seri@@ es of si@@ x le@@ c@@ tures in si@@ x we@@ ek@@ s on the sub@@ ject “ A@@ n In@@ qui@@ ry ​ — Are the W@@ ic@@ ked I@@ m@@ mor@@ tal ? ”
Di@@ d Our L@@ angu@@ ages C@@ ome From the “ T@@ ow@@ er of Ba@@ be@@ l ” ?
This account con@@ tain@@ s a vital less@@ on .
Jesus made this promise to his anointed brothers : “ To the one who con@@ qu@@ ers and ob@@ ser@@ ves my de@@ e@@ ds down to the end , I will give authority over the nations , and he will shepher@@ d the people with an ir@@ on ro@@ d so that they will be bro@@ ken to pi@@ e@@ ces like cla@@ y v@@ ess@@ els , just as I have received from my Father . ”
“ E@@ sa@@ u des@@ p@@ ised the bir@@ th@@ right , ” says Genesis 25 : 34 .
After listen@@ ing care@@ fully to the person@@ ’s respon@@ se , read 2 Timothy 3 : 16 , 17 , and expla@@ in that the Bible off@@ ers a real so@@ lu@@ tion to man@@ kin@@ d’s problems .
Noah was also “ a pre@@ ach@@ er of righteousness ” who coura@@ ge@@ ously declar@@ ed God’s war@@ ning to his con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries .
In this article and the three that follow , some n@@ ames have been chang@@ ed .
Some Jews as well as n@@ on - Israelites sur@@ vi@@ ved Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s des@@ tru@@ ction in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
God “ has esta@@ bli@@ shed the earth on its f@@ oun@@ d@@ ations ; it will not be moved from its place forever and ever . ”
An@@ y see@@ ds of truth that M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h was able to pl@@ ant in Jo@@ si@@ ah’s heart , perhaps com@@ bin@@ ed with other positi@@ ve influ@@ ences , ev@@ en@@ tually bor@@ e fru@@ it .
A Di@@ ffer@@ ent S@@ et of V@@ alu@@ es
Those who ha@@ st@@ en to mar@@ ry while still qu@@ ite young often find that their needs and desi@@ res change as they matu@@ re .
12 , 13 . ( a ) As sh@@ own at Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 29 , what kind of spe@@ e@@ ch should we avoid ?
A great many who p@@ lu@@ ng@@ ed into the w@@ at@@ ers d@@ ro@@ w@@ ned , and that false mes@@ si@@ ah f@@ led from the sc@@ ene .
Se@@ cond , the ability to res@@ ist temp@@ tation and to control in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate imp@@ ul@@ ses is fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al to re@@ tain@@ ing God’s fav@@ or .
Now more than ever , I feel part of our worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od . ” ​ — M@@ ary , Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
In fact , it was one of their most end@@ ear@@ ing tra@@ its .
What did Bible prophecy fore@@ tell regarding M@@ emp@@ his and The@@ bes ?
Are the po@@ or do@@ om@@ ed to stay in the c@@ lu@@ t@@ ches of po@@ ver@@ ty forever ?
So I believe that we are jus@@ ti@@ fied in c@@ all@@ ing such ac@@ ts ‘ di@@ a@@ bo@@ lic , ’ not that they are inspired by a Devil with hor@@ ns and clo@@ ven fe@@ et but by a Devil that is the sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of the spirit and power of evil op@@ er@@ ating in the world . ”
G@@ O@@ D T@@ A@@ K@@ E@@ S N@@ O P@@ L@@ E@@ A@@ S@@ U@@ R@@ E I@@ N TH@@ E D@@ E@@ AT@@ H O@@ F H@@ U@@ M@@ AN@@ S , IN@@ C@@ L@@ U@@ DI@@ N@@ G TH@@ E W@@ I@@ C@@ K@@ E@@ D .
The psalmist men@@ tions sever@@ al d@@ ang@@ ers , among them “ the p@@ est@@ il@@ ence that wal@@ ks in the g@@ loo@@ m , . . . [ and ] the des@@ tru@@ ction that des@@ po@@ il@@ s at mi@@ d@@ day . ”
No@@ tice how the psalmist high@@ ligh@@ ts yet another truth ess@@ enti@@ al to our sal@@ vation when he says : “ You al@@ one are the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh over all the earth . ”
R@@ em@@ ember , Jesus com@@ pared death to a s@@ le@@ ep from which one is a@@ wak@@ ened by resurrection .
Re@@ as@@ on@@ able discipl@@ ine lea@@ ds to godly conduct and thus helps us to “ tre@@ ad in the tr@@ ac@@ ks of u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness . ”
The w@@ in@@ do@@ w through which Solomon loo@@ ks out has a l@@ at@@ tice ​ — ap@@ par@@ ently a fr@@ am@@ e@@ work with la@@ ths and perhaps el@@ ab@@ or@@ ate car@@ v@@ ings .
G@@ am@@ bl@@ ing is “ al@@ most a uni@@ vers@@ al vice who@@ se appe@@ al has s@@ pre@@ ad like a b@@ ru@@ sh@@ fi@@ re , ” says the book In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t G@@ am@@ bl@@ ing .
These fi@@ g c@@ ak@@ es were conven@@ i@@ ent , n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing , and deli@@ ci@@ ous .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 4@@ 1 , 6@@ 9
They know that when time r@@ un@@ s out for this system of things , all the money and pres@@ ti@@ ge in the world will be of no value .
( b ) In what way did holy spirit emp@@ ow@@ er the first - century Christians ?
How wise it is for us to follow Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s example by living a simp@@ le life and not let@@ ting ourselves become over@@ ly concer@@ ned about material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , so@@ cial positi@@ ons , or care@@ er go@@ als !
F@@ in@@ ally , she st@@ op@@ ped atten@@ ding ch@@ urch .
In fact , we have given out milli@@ ons of these public@@ ations around the world .
Be P@@ r@@ ou@@ d of Who You Are
The “ thoughts and in@@ ten@@ tions of the heart ” can change as time pas@@ ses and as we are affe@@ cted by our experi@@ ences in life ​ — both pleas@@ ant and difficult .
And what a dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c mon@@ th it turned out to be !
On the other hand , many people today hope and wish for things , but they cannot be sure that those things will ever come true .
Da@@ ve and J@@ ane , who live in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates and have been married for 22 years , devo@@ te the first half h@@ our of every ev@@ ening to sh@@ aring their experi@@ ences and thoughts .
These had to do with her or her relati@@ ves at the time when certain events took place .
What if our pet@@ iti@@ on does not me@@ et with an im@@ medi@@ ate respon@@ se ?
Of course , do not ex@@ pect your parents to ju@@ dge matters per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly when they have to give you guid@@ el@@ ines in difficult are@@ as , such as mu@@ si@@ c , en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , and gro@@ om@@ ing .
P@@ u@@ t another way , the di@@ se@@ as@@ es kil@@ led appro@@ xi@@ mat@@ ely one person every three se@@ con@@ ds , all year long . W@@ H@@ A@@ T I@@ S A C@@ O@@ MM@@ O@@ N O@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N ?
It could be hi@@ d@@ den no longer .
How was Paul affe@@ cted by the Jews ’ re@@ je@@ ction of the good news , and why ?
“ We saw that our brothers there have so little in a material way ; yet they appreci@@ ate our Bible liter@@ ature so much , ” he says , “ so we deci@@ ded that we wanted to give as much support as we could to our nee@@ dy brothers in other lands . ”
Indeed , having affe@@ ction for our brothers imp@@ els us to serve who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly as ste@@ war@@ ds of God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness .
For a time , she served as a regul@@ ar pioneer , or full - time Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er .
And even if they knew about them , you felt that they did not really care .
‘ A@@ pp@@ ly Y@@ our@@ self to T@@ e@@ aching , ’ 7 / 15
A local Christian el@@ der com@@ men@@ ted : “ Those who care for A@@ da de@@ em it a privilege to help her .
Many cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men thought that they were du@@ ty - b@@ ound to op@@ pose any tr@@ end that might be sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic to Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ants , including efforts to make the Bible under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble to the comm@@ on people .
“ All You Are Bro@@ thers , ” 6 / 15
What a blessing it will be to have a R@@ ul@@ er who rul@@ es with love , justice , and righteousness !
Why is medit@@ ation ess@@ enti@@ al ?
That is what the individuals mentioned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article dis@@ co@@ vered .
• In what ways can we show that we trust in God during these cr@@ itical times ?
He is “ righteous in all his ways and loyal in all his works . ”
A@@ n Is@@ sue of Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty and a T@@ est of In@@ tegrity
Si@@ mil@@ ar or even low@@ er attend@@ an@@ ces have been ob@@ served in the Un@@ ited Kingdom , Ger@@ many , and the S@@ can@@ din@@ a@@ vi@@ an coun@@ tri@@ es .
It was no@@ ted that when an ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent ca@@ uses in@@ j@@ ur@@ y or dam@@ age , people often h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to ex@@ ten@@ d an a@@ po@@ lo@@ gy l@@ est it be con@@ stru@@ ed in cour@@ t as an ad@@ mis@@ sion of gu@@ il@@ t .
P@@ r@@ om@@ p@@ ted by Jehovah’s ang@@ el , Ph@@ ili@@ p appro@@ ached the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an and “ declar@@ ed to him the good news about Jesus . ”
Re@@ jo@@ ice To@@ gether ! 10 / 15
In Hebrews chap@@ ter 11 , the apostle Paul said : “ W@@ om@@ en received their dead by resurrection , but other men were t@@ or@@ tur@@ ed because they would not accept rel@@ e@@ ase by some ransom , in order that they might at@@ tain a better resurrection . ”
If he deci@@ des not to atten@@ d the we@@ d@@ ding but to go as an invit@@ ed gu@@ est to the fes@@ tiv@@ ities held ther@@ e@@ after , he should be determined to “ do all things for God’s glory . ”
The 14@@ th chap@@ ter of Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah op@@ ens with a refer@@ ence to ‘ a day bel@@ ong@@ ing to Jehovah . ’
They desi@@ red prom@@ in@@ ence and f@@ l@@ at@@ ter@@ ing t@@ it@@ les .
While discipl@@ ine is bene@@ fi@@ cial , however , it is not eas@@ y to take .
If that is how you feel , pray to Jehovah and ask him for his holy spirit .
Not long after Jesus spoke those words , he himself was mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed at the be@@ h@@ est of some religious lead@@ ers , who were able to re@@ conc@@ ile their cri@@ me with their conscience .
Th@@ r@@ ough the ransom , God gives all who exerc@@ ise faith the opportunity to re@@ ach per@@ fe@@ ction and live forever .
What ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal dis@@ co@@ very was made in N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h ?
In this reg@@ ard especially , we preach the good news of the Kingdom and tell others of God’s great act of love in their be@@ half .
A Mo@@ der@@ n - Da@@ y “ Israel@@ ite G@@ ir@@ l ”
Con@@ cer@@ ning what happened to R@@ ac@@ he@@ l when she gave bir@@ th to a son , the Bible says : “ As her soul was going out ( because she died ) she called his name B@@ en - on@@ i ; but his father called him B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in . ”
I explained that I was imp@@ ris@@ oned for that very reason ​ — I lived by different la@@ ws .
• Psalm 70 gives us reason for what confidence ?
While a@@ wa@@ iting the great “ day of Jehovah , ” what should we do ?
Our all - wise God and Li@@ fe - Gi@@ ver long had in mind this li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving ro@@ le .
“ After all , they di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t have the origin@@ al Bible .
Do You K@@ now How to W@@ a@@ it ?
When the Israelites were wi@@ d@@ ely dis@@ pers@@ ed out@@ side the bor@@ ders of their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and , those atten@@ ding the fes@@ tiv@@ als came from many nations .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T | G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S V@@ I@@ E@@ W O@@ F S@@ M@@ O@@ K@@ IN@@ G
Al@@ so , he shows honor by giving reas@@ ons for re@@ ques@@ ts he makes or direc@@ tions he gives . ​ — 10 / 15 , page 22 .
For of old , in the beli@@ ef that the sou@@ ls of the dead are prop@@ iti@@ ated with human blood , they used at fun@@ er@@ als to sacrifice cap@@ ti@@ ves or sla@@ ves of po@@ or qu@@ ality whom they b@@ ought .
Christians should do more .
The st@@ ep@@ s le@@ ading down into the water were some@@ times di@@ vi@@ ded by a low par@@ t@@ iti@@ on w@@ all .
The cre@@ ation account in Genesis conclu@@ des with the words : “ God saw everything he had made , and look ! it was very good . ”
The pro@@ vision of vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary sla@@ very in Israel was a fo@@ reg@@ le@@ am of Christian ser@@ vi@@ tu@@ de
The qualities that make up this fru@@ it@@ age are “ love , joy , peace , long - suffering , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , faith , mil@@ dness , self - control . ”
What does dedic@@ ation mean ?
How can it be said that mo@@ der@@ n conven@@ tions of Jehovah’s people have been important mil@@ est@@ ones ?
Are You P@@ re@@ pared for S@@ ur@@ vi@@ val ?
That might have been because , in the mean@@ time , I had found a different s@@ ource of spiritual ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment .
E@@ spe@@ cially will that be so if you use your mat@@ e@@ ’s sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings as an exc@@ use to ab@@ dic@@ ate your own responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
I have to say that it encoura@@ ged me en@@ or@@ m@@ ously and streng@@ th@@ ened my faith .
However , Jehovah ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted judgment on all those who were living “ nor@@ ma@@ l ” lives and taking no no@@ te of the meaning of the times they were living in .
O@@ ut@@ l@@ ine Jesus ’ ro@@ le as the Messi@@ ah after his as@@ cen@@ sion to heaven .
• What are some ways to support our determin@@ ation to follow high moral standards ?
In the congregation , a vari@@ ety of t@@ as@@ ks must be per@@ form@@ ed .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H is the al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God , the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn , the Creator .
Can the person we con@@ sul@@ t expla@@ in how the t@@ est or tre@@ at@@ ment works ?
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , God saw that the man@@ ’s desi@@ res did not refle@@ ct a wicked or de@@ vi@@ ous heart .
How did Abra@@ m cop@@ e with a new tri@@ al in Cana@@ an ?
We have made allow@@ an@@ ces for each other and have tre@@ ated our marriage as a li@@ fel@@ ong par@@ t@@ n@@ er@@ ship . ”
Such refle@@ ction is vital to your spiritual health and gro@@ w@@ th .
Like ri@@ ders on hor@@ se@@ back , we s@@ at with s@@ pre@@ ad leg@@ s on to@@ p of the car@@ go , c@@ lu@@ t@@ ch@@ ing with both hands the st@@ ra@@ ps ti@@ ed around the lo@@ ad .
For a more thor@@ ough discus@@ sion of the ransom , ple@@ ase see the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
O@@ r it may have been when your once - su@@ n@@ n@@ y dis@@ position was over@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed by the dar@@ k cl@@ ou@@ ds of de@@ pres@@ sion .
How important is obedi@@ ence to God ?
The parents could help their children spiritually and found that the family was streng@@ th@@ ened .
Why not consider what the Scriptures fore@@ tell regarding cri@@ me and other ev@@ il@@ s on this earth ?
With the help of my mother and others , I man@@ ag@@ ed to devo@@ te pioneer h@@ our@@ s to the ministry over a peri@@ od of si@@ x months .
Today , Christians do not have Jesus ’ mirac@@ ul@@ ous power to he@@ al , but they do share Jesus ’ com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate attitude toward the si@@ ck .
5 : 8 ; Re@@ v .
He ex@@ hor@@ ted fellow Christians to do “ nothing out of con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ousness or out of e@@ go@@ tism , but with low@@ l@@ iness of mind consider@@ ing that the others are su@@ peri@@ or to you . ”
That is why we must do all we can to be at our meetings and receive the help of God’s holy spirit .
As we discus@@ sed in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , after Jesus ’ death it was difficult for many Jewish Christians to bre@@ ak free from the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
“ E@@ very good gift and every perfect present is from a@@ bo@@ ve ”
By speaking against Moses , they were really gu@@ il@@ ty of speaking against God .
As Jehovah’s Witnesses , my parents did their best to in@@ still Bible principles in us when we were young .
Our prayers may be bri@@ ef or l@@ eng@@ thy , dep@@ en@@ ding on the need and circumstances .
“ Many you@@ ng@@ er ones like me do not have family members who share their Christian beli@@ ef@@ s , ” no@@ tes An@@ n .
In 29 C.E . , Jesus was anointed by holy spirit with a view to his br@@ ing@@ ing “ all things ” ​ — those with a heavenly des@@ t@@ in@@ y as well as those with an earthly hope — ​ into God’s un@@ ited family .
This re@@ ality con@@ v@@ inc@@ es me that my happiness does not dep@@ end on whether I get married in the future or not . ”
What should we do if we ob@@ serve a Christian he@@ ading in a direction that con@@ f@@ li@@ cts with Bible principles ?
And we are deli@@ gh@@ ted to do this in full co@@ op@@ er@@ ation with “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 7 .
He wrote : “ The conclu@@ sion of the matter , everything having been heard , is : F@@ e@@ ar the true God and keep his comman@@ d@@ ments .
P@@ re@@ aching W@@ i@@ th@@ out Le@@ tu@@ p in the Con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation C@@ am@@ p
Rev@@ i@@ e@@ w Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions
It con@@ ve@@ ys the ide@@ a of trust .
Thus , it is both loving and practic@@ al for older ones to pre@@ pare you@@ ng@@ er ones to take on greater responsi@@ bility . ​ — Read Psalm 7@@ 1 : 18 .
He also gra@@ p@@ pl@@ ed with false char@@ ges that Jehovah was p@@ un@@ ish@@ ing him .
How Tru@@ e R@@ ep@@ ent@@ ance Is M@@ ani@@ fes@@ ted
Mo@@ re@@ over , it br@@ ings him honor and beau@@ ti@@ fi@@ es him .
Because of our un@@ comm@@ on circumstances , we sp@@ end a lo@@ t of time together as a family .
“ Jehovah himself exam@@ ines the righteous one as well as the wicked one , and anyone loving viol@@ ence His soul certainly h@@ ates , ” he re@@ a@@ ds .
Des@@ cri@@ b@@ ing her re@@ action when a close friend st@@ op@@ ped serving Jehovah , one sister said : “ I felt as if something in@@ side of me died .
He rep@@ lied : ‘ There is no other organization on earth like your@@ s .
We too need to serve God with a complete heart .
The fer@@ t@@ ile so@@ il along many ri@@ v@@ ers is ide@@ al for gro@@ wing cro@@ ps .
This is f@@ it@@ ting because in a bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering , the sla@@ ugh@@ tered ani@@ ma@@ l was bur@@ ned on the al@@ ta@@ r and a s@@ we@@ et - sm@@ el@@ ling , or rest@@ ful , o@@ d@@ or as@@ c@@ ended heaven@@ ward to God .
They do not ex@@ pect that all others will think ex@@ ac@@ tly as they do about as@@ pe@@ cts of life on which the Bible does not give spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c direction .
Although fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps with that le@@ v@@ el of com@@ mit@@ ment are r@@ are , most fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h when compan@@ i@@ ons are com@@ mit@@ ted , or feel some ob@@ lig@@ ation , to each other . ​ — Pro@@ v .
If we pur@@ sue a ha@@ bi@@ t that h@@ ur@@ ts those close to us , we are not show@@ ing neigh@@ bor@@ ly love .
Lo@@ ve will move us to pre@@ pare well and to end@@ e@@ av@@ or to be effe@@ ctive in the ministry .
Di@@ d his obedi@@ ence to God’s law result in star@@ vation ?
When the Israelites mu@@ r@@ mu@@ red about life in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , they went so far as to bl@@ ame Jehovah .
L@@ ar@@ ge qu@@ an@@ t@@ ities of w@@ o@@ od were needed in order to bur@@ n the sacrific@@ es on the al@@ ta@@ r .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , Jehovah trans@@ fer@@ red E@@ no@@ ch from the land of the living to the s@@ le@@ ep of death before op@@ pos@@ ers could la@@ y hold of him .
“ Z@@ AMB@@ I@@ A C@@ ro@@ c@@ s E@@ at 30 Pe@@ ople a M@@ on@@ th . ”
Although some family members may be able to offer more help than others , all can contribu@@ te .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es this , one of my brothers had an ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent and ended up a par@@ ap@@ le@@ gi@@ c .
H@@ ann@@ ah , Mark , and Eli@@ j@@ ah all had problems that bri@@ ef@@ ly ro@@ b@@ bed them of their joy .
S@@ ad@@ ly , the nations have cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly refu@@ sed to sub@@ mit to Jehovah’s rule .
“ We recogn@@ ize this conven@@ tion as another of Jehovah’s pro@@ v@@ isions to pre@@ pare us for fur@@ ther Kingdom activ@@ ity , ” said one of the speak@@ ers early in the “ Do@@ ers of God’s Word ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
We need to obey Jehovah even when we se@@ em to be al@@ one .
The work in J@@ ap@@ an was ex@@ pan@@ ding , and more brothers were invit@@ ed to Bethel .
The Bible speak@@ s of the won@@ ders of n@@ ature in these words : “ Lo@@ ok !
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 7 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 6@@ 1 , 25
How this illustr@@ ation must have f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ated his disciples !
It may also inclu@@ de such practic@@ es as making the si@@ gn of the cro@@ ss and jo@@ ining in prayer with the pri@@ est or minis@@ ter .
“ L@@ E@@ T us make man in our i@@ ma@@ ge , according to our lik@@ en@@ ess . ”
While all these young ad@@ ul@@ ts serving in E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or have made sacrific@@ es , they find that Jehovah provi@@ des “ more than su@@ per@@ a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly bey@@ ond all the things ” they ever expe@@ cted .
But who is Ru@@ th ?
Jehovah’s Word Is A@@ live ​ — H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the L@@ et@@ ters to the Corinthians
Bro@@ thers and sisters have supp@@ or@@ ted her by sen@@ ding her let@@ ters or by speaking encourag@@ ingly to her before and after meetings .
How have both Jehovah God and Jesus Christ set exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent examples with reg@@ ard to being willing to wa@@ it ?
24 Li@@ fe in Bible T@@ im@@ es ​ — M@@ one@@ y
Those taking the lead in the congregation are imper@@ fect men , and they should con@@ stan@@ tly be a@@ ware of that li@@ mit@@ ation .
But God gives us the ans@@ wers in his own Bo@@ ok , the Bible .
In the Bible , Israel is first mentioned as a name given to the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Jac@@ o@@ b .
Bo@@ th of us wanted to continue in full - time service , so we were thr@@ il@@ led when , after I left Bethel , I was appointed as a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er .
Thus , ze@@ al in the Bi@@ bli@@ cal sense is more than fer@@ v@@ or or en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m for a certain pur@@ su@@ it , such as many f@@ ans show for their fav@@ or@@ ite s@@ por@@ t .
The de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of the in@@ iti@@ al events in E@@ gl@@ on@@ ’s cour@@ t are not provided .
4 , 5 . ( a ) How does James war@@ n about the d@@ anger of being for@@ get@@ ful hear@@ ers ?
And there have always been some individuals who cho@@ se to sub@@ ject themselves to God , even though they were living in a world rul@@ ed by God’s great Ad@@ vers@@ ary .
Jehovah will ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te the sel@@ f@@ ish ones along with Satan and all his dem@@ ons .
Since Jehovah is the Creator , he kno@@ ws the truth about everything .
El@@ ders will par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly ad@@ d to their brothers ’ joy when they remember their n@@ ames as they call on them for com@@ ments during the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy or other meetings . ​ — Com@@ pare John 10 : 3 .
The ang@@ el , a spirit himself , knew that H@@ er@@ od could har@@ m Jesus no more .
La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , Mar@@ th@@ a , and M@@ ary were an un@@ u@@ su@@ al family ​ — three gro@@ wn si@@ bl@@ ings who evid@@ ently sh@@ ared a home .
G@@ ary , who has helped with con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ je@@ cts in C@@ ol@@ om@@ bia , C@@ o@@ st@@ a R@@ ic@@ a , E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or , M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , and Z@@ am@@ bia , also feel@@ s that this pro@@ gra@@ m has benef@@ ited him great@@ ly .
Samuel is faithful to Jehovah all his life , but his sons do not walk in godly ways .
Then Jesus explained why : “ It is for this purpose I have g@@ one out . ”
Then I learned the truth about Jehovah , and I began to love him deep@@ ly .
If the moral valu@@ es in the Bible are the standards a@@ do@@ p@@ ted , they should help individuals to lead st@@ able , happy lives .
A@@ m@@ ong them was a sister who came down every day from the co@@ al - min@@ ing R@@ hon@@ d@@ da V@@ al@@ le@@ y for her work and preaching activ@@ ity .
• Like the psalmist , how can we show “ f@@ on@@ dness ” and “ concer@@ n ” for Jehovah’s Word ?
What value is that ?
When he became king of Israel , David could enjoy the best of food and dr@@ ink and even invit@@ e many others to di@@ ne at his table .
Let them praise the name of Jehovah . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 14@@ 8 : 12 , 13 .
Per@@ haps she had been eng@@ ro@@ s@@ sed in se@@ wing a pat@@ ch over a te@@ ar in the t@@ ent that was their home .
A@@ n older man , Bro@@ ther K@@ on@@ i@@ g , his wife , and his gro@@ wn daugh@@ ter were all pione@@ ers in a neigh@@ bor@@ ing congregation .
IN@@ D@@ ON@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ A
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S ’ followers were deep@@ ly inter@@ ested in fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers .
But could those be re@@ actions to fi@@ ction rather than to fact ?
U@@ N@@ I@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ S@@ A@@ L P@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ E ! Such is the gl@@ ori@@ ous purpose of Jehovah , “ the God of peace . ”
His re@@ ward was , not any fin@@ an@@ cial advan@@ ta@@ ge , but the joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion of pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ing something of sur@@ pas@@ sing value .
After 17 years , S@@ te@@ ve accepted the truth .
Be@@ fore long , the advan@@ ta@@ ge of ad@@ ding a th@@ ir@@ d ti@@ er of o@@ ars was recogn@@ ized , and a br@@ on@@ ze - cla@@ d ra@@ m was f@@ it@@ ted to the bo@@ w . The new ship became known as a tri@@ re@@ me , as mentioned at the beg@@ in@@ ning of this article .
What , though , if an “ un@@ fore@@ seen occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence ” pre@@ v@@ ents us from pa@@ ying back what we o@@ we ?
Yes , our un@@ ited worship br@@ ings praise to Jehovah .
How do we benefit by keep@@ ing mor@@ ally clean ?
And how might you make any needed ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments ? ​ — J@@ er .
Jesus himself con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed this hope and showed that God would use him to ra@@ ise the dead .
In New Yor@@ k@@ ’s Y@@ an@@ ke@@ e St@@ adi@@ u@@ m with fellow mission@@ aries from our G@@ ile@@ ad class , 195@@ 8
Lo@@ ve and respect your marriage mate
By the last day of our first tri@@ p , we r@@ an out of k@@ er@@ os@@ ene for the cam@@ p@@ ing sto@@ ve and we had al@@ most ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted our food supp@@ lies .
This also helps us to understand why only a few Christians atten@@ ding the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al par@@ take of the em@@ ble@@ ms .
By being hon@@ est , we show our desire to follow the princi@@ ple of conduct expres@@ sed by Jesus : “ All things , therefore , that you want men to do to you , you also must lik@@ e@@ wise do to them . ” ​ — Matthew 7 : 12 ; 22 : 36 - 39 .
Eli@@ j@@ ah tru@@ sted his God and obe@@ yed him .
“ Ke@@ ep On As@@ king , ” 4 / 1
For more information , see chap@@ ter 17 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
This s@@ inc@@ ere interest in others was sh@@ own by his deep concer@@ n that all be tre@@ ated fai@@ r@@ ly and mer@@ ci@@ fully .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , this ste@@ ad@@ fa@@ st@@ ness end@@ ear@@ ed him to Jehovah .
Wor@@ ship and sacrific@@ es rend@@ ered to him must be clean and un@@ de@@ fil@@ ed ​ — physi@@ c@@ ally , mor@@ ally , and spiritually . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 19 : 2 ; 1 Peter 1 : 14 - 16 .
What was the reason for this re@@ stri@@ ction ?
This powerful ang@@ el was privile@@ ged to make an ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement about the f@@ all of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion .
So she cho@@ se to over@@ look the ne@@ g@@ ative com@@ ments .
B@@ ack in S@@ t . Pet@@ er@@ s@@ bur@@ g , T@@ is@@ ch@@ end@@ or@@ f ha@@ st@@ ened to the c@@ z@@ ar@@ ’s re@@ si@@ d@@ ence , the I@@ mp@@ eri@@ al W@@ in@@ ter P@@ al@@ ace .
10 , 11 . ( a ) Why may we have to w@@ rest@@ le for God’s blessing ?
We should keep in mind what counsel of Jesus ?
This was the Pa@@ p@@ ho@@ s that Paul , Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s , and John Mark vis@@ ited , and it was here that pro@@ con@@ su@@ l Ser@@ gi@@ us Pa@@ ulu@@ s ​ — “ an in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent man ” — ​ “ ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly s@@ ought to hear the word of God ” in s@@ pite of the fi@@ er@@ ce op@@ position of the s@@ or@@ cer@@ er El@@ y@@ ma@@ s .
Then o@@ pen your Bible , and read all of 2 Timothy 3 : 16 , 17 .
3 Sh@@ ould Ch@@ il@@ dren L@@ ear@@ n Ab@@ out God ?
C@@ ould a thing like that ha@@ p@@ pen to you ? — You may be at school and hear stud@@ ents tal@@ king about Jehovah’s Witnesses .
W@@ il@@ li@@ am@@ s transl@@ ation says : “ This re@@ pres@@ ents my body . ” ​ — Luke 22 : 19 , 20 .
G@@ ran@@ ted , like the rest of us , they are imper@@ fect .
O@@ r were family problems involved ? You may even have disa@@ gre@@ ed with the need for this action , and a feel@@ ing of res@@ ent@@ ment may l@@ ing@@ er to this day .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , after Paul asked “ Who will res@@ cu@@ e me ? ” he continued : “ Th@@ an@@ ks to God through Jesus Christ our Lord ! ”
How can we imitate Jehovah’s love and long - suffering , and why should we do so ?
When these ancient faithful ones return in the resurrection , they will soon find out that the promises they tru@@ sted in are now a re@@ ality .
And the proble@@ m of l@@ ac@@ king self - control is wor@@ sen@@ ing .
We can learn much from Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er@@ ’s prayer .
Do you take time to talk with your children , tr@@ ying to re@@ ach their heart so that they are moved to get ri@@ d of to@@ ys that mi@@ mi@@ c we@@ ap@@ ons of war ?
2 : 13 , 18 .
How can we demonstr@@ ate our obedi@@ ence and sub@@ mis@@ sion ?
W@@ he@@ ther you prof@@ ess to be a Christian or not , your per@@ c@@ ep@@ tion of the God of the Bible , of Jesus , and of Christi@@ an@@ ity may well have been influ@@ enced by them .
The In@@ ter@@ pre@@ ter@@ ’s Bible even says of this verse : “ The pre@@ di@@ ction was not ful@@ filled , and later Christians found it necess@@ ary to expla@@ in that it was me@@ ta@@ p@@ ho@@ ri@@ cal . ”
Ch@@ ar@@ les@@ t@@ on , W@@ V
For good reason , car@@ ing parents do not always give their children what they ask for when they ask for it .
He is the Creator , the one giving et@@ er@@ n@@ al life to those who love him .
Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ve God’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t , Not the Wor@@ l@@ d’s
Of course , making pl@@ ans can be challeng@@ ing .
Many people experience a me@@ asure of happiness when they re@@ ach a certain go@@ al or ob@@ tain a desi@@ red it@@ em .
We find a des@@ crip@@ tion of this spiritual ar@@ m@@ or at Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 14 - 17 .
Se@@ cond , keep in mind that “ the same things in the way of su@@ ffer@@ ings are being accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed in the enti@@ re associ@@ ation of your brothers in the world . ”
When all three language grou@@ ps jo@@ ined for the fin@@ al prayer and a un@@ ited “ A@@ men ” res@@ oun@@ ded thr@@ ough@@ out the st@@ adi@@ u@@ m , the conven@@ tion@@ ers bro@@ ke out in s@@ pon@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ous ap@@ pla@@ use .
The Israel@@ ite jud@@ ges were not author@@ ized to par@@ d@@ on that sin .
Let us now exam@@ ine four as@@ pe@@ cts of discipl@@ ine : ( 1 ) self - discipl@@ ine , ( 2 ) par@@ ent@@ al discipl@@ ine , ( 3 ) discipl@@ ine within the Christian congregation , and ( 4 ) something that is wor@@ se than the temp@@ or@@ ary pain of discipl@@ ine .
In 19@@ 34 , the Bul@@ let@@ in supp@@ lied de@@ ta@@ iled pl@@ ans for a com@@ p@@ act but com@@ for@@ table a@@ bo@@ de with such practic@@ al fe@@ atu@@ res as a water system , a co@@ o@@ king sto@@ ve , a fo@@ ld - up bed , and in@@ sul@@ ation against the co@@ ld .
He exam@@ ines his worshipp@@ ers , not to con@@ dem@@ n them , but to find their good qualities and to help them .
For example , when world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters was being buil@@ t at W@@ ar@@ wi@@ ck , New Yor@@ k , some 2@@ 7@@ ,000 brothers and sisters offered their ser@@ vi@@ ces ​ — any@@ where from two we@@ ek@@ s to a year or longer .
Why , though , should we trust Jehovah’s guid@@ ance a@@ bo@@ ve all other ?
* Ther@@ efore , do you not ag@@ ree that Jesus Christ deser@@ ves our love and obedi@@ ence ?
Jehovah’s people have much experience in see@@ ing prayers ans@@ wer@@ ed .
But my joy was mi@@ x@@ ed with anxi@@ ety . You see , after my sister and her husband gra@@ du@@ ated from G@@ ile@@ ad on Ju@@ ly 30 , 19@@ 50 , they were assign@@ ed to P@@ ak@@ ist@@ an .
Their ob@@ je@@ ctive in doing things was “ to be vie@@ wed by men . ”
• How may we receive God’s holy spirit , and how can it work in our be@@ half ?
( b ) What determin@@ es to whom we listen ?
A Re@@ war@@ ding M@@ in@@ is@@ try ​ — Can You Sh@@ are in It ?
He kno@@ ws whether we really desire what we pray for or we are mer@@ ely re@@ pe@@ ating a set of words .
( c ) What happened to the ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel in 7@@ 40 B.C.E . ?
Thus , within just a few de@@ ca@@ des , they pro@@ duc@@ ed three other complete Bi@@ bl@@ es as sing@@ le vo@@ lum@@ es .
In mo@@ der@@ n times , Jehovah continu@@ es to take good care of his servants , both as a group and as individuals .
We need “ to know the love of the Christ which sur@@ pas@@ ses knowledge . ”
They were mirac@@ ul@@ ously sa@@ ved by Jehovah , but they had been willing to ris@@ k their lives rather than com@@ promise their decision to serve God . ​ — D@@ an .
Yes , each of us ​ — no matter how we@@ ak or how strong the power of our hand may be — ​ can who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly serve Jehovah . ​ — Luke 10 : 27 ; C@@ ol .
His desire for glory was str@@ ong@@ er than his desire to ple@@ ase God . ​ — Read Matthew 4 : 8 , 9 ; James 1 : 13 , 14 .
In 198@@ 0 my father died , and soon af@@ ter@@ ward we re@@ turned to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates to care for my mother , in F@@ re@@ mon@@ t , C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a .
How are overse@@ ers “ keep@@ ing w@@ atch over [ our ] sou@@ ls ” ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses around the earth pre@@ pare for this special meeting .
Even though its u@@ sage in rel@@ ation to the Christian ministry is more el@@ ev@@ ated , a di@@ ·@@ a@@ ʹ@@ ko@@ ·@@ no@@ s is still a serv@@ ant .
Solom@@ on@@ ’s father , King David , n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w@@ ly es@@ cap@@ ed inc@@ ur@@ ring b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t in con@@ ne@@ ction with a man nam@@ ed Na@@ ba@@ l , than@@ ks to Davi@@ d’s being helped to see into the situation .
At one point , John also “ saw another ang@@ el des@@ cen@@ ding from heaven , with great authority . ”
Since Paul took the lead in speaking , the people of L@@ y@@ str@@ a called him H@@ er@@ m@@ es and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s they called Z@@ e@@ us .
Paul war@@ ns : “ The love of money is a ro@@ o@@ t of all s@@ or@@ ts of in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ous things , and by re@@ aching out for this love some have been led ast@@ ra@@ y from the faith and have st@@ ab@@ bed themselves all over with many pa@@ ins . ”
Does that mean , though , that Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h had no say in the matter ?
He al@@ lo@@ ws us to cho@@ ose for ourselves whether we will obey him or not .
P@@ as@@ sa@@ ges such as this con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed me that those who want to lead a cri@@ min@@ al life have no real future .
; S@@ z@@ il@@ va@@ s@@ s@@ y , F .
On S@@ atur@@ day , Mar@@ ch 13 , 200@@ 4 , a to@@ tal of 6@@ ,@@ 6@@ 8@@ 4 people ga@@ ther@@ ed at the Watchtower E@@ duc@@ ational C@@ en@@ ter in P@@ at@@ ter@@ son , New Yor@@ k , and at s@@ at@@ el@@ l@@ ite lo@@ c@@ ations for the gra@@ du@@ ation pro@@ gra@@ m , during which the class received par@@ ting ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on and encourag@@ ement .
In the following acc@@ oun@@ ts , try to i@@ magine the travel@@ s involved .
His brothers come to Egy@@ pt see@@ king food because of the fam@@ ine .
Of course , the a@@ id provided was mo@@ der@@ ate and in har@@ mony with the means of the individu@@ al congregations .
Tru@@ e to prophecy , “ the c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests and the enti@@ re S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in were loo@@ king for false witness against Jesus in order to put him to death . ”
He gives us “ all the things we enjoy . ”
Jesus pres@@ ented his anointed brothers to Jehovah
Then it h@@ it me : By means of the resurrection , Jehovah God will un@@ do all the car@@ n@@ age I had seen and the emo@@ tional pain I and others had experienced .
These hor@@ ns re@@ present all the present pol@@ itical po@@ wers that give support to the Un@@ ited N@@ ations , an organization pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed by the “ s@@ car@@ let - col@@ ored w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast . ” ​ — Read Revelation 17 : 3 , 16 - 18 .
The time when humans will mas@@ s together to fi@@ ght against God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y is f@@ ast appro@@ aching .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 40 , 8@@ 4
O@@ r if you pre@@ f@@ er , Jehovah’s Witnesses can deli@@ ver a pr@@ inted cop@@ y to your home .
And Ca@@ in@@ ’s decision affe@@ cted his relationship with his Creator . ​ — G@@ en .
What should Joseph do about those str@@ ange and vi@@ vi@@ d dre@@ am@@ s ?
How can we learn from Jesus to fear Jehovah ?
“ [ Jehovah is ] teaching you to benefit yourself . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A@@ I@@ A@@ H 4@@ 8 : 17 .
Be fri@@ end@@ ly
To help Timothy , Paul later remin@@ ded him : “ God gave us not a spirit of c@@ ow@@ ar@@ di@@ ce , but that of power and of love and of s@@ oun@@ dness of mind . ”
The De@@ a@@ f “ He@@ ar ” the Go@@ od Ne@@ ws
Pe@@ ople in gener@@ al were most often kind and res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful .
This act was the s@@ par@@ k that set E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe af@@ l@@ ame .
On the other hand , some who prof@@ ess Christi@@ an@@ ity are rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to accept the O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent .
N@@ um@@ ber of coun@@ tri@@ es assign@@ ed to : 22
One way he does so is by example .
My mother was ter@@ ri@@ bly up@@ set when she learned that I was reading the Bible .
Instead of d@@ el@@ a@@ ying , they need to take dec@@ isi@@ ve action now and ze@@ al@@ ously work toward the go@@ al of be@@ coming dedic@@ ated , baptized worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah .
They are faith@@ fully car@@ r@@ ying out this com@@ mis@@ sion , and milli@@ ons of she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike people are respon@@ ding , sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic@@ ally saying to the anointed : “ We will go with you people , for we have heard that God is with you people . ”
However , the Devil also en@@ s@@ na@@ res some who have accepted the Kingdom message .
• What events can we ex@@ pect during the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ?
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : The truth is , Daniel di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t understand because it was not yet God’s time for humans to dis@@ cer@@ n comple@@ t@@ ely the meaning of the prophe@@ ci@@ es in the book of Daniel .
M@@ ore than anything , I have come to real@@ ize the import@@ ance of develop@@ ing a good personal relationship with Jehovah before difficult situ@@ ations ar@@ ise . ”
“ Just as the days of Noah were , so the pres@@ ence of the Son of man will be . ”
In this way they became part of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed .
Although she did not know what the out@@ come would be , H@@ ann@@ ah experienced in@@ ner peace .
It is qu@@ ite another to lik@@ en Jehovah to a for@@ giving father who is so deep@@ ly moved at the sight of his re@@ tur@@ ning son that he ‘ r@@ un@@ s and f@@ alls upon his s@@ on@@ ’s ne@@ ck and tend@@ er@@ ly k@@ is@@ ses him . ’
We have the ful@@ l@@ est confidence in the Bible .
Ho@@ pe@@ fully , they will see the need to “ fle@@ e out of the mi@@ d@@ st of Babyl@@ on ” before it is too l@@ ate . ​ — Re@@ v .
Some 4@@ ,@@ 2@@ 00 Witnesses were inter@@ ned in con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps , and 1@@ ,@@ 4@@ 9@@ 0 lost their lives .
Yes , Jehovah gave him a we@@ igh@@ ty judgment message to dec@@ l@@ are , but he also streng@@ th@@ ened him to pro@@ cla@@ im it .
Se@@ ek God’s H@@ el@@ p
The prac@@ tice of ni@@ pp@@ ing , or pi@@ er@@ c@@ ing , that is , making small ga@@ sh@@ es in sy@@ cam@@ ore fi@@ g@@ s , has been well - known in Egy@@ pt and C@@ y@@ pr@@ us since very early times .
What do you ju@@ dge to be the answer to Satan’s as@@ ser@@ tions ?
What was the re@@ action of those taking the lead ?
It inclu@@ des what he ca@@ uses to ha@@ p@@ pen with reg@@ ard to the work of his Witnesses in accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing his purpose .
He “ re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed his covenant with Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c and Jac@@ o@@ b . ”
When a te@@ am member died , only one new scho@@ la@@ r would be ad@@ ded to re@@ place him .
In the pre@@ ce@@ ding chap@@ ter of Eph@@ es@@ ians , “ the congregation ” is called “ the body of the Christ . ”
The F@@ our@@ th and F@@ i@@ f@@ th W@@ o@@ es
F@@ ul@@ l - time servants were always wel@@ come in our home .
S@@ hor@@ tly after Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , the apostle Peter qu@@ o@@ ted a prophecy by Moses that was ful@@ filled in Jesus Christ .
One of the De@@ ad Se@@ a S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls , a com@@ men@@ t@@ ary on the book of Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k , con@@ dem@@ ns “ the W@@ ic@@ ked P@@ ri@@ est who was called by the name of truth at the beg@@ in@@ ning , but when he rul@@ ed over Israel his heart became ha@@ ugh@@ ty . ”
( b ) How did Jesus tre@@ at children ?
P@@ i@@ one@@ ering may o@@ pen the do@@ or to other privile@@ ges of service , including :
K@@ nor@@ r , the fac@@ t@@ ory overse@@ er . He kin@@ dly explained to me what Bethel was like and st@@ ressed that s@@ tic@@ king close to Jehovah was ess@@ enti@@ al to making a succ@@ ess of life there .
F@@ la@@ vi@@ a soon no@@ tic@@ ed that many stud@@ ents had no interest in ‘ sa@@ ving the pl@@ an@@ et . ’
In 195@@ 3 , Ch@@ ar@@ al@@ am@@ bo@@ s and I deci@@ ded to move to A@@ th@@ ens .
They rejo@@ ice great@@ ly at the prog@@ ress that is being made in the preaching of the good news lo@@ c@@ ally and thr@@ ough@@ out the world .
5 The New Bi@@ r@@ th ​ — How I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant ?
An@@ cient st@@ atu@@ es and mo@@ sa@@ ic@@ s t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy that pu@@ g@@ il@@ ists became hor@@ ri@@ bly dis@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ed .
Of course , author@@ it@@ ari@@ an rule and the comm@@ on people s@@ tic@@ k together no better than do ir@@ on and cla@@ y .
TH@@ E S@@ O@@ L@@ U@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N : Un@@ like imper@@ fect humans , Jesus Christ , whom God has sel@@ e@@ cted to be R@@ ul@@ er of the Kingdom , cannot be temp@@ ted into doing what is wrong .
He might see the wisdom of not pu@@ t@@ ting both of them in a po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sing situation if she would have to refu@@ se to eng@@ age in false religious ac@@ ts .
This school has now been ex@@ tend@@ ed to offer instru@@ ction to all overse@@ ers and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants .
Then a mo@@ b ro@@ se up against them . So a decision was made .
R@@ o@@ ch@@ es@@ ter , N@@ Y
L@@ ac@@ king gr@@ and@@ children and with two sons dead , Na@@ om@@ i might have felt jus@@ ti@@ fied in thinking that Jehovah had hum@@ ili@@ ated her .
You are in for the great@@ est experience of your life . ” ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 4 : 13 .
Jeho@@ i@@ a@@ da was pro@@ ba@@ bly over a h@@ un@@ d@@ red years old when ambi@@ ti@@ ous Q@@ u@@ e@@ en A@@ th@@ al@@ iah se@@ ized control of Juda@@ h by mu@@ r@@ der@@ ing her own gr@@ and@@ children .
Wh@@ atever the case , one thing is certain : He had much to lo@@ se by pro@@ c@@ ra@@ st@@ in@@ ating while Jesus was here on earth .
Some , however , may ask , ‘ Why , then , did Jehovah’s Law to the Israelites inclu@@ de ani@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es ? ’
For example , one C@@ op@@ tic man@@ us@@ crip@@ t of part of Joh@@ n@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l is written “ in what seem@@ s to be a school exerc@@ ise - book con@@ tain@@ ing Greek sum@@ s . ”
God has given us a rec@@ ord of past resur@@ rec@@ tions in order to comfort us and to buil@@ d up our faith .
E@@ f@@ forts were even made to re@@ place the comm@@ on ch@@ ali@@ ce at religious ser@@ vi@@ ces with individu@@ al cu@@ ps .
Jehovah has always provided teach@@ ers for his people .
S@@ we@@ ep@@ ing asi@@ de all res@@ ist@@ ance , they “ mar@@ ched as al@@ lies to the L@@ ow P@@ la@@ in of S@@ id@@ di@@ m , that is , the S@@ al@@ t Se@@ a . ”
The apostle Peter and the relati@@ ves of Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us re@@ ac@@ ted quic@@ k@@ ly to the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message .
His name would thus be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied , Satan proved a li@@ ar , and the divine will accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed “ as in heaven , also upon earth . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 10 .
L@@ ear@@ ning the language was a pri@@ or@@ ity , and we stu@@ died J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese 11 h@@ our@@ s a day for a mon@@ th .
R@@ el@@ ates Mar@@ il@@ o@@ u : “ My new jo@@ b dem@@ an@@ ded so much of my time and en@@ er@@ gy that my ap@@ pet@@ ite for spiritual activities di@@ min@@ i@@ shed .
Why was one young man un@@ able to res@@ ist the pres@@ sures of this world , but what gave him spiritual strength ?
The Re@@ form@@ ers based their ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent on a liter@@ al inter@@ pre@@ tation of certain s@@ crip@@ tures , such as the account in Jo@@ shua chap@@ ter 10 that men@@ tions that the su@@ n and the mo@@ on “ kept mo@@ tion@@ less . ”
Paul ad@@ v@@ ised Timothy : “ Do your ut@@ most to present yourself appro@@ ved to God , a work@@ man with nothing to be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of , h@@ and@@ ling the word of the truth ari@@ ght . ”
Des@@ pite that buil@@ t - in cap@@ ac@@ ity for happiness , serious problems have brought a pla@@ gu@@ e of un@@ happiness .
They had also be@@ gu@@ n gre@@ et@@ ing one another and had become fri@@ end@@ li@@ er .
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ vice on be@@ coming a friend of God is high@@ ly practic@@ al for our future .
God’s just ways mean se@@ cur@@ ity for the righteous and ru@@ in for the wicked .
They conclu@@ ded that true Christians cannot share in the pol@@ itical contro@@ ver@@ si@@ es or the w@@ ars of any nation . ​ — Is@@ a .
40 : 8 .
To that end , Jehovah has provided us with help .
How com@@ for@@ ting it is to know that Jehovah fin@@ ds ple@@ asure in the medit@@ ation of our heart ! ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 28 : 9 ; Psalm 19 : 14 .
“ The sheep ” pi@@ c@@ ture those who receive a fav@@ or@@ able judgment during the time of the end because they do good to Christ’s anointed brothers still on earth .
Ther@@ efore , we need har@@ dly be sur@@ pris@@ ed that the S@@ wis@@ s new@@ s@@ pa@@ per Ne@@ ue Z@@ ü@@ r@@ ch@@ er Z@@ ei@@ tun@@ g repor@@ ted in 200@@ 2 that “ in W@@ es@@ ter@@ n in@@ du@@ stri@@ al coun@@ tri@@ es , relation@@ shi@@ ps of mutu@@ al trust have been on the w@@ ane for de@@ ca@@ des . ”
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , Jesus cor@@ rec@@ ted them kin@@ dly and even comm@@ ended them for what they had done well ​ — show@@ ing faith@@ ful@@ ness in s@@ tic@@ king to their Ma@@ ster .
O@@ f@@ ten , being loyal , or faithful , to someone el@@ se may co@@ st money .
The Bible ref@@ ers to love as “ a sur@@ pas@@ sing way ” and as something we “ pur@@ sue . ”
He de@@ pri@@ ved his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of the pro@@ spe@@ ct of life without end .
His transl@@ ation was the first pr@@ inted e@@ dition of the Bible in I@@ tal@@ i@@ an to at@@ tain a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant cir@@ cul@@ ation .
J@@ A@@ M@@ A@@ I@@ C@@ A
I@@ ’@@ l@@ l study the Bible with those who come . ”
L@@ isten to some bus@@ y prof@@ essi@@ onal people expla@@ in why taking time to care for their spiritual health is important to them .
His Word , the Bible , encoura@@ ges us to speak to him about any matter that concer@@ ns us .
He is the great He@@ are@@ r of prayer , who respon@@ ds to the out@@ cri@@ es of his faithful people , deli@@ ver@@ ing them from a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction and giving them a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant peace and other blessings . ​ — Psalm 22 : 23 - 26 ; 34 : 6 - 8 ; 6@@ 5 : 2 .
In the pro@@ c@@ ess , they may well have been mis@@ tre@@ ated by the j@@ a@@ il@@ er also .
By no@@ ting Jesus Christ’s obedi@@ ence to Jehovah , people could dis@@ cer@@ n the dep@@ th of his love for God .
How is inc@@ en@@ se used today ?
R@@ ever@@ enti@@ al fear of God can give us cal@@ m@@ ness of heart and tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ill@@ ity of spirit . This is so because wis@@ d@@ om@@ ’s many fac@@ e@@ ts inclu@@ de good judgment and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment .
In fact , the people had become “ ex@@ per@@ t at doing what is bad . ”
They were “ fellow work@@ ers for the kingdom of God . ”
Un@@ der the Law given by God to Israel , women had many privile@@ ges and were free to use their in@@ iti@@ ative .
They did that to pro@@ t@@ est against in@@ justice in di@@ ct@@ at@@ ori@@ al S@@ pain .
How can we contribu@@ te to the beau@@ ty of the spiritual par@@ adise ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly today , God’s servants show human kindness to mankind in gener@@ al .
Why did Jesus come into the world ?
19 : 1 ; Is@@ a .
Those Who E@@ ar@@ n@@ es@@ tly S@@ ought Jehovah
It is vital to family happiness because it provi@@ des not only compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship but also a secu@@ re en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment in which to ra@@ ise children .
This can be seen by what has happened in I@@ tal@@ y in rec@@ ent years .
Go@@ at@@ like humans , who re@@ ject Jesus ’ rule , will be destro@@ yed forever . ​ — Matthew 25 : 4@@ 6 .
The ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal f@@ indi@@ ng@@ s point to a sur@@ pris@@ ingly sh@@ ort - lived ex@@ ist@@ ence for a city so ide@@ ally lo@@ c@@ ated , both mil@@ it@@ ar@@ ily and ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c@@ ally .
( b ) What should be our determin@@ ation ?
6@@ 5 : 21 , 22 .
A@@ gn@@ es never bu@@ d@@ ged in her devo@@ tion to Jehovah .
Are prayers and pet@@ iti@@ ons more likely to be heard and ans@@ wer@@ ed if they are offered at a sh@@ r@@ ine ?
What was the con@@ dition of Z@@ ion in 19@@ 18 , and how had this been pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed ?
Jesus is not a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed to call the anointed ones “ brothers . ” ​ — He@@ b .
“ Just as I tre@@ at you ​ — with respect , ” D@@ or@@ o@@ ta rep@@ lied , ad@@ ding : “ Of course , we wish they would come to know the truth of the Bible . ”
W@@ ell , from the star@@ t of Satan’s care@@ er of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , his lies and le@@ adi@@ ng@@ s have ca@@ used death among humans .
On F@@ ri@@ day af@@ ter@@ no@@ on a special ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement was made in all four conven@@ tion c@@ ities .
We are living in a similar oppor@@ tu@@ ne peri@@ od of time .
That less@@ on is especially important to Christians today , for Satan is making an all - out effort to pre@@ y on God’s people .
The peace that Jesus gave his disciples cal@@ m@@ ed their hearts and min@@ ds and al@@ la@@ yed their fe@@ ars .
It is God’s will .
The earth was to be an ide@@ al home for men and women cre@@ ated in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge .
In Acts chap@@ ter 9 , we read that the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e Saul of T@@ ar@@ su@@ s , while travel@@ ing to D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us to in@@ iti@@ ate persecu@@ tion of Jesus ’ disciples there , saw a vision of Jesus and was stru@@ ck bl@@ ind .
( a ) What imp@@ res@@ ses you about Jo@@ b@@ ’s integrity ?
But Ab@@ ner did not .
How good it is to “ make your peace ” with an off@@ ended fellow beli@@ ever !
It was important that the children recogn@@ ize that their father was ready to say I@@ ’@@ m s@@ or@@ ry to Jehovah and to them , our children .
Instead , we will ac@@ knowledge that we are imper@@ fect and should therefore avoid being judg@@ men@@ tal and cr@@ itical of our fellow believers .
Jesus , a perfect man , had the power to provide many good things in a material way for the people of his time .
When they asked Samuel to pray for them , he rep@@ lied : “ It is un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble , on my part , to sin against Jehovah by c@@ eas@@ ing to pray in your be@@ half ; and I must instru@@ ct you in the good and right way . ”
On A@@ pri@@ l 4 , 19@@ 39 , three fellow Christians and I were ar@@ rest@@ ed by the G@@ esta@@ p@@ o while we were ob@@ serving the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death in B@@ ad Is@@ ch@@ l .
And to pro@@ du@@ ce an he@@ ir , Na@@ om@@ i needed Ru@@ th@@ ’s ass@@ ist@@ ance .
On the night of his be@@ tra@@ y@@ al , however , all his disciples deser@@ ted him , and the apostle Peter dis@@ ow@@ ned him three times .
I w@@ atch@@ ed as the brother took his tr@@ om@@ b@@ one from the case , fi@@ x@@ ed its s@@ li@@ de in place , and started to war@@ m up .
The law of the Christ invol@@ ves a hear@@ t@@ felt love of God and inclu@@ des a new comm@@ and ​ — Christians are to have self - sacrific@@ ing love for one another .
My son James and his wife are now living in Ger@@ many .
15 : 10 - 13 .
By 19@@ 34 , Jehovah’s Witnesses real@@ ized that those ho@@ p@@ ing to live forever on earth should be baptized .
Jehovah sent the prophet Na@@ than , who s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted David with what he had done .
The prophet E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed this .
Thus , a to@@ wn is ex@@ al@@ ted ​ — it pro@@ sp@@ ers .
Jesus himself first used the ter@@ m “ Jesus Christ ” ​ — the name follow@@ ed by the t@@ it@@ le .
In this reg@@ ard , the psalmist said : “ An@@ yone d@@ wel@@ ling in the se@@ cre@@ t place of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh will pro@@ cu@@ re himself lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing under the very sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty One .
How does she know ?
6 : 17 - 20 .
V@@ i@@ e@@ wed in that light , even wh@@ is@@ per@@ ed words can be ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent@@ ative if they are ir@@ rit@@ ating or dem@@ e@@ an@@ ing .
I also wonder@@ ed why God , if he in@@ deed ex@@ is@@ ted , would per@@ mit such des@@ tru@@ ction , mas@@ s mu@@ r@@ der , death , and suffering as had come upon mankind over the cen@@ tu@@ ries ​ — par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly during World W@@ ar I@@ I , when over 50 milli@@ on people lost their lives .
S@@ el@@ f - Con@@ tro@@ l , a L@@ ess@@ on to Be L@@ ear@@ ned
S@@ it down at your des@@ k and think care@@ fully about what Jehovah has done for you . ’
Jesus ’ two illustr@@ ations indic@@ ate that we can do so ( 1 ) by taking the in@@ iti@@ ative , ( 2 ) by being g@@ ent@@ le , and ( 3 ) by being ear@@ n@@ est .
The interest s@@ ti@@ r@@ red on the first tri@@ p evid@@ ently led to h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds , some@@ times th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds , tur@@ ning out to hear him speak on later vis@@ its .
Why did Jehovah not cho@@ ose that course of action ?
How can we be in l@@ ine for a blessing ?
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing in Hebrew , he ur@@ ged the people to be@@ tra@@ y the king and to sub@@ mit to the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans , fal@@ sel@@ y prom@@ ising to rel@@ o@@ c@@ ate them to a land where they could enjoy a com@@ for@@ table life .
Today , some per@@ pe@@ tr@@ at@@ ors of e@@ th@@ ni@@ c cle@@ ans@@ ing and gen@@ o@@ ci@@ de also cla@@ im to worship God .
Why , Job even imp@@ lied that he was more righteous than God is ! ​ — Job 35 : 2 , 3 .
After fore@@ tel@@ ling that this present er@@ a would invol@@ ve “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with , ” the apostle Paul was inspired to wr@@ ite : “ W@@ ic@@ ked men and imp@@ o@@ st@@ ors will ad@@ v@@ ance from bad to wor@@ se . ”
Of course , the way parents view study is c@@ ru@@ cial .
Why did the Hebrew Christians need to “ pa@@ y more than the u@@ su@@ al attention to the things heard ” concer@@ ning Jesus ?
They were used to dist@@ ribu@@ ting boo@@ ks and let@@ ting the liter@@ ature expla@@ in the truth .
The bl@@ ack hor@@ se , who@@ se ri@@ der has s@@ cal@@ es in his hand to de@@ pi@@ ct fam@@ ine .
What con@@ ne@@ ction did he have with Jesus ?
Do not be dec@@ ei@@ ved by such practic@@ es !
And he rel@@ ated : “ From Jerusalem and in a cir@@ cu@@ it as far as I@@ l@@ l@@ y@@ ri@@ cu@@ m I have thor@@ ough@@ ly pre@@ ached the good news about the Christ . ”
That is so whether we are get@@ ting married or are gu@@ ests at a we@@ d@@ ding or a sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent happy ga@@ ther@@ ing of Christians who want to show their faith by their actions .
J@@ ars and va@@ ses from C@@ y@@ pr@@ us have been dis@@ co@@ vered in such lo@@ c@@ ations , and fine M@@ y@@ cen@@ a@@ e@@ an ( Gre@@ ci@@ an ) po@@ t@@ ter@@ y has been found in great qu@@ an@@ t@@ ities in C@@ y@@ pr@@ us .
S@@ tri@@ ve to imitate such qualities .
St@@ ar@@ t@@ ling events , such as the des@@ tru@@ ction of “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at ” and the att@@ ack by “ Go@@ g of the land of Ma@@ go@@ g ” upon Jehovah’s people , are in the off@@ ing .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of how the t@@ it@@ le “ Christ ” is used with refer@@ ence to Jesus , it high@@ ligh@@ ts this important truth : Even though the Son of God came to the earth as a man and made his Fa@@ ther’s will known , he was ne@@ i@@ ther just an or@@ din@@ ary man nor mer@@ ely a prophet ; he came to be the A@@ no@@ inted One of Jehovah .
We all do ​ — as much as we need counsel and cor@@ rection .
But only by rema@@ ining spiritually vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant can we continue to enjoy Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness and “ go on wal@@ king in the truth . ”
Jehovah’s thinking on the matter of sa@@ f@@ ety has not chang@@ ed .
A Pa@@ in@@ ful O@@ r@@ de@@ al
They should also have “ their per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers tra@@ ined to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish both right and wrong . ”
I gave no words of comm@@ end@@ ation , nor did I have any real commun@@ ic@@ ation with them . ”
F@@ re@@ e@@ dom of C@@ ho@@ ice in Israel
But when this happ@@ ens , it may cause people to speak ba@@ dly about Jehovah and his people .
Pe@@ ople would have found it e@@ asi@@ er , where possible , to get a ho@@ t ember from their neigh@@ b@@ ors rather than try to star@@ t a fi@@ re on their own .
What hope is there for my dead loved ones ?
L@@ ear@@ ning how to gre@@ et those people in their n@@ ative t@@ ong@@ ue may go a long way toward show@@ ing how inter@@ ested you are in their wel@@ f@@ are .
But they may well have a privilege similar to that given to the F@@ lood sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors .
Su@@ pp@@ lic@@ ation ref@@ ers to hum@@ ble , ear@@ n@@ est ent@@ reat@@ y .
Ther@@ efore , now is not the time to return to our form@@ er ways of thinking , our old ha@@ bi@@ ts , valu@@ es , and as@@ pi@@ r@@ ations .
• How can we let our light shin@@ e ?
The work that Jesus himself started ​ — preaching the good news of the Kingdom — ​ would re@@ ach a c@@ li@@ ma@@ x during the last days .
But rec@@ all Paul’s words : “ He [ Jehovah ] will also make the way out so that you may be able to end@@ ure it . ”
The s@@ ki@@ pp@@ er of the bo@@ at gave the boo@@ k@@ let “ Wh@@ ere Are the De@@ ad ? ”
One would not need a direc@@ t law to per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve that this kind of mu@@ si@@ c is out of har@@ mony with God’s way of thinking .
It inclu@@ des four ma@@ in se@@ ctions , one for each of Jehovah’s car@@ din@@ al at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes ​ — power , justice , wisdom , and love .
And what a joy it is to share in this God - direc@@ ted har@@ v@@ est work !
The religious lead@@ ers of Jesus ’ day dec@@ ei@@ ved the people .
The effort needed to ac@@ qui@@ re wisdom is truly wor@@ th@@ while , for its ways are ways of pleas@@ an@@ t@@ ness , peace , happiness , and fin@@ ally , life .
If such a gro@@ ss sin had been con@@ d@@ oned , other Christians might have felt inc@@ l@@ ined to follow the im@@ moral cu@@ st@@ om@@ s of the li@@ cen@@ ti@@ ous city in which they lived .
He wants us to feel sa@@ fe under their care .
( b ) What does the name Jesus mean , and how did God’s Son live up to his name ?
Do@@ ing Our Sh@@ are C@@ lo@@ se to H@@ ome
Par@@ ents righ@@ tly want to bring up their children “ in the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah . ”
When children take hold on such discipl@@ ine , it can mean life to them .
They had accepted his word , but now they needed to continue in it .
( Read Matthew 5 : 21 - 25 . )
• How was a cor@@ respon@@ ding ransom provided , and in what sense was there a cor@@ respon@@ d@@ ence ?
As his faith began to gro@@ w , he follow@@ ed the Bible comm@@ and : “ Let him turn away from what is bad and do what is good ; let him seek peace and pur@@ sue it . ” ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 11 .
For more information on the evidence that Jesus ’ words are under@@ going fulfill@@ ment today , see chap@@ ter 9 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
Many pri@@ ests and L@@ ev@@ ites re@@ si@@ ded in Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o when they were not working at the temple , for Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o was only 14 mil@@ es [ 23 k@@ m ] from Jerusalem .
They ur@@ ged him to continue serving as an el@@ der , even if his par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation was li@@ mit@@ ed .
3 : 16 ​ — What is su@@ gg@@ ested by the expres@@ sion : “ With gra@@ v@@ el he makes my te@@ et@@ h get bro@@ ken ” ?
Acc@@ ording to the En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pa@@ e@@ dia Juda@@ ic@@ a , Israel@@ ite cultiv@@ at@@ ors pre@@ fer@@ red v@@ ines that pro@@ duc@@ ed red - bl@@ ack gra@@ p@@ es known as so@@ re@@ k , the ty@@ pe of v@@ ine ap@@ par@@ ently refer@@ red to at Isaiah 5 : 2 .
As rec@@ oun@@ ted by Solomon , what st@@ ep@@ s prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely led a certain young man into im@@ mor@@ ality ?
Peter therefore exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ What s@@ ort of pers@@ ons ought you to be in holy ac@@ ts of conduct and de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion ” !
Those rest@@ ored to life in the resurrection will not have the kind of in@@ fir@@ m@@ ities or disa@@ bil@@ ities pres@@ ently experienced .
Di@@ d that mean that Jehovah to@@ t@@ ally dis@@ reg@@ ar@@ ded people of other nations ?
This name su@@ gg@@ ests that from ancient times , mas@@ tic res@@ in has been used as a c@@ he@@ wing gu@@ m to fre@@ sh@@ en the bre@@ ath .
19 , 20 . ( a ) What may help those who have fal@@ le@@ n into sin to mu@@ ster up the courage to return to Jehovah ?
When we got do@@ w@@ n@@ sta@@ ir@@ s , there was a group of te@@ en@@ age gi@@ r@@ ls , members of a Ca@@ tho@@ lic group called H@@ ij@@ as de Mar@@ í@@ a ( Da@@ ugh@@ ters of M@@ ary ) .
The s@@ l@@ ing@@ er would place in this p@@ ou@@ ch a s@@ mo@@ o@@ th or r@@ oun@@ ded st@@ one me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing two to three in@@ ches ( 5 to 7@@ .@@ 5 c@@ m ) in di@@ am@@ et@@ er and we@@ igh@@ ing perhaps n@@ ine oun@@ ces ( 2@@ 50 g ) .
S@@ even h@@ un@@ d@@ red years before Christ , Jehovah refer@@ red to the enti@@ re nation of Israel as “ my wit@@ nesses ” and “ my serv@@ ant whom I have cho@@ s@@ en . ”
We must never lo@@ se sight of the fact that these days are truly just as the days of Noah were .
Ther@@ e@@ after , “ the me@@ ek ones themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , . . . and they will re@@ side forever upon it . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 11 , 29 .
He died in Mo@@ sc@@ ow in 1@@ 7@@ 0@@ 5 .
F@@ am@@ ily members or others may be in a position to offer fin@@ an@@ cial or material help , where there is gen@@ u@@ ine need .
How does Jehovah provide help ?
Fir@@ st , Jehovah ‘ stan@@ ds still , ’ like a gener@@ al sur@@ ve@@ ying the bat@@ t@@ le@@ field .
C@@ learly , the first century was not God’s time to war against wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and op@@ pres@@ sion .
It is a j@@ our@@ ne@@ y you will never reg@@ re@@ t having taken .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , it was O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 194@@ 9 , and we were on our way to J@@ ap@@ an on a con@@ ver@@ ted tro@@ op@@ ship .
So@@ on I began to share in the preaching work in my neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od .
The Bible S@@ ur@@ vi@@ ved De@@ ca@@ y 4
“ Let him call the older men of the congregation to him , and let them pray over him , gre@@ as@@ ing him with o@@ il in the name of Jehovah .
the inter@@ ro@@ g@@ at@@ or asked . When I refu@@ sed again , he h@@ it me in the face .
• What en@@ ab@@ les us to “ rejo@@ ice during all our days ” ?
M@@ ary H@@ in@@ ds saw the col@@ por@@ te@@ ur work as “ the best way of doing the most good for the great@@ est number of people . ”
F@@ I@@ R@@ E@@ D with the power of holy spirit , the early Christians pro@@ claim@@ ed God’s word with a ze@@ al that could not be dam@@ p@@ ened .
In The Watchtower , A@@ wa@@ ke ! , and rel@@ ated Christian public@@ ations , she found personal acc@@ oun@@ ts show@@ ing how individuals had cop@@ ed emo@@ tion@@ ally with this ill@@ ness .
Jehovah expres@@ ses his feelings toward Israel , saying : “ I have loved you people . ”
The sur@@ g@@ er@@ y was succ@@ ess@@ ful , and she continued pione@@ ering for over 30 years until her rec@@ ent death at the age of 8@@ 6 .
So tal@@ king about your feelings to a tru@@ sted friend can bring a me@@ asure of reli@@ ef .
W@@ as he refer@@ ring to the ap@@ poin@@ ting of elders or to something different ? ​ — He@@ b .
Your go@@ al is to look into his heart , not into his book .
Some out@@ standing men
In less than a year , she was back in rac@@ ing form and set a new world rec@@ ord for the wom@@ en@@ ’s m@@ ile in 198@@ 5 .
A child might use this word when ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing his father , for it is a ter@@ m of end@@ ear@@ ment that com@@ bin@@ es the in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy of “ pa@@ pa ” with the res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful word “ father . ”
He was able to see fal@@ s@@ eho@@ o@@ ds prom@@ o@@ ted by the cl@@ er@@ gy , but some@@ times he went to the op@@ pos@@ ite ex@@ tre@@ me .
In this article and the next , we will exam@@ ine how for mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ um@@ s Jehovah has direc@@ ted certain humans to take the lead .
Jesus comm@@ ended the Phil@@ ad@@ el@@ p@@ hi@@ a congregation .
2 : 12 ; 1 Th@@ ess .
They are com@@ pet@@ ent , f@@ it , or wor@@ thy to preach .
( b ) How does the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol help us to become effe@@ ctive teach@@ ers ?
For example , Jehovah has arrang@@ ed for “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” to care for the earthly Kingdom inter@@ ests .
Psalm 27 : 11
Such Bi@@ bl@@ es were to be destro@@ yed .
Your te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers are princi@@ pl@@ ed .
Then again , you may simply have to live through some situ@@ ations of life .
They also loo@@ ked for people in priv@@ ate ho@@ m@@ es .
How vital that parents help their children to cultiv@@ ate a f@@ on@@ dness for God’s Word !
“ Be@@ fore mo@@ ving , I read Watchtower artic@@ les about ho@@ mes@@ ic@@ k@@ ness .
We need a home , food , and clo@@ thing , and it is not wrong to have ni@@ ce things .
Like lo@@ cu@@ st@@ s , Christian min@@ isters show per@@ sever@@ ance
In 19@@ 22 , a si@@ x - st@@ ory building at 18 Con@@ c@@ ord S@@ tre@@ et in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n was r@@ ented and e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment pur@@ cha@@ sed for the prin@@ ting of boo@@ ks .
The psalmist fore@@ told that Jesus would “ feel s@@ or@@ ry for the low@@ ly one and the po@@ or one . ”
14 : 1 , 4 .
In turn , the deep@@ er our appreciation for Jehovah , the str@@ ong@@ er our desire to draw close to him and to imitate him . ​ — Jo@@ s@@ h .
What love has Jehovah sh@@ own to human@@ kind by means of the ransom ?
On the night before his death , he pre@@ pared his followers with these words : “ If the world h@@ ates you , you know that it has h@@ ated me before it h@@ ated you .
No won@@ der God’s Word says : “ G@@ ra@@ y ha@@ ir is a cro@@ wn of beau@@ ty when it is found in the way of righteousness ” ! ​ — Pro@@ v .
Mo@@ re@@ over , regarding Joseph , the disci@@ ple S@@ te@@ ph@@ en said : “ God was with him . ” ​ — Acts 7 : 9 .
2 : 5 , 6 .
Con@@ di@@ tions thr@@ ough@@ out the earth continue to deter@@ i@@ or@@ ate because Satan now has great anger , know@@ ing he has only a sh@@ ort peri@@ od of time left before Jehovah takes him out of the way .
Jeremiah is com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned as a prophet in the 1@@ 3@@ th year of the re@@ ign of Jo@@ si@@ ah , the king of Juda@@ h , 40 years pri@@ or to the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
They know that when each one re@@ ach@@ es the end of his life course in faith@@ ful@@ ness , Jesus will receive him into the heavenly d@@ wel@@ ling place . ​ — Matthew 24 : 13 ; John 14 : 2 - 4 ; 1 Corinthians 15 : 50 , 5@@ 1 .
The apostle Paul said : “ There is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the un@@ righteous . ”
For example , D@@ un@@ can , * who had his heart set on being a mission@@ ary , found that after many years in mission@@ ary service , he and his wife had to return home .
O@@ r it is possible that this was simply a bu@@ ri@@ al p@@ lo@@ t that Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s had ac@@ qui@@ red in the Jerusalem are@@ a . ​ — Acts 4 : 34 - 37 .
The Bible is “ powerful by God for over@@ tur@@ ning str@@ ong@@ ly en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched things , ” including mis@@ conc@@ ep@@ tions and ne@@ g@@ ative ide@@ as .
The apostle Peter explained that we can avoid be@@ coming in@@ ac@@ tive in our service if we keep su@@ p@@ pl@@ ying to our faith knowledge , end@@ ur@@ ance , and godly devo@@ tion . ​ — Read 2 Peter 1 : 5 - 8 .
What has helped me to bat@@ tle on for so many years ? I pray each day and than@@ k Jehovah for giving my life a sense of purpose .
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s life certainly illustr@@ ates the “ vari@@ ous tri@@ als ” a Christian may face today .
M@@ ore rec@@ ently , ob@@ serv@@ ers in S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a no@@ tic@@ ed similar at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive qualities among God’s people .
While gen@@ es may pla@@ y a ro@@ le in shap@@ ing person@@ alities , our imper@@ fe@@ ction and our en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment also are ma@@ j@@ or influ@@ ences . ​ — 6 / 1 , pages 9 - 11 .
We thought that we first should set asi@@ de some sa@@ v@@ ings .
From an early age , I was tr@@ oub@@ led by rac@@ i@@ al pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce and fear of fa@@ il@@ ure as well as my own ti@@ mi@@ d n@@ ature .
• How can you live up to your dedic@@ ation ?
L@@ au@@ ri@@ e and I had deci@@ ded to sa@@ il down the Af@@ ri@@ can co@@ ast and then ac@@ ro@@ ss the A@@ t@@ l@@ an@@ tic O@@ ce@@ an to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
Thus , Bible prophecy gives us sure hope . ​ — Read Psalm 37 : 29 ; Romans 15 : 4 .
That act of obedi@@ ence en@@ h@@ an@@ ced Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s faith , regarding which the disci@@ ple James wrote : “ You b@@ eho@@ ld that his faith wor@@ ked along with his works and by his works his faith was per@@ fe@@ cted . ” ​ — James 2 : 22 .
Lo@@ ve for Jehovah , then , is gen@@ u@@ ine only when it is expres@@ sed in obedi@@ ent actions .
Jesus ’ sacrifice can deli@@ ver us from in@@ her@@ ited sin and can li@@ ber@@ ate us from the f@@ at@@ al effe@@ cts of sin .
The Com@@ ple@@ te Bible Is Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ated
It has been a stru@@ gg@@ le , but I am determined not to give up but to get on with my life .
Because , un@@ like ani@@ mal@@ s , we have spiritual needs .
Ne@@ ws of the resurrection s@@ pre@@ ad sou@@ th@@ ward into Ju@@ de@@ a and the sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding dist@@ ri@@ ct .
Your doing so may not turn you into close compan@@ i@@ ons , but it can help to draw you together and inc@@ re@@ ase peace ​ — in you and in the congregation as a whole .
S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then Your Tru@@ st in Jehovah
O@@ thers look to human lead@@ ers , but even the best of these make mis@@ takes .
Per@@ haps you are loo@@ king for@@ ward to something that may make you happy , such as fin@@ ish@@ ing your scho@@ ol@@ ing , get@@ ting a good jo@@ b , or bu@@ ying a new ca@@ r .
It was famili@@ ar gr@@ ound to her el@@ der@@ ly gu@@ i@@ de .
M@@ or@@ ality affe@@ cts other humans too .
12 : 4@@ 6 - 50 ; Luke 8 : 19 - 21 .
There seem@@ ed little that these true Christians could do to de@@ f@@ end themselves .
( b ) Can the Un@@ ited N@@ ations bring an end to the ar@@ m@@ ing of this world ?
O@@ r we may be moved to say , as did Jesus ’ apostles : “ Gi@@ ve us more faith . ” ​ — Luke 17 : 5 .
Ther@@ e@@ ’s no respect for parents , ” be@@ mo@@ ans a mother .
Yes , hon@@ or@@ ing ag@@ ed parents inclu@@ des prote@@ cting them and provi@@ ding for them materi@@ ally when they are not in a position to care for themselves .
‘ The wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve is cha@@ st@@ e , then pe@@ ace@@ able ’
He did not den@@ y Jehovah’s power , but he challeng@@ ed His way of exerc@@ ising so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and therefore His right to rule .
If we have rep@@ ented and have been helped by the elders , we can conclu@@ de that God has for@@ given us and that we have not sin@@ ned against the holy spirit .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , one who is baptized in the name of the holy spirit recogn@@ iz@@ es that the holy spirit is , not a person , but Jehovah’s ac@@ tive for@@ ce .
Since this is possible in the case of spirit - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Christians , we can be sure that others can be ra@@ ised to life on earth .
For Jehovah to be our F@@ ri@@ end , however , we must me@@ et certain con@@ di@@ tions .
L@@ ear@@ n From Ex@@ am@@ ples
We can also be gr@@ ate@@ ful that God con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed the truth by inspi@@ ring the Bible writ@@ ers .
Do Not Al@@ low P@@ l@@ ace for the Devil , 1 / 15
Our own happiness is involved as we continue to show mer@@ cy toward those still stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to inc@@ re@@ ase their displa@@ y of self - control .
When God’s prophet arri@@ ved in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m , he had J@@ es@@ se sum@@ m@@ on his sons .
How did Jesus de@@ al with his spiritually we@@ ak@@ ened compan@@ i@@ ons ?
Mar@@ y’s assignment was to ty@@ pe Watchtower study artic@@ les and other liter@@ ature on st@@ enc@@ il@@ s that served to pro@@ du@@ ce mi@@ me@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ ed co@@ pi@@ es .
* Re@@ g@@ arding the Greek ter@@ m there rend@@ ered “ un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , ” Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or Mar@@ v@@ in R . V@@ inc@@ ent wrote that it has “ the sense of imp@@ ur@@ ity on the side of s@@ or@@ di@@ dness . ”
For more information , see chap@@ ter 14 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
“ Bro@@ thers , . . . we re@@ qu@@ est of you not to be quic@@ k@@ ly sh@@ ak@@ en from your reason . ” ​ — 2 TH@@ E@@ S@@ S .
Jesus set this work in mo@@ tion when he was here on earth .
To be more effe@@ ctive in the preaching work , we needed liter@@ ature in the language of the indi@@ gen@@ ous people .
It can dis@@ ru@@ pt the peace of the Christian congregation .
As Samuel gre@@ w to matu@@ r@@ ity , all Israel came to know that he was God’s prophet .
Like a con@@ ta@@ gi@@ ous e@@ pi@@ dem@@ ic di@@ se@@ ase , there is something that ca@@ uses “ ad@@ vers@@ ities ” for the human family and for up@@ ho@@ l@@ ders of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
What helped these men take up the full - time ministry ?
S@@ har@@ p - ey@@ ed R@@ a@@ ha@@ b may have been quic@@ k to draw her own conclu@@ sions .
But the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ts have not succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded so far ​ — and they never will !
Bo@@ th are to car@@ ry out their ro@@ les as “ one flesh . ”
What did Jesus say about let@@ ting our light shin@@ e , and what is one way to do this in our ministry ?
The answer was an emp@@ h@@ ati@@ c , “ No ! ”
Let us now consider some examples of deep things that could ex@@ p@@ and our com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion .
We are bless@@ ed with spiritual support in times of tri@@ al
Why should we pray for those persecu@@ ting us ?
F@@ in@@ ally , Jehovah’s pati@@ ence came to an end .
It helps to e@@ qui@@ p us in many ways because it teach@@ es us how to act in a world where most are not willing to accept that a su@@ peri@@ or S@@ ource of wisdom should gover@@ n their lives for their own good .
All fore@@ ign@@ ers , including us , had been for@@ ced al@@ most at a m@@ om@@ ent@@ ’s no@@ tice to fle@@ e the country .
And matu@@ re men could “ shepher@@ d the flo@@ ck of God . ” ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 2 .
● With your mate , eng@@ age in activities that strengthen your com@@ mit@@ ment .
I@@ N TH@@ E hands of a s@@ kil@@ led po@@ t@@ ter , a wor@@ th@@ less lum@@ p of cla@@ y can be trans@@ form@@ ed into an at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive u@@ ten@@ si@@ l .
In any case , D@@ el@@ il@@ ah accepted the offer .
What was be@@ h@@ ind the change ?
Although Tu@@ am@@ o@@ tu cons@@ ists of ne@@ arly 8@@ 0 at@@ ol@@ ls s@@ pre@@ ad ac@@ ro@@ ss an are@@ a of more than 3@@ 10@@ ,000 s@@ qu@@ are mil@@ es ( 8@@ 0@@ 2@@ ,@@ 9@@ 00 s@@ q k@@ m ) , it has a po@@ pul@@ ation of only some 1@@ 6@@ ,000 in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants .
So when he ur@@ ged his followers to lead a simp@@ le life un@@ enc@@ um@@ ber@@ ed by materi@@ al@@ ism , they did not have to gu@@ ess at what he me@@ ant .
When disa@@ gre@@ ements ar@@ ise , they often view their an@@ ta@@ g@@ on@@ ists as lost ca@@ uses , bey@@ ond hope of imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement .
Can you pi@@ c@@ ture that ?
What conclu@@ sion should we draw ?
But how do we respon@@ d when there is a con@@ f@@ li@@ ct between our desire to be obedi@@ ent and “ the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes ” ?
“ I know my sheep and my sheep know me , ” said Jesus .
Jehovah shows honor to all those who serve and honor him .
How do we benefit when we he@@ ed divine instru@@ ction ?
That will not be the time to let anything di@@ vi@@ de us .
David in@@ qui@@ red of Jehovah , saying : “ Sh@@ all I cha@@ se after this mar@@ au@@ der band ? ”
Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing a good r@@ out@@ ine of personal study , meeting attend@@ ance , and field service may se@@ em difficult .
They “ received the word with the great@@ est e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness of mind , ” he wrote , “ care@@ fully exam@@ ining the Scriptures da@@ ily as to whether these things were so . ”
She may have been so dist@@ ra@@ ught because of all of this that she lost sight of what was truly important ​ — their relationship with God .
How might a woman act sh@@ am@@ e@@ fully , and with what resul@@ ts ?
Yes , this mission@@ ary school has contribu@@ ted to milli@@ ons ’ being jo@@ y@@ ful with the Kingdom hope .
They are not ex@@ ac@@ tly the same .
The Bible provi@@ des no answer to these questions .
O@@ b@@ serve It How O@@ f@@ ten ?
If we allow God’s spirit to pro@@ du@@ ce love within us , that qu@@ ality will ex@@ ist in our relation@@ shi@@ ps with God and neigh@@ b@@ or .
“ P@@ on@@ der over these things ; be ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in them , so that your advan@@ c@@ ement may be pla@@ in@@ ly seen by all people . ” ​ — 1 T@@ I@@ M . 4 : 15 .
We will be ri@@ ch@@ ly re@@ war@@ ded for thus pa@@ ying “ more than the u@@ su@@ al attention ” to God’s Word .
L@@ ater , we were assign@@ ed to the city of C@@ hi@@ an@@ g Ma@@ i .
“ R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness and justice are the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of [ his ] thro@@ ne , ” so we can be confid@@ ent that all of his la@@ ws , principles , and decisions are righteous .
The gover@@ ning body sent the apostles Peter and John there .
H@@ as that happened to you ?
But consider the experience of a bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ man from a small to@@ wn in S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a .
Our happiness dep@@ ends on our sub@@ mis@@ sion to his will and our continu@@ ing to serve him with a ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast heart .
O@@ ver the de@@ ca@@ des since 19@@ 19 , the Kingdom work has f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed and nothing has been able to sto@@ p its prog@@ ress .
Yes , the Bible hel@@ l will be emp@@ ti@@ ed .
The next power to ris@@ e is the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re , some@@ times rul@@ ed by Ch@@ al@@ de@@ an k@@ ings .
In 19@@ 32 a travel@@ ing overse@@ er from Gre@@ e@@ ce vis@@ ited Al@@ ban@@ ia to encoura@@ ge and strengthen the brothers .
Consider what these individuals have to say .
E@@ ver@@ yone then living on earth will be taught by God .
When would the prophecy concer@@ ning se@@ ven shepher@@ ds and ei@@ ght du@@ k@@ es have its pri@@ m@@ ary fulfill@@ ment ?
There Is No Se@@ cre@@ t S@@ in
However , I simply went into my ro@@ om and lo@@ cked the do@@ or be@@ h@@ ind me .
Just how does God view war today ?
Fir@@ st , the disciples will hear of w@@ ars , earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es , fam@@ ines , and p@@ est@@ il@@ ences in one place after another .
Their bo@@ ys gre@@ w up to be good men , and they married wi@@ ves who were lik@@ e@@ wise willing to put the true God , Jehovah , first in their lives .
He was willing to use the blood of his Son to make possible our et@@ er@@ n@@ al sal@@ vation .
David ho@@ ped that U@@ ri@@ ah would sp@@ end the night with B@@ ath - she@@ ba , but that did not ha@@ p@@ pen .
However , a we@@ d@@ ding cer@@ em@@ on@@ y held in a religious building or per@@ form@@ ed by a cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man ra@@ ises ad@@ di@@ tional concer@@ ns .
If they love Jehovah , however , we want to help them and show them com@@ pas@@ sion .
When I was 18 , I moved out of my parents ’ home and into a house with a group of other disa@@ b@@ led people .
Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a , 194@@ 3 .
“ When you feel disc@@ oura@@ ged , ” said Bro@@ ther S@@ pl@@ ane , “ talk it over with Jehovah .
To remain coura@@ ge@@ ous , we need ong@@ o@@ ing instru@@ ction in God’s way .
Jesus continued : “ The second , like it , is this , ‘ You must love your neigh@@ b@@ or as yourself . ’ ”
Many think of cl@@ ou@@ ds as the sto@@ re@@ hous@@ es of s@@ now .
V@@ olu@@ nt@@ ary o@@ ffer@@ ings gave Israelites the opportunity to demonstr@@ ate their love for Jehovah
After con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating the ways of his S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d and Pro@@ vi@@ der , David conclu@@ des : “ S@@ ur@@ ely go@@ o@@ dness and loving - kindness themselves will pur@@ sue me all the days of my life ; and I will d@@ well in the house of Jehovah to the l@@ eng@@ th of days . ”
“ This means everlasting life , their taking in knowledge of you , the only true God , and of the one whom you sent for@@ th , Jesus Christ . ”
Many people e@@ qu@@ ate mil@@ dness with we@@ ak@@ ness .
What is the meaning be@@ h@@ ind the Hebrew verbs rend@@ ered “ keep listen@@ ing ” and “ over@@ take ” at De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 28 : 2 ?
The inspired Christian Scriptures also comm@@ and : “ You must keep clear of i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 14 .
E@@ ach of us is in a con@@ dition far more serious than the one descri@@ bed .
Like him , we need to see Jehovah as real ​ — as the only God to serve and to hold in a@@ we .
We do not ‘ pl@@ an a@@ head for the desi@@ res of the flesh ’ ​ — that is , we do not make our c@@ hi@@ ef purpose in life the re@@ aching of se@@ cul@@ ar go@@ als or the satis@@ f@@ ying of fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res .
For example , the M@@ ace@@ don@@ i@@ an Christians , al@@ though po@@ or themselves , went bey@@ ond their ac@@ tu@@ al ability in making contribu@@ tions for their nee@@ dy brothers in Ju@@ de@@ a .
“ I do nothing of my own in@@ iti@@ ative ; but just as the Father taught me I speak these things . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ H@@ N 8 : 28 .
That is certainly true of personal study .
To medit@@ ate means to foc@@ us your thoughts and to refle@@ ct on or pon@@ der over something , be it good or bad .
But in 199@@ 2 , I tri@@ ed preaching for 60 h@@ our@@ s in one mon@@ th .
Consider how he brought the matter up for discus@@ sion .
“ I@@ G@@ N@@ O@@ R@@ AN@@ C@@ E is never better than knowledge , ” stated La@@ ur@@ a F@@ er@@ mi , wife of the r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned physi@@ c@@ ist En@@ ri@@ c@@ o F@@ er@@ mi .
S@@ cho@@ l@@ ars now believe that this co@@ de@@ x was written in the l@@ ate f@@ our@@ th century .
8 : 12 ; J@@ er .
It is encourag@@ ing to see men and women who ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t a spirit like that of C@@ al@@ e@@ b who , though advan@@ ced in years , re@@ ques@@ ted a challeng@@ ing assignment . ​ — Jo@@ shua 14 : 10 - 12 .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , no Christian would know@@ ingly want to make it difficult for another person to atten@@ d Christian ga@@ ther@@ ings .
The direc@@ t and indi@@ rec@@ t refer@@ ences to R@@ ome su@@ gg@@ est that it could have been com@@ posed in that city .
However , his out@@ standing h@@ and@@ som@@ en@@ ess came from his faith@@ ful@@ ness to Jehovah and his un@@ ben@@ ding integrity .
D@@ O@@ M@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ C AN@@ D S@@ E@@ X@@ U@@ A@@ L V@@ I@@ O@@ L@@ EN@@ C@@ E : “ One in three women has been a vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of physical or se@@ x@@ u@@ al viol@@ ence by an in@@ tim@@ ate par@@ t@@ ner at some point in her li@@ fe@@ time , ” repor@@ ts the Un@@ ited N@@ ations .
This ide@@ a was prop@@ oun@@ ded by I@@ r@@ en@@ a@@ e@@ us ( second century C.E . ) .
God’s loyal ones take deli@@ ght in discus@@ sing his mi@@ gh@@ ty ac@@ ts
So we should obey Jesus ’ war@@ ning : “ Pa@@ y attention to y@@ ourselves that your hearts never become we@@ igh@@ ed down with over@@ e@@ ating and heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ king and anxi@@ e@@ ties of life , and su@@ d@@ den@@ ly that day be in@@ stan@@ tly upon you as a s@@ n@@ are . ”
I@@ magine the family stri@@ fe that b@@ es@@ et the prophet Ho@@ se@@ a .
As a result , such worship un@@ ites people in happy congregations and a happy worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od . ​ — Read Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 13 , 14 .
The G@@ r@@ and Ch@@ am@@ ber ​ — the high@@ est le@@ v@@ el of the E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an C@@ our@@ t — ​ rul@@ ed that “ op@@ position to mil@@ it@@ ary service , where it is mo@@ tiv@@ ated by a serious and in@@ sur@@ m@@ oun@@ table con@@ f@@ li@@ ct , ” ought to be gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ ed by the E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an Con@@ ven@@ tion .
4 , 5 . ( a ) What encourag@@ ement did Jehovah give to his ancient people ?
S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h
He said : “ This good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations ; and then the end will come . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
He had to re@@ tr@@ ace his st@@ ep@@ s and was d@@ el@@ a@@ yed sever@@ al h@@ our@@ s .
Why God Al@@ lo@@ ws Su@@ ffering , 1 / 1
Our heart will not n@@ atur@@ ally ve@@ er toward cha@@ st@@ ity .
What ro@@ le do prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation pla@@ y in our cop@@ ing with cal@@ am@@ ities ?
In a R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ously Di@@ vi@@ ded H@@ ous@@ eho@@ ld
Jesus in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted an an@@ nu@@ al ev@@ ent to re@@ mind us of the pro@@ vision of the ransom .
She felt like Joseph , who was imp@@ ris@@ oned for keep@@ ing his integrity .
Those works are “ for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , lo@@ ose conduct , i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , prac@@ tice of spi@@ rit@@ ism , en@@ m@@ ities , stri@@ fe , je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , f@@ its of anger , con@@ ten@@ tions , div@@ isions , se@@ cts , en@@ vi@@ es , dr@@ un@@ ken b@@ ou@@ ts , re@@ vel@@ ries , and things like these . ”
If you would like to understand the Bible , Jehovah’s Witnesses would be pleas@@ ed to help you . ​ — Read Acts 8 : 30 , 31 .
His two ol@@ des@@ t children are te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers .
( b ) How does Jehovah draw people to him ?
A God of faith@@ ful@@ ness , with whom there is no in@@ justice ; righteous and u@@ pri@@ ght is he . ”
If that is true in your case , how can you cop@@ e with the pres@@ sure ?
Jesus knew that it was Jehovah’s purpose to have righ@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones live on a par@@ adise earth forever .
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ arly reading God’s Word and medit@@ ating on it will mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to continue to do what we likely have already done to some ex@@ t@@ ent : ‘ S@@ tri@@ p off the old person@@ ality with its practic@@ es and clo@@ the y@@ ourselves with the new person@@ ality , which through acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge is being made new . ’
You came face - to - face with challeng@@ es , or you found yourself in new circumstances that requi@@ red mas@@ sive chang@@ es in your life .
We become like “ an in@@ dec@@ isi@@ ve man , un@@ ste@@ ad@@ y in all his ways . ”
How can a re@@ view of this hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al account help us foc@@ us on star@@ ting home Bible stu@@ dies ?
Do we have any doubt that we need to “ keep a@@ wa@@ ke ” and “ keep loo@@ king ” for the fore@@ told end and our deli@@ ver@@ ance ?
A wife may wish to expla@@ in her faith to her husband .
When a crow@@ d came to see Jesus , how did he show in@@ sight ?
Th@@ r@@ ough Samuel , Jehovah told Saul to wa@@ ge war against the A@@ mal@@ ek@@ ites .
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , when Paul wrote that Christ was “ the fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its ” of those ra@@ ised up , he was indic@@ ating that others too would later be resur@@ rec@@ ted .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory , Jehovah has most often commun@@ ic@@ ated with his people in more indi@@ rec@@ t ways .
In light of this , is it not clear that we need to turn to God not only for ans@@ wers to the tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ ing questions fac@@ ing humans but also for the so@@ lu@@ tion ?
O@@ be@@ di@@ ence br@@ ings happy rel@@ ations in the family , at the work@@ place , and with Jehovah
For more information , see pages 2@@ 13 - 2@@ 15 of this book , What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ? , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Do you not want to live in such a world , one in which you “ will not to@@ il for nothing ” but will enjoy to the full the “ fru@@ it@@ age ” of your la@@ b@@ or ?
Re@@ gre@@ t@@ ta@@ bly , many people foc@@ us their life al@@ most exc@@ lu@@ si@@ vely on the ac@@ qui@@ ring of material things .
“ As it turned out , ” he ad@@ ds with a sm@@ ile , “ par@@ ts of our ter@@ rit@@ ory along the co@@ ast re@@ mind me of Par@@ adise . ”
Christian men , for example , often work al@@ ong@@ side those who have little respect for women , consider@@ ing them as m@@ ere se@@ x@@ u@@ al ob@@ je@@ cts .
Wh@@ ere will you cho@@ ose to set the b@@ oun@@ d@@ ary when it comes to your spe@@ e@@ ch ?
In time , God stated that “ the soul of the flesh is in the blood . ”
* Instead , use dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment and ask yourself , ‘ What positi@@ ve st@@ ep@@ s can I take to help a friend or a relati@@ ve through one of the most difficult trans@@ iti@@ ons in life ? ’
Thus , even in order to sa@@ ve his own life , David would not k@@ ill Saul , and he st@@ op@@ ped his compan@@ ion A@@ bi@@ sh@@ a@@ i from doing so . ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
Sha@@ wn , qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , says : “ We taught our you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers to have fri@@ end@@ ly working relation@@ shi@@ ps with scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es but to leave those relation@@ shi@@ ps there ​ — at school .
To make that hope a re@@ ality , however , you need to inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ate and find out what the good news is about .
The disci@@ ple S@@ te@@ ph@@ en also provided information found no@@ where in the Hebrew Scriptures .
Jehovah ne@@ i@@ ther pre@@ pa@@ res our heart mirac@@ ul@@ ously nor gives us a willing spirit .
Jesus ra@@ ised the question : “ Who really is the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave whom his ma@@ ster appointed over his d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s , to give them their food at the prop@@ er time ? ”
He ad@@ mit@@ ted that he sin@@ ned when he was young .
T@@ w@@ o Witness famili@@ es lived in the are@@ a we vis@@ ited , and they took exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent care of us .
To this day , Jews every@@ where c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver each year to com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate that ev@@ ent . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 12 : 14 .
‘ There will be dis@@ gr@@ ace upon its glory . ’ ​ — Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 2 : 16 .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful I am that Jehovah shows pati@@ ence , mer@@ cy , and understanding toward those who try their best to prac@@ tice what the Bible teach@@ es !
Jesus com@@ pared his disciples to sla@@ ves who keep on the w@@ atch
Let him instru@@ ct you in child - re@@ aring by means of his Word and the guid@@ ance we receive through his organization .
Per@@ haps we have end@@ ur@@ ed in the ministry for many years des@@ pite a@@ pa@@ thy , ill health , emo@@ tional pain , or persecu@@ tion .
Your spiritual vit@@ ality makes you a preci@@ ous as@@ set to fellow believers .
How could anyone be su@@ peri@@ or to God ?
“ S@@ to@@ p making the house of my Father a house of mer@@ ch@@ an@@ di@@ se ! ” he comman@@ ds .
So never be anxi@@ ous and say , . . .
How has this te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy helped me ?
Do I have a sc@@ he@@ du@@ le for personal study ?
One way to over@@ come temp@@ tation is to be al@@ er@@ t to the vari@@ ous form@@ s that temp@@ tation can take and be sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to its sub@@ t@@ le@@ ties .
This helped G@@ ab@@ ri@@ ele a@@ ban@@ d@@ on his im@@ moral conduct and re@@ esta@@ bl@@ ish his relationship with Jehovah .
The book of Revelation descri@@ bes “ a ri@@ ver of water of life ” that flo@@ ws from the thro@@ ne of God .
In the prophecy recorded at Genesis 3 : 15 , we learn something about the co@@ st of deli@@ ver@@ ance .
Bro@@ thers from the branch of@@ fice quic@@ k@@ ly began deli@@ ver@@ ing fun@@ ds and em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y supp@@ lies to dis@@ plac@@ ed Witnesses ga@@ ther@@ ed at Kingdom H@@ alls around the country .
The tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous heart may r@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ize away a serious person@@ ality f@@ law or make exc@@ uses for a gra@@ ve sin .
When a Christian is anointed , does it mean that he will de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely receive his re@@ ward ?
C@@ lo@@ se to the end of his life , Jesus said to his disciples : “ I set the pat@@ ter@@ n for you , that , just as I did to you , you should do also . ”
“ Th@@ r@@ ough the hands of the apostles many sign@@ s and por@@ ten@@ ts continued to occ@@ ur among the people , ” states Acts 5 : 12 .
This un@@ rest@@ ra@@ ined appro@@ ach to Bi@@ bli@@ cal inter@@ pre@@ tation b@@ lu@@ r@@ red the l@@ ines between Christian do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine and Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y .
O@@ p@@ position to the work that these s@@ inc@@ ere Christians were doing f@@ lar@@ ed up in one country after another .
But what does all of this have to do with God’s Kingdom and the year 1914 ?
Jesus was a@@ ware that “ his disciples were mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring about this . ”
This slave class is com@@ posed of Jesus ’ spirit - anointed brothers on earth , who@@ se hope is to rule with Christ in heaven .
Satan could not un@@ do these effe@@ cts .
No@@ v@@ ember 1 , 20@@ 11
( b ) What will we re@@ view in the next article ?
Since the school was far away from home , my mother and gr@@ and@@ parents could not af@@ for@@ d to vis@@ it me .
So these may be good m@@ om@@ ents to vis@@ it a friend and help him e@@ at . ”
But we did not always know whether the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der was inter@@ ested or not , since those words were also used to expres@@ s refu@@ s@@ al .
They said that they were no longer hu@@ ng@@ ry .
If you face a similar situation , ple@@ ase remember that Jehovah sy@@ mp@@ a@@ th@@ iz@@ es with you .
G@@ et en@@ ough s@@ le@@ ep .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E 4 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 25 - 29
How can we show respect for mo@@ der@@ n - day re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves of the Christian congregation ?
Yet , through per@@ sever@@ ance and prayer , I have been wit@@ ness@@ ing by letter writ@@ ing for more than 15 years now .
As he gre@@ w older , he began to take an interest in the Bible .
By keep@@ ing up with the direction the slave class provi@@ des through Bible - based public@@ ations as well as at meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions , we will be n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed with spiritual “ food at the prop@@ er time . ”
In fact , he is called “ the fine shepher@@ d , ” “ the great shepher@@ d , ” and “ the c@@ hi@@ ef shepher@@ d . ”
Paul comm@@ ends the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians for ‘ their faithful work , their loving la@@ b@@ or , and their end@@ ur@@ ance . ’
The gra@@ du@@ ation pro@@ gra@@ m was then brought to a close .
He esta@@ bli@@ shed a uni@@ vers@@ ity in the city and prom@@ o@@ ted the prin@@ ting of Lu@@ ther@@ an writ@@ ings in sever@@ al langu@@ ages .
T@@ ake deli@@ ght in reading it da@@ ily , and your love for it and its Au@@ th@@ or will gro@@ w .
Yes , the F@@ ine S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d kno@@ ws his sheep person@@ ally .
For instance , if the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er will soon vis@@ it your congregation , why not consider with your family the du@@ ties and privile@@ ges of travel@@ ing overse@@ ers ?
Jesus , on the other hand , had just said : “ For this I have been born , and for this I have come into the world , that I should be@@ ar witness to the truth . ”
Why not inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ate for yourself ?
However , individu@@ al Cana@@ an@@ ites who chang@@ ed their ways were s@@ pared . ​ — Jo@@ shua 6 : 25 ; 9 : 3 - 27 .
A@@ n un@@ w@@ ary ani@@ ma@@ l h@@ its the tri@@ p wi@@ re , ca@@ using the lo@@ g or st@@ one to f@@ all , c@@ ru@@ shing the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m .
Jesus also displa@@ yed justice by preaching without pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce to both rich and po@@ or . ​ — Mat@@ t .
At Mi@@ ca@@ h 6 : 8 , we learn what Jehovah expe@@ cts of us .
“ I am going to make a help@@ er for him , as a comple@@ ment of him . ” ​ — Genesis 2 : 18 .
My sight is sever@@ ely li@@ mit@@ ed , and I walk the san@@ dy st@@ re@@ e@@ ts of Af@@ ri@@ can v@@ il@@ la@@ ges with the help of a gu@@ i@@ de do@@ g tra@@ ined for the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts of E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an c@@ ities .
In the gar@@ den of Ge@@ th@@ s@@ em@@ ane , Jesus ’ religious op@@ pon@@ ents came to ar@@ rest him .
Why is it so difficult to turn the ide@@ a of human e@@ qu@@ ality into a re@@ ality ?
A vari@@ ation of this appro@@ ach is to show the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der three or four different tr@@ ac@@ ts and invit@@ e him to sel@@ e@@ ct one that inter@@ ests him .
Those who f@@ l@@ at@@ ly refu@@ se to listen ris@@ k lo@@ sing out on the opportunity of get@@ ting on the ro@@ ad to everlasting life .
He uses religi@@ ons , govern@@ ments , com@@ mer@@ cial organiz@@ ations , and the me@@ dia to mis@@ lead people .
It is uni@@ vers@@ al d@@ om@@ in@@ ation , or so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Of course , some Christians may find ple@@ asure in commun@@ ic@@ ating with family or close friends by such means .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying Bible counsel can help you find supp@@ or@@ tive friends
For us to draw close to Jehovah , however , it is ess@@ enti@@ al that we study with the right ob@@ je@@ ctive .
That joy moved him to do everything within his power to ac@@ qui@@ re the pe@@ ar@@ l .
In se@@ cul@@ ar jo@@ bs work@@ ers are pa@@ id a mon@@ et@@ ary sal@@ ary for their la@@ b@@ or .
On@@ ce I under@@ sto@@ od how hard the brother had stru@@ gg@@ led to over@@ come this ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound and how far he had come , I ad@@ mi@@ red him .
And Paul says that love is long - suffering and kind .
That is evid@@ ent from the in@@ her@@ ent desi@@ gn of our pl@@ an@@ et .
R@@ em@@ ember , though , that with these rich blessings from Jehovah comes a great responsi@@ bility .
Some are clo@@ s@@ er to the Greek S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t .
Why did he act this way ? ’
When the M@@ idi@@ an@@ ites and their al@@ lies in@@ va@@ ded Israel , God’s spirit en@@ vel@@ op@@ ed G@@ ide@@ on .
Be G@@ r@@ ate@@ ful for Jehovah’s Word
K@@ ar@@ l had been at Bethel for about se@@ ven years when he was assign@@ ed to the cir@@ cu@@ it work for a few months to gain ad@@ ded experience .
While it is under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble that we are up@@ set when someone h@@ ur@@ ts our feelings , is it really a v@@ al@@ id exc@@ use to sto@@ p sh@@ aring in Christian activities ?
There he married a mission@@ ary sister , P@@ at@@ s@@ y .
When h@@ and@@ led pro@@ per@@ ly , what can the truth of God’s Word accom@@ pl@@ ish ?
K@@ no@@ wing that their time is sh@@ ort , these wicked spi@@ r@@ its have ven@@ ted their viol@@ ent anger on mankind , ca@@ using great w@@ o@@ e .
Many we me@@ et have a ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound like mine , one shap@@ ed by Com@@ mun@@ ism and a@@ the@@ ism .
Our Scriptural discus@@ sion with them went on in the dar@@ k of night until the early h@@ our@@ s of the mor@@ ning .
It seem@@ s to be such a simp@@ le ide@@ a ​ — num@@ ber@@ ed chap@@ ters and ver@@ ses .
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als mentioned are real people , but some n@@ ames have been chang@@ ed .
The time peri@@ od when Noah lived was descri@@ bed in a similar way : “ The earth had become ru@@ ined in the sight of the true God , and the earth was filled with viol@@ ence .
Daniel , her live - in par@@ t@@ ner , ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed her and physi@@ c@@ ally a@@ bu@@ sed her and their three children .
I st@@ op@@ ped s@@ mo@@ king .
What a fine spirit ex@@ ists among young men and women in Jehovah’s service , and how this imp@@ res@@ ses on@@ loo@@ k@@ ers !
Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning in 194@@ 9 , they had for vari@@ ous reas@@ ons cu@@ t ties with the organization and had form@@ ed their own congregations .
When our prayers refle@@ ct s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity and dep@@ th of feel@@ ing , of what may we be certain ?
They feel that children ra@@ ised in a religious hous@@ eho@@ ld are som@@ eho@@ w disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ged .
On@@ ly 6 per@@ c@@ ent of Fr@@ en@@ ch people believe that “ the truth can be found only in one religion , ” com@@ pared with 15 per@@ c@@ ent in 198@@ 1 and 50 per@@ c@@ ent in 195@@ 2 .
The first human pa@@ ir would have the wonderful privilege of ex@@ pan@@ ding the Par@@ adise of E@@ den until , in time , it co@@ vered the earth , making a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l par@@ adise .
Why am I here ?
How does Jesus feel about the ag@@ on@@ iz@@ ing death that a@@ wa@@ its him ?
The elders in the local congregation kin@@ dly arrang@@ ed for Su@@ z@@ i@@ e , a married sister , to continue stud@@ ying the Bible with me .
Th@@ ink of the religious situation of those Jews and pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes who heard Peter .
My r@@ ou@@ te took me past a long l@@ ake n@@ est@@ led in a v@@ al@@ le@@ y high on a cl@@ ou@@ d - co@@ vered m@@ oun@@ tain .
This pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re , follow@@ ed on A@@ t@@ on@@ ement Da@@ y , re@@ v@@ ol@@ ved around see@@ king for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess for sin@@ s .
Jehovah also fore@@ saw the result of the en@@ m@@ ity between his woman and Satan and between their op@@ pos@@ ing see@@ ds .
In ans@@ wer@@ ing such personal questions , we can keep in mind what the apostle Paul told his fellow Christians in R@@ ome : “ All the things that were written af@@ o@@ re@@ time were written for our instru@@ ction , that through our end@@ ur@@ ance and through the comfort from the Scriptures we might have hope . ”
In s@@ pite of Lu@@ car@@ is ’ pre@@ ca@@ u@@ tions , that transl@@ ation r@@ ous@@ ed a st@@ or@@ m of disa@@ p@@ pro@@ val from many bi@@ sh@@ op@@ s .
Now is the time to learn more about Jehovah , the Creator of the heavens and the earth , and what he has pur@@ posed for you .
He was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , a religion I had never heard of before .
When a Christian dies , the only thing of real value that he pos@@ s@@ ess@@ es is his relationship with Jehovah and with Jesus Christ . ​ — Matthew 6 : 19 - 21 ; Luke 16 : 9 .
What helped James to change his out@@ look ?
For example , we no longer “ speak in t@@ ong@@ u@@ es ” or “ pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y . ”
Gre@@ at joy is found when one c@@ he@@ er@@ fully off@@ ers on@@ es@@ el@@ f will@@ ingly in God’s service . ​ — Isaiah 6 : 8 .
Why were they fe@@ ar@@ ful of b@@ eho@@ l@@ ding a refle@@ ction of the glory of Jehovah , the one who had done so much for them ?
The 21 nations present ple@@ d@@ ged to dis@@ man@@ tle ter@@ r@@ or@@ ist grou@@ ps and ag@@ re@@ ed on ways to inc@@ re@@ ase g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l se@@ cur@@ ity .
The rest of the Bible was comple@@ ted later by Me@@ tho@@ di@@ us , as we shall see .
Consider some Scriptural examples .
The Bible states : “ The beau@@ ty of young men is their power , and the s@@ pl@@ end@@ or of old men is their gra@@ y - he@@ a@@ de@@ dness . ”
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er in his life , though , when he was known by the name Saul , he was “ bre@@ a@@ thing th@@ re@@ at and mu@@ r@@ der ” against this very same group .
Why So Mu@@ ch Su@@ ffering ?
However , you need not be af@@ ra@@ id of the Devil .
• How did the fam@@ ine in the land of Cana@@ an prove to be a t@@ est of faith for Abra@@ m ?
A fine way to show faith@@ ful@@ ness is to pre@@ pare well for the field ministry
An@@ y at@@ temp@@ t to sa@@ ve time by not using it is fu@@ t@@ ile .
To@@ gether , they had a strong desire to en@@ ter the “ large do@@ or that lea@@ ds to activ@@ ity ” and , as a result , enjoy rich blessings from Jehovah . ​ — 1 Corinthians 16 : 9 ; Proverbs 10 : 22 .
Do you feel as did David , who wrote : “ Because your loving - kindness is better than life , my own li@@ ps will com@@ men@@ d you .
As a result , Jesus Christ told them f@@ ran@@ k@@ ly : “ Lo@@ ok ! Your house is a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned to you . ”
“ Fa@@ ith , ” according to the Bible , “ is not a pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of all people . ”
Do you want to be among those who will stand in a@@ we of the vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous Son of God ?
Because divine educ@@ ation is vital , you try to in@@ still in your children love for spiritual things and appreciation for wisdom .
F@@ ur@@ ther , the Bible indic@@ ates that the age of mirac@@ les ended after the days of the apostles .
Many live in are@@ as where har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps or po@@ ver@@ ty are the order of the day .
Many a su@@ p@@ per@@ time was pro@@ long@@ ed as we sh@@ ared the da@@ y’s events with one another or re@@ minis@@ ced about the past .
Jesus in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al
At 18 years of age , I stru@@ gg@@ led with making a decision between off@@ ers for uni@@ vers@@ ity tra@@ ining , a full - time se@@ cul@@ ar care@@ er , and pione@@ ering .
This should not sur@@ pris@@ e us .
This , then , certainly is the time to demonstr@@ ate that we have faith in God’s prophe@@ tic word .
What helped the wi@@ do@@ w An@@ na to find joy ?
In fact , it was the only s@@ ource of il@@ lu@@ min@@ ation in that com@@ par@@ t@@ ment .
Par@@ adise ​ — For You ?
We have come under his prote@@ ctive care , and he teach@@ es us to benefit ourselves ​ — to get the most out of life .
Des@@ pite being pres@@ sur@@ ed by her over a peri@@ od of time , Joseph did not allow her vo@@ ice to de@@ af@@ en him to the vo@@ ice of God .
Yet , assign@@ ing value based on our chang@@ ing desi@@ res or inter@@ ests is shal@@ low and sh@@ ort@@ si@@ gh@@ ted .
If baptized brothers are to be t@@ ested , it is only fa@@ ir that they are first tra@@ ined .
How does the counsel at 1 Timothy 6 : 17 - 19 apply to both rich and po@@ or ?
M@@ AN@@ Y things in life can be vie@@ wed ei@@ ther positi@@ vely or ne@@ g@@ ati@@ vely , dep@@ en@@ ding on our attitude .
That world was “ very good , ” and re@@ bel@@ li@@ on had not bro@@ ken out .
Lo@@ ve for God mo@@ ves us to do what in con@@ ne@@ ction with the good news ?
What a contr@@ ast to Christian teachings !
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons have not yet heard the Kingdom message .
S@@ ad@@ ly , some of God’s servants have , in effect , said : “ Q@@ u@@ ic@@ k !
With the help of holy spirit , we can cultiv@@ ate fru@@ it@@ age that is pleas@@ ing to Jehovah and we can van@@ qu@@ ish en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched bad ha@@ bi@@ ts .
The most reli@@ able t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony came from God himself .
R@@ a@@ ha@@ b may have ke@@ en@@ ly sen@@ sed that her way of life was de@@ gra@@ ding .
S@@ ing to Jehovah !
Many people can .
has helped many in a to@@ pi@@ cal study of the Bible .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , a number of ze@@ al@@ ous Christian elders now serve as members of Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al Li@@ a@@ is@@ on Com@@ mit@@ te@@ es , Re@@ gi@@ onal Bu@@ il@@ ding Com@@ mit@@ te@@ es , or As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all Com@@ mit@@ te@@ es .
Indeed , Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b helped lead the next gener@@ ation out of the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness and toward the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
Rather , they were par@@ ti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts , like r@@ un@@ n@@ ers in a r@@ ace . And they had succ@@ ess@@ fully ru@@ n the r@@ ace and fin@@ i@@ shed it .
When we face op@@ position or even ou@@ tri@@ ght persecu@@ tion , let us seek God’s help so that we can maintain a dis@@ position like that of Paul .
They explained that God had p@@ our@@ ed out holy spirit upon un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised G@@ ent@@ il@@ es .
Indeed , Paul said that Abraham did receive Isa@@ a@@ c back by resurrection “ in an illustr@@ ative way . ” ​ — He@@ b .
What a gr@@ and pro@@ spe@@ ct !
The same is true of the counsel we receive at Christian meetings and from Bible - based public@@ ations .
R@@ O@@ B@@ E@@ R@@ T got baptized as a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , but he did not really take the truth seri@@ ously .
That me@@ ant rest@@ or@@ ing fri@@ end@@ ship or har@@ mony with God .
Ex@@ pres@@ sions of it may take a turn that can enc@@ ro@@ ach on the ci@@ vi@@ l li@@ ber@@ ties and religious fre@@ e@@ dom of certain c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens of the country .
We should therefore per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in prayer , spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally as@@ king for that spirit . ​ — Luke 11 : 5 - 13 .
Yes , humans may value di@@ am@@ on@@ ds and other material things .
During and after the me@@ al , far into the night , I asked question after question ​ — all of which he ans@@ wer@@ ed using the Bible .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , there is no doubt that they appreci@@ ate any ass@@ ist@@ ance they receive .
There God con@@ fu@@ sed the language of the re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous people .
Our dedic@@ ation s@@ pr@@ an@@ g from our desire to obey Jehovah and to do his will .
My work@@ mat@@ es r@@ out@@ in@@ ely dist@@ ribu@@ ted fil@@ thy i@@ ma@@ ges through their com@@ pu@@ ters , as I had pre@@ vi@@ ously .
He rep@@ lied : “ No , rather , happy are those hear@@ ing the word of God and keep@@ ing it ! ”
gu@@ i@@ ded by God’s Word ?
“ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at ” is do@@ om@@ ed to des@@ tru@@ ction
The speak@@ er ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed us to make ‘ our advan@@ c@@ ement man@@ i@@ f@@ est ’ and to ‘ pa@@ y con@@ st@@ ant attention to ourselves and to our teaching . ’ — 1 Timothy 4 : 15 , 16 .
O@@ r@@ din@@ ary things ​ — such as coming home to an emp@@ ty house — ​ remin@@ ded him of his fa@@ ther’s ab@@ s@@ ence .
And they must make known that name . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 3 : 15 ; John 17 : 26 .
12 , 13 . ( a ) What action is Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah now told to take ?
Many took the tr@@ act and were com@@ for@@ ted by what they read .
A L@@ ess@@ on to Be L@@ ear@@ ned
( The Ca@@ tho@@ lic En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia ) Are such vie@@ ws cor@@ rec@@ t ?
He would therefore not qu@@ ali@@ fy for responsi@@ bil@@ ities or special privile@@ ges in the congregation .
This is just as any loving par@@ ent would wish after lo@@ sing a child in death .
Jesus ’ disciples had faith in God , and as a result , they were able to end@@ ure the se@@ v@@ ere persecu@@ tion they experienced .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the Bible , we find the expres@@ sion “ Jehovah is righteous . ”
“ Do not mo@@ de@@ l y@@ ourselves on the be@@ ha@@ vi@@ our of the world around you , ” war@@ ned the apostle Paul .
I p@@ ity him . ”
Still , he for@@ ba@@ de me to talk to him about the Bible .
Re@@ call that the “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men ” that Jesus gives to the congregation are for “ the read@@ ju@@ st@@ ment of the holy ones . ”
The coming ( or , arri@@ ving ) refer@@ red to a number of times at Matthew 24 : 29 - 4@@ 4 and 25 : 31 - 4@@ 6 is at “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
You pon@@ der Paul’s counsel at Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 3 : “ Let for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation and un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness of every s@@ ort or gre@@ e@@ din@@ ess not even be mentioned among you , just as it be@@ f@@ its holy people . ”
The Bible also rel@@ ates in a positi@@ ve light the st@@ ory of Ru@@ th , an an@@ c@@ est@@ ress of Jesus Christ .
Do we , then , have any reason to be imp@@ ati@@ ent ?
The fact is , we find true joy and succ@@ ess only when we give Jehovah first place in our lives . ​ — Read Psalm 1 : 2 , 3 .
The Jews who kept their hope ali@@ ve by reading and speaking about it were re@@ war@@ ded when Babyl@@ on fin@@ ally f@@ ell to in@@ va@@ ders .
Those words may have been ad@@ d@@ ressed to Timothy , but they apply to anyone who wants to honor God and to have a really happy life .
The Bible tel@@ ls us : “ The one keep@@ ing his li@@ ps in c@@ he@@ ck is ac@@ ting dis@@ cre@@ et@@ ly . ” ​ — Proverbs 10 : 19 .
“ The holy writ@@ ings ” that Timothy had been taught “ from inf@@ an@@ cy ” by his mother and gr@@ and@@ mother inclu@@ ded s@@ ound , practic@@ al counsel for young people .
It is not un@@ u@@ su@@ al , however , for married cou@@ ples to experience some “ tri@@ bul@@ ation in their flesh . ”
H@@ it@@ l@@ er came to power in 19@@ 33 , and for F@@ ri@@ e@@ da this ev@@ ent u@@ sh@@ ered in 23 years of ill - tre@@ at@@ ment at the hands of , not one to@@ tal@@ it@@ ari@@ an govern@@ ment , but two .
How much more , therefore , should we give pro@@ found attention to the things Jehovah is tel@@ ling us , or pres@@ cri@@ b@@ ing , through his Word , the Bible , and through “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
He fore@@ told the coming of a “ se@@ ed ” who , after having his he@@ el b@@ ru@@ ised , would f@@ at@@ ally b@@ ru@@ ise Satan in the head . ​ — Genesis 3 : 15 .
Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ rit@@ ’s R@@ o@@ le at P@@ res@@ ent
As a child , I under@@ sto@@ od very little at meetings .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , who@@ les@@ ome and so@@ li@@ d spiritual food may have little appe@@ al to a person who has become acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to fe@@ e@@ ding his mind and heart on worl@@ dly f@@ are .
Jehovah inspired the writ@@ ing of sac@@ red song@@ s , or psal@@ ms , that the Israelites would sing during occasi@@ ons for worship .
“ O you lo@@ v@@ ers of Jehovah , h@@ ate what is bad . ”
So happiness resul@@ ts only if a person su@@ ff@@ ers re@@ pro@@ ach because of being a follow@@ er of Christ and because of pat@@ ter@@ ning his life after the righteous principles that Jesus taught .
Because he was h@@ and@@ some , to her he res@@ em@@ b@@ led “ a ga@@ z@@ el@@ le . ”
The problems he is having , whether emo@@ tional , physical , men@@ tal , or spiritual , may requi@@ re prom@@ pt attention .
The Bible tel@@ ls God’s servants to mar@@ ry “ only in the Lord , ” that is , to mar@@ ry only someone who is dedic@@ ated and baptized and who lives by Jehovah’s standards .
I knew that Jehovah is the only true God , and I was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that this is his organization .
The dis@@ sen@@ sion was such that L@@ ysi@@ as fe@@ ared that Paul would be t@@ or@@ n to pi@@ e@@ ces , and again L@@ ysi@@ as was ob@@ li@@ ged to s@@ n@@ atch him from ang@@ ry Jews . ​ — Acts 22 : 30 – 23 : 10 .
“ He s@@ tic@@ ks to the pris@@ on r@@ out@@ ine and is an example to other pris@@ on@@ ers . ”
C@@ learly , Jehovah bless@@ es those who take a bo@@ ld stand for true worship .
( a ) To whom do people turn for ad@@ vice ?
The apostle Paul wrote : “ When I was a ba@@ be , I used to speak as a ba@@ be , to think as a ba@@ be , to reason as a ba@@ be ; but now that I have become a man , I have done away with the tra@@ its of a ba@@ be . ”
Des@@ pite these acc@@ us@@ ations , they could not find su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient pro@@ of to con@@ dem@@ n ei@@ ther M@@ on@@ t@@ an@@ o or his P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t Bible .
A th@@ ir@@ d reason why cultiv@@ ating and displa@@ ying hum@@ ility is difficult is that the origin@@ at@@ or of ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness , Satan the Devil , rul@@ es this world .
Indeed , the fact that I had always been in the fo@@ ref@@ r@@ on@@ t of the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c activ@@ ity sto@@ od me in good stead .
In fact , even Jose@@ p@@ h’s Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an ma@@ ster , P@@ o@@ ti@@ p@@ ha@@ r , conclu@@ ded that Jehovah was with Joseph .
“ And it is the best me@@ dic@@ ine for over@@ coming feelings of hel@@ pl@@ ess@@ ness , ali@@ en@@ ation , and fear . ”
What , then , if someone chang@@ ed from doing bad to doing good ?
There the Jews as@@ ser@@ ted that Paul “ ought not to live any longer , ” yet they pres@@ ented no evidence , and F@@ es@@ tu@@ s per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved that Paul had done nothing deser@@ ving of death .
Then he re@@ a@@ ds verse 15 in an under@@ to@@ ne .
Many you@@ ths become r@@ om@@ an@@ tic@@ ally involved , even though they are too young to mar@@ ry .
What matters did the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s take to Jehovah in prayer ?
“ We@@ ep with those who we@@ ep , ” says Romans 12 : 15 .
F@@ in@@ ally , Jehovah’s comm@@ and came .
“ Jesus had no doubt wh@@ atever as to who he was , from where he came , why he en@@ tered our world , and what the future held for him . ” ​ — A@@ U@@ TH@@ O@@ R H@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ E@@ R@@ T L@@ O@@ C@@ K@@ Y@@ E@@ R .
In S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 200@@ 9 , over 8@@ 0 per@@ c@@ ent of M@@ an@@ ila , Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines , was f@@ loo@@ ded by t@@ or@@ r@@ enti@@ al ra@@ ins .
She kept stud@@ ying the Bible in se@@ cre@@ t and came to love its teachings .
Some men@@ tion Bible te@@ x@@ ts , which I then read .
One of the most contro@@ ver@@ si@@ al fi@@ gu@@ res among Ch@@ urch Fa@@ thers is C@@ y@@ ri@@ l of A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a ( c . 3@@ 7@@ 5 - 4@@ 4@@ 4 C.E . ) .
I W@@ anted to Be Like J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s Da@@ ugh@@ ter
God’s Word says that “ tre@@ m@@ bl@@ ing at men is what la@@ ys a s@@ n@@ are , but he that is tru@@ sting in Jehovah will be prote@@ cted . ”
Com@@ fort in T@@ im@@ es of C@@ ris@@ is
Why will we avoid tel@@ ling lies ?
H@@ A@@ R@@ A@@ R@@ E
Are you sh@@ aring in such ac@@ ts in your congregation ?
E@@ ver@@ yone had heard about Noah , and now they could follow his st@@ ory on the s@@ cre@@ en .
As a result , the brother re@@ ached his go@@ al of 30 h@@ our@@ s .
Be@@ fore my husband was imp@@ ris@@ oned , preaching had been his way of life , and in@@ side the cam@@ p he continued to share his beli@@ ef@@ s .
A@@ no@@ ther fac@@ t@@ or that helps us to res@@ ist “ the things in the world ” is that we keep in mind Joh@@ n@@ ’s inspired words : “ The world is pas@@ sing away and so is its desire , but he that does the will of God rema@@ ins forever . ”
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le , who has helped her mother through three rec@@ ur@@ r@@ ences of can@@ c@@ er , expla@@ ins : “ If M@@ other wi@@ sh@@ es to try another tre@@ at@@ ment or con@@ sul@@ t another spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ist , I help her with her re@@ sear@@ ch .
By the mi@@ dd@@ le of the 19@@ th century , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds had f@@ led to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
Per@@ haps , like his father David , he had ob@@ served the m@@ oun@@ tain go@@ ats that fre@@ qu@@ ent the are@@ a around E@@ n - g@@ edi , near the sh@@ o@@ res of the De@@ ad Se@@ a .
S@@ wa@@ h@@ il@@ i , 9 / 1
We want to see the wisdom of Jehovah’s ways , so that we can say as did the psalmist : “ Your law is within my in@@ ward par@@ ts . ” ​ — P@@ s .
The answer to that question will be discus@@ sed in dep@@ th during the conven@@ tions that Jehovah’s Witnesses will be ho@@ l@@ ding around the world beg@@ in@@ ning this mon@@ th .
However , the prophecy about “ the si@@ gn of [ Christ’s ] pres@@ ence and of the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ” con@@ tain@@ s a positi@@ ve fe@@ ature .
T@@ ake deli@@ ght in even the s@@ mal@@ l@@ est imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ements in your health .
That such a change is possible Paul makes clear in his letter to the Corinthians .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to learn about God’s Kingdom , and you will have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living in a world without suffering ​ — forever .
T@@ w@@ o ch@@ ests were re@@ served for the temple ta@@ x ​ — one for the cur@@ r@@ ent year and one for the past year .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , such people are th@@ ir@@ st@@ y for the ref@@ re@@ shing w@@ at@@ ers of Bible truth .
In 195@@ 5 , she attend@@ ed the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad and was assign@@ ed as a mission@@ ary to J@@ ap@@ an .
The Bible high@@ ly re@@ comm@@ ends hum@@ ility .
As we read the Bible , we can no@@ te where and how some of God’s people went ast@@ ra@@ y and thus became war@@ ning examples .
Saul became viol@@ ently ang@@ ry at David , who had been anointed as the next king and now enjo@@ yed the support of God’s spirit .
Just si@@ x months after shu@@ t@@ ting the do@@ or in my face , P@@ ear@@ l sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed her dedic@@ ation to God by water baptism .
U@@ p@@ on real@@ iz@@ ing that K@@ y@@ ri@@ ac@@ o@@ s spoke better Greek than Eng@@ l@@ ish , a sister ph@@ oned a Greek brother in another congregation to come and help .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From Genesis ​ — I , 1 / 1
What is Jehovah’s view of fore@@ ign@@ ers ?
Le@@ ad@@ ers are cor@@ ru@@ pt .
He began to associ@@ ate with Ju@@ st@@ in Mar@@ ty@@ r , perhaps be@@ coming his pu@@ pi@@ l .
B . L@@ igh@@ t@@ fo@@ o@@ t no@@ tes : “ The expres@@ sion imp@@ lies the enti@@ re har@@ mony of the uni@@ verse , which shall no longer con@@ tain ali@@ en and disc@@ or@@ d@@ ant el@@ ements , but of which all the par@@ ts shall find their cen@@ tre and b@@ ond of uni@@ on in Christ .
What does “ doing good ” en@@ ta@@ il for Christians ?
Jac@@ o@@ b was deep@@ ly concer@@ ned about Jehovah’s promise to his fore@@ father ​ — his her@@ it@@ age .
Al@@ ong with others , Jehovah’s Witnesses were inter@@ vie@@ wed .
At the time , wi@@ ves were not assign@@ ed to accom@@ pan@@ y their hus@@ ban@@ ds on those tri@@ ps .
“ The l@@ on@@ el@@ iness is too much to be@@ ar at times . ”
To@@ t@@ or@@ as ris@@ e through the water and ex@@ ten@@ d a@@ bo@@ ve the sur@@ face .
However , we are confid@@ ent that our s@@ inc@@ ere prayers for God’s Kingdom to come will be ans@@ wer@@ ed .
Jeho@@ as@@ h stru@@ ck the earth three times .
To@@ gether they consider the ha@@ z@@ ar@@ ds and ste@@ er the ship through any n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w ch@@ ann@@ els to the por@@ t .
Se@@ cond , K@@ ing@@ s@@ le@@ y could read and gr@@ as@@ p only a small am@@ ount of new information during each study s@@ es@@ sion .
Because an un@@ num@@ ber@@ ed “ great crow@@ d ” will sur@@ vi@@ ve “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , ” soon to come .
What an in@@ es@@ ti@@ ma@@ ble joy that will be !
What can you do to maintain your joy ?
What are they ?
These ch@@ er@@ u@@ bs made it imp@@ os@@ sible for Adam and E@@ ve to re@@ en@@ ter their origin@@ al gar@@ den home .
O@@ po@@ ku had thought that the si@@ ck brother was a “ bi@@ g man ” among the Witnesses but learned that he was just an or@@ din@@ ary Witness .
God is not mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous or v@@ indic@@ tive .
7 : 14 .
Many humans have exerc@@ ised faith and main@@ ta@@ ined their integrity with respect to Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of his name .
“ I learned to appreci@@ ate God’s organization as a mo@@ der@@ n - day mirac@@ le , ” no@@ tes An@@ dre@@ as , who ser@@ ves in Ger@@ many .
What vital question should we ask before under@@ taking any pur@@ su@@ it , and why ?
Yes , a husband should be willing even to la@@ y down his life for his wife , just as Christ did for others .
In 19@@ 7@@ 3 , The Watchtower pointed out that s@@ mo@@ king is an un@@ clean ha@@ bi@@ t and ur@@ ged read@@ ers to qu@@ it .
As if on a very con@@ spi@@ cu@@ ous the@@ ater st@@ age , we car@@ ry out our work in fr@@ on@@ t of a heavenly a@@ udi@@ ence .
I feel the same way King David did , who wrote : “ Jehovah is my strength . . .
He was not refer@@ ring to a time before God cre@@ ated the earth or mankind .
Does R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on H@@ ar@@ m Ch@@ il@@ dren ?
So@@ on ther@@ e@@ after , Jesus “ com@@ men@@ ced preaching and saying : ‘ R@@ ep@@ ent , you people , for the kingdom of the heavens has dra@@ wn near . ’ ”
“ I gre@@ w up in E@@ l S@@ al@@ va@@ d@@ or .
As thr@@ ill@@ ing as such conven@@ tion experi@@ ences are , an even more in@@ tim@@ ate relationship develop@@ s when Christians serve Jehovah together over a peri@@ od of time .
It co@@ vered a large are@@ a , and there was only one Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ er .
“ I thought there were three plac@@ es a person could go at death : heaven , hel@@ l , or pur@@ g@@ at@@ ory .
Jehovah God has deal@@ t very lo@@ v@@ ingly with mankind , and he wants people to respon@@ d by loving him in return .
Per@@ haps Eli@@ j@@ ah was sur@@ pris@@ ed at A@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s re@@ action to the divine judgment .
Thus , they ten@@ d to be r@@ as@@ h in decision making , often yi@@ el@@ ding to ne@@ g@@ ative pe@@ er pres@@ sure , much to their own de@@ tri@@ ment .
S@@ IN@@ C@@ E the days of ancient Israel , the congregation has been Jehovah’s arrang@@ ement for n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing his people spiritually and giving them direction .
It is possible , therefore , that when Noah received the com@@ mis@@ sion to buil@@ d the ar@@ k , only 40 or 50 years rema@@ ined before the F@@ lood .
Of course , in a world im@@ mer@@ sed in dar@@ k@@ ness , those who “ live with godly devo@@ tion ” will me@@ et op@@ position .
For a m@@ ere 30 pi@@ e@@ ces of s@@ il@@ ver !
• What effect should godly fear have on our conduct ?
John M@@ il@@ t@@ on was born into a fin@@ an@@ cially well - off L@@ ond@@ on family in 1@@ 6@@ 0@@ 8 .
W@@ ould you not ag@@ ree that if human soci@@ ety is cor@@ ru@@ pt , then any govern@@ ment that is a part of it will in@@ ev@@ it@@ ab@@ ly be cor@@ ru@@ pt ?
* The di@@ gn@@ ity b@@ es@@ to@@ wed upon us requi@@ res a di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied respon@@ se ​ — that of pra@@ ising Jehovah’s ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic name with re@@ ver@@ ence and di@@ gn@@ ity .
Mi@@ ca@@ h 1 : 5 states : “ It is because of the re@@ v@@ ol@@ t of Jac@@ o@@ b that there is all this , even because of the sin@@ s of the house of Israel .
Christians are expe@@ cted to follow the teachings of Jesus .
Ž@@ o@@ br@@ á@@ k ) , 11 / 1
16 , 17 . ( a ) What does Jehovah want for his people ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , we need to share in both as@@ pe@@ cts of our service to God in order to be complete as Christians .
On the other hand , King Davi@@ d’s son Ab@@ sal@@ om fe@@ ign@@ ed great concer@@ n for the people and was pra@@ ised for his beau@@ ty .
What is the bal@@ an@@ ced view ?
Jesus is still ke@@ en@@ ly inter@@ ested in each of his disciples .
We were concer@@ ned about all the information in the fil@@ es they had taken from us .
Re@@ g@@ arding those high standards , a long@@ time el@@ der nam@@ ed R@@ a@@ y@@ mon@@ d expla@@ ins : “ To me , what matters most is what we are .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , she asked where I lived .
In earth@@ ’s c@@ el@@ la@@ r there are fu@@ els , such as co@@ al and o@@ il , that we can use for he@@ ating .
She did not need to con@@ sul@@ t her parents to turn down the jo@@ b .
Mu@@ ch dep@@ ends on how you appro@@ ach your reading .
We should never be self - s@@ par@@ ing or la@@ z@@ y in doing so .
In 19@@ 7@@ 6 , two S@@ pan@@ ish Witnesses kno@@ cked at our do@@ or and offered some Bible liter@@ ature , which I accepted .
Hence , it is up to each cou@@ ple to deter@@ mine whether to use some form of bir@@ th control to li@@ mit the si@@ ze of the family or to deter@@ mine when to have children .
S@@ ad@@ ly , some have s@@ low@@ ed down , given out , or even fal@@ le@@ n along the way .
Ex@@ peri@@ ences and In@@ ter@@ vie@@ ws on How to Do It
And like first - century Christians , they have follow@@ ed Jesus ’ comm@@ and to be “ no part of the world . ”
On the a@@ ver@@ age , we went every two we@@ ek@@ s .
And the apostle Peter said : “ To this course you were called , because even Christ su@@ ffered for you , lea@@ ving you a mo@@ de@@ l for you to follow his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y . ”
“ Jehovah of Ar@@ mi@@ es , the P@@ ow@@ er@@ ful One ”
It was with an enem@@ y of God , this time with the son of A@@ ha@@ b , wicked King A@@ ha@@ z@@ iah .
L@@ it@@ er@@ ature for young people .
Jesus and his disciples had en@@ tered the re@@ gi@@ on of the De@@ ca@@ pol@@ is , e@@ ast of the Se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e .
H@@ u@@ man rule has been un@@ able to sol@@ ve the proble@@ m of cri@@ me , including ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism .
But if we were to ign@@ ore Bible counsel and imitate the world , could we ex@@ pect the angels to shi@@ eld us from the bad effe@@ cts of such a course ?
Mo@@ y@@ er ) , 3 / 1
In his de@@ f@@ en@@ se Paul asked : “ W@@ ell , when I had such an in@@ ten@@ tion , I did not view the matter ligh@@ tly , did I ?
When we com@@ p@@ ly with God’s Word , our hearts do not con@@ dem@@ n us . ​ — 5 / 15 , pages 20 - 1 .
Pe@@ ople were even s@@ it@@ ting on the st@@ age , all a@@ wa@@ iting the bi@@ g ev@@ ent .
And ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , Jesus himself is to us , not “ the car@@ p@@ en@@ ter , ” but “ the Christ . ”
What effect can the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s inspired message have on us ?
The b@@ lam@@ eless one ne@@ i@@ ther f@@ alls in his own ways nor ge@@ ts t@@ ang@@ led up in his own deal@@ ings .
Why Com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate the De@@ ath of Jesus ?
By show@@ ing per@@ sever@@ ance and a@@ da@@ p@@ ta@@ bility in your ministry , you will experience the joy of fin@@ ding individuals who will fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly respon@@ d to the Kingdom message .
Of course , the am@@ ount of time we devo@@ te to Jehovah’s service dep@@ ends on our appreciation and circumstances .
A@@ ga@@ inst all o@@ d@@ ds ​ — in sub@@ z@@ er@@ o temp@@ er@@ atu@@ res and without prop@@ er c@@ li@@ mb@@ ing e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment — ​ Sha@@ ck@@ let@@ on and his compan@@ i@@ ons re@@ ached their des@@ t@@ in@@ ation , and he ev@@ en@@ tually res@@ cu@@ ed all his str@@ an@@ ded men .
Today , in these form@@ er Com@@ mun@@ ist nations , there are well over half a milli@@ on ac@@ tive Witnesses .
( a ) What is the good news that we s@@ pre@@ ad ?
The following artic@@ les will consider help@@ ful information on this sub@@ ject .
What other organization would put for@@ th so much effort to give tra@@ ining ? ”
The al@@ o@@ es of the Bible likely came from A@@ gar@@ w@@ o@@ od ( a spe@@ ci@@ es of A@@ qu@@ il@@ ari@@ a ) .
And when we read the Bible , we learn how fa@@ ir he is and how much he lo@@ ves us .
They bro@@ ke out in ap@@ pla@@ use , many of them in te@@ ars .
M@@ ak@@ ing pl@@ ans invol@@ ves the thought pro@@ c@@ ess ​ — an activ@@ ity of our heart .
If we pon@@ der over what the Bible says about Jehovah’s inter@@ actions with his faithful servants of the past , we will learn coun@@ t@@ less wonderful things about our God , who pati@@ ently and lo@@ v@@ ingly dre@@ w close to those imper@@ fect humans .
While not st@@ ating what he would cho@@ ose , he makes known what he desi@@ red ​ — “ the rel@@ eas@@ ing and the being with Christ . ”
( b ) What kin@@ ds of war@@ n@@ ings does Jehovah offer those who serve him , and why ?
What words of Paul to the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ i@@ an Christians are par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly appro@@ pri@@ ate today ?
It was based on what she had res@@ ol@@ ved to do , and this helped her to foc@@ us on her ob@@ je@@ ctive .
Consider the example of a family man who felt that his ze@@ al was w@@ an@@ ing some@@ what .
S@@ al@@ vation by Jehovah requi@@ res that we show faith by “ re@@ sting , ” or ref@@ ra@@ ining , from see@@ king sal@@ vation through human s@@ ch@@ em@@ es .
They may be nor@@ ma@@ l things in our life .
Jesus taught his disciples to make spiritual valu@@ es and pur@@ su@@ its their pri@@ or@@ ity .
In an al@@ co@@ ho@@ l - in@@ duc@@ ed ra@@ ge , he kil@@ led his gi@@ r@@ l@@ friend , for which he received a 20 - year pris@@ on s@@ ent@@ ence .
In the year 14@@ 7@@ 3 before Christ , the nation was in the land of Mo@@ a@@ b , ready to cro@@ ss the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver and con@@ qu@@ er the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 17 , 18 tel@@ ls us : “ The form@@ er things will not be called to mind , ne@@ i@@ ther will they come up into the heart .
The most out@@ standing evidence that Bo@@ a@@ z kept listen@@ ing to Jehovah was the un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish way in which he ac@@ ted on God’s law of re@@ pur@@ cha@@ se .
The same can be said of many cou@@ ples today .
It is a time for ex@@ tr@@ a pati@@ ence and s@@ k@@ ill , as the ro@@ les of parents and children en@@ ter a new st@@ age .
God’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t Is Our H@@ el@@ per
Yet , Jesus always main@@ ta@@ ined his joy and self - control .
R@@ em@@ ember : “ God is not un@@ righteous so as to for@@ get your work and the love you showed for his name , in that you have minis@@ tered to the holy ones and continue minis@@ ter@@ ing . ” ​ — Hebrews 6 : 10 .
Un@@ c@@ le B@@ en took me with him to meetings of the In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents in Bo@@ st@@ on , especially when there were vis@@ iting speak@@ ers or special events .
In that case , a wise husband will pa@@ y par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar attention to the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ You hus@@ ban@@ ds must show understanding in your married life : tre@@ at your wi@@ ves with respect , not only because they are physi@@ c@@ ally we@@ ak@@ er , but also because God’s gift of life is something you share together . ”
Moses ’ faith in “ the One who is inv@@ isi@@ ble ” helped him when the Israelites were in peri@@ l after they left Egy@@ pt .
His un@@ h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical teachings per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed many s@@ inc@@ ere people to become his followers . ​ — John 7 : 4@@ 6 ; 8 : 28 - 30 ; 12 : 19 .
Christians de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely want to avoid such a course . ​ — 2 Samuel 24 : 10 ; 1 Timothy 4 : 1 , 2 .
The words and de@@ e@@ ds of Jesus also reve@@ al much about God .
No won@@ der she needed comfort !
A Witness from Fr@@ ance moved to Mo@@ sc@@ ow to work .
Now he se@@ es her !
He was comple@@ t@@ ely dedic@@ ated to God .
In 19@@ 18 , respon@@ sible members of the he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters st@@ af@@ f of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k , were hal@@ ed into cour@@ t on tru@@ mp@@ ed - up char@@ ges and un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly sen@@ ten@@ ced to l@@ eng@@ thy pris@@ on ter@@ ms .
Such a do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine is contr@@ ary to what the Bible teach@@ es about Jehovah as a God of love and justice .
At that time it will certainly move on@@ ward like w@@ ind and will pas@@ s through and will ac@@ tually become gu@@ il@@ ty . This its power is du@@ e to its go@@ d . ”
Th@@ ink of it : Jehovah ​ — the very One who had man@@ d@@ ated cap@@ it@@ al p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment for will@@ ful mu@@ r@@ der@@ ers — ​ gave un@@ in@@ ten@@ tional man@@ sla@@ y@@ ers am@@ ple opportunity to receive com@@ pas@@ sion and prote@@ ction !
But Jehovah’s people did not k@@ ill anyone in that war .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines . He sel@@ e@@ cted one with a re@@ pro@@ du@@ ction of a M@@ em@@ ori@@ al invit@@ ation on the back page and ru@@ shed to his father .
In 18@@ 0@@ 1 , No@@ t@@ t was sel@@ e@@ cted to teach T@@ ah@@ iti@@ an to n@@ ine new@@ ly arri@@ ved mission@@ aries .
Jesus Is the A@@ no@@ inted One of Jehovah
Yes , “ the R@@ o@@ ck , perfect is his activ@@ ity , for all his ways are justice . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
As a result , many Christians ‘ f@@ ell away from the faith . ’
As you think of enjo@@ ying good times with those who@@ se compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship you once tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed , it is reason@@ able for your heart to s@@ well with happiness .
The ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ent who re@@ si@@ des as an ali@@ en with you should become to you like a n@@ ative of your@@ s ; and you must love him as yourself , for you became ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ents in the land of Egy@@ pt . ”
( b ) After the con@@ qu@@ est of Babyl@@ on by the Me@@ des and the Per@@ si@@ ans , what s@@ ort of fle@@ e@@ ing became possible ?
Let it change the way you think .
A man came along and sa@@ ved me from their c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty , but it took me a long time to rec@@ over , since I was w@@ oun@@ ded and feel@@ ing we@@ ak from the ty@@ ph@@ us .
G@@ ide@@ on , a st@@ al@@ war@@ t young man of the tri@@ be of M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h , lived during a tur@@ bul@@ ent time in Israel@@ ’s hist@@ ory .
To get the full benefit from the comfort offered , a person needs to know the true God , the kind of Per@@ son he is , and the dep@@ end@@ ability of his promises . When we seek to help a person who is not already a worshi@@ per of Jehovah , it is good to expla@@ in the following poin@@ ts .
What is more , as a result of An@@ na - Paul@@ a@@ ’s fine example and ze@@ al@@ ous preaching , her mother began stud@@ ying the Bible and was soon baptized .
“ A@@ bun@@ d@@ ant peace bel@@ ong@@ s to those loving your law , ” san@@ g the psalmist , “ and for them there is no stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ ck . ”
3 , 4 . ( a ) In the book of Isaiah , what does the word “ serv@@ ant ” desi@@ gn@@ ate ?
Wh@@ i@@ ch@@ ever pri@@ ze a Christian r@@ un@@ ner has his e@@ ye on , he should ru@@ n with greater determin@@ ation and vi@@ g@@ or than any r@@ un@@ ner in an a@@ th@@ le@@ tic cont@@ est .
They could commun@@ ic@@ ate with their M@@ ak@@ er and he with them .
If parents do their best to bring up their children in “ the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah , ” the parents themselves will have a good re@@ pu@@ tation with God .
8 : Bi@@ r@@ d or other cre@@ ature sent out
Do its members follow Bible principles regarding war@@ f@@ are and mor@@ als ?
TH@@ E F@@ L@@ O@@ O@@ D 2@@ 3@@ 70 B.C.E .
Satan would like nothing better than for one of God’s servants to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on pu@@ re worship .
I tal@@ ked to my wife , and though she was not thr@@ il@@ led about mo@@ ving to a bi@@ g city , she was willing to star@@ t over again .
In@@ side the co@@ ver , on page 2 , you will find the p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph on which the ar@@ t@@ work is based , along with a bri@@ ef des@@ crip@@ tion of what is taking place and where .
The new overse@@ er did not get off@@ ended , but he could not ign@@ ore what had happened .
Jesus thus instru@@ cted his followers to make the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of Jehovah’s name a matter of pri@@ me concer@@ n .
( a ) With reg@@ ard to tra@@ ining , what chall@@ enge fac@@ es some elders in a@@ ff@@ lu@@ ent lands ?
F@@ o@@ reg@@ le@@ am@@ s of God’s Kingdom Be@@ come Re@@ ality , 1 / 15
How can you continue to help an inter@@ ested person ?
We humans have an in@@ n@@ ate need to be tre@@ ated fai@@ r@@ ly .
One of his go@@ als is to dec@@ ei@@ ve mankind into thinking that his way of gover@@ ning can bring them true peace .
( b ) What can you say about God’s justice , wisdom , and power ?
If God cre@@ ated the uni@@ verse and its fin@@ ely tu@@ ned la@@ ws , he could also use an e@@ g@@ g c@@ ell from Mar@@ y’s o@@ v@@ ary to pro@@ du@@ ce a perfect human Son .
It was so large that Jesus and his apostles could ne@@ i@@ ther e@@ at nor rest .
To a few in L@@ y@@ str@@ a , though , that occasi@@ on was no vis@@ it from my@@ th@@ ic@@ al pa@@ g@@ an go@@ ds ; it was something real and wonderful .
F@@ in@@ ally , in 194@@ 5 we left for our assignment , C@@ u@@ ba , where we gra@@ du@@ ally ad@@ ju@@ sted to a new way of life .
M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 24 : 5 , 11 ; M@@ A@@ R@@ K 13 : 6
They might not do so out of a wicked mo@@ tive , but they do not have an understanding of Jehovah and his a@@ we - inspi@@ ring wisdom .
The dead will be resur@@ rec@@ ted and given the opportunity to live forever .
That af@@ ter@@ no@@ on W@@ al@@ ter was pas@@ sing by , and on see@@ ing A@@ bi@@ ga@@ y@@ l , he told his d@@ ri@@ ver to sto@@ p the ca@@ r .
It is love that is gu@@ i@@ ded by godly principles but is by no means devo@@ id of war@@ m@@ th and feel@@ ing .
This attitude helps us to understand why Jehovah called David “ a man ag@@ re@@ e@@ able to my heart . ”
Ther@@ efore , we do well to think seri@@ ously about the cor@@ ro@@ sive influ@@ ence it could have today .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of his fellow pris@@ on@@ ers f@@ ared wor@@ se ; many did not sur@@ vi@@ ve .
If No@@ ah’s brothers and sisters were still ali@@ ve at that time , they too died in the f@@ loo@@ d@@ w@@ at@@ ers .
Jehovah Su@@ pp@@ or@@ ts His Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful Ser@@ v@@ ants
Mo@@ re@@ over , their simp@@ le life made them dep@@ end less on the world and more on Jehovah .
16 : 13 .
However , there is one kind of knowledge that does promise everlasting life .
However , when Isa@@ be@@ l ( then ag@@ ed 21 ) was asked what she thought about mo@@ ving , she exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ Th@@ at@@ ’s ex@@ ac@@ tly what I have always wanted to do ! ”
Jesus went on to say that his disciples would see the si@@ gn just as c@@ learly as they would see “ ligh@@ t@@ ning , by its f@@ la@@ shing , [ which ] shin@@ es from one part under heaven to another part . ”
At the end of one meeting , a four - year - old bo@@ y came to me and said : ‘ Ku@@ al@@ t@@ sin ta@@ j@@ t@@ ou@@ a ’ ( you speak ni@@ ce ) .
He is willing to listen to others and , when appro@@ pri@@ ate , to yi@@ eld to their wi@@ sh@@ es and ad@@ just his requi@@ re@@ ments .
W@@ ould these words make sense if the earth disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared or was mer@@ ely a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of heaven ?
I@@ mp@@ lic@@ it trust in Jehovah can also help when we are fac@@ ed with tra@@ ge@@ dy .
It was found by fi@@ sh@@ er@@ men and later bu@@ ri@@ ed by his friends .
Jesus ’ perfect life al@@ one cor@@ respon@@ ded to Ad@@ am@@ ’s . ​ — 6 / 15 , page 13 .
The princi@@ ple “ wh@@ atever a man is s@@ ow@@ ing , this he will also re@@ a@@ p ” app@@ lies to the sh@@ re@@ w@@ d person as well as to the fo@@ ol@@ ish one .
So in J@@ anu@@ ary 194@@ 8 , I left Bethel , and Ju@@ li@@ a ( Ju@@ li@@ e ) and I were married .
They S@@ imp@@ li@@ fied Their Li@@ fe to Ex@@ p@@ and Their M@@ in@@ is@@ try
Will you do more to war@@ n others ?
All their des@@ c@@ end@@ ants would su@@ ff@@ er from the effe@@ cts of in@@ her@@ ited sin ​ — imper@@ fe@@ ction and death .
Jesus also showed love for us by obe@@ ying his Father and giving his life for our sin@@ s . ​ — Read John 3 : 16 ; Romans 5 : 18 , 19 .
Mo@@ re@@ over , plac@@ ing confidence in Jehovah helps us to over@@ come fear and anxi@@ ety .
What a valu@@ able pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion this peace is !
To enjoy such spiritual light , we must be di@@ lig@@ ent stud@@ ents of God’s written Word and apply its counsel .
E@@ no@@ ch and Noah “ wal@@ ked with the true God . ”
All the nations will be ga@@ ther@@ ed before him , and he will se@@ par@@ ate people one from another , just as a shepher@@ d se@@ par@@ ates the sheep from the go@@ ats .
Why did you cho@@ ose to rest your hope on God ?
That , they thought , was why the wh@@ ites com@@ mit@@ ted so many at@@ ro@@ c@@ ities against the bl@@ ac@@ ks .
You may have heard people say something like this about a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er : ‘ She has so much going for her ’ or , ‘ He is going plac@@ es . ’
That was a positi@@ ve c@@ li@@ ma@@ x to an up@@ building pro@@ gra@@ m .
I loved Bethel service very much , yet at the time , there was no pro@@ vision to bring in a marriage mate to serve there .
He is not a dist@@ ant s@@ ource of a@@ id , prom@@ ising only to arri@@ ve in time to help in m@@ om@@ ents of need .
There is no rec@@ ord that any other apostle had the opportunity to re@@ ach such no@@ ta@@ bl@@ es with the good news .
Those who ca@@ used death and in@@ j@@ ur@@ y to others , even by ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , had to answer to him .
They know that God lo@@ ves them and will care for them .
It is important for us to know the ans@@ wers to these questions .
E@@ ven@@ tually , those who take “ very much deli@@ ght ” in God’s comman@@ d@@ ments will gro@@ w to human per@@ fe@@ ction and enjoy forever “ the gl@@ ori@@ ous fre@@ e@@ dom of the children of God . ” ​ — 2 P@@ et .
He con@@ dem@@ ned war as un@@ ch@@ ris@@ ti@@ an .
“ I still ear@@ n en@@ ough money for ba@@ si@@ c@@ s , such as pres@@ en@@ table clo@@ thing .
Be@@ ing only fi@@ ve , I started to c@@ ry .
Although Jehovah now had a cho@@ s@@ en nation on earth , he did not for@@ bi@@ d the pres@@ ence of n@@ on - Israelites among his people .
I gre@@ w up in Lo@@ s Ang@@ el@@ es , C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , in vari@@ ous neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ o@@ ds in@@ fam@@ ous for their st@@ re@@ et g@@ ang@@ s and d@@ ru@@ g@@ s .
In some lands , our fellow believers use al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ ages in mo@@ der@@ ation at me@@ als before atten@@ ding meetings .
What are Jehovah’s people encoura@@ ged to do , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly as the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al appro@@ ach@@ es , and why ?
In such an at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere , we@@ ak ones may eas@@ ily f@@ all into temp@@ tation and com@@ mit other works of the flesh such as “ for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , lo@@ ose conduct , [ or succ@@ um@@ b to ] f@@ its of anger . ”
In 19@@ 7@@ 2 , I was trans@@ fer@@ red from G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol to the W@@ rit@@ ing Cor@@ respon@@ d@@ ence De@@ par@@ t@@ ment , where I served as the overse@@ er .
Let us see how you too can be succ@@ ess@@ ful .
The po@@ li@@ ce used h@@ and@@ writ@@ ing an@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is to id@@ enti@@ fy a ke@@ y member of the s@@ mu@@ g@@ gl@@ ing group and ar@@ rest@@ ed him .
Li@@ fe in ex@@ ile was not as difficult as life had been for the Israelites who were sla@@ ves in Egy@@ pt h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of years before . ​ — Read Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 2 : 23 - 25 .
That was also true of faithful servants of Jehovah who fac@@ ed death and sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent cre@@ m@@ ation in Na@@ z@@ i con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps .
“ The faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” has s@@ pared no effort in provi@@ ding liter@@ ature even for some who@@ se language is spo@@ ken by relati@@ vely few people .
She cal@@ m@@ ly explained that lear@@ ning about Bible principles and about Jehovah had mo@@ tiv@@ ated her to make peace with her brother .
We show Jehovah that we love him and his Word by being good stud@@ ents of the Bible .
If we are to be succ@@ ess@@ ful in that vital work , we need Jehovah’s help .
18 , 19 . ( a ) For what reas@@ ons can you conclu@@ de that the first resurrection is now under way ?
Is por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y a har@@ m@@ less pas@@ time , a de@@ ad@@ ly po@@ is@@ on , or something in between ?
The sa@@ il@@ bo@@ at Si@@ bia was our mission@@ ary home from 194@@ 8 to 195@@ 3
Yes , he found a tre@@ asure in that un@@ likely way !
TH@@ A@@ T is how a form@@ er pri@@ me minis@@ ter of B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m descri@@ bed the book The Gre@@ at@@ est M@@ an Who E@@ ver Li@@ ved .
How have we been rel@@ eas@@ ed from sin and death ?
TH@@ E year is 19@@ 23 .
17 : 1 - 9 .
Par@@ ents can enjoy their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s n@@ atur@@ al f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ation with cre@@ ation .
O@@ u@@ t of affe@@ ction for bel@@ o@@ ved older ones , some Christians have vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered their time and en@@ er@@ gy to me@@ et wh@@ atever needs they reason@@ ab@@ ly can .
They might have to go to another land where his st@@ atu@@ s will not be an ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le .
Our best never seem@@ s good en@@ ough .
A@@ m@@ ong those coming to see John were self - righteous Jewish religious lead@@ ers who felt no need to rep@@ ent .
They l@@ ac@@ ked nothing .
The Witnesses called on the ju@@ dge , gave him a Bible , and encoura@@ ged him to have a we@@ ek@@ ly Bible study .
But he said that even if he “ had been willing to pa@@ y a for@@ tu@@ ne ” for such a Hebrew transl@@ ation , the sear@@ ch would have been in va@@ in .
T@@ ak@@ ing thoughts from God’s Word into our hearts helps us to think as he does .
But who is doing the ac@@ tu@@ al invit@@ ing in the L@@ or@@ d’s day ?
Jehovah fore@@ saw this dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c ev@@ ent and reve@@ aled it to John .
Satan showed what attitude toward Job ?
“ God loved the world so much , ” said Jesus Christ , “ that he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , in order that ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might . . . have everlasting life . ” ​ — John 3 : 16 .
Mar@@ eli@@ us and his wife , K@@ es@@ ia , also wanted to serve where there was a greater need for publi@@ sh@@ ers .
B@@ angal@@ ore
4@@ 3 : 9 .
Like our first - century brothers , we enc@@ oun@@ ter false reason@@ ings , worl@@ dly ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es , and materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic attitu@@ des in Satan’s system of things .
F@@ ur@@ ther , God did not cre@@ ate Adam and E@@ ve to be min@@ d@@ less ro@@ bo@@ ts .
But in@@ stead of quic@@ k@@ ly b@@ lam@@ ing God for such problems , let us see how God’s Word , the Bible , can shed light on this sub@@ ject .
How can it be b@@ ought “ without money and without pri@@ ce ” ?
“ We were taught to use the Scriptures on a new le@@ v@@ el . ” John E .
Does that pas@@ sage mean that we must not dr@@ ink anything al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic before going to a Christian meeting ?
Phil@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ ers , the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans , and s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists have stru@@ gg@@ led with that question for mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ um@@ s .
That tra@@ ining streng@@ th@@ ened my faith and dre@@ w me clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah .
If you have a ro@@ le in this , do your ut@@ most to maintain a positi@@ ve spirit .
The for@@ ces of Israel char@@ ged down the m@@ oun@@ tain and out on@@ to the o@@ pen , f@@ l@@ at gr@@ ound , he@@ ading right toward those fe@@ ar@@ some ma@@ ch@@ ines of war .
Those who support the Kingdom arrang@@ ement through Christ , the Son of the living God , will live to enjoy et@@ er@@ n@@ al blessings .
For what reas@@ ons should each of us be gr@@ ate@@ ful for the Bi@@ bli@@ cal counsel to be@@ have as a less@@ er one ?
Lo@@ o@@ king back , K@@ ar@@ la and I are than@@ k@@ ful to Jehovah for his help in imp@@ l@@ an@@ ting a love for the truth into the hearts of our children .
What fac@@ t@@ ors should you consider with reg@@ ard to the ty@@ pe of rec@@ re@@ ation and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment you cho@@ ose ?
We have seen that even out@@ standing ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements in to@@ da@@ y’s world are often soon for@@ go@@ t@@ ten .
What is the first st@@ ep an er@@ ring you@@ th should take to rest@@ ore his relationship with Jehovah , and how can parents help the child to take that st@@ ep ?
In the cur@@ r@@ ent song@@ book , it is number 5@@ 6 .
The mo@@ des@@ t Kingdom H@@ all on the is@@ land
No matter how bad the situation was at school , I knew that when I came home , everything would be all right . ”
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 24 , 25 ]
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ al Israelites also had a special relationship with Jehovah .
Th@@ ree pr@@ el@@ ates turned up at the meeting .
7 : 39 .
Revelation 12 : 1 - 9 provi@@ des an example .
Di@@ d he become em@@ bit@@ tered against God for allow@@ ing evil to be@@ f@@ all him ?
38 : 9 , 18 .
How wonder@@ fully Jehovah streng@@ th@@ ened us through those difficult times !
But when they pray to Jehovah for help , he will read their hearts and fre@@ ely imp@@ ar@@ t to them his holy spirit if , like Jeremiah , they have his word in their hearts . ​ — Luke 11 : 9 - 13 ; Acts 15 : 8 .
As we look to the future , is there any hope of sal@@ vation ?
The apostle Paul wrote : “ C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly if anyone does not provide for those who are his own , and especially for those who are members of his hous@@ eho@@ ld , he has dis@@ ow@@ ned the faith and is wor@@ se than a person without faith . ”
It is so clear that those who do not see it and who thus refu@@ se to believe in God “ are in@@ ex@@ cu@@ sa@@ ble . ”
L@@ A@@ S@@ T year , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy ann@@ oun@@ ced an ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment to the congregation meeting sc@@ he@@ du@@ le that al@@ lo@@ ws more time for Bible study and discus@@ sion as a family .
It was far lar@@ g@@ er than the lar@@ g@@ est se@@ a@@ going w@@ o@@ o@@ den shi@@ ps buil@@ t even in mo@@ der@@ n times .
King David of ancient Israel did just that .
Ad@@ ri@@ an also had his no@@ se pi@@ er@@ ced .
He often told me , “ Ke@@ ep yourself bus@@ y in Jehovah’s organization , and you will avoid many problems . ”
All humans are thus b@@ ound to get si@@ ck , experience sa@@ dness , and ev@@ en@@ tually die .
Paul wrote of the anointed ones : “ He that was called when a fre@@ e@@ man is a slave of Christ .
As we a@@ wa@@ it the day of Jehovah , we pre@@ pare for sur@@ vi@@ val by lear@@ ning to speak the “ pu@@ re language ” and by ‘ c@@ all@@ ing upon God’s name ’ by making a personal dedic@@ ation to him .
It en@@ ab@@ les us to end@@ ure in@@ j@@ ur@@ y with pati@@ ence and without ir@@ rit@@ ation , res@@ ent@@ ment , v@@ indic@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess .
They W@@ ere ‘ S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ening A@@ i@@ ds ’
Hence , when Jehovah says of a rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ ner that his sin@@ s “ will not be re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed against him , ” He is saying that He will not ther@@ e@@ after act against the individu@@ al because of those sin@@ s , such as by acc@@ using or p@@ un@@ ish@@ ing him .
In rec@@ ent years , however , physi@@ c@@ ists have be@@ gu@@ n to spe@@ cul@@ ate that gra@@ v@@ ity might tra@@ v@@ el in wa@@ ves made of par@@ tic@@ les called gra@@ vit@@ ons . . .
That origin@@ al c@@ ell has within it the instru@@ ctions needed to pro@@ du@@ ce more than 2@@ 00 kin@@ ds of c@@ el@@ ls .
In a gener@@ al sense , what are valu@@ eless things ?
El@@ se@@ where , such as at Matthew 5 : 32 and Matthew 19 : 9 , the ter@@ m is bro@@ ad@@ er in meaning and ref@@ ers ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally to ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , inc@@ est , and b@@ es@@ ti@@ ality .
Hence , in this article and the next , we will consider some su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions that these elders made .
How can one succ@@ e@@ ed in stri@@ pp@@ ing off the old person@@ ality ?
Yes , Jehovah determined a@@ head of time that a li@@ mit@@ ed number of humans would make up a se@@ con@@ d@@ ary part of the se@@ ed of God’s woman and share with Christ in dis@@ p@@ en@@ sing the benef@@ its of the ransom .
For example , as we no@@ ted in the op@@ ening artic@@ les of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , some have re@@ plac@@ ed God’s name , Jehovah , with t@@ it@@ les , such as “ God ” or “ Lord . ”
So I gu@@ ess he vie@@ wed God as his su@@ peri@@ or .
Per@@ haps the spi@@ es also ho@@ ped to pi@@ ck up u@@ se@@ ful information from any car@@ eless talk they might over@@ hear .
How el@@ ated they were to be part of the “ great mul@@ titu@@ de , ” or “ great crow@@ d , ” just id@@ enti@@ fied at that conven@@ tion ! ​ — Re@@ v .
How might S@@ ar@@ ah have felt when Abraham reve@@ aled that they were going to leave U@@ r ?
He served as a full - time minis@@ ter , or pioneer , until his death in the early 19@@ 70 ’ s .
Why , then , should marriage mat@@ es stri@@ ve to cultiv@@ ate spiritu@@ ality as a cou@@ ple ?
I do not want my after - h@@ our@@ s activities to less@@ en the qu@@ ality of my work here , but I would like to have more free time to help people .
In the present - day c@@ li@@ mate of in@@ justice , how do Christians conduct themselves ?
The Creator char@@ ged humans with the work of ex@@ pan@@ ding the Par@@ adise of E@@ den to f@@ ill the whole earth .
So@@ on , ‘ v@@ enge@@ ance will be brought upon those who do not know God and those who do not obey the good news . ’
We also ac@@ knowledge that fre@@ e@@ dom of worship has been up@@ held through cour@@ t decisions by fa@@ ir - min@@ ded jud@@ ges .
The young J@@ am@@ a@@ i@@ can stu@@ died the Bible every F@@ ri@@ day until the end of sum@@ m@@ er .
The H@@ ar@@ ts put a co@@ ver@@ ing on the back of their pi@@ c@@ ku@@ p tru@@ ck and inst@@ al@@ led ben@@ ches .
Jesus Christ is the fore@@ most example of one who exerc@@ ised fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch .
As we live by what we learn , we will find that the good resul@@ ts will lik@@ e@@ wise strengthen our faith . ​ — Hebrews 11 : 1 .
What do you think ​ — if a husband tre@@ ats his wife like a child , is he hon@@ or@@ ing the marriage arrang@@ ement ?
Now , as mission@@ aries in a dist@@ ant land , Li@@ z and her husband are teaching rich and po@@ or people al@@ ike that Jehovah God will soon bring about gen@@ u@@ ine se@@ cur@@ ity earth wide .
The a@@ udi@@ ence was encoura@@ ged to consider what Jesus went through for us , being flo@@ g@@ ged , mo@@ cked , spi@@ t upon , and pi@@ er@@ ced .
If possible , arr@@ ange for a Witness who speak@@ s their language to vis@@ it them .
For example , we ob@@ serve the su@@ n , mo@@ on , and st@@ ars ​ — all pro@@ du@@ cts of a “ su@@ per@@ n@@ atur@@ al ag@@ enc@@ y , ” the Creator himself .
S@@ up@@ pose an eng@@ ag@@ ed cou@@ ple in@@ d@@ ul@@ ged in pas@@ sion - ar@@ ous@@ ing heav@@ y pet@@ ting on num@@ er@@ ous occasi@@ ons .
( b ) What confidence can we have in the rule of the King and his cor@@ ul@@ ers ?
R@@ al@@ f , who has three daugh@@ ters and one son , says that their family worship is more like an in@@ for@@ ma@@ l con@@ vers@@ ation than a study ; ever@@ yone is involved .
It was called “ a gar@@ den in E@@ den . ”
Paul wrote : “ Be@@ come kind to one another , tend@@ er@@ ly com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , fre@@ ely for@@ giving one another just as God also by Christ fre@@ ely for@@ gave you . ”
All his children sa@@ f@@ ely re@@ ached ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od and are now happ@@ ily married .
E@@ s@@ sen@@ ti@@ al to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish@@ ing right from wrong is listen@@ ing to Jehovah’s vo@@ ice and shu@@ t@@ ting out the inc@@ ess@@ ant di@@ n of s@@ at@@ ani@@ c pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda .
You can understand why people h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to gu@@ ess what the future will bring or to trust in those who might b@@ ra@@ sh@@ ly cla@@ im to fore@@ tell what lies a@@ head .
N@@ one of us can know the full ex@@ t@@ ent to which we need God’s long - suffering to make sure that we have his appro@@ val for sal@@ vation .
10 , 11 . ( a ) What questions may people ask you about your decision to serve God ?
L@@ ar@@ ge crow@@ ds of si@@ ck and in@@ fir@@ m people would ga@@ ther at Be@@ th@@ z@@ a@@ th@@ a .
He believ@@ ed what Jehovah God told him .
“ It Is a B@@ less@@ ing to Ha@@ ve The@@ m With U@@ s ”
Jehovah told Adam : “ A man will leave his father and his mother and he must s@@ tic@@ k to his wife . ”
Se@@ cond , sh@@ ort@@ ly after men@@ tion@@ ing food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges , Jesus indic@@ ated that some of his followers would have to be al@@ er@@ t not to over@@ e@@ at : “ Pa@@ y attention to y@@ ourselves that your hearts never become we@@ igh@@ ed down with over@@ e@@ ating . ”
But to enjoy the peace that Christ’s rule will bring , we need to ple@@ ase God and have a good relationship with him .
it was very good . ” Wh@@ en@@ ever Jehovah cho@@ o@@ ses to look back on what he has done , he can always say that “ it was very good . ”
If Jehovah cho@@ o@@ ses such friends , is it not vital that we lik@@ e@@ wise cho@@ ose well , that we walk with wise ones and become wise ?
Da@@ y One — In@@ spi@@ red Scriptures B@@ ene@@ fi@@ cial for T@@ e@@ aching
This was a high@@ ly reg@@ ar@@ ded work , we@@ a@@ ving the four Go@@ sp@@ els into a sing@@ le n@@ arr@@ ative .
The day of Jehovah will bre@@ ak out with the des@@ tru@@ ction of all false religious syst@@ em@@ s on earth .
It is true that all Christians must be faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et ; however , Jesus c@@ learly had something more in mind when he spoke of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
E@@ mp@@ ow@@ ered to C@@ op@@ e With Ti@@ re@@ dness and Dis@@ coura@@ g@@ ement
But that day the Al@@ lies arri@@ ved , the S@@ S f@@ led , and our or@@ de@@ al was over .
As sh@@ own at Mark 10 : 13 - 16 , what example did Jesus set ?
Bo@@ th grou@@ ps claim@@ ed to follow Jesus , who taught his followers to love their neigh@@ b@@ or .
What was the purpose of the commun@@ ion sacrifice ?
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the Scriptural discus@@ sion , there is a hear@@ t@@ felt prayer , and then it is time for bre@@ ak@@ f@@ ast .
One A@@ ct of Christian K@@ in@@ dness , O@@ ct .
To help keep your prayers f@@ res@@ h and spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c , you could make a men@@ tal or a written no@@ te of a da@@ y’s spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c events that you want to inclu@@ de in your prayers .
We might close up , is@@ ol@@ ating ourselves and show@@ ing little interest in others .
In what ways can we encoura@@ ge mission@@ aries and others serving in fore@@ ign lands ?
6 : 4 , 6 .
And a re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative of the local Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al Li@@ a@@ is@@ on Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e war@@ m@@ ly wel@@ com@@ ed us .
You may won@@ der , though : ‘ Do God’s judg@@ ments invol@@ ve only p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment ?
( b ) What can we learn about reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess from the way God deal@@ t with Lo@@ t ?
So when Jehovah for@@ gives , he wi@@ p@@ es the s@@ l@@ ate clean .
For example , one brother began vie@@ wing por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y at the age of 12 , and he continued to do so in se@@ cre@@ t for over a de@@ ca@@ de .
Be Ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary in De@@ al@@ ing With O@@ thers
Today , we need to work in@@ du@@ stri@@ ously and with a sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y because we are living in “ the time of the end . ”
“ W@@ o@@ e to you , s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites ! ” Jesus dec@@ la@@ res si@@ x times .
“ When my neigh@@ b@@ ors started to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses , I wonder@@ ed : ‘ What does that name , Jehovah’s Witnesses , mean ?
But he did more . G@@ u@@ i@@ ded by God’s Word , Jo@@ si@@ ah began a vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous cam@@ pa@@ ign against i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry and arrang@@ ed an un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation of the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
How some have app@@ lied this ad@@ vice : Mi@@ ch@@ ele , who lives in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates and has been married for 30 years , says : “ Because my mother ra@@ ised me and my sisters without the support of a husband , she was a very strong , in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent woman .
So when she su@@ d@@ den@@ ly f@@ ell ill and died , the whole congregation sent for Peter to imp@@ l@@ ore him to resur@@ rec@@ t their de@@ ar sister .
Rather , this s@@ ow@@ er , like the one mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , re@@ pres@@ ents individu@@ al Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers , those who s@@ ow the Kingdom se@@ ed by their ze@@ al@@ ous preaching activ@@ ity .
What do we learn about mer@@ cy from Jesus ’ mirac@@ les ?
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying Christ’s coura@@ ge@@ ous example and refle@@ cting on it can give us the necess@@ ary courage to remain se@@ par@@ ate from the world .
A few days later , another new@@ s@@ pa@@ per in the same city qu@@ o@@ ted a ch@@ urch spo@@ k@@ es@@ man as saying : “ [ Jehovah’s Witnesses ] cannot be ‘ a Christian congregation , ’ since they have nothing in comm@@ on with the Christian faith in the person of Jesus Christ . ”
3 : 31 - 34 ; 4 : 9 - 12 .
Adam and E@@ ve@@ ’s cho@@ ice proved disa@@ str@@ ous ! ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 9 - 12 )
( a ) How do we know that no@@ tice was taken of first - century Kingdom - preaching activ@@ ity ?
May each of us , therefore , conduct himself as a less@@ er one .
The New T@@ ha@@ y@@ er@@ ’s Greek - Eng@@ l@@ ish L@@ ex@@ ic@@ on de@@ fin@@ es the Greek ter@@ m as “ un@@ bri@@ d@@ led lu@@ st , . . . ou@@ tra@@ ge@@ ousness , sh@@ am@@ el@@ ess@@ ness , in@@ sol@@ ence . ”
In@@ ter@@ ested in You ?
( Read Psalm 10@@ 1 : 3 . )
Paul wrote : “ For he [ Christ ] must rule as king until God has put all enem@@ ies under his fe@@ et .
Our Christian brothers in the hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al se@@ ap@@ ort city of T@@ ur@@ ku , F@@ in@@ land , were , and their al@@ er@@ t@@ ness led to fine resul@@ ts .
What are some ba@@ r@@ ri@@ ers to good commun@@ ic@@ ation ?
Ha@@ ving hon@@ est children is more re@@ war@@ ding than having many material things . ”
Son knew it e@@ qu@@ ally with the Father . ”
But it is a bat@@ tle that can be w@@ on if we let Jehovah direc@@ t our lives .
These two study artic@@ les discus@@ s in dep@@ th the hope that true Christians have .
Jehovah continu@@ es to provide us with an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant supp@@ ly of tim@@ ely and heal@@ th@@ ful spiritual food that keep@@ s us spiritually strong . ​ — Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 .
What work is being spe@@ ar@@ he@@ ad@@ ed by anointed Christians , and what opportunity is still o@@ pen to individuals who are part of Satan’s world ?
The invit@@ ation is to “ come ” and satis@@ fy one@@ ’s th@@ ir@@ st with a very special ty@@ pe of water .
That educ@@ ation e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed them for future service as min@@ isters of the true God , Jehovah .
This is just part of the pri@@ c@@ eless in@@ her@@ it@@ ance for those who make friends in heaven .
You can see why se@@ i@@ zu@@ re was sy@@ n@@ on@@ y@@ m@@ ous with con@@ f@@ is@@ c@@ ation .
Since Solomon wrote under divine inspi@@ r@@ ation , this fa@@ ther@@ ly ad@@ vice is really coming from Jehovah God and is direc@@ ted to us .
In fact , among his fin@@ al instru@@ ctions to them was the comm@@ and : “ G@@ o therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations . ” ​ — Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 .
In respon@@ se , P@@ il@@ ate said to them : “ You may have a gu@@ ard .
Pro@@ ba@@ bly during the days that he sp@@ ent out in the fi@@ el@@ ds ten@@ ding the sheep .
One way you can tell whether the decision to get baptized comes from your heart is to exam@@ ine your prayers .
And what con@@ ne@@ ction do the three ca@@ ges have with a kingdom ?
The elders read let@@ ters from the branch of@@ fice and apply the direction that helps maintain “ the on@@ en@@ ess in the faith . ”
We must have an un@@ sh@@ aka@@ ble faith that Jehovah ex@@ ists and that “ he be@@ comes the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ”
On@@ ce , after teaching a woman about true worship , Jesus said to his disciples : “ My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to fin@@ ish his work . ”
To co@@ v@@ et means to desire what is for@@ bi@@ d@@ den , such as another person@@ ’s pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
Jesus per@@ form@@ ed many mirac@@ ul@@ ous heal@@ ings , thus demonstr@@ ating on a small sc@@ ale what he will do on a far greater sc@@ ale in the future during his Kingdom rule .
Does the Au@@ th@@ or W@@ ant U@@ s to Un@@ der@@ stand His Word ?
Jehovah would also re@@ move him when he saw f@@ it to do so .
O@@ ver the years , he develop@@ ed faith ​ — that beau@@ ti@@ ful qu@@ ality of which Paul later wrote .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after they were vis@@ ited by W@@ il@@ li@@ am E@@ v@@ ans , a Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ent , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then called .
Jesus showed prop@@ er reg@@ ard for con@@ serv@@ ation in con@@ ne@@ ction with what he used . ​ — John 6 : 10 - 13 .
And what can help us to show com@@ pas@@ sion ?
R@@ em@@ ember , too , that when a person dies , all pre@@ ten@@ sions that he is su@@ peri@@ or to others van@@ ish .
Because God’s Word for@@ bi@@ ds se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
The Bible does not teach that God liter@@ ally fa@@ ther@@ ed Jesus by means of a woman .
N@@ one of the scho@@ l@@ ars who an@@ al@@ y@@ zed this text cla@@ im that it con@@ tain@@ s acc@@ ur@@ ate hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al information
As the influ@@ ence of Greek cul@@ ture continued to ex@@ p@@ and , prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians a@@ do@@ p@@ ted this pa@@ g@@ an teaching as well .
If you leave your stu@@ dies and go preaching , you will never complete your educ@@ ation .
F@@ am@@ ily members and friends cannot , of course , f@@ ill the vo@@ id left by the death of a mate .
“ It was thr@@ ill@@ ing to be ad@@ ored .
If you maintain a positi@@ ve attitude and keep bus@@ y , other privile@@ ges may come your way .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on U@@ sed for E@@ vi@@ l En@@ ds
“ M@@ ake my eyes pas@@ s on from see@@ ing what is wor@@ th@@ less , ” pray@@ ed the psalmist .
Ho@@ ly spirit also helps us to end@@ ure temp@@ t@@ ations and tri@@ als .
The inspired rec@@ ord states that it was “ from inf@@ an@@ cy ” ​ — in other words , from the time Timothy was a ba@@ by .
Many Jewish pat@@ ri@@ o@@ ts took up ar@@ ms to gain pol@@ itical and religious fre@@ e@@ dom .
Our decisions can also af@@ fect other people .
A@@ T T@@ I@@ M@@ E@@ S , y@@ es .
What , then , does God requi@@ re for our prayers to be heard ?
Ab@@ out that time , things got wor@@ se in our commun@@ ities .
At Revelation 21 : 4 , God’s Word tel@@ ls us that in the promised new world , God “ will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from [ pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s ] eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more . ”
“ Yes , ” he rep@@ lied .
Since L@@ loy@@ d was from New Z@@ e@@ al@@ and , he was going there too .
The great ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity became known as the la@@ ity .
Jesus ’ concer@@ n was not li@@ mit@@ ed to his apostles , but it ex@@ tend@@ s to all his followers .
When we are su@@ d@@ den@@ ly fac@@ ed with a proble@@ m , we may have no difficul@@ ty pra@@ ying for help , and Jehovah is deli@@ gh@@ ted to hear such ple@@ as from his loyal ones .
The o@@ ffer@@ ings we bring to Jehovah inclu@@ de the time , en@@ er@@ gy , and res@@ our@@ ces used in the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work .
Jehovah has provided teachings and instru@@ ction through the public@@ ations of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” which expla@@ in the Scriptures .
Many as@@ pe@@ cts of life could be consider@@ ed , but let us de@@ al with just one : so@@ cial ga@@ ther@@ ings , including those that often follow Christian we@@ d@@ ding@@ s .
Yes , milli@@ ons around the world are now fin@@ ding refu@@ ge in Jehovah . ​ — P@@ s .
Yes , “ those who are ho@@ p@@ ing in Jehovah will reg@@ a@@ in power . ” ​ — Isaiah 40 : 31 .
How ex@@ ten@@ sive were the arrang@@ ements for sing@@ ing in worship in ancient Israel ?
I also learned that Jehovah has a loving organization , al@@ though I had not yet attend@@ ed a meeting .
She wrote : “ This is especially for you .
It ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fied Jehovah as the F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ er of promises , the one who@@ se word never fa@@ il@@ s .
Joseph was therefore one of the lead@@ ers of his people , which expla@@ ins how he could gain an a@@ udi@@ ence with the Rom@@ an gover@@ nor .
Jehovah’s deal@@ ings with the Israelites were not to be for@@ go@@ t@@ ten hist@@ ory .
We know that the elders there were quic@@ k to follow Paul’s direction because some months later , he comm@@ ended them in the second letter he wrote to them .
Since mu@@ si@@ c expres@@ ses our feelings , m@@ our@@ n@@ ful thoughts in Bible times prom@@ p@@ ted di@@ r@@ ges or ch@@ ants .
L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing first is a loving way to get others to listen to us .
J@@ uni@@ a , who@@ se brother took his own life , ad@@ ds : “ Even though you may not be able to gr@@ as@@ p their g@@ ri@@ ef comple@@ t@@ ely , what coun@@ ts is that you want to understand how they feel . ”
As we appro@@ ach the end of this wicked system , Satan’s anger gro@@ ws because he has only “ a sh@@ ort peri@@ od of time ” left .
This article ra@@ ises questions you may have asked and shows where you can read the ans@@ wers in your Bible .
The more I exam@@ ined what they said , the more I came to think that I was jus@@ ti@@ fied in lea@@ ving Jehovah’s organization .
To make things e@@ asi@@ er , I got a hand - pe@@ d@@ aled tri@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le .
In 19@@ 11 , the brothers mo@@ di@@ fied the pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re .
I@@ magine A@@ be@@ l see@@ ing those ch@@ er@@ u@@ bs when he was a bo@@ y .
Will I see things differ@@ ently in a few h@@ our@@ s ? ”
If so , we invit@@ e you to consider what the Bible fur@@ ther teach@@ es about the resurrection .
Jesus was always certain of Jehovah’s support .
Y@@ O@@ U are no doubt a@@ ware that ani@@ mal@@ s are gover@@ ned by inst@@ in@@ ct .
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : Th@@ at@@ ’s what I don@@ ’t understand .
Although they were hear@@ ing something new , they were not su@@ spi@@ ci@@ ous or ill - temp@@ ered .
Still , if he is physi@@ c@@ ally strong and in good health , he can be gr@@ ate@@ ful for that .
We tri@@ ed to make the study with our children enjo@@ y@@ able .
When he h@@ an@@ ded O@@ po@@ ku the water , the young man asked : “ Do you think we will ever see a time when people like you and me will give things to one another without as@@ king for money ? ”
En@@ coura@@ g@@ ing , in@@ deed , are Jehovah’s own words of as@@ sur@@ ance : “ It will not be l@@ ate ” !
Then , think of a s@@ crip@@ ture that ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses their needs .
They mentioned the case of a de@@ ar brother who was determined to remain pol@@ iti@@ c@@ ally neu@@ tr@@ al in an up@@ coming vo@@ te .
R@@ ita , a member of the Bethel family in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in , says : “ I am so gr@@ ate@@ ful for the congregation !
They will still keep on th@@ ri@@ ving during gra@@ y - he@@ a@@ de@@ dness . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 9@@ 2 : 13 , 14 .
The comfort that Jesus brought was em@@ bo@@ died in “ the good news of the kingdom of God . ”
“ Fa@@ thers , do not be ir@@ rit@@ ating your children , but go on br@@ ing@@ ing them up in the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah , ” says God’s Word .
It inclu@@ des what he expe@@ cts of those who desire to serve him .
The Scriptures c@@ learly mar@@ k 1914 as the year when “ the appointed times of the nations ” ended and the Kingdom was esta@@ bli@@ shed .
The ad@@ di@@ tional requi@@ re@@ ments lis@@ ted by Paul all point to just such a person . ​ — 1 Timothy 5 : 10 .
And that makes sense when we look at the prophecy in its con@@ text .
Thus , they will “ come out of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ” ​ — Revelation 7 : 9 - 14 .
We can also keep close to Jehovah by ‘ pra@@ ying inc@@ ess@@ an@@ tly . ’
By doing good to those who l@@ ack appreciation , we will be imit@@ ating our gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous Creator , Jehovah God .
P@@ ort T@@ au@@ fi@@ q
It is true that he ho@@ l@@ ds ul@@ tim@@ ate authority over the uni@@ verse at all times ; still , the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in E@@ den ra@@ ised questions of uni@@ vers@@ al import@@ ance .
The Hebrew word transl@@ ated “ van@@ ity ” ref@@ ers to something emp@@ ty , fu@@ t@@ ile , mean@@ ing@@ less , of no sub@@ st@@ ance , or of no lasting value .
“ By no means will [ Jehovah ] give ex@@ emp@@ tion from p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment . ”
What is needed is the determin@@ ation to follow the cho@@ s@@ en course .
The book M@@ an@@ kin@@ d’s S@@ ear@@ ch for God , publi@@ shed by the Watchtower Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of New Yor@@ k , In@@ c . , pres@@ ents ba@@ si@@ c information about the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound and teachings of many of the worl@@ d’s religi@@ ons .
Because of our imper@@ fect n@@ ature , our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart tend@@ s to be tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous and des@@ per@@ ate .
Samuel has died .
A ter@@ ri@@ fied prophet of God heard G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el say : “ Un@@ der@@ stand , O son of man , that the vision is for the time of the end . ” ​ — Daniel 8 : 17 .
Jehovah invit@@ es all his servants to seek tre@@ a@@ sures of in@@ com@@ par@@ able value that are “ care@@ fully conc@@ e@@ aled in ” Christ .
“ Ab@@ sal@@ om kept ste@@ al@@ ing the hearts of the men of Israel . ” ​ — 2 Samuel 15 : 1 - 6 .
Let us re@@ view his bri@@ ef ro@@ le in the Bible rec@@ ord .
Jesus comm@@ ended some of the congregations for their end@@ ur@@ ance , faith@@ ful@@ ness under tri@@ al , loy@@ al@@ ty to his word , and re@@ je@@ ction of apost@@ ates .
The prophet Jeremiah stated : “ I well know , O Jehovah , that to earth@@ ling man his way does not bel@@ ong . It does not bel@@ ong to man who is wal@@ king even to direc@@ t his st@@ ep . ”
Why had Jo@@ b@@ ’s conduct g@@ la@@ dd@@ ened Jehovah’s heart ?
Who , though , is God ?
5 F@@ e@@ ar the true God , and keep his comman@@ d@@ ments .
Acc@@ ording to the Bar@@ na R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch G@@ r@@ ou@@ p in V@@ en@@ tur@@ a , C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a , more than 9@@ 0 per@@ c@@ ent of A@@ mer@@ ic@@ ans own an a@@ ver@@ age of three Bi@@ bl@@ es .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s will as found in his Word , the Bible , is ess@@ enti@@ al before one takes the st@@ ep of baptism .
Still , because of these dist@@ or@@ tions , a wa@@ ve of fear s@@ pre@@ ad through the cam@@ p .
He dar@@ ed Jesus to h@@ ur@@ l himself off the bat@@ t@@ le@@ ment of the temple .
▪ Ke@@ ep D@@ ra@@ wing C@@ lo@@ se to Jehovah
For instance , he may ob@@ serve that our po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous heart beg@@ ins to desire things that are imp@@ ro@@ per .
• Why do you want to keep on wal@@ king in the p@@ ath of inc@@ reas@@ ing light ?
Because Joseph was so@@ ld into sla@@ very , he was able to sa@@ ve his family .
Let us always show deep respect for him , for his worship , and for our fellow worshipp@@ ers .
Rather , they needed to imitate his example .
His wife jo@@ ined him when the bo@@ ys en@@ tered school .
Jesus lived as a human .
1 , 2 . ( a ) In see@@ king guid@@ ance to re@@ ach a des@@ t@@ in@@ ation , what kind of war@@ ning might you appreci@@ ate , and why ?
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s many more .
To find the ans@@ wers , let us consider some ba@@ si@@ c questions about por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
( a ) What did Paul pray about for the Christians in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i , and why ?
His fear of being se@@ par@@ ated from his wife was evid@@ ently greater than his faith in God’s ability to re@@ me@@ dy the situation .
How great is Jehovah’s di@@ gn@@ ity ?
Your spirit is good ; may it lead me . ” ​ — P@@ S .
They re@@ present Joseph and M@@ ary k@@ ne@@ el@@ ing before a m@@ anger that ho@@ l@@ ds a new@@ born ba@@ by .
O@@ cc@@ asi@@ on@@ ally , grou@@ ps of up to 20 brothers cro@@ s@@ sed the bor@@ der in da@@ y@@ light , using mar@@ ked h@@ ik@@ ing tra@@ il@@ s .
This means that the end of this system of things is close .
We vis@@ ited my family in Eng@@ land sever@@ al times .
We may have been influ@@ enced by the thinking and actions of our relati@@ ves and the gener@@ al en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment in which we gre@@ w up .
; Con@@ n@@ ally , S .
If the matter invol@@ ves someone at work or at school , there are se@@ cul@@ ar author@@ ities we can turn to . ​ — Romans 13 : 3 , 4 .
L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing to a talk about the preaching work might re@@ mind them of what they used to do and what they still want to do , though in@@ fir@@ m@@ ity ho@@ l@@ ds them back .
Even if we have sin@@ ned gra@@ vely , gu@@ il@@ t does not have to b@@ lo@@ ck our expres@@ sions in prayer if we are s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely rep@@ ent@@ ant .
If so , it would not be hard to understand why .
Wor@@ ds cannot descri@@ be the gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de of the brothers when , in l@@ ate 199@@ 9 , an acc@@ el@@ er@@ ated pro@@ gra@@ m for con@@ stru@@ cting Kingdom H@@ alls was in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted worl@@ d@@ wide .
Fir@@ m@@ ly s@@ tic@@ k to Bible principles , and try to refle@@ ct Jehovah’s qualities of love , justice , and wisdom while you pray to him for his help .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What privilege do we have ?
Such b@@ ru@@ tal mat@@ ches ca@@ used ble@@ e@@ ding , some@@ times even death .
But their ministry has had an effect on coun@@ t@@ less num@@ bers who have ga@@ ined the hope of everlasting life on earth .
Like the s@@ we@@ et - sm@@ el@@ ling inc@@ en@@ se offered by temple pri@@ ests , God’s Word as@@ sures us : “ The prayer of the u@@ pri@@ ght ones is a ple@@ asure to him . ” ​ — Proverbs 15 : 8 .
E@@ man@@ u@@ el , for instance , was a Witness who found fa@@ ul@@ t with some things he read in public@@ ations of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
Consider G@@ r@@ ze@@ g@@ or@@ z , a com@@ pu@@ ter pro@@ gr@@ am@@ m@@ er .
Tr@@ ying to su@@ p@@ pres@@ s the n@@ ag@@ g@@ ings of a gu@@ il@@ ty conscience can cause s@@ le@@ e@@ pl@@ ess ni@@ gh@@ ts and men@@ tal angu@@ ish .
L@@ ater they fu@@ m@@ ed : “ We have come to h@@ ate this con@@ temp@@ ti@@ ble bre@@ ad . ”
Be@@ fore set@@ ting out to war , though , they sent a d@@ ele@@ g@@ ation to commun@@ ic@@ ate with the e@@ ast@@ er@@ n tri@@ bes .
St@@ é@@ ph@@ ani@@ e from Fr@@ ance ad@@ ded : “ The special cam@@ pa@@ ign taught us that what un@@ ites us is not the cul@@ ture or language but the love for Jehovah that we have in comm@@ on . ”
Jesus stated : “ W@@ ho@@ ever be@@ comes a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of me and my words in this ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ous and sin@@ ful gener@@ ation , the Son of man will also be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of him when he arri@@ ves in the glory of his Father with the holy angels . ” ​ — Mark 8 : 38 .
They would be the ones best able to draw the conclu@@ sions mentioned at Matthew 24 : 32 , 33 .
And it is within your power to make his heart rejo@@ ice .
Re@@ fle@@ cting this more acc@@ ur@@ ate understanding , vari@@ ous mo@@ der@@ n transl@@ ations make it clear that David should not be char@@ ged with in@@ human@@ e tre@@ at@@ ment .
Paul here descri@@ bes what Jehovah does , not before , but during tri@@ als .
On 12 occasi@@ ons the mother destro@@ yed her daugh@@ ter@@ ’s cop@@ y of the Bible .
Why , though , can we be sure that these two boo@@ ks should be of concer@@ n to us today ?
I@@ tal@@ y 2@@ 5@@ 0@@ ,000
In the work@@ place , emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ e sub@@ or@@ din@@ ation is a re@@ qu@@ is@@ ite for any bu@@ sin@@ ess or end@@ e@@ av@@ or to succ@@ e@@ ed .
They do not allow us to study .
What do the words “ go for the lost one ” tell us about the shepher@@ d’s attitude ?
Consider the case of a young man who wants to bu@@ y a certain mu@@ si@@ c al@@ bu@@ m .
B@@ er@@ k , L@@ t@@ d .
Even though the attend@@ ance was pro@@ ba@@ bly less than that , it was sur@@ ely more than the some 6@@ 5@@ ,000 Witnesses in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates at the time .
When Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d explained that those of the great mul@@ titu@@ de were an earthly class of faithful Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors , many were sur@@ pris@@ ed .
( S@@ ong of Solomon 1 : 1 – 3 : 5 )
D@@ ep@@ en@@ ding on what you expe@@ cted , you might be reli@@ ev@@ ed , disa@@ p@@ pointed , or indi@@ ffer@@ ent .
2 : 7 ​ — What is “ the dec@@ ree of Jehovah ” ?
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 15 ]
They ans@@ wer@@ ed my questions from the Bible , just as the Witnesses in Ger@@ many had .
We might ask ourselves : ‘ Does the en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment I cho@@ ose make it possible for me to give God exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion ?
I asked for his for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess and for his holy spirit to gu@@ i@@ de and strengthen me .
Paul even encoura@@ ged such a course .
A s@@ crip@@ ture that pri@@ c@@ ks our conscience may come to mind .
( b ) What would Jehovah like to do for young people , and how can a young person benefit from this ?
Con@@ fid@@ ent that this un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted disa@@ ster would occ@@ ur , Noah obe@@ yed Jehovah’s comm@@ and : “ M@@ ake for yourself an ar@@ k out of w@@ o@@ od of a res@@ in@@ ous t@@ ree . You will make com@@ par@@ t@@ ments in the ar@@ k , and you must co@@ ver it in@@ side and out@@ side with ta@@ r . ”
A@@ bo@@ ve all , he loved Jehovah , he loved people , and he loved the message he pre@@ ached .
He then arrang@@ ed for an in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ation cer@@ em@@ on@@ y to which he invit@@ ed his s@@ at@@ ra@@ ps , pre@@ fe@@ cts , govern@@ ors , coun@@ sel@@ ors , and other high of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als .
God’s servants can righ@@ tly ex@@ pect a fav@@ or@@ able hear@@ ing of their fer@@ v@@ ent prayers if they put for@@ th s@@ inc@@ ere efforts in har@@ mony with his will .
How can we use it effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely in our personal study ? ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 14 - 17 .
Since 199@@ 0 my health has deter@@ i@@ or@@ ated to the point that I have been un@@ able to do any se@@ cul@@ ar work at all .
On S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 6 , 200@@ 8 , after he had stu@@ died the Bible for three years , K@@ ing@@ s@@ le@@ y sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed his dedic@@ ation to Jehovah by water baptism .
Jehovah’s people are determined to maintain high moral standards
Di@@ v@@ ine law comes from the One who lo@@ ves us .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a few h@@ our@@ s , I was inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ated again .
What are these promises ?
E@@ ach man had a spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ty .
C@@ learly , the Bible speak@@ s against the prac@@ tice of inter@@ faith .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E 4 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 20 - 24
Jesus gave some ad@@ vice that can be app@@ lied in a gener@@ al way here : “ If someone under authority imp@@ res@@ ses you into service for a m@@ ile , go with him two mil@@ es . ”
F@@ el@@ low believers who make up our congregation can be “ a streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id . ”
His de@@ ten@@ tion in R@@ ome came later .
F@@ o@@ od sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges w@@ re@@ ak@@ ed ha@@ vo@@ c in the land .
As we exam@@ ine this prophecy , our hearts will be war@@ m@@ ed and our faith will be streng@@ th@@ ened .
A@@ SH@@ E@@ R
O@@ ver@@ e@@ ating and heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ king are out of har@@ mony with Bible principles and are to be sh@@ un@@ ned .
It is not un@@ u@@ su@@ al to get disc@@ oura@@ ged at times in the face of op@@ position , indi@@ ffer@@ ence , or difficult circumstances .
“ T@@ en M@@ en O@@ u@@ t of All the L@@ angu@@ ages ”
What mis@@ taken vie@@ w@@ point had develop@@ ed among them ?
The go@@ al ?
What do “ all [ Jesus ’ ] bel@@ ong@@ ings ” inclu@@ de ?
Hence , Paul righ@@ tly direc@@ ted that the man be re@@ moved from the congregation . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
And what must we do to re@@ a@@ p those blessings ?
How can you commun@@ ic@@ ate res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully ?
There may have been others who ho@@ ped to g@@ le@@ an at the end of the me@@ al .
The N@@ or@@ ther@@ n I@@ rel@@ and Tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es had be@@ gu@@ n .
A@@ be@@ l , the first to die , will benefit from Jesus ’ ransom ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 13 )
F@@ re@@ qu@@ ently , when their children are discipl@@ ined at school , parents turn up there not just to th@@ reat@@ en the teach@@ ers but to att@@ ack them .
How should we respon@@ d to Jehovah’s counsel or discipl@@ ine ?
On the other hand , Ba@@ al is a strong and ambi@@ ti@@ ous de@@ ity who se@@ ek@@ s to rule over the go@@ ds and mankind .
What glory a@@ wa@@ its those who displa@@ y hum@@ ility ?
One of the most com@@ pet@@ ent lead@@ ers who ever lived , King Solomon of ancient Israel , pon@@ der@@ ed this question .
Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar he@@ ad@@ ed a d@@ y@@ na@@ st@@ y that rul@@ ed over the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
This v@@ isi@@ on@@ ary pre@@ view is called the trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation .
After cour@@ t for@@ mal@@ ities were car@@ ed for , I was sen@@ ten@@ ced to an al@@ ter@@ n@@ ative service cam@@ p , where I rema@@ ined until Au@@ gu@@ st 194@@ 5 .
A la@@ w@@ y@@ er in Lo@@ s Ang@@ el@@ es who re@@ pres@@ ented de@@ f@@ end@@ ants in ci@@ vi@@ l righ@@ ts c@@ as@@ es accepted my case without char@@ ge .
So I turned in my app@@ lic@@ ation , and within a few months , on De@@ c@@ ember 1 , 194@@ 6 , I went to Bethel .
An@@ a@@ bap@@ t@@ ist commun@@ ities were mo@@ st@@ ly small , and members gener@@ ally be@@ ha@@ ved pe@@ ace@@ ab@@ ly .
A@@ no@@ ther re@@ sear@@ ch@@ er cal@@ cul@@ ated that the su@@ n “ cur@@ r@@ ently ra@@ di@@ ates . . . su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient en@@ er@@ gy in one second to me@@ et man@@ kin@@ d’s needs for 200@@ ,000 years ” !
How did Jac@@ o@@ b re@@ ach out to E@@ sa@@ u , and with what result ?
In the in@@ iti@@ al out@@ working of those promises , Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed became the nation of Israel .
12 , 13 . ( a ) Why did Jesus ’ apostles have good reason to believe that the holy spirit could help them ?
This will help you to exerc@@ ise fir@@ m control over your thoughts and emo@@ tions .
( b ) How can parents help their children to me@@ et the chall@@ enge of Christian loy@@ al@@ ty ?
But if we keep foc@@ using on our past mis@@ takes , we may beg@@ in to doubt that Jehovah has really for@@ given us .
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate . ( b ) Why is it good for those who view por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y to seek help prom@@ p@@ tly ?
What did Jehovah fore@@ tell would ha@@ p@@ pen in our time ?
Why not read those chap@@ ters care@@ fully , though@@ t@@ fully ?
E@@ ve Tr@@ ans@@ g@@ res@@ ses
Such individuals righ@@ tly par@@ take of the em@@ ble@@ ms during the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al .
Do I encoura@@ ge others by my en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic invol@@ v@@ ement in the meetings ? ’
Be@@ fore long , I wanted to get baptized , and on S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 5 , 194@@ 1 , B@@ ill baptized me in a ste@@ el d@@ ru@@ m filled with water pu@@ mp@@ ed out from a well .
I@@ magine his expres@@ sion as he l@@ ing@@ ered in that v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard , his head full of dre@@ am@@ s about the won@@ dr@@ ous gar@@ den he would make of the place .
A th@@ ir@@ d reason why we know that Jesus ’ resurrection occ@@ ur@@ red is the ze@@ al that his disciples showed in pro@@ claim@@ ing it .
After exam@@ ining your mo@@ ti@@ ves , ask yourself : ‘ What experience do I have that could be u@@ se@@ ful in a fore@@ ign field ?
24 : 21 , 36 ; Re@@ v .
What did one cou@@ ple learn could reli@@ eve st@@ ress , even though its s@@ ource could not be comple@@ t@@ ely re@@ moved ?
How can you tell if you are develop@@ ing a wise and obedi@@ ent heart ?
( a ) Why is it not sur@@ pris@@ ing that people have become spiritually a@@ pa@@ the@@ tic ?
God did not mirac@@ ul@@ ously reli@@ eve Paul of the “ thor@@ n in the flesh . ”
The answer lies in yet another par@@ a@@ do@@ x about the man ​ — his view of ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y .
Even if they have to sp@@ end long h@@ our@@ s in se@@ cul@@ ar work in order to care for Scriptural responsi@@ bil@@ ities , they never allow the need to ear@@ n money to bl@@ ind them to the more important spiritual matters . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 7 : 12 .
“ I@@ ’@@ m w@@ ary of com@@ mit@@ ment . ”
You might study G@@ ide@@ on@@ ’s cam@@ pa@@ ign by using the ma@@ p on pages 18 and 19 of the at@@ l@@ as@@ like bro@@ ch@@ ure “ See the Go@@ od L@@ and . ”
O@@ thers had to change their attitude toward those of another r@@ ace .
Then comes a sum@@ m@@ ary of some of the other tri@@ bes to the w@@ est of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver and of the l@@ ine of B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in in de@@ ta@@ il .
We can appreci@@ ate , though , that we need to do more than just think upon his name .
During 6@@ ,000 years of human hist@@ ory , self - determin@@ ation and self - rule have brought a tra@@ gi@@ c a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of pain and suffering to mankind .
In@@ c@@ lu@@ ded was Jesus ’ war@@ m invit@@ ation : “ C@@ ome to me , all you who are to@@ il@@ ing and lo@@ ad@@ ed down , and I will ref@@ res@@ h you .
May we never allow un@@ fav@@ or@@ able circumstances to over@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ w our spiritual valu@@ es !
Is that just being in@@ dec@@ isi@@ ve , or might it be appro@@ pri@@ ate ?
The disciples spoke in a vari@@ ety of t@@ ong@@ u@@ es “ about the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent things of God . ”
This is the dec@@ ei@@ ver and the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t . ”
Re@@ g@@ arding her family study , she rec@@ alls : “ When Father asked the questions , I just read off the ans@@ wers , without even loo@@ king at his face . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we cannot go wrong by than@@ king the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty for wh@@ atever support he may have provided . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 15 ; James 1 : 17 , 18 .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er can for@@ ti@@ fy us spiritually and help us to stay al@@ er@@ t .
What would ha@@ p@@ pen if we held back in “ minis@@ ter@@ ing to one another ” ?
However , it was not God’s origin@@ al purpose for u@@ pri@@ ght humans to leave the earth and go to heaven .
In ad@@ dition , both were ‘ called out of Egy@@ pt . ’
Jehovah R@@ es@@ cu@@ es His Pe@@ ople
But what about con@@ di@@ tions in the world around them ?
After br@@ ing@@ ing the wa@@ s@@ h home , the mother and her daugh@@ ters might go up to the f@@ l@@ at ro@@ of of their d@@ wel@@ ling to men@@ d ( 12 ) any dam@@ ag@@ ed gar@@ ments before re@@ tur@@ ning them to the clo@@ se@@ ts .
And to those who faith@@ fully obey him , God promises : “ I will by no means leave you nor by any means for@@ s@@ ake you . ”
The next mor@@ ning while he was at@@ temp@@ ting to d@@ ri@@ ve the ca@@ r out of the gar@@ age , mission@@ ary M@@ il@@ d@@ red W@@ il@@ let@@ t ( who later married John Bar@@ r ) came by .
Jesus por@@ tra@@ yed Jehovah as a car@@ ing God who kno@@ ws when a t@@ in@@ y s@@ par@@ ro@@ w f@@ alls to the gr@@ ound .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What part of the body is refer@@ red to fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely in God’s Word more often than any other ?
Ca@@ es@@ ar@@ ’s things to Ca@@ es@@ ar , but God’s things to God . ” ​ — Matthew 22 : 21 .
As told by O@@ li@@ vi@@ er H@@ am@@ el
“ Pa@@ y attention to what you are hear@@ ing , ” said Jesus .
As they prog@@ ressed with their work , Be@@ d@@ ell , along with one or two tru@@ sted help@@ ers , pa@@ inst@@ ak@@ ingly c@@ he@@ cked and re@@ v@@ ised each verse .
• What out@@ come can we ex@@ pect for those who end@@ ure persecu@@ tion ?
Jesus did not mer@@ ely know Jehovah’s u@@ pri@@ ght standards ; he loved them .
• Wh@@ ere are the dead ?
One hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing experience involved L@@ es@@ ter and Jo@@ ani@@ e Ha@@ y@@ n@@ es , an A@@ mer@@ i@@ can cou@@ ple who lived in S@@ ing@@ ap@@ ore .
Bro@@ ther Mar@@ gar@@ y@@ an gave a fine witness regarding Jehovah’s Witnesses ’ Christian position on vari@@ ous is@@ su@@ es .
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als of this s@@ ort are also in God’s mem@@ ory and will be resur@@ rec@@ ted , for the Bible says : “ There is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the un@@ righteous . ” ​ — Acts 24 : 15 .
• What can we learn from Joseph and Na@@ om@@ i ?
We were happy to put up with the no@@ ise and com@@ mo@@ tion in our house for the s@@ ake of provi@@ ding a sa@@ fe en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment in which our children could enjoy themselves . ”
David wrote : “ You [ Jehovah ] will not leave my soul in S@@ he@@ ol . ”
[ Bo@@ x / ​ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 22 , 23 ]
The congregation knew ex@@ ac@@ tly what to do .
What acc@@ oun@@ ted for his parents ’ change of heart ?
Bro@@ ther We@@ a@@ ver then encoura@@ ged the stud@@ ents to continue “ s@@ ow@@ ing with a view to the spirit ” and not to “ give up in doing what is fine . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 8 , 9 .
That co@@ ver fe@@ atu@@ red a li@@ mes@@ to@@ ne b@@ one bo@@ x , an os@@ su@@ ary , that was found in Israel .
• What d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous situation do milli@@ ons face today ?
It was “ the gra@@ in of heaven ” in that its s@@ ource was heavenly .
Let us bri@@ ef@@ ly consider one out@@ standing example of such integrity keep@@ ing ​ — that of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ger@@ many before and during World W@@ ar I@@ I .
The pione@@ ers explained that this was a work they should do , but the man in@@ sis@@ ted that he should accom@@ pan@@ y them from do@@ or to do@@ or so that he could in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce them to the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders with the re@@ comm@@ end@@ ation to listen care@@ fully .
There are clear indic@@ ations that Matthew and Luke wrote their Go@@ sp@@ els before 70 C.E .
G@@ u@@ ess who was the inter@@ vie@@ wer ?
E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el chap@@ ter 38 speak@@ s prophe@@ tic@@ ally of an att@@ ack by “ Go@@ g of the land of Ma@@ go@@ g ” against God’s people .
The Scriptures as@@ sure us : “ God is not un@@ righteous so as to for@@ get your work and the love you showed for his name , in that you have minis@@ tered to the holy ones and continue minis@@ ter@@ ing . ”
“ Th@@ ro@@ w all your anxi@@ ety on [ God ] , because he ca@@ res for you . ” ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 7 .
With Mo@@ m g@@ one , D@@ ad made an arrang@@ ement with the school princi@@ p@@ al . My older sister was then a sen@@ i@@ or in high school , and D@@ ad asked if she and I could go to school on al@@ ter@@ n@@ ate days .
The parents may fear that their child will not be able to care for them when they are old .
Matthew 16 : 21 says : “ From that time for@@ ward Jesus Christ com@@ men@@ ced show@@ ing his disciples that he must . . . su@@ ff@@ er . . . and be kil@@ led . ”
A@@ no@@ ther t@@ ac@@ tic of Satan is to appe@@ al to sin@@ ful human inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations .
These vis@@ its gave us the opportunity to show appreciation for the faithful service of young and old al@@ ike and to encoura@@ ge them to continue in their special privilege of serving Jehovah .
They are very old .
This en@@ ab@@ led A@@ le@@ c to get to know vari@@ ous Witnesses , and he seem@@ ed to like their compan@@ y .
He was cor@@ rec@@ t .
At one fac@@ ility , she sp@@ ent 8@@ 0 h@@ our@@ s wit@@ ness@@ ing in just two and a half we@@ ek@@ s .
We are a@@ ware that it takes time to h@@ and@@ le things , to arr@@ ange them , to use them , to clean them , to st@@ ore them , to look for them .
As a result , L@@ y@@ dia and all her hous@@ eho@@ ld accepted the good news and were baptized . ​ — Acts 16 : 11 - 15 .
• What is “ the day of Jehovah ” ?
“ Many times we fac@@ ed in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es that seem@@ ed imp@@ os@@ sible to de@@ al with .
In time , I began to feel that the ch@@ urch , like soci@@ ety in gener@@ al , fa@@ iled to support the we@@ ak .
When ‘ a W@@ a@@ y Is C@@ ast U@@ p ’
L@@ et@@ ’s di@@ g in , then , and consider the l@@ eng@@ th of the se@@ ven times .
Jesus is God’s “ bel@@ o@@ ved Son ” and “ the i@@ ma@@ ge of the inv@@ isi@@ ble God . ”
Th@@ ree help@@ ful st@@ ep@@ s are ( 1 ) Q@@ u@@ ic@@ k@@ ly a@@ ver@@ ting our view if we are ex@@ posed to er@@ o@@ tic i@@ mag@@ er@@ y .
We appe@@ aled this decision and were succ@@ ess@@ ful in being allow@@ ed to stay , on con@@ dition that we did not preach to Af@@ ri@@ c@@ ans .
Fir@@ st and fore@@ most , he wanted it known that Jehovah , not this Ba@@ al , was “ God in Israel . ”
They feel that if God ex@@ ists and is al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty and loving , the evil and suffering in the world cannot be explained .
The sister said to him in To@@ t@@ on@@ a@@ c that the bro@@ ch@@ ure was in their language .
But with prayer and Jehovah’s loving ar@@ ms around me to buo@@ y me up , I was able to end@@ ure that t@@ est of end@@ ur@@ ance .
For the vision is yet for the appointed time , and it keep@@ s pan@@ ting on to the end , and it will not tell a li@@ e . Even if it should d@@ el@@ a@@ y , keep in expe@@ ct@@ ation of it ; for it will without fai@@ l come true .
Mo@@ st important , the time b@@ ought out from other activities to read and study God’s Word will bring rich di@@ vi@@ d@@ ends with reg@@ ard to our relationship with God .
While he was wa@@ iting , did Abraham lo@@ se his joy in serving Jehovah ?
When it comes to sin , he has arrang@@ ed for a means of at@@ on@@ ing for it , wi@@ p@@ ing it away , but he will not t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate it forever .
So@@ on more ar@@ rest@@ s follow@@ ed .
Our love for Jehovah makes us want to follow his guid@@ ance .
See the 200@@ 4 C@@ al@@ end@@ ar of Jehovah’s Witnesses , J@@ anu@@ ary / F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary .
When the time came for sh@@ ear@@ ing the flo@@ ck , David asked Na@@ ba@@ l for some pro@@ v@@ isions .
This is@@ sue had bo@@ ther@@ ed B@@ r@@ and@@ on because he lo@@ ves s@@ n@@ ak@@ es , and he was up@@ set that they were associ@@ ated with Satan .
But that did not hold him back from speaking b@@ ol@@ dly to P@@ il@@ ate about the Kingdom .
A brother who fac@@ ed an or@@ de@@ al that often left him feel@@ ing fru@@ str@@ ated and disc@@ oura@@ ged rec@@ alls : “ In ad@@ dition to regul@@ ar hear@@ t@@ felt prayer , I mem@@ or@@ ized a few Kingdom song@@ s .
These tend@@ r@@ il@@ s cro@@ ss pla@@ ins , deser@@ ts , and gr@@ ass@@ lands .
Although living in this wicked world , they would be no part of it .
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ing a clo@@ s@@ er relationship with Jehovah is a li@@ fe@@ time pur@@ su@@ it .
A psalmist wrote : “ He is tel@@ ling his word to Jac@@ o@@ b , his regul@@ ations and his j@@ udi@@ cial decisions to Israel .
The speak@@ er sh@@ ared a few ex@@ cer@@ p@@ ts from the s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring res@@ olu@@ tion .
He felt high@@ ly privile@@ ged to re@@ present Jehovah and to fulf@@ ill this God - given assignment , even though that me@@ ant deli@@ ver@@ ing a strong message to an un@@ rec@@ ep@@ tive people . ​ — Read E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 2 : 8 – 3 : 4 , 7 - 9 .
To a person who@@ se thinking is in har@@ mony with God’s standards , such things are clean .
Today , go@@ ds worshi@@ ped by those of the Sh@@ into , H@@ in@@ du , and other religi@@ ons of the world number into the milli@@ ons .
In a re@@ comm@@ end@@ ation to the Par@@ li@@ am@@ ent@@ ary As@@ s@@ em@@ bly of the C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l of E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , a su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion was made that author@@ ities who inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ate new religious grou@@ ps “ would be well ad@@ v@@ ised to for@@ go using this ter@@ m . ”
In re@@ ality , true value is determined by what we per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve to be our great@@ est need .
E@@ ven@@ tually , however , they were sc@@ at@@ tered ac@@ ro@@ ss E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe and found it more and more difficult to maintain their un@@ ity .
After all , he had wor@@ ked di@@ lig@@ ently to teach his a@@ do@@ p@@ ted son to feel that way about Jehovah God .
H@@ ann@@ ah often cri@@ ed because Pen@@ in@@ n@@ ah , her ri@@ val , rel@@ ent@@ less@@ ly ta@@ un@@ ted her .
Consider the case of a Christian man in a country in the O@@ ri@@ ent .
As we discus@@ s these questions , we will also consider the less@@ ons we can learn .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to such reason@@ ing , Paul righ@@ tly conclu@@ ded that “ Jews as well as Gre@@ ek@@ s are all under sin . ” ​ — R@@ om .
The Bible can strengthen your res@@ ol@@ ve to over@@ come har@@ m@@ ful ha@@ bi@@ ts
The Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law c@@ learly reve@@ aled that life beg@@ ins , not at bir@@ th , but much ear@@ li@@ er .
N@@ ex@@ t came our con@@ ver@@ sion , for we turned away from wrong practic@@ es in order to pur@@ sue a life in har@@ mony with God’s will .
5 , 6 . ( a ) Is pri@@ de always bad ?
While elders recogn@@ ize the import@@ ance of confid@@ enti@@ ality , they are not se@@ cre@@ tive .
The account mer@@ ely conclu@@ des : “ J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah continued to ju@@ dge Israel for si@@ x years , after which [ he ] died and was bu@@ ri@@ ed in his city in G@@ ile@@ ad . ” ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 3 : 11 , 30 ; 5 : 31 ; 8 : 28 ; 12 : 7 .
What are you doing here ? ”
I@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ers are re@@ je@@ cted .
If my heart has been en@@ tic@@ ed toward a woman , and I kept l@@ ying in wa@@ it at the very en@@ tr@@ an@@ ce@@ way of my compan@@ ion , let my wife do the gr@@ in@@ ding for another man , and over her let other men k@@ ne@@ el down . ” ​ — Job 31 : 1 , 9 , 10 .
After they left Egy@@ pt , the Israelites made a g@@ ol@@ den cal@@ f to worship .
Like Paul , Christians today make sacrific@@ es for the s@@ ake of the good news .
Like David , we should rep@@ ent when we sin
“ Let Bo@@ th G@@ ro@@ w To@@ gether Un@@ til the H@@ ar@@ v@@ est ”
Some who became Christians qu@@ ali@@ fied in time to be elders , those to whom Paul spoke in M@@ ile@@ tu@@ s .
( a ) What did Jesus use to illustr@@ ate faith@@ ful@@ ness ?
On the bas@@ is of his shed blood , Jesus car@@ ries away the sin@@ s of mankind , just as the live go@@ at in a to@@ ken way car@@ ri@@ ed the sin@@ s of Israel off into the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness . ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 3 : 4 , 5 .
Of course , some a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ents have no proble@@ m speaking up .
AL@@ L of us want to be bless@@ ed .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , I was told that if I had determined in my heart to do Jehovah’s will , it would be appro@@ pri@@ ate to get baptized .
This is because he was made in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge , so that he to some de@@ gre@@ e refle@@ cts the godly qualities of wisdom and righteousness .
Ser@@ vice to God Not a Bu@@ r@@ den@@ some F@@ or@@ mal@@ ity
The C@@ y@@ c@@ le of Pa@@ in
“ When I@@ ’@@ m tru@@ th@@ ful , ” she says , “ I have a clean conscience before Jehovah .
A year later , this ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tive deci@@ ded to make a care@@ er change ​ — from working for the en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment in@@ du@@ str@@ y to help@@ ing the po@@ or in C@@ am@@ bo@@ dia .
On the first day of the conven@@ tion , my sisters took tur@@ ns writ@@ ing no@@ tes in order to help me follow the pro@@ gra@@ m .
En@@ courage full - time servants to keep up their good work
David mar@@ vel@@ ed that God even takes no@@ tice of man .
Consider Jehovah , for example .
Our con@@ vers@@ ations are much s@@ mo@@ other as a result . ”
“ Pe@@ ople think that the har@@ der you have to work to make a living , the less succ@@ ess@@ ful you are , ” says Matthew , a main@@ ten@@ ance work@@ er .
The mo@@ des@@ t in@@ come helped me to care for some of our material needs .
This st@@ ress - filled world may leave us ti@@ red and we@@ igh@@ ed down .
A@@ m I pro@@ per@@ ly supp@@ or@@ ting Jehovah’s way of gover@@ ning ?
Ne@@ g@@ ative spe@@ e@@ ch may cause a proble@@ m to get out of control ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 14 )
When you hear the words “ The end is near ! ” what comes to mind ?
It says nothing about the faith of E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s son Me@@ th@@ us@@ el@@ ah , who@@ se life sp@@ an became the long@@ est in the Bible rec@@ ord , en@@ ding in the year that the great D@@ elu@@ ge came .
R@@ em@@ ember that the se@@ x or@@ g@@ ans have to do with life , which is sac@@ red .
Des@@ cri@@ b@@ ing the chall@@ enge that he fac@@ ed , the apostle Paul wrote : “ I know that in me , that is , in my flesh , there d@@ wel@@ ls nothing good ; for ability to wish is present with me , but ability to work out what is fine is not present .
Ther@@ efore , he made the effort requi@@ red to be present . ​ — Hebrews 10 : 24 , 25 .
To the ex@@ t@@ ent that we can answer y@@ es to those questions , we are likely “ inc@@ reas@@ ing in the acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God . ”
Indeed , when con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with pe@@ er pres@@ sure , children often need to do more than just say no and walk away .
It was comm@@ on then for sheep ru@@ st@@ l@@ ers to att@@ ack at night , so as the do@@ or op@@ ened , I h@@ ur@@ ri@@ e@@ dly id@@ enti@@ fied my@@ self .
Why not read this and other Bible pas@@ sa@@ ges in your own Bible ?
H@@ op@@ ing to be a nu@@ n , she jo@@ ined a con@@ v@@ ent .
It cannot be said that A@@ be@@ l had fore@@ knowledge of the ev@@ en@@ tu@@ al out@@ working of the promise con@@ ta@@ ined in God’s words to the ser@@ p@@ ent : “ I will put en@@ m@@ ity between you and the woman and between your off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing and her off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
Ban@@ k acc@@ oun@@ ts , cer@@ ti@@ fic@@ ates of de@@ po@@ si@@ t , or individu@@ al re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment acc@@ oun@@ ts may be plac@@ ed in trust for or made pa@@ y@@ able on death to W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a , in acc@@ ord with local ban@@ k requi@@ re@@ ments .
Jehovah lo@@ ves and ch@@ eri@@ sh@@ es you .
Go@@ od organization helped ei@@ ght people to sur@@ vi@@ ve the F@@ lood ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 6 , 7 )
On@@ ce while preaching in M@@ ad@@ ri@@ d , another Witness and I were on an u@@ pp@@ er flo@@ or when we su@@ d@@ den@@ ly heard sh@@ ou@@ ting and s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing down bel@@ ow .
The om@@ bu@@ d@@ s@@ man was able to secu@@ re the rel@@ e@@ ase of the Bi@@ bl@@ es just in time for the dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion .
A@@ n example of how Jehovah has gu@@ i@@ ded some can be seen in the experience of a ten@@ ant f@@ ar@@ m@@ er living in the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous re@@ gi@@ on of Mas@@ b@@ ate in the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines .
His su@@ peri@@ or , the Rom@@ an gover@@ nor of Ju@@ de@@ a , re@@ si@@ ded in Ca@@ es@@ are@@ a .
“ The branch of@@ fice later received many let@@ ters from brothers ac@@ ro@@ ss the country expres@@ sing pro@@ found gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de , ” says F@@ ran@@ ç@@ o@@ is .
If we stand fir@@ m , however , Jehovah will deli@@ ver us .
How does one come to be known as a reason@@ able person ?
The ul@@ tim@@ ate good that Jesus could do ​ — even for the si@@ ck , the dem@@ on a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted , the po@@ or , or the hu@@ ng@@ ry — ​ was to help them to know , accept , and love the truth about God’s Kingdom .
Although I appreci@@ ated that the Witnesses were kind and showed me personal interest , I ha@@ d@@ n@@ ’t been ready to change my li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
Consider some of Paul’s wise counsel .
This was the star@@ t of a stri@@ ct re@@ gi@@ men of ri@@ g@@ or@@ ous tra@@ ining and practic@@ es that la@@ sted for more than two years .
The person who regul@@ arly re@@ a@@ ds God’s Word is “ like a t@@ ree pl@@ anted by st@@ re@@ am@@ s of water , a t@@ ree that pro@@ du@@ ces fru@@ it in its se@@ as@@ on , the fo@@ li@@ age of which does not wi@@ ther .
How will you show Jehovah that you love him ?
With that example of Israel in mind , it is not sur@@ pris@@ ing that thr@@ ough@@ out the ages , govern@@ ment in the hands of humans who do not know Jehovah has fa@@ iled to bring per@@ man@@ ent good resul@@ ts .
I arrang@@ ed for and over@@ saw what came to be called cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , which were held in c@@ ities and to@@ w@@ ns thr@@ ough@@ out S@@ we@@ den .
F@@ ri@@ ends and family often do not know how to re@@ act in the face of such suffering .
That could lead to disa@@ ster !
6@@ 6 : 14 .
Re@@ fle@@ cting on this account , we can ask ourselves , ‘ Do I have the mind of Christ ?
Thus , when Joseph saw am@@ ple pro@@ of of his brothers ’ change of heart , he mer@@ ci@@ fully for@@ gave them .
In the days of King Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at , the fi@@ f@@ th king in the ro@@ y@@ al l@@ ine des@@ c@@ ended from David , the com@@ bin@@ ed for@@ ces of three nations came up to war against Juda@@ h .
What advan@@ ta@@ ge did Jewish Christians have over G@@ ent@@ il@@ es ?
A@@ N A@@ C@@ C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ T recorded at Mark 4 : 35 - 4@@ 1 repor@@ ts that Jesus and his disciples bo@@ ar@@ ded a bo@@ at to cro@@ ss the Se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e .
In Hebrew , the word ka@@ ·@@ ph@@ ar@@ ʹ at first pro@@ ba@@ bly me@@ ant “ co@@ ver ” or perhaps “ wi@@ pe off , ” and it is also transl@@ ated “ at@@ on@@ ement . ”
We need to fle@@ e from anything we know to be wrong , and we should be determined to do only what is right .
The next night , he asked that the fle@@ e@@ ce would remain d@@ ry while the gr@@ ound around it be so@@ ak@@ ed with de@@ w .
This experience illustr@@ ates that making wise decisions is a chall@@ enge .
To@@ gether Paul and I have travel@@ ed coun@@ t@@ less mil@@ es , enjo@@ ying the up@@ s and end@@ uring the do@@ w@@ ns of present life ​ — everything done in the strength that only Jehovah can supp@@ ly .
If Jehovah is real to us , we will pri@@ mar@@ ily ask ourselves , ‘ W@@ ould my doing this work make Jehovah feel h@@ ur@@ t , ca@@ using him pain ? ’ ​ — P@@ s .
You are to be comm@@ ended for your decision ; it was the right and wise thing to do .
I op@@ ened it and found a man d@@ ressed in a su@@ it and car@@ r@@ ying a bri@@ ef@@ case .
Your baptism shows that you have cho@@ s@@ en the best way of life
All of us , young and old , brothers and sisters , can be “ a streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id ” to fellow believers in need . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 11 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
And what kind of support does Jehovah give to true worshipp@@ ers today ?
I had always dre@@ am@@ ed of going to Par@@ is on my hon@@ ey@@ mo@@ on , so Al@@ l@@ an arrang@@ ed that we would atten@@ d an ass@@ em@@ bly there the following we@@ ek .
And in ans@@ wer@@ ing questions about your beli@@ ef@@ s , what better example can you follow than that of Jesus ?
It is mentioned by both char@@ ac@@ ters in the illustr@@ ation as well as by Jesus .
For more information about the Scriptural teaching of the ransom , see chap@@ ter 5 , “ The R@@ an@@ som ​ — God’s Gre@@ at@@ est Gi@@ ft , ” of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ? publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
If a young person has doub@@ ts , how can parents provide ass@@ ist@@ ance ?
Such tra@@ ining at home will no doubt e@@ qui@@ p your children to me@@ et challeng@@ es at school and el@@ se@@ where .
How such acc@@ oun@@ ts can strengthen our faith when we take the time to study and refle@@ ct upon them !
How can we be sure that these decisions are in har@@ mony with God’s will ?
Ther@@ efore , continue to read the Bible da@@ ily and to atten@@ d congregation meetings regul@@ arly .
The Father desi@@ gn@@ ated the Son to be His spo@@ k@@ es@@ man , “ The Word of God . ”
Of what sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance are the “ wh@@ ite pe@@ b@@ ble ” and the “ new name ” ?
So when a Christian stu@@ dies the Bible , God’s holy spirit helps him to gro@@ w in knowledge , gro@@ w in love , and gro@@ w in his relationship with Jehovah .
Le@@ ah had reason for thus nam@@ ing her child : “ It is because Jehovah has loo@@ ked upon my w@@ re@@ t@@ c@@ he@@ dness , in that now my husband will beg@@ in to love me . ”
But is this vision real@@ is@@ tic ?
Do you think it@@ ’s reason@@ able to conclu@@ de , then , that this prophecy in Daniel chap@@ ter 4 also has something to do with God’s Kingdom ?
Thus we saw in a very v@@ isi@@ ble way how Jehovah is in@@ deed a place of “ refu@@ ge and strength , a help that is re@@ adi@@ ly to be found during dist@@ res@@ ses . ” ​ — Psalm 4@@ 6 : 1 .
By he@@ e@@ ding Jesus ’ wise ad@@ vice , we can sp@@ are ourselves physical har@@ m .
He told her that her sin@@ s were for@@ given and ther@@ e@@ after said : “ Your faith has sa@@ ved you ; go your way in peace . ”
In@@ cen@@ se and the E@@ arly Christians
Ex@@ iled worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah felt att@@ ached to Z@@ ion , which had re@@ pres@@ ented God’s organization .
“ Let a ro@@ t@@ ten saying not pro@@ ce@@ ed out of your m@@ ou@@ th , but wh@@ atever saying is good for building up as the need may be , that it may imp@@ ar@@ t what is fav@@ or@@ able to the hear@@ ers . ” ​ — E@@ P@@ H@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ AN@@ S 4 : 29 .
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you ever w@@ atch@@ ed a child beg@@ g@@ ing for a certain to@@ y that the par@@ ent does not wish to bu@@ y ?
Paul’s life - sa@@ ving act of kindness imp@@ ressed the j@@ a@@ il@@ er , and he and his hous@@ eho@@ ld took st@@ ep@@ s to become Christians . ​ — Acts 16 : 30 - 34 .
* S@@ even years later , in 19@@ 20 , father left the ch@@ urch .
Paul knew that in the fin@@ al an@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is , it is God who will deter@@ mine the righ@@ t@@ ness or wr@@ ong@@ ness of what we do .
I@@ m@@ mor@@ ality was ri@@ fe in the H@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ is@@ tic world .
These examples lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally lead to the question : Do we really need God ?
We can be sure that Jehovah will bl@@ ess any sacrific@@ es we make in order to share in the ministry at times that are best for those in the ter@@ rit@@ ory .
The psalmist exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ How many your works are , O Jehovah ! All of them in wisdom you have made .
3 : 5 , 6 ; Luke 11 : 13 ; He@@ b .
Tru@@ ly , parents who show by word and action that they love their children and want to be with them make a deep imp@@ res@@ sion that often la@@ st@@ s a li@@ fe@@ time .
If it were , she would in@@ s@@ ist on worshi@@ p@@ ing Jehovah “ with spirit and truth ” because that is the kind of worship that pleas@@ es him .
* She then went on to descri@@ be the book and mentioned some of the to@@ pi@@ c@@ s it co@@ v@@ ers .
If that happ@@ ens , how in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate it would be for any member of the congregation to re@@ act according to the worl@@ d’s spirit , ve@@ h@@ em@@ ently dem@@ an@@ ding “ justice ” or that “ something be done about this brother ” !
But where ?
Mar@@ ta , who has supp@@ or@@ ted a ze@@ al@@ ous sister who felt c@@ ru@@ shed after her div@@ or@@ ce , says : “ We regul@@ arly share in the ministry together .
L@@ ater , the k@@ ings who rul@@ ed God’s people follow@@ ed a similar r@@ out@@ ine . They were ob@@ lig@@ ated to read the Law da@@ ily , wr@@ ite a cop@@ y of it , and “ ob@@ serve all the words of this Law and these regul@@ ations by car@@ r@@ ying them out . ” ​ — Read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 17 : 18 - 20 .
There it says : “ The little one himself will become a th@@ ous@@ and , and the small one a mi@@ gh@@ ty nation .
If we are deep@@ ly gr@@ ate@@ ful for God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , we will do our best to ple@@ ase him .
( b ) What war@@ ning did Jesus give regarding the effect of the good news , but with what attitude do we appro@@ ach people ?
Yet , the next m@@ om@@ ent we were both cr@@ ying in each o@@ ther’s ar@@ ms .
S@@ ever@@ al years later , however , she sum@@ mon@@ ed the prophet , who found the bo@@ y dead in her home .
It can cause a proble@@ m to get out of control , making the proble@@ m wor@@ se .
Rather than trust in this system of things , then , this is the time to pur@@ sue godly devo@@ tion and maintain cha@@ st@@ e conduct .
I app@@ lied for the pioneer service and began working along with C@@ lar@@ ence and his wife .
The true God felt reg@@ re@@ t in the case of the N@@ in@@ ev@@ ites ; that is , he chang@@ ed his in@@ ten@@ tion regarding them .
T@@ e@@ aching others to ‘ ob@@ serve all things ’ inclu@@ des teaching them what comman@@ ds ?
No@@ te that J@@ en@@ ni@@ f@@ er re@@ comm@@ ends ‘ saying a quic@@ k prayer ’ to Jehovah when an opportunity pres@@ ents it@@ self to give a witness about your faith .
Because we are living in the last days , it is important to keep our hope for the future strong !
Jesus also helped them to know what God’s name re@@ pres@@ ented , nam@@ ely , God’s wonderful qualities and his way of deal@@ ing with us .
We might wor@@ ry that a person will not become a disci@@ ple because we are not the perfect teach@@ er .
Ha@@ ve we not seen c@@ learly the way God is gu@@ i@@ ding us ?
Su@@ e says : “ My husband and I deci@@ ded to get up early and read and discus@@ s a por@@ tion of the Bible together before going to work .
When it comes to con@@ ve@@ ying the li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving message in the Scriptures , we do not want to “ go bey@@ ond the things that are written . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Bo@@ th the anointed and the “ other sheep ” have what knowledge a@@ vail@@ able ?
B@@ eli@@ ef that man develop@@ ed from more than one s@@ ource would ob@@ li@@ ge them to say that an origin@@ al sin was com@@ mit@@ ted by sever@@ al fore@@ fa@@ thers .
He tri@@ ed to sto@@ p her study , would not let Witnesses in the house , and took away any public@@ ations of Jehovah’s Witnesses that he found .
Rather , he used the word ho@@ ·@@ sa@@ ʹ@@ k@@ is , which means “ as often as , ” an idi@@ om meaning “ wh@@ en@@ ever , ” “ every time that . ”
These de@@ ar brothers had lived for de@@ ca@@ des under a to@@ tal@@ it@@ ari@@ an re@@ gi@@ me that had succ@@ ess@@ fully in@@ do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ ated the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of the po@@ pul@@ ation to become a@@ the@@ ists .
As@@ k Jehovah to help you re@@ ject the wrong thoughts .
The Bible says that Jesus is “ more than Solomon , ” and speaking of his re@@ ign , the psalmist prophe@@ tic@@ ally declar@@ ed : “ In his days the righteous one will s@@ pr@@ out , and the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace until the mo@@ on is no more . ”
W@@ O@@ U@@ L@@ D you like to see the a@@ bo@@ ve - qu@@ o@@ ted prophecy come true ?
A@@ no@@ ther was , “ Do you know that now that there is war , you will soon have to deci@@ de whether you will be faithful to H@@ it@@ l@@ er or to Jehovah , and your decision might co@@ st you your life ? ”
“ He that does the will of God rema@@ ins forever , ” states the Bible .
Des@@ pite these fac@@ ts , however , E@@ no@@ ch coura@@ ge@@ ously “ went on wal@@ king with the true God ” and con@@ dem@@ ned “ the sh@@ o@@ c@@ king things ” that people said against Jehovah .
My husband can see the way the Bible has influ@@ enced me for good ​ — that it has helped me to appreci@@ ate him more .
A@@ R@@ E you a teach@@ er ?
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly no gen@@ u@@ ine Christian would want to ur@@ ge anyone to ign@@ ore the guid@@ ance of a tra@@ ined conscience , for to do that would be like tu@@ ning out a vo@@ ice that may well con@@ ve@@ y a li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving message .
Jesus descri@@ bed such pro@@ c@@ ra@@ st@@ in@@ ation as ‘ loo@@ king at the things be@@ h@@ ind . ’
In view of the fore@@ going , what can we conclu@@ de ?
Th@@ ough the mo@@ ti@@ ves were no doubt good , were those elders imit@@ ating Jehovah’s care for his people ?
Thus , mankind in gener@@ al is comple@@ t@@ ely out of har@@ mony with Jehovah and mis@@ ses the pri@@ c@@ eless opportunity to refle@@ ct God’s glory .
As a Je@@ w , Peter would have avo@@ i@@ ded en@@ ter@@ ing a G@@ ent@@ ile@@ ’s home .
What if you are a wife and you feel that your un@@ believ@@ ing husband does not tre@@ at you pro@@ per@@ ly ?
; G@@ il@@ fe@@ ather , A .
And the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of divine judgment upon the wicked in our time is just as certain as the fulfill@@ ment of Jehovah’s judg@@ ments against Juda@@ h and Babyl@@ on .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 39 , 7@@ 6
Ther@@ efore , the Bible gives us this practic@@ al ad@@ vice : “ The heart of the righteous one medit@@ ates so as to answer . ” ​ — Proverbs 15 : 28 .
Some believe that this field of s@@ ci@@ ence , along with g@@ ene ther@@ a@@ pi@@ es , will ev@@ en@@ tually allow the human body to su@@ sta@@ in it@@ self in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely .
How should we view rep@@ ent@@ ant wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers who are re@@ inst@@ ated in the congregation ?
Th@@ ink of it this way .
He first cre@@ ated his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son .
I was truly home .
What a fine example , especially for those who have positi@@ ons of over@@ sight within the Christian congregation !
Thus , many ob@@ serv@@ ers have conclu@@ ded that for world peace and se@@ cur@@ ity to become a re@@ ality , all nations must un@@ ite under a sing@@ le govern@@ ment .
Many who were as good as de@@ a@@ f to Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es have come to hear with understanding what the Scriptures say .
Some people respon@@ d in those ways because of the emo@@ tional h@@ ur@@ t they have su@@ ffered .
What view of one another do we need to maintain , and why might this be a chall@@ enge at times ?
These lo@@ ans were not for a com@@ mer@@ cial purpose , a bu@@ sin@@ ess under@@ taking .
These prophe@@ ci@@ es will help us to “ look in@@ ten@@ tly at the C@@ hi@@ ef A@@ g@@ ent and Per@@ fe@@ c@@ ter of our faith , ” Christ Jesus .
In Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation , the man pl@@ an@@ ned and wor@@ ked hard only to en@@ rich himself , and he was called un@@ reason@@ able .
Consider what is involved in making that am@@ a@@ z@@ ing fe@@ at possible .
The truth is that much of n@@ ature , from the t@@ in@@ y c@@ ell to the va@@ st uni@@ verse , still rema@@ ins bey@@ ond the gr@@ as@@ p of mo@@ der@@ n s@@ ci@@ ence .
It has mer@@ ely a cha@@ ir@@ man . ”
What te@@ ars of joy will be shed then as we rec@@ all that Jehovah is in@@ deed the God “ who com@@ forts those la@@ id low ” ! ​ — 2 Corinthians 7 : 6 .
The qu@@ o@@ te was : “ By all means go and see this pla@@ y ” !
Lo@@ o@@ king back , it does se@@ em str@@ ange that I did not read the Bible for my@@ self .
What good news !
How can love bal@@ ance different as@@ pe@@ cts of our lives ?
What , then , is another qu@@ ality that made Jesus a succ@@ ess@@ ful disci@@ ple mak@@ er ?
The righteous God will strengthen and care for those who say to him from their heart : “ You are my refu@@ ge and my str@@ ong@@ hold , my God , in whom I will trust . ” ​ — Psalm 9@@ 1 : 2 ; Proverbs 29 : 25 .
These mission@@ aries ra@@ di@@ ated joy in ti@@ rel@@ ess@@ ly car@@ ing for the spiritual wel@@ f@@ are of others .
S@@ p@@ end time together , commun@@ ic@@ ate fre@@ ely and op@@ en@@ ly with each other , support and encoura@@ ge each other , listen to each other , la@@ u@@ gh together , c@@ ry together , pla@@ y together , work together to ac@@ hi@@ eve mutu@@ al go@@ als , ple@@ ase each other , be friends .
De@@ ath was not part of Jehovah’s origin@@ al purpose .
What humans are deser@@ ving of honor , and why ?
At one point the Israelites re@@ pro@@ ached Moses because of a su@@ p@@ posed l@@ ack of water .
That ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od continu@@ es down to this day .
In time , the conscience could become in@@ sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve .
What meaning does that prayer have for you today ?
They do so even in lands where their public ministry is not yet leg@@ ally reg@@ is@@ tered .
Consider why Na@@ than ad@@ d@@ ressed the proble@@ m as he did .
But I de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely had a proble@@ m .
A@@ no@@ ther may be that of serving with a ne@@ ar@@ by congregation in need of experienced pre@@ ach@@ ers to help co@@ ver its large ter@@ rit@@ ory .
What will help us to keep p@@ ace with Jehovah’s organization and not ti@@ re out ?
By pur@@ su@@ ing a course of obedi@@ ence with the right mo@@ tive , we will be integrity keep@@ ers .
Do you honor your husband by going along with his wi@@ sh@@ es ?
However , main@@ tain@@ ing integrity will not de@@ pri@@ ve you in any way .
In@@ iti@@ ally , you might think of some assignment you have received or an honor that has been b@@ es@@ to@@ wed upon you .
He should not be jud@@ ged .
Read Romans 8 : 31 - 34 .
What little the Bible tel@@ ls us of her imp@@ ar@@ ts pro@@ found less@@ ons that can help us strengthen our own faith .
This , in turn , resul@@ ted in the f@@ light of Joseph , M@@ ary , and Jesus to Egy@@ pt and the mu@@ r@@ der of all m@@ ale children in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m “ from two years of age and under . ”
At 9@@ 0 years of age , S@@ ar@@ ah fin@@ ally got to rel@@ ish the m@@ om@@ ent she had long@@ ed for all her ad@@ ul@@ t life .
The Scriptures str@@ ong@@ ly den@@ oun@@ ce such conduct .
S@@ im@@ on wor@@ ked hard to learn P@@ al@@ au@@ an , which en@@ ab@@ les him to ‘ o@@ pen his heart wide ’ to the local brothers and sisters .
Such things did ha@@ p@@ pen .
A C@@ am@@ bri@@ dge prof@@ ess@@ or no@@ ted that the standards of Babyl@@ on@@ ians , Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans , and Gre@@ ek@@ s as well as of Au@@ str@@ ali@@ an Ab@@ orig@@ ines and N@@ ative A@@ mer@@ ic@@ ans inclu@@ ded “ den@@ un@@ ci@@ ations of op@@ pres@@ sion , mu@@ r@@ der , tre@@ ach@@ er@@ y and fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od , the same in@@ j@@ un@@ ctions of kindness to the ag@@ ed , the young , and the we@@ ak . ”
He pre@@ ached the good news of God’s Kingdom wh@@ er@@ ever people could be found .
Just pi@@ c@@ ture them , their fe@@ atu@@ res out@@ l@@ ined in the g@@ loo@@ m by the f@@ li@@ ck@@ ering light of an o@@ il lam@@ p , their eyes wide as they listen@@ ed to the water c@@ as@@ c@@ ading down on@@ to the ro@@ of and la@@ shing against the si@@ des of the ar@@ k .
However , God is willing to help us to cop@@ e with our fe@@ ars and feelings of un@@ certain@@ ty .
Ju@@ de ad@@ ds that these re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous angels were like the people of So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h , who ‘ com@@ mit@@ ted for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation exc@@ essi@@ vely and went out after flesh for un@@ n@@ atur@@ al use . ’ ​ — Ju@@ de 7 .
P@@ U@@ R@@ P@@ O@@ S@@ E : It esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ es that the Messi@@ ani@@ c King will come from Davi@@ d’s l@@ ine and that what the Kingdom accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ es will be everlasting
Because S@@ he@@ b@@ na pur@@ su@@ ed glory for himself , God ‘ th@@ re@@ w him out of his of@@ fice ’ and re@@ plac@@ ed him with Eli@@ ak@@ im .
What do we need to remember when we are having problems ?
Jehovah has also promised to re@@ ward us with everlasting life , ei@@ ther in heaven or on earth .
Why should those who hope to live forever on earth also study Romans chap@@ ter 8 ?
He was very involved in the T@@ ing@@ gi@@ an cul@@ ture .
At that time , “ no re@@ si@@ d@@ ent will say : ‘ I am si@@ ck . ’ ” ​ — Isaiah 33 : 24 .
Be Re@@ al@@ is@@ tic and Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ate
This att@@ ack on the righ@@ t@@ ness of God’s way of rul@@ ing ra@@ ised c@@ ru@@ cial is@@ su@@ es .
The Hebrew word transl@@ ated “ kindness ” is also rend@@ ered “ loving - kindness , ” or “ loyal love . ”
How De@@ dic@@ ation B@@ ene@@ f@@ its U@@ s
The apostle Paul wrote them : “ Do not become un@@ ev@@ en@@ ly yo@@ ked with un@@ believers . ”
There is an ad@@ di@@ tional as@@ pect invol@@ ving our attitude .
Ha@@ ve you come to re@@ mind me of my gu@@ il@@ t and to put my son to death ? ”
What , though , if he does not want to listen ?
That ca@@ used me deep s@@ or@@ ro@@ w and left an emp@@ t@@ iness in my heart .
R@@ em@@ ember , your children are your most important Bible stud@@ ents .
My life would be so much better if I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t have to work ! ’
‘ Why is life so un@@ just ? ’
27 F@@ ac@@ ing the Lo@@ ss of Your M@@ ate
That spirit also br@@ ings back to our mind Scriptural thoughts that we need in order to res@@ ist temp@@ tation .
What can help you to benefit from discipl@@ ine you receive ?
In ag@@ re@@ ement with this , Jehovah pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed through Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah : “ T@@ en men out of all the langu@@ ages of the nations will take hold , y@@ es , they will ac@@ tually take hold of the s@@ ki@@ r@@ t of a man who is a Je@@ w , saying : ‘ We will go with you people , for we have heard that God is with you people . ’ ”
L@@ ear@@ ning God’s valu@@ es as expres@@ sed in the Bible has helped many to ro@@ o@@ t out of their hearts rac@@ ism , pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce , and h@@ at@@ red .
Mar@@ ch 8 - 14 , 20@@ 10
P@@ rac@@ tic@@ ing what we learn through personal Bible study and Christian meetings will bring many benef@@ its .
What a privilege it would be to walk down M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i al@@ ong@@ side Moses , the medi@@ at@@ or of the Law covenant !
For ever@@ yone that par@@ takes of mil@@ k is un@@ ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the word of righteousness , for he is a ba@@ be .
At any r@@ ate , Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h loo@@ ked ever for@@ ward , no doubt tr@@ ying to learn all she could from Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er about Isa@@ a@@ c and his family .
These may have been used to take ani@@ mal@@ s from one pas@@ ture to another .
So they will not take up ar@@ ms to de@@ f@@ end themselves when this vi@@ ci@@ ous att@@ ack comes .
N@@ or did Job co@@ ver over his trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion or ‘ hi@@ de his er@@ ro@@ r in his shi@@ r@@ t po@@ c@@ ke@@ t , ’ fe@@ aring con@@ temp@@ t if others learned of it .
He me@@ ant that he could not care for n@@ on - Israelites at the ex@@ p@@ en@@ se of deser@@ ving Jews .
One pi@@ vo@@ tal d@@ ate is 5@@ 39 B.C.E . , the year when Per@@ si@@ an King C@@ y@@ r@@ us over@@ th@@ re@@ w Babyl@@ on .
Th@@ ri@@ ving S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually During G@@ ra@@ y - He@@ a@@ de@@ dness , 6 / 1
In the days of Jesus ’ apostles , many people took action without d@@ el@@ a@@ y to learn about God and Jesus .
How can we imitate Jehovah’s imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality ?
How should we respon@@ d when there is inc@@ reas@@ ed light on certain s@@ crip@@ tures , and why ?
The Bible gives us both war@@ ning and encourag@@ ement when it says : “ Do not let yourself be con@@ qu@@ ered by the evil , but keep con@@ qu@@ ering the evil with the good . ”
Why did David , a faithful serv@@ ant of Jehovah , allow his wife M@@ ic@@ ha@@ l to have a ter@@ ap@@ him i@@ ma@@ ge , or i@@ do@@ l , as indic@@ ated at 1 Samuel 19 : 12 , 13 ?
We were sh@@ own where to cu@@ t tre@@ es and col@@ le@@ ct gr@@ ass to use in building our own small house .
A@@ c@@ tually , Eph@@ ra@@ im@@ ’s ob@@ je@@ ction den@@ o@@ tes re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against Jehovah , and there is no al@@ ter@@ n@@ ative but to fi@@ ght them .
Revelation 22 : 17 shows that the responsi@@ bility of direc@@ ting the work of be@@ aring witness to Jesus is en@@ tru@@ sted to the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of anointed Christians .
I told my co@@ work@@ er that I would ask the next time you vis@@ ited .
Hence , he inv@@ al@@ id@@ ates the acc@@ us@@ ation regarding the apostles ’ al@@ le@@ ged dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
We wa@@ ded through ri@@ v@@ ers and occasi@@ on@@ ally sp@@ ent ni@@ gh@@ ts s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing under the st@@ ars .
S@@ cen@@ ari@@ o 3 : When con@@ duc@@ ting a Bible study , we might simply have the stud@@ ent re@@ pe@@ at ans@@ wers pr@@ inted in a Bible study a@@ id .
We st@@ op@@ ped vis@@ iting ch@@ ur@@ ches and started going to the meetings of the C@@ am@@ den , New Jer@@ se@@ y , Com@@ pan@@ y of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Yet , ne@@ i@@ ther of them set c@@ eli@@ ba@@ cy as a requi@@ re@@ ment for min@@ isters . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Who are the “ wise pers@@ ons ” with whom Jehovah wants me to associ@@ ate ?
C@@ oura@@ ge is needed for us to keep on preaching the Kingdom message .
A so@@ cial an@@ al@@ y@@ st ob@@ served that today “ individuals are expe@@ cted to deter@@ mine for themselves what it means to lead a good and vi@@ r@@ tu@@ ous life . ”
“ G@@ o on wal@@ king as children of light , ” wrote the apostle Paul , “ for the fru@@ it@@ age of the light cons@@ ists of every s@@ ort of go@@ o@@ dness and righteousness and truth . ”
We just want to be kept up - to - d@@ ate .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , we are pleas@@ ing our loving heavenly Father , Jehovah .
And by ob@@ serving cre@@ ation , Job could dis@@ cer@@ n many of Jehovah’s qualities . ​ — Read Job 12 : 7 - 9 , 13 , 16 .
The Bible dis@@ clo@@ ses only a few more tr@@ ac@@ es of Jose@@ p@@ h’s life , but they are wor@@ th consider@@ ing clo@@ sel@@ y .
On the contr@@ ary , I have been s@@ pared many hear@@ t@@ ach@@ es . ”
In what sense , then , can sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess be a gift ?
Many com@@ pul@@ sive g@@ am@@ bl@@ ers began by making pet@@ ty be@@ ts ‘ just for fu@@ n . ’
S@@ to@@ p for a m@@ om@@ ent and read the bo@@ x “ T@@ old in B@@ en@@ in . ”
And Jesus certainly encoura@@ ged gener@@ os@@ ity when he said :
The pas@@ sage that helped set@@ tle the matter was A@@ mo@@ s 9 : 11 , 12 .
However , not all of Jesus ’ hear@@ ers are rec@@ ep@@ tive .
What if the re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous sin@@ ner is a h@@ un@@ d@@ red years old ?
During the cen@@ tu@@ ries that follow@@ ed , Jewish scho@@ l@@ ars , no@@ ta@@ bly the S@@ op@@ her@@ im and later the Mas@@ o@@ re@@ tes , proved to be me@@ tic@@ ul@@ ous cu@@ sto@@ di@@ ans of the Hebrew text .
Do I view a mil@@ d temp@@ er as a si@@ gn of strength or of we@@ ak@@ ness ?
The Bible states this in@@ es@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble truth : “ B@@ ad associ@@ ations spo@@ il u@@ se@@ ful ha@@ bi@@ ts . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
I@@ t’s the best way of life ! ”
21 : 5 .
I have so many things to than@@ k Jehovah for .
( b ) What reas@@ sur@@ ance did Jo@@ shua receive ?
Why are Christians today under pres@@ sure , and where should they place their trust ?
Mar@@ ri@@ age and Se@@ cond T@@ our
18 , 19 . ( a ) What are most of your neigh@@ b@@ ors suffering from , and how should you feel toward them ?
The author@@ ities were am@@ a@@ zed that our Christian brothers from op@@ pos@@ ing e@@ th@@ ni@@ c grou@@ ps were living as one pe@@ ace@@ ful family under the As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all ro@@ of .
◆ C@@ ould the Go@@ sp@@ els be leg@@ ends ?
She used her fre@@ e@@ dom to study the Bible with H@@ ann@@ el@@ ore and S@@ ab@@ ine , help@@ ing them to la@@ y a good f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for their faith .
Christians who un@@ rep@@ ent@@ an@@ tly com@@ mit i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry or se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality cannot “ in@@ her@@ it God’s kingdom ” ; “ their por@@ tion will be . . . the second death . ”
I did not understand how God could be so sel@@ f@@ ish . ”
Our op@@ pos@@ ers tri@@ ed to for@@ ce us to go back to ch@@ urch , to ch@@ ris@@ ten our children , and to make the si@@ gn of the cro@@ ss .
G@@ ran@@ ted , being a Christian requi@@ res vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous exer@@ tion .
S@@ wi@@ m where it is sa@@ fe ; stay in the congregation !
Why may we conclu@@ de that Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the faithful slave began to be ful@@ filled only after 1914 ?
When the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe was rel@@ eas@@ ed , we began to study it .
That is not to say that it was eas@@ y for all who rema@@ ined loyal to the organization to preach public@@ ly .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T chang@@ es have you seen in your li@@ fe@@ time ?
5 : 25 ; He@@ b .
When sta@@ ying with the brothers , we came to know them .
Why is that st@@ at@@ ement com@@ for@@ ting ?
A C@@ an@@ did Lo@@ ok at J@@ on@@ ah
It stan@@ ds to reason , therefore , that Noah fac@@ ed ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le and op@@ position , perhaps even th@@ reat@@ s of viol@@ ence .
In making her decision , it will be wise for her to give pray@@ er@@ ful consider@@ ation to Bible - based counsel .
• What does our baptism sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , those wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers were “ mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r@@ ers , com@@ pla@@ in@@ ers about their lo@@ t in life . ”
Do we see the similar ro@@ les that God’s Word can pla@@ y in our lives ?
My Father is gl@@ ori@@ fied in this , that you keep be@@ aring much fru@@ it and prove y@@ ourselves my disciples .
As 8@@ 4 - year - old K@@ å@@ re , who has been a ze@@ al@@ ous Witness in N@@ or@@ way for the past 70 years , says : “ I feel that it is a great honor to serve Jehovah , the King of et@@ er@@ n@@ ity , and to be a part of the people who are called by his holy name .
; Rus@@ sel@@ l , J .
E@@ TH@@ N@@ I@@ C S@@ T@@ R@@ I@@ F@@ E M@@ EL@@ T@@ S A@@ W@@ A@@ Y I@@ N K@@ O@@ S@@ O@@ V@@ O !
Tr@@ ou@@ ble That Le@@ a@@ ds to H@@ op@@ e
As a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , she took up an im@@ moral li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le that involved d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , th@@ i@@ every , and pro@@ s@@ titu@@ tion .
Mo@@ re@@ over , just as Jesus Christ’s life course of hum@@ ility brought benef@@ its to him and others , our displa@@ ying hum@@ ility will be bene@@ fi@@ cial in vari@@ ous ways .
In 1@@ 2@@ 34 , the C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l of T@@ ar@@ ra@@ g@@ ona dec@@ re@@ ed that all Bible boo@@ ks in the ver@@ n@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar must be h@@ an@@ ded over to the local cl@@ er@@ gy to be bur@@ ned .
“ When he speak@@ s the li@@ e , ” said Jesus , “ he speak@@ s according to his own dis@@ position , because he is a li@@ ar and the father of the li@@ e . ”
Bro@@ ther Bar@@ r ur@@ ged the stud@@ ents to take to heart three things regarding that ang@@ el .
Christ also sal@@ lies for@@ th ‘ in the cause of righteousness . ’
Jesus pray@@ ed to Jehovah : “ This means everlasting life , their coming to know you , the only true God , and the one whom you sent , Jesus Christ . ”
How may dec@@ isi@@ ve action or the l@@ ack of it af@@ fect those involved ?
They ba@@ se their conduct and their decisions on Bible principles .
Paul explained : “ As through one t@@ res@@ pas@@ s [ that of Adam ] the result to men of all s@@ or@@ ts was con@@ dem@@ nation , lik@@ e@@ wise also through one act of jus@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation the result to men of all s@@ or@@ ts is a declar@@ ing of them righteous for life . ”
The purpose of that covenant was to provide a leg@@ al bas@@ is for Jesus Christ , as Davi@@ d’s he@@ ir , to pos@@ s@@ ess the thro@@ ne forever .
Jehovah’s eyes sear@@ ch the whole earth for those ac@@ ting faith@@ fully toward him .
“ From inf@@ an@@ cy you have known the holy writ@@ ings , which are able to make you wise for sal@@ vation . ” ​ — 2 T@@ I@@ M .
When we are for@@ giving , we prom@@ o@@ te un@@ ity ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 12 , 13 )
C@@ ur@@ t com@@ ments , “ I began to question if I had made the right decision . ”
From your study of the Bible , you know how dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed ones are to be tre@@ ated .
To illustr@@ ate , toward the end of the year 199@@ 9 , a va@@ st st@@ or@@ m stru@@ ck sou@@ th@@ w@@ es@@ ter@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
There is simply no way that Jesus could have man@@ e@@ u@@ vered his life to f@@ it the fac@@ t@@ ors needed to fulf@@ ill all the Messi@@ ani@@ c prophe@@ ci@@ es .
A@@ vo@@ id wa@@ st@@ e . M@@ ake what you already own last much longer by car@@ ing well for it , thus cu@@ t@@ ting down on wa@@ st@@ e .
That is also illustr@@ ated in the book of Ne@@ h@@ emiah .
David believ@@ es that he will receive divine help .
O@@ ver a century before the F@@ lood , “ God saw the earth and , look ! it was ru@@ ined , because all flesh had ru@@ ined its way on the earth . ”
But the Creator did not allow them to return to their origin@@ al “ d@@ wel@@ ling place . ”
Jehovah lo@@ v@@ ingly invit@@ es you to experience such privile@@ ges .
“ Al@@ so , my de@@ ar husband c@@ alls me and pra@@ ys with me .
F@@ in@@ ally , our obe@@ ying and supp@@ or@@ ting God’s rul@@ er@@ ship will result in et@@ er@@ n@@ al blessings .
What con@@ di@@ tions are needed for effe@@ ctive medit@@ ation ?
The preci@@ ous gift of holy spirit , cou@@ pl@@ ed with our ear@@ n@@ est efforts to keep “ a ti@@ ght g@@ ri@@ p on the word of life , ” will allow us to “ keep working out [ our ] own sal@@ vation with fear and tre@@ m@@ bl@@ ing . ” ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
Go@@ ne forever will be po@@ ver@@ ty , hu@@ ng@@ er , and ho@@ m@@ el@@ ess@@ ness , for Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy states : “ They will certainly buil@@ d hous@@ es and have occ@@ u@@ pan@@ cy ; and they will certainly pl@@ ant v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds and e@@ at their fru@@ it@@ age .
We started doing things together as a family .
Why of In@@ ter@@ est ?
“ My daugh@@ ter let out a s@@ cre@@ am , which sent a wa@@ ve of pan@@ ic through me .
There is a world of differ@@ ence between know@@ ing of someone and know@@ ing him person@@ ally
D@@ ap@@ h@@ ne ans@@ wer@@ ed all my questions by using the Bible .
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Jesus remin@@ ded her : “ Di@@ d I not tell you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God ? ”
He will continue to support those who love and obey him . ​ — P@@ s .
Today , many sing@@ le sisters lik@@ e@@ wise buil@@ d up others by their regul@@ ar attend@@ ance and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation at Christian meetings .
Pe@@ ople for whom a@@ ff@@ lu@@ ence is a pri@@ or@@ ity in life ten@@ d to experience an un@@ u@@ su@@ al de@@ gre@@ e of anxi@@ ety and de@@ pres@@ sion as well as a low@@ er over@@ all le@@ v@@ el of well - being . ” ​ — In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational H@@ er@@ al@@ d T@@ ribu@@ ne .
Ther@@ efore , may we be of good courage and say : “ Jehovah is my help@@ er ; I will not be af@@ ra@@ id .
This has truly brought us great joy and happiness .
They ques@@ tioned only the power by which these were per@@ form@@ ed .
For physical strength , Sam@@ son was without e@@ qu@@ al among men .
Of course , in the beg@@ in@@ ning , no one was a sin@@ ner .
Paul’s mo@@ des@@ ty end@@ ear@@ ed him to his fellow Christians
He knew that the child was not his because he and his fi@@ an@@ c@@ é@@ e had never had se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations .
He was evid@@ ently refer@@ ring to himself , since all the other disciples had already a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned Jesus .
What made the prophet Moses faithful ?
In 19@@ 34 , the Bul@@ let@@ in called for “ au@@ x@@ ili@@ aries , ” as@@ king : “ Will there be 1@@ ,000 en@@ ro@@ l@@ led by M@@ em@@ ori@@ al time ? ”
16 : 6 , 7 ​ — Why did the holy spirit for@@ bi@@ d Paul and his associ@@ ates to preach in the dist@@ ri@@ ct of A@@ sia and Bi@@ th@@ y@@ ni@@ a ?
We shall see .
They are no me@@ asure of su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity or of inf@@ eri@@ or@@ ity ; they are simply differ@@ ences .
Ther@@ efore , let nothing h@@ in@@ der you from taking hold of the glory that God gives .
My bro@@ ther’s en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m for the preaching work was a s@@ ource of inspi@@ r@@ ation to me .
Thus , al@@ though we cannot say for certain who were of the whe@@ at class , there must always have been some down to our time . ​ — 1 / 15 , page 7 .
Wit@@ ness@@ ing from t@@ ent to t@@ ent after the earth@@ qu@@ ake in Ha@@ it@@ i
Then , with inc@@ reas@@ ing de@@ va@@ st@@ ation , our la@@ w@@ y@@ er , Bro@@ ther W@@ ar@@ re@@ n Ca@@ th@@ car@@ t from New Z@@ e@@ al@@ and , ex@@ posed and n@@ ul@@ li@@ fied each part of the op@@ positi@@ on@@ ’s case .
For example , there may be a con@@ fer@@ ence ro@@ om e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed with s@@ ound where they could si@@ t in order to benefit from the meetings .
I continued to make prog@@ ress and dedic@@ ated my life to Jehovah .
Hence , some of the buil@@ ders wonder@@ ed if they would ever fin@@ ish that m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous pro@@ ject .
Ser@@ vice From My Y@@ ou@@ th On
Lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally , then , Z@@ i@@ pp@@ or@@ ah would have ca@@ used the fo@@ res@@ k@@ in to t@@ ou@@ ch the ang@@ el@@ ’s fe@@ et , pres@@ en@@ ting it to him as evidence that she had com@@ p@@ lied with the covenant .
We can also regul@@ arly contribu@@ te to the worl@@ d@@ wide work , know@@ ing that such fun@@ ds are used wis@@ ely . ​ — 1 John 3 : 17 .
The purpose of this article is to re@@ view some of these principles and to consider how they apply to the way that our Kingdom H@@ alls should be vie@@ wed , fin@@ an@@ ced , and main@@ ta@@ ined .
Does the Bible Com@@ ment on S@@ ame - Se@@ x Mar@@ ri@@ ages ?
No@@ tre D@@ ame Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity the@@ olo@@ gi@@ an La@@ wr@@ ence C@@ un@@ n@@ ing@@ ham expla@@ ins : “ Pe@@ ople are inter@@ ested by the no@@ tion of san@@ ct@@ ity in the world .
Pro@@ spe@@ ctive c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens may be requi@@ red to be of good char@@ ac@@ ter and to me@@ et certain health standards .
The anointed will be there in heaven ; after the war of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , they will become Christ’s bri@@ de .
What Are N@@ ational An@@ the@@ ms ?
The Devil also has no love for the “ other sheep , ” who support the anointed and are in l@@ ine for everlasting life ​ — a pro@@ spe@@ ct that Satan no longer has .
How do those ent@@ it@@ led to par@@ take of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms know that they are in a uni@@ que relationship with God and are jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s with Christ ?
A@@ n in@@ tegr@@ al part of the Kingdom message pre@@ ached earth wide by Jehovah’s Witnesses is the war@@ ning that God’s Kingdom will soon re@@ move human rul@@ er@@ ship .
The apostle Paul imit@@ ated Jehovah and Jesus .
When we arri@@ ved , it was bit@@ ter@@ ly co@@ ld in up@@ st@@ ate New Yor@@ k , where the school was lo@@ c@@ ated .
As con@@ di@@ tions in the last days of this system deter@@ i@@ or@@ ate , po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al ca@@ uses of com@@ pla@@ in@@ t will likely inc@@ re@@ ase .
If we com@@ promise our Christian dedic@@ ation in any way , how can we ex@@ pect God to go on blessing us ?
But the ar@@ my of@@ fic@@ er did not invit@@ e Jesus into his home , perhaps because he felt un@@ wor@@ thy or because he was a G@@ ent@@ ile .
• What have you learned from the examples of cont@@ ra@@ sting cho@@ ic@@ es we have consider@@ ed ?
Jehovah’s spirit will sur@@ ely help someone who wants to draw close to him .
She did not take this right for gr@@ anted or feel that others ow@@ ed her something .
That is true no matter what r@@ ace we ha@@ p@@ pen to bel@@ ong to .
Israel was a dedic@@ ated nation , but in Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah’s day the people of Juda@@ h were not living up to that dedic@@ ation .
Ne@@ e@@ d@@ less to say , my parents were thr@@ il@@ led .
On N@@ is@@ an 8 , Jesus is at Be@@ th@@ any .
One of these children , the apostle Paul , could wr@@ ite : “ The Jerusalem a@@ bo@@ ve is free , and she is our mother . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 4 : 26 .
The De@@ c@@ ember 1 , 19@@ 24 , Watchtower repor@@ ted : “ Ge@@ or@@ ge Y@@ oung has now been in S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a for up@@ war@@ ds of two years . . . .
He expla@@ ins : “ While the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans left a clear imp@@ r@@ in@@ t of their pres@@ ence in P@@ al@@ est@@ ine , there is a str@@ ange ga@@ p after the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an des@@ tru@@ ction . . . .
It was among these h@@ ill@@ s that he fac@@ ed both a li@@ on and a be@@ ar that tri@@ ed to car@@ ry off sheep from the d@@ ro@@ ve .
In Greek - speaking congregations , the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t was used .
Be@@ fore making a dedic@@ ation to Jehovah , many of us had to make sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant chang@@ es so that our dedic@@ ation would be mean@@ ing@@ ful , accep@@ table to God .
What do Jesus ’ bel@@ ong@@ ings inclu@@ de ?
Wor@@ l@@ dly standards of right and wrong are w@@ o@@ e@@ fully in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate .
Today , em@@ bal@@ m@@ ing can be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed in a matter of h@@ our@@ s .
but David turned asi@@ de from before him , t@@ wi@@ ce . ”
God’s Word , like a perfect mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r , shows us where we need to make personal chang@@ es , and it provi@@ des counsel on how to do so .
“ The law of the Christ ” : All of Jesus ’ comman@@ ds , including the comm@@ and to preach the good news around the world and the comm@@ and to love our brothers .
He was speaking to Satan , but how vital it is that all of us he@@ ed his words !
How can you or a young ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ ance best ‘ remember your G@@ r@@ and Creator ’ ?
“ H@@ ere I am ! Let me die ! ” he said .
Those s@@ crip@@ tures show us that God is “ the King of et@@ er@@ n@@ ity , ” as the apostle Paul descri@@ bes him .
C@@ learly , the ang@@ el was inform@@ ing Daniel of the spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c time for the coming of Jehovah’s cho@@ s@@ en Le@@ ad@@ er .
Th@@ ough these promises went un@@ ful@@ filled during Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s li@@ fe@@ time , he main@@ ta@@ ined strong faith in Jehovah .
While this is true , it might be good to consider the am@@ ount of time we sp@@ end rel@@ a@@ x@@ ing and com@@ pare it with the time sp@@ ent ac@@ tually stud@@ ying or reading the Bible .
What benef@@ its do children der@@ i@@ ve from who@@ les@@ ome attention ?
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ar Bible reading will help to f@@ ill your mind with cons@@ ol@@ ing words and su@@ sta@@ ining thoughts .
I can still hear people der@@ i@@ ding and s@@ cor@@ ning us , but Jehovah through his spirit gave us in@@ ner peace .
Although being no part of the wicked world , true Christians will@@ ingly sub@@ ject themselves to govern@@ ment author@@ ities “ in their relati@@ ve positi@@ ons , ” even as Paul instru@@ cted them . ​ — Read Romans 13 : 1 , 5 - 7 .
Even after their death , sa@@ in@@ ts are believ@@ ed to work mirac@@ les at their own gra@@ ves on be@@ half of the faithful , and their inter@@ c@@ es@@ sion is pi@@ ously in@@ vo@@ ked . ”
Jesus ex@@ p@@ el@@ led the dem@@ on , thus c@@ uring the bo@@ y .
In that inst@@ ant , David real@@ ized his b@@ lun@@ der .
E@@ i@@ ght months after the death of my father , I learned that my only son had an inc@@ u@@ ra@@ ble di@@ se@@ ase .
O@@ ver 20 per@@ c@@ ent of the publi@@ sh@@ ers are in the full - time service , and about 1@@ ,@@ 4@@ 00 home Bible stu@@ dies are being condu@@ cted .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in h@@ our@@ s , Jesus is to die as though he were a des@@ pi@@ ca@@ ble cri@@ min@@ al .
A@@ c@@ qui@@ ring the mar@@ k ​ — the evidence that we are dedic@@ ated , baptized servants of God and that we have the Christian person@@ ality — ​ is ess@@ enti@@ al for sur@@ vi@@ ving the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
Like those read@@ ers , you may need to li@@ ft any v@@ ei@@ l of bi@@ as or cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism that might b@@ lu@@ r your understanding .
12 : 14 , 22 .
( b ) What is the purpose of rec@@ re@@ ation , and how can re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing this help us set our pri@@ or@@ ities ?
The psalmist ap@@ tly said : “ P@@ ra@@ ise J@@ ah , you people , for it is good to make m@@ el@@ o@@ dy to our God ; for it is pleas@@ ant . ”
What is vital if we are to cultiv@@ ate Jesus ’ view of right and wrong ?
“ A gener@@ ation is going , and a gener@@ ation is coming , but the earth rema@@ ins forever . ” ​ — K@@ IN@@ G S@@ O@@ L@@ O@@ M@@ O@@ N , 1@@ 1@@ T@@ H C@@ EN@@ T@@ U@@ R@@ Y B.C.E .
A@@ no@@ ther out@@ standing reason for pra@@ ising Jehovah is that he wants us to do so .
Wit@@ ch do@@ ct@@ ors may cla@@ im that a dead an@@ c@@ est@@ or is un@@ happy about something .
Of course , these mission@@ aries are not travel@@ ing to find the Kingdom good news ; they are taking it to people living in the far - f@@ lu@@ ng cor@@ n@@ ers of the earth , teaching and help@@ ing them to become disciples of Jesus Christ .
We need not wa@@ it for others to be in te@@ ars before we give them comm@@ end@@ ation .
The new@@ s@@ pa@@ per stated that “ the well - being of the nation dep@@ ended on bro@@ ad - based so@@ cial change , which involved a return to commun@@ ity life . ”
He is said to have written a tre@@ at@@ ise every two we@@ ek@@ s thr@@ ough@@ out his working life .
How would they re@@ act to the pro@@ spe@@ ct of persecu@@ tion ?
Do you know why Ru@@ th did not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on Na@@ om@@ i ?
God has provided another s@@ ource of support within the Christian congregation ​ — the elders .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T | TH@@ E F@@ O@@ U@@ R H@@ O@@ R@@ S@@ E@@ M@@ E@@ N ​ — H@@ O@@ W TH@@ E@@ I@@ R R@@ I@@ D@@ E A@@ F@@ F@@ E@@ C@@ T@@ S Y@@ O@@ U
Do you perhaps feel that work is a long , dar@@ k tun@@ ne@@ l between le@@ is@@ ur@@ ely we@@ ek@@ ends ?
“ I had ne@@ g@@ ative feelings about pione@@ ering , ” ad@@ m@@ its a young sister nam@@ ed K@@ en@@ y@@ at@@ te .
There he stu@@ died at the imp@@ eri@@ al uni@@ vers@@ ity and associ@@ ated with dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed educ@@ at@@ ors .
O@@ ld : My mat@@ e@@ ’s un@@ faith@@ ful@@ ness is my fa@@ ul@@ t .
And he invit@@ es us to ‘ thro@@ w all our anxi@@ ety upon him because he ca@@ res for us . ’ ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 6 , 7 .
You , though , keep your sen@@ ses in all things , su@@ ff@@ er evil , do the work of an ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er , fully accom@@ pl@@ ish your ministry . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 4 : 3 - 5 .
Those whom they help to become sub@@ je@@ cts of God’s Kingdom learn to change des@@ tru@@ ctive attitu@@ des , to respect authority , to imp@@ ro@@ ve their family life , and to have a bal@@ an@@ ced view of material we@@ al@@ th .
At times , they received ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality and other form@@ s of a@@ id from fellow Christians , but they did not dem@@ and such a@@ id .
We must never allow the though@@ t@@ less com@@ ments of others to make us doubt our heavenly Father .
I look for s@@ crip@@ tures and artic@@ les that might help them . ”
We pre@@ vi@@ ously no@@ ted the experience of El@@ sa Ab@@ t .
Then , in the year 5@@ 37 before Christ , the cap@@ tiv@@ ity ended when a small number of Jews re@@ turned to re@@ buil@@ d the temple and to worship Jehovah again in Jerusalem .
Then he d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed the sub@@ t@@ le@@ ty and got right to the point .
In such an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , husband and wife are left to gu@@ ess at what the mate wants in any given circum@@ st@@ ance .
G@@ ide@@ on , w@@ an@@ ting reas@@ sur@@ ance that Jehovah would support him , asked for a mirac@@ ul@@ ous si@@ gn .
Par@@ ents do well to remember that they are car@@ r@@ ying out an assignment from Jehovah .
Yes , that was how I me@@ t L@@ loy@@ d .
I was assign@@ ed to do transl@@ ation and pro@@ of@@ reading , p@@ lu@@ s cle@@ an@@ ing , la@@ un@@ d@@ ry , co@@ o@@ king , and so on .
No@@ te that Peter also said : “ The end of all things has dra@@ wn close . ”
To benefit from this gl@@ ori@@ ous pro@@ spe@@ ct , obey the psalmis@@ t’s ex@@ hor@@ tation : “ S@@ ear@@ ch for Jehovah and his strength . Se@@ ek his face con@@ stan@@ tly .
Such temp@@ or@@ ary lo@@ ss of mem@@ ory , which occ@@ ur@@ s fre@@ qu@@ ently , is called re@@ tri@@ e@@ val fa@@ il@@ ure .
But when the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans follow@@ ed , God ca@@ used the w@@ at@@ ers to return .
Mo@@ st important , though , we both wanted to stay in the full - time service .
A ke@@ y assignment would be to give spiritual instru@@ ction to those in the congregation .
And only he has the right to imp@@ ose his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y over all the earth , for it is his cre@@ ation . ​ — Revelation 4 : 11 .
W@@ as Jesus saying that many of his anointed servants would prove un@@ faithful and need to be re@@ plac@@ ed ?
Jehovah’s sen@@ ti@@ ments toward the wa@@ y@@ ward nation of Israel are vi@@ vi@@ dly por@@ tra@@ yed by what takes place in Ho@@ se@@ a@@ ’s marriage .
We too must never for@@ get Jehovah ; we must continue to serve him loy@@ ally .
4 Jesus Christ ​ — Our Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions An@@ s@@ wer@@ ed
We have also tri@@ ed to make any ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments that were necess@@ ary in order to serve our brothers well .
As Creator and Li@@ fe - Gi@@ ver , Jehovah has every right to deter@@ mine what p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment is just and appro@@ pri@@ ate .
“ By H@@ im We Ha@@ ve Li@@ fe ”
These Christian meetings are li@@ vely , and they satis@@ fy my spiritual need .
St@@ or@@ r@@ s was not pu@@ t@@ ting together s@@ crip@@ tures that supp@@ or@@ ted his view while ign@@ or@@ ing others .
Per@@ haps you are a young ad@@ ul@@ t .
E@@ ven@@ tually , As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a was con@@ qu@@ ered by the Babyl@@ on@@ ians , but two ha@@ ugh@@ ty Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an k@@ ings were hum@@ ili@@ ated too .
What , then , are valu@@ eless things ?
After the rich young rul@@ er re@@ je@@ cted Christ’s invit@@ ation and went away , Peter said to Jesus : “ Lo@@ ok ! We have left all things and follow@@ ed you ; what ac@@ tually will there be for us ? ”
Paul said : “ M@@ en of A@@ th@@ ens , I b@@ eho@@ ld that in all things you se@@ em to be more given to the fear of the de@@ ities than others are .
Tru@@ e , no human is ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely righteous .
Now they enjoy serving Jehovah together .
S@@ hor@@ tly before his death , Jesus mentioned another way in which we can follow his lead@@ er@@ ship .
What a thr@@ ill@@ ing field of study we find in the words and de@@ e@@ ds of Jesus Christ !
But once that new one comes to the Kingdom H@@ all , the whole congregation helps him or her to recogn@@ ize the truth .
Ex@@ peri@@ enc@@ ing Jehovah’s Lo@@ ving - K@@ in@@ dness ( F .
In her es@@ say , she qu@@ o@@ ted Revelation 21 : 4 , which says that God “ will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more . ”
• How do we know that the wisdom descri@@ bed at Proverbs 8 : 22 - 31 is not wisdom in the ab@@ str@@ act ?
So by your words and actions , support the work being done , and com@@ men@@ d the person for his efforts .
G@@ et@@ ting to K@@ now Jehovah
A fun@@ er@@ ary st@@ ele to@@ pp@@ ed with a tri@@ ad of de@@ ities
His answer may help us to deter@@ mine the best way to ass@@ ist him spiritually . ​ — Read Proverbs 20 : 5 .
It can also f@@ lood us with information .
Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal ex@@ ca@@ v@@ ations in Je@@ z@@ re@@ el
It fully ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed the pur@@ pos@@ es for which God esta@@ bli@@ shed it ​ — to prote@@ ct his people and to make them a@@ ware of his high standards .
* K@@ no@@ wing that , D@@ el@@ il@@ ah had Sam@@ s@@ on@@ ’s ha@@ ir sh@@ a@@ ved off while he was as@@ le@@ ep on her la@@ p , and then she turned him over to his enem@@ ies to do to him wh@@ atever they wanted .
What are the good resul@@ ts of see@@ king righteousness ?
Des@@ i@@ ra@@ ble resul@@ ts are often promised but sel@@ dom real@@ ized .
However , there was no congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses in our r@@ ur@@ al commun@@ ity .
They were sub@@ je@@ cted to be@@ at@@ ings and other har@@ ro@@ wing experi@@ ences .
Since love is the id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying mar@@ k of a true Christian , we need to ask such questions as , What is love ?
As we sense how Jehovah helps us in life and how he ans@@ wers our prayers , our faith gro@@ ws .
Des@@ pite the fine conduct of the early Christians , most Rom@@ an emp@@ er@@ ors mis@@ jud@@ ged them . H@@ ist@@ ori@@ an E .
▪ “ It do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t matter what you believe if you are s@@ inc@@ ere . ”
This is in l@@ ine with Jehovah’s prophe@@ tic ut@@ ter@@ ance concer@@ ning his Son : “ Lo@@ ok ! As a witness to the n@@ ational grou@@ ps I have given him , as a lead@@ er and comman@@ der to the n@@ ational grou@@ ps . ”
If so , how can you prote@@ ct yourself ?
While situ@@ ations ar@@ ise where out@@ side inter@@ ven@@ tion may be requi@@ red in order to res@@ ol@@ ve a differ@@ ence , how much better if a matter can be res@@ ol@@ ved priv@@ ately !
An@@ n would star@@ t the study if I was l@@ ate , and I took over as soon as I arri@@ ved .
Un@@ like A@@ ar@@ on , however , the others were ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant r@@ ene@@ g@@ ad@@ es at@@ temp@@ ting to u@@ sur@@ p the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od .
A th@@ ous@@ and th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds kept minis@@ ter@@ ing to him , and ten th@@ ous@@ and times ten th@@ ous@@ and sto@@ od before him . ” ​ — Daniel 7 : 9 , 10 .
Paul wrote to fellow Christians in R@@ ome : “ There is e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness on my part to dec@@ l@@ are the good news . . .
Acc@@ ording to the Scriptures , he appe@@ ared to his followers on sever@@ al occasi@@ ons sh@@ ort@@ ly after his death .
If I needed someone to talk to , they listen@@ ed . ” ​ — Mark 10 : 29 , 30 .
These are the el@@ ements of Satan’s world ​ — ba@@ si@@ c things or principles that make up , gu@@ i@@ de , or mo@@ tiv@@ ate it .
What a wonderful hope ! ​ — John 5 : 28 , 29 .
He cultiv@@ ated a close fri@@ end@@ ship with Paul , a d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic person .
Jehovah descri@@ bes how his organization , including its heavenly part , op@@ er@@ ates .
Thus , Jehovah’s Witnesses do not eng@@ age in inter@@ faith activities , such as prayers , ri@@ tu@@ als , or cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies that are in con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with Bible truth . ​ — 2 Corinthians 6 : 14 - 17 .
Jesus set an example for Christian hus@@ ban@@ ds in the way he tre@@ ated the Christian congregation .
How vital that we cultiv@@ ate prop@@ er desi@@ res !
Who has the ul@@ tim@@ ate responsi@@ bility for our rema@@ ining in the truth ?
What counsel did the apostle Paul give , and how did he set a fine example ?
The psalmist did not ra@@ ise his eyes to just any m@@ oun@@ tain .
35 : 2 .
What can result from using in@@ sul@@ ting spe@@ e@@ ch , and why should marriage mat@@ es avoid doing so ?
Ab@@ out 40 of us s@@ le@@ pt on the gr@@ ound in a can@@ va@@ s t@@ ent desi@@ gn@@ ed to hold 10 people .
Per@@ haps more sign@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , the la@@ ws of the Kingdom foc@@ us on both mo@@ ti@@ ves and actions .
All of us can contribu@@ te to Christian un@@ ity and peace by displa@@ ying “ low@@ l@@ iness of mind and mil@@ dness . ”
As we wa@@ ited , an ev@@ ent of 15 years ear@@ li@@ er f@@ la@@ shed through my mind .
I was rather ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive , wonder@@ ing what he might be up to .
This s@@ crip@@ ture prom@@ p@@ ted me to go back to A@@ le@@ c .
Matthe@@ w@@ ’s account states : “ Then the Devil left him . ”
“ M@@ ake your peace ” means ‘ to bring about a re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation . ’
How did Ca@@ in man@@ i@@ f@@ est a tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous heart , and what is the less@@ on for us ?
El@@ se@@ where , Paul ter@@ m@@ ed this “ a cor@@ respon@@ ding ransom . ”
For instance , consider what happened when de@@ va@@ st@@ ating earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es and l@@ and@@ s@@ li@@ des stru@@ ck E@@ l S@@ al@@ va@@ d@@ or early in 200@@ 1 .
For fi@@ ve years , I wor@@ ked at the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k .
When deci@@ ding how to sp@@ end your time , does your conscience re@@ mind you of Jesus ’ ad@@ vice ?
How only has it been possible for us to come to a knowledge of God ?
The Bible direc@@ ts you to your go@@ al .
It is not wrong for you to be ke@@ en@@ ly a@@ ware of your imper@@ fe@@ ctions , for this can imp@@ ress upon you the gra@@ v@@ ity of sin and can strengthen your res@@ ol@@ ve to shu@@ n ba@@ dness .
Is it any won@@ der that Jehovah h@@ ates pri@@ de ? ​ — Proverbs 8 : 13 ; Daniel 5 : 20 .
But that s@@ ch@@ eme had to be a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned when God “ con@@ fu@@ sed the language of all the earth ” and sc@@ at@@ tered the would - be tower buil@@ ders .
W@@ he@@ el@@ er / V@@ I@@ R@@ E@@ O
A@@ R@@ E you not con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that you can benefit from what is written in the Bible ?
We had avo@@ i@@ ded long - ter@@ m de@@ b@@ ts , sa@@ ved money , and had many family discus@@ sions about the difficul@@ ties we might enc@@ oun@@ ter . ”
While still a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , she often thought about ex@@ pan@@ ding her ministry .
L@@ ater , her daugh@@ ter@@ ’s con@@ dition took a turn for the wor@@ se , and Mari@@ on began to question God .
Jehovah’s Witnesses are doing that work .
From the land come such fru@@ its as p@@ in@@ e@@ ap@@ ples , avo@@ ca@@ do@@ s , pa@@ pa@@ y@@ as , and n@@ ine vari@@ e@@ ties of ban@@ an@@ as .
Jesus died to make everlasting life possible for mankind .
Who fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed Jesus , and in what ways ?
If you do not yet have a col@@ por@@ te@@ ur or a pioneer in your family l@@ ine , why not work on star@@ ting your own family tra@@ dition ?
Are you n@@ ur@@ tur@@ ing it ?
He remin@@ ds spirit - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Christians that a body has many members with different fun@@ ctions and that they , “ al@@ though many , are one body in uni@@ on with Christ . ”
( c ) What pre@@ ven@@ ted Israel from fur@@ ni@@ shing “ a kingdom of pri@@ ests ” under the Law covenant ?
How do we respon@@ d when we find something that does not bel@@ ong to us ?
I L@@ ear@@ ned to R@@ es@@ pect W@@ om@@ en ( J .
Why , though , would he “ mar@@ ch around ” Jehovah’s al@@ ta@@ r , and in what sense ?
I@@ magine the you@@ th we@@ aring such a reg@@ al gar@@ ment while tru@@ d@@ g@@ ing through long gr@@ ass , c@@ li@@ mb@@ ing over ro@@ c@@ ks , or tr@@ ying to dis@@ ent@@ ang@@ le a lost lam@@ b from a thor@@ n@@ bus@@ h .
O@@ N No@@ v@@ ember 10 , 200@@ 2 , a group of Mi@@ x@@ e , an indi@@ gen@@ ous people of M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , ga@@ ther@@ ed in S@@ an Mi@@ gu@@ el , Q@@ u@@ et@@ z@@ al@@ te@@ pe@@ c .
C@@ learly , the angels are God’s cre@@ ation , and they came into ex@@ ist@@ ence long before humans .
With the pas@@ sing of time , you will likely be better able to man@@ age your feelings .
A T@@ songa read@@ er from Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que wrote : “ Even with all the other Bible - based public@@ ations , having no Bible was like having th@@ under and ligh@@ t@@ ning but no ra@@ in !
“ Do not say , ‘ Why were the form@@ er days better than these ? ’
“ De@@ ath will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more . ” ​ — Revelation 21 : 4 .
These may well have been the last words of praise that Jesus Christ san@@ g with his faithful apostles on the night before his death in 33 C.E . — Matthew 26 : 30 .
He ful@@ filled his desire to be a Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ er , and later he was baptized .
Those events have a direc@@ t be@@ aring on the question of why we su@@ ff@@ er .
It is char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized and de@@ f@@ ined by action , not sen@@ ti@@ ment .
The members of the slave class know that they will be called upon to rend@@ er an account for the way in which they have used what has been en@@ tru@@ sted to them .
When a sla@@ ugh@@ tered sheep is pre@@ pared by bo@@ il@@ ing , it is first s@@ kin@@ ned and then dis@@ jo@@ inted .
Thus , the Bible uses the word “ b@@ ones ” me@@ ta@@ p@@ ho@@ ri@@ c@@ ally , to re@@ present one@@ ’s being ​ — especially as affe@@ cted by deep feelings and emo@@ tions .
He did not st@@ are at them from a dist@@ ance but went up to them .
A F@@ A@@ R@@ M@@ E@@ R needs to be pati@@ ent .
Satan is mentioned by that name only 18 times in the Hebrew Scriptures but more than 30 times in the Christian Greek Scriptures .
So let us not be fo@@ ol@@ ed by Satan’s dec@@ ep@@ tive pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda .
‘ Jehovah H@@ as Ma@@ de His F@@ ace Sh@@ ine T@@ ow@@ ard The@@ m ’
Si@@ tu@@ ations in which a Christian woman ought to we@@ ar a head co@@ ver@@ ing may ar@@ ise in her marriage relationship .
He said : “ I used to sh@@ out at others when I was ir@@ rit@@ ated by them at work .
To their cha@@ gr@@ in , op@@ pos@@ ers will soon have to recogn@@ ize that they have , in effect , been fi@@ gh@@ ting against God himself .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ ality as C@@ ou@@ ple , 11 / 1
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t later had the privilege of pres@@ en@@ ting Bible dis@@ cour@@ ses .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , we cannot ex@@ pect that the future inter@@ ru@@ p@@ tion in the great tri@@ bul@@ ation will result in an influ@@ x of new believers .
The very desire to serve is God - given , for it is Jehovah’s spirit that mo@@ tiv@@ ates a brother to re@@ ach out and then supp@@ lies the strength to rend@@ er sac@@ red service .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we are also found false wit@@ nesses of God . . .
He care@@ fully exam@@ ined little Jo@@ el for ne@@ arly an h@@ our without saying one word . To Lu@@ i@@ g@@ i and me , it seem@@ ed like an et@@ er@@ n@@ ity .
( 1 John 1 : 1 – 5 : 21 )
O@@ u@@ t of po@@ lit@@ en@@ ess , I pa@@ used and read it .
They were the ones who had sel@@ e@@ cted those bl@@ ind , l@@ ame , and si@@ ck ani@@ mal@@ s and who had brought them to the pri@@ ests to have them sacrific@@ ed .
But if the enem@@ ies said : “ C@@ ome up against us ! ” that would mean that Jehovah would give J@@ on@@ a@@ than and his ar@@ m@@ or - be@@ are@@ r the vi@@ ct@@ ory .
God’s Kingdom under Christ will not rule through human ag@@ en@@ ci@@ es .
As we do that , should we not ac@@ knowledge the wonderful works of God ? ​ — Psalm 10@@ 4 : 1 , 2 ; 14@@ 5 : 5 ; Isaiah 4@@ 5 : 7 ; Jeremiah 31 : 35 .
God has also provided his Word , which can serve as a mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r for us .
The overse@@ ers should stri@@ ve to buil@@ d up and help “ all the flo@@ ck . ”
I@@ mit@@ ate Jesus ​ — T@@ each With Lo@@ ve
M@@ ake your desire to serve ab@@ ro@@ ad a matter of prayer , and then act on your prayers .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Satan kno@@ ws that Jehovah off@@ ers us material benef@@ its in the new system .
How should we re@@ act to that fact ?
Consider the example of G@@ w@@ en , who faith@@ fully served Jehovah for over 50 years until her death in 200@@ 2 .
If possible , read at le@@ ast one s@@ crip@@ ture during each con@@ vers@@ ation with a hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der .
What less@@ on does the prophe@@ t’s decision teach us about hear@@ t@@ felt loy@@ al@@ ty ? ​ — R@@ om .
Paul told Timothy to continue to imp@@ ro@@ ve the way he explained the Scriptures .
They are “ b@@ ought from among mankind as fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its to God and to the L@@ am@@ b ” to serve as “ pri@@ ests ” and to “ rule as k@@ ings with [ Jesus ] for the th@@ ous@@ and years . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
When the apostle Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s vis@@ ited the Christian congregation in An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch , “ they sp@@ ent not a little time with the disciples ” in order to encoura@@ ge them .
We read of King David , the prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah , and the apostle Paul .
What Is Li@@ fe Wor@@ th ? 2 / 1
How might you benefit from medit@@ ating on 1 K@@ ings 3 : 7 - 14 ?
Their lives are foc@@ used on se@@ x , viol@@ ence , and money .
What a fine example that gi@@ r@@ l is for you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers who r@@ ely on Jehovah for the courage to witness to teach@@ ers , scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es , and others !
“ TH@@ E best life possible , ” said 10@@ 1 - year - old Mu@@ ri@@ el .
If you are tr@@ oub@@ led over a serious sin and have s@@ ought help from the elders , the pray@@ er@@ ful sen@@ ti@@ ments of David may help you to expres@@ s your rep@@ ent@@ ance during personal prayers .
Des@@ pite op@@ position from her husband , the woman became a Witness .
U@@ sing our as@@ se@@ ts ​ — time , strength , fin@@ an@@ ces — ​ to help others and to prom@@ o@@ te pu@@ re worship is very pleas@@ ing to Jehovah God .
Mo@@ re@@ over , com@@ pl@@ ying with Scriptural requi@@ re@@ ments clo@@ th@@ es each one with the di@@ gn@@ ity associ@@ ated with a privile@@ ged place in God’s arrang@@ ement .
O@@ r , rather , did he mean for his followers to use it as a practic@@ al less@@ on to gu@@ i@@ de them during the last days ?
In fact , he as@@ sur@@ ed us that his joy will become our@@ s .
Au@@ gu@@ st@@ ine of H@@ i@@ pp@@ o , on the other hand , held that suffering in hel@@ l was both spiritual and sen@@ s@@ ory ​ — a view that ga@@ ined accep@@ t@@ ance .
The Greek ter@@ m invol@@ ves the use of the gen@@ it@@ al or@@ g@@ ans in ei@@ ther a n@@ atur@@ al or a per@@ ver@@ ted way with le@@ w@@ d in@@ t@@ ent .
Of course , Jesus does not dis@@ own someone who makes a mis@@ take des@@ pite his ear@@ n@@ est desire to be faithful .
Noah con@@ stru@@ cted a hu@@ ge ar@@ k .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually - min@@ ded people are a@@ ware of what fact ?
On “ the day of [ God’s ] war@@ ring ” against his enem@@ ies , what will be the situation of those out@@ side the v@@ al@@ le@@ y ?
What he did st@@ ress was loy@@ al@@ ty .
It is simply different .
But M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el would become h@@ y@@ st@@ er@@ ic@@ al , s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing and car@@ r@@ ying on .
As told by An@@ to@@ ine T@@ ou@@ ma
Why did Sha@@ ck@@ let@@ on put for@@ th such str@@ en@@ u@@ ous effort ?
As told by Ju@@ li@@ o C@@ ori@@ o
W@@ il@@ son A . B@@ ent@@ le@@ y , who sp@@ ent more than 40 years exam@@ ining and p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ ing s@@ no@@ w@@ f@@ l@@ ak@@ es through a mi@@ cro@@ sc@@ op@@ e without ever fin@@ ding two that were ex@@ ac@@ tly al@@ ike . ”
He did not let his sin@@ ful inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations lead him as a slave .
F@@ ran@@ k@@ ly , no man today can be certain of Paul’s appe@@ ar@@ ance .
He in@@ sis@@ ted that we read and discus@@ s the da@@ ily text every mor@@ ning ​ — in Ger@@ man !
They real@@ ized that the Scriptures could gu@@ i@@ de them to everlasting life , but the very Scriptures that they were sear@@ ch@@ ing also should have led them to the Messi@@ ah , Jesus .
But the me@@ ek ones themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will in@@ deed find their ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 10 , 11 .
She soon no@@ ted that the 40 women emp@@ lo@@ yed there were using their bas@@ ke@@ ts to s@@ mu@@ gg@@ le p@@ al@@ m k@@ er@@ n@@ els out of the pl@@ ant .
Since Jewish famili@@ es were close , M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h may have tri@@ ed to sa@@ ve his gr@@ and@@ son from the cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting influ@@ ences around him by inst@@ ill@@ ing in his gr@@ and@@ s@@ on@@ ’s heart some respect for the true God , Jehovah , and his word .
L@@ on S@@ chil@@ ling , a member of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e , follow@@ ed with the talk “ Be Com@@ ple@@ men@@ t@@ ary . ”
( a ) Why did God cre@@ ate the uni@@ verse and man ?
We should cultiv@@ ate hum@@ ility as we gu@@ ard against sin@@ ful tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es and maintain a prop@@ er view of privile@@ ges and responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
What makes these plac@@ es truly beau@@ ti@@ ful , however , is that they are c@@ ent@@ ers of true worship and Bible educ@@ ation .
Do you see some qualities in A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il that you ​ — men as well as women — ​ would like to cultiv@@ ate to a greater de@@ gre@@ e ?
C@@ lu@@ es to the Me@@ an@@ ing of 6@@ 6@@ 6
They may point out the mon@@ o@@ t@@ on@@ ous life of many re@@ ti@@ red people who have little to do but si@@ t and st@@ are at the tel@@ ev@@ ision s@@ cre@@ en .
“ My husband and I rec@@ ently moved from a house to an ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment .
How can beli@@ ef in the resurrection help us now ?
We are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that faithful service to Jehovah is the best way of life . ”
Thus , the Bible does not say that all mo@@ der@@ n langu@@ ages can be tr@@ ac@@ ed to a sing@@ le “ mother t@@ ong@@ ue . ”
To the Ang@@ el in Phil@@ ad@@ el@@ p@@ hi@@ a
9 , 10 . ( a ) What as@@ pe@@ cts of Jehovah’s great@@ ness have been displa@@ yed in con@@ ne@@ ction with Jesus Christ ?
I@@ magine that ! Yet , des@@ pite all of this , mo@@ des@@ t H@@ ann@@ ah kept her@@ self rest@@ ra@@ ined and was res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful in her respon@@ se to El@@ i .
F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ ing Re@@ cre@@ ational Ne@@ e@@ ds in W@@ ho@@ les@@ ome W@@ a@@ ys
He called the slave a “ ste@@ ward ” and refer@@ red to the “ d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s ” as “ his body of attend@@ ants . ”
We make sure that we go out in the ministry regul@@ arly
In fact , all of us served as travel@@ ing overse@@ ers of Jehovah’s Witnesses in our you@@ th .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing are some Bible principles that have helped many w@@ ra@@ th@@ ful and viol@@ ent people to become pe@@ ace@@ able :
What does faith do for us , and what should be our determin@@ ation ?
You too can cultiv@@ ate a desire to serve Jehovah if you regul@@ arly read the Bible and medit@@ ate on what you read .
They can help you cho@@ ose the best way of life .
( b ) What can we learn from Jehovah’s con@@ dem@@ nation of un@@ faithful spiritual shepher@@ ds ?
What ty@@ pe of thinking is really f@@ an@@ t@@ as@@ y ?
In order to op@@ ti@@ mi@@ ze the care that parents receive , children may have to become their ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ates , se@@ cre@@ t@@ aries , cha@@ u@@ f@@ fe@@ ur@@ s , and so on . ​ — Pro@@ v .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing Scriptural guid@@ el@@ ines , the two brothers me@@ t time and again but without fin@@ ding a so@@ lu@@ tion to the proble@@ m .
The Bible should be very preci@@ ous to us .
These are the earthly sub@@ je@@ cts of the Kingdom .
I am sen@@ ding this money I ear@@ ned from ra@@ ising a c@@ hi@@ ck .
• Why can those who “ hope in Jehovah ” look to the future with confidence ?
Today , God’s people are lik@@ e@@ wise deli@@ ver@@ ing a war@@ ning message to all who will listen .
However , the Israelites a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned Jehovah , ex@@ chang@@ ing the glory of the living God for li@@ fel@@ ess i@@ do@@ ls .
When I was a sol@@ di@@ er in Gre@@ e@@ ce , 195@@ 1
When we mentioned the ma@@ ch@@ ine and offered to let the whole school hear the recor@@ ding@@ s , he was deli@@ gh@@ ted and sum@@ mon@@ ed al@@ most a h@@ un@@ d@@ red stud@@ ents to si@@ t on the gr@@ ass to listen .
Just as the high pri@@ est of Israel first took the blood of the bul@@ l into the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly to at@@ one for the sin@@ s of the pri@@ ests , the value of Jesus ’ shed blood was first app@@ lied to these 14@@ 4@@ ,000 under@@ pri@@ ests .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , less@@ ons in devo@@ tion that can be man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted in such ways as these : ( 1 ) Fa@@ i@@ th@@ fully sub@@ mit to the expres@@ sed will of God and face all the tri@@ als that doing so imp@@ lies .
Thus , Jesus said : “ The kingdom of God is not coming with str@@ ik@@ ing ob@@ ser@@ va@@ bl@@ en@@ ess . ”
Be@@ fore teaching a lear@@ ner a set of s@@ k@@ ill@@ s , what may an el@@ der want to do , and why ?
By faith they ‘ re@@ ached out for a better place , that is , one bel@@ ong@@ ing to heaven . ’
Jehovah God , man@@ ’s Creator , has pre@@ pared “ a king , ” a Le@@ ad@@ er , who will soon take full control of earth@@ ’s af@@ fai@@ r@@ s .
The apostle Paul told first - century fellow believers : “ At present we see in ha@@ z@@ y out@@ l@@ ine by means of a me@@ tal mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r . ”
Mu@@ m , one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , regul@@ arly took me to Christian meetings , where I learned that God loved me and car@@ ed for me .
( b ) We would do well to ask ourselves what questions ?
Re@@ aching the heart of family members who are not yet Witnesses is not simply a matter of expla@@ ining our faith in me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed do@@ ses .
To help the local brothers and sisters get used to O@@ c@@ é@@ ane , we invit@@ ed them to vis@@ it us and explained the ro@@ le of a gu@@ i@@ de do@@ g , why I needed one , and how they should act around her .
Jesus was an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent pre@@ ach@@ er of the good news and an out@@ standing teach@@ er of Scriptural truth .
When Jehovah ti@@ ps them , they may p@@ our down so much ra@@ in that the du@@ st be@@ comes mi@@ re and the clo@@ ds cle@@ a@@ ve together .
What are some ways in which our obedi@@ ence to God in money matters be@@ comes ap@@ par@@ ent ?
What can we learn from this situation ?
Di@@ d you no@@ tice that this pas@@ sage ref@@ ers to “ mankind ” ?
Ab@@ out 70 milli@@ on people died in fam@@ ines during the 20@@ th century .
F@@ lo@@ ating is@@ lands ?
So@@ on the children of other Witnesses were s@@ it@@ ting in too .
We real@@ ized that the real s@@ ource of our tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es had been reve@@ aled in the Bible .
This is within our re@@ ach .
James 1 : 27 says : “ The form of worship that is clean and un@@ de@@ fil@@ ed from the stan@@ d@@ point of our God and Father is this : to look after or@@ ph@@ ans and wi@@ do@@ ws in their tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
Even if we have been wa@@ iting for a long time , why should we keep on the w@@ atch ?
N@@ ei@@ ther provi@@ des a clear answer , since “ Lord ” and “ can@@ di@@ d@@ ate ” are not n@@ ames .
No@@ te@@ wor@@ thy , however , is Jesus ’ re@@ action to a le@@ per who came to him and ple@@ ad@@ ed to be cur@@ ed .
( 8 ) James , A .
In 1914 , Jesus Christ ​ — pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed as ri@@ ding a wh@@ ite hor@@ se — ​ was given his heavenly cro@@ wn .
In order to bre@@ ak Jo@@ b@@ ’s integrity to Jehovah .
We feel sure that Jehovah is a@@ ware that our j@@ our@@ ne@@ y is to deli@@ ver a message of hope that is s@@ or@@ ely needed . ” ​ — Psalm 5@@ 6 : 11 .
Rather , he loved him as a Son and invit@@ ed him to share in the joy of cre@@ ating other perfect sub@@ je@@ cts .
20 , 21 . ( a ) Who today have sh@@ own the spirit of El@@ isha in see@@ king Jehovah’s direction ?
How un@@ just !
L@@ ate one night in Au@@ gu@@ st 19@@ 6@@ 4 , I was home al@@ one with the children .
Hence , he has es@@ cal@@ ated his vi@@ ci@@ ous cam@@ pa@@ ign to w@@ rec@@ k their faith .
And the Bible rel@@ ates : “ Isa@@ a@@ c was out wal@@ king in order to medit@@ ate in the field at about the f@@ all@@ ing of ev@@ ening . ” ​ — Genesis 24 : 6@@ 3 .
What could be more thr@@ ill@@ ing than the knowledge that this long - promised govern@@ ment is rul@@ ing right now in heaven ?
T@@ R@@ AN@@ S@@ L@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N W@@ O@@ R@@ K
Then he told me : “ But where could I go at my age ?
Christian Lo@@ ve ​ — A Gi@@ ft to Ch@@ er@@ ish
Then a few days later , two women came to my house .
In Au@@ gu@@ st 19@@ 36 , Joseph F . Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d , the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent , was vis@@ iting G@@ l@@ as@@ go@@ w , S@@ co@@ t@@ land , to speak on the sub@@ ject “ Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on . ”
Jehovah’s Witnesses are f@@ ill@@ ing the earth with the good news of the Kingdom
It is no se@@ cre@@ t , for instance , that many ch@@ ur@@ ches have chang@@ ed their stand on vari@@ ous is@@ su@@ es so as to appe@@ ar prog@@ res@@ sive and o@@ pen - min@@ ded .
W@@ on@@ der@@ ing how Ab@@ sal@@ om has been able to mar@@ sh@@ al such support , David as@@ ks : “ O Jehovah , why have my ad@@ vers@@ aries become many ?
They take “ very much deli@@ ght ” in stud@@ ying God’s Word and in obe@@ ying his comman@@ d@@ ments .
L@@ ear@@ n to be th@@ ri@@ f@@ ty , and do not be too cho@@ os@@ y when you are loo@@ king for a jo@@ b
Lo@@ ve never fa@@ il@@ s , ’ which will be our ye@@ ar@@ text for 20@@ 10 .
Joseph tri@@ ed to hi@@ de his exc@@ it@@ ement .
Even now he ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges : “ There are sever@@ al elders who contribu@@ te to my educ@@ ation and provide me with help@@ ful counsel .
H@@ on@@ or Those T@@ ak@@ ing the Le@@ ad
What Di@@ d Jesus ’ E@@ arly F@@ ol@@ low@@ ers Sa@@ y ?
M@@ ake sure to set asi@@ de time for mean@@ ing@@ ful study of God’s prophe@@ tic Word .
Un@@ der@@ standing this can give us in@@ sight into his person@@ ality and the pat@@ ter@@ n of his thinking , help@@ ing us “ to follow his st@@ ep@@ s ” more clo@@ sel@@ y . ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 21 .
Mo@@ st resur@@ rec@@ ted ones will be “ the un@@ righteous , ” who lived and died without lear@@ ning the truth about Jehovah God and his Son .
In 19@@ 20 , when post@@ al ser@@ vi@@ ces again began to op@@ er@@ ate in Le@@ ban@@ on , ma@@ il was received from Le@@ ban@@ ese people who lived ab@@ ro@@ ad .
H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds ​ — I@@ mit@@ ate “ the F@@ ine S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d ”
We will foc@@ us on three rel@@ ated st@@ ep@@ s we can take .
Wh@@ en@@ ever we experience great difficul@@ ties , we will remain jo@@ y@@ ful if we medit@@ ate appreci@@ ati@@ vely on what Jehovah has done for us .
O@@ r spirit medi@@ um@@ s may su@@ gg@@ est that someone has plac@@ ed a cur@@ se on the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m by means of a ri@@ val wit@@ ch do@@ ct@@ or , and that is why the si@@ ck@@ ness or the ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent took place .
What does it mean to pray with confidence , and how do such prayers help us to cop@@ e with dist@@ ress ?
How does the Bible as@@ sure us of Jehovah’s love ?
M@@ er@@ ch@@ ants f@@ led the city . This me@@ ant great fin@@ an@@ cial lo@@ ss for P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in .
They will expla@@ in , too , why it is help@@ ful for us to form strong , up@@ building fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps today and how we can do so .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , only those whom Jehovah consi@@ ders b@@ lam@@ eless ​ — people like Noah , Daniel , and Job — ​ will be mar@@ ked for sur@@ vi@@ val when the present system of things comes to an end .
What blessings under Kingdom rule does the ransom make possible ?
Why not look up the refer@@ ence and no@@ te how the illustr@@ ation helped to make the point under discus@@ sion ?
How have Jehovah’s Witnesses in Fr@@ ance re@@ ac@@ ted to op@@ position to their Christian work , and why do they keep on preaching ?
But his f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ation with en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment was so strong that he st@@ op@@ ped associ@@ ating with Jehovah’s people .
Mo@@ ved by what she saw , she said : “ I want to be like Jehovah’s Witnesses . ”
The fun@@ ctions of “ men in char@@ ge ” and “ ste@@ war@@ ds ” were dist@@ in@@ ct from those of tu@@ t@@ ors , but the point that Paul wi@@ shed to make was ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally the same .
Although it is important for people to know Jehovah’s name , such knowledge in it@@ self is not en@@ ough .
Because all humans are imper@@ fect , vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous and pro@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted efforts may be necess@@ ary to com@@ ba@@ t en@@ v@@ y .
Isaiah is com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned to go and speak “ again and again ” to those who ne@@ i@@ ther understand nor want any knowledge .
Sh@@ ould the congregation be expe@@ cted to provide an educ@@ ation for your children even if regul@@ ar scho@@ ol@@ s are a@@ vail@@ able ?
I was imp@@ ressed by their way of life .
But Joseph reli@@ ed on Jehovah .
It was as the prophet Mal@@ ach@@ i had fore@@ told : “ He [ Jehovah ] must si@@ t as a ref@@ in@@ er and cle@@ ans@@ er of s@@ il@@ ver and must cle@@ an@@ se the sons of L@@ ev@@ i ; and he must cl@@ ari@@ fy them like go@@ ld and like s@@ il@@ ver , and they will certainly become to Jehovah people pres@@ en@@ ting a gift o@@ ffering in righteousness . ”
At the same time , Jehovah s@@ pared the life of A@@ ar@@ on , sign@@ al@@ ing appro@@ val of the real pri@@ est and gen@@ u@@ ine worshipp@@ er of God . ​ — Read 1 Corinthians 8 : 3 .
However , there is evidence that by the first century , some cri@@ min@@ als were imp@@ aled ali@@ ve by the Jews and died on the st@@ ake .
Although they have great power , the angels hum@@ bly ref@@ ra@@ in from making judg@@ men@@ tal acc@@ us@@ ations “ out of respect for Jehovah . ”
21 : 22 - 31 , 34 .
When Na@@ ba@@ l refu@@ sed to give ass@@ ist@@ ance to David and his men , they pre@@ pared to wi@@ pe out Na@@ ba@@ l and his enti@@ re hous@@ eho@@ ld .
How is “ the very vo@@ ice of Jehovah ” being heard today ?
If our prayers have become me@@ ch@@ an@@ ic@@ al and per@@ fun@@ ct@@ ory , this could be an indic@@ ation of the need to take time to medit@@ ate on Jehovah’s de@@ e@@ ds .
Is it en@@ ough , however , for us to be direc@@ ted only “ by n@@ atur@@ al inst@@ in@@ ct ” when we try to deci@@ de what is right and what is wrong ?
What gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e do we have that Jehovah will prote@@ ct his organization as the great tri@@ bul@@ ation appro@@ ach@@ es ?
She was very at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive , but her real beau@@ ty la@@ y in her godly devo@@ tion .
• What pro@@ of does A@@ mo@@ s provide to show that divine judgment is in@@ es@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble ?
He provided them with a fe@@ ast , ba@@ r@@ ely conc@@ e@@ al@@ ing how moved he was upon see@@ ing B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in .
As D@@ ad beg@@ ged him to say at le@@ ast one word , te@@ ars wel@@ led up in J@@ a@@ i@@ ro@@ ’s eyes .
The ancient Israelites f@@ ell into that way of thinking and dre@@ w a wrong conclu@@ sion concer@@ ning Jehovah’s deal@@ ings with them .
The word “ spirit ” is also used in the Bible in another sense .
S@@ hi@@ r@@ le@@ y : I enjo@@ yed being there , but I must ad@@ mit that I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t fully understand everything that was said .
What should move us to show love to others , and how can we do so ?
Even human rul@@ ers having the best of in@@ ten@@ tions have been un@@ able to re@@ move si@@ ck@@ ness and death , but under God’s rule , the old and the si@@ ck will deli@@ ght in a return to you@@ th@@ ful vi@@ g@@ or .
No doubt , you know of or@@ din@@ ary people who from day to day show kindness and neigh@@ bor@@ l@@ iness .
His love moved him to s@@ end his Son to earth to give us life .
We will be happy if we displa@@ y gen@@ u@@ ine love , consider the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of our actions , and avoid anxi@@ ety that would ro@@ b us of joy .
Ban@@ ning of Our Wor@@ k
The cer@@ em@@ on@@ y ap@@ par@@ ently occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed a se@@ ven - day peri@@ od , and the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od began fun@@ c@@ tion@@ ing on the following day .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , under inspi@@ r@@ ation the apostle Paul wrote : “ Do not av@@ enge y@@ ourselves , . . . for it is written : ‘ V@@ enge@@ ance is mine ; I will re@@ pa@@ y , ’ says Jehovah . ”
© H@@ el@@ du@@ r Ne@@ to@@ c@@ n@@ y / ​ P@@ ano@@ s P@@ ic@@ tures
“ Bu@@ y from me , ” said Jesus . ​ — Revelation 3 : 17 , 18 .
• In@@ or@@ din@@ ate love of money
Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ments will move against false religion .
Jehovah God is the S@@ ource of life .
How did Jesus set an example of sub@@ mis@@ sion to God ?
I@@ l@@ l@@ ness must have ca@@ used anxi@@ ety for such Christians as Timothy and T@@ ro@@ p@@ hi@@ mu@@ s .
We can pray to him and be heard any@@ where because “ he is not far off from each one of us . ” ​ — Acts 17 : 24 - 27 .
F@@ our months later I turned 18 and was sum@@ mon@@ ed to repor@@ t for mil@@ it@@ ary service .
Even though my husband has not yet jo@@ ined me in the faith , he continu@@ es to support me in other ways .
Why can we ex@@ pect that those who worship Jehovah would be organiz@@ ed ?
In 199@@ 9 , I was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , gr@@ ate@@ ful that I had been given a second ch@@ ance to live a dec@@ ent , happy life .
▪ “ The One form@@ ing the e@@ ye , can he not look ? ” ​ — P@@ s .
In rep@@ ly he said to them : ‘ When ev@@ ening f@@ alls you are acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to say , “ It will be fa@@ ir we@@ ather , for the s@@ k@@ y is fi@@ re - red ” ; and at mor@@ ning , “ It will be w@@ in@@ try , ra@@ in@@ y we@@ ather today , for the s@@ k@@ y is fi@@ re - red , but g@@ lo@@ om@@ y - loo@@ king . ”
That is because the answer is b@@ ound up with another spirit person and with an is@@ sue that was ra@@ ised by him in the inv@@ isi@@ ble spirit real@@ m .
I cont@@ ac@@ ted the mil@@ it@@ ary , and a kind of@@ fic@@ er g@@ la@@ dly arrang@@ ed to supp@@ ly dr@@ in@@ king water for the enti@@ re conven@@ tion and sent sol@@ di@@ ers to er@@ e@@ ct two large ten@@ ts for our k@@ it@@ ch@@ en and ca@@ f@@ et@@ eri@@ a .
I@@ mp@@ er@@ fect humans have a tend@@ enc@@ y to com@@ pla@@ in , and we should be on gu@@ ard to de@@ te@@ ct any si@@ gn of this and avoid it . ​ — 7 / 15 , pages 16 - 17 .
Jehovah’s G@@ l@@ ory Sh@@ ines on His Pe@@ ople
After all , the Bible says : “ God is a God , not of dis@@ order , but of peace . ”
The next article foc@@ uses on how Jehovah is our best F@@ ri@@ end .
S@@ ur@@ ely , during the public reading of the Word of God , all listen@@ ed atten@@ tiv@@ ely so as not to mis@@ s a word , and parents and children must have discus@@ sed at home what was read at the meetings .
Our situation is different from that of Jesus ​ — we are born as sin@@ n@@ ers .
A@@ n exam@@ in@@ ation of some of these will help us to see the d@@ anger of over@@ st@@ ep@@ p@@ ing du@@ e b@@ oun@@ ds .
They also deser@@ ve our respect .
She also inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ated within us the right view of se@@ cul@@ ar educ@@ ation . ”
E@@ ach est@@ ate was rul@@ ed s@@ em@@ i@@ a@@ ut@@ on@@ om@@ ously by a prin@@ ce .
By no means !
( b ) What does “ the m@@ oun@@ tain of the o@@ live tre@@ es ” re@@ present ?
They were wh@@ is@@ per@@ ing about him , some saying that he was a good man , others saying that he was not .
Our congregation and our brothers around the world don@@ ated what was needed for the new Kingdom H@@ all .
G@@ ran@@ ted , a person cannot to@@ t@@ ally avoid some me@@ asure of ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion .
What less@@ ons can we learn from the account about Paul and the j@@ a@@ il@@ er ?
F@@ in@@ ally , the ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er is op@@ ened , and we are on our way .
John heard an ang@@ el from Jehovah tell this H@@ ar@@ v@@ es@@ ter to th@@ ru@@ st in his si@@ ck@@ le because “ the har@@ v@@ est of the earth is thor@@ ough@@ ly ri@@ pe . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
C@@ learly , then , the ma@@ in proble@@ m with Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations lies in their un@@ sa@@ v@@ ory orig@@ ins .
Christian parents are told to teach their children from inf@@ an@@ cy “ the tra@@ ining and discipl@@ ine and the counsel and ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on of the Lord . ”
The Bible also speak@@ s of chang@@ es in the attitu@@ des and actions of people living in “ the last days . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 .
Yes , the ‘ great re@@ ward ’ is life , and it is not a wa@@ ge that we can ear@@ n .
Th@@ ink of how she long@@ ed to cu@@ dd@@ le him , to pla@@ y with him , to n@@ ur@@ ture him ​ — to share in all the end@@ ear@@ ing mem@@ ori@@ es that a loving mother ch@@ eri@@ sh@@ es as she w@@ atch@@ es her little one gro@@ w up .
In some in@@ stances , religion has been the co@@ ver under which the most dre@@ ad@@ ful at@@ ro@@ c@@ ities have been com@@ mit@@ ted .
When young bo@@ ys sh@@ ou@@ ted out in praise of the Messi@@ ah , Jesus took no@@ te and showed that the Scriptures had fore@@ told this .
Many of these individuals have rep@@ ented and have reg@@ a@@ ined their relationship with our mer@@ ci@@ ful heavenly Father .
If our soci@@ ety continu@@ es to fav@@ our ag@@ g@@ res@@ sion the way it is now , our soci@@ ety will soon en@@ ter a p@@ ha@@ se of moral an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ation . ” ​ — B@@ ang@@ ko@@ k P@@ o@@ st , new@@ s@@ pa@@ per , T@@ ha@@ il@@ and .
We sp@@ ent three we@@ ek@@ s in j@@ a@@ il before the tri@@ al took place .
S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ening Those Who Ha@@ ve Be@@ en R@@ es@@ cu@@ ed
What questions could you ask yourself when cho@@ o@@ sing en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment ?
* ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 5 - 7 .
H@@ er own faith and example , as well as her teaching , ob@@ vi@@ ously pre@@ pared Timothy for his future mission@@ ary service . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 19 - 22 .
The situation likely is similar in many other par@@ ts of the world .
How should we show appreciation for “ the gr@@ and su@@ m ” of spiritual tru@@ ths reve@@ aled thus far ?
Th@@ r@@ ough personal experience , we learn that “ no matter what it is that we ask . . . , he he@@ ars us . ”
A@@ m I continu@@ ing to obey Jesus by making the preaching and disci@@ ple - making work the ma@@ in foc@@ us of my life ? ’ ​ — Read 2 Corinthians 13 : 5 .
In the Christian Greek Scriptures and in this article , “ A@@ sia ” ref@@ ers to the Rom@@ an pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce that occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed the w@@ es@@ ter@@ n part of A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or , not to the cont@@ in@@ ent of A@@ sia .
I also had the joy of sp@@ en@@ ding the fin@@ al we@@ ek of my tra@@ ining with my brother A@@ le@@ x , who was already in the cir@@ cu@@ it work in W@@ in@@ ni@@ pe@@ g .
During the cal@@ am@@ ity that be@@ f@@ ell Jerusalem , Jehovah refu@@ sed to listen to the c@@ ry for help of the c@@ it@@ y’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants .
In turn , these would be a@@ de@@ qu@@ ately e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed to help still others .
S@@ ene@@ g@@ al , 3 / 15
Yet , what has cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly been the foc@@ us of the v@@ isi@@ ble part of Jehovah’s organization ?
Why medit@@ ate before we pray , and what are some f@@ it@@ ting sub@@ je@@ cts for such medit@@ ation ?
After stud@@ ying P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese for a year , I was appointed to be a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er .
This was not by ch@@ ance ; it resul@@ ted from Jesus ’ inter@@ ven@@ tion .
But not every disci@@ ple mu@@ r@@ mu@@ red .
In what practic@@ al ways can we demonstr@@ ate that we are truly than@@ k@@ ful ?
From my days of tra@@ v@@ el with Na@@ than until today , I enjoy in@@ for@@ ma@@ l wit@@ ness@@ ing ​ — on a@@ ir@@ pl@@ an@@ es , in re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ants — ​ and st@@ re@@ et wit@@ ness@@ ing .
Instead , God app@@ lied the ransom in their be@@ half out of his mer@@ cy and great love .
The Bu@@ il@@ ding Pro@@ gra@@ m Gi@@ ves a F@@ ine Witness
; S@@ te@@ war@@ t , K .
Al@@ ong with truth and righteousness , Jesus Christ will ri@@ de in the cause of hum@@ ility at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
Bo@@ a@@ z was also gener@@ ous , kind , mor@@ ally cha@@ st@@ e , and fully obedi@@ ent to Jehovah’s comman@@ d@@ ments .
; W@@ il@@ bur@@ n , R .
As to the number of vis@@ it@@ ors , were there 2 ?
The expe@@ ct@@ ation of the righteous ones is a rejo@@ ic@@ ing , but the very hope of the wicked ones will per@@ ish . ” ​ — Proverbs 10 : 27 , 28 .
Des@@ pite such tri@@ als , Samuel rema@@ ined ac@@ tive in his old age and did what he could in Jehovah’s service . ​ — 1 Samuel 19 : 18 - 20 .
Those were happy times . I felt sa@@ fe with the Witnesses .
Many have claim@@ ed that man should live his life according to his own pre@@ fer@@ ences .
We should not for@@ get that Jehovah is a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in ac@@ ts of loving - kindness and that many are his mer@@ ci@@ es .
W@@ ell , as tre@@ es in a gro@@ ve receive support from ne@@ ar@@ by tre@@ es , so all those who stay close to the Christian congregation receive support from fellow believers .
They said Jehovah gives them the strength .
How can we op@@ pose the Devil ?
Lo@@ t ac@@ tually de@@ pl@@ ored the “ la@@ w@@ less de@@ e@@ ds ” of So@@ d@@ om@@ ’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants .
How could you make known the wisdom you have ac@@ qui@@ red over the years ?
W@@ ar@@ n@@ ings , for example , from our “ wonder@@ fully made ” bo@@ dies .
Davi@@ d’s re@@ pu@@ tation lived on after his death , so that even today milli@@ ons know something about him .
We should be care@@ ful that our conduct does not bring re@@ pro@@ ach on Jehovah and his organization . ​ — R@@ om . 2 : 24 .
“ Wh@@ atever you are doing , work at it whole - sou@@ led as to Jehovah , and not to men . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 23 .
Even after those k@@ ings started to fi@@ ght , they had every reason to see God’s hand .
A@@ sh@@ k@@ el@@ on is taken , Ge@@ z@@ er cap@@ tur@@ ed , [ and ] Y@@ ano@@ ‘@@ am re@@ duc@@ ed to nothing .
Jehovah could not see the su@@ ffer@@ ings of his people or hear their out@@ cri@@ es without feel@@ ing for them .
Yes , we can have confidence that the resurrection is a certain@@ ty .
Job knew that Jehovah ye@@ ar@@ ns to resur@@ rec@@ t the righteous
The resurrection does not har@@ mon@@ ize with the ide@@ a that humans have an im@@ mor@@ tal soul ​ — a view held by the Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her P@@ l@@ at@@ o .
That is because Bible - based faith invol@@ ves more than mer@@ ely claim@@ ing to believe in God .
Will this ba@@ si@@ c proble@@ m ever change ?
Paul wrote : “ Jehovah is my help@@ er ; I will not be af@@ ra@@ id .
Yet , he has given no e@@ th@@ ni@@ c group the bas@@ is for feel@@ ing su@@ peri@@ or .
How can we show that Kingdom inter@@ ests have the first place in our lives ?
Ho@@ se@@ a 8 : 13 states : “ He [ Jehovah ] will remember their er@@ ro@@ r and hold an acc@@ oun@@ ting for their sin@@ s . ”
The op@@ ening ver@@ ses of Se@@ cond Timothy 1 : 1 , 2 indic@@ ate that the book is a letter written by the apostle Paul to Timothy .
Jesus ’ life course might be di@@ vi@@ ded into three st@@ ages .
It is only in the last 2@@ 00 years that s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists and do@@ ct@@ ors have seen the need to set such standards .
No@@ tice that it was to his disciples that Jesus said : “ At an h@@ our that you do not think to be it , the Son of man is coming . ”
To understand what true loy@@ al@@ ty means , consider how Jehovah demonstr@@ ated it toward Abraham , Moses , David , the nation of Israel , and mankind in gener@@ al .
The Bible ur@@ ges Christians : “ Ke@@ ep stri@@ ct w@@ atch that how you walk is not as un@@ wise but as wise pers@@ ons , bu@@ ying out the oppor@@ tu@@ ne time for y@@ ourselves , because the days are wicked . ”
The only person who could do this ​ — and more — ​ is Jesus Christ .
They took on more work , pu@@ t@@ ting in long days , which left them little time for their children .
Just as a travel@@ er takes along the clo@@ thing he needs , so the gra@@ du@@ ates must always clo@@ the themselves with the qualities of the new person@@ ality .
This year , will you do all you can to atten@@ d the dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion in your lo@@ c@@ ality ?
How can you imitate Jesus ’ way of teaching ?
Ch@@ ar@@ les D@@ ar@@ w@@ in believ@@ ed that n@@ atur@@ al sel@@ e@@ ction explained li@@ fe@@ ’s comple@@ x@@ ity
Rather than ap@@ pl@@ ying to ap@@ poin@@ ting Christian elders , it likely ref@@ ers to la@@ ying on of the hands to trans@@ mit mirac@@ ul@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts of holy spirit . ​ — 9 / 15 , page 32 . • A good father recogn@@ iz@@ es that his children have what needs ?
Today , re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers who fear that pol@@ lu@@ tion will cause dr@@ as@@ tic chang@@ es in earth@@ ’s we@@ ather war@@ n of an imp@@ en@@ ding “ c@@ li@@ mate Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on . ”
T@@ I@@ M@@ E is money . So go@@ es a well - wor@@ n s@@ lo@@ g@@ an .
God said : “ Com@@ mis@@ sion Jo@@ shua and encoura@@ ge him and strengthen him , because he is the one who will cro@@ ss over before this people and he is the one who will cause them to in@@ her@@ it the land that you will see . ”
C@@ ould we also un@@ in@@ ten@@ tion@@ ally be “ k@@ ic@@ king against the go@@ a@@ ds ” ?
Like first - century Christians , he was streng@@ th@@ ened by the words : “ We must en@@ ter into the kingdom of God through many tri@@ bul@@ ations . ”
They encoura@@ ged me to take up the full - time ministry .
C@@ ongreg@@ ation elders real@@ ize that they must not try to imp@@ ose on others their own personal pre@@ fer@@ ences .
“ I have hope toward God . . . that there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the un@@ righteous . ” ​ — A@@ C@@ T@@ S 24 : 15 .
( b ) in the days of Lo@@ t ?
But when he learned that in@@ stead she was very dist@@ ressed , El@@ i bless@@ ed her , saying : “ May the God of Israel gr@@ ant your pet@@ iti@@ on . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 1 : 17 .
So said H@@ on@@ or@@ é de Bal@@ z@@ a@@ c , 19@@ th - century Fr@@ en@@ ch no@@ vel@@ ist .
Let us therefore be determined to apply Jesus ’ counsel on mor@@ ality , never allow@@ ing ourselves to act in ways that show a l@@ ack of gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for his ransom sacrifice . ​ — Mat@@ t .
B@@ oun@@ ti@@ ful B@@ less@@ ings From Jehovah A@@ wa@@ it U@@ s
Mar@@ ch 1 - 7 , 20@@ 10
Although ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te sa@@ f@@ ety while d@@ ri@@ ving is imp@@ os@@ sible , our personal se@@ cur@@ ity is en@@ h@@ an@@ ced consider@@ ab@@ ly when we obey tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c la@@ ws .
The V@@ ine of Israel
S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then Your H@@ ands
Con@@ fes@@ sion “ I con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed my sin to you ; I did not co@@ ver my er@@ ro@@ r . ” ​ — Psalm 32 : 5 .
E@@ ri@@ c : That makes sense .
In a rec@@ ent sur@@ ve@@ y , that is how 1 in 3 emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es descri@@ bed the way they very often feel .
What resurrection - day meeting did Jesus pre@@ side over , and what responsi@@ bility did he make clear to his disciples ?
P@@ o@@ in@@ ting fur@@ ther to the who@@ les@@ ome effect that wisdom has on our spe@@ e@@ ch , the king of Israel says : “ P@@ le@@ as@@ ant sa@@ y@@ ings are a hon@@ ey@@ com@@ b , s@@ we@@ et to the soul and a heal@@ ing to the b@@ ones . ”
What knowledge does the F@@ ine S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d have of the congregation ?
Jehovah fin@@ ds no deli@@ ght in humans who try to ear@@ n his fav@@ or by a m@@ ere form of worship in@@ stead of truly living by his Word . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 5 .
Di@@ rec@@ ted by the Lord Jesus Christ , Paul s@@ ought to give a witness to the most powerful rul@@ er of the day when he declar@@ ed : “ I appe@@ al to Ca@@ es@@ ar ! ”
Jehovah is close , ready to hear our every prayer
See the article “ A Con@@ vers@@ ation With a N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ or ​ — When Di@@ d God’s Kingdom Be@@ g@@ in R@@ ul@@ ing ? ​ — Par@@ t 1 ” in the O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 1 , 20@@ 14 , is@@ sue of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
I@@ m@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants who have rec@@ ently arri@@ ved in a country may some@@ times feel sh@@ y and stay by themselves .
10 : 8 - 11 .
The Bible as@@ sures all those see@@ king Jehovah that he does not des@@ p@@ ise those who s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely reg@@ re@@ t their past conduct and have turned to doing his will . ​ — Psalm 5@@ 1 : 17 .
The you@@ ng@@ er one was a shepher@@ d bo@@ y nam@@ ed David .
Can You Li@@ ve F@@ o@@ re@@ ver ?
And it refle@@ cts the situation when Jesus was on earth and the long peri@@ od ther@@ e@@ after .
“ Sol@@ ving Pro@@ ble@@ ms in Your Mar@@ ri@@ age . ”
Des@@ pite the th@@ re@@ at of war , Jews from all over the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re had flo@@ cked to Jerusalem for the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
Tru@@ st in Jehovah — The God Who Is Re@@ al
In the first century , some brothers vis@@ ited the congregations to tell them “ the dec@@ re@@ es that had been deci@@ ded on by the apostles and the elders who were in Jerusalem , ” that is , by the gover@@ ning body .
• In what ways are our times similar to the days of Noah ?
How did Jehovah help Moses to fulf@@ ill his difficult assignment ?
By me pr@@ inc@@ es themselves keep rul@@ ing as pr@@ inc@@ es , and no@@ bl@@ es are all judg@@ ing in righteousness . ”
When the speak@@ er fin@@ ally rel@@ eas@@ ed the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Christian Greek Scriptures in C@@ ro@@ ati@@ an and Ser@@ bi@@ an and told the a@@ udi@@ ence that the M@@ ace@@ don@@ i@@ an transl@@ ation was prog@@ res@@ sing well , the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates could no longer con@@ tain themselves .
In order to mo@@ tiv@@ ate their children to love Jehovah , the parents ’ words and actions must work together .
If we care@@ fully study God’s written Word and apply it in our lives , we too will remain in the light . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 10@@ 5 ; 2 Corinthians 4 : 6 .
A@@ c@@ tually , this is what God’s Word ur@@ ges us to do .
The Witness , an Af@@ ri@@ can pioneer , or full - time minis@@ ter , was de@@ por@@ ted from Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que because he pre@@ ached the good news of God’s Kingdom in that land .
At the last m@@ om@@ ent , however , the an@@ es@@ the@@ t@@ ist refu@@ sed to pro@@ ce@@ ed , and the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al had to dis@@ char@@ ge me .
Al@@ so , Christians who remain faithful through persecu@@ tion or ill@@ ness need to hear encourag@@ ement .
M@@ au@@ ri@@ z@@ i@@ o ad@@ ds : “ Gi@@ an@@ ni was s@@ inc@@ ere ​ — and he was right .
The simp@@ le fact that we were together and , I think , that he had me to himself during these times , cre@@ ated a special b@@ ond between us . ”
Instead of plac@@ ing the Da@@ w@@ ns on the spo@@ t , they would take or@@ ders and return later ​ — u@@ su@@ ally on pa@@ y@@ day — ​ to deli@@ ver them for the mo@@ des@@ t prin@@ ting co@@ st .
Many you@@ ths have relati@@ vely few family responsi@@ bil@@ ities and have health and vi@@ g@@ or to t@@ ac@@ k@@ le challeng@@ ing assign@@ ments .
May you too be determined to stay close to God and serve him faith@@ fully .
This do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine is based on the su@@ p@@ position that since God has the power to know the future , he must fore@@ know the out@@ come of everything .
“ If any man seem@@ s to himself to be a for@@ ma@@ l worshi@@ per and yet does not bri@@ d@@ le his t@@ ong@@ ue , but go@@ es on dec@@ ei@@ ving his own heart , this man@@ ’s form of worship is fu@@ t@@ ile . ”
Do you know what Paul me@@ ant ? — He me@@ ant that others would make tr@@ ou@@ ble for those who serve God .
El@@ se@@ be@@ th saw the need to learn another language .
How has the ro@@ le of the holy spirit as an a@@ id to the mem@@ ory of Jesus ’ disciples helped to bring comfort to many ?
How can we show faith like that of J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah and his daugh@@ ter ?
And this thought - pro@@ vo@@ king question was ra@@ ised : “ Are we ready to share some min@@ ut@@ es of our day with brothers and sisters who are el@@ der@@ ly , ill , de@@ pres@@ sed , or l@@ on@@ ely ? ”
Se@@ e@@ ds Re@@ ach R@@ emo@@ te Re@@ gi@@ ons ( Tu@@ va Re@@ public , Rus@@ sia ) , 7 / 15
The Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts ref@@ er to some 35 mirac@@ les of Jesus .
The se@@ par@@ ating mentioned in the illustr@@ ation of the dra@@ g@@ ne@@ t ref@@ ers to what time peri@@ od ?
Bro@@ thers proved to be “ a streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id ” to Paul by o@@ ffering him their loyal support , encourag@@ ement , and personal ser@@ vi@@ ces
So Jesus as@@ ks her : “ W@@ om@@ an , why are you we@@ ep@@ ing ?
Des@@ pite the many chang@@ es in his life , however , David displa@@ yed a li@@ fel@@ ong confidence and trust in Jehovah and His spirit .
The anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant have sh@@ own li@@ on@@ like courage in ex@@ pos@@ ing false religion and show@@ ing people the way to fre@@ e@@ dom .
Jesus ’ example had a positi@@ ve influ@@ ence on his apostles .
He said : “ God is faithful , and he will not let you be temp@@ ted bey@@ ond what you can be@@ ar , but along with the temp@@ tation he will also make the way out in order for you to be able to end@@ ure it . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 13 .
“ His face sh@@ one as the su@@ n , and his ou@@ ter gar@@ ments became br@@ il@@ li@@ ant as the light . And , look !
What made E@@ no@@ ch different from his con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries ?
The at@@ tr@@ action that stu@@ pi@@ di@@ ty ho@@ l@@ ds out remin@@ ds us of the ways of a lo@@ ose woman .
Ser@@ ving as a F@@ am@@ ily in S@@ ing@@ ap@@ ore
My interest in the Bible was ar@@ ous@@ ed when I listen@@ ed in on the an@@ im@@ ated discus@@ sions To@@ m and another Witness had with other stud@@ ents at the col@@ le@@ ge .
Yes , al@@ though we do not have Paul or Isaiah with us in person , we do have their inspired writ@@ ings to gu@@ i@@ de us .
Then F@@ el@@ is@@ a told me what she had learned .
De@@ ath has never ex@@ is@@ ted in heaven , but it has had a long ex@@ ist@@ ence here on earth .
The Israelites u@@ su@@ ally ate the early cro@@ p as f@@ res@@ h fru@@ it .
What was fore@@ told regarding Sam@@ ari@@ a , and how was the prophecy ful@@ filled ?
If govern@@ ments fai@@ l to act wis@@ ely , the earth will su@@ ff@@ er per@@ man@@ ent dam@@ age .
S@@ hi@@ r@@ le@@ y : What do you mean ?
( Read Romans 5 : 18 - 21 . )
The pro@@ secu@@ t@@ or could not supp@@ ly one name .
While the Israelites were to show love to others , they were also to keep se@@ par@@ ate from those who worshipp@@ ed false go@@ ds .
De@@ bor@@ ah and Bar@@ ak comm@@ ended “ the comman@@ ders of Israel , who went as vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers with the people . ”
Con@@ t@@ act With Bible Tru@@ th
It is prop@@ er to pray for Jehovah’s help to over@@ come sin@@ ful desi@@ res
It was su@@ ff@@ o@@ c@@ ating , ” said the husband .
When the un@@ righteous are resur@@ rec@@ ted , will they be jud@@ ged on the bas@@ is of their past actions ?
• E@@ ach member of the congregation ?
But what about those who have an earthly hope ?
On@@ ce a person real@@ iz@@ es this about Jehovah’s Word , what he re@@ a@@ ds in the Bible can exer@@ t a powerful for@@ ce in his life .
E@@ ach year the ra@@ ins came .
Since Jac@@ o@@ b was in love with R@@ ac@@ he@@ l , he rep@@ lied : “ I am willing to serve you se@@ ven years for R@@ ac@@ he@@ l your you@@ ng@@ er daugh@@ ter . ” ​ — Genesis 29 : 15 - 20 .
It is our responsi@@ bility and our privilege to mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r the glory of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh God !
In the Christian congregation , relati@@ ves and friends also supp@@ or@@ ted me emo@@ tion@@ ally and materi@@ ally .
And often even those who do see it find that their su@@ d@@ den we@@ al@@ th does not bring happiness .
Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah is based on love .
“ Ther@@ efore , ” to use Jesus ’ words , “ what God has yo@@ ked together , let no man put ap@@ ar@@ t ” ​ — ne@@ i@@ ther the husband nor the wife nor anyone el@@ se .
“ This good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations . ”
God’s Word states that Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s sp@@ ent “ consider@@ able time speaking with b@@ ol@@ dness by the authority of Jehovah . ”
J@@ on@@ ah 3 : 10 says : “ The true God felt reg@@ re@@ t over the cal@@ am@@ ity that he had spo@@ ken of ca@@ using to them ; and he did not cause it . ”
The things we say will be positi@@ ve and encourag@@ ing .
In 19@@ 31 , Jehovah’s glory upon his people became even more evid@@ ent when they accepted the name Jehovah’s Witnesses . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 3 : 10 , 12 .
What a thr@@ ill it would have been to hear Jesus apply those words by saying : “ Today this s@@ crip@@ ture that you just heard is ful@@ filled ” ! ​ — Luke 4 : 21 .
Then , a young pri@@ est en@@ tered the sh@@ op .
The par@@ adi@@ sa@@ ic beau@@ ty of that land will never fa@@ de because , un@@ like ancient Israel , the Israel of God as a nation will not prove un@@ faithful .
Because Jehovah God fi@@ gh@@ ts in our be@@ half .
O@@ ther@@ wise , they may be dra@@ wn to un@@ believ@@ ing relati@@ ves or com@@ pat@@ ri@@ o@@ ts who can rel@@ ate to their cul@@ ture and experi@@ ences .
“ I had the ple@@ asure of ass@@ is@@ ting an is@@ ol@@ ated family to learn the truth . ”
This helps us to remain hum@@ ble , and Jehovah will thus be able to mo@@ ld us .
The one in C@@ o@@ lum@@ bu@@ s , O@@ hi@@ o , in 19@@ 31 was m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous because it was then that the name Jehovah’s Witnesses was a@@ do@@ p@@ ted .
In l@@ ine with Ju@@ de 24 , what indic@@ ates that there is joy in heaven when one of the anointed pro@@ ves his integrity ?
And it was with La@@ ba@@ n , not his daugh@@ ters , that Jac@@ o@@ b re@@ mon@@ str@@ ated : “ W@@ as it not for R@@ ac@@ he@@ l that I served with you ?
They are sa@@ fe in God’s mem@@ ory .
“ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e Lo@@ ving Your W@@ i@@ ves ”
• How can I help my child while he is m@@ our@@ ning ?
The Law “ was trans@@ mit@@ ted through angels by the hand of a medi@@ at@@ or , ” states Gal@@ ati@@ ans 3 : 19 .
Still , these hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al events are of great encourag@@ ement to us .
The reg@@ is@@ try of@@ fice desi@@ gn@@ ates a first and a last name for the a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned child .
You will learn about God , and through the Bible - based instru@@ ction you receive there , Jehovah God will teach you how “ to benefit yourself . ” ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 .
The following experi@@ ences illustr@@ ate how h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds have been helped to a new le@@ v@@ el of ability through this pro@@ gra@@ m .
Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God always keep@@ s his word .
In all these c@@ as@@ es , God saw f@@ it to d@@ ele@@ g@@ ate authority .
; Ri@@ ch@@ ard , E .
Ho@@ ly spirit emp@@ ow@@ ered God’s servants to fore@@ tell the future with acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y .
S@@ ur@@ ely the Creator of life can rest@@ ore life
After men@@ tion@@ ing wi@@ do@@ ws who qu@@ ali@@ fied for congregation ass@@ ist@@ ance , he refer@@ red to wi@@ do@@ ws who learned “ to be un@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed , g@@ ad@@ ding about to the hous@@ es ; y@@ es , not only un@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed , but also go@@ s@@ si@@ p@@ ers and me@@ dd@@ l@@ ers in other pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s af@@ fai@@ r@@ s , tal@@ king of things they ought not . ”
Joseph sur@@ ely thought those words over many times .
In S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 19@@ 6@@ 7 , T@@ ina took up the full - time preaching work , and she rema@@ ined in that service until her death in Ju@@ ne 200@@ 3 , at the age of 9@@ 8 .
* Be@@ fore and after the year 36 C.E . , some Jews accepted this call , and thus , as Paul later put it , “ a re@@ m@@ n@@ ant has turned up according to a cho@@ o@@ sing du@@ e to un@@ deser@@ ved kindness . ” ​ — Romans 11 : 5 .
By t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully pi@@ c@@ king up on something that may be cor@@ rec@@ t , by re@@ ph@@ r@@ as@@ ing the question , or by as@@ king an ad@@ di@@ tional one , the one con@@ duc@@ ting can set matters st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght without un@@ du@@ e a@@ w@@ k@@ war@@ dness .
Be@@ ing for@@ giving streng@@ th@@ ens the b@@ on@@ ds of marriage and dra@@ ws you clo@@ s@@ er together . ”
If each ha@@ ir on our head can be num@@ ber@@ ed and no@@ tic@@ ed by Jehovah , then is there any de@@ ta@@ il about our life ​ — our needs , our stru@@ gg@@ les , and our wor@@ ries — ​ that he cannot know ?
S@@ ci@@ ent@@ ist V@@ inc@@ ent W@@ i@@ g@@ gl@@ es@@ wor@@ th of C@@ am@@ bri@@ dge Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity ob@@ served that the s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c me@@ th@@ od it@@ self is “ a religious appro@@ ach . ”
A kingdom is a govern@@ ment rul@@ ed by a king .
Ph@@ ili@@ p accepted and later became an apostle .
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , some tri@@ als are self - imp@@ o@@ sed .
From his chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od on , Jesus left us a pat@@ ter@@ n of hum@@ ility .
From these we will no@@ te that loving - kindness ex@@ tend@@ ed by humans is ( 1 ) expres@@ sed by spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c actions , ( 2 ) ex@@ tend@@ ed will@@ ingly , and ( 3 ) sh@@ own especially to those having a need .
What happened in No@@ ah’s day ser@@ ves as a star@@ k war@@ ning for people today who cho@@ ose not to he@@ ed God’s message . ​ — Matthew 24 : 39 .
P@@ r@@ om@@ pt obedi@@ ence was vital for the sur@@ vi@@ val of the child .
Do@@ ing so can also help us to make good decisions and can en@@ able us to stay on the p@@ ath to life .
Un@@ born fe@@ tu@@ s : L@@ en@@ n@@ ar@@ t N@@ il@@ s@@ son
Do I appro@@ ach the reading of God’s Word di@@ lig@@ ently and pray@@ er@@ fully ? ’
Go@@ ing back to John 3 : 16 , we no@@ te the words “ who@@ so@@ ever believ@@ et@@ h in [ Jesus ] should not per@@ ish , but have everlasting life . ”
L@@ ater , a situation develop@@ ed lo@@ c@@ ally .
Per@@ haps his joy is w@@ an@@ ing , he is speaking cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ally of fellow believers , or he has become se@@ cre@@ tive .
For our words to be up@@ building , our mind should be filled with acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge , our heart ought to be mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love , and wisdom should di@@ ct@@ ate what comes out of our m@@ ou@@ th .
while associ@@ ating with our brothers ?
F@@ ri@@ end@@ ship br@@ ings privile@@ ges , but it also invol@@ ves responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
We may find that the mer@@ cy we have sh@@ own to others will tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h over any ad@@ verse judgment that God might o@@ ther@@ wise bring to be@@ ar against us when we are brought into judgment .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N the st@@ or@@ m of H@@ ar – M@@ ag@@ e@@ d@@ on bre@@ ak@@ s lo@@ ose and br@@ ings an end to Satan’s wicked system of things , “ the house of wicked people will be an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ated . ”
How did the end come for E@@ no@@ ch ?
S@@ ad@@ ly , when the complete Ma@@ y@@ no@@ o@@ th Bible was ev@@ en@@ tually publi@@ shed , the e@@ dit@@ ors ​ — un@@ like Be@@ d@@ ell — ​ deci@@ ded to re@@ move the divine name comple@@ t@@ ely from their transl@@ ation and sub@@ s@@ titu@@ te “ an Ti@@ ar@@ na ” ( the Lord ) in its place .
If it has ​ — even s@@ ligh@@ tly — ​ then pray to Jehovah for the courage to ro@@ o@@ t it out and keep it out .
The same can be said of the baptism practic@@ ed in the Christian congregation .
Rather than being judg@@ men@@ tal or su@@ spi@@ ci@@ ous , we should provide spiritual comfort to those fac@@ ing un@@ desi@@ ra@@ ble circumstances .
Many different things , including “ the last days ” of this wicked system of things , the ga@@ ther@@ ing of the cho@@ s@@ en ones , and their resurrection to heavenly life , occ@@ ur during this pres@@ ence of Jesus .
What a fine sen@@ ti@@ ment and beau@@ ti@@ ful com@@ p@@ li@@ ment ! ​ — 3 John 1 , 2 , 4 .
E@@ ri@@ c , mean@@ while , had re@@ turned to Eng@@ land and was very pleas@@ ed that I was so near .
21 D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to God ​ — F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ ing Our O@@ bli@@ g@@ ation to God
V@@ is@@ it@@ ors mar@@ vel@@ ed at the beau@@ ty .
Bible knowledge al@@ one is in@@ su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient ; action is requi@@ red .
The in@@ va@@ ders practic@@ ed a form of Christi@@ an@@ ity known as A@@ ri@@ an@@ ism , which re@@ je@@ cted the Tr@@ in@@ ity do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine .
In Eng@@ l@@ ish we u@@ su@@ ally say “ Jehovah ” or some@@ times “ Y@@ ah@@ we@@ h . ” ​ — Read Psalm 8@@ 3 : 18 .
The Scriptures st@@ ate : “ Ab@@ sal@@ om . . . pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to ra@@ ise up for himself a p@@ il@@ la@@ r , which is in the L@@ ow P@@ la@@ in of the King , for he said : ‘ I have no son in order to keep my name in re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance . ’ So he called the p@@ il@@ la@@ r by his own name . ”
She began stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses and learned that true Christians have to be at peace with others , not ho@@ l@@ ding g@@ ru@@ d@@ ges .
Is@@ ol@@ ated but Not F@@ or@@ go@@ t@@ ten ( n@@ ur@@ sing ho@@ m@@ es ) , 4 / 15
Some of these will be consider@@ ed in the following article .
W@@ ell , Jehovah , the O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or of all righteous principles , ann@@ oun@@ ced when he made the first humans : “ Let us make man in our i@@ ma@@ ge , according to our lik@@ en@@ ess . ”
A to@@ tal of 1@@ 70 mission@@ aries serve in these lands .
What tri@@ als did Jehovah’s people experience during the World W@@ ar I er@@ a , but what happened in 19@@ 19 and 19@@ 22 ?
S@@ us@@ an@@ ne and An@@ dre@@ as
The Bible gives two no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy reas@@ ons why Jesus used illustr@@ ations .
What good resul@@ ts can come from per@@ c@@ ei@@ ving and ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles ?
What can be said about the fam@@ il@@ y@@ like at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere at Bethel ?
God’s spirit can en@@ able us to end@@ ure any t@@ est that Satan might bring upon us .
W@@ ell , I don@@ ’t think that I got through more than about si@@ x pages before I real@@ ized that I needed help .
“ He that is s@@ low to anger is a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment , ” says a pro@@ ver@@ b , “ but one that is imp@@ ati@@ ent is ex@@ al@@ ting fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness . ”
He had attend@@ ed the ei@@ gh@@ th class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad in 194@@ 6 with many other faithful brothers , including H@@ ar@@ old King and St@@ an@@ le@@ y J@@ ones , who were assign@@ ed to Ch@@ ina .
It is important to avoid bo@@ is@@ ter@@ ous re@@ vel@@ ry , which might devel@@ op if al@@ co@@ ho@@ l flo@@ ws too fre@@ ely and there is w@@ il@@ d d@@ an@@ c@@ ing to l@@ ou@@ d mu@@ si@@ c .
For example , a rec@@ ent repor@@ t in The T@@ im@@ es of L@@ ond@@ on states : “ Some parents refu@@ se to accept the authority of the teach@@ er over their child and when at@@ temp@@ ts are made to discipl@@ ine their child they com@@ pla@@ in . ”
As one of that group , Paul stated that he was pre@@ pared to make any sacrifice so that he might “ gain Christ . . . so as to know him and the power of his resurrection and a sh@@ aring in his su@@ ffer@@ ings . ”
How much more , then , should you be willing to fi@@ ght spiritually for your Christian fre@@ e@@ dom !
Such a bu@@ ri@@ al would have kept mo@@ is@@ ture and a@@ ir from re@@ aching the cor@@ p@@ se , thus li@@ mit@@ ing its de@@ ca@@ y .
Can you do the same ?
“ In the fear of Jehovah there is strong confidence , ” states Solomon , “ and for his sons there will come to be a refu@@ ge . ”
Des@@ pite possible past influ@@ ences , what can we do to imp@@ ro@@ ve the reli@@ ability of our conscience ?
Although the ju@@ dge at first refu@@ sed to help her , he fin@@ ally said to himself : “ I will see that she ge@@ ts justice so that she will not keep coming and we@@ aring me out with her dem@@ and . ”
When the bo@@ x@@ es were filled , they were cu@@ t o@@ pen .
200@@ 3 “ Gi@@ ve God G@@ l@@ ory ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tion Lo@@ c@@ ations M@@ A@@ Y 23 - 25 B@@ A@@ K@@ E@@ R@@ S@@ F@@ I@@ EL@@ D , C@@ A , C@@ en@@ ten@@ ni@@ al G@@ ar@@ den Ar@@ ena , 10@@ 0@@ 1 Tru@@ x@@ tu@@ n A@@ ve .
Such tra@@ ining should star@@ t from an early age .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful people to whom God listen@@ ed in form@@ er times appro@@ ached him in s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity and with the right heart attitude .
The ti@@ rel@@ ess work of many scho@@ l@@ ars en@@ ab@@ led the Bible to take ro@@ o@@ t and s@@ pre@@ ad in medi@@ e@@ val S@@ pain .
“ It is un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble , on my part , . . . to th@@ ru@@ st my hand out against the anointed of Jehovah ! ”
There is , therefore , no reason to be s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ al about the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s st@@ at@@ ements regarding the ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ar@@ ily long lives of some people in ancient times .
To whom was Jesus pra@@ ying if not to a su@@ peri@@ or Per@@ s@@ on@@ age ?
Those of us who left C@@ o@@ st@@ a R@@ ic@@ a never dre@@ am@@ ed we would not return .
O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 4 - 10 , 20@@ 10
Daniel was willing to die rather than ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct his spiritual r@@ out@@ ine .
Now my wife and I are un@@ ited in our worship of Jehovah , and I have learned that I can@@ ’t be loyal to God and fi@@ ght my neigh@@ b@@ or . ”
Yes , “ hum@@ ble y@@ ourselves . . . under the mi@@ gh@@ ty hand of God , that he may ex@@ al@@ t you in du@@ e time . ” ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 6 .
Because Jo@@ shua listen@@ ed to God , he proved to be coura@@ ge@@ ous , strong , and succ@@ ess@@ ful .
“ By set@@ ting a good example in following direction from Jehovah’s organization .
A sh@@ or@@ ter ver@@ sion ​ — the “ E@@ u@@ re@@ ka D@@ r@@ ama ” — ​ was also rel@@ eas@@ ed in 1914 .
Let us also discus@@ s how close commun@@ ic@@ ation with Jehovah will sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our relationship with him reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of our circumstances .
It was not a matter of his making c@@ alls in a me@@ ch@@ an@@ ic@@ al or per@@ fun@@ ct@@ ory way .
In the mean@@ time , W@@ al@@ ter@@ ’s sister said that she wanted to me@@ et this A@@ bi@@ ga@@ y@@ l , whom her brother mentioned so often .
Are you willing to buil@@ d fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps with those out@@ side your age br@@ ac@@ ke@@ t ?
H@@ app@@ y The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c A@@ c@@ tiv@@ ities
( a ) In ad@@ dition to problems that af@@ fect all imper@@ fect humans , what ty@@ pe of tri@@ bul@@ ation do Christians face ?
Al@@ so , su@@ gg@@ est that he set the go@@ al of reading the enti@@ re Bible .
The number of repor@@ ted c@@ as@@ es of el@@ der a@@ bu@@ se in C@@ an@@ ter@@ bu@@ ry ro@@ se dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c@@ ally from 6@@ 5 in 200@@ 2 to 10@@ 7 in 200@@ 3 .
H@@ ere , the ph@@ ra@@ se “ me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed off ” liter@@ ally means to “ si@@ ft , ” much in the same way that a f@@ ar@@ m@@ er w@@ in@@ no@@ ws out the cha@@ f@@ f to leave be@@ h@@ ind the gra@@ in .
Yes , just as Jehovah and Jesus rejo@@ ice in imp@@ ar@@ ting spiritual gi@@ f@@ ts , Christians do also .
“ If anyone thin@@ ks he is something when he is nothing , ” Paul wrote , “ he is dec@@ ei@@ ving his own mind . ”
195@@ 4 - 195@@ 6 — I sp@@ ent two years in the U@@ .@@ S . Ar@@ my
Still , I deci@@ ded to give Kingdom preaching my best effort .
Yet , he did not hold back from wit@@ ness@@ ing to a Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an woman at a well .
8 , 9 . ( a ) Why is good commun@@ ic@@ ation important ?
The man in this example loo@@ ked at his face in the mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r but fa@@ iled to ad@@ just his appe@@ ar@@ ance .
( Read John 10 : 16 . )
They bro@@ ad@@ c@@ ast Scriptural pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s on n@@ ational and inter@@ n@@ ational ra@@ di@@ o ne@@ t@@ works .
Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God does have both the power and the desire to do just that ​ — and soon .
This is of ut@@ most import@@ ance to all of us today whether of the anointed or of the great crow@@ d .
He n@@ ames the woman ​ — M@@ ary , sister of Mar@@ th@@ a and La@@ z@@ ar@@ us .
During World W@@ ar I@@ I , over 2@@ ,000 of Jehovah’s Witnesses were sent to Na@@ z@@ i con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps because of their beli@@ ef@@ s .
Why did Moses do that ?
The psalmist states concer@@ ning God : “ He is heal@@ ing the bro@@ k@@ en@@ hear@@ ted ones , and is bin@@ ding up their pa@@ in@@ ful spo@@ ts . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 7 : 3 .
In what ways did Jehovah commun@@ ic@@ ate with his people before the first century C.E . , and how did this benefit them ?
Re@@ place H@@ at@@ red With Lo@@ ve
After four we@@ ek@@ s , we arri@@ ved in S@@ te@@ in@@ fel@@ s , Ger@@ many , where the gu@@ ar@@ ds her@@ ded the pris@@ on@@ ers into a mine .
“ We have a w@@ rest@@ ling , ” states the Bible , “ not against blood and flesh , but against the govern@@ ments , against the author@@ ities , against the world rul@@ ers of this dar@@ k@@ ness , against the wicked spirit for@@ ces in the heavenly plac@@ es . ”
“ He has also put et@@ er@@ n@@ ity in their hearts , ” says E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 3 : 11 , according to the An@@ cho@@ r Bible .
R@@ et@@ ali@@ ation , h@@ ate@@ ful spe@@ e@@ ch , or prom@@ o@@ tion of h@@ ate - ri@@ d@@ den pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda never en@@ tered our mind .
What moved Jesus to per@@ form the mirac@@ le recorded at Matthew 14 : 14 - 21 ?
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , Jehovah first direc@@ ted David to put together a col@@ le@@ ction of psal@@ ms for use in public worship .
It was an un@@ pl@@ an@@ ned and un@@ fore@@ seen occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence .
To@@ ba@@ cc@@ o is ad@@ dic@@ tive .
I@@ ’@@ m taking or@@ ders for E@@ ast@@ er c@@ ak@@ es this mor@@ ning , and I@@ ’@@ m sure you would enjoy having one for your family . ”
The Bible also says : “ He com@@ mit@@ ted no sin , nor was dec@@ ep@@ tion found in his m@@ ou@@ th . ”
The article inclu@@ ded an inter@@ view with a cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man .
Re@@ as@@ on@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess invol@@ ves being yi@@ el@@ ding , fa@@ ir , mo@@ der@@ ate , consider@@ ate , and for@@ be@@ aring .
It does not bel@@ ong to man who is wal@@ king even to direc@@ t his st@@ ep . ” ​ — Jeremiah 10 : 23 .
Daniel ne@@ arly fa@@ inted from ex@@ ha@@ us@@ tion .
“ You heard that it was said : ‘ You must love your neigh@@ b@@ or and h@@ ate your enem@@ y , ’ ” said Jesus .
In what sense were the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s “ born ” and the earth brought for@@ th as with “ la@@ b@@ or pa@@ ins ” ?
▪ The L@@ ast En@@ em@@ y , De@@ ath , B@@ r@@ ought to No@@ thing
Re@@ tur@@ ning home on S@@ un@@ day , I im@@ medi@@ ately began to make pl@@ ans for our we@@ d@@ ding , but on Tu@@ es@@ day a t@@ ele@@ gra@@ m a@@ wa@@ ited me .
Be an example in word and deed .
A@@ n Un@@ happy F@@ am@@ ily
The joy that you will then feel has no e@@ qu@@ al .
No . We know that because of what Jesus said to the Jews of his day : “ The kingdom of God will be taken from you and be given to a nation pro@@ duc@@ ing its fru@@ its . ”
While it is true that money cannot bu@@ y happiness , it is even more true that money cannot bu@@ y sal@@ vation .
What mo@@ ves elders to shepher@@ d the flo@@ ck of God will@@ ingly ?
Then all the worl@@ d’s op@@ pres@@ s@@ ors will be re@@ moved forever . ​ — Psalm 7@@ 2 : 12 - 14 ; Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 .
Jesus Christ taught the truth from God , and many who listen@@ ed to him accepted it with con@@ vi@@ ction and certain@@ ty .
Ju@@ dge . ​ — Acts 10 : 4@@ 2 .
( Re@@ fer@@ ence Bible , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ) S@@ ev@@ ent@@ y - fi@@ ve - year - old Abraham cro@@ s@@ sed the E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates Ri@@ ver in 194@@ 3 B.C.E . on his way to Cana@@ an .
They had come to real@@ ize that Jehovah could see them s@@ mo@@ king and that he h@@ ates h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y .
After inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ating matters , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy appro@@ ved a jo@@ in@@ t pro@@ ject in which the C@@ ro@@ ati@@ an , M@@ ace@@ don@@ i@@ an , and Ser@@ bi@@ an transl@@ ation te@@ am@@ s would co@@ op@@ er@@ ate clo@@ sel@@ y and thus benefit from one ano@@ ther’s work and in@@ put .
He@@ ’s a good stud@@ ent . ”
A gro@@ wn daugh@@ ter re@@ members that her family enjo@@ yed c@@ y@@ cl@@ ing together .
What a valu@@ able message we find in Bo@@ ok F@@ i@@ ve of Psal@@ ms ! ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
How did he do so in Eph@@ esus ?
17 - 19 .
Yet , the psalmist knew that in s@@ pite of our com@@ par@@ ative in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance and tr@@ an@@ si@@ ence , man does coun@@ t with God .
What is necess@@ ary for prayers to be accep@@ table to God ?
He made the study enjo@@ y@@ able for his children .
The d@@ anger can be difficult to dis@@ cer@@ n because we all have material needs .
He can use his angels in our be@@ half . ​ — He@@ b . 1 : 14 .
The apostle Paul therefore wrote : “ Th@@ r@@ ough one man [ Adam ] sin en@@ tered into the world and death through sin , and thus death s@@ pre@@ ad to all men because they had all sin@@ ned . ” ​ — Romans 5 : 12 .
For followers of Jesus , the Bible is not an un@@ used book that ga@@ thers du@@ st on a sh@@ el@@ f .
Why F@@ ol@@ low “ the Christ ” ?
What if , des@@ pite your best efforts , you we@@ ak@@ en and give in to temp@@ tation ?
In each case , s@@ inc@@ ere appe@@ al for God’s mer@@ cy was follow@@ ed by divine ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment of a sa@@ vi@@ or , li@@ ber@@ ation , and then r@@ ene@@ wed re@@ v@@ ol@@ t .
The le@@ per Na@@ am@@ an was told to ba@@ the se@@ ven times in the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver , after which he was comple@@ t@@ ely heal@@ ed . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 5 : 10 , 14 .
What example of a false mes@@ si@@ ah can you rel@@ ate ?
Jesus is vi@@ r@@ tu@@ ous and has the qu@@ ality of moral exc@@ el@@ l@@ ence .
He was pati@@ ent with his disciples , even when they continu@@ ally qu@@ ar@@ rel@@ ed over who was the great@@ est .
“ If you . . . know how to give good gi@@ f@@ ts to your children , how much more so will the Father in heaven give holy spirit to those as@@ king him ! ”
The ne@@ are@@ st congregation was in Bro@@ ome , 1@@ 35 mil@@ es [ 2@@ 20 k@@ m ] away .
Is that all there is , then , to life ​ — each one of us doing what he or she wants ?
Lo@@ ve and kindness can help us to be for@@ giving toward one another .
But when we learned from the Bible how God wants us to live , we made chang@@ es in our lives , dedic@@ ated ourselves to him , and got baptized .
Se@@ al@@ ing , 1 / 1
Lo@@ ve “ does not keep account of the in@@ j@@ ur@@ y . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 4 , 5 .
They should try to help him to appreci@@ ate the need to “ h@@ ate what is bad , and love what is good . ”
The li@@ f@@ ting of mankind to the per@@ fe@@ ction that Adam lost was part of the hope of Israel .
How can we imitate the apostle Paul when we vis@@ it someone who is we@@ ak ?
Since he per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly refle@@ cted God’s person@@ ality , however , Jesus could say : “ He that has seen me has seen the Father also . ”
The we@@ al@@ thy young man loved his pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons more than he loved God
“ My husband does not show in@@ iti@@ ative . ”
Jehovah B@@ ac@@ ks the Wor@@ k
3 : 3 ​ — Di@@ d the si@@ ze of N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h really am@@ ount to “ a wal@@ king dist@@ ance of three days ” ?
So children are lik@@ ened to ar@@ ro@@ ws , and the par@@ ent is lik@@ ened to a mi@@ gh@@ ty war@@ ri@@ or .
However , even the most consci@@ enti@@ ous Jews could not ob@@ serve God’s Law per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly .
Jesus did not always speak to crow@@ ds of people .
The Jews bu@@ ri@@ ed their dead quic@@ k@@ ly after death , u@@ su@@ ally on the same day .
I ba@@ r@@ ra@@ ged them with questions , such as , ‘ What are we doing here ?
S@@ hor@@ tly after our arri@@ val there , the mission@@ ary who served in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a vis@@ ited our congregation , as mentioned at the out@@ set .
No marriage is perfect .
“ But I knew that Jehovah could have pre@@ ven@@ ted it had it su@@ ited his purpose .
In view of this , what is a ke@@ y s@@ ource of help we can trust ?
The same app@@ lies to Jehovah .
• Why do many not accept the truth ?
After all , wh@@ atever our tal@@ ents are and however wis@@ ely we pl@@ an our lives , we are gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ ed ne@@ i@@ ther we@@ al@@ th nor succ@@ ess nor even food .
The S@@ ear@@ ch for Go@@ od Le@@ ad@@ er@@ ship
How happy we are that we have acc@@ ess to Bible liter@@ ature in some 6@@ 00 langu@@ ages .
There may be spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c are@@ as of our conduct that from time to time deser@@ ve care@@ ful sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ y in order for us to make sure that our worship rema@@ ins free of h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y .
How is one to expla@@ in the conc@@ ur@@ r@@ ence of mul@@ ti@@ ple fac@@ t@@ ors that make life on earth not only possible but also enjo@@ y@@ able ?
Instead , they “ for@@ so@@ ok their own prop@@ er d@@ wel@@ ling place ” in the spirit real@@ m .
After making her@@ self appe@@ al@@ ing by the sight of her at@@ ti@@ re , by the s@@ ound of her f@@ l@@ at@@ ter@@ ing words , by the t@@ ou@@ ch of her em@@ br@@ ace , and by the ta@@ st@@ e of her li@@ ps , the se@@ duc@@ t@@ ress en@@ lis@@ ts the sense of sm@@ ell .
En@@ joy Per@@ s@@ onal S@@ tu@@ dy of God’s Word
10 : 4 , 5 .
• What must we do to receive the gift of sal@@ vation ?
Jehovah wanted to con@@ ve@@ y to us just how much this sacrifice would co@@ st him .
The responsi@@ bility of get@@ ting the children ready gener@@ ally f@@ alls on the mother , but other members of the family can and should help .
• Why will Go@@ g@@ ’s att@@ ack be direc@@ ted against the anointed and the other sheep ?
What Is the Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ?
In contr@@ ast , gen@@ u@@ ine Christians follow the example of Jesus Christ .
And what fur@@ ther angu@@ ish he must have su@@ ffered when she bor@@ e two il@@ leg@@ iti@@ mate children from her for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation ! — Ho@@ se@@ a 1 : 2 - 9 .
Th@@ in@@ king and medit@@ ating on such questions can help us to de@@ e@@ pen the feelings we have for Jehovah in our hearts .
He felt that great events had occ@@ ur@@ red during gener@@ ations past and a written rec@@ ord was needed for post@@ er@@ ity .
In a l@@ ou@@ d , clear vo@@ ice , she ans@@ wer@@ ed two questions that the speak@@ er posed .
Jesus , who knew Jehovah more in@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely than anyone el@@ se , taught that Jehovah is in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y inter@@ ested in us and is full of tend@@ er com@@ pas@@ sion . ​ — Matthew 10 : 29 , 31 .
H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds who exerc@@ ise a hum@@ ble attitude like that of Jesus will likely have the co@@ op@@ er@@ ation and support of their wi@@ ves .
During our 16 - year stay there , we saw a group of young Christian brothers gro@@ w spiritually to the point that they now serve as travel@@ ing overse@@ ers and as Christian elders in congregations thr@@ ough@@ out Ch@@ ile .
As He@@ ad of the Christian congregation , he is respon@@ sible before Jehovah for this worl@@ d@@ wide work . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 22 , 23 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 18 .
Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h even said that she ab@@ hor@@ red her life with those wi@@ ves .
It is faith - streng@@ th@@ ening to tr@@ ace Jesus ’ coura@@ ge@@ ous st@@ ep@@ s in the face of suffering .
1 : 23 .
We also read : “ N@@ ever be anxi@@ ous about the next day , for the next day will have its own anxi@@ e@@ ties . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 34 .
A@@ t@@ ten@@ ding Con@@ ven@@ tions
▪ P@@ rep@@ are Now for Li@@ fe in the New World
This article will show that we can remain ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast in our loy@@ al@@ ty to God and to one another .
E@@ ver@@ yone needs friends , and being inclu@@ ded makes us feel good .
What is the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t , and how did it come about ?
T@@ w@@ o of our new to@@ ol@@ s , or public@@ ations , will be especially help@@ ful in this end@@ e@@ av@@ or .
In respon@@ se , Peter ​ — doub@@ t@@ less with the best of in@@ ten@@ tions — ​ re@@ bu@@ ked Jesus , saying : “ Be kind to yourself , Lord ; you will not have this des@@ t@@ in@@ y at all . ”
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a year , he dedic@@ ated his life to Jehovah and was baptized .
I pla@@ y with my children .
“ N@@ O ON@@ E can den@@ y that cha@@ st@@ ity is a proble@@ m in the Ch@@ urch today . ”
We have the “ hope of the everlasting life which God , who cannot li@@ e , promised before times long lasting . ”
At last , Al@@ ber@@ t began to satis@@ fy his spiritual need , and he never loo@@ ked back .
Why are God’s people qu@@ ite different from most people today ?
De@@ ath ther@@ e@@ by lo@@ ses its my@@ st@@ er@@ y and no longer needs to cause us dre@@ ad .
This cre@@ ature se@@ es by means of two com@@ p@@ ound eyes .
‘ They Will F@@ le@@ e From H@@ im ’
It must have been qu@@ ite an experience for them to tra@@ v@@ el and pre@@ pare me@@ als together and to organiz@@ e su@@ it@@ able s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing arrang@@ ements in un@@ famili@@ ar lo@@ c@@ ations .
We certainly should stri@@ ve to cultiv@@ ate the qualities of gener@@ os@@ ity , kindness , and love toward our fel@@ low@@ men , yet we often fai@@ l to do what is right .
When the po@@ li@@ ce found some co@@ ca@@ ine in A@@ nt@@ ô@@ ni@@ o@@ ’s pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion , they started to be@@ at him .
And concer@@ ning compan@@ y , we need to deter@@ mine : ‘ With whom will I share in en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment ?
For this reason they have long been inter@@ ested in how to w@@ in this tu@@ g - of - war .
For s@@ ligh@@ tly more than 1@@ 00 years after N@@ i@@ ca@@ e@@ a , the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans , most of them writ@@ ing in Greek , wor@@ ked out in a long and bit@@ ter de@@ b@@ ate what was to be the dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish@@ ing do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of Chris@@ tend@@ om , the Tr@@ in@@ ity .
As a cou@@ ple , do you keep spiritual matters and Kingdom inter@@ ests to the fore in life ?
C@@ learly , Jehovah’s servants cannot say that they ‘ do not know of ’ the d@@ anger that people are fac@@ ing . ​ — Pro@@ v .
Ad@@ her@@ ing to godly principles helps him remain u@@ pri@@ ght and keep his p@@ ath st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght .
C@@ ould it be to our advan@@ ta@@ ge to simp@@ li@@ fy our life by fre@@ e@@ ing ourselves of certain bel@@ ong@@ ings ?
Yes , my family sh@@ ared my go@@ al and purpose in life .
R@@ ep@@ or@@ te@@ dly , S@@ en@@ n@@ ach@@ eri@@ b con@@ qu@@ ered 4@@ 6 Ju@@ de@@ an c@@ ities in all .
Con@@ cer@@ ning him , Jesus said : “ He did not stand f@@ ast in the truth , because truth is not in him .
So I have left a well - pa@@ ying jo@@ b and am now self - emp@@ lo@@ yed , which gives me more time for the ministry . ”
In turn , this will keep ali@@ ve our faith in God’s word . ​ — Psalm 10@@ 6 : 12 .
Be@@ coming ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely an@@ t@@ is@@ o@@ cial , they displa@@ yed great con@@ temp@@ t for fellow humans .
Who al@@ one was invit@@ ed to as@@ c@@ end M@@ ount Ho@@ re@@ b after Israel@@ ’s deli@@ ver@@ ance to speak face - to - face with God’s ang@@ el ? ’
What are some of the fac@@ t@@ ors that have made this g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation possible ?
What will ha@@ p@@ pen to the King and the Kingdom at the end of the M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn ?
He and his wife are now baptized Witnesses , and he is a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant in the congregation .
We should be@@ ar in mind that lo@@ ss of faith is the end result of what we might do over the course of time .
W@@ il@@ li@@ am Mal@@ en@@ f@@ ant , a member of the he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters st@@ af@@ f , consider@@ ed the the@@ me “ The B@@ est Li@@ fe P@@ os@@ sible . ”
In a similar way , Jehovah’s Witnesses today preach in all the earth .
On@@ ly when S@@ us@@ an got in tr@@ ou@@ ble did J@@ ane real@@ ize that our fir@@ m@@ ness had served to prote@@ ct her .
* In fact , Jesus ’ discus@@ sion helps us to answer these fi@@ ve vital questions :
And he pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ds to set the city af@@ l@@ ame . ​ — Jeremiah 5@@ 2 : 12 , 13 .
5 : 30 , 31 .
So D@@ ari@@ us res@@ c@@ in@@ ded the ba@@ n and author@@ ized that money from the ro@@ y@@ al tre@@ a@@ sur@@ y be given to the Jews to help pa@@ y the ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses of the work .
To ex@@ pose and dis@@ ru@@ pt their s@@ ch@@ eme , Jesus was pit@@ ting himself against the religious esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment of the day .
Wh@@ en@@ ever we find that wrong or ne@@ g@@ ative thoughts are cre@@ ep@@ ing into our mind , we need to res@@ ist them by foc@@ using our min@@ ds on Jehovah’s love .
Mo@@ re@@ over , those see@@ ing Lu@@ ci@@ f@@ er brought into this con@@ dition ask : “ Is this the man that was ag@@ it@@ ating the earth ? ”
We thus dre@@ w very close to our family and were able to give one another much love and support .
The cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es too were am@@ a@@ zed at her knowledge of the Bible .
The world of ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising prom@@ o@@ tes the desire for inst@@ ant gr@@ ati@@ fic@@ ation , but it does so for the s@@ ake of its own com@@ mer@@ cial prof@@ it .
Why “ an enem@@ y of God ” ?
Th@@ ough still young , I got to know some to@@ p G@@ D@@ R pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ ans .
We wrote let@@ ters to each other for some time , and later we got married .
A de@@ ca@@ de had pas@@ sed since Abraham led his large family group ac@@ ro@@ ss the E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates Ri@@ ver and down into Cana@@ an .
As bad as the situation was , however , there was a g@@ li@@ m@@ m@@ er of hope .
On@@ ly then will gra@@ ft disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar .
What Bible examples show the sa@@ d out@@ come of those who c@@ ra@@ ve glory from men ?
The man rep@@ lied : “ Who is he , si@@ r , that I may put faith in him ? ”
Jesus made this emp@@ a@@ the@@ tic and for@@ giving ob@@ serv@@ ation : “ The spirit , of course , is e@@ ag@@ er , but the flesh is we@@ ak . ” ​ — Mark 14 : 32 - 38 .
Is this not strong evidence that man has a spiritual need and ye@@ ar@@ ning ?
Ch@@ il@@ dren may need to take the in@@ iti@@ ative in this reg@@ ard .
One of the ba@@ r@@ ber@@ ’s cu@@ st@@ om@@ ers was A@@ do@@ l@@ f@@ o T@@ el@@ l@@ in@@ i , an I@@ tal@@ i@@ an living in S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land .
Jesus was re@@ v@@ iled while suffering on the t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake , for Matthew repor@@ ts : “ The pas@@ ser@@ s@@ by began speaking a@@ bu@@ si@@ vely of him , wa@@ gg@@ ing their he@@ a@@ ds and saying : ‘ O you would - be thro@@ wer - down of the temple and buil@@ der of it in three days , sa@@ ve yourself !
Because of the support and prote@@ ction of God’s holy spirit , which Jehovah gives will@@ ingly and a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly to all those who ask him for it with pers@@ ist@@ ence and confidence .
A@@ no@@ inted Christians are also “ baptized into [ Christ’s ] death ” in that they live a life of sacrifice and r@@ en@@ oun@@ ce any hope of everlasting life on earth .
A@@ mor@@ ous be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or is appro@@ pri@@ ate in what set@@ ting , as illustr@@ ated by what Scriptural example ?
In 19@@ 29 , I made my decision to be baptized .
How do these words rel@@ ate to our wal@@ king mo@@ des@@ tly with God ?
Mo@@ st of us know from experience that the un@@ willing flesh often tri@@ es to ex@@ t@@ ing@@ u@@ ish the fi@@ re of a willing spirit .
That ir@@ rit@@ ates me !
They are thr@@ il@@ led to be able to sing along with the gro@@ wn - up@@ s .
Of course , Jehovah knew how their dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful and re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous course would turn out for them .
A pu@@ re heart is one that is not only mor@@ ally clean but also spiritually un@@ tain@@ ted and uni@@ fied in its devo@@ tion to Jehovah .
B@@ ack in the 19@@ 50 ’ s , most ro@@ a@@ ds were just tra@@ il@@ s through the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , and we had a difficult time re@@ aching people .
While the St@@ ate en@@ for@@ ced a cam@@ pa@@ ign of h@@ ate and dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ation against all Jews , the Witnesses continued to follow the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule .
Com@@ m@@ end@@ ation , when deser@@ ved , li@@ f@@ ts our spirit and is in@@ deed encourag@@ ing .
There are , of course , v@@ ar@@ ying de@@ gre@@ es of off@@ en@@ se , r@@ ang@@ ing from being sla@@ pp@@ ed , pu@@ shed , or s@@ ligh@@ ted to being ver@@ bal@@ ly a@@ bu@@ sed , physi@@ c@@ ally as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ted , ro@@ b@@ bed , and so on .
To@@ gether with the bri@@ de class , let those of us who have an earthly hope keep on saying , “ C@@ ome ! ”
In some c@@ as@@ es , a s@@ cro@@ l@@ l@@ ’s to@@ p and bo@@ t@@ to@@ m e@@ d@@ ges were tri@@ m@@ m@@ ed , ru@@ b@@ bed s@@ mo@@ o@@ th with pu@@ mi@@ ce st@@ one , and d@@ yed .
• What does the Bible teach about se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations ?
Bible reading done on a regul@@ ar bas@@ is will sur@@ ely help us in this reg@@ ard .
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 6 , 7 ]
( Read Matthew 25 : 21 , 23 . )
Per@@ haps all that el@@ der@@ ly ones need to maintain the me@@ asure of in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence they pre@@ f@@ er is the help of a home - care attend@@ ant .
Ad@@ di@@ tional in@@ sight can be ga@@ ined by care@@ fully stud@@ ying the book The Gre@@ at@@ est M@@ an Who E@@ ver Li@@ ved , which discus@@ ses the events of Jesus ’ life in great de@@ ta@@ il and in ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal order .
By his day , living to that age was evid@@ ently consider@@ ed un@@ u@@ su@@ al , for he wrote : “ In themselves the days of our years are se@@ v@@ ent@@ y years ; and . . . because of special mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness they are ei@@ gh@@ ty years . ”
“ I have to keep the Bible ali@@ ve in my mind , ” he says .
A re@@ sear@@ ch@@ er in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates who stu@@ died how ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising influ@@ ences individuals stated that it is “ desi@@ gn@@ ed not just to con@@ ve@@ y co@@ gn@@ iti@@ ve information , but more import@@ an@@ tly , to pro@@ du@@ ce par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar emo@@ tive and effe@@ c@@ tu@@ al respon@@ ses . ”
Many people in this world consider high@@ er educ@@ ation an in@@ dis@@ p@@ en@@ sa@@ ble st@@ ep@@ p@@ ing - st@@ one to pres@@ ti@@ ge and an a@@ ff@@ lu@@ ent life .
But as in the case of Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t , this preci@@ ous relationship can be lost .
They may fear lo@@ sing respect , friends , or material support .
R@@ y@@ s@@ z@@ ard gives this ad@@ vice : “ As@@ k anyone you know about jo@@ b opportun@@ ities , keep c@@ he@@ c@@ king at the emp@@ loy@@ ment ag@@ enc@@ y , read ad@@ ver@@ t@@ is@@ ements , such as : ‘ W@@ anted , woman to care for a disa@@ b@@ led person ’ ; or , ‘ T@@ emp@@ or@@ ary emp@@ loy@@ ment : S@@ tra@@ w@@ ber@@ ry pi@@ c@@ king . ’
One of Jehovah’s Witnesses who is author@@ ized to en@@ ter pris@@ on in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions to give spiritual ass@@ ist@@ ance stu@@ died the Bible with him .
So may we never allow our love to gro@@ w co@@ ld !
You can vi@@ vi@@ dly pi@@ c@@ ture the great com@@ mo@@ tion D@@ em@@ et@@ ri@@ us the s@@ il@@ vers@@ m@@ ith s@@ ti@@ r@@ red up among the crow@@ ds ass@@ em@@ b@@ led there .
How can the ad@@ vice found at Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 3 , 4 help us ?
Those who are suffering because of the sin@@ s of others truly appreci@@ ate this kind of practic@@ al help .
Tr@@ oub@@ led by the thought of being given the co@@ ld sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der , he may not expres@@ s how he really feel@@ s .
Re@@ g@@ arding the account in question , at le@@ ast one com@@ men@@ t@@ at@@ or believ@@ es that a f@@ l@@ ame could “ s@@ car@@ c@@ ely have been kept going thr@@ ough@@ out the long j@@ our@@ ne@@ y ” that Abraham and Isa@@ a@@ c made .
When O@@ ri@@ g@@ en was 17 , the Rom@@ an emp@@ er@@ or is@@ su@@ ed an e@@ di@@ ct making it a cri@@ me to change one@@ ’s religion .
Ha@@ ve you ever vis@@ ited one ?
With Jehovah’s loving ar@@ m of support , I have been able to face them .
Now I was a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er .
As he left L@@ y@@ str@@ a be@@ h@@ ind , every cr@@ un@@ ch of the pe@@ b@@ bl@@ es under his san@@ d@@ als , every ru@@ st@@ le of the gr@@ ass he tr@@ am@@ pl@@ ed , me@@ ant another st@@ ep toward the un@@ known and away from his home .
On the other hand , a he@@ ad@@ strong you@@ th may pers@@ ist in an un@@ wise course , ro@@ b@@ b@@ ing him of joy later in life .
I learned to accept any s@@ ort of work , and we cu@@ t down on all un@@ necess@@ ary ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses .
It had a no@@ te , “ I@@ t’s good to have you home . ”
Just as our heavenly Father saw something valu@@ able in the heart of L@@ y@@ dia , he saw something good in you .
Even in our imper@@ fect st@@ ate , it is possible for us to enjoy a me@@ asure of happiness .
Why were the Hebrew Scriptures transl@@ ated into Greek ?
Pro@@ ving what we ourselves are invol@@ ves self - ev@@ alu@@ ation .
“ The Bible study was held at my home at a time that I found su@@ it@@ able .
I@@ magine if you can , a Mar@@ x@@ ist ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ating cap@@ it@@ al@@ ism or a dem@@ o@@ cr@@ at prom@@ o@@ ting di@@ ct@@ at@@ or@@ ship or an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ men@@ tal@@ ist supp@@ or@@ ting de@@ fore@@ st@@ ation .
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : W@@ ell , le@@ t’s go back to King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar .
By stud@@ ying how Jesus tre@@ ated his disciples , hus@@ ban@@ ds will find many principles that they can apply as to how they should tre@@ at their wi@@ ves . ​ — John 18 : 1 - 9 ; Mark 14 : 34 - 37 , 4@@ 1 .
Bethel service has also allow@@ ed me to teach others and strengthen their faith .
How did she get there ?
M@@ Y P@@ A@@ S@@ T : I was born in Ger@@ mis@@ t@@ on , a mi@@ dd@@ le - class min@@ ing to@@ wn without much cri@@ me .
He re@@ members with appreciation how his love for God’s service was develop@@ ed : “ My parents were the ma@@ in influ@@ ence , al@@ though some experienced spiritual brothers with whom I have develop@@ ed fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps have also been very help@@ ful .
They appreci@@ ated our efforts to learn S@@ pan@@ ish so that we could teach them about the true God , Jehovah , and about his preci@@ ous promise of the rest@@ or@@ ation of Par@@ adise on earth .
“ G@@ o . . . and make disciples of people of all the nations . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 28 : 19 .
Th@@ ough most of Jehovah’s Witnesses do not have this proble@@ m , for those who do , no words of comfort can comple@@ t@@ ely re@@ move their g@@ ri@@ ef .
( The Bible in B@@ asi@@ c Eng@@ l@@ ish ) Many fin@@ an@@ cial ad@@ vis@@ ers ag@@ ree that bu@@ ying un@@ wis@@ ely on cre@@ di@@ t can lead to e@@ con@@ om@@ ic ru@@ in .
What Bible principles can help a person make right decisions ?
They never encoura@@ ged me to dis@@ continue my full - time service and return to a so - called nor@@ ma@@ l life in order to ass@@ ist them .
N@@ in@@ e@@ te@@ en - year - old I@@ da stru@@ gg@@ les with feelings of un@@ wor@@ thin@@ ess .
To understand an ex@@ cer@@ pt cor@@ rec@@ tly , we need to read its con@@ text .
The words found at Isaiah 4@@ 1 : 13 are especially de@@ ar to us : “ I , Jehovah your God , am gr@@ as@@ p@@ ing your right hand , the One saying to you , ‘ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , living in har@@ mony with divine truth may benefit us in e@@ con@@ om@@ ic , so@@ cial , or d@@ om@@ es@@ tic ways .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the L@@ et@@ ters to the Corinthians
Jehovah in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted human marriage and reg@@ ar@@ ds it high@@ ly .
Some of them travel@@ ed in o@@ pen bo@@ ats des@@ pite heav@@ y ra@@ in and strong w@@ in@@ ds .
All of us feel the effe@@ cts of Ad@@ am@@ ’s sin as explained in these words : “ Th@@ r@@ ough one man sin en@@ tered into the world and death through sin , and thus death s@@ pre@@ ad to all men because they had all sin@@ ned . ”
And what about per@@ form@@ ing a leg@@ iti@@ mate service , such as deli@@ ver@@ ing ma@@ il every@@ where in a commun@@ ity , including plac@@ es that prom@@ o@@ te wrong practic@@ es ?
H@@ u@@ man end@@ e@@ av@@ ors and promises are often as un@@ ste@@ ad@@ y as a sh@@ a@@ do@@ w .
The Israelites are about to take pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of Cana@@ an .
The apostle Paul recogn@@ ized the need for main@@ tain@@ ing a ze@@ al@@ ous vie@@ w@@ point , so he ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed the Christians in R@@ ome : “ Do not lo@@ it@@ er at your bu@@ sin@@ ess .
The field ministry can also mo@@ ld us and help us to become better people .
The do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of the Tr@@ in@@ ity , therefore , is a ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er to know@@ ing and loving God .
On the contr@@ ary , some of them likely wit@@ ness@@ ed Mar@@ y’s pre@@ gn@@ an@@ ci@@ es with their own eyes .
Who could find better compan@@ y on earth ?
At the same time , the se@@ a an@@ cho@@ r for@@ ces the bo@@ w to point into the w@@ ind and wa@@ ves and keep@@ s the bo@@ at in its most st@@ able position .
The city was di@@ vi@@ ded into two par@@ ts ​ — one on the small is@@ land of O@@ r@@ ty@@ gi@@ a , where Paul’s ship pro@@ ba@@ bly l@@ an@@ ded , and the other on the main@@ land .
Why do many have little confidence that religion can un@@ ite mankind ?
What if We Ha@@ ve Sin@@ ned ?
To pre@@ serve our preci@@ ous relationship with our heavenly Father , we must continue to apply Jehovah’s wise instru@@ ction in our life .
In rec@@ oun@@ ting the early days of his service as a mission@@ ary , a brother says : “ We were young , in@@ experienced , and ho@@ mes@@ ic@@ k .
Jehovah will su@@ sta@@ in you as you work hard to re@@ ach your spiritual go@@ als .
Many of us have lived to reg@@ re@@ t ha@@ st@@ y words or r@@ as@@ h actions ! ​ — Pro@@ v .
Do you encoura@@ ge hon@@ est , o@@ pen commun@@ ic@@ ation with your children ?
Will your col@@ la@@ bor@@ ation be influ@@ enced by concer@@ n over who ge@@ ts the cre@@ di@@ t for your good ide@@ as and hard work ?
Jesus said that love is the id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying mar@@ k of true Christians .
It showed that k@@ ill@@ ing a fe@@ tu@@ s could inc@@ ur the death p@@ en@@ al@@ ty .
S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds Who I@@ mit@@ ate God and Christ
Some children who cannot yet read mem@@ or@@ ize the l@@ y@@ ri@@ c@@ s of the Kingdom song@@ s that will be used at the meetings each we@@ ek .
S@@ ur@@ ely this made you love Jehovah even more .
For example , some parents today who have left the country they came from have deci@@ ded to s@@ end their new@@ born ba@@ by back to their country to live with their relati@@ ves .
“ Bo@@ il your dr@@ in@@ king water when in doubt . ”
Acc@@ ording to the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on found at 2 Timothy 2 : 25 , 26 , even when deal@@ ing with those who do not re@@ adi@@ ly accept discipl@@ ine , elders are to instru@@ ct “ with mil@@ dness . ”
My father had a f@@ ar@@ m in the pe@@ ace@@ ful coun@@ tr@@ y@@ side .
( Read John 5 : 19 . )
Jehovah re@@ ach@@ es out to people by means of our preaching work , invit@@ ing them to learn about his Kingdom and his righteous standards .
I never con@@ ne@@ cted that before .
R@@ em@@ ember Jose@@ p@@ h’s brothers .
As a group , true Christians will never for@@ get God the way the nation of Israel did .
Paul wrote that “ those who prac@@ tice such things will not in@@ her@@ it God’s Kingdom . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , Isaiah 32 : 1 says : “ Lo@@ ok ! A king [ Christ Jesus in heaven ] will re@@ ign for righteousness it@@ self ; and as res@@ pe@@ cts pr@@ inc@@ es [ Christ’s earthly re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves ] , they will rule as pr@@ inc@@ es for justice it@@ self . ”
The f@@ l@@ at@@ ter@@ ing words of a se@@ duc@@ er or a se@@ duc@@ t@@ ress are u@@ su@@ ally at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive un@@ less we recogn@@ ize their true n@@ ature .
Di@@ sh@@ on@@ est gain will be of no a@@ va@@ il , as the psalmist makes clear : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id because some man ga@@ ins ri@@ ches , because the glory of his house inc@@ reas@@ es , for at his death he cannot take along anything at all ; his glory will not go down along with him himself . ”
The fact is , in the ma@@ in , those cho@@ o@@ sing to hum@@ ble themselves before God may be po@@ or and loo@@ ked down upon , as was true in Jesus ’ day .
“ S@@ how me a religion that do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t care about com@@ pas@@ sion . . . , that do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t care about ste@@ war@@ d@@ ship of the en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment . . . , that do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t care about ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality , ” asked E@@ bo@@ o P@@ at@@ el , f@@ oun@@ der of the In@@ ter@@ faith Y@@ ou@@ th Cor@@ e .
Th@@ r@@ ough the prophet Jeremiah , Jehovah told His ancient people : “ With a love to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite I have loved you . That is why I have dra@@ wn you with loving - kindness . ” ​ — J@@ er .
“ De@@ ar R@@ a@@ qu@@ el ,
God is “ the One teaching you to benefit yourself . ”
He quic@@ k@@ ly became known for his good judgment and s@@ inc@@ ere interest in the Kingdom - preaching work .
The apostle John was given a vision that provi@@ des the answer .
In a re@@ mo@@ te are@@ a of Z@@ am@@ bia called S@@ en@@ anga , a scho@@ ol@@ teach@@ er had a ra@@ di@@ o sto@@ le@@ n from his house .
So@@ on after we arri@@ ved , many started to show an interest in the truth .
In another psal@@ m , David expres@@ sed his confidence in God’s support .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , teach@@ ers used these Bible te@@ x@@ ts as exerc@@ ises for pu@@ p@@ il@@ s who were lear@@ ning to read and wr@@ ite .
What joy I felt when one year later my de@@ ar wife also got baptized !
Then , they be@@ at the st@@ al@@ ks against a hard sur@@ face or used f@@ ar@@ m ani@@ mal@@ s to pul@@ l a th@@ re@@ shing s@@ le@@ dge over the st@@ al@@ ks to bre@@ ak them into pi@@ e@@ ces .
( b ) How are we encoura@@ ged to view Jehovah’s long - suffering ?
Ha@@ ving appreciation for Jehovah’s ways can sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard God’s people from b@@ lam@@ ing God for situ@@ ations that they have brought on themselves or from conclu@@ ding that he is s@@ low .
Why Sh@@ ould You P@@ ra@@ y ?
De@@ c@@ ep@@ tiv@@ ely , Satan imp@@ lied that humans would be better off in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent of God .
Some need direction on how to pre@@ pare for the responsi@@ bil@@ ities of being a husband or a wife .
Even so , with faith and pati@@ ence , Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers are succ@@ ess@@ fully meeting the chall@@ enge , as the following experience from the C@@ ze@@ ch Re@@ public shows .
That was on N@@ is@@ an 14 in the year 1@@ 5@@ 13 before Christ .
That is why Christian parents must take time to teach their children what it really means to be a disci@@ ple of Christ .
As his followers , we have the same work to do .
That me@@ ant s@@ wi@@ m@@ m@@ ing to a ro@@ w@@ bo@@ at mo@@ ored on the other side , ro@@ wing it back , and then taking the sisters ac@@ ro@@ ss .
Jehovah’s Witnesses are known for pu@@ t@@ ting Chris@@ t@@ like love into action
H@@ ere ma@@ ch@@ ines pro@@ du@@ ce har@@ d@@ co@@ ver boo@@ ks and d@@ elu@@ x@@ e Bi@@ bl@@ es at a r@@ ate of up to 5@@ 0@@ ,000 co@@ pi@@ es per day .
The ani@@ ma@@ l tra@@ in@@ er mentioned at the out@@ set sur@@ vi@@ ved the att@@ ack by the B@@ eng@@ al ti@@ g@@ er .
Why He Di@@ d Not A@@ ct
In 195@@ 1 , I attend@@ ed a conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses in S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y .
There is another important reason for continu@@ ing to share in the ministry : We s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely want to bring reli@@ ef to individuals who are over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by the rel@@ ent@@ less on@@ sla@@ ught of bad news and to those who su@@ ff@@ er for one reason or another .
He f@@ lu@@ ng the Bible ac@@ ro@@ ss the table , saying that he did not need to prove anything .
“ The ar@@ ro@@ w that f@@ lies by day ” seem@@ s to den@@ o@@ te ver@@ ba@@ l att@@ ack .
So any s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing arrang@@ ements that allow un@@ married people of the op@@ pos@@ ite se@@ x to live together as though they were husband and wife would c@@ learly be un@@ accep@@ table to God .
So let us coura@@ ge@@ ously continue to s@@ ound God’s war@@ ning !
( Read Psalm 22 : 7 , 8 . )
She showed the gi@@ r@@ l Revelation 21 : 3 , 4 ; Job 33 : 25 ; Isaiah 35 : 5 - 7 and 6@@ 5 : 21 - 25 .
We have faith that Jehovah can man@@ e@@ u@@ ver matters so that we too have what we need .
Bro@@ ther M@@ ill@@ s sum@@ m@@ ed it up this way : “ It was not the in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al part of G@@ ile@@ ad that helped me the most , but it was what the school taught me about hum@@ ility and love . ”
What was M@@ ano@@ ah’s respon@@ se upon lear@@ ning that he was to become a father ?
What is the meaning of the illustr@@ ation about the dra@@ g@@ ne@@ t ?
Not to be over@@ loo@@ ked is the fact that those who have been serving Jehovah faith@@ fully for de@@ ca@@ des have ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed something that is truly uni@@ que and that cannot be ac@@ qui@@ red in any other way ​ — an un@@ f@@ ading rec@@ ord of end@@ ur@@ ance .
Rather than show an@@ no@@ y@@ ance , B@@ er@@ n@@ ar@@ da in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed her@@ self as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses and offered ass@@ ist@@ ance .
Wor@@ king with B@@ er@@ t was exc@@ iting , especially for a la@@ d my age .
The study continued for some years , and A@@ li@@ ce attend@@ ed a few meetings in an Eng@@ l@@ ish - speaking congregation .
The A@@ mis@@ h are des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of a group of 1@@ 7@@ th - century An@@ a@@ bap@@ t@@ ists .
What less@@ on can we draw from Paul’s counsel ?
How can a wife show hum@@ ble sub@@ mis@@ sion ?
During “ the L@@ or@@ d’s day . ”
Many ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ go@@ ers are bl@@ in@@ ded by tra@@ dition .
With his mind fre@@ er to think about the deep@@ er questions of life , he began pon@@ der@@ ing , ‘ Are we here because of a seri@@ es of ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents , or were we cre@@ ated for a purpose ? ’
( b ) How should we view prayer ?
The next mor@@ ning , at se@@ ven o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck , they are back in the s@@ qu@@ are .
5 : 14 ; E@@ ph .
In a world where st@@ ress is comm@@ on , it is nor@@ ma@@ l to feel the need to un@@ w@@ ind or to get away from it all .
God must have been affe@@ cted later when some other angels jo@@ ined in the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
Th@@ ink also of the message pre@@ ached by the anointed and the gro@@ wing great crow@@ d .
E@@ no@@ ch was ap@@ par@@ ently in mor@@ tal d@@ anger when “ God took him . ”
Such bi@@ ck@@ ering was un@@ be@@ coming to worshi@@ p@@ ers of the true God .
T@@ emp@@ tation to li@@ e , to be di@@ sh@@ on@@ est , or to ste@@ al can be succ@@ ess@@ fully su@@ p@@ pres@@ sed by com@@ pl@@ ying with divine remin@@ ders .
S@@ ome@@ thing Bet@@ ter to C@@ ome
How have we come to know Jehovah in ways that Moses could not ?
I w@@ atch@@ ed my husband gra@@ du@@ ally lo@@ se the bat@@ tle against the vi@@ r@@ us , and there was nothing I could do .
( See illustr@@ ation bel@@ ow . )
How does Jesus ’ death help us ?
F@@ ur@@ l@@ o T@@ un@@ ne@@ l on the V@@ ia F@@ lam@@ in@@ ia , in the Mar@@ c@@ he re@@ gi@@ on
What three are@@ as of life will we now discus@@ s ?
1 : 1 , 3 .
That will serve as a prote@@ ction for you .
W@@ ic@@ ke@@ dness cannot and will not be allow@@ ed to cre@@ ep into and d@@ well among Jehovah’s people .
On one occasi@@ on , the apostle Paul had to give the Corinthians counsel .
It seem@@ s un@@ likely that Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s temple author@@ ities would hi@@ de a col@@ le@@ ction that inclu@@ ded such s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls .
The Bible men@@ tions at le@@ ast another 25 individuals who also re@@ ached ages bey@@ ond what is comm@@ on today .
In an age where pe@@ er pres@@ sure has never been more in@@ ten@@ se , we must not allow the world to di@@ ct@@ ate our d@@ ress .
The U@@ S@@ S@@ R inclu@@ ded the re@@ gi@@ on of Si@@ b@@ eri@@ a , where enem@@ ies of the St@@ ate were ex@@ iled .
In one instance , the ang@@ el who sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ently vis@@ ited Daniel to give him fur@@ ther in@@ sight con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed : “ Your words have been heard . ” ​ — Daniel 10 : 12 .
For the next 40 years , Jo@@ shua served as Moses ’ personal attend@@ ant .
His experience as a family man contribu@@ ted to his fa@@ ther@@ ly man@@ ner .
A ty@@ pi@@ cal example is King M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h of Juda@@ h .
Sa@@ ul@@ ’s r@@ as@@ h o@@ ath , however , we@@ ak@@ ens the for@@ ce of the vi@@ ct@@ ory .
Ex@@ c@@ uses That Are Not Acc@@ ep@@ table to God
While Christians do not per@@ form fine works to be pra@@ ised by men , their good conduct does not go un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed . — Matthew 6 : 1 .
The Bible says : “ He would speak about the tre@@ es , from the ce@@ da@@ r that is in Le@@ ban@@ on to the h@@ y@@ s@@ so@@ p that is coming for@@ th on the w@@ all ; and he would speak about the be@@ ast@@ s and about the f@@ l@@ ying cre@@ atu@@ res and about the mo@@ ving things and about the fi@@ sh@@ es . ”
For I , Jehovah your God , am gr@@ as@@ p@@ ing your right hand , the One saying to you , ‘ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id .
During Christ’s re@@ ign over the earth , there will be justice for all .
O@@ ther pri@@ es@@ tly famili@@ es mentioned on the A@@ ra@@ d o@@ str@@ ac@@ a are those of Pa@@ sh@@ hu@@ r and M@@ er@@ emo@@ th . ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 9 : 12 ; E@@ z@@ r@@ a 8 : 33 .
However , it seem@@ s possible that Jesus had in mind the heavenly resurrection .
The ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of mankind will seek refu@@ ge in human organiz@@ ations that are lik@@ ened to “ the ro@@ c@@ ks of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s . ”
( b ) What st@@ ep must hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones take ?
What is the worl@@ d’s spirit , and what does it pro@@ du@@ ce ?
So when Adam sin@@ ned and began to die as God said he would , all mankind was sen@@ ten@@ ced to death along with him .
What should this d@@ ri@@ ver do now ?
During Israel@@ ’s w@@ il@@ der@@ ness j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , K@@ or@@ ah became dis@@ satis@@ fied with his service privile@@ ges .
But ne@@ i@@ ther does it keep s@@ cor@@ e .
In 19@@ 36 they ag@@ re@@ ed to hold meetings in their home at W@@ re@@ x@@ ham .
W@@ he@@ ther they will accept the good news or not is a matter of personal cho@@ ice .
“ The S@@ ac@@ red Se@@ cre@@ t of the Kingdom of God ”
* Such me@@ a@@ sures , along with a gen@@ u@@ ine will@@ ing@@ ness to make chang@@ es where necess@@ ary , will go a long way in s@@ par@@ ing one the tra@@ gi@@ c effe@@ cts of a heart att@@ ack .
You might be wrong .
On the B@@ att@@ le@@ field
Our O@@ bli@@ g@@ ation T@@ ow@@ ard F@@ el@@ low B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ers
Instead of loy@@ ally supp@@ or@@ ting Jesus and his Kingdom , they have given their support to human rul@@ ers and have com@@ promised godly principles just to gain pol@@ itical influ@@ ence .
Jehovah inspired the Bible to be written in such clear , con@@ cre@@ te ter@@ ms that vi@@ r@@ tually ever@@ yone can gr@@ as@@ p its preci@@ ous tru@@ ths .
Jesus ’ men@@ tal and physical suffering became so great that the Bible says that he “ offered up supp@@ lic@@ ations and also pet@@ iti@@ ons . . . with strong out@@ cri@@ es and te@@ ars . ”
John and I deci@@ ded to leave our do@@ or a@@ j@@ ar to encoura@@ ge family members and vis@@ it@@ ors to sto@@ p by and get ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted .
Our fac@@ i@@ al expres@@ sions and pos@@ ture may also give c@@ lu@@ es as to what we are thinking or feel@@ ing .
Today , Christians follow his example .
We too are imper@@ fect .
Jesus lik@@ e@@ wise has been willing to wa@@ it .
If the individu@@ al ra@@ ises the is@@ sue of the v@@ al@@ idi@@ ty of his baptism , the elders may direc@@ t his attention to The Watchtower of Mar@@ ch 1 , 19@@ 60 , pages 1@@ 5@@ 9 and 1@@ 60 , and F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 15 , 19@@ 6@@ 4 , pages 1@@ 23 to 1@@ 26 , where the matter of re@@ baptism is discus@@ sed in de@@ ta@@ il .
What might a sing@@ le sister do to cop@@ e with l@@ on@@ el@@ iness ?
Re@@ g@@ arding the ob@@ serv@@ ance of that ev@@ ent , he said : “ Ke@@ ep doing this in re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of me . ”
Rather , his activ@@ ity co@@ v@@ ers all p@@ ha@@ ses , as@@ pe@@ cts , and de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of cre@@ ation .
Th@@ an@@ ks to the gener@@ os@@ ity of friends , we were able to get on a ban@@ ana bo@@ at back to I@@ tal@@ y to atten@@ d the inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion in T@@ ur@@ in in 19@@ 6@@ 1 .
No one kno@@ ws for sure , but some es@@ ti@@ mat@@ es put the fi@@ gu@@ re at 1@@ 25 bil@@ li@@ on .
S@@ ing out ( a ) What ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement was made at the 20@@ 16 an@@ nu@@ al meeting ?
What less@@ on comes from the arrang@@ ements for vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary contribu@@ tions and g@@ le@@ an@@ ing ?
But b@@ es@@ id@@ es faith , we need other important qualities in order to have a fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah and keep it . ​ — Read 2 Peter 1 : 5 - 7 ; Ju@@ de 20 , 21 .
In contr@@ ast , the s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es did not consider the needs of others .
It has been said that “ the char@@ ac@@ ter of a man is often indic@@ ated by the direction which his thoughts take when he is listen@@ ing to a religious ex@@ hor@@ tation . ”
However , at present we live in a world that teach@@ es ad@@ ul@@ ts and children , not the value of peace , but the glory of war .
• Why can the first sin ​ — Ad@@ am@@ ’s dis@@ obedi@@ ence — ​ be lik@@ ened to a her@@ e@@ dit@@ ary di@@ se@@ ase ?
Indeed , they succ@@ ess@@ fully car@@ ri@@ ed out the t@@ ask that he out@@ l@@ ined for his followers . ​ — Acts 1 : 8 ; C@@ ol . 1 : 23 .
For example , regul@@ ar associ@@ ation with the Christian congregation at the meetings contribu@@ tes to sta@@ bility because there we are taught right and s@@ ound principles and valu@@ es .
Di@@ d E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s hear Paul witness in Eph@@ esus and become a Christian ?
There I was encoura@@ ged to move with my family to serve where Ger@@ man - speaking Bible teach@@ ers were needed .
Ma@@ de in God’s lik@@ en@@ ess , we have the ability to refle@@ ct his qualities , such as love , justice , wisdom , and power .
There were only 20 publi@@ sh@@ ers on the whole is@@ land , and we lived over 5@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 mil@@ es ( 9@@ ,000 k@@ m ) away from the is@@ land .
C@@ ul@@ ver P@@ ic@@ tures
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , we also recogn@@ ize ( especially those of us who serve as shepher@@ ds in the congregation ) that our will@@ ing@@ ness to inter@@ ru@@ pt our activities in order to give some time to fellow believers demonstr@@ ates that we have respect for them .
I cl@@ en@@ ched my te@@ et@@ h and gr@@ ound that ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ te into the a@@ sh@@ tra@@ y b@@ es@@ i@@ de me .
His mil@@ d answer tur@@ ns away their ra@@ ge and cal@@ ms their spirit . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 8 : 1 - 3 ; Proverbs 15 : 1 .
So if you make your husband feel res@@ pe@@ cted ​ — make him feel that his efforts to take the lead in the family are effe@@ ctive and appreci@@ ated — ​ he will likely imp@@ ro@@ ve in his ro@@ le .
He wrote : “ Do not be g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing God’s holy spirit , with which you have been se@@ aled for a day of rel@@ eas@@ ing by ransom . ”
He does not look at por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , he does not d@@ well on sen@@ su@@ al f@@ an@@ t@@ asi@@ es , and he does not f@@ li@@ r@@ t .
So does the pro@@ spe@@ ct of everlasting life .
The fe@@ der@@ al ar@@ my was mo@@ bi@@ li@@ zed , and a to@@ tal b@@ lo@@ c@@ ka@@ de was imp@@ o@@ sed against the E@@ ast .
The Bible promises that God will soon cle@@ an@@ se this earth of viol@@ ence .
The Bible tel@@ ls of S@@ te@@ ph@@ en , a de@@ v@@ out follow@@ er of Christ “ full of gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ousness and power . ”
His point was : When we read direc@@ tly from God’s Word in the ministry , we are let@@ ting Jehovah speak to the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der .
You may feel that the re@@ ward of living forever in God’s new world is something that others can at@@ tain , but you are simply not wor@@ thy of it .
Our ste@@ ad@@ fa@@ st@@ ness also brought other fine resul@@ ts .
That was very help@@ ful , and I continued to make spiritual prog@@ ress .
In these cr@@ itical , st@@ or@@ my times , such knowledge can prote@@ ct you from “ the fal@@ sel@@ y called ‘ knowledge ’ ” pro@@ pa@@ g@@ ated by Satan the Devil .
O@@ ther stud@@ ents had already served in N@@ ic@@ ar@@ ag@@ ua , E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or , and Al@@ ban@@ ia .
It is wor@@ th re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that Psalm 11 : 5 states : “ Jehovah himself exam@@ ines the righteous one as well as the wicked one , and anyone loving viol@@ ence His soul certainly h@@ ates . ”
However , Si@@ me@@ on@@ ’s blessing was inclu@@ ded in the gener@@ al blessing to Israel .
A few years ag@@ o , M@@ er@@ ce@@ des would regul@@ arly leave our ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines with a young woman nam@@ ed M@@ er@@ c@@ he who as a child had stu@@ died the Bible .
We may not be a@@ ware of how ne@@ g@@ ative our thinking or spe@@ e@@ ch has become .
What li@@ mit@@ ations do the dem@@ ons have , and what advan@@ ta@@ ges do we enjoy ?
So I began to make an effort to get better ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the brothers and sisters in the congregation ​ — and it wor@@ ked !
In ad@@ dition , he was for@@ ced to wa@@ de through k@@ ne@@ e - deep co@@ ld water , and then he was shu@@ t up in a dam@@ p bas@@ ement , where he had to sp@@ end the night in his we@@ t clo@@ th@@ es .
We thus try to be real@@ is@@ tic in what we ex@@ pect of our fellow believers , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that they may be fac@@ ing challeng@@ es that we do not fully understand .
“ ‘ On that day , the day when Go@@ g in@@ va@@ des the land of Israel , ’ dec@@ la@@ res the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah , ‘ my great ra@@ ge will f@@ l@@ are up .
It thus seem@@ s lo@@ gi@@ cal that the th@@ i@@ ef Ju@@ d@@ as in@@ iti@@ ated the com@@ pla@@ ining because he would have more to ste@@ al if the co@@ st@@ ly o@@ il were so@@ ld and the fun@@ ds put in the money bo@@ x that he car@@ ri@@ ed .
The ace@@ tic ac@@ id con@@ ta@@ ined in it pro@@ du@@ ces a s@@ our ta@@ st@@ e in the m@@ ou@@ th and can cause one@@ ’s te@@ et@@ h to feel sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve .
Indeed , O@@ c@@ é@@ ane became the best possible con@@ vers@@ ation op@@ en@@ er .
It has happened to some in our time .
One pos@@ si@@ bility is that if he should die , no@@ ne of his con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries would see him .
“ E@@ Q@@ U@@ AL@@ I@@ T@@ Y M@@ A@@ Y P@@ E@@ R@@ H@@ A@@ P@@ S B@@ E A R@@ I@@ G@@ H@@ T , BU@@ T N@@ O P@@ O@@ W@@ E@@ R O@@ N E@@ A@@ R@@ T@@ H C@@ A@@ N E@@ V@@ E@@ R T@@ U@@ R@@ N I@@ T IN@@ T@@ O A F@@ A@@ C@@ T . ”
The Bible says that “ he continued ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast as see@@ ing the One who is inv@@ isi@@ ble . ”
It is our hope that you will stri@@ ve to learn more about what the enti@@ re Bible really teach@@ es and thus draw clo@@ s@@ er to its Au@@ th@@ or , Jehovah God . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 1@@ 11 , 1@@ 12 .
How can one@@ ’s life be affe@@ cted by one@@ ’s attitude ?
Go@@ ne will be the influ@@ ence of wicked humans .
He had not , however , p@@ ene@@ tr@@ ated C@@ ap@@ pa@@ do@@ ci@@ a or Bi@@ th@@ y@@ ni@@ a .
They set their own course or they may simply be ad@@ ri@@ ft in a se@@ a of moral a@@ ban@@ d@@ on , as was true of some of those ancient Corinthians before they became believers .
They think that you must be able to understand it .
P@@ rac@@ tice s@@ essi@@ ons can help buil@@ d that confidence .
M@@ et@@ ap@@ ho@@ ri@@ c@@ ally , Jehovah is “ at the right hand ” of his servants , to fi@@ ght for them .
Bo@@ th the A@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ ph@@ a ( liter@@ ally , “ hi@@ d@@ den ” ) and the P@@ se@@ u@@ de@@ pi@@ gra@@ ph@@ a ( liter@@ ally , “ fal@@ sel@@ y at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted writ@@ ings ” ) are Jewish writ@@ ings from the th@@ ir@@ d century B.C.E . through the first century C.E .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er to God , however , is not the same as a ca@@ su@@ al con@@ vers@@ ation we might have with a pe@@ er .
An@@ dre@@ as had men@@ ing@@ it@@ is .
How did Jesus show himself to be encourag@@ ing ?
He may not ob@@ ject to that .
H@@ app@@ ily , she accepted my offer of a Bible study .
He told the people that if they obe@@ yed his vo@@ ice , he would bl@@ ess them and they would enjoy happy , satis@@ f@@ ying lives . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 19 : 5 , 6 .
And if such a study is condu@@ cted , it would be wise to do so ei@@ ther in the chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s home with the parents or another matu@@ re Witness around or in a su@@ it@@ able public are@@ a .
Be determined , then , to shu@@ n such associ@@ ations .
S@@ tri@@ ve to gain an “ acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge ” or “ a real knowledge ” of his standards .
This remin@@ ds us of Jesus ’ pr@@ u@@ d@@ ent ad@@ vice : “ St@@ ore up for y@@ ourselves tre@@ a@@ sures in heaven , where ne@@ i@@ ther mo@@ th nor ru@@ st con@@ sum@@ es , and where th@@ i@@ ev@@ es do not bre@@ ak in and ste@@ al . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , we must love God with our “ whole mind , ” or our full in@@ tel@@ le@@ ct .
Pe@@ ace for a Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ars ​ — And Be@@ y@@ ond ! 9 / 15
We are wise to avoid any un@@ necess@@ ary invol@@ v@@ ement with the world . ​ — John 17 : 14 , 16 ; James 4 : 4 .
Jehovah comman@@ ded the Israelites not to e@@ at “ any s@@ ort of blood . ”
Why F@@ e@@ ar God , Not M@@ an
Why is it necess@@ ary for us to ad@@ just our understanding ?
We may try to den@@ y it when it str@@ ik@@ es someone de@@ ar to us .
What about the occasi@@ ons when you have experienced Jehovah’s loving care and guid@@ ance in your personal life ?
ON@@ E of Jesus ’ Kingdom illustr@@ ations descri@@ bes a f@@ ar@@ m@@ er who s@@ ow@@ s fine se@@ ed of whe@@ at and an enem@@ y who s@@ ow@@ s we@@ e@@ ds among the fine se@@ ed .
How do such writ@@ ings me@@ asure up in reg@@ ard to refle@@ cting God’s love ?
What can he do ?
Genesis shows how Satan and wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness en@@ tered the world , and the conclu@@ ding por@@ tion of Revelation reve@@ als how evil will be eli@@ min@@ ated , the Devil will be destro@@ yed , and the will of God is to be done on the earth as it is in heaven .
What a great privilege it would have been to be present when Jesus did all those works !
What a privilege ​ — for them and for us !
For months , even years , the prog@@ ress and hope of the wi@@ do@@ wed person may se@@ es@@ a@@ w between peri@@ o@@ ds of relati@@ ve ser@@ en@@ ity and b@@ ou@@ ts of de@@ pres@@ sion .
To “ fle@@ e from for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation ” is to avoid not only ac@@ ts of por@@ ·@@ ne@@ i@@ ʹ@@ a but also por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , moral un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , se@@ x@@ u@@ al f@@ an@@ t@@ as@@ iz@@ ing , f@@ li@@ r@@ ting ​ — anything that can lead to for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation . ​ — Mat@@ t .
G@@ r@@ ou@@ ps of brothers from G@@ u@@ at@@ em@@ ala , the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , and Cana@@ da came to give us a hand . . . .
For vari@@ ous reas@@ ons , then , the world is evid@@ ently experi@@ enc@@ ing a lead@@ er@@ ship c@@ ris@@ is .
That is a very effe@@ ctive way of making the relati@@ ve si@@ t up and take no@@ tice , even though he may not ad@@ mit as much , ” expla@@ ins J@@ ü@@ r@@ g@@ en , mentioned a@@ bo@@ ve .
artic@@ les to read .
E@@ X@@ E@@ R@@ C@@ I@@ S@@ E F@@ A@@ I@@ T@@ H I@@ N J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S ’ S@@ A@@ C@@ R@@ I@@ F@@ I@@ C@@ E !
N@@ ur@@ sing care may be de@@ em@@ ed necess@@ ary .
How does our sub@@ je@@ ction to God’s Kingdom af@@ fect our relationship with the world ?
We now look back f@@ on@@ dly on our tri@@ p into the past , which was so full of wonderful experi@@ ences .
He exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ Mis@@ er@@ able man that I am !
What l@@ ends the fil@@ m more po@@ ign@@ an@@ cy is the lik@@ eli@@ ho@@ od that it was fil@@ m@@ ed in A@@ pri@@ l 19@@ 0@@ 6 , just pri@@ or to the de@@ ad@@ ly earth@@ qu@@ ake and fi@@ re on A@@ pri@@ l 18 that claim@@ ed th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of lives and ne@@ arly destro@@ yed that part of the city .
Pro@@ found gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to God , y@@ es .
So if you often feel ti@@ red and under pres@@ sure , you might benefit from re@@ vie@@ wing how you me@@ et the dem@@ ands of se@@ cul@@ ar work , the fre@@ qu@@ enc@@ y with which you tra@@ v@@ el for ple@@ asure , and the in@@ ten@@ s@@ ity with which you pur@@ sue s@@ por@@ ts or other le@@ is@@ ure activities .
We may simply have to live with the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
He was a bo@@ ld , fe@@ ar@@ less man , a st@@ al@@ war@@ t for Bible truth , and as a result of his fine re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ation , I was un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly gr@@ anted complete ex@@ emp@@ tion from mil@@ it@@ ary service on con@@ dition that I continued in my full - time ministry !
Jesus set the perfect pat@@ ter@@ n of hum@@ ility
Jehovah’s doing this will v@@ indic@@ ate his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and will allow for in@@ her@@ ited sin to be re@@ moved from obedi@@ ent humans ​ — our sin@@ s .
Acc@@ ording to her own account , “ it had a for@@ bi@@ d@@ ding look , for it was very di@@ r@@ ty , and its lea@@ ves were ne@@ arly all stu@@ ck together through their having rema@@ ined un@@ turned ” for cen@@ tu@@ ries .
This may make it difficult for some to understand why anyone would be rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to support po@@ pul@@ ar n@@ ational mo@@ v@@ ements .
At first , the temp@@ tation may not invol@@ ve an act of for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation .
His faithful service would not be for@@ go@@ t@@ ten .
Still , do you think that inter@@ ested people living in such is@@ ol@@ ated plac@@ es would make the effort to atten@@ d Christian meetings ?
As a child , I loved to look at the beau@@ ti@@ ful pi@@ c@@ tures in our Bible public@@ ations , com@@ par@@ ing the char@@ ac@@ ters and exam@@ ining every de@@ ta@@ il in order to imp@@ ress the st@@ ori@@ es on my mind .
When we had a conven@@ tion , D@@ ad was bus@@ y help@@ ing with its ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation , while Mo@@ m helped d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates with their accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations .
Jehovah may use one of our fellow believers to bring us the comfort we need
The public@@ ation The Gre@@ at@@ est M@@ an Who E@@ ver Li@@ ved , publi@@ shed by the Watchtower Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of New Yor@@ k , In@@ c . , discus@@ ses the life and ministry of Jesus .
What do we learn from the example of Lo@@ t and his wife ?
It is in@@ si@@ di@@ ous ​ — like an inv@@ isi@@ ble , o@@ d@@ or@@ less , po@@ is@@ on@@ ous g@@ as — ​ and it se@@ ep@@ s into our consci@@ ousness .
V@@ er@@ y likely , ‘ his soul was s@@ le@@ e@@ pl@@ ess from g@@ ri@@ ef ’ because of such circumstances .
And a chil@@ d’s n@@ ative language will not necess@@ ar@@ ily remain the language of his mind or even of his heart .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , we should teach him to pray regul@@ arly and from the heart .
How did Paul st@@ ress the need for un@@ ity ?
A care@@ ful reading of Jesus ’ words shows that Jesus did not teach that it is up to man to cho@@ ose whether to experience the new bir@@ th or not .
The next st@@ ep involved the re@@ mo@@ val of all the inter@@ n@@ al or@@ g@@ ans exc@@ ep@@ t the heart and the k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys .
So , what is in your future ?
5 , 6 . ( a ) How wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad was for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation in the ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel ?
Mis@@ sion@@ ary Wor@@ k in Q@@ u@@ ebe@@ c
Jehovah promises to de@@ f@@ end Jerusalem .
Indeed , why did the of@@ fic@@ ers not se@@ ize a man who would offer no physical res@@ ist@@ ance ?
Just after the bir@@ th , Mar@@ y’s do@@ ct@@ or came and s@@ at b@@ es@@ i@@ de me .
That is done , not by cu@@ t@@ ting with a k@@ ni@@ fe , but by re@@ je@@ cting wrong desi@@ res and pri@@ de@@ ful thoughts , such as the beli@@ ef that being circum@@ c@@ ised in the flesh makes one su@@ peri@@ or to others .
So why does he not do so ?
Jehovah , in turn , has provided li@@ ber@@ ally for our needs .
I regul@@ arly did a@@ er@@ o@@ bi@@ c@@ s and pla@@ yed s@@ qu@@ as@@ h and l@@ adi@@ es ’ so@@ cc@@ er .
The Scriptures re@@ mind us that we all sin “ and f@@ all sh@@ ort of the glory of God . ”
In a sing@@ le - par@@ ent home , res@@ our@@ ces may be very li@@ mit@@ ed .
For example , an es@@ tim@@ ate publi@@ shed in 20@@ 10 indic@@ ated that 18@@ .@@ 4 per@@ c@@ ent of K@@ o@@ re@@ an a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ents were affe@@ cted by In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t ad@@ di@@ ction .
N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ ors sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded one home to take away the wife of one of the young men , as@@ ser@@ ting that she could not live with her ex@@ p@@ el@@ led husband .
I also dre@@ w close to an el@@ der@@ ly cou@@ ple nam@@ ed Per@@ cy and M@@ ad@@ ge [ Mar@@ ga@@ re@@ t ] D@@ un@@ ham .
I@@ mit@@ ate the Gre@@ at@@ est Mis@@ sion@@ ary , 2 / 15
Peter had person@@ ally experienced the support and blessings of a loving bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od , and we can too . ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 17 ; 5 : 9 .
O@@ ther Bible ver@@ sions rend@@ er the origin@@ al Hebrew word with such expres@@ sions as “ car@@ eless e@@ ase ” ( A@@ mer@@ i@@ can St@@ and@@ ard V@@ er@@ sion ) , “ s@@ mu@@ g@@ ness ” ( The New A@@ mer@@ i@@ can Bible ) , and “ com@@ plac@@ enc@@ y . ”
N@@ atur@@ ally , Job was h@@ ur@@ t because of these false acc@@ us@@ ations , and he vi@@ g@@ or@@ ously s@@ ought to make a de@@ f@@ en@@ se .
Indeed , it is a beau@@ ti@@ ful expres@@ sion that descri@@ bes what God is ​ — the person@@ i@@ fic@@ ation of love .
On Au@@ gu@@ st 25 , 200@@ 4 , our brothers deli@@ vered a pet@@ iti@@ on to the K@@ re@@ m@@ l@@ in ad@@ d@@ ressed to V@@ l@@ adi@@ mi@@ r P@@ ut@@ in , then pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of Rus@@ sia .
“ The fear of Jehovah is a well of life , ” continu@@ es Solomon , “ to turn away from the s@@ na@@ res of death . ”
The Messi@@ ah’s be@@ tra@@ y@@ er would receive 30 pi@@ e@@ ces of s@@ il@@ ver ​ — the pri@@ ce of a slave !
Just as many har@@ d@@ ened re@@ bel@@ s have respon@@ ded to Jehovah’s loving invit@@ ation to come back , your pro@@ di@@ g@@ al son or daugh@@ ter may well return to God’s prote@@ ctive flo@@ ck . ​ — Luke 15 : 6 , 7 .
However , I some@@ times felt disa@@ p@@ pointed in him .
However , at the local Kingdom H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses , he found new friends , who believe what the Bible teach@@ es .
One was in An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch , but some think that others may have been the result of Sa@@ ul@@ ’s activ@@ ity during his so - called s@@ il@@ ent years . ​ — Acts 11 : 26 ; 15 : 23 , 4@@ 1 .
See The Watchtower of Mar@@ ch 15 , 20@@ 12 , pages 30 - 31 .
Yet , by ‘ exer@@ ting yourself vi@@ g@@ or@@ ously ’ as a pre@@ ach@@ er , you demonstr@@ ate the import@@ ance you att@@ ach to the “ good news . ”
Then why did I always feel so un@@ well , so f@@ ati@@ gu@@ ed , so rest@@ less ?
In Ju@@ ly 198@@ 6 , we became regul@@ ar pione@@ ers .
Instead , we should pa@@ y attention to what is said and think of ways to make personal app@@ lic@@ ation of the information so that we can imp@@ ro@@ ve our relationship with our heavenly Father , Jehovah God , and with our fellow Christians . ​ — Psalm 22 : 22 ; Mark 4 : 24 .
L@@ an@@ i , * who was enjo@@ ying the full - time service with her husband in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , says that when she was di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with bre@@ ast can@@ c@@ er , it was de@@ va@@ st@@ ating and stru@@ ck like a b@@ ol@@ t of ligh@@ t@@ ning .
“ Be w@@ ra@@ th@@ ful , and yet do not sin ; let the su@@ n not set with you in a pro@@ vo@@ ked st@@ ate , ne@@ i@@ ther allow place for the Devil . ”
Abraham could not pos@@ si@@ bly have under@@ sto@@ od the full sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of the covenant Jehovah made with him .
When im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants show a similar fine attitude , their brothers and sisters and other local people will be more likely to respect them .
She will end@@ e@@ av@@ or to speak well of her husband and thus do nothing to cause others to dis@@ respect him .
Since the resurrection of this small group of 14@@ 4@@ ,000 pre@@ ce@@ des that of the large number who will be resur@@ rec@@ ted to life on earth , it is called “ the ear@@ li@@ er resurrection ” and “ the first resurrection . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 3 : 11 ; Revelation 20 : 6 .
Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily lost his san@@ ity , so his rul@@ er@@ ship was inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted .
Why H@@ ated and Per@@ secu@@ ted ?
37 : 7 .
While this situation has its positi@@ ve as@@ pe@@ cts , such a su@@ per@@ a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of information has ca@@ used problems .
O@@ ri@@ g@@ en and the@@ olo@@ gi@@ an G@@ reg@@ ory of N@@ y@@ s@@ sa thought of hel@@ l as a place of se@@ par@@ ation from God ​ — of spiritual suffering .
The branch of@@ fice in In@@ dia is now arrang@@ ing for pione@@ ers to learn si@@ gn language to help in that field .
But her faith in her heavenly Father , Jehovah , rema@@ ined strong .
What makes time se@@ em to pas@@ s by quic@@ k@@ ly ?
This su@@ gg@@ ests that Psalm 1@@ 12 can ref@@ er to a com@@ pos@@ ite group made up of many individuals .
Jo@@ di , who@@ se husband is an el@@ der , wrote : “ We have three daugh@@ ters , ag@@ ed 15 , 11 , and 2 .
Such an at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere prom@@ o@@ tes cre@@ ative thinking , which can make the occasi@@ on mem@@ or@@ able and enjo@@ y@@ able for all .
“ The me@@ ek ones themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , ” says the Bible , “ and they will in@@ deed find their ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace . ”
We find that “ there is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ”
Such heart appreciation will move parents to talk to their children regul@@ arly about Jehovah and about his Word .
His example and his instru@@ ctions to us can teach us what true mer@@ cy is .
And how can you be more effe@@ ctive at giving a witness ?
On the other hand , the wife may pre@@ f@@ er going out for a me@@ al or vis@@ iting friends .
The Bible por@@ tra@@ ys Jac@@ o@@ b as a man of faith .
The prophet could not be@@ ar the thought that re@@ pro@@ ach would be c@@ ast on God’s name if He were to allow this kind and ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able woman to su@@ ff@@ er fur@@ ther .
Th@@ ough having the cap@@ ac@@ ity of fore@@ knowledge , God exerc@@ ises that ability sel@@ e@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely . ​ — 1 / 1 , pages 13 - 15 .
Th@@ ough written over 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years ag@@ o , their message “ is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power , ” even today . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
Many Corinth@@ i@@ an Christians par@@ took of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al un@@ wor@@ th@@ ily .
( b ) How does God view all who up@@ hold his standards ?
If any Christian comes to real@@ ize that he has wr@@ ong@@ ly par@@ taken of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms , he or she should sto@@ p par@@ taking and hum@@ bly pray for Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess . ​ — Psalm 19 : 13 .
Hence , the use of the divine name in the early S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t ver@@ sion of the Scriptures was con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed .
Thus , it was no co@@ in@@ ci@@ d@@ ence that M@@ ary had des@@ c@@ ended from the house of David , as had Joseph .
In time , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy appointed a new co@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ or , who was better able to h@@ and@@ le the responsi@@ bility .
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ations imp@@ ress mean@@ ing@@ ful pi@@ c@@ tures on our mind , help@@ ing us more fully to gr@@ as@@ p new ide@@ as .
The dead in God’s mem@@ ory will have the opportunity to live forever , for the Bible promises : “ There is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the un@@ righteous . ”
Instead , they were bur@@ ning up much of the money they could have used for better pur@@ pos@@ es .
My father , who was a sol@@ di@@ er , died in the very first year of ho@@ st@@ il@@ ities .
The disciples later appro@@ ached Jesus and asked : “ Why is it we could not expe@@ l it ? ”
They enjoy atten@@ ding meetings of the congregation and sh@@ aring in the preaching work .
Your spiritual com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion will thus imp@@ ro@@ ve .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful and F@@ ear@@ less in the F@@ ace of Na@@ z@@ i O@@ p@@ pres@@ sion
You can experience similar comfort when you hum@@ bly wa@@ it on Jehovah .
Those whom Paul descri@@ bed as “ su@@ per@@ fine apostles , ” as well as other op@@ pos@@ ers , refu@@ sed to accept Paul and his reason@@ ing from the Scriptures .
This could well be expe@@ cted because Satan is the go@@ d of this world .
She and her family became Jehovah’s Witnesses too .
This fact was s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fic@@ ally proved by E@@ d@@ mon@@ d H@@ al@@ le@@ y in 1@@ 6@@ 8@@ 7 .
“ E@@ ven@@ tually , ” he says , “ I saw the benef@@ its of living by Jehovah’s standards .
How can famili@@ es be happy ?
At age 40 , Moses had to f@@ end for himself in a w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
G@@ ran@@ ted , true religion does make people better .
With good reason , then , we can res@@ ol@@ ve as Job did : “ Un@@ til I ex@@ pi@@ re I shall not take away my integrity from my@@ self ! ”
Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or Al@@ an M@@ ill@@ ard no@@ ted that these s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls , though ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive , were “ not . . . out of the re@@ ach of the reason@@ ab@@ ly well - to - do . ”
What ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments regarding so@@ cial activities may some have to make after marriage ?
Na@@ ho@@ r
Fr@@ at@@ er@@ n@@ iz@@ ing with those who do not love Jehovah can lead us into i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry
That way we will be pr@@ ou@@ d to id@@ enti@@ fy ourselves as Jehovah’s Witnesses , and we will feel ready to give a witness at any time .
Fir@@ st , take an hon@@ est look at how you as an individu@@ al might be contribu@@ ting to the proble@@ m .
A ti@@ mi@@ d person , for instance , may wr@@ ong@@ ly be jud@@ ged to be co@@ ol , al@@ o@@ of , or pr@@ ou@@ d .
When discus@@ sing what material pro@@ v@@ isions should be made for el@@ der@@ ly wi@@ do@@ ws in the congregation , the apostle Paul wrote : “ If anyone does not provide for those who are his own , and especially for those who are members of his hous@@ eho@@ ld , he has dis@@ ow@@ ned the faith and is wor@@ se than a person without faith . ”
They had lived “ in the mi@@ d@@ st ” of an apost@@ ate nation .
The light of Scriptural truth is wonderful because the Bible ans@@ wers important questions that have per@@ ple@@ x@@ ed mankind for mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ um@@ s .
We also need to “ keep on as@@ king ” Jehovah to give us his holy spirit so that we can have more faith . ​ — Luke 11 : 9 , 13 .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , they did not con@@ fu@@ se b@@ ol@@ dness with ru@@ den@@ ess .
There is a for@@ ce in the lives of anointed Christians and their compan@@ i@@ ons that they by all means hold sac@@ red ​ — holy spirit .
1@@ 19 : 9@@ 7 - 10@@ 1 .
Per@@ haps you bel@@ ong to a congregation that s@@ pon@@ s@@ ors a si@@ gn - language group or that has a s@@ mal@@ l@@ er number of de@@ a@@ f people for whom the meetings are inter@@ pre@@ ted .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es being in sub@@ je@@ ction to her husband , a wife is to respect him .
What is the the@@ me of Psalm 1@@ 19 , and how is this s@@ ong desi@@ gn@@ ed ?
Bro@@ ther L@@ et@@ t then brought the jo@@ y@@ ous occasi@@ on to a f@@ it@@ ting end by refer@@ ring to 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 32 : 7 and De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 20 : 1 , 4 .
( Read Jeremiah 5@@ 1 : 6 , 4@@ 5 , 50 . )
E@@ spe@@ cially no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy is the st@@ at@@ ement : “ Be coura@@ ge@@ ous and strong . . . . Jehovah your God is with you . ”
C@@ en@@ su@@ s That L@@ ed to Bi@@ r@@ th in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m , 12 / 1
The other cons@@ is@@ ted of both the recor@@ ds and the s@@ li@@ des .
He never pur@@ posed for the earth to be some kind of t@@ es@@ ting gr@@ ound for men and women ​ — a st@@ ep@@ p@@ ing - st@@ one to a spirit life in heaven , as if only there could they enjoy a relationship with God .
It imp@@ lies the ability to gu@@ i@@ de and direc@@ t with s@@ k@@ ill .
P@@ o@@ in@@ ting to the earth , the se@@ a , the star@@ ry heavens , some of the ani@@ mal@@ s , and other mar@@ vel@@ s of cre@@ ation , Jehovah gave Job a less@@ on in man@@ ’s lit@@ t@@ l@@ en@@ ess com@@ pared with God’s great@@ ness .
Jesus remin@@ ded them that they had stu@@ ck with him during tr@@ ying times .
He knew ne@@ i@@ ther sh@@ ame nor s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity , ne@@ i@@ ther faith nor religion .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we should pa@@ y serious attention to God’s prophe@@ tic Word , the Bible .
For instance , Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy gave the Israelites this counsel : “ This is what Jehovah has said : ‘ Ke@@ ep justice , you people , and do what is righteous . . . .
Sh@@ ould not Jesus ’ self - sacrific@@ ing love ev@@ oke an appreci@@ ative respon@@ se in us ?
And it is good to be@@ ar in mind that God “ com@@ forts us in all our tri@@ bul@@ ation , that we may be able to comfort those in any s@@ ort of tri@@ bul@@ ation . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , no matter how hard we individu@@ ally try to res@@ ist doing bad things , the world continu@@ es to be pla@@ gu@@ ed by evil ac@@ ts per@@ pe@@ tr@@ ated by fellow humans .
Many parents may feel that their children some@@ times act like that .
( 7 ) F@@ is@@ ch@@ er , D .
( c ) What about our ministry may imp@@ ress people today ?
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , my attitude chang@@ ed .
Thus , the law of gra@@ v@@ ity ho@@ l@@ ds the at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere close to the earth , regul@@ ates ti@@ des and o@@ ce@@ ans , and contribu@@ tes to the physical order ess@@ enti@@ al to life on earth .
K@@ G@@ B is the Rus@@ si@@ an ab@@ bre@@ vi@@ ation for So@@ vi@@ et St@@ ate Se@@ cur@@ ity Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e .
All those for whom I have affe@@ ction I re@@ prove and discipl@@ ine . ”
Of course , just as there are no perfect marri@@ ages , there are no perfect famili@@ es on earth at present .
One of the Israelites had ear@@ li@@ er s@@ ne@@ ered : “ Who appointed you as a prin@@ ce and a ju@@ dge over us ? ”
Moses told Jo@@ shua , a coura@@ ge@@ ous man , to lead the Israelites into bat@@ tle .
Do you will@@ ingly obey God’s vo@@ ice as expres@@ sed in the Word of God , ther@@ e@@ by show@@ ing Jose@@ ph@@ like sub@@ mis@@ sion ?
The man Job could read and wr@@ ite , and the Bible book be@@ aring his name indic@@ ates that he had some understanding of s@@ ci@@ ence .
O@@ u@@ t of the bel@@ ly of S@@ he@@ ol I cri@@ ed for help . You heard my vo@@ ice . ”
6 , 7 . ( a ) Wh@@ ere do those making up the “ great crow@@ d ” come from ?
“ Al@@ as for the day , ” si@@ gh@@ s Jo@@ el , “ because the day of Jehovah is near , and like a des@@ po@@ il@@ ing from the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty One it will come ! ”
For the next four years , I served as an As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all overse@@ er until I had to ligh@@ ten my activ@@ ity because of a serious ill@@ ness .
If the sh@@ op@@ keep@@ er man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted s@@ or@@ ro@@ w over what was happ@@ ening in the country , I in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed the Kingdom message .
By resur@@ rec@@ ting his Son , Jehovah gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ ed such ho@@ p@@ es for all faithful ones .
Ma@@ in@@ tain loyal end@@ ur@@ ance , and if serious sin occ@@ ur@@ s , man@@ i@@ f@@ est gen@@ u@@ ine rep@@ ent@@ ance .
How does the way Jehovah cre@@ ated us show that he truly lo@@ ves us ?
They were among those who follow@@ ed him to the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of K@@ un@@ wal@@ d , where they esta@@ bli@@ shed a new religious commun@@ ity .
• S@@ pi@@ rit@@ ism does for dem@@ ons what ba@@ it does for h@@ un@@ ters .
In the sum@@ m@@ er we wor@@ ked thr@@ ough@@ out the st@@ ate of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a .
H@@ O@@ W O@@ F@@ T@@ E@@ N H@@ A@@ V@@ E Y@@ O@@ U H@@ E@@ A@@ R@@ D H@@ A@@ P@@ P@@ IN@@ E@@ S@@ S AN@@ D S@@ U@@ C@@ C@@ E@@ S@@ S M@@ E@@ A@@ S@@ U@@ R@@ E@@ D I@@ N T@@ E@@ R@@ M@@ S O@@ F A@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ T@@ S O@@ R W@@ E@@ AL@@ T@@ H ?
I@@ t@@ ta@@ i and 6@@ 00 Phil@@ ist@@ ine men who had follow@@ ed him were then living in ex@@ ile in the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of Jerusalem .
How , then , did the Devil come to be ?
F@@ ar@@ m@@ ers cultiv@@ ate a v@@ ine for its fru@@ it , and Jehovah expe@@ cts his people to bring for@@ th spiritual fru@@ it@@ age .
I@@ magine , the only other Bible that V@@ al@@ ent@@ ina had ever seen was the one in the hands of the brother who wit@@ ness@@ ed to her in 194@@ 5 !
Like David , we need to commun@@ ic@@ ate with Jehovah regul@@ arly in order to buil@@ d trust in him .
What is the se@@ ed ?
Although we want to be kind to ever@@ yone , we should not become close friends with those who do not obey God .
Rather than wor@@ ry about the ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les that are in our way or about how difficult the assignment may be , we should work at it ze@@ al@@ ously and who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly .
This teach@@ es us that Jehovah does not view one language or cul@@ ture as better than another . ​ — Read Acts 10 : 34 .
Why is pati@@ ence so important in making disciples ?
What pri@@ ze is held out to milli@@ ons who are doing God’s will today ?
So we do not li@@ e .
G@@ et a good jo@@ b and gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e your fin@@ an@@ cial se@@ cur@@ ity . ’
( b ) How was Abraham known by Jehovah ?
W@@ om@@ en Who De@@ fied a P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h
How much more , then , should his imper@@ fect followers cultiv@@ ate the ha@@ bi@@ t of prayer !
O@@ r you may rec@@ all the d@@ anger fac@@ ed by an ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ al man@@ sla@@ y@@ er in ancient Israel .
Yes , our Creator invit@@ es us to have a close personal relationship with him , and those who do never fai@@ l to sense his support even in the most difficult situ@@ ations .
Then , un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly , wel@@ come pro@@ v@@ isions came from Jehovah’s organization .
Re@@ fle@@ ction on the out@@ come of pur@@ su@@ ing a wrong course will help us not to allow such inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations to d@@ ro@@ wn out the vo@@ ice of Jehovah .
Still others , thinking that the c@@ ard was the@@ ir@@ s to keep , accepted it from the publi@@ sh@@ er and clo@@ sed the do@@ or .
C@@ learly , fre@@ e@@ dom is on the w@@ ane , and the tr@@ end will likely continue .
How were the re@@ bel@@ s affe@@ cted when Jehovah brought about des@@ tru@@ ction by means of the great F@@ lood ?
C@@ ru@@ el ac@@ ts have become da@@ ily occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ences .
Na@@ than was such a friend .
In fact , he is more determined than ever to do har@@ m .
L@@ ater , when wit@@ ness@@ ing in the pris@@ on , Mi@@ gu@@ el me@@ t the mu@@ r@@ der@@ er .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 24 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 24 , 1@@ 21
K@@ er@@ as@@ in@@ is ) , 12 / 1 M@@ A@@ I@@ N S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S
The Bible shows that God consi@@ ders young children to be holy even if only one of their parents is a faithful Christian .
The resurrection hope helps you to gain an in@@ ner cal@@ m and strength that those who do not know the truth fai@@ l to ob@@ tain .
They are spo@@ ts and ble@@ mi@@ sh@@ es , in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ing with un@@ rest@@ ra@@ ined deli@@ ght in their dec@@ ep@@ tive teachings while fe@@ a@@ sting together with you .
“ My in@@ t@@ est@@ ines have become bo@@ is@@ ter@@ ous for him . * By all means I shall have p@@ ity upon him . ”
Paul encoura@@ ged Christians to atten@@ d meetings regul@@ arly in order to “ inc@@ ite to love and fine works ” and to encoura@@ ge one another .
Acc@@ ording to hist@@ ori@@ an M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el R@@ o@@ sto@@ v@@ t@@ z@@ ef@@ f , ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ at@@ ors “ tri@@ ed to regul@@ ate and to syst@@ em@@ ati@@ ze [ the in@@ s@@ titu@@ tion ] , but without succ@@ ess , for so long as the prac@@ tice ex@@ is@@ ted , it was b@@ ound to pro@@ du@@ ce evil effe@@ cts .
The special things I remember are , not what I wor@@ e or ate , but whom I sp@@ ent the day with and the happiness I felt at mar@@ r@@ ying the man I love . ”
This knowledge helped him do his work with love and com@@ pas@@ sion .
Today , some 4@@ 5 years later , T@@ er@@ es@@ a is still in special full - time service . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 11 : 1 .
That was the th@@ ru@@ st of Jesus ’ comm@@ and , which was in har@@ mony with his ex@@ hor@@ tation in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount that they not be anxi@@ ous about what they would e@@ at , dr@@ ink , or we@@ ar . ​ — Mat@@ t .
A good example was far more effe@@ ctive than m@@ ere words .
Su@@ b@@ ject In@@ de@@ x for The Watchtower 200@@ 5
Jesus also reve@@ aled what his Father is like by example .
The first - century Christians lived in a world d@@ om@@ in@@ ated by G@@ rec@@ o - Rom@@ an valu@@ es and ide@@ als .
‘ E@@ y@@ es@@ al@@ ve to Ru@@ b in E@@ y@@ es , ’ 12 / 15
A re@@ view of these qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations shows that those who take the lead in Jehovah’s worship must be ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary in Christian conduct .
Jac@@ o@@ b appreci@@ ated sac@@ red things .
They pre@@ pare tal@@ ks for congregation meetings and share in public@@ ly preaching the good news of God’s Kingdom .
“ The word of God is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power , ” he wrote .
; Bo@@ str@@ ö@@ m , A .
How can we be sure that our love is gen@@ u@@ ine ?
The faithful sla@@ ve@@ ’s heav@@ y responsi@@ bil@@ ities would ob@@ vi@@ ously invol@@ ve much decision making .
As “ the God of love , ” Jehovah provi@@ des tra@@ ining that ad@@ ds meaning to our lives , pre@@ pa@@ res us to over@@ come challeng@@ es , and helps us to experience great joy in our ministry .
Ther@@ efore , let us not fai@@ l to com@@ men@@ d deser@@ ving ones .
If you see are@@ as in which you need to make imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement , put for@@ th the effort to do so without d@@ el@@ a@@ y . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 60 .
However , no member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy main@@ tain@@ s a personal We@@ b page or a pres@@ ence on any so@@ cial me@@ dia s@@ ite .
Ha@@ ving in mind the apostle Paul’s words about ‘ taking a lo@@ ss , ’ they can@@ c@@ el@@ ed the house pro@@ ject , qu@@ it their jo@@ bs , so@@ ld most of their bel@@ ong@@ ings , and moved to a re@@ mo@@ te v@@ il@@ la@@ ge on the is@@ land of P@@ al@@ a@@ wa@@ n , some 3@@ 00 mil@@ es ( 4@@ 8@@ 0 k@@ m ) sou@@ th of M@@ an@@ ila . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
1 : 10 - 12 ​ — Why did Q@@ u@@ e@@ en V@@ a@@ sh@@ t@@ i keep refu@@ sing to come to the king ?
We married in O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 19@@ 50 and later had a daugh@@ ter , H@@ al@@ ina , who gre@@ w up to love and serve Jehovah .
He is encoura@@ ged to “ be strong and act . ”
• What spirit is seen among those serving as mission@@ aries ?
Re@@ ject apost@@ as@@ y .
Instead , Isa@@ a@@ c again had his men di@@ g a well .
40 : 10 - 14 , 26 , 28 .
How will things turn out for him ?
Some feel that their future is contro@@ l@@ led by powerful human for@@ ces .
In that way , we will be able to avoid fru@@ str@@ ation in later years .
It is to rest@@ ore the relationship between God and human@@ kind , which Adam lost .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , let us consider three are@@ as wh@@ er@@ e@@ in Jehovah’s organization has moved a@@ head : ( 1 ) prog@@ res@@ sive spiritual en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment , ( 2 ) an imp@@ ro@@ ved and ex@@ pan@@ ded ministry , and ( 3 ) tim@@ ely ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in organiz@@ ational pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res .
3 , 4 . ( a ) What counsel did the apostle Paul give concer@@ ning the use of our time , and what does this inclu@@ de ?
Christians are not c@@ all@@ ously indi@@ ffer@@ ent to the thoughts and feelings of those around them .
It takes hum@@ ility to preach the good news , especially in the face of indi@@ ffer@@ ence or ho@@ st@@ ility .
Le@@ a@@ ving his men to die in the mi@@ re , he s@@ li@@ pp@@ ed past the Israel@@ ite sol@@ di@@ ers and made his way to fir@@ m@@ er gr@@ ound , he@@ ading toward the ne@@ are@@ st al@@ lies he could think of .
While a chil@@ d’s form@@ ative years may bring him problems , most parents find that the great@@ est chall@@ enge comes during the te@@ en@@ age years when the im@@ matu@@ re heart fac@@ es many new t@@ ests .
He had never sh@@ own much interest in the truth , so my husband and I asked local pione@@ ers Ru@@ per@@ t B@@ ra@@ d@@ bu@@ ry and his brother David if they would vis@@ it him .
If that wrong is not of the present life then it must come from a past ex@@ ist@@ ence . ”
If we really trust in our Creator , we will have no reason for sh@@ ame .
In prac@@ tice , many se@@ cul@@ ar jo@@ bs that women ob@@ tain are mon@@ o@@ t@@ on@@ ous and relati@@ vely low pa@@ ying .
Why did Adam dis@@ obey Jehovah’s comm@@ and in E@@ den ?
E@@ no@@ ch W@@ al@@ ked With God , 9 / 15
O@@ r what if you lo@@ se your jo@@ b , and you are having difficul@@ ty fin@@ ding another ?
S@@ ad@@ ly , Do@@ re@@ en@@ ’s re@@ action is not un@@ comm@@ on .
However , they should do so consider@@ ately , not in dem@@ e@@ an@@ ing t@@ ones .
D@@ ue to the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic en@@ er@@ gy , he also being vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous in power , not one of them is mis@@ sing ” !
Our ac@@ tive par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in the preaching work is also a means to help us keep our hope b@@ right .
After pra@@ ying , they conclu@@ ded that they would fulf@@ ill the assignment , confid@@ ent that God would care for their needs .
What follow@@ ed was , not a mind - num@@ b@@ ing the@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal de@@ b@@ ate over d@@ ry te@@ ch@@ n@@ ic@@ alities , but a li@@ vely do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ al discus@@ sion .
May 4 - 10 , 200@@ 9
Pa@@ x Rom@@ ana , the inter@@ n@@ ational peace en@@ for@@ ced by R@@ ome , encoura@@ ged the ex@@ pan@@ sion of the min@@ es and in@@ du@@ stri@@ es of C@@ y@@ pr@@ us , br@@ ing@@ ing a bo@@ om in tra@@ de .
Th@@ an@@ ks to that faith , “ we do not give up , but even if the man we are out@@ side is wa@@ sting away , certainly the man we are in@@ side is being r@@ ene@@ wed from day to day . ”
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly not because of self - interest or any rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ance to do God’s will .
So we can ask ourselves : ‘ Do I encoura@@ ge my brothers and sisters to be loyal to Jehovah ?
How is it possible for people to make pro@@ found chang@@ es in their lives ?
Does this word con@@ ju@@ re up i@@ ma@@ ges of mas@@ s des@@ tru@@ ction or a co@@ s@@ mi@@ c con@@ f@@ la@@ gr@@ ation ?
O@@ r is the hope of true peace nothing more than a dre@@ am ?
God said that if they cho@@ se not to , they would die .
S@@ on@@ ja ans@@ wer@@ ed and , after a sh@@ ort con@@ vers@@ ation , ag@@ re@@ ed to receive Bible - based liter@@ ature .
There Ca@@ in as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ted A@@ be@@ l and mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed him .
How does that af@@ fect us ?
And why did Moses look “ in@@ ten@@ tly toward the pa@@ y@@ ment of the re@@ ward ” ?
Like A@@ sa , you can show that you have a complete heart by fully rel@@ ying on God when you are fac@@ ed with op@@ position , even some that may se@@ em in@@ sur@@ m@@ oun@@ table .
In present - day soci@@ ety , many make their own cho@@ ice of marriage mate .
John was born in sou@@ ther@@ n Al@@ ban@@ ia , and after im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ating to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , he became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Is su@@ peri@@ or for@@ ce the deci@@ ding fac@@ t@@ or ?
For example , he uses a number of ob@@ s@@ cu@@ re t@@ it@@ les of Rom@@ an ci@@ vi@@ c of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als , such as pra@@ et@@ ors , or ci@@ vi@@ l mag@@ is@@ tr@@ ates , in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i ; po@@ lit@@ ar@@ ch@@ s , or local rul@@ ers , of Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a ; and A@@ si@@ ar@@ ch@@ s , or le@@ ading men , in Eph@@ esus .
However , we know that Jehovah se@@ es all things , he@@ ars our prayers and , at the right time , will st@@ ra@@ igh@@ ten out matters according to his will .
11 , 12 . ( a ) What pro@@ ves that in the first century , Jehovah trans@@ fer@@ red his blessing from the Jewish nation to another organization ?
S@@ ad@@ ly , we are sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by people in the world who f@@ it Paul’s des@@ crip@@ tion .
This expres@@ sion indic@@ ates that he was fully human and not God inc@@ ar@@ n@@ ate .
Com@@ par@@ is@@ ons eli@@ c@@ it a whole spe@@ c@@ tru@@ m of re@@ actions , r@@ ang@@ ing from con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment to de@@ pres@@ sion , from ad@@ mi@@ r@@ ation and a desire for e@@ mul@@ ation to un@@ eas@@ iness or an@@ ta@@ g@@ on@@ ism .
His go@@ al ?
A@@ k@@ s@@ am@@ a@@ i became a ze@@ al@@ ous pre@@ ach@@ er of the good news .
In some lands , religious and pol@@ itical el@@ ements refu@@ se to ac@@ knowledge that we prac@@ tice “ the form of worship that is clean and un@@ de@@ fil@@ ed from the stan@@ d@@ point of our God . ”
Th@@ ink of the many cri@@ m@@ es that are ro@@ o@@ ted in gre@@ ed ​ — bl@@ ac@@ k@@ ma@@ il , ex@@ t@@ or@@ tion , f@@ ra@@ u@@ d , k@@ id@@ n@@ app@@ ing , and even mu@@ r@@ der .
Still , they have no need to a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze for their obedi@@ ence to God and for their love for their brothers . ​ — Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 ; Romans 13 : 5 - 7 .
In op@@ ening his dis@@ course on M@@ ars ’ H@@ ill , or the A@@ re@@ o@@ pa@@ g@@ us , Paul said : “ M@@ en of A@@ th@@ ens , I b@@ eho@@ ld that in all things you se@@ em to be more given to the fear of the de@@ ities than others are .
Rather , he taught that those who view life as little more than an opportunity to am@@ ass we@@ al@@ th ess@@ enti@@ ally mis@@ s out on life .
There , Jesus spoke with many people . ​ — Matthew 9 : 9 ; Luke 5 : 27 - 39 .
C@@ learly , then , all of us , young and old , will remain in the word of God and end@@ ure as Christ’s disciples as long as the word of God rema@@ ins in us .
By this expres@@ sion , Jesus showed that a Christian must be pre@@ pared to accept persecu@@ tion , con@@ temp@@ t , or even death , since he is no part of the world .
Do not simply ac@@ knowledge the ran@@ som@@ ’s value in help@@ ing va@@ st num@@ bers of people .
But after a few days , he s@@ wal@@ low@@ ed his pri@@ de , re@@ conc@@ iled with the school overse@@ er , and hum@@ bly accepted his counsel .
On@@ ly a govern@@ ment that can change pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s hearts will bring world peace
In time , n@@ ine members of B@@ ill@@ ’s family became servants of Jehovah .
The you@@ ng@@ er prophet ap@@ par@@ ently was e@@ ag@@ er to ab@@ s@@ or@@ b as many words of instru@@ ction and encourag@@ ement as possible from the older , more experienced prophet .
The So@@ ci@@ ety asked me to continue serving as a travel@@ ing overse@@ er until other brothers became a@@ vail@@ able .
What pre@@ par@@ ations did David make for the con@@ stru@@ ction of the temple ?
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y , 9 / 15
The events sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding P@@ at@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el C@@ er@@ ul@@ ari@@ us ( c . 1@@ 000 - 10@@ 5@@ 9 ) are ty@@ pi@@ cal of the ro@@ le that the head of the ch@@ urch could pla@@ y in the af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of St@@ ate and the ambi@@ tions involved .
“ I@@ t’s so difficult in ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gy to get an ex@@ act an@@ cho@@ r for d@@ ating , ” ad@@ m@@ its John W@@ o@@ o@@ d@@ head .
Our congregation cons@@ is@@ ted of about 40 bus@@ y Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers .
; T@@ ra@@ ha@@ n , A .
* Is it wor@@ th@@ while and up@@ building ?
When that happened , I tri@@ ed to get clo@@ s@@ er to my hous@@ em@@ ates , to understand their cul@@ ture better .
To make sure that his contribu@@ tion money would not be used for any other purpose , E@@ m@@ man@@ u@@ el took an old t@@ in to a wel@@ der to have it se@@ aled .
And those with similar pre@@ fer@@ ences in rec@@ re@@ ation often sp@@ end much time together .
Do you show that you really appreci@@ ate Jehovah’s gift of marriage ?
I W@@ A@@ S born on De@@ c@@ ember 31 , 19@@ 21 , into a religious family .
How influ@@ enti@@ al is Satan , and what does he try to do ?
• How many mirac@@ les of Jesus are mentioned in the Bible ?
“ You will become to me a kingdom of pri@@ ests and a holy nation . ” ​ — E@@ X .
By all means , then , let us be determined to show in our da@@ ily life and in the decisions we make that the lead@@ er@@ ship of the Christ is real to us .
16 , 17 . ( a ) What must we do to keep our relationship with Jehovah ali@@ ve and gro@@ wing ?
What a privilege it is to serve and praise Jehovah as one of his Witnesses !
W@@ all@@ ace Li@@ ver@@ ance , another G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ or , inter@@ vie@@ wed a group of stud@@ ents who rel@@ ated their experi@@ ences under the the@@ me “ ‘ The M@@ ag@@ ni@@ fic@@ ent Th@@ ings of God ’ R@@ ouse Pe@@ ople to A@@ ction . ”
Job put his relationship with God first , was just in deal@@ ing with fellow humans , st@@ ro@@ ve to be loyal to his marriage mate , showed concer@@ n for the spiritu@@ ality of his family , and end@@ ur@@ ed faith@@ fully under t@@ est . ​ — 3 / 15 , pages 25 - 7 .
However , a person who does only the ba@@ re min@@ i@@ mu@@ m may feel that he is en@@ sla@@ ved , always under the yo@@ ke of the dem@@ ands of others .
• What is the h@@ our of judgment , and what are we ur@@ ged to do before it conclu@@ des ?
There they quic@@ k@@ ly esta@@ bl@@ ish and organiz@@ e is@@ ol@@ ated grou@@ ps , even when others have been un@@ able to do so .
Job became prof@@ oun@@ dly disc@@ oura@@ ged , al@@ though he refu@@ sed to cur@@ se God , as his wife ur@@ ged him to do .
You could even consider pu@@ t@@ ting your bu@@ sin@@ ess on the sto@@ ck mar@@ ke@@ t and ear@@ n milli@@ ons . ”
Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do was part of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and that Jehovah God gave to the Israelites .
We need to pray , as@@ king Jehovah to help us “ not to think more of [ ourselves ] than it is necess@@ ary to think . ” ​ — Romans 12 : 3 .
They thus cho@@ se sisters who of their own in@@ iti@@ ative had already taken up full - time service .
“ [ The death of God’s Son ] is by all means to be believ@@ ed , because it is ab@@ sur@@ d . ”
The Kingdom H@@ all was on the first flo@@ or in the building where our ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment was lo@@ c@@ ated .
Since God can keep tr@@ ack of all these heavenly bo@@ dies , sur@@ ely it would be no proble@@ m for him to keep tr@@ ack of a far s@@ mal@@ l@@ er number of humans .
I rep@@ lied : “ I am a sol@@ di@@ er of Christ , and I must live up to my com@@ mis@@ sion .
They became the exc@@ lu@@ sive supp@@ li@@ ers of spi@@ ces from A@@ sia , such as c@@ as@@ sia and c@@ in@@ nam@@ on .
“ I well know the pa@@ ins they su@@ ff@@ er , ” God told Moses .
1 , 2 . ( a ) How might the succ@@ ess of a husband be me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed ?
A@@ n ang@@ el later indic@@ ates to John that the se@@ ven he@@ a@@ ds of a s@@ car@@ let be@@ ast , which is an i@@ ma@@ ge of the be@@ ast of Revelation 13 : 1 , re@@ present “ se@@ ven k@@ ings , ” or govern@@ ments .
Jesus was a ze@@ al@@ ous ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er and tra@@ ined others to do the same work
Solom@@ on@@ ’s re@@ ign was a succ@@ ess .
With the ab@@ ating of the f@@ loo@@ d@@ w@@ at@@ ers , an o@@ live t@@ ree that had been sub@@ mer@@ ged would again be on d@@ ry gr@@ ound and could put for@@ th lea@@ ves .
The apostle John ur@@ ged Christians : “ Do not be loving ei@@ ther the world or the things in the world .
I g@@ le@@ an@@ ed much prof@@ it@@ able wisdom from his experience in life .
There he foc@@ used on tel@@ ling others about Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and Kingdom .
Lo@@ ve is greater than faith and hope in that it rema@@ ins forever .
10 , 11 . ( a ) What faith - streng@@ th@@ ening fulfill@@ ment of Jesus ’ words have we seen ?
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 12 ]
This continued for four and a half years until the ri@@ ver was again op@@ ened to ci@@ v@@ ili@@ ans .
What Bible account illustr@@ ates the import@@ ance of being ze@@ al@@ ous and who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted in serving God ?
At first , we used only a few se@@ ctions of se@@ ats ; but with Jehovah’s blessing , our ran@@ ks kept inc@@ reas@@ ing year by year until we filled the gy@@ m@@ n@@ asi@@ u@@ m and even out@@ gre@@ w it !
Lo@@ ok at the fe@@ et . ’
12 “ We@@ ep With Those Who We@@ ep ”
Consider this example : A loo@@ k@@ out in a fi@@ re tower might see what he thin@@ ks is a wis@@ p of s@@ mo@@ ke on the ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on and s@@ ound what pro@@ ves to be a false al@@ ar@@ m .
F@@ ac@@ ing T@@ ri@@ als for the Tru@@ th
Wh@@ ere and when did David devel@@ op this ability ?
How has Jehovah used angels to ass@@ ist humans ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , if we want to re@@ a@@ p what is good , we must s@@ ow what is good .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , some par@@ ts of the Bible were supp@@ lied “ by God’s f@@ ing@@ er . ”
He has just re@@ bu@@ ked the un@@ responsi@@ ve people of three Gal@@ ile@@ an c@@ ities where he had per@@ form@@ ed powerful works .
Jesus ’ C@@ re@@ d@@ enti@@ als as the Messi@@ ah
To have a bal@@ an@@ ced view of Jesus ’ good works , what do we need to consider ?
They are true friends , people we love and respect .
4 : 14 - 17 .
They ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ All that Jehovah has spo@@ ken we are willing to do . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 19 : 3 - 8 ; 24 : 1 - 8 .
The last three song@@ s of Bo@@ ok F@@ our of Psal@@ ms close with the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ P@@ ra@@ ise J@@ ah , you people ! ”
This is not to say that no one is tr@@ ying to do something about the p@@ light of the po@@ or .
This makes for happiness because Jehovah’s way is always the best . ”
N@@ atur@@ ally , we should not over@@ wh@@ el@@ m people with questions .
Isa@@ a@@ c
All who are anointed with God’s spirit are part of the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class , but those making up the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy over@@ see the spiritual fe@@ e@@ ding . ​ — 6 / 15 , pages 22 - 24 . • Why did Rom@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers view Jesus ’ in@@ ner gar@@ ment as desi@@ ra@@ ble ?
The most num@@ er@@ ous it@@ em@@ s found by ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists during ex@@ ca@@ v@@ ations of ancient s@@ ites are po@@ t@@ sh@@ er@@ ds , or bro@@ ken pi@@ e@@ ces of po@@ t@@ ter@@ y .
The Corinthians became believers because Paul pre@@ ached to them , and they accepted the good news .
The only person spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally stated to have helped Joseph was N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s , who brought bu@@ ri@@ al spi@@ ces .
Luke recorded many events of Jesus ’ life and ministry that are uni@@ que to his Go@@ spe@@ l .
“ But as for Juda@@ h , to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite it will be in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted . ” ​ — Jo@@ el 3 : 10 , 12 , 20 .
They asked him to expla@@ in his illustr@@ ations and , as a result , were re@@ war@@ ded with a deep@@ er understanding . ​ — Matthew 13 : 10 - 16 .
F@@ ar down the st@@ re@@ am of time , the prophet Daniel was given a g@@ li@@ mp@@ se of the heavenly sc@@ ene .
( b ) How did Joseph show loving - kindness to his father ?
To receive the blessings set before them , Adam and E@@ ve would have to obey Jehovah and ac@@ knowledge his rul@@ er@@ ship .
Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N : Is Jesus ac@@ tually God ?
Since then , Jehovah has educ@@ ated me , and I have become more t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful when I preach and teach . ​ — C@@ ol .
What fac@@ t@@ ors deter@@ mine whether a sacrifice will be accep@@ table or un@@ accep@@ table to Jehovah ?
“ Jehovah S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ened U@@ s ”
David , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , and milli@@ ons like him have learned the value of ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles in their life .
Thus , a father who discipl@@ ines his son because he enjo@@ ys h@@ ur@@ ting his s@@ on@@ ’s feelings is c@@ ru@@ el .
The cre@@ w f@@ ought to sa@@ ve the ship , but their efforts proved fu@@ t@@ ile .
( b ) Why are we not able to cal@@ cul@@ ate the ex@@ act l@@ eng@@ th of “ this gener@@ ation ” ?
We will not li@@ e to him , ste@@ al from him , or do anything el@@ se that would viol@@ ate Jehovah’s la@@ ws and principles .
The R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection ​ — A T@@ e@@ aching That Af@@ fe@@ cts You
Mo@@ st important , I have come to know Jehovah and to experience , in a small me@@ asure , the free f@@ low of his spirit , which has given my life greater meaning . ”
What a jo@@ y@@ ous com@@ mis@@ sion we have as pro@@ claim@@ ers of the esta@@ bli@@ shed heavenly Kingdom !
During the tri@@ als brought on him by the Devil , Job re@@ vie@@ wed his life and declar@@ ed himself willing to under@@ go se@@ v@@ ere p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment if he had viol@@ ated , among other things , Jehovah’s princi@@ ple of se@@ x@@ u@@ al mor@@ ality .
Be@@ fore that happ@@ ens , though , the earth must be ri@@ d of God - di@@ sh@@ on@@ or@@ ing false religion .
C@@ re@@ ate O@@ pp@@ or@@ tun@@ ities to M@@ ake Dis@@ ci@@ ples
We might feel that ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations of the Scriptures in our Bible - based public@@ ations are difficult to understand .
Pe@@ ople were pol@@ ite , but as soon as their four w@@ alls were up , they were g@@ la@@ d to get ri@@ d of me .
8 , 9 . ( a ) What two less@@ ons may we learn from the acc@@ oun@@ ts about Adam , E@@ ve , and the re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous angels ?
The young ma@@ id@@ en pu@@ ts the cour@@ t l@@ adi@@ es under o@@ ath : “ T@@ ry not to a@@ wak@@ en or ar@@ ouse love in me until it feel@@ s inc@@ l@@ ined . ” ​ — S@@ ong of Solomon 1 : 8 - 11 , 15 ; 2 : 7 ; 3 : 5 .
How did Jesus respon@@ d to Satan’s temp@@ t@@ ations , and what can we learn from that example ?
He pa@@ ys attention when we think appreci@@ ati@@ vely about him .
They had heard of the c@@ ris@@ is from others on the bu@@ s .
E@@ r@@ n@@ es@@ to , 7@@ 4 , in the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines , go@@ es to the li@@ br@@ ary and c@@ he@@ c@@ ks out inter@@ es@@ ting boo@@ ks to read .
One ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le is a mis@@ plac@@ ed feel@@ ing of loy@@ al@@ ty .
When I called on S@@ an@@ t@@ ina again , her husband was not at home , and she was k@@ n@@ it@@ ting .
It is by main@@ tain@@ ing a good relationship with our God , Jehovah .
This helps me to see the preaching work from the Creat@@ or@@ ’s point of view . ”
He told the truth even though he knew that the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in could acc@@ use him of being a bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ er and that this could lead to his ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion . ​ — Matthew 26 : 6@@ 3 - 6@@ 7 .
N@@ or will God be pleas@@ ed with you or give you special blessings for making a p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ ma@@ ge to a sh@@ r@@ ine .
Solomon wrote : “ If an ir@@ on to@@ ol has become b@@ lun@@ t and someone has not wh@@ et@@ ted its e@@ dge , then he will exer@@ t his own vital en@@ er@@ gi@@ es . ”
What is involved in discipl@@ ining children in a kind and loving man@@ ner ?
Mul@@ t@@ in@@ ational Wor@@ k@@ ers F@@ ill a V@@ it@@ al Ne@@ ed
By the light of the mor@@ ning they pro@@ ce@@ ed to do it , because it is in the power of their hand .
P@@ o@@ lic@@ em@@ en and vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er fi@@ re fi@@ gh@@ ters were on du@@ ty .
After G@@ ile@@ ad , four of my cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es and I were assign@@ ed to N@@ am@@ i@@ bia , Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
The king ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges that Jehovah is “ a God of go@@ ds and a Lord of k@@ ings and a Rev@@ e@@ al@@ er of se@@ cre@@ ts . ”
My hear@@ t@@ felt desire is that Jehovah strengthen me to continue in his service .
( b ) What Scriptural thoughts could an el@@ der consider with such a brother , and why ?
Ca@@ in did not listen .
Ph@@ ili@@ p put that counsel into prac@@ tice .
She was , in fact , a woman of re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble courage and faith .
What questions can we pon@@ der as we study ?
Jehovah helped the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents to understand fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al Scriptural tru@@ ths that had long been ob@@ sc@@ ur@@ ed by Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines .
Jehovah’s remin@@ ders s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ate our mem@@ ory so that we remember what he requi@@ res of us in spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c situ@@ ations .
So we pa@@ y attention to Bible prophecy and keep serving Jehovah faith@@ fully . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 30 : 6 .
How the fun@@ er@@ al should be condu@@ cted , where it should take place , and who should have the so@@ le authority to organiz@@ e and hold it are important de@@ ta@@ il@@ s that need to be put in writ@@ ing .
To answer that question , consider the way in which Jehovah lo@@ v@@ ingly exerc@@ ised his authority when deal@@ ing with Lo@@ t and his family .
H@@ u@@ man wisdom di@@ ff@@ ers from divine wisdom .
2 : 1 - 3 ; 1 John 2 : 18 .
And Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts show the sa@@ d con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of following one@@ ’s heart .
Israel proved un@@ faithful to God , but the three ba@@ si@@ c requi@@ re@@ ments for life c@@ ited by Moses have not chang@@ ed .
How are kindness and love l@@ in@@ ked ?
For instance , a young la@@ dy wal@@ ks al@@ one three - and - a - half h@@ our@@ s to atten@@ d Christian meetings , not mis@@ sing any of them .
This os@@ su@@ ary evid@@ ently bel@@ ong@@ ed to one of his relati@@ ves .
• Does God answer prayers today ?
For the man that clo@@ th@@ es me , you will sacrifice him . ”
For example , 1 out of every 14@@ 2 children born in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates will become a mu@@ r@@ der vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m .
What will ha@@ p@@ pen when the time is ri@@ pe for Jehovah to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te his judgment ?
Then , on a sign@@ al from Jo@@ shua , the ar@@ my of Israel ra@@ ised their vo@@ ic@@ es for the first time , let@@ ting out a mi@@ gh@@ ty sh@@ out .
When both accept the ro@@ les that God has assign@@ ed them in marriage , they can be happy . ​ — Read C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 18 , 19 .
This dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c psal@@ m conclu@@ des : “ H@@ app@@ y are all those taking refu@@ ge in him [ Jehovah ] . ”
What help God’s Word is in en@@ ab@@ ling us to recogn@@ ize our problems !
Why was Satan’s s@@ ch@@ eme to th@@ war@@ t God’s purpose un@@ succ@@ ess@@ ful ?
El@@ la , who has since been rel@@ eas@@ ed , main@@ ta@@ ined her joy des@@ pite har@@ d@@ ship .
Con@@ tr@@ ary to what the Devil claim@@ s , we give our love to Jehovah vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily and un@@ con@@ di@@ tion@@ ally .
L@@ ear@@ n From Jesus ’ Ex@@ am@@ ple
L@@ A@@ P@@ L@@ AN@@ D ( S@@ W@@ E@@ D@@ E@@ N )
Then the mon@@ th of N@@ is@@ an arri@@ ved .
Th@@ r@@ ough his Word , the Bible , Jehovah God teach@@ es us to have a prop@@ er view of our life , our body , and our fac@@ ul@@ ties .
I would like my gift to be used for the work of Jehovah’s Kingdom .
W@@ ould God then use the same st@@ ar and ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers to reve@@ al the spo@@ t where his hel@@ pl@@ ess son la@@ y ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , we would be show@@ ing a l@@ ack of faith in Jehovah’s promise : “ I will re@@ pa@@ y . ”
The ev@@ ening was enjo@@ y@@ ab@@ ly sp@@ ent atten@@ ding the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol and Ser@@ vice Me@@ et@@ ing with the local congregation .
Because of exerc@@ ising faith in Jesus as the Messi@@ ah , anointed Christians receive “ authority to become God’s children . ”
This Bible princi@@ ple t@@ ou@@ ched the hus@@ ban@@ d’s heart .
Timothy had been tra@@ ined “ from inf@@ an@@ cy ” to love the holy writ@@ ings of the Hebrew Scriptures .
That too must under@@ go a dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c re@@ vers@@ al .
The ag@@ g@@ res@@ s@@ ors in this con@@ f@@ li@@ ct are “ the k@@ ings of the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth , ” the worl@@ d’s lead@@ ers .
The T@@ ra@@ p of Per@@ s@@ onal Di@@ ffer@@ ences
In 200@@ 4 , at age 31 , Ca@@ thy moved to T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n , where she lives as simply as she can .
When Jehovah appointed A@@ mo@@ s to con@@ dem@@ n the i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ r@@ ous ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel , some Israelites might have thought that he was a po@@ or cho@@ ice . ​ — Read A@@ mo@@ s 7 : 14 , 15 .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , “ Jehovah continued to ad@@ d to them da@@ ily those being sa@@ ved . ”
To put it another way , a sing@@ le te@@ as@@ po@@ on@@ ful of d@@ ri@@ ed D@@ N@@ A can st@@ ore en@@ ough information to buil@@ d 3@@ 50 times as many humans as are ali@@ ve today !
What I saw at that conven@@ tion moved me to star@@ t stud@@ ying the Bible with the Witnesses and atten@@ ding their congregation meetings .
“ I felt gu@@ il@@ ty that I could not provide as much for my children as other parents do .
Do@@ ct@@ ors often re@@ com@@ men@@ d blood trans@@ fu@@ sions to coun@@ ter@@ act the ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive n@@ ature of ch@@ emo@@ ther@@ ap@@ y .
At that time , “ no re@@ si@@ d@@ ent will say : ‘ I am si@@ ck . ’ ”
When parents listen to God , succ@@ ess@@ ful child - re@@ aring does not become a matter of gu@@ ess@@ work ; nor does it dep@@ end on human experience or human thinking .
The over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity ans@@ wer@@ ed , “ Be@@ ing appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble . ”
They had to help their bo@@ ys see that Jehovah felt h@@ ur@@ t by the viol@@ ence and re@@ bel@@ li@@ on of the world . ​ — Genesis 6 : 6 .
That will be a special day for true Christians and inter@@ ested ones .
“ All that your hand fin@@ ds to do , do with your very power , ” wrote Solomon .
Re@@ gi@@ m@@ es that seem@@ ed as hard as ro@@ ck cr@@ um@@ b@@ led as their sub@@ je@@ cts re@@ je@@ cted Com@@ mun@@ ism and esta@@ bli@@ shed different form@@ s of rule .
Ha@@ ving “ deep respect for her husband , ” she speak@@ s well of him in public and inc@@ reas@@ es the respect others may already have for him .
Rather , he be@@ comes en@@ sla@@ ved to this worl@@ d’s inv@@ isi@@ ble ma@@ ster , Satan the Devil .
Si@@ x@@ ty were in attend@@ ance .
M@@ ak@@ ing decisions is like cho@@ o@@ sing the right ro@@ ad when you come to an inter@@ se@@ ction .
Their ze@@ al war@@ ms my heart . ”
However , ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles on hon@@ es@@ ty , W@@ il@@ son gave the money back to the direc@@ t@@ or .
Bro@@ ther Bar@@ r mentioned that the tra@@ ining they had received at G@@ ile@@ ad had helped them to understand more deep@@ ly than ever before the vari@@ ous as@@ pe@@ cts of this “ new s@@ ong . ”
• Why does 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 2 : 13 - 15 ref@@ er to David as the se@@ ven@@ th son of J@@ es@@ se , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as 1 Samuel 16 : 10 , 11 indic@@ ates that he was the ei@@ gh@@ th ?
In other coun@@ tri@@ es , the law requi@@ res that a cou@@ ple mar@@ ry at a govern@@ ment of@@ fice , such as city h@@ all , or before a desi@@ gn@@ ated ci@@ vi@@ l ag@@ ent .
How , then , can we prote@@ ct ourselves from dam@@ ag@@ ing doub@@ ts ?
Since the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy was then clo@@ sel@@ y id@@ enti@@ fied with the Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a cor@@ por@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s se@@ ven - member bo@@ ard of direc@@ t@@ ors , did this mean that the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy could never be made up of more than se@@ ven anointed Christians ?
Is that not what we would ex@@ pect from the God who valu@@ es our fre@@ e@@ dom and who always exerc@@ ises his at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes in perfect bal@@ ance ? ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
Father was left to take care of my four - year - old sister , D@@ or@@ is , and me , only two years old .
Still , you can take the appro@@ pri@@ ate in@@ iti@@ ative to keep in cont@@ act with them .
He has f@@ la@@ shed up in the dar@@ k@@ ness as a light to the u@@ pri@@ ght ones .
On that day , I went to the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y , where I was invit@@ ed to work with a group of 12 pione@@ ers in the S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y su@@ bur@@ b of D@@ ul@@ wi@@ ch H@@ ill .
TH@@ E Devil is the ep@@ it@@ ome of ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ance .
We who serve God must be care@@ ful that we do not become influ@@ enced by the un@@ righteous attitu@@ des of others .
Th@@ ree 1@@ 6@@ th - C@@ en@@ tury Tru@@ th Se@@ ek@@ ers , 6 / 1
Re@@ c@@ ently , at the age of 50 , Jo@@ y@@ ce@@ ’s brother - in - law was baptized at a dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion in C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
Ther@@ efore , Jesus was about 33 1 / 2 years old when he died .
U@@ p@@ on lear@@ ning that he was the brother of a form@@ er col@@ le@@ ag@@ ue , I im@@ medi@@ ately invit@@ ed him in .
S@@ pe@@ cial men@@ tion must be made of the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures , publi@@ shed in its enti@@ re@@ ty in Eng@@ l@@ ish in 19@@ 60 .
What pres@@ sure he must have felt to do so from his Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an family , teach@@ ers , and coun@@ sel@@ ors !
How may we be helped by refle@@ cting on the faith of Bar@@ ak ?
What does God’s Word , the Bible , say on this sub@@ ject ?
He should not view such matters ligh@@ tly .
Why did Saul act like that ?
El@@ isha was appointed by Eli@@ j@@ ah as his succ@@ ess@@ or and had been his attend@@ ant for si@@ x years , so El@@ isha vie@@ wed Eli@@ j@@ ah as his spiritual father ; El@@ isha was like the fir@@ st@@ born spiritual son of Eli@@ j@@ ah .
By ob@@ serving how the Kingdom good news br@@ ings comfort to bro@@ k@@ en@@ hear@@ ted ones in our ter@@ rit@@ ory and in the Christian congregation , we are time and again remin@@ ded that we have the best news a@@ vail@@ able today ! ​ — Psalm 5@@ 1 : 17 .
( b ) What did Paul say about the out@@ working of the first prophecy ?
“ We@@ ’@@ ve found that our children often o@@ pen up to us if we first praise them and tell them how much we love them . ” ​ — D@@ ON@@ I@@ Z@@ E@@ T@@ E , B@@ R@@ A@@ Z@@ I@@ L .
The apostle Paul put it this way : “ Let each one prove what his own work is , and then he will have cause for ex@@ ul@@ tation in reg@@ ard to himself al@@ one , and not in com@@ par@@ is@@ on with the other person . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 4 .
They would have known that under the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , ani@@ mal@@ s offered on Jehovah’s al@@ ta@@ r had to be the best a@@ vail@@ able .
Me@@ an@@ while , we know that God’s Word de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely says that death dis@@ sol@@ ves the marriage ti@@ e .
Many mo@@ thers and fa@@ thers have been willing to l@@ end sons and daugh@@ ters to Jehovah , so to speak , by encourag@@ ing them to pur@@ sue some form of the full - time ministry away from home .
For example , it proved its power by w@@ in@@ ning World W@@ ar I .
Jehovah , “ the happy God , ” wants his human cre@@ ation to enjoy life .
Because of the succ@@ ess of this appro@@ ach , I was assign@@ ed a part at the 195@@ 3 New World So@@ ci@@ ety As@@ s@@ em@@ bly in New Yor@@ k .
After ni@@ gh@@ t@@ f@@ all , Bible discus@@ sions continued in the ho@@ m@@ es .
They were so b@@ right .
Because of this , we have made sever@@ al tri@@ ps to this part of Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a .
To the Ang@@ el of Per@@ ga@@ mu@@ m
R@@ al@@ ph died of a mas@@ sive st@@ ro@@ ke within the h@@ our .
As sh@@ o@@ c@@ king as their su@@ i@@ ci@@ de was , their mo@@ tive was even more j@@ ar@@ ring .
“ As@@ cri@@ be to Jehovah glory and strength .
They pre@@ pared everything they needed for the j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
For example , he wrote to the congregation in C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e about false Christians who were tr@@ ying to gain God’s fav@@ or through works of the Law rather than through faith in Christ .
As for you , his son B@@ el@@ sh@@ a@@ z@@ z@@ ar , you have not hum@@ b@@ led your heart , al@@ though you knew all this . ”
This means to die while still activ@@ ely eng@@ ag@@ ed in one@@ ’s work .
For some reason he was not with his tro@@ op@@ s in bat@@ tle .
In 194@@ 6 my father and I were baptized , sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ ing our dedic@@ ation to Jehovah .
Yet , they are too bus@@ y to inv@@ est the necess@@ ary time .
She has her heart set on the future when Jehovah will take away ill@@ ness and other problems from mankind .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : B@@ ac@@ k@@ gr@@ ound : © Mark H@@ am@@ bl@@ in / ​ age fo@@ to@@ sto@@ ck
No@@ tice that it was Paul’s hope “ to gain Jews . . . , to gain those under law . . . , to gain those without law . . . , to gain the we@@ ak . ”
How often did you ra@@ ise your hand , o@@ ffering to answer , to make an expres@@ sion of your faith ?
F@@ in@@ ally , let us show Chris@@ t@@ like love to all our brothers , as Christ himself did , “ to the end . ”
Mi@@ gu@@ el , * a bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ man , no@@ tes : “ Wor@@ k gives satis@@ fac@@ tion because it en@@ ab@@ les you to provide for your family .
Such a course would also be@@ tra@@ y a l@@ ack of love . ​ — Matthew 7 : 12 ; 22 : 39 .
G@@ ide@@ on came to know Jehovah in such a way that he felt at peace with God .
“ [ God’s ] will is that all s@@ or@@ ts of men should be sa@@ ved and come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ”
During this re@@ sear@@ ch , M@@ eli@@ to com@@ p@@ iled a seri@@ es of ver@@ ses taken from the Hebrew Scriptures that con@@ ta@@ ined prophe@@ ci@@ es about Jesus .
Se@@ cond , after one par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly soul - sear@@ ch@@ ing discus@@ sion , A@@ ile@@ en su@@ gg@@ ested : “ W@@ ell , if this proble@@ m is not physical , then it has to be men@@ tal . ”
In what ways can an el@@ der for@@ ti@@ fy a brother spiritually ?
The al@@ ta@@ r pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed Jehovah’s will , by which he accep@@ ts a prop@@ er sacrifice for the re@@ de@@ mp@@ tion of mankind
He has bless@@ ed them with organiz@@ ational advan@@ c@@ ement .
Satan is pleas@@ ed when someone des@@ pa@@ ir@@ s of fin@@ ding true happiness and satis@@ fac@@ tion , even in God’s new world .
M@@ an’s imper@@ fe@@ ction pu@@ ts him at a deci@@ ded disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ge .
A pro@@ c@@ ra@@ st@@ in@@ at@@ or may come up with out@@ l@@ an@@ dis@@ h exc@@ uses for not taking action .
The Scriptural counsel is that par@@ ent@@ al authority should be exerc@@ ised with love as well as with fir@@ m@@ ness .
( b ) How did Jehovah man@@ i@@ f@@ est himself at M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i ?
F@@ ur@@ ther , the way people re@@ act to that message provi@@ des a t@@ ou@@ ch@@ st@@ one , or stan@@ d@@ ard , against which Christ the King can ju@@ dge mankind .
In most plac@@ es around the earth today , people do not leave their ho@@ m@@ es un@@ lo@@ cked or feel sa@@ fe on the st@@ re@@ et at night .
Bo@@ th of these godly men loo@@ ked for@@ ward to a future re@@ ward ​ — life on earth under better con@@ di@@ tions .
When on earth , Jesus public@@ ly con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed his cre@@ d@@ enti@@ als as King - Des@@ ign@@ ate .
If we do not make peace with our brothers , Jehovah will not accept our worship to him .
I continued to d@@ ri@@ ve my ca@@ r until I was well into my 8@@ 0 ’ s .
Because “ all have sin@@ ned and f@@ all sh@@ ort of the glory of God . ”
In this reg@@ ard , Proverbs 10 : 22 states : “ The blessing of Jehovah ​ — that is what makes rich , and he ad@@ ds no pain with it . ”
If a family member up@@ se@@ ts you in some way , do you p@@ lo@@ t to get even ?
Since Eli@@ h@@ u heard all the spe@@ e@@ ches , he must have taken a se@@ at within hear@@ ing dist@@ ance some@@ time before Job spoke and ended the se@@ ven - day s@@ il@@ ence of his three compan@@ i@@ ons . ​ — Job 3 : 1 , 2 .
Consider the com@@ ments made some time ag@@ o by a Christian nam@@ ed S@@ har@@ on : “ Because of dis@@ regarding Jehovah’s law , I have contr@@ ac@@ ted the de@@ ad@@ ly di@@ se@@ ase A@@ I@@ D@@ S .
The prophet J@@ on@@ ah was told to pro@@ cla@@ im that the ba@@ dness of that city had ‘ come up before Jehovah . ’
Di@@ v@@ ine teaching chang@@ ed Paul from a persecu@@ t@@ or to a car@@ ing Christian .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N I came into the world in Mar@@ ch 19@@ 30 , I was sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by relati@@ ves and friends who were faith@@ fully serving Jehovah .
Today , many have a ne@@ g@@ ative op@@ in@@ ion of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
When God cre@@ ated the first man , Adam , He did not put some kind of im@@ material princi@@ ple into him .
“ A@@ h , Jehovah , ple@@ ase , let your e@@ ar become atten@@ tive to the prayer of your serv@@ ant . ” ​ — N@@ E@@ H .
It is a privilege for the “ other sheep ” to help the anointed in this ministry .
He is also qu@@ o@@ ted as saying : “ N@@ ever in hist@@ ory has there been more a sense that people can@@ ’t r@@ ely on tra@@ di@@ tions and in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions to gu@@ i@@ de them , mor@@ ally . ”
Does It Pa@@ y to Be Lo@@ y@@ al ?
After we had been preaching for just two h@@ our@@ s , the po@@ li@@ ce ar@@ rest@@ ed us and con@@ f@@ is@@ c@@ ated our col@@ le@@ ction of ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph recor@@ ds con@@ tain@@ ing Bible ser@@ m@@ ons , all our liter@@ ature , and even the cam@@ el - s@@ k@@ in service ba@@ g@@ s we had b@@ ought in M@@ or@@ occ@@ o .
A@@ gain we felt Jehovah’s loving support .
It could also ha@@ p@@ pen if we are cr@@ am@@ ped for ro@@ om in our affe@@ ctions because someone comes from another cul@@ ture .
Indeed , when tra@@ ge@@ dies or other difficult circumstances ar@@ ise , the en@@ su@@ ing emo@@ tional tur@@ mo@@ il can cause one to act ir@@ r@@ ati@@ on@@ ally .
What are the author@@ ’s cre@@ d@@ enti@@ als ?
At times we may doubt whether it is truly possible to be friends with the al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty Creator .
Like other col@@ on@@ i@@ al c@@ ities , T@@ im@@ g@@ ad pro@@ s@@ per@@ ed under Rom@@ an rule .
C@@ ould God have sh@@ own his love for mankind in a more re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble way than by sen@@ ding his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son to earth in order to ransom sin@@ n@@ ers ?
Abraham said as much in fre@@ e@@ ing Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er from his o@@ ath “ if the woman should not wish ” to de@@ part .
Pro@@ ba@@ bly very little , if any .
Read and medit@@ ate on Scriptural material that discus@@ ses the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al .
For example , consider the marriage uni@@ on .
L@@ ess than a h@@ un@@ d@@ red years after Solom@@ on@@ ’s day , God’s prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah showed his knowledge about the direction from which to ex@@ pect ra@@ in .
He ob@@ ser@@ ves , “ You have to find how you can best serve Jehovah and s@@ tic@@ k to it . ”
The city offered him an opportunity to work , to help others , and to serve Jehovah in peace .
Some , such as James and John , had likely known Jesus from bo@@ y@@ ho@@ od .
The st@@ or@@ k@@ ’s inst@@ inc@@ tive be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or illustr@@ ates the qu@@ ality of loy@@ al@@ ty in other re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble ways .
Ha@@ ve I stu@@ died su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ ently to be able to “ inc@@ ite to love and fine works ” by giving well - thought - out ans@@ wers during the meeting ?
A bre@@ ach can be heal@@ ed and pe@@ ace@@ ful rel@@ ations rest@@ ored if we ask for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess and ad@@ mit that we h@@ and@@ led matters imp@@ ro@@ per@@ ly .
In 199@@ 1 , I began to serve as a congregation el@@ der .
Con@@ cer@@ ning Christ’s coming , the Bible states : “ Lo@@ ok ! He is coming with the cl@@ ou@@ ds , and every e@@ ye will see him , . . . and all the tri@@ bes of the earth will be@@ at themselves in g@@ ri@@ ef because of him . ”
God does in@@ deed care about the human family , and he wants us to enjoy life .
Tru@@ e , we may at times have min@@ or disa@@ gre@@ ements with fellow believers .
The field in that are@@ a is so “ wh@@ ite for har@@ v@@ es@@ ting ” that after just fi@@ ve months , this father , mother , son , and daugh@@ ter were con@@ duc@@ ting a to@@ tal of 30 Bible stu@@ dies .
W@@ o@@ e to those sh@@ aring in these b@@ loo@@ d@@ ba@@ ths !
As Jehovah’s present - day servants , we man@@ i@@ f@@ est a spirit similar to that of the congregation in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i .
The enem@@ ies ’ at@@ temp@@ ts to get Ne@@ h@@ emiah to com@@ promise fa@@ iled .
Th@@ ough beau@@ ti@@ ful , the Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite ma@@ id@@ en mo@@ des@@ tly vie@@ wed her@@ self as “ a m@@ ere sa@@ ff@@ r@@ on [ a comm@@ on f@@ low@@ er ] of the co@@ ast@@ al pla@@ in . ”
The Hebrew Scriptures given to the Jews con@@ tain a hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing des@@ crip@@ tion of the time when all e@@ th@@ ni@@ c grou@@ ps would receive great blessings : “ Many nations will certainly go and say : ‘ C@@ ome , you people , and let us go up to the m@@ oun@@ tain of Jehovah and to the house of the God of Jac@@ o@@ b ; and he will instru@@ ct us about his ways ’ . . .
A@@ gain , Jesus ’ example guid@@ es us .
I am a Witness of Jehovah , and I stay pol@@ iti@@ c@@ ally neu@@ tr@@ al . ”
G@@ u@@ arding Our Tru@@ st
What if they can af@@ for@@ d a large and el@@ ab@@ or@@ ate we@@ d@@ ding ?
O@@ pp@@ on@@ ents of the resurrection are asked : “ What will they do who are being baptized for the purpose of being dead ones ? ”
Hence , we are wise to he@@ ed Jesus ’ ad@@ vice : “ Ke@@ ep your eyes o@@ pen and gu@@ ard against every s@@ ort of co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness . ”
Fir@@ st , the children gain the opportunity to form a fri@@ end@@ ship with their heavenly Father , a fri@@ end@@ ship that can benefit them thr@@ ough@@ out life .
Our knowledge of and beli@@ ef in the Bible is evidence of what ?
To support ourselves fin@@ an@@ cially , I began sel@@ ling in@@ sur@@ ance .
Pro@@ ble@@ ms are in@@ ev@@ it@@ able , and it would be na@@ i@@ ve for a cou@@ ple who are con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating we@@ d@@ lo@@ ck to ex@@ pect a life of bl@@ is@@ s .
The Bible por@@ tra@@ ys our fi@@ ght as “ a w@@ rest@@ ling , ” or a hand - to - hand stru@@ gg@@ le .
The ide@@ a is to pre@@ serve them until medi@@ cal bre@@ ak@@ thr@@ ough@@ s en@@ able do@@ ct@@ ors to cu@@ re di@@ se@@ as@@ es , re@@ verse the effe@@ cts of ag@@ ing , and rest@@ ore both life and health to the dead .
And you can@@ ’t help but feel for them . ”
L@@ ast year , there was a pe@@ ak of 6@@ ,@@ 0@@ 3@@ 5@@ ,@@ 5@@ 6@@ 4 publi@@ sh@@ ers of the good news around the world .
Ch@@ il@@ dren , what does God want for you ?
During the following 36 years , until Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s des@@ tru@@ ction in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . , we are in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed to his four sons , A@@ hi@@ ka@@ m , El@@ as@@ ah , G@@ em@@ ari@@ ah , and J@@ a@@ a@@ z@@ ani@@ ah , and to his two gr@@ and@@ sons , Mi@@ ca@@ iah and Ge@@ d@@ al@@ iah .
Do we not enjoy serving such an appreci@@ ative and reason@@ able Ma@@ ster ?
Such de@@ e@@ ds inclu@@ de the preaching of the good news .
Then he exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ My brother , at last I have found the truth !
N@@ ever will we allow those who h@@ ate our Bible message to in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ate us into com@@ prom@@ ising our faith .
▪ A@@ p@@ pro@@ ach your Bible reading s@@ es@@ sion in a pray@@ er@@ ful and foc@@ used fr@@ ame of mind .
In what ways did God’s spirit op@@ er@@ ate upon them ?
D@@ oub@@ t@@ less , the bre@@ ad in Egy@@ pt was ta@@ st@@ y .
; J@@ ones , R .
Yet , love for God and a desire to ple@@ ase him did mo@@ tiv@@ ate some Israelites to prac@@ tice true worship .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 15 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 10@@ 8 , 1@@ 17
Because my jo@@ b cons@@ is@@ ted of bri@@ ef , he@@ c@@ tic peri@@ o@@ ds follow@@ ed by qui@@ et sp@@ el@@ ls , I would take the boo@@ ks to work and read them by the light of the car@@ bi@@ de lam@@ p fi@@ x@@ ed to my hel@@ me@@ t .
Paul is dra@@ g@@ ged to sa@@ f@@ ety up the st@@ ep@@ s of the for@@ t@@ ress known as the T@@ ow@@ er of A@@ nt@@ on@@ ia .
“ Now I use the s@@ word of God’s spirit , the Bible , to give people a message of true peace and justice ​ — the good news of God’s Kingdom . ”
Does we@@ aring a ha@@ ir shi@@ r@@ t or end@@ uring form@@ s of self - imp@@ o@@ sed physical priv@@ ations make one a spiritual person ?
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying Bible pre@@ c@@ ep@@ ts will sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard us from w@@ an@@ der@@ ing off that cr@@ am@@ ped ro@@ ad into the pa@@ th@@ ways of dar@@ k@@ ness .
I mis@@ s him very much , but know@@ ing that he is in Jehovah’s mem@@ ory com@@ forts me .
We found an ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment in the to@@ wn of P@@ i@@ th@@ i@@ vi@@ ers , where my sister Ru@@ th lives .
Paul ex@@ hor@@ ted Timothy : “ Pa@@ y con@@ st@@ ant attention to yourself and to your teaching .
We became friends .
Eph@@ ra@@ em qu@@ o@@ tes ex@@ ten@@ si@@ vely from a second - century work called the Di@@ at@@ ess@@ ar@@ on .
TH@@ E P@@ O@@ W@@ E@@ R O@@ F G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S W@@ O@@ R@@ D
If they at times were un@@ sure about what they should pray for , the spirit could inter@@ ce@@ de for or help them .
You will find the faith - streng@@ th@@ ening ans@@ wers in these artic@@ les .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , main@@ tain@@ ing cha@@ st@@ ity means more than mer@@ ely ref@@ ra@@ ining from any act that cons@@ titu@@ tes for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation .
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als also feel truly loved , valu@@ ed , and secu@@ re ​ — a fore@@ ta@@ st@@ e of the blessings to come .
N@@ ever will he allow the righteous one to to@@ t@@ ter . ” ​ — Psalm 5@@ 5 : 22 .
In A@@ us@@ ch@@ wit@@ z , the Na@@ z@@ is tri@@ ed to enti@@ ce the Witnesses with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of im@@ medi@@ ate fre@@ e@@ dom .
; W@@ il@@ son , J .
What can we find within the congregation , and what will we next consider ?
P@@ ra@@ y con@@ stan@@ tly to Jehovah that he s@@ end you his spirit and help you yi@@ eld to its influ@@ ence .
“ But , ” Paul explained , “ when one tur@@ ns to Jehovah , the v@@ ei@@ l is taken away . ”
One day when she was qu@@ ite sa@@ d and felt like sta@@ ying home , she ne@@ ver@@ th@@ eless went to conduct a Bible study with three children who@@ se home situation was very tr@@ oub@@ led .
But like Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has , elders must be ready to be dec@@ isi@@ ve and coura@@ ge@@ ous .
Although some of his relati@@ ves may already have become Christians , he said of his own attitude toward Christ’s followers : “ Since I was ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely ma@@ d against them , I went so far as to persecu@@ ting them even in out@@ side c@@ ities . ”
Re@@ fre@@ shing D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ments
2 M@@ E@@ DI@@ T@@ AT@@ E : Because of l@@ ack of time , some li@@ mit themselves to a su@@ per@@ fi@@ cial reading of God’s Word .
Per@@ s@@ on@@ ally , we may not be in a position to make such a move , but we can imitate Jesus by always doing our best in the ministry .
Jews in the M@@ ace@@ don@@ i@@ an city of B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a had the cu@@ sto@@ m of “ care@@ fully exam@@ ining the Scriptures da@@ ily . ”
Why should we not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on efforts to help our relati@@ ves ?
9@@ 1 : 2 .
Just the thought of it even now , cen@@ tu@@ ries later , ca@@ uses emo@@ tional pain to many .
How can we person@@ ally ac@@ hi@@ eve that ?
Jac@@ ob@@ ’s refer@@ ence to these indic@@ ated that sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant authority and power would re@@ side with the tri@@ be of Juda@@ h until the coming of Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h .
She ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed her go@@ al in Ju@@ ly 19@@ 40 , at age 15 .
Jehovah provided for a Kingdom govern@@ ment made up of “ the last Adam ” and cho@@ s@@ en associ@@ ates from among mankind .
Instead , “ he made his way from enc@@ am@@ p@@ ment to enc@@ am@@ p@@ ment out of the Ne@@ ge@@ b and to Bethel , to the place where his t@@ ent had been at first between Bethel and A@@ i . ”
What fac@@ t@@ ors make exerc@@ ising self - control par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly difficult for some ?
G@@ AL@@ I@@ L@@ E@@ E
He said : “ I have ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted to you in all things that by thus la@@ bor@@ ing you must ass@@ ist those who are we@@ ak . ”
No doubt still wonder@@ ing just how this would work out , G@@ ide@@ on s@@ ought a si@@ gn .
What Noah could not do : Although Noah faith@@ fully pre@@ ached Jehovah’s war@@ ning message , he could not for@@ ce wicked people around him to accept that message , nor could he make the F@@ lood come any so@@ on@@ er .
A@@ m I known for going out of my way to prom@@ o@@ te peace and un@@ ity ? ’
The true God would con@@ su@@ me his sacrifice with fi@@ re .
“ A@@ n in@@ her@@ it@@ ance is being got by gre@@ ed at first , ” says Proverbs 20 : 21 , “ but its own future will not be bless@@ ed . ”
As the of@@ fic@@ ers d@@ ro@@ ve off with us , Father s@@ qu@@ e@@ e@@ zed my hand and wh@@ is@@ per@@ ed : “ D@@ on@@ ’t be a tra@@ it@@ or .
The sc@@ he@@ du@@ le for consider@@ ing these study artic@@ les is pr@@ inted on the co@@ ver of the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
Indeed , the Scriptures encoura@@ ge us to “ hope in Jehovah . ” ​ — Psalm 27 : 14 .
Sa@@ ul@@ ’s desire was , not to be obedi@@ ent to God , but to be hon@@ ored before the people .
M@@ AN@@ Y who cla@@ im to believe in God cannot give a s@@ ound bas@@ is for their faith .
On@@ ly three perfect humans have wal@@ ked this earth , and two , Adam and E@@ ve , fa@@ iled to keep integrity .
Yes , to Jehovah bel@@ ong@@ ed the vi@@ ct@@ ory .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a full ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation , some Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts may be too difficult for scho@@ ol@@ children to understand .
Re@@ ally , “ all have sin@@ ned and f@@ all sh@@ ort of the glory of God . ” ​ — Romans 3 : 23 .
S@@ cen@@ ic effe@@ cts made h@@ un@@ ts un@@ for@@ get@@ table .
This pu@@ z@@ z@@ led me and ra@@ ised doub@@ ts in my mind .
She became the ma@@ id@@ serv@@ ant of the wife of a le@@ pr@@ ous S@@ y@@ ri@@ an ar@@ my c@@ hi@@ ef , Na@@ am@@ an .
This ang@@ ered David so much that he pl@@ an@@ ned to do away with Na@@ ba@@ l and his men .
Lo@@ ving - kindness and tru@@ en@@ ess are to be valu@@ ed as a pri@@ c@@ eless ne@@ ck@@ l@@ ace ‘ ti@@ ed about our thro@@ at , ’ for they help us ‘ find fav@@ or in the eyes of God and earth@@ ling man . ’
This was to be our new home .
What did they learn ?
For a discus@@ sion of the prophecy at Isaiah 4@@ 9 : 1 - 12 , see Isa@@ i@@ ah’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy ​ — Li@@ ght for All M@@ an@@ kind I@@ I , pages 1@@ 36 - 14@@ 5 .
Then , in 200@@ 2 he and S@@ us@@ an were invit@@ ed to Bethel , star@@ ting their new assignment on Au@@ gu@@ st 1 .
W@@ o@@ e for the earth and for the se@@ a , because the Devil has come down to you , having great anger , know@@ ing he has a sh@@ ort peri@@ od of time . ”
As imper@@ fect humans , we cannot avoid making mis@@ takes .
Today , Jehovah’s Witnesses are fulfill@@ ing their com@@ mis@@ sion “ to make disciples of people of all the nations , . . . teaching them to ob@@ serve all the things [ Jesus Christ has ] comman@@ ded . ”
It is now a@@ vail@@ able , in whole or in part , in 4@@ 2 langu@@ ages , and 1@@ 14 milli@@ on co@@ pi@@ es in sever@@ al e@@ di@@ tions have been pr@@ inted .
Because of sin in@@ her@@ ited from the first human cou@@ ple , we were born at en@@ m@@ ity with God , l@@ ac@@ king acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of his pur@@ pos@@ es .
G@@ ran@@ ted , its ex@@ act pr@@ on@@ un@@ ci@@ ation cannot now be determined , but the name has end@@ ur@@ ed .
Is there a less@@ on for us today in this hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al example ?
F@@ le@@ e@@ ing for any reason is sel@@ dom eas@@ y .
O@@ ff@@ er a Bible study at every opportunity .
By the time Psalm 8@@ 3 was com@@ posed , the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of T@@ y@@ re had turned against Israel and had si@@ ded with its enem@@ ies .
My parents had served in the mil@@ it@@ ary during World W@@ ar I and had experienced its hor@@ r@@ ors .
( b ) What ur@@ g@@ ent responsi@@ bility do elders who serve as “ need great@@ ers ” have ?
But he was not able to rec@@ over , and he died that f@@ all .
No more fam@@ ines , food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges , mal@@ nu@@ tr@@ iti@@ on , or star@@ vation .
Are you refle@@ cting the glory of Jehovah God now , with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of doing so thr@@ ough@@ out all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity ?
Those who have st@@ ra@@ yed from the flo@@ ck but who want to enjoy the happiness they once knew can be encoura@@ ged to pray for holy spirit and divine help and to act in har@@ mony with their prayers . ​ — Luke 11 : 13 .
V@@ ari@@ ety “ brought new life to our family worship and into our family it@@ self , ” says 19 - year - old D@@ on@@ al@@ d in To@@ go .
The Bible tel@@ ls us : “ God continued giving Solomon wisdom and understanding in very great me@@ asure and a bro@@ ad@@ ness of heart , like the s@@ and that is upon the se@@ a@@ sh@@ ore .
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : The Bible teach@@ es these two beau@@ ti@@ ful tru@@ ths about God .
Tru@@ e , someone who be@@ ts a small am@@ ount of money may not view himself as gre@@ e@@ dy , e@@ go@@ t@@ is@@ tic@@ al , com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve , or su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ous .
On the night before Jesus was kil@@ led , he told the disciples : “ My Father is gl@@ ori@@ fied in this , that you keep be@@ aring much fru@@ it and prove y@@ ourselves my disciples . ”
Yet , tr@@ ying to satis@@ fy all our needs sol@@ ely with material things is un@@ real@@ is@@ tic .
We can be sure that Joseph often taught them to love one another and to avoid giving in to je@@ al@@ ous@@ y . ​ — Genesis 50 : 22 , 23 , 26 .
In F@@ o@@ re@@ ign F@@ i@@ el@@ ds
When baptized marriage mat@@ es are pl@@ an@@ ning to se@@ par@@ ate or to div@@ or@@ ce each other on un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural gr@@ oun@@ ds , something sur@@ ely is spiritually wrong in their life .
S@@ te@@ al@@ ing to sur@@ vi@@ ve is not an op@@ tion for true Christians .
I deci@@ ded to re@@ organiz@@ e my life to share more fully in teaching Bible truth .
Then , just as I was about to leave , ten members of the Y@@ ou@@ th Le@@ ag@@ ue appe@@ ared , loo@@ king for E@@ m@@ ma@@ s .
How can all of us share in building one another up ?
U@@ sing a shepher@@ d as an illustr@@ ation , the psalmist David descri@@ bed God’s care : “ Jehovah is my S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d .
S@@ ad@@ ly , some who seem@@ ed to appreci@@ ate Jesus ’ sacrifice and made a dedic@@ ation to God no longer associ@@ ate with the Christian congregation .
At all times , we need to have on “ the bre@@ ast@@ pl@@ ate of righteousness , ” for it is an ess@@ enti@@ al part of the spiritual ar@@ m@@ or from God .
M@@ O@@ R@@ A@@ L , e@@ con@@ om@@ ic , and pol@@ itical c@@ ris@@ es are sh@@ ak@@ ing the world .
The disci@@ ple Ph@@ ili@@ p explained a pas@@ sage that was read from the “ S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t ”
Then came the great day ! On Ju@@ ne 25 , 194@@ 7 , we left for I@@ tal@@ y , our mission@@ ary assignment .
BI@@ L@@ O@@ X@@ I , M@@ S , Mis@@ sis@@ si@@ pp@@ i C@@ o@@ ast C@@ ol@@ is@@ e@@ u@@ m , 3@@ 8@@ 00 W . Be@@ ach B@@ l@@ v@@ d .
Just before Jesus provided this prayer as a pat@@ ter@@ n , he said : “ When pra@@ ying , do not say the same things over and over again . ”
Since then , h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of others thr@@ ough@@ out New B@@ r@@ ita@@ in have taken their stand .
No@@ ting the mis@@ take , K@@ ur@@ t called the compan@@ y , and the man@@ ag@@ er said that in his 25 - year care@@ er , he had never seen such hon@@ es@@ ty .
Jesus once descri@@ bed the message of truth as being like water that imp@@ ar@@ ts everlasting life .
But Jesus war@@ ned them about the st@@ ep@@ s le@@ ading to im@@ mor@@ ality , saying : “ E@@ ver@@ yone who keep@@ s on loo@@ king at a woman so as to have a pas@@ sion for her has already com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with her in his heart .
A@@ ver@@ age years in full - time ministry : 14@@ .@@ 5
The sheep , descri@@ bed as “ righteous ones , ” will receive “ everlasting life ” on earth , but the go@@ ats “ will de@@ part into everlasting cu@@ t@@ ting - off , ” or des@@ tru@@ ction . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Jehovah’s Witnesses will be happy to share it with you .
S@@ im@@ on of C@@ y@@ r@@ ene was imp@@ ressed into service
Do you not feel moved to jo@@ in with my@@ ri@@ a@@ ds of heavenly cre@@ atu@@ res in pro@@ claim@@ ing : “ The L@@ am@@ b who was sla@@ ugh@@ tered is wor@@ thy to receive the power and ri@@ ches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
The mo@@ der@@ n - day hist@@ ory of Jehovah’s people and likely our own personal experience con@@ fir@@ m that God does exerc@@ ise his power in be@@ half of those who serve him .
He mentioned that David had in@@ deed died and been bu@@ ri@@ ed .
Of course , certain congregation privile@@ ges were not o@@ pen to all disciples .
What a contr@@ ast we find between these two sons of God !
He vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to help us and other Witnesses .
The part ent@@ it@@ led “ Y@@ ou@@ ths ​ — Bu@@ il@@ d for the F@@ utu@@ re With Jehovah’s O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation ” ad@@ d@@ ressed this question : How can a young person really get the best out of life ?
Daniel was al@@ most 1@@ 00 years old and ne@@ aring the end of his life .
The hope of a heavenly in@@ her@@ it@@ ance was a re@@ vel@@ ation , and it became the foc@@ us of the inspired let@@ ters in the Christian Greek Scriptures .
A@@ no@@ ther s@@ ound reason for tru@@ sting Jehovah is that he under@@ stan@@ ds us better than anyone el@@ se does .
After su@@ d@@ den@@ ly lo@@ sing her mother , she became seri@@ ously de@@ pres@@ sed .
The Rus@@ si@@ ans arri@@ ved first at the cam@@ p where F@@ er@@ din@@ and and his compan@@ i@@ ons were .
S@@ ex@@ u@@ ally C@@ ha@@ st@@ e
But we often asked the most inter@@ ested people to continue stud@@ ying with the others until we re@@ turned .
This inclu@@ ded Ju@@ d@@ as , “ the c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests and the enti@@ re S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in , ” and even “ the crow@@ ds ” that were per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed to ask for the rel@@ e@@ ase of Bar@@ ab@@ ba@@ s . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Let us see how following this inspired ad@@ vice will prote@@ ct us from f@@ all@@ ing vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m to “ the temp@@ or@@ ary enjo@@ y@@ ment of sin , ” from the s@@ n@@ are of materi@@ al@@ ism , and from lo@@ sing sight of the end of this system of things .
Although they had the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living forever , Adam and E@@ ve were not im@@ mor@@ tal .
He certainly had the power to do so ; soon he will use that power to destro@@ y all the wicked .
He sent his prophet Na@@ than to David .
And just as a whe@@ at st@@ al@@ k pro@@ du@@ ces as fru@@ it , not new st@@ al@@ ks , but new se@@ ed , we are pro@@ duc@@ ing as fru@@ it , not new disciples , but new Kingdom se@@ ed .
She was encoura@@ ged to pre@@ pare her less@@ on in ad@@ v@@ ance .
You might su@@ gg@@ est that he read the rel@@ ated information in the app@@ en@@ di@@ x of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
And in what ways do we benefit when we vis@@ it them regul@@ arly ?
Some mo@@ der@@ n Ca@@ tho@@ lic public@@ ations in Eng@@ l@@ ish , including The Jerusalem Bible , rend@@ er the te@@ tra@@ gr@@ am@@ mat@@ on “ Y@@ ah@@ we@@ h . ”
At that point , El@@ isha had already ass@@ is@@ ted Eli@@ j@@ ah for some si@@ x years .
He was “ op@@ pres@@ sed , ” suffering great physical or emo@@ tional dist@@ ress , and he l@@ ac@@ ked the strength to de@@ al with his problems .
It is also important to teach your children that they will be ha@@ p@@ pi@@ est when they obey what the Bible says .
• How is Jehovah per@@ form@@ ing pra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy de@@ e@@ ds in con@@ ne@@ ction with the Kingdom - preaching work ?
Di@@ d they cl@@ ing to the hope that Jesus might arri@@ ve before it was too l@@ ate ?
Par@@ ents have the responsi@@ bility to instru@@ ct their children regarding the use of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l
L@@ ater , as they showed the co@@ at to their father , he cri@@ ed out : ‘ A vi@@ ci@@ ous w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast must have e@@ at@@ en Joseph ! ’ ​ — Genesis 37 : 12 - 36 .
But those who remain in Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at and who continue to re@@ ject Bible standards will not be s@@ pared through “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
Be H@@ um@@ ble Like Jesus
A@@ m I appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble so that he will come to me for help if he is ever temp@@ ted to look at por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y ? ’
B@@ E@@ T@@ W@@ E@@ E@@ N the e@@ ast@@ er@@ n and w@@ es@@ ter@@ n r@@ ang@@ es of the An@@ des M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s ​ — where Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a and Per@@ u me@@ et — ​ lies the Al@@ ti@@ pl@@ an@@ o .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , in the face of tri@@ bul@@ ation , we need to do more than simply men@@ tion to Jehovah how we feel .
Ther@@ efore , to help all in attend@@ ance to benefit fully from this material , the simp@@ li@@ fied Eng@@ l@@ ish e@@ dition uses a s@@ mal@@ l@@ er vo@@ ca@@ bul@@ ary with simp@@ li@@ fied gr@@ am@@ ma@@ r and sy@@ n@@ ta@@ x .
S@@ ev@@ ere physical a@@ bu@@ se : Ph@@ ysi@@ cal a@@ bu@@ se to the point where a mate feel@@ s that his or her health or life is in d@@ anger
Although the su@@ n has long since set , you do not feel ho@@ p@@ el@@ ess@@ ly lost , for you have in your hand a powerful f@@ la@@ sh@@ light .
Tru@@ e , we have end@@ ur@@ ed many tri@@ als , but they have all served to buil@@ d our faith and confidence in Jehovah .
We soon set@@ t@@ led in at the branch of@@ fice to enjoy our new field of activ@@ ity , but this was not to last .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s ten@@ d to jus@@ ti@@ fy themselves .
They are to@@ t@@ ally w@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed up in the hu@@ st@@ le and bu@@ st@@ le of materi@@ al@@ ism , con@@ sum@@ er@@ ism , and min@@ d@@ less ple@@ asure - see@@ king .
King H@@ en@@ ry V@@ I@@ I@@ I rul@@ ed Eng@@ land from 1@@ 5@@ 0@@ 9 to 1@@ 5@@ 4@@ 7 .
Today , s@@ ch@@ em@@ ing persecu@@ t@@ ors may share bi@@ ts of tru@@ th@@ ful information with which they a@@ im to esta@@ bl@@ ish comm@@ on gr@@ ound , but they sub@@ tly inter@@ s@@ per@@ se that truth with lies , ho@@ p@@ ing to pl@@ ant doub@@ ts .
• On@@ ly Jesus ’ faithful apostles wit@@ ness@@ ed his as@@ cen@@ sion . ​ — Acts 1 : 2 , 11 - 13 .
P@@ res@@ ently , we are stud@@ ying with fi@@ ve people , and four others have re@@ ques@@ ted a Bible study . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther , we look for opportun@@ ities to be the first in expres@@ sing honor to all , including low@@ ly ones .
He “ f@@ oun@@ ded the earth in wisdom . He so@@ li@@ dly esta@@ bli@@ shed the heavens in dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment . ”
The Bible does not give a des@@ crip@@ tion of what these sign@@ s were .
I remember s@@ it@@ ting on G@@ r@@ and@@ pa@@ ’s la@@ p as a child , my small hand in his as he told me the “ F@@ ing@@ er St@@ ory . ”
O@@ r does the Bible stan@@ d@@ ard of s@@ tic@@ king faith@@ fully to one@@ ’s mate still make good sense ?
Because of my pers@@ ist@@ ence , though , he re@@ sum@@ ed his study .
What ro@@ le has Jesus pla@@ yed in re@@ conc@@ il@@ ing humans to God ?
“ A large part of it may even be har@@ d@@ wi@@ red , ” buil@@ t into the very n@@ ature of humans , said a pol@@ itical s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ist .
During my pioneer days in the St@@ y@@ ri@@ an V@@ al@@ le@@ y of En@@ ns , the po@@ li@@ ce were ho@@ t on my he@@ els , and I had to be ‘ ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous as a ser@@ p@@ ent . ’
S@@ pe@@ ct@@ at@@ or f@@ an@@ ati@@ c@@ ism also led to disa@@ st@@ ers and ri@@ o@@ ts .
The resurrection of Jesus gives us the as@@ sur@@ ance that earth@@ ’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants will be jud@@ ged according to Jehovah’s loving standards .
5 : 22 - 24 , 33 .
There are many go@@ als that we can set in our service to Jehovah .
Jehovah ca@@ res en@@ ough to sear@@ ch a person@@ ’s heart to see if it is inc@@ l@@ ined toward him .
▪ “ I have made your name known to them and will make it known , in order that the love with which you loved me may be in them and I in uni@@ on with them . ”
He may su@@ gg@@ est what sub@@ je@@ cts could be stu@@ died and which public@@ ation would be most help@@ ful .
I began to think deep@@ ly about the resurrection hope .
In 1914 , Jesus was en@@ thr@@ oned as King , and soon it was time to in@@ spe@@ ct that “ slave . ”
In@@ dep@@ end@@ ence from God was ana@@ the@@ ma to him .
Who really was Jesus ?
Jehovah Ca@@ res for His Pe@@ ople as In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als
H@@ er children are hon@@ est and well - man@@ n@@ ered .
In the re@@ vel@@ ation given to the apostle John , sever@@ al times Jesus said that he was coming quic@@ k@@ ly .
See the article “ The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s V@@ i@@ e@@ w@@ point : Ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y ​ — To F@@ or@@ give or Not to F@@ or@@ give ? ”
Bible transl@@ at@@ or E@@ d@@ g@@ ar J . Go@@ o@@ d@@ spe@@ ed expla@@ ins that this for@@ g@@ er@@ y was “ desi@@ gn@@ ed to give cur@@ r@@ enc@@ y to the des@@ crip@@ tion con@@ ta@@ ined in the pa@@ in@@ ters ’ man@@ u@@ als about the personal appe@@ ar@@ ance of Jesus . ”
Hence , congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses around the earth have been inform@@ ed that N@@ is@@ an 14 will beg@@ in at su@@ n@@ set on M@@ on@@ day , A@@ pri@@ l 14 , 20@@ 14 .
So when we put Jehovah first in our lives now , we are pre@@ par@@ ing for life in the new world . ​ — Read Matthew 6 : 19 - 21 .
When Jehovah appointed him as a prophet to the nations , Jeremiah rep@@ lied : “ H@@ ere I ac@@ tually do not know how to speak , for I am but a bo@@ y . ”
( Lo@@ ok under A@@ B@@ O@@ U@@ T U@@ S > F@@ R@@ E@@ Q@@ U@@ EN@@ T@@ L@@ Y A@@ S@@ K@@ E@@ D Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S )
The teach@@ er asked them , “ How is it that you are not able to de@@ f@@ end your faith as did your fellow stud@@ ent who is one of Jehovah’s Witnesses ? ”
Tru@@ ly , as Jesus said , “ the spirit . . . is life - giving ; the flesh is of no use at all . ”
B@@ lood was shed co@@ pi@@ ously . . . .
With o@@ il you have gre@@ as@@ ed my head ; my c@@ up is well filled . ”
The first way we can thro@@ w our anxi@@ ety on Jehovah is through s@@ inc@@ ere prayer .
M@@ ore than material ass@@ ist@@ ance , refu@@ ge@@ es need spiritual and emo@@ tional support .
Why , even the we@@ al@@ th@@ i@@ est human has no reason to bo@@ ast in what he ow@@ ns !
You are lu@@ ke@@ war@@ m . ” ​ — Revelation 3 : 15 - 18 .
We im@@ medi@@ ately vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered .
For all of this to ha@@ p@@ pen , the present system of things with its con@@ f@@ lic@@ ting govern@@ ments , religi@@ ons , and com@@ mer@@ cial syst@@ em@@ s will have to be re@@ moved .
“ Why move ?
• Why should we work to ro@@ o@@ t out materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic desi@@ res in our heart ?
That imp@@ lies that , in their view , religion is pas@@ sed down from one gener@@ ation to another .
What less@@ on did Paul high@@ light when he later wrote to the brothers in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i , and what less@@ on can we learn from his words ?
[ Bo@@ x / P@@ ic@@ tures on page 21 ]
• How and why should we respon@@ d to Jehovah’s love ?
C@@ learly , Jehovah God and his Son are un@@ ited by the str@@ ong@@ est b@@ ond of love ever for@@ ged .
But what about the large Di@@ as@@ por@@ a commun@@ ities in the E@@ ast ?
Our attitude .
• Why is our sear@@ ch for disciples succ@@ ess@@ ful ?
Se@@ par@@ ating fi@@ re from H@@ ad@@ es , or hel@@ l , the Scriptures say : “ De@@ ath and H@@ ad@@ es were h@@ ur@@ led into the l@@ ake of fi@@ re . ”
; K@@ o@@ ó@@ s , S .
And how can we avoid g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing Jehovah’s spirit ?
S@@ E@@ C@@ T@@ S O@@ F J@@ U@@ D@@ A@@ I@@ S@@ M A@@ R@@ E IN@@ F@@ E@@ C@@ T@@ E@@ D : The hist@@ ori@@ an Jose@@ ph@@ us ( 37 - c . 1@@ 00 C.E . ) repor@@ ted that the E@@ s@@ sen@@ es , a Jewish se@@ ct , believ@@ ed that “ the sou@@ ls are im@@ mor@@ tal , and continue forever . ”
Is a Bible - based faith strong en@@ ough to change the lives of such you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers ?
“ Even in his si@@ ck@@ ness he sear@@ ched not for Jehovah but for the heal@@ ers , ” says the account .
He says : “ My wife and I have a personal study with both gi@@ r@@ ls in Fr@@ en@@ ch , their mother t@@ ong@@ ue .
“ Now , This May H@@ ur@@ t ”
Indeed , they ad@@ d ple@@ asure to life .
4@@ 4 : 5 ​ — Di@@ d Joseph ac@@ tually use a c@@ up to read om@@ ens ?
Many people wanted to read and study the Bible and talk about what they had learned .
His justice is not har@@ s@@ h but mo@@ ves him to make end@@ less life a@@ vail@@ able to ever@@ yone who works righteousness .
David es@@ cap@@ ed to G@@ ath , but he fe@@ ared cap@@ ture when he was recogn@@ ized by the Phil@@ ist@@ ines .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out the exerc@@ ise of prop@@ er he@@ ad@@ ship in the home , will they have the spiritu@@ ality needed to sur@@ vi@@ ve Jehovah’s day ?
Jesus expla@@ ins : “ I public@@ ly praise you , Father , Lord of heaven and earth , because you have hi@@ d@@ den these things from the wise and in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al ones and have reve@@ aled them to ba@@ bes . ”
G@@ r@@ and@@ ma with her daugh@@ ters
There was , though , a wonderful pro@@ vision from Jehovah ​ — the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol .
N@@ atur@@ ally , the bu@@ d@@ get was much more re@@ stri@@ ctive than his family was used to .
As I prog@@ ressed , I found comfort in lear@@ ning that Jehovah is a com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate and for@@ giving God .
When pro@@ per@@ ly exerc@@ ised , this ability prote@@ cts us from being en@@ s@@ n@@ ared by im@@ moral en@@ tic@@ ements .
“ You Do Not K@@ now What Your Li@@ fe Will Be T@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w ” discus@@ sed cop@@ ing with bi@@ po@@ la@@ r dis@@ order . ​ — The Watchtower , De@@ c@@ ember 1 , 20@@ 00 .
A@@ n earth@@ en@@ ware v@@ es@@ sel may look fin@@ i@@ shed , but un@@ less it has been fir@@ ed in the kil@@ n , it may be vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able to the very li@@ qui@@ ds it is desi@@ gn@@ ed to hold .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , having knowledge of Jesus ’ life on earth en@@ ab@@ les us to get to know his qualities as earth@@ ’s future R@@ ul@@ er ​ — most no@@ ta@@ bly his self - sacrific@@ ing love .
13 , 14 . ( a ) All dedic@@ ated Christians are encoura@@ ged to consider what ?
Who were those brothers ?
The apostle Paul , who su@@ ffered more than most , wrote : “ All the things that were written af@@ o@@ re@@ time were written for our instru@@ ction , that through our end@@ ur@@ ance and through the comfort from the Scriptures we might have hope . ”
The sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic mar@@ k simply me@@ ant that they would sur@@ vi@@ ve .
The apostle Paul ur@@ ged his fellow Christians : “ Q@@ u@@ it being fa@@ shi@@ oned after this system of things , but be trans@@ form@@ ed by making your mind over , that you may prove to y@@ ourselves the good and accep@@ table and perfect will of God . ”
R@@ ome 6 ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆
D@@ oub@@ t@@ less , your pray@@ er@@ ful pers@@ ist@@ ence will in time be re@@ war@@ ded . ​ — Matthew 7 : 7 - 11 .
When Isa@@ a@@ c was fi@@ ve years old , the family held a fe@@ ast to mar@@ k the occasi@@ on of the we@@ an@@ ing of the child .
A husband who lo@@ ves his wife will not imitate the Israelites of Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s day who deal@@ t tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ously with their mat@@ es .
How have enem@@ ies of Jehovah gl@@ ori@@ fied him in ancient and in mo@@ der@@ n times ?
At a great ass@@ em@@ bly in the 1@@ 5@@ th year of A@@ sa@@ ’s re@@ ign ( 9@@ 6@@ 3 B.C.E . ) , Juda@@ h’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants “ en@@ tered into a covenant to sear@@ ch for Jehovah . ”
In rec@@ ent years , many have rec@@ ited this prayer in scho@@ ol@@ s and at public events .
A bir@@ d@@ c@@ atch@@ er in ancient Israel often cap@@ tur@@ ed bir@@ ds by using s@@ na@@ res or tra@@ ps .
The branch pro@@ per@@ ty in B@@ l@@ an@@ ty@@ re was con@@ f@@ is@@ c@@ ated , the mission@@ aries were de@@ por@@ ted , and many local Witnesses , including L@@ id@@ as@@ i and me , were put in j@@ a@@ il .
• What rec@@ ent news it@@ em has moved many to give more thought to the re@@ ality that Jesus wal@@ ked the earth ?
To illustr@@ ate , consider the following three s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o@@ s .
She accepted a Bible study in Eng@@ l@@ ish and is now a publi@@ sh@@ er of the good news .
During the war in the Bal@@ k@@ ans , many Witnesses had to fle@@ e to neigh@@ bor@@ ing lands .
Moses had such a close fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah and was used so power@@ fully by him that the Bible says that Jehovah knew Moses “ face - to - face . ”
“ But become kind to one another , tend@@ er@@ ly com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , fre@@ ely for@@ giving one another . ” ​ — 4 : 32 .
Al@@ ber@@ t’s love for Jehovah helped him over@@ come pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce
What li@@ e is An@@ ani@@ as tel@@ ling Peter ?
What will I do if my jo@@ b dem@@ ands more of my time and en@@ er@@ gy ?
S@@ W@@ O@@ R@@ D@@ S , N@@ ational S@@ how C@@ en@@ tre , C@@ o .
Ye@@ ars later , Moses san@@ g in praise of Jehovah : “ All his ways are justice .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jehovah does care deep@@ ly about worship rend@@ ered in truth by s@@ inc@@ ere people .
On his way , O@@ r@@ l@@ in wit@@ ness@@ ed to two young men s@@ it@@ ting on a par@@ k ben@@ ch .
While our efforts to keep integrity today are not recorded in the Bible , Jehovah has a “ book of re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance ” for those see@@ king to do his will .
Many of the cu@@ st@@ om@@ s or practic@@ es pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent in develop@@ ed lands , however , are har@@ m@@ ful to the spiritual health of Christians .
N@@ ex@@ t , consider one who did his best to imitate Jesus .
K@@ ü@@ bl@@ er - R@@ os@@ s continued : “ When this little gi@@ r@@ l gre@@ w up to be a woman she never sol@@ ved her anger at God , which resul@@ ted in a p@@ sy@@ cho@@ tic de@@ pres@@ sion when she lost her own little son three de@@ ca@@ des later . ”
( Ne@@ h@@ emiah 1 : 1 – 6 : 19 )
Yet , the account p@@ en@@ ned by E@@ z@@ r@@ a the pri@@ est some 6@@ 00 years later says : “ J@@ es@@ se , in turn , became father to his fir@@ st@@ born Eli@@ a@@ b , and A@@ bin@@ a@@ da@@ b the second , and S@@ hi@@ me@@ a the th@@ ir@@ d , Ne@@ than@@ el the f@@ our@@ th , R@@ ad@@ da@@ i the fi@@ f@@ th , O@@ z@@ em the si@@ x@@ th , David the se@@ ven@@ th . ”
P@@ U@@ R@@ P@@ O@@ S@@ E : It prote@@ cts the “ off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing ” and lea@@ ds humans to the Messi@@ ah
S@@ ho@@ ck@@ ingly , in an at@@ temp@@ t to co@@ ver it up , David had her husband kil@@ led .
After atten@@ ding the B@@ ap@@ t@@ ist ch@@ urch for some years , I stru@@ ck up a fri@@ end@@ ship with D@@ ur@@ val , a fellow tra@@ m d@@ ri@@ ver .
“ But you are not A@@ mis@@ h ! ” They are pu@@ z@@ z@@ led .
The power of God’s Word helped each individu@@ al to buil@@ d the strong faith that chang@@ ed his life for the better .
The “ S@@ cal@@ es ” F@@ ell From My E@@ y@@ es
I saw at your meetings crow@@ ds of wh@@ ites , bl@@ ac@@ ks , bro@@ w@@ ns , and y@@ el@@ lo@@ ws who@@ se hearts were the same col@@ or ​ — trans@@ par@@ ent — ​ because they were brothers and sisters .
There was much work to be done and only a bri@@ ef sp@@ ace of time in which to accom@@ pl@@ ish it !
You may think so , but this am@@ a@@ z@@ ing change for the better is ex@@ ac@@ tly what the Bible promises .
C@@ learly , then , the ph@@ ra@@ se “ Israel of God ” at Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 16 ref@@ ers exc@@ lu@@ si@@ vely to anointed Christians .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , Jesus re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly beg@@ s that his disciples may be un@@ ited in the same b@@ ond of love that ex@@ ists between him and his Father .
Instead of lea@@ ving the perfect law of God’s Word be@@ h@@ ind , he pers@@ ists in following its teachings .
To do so “ with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving ” requi@@ res that we always be than@@ k@@ ful for what he is doing for us now and for what he will do in the future .
In fact , how can a Christian be in on@@ en@@ ess with fellow believers if he only believ@@ es or accep@@ ts a certain part of “ the faith ” ?
So clear was Joh@@ n@@ ’s witness that some ei@@ ght months after his death , many hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted Jews con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed : “ As many things as John said about this man were all true . ” ​ — John 10 : 4@@ 1 , 4@@ 2 .
So Jehovah told them : “ By your saying : ‘ The table of Jehovah is something to be des@@ p@@ ised . ’ ”
But in most c@@ as@@ es , he will give us strength so that we “ may end@@ ure fully with pati@@ ence and joy . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we do have sever@@ al advan@@ ta@@ ges in this bat@@ tle , not the le@@ ast of which is the fact that we are not ign@@ or@@ ant of Satan’s desi@@ gn@@ s . ​ — 2 Corinthians 2 : 11 .
This tra@@ ining , cou@@ pl@@ ed with God - given wisdom , will “ give to the in@@ experienced ones sh@@ re@@ w@@ dness , to a young man knowledge and thinking ability . ” ​ — Proverbs 1 : 4 .
In the mean@@ time , we do what we can to ass@@ ist those in need .
( a ) How did Peter obey Jesus ’ words ?
By ch@@ ance , it op@@ ened to Matthew 10 : 36 , and the mother real@@ ized that what was said there app@@ lied to her .
Not a present - day cu@@ re , but the power to end@@ ure .
Bible Tru@@ th From a B@@ l@@ ack S@@ he@@ ep
She must deci@@ de how to bal@@ ance obedi@@ ence to her husband with her over@@ ri@@ ding obedi@@ ence to Jehovah .
“ Sh@@ all I give money or not ? ”
Se@@ ek the P@@ ow@@ er That Jehovah Gi@@ ves
S@@ al@@ ome is pro@@ ba@@ bly a sister of Jesus ’ mother , M@@ ary .
11 : 10 .
On one occasi@@ on , she plac@@ ed 8@@ 0 co@@ pi@@ es in two h@@ our@@ s .
Now both grou@@ ps serve un@@ it@@ e@@ dly under one King ​ — the gl@@ ori@@ fied Jesus Christ , who is prophe@@ tic@@ ally spo@@ ken of as God’s “ serv@@ ant David . ”
U@@ p@@ on arri@@ val in T@@ e@@ h@@ r@@ an , we found our spiritual brothers right away .
What should be our view of atten@@ ding Christian meetings ?
Let us find out from R@@ ú@@ bia her@@ self .
I made sure that those I tra@@ ined under@@ sto@@ od this direction .
A heal@@ thy fear of Jehovah streng@@ th@@ ens our res@@ ol@@ ve to be hon@@ est
That was the day my life began to change .
One refer@@ ence work no@@ tes that the Greek ter@@ ms rend@@ ered “ had a differ@@ ence ” and “ dis@@ pu@@ ting ” are “ also used in rel@@ ation to a leg@@ al dis@@ pu@@ te ” and may su@@ gg@@ est “ that M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el ‘ challeng@@ ed the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s right ’ to take Moses ’ body . ”
“ F@@ ol@@ low the Christ ! ” Con@@ ven@@ tions , 3 / 1
If a brother has something against us , we should prom@@ p@@ tly ‘ make our peace with him . ’
And what about the new disciples ad@@ ded ?
The a@@ bo@@ ve - mentioned fes@@ tiv@@ ities , cen@@ tr@@ ed on 25 De@@ c@@ ember , were deep@@ ly ro@@ o@@ ted in po@@ pul@@ ar tra@@ dition .
So I had the un@@ deser@@ ved privilege of serving my brothers in the cir@@ cu@@ it work in sou@@ th@@ w@@ es@@ ter@@ n Mis@@ s@@ our@@ i and e@@ ast@@ er@@ n K@@ an@@ sa@@ s .
We will also see how he chang@@ es the way he commun@@ ic@@ ates dep@@ en@@ ding on the circumstances .
Then , Genesis 2 : 4 sum@@ s up the enti@@ re peri@@ od of cre@@ ation , c@@ all@@ ing it “ the day that Jehovah God made earth and heaven . ”
The article conclu@@ ded : “ On@@ ward , then , ste@@ adi@@ ly , all of us together , as a new world soci@@ ety ! ”
“ As for Jehovah , ” states the Bible , “ he bless@@ ed the end of Job af@@ ter@@ ward more than his beg@@ in@@ ning . ”
Yes , wis@@ d@@ om@@ ’s teachings are exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent and u@@ pri@@ ght , tru@@ th@@ ful and righteous .
Instead of taking off@@ en@@ se , G@@ l@@ ori@@ a la@@ ugh@@ ed , and they began to ch@@ at about why she was in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
When Ho@@ se@@ a married G@@ om@@ er , she evid@@ ently was a vi@@ r@@ g@@ in , and she was a faithful wife at the time she “ bor@@ e to him a son . ”
G@@ o for@@ ward in the fi@@ ght until every v@@ es@@ ti@@ ge of Babyl@@ on lies des@@ ol@@ ate .
They also fear is@@ ol@@ ation , un@@ happiness , and di@@ min@@ ish@@ ing health .
17 , 18 . ( a ) In ad@@ dition to eng@@ ag@@ ing in the disci@@ ple - making work , how may we share in the joy of giving ?
Jehovah reve@@ als something wonderful to us at John 3 : 16 ​ — a Bible verse so important that it has been called the Go@@ spe@@ l in min@@ i@@ ature .
In@@ side , the vis@@ it@@ ors began to rel@@ a@@ x when they were served some ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ments .
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : Yes , I do .
Tru@@ e , he was h@@ and@@ some , res@@ em@@ bl@@ ing “ a ga@@ z@@ el@@ le ” ; his hands were strong like “ c@@ yl@@ in@@ ders of go@@ ld ” ; and his leg@@ s were beau@@ ti@@ ful and strong like “ p@@ ill@@ ars of mar@@ ble . ”
They thought that se@@ x@@ u@@ al inter@@ course was de@@ fil@@ ing and in@@ com@@ pati@@ ble with cl@@ er@@ ic@@ al du@@ ties .
Jehovah dec@@ la@@ res : “ In my ar@@ d@@ or , in the fi@@ re of my fu@@ ry , I shall have to speak . . . . And they will have to know that I am Jehovah . ”
Their sh@@ aring was material as well as spiritual . ​ — Romans 15 : 26 , 27 .
We find pro@@ of of Jehovah’s personal care in the words of Jesus . ​ — Read John 6 : 4@@ 4 .
After we reas@@ oned with them , they would ag@@ ree with Jehovah’s standards .
In that reg@@ ard , Job mentioned a number of situ@@ ations that could put an integrity keep@@ er to the t@@ est .
How often should the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al be ob@@ served in order to pre@@ serve re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of Christ’s death ?
A le@@ c@@ ture about hist@@ ory , however , may quic@@ k@@ ly bor@@ e young min@@ ds .
Paul id@@ enti@@ fied the reason : They have a conscience . ​ — Read Romans 2 : 14 , 15 .
He was deli@@ gh@@ ted and hu@@ g@@ ged me .
M@@ an@@ kin@@ d’s Q@@ u@@ est to P@@ le@@ ase God
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H per@@ mit@@ ted Satan to t@@ est the integrity of God’s loyal serv@@ ant Job .
What was going to ha@@ p@@ pen to materi@@ al@@ ists in Mi@@ ca@@ h’s day ?
Jesus kno@@ ws how much it means to humans to be “ fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly heard ” and streng@@ th@@ ened .
It comple@@ t@@ ely can@@ c@@ els the con@@ dem@@ nation in@@ her@@ ited from Adam .
1@@ 20@@ ,@@ 1@@ 7@@ 2
Ha@@ ving a P@@ ur@@ pose in Li@@ fe
S@@ ad@@ ly , many angels re@@ bel@@ led against God .
The book S@@ ch@@ ö@@ p@@ fun@@ g ( C@@ re@@ ation ) l@@ ent its name to the new dr@@ ama In 1914 the he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s people in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , rel@@ eas@@ ed the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama of C@@ re@@ ation . ”
P@@ ra@@ ise “ I will praise Jehovah at all times ; his praise will be on my li@@ ps con@@ stan@@ tly . ” ​ — Psalm 34 : 1 .
Ther@@ efore , be fully “ res@@ ol@@ ved in [ your ] heart ” to give wh@@ atever your circumstances allow in support of true worship .
The Jewish hist@@ ori@@ an Jose@@ ph@@ us wrote of 12 people , other than those mentioned in the Scriptures , who bor@@ e that name .
A c@@ un@@ ei@@ form contr@@ act for the pur@@ cha@@ se of sheep and go@@ ats , about 20@@ 50 B.C.E .
* There was har@@ dly a d@@ ry e@@ ye among us !
In rep@@ ly , Jesus said : “ Tru@@ ly I tell you today , You will be with me in Par@@ adise . ”
However , that is not a bal@@ an@@ ced view .
As we read at Mal@@ ach@@ i 1 : 2 , 3 , after Jehovah says , “ I loved Jac@@ o@@ b , ” he states , “ E@@ sa@@ u I have h@@ ated . ”
Now we must consider another vital pro@@ vision for making a succ@@ ess@@ ful de@@ f@@ en@@ se of our faith .
( Read Job 10 : 12 ; 28 : 28 . )
“ I ad@@ mi@@ red his inc@@ re@@ di@@ ble determin@@ ation , ” G@@ r@@ ass no@@ ted .
The book of Job does not indic@@ ate that he su@@ ffered for many years .
Pe@@ ople who do not love what is good are at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to such false teachings .
Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah and Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th , who had the jo@@ y@@ ous privilege of be@@ coming the parents of John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er , “ were righteous before God because of wal@@ king b@@ lam@@ el@@ ess@@ ly in acc@@ ord with all the comman@@ d@@ ments and leg@@ al requi@@ re@@ ments of Jehovah . ”
Dis@@ cer@@ ning wi@@ ves also speak gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ously , a@@ ware that a well - cho@@ s@@ en word “ spo@@ ken at the right time for it ” is both appe@@ al@@ ing and appreci@@ ated . ​ — Read Proverbs 25 : 11 .
The Son of man is be@@ tra@@ yed into the hands of sin@@ n@@ ers . ” ​ — Mark 14 : 4@@ 1 .
Di@@ d Jehovah make his covenant with Abraham in U@@ r or in H@@ ar@@ an ?
V@@ I@@ S@@ I@@ T@@ IN@@ G I@@ S@@ O@@ L@@ AT@@ E@@ D G@@ R@@ O@@ U@@ P@@ S
In ad@@ dition , the are@@ a around Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do could not beg@@ in to hold all “ the k@@ ings of the earth and their ar@@ mi@@ es . ”
K@@ IN@@ G S@@ O@@ L@@ O@@ M@@ O@@ N of ancient Israel gives each one of us a good reason to accept discipl@@ ine from God .
He later stated : “ This is not man@@ ’s work . ”
We may won@@ der how many were re@@ conc@@ iled to God because of the coura@@ ge@@ ous stand taken by Peter and the other apostles .
In time , she saw that I had a st@@ able jo@@ b , was taking care of my@@ self , and was happy . She st@@ op@@ ped pres@@ sur@@ ing me . ”
We would also be g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing the spirit if we deli@@ ber@@ ately under@@ min@@ ed respect for spirit - appointed men in the congregation . ​ — Acts 20 : 28 ; Ju@@ de 8 .
Mark , who ap@@ par@@ ently came from a we@@ al@@ thy Jewish family , gre@@ w up in Jerusalem .
For example , a husband may need to point out in a kind man@@ ner why some ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment is needed if her d@@ ress or use of je@@ wel@@ ry or co@@ s@@ me@@ tic@@ s beg@@ ins to st@@ ra@@ y from the mo@@ des@@ t pat@@ ter@@ n re@@ comm@@ ended in the Scriptures . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 3 - 5 .
But I still have many questions on the Bible .
O@@ f@@ ten , c@@ he@@ c@@ ku@@ ps or medi@@ cal exam@@ in@@ ations were b@@ ru@@ shed off or even la@@ ugh@@ ed off as comple@@ t@@ ely un@@ necess@@ ary .
These same qualities also moved the early Christians to displa@@ y a giving spirit .
If you have been ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed , do you appreci@@ ate that el@@ der@@ ’s loving concer@@ n ?
In fact , if a bir@@ d were as bi@@ g as a human , it would e@@ at more food than a human does .
She en@@ ro@@ l@@ led in the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol , became an un@@ baptized Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ er , and later sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed her dedic@@ ation to Jehovah by water baptism .
With hum@@ ble hearts and o@@ pen min@@ ds , those s@@ inc@@ ere Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , as they called themselves , made a care@@ ful and pray@@ er@@ ful sear@@ ch of the Scriptures . ​ — Mat@@ t .
With fre@@ e@@ dom of spe@@ e@@ ch , he ur@@ ged the people to “ sear@@ ch for Jehovah the God of their fore@@ fa@@ thers and to ob@@ serve the Law and the comman@@ d@@ ment . ”
O@@ ther are@@ as respon@@ ded in a similar way .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , though , m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers from the king of Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o arri@@ ved !
Now he was told to st@@ ep into his ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s place and lead the often difficult sons of Israel into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
A@@ utu@@ m@@ n of the same year saw other to@@ w@@ ns vis@@ ited , with good attend@@ an@@ ces .
The result has been fru@@ it@@ age that br@@ ings glory to his name and ca@@ uses great rejo@@ ic@@ ing among his servants on earth .
But who are these “ me@@ ek ones ” ?
A p@@ ou@@ l@@ tice of pres@@ sed , d@@ ri@@ ed fi@@ g@@ s was app@@ lied to a bo@@ il that th@@ reat@@ ened the life of King He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah , though his sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent reco@@ very was princi@@ p@@ ally du@@ e to divine inter@@ ven@@ tion .
C@@ op@@ ying Christ’s P@@ os@@ iti@@ ve A@@ t@@ titu@@ de
You no@@ tice a pi@@ e@@ ce of fru@@ it ne@@ ar@@ by and deci@@ de whether you want to e@@ at it .
15 Do You See the Ne@@ ed to M@@ ake S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Pro@@ g@@ ress ?
However , in that same letter , Paul also war@@ ned against a human tend@@ enc@@ y that if not kept under control , could di@@ min@@ ish one@@ ’s ze@@ al for God’s service .
But Adam ev@@ en@@ tually deci@@ ded to sto@@ p working with God , and the result was great suffering for him and all his des@@ c@@ end@@ ants . ​ — Genesis 3 : 17 - 19 , 23 .
Jehovah told Jo@@ shua : “ You should mar@@ ch r@@ ound the city se@@ ven times and the pri@@ ests should b@@ low the hor@@ ns .
Are you a young dedic@@ ated Christian who has fin@@ i@@ shed or is close to fin@@ ish@@ ing your requi@@ red scho@@ ol@@ ing ?
“ By the trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion of the li@@ ps the bad person is en@@ s@@ n@@ ared , but the righteous one ge@@ ts out of dist@@ ress , ” says Solomon .
While the Law allow@@ ed a man to wr@@ ite out a cer@@ ti@@ fic@@ ate of div@@ or@@ ce for his wife in case he dis@@ co@@ vered “ something in@@ dec@@ ent ” in her , this was not the case from the beg@@ in@@ ning .
“ Jehovah is prote@@ cting the fore@@ ign re@@ si@@ d@@ ents . ” ​ — P@@ S .
The full sc@@ op@@ e of everything that God has done and has allow@@ ed to ha@@ p@@ pen among mankind cannot be fa@@ th@@ om@@ ed , even if we were to lo@@ se s@@ le@@ ep over it .
What is the future of mankind , consider@@ ing the coming m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous change ?
At their resurrection , though , Jesus ’ anointed followers put on im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity , sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed by e@@ ating “ the hi@@ d@@ den man@@ na . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 5@@ 3 - 5@@ 7 .
W@@ ould it be hard to deter@@ mine on which l@@ ist c@@ ake bel@@ ong@@ s ?
Un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly , Jesus taught that God ca@@ res about us .
Who is she ?
One day , I un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly received a letter from M@@ au@@ d K@@ o@@ da in O@@ kay@@ ama .
I can sp@@ end h@@ our@@ s tal@@ king with the most important Per@@ son in the uni@@ verse , certain that he will listen to me . ”
Babyl@@ on , with ex@@ ten@@ sions into Par@@ th@@ ia , Me@@ dia , and E@@ la@@ m , was another ma@@ j@@ or cen@@ ter .
Ca@@ in@@ ’s decisions and actions am@@ oun@@ ted to a will@@ ful re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against Jehovah God .
There were also many acc@@ us@@ ations of il@@ leg@@ al pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tism .
In the earthly real@@ m of Jesus ’ Kingdom , many other me@@ ek ones will enjoy everlasting life . ​ — P@@ s .
There is yet another reason why we must gu@@ ard against co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , mission@@ aries who remain in their assign@@ ments are re@@ war@@ ded .
The w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast and the false prophet are pol@@ itical ent@@ ities and are a part of Satan’s v@@ isi@@ ble organization .
Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine ​ — What It Me@@ ans
F@@ or@@ mer@@ ly known as Saul of T@@ ar@@ su@@ s and as a persecu@@ t@@ or of those “ who bel@@ ong@@ ed to The W@@ a@@ y , ” Paul became a beli@@ ever after being given a vision of the resur@@ rec@@ ted and gl@@ ori@@ fied Jesus .
Like all Christians , they real@@ ize that there is an ur@@ g@@ ent work to do .
In the a@@ udi@@ ence was F@@ ran@@ z B@@ r@@ and , a young man from A@@ pat@@ in in V@@ o@@ j@@ vo@@ din@@ a , Ser@@ bia .
G@@ u@@ ana@@ ju@@ at@@ o
What is the bas@@ is for our dedic@@ ation to God ?
; V@@ ac@@ ek , R .
Se@@ cond , prayers must be offered in the name of God’s Son , Jesus Christ .
C@@ ongreg@@ ation elders do well to com@@ men@@ d the congregation for its good work .
‘ Why , ’ some may won@@ der , ‘ is it necess@@ ary to give glory to God ?
It feel@@ s great to have a clean conscience .
Yes , Jesus will@@ ingly offered up his own life for others .
In fact , I had never seen them act so ru@@ d@@ ely to anyone !
If any of you ever find anything better , we hope you will tell us .
Ex@@ pla@@ in . ( b ) Who mer@@ its our trust in our speaking truth ?
H@@ O@@ L@@ Y O@@ F@@ F@@ E@@ R@@ IN@@ G@@ S ​ — V@@ O@@ L@@ U@@ N@@ T@@ A@@ R@@ Y AN@@ D C@@ O@@ M@@ P@@ U@@ L@@ S@@ O@@ R@@ Y
In one E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , a new wife said this about her “ ro@@ y@@ al ” we@@ d@@ ding : ‘ We ro@@ de in a four - hor@@ se par@@ a@@ de car@@ ri@@ age follow@@ ed by 12 hor@@ se - dra@@ wn c@@ ab@@ s and a co@@ ach con@@ tain@@ ing a band pla@@ ying mu@@ si@@ c .
That good news inclu@@ des the message that the Creator of the uni@@ verse , Jehovah God , has esta@@ bli@@ shed the heavenly Kingdom that will destro@@ y the wicked system of things and bring in a par@@ adise on earth .
He is refer@@ red to as A@@ ha@@ su@@ er@@ us in the Bible book of E@@ s@@ ther .
To answer , let us first consider the de@@ fin@@ iti@@ on of an exc@@ use .
After my baptism , I en@@ ro@@ l@@ led as a full - time minis@@ ter of Jehovah’s Witnesses and enjo@@ yed many years of serving in that way .
He also had to be@@ ar witness to the fact that the Kingdom of God is the in@@ str@@ um@@ ent emp@@ ow@@ ered by Jehovah to sub@@ du@@ e the re@@ be@@ l Satan and to rest@@ ore peace and order to all cre@@ ation .
In the next article , we will tr@@ ace the develop@@ ment of certain false do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines .
Su@@ b@@ se@@ qu@@ ent at@@ temp@@ ts to bre@@ ak our spirit also fa@@ iled , so the S@@ S gu@@ ar@@ ds fin@@ ally gave us an ul@@ ti@@ matu@@ m , “ E@@ i@@ ther you si@@ gn the declar@@ ation of loy@@ al@@ ty to the Ger@@ man St@@ ate and jo@@ in the We@@ h@@ r@@ ma@@ ch@@ t [ Ger@@ man ar@@ my ] or you will be sent to a con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p . ”
What will be the out@@ come ?
Our faith is fur@@ ther en@@ h@@ an@@ ced by ac@@ ts of obedi@@ ence , which inclu@@ de par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in the public ministry and attend@@ ance at Christian meetings . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 ; 28 : 19 , 20 ; Hebrews 10 : 24 , 25 .
To live up to our dedic@@ ation to God , we must continue to gain faith - building Scriptural knowledge .
Since we did not own a ca@@ r , we u@@ su@@ ally travel@@ ed by public trans@@ por@@ tation or in pi@@ c@@ ku@@ p tru@@ c@@ ks , along with c@@ hi@@ ck@@ ens and other mer@@ ch@@ an@@ di@@ se .
It has been an inv@@ in@@ ci@@ ble enem@@ y , the in@@ es@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble end for sin@@ ful humans , the s@@ ource of im@@ me@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble s@@ or@@ ro@@ w and g@@ ri@@ ef .
O@@ pen commun@@ ic@@ ation within the family is ess@@ enti@@ al if a@@ da@@ p@@ ting to a new li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le is to succ@@ e@@ ed .
They re@@ sum@@ ed their activities , and conven@@ tions held at C@@ e@@ da@@ r P@@ o@@ in@@ t , O@@ hi@@ o , in 19@@ 19 and in 19@@ 22 gave the Kingdom - preaching work r@@ ene@@ wed imp@@ e@@ tu@@ s .
T@@ el@@ ling your te@@ ens only about the d@@ ang@@ ers may leave them with a dist@@ or@@ ted , un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural view of the to@@ pi@@ c .
At present , I have the privilege of serving as an el@@ der in the Ch@@ er@@ m@@ side C@@ ongreg@@ ation .
When fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers are affe@@ cted by n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers , however , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy as@@ ks one or more leg@@ al ent@@ ities to provide reli@@ ef and to re@@ pa@@ ir or rest@@ ore dam@@ ag@@ ed ho@@ m@@ es and Kingdom H@@ alls .
“ The anxi@@ ety of this system , ” ex@@ tre@@ me concer@@ n about ob@@ tain@@ ing li@@ fe@@ ’s necess@@ ities , can cho@@ ke us spiritually .
Since then , that hope has turned to dis@@ may as mankind has wit@@ ness@@ ed the prog@@ res@@ sive f@@ ra@@ g@@ men@@ tation of the world commun@@ ity .
Be ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able .
TH@@ E EN@@ D O@@ F F@@ A@@ I@@ L@@ IN@@ G H@@ U@@ M@@ A@@ N G@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ N@@ M@@ EN@@ T@@ S .
I@@ magine ​ — end@@ less life without pain , suffering , or s@@ or@@ ro@@ w !
After pra@@ ying for courage , Jesus ’ disciples kept on pro@@ claim@@ ing the good news . ​ — Acts 4 : 18 - 31 .
Then , at the age of si@@ x , I was sent to a spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ized bo@@ arding school .
Those who are involved in building As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ alls , Kingdom H@@ alls , and branch fac@@ il@@ ities are taking part in a physical building pro@@ gra@@ m , as did Noah and Moses .
A@@ V@@ O@@ I@@ D TH@@ E T@@ R@@ A@@ P TH@@ A@@ T C@@ R@@ U@@ SH@@ E@@ S ​ — E@@ X@@ C@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ I@@ V@@ E G@@ U@@ I@@ L@@ T
Our son A@@ bi@@ y@@ udi was baptized on such an occasi@@ on .
What opportunity was given to Israel ?
G@@ ile@@ a@@ d’s 10@@ 8@@ th C@@ l@@ ass U@@ r@@ ged to R@@ end@@ er S@@ ac@@ red Ser@@ vice
So “ for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , ” in other words , se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality , is the only gr@@ ound for div@@ or@@ ce that can Scrip@@ tur@@ ally end a marriage .
I was rel@@ eas@@ ed in No@@ v@@ ember of 195@@ 2 .
He is now a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant in the congregation .
Today , when you talk about the truth , do you high@@ light Jesus ’ ro@@ le as the Messi@@ ah ?
• How do you view Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment Da@@ y ?
M . S@@ an@@ der@@ son , G . W . Jac@@ k@@ son , M .
A ste@@ ad@@ y p@@ ace can help all Christians to accom@@ pl@@ ish things in the ministry .
His relationship with Jehovah refle@@ cted his faith in and love for his God thr@@ ough@@ out his life ​ — in good times and bad . ​ — P@@ s .
( a ) How does the Bible af@@ fect those who become gen@@ u@@ ine Christians ?
He was born in 3@@ 5@@ 6 B.C.E . , and the world has come to call him A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der the Gre@@ at .
What can we do to make sure that our fir@@ m confidence in the fulfill@@ ment of Jehovah’s promises does not we@@ ak@@ en ?
That same night , they came and ab@@ du@@ cted me .
Even if you must de@@ f@@ end your faith before powerful of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als , “ do not become anxi@@ ous about how or what you are to speak , for what you are to speak will be given you in that h@@ our . ”
In 36 C.E . , Peter was again used to ex@@ ten@@ d to others en@@ tr@@ ance into the new nation of spiritual Israel .
Why “ Father ” and “ Son ” ?
That occ@@ ur@@ red when its members fe@@ ar@@ fully a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned Bible - ori@@ ented preaching and teaching .
At le@@ ast in part because he wanted to bring honor to himself .
H@@ op@@ e is another ba@@ si@@ c need .
The form@@ at of Matthew was a sur@@ pris@@ e to the a@@ udi@@ ence .
What hope did Job expres@@ s , as recorded at Job 14 : 13 - 15 , and how can this comfort ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved ones today ?
How com@@ for@@ ting !
She was baptized in 19@@ 38 .
If someone in your family has been dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed from the congregation , you can show Jehovah that you are loyal to H@@ im .
Ar@@ ound the world , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of family he@@ a@@ ds are doing just that .
In many coun@@ tri@@ es , beli@@ ef in hel@@ l is wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad .
In contr@@ ast , the Bible st@@ res@@ ses that low@@ l@@ iness of mind lea@@ ds to honor .
Why is working along with you@@ ng@@ er brothers bene@@ fi@@ cial ?
The Phil@@ ist@@ ines may have been among them . ​ — A@@ mo@@ s 9 : 7 .
S@@ ta@@ y on the m@@ oun@@ tain and ten@@ d the flo@@ c@@ ks . ”
But ex@@ ac@@ tly what should we h@@ ate ?
C@@ ur@@ tain
Just as an instru@@ ct@@ or w@@ atch@@ es an in@@ experienced ro@@ ck c@@ li@@ m@@ ber atten@@ tiv@@ ely in order to help him find the best h@@ and@@ ho@@ l@@ ds , Jehovah is willing to gu@@ i@@ de us as we make spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement .
For Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c was not just any son .
He felt that way even though he knew that he would sh@@ ort@@ ly bring La@@ z@@ ar@@ us back to life .
“ He pre@@ ven@@ ted me from going to meetings and for@@ ba@@ de me even to men@@ tion God’s name , ” says An@@ ita .
From then on , Jesus ’ disciples were ne@@ are@@ r and de@@ are@@ r to him than his fle@@ sh@@ ly relati@@ ves were .
O@@ ver@@ dr@@ in@@ king can make you “ feel as if you were out on the o@@ ce@@ an , se@@ as@@ ic@@ k , s@@ w@@ ing@@ ing high up in the ri@@ gg@@ ing of a to@@ s@@ sing ship . ”
With good reason , the apostle Peter wrote : “ Ha@@ ve love for the whole associ@@ ation of brothers . ”
▪ What the Bible teach@@ es : “ A@@ gain and again they would put God to the t@@ est , and they pa@@ ined even the Ho@@ ly One of Israel . ” ​ — Psalm 7@@ 8 : 4@@ 1 .
Then ex@@ p@@ and your ministry , and make ste@@ ad@@ y spiritual prog@@ ress .
In Paul’s case , the reason he d@@ el@@ a@@ yed his pl@@ an@@ ned vis@@ it to Corin@@ th was for the congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s own good .
1 : 2 , 19 .
You can see that from Matthew 22 : 37 - 39 , where Jesus showed that among the comman@@ d@@ ments and cor@@ respon@@ ding principles of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , some were more important than others .
We tre@@ asure things that bring im@@ medi@@ ate reli@@ ef , comfort , or recogn@@ iti@@ on .
Al@@ mon@@ ds were among the fine pro@@ du@@ cts that Jac@@ o@@ b sent as a gift to an Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an rul@@ er , no@@ ted M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el Bu@@ r@@ ne@@ t@@ t , a G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ or .
In appreciation , the teach@@ er gave O@@ lu@@ so@@ la ₦ 1@@ ,000 ( about $ 7 , U@@ .@@ S . ) and told her to pa@@ y her school fe@@ es with it .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , your children can learn a lo@@ t from your prayers .
And what can we today learn from the faith of David ? ​ — 1 Samuel 17 : 11 - 14 .
The o@@ live lea@@ f car@@ ri@@ ed to Noah by the do@@ ve could also have been taken from a fai@@ r@@ ly young s@@ pr@@ out that came up after the f@@ loo@@ d@@ w@@ at@@ ers had ab@@ ated .
After all , the Bible says : “ Do not bel@@ it@@ tle the discipl@@ ine from Jehovah , ne@@ i@@ ther give out when you are cor@@ rec@@ ted by him ; for whom Jehovah lo@@ ves he discipl@@ ines . ” ​ — Hebrews 12 : 5 , 6 .
The Al@@ as@@ ka branch was dedic@@ ated , and there was a dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion in J@@ un@@ e@@ au , Al@@ as@@ ka .
If it became known that a member of the congregation kept a gu@@ n for prote@@ ction against humans , some fellow believers might be sh@@ o@@ cked , even stu@@ mb@@ led .
But he continued “ st@@ re@@ t@@ ch@@ ing for@@ ward to the things a@@ head . ”
H@@ app@@ ily , many young people have found joy and lasting se@@ cur@@ ity by taking up the full - time service .
M@@ ak@@ ing matters wor@@ se , he did not fully understand why all those things happened to him .
So , then , let us keep on listen@@ ing to our loving heavenly Father and always “ take ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght ” in him .
Some cir@@ cu@@ its sol@@ ved this proble@@ m by pur@@ cha@@ sing a don@@ ke@@ y or a hor@@ se for the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er to use .
And mo@@ der@@ n - day apost@@ ates keep on tr@@ ying to s@@ ow see@@ ds of doubt in order to sub@@ ver@@ t the faith of Christians .
Th@@ ink of the a@@ we that filled Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h’s heart when she real@@ ized that Jehovah’s promise would be ful@@ filled through her own husband - to - be , Isa@@ a@@ c ​ — h@@ ence , through her as well ! ​ — Genesis 22 : 15 - 18 .
A@@ vo@@ id A@@ pa@@ thy , I@@ m@@ mor@@ ality , Mat@@ eri@@ al@@ ism
Our Fa@@ ith H@@ as Be@@ en S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ened
He says : “ Why , in fact , ‘ into all the earth their s@@ ound went out , and to the ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ities of the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth their ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces . ’ ”
This can help us to make the necess@@ ary ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in order to remain in Jehovah’s love .
It was sever@@ al years before Saul re@@ turned to Jerusalem .
( b ) What examples show that Jehovah’s Witnesses are gener@@ ally recogn@@ ized as being different ?
Satan ‘ has means to cause death ’ ? , 7 / 1
How could a low@@ ly car@@ p@@ en@@ ter prote@@ ct his family against for@@ ces so powerful ?
D@@ ad was going , and I wanted to go too , but I had no money .
The car@@ ing shepher@@ d would not rest until the w@@ an@@ der@@ er was back in the flo@@ ck .
In the 19@@ 50 ’ s , what need became evid@@ ent ?
You are op@@ ening your hand and satis@@ f@@ ying the desire of every living thing . ”
D@@ O Y@@ O@@ U know the words of the L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er ?
As those living with “ godly devo@@ tion in associ@@ ation with Christ Jesus , ” we ex@@ pect to be persecu@@ ted .
While they are te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers , your children can devel@@ op a more mean@@ ing@@ ful fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah , set and pur@@ sue go@@ als in the ministry , and use more in@@ iti@@ ative as they make their dedic@@ ation and live up to it .
Y@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ G P@@ E@@ O@@ P@@ L@@ E W@@ H@@ O ‘ T@@ E@@ S@@ T J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H O@@ U@@ T ’
The words of elders can be of great value
How can we tra@@ in our conscience ?
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s what we need to know about God : information about his person@@ ality , his pur@@ pos@@ es , and his requi@@ re@@ ments for us .
From this spo@@ t , se@@ ated of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als would hear c@@ as@@ es and ann@@ oun@@ ce their j@@ udi@@ cial decisions to the ass@@ em@@ b@@ led crow@@ d .
K@@ now that if it appe@@ ars that you are going to die before the star@@ t of Christ’s M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn , you can take comfort in the certain@@ ty that reli@@ ef will come .
Tru@@ st in Jehovah is ess@@ enti@@ al , especially when tri@@ als se@@ em to be un@@ en@@ ding or life th@@ reat@@ ening .
What can help a person not to be dist@@ ressed because of his sin@@ ful tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es ?
Per@@ haps his cul@@ tural ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound makes him h@@ es@@ it@@ ant or em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed and ca@@ uses him to act in a ca@@ su@@ al , seem@@ ingly un@@ fri@@ end@@ ly man@@ ner .
But Jesus tel@@ ls his disciples : “ You give them something to e@@ at . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , their fear was re@@ plac@@ ed by courage .
Job mis@@ tak@@ en@@ ly conclu@@ ded that in some way “ Jehovah himself [ had ] given , and Jehovah himself [ had ] taken away . ”
Th@@ r@@ ough Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s gr@@ and@@ son Jac@@ o@@ b , Jehovah reve@@ aled : “ The sc@@ ep@@ ter will not turn asi@@ de from Juda@@ h , ne@@ i@@ ther the comman@@ der@@ ’s st@@ af@@ f from between his fe@@ et , until Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h comes ; and to him the obedi@@ ence of the pe@@ op@@ les will bel@@ ong . ”
One of these coun@@ tri@@ es was the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
We would never want that to ha@@ p@@ pen .
If we find that our mind pu@@ sh@@ es us toward materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic thinking or fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res , we should not give up .
O@@ U@@ R tru@@ ck appro@@ ach@@ es a c@@ he@@ ck@@ point man@@ ned by about 60 ar@@ m@@ ed men , women , and te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers .
( b ) in the first century ? When Paul wrote to Hebrew Christians , he was concer@@ ned that some among them were not co@@ op@@ er@@ ating with God’s advan@@ c@@ ing purpose .
All of a su@@ d@@ den , the po@@ li@@ ce@@ man wal@@ ked over to the G@@ esta@@ p@@ o ca@@ r and spoke to the men .
“ I S@@ T@@ U@@ DI@@ E@@ D me@@ dic@@ ine because I wanted to use my life to help people .
In what ways can we refle@@ ct Christ’s men@@ tal attitude toward the si@@ ck ?
why not say , “ I wish we could sp@@ end more time together ” ?
When Christian women we@@ ar head co@@ ver@@ ing ? 7 / 15
Jehovah said to Moses : “ Lo@@ ok ! You are l@@ ying down with your fore@@ fa@@ thers . ”
‘ No C@@ al@@ am@@ ity Will B@@ ef@@ all U@@ s ’
W@@ i@@ th@@ out God’s Word it is imp@@ os@@ sible to buil@@ d real faith .
But to what ex@@ t@@ ent would they cultiv@@ ate that desire ?
In a similar way , down through the cen@@ tu@@ ries , the vari@@ ous se@@ cts of Chris@@ tend@@ om have pro@@ duc@@ ed a bu@@ mp@@ er cro@@ p of we@@ e@@ ds ​ — first among the Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic and O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x ch@@ ur@@ ches and later among the num@@ er@@ ous Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant grou@@ ps that s@@ pr@@ an@@ g up .
Jehovah certainly provi@@ des us with a spiritual ban@@ qu@@ et ! ​ — Is@@ a .
Yes , God has gr@@ anted us the privilege of prayer so that we might draw close to him .
Mu@@ ch po@@ pul@@ ar mu@@ si@@ c also cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ts the conscience .
What happened in Jesus ’ time as was fore@@ told at Psalm 35 : 11 ?
We never mis@@ sed any meetings , and we always spoke to people about the Bible on the we@@ ek@@ ends .
As we age , our desi@@ res change .
Who was Mark ?
For example , we read of the su@@ n , mo@@ on , st@@ ars , s@@ now , w@@ ind , m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , and h@@ ill@@ s pra@@ ising Jehovah .
M@@ ing@@ ling with the fore@@ ign stud@@ ents who stru@@ gg@@ led with Eng@@ l@@ ish gave us a ta@@ st@@ e of the problems we would face when lear@@ ning another t@@ ong@@ ue .
The slave class loo@@ ks after the spiritual needs and when necess@@ ary even the physical needs of the family of Jehovah’s servants ​ — ir@@ res@@ pe@@ ctive of their n@@ ational orig@@ in or so@@ cial standing . ​ — Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 .
The psalmist wrote : “ O Jehovah , who will be a gu@@ est in your t@@ ent ?
This me@@ ant , for instance , that they could ei@@ ther accept or re@@ ject food that was un@@ clean under the Law .
When the first man died , did he go to some spirit real@@ m ?
Do we do this ?
Indeed , all of us can prote@@ ct ourselves against worl@@ dly thinking by following the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on that Paul gave to the congregation in C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e : “ G@@ o on wal@@ king in wisdom toward those on the out@@ side . . . K@@ now how you should answer each person . ” ​ — C@@ ol .
Jehovah said through his prophet Isaiah : “ My own house will be called even a house of prayer for all the pe@@ op@@ les . ”
How does a Christian know if he or she has the heavenly hope and is inclu@@ ded in this re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of spiritual Israelites ?
How much more of a privilege it is to be known by Jehovah , the G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or ! ”
As the Messi@@ ani@@ c Da@@ y@@ st@@ ar , he her@@ al@@ ds the da@@ w@@ ning of a new day , or er@@ a , for obedi@@ ent mankind .
All these meetings are o@@ pen to the public .
She was reading The Watchtower along with her Bible .
“ It H@@ el@@ ps M@@ e to Re@@ ach the H@@ ear@@ ts of Pe@@ ople ” 32
A@@ lej@@ and@@ r@@ o , a pioneer in his early 20 ’ s , re@@ members the doub@@ ts he har@@ bor@@ ed as a 14 - year - old .
She thought that God was respon@@ sible for her tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es , and she could not i@@ magine that he had another so@@ lu@@ tion .
What ap@@ par@@ ent cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ction ex@@ ists regarding Christian disci@@ ple@@ ship ?
However , soon the Bible truth she was lear@@ ning brought about such no@@ table chang@@ es that many re@@ mar@@ ked that she was like a li@@ on chang@@ ing into a lam@@ b !
I still remember J@@ a@@ ir@@ o cr@@ ying out in pain every night during his reco@@ very .
Timothy s@@ mil@@ ed as he thought of his mother and gr@@ and@@ mother , be@@ am@@ ing with pri@@ de and hi@@ ding their te@@ ars as they w@@ atch@@ ed him go .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Bible prophecy pointed to the ex@@ act time ​ — 1914 — ​ when “ the appointed times of the nations [ would be ] ful@@ filled ” and Kingdom rule would beg@@ in in heaven . ​ — Luke 21 : 24 ; D@@ an .
Does it l@@ ine up with the fac@@ ts ?
The article ‘ Di@@ d You On@@ ce Ser@@ ve ?
Can we i@@ magine the apostle Paul or A@@ qu@@ ila and P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la occ@@ up@@ ying themselves each day post@@ ing i@@ ma@@ ges or following someone out@@ side of the bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od ?
That “ day of st@@ or@@ m and of des@@ ol@@ ation ” was one of dar@@ k@@ ness , cl@@ ou@@ ds , and th@@ ic@@ k g@@ loo@@ m , perhaps not only fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely but also liter@@ ally , for s@@ mo@@ ke and car@@ n@@ age were every@@ where .
We need to consider pray@@ er@@ fully how and to what ex@@ t@@ ent we can simp@@ li@@ fy our life .
On@@ ce a read@@ er al@@ lo@@ ws himself to be gu@@ i@@ ded by the Bible , he takes on a new set of valu@@ es and standards .
O@@ ther at@@ tain@@ able go@@ als inclu@@ de com@@ men@@ ting at le@@ ast once during each Christian meeting that c@@ alls for a@@ udi@@ ence par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation , get@@ ting to know better at le@@ ast one member of the congregation at every meeting , and not let@@ ting a day pas@@ s by without pra@@ ying to Jehovah and speaking about him to others .
Ang@@ els too are ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers .
( b ) Gi@@ ve an example to show that the love we demonstr@@ ate is no@@ ted by others .
We will also consider how the sheep should respon@@ d to Jehovah’s loving interest in them .
10 , 11 . ( a ) Why is it help@@ ful to refle@@ ct on Jehovah’s counsel to Bar@@ u@@ ch ?
He said : “ T@@ ak@@ ing seri@@ ously the ad@@ vice of the elders , I simp@@ li@@ fied my life .
“ The wisdom of the sh@@ re@@ w@@ d is to understand his way , ” continu@@ es Solomon , “ but the fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness of stu@@ pi@@ d ones is dec@@ ep@@ tion . ”
The Israelites were comman@@ ded ‘ to clear out what was evil from their mi@@ d@@ st . ’
Di@@ d all that b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed set@@ tle the matter ?
Read the account for yourself at Matthew 13 : 24 - 30 , 36 - 4@@ 3 .
She par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly no@@ ted that the husband de@@ arly loved his wife .
Just as a good up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing does not gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e a person@@ ’s integrity , a bad chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od does not pre@@ v@@ ent a person from be@@ coming God - fe@@ aring .
W@@ he@@ ther of the anointed or of the other sheep , all Christians serve Jehovah together as “ one flo@@ ck ” under “ one shepher@@ d . ”
I have had to fi@@ ght feelings of bit@@ ter@@ ness , res@@ ent@@ ment , and anger .
Be@@ fore star@@ ting a family , he had work to do , car@@ ing for his fi@@ el@@ ds or cro@@ ps .
They were c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens , not of a m@@ ere human emp@@ i@@ re , but of God’s Kingdom .
We do not have to wa@@ it for some se@@ v@@ ere t@@ est to come upon us before we show our trust in Jehovah .
At some un@@ spe@@ ci@@ fied time in earth@@ ’s past , God cre@@ ated mi@@ cro@@ s@@ co@@ pi@@ c al@@ g@@ as in the o@@ ce@@ ans .
He said that she “ put in more than [ the rich ] all did . ”
A “ Gen@@ er@@ al L@@ ess@@ on ” that was post@@ ed in all the N@@ ational S@@ cho@@ ol@@ s esta@@ bli@@ shed in I@@ rel@@ and in 18@@ 31 re@@ a@@ ds : “ Jesus Christ did not in@@ ten@@ d his religion to be for@@ ced on men by viol@@ ent means . . . .
He uses your displa@@ y of support to make a rep@@ ly to the ta@@ un@@ ts of Satan .
His point was that he felt as us@@ eless as the du@@ st and b@@ ones of his dead an@@ c@@ est@@ ors .
Jesus is “ the fir@@ st@@ born of all cre@@ ation . ” That is so “ because by means of him all other things were cre@@ ated in the heavens and upon the earth , the things v@@ isi@@ ble and the things inv@@ isi@@ ble . ”
Yes , it seem@@ s like a mirac@@ le that V@@ ic@@ k@@ y has rec@@ over@@ ed so comple@@ t@@ ely .
L@@ ear@@ ning to walk was out of the question .
You can just i@@ magine how un@@ po@@ pul@@ ar such ser@@ vi@@ ces were , especially since they were often imp@@ o@@ sed with ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ance and in@@ justice .
The question that n@@ atur@@ ally fol@@ lo@@ ws is , as expres@@ sed by Paul : “ Who will res@@ cu@@ e me from the body under@@ going this death ? ”
This situation must have ca@@ used J@@ on@@ a@@ than emo@@ tional st@@ ress while he tri@@ ed to keep Jehovah’s fav@@ or .
It is no won@@ der that after J@@ on@@ a@@ th@@ an’s death , David expres@@ sed his s@@ or@@ ro@@ w and his love for him in a m@@ our@@ n@@ ful s@@ ong . ​ — 2 Sa@@ m .
“ Ca@@ use me to turn back , and I shall re@@ adi@@ ly turn back , for you are Jehovah my God . ”
E@@ ag@@ er to ple@@ ase his fore@@ ign wi@@ ves , he at@@ temp@@ ted a s@@ ort of inter@@ faith arrang@@ ement for their benefit .
S@@ inc@@ ere gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for Jesus ’ sacrifice should move us to make chang@@ es in our life ​ — from sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly living for ourselves to living for Jesus , who died for us .
Although sh@@ or@@ ter , the se@@ a r@@ ou@@ te would have taken the Israelites through the land of the ho@@ st@@ ile Phil@@ ist@@ ines .
V@@ it@@ al L@@ ess@@ ons for U@@ s
Jesus said : “ This good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations ; and then the end will come . ”
Our home also served as a meeting place .
When we refle@@ ct on those words , we cannot fai@@ l to appreci@@ ate a vital s@@ ource of ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment ​ — associ@@ ation with our spiritual brothers and sisters at Christian meetings .
“ When I look at the she@@ er number of people in the world ​ — and the serious problems they face , ” says a woman nam@@ ed R@@ a@@ qu@@ el , “ my concer@@ ns se@@ em so in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant that I h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to ask God for help . ”
A ba@@ si@@ c question in the qu@@ est for spiritual understanding is this , Who in@@ ha@@ bi@@ t the spirit real@@ m ?
The mean@@ ings of their n@@ ames , L@@ o - ru@@ h@@ am@@ ah and L@@ o - am@@ mi , point to Jehovah’s with@@ ho@@ l@@ ding mer@@ cy from Israel and re@@ je@@ cting his dis@@ loyal people .
Do you follow the B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ ans ’ example of having e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness of mind and keep your mind free of un@@ necess@@ ary di@@ str@@ actions while you are stud@@ ying the Bible ?
In what sense has Jehovah made “ the wicked one for the evil day ” ?
I made it to the house of the inter@@ ested person without being h@@ ur@@ t .
S@@ he@@ ep
R@@ em@@ ember , Jehovah is the God who par@@ ted the R@@ ed Se@@ a and made the su@@ n stand still .
This did not sto@@ p me from writ@@ ing to her in tend@@ er@@ ness , o@@ ffering comfort , as@@ sur@@ ing her that this was just a temp@@ or@@ ary set@@ back and that we would be happy again .
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als who m@@ our@@ n the death of a loved one gain new strength when they learn about the resurrection hope .
Des@@ pite its an@@ ti@@ qu@@ ity , this st@@ ory is famili@@ ar to milli@@ ons .
To some ex@@ t@@ ent , this ever - deter@@ i@@ or@@ ating situation can be at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted to human imper@@ fe@@ ction .
How much , though , can one person accom@@ pl@@ ish , even if he devo@@ ted his whole life to this pur@@ su@@ it ?
The second question id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es the situation in which that pres@@ sure is likely to ar@@ ise .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 6@@ 5 , 4@@ 8
Mari@@ a and her husband , C@@ ar@@ lo@@ s , are examples of being mer@@ ci@@ ful . Mari@@ a@@ ’s father is a wi@@ do@@ wer , and in rec@@ ent years he has become be@@ d@@ ri@@ d@@ den .
Rather , when making a decision or h@@ and@@ ling a proble@@ m , we ask : ‘ What would Jesus do in this situation ?
A@@ no@@ ther chall@@ enge was sh@@ aring my faith with others in the do@@ or - to - do@@ or ministry .
Satan c@@ eas@@ el@@ ess@@ ly tri@@ es to ro@@ b Jehovah of the glory that He al@@ one deser@@ ves .
S@@ al@@ vation dep@@ ends , he reas@@ ons , not on the requi@@ re@@ ments of the Law , but on ‘ continu@@ ing in the faith . ’
V@@ is@@ it@@ ors par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly s@@ ought public@@ ations that t@@ ou@@ ched their lives , such as Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k and The Se@@ cre@@ t of F@@ am@@ ily H@@ app@@ iness .
The Bible does reve@@ al that those with the mar@@ k will experience God’s wr@@ ath when he br@@ ings an end to the present system of things .
By means of their free home Bible study pro@@ gra@@ m , Jehovah’s Witnesses often have syst@@ em@@ ati@@ c discus@@ sions about the Bible with their neigh@@ b@@ ors .
Christ lea@@ ds his congregation and ho@@ l@@ ds overse@@ ers in his right hand
The need for prop@@ er per@@ spe@@ ctive is made qu@@ ite clear in the book of Job , one of the ear@@ li@@ est Bible boo@@ ks to be written .
P@@ ri@@ or to baptism , however , there are st@@ ep@@ s we must take .
Mark also served with Peter in Babyl@@ on .
B@@ or@@ n a Ca@@ tho@@ lic , L@@ ef@@ è@@ v@@ re was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that a r@@ ene@@ wa@@ l of the ch@@ urch could be possible only if the Scriptures were pro@@ per@@ ly taught to or@@ din@@ ary people .
It was the first century to fe@@ ature a truly world - s@@ pan@@ ning con@@ f@@ li@@ ct . . .
So he ur@@ ges them : “ M@@ ake friends for y@@ ourselves by means of the un@@ righteous ri@@ ches , so that when such fai@@ l , they [ Jehovah and Jesus ] may receive you into the everlasting d@@ wel@@ ling plac@@ es . ”
I promised my God that I would no longer be a slave to these seri@@ als . ”
Does God , who cre@@ ated us with the need to e@@ at and clo@@ the ourselves , not see this ? ”
With Christ , God’s a@@ do@@ p@@ ted sons will receive a place as k@@ ings in God’s Kingdom , or heavenly govern@@ ment .
F@@ ol@@ low the discus@@ sion clo@@ sel@@ y in case there is a need for you to ass@@ ist your par@@ t@@ ner to over@@ come an ob@@ je@@ ction .
On that mem@@ or@@ able ev@@ ening , he gave them an un@@ for@@ get@@ table less@@ on in lo@@ v@@ ingly serving others .
Job accepted the direction and cor@@ rec@@ ted himself . ​ — Read Job 40 : 8 ; 4@@ 2 : 2 , 6 .
With the ‘ po@@ pul@@ ous nation ’ of anointed ones taking the lead , we now rejo@@ ice as the number of ‘ har@@ v@@ est work@@ ers ’ keep@@ s gro@@ wing .
Jehovah’s mo@@ der@@ n - day organization has always loo@@ ked for opportun@@ ities to support Jehovah’s work .
Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r told us that if we ag@@ re@@ ed to eng@@ age in the cam@@ pa@@ ign , we could ex@@ pect to be ar@@ rest@@ ed and put in j@@ a@@ il .
Today , S@@ pan@@ ish is the first language of some 5@@ 40 milli@@ on people .
David was likely sure of his parents ’ love for him .
( Read E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 7 : 8 , 9 . )
To see what a blessing that is for those who love Jehovah , let us consider the prophe@@ tic words of Isaiah found in the 6@@ 0@@ th chap@@ ter of his book .
In that case Jehovah ca@@ used the attend@@ ant to see the heavenly ar@@ mi@@ es that were prote@@ cting El@@ isha .
The things that a s@@ inc@@ ere Christian needs to avoid are not li@@ mit@@ ed to what the Bible spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ts .
How can we follow Jesus ’ example in wel@@ coming we@@ ak ones who come to our place of meeting ?
Christian hus@@ ban@@ ds who have app@@ lied the principles of Pet@@ er@@ ’s words have lik@@ e@@ wise w@@ on their wi@@ ves over by their conduct .
A wrong view of the tim@@ ing of the divine purpose could lead us to lo@@ se sight of the import@@ ance of our spiritual activities and become si@@ de@@ tr@@ ac@@ ked with personal inter@@ ests .
F@@ or@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess in such in@@ stances could be just let@@ ting go of the res@@ ent@@ ment so that one can move on with one@@ ’s life and not become physi@@ c@@ ally or men@@ t@@ ally ill because of har@@ bor@@ ing res@@ ent@@ ment . ”
C@@ um@@ in
How can we allow Jehovah to lead us with his counsel ?
What is one important way to honor Jehovah ?
But Joh@@ an@@ n had always desi@@ red help in his sear@@ ch for Bible truth .
Paul said : ‘ I am ho@@ p@@ ing to s@@ end Timothy to you , for I have no one el@@ se who is so faithful and will serve you better . ’ ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 19 - 22 ; Hebrews 13 : 23 .
A@@ e@@ ge@@ an Se@@ a
As Daniel fore@@ told , God’s Kingdom “ will cr@@ us@@ h and put an end to all these [ present - day ] k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s , and it it@@ self will stand to times in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ” ​ — D@@ an .
And with the tre@@ a@@ sures of God - given wisdom , knowledge , and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment , we will be able to de@@ al succ@@ ess@@ fully with problems and is@@ su@@ es in our da@@ ily life .
And , look ! I am with you all the days until the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ” ​ — Matthew 23 : 10 ; 28 : 18 - 20 .
For en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , many people today w@@ atch or do things that are viol@@ ent or im@@ moral or that invol@@ ve ma@@ gi@@ c and demon@@ ism .
What example of courage do we have in King A@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s ste@@ ward O@@ badi@@ ah ?
Does God support their efforts , vie@@ wing their war@@ f@@ are as jus@@ ti@@ fi@@ able ?
Still , their stu@@ b@@ born al@@ leg@@ ations that Jo@@ b@@ ’s suffering was deser@@ ved may have influ@@ enced his view of God’s justice . ​ — Job 34 : 5 ; 35 : 2 .
A@@ T C@@ A@@ E@@ S@@ A@@ R@@ E@@ A in 5@@ 8 C.E . , Rom@@ an Go@@ ver@@ nor P@@ or@@ ci@@ us F@@ es@@ tu@@ s was vis@@ ited by King H@@ er@@ od A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa I@@ I and his sister B@@ er@@ ni@@ ce . At the invit@@ ation of Go@@ ver@@ nor F@@ es@@ tu@@ s , they came from Jerusalem .
And the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine P@@ res@@ b@@ y@@ ter@@ i@@ an Li@@ fe says : “ I@@ m@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the soul is a Greek no@@ tion form@@ ed in ancient my@@ st@@ er@@ y cul@@ ts and el@@ ab@@ or@@ ated by the ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her P@@ l@@ at@@ o . ”
After his father died , Abraham continued on his j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to the land that the true God had promised .
How do you think Jehovah feel@@ s when he se@@ es that you are doing all you can to draw close to him and his Son ?
That may well be a good thing . God wants parents to teach their children .
Do you have difficul@@ ty res@@ is@@ ting temp@@ t@@ ations ?
Dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment also helps us to be reason@@ able .
But Job held f@@ ast his integrity , thus pro@@ ving Satan a li@@ ar .
7 : 16 .
Consider the example of An@@ na , a de@@ v@@ out wi@@ do@@ w who was 8@@ 4 years old at the time of Jesus ’ bir@@ th .
For many mo@@ thers , ho@@ l@@ ding down a full - time jo@@ b is an ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te necess@@ ity .
John uses it to ref@@ er to fellow believers in gener@@ al .
Mu@@ ch to their sur@@ pris@@ e , the man came out of his house and a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ zed for never having given the Witnesses the opportunity to speak to him .
He would em@@ br@@ ace and k@@ is@@ s them , as if he were truly inter@@ ested in them and their needs .
al@@ though this answer a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally me@@ ant a s@@ ent@@ ence of se@@ ven years in pris@@ on .
My mission@@ ary assignment was chang@@ ed from Ma@@ ur@@ iti@@ us to J@@ ap@@ an , and there Je@@ an and I were married in 195@@ 9 .
In the a@@ bi@@ ding place of j@@ ac@@ kal@@ s , a re@@ sting - place for them , there will be gre@@ en gr@@ ass with re@@ e@@ ds and pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us pl@@ ants . ” ​ — Isaiah 35 : 1 - 7 .
He said : “ You are wor@@ th more than many s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws . ”
Those who serve as elders make mis@@ takes that at times may af@@ fect us person@@ ally .
This same word is used to descri@@ be Jehovah’s faith@@ ful@@ ness .
Per@@ haps they den@@ y that Jesus ever lived or they re@@ ject that he was anointed with holy spirit .
And what makes me really happy is that this living arrang@@ ement al@@ lo@@ ws my children to continue their fru@@ it@@ ful ministry here . ”
8 : 22 - 26 ​ — Why did Jesus rest@@ ore the bl@@ ind man@@ ’s sight in two st@@ ep@@ s ?
For example , when we vis@@ ited P@@ ol@@ and , two sisters were wh@@ is@@ per@@ ing to each other in my pres@@ ence .
In order to sa@@ ve others , what must we first do ?
What did it mean ?
What will Go@@ g@@ ’s att@@ ack cause Christ to do , with what result ?
The thinking of God’s prophet J@@ on@@ ah became so un@@ bal@@ an@@ ced that he tri@@ ed to ru@@ n away when he was div@@ in@@ ely com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned to war@@ n the wicked people of N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h about Jehovah’s judgment against them .
Of what value was being a prin@@ ce in Egy@@ pt com@@ pared with being “ the Christ , ” or anointed of Jehovah ?
On the contr@@ ary , Jesus descri@@ bed in de@@ ta@@ il some of the things that were to be@@ f@@ all them .
Jehovah also gave the people of the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an cap@@ it@@ al of N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h an opportunity to respon@@ d to his war@@ ning .
17 , 18 . ( a ) How do Jesus ’ words recorded in John chap@@ ter 10 reve@@ al that he was famili@@ ar with the tra@@ its of sheep ?
In the Bible , many of the refer@@ ences to the bir@@ ds of the heavens teach us important less@@ ons about life and our relationship with God .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , as far as some a@@ the@@ ists are concer@@ ned , beli@@ ef in God has pro@@ duc@@ ed far more mas@@ sac@@ res and con@@ f@@ li@@ cts than go@@ o@@ dness and al@@ tru@@ ism .
He says : “ From the fru@@ it@@ age of his m@@ ou@@ th a man will e@@ at good , but the very soul [ “ sou@@ l@@ ful desire , ” fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ] of those deal@@ ing tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ously is viol@@ ence . ”
S@@ imp@@ le yet Pro@@ found
How pleas@@ ant and f@@ it@@ ting it is to praise him ! ” ​ — P@@ S .
We may not see the gro@@ w@@ th in@@ iti@@ ally , but ev@@ en@@ tually its resul@@ ts become man@@ i@@ f@@ est .
As my love of the truth deep@@ ened , I long@@ ed to bring my life into har@@ mony with God’s law .
These l@@ at@@ ter ones have learned to be satis@@ fied with just the simp@@ le things needed in life .
“ The love of God ” com@@ p@@ els us to show love to one another , especially in di@@ re situ@@ ations .
Yes , many par@@ took without respect and full real@@ iz@@ ation of the seri@@ ousness of the ev@@ ent .
1 : 15 ; 2 : 1 , 11 , 31 ; 3 : 14 ​ — What is “ the day of Jehovah ” ?
This is indic@@ ated by what Paul wrote to the Eph@@ es@@ ians , nam@@ ely that God will “ ga@@ ther all things together again in the Christ , the things in the heavens and the things on the earth . ”
Th@@ ree years later , we went to another small congregation in L@@ ond@@ on@@ der@@ ry , f@@ ar@@ ther nor@@ th .
You will have time to learn new s@@ k@@ ill@@ s and become better at the things you enjoy .
L@@ y@@ dia , who became a Christian during Paul’s vis@@ it to Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i in Gre@@ e@@ ce , was “ a sel@@ l@@ er of pur@@ ple , of the city of Th@@ y@@ ati@@ r@@ a . ” ​ — Acts 16 : 12 - 15 .
After his rel@@ e@@ ase , Ti@@ b@@ or served as a travel@@ ing overse@@ er .
There are other things b@@ es@@ id@@ es apost@@ as@@ y that have the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for dis@@ ru@@ p@@ ting the peace of the congregation .
The ra@@ b@@ bi@@ s also made rul@@ es about what kin@@ ds of u@@ ten@@ s@@ il@@ s and ob@@ je@@ cts could and could not become un@@ clean and the ri@@ tu@@ als that people needed to follow to become clean again .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to Jesus ’ uni@@ que position , the C@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia of Bi@@ bli@@ cal , The@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal , and E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ as@@ tic@@ al L@@ it@@ er@@ ature says : “ The ob@@ ject of prayer is God al@@ one , through Jesus Christ as the Me@@ di@@ at@@ or .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing about God’s sheep , or people , Mi@@ ca@@ h states : “ Let them fe@@ ed on Ba@@ sh@@ an and G@@ ile@@ ad . ”
O@@ thers may no@@ te the wisdom , or good sense , in our actions .
David san@@ g : “ I shall bl@@ ess Jehovah , who has given me ad@@ vice . Re@@ ally , during the ni@@ gh@@ ts my k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys have cor@@ rec@@ ted me . ”
We must be care@@ ful that our li@@ ps are gu@@ i@@ ded by Scriptural principles and that they do not de@@ vi@@ ate from what is righteous , cha@@ st@@ e , and vi@@ r@@ tu@@ ous .
Those practic@@ es ( even if some Romans did them for health reas@@ ons ) were wrong for Christians : “ We do not inclu@@ de even ani@@ mal@@ s ’ blood in our n@@ atur@@ al di@@ et , ” wrote T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an .
T@@ ati@@ an ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es : “ Di@@ e to the world , re@@ pu@@ di@@ ating the ma@@ dness that is in it .
; C@@ z@@ y@@ z@@ y@@ k , D .
And sign@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , the Bible account repor@@ ts that during an early cre@@ ative peri@@ od , God ca@@ used the su@@ n@@ ’s light to p@@ ene@@ tr@@ ate dar@@ k cl@@ ou@@ ds of water va@@ p@@ or that en@@ vel@@ op@@ ed the o@@ ce@@ an like a “ s@@ wa@@ dd@@ ling band ” around a ba@@ by . ​ — Job 38 : 4 , 9 ; Genesis 1 : 3 - 5 .
Who Are My Com@@ pan@@ i@@ ons ?
Job was dis@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ed by a dis@@ gu@@ sting di@@ se@@ ase and then pres@@ sur@@ ed by his wife to cur@@ se God and die .
Un@@ der divine inspi@@ r@@ ation , the Bible writ@@ ers used strong words to ex@@ pose the mo@@ ti@@ ves and the me@@ tho@@ ds of apost@@ ates .
Jehovah is “ the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh , ” “ the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty One . ”
Yet , even the great age of the earth and the heavens cannot be com@@ pared with Jehovah’s et@@ er@@ n@@ al ex@@ ist@@ ence .
For the man that has en@@ tered into God’s rest has also himself rest@@ ed from his own works , just as God did from his own . ”
A@@ n an@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is of 1 Corinthians 10 : 1 - 10 showed that Jehovah t@@ ests our obedi@@ ence to deter@@ mine our wor@@ thin@@ ess to receive an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance in the new world .
Wh@@ er@@ ever the col@@ por@@ te@@ ur@@ s went , see@@ ds of truth took ro@@ o@@ t and grou@@ ps of Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents began to mul@@ ti@@ p@@ ly .
And the disci@@ ple James wrote : “ H@@ um@@ ble y@@ ourselves in the eyes of Jehovah , and he will ex@@ al@@ t you . ”
17 Do Not Let Your Lo@@ ve G@@ ro@@ w C@@ old
• What loving pro@@ v@@ isions did Jehovah make to care for the Israelites ?
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T set up just one ch@@ urch , or congregation .
I appro@@ ached a dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed - loo@@ king man and h@@ an@@ ded him my t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony c@@ ard .
And not just any kingdom .
He and his wife also took a seri@@ es on “ Un@@ der@@ standing Your Do@@ ct@@ or ” to over 1@@ 00 do@@ ct@@ or@@ ’s of@@ fic@@ es in the cir@@ cu@@ it .
The R@@ es@@ pon@@ si@@ bility of Those Who He@@ ar the Word
3 Mar@@ ri@@ age ​ — I@@ ts O@@ ri@@ g@@ in and P@@ ur@@ pose
How beau@@ ti@@ fully the su@@ n pa@@ in@@ ts these st@@ atu@@ es with different col@@ ors during the course of the day !
T@@ ak@@ ing in knowledge of Jehovah and of Jesus Christ can mean everlasting life for us .
But even though se@@ par@@ ated by dist@@ ance , they always kept in t@@ ou@@ ch , rejo@@ ic@@ ing with one another in their blessings and we@@ ep@@ ing together in their s@@ or@@ ro@@ ws .
This mar@@ ked the beg@@ in@@ ning of a li@@ fe@@ time of service “ in fav@@ or@@ able se@@ as@@ on , in tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es@@ ome se@@ as@@ on . ”
For example , B@@ rit@@ ish Bible scho@@ la@@ r A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der Tho@@ m@@ son no@@ ted that the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation is out@@ standing in acc@@ ur@@ ately rend@@ ering the Greek present ten@@ se .
“ Tru@@ ly , Jehovah has ra@@ ised up a new , you@@ th@@ ful gener@@ ation of Witnesses to dec@@ l@@ are his name ! ” said John Di@@ du@@ r , co@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ or of the B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e .
Jehovah does not bl@@ ess dis@@ obedi@@ ence and re@@ bel@@ li@@ on . ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 12 : 1 , 2 , 9 - 11 .
Of course , this should not make us di@@ stru@@ st ever@@ yone .
“ My mother was never sub@@ mis@@ sive to my father , ” she rec@@ alls . “ Ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents and dis@@ respect were the nor@@ m .
“ Watchtower ” S@@ tu@@ dy in si@@ gn language
3 : 10 ​ — Does the br@@ ing@@ ing in of “ all the ten@@ th par@@ ts , ” or ti@@ thing , re@@ present giving our all to Jehovah ?
Ye@@ ars pas@@ sed .
As we apply Bible principles in our life , we gra@@ du@@ ally ac@@ qui@@ re divine wisdom and knowledge .
The early Christians had the support of Jehovah’s holy spirit , and they had a sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y .
For example , in one country some Witnesses have end@@ ur@@ ed al@@ most 20 years of imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment because of main@@ tain@@ ing their neu@@ tr@@ ality .
This brought anxi@@ ety . ”
In Jesus ’ par@@ able , how did the dis@@ cre@@ et vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins respon@@ d ?
Paul’s words indic@@ ate that some spirit - anointed ones in that congregation at Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a were do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted .
What happened in Juda@@ h in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . , but who were s@@ pared ?
T@@ ake , for example , the C@@ en@@ tr@@ al Af@@ ri@@ can Re@@ public , where last year the attend@@ ance at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death was 1@@ 6@@ ,@@ 18@@ 4 , about se@@ ven times the number of Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers in that land .
Daniel 12 : 9 says : “ The words are to be kept se@@ cre@@ t and se@@ aled up until the time of the end . ”
That is ex@@ ac@@ tly what happened to an organization prom@@ o@@ ted by B@@ r@@ ita@@ in and the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , one that was in@@ tend@@ ed to un@@ ite and re@@ present the worl@@ d’s k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s .
But we know that more is involved in respon@@ se to the prayer “ Let your Kingdom come .
By means of that covenant , the ancient nation of Israel was set ap@@ ar@@ t as God’s cho@@ s@@ en nation .
We can also encoura@@ ge those serving at Bethel to continue rend@@ ering sac@@ red service there .
“ A God . . . s@@ low to anger . ”
L@@ ik@@ ely , this public minis@@ ter@@ ing inclu@@ ded preaching to the public .
Hence , for@@ ced bap@@ t@@ is@@ ms of those l@@ ac@@ king faith based on acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s Word are valu@@ eless and contr@@ ary to the com@@ mis@@ sion Jesus gave his true followers . ​ — Hebrews 11 : 6 .
All coun@@ t it a privilege to share in provi@@ ding beau@@ ti@@ ful mu@@ si@@ c for our the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c events .
Who is respon@@ sible for supp@@ or@@ ting a family , but what circumstances may af@@ for@@ d others an opportunity to help ?
Peter , in fear , says he was not .
If so , then you will de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah and Jesus as you learn more about them .
Even when in s@@ ore st@@ ra@@ its , be like the psalmist who pray@@ ed : “ I am a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted and po@@ or . Jehovah himself takes account of me .
How much time should parents sp@@ end with their children ?
Such actions , along with ex@@ ten@@ sive disci@@ ple - making by the many faithful mission@@ aries in those early years , la@@ id a sure f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for the fine inc@@ re@@ ase we now see in Per@@ u ​ — from 2@@ 8@@ 3 Witnesses in 195@@ 3 to over 8@@ 3@@ ,000 today .
B@@ ack - c@@ alls [ return vis@@ its ] should be made on these pers@@ ons , ans@@ wer@@ ing vari@@ ous questions . . . , and then beg@@ in a mo@@ de@@ l study . . . as soon as you pos@@ si@@ bly can . ”
U@@ we was able to re@@ tain his relationship with Jehovah and in time was re@@ appointed as a serv@@ ant in the same congregation .
In the W@@ es@@ ter@@ n world , su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ons are u@@ su@@ ally taken with the pro@@ ver@@ bi@@ al gra@@ in of sal@@ t .
However , there is something el@@ se that Jehovah will make “ pre@@ t@@ ty ” in the near future .
Let us consider these questions as we discus@@ s the rema@@ ining si@@ x as@@ pe@@ cts of “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit , ” nam@@ ely , “ long - suffering , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , faith , mil@@ dness , self - control . ” ​ — G@@ al .
He was deli@@ gh@@ ted that his Father appro@@ ved of this way of teaching .
Because when we do things in God’s strength , our power will be used for the benefit , rather than the har@@ m , of others .
Some people might think that the th@@ re@@ at of nu@@ clear war could lead to events that fulf@@ ill “ the si@@ gn . ”
However , just as liter@@ ate stud@@ ents can make fur@@ ther prog@@ ress by imp@@ ro@@ ving their reading s@@ k@@ ill@@ s , so we can make fur@@ ther prog@@ ress by taking the lead in show@@ ing honor .
‘ Se@@ e@@ king Jehovah ’ today invol@@ ves develop@@ ing and main@@ tain@@ ing a war@@ m personal relationship with him in associ@@ ation with his earthly organization .
S@@ wi@@ ft and dec@@ isi@@ ve action was needed , and Ne@@ h@@ emiah took such action . ​ — Ne@@ h .
His family had become Witnesses in Al@@ le@@ gh@@ en@@ y , Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a , sh@@ ort@@ ly after World W@@ ar I .
Jehovah will ri@@ ch@@ ly bl@@ ess you .
W@@ al@@ k With God
And if we act on such desi@@ res by practic@@ ing sin , all the ze@@ al in the world will not bring us back into God’s fav@@ or .
Re@@ fu@@ ge@@ es from war@@ m lands may enc@@ oun@@ ter co@@ ld we@@ ather for the first time and may not know how to d@@ ress for it .
( a ) What wise st@@ ep did Jeremiah take when he b@@ ought a field ?
How can we cop@@ e with such let@@ do@@ w@@ ns ?
You will be sur@@ pris@@ ed how much better al@@ most any proble@@ m seem@@ s after you have had a good ni@@ gh@@ t’s s@@ le@@ ep ! ”
How wonderful that will be !
It is f@@ it@@ ting , then , that God should use a special expres@@ sion of his authority to end human suffering and accom@@ pl@@ ish his origin@@ al purpose for the earth .
God cre@@ ated Jesus before cre@@ ating Adam .
B@@ ri@@ an : Let me put it another way : The Bible con@@ tain@@ s fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al principles that are as rel@@ ev@@ ant today as they were when they were written cen@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o .
But what is the relationship between these sons of the Kingdom and the ever - ex@@ pan@@ ding great crow@@ d of those who hope to live forever on earth as sub@@ je@@ cts of the Kingdom ?
I cannot wa@@ it to see her again in the resurrection !
How disa@@ p@@ poin@@ ting it is when a person does not keep his word !
To prote@@ ct ourselves from im@@ moral me@@ dia pres@@ ent@@ ations , human ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es , high@@ er cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism , and apost@@ ate teachings , we must bu@@ y out time for personal study and for meeting attend@@ ance .
W@@ is@@ dom person@@ i@@ fied is por@@ tra@@ yed as saying : “ S@@ el@@ f - ex@@ al@@ tation and pri@@ de . . .
I appreci@@ ate that this is where Jehovah teach@@ es us , and being with my spiritual brothers and sisters is a real refu@@ ge and a s@@ ource of support and encourag@@ ement .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , Jehovah res@@ pe@@ cted the ag@@ re@@ ement the two spi@@ es had made with R@@ a@@ ha@@ b .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , tr@@ ying our best to do what is just and right in all our end@@ e@@ av@@ ors means happy personal relation@@ shi@@ ps and an imp@@ ro@@ ved qu@@ ality of life ​ — mor@@ ally and spiritually .
• Why can we say that the s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c commun@@ ity in gener@@ al has not helped people to gl@@ ori@@ fy God ?
God does not fav@@ or one face over another because of r@@ ace , n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality , so@@ cial standing , or any other ex@@ ter@@ n@@ al fac@@ t@@ ors .
• What d@@ anger do you face from “ the wicked one , ” Satan ?
G@@ ran@@ ted , the st@@ y@@ le of clo@@ thing might be different from regul@@ ar meeting at@@ ti@@ re , and what is wor@@ n for the we@@ d@@ ding may refle@@ ct local cu@@ sto@@ m , but the le@@ v@@ el of mo@@ des@@ ty should acc@@ ord with di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied Christian standards .
And he expe@@ cts us to obey the la@@ ws of human govern@@ ments as long as those la@@ ws do not con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with his standards .
We ar@@ gu@@ ed all the time .
He ear@@ ns the respect and trust of others .
He also cur@@ ed bl@@ ind and l@@ ame people .
Pe@@ ople need to know that the ransom is the means by which Jehovah lo@@ v@@ ingly off@@ ers all mankind the pro@@ spe@@ ct of everlasting life .
“ My husband never a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ z@@ es ”
It does not re@@ ach to the heavens like some st@@ ately ce@@ d@@ ars of Le@@ ban@@ on .
They themselves will per@@ ish , but you yourself will keep standing ; and just like a gar@@ ment they will all of them we@@ ar out .
• Why do you want to ‘ keep a@@ wa@@ ke ’ ?
How are Jehovah’s Witnesses gover@@ ned ?
Acc@@ ording to some s@@ our@@ ces , the Go@@ spe@@ l of Matthew was written as early as the ei@@ gh@@ th year after Christ’s death , that is , about 4@@ 1 C.E .
Why did Peter den@@ y Jesus ?
Bible tru@@ ths cou@@ pl@@ ed with the fine conduct that he ob@@ served among members of the congregation t@@ ou@@ ched Al@@ ber@@ t’s heart .
How did people re@@ act to Jesus ’ gener@@ os@@ ity ?
“ The world ” that is to pas@@ s away is , not the earth , but the world of mankind who@@ se lives are not in har@@ mony with God’s will .
Let each of us ple@@ ase his neigh@@ b@@ or in what is good for his up@@ building . ” ​ — Romans 15 : 1 - 3 .
When God cre@@ ated humans , he showed that there was a clear dist@@ inc@@ tion between them and ani@@ mal@@ s .
This ye@@ ar@@ ’s fin@@ an@@ cial succ@@ ess is next ye@@ ar@@ ’s ban@@ k@@ ru@@ p@@ t@@ cy . . . .
Consider , for example , the first part of King U@@ z@@ z@@ i@@ ah’s re@@ ign : “ He kept doing what was right in Jehovah’s eyes . . .
( b ) How are such m@@ our@@ ning ones com@@ for@@ ted ?
But can a@@ ir@@ pl@@ an@@ es la@@ y e@@ gg@@ s and h@@ atch small a@@ ir@@ pl@@ an@@ es ?
Why were Jesus ’ words about st@@ ra@@ ining out the gn@@ at and g@@ ul@@ p@@ ing down the cam@@ el par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly powerful h@@ y@@ per@@ bo@@ le ?
Jehovah Ri@@ ch@@ ly Re@@ war@@ ds ( R . S@@ ta@@ w@@ s@@ ki ) , 8 / 1
* Jo@@ b@@ ’s experience is so beau@@ ti@@ fully set out in written form that the account is consider@@ ed to be a liter@@ ary ma@@ st@@ er@@ pi@@ e@@ ce .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 6 , 1@@ 23
Jesus ’ point was clear .
E@@ ach group contribu@@ tes in its own way to car@@ ing for the col@@ on@@ y’s needs .
By br@@ ing@@ ing mankind under the one pe@@ ace@@ ful rule of the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom . ​ — Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 .
On@@ ly Jehovah provi@@ des this understanding by means of his holy spirit .
D@@ A@@ N
Jesus ’ men@@ tal attitude toward the si@@ ck ser@@ ves as an example for us .
That was because they did not com@@ pre@@ h@@ end what he was teaching , and they were disa@@ p@@ pointed at not having their fle@@ sh@@ ly expe@@ ct@@ ations ful@@ filled at that time .
A@@ gain , Jehovah promised his friend Abraham that He would mul@@ ti@@ p@@ ly his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a ste@@ ad@@ y di@@ et of who@@ les@@ ome spiritual food to su@@ sta@@ in us , we cannot hope to with@@ stand the pres@@ sure that this system br@@ ings to be@@ ar .
The fine efforts of hum@@ ble overse@@ ers can do much to help others to be ze@@ al@@ ous and fru@@ it@@ ful ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers . ​ — 2 Peter 1 : 5 - 8 .
For our conscience to fun@@ ction pro@@ per@@ ly , however , it must be il@@ lu@@ min@@ ated with the acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s Word and made sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve by app@@ lic@@ ation of that Word .
As@@ s@@ ess@@ ing one@@ ’s own wor@@ th :
3 A@@ pp@@ ly Bible counsel in your life .
He provided regul@@ ar spiritual instru@@ ction through the pri@@ ests , L@@ ev@@ ites , and a ste@@ ad@@ y st@@ re@@ am of prophe@@ ts and m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers .
When lear@@ ning about God’s moral requi@@ re@@ ments , an 8@@ 1 - year - old woman in H@@ ung@@ ary real@@ ized that she needed to get married to the man with whom she had been living for sever@@ al years .
Yes , “ I ate the du@@ st , ” as the lo@@ c@@ als would say .
The prophet Jeremiah wrote that “ the heart is more tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous than anything el@@ se and is des@@ per@@ ate . Who can know it ? ”
And Paul wrote that in marriage , se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations have an important place .
Is that happ@@ ening right now ?
In du@@ e time , Noah was inform@@ ed of God’s decision to bring a d@@ elu@@ ge of w@@ at@@ ers upon the earth , br@@ ing@@ ing all flesh to ru@@ in .
The holy spirit is not part of a Tr@@ in@@ ity .
Instead , let us be “ rich toward God ” as we put Kingdom inter@@ ests first in our life . ​ — Luke 12 : 21 .
The sh@@ a@@ do@@ w was mo@@ ving s@@ low@@ ly as the af@@ ter@@ no@@ on su@@ n shi@@ f@@ ted position .
Pe@@ ople were so bad that Jehovah “ felt h@@ ur@@ t at his heart . ”
He told Noah that humans should not con@@ su@@ me blood .
On@@ ce he himself was baptized with holy spirit and given the heavenly hope , he could gr@@ as@@ p the meaning of Jesus ’ teachings on those poin@@ ts .
Peter was refer@@ ring to ad@@ v@@ ance knowledge , or fore@@ knowledge , of future events , given to him and other Bible writ@@ ers by inspi@@ r@@ ation .
“ I a@@ da@@ pt my tra@@ ining to each individu@@ al .
In time , I deci@@ ded to return to Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a to pioneer clo@@ s@@ er to my family .
However , we per@@ form our ministry not only out of a sense of du@@ ty but also out of com@@ pas@@ sion .
No , their re@@ ques@@ ts had to be in har@@ mony with God’s will .
Consider what happened when he me@@ t Na@@ th@@ ana@@ el , who later became an apostle .
How did Eli@@ j@@ ah respon@@ d to his attend@@ an@@ t’s re@@ qu@@ est ?
18 M@@ il@@ est@@ ones in My Li@@ fe of Kingdom Ser@@ vice
Un@@ der such circumstances , to understand what the Bible really teach@@ es may present a chall@@ enge .
A@@ n O@@ ld P@@ lo@@ y to C@@ ap@@ ture New P@@ re@@ y
I re@@ sign@@ ed from the ci@@ vi@@ l service and accepted an assignment to be a full - time pioneer .
Th@@ r@@ ough his prophet Mi@@ ca@@ h , God said : “ He@@ ar , ple@@ ase , this , you head ones of the house of Jac@@ o@@ b and you comman@@ ders of the house of Israel , the ones de@@ t@@ es@@ ting justice and the ones who make even everything that is st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght cro@@ o@@ ked .
A@@ n Ex@@ c@@ iting Mo@@ der@@ n Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning
Satan has no no@@ ble co@@ de of e@@ th@@ ic@@ s .
All the while , however , parents remember that you are a free moral ag@@ ent and that there are no gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es as to how your life will turn out .
Jehovah knew what his people needed .
They taught me to s@@ we@@ ar , s@@ mo@@ ke , ste@@ al , and fi@@ ght with my f@@ ists .
He told them : “ In the house of my Father there are many a@@ bo@@ des . O@@ ther@@ wise , I would have told you , because I am going my way to pre@@ pare a place for you .
In 19@@ 60 we fac@@ ed another chall@@ enge .
“ Pe@@ ople will . . . su@@ ff@@ er ter@@ ri@@ ble di@@ se@@ as@@ es . ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 21 : 11 , Con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary Eng@@ l@@ ish V@@ er@@ sion .
The person might as@@ su@@ me that the blessings descri@@ bed in that verse apply to life in heaven .
F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ ing our promise is for our own good ; our faith@@ ful@@ ness lea@@ ds to a secu@@ re future . ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
Yes , des@@ pite his stru@@ gg@@ le with sin and his past wr@@ ong@@ doing ​ — for which he had rep@@ ented — ​ Paul was confid@@ ent in God’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess through Jesus .
Why are we happy as Jehovah’s servants ?
And qu@@ it being fa@@ shi@@ oned after this system of things , but be trans@@ form@@ ed by making your mind over , that you may prove to y@@ ourselves the good and accep@@ table and perfect will of God . ” ​ — Romans 12 : 1 , 2 .
What led them to baptism in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of their dedic@@ ation to Jehovah ?
If al@@ co@@ ho@@ l can make one person no@@ is@@ y , i@@ magine what it can do to a large crow@@ d of people who get together and dr@@ ink too much !
“ E@@ ach t@@ ree is known by its own fru@@ it . ” ​ — Luke 6 : 4@@ 4
E@@ very page is in full col@@ or and has ma@@ ps of the emp@@ i@@ res of As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a , Babyl@@ on , Me@@ do - Per@@ sia , Gre@@ e@@ ce , and R@@ ome .
“ I shall wa@@ s@@ h my hands in in@@ no@@ c@@ enc@@ y it@@ self , and I will mar@@ ch around your al@@ ta@@ r , O Jehovah , ” continued David .
Why should new@@ l@@ y@@ we@@ ds work especially hard to cultiv@@ ate res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful spe@@ e@@ ch ?
“ I Sh@@ all Not T@@ ake A@@ way My In@@ tegrity ”
How might ones with an earthly hope receive a gift ?
On@@ ce spo@@ ken , words cannot be re@@ tri@@ ev@@ ed , and it may be imp@@ os@@ sible to un@@ do the h@@ ur@@ t they cause .
These as@@ pe@@ cts of his instru@@ ction on prayer will be exam@@ ined in the following article .
We cannot live in a spiritual v@@ ac@@ u@@ u@@ m .
She conclu@@ ded : “ I@@ ’@@ m tel@@ ling ever@@ yone , ‘ P@@ le@@ ase read it . ’ ”
We individu@@ ally devo@@ te much of our time , en@@ er@@ gy , and res@@ our@@ ces to car@@ r@@ ying out that com@@ mis@@ sion .
Do I min@@ i@@ mi@@ ze such ad@@ vice , feel@@ ing that it for some reason does not apply to me ?
The re@@ verse was true ​ — they were happy because they were able to give .
I@@ magine , then , what is requi@@ red of a n@@ ational or world lead@@ er !
Psalm 10@@ 3 : 4 states that Jehovah is “ crow@@ ning you with loving - kindness . ”
No , in@@ deed , for Psalm 14@@ 5 says : “ Jehovah is near to all those c@@ all@@ ing upon him , to all those who call upon him in tru@@ en@@ ess .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , with his parents ’ support , R@@ y@@ an was able to end@@ ure faith@@ fully .
( b ) How is it evid@@ ent that s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists do not know “ the st@@ atu@@ tes of the heavens ” ?
On the bas@@ is of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ , have you rep@@ ented of your sin@@ s and dedic@@ ated yourself to Jehovah to do his will ?
Pe@@ ople were c@@ ele@@ br@@ ating Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st , which was a sac@@ red fes@@ ti@@ val at the beg@@ in@@ ning of the whe@@ at har@@ v@@ est .
As Sam@@ son kept gro@@ wing , “ Jehovah continued to bl@@ ess him . ”
If you have ever been disc@@ oura@@ ged , you will likely ag@@ ree with that st@@ at@@ ement .
How can you over@@ come ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les and sing pra@@ ises to Jehovah with feel@@ ing ?
By listen@@ ing in@@ ten@@ tly until we understand the other person@@ ’s feelings , at le@@ ast to some ex@@ t@@ ent .
N@@ ever does she ambi@@ ti@@ ously pu@@ s@@ h a@@ head or com@@ pete with him for recogn@@ iti@@ on .
As A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der dis@@ co@@ vered , Bible truth can move a person to over@@ come cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion .
We can hon@@ es@@ tly say that we feel ri@@ ch@@ ly bless@@ ed ! ”
When I asked , “ If O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x@@ y is the best religion , why is@@ n@@ ’t every@@ body O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x ? ” I received no satis@@ fac@@ t@@ ory answer .
Their s@@ inc@@ ere re@@ qu@@ est was ans@@ wer@@ ed , especially at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , when the promised holy spirit came upon the disciples and gave them deep@@ er in@@ sight into God’s Word and purpose .
You will der@@ i@@ ve in@@ ten@@ se satis@@ fac@@ tion from your efforts , the fru@@ its of your own la@@ b@@ ors .
‘ Your Kingdom Will Be S@@ te@@ ad@@ f@@ ast ’ ( David ) , 4 / 1 J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S W@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ S
F@@ ur@@ ther exam@@ in@@ ation of spiritual g@@ em@@ s found in L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us will be high@@ ly bene@@ fi@@ cial , and ap@@ pl@@ ying what we learn will help us to prove ourselves holy in all our conduct .
If so , we encoura@@ ge you to learn about the Le@@ ad@@ er who will soon exerc@@ ise full control over all the earth .
After Jesus ’ death and resurrection , the sear@@ ch for deser@@ ving ones continued with vi@@ g@@ or .
Many humans understand the value of hon@@ est work .
Ther@@ efore , gen@@ u@@ ine Christians are not ho@@ m@@ op@@ ho@@ bi@@ c . ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 17 .
In many lands , the mission@@ aries found that la@@ un@@ d@@ ry was done pi@@ e@@ ce by pi@@ e@@ ce on a wa@@ sh@@ bo@@ ard or on ro@@ c@@ ks at a ri@@ ver in@@ stead of with an ele@@ c@@ tri@@ c wa@@ shing ma@@ ch@@ ine .
You may know young people who sp@@ end a lo@@ t of time reading com@@ ic boo@@ ks , w@@ atch@@ ing tel@@ ev@@ ision , pla@@ ying vi@@ de@@ o g@@ ames , or sur@@ f@@ ing the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t .
This is an inter@@ n@@ ational family standing in the mi@@ d@@ st of but se@@ par@@ ate from the present wicked system .
Yet , day after day J@@ on@@ ah faith@@ fully car@@ ri@@ ed out his com@@ mis@@ sion to preach to them .
“ [ Jehovah ] will not always find fa@@ ul@@ t , ” wrote the psalmist .
Let us exam@@ ine Scriptural principles that can gu@@ i@@ de us .
In l@@ ine with the words of N@@ um@@ bers 24 : 24 , the mil@@ it@@ ary ma@@ ch@@ ine of A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der the Gre@@ at advan@@ ced rel@@ ent@@ less@@ ly e@@ ast@@ ward from M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia and con@@ qu@@ ered the land of As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a , fin@@ ally de@@ fe@@ ating the mi@@ gh@@ ty Me@@ do - Per@@ si@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
However , he promised that he would “ give to pe@@ op@@ les the change to a pu@@ re language , in order for them all to call upon the name of Jehovah , in order to serve him sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der . ”
I also stu@@ died with a married cou@@ ple who had a little gi@@ r@@ l .
Of course , Jehovah is “ the God of truth . ”
However , this man ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted to sh@@ out a war@@ ning as he appro@@ ached Jesus .
Tho@@ ma@@ s , the care@@ tak@@ er of a st@@ adi@@ u@@ m in the nor@@ th@@ w@@ est of S@@ pain that the Witnesses regul@@ arly used , appreci@@ ated being around people who put the Word of God into prac@@ tice .
We may su@@ ff@@ er persecu@@ tion and vari@@ ous other tri@@ als rel@@ ated to our faith .
Rather , on his last night with them , he fer@@ v@@ ently pray@@ ed : “ I make re@@ qu@@ est , not concer@@ ning these only , but also concer@@ ning those pu@@ t@@ ting faith in me through their word ; in order that they may all be one , just as you , Father , are in uni@@ on with me and I am in uni@@ on with you , that they also may be in uni@@ on with us , in order that the world may believe that you sent me for@@ th . ”
She got out her first - a@@ id k@@ it , cle@@ an@@ ed the w@@ ound with an an@@ t@@ is@@ ep@@ tic , and ban@@ da@@ ged the f@@ ing@@ er .
A@@ t@@ tend@@ e@@ es , and in@@ deed God’s people worl@@ d@@ wide , jo@@ y@@ fully em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed that ex@@ hor@@ tation .
Jehovah never expe@@ cts from his cre@@ atu@@ res what they are un@@ able to do .
She be@@ ars him a son nam@@ ed O@@ bed , and thus Ru@@ th and Bo@@ a@@ z became an@@ c@@ est@@ ors of King David and con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently of Jesus Christ . ​ — Ru@@ th 4 : 13 - 17 ; Matthew 1 : 5 , 6 , 16 .
In J@@ anu@@ ary 198@@ 1 , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy asked me to trans@@ f@@ er to Gre@@ e@@ ce to jo@@ in the Bethel family in A@@ th@@ ens , but by the end of the year , I was back in C@@ y@@ pr@@ us and appointed B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e co@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ or .
The early Christians took that counsel to heart .
With her free hand , one of the women f@@ ed gra@@ in in small am@@ oun@@ ts into the f@@ ill@@ er ho@@ le of the u@@ pp@@ er st@@ one , and the other woman ga@@ ther@@ ed the f@@ l@@ our as it p@@ our@@ ed from the ri@@ m of the m@@ ill into a tra@@ y or clo@@ th s@@ pre@@ ad bene@@ ath it .
It is important , then , that we continue to take in Bible knowledge and become better ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with Jesus Christ .
God has assign@@ ed this responsi@@ bility to the parents , not to gr@@ and@@ parents or to anyone el@@ se .
On@@ ce in the to@@ wn of F@@ in@@ sp@@ å@@ ng , the st@@ re@@ et was l@@ ined with work@@ ers who were p@@ our@@ ing out of a fac@@ t@@ ory .
Yes , let us not be lu@@ ke@@ war@@ m regarding our dedic@@ ation , but let us be “ ag@@ low with the spirit , ” ze@@ al@@ ous down to the end ​ — and the end is near . ​ — Romans 12 : 11 ; Revelation 3 : 15 , 16 .
God used the congregation there as a s@@ pr@@ ing@@ bo@@ ard to s@@ pre@@ ad the good news to dist@@ ant lands .
• How do prayer and medit@@ ation emp@@ ow@@ er us ?
F@@ ac@@ ed with govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als who may be har@@ s@@ h , how do we re@@ act ?
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H is the S@@ ource of light .
During the last 18 months of his life , Ar@@ ne was be@@ d@@ ri@@ d@@ den and requi@@ red con@@ st@@ ant care .
Rather , have faith that the ransom app@@ lies to you .
O@@ ther angels later jo@@ ined in the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on and became known as dem@@ ons .
When he wor@@ e his neigh@@ bor@@ ’s gl@@ as@@ ses , however , he could read the boo@@ ks just fine and g@@ la@@ dly contribu@@ ted for the boo@@ ks and gl@@ as@@ ses .
Some feel anxi@@ ous because they have lost their jo@@ b and cannot find another one .
What a cul@@ min@@ ation that will be of the fulfill@@ ment of the trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation vision !
This takes about three or four days over very r@@ ough ro@@ a@@ ds .
She ob@@ served : “ I no@@ tic@@ ed that even though the book is me@@ ant for children , the sub@@ je@@ cts discus@@ sed can also help us ad@@ ul@@ ts think about our personal relationship with Jehovah . ”
Bro@@ ther J@@ en@@ s@@ en said that he thought the physical work would do me good .
You can pi@@ c@@ ture Jose@@ p@@ h’s family working together at P@@ as@@ so@@ ver time to pre@@ pare for their an@@ nu@@ al j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to Jerusalem ​ — a 1@@ 30 - m@@ ile [ 2@@ 00 k@@ m ] r@@ ound - tri@@ p made without mo@@ der@@ n trans@@ por@@ tation .
V@@ i@@ e@@ wed me@@ ta@@ p@@ ho@@ ri@@ c@@ ally and in har@@ mony with the fac@@ ts of our day , the Hebrew ver@@ b here transl@@ ated “ ro@@ ve about ” con@@ ve@@ ys the ide@@ a of a care@@ ful exam@@ in@@ ation .
T@@ ear@@ s well up in Ka@@ ther@@ in@@ e@@ ’s eyes as she reli@@ ves that t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing m@@ om@@ ent .
Wh@@ ere does the money to supp@@ ly these needs come from ?
On@@ ce the lo@@ ad was plac@@ ed on their head or sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders , they could eas@@ ily bal@@ ance it with one hand “ while the other hand was ho@@ l@@ ding the mis@@ s@@ ile . ”
If Christ , by means of holy spirit , is present when Christians me@@ et together in his name , should not such ga@@ ther@@ ings be consider@@ ed sac@@ red ?
Bu@@ r@@ ying Jesus in Jose@@ p@@ h’s own future t@@ om@@ b was a gener@@ ous g@@ es@@ ture on Jose@@ p@@ h’s part and ful@@ filled the prophecy that the Messi@@ ah would be bu@@ ri@@ ed “ with the rich . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
We heard him say , “ Yes , Father , I know ex@@ ac@@ tly where they live . ”
It de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely did not bring praise to Jehovah . ”
T@@ on@@ y now fac@@ ed the chall@@ enge of br@@ ing@@ ing his life into har@@ mony with Bible standards .
That ho@@ pe@@ ful compan@@ y was not simply a group of opportun@@ is@@ tic tra@@ ders , however .
But the book of A@@ mo@@ s also indic@@ ates that Jehovah’s judgment is sel@@ e@@ ctive .
So be per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive and mon@@ it@@ or the situation .
A person who sp@@ ends just an h@@ our or two in field service each mon@@ th may be very pleas@@ ing to Jehovah if that really is all his health al@@ lo@@ ws him to do .
D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to God
“ This led to feelings of gu@@ il@@ t , which only made matters wor@@ se . ”
When he ob@@ ta@@ ined a new c@@ ell p@@ ho@@ ne , his bad c@@ ra@@ ving was re@@ ign@@ ited .
“ If , then , anyone shall say . . . that the Rom@@ an P@@ on@@ ti@@ f@@ f is not the succ@@ ess@@ or of B@@ less@@ ed Peter in this pri@@ ma@@ cy ; let him be ana@@ the@@ ma [ that is , be declar@@ ed a her@@ e@@ tic ] . ” ​ — TH@@ E F@@ I@@ R@@ S@@ T V@@ AT@@ I@@ C@@ A@@ N C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ C@@ I@@ L , J@@ U@@ L@@ Y 18 , 18@@ 70 .
“ When Jehovah became my Father , I fin@@ ally had someone to whom I could expres@@ s my in@@ ner feelings , ” says C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ine .
What were the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of worshi@@ p@@ ing the g@@ ol@@ den cal@@ f ?
V@@ olu@@ n@@ te@@ ers from 25 different nations had trans@@ form@@ ed a mu@@ d@@ dy , we@@ ed - filled , 7@@ .@@ 8 - ac@@ re [ 3@@ .@@ 2 h@@ a ] field into a beau@@ ti@@ ful gar@@ den@@ like set@@ ting for the new branch fac@@ ility , accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ating 8@@ 0 members of the Bethel family .
In other cul@@ tures , fa@@ thers are encoura@@ ged to be stri@@ ct discipl@@ in@@ ari@@ ans but little el@@ se .
B@@ ear@@ ing witness to the resurrection ex@@ posed the disciples to ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le , suffering , and death .
This was his whole world now .
The Bible tel@@ ls us what kind of rul@@ er@@ ship we can ex@@ pect , rul@@ er@@ ship that all righ@@ the@@ ar@@ ted individuals now long for .
What have some found help@@ ful in cop@@ ing with such a hor@@ rend@@ ous experience ?
What is the best way to con@@ qu@@ er evil with good ?
N@@ in@@ e@@ te@@ en@@ th - century A@@ mer@@ i@@ can po@@ et R@@ al@@ ph W@@ al@@ do E@@ mer@@ son once com@@ pla@@ ined : “ How much of human life is lost in wa@@ iting ! ”
Jesus taught his followers : “ Do not s@@ we@@ ar at all . . .
We show our appreciation for his loving care and support by pu@@ t@@ ting our full confidence in him and using what strength we have in his service .
Tru@@ e , elders take the lead in num@@ er@@ ous activities .
As Joh@@ n@@ ’s thinking and reason@@ ing a@@ bil@@ ities became more imp@@ a@@ i@@ red , fulfill@@ ing his work assign@@ ments became more difficult .
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ed S@@ low@@ ly , Des@@ tro@@ yed Q@@ u@@ ic@@ k@@ ly
They also share in a liter@@ al building work ​ — the con@@ stru@@ ction of Kingdom H@@ alls , As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ alls , and Bethel fac@@ il@@ ities .
The early Christians lived in har@@ mony with Jesus ’ words .
Like Jesus ’ apostles , you must sear@@ ch for people who are willing to listen and to be taught Scriptural truth .
TH@@ E ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of God’s judgment upon Satan’s world will bre@@ ak out with str@@ ik@@ ing su@@ d@@ den@@ ness .
Hence , they f@@ ell as@@ le@@ ep while he sta@@ yed a@@ wa@@ ke pra@@ ying .
They can provide individu@@ al help to any who are stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to over@@ come worl@@ dly attitu@@ des .
For the next two and a half years , I received tre@@ at@@ ment in sever@@ al san@@ at@@ ori@@ um@@ s , still cl@@ ing@@ ing to the hope of reco@@ very .
In like man@@ ner , we put fi@@ er@@ y co@@ als upon the head of an enem@@ y by doing kind de@@ e@@ ds to him so that his har@@ dness will m@@ el@@ t and good qualities will come to the fore .
In heaven , Jesus did more .
And we all have to live in an ung@@ o@@ dly world .
When Jesus instru@@ cted that the st@@ one co@@ ver@@ ing the en@@ tr@@ ance to the bu@@ ri@@ al ch@@ am@@ ber be re@@ moved , Mar@@ th@@ a ob@@ je@@ cted , saying : “ Lord , by now he must sm@@ ell , for it is four days . ”
He is a God of love and is a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in loving - kindness and truth .
Jesus as@@ sur@@ ed his followers that a resurrection of the dead will take place .
After get@@ ting to know each other , we deci@@ ded that we would get married .
When he re@@ turned , she kin@@ dly asked : “ W@@ ould you like something to e@@ at ? ”
In the Law given to Moses , God made his position qu@@ ite clear .
By this time , de@@ ca@@ des of hard work and the ri@@ g@@ ors of life in a tro@@ pi@@ cal c@@ li@@ mate had taken their t@@ ol@@ l .
It is a@@ vail@@ able on T@@ V , on the com@@ pu@@ ter , and on the p@@ ho@@ ne .
( b ) What chall@@ enge and d@@ anger must Christians face ?
Li@@ ving in this en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , we are often fac@@ ed with situ@@ ations that t@@ est our determin@@ ation to be hon@@ est .
Today , the earth is filled with h@@ at@@ red and stri@@ fe , viol@@ ence and b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed , pol@@ lu@@ tion and di@@ se@@ ase .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y H@@ A@@ D@@ Y@@ N S@@ AN@@ D@@ E@@ R@@ S@@ O@@ N
Today , s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists believe that light be@@ ha@@ ves both as a wa@@ ve and as a par@@ tic@@ le .
He had been an e@@ ye@@ witness to mi@@ gh@@ ty ac@@ ts of God , and he had seen the fulfill@@ ment of many of Jehovah’s promises .
D@@ em@@ on@@ str@@ ate Your Lo@@ ve for God
However , care@@ ful not to off@@ end Jewish sen@@ si@@ bil@@ ities , S@@ im@@ on used the t@@ it@@ le “ e@@ th@@ n@@ ar@@ ch , ” or “ lead@@ er of the people , ” rather than “ king . ”
“ W@@ ar is one of the con@@ stan@@ ts of hist@@ ory , ” wrote hist@@ ori@@ ans Will and A@@ ri@@ el D@@ ur@@ ant , “ and has not di@@ min@@ i@@ shed with ci@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ation or dem@@ o@@ cr@@ ac@@ y . ”
He did not cur@@ se God as Satan said he would .
This means that we need to keep on making the effort to change and “ put on the new person@@ ality . ”
Ru@@ ins with st@@ ep@@ s : © Ch@@ r@@ is v@@ an der M@@ er@@ we / ​ A@@ A@@ I F@@ o@@ to@@ sto@@ ck / ​ age fo@@ to@@ sto@@ ck ; tower in@@ set : © I@@ ng@@ ri@@ d v@@ an den B@@ er@@ g / ​ A@@ A@@ I F@@ o@@ to@@ sto@@ ck / ​ age fo@@ to@@ sto@@ ck
He indic@@ ated this when he assign@@ ed tal@@ ents to “ each one according to his own ability . ”
Joseph had no fear of the dead King H@@ er@@ od .
Today , many things are done “ in the name of the govern@@ ment , ” which is not a person .
Par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 6 : Christ’s “ coming ” ( Greek , er@@ ʹ@@ k@@ ho@@ ·@@ ma@@ i ) is different from his “ pres@@ ence ” ( pa@@ ·@@ r@@ ou@@ ·@@ si@@ ʹ@@ a ) .
1@@ 30 : 3 .
When no fore@@ thought is given to what is being said , both the speak@@ er and his listen@@ ers can be h@@ ur@@ t .
Jewish tra@@ dition has it that the U@@ ri@@ m and the Th@@ um@@ mi@@ m disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared with the des@@ tru@@ ction of the temple in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
May we therefore ch@@ er@@ ish our de@@ a@@ f brothers and sisters !
* E@@ nt@@ re@@ ati@@ es to God d@@ om@@ in@@ ate this group of psal@@ ms .
Although he was a prom@@ in@@ ent king ​ — like the t@@ ree that re@@ ached clear to heaven — ​ he was cu@@ t down for “ se@@ ven times . ”
Since his re@@ bel@@ li@@ on , Satan has proved to be Jehovah’s great@@ est enem@@ y , and he certainly has not been a friend of mankind .
The evidence that this is so is the ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary inc@@ re@@ ase with which he has bless@@ ed them , ‘ beau@@ ti@@ f@@ ying them , ’ as it were .
If you can see that , then you have ga@@ ined in@@ sight into what the Bible fore@@ tel@@ ls , in@@ sight that relati@@ vely few have .
That pas@@ sage encoura@@ ged me to “ put away the old person@@ ality ” and to “ put on the new person@@ ality which was cre@@ ated according to God’s will . ”
The ad@@ v@@ ent of mas@@ s pro@@ du@@ ction has made many work@@ ers feel like little more than co@@ g@@ s in the whe@@ els of a mas@@ sive , imper@@ s@@ onal ma@@ ch@@ ine .
They do not res@@ ort to ex@@ tre@@ m@@ es , ” Bro@@ ther S@@ chil@@ ling said .
As we have seen , Timothy had ( 1 ) knowledge of the Scriptures and ( 2 ) con@@ vi@@ ction about his beli@@ ef@@ s .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing of those who will live in Par@@ adise , the Bible states : “ They will certainly buil@@ d hous@@ es and have occ@@ u@@ pan@@ cy ; and they will certainly pl@@ ant v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds and e@@ at their fru@@ it@@ age . ”
When Jesus asked his 12 apostles if they also wanted to go , S@@ im@@ on Peter rep@@ lied : “ Lord , whom shall we go away to ?
Ha@@ ving large so@@ cial events is not ad@@ vis@@ able , since su@@ per@@ vision at such is often difficult .
Many people pre@@ f@@ er not to talk about it .
On c@@ ele@@ br@@ ating a year of being free of his ad@@ di@@ ction to por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , one man wrote : “ I have rest@@ ored a sense of personal integrity that was mis@@ sing . ”
Q@@ u@@ ite ab@@ ru@@ p@@ tly our family moved to Bu@@ r@@ k@@ ina Fa@@ so , and my life chang@@ ed dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c@@ ally .
( 1 ) H@@ el@@ g@@ es@@ en , S .
But Jehovah’s message did not end there .
So@@ on we started sh@@ aring with others what we were lear@@ ning .
His words did much to qu@@ ell the un@@ reason@@ able feelings of fa@@ il@@ ure that kept sur@@ fac@@ ing .
Acc@@ ording to one refer@@ ence work , the Greek word transl@@ ated “ ro@@ aring ” den@@ o@@ tes “ the how@@ l of a be@@ ast in fi@@ er@@ ce hu@@ ng@@ er . ”
N@@ um@@ ber@@ ing our ha@@ ir@@ s ​ — of which the a@@ ver@@ age human head gro@@ ws about 10@@ 0@@ ,000 — ​ would be a simp@@ le fe@@ at by com@@ par@@ is@@ on .
The less@@ on we learn is tw@@ o@@ fo@@ ld .
Do we often talk about material things and se@@ cul@@ ar ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements ?
These ne@@ g@@ ative for@@ ces ar@@ ise from our imper@@ fe@@ ction as well as from the influ@@ ence of “ the spirit of the world ” around us , and they are very powerful .
A@@ side from his com@@ ments about marriage , V@@ ic@@ ent also says : “ By reading the Bible , I feel much clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah now than ever before . ”
The pri@@ est pray@@ ed for blessings , prote@@ ction , and vi@@ ct@@ ory .
A@@ no@@ ther way to id@@ enti@@ fy spiritual truth is to see how it influ@@ ences pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s lives .
The lam@@ b might appro@@ ach the shepher@@ d and even nu@@ dge his le@@ g .
There were two g@@ ol@@ den ch@@ er@@ u@@ bs on the li@@ d of the Ar@@ k .
But the more you think and be@@ have the way Jehovah wants you to , the e@@ asi@@ er it will become for you to think the way he does and to do what is right . ​ — Psalm 37 : 31 ; Proverbs 23 : 12 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 16 , 17 .
Be as@@ sur@@ ed that Jehovah is pleas@@ ed with your fir@@ m res@@ ol@@ ve to obey his Word .
Why does love for God invol@@ ve obedi@@ ence ?
Re@@ fle@@ cting on his own fa@@ iled relation@@ shi@@ ps , a po@@ pul@@ ar ac@@ t@@ or simil@@ arly stated : “ I@@ ’@@ m not sure if it really is in our n@@ ature to be with someone for the rest of our lives . ”
To what is the gro@@ w@@ th of God’s word l@@ in@@ ked at Acts 6 : 7 , and what happened on the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . ?
It is not always eas@@ y to understand the pain that others are experi@@ enc@@ ing .
One S@@ atur@@ day mor@@ ning , I me@@ t a car@@ p@@ en@@ ter in his sh@@ op .
I ex@@ al@@ t you , I la@@ u@@ d your name , for you have done wonderful things , coun@@ sel@@ s from early times , in faith@@ ful@@ ness , in tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thin@@ ess . ” ​ — Isaiah 25 : 1 .
Sh@@ ould we not also keep our fellow believers in mind ?
( Read Romans 8 : 14 - 17 . )
Just i@@ magine the a@@ w@@ k@@ war@@ dness Peter must have felt as he en@@ tered the home of Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us .
Our conven@@ tions were held se@@ cre@@ tly in fore@@ st@@ s .
How we say something is as important as what we say .
How would you descri@@ be an individu@@ al who is appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble ?
In our time , ra@@ pe is also a ma@@ j@@ or cri@@ me with se@@ v@@ ere p@@ en@@ al@@ ties .
Yet , the Bible rec@@ ord tel@@ ls us that su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , on the 1@@ 7@@ th day of the 2@@ n@@ d mon@@ th , 3@@ 5@@ 2 years before the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Abraham was born , a d@@ elu@@ ge began that s@@ we@@ pt away a whole world .
The cap@@ tain of a car@@ go v@@ es@@ sel in S@@ al@@ va@@ d@@ or allow@@ ed a group of us to tra@@ v@@ el on his ship if we would s@@ le@@ ep on de@@ ck .
Will such blessings over@@ take you ?
A “ S@@ la@@ ve ” Who Is Bo@@ th Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful and Dis@@ cre@@ et
And faith helps us to be cont@@ ent with mo@@ des@@ t material pro@@ v@@ isions . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
To the young Christian disci@@ ple Timothy , the apostle Paul wrote : “ F@@ le@@ e from the desi@@ res in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ al to you@@ th . ”
Yet , others who claim@@ ed to be followers of Christ rema@@ ined un@@ moved .
“ When you put your best into a t@@ ask and see the resul@@ ts , it@@ ’s very satis@@ f@@ ying , ” says 24 - year - old W@@ il@@ li@@ am .
If you me@@ et R@@ ol@@ an@@ do , you will find a well - d@@ ressed s@@ mil@@ ing minis@@ ter who is serving as a full - time pre@@ ach@@ er and as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant in one of the congregations on M@@ in@@ d@@ or@@ o .
However , because my mother had po@@ or health at the time and I was loo@@ king after her , I did not want to live in N@@ ic@@ ar@@ ag@@ ua .
He ad@@ ds that every mission@@ ary assignment has its own uni@@ que beau@@ ty , and in time , mission@@ aries foc@@ us on the positi@@ ve as@@ pe@@ cts of their assignment .
In D@@ u@@ bl@@ in a more determined op@@ pos@@ er ​ — M@@ r . O@@ ’@@ Con@@ nor , se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary of the Y@@ M@@ C@@ A ​ — at@@ temp@@ ted to turn the a@@ udi@@ ence of more than 1@@ ,000 against the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents .
Why do I have to su@@ ff@@ er like this ?
It is our hope that these ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments will en@@ able us to re@@ ach more people with the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving message .
While gro@@ wing up as a human on earth , Jesus continued to love divine wisdom .
E@@ igh@@ te@@ en - year - old Ban@@ o left I@@ ra@@ q in 199@@ 6 and moved with her family to N@@ or@@ way .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in days , Mar@@ th@@ a had to end@@ ure the ter@@ ri@@ ble death of her bel@@ o@@ ved Ma@@ ster , Jesus .
Rather , they look for opportun@@ ities to “ work what is good toward all , but especially toward those rel@@ ated to [ them ] in the faith . ”
4 : 27 , 30 .
We jo@@ ined a fore@@ ign - language group . ”
Although the apostle Peter ex@@ hor@@ ted Christians to “ be vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant with a view to prayers , ” he himself fa@@ iled to be that way on at le@@ ast one occasi@@ on .
C@@ au@@ ti@@ ously , I appro@@ ached them , not know@@ ing whether I would live or die .
She even began to serve as a regul@@ ar pioneer .
“ Our family has gro@@ wn clo@@ s@@ er . ” ​ — R@@ o@@ al@@ d
Is there a so@@ li@@ d hope for the future ?
Then she pointed to the Bible , saying : “ R@@ eli@@ ance on God’s Word is fir@@ m@@ ly gr@@ oun@@ ded in ver@@ i@@ fi@@ able fac@@ ts . ”
Our way of worship does not allow us to li@@ mit our concer@@ n for others to a m@@ ere or@@ al expres@@ sion of the wish that everything will turn out well for them .
How can you “ sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard your heart ” and remain se@@ par@@ ate from the world ?
Con@@ ver@@ sel@@ y , if you mon@@ o@@ po@@ li@@ ze every con@@ vers@@ ation , or con@@ stan@@ tly put yourself in the li@@ m@@ eli@@ ght , you will have a hard time fin@@ ding someone who is ready to listen or who ca@@ res about your feelings and needs .
As@@ k yourself , ‘ Just over a century ag@@ o , did mankind even have the power of complete self - des@@ tru@@ ction ? ’
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the Bible does not st@@ ate that Jehovah will wa@@ it until every individu@@ al on earth has received a personal witness .
O@@ r it may be that si@@ ck@@ ness or old age has imp@@ o@@ sed rest@@ ra@@ in@@ ts upon us .
Rather than being bl@@ in@@ ded in du@@ ng@@ e@@ on@@ like spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness , we see the light of fre@@ e@@ dom and of God’s fav@@ or .
The psalmist says : “ All the go@@ ds of the pe@@ op@@ les are valu@@ eless go@@ ds ; but as for Jehovah , he has made the very heavens . ”
It takes time and pati@@ ence to w@@ atch the see@@ ds of truth gro@@ w .
Tru@@ e wor@@ th in life is not me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed in the number of years one might live or the am@@ ount of material things one might pos@@ s@@ ess or enjoy .
J@@ on@@ a@@ than and his ar@@ m@@ or - be@@ are@@ r did go up .
But the Na@@ z@@ is fa@@ iled to bre@@ ak the Witnesses ’ res@@ ol@@ ve to worship God al@@ one , and they fa@@ iled to eli@@ min@@ ate God’s servants as a group .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , an el@@ der spoke to M@@ el@@ is@@ a about the wisdom of following Jehovah’s comm@@ and to mar@@ ry “ only in the Lord . ”
Ex@@ pla@@ in what it means to dis@@ own yourself .
The un@@ kindness could be expres@@ sed by s@@ pit@@ e@@ ful neigh@@ b@@ ors , un@@ fri@@ end@@ ly str@@ ang@@ ers , even friends and family members who may , at times , act though@@ t@@ less@@ ly .
Since then , 24 years have pas@@ sed , 23 of which I have sp@@ ent in the full - time service .
How happy we are to have artic@@ les that ad@@ d@@ ress us young ones and prote@@ ct us from the influ@@ ence of dis@@ con@@ ten@@ ted and re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers !
What did the ten@@ th comman@@ d@@ ment pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ t , and why ? The th@@ ir@@ d as@@ pect of God’s Law to Israel that we are going to consider is the ten@@ th comman@@ d@@ ment , which pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness .
But sur@@ ely most mo@@ thers do not do this just to obey the law , do they ?
We cont@@ act many by tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne and by letter .
Consi@@ der@@ ation should be sh@@ own to those with special circumstances , even when the t@@ ask at hand is important .
Hence , he gave than@@ ks that des@@ pite his past sin@@ ful conduct , God and Christ had sh@@ own him mer@@ cy and had en@@ tru@@ sted him with a ministry .
Does giving free mean that they do so enti@@ r@@ ely without re@@ ward for their efforts ?
Paul continued to find ways to be@@ ar witness .
There , I was given Bible ans@@ wers to important questions , such as : Is i@@ ma@@ ge worship pleas@@ ing to God ?
Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing “ a spirit of mil@@ dness ” is not always eas@@ y , especially because all Christians , including appointed men , are sub@@ ject to sin@@ ful tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es .
Since my sh@@ op was so far away , I did not u@@ su@@ ally arri@@ ve home until n@@ ine o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck in the ev@@ ening .
How the V@@ o@@ ice of S@@ tr@@ ang@@ ers Is H@@ ear@@ d Today
If life ends at death , why not live it up ?
By then M@@ other and I had pione@@ ered together for over 15 years , yet she did not want to inter@@ f@@ ere with my opportunity to receive tra@@ ining for mission@@ ary work .
• How soon should I rest@@ ore family r@@ out@@ ines and other activities ?
One refer@@ ence work states : “ The Jews , on their way into ex@@ ile , were com@@ p@@ el@@ led to ba@@ ke their bre@@ ad in pit@@ s du@@ g in the gr@@ ound , so that their bre@@ ad was mi@@ x@@ ed with g@@ ri@@ t . ”
How are anointed Christians ​ — and in a sense their compan@@ i@@ ons of the “ other sheep ” — ​ “ temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents ” ?
E@@ igh@@ ty - si@@ x publi@@ sh@@ ers par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated in field service , and after sp@@ en@@ ding two h@@ our@@ s in the preaching work , they found that at le@@ ast 15 new Bible stu@@ dies had been started .
He now se@@ es a con@@ tain@@ er , called an “ ep@@ ha@@ h , ” going out .
This ac@@ tually ag@@ re@@ es with the emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is that we find at Mark 6 : 34 .
Pet@@ er@@ ’s faith gave him the ability to do what seem@@ ed imp@@ os@@ sible for a human
7 : 9 , 14 .
As you do , you will be coun@@ ted among his happy people .
However , if he is having a heart att@@ ack , you would not be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed to call a do@@ ct@@ or .
In other words , each one of us should put for@@ th a reason@@ able effort to pur@@ sue the go@@ al of Christian matu@@ r@@ ity along with the enti@@ re bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
By means of Moses , Jehovah organiz@@ ed the Israelites into a the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c nation
To ple@@ ase God , a religion must be based on Bible truth . ​ — John 4 : 23 , 24 .
Jesus ’ enem@@ ies asked him : “ Why do your disciples not ob@@ serve the tra@@ dition of the men of form@@ er times , but they e@@ at their me@@ al with de@@ fil@@ ed hands ? ”
3 : 21 , 24 .
The Bible descri@@ bes what happened af@@ ter@@ ward : “ Now it came about when Moses came down from M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i . . . that the s@@ k@@ in of his face em@@ it@@ ted ra@@ ys because of his having spo@@ ken with [ Jehovah ] . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 33 : 18 – 34 : 7 , 29 .
Davi@@ d’s F@@ light From Saul
Is it wrong to take the life of a very si@@ ck or old pe@@ t ?
Davi@@ d’s occ@@ up@@ ation was not without its d@@ ang@@ ers .
3 : 12 .
You can understand why Paul wrote : “ S@@ pe@@ ak truth each one of you with his neigh@@ b@@ or , because we are members bel@@ ong@@ ing to one another . ”
If so , S@@ ar@@ ah’s deep faith no doubt made her very con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing when she spoke to others about her God and her hope .
At first , we had no e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment and no experience in h@@ and@@ ling such an under@@ taking .
It was similar in our next assignment ​ — C@@ o@@ lum@@ bu@@ s , Mis@@ sis@@ si@@ pp@@ i .
Today the cen@@ ter of true worship is no longer a liter@@ al temple on earth .
God’s Word c@@ learly id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es those who obey Jehovah and those who do not : “ The children of God and the children of the Devil are evid@@ ent by this fact : E@@ ver@@ yone who does not car@@ ry on righteousness does not origin@@ ate with God , ne@@ i@@ ther does he who does not love his brother .
When fac@@ ed with op@@ position , we too can over@@ come fear by keep@@ ing in our mind “ the great and the fear - inspi@@ ring One . ”
The apostle John wrote : “ This is what the love of God means , that we ob@@ serve his comman@@ d@@ ments ; and yet his comman@@ d@@ ments are not bur@@ den@@ some . ”
I simply want to be a complete man .
As mentioned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , Jesus lik@@ ened the Kingdom - preaching work to a f@@ ar@@ mer@@ ’s s@@ ow@@ ing of se@@ ed .
A close look at these 4@@ 5@@ 6 pas@@ sa@@ ges ra@@ ises questions as to whether some of them are prophe@@ tic of Jesus Christ .
Jesus told his faithful disciples : “ The c@@ up I am dr@@ in@@ king you will dr@@ ink , and with the baptism with which I am being baptized you will be baptized . ”
The heav@@ y mis@@ s@@ ile stru@@ ck him on the sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der , just mis@@ sing his head .
I found work as a wa@@ it@@ ress , and my mother , who received the money I was ear@@ ning , said that if I ever lost my jo@@ b , she would k@@ ill her@@ self .
How could that be ?
The apostle Paul col@@ le@@ cted fun@@ ds as a reli@@ ef minis@@ tr@@ ation for the brothers in Ju@@ de@@ a .
This is good , for his con@@ vi@@ ctions will help him to cop@@ e with pres@@ sure from his pe@@ ers and stand up to them .
This was a great comfort .
After ma@@ il@@ ing her the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ? , I called her every few days .
▪ I@@ mit@@ ate the Fa@@ ith of Moses
All we have to do is “ draw it up ” by see@@ king their Bible - based counsel .
Rather than be ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive , cultiv@@ ate hope .
T@@ each him to conduct mean@@ ing@@ ful meetings for field service .
I am in@@ no@@ c@@ ent of any off@@ en@@ se . . . .
They care for their pati@@ ents because they want to help them .
To commun@@ ic@@ ate with me , neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od children would ch@@ al@@ k whole st@@ ori@@ es on the si@@ de@@ walk , and I ans@@ wer@@ ed them , even though I cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t hear my own vo@@ ice .
Then , I wor@@ ked along with M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el , doing one se@@ ction of the ro@@ om at a time .
Be@@ ing un@@ able to say the t@@ est word “ S@@ hi@@ b@@ bo@@ le@@ th ” cor@@ rec@@ tly , fle@@ e@@ ing men of Eph@@ ra@@ im are eas@@ ily id@@ enti@@ fied .
Because the fear of Jehovah is the beg@@ in@@ ning of wisdom , a wise person stri@@ ves to conduct himself in har@@ mony with God’s ways and standards .
He did lik@@ e@@ wise res@@ pe@@ cting the c@@ up . ”
Y@@ oung people who have been ra@@ ised as Jehovah’s Witnesses do well to exam@@ ine whether their Christian id@@ ent@@ ity is be@@ coming str@@ ong@@ er based on a personal relationship with God .
If you are a young person who is con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating a care@@ er , how can you cho@@ ose the right p@@ ath ?
Witnesses ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising the public talk at the first ass@@ em@@ bly in the city of S@@ al@@ va@@ d@@ or , 194@@ 3
Wh@@ ere does the Bible say that a person must pa@@ y a pri@@ est to have a mas@@ s for the dead ?
Some respon@@ d fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly , while others ne@@ i@@ ther understand nor appreci@@ ate our form of worship .
It was called the R@@ o@@ y@@ al Bible because it was s@@ pon@@ s@@ ored by King Ph@@ ili@@ p , and the A@@ nt@@ wer@@ p P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t because it was pr@@ inted in the city of A@@ nt@@ wer@@ p , which at the time was a part of the S@@ pan@@ ish E@@ mpi@@ re .
In the year 200@@ 1 , they were ac@@ tive in 2@@ 35 lands and ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es , including some com@@ mon@@ ly vie@@ wed as Christian .
At times , however , they have been mis@@ re@@ pres@@ ented .
F@@ igh@@ ting My O@@ wn W@@ ar A@@ ga@@ inst In@@ justice and V@@ i@@ ol@@ ence ( A .
Ther@@ efore , we can be confid@@ ent that Christ continu@@ es to be moved by the angu@@ ish of others , to understand their g@@ ri@@ ef , and to provide them cons@@ ol@@ ation “ at the right time . ” ​ — Read Hebrews 4 : 15 , 16 .
Not only is Jehovah inter@@ ested in you as a person but he also has the power and emp@@ a@@ thy needed to help you with li@@ fe@@ ’s problems .
( In@@ c@@ lu@@ de the bo@@ x “ They A@@ p@@ preci@@ ate It . ” ) ( b ) How have you person@@ ally benef@@ ited from family worship ?
W@@ a@@ ys in which some cho@@ ose to give are lis@@ ted in the accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing bo@@ x .
As evid@@ enced by the fulfill@@ ment of Bible prophecy , since 1914 we have been in “ the L@@ or@@ d’s day . ”
Many can@@ di@@ d@@ ates are you@@ ths .
Solom@@ on@@ ’s f@@ ame came to be known “ in all the nations all around . ”
There was har@@ dly any v@@ ent@@ il@@ ation .
This blessing in@@ deed is reason en@@ ough for us to take in more knowledge of Jehovah God and his Son , Jesus Christ . ​ — John 17 : 3 .
Like many young people , I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t enjoy being different from others , especially my cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jehovah had recorded well in ad@@ v@@ ance the requi@@ re@@ ments that the Messi@@ ah would me@@ et .
After as@@ king for God’s support , he so@@ le@@ m@@ n@@ ly promised : “ As for everything that you will give me I shall without fai@@ l give the ten@@ th of it to you . ”
On the other hand , fear can also be a positi@@ ve for@@ ce .
H@@ ill C@@ oun@@ try of Juda@@ h
We need to be reason@@ able about what we ex@@ pect of others . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 5 .
Isa@@ ac@@ ’s co@@ op@@ er@@ ation with Abraham well illustr@@ ates Jesus ’ will@@ ing@@ ness to su@@ ff@@ er and to die for us . ​ — He@@ b .
K@@ A@@ KU@@ M@@ A refu@@ ge@@ e cam@@ p is situ@@ ated in the nor@@ ther@@ n part of K@@ en@@ ya , close to the Su@@ d@@ an bor@@ der .
Now these have inc@@ reas@@ ed to about 1@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 , with well over 9@@ 0@@ ,000 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o C@@ ity , and last year , more than 2@@ 5@@ 0@@ ,000 pers@@ ons attend@@ ed the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death there !
Satan would certainly have destro@@ yed all of us were it not for Jehovah’s loving prote@@ ction .
The 4@@ th chap@@ ter of Proverbs beg@@ ins with the words : “ L@@ isten , O sons , to the discipl@@ ine of a father and pa@@ y attention , so as to know understanding . For good instru@@ ction is what I certainly shall give to you .
The Israelites were to remember that their God , “ the true God , ” is uni@@ que .
Yet , we are living in cr@@ itical times , and we face vari@@ ous t@@ ests of faith .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , Jehovah set up something far greater than the temple .
God turned from the attitude of the Creator of humans to that of a destro@@ y@@ er of them because of his dis@@ ple@@ asure with their wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
There is s@@ or@@ did , ab@@ hor@@ r@@ ent por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y invol@@ ving ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ ality ( se@@ x between those of the same g@@ end@@ er ) , group se@@ x , b@@ es@@ ti@@ ality , child por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , gan@@ g ra@@ pe , the b@@ ru@@ tal@@ iz@@ ing of women , b@@ onda@@ ge , or s@@ adi@@ s@@ tic t@@ or@@ ture .
Consider also the health benef@@ its that result from mo@@ der@@ ation in e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king .
Will you respon@@ d to God’s love and he@@ ed the ad@@ v@@ ance war@@ ning ?
That pri@@ ce , of course , is Jesus Christ’s ransom sacrifice , since on that bas@@ is God accep@@ ts us as his servants , whether we are anointed Christians or we are their compan@@ i@@ ons with an earthly hope .
3 : 10 , 11 ; P@@ s .
How much better it is to be “ hum@@ ble in mind ” !
Jo@@ b@@ ’s joy had v@@ ani@@ shed .
The artic@@ les war@@ ning against T@@ V so@@ a@@ p op@@ er@@ as gave her the strength to refu@@ se to be en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined by what Jehovah h@@ ates . ​ — A@@ mo@@ s 5 : 14 , 15 .
When a person sc@@ ans the Q@@ R C@@ o@@ de * on the back of a tr@@ act , he will be direc@@ ted to something on our We@@ b s@@ ite that may encoura@@ ge him to study the Bible .
SH@@ E@@ E@@ P th@@ ri@@ ve when a shepher@@ d takes a ke@@ en interest in the wel@@ f@@ are of his flo@@ ck .
These difficul@@ ties were like thor@@ ns that tr@@ oub@@ led him deep@@ ly because they affe@@ cted the pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s relationship with Jehovah .
Those who ther@@ e@@ after ‘ do good things ’ will be brought to human per@@ fe@@ ction and person@@ ally experience Jehovah’s fa@@ ther@@ ly care as he ‘ op@@ ens his hand and satis@@ fi@@ es the desire of every living thing . ’ ​ — Psalm 14@@ 5 : 16 .
Consider the case of Mari@@ o .
How W@@ ould You An@@ s@@ wer ?
When conclu@@ ding the call , you may find it practic@@ al to make an ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment to share in the ministry together .
Kris@@ t@@ ina asked Jehovah for help to make spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement .
Jehovah direc@@ ted that this shin@@ y me@@ tal be used in the con@@ stru@@ ction of the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le and later in the temple in Jerusalem .
So the following year , I became a regul@@ ar pioneer .
J@@ on : Yes , I follow you .
But I wonder@@ ed , ‘ Why w@@ ou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t God be with sol@@ di@@ ers on the other side who were of the same religion and who were pra@@ ying to the same God ? ’ ”
As La@@ ur@@ a and Mar@@ í@@ a demonstr@@ ate , per@@ sever@@ ing des@@ pite physical h@@ in@@ d@@ ran@@ ces can gl@@ ori@@ fy God .
Then , when fac@@ ed with t@@ ough com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on , he may feel d@@ ri@@ ven to tra@@ in even more , perhaps using ch@@ em@@ ic@@ al sub@@ stances to imp@@ ro@@ ve and ​ — he ho@@ p@@ es — ​ to w@@ in .
He pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced Adam and E@@ ve un@@ wor@@ thy of the gift of everlasting life , and He d@@ ro@@ ve them out of the gar@@ den of E@@ den . ​ — Genesis 3 : 16 - 19 , 22 - 24 .
L@@ A@@ C@@ K O@@ F B@@ AL@@ AN@@ C@@ E@@ D A@@ D@@ V@@ I@@ C@@ E : Some cul@@ tures do@@ w@@ n@@ pla@@ y the fa@@ ther’s ro@@ le in ra@@ ising children .
T@@ w@@ ent@@ y - F@@ i@@ ve L@@ angu@@ ages S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing as One
On the other hand , God’s spirit mo@@ ves those who receive it to be cha@@ st@@ e , pe@@ ace@@ able , and full of mer@@ cy .
God’s ang@@ eli@@ c sons loo@@ ked on and rejo@@ ic@@ ed as Jehovah cre@@ ated this pl@@ an@@ et .
Moses ’ brother , A@@ ar@@ on , fac@@ ed a difficult situation with reg@@ ard to two of his sons .
How wise it is , therefore , to cultiv@@ ate such qualities as love , joy , peace , long - suffering , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , faith , mil@@ dness , and self - control !
However , after much thought and prayer , I real@@ ized that it would be better for me to serve clo@@ s@@ er to my family .
Yes , the perfect Son of God was a man of prayer .
Do Not “ W@@ a@@ ver in a L@@ ack of Fa@@ ith ”
A@@ bo@@ ve all , Jehovah has given us the example of his Son .
Y@@ oung men and women especially need to be care@@ ful that physical at@@ tr@@ action and strong imp@@ ul@@ ses do not dist@@ ort their judgment when they sel@@ e@@ ct a mate .
F@@ ol@@ low the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on of Peter , who wrote that as a Christian you should always be “ ready to make a de@@ f@@ en@@ se before ever@@ yone that dem@@ ands of you a reason for the hope in you , but doing so together with a mil@@ d temp@@ er and deep respect . ”
In his pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence , Jesus was “ g@@ la@@ d before [ Jehovah ] all the time . ”
He some@@ times refu@@ sed to speak to her or said c@@ ru@@ el things to her because she was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
By com@@ par@@ ing and har@@ mon@@ iz@@ ing these two s@@ crip@@ tures , we can see in our min@@ d’s e@@ ye ex@@ ac@@ tly what took place .
In about 6@@ 1 C.E . , Paul also wrote a letter to the Hebrew believers in Ju@@ de@@ a , which shows the su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity of Christi@@ an@@ ity over the Jewish system .
The brothers in B@@ as@@ el were pl@@ an@@ ning a preaching tri@@ p over the bor@@ der into Fr@@ ance that we@@ ek@@ end .
This kind do@@ ct@@ or , who turned out to be a res@@ pe@@ cted spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ist , trans@@ fer@@ red Chris@@ t@@ ine to a ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al where he wor@@ ked , and under his able care , her con@@ dition soon imp@@ ro@@ ved .
16 , 17 . ( a ) What other li@@ mit@@ ations do Satan and the dem@@ ons have ?
They even question our spiritual r@@ out@@ ine .
Many ob@@ serv@@ ant people , though not know@@ ing the meaning , recogn@@ ize the dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c differ@@ ence between the peri@@ od before World W@@ ar I and the peri@@ od since . ​ — See the bo@@ x “ The A@@ ge of T@@ ur@@ bul@@ ence Be@@ g@@ an . ”
S@@ te@@ ad@@ y o@@ ce@@ an bre@@ e@@ z@@ es and nor@@ the@@ ast tra@@ de w@@ in@@ ds make life be@@ ar@@ able , allow@@ ing vis@@ it@@ ors to enjoy cap@@ tiv@@ ating l@@ and@@ s@@ cap@@ es and beau@@ ti@@ ful be@@ ach@@ es .
They did , and they stu@@ died the Bible with him .
We have learned that he kno@@ ws what is best for us .
Psalm 8 : 1 re@@ a@@ ds : “ Jehovah our Lord , how ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic your name is in all the earth ! ”
H@@ ere David first high@@ ligh@@ ts Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness and righteousness ​ — qualities called into question by Satan the Devil .
V@@ is@@ iting our Christian brothers in other coun@@ tri@@ es helped me appreci@@ ate the con@@ di@@ tions under which many of them live and work .
What preci@@ ous knowledge we as Jehovah’s servants have !
Consider four special pioneer min@@ isters in N@@ ep@@ al .
The first invol@@ ves get@@ ting our pri@@ or@@ ities right and the second , show@@ ing consider@@ ation for others .
As told by S@@ he@@ ila W@@ in@@ field da Con@@ c@@ ei@@ ç@@ ã@@ o
C@@ learly , Paul’s sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y influ@@ enced his r@@ out@@ ine .
That was vital if they were to gain and maintain Jehovah’s appro@@ val .
Noah fac@@ ed what challeng@@ es , and what en@@ ab@@ led him to over@@ come them ?
Even his fin@@ al words before he died inclu@@ ded qu@@ o@@ t@@ ations of Messi@@ ani@@ c prophe@@ ci@@ es .
C@@ i@@ ar@@ á@@ n is not al@@ one in his re@@ vu@@ l@@ sion for such har@@ s@@ h ch@@ urch teachings .
C@@ learly , to know the real Jesus , we must f@@ ill our min@@ ds and hearts with an acc@@ ur@@ ate understanding of the kind of person Jesus truly was while here on earth .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment may reve@@ al that the s@@ ource of our proble@@ m is not the other person .
As events un@@ fo@@ ld during the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , Christians will need to he@@ ed instru@@ ctions from God’s Word and organization .
B@@ ack in the first century when true Christians were anointed by holy spirit to become sons of God and thus Christ’s brothers , some received an ad@@ di@@ tional , special op@@ er@@ ation of the spirit .
For example , when a Kingdom H@@ all is being buil@@ t , differ@@ ences of op@@ in@@ ion might ar@@ ise as to how things should be done .
Hence , we do not use this world to the full .
Th@@ ough you may never have seen the origin@@ al of any of his ma@@ st@@ er@@ pi@@ e@@ ces , you most likely ag@@ ree with the ar@@ t hist@@ ori@@ an who called the I@@ tal@@ i@@ an gen@@ i@@ us a “ mar@@ vel@@ l@@ ous and in@@ com@@ par@@ able ar@@ t@@ ist . ”
O@@ r do you put for@@ th only min@@ i@@ ma@@ l effort ?
O@@ s@@ man , however , was deep@@ ly tr@@ oub@@ led by what his religion taught about hel@@ l .
But at S@@ he@@ c@@ he@@ m , Joseph learned that his brothers had moved on to Do@@ than , which la@@ y another 14 mil@@ es ( 22 k@@ m ) or so to the nor@@ th .
The ad@@ her@@ ents made no se@@ cre@@ t of their beli@@ ef@@ s ; in fact , they pre@@ ached to others .
Although Joseph su@@ ffered great@@ ly on account of his half brothers , he did not har@@ b@@ or ani@@ mo@@ s@@ ity toward them .
• By what means does Christ lead his congregation on earth ?
S@@ imp@@ ly put , by stri@@ ving to me@@ et the qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations for minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants and elders set out in the Scriptures .
Why do many ign@@ ore Bible remin@@ ders ?
H@@ u@@ man fa@@ il@@ ings were just as evid@@ ent in his new par@@ t@@ n@@ er@@ ship as they had been in the old one .
However , when they ne@@ ared Bi@@ th@@ y@@ ni@@ a , Jesus again used the holy spirit to b@@ lo@@ ck them .
In 194@@ 1 , Ch@@ ar@@ les and I became pione@@ ers , as Jehovah’s Witnesses call their full - time min@@ isters .
He b@@ es@@ to@@ ws upon those who listen to his word and obey him the honor of a close personal relationship with him . ​ — J@@ as .
W@@ ell , from the first is@@ sue of 6@@ ,000 co@@ pi@@ es in 18@@ 7@@ 9 , The Watchtower has gro@@ wn to a worl@@ d@@ wide cir@@ cul@@ ation of more than 2@@ 2@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 co@@ pi@@ es in 1@@ 32 langu@@ ages ​ — 1@@ 21 of these being publi@@ shed si@@ mul@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ously .
“ If we love someone , we want what is good for him , and we are happy when he is succ@@ ess@@ ful and happy . ”
8 El@@ ke from Au@@ stri@@ a
E@@ m@@ l@@ y@@ n did not im@@ medi@@ ately reve@@ al what he had found .
I went back for more cons@@ ol@@ ing thoughts from the Bible , and soon I became part of a small group of Jehovah’s Witnesses who me@@ t se@@ cre@@ tly to study and worship .
He gave the first human cou@@ ple everything that they needed to be happy ​ — including true fre@@ e@@ dom .
H@@ er vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins are g@@ ri@@ ef - stri@@ ck@@ en , and she her@@ self has bit@@ ter@@ ness .
The Bible men@@ tions the heart ne@@ arly a th@@ ous@@ and times .
By the time he was in his l@@ ate te@@ ens or early 20 ’ s , Timothy was a Christian disci@@ ple who could be consider@@ ed for special privile@@ ges in the congregation . ​ — Acts 16 : 1 - 3 .
* Paul’s war@@ ning that “ in the last days cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with will be here ” is am@@ p@@ ly con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed by the hor@@ ri@@ f@@ ying events of the past century .
He did just that !
How rich the book of Se@@ cond Timothy is in godly wisdom !
Go@@ als and Me@@ tho@@ ds
My family wor@@ ked a l@@ on@@ ely gra@@ in f@@ ar@@ m near the re@@ mo@@ te country to@@ wn of K@@ im@@ ba , situ@@ ated at the mi@@ d@@ point of the va@@ st Au@@ str@@ ali@@ an cont@@ in@@ ent and on the sou@@ ther@@ n e@@ dge of the great deser@@ t out@@ back .
Although it has no comman@@ der , of@@ fic@@ er or rul@@ er , it pre@@ pa@@ res its food even in the sum@@ m@@ er ; it has ga@@ ther@@ ed its food supp@@ lies even in the har@@ v@@ est . ”
In many coun@@ tri@@ es , it is not un@@ u@@ su@@ al to hear people say that they do not believe in God ; they consider themselves to be n@@ on@@ religious .
His Fa@@ ther’s name , uni@@ vers@@ al peace , and the sal@@ vation of the human family all dep@@ ended on Jesus ’ faith@@ ful@@ ness .
Of what interest is this dis@@ co@@ very to stud@@ ents of the Bible ?
They have a large field to preach in , and in one congregation each Witness sp@@ ends about 34 h@@ our@@ s a mon@@ th in the ministry .
What effect is such an exam@@ in@@ ation of the Scriptures likely to have on our appro@@ ach to God in prayer ?
When giving instru@@ ctions for its ob@@ serv@@ ance , Jehovah said : “ No@@ thing le@@ av@@ ened are you to e@@ at . In all your d@@ wel@@ l@@ ings you are to e@@ at un@@ fer@@ men@@ ted c@@ ak@@ es . ”
Why can we be sure that Jehovah is willing to teach imper@@ fect humans ?
They are exc@@ ited about the blessings that the Kingdom will bring .
Yet another reason why the light from God’s Word is wonderful is that it op@@ ens the do@@ or to the most lo@@ f@@ ty assignment a@@ vail@@ able to humans .
So he is happy to give Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i the gi@@ f@@ ts .
The apostle Paul used a Greek word rel@@ ated to le@@ i@@ ·@@ t@@ our@@ ·@@ gi@@ ʹ@@ a with refer@@ ence to Israel@@ ’s pri@@ ests .
2 : 15 ​ — How is a woman “ kept sa@@ fe through chil@@ d@@ be@@ aring ” ?
The words of these fine brothers as@@ sur@@ ed the a@@ udi@@ ence , which inclu@@ ded many of the gra@@ du@@ ates ’ parents , that new mission@@ aries are well loo@@ ked after in their assign@@ ments .
So why not change your thinking and share in the joy of giving of yourself to God and to others ?
Indeed they did .
God’s spirit can also give you the wisdom needed to apply the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s powerful message in your life . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 ; James 1 : 5 , 6 .
The apostle Paul beg@@ ged God to re@@ move the thor@@ n from his flesh .
Those godly you@@ ths main@@ ta@@ ined spiritual cle@@ an@@ ness and thus set a fine example .
17 , 18 . ( a ) What are the “ living w@@ at@@ ers ” ?
How can you find the strength needed to cho@@ ose a wise course ?
N@@ one of the sol@@ di@@ ers said another word . ​ — Psalm 6@@ 5 : 1 , 2 .
You should not be di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted or disc@@ oura@@ ged by the fact that not all stand complete and with fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ction .
Just as the ge@@ c@@ ko cl@@ ings to sur@@ fac@@ es , Christians cl@@ ing to what is good
In the article “ Lo@@ ving Th@@ y N@@ ei@@ gh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od , ” appe@@ aring in the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine The N@@ ation Since 18@@ 6@@ 5 , j@@ our@@ n@@ al@@ ist and au@@ th@@ or L@@ ise F@@ under@@ bur@@ g mentioned some simp@@ le things that can be done to encoura@@ ge neigh@@ bor@@ l@@ iness .
The pres@@ sures of life and our own imper@@ fe@@ ctions could cause us to lo@@ se our spiritual foc@@ us and put us in d@@ anger of taking a false st@@ ep without our even being a@@ ware of it .
Since the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing is to cr@@ us@@ h the ser@@ p@@ ent@@ ’s head , that is , “ bring to nothing ” the spirit cre@@ ature Satan the Devil , the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing would have to be a spirit person .
So I went to an in@@ s@@ titu@@ te for the bl@@ ind in order to learn to read and wr@@ ite B@@ ra@@ il@@ le .
One enc@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia es@@ ti@@ mat@@ es that up to 60 milli@@ on people died in World W@@ ar I@@ I .
A woman who was wal@@ king her do@@ g@@ s at 6 : 00 a@@ .@@ m . st@@ op@@ ped to ad@@ mi@@ re their y@@ ard .
Se@@ ated on a thro@@ ne plac@@ ed on a da@@ is , Mari@@ ’s last king , Z@@ im@@ r@@ i - Li@@ m , h@@ and@@ led mil@@ it@@ ary , com@@ mer@@ cial , and di@@ pl@@ om@@ ati@@ c af@@ fai@@ r@@ s ; h@@ an@@ ded down judg@@ ments ; and received vis@@ it@@ ors and em@@ bas@@ si@@ es .
As Satan’s influ@@ ence gro@@ ws in the earth , another chall@@ enge is more fre@@ qu@@ ently fac@@ ed ​ — there is little respon@@ se in some ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es .
On the whole , does the Bible give us a bas@@ is for dra@@ wing a bi@@ g dist@@ inc@@ tion between a ba@@ by in the wom@@ b and one that has dra@@ wn its first bre@@ ath ?
In about 5@@ 8 C.E . , Paul is sent to R@@ ome .
Di@@ d I d@@ are go with the two men in the tru@@ ck ?
35 : 5 , 6 .
All cre@@ di@@ t went to Jehovah for their accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments . ​ — E@@ x .
What place does obedi@@ ence to God’s la@@ ws have in our worship , in our da@@ ily life , in our decision - making , and in our relation@@ shi@@ ps with others ?
There were only three other baptized publi@@ sh@@ ers in all of Tu@@ v@@ alu .
He was inter@@ ested in you back then , and he is as inter@@ ested in you today as he ever was .
The let@@ ters they wrote ​ — especially those found among the 27 inspired boo@@ ks that make up the Christian Greek Scriptures — ​ were cir@@ cul@@ ated among the congregations and without doubt provided the bas@@ is for teaching by the local elders .
Jehovah’s gener@@ os@@ ity is not li@@ mit@@ ed to a few privile@@ ged people , for Jesus said : “ W@@ ho@@ ever does the will of God , this one is my brother and sister and mother . ”
God’s Law said that false prophe@@ ts and i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ers should be put to death .
F@@ in@@ ding Gen@@ u@@ ine Pe@@ ace Today
In another set@@ t@@ le@@ ment an Ab@@ orig@@ ine was cont@@ ac@@ ted .
F@@ in@@ ally , she began to learn who Jehovah is and what a loving God he is .
King Jo@@ si@@ ah , He@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ ah’s great - gr@@ and@@ son , also res@@ olu@@ t@@ ely kept Jehovah’s comman@@ d@@ ments “ with all his heart . ”
Hence , when one of God’s servants is moved to help another , this is evidence of Jehovah’s spirit at work .
An@@ th@@ on@@ y : I ag@@ ree .
A New De@@ dic@@ ated N@@ ation
By pon@@ der@@ ing not only on what God comman@@ ds but also on why he so comman@@ ds , the stud@@ ent can come to have a deep@@ er understanding of the wisdom and reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess of Jehovah’s ways .
Jehovah’s Witnesses view the Bible as God’s inspired Word .
A bri@@ ef consider@@ ation of the account will make this clear and will help us to draw less@@ ons from what happened .
My heart was over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed with joy when I heard those words !
Re@@ c@@ all@@ ing their we@@ d@@ ding pl@@ ans , I@@ v@@ an says : “ I had de@@ fin@@ ite ide@@ as about what I wanted for my we@@ d@@ ding , including a rec@@ ep@@ tion with all my friends present , a we@@ d@@ ding c@@ ake , and my bri@@ de we@@ aring a wh@@ ite we@@ d@@ ding d@@ ress .
Thus , we read : “ I , Jehovah , am your God , the One teaching you to benefit yourself , the One ca@@ using you to tre@@ ad in the way in which you should walk . ”
One main@@ tain@@ s that you have an im@@ mor@@ tal soul that sur@@ vi@@ ves death .
A@@ n el@@ der in the local congregation saw their p@@ light and offered his own bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le ​ — old but fun@@ c@@ tional .
That the dead could live again was not a new conc@@ ep@@ t to Jesus ’ apostles ; resur@@ rec@@ tions had occ@@ ur@@ red before they were born .
We fin@@ i@@ shed stud@@ ying that book in three months and continued with the book “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at H@@ as F@@ al@@ le@@ n ! ”
If anyone e@@ ats of this bre@@ ad he will live forever ; and for a fact , the bre@@ ad that I will give is my flesh in be@@ half of the life of the world . ” ​ — John 6 : 4@@ 8 - 5@@ 1 .
And that is just where David a@@ im@@ ed . ​ — 1 Samuel 17 : 4@@ 1 .
What less@@ on about obedi@@ ence can you learn from Jesus ?
They allow@@ ed their relationship with God to we@@ ak@@ en , so that he no longer coun@@ ted in their lives .
There are yet other things we can do to end@@ ure .
Why is avo@@ i@@ ding com@@ promise a serious is@@ sue for true Christians ?
It would not be eas@@ y for four different individuals to con@@ co@@ ct an out - of - the - or@@ din@@ ary char@@ ac@@ ter and then present a cons@@ ist@@ ent por@@ tra@@ it of him thr@@ ough@@ out four dist@@ in@@ ct n@@ arr@@ ati@@ ves .
[ B@@ lu@@ r@@ b on page 29 ]
The mo@@ od became ever more ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive .
Re@@ f@@ ra@@ ining from get@@ ting a li@@ cen@@ se is by no means the so@@ lu@@ tion !
So he used that account , as well as an example from the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , to reve@@ al the bal@@ an@@ ced spirit of the Law .
However , we can come to a lo@@ gi@@ cal conclu@@ sion about where the dem@@ ons will be during Christ’s M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn .
Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents came to a cor@@ rec@@ t understanding of our L@@ or@@ d’s prophecy con@@ ta@@ ined in Matthew 24 : 14 .
In that vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity too , Ju@@ dge G@@ ide@@ on r@@ ou@@ ted the M@@ idi@@ an@@ ites .
A ca@@ r can be d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous if not gu@@ i@@ ded pro@@ per@@ ly
But we too should support our brothers and pray for them .
There is no question about that .
Samuel was a L@@ ev@@ ite of the n@@ on@@ pri@@ es@@ tly family of the K@@ o@@ ha@@ th@@ ites .
And emp@@ a@@ thy ​ — the ability to id@@ enti@@ fy with the pain of others — ​ is ak@@ in to com@@ pas@@ sion .
Un@@ der such circumstances , E@@ no@@ ch did not su@@ ff@@ er , or “ see death , ” at the hands of his enem@@ ies .
The expres@@ sion “ perfect love ” is sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant .
You might encoura@@ ge an in@@ ac@@ tive married cou@@ ple to refle@@ ct on the time when they first learned the truth from God’s Word .
And he was trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ed before them . ”
O@@ u@@ t of the mi@@ d@@ st of a bl@@ in@@ ding light , Saul heard Jesus say : “ Saul , Saul , why are you persecu@@ ting me ?
But here , these things come and go as they ple@@ ase . ”
Kingdom H@@ alls have been buil@@ t thr@@ ough@@ out U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine , and the number of Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers has gro@@ wn from 2@@ 5@@ ,000 in 199@@ 1 to more than 1@@ 5@@ 0@@ ,000 now !
Jehovah’s Witnesses pu@@ bl@@ ish a number of boo@@ ks and bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res that can help you to di@@ g deep@@ er in your study of the Bible .
Acc@@ ording to The 1@@ 00 - M@@ inu@@ te Bible , Job , a man of integrity , was att@@ ac@@ ked by “ one of [ God’s ] servants , Satan , . . . who@@ se responsi@@ bility it was to act as the acc@@ us@@ er of human@@ kind . ”
This heal@@ ing pro@@ c@@ ess will continue in God’s new system until there is no more h@@ at@@ red and bit@@ ter@@ ness , s@@ or@@ ro@@ w and g@@ ri@@ ef in the hearts of mankind .
* These chap@@ ters con@@ tain the last 9 of the 16 v@@ isions that the apostle John received near the end of the first century C.E .
P@@ rep@@ are well , do your best to use the book effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely , and pray for God’s help so that you can ‘ h@@ and@@ le the word of the truth ari@@ ght . ’ ​ — 2 Timothy 2 : 15 .
They want to cultiv@@ ate in their child from inf@@ an@@ cy a hear@@ t@@ felt appreciation for Jehovah’s el@@ ev@@ ated moral standards .
How do the Scriptures show that the Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ic covenant has a greater fulfill@@ ment , and what does that mean for us ?
Many ag@@ ed ones among us today are like An@@ na in their regul@@ ar meeting attend@@ ance , their ear@@ n@@ est supp@@ lic@@ ation for the advan@@ c@@ ement of true worship , and their ir@@ re@@ pres@@ sible desire to preach the good news .
Jesus proved himself to be un@@ con@@ di@@ tion@@ ally loyal to God .
The first part of the 1@@ 2@@ th chap@@ ter of the Bible book of Proverbs 12 : 1 - 12 shows us how go@@ o@@ dness should influ@@ ence our every@@ day life and poin@@ ts out the benef@@ its that result from displa@@ ying this qu@@ ality .
As a result , only family members are able to understand her well .
Isa@@ i@@ ah’s words did not fai@@ l to come true .
So does Jehovah have a spiritual body ?
That will be about the time of the full mo@@ on . ​ — For more de@@ ta@@ il@@ s on cal@@ cul@@ ating the d@@ ate , see The Watchtower of Ju@@ ne 15 , 19@@ 7@@ 7 , pages 3@@ 8@@ 3 - 3@@ 8@@ 4 .
* On@@ ly those who were found w@@ atch@@ ing when the ma@@ ster arri@@ ved would be pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced happy .
Th@@ ough they deli@@ gh@@ ted in the preci@@ ous tru@@ ths that Jesus had taught them , they were well - a@@ ware that not all sh@@ ared their deli@@ ght .
However , the Bible ad@@ vis@@ es us : “ Let each one prove what his own work is , and then he will have cause for ex@@ ul@@ tation in reg@@ ard to himself al@@ one , and not in com@@ par@@ is@@ on with the other person .
Paul , of course , was speaking about one@@ ’s standing before God .
That preci@@ ous privilege became possible only “ by the com@@ pas@@ sions of God . ”
I thought that Ju@@ dge Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d was some pre@@ ach@@ er in Ad@@ el@@ a@@ i@@ de , and I had little interest .
How did the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Jac@@ o@@ b exer@@ t himself in har@@ mony with his pet@@ iti@@ ons ?
P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers of than@@ ks .
Such rel@@ ations can pro@@ per@@ ly f@@ ill emo@@ tional and physical needs and be a s@@ ource of ple@@ asure to a married cou@@ ple .
▪ “ Who Re@@ ally Is the Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful and Dis@@ cre@@ et S@@ la@@ ve ? ”
Jesus said : “ I love the Father . ”
If so , ple@@ ase consider the following article .
E@@ ach day , she read to him from My Bo@@ ok of Bible St@@ ori@@ es .
“ If only they would devel@@ op this heart of the@@ ir@@ s to fear me and to keep all my comman@@ d@@ ments always . ” ​ — D@@ E@@ U@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ ON@@ O@@ M@@ Y 5 : 29 .
She is now happy to be in Jehovah’s organization and is e@@ ag@@ er to support the congreg@@ ational arrang@@ ement .
A@@ P@@ P@@ E@@ A@@ R@@ AN@@ C@@ E@@ S can be dec@@ ep@@ tive .
Like Father , I was a sta@@ un@@ ch Ca@@ tho@@ lic .
It af@@ for@@ ds them opportun@@ ities to exerc@@ ise their free will and to honor God by serving him in a uni@@ fied , har@@ mon@@ i@@ ous way . ​ — P@@ s .
It is here that the qu@@ ality of mil@@ dness is of great help to us in fulfill@@ ing our com@@ mis@@ sion to be wit@@ nesses to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ​ — Acts 1 : 8 ; 2 Timothy 4 : 5 .
As disc@@ oura@@ ged as Eli@@ j@@ ah was , he travel@@ ed to M@@ ount Ho@@ re@@ b to receive instru@@ ction from Jehovah .
They have not ‘ lost their re@@ ward ’ for having helped a fellow disci@@ ple of Jesus Christ . ​ — Mat@@ t .
The Go@@ sp@@ els ​ — the four Bi@@ bli@@ cal acc@@ oun@@ ts of Jesus ’ life — ​ por@@ tra@@ y a man of great emp@@ a@@ thy .
Some reve@@ al their in@@ n@@ er@@ most concer@@ ns to such a “ friend , ” even con@@ fi@@ ding priv@@ ate thoughts that they do not share with their mate .
These are not is@@ ol@@ ated in@@ ci@@ d@@ ents .
In to@@ da@@ y’s world a succ@@ ess@@ ful care@@ er is an accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment that is en@@ vi@@ ed .
A R@@ O@@ A@@ D si@@ gn that is poin@@ ting in the wrong direction is not just mis@@ le@@ ading ; it is po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous .
Of course , a flesh - and - blood human cannot liter@@ ally take a walk with Jehovah , a spirit being .
Is wisdom a pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of all people ?
After the gu@@ il@@ ty were sla@@ in , Moses remin@@ ded the people that they had sin@@ ned great@@ ly , indic@@ ating that others b@@ es@@ id@@ es A@@ ar@@ on also received Jehovah’s mer@@ cy .
Jesus was promised this in ex@@ change for one act of false worship to the rul@@ er of the world , the Devil .
W@@ ould Jesus be like the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , who had develop@@ ed a hear@@ t@@ less view of people suffering from this di@@ se@@ ase ?
▪ Di@@ d ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers really bring gi@@ f@@ ts to Jesus on the night of his bir@@ th ?
In ma@@ j@@ or and min@@ or ke@@ y , beau@@ ti@@ ful m@@ el@@ o@@ dies car@@ ry Scrip@@ tur@@ ally based l@@ y@@ ri@@ c@@ s in praise of Jehovah God .
Just as Jesus res@@ is@@ ted Satan’s temp@@ tation to do something that dis@@ pleas@@ ed God , so we res@@ ist the pres@@ sure to act in a way that dis@@ pleas@@ es God .
He wrote : “ We have this tre@@ asure in ear@@ then v@@ ess@@ els , that the power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l may be God’s and not that out of ourselves . ”
Wh@@ atever form of persecu@@ tion you may have fac@@ ed , as Romans 5 : 3 says , you could ex@@ ul@@ t in the tri@@ bul@@ ation , and it brought a fine result .
When some began to bring their young children to Jesus on one occasi@@ on , his disciples tri@@ ed to s@@ end them away .
If you are inter@@ ested in ob@@ tain@@ ing such a@@ i@@ ds , feel free to ask any of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
This fo@@ ol@@ ish act ex@@ posed “ all that was in [ He@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ ah’s ] heart . ”
Jesus was then on earth , and he had not yet as@@ c@@ ended , or g@@ one back , to heaven .
Why is a ‘ lo@@ ver of self ’ end@@ ang@@ ering his or her marriage , and what is the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel in this reg@@ ard ?
We know that he can do wh@@ atever is needed to emp@@ ow@@ er us to accom@@ pl@@ ish his will fully .
Today , our bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od inclu@@ des many fine examples of individuals who main@@ ta@@ ined joy in the face of tri@@ als .
Pe@@ ople Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide Are Be@@ ing Un@@ ited ​ — How ?
F@@ our years later , M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el moved to Rus@@ sia and quic@@ k@@ ly found out that the need for brothers was still great .
C@@ ho@@ ose a time when you are both likely to be rel@@ a@@ x@@ ed .
The imper@@ fe@@ ctions of others can some@@ times t@@ est the dep@@ th of your love , but as you learn to ‘ put up with them in love , ’ you demonstr@@ ate that you are be@@ coming full - gro@@ wn . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 2 .
O@@ thers think about God or devo@@ te time to help@@ ing the po@@ or or nee@@ dy .
A sister once appro@@ ached me about a personal proble@@ m regarding the way a respon@@ sible brother in another congregation had tre@@ ated her .
O@@ thers pre@@ f@@ er prophe@@ tic boo@@ ks such as Revelation , which shows us “ the things that must sh@@ ort@@ ly take place . ”
There she me@@ t her future husband , a fellow worshipp@@ er of Jehovah , so she rema@@ ined in A@@ th@@ ens .
With his father he moved to A@@ th@@ ens , where he came in cont@@ act with the teachings of the C@@ y@@ n@@ ic@@ s .
H@@ ere again , ask yourself these questions : ‘ Why is that comm@@ and wise ?
R@@ em@@ ember V@@ ani@@ a , who as a young gi@@ r@@ l was left with heav@@ y responsi@@ bil@@ ities and thought that God had for@@ go@@ t@@ ten her ?
And what about the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law ?
Do I pati@@ ently wa@@ it on Jehovah when ans@@ wers to l@@ ing@@ ering questions se@@ em s@@ low in coming ? ’
One mission@@ ary cou@@ ple , H@@ ar@@ ve@@ y and Ka@@ thy Lo@@ g@@ an , helped us im@@ men@@ sel@@ y .
In a world where the co@@ st of living is ris@@ ing rel@@ ent@@ less@@ ly and un@@ emp@@ loy@@ ment is inc@@ reas@@ ing ste@@ adi@@ ly , some individuals become des@@ per@@ ate and , as a result , make un@@ wise decisions .
On N@@ is@@ an 9 , he comes to Jerusalem , ri@@ ding upon the col@@ t of an ass .
“ I really wanted to wr@@ ite these few words in order to let you know how much the 200@@ 3 cal@@ end@@ ar has t@@ ou@@ ched my heart .
The book of L@@ am@@ ent@@ ations is a col@@ le@@ ction of fi@@ ve l@@ y@@ ri@@ cal po@@ em@@ s .
When M@@ ary became pre@@ gn@@ ant again , a bi@@ g sur@@ pris@@ e a@@ wa@@ ited us .
In our time , an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of spiritual food has been provided by means of boo@@ ks and other Christian public@@ ations .
How can we demonstr@@ ate faith@@ ful@@ ness in our use of “ un@@ righteous ri@@ ches ” ?
We do not want to be like some in the first century who did not prac@@ tice what they pre@@ ached .
Many Jews lost both their ri@@ ches and their lives .
Fir@@ st , we are told that they “ are sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed by the two o@@ live tre@@ es and the two lam@@ p@@ stan@@ ds . ”
Jehovah gave them free will , the ability to reason , and the cap@@ ac@@ ity to love and to enjoy fri@@ end@@ ship .
We have seen from his past deal@@ ings that no matter what happ@@ ens , Jehovah will always accom@@ pl@@ ish his purpose , and some@@ times he does it in an un@@ expe@@ cted man@@ ner .
A l@@ ack of self - control . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 3
Can you i@@ magine our joy as we em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed ?
What activities will help you to buil@@ d trust in Jehovah and strengthen your relationship with him ?
Of course , Na@@ th@@ ana@@ el was far from perfect .
Thus , the apostle John wrote : “ God loved the world so much that he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , in order that ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might not be destro@@ yed but have everlasting life . ”
Some individuals who had faith in Jehovah com@@ mit@@ ted serious sin@@ s .
Jehovah is gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous and mer@@ ci@@ ful . ”
2 : 4 - 15 ; 3 : 1 - 5 .
No won@@ der Jo@@ shua spoke so str@@ ong@@ ly to the Israelites , saying : “ Not one word out of all the good promises that Jehovah your God has spo@@ ken to you has fa@@ iled . ”
Is it only a small group within the congregation ​ — like a cl@@ er@@ gy class — ​ that exerc@@ ises faith and thus has the responsi@@ bility to preach ?
L@@ A@@ Z@@ A@@ R@@ U@@ S , a re@@ si@@ d@@ ent of Be@@ th@@ any , became seri@@ ously ill .
While on earth , Jesus fir@@ m@@ ly op@@ posed Satan and the dem@@ ons .
The Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy is ke@@ en@@ ly inter@@ ested in our the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c hist@@ ory .
By means of those mirac@@ ul@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts , holy spirit reve@@ aled a str@@ ik@@ ing develop@@ ment in the out@@ working of Jehovah’s purpose .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out it , we will fai@@ l .
* On@@ ce that fin@@ al se@@ al@@ ing has been comple@@ ted , the angels will un@@ le@@ as@@ h the w@@ in@@ ds of des@@ tru@@ ction .
( b ) What illustr@@ ation will we consider , and why ?
It took about a year before the full imp@@ act of the lo@@ ss san@@ k in .
Do you at times feel similar fru@@ str@@ ation ?
For instance , what would ha@@ p@@ pen to the spiritual and emo@@ tional well - being of our family ?
R@@ es@@ ist@@ ance to Kingdom rule will c@@ learly re@@ ach its c@@ li@@ ma@@ x during the att@@ ack by Go@@ g of Ma@@ go@@ g .
For example , on occasi@@ on you may face some op@@ position from your family regarding atten@@ ding meetings or an ass@@ em@@ bly .
Even when I am feel@@ ing disc@@ oura@@ ged for some reason , I go to the Kingdom H@@ all , confid@@ ent that I will return home encoura@@ ged . ”
Yes , persecu@@ tion can ref@@ ine our faith and strengthen our end@@ ur@@ ance .
No@@ wa@@ days , in a world of s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ ism and suffering , true faith in God and in the Bible is disa@@ p@@ pe@@ aring ra@@ pi@@ dly .
S@@ k@@ ill@@ ful Par@@ ents S@@ et a Go@@ od Ex@@ am@@ ple
G@@ ath
What a deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful and exc@@ iting work they were given !
“ B@@ el@@ o@@ ved ones , ” wrote the apostle John , “ let us continue loving one another , because love is from God , and ever@@ yone who lo@@ ves has been born from God and ga@@ ins the knowledge of God .
Why should we be than@@ k@@ ful for the spiritual instru@@ ction we receive through the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class ?
He loo@@ ks for@@ ward to his first t@@ ask and takes it very seri@@ ously .
M@@ ON@@ E@@ Y can be one of the most difficult sub@@ je@@ cts for a cou@@ ple to discus@@ s cal@@ m@@ ly .
During the we@@ ek that follow@@ ed , Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites from P@@ at@@ ter@@ son and Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n were given the opportunity to t@@ our the new fac@@ il@@ ities .
Christian S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds
He also told them : “ By this all will know that you are my disciples ​ — if you have love among y@@ ourselves . ”
From beg@@ in@@ ning to end , the Bible con@@ tain@@ s examples show@@ ing that Jehovah has always assign@@ ed work to his spirit sons .
Lo@@ ve of neigh@@ b@@ or , like love of God , is not mer@@ ely a feel@@ ing ; it invol@@ ves action .
Al@@ ong with God - given “ power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l , ” their love for one another helped them sur@@ vi@@ ve the or@@ de@@ al . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
David pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed : “ The man at peace with me , in whom I tru@@ sted , who was e@@ ating my bre@@ ad , has ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fied his he@@ el against me . ”
What was one of the ma@@ in s@@ our@@ ces of spiritual food in the first century , and who took the lead in provi@@ ding it ?
A@@ no@@ ther s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring talk , “ Are You W@@ ill@@ ing to Ser@@ ve O@@ thers ? , ” encoura@@ ged us to imitate Jesus ’ example in serving other people .
For more information about the ran@@ som@@ ing value of Jesus ’ death , see chap@@ ter 5 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
Since then , I have done my best , especially when going through tri@@ als and difficul@@ ties , never to lo@@ se my first love for Jehovah .
• How can you eli@@ min@@ ate po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al ca@@ uses of disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement ?
She put her complete trust in the God of sal@@ vation , and he did not leave her in the lu@@ r@@ ch .
However , what about help@@ ing ones who are already serving God , who are following “ The W@@ a@@ y ” ?
A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s was exc@@ ep@@ tion@@ ally u@@ se@@ ful in per@@ su@@ ading the Jews about Christ .
• A sur@@ ve@@ y condu@@ cted early this year reve@@ aled what sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant need among Jehovah’s Witnesses around the g@@ lo@@ be ?
Why , they were the very same boo@@ ks that The@@ o@@ do@@ to@@ s had brought home !
Yet , Jehovah does not change , and the qualities of justice and mer@@ cy are still important to him .
I@@ N TH@@ E first century of our Com@@ m@@ on E@@ r@@ a , P@@ om@@ pe@@ i@@ i and H@@ er@@ cul@@ an@@ e@@ u@@ m were two pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous Rom@@ an c@@ ities that were situ@@ ated in the sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of M@@ ount V@@ es@@ u@@ vi@@ us .
They help care for the milli@@ ons of Christians now en@@ tru@@ sted to “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
They say that it de@@ pi@@ cts an ang@@ ry God who san@@ c@@ tioned w@@ ars , mu@@ r@@ der , and actions hard to har@@ mon@@ ize with the all - loving , moral God reve@@ aled in the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent .
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 13 - 15 )
A@@ S Y@@ O@@ U may have no@@ ted , e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses of an ev@@ ent often remember the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s qu@@ ite differ@@ ently .
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate the possible effe@@ cts of our pu@@ t@@ ting up with in@@ conven@@ i@@ ences without com@@ pla@@ ining .
N@@ ever for@@ get that sin@@ ful ple@@ asure is fle@@ et@@ ing .
How , though , did Jehovah feel on N@@ is@@ an 14 , 33 C.E . , as Jesus was be@@ tra@@ yed and then ar@@ rest@@ ed by an ang@@ ry mo@@ b ?
We need to read it , medit@@ ate on what we read , and ask Jehovah to help us apply what we have learned .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn R@@ ul@@ er of the uni@@ verse has the op@@ tion to deter@@ mine which matters he will invol@@ ve himself in and which he will d@@ ele@@ g@@ ate .
20 A Con@@ vers@@ ation With a N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ or ​ — Is Jesus God ?
When you pray for God’s Kingdom to come , you are pra@@ ying for all those promises to come true .
In fact , this apost@@ as@@ y had already started in the first century , but the apostles rest@@ ra@@ ined its s@@ pre@@ ad .
I@@ mp@@ ul@@ si@@ vely , Peter dre@@ w a s@@ word and re@@ tal@@ i@@ ated .
You may feel un@@ com@@ for@@ table about speaking to someone from another cul@@ ture .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y J@@ E@@ TH@@ A S@@ U@@ N@@ A@@ L
Our conven@@ tion and ass@@ em@@ bly pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s reve@@ al our Fa@@ ther’s loving in@@ sight into our problems and needs .
Do you know how we can show that we love H@@ im ? — One way is by saying that we do .
See V@@ olu@@ me 1 , page 2@@ 20 , par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 6 , of In@@ sight on the Scriptures , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Indeed , keep on supp@@ lic@@ ating Jehovah that you may be like faithful ones ​ — both ancient and mo@@ der@@ n — ​ who were gu@@ i@@ ded by God’s holy spirit .
Hence , God loo@@ ked on them with fav@@ or , and over@@ all the Bible ref@@ ers to them as faithful men .
When the time came , another travel@@ ing overse@@ er , Luka M@@ w@@ ang@@ o , and I fle@@ w from N@@ do@@ la to S@@ al@@ is@@ bu@@ ry ( now H@@ ar@@ are ) , S@@ ou@@ ther@@ n R@@ ho@@ desi@@ a , then on to Na@@ i@@ ro@@ bi , K@@ en@@ ya .
So it is ur@@ g@@ ent that each person act now to gain the appro@@ val of the King , Jesus Christ , whom God has appointed . ​ — Read Luke 21 : 34 - 36 .
O@@ ther@@ wise , he sel@@ e@@ cts a question and continu@@ es the discus@@ sion without pu@@ t@@ ting the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der on the spo@@ t .
For example , as of Ju@@ ne 20@@ 14 , the E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an C@@ our@@ t of H@@ u@@ man R@@ igh@@ ts has rul@@ ed in our fav@@ or in 5@@ 7 c@@ as@@ es that are bin@@ ding on all nations of the C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l of E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
Of course , a loving par@@ ent takes to heart Paul’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ Fa@@ thers , do not be ir@@ rit@@ ating your children , but go on br@@ ing@@ ing them up in the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 4 .
In fact , he has always done so .
Kingdom Pro@@ claim@@ ers R@@ ep@@ ort
Is this practic@@ al today ?
Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning in 19@@ 33 , the activities of the Witnesses in Ger@@ many came under ba@@ n .
At the C@@ ap@@ tain@@ ’s T@@ able
We can see his gener@@ os@@ ity in everything he cre@@ ated .
He still pro@@ ves to be with all those who stay loyal to him and who seek to work hard in a way that pleas@@ es him .
C@@ learly , Jesus knew that prayer is real commun@@ ic@@ ation with Jehovah .
They may think that they do not have en@@ ough educ@@ ation or do not know en@@ ough about religion to be good teach@@ ers .
But my chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od experi@@ ences left me feel@@ ing that I could not trust anyone , and I did not like my@@ self .
Then came the how@@ l of bom@@ bs and des@@ tru@@ ction and a ro@@ ar that bur@@ st the ear@@ dr@@ um@@ s of the ter@@ ro@@ r - stru@@ ck .
They may conclu@@ de , ‘ As long as my child is not baptized , he cannot be dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed . ’
The do@@ ct@@ ors fin@@ ally came to the conclu@@ sion that Sa@@ ú@@ l was a matu@@ re min@@ or who under@@ sto@@ od per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly well the n@@ ature of his di@@ se@@ ase .
It is the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work .
W@@ ell , it would se@@ em un@@ u@@ su@@ al , even un@@ n@@ atur@@ al , to gra@@ ft a w@@ il@@ d branch on@@ to a cultiv@@ ated t@@ ree ; yet , that is what some f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers did in the first century .
What is the first ?
Lo@@ ve for God is a pri@@ m@@ ary reason why we share in the ministry , and truly being like Jesus inclu@@ des being moved by com@@ pas@@ sion to preach and teach . ​ — Matthew 22 : 37 - 39 .
Ke@@ ep H@@ el@@ p@@ ing Your Ch@@ il@@ d to Be Pe@@ ace@@ able
Will you simil@@ arly work toward that go@@ al and the rel@@ ated go@@ al of peace ?
On@@ ly then will our w@@ atch@@ ful@@ ness take on a sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y .
Th@@ ink about what the Bible teach@@ es :
Mo@@ st important , it con@@ tain@@ s Scriptural counsel on spiritual matters .
W@@ ould not a consider@@ ate sp@@ ouse be able to per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve your needs ?
A sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic dr@@ ama is pres@@ ented at Gal@@ ati@@ ans 4 : 21 - 26 .
I feel like giving up . ”
In what way does mer@@ cy ex@@ ul@@ t over judgment ?
Consider L@@ in@@ da , who was mentioned ear@@ li@@ er .
C@@ y@@ ri@@ l Lu@@ car@@ is was born in 1@@ 5@@ 7@@ 2 , in V@@ en@@ ice - occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed C@@ an@@ dia ( now I@@ r@@ á@@ k@@ li@@ on ) , C@@ re@@ te .
But whether we will person@@ ally receive justice and sur@@ vi@@ ve God’s war or not de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely does dep@@ end on the faith we have and the pray@@ er@@ ful course we pur@@ sue .
It is here that Bi@@ bl@@ es , boo@@ ks , and ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines are pr@@ inted .
The re@@ m@@ n@@ ant , or rema@@ ining members of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 still on earth , are the ones who righ@@ tly par@@ take of the em@@ ble@@ m@@ ati@@ c bre@@ ad and w@@ ine at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death .
P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h and his for@@ ces , as well as those re@@ bel@@ s in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , all peri@@ shed because they fa@@ iled to recogn@@ ize Jehovah’s authority and his interest in the af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of his people .
I thought that such pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s could help me to understand people of other religi@@ ons better .
P@@ R@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ S 17 : 22
That feel@@ ing of gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de can move us to be@@ g Jehovah to make us want to make spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement .
In deal@@ ing with our neigh@@ b@@ or , pu@@ t@@ ting into prac@@ tice what Paul wrote concer@@ ning love can pre@@ v@@ ent many problems , can result in happiness , and can bring us God’s blessing .
Com@@ nen@@ us
They are very st@@ ra@@ igh@@ t@@ for@@ ward in thought and action .
However , something occ@@ ur@@ red that th@@ reat@@ ened their fri@@ end@@ ship .
He also indic@@ ated that he would be resur@@ rec@@ ted and would si@@ t at God’s right hand a@@ wa@@ iting the time to de@@ al with his enem@@ ies .
It will always be so , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of what any cre@@ atu@@ res say or do .
Paul foc@@ used his efforts on the Kingdom - preaching work
After that , we will discus@@ s the value of work .
But if you discus@@ s lar@@ g@@ er pur@@ cha@@ ses , you prove that you value your mat@@ e@@ ’s op@@ in@@ ion .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing about the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message was so har@@ mon@@ i@@ ous .
P@@ res@@ ent - day Christians simil@@ arly put imp@@ lic@@ it trust in the true God .
In A@@ pri@@ l 19@@ 50 , the Bethel family moved into the new@@ ly con@@ stru@@ cted ten - st@@ ory se@@ ction of our re@@ si@@ d@@ ence building lo@@ c@@ ated at 1@@ 24 C@@ o@@ lum@@ bia H@@ ei@@ gh@@ ts , Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k .
That is why we appreci@@ ate sh@@ aring our faith and our wonderful hope with others .
How much time do I take to medit@@ ate on what I read and hear ?
“ Even if it should d@@ el@@ a@@ y , keep in expe@@ ct@@ ation of it ! ” ​ — H@@ A@@ B@@ A@@ K@@ KU@@ K 2 : 3 .
They told him : “ B@@ eli@@ eve in the Lord Jesus , and you will get sa@@ ved . ” ​ — Acts 16 : 25 - 34 .
I@@ magine the great e@@ c@@ st@@ as@@ y when group after group of the dead come back to life and are re@@ un@@ ited with their loved ones !
These words can ref@@ er to a war@@ ped , dist@@ or@@ ted emo@@ tion toward a su@@ spe@@ cted ri@@ val or one believ@@ ed to be enjo@@ ying an advan@@ ta@@ ge .
The same was to apply to a wife ; she was to s@@ tic@@ k to her husband .
How should that in@@ sight influ@@ ence your pri@@ or@@ ities , use of the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t , and cho@@ ice of associ@@ ates and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment ?
Do not li@@ mit your thinking to the 70 or 8@@ 0 years of a ty@@ pi@@ cal human life sp@@ an .
And feel reg@@ re@@ t over your servants .
If we are to succ@@ e@@ ed in that reg@@ ard , we need not only to ac@@ qui@@ re a heart that is ag@@ re@@ e@@ able to Jehovah but also to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard it .
We were sent to a pris@@ on f@@ ar@@ m for for@@ ced la@@ b@@ or .
W@@ ould he ab@@ sta@@ in from pra@@ ying to God for 30 days ?
C@@ y@@ ri@@ l Lu@@ car@@ is ​ — A M@@ an Who V@@ alu@@ ed the Bible
a great crow@@ d , which no man was able to number , out of all nations and tri@@ bes and pe@@ op@@ les and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es , standing before the thro@@ ne and before the L@@ am@@ b . ”
F@@ low@@ ing water pu@@ shed against the pa@@ dd@@ les of a ver@@ tic@@ al whe@@ el fi@@ x@@ ed to a ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on@@ tal a@@ x@@ le , ca@@ using the whe@@ el to turn .
He also ho@@ l@@ ds us acc@@ oun@@ table for our conduct . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 13 .
He th@@ ru@@ st out his hand at God’s re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative , s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing to men ne@@ ar@@ by : “ You men , gra@@ b hold of him ! ”
Yet , Jehovah has bless@@ ed her ze@@ al@@ ous spirit and that of others like her .
E@@ sa@@ u , the el@@ des@@ t son of Isa@@ a@@ c , fa@@ iled to pri@@ ze his bir@@ th@@ right as fir@@ st@@ born .
Z@@ e@@ al , if pro@@ per@@ ly direc@@ ted , can trans@@ form s@@ inc@@ ere individuals into ze@@ al@@ ous disciples of Christ , as Paul well knew .
We can rejo@@ ice in this because we are as@@ sur@@ ed : “ As reg@@ ar@@ ds Jehovah , his eyes are ro@@ ving about through all the earth to show his strength in be@@ half of those who@@ se heart is complete toward him . ”
Even though Jesus was not a L@@ ev@@ ite , he could have sto@@ od there and no@@ body would have ob@@ je@@ cted .
The Israelites were remin@@ ded that their God , Jehovah , is holy ​ — which means “ clean , ” “ pu@@ re , ” and “ sac@@ red . ”
Today , we receive comfort and direction through the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class .
So we must conclu@@ de that Paul was st@@ ating a gener@@ al truth about two ty@@ p@@ es of people , those who are mor@@ ally and spiritually clean and those who are not .
“ He was my ol@@ des@@ t child , and we were very close ; we did lo@@ ts of things together .
They will help you to remain in God’s love .
They show him to be what he really is ​ — a loving , kind , mer@@ ci@@ ful , and understanding S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn .
Because I was sel@@ e@@ cted for the P@@ an A@@ mer@@ i@@ can G@@ ames te@@ am , the ta@@ e k@@ w@@ on do ma@@ st@@ ers made me com@@ pete in a pr@@ eli@@ min@@ ary t@@ our@@ nam@@ ent .
Matthew accepted and later invit@@ ed Jesus and others to his house for a me@@ al .
A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o , who is 32 , no@@ tes : “ I am moved every time I see J@@ a@@ ir@@ o expres@@ sing his faith . ”
As the st@@ one co@@ ver@@ ing the en@@ tr@@ ance of La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ’ t@@ om@@ b is re@@ moved , Jesus pra@@ ys out l@@ ou@@ d so that the people will know that what he is about to do is accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed through the power of God .
R@@ a@@ ha@@ b of Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o must have found little meaning in her life as a har@@ lo@@ t .
What are some of Satan’s other ways of we@@ ak@@ ening our spiritu@@ ality and our hold on the truth ?
( b ) What view can well be taken by a brother who served as an el@@ der or a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant in the past ?
That can be difficult .
When we tre@@ at others as Jesus coun@@ sel@@ ed , we act in har@@ mony with the spirit be@@ h@@ ind “ the Law ” ( Genesis through De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y ) and “ the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts ” ( the prophe@@ tic boo@@ ks of the Hebrew Scriptures ) .
The account ref@@ ers to three sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic char@@ ac@@ ters ​ — “ a woman ” who is pre@@ gn@@ ant and gives bir@@ th , a “ dra@@ g@@ on , ” and “ a son , a m@@ ale . ”
So that no follow@@ er of Christ would go hu@@ ng@@ ry , however , da@@ ily dist@@ ribu@@ tions were made to nee@@ dy wi@@ do@@ ws .
The Israelites listen@@ ed to a reading of “ the book of the covenant . ”
We can be@@ ar in mind that Jesus emp@@ a@@ th@@ ized with the si@@ ck even though he himself was never si@@ ck .
W@@ ho@@ m has Christ used as his col@@ le@@ ctive in@@ str@@ um@@ ent since being inv@@ ested with Kingdom power in 1914 ? ​ — Daniel 7 : 13 , 14 .
That certainly would not refle@@ ct “ pur@@ ity of heart . ”
Da@@ ily he w@@ at@@ ers the flo@@ ck .
It was a deli@@ ght to learn how faithful they had been des@@ pite many tri@@ als .
In the fulfill@@ ment of the vision , the se@@ ven congregations re@@ present anointed Christians after 1914 , and the counsel given to the se@@ ven congregations app@@ lies in princi@@ ple to all the congregations of God’s people today earth wide .
For example , Mar@@ gar@@ ita now had to find emp@@ loy@@ ment .
This may ev@@ en@@ tually help him to ‘ come to his sen@@ ses ’ and return to God’s prote@@ ctive fo@@ ld .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er off@@ ers many benef@@ its ​ — physical , emo@@ tional and , a@@ bo@@ ve all , spiritual
“ I have come as a light into the world , ” said Jesus , “ in order that ever@@ yone pu@@ t@@ ting faith in me may not remain in the dar@@ k@@ ness . ” ​ — John 1 : 3 - 5 ; 12 : 4@@ 6 .
Mat@@ eri@@ al@@ ism may not se@@ em to be an is@@ sue of loy@@ al@@ ty , but it is .
O@@ ver time , a bro@@ ther’s a@@ bil@@ ities and his attitude are reve@@ aled little by little in the way he h@@ and@@ les himself and takes care of his assign@@ ments .
He always ca@@ uses his pur@@ pos@@ es and promises to become re@@ ality .
T@@ on@@ y was 40 when he gra@@ du@@ ally inc@@ reas@@ ed his dr@@ in@@ ks from one or two each ev@@ ening to fi@@ ve or si@@ x .
Mar@@ ri@@ age and chil@@ d@@ be@@ aring have always d@@ om@@ in@@ ated life in this are@@ a .
“ What Is B@@ re@@ wing in Fr@@ ance ? ”
Th@@ r@@ ough regul@@ ar reading and study of God’s Word , along with pu@@ t@@ ting it to use , we can have our “ per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers tra@@ ined to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish both right and wrong . ”
That may par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly be true today because the peri@@ od in which we live is especially st@@ res@@ s@@ ful .
; C@@ hi@@ c@@ as , O .
E@@ ut@@ y@@ ch@@ us The young man E@@ ut@@ y@@ ch@@ us died when he f@@ ell from a high w@@ in@@ do@@ w ; the apostle Paul ra@@ ised him back to life . ​ — Acts 20 : 7 - 12 .
She was 19 years old when she got married .
The com@@ ments under “ L@@ ess@@ ons for U@@ s ” will show you how you can benefit from the Bible reading for the we@@ ek .
W@@ he@@ ther she did so or not , Ca@@ in , as well as his o@@ ffering , proved to be a disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
O@@ thers were not as gi@@ f@@ ted but wor@@ ked very hard .
* I was determined to go to A@@ th@@ ens to study at a s@@ em@@ in@@ ary .
To id@@ enti@@ fy who pro@@ per@@ ly par@@ take of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms , we need to understand what the new covenant is about and who are par@@ ty to it . The Bible states : “ ‘ Lo@@ ok !
Mo@@ re@@ over , just as a n@@ atur@@ al o@@ live t@@ ree needs ex@@ ten@@ sive ro@@ o@@ ts to sur@@ vi@@ ve a peri@@ od of dr@@ ought , we need to for@@ ti@@ fy our spiritual ro@@ o@@ ts in order to end@@ ure tri@@ als and persecu@@ tion . ​ — Matthew 13 : 21 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 2 : 6 , 7 .
Many of his neigh@@ b@@ ors had loo@@ ted sh@@ op@@ s in order to sur@@ vi@@ ve .
From that group , sever@@ al have dedic@@ ated their lives to Jehovah .
Of course , the Bible does not cla@@ im to teach s@@ ci@@ ence .
You can i@@ magine how exc@@ ited the Eph@@ es@@ i@@ an elders were when they received Paul’s message .
For example , what if a member of your family or a close friend sin@@ s , is un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant , and has to be dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed ?
Acc@@ ording to A@@ mo@@ s 2 : 5 , he fore@@ told : “ I will s@@ end a fi@@ re into Juda@@ h , and it must de@@ v@@ our the d@@ wel@@ ling to@@ wers of Jerusalem . ”
I@@ t’s not that I live a life of self - den@@ i@@ al ​ — I just enjoy un@@ com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated rec@@ re@@ ation . ”
God’s way of doing things is the stan@@ d@@ ard of justice .
When asked whether it was prop@@ er in God’s sight to pa@@ y ta@@ x@@ es to the then rul@@ ing Rom@@ an govern@@ ment , Jesus respon@@ ded with this pro@@ found st@@ at@@ ement : “ Pa@@ y back Ca@@ es@@ ar@@ ’s things to Ca@@ es@@ ar , but God’s things to God . ” ​ — Mark 12 : 13 - 17 .
We can confid@@ ently pray to God through Jesus Christ
God ? 2 / 1 , 4 / 1 One With Father , 9 / 1
Many enjoy a stan@@ d@@ ard of living once thought imp@@ os@@ sible .
In the earthly cour@@ ty@@ ar@@ ds of Jehovah’s great spiritual temple , men and women are not se@@ par@@ ated in their worship .
Jehovah did something that many would view as to@@ t@@ ally un@@ expe@@ cted .
They refu@@ sed to s@@ we@@ ar al@@ le@@ gi@@ ance to ‘ F@@ ü@@ h@@ re@@ r and St@@ ate , ’ just as they refu@@ sed to per@@ form mil@@ it@@ ary and la@@ b@@ or service .
O@@ r would I have been pati@@ ent until the prop@@ er understanding became clear ?
Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ ther was born in E@@ is@@ le@@ b@@ en , Ger@@ many , in No@@ v@@ ember 14@@ 8@@ 3 .
They should be people with strong faith who are obedi@@ ent to Jesus .
And we do not for@@ get those not in the truth who may be ra@@ va@@ ged by n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers or human tra@@ ge@@ dies .
P@@ over@@ ty and Su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ on
Thus , we began to read the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent together .
Be@@ fore Jesus Christ as@@ c@@ ended to heaven in 33 C.E . , he promised to return .
Then we travel@@ ed by ship to R@@ o@@ t@@ ter@@ dam , in the Ne@@ ther@@ lands .
On S@@ un@@ day , between 50 and 8@@ 0 atten@@ d the meeting .
At that , Jehovah made the w@@ alls of water form@@ ing the cor@@ ri@@ d@@ or col@@ la@@ p@@ se .
How did Jehovah view the rep@@ ent@@ ant attitude of the N@@ in@@ ev@@ ites ?
( a ) Who did the “ se@@ ed ” turn out to be ?
; Cor@@ ona , V .
18 , 19 . ( a ) Why may Christians find it difficult to ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t mil@@ dness in deal@@ ing with se@@ cul@@ ar author@@ ities ?
S@@ ONG@@ S : 3 , 4@@ 7
But would you have allow@@ ed the h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y of the s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es to em@@ bit@@ ter you to the ex@@ t@@ ent that you would re@@ ject all religion , including that which was taught and practic@@ ed by Jesus Christ and his disciples ?
in the Au@@ gu@@ st 8 , 199@@ 5 , is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke !
“ I am a young woman , origin@@ ally from Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , with very little scho@@ ol@@ ing .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 20@@ 5 , 1@@ 50
The c@@ ry “ Pe@@ ace and se@@ cur@@ ity ! ”
I often ga@@ ther@@ ed up le@@ f@@ to@@ ver so@@ a@@ p and mi@@ x@@ ed it with certain lea@@ ves .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ate Jehovah’s Pro@@ vision of the El@@ ders
Yet , the pages of God’s Word , the Bible , continue to speak out with c@@ lar@@ ity , provi@@ ding for us the full st@@ ory in a way that ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists never can .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , you might be sur@@ pris@@ ed to learn that most of my assign@@ ments in Jehovah’s organization have com@@ p@@ el@@ led me to inter@@ act with many other people ​ — both friends and str@@ ang@@ ers .
Since su@@ ndi@@ als were in use both in Egy@@ pt and in Babyl@@ on by the ei@@ gh@@ th century B.C.E . , these st@@ ep@@ s could ref@@ er to the de@@ gre@@ es of a su@@ ndi@@ al that He@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ ah’s father , A@@ ha@@ z , might have ac@@ qui@@ red .
These ‘ jo@@ in themselves to Jehovah to minis@@ ter to him and to love the name of Jehovah , in order to become servants to him . ’ ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 6 : 6 .
; Bil@@ al , A .
However , the Bible does not li@@ mit prayer to any par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar time or place .
We might also learn another language , move to another are@@ a in our own country , or even move to another land . ​ — Acts 16 : 9 , 10 .
After that , she felt cal@@ m .
Will they also share in such ex@@ ul@@ tation ?
• Isaiah 11 : 1 - 5 ?
M@@ ak@@ ing Jehovah Your God
She was very ac@@ tive in preaching the good news and condu@@ cted sever@@ al Bible stu@@ dies with inter@@ ested people .
When you speak with your form@@ er sp@@ ouse , foc@@ us on your children and min@@ i@@ mi@@ ze discus@@ sion about other matters .
The Bible ans@@ wers that when God brought such judg@@ ments against ung@@ o@@ dly people in times past , he was “ set@@ ting a pat@@ ter@@ n for ung@@ o@@ dly pers@@ ons of things to come . ”
The three faithful Hebrews tru@@ sted in Jehovah and refu@@ sed to tra@@ de their obedi@@ ence to him for anything the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re offered in the way of recogn@@ iti@@ on , st@@ atu@@ s , or glory .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on the Scriptures , on cre@@ ation , and on God’s deal@@ ings with him moved David to praise his M@@ ak@@ er .
No@@ te Paul’s words to the Christians in R@@ ome .
However , we can find the refu@@ ge we need .
Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ing from the first let@@ ters that he wrote , he had only a ba@@ si@@ c educ@@ ation .
During a sing@@ le night in 7@@ 32 B.C.E . , just one ang@@ el kil@@ led 18@@ 5@@ ,000 As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers who were th@@ reat@@ ening Juda@@ h’s cap@@ it@@ al city , Jerusalem . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 19 : 35 .
One H@@ un@@ d@@ red Ye@@ ars Un@@ der Kingdom R@@ ul@@ er@@ ship !
What helped her to re@@ ach that conclu@@ sion ?
They even inst@@ al@@ led medi@@ cal e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment in their home and under@@ went medi@@ cal tra@@ ining .
You de@@ ar older brothers and sisters are not al@@ one in your tri@@ als .
J@@ on@@ a@@ than became Davi@@ d’s friend and sta@@ yed loyal to him .
He used 12 st@@ ones , perhaps remin@@ ding many in the 10 - tri@@ be nation of Israel that the Law given to all 12 tri@@ bes was still bin@@ ding upon them .
To in@@ du@@ ce Ba@@ al to bl@@ ess their cro@@ ps and li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck , his worshipp@@ ers took part in se@@ x or@@ gi@@ es with temple pro@@ s@@ titu@@ tes .
Jehovah has en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ed us with wonderful do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ al tru@@ ths .
Jehovah was real to me . ”
In this way , you are like Timothy of Bible times .
Now R@@ ac@@ he@@ l fin@@ ds that she is serving Jehovah with more ze@@ al .
See the char@@ t on pages 12 - 13 .
Di@@ o@@ gen@@ es was taught by A@@ nt@@ is@@ th@@ en@@ es and became con@@ sum@@ ed with C@@ y@@ ni@@ c ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y .
Some of Joh@@ ann@@ ’s family began tal@@ king to their neigh@@ b@@ ors about the things they were lear@@ ning from the Bible .
B@@ EN@@ J@@ A@@ MI@@ N
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out most of his life , King David of ancient Israel set an out@@ standing example of taking God’s will into account .
E@@ ver since , there has been continued gro@@ w@@ th .
Ther@@ efore , many in the P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese - speaking commun@@ ities he vis@@ ited vie@@ wed him as an apost@@ ate and a tra@@ it@@ or .
With per@@ mis@@ sion of the L@@ ond@@ on Mis@@ sion@@ ary So@@ ci@@ ety Pa@@ p@@ ers , A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der T@@ ur@@ n@@ bul@@ l Li@@ br@@ ary , W@@ el@@ l@@ ing@@ t@@ on , New Z@@ e@@ al@@ and
How large is the great crow@@ d now ?
“ The truly wise woman has buil@@ t up her house , ” says Proverbs 14 : 1 , “ but the fo@@ ol@@ ish one te@@ ars it down with her own hands . ”
One out@@ standing less@@ on is his will@@ ing@@ ness to use in Jehovah’s service his prof@@ essi@@ onal s@@ k@@ ill@@ s and cont@@ ac@@ ts , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
R@@ A@@ H@@ A@@ B pe@@ ered from her w@@ in@@ do@@ w as the light of da@@ wn st@@ re@@ am@@ ed on@@ to the pla@@ in sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o .
F@@ in@@ ally , the po@@ li@@ ce ca@@ ught me bre@@ ak@@ ing the law , and I sp@@ ent 11 months in pris@@ on .
How does Jehovah feel about i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry ?
We are living in a com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve world where strength and you@@ th are fre@@ qu@@ ently ex@@ al@@ ted .
When he re@@ turned to heaven in 33 C.E . , Jesus left be@@ h@@ ind the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble congregation that would quic@@ k@@ ly number into the th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds . ​ — Acts 2 : 4@@ 1 , 4@@ 2 ; 4 : 4 ; 6 : 7 .
R@@ ever@@ enti@@ al fear of Jehovah mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to praise him for his go@@ o@@ dness .
Ma@@ in@@ tain fine conduct .
Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 20 : 4 , 5 states : “ You must not make for yourself a car@@ ved i@@ ma@@ ge or a form like anything that is in the heavens a@@ bo@@ ve or that is on the earth under@@ ne@@ ath or that is in the w@@ at@@ ers under the earth .
In their home , they had a sh@@ r@@ ine to a go@@ d .
What do some faithful ones won@@ der about ?
• What blessings come from see@@ king spiritual go@@ als ?
Paul knew this from personal experience .
They cons@@ titu@@ te the ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l that Jehovah uses to provide his people with instru@@ ction and spiritual direction . ​ — Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 7 .
The worl@@ d@@ wide Kingdom - preaching work is dra@@ wing mul@@ titu@@ des to Jehovah’s house
W@@ ould he take another wife ?
For acc@@ ur@@ ate ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations of these par@@ ab@@ les , see The Watchtower , F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 1 , 199@@ 5 , pages 5 - 6 , and Ju@@ ne 15 , 199@@ 2 , pages 17 - 22 .
F@@ in@@ ally , Satan offered Jesus rul@@ er@@ ship over all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the world in return for one small act of worship .
What will help us not only to understand the pu@@ re language but also to speak it f@@ lu@@ ently ?
Do I really need to keep thinking about this ? ’
N@@ am@@ ang@@ ol@@ wa S@@ utu@@ tu
4 : 6 , 7 ; 2 C@@ or .
Today she end@@ e@@ av@@ ors to help others who in@@ iti@@ ally op@@ pose .
Th@@ ink , too , of H@@ ann@@ ah and how her ri@@ val wife , Pen@@ in@@ n@@ ah , “ v@@ ex@@ ed her s@@ or@@ ely ” because H@@ ann@@ ah was ba@@ r@@ re@@ n .
On more than one occasi@@ on , his priv@@ ac@@ y was inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted when he and his disciples were tr@@ ying to get much - needed rest .
“ I end each day with reading a por@@ tion of the Bible and saying a prayer .
Some may real@@ ize that they are con@@ stan@@ tly thinking about tr@@ ying different ty@@ p@@ es of w@@ ine , dec@@ or@@ ating their home , bu@@ ying new clo@@ th@@ es , inv@@ es@@ ting money , or pl@@ an@@ ning v@@ ac@@ ations .
* However , this was not the first Ger@@ man Bible to use the divine name .
But when Jesus said , “ never be anxi@@ ous , ” he was ad@@ vis@@ ing his followers to avoid un@@ du@@ e wor@@ ry ​ — an exc@@ essi@@ ve fear of t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w that can take the joy out of living today . ​ — Matthew 6 : 31 , 34 .
While we cannot hope to change the world around us , how can we person@@ ally res@@ ist this tr@@ end ?
199@@ 0 2@@ 00 *
Thus , in@@ stead of regarding our assign@@ ments to preach the good news and to buil@@ d up fellow believers as un@@ rel@@ ated , we view them just as the apostles Peter and Paul did ​ — as responsi@@ bil@@ ities that comple@@ ment each other .
A Witness of Jehovah began vis@@ iting O@@ re@@ an@@ na and reading to her the Bible and the public@@ ation My Bo@@ ok of Bible St@@ ori@@ es .
In these col@@ on@@ ies M@@ en@@ n@@ on@@ ites never pray al@@ ou@@ d , so they had never before heard anyone pray in their be@@ half .
No@@ tice that Jesus plac@@ ed love of neigh@@ b@@ or second only to love of Jehovah .
Th@@ ough my bu@@ sin@@ ess took up most of my time and attention , I develop@@ ed a deep respect for the Bible .
Our concer@@ n for those who may yet respon@@ d to the life - giving Bible message mo@@ ves us to consider vari@@ ous times and ways to appro@@ ach hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders in our ministry .
C@@ ould you work toward over@@ coming ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion about wit@@ ness@@ ing over the tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne , on the st@@ re@@ et , or at plac@@ es of bu@@ sin@@ ess ?
Many religi@@ ons teach that the dead are still ali@@ ve , but as the inspired Word of God shows , those in S@@ he@@ ol are dead , without consci@@ ousness .
Un@@ like the inst@@ inc@@ tive a@@ we we feel when con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted by the power and ma@@ j@@ es@@ ty of n@@ ature , fear of God does not come a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally .
How has Jehovah bless@@ ed the ze@@ al@@ ous activ@@ ity of his servants ?
And they often could not c@@ learly understand the meaning of certain ver@@ ses , which h@@ in@@ der@@ ed their prog@@ ress . ”
How can the experi@@ ences of the nee@@ dy wi@@ do@@ w , Eli@@ j@@ ah , and the writ@@ er of Psalm 10@@ 2 help us to cultiv@@ ate a positi@@ ve vie@@ w@@ point ?
S@@ ad@@ ly , our parents were div@@ or@@ ced .
He gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es : “ I will by no means leave you nor by any means for@@ s@@ ake you . ” ​ — Hebrews 13 : 5 .
Al@@ me@@ i@@ da was born in 1@@ 6@@ 28 in T@@ or@@ re de T@@ a@@ va@@ res , a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge in nor@@ ther@@ n P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al .
‘ Wh@@ ere are we going ? ’
“ F@@ R@@ O@@ M a Ca@@ tho@@ lic stan@@ d@@ point , it is not possible to con@@ dem@@ n A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der V@@ I with su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient sever@@ ity . ”
They have knowledge of the Scriptures and are experienced in ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles .
“ As the Ch@@ urch ex@@ pan@@ ded and vari@@ ous in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions ar@@ ose , it became necess@@ ary to make la@@ ws which would in@@ sure the prop@@ er and per@@ man@@ ent support of the cl@@ er@@ gy .
What be@@ aring does Matthew 7 : 12 have on where , when , and how we appro@@ ach people ?
J@@ on@@ ah said : “ When my life was e@@ b@@ b@@ ing away , Jehovah was the One whom I re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed . ” ​ — J@@ on@@ ah 1 : 3 , 10 ; 2 : 1 - 9 .
Many today have res@@ ol@@ ved in their heart to stay sing@@ le for this reason , and others do well to be a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement to them .
O@@ ver@@ f@@ low@@ ing with en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m , R@@ as@@ z@@ ka took G@@ om@@ o@@ la to me@@ et his friends Jer@@ z@@ y and An@@ dr@@ ze@@ j P@@ il@@ ch , who e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly respon@@ ded to the Kingdom message .
Although Noah , Daniel , and Job lived at different times and under very different circumstances , they end@@ ur@@ ed the challeng@@ es they fac@@ ed .
( b ) In the ministry , how can we demonstr@@ ate our concer@@ n for fore@@ ign@@ ers ?
Those were exc@@ iting times because so many were e@@ ag@@ er to learn Bible tru@@ ths , and they became our brothers and sisters .
When I appro@@ ached a tra@@ v@@ el ag@@ ent to bu@@ y a@@ ir tic@@ ke@@ ts for Al@@ ban@@ ia , he was d@@ um@@ b@@ f@@ oun@@ ded .
Some ar@@ gu@@ e that since Revelation con@@ tain@@ s high@@ ly sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic language , all num@@ bers found in this book , including the number 14@@ 4@@ ,000 , must be sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic .
In 2@@ 35 lands , they are activ@@ ely preaching the good news of God’s Kingdom and teaching people the tru@@ ths found in God’s Word .
What will help us to cultiv@@ ate love of others ?
But no doubt these spiritually matu@@ re men will respect us for having the courage to ask for help .
Ex@@ pla@@ in Davi@@ d’s ex@@ hor@@ tation to “ re@@ side in the earth . ”
We must therefore be res@@ olu@@ te in res@@ is@@ ting il@@ lic@@ it se@@ x@@ u@@ al temp@@ t@@ ations , which are especially comm@@ on in this im@@ moral world .
How does a supp@@ or@@ tive wife feel about see@@ ing her husband pla@@ y an ac@@ tive ro@@ le in the Christian congregation ?
The Bible lea@@ ves us in no doubt that God is deep@@ ly pa@@ ined by un@@ righteous conduct .
When Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us and his hous@@ eho@@ ld became believers , these new ones received holy spirit , as man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted by their “ speaking with t@@ ong@@ u@@ es . ” ​ — Acts 10 : 4@@ 4 - 4@@ 6 .
Ha@@ ve you too been able to demonstr@@ ate your beli@@ ef that the Bible provi@@ des the best guid@@ ance a@@ vail@@ able to people today ?
L@@ ater , when he came to earth and ac@@ tually “ re@@ si@@ ded among ” humans , his view of mankind did not change .
Wh@@ atever assignment the elders give you , do your best .
“ O@@ pp@@ or@@ tun@@ ity , pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity , dem@@ o@@ cr@@ ac@@ y , ” O@@ ’@@ To@@ o@@ le says , “ all were po@@ t@@ ent for@@ ces in the life of P@@ ur@@ it@@ an M@@ ass@@ ach@@ u@@ set@@ ts , and all tend@@ ed to fu@@ el individu@@ al ambi@@ tions at the ex@@ p@@ en@@ se of W@@ in@@ thro@@ p@@ ’s col@@ le@@ ctive ide@@ al . ”
In this instance , Jehovah s@@ pared his prophet the pang@@ s of death .
We pro@@ ba@@ bly see evidence of it every day on the tel@@ ev@@ ision s@@ cre@@ en in news and cur@@ r@@ ent af@@ fai@@ r@@ s bro@@ ad@@ ca@@ st@@ s .
In re@@ ality , for the first time since my fa@@ ther’s death , I felt a deep sense of happiness . ” ​ — Acts 20 : 35 .
Jesus Christ was certainly ‘ f@@ it , qu@@ ali@@ fied , and pro@@ fi@@ cient ’ in his work — and no won@@ der !
O@@ ver si@@ x years have pas@@ sed , and a fin@@ al c@@ he@@ c@@ ku@@ p of her sp@@ in@@ al f@@ lu@@ id shows no tr@@ ac@@ es of le@@ u@@ k@@ em@@ ia .
J@@ on@@ a@@ than accepted his situation , and un@@ like his father , he did not become je@@ al@@ ous of David .
If we do not receive a certain privilege , why should we not become do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted ?
Many young ones who think about get@@ ting baptized have seen that this work@@ she@@ et is a valu@@ able to@@ ol .
Let us rejo@@ ice and be over@@ jo@@ yed and give him glory , because the marriage of the L@@ am@@ b has arri@@ ved and his wife has pre@@ pared her@@ self . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
So having the message of truth in their own t@@ ong@@ ue has been a sub@@ ject of their prayers for some time .
He pr@@ inted the ro@@ o@@ t of each word in so@@ li@@ d let@@ ters .
Sha@@ dr@@ ach , Me@@ sh@@ ach , and A@@ be@@ d@@ ne@@ go knew that death might be the out@@ come of their decision not to worship the hu@@ ge i@@ ma@@ ge .
What occ@@ ur@@ red , who was end@@ ang@@ ered ? , 3 / 15
“ B@@ Y TH@@ E time this meeting is over , you will say , ‘ This was truly a the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c hist@@ ory - making an@@ nu@@ al meeting ! ’ ” With those words , S@@ te@@ ph@@ en L@@ et@@ t of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses in@@ ten@@ si@@ fied the sense of ke@@ en an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in the large a@@ udi@@ ence .
Still , with effort and pers@@ ist@@ ence , they were able to conduct Bible stu@@ dies in P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese .
“ Now You Are God’s Pe@@ ople ”
It may se@@ em a str@@ ange re@@ qu@@ est to us today , but it was not un@@ u@@ su@@ al in those times for a man to take a se@@ con@@ d@@ ary wife , or con@@ cu@@ bin@@ e , in order to pro@@ du@@ ce an he@@ ir .
Ther@@ efore it is never dead matter , in@@ sen@@ sible to what is done with it ; for it is a b@@ ond of uni@@ on with the living God . ”
When did Jesus ap@@ point the faithful slave over his d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s ?
The bo@@ t@@ tle con@@ ta@@ ined a cor@@ ro@@ sive ac@@ id , and sa@@ dly , young O@@ w@@ en died .
How would mankind be able to live forever ?
At a time when it seem@@ ed that his life was coming to an end , he had the comfort of know@@ ing that he had done his best to help others , that he had held to Jehovah’s righteous standards , and that he had avo@@ i@@ ded any form of false worship . ​ — Job 31 : 4 - 11 .
If anyone lo@@ ves the world , the love of the Father is not in him ; because everything in the world ​ — the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the show@@ y displa@@ y of one@@ ’s means of life — ​ does not origin@@ ate with the Father , but origin@@ ates with the world . ” ​ — 1 John 2 : 15 , 16 .
Ad@@ di@@ tional thoughts , recorded by Mark :
We are sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by evidence that God used his holy spirit in a very or@@ der@@ ly way .
It is under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble that stud@@ ents of human n@@ ature re@@ ach such conclu@@ sions .
Satan the Devil .
The way she appro@@ ached Jesus was not in stri@@ ct har@@ mony with God’s Law , which stated that a person in her con@@ dition was un@@ clean .
The Hebrew ver@@ b transl@@ ated “ c@@ ong@@ e@@ aled ” means to sh@@ r@@ ink or th@@ ic@@ ken .
You have been married for two years now , and you have no children .
“ R@@ el@@ ying on Jehovah is a com@@ for@@ table feel@@ ing , ” says one Witness who has end@@ ur@@ ed many tri@@ als over the years .
With this op@@ ening , S@@ to@@ y@@ an , who had rec@@ ently become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses while working in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates as a cir@@ c@@ us ar@@ t@@ ist , very kin@@ dly explained to me the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s wonderful promises for the future .
When we are ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able even to those who may never re@@ pa@@ y us , we ple@@ ase our heavenly Father . ​ — Matthew 5 : 4@@ 4 - 4@@ 6 ; 1 Peter 4 : 9 .
As@@ k Jehovah to help you over@@ come your fe@@ ars .
Those who ye@@ ar@@ n to ple@@ ase Jehovah will he@@ ed the words at A@@ mo@@ s 5 : 15 : “ H@@ ate what is bad , and love what is good . ”
Still , he knew that Jesus was in@@ no@@ c@@ ent and was no or@@ din@@ ary man .
His col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es , though , claim@@ ed more than they had sp@@ ent .
Jose@@ ph@@ us first men@@ tions the S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es and the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es in the con@@ text of the second century B.C.E .
Jehovah’s people every@@ where are determined to stay a@@ wa@@ ke in these cr@@ itical times and to keep mo@@ ving a@@ head coura@@ ge@@ ously with Jehovah’s uni@@ fied organization .
Jesus knew that it was wrong for him to put Jehovah to the t@@ est by expe@@ cting angels to res@@ cu@@ e him if he were to eng@@ age in rec@@ k@@ less be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
Your com@@ pu@@ ter ?
M@@ ake it your res@@ ol@@ ve to be among those spo@@ ken about by the prophet Mi@@ ca@@ h when he said that “ in the fin@@ al part of the days , ” true worshipp@@ ers ​ — ad@@ her@@ ents of true Christi@@ an@@ ity — ​ would listen to God’s instru@@ ctions and “ walk in his pa@@ ths ” of rest@@ ored pu@@ re worship .
As a result , you will be able to s@@ tic@@ k to your assignment , and Jehovah’s rich blessing will be with you . ”
How can brothers re@@ ach out for privile@@ ges in the congregation ?
W@@ a@@ yu@@ u cam@@ p bel@@ ow : V@@ ic@@ t@@ or Eng@@ le@@ ber@@ t
If very th@@ ir@@ st@@ y , one cam@@ el might dr@@ ink over 25 g@@ all@@ ons ( 9@@ 5 L ) of water !
You have pro@@ ba@@ bly no@@ tic@@ ed that many cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men today use religion to el@@ ev@@ ate themselves with high - s@@ oun@@ ding t@@ it@@ les and to ob@@ tain money from their flo@@ c@@ ks .
Why did they not jo@@ in in up@@ ris@@ ings and con@@ f@@ li@@ cts ?
Q@@ u@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations : Mar@@ ri@@ ed cou@@ ples who are already serving in some form of special full - time service ​ — that is , as field mission@@ aries who have not attend@@ ed the school , special pione@@ ers , travel@@ ing overse@@ ers , or Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites .
Jesus was concer@@ ned about people and showed ke@@ en interest in them .
They learned that true satis@@ fac@@ tion in life comes from serving Jehovah .
But the brothers and sisters rema@@ ined cal@@ m .
All too soon the conven@@ tion was over and we re@@ turned home .
We lived in a r@@ ented ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment a@@ bo@@ ve a ca@@ r - re@@ pa@@ ir sh@@ op .
In A@@ pri@@ l 195@@ 1 , Bro@@ ther Na@@ than H . K@@ nor@@ r , from Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters , made his first vis@@ it to J@@ ap@@ an .
What if they are ru@@ de at times or ign@@ ore you al@@ together ?
In the Scriptures , mer@@ cy most often ref@@ ers to a positi@@ ve expres@@ sion of kind consider@@ ation toward those in need .
16 , 17 . ( a ) What is “ the her@@ e@@ dit@@ ary pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the servants of Jehovah ” ?
For when I am we@@ ak , then I am powerful . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 12 : 9 , 10 .
Your fellow stud@@ ents may ask you about what you are reading .
What prophecy did Jehovah ut@@ ter through H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i ?
Re@@ g@@ arding the far - re@@ aching benef@@ its of Christ’s ransom , the apostle John wrote : “ [ Jesus Christ ] is a prop@@ iti@@ at@@ ory sacrifice for our sin@@ s , yet not for our@@ s only but also for the whole worl@@ d’s . ”
Their Jewish hus@@ ban@@ ds had ob@@ ta@@ ined a div@@ or@@ ce on il@@ leg@@ iti@@ mate gr@@ oun@@ ds and had left them , likely in order to mar@@ ry you@@ ng@@ er fore@@ ign women .
His H@@ it@@ t@@ ite wi@@ ves “ were a s@@ ource of bit@@ ter@@ ness of spirit ” to them ​ — so much so that Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h said : “ I have come to ab@@ ho@@ r this life of mine because of the daugh@@ ters of H@@ et@@ h .
The my@@ th of the three wise men is lo@@ sing cre@@ di@@ bility among a go@@ o@@ dly number , even among little children .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er helps J@@ an@@ et t@@ ame her feelings and n@@ ur@@ ture her fri@@ end@@ ship with God .
Now Jeho@@ as@@ h would enjoy only three par@@ ti@@ al vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ es .
During a vis@@ it to Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n sever@@ al de@@ ca@@ des ag@@ o , my wife , M@@ ary , and I sp@@ ent an ev@@ ening with Bro@@ ther F@@ ran@@ z and a few others .
Then , in 19@@ 19 , Jehovah re@@ vi@@ ved his anointed servants , and since then he has bless@@ ed them with wonderful spiritual pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity .
• How did Jehovah demonstr@@ ate imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality toward R@@ a@@ ha@@ b and the Gi@@ be@@ on@@ ites ?
No@@ body was encoura@@ ged to view himself as being better than others .
Yet , he se@@ ts a beau@@ ti@@ ful example for us when it comes to associ@@ ations .
Jesus taught : “ God loved the world so much that he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , in order that ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might not be destro@@ yed but have everlasting life . ”
When Daniel was bus@@ y with his vari@@ ous the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c assign@@ ments , S@@ ar@@ ah often provided that help .
These must be the fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its ​ — our very best .
Of course , ne@@ i@@ ther im@@ mor@@ tal life in heaven nor et@@ er@@ n@@ al life on earth will be pla@@ gu@@ ed by the suffering comm@@ on today .
However , El@@ la has strong faith in Jehovah .
From a very tend@@ er age , we were taught the jo@@ ys of reading .
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Why can we say that the illustr@@ ation emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es the import@@ ance of the preaching work ?
A simp@@ le C@@ D - R@@ O@@ M can st@@ ore a we@@ al@@ th of information ; its cap@@ ac@@ ity is descri@@ bed as 6@@ 8@@ 0 me@@ g@@ ab@@ y@@ tes or more .
I in@@ hal@@ ed the bur@@ ning fu@@ m@@ es and su@@ ffered second - and th@@ ir@@ d - de@@ gre@@ e bur@@ ns over the u@@ pp@@ er part of my body .
Why can the po@@ or and a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted look for@@ ward with hope ?
The psalmist said : “ The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous ones , and his ear@@ s are toward their c@@ ry for help .
And that is true both under nor@@ ma@@ l circumstances and in difficult times .
“ I was am@@ a@@ zed , ” he says .
The ho@@ st feel@@ s com@@ p@@ el@@ led to serve food for his gu@@ est but has “ nothing to set before him . ”
Israel de@@ fe@@ ats A@@ mor@@ ite K@@ ings Si@@ ho@@ n and O@@ g and takes pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of their lands .
• With what attitude should we displa@@ y loving - kindness ?
You will not su@@ ff@@ er pain again , and I will be with you . ”
I@@ ts fru@@ it@@ age can help you to avoid the works of the flesh , which Satan prom@@ o@@ tes so effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
“ Se@@ cond : In order to be taught by God , we will fe@@ ed exc@@ lu@@ si@@ vely at his table and care@@ fully he@@ ed the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s war@@ ning about mis@@ le@@ ading teachings of dem@@ ons .
But should that make us feel un@@ qu@@ ali@@ fied to preach God’s word ?
Some religious lead@@ ers have become we@@ al@@ thy by de@@ f@@ ra@@ u@@ ding their flo@@ c@@ ks , using much of the money thus ob@@ ta@@ ined to ac@@ qui@@ re ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive ho@@ m@@ es and a@@ ut@@ om@@ o@@ bil@@ es ​ — and in one case , an a@@ ir - con@@ di@@ tioned do@@ g k@@ en@@ ne@@ l .
R@@ is@@ king death during a gen@@ o@@ ci@@ de in R@@ w@@ anda in rec@@ ent times , Tu@@ t@@ s@@ i and H@@ utu Witnesses prote@@ cted one another .
The wife is to tre@@ at her husband with “ deep respect . ”
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a few we@@ ek@@ s , Ar@@ th@@ ur received a call from the B@@ r@@ ita@@ in branch of@@ fice as@@ king him to beg@@ in cir@@ cu@@ it work the next day !
Yes , the Hebrew Scriptures are still an in@@ tegr@@ al part of God’s inspired Word , the Bible .
Satan fac@@ es certain do@@ om , but that is not true of you !
For example , what can parents do if their child is pur@@ su@@ ing the full - time ministry ?
In fact , he does all he can to get us to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on our relationship with Jehovah .
Hence , if the wi@@ do@@ w , des@@ pite her challeng@@ ing situation , kept ple@@ ading with the ju@@ dge in ho@@ p@@ es that justice would be done , how much more so should we keep our faith in the certain coming of Jehovah’s day of judgment !
After 50 years of pioneer service , we still have our sa@@ v@@ ings left !
Hence , it could also be said of such women that “ God is not a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of them , to be called upon as their God . ”
While under Satan’s control , the world cannot be brought to the Par@@ adise con@@ dition for which God cre@@ ated it .
But because we work together , we are able to tell milli@@ ons of people about Jehovah and to help some praise and honor him .
And the sons of Israel f@@ ell to doing what was bad in the eyes of Jehovah and serving the Ba@@ als . ” ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 2 : 8 - 11 .
So@@ on he came to real@@ ize that a person involved in to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o pro@@ du@@ ction viol@@ ates Jesus ’ comm@@ and to love one@@ ’s neigh@@ b@@ or .
( b ) Who make up this new nation ?
When I arri@@ ved at my parents ’ house , I was in@@ iti@@ ally too af@@ ra@@ id to bro@@ ach the sub@@ ject . H@@ our@@ s pas@@ sed .
They were having a proble@@ m dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish@@ ing between what was clean and what was un@@ clean , and this involved their conscience .
C@@ ONG@@ R@@ E@@ G@@ AT@@ I@@ ON@@ S
That st@@ or@@ m ca@@ used the people to ad@@ mit their er@@ ro@@ r in re@@ je@@ cting Jehovah .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es go@@ ld , he had 7@@ ,000 sheep , 3@@ ,000 cam@@ els , 5@@ 00 she - as@@ ses , 1@@ ,000 head of c@@ at@@ tle , and a very large body of servants .
But we eng@@ age in Christian activities because we are moved by God’s spirit to demonstr@@ ate our hear@@ t@@ felt love for Jehovah .
Tru@@ e Christians keep clear of false worship , re@@ je@@ cting false religious teachings .
Ph@@ ili@@ p lost no time in expla@@ ining that Isaiah spoke about the Messi@@ ah , Jesus . ​ — Acts 8 : 26 - 35 .
He wanted to make Juda@@ ism accep@@ table to them .
4 , 5 . How should Christian elders use their gi@@ f@@ ts ?
Des@@ pite the wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad po@@ pul@@ ar@@ ity of the the@@ ory of ev@@ olu@@ tion , many in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent people , including s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists , are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that there is an in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent Creator .
“ I@@ ’@@ m s@@ or@@ ry this t@@ ele@@ gra@@ m is going to h@@ ur@@ t , ” it read .
Di@@ v@@ ine teaching makes possible a close relationship with Jehovah .
And how can others help ?
To that end , we need to study the Bible di@@ lig@@ ently and medit@@ ate on its con@@ ten@@ ts .
He began stud@@ ying the Bible again and was later baptized .
He made it pla@@ in that believ@@ ing children , gr@@ and@@ children , and other relati@@ ves of el@@ der@@ ly wi@@ do@@ ws were to be the pri@@ m@@ ary provi@@ ders .
( De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 12 : 4 - 7 , 13 , 14 ; Jo@@ shua 22 : 19 ) After the re@@ mo@@ val of the sac@@ red Ar@@ k from the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le at Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h , Jehovah’s pres@@ ence was no longer evid@@ ent there .
That was ei@@ ther because they were written after the apost@@ o@@ lic peri@@ od , as was the S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d of H@@ er@@ ma@@ s , or because they were written to support her@@ es@@ ies .
Yes , Jehovah God is the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s Au@@ th@@ or .
• Why should we keep in mind our rep@@ ent@@ ance and con@@ ver@@ sion ?
What mis@@ takes did the cou@@ ple qu@@ o@@ ted at the beg@@ in@@ ning of the article make ?
With en@@ ough money , we can ob@@ tain food and a com@@ for@@ table home .
Jesus ’ death makes for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of our sin@@ s and life without end possible for us .
Thus , after esta@@ bli@@ shing the fac@@ ts of the case , the elders had to look at the person , not just the action .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es working at my assignment , taking vis@@ iting grou@@ ps on t@@ our was always a happy experience for me .
U@@ sing the vi@@ de@@ o Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — The O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation Be@@ h@@ ind the N@@ ame and the bro@@ ch@@ ure Jehovah’s Witnesses — ​ Who Are They ? , she was able to expla@@ in who the Witnesses really are .
Since the ro@@ o@@ ts of the S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c Bible go back to the second century , such a ver@@ sion would provide a w@@ in@@ do@@ w on the Bible text at an early st@@ age , and it would sur@@ ely be inv@@ alu@@ able to Bible scho@@ l@@ ars !
If anyone lo@@ ves the world , the love of the Father is not in him . ”
G@@ lo@@ be : M@@ oun@@ tain H@@ i@@ gh M@@ ap@@ s ® C@@ op@@ y@@ right © 199@@ 7 Di@@ g@@ it@@ al W@@ is@@ dom , In@@ c .
; How@@ ard , C .
1 Samuel chap@@ ter 25
How did they succ@@ e@@ ed ?
“ F@@ O@@ R so many E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an he@@ a@@ ds of St@@ ate to be ga@@ ther@@ ed together as are ga@@ ther@@ ed here today is certainly a r@@ are ev@@ ent . ”
A man@@ sla@@ y@@ er who f@@ led to one of Israel@@ ’s c@@ ities of refu@@ ge had to stand tri@@ al .
C@@ ould a field of knowledge be a@@ vail@@ able that will pro@@ long life sign@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , even forever ?
The Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans were fore@@ ign to him in language , d@@ ress , and gro@@ om@@ ing ​ — and even more so in religion .
He does that for people today too .
That is of great import@@ ance , for people may be dra@@ wn to the God we serve because they no@@ tice how we stand out as different from the crow@@ d in this de@@ fil@@ ed world .
Do I try to give more than I get ?
In the gar@@ den of Ge@@ th@@ s@@ em@@ ane , how did three of Jesus ’ apostles respon@@ d to his re@@ qu@@ est that they keep on the w@@ atch ?
And how did B@@ r@@ un@@ o support himself fin@@ an@@ cially in G@@ u@@ a@@ pi@@ ar@@ a ?
When Pe@@ ople Are Un@@ responsi@@ ve
What cal@@ am@@ ity a@@ wa@@ its un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant h@@ at@@ ers of Jehovah’s people ?
Par@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is : While Jesus was in Ca@@ per@@ na@@ u@@ m , people appro@@ ached him with a par@@ al@@ y@@ zed man l@@ ying on a bed .
In the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines , one th@@ ir@@ d of the po@@ pul@@ ation live on less than $ 1 ( U@@ .@@ S . ) per day , an am@@ ount that is often ear@@ ned in min@@ ut@@ es in we@@ al@@ th@@ i@@ er nations .
Many of us are meeting the requi@@ re@@ ments for full - time pioneer service , and some are serving where the need for ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers is greater .
On another occasi@@ on , Paul wrote about some who were concer@@ ned main@@ ly with material things rather than with spiritual matters .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of famili@@ es ​ — including little children , pre@@ gn@@ ant women , and the el@@ der@@ ly — ​ were lo@@ ad@@ ed into bo@@ x@@ c@@ ars for a g@@ ru@@ el@@ ing 20 - day - long tra@@ in tri@@ p to Si@@ b@@ eri@@ a .
We are determined to obey Jesus ’ comm@@ and to displa@@ y gen@@ u@@ ine love for one another .
3 Be@@ ing Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful Le@@ a@@ ds to God’s A@@ p@@ pro@@ val
By your ex@@ ten@@ ding yourself and with God’s blessing , you may be able to star@@ t a Bible study .
8 : 1 – 12 : 17 )
With Jehovah’s help , we can me@@ et to@@ da@@ y’s ad@@ vers@@ ities with courage . ​ — Read 2 Corinthians 4 : 17 , 18 .
So we should try to put the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der at e@@ ase .
I@@ magine , the most powerful nation of the day brought to its k@@ ne@@ es by means of ten div@@ in@@ ely sent pla@@ gu@@ es , including the death of its fir@@ st@@ born .
It con@@ ta@@ ined instru@@ ctions to star@@ t pre@@ par@@ ing to come to New Yor@@ k to atten@@ d an inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion that would be held from Ju@@ ly 27 to Au@@ gu@@ st 3 , 195@@ 8 .
Because of these differ@@ ences , my mother was the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of in@@ ten@@ se pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce from my fa@@ ther’s family until the day she died .
The ref@@ re@@ shing word pi@@ c@@ tures and illustr@@ ations are a deli@@ ght . ”
To what men@@ tal and physical needs of their children should parents give attention , but on what should emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is be plac@@ ed ?
The Witness con@@ sen@@ ted .
The Bible reve@@ als that the end is sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ed ​ — God has set a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c time for it .
Satan Re@@ al ?
“ I feel s@@ or@@ ry for the brothers [ h@@ it by a h@@ ur@@ ri@@ c@@ ane ] .
As he th@@ re@@ w Jeho@@ r@@ am@@ ’s body from his ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t , Je@@ h@@ u recogn@@ ized that this act ful@@ filled Jehovah’s promise to ex@@ act p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment for A@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s mu@@ r@@ der of Na@@ both .
If God’s Word is to have an effect on us , we need to read it regul@@ arly ​ — da@@ ily if possible .
Ther@@ efore , from that day on they take counsel to k@@ ill Jesus . ​ — John 11 : 4@@ 5 - 5@@ 3 .
Sa@@ ys one child sol@@ di@@ er : “ They gave me tra@@ ining .
Instead , we ought to prom@@ o@@ te un@@ ity and respect for one another in the congregation .
When the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der poin@@ ts to one , have him hold the book while you read the associ@@ ated s@@ crip@@ ture from your Bible .
Just as tim@@ ely ra@@ in on an or@@ ch@@ ard contribu@@ tes to a good har@@ v@@ est , God’s spirit can pro@@ du@@ ce in rec@@ ep@@ tive individuals qualities that the Bible descri@@ bes as “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit . ”
I was so happy when one of my c@@ ous@@ ins tri@@ ed to help me .
At the L@@ ond@@ on of@@ fice , I could not believe that I , at the age of 23 , was there with such out@@ standing brothers who seem@@ ed like spiritual gi@@ ants to me ​ — P@@ r@@ y@@ ce H@@ ugh@@ es , E@@ m@@ l@@ y@@ n W@@ y@@ n@@ es , E@@ r@@ ni@@ e Be@@ av@@ or , E@@ r@@ ni@@ e G@@ u@@ i@@ ver , Bo@@ b G@@ ough , G@@ l@@ y@@ n@@ n Par@@ r , St@@ an and Mar@@ t@@ in W@@ o@@ o@@ d@@ bur@@ n , and many others , most of whom have since pas@@ sed off the sc@@ ene .
Today , G@@ l@@ ori@@ a ser@@ ves as a regul@@ ar pioneer , and her husband and son also serve Jehovah .
28 A Da@@ y of H@@ i@@ gh H@@ op@@ es and H@@ app@@ y Ex@@ pe@@ ct@@ ations
No one will need to be hu@@ ng@@ ry in a physical or a spiritual sense .
Hence , this book will move us to ask ourselves , ‘ Why do I obey Jehovah ? ’
How happy it makes us to think that our mission@@ aries down through the years since the early 19@@ 40 ’ s have esta@@ bli@@ shed an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent rec@@ ord in this reg@@ ard !
He com@@ pared ex@@ is@@ ting Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an ver@@ sions with Greek man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts and transl@@ ated mis@@ sing por@@ tions , even whole boo@@ ks .
Ther@@ efore , Jehovah will sur@@ ely help all those who ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly seek to apply the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel on mo@@ der@@ ate e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king ha@@ bi@@ ts . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 16 .
No@@ tice that Paul l@@ in@@ ks g@@ ent@@ l@@ en@@ ess and rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t with mil@@ dness .
If you would wel@@ come fur@@ ther information or would like to have someone vis@@ it you to conduct a free Bible study , ple@@ ase wr@@ ite to Jehovah’s Witnesses , 25 C@@ o@@ lum@@ bia H@@ ei@@ gh@@ ts , Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , N@@ Y 1@@ 1@@ 20@@ 1 - 2@@ 4@@ 8@@ 3 , or to the appro@@ pri@@ ate ad@@ d@@ ress lis@@ ted on page 2 .
You can find it under BI@@ B@@ L@@ E T@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H@@ IN@@ G@@ S . E@@ ach study gu@@ i@@ de in this seri@@ es is desi@@ gn@@ ed to help you strengthen your con@@ vi@@ ction about a Bible sub@@ ject .
It is also wise .
As Jehovah pointed out to Job , the m@@ oun@@ tain go@@ at gives bir@@ th in the c@@ ra@@ g@@ s , in ro@@ ck@@ y , in@@ acc@@ es@@ sible plac@@ es where food may be s@@ car@@ ce and temp@@ er@@ atu@@ res are ex@@ tre@@ me .
( b ) How does Jesus teach us to fear Jehovah ?
Th@@ r@@ ough the cen@@ tu@@ ries , however , many have den@@ oun@@ ced un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural beli@@ ef@@ s and practic@@ es .
F@@ O@@ R some people , what the Bible says about God’s love and mer@@ cy ra@@ ises tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ ing questions .
Si@@ mil@@ ar to the Jewish Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an ex@@ il@@ es , the anointed “ ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od ” could not worship in an organiz@@ ed way .
Like Jesus , we will be un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish gi@@ v@@ ers , and this will make us truly happy .
Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard it , for it means your life . ”
Read Luke 16 : 1 - 9 .
He is a@@ ware of all our hard work , and nothing that affe@@ cts his servants can be hi@@ d@@ den from him .
That day should not c@@ atch Christian famili@@ es un@@ a@@ wa@@ res .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the cen@@ su@@ s , the Israelites receive instru@@ ctions regarding the order of mar@@ ch , de@@ ta@@ il@@ s concer@@ ning the du@@ ties of L@@ ev@@ ites and ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le service , comman@@ ds on qu@@ ar@@ an@@ t@@ ine , and la@@ ws rel@@ ating to c@@ as@@ es of je@@ al@@ ous@@ y and v@@ ow@@ s made by Na@@ z@@ ir@@ ites .
The first con@@ tain@@ s her sen@@ ti@@ ments when she was v@@ ex@@ ed and a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted , and the second is an ex@@ ul@@ t@@ ant prayer of than@@ k@@ s@@ giving .
On one occasi@@ on , I was eng@@ ag@@ ed in qu@@ ite an an@@ im@@ ated Bible discus@@ sion with a fellow pris@@ on@@ er .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , there were w@@ in@@ do@@ ws along the to@@ p , as well as a ro@@ of that likely pe@@ ak@@ ed in the mi@@ dd@@ le with a s@@ light pit@@ ch so that water would ru@@ n off . ​ — Genesis 6 : 14 - 16 .
Since the T@@ y@@ ri@@ ans es@@ cap@@ ed to their is@@ land - city with much of their we@@ al@@ th , King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar received very little spo@@ il from T@@ y@@ re .
My parents were po@@ or but har@@ d@@ working people .
1 : 18 ; 1 P@@ et .
As they pray to God in faith , “ the peace of God that exc@@ els all thought ” gu@@ ar@@ ds their hearts and min@@ ds , br@@ ing@@ ing them con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment and happiness . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 7 .
On what will we now foc@@ us ?
I am always am@@ a@@ zed at how much transl@@ at@@ ors love their work even though it is not eas@@ y and can be very ti@@ ring .
Jesus did not say that we should go to our brother just to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce him that we are right and he is wrong .
For example , today a large per@@ cen@@ ta@@ ge of earth@@ ’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants cannot cla@@ im a home of their own .
They do not know fully how gra@@ v@@ ity pul@@ ls you down to the gr@@ ound when you j@@ um@@ p or how it keep@@ s the mo@@ on in or@@ bi@@ t around the earth .
The Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom will then ad@@ minis@@ ter af@@ fai@@ r@@ s on earth , which will be brought to its fore@@ told Par@@ adise con@@ dition .
What a vi@@ ct@@ ory for Jehovah and what a b@@ low for Satan !
What is the differ@@ ence between those two ?
To understand this part of the prophecy , we should remember that in challeng@@ ing Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , Satan c@@ ast doubt on the loy@@ al@@ ty of all of God’s servants in heaven and on earth .
Jehovah cre@@ ated man “ a little low@@ er than angels ” but in His “ i@@ ma@@ ge , ” thus en@@ ab@@ ling humans to refle@@ ct the Creat@@ or@@ ’s lo@@ f@@ ty qualities .
Par@@ ents must find time in their bus@@ y sc@@ he@@ du@@ le to talk with their children .
They had been sever@@ ely bur@@ ned , and the in@@ ju@@ ries were so hor@@ ri@@ fi@@ c that both ar@@ ms had to be am@@ pu@@ t@@ ated to pre@@ v@@ ent blood po@@ is@@ on@@ ing .
TH@@ O@@ S@@ E who follow human rul@@ ers often experience disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
But a few we@@ ek@@ s later , to our mutu@@ al deli@@ ght , she received her own invit@@ ation to atten@@ d the school with me .
But , if these de@@ a@@ ths had been s@@ pre@@ ad ev@@ en@@ ly over the peri@@ od , war would have kil@@ led around 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 people every day , That is over 1@@ 00 people an h@@ our , r@@ ound the clo@@ ck , for n@@ in@@ ety years . ”
Let us see how following this counsel can help you to remain ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast when your child re@@ bel@@ s .
This s@@ crip@@ ture mo@@ tiv@@ ates him to go preaching with his parents .
That is when Jehovah will un@@ le@@ as@@ h his ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tional for@@ ces to destro@@ y every v@@ es@@ ti@@ ge of Satan’s earthly system . ​ — Re@@ v .
Be@@ ware of Ti@@ me - Con@@ sum@@ ing Dis@@ tr@@ actions
Je@@ an’s brother Ma@@ x came to Bethel in 19@@ 39 and succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded Na@@ than as pr@@ inter@@ y overse@@ er in 194@@ 2 .
As mentioned a@@ bo@@ ve , two em@@ ble@@ ms will be used , un@@ le@@ av@@ ened bre@@ ad and red w@@ ine .
Ri@@ ch@@ eli@@ eu a@@ im@@ ed to make Fr@@ ance the ma@@ j@@ or power in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
This verse is not tal@@ king about just a temp@@ or@@ ary rest@@ or@@ ation of the nation of Israel to the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
Jesus encoura@@ ged his followers : “ Let your light shin@@ e before men , so that they may see your fine works and give glory to your Father who is in the heavens . ” ​ — Matthew 5 : 16 .
My mother was in@@ iti@@ ally rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to leave her Ca@@ tho@@ lic tra@@ di@@ tions .
Bo@@ th Adam and E@@ ve sin@@ ned , but Adam was held respon@@ sible for their wr@@ ong@@ doing .
“ M@@ O@@ S@@ E@@ S my serv@@ ant is dead , ” said Jehovah , “ and now get up , cro@@ ss this J@@ or@@ d@@ an , you and all this people , into the land that I am giving to them . ”
These people truly love one another , and they are un@@ ited in serving God .
Ser@@ ving God and tr@@ ying to contribu@@ te in some small way to help@@ ing people spiritually are truly no@@ ble and lasting go@@ als . ”
As a matter of fact , no@@ ne other than Jesus Christ himself made this well - known and much - loved st@@ at@@ ement in his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount : “ B@@ less@@ ed are the me@@ ek : for they shall in@@ her@@ it the earth . ” ​ — Matthew 5 : 5 , King James V@@ er@@ sion .
Of course , he could have pray@@ ed dis@@ cre@@ et@@ ly so as not to be ob@@ served .
How are the Bible ter@@ ms for affe@@ ction and love rel@@ ated ?
Mu@@ st we walk that cr@@ am@@ ped ro@@ ad al@@ one ?
12 , 13 . ( a ) How does the ma@@ ster respon@@ d to the first two sla@@ ves , and why ?
After Mu@@ m@@ ’s death , F@@ l@@ ori@@ an@@ o and I re@@ turned to B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , where we have served ever since in Ri@@ o de J@@ an@@ ei@@ r@@ o St@@ ate .
In fact , a l@@ ist could be made of more than 40 different qualities of Jehovah , each of which has been discus@@ sed in our public@@ ations .
Bro@@ ther P@@ i@@ er@@ ce had been serving as a help@@ er to the Per@@ s@@ on@@ ne@@ l Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e .
Our go@@ al is to keep relation@@ shi@@ ps in@@ t@@ act , to offer our relati@@ ves a ch@@ ance to recogn@@ ize the truth , and to t@@ ou@@ ch their heart with the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message .
And it is pas@@ sed on to all children .
The famili@@ ar princi@@ ple that “ for everything there is an appointed time ” app@@ lies e@@ qu@@ ally well to this part of our life . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 3 : 1 .
D@@ r@@ in@@ king too much al@@ co@@ ho@@ l can also result in low@@ ered in@@ hi@@ bi@@ tions .
The book just mentioned says : “ De@@ fe@@ ated and un@@ able to prote@@ ct her own d@@ wel@@ ling , how could Ar@@ t@@ em@@ is be consider@@ ed the prote@@ ct@@ ress of the city for much longer ? ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 35 : 15 - 18 .
At this c@@ ru@@ cial m@@ om@@ ent , Jesus turned to the 12 apostles and asked the po@@ ign@@ ant question : “ You do not want to go also , do you ? ”
A Gi@@ ft From a Lo@@ ving Creator
In we@@ igh@@ ing the op@@ tions o@@ pen to you , personal satis@@ fac@@ tion is likely to be an important fac@@ t@@ or .
On the be@@ ach , Jesus gave them a me@@ al of f@@ ish co@@ o@@ ked over char@@ co@@ al .
The joy we experienced when we first learned the pri@@ m@@ ary Bible teachings can remain with us in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely if we continue without le@@ tu@@ p sear@@ ch@@ ing into “ the deep things of God . ”
How do the inspired letter to the Hebrews and the words of Peter point to the hope of everlasting life on earth ?
H@@ ei@@ dec@@ k@@ er / V@@ I@@ R@@ E@@ O
We had ele@@ c@@ tri@@ c ligh@@ ts in all our buil@@ ding@@ s on the f@@ ar@@ m , something very r@@ are in those days .
One way is seen in an ancient example .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the Bible con@@ tain@@ s acc@@ oun@@ ts of many faithful individuals , such as Abraham , S@@ ar@@ ah , Joseph , Ru@@ th , Job , and Daniel and his three Hebrew compan@@ i@@ ons .
This r@@ out@@ ine has done more to reli@@ eve my b@@ ou@@ ts of de@@ pres@@ sion than anything I have tri@@ ed over the past 35 years . ”
1 : 9 - 18 .
L@@ ear@@ ning What Is Acc@@ ep@@ table to God
We were taken to K@@ ir@@ k@@ w@@ all on the O@@ r@@ k@@ ne@@ y Is@@ lands for in@@ spe@@ ction .
We are confid@@ ent that he is inclu@@ ded among those spo@@ ken of at Revelation 14 : 13 : “ H@@ app@@ y are the dead who die in uni@@ on with the Lord from this time on@@ ward .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out con@@ st@@ ant vi@@ g@@ il@@ ance , even the best of hearts can be en@@ tic@@ ed to do what is bad .
Ther@@ efore , it is lo@@ gi@@ cal to conclu@@ de that Jehovah would organiz@@ e his servants on earth .
When it ra@@ ined , we might s@@ le@@ ep le@@ an@@ ing against a w@@ all , tr@@ ying to keep ourselves d@@ ry from the le@@ ak@@ ing ro@@ of .
What does that pro@@ spe@@ ct do for the sur@@ vi@@ ving mate ? It off@@ ers a consider@@ able am@@ ount of comfort .
Of course , even appreci@@ ative people may need ex@@ tend@@ ed help to change their vie@@ ws , attitu@@ des , and pri@@ or@@ ities in life .
However , it was not pri@@ mar@@ ily Bible teachings that con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed me that the Witnesses were God’s people .
Some of the ho@@ t@@ t@@ est de@@ bat@@ es on the au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ity of the Bible ra@@ ged in Ger@@ many .
( b ) How can we make decisions in a way that refle@@ cts our godly fear ?
P@@ ur@@ sue peace .
Their word is their b@@ ond , and they honor it .
Like Jac@@ o@@ b , you may feel that the pain of lo@@ sing a loved one is so deep that it will never go away .
As the Creator , Jehovah has the right to set the stan@@ d@@ ard for what is good and what is bad , what is right and what is wrong .
However , it was not to be .
“ You , O Jehovah , are my help@@ er and com@@ for@@ ter . ” ​ — Psalm 8@@ 6 : 17 .
Although I was just a bo@@ y , these men let me accom@@ pan@@ y them in the preaching work and started me thinking about serving Jehovah full - time .
AL@@ ON@@ G the co@@ ast of C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , is one of the worl@@ d’s most p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ ed tre@@ es .
How Di@@ d Jesus H@@ and@@ le Pro@@ ble@@ ms ?
( b ) Why are baptism can@@ di@@ d@@ ates asked if they have made a dedic@@ ation to Jehovah ?
Re@@ g@@ arding that peri@@ od , we feel like the apostle Paul when he wrote : “ We do not want you to be un@@ a@@ ware , brothers , of the tri@@ bul@@ ation we experienced . . . We were very un@@ certain even of our lives .
Yes , humans a@@ do@@ p@@ ted the viol@@ ent , de@@ pra@@ ved ways of the new@@ com@@ ers in their mi@@ d@@ st .
She ac@@ ted on her faith and knew to whom she wanted to bel@@ ong .
It was likely in this v@@ ol@@ at@@ ile situation that the apostle Paul was imp@@ ris@@ oned in R@@ ome for the second time .
If we imitate Jesus , however , we view our ministry as if it were food .
W@@ as Isaiah do@@ om@@ ed to fa@@ il@@ ure ?
We who have ta@@ sted Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness are gr@@ ate@@ ful that we have been given the opportunity to hear and accept the message of re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation .
( b ) How can the example of Paul and S@@ il@@ as encoura@@ ge us today ?
All those who cho@@ ose to serve God will have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living as long as Jehovah himself lives ​ — forever .
What is mankind experi@@ enc@@ ing , and how do many people re@@ act ?
The fact that the Bible is a@@ vail@@ able in all ma@@ j@@ or langu@@ ages on earth is a t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony to what ?
The elders say about them , “ They lead a very simp@@ le life as pione@@ ers and set a fine example of see@@ king the Kingdom first . ” ​ — Luke 12 : 31 .
W@@ ho@@ m did Peter ref@@ er to with the expres@@ sion “ the ones cho@@ s@@ en , ” and why did he call them “ temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents ” ?
In a rec@@ ent study , one - year - ol@@ ds were sh@@ own sh@@ ort tel@@ ev@@ ision c@@ li@@ ps in which an ac@@ t@@ ress re@@ ac@@ ted to a to@@ y in a vari@@ ety of ways .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y MU@@ R@@ I@@ E@@ L S@@ MI@@ T@@ H
But our circumstances chang@@ ed when we learned that we were going to have a ba@@ by .
“ Not at all , ” he ans@@ wer@@ ed . “ If the great tri@@ bul@@ ation inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ts our pl@@ ans , that will be wonderful , ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely wonderful ! ”
It is a fru@@ it - be@@ aring t@@ ree , deli@@ ber@@ ately “ pl@@ anted ” in a cho@@ s@@ en spo@@ t ​ — “ by st@@ re@@ am@@ s of water . ”
C@@ ru@@ el@@ ly , they so@@ ld their brother into sla@@ very .
“ After that talk , ” says Matthew , “ I cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t sto@@ p thinking about Rus@@ sia , so I pray@@ ed to Jehovah spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally about my desire to move there . ”
By thus ca@@ using dis@@ sen@@ sion , they were op@@ pos@@ ing the op@@ er@@ ation of God’s holy spirit , for it prom@@ o@@ tes un@@ ity and peace .
Th@@ ough we may take pi@@ c@@ tures for our own use , we may not be at li@@ ber@@ ty to dist@@ ribu@@ te them , much less supp@@ ly the n@@ ames of the people re@@ pres@@ ented in the p@@ ho@@ to@@ s and indic@@ ate where they live .
James said : “ This is not the wisdom that comes down from a@@ bo@@ ve , but is the earthly , ani@@ ma@@ l , demon@@ ic .
Jesus , however , taught that those early chap@@ ters of Genesis were liter@@ ally true .
I cannot than@@ k Jehovah en@@ ough for his com@@ pas@@ sion and for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess . ” ​ — Psalm 10@@ 3 : 9 - 13 ; 1@@ 30 : 3 , 4 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 7 , 8 .
At times , however , a person@@ ’s attitude may make others h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to offer him Scriptural ad@@ vice .
While Davi@@ d’s f@@ ame ar@@ ous@@ ed no pri@@ de in his heart , it did s@@ pa@@ wn a mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous je@@ al@@ ous@@ y in King Saul , from whom God’s spirit had de@@ par@@ ted .
H@@ el@@ p@@ ing Ch@@ in@@ ese in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , 12 / 15
• Why must we study to teach ourselves before teaching others ?
Do you look for@@ ward to exam@@ ining the con@@ ten@@ ts of those s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls ?
O@@ be@@ ying God’s direction br@@ ings happiness and self - respect
In@@ jus@@ tic@@ es on the part of fellow believers can be stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks .
A@@ m@@ ong ancient religious writ@@ ings , only the Bible reve@@ als God’s love
Con@@ qu@@ er evil with good .
Still , real@@ iz@@ ing that God’s “ will is that all s@@ or@@ ts of men should be sa@@ ved and come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth , ” local Jehovah’s Witnesses ye@@ ar@@ ned to have Bible public@@ ations in their own language .
Th@@ ree years after our arri@@ val , Li@@ z and I both came down with he@@ pat@@ it@@ is .
K@@ IN@@ G@@ D@@ O@@ M P@@ R@@ O@@ C@@ L@@ A@@ I@@ M@@ E@@ R@@ S R@@ E@@ P@@ O@@ R@@ T 2 / 1 , 4 / 1 , 6 / 1 , 8 / 1 , 10 / 1 , 11 / 1
It is not eas@@ y to succ@@ e@@ ed in this because of our imper@@ fe@@ ction and the influ@@ ence of this world .
Na@@ de@@ z@@ h@@ da , Rus@@ sia : “ I have been married for 28 years and have been a baptized Witness for the last 16 years .
( Read Matthew 6 : 9 , 10 . )
• What evidence can you qu@@ o@@ te to show that Jehovah is blessing the work of his people today ?
He gave the men a con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing reason why they should obey him .
In these two artic@@ les , we will see how young ones can learn to use their thinking ability to strengthen their faith in Jehovah and to expla@@ in their beli@@ ef@@ s to others .
A@@ vail@@ able in h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of langu@@ ages , their hope - inspi@@ ring message can be bene@@ fi@@ cial to you as well .
Jesus refer@@ red to this same peri@@ od as “ the appointed times of the nations ” in his prophecy about his future pres@@ ence and “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
Just as Jehovah’s promises are reli@@ able and un@@ chang@@ e@@ able , so are his standards of right and wrong .
They thus remain ready , ste@@ adi@@ ly shin@@ ing as il@@ lu@@ min@@ at@@ ors , un@@ da@@ un@@ ted by any ap@@ par@@ ent d@@ el@@ a@@ y in the arri@@ val of the B@@ ri@@ de@@ gro@@ om . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
Paul said this about his tri@@ als : “ Mo@@ st g@@ la@@ dly , therefore , will I rather bo@@ ast as res@@ pe@@ cts my we@@ ak@@ nesses , that the power of the Christ may like a t@@ ent remain over me .
Con@@ ic@@ al tower
The dist@@ ressed j@@ a@@ il@@ er asked : “ What must I do to get sa@@ ved ? ”
So this new nation is made up of anointed Christians , who have the heavenly hope .
By law , they had to in@@ form the head of the commun@@ ity about my arri@@ val .
A husband and a wife can re@@ in@@ for@@ ce their marriage with good commun@@ ic@@ ation by saying “ only what is good for building up as the need may be , to imp@@ ar@@ t what is bene@@ fi@@ cial ” to their sp@@ ouse . ​ — E@@ ph .
J@@ U@@ S@@ T before re@@ tur@@ ning to heaven , Jesus com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned his disciples to be@@ ar witness about him “ in Jerusalem , in all Ju@@ de@@ a and Sam@@ ari@@ a , and to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ”
Jesus told his disciples : “ By your end@@ ur@@ ance you will pre@@ serve your lives . ”
Of course , there are some to@@ pi@@ c@@ s and s@@ crip@@ tures that our public@@ ations have not spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally ad@@ d@@ ressed .
In one place , we went from do@@ or to do@@ or ei@@ ght h@@ our@@ s a day for two years without get@@ ting anyone to answer !
These are also spo@@ ken of as “ the sons of Israel . ”
“ For my part , ” he said , “ I will most g@@ la@@ dly sp@@ end and be comple@@ t@@ ely sp@@ ent ” in serving the inter@@ ests of others .
Are you kind even when people are un@@ kind to you ?
Jesus ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es us : “ Ke@@ ep loo@@ king , keep a@@ wa@@ ke . ”
Wor@@ ship that is good for you thus provi@@ des hope , in@@ dis@@ p@@ en@@ sa@@ ble to happiness .
How is that so , and did that first cou@@ ple respon@@ d ?
He makes known why he cre@@ ated human life , what he will do for mankind , and how he wants us to live .
In contr@@ ast , associ@@ ation and activities with people who dis@@ reg@@ ard God’s la@@ ws can become a ti@@ ring bur@@ den .
His mother in Ch@@ ina had a Bible , and the do@@ ct@@ or had enjo@@ yed reading it .
How powerful is their influ@@ ence over humans ?
On the contr@@ ary , he invit@@ es it .
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : A@@ D@@ DI@@ C@@ T@@ E@@ D T@@ O P@@ O@@ R@@ N@@ O@@ G@@ R@@ A@@ P@@ H@@ Y
For them , the world was a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous place .
The apostle John as@@ sur@@ ed fellow believers : “ Wh@@ atever we ask we receive from [ God ] , because we are ob@@ serving his comman@@ d@@ ments and are doing the things that are pleas@@ ing in his eyes . ” ​ — 1 John 3 : 22 .
( a ) What did King He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah do when th@@ reat@@ ened by As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an King S@@ en@@ n@@ ach@@ eri@@ b ?
A@@ bo@@ ve : R@@ ak@@ ó@@ w today ; to the right is the mon@@ ast@@ er@@ y f@@ oun@@ ded in 1@@ 6@@ 50 to er@@ adi@@ c@@ ate any tr@@ ace of “ A@@ ri@@ an@@ ism ” ; bel@@ ow : At this s@@ ite the Ca@@ tho@@ lic cl@@ er@@ gy set up a cro@@ ss to pro@@ vo@@ ke con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with the P@@ ol@@ ish B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n
An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch
An@@ y pre@@ ten@@ se of in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence from Jehovah God is she@@ er fol@@ ly .
The prophet Mi@@ ca@@ h wrote : “ All the pe@@ op@@ les , for their part , will walk each one in the name of its go@@ d ; but we , for our part , shall walk in the name of Jehovah our God to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , even forever . ”
Ne@@ e@@ d@@ less to say , I was exc@@ ited at the pro@@ spe@@ ct .
“ We tal@@ ked a lo@@ t about vari@@ ous av@@ en@@ u@@ es of the full - time ministry , ” rec@@ all E@@ wa and R@@ y@@ s@@ z@@ ard , the parents of three sons .
But where wi@@ do@@ ws are in need , family members ought to help .
“ I am now con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that the Bible that I have is a gift from God ”
( c ) In what way does Jehovah bl@@ ess us ?
We will now discus@@ s four questions that we can keep in mind when we eng@@ age in the ministry : Who are the individuals I am appro@@ aching ?
One ancient acc@@ oun@@ ting she@@ et ref@@ ers to 3@@ 9@@ ,@@ 1@@ 18 bri@@ c@@ ks made by 6@@ 0@@ 2 la@@ bor@@ ers , which works out to an a@@ ver@@ age of 6@@ 5 bri@@ c@@ ks a man per shi@@ ft .
▪ Jehovah Will Su@@ sta@@ in You
But true Christians do not want Satan’s world to di@@ ct@@ ate their pri@@ or@@ ities .
The mission@@ ary home in De@@ ad@@ man@@ ’s Ca@@ y , where we served from 19@@ 6@@ 1 to 19@@ 7@@ 2
How the F@@ in@@ al A@@ ct Will P@@ la@@ y O@@ u@@ t
With your counsel you will lead me . ”
[ Bo@@ x / P@@ ic@@ ture on page 9 ]
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing E@@ ve@@ ’s cre@@ ation , Adam was so deli@@ gh@@ ted at having a compan@@ ion and help@@ er that he said : “ This is at last b@@ one of my b@@ ones and flesh of my flesh . ”
6 : 11 , 18 ; 1 P@@ et .
While de@@ pres@@ sion may pers@@ ist , how faith streng@@ th@@ ening it is to know that we can c@@ ast all our anxi@@ ety upon our loving heavenly Father !
I was great@@ ly reli@@ ev@@ ed to learn the truth about hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re ​ — that it is not a Bible teaching .
Th@@ an@@ ks to such divine power , there is no doubt that good will tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h over evil .
Jehovah has told us what kind of people he wants his friends to be .
I@@ mp@@ er@@ fect humans are at a lo@@ ss to descri@@ be life in the coming earthly Par@@ adise , but God’s prophe@@ tic word gives us in@@ sight into the blessings then in st@@ ore for obedi@@ ent mankind .
For example , think about how Jehovah deli@@ vered Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s ne@@ p@@ he@@ w Lo@@ t and his family when He brought about the des@@ tru@@ ction of So@@ dom , the city where they lived .
E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el had a vision of a v@@ al@@ le@@ y filled with b@@ ones .
“ J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H ?
After David f@@ led , J@@ on@@ a@@ than me@@ t him and made a covenant with him .
( b ) What has this experience taught you about Jehovah and his deal@@ ings with his servants ?
This is in l@@ ine with what Jesus said to his followers in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount : “ Let your light shin@@ e before men , that they may see your fine works and give glory to your Father who is in the heavens . ”
All the fun@@ ds were con@@ f@@ is@@ c@@ ated , and the Bethel brothers had very little fin@@ an@@ cially .
A righteous person also enjo@@ ys a ty@@ pe of se@@ cur@@ ity that elu@@ des the wicked .
A@@ no@@ ther reason for loving Jehovah is that we appreci@@ ate what he has done for us .
M@@ ore to the point , should Christians worship at sh@@ r@@ ines ?
O@@ f@@ ten , fear and un@@ certain@@ ty brought on by war ar@@ ouse strong sen@@ ti@@ ments of n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ism .
All the ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations offered to help O@@ s@@ man understand the hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine fa@@ iled to put him at e@@ ase .
So@@ on , Christ will destro@@ y Satan’s enti@@ re wicked system of things and deli@@ ver God’s people .
They set asi@@ de personal pur@@ su@@ its and follow@@ ed Jesus
Au@@ th@@ or R@@ o@@ san@@ ne Kal@@ ic@@ k , t@@ wi@@ ce a can@@ c@@ er sur@@ vi@@ v@@ or , wr@@ ites : “ In taking your cu@@ es from the pati@@ ent , as@@ su@@ me that what is said to you is confid@@ enti@@ al .
‘ C@@ are@@ fully exam@@ ine the Scriptures da@@ ily ’ before you deci@@ de what to believe .
He needs to be a@@ ware of what we are doing that could af@@ fect our relationship with Jehovah God , he must be concer@@ ned about our feelings , and he has to be willing to devo@@ te the time and effort needed to show us from the Bible how we can ad@@ just our course to be pleas@@ ing to God .
However , there is something el@@ se you can do .
And if we understand c@@ learly what Jehovah lo@@ ves and what he h@@ ates , it will be eas@@ y for us to know which boo@@ ks , mo@@ vi@@ es , or g@@ ames to cho@@ ose .
This can be illustr@@ ated by the experience of S@@ he@@ ila , a te@@ en@@ age Witness living in Ger@@ many .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ation for Jehovah’s kindness mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to make an ear@@ n@@ est effort to apply the counsel : “ [ S@@ pe@@ ak ] wh@@ atever saying is good for building up as the need may be , that it may imp@@ ar@@ t what is fav@@ or@@ able to the hear@@ ers . . . .
We do the same thing when we keep on pu@@ t@@ ting into prac@@ tice the tru@@ ths we have learned .
A man of wicked ide@@ as is , of course , h@@ ated .
The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a states : “ The ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y and the@@ olo@@ gy of the En@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment end@@ e@@ av@@ our@@ ed to pu@@ s@@ h the fi@@ gu@@ re of the de@@ vi@@ l out of Christian consci@@ ousness as being a pro@@ du@@ ct of the my@@ th@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal f@@ an@@ t@@ as@@ y of the M@@ id@@ d@@ le A@@ ges . ”
“ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e pu@@ t@@ ting up with one another and for@@ giving one another fre@@ ely . . . C@@ lo@@ the y@@ ourselves with love , for it is a perfect b@@ ond of uni@@ on . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 13 , 14 .
He always put their inter@@ ests a@@ head of his own . ​ — Matthew 20 : 25 - 28 .
You have no doubt ob@@ served that people who give help to others are not always gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous .
Saul , who became the apostle Paul , doub@@ t@@ less thought that he was serving God when he ‘ appro@@ ved the mu@@ r@@ der of S@@ te@@ ph@@ en ’ and ‘ bre@@ a@@ th@@ ed th@@ re@@ at and mu@@ r@@ der against the disciples of the Lord . ’
H@@ el@@ p in O@@ ver@@ coming E@@ mo@@ tional Pro@@ ble@@ ms
Yet , he ac@@ ted with ca@@ u@@ tion and sh@@ re@@ w@@ dness .
They had thus long been clo@@ sel@@ y con@@ ne@@ cted with those in power .
They will be re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed and loved by Jehovah forever and ever . ​ — P@@ s .
If so , we can well understand why .
Ho@@ ly spirit emp@@ ow@@ ered Jesus .
He and his wife lived with a local family , learned the language , and gra@@ du@@ ally buil@@ t up a g@@ lo@@ s@@ s@@ ary of Tu@@ valu@@ an words .
She could have left the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le ab@@ ru@@ p@@ tly , v@@ ow@@ ing never to return as long as El@@ i was serving there as high pri@@ est .
Jehovah himself was their R@@ ul@@ er , and as long as they obe@@ yed him , there was no need for any other rul@@ er@@ ship .
T@@ ake a m@@ om@@ ent to refle@@ ct on the kind of life that you ho@@ ped for .
4 : 2 .
You Can F@@ i@@ ght Satan ​ — And W@@ in !
Rather , she rema@@ ined a mo@@ des@@ t serv@@ ant of Jehovah .
Are we not than@@ k@@ ful when we can preach the good news under pe@@ ace@@ ful con@@ di@@ tions ?
At best , they can pray only to a God they do not com@@ pre@@ h@@ end .
I learned that her parents , im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants from C@@ ze@@ cho@@ s@@ lo@@ v@@ ak@@ ia , had be@@ gu@@ n associ@@ ating with the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents after reading the boo@@ k@@ let Wh@@ ere Are the De@@ ad ?
H@@ er sons have ris@@ en up and pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ce her happy ; her ow@@ ner ris@@ es up , and he pra@@ ises her . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ ting Bible E@@ duc@@ ation
If we face serious ill@@ ness or in@@ j@@ ur@@ y , we may su@@ ff@@ er pain , but we do not com@@ promise .
W@@ al@@ k in it , you people , ’ in case you people should go to the right or in case you should go to the left . ”
Pet@@ er@@ ’s e@@ ye@@ witness t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony was very help@@ ful to the first - century gover@@ ning body in making a decision .
Jesus himself pointed to the answer to that question .
H@@ el@@ p the S@@ tu@@ d@@ ent to Be@@ come Jehovah’s F@@ ri@@ end
The O@@ ri@@ g@@ in of the Le@@ g@@ end
It resul@@ ts in the great@@ est happiness , satis@@ fac@@ tion , and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity .
13 : 4 - 6 , The New Eng@@ l@@ ish Bible .
The w@@ at@@ ers of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an are made to di@@ vi@@ de . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 2 : 14
What concer@@ ned Jesus was how his death as a des@@ p@@ ised cri@@ min@@ al would af@@ fect Jehovah and His holy name .
E@@ no@@ ch pre@@ ached coura@@ ge@@ ously in an ung@@ o@@ dly world
For E@@ mp@@ e@@ do@@ c@@ les , they were Lo@@ ve and Dis@@ c@@ ord .
He would not talk to me .
If God wanted us to enjoy our work , is it not lo@@ gi@@ cal that he would show us how to find such joy ?
3@@ ,@@ 2@@ 6@@ 5
Such feelings will be things of the past .
At Proverbs 5 : 8 , we read : “ S@@ ta@@ y far away from [ the im@@ moral woman ] ; do not go near the en@@ tr@@ ance of her house . ”
The Israelites heard news of the appro@@ aching d@@ anger .
Con@@ fu@@ sed , he is un@@ able to go on .
Of course , it took faith for Abra@@ m to rejo@@ ice in something that would be enjo@@ yed only by his future off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
The word “ pleas@@ an@@ t@@ ness ” is associ@@ ated with the st@@ ate or qu@@ ality of being “ ag@@ re@@ e@@ able or pleas@@ ing to the mind , feelings , or sen@@ ses . ”
It was during that spiritually de@@ gener@@ ate time that E@@ no@@ ch appe@@ ared on the sc@@ ene .
In sh@@ ar@@ p contr@@ ast with the Israelites , the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Cana@@ an offered their children as sacrific@@ es to their go@@ ds , including the A@@ m@@ mon@@ ite go@@ d called Mo@@ le@@ ch , also known as M@@ il@@ co@@ m or M@@ olo@@ ch .
When you feel physi@@ c@@ ally and emo@@ tion@@ ally dra@@ ined , then , do not cu@@ t yourself off from Jehovah .
A Y@@ E@@ A@@ R or two after the death of Jesus , a govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ cial was travel@@ ing sou@@ th on the ro@@ ad from Jerusalem to G@@ a@@ za .
How does Jehovah help us to cop@@ e with anxi@@ ety ?
It is a personal ple@@ a to a friend .
This is what pro@@ vo@@ ked the sc@@ ene descri@@ bed in the in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction .
The answer to our prayers may be that we need to end@@ ure the situation with God’s help . ​ — Read Isaiah 40 : 29 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 13 .
( b ) Why is it reason@@ able that Jehovah expe@@ cts us to love him ?
We can be righteous before God , or be God’s friends , when we show our faith in him and in Jesus ’ ransom .
It is true that Jehovah does not d@@ well in man - made temp@@ les .
1 : 1 – 13 : 25 )
Wh@@ ere does he live ?
When he enc@@ oun@@ tered wi@@ do@@ ws or or@@ ph@@ ans in need , he helped them .
Although mankind is now more hor@@ ri@@ bly di@@ vi@@ ded than ever , un@@ ity continu@@ es to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish true worshipp@@ ers .
If we want to ‘ prove ourselves sons of our Father who is in the heavens , ’ we must be different .
When Jesus ob@@ served her d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ing “ two small co@@ ins of very little value ” in a temple tre@@ a@@ sur@@ y ch@@ est , did he view her and her contribu@@ tion as wor@@ th@@ less ?
Consider , for example , the fact that God en@@ ab@@ led his Son to he@@ al di@@ se@@ as@@ es that do@@ ct@@ ors could not cu@@ re .
Par@@ ents can teach their children to have feelings for others
* In that year , Jesus was inv@@ isi@@ bly en@@ thr@@ oned in the heavens as the King of God’s Kingdom .
TH@@ I@@ S is a true st@@ ory of courage and in@@ tri@@ gu@@ e .
Per@@ haps we are fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ used , and because of this , we su@@ ff@@ er some in@@ justice .
Thus , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of where one lives , it is bri@@ ber@@ y to give money or a gift to a ju@@ dge or a po@@ li@@ ce of@@ fic@@ er to per@@ ver@@ t justice or to an in@@ spe@@ ct@@ or to turn a bl@@ ind e@@ ye to a de@@ fect or a viol@@ ation .
E@@ ar@@ n@@ est E@@ f@@ forts Re@@ war@@ ded
While Jer@@ ry enjo@@ ys con@@ vers@@ ations on spiritual sub@@ je@@ cts and valu@@ es what he lear@@ ns from them , he lam@@ ents : “ I just do not have the time to eng@@ age in them cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly .
I am prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely being helped to have a more acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the Bible .
18 “ The Ju@@ dge of All the E@@ ar@@ th ” Al@@ ways Does What Is Ri@@ ght
Tru@@ ths rel@@ ated to the Kingdom cons@@ titu@@ te part of “ the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent things of God ” that began to be pro@@ claim@@ ed by those on whom the holy spirit was p@@ our@@ ed out at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E .
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how pres@@ sing on to matu@@ r@@ ity can be a prote@@ ction .
O@@ thers , al@@ though not sear@@ ch@@ ing for it , have found it ​ — perhaps by having it brought to them .
The nations and their div@@ isi@@ ve ways will be put out of ex@@ ist@@ ence .
Do You A@@ p@@ preci@@ ate F@@ ul@@ l - Ti@@ me Ser@@ v@@ ants ?
For it is more bene@@ fi@@ cial to you for one of your members to be lost to you than for your whole body to be pit@@ ched into Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na . Al@@ so , if your right hand is making you stu@@ m@@ ble , cu@@ t it off and thro@@ w it away from you .
Se@@ e@@ ing how prophe@@ ci@@ es were ful@@ filled at spe@@ ci@@ fied times should inspi@@ re faith in the God of “ times and se@@ as@@ ons ” and in his Word .
As a result , “ M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h came to know that Jehovah is the true God . ”
It should not be as if you were mem@@ or@@ iz@@ ing fac@@ ts just to pas@@ s a school ex@@ am .
I explained to her that while I appreci@@ ated her kind thought , I was more than willing to do anything I was assign@@ ed to do within Jehovah’s organization .
Re@@ fle@@ cting on what tr@@ an@@ spi@@ red , she says : “ I am so g@@ la@@ d that I follow@@ ed the ad@@ vice .
Why did some Jewish Christians fai@@ l to get the point regarding the Law , and what does this show about the need to remain spiritually al@@ er@@ t ?
What if such f@@ li@@ r@@ ting is taken more seri@@ ously than in@@ tend@@ ed ?
And you , fa@@ thers , do not be ir@@ rit@@ ating your children , but go on br@@ ing@@ ing them up in the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 1 - 4 .
( a ) Although he was “ ag@@ low with the spirit , ” what did A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s l@@ ack ?
W@@ es@@ sel ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ Then I ask that you give me a Greek and Hebrew Bible from the V@@ ati@@ can Li@@ br@@ ary . ”
; Bo@@ s@@ s@@ i , A .
Jesus was different .
A husband needs to understand that the marriage du@@ e invol@@ ves more than just physical uni@@ on .
The war , the Na@@ z@@ i occ@@ up@@ ation , and the un@@ rel@@ en@@ ting sh@@ el@@ ling by the Al@@ lied for@@ ces made every day se@@ em to be the last one .
What similar arrang@@ ement ex@@ ists among God’s people today ?
Mar@@ ik@@ o * ad@@ m@@ its : “ For years I just kept tel@@ ling my children , ‘ You should do this ’ and ‘ You sh@@ ou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t do that . ’
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als are said to be “ close to each other when they like each other very much and know each other very well . ”
Some hold what wrong view of the bre@@ ad that Jesus used ?
While on the ro@@ ad to D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us , he saw a vision of Christ , after which Saul became a Christian and came to be known as the apostle Paul . ​ — Acts 9 : 1 - 9 .
Paul told them : “ N@@ ei@@ ther go on pres@@ en@@ ting your bo@@ dies to sin as we@@ ap@@ ons of un@@ righteousness , but present y@@ ourselves to God as those ali@@ ve from the dead , also your bo@@ dies to God as we@@ ap@@ ons of righteousness . ”
A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a was then the cap@@ it@@ al of Egy@@ pt and a cen@@ ter of high@@ er lear@@ ning , r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned for its great li@@ br@@ ary .
We need bal@@ ance as we seek to do God’s will and stri@@ ve to have a good conscience .
Consider the in@@ si@@ gh@@ t@@ ful way in which the apostle Paul deal@@ t with his fellow Christian Phil@@ em@@ on when sen@@ ding back Phil@@ em@@ on@@ ’s r@@ un@@ away slave On@@ es@@ i@@ mu@@ s , who had become a Christian .
Th@@ an@@ ks to the ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations in the Christian Greek Scriptures , we can understand that by means of the ransom , Jehovah will per@@ man@@ ently re@@ move the effe@@ cts of sin and that even now he al@@ lo@@ ws us to have a good conscience before him .
The prophet Na@@ hu@@ m of Juda@@ h has a word regarding the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an cap@@ it@@ al , N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h .
A local brother and his wife found pro@@ per@@ ty with a very small co@@ t@@ ta@@ ge that we were able to r@@ ent .
“ I love Jehovah so much , and I have so much to than@@ k him for , ” says 16 - year - old Dani@@ el@@ le .
W@@ ell , let us say that you have a child who recei@@ ves a gift .
Com@@ pare what you hear with “ the stan@@ d@@ ard of who@@ les@@ ome words ” found in the Bible
C@@ op@@ ing With Your F@@ e@@ el@@ ings
Tru@@ th to Jesus was no va@@ gu@@ e , in@@ com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible conc@@ ep@@ t .
This streng@@ th@@ ened their confidence in his promises .
I told them : “ Jehovah’s Witnesses in A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a also see this s@@ crip@@ ture as descri@@ b@@ ing their he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters . ”
L@@ ater , to get a ta@@ st@@ e of serving in a fore@@ ign ter@@ rit@@ ory , we moved for one year to an Eng@@ l@@ ish - language congregation in B@@ er@@ g@@ en , where we sta@@ yed with L@@ is@@ be@@ th@@ ’s mother . ”
Let O@@ thers See the D@@ ist@@ inc@@ tion
We are happy to have devo@@ ted so many years to Jehovah’s service .
For example , when God jud@@ ged the c@@ ities of So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h and determined to bring them to ru@@ in , the faithful man Abraham was concer@@ ned about the justice of the matter .
After beg@@ g@@ ing for Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , David re@@ ques@@ ted : “ C@@ re@@ ate in me even a pu@@ re heart , O God , and put within me a new spirit , a ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast one . ”
Some remain indi@@ ffer@@ ent or become un@@ rel@@ en@@ ting op@@ pos@@ ers .
When people let the Bible gu@@ i@@ de the way they live , they see the good effect it has .
This shows what can ha@@ p@@ pen to an enti@@ re mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring nation .
Jeremiah may have been close to 25 years old when he received from Jehovah his com@@ mis@@ sion as a w@@ atch@@ man .
What helped him ?
M@@ il@@ dness is especially important in a religi@@ ously di@@ vi@@ ded home .
Se@@ e@@ ing what was happ@@ ening , Ne@@ h@@ emiah had the city g@@ ates clo@@ sed at d@@ us@@ k on the si@@ x@@ th day , cha@@ sing the fore@@ ign mer@@ ch@@ ants away before the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h began .
1 : 17 ; 2 : 10 ; 4 : 6 .
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , it showed vi@@ de@@ o c@@ li@@ ps of bul@@ l@@ fi@@ gh@@ ting , prof@@ essi@@ onal bo@@ x@@ ing , hor@@ ri@@ ble c@@ ra@@ sh@@ es in au@@ to and mo@@ t@@ or@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le rac@@ es , w@@ il@@ d fi@@ gh@@ ting by a@@ th@@ let@@ es in g@@ ames , and ri@@ o@@ t@@ ous fi@@ gh@@ ting by spe@@ ct@@ at@@ ors .
She conclu@@ des : “ I real@@ ized that I needed to att@@ ach my@@ self more fir@@ m@@ ly to Jehovah .
“ I had ni@@ gh@@ t@@ ma@@ res of bur@@ ning in hel@@ l !
Jehovah was ready to answer their prayers for any help they needed to car@@ ry out the comm@@ and to preach the Kingdom message .
Their ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ ers taught the ex@@ ist@@ ence of two op@@ pos@@ ing principles .
O@@ thers com@@ mit a serious sin during cour@@ tshi@@ p and mar@@ ry any@@ way , but they may beg@@ in their married life with little respect for each other .
( b ) Why is Me@@ do - Per@@ sia f@@ it@@ t@@ ingly de@@ pi@@ cted as the f@@ our@@ th head of the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast ?
She was a member of the cho@@ ir and sc@@ ru@@ pul@@ ously follow@@ ed religious tra@@ dition , including the use of i@@ con@@ s .
How do some benefit from “ a better resurrection ” ?
We should imitate Jehovah’s example .
When Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah moved to Cana@@ an , they were sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by im@@ moral people who showed no respect for marriage .
I could not hold back the te@@ ars when I saw the husband of that woman .
The answer has to do with our very reason for pra@@ ying .
Jesus had told his disciples that “ who@@ ever dis@@ ow@@ ns me before men , I will also dis@@ own him before my Father . ”
E@@ ver since its esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment in 1914 , God’s heavenly Kingdom has been ga@@ ther@@ ing and organiz@@ ing its sub@@ je@@ cts from pe@@ op@@ les around the world .
He got it .
They do not have to be a p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment for sin@@ s .
She evid@@ ently thought , however , that language ba@@ r@@ ri@@ ers could be over@@ come simply by speaking l@@ ou@@ der .
The h@@ our was l@@ ate , pro@@ ba@@ bly after mi@@ d@@ night , and “ their eyes were heav@@ y ” with s@@ le@@ ep .
However , we do well to consider : Are these chang@@ es all that are needed ? Many need to come out of Satan’s world and be trans@@ form@@ ed ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 9 )
O@@ ver the next century , liter@@ ary pro@@ du@@ ction in gener@@ al f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed in Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ a .
But is such a b@@ ond really possible ?
Then he pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to k@@ is@@ s all his brothers and to we@@ ep over them . ​ — G@@ en .
F@@ O@@ R h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of years , Jewish people have used the words of De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 4 as part of a special prayer .
When a person does not yi@@ eld to Jehovah’s m@@ ol@@ ding , the fa@@ ul@@ t always lies with that person .
Fir@@ st , imit@@ ation Christians ( “ we@@ e@@ ds ” ) would “ en@@ ter in among ” true Christians .
The Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an “ heavens , ” or rul@@ ing class , will be “ dis@@ pers@@ ed in f@@ ra@@ g@@ ments just like s@@ mo@@ ke , ” and her sub@@ je@@ cts “ will die like a m@@ ere gn@@ at ” ; but the ‘ cap@@ tive daugh@@ ter of Z@@ ion will loo@@ s@@ en for her@@ self the ban@@ ds on her ne@@ ck . ’
Some 2@@ ,@@ 7@@ 00 men me@@ t death , and 6@@ 00 were sent to work on the g@@ al@@ le@@ ys , not to speak of the suffering experienced by women and children .
If we are to enjoy peace and happiness , however , there must be one stan@@ d@@ ard of go@@ o@@ dness .
We know of the Re@@ cha@@ bit@@ es , E@@ bed - m@@ ele@@ ch , and Bar@@ u@@ ch .
They also sent let@@ ters and car@@ ds .
Then , in 19@@ 23 , Father was assign@@ ed to B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
A wife lik@@ e@@ wise should “ have deep respect for her husband . ”
S@@ on@@ ia is also al@@ er@@ t to witness to who@@ m@@ ever she can .
I was assign@@ ed a pris@@ on@@ er number and given a pur@@ ple tri@@ ang@@ le , id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying me as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
What is that language ?
Th@@ an@@ ks to that Kingdom , faithful people will fin@@ ally see God’s will ​ — not Satan’s — ​ being done on earth .
See the article “ Why Ha@@ ve the Mi@@ rac@@ ul@@ ous Gi@@ f@@ ts of the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t C@@ eas@@ ed ? ”
“ For all things I have the strength by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of him who imp@@ ar@@ ts power to me , ” he said . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 13 ; 2 Corinthians 11 : 23 - 29 .
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ing love , faith , and other godly qualities will help you live up to your v@@ ow to serve Jehovah forever . ​ — Read John 17 : 3 ; Hebrews 10 : 24 , 25 .
In turn , our end@@ ur@@ ance streng@@ th@@ ens our hope and confidence . ​ — J@@ as .
L@@ ater , the woman told the Witnesses how gr@@ ate@@ ful she was to have stu@@ died that less@@ on .
• How can Paul’s example help you to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with the elders in your congregation ?
What ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments do new@@ l@@ y@@ we@@ ds need to make ?
How will Jehovah use his holy spirit in the coming new world ?
Do you keep in mind what Jesus fore@@ told and com@@ pare that with what is happ@@ ening today , ‘ dra@@ wing conclu@@ sions in your heart ’ ?
; S@@ ch@@ am@@ p , J .
The dem@@ ise of the great city is m@@ our@@ ned by many .
That was a promise I could not make .
A@@ no@@ ther par@@ ent arrang@@ es for his children to invit@@ e close friends home .
On the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t , it can be difficult to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish fact from fi@@ ction .
That is what the Bible really teach@@ es !
It is also un@@ necess@@ ary .
If we make the right decisions , for what do we put ourselves in l@@ ine , but what is expe@@ cted of us ?
How can you maintain self - control if someone is ru@@ de to you while you are eng@@ ag@@ ing in field service ?
Jesus did not foc@@ us on this temp@@ ting offer . He did not let his heart en@@ ter@@ tain wrong desi@@ res .
How can we exam@@ ine ourselves and avoid being en@@ s@@ n@@ ared by such a life - st@@ y@@ le ?
By means of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s “ se@@ ed , ” Jehovah s@@ wor@@ e that people of “ all nations of the earth [ would ] bl@@ ess themselves . ”
In ad@@ dition to what is experienced by mankind in gener@@ al , as God’s servants we also face an “ ad@@ vers@@ ary , the Devil , ” who is determined to under@@ mine our faith .
This lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally lea@@ ds us to a th@@ ir@@ d point that is brought out in Mal@@ ach@@ i chap@@ ter 1 .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es the four important Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts , other Bible pas@@ sa@@ ges provide faith - streng@@ th@@ ening de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about Jesus ’ life .
S@@ ta@@ ying bus@@ y in Jehovah’s service is certainly a fine prote@@ ction against things that could draw us away from the spiritual par@@ adise of Jehovah’s worl@@ d@@ wide congregation .
What a wonderful work that will be ! ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 5@@ 1 - 5@@ 4 .
Bo@@ th these examples t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of Davi@@ d’s inspired s@@ ong : “ W@@ ic@@ ked people will turn back to S@@ he@@ ol , even all the nations for@@ get@@ ting God . ” ​ — Psalm 9 : 17 .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful servants of Jehovah in the past made such mis@@ takes , yet God did not re@@ ject them ou@@ tri@@ ght .
When the wicked ones are cu@@ t off , you will see it . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 9 , 11 , 34 .
When he and his wife pre@@ pare for the meeting with their children , they use a me@@ th@@ od J@@ ens learned from his parents .
What helped the psalmist over@@ come his doub@@ ts ?
We benefit great@@ ly by plac@@ ing our trust in Jehovah as our loving and tend@@ er heavenly Father .
We travel@@ ed about two h@@ our@@ s on fo@@ o@@ t and some@@ times on hor@@ se@@ back to a to@@ wn called C@@ arr@@ ill@@ o to me@@ et with a group of Jehovah’s Witnesses there .
How did one Christian over@@ come ne@@ g@@ ative feelings about pione@@ ering ?
What K@@ ind of Per@@ son Do You W@@ ant to Be ?
How do we view st@@ at@@ ements by s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists that cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct God’s Word ?
F@@ al@@ se Christians , however , a@@ do@@ pt the thinking and ways of the world , which have become inc@@ reas@@ ingly ung@@ o@@ dly during these last days . ​ — P@@ s .
However , the sisters had no proble@@ m at all in h@@ and@@ ling the situation .
How Is Jesus ’ S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fice “ a R@@ an@@ som for Many ” ?
F@@ ur@@ ther , when we help people to come to know God , they become our friends too , br@@ ing@@ ing us special happiness .
Some months after his wife died , a wi@@ do@@ wer nam@@ ed Ch@@ ar@@ les wrote : “ The in@@ ten@@ s@@ ity of how much I mis@@ s M@@ on@@ i@@ que is still great , and at times it seem@@ s only to get wor@@ se .
Our message , the good news of God’s Kingdom , does not change , but we do a@@ da@@ pt our me@@ tho@@ ds .
As Jesus reve@@ aled in the par@@ able of the whe@@ at and the we@@ e@@ ds and in his illustr@@ ation of the bro@@ ad and the cr@@ am@@ ped ro@@ a@@ ds , true Christi@@ an@@ ity would continue to be practic@@ ed by a few down through the ages .
I was happy . ”
When you go the ex@@ tr@@ a m@@ ile , you are more likely to enjoy your work .
But the can@@ c@@ er re@@ turned , and Sa@@ ú@@ l had another sh@@ or@@ ter tre@@ at@@ ment of ch@@ emo@@ ther@@ ap@@ y that sever@@ ely we@@ ak@@ ened him .
One regul@@ ar vis@@ it@@ or was my brother G@@ ri@@ g@@ ory , who served as a travel@@ ing overse@@ er from 19@@ 70 to 199@@ 5 .
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ar study of the Bible can help us in that reg@@ ard .
For example , i@@ magine that people re@@ be@@ l against a govern@@ ment that has ca@@ used much suffering , even for Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Let us consider some spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c ways in which shepher@@ ds can set an example in displa@@ ying this fru@@ it@@ age as they shepher@@ d the flo@@ ck of God under their care .
David had to fle@@ e Jerusalem for his life .
Acc@@ ording to Paul and Jesus , to whom should we give special consider@@ ation ?
But they fear the crow@@ ds , who consider Jesus to be a prophet .
Why are Christians righ@@ tly inter@@ ested in the d@@ ate of the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver ?
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , these tim@@ ely remin@@ ders will prove help@@ ful as the gra@@ du@@ ates serve as mission@@ aries .
The sister ag@@ re@@ ed to try .
Let us , then , consider some of God’s blessings that we enjoy today .
This seri@@ es of artic@@ les has discus@@ sed the pre@@ serv@@ ation of the Bible .
How can prayer help us to de@@ al with problems ?
In some ways , your ca@@ u@@ tion could be com@@ pared to that of the ancient B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ ans .
“ N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , since he left me , I have felt that God’s holy spirit has su@@ sta@@ ined me . ”
• What st@@ ep@@ s might we take to make our ministry more succ@@ ess@@ ful ?
In view of the times we live in , all of us need to take he@@ ed of the apostle Paul’s words : “ Ke@@ ep stri@@ ct w@@ atch that how you walk is not as un@@ wise but as wise pers@@ ons , bu@@ ying out the oppor@@ tu@@ ne time for y@@ ourselves , because the days are wicked .
Satan su@@ gg@@ ested that her eyes were “ b@@ ound to be op@@ ened ” if she would e@@ at the fru@@ it from “ the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad . ”
We had arri@@ ved there the year before .
9 : 15 , 26 , 27 .
Still others he mis@@ lea@@ ds by such ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es as pat@@ ri@@ o@@ tism , ev@@ olu@@ tion , and false religion .
To avoid the pos@@ si@@ bility of mis@@ understanding , it would be ad@@ vis@@ able in this case as well for the wife to give re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves of the congregation a letter out@@ l@@ ining what st@@ ep@@ s are being taken and the attitu@@ des under@@ l@@ ying them .
Like Timothy , true Christians today are keep@@ ing their sen@@ ses by re@@ je@@ cting human reason@@ ing and by accep@@ ting only Scriptural authority for their do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ al beli@@ ef@@ s .
But the apostle reli@@ ed on God for spiritual en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment .
Me@@ an@@ while , Pe@@ d@@ ro@@ ’s wife began to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Still , R@@ ac@@ he@@ l was imp@@ ati@@ ent . “ H@@ ere is my slave gi@@ r@@ l Bil@@ ha@@ h , ” she said .
* Th@@ ree years ear@@ li@@ er he left the city , bre@@ a@@ thing th@@ re@@ at and mu@@ r@@ der against Jesus ’ disciples .
A matu@@ re Christian lo@@ ves Jehovah’s counsel .
( b ) What ro@@ le would the holy spirit pla@@ y in fulfill@@ ing Jesus ’ promise ?
Adam was a perfect son of God , made in His ‘ i@@ ma@@ ge and lik@@ en@@ ess . ’
Ex@@ pres@@ sions of than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness and hear@@ t@@ felt gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de toward others help to cultiv@@ ate car@@ ing relation@@ shi@@ ps .
“ H@@ ands that are she@@ d@@ ding in@@ no@@ c@@ ent blood ” and “ fe@@ et that are in a h@@ ur@@ ry to ru@@ n to ba@@ dness ” are wicked de@@ e@@ ds .
In 19@@ 17 , at the he@@ i@@ ght of the war , M@@ other went to see the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama of C@@ re@@ ation . ”
It was such a sh@@ ame .
This might off@@ end or di@@ str@@ act some , including vis@@ it@@ ors who do not share our beli@@ ef@@ s .
The su@@ pers@@ crip@@ tion of Psalm 9@@ 0 c@@ alls it “ a prayer of Moses , the man of the true God . ”
Fa@@ sting , 4 / 1 F@@ un@@ er@@ als , 2 / 15
They concer@@ n our very lives now , as well as our future .
In F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 19@@ 37 , after hear@@ ing a talk at he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n that explained the Scriptural sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of water baptism , we were baptized at a ne@@ ar@@ by ho@@ te@@ l along with many others .
But as time went by , I did not feel that way any@@ more .
In M@@ é - Z@@ o@@ ch@@ i , there was a congregation of 60 ze@@ al@@ ous publi@@ sh@@ ers .
Who will look after you in your old age ?
C@@ ur@@ t , who is married to Mi@@ ch@@ ele , qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , states : “ If you foc@@ us on your mat@@ e@@ ’s an@@ no@@ ying tra@@ its , those fa@@ ul@@ ts will se@@ em to get bi@@ gg@@ er and bi@@ gg@@ er .
They ze@@ al@@ ously sh@@ ared in information mar@@ ches with plac@@ ar@@ ds and did st@@ re@@ et wit@@ ness@@ ing with ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines .
( a ) What should be a prom@@ in@@ ent part of the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of a Christian marriage ?
Ther@@ e@@ after , he used the name Jehovah when he pray@@ ed , and his prayers became much more personal .
How we make decisions .
From David on@@ ward , these “ st@@ ars ” rul@@ ed from M@@ ount Z@@ ion .
The more this spirit cre@@ ature consider@@ ed it , the more fe@@ asi@@ ble it seem@@ ed and the more at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive it became .
E@@ spe@@ cially is this the case , since we are living in the last days when people are “ un@@ than@@ k@@ ful . ”
And the si@@ ck man was heal@@ ed ! ​ — Matthew 8 : 2 - 4 .
Can Satan for@@ ce us to act against our own will ?
; Le@@ e , M .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al shepher@@ ds may especially be in a position to listen with emp@@ a@@ thy , show understanding , and provide loving Scriptural counsel .
How Jesus S@@ how@@ ed Su@@ b@@ je@@ ction
By “ bu@@ ying out the oppor@@ tu@@ ne time ” from less important activities , said the fin@@ al speak@@ er of the sy@@ mp@@ o@@ si@@ u@@ m .
We may be sure that Jehovah is not only able but also e@@ ag@@ er to prote@@ ct us as we serve him loy@@ ally .
Such hope great@@ ly helps God - fe@@ aring ones to maintain a positi@@ ve out@@ look .
Jehovah sent Ho@@ se@@ a to pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y pri@@ mar@@ ily to the nor@@ ther@@ n ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel .
When he gre@@ w old , “ his wi@@ ves themselves had inc@@ l@@ ined his heart to follow other go@@ ds . ”
Thus , we need to per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve , or dis@@ cer@@ n , what is dis@@ pleas@@ ing in Jehovah’s eyes .
We happ@@ ily accepted an assignment to a country to@@ wn by the name of W@@ ag@@ ga W@@ ag@@ ga .
* Ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing the Israelites , who were his wit@@ nesses back then , Jehovah said : “ R@@ em@@ ember the first things of a long time ag@@ o , that I am the Di@@ v@@ ine One and there is no other God , nor anyone like me ; the One tel@@ ling from the beg@@ in@@ ning the fin@@ ale , and from long ag@@ o the things that have not been done . ”
Jesus said : “ E@@ very good t@@ ree pro@@ du@@ ces fine fru@@ it , but every ro@@ t@@ ten t@@ ree pro@@ du@@ ces wor@@ th@@ less fru@@ it . ”
F@@ or@@ ced to live as fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ves , David and his men soon found themselves in di@@ re need of food and dr@@ ink as well as rest .
A@@ sa , R@@ eho@@ bo@@ am@@ ’s gr@@ and@@ son , sum@@ mon@@ ed people of Juda@@ h to con@@ stru@@ ct the c@@ ities of Ge@@ ba and M@@ iz@@ pa@@ h , and “ there was no@@ ne ex@@ emp@@ t . ” ​ — 1 K@@ ings 15 : 22 .
T@@ ake your time , and avoid ru@@ shing
Ke@@ ep pra@@ ying for holy spirit .
P@@ re@@ par@@ ing T@@ e@@ ens for Ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od , 5 / 1
We have to do two things ​ — remain spiritually a@@ wa@@ ke and pers@@ ist in prayer .
Then , Jesus rest@@ ored his vision comple@@ t@@ ely .
Un@@ like those in the world around them , they loo@@ ked to Jehovah for guid@@ ance and obe@@ yed his direction .
That h@@ all was called L@@ ond@@ on T@@ ab@@ er@@ n@@ ac@@ le and was used by the brothers in the are@@ a .
And Dani@@ el@@ ’s three friends refu@@ sed to bo@@ w down to an i@@ do@@ l , Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar@@ ’s g@@ ol@@ den i@@ ma@@ ge .
No@@ te Jesus ’ fur@@ ther words : “ Wh@@ er@@ ever anyone does not take you in or listen to your words , on going out of that house or that city sh@@ ake the du@@ st off your fe@@ et . ”
She might never see her family again .
( b ) With reg@@ ard to making advan@@ c@@ ement , how can you@@ ths today imitate Timothy ?
A family member who feel@@ s that his influ@@ ence in the family is som@@ eho@@ w being di@@ min@@ i@@ shed because of our loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah may take off@@ en@@ se .
29 : 1 - 19 .
May we be strong and have complete trust in Jehovah .
But no@@ ne of this ro@@ bs us of peace , a fru@@ it of Jehovah’s holy spirit . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 22 , 23 .
For instance , the true - life st@@ ory of Sam@@ son , the str@@ ong@@ est man who ever lived , has provided the inspi@@ r@@ ation for po@@ e@@ try and op@@ er@@ a as well as for other pro@@ duc@@ tions of st@@ age and s@@ cre@@ en .
• Why are “ the mer@@ ci@@ ful ” happy ?
A deep , hear@@ t@@ felt appreciation for God’s Word is thus ess@@ enti@@ al for show@@ ing end@@ ur@@ ance as Christ’s disciples .
If it were not for Bible truth , I w@@ ou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t be here today ; I was so temp@@ er@@ am@@ ent@@ al . ”
Let us , therefore , consider these psal@@ ms and see how they inspi@@ re confidence and prom@@ o@@ te trust in God .
How happy we were that we follow@@ ed the direction given in Our Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try and reli@@ ed on Jehovah for support ! ”
A m@@ el@@ o@@ dy com@@ posed by the psalmist David states : “ The law of Jehovah is perfect , br@@ ing@@ ing back the soul . The remin@@ der of Jehovah is tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy , making the in@@ experienced one wise .
What if the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der had known that the th@@ i@@ ef was coming ?
Jesus would har@@ dly use a human to rec@@ ord information for inv@@ isi@@ ble spirit cre@@ atu@@ res .
God can give us what we need to end@@ ure , and we have the hope of everlasting life .
The W@@ ar That Ch@@ ang@@ ed the World 3
Com@@ pas@@ sion pla@@ yed a ro@@ le when a special pioneer nam@@ ed T@@ ari@@ ua called at the home of an el@@ der@@ ly man nam@@ ed Be@@ ere , who lives on one of the more is@@ ol@@ ated is@@ lands of K@@ i@@ ri@@ bat@@ i in the S@@ ou@@ th P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c .
If the people of Israel were to “ keep listen@@ ing to the vo@@ ice of Jehovah ” by obe@@ ying him , blessings would “ over@@ take ” them .
Wh@@ atever positi@@ ve influ@@ ences Jo@@ si@@ ah might have had ev@@ en@@ tually pro@@ duc@@ ed fine resul@@ ts .
13 : 1 ​ — Does this not cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct what is stated at Jo@@ shua 11 : 23 ?
I imp@@ l@@ ored Jehovah not to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on me , and I soon felt his prote@@ ctive ar@@ m around me , like the war@@ m , fir@@ m hu@@ g of a loving father .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es , years ear@@ li@@ er the Ar@@ k had been moved to the house of his father for sa@@ fe@@ keep@@ ing .
She sp@@ ent many years in the full - time ministry .
M@@ ake the truth your own , and share it with others .
I also came to understand that it affe@@ cts other people too .
; Mo@@ ss , M .
3 : 12 , 13 .
What are “ the things upon the earth , ” and in what way are they given a righteous standing before Jehovah ?
While many cou@@ ples have pro@@ duc@@ ed no fle@@ sh@@ ly children , they have pro@@ duc@@ ed children of a different kind : Christian disciples who worship Jehovah .
Jehovah has always invit@@ ed others to work with him to accom@@ pl@@ ish his purpose .
F@@ in@@ ally , by exerc@@ ising faith in the ransom , we are deli@@ vered from fear regarding our standing before God .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , by sen@@ ding his Son , Jesus , to the earth .
J@@ O@@ H@@ N A@@ D@@ A@@ M@@ S , who became the second pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , was one of the sign@@ ers of the hist@@ ori@@ c De@@ c@@ lar@@ ation of In@@ dep@@ end@@ ence , which inclu@@ ded these no@@ ble words : “ We hold these tru@@ ths to be self - evid@@ ent , that all men are cre@@ ated e@@ qu@@ al . ”
9 : 30 .
Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — Mo@@ ving F@@ or@@ ward With Fir@@ m Con@@ vi@@ ction !
It is not because Christians do not hope that someone fin@@ ds happiness and enjo@@ ys good health .
5 , 6 . ( a ) What question regarding Isaiah 6@@ 1 : 5 , 6 might ar@@ ise ?
So when Timothy ​ — perhaps in his 20 ’ s — ​ re@@ tur@@ ns from there with a good repor@@ t , Paul is moved to wr@@ ite the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians a letter to com@@ men@@ d and encoura@@ ge them .
P@@ ol@@ it@@ ely but fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly these young Witnesses explained their stand .
Le@@ ag@@ ue of N@@ ations
In God’s es@@ tim@@ ation , at that time there was “ no one like him in the earth , a man b@@ lam@@ eless and u@@ pri@@ ght , fe@@ aring God and tur@@ ning asi@@ de from bad . ”
Those words mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r this ad@@ vice given in the Bible al@@ most two th@@ ous@@ and years ag@@ o : “ The love of money is a ro@@ o@@ t of all s@@ or@@ ts of in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ous things , and by re@@ aching out for this love some have . . . st@@ ab@@ bed themselves all over with many pa@@ ins . ”
While a lo@@ t of people like recei@@ ving bir@@ th@@ day gi@@ f@@ ts , the Bible says that there is more happiness in giving than in recei@@ ving .
In his perfect wisdom , Jehovah God deci@@ ded to allow the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on to pro@@ ce@@ ed for a li@@ mit@@ ed time .
7 : 19 - 25 ; 8 : 10 .
In the se@@ cul@@ ar@@ ized world of today , n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ism , n@@ ational em@@ ble@@ ms , prom@@ in@@ ent individuals , material things , and even we@@ al@@ th it@@ self have been made ob@@ je@@ cts of worship .
Our ob@@ je@@ ctive is , not to cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze the other person@@ ’s beli@@ ef@@ s or to ar@@ gu@@ e with him about his vie@@ w@@ poin@@ ts , but to share with him good news from God’s Word .
In 19@@ 29 , congregations in Q@@ u@@ e@@ en@@ s@@ land and W@@ es@@ ter@@ n Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a buil@@ t sever@@ al well - e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed mo@@ t@@ or v@@ ans to co@@ ver their in@@ land re@@ gi@@ ons .
The re@@ be@@ l lead@@ ers in@@ sis@@ ted that the cen@@ tr@@ al govern@@ ment in Mo@@ sc@@ ow s@@ end a re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative to me@@ et with them .
It was one of the most enjo@@ y@@ able ev@@ en@@ ings in the we@@ ek . ”
Do@@ ing so will en@@ able us to com@@ ba@@ t our own sin@@ ful tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es and res@@ ist the con@@ tam@@ in@@ ating influ@@ ences of this world .
‘ One That Is Go@@ od Ge@@ ts God’s A@@ p@@ pro@@ val ’
How can a young person demonstr@@ ate that he or she is wise for sal@@ vation ?
For a while , I wor@@ ked at a ban@@ k and in an of@@ fice because I had con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed my@@ self that I needed to ear@@ n some money to support my pione@@ ering .
Not every cre@@ ature in heaven had the same attitude as the only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son of God .
To this day , Davi@@ d’s respon@@ se stan@@ ds as a great st@@ at@@ ement of faith .
It often ca@@ uses a prog@@ res@@ sive deter@@ i@@ or@@ ation in bal@@ ance , use of li@@ m@@ bs , and some@@ times sight , spe@@ e@@ ch , or com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion .
In time , some 15 members of those famili@@ es became Witnesses .
For instance , one M@@ in@@ or Par@@ ty member wrote : “ Pe@@ ople wal@@ king on two ro@@ a@@ ds have little gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e that they will stay with God , as only r@@ ar@@ ely and in min@@ or things are they willing to offer themselves and sub@@ mit to H@@ im , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as in ma@@ j@@ or things they take their own way . . . .
It is a tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous help when we are deal@@ ing with problems or are making decisions about our cho@@ ice of friends , en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , emp@@ loy@@ ment , d@@ ress , and so for@@ th .
A prin@@ ting pres@@ s , brought along by new@@ ly arri@@ ved mission@@ aries , fac@@ il@@ it@@ ated the prin@@ ting and dist@@ ribu@@ tion of these Bible boo@@ ks .
M@@ il@@ dness of temp@@ er will also be evid@@ ent in the way we de@@ al with fellow believers and others .
After 5@@ 8 years , I@@ ’@@ m still in my assignment in I@@ tal@@ y .
“ Let anger al@@ one and leave ra@@ ge , ” David coun@@ sel@@ s us .
But what moved the Romans to buil@@ d a pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous col@@ on@@ y in such a place ?
Such a stand may ac@@ tually help your relati@@ ves to see that ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible truth is a life - and - death matter .
This is part of to@@ da@@ y’s world .
( 1 ) V@@ ac@@ ek , E .
Jesus high@@ ligh@@ ted this fact in two illustr@@ ations that were recorded for us in the 4@@ th chap@@ ter of Mar@@ k@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l .
Hence , by having a full share in the ministry and by will@@ ingly making sacrific@@ es for that work , sisters prove that they tre@@ asure their ro@@ le in the congregation .
Mal@@ ach@@ i 1 : 6 shows that Jehovah was the “ one father . ”
My first pioneer assignment was on the Au@@ str@@ ali@@ an is@@ land of T@@ as@@ man@@ ia , where I jo@@ ined my sister and her husband .
C@@ learly , we have strong evidence of God’s blessing .
Just a Go@@ od Bo@@ ok ?
With reg@@ ard to the “ people for [ Jehovah’s ] name , ” what happened after the death of the apostles ?
20 : 1 - 7 .
They e@@ at standing up . ”
He was not too bus@@ y to sto@@ p what he was doing to sp@@ end time with little ones .
( b ) What so@@ ber@@ ing questions could each of us ask himself ?
* When we thus demonstr@@ ate consider@@ ation for others , we show that we have the mind of Christ .
But it can and does change people !
Such car@@ ved i@@ ma@@ ges and m@@ ol@@ ten st@@ atu@@ es are “ valu@@ eless go@@ ds . ” — Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 2 : 18 .
The Scriptures in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce Je@@ h@@ u as he s@@ at with mil@@ it@@ ary c@@ hi@@ ef@@ s when the Israelites were fi@@ gh@@ ting the S@@ y@@ ri@@ ans at R@@ am@@ o@@ th - g@@ ile@@ ad .
H@@ and the per@@ mit back after stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing for se@@ ven years to get it ?
After preaching to the Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an woman near the city of S@@ y@@ cha@@ r in Sam@@ ari@@ a , Jesus told his disciples : “ My food is for me to do the will of him that sent me and to fin@@ ish his work . ”
What , then , can you do in the way of cultiv@@ ating this as@@ pect of the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s spirit ?
We pione@@ ered in a number of plac@@ es , including the to@@ wn of K@@ emp@@ se@@ y , New S@@ ou@@ th W@@ al@@ es , where we were the only Witnesses .
He is the one who mar@@ ks those who will sur@@ vi@@ ve
Although W@@ es@@ sel was not a Re@@ form@@ er , as Lu@@ ther was , he op@@ en@@ ly con@@ dem@@ ned some of the wr@@ ong@@ s that led to the Re@@ form@@ ation .
T@@ w@@ o of his form@@ er fellow in@@ mat@@ es ​ — fellow Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents — ​ hand out ro@@ om assign@@ ments to a hu@@ ge crow@@ d a@@ wa@@ iting accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations .
Ju@@ li@@ an was kil@@ led less than two years after coming to power , and his pro@@ ject died with him .
Paul pres@@ ented a seri@@ es of things that Christians experience ​ — tri@@ bul@@ ation , end@@ ur@@ ance , appro@@ ved con@@ dition , and hope .
O@@ r the you@@ th who ste@@ adi@@ ly makes spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement in s@@ pite of bad influ@@ ences in school and el@@ se@@ where ?
“ You don@@ ’t have to take over right away , ” he said .
S@@ har@@ ing the Go@@ od Ne@@ ws in S@@ cho@@ ol
He com@@ posed a rend@@ ering that s@@ oun@@ ded n@@ atur@@ al in T@@ ah@@ iti@@ an , while Davi@@ es c@@ he@@ cked the transl@@ ation against the origin@@ al te@@ x@@ ts .
How O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ed ?
The psalmist san@@ g : “ B@@ less Jehovah , O you angels of his , mi@@ gh@@ ty in power , car@@ r@@ ying out his word . ” ​ — Psalm 10@@ 3 : 20 .
They had wor@@ ked side by side for years in advan@@ c@@ ement of the good news .
Although working hard is comm@@ end@@ able , there is yet another ke@@ y el@@ ement to fin@@ ding satis@@ fac@@ tion in work and in life .
But milli@@ ons of other people have died without show@@ ing whether they would com@@ p@@ ly with God’s righteous standards .
Many transl@@ at@@ ors rend@@ er it “ comfort . ”
He under@@ stan@@ ds our situation and lo@@ ves us .
D@@ ye mak@@ ers com@@ bin@@ ed these with sal@@ t and ex@@ posed the mi@@ x@@ ture to the o@@ pen a@@ ir and the su@@ n for three days .
13 , 14 . ( a ) The fi@@ ve daugh@@ ters of Z@@ el@@ op@@ he@@ had fac@@ ed what situation ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , “ a book of re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance ” is to be written up for those in fear of Jehovah . ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 1 , 3 , 5 , 16 .
No , we should not be over@@ ly concer@@ ned that this wicked system may have la@@ sted longer than we expe@@ cted .
Al@@ so , a wh@@ ite family took into their home a bl@@ ack you@@ th who needed a place to live .
Yet , he sto@@ op@@ s down , so to speak , to take no@@ te of them .
The following article consi@@ ders ans@@ wers to these and other vital questions .
This means that reli@@ ef is near and that the wicked world system is soon to be re@@ plac@@ ed by the rule of the perfect Kingdom of God , for which Jesus taught his followers to pray .
Do@@ ing this will help to make the ministry jo@@ y@@ ful , mean@@ ing@@ ful , and pro@@ duc@@ tive for them .
W@@ ou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t it be reason@@ able for God to have a name ?
Yes , the ul@@ tim@@ ate go@@ al of yo@@ ga is mo@@ k@@ sha , explained as the mer@@ g@@ ing with some imper@@ s@@ onal great spirit .
This form@@ er ch@@ urch is now a mu@@ si@@ c ca@@ f@@ é
Jehovah pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to cre@@ ate a perfect wife for Adam , making possible the pro@@ spe@@ ct of happy family life .
From the dre@@ ad@@ ful@@ ness of the enem@@ y may you sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard my life .
What a fine example they set for young and old al@@ ike !
“ Ther@@ efore , ” said Jehovah , “ here I am he@@ d@@ g@@ ing your way about with thor@@ ns ; and I will he@@ a@@ p up a st@@ one w@@ all against her , so that her own ro@@ ad@@ ways she will not find .
Ha@@ ving a simp@@ le fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative e@@ ye means that we are sing@@ le - min@@ ded in purpose .
What will ha@@ p@@ pen if we ‘ thro@@ w all our anxi@@ ety on Jehovah ’ ?
Ke@@ ep in S@@ te@@ p !
T@@ en months later , they were publi@@ sh@@ ers .
Jehovah’s Witnesses will be happy to help you learn what it means to call on the name of Jehovah .
In one pris@@ on she even wit@@ ness@@ ed from c@@ ell to c@@ ell .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , though , the apostles f@@ ell to bi@@ ck@@ ering over who of them was the great@@ est .
S@@ et@@ su@@ o follow@@ ed ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally the same t@@ ac@@ tic .
R@@ em@@ ember , per@@ fe@@ ction does not gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e our keep@@ ing integrity .
• Who were C@@ y@@ ri@@ l and Me@@ tho@@ di@@ us , and what contribu@@ tion to Bible study did they make ?
But our se@@ cul@@ ar emp@@ loy@@ ment should not be the ma@@ in thing in our life .
Because Jesus rema@@ ined faithful under tri@@ al , he is now our H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est and en@@ thr@@ oned King . ​ — Hebrews 7 : 26 - 28 ; 12 : 2 .
A God - given com@@ mis@@ sion helps to id@@ enti@@ fy the Messi@@ ah .
Jesus ur@@ ged his disciples : “ P@@ rac@@ tice giving , and people will give to you . ”
What direction did Solomon fai@@ l to obey , and what was the out@@ come ?
P@@ ri@@ or to my baptism , I asked them if I might accom@@ pan@@ y them from house to house to see just how the preaching work was done .
D@@ on@@ ’t you think it@@ ’s time for you to leave Bethel and star@@ t a family ? ”
The shepher@@ d bo@@ y makes his way into Solom@@ on@@ ’s cam@@ p , fin@@ ds her , and exc@@ la@@ im@@ s : “ Lo@@ ok ! You are beau@@ ti@@ ful , O gi@@ r@@ l compan@@ ion of mine . Lo@@ ok ! You are beau@@ ti@@ ful . ”
As recorded at John 6 : 1 - 5 , what situation led Jesus to ask Ph@@ ili@@ p a question , and why did Jesus do so ?
“ Our L@@ or@@ d’s as@@ sur@@ ance , ” said Rus@@ sel@@ l , “ is that . . . the holy spirit of the Father , sent on account of and at the instance of Jesus our Re@@ de@@ em@@ er , Me@@ di@@ at@@ or and He@@ ad , will be our instru@@ ct@@ or . ”
The pas@@ sing of time has proved Satan to be “ a li@@ ar and the father of the li@@ e ” and has sh@@ own that Jehovah is “ the God of truth . ” ​ — John 8 : 4@@ 4 ; Psalm 31 : 5 .
How to Ma@@ in@@ tain the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t of S@@ el@@ f - S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fice
His mo@@ tiv@@ ation for respon@@ ding to Scriptural comman@@ ds should be his desire to obey Jehovah , not to ple@@ ase the person who is stud@@ ying with him . ​ — G@@ al .
Jehovah has done things in a way that up@@ ho@@ l@@ ds his righteousness and me@@ e@@ ts the dem@@ ands of perfect justice . ​ — Romans 3 : 22 - 26 .
Today , the va@@ st ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of people are still bl@@ in@@ ded by the go@@ d of this system of things and are in b@@ onda@@ ge ​ — religious , e@@ con@@ om@@ ic , and so@@ cial .
The Bible encoura@@ ges us to c@@ he@@ ck our beli@@ ef@@ s against what it teach@@ es .
Con@@ tr@@ ary to such op@@ in@@ i@@ ons , Jehovah is descri@@ bed as “ the God of truth , ” and he said of himself : “ I do not change . ”
Paul , having been s@@ or@@ ely tri@@ ed , was inspired to wr@@ ite : “ There was given me a thor@@ n in the flesh , an ang@@ el of Satan , to keep sla@@ pp@@ ing me , that I might not be over@@ ly ex@@ al@@ ted . ”
You Can Be God’s F@@ ri@@ end !
How is loving - kindness sh@@ own , and what evidence of it is c@@ ited ?
G@@ ran@@ ted , Jesus was perfect , but what about imper@@ fect humans like us ?
Jehovah coun@@ sel@@ ed him to be real@@ is@@ tic and remember what la@@ y a@@ head : “ H@@ ere I am br@@ ing@@ ing in a cal@@ am@@ ity upon all flesh , . . . and I will give you your soul as a spo@@ il in all the plac@@ es to which you may go . ”
▪ Do Jehovah’s Witnesses encoura@@ ge their members to se@@ par@@ ate from a marriage mate who is not a Witness ?
Par@@ ents , your example is ess@@ enti@@ al to star@@ t your children on the p@@ ath to end@@ less life .
For example , that view invol@@ ving des@@ c@@ end@@ ants , or pro@@ gen@@ y , was inclu@@ ded in In@@ sight on the Scriptures , V@@ olu@@ me 2 , page 7@@ 36 , par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 4 and 5 .
Jehovah’s mer@@ cy and loving - kindness can be ex@@ tend@@ ed to them , even as it has been to so many others .
That is not to say that Christians are no longer inter@@ ested in sacrific@@ es .
It also sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic@@ ally ref@@ ers to Jehovah’s most important cre@@ ation .
May we be as consider@@ ate of disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ged ones whom we know in the congregation .
He is vi@@ ci@@ ous , viol@@ ent , and un@@ sc@@ ru@@ pul@@ ous ; he is Satan .
N@@ ex@@ t , he gave them vi@@ ct@@ ory over an att@@ ac@@ king A@@ mal@@ ek@@ ite ar@@ my .
As you can i@@ magine , though , such ex@@ pos@@ ing of false teachings ang@@ ered the cl@@ er@@ gy of Chris@@ tend@@ om .
H@@ er@@ o@@ d’s in@@ ten@@ tion was to present Peter to the people after the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver , his death s@@ ent@@ ence a gift to deli@@ ght the crow@@ ds .
Then we tal@@ ked about our faith and gave him some liter@@ ature .
You and your mate may need to talk things over .
4 : 7 , 8 .
To bring everlasting benef@@ its to un@@ told milli@@ ons of people , sub@@ je@@ cts of God’s govern@@ ment who will be living on earth .
However , was Solomon saying that there are no boo@@ ks that offer s@@ ound , reli@@ able guid@@ ance that can benefit the read@@ er ?
When this was first ful@@ filled on Isa@@ i@@ ah’s people , it me@@ ant that the ba@@ bes in the land were sa@@ fe .
You can to@@ ss it g@@ ently or you can f@@ ling it with such for@@ ce that it ca@@ uses in@@ j@@ ur@@ y . ​ — A@@ wa@@ ke ! , J@@ anu@@ ary 8 , 200@@ 1 , page 10 . • L@@ ear@@ ning to expres@@ s love is like lear@@ ning a new language . ​ — The Watchtower , F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 15 , 199@@ 9 , pages 18 , 22 - 3 .
Yes , we need God’s spirit to support us in our ministry ! ​ — Z@@ e@@ ch .
While this article was being pre@@ pared for public@@ ation , H@@ ar@@ le@@ y H@@ arr@@ is died faithful to Jehovah .
Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ation is another vital way to help your children .
By the first century , Jewish religious grou@@ ps had ad@@ ded human tra@@ di@@ tions to the Law .
The p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment for those three kin@@ d@@ red nations would be se@@ v@@ ere .
“ The time left is re@@ duc@@ ed . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R .
Since the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an s@@ cri@@ bes cu@@ st@@ om@@ ar@@ ily coun@@ ted the years of the Per@@ si@@ an k@@ ings ’ re@@ ign from N@@ is@@ an ( Mar@@ ch / A@@ pri@@ l ) to N@@ is@@ an , Ar@@ ta@@ x@@ er@@ x@@ es ’ first reg@@ n@@ al year began in N@@ is@@ an of 4@@ 7@@ 4 B.C.E .
When working to refle@@ ct God’s glory , what qu@@ ality should stand out in us , and why ?
We often co@@ vered about 25 mil@@ es ( 40 k@@ m ) a day in order to re@@ ach the next congregation .
“ F@@ an@@ cy me br@@ ing@@ ing up this the@@ ory to you , ” he said .
How the people of S@@ al@@ am@@ is respon@@ ded to Paul’s preaching is not indic@@ ated .
Si@@ mil@@ ar s@@ na@@ res still cla@@ im vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s among God’s people .
The K@@ am@@ p family , who@@ se two sons had rec@@ ently been de@@ por@@ ted to con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps , kin@@ dly took us into their home .
However , only if we use it pro@@ per@@ ly will a mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r help us with our appe@@ ar@@ ance .
4@@ 8 : 17 , 18 ; P@@ hi@@ l .
“ F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing in My Par@@ ents ’ F@@ o@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s , ” H@@ il@@ da Pa@@ d@@ get@@ t’s life st@@ ory , appe@@ ared in The Watchtower O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 1 , 199@@ 5 , pages 19 - 24 .
They are hum@@ ble individuals found in all se@@ ct@@ ors of soci@@ ety who o@@ pen their hearts to the message of truth .
D@@ own through hist@@ ory , much of mankind has re@@ pe@@ ated that mis@@ take .
The word can ref@@ er to a human or an ani@@ ma@@ l or to the life that a cre@@ ature enjo@@ ys as a living soul .
Ex@@ pan@@ ding My Ser@@ vice to Jehovah
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing in con@@ ne@@ ction with true worship at the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le and later at the temple was “ a ty@@ pi@@ cal re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ation and a sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of the heavenly things . ”
4 : 23 ; 2 C@@ or .
Jehovah will act , and there will be ha@@ vo@@ c on earth when that happ@@ ens .
The prophet Jeremiah served in such an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment ​ — the kingdom of Juda@@ h during its tu@@ mul@@ tu@@ ous last days .
Satan and the dem@@ ons are s@@ kil@@ led war@@ ri@@ ors with va@@ st experience .
By doing so , we will not only find “ the very knowledge of God ” but also understand “ the fear of Jehovah . ” ​ — Proverbs 2 : 1 - 5 .
God’s Kingdom will benefit all who s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely pray for it to come and who bring their lives into har@@ mony with God’s will .
I thought that among the va@@ st and rich Ger@@ man liter@@ ature , perhaps I could find ans@@ wers to my questions .
I had not been told the half . You have sur@@ pas@@ sed in wisdom and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity the things heard . ”
Jehovah id@@ enti@@ fied Isa@@ a@@ c as the long - a@@ wa@@ ited he@@ ir .
Un@@ der the loving su@@ per@@ vision of Christ and his fellow he@@ ir@@ s of God’s promise to Abraham , however , “ all nations of the earth will certainly bl@@ ess themselves . ”
This slave would provide a regul@@ ar supp@@ ly of who@@ les@@ ome spiritual food to all who make up the “ one flo@@ ck ” under Jesus ’ care .
By preaching the good news and being help@@ ful in other ways , true Christians offer sacrific@@ es that are pleas@@ ing to God
However , the Bible says that “ there is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ”
Eli@@ sh@@ a@@ ’s attend@@ ant had his doub@@ ts res@@ ol@@ ved by a vision
Se@@ cond , the person giving the sacrifice had to be clean and un@@ de@@ fil@@ ed .
What can be the result of “ instru@@ cting with mil@@ dness those not fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly dis@@ posed ” ?
Jesus had said that he would be with them and that the holy spirit would ass@@ ist them .
Tru@@ e love was r@@ are even in the days of King Solomon of ancient Israel .
Jehovah gave the first human cou@@ ple the com@@ mis@@ sion to ex@@ p@@ and the gar@@ den in E@@ den to co@@ ver the earth .
• Why is deep love for people important for true Christians ?
What are some blessings we receive when we give gener@@ ously ?
Like an ad@@ ver@@ t@@ is@@ er , Satan prom@@ o@@ tes the spirit of the world .
After travel@@ ing to Jerusalem to inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ate the acc@@ us@@ ation of re@@ bel@@ li@@ on , T@@ atten@@ a@@ i repor@@ ted to D@@ ari@@ us that the Jews claim@@ ed to have received author@@ iz@@ ation from C@@ y@@ r@@ us to re@@ buil@@ d Jehovah’s temple .
Is there a way out , a so@@ lu@@ tion to the pre@@ pon@@ der@@ ant be@@ tra@@ y@@ al of trust ?
S@@ ur@@ ve@@ ys condu@@ cted early in the year 20@@ 00 reve@@ aled the need for more than 1@@ 1@@ ,000 Kingdom H@@ alls in develop@@ ing nations , where fin@@ an@@ ces are li@@ mit@@ ed .
To “ consider one another ” means “ to take into account the needs of others , to think about them . ”
The ung@@ o@@ dly have reason to dre@@ ad that day of dar@@ k@@ ness , fu@@ ry , bur@@ ning anger , dist@@ ress , and des@@ ol@@ ation .
It can also pro@@ du@@ ce in us tend@@ er qualities , such as love , kindness , and go@@ o@@ dness , which are as@@ pe@@ cts of “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit . ”
Some famili@@ es even act out Bible st@@ ori@@ es .
Those Christians who sub@@ mit@@ ted to clear the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c direction were bless@@ ed with a so@@ li@@ d , Scriptural answer .
When he learned that his ha@@ bi@@ t dis@@ pleas@@ ed God , he had to make a decision .
He had a@@ do@@ p@@ ted Lo@@ t after the death of Lo@@ t’s father , perhaps ra@@ ising him as his own .
For ever@@ yone as@@ king recei@@ ves , and ever@@ yone see@@ king fin@@ ds , and to ever@@ yone kno@@ c@@ king it will be op@@ ened . ” ​ — Luke 11 : 5 - 10 .
( b ) How do elders today imitate Paul’s attitude ?
▪ The “ Pro@@ to - Go@@ spe@@ l of James , ” also called “ The Bi@@ r@@ th of M@@ ary , ” descri@@ bes Mar@@ y’s bir@@ th and chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od as well as her marriage to Joseph .
If we beg@@ in to feel that Jehovah no longer lo@@ ves us , we should remember that we are preci@@ ous to him and that he is there , ho@@ l@@ ding our right hand and help@@ ing us .
What are its benef@@ its ?
Q@@ u@@ alities That the W@@ ise Se@@ ek to Dis@@ pla@@ y
L@@ ater that year , it was deci@@ ded to re@@ in@@ s@@ titu@@ te a pro@@ gra@@ m for min@@ isters to vis@@ it compan@@ ies of Witnesses .
One of these was An@@ ti@@ p@@ as .
Even if a pro@@ long@@ ed dr@@ ought sever@@ ely wi@@ thers an old o@@ live t@@ ree , the sh@@ ri@@ vel@@ ed stu@@ m@@ p can come back to life .
S@@ is@@ ter Ke@@ ef@@ er , pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed here , ma@@ st@@ ered the Da@@ wn - Mo@@ bi@@ le te@@ ch@@ ni@@ que so well that she could whe@@ el a full su@@ it@@ case with one hand and car@@ ry an ad@@ di@@ tional s@@ at@@ c@@ he@@ l of boo@@ ks in the other .
All humans should come to Jesus and put faith in the ransom sacrifice because they were born sin@@ n@@ ers , ali@@ en@@ ated from God .
He com@@ for@@ ted himself and his family with the words : “ This is God’s will , we have to understand that , good , bad , wh@@ atever . ”
We are also gr@@ ate@@ ful for the help we get from God’s Word .
Even to@@ x@@ ins in the en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment can lead to disa@@ bility .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , and I am especially f@@ ond of the life st@@ ori@@ es because they help me to be cont@@ ent with my lo@@ t in life . ”
They con@@ tain practic@@ al ad@@ vice for da@@ ily life and offer a wonderful hope for the future . ​ — 9 / 1 , pages 4 - 7 .
Fir@@ st , an appe@@ al was made to Jehovah for him to deci@@ de a matter .
Now , though , your chil@@ d’s life has taken a sh@@ ar@@ p turn , and you must ‘ ste@@ er into the cur@@ ve ’ by ad@@ ju@@ sting your te@@ ch@@ ni@@ qu@@ es .
F@@ i@@ ve are rel@@ ated to the dis@@ so@@ lu@@ tion of Satan’s world and fi@@ ve to the esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment of the new world .
How can you use illustr@@ ations to teach your children ?
In this reg@@ ard , form@@ er H@@ u@@ man R@@ igh@@ ts Com@@ mission@@ er Ch@@ r@@ is Si@@ do@@ t@@ i stated : “ There se@@ em to be st@@ er@@ e@@ o@@ ty@@ p@@ es that un@@ less you are under 40 , you@@ ’@@ re not going to cop@@ e with com@@ pu@@ ters and new te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy . ”
Why is it important for a wife to support her husband in his ac@@ tive invol@@ v@@ ement in the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c activities ?
Yet Eli@@ j@@ ah was sent . . . to Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath in the land of S@@ id@@ on to a wi@@ do@@ w . ” ​ — Luke 4 : 25 , 26 .
I went in and listen@@ ed to the talk , which deal@@ t with future Par@@ adise con@@ di@@ tions .
In ad@@ dition , our desire to teach Bible stud@@ ents to ob@@ serve the comm@@ and to make disciples mo@@ ves us to be at their side to gu@@ i@@ de them when they take their first st@@ ep@@ s in Kingdom preaching . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 4 : 9 , 10 ; Luke 6 : 40 .
Many think that money will make them happy or that material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons are the ke@@ y to succ@@ ess .
F@@ in@@ ally , the ro@@ ar of ar@@ t@@ ill@@ er@@ y ann@@ oun@@ ced the appro@@ ach of Al@@ lied and Rus@@ si@@ an tro@@ op@@ s .
By themselves , humans will never be able to con@@ qu@@ er the ul@@ tim@@ ate s@@ pon@@ s@@ or of evil , Satan the Devil .
How did Paul show that the system of worship in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted by Jesus was su@@ peri@@ or to that under the Law ?
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , this are@@ a was called L@@ it@@ tle P@@ ol@@ and .
Our message of hope , our sear@@ ch for deser@@ ving ones , and our peace - making attitude ​ — all of these fac@@ t@@ ors bring us joy as har@@ v@@ est work@@ ers .
‘ Con@@ ten@@ ding Acc@@ ording to the R@@ ul@@ es ’
The w@@ il@@ d bul@@ l refer@@ red to in the Bible was likely the au@@ ro@@ ch@@ s ( L@@ at@@ in ur@@ us ) .
A g@@ ent@@ l@@ er name to be sure , but as those who su@@ ff@@ er from it well know , a kin@@ der name does not in any way e@@ ase the over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing sy@@ mp@@ t@@ om@@ s of the di@@ se@@ ase .
Does that make sense to you ?
We humans are different .
I follow@@ ed his ad@@ vice , but Father died the next day .
When A@@ ha@@ b offered to pur@@ cha@@ se Na@@ bo@@ th@@ ’s v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard or to give him a better v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard in its place , Na@@ both refu@@ sed .
For the first time in hist@@ ory , the public could be quic@@ k@@ ly inform@@ ed about matters of interest .
Jehovah does not promise a life of lu@@ x@@ ur@@ y , and some@@ times his servants end@@ ure har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps .
This is made clear by our Ex@@ emp@@ la@@ r , Jesus .
A father should f@@ ill his chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s spiritual needs
The temp@@ er@@ ate c@@ li@@ mate on that pl@@ ate@@ au pro@@ du@@ ces a fer@@ t@@ ile , lu@@ s@@ h l@@ and@@ s@@ cap@@ e .
O@@ ver time , though , the ter@@ m “ sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e ” took on the meaning of the place or building where the ass@@ em@@ bly was held .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er may inclu@@ de the following :
W . Ch@@ in@@ ese Ju@@ ly 20 - 22
Can one be free yet still be in pris@@ on ?
They “ took no no@@ te until the f@@ lood came and s@@ we@@ pt them all away , ” said Jesus .
Since it is imp@@ os@@ sible to resur@@ rec@@ t someone who cannot die , those God - fe@@ aring men did not believe in the im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the human soul .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently he did , for he refer@@ red to Christ as “ our Sa@@ vi@@ our . ”
In the apostle Joh@@ n@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l , Jesus states : “ I am the way and the truth and the life .
M@@ ake It En@@ jo@@ y@@ able
However , Satan did not in@@ ten@@ d to sto@@ p temp@@ ting Jesus , for we are told : “ So the Devil , having conclu@@ ded all the temp@@ tation [ in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness ] , re@@ ti@@ red from him until another conven@@ i@@ ent time . ”
No more will people die from old age , si@@ ck@@ ness , or ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents .
Fir@@ st , we have to ask , How did life beg@@ in ?
He nam@@ ed it C@@ ro@@ ck@@ er L@@ and after one of his fin@@ an@@ cial ba@@ ck@@ ers .
Why should we be for@@ giving ?
He sear@@ ches through them and w@@ atch@@ es over them as they go about their lives each day .
If a marriage mate esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ es a rec@@ ord of a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch or actions , it is the gu@@ il@@ ty par@@ ty who must answer to Jehovah .
We need Jehovah’s remin@@ ders today more than ever before because wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness has re@@ ached the great@@ est prop@@ or@@ tions in human hist@@ ory .
Our sto@@ re@@ house of Bible knowledge and understanding will help us to re@@ ject what is wicked and to do what is fine .
Some of my stud@@ ents were qu@@ ite gi@@ f@@ ted .
After se@@ ven days , the po@@ li@@ ce found the k@@ ill@@ er , who was ar@@ m@@ ed with a large k@@ ni@@ fe and a . 22 cal@@ i@@ ber p@@ is@@ to@@ l that someone had so@@ ld to him des@@ pite know@@ ing that he was men@@ t@@ ally and emo@@ tion@@ ally dis@@ tur@@ bed .
I often wi@@ shed I could find a person like that , but it never happened . ”
When is the best time to make that cho@@ ice ?
“ A@@ post@@ le to the N@@ ations ”
How should you deci@@ de what to do when an al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ age is set before you ?
Paul’s words to the Eph@@ es@@ i@@ an elders provide some in@@ sight .
We can take comfort in Davi@@ d’s hear@@ t@@ felt expres@@ sion : “ The in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with Jehovah bel@@ ong@@ s to those fe@@ ar@@ ful of him . ” ​ — Psalm 25 : 14 .
S@@ ur@@ pris@@ ingly , he rep@@ lied , “ Do you say that we should let you go ? ”
The great@@ est good that we can do is to share regul@@ arly in the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work , help@@ ing others to gain sal@@ vation .
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T gave his followers no small com@@ mis@@ sion .
He was resur@@ rec@@ ted and “ ex@@ al@@ ted to the right hand of God . ”
S@@ ome@@ one who had become de@@ fil@@ ed for any reason first had to offer a sin or gu@@ il@@ t o@@ ffering to rest@@ ore his clean standing before Jehovah so that his bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering or commun@@ ion sacrifice could be accep@@ table to H@@ im .
J@@ U@@ L@@ Y 1 - 7 , 20@@ 13
It became possible for men of all s@@ or@@ ts to receive the free gift and life because of Jesus ’ “ one act of jus@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation , ” his course of obedi@@ ence and integrity even to death .
They are not see@@ king prom@@ in@@ ence or influ@@ ence .
Th@@ ree times Jesus pray@@ ed fer@@ v@@ ently to his heavenly Father , and three times he re@@ turned to his friends , only to find them s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing . ​ — Matthew 26 : 40 , 4@@ 3 , 4@@ 5 .
The Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law refle@@ cted a “ fr@@ am@@ e@@ work of the knowledge and of the truth ” about Jehovah and his righteous principles .
Paul recogn@@ ized his own inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation toward sin .
How than@@ k@@ ful we are for the beau@@ ti@@ ful words recorded in the 2@@ 3@@ r@@ d Psalm !
De@@ dic@@ ation is something that must s@@ pr@@ ing from a willing heart mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love for God .
A@@ g@@ boo@@ la also real@@ ized that he had to make a complete bre@@ ak with spi@@ rit@@ is@@ tic practic@@ es .
A ma@@ j@@ or point of con@@ ten@@ tion was the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of the Tr@@ in@@ ity .
So out I went again , pra@@ ying har@@ der than ever .
What did Daniel pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y would ha@@ p@@ pen in our day ?
Is it really possible for humans to have all the ani@@ mal@@ s in sub@@ je@@ ction and to be at peace with them ?
R@@ el@@ ate an experience that high@@ ligh@@ ts spiritual prote@@ ction .
What more is needed than mer@@ ely rel@@ ying on our spiritual her@@ it@@ age ?
I especially look for@@ ward to see@@ ing my dead loved ones return to life and then to having the opportunity to teach them Bible truth .
Because of a family disa@@ gre@@ ement , she did not speak to her brother for over 17 years .
This was well before an of@@ fi@@ cial I@@ tal@@ i@@ an e@@ dition was publi@@ shed .
How can we cho@@ ose good friends ?
Many of these prog@@ ressed and became Witnesses of Jehovah .
What more could they desire ?
Of what value is it to encoura@@ ge children to do their own re@@ sear@@ ch ?
No@@ ah’s preaching evid@@ ently inclu@@ ded a call for rep@@ ent@@ ance and a war@@ ning of coming des@@ tru@@ ction .
• How can God’s ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces be a light to our ro@@ ad@@ way ?
B@@ ene@@ f@@ it From The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol E@@ duc@@ ation , pages 33 through 38 , an@@ al@@ y@@ z@@ es “ How to Do R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch ” by using the to@@ ol@@ s that have been provided by “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
How has Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 7 been ful@@ filled in reg@@ ard to many of the ch@@ ur@@ ches of Chris@@ tend@@ om ?
King Solomon of ancient Israel po@@ e@@ tic@@ ally descri@@ bed the st@@ ature of a beau@@ ti@@ ful Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite gi@@ r@@ l as res@@ em@@ bl@@ ing a p@@ al@@ m t@@ ree .
Consider John and J@@ udi@@ th , who for the past 30 years have served in a number of coun@@ tri@@ es .
All of us may well ask ourselves : ‘ A@@ m I taking full advan@@ ta@@ ge of the privilege to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in meetings ?
Bet@@ ter T@@ im@@ es Just A@@ head !
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , Bo@@ a@@ z took such an interest in Ru@@ th , the woman he later married .
To obey this comm@@ and , wi@@ ves need to study and then imitate the example of Christ’s congregation of anointed followers .
F@@ er@@ n@@ á@@ n@@ de@@ z ) , A@@ p@@ r .
* But there is good news .
W@@ il@@ li@@ am V@@ an D@@ e W@@ all , a member of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e , spoke on the sub@@ ject “ Mis@@ sion@@ ary Z@@ e@@ al ​ — A Mark of Tru@@ e Christians . ”
We were to l@@ ist the ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved , vis@@ it them person@@ ally , and leave a boo@@ k@@ let .
“ Let U@@ s Al@@ ways O@@ ff@@ er to God a S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fice of P@@ ra@@ ise ”
In imit@@ ation of Jehovah , both par@@ t@@ n@@ ers should be inc@@ l@@ ined to over@@ look each o@@ ther’s imper@@ fe@@ ctions . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
A re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of them would return to re@@ buil@@ d Jerusalem and its temple .
How does E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s vision about mar@@ king fore@@ he@@ a@@ ds high@@ light the import@@ ance of our ong@@ o@@ ing sear@@ ch for she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike ones ?
Mar@@ ri@@ ed cou@@ ples , therefore , are free to deci@@ de for themselves whether they will ra@@ ise a family or not .
God’s word is a s@@ ource of spiritual light
“ Le@@ an@@ ne came from a close - k@@ n@@ it family where ever@@ yone discus@@ sed things op@@ en@@ ly , ” M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el says .
God sent one of His servants to help him , with the result that the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an man “ kept going on his way rejo@@ ic@@ ing . ” ​ — Acts 8 : 26 - 39 .
Ther@@ efore , know@@ ing that fun@@ er@@ al mer@@ r@@ y@@ making is associ@@ ated with spi@@ rit@@ is@@ tic beli@@ ef@@ s and im@@ moral activ@@ ity makes it most in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate for true Christians to organiz@@ e or even atten@@ d such c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations .
J@@ anu@@ ary 12 - 18 , 200@@ 9
W@@ ar@@ ning of this d@@ anger , King Solomon of ancient Israel says : “ All the ways of a man are pu@@ re in his own eyes , but Jehovah is making an es@@ tim@@ ate of spi@@ r@@ its . ” ​ — Proverbs 16 : 2 .
And you would not know of Jehovah’s past deal@@ ings with the human family .
How to F@@ ind Re@@ al H@@ app@@ iness
Di@@ d Satan cla@@ im to be str@@ ong@@ er than God ?
No@@ te that Jehovah did not counsel Bar@@ u@@ ch direc@@ tly but spoke through Jeremiah , who@@ se imper@@ fe@@ ctions and idi@@ o@@ sy@@ n@@ cr@@ asi@@ es Bar@@ u@@ ch pro@@ ba@@ bly knew qu@@ ite well .
To a new and better marriage ?
You need to s@@ tic@@ k to the truth and cl@@ ing to Jehovah .
Å@@ ke and In@@ g - Mar@@ i sum@@ mar@@ ize their ministry this way : “ We very much value our assign@@ ments on the different con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ je@@ cts , but nothing sur@@ pas@@ ses the joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion of help@@ ing a person em@@ br@@ ace the truth . ”
They “ bur@@ ned them up before every@@ body . ”
A@@ n educ@@ ated ancient writ@@ er who was an as@@ tu@@ te ob@@ ser@@ ver of human n@@ ature lik@@ ened a gi@@ f@@ ted but lo@@ vel@@ ess individu@@ al to “ a s@@ oun@@ ding pi@@ e@@ ce of br@@ ass or a cla@@ shing c@@ y@@ mba@@ l . ”
U@@ su@@ ally hous@@ ed in the holy com@@ par@@ t@@ ment of the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le ​ — a ten@@ t@@ like temple — ​ this preci@@ ous ch@@ est was a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of God’s pres@@ ence .
Of all things , we had to cu@@ t w@@ o@@ od , the very thing we had been tra@@ ined to do at Bethel !
This fear of dis@@ pleas@@ ing God en@@ ab@@ led Ka@@ th@@ le@@ en to bre@@ ak free from her ad@@ dic@@ tions .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out their help and support , this would be imp@@ os@@ sible .
That deli@@ ver@@ ance will come to its c@@ li@@ ma@@ x with the des@@ tru@@ ction of Satan’s world at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , “ the war of the great day of God the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
They were sent to la@@ y hold of Jesus Christ , but they re@@ turned emp@@ ty - h@@ an@@ ded .
Some may wor@@ ry l@@ est religious ze@@ al@@ o@@ ts use it to jus@@ ti@@ fy viol@@ ent ac@@ ts of religious in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance .
P@@ re@@ j@@ udi@@ ce and in@@ justice are wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad .
22 : 31 ; Job 19 : 20 ; P@@ s .
Bro@@ ther Li@@ ver@@ ance conclu@@ ded : “ So stay foc@@ used by keep@@ ing Jehovah’s purpose in mind at all times . ”
“ At the Ri@@ ver C@@ o@@ c@@ o , T@@ ur@@ n Ri@@ ght ”
O@@ ut@@ standing among these qualities ​ — and the id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying mar@@ k of gen@@ u@@ ine Christi@@ an@@ ity — ​ is the su@@ bli@@ me qu@@ ality of love . ​ — John 13 : 34 , 35 .
Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 21 : 22 pres@@ ents a s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o in which two men are fi@@ gh@@ ting and one of them str@@ ik@@ es a pre@@ gn@@ ant woman , ca@@ using her to deli@@ ver pre@@ matu@@ r@@ ely .
Just as God’s prophe@@ tic word was ful@@ filled in the past , so we can have faith in what it fore@@ tel@@ ls for the future .
W@@ he@@ ther mirac@@ ul@@ ously provi@@ ding food to crow@@ ds of people or spiritually fe@@ e@@ ding his followers , Jesus follow@@ ed a pat@@ ter@@ n ​ — he f@@ ed many through the hands of a few .
“ The faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” has organiz@@ ed reli@@ ef com@@ mit@@ te@@ es to care for our brothers who may be affe@@ cted by n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers , such as h@@ ur@@ ri@@ can@@ es , earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es , or t@@ su@@ nam@@ is .
Jesus showed love for the people he taught .
( a ) What did H@@ ann@@ ah v@@ ow , and why , and how did it turn out for her ?
David was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah ob@@ served him and would remember his ag@@ on@@ y , as if pre@@ serving his te@@ ars in a s@@ k@@ in bo@@ t@@ tle or in@@ s@@ cri@@ b@@ ing them in a book .
G@@ o On W@@ al@@ king by S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
On see@@ ing this , the G@@ esta@@ p@@ o of@@ fic@@ er told me to stay and take care of her .
Abraham was in H@@ ar@@ an long en@@ ough to ac@@ qui@@ re consider@@ able we@@ al@@ th .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , he attend@@ ed a dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion and received a cop@@ y of the Bible T@@ each book .
Jesus also knew that the Kingdom would benefit others whom he lo@@ ves ​ — faithful humans .
Do not be a fa@@ ul@@ t@@ fin@@ der .
“ A wise person will listen and take in more instru@@ ction , and a man of understanding is the one who ac@@ qui@@ res s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful direction , ” wrote Solomon .
Fa@@ il@@ ing to do so can cause spiritual ‘ ru@@ in to our brothers for who@@ se s@@ ake Christ died . ’ We could also ru@@ in our own relationship with God . ​ — 1 Corinthians 8 : 4 , 11 - 13 ; 10 : 23 , 24 .
So do not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze . F@@ or@@ give fre@@ ely .
El@@ isha ap@@ par@@ ently recogn@@ ized it , but Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i did not , or he cho@@ se to ign@@ ore it .
One ser@@ ves as a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er , and the other is a Kingdom H@@ all con@@ stru@@ ction vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er .
God’s people were po@@ ised to en@@ ter the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
As a result , they continued ob@@ serving fe@@ atu@@ res of the Law even after Jesus ’ resurrection .
They knew that any ob@@ ject , like a bal@@ l or a st@@ one , has to rest on something .
These are just two examples show@@ ing that Jehovah’s people di@@ ff@@ er from those who do not ad@@ here to Bible standards .
One who heard Jesus give the now well - known Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount later wrote : “ When Jesus fin@@ i@@ shed these sa@@ y@@ ings , the effect was that the crow@@ ds were ast@@ oun@@ ded at his way of teaching . ” ​ — Matthew 7 : 28 .
For example , you might t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully ask if it is possible to sc@@ he@@ du@@ le a regul@@ ar time for p@@ ho@@ ne c@@ alls during the day .
Many benef@@ its come to you when you maintain a Chris@@ t@@ like view of great@@ ness .
• What course did Noah and his family follow , and how can we imitate their faith ?
What does the expres@@ sion “ the desire of the eyes ” su@@ gg@@ est , and how did Satan appe@@ al to this desire in E@@ ve@@ ’s case ?
Moses ’ respon@@ se reve@@ aled his faith and trust in Jehovah’s justice .
How does the respon@@ se of many to our preaching activ@@ ity com@@ pare with that of most people in No@@ ah’s day ?
3 : 1@@ 5@@ b ​ — How does ‘ the true God keep see@@ king what is pur@@ su@@ ed ’ ?
A mission@@ ary vis@@ iting from Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a once told us that in her assignment ever@@ yone invit@@ ed her in and listen@@ ed atten@@ tiv@@ ely to the good news of God’s Kingdom .
St@@ ar@@ ting with the ano@@ in@@ ting of Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us ​ — the first un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised G@@ ent@@ ile con@@ ver@@ t — ​ in 36 C.E . , the opportunity was op@@ ened up to un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised n@@ on - Jews to be gra@@ f@@ ted on@@ to this sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic o@@ live t@@ ree . ​ — Acts 10 : 4@@ 4 - 4@@ 8 .
At 40 years of age , Moses already pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent qualities .
La@@ ur@@ a , a sing@@ le sister from Cana@@ da , ser@@ ves as a pioneer in w@@ es@@ ter@@ n T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n .
And Jehovah your God was the one who kept pu@@ shing them away from before you , and he dis@@ pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed them on your account , and you took pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of their land , just as Jehovah your God had promised you . ” ​ — Jo@@ shua 23 : 4 , 5 .
K@@ nor@@ r , were present . To ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ise the public talk , many of us wal@@ ked through the city with san@@ d@@ wi@@ ch sign@@ s ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ing the the@@ me .
E@@ ven@@ tually , Jesus will dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c@@ ally ex@@ pose the li@@ m@@ its of Satan’s power by ab@@ y@@ s@@ sing him .
The man appreci@@ ated that his Witness neigh@@ b@@ ors were sh@@ aring something com@@ for@@ ting with others and said : “ May God bl@@ ess the wonderful work that you are doing . ”
By here refer@@ ring to Ju@@ d@@ as as “ the son of des@@ tru@@ ction , ” Jesus indic@@ ated that when Ju@@ d@@ as died , there was no hope of a return for him .
They real@@ ize that al@@ though they have received a wonderful invit@@ ation , it is only that ​ — an invit@@ ation .
If we are not care@@ ful , we could give e@@ ar to Satan’s wicked ad@@ vice in@@ stead of God’s loving counsel .
“ That day ” of acc@@ oun@@ ting for Juda@@ h cor@@ respon@@ ds to Jehovah’s day to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment upon his enem@@ ies , to end wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , and to prove his su@@ pre@@ ma@@ cy .
Their a@@ im was to pre@@ pare a new ver@@ sion of the pres@@ ti@@ gi@@ ous Com@@ p@@ lu@@ ten@@ si@@ an P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t .
A@@ n associ@@ ate of Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l told the pres@@ s that this medi@@ u@@ m would “ interest coun@@ t@@ less th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds in Scrip@@ ture , more than anything that [ had ] been done for religious advan@@ c@@ ement in the past . ”
Ad@@ di@@ tional man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts re@@ present ancient n@@ on - Bi@@ bli@@ cal Jewish writ@@ ings , both A@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ ph@@ a and P@@ se@@ u@@ de@@ pi@@ gra@@ ph@@ a .
To en@@ sure that his v@@ ines continue to pro@@ du@@ ce an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of “ fo@@ am@@ ing w@@ ine , ” Jehovah c@@ ru@@ sh@@ es and con@@ sum@@ es any we@@ e@@ d@@ like influ@@ ence that could cor@@ ru@@ pt them .
Even when we are not assign@@ ed a pres@@ ent@@ ation ourselves , we can still learn to be better teach@@ ers .
The marriage b@@ ond is streng@@ th@@ ened when each par@@ t@@ ner be@@ ha@@ ves as a less@@ er one . ​ — Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 1 - 4 .
“ This beau@@ ti@@ fully - illustr@@ ated 3@@ 20 - page public@@ ation co@@ v@@ ers every part of the book of Daniel , ” said the speak@@ er .
The Bible says about God’s ancient people : “ Your own ear@@ s will hear a word be@@ h@@ ind you saying , ‘ This is the way . W@@ al@@ k in it , ’ in case you should go to the right or in case you should go to the left . ”
If we sense some se@@ par@@ ation from God’s love , we should ask ourselves : ‘ Ha@@ ve I taken God’s love for gr@@ anted ?
H@@ er marriage dis@@ in@@ tegr@@ ated .
Par@@ ents pati@@ ently and lo@@ v@@ ingly ad@@ minis@@ ter “ the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah ”
As a result of that ad@@ ju@@ sted understanding , Jehovah’s people felt that individuals were being jud@@ ged as sheep or go@@ ats thr@@ ough@@ out the conclu@@ sion of the system of things , dep@@ en@@ ding on how they respon@@ ded to the Kingdom message .
R@@ em@@ ember that God wants you to see that so@@ lu@@ tion .
S@@ ome@@ times they l@@ an@@ ded on our ne@@ c@@ ks while we condu@@ cted home Bible stu@@ dies .
Ch@@ il@@ dren can prote@@ ct themselves from being in@@ fe@@ cted with the spirit of dis@@ obedi@@ ence by refle@@ cting on what their parents have done for them .
Ha@@ ve you thought about serving him again but wonder@@ ed whether he would wel@@ come you back ?
In these artic@@ les , we will learn how God’s servants can keep gro@@ wing clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah , with the go@@ al of be@@ coming matu@@ re Christians .
As a result , the cou@@ ple was public@@ ly bel@@ it@@ t@@ led and ber@@ ated by the ch@@ urch elders .
It fur@@ ther said that the branch was pre@@ par@@ ing a hist@@ ory of the work in E@@ st@@ on@@ ia , L@@ at@@ vi@@ a , and Li@@ th@@ u@@ ani@@ a , and then it asked : “ Can you come ? ”
Of him it was pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed : “ He was hard pres@@ sed , and he was let@@ ting himself be a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted ; yet he would not o@@ pen his m@@ ou@@ th . He was being brought just like a sheep to the sla@@ ugh@@ ter@@ ing ; and like a e@@ we that before her sh@@ ear@@ ers has become mu@@ te , he also would not o@@ pen his m@@ ou@@ th . ” ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 3 : 7 .
As those who love Jehovah , we know that only he can satis@@ fy the spiritual hu@@ ng@@ er and th@@ ir@@ st of individuals desi@@ ring to learn righteousness .
“ You heard that it was said to those of ancient times , ‘ You must not mu@@ r@@ der ; but who@@ ever comm@@ its a mu@@ r@@ der will be acc@@ oun@@ table to the cour@@ t of justice , ’ ” said Jesus .
The way things are expres@@ sed here may f@@ it our circumstances .
What was his attitude toward this assignment ?
The fin@@ al two song@@ s of Bo@@ ok F@@ our la@@ u@@ d Jehovah for his wonderful works . ​ — Psalm 10@@ 5 : 2 , 5 ; 10@@ 6 : 7 , 22 .
I can still vis@@ u@@ al@@ ize s@@ cen@@ ic high@@ ways s@@ ki@@ r@@ ting clear , s@@ par@@ k@@ ling l@@ ak@@ es and s@@ cal@@ ing m@@ oun@@ tain r@@ ang@@ es with s@@ no@@ w@@ c@@ app@@ ed pe@@ ak@@ s .
Christ ho@@ l@@ ds ro@@ y@@ al authority and pos@@ s@@ ess@@ es the power to comm@@ and . ​ — Psalm 2 : 8 , 9 ; Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 4 ; Daniel 7 : 13 , 14 .
The qu@@ ality of care and attention that shepher@@ ds of the flo@@ ck of God give to the individu@@ al sheep en@@ tru@@ sted to them will af@@ fect the spiritual health of the whole congregation .
Ne@@ ar the G@@ ul@@ f of C@@ ar@@ p@@ ent@@ ari@@ a , the he@@ ad@@ man of a milli@@ on - ac@@ re [ 4@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 h@@ a ] c@@ at@@ tle st@@ ation showed some interest in the Kingdom message .
C@@ learly , the cla@@ im that a year was ac@@ tually a mon@@ th is to@@ t@@ ally ba@@ sel@@ ess .
This occ@@ ur@@ red years after Mi@@ ca@@ h pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed , but he was sure that it was coming .
This to@@ pi@@ c was develop@@ ed in a three - part sy@@ mp@@ o@@ si@@ u@@ m .
In fact , the very first verse of the Bible states : “ In the beg@@ in@@ ning God cre@@ ated the heavens and the earth . ” ​ — Genesis 1 : 1 .
( a ) What can a husband learn from the way that Jesus tre@@ ated his disciples ?
“ Ke@@ ep S@@ har@@ p@@ ening Your S@@ k@@ ill@@ s ”
During his r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus said : “ You must pray , then , this way . ”
They were all born as humans on earth , gre@@ w up in a world sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by suffering , and su@@ ffered themselves .
The local Witnesses came to my ass@@ ist@@ ance .
The city of Bethel was a cen@@ ter of Israel@@ ’s apost@@ ate religion , which involved cal@@ f worship .
Let us an@@ al@@ y@@ ze this illustr@@ ation from another vie@@ w@@ point .
‘ Ke@@ ep Watch@@ ing Your M@@ in@@ is@@ try ’
Just De@@ al@@ ings With F@@ el@@ low H@@ u@@ man@@ s
1 : 17 , 26 .
Christian women living in the first century were also encoura@@ ged to be “ work@@ ers at home . ”
P@@ R@@ A@@ Y
Then came the pres@@ ent@@ ation of the di@@ pl@@ om@@ as .
Some cou@@ ples have wa@@ ited for a time before having children ; others have deci@@ ded to remain chil@@ d@@ less and consider the pos@@ si@@ bility of be@@ aring children in Jehovah’s righteous new world .
Yet , se@@ x@@ u@@ al exc@@ ess@@ es and per@@ ver@@ sions , dis@@ respect for authority , div@@ isions , and doub@@ ts were taking a t@@ ol@@ l on the spirit of the first - century congregation .
B@@ as@@ ed on these thoughts , why not try to devel@@ op your own teaching pro@@ gra@@ m , such as the following :
We know that we cannot have perfect health in this system .
“ M@@ ore than all el@@ se that is to be gu@@ ar@@ ded , ” says the Bible , “ sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard your heart . ”
Paul used this an@@ al@@ o@@ gy when he wrote to Christians in Corin@@ th , a city very famili@@ ar with the ne@@ ar@@ by Is@@ th@@ mi@@ an G@@ ames : “ E@@ very man taking part in a cont@@ est exerc@@ ises self - control in all things . ”
1 : 15 ; P@@ s .
Jehovah thus showed that he has the power to deli@@ ver his people from any situation .
W@@ as Jesus t@@ es@@ ting her , as he did Ph@@ ili@@ p , to see how she would re@@ act , giving her an opportunity to displa@@ y her faith ?
W@@ is@@ dom says : “ Ri@@ ches and glory are with me , her@@ e@@ dit@@ ary valu@@ es and righteousness .
Com@@ par@@ ing pri@@ ces may help us sa@@ ve money .
The New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation , which re@@ sto@@ res the divine name , Jehovah , in its text , dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish@@ es it@@ self for its sc@@ ru@@ pul@@ ous ad@@ her@@ ence to the sense of the origin@@ al te@@ x@@ ts .
We can regul@@ arly go to our heavenly Father in prayer to praise him , to than@@ k him for all his expres@@ sions of go@@ o@@ dness toward us , and to take our bur@@ den@@ s to him , confid@@ ent that he ca@@ res for us . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 ; 1 Peter 5 : 6 , 7 .
Is it possible for us to imitate him in reve@@ al@@ ing Jehovah to others ?
It is the knowledge of Jehovah and his wonderful qualities .
She says , “ I am deep@@ ly than@@ k@@ ful that through Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice , I can enjoy a good relationship with Jehovah , the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of the uni@@ verse , and I am happy that I can make known his gl@@ ori@@ ous name . ”
Yet , con@@ di@@ tions were sa@@ fe en@@ ough for a 12 - year - old like Jesus to be allow@@ ed a certain am@@ ount of fre@@ e@@ dom .
Sh@@ ould your s@@ pr@@ ings be sc@@ at@@ tered out of do@@ ors , your st@@ re@@ am@@ s of water in the public s@@ qu@@ a@@ res themselves ?
Because Jo@@ si@@ ah and other faithful lead@@ ers were gu@@ i@@ ded by God’s Word , they were willing to ad@@ just and cl@@ ari@@ fy the direction they gave to God’s people .
The Cana@@ an@@ ite religion and cul@@ ture were b@@ ru@@ tal , fe@@ atu@@ ring child sacrifice and temple pro@@ s@@ titu@@ tion .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of your age , consider Jesus ’ words : “ Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch , therefore , because you do not know on what day your Lord is coming . ”
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of My Ch@@ ange
L@@ et@@ ’s say that one day I appro@@ ach you and cla@@ im that I@@ ’@@ m physi@@ c@@ ally str@@ ong@@ er than you are .
As a result , they have become a@@ ware of wrong desi@@ res develop@@ ing in their heart and have cor@@ rec@@ ted their ways . ​ — P@@ s .
“ You are sla@@ ves of the one you obey . ” ​ — Romans 6 : 16
This sacrifice fre@@ es true Christians from a gu@@ il@@ ty conscience .
Th@@ r@@ ough “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” we are given tim@@ ely remin@@ ders .
H@@ er mission@@ ary assignment had become her home .
S@@ ome@@ times she was for@@ ced to work out@@ side in the fre@@ e@@ z@@ ing co@@ ld without en@@ ough clo@@ th@@ es to keep her war@@ m .
“ W@@ ho@@ ever has this worl@@ d’s means for supp@@ or@@ ting life and b@@ eho@@ l@@ ds his brother having need and yet shu@@ ts the do@@ or of his tend@@ er com@@ pas@@ sions upon him , in what way does the love of God remain in him ? ” ​ — 1 John 3 : 17 .
Yet , he was confid@@ ent that his disciples would have the courage to maintain their loy@@ al@@ ty to him des@@ pite family op@@ position .
Jehovah uses his organization to provide us with everything we need to come to know him .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , remember that God has gr@@ anted you the in@@ es@@ ti@@ ma@@ ble privilege of declar@@ ing the good news as one of his Witnesses .
For information on the rec@@ ord of Jehovah’s Witnesses as ta@@ x@@ pa@@ y@@ ers , see The Watchtower , No@@ v@@ ember 1 , 200@@ 2 , page 13 , par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 15 , and May 1 , 199@@ 6 , page 17 , par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 7 .
“ [ Pe@@ ople from ] many nations will certainly go and say : ‘ C@@ ome , you people , and let us go up to the m@@ oun@@ tain of Jehovah and to the house of the God of Jac@@ o@@ b ; and he will instru@@ ct us about his ways , and we will walk in his pa@@ ths . ’ . . .
During our 11 years with the P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese , we saw our little group of about 30 b@@ lo@@ s@@ som into four congregations .
Why are such chang@@ es of concer@@ n to us ?
We enjoy sh@@ aring in Bible stu@@ dies
The W@@ om@@ an’s Ch@@ il@@ dren C@@ ome H@@ ome !
During the enti@@ re 4@@ 30 - day peri@@ od , E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el ex@@ is@@ ted on a me@@ ag@@ er supp@@ ly of food and water , prophe@@ tic@@ ally indic@@ ating that there would be a fam@@ ine during the si@@ e@@ ge of Jerusalem .
They may have experienced situ@@ ations like the ones you now experience .
They had to ac@@ knowledge him as Jehovah’s H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est and as their Le@@ ad@@ er , the He@@ ad of the Christian congregation . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 13 , 14 , 18 .
Just a few h@@ our@@ s ear@@ li@@ er , Jesus had f@@ ed 5@@ ,000 men b@@ es@@ id@@ es women and children with only fi@@ ve lo@@ a@@ ves and two fi@@ sh@@ es .
The app@@ en@@ di@@ x then provi@@ des sever@@ al su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions about how a Christian par@@ ent might help a you@@ th who@@ se con@@ vi@@ ction is wa@@ ver@@ ing .
He was “ mil@@ d - temp@@ ered . ”
The man to whom she spoke respon@@ ded that if Jesus made this promise , the earth must be an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance wor@@ thy of the name and not a de@@ va@@ stated or un@@ in@@ ha@@ bita@@ ble he@@ a@@ p .
These things we also speak , not with words taught by human wisdom , but with those taught by the spirit , as we com@@ bin@@ e spiritual matters with spiritual words . ”
Jehovah kno@@ ws our needs even better than we do .
This appe@@ ar@@ ance seem@@ s to have helped con@@ v@@ in@@ ce not only James but also Jesus ’ other half brothers that He truly was the Messi@@ ah .
A number of disciples saw the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus on vari@@ ous occasi@@ ons ​ — in a gar@@ den , on a ro@@ ad , during a me@@ al , by the Se@@ a of Ti@@ b@@ eri@@ as . ​ — Matthew 28 : 8 - 10 ; Luke 24 : 13 - 4@@ 3 ; John 21 : 1 - 23 .
In fact , Jesus has va@@ st heavenly authority .
D@@ O Y@@ O@@ U believe in the ex@@ ist@@ ence of the man nam@@ ed Al@@ ber@@ t E@@ in@@ ste@@ in ?
Abraham was the first person about whom the Bible speak@@ s about pu@@ t@@ ting faith in Jehovah .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 4@@ 6 , 23
He s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully used illustr@@ ations and questions .
E@@ mp@@ loy@@ ers pre@@ f@@ er work@@ ers who do not c@@ he@@ at .
Their pl@@ an was succ@@ ess@@ ful .
How did Jehovah re@@ ward Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s pati@@ ence ?
I@@ magine the cri@@ es of g@@ ri@@ ef from the mo@@ thers ber@@ ef@@ t of their sons !
The ligh@@ t@@ ning of your spe@@ ar served for b@@ righ@@ t@@ ness . ” ​ — Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 3 : 7 - 11 .
( Read 1 Timothy 4 : 12 - 16 . )
T@@ en months after that in@@ iti@@ al experience by the ro@@ ad@@ side fi@@ re , I was baptized on O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 22 , 19@@ 50 , as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses and became associ@@ ated with the W@@ il@@ low@@ d@@ ale C@@ ongreg@@ ation in N@@ or@@ th Yor@@ k , now part of T@@ or@@ on@@ to .
“ [ Jehovah ] himself will deli@@ ver you from the tra@@ p of the bir@@ d@@ c@@ atch@@ er . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 9@@ 1 : 3 .
What I learned qu@@ el@@ led my anxi@@ ety about the future and gave me a purpose in life .
We need to pray not only for the men@@ tal ability to com@@ pre@@ h@@ end what is written but also for the heart attitude that will allow us to accept it .
He is also “ ju@@ dge of the living and the dead ” and has God - given power to resur@@ rec@@ t those who have fal@@ le@@ n as@@ le@@ ep in death .
[ G@@ ra@@ ph / ​ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 16 ]
I will always remember Da@@ d’s words on that occasi@@ on : “ We don@@ ’t sto@@ p that eas@@ ily .
Why are un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers re@@ moved from the congregation ?
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 10@@ 7 , 4
Rather than st@@ op@@ p@@ ing the cri@@ me , po@@ li@@ ce at the sc@@ ene sh@@ ared in the viol@@ ence against the Witnesses .
What ro@@ le do Christian public@@ ations pla@@ y in n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing us ?
In 1914 , for example , some 5@@ 0@@ ,000 co@@ pi@@ es of this j@@ our@@ n@@ al were publi@@ shed .
The am@@ ount of work dem@@ an@@ ded a much lar@@ g@@ er te@@ am , and in some c@@ as@@ es , greater ex@@ per@@ t@@ ise in ancient Hebrew and Ar@@ am@@ a@@ ic .
The Son deli@@ gh@@ ts to do his Fa@@ ther’s will .
17 , 18 .
Many har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps su@@ ffered as a ‘ minis@@ ter of Christ ’ are o@@ ther@@ wise hard to place in his mission@@ ary care@@ er .
• In what two ways has organiz@@ ed religion pre@@ ven@@ ted people from giving glory to God ?
For fur@@ ther information , see the bro@@ ch@@ ure Sh@@ ould You B@@ eli@@ eve in the Tr@@ in@@ ity ?
Per@@ haps you have no@@ tic@@ ed their ze@@ al in the ministry , their out@@ standing ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality , their com@@ pas@@ sion , or other fine qualities .
To beg@@ in with , there are se@@ cul@@ ar la@@ ws that regul@@ ate marriage between close relati@@ ves , and Christians are ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally ob@@ lig@@ ated to obey the la@@ ws of the land in which they live .
This truth is re@@ in@@ for@@ ced by what Paul said to the Christians in C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e : “ De@@ ad@@ en , therefore , your body members that are upon the earth as res@@ pe@@ cts . . . h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful desire , and co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness , which is i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry . ”
At that point , I was ready to study the Bible with I@@ l@@ se and El@@ fri@@ e@@ de .
To his disciples he said : “ H@@ app@@ y are your eyes because they b@@ eho@@ ld , and your ear@@ s because they hear . ” ​ — Matthew 13 : 16 .
Un@@ less they rep@@ ent , their situation can become like that descri@@ bed by Peter . ​ — Read 2 Peter 2 : 20 - 22 .
Mo@@ re@@ over , what a joy it is to know that we are not an ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ al pro@@ du@@ ct of bl@@ ind ev@@ olu@@ tion !
It says : “ B@@ ad associ@@ ations spo@@ il u@@ se@@ ful ha@@ bi@@ ts , ” or , as the fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te states , “ cor@@ ru@@ pt good mor@@ als . ”
• How do we know that Jesus ’ pres@@ ence is an ex@@ tend@@ ed peri@@ od of time ?
W@@ al@@ king by faith means that we keep bus@@ y in the Kingdom work , with full trust in Jehovah’s promises . ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 5@@ 8 .
A Di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied O@@ cc@@ asi@@ on
The money we ear@@ n en@@ ab@@ les us to live a simp@@ le life and serve for the rest of the year in the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines . ”
To make matters wor@@ se , in 200@@ 2 , milli@@ ons were dis@@ tur@@ bed by repor@@ ts of ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ti@@ ves who became we@@ al@@ thy under ques@@ tion@@ able circumstances .
Ke@@ ep the Tru@@ th Wor@@ king in You
Then we offered an appro@@ pri@@ ate Bible study a@@ id .
30 : 16 .
Psalm 1@@ 36 rel@@ ates that in his loving - kindness , he gr@@ anted them deli@@ ver@@ ance , guid@@ ance , and prote@@ ction .
Do they see you per@@ form low@@ ly t@@ as@@ ks ?
One Witness rec@@ al@@ led , “ My bi@@ gg@@ est h@@ ur@@ d@@ le when coming into the truth was accep@@ ting the fact that Jehovah’s people are not perfect . ”
‘ God’s Word Is Tru@@ th ! ’
W@@ ould you not ag@@ ree that those blessings make him a F@@ ri@@ end who is wor@@ thy of our es@@ te@@ em and trust ?
What a wonderful example of using their God - given fre@@ e@@ dom to praise and honor Jehovah , the God of fre@@ e@@ dom !
That was known as the or@@ do , or l@@ ist .
She did , however , have one friend by the name of S@@ us@@ an , who was an out@@ going , c@@ he@@ er@@ ful young person .
Your work as a faithful el@@ der made Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice , even as it did your@@ s . ​ — Pro@@ v .
Of what does the ra@@ ising up of “ se@@ ven shepher@@ ds , y@@ es , ei@@ ght du@@ k@@ es ” as@@ sure us ?
Thus , he did not have the qualities requi@@ red to be a disci@@ ple of Jesus . ​ — Luke 18 : 22 , 23 .
They ba@@ cked us against a pl@@ ate - gl@@ ass st@@ ore w@@ in@@ do@@ w .
He was pre@@ pared to die , even re@@ ac@@ ting str@@ ong@@ ly to Pet@@ er@@ ’s words : “ Be kind to yourself , Lord ; you will not have this des@@ t@@ in@@ y at all . ”
E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 8 : 9 states : “ M@@ an has d@@ om@@ in@@ ated man to his in@@ j@@ ur@@ y . ”
Th@@ ough he per@@ form@@ ed mirac@@ les , he was pri@@ mar@@ ily known as “ the T@@ e@@ ach@@ er . ”
What is more , we rejo@@ ice , as do the angels in heaven , that worl@@ d@@ wide so many accept the Kingdom message , rep@@ ent , and get on the ro@@ ad to everlasting life . ​ — Luke 15 : 10 .
On@@ ce again Jesus told his disciples : “ N@@ ever be anxi@@ ous . ”
But you can also see Jehovah’s organization from a different per@@ spe@@ ctive .
Many artic@@ les in these ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines teach us how we can imitate Jehovah’s qualities and how to fi@@ ght our we@@ ak@@ nesses .
She ad@@ ds : “ To me , it has been a mo@@ der@@ n - day mirac@@ le to experience fir@@ s@@ th@@ and how Jehovah through the years provided me with food , clo@@ thing , and sh@@ el@@ ter . ”
Can you not recogn@@ ize that the fulfill@@ ment of this prophecy has in@@ ten@@ si@@ fied ?
She com@@ ments : “ The Bible was the first thing that came to my mind .
Even though the expres@@ sions refle@@ ct the O@@ ri@@ ent@@ al set@@ ting of some 3@@ ,000 years ag@@ o and may appe@@ ar str@@ ange to to@@ da@@ y’s read@@ ers , they are full of meaning , and the feelings they con@@ ve@@ y are not fore@@ ign to us .
What Kingdom - preaching to@@ ol@@ s do we have a@@ vail@@ able today , and how have you used them ?
By the 18@@ th century C.E . , s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists were accep@@ ting the ide@@ a that st@@ ars and pl@@ an@@ e@@ ts might h@@ an@@ g in a vo@@ id .
Why did K@@ on@@ ra@@ d G@@ ra@@ bo@@ w@@ y ask such pointed questions ?
J@@ on@@ ah pos@@ si@@ bly felt that his un@@ ful@@ filled pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation of des@@ tru@@ ction by a certain d@@ ate made him lo@@ se face as a prophet .
The purpose of this e@@ dition of The Watchtower , the first in a seri@@ es of special is@@ su@@ es , is to help you find the ans@@ wers to these questions .
By any me@@ asure , for the year 1914 , the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama ” was truly a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble pres@@ ent@@ ation .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , Saul sta@@ yed with the apostle Peter for 15 days .
11 : 23 .
A F@@ E@@ W years ag@@ o , people in Fr@@ ance , Ger@@ many , Gre@@ at B@@ r@@ ita@@ in , and the Un@@ ited St@@ ates were asked , “ What does it take to be happy ? ”
Jehovah re@@ esta@@ bli@@ shed pu@@ re worship and un@@ ited those who ye@@ ar@@ ned to worship him .
On what does Jehovah’s blessing dep@@ end , meaning what to us ?
When , in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar , did a sense of se@@ cur@@ ity van@@ ish ?
L@@ isten in@@ ten@@ tly to me , and e@@ at what is good , and you will find great deli@@ ght in what is truly rich . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
What did Jesus ’ love for God move him to do ?
Des@@ cri@@ be a situation in which a Christian may be inc@@ l@@ ined to associ@@ ate with un@@ believ@@ ing work@@ mat@@ es . Consider an example .
After we have been brought into the prote@@ ctive and loving care of God’s clean organization , we have the responsi@@ bility to help maintain it .
He still expres@@ ses his love for us by su@@ sta@@ ining our life by means of his mar@@ vel@@ ous physical pro@@ v@@ isions .
With fi@@ ve little bo@@ ys , an un@@ believ@@ ing husband , and a 20 - m@@ ile [ 30 k@@ m ] d@@ ri@@ ve to the ne@@ are@@ st Kingdom H@@ all , it was a chall@@ enge .
“ But you@@ ’@@ l@@ l never gu@@ ess what I did after you two left , ” she said .
All who continue to op@@ pose God’s people will soon “ m@@ el@@ t away ” in their en@@ v@@ y and h@@ at@@ red .
Of course , there were some har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps .
What a happy time that must have been !
• What Christian qualities does the fear of God inclu@@ de ?
Some may also need to hold at le@@ ast a part - time jo@@ b while going to school .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 29 , 4@@ 5
Fa@@ ith en@@ ab@@ led them to look bey@@ ond the tri@@ als and har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps of the present and see what God was doing in their be@@ half and would yet do .
Lo@@ ok to matu@@ re ones in the congregation for help .
These show that the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver that the Jews were to mem@@ ori@@ al@@ ize was not to fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ w what Christ told his followers to do in mem@@ ory of his death .
The S@@ S saw to it that the food we got was f@@ ou@@ l and al@@ most in@@ e@@ di@@ ble .
S@@ pi@@ rit@@ ism at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ts many because it high@@ ligh@@ ts neigh@@ b@@ or love and char@@ it@@ able works .
If you stu@@ m@@ ble , so to speak , get up and move for@@ ward ​ — even if that means as@@ king the local elders for help .
One day a prom@@ in@@ ent bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ man came to talk to Mari@@ a .
Yes , he could have heard the am@@ a@@ z@@ ing spe@@ e@@ ches by the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , learned vital less@@ ons from Jesus ’ illustr@@ ations , wit@@ ness@@ ed e@@ ye - op@@ ening mirac@@ les that Jesus per@@ form@@ ed , and ga@@ ined strength from Jesus ’ par@@ ting ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to his apostles .
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how older ones continue pro@@ duc@@ ing Kingdom fru@@ it@@ age des@@ pite physical li@@ mit@@ ations .
Ther@@ efore , encoura@@ ge in@@ ac@@ tive ones to atten@@ d Christian meetings .
But I kept going to ch@@ urch on S@@ un@@ days , and I pray@@ ed the R@@ os@@ ary every day .
L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing requi@@ res con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation , but the effort is truly wor@@ th@@ while .
Ha@@ ve you ever had the opportunity to speak to some of your scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es about your faith ?
The E@@ f@@ fe@@ cts of A@@ ff@@ li@@ ction
Even the th@@ re@@ at of death can be fac@@ ed coura@@ ge@@ ously when our trust is in Jehovah . ​ — 2 Corinthians 1 : 8 , 9 .
For example , we might su@@ d@@ den@@ ly find ourselves without a jo@@ b , without a marriage mate , or without the privile@@ ges we once enjo@@ yed .
D@@ ra@@ w close to him through prayer and spiritual activities .
Not all of it , however , is help@@ ful .
The enem@@ y for@@ ces were Cana@@ an@@ ites led by the mil@@ it@@ ary comman@@ der S@@ is@@ er@@ a .
Of course , travel@@ ing overse@@ ers and other Christians need our loving ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality too . ​ — 1 Peter 4 : 9 ; 3 John 5 - 8 .
I always felt wel@@ come . ”
My father went off to fi@@ ght in the F@@ in@@ n@@ ish ar@@ my .
No@@ ah’s faith did not wa@@ ver when he was inform@@ ed of God’s purpose ‘ to bring all flesh to ru@@ in in the d@@ elu@@ ge . ’ ​ — Genesis 6 : 13 , 17 .
Why had the Israelites been better - off in Moses ’ day than they were in the time of A@@ mo@@ s ?
However , this does not mean that he is under ob@@ lig@@ ation to give full information to those who may want to bring har@@ m to Jehovah’s people in some way .
Wh@@ ere and how did A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s receive the help he needed ?
When imper@@ fect humans expres@@ s such emo@@ tions , however , we im@@ medi@@ ately understand their feelings because we too are m@@ ere humans .
How does rend@@ ering honor to others help us ?
How does a Christian man expres@@ s his love for his wife ?
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , in the hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al rec@@ ord about develop@@ ments long before Ad@@ am@@ ’s time , we find such expres@@ sions as : “ God went on to say . ”
He had to give up his fi@@ shing jo@@ b that ne@@ t@@ ted him up to $ 3@@ ,@@ 8@@ 00 do@@ l@@ l@@ ars a mon@@ th , but his determin@@ ation was re@@ war@@ ded .
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In this reg@@ ard , Jehovah told the nation : “ If you will stri@@ c@@ tly obey my vo@@ ice and will in@@ deed keep my covenant , then you will certainly become my special pro@@ per@@ ty out of all other pe@@ op@@ les , because the whole earth bel@@ ong@@ s to me .
Now that they are re@@ ti@@ red , they want to continue doing something u@@ se@@ ful and mean@@ ing@@ ful with their lives .
Ther@@ efore , they do not ex@@ pect others to do for them what they must do for themselves .
As was true in the first century , there are no perfect elders in the mo@@ der@@ n - day Christian congregation , “ for we all make mis@@ takes many times . ”
5 : 3 - 6 .
The Bible as@@ sures us that no op@@ pos@@ ers ​ — dem@@ on or human — ​ will ever succ@@ e@@ ed in eli@@ min@@ ating his sheep from the earth .
He seem@@ ed to be a ni@@ ce person , and he was already stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
“ He end@@ ur@@ ed a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake , des@@ p@@ ising sh@@ ame . ”
With such a clear indic@@ ation of Jehovah’s will , Paul im@@ medi@@ ately accepted the invit@@ ation .
Go@@ od people will live in peace on earth forever . ​ — Psalm 37 : 9 - 11 , 29 .
As Jehovah’s people devel@@ op such qualities as obedi@@ ence , faith , and appreciation of spiritual things , they are ri@@ ch@@ ly bless@@ ed .
H@@ er words are direc@@ ted to those who hope to gain everlasting life on earth after “ the war of the great day of God the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty ” has been f@@ ought . ​ — Read Revelation 16 : 14 , 16 .
P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous Ke@@ ep@@ s@@ ak@@ es or I@@ mp@@ e@@ di@@ ments to Re@@ co@@ very ?
How can we imp@@ l@@ ant Jehovah’s words in our heart , and what consider@@ ations will make us determined not to keep s@@ il@@ ent ?
It took strong con@@ vi@@ ction for Noah and his family to buil@@ d the hu@@ ge ar@@ k and f@@ ill it with re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves of the ani@@ ma@@ l kin@@ ds .
L@@ ong - suffering is rel@@ ated to pe@@ ace@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess , for it is our pati@@ ent end@@ ur@@ ance of pro@@ vo@@ c@@ ation or wrong in ho@@ p@@ es of imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement in the situation .
In Na@@ z@@ i Ger@@ many , for example , they refu@@ sed to com@@ promise Christian principles and therefore were not accep@@ table according to Na@@ z@@ i ide@@ olo@@ gy .
We took tur@@ ns ​ — one pres@@ ented a meeting part while the other ans@@ wer@@ ed all the questions .
Satan tri@@ es to bul@@ ly us with govern@@ men@@ tal ban@@ s , pres@@ sure from cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es , and op@@ position from family ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 14 )
In ei@@ ther situation , your past sin may come to mind and dist@@ ress you .
Why Al@@ low It ?
That means taking seri@@ ously our family and congregation worship ​ — being regul@@ ar in personal and family study , in prayer , and in meeting with our fellow Christians .
What a great privilege to work along with men who have main@@ ta@@ ined their first love for Jehovah !
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , married cou@@ ples who love Jehovah’s ways imitate him .
To@@ bi@@ ah and his son Jeho@@ h@@ an@@ an had married Jewish women , and many Jews spoke high@@ ly of To@@ bi@@ ah .
Paul’s foc@@ us , then , in lik@@ ening the Law of Moses to a tu@@ t@@ or was to emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze its cu@@ sto@@ di@@ al fun@@ ction and its temp@@ or@@ ary n@@ ature .
He states : “ To what ex@@ t@@ ent we have made prog@@ ress , let us go on wal@@ king or@@ der@@ ly in this same r@@ out@@ ine . ” ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
Yes , elders have “ pl@@ ent@@ y to do in the work of the Lord . ”
Luke could thus give ex@@ tr@@ a help to the new Christians in that city .
Ab@@ out 5@@ 50 years ag@@ o , N@@ ic@@ ho@@ l@@ as of C@@ us@@ a f@@ oun@@ ded a n@@ ur@@ sing home for the el@@ der@@ ly in Ku@@ es , now known as B@@ er@@ n@@ ka@@ st@@ el - Ku@@ es , a to@@ wn lo@@ c@@ ated about 8@@ 0 mil@@ es [ 1@@ 30 k@@ m ] sou@@ th of B@@ on@@ n , in Ger@@ many .
What it does tell us is this : “ Noah pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to do according to all that God had comman@@ ded him . He did just so . ” ​ — Genesis 6 : 22 .
What did Paul mean when he said to put off “ every we@@ i@@ ght ” ?
Many of the ide@@ as prom@@ o@@ ted , such as sen@@ sible e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king ha@@ bi@@ ts and physical exerc@@ ise , can pro@@ du@@ ce some bene@@ fi@@ cial resul@@ ts .
4 M@@ ake the De@@ c@@ ision
B@@ r@@ ing@@ ing U@@ p Our Ch@@ il@@ d to Lo@@ ve Jehovah
The wicked are on s@@ li@@ p@@ per@@ y gr@@ ound .
Why , it may ent@@ ra@@ p us fin@@ an@@ cially , even giving us a bad name with ban@@ ks and other cre@@ dit@@ ors !
Let us work hard to maintain it .
I am so gr@@ ate@@ ful for my preci@@ ous mem@@ ori@@ es of the blessings I have received while associ@@ ating with Jehovah’s people for close to 9@@ 0 years .
W@@ a@@ ys to satis@@ fy our spiritual need inclu@@ de di@@ lig@@ ent study of the Bible , ze@@ al@@ ous activ@@ ity in the disci@@ ple - making work , and regul@@ ar pres@@ ence at Christian meetings . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Bible Re@@ ading ​ — A P@@ ri@@ or@@ ity
Wh@@ en@@ ever we receive let@@ ters from B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , many s@@ we@@ et mem@@ ori@@ es from that wonderful time in our life come back .
The psalmist san@@ g : “ To time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , O Jehovah , your word is st@@ ati@@ oned in the heavens . . . .
What is more , the pres@@ sure will un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly inc@@ re@@ ase .
And I have learned to love people from all ‘ tri@@ bes , rac@@ es , and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es . ’
In any case , a Christian must care@@ fully we@@ i@@ gh all the fac@@ t@@ ors involved .
Noah was a righteous man . He proved himself fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less among his con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries .
“ He that has my comman@@ d@@ ments and ob@@ ser@@ ves them , that one is he who lo@@ ves me .
A righteous person cultiv@@ ates godly qualities and speak@@ s the truth .
As a result of their neu@@ tr@@ ality , these Christians are free to provide the most end@@ uring and practic@@ al help a@@ vail@@ able today .
To coun@@ ter@@ act this dem@@ or@@ al@@ iz@@ ing t@@ ac@@ tic of our enem@@ y , we are gr@@ ate@@ ful that we have God’s Word , which is “ bene@@ fi@@ cial . . . for set@@ ting things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght . ”
C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ AN@@ S in Juda@@ e@@ a were experi@@ enc@@ ing vi@@ ci@@ ous op@@ position , and they had to con@@ ten@@ d with the materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic view of people around them .
V@@ ir@@ tually everything I learned was new , and it t@@ ou@@ ched my heart .
If so , may you show lasting gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for the truth and be privile@@ ged to walk in it forever .
When hu@@ ng@@ ry , David and his men st@@ op@@ ped at the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le and ate the lo@@ a@@ ves of pres@@ ent@@ ation , which had been re@@ plac@@ ed .
( See “ Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers ” in this is@@ sue . )
And how does God answer our prayers ?
What should we do if we l@@ ack the mo@@ tiv@@ ation to do more in Jehovah’s service ?
As told by Au@@ bre@@ y Ba@@ x@@ ter
Such experi@@ ences streng@@ th@@ ened my appreciation for Jehovah’s un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing support of those who pur@@ sue Kingdom inter@@ ests .
Th@@ an@@ ks to Jehovah , we can have true peace of mind .
What has en@@ ab@@ led her to do this over the years ?
But any fa@@ il@@ ure or mis@@ takes on the part of certain elders would not jus@@ ti@@ fy an in@@ sub@@ or@@ din@@ ate attitude on our part .
Yet , in those few l@@ ines , Eli@@ j@@ ah three times ad@@ d@@ ressed God by his personal name , Jehovah .
S@@ ever@@ al months ?
If this is so , they were simply pre@@ ten@@ ding to rep@@ ent .
At any r@@ ate , they became close friends of Jesus .
Christian parents have the responsi@@ bility to teach their children to follow Bible principles .
He was very understanding and as@@ sur@@ ed us that he would do everything possible to tre@@ at V@@ ic@@ k@@ y without blood trans@@ fu@@ sions .
He kno@@ ws that “ because of the pain of the heart there is a stri@@ ck@@ en spirit . ”
V@@ er@@ y little is made much by hard work and God’s blessings .
38 : 8 ​ — What were “ the st@@ ep@@ s ” on which the sh@@ a@@ do@@ w was made to rec@@ e@@ de ?
Jesus himself ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that Christians would pro@@ du@@ ce different am@@ oun@@ ts of “ fru@@ it ” because of different circumstances .
They have to cho@@ ose some people to live there with them .
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate the benef@@ its that come from making decisions in har@@ mony with God’s will .
A wife is more likely to enjoy mar@@ it@@ al in@@ ti@@ ma@@ ci@@ es if her husband is loving and affe@@ c@@ tion@@ ate at times other than when they have inter@@ course .
How thr@@ il@@ led they were to get much - needed liter@@ ature and encourag@@ ement !
Un@@ like Jesus , we l@@ ack the ability to read hearts .
Some exc@@ use this as a mi@@ d@@ life c@@ ris@@ is .
“ The New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent supp@@ lies ne@@ arly all the evidence for a hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al re@@ con@@ stru@@ ction of Jesus ’ life and f@@ ate and for the ear@@ li@@ est Christian inter@@ pre@@ t@@ ations of his sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance , ” says The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia A@@ mer@@ ic@@ ana .
C@@ ould they have made such prog@@ ress without the use of an ex@@ ten@@ sive vo@@ ca@@ bul@@ ary and gr@@ am@@ ma@@ r ?
Jesus also uses ac@@ tu@@ al angels to lead his followers today .
Mo@@ ved by God’s holy spirit , the apostles direc@@ ted Christians to ‘ ab@@ sta@@ in from blood . ’
For the first time in 30 years , we had a little place of our own .
“ The gre@@ en gr@@ ass d@@ ries up , the b@@ lo@@ s@@ som wi@@ thers , but the word of our God end@@ u@@ res forever . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A .
Eng@@ age in vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er work where your child can accom@@ pan@@ y you .
“ P@@ ra@@ y inc@@ ess@@ an@@ tly , ” Paul wrote .
After lo@@ sing her mother , Yone asked her Christian brothers to vis@@ it her more often .
With the right men@@ tal attitude , we can find joy des@@ pite ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les that Satan may thro@@ w our way .
F@@ in@@ ish@@ ing the dr@@ ink , he st@@ ep@@ ped into a di@@ m@@ ly li@@ t clo@@ ak@@ ro@@ om and tra@@ gi@@ c@@ ally took his own life .
On the other hand , a person who over@@ e@@ ats on a few occasi@@ ons would not a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally be vie@@ wed as a “ gre@@ e@@ dy person . ”
Re@@ ally , it means that a husband and wife form a new family ​ — one that takes pri@@ or@@ ity over their famili@@ es of orig@@ in .
▪ “ What sh@@ aring does light have with dar@@ k@@ ness ? ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
W@@ H@@ O W@@ I@@ L@@ L B@@ E R@@ EL@@ E@@ A@@ S@@ E@@ D F@@ R@@ O@@ M H@@ EL@@ L ?
How to R@@ es@@ ist Ne@@ g@@ ative Th@@ in@@ king
They were our de@@ ar fellow Witnesses from a le@@ per col@@ on@@ y lo@@ c@@ ated in the inter@@ i@@ or of the A@@ ma@@ z@@ on ra@@ in fore@@ st .
From that day for@@ ward , ‘ he bel@@ ong@@ s to Jehovah . ’
Genesis 1 : 27 states : “ God pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to cre@@ ate the man in his i@@ ma@@ ge , in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge he cre@@ ated him ; m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale he cre@@ ated them . ”
When Jesus said that he be@@ held Satan “ already fal@@ le@@ n , ” he was evid@@ ently under@@ s@@ cor@@ ing the certain@@ ty of Satan’s f@@ all .
( b ) How might we exam@@ ine ourselves regarding the way we are wal@@ king today ?
25 : 35 - 37 ​ — W@@ as it always wrong for the Israelites to char@@ ge interest ?
A second reason why we should want to be gu@@ i@@ ded by holy spirit is that God led his own Son by it .
How can we show that we appreci@@ ate Jehovah’s pro@@ vision of the Christian congregation ?
Yes , Jehovah’s un@@ sear@@ cha@@ ble great@@ ness is evid@@ ent in Jesus ’ resurrection .
Wh@@ atever the case , a child needs to be tre@@ ated as an individu@@ al .
Proverbs 28 : 22 says : “ A man of en@@ vi@@ ous e@@ ye is b@@ es@@ ti@@ r@@ ring himself after valu@@ able things , but he does not know that want it@@ self will come upon him . ”
El@@ isha and the woman follow@@ ed , but what happened when they fin@@ ally arri@@ ved in Sh@@ un@@ em ?
We ad@@ here faith@@ fully to Jehovah’s standards of moral cle@@ an@@ ness , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of the se@@ x@@ u@@ al de@@ gra@@ d@@ ation of the world around us .
When the cl@@ ou@@ d a@@ bo@@ ve the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le ev@@ en@@ tually ris@@ es , the Israelites beg@@ in a mar@@ ch that will bring them to the deser@@ t pla@@ ins of Mo@@ a@@ b 38 years and one or two months later .
As a speak@@ er , I used to r@@ at@@ tle off information at a tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous p@@ ace .
“ Many dec@@ ei@@ v@@ ers have g@@ one for@@ th into the world , pers@@ ons not con@@ f@@ ess@@ ing Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh .
This means that your com@@ ments should be per@@ t@@ in@@ ent to the sub@@ ject under discus@@ sion .
If God is real to us , we will not view un@@ clean en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment or do anything el@@ se in priv@@ ate that we know dis@@ pleas@@ es God .
For the children , it was a special m@@ om@@ ent when they put on their la@@ pe@@ l car@@ ds before travel@@ ing to the conven@@ tion gr@@ oun@@ ds .
( a ) What great thing has Jehovah done for his people ?
The Genesis rec@@ ord gives fur@@ ther de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of human life after Jehovah God cre@@ ated the first human .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , the su@@ n , mo@@ on , and st@@ ars became v@@ isi@@ ble through earth@@ ’s at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere at that time .
By the first century C.E . , the ra@@ b@@ bi@@ s ’ ob@@ s@@ es@@ sion with dis@@ se@@ cting and inter@@ pre@@ ting the Law had comple@@ t@@ ely dist@@ or@@ ted their thinking .
( Read John 14 : 15 - 17 ; Revelation 14 : 6 . )
Although any number of people may give you words of praise , only true friends will think en@@ ough of you to point out a serious fa@@ ul@@ t and offer con@@ stru@@ ctive counsel in a loving way . ​ — Proverbs 28 : 23 .
Today , even before Jehovah’s war against the wicked , many su@@ ff@@ er se@@ v@@ ere dist@@ ress .
What can you do to help new@@ com@@ ers who have moved into your congregation ?
T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an vie@@ wed the Son as sub@@ or@@ din@@ ate to the Father .
For example , C@@ l@@ or@@ is stu@@ died with a woman nam@@ ed Lu@@ cre@@ sia , who@@ se husband was op@@ posed .
12 : 12 , 13 .
By taking these st@@ ep@@ s , we will strengthen the b@@ ond of bro@@ ther@@ ly love and un@@ ity in the congregation .
“ I@@ ’@@ ve got it , ” he fin@@ ally said .
Peter ann@@ oun@@ ced that Jesus had been ra@@ ised from the dead
• How can each of us contribu@@ te to tend@@ er affe@@ ction in the congregation ?
“ You Are My Witnesses ”
During your discus@@ sions , you might ask , “ How did you learn the truth ? ”
Un@@ for@@ tun@@ ately , some of these for@@ ces are des@@ tru@@ ctive .
Do You Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ate With God ?
Ha@@ ving thor@@ ough knowledge of the de@@ e@@ ds and attitu@@ des of individuals in heaven and on earth , he certainly is ac@@ ting in our best inter@@ ests . ​ — He@@ b .
Jesus had to be h@@ ang@@ ed on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake in order to re@@ move the cur@@ se of the Law from the Jews ; however , his death had a greater benefit .
What is the prop@@ er form of Christian baptism ?
L@@ ess than a year later , we had another n@@ ational conven@@ tion , and I served as the conven@@ tion overse@@ er .
F@@ un@@ er@@ al for su@@ i@@ ci@@ de ? 6 / 15
The speak@@ er will expla@@ in the two dist@@ in@@ ct ho@@ p@@ es set out in the Bible for Christians .
Such a course might se@@ em to some today to be a loving op@@ tion .
1@@ 33 : 1 - 3 ; Mat@@ t .
L@@ ater , in 19@@ 0@@ 3 , Se@@ bas@@ ti@@ an and Ca@@ ther@@ ine K@@ res@@ ge , my mat@@ er@@ n@@ al great - gr@@ and@@ parents , happ@@ ily listen@@ ed to the Bible message brought by two W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves to the large f@@ ar@@ m on which they lived , in the beau@@ ti@@ ful P@@ o@@ con@@ o M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a .
U@@ sing our time , en@@ er@@ gy , and tal@@ ents , not for self - advan@@ c@@ ement , but in the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work can be lik@@ ened to making an inv@@ est@@ ment .
Then he ad@@ ded : “ The talk was what I needed to hear . ”
As a result , Ad@@ ri@@ an soon saw the need to star@@ t ap@@ pl@@ ying the principles found in the Ho@@ ly Scriptures .
In the mean@@ time the ci@@ vi@@ l war had ended , and my s@@ ent@@ ence was com@@ mu@@ ted to ten years in pris@@ on .
The We@@ b s@@ ite is also a powerful preaching to@@ ol , making the good news a@@ vail@@ able even in lands where our work is re@@ stri@@ cted or ban@@ ned .
We see that integrity en@@ ab@@ les us to take our stand for Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
All the special conven@@ tions pres@@ ented the same spiritual pro@@ gra@@ m in a number of t@@ ong@@ u@@ es .
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : You and your sp@@ ouse wr@@ ite down what you believe is the pri@@ m@@ ary concer@@ n regarding in - la@@ ws .
Such “ heal@@ ings ” are part of the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s r@@ use to draw people away from true worship .
2 : 1 , 2 ​ — How does the refer@@ ence to “ this first reg@@ is@@ tr@@ ation ” help deter@@ mine the time of Jesus ’ bir@@ th ?
Yet , he had to fi@@ ght sel@@ f@@ ish tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es .
Why does Jesus ob@@ ject to Mar@@ y’s words ?
As of S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 1 , 20@@ 14 , ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments are being made as fol@@ lo@@ ws : E@@ ach cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er care@@ fully re@@ vie@@ ws the re@@ comm@@ end@@ ations being made in his cir@@ cu@@ it .
For ei@@ ght months he wor@@ ked clo@@ sel@@ y with them in order to learn the language and the thinking of the de@@ a@@ f .
In 14@@ 7@@ 3 B.C.E . , Jo@@ shua sent two men to sp@@ y out Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o , and there they me@@ t the pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te R@@ a@@ ha@@ b .
Some may di@@ ff@@ er consider@@ ab@@ ly from what you know of or from what is done in your are@@ a .
L@@ or@@ ra@@ ine , a de@@ a@@ f Witness , expla@@ ins : “ L@@ ear@@ ning the Bible has been like pu@@ t@@ ting together a large pu@@ z@@ z@@ le .
Jehovah lo@@ ves us as his children , which is why he pati@@ ently discipl@@ ines us , or m@@ ol@@ ds us
They should be supp@@ or@@ ted by satis@@ f@@ ying evidence .
To teach with simp@@ li@@ city , we must also be care@@ ful to avoid over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing a Bible stud@@ ent with too much information .
She started to serve as an au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer , sp@@ en@@ ding more than 50 h@@ our@@ s a mon@@ th in the ministry .
18 : 12 , 13 , 23 , 24 , 27 .
A B@@ as@@ is for New Bible Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ations
“ De@@ ath will be no more ” in the complete sense when mankind will have ga@@ ined per@@ fe@@ ction as a result of having the mer@@ it of Christ’s ransom sacrifice app@@ lied to the full . ​ — Revelation 21 : 3 , 4 .
However , he felt the need to give a few more ser@@ m@@ ons to do justice to the sub@@ ject .
We wor@@ e ru@@ b@@ ber boo@@ ts in order to tr@@ am@@ p through the mu@@ d@@ dy ro@@ a@@ ds .
God also “ appointed a bo@@ t@@ tle - g@@ our@@ d pl@@ ant , that it should come up over J@@ on@@ ah , in order to become a sh@@ a@@ de over his head , to deli@@ ver him from his cal@@ am@@ it@@ ous st@@ ate . ”
On the contr@@ ary , we would do well to consider whether God has supp@@ or@@ ted us in more sub@@ tle ways .
E@@ ter@@ n@@ al Li@@ fe Not In@@ her@@ ent
T@@ ake no@@ te , though , that Moses did not become ir@@ rit@@ ated with Jehovah for giving that le@@ v@@ el of de@@ ta@@ il , as if Jehovah were dem@@ e@@ an@@ ing him or s@@ ti@@ f@@ ling his cre@@ ati@@ v@@ ity or fre@@ e@@ dom .
To com@@ p@@ ound matters , “ the last days ” are char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized by sel@@ f@@ ish , ung@@ o@@ dly attitu@@ des that are to@@ x@@ ic to a marriage .
Fir@@ st K@@ ings also inclu@@ des an account of the di@@ vi@@ ding of the nation after Solom@@ on@@ ’s death and of 14 k@@ ings who follow@@ ed him , some in Israel and some in Juda@@ h .
At that time , Christians can enjoy “ the real life , ” that is , “ everlasting life ” in per@@ fe@@ ction , ei@@ ther in heaven or under the loving rul@@ er@@ ship of God’s Kingdom govern@@ ment ! ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 12 .
S@@ hor@@ tly before he as@@ c@@ ended to heaven , Jesus told his faithful followers : “ You will receive power when the holy spirit arri@@ ves upon you , and you will be wit@@ nesses of me . . . to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ”
However , in recogn@@ iti@@ on of Davi@@ d’s rep@@ ent@@ ant spirit ​ — he had “ a heart bro@@ ken and c@@ ru@@ shed ” — ​ Jehovah for@@ gave him .
Does that mean , though , that God will a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally gr@@ ant his worshipp@@ ers every re@@ qu@@ est ?
In a su@@ bur@@ b of the city of M@@ and@@ al@@ a@@ y , M@@ y@@ an@@ ma@@ r , a fi@@ re bro@@ ke out not far from a Kingdom H@@ all .
P@@ u@@ bli@@ shed in 19@@ 28 by Jehovah’s Witnesses , but no longer in prin@@ t .
In the days of the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job , he told Jehovah God : “ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing that a man has he will give in be@@ half of his soul . ”
Is God R@@ es@@ pon@@ sible ?
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , Christian parents who are yi@@ el@@ ding will respect that their married children are now in a family un@@ it in which the husband is princi@@ p@@ ally respon@@ sible for gu@@ i@@ ding that family .
In fact , Jesus spoke of love some 30 times that night .
Since man@@ kin@@ d’s food cons@@ is@@ ted exc@@ lu@@ si@@ vely of fru@@ its and ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les until after the F@@ lood , however , why ra@@ ise sheep ? — Genesis 1 : 29 ; 9 : 3 , 4 .
Even when some who do not serve Jehovah come to the meetings , they real@@ ize that God is gu@@ i@@ ding us .
One of them was a la@@ w@@ y@@ er nam@@ ed Wit@@ old L@@ is - O@@ l@@ s@@ ze@@ w@@ s@@ ki , who was imp@@ ressed with the courage of Bro@@ ther Pro@@ st@@ ak .
How can we do our part in keep@@ ing wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness out of Jehovah’s house ?
As ke@@ en stud@@ ents of God’s Word , we wa@@ it with e@@ ag@@ er an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation to see who in the near future will as@@ su@@ me the ro@@ le of “ the king of the nor@@ th . ”
T@@ ra@@ ge@@ dy S@@ tr@@ ik@@ es
I have been able to use any tal@@ ents or a@@ bil@@ ities that Jehovah has given me in ways that would never have been possible had I cho@@ s@@ en a worl@@ dly care@@ er . ”
Christian hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves will un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly want to h@@ and@@ le this important as@@ pect of their life with tend@@ er@@ ness , allow@@ ing them to displa@@ y gen@@ u@@ ine affe@@ ction for each other .
( b ) What questions will be discus@@ sed in the following article ?
W@@ a@@ ys to S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then Our Tru@@ st
How may a person gain su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient wisdom to h@@ and@@ le responsi@@ bil@@ ities en@@ tru@@ sted to him ?
Bro@@ thers with whom I have served ab@@ ro@@ ad keep in regul@@ ar cont@@ act by tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne and letter , and for that I am very gr@@ ate@@ ful .
For with evil things God cannot be tri@@ ed , nor does he himself try anyone . ”
After you have read a por@@ tion of God’s Word , how can you benefit from your reading ?
M@@ Y@@ AN@@ M@@ A@@ R
The first one on the bi@@ ke pe@@ d@@ aled a@@ head , and the other two follow@@ ed b@@ ris@@ k@@ ly on fo@@ o@@ t .
However , some who have long been dedic@@ ated to God have sin@@ ned gra@@ vely .
Mo@@ re@@ over , our Le@@ ad@@ er provided direction to the congregation by arrang@@ ing for qu@@ ali@@ fied men to serve as a gover@@ ning body . ​ — Acts 1 : 20 , 24 - 26 ; 6 : 1 - 6 ; 8 : 5 , 14 - 17 .
Although our message con@@ tain@@ s the best news , many re@@ ject it .
That man , Adam , was a “ son of God ” and was cre@@ ated with the ability to imitate God’s qualities . ​ — Luke 3 : 38 .
For instance , a brother may have been listen@@ ing to ques@@ tion@@ able mu@@ si@@ c .
A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o , a dist@@ ri@@ ct overse@@ er in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , learned this fir@@ s@@ th@@ and .
O@@ ver a peri@@ od of about n@@ ine months , an expe@@ ct@@ ant mother be@@ comes inc@@ reas@@ ingly a@@ ware of the ba@@ by that is gro@@ wing within her .
We can also en@@ h@@ ance the beau@@ ty of our spiritual par@@ adise by ste@@ adi@@ ly imp@@ ro@@ ving our own Christian person@@ ality .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , some 200@@ ,000 people came to the Fr@@ en@@ ch city of Re@@ im@@ s that year to com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate with the po@@ pe the 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 0@@ 0@@ th an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary of the con@@ ver@@ sion of the F@@ ran@@ k@@ ish King C@@ lo@@ v@@ is to Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ ism .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , like a des@@ tru@@ ctive ha@@ il@@ st@@ or@@ m , the Babyl@@ on@@ ians s@@ we@@ pt away that “ refu@@ ge . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
F@@ I@@ L@@ L@@ IN@@ G A S@@ P@@ E@@ C@@ I@@ A@@ L N@@ E@@ E@@ D
What set the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents ap@@ ar@@ t from Chris@@ tend@@ om ?
The mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous h@@ at@@ red of the Jews rema@@ ins un@@ ab@@ ated , and Paul is taken into the sol@@ di@@ ers ’ qu@@ ar@@ ters .
Tru@@ e Christians do not show par@@ ti@@ ality toward people of certain educ@@ ational or e@@ th@@ ni@@ c ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds ; nor do they ex@@ ten@@ d love only to those who are able to re@@ ci@@ pro@@ c@@ ate .
S@@ ound reason@@ ing does not need to be com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated .
Wh@@ ere and how can true Christians , who are inter@@ ested in Jehovah’s ways , find such ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment ?
We lo@@ v@@ ingly com@@ men@@ d our marriage par@@ t@@ n@@ ers ; we do not har@@ sh@@ ly cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze them .
However , if children per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve a d@@ ou@@ ble stan@@ d@@ ard , they might draw the conclu@@ sion that Bible principles are not really important or practic@@ al .
Wh@@ ere in Jesus ’ prophecy do we find the rema@@ ining four refer@@ ences ?
And those sla@@ in by Jehovah will certainly come to be in that day from one end of the earth clear to the other end of the earth .
• In what ways does Jehovah strengthen his servants ?
Do we see this kind of gener@@ os@@ ity today ?
▪ M@@ ake Per@@ s@@ onal De@@ c@@ isions W@@ is@@ ely
The Christian r@@ ace is also a long - dist@@ ance ru@@ n that t@@ ests our end@@ ur@@ ance .
This ple@@ a “ speak@@ s to us of more than just the des@@ per@@ ation of a la@@ b@@ ou@@ re@@ r to get back [ his gar@@ ment ] , ” says hist@@ ori@@ an S@@ im@@ on S@@ ch@@ ama .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s must cho@@ ose to be m@@ ol@@ ded by the Creator , Jehovah . ​ — Read Jeremiah 18 : 7 - 10 .
Bal@@ a@@ am wanted to ple@@ ase the Mo@@ a@@ bi@@ te king and receive a re@@ ward from him .
His mil@@ d man@@ ner had t@@ ou@@ ched them .
Sh@@ all I give my fir@@ st@@ born son for my re@@ v@@ ol@@ t , the fru@@ it@@ age of my bel@@ ly for the sin of my soul ? ”
King Solomon was f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ated by the great vari@@ ety of tre@@ es , ani@@ mal@@ s , bir@@ ds , and f@@ ish he ob@@ served in Israel .
What prophecy will we consider , and why is it of interest to us ?
E@@ spe@@ cially will we do our ut@@ most to be found at peace with Jehovah God . ​ — Read 1 Peter 3 : 10 - 12 .
He was concer@@ ned that Christians keep “ re@@ com@@ men@@ ding [ themselves ] to every human conscience in the sight of God . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 2 ; 1 Corinthians 9 : 19 - 23 .
Now in her 8@@ 0 ’ s , M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ena , mentioned at the out@@ set of the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , expla@@ ins : “ S@@ ta@@ ying faithful to Jehovah was more important than sta@@ ying ali@@ ve at any co@@ st .
D@@ em@@ et@@ ri@@ us Pa@@ pa@@ ge@@ or@@ ge , long a member of the So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters st@@ af@@ f , com@@ men@@ ted : “ The ‘ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama ’ was a ma@@ st@@ er@@ pi@@ e@@ ce of a pro@@ ject , when we consider the small number of Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents and the prop@@ or@@ tion@@ ately small am@@ ount of fin@@ an@@ ces a@@ vail@@ able .
What fulfill@@ ment of Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy did the Israelites in Babyl@@ on witness ?
David sur@@ vi@@ ved sever@@ al at@@ temp@@ ts on his life , and he some@@ times felt he was d@@ ro@@ w@@ ning in his problems .
Di@@ d the crow@@ ning of H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est Jo@@ shua make him a king ?
How has the wit@@ ness@@ ing work ex@@ pan@@ ded since the 19@@ 20 ’ s ?
“ No discipl@@ ine seem@@ s for the present to be jo@@ y@@ ous , but g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous . ” And yet , “ af@@ ter@@ ward to those who have been tra@@ ined by it it yi@@ el@@ ds pe@@ ace@@ able fru@@ it , nam@@ ely , righteousness . ”
V@@ i@@ ol@@ ent com@@ pu@@ ter g@@ ames gl@@ ori@@ fy the use of we@@ ap@@ ons .
The crow@@ d ga@@ ther@@ ed to witness the gra@@ du@@ ation of the 1@@ 1@@ 3@@ th class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Israel@@ ’s high pri@@ ests serving under the Law were imper@@ fect and could not offer an a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate sacrifice for sin .
When S@@ te@@ ph@@ en was wit@@ ness@@ ing to the ho@@ st@@ ile crow@@ d of Jewish lead@@ ers in the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in , his op@@ pos@@ ers “ saw that his face was as an ang@@ el@@ ’s face . ”
The apostle Paul war@@ ned : “ Lo@@ ok out : perhaps there may be someone who will car@@ ry you off as his pre@@ y through the ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y and emp@@ ty dec@@ ep@@ tion according to the tra@@ dition of men , according to the el@@ em@@ ent@@ ary things of the world and not according to Christ . ”
In turn , a l@@ ack of un@@ ity would lead to a l@@ ack of ze@@ al in the preaching work .
In 4@@ 5@@ 5 B.C.E . , a large group of Jews , including many children , were ga@@ ther@@ ed together in a public s@@ qu@@ are in the city of Jerusalem .
At the temple , they all pra@@ ised and worshipp@@ ed Jehovah together .
In ad@@ dition , my wife has rema@@ ined at home in order to be with and take care of our children .
N@@ A@@ S@@ A p@@ ho@@ to
It is certainly good not to be over@@ confid@@ ent , since our recei@@ ving the pri@@ ze of life is dep@@ end@@ ent on our rema@@ ining faithful to the end .
Are all these prayers doing any good ?
What is courage , and how do we get it ?
These brothers u@@ su@@ ally under@@ sto@@ od how certain matters should be h@@ and@@ led .
* My parents and I went out in Al@@ li@@ ance with this public@@ ation .
It was also a reas@@ sur@@ ing indic@@ ation of his appro@@ val .
This str@@ ange he@@ ad@@ l@@ ine rec@@ ently appe@@ ared in the B@@ ra@@ z@@ ili@@ an new@@ s@@ pa@@ per Cor@@ re@@ i@@ o do P@@ o@@ v@@ o .
However , its form@@ at does not allow sp@@ ace for a de@@ ta@@ iled study of each sub@@ ject .
A@@ no@@ ther example of un@@ di@@ min@@ i@@ shed ze@@ al comes from S@@ pain .
Mo@@ re@@ over , concer@@ ning S@@ ar@@ ah ​ — the an@@ c@@ est@@ ress of the Israelites — ​ Jehovah said : “ K@@ ings of pe@@ op@@ les will come from her . ”
• Wh@@ ere is an al@@ ta@@ r first mentioned in the Bible ?
B@@ rac@@ ing her@@ self on the ar@@ m of a help@@ ful Christian brother , she en@@ tered the h@@ all and wal@@ ked s@@ low@@ ly but direc@@ tly toward her ob@@ je@@ ctive ​ — the contribu@@ tion bo@@ x .
How in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ing those words are !
There is no set age at which one should get baptized .
The Scriptures provide little information about Luke , men@@ tion@@ ing his name only three times .
They had perfect bo@@ dies and min@@ ds and a par@@ adise gar@@ den for a home .
We do well to be@@ ar in mind , however , that principles may be ei@@ ther good or bad .
The op@@ pos@@ ite also held true .
He real@@ iz@@ es that by accep@@ ting fur@@ ther privile@@ ges , he would ris@@ k ne@@ g@@ le@@ cting such Scriptural responsi@@ bil@@ ities as provi@@ ding for his family .
• How can we as Christians man@@ i@@ f@@ est our “ fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch ” ?
He was an in@@ no@@ c@@ ent vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of a ma@@ j@@ or cri@@ me .
Jesus Christ lived a life of sacrifice in his service to God and fin@@ ally offered himself in be@@ half of mankind .
For instance , when giving them of our time , we should also give them our attention .
And we do not hold back from tel@@ ling others about Jehovah .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What ar@@ ti@@ fac@@ ts were dis@@ co@@ vered in 19@@ 22 , and where did they end up ?
The con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of over@@ e@@ ating can inclu@@ de di@@ a@@ bet@@ es , can@@ c@@ er , and heart di@@ se@@ ase .
1 : 5 , 18 ; C@@ ol .
The Devil fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ uses God’s servants .
He had also sent his fellow work@@ er Ti@@ tu@@ s to them and had arrang@@ ed for Ti@@ tu@@ s to repor@@ t back to him in T@@ ro@@ as .
R@@ em@@ ember : Jo@@ y is fu@@ el@@ ed by God’s spirit .
We have what s@@ ound reas@@ ons to keep on lear@@ ning from Jesus ?
He re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly re@@ je@@ cted many ac@@ ts of human kindness . ”
Rather , Jesus said in prayer to God : “ This means everlasting life , their coming to know you , the only true God , and the one whom you sent , Jesus Christ . ”
What relationship do we find between the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast and the i@@ ma@@ ge seen by Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar ?
Instead of ri@@ gi@@ dly cl@@ ing@@ ing to the Law , Peter ad@@ ju@@ sted his view .
Abraham had been so determined to obey his God in this difficult t@@ est that he felt sure that his only hope of see@@ ing the young man ali@@ ve again would be by means of a resurrection .
When I was 24 years old , I deci@@ ded to move to Eng@@ land .
“ Yes , we l@@ ine up at the can@@ te@@ en to col@@ le@@ ct ba@@ si@@ c food it@@ em@@ s that are dist@@ ribu@@ ted by the U@@ N@@ H@@ C@@ R , ” continu@@ es K@@ an@@ di@@ da .
You are not born wise , but you can “ become wise ” and vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily follow “ the way of life . ”
Because integrity is at the cor@@ e of Jehovah’s judgment of us , it is ess@@ enti@@ al to our hope for the future .
Even during the im@@ min@@ ent great tri@@ bul@@ ation , we can have this as@@ sur@@ ance : “ You will not need to be af@@ ra@@ id of any su@@ d@@ den dre@@ ad@@ ful thing , nor of the st@@ or@@ m upon the wicked ones , because it is coming .
Me@@ di@@ cal s@@ ci@@ ence has chang@@ ed the n@@ ature of d@@ ying .
A@@ no@@ ther young sister wrote : “ Many te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers want their parents ’ ad@@ vice , but if their parents don@@ ’t take them seri@@ ously , the ki@@ ds will go to someone el@@ se who will , even to those who are less experienced . ”
Consider a verse that will help us to do so : “ This is what Jehovah has said : ‘ St@@ and still in the ways , you people , and see , and ask for the ro@@ ad@@ ways of long ag@@ o , where , now , the good way is ; and walk in it , and find e@@ ase for your sou@@ ls . ’ ”
And even until old age and gra@@ y - he@@ a@@ de@@ dness , O God , do not leave me . ”
Z@@ e@@ al@@ ously , they direc@@ t attention to God’s Kingdom as the only hope for res@@ ol@@ ving the problems that con@@ fr@@ on@@ t people , both lo@@ c@@ ally and g@@ lo@@ bal@@ ly .
T@@ ake , for example , Genesis 3 : 15 .
The end of verse 12 gives us a c@@ lu@@ e to the answer .
If we are truly wise , we are g@@ la@@ d to have Jehovah keep w@@ atch over us .
( b ) How can we apply Jesus ’ words about judg@@ ing ?
J@@ A@@ M@@ E@@ S , from Eng@@ land , in his early 30 ’ s , has se@@ v@@ ere men@@ tal disa@@ bil@@ ities and mil@@ d a@@ ut@@ ism .
When a Christian cou@@ ple cen@@ ter their lives on the true worship of Jehovah , they are un@@ ited spiritually , men@@ t@@ ally , and mor@@ ally .
Of course , it was not wrong for someone to ab@@ sta@@ in from certain fo@@ o@@ ds , as long as he did not in@@ s@@ ist that such ab@@ st@@ in@@ ence was necess@@ ary to gain sal@@ vation .
The apostle Paul encoura@@ ges us to use our “ power of reason ” to become the kind of person who is m@@ ol@@ ded by God’s thinking , not by that of the world .
“ No , it is@@ n@@ ’t , ” W@@ er@@ ner rep@@ lied sa@@ dly .
( 1 ) W@@ right , S .
They lived in Ru@@ da S@@ l@@ as@@ ka , a min@@ ing to@@ wn near Kat@@ ow@@ ice , in sou@@ ther@@ n P@@ ol@@ and .
Psalm 5@@ 1 con@@ tain@@ s Davi@@ d’s t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing ple@@ as to Jehovah and c@@ learly shows that he did more than ad@@ mit his er@@ r@@ ors .
I still we@@ ep when I remember that difficult year .
At the time , h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of refu@@ ge@@ es from both coun@@ tri@@ es were bur@@ ned , be@@ at@@ en , t@@ or@@ tur@@ ed , and sh@@ o@@ t in a seri@@ es of religious mas@@ sac@@ res .
It is demonstr@@ ation of fri@@ end@@ ship . ”
The pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent war@@ m@@ ly gre@@ et@@ ed my father - in - law with a hu@@ g .
Jesus himself made such a con@@ ne@@ ction . He gave a par@@ able in which cultiv@@ at@@ ors mis@@ tre@@ ated those whom the ow@@ ner sent to them , just as the Israelites mis@@ tre@@ ated the prophe@@ ts whom God sent to them .
St@@ ar@@ ving child : U@@ N P@@ H@@ O@@ T@@ O 14@@ 6@@ 1@@ 50 B@@ Y O .
You can be sure that Jehovah will help you to end@@ ure . ​ — Read Acts 4 : 27 - 31 .
In view of that , it is vital that we strengthen our faith in this teaching .
So we do not cho@@ ose to sp@@ end time with them , become close friends with them , or think of mar@@ r@@ ying one of them .
What is needed if we are to accom@@ pl@@ ish our ministry fully ?
Jehovah has not per@@ mit@@ ted anyone to eli@@ min@@ ate his gift to mankind .
M@@ ake it a matter of prayer .
The Bible pres@@ ents examples of those who lived for God’s purpose and those who did not .
7 / 1 Why Do Some Not C@@ ele@@ br@@ ate Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s ? 12 / 1
Su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions for I@@ mp@@ ro@@ ving
Many pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us do@@ cum@@ ents were in a very f@@ ra@@ g@@ men@@ ted st@@ ate when put up for s@@ ale .
Thus , our ar@@ t@@ is@@ tic pres@@ ent@@ ations are in l@@ ine with some ancient indic@@ ations of what the apostle loo@@ ked like .
Di@@ d this pre@@ di@@ ction come true ?
M@@ A@@ I@@ N S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S Abraham ​ — A@@ n Ex@@ am@@ ple of Fa@@ ith , 8 / 15
I said to my compan@@ ion : “ We@@ ’@@ l@@ l me@@ et again in God’s Kingdom . ”
While anointed Christians are now few in number , the great crow@@ d ye@@ arly inc@@ reas@@ es by h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds .
To the woman , this seem@@ ed li@@ ber@@ ating , and she accepted it as what appe@@ ared to be a better way of life .
P@@ u@@ bli@@ shed in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 1@@ 5@@ 22 without id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying Lu@@ ther as the transl@@ at@@ or , this work was known as the S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember Bible .
That privilege became part of our spiritual leg@@ ac@@ y at our conven@@ tion in C@@ o@@ lum@@ bu@@ s , O@@ hi@@ o , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , in 19@@ 31 . The let@@ ters “ J@@ W ” appe@@ ared on the pr@@ inted pro@@ gra@@ m .
“ What is this ? ”
At the end of the talk , the brothers quic@@ k@@ ly ru@@ shed John out the back do@@ or and d@@ ro@@ ve him to the por@@ t of D@@ ur@@ r@@ ë@@ s , where he bo@@ ar@@ ded a T@@ ur@@ k@@ ish mer@@ ch@@ ant ship he@@ ading for P@@ i@@ ra@@ i@@ é@@ v@@ s ( P@@ i@@ ra@@ e@@ us ) , Gre@@ e@@ ce .
For this reason , the Bible coun@@ sel@@ s all Christians : “ T@@ ake as a pat@@ ter@@ n of the suffering of evil and the exerc@@ ising of pati@@ ence the prophe@@ ts , who spoke in the name of Jehovah . ”
No@@ te the way one cou@@ ple helped their te@@ en@@ age children to reason on a re@@ qu@@ est to atten@@ d a school d@@ ance .
God uses angels to per@@ form certain fun@@ ctions in con@@ ne@@ ction with humans .
F@@ le@@ e@@ ing requi@@ res that a Christian you@@ th gu@@ ard against un@@ who@@ les@@ ome influ@@ ences , wh@@ er@@ ever they might sur@@ face .
( b ) K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge of Jehovah en@@ ab@@ les us to do what ?
You might be sur@@ pris@@ ed to know , however , that on that very day , a small group of us were shi@@ ver@@ ing in an un@@ he@@ ated ba@@ r@@ n .
; Do@@ bro@@ w@@ ol@@ s@@ ki , M .
Thus , “ at the full li@@ mit of the appointed times , ” God put into op@@ er@@ ation “ an ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation ” ​ — that is , an arrang@@ ement for uni@@ f@@ ying all his in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res .
So@@ on af@@ ter@@ ward , I left home and moved into the branch in C@@ op@@ en@@ ha@@ g@@ en , al@@ though I was yet un@@ baptized .
That end@@ or@@ s@@ ement for “ Christi@@ an@@ ity ” comes from Eng@@ l@@ ish writ@@ er and bro@@ ad@@ ca@@ ster M@@ el@@ v@@ y@@ n B@@ ra@@ g@@ g .
The Jews high@@ ly res@@ pe@@ cted the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in , and jud@@ ges in low@@ er cour@@ ts were b@@ ound , on pain of death , to accept its rul@@ ings .
What a happy time it was when that pro@@ gra@@ m could be re@@ sum@@ ed !
The we@@ ather was co@@ ld and they were standing all day long in ice - co@@ ld water .
In the ma@@ in , Satan’s tri@@ c@@ ks have not chang@@ ed over the cen@@ tu@@ ries .
Consider what 1 Corinthians 10 : 13 says : “ God is faithful , and he will not let you be temp@@ ted bey@@ ond what you can be@@ ar , but along with the temp@@ tation he will also make the way out in order for you to be able to end@@ ure it . ”
For years , The Watchtower and other Bible - based public@@ ations were pr@@ inted first in Eng@@ l@@ ish .
To be sure , God “ did not cre@@ ate [ the earth ] simply for nothing ” but “ form@@ ed it even to be in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted ” forever by appreci@@ ative humans who ac@@ knowledge his do@@ ings . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 5 : 18 .
What de@@ ta@@ il@@ s does the book of Job reve@@ al about Satan ?
15 : 32 - 38 .
The Greek word for “ congregation ” ( ek@@ ·@@ k@@ le@@ ·@@ si@@ ʹ@@ a ) is rend@@ ered “ ch@@ urch ” in some Eng@@ l@@ ish transl@@ ations , such as the King James V@@ er@@ sion .
Be O@@ pen to C@@ oun@@ sel
In the year 200@@ 3 , on a@@ ver@@ age each mon@@ th , 8@@ 2@@ 5@@ ,@@ 18@@ 5 demonstr@@ ated their sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y by sh@@ aring , temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily or continu@@ ously , in the pioneer service .
Israel@@ ite women enjo@@ yed consider@@ able fre@@ e@@ dom , and they had acc@@ ess to educ@@ ation .
During one of his post@@ resurrection appe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces , Jesus ur@@ ged Peter : “ F@@ e@@ ed my lam@@ bs . . . .
9 : 4 , 5 , 10 .
All of this dra@@ ws attention to one fact : Jehovah is holy , and he does not con@@ done or appro@@ ve of sin or cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion of any kind .
It is often help@@ ful to id@@ enti@@ fy any vis@@ it@@ ors .
In this peri@@ od of Israel@@ ’s hist@@ ory , though , the ar@@ k of the covenant still rest@@ s in a t@@ ent , or ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le .
See the 20@@ 14 Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses , pages 12 - 13 .
I occasi@@ on@@ ally hear some say that they wish that they had not been ra@@ ised as Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Some of these remin@@ ders come to the fore during personal Bible reading , while others take the form of information or com@@ ments pres@@ ented at Christian meetings .
After all , Jesus said : “ No man can come to me un@@ less the Father , who sent me , dra@@ ws him . ”
Wh@@ ere did they get the courage ?
It cannot sa@@ ve anyone from des@@ tru@@ ction .
The psal@@ m must have been com@@ posed some time after Solom@@ on@@ ’s death .
Those who atten@@ d will learn much regarding God’s purpose .
What can help us not to take our spiritual pro@@ v@@ isions for gr@@ anted ?
He loo@@ ks around but cannot find you .
When we devel@@ op a desire to help others and we talk to them about God’s purpose and his wonderful pro@@ v@@ isions , are we not ‘ doing good with knowledge ’ ?
God’s Law to the ancient nation of Israel requi@@ red “ soul for soul [ or , life for life ] . ”
It is a personal gift , one that Jehovah gives only to those close to him .
How were anointed overse@@ ers who served on bo@@ dies of elders de@@ pi@@ cted at Revelation 1 : 16 , 20 , and what can be said of appointed elders who are of the other sheep ?
Th@@ ink about the love Jehovah showed in provi@@ ding the ransom .
From your study of the Bible , how many of such “ sa@@ ving ac@@ ts ” can you rec@@ all ?
Ha@@ ve I become more t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant of practic@@ es that God con@@ dem@@ ns ?
The R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection ​ — A C@@ er@@ tain@@ ty
G@@ ran@@ ted , God could have cho@@ s@@ en to sa@@ ve his ani@@ ma@@ l cre@@ ations in some other way .
However , the liter@@ ature of the Witnesses li@@ ber@@ ally qu@@ o@@ ted from the Bible .
Fir@@ st , Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s enem@@ ies tri@@ ed to dec@@ ei@@ ve him .
As a c@@ hi@@ ef , though , he still pre@@ si@@ ded at we@@ ek@@ ly v@@ il@@ la@@ ge meetings .
When some people learned that the ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ ’s teachings were false , they re@@ je@@ cted them .
The ob@@ ject being we@@ igh@@ ed was put in one p@@ an and a we@@ i@@ ght in the other .
L@@ é@@ s@@ vo@@ s Is@@ land
It con@@ ta@@ ined £ 50 from his father .
Moses now wrote the book of De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y , which inclu@@ des a seri@@ es of blessings and mal@@ e@@ dic@@ tions , or cur@@ ses .
( a ) What ide@@ a about se@@ x is comm@@ on in this world ?
It can be acc@@ ess@@ ed only through a lo@@ cked g@@ ate .
A brother in my new pioneer assignment f@@ it@@ ted out his tru@@ ck with se@@ ating for 20 pas@@ s@@ eng@@ ers .
The truth is , whether by means of some fr@@ on@@ tal att@@ ack or through more sub@@ tle att@@ ac@@ ks , Satan has the same go@@ al ​ — to wor@@ ry us , to we@@ ak@@ en our ze@@ al , and to cause us to qu@@ it .
Yes , when we f@@ ill our min@@ ds with the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s clean message , it can expe@@ l or wa@@ s@@ h away ba@@ dness .
With the exc@@ ep@@ tion of a few individuals , the congregation in S@@ ar@@ di@@ s received no comm@@ end@@ ation at all .
Tru@@ ly , the new@@ ly form@@ ed Jerusalem congregation had a giving spirit !
P@@ u@@ t your full trust in Jehovah , confid@@ ent that “ he will not let you be temp@@ ted bey@@ ond what you can be@@ ar , but along with the temp@@ tation he will also make the way out in order for you to be able to end@@ ure it . ”
So , what was Jesus ’ true char@@ ac@@ ter and message ?
The ter@@ ms of the div@@ or@@ ce set out in leg@@ al do@@ cum@@ ents should be exam@@ ined clo@@ sel@@ y before sign@@ ing .
Un@@ like the gl@@ ass mi@@ r@@ r@@ ors of today , mi@@ r@@ r@@ ors in Bible times were gener@@ ally made of me@@ tal that was high@@ ly po@@ li@@ shed ​ — u@@ su@@ ally br@@ on@@ ze , but pos@@ si@@ bly also cop@@ per , s@@ il@@ ver , go@@ ld , or ele@@ c@@ tru@@ m .
▪ Al@@ ways Tru@@ st in Jehovah !
Does it not show a l@@ ack of self - respect to in@@ d@@ ul@@ ge in se@@ x@@ u@@ al in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with someone who is not our marriage mate ?
A@@ no@@ inted Christians ze@@ al@@ ously began to seek out and bring into their associ@@ ation these fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers from all nations , tri@@ bes , pe@@ op@@ les , and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es .
What we do know is that there will be some of the anointed “ sla@@ ves of our God ” on earth when the des@@ tru@@ ctive w@@ in@@ ds of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation are rel@@ eas@@ ed .
The D@@ un@@ h@@ am@@ s encoura@@ ged me to pre@@ pare for mission@@ ary service by pione@@ ering .
Tru@@ e is another Af@@ ri@@ can saying : “ If you bor@@ ro@@ w a man@@ ’s leg@@ s , you will go where he direc@@ ts you . ”
One individu@@ al who was dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed and was later re@@ inst@@ ated wrote : “ I am happy that Jehovah lo@@ ves his people en@@ ough to see that his organization is kept clean .
For example , like the psalmist , we may pray for deep@@ er spiritual com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion .
( Read Matthew 12 : 39 , 40 . )
My ta@@ e k@@ w@@ on do ma@@ st@@ ers were not happy .
Be as@@ sur@@ ed that “ the rest@@ ful o@@ d@@ or ” of your sacrifice of praise will re@@ ach Jehovah and that he will gr@@ ant you his appro@@ val .
How does the counsel that Jehovah provi@@ des through his servants show the dep@@ th of his care ?
H@@ el@@ p@@ ing such people always br@@ ings happiness . ”
P@@ E@@ R@@ S@@ I@@ A@@ N E@@ M@@ P@@ I@@ R@@ E
How can a similar appreciation help us keep wal@@ king along God’s el@@ ev@@ ated pa@@ ths ?
Rather than cha@@ sing le@@ p@@ ers away , he was willing to t@@ ou@@ ch them ​ — and even he@@ al them . ​ — Matthew 8 : 3 .
“ He that is wal@@ king with wise pers@@ ons will become wise , ” states the Bible , “ but he that is having deal@@ ings with the stu@@ pi@@ d ones will f@@ are ba@@ dly . ” ​ — Proverbs 13 : 20 .
O@@ p@@ ening the hand means to show gener@@ os@@ ity toward others .
Do you keep that in mind wh@@ en@@ ever you are in service ?
Hence , he was char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized by deep com@@ pas@@ sion ​ — a sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s suffering and a hear@@ t@@ felt desire to al@@ le@@ vi@@ ate their suffering . ​ — He@@ b .
With prop@@ er guid@@ ance , however , your child will likely em@@ er@@ ge from a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ence as a respon@@ sible young ad@@ ul@@ t with his or her “ per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers tra@@ ined to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish both right and wrong . ” ​ — Hebrews 5 : 14 .
Just as friends enjoy two - way commun@@ ic@@ ation , we should allow God to speak to us and we should listen to him when he does .
As he came to know Jehovah God better , however , Ri@@ ch@@ ard develop@@ ed a strong desire to ple@@ ase him .
In the Christian Greek Scriptures , the expres@@ sion “ not par@@ ti@@ al ” liter@@ ally means not a “ tak@@ er of fac@@ es , ” that is , not fav@@ or@@ ing one face over another .
Per@@ haps David com@@ posed this s@@ ong to expres@@ s reli@@ ef and gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to God after the fa@@ il@@ ure of Ab@@ sal@@ om@@ ’s cou@@ p .
( 3 ) And God is our best F@@ ri@@ end .
Jesus said that there is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving .
This h@@ ur@@ t me , for I had been doing all I could for him ever since I married him .
So@@ on , I found that I enjo@@ yed serving Jehovah .
At that time the C@@ y@@ pr@@ us branch of@@ fice also car@@ ed for Israel , and along with other brothers , I had the privilege of vis@@ iting the few Witnesses there from time to time .
O@@ r does some inv@@ isi@@ ble part of us go on living after death ?
What inspired boo@@ ks were written in the first century C.E . , and how did they benefit early Christians ?
No@@ te the hum@@ ble pos@@ ture descri@@ bed here ​ — Eli@@ j@@ ah on the gr@@ ound with his head bo@@ wed so low that his face was near his k@@ ne@@ es .
Does this mean that the situation cannot imp@@ ro@@ ve ?
Th@@ ink how un@@ happy and eas@@ ily disc@@ oura@@ ged we would be if we did not have “ a future and a hope . ” ​ — Jeremiah 29 : 11 . How did his God - given hope help Moses to make wise decisions ?
Because he felt the need for moral lead@@ ers of the high@@ est cal@@ i@@ ber in the world of his time .
Abraham rema@@ ined “ fully con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that what [ God ] had promised he was also able to do . ”
To his cap@@ tive people in Babyl@@ on , Jehovah declar@@ ed : “ He that is t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing you is t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing my e@@ ye@@ bal@@ l . ”
Moses ’ faith in Jehovah’s sure re@@ ward for righteousness helped him to res@@ ist sin and in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence and its fle@@ et@@ ing ple@@ asure .
The Acts of Paul and The@@ c@@ la was high@@ ly reg@@ ar@@ ded in early cen@@ tu@@ ries , as con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed by the fact that 8@@ 0 Greek man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts of it ex@@ ist , as well as ver@@ sions in other langu@@ ages .
“ You have heard of the end@@ ur@@ ance of Job and have seen the out@@ come Jehovah gave , that Jehovah is very tend@@ er in affe@@ ction and mer@@ ci@@ ful . ” ​ — J@@ A@@ M@@ E@@ S 5 : 11 .
“ The crow@@ ds . . . follow@@ ed [ Jesus ] . And he received them kin@@ dly and began to speak to them about the kingdom of God , and he heal@@ ed those nee@@ ding a cu@@ re . ”
2 : 5 .
Per@@ haps they felt that if they continued to ob@@ serve at le@@ ast por@@ tions of the Law , they would avoid persecu@@ tion .
She is also pl@@ an@@ ning to take some of her bre@@ ak@@ s in the en@@ tr@@ ance lo@@ b@@ by of the medi@@ cal cen@@ ter and speak to those wa@@ iting for their ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments .
Par@@ t of the bl@@ ame for wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness lies with humans .
The same con@@ vers@@ ation reve@@ als fur@@ ther evidence that Satan is a real person .
No doubt speaking from personal experience , Le@@ mu@@ el@@ ’s mother remin@@ ds her son about the import@@ ance of show@@ ing appreciation for his pro@@ spe@@ ctive wife .
We si@@ t with our Bi@@ bl@@ es and te@@ x@@ t@@ boo@@ ks on a small ver@@ anda att@@ ached to his house .
Instead of mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring about things in the congregation , we do well to maintain a positi@@ ve attitude and follow a r@@ out@@ ine that keep@@ s us bus@@ y , jo@@ y@@ ful , re@@ ver@@ ent , bal@@ an@@ ced , and heal@@ thy in faith .
One au@@ th@@ or and cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged : “ This is a do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine bey@@ ond the sc@@ op@@ e of man@@ ’s fin@@ ite mind .
The Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law stated : “ If a man makes a v@@ ow to Jehovah or s@@ we@@ ars an o@@ ath to imp@@ ose on himself a v@@ ow . . . , he must not viol@@ ate his word .
And Ka@@ th@@ i@@ e says : “ When I moved to a S@@ pan@@ ish congregation , I went from having sever@@ al Bible stu@@ dies and a no@@ te@@ book full of return vis@@ its to having no@@ ne .
Ex@@ al@@ ted cre@@ atu@@ res in the heavenly real@@ m li@@ ft their vo@@ ic@@ es in praise to Jehovah , “ the One who lives forever and ever . ”
How can our heart be lik@@ ened to so@@ il ?
As we c@@ lam@@ ber on bo@@ ard , the sur@@ g@@ ing crow@@ d pu@@ sh@@ es us from be@@ h@@ ind .
F@@ ur@@ ther ex@@ ca@@ v@@ ations , though , proved fru@@ it@@ ful .
He said : “ If you ob@@ serve my comman@@ d@@ ments , you will remain in my love , just as I have ob@@ served the comman@@ d@@ ments of the Father and remain in his love . ”
Our own s@@ pon@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ous gener@@ os@@ ity may result in our recei@@ ving a fine me@@ asure in return , perhaps when we are in need . ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
It was about n@@ ine in the ev@@ ening , and we kno@@ cked on the do@@ or .
If we con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on doing our best to imitate their perfect example , we will sur@@ ely be less inc@@ l@@ ined to com@@ pare ourselves with fellow humans .
He was ev@@ en@@ tually ar@@ rest@@ ed and h@@ ang@@ ed .
The Bible remin@@ ds us that only those who are “ righ@@ tly dis@@ posed ” will become believers . ​ — Acts 13 : 4@@ 8 ; 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 3 : 2 .
B@@ arr@@ at@@ ors ​ — Gi@@ am@@ pol@@ o / The D@@ or@@ é I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ations For D@@ an@@ te@@ ’s Di@@ v@@ ine Com@@ e@@ dy / D@@ over P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations In@@ c .
Jesus fore@@ war@@ ned his followers : “ If they have persecu@@ ted me , they will persecu@@ te you also ; if they have ob@@ served my word , they will ob@@ serve your@@ s also . ”
We should be fir@@ m@@ ly determined to show loving - kindness , to exerc@@ ise justice , and to hope in Jehovah con@@ stan@@ tly .
How , then , can we de@@ al with h@@ ur@@ t feelings and gain our brother ?
To avoid this , an ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment in thinking is requi@@ red .
However , the Scriptures contr@@ ast “ flesh ” and “ spirit , ” dra@@ wing a clear l@@ ine of dem@@ ar@@ c@@ ation between the di@@ re con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of allow@@ ing on@@ es@@ el@@ f to be d@@ om@@ in@@ ated by the sin@@ ful flesh and the bless@@ ed resul@@ ts of yi@@ el@@ ding to the influ@@ ence of God’s holy spirit .
Th@@ ough we were brought up as Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s , we were not happy with certain do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines and had many un@@ ans@@ wer@@ ed questions .
At times , we may find it difficult to be understanding toward fellow Christians who are stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to show self - control in an are@@ a that gives us no tr@@ ou@@ ble .
How is your confidence in Jesus as R@@ ul@@ er en@@ h@@ an@@ ced by refle@@ cting on his earthly experi@@ ences ?
• How is Jehovah tra@@ ining us to be ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers ?
When the Bible speak@@ s of being ‘ promised in marriage ’ to the heavenly B@@ ri@@ de@@ gro@@ om , Jesus Christ , you apply that to yourself , and you look for@@ ward to being part of Christ’s “ bri@@ de . ”
What should we be determined to do ?
Since he brought an end to the ung@@ o@@ dly world of No@@ ah’s day , he will certainly destro@@ y the wicked world of today .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ation for S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al F@@ o@@ od
Is there a true - life example from whom we can learn to do that ?
In ancient times , Ar@@ men@@ ia was a va@@ st kingdom who@@ se ter@@ rit@@ ory en@@ com@@ pas@@ sed those m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s .
M@@ an@@ ch@@ u was , in fact , a d@@ ying language , soon to be su@@ per@@ se@@ ded by Ch@@ in@@ ese .
Di@@ v@@ ine justice is , not a co@@ ld , har@@ s@@ h qu@@ ality that rep@@ els us , but an end@@ ear@@ ing qu@@ ality that dra@@ ws us to Jehovah .
U@@ sing this pro@@ c@@ ess , gre@@ en ve@@ get@@ ation takes in car@@ b@@ on di@@ o@@ xi@@ de , water , su@@ n@@ light , and nu@@ tri@@ ents and pro@@ du@@ ces car@@ bo@@ h@@ y@@ dr@@ ates and o@@ x@@ y@@ g@@ en .
Such a sin could pro@@ ba@@ bly also be conc@@ e@@ aled from P@@ o@@ ti@@ p@@ ha@@ r and his m@@ ale servants , since there were times when they were not in the house .
Dis@@ cre@@ et and F@@ o@@ ol@@ ish V@@ ir@@ g@@ ins
You have nothing to fear from exam@@ ining your beli@@ ef@@ s in this way .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , anointed Christians were thr@@ il@@ led to see the ran@@ ks of ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers ex@@ p@@ and by ten@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds and then by milli@@ ons .
It happened because first - century Christians were ze@@ al@@ ous , and Jehovah bless@@ ed their ze@@ al .
The divine standards did not change , but Jehovah chang@@ ed his decision upon see@@ ing that the N@@ in@@ ev@@ ites were rep@@ ent@@ ant . ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 6 .
They took me sa@@ f@@ ely to S@@ an@@ to D@@ om@@ ing@@ o .
We can see that Jehovah is gu@@ i@@ ding his servants in this time of the end .
After all , the Bible shows that , in a sense , Jehovah , our Creator , is a Father to us .
That enti@@ re family ev@@ en@@ tually got baptized .
But since she could not change her situation , she deci@@ ded to change her vie@@ w@@ point .
1 : 18 - 20 .
Rom@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers quic@@ k@@ ly come to his a@@ id .
Thus the L@@ ev@@ ites could car@@ ry out their ro@@ le in serving the God of Israel .
Because they had re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al fear of Jehovah , they coura@@ ge@@ ously refu@@ sed to prac@@ tice inf@@ an@@ ti@@ ci@@ de .
M@@ ill@@ s That P@@ u@@ t B@@ read on the T@@ able
When we atten@@ d meetings and pa@@ y attention to what is being pres@@ ented , we are worshi@@ p@@ ing God in har@@ mony with his will .
The slave class also arrang@@ es for meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions , many of which high@@ light “ the word about Christ . ”
He even main@@ ta@@ ined bal@@ ance and emo@@ tional sta@@ bility in the face of death .
They deci@@ ded to trust in Jehovah by foc@@ using on the preaching activ@@ ity and see@@ ing how things wor@@ ked out .
Yet , I have never doub@@ ted Jehovah’s promise to all his faithful servants : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart . . .
M@@ ore than 6@@ 00 hous@@ es were bur@@ ned , and th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of A@@ nt@@ wer@@ p@@ ’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants were mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed .
For instance , we got to know al@@ most all the brothers and sisters in the D@@ ut@@ ch dist@@ ri@@ ct , and they have become very de@@ ar to us .
TH@@ E men s@@ it@@ ting in the u@@ pp@@ er ro@@ om with Jesus came from a vari@@ ety of ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds .
As we do so , we will un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly come to ag@@ ree more and more with the psalmist who san@@ g : “ As for me , the dra@@ wing near to God is good for me . ” ​ — P@@ s .
It seem@@ s , however , that the apostle Peter was refer@@ ring to i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry in another way .
When Jesus arri@@ ves inv@@ isi@@ bly with his angels , he will ju@@ dge mankind .
Even so , rather than give in , he showed courage and took dec@@ isi@@ ve action . ​ — G@@ en .
B@@ ack in 19@@ 32 , that account was explained as a prophe@@ tic dr@@ ama .
We want you in the cir@@ cu@@ it work ! ”
Many today cla@@ im to love God .
T@@ ry to See O@@ thers as Jehovah Se@@ es The@@ m
At mi@@ d@@ night , Bo@@ a@@ z wak@@ es up co@@ ld and tre@@ m@@ bl@@ ing .
• spiritually ?
E@@ m@@ br@@ ac@@ ing the p@@ ac@@ ka@@ ge , she says a s@@ il@@ ent prayer , than@@ king Jehovah for the preci@@ ous spiritual food .
15 , 16 . ( a ) In what way could materi@@ al@@ ism become a s@@ n@@ are for a Christian ?
They also learn to sa@@ v@@ or small things al@@ ong@@ side the fo@@ o@@ t@@ p@@ ath , such as an un@@ u@@ su@@ al ro@@ ck , a pre@@ t@@ ty f@@ low@@ er , or a g@@ li@@ mp@@ se of a w@@ il@@ d ani@@ ma@@ l .
Why would Jehovah let Abraham ta@@ st@@ e the s@@ we@@ et joy of having a son at the su@@ n@@ set of his life , only to ask him to sacrifice this same son ?
V@@ ic@@ t@@ ory at Con@@ s@@ titu@@ tional C@@ our@@ t ( Ger@@ many ) , 8 / 15
One reason why people do not have the ans@@ wers to these questions is that s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists and others say there is no God and prom@@ o@@ te ev@@ olu@@ tion .
They have helped you to buil@@ d on the love you had at first , and they cons@@ titu@@ te another way you can prove to yourself the good , accep@@ table will of God . ​ — Jo@@ s@@ h .
By all means , then , let us find deli@@ ght in following the Messi@@ ani@@ c King ​ — now and forever !
We ho@@ ped that some@@ day all four of us might take a tri@@ p to Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a together .
S@@ ing@@ le sisters can learn less@@ ons from the faithful example of older sisters who@@ se life st@@ ori@@ es are rel@@ ated in The Watchtower .
W@@ ell - T@@ ra@@ ined as a T@@ e@@ ach@@ er
is@@ su@@ es of Mar@@ ch 22 , 199@@ 7 , page 31 , and May 22 , 200@@ 2 , page 31 .
How would Jesus respon@@ d to this hear@@ t@@ felt re@@ qu@@ est ?
What bal@@ ance do Christians maintain ?
G@@ ather ever , seek for more . ”
Jo@@ shua 21 : 4@@ 4 states : “ Jehovah gave them rest all around . ”
Just as the heart of this form@@ er Ca@@ tho@@ lic was moved by the Bible message taught by Jehovah’s Witnesses and by their Christian conduct , so the hearts of milli@@ ons worl@@ d@@ wide are being t@@ ou@@ ched .
After fi@@ gh@@ ting in the ran@@ ks of Israel@@ ’s vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous ar@@ my for si@@ x years , he could have rest@@ ed on his la@@ ur@@ els .
God’s Word uses some t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing word pi@@ c@@ tures to as@@ sure us that Jehovah no@@ tic@@ es us and lo@@ ves us as individuals .
Even when sen@@ i@@ ors want to remain by themselves and in control of their own situation as long as possible , there are de@@ fin@@ ite benef@@ its to discus@@ sing with their children what kind of care they would pre@@ f@@ er if the need ar@@ ises .
For example , the high pri@@ est and his coun@@ ci@@ l instru@@ cted lead@@ ers of the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es in D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate in the ar@@ rest of Christ’s followers .
One day , the older men of Israel appro@@ ached the el@@ der@@ ly prophet to com@@ pla@@ in . “ Your own sons have not wal@@ ked in your ways , ” they said .
Yet , ad@@ ul@@ ts who have read the book by themselves have expres@@ sed s@@ inc@@ ere appreciation for what they have learned .
L@@ ear@@ ning to cop@@ e with the de@@ a@@ ths of my husband , my father , and my son has helped me to become more un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish and more understanding toward others who su@@ ff@@ er .
As Paul said , human flesh di@@ ff@@ ers from that of ani@@ mal@@ s .
While s@@ it@@ ting on the M@@ ount of O@@ lives , what important prophecy does Jesus give his disciples ?
This Christian woman may re@@ mind you of another faithful woman ​ — the “ po@@ or wi@@ do@@ w ” whom Jesus ob@@ served d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ing two small co@@ ins into the temple tre@@ a@@ sur@@ y .
What indic@@ ation do we have about the tim@@ ing of the heavenly resurrection ?
King David sin@@ ned gra@@ vely in con@@ ne@@ ction with B@@ ath - she@@ ba , the wife of U@@ ri@@ ah .
Why is Kingdom preaching more ur@@ g@@ ent now than ever ?
Instead , we foc@@ us on the go@@ o@@ dness of God’s organization .
Like Noah , you can walk with Jehovah God as your friend .
“ Not in Com@@ par@@ is@@ on With the O@@ ther Per@@ son ”
Then , if con@@ di@@ tions imp@@ ro@@ ve , the f@@ ar@@ m@@ er har@@ v@@ ests a good cro@@ p .
He may also share in car@@ ing for the ba@@ by to give his wife an opportunity to have a mean@@ ing@@ ful share in Kingdom preaching . ​ — Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 3 , 4 .
Mark began to won@@ der if his marriage would end because of his wi@@ fe@@ ’s new faith .
Can the ch@@ ur@@ ches sur@@ vi@@ ve in a di@@ vi@@ ded world ?
Paul told anointed Christians : “ I , the pris@@ on@@ er in the Lord , appe@@ al to you to walk wor@@ th@@ ily of the c@@ all@@ ing with which you were called . ”
While the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an th@@ re@@ at to Juda@@ h ca@@ uses even “ the very m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers of peace ” to we@@ ep bit@@ ter@@ ly , Jehovah promises that his people will be heal@@ ed , “ par@@ d@@ oned for their er@@ ro@@ r . ”
His sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y and his gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to Jehovah moved him to rel@@ in@@ qu@@ ish worl@@ dly as@@ pi@@ r@@ ations or pro@@ spe@@ cts that could have si@@ de@@ tr@@ ac@@ ked him from doing God’s will .
Ch@@ ange the World ?
H@@ ist@@ ory demonstr@@ ated the truth of Jehovah’s war@@ ning .
Today , we must also res@@ ist the tend@@ enc@@ y toward materi@@ al@@ ism , je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , or va@@ in ambi@@ tion .
Rather than show@@ ing God to be respon@@ sible for man@@ kin@@ d’s w@@ o@@ es , the Bible poin@@ ts to a ma@@ j@@ or cause of them : “ M@@ an has d@@ om@@ in@@ ated man to his in@@ j@@ ur@@ y . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 8 : 9 .
11 , 12 . ( a ) What should be imp@@ ressed upon the min@@ ds of children who atten@@ d our meetings ?
• How does godly fear contribu@@ te to courage ?
4 / 1
We felt sa@@ d about our lo@@ ss , but the brothers in O@@ co@@ sing@@ o kin@@ dly took us into their ho@@ m@@ es .
God s@@ wor@@ e to Abraham : “ By means of your se@@ ed all nations of the earth will certainly bl@@ ess themselves . ”
The psalmist lik@@ ens “ the sa@@ y@@ ings of Jehovah ” to “ s@@ il@@ ver ref@@ ined in a sm@@ el@@ ting fur@@ n@@ ace of earth , cl@@ ari@@ fied se@@ ven times . ”
God kept taking the her@@ d of your father away and giving it to me . ”
All the while , Jehovah bless@@ ed us ri@@ ch@@ ly .
I made it known to him that as a family , we wanted to serve him fully .
As the He@@ ad of the congregation , Christ used this small group of qu@@ ali@@ fied men to set@@ tle do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ al is@@ su@@ es and to over@@ see and direc@@ t the preaching and teaching of the Kingdom good news . ​ — Acts 15 : 6 - 29 ; 21 : 17 - 19 ; C@@ ol .
E@@ mili@@ a as@@ sur@@ ed her that it was .
In Cana@@ da , where he lives , a study reve@@ als that more than 50 per@@ c@@ ent of sen@@ i@@ or care@@ gi@@ v@@ ers are help@@ ing someone who is not rel@@ ated to them .
• A c@@ and@@ le going out during a cer@@ em@@ on@@ y means that evil spi@@ r@@ its are ne@@ ar@@ by
A real mil@@ es@@ to@@ ne in my Christian life came in 19@@ 6@@ 9 when an inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses was held in Nu@@ re@@ m@@ ber@@ g , Ger@@ many .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on in the C@@ ity of Ba@@ al
22 “ May He . . . Gi@@ ve Su@@ cc@@ ess to All Your P@@ l@@ ans ”
Mo@@ st of all , I am re@@ in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ated every time I remember that God will ev@@ en@@ tually he@@ al all who are bless@@ ed with life in Par@@ adise under the Kingdom rule of his Son , Jesus Christ .
C@@ learly , if we take st@@ ep@@ s to draw close to Jehovah , he will respon@@ d .
Si@@ mil@@ arly today , those who value spiritual matters and want to be gu@@ i@@ ded by God’s holy spirit follow Jesus ’ example in how they pray to God .
D@@ et@@ a@@ iled pres@@ ent@@ ations were provided in the Bul@@ let@@ in ( now Our Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try ) .
It can do the same for us today .
The work that began then is being done on an un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted sc@@ ale today .
T@@ ra@@ ined by “ the Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful and Dis@@ cre@@ et S@@ la@@ ve ”
Then place the she@@ et over the mag@@ ne@@ t .
A Mar@@ vel@@ ous H@@ ar@@ v@@ est
He made a consci@@ ous effort to keep from ga@@ z@@ ing lu@@ st@@ fully at another woman .
F@@ e@@ ar of M@@ an
With two others , I was assign@@ ed to the city of Gal@@ way .
S@@ pi@@ ces such as my@@ r@@ r@@ h and f@@ ran@@ k@@ inc@@ en@@ se came from tre@@ es and bu@@ sh@@ es that gre@@ w in deser@@ t are@@ as st@@ re@@ t@@ ch@@ ing from sou@@ ther@@ n A@@ ra@@ bia to S@@ om@@ ali@@ a in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op Your H@@ ear@@ t to F@@ e@@ ar Jehovah , 12 / 1
N@@ on - Witnesses may invit@@ e us to jo@@ in them in ques@@ tion@@ able activities .
He thus took advan@@ ta@@ ge of every opportunity to teach them .
He told the Rom@@ an Go@@ ver@@ nor P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate : ‘ I have come into the world to be@@ ar witness to the truth . ’
Do you appreci@@ ate the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of this sc@@ ene ?
This would inclu@@ de Satan the Devil , the one whom Jesus Christ later called “ the rul@@ er of the world . ”
S@@ te@@ p 5 ​ — V@@ ary Your A@@ p@@ pro@@ ach
Be hum@@ ble , and respect the local brothers . ”
A Christian wife who will@@ ingly co@@ op@@ er@@ ates with that arrang@@ ement is truly “ a cro@@ wn ” to her husband . ​ — Pro@@ v .
He seem@@ ed to be in@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble of respon@@ ding to her affe@@ ction .
When it comes to marriage today , God’s Word still off@@ ers the best guid@@ ance a@@ vail@@ able ​ — regarding the kind of mate to cho@@ ose and how to become a good husband or wife .
The emp@@ a@@ the@@ tic minis@@ ter end@@ e@@ av@@ ors to find comm@@ on gr@@ ound or to speak about sub@@ je@@ cts that are on the min@@ ds of people in order to make his message more appe@@ al@@ ing .
I@@ ts effe@@ cts were so per@@ va@@ sive that the question Jesus posed , as recorded at Luke 18 : 8 , seem@@ ed very appro@@ pri@@ ate : “ When the Son of M@@ an arri@@ ves , will he really find the faith on the earth ? ”
* As the cir@@ c@@ le of kin@@ ship ex@@ pan@@ ds , Christians recogn@@ ize that there are la@@ ws and st@@ atu@@ tes that gover@@ n leg@@ al marriage and that there are standards that are soci@@ ally and cul@@ tur@@ ally accep@@ table .
Will you pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ce me wicked in order that you may be in the right ? ”
Ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in , he said : “ The God of glory appe@@ ared to our fore@@ father Abraham while he was in M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia , before he took up re@@ si@@ d@@ ence in H@@ ar@@ an , and he said to him , ‘ G@@ o out from your land and from your relati@@ ves and come on into the land I shall show you . ’ ”
I then pur@@ su@@ ed ar@@ t , but my ar@@ t@@ is@@ tic cre@@ ations did little good for others , and I felt sel@@ f@@ ish .
If we cultiv@@ ate love and kindness in our heart , we will not eas@@ ily become je@@ al@@ ous .
I@@ ts two - word Ar@@ am@@ a@@ ic in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion has been rend@@ ered “ P@@ ure for God . ”
How would you sum@@ mar@@ ize the con@@ ten@@ ts of the book of Mi@@ ca@@ h ?
We will also discus@@ s how Jesus ’ love mo@@ ves Christians to take positi@@ ve action in times of har@@ d@@ ship , disa@@ ster , and ill@@ ness .
The psalmist beg@@ s Jehovah to do something similar to the nations who th@@ reat@@ en Israel@@ ’s ex@@ ist@@ ence in his day .
As Chris@@ t@@ ine reg@@ a@@ ined strength , we served as pione@@ ers and had the joy of help@@ ing sever@@ al people in L@@ ong Be@@ ach to become worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah .
A mother who ans@@ wer@@ ed the sur@@ ve@@ y said : ‘ The sa@@ d thing is that the only way to prote@@ ct our children is to lo@@ ck them up in a ro@@ om and never let them go out in the world . ’
The congregation also helped my family by provi@@ ding me@@ als during part of the fi@@ ve and a half months I was in the in@@ ten@@ sive care un@@ it .
Jehovah told Abraham : “ By means of your se@@ ed all nations of the earth will certainly bl@@ ess themselves du@@ e to the fact that you have listen@@ ed to my vo@@ ice . ”
P@@ re@@ matu@@ re marriage can bring a ho@@ st of problems that a you@@ th@@ ful cou@@ ple are likely ill - pre@@ pared to h@@ and@@ le .
C@@ ould you ass@@ ist in a part of the world where the fi@@ el@@ ds are “ wh@@ ite for har@@ v@@ es@@ ting ” ?
Still , her pro@@ pos@@ al showed an ad@@ mi@@ ra@@ ble l@@ ack of sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness .
U@@ p@@ on clo@@ s@@ er in@@ spe@@ ction , they real@@ ized with hor@@ ro@@ r that the str@@ ang@@ led body was that of the e@@ cum@@ en@@ ic@@ al pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch of Con@@ stan@@ t@@ in@@ ople , the head of the O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch .
He is determined to put us to the t@@ est .
“ No , that is not possible , ” I said .
The ke@@ y , once again , is to have acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of Jehovah and to let that knowledge gu@@ i@@ de us in every as@@ pect of life .
Be pe@@ ace@@ able .
How does Jehovah emp@@ ow@@ er his servants to face persecu@@ tion ?
He became king in 6@@ 24 B.C.E .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 26 , 3
P@@ re@@ aching the good news from house to house in D@@ ar es S@@ al@@ a@@ am was much e@@ asi@@ er because there was an Eng@@ l@@ ish - speaking commun@@ ity .
‘ F@@ ran@@ k@@ ly , he is a better teach@@ er than I am . ’
That was God’s will for him .
David , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , com@@ ments : “ Mo@@ st cou@@ ples end@@ e@@ av@@ or to follow Bible principles , and they deser@@ ve comm@@ end@@ ation .
O@@ ther Israelites be@@ ha@@ ved tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ously .
Why might it be said that Solomon was succ@@ ess@@ ful ?
Sa@@ sha was the first member of the family to re@@ ach the point of baptism ​ — des@@ pite many tri@@ als .
What do we learn from the er@@ ro@@ r of God’s prophet ?
But for some reason , the co@@ o@@ ks and wa@@ it@@ res@@ ses wal@@ ked off the jo@@ b , so Christian brothers with a knowledge of food pre@@ par@@ ation pit@@ ched in and pre@@ pared food for the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 17 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 33 , 16
He even taught his followers to pray for that Kingdom to come .
( Des@@ crip@@ tion of Gre@@ e@@ ce , A@@ t@@ tic@@ a I , 4 ) Acc@@ ording to the same work , at O@@ l@@ y@@ mpi@@ a there was “ an al@@ ta@@ r of the Un@@ known go@@ ds . ” ​ — E@@ le@@ ia I , X@@ I@@ V , 8 .
On this en@@ or@@ m@@ ous s@@ qu@@ are , which was sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by co@@ vered prom@@ en@@ ad@@ es , the people went about their regul@@ ar bu@@ sin@@ ess activities .
Dis@@ e@@ ase and disa@@ bil@@ ities , al@@ though per@@ mit@@ ted for a reason , will soon have had their day ; they will not bli@@ ght God’s “ fo@@ o@@ t@@ sto@@ ol ” forever . ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 6 : 1 .
Di@@ d Jehovah live up to his word ?
S@@ ap@@ hi@@ r@@ a rel@@ ates : “ It was a F@@ ri@@ day , my last day on the jo@@ b , but I still needed another ten days of work to ear@@ n en@@ ough for the coming year .
It gives as examples Genesis 7 : 9 , 15 and 2 Samuel 21 : 20 , where the re@@ pe@@ ated num@@ bers are “ two ” and “ si@@ x ” res@@ pe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely . So “ se@@ ven se@@ ven ” in Genesis 7 : 2 does not mean se@@ ven pa@@ ir@@ s , or 14 , just as the re@@ pe@@ ating of “ two ” does not mean two pa@@ ir@@ s , or four , in Genesis 7 : 9 , 15 .
It also discus@@ ses how we can avoid be@@ coming en@@ sla@@ ved to the gre@@ e@@ dy com@@ mer@@ cial world and how we can serve Jehovah as fully as possible .
“ F@@ le@@ e From F@@ or@@ n@@ ic@@ ation ”
During the ra@@ pi@@ dly appro@@ aching “ day of Jehovah’s fu@@ ry , ” everything in which Satan’s world pu@@ ts its trust will come c@@ ra@@ shing down .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , a hum@@ ble person re@@ members that “ the true God will ju@@ dge every deed , including every hi@@ d@@ den thing , as to whether it is good or bad . ”
Can the tend@@ er part of his heart be re@@ ached ?
For instance , while pas@@ sing along and care@@ fully ob@@ serving your ob@@ je@@ cts of ven@@ er@@ ation I also found an al@@ ta@@ r on which had been in@@ s@@ cri@@ bed ‘ To an Un@@ known God . ’
“ L@@ I@@ T@@ T@@ L@@ E children . ”
Are they not mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love for you ?
What con@@ v@@ inc@@ es me that Jehovah God really valu@@ es me ?
• Ru@@ th : Ru@@ th 1 - 3 .
There Father contr@@ ac@@ ted gu@@ in@@ e@@ a wor@@ m di@@ se@@ ase , which was an ad@@ ded a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction to his ab@@ d@@ om@@ in@@ al si@@ ck@@ ness .
These kind gi@@ r@@ ls gave me a beau@@ ti@@ ful gift ​ — their love and fri@@ end@@ ship .
I deci@@ ded to inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ate fur@@ ther .
N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h’s mas@@ sive w@@ alls did not pre@@ v@@ ent the fulfill@@ ment of Na@@ hum@@ ’s prophecy
The stan@@ d@@ ard of living was imp@@ ro@@ ving in many par@@ ts of the world .
But we still get si@@ ck and gro@@ w old .
A sister in our congregation , who@@ se husband was an un@@ beli@@ ever , kno@@ cked on our do@@ or early one mor@@ ning and h@@ an@@ ded me an en@@ vel@@ op@@ e . It was full of money .
Jehovah God can dis@@ pe@@ l our fe@@ ars and give us similar b@@ ol@@ dness .
M@@ ap@@ s can also help them inc@@ re@@ ase their understanding , see@@ ing how fac@@ ts they already know rel@@ ate to other information .
If a Christian on occasi@@ on made an ut@@ ter@@ ance to God and over@@ loo@@ ked using such an expres@@ sion as “ in Jesus ’ name , ” there would be no need for him to bur@@ den himself with gu@@ il@@ t .
That left me with an inf@@ ant and a ten - year - old son to care for .
After a ter@@ r@@ or@@ ist att@@ ack in one country , many were left in a st@@ ate of sh@@ o@@ ck .
Pet@@ iti@@ on God to ‘ ref@@ ine your k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys and your heart . ’
18 , 19 . ( a ) On what as@@ pect of the good news did Paul foc@@ us in Romans ?
Paul and S@@ il@@ as still needed a travel@@ ing compan@@ ion .
He tru@@ sted in Jehovah’s mer@@ cy and for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
Why should we pa@@ y attention to the book of Mal@@ ach@@ i ?
jud@@ ges , and
I rep@@ lied : “ I am a Christian , one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Some decisions will have sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
They may tell you how they felt when they first learned that God has a name ​ — how that sing@@ le truth chang@@ ed their life and su@@ sta@@ ined them for years before si@@ gn - language vi@@ de@@ o pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s or D@@ V@@ D@@ s became a@@ vail@@ able to help them learn deep@@ er Scriptural tru@@ ths .
For example , De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 28 : 4 states : “ B@@ less@@ ed will be your children and the fru@@ it of your gr@@ ound and the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of your li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck , your young c@@ at@@ tle and sheep . ”
So three months later , I took a cou@@ ple of days ’ v@@ ac@@ ation to vis@@ it them in order to expla@@ in my new@@ found faith .
To c@@ atch pre@@ y ali@@ ve , a tra@@ pp@@ er may use a s@@ n@@ are of some s@@ ort .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , from the out@@ set he proved himself to be gi@@ f@@ ted at lear@@ ning the T@@ ah@@ iti@@ an language .
W@@ ar bro@@ ke out in the Per@@ si@@ an G@@ ul@@ f , and Israel came under mis@@ s@@ ile att@@ ack by I@@ ra@@ q .
The four Ju@@ de@@ an k@@ ings who were consider@@ ed in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article served Jehovah with a complete heart .
One day , Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r asked me if I would be willing to go to B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m .
6 , 7 . ( a ) Who only can find “ the very knowledge of God ” ?
What Paul wrote about being “ a streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id ” provi@@ des in@@ sight into how we might help others .
I feel so much clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah and his de@@ ar Son now .
If we were to fo@@ ster c@@ li@@ qu@@ es in the congregation , we would be working against the le@@ adi@@ ng@@ s of the spirit .
These are the deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful pro@@ spe@@ cts a@@ wa@@ iting those who recogn@@ ize the si@@ gn of the times .
A@@ no@@ ther way to dis@@ cer@@ n what chang@@ es we may need to make is by stud@@ ying the person@@ ality tra@@ its of Bible char@@ ac@@ ters , consider@@ ing what was at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive about them and what was not .
P@@ ana@@ yi@@ o@@ ta started to study the Bible and prog@@ ressed to the point of baptism .
‘ We are only 12 years old .
He was not pas@@ si@@ vely wa@@ iting all that time ; rather , he was occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with the work that his Father assign@@ ed him .
But if some of our good ha@@ bi@@ ts have su@@ ffered over time , could it be that we are succ@@ um@@ b@@ ing to the spirit of the world ?
He ad@@ ded : “ I really do not understand why people tell such lies about them . ” ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 16 .
In Eph@@ esus , “ the word of Jehovah [ keep@@ s ] gro@@ wing and pre@@ vail@@ ing . ”
The next part on the pro@@ gra@@ m was ent@@ it@@ led “ The Word of God W@@ ent On G@@ ro@@ wing . ”
Today , before mo@@ ving on to serve as pri@@ ests with Jesus in heaven , the rema@@ ining ones of his anointed brothers faith@@ fully serve in the earthly cour@@ ty@@ ard of the spiritual temple .
Jesus always spoke with authority ​ — that of his Father and that of the inspired Scriptures . ​ — Matthew 4 : 1 - 10 ; 7 : 29 ; John 5 : 19 , 30 ; 8 : 28 .
W@@ ould you like to know more about God’s purpose for us ?
“ My wi@@ fe@@ ’s will@@ ing@@ ness to look after the children and the hous@@ eho@@ ld while I was away , ” said C@@ la@@ y , “ was by far a greater sacrifice than mine . ”
F@@ ran@@ k@@ inc@@ en@@ se , com@@ mon@@ ly used as inc@@ en@@ se , had to be bur@@ ned to rel@@ e@@ ase its f@@ ra@@ gr@@ ance .
Many have found it help@@ ful to pa@@ use after reading a por@@ tion of the Scriptures and consider such questions as the following : ‘ What does this tell me about Jehovah ?
R@@ al@@ ph and I were s@@ it@@ ting together in the bal@@ con@@ y when the talk was pres@@ ented on the “ great mul@@ titu@@ de , ” or “ great crow@@ d . ”
Although hum@@ ility is not lis@@ ted as a part of the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s spirit , it is a godly qu@@ ality that must be cultiv@@ ated .
“ God op@@ pos@@ es the ha@@ ugh@@ ty ones , but he gives un@@ deser@@ ved kindness to the hum@@ ble ones . ”
1 , 2 . ( a ) In the past , why were can@@ aries put in B@@ rit@@ ish min@@ es ?
Will the sister give du@@ e consider@@ ation to what the el@@ der says ?
‘ She is su@@ peri@@ or in contro@@ l@@ ling her temp@@ er . ’
However , you may well de@@ e@@ pen your appreciation for your personal cop@@ y of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures by lear@@ ning something about the 1@@ 6@@ th - century scho@@ la@@ r Eli@@ as H@@ ut@@ ter and the two Hebrew Bible e@@ di@@ tions that he publi@@ shed .
15 , 16 . ( a ) What will result if we apply Jehovah’s standards ?
De@@ ath is also id@@ enti@@ fied as an “ enem@@ y . ”
B@@ ack in Bible times , simply reading God’s Word was not en@@ ough .
When we have a strong desire for something , such as for a lo@@ t of money or lu@@ x@@ u@@ ries , it can control our life , like a powerful go@@ d .
He wal@@ ked through the fac@@ t@@ ory every day and gre@@ et@@ ed each of the work@@ ers .
Be@@ fore a person comes to appreci@@ ate God’s requi@@ re@@ ments , his life is pat@@ ter@@ ned after the ways of the world and may be filled with some of the things Paul mentioned : “ for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , lo@@ ose conduct , i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , prac@@ tice of spi@@ rit@@ ism , en@@ m@@ ities , stri@@ fe , je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , f@@ its of anger , con@@ ten@@ tions , div@@ isions , se@@ cts , en@@ vi@@ es , dr@@ un@@ ken b@@ ou@@ ts , re@@ vel@@ ries , and things like these . ”
( b ) How did one el@@ der expres@@ s his feelings about help@@ ing fellow believers ?
In contr@@ ast , Jehovah’s people are very concer@@ ned about their obedi@@ ence and loy@@ al@@ ty to their God .
The sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic whe@@ at is now being brought into Jehovah’s sto@@ re@@ house
God will do the same for us if we do not for@@ s@@ ake him .
On the very day of the er@@ up@@ tion , with the help of a travel@@ ing Christian minis@@ ter serving in that are@@ a , arrang@@ ements were made for reli@@ ef activities .
Ser@@ ve God “ Sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to Sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der ”
And you will see c@@ learly with eyes of faith that Jehovah God , Jesus Christ , and God’s Kingdom are all real@@ ities , not d@@ elu@@ sions .
Per@@ sever@@ ing in the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al H@@ ar@@ v@@ est
One travel@@ ing overse@@ er has found the following appro@@ ach to be effe@@ ctive .
By then , I was thr@@ il@@ led to have learned that not only does God have a name , Jehovah , but he is a loving , com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate God , not one who bur@@ ns people in a fi@@ er@@ y hel@@ l .
Is the person tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy in small matters ?
Jehovah kno@@ ws how we are made , so he is the best s@@ ource of guid@@ ance .
There my de@@ ar husband died in 195@@ 6 .
What shows that Jehovah is a gener@@ ous ho@@ st ?
Then ask yourself , ‘ How do my ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ ’s teachings com@@ pare with what the Bible says ? ’
Lo@@ o@@ king back over his two de@@ ca@@ des of serving as a help@@ er , another brother ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ It has been a privilege bey@@ ond anything I could ever have an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated . ”
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory , his people have respon@@ ded en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally .
O@@ r have you ever experienced lea@@ ving a jo@@ b for spiritual reas@@ ons and then seen the truth of God’s promise : “ I will never a@@ ban@@ d@@ on you ” ?
19 , 20 . ( a ) What is the sense of the expres@@ sion that Paul app@@ lied to the brothers a@@ i@@ ding him in R@@ ome ?
He pray@@ ed for God’s help to remain obedi@@ ent .
A MI@@ D@@ D@@ L@@ E - A@@ G@@ E@@ D J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese man nam@@ ed K@@ uni@@ hi@@ to rec@@ ently mi@@ gr@@ ated to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
The mother and father , of course , were the chil@@ d’s pri@@ m@@ ary educ@@ at@@ ors .
The building in the city of A@@ nt@@ wer@@ p where P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in and his des@@ c@@ end@@ ants had lived and wor@@ ked was op@@ ened to the public as a mu@@ se@@ u@@ m in 18@@ 7@@ 7 .
Le@@ a@@ ve the in@@ experienced ones and keep living , and walk st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght in the way of understanding . ’ ” ​ — Proverbs 9 : 1 - 6 .
How does refle@@ cting on Jehovah help to keep us hum@@ ble ?
For us to gain God’s appro@@ val , our “ ac@@ ts of conduct ” must be holy , that is , clean ​ — mor@@ ally , men@@ t@@ ally , and spiritually .
In 199@@ 8 our daugh@@ ter , Ju@@ dy , moved back to the O@@ ri@@ ent and served there for sever@@ al years .
We are com@@ for@@ ted in know@@ ing that our pl@@ an@@ et@@ ’s future rest@@ s sa@@ f@@ ely in the hands of our loving Creator , Jehovah God .
At the conclu@@ sion of this talk , can@@ di@@ d@@ ates are asked to make a public declar@@ ation of their faith by ans@@ wer@@ ing the two bap@@ t@@ is@@ ma@@ l questions .
L@@ ip@@ s wide o@@ pen can also bring divine disa@@ p@@ pro@@ val , for God ho@@ l@@ ds ever@@ yone acc@@ oun@@ table for his words .
A@@ n E@@ duc@@ ation That La@@ sted a Li@@ fe@@ time
Those who make obedi@@ ence to Jehovah their way of life experience even now the fulfill@@ ment of Proverbs 1 : 33 , which says : “ As for the one listen@@ ing [ obedi@@ ently ] to me , he will re@@ side in se@@ cur@@ ity and be un@@ dis@@ tur@@ bed from dre@@ ad of cal@@ am@@ ity . ”
Jesus taught his disciples to ask Jehovah for holy spirit .
The b@@ ra@@ in would be dra@@ wn out through the no@@ str@@ il@@ s by means of a me@@ tal in@@ str@@ um@@ ent .
Even such dr@@ as@@ tic action should be consider@@ ed discipl@@ ine , not mer@@ ely p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment .
“ Christ has been ra@@ ised from the dead , the fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its of those who have fal@@ le@@ n as@@ le@@ ep in death . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 20 .
When we discus@@ s such serious matters , we re@@ in@@ for@@ ce our determin@@ ation to keep a@@ wa@@ ke spiritually , maintain our integrity , and continue preaching the good news .
As Jesus ne@@ ared the end of his earthly course , he was con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with a very difficult decision .
When the high pri@@ est en@@ tered the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly , he fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed Jesus ’ en@@ try into heaven it@@ self to present before Jehovah God the value of the ransom sacrifice . ​ — He@@ b .
L@@ isten as the psalmist p@@ our@@ s out his feelings in prayer : “ O God , let there be no s@@ il@@ ence on your part ; do not keep spe@@ e@@ ch@@ less , and do not stay qui@@ et , O Di@@ v@@ ine One . For , look !
Daniel will return in the resurrection of the righteous ones
The com@@ bin@@ ed attend@@ ance , including those ti@@ ed in ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic@@ ally at other lo@@ c@@ ations , was 1@@ 1@@ 7@@ ,@@ 8@@ 8@@ 5 .
Do you gr@@ as@@ p the meaning of Jesus ’ mo@@ de@@ l prayer ?
A@@ S TH@@ E Bible book of Se@@ cond Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les op@@ ens , Solomon is rul@@ ing as king over Israel .
It has been like serving in a fru@@ it@@ ful mission@@ ary assignment .
“ I H@@ ad Be@@ en Lo@@ o@@ king for God Since Ch@@ il@@ d@@ ho@@ od . ” ​ — SHI@@ N@@ J@@ I S@@ AT@@ O
Mi@@ ca@@ h 5 : 5 - 15 ref@@ ers to an As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an in@@ va@@ sion that will me@@ et with only fle@@ et@@ ing succ@@ ess and poin@@ ts out that God will ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te v@@ enge@@ ance upon dis@@ obedi@@ ent nations .
( a ) How did Jehovah di@@ gn@@ i@@ fy his cre@@ atu@@ res , and for what reason ?
Paul ex@@ hor@@ ted Phil@@ em@@ on to receive On@@ es@@ i@@ mu@@ s back in a kind man@@ ner , even as he might wel@@ come the apostle himself .
Why should all of us exam@@ ine our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart ?
These inclu@@ de members of our hous@@ eho@@ ld and those in need .
What are some no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy fe@@ atu@@ res of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
Christian you@@ ths are ur@@ ged to have what kind of go@@ als ?
Then Jesus in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al , set@@ ting the pat@@ ter@@ n for future ob@@ serv@@ an@@ ces of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of his death .
Un@@ certain@@ ty is sy@@ n@@ on@@ y@@ m@@ ous with doubt , and one dic@@ tion@@ ary de@@ fin@@ es “ doubt ” as “ un@@ certain@@ ty of beli@@ ef or op@@ in@@ ion that often inter@@ fer@@ es with decision - making . ”
The Bible as@@ sures us : “ God is faithful , and he will not let you be temp@@ ted bey@@ ond what you can be@@ ar , but along with the temp@@ tation he will also make the way out in order for you to be able to end@@ ure it . ”
Of course , making a decision is very difficult when the situation is comple@@ x and vari@@ ous fac@@ t@@ ors have to be we@@ igh@@ ed .
Jehovah , the “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer , ” is never too bus@@ y to listen to us .
Ther@@ efore , let us be sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to the suffering of fellow Christians and imitate our God , Jehovah , by being a s@@ ource of comfort to others .
Com@@ bin@@ ing the acc@@ oun@@ ts , we can see that M@@ ary must have put the o@@ il , which John con@@ fir@@ ms was “ gen@@ u@@ ine n@@ ard , ” on Jesus ’ head and fe@@ et .
Many in Israel thus made a pre@@ ten@@ se of worshipp@@ ing Jehovah , but in re@@ ality they eng@@ ag@@ ed in ou@@ tri@@ ght apost@@ as@@ y .
Timothy was not la@@ z@@ y .
Jesus told his a@@ udi@@ ence : “ T@@ ake care not to prac@@ tice your righteousness in fr@@ on@@ t of men to be no@@ tic@@ ed by them . . . as the h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites do . ”
And to the cou@@ ple@@ ’s sur@@ pris@@ e , a man st@@ op@@ ped by their wit@@ ness@@ ing car@@ t , gave them a b@@ ou@@ qu@@ et of f@@ low@@ ers , and than@@ ked them for the work they do .
When I have a proble@@ m understanding the language , which I still do , they are very pati@@ ent .
Do I sp@@ end more time in fr@@ on@@ t of the com@@ pu@@ ter than I do reading the Bible ? ’
Jehovah gave David the strength needed to car@@ ry on in the face of great ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les .
We mis@@ sed each other so much !
We today will also want to ‘ ris@@ e up ’ ​ — take the in@@ iti@@ ative — ​ to strengthen those who are we@@ ak .
We started ar@@ gu@@ ing , and right in fr@@ on@@ t of my family , she called me a wom@@ an@@ iz@@ er .
In what spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c ways has God’s holy spirit qu@@ ali@@ fied the “ t@@ wi@@ g out of the stu@@ m@@ p of J@@ es@@ se ” ​ — Jesus Christ — ​ to rule mankind ?
We need to learn to understand and even share another person@@ ’s feelings , whether joy or sa@@ dness .
Do you believe in the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s promise of a resurrection ?
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ing Jehovah’s position of authority resul@@ ts in godly fear ​ — a d@@ ri@@ ving for@@ ce be@@ h@@ ind our determin@@ ation to res@@ ist the spirit of di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty .
The ex@@ p@@ lo@@ sive gro@@ w@@ th in L@@ at@@ in A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a is under@@ s@@ cor@@ ed in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , where there are more than half a milli@@ on Witnesses and a great need for more Kingdom H@@ alls .
If we have anxi@@ ety and turn to Jehovah in ear@@ n@@ est supp@@ lic@@ ation , we may well experience the in@@ com@@ par@@ able “ peace of God . ”
They prom@@ o@@ te Kingdom inter@@ ests by contribu@@ ting time , effort , and fun@@ ds .
We can take an interest in them and support them .
The Bible descri@@ bes worshipp@@ ers of God who felt anxi@@ ous but who learned to hold God’s hand .
That is true of the anointed Christians .
Jehovah ur@@ ges you to pl@@ an wis@@ ely for your future .
She re@@ members : “ When I en@@ tered the gar@@ den , I s@@ at down on a ben@@ ch and said to my@@ self , ‘ This is par@@ adise ! ’ ”
It is valu@@ ed in the sight of God .
They also helped to supp@@ ly our dist@@ ressed brothers with reli@@ ef materi@@ als .
It inclu@@ des tru@@ sting in Jehovah God as a person ​ — a person who wants us to get to know him and to maintain a good relationship with him .
The resurrection was the very thing that gave the disciples the courage to be@@ ar t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony about their Lord in s@@ pite of even the most viol@@ ent persecu@@ tion .
Moses , who was gu@@ i@@ ded by Jehovah God to wr@@ ite the P@@ ent@@ ate@@ u@@ ch , or the first fi@@ ve boo@@ ks of the Bible , must be ran@@ ked as one of the most influ@@ enti@@ al and res@@ pe@@ cted men in human hist@@ ory .
( a ) What cur@@ r@@ ent chang@@ es are among the things “ hard to de@@ al with ” ?
One Christian who has been involved in the con@@ stru@@ ction of Kingdom H@@ alls in J@@ ap@@ an learned that there was a need for s@@ kil@@ led work@@ ers to buil@@ d a place of worship in Par@@ ag@@ u@@ a@@ y .
“ In our study of n@@ atur@@ al ob@@ je@@ cts we are appro@@ aching the thoughts of the Creator , reading his conc@@ ep@@ tions , inter@@ pre@@ ting a system that is His and not our@@ s . ” ​ — L@@ ou@@ is A@@ g@@ as@@ si@@ z , A@@ mer@@ i@@ can bi@@ olo@@ g@@ ist .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we receive good direction on how to car@@ ry out our preaching work effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
Jesus also fore@@ told : “ Those days will be cu@@ t sh@@ ort . ”
Those with an earthly hope have the as@@ sur@@ ance that if they end@@ ure faith@@ fully , they will in@@ her@@ it everlasting life in an earthly par@@ adise .
Ther@@ efore , we can understand Ha@@ bak@@ kuk@@ ’s dist@@ ress as he cri@@ ed out : “ How long , O Jehovah , must I c@@ ry for help , and you do not hear ?
What if you are asked to be a member of the bri@@ d@@ al par@@ ty ?
Di@@ d he ex@@ pect that he would still be able to help people during his time in the gra@@ ve ?
• What wrong vie@@ w@@ point was be@@ tra@@ yed by some of Jesus ’ followers ?
What a wonderful less@@ on a spiritual shepher@@ d can learn from our heavenly Father !
One de@@ fin@@ iti@@ on of the Greek word transl@@ ated “ reason@@ able ” is “ not in@@ sis@@ ting on the letter of the law . ”
By the sum@@ m@@ er of 194@@ 1 , after many months of pray@@ er@@ ful pl@@ an@@ ning , Mari@@ on and I had sa@@ ved some money , and we pur@@ cha@@ sed an 18 - fo@@ o@@ t [ 5@@ .@@ 5 m ] tra@@ v@@ el tra@@ il@@ er that our family could live in .
This Genesis account pres@@ ents Satan as c@@ un@@ ning , as one who sp@@ ins lies with the in@@ ten@@ tion of dec@@ ei@@ ving the un@@ w@@ ary .
This is another as@@ pect emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed in the illustr@@ ation of the le@@ av@@ en .
Of that , there is no doubt wh@@ at@@ so@@ ever . ​ — 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 1 : 5 - 8 .
He ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged : “ For all things I have the strength by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of him who imp@@ ar@@ ts power to me . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 11 - 13 .
No one could ob@@ ject that any humans who are destro@@ yed et@@ er@@ n@@ ally at that time did not have a ch@@ ance or that their wrong course was du@@ e to imper@@ fe@@ ction .
Lo@@ c@@ ation : D@@ et@@ er@@ min@@ ed by the branch of@@ fice .
‘ But , ’ you may say , ‘ th@@ at@@ ’s all well and good for the individuals involved .
Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na is a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of et@@ er@@ n@@ al death , not et@@ er@@ n@@ al t@@ or@@ ture .
C@@ an@@ on 1 states : “ The de@@ vi@@ l and the other dem@@ ons were cre@@ ated good by n@@ ature , by God , but of their own doing they became evil . ”
V@@ er@@ se 14 of M@@ al chap@@ ter 2 states : “ Jehovah himself has bor@@ ne witness between you and the wife of your you@@ th , with whom you yourself have deal@@ t tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ously , al@@ though she is your par@@ t@@ ner and the wife of your covenant . ”
This time , Tho@@ ma@@ s was present , and Jesus invit@@ ed him to t@@ ou@@ ch the w@@ oun@@ ds . ​ — John 20 : 24 - 27 .
Even the po@@ pe himself ur@@ ged C@@ op@@ er@@ n@@ ic@@ us to pu@@ bl@@ ish his work .
In the pre@@ ce@@ ding 13 ver@@ ses of Proverbs chap@@ ter 13 , Solomon showed how the counsel found in God’s Word can help us to imp@@ ro@@ ve the qu@@ ality of our life and avoid end@@ ang@@ ering it .
On Au@@ gu@@ st 18 , 18@@ 18 , two W@@ el@@ s@@ h mission@@ aries , David J@@ ones and Tho@@ ma@@ s B@@ ev@@ an , arri@@ ved at the por@@ t city of To@@ am@@ as@@ ina from Ma@@ ur@@ iti@@ us .
O@@ r do I sh@@ y away from pra@@ ying and eng@@ ag@@ ing in deep Bible study ?
But no one could mat@@ ch his mem@@ ory of the Scriptures .
• In what ways did Jesus show appreciation ?
R@@ E@@ G@@ U@@ L@@ A@@ R F@@ E@@ AT@@ U@@ R@@ E@@ S 12 Di@@ d You K@@ now ?
Thus , O@@ p@@ hi@@ r may have been in A@@ ra@@ bia near the R@@ ed Se@@ a or on the Af@@ ri@@ can or In@@ di@@ an co@@ ast@@ s . ​ — 6 / 1 , page 15 .
Be pati@@ ent when teaching those who have come out of dr@@ ought - stri@@ ck@@ en Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at . ”
H@@ er parents were baptized in 19@@ 35 .
They re@@ pres@@ ented the religion of the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of the C@@ ze@@ ch po@@ pul@@ ation , but they were far from being un@@ ited .
Yet , Jehovah promised that this seem@@ ing “ m@@ oun@@ tain ” would be re@@ moved and become “ le@@ v@@ el land . ”
Father and M@@ other
Your works are wonderful , as my soul is very well a@@ ware . ”
“ The doing of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness is something de@@ t@@ es@@ table to k@@ ings , ” says the king of Israel , “ for by righteousness is the thro@@ ne fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed . ”
Jesus Christ , though , has provided lead@@ er@@ ship through yet another av@@ en@@ ue ​ — the Christian congregation .
Solomon did act , and with Jehovah’s ba@@ c@@ king the temple was comple@@ ted .
A certain col@@ le@@ ge stud@@ ent cho@@ se to ob@@ serve Jehovah’s Witnesses in order to wr@@ ite a pa@@ per for her e@@ th@@ no@@ lo@@ gy class .
Consider the following stan@@ z@@ as :
Paul said that he had been wit@@ ness@@ ing “ both to Jews and to Gre@@ ek@@ s about rep@@ ent@@ ance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus . ”
Indeed , 6 out of every 10 Witnesses of Jehovah cur@@ r@@ ently serving worl@@ d@@ wide were baptized during the last de@@ ca@@ de .
Rather , he pur@@ su@@ ed an u@@ pri@@ ght course .
For instance , whether we are cho@@ o@@ sing a we@@ d@@ ding d@@ ress or deci@@ ding what to we@@ ar while sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing , our appe@@ ar@@ ance should always har@@ mon@@ ize with our cla@@ im “ to re@@ ver@@ ence God . ”
32 Su@@ b@@ ject In@@ de@@ x for The Watchtower 20@@ 11
4 God’s Gre@@ at@@ est Gi@@ ft ​ — Why So P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous ?
T@@ w@@ o things helped me to ri@@ d my@@ self of these influ@@ ences .
The t@@ it@@ le of the boo@@ k@@ let he left , “ Wh@@ ere Are the De@@ ad ? , ” imp@@ ressed me , as did the con@@ ten@@ ts .
A long@@ time Witness in N@@ or@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a who gre@@ w up in a S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ i@@ can M@@ en@@ n@@ on@@ ite col@@ on@@ y heard about the famili@@ es ’ p@@ light .
( b ) What must we real@@ is@@ tic@@ ally ac@@ knowledge ?
“ A W@@ on@@ der@@ ful O@@ ver@@ se@@ er and a De@@ ar F@@ ri@@ end ”
He cultiv@@ ates pati@@ ent end@@ ur@@ ance whether he is pres@@ ently appointed or not .
Why and how did Jehovah demonstr@@ ate his appreciation toward E@@ bed - m@@ ele@@ ch ?
However , Joseph was af@@ ra@@ id of what H@@ er@@ o@@ d’s ty@@ ran@@ n@@ ic@@ al son , Ar@@ ch@@ el@@ a@@ us , could do .
Of course , we had to work in se@@ cre@@ t , and our liter@@ ature was cen@@ s@@ ored .
Our public@@ ations have long explained that the man , or the ma@@ ster , in the illustr@@ ation is Jesus and that he travel@@ ed ab@@ ro@@ ad when he as@@ c@@ ended to heaven in 33 C.E .
“ What ? ”
* He invit@@ ed his brother Mi@@ gu@@ el , a la@@ y Ca@@ tho@@ lic mission@@ ary and commun@@ ity lead@@ er from a ne@@ ar@@ by are@@ a .
In view of all of this , it is best to be ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous when it comes to bor@@ ro@@ wing money .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ We trust we have an hon@@ est conscience , as we wish to conduct ourselves hon@@ es@@ tly in all things . ”
So@@ on the Kingdom H@@ all became too small .
Your conscience , tra@@ ined by God’s Word , will help you if you listen to it . ​ — 1 Timothy 1 : 19 .
What a s@@ pl@@ en@@ did hope !
W@@ H@@ A@@ T does it mean to be a Christian ?
Like all govern@@ ments , God’s Kingdom has sub@@ je@@ cts .
On@@ ly by making this exam@@ in@@ ation will hus@@ ban@@ ds be pro@@ per@@ ly able to follow Jesus ’ example and provide for their wi@@ ves direction , love , and care , as Jesus did for his congregation .
What imp@@ act did the trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation vision have on Jesus ’ disciples , and why ?
Yet , consider a Bible princi@@ ple .
Because he would not be@@ ar ar@@ ms , he was sen@@ ten@@ ced to a ten - mon@@ th ter@@ m in the K@@ ing@@ st@@ on Pen@@ it@@ enti@@ ary in O@@ nt@@ ari@@ o , Cana@@ da .
To what did the apostle Paul com@@ pare the Christian life course ?
The ne@@ ar@@ ness of Jehovah’s day should move you to atten@@ d Christian meetings regul@@ arly and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in them as fully as possible .
Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s lead@@ er@@ ship inspired the people to s@@ tic@@ k to Jehovah
Di@@ mit@@ ar , who is in his mi@@ d - 20 ’ s , said : “ My mother ra@@ ised me by her@@ self .
If a young man demonstr@@ ates Christian matu@@ r@@ ity , is hum@@ ble , and me@@ e@@ ts the other Scriptural qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations , the elders might re@@ com@@ men@@ d him for ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant even if he is not yet 20 years old . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m . 3 : 8 - 10 , 12 ; see the Ju@@ ly 1 , 198@@ 9 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower , page 29 .
That man was John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er , son of Jewish pri@@ est Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah and his wife , Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th .
Al@@ so , un@@ like si@@ gn - language inter@@ pre@@ tation , sisters who inter@@ pre@@ t spo@@ ken langu@@ ages are u@@ su@@ ally not situ@@ ated so prom@@ in@@ ently .
In order to walk in the way of the truth , we must listen to what Jehovah says .
The spi@@ es went nor@@ th through the Ne@@ ge@@ b , likely pas@@ sed Be@@ er - she@@ ba , then He@@ br@@ on , and re@@ ached the nor@@ ther@@ n li@@ m@@ its of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines on the st@@ re@@ et cor@@ ner .
No@@ tice , though , the ph@@ ra@@ se : “ Yet his comman@@ d@@ ments are not bur@@ den@@ some . ”
What about others who have died ?
Even the apostle Peter l@@ y@@ ingly den@@ i@@ ed Jesus three times .
Do not let den@@ i@@ al under@@ mine your hon@@ est ap@@ pra@@ is@@ al of your dr@@ in@@ king .
Since n@@ ur@@ ses often de@@ al with dem@@ an@@ ding famili@@ es , they appreci@@ ate expres@@ sions of than@@ ks from vis@@ it@@ ors .
Di@@ et .
As Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s , my fam@@ il@@ y’s world re@@ v@@ ol@@ ved around the pri@@ ests and bi@@ sh@@ op@@ s .
Then , the prayer continu@@ es about what el@@ se Jehovah had done for his people : “ You pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to sub@@ du@@ e before them the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the land , the Cana@@ an@@ ites . . .
Jesus im@@ medi@@ ately recogn@@ ized that those words refle@@ cted Satan’s wi@@ sh@@ es , not Jehovah’s . Christ fir@@ m@@ ly respon@@ ded : “ G@@ et be@@ h@@ ind me , Satan !
1 AN@@ AL@@ Y@@ Z@@ E TH@@ E S@@ C@@ EN@@ E . ​ — R@@ E@@ A@@ D J@@ ON@@ A@@ H 3 : 1 – 4 : 11 .
Our ministry will ref@@ res@@ h others when we think of different ways to help them learn more about the truth .
This emo@@ tional di@@ r@@ ge ev@@ en@@ tually became part of the Bible book of Se@@ cond Samuel . ​ — 2 Samuel 1 : 17 – 27 .
What attitude do Jehovah’s servants have ?
Jehovah pur@@ pos@@ es that his Son will give life to those who have died .
How happy we were when we got per@@ mis@@ sion to speak with each other , al@@ though just for a few min@@ ut@@ es through an ir@@ on f@@ ence !
Then , si@@ t down and pray to Jehovah for his direction and wisdom .
What a privilege it was for the Israelites to be in a covenant relationship with Jehovah !
When the Law was set asi@@ de , however , those pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tions became ob@@ so@@ le@@ te .
Th@@ ink of the disa@@ str@@ ous effe@@ cts on Adam and E@@ ve when they gave in to the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s ur@@ g@@ ings !
We are deep@@ ly gr@@ ate@@ ful for her loving contribu@@ tion , which has helped us to continue in the full - time ministry .
Un@@ like physical circum@@ c@@ ision under the Law , Christian circum@@ c@@ ision was “ that of the heart by spirit . ”
The mar@@ k 6@@ 6@@ 6 emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es that de@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y by re@@ pe@@ ating the number three times .
TH@@ E W@@ A@@ Y O@@ F H@@ A@@ P@@ P@@ IN@@ E@@ S@@ S
God is “ ready to for@@ give . ”
There were also commun@@ ion sacrific@@ es , in which those who offered them par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated by e@@ ating from that which was sacrific@@ ed to God . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 19 : 5 - 8 .
A person has to act on what he lear@@ ns .
H@@ er son was stud@@ ying me@@ dic@@ ine , and her daugh@@ ter was stud@@ ying bal@@ let , ho@@ p@@ ing to d@@ ance at R@@ adi@@ o C@@ ity Mu@@ si@@ c H@@ all in New Yor@@ k .
L@@ ong before he came to earth , Jesus wor@@ ked so clo@@ sel@@ y with Jehovah that God’s Word says : “ He is before all other things and by means of him all other things were made to ex@@ ist . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 17 ; Revelation 3 : 14 .
P@@ re@@ par@@ ations are under way to make the re@@ v@@ ised e@@ dition a@@ vail@@ able in other langu@@ ages as well .
10 : 27 .
He did , and after my less@@ on the following we@@ ek , he said : “ Je@@ th@@ a , you pla@@ y well , and if you continue your stu@@ dies , you could get a jo@@ b in a ra@@ di@@ o or@@ ch@@ es@@ tr@@ a or in teaching mu@@ si@@ c .
Jehovah promises that he will soon bring about a righteous new world , where faithful humans will live as Jehovah pur@@ posed for them to live ​ — forever in perfect health .
There are h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of milli@@ ons of them , yet only two are nam@@ ed in the Bible ​ — G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el and M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el .
Jesus ’ a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of the h@@ our , or the time for his assign@@ ed work , including his sacri@@ fi@@ cial death , must have affe@@ cted what he said and did .
In the first century , re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves of the slave class were author@@ ized to tra@@ in and ap@@ point overse@@ ers in the congregations , and they , in turn , tra@@ ined the sheep .
L@@ ater , she wrote them a letter of appreciation , in which she said : ‘ You were very ni@@ ce and kind wh@@ ite people .
In ad@@ dition , we would de@@ pri@@ ve ourselves of the deep satis@@ fac@@ tion , true joy , and other rich blessings that come from whole - sou@@ led service . ​ — Pro@@ v .
The children ob@@ vi@@ ously are at e@@ ase as Jesus takes them into his car@@ ing ar@@ ms .
At 2 Peter 1 : 21 , we read : “ Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy was at no time brought by man@@ ’s will , but men spoke from God as they were bor@@ ne along by holy spirit . ”
Just having any to@@ ol , though , is not en@@ ough .
Consider just one example of the good that can come when a family loy@@ ally up@@ ho@@ l@@ ds Jehovah’s dec@@ ree not to associ@@ ate with dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed relati@@ ves .
No won@@ der she was “ like a l@@ ily among thor@@ ns , ” anything but comm@@ on to the shepher@@ d !
There are many ways to demonstr@@ ate our sub@@ mis@@ sion to Jehovah’s appointed shepher@@ ds
Go@@ od Con@@ du@@ ct B@@ ear@@ s F@@ ru@@ it
While the Jews me@@ t at the temple in Jerusalem for their an@@ nu@@ al fes@@ tiv@@ als , the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es served as local plac@@ es for lear@@ ning about Jehovah and ga@@ ining an educ@@ ation in the Law .
By being faithful in this way , we make friends with Jehovah God and Jesus Christ , the pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ors of “ the everlasting d@@ wel@@ ling plac@@ es . ”
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F@@ i@@ f@@ th , always keep in foc@@ us the mar@@ vel@@ ous fact that Jehovah will soon reli@@ eve mankind of all dist@@ res@@ ses .
Hence , before there can be the to@@ tal eli@@ min@@ ation of pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce , there must be the re@@ mo@@ val of human sin , imper@@ fe@@ ction , and the influ@@ ence of Satan the Devil .
We may have to r@@ ely on Jehovah al@@ one when it comes to end@@ uring some difficul@@ ties .
Then he started to think about re@@ tur@@ ning to the truth .
Paul called that re@@ ality “ the true t@@ ent , which Jehovah put up , and not man . ”
T@@ ake care not to mis@@ s the point .
Le@@ g@@ ends With a K@@ er@@ ne@@ l of Tru@@ th
▪ You Can F@@ i@@ ght Satan ​ — And W@@ in !
4 : 26 ; Re@@ v .
When a fi@@ er@@ ce st@@ or@@ m occ@@ ur@@ red , the house buil@@ t on ro@@ ck sur@@ vi@@ ved but the one buil@@ t on s@@ and col@@ la@@ p@@ sed . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Do@@ ing so lea@@ ds not only to con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment , advan@@ c@@ ement , rejo@@ ic@@ ing , and accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment but also to glory and life .
Do You V@@ alu@@ e What Jehovah H@@ as D@@ one to D@@ eli@@ ver You ?
N@@ one of us would view the mind of Christ as uni@@ que to the first century ​ — to Jesus and the early disciples of whom the apostle Paul wrote : “ We do have the mind of Christ . ”
When fac@@ ed with far - re@@ aching decisions , we do not trust in our own wisdom but look to Jehovah and his organization for guid@@ ance .
Jesus ’ death , however , had great value because he died in a sin@@ less st@@ ate .
How tim@@ ely that remin@@ der is today , as bil@@ li@@ ons of pages of reading material ro@@ l@@ l off the worl@@ d’s prin@@ ting pres@@ ses an@@ nu@@ ally !
Do we have a r@@ out@@ ine to consider the da@@ y’s text as a family ?
Our M@@ ak@@ er has un@@ par@@ all@@ el@@ ed com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion of our spiritual , emo@@ tional , men@@ tal , and physical needs .
Jesus in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al and was kil@@ led on the day of P@@ as@@ so@@ ver , which was ob@@ served “ as a mem@@ ori@@ al ” of Israel@@ ’s deli@@ ver@@ ance from Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an b@@ onda@@ ge in 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E .
When parents are Witnesses , likely their f@@ on@@ des@@ t wish is for their children to stay in their assign@@ ments .
G@@ EN@@ I@@ V@@ A@@ L , who lives in a sh@@ an@@ ty@@ to@@ wn in nor@@ the@@ ast@@ er@@ n B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , supp@@ or@@ ted his wife and children on the me@@ ag@@ er wa@@ ges he ear@@ ned as a ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al se@@ cur@@ ity gu@@ ard .
Those words of the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah were spo@@ ken through his prophet Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah , perhaps the great - great - gr@@ and@@ son of faithful King He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah .
God’s name The divine name , Jehovah , was of ut@@ most import@@ ance to Jesus .
When we tra@@ in our conscience and follow it , our love for Jehovah and our faith in him will gro@@ w
If you have lost your mate , stri@@ ve to de@@ al with your lo@@ ss one day at a time .
This 30 - min@@ u@@ te meeting is desi@@ gn@@ ed to help Christians devel@@ op the “ ar@@ t of teaching . ”
She heard Jesus order that the st@@ one be ro@@ l@@ led away from her bro@@ ther’s t@@ om@@ b . ​ — John 11 : 28 - 39 .
Acc@@ ording to Jewish tra@@ dition , however , the min@@ i@@ mu@@ m l@@ eng@@ th for the v@@ ow was 30 days .
Per@@ haps young L@@ in@@ us was bat@@ t@@ ling the influ@@ ence of pre@@ vail@@ ing ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es , and Ru@@ fu@@ s may have needed strength to res@@ ist the draw of his form@@ er practic@@ es in Juda@@ ism .
What a li@@ ar he proved to be !
“ A Ti@@ me to Ke@@ ep Q@@ u@@ i@@ et and a Ti@@ me to S@@ pe@@ ak ”
If we end@@ ure , what may we be privile@@ ged to do ?
I was sh@@ o@@ cked .
While we may be imp@@ ressed with the power , position , or re@@ pu@@ tation of another person , what does God look for in humans ?
I dre@@ w pi@@ c@@ tures to help me teach Solomon Is@@ l@@ and@@ ers
How the Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t Is Our H@@ el@@ per
Many have found that consider@@ ing these has given them a me@@ asure of happiness and con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment in their work .
I was just 17 years old and had the concer@@ ns and ambi@@ tions ty@@ pi@@ cal of most te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers .
Jehovah’s Witnesses preach to gl@@ ori@@ fy God and to make known his name .
M@@ E@@ DI@@ A ← IN@@ V@@ A@@ S@@ I@@ O@@ N R@@ O@@ U@@ T@@ E@@ S
When it is based on right principles , a@@ ·@@ ga@@ ʹ@@ pe is the high@@ est form of love .
I have to ad@@ mit that I did not really want to change my assignment and en@@ ter the cir@@ cu@@ it work , but Jehovah had something el@@ se in mind . ”
They were known for mil@@ it@@ ar@@ ism , and their car@@ ved reli@@ ef@@ s de@@ pi@@ ct them t@@ or@@ tur@@ ing cap@@ ti@@ ves .
( b ) Jesus set what pat@@ ter@@ n for us as to teaching ?
This was his last vis@@ it to the temple .
These words may al@@ lu@@ de to the du@@ ties of the of@@ fic@@ er of the temple m@@ ount in Jerusalem .
And the ra@@ in p@@ our@@ ed down and the f@@ loo@@ ds came and the w@@ in@@ ds ble@@ w and stru@@ ck against that house and it ca@@ ved in , and its col@@ la@@ p@@ se was great . ” ​ — Matthew 7 : 24 - 27 .
Re@@ g@@ arding the purpose of The Watchtower , it says that among other things , this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine “ prom@@ o@@ tes faith in Jesus Christ , who died so that we might gain everlasting life and who is now rul@@ ing as King of God’s Kingdom . ”
“ Now listen ! We all have the same Father , ” she rep@@ lied .
What is the re@@ me@@ dy ?
If you live in a land where work is s@@ car@@ ce , you might be temp@@ ted to accept the first jo@@ b offer ​ — any offer — ​ that comes along .
Per@@ haps we could read one more s@@ crip@@ ture that d@@ ri@@ ves home this point .
St@@ and@@ ar@@ ds of living may d@@ ro@@ p .
The apostles and the elders of the Jerusalem congregation ac@@ ted as a gover@@ ning body .
Pe@@ ople “ out of All the L@@ angu@@ ages ” He@@ ar the Go@@ od Ne@@ ws
I@@ mit@@ ating Jehovah God and his Son invol@@ ves ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles , such as those consider@@ ed in this article .
▪ C@@ re@@ ate respect for the Bible
Lo@@ ok ! My ang@@ el will go a@@ head of you . ”
Di@@ v@@ ine guid@@ ance led Joseph to take his family up nor@@ th , away from Jerusalem and all its in@@ tri@@ gu@@ es , back to his ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th in Gal@@ ile@@ e .
In order to make the text a@@ vail@@ able in other langu@@ ages , ti@@ rel@@ ess efforts have been made by s@@ inc@@ ere transl@@ at@@ ors .
Y@@ ou@@ ng@@ er Witnesses accom@@ pan@@ y them and provide trans@@ por@@ tation .
His great@@ est expres@@ sion of love was to sur@@ rend@@ er his perfect human life so that others might be sa@@ ved .
A full sc@@ he@@ du@@ le of Christian activities , such as preaching the good news and atten@@ ding meetings , is also vital .
What be@@ aring will the Kingdom - preaching work have on the future ma@@ gn@@ i@@ f@@ ying of God’s name ?
In fact , they went along with Satan’s s@@ ch@@ eme of things rather than accept God’s loving direction .
As he gre@@ w up in the city of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th , he learned to be a car@@ p@@ en@@ ter , un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly from his a@@ do@@ p@@ tive father , Joseph . ​ — Matthew 13 : 5@@ 5 .
To support the ass@@ em@@ bly , 15 Witnesses in the to@@ wn of El@@ do@@ re@@ t , 3@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 4@@ 8@@ 0 k@@ m ] sou@@ th of the cam@@ p , vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to make the ar@@ du@@ ous j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to the ar@@ id nor@@ th , along with a Bible stud@@ ent who offered the use of his min@@ i@@ bu@@ s and d@@ ri@@ ver .
Let ever@@ yone with a willing heart bring a contribu@@ tion for Jehovah . ”
And you@@ ths are especially vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able to the att@@ ac@@ ks of Satan , who like “ a ro@@ aring li@@ on ” pre@@ ys on the in@@ experienced .
God had sent Jesus to the earth to fulf@@ ill the ro@@ le of the promised Se@@ ed , or Messi@@ ah .
Then , as you come to know Jehovah’s person@@ ality , you can better understand Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts .
It can help us to over@@ turn “ str@@ ong@@ ly en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched things , ” that is , pre@@ conc@@ ei@@ ved no@@ tions , wrong ide@@ as , or dist@@ or@@ ted vie@@ ws , ther@@ e@@ by “ br@@ ing@@ ing every thought into cap@@ tiv@@ ity to make it obedi@@ ent to the Christ . ”
In what way are we God’s pro@@ per@@ ty , and how should that fact af@@ fect our thoughts and actions ?
19@@ 20 : M@@ aga@@ z@@ ines pr@@ inted with first ro@@ t@@ ary pres@@ s , at 35 M@@ y@@ r@@ tle A@@ ven@@ ue , Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n .
W@@ he@@ ther you real@@ ize it or not , ad@@ ver@@ t@@ is@@ ers care@@ fully sel@@ e@@ ct col@@ ors and col@@ or com@@ bin@@ ations to appe@@ al to your spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c desi@@ res , your g@@ end@@ er , and your age group .
But later , as I did some re@@ sear@@ ch on the apost@@ ates ’ ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents against Jehovah’s Witnesses , I became a@@ ware of how c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty the false teach@@ ers were .
Paul explained the bal@@ an@@ ced vie@@ w@@ point this way : “ Let the one e@@ ating not look down on the one not e@@ ating , and let the one not e@@ ating not ju@@ dge the one e@@ ating , for God has wel@@ com@@ ed that one . ”
As we pul@@ l into the d@@ ri@@ ve@@ way of R@@ on@@ ’s co@@ t@@ ta@@ ge , we see a col@@ or@@ ful si@@ gn on the fr@@ on@@ t por@@ ch id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying it as a Kingdom H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
In@@ f@@ ants and to@@ dd@@ l@@ ers need par@@ ent@@ al guid@@ ance and support to beg@@ in the pro@@ c@@ ess of lear@@ ning self - control . . . .
The des@@ crip@@ tive name Devil , meaning “ S@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ er , ” id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es that one as the fore@@ most s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ er of God , his good word , and his holy name .
It is true that parents can teach their children to do good or bad .
Because of their faith , they may be certain that they have the un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing support of Jehovah’s everlasting ar@@ ms . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 33 : 27 .
Do you regul@@ arly pray and study together , set spiritual go@@ als , and talk about your fam@@ il@@ y’s pri@@ or@@ ities ?
Jesus star@@ ts his dis@@ course ​ — the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount — ​ by show@@ ing that happiness resul@@ ts from having a good relationship with God .
The Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law s@@ ti@@ pul@@ ated : “ In case there comes to be in a man a sin deser@@ ving the s@@ ent@@ ence of death , and he has been put to death , and you have h@@ un@@ g him upon a st@@ ake , his dead body should not stay all night on the st@@ ake ; but you should by all means bu@@ ry him on that day . ”
They ev@@ en@@ tually found him s@@ it@@ ting in one of the temp@@ le@@ ’s h@@ alls , listen@@ ing to the Jewish teach@@ ers and as@@ king them questions .
A P@@ R@@ O@@ MI@@ N@@ EN@@ T apostle refu@@ ses to draw attention to himself .
They needed to sto@@ p soci@@ al@@ iz@@ ing with that person but not tre@@ at him as an enem@@ y .
9 “ G@@ o , . . . and M@@ ake Dis@@ ci@@ ples of Pe@@ ople of All the N@@ ations ”
We should than@@ k him at every opportunity for the gi@@ f@@ ts he has given us .
On@@ ce they were out@@ side the pris@@ on , the ang@@ el v@@ ani@@ shed .
The other is that our Creator has good reas@@ ons for temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily per@@ mit@@ ting it .
We too share that gen@@ u@@ ine interest in people .
10 , 11 . ( a ) How does Isaiah descri@@ be the message that we preach ?
There were the four of us and a cou@@ ple of others .
He g@@ lar@@ ed at me .
In the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , there are about 6@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 members of the cl@@ er@@ gy in Chris@@ tend@@ om , while there are some 1@@ ,@@ 200@@ ,000 of Jehovah’s Witnesses preaching the good news in that country .
* F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing that m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous ev@@ ent , Satan and his dem@@ ons were ou@@ sted from heaven and con@@ f@@ ined to the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of the earth .
Ther@@ efore , he ar@@ gu@@ ed that devo@@ tion to them , in@@ stead of provi@@ ding positi@@ ve and lasting re@@ war@@ ds , is “ we@@ ar@@ is@@ ome to the flesh . ”
Instead of in@@ sis@@ ting on his own way , a pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ er will pray@@ er@@ fully consider his bro@@ ther’s vie@@ w@@ point .
Although Par@@ adise is soon lost because of man@@ ’s dis@@ obedi@@ ence , Jehovah gives hope .
Sa@@ ul@@ ’s next action against the Phil@@ ist@@ ines pro@@ vo@@ ked a strong re@@ action from them .
Jehovah’s Witnesses hold to the same stan@@ d@@ ard , accep@@ ting for baptism only those who have a ba@@ si@@ c knowledge of the Scriptures and who have made a dedic@@ ation to God .
Jesus said : “ You must love your neigh@@ b@@ or [ including those living clo@@ s@@ est to you ​ — your family ] as yourself . ”
The king or@@ der@@ ed David to be brought before him . ​ — 1 Samuel 17 : 23 - 31 .
I under@@ sto@@ od vi@@ r@@ tually nothing and felt as if God were far away from me .
In@@ va@@ ding one house after another and , dra@@ gg@@ ing out both men and women , he would turn them over to pris@@ on . ”
He high@@ ligh@@ ted the the@@ me “ V@@ i@@ e@@ w All Mat@@ ters From the St@@ and@@ point of God . ”
What reas@@ ons do we have for pra@@ ying inc@@ ess@@ an@@ tly ?
We may ye@@ ar@@ n for im@@ medi@@ ate reli@@ ef , but we trust that Jehovah kno@@ ws pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely when and how to act in our be@@ half . ​ — P@@ s .
the book , Isaiah
The P@@ as@@ so@@ ver ob@@ serv@@ ance , mar@@ king the Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us of the sons of Israel from Egy@@ pt , was in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted in 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E .
M@@ ore things requi@@ re more time .
Since ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism is so evil , however , should not Jehovah’s Witnesses be doing something to help com@@ ba@@ t it ?
Yet he will take control over all my hard work at which I wor@@ ked hard and at which I showed wisdom under the su@@ n .
Per@@ s@@ onal study is one means by which Jehovah can “ gu@@ ard [ us ] from stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing . ”
Jesus thus called Satan “ the rul@@ er of the world . ”
L@@ ater , I learned that my c@@ ous@@ in Je@@ an H@@ isi@@ g@@ er had become a Witness and was ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted as a consci@@ enti@@ ous ob@@ je@@ ct@@ or .
Christ ‘ rel@@ eas@@ ed by pur@@ cha@@ se those under law ’ and set them free to enjoy Christian fre@@ e@@ dom , says Paul .
It was more than 1@@ 00 fe@@ et [ 30 m ] longer than the scho@@ on@@ er W@@ y@@ om@@ ing , which was repor@@ te@@ dly the lar@@ g@@ est w@@ o@@ o@@ den - h@@ ul@@ led ship ever buil@@ t .
I wanted to tell them about the hope of Par@@ adise and the resurrection , but they did not understand my language .
Of course , we real@@ ize that most people have their own religious beli@@ ef@@ s and that not ever@@ yone is inter@@ ested in our message .
Mo@@ tiv@@ ated to Ser@@ ve
• Who have helped inc@@ re@@ ase the L@@ or@@ d’s bel@@ ong@@ ings in rec@@ ent de@@ ca@@ des , and how ?
Why , ba@@ si@@ c Bible teachings can be gr@@ as@@ ped and appreci@@ ated even by children ! ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 15 .
After preaching in Ri@@ o and living for a while at the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses there , I was sent to a mission@@ ary home in P@@ ir@@ ac@@ ic@@ aba , in S@@ ã@@ o Paulo St@@ ate , and later to a mission@@ ary home in P@@ or@@ to A@@ leg@@ re , in Ri@@ o G@@ ran@@ de do S@@ ul St@@ ate .
What would R@@ a@@ ha@@ b do ?
They won@@ der : ‘ How could Lo@@ t seek to prote@@ ct his gu@@ ests by o@@ ffering his daugh@@ ters to a lu@@ st@@ ful mo@@ b ?
One of the k@@ ing@@ ’s em@@ is@@ s@@ aries was Ju@@ cal , also known as Je@@ hu@@ cal .
Th@@ r@@ ough Jesus Christ , Jehovah will see to it that blessings f@@ low to obedi@@ ent mankind .
Can we not learn from the ne@@ g@@ ative experi@@ ences of others ?
Is there , to qu@@ o@@ te V@@ ol@@ ta@@ i@@ re , “ a God who speak@@ s to the human r@@ ace ” to answer these questions ?
As I pre@@ pared to tra@@ v@@ el there , I app@@ lied for a pas@@ s@@ por@@ t .
Why do some Christian cou@@ ples deci@@ de to ref@@ ra@@ in from having children ?
A M@@ O@@ B se@@ ize a de@@ f@@ en@@ sel@@ ess man and beg@@ in be@@ ating him .
One night we discus@@ sed the rel@@ e@@ ase of the boo@@ k@@ let God’s W@@ a@@ y Is Lo@@ ve , pro@@ duc@@ ed especially with I@@ rel@@ and in mind .
So@@ on after the cre@@ ation of the first man and woman , an un@@ seen spirit cre@@ ature , Satan the Devil , challeng@@ ed God’s rul@@ er@@ ship .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out Satan’s influ@@ ence , a righteous new world will be esta@@ bli@@ shed , and this earth will become a pe@@ ace@@ ful place . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
They com@@ mit themselves to Jehovah and foc@@ us their lives on the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c go@@ als .
How do we show that we want to remain in Christ’s love and keep his appro@@ val ?
The fact is , though , that we will pur@@ sue what is in our heart , what is of value to us .
Such works fa@@ iled to provide a sure hope of sal@@ vation , since no imper@@ fect human could really me@@ asure up to God’s standards .
to gu@@ ard our t@@ ong@@ ue ?
Ther@@ efore , L@@ ef@@ è@@ v@@ re turned away from stud@@ ying ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y and devo@@ ted all his en@@ er@@ gy to transl@@ ating the Bible .
Jehovah was now going to allow humans to e@@ at me@@ at .
We fir@@ m@@ ly believe God’s Word , the Bible , which c@@ learly states that Christians must ‘ ab@@ sta@@ in from blood . ’
When the people obe@@ yed these men , they were ac@@ tually following Jehovah as Le@@ ad@@ er .
But what about J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s daugh@@ ter ?
Some may have we@@ ak@@ nesses that they are not a@@ ware of or that they are rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to ac@@ knowledge .
“ A Ma@@ st@@ er@@ pi@@ e@@ ce of a Pro@@ ject ”
Why did I want to com@@ mit su@@ i@@ ci@@ de ?
I@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ IN@@ E yourself in a s@@ por@@ ts st@@ adi@@ u@@ m j@@ am@@ m@@ ed with exc@@ ited people .
But many of the Rom@@ an ba@@ ths were hu@@ ge esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ments that inclu@@ ded mas@@ sage ro@@ om@@ s , gy@@ m@@ n@@ asi@@ um@@ s , g@@ am@@ ing ro@@ om@@ s , and plac@@ es to e@@ at and dr@@ ink .
But when I helped with the cle@@ an@@ ing , I me@@ t a lo@@ t of brothers and sisters !
S@@ ONG@@ S : 5@@ 1 , 5@@ 8
It is a bo@@ x , or ch@@ est , into which the b@@ ones of a dec@@ eas@@ ed person were put after the body had de@@ ca@@ yed in a bu@@ ri@@ al ca@@ ve .
As to@@ dd@@ l@@ ers , the four of them res@@ ented group discipl@@ ine when they mis@@ be@@ ha@@ ved , so we cor@@ rec@@ ted them individu@@ ally .
Be G@@ r@@ ate@@ ful for Ang@@ eli@@ c H@@ el@@ p
Yet , when that un@@ righteous man heard Jesus preach about the Kingdom , he recogn@@ ized the exc@@ el@@ ling value of what he was hear@@ ing and took im@@ medi@@ ate action .
You understand the reas@@ ons be@@ h@@ ind what is going on in the world .
God will re@@ move all ca@@ uses of suffering
Those speaking Greek felt that they were being dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ated against .
Indeed , ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles is what helps true Christians to ris@@ e a@@ bo@@ ve n@@ ational differ@@ ences .
A pro@@ gra@@ m of da@@ ily Bible reading is also valu@@ able .
The two , however , did not beg@@ in living together as husband and wife until the we@@ d@@ ding for@@ mal@@ ities had been comple@@ ted .
A@@ ga@@ inst you , you al@@ one , I have sin@@ ned , and what is bad in your eyes I have done . ”
◆ If the Go@@ sp@@ els were leg@@ ends , could they have been com@@ p@@ iled so quic@@ k@@ ly after the death of Jesus ?
What if you have done all you can to sear@@ ch out a matter that affe@@ cts you person@@ ally but still have not found the direction or so@@ lu@@ tion you need ?
Mo@@ st certainly , we want to be “ the s@@ ort who have faith for the pre@@ serving of our lives . ”
Some of the Christians in Corin@@ th had been ‘ for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ ors , i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ers , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ers , ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ als , th@@ i@@ ev@@ es , gre@@ e@@ dy pers@@ ons , dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ ds , re@@ v@@ il@@ ers , and ex@@ t@@ or@@ tion@@ ers . ’
Ke@@ ep On M@@ in@@ ding the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
The w@@ ind wh@@ ist@@ led through the g@@ ap@@ s between the lo@@ g@@ s , so we tri@@ ed to b@@ lo@@ ck the ho@@ les with new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers .
L@@ ater I learned that some who took Bible liter@@ ature from me became Witnesses .
“ Wh@@ ere I gre@@ w up , ” says Lu@@ c@@ a , who was ra@@ ised in a W@@ es@@ ter@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an land , “ people felt that loo@@ king after children was a wi@@ fe@@ ’s jo@@ b . ”
The ty@@ pi@@ cal vis@@ it la@@ sted only one or two bus@@ y days .
From this , we can draw a vital less@@ on .
That same ev@@ ening , these two disciples re@@ turned to Jerusalem .
Al@@ so , the Ar@@ k would not have to be t@@ ou@@ ched ; had the po@@ les been taken out of the r@@ ings , each por@@ ta@@ ge would requi@@ re h@@ and@@ ling the sac@@ red Ar@@ k to re@@ in@@ ser@@ t the po@@ les in the r@@ ings .
They were powerful Jewish religious lead@@ ers ​ — the very ones who had or@@ ch@@ es@@ tr@@ ated Jesus ’ death .
It ought to become more and more c@@ learly id@@ enti@@ fi@@ able .
As Christians , we have a nor@@ ma@@ l desire to provide materi@@ ally for ourselves and our family .
John rel@@ ated : “ Now , because he knew before the fes@@ ti@@ val of the pas@@ so@@ ver that his h@@ our had come for him to move out of this world to the Father , Jesus , having loved his own that were in the world , loved them to the end . ”
• Why is it important to seek Jehovah’s righteousness ?
However , they can be ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely sure that if they look to Jehovah , he will help them to end@@ ure .
Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or F@@ ri@@ e@@ d@@ rich H@@ ol@@ t@@ z and his wife , A@@ li@@ ce , lived in B@@ er@@ l@@ in .
And as we con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate the promises of wonderful things Jehovah will yet do , we also sear@@ ch for ways to expres@@ s appreciation . ”
Like Jesus , we always need to be al@@ er@@ t , w@@ atch@@ ing for opportun@@ ities to share what we know about God’s Kingdom .
I si@@ t down or li@@ e down to read or listen to mu@@ si@@ c .
By the end of the Watchtower study that mor@@ ning , it was ann@@ oun@@ ced to the congregation that he had pas@@ sed away .
G@@ ran@@ ted , keep@@ ing our eyes on the v@@ indic@@ ation of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y can be challeng@@ ing . Our problems may se@@ em to over@@ wh@@ el@@ m us at times .
Proverbs 13 : 20 tel@@ ls us : “ The one wal@@ king with the wise will become wise , but the one who has deal@@ ings with the stu@@ pi@@ d will f@@ are ba@@ dly . ”
Jehovah must have first place in our life .
( b ) The temple in@@ spe@@ ction reve@@ aled what , and as He@@ ad of the congregation , what ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment did Jesus make ?
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 12 , 13 ]
Why do you want to be hon@@ est ?
Wh@@ er@@ ever the sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors were de@@ por@@ ted , whether to “ the re@@ gi@@ on of light [ Babyl@@ on in the E@@ ast ] ” or to “ the is@@ lands of the [ Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an ] se@@ a , ” they would gl@@ ori@@ fy Jehovah .
In fact , there are num@@ er@@ ous Bible pas@@ sa@@ ges that as@@ sure us of this .
However , God’s comm@@ and did not mean that the Jews could not tri@@ m their be@@ ar@@ ds or fac@@ i@@ al ha@@ ir at all . ​ — 2 Samuel 19 : 24 .
What qualities made Jesus an ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er ?
By your doing so , you he@@ ed the war@@ ning imp@@ lic@@ it in the words of Jesus found at Matthew 5 : 28 .
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C@@ o@@ in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ ally or not , the Devil un@@ lea@@ shed a wa@@ ve of un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted persecu@@ tion around the g@@ lo@@ be .
I W@@ A@@ S born on the is@@ land of B@@ eli@@ tun@@ g , in In@@ don@@ es@@ ia .
The future bri@@ de is ad@@ d@@ ressed not only as “ O daugh@@ ter ” but also as “ the k@@ ing@@ ’s daugh@@ ter . ”
Many of us are some@@ where in - between .
May all of us remain spiritually al@@ er@@ t and displa@@ y a wa@@ iting attitude .
T@@ ra@@ v@@ el ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted her with O@@ ri@@ ent@@ al ways of worship , and she began to won@@ der whether there is one true God .
On the contr@@ ary , God’s servants today are a devo@@ ted , clean people .
Jehovah’s organization helped me to ob@@ tain the knowledge of God .
This certainly should have in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ated the king .
Although Jehovah had as@@ sur@@ ed David that he would be king , for years David had to fle@@ e , to fi@@ ght , and to wa@@ it for Jehovah’s time to make him king .
For D@@ el@@ ph@@ ine , * life was bus@@ y , full , and re@@ war@@ ding .
The two who kept bus@@ y while wa@@ iting for their ma@@ ster were told upon his arri@@ val : “ W@@ ell done , good and faithful slave ! ”
A person who arrang@@ es a ga@@ ther@@ ing should be inter@@ ested in what ?
However , they can “ set matters st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght ” with him by chang@@ ing their ways . ​ — Isaiah 1 : 18 .
How will we re@@ act to such cor@@ rection ?
Then the L@@ ev@@ ites re@@ pres@@ ented the people with their well - pre@@ pared prayer . ​ — Ne@@ h .
And how than@@ k@@ ful we are that our heavenly Father , Jehovah , is the Re@@ war@@ der of all who do this and loy@@ ally serve him in imit@@ ation of his Son ! ​ — Read Psalm 34 : 3 ; Hebrews 11 : 6 .
We are gr@@ ate@@ ful for this and recogn@@ ize that this too ser@@ ves Jehovah’s purpose .
Bro@@ ad S@@ t .
Such qualities as love , kindness , and go@@ o@@ dness were par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly evid@@ ent in the way he tre@@ ated those who were consider@@ ed low@@ ly members of soci@@ ety .
I@@ b@@ ra@@ him had prog@@ ressed in Bible knowledge to the point that during our vis@@ it , he began sh@@ aring with us in the house - to - house ministry . ​ — Acts 20 : 20 .
For one thing , we avoid displa@@ ying an a@@ ir of su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity .
Jesus op@@ en@@ ly id@@ enti@@ fied himself as the Messi@@ ah .
Be determined to s@@ tic@@ k to Jehovah’s organization and loy@@ ally support the lead@@ er@@ ship he provi@@ des ​ — no matter what imper@@ fe@@ ctions may sur@@ face .
How sa@@ d to see that these men who had such a prom@@ ising ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound and the opportunity to do what was right let it go to wa@@ st@@ e !
Peter uses the first of “ the ke@@ ys of the kingdom of the heavens ” to o@@ pen the do@@ or of knowledge and opportunity for Jews and pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes who “ em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed his word ” to en@@ ter the Kingdom .
Paul says : “ It is well not to e@@ at flesh or to dr@@ ink w@@ ine or do anything over which your brother stu@@ m@@ bl@@ es . ”
C@@ learly , “ the very hand of Jehovah ” was ac@@ ting upon Eli@@ j@@ ah in a su@@ per@@ n@@ atur@@ al way .
Many stud@@ ents of the Bible have come to the same conclu@@ sion as the apostle Paul , who wrote : “ All Scrip@@ ture is inspired of God . ”
But how can two people who appe@@ ared to be made for each other before ex@@ chang@@ ing marriage v@@ ow@@ s turn out to be so different af@@ ter@@ ward ?
Re@@ as@@ on@@ able Ex@@ pe@@ ct@@ ations , 8 / 1
What should parents consider if a child who is already baptized beg@@ ins to wa@@ ver in faith ?
It is no sur@@ pris@@ e that her husband , Isa@@ a@@ c , “ f@@ ell in love with her , and . . . found comfort after the lo@@ ss of his mother . ”
Why is it important to show personal interest in those whom we me@@ et in our ministry ?
Thus , De@@ bor@@ ah and Bar@@ ak began their vi@@ ct@@ ory s@@ ong with praise , not to cre@@ atu@@ res , but to the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh .
Par@@ ents need to discus@@ s with their children ex@@ ac@@ tly what is requi@@ red of them .
T@@ w@@ o years later , my older brother was also taken away .
You may ob@@ tain a cop@@ y of the study e@@ dition from one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
We were imp@@ ressed by a beau@@ ti@@ ful pan@@ or@@ ama ​ — the ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic and j@@ ag@@ ged m@@ oun@@ tain called E@@ l Y@@ un@@ que ( The An@@ vi@@ l ) , car@@ pe@@ ted as if with dar@@ k - gre@@ en vel@@ v@@ et , and in the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , a clear , b@@ lu@@ e s@@ k@@ y bor@@ der@@ ed by mas@@ ses of wh@@ ite cl@@ ou@@ ds .
What were s@@ tic@@ k char@@ ts like ?
Ex@@ ca@@ v@@ ations in the M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast have yi@@ el@@ ded great num@@ bers of s@@ l@@ ing@@ st@@ ones from w@@ ars in ancient times .
His ti@@ me@@ table is not gover@@ ned by human means of me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing time , such as the ro@@ tation of the earth .
Are You Li@@ ving U@@ p to Your De@@ dic@@ ation ?
TH@@ E I@@ tal@@ i@@ an ar@@ my of@@ fic@@ er ass@@ em@@ b@@ led his relati@@ ves and friends for what became a tur@@ ning point in God’s deal@@ ings with humans .
“ W@@ he@@ ther from D@@ en@@ mar@@ k , Fr@@ ance , Ger@@ many , or T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y , we were all one family .
In sum@@ m@@ er , it was a com@@ for@@ table place to s@@ le@@ ep .
It will not end until God’s purpose regarding mankind and the earth is comple@@ t@@ ely ful@@ filled at the end of the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn of Jesus Christ , who is the “ Lord of the sa@@ b@@ bat@@ h . ” ​ — Matthew 12 : 8 ; Revelation 20 : 1 - 6 ; 21 : 1 - 4 .
The deter@@ i@@ or@@ ating world con@@ di@@ tions that mar@@ k our day leave no doubt that since 1914 , Satan’s wicked world has en@@ tered its last days .
O@@ ver the cen@@ tu@@ ries , this m@@ oun@@ tain r@@ ange has form@@ ed a n@@ atur@@ al bor@@ der between pro@@ v@@ inc@@ es , k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s , and states .
For God put it into their hearts to car@@ ry out his thought . ” ​ — Revelation 17 : 16 , 17 .
By the time he , as the last sur@@ vi@@ ving apostle , p@@ en@@ ned his first inspired letter , he knew that Jehovah does not take each of his servants to t@@ ask for every mis@@ dem@@ e@@ an@@ or .
So well - known has it become that it is often refer@@ red to as the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule .
When the Bible first in@@ tro@@ du@@ ces De@@ bor@@ ah , it ref@@ ers to her as “ a prophe@@ t@@ ess . ”
F@@ li@@ r@@ ting ​ — or respon@@ ding to it — ​ can lead to be@@ coming a vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y
In the to@@ wn of J@@ i@@ pi@@ j@@ apa , in w@@ es@@ ter@@ n E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or , we were given the name of an inter@@ ested person ​ — just the name , C@@ ar@@ lo@@ s Me@@ j@@ í@@ a , but no ad@@ d@@ ress .
In fact , Mi@@ ca@@ h says that the prin@@ ce , the ju@@ dge , and the great man “ inter@@ we@@ a@@ ve , ” or co@@ or@@ din@@ ate , their wicked de@@ e@@ ds .
Be@@ ar in mind that the go@@ al is not to mem@@ or@@ ize respon@@ ses or words .
We will also exam@@ ine the d@@ ang@@ ers of wal@@ king by sight . ​ — Hebrews 11 : 25 .
What blessings can be our@@ s if we prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely tra@@ in our per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers ?
But to get encourag@@ ement from them , you may need to take the in@@ iti@@ ative .
If he were to de@@ file himself with to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o , be@@ te@@ l nu@@ t , il@@ lic@@ it d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , or al@@ co@@ ho@@ l a@@ bu@@ se , that o@@ ffering would have no value .
As a result of the clear information pres@@ ented , Jehovah’s Witnesses around the world saw the need to maintain stri@@ ct neu@@ tr@@ ality in the af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of the war@@ ring nations .
What a com@@ for@@ ting thought !
After 19@@ 31 , the ter@@ m “ col@@ por@@ te@@ ur ” was re@@ plac@@ ed by “ pioneer . ”
Al@@ ber@@ t , mentioned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , heard the Kingdom message when his wife and son began to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses . At first , Al@@ ber@@ t was s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ al .
Today the value of spi@@ ces be@@ ars no com@@ par@@ is@@ on to that of go@@ ld .
( a ) How can a person offer himself “ a sacrifice ” to God ?
H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds , continue loving your wi@@ ves . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 22 , 25 .
8 : 9 - 13 .
And physical appe@@ ar@@ ance is not everything .
What can contribu@@ te to the we@@ ak@@ ening of the marriage b@@ ond ?
God next as@@ ks Job about the effe@@ cts of light and other matters .
Just think , though , that someone in@@ fin@@ it@@ ely older and wis@@ er than we are is happy to give us loving guid@@ ance in making those decisions !
We will see each of them as a work in prog@@ ress . This is how Jehovah se@@ es them .
Now transl@@ ation te@@ am@@ s ty@@ pe text and cor@@ rec@@ t it direc@@ tly on the com@@ pu@@ ter .
These artic@@ les also inclu@@ de practic@@ al su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions that many will find help@@ ful .
“ Be@@ fore my Bible study , no one had sh@@ own me how to do that .
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ing Jehovah as the true God , R@@ a@@ ha@@ b displa@@ yed faith also by a@@ ban@@ don@@ ing her life of pro@@ s@@ titu@@ tion .
Let us also imitate Jesus by see@@ king so@@ li@@ tu@@ de for priv@@ ate prayer .
6 O@@ ut@@ d@@ ated or A@@ head of I@@ ts Ti@@ me ?
He did not try to jus@@ ti@@ fy himself before Jehovah or at@@ temp@@ t to pas@@ s the bl@@ ame on to others .
It is an in@@ ten@@ se a@@ ver@@ sion , an ut@@ ter ab@@ hor@@ r@@ ence ​ — not mal@@ ice , s@@ pite , or a desire to inf@@ li@@ ct in@@ j@@ ur@@ y .
In what ways has acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge been made “ a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant ” ?
Jesus Christ said : “ M@@ an must live , not on bre@@ ad al@@ one , but on every ut@@ ter@@ ance coming for@@ th through Jehovah’s m@@ ou@@ th . ”
I would d@@ ri@@ ft like so many others from one thing to another , tr@@ ying to find happiness yet not fin@@ ding it .
7 , 8 . ( a ) What sacrifice did Jesus make , and how was he re@@ war@@ ded ?
The Go@@ sp@@ els u@@ su@@ ally apply the word “ disci@@ ple ” to Jesus ’ in@@ tim@@ ate followers , who travel@@ ed with him as he pre@@ ached and who were instru@@ cted by him .
B@@ er@@ na@@ de@@ t@@ te , who@@ se father was kil@@ led in Fr@@ ance during the second world war , re@@ members feel@@ ing ou@@ tra@@ ged by the words of the pri@@ est at the fun@@ er@@ al of her three - year - old c@@ ous@@ in : “ God has called this child to be an ang@@ el . ”
Like the B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ ans , we should ‘ exam@@ ine the Scriptures da@@ ily ’
Jehovah’s promises will come true
I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t mind .
When I learned that I had a heavenly Father , I really wanted to know him well .
Jehovah will continue to mo@@ ld us using his Word , spirit , and organization so that in the future we will become perfect “ children of God . ” ​ — Romans 8 : 21 .
9 , 10 . ( a ) How are new Kingdom H@@ alls provided and fin@@ an@@ ced , and with what resul@@ ts ?
In Rus@@ sia , un@@ like in many other lands , c@@ ele@@ br@@ ating Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s was not always something that people were free to do .
On the second day , however , he no@@ tic@@ ed the love and peace demonstr@@ ated in the en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic wel@@ come that the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates received , though the local Witnesses did not know them person@@ ally .
We offered our ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines on the st@@ re@@ et .
No@@ te this reas@@ sur@@ ing promise found at Proverbs 2 : 10 , 11 : “ When wisdom ent@@ ers into your heart and knowledge it@@ self be@@ comes pleas@@ ant to your very soul , thinking ability it@@ self will keep gu@@ ard over you , dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment it@@ self will sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard you . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther , Jehovah’s spirit op@@ er@@ ates upon his people , and part of the fru@@ it@@ age of that spirit is peace .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , God a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly gr@@ ants us his holy spirit , which streng@@ th@@ ens us to continue rend@@ ering him accep@@ table service .
Rather than teaching a stud@@ ent simply to re@@ pe@@ at s@@ crip@@ tures or to give the g@@ ist of what they say , encoura@@ ge him to expla@@ in per@@ t@@ in@@ ent Bible ver@@ ses as he provi@@ des an answer to those who dem@@ and of him a reason for his faith .
Hence , when we fur@@ ther medit@@ ate on Jesus ’ question , we would do well to consider seri@@ ously how much we are willing to give up in this system of things and what we are willing to do in Jehovah’s service to demonstr@@ ate that our faith is truly ali@@ ve .
During the vo@@ y@@ age , Paul received divine v@@ isions ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ing that the enti@@ re cre@@ w would sur@@ vi@@ ve a shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ k .
Consider the experience of W@@ a@@ y@@ ne and V@@ ir@@ g@@ in@@ ia , a married cou@@ ple who bel@@ ong@@ ed to a Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant ch@@ urch but who had many un@@ ans@@ wer@@ ed questions .
It may , because it is a world fam@@ ous ho@@ li@@ day res@@ ort in S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ l@@ an@@ d’s Eng@@ adi@@ ne V@@ al@@ le@@ y . But S@@ t .
That inclu@@ des everything that might pre@@ v@@ ent us from giving our full attention and best effort to the r@@ ace we are r@@ un@@ ning .
How did the Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ er Luke ob@@ tain information about G@@ am@@ ali@@ el@@ ’s st@@ at@@ ements made in a clo@@ sed s@@ es@@ sion of the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in ?
Be@@ ing remin@@ ded of the man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of power in God’s cre@@ ative works helped the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job to read@@ just his thinking .
Di@@ d Jesus O@@ wn a Bible ?
The Bible ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es us to “ become full - gro@@ wn in po@@ wers of understanding . ”
She says : “ I asked the elders to help me reg@@ a@@ in my spiritual health and began atten@@ ding meetings .
When we study the Bible , we are wise to medit@@ ate on what we read and st@@ ore it in our heart so that we can deter@@ mine what pleas@@ es Jehovah in a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar case .
While the dem@@ ons deli@@ ght in har@@ as@@ sing people , that is not their pri@@ m@@ ary go@@ al .
“ I was very happy and very anxi@@ ous , ” said one mother .
The only person who could give me satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
How can those serving in a fore@@ ign - language congregation keep their close relationship with Jehovah ?
But as a follow@@ er of Jesus and one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , first and fore@@ most you are a Christian minis@@ ter ​ — one who gives the Kingdom - preaching work pri@@ or@@ ity in life . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
“ I was e@@ ag@@ er to put into prac@@ tice the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s teaching , ” says K@@ im .
Not far away was Jerusalem , where he could con@@ sul@@ t recor@@ ds of Jesus ’ g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gy .
This mam@@ mo@@ th work is fin@@ an@@ ced by means of vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary don@@ ations .
Do@@ ing so has often led to spiritual shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ k .
Jehovah has pre@@ served his Word against all o@@ d@@ ds .
“ We foc@@ used on the positi@@ ve things we ob@@ served among the Na@@ hu@@ at@@ l people ​ — the clo@@ sen@@ ess in their famili@@ es , the s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity they showed in their deal@@ ings with one another , and their demonstr@@ ations of gener@@ os@@ ity . ”
Con@@ tr@@ ast the rul@@ er@@ ship of Jesus with that of sin@@ ful human rul@@ ers .
My son was very happy when , some time later , our cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er asked him , “ Why don@@ ’t you become a regul@@ ar pioneer , G@@ ary ? ”
S@@ hor@@ tly after young David had been anointed as king , he sto@@ od face - to - face with Go@@ li@@ ath , one of the R@@ ep@@ ha@@ im , a r@@ ace of gi@@ ants .
Still , Jesus knew that those Jews would not he@@ ed the t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony of an “ apost@@ ate . ”
3 F@@ in@@ ding the W@@ a@@ y
V@@ er@@ se 13 states : “ When the Lord ca@@ ught sight of her , he was moved with p@@ ity for her , and he said to her : ‘ S@@ to@@ p we@@ ep@@ ing . ’ ”
Yet , these beli@@ ef@@ s and practic@@ es di@@ sh@@ on@@ or the God of truth , for they are contr@@ ary to what is reve@@ aled in his inspired Word , the Bible . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 18 : 10 - 12 ; E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 18 : 4 ; Luke 1 : 35 , 38 .
In an inter@@ view publi@@ shed in the da@@ ily new@@ s@@ pa@@ per F@@ ran@@ k@@ fur@@ ter Al@@ l@@ g@@ em@@ e@@ ine Z@@ ei@@ tun@@ g , G@@ r@@ ass rec@@ al@@ led this ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary person , who refu@@ sed to take up ar@@ ms .
Jehovah’s slave gi@@ r@@ l ! May it take place with me according to your declar@@ ation . ”
It will be re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed for years to come .
the question is “ Why do we gro@@ w old and die ? ”
Jehovah rend@@ ers judgment and se@@ ts matters st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght res@@ pe@@ cting them in a spiritual way .
If we allow such a situation to continue , it would show a l@@ ack of appreciation for God’s mer@@ cy and the ransom .
A ba@@ r of so@@ a@@ p does not co@@ st a for@@ tu@@ ne , so even po@@ or people can af@@ for@@ d it .
How may we pur@@ sue peace when we have been wr@@ ong@@ ed ?
Their difficul@@ ty may be made wor@@ se because they have an un@@ u@@ su@@ ally strong se@@ x@@ u@@ al d@@ ri@@ ve .
L@@ ear@@ ning about the way Jesus tre@@ ated people gives us confidence that in the new world , the Bible prophecy will be ful@@ filled : “ He will have p@@ ity on the low@@ ly and the po@@ or . ”
Although the tri@@ als and har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps that people in C@@ hi@@ ap@@ as have had to end@@ ure have less@@ ened some@@ what over time , they have not ended .
Will you allow personal pur@@ su@@ its to ab@@ s@@ or@@ b all your you@@ th@@ ful en@@ er@@ gy and en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m ?
Daniel , qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , says : “ As I do my Bible reading , I pi@@ ck ver@@ ses that I think will help people I me@@ et in the ministry .
How should the Israelites have respon@@ ded to clear evidence that those men were emp@@ ow@@ ered by holy spirit ?
M@@ ore M@@ em@@ bers of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s Se@@ ed
T@@ ests of faith and mo@@ ti@@ ves are not new for Jehovah’s servants .
On that thr@@ ill@@ ing occasi@@ on , which par@@ ti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts no doubt never for@@ got , Jehovah gave the Israelites a demonstr@@ ation of his power when he gave them his Law .
Jehovah guid@@ es and discipl@@ ines us because he lo@@ ves us .
20 : 27 - 4@@ 8 .
He wants us to cho@@ ose our own course in life .
M@@ one@@ y problems and de@@ b@@ t
J@@ ar@@ os@@ ł@@ a@@ w ev@@ alu@@ ated his situation hon@@ es@@ tly and deci@@ ded to end his invol@@ v@@ ement in bi@@ g bu@@ sin@@ ess .
What en@@ ab@@ led Peter to conclu@@ de that he could now preach to G@@ ent@@ il@@ es , and what fur@@ ther conclu@@ sions did he likely draw ?
Will we succ@@ e@@ ed in our end@@ e@@ av@@ ors ?
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years ag@@ o , Jo@@ shua succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded Moses as the lead@@ er of Israel .
Re@@ g@@ arding the life sp@@ an of imper@@ fect humans , the psalmist says : “ In themselves the days of our years are se@@ v@@ ent@@ y years ; and if because of special mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness they are ei@@ gh@@ ty years , yet their in@@ s@@ ist@@ ence is on tr@@ ou@@ ble and h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful things ; for it must quic@@ k@@ ly pas@@ s by , and away we f@@ ly . ”
As@@ k yourself , ‘ C@@ ould imp@@ res@@ sive works of ar@@ t and con@@ stru@@ ction have been made without the s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful use of God - given f@@ ing@@ ers ? ’
So the pas@@ ser@@ s@@ by have a cho@@ ice .
All of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 will share Jesus ’ va@@ st heavenly authority ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 19 )
W@@ ill@@ s and Tru@@ st@@ s : A person can arr@@ ange to have his pro@@ per@@ ty or money don@@ ated after his death . He can do this through a leg@@ ally ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted will or a trust ag@@ re@@ ement in which he n@@ ames a leg@@ al organization used by Jehovah’s Witnesses as the bene@@ fi@@ ci@@ ary .
Le@@ g@@ al pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res and pa@@ p@@ ers v@@ ary from place to place .
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : H@@ i , S@@ op@@ hi@@ a .
4 : 7 ; P@@ s . 37 : 23 , 24 .
La@@ ws may have a li@@ mit@@ ed app@@ lic@@ ation and may be just temp@@ or@@ ary .
We cannot st@@ ra@@ dd@@ le the f@@ ence .
he was remin@@ ding Peter of the need to put spiritual things first in his life .
What does hist@@ ory tell us about the ar@@ ena and the events occ@@ ur@@ ring there ?
However , the sin was not hi@@ d@@ den from God .
Moses inter@@ ce@@ ded for the nation .
* In other words , Jehovah provided a su@@ it@@ able means to co@@ ver over sin in@@ her@@ ited from Adam and wi@@ pe out the dam@@ age that resul@@ ted so that those who qu@@ ali@@ fy for that gift could be li@@ ber@@ ated from the con@@ dem@@ nation of sin and death . ​ — Romans 8 : 21 .
She is not to bel@@ it@@ tle his appointed position or end@@ e@@ av@@ or to teach the congregation .
They had made pre@@ par@@ ations for the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver and c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated it that ev@@ ening .
1 : 6 , 9 - 11 ; 2 : 14 - 17 .
Of course , serving in a fore@@ ign country also pres@@ ents challeng@@ es .
Lo@@ ve was the mo@@ tiv@@ ation for everything he did .
Then when tri@@ als do come , we will be able to think c@@ learly and de@@ al with them wis@@ ely .
In the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus stated : “ H@@ app@@ y are those hu@@ ng@@ ering and th@@ ir@@ sting for righteousness , since they will be filled . ”
It id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es Jehovah not only as the Creator but also as a P@@ ur@@ pos@@ er , one who has s@@ ound reas@@ ons for what he does .
All we@@ ap@@ ons of war will be destro@@ yed
Jesus had a most inter@@ es@@ ting family ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
We may also dis@@ cer@@ n whether the person is ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally see@@ king a coun@@ sel@@ or who will ‘ tic@@ k@@ le his ear@@ s ’ with the ad@@ vice he wants to hear . ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
What was the effect of this gift and the dis@@ course that the apostle Peter gave ?
Jo@@ su@@ é explained that they were atten@@ ding a conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses and invit@@ ed the cou@@ ple to atten@@ d the S@@ un@@ day s@@ es@@ sion .
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately the one that received the fi@@ ve tal@@ ents went his way and did bu@@ sin@@ ess with them and ga@@ ined fi@@ ve more .
We do not know whether they had any children or if she ever consider@@ ed re@@ mar@@ r@@ ying .
He brought his Bible , and I showed him and his wife the name Jehovah .
J@@ a@@ vi@@ er , who has a crip@@ pl@@ ed son , pu@@ ts it this way : “ My son cannot walk , so I feel that I should try to e@@ at well .
“ The wisdom of this world is fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness with God . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
U@@ se mo@@ der@@ n te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy .
12 : 14 .
S@@ ome@@ times we deli@@ ber@@ ately dis@@ ru@@ p@@ ted our family study to try to get out of it .
These blessings can be your@@ s too !
If we “ wi@@ den out , ” our cir@@ c@@ le of friends will gro@@ w , in@@ ten@@ si@@ f@@ ying the love that un@@ ites us in true worship .
In this way the prop@@ er author@@ ities can p@@ un@@ ish the off@@ end@@ er .
7 : 2 ​ — What was used as a bas@@ is for making a dist@@ inc@@ tion between clean and un@@ clean ani@@ mal@@ s ?
16 , 17 . ( a ) How should we view the things we have left be@@ h@@ ind ?
The fi@@ el@@ ds of a s@@ lu@@ gg@@ ard quic@@ k@@ ly become full of we@@ e@@ ds and ne@@ t@@ t@@ les .
He may have done re@@ sear@@ ch in the Bible and in public@@ ations a@@ vail@@ able through the congregation and s@@ ought help from matu@@ re fellow Christians , even elders . Still , he has a hard time gr@@ as@@ p@@ ing or accep@@ ting the point .
How did God accom@@ pl@@ ish that ?
S@@ te@@ ps That Le@@ ad to I@@ m@@ mor@@ ality
And , look ! I am with you all the days until the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ” ​ — Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 .
A Christian brother regul@@ arly gave us money to make up for the sh@@ ort@@ f@@ all .
He then sent an ang@@ el who destro@@ yed 18@@ 5@@ ,000 As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans in one night ! ​ — 2 K@@ i .
As to God , the psalmist ad@@ ds : “ We have come to an end in your anger , and by your ra@@ ge we have been dis@@ tur@@ bed .
Tru@@ e , as imper@@ fect humans , we all make mis@@ takes .
Who is the li@@ ar but the one who den@@ ies that Jesus is the Christ ?
He was confid@@ ent that the hearts of at le@@ ast some of their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing would be moved to serve him .
And we have only three of@@ fi@@ cial ap@@ ps for mo@@ bi@@ le de@@ vi@@ ces ​ — J@@ W L@@ angu@@ age , J@@ W Li@@ br@@ ary , and J@@ W Li@@ br@@ ary Si@@ gn L@@ angu@@ age .
Does the lam@@ p@@ ’s f@@ ra@@ g@@ ile n@@ ature di@@ min@@ ish its value ?
God did not cre@@ ate humans to su@@ ff@@ er .
How would we know the ans@@ wers to these and other important questions if we did not have the inspired Word of God ?
That real@@ iz@@ ation helps to give a person the will to res@@ ist h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful desi@@ res .
The fi@@ ght continued and will continue as long as we are imper@@ fect .
He believ@@ ed that God’s servants should obey those in power .
The ang@@ el makes this dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation : “ Ha@@ ve no fear , for , look !
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From Psal@@ ms , Bo@@ o@@ ks Th@@ ree , F@@ our , 7 / 15
He told his apostles : “ You are my friends if you do what I am comman@@ ding you . ”
But the af@@ ter@@ effect from her is as bit@@ ter as wor@@ m@@ w@@ o@@ od ; it is as sh@@ ar@@ p as a two - e@@ d@@ ged s@@ word . ” ​ — Proverbs 5 : 3 , 4 .
“ The things upon the earth ” are Christ’s other sheep , who have the hope of living forever on earth .
Those associ@@ ating with that organization have enjo@@ yed wonderful spiritual prote@@ ction .
Jesus loved his Father and was moved with p@@ ity for the people .
Cor@@ respon@@ ding@@ ly , those spirit - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Christians are called “ certain fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its of his cre@@ atu@@ res . ”
El@@ ders can also ass@@ ist brothers and sisters who may t@@ ac@@ t@@ less@@ ly have off@@ ended one another .
In contr@@ ast , all dedic@@ ated Witnesses of Jehovah end@@ e@@ av@@ or to share in ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing .
And I was t@@ ou@@ ched when they taught me that God has a name .
We might need to look bel@@ ow the sur@@ face , consider@@ ing the feelings be@@ h@@ ind our cho@@ ice of words .
Jesus gave his soul , or life , so that mankind could be res@@ cu@@ ed from in@@ her@@ ited sin and death .
Can those who tre@@ at others with c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty change ?
18 , 19 . ( a ) What pro@@ spe@@ ct does Daniel have for living again ?
We can best understand from Jesus ’ own teaching what he might have me@@ ant by the word “ dis@@ cre@@ et . ”
As the human family mi@@ gr@@ ated to different par@@ ts of the earth , they car@@ ri@@ ed with them ver@@ sions of the origin@@ al account , which , over cen@@ tu@@ ries of time , became bl@@ ended with beli@@ ef@@ s and leg@@ ends that develop@@ ed lo@@ c@@ ally .
( b ) What questions should we ask ourselves regarding our compan@@ i@@ ons ?
Me@@ tho@@ di@@ us succ@@ ess@@ fully de@@ f@@ ended himself against acc@@ us@@ ations of her@@ es@@ y , and he ev@@ en@@ tually w@@ on from P@@ op@@ e John V@@ I@@ I@@ I a bul@@ l expres@@ s@@ ly author@@ iz@@ ing the use of S@@ la@@ v@@ on@@ ic in the ch@@ urch .
All of us are imper@@ fect , and we all sin .
Ju@@ an and Ma@@ ite were very pati@@ ent with me , as I would often ask the same questions re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly .
In answer S@@ im@@ on said : “ I su@@ p@@ pose it is the one to whom he fre@@ ely for@@ gave the more . ”
The f@@ our@@ th ri@@ der re@@ pres@@ ents death du@@ e to pla@@ gu@@ e and other ca@@ uses .
I real@@ ized that my efforts had not been in va@@ in .
We need to have what view of human suffering ?
Be@@ ing supp@@ or@@ tive often c@@ alls for sacrific@@ es on the part of such women .
No , for Jehovah saw to it that even in doing such r@@ out@@ ine things , they could find enjo@@ y@@ ment and con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment .
In some c@@ as@@ es , form@@ er gener@@ ations , because of what they had experienced or heard , pas@@ sed on a leg@@ ac@@ y of in@@ ten@@ se h@@ at@@ red toward another e@@ th@@ ni@@ c group .
The ju@@ dge who had listen@@ ed to our case ten years ear@@ li@@ er !
It was with refer@@ ence to this bo@@ y that I pray@@ ed that Jehovah should gr@@ ant me my pet@@ iti@@ on that I asked of him . And I , in my turn , have l@@ ent him to Jehovah .
To Jehovah they are a la@@ ugh@@ ing@@ sto@@ ck .
How happy we are to have God’s Word , the Bible , and to use its powerful message to u@@ pro@@ o@@ t false teachings and re@@ ach hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones !
By giving , we show that we imitate our heavenly Father .
Ad@@ am@@ ’s fir@@ st@@ born son , Ca@@ in , mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed his brother A@@ be@@ l and ther@@ e@@ after lived as a fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve .
B@@ ene@@ f@@ iting From Be@@ ing P@@ un@@ c@@ tu@@ al in Your Wor@@ ship
It also he@@ igh@@ ten@@ s appreciation for the divine wisdom uni@@ qu@@ ely man@@ i@@ f@@ est in the Scriptures . ​ — Romans 11 : 33 ; 2 Timothy 3 : 16 .
It was his hear@@ t’s desire that some Jews would find sal@@ vation .
( 5 ) A@@ ma@@ d@@ or@@ i , M .
How did Jesus imitate Jehovah in show@@ ing appreciation ?
K@@ no@@ wing what br@@ ings true happiness .
They did not succ@@ um@@ b to fear of what Satan the Devil could do , for they knew that Jehovah would never a@@ ban@@ d@@ on those who proved loyal to H@@ im .
What a for@@ ce@@ ful illustr@@ ation of what it means to be a real neigh@@ b@@ or !
Des@@ pite the op@@ position we enc@@ oun@@ ter , however , our refle@@ cting on the many Bi@@ bli@@ cal and mo@@ der@@ n examples of faith gives us the courage to face t@@ ests and temp@@ t@@ ations fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 1 : 10 .
F@@ ri@@ end@@ ly neigh@@ b@@ ors re@@ adi@@ ly helped one another with large t@@ as@@ ks .
You might star@@ t by as@@ king yourself : ‘ Do the song@@ s I listen to gl@@ ori@@ fy mu@@ r@@ der , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , and bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ y ?
They develop@@ ed a practic@@ al me@@ th@@ od for Bible study .
Q@@ u@@ ite on the contr@@ ary , many early Christians ‘ jo@@ y@@ fully took the p@@ lun@@ der@@ ing of their bel@@ ong@@ ings ’ for the s@@ ake of their faith .
Mo@@ re@@ over , he gener@@ ously supp@@ lies his holy spirit to make up for any l@@ ack you may now have .
Fir@@ st to go will be Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion .
For example , a congregation publi@@ sh@@ er might deci@@ de to pioneer .
P@@ l@@ an a@@ head .
In a ba@@ g at his fe@@ et is a live du@@ ck that occasi@@ on@@ ally po@@ k@@ es its head out of the ba@@ g and gives him a pe@@ ck !
If you were perfect , you would not be inc@@ l@@ ined to do what is bad , as you are now .
Acc@@ ording to some repor@@ ts , our n@@ er@@ v@@ ous system is spe@@ cially desi@@ gn@@ ed to sense love and tend@@ er@@ ness .
The book of Revelation poin@@ ts to two dist@@ in@@ ct resul@@ ts of the esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment of God’s Kingdom in heaven .
How can their sur@@ vi@@ val buil@@ d your confidence in the au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ity of the mo@@ der@@ n Bible a@@ vail@@ able to you ?
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 10@@ 6 , 5@@ 1
We may need to keep on supp@@ or@@ ting him .
You ex@@ pect some tum@@ bl@@ es as you gain confidence as a c@@ y@@ cl@@ ist .
How fru@@ str@@ ating that must have been for him !
J@@ on : I@@ ’@@ m not the only one then .
Do you think that this person would have been helped to come to such a conclu@@ sion had members of the congregation , including her family , main@@ ta@@ ined regul@@ ar cont@@ act with her while she was dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed ?
Th@@ ough travel@@ ing over bu@@ mp@@ y ro@@ a@@ ds and h@@ ang@@ ing bri@@ d@@ ges has its challeng@@ es , they are happy that they ex@@ pan@@ ded their ministry .
And th@@ ir@@ d , we must sub@@ mit to Jehovah’s arrang@@ ement by see@@ king associ@@ ation with fellow Christians who can al@@ la@@ y our dist@@ ress .
By doing that , we can come to know and to live in har@@ mony with his will as reve@@ aled in the Bible , can we not ?
I especially remember a mission@@ ary giving a talk in the H@@ ir@@ i Mo@@ tu language .
The promised Se@@ ed . ​ — 12 / 15 , page 15 .
Today , they serve in the cir@@ cu@@ it work .
God’s Word com@@ ments : “ The heart of the understanding one ac@@ qui@@ res knowledge , and the e@@ ar of wise ones se@@ ek@@ s to find knowledge . ”
O@@ thers may occasi@@ on@@ ally de@@ al with us in a way that could di@@ min@@ ish our ste@@ ad@@ fa@@ st@@ ness .
Acc@@ ording to Genesis 12 : 1 , Jehovah comman@@ ded Abraham : “ G@@ o your way out of your country and from your relati@@ ves and from the house of your father . ”
However , some wi@@ ves who have pl@@ ent@@ y of material things still feel emo@@ tion@@ ally in@@ secu@@ re ​ — even ter@@ ri@@ fied .
David cap@@ tures Jerusalem from the Je@@ bus@@ ites and makes it the cap@@ it@@ al of his kingdom .
The at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive person@@ ality of Jehovah made him my best friend .
A@@ ha@@ b co@@ v@@ et@@ ed that bi@@ t of land , which bel@@ ong@@ ed to a man nam@@ ed Na@@ both .
Jesus loo@@ ked for the good in others and comm@@ ended them ; yet , he was also willing to offer re@@ pro@@ of when needed .
* On the contr@@ ary , he has given man “ w@@ ine to make him happy , o@@ live o@@ il to make him c@@ he@@ er@@ ful , and bre@@ ad to give him strength . ”
The public dis@@ course was on the sub@@ ject “ Why Be A@@ t@@ ten@@ tive to God’s W@@ on@@ der@@ ful Wor@@ ks . ”
F@@ o@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness and b@@ ra@@ va@@ do may tr@@ am@@ ple on wisdom and dec@@ enc@@ y .
It is under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble that both bri@@ de and gro@@ om want to be well - d@@ ressed for their we@@ d@@ ding .
Ca@@ ther@@ ine , the daugh@@ ter of Cor@@ a and W@@ a@@ shin@@ g@@ t@@ on How@@ ell , had also become an accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed mu@@ si@@ ci@@ an , pla@@ ying and teaching the pi@@ an@@ o .
“ In the end [ al@@ co@@ ho@@ l ] bit@@ es like a s@@ n@@ ake and po@@ is@@ ons like a vi@@ per . ”
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 12 ]
A Ger@@ man Witness still re@@ members the help she received upon her arri@@ val at R@@ av@@ en@@ s@@ br@@ ü@@ ck con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p as an ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive te@@ en@@ ag@@ er .
He chang@@ ed her name from S@@ ar@@ a@@ i , which may have me@@ ant something like “ Con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ous , ” to S@@ ar@@ ah , the name famili@@ ar to us all .
If so , consider what can be learned from Moses ’ experience .
Now is certainly not the time to allow false reason@@ ing to dec@@ ei@@ ve us into thinking that Jehovah’s day has been post@@ pon@@ ed .
The R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection ​ — Is It Re@@ al to You ?
It should be no@@ ted that Peter in this pas@@ sage used the an@@ al@@ o@@ gy with mil@@ k differ@@ ently from the apostle Paul .
‘ Me@@ dit@@ ate so as to An@@ s@@ wer ’
“ N@@ early ever@@ yone has a the@@ ory about who [ Jesus ] is .
In God’s du@@ e time , the complete number ​ — “ all Israel ” — ​ would be in a sa@@ ved con@@ dition , ev@@ en@@ tually rul@@ ing as k@@ ings and pri@@ ests in the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom . ​ — E@@ ph .
El@@ isha desi@@ red to serve with Eli@@ j@@ ah as long as possible
James wrote : “ W@@ as not Abraham our father declar@@ ed righteous by works after he offered up Isa@@ a@@ c his son on the al@@ ta@@ r ?
Those are@@ as would be ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ zed later .
“ The desi@@ ra@@ ble thing in earth@@ ling man is his loving - kindness . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ S 19 : 22 .
Se@@ bas@@ ti@@ an became known as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
It is vital for all in the family to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der their Scriptural responsi@@ bility .
When I left home for school , M@@ other said a prayer with me , pu@@ t@@ ting me under Jehovah’s prote@@ ction .
Re@@ g@@ arding the expres@@ sion “ we all , ” one Bible h@@ and@@ book gives the meaning as “ not all , one by one , se@@ par@@ ately , but all together . ”
In the conclu@@ sion of the book , Solomon reve@@ als that he “ s@@ ought to find the deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful words and the writ@@ ing of cor@@ rec@@ t words of truth . ”
What can be said about Jac@@ ob@@ ’s sons ?
Read the account at John 11 : 1 - 4@@ 4 , and you will see how vi@@ vi@@ d the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s are .
He was a well - form@@ ed young man , likely still in his te@@ ens , with a ru@@ d@@ dy look about him and appe@@ al@@ ing , in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent eyes .
If we want to be inclu@@ ded among “ his people and the sheep of his pas@@ tu@@ ra@@ ge , ” we must act in har@@ mony with his Word , the Bible .
A few days before his death , Jesus spoke to his disciples about another si@@ gn ​ — the si@@ gn of his pres@@ ence .
She t@@ ou@@ ched Jesus and im@@ medi@@ ately got well .
F@@ e@@ el@@ ing emp@@ ty and fru@@ str@@ ated , he left his associ@@ ates .
C@@ learly , im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ant parents must devo@@ te more time and show more in@@ iti@@ ative in order to help their children devel@@ op a strong relationship with Jehovah .
Why , “ the gift God gives is everlasting life . ”
Jesus now enjo@@ ys im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity as a gl@@ ori@@ ous spirit cre@@ ature .
They keep se@@ par@@ ate from this worl@@ d’s cor@@ ru@@ pt pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s and its de@@ fil@@ ing way of life .
The worshipp@@ er made his sacrifice pur@@ ely out of the desire to enjoy a good relationship with God .
In the mor@@ ning it pu@@ ts for@@ th b@@ lo@@ s@@ som@@ s and must change ; at ev@@ ening it wi@@ thers and certainly d@@ ries up . ”
Acc@@ ording to Jesus , how did the s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es show a car@@ eless dis@@ reg@@ ard for life ?
Although we often la@@ ugh@@ ed about my mis@@ takes , they never made fu@@ n of me ; nor were they em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed by my pres@@ ence .
Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am tri@@ ed to give the new religion an a@@ ir of res@@ pe@@ c@@ ta@@ bility .
Acc@@ ording to Bible scho@@ la@@ r R@@ .@@ C.@@ H . L@@ en@@ s@@ ki , that so@@ ber@@ ness is “ a cal@@ m , ste@@ ad@@ y st@@ ate of mind which we@@ igh@@ s and es@@ ti@@ mat@@ es things ari@@ ght and thus en@@ ab@@ les us to make the right decision . ”
Why does speaking truth not jus@@ ti@@ fy our being b@@ lun@@ t or ru@@ de ?
Yet , David refu@@ sed .
To make things wor@@ se , from time to time , some words were ban@@ ned , or ta@@ bo@@ o , in T@@ ah@@ iti@@ an and thus had to be re@@ plac@@ ed .
Un@@ able to fin@@ ance his j@@ our@@ ne@@ y but determined to take advan@@ ta@@ ge of this fav@@ or@@ able op@@ ening , 30 - year - old B@@ or@@ ro@@ w wal@@ ked the 1@@ 12 mil@@ es [ 18@@ 0 k@@ m ] from his home in N@@ or@@ wi@@ ch , doing so in just 28 h@@ our@@ s .
The Bible states : “ No matter what we ask according to his will , he he@@ ars us . ”
Not much is known about Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah , the ad@@ vis@@ er to the king , ap@@ ar@@ t from this account in the Bible .
The apostle Peter encoura@@ ged hus@@ ban@@ ds to imitate Jesus ’ loving ways by “ d@@ wel@@ ling in like man@@ ner ” with their wi@@ ves , “ assign@@ ing them honor . ”
His un@@ li@@ mit@@ ed power gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es that his ‘ word will have certain succ@@ ess in that for which he has sent it . ’ ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 11 ; Ti@@ tu@@ s 1 : 2 .
In like man@@ ner today , Jehovah’s Witnesses are declar@@ ing “ the good news of peace ” in P@@ an@@ ama to individuals and grou@@ ps who have come from far off , both spiritually and , at times , liter@@ ally .
By the end of 195@@ 7 , I became ill and was un@@ able to continue in my mission@@ ary assignment .
That was all they had to e@@ at ​ — three t@@ ort@@ ill@@ as a day .
James M@@ an@@ t@@ z
This is especially evid@@ ent in the tend@@ er care that he gives his dedic@@ ated , faithful human servants .
Do not as@@ su@@ me that what God has promised is just a dre@@ am .
As an organization enjo@@ ying the support of Jehovah God , we succ@@ ess@@ fully op@@ pose the Devil .
Jesus ’ answer showed that God’s origin@@ al stan@@ d@@ ard for marriage would now be the stan@@ d@@ ard for Christians .
They con@@ ten@@ d that ch@@ urch mem@@ ber@@ ship and attend@@ ance are necess@@ ary , even vital , if one is to have God’s appro@@ val .
“ The m@@ ou@@ th of the righteous one is a s@@ ource of life , ” Solomon says , “ but as reg@@ ar@@ ds the m@@ ou@@ th of the wicked ones , it co@@ v@@ ers up viol@@ ence . ”
Of course , some@@ times children need strong counsel .
On@@ ly the true God , who has the power to do this , can righ@@ t@@ fully be@@ ar that name . ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 11 .
It might not sur@@ pris@@ e us when such problems devel@@ op with someone out@@ side the Christian congregation .
He was encourag@@ ing them to make peace .
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , the way of godly fear is not eas@@ y .
L@@ ater , the people of Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o sur@@ ely sh@@ o@@ ok with fear when they learned that Jehovah had mirac@@ ul@@ ously st@@ op@@ ped up the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver , allow@@ ing Israel to cro@@ ss over on the d@@ ry ri@@ ver@@ bed .
S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ening a@@ i@@ ds inclu@@ de God’s Word , prayer , the Christian congregation , regul@@ ar par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in the ministry , Christian overse@@ ers , and the faithful example of others .
To me@@ et the needs in such coun@@ tri@@ es , Jehovah’s Witnesses are imp@@ le@@ men@@ ting an acc@@ el@@ er@@ ated pro@@ gra@@ m for con@@ stru@@ cting Kingdom H@@ alls .
In another Rus@@ si@@ an city , the ma@@ y@@ or was great@@ ly imp@@ ressed when he saw the Witnesses buil@@ d their new Kingdom H@@ all .
This view was taken by the S@@ al@@ vation Ar@@ my , f@@ oun@@ ded by W@@ il@@ li@@ am and Ca@@ ther@@ ine Bo@@ o@@ th .
Jehovah discipl@@ ines and guid@@ es us in different ways .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we still need to gro@@ w in faith and knowledge “ to a full - gro@@ wn man , to the me@@ asure of st@@ ature that bel@@ ong@@ s to the ful@@ l@@ ness of the Christ . ”
In what ways has the simp@@ li@@ fied e@@ dition of The Watchtower proved to be a loving gift ?
Jerusalem had a “ st@@ re@@ et of the bak@@ ers ” during the days of Jeremiah , and one of its to@@ wers was called “ the T@@ ow@@ er of the O@@ ven@@ s ” in Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s time . ​ — Jeremiah 37 : 21 ; Ne@@ h@@ emiah 12 : 38 .
How can we show mil@@ dness and pati@@ ence ?
What does it mean to supp@@ lic@@ ate Jehovah ?
• What can we learn from the way Jesus taught ?
In fact , he is wor@@ se than a th@@ i@@ ef , for his a@@ im is also to “ sla@@ y and destro@@ y . ”
Instead , however , Jehovah allow@@ ed Jesus to be kil@@ led by his enem@@ ies .
The way we com@@ por@@ t ourselves sur@@ ely affe@@ cts these and others in the congregation .
Do we not find that pro@@ spe@@ ct both thr@@ ill@@ ing and hum@@ bl@@ ing ?
The rema@@ ins of this p@@ il@@ la@@ r have not been found .
He ex@@ hor@@ ted them “ not to be quic@@ k@@ ly sh@@ ak@@ en from [ their ] reason . ”
Since the Bible l@@ in@@ ks Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on with “ the end of the world , ” would you not ag@@ ree that it is vital to have a clear understanding of what the word really sign@@ i@@ fi@@ es ?
Just as the anointed Christians follow Jesus no matter where he go@@ es , the great crow@@ d ‘ go@@ es with , ’ or accom@@ pan@@ ies , the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave .
From his early years , David was often out pas@@ tur@@ ing his fa@@ ther’s sheep .
His gr@@ and@@ mother Lo@@ is and his mother , E@@ un@@ ice , were good stud@@ ents of the Scriptures .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ating Ch@@ il@@ d@@ like H@@ um@@ ility
Of course , we fully ag@@ ree with Jesus , who said in prayer to God : “ Your word is truth . ”
How we can benefit if we learn from his example !
Per@@ haps with the a@@ id of a matu@@ re Christian , the stud@@ ent might do some ad@@ di@@ tional re@@ sear@@ ch in God’s Word , using the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations In@@ de@@ x .
Mark ​ — ‘ U@@ se@@ ful for M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ ing , ’ 3 / 15
T@@ ow@@ ard the end of his ministry , Jesus said : “ W@@ o@@ e to you , s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites !
W@@ H@@ O S@@ T@@ A@@ R@@ T@@ S TH@@ E W@@ A@@ R ?
( Read Matthew 5 : 14 - 16 . )
And if they have some pres@@ sing need at the m@@ om@@ ent , we may be in a position to offer some practic@@ al help .
J@@ un@@ ji and I have long been enjo@@ ying Bethel service , now working with a family of some 6@@ 00 members .
See chap@@ ters 4 and 9 of the book Pa@@ y A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion to Dani@@ el@@ ’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy !
The way that people res@@ ol@@ ve these is@@ su@@ es , for better or for wor@@ se , might t@@ ou@@ ch us or our famili@@ es person@@ ally because we are in@@ es@@ ca@@ pa@@ bly a part of human soci@@ ety .
But Adam and E@@ ve re@@ je@@ cted the guid@@ ance of their loving Father .
Still , at times Jehovah does in a sense t@@ est our in@@ ner person , including our mo@@ ti@@ ves .
I@@ mp@@ er@@ fect humans have what des@@ per@@ ate need , and why do we do well to turn to Jehovah to f@@ ill that need ?
1@@ 1@@ 3@@ th G@@ ra@@ du@@ ating C@@ l@@ ass of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad
Our service to God must also refle@@ ct a deep love for people .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What tri@@ als do some of our brothers and sisters face ?
In prayer , Jesus said of his disciples : “ They are no part of the world , just as I am no part of the world . ”
The spirit person who became Satan must , therefore , have been cre@@ ated perfect and must have de@@ vi@@ ated from the way of truth and righteousness by deli@@ ber@@ ate cho@@ ice . ​ — John 8 : 4@@ 4 ; James 1 : 14 , 15 .
* Mo@@ re@@ over , if an att@@ ac@@ k@@ er ​ — who may already be ten@@ se — ​ se@@ es that the other person has a fi@@ re@@ ar@@ m , the situation is very likely to es@@ cal@@ ate and a death might result .
He has appointed his Son as the C@@ hi@@ ef S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d of the flo@@ ck .
Jehovah kno@@ ws our needs , and those who put Kingdom inter@@ ests first in their life , especially those pur@@ su@@ ing the full - time ministry , have the same as@@ sur@@ ance that he will care for them .
What moved a Sh@@ into pri@@ est to leave his work at a sh@@ r@@ ine and become a Christian minis@@ ter ?
6 : 2 .
They will continue to do so through “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
What if S@@ ome@@ one Does Not Ke@@ ep In@@ tegrity ?
As A@@ bel@@ ’s faith in Jehovah gre@@ w , he wanted to find a way to expres@@ s that faith in action .
I found it help@@ ful to medit@@ ate on the words of Isaiah 40 : 26 .
The young man Timothy had been taught “ the holy writ@@ ings ” from his inf@@ an@@ cy , but it was only by exer@@ ting himself in his ministry that he ga@@ ined matu@@ r@@ ity as a Christian .
Th@@ ink of what that means ​ — we can make God rejo@@ ice !
Si@@ mil@@ arly , “ to remember sin@@ s ” can mean “ to take action against sin@@ n@@ ers . ” ​ — Jeremiah 14 : 10 .
( b ) What resul@@ ts from a@@ do@@ p@@ ting Jehovah’s view of others ?
One co@@ op@@ er@@ ative ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al in M@@ ad@@ ri@@ d invit@@ ed me to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in a course they were o@@ ffering on e@@ th@@ ic@@ s .
What did it co@@ st Jehovah to expres@@ s his love for us in this way ?
But Jesus did not ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ate re@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion ; he told them to “ pa@@ y back . . .
A psalmist san@@ g : “ Who is like Jehovah our God , him who is making his d@@ wel@@ ling on high ?
Then you might ask , “ Do you feel that way too ? ”
We avoid “ min@@ ding lo@@ f@@ ty things . ”
By qu@@ o@@ ting Jesus in this way , the Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ ers were not tr@@ ying to w@@ in con@@ ver@@ ts .
Jehovah is well - a@@ ware of the effort we put for@@ th to serve him .
It will help if they an@@ al@@ y@@ ze their cur@@ r@@ ent bu@@ d@@ get .
R@@ I@@ C@@ H@@ M@@ ON@@ D , C@@ A ( T@@ ag@@ al@@ o@@ g only ) , M@@ em@@ ori@@ al Con@@ ven@@ tion C@@ en@@ ter Ar@@ ena , 4@@ 0@@ 3 C@@ i@@ vi@@ c C@@ en@@ ter P@@ la@@ za R@@ I@@ C@@ H@@ M@@ ON@@ D , V@@ A , C@@ ol@@ is@@ e@@ u@@ m , 6@@ 0@@ 1 E .
Is Jehovah going to do an un@@ beli@@ e@@ va@@ ble “ work ” in our day ?
For example , Saul asked Samuel : “ A@@ m I not a B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in@@ ite of the s@@ mal@@ l@@ est of the tri@@ bes of Israel , and my family the most in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant of all the famili@@ es of the tri@@ be of B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in ?
His followers imitate his example when they offer themselves for baptism .
Mari@@ a felt s@@ or@@ ry for them , as they were only obe@@ ying or@@ ders .
This pos@@ es a real d@@ anger for young ones , who may not per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve the pit@@ f@@ alls .
Why can this worl@@ d’s me@@ dia be d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous ?
All of this is the result of ri@@ g@@ or@@ ous tra@@ ining and inc@@ ess@@ ant prac@@ tice .
No one should h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to ask Jehovah for “ power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l ” to cop@@ e with such challeng@@ es . ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 7 .
E@@ very Yes will mean Yes , and every No , No .
What can we do to imitate the teach@@ ers who went through the land in Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at@@ ’s day ?
B@@ less@@ ings for Those O@@ be@@ ying God’s La@@ ws
M@@ il@@ dness , then , is a must .
U@@ p@@ on recei@@ ving no@@ tice of the ev@@ ent , the e@@ dit@@ or in c@@ hi@@ ef su@@ gg@@ ested that an article be written on the sub@@ ject .
While respect for authority is ra@@ pi@@ dly disa@@ p@@ pe@@ aring in the world , as Christians we recogn@@ ize that prop@@ er author@@ ities in the commun@@ ity , in the family , and in the Christian congregation are esta@@ bli@@ shed for our benefit .
These me@@ tho@@ ds have helped us to enjoy our family study . ”
We find Paul’s vision descri@@ bed at 2 Corinthians 12 : 1 - 4 .
3 , 4 . ( a ) When did the Law covenant go into effect , and what did the nation of Israel ag@@ ree to do ?
In l@@ ine with the first se@@ ven happ@@ in@@ ess@@ es out@@ l@@ ined by Jesus , who find true happiness today ?
G@@ ently , he said to me : ‘ G@@ o home , Yu@@ ic@@ hi@@ r@@ o .
Mi@@ r@@ r@@ ors rec@@ over@@ ed from ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal ex@@ ca@@ v@@ ations in and around Israel have u@@ su@@ ally been found with je@@ wel@@ ry and other it@@ em@@ s of f@@ em@@ in@@ ine ad@@ or@@ n@@ ment .
This is evid@@ ent from the man@@ ner in which Isa@@ a@@ c deal@@ t with the Phil@@ ist@@ ines .
No@@ te the emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is that Paul plac@@ ed on sub@@ je@@ ction and respect .
The psalmist gave this as@@ sur@@ ance : “ Th@@ ro@@ w your bur@@ den upon Jehovah himself , and he himself will su@@ sta@@ in you .
Consider King David of ancient Israel .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the apostle Paul wrote about “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with , ” when people would be fi@@ er@@ ce , lo@@ v@@ ers of money , and without love of go@@ o@@ dness .
26 : 14 - 16 ; 27 : 3 - 10 .
But is Satan succ@@ ess@@ ful ?
God coun@@ sel@@ s parents to set the example for their children , to commun@@ ic@@ ate with them , and to teach them .
The “ st@@ ars ” must therefore re@@ present the human overse@@ ers , or elders , in the congregations , vie@@ wed as Jesus ’ m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers .
In 195@@ 4 , Kat@@ er@@ ina and I ​ — just the two of us and in our sp@@ are time — ​ buil@@ t a bri@@ ck home .
And he keep@@ s them standing forever , to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite .
Just as Israel became God’s share among the nations , he can mar@@ k you as his and lo@@ v@@ ingly care for you . ​ — P@@ s .
I am filled with gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for such a special day .
What war@@ ning did the apostle John give regarding our love for God ?
They ad@@ d : “ We now appreci@@ ate what we never fully under@@ sto@@ od before ​ — the truth of the promise found at Psalm 34 : 8 , ‘ T@@ ast@@ e and see that Jehovah is good . ’ ”
All the same , J@@ ann@@ y made the ro@@ om ni@@ ce and co@@ z@@ y .
I needed to make more ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments when I became a dist@@ ri@@ ct overse@@ er .
W@@ E T@@ EN@@ D to imitate those who@@ se person@@ ality and ways we ad@@ mi@@ re .
P@@ re@@ aching to H@@ ard - to - Re@@ ach A@@ udi@@ ences
After they reas@@ oned with her about how many years the v@@ ol@@ c@@ ani@@ c cr@@ at@@ ers on the is@@ land have ex@@ is@@ ted , she medit@@ ated on the sh@@ ort@@ ness of life and asked : “ Why do we live only for such a sh@@ ort time ? ”
( a ) Why are righteous ones lik@@ ened to p@@ al@@ m tre@@ es ?
Hence , as we con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate Jehovah’s demonstr@@ ation of loving - kindness toward us , are we moved to re@@ ci@@ pro@@ c@@ ate ?
N@@ um@@ er@@ ous arrang@@ ements are in place so that we can foc@@ us on preaching the good news with our local congregation .
( a ) Wh@@ ere do we find the most reli@@ able hist@@ ory of the early Christians , and what gro@@ w@@ th is descri@@ bed ther@@ e@@ in ?
Since I was inter@@ ested in a@@ str@@ on@@ om@@ y , I under@@ took building a large refle@@ cting tel@@ es@@ cop@@ e with an ei@@ ght - in@@ ch - [ 20 c@@ m ] di@@ am@@ et@@ er mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r .
Ma@@ in@@ tain a P@@ os@@ iti@@ ve S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
May we , then , have fir@@ m faith as he did .
God’s promise of an earthly par@@ adise will be real@@ ized at the end of his rest day
“ One of the B@@ est Da@@ ys of My Li@@ fe ”
In answer Job himself declar@@ ed : “ All the days of my com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory service I shall wa@@ it , until my reli@@ ef comes . ”
How may one ac@@ qui@@ re char@@ m that resul@@ ts in glory ?
Jehovah himself will not hold back anything good from those wal@@ king in fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less@@ ness .
O@@ ver 3@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , the Bible descri@@ bed the earth@@ ’s water c@@ y@@ c@@ le
So when we are reading our public@@ ations or listen@@ ing to Scriptural ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on , we need to ask ourselves : ‘ Does this descri@@ be me ?
This princi@@ ple has long been under@@ sto@@ od .
When someone dedic@@ ates his life to Jehovah , he tel@@ ls God : “ I am giving you my life .
When the ow@@ ner arri@@ ved , he seem@@ ed n@@ er@@ v@@ ous .
O@@ f@@ ten , fle@@ sh@@ ly - min@@ ded individuals view these as the fac@@ t@@ ors that deter@@ mine whom Jehovah should use as his in@@ str@@ um@@ ent .
His fav@@ or , therefore , has greater value than anything el@@ se we could pos@@ si@@ bly pos@@ s@@ ess .
When on earth , especially from his baptism in the J@@ or@@ d@@ an to his death at Go@@ l@@ go@@ th@@ a , he under@@ went many tr@@ ying situ@@ ations .
How did the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant go through “ an op@@ ened do@@ or ” in 19@@ 19 ?
The Bible book of Proverbs tel@@ ls about a certain young king , Le@@ mu@@ el , who received a “ we@@ igh@@ ty message ” of “ cor@@ rection ” from his mother .
On@@ ly those who do so will be allow@@ ed to live in God’s promised new world . ​ — Z@@ e@@ ch .
On@@ ly then can we share the psalmis@@ t’s sen@@ ti@@ ments : “ Your word is a lam@@ p to my fo@@ o@@ t , and a light to my ro@@ ad@@ way . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 10@@ 5 .
When the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job mis@@ under@@ sto@@ od God’s deal@@ ings with mankind , Jehovah cor@@ rec@@ ted him , as@@ king : “ Re@@ ally , will you inv@@ al@@ id@@ ate my justice ?
But on what day were they to ob@@ serve it ?
A@@ no@@ ther serious proble@@ m , though , was the imp@@ act that end@@ less re@@ sear@@ ch had on them .
C@@ ar and tra@@ m d@@ ri@@ v@@ ers , see@@ ing that something is going on , sto@@ p their ve@@ hi@@ c@@ les to ask for a tr@@ act .
Do not pre@@ su@@ me that you know what your par@@ t@@ ner is thinking or feel@@ ing .
1 : 2 , 20 .
But can you believe them ?
However , pri@@ or to pro@@ duc@@ ing k@@ ings , Jac@@ ob@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants became sla@@ ves in Egy@@ pt .
During his ministry , he was able to no@@ te all around him the p@@ iti@@ ful con@@ dition of human@@ kind .
It will be a great joy to work together and gra@@ du@@ ally become perfect under Christ’s rule .
In ad@@ dition , support for mission@@ aries and others in special full - time service is very important .
The stud@@ ents were remin@@ ded that as members of the “ other sheep , ” they have jo@@ ined themselves to this fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative s@@ war@@ m of lo@@ cu@@ st@@ s . ​ — John 10 : 16 .
Yes , it is hear@@ ten@@ ing to know that we have elders who keep a loving e@@ ye on us and who , much like A@@ bi@@ sh@@ a@@ i of old , stand ready to ‘ come to our help . ’
“ My wife was ra@@ ised in a ne@@ g@@ ative family en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , ” he says , “ so I avo@@ i@@ ded close associ@@ ation with my in - la@@ ws .
The Scriptures set for@@ th ba@@ si@@ c principles that a Christian can we@@ i@@ gh when sel@@ e@@ cting en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
18 Do You Re@@ ally A@@ p@@ preci@@ ate Your B@@ less@@ ings ?
What helped Jesus to end@@ ure hum@@ ili@@ ating situ@@ ations , and what can help us to do the same ?
For example , the Witnesses have learned to organiz@@ e large conven@@ tions , to offer f@@ ast em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y reli@@ ef , and to con@@ stru@@ ct buil@@ ding@@ s quic@@ k@@ ly .
We look for@@ ward to complete deli@@ ver@@ ance from the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s att@@ ac@@ ks .
Hence , they hum@@ bly recogn@@ ize that as individuals they are d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s just like all the rest of Jesus ’ gen@@ u@@ ine followers .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 33 , 9@@ 2
An@@ dre@@ w says : “ I@@ ’@@ ve learned that working too much and taking on too many so@@ cial ob@@ lig@@ ations can be d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous to a marriage .
We can point to what mo@@ der@@ n - day examples of No@@ ah@@ like faith ?
As one Bible scho@@ la@@ r expla@@ ins , this means that Christians “ are to be mar@@ ked by a devo@@ tion that is char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic of a loving , close - k@@ n@@ it , and mutu@@ ally supp@@ or@@ tive family . ”
So on J@@ anu@@ ary 11 , 195@@ 2 , the P@@ re@@ si@@ d@@ enti@@ al A@@ p@@ pe@@ al Bo@@ ard gr@@ anted me a 4 - D cl@@ as@@ si@@ fic@@ ation as a minis@@ ter .
Why were they such fine examples of faith ?
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , the bun@@ k@@ er attend@@ ant was inform@@ ed that a Witness was among the new@@ com@@ ers , and I became his t@@ ar@@ get .
Jesus once said : “ What I say to you , I say to all : Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch . ”
In fact , 6 of the 20 Witnesses who have been baptized on the is@@ land are local re@@ si@@ d@@ ents .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the Law con@@ tain@@ s “ ty@@ pi@@ cal re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ations of the things in the heavens . ”
Re@@ g@@ arding his “ fo@@ o@@ t@@ sto@@ ol , ” he also stated : “ I will gl@@ ori@@ fy the place for my fe@@ et . ”
One of the elders in that are@@ a was asked : “ What has been most help@@ ful in keep@@ ing the brothers together ? ”
He resur@@ rec@@ ted , or brought back to life , those who had died .
That was only the beg@@ in@@ ning .
What will help pre@@ pare the heart for study ?
She re@@ members the n@@ ames of all the children and of those who have rec@@ ently moved into the congregation . ”
“ M@@ on@@ ths of my wi@@ fe@@ ’s giving of her@@ self dra@@ ined her spiritually and emo@@ tion@@ ally , ” says Daniel .
They became dem@@ ons , no longer serving under Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y but living in sub@@ je@@ ction to Satan .
The ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ man turned to the el@@ der and with a s@@ ly sm@@ ile said : “ What are you going to do now ?
These sla@@ ves enjoy a position of honor , trust , and respect .
I know you will s@@ tic@@ k with your co@@ de because you have strength of char@@ ac@@ ter . ”
Wh@@ en@@ ever possible , he will help his wife with d@@ om@@ es@@ tic cho@@ res .
The Devil cont@@ ra@@ di@@ cted what God had said to Adam .
the local word for t@@ su@@ n@@ ami .
R@@ ep@@ ent@@ ant Israelites were able to offer what sacrific@@ es ?
The Bible writ@@ er James says that the t@@ ong@@ ue is “ an un@@ ru@@ ly in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ous thing ” that “ is full of death - deal@@ ing po@@ is@@ on . ”
H@@ eld only once a year , on N@@ is@@ an 14 , the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver com@@ mem@@ or@@ ated Israel@@ ’s deli@@ ver@@ ance from Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an b@@ onda@@ ge .
Mark Di@@ d Not Gi@@ ve U@@ p , 2 / 1
In Au@@ gu@@ st 1@@ 5@@ 23 , they ob@@ je@@ cted to ver@@ n@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar transl@@ ations of and com@@ men@@ t@@ aries on the Bible , consider@@ ing them “ har@@ m@@ ful to the Ch@@ urch . ”
A@@ the@@ ism and religious h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y will not ex@@ ist then .
Those making the re@@ comm@@ end@@ ations are not to be un@@ du@@ ly influ@@ enced by ou@@ tw@@ ard appe@@ ar@@ ance , educ@@ ational at@@ tain@@ ments , or n@@ atur@@ al a@@ bil@@ ities .
What love he has for the human family !
M@@ others are righ@@ t@@ fully concer@@ ned with the marriage pro@@ spe@@ cts of their sons who are appro@@ aching ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od .
I was a regul@@ ar pioneer in F@@ l@@ or@@ ence for ten years .
Then , in succ@@ essi@@ ve s@@ ch@@ is@@ ms , many k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s sp@@ li@@ t from R@@ ome and form@@ ed their own St@@ ate ch@@ ur@@ ches .
Di@@ d he really need to be w@@ atch@@ ful ? ’
If someone s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely desi@@ res to return to Jehovah , he will find the way o@@ pen . ​ — M@@ al .
Re@@ comm@@ end@@ ations : Not before d@@ ri@@ ving or eng@@ ag@@ ing in activities that requi@@ re al@@ er@@ t@@ ness ; not before eng@@ ag@@ ing in religious activities ; not during pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy ; not with certain me@@ dic@@ ations .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , Jesus en@@ um@@ er@@ ated n@@ ine reas@@ ons for which we can be coun@@ ted happy .
What of the ones hear@@ ing the word ?
H@@ er mother sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ently married W@@ in@@ t@@ on Fr@@ as@@ er , and they had a son , S@@ id@@ ne@@ y .
O@@ L@@ D T@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ A@@ M@@ EN@@ T O@@ R H@@ E@@ B@@ R@@ E@@ W S@@ C@@ R@@ I@@ P@@ T@@ U@@ R@@ E@@ S ?
“ Ku@@ al@@ t@@ sin T@@ a@@ j@@ t@@ ou@@ a ”
As an un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ er , what better go@@ al could you have than to qu@@ ali@@ fy for baptism and become a dedic@@ ated and baptized Witness of Jehovah God ?
They fur@@ ni@@ shed a bas@@ is for faith in the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s promises that obedi@@ ent mankind will be cur@@ ed in the future .
What can be the cu@@ mul@@ ative effect of our ministry ?
All these situ@@ ations may have to do with what re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers say is a ty@@ pe of bl@@ in@@ dness ​ — not no@@ tic@@ ing something , or for@@ get@@ ting something , because of being o@@ ther@@ wise eng@@ ag@@ ed .
How could it be o@@ ther@@ wise ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses den@@ y the uni@@ vers@@ al authority of the po@@ pe and who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly support the pri@@ ma@@ cy of the Bible , yet they re@@ ject many un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural teachings and practic@@ es comm@@ on in Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant religi@@ ons . ​ — 11 / 1 , page 19 . • Does one need to learn Hebrew and Greek to understand the Bible ?
Bo@@ th of us just bur@@ st out la@@ ugh@@ ing .
Those who will form the nu@@ cle@@ us of the “ new earth , ” a new earthly soci@@ ety of righ@@ tly dis@@ posed people , are being ga@@ ther@@ ed during these last days .
I have been asked : ‘ W@@ as your wife a help to you in end@@ uring all of this ? ’
and ‘ D@@ on@@ ’t you believe in Jesus Christ ? ’
Is there any ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal evidence to support this ?
Per@@ haps because he wants us to appro@@ ach the high@@ est Per@@ s@@ on@@ age in the uni@@ verse the way a hum@@ ble child appro@@ ach@@ es a loving father .
( a ) Why has Jehovah provided us with fine to@@ ol@@ s for Bible study ?
His sen@@ sel@@ ess ba@@ b@@ bl@@ ing br@@ ings him to ru@@ in .
Today those who will be sa@@ ved will also not have an ac@@ tu@@ al mar@@ k .
It seem@@ s that this vie@@ w@@ point s@@ par@@ ked his com@@ ments about one true ch@@ urch .
He su@@ gg@@ ested that I try to learn a s@@ k@@ ill that could support me in the pioneer work .
What can help us to end@@ ure when fac@@ ing ad@@ vers@@ ity ?
The next thing I knew , I was no longer a part of the Christian congregation .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Jehovah provided his Word , the Bible , which gives guid@@ ance to man on how best to cop@@ e with in@@ her@@ ited imper@@ fe@@ ction .
We trust in Jehovah and know that he will keep that promise .
While in Jerusalem , Jesus per@@ form@@ s re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble sign@@ s , and many people put faith in him .
( Read 1 K@@ ings 15 : 11 - 13 . )
W@@ i@@ th@@ out question , though , the great@@ est pro@@ of of Jehovah’s love is the pro@@ vision of the ransom sacrifice .
From the stan@@ d@@ point of Jehovah and Jesus , dead La@@ z@@ ar@@ us was as though mer@@ ely as@@ le@@ ep .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries ear@@ li@@ er , Greek in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ als had found st@@ ori@@ es of go@@ ds and go@@ dd@@ ess@@ es ​ — gi@@ ants and dem@@ ons of their ancient Greek my@@ th@@ olo@@ gy — ​ hard to accept .
In fact , Jac@@ o@@ b lived on for another 17 years in Egy@@ pt .
It is only nor@@ ma@@ l to feel some de@@ je@@ ction when things go wrong , but we need not remain in such a st@@ ate .
Th@@ ough the p@@ il@@ la@@ r did not indic@@ ate the most direc@@ t r@@ ou@@ te , following its lead was the only way for Israel to get to the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
Jehovah helped him to con@@ qu@@ er the Phil@@ ist@@ ine gi@@ ant Go@@ li@@ ath and supp@@ or@@ ted David as he came to be c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated in Israel for his mil@@ it@@ ary pro@@ w@@ ess .
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : Because I love her .
The th@@ ir@@ d man@@ ag@@ ed to get away .
Like each pi@@ e@@ ce of the st@@ atu@@ e , every Messi@@ ani@@ c prophecy would provide a vital pi@@ e@@ ce of information about the Messi@@ ah .
( b ) Why can we say that the angels support our ministry ?
We need to do everything we can to help people sur@@ vi@@ ve the end of this system .
This left my mother , my two you@@ ng@@ er sisters , and me in ab@@ ject po@@ ver@@ ty .
David , like all of us , was imper@@ fect and un@@ able to me@@ asure up per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly to God’s standards .
However , Satan kno@@ ws that he has only a sh@@ ort time left , so he keep@@ s on tr@@ ying to sto@@ p us from worshipp@@ ing Jehovah . ​ — Revelation 12 : 12 .
God’s “ hous@@ eho@@ ld ” today is the worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od of true Christians .
But how could “ all ” in A@@ sia have heard , and what might this su@@ gg@@ est about our be@@ aring witness ?
He is our Father , God , and F@@ ri@@ end ! ​ — P@@ s .
Be@@ fore that , Satan had tri@@ ed to di@@ vi@@ de God’s people per@@ man@@ ently .
P@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ L@@ EN@@ C@@ E@@ S :
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ine on page 8 ]
What me@@ tho@@ ds for car@@ r@@ ying out the ministry were used years ag@@ o ?
“ U@@ no@@ cc@@ u@@ pi@@ ed , g@@ ad@@ ding about . ”
Can we really ex@@ pect our fri@@ end@@ ship with anyone to gro@@ w if we will@@ fully act in a man@@ ner that go@@ es contr@@ ary to that one@@ ’s ide@@ as and principles ?
As the examples of He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah , Joseph , and S@@ ar@@ ah show , Jehovah can help us to con@@ qu@@ er the seem@@ ingly un@@ con@@ qu@@ er@@ able if we remain faithful to H@@ im .
On@@ ly those a@@ bo@@ ard the ar@@ k could sur@@ vi@@ ve the coming D@@ elu@@ ge ! ​ — Genesis 6 : 17 - 20 .
TH@@ E g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l D@@ elu@@ ge was not a n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ ster .
However , when they face th@@ reat@@ s to their position and pri@@ de , many star@@ t ac@@ ting in a way that is not pe@@ ace@@ able .
“ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart and do not le@@ an upon your own understanding .
“ Do not put your trust in pr@@ inc@@ es , nor in a son of man , who cannot bring sal@@ vation , ” says Psalm 14@@ 6 : 3 .
T@@ ow@@ ard the end of Israel@@ ’s 40 - year so@@ j@@ our@@ n in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , at a cr@@ itical m@@ om@@ ent in that relati@@ vely new n@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s hist@@ ory , Moses ass@@ em@@ b@@ led his fellow Israelites .
And Jehovah will bl@@ ess and support you .
In heaven , Jesus direc@@ tly be@@ held the glory of God for un@@ told ages , even since before the uni@@ verse was cre@@ ated .
Why is it more ur@@ g@@ ent for us now than ever before to stay a@@ wa@@ ke and keep on the w@@ atch ?
Even before going up to the temple to pray , he instru@@ cted the people not to respon@@ d to R@@ ab@@ sh@@ ak@@ e@@ h’s ta@@ un@@ ts .
“ I make a covenant with you , ” he told them , “ just as my Father has made a covenant with me , for a kingdom . ”
On@@ ce a person is found who desi@@ res to hear more of the Kingdom message , what el@@ se can we as Christian work@@ ers do ?
De@@ ca@@ des pas@@ sed , and the ar@@ k gra@@ du@@ ally as@@ sum@@ ed its fin@@ al shap@@ e .
Do@@ ing so would be an expres@@ sion of their gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for all that the heavenly Father had done for them .
For a more de@@ ta@@ iled discus@@ sion , see the article “ A Con@@ vers@@ ation With a N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ or ​ — Is Jesus God ? ”
5 , 6 . ( a ) In his second letter to the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians , what did Paul ad@@ d@@ ress ?
The ro@@ of@@ to@@ p was also used for worship , both true and i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ r@@ ous .
As never before , we must remain spiritually ke@@ en and al@@ er@@ t .
Some 2@@ ,000 years after A@@ bel@@ ’s day , Jehovah gave the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Abraham this prophe@@ tic promise : “ I shall sur@@ ely bl@@ ess you and I shall sur@@ ely mul@@ ti@@ p@@ ly your se@@ ed like the st@@ ars of the heavens . . .
He must yet “ complete his con@@ qu@@ est . ”
I read Genesis , Psal@@ ms , and the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent .
• Why should we avoid f@@ li@@ r@@ ting ?
What a blessing it is to be associ@@ ated with such a loving , g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od !
The “ new earth ” that Peter mentioned is not a new pl@@ an@@ et .
So why does he at times allow ad@@ vers@@ ity to continue ?
S@@ tri@@ ve to be a good read@@ er and to give mean@@ ing@@ ful com@@ ments at Christian meetings .
I pre@@ ached in the ter@@ rit@@ ory assign@@ ed to my own congregation , and I asked the brothers at the branch of@@ fice if I could also preach in the bu@@ sin@@ ess ter@@ rit@@ ory in the city cen@@ ter .
If he did not trust them , would Jesus make a covenant that me@@ ant sh@@ aring his Kingdom power with them ?
God’s heavenly Kingdom was esta@@ bli@@ shed in the hands of Jesus Christ in 1914 , and we are now pro@@ claim@@ ing the message of hope with more ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y than ever before .
As we pur@@ sue such a study , we need to pray as the psalmist pray@@ ed : “ M@@ ake me know your own ways , O Jehovah ; teach me your own pa@@ ths . ”
TH@@ E A@@ P@@ O@@ S@@ T@@ L@@ E P@@ A@@ U@@ L@@ ’@@ S C@@ ON@@ C@@ E@@ R@@ N F@@ O@@ R J@@ E@@ W@@ S I@@ N TH@@ E DI@@ A@@ S@@ P@@ O@@ R@@ A
Instead , you get baptized because you love Jehovah and want to serve him with your whole heart , soul , mind , and strength . ​ — Mark 12 : 29 , 30 .
The per@@ pe@@ tr@@ at@@ ors may view the matter as a jo@@ ke , but the pain and hum@@ ili@@ ation felt by those being thus v@@ ili@@ fied are no la@@ ugh@@ ing matter . ​ — Proverbs 26 : 18 , 19 .
O@@ r do we stri@@ ve to follow the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ vice ?
They left un@@ mentioned the many cr@@ itical e@@ pi@@ the@@ ts then cir@@ cul@@ ating in P@@ al@@ est@@ ine about Jesus ​ — bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ er , char@@ l@@ at@@ an , false prophet , even ma@@ d@@ man .
It also op@@ ened the way for many more to enjoy everlasting life in an earthly par@@ adise .
At what co@@ st ?
And they did not un@@ necess@@ ar@@ ily d@@ el@@ a@@ y get@@ ting baptized . ​ — Acts 2 : 4@@ 1 ; 9 : 18 ; 16 : 14 , 15 , 32 , 33 .
How does Jehovah feel about resur@@ rec@@ ting people , and how do we know of his feelings ?
He man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted his me@@ ek@@ ness and hum@@ ility by his determin@@ ation to follow Jehovah’s direction .
The L@@ ach@@ ish L@@ et@@ ter says : “ Now your serv@@ ant has received the following information : Gen@@ er@@ al K@@ on@@ y@@ ah@@ u son of El@@ n@@ at@@ an has moved sou@@ th in order to en@@ ter Egy@@ pt . ”
He@@ al@@ ing the si@@ ck and fe@@ e@@ ding the hu@@ ng@@ ry were out@@ standing displa@@ ys of loving com@@ pas@@ sion , but were they the pri@@ m@@ ary ways in which Jesus helped others ?
And what better cause could there be than that of sh@@ aring wonderful Bible tru@@ ths with our neigh@@ b@@ ors ?
13 : 19 - 25 .
These servants also care for num@@ er@@ ous other time - con@@ sum@@ ing but necess@@ ary assign@@ ments .
But he l@@ ac@@ ked something very important .
This ap@@ par@@ ently me@@ ant sacrific@@ ing some personal advan@@ ta@@ ges .
But when does God’s Kingdom , also known as the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom , beg@@ in its rule ?
“ Jehovah has a leg@@ al case with the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the land . ”
M@@ Y M@@ O@@ TH@@ E@@ R was a sta@@ un@@ ch member of the Ch@@ urch of Eng@@ land when she married my father , a prof@@ essi@@ onal sol@@ di@@ er .
Then we might say that because of the religious is@@ su@@ es involved , our par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation could inter@@ f@@ ere with the happiness of their special day and might be a s@@ ource of em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass@@ ment to them and others atten@@ ding .
I am con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah God wanted that to ha@@ p@@ pen .
It read : “ Solomon Is@@ lands Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ment and the Ch@@ urch of M@@ el@@ an@@ es@@ ia v .
Per@@ s@@ onal S@@ tu@@ dy
In doing so , they side with the very first apost@@ ate , Satan .
However , the text in this new public@@ ation is set ver@@ tic@@ ally , using a la@@ y@@ out st@@ y@@ le po@@ pul@@ ar in J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers and liter@@ ary works .
L@@ in@@ da felt the same way .
M@@ il@@ t@@ on prom@@ o@@ ted the same ide@@ a in On Christian Do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine .
Yet , the pa@@ per on which it is pr@@ inted is wor@@ th only a few c@@ ents .
F@@ ear@@ less Mo@@ der@@ n - Da@@ y Kingdom P@@ re@@ ach@@ ers
Mo@@ re@@ over , they must not be pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous as they care for their responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
What can man do to me ? ” ​ — He@@ b .
For he that condu@@ cts himself as a less@@ er one among all of you is the one that is great . ”
By this time , she was a special pioneer in D@@ u@@ ma@@ gu@@ ete C@@ ity , and I went to vis@@ it her .
C@@ our@@ t M@@ em@@ ber@@ ship
Consider the example of a 17 - year - old Christian gi@@ r@@ l in K@@ o@@ re@@ a .
Those with that mind - set look to “ J@@ ah Jehovah ” as the only secu@@ re R@@ o@@ ck .
We need to n@@ ou@@ ris@@ h our mind and heart regul@@ arly with good spiritual food , keep@@ ing our foc@@ us on the good news of God’s Kingdom .
What is sign@@ i@@ fied by ‘ the light of Jehovah’s face ’ ?
I wonder@@ ed : ‘ Why do humans continue to die if Christ re@@ de@@ em@@ ed us ?
Since we are living in “ the last days , ” the end can come at any time .
I seek , not my own will , but the will of him that sent me . ”
T@@ w@@ o months later the di@@ se@@ ase s@@ we@@ pt away the B@@ ev@@ an family .
Paul’s ex@@ hor@@ tation to fellow Christians in C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e , “ Let the peace of the Christ control in your hearts , ” might therefore str@@ ike some as being un@@ reason@@ able .
Of course , the result will not be a su@@ d@@ den or dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement in a person@@ ’s fin@@ an@@ cial situation .
“ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing is van@@ ity ! ” says the congreg@@ at@@ or , who as@@ ks : “ What prof@@ it does a man have in all his hard work at which he works hard under the su@@ n ? ”
This c@@ alls for more than reading the Bible .
Jesus was like that .
F@@ ran@@ ces men@@ tions another el@@ ement that he@@ igh@@ ten@@ s her l@@ on@@ el@@ iness .
These two sisters were in@@ str@@ um@@ ent@@ al in organiz@@ ing a group of Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers in a to@@ wn where there is no congregation .
These inspired song@@ s show that we can act with confidence if we pray for Jehovah’s help and we trust in him comple@@ t@@ ely .
7@@ 2 : 16 , 17 ; Is@@ a .
Our ze@@ al for God’s house will help us ‘ keep s@@ tic@@ king to Jehovah ’ with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of everlasting life in view . ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
The ga@@ ther@@ ing will likely be in an at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive , clean set@@ ting where all can com@@ for@@ ta@@ bly enjoy the occasi@@ on .
Then , as more and more of those with the earthly hope ​ — sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic@@ ally like the s@@ tic@@ k “ for Joseph ” — ​ jo@@ ined the anointed , the two grou@@ ps became “ one flo@@ ck . ”
D@@ O Y@@ O@@ U have a friend or a family member you are especially close to ?
So the day - to - day decisions we make in life should refle@@ ct our trust in Jehovah .
Paul wrote : “ Do not sever@@ ely cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze an older man .
H@@ ad God’s view of war chang@@ ed ?
We were ur@@ ged to become members .
M@@ O@@ S@@ T of us like to have a good sel@@ e@@ ction to cho@@ ose from when we go sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing .
After she rec@@ u@@ per@@ ated , she said : “ I pray@@ ed to Jehovah and really learned that I had to leave my life in his hands , tru@@ sting him to do wh@@ atever was his will .
A R@@ am@@ part A@@ ga@@ inst Pa@@ gan@@ ism
Sa@@ ys The World Bo@@ ok En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia : “ The w@@ ind ca@@ uses most o@@ ce@@ an wa@@ ves , from small ri@@ p@@ ples to gi@@ ant h@@ ur@@ ri@@ c@@ ane wa@@ ves more than 1@@ 00 fe@@ et ( 30 me@@ ters ) high . . . .
“ I will put my law within them , and in their heart I shall wr@@ ite it . ” ​ — J@@ E@@ R@@ E@@ MI@@ A@@ H 31 : 33 .
• What mo@@ ves you to obey Jehovah ?
But soon he will be put away .
God told Samuel : “ You must tell [ El@@ i ] that I am judg@@ ing his house to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite for the er@@ ro@@ r that he has known , because his sons are c@@ all@@ ing down evil upon God , and he has not re@@ bu@@ ked them . ”
How does your faith come into pla@@ y when deal@@ ing with problems wh@@ er@@ e@@ in you feel that elders are in the wrong ?
A Bible - based talk will expla@@ in the meaning of the un@@ le@@ av@@ ened bre@@ ad and the red w@@ ine used for the occasi@@ on .
• How did Abra@@ m show that he gave pri@@ or@@ ity to Jehovah’s worship ?
9 : 17 ​ — What are “ sto@@ le@@ n w@@ at@@ ers , ” and why are they “ s@@ we@@ et ” ?
That con@@ qu@@ est would have been imp@@ os@@ sible without Jehovah’s prote@@ ctive care .
Jehovah is now per@@ form@@ ing great and pra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy de@@ e@@ ds in con@@ ne@@ ction with our preaching activ@@ ity .
( N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h and I@@ ts Re@@ ma@@ ins , 18@@ 4@@ 9 , V@@ olu@@ me 2 , page 3@@ 26 ) Yet , no wise man tri@@ es to har@@ ness the un@@ contro@@ l@@ la@@ ble w@@ il@@ d bul@@ l . ​ — Psalm 22 : 21 .
Indeed , love is “ a perfect b@@ ond of uni@@ on . ”
V@@ er@@ y soon , that govern@@ ment will exerc@@ ise its rule right here over all the earth .
One is H@@ ann@@ ah , the mother of Samuel .
Read the words of some who are using the new Kingdom H@@ alls .
Se@@ e@@ king we@@ al@@ th , the S@@ c@@ y@@ th@@ ians sac@@ ked the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an cap@@ it@@ al , N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h .
Still , Eli@@ hu@@ ’s words refle@@ ct the hope that God would one day accept a ransom and set man free from the pro@@ c@@ ess of ag@@ ing and from death .
L@@ imit@@ ations can come in many form@@ s and in different de@@ gre@@ es .
The pl@@ ants of the good land were now dep@@ end@@ ent on the de@@ w .
On occasi@@ on , their hearts too have been affe@@ cted ne@@ g@@ ati@@ vely .
He was ke@@ en@@ ly a@@ ware that he was the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of many in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es .
Those taking the lead in the preaching work and in over@@ see@@ ing congregations also need your regul@@ ar prayers in their be@@ half .
If the publi@@ sh@@ er had not kept on in the field , there would not be any c@@ as@@ es in the Su@@ pre@@ me C@@ our@@ t ; but it is because you , the publi@@ sh@@ er , the brothers all over the world , keep on and will not qu@@ it that the de@@ fe@@ at of persecu@@ tion is brought about .
In 1914 , Jehovah esta@@ bli@@ shed his Kingdom in the heavens under his appointed King , Jesus Christ .
After lo@@ sing his father , Le@@ on@@ ar@@ do deci@@ ded to learn si@@ gn language so that he could share the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s com@@ for@@ ting message with de@@ a@@ f individuals .
Jesus will pre@@ side over it in Jehovah’s name as King of God’s Kingdom , but he will not be al@@ one .
He fore@@ told great things for Jesus , but he ad@@ ded that one day , M@@ ary would come to feel as if she were ru@@ n through by a long s@@ word .
At the same time , the number of children en@@ ro@@ l@@ led in c@@ ate@@ ch@@ ism cl@@ as@@ ses is d@@ w@@ in@@ d@@ ling , giving ris@@ e to serious doub@@ ts about the ability of the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch to en@@ sure its r@@ ene@@ wa@@ l .
However , just before that day of Jehovah beg@@ ins , world lead@@ ers will be saying “ Pe@@ ace and se@@ cur@@ ity ! ”
E@@ ri@@ c says : “ I have jo@@ ined a large ‘ te@@ am ’ of full - time servants of Jehovah .
Many deep@@ ly appreci@@ ated the concer@@ n .
H@@ ad the religious lead@@ ers of his day been appointed by holy spirit ?
Still , they are well - a@@ ware of the apostle Paul’s ad@@ vice to mar@@ ry “ only in the Lord ” ​ — counsel that should gover@@ n the conduct of all Christians .
( a ) What effect should our meetings have upon those in attend@@ ance ?
When my dis@@ qui@@ et@@ ing thoughts became many in@@ side of me , your own cons@@ ol@@ ations began to f@@ ond@@ le my soul . ”
But Jesus was not in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated into keep@@ ing qui@@ et ; he was “ as@@ king them questions . ”
S@@ ar@@ a@@ i@@ ’s offer was in l@@ ine with the cu@@ sto@@ m of the day ​ — that a ba@@ r@@ re@@ n wife was ob@@ lig@@ ated to provide her husband with a con@@ cu@@ bin@@ e in order to pro@@ du@@ ce an he@@ ir .
Re@@ fle@@ cting on Bible te@@ x@@ ts such as these can help us to cultiv@@ ate and displa@@ y hum@@ ility .
Indeed , it is just as he stated through the prophet H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i : “ Gre@@ ater will the glory of this later house become than that of the form@@ er . . . And in this place I shall give peace . ”
A fur@@ ther help is to ad@@ mit your own need for ad@@ vice .
So how may we sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart ?
Jehovah can also supp@@ ly us with for@@ titu@@ de — giving us “ power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l ” — to help us end@@ ure . — 2 Corinthians 4 : 7 .
Per@@ haps Jehovah man@@ e@@ u@@ vered matters this way so that Daniel could be a blessing to his own people , as were Joseph in Egy@@ pt and E@@ s@@ ther and M@@ or@@ de@@ ca@@ i in Per@@ sia .
( b ) Why do we have v@@ al@@ id reas@@ ons for having strong faith ?
When tr@@ ying to per@@ su@@ a@@ de a person to accept a certain Bible teaching , be care@@ ful that your en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m does not cause you to s@@ ound un@@ reason@@ able , thus clo@@ sing your listen@@ er@@ ’s mind and heart .
Daniel S@@ y@@ d@@ li@@ k , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , gave an ab@@ s@@ or@@ b@@ ing talk .
The 14@@ 4@@ ,000 will serve as heavenly k@@ ings , pri@@ ests , and jud@@ ges during the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn .
De@@ dic@@ ation is an ess@@ enti@@ al st@@ ep that must pre@@ ce@@ de baptism .
What , though , of the second st@@ ep mentioned at the out@@ set ?
9 : 17 - 22 .
Those tri@@ ps to the do@@ c@@ ks and the po@@ st of@@ fice helped to strengthen me physi@@ c@@ ally .
Our will@@ ing@@ ness to for@@ give does not mean that we appro@@ ve of the wrong be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or or min@@ i@@ mi@@ ze the h@@ ur@@ t that it has ca@@ used us .
They continued to make fine spiritual prog@@ ress and nam@@ ed their new@@ born son after the study con@@ duc@@ t@@ or .
Is it not good to know that as we fulf@@ ill that com@@ mis@@ sion , we have help from holy angels , wise and powerful spirit cre@@ atu@@ res ?
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of where we live or how well we gu@@ ard our health , we need to be res@@ cu@@ ed from the c@@ lu@@ t@@ ches of suffering , old age , and death .
At that time , baptism was not much emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed for those who did not en@@ ter@@ tain the hope of rul@@ ing in heaven with Christ .
We need to gu@@ ard against develop@@ ing a spirit of in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence .
Par@@ take appreci@@ ati@@ vely of the spiritual food a@@ vail@@ able only at Jehovah’s table , and you will not be mis@@ led by false teach@@ ers or wicked spirit for@@ ces .
Jesus spoke of a time during which the lead@@ ers of the world would occ@@ up@@ y cen@@ ter st@@ age without inter@@ fer@@ ence from God’s Kingdom .
He heard a m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er of God comm@@ and that the t@@ ree be cu@@ t down , but its stu@@ m@@ p and ro@@ o@@ ts were to be left in the gr@@ ound .
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ately , Proverbs 4 : 21 , 22 ur@@ ges us to pa@@ y attention to the sa@@ y@@ ings of Jehovah with our eyes and heart , “ for they are life to those fin@@ ding them and health to all their flesh . ”
This may ref@@ er to the sen@@ ding for@@ th of enem@@ y for@@ ces to look for un@@ faithful Jews upon whom Jehovah would ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te his judgment .
“ It is wise to say num@@ er@@ ous s@@ il@@ ent prayers and then stay cal@@ m .
Are we not dra@@ wn to a God who so lo@@ v@@ ingly uses his power in our be@@ half ?
Ther@@ efore , when you read Christian public@@ ations , ask yourself : ‘ How does this ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation com@@ pare with what I pre@@ vi@@ ously under@@ sto@@ od about the sub@@ ject ?
R@@ em@@ ar@@ ka@@ bly , after that the e@@ con@@ om@@ ic pres@@ sure less@@ ened and ob@@ tain@@ ing our material necess@@ ities became much e@@ asi@@ er . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
At the he@@ i@@ ght of the si@@ e@@ ge , Jehovah said to the Jews : “ H@@ ere I am pu@@ t@@ ting before you people the way of life and the way of death .
But the Devil will not have this authority in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely .
The i@@ ma@@ ge is that of a d@@ wel@@ ling , or place of ha@@ bit@@ ation .
( b ) What ev@@ en@@ tually happ@@ ens with the th@@ ir@@ d ty@@ pe of so@@ il , and why ?
Today , many of our brothers and sisters have sh@@ own similar determin@@ ation .
5 : 20 .
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly inclu@@ ded his you@@ ng@@ er followers when he said : “ C@@ ome to me , . . . and I will ref@@ res@@ h you . ”
Their C@@ al@@ v@@ in@@ ist minis@@ ter s@@ oun@@ ded a strong war@@ ning against us and our liter@@ ature .
I remember demonstr@@ ations where pro@@ t@@ es@@ ters called the U@@ .@@ S . sol@@ di@@ ers ba@@ by k@@ ill@@ ers because of repor@@ ts that in@@ no@@ c@@ ent children were being sla@@ ugh@@ tered in the war .
O@@ c@@ to@@ ber ​ — No@@ v@@ ember
Bible - based public@@ ations such as the Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
19 , 20 . ( a ) How does medit@@ ating on Jesus ’ ro@@ le as the Gre@@ ater Moses af@@ fect us ?
When we go through a tri@@ al , we may no@@ tice that we need to be more pati@@ ent , appreci@@ ative , or loving .
I then deci@@ ded that I wanted to make Jehovah happy .
C@@ EN@@ T@@ R@@ A@@ L A@@ F@@ R@@ I@@ C@@ A@@ N R@@ E@@ P@@ U@@ B@@ L@@ I@@ C
N@@ ex@@ t , all were deli@@ gh@@ ted to hear a talk on the ye@@ ar@@ text for 200@@ 2 : “ C@@ ome to me , . . . and I will ref@@ res@@ h you . ”
What of the second as@@ sur@@ ance ​ — Jehovah would prote@@ ct his people ?
During his ministry , Jesus often spoke of his pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence . ​ — John 3 : 13 ; 8 : 23 , 5@@ 8 .
Jehovah no@@ ted Jo@@ si@@ ah’s hum@@ ble , rec@@ ep@@ tive heart and bless@@ ed him acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 22 : 11 , 18 - 20 .
Who was the An@@ n@@ as mentioned in the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts ?
And what joy that will bring in the future when all cre@@ ation will praise Jehovah and rejo@@ ice in the s@@ pl@@ end@@ or of his glory ! ​ — Revelation 5 : 13 , 14 .
Th@@ ree and a half years later , in the s@@ pr@@ ing of 33 C.E . , he was resur@@ rec@@ ted as a mi@@ gh@@ ty spirit person .
My de@@ ar husband fin@@ i@@ shed his earthly course in 199@@ 3 at the age of 8@@ 1 .
“ The book of the W@@ ars of Jehovah ” was such a writ@@ ing .
As Christians today , we do not ex@@ pect God’s spirit to give us exc@@ ep@@ tional mus@@ cul@@ ar strength .
; H@@ ort@@ on , J .
From both Bible and mo@@ der@@ n - day examples , what did you learn about
He felt p@@ ity for the people and mirac@@ ul@@ ously f@@ ed the “ four th@@ ous@@ and men , b@@ es@@ id@@ es women and young children . ”
This my@@ st@@ er@@ y h@@ in@@ ders s@@ inc@@ ere people from imit@@ ating Jesus Christ and dra@@ wing close to God , as the Bible encoura@@ ges them to . ​ — 1 Corinthians 11 : 1 ; James 4 : 8 .
It will be contro@@ l@@ led by God’s heavenly Kingdom , for which Jesus taught his followers to pray .
Today , we no longer live under the Law covenant .
What happened to the fo@@ ol@@ ish vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins ?
S@@ ONG@@ S : 8@@ 9 , 26
In 198@@ 0 , my wife started stud@@ ying the Bible with the Witnesses .
S@@ how personal interest in others , but do so in ways that respect their priv@@ ac@@ y and that do not take away their di@@ gn@@ ity .
These are times when trust in Jehovah is most challeng@@ ing ​ — and most ess@@ enti@@ al .
I began writ@@ ing to her with news about the congregation , and she would wr@@ ite back to tell me of her succ@@ ess in the ministry in the Bo@@ st@@ on are@@ a .
No human can de@@ pri@@ ve us of that re@@ ward as long as we remain faithful to God .
We are ba@@ cked by Jehovah , Jesus , and the faithful angels . With their help , we can res@@ ist our enem@@ y .
In fact , on our own in@@ iti@@ ative , we would never have come to a knowledge of God .
With the gro@@ w@@ th in T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n , the need for more Kingdom H@@ alls has become a great chall@@ enge .
Rather , we must ob@@ serve the remin@@ ders in his Word .
On the Mo@@ ve
How can we learn from Israel@@ ’s example ?
Since I had never been told these things in my ch@@ urch , I deci@@ ded to tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne Jehovah’s Witnesses once I got set@@ t@@ led in Per@@ th .
O@@ thers may be con@@ fu@@ sed or disa@@ p@@ pointed because Jesus re@@ je@@ cted the pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s efforts to make him king .
Peter , present that night , under@@ sto@@ od that Chris@@ t@@ like love and rel@@ ated qualities are to be man@@ i@@ f@@ est among gen@@ u@@ ine disciples of Christ .
“ In@@ to All the E@@ ar@@ th Their S@@ ound W@@ ent O@@ u@@ t , ” 1 / 1
• How may we ac@@ qui@@ re b@@ ol@@ dness ?
Because any faithful serv@@ ant of God could beg@@ in to make his own desi@@ res the ma@@ in thing in his life .
The ter@@ m “ Devil ” is der@@ i@@ ved from a Greek word meaning “ s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ er . ”
Some even view their par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in the ministry as ther@@ ap@@ y .
That place , however , does not se@@ em to have ex@@ is@@ ted in any liter@@ al lo@@ c@@ ation on earth .
What will we do if our Christian brothers disa@@ p@@ point us or if we feel that they do not tre@@ at us well ?
Hence , Witnesses in neigh@@ bor@@ ing S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a have sent large qu@@ an@@ t@@ ities of pro@@ v@@ isions to al@@ le@@ vi@@ ate the dist@@ ress of their brothers in those lands .
TH@@ E P@@ R@@ O@@ MI@@ S@@ E O@@ F A R@@ O@@ Y@@ A@@ L P@@ R@@ I@@ E@@ S@@ TH@@ O@@ O@@ D
How have some ac@@ ted as though they were inv@@ isi@@ ble to Jehovah ?
While God gr@@ anted the apostles the power to cu@@ re the si@@ ck and even ra@@ ise the dead , he did not cons@@ ent to re@@ move the “ thor@@ n in the flesh ” that pla@@ gu@@ ed the apostle Paul , which may have been a physical mal@@ ad@@ y . ​ — 2 Corinthians 12 : 7 - 9 ; Acts 9 : 32 - 4@@ 1 ; 1 Corinthians 12 : 28 .
In E@@ l S@@ al@@ va@@ d@@ or , one man ti@@ ed his vi@@ ci@@ ous do@@ g in fr@@ on@@ t of the do@@ or wh@@ en@@ ever he saw Jehovah’s Witnesses ne@@ ar@@ by .
That is how E@@ d@@ die , a pioneer in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity , felt .
No doubt you have experienced the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of the Bible pro@@ ver@@ b : “ By ir@@ on , ir@@ on it@@ self is sh@@ ar@@ p@@ ened . So one man sh@@ ar@@ p@@ ens the face of another . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
In the f@@ our@@ th century B.C.E . , the A@@ th@@ en@@ i@@ an or@@ at@@ or I@@ so@@ cr@@ ates , for one , spoke pr@@ ou@@ dly of the way Greek cul@@ ture was s@@ pre@@ ading in the world .
Ser@@ ving in a Ti@@ me of Mar@@ vel@@ ous Ex@@ pan@@ sion 3
A Hebrew slave was to be gr@@ anted his fre@@ e@@ dom in the se@@ ven@@ th year of his ser@@ vi@@ tu@@ de .
After all , I was just a little se@@ ven - year - old gi@@ r@@ l lost in a str@@ ange city , sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by ten@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of people !
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jo@@ b@@ ’s faith@@ ful@@ ness showed that Satan is a li@@ ar .
When Bo@@ a@@ z was kind to her , he was ac@@ tually imit@@ ating Jehovah’s loyal love .
Se@@ e@@ king O@@ u@@ t Those Who W@@ ant the Tru@@ th
So , having food and clo@@ thing , we will be cont@@ ent with these things . ”
Al@@ so by means of holy spirit , Christ gave “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men , ” some “ as shepher@@ ds and teach@@ ers ” in the congregation .
“ The fear of Jehovah is the beg@@ in@@ ning of wisdom , ” states Psalm 1@@ 11 : 10 .
Many congregations inclu@@ de those who have moved from a fore@@ ign land .
Now that peace has been esta@@ bli@@ shed , the Israelites ur@@ ge G@@ ide@@ on to become their king .
What may be wrong if a person always com@@ pla@@ ins about those taking the lead ?
Do you rec@@ all what is recorded there ?
As your knowledge of Jehovah gro@@ ws , so will your love for him and your desire to dedic@@ ate your life to him .
To@@ tal im@@ mer@@ sion in water is the prop@@ er form of baptism for believers .
N@@ early 4@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , E@@ sa@@ u and his tw@@ in brother , Jac@@ o@@ b , were born to Isa@@ a@@ c and Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h .
◆ Does mo@@ der@@ n - day Christi@@ an@@ ity re@@ present the Jesus of the Go@@ sp@@ els ?
“ He Se@@ es What the H@@ ear@@ t Is ”
We also need to in@@ s@@ cri@@ be these qualities on our heart , making them an in@@ tegr@@ al part of us .
Let us keep our gl@@ ori@@ ous Kingdom hope in sh@@ ar@@ p foc@@ us , pu@@ t@@ ting other responsi@@ bil@@ ities in their prop@@ er place .
B@@ ri@@ an : You se@@ em to be an o@@ pen - min@@ ded person .
1 : 3 - 10 .
He may see a do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted soul who faith@@ fully comes to meetings des@@ pite her stru@@ gg@@ le with de@@ pres@@ sion , an el@@ der@@ ly wi@@ do@@ w who d@@ ri@@ ves other older ones to each congregation meeting , or a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er who sh@@ a@@ res in cle@@ an@@ ing the Kingdom H@@ all .
In ad@@ dition , Jehovah gives “ holy spirit to those as@@ king him . ”
The matter of Dani@@ el@@ ’s pra@@ ying three times a day was public knowledge .
Although my father dis@@ continued his Bible stu@@ dies , I began atten@@ ding meetings of the local congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Acts 9 : 4@@ 3 tel@@ ls us : “ For qu@@ ite a few days he rema@@ ined in J@@ op@@ pa with a certain S@@ im@@ on , a t@@ an@@ ner . ”
What is under@@ sto@@ od about how these two ty@@ p@@ es fun@@ ction ?
They may be ca@@ used by person@@ ality con@@ f@@ li@@ cts , e@@ con@@ om@@ ic difficul@@ ties , ill health , temp@@ t@@ ations , pe@@ er pres@@ sure to do wrong , persecu@@ tion , challeng@@ es to our stand on neu@@ tr@@ ality or against i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , and many other things .
So we might well ask , W@@ ho@@ m should we honor , and why is such honor mer@@ ited ?
This helps to bring out the good in others .
( b ) How can we keep from f@@ all@@ ing during “ the h@@ our of t@@ est ” ?
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al valu@@ es are et@@ er@@ n@@ al . ​ — Proverbs 11 : 4 ; 1 Corinthians 6 : 9 , 10 .
The author@@ ities conclu@@ ded that the do@@ ct@@ or had vis@@ ited R@@ ob@@ er@@ t in his home and , un@@ be@@ know@@ n@@ st to R@@ ob@@ er@@ t and his family , had given him a le@@ th@@ al in@@ je@@ ction .
They form the nu@@ cle@@ us of the new earth as sub@@ je@@ cts of God’s heavenly Kingdom . ​ — Psalm 37 : 29 ; John 10 : 16 .
A man eng@@ ag@@ ing in for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation enc@@ ro@@ ach@@ es on vari@@ ous righ@@ ts of the woman with whom he sin@@ s .
“ He will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more .
V@@ ari@@ ous su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions have been made as to the spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c kind of w@@ il@@ d@@ f@@ low@@ er Jesus had in mind .
S@@ how Tru@@ e Christian Lo@@ ve
( The I@@ ris@@ h Ex@@ am@@ in@@ er , A@@ pri@@ l 4 , 20@@ 00 ) A@@ id ag@@ en@@ ci@@ es large and small certainly do make a hu@@ ge differ@@ ence in the lives of the coun@@ t@@ less vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of war and disa@@ ster .
How did Je@@ h@@ u respon@@ d ? He rep@@ lied : “ What peace could there be as long as there are the for@@ n@@ ic@@ ations of Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l your mother and her many s@@ or@@ cer@@ ies ? ”
While we cannot be sure of Jesus ’ mo@@ ti@@ ves for saying this , his words may indic@@ ate that Jesus recogn@@ ized that Jehovah had taken His prote@@ ction away so that His S@@ on@@ ’s integrity could be fully t@@ ested .
T@@ al@@ ks , inter@@ vie@@ ws , demonstr@@ ations , and a Bible dr@@ ama have dra@@ wn the attention of the a@@ udi@@ ence to the wonderful spiritual her@@ it@@ age enjo@@ yed by those who study and apply God’s prophe@@ tic word .
Jesus direc@@ ted them : “ As you go , preach , saying , ‘ The kingdom of the heavens has dra@@ wn near . ’
25 : 2 - 13 , 21 , 22 .
Re@@ fle@@ ct for a m@@ om@@ ent , though , on the al@@ ter@@ n@@ ative .
At one appe@@ ar@@ ance , only 10 of them at most could have re@@ pres@@ ented the 12 , for Tho@@ ma@@ s was ab@@ sent . ​ — John 20 : 24 .
The information co@@ vered in this bro@@ ch@@ ure may not apply fully to your situation because of ta@@ x la@@ ws or other la@@ ws in your country .
A@@ ga@@ inst you , you al@@ one , I have sin@@ ned , and what is bad in your eyes I have done . ” ​ — Psalm 5@@ 1 : 1 - 4 .
E@@ mp@@ loy@@ ers u@@ su@@ ally value that . ”
But what if circumstances sever@@ ely li@@ mit what you are cur@@ r@@ ently able to do ?
What a fine spirit they showed in an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating the needs of others !
By the end of 1914 , the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama ” had been pres@@ ented to a@@ udi@@ ences to@@ tal@@ ing over 9@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 in N@@ or@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , and Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
In imit@@ ation of first - century Christians , Jehovah’s Witnesses are accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing their ministry in over 2@@ 30 lands , br@@ ing@@ ing Jesus ’ origin@@ al message , the good news of the Kingdom , to people every@@ where .
Instead , re@@ pa@@ y with a blessing . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et . 3 : 8 , 9 .
Yet , the apostles kept in@@ sis@@ ting that Jesus had been resur@@ rec@@ ted from the dead .
Jesus cho@@ se him to be an apostle .
I@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ IN@@ E the sc@@ ene .
I also began to share with others what I was lear@@ ning .
That can ha@@ p@@ pen to any of us .
I gre@@ w up lear@@ ning the rul@@ es of the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts .
In this par@@ able , Jesus did not simply lik@@ en the Kingdom of God to a pe@@ ar@@ l of high value ; he called attention to “ a travel@@ ing mer@@ ch@@ ant see@@ king fine pe@@ ar@@ ls ” and to his respon@@ se upon fin@@ ding one .
On one occasi@@ on , a cu@@ st@@ om@@ s of@@ fic@@ er had been ti@@ pp@@ ed off regarding our activ@@ ity and dem@@ an@@ ded that we leave the tra@@ in and bring the liter@@ ature to his su@@ peri@@ or of@@ fic@@ er .
Hence , there is a great need for more elders , and those who re@@ ach out for the privilege are to be comm@@ ended .
King A@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s son Jeho@@ ra@@ m was rul@@ ing Israel , and Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l was still ali@@ ve as qu@@ e@@ en mother .
Wh@@ ere do Jehovah’s people stand regarding his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ?
In the r@@ are instance that apost@@ as@@ y does appe@@ ar , devo@@ ted Christians will remain fir@@ m for what is right .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , do we not all face a similar cho@@ ice ?
There is a much greater d@@ anger in going to the other ex@@ tre@@ me and having too much un@@ rest@@ ra@@ ined re@@ vel@@ ry .
Why did Jesus give those two par@@ ab@@ les ?
B@@ el@@ o@@ ved ones , if our hearts do not con@@ dem@@ n us , we have fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch toward God ; and wh@@ atever we ask we receive from him , because we are ob@@ serving his comman@@ d@@ ments and are doing the things that are pleas@@ ing in his eyes . ” ​ — 1 John 3 : 19 - 22 .
Ther@@ efore , it cannot righ@@ tly be said to bel@@ ong to any individu@@ al or congregation , wh@@ atever its leg@@ al t@@ it@@ le may indic@@ ate .
It en@@ ab@@ les us to “ qu@@ en@@ ch all the wicked one@@ ’s bur@@ ning mis@@ s@@ il@@ es . ”
With my wife , J@@ ú@@ li@@ a
In this respect , our fi@@ ght for the faith now began .
I came home l@@ ate every night .
Abraham dis@@ mis@@ sed I@@ sh@@ ma@@ el , pas@@ sing the fir@@ st@@ bor@@ n@@ ’s right to Isa@@ a@@ c .
The pro@@ secu@@ t@@ or rep@@ lied : “ I am not com@@ pet@@ ent to com@@ ment on cl@@ er@@ ic@@ al ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents . ”
Even in Bible times , though , God r@@ ar@@ ely per@@ form@@ ed such won@@ ders .
You pro@@ ba@@ bly thought long and hard about what ty@@ pe of gift would be appro@@ pri@@ ate for that person .
When I was ten , my father died as a result of his al@@ co@@ ho@@ l@@ ism .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , Jeremiah knew that in tel@@ ling the people to sur@@ rend@@ er , he was pu@@ t@@ ting his own life at great ris@@ k , for many would inter@@ pre@@ t his words as se@@ di@@ ti@@ ous .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , the apostles were not able to gr@@ as@@ p fully the meaning of Jesus ’ words until after the out@@ p@@ our@@ ing of God’s holy spirit at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E .
( b ) How did one Bible stud@@ ent learn to apply the counsel recorded at 1 Peter 3 : 1 , 2 ?
Like King David , we say : “ You are my lam@@ p , O Jehovah , and it is Jehovah that makes my dar@@ k@@ ness shin@@ e . ”
They are dem@@ an@@ ding , sel@@ f@@ ish , and op@@ in@@ i@@ on@@ ated , believ@@ ing that their personal “ righ@@ ts ” and pre@@ fer@@ ences must be accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ated at all co@@ st@@ s .
At such times , we do well to follow Jesus ’ counsel to pray ​ — both in ad@@ v@@ ance and when ac@@ tually fac@@ ing a temp@@ tation — ​ as@@ king God to help us so that we do not f@@ all .
He or@@ ders those sel@@ ling do@@ ves to take what they have and leave . ​ — John 2 : 13 - 16 .
What gave Ru@@ th the re@@ pu@@ tation of being “ an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent woman ” ?
On Jehovah’s comm@@ and , the two men made a du@@ p@@ lic@@ ate ro@@ l@@ l while in hi@@ ding . ​ — Jeremiah 36 : 21 - 32 .
Se@@ cond , con@@ sul@@ t God’s Word and public@@ ations from the faithful slave to help you dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish “ sa@@ dness of the world ” from “ sa@@ dness in a godly way , ” gen@@ u@@ ine rep@@ ent@@ ance .
The get - ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted inter@@ vie@@ ws were enjo@@ yed by all in attend@@ ance
In@@ cen@@ se was such a desi@@ ra@@ ble and thus valu@@ able com@@ mo@@ di@@ ty in ancient times that its ing@@ re@@ di@@ ents became important it@@ em@@ s of tra@@ de .
• “ [ God ] will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more . The form@@ er things have pas@@ sed away . ” ​ — R@@ E@@ V@@ EL@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N 21 : 4 .
What do we learn from that account ?
Abraham , of course , had to a@@ wa@@ it that “ city . ”
You need not fear Satan if you take advan@@ ta@@ ge of the following gi@@ f@@ ts God off@@ ers .
If we are wise , our a@@ im will be to ple@@ ase God by living in har@@ mony with his standards .
So do less@@ er fi@@ gu@@ res , such as high pri@@ ests , a s@@ cri@@ be , and other of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als .
Yet , it is under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble for a person to be pu@@ z@@ z@@ led when first ex@@ posed to the st@@ ory of Jesus ’ vi@@ r@@ g@@ in bir@@ th .
These encourag@@ ing experi@@ ences were follow@@ ed by inter@@ vie@@ ws , cha@@ i@@ red by P@@ at@@ ri@@ ck La@@ F@@ ran@@ c@@ a of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e , with G@@ ile@@ ad gra@@ du@@ ates now serving in vari@@ ous lands .
What pro@@ vision from Jehovah would help re@@ verse the imper@@ fe@@ ction that Adam pas@@ sed on to his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing ?
And how David appreci@@ ated God as R@@ ul@@ er !
Re@@ call Jesus ’ counsel to ‘ thro@@ w away ’ in the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative sense anything that might stu@@ m@@ ble us , even our e@@ ye or our hand .
( b ) In what ways can Christian you@@ ths th@@ ri@@ ve during a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ence ?
Acc@@ ording to Hebrews 5 : 14 , what ser@@ ves as pro@@ of of our matu@@ r@@ ity ?
Fir@@ st , they support the anointed in pro@@ claim@@ ing the good news of God’s Kingdom .
One writ@@ er expres@@ sed the view that prayer is just “ a form of ther@@ ap@@ y . . . like tal@@ king to your pe@@ t f@@ ish . ”
They i@@ mag@@ ined that ar@@ mor@@ ed gi@@ ant making sh@@ ort work of them .
God did not tre@@ at his fir@@ st@@ born as a low@@ ly sub@@ ject .
God said to the first humans : “ Ha@@ ve in sub@@ je@@ ction the f@@ ish of the se@@ a and the f@@ l@@ ying cre@@ atu@@ res of the heavens and every living cre@@ ature that is mo@@ ving upon the earth . ”
H@@ er t@@ est s@@ cor@@ e is po@@ or , and she fa@@ il@@ s the course .
However , she may still face tri@@ bul@@ ations l@@ in@@ ked to marriage and family life .
They are inter@@ ested in each other , and their fri@@ end@@ ship gro@@ ws when they expres@@ s their feelings .
Now , by co@@ in@@ ci@@ d@@ ence , a certain pri@@ est was going down over that ro@@ ad , but , when he saw him , he went by on the op@@ pos@@ ite side .
T@@ ra@@ dition has it that Paul follow@@ ed the th@@ ir@@ d r@@ ou@@ te .
Jehovah cre@@ ated two humans , Adam and E@@ ve .
H@@ as God held to that pat@@ ter@@ n ?
How should we feel about the ministry ?
Con@@ st@@ ant ex@@ po@@ sure to b@@ ru@@ tal ac@@ ts through en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment and the news me@@ dia des@@ en@@ s@@ iti@@ z@@ es many .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , such conduct cannot contribu@@ te to a happy family life .
Ha@@ ving his le@@ pro@@ s@@ y cur@@ ed was sur@@ ely all that the man had ho@@ ped for .
On S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 11 , 19@@ 7@@ 8 , about one year after I started stud@@ ying the Bible , I was baptized in the ba@@ th@@ tu@@ b in my ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment .
Of the over - 60 ’ s gener@@ ation , 6@@ 7 per@@ c@@ ent knew the comman@@ d@@ ments and were gu@@ i@@ ded by them ; for the under 30 ’ s , the fi@@ gu@@ re was just 28 per@@ c@@ ent .
It seem@@ s , then , that some@@ time after his resurrection , Jesus made a pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation to the wicked spi@@ r@@ its regarding the fully jus@@ ti@@ fied p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment they are du@@ e to receive .
How should we re@@ act to them ?
A@@ sa@@ ph per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved what would ev@@ en@@ tually ha@@ p@@ pen to the wicked .
Then you will be better able to ple@@ ase Jehovah , tre@@ at others pro@@ per@@ ly , and keep on doing good .
You may be able to apply to serve on a branch con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ ject or at a branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
• How were the me@@ ek ones bless@@ ed by the good news that Jesus pre@@ ached ?
He wor@@ ked ten h@@ our@@ s or more a day d@@ ri@@ ving tru@@ c@@ ks .
Jesus expres@@ sed a similar thought when he said to some who believ@@ ed in him : “ If you remain in my word , you are really my disciples , and you will know the truth , and the truth will set you free . ”
Today , many Christians in their 50 ’ s and older find that their circumstances have chang@@ ed and that they are able to serve Jehovah in new ways .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , it is e@@ asi@@ er to read those words in Proverbs than to put them into prac@@ tice .
There is much we can learn from G@@ ide@@ on@@ ’s mo@@ des@@ ty .
We would hope that the other person would be understanding .
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , all are a@@ ware of this fact stated in the Bible : “ The living are consci@@ ous that they will die . ”
During a discus@@ sion , an individu@@ al@@ ’s view may change as he he@@ ars others direc@@ t attention to Scriptural principles that apply .
S@@ how@@ ing R@@ es@@ pect for Our S@@ ac@@ red G@@ a@@ ther@@ ings , 11 / 1
Jehovah’s spirit was needed to sear@@ ch into these deep things .
David was dist@@ ressed .
A wife nam@@ ed T@@ am@@ ar@@ a , who re@@ married three years after her div@@ or@@ ce , says : “ When you mar@@ ry for the first time , there is that special feel@@ ing that your marriage will last forever .
“ Un@@ der@@ stand , O son of man , that the vision is for the time of the end . ” ​ — D@@ AN@@ I@@ E@@ L 8 : 17 .
Ne@@ ed for Se@@ e@@ king Jehovah
This seem@@ s to have been under the influ@@ ence of Per@@ si@@ an religion . ”
Instead , they were cu@@ t off from any spiritual en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment from God , with only a dar@@ k out@@ look for the future .
Ka@@ re@@ n : Ex@@ ac@@ tly ​ — perhaps even id@@ en@@ tic@@ al tw@@ ins .
But Christ’s true followers have been vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant and have dis@@ cer@@ ned the real meaning of what has happened in the past century .
Par@@ t of that pro@@ c@@ ess invol@@ ves form@@ ing an id@@ ent@@ ity ​ — a set of tra@@ its , beli@@ ef@@ s , and valu@@ es that de@@ fine who he is .
Does God S@@ how the W@@ a@@ y ?
Wh@@ ere did they come from ?
As we come to know him , we too can see his hand because we per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve his qualities and actions with “ the eyes of [ our ] heart . ”
The pla@@ que was dedic@@ ated to the mem@@ ory of ‘ Christians who were ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted as consci@@ enti@@ ous ob@@ je@@ ct@@ ors in Mar@@ ch 194@@ 5 . A@@ nt@@ al H@@ ő@@ n@@ is@@ ch ( 19@@ 11 - 194@@ 5 ) , B@@ er@@ tal@@ an S@@ z@@ ab@@ ó ( 19@@ 21 - 194@@ 5 ) , J@@ á@@ no@@ s Z@@ s@@ ond@@ or ( 19@@ 23 - 194@@ 5 ) , 200@@ 2 , Jehovah’s Witnesses . ’
O@@ pp@@ or@@ tun@@ ities for prayer present themselves thr@@ ough@@ out the day
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jehovah pre@@ determined that he would set up a special ag@@ enc@@ y to re@@ me@@ dy the effe@@ cts of Ad@@ am@@ ’s sin .
As P@@ l@@ in@@ y found out , there was no way to for@@ ce most Christians into com@@ p@@ li@@ ance .
They may deci@@ de to act in acc@@ ord with Jesus ’ words : “ He that has greater affe@@ ction for father or mother than for me is not wor@@ thy of me . ”
When she was 19 , V@@ ic@@ to@@ i@@ re got a jo@@ b in a p@@ al@@ m - o@@ il pro@@ cess@@ ing pl@@ ant .
What a change that will be from what we see and experience today !
Instead , it dep@@ ends on Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , which he ex@@ tend@@ s toward hum@@ ble , hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people who are consci@@ ous of their spiritual need .
I rec@@ all on one occasi@@ on tel@@ ling B@@ ill not to come to my house for the study because there were ro@@ ad@@ b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks around the est@@ ate and his ca@@ r would sur@@ ely be con@@ f@@ is@@ c@@ ated and bur@@ ned .
I had to make an hon@@ est ev@@ alu@@ ation of my heart .
A spirit is a form of life that di@@ ff@@ ers from humans .
In other words , ev@@ en@@ tually we get to be like those with whom we associ@@ ate ​ — ei@@ ther wise or stu@@ pi@@ d .
Indeed , godly devo@@ tion mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to want to ple@@ ase God in all we do . ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 31 .
But they were very kind and left me a book about whether life origin@@ ated by means of cre@@ ation or ev@@ olu@@ tion .
Consider the example of S@@ te@@ ph@@ ani@@ e , a 19 - year - old regul@@ ar pioneer .
When he was on earth , Jesus demonstr@@ ated his ability to do those things by the power that God had given him .
Does he care about us ?
We end@@ e@@ av@@ or to see individuals as Jehovah se@@ es them , loo@@ king past the f@@ la@@ ws and foc@@ using on the good qualities .
So rather than allow@@ ing temp@@ ers to f@@ l@@ are , Christians were to fle@@ e , to put dist@@ ance between themselves and the s@@ ource of pro@@ vo@@ c@@ ation .
In the first century , what did inc@@ reas@@ ing num@@ bers jo@@ in in doing ?
In the years that follow@@ ed , the p@@ ath of the righteous ones continued to get b@@ righ@@ ter and b@@ righ@@ ter .
One fac@@ t@@ or is a l@@ ack of educ@@ ation about what marriage en@@ ta@@ il@@ s .
Acc@@ ording to the three war@@ ning examples lis@@ ted by Ju@@ de , that is imp@@ os@@ sible .
It will be God’s time to eli@@ min@@ ate all wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness on earth .
Bo@@ th of us were sh@@ o@@ cked , but when we saw that nothing serious had happened , we had a good la@@ u@@ gh .
The mo@@ b r@@ ans@@ ac@@ ked her house , which was lo@@ c@@ ated at one end of the s@@ ite , and sto@@ le her valu@@ ab@@ les .
To@@ la ( T@@ ri@@ be of M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h )
God thus sent A@@ mo@@ s to con@@ dem@@ n them for their un@@ faith@@ ful@@ ness .
But su@@ p@@ pose we sense a personal need for more faith and do not feel coura@@ ge@@ ous .
C@@ aring for S@@ ic@@ k R@@ el@@ ative , 5 / 15
However , it is reason@@ able to conclu@@ de that since Ad@@ on@@ ij@@ ah’s older brothers A@@ m@@ n@@ on and Ab@@ sal@@ om were already dead , as was pro@@ ba@@ bly Davi@@ d’s son Ch@@ ile@@ a@@ b , Ad@@ on@@ ij@@ ah thought that he had the right to the thro@@ ne as the el@@ des@@ t of Davi@@ d’s rema@@ ining sons .
Ther@@ efore , let us give them “ more than ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary consider@@ ation . ”
H@@ u@@ man@@ s are thus end@@ ow@@ ed with at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes like those of God , including a sense of justice and righteousness .
W@@ O@@ U@@ L@@ D you like to help your cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es to have a better understanding of your Bible - based beli@@ ef@@ s ?
He sent one fin@@ al inspired letter to Timothy .
The information given on each pro@@ x@@ y should be de@@ fin@@ ite on this point , since it will be reli@@ ed upon in determin@@ ing who will be present .
H@@ ere live more than n@@ ine milli@@ on people .
We are told : “ The N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m proved to be in the earth in those days , and also after that , when the sons of the true God continued to have rel@@ ations with the daugh@@ ters of men and they bor@@ e sons to them , they were the mi@@ gh@@ ty ones who were of old , the men of f@@ ame . ”
At times , Jehovah may come to our a@@ id even before we em@@ ba@@ r@@ k on a wrong course .
The psalmist David san@@ g : “ Jehovah himself will su@@ sta@@ in [ such a person ] upon a div@@ an of ill@@ ness ; all his bed you will certainly change during his si@@ ck@@ ness . ”
When Paul wrote to Christians in R@@ ome , he direc@@ ted some of his com@@ ments to congregation members who were of Jewish sto@@ ck and who had been instru@@ cted in the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
While Jesus was still a young person , he showed love for God and the Scriptures .
Rather , God determined that there would be a group , or class , of humans that would rule with Christ in heaven . ​ — Re@@ v .
Our faith@@ ful@@ ness until death or our continued integrity - keep@@ ing until the end of this wicked system shows Jehovah on who@@ se side of the is@@ sue of uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y we stand .
What uni@@ que and effe@@ ctive me@@ th@@ od of Bible study was used by the early Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents ?
He poin@@ ts to his own fine works as evidence of God’s ba@@ c@@ king .
His heart was likely full of than@@ k@@ s@@ giving after the mirac@@ le he had seen Jehovah per@@ form that day .
• Why should feelings of un@@ wor@@ thin@@ ess not h@@ in@@ der us from pra@@ ying to Jehovah ?
What We Can L@@ ear@@ n From the Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful Ang@@ els
Su@@ b@@ mis@@ sion to Christ’s lead@@ er@@ ship prom@@ o@@ tes family happiness
At the end of each we@@ ek sp@@ ent vis@@ iting a congregation , we always felt buil@@ t up .
A pam@@ ph@@ let by ex@@ per@@ ts in child be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or expla@@ ins : “ S@@ el@@ f - control does not ha@@ p@@ pen a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally or su@@ d@@ den@@ ly .
Jehovah’s L@@ ong - Su@@ ffering Wor@@ ks for S@@ al@@ vation
Yet , sing@@ ing is part of our worship , just as the field ministry is part of our worship .
As you beg@@ in care@@ giving , take time to learn as much as you can about your par@@ ent@@ ’s con@@ dition .
Those needs were of c@@ hi@@ ef import@@ ance , more so than physical needs .
It is often difficult to share the Kingdom message with them because they live in a@@ ff@@ lu@@ ent are@@ as where ma@@ i@@ ds answer the do@@ or .
However , it also brought her great responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
Jesus both lived and died for his friends .
There , s@@ it@@ ting under a bro@@ om t@@ ree , Eli@@ j@@ ah lam@@ ented : “ It is en@@ ough ! Now , O Jehovah , take my soul away , for I am no better than my fore@@ fa@@ thers . ”
Jo@@ an’s daugh@@ ter , Th@@ el@@ ma , and her husband were already loo@@ king after another faithful wi@@ do@@ w in their congregation , one of our c@@ ous@@ ins who was ter@@ min@@ ally ill .
Of what is Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy a pro@@ of , and what effect will it have on us ?
As you un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly serve Jehovah , he is sure to bl@@ ess your willing spirit .
In their da@@ ily Christian activities , matu@@ re women are to be “ teach@@ ers of what is good ” to you@@ ng@@ er women .
Indeed , when preaching to people who have little or no religious ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , some Witnesses ref@@ er to what Paul descri@@ bed in his letter to the Gal@@ ati@@ ans .
S@@ tru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing with self - consci@@ ousness and w@@ an@@ ting to be accepted , a you@@ th might star@@ t to end@@ or@@ se “ the things in the world ” that other you@@ ths ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ate . ​ — 1 John 2 : 15 - 17 ; Romans 12 : 2 .
By this time , we had over 3@@ ,000 Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers in that country .
R@@ I@@ G@@ A
Then he spoke with in@@ sight and wisdom .
10@@ 3 : 8 , 9 , 14 .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es , al@@ though the dem@@ ons could no longer materi@@ al@@ ize human bo@@ dies , they were still very ac@@ tive .
That friend will be like Na@@ than and H@@ u@@ sh@@ a@@ i , who rema@@ ined loyal even during bad times , and like Jesus , who was willing to for@@ give .
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing her spiritual need , 13 - year - old N@@ ic@@ o@@ le started to read the Bible every day .
I need help to go to bed , to wa@@ s@@ h my@@ self , and to get d@@ ressed .
There were so many c@@ as@@ es against Jehovah’s Witnesses that the cour@@ t had to hold a special s@@ es@@ sion to hear all of them .
Bar@@ ak went to mu@@ ster his ar@@ my .
The can@@ did account of Davi@@ d’s sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings t@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es to the fact that the Bible is the inspired Word of God .
“ A H@@ app@@ y S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t of C@@ o@@ op@@ er@@ ation ”
Pe@@ ople are often satis@@ fied to find that they are as succ@@ ess@@ ful as their pe@@ ers .
In some plac@@ es today , our brothers da@@ ily face e@@ con@@ om@@ ic dist@@ ress .
I thought I was doing wonder@@ fully well !
“ I felt reg@@ re@@ t . . . . I became a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed , and I also felt hum@@ ili@@ ated . ”
N@@ av@@ y p@@ ho@@ to
Their l@@ ack of hum@@ ility h@@ in@@ der@@ ed them from ga@@ ining knowledge and understanding of the gl@@ ori@@ ous way Jehovah works out his purpose .
Acc@@ ording to the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , this wom@@ an’s con@@ dition made her religi@@ ously imp@@ ure , and thus anyone she t@@ ou@@ ched would have been rec@@ kon@@ ed un@@ clean . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 15 : 19 , 25 .
What should rest@@ ra@@ in Christians from making ha@@ st@@ y decisions regarding div@@ or@@ ce ?
* Un@@ like Peter of B@@ ru@@ ys and H@@ en@@ ry of La@@ us@@ an@@ ne , he was a la@@ y@@ man , but he valu@@ ed God’s Word so much that he div@@ ested himself of his material go@@ o@@ ds and arrang@@ ed for por@@ tions of the Bible to be transl@@ ated into a language com@@ mon@@ ly spo@@ ken in sou@@ the@@ ast@@ er@@ n Fr@@ ance .
God did this by sen@@ ding his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son to the earth to die a sacri@@ fi@@ cial death .
They held my hand , so to speak , as I c@@ lum@@ s@@ ily took my first st@@ ep@@ s when I began in the ministry .
The “ sin ” could inclu@@ de things such as f@@ ra@@ u@@ d or s@@ l@@ an@@ der , but it would not inclu@@ de sin@@ s such as ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ ality , apost@@ as@@ y , or i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
The Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an people are by n@@ ature very war@@ m and ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able .
Wh@@ ich t@@ ree of the fore@@ st was their first cho@@ ice ?
The Ser@@ vice Me@@ et@@ ing too is desi@@ gn@@ ed to e@@ qui@@ p us as teach@@ ers of God’s Word .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to another benefit of godly fear , the wise king says : “ Because of his ba@@ dness the wicked will be pu@@ shed down , but the righteous will be fin@@ ding refu@@ ge in his integrity . ”
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally we co@@ vered the to@@ wn , meeting many people who were qu@@ ite inter@@ ested in the Bible .
Re@@ al happiness comes from using your life in Jehovah’s service .
What is the divine for@@ mu@@ la for ac@@ qui@@ ring peace of mind ?
L@@ ik@@ ely , he pre@@ fer@@ red to stay at home and wa@@ it until his father died rather than follow Jesus and care for that family responsi@@ bility when it came .
What an appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble Father we have !
It takes hum@@ ility and courage to say “ I am s@@ or@@ ry for h@@ ur@@ ting you , ” but doing so helps to sol@@ ve problems and dra@@ ws marriage mat@@ es clo@@ s@@ er together .
When we are in need , our brothers do not deser@@ t us .
H@@ ear@@ t - to - heart talk about matters of faith does not ha@@ p@@ pen by ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent
He later declar@@ ed : “ The truth will set you free . ”
Ch@@ er@@ i continued atten@@ ding the meetings .
Why did she say that ?
Da@@ ily life is sp@@ ent mo@@ st@@ ly out@@ do@@ ors , where opportun@@ ities to ste@@ al ab@@ ound .
Yes , in school , at our place of emp@@ loy@@ ment , and while sh@@ aring in spiritual activities , we should do our best .
They need to “ re@@ prove ” him in the Bi@@ bli@@ cal sense .
Tru@@ st that promise .
And a book of re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance was written before him for those fe@@ aring Jehovah and for those medit@@ ating on his name . ” ​ — M@@ al . 3 : 16 . Do you medit@@ ate on the needs and circumstances of your Bible stud@@ ents ?
Re@@ g@@ arding each qu@@ ality , we will answer three questions : What does it mean ?
We will experience the fulfill@@ ment of what was fore@@ told and will see the v@@ indic@@ ation of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
I feel that pra@@ ying together helped us to res@@ ol@@ ve our problems and to reg@@ a@@ in joy in our marriage . ”
R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection H@@ op@@ e Is Su@@ re ! 7 / 15
One was to re@@ move the sa@@ dness of Mar@@ th@@ a , M@@ ary , and g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing friends .
The “ We@@ ep@@ ing ” T@@ ree and I@@ ts V@@ er@@ s@@ at@@ ile “ T@@ ear@@ s ”
They can have ei@@ ther a positi@@ ve or a ne@@ g@@ ative con@@ no@@ tation , dep@@ en@@ ding on how the words are used .
As mentioned in the last article , baptism is a serious decision .
It is , therefore , the only true hope for mankind .
In rep@@ ly , Jesus said : “ Not all men make ro@@ om for the saying , but only those who have the gift .
How can we deter@@ mine that we are not being over@@ come by indi@@ ffer@@ ence toward Jehovah’s work ?
One of the most effe@@ ctive sub@@ tle t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s Satan uses is disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement .
Fir@@ st , the bro@@ ch@@ ure En@@ joy Li@@ fe on E@@ ar@@ th F@@ o@@ re@@ ver !
The S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h arrang@@ ement emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed the import@@ ance of spiritual pur@@ su@@ its .
Bar@@ u@@ ch was a fine support for Jeremiah , but on one occasi@@ on he too lost spiritual foc@@ us .
The Bible expla@@ ins in simp@@ le , eas@@ y - to - understand ter@@ ms the con@@ dition of the dead .
When we medit@@ ate on what Jehovah does for us each day , we come to real@@ ize that he is a true F@@ ri@@ end .
Hence , there is no reason to su@@ gg@@ est that a C@@ our@@ t of the G@@ ent@@ il@@ es needs to pla@@ y a part in Jehovah’s great spiritual temple arrang@@ ement for worship , especially when the following point is consider@@ ed .
M@@ em@@ bers of the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in , the Jewish high cour@@ t , “ sum@@ mon@@ ed the apostles , flo@@ g@@ ged them , and or@@ der@@ ed them to sto@@ p speaking upon the bas@@ is of Jesus ’ name , and let them go . ”
She com@@ ments : “ I p@@ our@@ ed out my heart to Jehovah and beg@@ ged him to help me cop@@ e with my dre@@ ad@@ ful lo@@ ss . ”
While we continue to pray for God’s Kingdom to come , we trust that God kno@@ ws the best time to answer that prayer .
That descri@@ bes a family who moved from S@@ pain to Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a .
Consider the experience of Mi@@ ca@@ iah the prophet .
The she@@ er joy and gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de of the faithful Witnesses atten@@ ding that meeting was over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing .
H@@ ad Paul always been a long - suffering , consider@@ ate person , f@@ it for the assignment he received ?
On other occasi@@ ons , he re@@ ti@@ red to a l@@ on@@ ely place at the end of the day in order to talk to Jehovah .
After a long sear@@ ch , I ev@@ en@@ tually found a su@@ it@@ able cen@@ ter for the disa@@ b@@ led in the city of V@@ al@@ en@@ ci@@ a , 1@@ 00 mil@@ es ( 1@@ 60 k@@ m ) nor@@ th of A@@ li@@ can@@ te .
The Bible says that later “ another gi@@ r@@ l no@@ tic@@ ed him . ”
I feel that this is important , so that a child does not feel as if he@@ ’s being jud@@ ged . ” ​ — Ger@@ al@@ d , Fr@@ ance .
In the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , a number of ch@@ urch lead@@ ers who became deep@@ ly concer@@ ned about the er@@ o@@ sion of moral valu@@ es form@@ ed an organization called the M@@ or@@ al Ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity .
Then my mother found out that she had can@@ c@@ er .
Our children were all gro@@ wn , which gave K@@ ar@@ la and me the opportunity to do more for Jehovah .
The fin@@ al words of Jesus ’ com@@ mis@@ sion , “ I am with you all the days , ” con@@ tain a streng@@ th@@ ening thought for all who stri@@ ve to fulf@@ ill Christ’s comm@@ and to make disciples .
The cen@@ tr@@ al and e@@ ast@@ er@@ n Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an in the first and second cen@@ tu@@ ries A@@ D s@@ war@@ m@@ ed with an in@@ fin@@ ite mul@@ titu@@ de of religious ide@@ as , stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to pro@@ pa@@ g@@ ate themselves . . . .
What as@@ sur@@ ance do we have that we can end@@ ure even the most ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary tri@@ al ?
Indeed , what must we do to en@@ sure that we will receive its benef@@ its in the future ?
“ These people have better beli@@ ef@@ s than we do , ” I said st@@ ra@@ igh@@ t@@ for@@ war@@ dly .
The psalmist appro@@ pri@@ ately ple@@ ad@@ ed : “ Ex@@ am@@ ine me , O Jehovah , and put me to the t@@ est ; ref@@ ine my k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys and my heart . ”
Although a@@ ware of the wom@@ an’s p@@ light , he asked her to ba@@ ke “ a small r@@ ound c@@ ake ” for him , using the last of her o@@ il and f@@ l@@ our .
O@@ ther@@ wise , he “ e@@ ats and dr@@ in@@ ks judgment against himself . ”
After a consider@@ ation of the da@@ ily text , the second day of the conven@@ tion continued with the sy@@ mp@@ o@@ si@@ u@@ m “ M@@ in@@ isters of God’s Word . ”
Let us foc@@ us on the need to ad@@ d godly devo@@ tion to our end@@ ur@@ ance . The Ne@@ ed for En@@ du@@ r@@ ance
Your feelings about others : Is there someone in your congregation who ru@@ bs you the wrong way ?
By saying ‘ has not Jehovah given the comm@@ and ? ’ De@@ bor@@ ah emp@@ h@@ ati@@ c@@ ally den@@ i@@ ed any personal authority over Bar@@ ak .
Sol@@ ar e@@ c@@ li@@ p@@ ses take place only at the time of the new mo@@ on , not when the mo@@ on is full , as is the case at P@@ as@@ so@@ ver time .
I@@ z@@ ak Mar@@ a@@ is
However , si@@ gn - language inter@@ pre@@ tation is very different from inter@@ pre@@ tation between spo@@ ken langu@@ ages .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es af@@ for@@ ding no benefit , ic@@ on worship may be spiritually d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing bus@@ y in Kingdom activities will prote@@ ct us from the d@@ ang@@ ers of id@@ l@@ en@@ ess and time - wa@@ sting pur@@ su@@ its .
The l@@ ist is end@@ less .
The doing of his Fa@@ ther’s will su@@ sta@@ ined Jesus ; it was as n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing , satis@@ f@@ ying , and ref@@ re@@ shing to him as food .
At the same time , parents can ob@@ serve the attitude , de@@ por@@ t@@ ment , and ability of their children .
Yet , there is no indic@@ ation that they b@@ ra@@ g@@ ged about their pro@@ w@@ ess at fi@@ shing or h@@ un@@ ting or that they went fi@@ shing or h@@ un@@ ting to com@@ pete with others , to prove their man@@ ho@@ od , or to have the thr@@ ill of the cha@@ se , the fi@@ ght , or the k@@ ill . ​ — Psalm 11 : 5 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 26 .
And their we@@ al@@ th must come to be for p@@ il@@ la@@ ge and their hous@@ es for a des@@ ol@@ ate wa@@ st@@ e .
And there are st@@ ep@@ s we can take to seek and gain his appro@@ val .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , Bible teachings from the O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or of the family arrang@@ ement can stay with children even after they leave home , benef@@ iting them thr@@ ough@@ out life .
Like M@@ on@@ ika , you too can be sure of Jehovah’s “ help at the right time . ”
Our assignment was to pl@@ ant as many see@@ ds of truth as possible .
( b ) What blessings are enjo@@ yed today by the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant and the “ other sheep ” ?
F@@ or@@ mer@@ ly viol@@ ent people have become pe@@ ace@@ able .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of them re@@ turned to Jerusalem to re@@ buil@@ d Jehovah’s temple , which la@@ y in ru@@ ins .
Yet , they were very pleas@@ ed to see me continue preaching as my heart desi@@ red .
If he or she is con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with a de@@ gener@@ ative ill@@ ness , learn what future develop@@ ments you can ex@@ pect .
F@@ O@@ R@@ T W@@ O@@ R@@ T@@ H , T@@ X ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , F@@ ort Wor@@ th Con@@ ven@@ tion C@@ en@@ ter , 1@@ 1@@ 11 H@@ ou@@ st@@ on S@@ t .
Such things had a deep imp@@ act upon me . ”
Then Jesus ad@@ ded the conclu@@ ding st@@ at@@ ement : “ So it go@@ es with the man that la@@ ys up tre@@ asure for himself but is not rich toward God . ”
So we pl@@ an@@ ned to leave S@@ ou@@ th - W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a and move back to Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
5@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00
Yes , Christ’s death op@@ ened the way for all mankind to reg@@ a@@ in the per@@ fe@@ ction that Adam had lost .
How can she pos@@ si@@ bly feel that such a life is mean@@ ing@@ ful ?
You will find reli@@ able information about Jesus ’ bir@@ th in the Go@@ sp@@ els of Matthew and Luke .
But something el@@ se happ@@ ens .
Ch@@ urch hist@@ ori@@ an H@@ ans v@@ on C@@ am@@ p@@ en@@ ha@@ us@@ en descri@@ bes him as “ do@@ g@@ m@@ ati@@ c , viol@@ ent , and c@@ un@@ ning , per@@ me@@ ated by the great@@ ness of his c@@ all@@ ing and the di@@ gn@@ ity of his of@@ fice , ” and ad@@ ds that “ he never consider@@ ed anything as right un@@ less it was u@@ se@@ ful to him in the fur@@ ther@@ ance of his power and authority . . .
Jehovah has s@@ wor@@ n ( and he will feel no reg@@ re@@ t ) : ‘ You are a pri@@ est to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite according to the man@@ ner of M@@ el@@ c@@ hi@@ ze@@ de@@ k ! ’ ”
When did God’s spiritual temple beg@@ in to op@@ er@@ ate ?
“ Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine ” ref@@ ers to cha@@ st@@ is@@ ement , cor@@ rection , instru@@ ction , and educ@@ ation .
Christi@@ an@@ ity was now ex@@ pan@@ ding into a va@@ st new field ; people in all nations could hear the truth and accept it .
If so , what makes a person desi@@ ra@@ ble to him ?
H@@ u@@ man K@@ in@@ dness and Lo@@ ving - K@@ in@@ dness
What has helped him to be strong ?
Just as Jehovah fre@@ ely for@@ gave you , you must also do the same . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 13 .
When Jehovah said that he would not destro@@ y So@@ dom if there were “ fi@@ f@@ ty righteous men in the mi@@ d@@ st of the city , ” Abraham prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely re@@ duc@@ ed the number until it re@@ ached only ten . ​ — Genesis 18 : 22 - 33 .
Mo@@ der@@ n - day apost@@ ates displa@@ y char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s similar to those of the Devil .
I made sure that each of them offered a personal prayer at be@@ d@@ time .
This article will help you answer these questions .
God’s heavenly govern@@ ment ​ — not any humans or for@@ ces on earth — ​ will destro@@ y all wicked , dis@@ obedi@@ ent people .
For instance , Christians must res@@ ist feel@@ ing pri@@ de over r@@ ace , we@@ al@@ th , educ@@ ation , n@@ atur@@ al a@@ bil@@ ities , or work per@@ for@@ man@@ ce in com@@ par@@ is@@ on with others .
Yes , Noah ga@@ ined Jehovah’s appro@@ val and blessing because he was obedi@@ ent and up@@ held God’s righteous principles .
Sa@@ ys Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 3 : 1 , 2 : “ W@@ o@@ e to her that is re@@ bel@@ ling and pol@@ lu@@ ting her@@ self , the op@@ pres@@ sive city !
R@@ E@@ M@@ A@@ I@@ N AL@@ E@@ R@@ T !
But how do you come to know the mind of someone who lived on earth 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o ?
If we stri@@ ve to continue to do God’s work with ze@@ al , he will bl@@ ess us and help us to go on pro@@ s@@ per@@ ing spiritually .
R@@ em@@ ember that it is un@@ wise to do so .
That is most un@@ wise , since , as Jeremiah said , “ it does not bel@@ ong to man who is wal@@ king even to direc@@ t his st@@ ep . ” ​ — J@@ er .
How can we receive Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess ?
He often says : “ H@@ app@@ iness today does not come from le@@ ading a proble@@ m - free life .
Jesus re@@ je@@ cted Satan’s offer of all worl@@ dly k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s
Pe@@ ople were very religious and pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ced against us .
Jehovah loo@@ ks after you .
But , b@@ es@@ id@@ es all these things , clo@@ the y@@ ourselves with love , for it is a perfect b@@ ond of uni@@ on . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 13 , 14 ; 1 Peter 4 : 8 .
Lo@@ cal I@@ ris@@ h people prote@@ cted Be@@ d@@ ell for a time des@@ pite his Eng@@ l@@ ish orig@@ ins because they recogn@@ ized his gen@@ u@@ ine concer@@ n for them .
In this way , their advan@@ c@@ ement will “ be man@@ i@@ f@@ est to all pers@@ ons . ” — 1 Timothy 4 : 15 .
( b ) How did the apostle Paul mu@@ ster up b@@ ol@@ dness to speak to the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians ?
Our pri@@ m@@ ary concer@@ n is to maintain a good conscience before God , not men . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
If you allow your decisions to be gu@@ i@@ ded by what you read in the Scriptures and in public@@ ations of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” you will experience the ref@@ re@@ shing and sta@@ bi@@ li@@ z@@ ing influ@@ ence of Jehovah’s inspired Word .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out his ba@@ c@@ king , the Jews s@@ ow@@ ed se@@ ed but had a me@@ ag@@ er har@@ v@@ est , not en@@ ough food to satis@@ fy them .
She knew the Bible well and was a@@ de@@ pt at commun@@ ic@@ ating with hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders in the do@@ or - to - do@@ or ministry .
The wh@@ ite hor@@ se , who@@ se ri@@ der is a heavenly king .
F@@ o@@ x wr@@ ites that these beli@@ ef@@ s “ became ‘ Mar@@ ci@@ on@@ ism ’ and continued to at@@ tr@@ act followers , especially in the S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c - speaking E@@ ast , far into the f@@ our@@ th century . ”
It teach@@ es us how to find happiness , how to make friends , and how to de@@ al succ@@ ess@@ fully with problems .
Pe@@ ople pray for this out@@ come when they rec@@ ite the L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er , saying : “ Th@@ y kingdom come .
Like Ne@@ h@@ emiah , our n@@ ames will be in God’s book of re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance if we continue to avoid bad associ@@ ations , support the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c arrang@@ ements , give spiritual matters pri@@ or@@ ity , and sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our Christian id@@ ent@@ ity .
O@@ r do I still c@@ ra@@ ve some of the “ fre@@ e@@ d@@ om@@ s ” of the world ? ’
“ If anyone lo@@ ves the world , the love of the Father is not in him ; because everything in the world ​ — the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the show@@ y displa@@ y of one@@ ’s means of life — ​ does not origin@@ ate with the Father , but origin@@ ates with the world .
Some of God’s servants today are also under@@ going g@@ ru@@ el@@ ing t@@ ests of their faith .
Even Jesus himself “ learned obedi@@ ence from the things he su@@ ffered . ”
He mentioned wor@@ ms ( or mag@@ go@@ ts ) that do not die and fi@@ re that is not qu@@ en@@ ched .
This dra@@ ws you into a clo@@ s@@ er relationship with him . ​ — He@@ b .
Jesus said : “ He that practic@@ es v@@ ile things h@@ ates the light . ”
The book of Proverbs says that long ag@@ o wisdom was b@@ es@@ i@@ de Jehovah , the Creator , as “ a ma@@ ster work@@ er . ”
27 “ Let the Many Is@@ lands Re@@ jo@@ ice ”
We continued in the preaching work as a cou@@ ple , though Ti@@ b@@ or also had organiz@@ ational work to do .
Because they took to heart Jehovah’s reas@@ sur@@ ing words to Isaiah : “ I ​ — I my@@ self am the One that is com@@ for@@ ting you people . Who are you that you should be af@@ ra@@ id of a mor@@ tal man ? ” ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 1 : 12 .
The ser@@ vi@@ ces did not mean much to me , but when the Go@@ sp@@ els were read , Jesus ’ words som@@ eho@@ w con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed me that the Bible must be true .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , children draw much strength and courage from their parents ’ hon@@ est expres@@ sions of love and appro@@ val .
Do you know what can make family life more satis@@ f@@ ying ?
During the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn , they will be jo@@ ined by bil@@ li@@ ons of resur@@ rec@@ ted ones .
The apostle Paul used the me@@ ta@@ p@@ ho@@ r of a r@@ un@@ ner in a r@@ ace in his letter to Christians living in Corin@@ th , a city r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned for a@@ th@@ le@@ tic cont@@ ests .
After the s@@ essi@@ ons , I jo@@ ined some others and pla@@ yed ta@@ g with the children .
The Ch@@ all@@ enge of Ch@@ il@@ d T@@ ra@@ ining Today
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , to@@ da@@ y’s ch@@ ur@@ ches are , not un@@ ited , but di@@ vi@@ ded .
But Jesus rep@@ lied : “ Why did you have to go loo@@ king for me ?
In fact , I enjoy my p@@ ho@@ ne con@@ vers@@ ations so much that the local elders have even asked me to co@@ or@@ din@@ ate tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ s .
Although my family in@@ iti@@ ally op@@ posed my decision to study with Jehovah’s Witnesses , they have come to respect the Witnesses .
* So why not turn to Jehovah for help ?
Since the first Witness mission@@ aries arri@@ ved in Ha@@ it@@ i in 194@@ 5 , the number of Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers in this land has ste@@ adi@@ ly inc@@ reas@@ ed , so that there are now some 14@@ ,000 eng@@ ag@@ ed in preaching and in con@@ duc@@ ting more than 2@@ 2@@ ,000 home Bible stu@@ dies .
Tru@@ e , because of the imper@@ fe@@ ction we in@@ her@@ ited from our first parents , we are affe@@ cted by wrong desi@@ res .
Su@@ e@@ z
( a ) How does the su@@ n go in and out of its “ t@@ ent ” ?
At the same time , they avoid imp@@ u@@ ting wrong mo@@ ti@@ ves to their brothers and are not over@@ ha@@ st@@ y to view them as apost@@ ates .
S@@ it@@ ting under one@@ ’s own v@@ ine and fi@@ g t@@ ree sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ es pe@@ ace@@ ful , pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous , and secu@@ re con@@ di@@ tions .
O@@ r do you allow the imper@@ fe@@ ctions of some to h@@ in@@ der your love for them ?
The psalmist wrote : “ B@@ less@@ ed be the One coming in the name of Jehovah . ”
The answer can be found in the words Jehovah spoke to King David of ancient Israel , as recorded in 2 Samuel chap@@ ter 7 .
• Wh@@ ich ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c de@@ ta@@ il consider@@ ed in this article has been par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ing to you ?
The ri@@ der pi@@ c@@ tures Jesus Christ .
That led to many wonderful experi@@ ences because I me@@ t many wise ones and wor@@ ked with them .
Hence , with the tend@@ er@@ ness of a car@@ ing par@@ ent , he says to you and to all who worship him : “ This is the way . W@@ al@@ k in it . ”
However , Bar@@ ba@@ ra@@ ’s out@@ look on life gra@@ du@@ ally chang@@ ed as a result of associ@@ ation with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Jehovah’s organization has provided a number of to@@ ol@@ s to help you put together an effe@@ ctive study pro@@ gra@@ m .
K@@ o@@ re@@ an Au@@ gu@@ st 3 - 5 Rus@@ si@@ an Ju@@ ly 27 - 29
C@@ learly , a true Christi@@ an’s spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement is not con@@ ne@@ cted to his personal appe@@ ar@@ ance , n@@ atur@@ al a@@ bil@@ ities , or prom@@ in@@ ence .
11 , 12 .
T@@ an@@ ks c@@ ru@@ shed the f@@ ence and bur@@ st into the cam@@ p .
Let us then take to heart the apostle Pet@@ er@@ ’s counsel : “ H@@ um@@ ble y@@ ourselves , therefore , under the mi@@ gh@@ ty hand of God , that he may ex@@ al@@ t you in du@@ e time ; while you thro@@ w all your anxi@@ ety upon him , because he ca@@ res for you . ” ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 6 , 7 .
What a fine example Ru@@ th is not only for Christian women but for all who prof@@ ess to worship Jehovah !
Will the in@@ e@@ qualities between the very we@@ al@@ thy and the ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely po@@ or ever be rec@@ ti@@ fied ?
F@@ ear@@ ing his fa@@ ther’s re@@ action and that of others if he does this during the day , G@@ ide@@ on ac@@ ts at night , with the help of ten servants .
I@@ magine how sh@@ o@@ cked Paul must have been when he learned that God had cho@@ s@@ en him to preach Christ to ​ — of all people — ​ the G@@ ent@@ il@@ es !
We just as@@ su@@ me that there must be a way of Di@@ v@@ ine Pro@@ vi@@ d@@ ence [ for such people ] . ”
Tru@@ e Christians also experience the problems comm@@ on to mankind ​ — si@@ ck@@ ness , disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments , and in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es .
Tru@@ e , he was pre@@ ven@@ ted from ac@@ tually sla@@ ying his son .
The bran@@ ches col@@ le@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely re@@ present “ the full number ” of those inclu@@ ded in the se@@ con@@ d@@ ary part of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed .
F@@ o@@ od sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges have ended or ru@@ ined the lives of ten@@ s of milli@@ ons .
Satan is also descri@@ bed in the Bible as “ the go@@ d of this system of things . ” He has “ bl@@ in@@ ded the min@@ ds ” of milli@@ ons of people thr@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out con@@ st@@ ant spiritual fe@@ e@@ ding , our faith , like a body de@@ pri@@ ved of food , will be prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely dam@@ ag@@ ed and will ev@@ en@@ tually die .
Some gra@@ du@@ ally with@@ draw from the Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
P@@ il@@ ate inter@@ ven@@ ed , and his tro@@ op@@ s s@@ le@@ w a number of the crow@@ d .
Th@@ in@@ king ability and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment will help us become “ sh@@ re@@ w@@ d ” and consider how to h@@ and@@ le responsi@@ bly the inc@@ reas@@ ing am@@ ount of information a@@ vail@@ able to us on a da@@ ily bas@@ is .
After sen@@ ding Paul and S@@ il@@ as to B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a , how were the older men in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a “ working hard ” ?
M@@ ore de@@ ta@@ il@@ s are provided in the book of Revelation , which l@@ in@@ ks w@@ o@@ es on the earth to a war in heaven . ​ — See the bo@@ x “ W@@ ar on E@@ ar@@ th and W@@ ar in He@@ av@@ en . ”
If you ba@@ se your ma@@ j@@ or cho@@ ic@@ es in life on the principles Jesus taught , you will sur@@ ely bring happiness to yourself as well as to Jehovah . ​ — Pro@@ v .
But Jehovah’s faithful servants do .
Our cha@@ st@@ en@@ ess and Bible - tra@@ ined conscience should refle@@ xi@@ vely move us to re@@ ject what is bad .
U@@ sing these work@@ she@@ e@@ ts , you can pre@@ pare an answer to one question after another . ​ — Read 1 Peter 3 : 15 .
How do many people view truth ?
Why do dedic@@ ated servants of Jehovah have the responsi@@ bility to witness about their God ?
Ther@@ efore , view your parents as al@@ lies , not ad@@ vers@@ aries ; as ad@@ vis@@ ers , not an@@ ta@@ g@@ on@@ ists .
But the Bible makes a com@@ for@@ ting promise concer@@ ning a per@@ man@@ ent so@@ lu@@ tion to the proble@@ m of hu@@ ng@@ er .
The resul@@ ting col@@ le@@ ction of Bible boo@@ ks came to be known as the Greek S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t .
This will keep our mind occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with spiritual inter@@ ests and will help us to res@@ ist succ@@ um@@ b@@ ing to our human we@@ ak@@ nesses or being d@@ ri@@ ven by the materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic go@@ als and un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural desi@@ res comm@@ on to this system of things .
We real@@ ized that our work@@ place could also be fru@@ it@@ ful ter@@ rit@@ ory .
S@@ ing@@ l@@ en@@ ess does not have to be a bur@@ den .
• How do matu@@ re spiritual shepher@@ ds tra@@ in others ?
What if a min@@ or who lives with his parents ge@@ ts involved in serious wr@@ ong@@ doing and because of his un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant attitude is ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from the congregation ?
For example , In@@ dep@@ end@@ ent Ne@@ ws repor@@ ted in 200@@ 4 that B@@ r@@ ita@@ in has wit@@ ness@@ ed “ an el@@ even - fo@@ ld inc@@ re@@ ase in the number of vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of rac@@ i@@ ally mo@@ tiv@@ ated att@@ ack or a@@ bu@@ se over the past de@@ ca@@ de . ”
They strengthen our confidence in Jesus ’ as@@ sur@@ ance : “ The h@@ our is coming in which all those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs will hear [ Jesus ’ ] vo@@ ice and come out . ”
Since we are not perfect , we all need to continue making chang@@ es .
Acc@@ ording to Jesus , the c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation inclu@@ ded “ a mu@@ si@@ c concer@@ t and d@@ an@@ c@@ ing . ” ​ — Luke 15 : 23 , 25 .
It would li@@ e des@@ ol@@ ate .
If you are a par@@ ent , though , you know that young ones can eas@@ ily become bor@@ ed .
( b ) What question deser@@ ves our consider@@ ation ?
And what a truly re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble prophecy it is !
We must recogn@@ ize Jehovah’s right to call for our sub@@ je@@ ction .
You remember to take the pres@@ cri@@ bed an@@ ti@@ bi@@ o@@ tic that is help@@ ing you to fi@@ ght an in@@ fe@@ ction .
The full - time ministry has brought me joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion , and it has allow@@ ed me to ‘ ta@@ st@@ e and see that Jehovah is good . ’
They are Jehovah’s faithful servants , descri@@ bed at H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 2 : 7 as “ the desi@@ ra@@ ble things of all the nations . ”
However , the Bible also states : “ The wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve is first of all cha@@ st@@ e , then pe@@ ace@@ able . ”
He even had his Son , Jesus Christ , teach us how to pray .
I found what I was loo@@ king for . ”
What Scriptural reas@@ ons are there for show@@ ing respect for the slave class ?
Des@@ cri@@ b@@ ing Jehovah’s authority over individuals and nations in an illustr@@ ative way , Isaiah 6@@ 4 : 8 states : “ O Jehovah , you are our Father .
The work prog@@ res@@ ses well and comes to comple@@ tion .
W@@ he@@ ther Paul j@@ our@@ ne@@ yed to Le@@ dr@@ a or not , we do not know .
Our prayers for more work@@ ers in the spiritual har@@ v@@ est began to be ans@@ wer@@ ed . ​ — Matthew 9 : 37 , 38 .
En@@ jo@@ ying a le@@ is@@ ur@@ ely me@@ al while discus@@ sing the events of the day or a Bible to@@ pi@@ c is pleas@@ ant and up@@ building .
But when vie@@ wed as hist@@ ory mas@@ qu@@ er@@ ading as prophecy , does there not se@@ em to be a g@@ lar@@ ing l@@ ack of de@@ ta@@ il ?
In Bible times , ba@@ r@@ r@@ en@@ ness often car@@ ri@@ ed a s@@ ti@@ g@@ ma . R@@ ac@@ he@@ l , Jac@@ ob@@ ’s wife , expres@@ sed angu@@ ish at see@@ ing her sister have children .
Their sh@@ el@@ ls are between two and three in@@ ches ( 5 - 8 c@@ m ) in l@@ eng@@ th .
She rel@@ ated : “ When I had a strong c@@ ra@@ ving for d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , I would pray , beg@@ g@@ ing Jehovah God for help .
They have de@@ f@@ ended God , even at the ris@@ k of their lives . ”
The answer may dep@@ end on how well you know God .
So@@ on@@ er or later most of them will deci@@ de whether to mar@@ ry or to continue sing@@ le .
However , the accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing c@@ ard reve@@ als that the gift is from her little gi@@ r@@ l , who sp@@ ent all her sa@@ v@@ ings to bu@@ y it .
One of Jesus ’ t@@ it@@ les , “ E@@ ter@@ n@@ al Father , ” remin@@ ds us of the ro@@ le he will pla@@ y in the gr@@ an@@ ting of everlasting life to all who exerc@@ ise faith in him .
From these s@@ crip@@ tures we can pro@@ per@@ ly draw a conclu@@ sion : A human is a soul .
She had lived an im@@ moral life , but she had rep@@ ented .
What can be said about the in@@ her@@ it@@ ance of the wicked ?
We can succ@@ ess@@ fully “ put on the Lord Jesus Christ ” if we become famili@@ ar with the Ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s life and stri@@ ve to live as he lived .
Ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tive direc@@ t@@ or of U@@ N@@ E@@ P , K@@ la@@ us To@@ ep@@ f@@ er , says : “ We know en@@ ough now to see how our actions or l@@ ack of actions might shap@@ e the en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment and the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of this ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary b@@ lu@@ e pl@@ an@@ et by 20@@ 32 . ”
What ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on does Paul give again and again ?
Con@@ form@@ ing to Bible principles will help you to avoid much pain and hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he .
After some months , the ba@@ n was li@@ f@@ ted .
A “ Ser@@ v@@ ant ” Is Dis@@ mis@@ sed
Jehovah has num@@ ber@@ ed “ the very ha@@ ir@@ s of your head . ”
We know that we are imper@@ fect , but we are confid@@ ent that Jehovah will de@@ al mer@@ ci@@ fully with us even when we make mis@@ takes .
This course en@@ ab@@ led me to present our Bible - based vie@@ w@@ point to many spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ists in this field .
Many are dec@@ ei@@ ved by what is i@@ do@@ li@@ zed in this world
I was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that I had found the truth !
M@@ ore than 2@@ 00 years after this prophecy was recorded , A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der the Gre@@ at proved to be that mi@@ gh@@ ty king .
What simp@@ le pre@@ ca@@ u@@ tions can you and your family take to re@@ du@@ ce di@@ se@@ ase ?
14@@ 3 : 10 .
Ther@@ efore , car@@ ing for my children would be qu@@ ite a chall@@ enge .
What I saw was hor@@ ri@@ f@@ ying ​ — cor@@ p@@ ses lit@@ tered the gr@@ ound , and cho@@ king s@@ mo@@ ke filled the a@@ ir .
Is that not a loving invit@@ ation ?
Bet@@ ro@@ th@@ al was effe@@ cted by the pa@@ y@@ ment of a bri@@ de - pri@@ ce to the bri@@ de@@ ’s family .
M@@ one@@ y Ch@@ ang@@ ers in T@@ emp@@ le , 10 / 1
But if those were consider@@ ed dis@@ or@@ der@@ ly , how much more would that be true of ones who were ve@@ ering toward apost@@ as@@ y !
When the school began in In@@ dia in De@@ c@@ ember 19@@ 6@@ 1 , I served as class instru@@ ct@@ or .
F@@ it@@ t@@ ingly , the apostle Paul made a con@@ ne@@ ction between knowledge and love .
Such ones were given to “ un@@ righteousness , wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness , ba@@ dness , being full of en@@ v@@ y , mu@@ r@@ der , stri@@ fe , dec@@ e@@ it , ” and other h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful things .
God’s Word ans@@ wers : “ S@@ ow your se@@ ed in the mor@@ ning and do not let your hand rest until the ev@@ ening ; for you do not know which will have succ@@ ess , whether this one or that one , or whether they will both do well . ”
In an effort to avoid taking life too seri@@ ously , many turn to the con@@ st@@ ant f@@ low of a@@ mus@@ ements of the en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment world .
• How does prayer help us to end@@ ure tri@@ als ?
Peter here qu@@ o@@ ted from Psalm 1@@ 18 : 22 , ap@@ pl@@ ying what it said to Jesus ’ death and resurrection .
What effect does the Kingdom good news have on those who respon@@ d to it ?
In view of all this light from Jehovah , do we not have every reason to rejo@@ ice ?
How can we gu@@ ard against even un@@ wit@@ t@@ ingly following Satan ?
And since it was in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted by the Lord Jesus Christ himself , the name L@@ or@@ d’s Su@@ pp@@ er is appro@@ pri@@ ate .
What princi@@ ple can help us to keep integrity when we are al@@ one ?
“ The appointed time ” had come for Jesus to beg@@ in his ministry and for people to make a decision that would bring them divine appro@@ val .
God’s Word says that Moses became “ by far the me@@ ek@@ est of all the men on the face of the earth . ”
Just as Jesus said , “ those who are ill ” need a do@@ ct@@ or . ​ — Luke 5 : 31 .
When pres@@ sures m@@ ount or when life de@@ als you a c@@ ru@@ shing b@@ low , where can you turn for comfort ?
Se@@ un@@ g J@@ in , mentioned at the out@@ set , came to understand this too .
Lo@@ d@@ war
The cho@@ ice fac@@ ing S@@ ar@@ ah may s@@ ound fore@@ ign to us .
At first gl@@ ance , this ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent may se@@ em pla@@ u@@ sible , since it is true that there is only one God , the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty .
Now it@@ ’s cer@@ ti@@ f@@ ying the ga@@ p between the ha@@ ves and the have - less@@ es . ”
We did not wish H@@ im to do so .
Jehovah’s word did not fai@@ l .
Moses , 2 / 1
As Christians , we enjoy life , and we wish to gl@@ ori@@ fy God in everything we do .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we should pray to Jehovah for help and support and consci@@ enti@@ ously do our best to follow the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ vice .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s have un@@ wit@@ t@@ ingly sub@@ mit@@ ted to God’s Ad@@ vers@@ ary , Satan , for “ the whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one . ”
( b ) I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how our s@@ ow@@ ing may af@@ fect those who ob@@ serve us .
The mer@@ ch@@ ant in this illustr@@ ation re@@ pres@@ ents righ@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people who go to great l@@ eng@@ ths to satis@@ fy their spiritual needs .
M@@ ary is bu@@ ri@@ ed b@@ es@@ i@@ de her husband , who ear@@ li@@ er served as a mission@@ ary in Israel .
God gave us the fre@@ e@@ dom to cho@@ ose to obey who@@ m@@ ever we want .
We had no great difficul@@ ty in fin@@ ding another ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al , where the sur@@ ge@@ ons succ@@ ess@@ fully per@@ form@@ ed the op@@ er@@ ation without blood .
In A@@ pri@@ l 194@@ 5 the A@@ mer@@ i@@ can tro@@ op@@ s ro@@ l@@ led into our to@@ wn near M@@ ag@@ de@@ bur@@ g .
A serv@@ ant of God ought to love truth .
The ten hor@@ ns s@@ pr@@ ou@@ ting from the head of that fe@@ ar@@ some be@@ ast re@@ present k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s that gre@@ w out of that emp@@ i@@ re .
W@@ as their hon@@ es@@ ty wor@@ th the effort ?
S@@ pe@@ ak with your brother about the matter , f@@ ran@@ k@@ ly but gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ously , in a spirit of re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation . ​ — Le@@ v .
For example , a person may be over@@ confid@@ ent , tru@@ sting in his own res@@ our@@ ces .
The “ other sheep ” should loy@@ ally s@@ tic@@ k to the anointed , who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly supp@@ or@@ ting them in every way .
St@@ ate lo@@ t@@ ter@@ ies give even the po@@ or a g@@ li@@ m@@ m@@ er of hope .
Some might even have you believe that it is no use tr@@ ying to re@@ esta@@ bl@@ ish cont@@ act with your father because he is dead .
Some of the things that Jehovah God has made “ pre@@ t@@ ty , ” or appro@@ pri@@ ate and good , at the prop@@ er time are the cre@@ ation of Adam and E@@ ve , the ra@@ in@@ bo@@ w covenant , the covenant with Abraham , the Davi@@ di@@ c covenant , the coming of the Messi@@ ah , and the en@@ thr@@ on@@ ement of Jesus Christ as King of God’s Kingdom .
If Jac@@ o@@ b ever takes a wife from the daugh@@ ters of H@@ et@@ h like these from the daugh@@ ters of the land , of what good is life to me ? ”
Is God R@@ es@@ pon@@ sible for Our Pro@@ ble@@ ms ?
One of them asked her , “ Do you know God’s name ? ”
What does the experience of the brother in F@@ l@@ ori@@ da su@@ gg@@ est about our efforts to be@@ ar thor@@ ough witness ?
R@@ es@@ ul@@ ts
He told P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate : “ My kingdom is no part of this world . ”
He started stud@@ ying the Bible in G@@ u@@ é@@ ck@@ é@@ do@@ u when he was 15 years old .
That day , the el@@ der@@ ly prophet was direc@@ ted by Jehovah to tra@@ v@@ el from G@@ il@@ g@@ al to Bethel , from Bethel to Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o , and from Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o to the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver .
The same can be true of us .
They can s@@ pu@@ r a person on in the right way . F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , “ like na@@ il@@ s d@@ ri@@ ven in , ” they can serve to strengthen one@@ ’s res@@ ol@@ ve and have a sta@@ bi@@ li@@ z@@ ing effect .
“ Consi@@ der@@ ing That the O@@ thers Are Su@@ peri@@ or ”
How have Jehovah’s Witnesses respon@@ ded when disa@@ st@@ ers have stru@@ ck ?
They too were sen@@ ten@@ ced to si@@ x years each .
All who make a dedic@@ ation to Jehovah and become baptized disciples of his Son experience comfort .
P@@ re@@ aching : “ We well know that , in@@ iti@@ ally , f@@ em@@ al@@ es have brought more people to rep@@ ent@@ ance than all the pri@@ ests along with a bi@@ sh@@ op .
So@@ on , though , he is doing something that is both har@@ m@@ ful to his health and dis@@ pleas@@ ing to God .
What about those who “ go with ” them ?
But if the bo@@ y is a fre@@ qu@@ ent us@@ er of to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o , this would be a deli@@ ber@@ ate de@@ fil@@ ement of the flesh , and a j@@ udi@@ cial com@@ mit@@ te@@ e would be conven@@ ed to consider this case of gro@@ ss un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness .
Do you not sense , though , that humans are just too li@@ mit@@ ed to help a@@ de@@ qu@@ ately ?
L@@ ater , in 19@@ 6@@ 8 , G@@ l@@ en@@ n was called to Bethel to serve as a fi@@ re@@ man in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n .
If your loved one is still able to commun@@ ic@@ ate and is willing to ad@@ d@@ ress the matter , it may be wise to ask him who should make decisions for him when he is no longer able to do so .
If we knew that a person@@ ’s life was end@@ ang@@ ered , would we make only one fe@@ e@@ ble at@@ temp@@ t to help him ?
I set out to clean up my spe@@ e@@ ch and cal@@ m my bad temp@@ er .
For instance , he could read the Scriptural rec@@ ord of God’s mi@@ gh@@ ty ac@@ ts , such as the des@@ tru@@ ction of a wicked world by means of a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l f@@ lood .
Many today ign@@ ore or re@@ ject such clear evidence of the Creat@@ or@@ ’s activities .
( b ) What s@@ ort of hope is me@@ ant at Romans 5 : 4 , 5 , and do you have such ?
I will help you . ’ ”
( b ) What practic@@ al help can we give to im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants in our congregation ?
and The Watchtower .
The fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al reason why Timothy had faith in Christ Jesus , that is , faith that influ@@ enced everything Timothy did , was the early Scriptural educ@@ ation he received at home .
What differ@@ ences do we have in family circumstances and spiritual ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds ?
As discus@@ sed in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , Paul “ became g@@ ent@@ le . . . , as when a n@@ ur@@ sing mother ch@@ eri@@ sh@@ es her own children . ”
Some decisions are we@@ igh@@ ti@@ er than others .
I@@ mp@@ ati@@ ence can be d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous , for it can cause us to be@@ have ra@@ sh@@ ly .
The man deci@@ ded to take the ad@@ vice .
Con@@ ven@@ tion@@ er Be@@ ul@@ ah C@@ o@@ ve@@ y said : “ The dedic@@ ation of the work@@ ers makes the whole thing ru@@ n like clo@@ ck@@ work . ”
When it comes to cho@@ o@@ sing our associ@@ ates , may we learn from the er@@ r@@ ors of the Israelites and be comple@@ t@@ ely obedi@@ ent to Jehovah . ​ — Pro@@ v .
P@@ S@@ Y@@ C@@ H@@ I@@ C@@ S cla@@ im to have special a@@ bil@@ ities to pre@@ di@@ ct the future .
He has conclu@@ ded that Bar@@ de@@ t’s work is the reason for that change .
And what do the Scriptures indic@@ ate about how Jehovah provi@@ des spiritual food for us today ?
Jehovah was supp@@ or@@ ting those men with his su@@ per@@ human ag@@ ents .
It was “ old ” in the sense that Jesus had given it de@@ ca@@ des ear@@ li@@ er , “ from the beg@@ in@@ ning . ”
Hence , if you cho@@ ose to dr@@ ink , it is not wise to set a va@@ gu@@ e li@@ mit that ho@@ v@@ ers between so@@ bri@@ ety and dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness .
The prophet Jeremiah wrote concer@@ ning Israel : “ We ourselves have trans@@ g@@ ressed . . .
Mis@@ ap@@ pl@@ ying the Scriptures , from which Jesus had been qu@@ o@@ ting , the Devil encoura@@ ged Jesus to thro@@ w himself off the temple bat@@ t@@ le@@ ment .
When the w@@ ine r@@ an out , he turned water into fine w@@ ine , a be@@ ver@@ age that “ makes the heart of mor@@ tal man rejo@@ ice . ”
With the first recorded li@@ e , Satan s@@ l@@ y@@ ly in@@ duc@@ ed the first human pa@@ ir to jo@@ in him in re@@ bel@@ ling against their loving Creator . ​ — G@@ en .
O@@ r too many people may car@@ el@@ ess@@ ly walk over the gar@@ den and tre@@ ad down the so@@ il into a hard mas@@ s .
A@@ n old sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e in mo@@ der@@ n - day B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a ( V@@ é@@ ro@@ ia )
Can you think of any close friend of your@@ s who@@ se name you do not know ?
The ph@@ ra@@ se “ I shall prote@@ ct him ” is liter@@ ally , “ I shall place him on high , ” that is , out of re@@ ach .
The apostle Paul invit@@ es us to “ con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate , ” or care@@ fully ob@@ serve , the out@@ come of the faithful conduct of the elders and to follow such examples of faith .
Be@@ fore me no God was form@@ ed , and after me there has been no@@ ne .
This prophecy was a jo@@ y@@ ful message of hope to “ those hear@@ ing the word of God and keep@@ ing it . ” ​ — Luke 11 : 28 .
They even fa@@ sted for se@@ ven days , a tra@@ di@@ tional m@@ our@@ ning r@@ ite among the Israelites .
Consider how this is sh@@ own in the Bible .
And faith in our heavenly Father never lea@@ ds to disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
Today , people have acc@@ ess to Bi@@ bl@@ es , as well as con@@ cor@@ d@@ an@@ ces and enc@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ di@@ as .
Revelation 4 : 11 gives the ma@@ in reason : “ You are wor@@ thy , Jehovah , even our God , to receive the glory and the honor and the power , because you cre@@ ated all things , and because of your will they ex@@ is@@ ted and were cre@@ ated . ”
“ Do not be sur@@ pris@@ ed at the pa@@ in@@ ful tri@@ al you are suffering , as though something str@@ ange were happ@@ ening to you . ”
They will be per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly cont@@ ent .
The apostle Paul ans@@ wers : “ G@@ o on wal@@ king in love , just as the Christ also loved you and deli@@ vered himself up for you as an o@@ ffering and a sacrifice to God for a s@@ we@@ et - sm@@ el@@ ling o@@ d@@ or . ”
He had complete faith in Jehovah’s promise to bl@@ ess his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
F@@ o@@ c@@ us on the material and on how it can be app@@ lied .
One G@@ ile@@ ad cou@@ ple began a Bible study with a Ch@@ in@@ ese man .
▪ Re@@ jo@@ ice O@@ ver the Mar@@ ri@@ age of the L@@ am@@ b !
Con@@ s@@ ci@@ enti@@ ous parents also take a ke@@ en interest in their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s scho@@ ol@@ ing , encourag@@ ing them to learn and to work hard while at school .
A pioneer sister who ho@@ sted stud@@ ents atten@@ ding vari@@ ous the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c scho@@ ol@@ s ad@@ mit@@ ted : “ In@@ iti@@ ally I was concer@@ ned because my accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations are very mo@@ des@@ t , and I have se@@ con@@ d@@ hand fur@@ ni@@ ture .
A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il
What kind of gift would make you feel truly appreci@@ ative ?
These “ desi@@ ra@@ ble things of all the nations ” are un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly to be coun@@ ted among the preci@@ ous “ bel@@ ong@@ ings ” of Christ ad@@ minis@@ tered by the faithful slave . ​ — Revelation 7 : 9 ; H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 2 : 7 .
S@@ cho@@ l@@ ars ad@@ mit that its meaning is un@@ certain .
Some view lo@@ ose conduct as a s@@ por@@ t , or a g@@ ame , and eng@@ age in it just for “ fu@@ n . ”
Is he too far re@@ moved to be inter@@ ested in the expres@@ sions made to him by m@@ ere humans ?
16 : 18 .
Isaiah fore@@ told such a new system , and his prophecy had a fulfill@@ ment when the Jews re@@ turned to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and and re@@ esta@@ bli@@ shed true worship .
However , some as@@ pe@@ cts of spi@@ rit@@ ism were f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ing .
And before then , he would have to su@@ ff@@ er and die .
The New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent in Mo@@ der@@ n Eng@@ l@@ ish , by J .
Even if wrong desi@@ res or thoughts pers@@ ist after we have pray@@ ed to God , we need to “ keep on as@@ king God ” for wisdom to cop@@ e with this tri@@ al .
In a prophecy rel@@ ating to true worship in our day , Mal@@ ach@@ i wrote : “ At that time those in fear of Jehovah spoke with one another , each one with his compan@@ ion , and Jehovah kept pa@@ ying attention and listen@@ ing .
How , then , can we be confid@@ ent of vi@@ ct@@ ory over human we@@ ak@@ ness and temp@@ tation to sin ?
E@@ very M@@ on@@ day mor@@ ning , we got together to talk about our activ@@ ity for the we@@ ek a@@ head and to as@@ si@@ gn du@@ ties to care for our home .
N@@ or was it of con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence to know the time ; if it had been , God would have pre@@ served the rec@@ ord of it . ”
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the 20@@ th century and continu@@ ing to the present time , some of our brothers and sisters have stru@@ gg@@ led mi@@ gh@@ t@@ ily , in a spiritual sense fi@@ gh@@ ting “ the fine fi@@ ght of the faith . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 12 .
The elders might deter@@ mine that even though these individuals did not man@@ i@@ f@@ est a b@@ ra@@ z@@ en attitude char@@ ac@@ ter@@ iz@@ ing lo@@ ose conduct , there was a me@@ asure of gre@@ e@@ din@@ ess in their conduct .
How does Jehovah help us to maintain our integrity now ?
While there , he came to the real@@ iz@@ ation that devo@@ tion to God is still the best course .
If we are ag@@ low with the spirit , our feelings of sh@@ ared joy or com@@ pas@@ sion will be evid@@ ent .
I left home and went to live in ne@@ ar@@ by Z@@ an@@ es@@ v@@ il@@ le , O@@ hi@@ o , but I travel@@ ed back and for@@ th to encoura@@ ge my family .
F@@ i@@ f@@ ty years have pas@@ sed , but they are still ze@@ al@@ ous Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers , doing what they can to serve Jehovah .
Hence , even though Revelation 20 : 1 - 3 speak@@ s only of Satan’s being se@@ ized and h@@ ur@@ led into the ab@@ y@@ ss of in@@ activ@@ ity , we can lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally conclu@@ de that his angels too will be b@@ ound and ab@@ y@@ s@@ sed .
Instead , they he@@ e@@ ded it and brought w@@ o@@ e to themselves and their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing . ​ — Romans 5 : 12 , 14 .
He expla@@ ins : “ Our daugh@@ ter would some@@ times not wa@@ s@@ h for a we@@ ek , and no@@ ne of us seem@@ ed to care . ”
While some people pro@@ sp@@ er , many others are ru@@ ined fin@@ an@@ cially and dam@@ ag@@ ed emo@@ tion@@ ally by the im@@ moral practic@@ es of di@@ sh@@ on@@ est lead@@ ers of bi@@ g bu@@ sin@@ ess , pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s , and false religion .
Why should we continue to s@@ ound God’s war@@ ning ?
While re@@ tur@@ ning home in his ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t , he was reading a cop@@ y of the writ@@ ings of the prophet Isaiah when Ph@@ ili@@ p , a disci@@ ple of Christ , me@@ t him .
But while enem@@ ies p@@ lo@@ t@@ ted Sa@@ ul@@ ’s death , Jesus ’ disciples pl@@ an@@ ned his es@@ cap@@ e .
4 : 31 , 32 .
( b ) Our exerc@@ ising wisdom will move us to do what ?
A medi@@ at@@ or ac@@ ts as a bri@@ dge between two par@@ ties .
Re@@ fle@@ ct , too , on the love God has already sh@@ own to you .
After men@@ tion@@ ing that “ Christ Jesus came into the world to sa@@ ve sin@@ n@@ ers , ” Paul ad@@ ded : “ Of these I am fore@@ most . ” ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
He did not want me to become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , you will be more e@@ ag@@ er to make time for them .
What kind of spirit per@@ va@@ ded the conven@@ tions ?
Bet@@ ter yet , he has promised that he will soon er@@ adi@@ c@@ ate death once and for all and resur@@ rec@@ t the bil@@ li@@ ons of humans who are in his mem@@ ory .
Then personal study is a must .
When does Jehovah show it , and why ?
This ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely led to the rest@@ or@@ ation of her family life .
In 19@@ 40 , Ha@@ y@@ den C . C@@ o@@ v@@ ing@@ t@@ on ​ — then the So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s leg@@ al counsel and one of the “ other sheep , ” with the earthly hope — ​ was ele@@ cted a direc@@ t@@ or of the So@@ ci@@ ety .
And no won@@ der ! In many religi@@ ons , one man or one woman ac@@ ts as lead@@ er , or c@@ hi@@ ef .
I im@@ medi@@ ately called one of the men who wor@@ ked under me to take me to the person in char@@ ge of the in@@ fir@@ m@@ ary .
It su@@ per@@ vis@@ es the pre@@ par@@ ation of Our Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try and c@@ alls in G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol and M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol stud@@ ents , later giving them post@@ gra@@ du@@ ate assign@@ ments .
T@@ ur@@ n away , then , from any in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions or organiz@@ ations that have b@@ es@@ mi@@ r@@ ched the name of Christ and de@@ fam@@ ed Christi@@ an@@ ity over the past two th@@ ous@@ and years .
The T@@ im@@ es of L@@ ond@@ on repor@@ ts that some de@@ te@@ c@@ ti@@ ves “ are al@@ le@@ ged to have po@@ c@@ ke@@ ted up to £ 10@@ 0@@ ,000 a time to rec@@ y@@ c@@ le d@@ ru@@ g@@ s or lo@@ se evidence against ma@@ j@@ or under@@ world fi@@ gu@@ res . ”
But he real@@ ized the truth of a Bible princi@@ ple : “ The we@@ al@@ th of the rich is his for@@ ti@@ fied city ; it is like a prote@@ ctive w@@ all in his i@@ mag@@ in@@ ation . ”
What is this for@@ ce ?
You can also ob@@ serve her fr@@ ame of mind as she eng@@ ages in the field service or sh@@ a@@ res in family rec@@ re@@ ation .
What benef@@ its result from pur@@ su@@ ing peace ?
22 What K@@ ind of Lo@@ ve B@@ r@@ ings Tru@@ e H@@ app@@ iness ?
Jehovah valu@@ es our devo@@ tion and faith@@ ful@@ ness to him ; he does not me@@ asure us by our accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments .
P@@ re@@ aching and meeting together were next to imp@@ os@@ sible .
( b ) We can benefit from God’s Word especially if what is true ?
They just find it difficult , even imp@@ os@@ sible , to accept the thought that su@@ per@@ n@@ atur@@ al for@@ ces could be at work .
So I st@@ op@@ ped w@@ atch@@ ing T@@ V pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s that gl@@ ori@@ fied viol@@ ence and h@@ at@@ red .
Jac@@ qu@@ el@@ ine felt satis@@ fied know@@ ing that she listen@@ ed to and follow@@ ed her Bible - tra@@ ined conscience .
S@@ cho@@ la@@ r A@@ bi@@ el Ab@@ bo@@ t Li@@ ver@@ more called this “ an instance of the se@@ ct@@ ari@@ an bi@@ as@@ es of the transl@@ at@@ ors . ”
He later came to be a fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve , h@@ un@@ ted like an ani@@ ma@@ l by a je@@ al@@ ous king .
The the@@ me for each day of the conven@@ tion is set out as a se@@ par@@ ate sub@@ he@@ ading .
King Jo@@ si@@ ah would be succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded by Jeho@@ a@@ ha@@ z , Jeho@@ i@@ ak@@ im , and Jeho@@ i@@ ach@@ in .
What gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e does God give to his servants ?
God kno@@ ws per@@ fe@@ ction is bey@@ ond our re@@ ach at this time .
B@@ ri@@ an and Mari@@ on W@@ all@@ ace and their two children were in a position similar to our@@ s , and they also deci@@ ded to stay in U@@ g@@ anda .
In many par@@ ts of the world , it is cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary to give we@@ d@@ ding gi@@ f@@ ts .
He made di@@ lig@@ ent use of P@@ am@@ ph@@ il@@ us ’ ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent li@@ br@@ ary .
The P@@ ol@@ ish B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n soon saw the need to educ@@ ate their fellow believers and others .
How does prayer help one draw close to God ?
Se@@ cond , God is “ our Father . ”
How can we maintain joy in our work of preaching the good news ?
Consider the con@@ di@@ tions pre@@ vail@@ ing during the time pre@@ ce@@ ding a one - of - a - kind ev@@ ent in human hist@@ ory ​ — the great D@@ elu@@ ge of No@@ ah’s day .
Why did Israel@@ ’s attitude present a chall@@ enge to Moses ?
On the fin@@ al night of His earthly life , Jesus took Peter and two other apostles with him deep into the gar@@ den of Ge@@ th@@ s@@ em@@ ane .
( b ) What does study invol@@ ve ?
( a ) During this “ time of the end , ” who go to S@@ he@@ ol ?
While personal study is one way we listen to Jehovah , prayer is a way in which we speak to him .
Why I@@ ma@@ ges Not U@@ sed , 2 / 1
All in attend@@ ance , including gu@@ ests from 25 coun@@ tri@@ es , jo@@ ined in en@@ ding the pro@@ gra@@ m with s@@ ong and prayer .
They are really my family .
How did J@@ as@@ on@@ ’s in@@ iti@@ al en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m af@@ fect his wife ?
In time , Bro@@ ther Bar@@ ber wor@@ ked in the Ser@@ vice De@@ par@@ t@@ ment , foc@@ using on congregation matters and the preaching work around the country .
The elders ’ loving Scriptural counsel and hear@@ t@@ felt prayers in be@@ half of their spiritually si@@ ck fellow beli@@ ever are com@@ pared to so@@ o@@ thing o@@ live o@@ il .
© 200@@ 3 Bi@@ ble@@ P@@ l@@ ac@@ es@@ .@@ co@@ m
The con@@ text helps us to see why that was so serious .
Yes , “ every e@@ ye will see [ Jesus ] , and all the tri@@ bes of the earth will be@@ at themselves in g@@ ri@@ ef because of him . ” ​ — Revelation 1 : 7 .
It is one thing to trust in Jehovah when it comes to his promise of Par@@ adise or the resurrection ​ — things for which we ye@@ ar@@ n .
Those in T@@ ar@@ t@@ ar@@ us have no hope for the future .
H@@ ere , though , the name Sam@@ ari@@ a may apply to the enti@@ re ter@@ rit@@ ory of that kingdom .
A@@ R@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ D the world the st@@ ory of Jesus of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th ​ — a young man who chang@@ ed the course of human hist@@ ory — ​ is w@@ o@@ ven into the f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c of soci@@ ety .
He let them stay over@@ night in the po@@ li@@ ce st@@ ation .
If you are a pioneer , ask yourself , ‘ What will help me to continue in this re@@ war@@ ding av@@ en@@ ue of service ? ’
Our happiness as a family seem@@ ed complete .
The prophet Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k said : “ Jehovah is in his holy temple . Ke@@ ep s@@ il@@ ence before him , all the earth ! ”
When you conduct a Bible study according to the su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions given at Christian meetings , you will imp@@ ro@@ ve your teaching ability .
P@@ ati@@ ence is a gift from God , and being pati@@ ent is a ke@@ y way to show our love for him .
In fact , during the first three months of my stay in the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al , my parents were not even allow@@ ed to t@@ ou@@ ch me .
Today , humans in gener@@ al do not live much longer than 70 or 8@@ 0 years .
( b ) What com@@ ments are often made about the conven@@ tions of Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
He will not die . N@@ one of his sin@@ s with which he has sin@@ ned will be re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed against him . ”
That is yet another v@@ isi@@ ble pro@@ of that Jesus Christ as Jehovah’s righ@@ t@@ fully en@@ thr@@ oned R@@ ul@@ er is bre@@ ak@@ ing down human ba@@ r@@ ri@@ ers , and he is the one who will soon “ complete his con@@ qu@@ est ” ! ​ — Re@@ v .
Our branch of@@ fice in N@@ or@@ ther@@ n R@@ ho@@ desi@@ a , which was esta@@ bli@@ shed early in 194@@ 8 in Lu@@ saka , assign@@ ed me to T@@ ang@@ any@@ ika ( now T@@ an@@ z@@ ani@@ a ) .
The resurrection is a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al Scriptural teaching .
As a Bible stud@@ ent , can you expla@@ in from the Scriptures how the d@@ ate 1914 is cal@@ cul@@ ated ?
The qualities of hum@@ ility and mil@@ dness moved Jesus to be kind and imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al in deal@@ ing with imper@@ fect humans .
What does Isa@@ i@@ ah’s experience teach us about serving God ?
The personal name Jehovah ( in Hebrew , י@@ ה@@ ו@@ ה ) , by which God id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es himself in the Bible , appe@@ ars some 7@@ ,000 times in the origin@@ al - language man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts .
Rather , he op@@ en@@ ly m@@ ing@@ led with people in their v@@ il@@ la@@ ges and c@@ ities .
He wrote : “ Not that I have already received it [ heavenly life by means of the ear@@ li@@ er resurrection ] or am already made perfect , but I am pur@@ su@@ ing to see if I may also la@@ y hold on that for which I have also been la@@ id hold on by Christ Jesus .
Now 23 ass@@ ist with the work being done .
T@@ ra@@ dition requi@@ red that people die at home and children be at the de@@ a@@ th@@ bed of family members .
Our loving Creator does not requi@@ re more of us than we can give .
The day of my baptism was very important to me .
What ro@@ le do you as a par@@ ent pla@@ y during those c@@ ru@@ cial years ?
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we can be for the holy spirit !
Now he ser@@ ves as a special pioneer minis@@ ter in M@@ ol@@ do@@ va .
That imp@@ ressed on the children the import@@ ance of prayer .
God’s purpose was d@@ el@@ a@@ yed when humans re@@ bel@@ led against his rule .
For the present , however , all must con@@ ten@@ d with the Ad@@ am@@ ic in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
H@@ op@@ e in Jehovah ; be coura@@ ge@@ ous and let your heart be strong . Yes , hope in Jehovah . ” ​ — Psalm 27 : 1@@ b , 14 .
Jehovah Se@@ es All and Acts Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly
They go to great l@@ eng@@ ths to take their children to Christian meetings both large and small .
S@@ tri@@ ve to make the F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening enjo@@ y@@ able
To ass@@ ist us in doing this , we need to imitate others .
Noah and the F@@ lood ​ — F@@ act , Not F@@ ic@@ tion
A bl@@ ind person recei@@ ves information in vari@@ ous ways that en@@ able him to per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve the people , ob@@ je@@ cts , and activities that sur@@ r@@ ound him .
F@@ ur@@ ther , Paul no@@ tes how love without h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y is sh@@ own , st@@ ating : “ Ab@@ ho@@ r what is wicked , cl@@ ing to what is good . ” “ Ab@@ ho@@ r ” and “ cl@@ ing ” are strong words .
How do you f@@ it in ?
So@@ on , all of Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers will un@@ it@@ e@@ dly walk into the new world of righteousness .
My husband and I truly enjo@@ yed our first vis@@ it to C@@ as@@ ale , with its wel@@ coming and fri@@ end@@ ly people . ”
It ex@@ tend@@ s from the faithful man A@@ be@@ l ​ — about 60 cen@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o — ​ to the “ great crow@@ d ” of mo@@ der@@ n Witnesses and on to thr@@ ong@@ s of worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah who will enjoy an end@@ less future .
With reg@@ ard to his sub@@ je@@ cts , the king pray@@ ed : “ They know each one his own pla@@ gu@@ e and his own pain . . .
S@@ ad@@ ly , Jose@@ p@@ h’s brothers en@@ vi@@ ed and h@@ ated him .
How far away from us does Jehovah put our sin@@ s ?
How can we encoura@@ ge our Bible stud@@ ents and others to be at our meetings regul@@ arly ?
Now there is a f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing congregation in that to@@ wn .
Th@@ ough now a sin@@ ner , Adam was per@@ mit@@ ted by Jehovah to have children .
Let us be determined to res@@ ist the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s efforts to dist@@ ance us from our loving Father and those he appro@@ ves .
The account con@@ tain@@ s no indic@@ ation that Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h was de@@ ta@@ ined at the well for h@@ our@@ s .
F@@ e@@ el@@ ing that I had lost the only person in the world who loved me , I was de@@ va@@ stated .
L@@ et@@ ting the human r@@ ace go on for a su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient peri@@ od would set@@ tle matters because the resul@@ ts would become ob@@ vi@@ ous .
H@@ er husband , J@@ ü@@ r@@ g@@ en , was an of@@ fic@@ er in the ar@@ my .
We can show our trust in Jehovah no matter what ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les may loo@@ m before us .
However , David “ do@@ d@@ ged from before Saul , so that he stru@@ ck the spe@@ ar into the w@@ all . ”
Joseph knew God’s stan@@ d@@ ard for marriage ​ — one man for one woman , the two being “ one flesh . ”
The World Bo@@ ok En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges this pray@@ er@@ ’s important place in all religi@@ ons of Chris@@ tend@@ om , c@@ all@@ ing it one of the “ ba@@ si@@ c st@@ at@@ ements of Christian faith . ”
How can we imitate Jac@@ o@@ b , R@@ ac@@ he@@ l , and Joseph ?
So we im@@ medi@@ ately he@@ ad@@ ed for U@@ g@@ anda .
Do you keep se@@ par@@ ate from this worl@@ d’s pol@@ itical dis@@ pu@@ tes and the n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ is@@ tic spirit that per@@ me@@ ates many com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve s@@ por@@ ts ? ​ — J@@ as .
But remember this ba@@ si@@ c fact expres@@ sed by au@@ th@@ or No@@ am C@@ ho@@ m@@ s@@ k@@ y : “ No@@ body is going to p@@ our truth into your b@@ ra@@ in .
Still , when my c@@ ous@@ in found out that I was in cont@@ act with the Witnesses , he did his best to disc@@ oura@@ ge me .
There , we jo@@ ined three In@@ di@@ an special pione@@ ers who were wit@@ ness@@ ing to a po@@ pul@@ ation of 2@@ 5@@ 0@@ ,000 people .
For instance , why not help the stud@@ ent to pre@@ pare simp@@ le , reason@@ able , Bible - based rep@@ lies to the questions and ob@@ je@@ ctions his fellow emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es and others may bring up ?
So he had to r@@ ely on Jehovah , doing “ just so ” ​ — that is , just as Jehovah direc@@ ted .
In lar@@ g@@ er to@@ w@@ ns and c@@ ities , the only rec@@ our@@ se is to pur@@ cha@@ se of@@ fice sp@@ ac@@ es and con@@ ver@@ t them into Kingdom H@@ alls .
By contr@@ ast , I was bo@@ ther@@ ed by such is@@ su@@ es as the wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad in@@ justice in the world .
This is not un@@ expe@@ cted .
What helped him to stay spiritually strong ?
It was an invit@@ ation for me to atten@@ d the 1@@ 6@@ th class of the mission@@ ary school of G@@ ile@@ ad .
Mo@@ st of us have experienced that ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble sen@@ s@@ ation .
I ​ — my own hands have st@@ re@@ t@@ ched out the heavens , and all the ar@@ my of them I have comman@@ ded . ”
L@@ it@@ tle won@@ der that Jesus was e@@ ag@@ er to tell people about the Kingdom !
What chall@@ enge do some Bible stud@@ ents face , and how can we ass@@ ist them ?
( a ) How do Christians benefit from vis@@ u@@ al@@ iz@@ ing their hope ?
The Bible does not cla@@ im to be a te@@ x@@ t@@ book of s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c knowledge .
9 , 10 . ( a ) How did M@@ ep@@ hi@@ bo@@ sh@@ et@@ h come to have a thor@@ n in his flesh ?
Be atten@@ tive to their needs in the we@@ ek@@ s and months to come .
A we@@ al@@ th of s@@ ound ad@@ vice is found in the Bible
He told the crow@@ d : “ You heard that it was said , ‘ You must not com@@ mit ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y . ’
‘ A H@@ ouse to God’s N@@ ame ’
9 , 10 . ( a ) To whom especially do we want to remain loyal ?
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine in the house - to - house ministry on the is@@ land of Bal@@ i while enjo@@ ying war@@ m In@@ don@@ es@@ i@@ an ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality
In 19@@ 6@@ 8 there were 5@@ ,@@ 4@@ 00 publi@@ sh@@ ers of the good news in V@@ ene@@ zu@@ ela .
How did A@@ sa re@@ act when the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ ans in@@ va@@ ded the land ?
7 : 2 - 4 .
• How can we buil@@ d and maintain a close relationship with God ?
With his perfect mind , he must have ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed everything he heard and read in the Hebrew Scriptures .
Com@@ pan@@ ies don@@ ’t know much about young emp@@ loy@@ ment can@@ di@@ d@@ ates .
And I shall certainly medit@@ ate on all your activ@@ ity , and with your deal@@ ings I will concer@@ n my@@ self . ”
It all began when No@@ em@@ í , a high school stud@@ ent and one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , was assign@@ ed to wr@@ ite an es@@ say as part of the fin@@ al exam@@ in@@ ation of her school stu@@ dies .
Yes , not only did Bo@@ a@@ z person@@ ally ob@@ serve that Ru@@ th was a loyal , dedic@@ ated , and har@@ d@@ working woman but he also received fav@@ or@@ able com@@ ments from others .
Many people do not think so .
S@@ hu@@ n the Wor@@ l@@ d’s V@@ i@@ e@@ w of Gre@@ at@@ ness
What , though , does it mean to appreci@@ ate someone ?
Ph@@ ysi@@ cal Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es
Re@@ c@@ alls Le@@ ti@@ ci@@ a : “ I was am@@ a@@ zed .
Re@@ ally , there is no reason for us to wor@@ ry about anything . ”
In Bible times the inter@@ ment of the body of a dec@@ eas@@ ed individu@@ al was an act of consider@@ able import@@ ance .
He will wi@@ pe away sin and all its effe@@ cts . ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 5@@ 6 , 5@@ 7 .
A@@ n hon@@ est person is a person of integrity .
U@@ p@@ ho@@ l@@ ding Bible standards is not eas@@ y .
Re@@ al@@ is@@ tic Ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation
S@@ ad@@ ly , however , our first parents will@@ fully bro@@ ke God’s comm@@ and .
At first , sol@@ di@@ ers from the T@@ hi@@ r@@ d Au@@ gu@@ st@@ an Le@@ gi@@ on buil@@ t many for@@ ti@@ fied cam@@ ps and gu@@ ard post@@ s in the va@@ st m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous re@@ gi@@ on of what is today nor@@ ther@@ n Al@@ g@@ eri@@ a .
When we fre@@ ely for@@ give others , we pre@@ serve un@@ ity and peace , ther@@ e@@ by sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ arding relation@@ shi@@ ps .
He made ra@@ pi@@ d spiritual prog@@ ress and came into the truth .
Jehovah was not al@@ one when he “ cre@@ ated the heavens and the earth . ”
Because the direc@@ t@@ or knew that this person was an hon@@ est work@@ er and that he was in@@ no@@ c@@ ent .
To keep k@@ ic@@ king against the go@@ a@@ ds makes it hard for you . ”
That , in turn , can mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to get to know Jehovah even better and to serve him .
11 , 12 . ( a ) Why is having the right mo@@ tive for pu@@ t@@ ting on the new person@@ ality so important ?
For example , we might accept a jo@@ b that pa@@ ys well but li@@ m@@ its our service to Jehovah .
It may be that we are prog@@ res@@ sing toward Christian matu@@ r@@ ity but a fellow beli@@ ever coun@@ sel@@ s us .
Many of these res@@ em@@ ble the pro@@ di@@ g@@ al son in Jesus ’ par@@ able , who left his fa@@ ther’s house and s@@ qu@@ an@@ der@@ ed his in@@ her@@ it@@ ance in a dist@@ ant land . ​ — Luke 15 : 11 - 16 .
The vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary commun@@ ion sacrifice was sh@@ ared .
F@@ in@@ ding T@@ re@@ a@@ sures “ C@@ are@@ fully Con@@ ce@@ aled in H@@ im , ” 7 / 15
W@@ he@@ ther you are part of a close , supp@@ or@@ tive family or not , you can and should appreci@@ ate what God has provided through the congregation arrang@@ ement .
“ My husband wal@@ ked out on our marriage , lea@@ ving me with four young children , ” rel@@ ates K@@ ir@@ st@@ en .
• Why is it f@@ it@@ ting that David com@@ pared Jehovah to a shepher@@ d ?
Who were these “ P@@ l@@ at@@ on@@ iz@@ ing Fa@@ thers ” ?
D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion in N@@ y@@ z@@ h@@ n@@ ya A@@ p@@ sha , U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine , 20@@ 12
T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an ad@@ ded : “ Now , I ask you , what s@@ ort of a thing is it , that when you are confid@@ ent [ that Christians ] will turn with hor@@ ro@@ r from ani@@ mal@@ s ’ blood , you should su@@ p@@ pose them gre@@ e@@ dy for human blood ? ”
W@@ H@@ Y S@@ O@@ M@@ E H@@ A@@ V@@ E D@@ O@@ U@@ B@@ T@@ S : Many who believe in God feel dist@@ ant from him .
In time , Ru@@ th proved to be “ better to [ Na@@ om@@ i ] than se@@ ven sons ” ​ — not only because of her deep love for Na@@ om@@ i but also because of her love for God .
Th@@ ough Jesus was a perfect man , he hum@@ bly ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged his li@@ mit@@ ations and reli@@ ance on Jehovah .
What Ge@@ or@@ ge St@@ or@@ r@@ s B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ed
“ Do not for@@ get the doing of good and the sh@@ aring of things with others , ” ur@@ ges the apostle Paul . ​ — Hebrews 13 : 16 .
Can You F@@ ind In@@ ner Pe@@ ace ?
They will remain forever , ch@@ eri@@ shed in Jehovah’s mem@@ ory .
We bo@@ ar@@ ded a small se@@ ven - pas@@ s@@ eng@@ er pl@@ ane .
We might become disc@@ oura@@ ged or feel that God is s@@ low to fulf@@ ill his promises .
If you think the wor@@ st , your words and actions will likely reve@@ al it .
N@@ ei@@ ther did he deser@@ ve to be na@@ iled to a st@@ ake as a comm@@ on cri@@ min@@ al and be left there to die a sh@@ am@@ e@@ ful death .
How happy we are that our great God , Jehovah , fre@@ ely gives us such beau@@ ti@@ ful , perfect pres@@ ents ! ”
Th@@ ree are@@ as of such advan@@ c@@ ement were consider@@ ed : ( 1 ) inc@@ reas@@ ing in knowledge , understanding , and wisdom , ( 2 ) pro@@ duc@@ ing the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s spirit , and ( 3 ) dis@@ char@@ g@@ ing our responsi@@ bil@@ ities as family members .
But as individuals , how do we co@@ op@@ er@@ ate now with God’s ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation ?
• What can help you to “ keep wal@@ king by spirit ” ?
A@@ ha@@ b , of course , thought nothing of Jehovah’s Law .
Of them , James wrote : “ You take pri@@ de in your self - as@@ sum@@ ing b@@ ra@@ g@@ s . ”
My father always took me to the O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch when he was in A@@ th@@ ens , and after he died , I continued going to ch@@ urch , though less fre@@ qu@@ ently .
How can we avoid any tend@@ enc@@ y to be leg@@ al@@ is@@ tic ?
These you@@ ths strengthen their desire to worship Jehovah by da@@ ily Bible reading , by pra@@ ying , and by con@@ duc@@ ting themselves in har@@ mony with God’s will .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers That Are “ P@@ re@@ pared as In@@ cen@@ se ”
They re@@ je@@ cted the Messi@@ ah and ev@@ en@@ tually kil@@ led him . ​ — Acts 7 : 5@@ 1 - 5@@ 3 .
The Jews had what they needed materi@@ ally , but how could they worship Jehovah ?
G@@ u@@ y P@@ i@@ er@@ ce of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy gave a hear@@ t@@ felt talk that foc@@ used on the ye@@ ar@@ text for 20@@ 11 , “ T@@ ake refu@@ ge in the name of Jehovah . ”
How do many re@@ act to such an as@@ ser@@ tion ?
“ ‘ See , now , ’ ” said David , “ ‘ I am d@@ wel@@ ling in a house of ce@@ d@@ ars while the ar@@ k of the true God is d@@ wel@@ ling in the mi@@ dd@@ le of t@@ ent clo@@ ths . ’
The scho@@ la@@ r evid@@ ently got the point .
Still , he continued his fi@@ ght against the S@@ ele@@ u@@ ci@@ d rul@@ ers , form@@ ed a tre@@ at@@ y with R@@ ome , and s@@ ought to esta@@ bl@@ ish an in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent Jewish St@@ ate .
The Bible P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ tes the H@@ igh@@ est V@@ alu@@ es
Our M@@ in@@ is@@ try Mu@@ st Be R@@ o@@ o@@ ted in God’s Word
P@@ il@@ ate could be ob@@ st@@ in@@ ate , f@@ li@@ pp@@ ant , and heav@@ y - h@@ an@@ ded .
He had just given a talk in M@@ el@@ b@@ our@@ ne and said to Cor@@ ali@@ e : “ I am going back to Bethel .
We used a recorded language course .
F@@ or@@ s@@ ak@@ en by many , Paul felt that his end was near .
A rel@@ ated word occ@@ ur@@ s in our the@@ me text , Matthew 11 : 29 : “ T@@ ake my yo@@ ke upon you and learn from me , for I am mil@@ d - temp@@ ered and low@@ ly in heart , and you will find ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment for your sou@@ ls . ”
What does “ the min@@ ding of the spirit ” mean ?
There were occasi@@ ons that really made us appreci@@ ate the words of Psalm 34 : 7 : “ The ang@@ el of Jehovah is cam@@ p@@ ing all around those fe@@ aring him , and he res@@ cu@@ es them . ”
By doing so , we will contribu@@ te toward en@@ h@@ an@@ c@@ ing and beau@@ ti@@ f@@ ying the spiritual par@@ adise that now ex@@ ists in the worl@@ d@@ wide Christian congregation .
What was offered to appe@@ ase the dead was coun@@ ted as a fun@@ er@@ al r@@ ite . ”
She listen@@ ed qui@@ et@@ ly and then said : “ I had always been loo@@ king for the truth .
On@@ ce in a while , they vis@@ it different congregations when P@@ u@@ m ser@@ ves as a sub@@ s@@ titu@@ te cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er .
S@@ U@@ G@@ G@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N : T@@ ry to put yourself in your friends ’ sh@@ o@@ es .
Mat@@ eri@@ al things were not of pri@@ m@@ ary import@@ ance to him .
He di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t say much , but know@@ ing that he car@@ ed en@@ ough to listen really streng@@ th@@ ened me .
For instance , they tell me that when they see me wal@@ king in to@@ wn , they b@@ low the hor@@ n of their ca@@ r to gre@@ et me , but of course , I don@@ ’t re@@ act .
C@@ learly , those loyal ones were not li@@ f@@ ting their hands heaven@@ ward for a blessing from some go@@ d of lu@@ ck . ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 11 .
At the fun@@ er@@ al of one vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m , the minis@@ ter said : “ Kat@@ r@@ ina did not k@@ ill him .
S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ es W@@ i@@ th@@ out Re@@ gre@@ ts
• What does it mean to g@@ ri@@ eve God’s spirit ?
It has tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous power .
Such reason@@ ing is f@@ la@@ wed .
That fes@@ ti@@ val took place from the 1@@ 5@@ th to the 2@@ 1@@ st of E@@ th@@ ani@@ m and conclu@@ ded with a so@@ le@@ m@@ n ass@@ em@@ bly on the 2@@ 2@@ n@@ d of the mon@@ th .
In 70 C.E . , the Romans destro@@ yed the city of Jerusalem and its temple and brought an end to the whole Jewish system of things and ev@@ en@@ tually to the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in it@@ self .
He is out to sa@@ bo@@ ta@@ ge your moral - guid@@ ance system .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ation of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , the apostles become involved in a he@@ ated ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent over which one of them is the great@@ est .
Our family was rich in the most important way .
When God’s will became clear to them , however , they prom@@ p@@ tly com@@ p@@ lied with it ​ — reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of the co@@ st .
We take vari@@ ous Bible to@@ pi@@ c@@ s and exam@@ ine Bible ver@@ ses that rel@@ ate to those sub@@ je@@ cts .
That put great pres@@ sure on the ba@@ ck@@ er .
“ F@@ ran@@ k@@ ly , at the time , I could not fully understand what was wrong with lea@@ ving D@@ on with my parents for a few years , ” C@@ ar@@ in says .
Revelation 6 : 1 , 2
15 : 6 ​ — Why did the K@@ en@@ ites receive special consider@@ ation from Saul ?
“ K@@ E@@ E@@ P Y@@ O@@ U@@ R@@ S@@ EL@@ V@@ E@@ S I@@ N G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S L@@ O@@ V@@ E ”
Hence , David bo@@ ast@@ ed , not in himself , but in Jehovah .
What is more , m@@ oun@@ ting evidence indic@@ ates that it will soon take full control of the earth .
They knew God’s righteous dec@@ re@@ es , yet they did not live in acc@@ ord with them . ​ — 6 / 15 , page 29 .
Jehovah’s servants are quic@@ k to show neigh@@ b@@ or love ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 5 )
Jesus taught that for a “ little flo@@ ck , ” sal@@ vation means their being resur@@ rec@@ ted to heavenly life to share with Christ in Kingdom rule .
How did M@@ ano@@ ah respon@@ d to the news that he was going to become a father ?
Samuel , who lives in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , says : “ When I was very young , D@@ ad used to read My Bo@@ ok of Bible St@@ ori@@ es to me every ev@@ ening .
For doing God’s work , they were sen@@ ten@@ ced to ad@@ vers@@ ity , and there they end@@ ur@@ ed de@@ a@@ th@@ like tri@@ als . ”
After the person read and ans@@ wer@@ ed in Ch@@ in@@ ese , they would say , “ S@@ he@@ i she@@ i [ Th@@ an@@ k you ] ” and , “ H@@ en Ha@@ o [ V@@ er@@ y good ] . ”
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 24 , 5@@ 3
She regul@@ arly took all of us children with her to the Bible stu@@ dies held in the house of C@@ lar@@ a R@@ y@@ an , who lived within wal@@ king dist@@ ance from our home in El@@ m@@ h@@ ur@@ st , I@@ l@@ l@@ in@@ o@@ is , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
There is no den@@ ying that it is a chall@@ enge to star@@ t preaching from house to house and to keep on preaching right to the end . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Rather , it is his coming in the flesh and his being anointed as the Christ .
His re@@ bel@@ li@@ on man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted it@@ self on earth when he influ@@ enced the first human cou@@ ple to jo@@ in him in his op@@ position to God .
Un@@ til I feel more at home , could you help me to get ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with every@@ body ? ”
What a gl@@ ori@@ ous time that will be !
( 2 ) S@@ an@@ t@@ ana , S .
Because Satan is tr@@ ying to cap@@ it@@ al@@ ize on ne@@ g@@ ative feelings , we need help .
( See op@@ ening i@@ ma@@ ge . ) ( b ) What questions will we consider ?
Bro@@ ther S@@ w@@ ing@@ le served some 25 years in the ink ro@@ om
What about you person@@ ally ? Are you cont@@ ent , at peace ?
What do they deli@@ ver when people feel emp@@ ty in@@ side , in need of purpose , direction , and ans@@ wers to li@@ fe@@ ’s deep@@ er questions ?
The first book of the Bible rel@@ ates how God made the first man , Adam , and set@@ t@@ led him into a par@@ adise home .
H@@ er hus@@ ban@@ d’s second wife , Pen@@ in@@ n@@ ah , had already bor@@ ne him sons and daugh@@ ters .
He was moved by “ the go@@ o@@ d@@ will of [ his ] heart . ”
We were over@@ jo@@ yed to have found Bible truth again !
T@@ on@@ y and I have also experienced Jehovah’s support through difficult times .
And he pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to rec@@ over all the go@@ o@@ ds , and he rec@@ over@@ ed also Lo@@ t his brother and his go@@ o@@ ds and also the women and the people . ”
“ I pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to come into the gr@@ and san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary of God , ” he said .
While in R@@ ome , however , E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ro@@ ditu@@ s became si@@ ck “ ne@@ arly to the point of death . ”
But family worship and Bible study can be a ba@@ se for other spiritual instru@@ ction .
Many had already st@@ op@@ ped following him .
One day , the car@@ ds war@@ ned them that d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous people would come to their home and told them how they should de@@ f@@ end themselves .
F@@ e@@ ar of e@@ con@@ om@@ ic lo@@ ss and fear that the standards of the commun@@ ity or of life - st@@ y@@ le will su@@ ff@@ er are powerful fac@@ t@@ ors in@@ duc@@ ing pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce and h@@ ate .
Is it not true , though , that many people have st@@ op@@ ped a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ z@@ ing , even when la@@ w@@ su@@ its are not involved ?
‘ S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then Y@@ our@@ self by Jehovah ’
God is pleas@@ ed when individuals expres@@ s appreciation for all that they receive from him .
Many have found that by help@@ ing others to buil@@ d faith in Jehovah , they strengthen their own faith .
I was sa@@ dd@@ ened that so many beau@@ ti@@ ful servants of Jehovah su@@ ffered so much and even lost their life .
The syst@@ em@@ s that support life on earth ​ — the a@@ ir we bre@@ a@@ the , the ani@@ ma@@ l and pl@@ ant e@@ co@@ syst@@ em@@ s , the o@@ ce@@ ans — ​ are ste@@ adi@@ ly being de@@ gra@@ ded because of human mis@@ man@@ ag@@ ement .
One bi@@ sh@@ op im@@ medi@@ ately pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced the man@@ us@@ crip@@ t f@@ ra@@ u@@ d@@ ul@@ ent , refu@@ sing to believe that M@@ il@@ t@@ on ​ — reg@@ ar@@ ded by many as Eng@@ l@@ an@@ d’s great@@ est religion po@@ et — ​ could have so fir@@ m@@ ly re@@ je@@ cted ch@@ eri@@ shed ch@@ urch do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines .
O@@ ver the years , she could have con@@ temp@@ l@@ ated the repor@@ ts she heard about Israel and its God , Jehovah .
We me@@ et a man called Pa@@ pa Jac@@ qu@@ es , who is respon@@ sible for a certain se@@ ction of the cam@@ p .
Ha@@ ve No F@@ e@@ ar , 5 / 1
We have seen in the case of E@@ ve how Satan used c@@ un@@ ning to cor@@ ru@@ pt her thinking .
I than@@ k Jehovah for my parents , who never for@@ got about me .
To appro@@ ach Jesus , this woman had to work her way through the thr@@ ong .
This is re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble when you consider that he did not have the complete Word of God , as we do today .
18 , 19 . ( a ) What kind of attitude does God’s holy spirit pro@@ du@@ ce within us ?
On the other hand , there are many Bible examples that high@@ light how hum@@ ble people are fav@@ ored with a g@@ li@@ mp@@ se of God’s glory .
Re@@ gre@@ t@@ ta@@ bly , their actions proved o@@ ther@@ wise .
Jehovah’s Witnesses today continue to up@@ hold Scriptural standards and recogn@@ ize the Bible as the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of truth .
These artic@@ les will consider three l@@ ines of evidence that have always id@@ enti@@ fied God’s re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves .
This is one of the most re@@ war@@ ding experi@@ ences of our enti@@ re life ! ”
D@@ O@@ N , one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Cana@@ da , makes a special effort to talk to people living on the st@@ re@@ et .
Many who read this will won@@ der about the situation of those who die during this “ time of the end . ”
“ We are wit@@ ness@@ ing a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant day in the hist@@ ory of our ch@@ ur@@ ches , ” said Christian K@@ ra@@ use , pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the Lu@@ ther@@ an World F@@ e@@ der@@ ation .
He is more deser@@ ving of our love than anyone el@@ se is .
( b ) What pre@@ ce@@ d@@ ent for h@@ and@@ ling re@@ bel@@ s had Jehovah set cen@@ tu@@ ries ear@@ li@@ er ?
M@@ el@@ ika car@@ ries liter@@ ature with her in sever@@ al langu@@ ages , and many accept tr@@ ac@@ ts and ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines .
He moved to E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or in 198@@ 5 at the age of 70 and faith@@ fully served until his death in 200@@ 8 at 9@@ 3 .
As the fore@@ most up@@ ho@@ l@@ der of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , God’s Son became the c@@ hi@@ ef ob@@ ject of Satan’s ho@@ st@@ ility .
He cre@@ ated it with a de@@ fin@@ ite purpose in mind , for it “ to be in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted . ”
For example , the govern@@ ment of one Af@@ ri@@ can country allow@@ ed pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce to pre@@ v@@ ent it from gr@@ an@@ ting appro@@ val for the building of Kingdom H@@ alls .
But there was no reason to wor@@ ry .
If so , would you expla@@ in its ma@@ ke@@ up ?
• C@@ l@@ ari@@ fy what should be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed
I also dis@@ co@@ vered heav@@ y - me@@ tal mu@@ si@@ c and started to dre@@ am of be@@ coming a ro@@ ck st@@ ar .
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , Jesus used the ro@@ ad that went “ from Jerusalem to Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o ” to make his point .
Our sister loved Jehovah , but she also loved her son and found it ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely difficult to apply the Scriptural comm@@ and to avoid associ@@ ating with him .
I@@ magine the joy and exc@@ it@@ ement of the brothers and sisters who sh@@ ared in the cam@@ pa@@ ign !
They were to have under their loving over@@ sight the other living cre@@ atu@@ res on earth .
C@@ learly , those is@@ lands are full of promise for inc@@ reas@@ ed har@@ v@@ est of yet more friends of Jehovah .
Ha@@ ving gr@@ as@@ ped the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of this vision , Peter accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed them the next day to the home of Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us .
Re@@ g@@ arding those who would enjoy that rest@@ or@@ ation , Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah fore@@ told : “ Jo@@ y@@ fully c@@ ry out , O daugh@@ ter of Z@@ ion ! B@@ re@@ ak out in c@@ he@@ ers , O Israel !
S@@ ome@@ time ear@@ li@@ er , a ri@@ o@@ t had occ@@ ur@@ red when Paul pre@@ ached there .
For example , how do you respon@@ d to the way Jehovah ac@@ ted toward King A@@ z@@ ari@@ ah of Juda@@ h ?
As@@ s@@ ist@@ ance is likely needed with pro@@ je@@ cts in your are@@ a .
We must do all we can to help others put their confidence in Jehovah before he br@@ ings an end to this system of things .
The De@@ c@@ isions We M@@ ake
For cen@@ tu@@ ries the Jews had pri@@ ded themselves on being God’s cho@@ s@@ en people , ‘ the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of Abraham . ’ ​ — John 8 : 33 ; Luke 3 : 8 .
However , Jesus dis@@ ow@@ ns individuals or in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions that turn out to be w@@ ol@@ ves in she@@ ep@@ ’s clo@@ thing ​ — pre@@ ten@@ ding to follow Christ but will@@ fully and pers@@ is@@ ten@@ tly re@@ je@@ cting his teachings .
I was assign@@ ed to the W@@ rit@@ ing De@@ par@@ t@@ ment to help with sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ing the pro@@ cess@@ ing of our public@@ ations .
G@@ ran@@ ted , many might now be s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing spiritually , but their circumstances and attitu@@ des could change .
Yes , in@@ stead of set@@ t@@ ling matters , their v@@ enge@@ ful actions had the op@@ pos@@ ite effect ; Jac@@ ob@@ ’s family now had to be w@@ ary of coun@@ ter@@ att@@ ac@@ ks by ang@@ ry neigh@@ b@@ ors .
Why is there nothing wrong with as@@ king hon@@ est questions with the right mo@@ tive ?
Paul states : “ Let him that thin@@ ks he is standing be@@ ware that he does not f@@ all . ”
Ju@@ ne 14 - 20 , 20@@ 10
( b ) What blessings will be our@@ s if we imitate the Gre@@ ater David ?
Jehovah wants all his in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res to enjoy the great@@ est me@@ asure of fre@@ e@@ dom possible .
Con@@ cer@@ ning Satan’s fin@@ al des@@ t@@ in@@ y , it states : “ The Devil who was mis@@ le@@ ading them was h@@ ur@@ led into the l@@ ake of fi@@ re and sul@@ p@@ hu@@ r , where both the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast and the false prophet already were ; and they will be t@@ or@@ men@@ ted day and night forever and ever . ”
The responsi@@ bility of car@@ ing for a ba@@ by and our assignment ev@@ en@@ tually proved too difficult .
From the book The Ho@@ ly L@@ and , V@@ ol .
However , it may well result in spiritual si@@ ck@@ ness or death .
We need to appreci@@ ate the purpose of our ga@@ ther@@ ing together .
R@@ es@@ pon@@ sible Mar@@ ri@@ age
C@@ lo@@ the y@@ ourselves with love , for it is a perfect b@@ ond of uni@@ on . ”
The apostle Paul wrote : “ Let us work what is good toward all , but especially toward those rel@@ ated to us in the faith . ”
Thus they are able to provide an answer to a chall@@ enge ra@@ ised by Satan the Devil cen@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o .
If the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty is exam@@ ining the heart of even the righteous one , should not we ourselves do some hon@@ est self - in@@ spe@@ ction ?
Ther@@ e@@ after , they may qu@@ ali@@ fy for baptism . ​ — He@@ b .
When they found themselves in d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous situ@@ ations , they were coura@@ ge@@ ous yet ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous .
In what form does Christ return ?
Ye@@ ars later , the God - fe@@ aring wi@@ ves of faithful pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s also had God’s ba@@ c@@ king .
I experienced Jehovah’s help@@ ing hand many times .
Then , in 198@@ 0 , we were sent to S@@ ta@@ vel@@ o@@ t , B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m , for ad@@ di@@ tional tra@@ ining .
On one occasi@@ on , Jesus said to his disciples : “ The Son of man came , not to be minis@@ tered to , but to minis@@ ter and to give his soul a ransom in ex@@ change for many . ”
• In De@@ c@@ ember 199@@ 8 , two Witnesses me@@ t a re@@ ti@@ red ar@@ my of@@ fic@@ er of the form@@ er So@@ vi@@ et Un@@ ion .
The ans@@ wers to these questions will move us to draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah and worship him with all our heart .
El@@ sa had two problems : Not being a Witness , she did not know Bible truth , and she did not understand si@@ gn language .
Our first parents , Adam and E@@ ve , were given a perfect , sin@@ less star@@ t .
An@@ xi@@ e@@ ties of this system can cho@@ ke the word of the Kingdom
We cannot an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate every situation that would call for a displa@@ y of go@@ o@@ dness .
Fir@@ st , we must dis@@ own ourselves .
C@@ our@@ te@@ ous and R@@ espe@@ ct@@ ful C@@ oun@@ sel
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : The truth is , S@@ op@@ hi@@ a , God ca@@ res a great de@@ al about us , and he h@@ ates to see us su@@ ff@@ er .
M@@ il@@ it@@ ary tra@@ ining was desi@@ gn@@ ed to “ inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate in us the desire to k@@ ill other people and not to have any fear of k@@ ill@@ ing , ” he expla@@ ins .
What should we learn from God’s re@@ action to re@@ bel@@ li@@ on ?
Jehovah pati@@ ently pu@@ ts up with our fa@@ il@@ ings and gives us time to over@@ come serious we@@ ak@@ nesses and make spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement .
Th@@ ough mankind as a whole turned their back on the loving ways of Jehovah God , he did not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on them .
I@@ m@@ moral rel@@ ations can co@@ st pl@@ ent@@ y !
The 10 de@@ a@@ f publi@@ sh@@ ers in that city were deli@@ gh@@ ted that 6@@ 2 people attend@@ ed the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al there in 20@@ 15
On@@ ly in@@ complete man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts for some par@@ ts were a@@ vail@@ able , and the language used was not up - to - d@@ ate .
As the des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , and Jac@@ o@@ b mul@@ ti@@ p@@ lied into the milli@@ ons , Jehovah made a nation out of them ​ — the nation of ancient Israel .
In 19@@ 6@@ 7 , I@@ r@@ è@@ ne and I were invit@@ ed to become per@@ man@@ ent members of the Bethel family in B@@ ou@@ lo@@ g@@ ne - B@@ ill@@ an@@ cour@@ t .
E@@ ach chap@@ ter has sever@@ al in@@ tro@@ duc@@ t@@ ory questions and a bo@@ x at the end ent@@ it@@ led “ What the Bible T@@ e@@ ach@@ es . ”
What bad con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences have be@@ fal@@ le@@ n those who have ign@@ ored God’s counsel in this matter ? ’
The C@@ y@@ r@@ us C@@ yl@@ in@@ der stated the po@@ li@@ cy of re@@ tur@@ ning cap@@ ti@@ ves to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ ands
P@@ ri@@ es@@ tho@@ od : “ They fal@@ sel@@ y give you the t@@ it@@ le “ pri@@ est ” ; if you take away your t@@ on@@ sure and f@@ ing@@ er o@@ in@@ t@@ ment , you do not have anything a@@ bo@@ ve the most comm@@ on la@@ y person .
What situation t@@ ested A@@ sa@@ ’s reli@@ ance on God , and what was the out@@ come ?
As servants of Jehovah , we are concer@@ ned about the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of his holy name .
N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s ’ interest in this man from Na@@ z@@ are@@ th does not se@@ em to w@@ ane .
Ma@@ y@@ be your wal@@ let is not so full as it used to be .
Why can@@ ’t we just go a@@ head with our lives , com@@ for@@ ting each other ? ”
After the brothers in M@@ ag@@ de@@ bur@@ g had t@@ ested my d@@ ri@@ ving s@@ k@@ ill@@ s , they en@@ tru@@ sted me and four other pione@@ ers with a ca@@ r , and we he@@ ad@@ ed for the S@@ ch@@ ne@@ i@@ fe@@ l , a re@@ gi@@ on near B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m .
In rec@@ ent years , pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ ans have often used the ph@@ ra@@ se “ peace and se@@ cur@@ ity ” to descri@@ be vari@@ ous human s@@ ch@@ em@@ es .
She very much wanted a son , so she deci@@ ded to a@@ do@@ pt R@@ en@@ at@@ o .
To illustr@@ ate : Some years ag@@ o , there was an at@@ temp@@ t to eli@@ min@@ ate Jehovah’s Witnesses in an are@@ a of Ang@@ o@@ la .
We too must be on gu@@ ard against fal@@ s@@ eho@@ o@@ ds .
14 : 1 , 2 .
I@@ t’s wonderful to know his name .
( Read 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 17 : 9 , 10 . )
They pray@@ ed while loo@@ king up at the s@@ k@@ y or while bo@@ wing down .
While con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating his sin@@ ful inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations , Paul himself exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ Mis@@ er@@ able man that I am !
C@@ ome in before him with a jo@@ y@@ ful c@@ ry . ”
It cannot be said that no human will ever turn his back on God , as Adam did .
; S@@ om@@ mer@@ u@@ d , S .
Now turn to Revelation chap@@ ter 21 , which con@@ tain@@ s one other occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence of this expres@@ sion in the Bible .
Jesus was war@@ m and appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble .
How would that worl@@ d@@ wide work be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed ?
Today , Jehovah ans@@ wers our prayers in a similar man@@ ner .
This is reason@@ able , since the first requi@@ re@@ ment for having trust and confidence in someone is know@@ ing that person ​ — the more comple@@ t@@ ely and acc@@ ur@@ ately , the better .
May we e@@ ch@@ o the thoughts of the apostle Paul , who wrote : “ O the dep@@ th of God’s ri@@ ches and wisdom and knowledge !
The ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine ur@@ ged its read@@ ers to seek out others of like preci@@ ous faith and ga@@ ther regul@@ arly for Bible study .
There fol@@ lo@@ ws a th@@ ir@@ d hor@@ se , bl@@ ack as mi@@ d@@ night , car@@ r@@ ying a ri@@ der who ho@@ l@@ ds al@@ of@@ t a pa@@ ir of s@@ cal@@ es as a do@@ le@@ ful message is pro@@ claim@@ ed about a l@@ ack of ba@@ si@@ c fo@@ o@@ d@@ stu@@ ff@@ s .
What led the young man to pur@@ sue such a course of life ?
Jehovah’s loving - kindness is not to be taken for gr@@ anted .
Con@@ cer@@ ning our day , the prophet Isaiah fore@@ told that God’s people would “ for certain tell about [ Jehovah’s ] glory among the nations . ”
There , it is believ@@ ed , the dead person continu@@ es to pla@@ y an ac@@ tive ro@@ le in the lives of those he left be@@ h@@ ind .
While I did ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ative work , E@@ di@@ th served in the ministry in a congregation near the branch .
When would be “ the oppor@@ tu@@ ne time ” for the young stud@@ ent to study for the mat@@ h t@@ est ?
The king could thus say : “ We have sear@@ ched for Jehovah our God .
The fi@@ ve months at G@@ ile@@ ad went f@@ ast , and upon gra@@ du@@ ating on J@@ anu@@ ary 31 , 194@@ 4 , I e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated get@@ ting into the mission@@ ary service .
The apostle Paul comm@@ ended brothers who were “ re@@ aching out ” to be overse@@ ers .
He had his heart set on au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pione@@ ering .
In the ei@@ gh@@ th century B.C.E . , the prophet Ho@@ se@@ a wrote : “ Israel is a de@@ gener@@ ate v@@ ine . . .
Why is kindness within the family so important , and how can it be man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted ?
Re@@ g@@ arding the effect the ser@@ m@@ on has had on people over the cen@@ tu@@ ries , Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or H@@ ans Di@@ et@@ er Bet@@ z no@@ ted : “ The influ@@ ences exer@@ ted by the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount gener@@ ally far trans@@ c@@ end the bor@@ der@@ l@@ ines of Juda@@ ism and Christi@@ an@@ ity , or even W@@ es@@ ter@@ n cul@@ ture . ”
How can an el@@ der pre@@ pare the heart of a lear@@ ner , and why is taking that appro@@ ach so important ?
Q@@ U@@ E@@ B@@ E@@ C C@@ I@@ T@@ Y , Q@@ C ( Fr@@ en@@ ch only ) , C@@ ol@@ is@@ é@@ e P@@ ep@@ s@@ i , 2@@ 50 , b@@ ou@@ l .
The deep@@ est happiness ​ — re@@ aching to the very dep@@ ths of our being — ​ comes from the a@@ war@@ en@@ ess that we are bless@@ ed by Jehovah .
Although born imper@@ fect , little children are ref@@ re@@ shin@@ g@@ ly pu@@ re in heart and mind .
Some use the one - year rule . If you have not used something for a year , disc@@ ard it .
For example , to the Gal@@ ati@@ ans he wrote : “ The un@@ deser@@ ved kindness of our Lord Jesus Christ be with the spirit you show , brothers .
After he died , P@@ op@@ e John Paul I@@ I hon@@ ored him by be@@ ati@@ f@@ ying him .
By giving us the mo@@ de@@ l prayer , how did Jesus put things in their prop@@ er per@@ spe@@ ctive ?
Fir@@ st , there are only two si@@ des , and we must cho@@ ose one .
As a result , my friend again found himself in pris@@ on .
Not to be for@@ go@@ t@@ ten , though , is the matter of giving than@@ ks .
The Bible tel@@ ls us what happened .
The fore@@ going examples show how God’s people are “ faithful in what is le@@ ast , ” that is , in their use of material we@@ al@@ th , which is inf@@ eri@@ or to spiritual ri@@ ches .
Ban@@ k Acc@@ oun@@ ts : Ban@@ k acc@@ oun@@ ts , cer@@ ti@@ fic@@ ates of de@@ po@@ si@@ t , or individu@@ al re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment acc@@ oun@@ ts set up as a trust or made pa@@ y@@ able on death to an ent@@ ity used by Jehovah’s Witnesses in acc@@ ord with local ban@@ k requi@@ re@@ ments .
C@@ y@@ r@@ us , their lead@@ er , prom@@ p@@ tly takes char@@ ge of the con@@ qu@@ ered land and later is@@ su@@ es a dec@@ ree rel@@ eas@@ ing the Israel@@ ite cap@@ ti@@ ves .
To make peace , we must hon@@ es@@ tly expres@@ s how we feel .
We had to walk through mu@@ d , and we had to cro@@ ss f@@ loo@@ ding ri@@ v@@ ers that came up to our ne@@ c@@ ks .
The World Bo@@ ok En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia descri@@ bes Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s as “ the ha@@ p@@ pi@@ est and bu@@ si@@ est time of the year for milli@@ ons of Christians and some n@@ on - Christians thr@@ ough@@ out the world . ”
By 1@@ 2@@ 30 they no longer pre@@ ached in public .
Lo@@ ve mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to cop@@ y Paul’s example . ​ — Matthew 22 : 39 .
☞ How did the work of mo@@ der@@ n - day travel@@ ing overse@@ ers get started ? ​ — Jehovah’s Witnesses — ​ Pro@@ claim@@ ers of God’s Kingdom , pages 2@@ 22 - 2@@ 27 .
We rec@@ all what happened to the apostle Peter , who in a m@@ om@@ ent of exc@@ essi@@ ve self - confidence bo@@ ast@@ ed : “ Although all the others are stu@@ mb@@ led in con@@ ne@@ ction with you , never will I be stu@@ mb@@ led ! . . .
Paul man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted what real@@ is@@ tic out@@ look when fac@@ ed with a proble@@ m he could not sol@@ ve ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , their appreciation for it gre@@ w as Jehovah bless@@ ed them , car@@ ed for them , and reve@@ aled as@@ pe@@ cts of his purpose to them .
G@@ o into the enti@@ re world .
So far , however , only 20 [ 8 h@@ a ] of Mari@@ ’s 2@@ 70 ac@@ res [ 1@@ 10 h@@ a ] have been exam@@ ined .
Ju@@ ne 22 - 28 , 200@@ 9
31 Can You Do M@@ ore to W@@ ar@@ n O@@ thers ?
One el@@ der@@ ly man from So@@ fi@@ a com@@ men@@ ted : “ I have read the Bible for many years , but I have never read a transl@@ ation that is e@@ asi@@ er to understand and that go@@ es right to the heart . ”
Jac@@ o@@ b has pray@@ ed to Jehovah for deli@@ ver@@ ance from E@@ sa@@ u@@ ’s hand .
What does Jehovah requi@@ re of those whom he teach@@ es ?
I was stru@@ ck by their ze@@ al and loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah and his organization .
I@@ mp@@ er@@ fect as we are , we often need for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
How good and how pleas@@ ant it is for brothers to d@@ well together in un@@ ity ! ” ​ — P@@ s .
During that discus@@ sion , Jesus did not do all the tal@@ king ; he listen@@ ed to what she had to say .
( Read Isaiah 6 : 5 , 8 . )
She would co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with Joseph in spiritually n@@ ur@@ tur@@ ing her son . ​ — Genesis 30 : 13 ; 1 Samuel 2 : 1 - 10 ; Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 12 ; Luke 1 : 4@@ 6 - 5@@ 5 .
The first verse G@@ e 24 : 1 states that “ Jehovah had bless@@ ed Abraham in everything . ”
In fact , from the m@@ om@@ ent that Jehovah promised a future Sa@@ vi@@ or , He vie@@ wed this sacrifice as already made .
Lu@@ ther
One ev@@ ening in l@@ ate Au@@ gu@@ st 195@@ 2 , I received a p@@ ho@@ ne call from T@@ or@@ on@@ to .
H@@ el@@ en and I had been pre@@ pared to face the or@@ de@@ als a@@ head of us .
In re@@ ality , we have nothing to bo@@ ast about in ourselves .
How thr@@ ill@@ ing it would be to b@@ eho@@ ld the da@@ z@@ z@@ ling s@@ pl@@ end@@ or of the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty and to listen to his words !
The glory of the heavenly bo@@ dies is one s@@ ort , and that of the earthly bo@@ dies is a different s@@ ort . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 35 - 40 .
In sh@@ ar@@ p contr@@ ast , those who walk the ‘ cr@@ am@@ ped ro@@ ad ’ get a fore@@ ta@@ st@@ e of new system living , and this encoura@@ ges them to continue on the p@@ ath to life . ​ — Matthew 7 : 13 , 14 ; Psalm 34 : 8 .
I am over@@ jo@@ yed to serve in this assignment . ”
In truth , all of us ​ — including those long in the truth — ​ need and deser@@ ve the help of loving shepher@@ ds .
This up@@ d@@ ates what was publi@@ shed in the Au@@ gu@@ st 15 , 198@@ 3 , Watchtower , pages 14 - 19 .
Jehovah does not give his spirit to those who prac@@ tice “ the works of the flesh . ”
The pre@@ ach@@ er held that on a certain 24 - h@@ our day , the a@@ ir would become bl@@ ack with hands , ar@@ ms , fe@@ et , f@@ ing@@ ers , b@@ ones , sin@@ e@@ ws , and s@@ k@@ in of the bil@@ li@@ ons of human dead .
You pro@@ ba@@ bly know that the Law called for o@@ ffer@@ ings to God , such as gra@@ in , o@@ il , and w@@ ine .
In what other ways does Jehovah demonstr@@ ate loy@@ al@@ ty ?
How Some Ha@@ ve C@@ op@@ ed Su@@ cc@@ ess@@ fully
If we follow Jehovah’s instru@@ ctions , we can be confid@@ ent that our enem@@ ies will not pre@@ va@@ il against us .
However , his apostles were ter@@ ri@@ fied .
5 : 11 - 13 .
He thus beg@@ ins to live a li@@ e .
The apostle Paul said about Timothy : “ From inf@@ an@@ cy you have known the holy writ@@ ings . ”
Be@@ fore this I fac@@ ed another t@@ est ​ — how to tell my father that I wanted to qu@@ it my secu@@ re jo@@ b to become a full - time minis@@ ter .
May each of us s@@ tic@@ k to God , keep p@@ ace with his people , and continue to move a@@ head with Jehovah’s organization .
Some people may give more import@@ ance to cle@@ an@@ ing than others do .
Satan’s W@@ a@@ y of R@@ ul@@ ing Su@@ re to Fa@@ il , 1 / 15
Many of those present will remember the conven@@ tion for other reas@@ ons .
H@@ app@@ ily , in 200@@ 6 , Ch@@ er@@ i dedic@@ ated her life to Jehovah and was baptized at a Witness ass@@ em@@ bly in H@@ ong K@@ ong .
Such hum@@ ble ones take hold of glory . ​ — Pro@@ v .
But Jo@@ shua uses a str@@ ate@@ gy that pla@@ ys on the over@@ confidence of the men of A@@ i , and Jo@@ shua takes the city .
In all lik@@ eli@@ ho@@ od , the same reas@@ ons are just as v@@ al@@ id to you today as they were when you first learned about them .
It may be that Paul su@@ ffered from a ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic e@@ ye a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction .
23 “ The Word of God . . . Ex@@ er@@ ts P@@ ow@@ er ”
The Jews were refer@@ ring to the re@@ building of Z@@ er@@ u@@ b@@ ba@@ bel@@ ’s temple by King H@@ er@@ od of Ju@@ de@@ a .
Why do Christians need to dedic@@ ate themselves to Jehovah ?
After all , he is “ the Creator of the heavens , . . . the F@@ or@@ m@@ er of the earth and the M@@ ak@@ er of it . ”
Ab@@ sal@@ om@@ ’s ris@@ e to power and his sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent f@@ all serve as a less@@ on for us .
Not far from He@@ br@@ on , they found a v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard where the gra@@ p@@ es were so large that it took two of the spi@@ es to car@@ ry just one c@@ lu@@ ster .
Paul went on to l@@ ist “ the works of the flesh , ” which are num@@ er@@ ous and “ man@@ i@@ f@@ est . ”
H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds should take the lead in their hous@@ eho@@ ld .
A few months later , t@@ or@@ r@@ enti@@ al ra@@ ins and av@@ al@@ an@@ ches ca@@ used one of the wor@@ st n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers in V@@ ene@@ zu@@ el@@ a@@ ’s hist@@ ory .
What is it like to vis@@ it a h@@ and@@ ful of Witnesses on a re@@ mo@@ te is@@ land ?
With the e@@ ye of understanding , faith , and gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de , we can refle@@ ct on God’s deal@@ ings with us and can “ see ” him as never before .
A@@ sa@@ ph and his des@@ c@@ end@@ ants wrote many mu@@ si@@ cal com@@ positi@@ ons that were used in public worship .
B@@ ear@@ ing that out , before sen@@ ding his disciples out into the ministry , Jesus Christ told them : “ When they persecu@@ te you in one city , fle@@ e to another . ”
Adam and E@@ ve@@ ’s fir@@ st@@ born son , Ca@@ in , “ gre@@ w ho@@ t with great anger ” at his brother A@@ be@@ l and ‘ pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t him and k@@ ill him . ’
What privilege and blessings can be your@@ s if you make your advan@@ c@@ ement man@@ i@@ f@@ est ?
• What does Jehovah’s giving e@@ ar to Lo@@ t’s ple@@ a teach us ?
No@@ v@@ ember 16 - 22 , 200@@ 9
We also contribu@@ te to peace when we appro@@ ach govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als in a res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful way ​ — including those who may op@@ pose our work .
Rather , Jehovah provided information that we need in order to understand his pur@@ pos@@ es and to live our lives in har@@ mony with them .
24 : 4@@ 2 .
W@@ ell , because of being a@@ do@@ p@@ ted as a son , he may now have the same righ@@ ts as other indi@@ gen@@ ous you@@ ths ​ — including the right to en@@ ro@@ l@@ l in the school .
Will you sto@@ p before your words become a@@ bu@@ sive ?
So@@ on God’s Kingdom will be the only govern@@ ment rul@@ ing the earth .
30 : 8 ; Nu@@ m .
As for those cop@@ ing with a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly pa@@ in@@ ful thor@@ n in the flesh , be they young or old , all of us can give them special consider@@ ation .
But my spiritual brothers helped me to view things differ@@ ently .
T@@ each your children to be res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful , whether it is a matter of show@@ ing respect under tr@@ ying circumstances or simply of displa@@ ying good man@@ n@@ ers .
In this way , the at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere is able continu@@ ally to help re@@ pl@@ en@@ ish the supp@@ ly of nu@@ tri@@ ents that so@@ il needs to pro@@ du@@ ce pl@@ ants . ”
How S@@ ci@@ ence Af@@ fe@@ cts Your Li@@ fe 3
Do you not ag@@ ree ?
W@@ as the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h just a day for rel@@ a@@ x@@ ation ?
We also expe@@ cted the children to be@@ have well at the meetings .
We seek the ad@@ vice of the elders .
Ke@@ ith expres@@ ses similar thoughts . “ I have at times felt un@@ wor@@ thy because Jehovah’s servants have many reas@@ ons to be happy , but I was not , ” he says .
Why did Jo@@ si@@ ah’s actions not fore@@ st@@ all Jehovah’s day of judgment ?
What the P@@ as@@ sing of Ti@@ me H@@ as S@@ ho@@ wn
From 19@@ 6@@ 4 to 19@@ 7@@ 2 , I had the privilege of accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing Ch@@ ar@@ les when he vis@@ ited congregations to strengthen them spiritually .
“ I need nothing more . ”
While all Israelites were dedic@@ ated to Jehovah by reason of bir@@ th , those who made their dedic@@ ation mean@@ ing@@ ful by making vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary o@@ ffer@@ ings ‘ ga@@ ined appro@@ val for themselves ’ and were ri@@ ch@@ ly bless@@ ed . ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 10 .
A husband who is a ty@@ r@@ ant ​ — ei@@ ther in priv@@ ate or in public — ​ is certainly not show@@ ing that he ch@@ eri@@ sh@@ es his wife .
“ When all of this happened , ” says Mar@@ gar@@ ita , “ I felt that I was going to die .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , “ his mother care@@ fully kept all these sa@@ y@@ ings in her heart . ” ​ — Luke 2 : 4@@ 8 - 5@@ 1 .
Re@@ fle@@ ct also on vari@@ ous reas@@ ons why the person who practic@@ es for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation “ is sin@@ ning against his own body . ”
De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 4 : 4@@ 2 ac@@ tually speak@@ s of a man@@ sla@@ y@@ er who has kil@@ led un@@ in@@ ten@@ tion@@ ally .
We must sub@@ ject our own will to the will of God .
O@@ be@@ di@@ ence to God must come first , as it did with the three Hebrews .
The question is : What is the heart attitude that makes one want any of these things , and are they really necess@@ ary ?
This ba@@ si@@ c stan@@ d@@ ard app@@ lies to men and women al@@ ike .
What Is God’s V@@ i@@ e@@ w of Al@@ co@@ ho@@ l ?
“ C@@ O@@ M@@ E to me , . . . and I will ref@@ res@@ h you , ” said Jesus Christ .
All such qualities are inv@@ alu@@ able in the making of a disci@@ ple of Jesus .
P@@ re@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with the every@@ day af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of life , most people ‘ take no no@@ te ’ of the good news we bring to them .
F@@ i@@ ve years have g@@ one by , but she still cri@@ es when she thin@@ ks of her mother .
“ You must love your neigh@@ b@@ or as yourself . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 22 : 39 .
A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o under@@ sto@@ od that he should leg@@ al@@ ize his marriage and made pl@@ ans to do so after the cor@@ n har@@ v@@ est when he would have some money for the marriage fe@@ ast .
From those hum@@ ble beg@@ in@@ n@@ ings s@@ pr@@ an@@ g the mo@@ der@@ n activ@@ ity of Jehovah’s Witnesses in W@@ es@@ ter@@ n Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
And how we look for@@ ward to listen@@ ing atten@@ tiv@@ ely and pu@@ t@@ ting such counsel to work ! — Luke 8 : 18 .
In our day , Jehovah’s arrang@@ ement for appro@@ ach to him is not cen@@ tered on a physical stru@@ c@@ ture .
What gives you great deli@@ ght ?
But these te@@ ch@@ ni@@ qu@@ es can ba@@ ck@@ fi@@ re .
A different member of the family may answer the do@@ or , and that could lead to a Scriptural discus@@ sion .
Let the C@@ ongreg@@ ation P@@ ra@@ ise Jehovah
The answer invol@@ ves ap@@ pl@@ ying practic@@ al wisdom , n@@ ur@@ tur@@ ing real faith in God , and building a reli@@ able hope for the future .
Like the tr@@ un@@ k of a t@@ ree that has gro@@ wn cro@@ o@@ ked , Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s is so tw@@ is@@ ted that it “ cannot be made st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 1 : 15 .
They appreci@@ ate war@@ m , in@@ tim@@ ate commun@@ ic@@ ation , for it reas@@ sures them that they are loved .
Do@@ ing what is best for you and your family spiritually is the course of wisdom .
By doing so , the gra@@ du@@ ates will find that Jehovah’s blessings “ over@@ take ” them . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 28 : 2 .
Because we ch@@ er@@ ish this preci@@ ous assignment and car@@ ry it out di@@ lig@@ ently , we may righ@@ tly be called a people “ ze@@ al@@ ous for fine works . ”
Jehovah expe@@ cts hus@@ ban@@ ds to be loving family he@@ a@@ ds , and he expe@@ cts wi@@ ves to be sub@@ mis@@ sive to their hus@@ ban@@ ds .
Jehovah has en@@ tru@@ sted older ones with the privilege of t@@ es@@ ti@@ f@@ ying about him to those who are now em@@ br@@ ac@@ ing true worship .
This , of course , was no ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
W@@ om@@ en would have a deep desire for their hus@@ ban@@ ds , but hus@@ ban@@ ds would d@@ om@@ in@@ ate their wi@@ ves , some@@ times even a@@ bu@@ sing them as we see today .
But does it really matter which view is acc@@ ur@@ ate ?
Th@@ ough no one wants to go in that direction , all efforts to change course me@@ et with fa@@ il@@ ure .
( b ) What does Moses ’ example teach us about Jehovah’s giving his spirit ?
Does it invol@@ ve the ca@@ sting of or prote@@ ction from sp@@ el@@ ls ?
How is Jehovah’s imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality seen in con@@ ne@@ ction with the good news ?
But if satis@@ fied in an un@@ wise way , this desire can bre@@ ak down their spiritual de@@ f@@ en@@ ses .
Their conduct led Israel@@ ’s older men to re@@ qu@@ est a king .
Acc@@ ep@@ t G@@ r@@ ate@@ fully ​ — Gi@@ ve W@@ ho@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly
In ag@@ re@@ ement with this , O@@ x@@ for@@ d Un@@ i@@ vers@@ it@@ y’s Com@@ pan@@ ion Bible says : “ The evidence is . . . that the Lord was put to death upon an u@@ pri@@ ght st@@ ake , and not on two pi@@ e@@ ces of tim@@ ber plac@@ ed at any ang@@ le . ”
Some ten years later while in R@@ ome as a “ pris@@ on@@ er of Christ Jesus , ” Paul wr@@ ites to the congregations in Eph@@ esus , in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i , and in C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e , giving them s@@ ound ad@@ vice and loving encourag@@ ement .
Are you affe@@ cted by a “ beli@@ ef , half - beli@@ ef , or prac@@ tice for which there appe@@ ars to be no r@@ ational sub@@ st@@ ance ” ?
At that Abra@@ m gave him a ten@@ th of everything . ” ​ — Genesis 14 : 18 - 20 .
For example , on the last day of the year , people ga@@ ther@@ ed around a table s@@ pre@@ ad with a vari@@ ety of ta@@ st@@ y fo@@ o@@ ds and s@@ we@@ et w@@ ine .
Acc@@ ording to ancient Per@@ si@@ an beli@@ ef , “ the pris@@ t@@ ine st@@ ate of the earth will be rest@@ ored and people will live in peace once more , ” says The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pa@@ e@@ dia of M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast@@ er@@ n M@@ y@@ th@@ olo@@ gy and R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on .
Many see the wor@@ sen@@ ing world con@@ di@@ tions yet fai@@ l to ac@@ knowledge that these develop@@ ments fulf@@ ill Bible prophecy regarding the last days .
On to Pa@@ p@@ ho@@ s
All of Ad@@ am@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing su@@ ffered because of his re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
Why , ap@@ par@@ ently , was little said about Satan before the Messi@@ ah arri@@ ved ?
And he would not rest ​ — he would ‘ keep a@@ wa@@ ke ’ — ​ until his prophe@@ tic word was accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed .
• Who are “ the things on the earth , ” and what hope is involved ?
From then on , all mankind became en@@ sla@@ ved to sin and death . ​ — Romans 5 : 12 , 14 .
7 , 8 . ( a ) How are our “ per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers ” tra@@ ined , and why is such tra@@ ining more u@@ se@@ ful than following a ho@@ st of ri@@ gi@@ d rul@@ es ?
From then on we attend@@ ed meetings in the ho@@ m@@ es of the brothers on S@@ un@@ day and We@@ d@@ n@@ es@@ day ev@@ en@@ ings .
I@@ S@@ A@@ I@@ A@@ H is faith@@ fully car@@ r@@ ying out his com@@ mis@@ sion as a prophet .
No doubt he con@@ sul@@ ted Lu@@ ther’s transl@@ ation and wor@@ ked into his text por@@ tions of the Bible that already ex@@ is@@ ted in the L@@ at@@ vi@@ an language .
S@@ under L@@ al began to share the good news with his neigh@@ b@@ ors , and in 199@@ 5 he was baptized .
For it is no valu@@ eless word for you , but it means your life , and by this word you may l@@ eng@@ then your days upon the so@@ il to which you are cro@@ s@@ sing the J@@ or@@ d@@ an to take pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of it . ”
T@@ w@@ o we@@ ek@@ s later , I left the M@@ et@@ z pris@@ on on a j@@ our@@ ne@@ y that in st@@ ages took me to a for@@ ced - la@@ b@@ or cam@@ p at Z@@ we@@ i@@ br@@ ü@@ ck@@ en .
The woman rep@@ lied : “ I would love to .
In some c@@ as@@ es , str@@ ik@@ es close scho@@ ol@@ s for an ex@@ tend@@ ed peri@@ od .
They are similar to the four ways that we draw close to fellow humans , as out@@ l@@ ined in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article .
“ The next day the whole ass@@ em@@ bly of the sons of Israel began to mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r against Moses and A@@ ar@@ on , saying : ‘ You men , you have put Jehovah’s people to death . ’ ”
‘ P@@ ur@@ sue a good care@@ er . ’
It also gives us reas@@ ons why we should do so .
18 : 21 ​ — Why were the people s@@ il@@ ent when Eli@@ j@@ ah asked them to follow ei@@ ther Jehovah or Ba@@ al ?
Rather than anxi@@ ously ru@@ shing into marriage , a young man would do well to take his time to be sel@@ e@@ ctive .
There are still many righ@@ tly dis@@ posed people in the world who hu@@ ng@@ er for the truth .
In time , Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors “ will be bless@@ ed ” even more .
Job says this because he lo@@ ves God , and nothing can change that .
There is no min@@ i@@ mi@@ z@@ ing the influ@@ ence ​ — for good or for bad — ​ that our associ@@ ates can have on us .
That is a powerful st@@ at@@ ement !
At first gl@@ ance , Sa@@ ul@@ ’s actions might se@@ em jus@@ ti@@ fi@@ able .
There was more .
That divine pr@@ er@@ o@@ g@@ ative was re@@ pres@@ ented by a t@@ ree called “ the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad . ”
What has Jehovah given us to strengthen our faith , and what do we need to do ?
Although marriage and chil@@ d@@ be@@ aring were high@@ ly es@@ te@@ em@@ ed in Israel , J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s daugh@@ ter will@@ ingly rema@@ ined sing@@ le and enjo@@ yed the privilege of eng@@ ag@@ ing in sac@@ red service at Jehovah’s san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ g .
Acc@@ ording to the book He@@ al@@ th and Me@@ dic@@ ine in the E@@ v@@ ang@@ eli@@ cal T@@ ra@@ dition , one of their ear@@ li@@ est s@@ lo@@ g@@ ans was : “ So@@ a@@ p , S@@ ou@@ p , and S@@ al@@ vation . ”
With a to@@ dd@@ l@@ er and a new@@ born in the family , we both sen@@ sed a need for spiritual direction in ra@@ ising our family .
Di@@ o@@ gen@@ es and the other C@@ y@@ n@@ ic@@ s lived as beg@@ g@@ ars .
However , it was not yet Jehovah’s time for him to rule as King .
In what way does “ the peace of the Christ ” control in a Christi@@ an’s heart ?
These words indic@@ ate that God imp@@ l@@ anted in us the ide@@ a of living forever .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out doubt , it is all too eas@@ y for imper@@ fect humans to bo@@ w to pe@@ er pres@@ sure , per@@ ver@@ ting justice .
What challeng@@ es did Jeremiah face in deli@@ ver@@ ing his message , and what made it ur@@ g@@ ent ?
“ It is not with the gift as it was with the t@@ res@@ pas@@ s , ” Paul wrote .
On@@ ce that is done , help your listen@@ er to see how the text app@@ lies to him person@@ ally .
But he was very determined , and he proved that he would work very hard for a blessing !
So a rich person who is consci@@ ous of his spiritual need and who se@@ ek@@ s divine help can receive God - given sal@@ vation . ​ — Matthew 5 : 3 ; 19 : 16 - 26 .
They could not have done it on their own .
Does your heart ye@@ ar@@ n for such a father ?
Do you think it likely that all those who did hear sta@@ yed in Eph@@ esus , no@@ ne mo@@ ving el@@ se@@ where to do bu@@ sin@@ ess , to be near relati@@ ves , or to es@@ cap@@ e the hu@@ st@@ le and bu@@ st@@ le of bi@@ g - city life ?
( Read C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 2 : 6 , 7 . )
You have a@@ vail@@ able both a reli@@ able ma@@ p and a com@@ pas@@ s .
When sing@@ le , a brother may have p@@ our@@ ed himself into the ministry .
“ The child , who is second ” ​ — the k@@ ing@@ ’s succ@@ ess@@ or — ​ may in@@ iti@@ ally have the support of ‘ all those people before him , ’ but ‘ af@@ ter@@ ward they do not rejo@@ ice in him . ’
Bar@@ n@@ es poin@@ ts out : “ The word here used [ for long - suffering ] is op@@ posed to ha@@ st@@ e : to pas@@ sion@@ ate expres@@ sions and thoughts , and to ir@@ r@@ ita@@ bility .
After Jo@@ shua has lived for some time in T@@ im@@ n@@ ath - ser@@ ah , he c@@ alls together the older men , the he@@ a@@ ds , the jud@@ ges , and the of@@ fic@@ ers of Israel and ur@@ ges them to be coura@@ ge@@ ous and remain faithful to Jehovah .
As Jehovah’s Witnesses , we have been able to end@@ ure in the preaching work thr@@ ough@@ out the last days only because we have Jehovah’s holy spirit .
Jehovah taught us how to love : Jehovah has not only told us that he lo@@ ves us , but he has done many things that prove his love for us .
The next year , I went to an is@@ ol@@ ated ter@@ rit@@ ory in W@@ ey@@ bur@@ n , S@@ as@@ kat@@ c@@ he@@ wa@@ n .
You are most war@@ m@@ ly invit@@ ed to jo@@ in them .
One of his great@@ est ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements , the transl@@ ation of E@@ r@@ as@@ mu@@ s ’ text of the Greek Scriptures into Ger@@ man , was comple@@ ted there .
By the time he fin@@ i@@ shed reading V@@ olu@@ me I , however , He@@ ct@@ or deci@@ ded to leave his ch@@ urch .
As they wor@@ ked , people sto@@ od by simply am@@ a@@ zed .
Ab@@ out them , he says : “ One day one of them said to me : ‘ It do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t matter what we do now because when the new system comes , we@@ ’@@ re just going to be dead .
It is with good reason , then , that our heavenly Father as@@ sures us : “ I , Jehovah your God , am gr@@ as@@ p@@ ing your right hand , the One saying to you , ‘ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id . I my@@ self will help you . ’ ” ​ — Is@@ a .
Con@@ fes@@ sion That Le@@ a@@ ds to He@@ al@@ ing
S@@ ar@@ a@@ i could say that she was A@@ br@@ am@@ ’s sister because she really was his half sister .
Let Your H@@ ands Be S@@ tr@@ ong , 4 / 15
The “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama ” pre@@ mi@@ ered on J@@ anu@@ ary 11 , 1914 , in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity .
I have seen the mar@@ vel@@ ous gro@@ w@@ th of the Bible educ@@ ation pro@@ gra@@ m and have person@@ ally wit@@ ness@@ ed sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant spiritual events .
How can we show interest in the el@@ der@@ ly when we atten@@ d Christian meetings ?
Let us imitate Jesus , who said : “ I have come down from heaven to do , not my own will , but the will of him who sent me . ” ​ — John 6 : 38 .
What will help us to maintain a sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y ?
and th@@ re@@ w me to the gr@@ ound , tr@@ am@@ pl@@ ing on me .
Who have tri@@ ed to cause Jehovah’s name to be for@@ go@@ t@@ ten ?
How did An@@ a cop@@ e ?
Consider a cou@@ ple in Gre@@ e@@ ce .
Sa@@ y among the nations : ‘ Jehovah himself has become king . ’ ” ​ — Psalm 9@@ 6 : 8 , 10 .
Then in the second article , we will consider how we can cultiv@@ ate spiritu@@ ality and put it to work in our da@@ ily lives .
Our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart can be@@ tra@@ y us and lead us to jus@@ ti@@ fy a course of action that is contr@@ ary to God’s will .
Yes , many had “ res@@ is@@ ted as far as blood , ” that is , to the point of d@@ ying .
Mo@@ der@@ n soci@@ ety b@@ lu@@ r@@ s the l@@ ine between the two as it g@@ lam@@ or@@ iz@@ es over@@ work .
( b ) What will help us to remain hum@@ ble ?
S@@ ad@@ ness and Jo@@ y
It is the account of Noah , a truly good man who buil@@ t an ar@@ k that sa@@ ved him and his family through a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l f@@ lood in which the wicked peri@@ shed .
S@@ ome@@ times they feel down .
They reas@@ oned that one way to do this would be to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate the religious ho@@ li@@ day of Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s .
The Bible says : “ The way of the true God is perfect . ”
The water was at le@@ ast four fe@@ et [ 1@@ .@@ 2 m ] deep so as to per@@ mit complete im@@ mer@@ sion by cr@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing .
Be@@ fore coming to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s purpose , he had a dr@@ in@@ king proble@@ m .
We must use thinking ability and me@@ et the temp@@ tation dec@@ isi@@ vely rather than just d@@ ri@@ ft into d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous situ@@ ations .
At first , it will be difficult , but you can learn it .
What is one reason why Jehovah has the right to gover@@ n the world ?
Some of my n@@ ur@@ ses listen appreci@@ ati@@ vely as I share with them my Bible - based hope .
He got me involved in many pro@@ je@@ cts , such as sen@@ ding me up tre@@ es to saw off bran@@ ches .
G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S W@@ O@@ R@@ D re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly as@@ sures us that Jehovah will come to our a@@ id when we are disc@@ oura@@ ged or bro@@ k@@ en@@ hear@@ ted .
This c@@ alls for hear@@ t@@ felt prayer , which can bring us the in@@ com@@ par@@ able “ peace of God . ”
But the truth is that by that time , apost@@ ate Christians had accepted pa@@ g@@ an teachings , so they had already become part of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at .
What is a f@@ our@@ th and comm@@ on way that the Bible uses “ congregation ” ?
Are we set@@ ting a good example by cen@@ ter@@ ing our lives and our decisions on true worship ? ’
We need to appreci@@ ate those as@@ pe@@ cts of his person@@ ality if we truly want to understand the mind of Christ .
Fa@@ bi@@ an’s first re@@ action was : “ I don@@ ’t have a desire to move here . ”
They were not ent@@ it@@ led to know the ex@@ act de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of his wh@@ er@@ e@@ ab@@ ou@@ ts .
In 19@@ 6@@ 7 , V@@ al@@ ent@@ ina was set free and was fin@@ ally able to sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze her dedic@@ ation to Jehovah by water baptism .
Sh@@ ould we make a similar worshi@@ p@@ ful re@@ qu@@ est ?
• What up@@ building things can we talk about ?
In his ab@@ s@@ ence , an ef@@ fi@@ gy was bur@@ ned .
He also has a cap@@ tive a@@ udi@@ ence in the P@@ ra@@ et@@ ori@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers who hear him “ be@@ aring thor@@ ough witness ” to Jews concer@@ ning both the Kingdom and Jesus , “ from mor@@ ning t@@ ill ev@@ ening . ” ​ — Acts 28 : 17 , 23 .
We are not i@@ mmu@@ ne to these t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s .
How can we benefit from that guid@@ ance ?
So@@ on ther@@ e@@ after , Jehovah’s s@@ ent@@ ence on A@@ ha@@ b was car@@ ri@@ ed out .
For instance , Jesus Christ provided the ransom sacrifice and thus la@@ id the gr@@ oun@@ d@@ work for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s .
So he uses his system of things to disc@@ oura@@ ge Bible reading and study .
L@@ ear@@ n From the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er is a 2@@ 5@@ 6 - page book with some 2@@ 30 pi@@ c@@ tures .
E@@ mp@@ ha@@ s@@ is is plac@@ ed on the need for us to cultiv@@ ate hear@@ t@@ felt loy@@ al@@ ty now so that we will not succ@@ um@@ b to the temp@@ t@@ ations of materi@@ al@@ ism or pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ousness .
But now that he was g@@ one , his parents real@@ ized that Bible truth had not been in him .
“ Ex@@ am@@ ple of Un@@ ity , ” 10 / 15
“ No man can come to me un@@ less the Father , who sent me , dra@@ ws him . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ H@@ N 6 : 4@@ 4 .
They value everything we do for them , even if we cannot do as much as we would like to .
▪ Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard Your In@@ her@@ it@@ ance by M@@ ak@@ ing W@@ ise C@@ ho@@ ic@@ es
( b ) Me@@ dit@@ ating on what will help us to exerc@@ ise greater self - control ?
What is the purpose of life ? ’
L@@ it@@ er@@ ally , the ter@@ m “ left - h@@ an@@ ded ” means ‘ shu@@ t , lam@@ ed , or b@@ ound in the right hand . ’
Still , we have reason to be ke@@ en@@ ly inter@@ ested in know@@ ing about Bible lo@@ c@@ ations .
F@@ ill@@ s Our “ H@@ ear@@ ts to the F@@ ul@@ l , ” 7 / 1
All of them later took up the full - time ministry .
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als who have accepted the truth of the good news and are prog@@ res@@ sing ste@@ adi@@ ly toward baptism should not be called un@@ believers .
M@@ em@@ bers of the congregation have high reg@@ ard for el@@ der@@ ly ones
In fact , God will do even more than eli@@ min@@ ate si@@ ck@@ ness and disa@@ bility ; he will o@@ bl@@ it@@ er@@ ate the very cause of human suffering ​ — sin it@@ self .
If we have been h@@ ur@@ t by a fellow beli@@ ever , what can help us ?
Are you with me so far ?
By c@@ uring the si@@ ck , ra@@ ising the dead , and res@@ cu@@ ing people in peri@@ l , Jesus demonstr@@ ated what he would ev@@ en@@ tually do for all obedi@@ ent mankind .
And I know that as elders , we should be ‘ like a hi@@ ding place from the w@@ ind . . . , like st@@ re@@ am@@ s of water in a w@@ at@@ er@@ less country , like the sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of a heav@@ y c@@ ra@@ g in an ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted land . ’ ” ​ — Isaiah 32 : 2 .
Instead , he has done this so that we can give him hear@@ t@@ felt praise as a free people eng@@ ag@@ ing in clean worship .
W@@ ill@@ ing@@ ness to F@@ or@@ give .
The Word of God pi@@ er@@ ces the in@@ n@@ er@@ most par@@ ts of a person and can change him in@@ war@@ dly , affe@@ cting how he thin@@ ks and what he lo@@ ves , making him an accep@@ table , godly work@@ er .
So the book of Matthew was sel@@ e@@ cted because it con@@ tain@@ s a rec@@ ord of Jesus ’ g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gy and bir@@ th , his fam@@ ous Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , and his dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c prophecy about the last days ​ — sub@@ je@@ cts that will interest many J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese people .
And as no@@ ted , the fir@@ st@@ bor@@ n@@ ’s right was trans@@ fer@@ red from Re@@ u@@ b@@ en to Joseph .
If you hear a man tal@@ king l@@ ou@@ dly in a re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ant , for instance , you might conclu@@ de that he is ei@@ ther an ex@@ tro@@ ver@@ t or a show - off .
We can also encoura@@ ge others by tel@@ ling them that they have good qualities and by com@@ for@@ ting them when they are sa@@ d or disc@@ oura@@ ged .
Their re@@ bel@@ li@@ on was in@@ ex@@ cu@@ sa@@ ble .
They did not ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t themselves with the message by allow@@ ing it to gu@@ i@@ de them in making wise decisions in their lives .
It was occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed by the P@@ ho@@ en@@ i@@ ci@@ ans , the Gre@@ ek@@ s , the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans , the Per@@ si@@ ans , and the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans .
We must devel@@ op a who@@ les@@ ome ap@@ pet@@ ite for spiritual food .
This activ@@ ity has resul@@ ted in the most sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant mo@@ v@@ ement of mo@@ der@@ n times ​ — an inter@@ n@@ ational bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od of over 6@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 Christians in more than 2@@ 30 lands of the earth .
In fact , the Scriptures say that “ it is a fe@@ ar@@ ful thing to f@@ all into the hands of the living God . ”
The pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda he prom@@ o@@ tes through the me@@ dia of this world ​ — of which he is the rul@@ er — ​ is desi@@ gn@@ ed to make God’s instru@@ ctions se@@ em un@@ fa@@ ir and out - of - d@@ ate .
The n@@ atur@@ al tend@@ enc@@ y of imper@@ fect humans is to do wrong , so we have a tw@@ o@@ fo@@ ld stru@@ gg@@ le .
I know , because I was one of them , and I attend@@ ed that meeting 6@@ 7 years ag@@ o .
Some 5@@ 5 per@@ c@@ ent found that this t@@ ac@@ tic u@@ su@@ ally wor@@ ked .
In fact , they soon learned that re@@ je@@ cting Jehovah’s direction and going their own way resul@@ ted in disa@@ ster .
But we always asked Jehovah to give us the courage and wisdom to help us keep a hum@@ ble spirit so that we could continue to bring glory to his great name .
Of course , they re@@ ached out in prayer ​ — but to whom did they turn ?
Com@@ fort for El@@ der@@ ly , 6 / 1
F@@ er@@ n , 9@@ 1 , in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , says : “ I bu@@ y some new clo@@ th@@ es once in a while to boo@@ st my spi@@ r@@ its . ”
Jehovah kno@@ ws everything there is to know about mankind and marriage .
* But , in time , said N@@ ei@@ l , “ I began h@@ ang@@ ing out with the wrong crow@@ d . ”
B@@ ear@@ ing in mind Jesus ’ example will help you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers in the Christian congregation to take full advan@@ ta@@ ge of opportun@@ ities to ‘ make a de@@ f@@ en@@ se before ever@@ yone dem@@ an@@ ding a reason for their hope . ’ ​ — 1 P@@ et .
It would appe@@ ar that among God’s faithful servants of Bible times , d@@ an@@ c@@ ing was in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ al and not the ma@@ in fe@@ ature of their we@@ d@@ ding@@ s .
For the ter@@ m “ J@@ on@@ a@@ da@@ b , ” see Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — Pro@@ claim@@ ers of God’s Kingdom , pages 8@@ 3 , 1@@ 6@@ 5 , 1@@ 6@@ 6 .
The next time Jehovah’s Witnesses called , W@@ il@@ li@@ am and A@@ da g@@ la@@ dly listen@@ ed to their message and began to study the Bible with them .
Are you ‘ pre@@ par@@ ing your heart ’ to res@@ ist temp@@ t@@ ations ?
Will their re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al fear of God and love for him prove to be in va@@ in ?
In 194@@ 4 , World W@@ ar I@@ I was re@@ ap@@ ing a de@@ ad@@ ly har@@ v@@ est .
“ For How L@@ ong Will You Be M@@ our@@ ning for Saul ? ”
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the 20@@ th century , Jehovah’s Witnesses too have been mo@@ cked , imp@@ ris@@ oned , ban@@ ned , even kil@@ led , as they faith@@ fully refle@@ cted Jehovah’s light .
By making such a cho@@ ice , some have even been able to contribu@@ te to leg@@ al vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ es in their land .
And what do you believe ? ”
Par@@ li@@ am@@ ent deci@@ ded that R@@ ak@@ ó@@ w Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity should be clo@@ sed and that the prin@@ ting pres@@ s and the ch@@ urch bel@@ ong@@ ing to the P@@ ol@@ ish B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n should be destro@@ yed .
F . A@@ in@@ s@@ wor@@ th , who vis@@ ited C@@ ap@@ pa@@ do@@ ci@@ a in the 18@@ 40 ’ s .
Even so , beli@@ ef that hel@@ l is a place of men@@ tal or physical suffering pers@@ ists .
How , in turn , will they preach un@@ less they have been sent for@@ th ? ”
Paul told the elders to “ hand such a man over to Satan . ”
( b ) We will discus@@ s what in this article and the one following ?
“ I do nothing of my own in@@ iti@@ ative , ” he said . “ I always do the things pleas@@ ing to [ God ] . ”
The man of little means has no such wor@@ ry .
We enjo@@ yed rich associ@@ ation with fellow mission@@ aries in all our mission@@ ary ho@@ m@@ es , where it often was my privilege to serve as home overse@@ er .
We wa@@ it e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly for that day to arri@@ ve and want to be ready for it .
What can cause our conscience to mal@@ fun@@ ction , and how can we pre@@ v@@ ent that from happ@@ ening ?
We can be vie@@ wed by God as his friends .
At God’s comm@@ and , for instance , Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah left the pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous city of U@@ r and ev@@ en@@ tually needed the qualities and a@@ bil@@ ities requi@@ red of t@@ ent d@@ wel@@ l@@ ers .
T@@ ak@@ ing practic@@ al me@@ a@@ sures often al@@ le@@ vi@@ ates the in@@ ten@@ s@@ ity of our ne@@ g@@ ative emo@@ tions .
Of course , married Christians also have fine resul@@ ts when preaching the good news in challeng@@ ing ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es .
Today , Jehovah still off@@ ers help to his servants when they are fac@@ ed with important decisions .
In what way do Christians “ put on the Lord Jesus Christ ” ?
They may need practic@@ al help , emo@@ tional support , or encourag@@ ement from the Bible .
Hence , God’s righteousness is u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness according to his personal standards and valu@@ es .
Since both b@@ one and me@@ tal nee@@ d@@ les of ancient orig@@ in have been found in that re@@ gi@@ on , they must have been comm@@ on hous@@ eho@@ ld it@@ em@@ s .
Why is it both Scriptural and real@@ is@@ tic to ex@@ pect that married cou@@ ples will have occasi@@ onal problems ?
After all , is not our own experience sever@@ ely li@@ mit@@ ed when com@@ pared with God’s wisdom ? ​ — Job 38 : 1 - 4 ; Pro@@ v .
But how do these words apply to car@@ ing for the el@@ der@@ ly ?
For instance , the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job stated : “ There is no viol@@ ence upon my p@@ al@@ ms . ”
A brother in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates who is 19 years old said about the two bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res just mentioned : “ These have been inv@@ alu@@ able to me .
How to Pro@@ te@@ ct Your Ch@@ il@@ dren by Me@@ ans of Go@@ dly W@@ is@@ dom
Paul told the congregation how they should tre@@ at someone like that .
All my compan@@ i@@ ons who were har@@ v@@ es@@ ting with me in the he@@ at of the su@@ n will t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy . . . that what I have said is true .
At times , we too have to make difficult decisions , and the right course to take may not be clear .
Luke t@@ ou@@ ches on hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al fac@@ ts that can be ver@@ i@@ fied .
He no@@ tes our ha@@ bi@@ ts and char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s and se@@ ts hi@@ d@@ den tra@@ ps in an at@@ temp@@ t to c@@ atch us ali@@ ve .
The s@@ car@@ let col@@ or is con@@ ta@@ ined in the e@@ gg@@ s car@@ ri@@ ed in@@ side the body of the f@@ em@@ ale .
What if our ag@@ ing parents need our help ?
4 : 12 ; Acts 17 : 2 , 3 .
Jesus ‘ fin@@ i@@ shed off sin ’ by giving his life as a ransom in 33 C.E .
What will bring us complete reli@@ ef from ad@@ vers@@ ities , and in the mean@@ time , what gives us comfort ?
Satan the Devil and his dem@@ ons were ou@@ sted from heaven to the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of the earth .
No@@ te that two of the questions are about b@@ ol@@ dly de@@ f@@ en@@ ding our beli@@ ef@@ s and standing up to pe@@ er pres@@ sure .
However , God did not per@@ mit the dis@@ gr@@ ac@@ ed angels to return to “ their origin@@ al position . ”
What a wonderful expres@@ sion of God’s “ un@@ deser@@ ved kindness ” !
Instead , they will@@ ingly and lo@@ v@@ ingly provided personal ser@@ vi@@ ces for Paul , per@@ form@@ ing t@@ as@@ ks that he was un@@ able to per@@ form himself because of his con@@ fin@@ ement .
In the early 19@@ 70 ’ s , a neigh@@ b@@ or used to invit@@ e An@@ a ​ — the daugh@@ ter — ​ to atten@@ d the C@@ ongreg@@ ation Bo@@ ok S@@ tu@@ dy held at the home of the Witness .
He has now qu@@ ali@@ fied as an un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ er .
* God also has a name ​ — Jehovah .
No , we s@@ low down to avoid possible d@@ anger to the children .
Yet , in an ear@@ li@@ er prophecy , he descri@@ bed Jesus as “ the low@@ li@@ est one of mankind . ”
Com@@ par@@ is@@ ons With Bible T@@ ex@@ ts
That is com@@ for@@ ting news , especially for those who love righteousness and who have su@@ ffered in@@ justice and mis@@ tre@@ at@@ ment at the hands of the wicked .
These young Witnesses ‘ mu@@ st@@ ered up b@@ ol@@ dness by means of their God ’ and gave a fine witness .
We , however , know that Jehovah is pleas@@ ed when we expres@@ s than@@ ks for what we have .
At that , Jesus “ re@@ bu@@ ked the w@@ ind . . . , and the w@@ ind ab@@ ated , and a great cal@@ m set in . ” ​ — Mark 4 : 37 - 39 .
( Dani@@ el@@ ’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy book ) , 1 / 15
Does this love cons@@ ist of war@@ m and tend@@ er att@@ ach@@ ment as found between true friends ?
As with the cou@@ ple who pres@@ ented the question a@@ bo@@ ve , many stru@@ gg@@ le to deci@@ de what to do with their f@@ ro@@ z@@ en em@@ br@@ yo@@ s . They may not want more children .
By the s@@ pr@@ ing of 5@@ 6 C.E . , the don@@ ated money was ready to be taken to Jerusalem .
The Q@@ u@@ est for M@@ ore
20 : 1 - 18 .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T : I@@ S G@@ O@@ D C@@ R@@ U@@ E@@ L ?
Who W@@ ere the An@@ a@@ bap@@ t@@ ists ?
Do I make an effort to maintain a cons@@ ist@@ ent r@@ out@@ ine of sh@@ aring in activities rel@@ ated to true worship , such as regul@@ ar prayer , study , meeting attend@@ ance , and field service ?
Be@@ ing mer@@ ci@@ ful requi@@ res both el@@ ements .
The man was the apostle Paul , without a doubt an effe@@ ctive and prog@@ res@@ sive minis@@ ter .
31 Is Your M@@ in@@ is@@ try Like the De@@ w ?
M@@ ary says : “ My daugh@@ ter seem@@ ed to be doing well .
This su@@ gg@@ ests that there was an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant supp@@ ly of food .
David was not un@@ certain about the way in which to walk .
In this reg@@ ard , Jesus set the example for overse@@ ers .
O@@ ld age does not se@@ em to as@@ su@@ age it .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , the of@@ fic@@ er assign@@ ed Joseph a respon@@ sible position .
Do we care@@ fully he@@ ed this good counsel so that we are spiritually prote@@ cted ?
In the first century , not all Christians were heal@@ ed by mirac@@ les even though the apostle Paul and others could he@@ al the si@@ ck .
The d@@ om@@ es@@ tic cour@@ ts did not ad@@ du@@ ce ‘ rel@@ ev@@ ant and su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient ’ reas@@ ons to show that the app@@ lic@@ ant commun@@ ity ” was gu@@ il@@ ty , for instance , of bre@@ ak@@ ing up famili@@ es , inc@@ iting su@@ i@@ ci@@ de , or refu@@ sing medi@@ cal care .
P@@ rep@@ are Your H@@ ear@@ t
In Jesus ’ par@@ able , the pro@@ di@@ g@@ al son ev@@ en@@ tually “ came to his sen@@ ses , ” to the joy of his father .
Today , n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ism continu@@ es to f@@ an the f@@ lam@@ es of div@@ isi@@ ven@@ ess , and human rul@@ ers have not been able to sto@@ p it .
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s Se@@ ed De@@ c@@ lar@@ ed R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous
We can never through our own efforts re@@ move the sta@@ in of sin .
He wanted to strengthen his fellow believers .
How is Jesus ’ lead@@ er@@ ship man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted in the Christian congregation ?
( Read 2 Samuel 17 : 27 - 29 . )
They origin@@ ally held the bo@@ dies of three men who had been public@@ ly t@@ or@@ tur@@ ed and ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted .
In some lands , they are at present the t@@ ar@@ get of govern@@ men@@ tal ban@@ s .
As a result , many lead@@ ers of Chris@@ tend@@ om have become very rich . ​ — Revelation 17 : 4 , 5 .
Because of the ba@@ n , we me@@ t in small grou@@ ps in priv@@ ate ho@@ m@@ es and I knew only a few fellow believers .
What are some things we can do to help and comfort fellow Christians ?
Al@@ most imper@@ c@@ ep@@ ti@@ bly , they d@@ ri@@ ft into sin .
From the ch@@ urch mis@@ sion , I learned a few ba@@ si@@ c things about God and the Bible , but it was my mother who taught me Christian principles .
Ex@@ pla@@ in how some who may appe@@ ar to be low@@ ly may really be “ rich in faith . ”
* Ha@@ ving done all you can in this reg@@ ard , do you not find a me@@ asure of peace in know@@ ing that Jehovah has his e@@ ye upon you and will provide what you need to end@@ ure faith@@ fully ? ​ — P@@ s .
Still , we should not be too l@@ en@@ i@@ ent , using our per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved li@@ mit@@ ations as an exc@@ use for s@@ low@@ ing down in the ministry . ​ — 7 / 15 , page 29 .
There I am allow@@ ed to conduct Bible stu@@ dies and Christian meetings with in@@ mat@@ es who are inter@@ ested .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , it is “ the origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent , ” Satan himself , along with his wicked system of things , which he uses to wa@@ ge war against the Israel of God .
To@@ gether , we are working hard to tra@@ in our daugh@@ ter in the way of Bible truth .
And whom did Paul than@@ k for this help@@ ful support ?
Why Is S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fice Ne@@ e@@ ded ?
At that time , David san@@ g : “ S@@ how me fav@@ or , O God , show me fav@@ or , for in you my soul has taken refu@@ ge ; and in the sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of your w@@ ings I take refu@@ ge until the ad@@ vers@@ ities pas@@ s over . ” ​ — Psalm 5@@ 7 : 1 .
He felt that he could talk to Jehovah about anything , even as@@ king for help when he stru@@ gg@@ led with difficult questions .
Even some of those who had wal@@ ked in the way of the truth for de@@ ca@@ des were show@@ ing sign@@ s of “ dra@@ wing away from the living God . ”
The ransom is to@@ t@@ ally un@@ deser@@ ved .
The con@@ text indic@@ ates that James had first in mind the older men , or “ teach@@ ers , ” of the congregation .
As consider@@ ed , Paul felt disc@@ oura@@ ged by the Jews ’ ne@@ g@@ ative re@@ action to the Kingdom message .
And by all means , let us trust in Jehovah and not le@@ an upon our own understanding .
Y@@ oung people may wish to get married , but a@@ vail@@ able par@@ t@@ n@@ ers may be l@@ ac@@ king within the congregation .
Those individuals who were to atten@@ d special conven@@ tions sh@@ ared in this cam@@ pa@@ ign with great en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m .
D@@ an@@ c@@ ers s@@ way to the r@@ h@@ y@@ th@@ m of pul@@ s@@ ating mu@@ si@@ c .
Per@@ haps you can find a more oppor@@ tu@@ ne time later .
O@@ r could you offer them a jo@@ b when they return temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily to their country of orig@@ in ? ​ — Acts 18 : 1 - 3 .
There is no sa@@ fe am@@ ount of ex@@ po@@ sure to ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ te s@@ mo@@ ke .
When E@@ ve offered the for@@ bi@@ d@@ den fru@@ it to Adam , he too ate , tur@@ ning his back on God in fav@@ or of his wife . ​ — Genesis 3 : 1 - 6 ; 1 Timothy 2 : 14 .
We need a God who speak@@ s to the human r@@ ace .
The gener@@ ations from Noah to Abraham ( 9@@ 5@@ 2 years )
Paul’s proble@@ m did not mirac@@ ul@@ ously disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar .
( See bo@@ x on page 21 . )
For example , some pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s love for neigh@@ b@@ or go@@ es no fur@@ ther than a don@@ ation to some char@@ it@@ able organization .
We are very happy that we can serve in this way and that we can still go in service every day .
What is requi@@ red for this to occ@@ ur ?
What char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s are in con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with godly wisdom ?
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S people are no str@@ ang@@ ers to ad@@ vers@@ ity of one ty@@ pe or another .
Jesus became known , not as an organiz@@ er of reli@@ ef cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ s , but simply as “ the T@@ e@@ ach@@ er . ”
He went , not to S@@ he@@ ol , but to Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na .
Jehovah inst@@ al@@ led his Son as his Messi@@ ani@@ c King in the heavens in 1914 .
What can be said about Psalm 9@@ 1 and what it promises ?
G@@ ran@@ ted , in some ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es people are more rec@@ ep@@ tive to the good news than they are in others .
The religion of U@@ gar@@ it appe@@ ars to have bor@@ ne great simil@@ ar@@ ities to that practic@@ ed by the neigh@@ bor@@ ing Cana@@ an@@ ites .
Indeed , E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 3 : 11 states : “ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing [ God ] has made pre@@ t@@ ty in its time . Even time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite he has put in their heart , that mankind may never find out the work that the true God has made from the star@@ t to the fin@@ ish . ”
H@@ app@@ ily , E@@ z@@ ra@@ ’s example of devo@@ ted fear and ze@@ al moved the Israelites to cor@@ rec@@ t their ways .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , then , the requi@@ re@@ ments for li@@ fe@@ time Na@@ z@@ ir@@ ites differ@@ ed in some ways from those for vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary Na@@ z@@ ir@@ ites .
Such honor is appro@@ pri@@ ate , for Jehovah’s will is that “ in the name of Jesus every k@@ ne@@ e should b@@ end . . . , and every t@@ ong@@ ue should op@@ en@@ ly ac@@ knowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father . ”
He wor@@ ked hard , doing his best at wh@@ atever t@@ ask was assign@@ ed him and lea@@ ving the rest to Jehovah .
• What shows that we find deli@@ ght in Jehovah’s law ?
In God’s new world , full spiritual and physical heal@@ ing will be brought about by means of for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s on the bas@@ is of Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice .
The fi@@ sh@@ er@@ man respon@@ ds : “ W@@ ell , I do a little fi@@ shing .
Jesus had been in ex@@ ist@@ ence long before those inspired words were first written down , yet he held them in re@@ ver@@ ence .
; S@@ j@@ ö@@ q@@ vis@@ t , Å .
In fact , he became so in@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with Jehovah that he ‘ wal@@ ked with God . ’
M@@ ake them happy to say that they know you or are rel@@ ated to you .
F@@ in@@ ally , we will consider how “ the peace of God ” can help us to end@@ ure with full confidence in Jehovah .
T@@ ra@@ ining children to be cour@@ te@@ ous need not be hard .
The Greek ter@@ m rend@@ ered “ pe@@ ace@@ able ” at Matthew 5 : 9 liter@@ ally means “ pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers . ”
Ju@@ dy and I f@@ ell in love , and we were married two years later .
They may find a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ence to be a re@@ war@@ ding time of spiritual gro@@ w@@ th , even as Jesus did when he was young .
Acc@@ ording to Al@@ an M@@ ill@@ ard , prof@@ ess@@ or of S@@ em@@ iti@@ c langu@@ ages , among the Jews , personal ow@@ n@@ er@@ ship of Scrip@@ ture s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls was pro@@ ba@@ bly only “ for privile@@ ged men in P@@ al@@ est@@ ine , for all who claim@@ ed to be educ@@ ated , for some of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es and for teach@@ ers like N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s . ”
As the Creator , he is “ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous in power ” and is the S@@ ource of “ d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic en@@ er@@ gy . ”
Now , years later , I am happy that I foc@@ used much of my you@@ th on Jehovah’s service .
Acc@@ ess to the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t has pres@@ ented many with a chall@@ enge in this reg@@ ard .
As the number of believers gre@@ w , so did the need for Christian teach@@ ers and overse@@ ers to vis@@ it and strengthen the congregations .
David s@@ ought refu@@ ge in what he might have thought to be the last place that Saul would look ​ — the enem@@ y city of G@@ ath , in Phil@@ ist@@ ine ter@@ rit@@ ory .
I@@ ne@@ vit@@ ab@@ ly , my life chang@@ ed physi@@ c@@ ally and e@@ con@@ om@@ ic@@ ally ​ — in some ways for the wor@@ se but in other ways for the better .
Lu@@ ther said of C@@ op@@ er@@ n@@ ic@@ us : “ This fo@@ ol wi@@ sh@@ es to re@@ verse the enti@@ re s@@ ci@@ ence of a@@ str@@ on@@ om@@ y . ”
Wh@@ atever the case , the wa@@ y@@ ward in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel needed to displa@@ y gen@@ u@@ ine rep@@ ent@@ ance and really return to Jehovah .
The sheep of this illustr@@ ation are those who sub@@ mit to Jesus ’ k@@ ing@@ ship .
“ I value the help they provide under the over@@ sight of Jehovah and Jesus . ”
Their “ F@@ oun@@ d@@ ation Is in the D@@ u@@ st ”
Is it hard for many men in your are@@ a to make a living ? If so , you might star@@ t a con@@ vers@@ ation by as@@ king : “ How much money does a man have to make in order for his family to be happy ? ”
God’s ac@@ tive for@@ ce emp@@ ow@@ ers them to car@@ ry out the assign@@ ed work of preaching the Kingdom message worl@@ d@@ wide .
• What examples from Bible times show that mu@@ si@@ c has an important ro@@ le in our worship ?
Will God H@@ el@@ p M@@ e if I P@@ ra@@ y ?
How did Paul use Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 1 : 5 with reg@@ ard to re@@ je@@ ction of Jesus ?
Par@@ ents cannot serve God for their children any more than children can serve God for their parents .
C@@ ho@@ ose for y@@ ourselves today whom you will serve . ”
There were many things I thought I could never do , but with Jehovah’s help I did them succ@@ ess@@ fully . ” ​ — Ka@@ re@@ n
We hope and pray that all our brothers and sisters may lik@@ e@@ wise experience how re@@ war@@ ding life is when you le@@ an on Jehovah .
Peter encoura@@ ged Jesus to “ be kind ” to himself and as@@ sur@@ ed him that he would “ not have this des@@ t@@ in@@ y at all . ”
The post@@ war year of 19@@ 19 op@@ ened up the pos@@ si@@ bility for a worl@@ d@@ wide witness to be given about God’s means of sal@@ vation and the good news of the esta@@ bli@@ shed Kingdom .
C@@ learly , the Bible is a book most young people do without .
H@@ as tra@@ ge@@ dy stru@@ ck your family ?
I have learned to be hum@@ ble and obedi@@ ent and to control my v@@ ol@@ c@@ ani@@ c temp@@ er .
Now she held on to every word !
Many people are ra@@ ised to believe that a hus@@ ban@@ d’s pri@@ m@@ ary go@@ al is to help his family to be fin@@ an@@ cially secu@@ re .
May Jehovah re@@ ward the way you act .
Our neigh@@ b@@ ors know that tal@@ king to str@@ ang@@ ers has always been an in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ating experience for us .
For example , the A@@ pri@@ l 200@@ 9 is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke !
In others , f@@ an@@ ati@@ c@@ s physi@@ c@@ ally as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t Jehovah’s worshi@@ p@@ ers and bur@@ n their pro@@ per@@ ty .
Bu@@ r@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering : Bu@@ r@@ n@@ t o@@ ffer@@ ings , or bur@@ n@@ t sacrific@@ es , are mentioned in the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
For example , over the past 15 years , the Ch@@ er@@ no@@ b@@ y@@ l Ch@@ il@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s Pro@@ ject “ has helped to less@@ en the suffering of h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of children affe@@ cted by the can@@ c@@ ers which the nu@@ clear cl@@ ou@@ d left in its wa@@ ke . ”
He recogn@@ ized that he did not have gen@@ u@@ ine se@@ cur@@ ity in the city ; he just did not bel@@ ong there .
God is the Su@@ pre@@ me Wor@@ k@@ er : Genesis 1 : 1 , 4 , 31 ; John 5 : 17
At that time , the f@@ ran@@ k st@@ at@@ ement found at 1 Corinthians 6 : 10 that ‘ dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ ds will not in@@ her@@ it God’s kingdom ’ helped Su@@ po@@ t to see the seri@@ ousness of his situation .
One he sla@@ ugh@@ tered as a sin o@@ ffering “ for the people . ”
At times , shepher@@ ds may su@@ gg@@ est ways in which an individu@@ al can imp@@ ro@@ ve in his service to Jehovah .
Gen@@ u@@ ine interest in others can be man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted in yet another way .
When these are in dis@@ ar@@ ra@@ y , so@@ cial dis@@ order pre@@ vail@@ s and there is no justice .
Eli@@ p@@ ha@@ z was imp@@ l@@ ying that man is us@@ eless to God .
What example did Jehovah set in being long - suffering with the wa@@ y@@ ward Israelites ?
Mo@@ st of these times , I tri@@ ed to re@@ mind my@@ self of the kind of person Mo@@ m really is ​ — loving , kind , and gener@@ ous .
Jesus fre@@ qu@@ ently used cont@@ ra@@ st@@ s .
But was enjo@@ y@@ ment of these things Moses ’ ob@@ je@@ ctive ?
A person@@ ’s decision to dedic@@ ate his life to Jehovah or to make a marriage v@@ ow is not ne@@ go@@ ti@@ able .
Today , though , the ch@@ ur@@ ches are re@@ ap@@ ing what they have s@@ own .
His counsel is so@@ li@@ dly based on God’s Word .
G@@ il@@ g@@ al and Be@@ er - she@@ ba too must have been lo@@ c@@ ations of apost@@ ate worship .
In Au@@ gu@@ st 194@@ 2 he was de@@ por@@ ted from B@@ r@@ ita@@ in .
In fact , he even read the same message out to the pr@@ inc@@ es of Jerusalem , which no doubt took consider@@ able courage .
Do Not Gi@@ ve U@@ p
T@@ w@@ o bul@@ ls were to be sla@@ ugh@@ tered as a sacrifice , one for Jehovah and the other for Ba@@ al .
T@@ w@@ o dist@@ in@@ ct positi@@ ons em@@ er@@ ged .
“ A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa said to Paul : ‘ In a sh@@ ort time you would per@@ su@@ a@@ de me to become a Christian . ’ ” ​ — A@@ C@@ T@@ S 26 : 28 .
King ) , 2 / 1 Fir@@ m De@@ c@@ ision for God’s R@@ ul@@ er@@ ship ( M .
Jehovah is not sp@@ ying on us to c@@ atch our every fa@@ ul@@ t and fa@@ il@@ ing .
The apostle John , who@@ se fe@@ et were also wa@@ shed by the Lord , wrote : “ L@@ it@@ tle children , let us love , ne@@ i@@ ther in word nor with the t@@ ong@@ ue , but in deed and truth . ”
; V@@ a@@ ir@@ a , E .
The simp@@ le fact that I can talk about the con@@ f@@ li@@ ct pro@@ du@@ ces resul@@ ts .
“ I feel so much better already , ” J@@ an@@ ina con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed .
Many feel that regul@@ ar exerc@@ ise is ref@@ re@@ shing and good for their health .
“ One by one , he th@@ re@@ w away the few n@@ on@@ ess@@ enti@@ al bel@@ ong@@ ings we car@@ ri@@ ed .
“ The hope of a par@@ adise earth gave me the mo@@ tiv@@ ation to change ”
• How is it possible to “ put on the Lord Jesus Christ ” ?
Jehovah’s people recogn@@ ize that while there is joy in re@@ aring children , there is also responsi@@ bility .
A few min@@ ut@@ es after the vis@@ it@@ ors left , his l@@ and@@ la@@ dy st@@ or@@ m@@ ed into his ro@@ om and asked ang@@ r@@ ily , “ Who were those people ? ”
However , some ke@@ y questions ar@@ ise : What is a v@@ ow ?
And in 200@@ 2 fur@@ ther dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment was ga@@ ined regarding what it means to worship God “ with spirit and truth . ” ​ — John 4 : 24 .
It may well be because it takes a me@@ asure of effort and s@@ k@@ ill for them to let others ​ — such as a mate — ​ understand how they feel .
All the older individuals [ p@@ ine tre@@ es ] in the Wh@@ ite M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s are found near 10@@ ,000 fe@@ et [ 3@@ ,000 m ] in a d@@ ry , ro@@ ck@@ y w@@ il@@ der@@ ness . ”
Even after apost@@ as@@ y had made in@@ ro@@ a@@ ds , n@@ om@@ in@@ al Christians avo@@ i@@ ded im@@ moral activities . W .
K@@ no@@ wing that an un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural div@@ or@@ ce is not an accep@@ table so@@ lu@@ tion , they need to work hard to pre@@ serve the marriage . ​ — 4 / 15 , page 17 .
E@@ z@@ r@@ a , an ancient lead@@ er of God’s people , “ pre@@ pared his heart to con@@ sul@@ t the law of Jehovah . ”
O@@ u@@ t of it all , though , Jesus became “ especially f@@ ond of ” human@@ kind . ​ — Proverbs 8 : 31 .
Some as@@ pect of a fellow beli@@ ever@@ ’s thinking or conduct may be some@@ what out of har@@ mony with Jehovah’s standards .
Instead , I was able to use the ex@@ tr@@ a fre@@ e@@ dom and mo@@ bility that sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess af@@ for@@ ds to keep bus@@ y in the ministry , and this has brought me great happiness . ”
On A@@ pri@@ l 6 , he asked for a K@@ ir@@ ch@@ en@@ au@@ str@@ it@@ t@@ s@@ b@@ es@@ c@@ he@@ in@@ i@@ g@@ un@@ g ( De@@ c@@ lar@@ ation of W@@ i@@ th@@ dra@@ wa@@ l From the Ch@@ urch ) .
What Z@@ acc@@ ha@@ e@@ us saw and heard while in associ@@ ation with Jesus t@@ ou@@ ched his heart and moved him to change his ways . He ann@@ oun@@ ced : “ Lo@@ ok !
( b ) When would it be prop@@ er for a child not to do what a par@@ ent tel@@ ls him to do ?
The Jewish religious lead@@ ers taught that al@@ m@@ s@@ giving not only was vi@@ r@@ tu@@ ous but could even at@@ one for sin@@ s .
The wicked will then have been c@@ lear@@ ed out of the way , and “ the me@@ ek ones themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 11 .
We will read it da@@ ily , medit@@ ate upon it , and allow it to gu@@ i@@ de our lives .
It is fo@@ ol@@ ish to call real what is not real .
As the brothers and sisters became more pro@@ fi@@ cient in the language , they were able to re@@ ach out to many who for the first time “ heard ” Bible truth in their language .
In this world full of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and suffering , we are sure to enc@@ oun@@ ter some situ@@ ations that cause dist@@ ress .
Jesus was a mar@@ ty@@ r pri@@ mar@@ ily in the ear@@ li@@ er sense of the word .
Of course , it will not help to use expres@@ sions such as : “ S@@ to@@ p feel@@ ing s@@ or@@ ry for yourself , ” “ A lo@@ t of people are wor@@ se off than you are ” or , “ All of us have a bad day now and then . ”
One of them was Al@@ l@@ an C@@ o@@ v@@ il@@ le , who sh@@ ort@@ ly ther@@ e@@ after attend@@ ed the 1@@ 1@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad .
As time pas@@ ses , ref@@ in@@ ements are made in our understanding of the Scriptures .
He himself said that the way to sal@@ vation is o@@ pen to “ ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him . ”
Z@@ e@@ al@@ ously preach the good news
That mon@@ um@@ ent of st@@ ones would re@@ mind the nation of Jehovah’s mi@@ gh@@ ty ac@@ ts and imp@@ ress on them why they should always serve him loy@@ ally .
He is not rest@@ ra@@ ined or pres@@ sur@@ ed by time , but he is not s@@ low in ac@@ ting .
A Un@@ i@@ que B@@ ond of Lo@@ ve !
“ By light from you we can see light . ” ​ — Psalm 36 : 9 .
The love of ri@@ ches en@@ tic@@ es people to seek greater we@@ al@@ th , position , and power .
Re@@ g@@ arding the desi@@ gn for this con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ ject , Jehovah fur@@ ther said : “ Acc@@ ording to all that I am show@@ ing you [ sing@@ ul@@ ar , refer@@ ring to Moses ] as the pat@@ ter@@ n of the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le and pat@@ ter@@ n of all its fur@@ ni@@ shin@@ g@@ s , that is the way you [ p@@ lu@@ r@@ al , refer@@ ring to the enti@@ re nation ] are to make it . ”
What , though , about the ven@@ er@@ ation of individuals , such as M@@ ary or “ sa@@ in@@ ts ” ?
Hence , they are declar@@ ed righteous with a view to be@@ coming friends of God and of sur@@ vi@@ ving the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
Some who refu@@ sed to k@@ ill were sent to the fr@@ on@@ t of the bat@@ tle so that they would be kil@@ led .
We are all very happy for the great privilege Jehovah has gr@@ anted us . ”
Many d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates came from is@@ ol@@ ated r@@ ur@@ al v@@ il@@ la@@ ges , bey@@ ond the re@@ ach of tra@@ ins or even ro@@ a@@ ds .
She says : “ I am gr@@ ate@@ ful for Jehovah’s personal care for me as an individu@@ al .
With the go@@ al of star@@ ting new congregations , I was as a special pioneer sent to to@@ w@@ ns where there were no Witnesses .
How have many respon@@ ded to the ur@@ g@@ ent need to preach ?
On lear@@ ning what the Bible teach@@ es concer@@ ning the con@@ dition of the dead , one man asked , “ Why di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t you come before ? ”
Psalm 10@@ 1 , com@@ posed by King David , provi@@ des the answer .
“ A little while ag@@ o , ” says R@@ y@@ an , who has been married for 16 years , “ my wife and I went through a very difficult time in our relationship .
On the other hand , ob@@ serving the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel resul@@ ts in true happiness .
“ Then Jehovah made it ra@@ in sul@@ p@@ hu@@ r and fi@@ re . . . upon So@@ dom and upon G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h . ” ​ — G@@ en .
“ As for your eyes , st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght a@@ head they should look , ” ur@@ ges the inspired pro@@ ver@@ b , so that “ all your own ways [ may ] be fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed . ” ​ — Proverbs 4 : 25 , 26 .
Jesus and the F@@ lood
Christ even made one we@@ d@@ ding out@@ standing by per@@ form@@ ing his first recorded mirac@@ le there , ad@@ ding to the ple@@ asure of that ev@@ ent .
They inclu@@ de money , en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment person@@ alities , s@@ por@@ ts fi@@ gu@@ res , pol@@ itical syst@@ em@@ s , certain religious lead@@ ers , and even family members .
Now he had one who was just right .
The slave re@@ pres@@ ents all anointed Christians on earth as a group at any one time since then .
F@@ ame and prom@@ in@@ ence are also high@@ ly valu@@ ed by many because they may bring praise and honor .
We can draw the answer from the following ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ Be wise , my son , and make my heart rejo@@ ice , that I may make a rep@@ ly to him that is ta@@ un@@ ting me . ”
5 : 17 - 19 .
L@@ ater , I saw him as al@@ o@@ of .
No@@ v@@ ember 9 - 15 , 200@@ 9
This can be done by imit@@ ating Jesus Christ , the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er and Dis@@ ci@@ ple M@@ ak@@ er . ​ — John 13 : 13 .
3 , 4 . ( a ) Jehovah’s remin@@ ders may inclu@@ de what ?
But Christian famili@@ es should not be ru@@ n as a dem@@ o@@ cr@@ ac@@ y , as if the parents ’ right to en@@ for@@ ce rul@@ es were som@@ eho@@ w dep@@ end@@ ent on the chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s appro@@ val .
Jehovah’s R@@ est@@ ored Pe@@ ople P@@ ra@@ ise H@@ im E@@ ar@@ th W@@ i@@ de
Even if he ev@@ en@@ tually better under@@ sto@@ od the reason for his tri@@ als , he may on occasi@@ on have thought about why it was necess@@ ary for him to su@@ ff@@ er to such an ex@@ t@@ ent .
You might ask the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der , “ W@@ ould you like to have me show you how a Bible study is condu@@ cted ? ”
( Read Acts 12 : 7 - 11 . )
In mo@@ der@@ n times , Jesus ’ building work involved li@@ ber@@ ating true worshipp@@ ers from Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at and rest@@ or@@ ing the Christian congregation in 19@@ 19 .
M@@ oun@@ ting U@@ p “ With W@@ ings Like E@@ ag@@ les ”
Just as sa@@ il@@ ors face num@@ er@@ ous d@@ ang@@ ers at se@@ a , Christians face the con@@ st@@ ant pres@@ sures of this world and feel the need for rest .
C@@ la@@ u@@ de , a 60 - year - old wi@@ do@@ wer and now a full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , says : “ Li@@ fe rema@@ ins a preci@@ ous gift , even after the hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he of being se@@ par@@ ated from one@@ ’s mate . ”
Tru@@ ly , nothing can sto@@ p Jehovah’s holy spirit .
And the B@@ ri@@ de@@ gro@@ om - King will be over@@ jo@@ yed to have the to@@ tal number of his ro@@ y@@ al associ@@ ates sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic@@ ally ‘ e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king with him at his table in his Kingdom . ’
Will Satan’s att@@ ack succ@@ e@@ ed ?
In an effort to strengthen the un@@ ity of his emp@@ i@@ re , King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar of ancient Babyl@@ on set up a hu@@ ge g@@ ol@@ den i@@ ma@@ ge on the pla@@ in of D@@ ur@@ a .
My life has not always been eas@@ y , nor are as@@ pe@@ cts of it eas@@ y now .
A@@ m@@ ong those who w@@ atch@@ ed the pro@@ gra@@ m was An@@ na - Pa@@ ula , who lived just 35 mil@@ es [ 60 k@@ m ] from Bethel .
But the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans and Babyl@@ on@@ ians ev@@ en@@ tually a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned c@@ un@@ ei@@ form in fav@@ or of al@@ p@@ ha@@ be@@ tic s@@ crip@@ t .
In a displa@@ y of strong faith in Jehovah , Abra@@ m led his va@@ st@@ ly out@@ num@@ ber@@ ed tro@@ op@@ s to vi@@ ct@@ ory , res@@ cu@@ ing Lo@@ t and his family .
Many who have succ@@ um@@ bed to pres@@ sure to eng@@ age in il@@ lic@@ it se@@ x ag@@ ree that there is com@@ p@@ el@@ ling reason not to do so .
Au@@ gu@@ st 15 - 21 , 20@@ 11
Mo@@ re@@ over , in view of concer@@ ns you may have about health , fin@@ an@@ ces , the future , your family , work@@ mat@@ es , and neigh@@ b@@ ors , why be atten@@ tive to God’s works ?
They simply thought that the king was “ just eas@@ ing n@@ ature . ”
M@@ ore important , we prove ourselves imit@@ at@@ ors of God , who fre@@ ely for@@ gives rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers and who expe@@ cts us to do the same . ​ — Mark 11 : 25 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 32 ; 5 : 1 .
After Jesus ’ resurrection and as@@ cen@@ sion to heavenly life , he could confid@@ ently say : “ I became dead , but , look ! I am living forever and ever , and I have the ke@@ ys of death and of H@@ ad@@ es [ man@@ kin@@ d’s comm@@ on gra@@ ve ] . ” ​ — Revelation 1 : 18 .
T@@ w@@ o years later , A@@ ri@@ ad@@ ne had to return to Gre@@ e@@ ce .
The pres@@ ence and the t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony of a man to whom Jesus had done a good deed could serve to coun@@ ter@@ act any ne@@ g@@ ative talk about the lo@@ ss of the s@@ w@@ ine . ​ — Mark 5 : 1 - 20 ; Luke 8 : 26 - 39 .
But nothing is “ too ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary for Jehovah . ”
S@@ inc@@ ere Christians exam@@ ine themselves regul@@ arly to be sure that they are not influ@@ enced by that kind of thinking . ​ — 2 Corinthians 13 : 5 .
Jesus knew that his teachings would di@@ vi@@ de people and that those who follow him would need courage to do so in the face of op@@ position .
Ke@@ ep in mind the wonderful hope that God’s Word , the Bible , plac@@ es before you .
Paul put it this way : “ W@@ i@@ th@@ out faith it is imp@@ os@@ sible to ple@@ ase him well , for he that appro@@ ach@@ es God must believe that he is and that he be@@ comes the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ”
S@@ ever@@ al are lis@@ ted in the bo@@ x ent@@ it@@ led “ God - Gi@@ ven R@@ es@@ pon@@ si@@ bil@@ ities , ” on page 22 .
J@@ es@@ se@@ ’s answer seem@@ s to imp@@ ly : ‘ David can@@ ’t pos@@ si@@ bly be the one you are see@@ king . ’
They can therefore be acc@@ ess@@ ed ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic@@ ally to avoid h@@ and@@ ling origin@@ al do@@ cum@@ ents or other it@@ em@@ s of hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al value .
At the beg@@ in@@ ning of his ministry , he f@@ l@@ at@@ ly re@@ je@@ cted Satan’s offer of rul@@ er@@ ship over all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the world .
In Ju@@ ly 194@@ 2 , at the age of 11 , I was baptized in a water t@@ an@@ k on a f@@ ar@@ m .
To Samu@@ el@@ ’s deli@@ ght , they put away their i@@ do@@ ls and “ began serving Jehovah al@@ one . ”
He can give them the wisdom and strength needed to cop@@ e with any tri@@ als they may face . ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 7 ; James 1 : 5 .
It is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy that the first son , Joseph , in time fa@@ ther@@ ed M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h and Eph@@ ra@@ im .
A few days later , I saw a man who loo@@ ked famili@@ ar , and I asked him if he was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
; E@@ v@@ ers , E .
If you experience ei@@ ther joy or sa@@ dness in your life , feel free to share your feelings with Christian shepher@@ ds .
C@@ uring a le@@ per was consider@@ ed to be as difficult as ra@@ ising a person from the dead .
How did the return of a Jewish re@@ m@@ n@@ ant to Juda@@ h prove to be provi@@ d@@ enti@@ al with respect to the coming of the Messi@@ ah ?
Why was Jesus an out@@ standing example in speaking truth ?
If something un@@ expe@@ cted occ@@ ur@@ s , they can res@@ c@@ he@@ du@@ le family worship for later that we@@ ek .
If only I had known then Jehovah’s law regarding the san@@ ct@@ ity of blood ! In that case , I might not have had that un@@ certain@@ ty about what I saw being practic@@ ed . ​ — Acts 15 : 19 , 20 .
As an able - bo@@ died man in his course , they keep going ; and should some f@@ all even among the mis@@ s@@ il@@ es , the others do not bre@@ ak off course . ” ​ — Jo@@ el 2 : 7 , 8 .
The disciples held the view that Jesus would at that time deli@@ ver Israel from G@@ ent@@ ile d@@ om@@ in@@ ation , but such deli@@ ver@@ ance had not taken place .
David had not just one of these as@@ se@@ ts but all of them ; yet , he rema@@ ined hum@@ ble thr@@ ough@@ out his life .
M@@ ore important , you can help them to become fully involved in their new congregation .
Y@@ ou@@ ths ​ — Let Your Par@@ ents H@@ el@@ p You G@@ u@@ ard Your H@@ ear@@ t !
For example , al@@ though the apostle Peter den@@ i@@ ed Jesus three times , Peter rep@@ ented and was for@@ given .
We know that Joseph was ali@@ ve when Jesus was 12 years old .
Of course , to some , “ religious relati@@ vis@@ m ” or “ p@@ lu@@ r@@ al@@ ist the@@ olo@@ gy ” is much more reason@@ able and at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive than any su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion that there can be only one true ch@@ urch .
No one needs to r@@ us@@ h to the po@@ st of@@ fice at the last min@@ u@@ te to s@@ end the transl@@ ated text by ma@@ il .
For Those Lo@@ ving Jehovah , “ There Is No S@@ tum@@ bl@@ ing B@@ lo@@ ck ”
As a result of the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers ’ cultiv@@ ating ex@@ is@@ ting interest in the Ha@@ ’@@ a@@ pa@@ i is@@ lands , two married cou@@ ples from that are@@ a were baptized .
It proved to me that ac@@ ad@@ em@@ ic ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ement was not the pri@@ m@@ ary fac@@ t@@ or for succ@@ ess .
The V@@ ia A@@ ur@@ eli@@ a he@@ ad@@ ed nor@@ th toward G@@ a@@ ul and the I@@ b@@ eri@@ an Pen@@ in@@ su@@ la , and the V@@ ia O@@ s@@ ti@@ en@@ s@@ is toward O@@ s@@ ti@@ a , Rom@@ e@@ ’s pre@@ fer@@ red por@@ t for vo@@ y@@ ages to and from Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
After lear@@ ning how God vie@@ ws viol@@ ence and f@@ its of anger , there was no doubt in Ri@@ char@@ d’s mind that bo@@ x@@ ing was an un@@ accep@@ table s@@ por@@ t .
What , then , is the ke@@ y to being a good father ?
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , many ch@@ ur@@ ches even try to appe@@ al to gre@@ ed in its members , activ@@ ely prom@@ o@@ ting g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing activities and other s@@ ch@@ em@@ es in order to ra@@ ise money .
For example , I asked my a@@ un@@ t what the young men of Jehovah’s Witnesses did in Ger@@ many during World W@@ ar I@@ I .
In an effort to satis@@ fy his spiritual hu@@ ng@@ er , the de@@ a@@ f fi@@ sh@@ er@@ man travel@@ ed ten mil@@ es [ 16 k@@ m ] by bo@@ at to T@@ ong@@ young C@@ ity , on the sou@@ ther@@ n co@@ ast of K@@ o@@ re@@ a .
In order to av@@ enge that b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t , the Gi@@ be@@ on@@ ites ask for se@@ ven sons of Saul for ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion .
These st@@ ones of vari@@ ous shap@@ es , u@@ su@@ ally c@@ yl@@ in@@ d@@ ri@@ cal , were positi@@ oned every 4@@ ,@@ 8@@ 5@@ 4 fe@@ et [ 1@@ ,@@ 4@@ 8@@ 0 m ] ​ — the l@@ eng@@ th of a Rom@@ an m@@ ile .
Re@@ ma@@ in S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually S@@ tr@@ ong While C@@ aring for a S@@ ic@@ k R@@ el@@ ative 17
My husband seem@@ ed to be lo@@ sing his g@@ ri@@ p on life .
There is no doubt that Jehovah dra@@ ws these righ@@ tly dis@@ posed ones to him .
John was moved by the integrity and end@@ ur@@ ance of those brothers .
How up@@ building it will be for the brother to hear your hear@@ t@@ felt prayer in his be@@ half !
Instead , Jehovah con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed the matter to Jac@@ o@@ b , saying : “ By means of your se@@ ed all the famili@@ es of the gr@@ ound will certainly bl@@ ess themselves . ” ​ — Genesis 28 : 10 - 15 .
G@@ o back to work . ”
At Proverbs 19 : 22 , we read : “ The desi@@ ra@@ ble thing in earth@@ ling man is his loving - kindness . ”
Why is it vital to stay a@@ wa@@ ke now more than ever before ?
What con@@ di@@ tions must we me@@ et to ob@@ tain sal@@ vation ?
Acc@@ ording to writ@@ er R@@ o@@ y We@@ a@@ ther@@ for@@ d , “ the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of the people in the world ​ — and especially the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of women in hist@@ ory — ​ have . . . no power or control over their own lives for st@@ ra@@ igh@@ t@@ for@@ ward reas@@ ons of human op@@ pres@@ sion and ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it@@ ation . ”
As a result , the h@@ un@@ t for the Witnesses in@@ ten@@ si@@ fied .
The effect of Paul’s ministry was not li@@ mit@@ ed to those whom he direc@@ tly helped to become Christians ; nor is that so in our case .
the way we rel@@ ate to others ?
9 / 1 P@@ ra@@ ise Jehovah for His Gre@@ at De@@ e@@ ds !
He a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ zed for his ru@@ den@@ ess and comm@@ ended me for my strong faith .
When you give , people are more likely to respon@@ d to your gener@@ os@@ ity with gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de and become gener@@ ous themselves .
They also taught him God’s Law .
What should we do in order to keep our faith strong and res@@ ist Satan’s efforts to disc@@ oura@@ ge us ?
That was not just an is@@ ol@@ ated in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
‘ God’s word is a lam@@ p to the fo@@ o@@ t of the righteous one and a light to his ro@@ ad@@ way . ’
After all , I am the one who mo@@ ves him around .
Je@@ hon@@ a@@ da@@ b accepted that invit@@ ation , got into Je@@ hu@@ ’s ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t , and ro@@ de with him to Sam@@ ari@@ a .
How can we imp@@ ro@@ ve the qu@@ ality of our prayers ?
S@@ tu@@ dy of that s@@ ort is certainly of great value .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From John , 4 / 15
P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife did not like what she heard .
The article ent@@ it@@ led “ Mar@@ it@@ al F@@ id@@ el@@ ity ​ — What Does It Re@@ ally Me@@ an ? ” in A@@ wa@@ ke !
We only have to say , ‘ I am happy to me@@ et you ’ in their language , and their eyes light up ! ”
Of course , it is not wrong for a Christian man to re@@ ach out for congregation responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
Ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing compan@@ i@@ ons in the faith , the apostle Paul ex@@ hor@@ ts : “ S@@ pe@@ ak cons@@ ol@@ ingly to the de@@ pres@@ sed sou@@ ls , support the we@@ ak , be long - suffering toward all . . . .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y P@@ E@@ R@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S Y@@ AN@@ N@@ O@@ U@@ R@@ I@@ S
The in@@ ci@@ d@@ ents rel@@ ated in N@@ um@@ bers show how eas@@ ily those who ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct their spiritu@@ ality can f@@ all into wr@@ ong@@ doing , such as mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring , im@@ mor@@ ality , and i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
For example , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y and se@@ x before marriage are f@@ ro@@ w@@ ned upon in many commun@@ ities and are con@@ dem@@ ned in the Bible .
She did not mer@@ ely tell her husband wh@@ atever he wanted to hear .
Witnesses of Jehovah also exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus Christ and in his teachings .
The message of God’s Word can be ‘ a lam@@ p to their fo@@ o@@ t , ’ help@@ ing them to de@@ al with li@@ fe@@ ’s problems .
How the apostles were bless@@ ed for main@@ tain@@ ing that God’s authority is su@@ pre@@ me !
How , then , may we en@@ ter into God’s rest ?
You may not be able to control your circumstances comple@@ t@@ ely , but you can control how you de@@ al with them .
When the G@@ esta@@ p@@ o dis@@ co@@ vered that Ri@@ et was involved in br@@ ing@@ ing co@@ pi@@ es of The Watchtower into the con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps , he f@@ led to C@@ er@@ no@@ b@@ bi@@ o .
Ti@@ me pas@@ sed quic@@ k@@ ly , and at the conclu@@ sion of fi@@ ve months , the So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent , Na@@ than H . K@@ nor@@ r , arri@@ ved from the Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters to give us our di@@ pl@@ om@@ as and to tell us where our assign@@ ments would be .
Why is there no need for you@@ ths to feel that they are too young to praise Jehovah ?
* Like Paul , you may be experi@@ enc@@ ing a certain ong@@ o@@ ing tri@@ al .
When they all fin@@ ally me@@ t , the woman than@@ ked them war@@ m@@ ly and asked , “ What are the con@@ di@@ tions for re@@ tur@@ ning the money ? ”
“ In one place after another p@@ est@@ il@@ ences . ”
When they found him , he was in the compan@@ y of two other Witnesses ​ — A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ e Re@@ h@@ me@@ ij@@ er and Al@@ ber@@ tu@@ s Bo@@ s .
When he vis@@ ited a family in our neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od , my mother and I were also invit@@ ed .
I@@ N TH@@ E deser@@ t of nor@@ ther@@ n Ch@@ ile , years may pas@@ s before the ra@@ in comes .
Yes , and many have experienced the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of his words .
She was tal@@ ented and beau@@ ti@@ ful .
When Ka@@ thy , who has been serving at Bethel for many years , real@@ ized that her husband had Al@@ z@@ he@@ im@@ er@@ ’s di@@ se@@ ase , she did not feel e@@ qu@@ al to the challeng@@ es a@@ head .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , because the n@@ atur@@ al Jews as a nation showed the same attitude as E@@ sa@@ u , they were re@@ plac@@ ed by spiritual Israel .
God dra@@ ws hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people to him by means of the Kingdom message pro@@ claim@@ ed worl@@ d@@ wide by his servants .
They had to ‘ co@@ ver their ex@@ cre@@ ment ’ in the gr@@ ound .
They are or@@ der@@ ed to “ come up to the low pla@@ in of Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at , ” where they will be jud@@ ged and c@@ ru@@ shed .
Do you use all the instru@@ ction you are get@@ ting ?
These questions often s@@ pr@@ ing from the fru@@ str@@ ation felt by a person who@@ se da@@ ily activ@@ ity fa@@ il@@ s to bring real satis@@ fac@@ tion ​ — and that is true of many people .
Do you ye@@ ar@@ n for an end to evil ?
E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 3 : 11 states : “ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing he [ Jehovah ] has made pre@@ t@@ ty in its time .
One medi@@ u@@ m was qu@@ o@@ ted in Ti@@ me ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine as saying that the spirit real@@ m “ is always a@@ vail@@ able if called to help . ”
After com@@ men@@ ding the gra@@ du@@ ates for their good spiritual cho@@ ic@@ es , he said : “ Your cho@@ ic@@ es have led you to the best possible life . ”
Your people will be my people , and your God my God . ” Because of her cho@@ ice to serve Jehovah , Ru@@ th benef@@ ited from God’s Law , which made special pro@@ vision for wi@@ do@@ ws and for the po@@ or and l@@ and@@ less .
A Christian who tri@@ es to take re@@ v@@ enge is pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous .
A travel@@ ing overse@@ er su@@ gg@@ ested that they move to S@@ an@@ ta R@@ o@@ sa .
Re@@ ally , gener@@ os@@ ity is me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed , not by the si@@ ze of the gift , but by the mo@@ tive of the gi@@ ver .
B@@ ene@@ f@@ iting From the Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty of Lo@@ ved On@@ es
If he had not wa@@ shed his hands in this way , his worship ​ — his ‘ wal@@ king around the al@@ ta@@ r ’ — ​ would not have been accep@@ table .
Can you i@@ magine how dem@@ or@@ al@@ iz@@ ing those words must have been ?
You may enjoy stud@@ ying these chap@@ ters , especially if you like hor@@ ses or other ani@@ mal@@ s . ​ — Psalm 50 : 10 , 11 .
Lo@@ ving discipl@@ ine may be requi@@ red .
Our speaking with b@@ ol@@ dness does not mean be@@ coming cr@@ itical , do@@ g@@ m@@ ati@@ c , or op@@ in@@ i@@ on@@ ated .
The Bible some@@ times uses this princi@@ ple in a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative sense .
A mil@@ d temp@@ er makes Jehovah happy .
Paul told Ti@@ tu@@ s to keep “ ex@@ hor@@ ting and re@@ pro@@ ving with full authority . ”
A sing@@ le mother , E@@ d@@ na already had two children when she me@@ t another man .
Ke@@ ep in S@@ te@@ p With Jehovah’s O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation
Ha@@ ve emp@@ a@@ thy for un@@ believ@@ ing relati@@ ves .
Jehovah’s Witnesses have kept bus@@ y while a@@ wa@@ iting Jehovah’s day .
W@@ ear@@ ing s@@ k@@ imp@@ y , reve@@ al@@ ing clo@@ th@@ es to Christian meetings or so@@ cial ga@@ ther@@ ings dra@@ ws un@@ necess@@ ary attention to the human body and shows a la@@ p@@ se of cha@@ st@@ en@@ ess .
These life st@@ ori@@ es will become part of the material that I car@@ ry in my wit@@ ness@@ ing case in order to show people the living and imp@@ res@@ sive pro@@ of of the influ@@ ence the Bible can have on individuals . ” ​ — Mar@@ c , B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m .
Can a husband really have such knowledge ?
It must have been exc@@ iting for those imper@@ fect men to expe@@ l powerful spirit cre@@ atu@@ res !
At other times , you may become a@@ ware of your we@@ ak@@ nesses through your study of the Bible .
The Jews in H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i@@ ’s day were working hard in personal pur@@ su@@ its but not enjo@@ ying the fru@@ its of their la@@ b@@ or .
A sc@@ ep@@ ter is a bat@@ on car@@ ri@@ ed by a rul@@ er as a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of ro@@ y@@ al authority .
A sister now serving at Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n Bethel f@@ on@@ dly rel@@ ates about her pioneer service : “ One sister who had a ca@@ r said , ‘ An@@ y time that you get stu@@ ck without a par@@ t@@ ner , you call me , and I will go in service with you . ’
Th@@ ink about what he has already done and is willing to do for you .
1 : 1 ​ — Why does Ho@@ se@@ a men@@ tion all four k@@ ings who rul@@ ed over Juda@@ h during his ministry while nam@@ ing only one rul@@ er of Israel ?
Rom@@ an ro@@ a@@ ds , then , have proved to be ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary and lasting mon@@ um@@ ents ​ — and ones that have contribu@@ ted to the s@@ pre@@ ading of the good news of God’s Kingdom . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
Samuel real@@ ized that his ro@@ le as lead@@ er had come to an end and that Jehovah had assign@@ ed him to ano@@ in@@ t a succ@@ ess@@ or .
If the spiritual food pas@@ ses through other ch@@ ann@@ els , there is no gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e that it has not been al@@ tered or con@@ tam@@ in@@ ated . ​ — P@@ s .
Mo@@ m had en@@ ro@@ l@@ led in pioneer service in 194@@ 2 .
Will these words ever be ful@@ filled ?
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing Jesus ’ counsel was li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving for early Christians
The Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity of R@@ ak@@ ó@@ w was clo@@ sed down , and the prof@@ ess@@ ors who had taught there were sent into ex@@ ile .
Then why the at@@ ro@@ c@@ ities ?
Paul op@@ ened his discus@@ sion of our spiritual ar@@ m@@ or by saying : “ G@@ o on ac@@ qui@@ ring power in the Lord and in the mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness of his strength .
Consider what it me@@ ant to be a Christian in the first century .
Yes , the whole family is e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly a@@ wa@@ iting the arri@@ val of the gu@@ ests and is loo@@ king for@@ ward to a deli@@ ci@@ ous me@@ al and fine fel@@ low@@ ship .
Gi@@ ve an example to show how Jehovah can strengthen his servants .
They were given an ac@@ tive ro@@ le in the si@@ x - year con@@ qu@@ est of Cana@@ an .
He is the God who promises to hear our prayers person@@ ally .
In effect , many are told similar st@@ ori@@ es about God .
During my early 20 ’ s , we moved from N@@ am@@ i@@ bia to S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , and for the first time , I was able to associ@@ ate with a congregation .
When Jesus was on earth , he cur@@ ed many ​ — re@@ tur@@ ning sight to the bl@@ ind , hear@@ ing to the de@@ a@@ f , vi@@ g@@ or to the disa@@ b@@ led .
H@@ ouse of Ar@@ be@@ l
For instance , God’s Word teach@@ es that the divine gift of se@@ x@@ u@@ al in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy should be enjo@@ yed only within the marriage , that ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ ality is un@@ accep@@ table to God , and that blood trans@@ fu@@ sions and the use of rec@@ re@@ ational d@@ ru@@ g@@ s are pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted by Jehovah’s law .
How do you feel about the efforts and sacrific@@ es you make in con@@ ne@@ ction with divine educ@@ ation ?
They could do this by con@@ stan@@ tly keep@@ ing it in mind .
Jesus found deli@@ ght in doing God’s will and in pleas@@ ing him , even in the most difficult circumstances .
In his pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence , he loved his Father and he loved mankind .
Tru@@ ly , the great@@ est glory today is to be found in Jehovah’s spiritual temple .
Ri@@ ght then and there , he emp@@ ow@@ ered his Son to bring La@@ z@@ ar@@ us back to life !
In the comple@@ x world in which we live , many decisions need to be made that invol@@ ve our obedi@@ ence to God .
H@@ ard Wor@@ k V@@ er@@ su@@ s Wor@@ ka@@ ho@@ l@@ ism
In many are@@ as of Gre@@ e@@ ce , in@@ ten@@ se com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on has taken place between people of these two grou@@ ps .
Although n@@ atur@@ al Israel did pro@@ du@@ ce k@@ ings and pri@@ ests , the nation did not become a kingdom of pri@@ ests .
Ther@@ efore , any at@@ temp@@ t to eli@@ min@@ ate pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce must not mer@@ ely cur@@ b dis@@ cri@@ min@@ at@@ ory ac@@ ts but also change a person@@ ’s thoughts and feelings toward people of another group .
V@@ on B@@ ra@@ u@@ n C@@ en@@ ter Ar@@ ena , 7@@ 00 M@@ on@@ ro@@ e S@@ t . S@@ W
He care@@ fully com@@ pared the teachings of many so - called Christian religi@@ ons , and even n@@ on - Christian religi@@ ons , with what the Bible says .
But then the “ new@@ ness ” can we@@ ar off as time go@@ es by .
The Bo@@ ok of E@@ no@@ ch is an a@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l and p@@ se@@ u@@ de@@ pi@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c text .
So for the last de@@ ca@@ de , all the De@@ ad Se@@ a S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls have been a@@ vail@@ able for exam@@ in@@ ation .
Instead , Jehovah ac@@ ted to bring J@@ on@@ ah to his sen@@ ses .
H@@ ere , too , we see a par@@ al@@ le@@ l to our day .
To what law , then , was James refer@@ ring ?
R@@ ep@@ or@@ ting an ev@@ ent well - known to Bible read@@ ers , the Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ er Mark states : “ It was now the th@@ ir@@ d h@@ our [ about n@@ ine o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck in the mor@@ ning ] , and they imp@@ aled him . ”
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How would such a situation af@@ fect you ?
All the public@@ ations mentioned are pro@@ duc@@ ed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
M@@ Y M@@ O@@ TH@@ E@@ R , E@@ mili@@ a Pe@@ der@@ son , was born in 18@@ 7@@ 8 .
Thus , al@@ though not God’s origin@@ al purpose for humans , death has given Jehovah the opportunity to show that his power re@@ ach@@ es even bey@@ ond the gra@@ ve .
The apostle Paul called this gift an “ in@@ descri@@ ba@@ ble free gift . ”
The righteous will live forever in Par@@ adise
F@@ ear@@ ing God helped M@@ ary to keep a good conscience , and she was soon baptized .
Per@@ haps un@@ wit@@ t@@ ingly , our lives and our thoughts have come to re@@ v@@ ol@@ ve around se@@ con@@ d@@ ary matters .
Per@@ haps there is in your congregation a brother who@@ se spe@@ e@@ ch and actions ir@@ rit@@ ate you .
• Why is divine guid@@ ance needed to sel@@ e@@ ct a good marriage mate ?
The wicked one is making false wa@@ ges . ” — Proverbs 11 : 1 , 18 .
And you can appro@@ ach the al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God at any time in prayer .
I had me@@ t R@@ al@@ ph on sever@@ al occasi@@ ons , and we became better ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted during the large conven@@ tion in W@@ a@@ shin@@ g@@ t@@ on , D@@ .@@ C . , held May 30 – Ju@@ ne 3 , 19@@ 35 .
One Christian el@@ der who@@ se parents inst@@ il@@ led in him a love for reading re@@ comm@@ ends : “ Let your children get used to h@@ and@@ ling boo@@ ks .
That very name poin@@ ts to the fact that he is real .
He pray@@ ed ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly , even “ get@@ ting into an ag@@ on@@ y . ”
Now may the God who supp@@ lies end@@ ur@@ ance and comfort gr@@ ant you to have among y@@ ourselves the same men@@ tal attitude that Christ Jesus had . ” ​ — R@@ om . 15 : 2 , 3 , 5 .
Li@@ fe in a G@@ y@@ p@@ s@@ y C@@ ar@@ av@@ an
As Jehovah car@@ ed for the nation that bel@@ ong@@ ed to him in the past , so he will care for those who dedic@@ ate themselves to him today .
• Who were H@@ en@@ ry Gre@@ w and Ge@@ or@@ ge St@@ or@@ r@@ s ?
“ They will ac@@ tually si@@ t , each one under his v@@ ine and under his fi@@ g t@@ ree , and there will be no one making them tre@@ m@@ ble . ” ​ — MI@@ C@@ A@@ H 4 : 4 . “ They will certainly buil@@ d hous@@ es and have occ@@ u@@ pan@@ cy ; and they will certainly pl@@ ant v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds and e@@ at their fru@@ it@@ age .
F@@ or@@ ty years later , the ri@@ ver J@@ or@@ d@@ an at full f@@ lood le@@ v@@ el was no ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le to Israel@@ ’s tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ ant mar@@ ch into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
It seem@@ ed to me that the angels were prote@@ cting us .
2 : 11 .
‘ For this is the covenant that I shall conclu@@ de with the house of Israel after those days , ’ is the ut@@ ter@@ ance of Jehovah . ‘ I will put my law within them , and in their heart I shall wr@@ ite it .
M@@ other , then a wi@@ do@@ w with ei@@ ght children , did not de@@ vi@@ ate even s@@ ligh@@ tly from her determin@@ ation to keep us on the p@@ ath of true worship .
6 : 26 - 34 .
Since the Ger@@ man est@@ ates com@@ pris@@ ed its ma@@ j@@ or part , the emp@@ i@@ re came to be known as the Ho@@ ly Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re of the Ger@@ man N@@ ation .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are that Jehovah expres@@ ses loving - kindness toward his servants ! ​ — 1 K@@ ings 8 : 23 ; 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 17 : 13 .
How have the Witnesses kept the organization clean ?
‘ Their S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t In@@ c@@ ited The@@ m ’
A@@ no@@ ther person in this same to@@ wn had been a ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ go@@ er for many years but could find no one to teach her the Bible .
J@@ U@@ L@@ Y 16 - 22 , 20@@ 12
We too should be quic@@ k to ac@@ knowledge our mis@@ takes .
▪ “ What do you have that you did not receive ? ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T ​ — U@@ N@@ I@@ Q@@ U@@ EL@@ Y Q@@ U@@ AL@@ I@@ F@@ I@@ E@@ D
To@@ da@@ y’s men of f@@ ame are gl@@ ori@@ fied in boo@@ ks , mo@@ vi@@ es , tel@@ ev@@ ision , and mu@@ si@@ c .
As@@ k yourself , ‘ Are there things that I am still doing for my children that they could do for themselves ? ’
Thus , though God did not origin@@ ate or encoura@@ ge pol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ y , he provided la@@ ws to regul@@ ate it .
Ti@@ to rep@@ lied that such an ide@@ a is re@@ pu@@ gn@@ ant to the Creator and br@@ ings re@@ pro@@ ach on the name of Jehovah , the God of love .
F@@ E@@ A@@ R of God imp@@ el@@ led two women to de@@ fy a P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h .
When we are fac@@ ed with fi@@ er@@ ce op@@ position , how does the holy spirit help us ?
There a medi@@ cal stud@@ ent nam@@ ed Je@@ an - L@@ ou@@ is began to study the Bible .
Why are the words at Psalm 1@@ 30 : 3 com@@ for@@ ting in the matter of self - control ?
All who love divine instru@@ ction would do well to cultiv@@ ate an ap@@ pet@@ ite for life - giving wisdom , including less@@ ons we can learn from the examples that Jehovah has care@@ fully pre@@ served .
Satan will use any means he can to try to bre@@ ak the integrity of Jesus ’ disciples .
Yes , with God’s help and a s@@ mo@@ o@@ th st@@ one , David de@@ fe@@ ated Go@@ li@@ ath . ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
W@@ ho@@ se words are these ?
He said : “ No man that has put his hand to a p@@ low and loo@@ ks at the things be@@ h@@ ind is well f@@ it@@ ted for the kingdom of God . ”
After fin@@ ish@@ ing the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver me@@ al , Jesus foc@@ used on those two em@@ ble@@ ms .
W@@ ho@@ m would Jehovah call to serve as such re@@ plac@@ ements ?
We can be thr@@ il@@ led that Jehovah’s ear@@ li@@ er anger against his anointed servants ​ — because of which he allow@@ ed them to go into spiritual cap@@ tiv@@ ity in 19@@ 18 — ​ has c@@ eas@@ ed .
El@@ ders need to displa@@ y “ a mil@@ dness that bel@@ ong@@ s to wisdom . ”
They do not want to be held acc@@ oun@@ table to Jehovah for their sel@@ f@@ ish li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le !
The attention foc@@ used on the Witnesses by the inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ations , the cour@@ t c@@ as@@ es , and the ver@@ di@@ ct of an inter@@ n@@ ational cour@@ t has in@@ deed been “ for a witness ” and has contribu@@ ted to “ the advan@@ c@@ ement of the good news . ”
In the past , cu@@ st@@ om@@ s of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als have re@@ mar@@ ked : “ Lo@@ ok at this clean tru@@ ck and the well - gro@@ om@@ ed d@@ ri@@ v@@ ers , just as you see them in the p@@ ho@@ to@@ s in their public@@ ations . ”
Gen@@ u@@ ine rep@@ ent@@ ance and ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ment of Jehovah as the true God are ess@@ enti@@ al for sal@@ vation .
A@@ c@@ tually , though , Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k is speaking on be@@ half of God’s cho@@ s@@ en nation .
“ God is in@@ com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible . ” ​ — Phil@@ o of A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a , first - century ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her .
He could har@@ dly believe what he was hear@@ ing when he was asked to come and cla@@ im his c@@ ell p@@ ho@@ ne !
“ The gener@@ ous contribu@@ tions of the brothers in other lands will be used to fin@@ ance the work , ” no@@ tes the branch of@@ fice .
A@@ th@@ ena , from the is@@ land of L@@ es@@ bo@@ s in Gre@@ e@@ ce , was an ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely ac@@ tive member of the O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch .
Those lea@@ ving the worship of man - made go@@ ds or of nations to em@@ br@@ ace the worship of Jehovah enjoy g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l un@@ ity .
L@@ it@@ tle by little , he made chang@@ es in order to ple@@ ase Jehovah .
Jehovah’s Pe@@ ople Ha@@ ve Re@@ as@@ ons to Re@@ jo@@ ice
20 : 22 .
It is fu@@ t@@ ile to hope in men for ei@@ ther de@@ w or ra@@ in .
My wife and I , together with three young women , had come as mission@@ aries of the good news of God’s Kingdom . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
I remember standing in the fun@@ er@@ al home . . . loo@@ king at my de@@ ar da@@ d and coming to a true hear@@ t@@ felt appreciation for the ransom . . . .
Indeed , we can truly say that cop@@ ing with tri@@ als streng@@ th@@ ened our trust in our heavenly Father , Jehovah .
What has helped you to res@@ ist some of those d@@ ang@@ ers ?
What has God demonstr@@ ated by let@@ ting man exerc@@ ise free cho@@ ice ?
The prayer thus high@@ ligh@@ ts Paul’s in@@ ten@@ se concer@@ n for the congregation .
The am@@ ount contribu@@ ted for the con@@ stru@@ ction of Solom@@ on@@ ’s temple would be the e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent of ne@@ arly 40 bil@@ li@@ on do@@ l@@ l@@ ars in cur@@ r@@ ent valu@@ es .
But Jehovah has proved to be with us .
Some time after he became a Christian , the brothers in Jerusalem “ were all af@@ ra@@ id of him , because they did not believe he was a disci@@ ple . ” ​ — Acts 9 : 26 .
His name is holy and fear - inspi@@ ring . ”
He demonstr@@ ated to those fi@@ sh@@ er@@ men how satis@@ f@@ ying it would be if they did the work that he was pu@@ t@@ ting first in his life , doing so under his guid@@ ance and with his help .
With this example of a father respon@@ ding to his son , Jesus reve@@ als how Jehovah feel@@ s about those who turn to him in prayer .
Christ’s T@@ e@@ ach@@ ings Wh@@ ere ?
Yet , many did listen to the truth Jesus pro@@ claim@@ ed .
Who has made all the ends of the earth to ris@@ e ?
A@@ m@@ ong the many let@@ ters we have col@@ le@@ cted over the years was one d@@ ated J@@ anu@@ ary 14 , 19@@ 39 , written when he was in V@@ er@@ n@@ on , B@@ rit@@ ish C@@ o@@ lum@@ bia .
By then , Samuel was pro@@ ba@@ bly a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , an important time in the lives of young ones .
What have they found ?
They showed an ambi@@ ti@@ ous attitude until the very last day of Jesus ’ life on earth .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , we want to remain loyal to Jehovah .
His a@@ im was to mo@@ tiv@@ ate his read@@ ers to “ that which is be@@ coming and that which means con@@ st@@ ant attend@@ ance upon the Lord without di@@ str@@ action . ”
After expla@@ ining the Bi@@ bli@@ cal bas@@ is for his Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality , he was sen@@ ten@@ ced to work in an ar@@ mam@@ ents fac@@ t@@ ory .
G@@ rac@@ i@@ ous S@@ pe@@ e@@ ch P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ tes Go@@ od R@@ el@@ ations , 6 / 15
Ther@@ efore , his shed blood could be used as the ransom pri@@ ce to free humans , who in@@ her@@ ited sin and death from Adam . ​ — Romans 5 : 12 , 19 .
We have every reason to praise Jehovah , who gave us the light of his truth .
May we never allow ourselves to be spiritually con@@ tam@@ in@@ ated by un@@ ch@@ ris@@ ti@@ an cu@@ st@@ om@@ s that dis@@ ple@@ ase God . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 8 .
It is not en@@ ough to know what the Bible teach@@ es .
What a reli@@ ef it will be to live in a world free from the influ@@ ence of Satan and the wicked spi@@ r@@ its !
He made the first human , not from an ani@@ ma@@ l , but from the gr@@ ound . ​ — Read Genesis 1 : 24 ; 2 : 7 .
After a long ill@@ ness , my father died , but before he did he told me he was so happy that we had cho@@ s@@ en to serve Jehovah God .
It has been descri@@ bed as “ the yo@@ king of all the po@@ wers of body , mind and soul to God . ”
For instance , if a scho@@ ol@@ mate da@@ res you to accept a ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ te from him , you could say , “ No than@@ ks ” and then ad@@ d , “ I thought you were too s@@ mar@@ t to s@@ mo@@ ke ! ”
What if they did not do this ?
God’s Word gives spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c ad@@ vice concer@@ ning the ty@@ p@@ es of un@@ righteousness that Christians must r@@ en@@ oun@@ ce or re@@ ject .
And the more ac@@ tive we are in work that supp@@ or@@ ts God’s Kingdom , the less likely we are to be over@@ come by the spirit of the world .
These words likely d@@ um@@ b@@ f@@ oun@@ ded them .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the Scriptures show that we can and should devel@@ op fellow feel@@ ing toward those who@@ se circumstances we do not share .
Ne@@ e@@ d@@ less to say , R@@ ic@@ k@@ y and K@@ end@@ r@@ a are thr@@ il@@ led , not only because R@@ ic@@ k@@ y can share in the con@@ stru@@ ction work at W@@ ar@@ wi@@ ck but also because their move is contribu@@ ting to their s@@ on@@ ’s spiritual gro@@ w@@ th . ​ — Pro@@ v .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 15 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 26 , 6@@ 8
Many Jews in B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a accepted the message and became believers .
They had also come to know and appreci@@ ate God’s name and person@@ ality .
Some were so thr@@ il@@ led to hear the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message in their own t@@ ong@@ ue that they too gave up their bel@@ ong@@ ings and devo@@ ted their lives to sh@@ aring Bible truth with others .
She says : “ I kept tel@@ ling my@@ self that since Jehovah is a ‘ happy God , ’ our happiness does not dep@@ end on whether we are married or not .
By all means , then , make it your res@@ ol@@ ve to walk with Jehovah today , t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w , and every day ther@@ e@@ after on into et@@ er@@ n@@ ity !
Still , we bl@@ ess ourselves when we respon@@ d appreci@@ ati@@ vely to their loving shepher@@ ding . ​ — He@@ b .
When a person lo@@ ves God’s law so much that he has a fer@@ v@@ ent desire to do Jehovah’s will , it can be said that God’s law is written in his heart .
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately after I said ‘ A@@ men , ’ my p@@ ho@@ ne ran@@ g .
( b ) Who are “ the bran@@ ches ” of “ the true v@@ ine ” ?
What as@@ sur@@ ance does Jehovah give that he will comfort those who trust in him ?
She had in mind that the en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment children now gro@@ w up in is wor@@ se than ever before .
For example , when b@@ ra@@ z@@ en wr@@ ong@@ doing th@@ reat@@ ened to de@@ file the Israelites in the 1@@ 5@@ th century B.C.E . , A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s gr@@ and@@ son Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has took dec@@ isi@@ ve action to clear away what was bad .
Un@@ like the Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic pri@@ ests , who with@@ held the w@@ ine from the la@@ ity during Ho@@ ly Com@@ mun@@ ion , the U@@ tra@@ qu@@ ists ( di@@ verse grou@@ ps of H@@ us@@ s@@ ites ) ad@@ minis@@ tered bre@@ ad and w@@ ine .
Hence , we need to “ per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in prayer . ”
Mo@@ st you@@ ths may give the imp@@ res@@ sion that having fu@@ n with the op@@ pos@@ ite se@@ x is the most exc@@ iting thing possible .
S@@ tri@@ ving to cultiv@@ ate qualities like those of Jehovah’s faithful servants of ancient times can be pro@@ duc@@ tive .
Fir@@ st , com@@ pare what Mark and Luke wrote .
She may be able to hear her ba@@ b@@ y’s hear@@ t@@ be@@ at or feel its mo@@ v@@ ements in the wom@@ b .
With Christian brothers upon our rel@@ e@@ ase
To the am@@ a@@ z@@ ement of the crow@@ d , when she a@@ w@@ oke she was to@@ t@@ ally un@@ har@@ m@@ ed .
Then by all means , demonstr@@ ate your godly obedi@@ ence by ze@@ al@@ ously preaching and by teaching others what the Scriptures say on vital sub@@ je@@ cts .
Th@@ an@@ k@@ fully a close friend man@@ ag@@ ed to res@@ cu@@ e all his transl@@ ated do@@ cum@@ ents .
A dic@@ tion@@ ary de@@ fin@@ es the ter@@ m “ God ” as “ the su@@ pre@@ me or ul@@ tim@@ ate re@@ ality . ”
There the gra@@ in can likely be be@@ at@@ en with a s@@ tic@@ k in small qu@@ an@@ t@@ ities only .
How can men in the congregation be helped to qu@@ ali@@ fy ?
The inspired answer is sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant : “ This is what the love of God means , that we ob@@ serve his comman@@ d@@ ments ; and yet his comman@@ d@@ ments are not bur@@ den@@ some . ”
What makes anger so d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous , and what war@@ ning does the Bible give ?
It is no sur@@ pris@@ e , then , when Christian parents gre@@ et the arri@@ val of a new@@ born with great joy .
Even so , they could not rec@@ ord everything he said and did .
This cen@@ ter became my per@@ man@@ ent home .
The psalmist spoke of the happy man who@@ se “ deli@@ ght is in the law of Jehovah , and in his law he re@@ a@@ ds in an under@@ to@@ ne day and night . ”
Some who ac@@ ted on their pl@@ ans to serve Jehovah full - time are now at Bethel .
Our situation is similar to being cur@@ ed of a serious ill@@ ness .
Since things were now going well at home and I was heal@@ thy and un@@ enc@@ um@@ ber@@ ed , I deci@@ ded to leave home and en@@ ter the pioneer service , as the full - time ministry is called .
Bu@@ il@@ t on the ban@@ ks of the E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates , Mar@@ i was str@@ ate@@ gi@@ c@@ ally situ@@ ated at the cro@@ s@@ s@@ ro@@ a@@ ds of tra@@ de r@@ out@@ es l@@ in@@ king the Per@@ si@@ an G@@ ul@@ f with As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a , M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia , An@@ at@@ o@@ li@@ a , and the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an C@@ o@@ ast .
Of course , J@@ on@@ ah did not go as far as re@@ sign@@ ing as a prophet .
And what av@@ en@@ u@@ es of service are o@@ pen to us ?
Jesus showed that Jehovah’s love is ex@@ pan@@ sive .
Jo@@ a@@ b obe@@ yed , and U@@ ri@@ ah was sla@@ in .
They had strong faith , and they kept their joy ali@@ ve des@@ pite ne@@ g@@ ative experi@@ ences .
Davi@@ d’s heart so@@ f@@ ten@@ ed .
F@@ al@@ se prophe@@ ts would mis@@ lead many .
So if he ca@@ res about them , how much more must he care about us and find deli@@ ght in the godly thoughts of each one of us !
S@@ y@@ rac@@ use had m@@ om@@ ents of glory and was the bir@@ th@@ place of well - known fi@@ gu@@ res of ancient times , such as the pla@@ y@@ w@@ right E@@ pi@@ char@@ mu@@ s and the ma@@ them@@ ati@@ ci@@ an Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ me@@ des .
Bo@@ th started out fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less in their ways but became vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of their own ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness .
How , though , would Jo@@ si@@ ah know that Ne@@ cho@@ ’s words were from Jehovah ?
The book of Revelation indic@@ ates that the preaching work would be done both by the anointed and by others .
Some have ho@@ ped to find such fre@@ e@@ dom through the leg@@ end@@ ary eli@@ x@@ ir of life , the f@@ oun@@ tain of you@@ th , Sh@@ ang@@ r@@ i - la , and the like .
We read : “ It came about at the ex@@ pi@@ r@@ ation of some time that Ca@@ in pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to bring some fru@@ its of the gr@@ ound as an o@@ ffering to Jehovah .
To do so , however , you must con@@ ten@@ d with two princi@@ p@@ al time ste@@ al@@ ers ​ — pro@@ c@@ ra@@ st@@ in@@ ation and its close relati@@ ve , c@@ lu@@ t@@ ter .
Mo@@ der@@ n hist@@ ory ab@@ oun@@ ds with examples show@@ ing the gener@@ al truth of Lord A@@ ct@@ on@@ ’s words .
On the contr@@ ary , such a study gives us reason to e@@ ch@@ o these words of Moses : “ The R@@ o@@ ck , perfect is his activ@@ ity , for all his ways are justice . A God of faith@@ ful@@ ness , with whom there is no in@@ justice ; righteous and u@@ pri@@ ght is he . ”
M@@ y@@ kola and his friends ro@@ b@@ bed sever@@ al ban@@ ks in U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine .
They needed to trust in their God , Jehovah , and to be faithful to him .
Ka@@ th@@ le@@ en , a sing@@ le par@@ ent who brought up three children , says she will never for@@ get this sage ad@@ vice , “ Ex@@ pect nothing ; appreci@@ ate everything . ”
Although we avoid wicked practic@@ es , how do we try to help all s@@ or@@ ts of people ?
Thus , C@@ is@@ n@@ er@@ o@@ s en@@ lis@@ ted the ser@@ vi@@ ces of a ma@@ ster prin@@ ter , Ar@@ n@@ al@@ do G@@ u@@ ill@@ er@@ m@@ o Bro@@ c@@ ari@@ o , to pre@@ pare the ty@@ pe f@@ on@@ ts in these langu@@ ages .
They should not feel bad about this .
But the brothers whom we me@@ et in our fore@@ ign assign@@ ments are very pati@@ ent with us and are deep@@ ly inter@@ ested in our well - being .
What especially acc@@ oun@@ ts for our effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess in the ministry ?
A Christian nam@@ ed A@@ t@@ su@@ ko * ad@@ m@@ its , “ For years after my baptism , it was difficult for me to draw close to Jehovah and pray to him as a Father . ”
There is one vital c@@ lu@@ e in Eli@@ j@@ ah’s prayer it@@ self , recorded at 1 K@@ ings 18 : 36 , 37 .
L@@ ik@@ ely , the full number of spiritual Israel , that “ little flo@@ ck ” of Kingdom he@@ ir@@ s , has been sel@@ e@@ cted .
What em@@ ble@@ ms were used ?
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , Jeho@@ i@@ a@@ da had succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in encourag@@ ing the young king to study and obey God’s Law .
To help the disciples sto@@ p wor@@ r@@ ying , Jesus then com@@ for@@ ted them by remin@@ ding them of how Jehovah ca@@ res for all his cre@@ ation .
Pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity Des@@ pite S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al F@@ am@@ ine
It helps us to get God’s thoughts off the pr@@ inted page and into our heart .
A@@ ar@@ on served as a prophet , not in the sense of fore@@ tel@@ ling future events , but by be@@ coming Moses ’ spo@@ k@@ es@@ man , or m@@ ou@@ th@@ pi@@ e@@ ce .
What is the sub@@ st@@ ance of Ho@@ se@@ a 2 : 6 - 8 , and how did those words apply to Israel ?
What is sin ?
Then , when children were born , “ death s@@ pre@@ ad to all men . ”
A B@@ ri@@ dge and a M@@ el@@ ting P@@ o@@ t
Ju@@ ice gu@@ sh@@ es into a cop@@ per bo@@ w@@ l .
The fac@@ ts esta@@ bl@@ ish that there is only one answer ​ — Jehovah’s Witnesses .
A p@@ ink bal@@ lo@@ t means that a st@@ at@@ ement res@@ em@@ bl@@ es something Jesus might have said .
When he ur@@ ged Lo@@ t and his family to leave the do@@ om@@ ed city of So@@ dom , Lo@@ t “ kept l@@ ing@@ ering . ”
He com@@ men@@ ted that no one used bad language .
When you think of Moses , do you not see him as one known by Jehovah ? ​ — Read Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 33 : 12 , 13 .
He was thr@@ il@@ led when we left him the book Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k and said that he would like to read it and then ga@@ ther small grou@@ ps together to share what he lear@@ ns .
A sing@@ le mother nam@@ ed Je@@ an@@ ine men@@ tions some of these : l@@ on@@ el@@ iness , un@@ wanted advan@@ ces from men at work , a sever@@ ely re@@ stri@@ cted bu@@ d@@ get .
How can parents give their children the best possible opportunity to “ cho@@ ose life ” ?
5 : 1 ; G@@ al .
G@@ ide@@ on@@ ’s ca@@ u@@ tion is jus@@ ti@@ fied , for on dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ing his “ sac@@ r@@ ile@@ ge , ” local Ba@@ al worshipp@@ ers dem@@ and his life .
An@@ xi@@ ously , his mother follow@@ ed him and found him f@@ ran@@ tic@@ ally s@@ or@@ ting through old is@@ su@@ es of the Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
Yet , are these people truly in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent ?
Yes , my fe@@ et became my hands .
For a long time , J@@ ane had difficul@@ ty in see@@ ing our point of view .
“ H@@ app@@ y are you when people re@@ pro@@ ach you and persecu@@ te you and l@@ y@@ ingly say every s@@ ort of wicked thing against you for my s@@ ake .
For years , Solomon wal@@ ked in the fear of God .
By accep@@ ting re@@ pro@@ of and cor@@ rec@@ ting his way .
These fi@@ ve are found at 1 Samuel 2 : 25 ; 6 : 3 ; 10 : 26 ; 23 : 14 , 16 .
Those days st@@ re@@ t@@ ched into si@@ x we@@ ek@@ s , but the two sisters showed their love to the end .
( b ) What do the Scriptures ad@@ mon@@ ish children to do ?
What should occ@@ up@@ y the cen@@ tr@@ al place in our lives , and how did Jesus show this by his example ?
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of co@@ pi@@ es have been plac@@ ed with pris@@ on@@ ers .
I gave them my to@@ ol@@ s and left .
Let each of us continue to do our part , loy@@ ally ob@@ serving God’s comman@@ ds .
1@@ 10 : 3 ; Is@@ a .
I seek the compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship of friends who listen to me .
The expres@@ sion “ day of Jehovah ” app@@ lies to the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of divine judgment at vari@@ ous times .
Jesus thus expres@@ sed confidence in Pet@@ er@@ ’s spiritual reco@@ very and return to faithful service .
I@@ gn@@ or@@ ing God’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts
This , the letter pointed out , will inc@@ re@@ ase our love for Jehovah and for the truth , and it “ will help us to maintain our faith , joy , and per@@ sever@@ ance down to the gl@@ ori@@ ous end . ”
Will we stri@@ ve to help those who are temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily we@@ ak to feel valu@@ ed and to sense our Christian affe@@ ction ? ​ — 2 C@@ or .
His relationship with his wife and children was gra@@ du@@ ally rest@@ ored .
We are preaching this message before this wicked world is destro@@ yed .
May 17 - 23 , 20@@ 10
( a ) How does the Bible help us as to mor@@ ality ?
Ther@@ efore , the name Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do became associ@@ ated with war .
We should remember that all the information we get comes from Jehovah .
The city gra@@ in re@@ ser@@ ves are destro@@ yed , the are@@ a sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding the temple is le@@ vel@@ ed , and more than 20@@ ,000 Jews are kil@@ led .
Why Do What Is Ri@@ ght ?
On Ju@@ ly 24 , 195@@ 3 , we were u@@ sh@@ ered into the cour@@ tro@@ om .
Par@@ adise will be rest@@ ored to this earth
Yes , we can imitate the example of Jesus , for we too are made in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge and lik@@ en@@ ess .
This “ mirac@@ le ” began in the first book of the Bible .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H , the God of all real comfort , teach@@ es us to be concer@@ ned when others experience cal@@ am@@ ity .
The cha@@ ir@@ man of the pro@@ gra@@ m was S@@ te@@ ph@@ en L@@ et@@ t , a member of the T@@ e@@ aching Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
There is no leg@@ al need for both ; each pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re is leg@@ ally v@@ al@@ id .
9 : 22 - 24 .
A@@ sa had not wa@@ ited until fac@@ ed with cal@@ am@@ ity before doing that .
The willing slave desi@@ red to continue giving obedi@@ ent service to his ma@@ ster .
F@@ ind Jo@@ y in the Dis@@ ci@@ ple - M@@ ak@@ ing Wor@@ k , 1 / 15
Yes , they may be mis@@ sed by their local congregations .
After that he appe@@ ared to James , then to all the apostles ; but last of all he appe@@ ared also to me . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 3 - 8 .
What will I do with my life ?
“ Do you not know that the r@@ un@@ n@@ ers in a r@@ ace all ru@@ n , but only one recei@@ ves the pri@@ ze ?
In ad@@ dition , Jehovah can give us the strength to end@@ ure .
Yes , Jehovah has sh@@ own the way through the example and teachings of his Son , Jesus Christ .
“ I did so because I real@@ ized that it is God’s Word , and even though I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t enjoy reading , I wanted to know what God had written in the Bible .
Let all , then , be determined to stay with Jehovah’s light .
For instance , in 198@@ 3 we vis@@ ited the Fr@@ en@@ ch congregation in A@@ nt@@ wer@@ p , where we sta@@ yed with a family who also ho@@ sted B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in Ban@@ di@@ w@@ ila , a young brother from Z@@ a@@ i@@ re ( now D@@ emo@@ cr@@ ati@@ c Re@@ public of C@@ ongo ) .
Many parents who want their child to en@@ ter col@@ le@@ ge and succ@@ e@@ ed in life turn a de@@ a@@ f e@@ ar to ca@@ u@@ tion@@ ary vo@@ ic@@ es .
No one el@@ se in the uni@@ verse has hum@@ b@@ led himself to the same ex@@ t@@ ent as the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord in order to help sin@@ ful humans .
Jehovah is the righ@@ t@@ ful S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn for yet another reason .
Jesus , however , told them that more mar@@ vel@@ ous will be his resur@@ rec@@ ting the dead : “ Do not mar@@ v@@ el at this , because the h@@ our is coming in which all those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs will hear his vo@@ ice and come out , those who did good things to a resurrection of life . ” ​ — John 5 : 28 , 29 .
I@@ mit@@ ate the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts
So the sla@@ ves of the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der came up and said to him , ‘ Ma@@ ster , did you not s@@ ow fine se@@ ed in your field ?
2 : 37 , 4@@ 1 - 4@@ 6 .
Just as physical food affe@@ cts our body , men@@ tal food affe@@ cts our mind .
One Bible scho@@ la@@ r com@@ ments : “ It is un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble that anyone ​ — even Christ — ​ could ra@@ ise himself . ”
( b ) How can we imitate Jesus ?
A@@ no@@ ther reason is that we support God’s Kingdom .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , true believers are comman@@ ded to me@@ et together .
K@@ S@@ EN@@ I@@ Y@@ A was born in 18@@ 9@@ 7 .
S@@ her@@ w@@ in - Wh@@ ite .
In fact , during World W@@ ar I , the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents were very bus@@ y preaching .
Ju@@ st@@ in Mar@@ ty@@ r believ@@ ed that hel@@ l was a fi@@ er@@ y place
How pa@@ ined Jesus must have been , then , when he saw the s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es mis@@ re@@ present his Fa@@ ther’s Law !
No matter where you believe your se@@ cur@@ ity may li@@ e , how long will that se@@ cur@@ ity last for both you and your family ?
In some cul@@ tures , a family might try to prote@@ ct the si@@ ck person by hi@@ ding the truth about his or her con@@ dition , even to the point of exc@@ lu@@ ding the pati@@ ent from decisions about medi@@ cal tre@@ at@@ ment .
During this dr@@ ying the body f@@ lu@@ i@@ ds dra@@ in away and sal@@ t so@@ lu@@ tion p@@ ene@@ tr@@ ates the f@@ ish .
What is materi@@ al@@ ism ?
It is not a person .
How true ! And this ra@@ ises an important question : What can we do to avoid nee@@ d@@ less di@@ str@@ actions and become more like M@@ ary , keep@@ ing our foc@@ us on spiritual things ?
As@@ k Jehovah’s Witnesses to ass@@ ist you . O@@ r wr@@ ite to the publi@@ sh@@ ers of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
The Scriptures use the expres@@ sion “ low@@ l@@ iness of mind ” to descri@@ be it .
The Bible rec@@ ord provi@@ des a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant evidence that in the first century , new disciples of Christ under@@ sto@@ od the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of baptism .
Are you indic@@ ating that you have confidence in them and believe in their a@@ bil@@ ities ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , as a family , we sp@@ ent as much free time together as possible .
Why does Jehovah ref@@ er to them as “ my m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s ” ?
There , too , we saw the dre@@ ad@@ ful af@@ ter@@ mat@@ h of the war .
An@@ xi@@ ety Ab@@ out M@@ one@@ y 4
15 , 16 . ( a ) How did Jehovah show his accep@@ t@@ ance of the ransom ?
Peter , a bo@@ y in Li@@ b@@ eri@@ a , often took tr@@ ac@@ ts and other public@@ ations to school .
For with evil things God cannot be tri@@ ed nor does he himself try anyone . ”
When she began doing so in 199@@ 3 , there were only about 20 publi@@ sh@@ ers in the Rus@@ si@@ an - language group in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity .
Ab@@ out 27 B.C.E . , the Rom@@ an eng@@ in@@ e@@ er V@@ it@@ ru@@ vi@@ us gave a des@@ crip@@ tion of a water m@@ ill of his time .
This qu@@ ality does more than simply pre@@ v@@ ent people from k@@ ill@@ ing one another .
C@@ ir@@ cu@@ it work was not eas@@ y in those days .
We do not have to wa@@ it for sen@@ s@@ ational experi@@ ences to do this .
27 Li@@ fe St@@ ory ​ — F@@ or@@ m@@ er N@@ un@@ s Be@@ come Tru@@ e S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al S@@ isters
Paul said that they should re@@ ject this thinking because they had “ died with refer@@ ence to sin . ”
Per@@ haps sa@@ ving face or ou@@ tri@@ ght sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness was at the ro@@ o@@ t of the proble@@ m ?
As a result , we read : “ The word of God went on gro@@ wing , and the number of the disciples kept mul@@ ti@@ pl@@ ying in Jerusalem very much ; and a great crow@@ d of pri@@ ests began to be obedi@@ ent to the faith . ” ​ — Acts 6 : 7 .
Israel@@ ite pri@@ ests were ob@@ li@@ ged to we@@ ar l@@ in@@ en dra@@ wers “ to co@@ ver the n@@ ak@@ ed flesh . ”
A book would not su@@ f@@ fice to rec@@ ount the wonderful ways in which we have seen the power of God’s Word trans@@ form the lives of those who have ta@@ sted Jehovah’s mer@@ cy . ​ — Mi@@ c . 7 : 18 , 19 .
One cop@@ y was hi@@ d@@ den by a pri@@ est , and the people in the ne@@ ar@@ by v@@ il@@ la@@ ges hi@@ d their co@@ pi@@ es until the pr@@ el@@ ate left the is@@ land .
So Jesus did not have a human father .
[ Bo@@ x / ​ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 19 ]
Re@@ fle@@ ct on what the pre@@ ce@@ ding article esta@@ bli@@ shed as to the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s promises of new heavens and a new earth .
By contr@@ ast , Z@@ e@@ bulu@@ n and N@@ ap@@ h@@ tal@@ i “ ris@@ ked their lives to the point of death ” to support De@@ bor@@ ah and Bar@@ ak .
We will also learn why we will be able to trust in Jehovah comple@@ t@@ ely during the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
They had come to the right place !
To en@@ sure a s@@ mo@@ o@@ th trans@@ iti@@ on between all st@@ ages of this c@@ y@@ c@@ le , num@@ er@@ ous cu@@ st@@ om@@ s and r@@ ites are per@@ form@@ ed .
T@@ e@@ ch@@ n@@ ic@@ al difficul@@ ties ab@@ oun@@ ded , since S@@ pan@@ ish prin@@ ters had no Hebrew , Greek , or Ar@@ am@@ a@@ ic ty@@ pe f@@ on@@ ts a@@ vail@@ able .
Just before his as@@ cen@@ sion to heaven , Jesus inform@@ ed his disciples : “ All authority has been given me in heaven and on the earth . ”
However , you may won@@ der if lasting person@@ ality chang@@ es are really possible .
It is the ol@@ des@@ t ex@@ is@@ ting can@@ on , or author@@ it@@ ative l@@ ist of boo@@ ks , of the Christian Greek Scriptures .
How , though , can we ac@@ qui@@ re such as@@ sur@@ ance and acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge ?
To what did Jesus f@@ it@@ t@@ ingly lik@@ en his coming ?
How can God’s Word help when we feel over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by tri@@ als ?
Satan the Devil offered him rul@@ er@@ ship over “ all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the world . ”
Rather , he showed concer@@ n for the op@@ pres@@ sed and the po@@ or .
Then he gave them an assignment : “ G@@ o therefore and make disciples . ”
Many in Bible times had courage , and they made wise decisions that helped them to stay neu@@ tr@@ al .
After making sure of their stand on pol@@ itical and n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ is@@ tic is@@ su@@ es , my father , H@@ en@@ ry W@@ in@@ field , invit@@ ed them in and accepted a Bible study .
Such ex@@ hor@@ t@@ ations as “ Ha@@ ve fu@@ n ” and “ Do your own thing ” may s@@ ound very appe@@ al@@ ing .
This is no doubt the reason that Jesus spoke of “ a travel@@ ing mer@@ ch@@ ant see@@ king fine pe@@ ar@@ ls . ”
How did Jesus re@@ act to all these ex@@ tr@@ a la@@ ws made by men ?
“ R@@ em@@ ember . . . your G@@ r@@ and Creator . ” ​ — E@@ C@@ C@@ L .
A@@ n 8@@ 8 - year - old pioneer sister ob@@ served : “ The war@@ m s@@ mil@@ es and encourag@@ ing com@@ ments I receive from the elders when I en@@ ter the Kingdom H@@ all end@@ e@@ ar them to me . ”
“ A@@ n emo@@ tional v@@ ac@@ u@@ u@@ m , ca@@ used by not having a marriage mate , is my con@@ st@@ ant compan@@ ion , ” con@@ f@@ ess@@ es S@@ and@@ r@@ a .
In this way , we become more “ sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to God’s guid@@ ance . ” ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 11 : 19 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
During the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , after all organiz@@ ed false religion has been destro@@ yed , form@@ er ad@@ her@@ ents will ru@@ n for co@@ ver but will find no secu@@ re place to hi@@ de .
What effect can this have on our conduct and on the qualities we displa@@ y ?
( a ) How did Abraham demonstr@@ ate un@@ sh@@ aka@@ ble faith in God’s promises ?
On@@ ce in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o C@@ ity , Di@@ o@@ j@@ any@@ ’s emp@@ loy@@ ers sear@@ ched for the Witnesses .
Ha@@ ve some in your are@@ a experienced “ shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ k of their faith ” after cho@@ o@@ sing a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar ty@@ pe of emp@@ loy@@ ment ?
M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el I@@ V
This led him to re@@ be@@ l against Jehovah and to se@@ du@@ ce E@@ ve into co@@ v@@ et@@ ing something God had for@@ bi@@ d@@ den .
All the angels rejo@@ ic@@ ed at the ‘ f@@ oun@@ ding of the earth ’ and sh@@ ared with deli@@ ght in their assign@@ ed work as this uni@@ que je@@ we@@ l in sp@@ ace develop@@ ed into man@@ kin@@ d’s home .
Be@@ ing a man of integrity , he wal@@ ks in se@@ cur@@ ity and has God’s appro@@ val .
It is moral s@@ oun@@ dness or comple@@ ten@@ ess of heart devo@@ tion to God .
When that hope be@@ comes a re@@ ality here on earth , milli@@ ons of people with v@@ ar@@ ying ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds , temp@@ er@@ am@@ ents , and person@@ alities will be brought back to life ​ — and that from times st@@ re@@ t@@ ch@@ ing all the way back to “ the f@@ oun@@ ding of the world ” !
How did Jesus use the apostles and older men in Jerusalem ?
These are but a few examples of Messi@@ ani@@ c prophe@@ ci@@ es app@@ lied to Jesus by div@@ in@@ ely inspired Bible writ@@ ers .
What reg@@ re@@ t@@ table past did the apostle Paul have ?
S@@ to@@ le@@ n w@@ at@@ ers , then , re@@ present im@@ moral se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations car@@ ri@@ ed out in se@@ cre@@ t .
A@@ no@@ ther way is to put what the person is saying in our own words , thus show@@ ing that we under@@ sto@@ od what he said .
It is full of expres@@ sions of faith , praise , and appreciation . ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
When Jesus ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses Jehovah , though , he foc@@ uses in@@ ten@@ tly on his prayer .
7 , 8 . ( a ) How were s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws vie@@ wed in Jesus ’ day ?
He also ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed them to go on per@@ form@@ ing “ holy ac@@ ts of conduct and de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion . ”
Hence , likely to sa@@ ve his people from having to eng@@ age in war@@ f@@ are , Jehovah lea@@ ds them by way of the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness of the R@@ ed Se@@ a .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to her full - time ministry , she rec@@ alls : “ When I began pione@@ ering , my par@@ t@@ ner and I lived a long way from the ne@@ are@@ st congregation .
But he certainly did not cause his bel@@ o@@ ved Son , Jesus , to su@@ ff@@ er .
Jehovah is holy in the ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te sense .
Consider just one reason .
Some people , even relati@@ ves , may ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le you or in some other way at@@ temp@@ t to disc@@ oura@@ ge you .
I was sen@@ ten@@ ced to ei@@ ght months in pris@@ on because I was consider@@ ed to be the “ teach@@ er ” of the group .
How did Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i displa@@ y godly devo@@ tion des@@ pite his chang@@ ed circumstances ?
After I was rel@@ eas@@ ed from pris@@ on , I avo@@ i@@ ded my old associ@@ ates , went to Christian meetings , and was ev@@ en@@ tually re@@ inst@@ ated .
For instance , Christian overse@@ ers are not ele@@ cted dem@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c@@ ally , that is , by recei@@ ving the vo@@ tes of the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of the people associ@@ ated with a congregation .
Jesus said : “ With what are we to lik@@ en the kingdom of God , or in what illustr@@ ation shall we set it out ?
This gives me great joy . ”
By the time the L@@ or@@ d’s day began in 1914 , B@@ r@@ ita@@ in had buil@@ t the lar@@ g@@ est emp@@ i@@ re in hist@@ ory and the Un@@ ited St@@ ates had become the great@@ est in@@ du@@ stri@@ al power on earth .
He said : “ For this I have been born , and for this I have come into the world , that I should be@@ ar witness to the truth . ” ​ — John 18 : 37 .
What ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on of Paul do hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves do well to he@@ ed ?
In his day , an eng@@ ag@@ ed woman was consider@@ ed as good as the man@@ ’s wife .
Par@@ ents , therefore , must learn to “ tra@@ in up a bo@@ y according to the way for him . ”
The city of I@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ a was part of our cir@@ cu@@ it .
The bl@@ an@@ ke@@ t of ice that form@@ s and flo@@ ats on a pon@@ d in w@@ in@@ ter makes it possible for a@@ qu@@ ati@@ c pl@@ ants and ani@@ mal@@ s ( f@@ ish , et@@ c . ) to remain ali@@ ve in the water under@@ ne@@ ath .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y E@@ R@@ I@@ C AN@@ D H@@ A@@ Z@@ E@@ L B@@ E@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ I@@ D@@ G@@ E
You may , of course , enc@@ oun@@ ter f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ing , mor@@ ale - we@@ ak@@ ening events .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , of what value is the part of Jesus ’ mo@@ de@@ l prayer “ our Father in the heavens , let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied ” if God’s name is not even used ? ​ — Matthew 6 : 9 ; John 5 : 4@@ 3 ; 17 : 6 .
For a while the two si@@ bl@@ ings wa@@ it .
He might want to c@@ he@@ ck on and up@@ buil@@ d a certain congregation .
F@@ in@@ ally , God sent a ten@@ th pla@@ gu@@ e , the death of Egy@@ p@@ t’s fir@@ st@@ born , which did move P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h to rel@@ e@@ ase them . ​ — E@@ x .
Ye@@ ars later the holy inc@@ en@@ se was even used in the de@@ pra@@ ved worship of false go@@ ds .
W@@ H@@ E@@ R@@ E do we come from ?
17 , 18 . ( a ) In view of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s faith , how did God consider him ?
Then , one must continue to pur@@ sue righteousness , as well as other spiritual qualities .
When a Lo@@ ved One Di@@ es
Jesus began the illustr@@ ation by saying : “ E@@ ver@@ yone that he@@ ars these sa@@ y@@ ings of mine and does them will be lik@@ ened to a dis@@ cre@@ et man , who buil@@ t his house upon the ro@@ ck - mas@@ s . ”
Today , she@@ ’s doing O@@ K .
See the bo@@ x “ Si@@ mil@@ ar@@ ities in the I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ations of the T@@ al@@ ents and the M@@ in@@ as . ”
El@@ ena , a pioneer for over 25 years , speak@@ s for many of us when she says : “ I find the preaching work difficult .
But we should be even more than@@ k@@ ful to Jehovah , the commun@@ ic@@ ative God , who@@ se “ will is that all s@@ or@@ ts of men should be sa@@ ved and come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ”
We had to wr@@ ite our ans@@ wers down and support them with Bible ver@@ ses . ”
They also di@@ ff@@ er in tra@@ dition , organization , ri@@ tu@@ al , and op@@ in@@ ion as to what go@@ ds to honor .
What , then , are the pro@@ spe@@ cts for those in S@@ he@@ ol ( H@@ ad@@ es ) and those in Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na ?
I never repor@@ ted those cri@@ m@@ es ​ — I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t think anyone would care .
Noah , however , did take no@@ te .
Not only on that occasi@@ on but thr@@ ough@@ out his life , David tru@@ sted in Jehovah and held the divine name in the high@@ est es@@ te@@ em .
Some buil@@ ding@@ s are e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed with an inter@@ co@@ m .
It is as if the lam@@ p that il@@ lu@@ min@@ ates her work were always bur@@ ning . ​ — P@@ r 31 V@@ er@@ ses 15 , 18 .
4 : 11 ​ — In what sense does Jehovah ‘ ap@@ point the spe@@ e@@ ch@@ less , the de@@ a@@ f , and the bl@@ ind ’ ?
A@@ m@@ ong the s@@ na@@ res of “ the bir@@ d@@ c@@ atch@@ er , ” Satan , are his evil organization and “ c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty ac@@ ts . ”
How good it is to cor@@ rec@@ t any s@@ li@@ pu@@ ps we may make in this are@@ a with heal@@ ing words of s@@ inc@@ ere a@@ po@@ lo@@ gy !
The an@@ nu@@ al meeting also inclu@@ ded a s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring talk given by Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy member David S@@ pl@@ ane on the ye@@ ar@@ text for the year 200@@ 1 .
Some in@@ s@@ ist that Go@@ li@@ ath could not have been that t@@ all , but consider : In mo@@ der@@ n times , the tal@@ l@@ est man do@@ cum@@ ented was over 8 fe@@ et 11 in@@ ches ( 2@@ .@@ 7 m ) t@@ all .
And the two f@@ ish ?
“ We love being free from many anxi@@ e@@ ties so that we can serve our God , Jehovah , more fully . ”
The prophet Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah fore@@ told that in the time of the end , people of the nations would gr@@ ate@@ fully associ@@ ate themselves with the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of spiritual Israel .
It is a blessing to ‘ see good for all our hard work . ’
Yet , he fac@@ ed the chall@@ enge of main@@ tain@@ ing such a heart thr@@ ough@@ out his life .
U@@ sing “ the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the show@@ y displa@@ y of one@@ ’s means of life ” to temp@@ t people , he se@@ ek@@ s ei@@ ther to keep or to enti@@ ce them away from Jehovah .
However , just a few min@@ ut@@ es later , M@@ other called me .
“ I don@@ ’t have to tell you how da@@ un@@ ting it is to give two M@@ em@@ ori@@ al dis@@ cour@@ ses in a fore@@ ign language on the same ev@@ ening , ” rec@@ alls the mission@@ ary who was the speak@@ er .
The only real so@@ lu@@ tion is to re@@ pa@@ ir the le@@ ak , not to keep f@@ ill@@ ing the ba@@ r@@ re@@ l .
Th@@ an@@ k@@ fully , God’s Word gives us reas@@ ons to believe that it will .
They wa@@ it for bu@@ ses and tra@@ ins .
“ We continu@@ ally remember your faithful work , your loving la@@ b@@ or . ” ​ — 1 TH@@ E@@ S@@ S .
The needs , temp@@ er@@ am@@ ent , and health of those involved di@@ ff@@ er .
6 : 16 .
Yes , Chris@@ t@@ ine put into prac@@ tice the words at 1 Peter 3 : 1 , and it wor@@ ked !
This , of course , does not mean that Jehovah will pre@@ v@@ ent us from being temp@@ ted .
This gives me en@@ ough time to share in the preaching work along with my wife and to fulf@@ ill my responsi@@ bil@@ ities in the congregation . ”
How has Jehovah’s pati@@ ence proved bene@@ fi@@ cial to many ?
A young man nam@@ ed Samuel has a concer@@ n of another s@@ ort .
However , God’s Word shows that his married servants are not ob@@ li@@ ged to li@@ mit se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations sol@@ ely to efforts to pro@@ du@@ ce children .
Ex@@ pres@@ sions of concer@@ n on the part of Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide have been a s@@ ource of great comfort .
But the course of each of the two perfect men has led to very different resul@@ ts .
However , the events that follow this st@@ at@@ ement will be anything but pe@@ ace@@ ful . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 1 - 3 .
Sh@@ ould he not have been wel@@ com@@ ed and hon@@ ored , at le@@ ast by the Jews , who were a@@ wa@@ iting the promised Messi@@ ah ?
For what reas@@ ons do those of the “ great crow@@ d , ” descri@@ bed at Revelation 7 : 9 , experience Go@@ g@@ ’s fu@@ ry ?
In 19@@ 7@@ 6 she married Lo@@ th@@ ar .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing in st@@ ep with Jehovah’s prog@@ res@@ sive organization requi@@ res that we recogn@@ ize the God - assign@@ ed ro@@ le of Jesus Christ as “ head of the congregation . ”
“ It really helps me when I read about how Jehovah deal@@ t with David in times of dist@@ ress , ” says a faithful brother nam@@ ed Re@@ ed .
This is one reason why Jesus was e@@ ag@@ er to dec@@ l@@ are “ the good news of the Kingdom ” ​ — he knew that in time the Kingdom would clear his Fa@@ ther’s re@@ pu@@ tation .
O@@ thers conclu@@ de that God se@@ es our suffering but simply cho@@ o@@ ses not to inter@@ v@@ ene .
Pen@@ ned by Daniel , the book con@@ tain@@ s prophe@@ ci@@ es regarding the ris@@ e and f@@ all of world po@@ wers , the time of the Messi@@ ah’s arri@@ val , and events that take place in our day .
C@@ lo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated to a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch is fa@@ il@@ ure to control anger .
When serious is@@ su@@ es ar@@ ose rel@@ ating to wrong or f@@ ra@@ u@@ d@@ ul@@ ent deal@@ ings in the congregation in Corin@@ th , Paul wrote : “ Why do you not rather let y@@ ourselves be wr@@ ong@@ ed ?
T@@ on@@ y loved the ze@@ al they showed , and it made a bi@@ g imp@@ res@@ sion on him .
On the ro@@ ad to E@@ m@@ ma@@ us with two of his disciples , Jesus Christ first encoura@@ ged the disciples to expres@@ s their ho@@ p@@ es and fe@@ ars .
On the night of his be@@ tra@@ y@@ al , for instance , Jesus took Peter , James , and John into the gar@@ den of Ge@@ th@@ s@@ em@@ ane , where he pray@@ ed ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly from his tr@@ oub@@ led heart .
Jesus also said : “ Bro@@ ther will deli@@ ver up brother to death , and a father his child , and children will ris@@ e up against parents and will have them put to death .
Thus , Christian women ​ — and men — ​ ought to give thought to what s@@ ort of appe@@ ar@@ ance people in their are@@ a ex@@ pect of those “ prof@@ ess@@ ing to re@@ ver@@ ence God . ”
Indeed , you would have good reason for re@@ ques@@ ting prote@@ ction .
Jesus pointed to his cre@@ d@@ enti@@ als as the Messi@@ ah
Why did he per@@ mit all this mis@@ er@@ y in the first place ? ’
If we hum@@ ble ourselves and seek God’s direction during such tri@@ als , our faith will be ref@@ ined , or pu@@ ri@@ fied , as though through fi@@ re .
Now the se@@ ven@@ th day was here , and it was different .
There has . . . been a viol@@ ation of Ar@@ tic@@ le 6 [ right to a fa@@ ir hear@@ ing ] of the Con@@ ven@@ tion . ”
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , we can say , “ If God per@@ m@@ its it , I can take it , with his help . ”
What ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on regarding love did the apostle Paul give ?
Per@@ secu@@ tion also ca@@ used the W@@ al@@ den@@ ses to set@@ tle in the r@@ ur@@ als , and this li@@ mit@@ ed their preaching activities in many are@@ as .
That was a good si@@ gn .
This co@@ lum@@ n with g@@ il@@ ded br@@ on@@ ze let@@ ters was the ide@@ al end - point of all Rom@@ an ro@@ a@@ ds in I@@ tal@@ y . This gave ris@@ e to the pro@@ ver@@ b : “ All ro@@ a@@ ds lead to R@@ ome . ”
What is this pres@@ ence ?
Do not be mis@@ led by the as@@ ser@@ tions of people who den@@ y that there is a Creator .
Like the ancient tri@@ be of G@@ ad , we must be spiritually strong and fi@@ ght back in acc@@ ord with God’s direc@@ tions .
My father , B@@ ill Mus@@ c@@ at , was a Com@@ mun@@ ist who , cu@@ ri@@ ously en@@ ough , believ@@ ed in God .
When Saul was id@@ enti@@ fied , however , he could not be found .
L@@ ik@@ ely , P@@ ho@@ en@@ i@@ ci@@ an col@@ on@@ iz@@ ers with se@@ af@@ aring experience contribu@@ ted great@@ ly to the C@@ y@@ pri@@ o@@ ts ’ na@@ val te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy .
O@@ ther ancient au@@ th@@ ors and physi@@ ci@@ ans — including A@@ pol@@ lo@@ d@@ or@@ us , Di@@ os@@ cor@@ id@@ es , The@@ op@@ h@@ r@@ as@@ tu@@ s , and H@@ ip@@ po@@ cr@@ ates — mentioned mas@@ tic@@ ’s medi@@ cal uses .
With a ro@@ d at each end and often with a co@@ ver for prote@@ ction , a s@@ cro@@ l@@ l would be heav@@ y .
One who ris@@ ks his life is said to put his soul in his hand .
( Read Psalm 4@@ 1 : 12 . )
You too can be confid@@ ent that Jehovah will re@@ ward you for the efforts you make to learn about him and talk about him .
On the contr@@ ary , a dec@@ e@@ it@@ ful or per@@ verse t@@ ong@@ ue ca@@ uses the hear@@ ers ’ spirit to be c@@ ru@@ shed .
The ang@@ el ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged : “ You will rest , but you will stand up for your lo@@ t at the end of the days . ”
How You Can M@@ ake F@@ ri@@ ends
Re@@ fer@@ ences to Noah or the F@@ lood were made by the prophe@@ ts Isaiah and E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el and by the Christian apostles Paul and Peter . ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 4 : 9 ; E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 14 : 14 , 20 ; Hebrews 11 : 7 ; 1 Peter 3 : 19 , 20 ; 2 Peter 2 : 5 .
We love to be with a close friend .
As we prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely tra@@ in our per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers , the ob@@ je@@ ctive is that “ we should no longer be ba@@ bes , to@@ s@@ sed about as by wa@@ ves and car@@ ri@@ ed hi@@ ther and th@@ i@@ ther by every w@@ ind of teaching by means of the tri@@ ck@@ er@@ y of men , by means of c@@ un@@ ning in cont@@ ri@@ ving er@@ ro@@ r . ”
6 : 6 - 10 ​ — Since pra@@ ying to Jehovah does not requi@@ re any par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar pos@@ ture , would it not have been pr@@ u@@ d@@ ent on Dani@@ el@@ ’s part to pray in se@@ cre@@ t for the peri@@ od of 30 days ?
What practic@@ al st@@ ep@@ s did one father take to support his family , and how did Jehovah bl@@ ess his determin@@ ation to keep life simp@@ le ?
11 : 8 - 10 .
The New Ca@@ tho@@ lic En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia expla@@ ins : “ The O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent c@@ learly does not en@@ vis@@ age God’s spirit as a person . . .
There are , however , differ@@ ences in the num@@ ber@@ ing of many of the psal@@ ms in vari@@ ous Bible transl@@ ations .
If a worshipp@@ er is truly desi@@ r@@ ous of pleas@@ ing God , he will take care to be obedi@@ ent to all of God’s comman@@ ds .
V@@ ic@@ t@@ ory went to the side of the w@@ in@@ ner .
( Read Jo@@ shua 14 : 6 - 9 . )
E@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed with this information , A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s “ great@@ ly helped ” his brothers in A@@ cha@@ ia and gave a powerful witness . ​ — Acts 18 : 27 , 28 .
Hence , faith inclu@@ des a strong beli@@ ef ​ — based on ir@@ refu@@ table evidence — ​ in un@@ seen things .
Lo@@ ok ! The s@@ ow@@ er went out to s@@ ow . And as he was s@@ ow@@ ing , some se@@ ed f@@ ell al@@ ong@@ side the ro@@ ad , and the bir@@ ds came and ate it up .
He told Joseph of a dre@@ am about a v@@ ine with three t@@ wi@@ g@@ s that bor@@ e c@@ lu@@ st@@ ers of gra@@ p@@ es .
He then explained that he believ@@ ed that happiness can be ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed by tra@@ ining , or discipl@@ ining , the mind and the heart .
• How does our view of taking on responsi@@ bility show whether we are serious or not ?
It re@@ a@@ ds : “ I [ God ] shall put en@@ m@@ ity between you [ Satan ] and the woman [ Jehovah’s heavenly organization ] and between your [ Satan’s ] se@@ ed and her se@@ ed [ Jesus Christ ] .
And the Greek ter@@ m found at Luke 18 : 25 ( be@@ ·@@ lo@@ ʹ@@ ne ) is used to ref@@ er to a liter@@ al sur@@ gi@@ cal nee@@ d@@ le .
Do you know what the Bible says about the kind of Per@@ son God is ?
O@@ r do I feel t@@ or@@ men@@ ted as Lo@@ t did by such un@@ righteous de@@ e@@ ds ? ’
On@@ ce il@@ lic@@ it desi@@ res take ro@@ o@@ t in their tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous hearts , two people who are at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to each other may find themselves discus@@ sing matters that they should be sh@@ aring only with their sp@@ ouse .
Ther@@ efore , we can have con@@ vi@@ ction like that of the psalmist David , who was moved to sing : “ My heart is ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast , O God . ”
To strengthen our relationship with Jehovah and to maintain our trust in him , we must “ take ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in Jehovah . ”
“ As they were con@@ ver@@ sing and discus@@ sing , ” says Lu@@ ke@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l account , “ Jesus himself appro@@ ached and began wal@@ king with them ; but their eyes were kept from recogn@@ iz@@ ing him . ”
Even so , to emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the reli@@ ability of his message , he often in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed what he said in this uni@@ que way : “ Mo@@ st truly [ liter@@ ally , “ Tru@@ ly , truly , ” f@@ t@@ n . ]
At times , we all speak though@@ t@@ less@@ ly .
When the pri@@ ests “ sto@@ od up against U@@ z@@ z@@ iah ” and told him to “ go out from the san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary , ” he became en@@ ra@@ ged against the pri@@ ests and was stru@@ ck with le@@ pro@@ s@@ y . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 26 : 16 - 20 .
And the G@@ ra@@ ve , the comm@@ on gra@@ ve of mankind , fol@@ lo@@ ws clo@@ sel@@ y , re@@ ap@@ ing a ter@@ ri@@ ble har@@ v@@ est of lives ! ​ — Revelation 6 : 1 - 8 .
Not only did Be@@ th@@ u@@ el say , “ H@@ ere is Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h ” but he ac@@ tually “ sent off Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h . ”
Pro@@ te@@ cting the Lo@@ ins , the B@@ re@@ ast , and the F@@ e@@ et
H@@ er con@@ dition quic@@ k@@ ly deter@@ i@@ or@@ ated , and she died three days later .
“ One man out of a th@@ ous@@ and ” , 1 / 15
Th@@ r@@ ough his prophet Isaiah , God told them : “ You men are those lea@@ ving Jehovah , those for@@ get@@ ting my holy m@@ oun@@ tain , those set@@ ting in order a table for the go@@ d of Go@@ od Lu@@ ck and those f@@ ill@@ ing up mi@@ x@@ ed w@@ ine for the go@@ d of Des@@ t@@ in@@ y . ”
Do we not find it encourag@@ ing to consider the r@@ ange of problems that our fellow believers have fac@@ ed and that they have over@@ come by means of God’s Word ?
S@@ hor@@ tly before my mil@@ it@@ ary service , we had pur@@ cha@@ sed the h@@ ul@@ l of a li@@ fe@@ bo@@ at .
Be@@ z@@ al@@ el and O@@ ho@@ li@@ a@@ b must have learned well , for they not only per@@ form@@ ed their du@@ ties but also taught others what to do .
What are the benef@@ its of ad@@ her@@ ing to the pat@@ ter@@ n set by Jesus ?
Can these man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts be u@@ se@@ ful to Bible stud@@ ents today ?
P@@ artic@@ ul@@ arly in this per@@ il@@ ous time of the end , young ones need to learn from a tend@@ er age the moral principles by which to live .
Christian parents must never as@@ su@@ me that their children will a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally become Christians too .
F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship can en@@ rich your prayers
How did it star@@ t though ?
I also learned to pla@@ y the pi@@ an@@ o , and mu@@ si@@ c and bal@@ l@@ ro@@ om d@@ an@@ c@@ ing became my ho@@ b@@ bi@@ es .
The new nation , “ the Israel of God , ” which inclu@@ ded Jews and n@@ on - Jews , became “ a people for [ God’s ] name , ” or “ people who are called by my name , ” said Jehovah . ​ — G@@ al . 6 : 16 ; read Acts 15 : 14 - 17 ; Mat@@ t .
“ But over the years it am@@ oun@@ ted to a hu@@ ge av@@ al@@ an@@ c@@ he .
S@@ imp@@ ly put , Jehovah * God h@@ ates por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
Some cultiv@@ ate a small ve@@ get@@ able gar@@ den and sel@@ l the pro@@ du@@ ce at the mar@@ ke@@ t .
He even had his own Bible , a King James V@@ er@@ sion , but it was old and t@@ at@@ tered .
C@@ ould anything e@@ ase her s@@ or@@ ro@@ w ?
What is inc@@ en@@ se ? The ter@@ m can ref@@ er to the s@@ mo@@ ke or to the sub@@ st@@ ance bur@@ ned .
How do we view our dedic@@ ation to God to do his will ?
In 19@@ 19 , Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at could not pre@@ v@@ ent the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then known , from es@@ cap@@ ing from their in@@ ac@@ tive st@@ ate and em@@ ba@@ r@@ king on a worl@@ d@@ wide wit@@ ness@@ ing cam@@ pa@@ ign that still continu@@ es .
They did all of this not only because of Din@@ ah but likely also because it was a question of pri@@ de , of lo@@ sing face .
Why was this pa@@ g@@ an k@@ ing@@ ’s con@@ ver@@ sion so important ?
Mu@@ ch rema@@ ins to be done . In the Un@@ ited St@@ ates al@@ one , there are over 8@@ 6@@ ,000 elders .
“ This fe@@ ature of the ty@@ pi@@ cal Mo@@ sa@@ ic law str@@ ong@@ ly fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed the refu@@ ge which the sin@@ ner may find in Christ , ” stated the S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 1 , 18@@ 9@@ 5 , is@@ sue .
Christ told the congregation : “ R@@ ep@@ ent . If you do not , I am coming to you quic@@ k@@ ly , and I will war with them with the long s@@ word of my m@@ ou@@ th . ”
How com@@ for@@ ting it is to know that in Jehovah’s du@@ e time , the dead who are in his mem@@ ory will be resur@@ rec@@ ted — rest@@ ored to life !
Gi@@ ven the powerful influ@@ ence that loy@@ al@@ ty ​ — or the l@@ ack of it — ​ has on a person@@ ’s thinking and actions , we might ask , ‘ Who righ@@ tly deser@@ ves our loy@@ al@@ ty ? ’
Indeed , there are fine less@@ ons to be learned by medit@@ ating upon the rec@@ ord of events that took place about the time of Jesus ’ bir@@ th .
The righteous one is bless@@ ed in yet another way .
Tru@@ e Christians today also recogn@@ ize that followers of Jesus must show concer@@ n for the po@@ or and nee@@ dy , especially among fellow believers .
Jehovah’s deep concer@@ n for each of his faithful servants is under@@ s@@ cor@@ ed by what Jesus told his apostles sh@@ ort@@ ly after he sel@@ e@@ cted them .
You both need God’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , and you should both be for@@ giving .
God cho@@ se A@@ mo@@ s , a ni@@ pp@@ er of fi@@ g@@ s , to do His work
Hence , we need quic@@ k@@ ly to set@@ tle differ@@ ences with others in a godly way .
As you regul@@ arly read such artic@@ les , you will see that many of your spiritual brothers and sisters around the world have end@@ ur@@ ed e@@ con@@ om@@ ic har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps , lo@@ ss of loved ones in disa@@ st@@ ers , and d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous war@@ time con@@ di@@ tions .
What was to occ@@ ur after the 70 - year des@@ ol@@ ation ?
Bu@@ il@@ ding them is sac@@ red service that gl@@ ori@@ fi@@ es God and can make you happy .
The Law covenant , including the pri@@ es@@ tly dec@@ ree to offer holy inc@@ en@@ se , ended when Christ in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ated the new covenant in 33 C.E .
The s@@ cour@@ ge ( f@@ la@@ g@@ ru@@ m ) may have been effe@@ ctive to that end , but it was a dre@@ ad@@ ful in@@ str@@ um@@ ent .
V@@ alu@@ e Christ as Me@@ di@@ at@@ or
Instead of wa@@ sting their res@@ our@@ ces on vi@@ ces , they use them for their own good and for the good of their family .
Y@@ oung people in the congregation deser@@ ve war@@ m comm@@ end@@ ation for the way they me@@ et these challeng@@ es and for being determined to foc@@ us their lives on serving Jehovah .
A world - class a@@ th@@ le@@ te , in full comm@@ and of his s@@ k@@ ill and to all ou@@ tw@@ ard appe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces in exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent physical con@@ dition , su@@ d@@ den@@ ly col@@ la@@ p@@ sed during a prac@@ tice s@@ es@@ sion and died .
O@@ r think of the mo@@ der@@ n - day “ Christian ” g@@ un@@ men in a rec@@ ent ci@@ vi@@ l war who , “ just like medi@@ e@@ val war@@ ri@@ ors who had sa@@ in@@ ts ’ n@@ ames on their s@@ word h@@ il@@ ts , ta@@ ped pi@@ c@@ tures of the V@@ ir@@ g@@ in to their ri@@ f@@ le bu@@ t@@ ts . ”
“ The expe@@ ct@@ ation of the righteous ones is a rejo@@ ic@@ ing , but the very hope of the wicked ones will per@@ ish . ” ​ — Proverbs 10 : 28 .
What war@@ ning less@@ ons can we learn from the be@@ tra@@ y@@ als com@@ mit@@ ted by D@@ el@@ il@@ ah , Ab@@ sal@@ om , and Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t ?
I often thought about en@@ ding my life .
If we want Jehovah to be pleas@@ ed with our worship , we must give him exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion and love him with our whole heart , mind , and strength .
in The Watchtower , S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 1 , 199@@ 5 , pages 27 - 30 .
Let us consider two ways .
Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers are activ@@ ely pro@@ claim@@ ing the Kingdom message in over 2@@ 30 lands and is@@ land grou@@ ps .
It can f@@ ill us with peace when we are tr@@ oub@@ led .
Some may receive an assignment in another country if they make themselves a@@ vail@@ able .
Today , there are over 50 congregations in that are@@ a , which is now known as Sam@@ f@@ ya dist@@ ri@@ ct .
; Sa@@ va@@ ge , M .
F@@ e@@ ar H@@ ell ? 11 / 1
Ther@@ efore , those who par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in such pro@@ je@@ cts must be care@@ ful .
Jesus said to the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s : “ He that practic@@ es v@@ ile things h@@ ates the light and does not come to the light , in order that his works may not be re@@ proved .
M@@ ore than 1@@ 7@@ ,000 cla@@ y ta@@ ble@@ ts and f@@ ra@@ g@@ ments have been found .
Their wal@@ king by sight in@@ sul@@ ted Jehovah and led to the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of “ about three th@@ ous@@ and men . ”
On the ad@@ vice of the respon@@ sible brothers , we used Isaiah 6@@ 1 : 1 , 2 to de@@ f@@ end our stand .
Still , he sur@@ vi@@ ved and even tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ ed .
Di@@ ffer@@ ent c@@ li@@ mat@@ es , se@@ as@@ ons , living con@@ di@@ tions , and circumstances may af@@ fect what we we@@ ar .
How can you young ones work along with your parents so that your family will “ stay a@@ wa@@ ke ” spiritually ?
His close friend the apostle Peter cannot believe it .
The Go@@ sp@@ els do not give us an answer .
The teach@@ er even used K@@ it@@ ty as a good example of standing up for one@@ ’s beli@@ ef@@ s .
Are fa@@ thers encoura@@ ged to expres@@ s love and affe@@ ction for their sons , or are such ide@@ as f@@ ro@@ w@@ ned upon ?
It is not an eas@@ y work , yet how Jehovah rejo@@ ic@@ es when he ob@@ ser@@ ves his people faith@@ fully living the truth and sh@@ aring the good news with others !
A fri@@ end@@ ’s kind , loving words can be like a so@@ o@@ thing bal@@ m that he@@ als and ref@@ re@@ sh@@ es us .
Ha@@ ve You Be@@ en Tr@@ ans@@ form@@ ed ?
We want to know the s@@ crip@@ tures that tell about everlasting life . ”
If one of the 24 elders was used to con@@ ve@@ y that important truth , he would have had to be resur@@ rec@@ ted to heaven by 19@@ 35 at the l@@ at@@ est .
I great@@ ly appreci@@ ate the privilege of having a small share in supp@@ or@@ ting the worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od in this way .
Those rul@@ ing with Christ as k@@ ings and pri@@ ests number 14@@ 4@@ ,000 .
When challeng@@ ed to expla@@ in their ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast position , they fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly told Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar : “ If it is to be , our God whom we are serving is able to res@@ cu@@ e us . O@@ u@@ t of the bur@@ ning fi@@ er@@ y fur@@ n@@ ace and out of your hand , O king , he will res@@ cu@@ e us .
Acc@@ ep@@ ting My Fir@@ st In@@ vit@@ ation
Hence , refer@@ ences to time were appro@@ x@@ im@@ ate .
Let us imitate J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah and obey Jehovah .
Ther@@ efore , at times we need to pa@@ use and ask ourselves : ‘ Do I still feel as determined to live up to my dedic@@ ation to God as I did at the time of my baptism ?
These fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps th@@ ri@@ ved for one reason a@@ bo@@ ve all others : They were based on gen@@ u@@ ine love for Jehovah .
They are li@@ vely , with so@@ ft and o@@ pen hearts rec@@ ep@@ tive to the good news we pro@@ cla@@ im .
The positi@@ ve effe@@ cts on the stud@@ ents in the liter@@ ac@@ y cl@@ as@@ ses have ex@@ tend@@ ed far bey@@ ond lear@@ ning to read and wr@@ ite .
As a result , we had a war@@ m and fri@@ end@@ ly relationship with them .
“ After him there proved to be no one like him among all the k@@ ings of Juda@@ h , even those who had happened to be pri@@ or to him , ” the Bible states .
He was not imper@@ vi@@ ous to fear , being “ a man with feelings like our@@ s . ”
Why We Sh@@ are in P@@ re@@ aching the Go@@ od Ne@@ ws
In effect , his work be@@ comes as poin@@ t@@ less as “ cha@@ sing after the w@@ ind . ”
He continued ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast as see@@ ing the One who is inv@@ isi@@ ble . ”
( b ) What might a@@ wak@@ en pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s interest in spiritual things ?
What he does ask is that we be whole - sou@@ led .
There were no e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses .
We prote@@ ct and pre@@ serve our preci@@ ous un@@ ity when we for@@ give others as Jesus taught us to do .
Si@@ tu@@ ations did ex@@ ist , however , in which ex@@ ten@@ ding ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality would be in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate .
As you move a@@ head , avoid me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing your prog@@ ress by com@@ par@@ ing yourself ne@@ g@@ ati@@ vely with others .
I had never seen that before .
A young person nam@@ ed An@@ n learned the value of Christian associ@@ ation the hard way .
( a ) Why has succ@@ ess been experienced in the har@@ v@@ est work ?
“ Just bre@@ a@@ the s@@ low@@ ly .
Some may feel that these new@@ com@@ ers will com@@ pete for jo@@ bs , working at low@@ er wa@@ ges , or will cause the value of pro@@ per@@ ty to dec@@ re@@ ase .
In the Scriptures , le@@ av@@ en sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ es sin .
“ the el@@ ements ” ?
How can re@@ sear@@ ch to@@ ol@@ s help you ?
It is vital to sur@@ vi@@ val .
The va@@ st Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re imp@@ o@@ sed sta@@ bility on people in its real@@ m .
They are ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed to “ serve Jehovah with fear and be jo@@ y@@ ful with tre@@ m@@ bl@@ ing . ”
Instead , God cho@@ se to cre@@ ate humans with the ability to pro@@ du@@ ce children who would res@@ em@@ ble their parents in id@@ enti@@ fi@@ able ways .
O@@ ther scho@@ l@@ ars ag@@ re@@ ed .
Di@@ d Saul gr@@ as@@ p the ex@@ t@@ ent of the d@@ anger he was in ?
All of them were wa@@ iting for the “ off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing ” whom Jehovah had promised .
N@@ ame in Rus@@ si@@ an Mu@@ si@@ c , 9 / 1
At the time of Jesus ’ baptism and again at his trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation , Jehovah spoke from heaven c@@ all@@ ing him “ my Son , the bel@@ o@@ ved . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , our desire to accom@@ pl@@ ish what we set out to do can be cultiv@@ ated by medit@@ ating on the resul@@ ts and benef@@ its of ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ing the go@@ al .
As the brothers tal@@ ked matters over , un@@ a@@ ware that Joseph could understand them , they re@@ pro@@ ached themselves for the ter@@ ri@@ ble sin they had com@@ mit@@ ted 20 years ear@@ li@@ er .
On another occasi@@ on , when Jesus wanted to draw up what was in the heart of his disciples , he asked a seri@@ es of vie@@ w@@ point questions .
Some even beg@@ ged off when Jesus invit@@ ed them to become his followers .
They car@@ ed for my physical needs , but no one could help me emo@@ tion@@ ally .
You might be temp@@ ted to reason that poin@@ ting out his wrong would dam@@ age your fri@@ end@@ ship .
Then we will witness the des@@ tru@@ ction of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , the att@@ ack by Go@@ g of Ma@@ go@@ g , the bat@@ tle of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , and the h@@ ur@@ ling into the ab@@ y@@ ss of Satan and his dem@@ ons .
C@@ iting the per@@ e@@ gr@@ ine fal@@ c@@ on as the fa@@ st@@ est - f@@ l@@ ying bir@@ d , The G@@ u@@ in@@ ness Bo@@ ok of Re@@ cor@@ ds says that it “ re@@ ach@@ es rec@@ ord spe@@ ed le@@ vel@@ s when s@@ w@@ o@@ op@@ ing from great he@@ igh@@ ts during ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ al displa@@ ys , or when c@@ atch@@ ing pre@@ y in mi@@ da@@ ir . ”
Jehovah’s De@@ al@@ ings With Moses
A@@ n In@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate Re@@ qu@@ est
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T was once a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned by many disciples who re@@ je@@ cted one of his teachings .
What it foc@@ uses on can str@@ ong@@ ly influ@@ ence our thoughts , emo@@ tions , and actions .
We e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly a@@ wa@@ it a life free of si@@ ck@@ ness , old age , pain , and suffering .
O@@ thers are div@@ or@@ ced or wi@@ do@@ wed .
Wh@@ ere you would perhaps le@@ ast ex@@ pect to find him ​ — with Paul !
After saying this , the enc@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia just qu@@ o@@ ted offered four possible ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations but said that these are “ among the many h@@ y@@ po@@ th@@ es@@ es . ”
That blood also makes possible the for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s once and for all time .
The worl@@ d’s al@@ lu@@ re in the form of materi@@ al@@ ism will hold little at@@ tr@@ action for us when we com@@ pare it to “ the real life . ”
When I medit@@ ated on Paul’s example , I real@@ ized that a lu@@ cr@@ ative care@@ er and viol@@ ent conduct were not ke@@ ys to happiness .
The work of the two mission@@ aries was very succ@@ ess@@ ful , and a great mul@@ titu@@ de became believers .
As never before , true Christians will then need to place their confidence in fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers author@@ ized by Jehovah and his re@@ ign@@ ing King to take the lead .
The prophet had already seen God’s power at work .
God next asked Job about the hor@@ se .
In 18@@ 7@@ 2 they exam@@ ined the sub@@ ject of res@@ titu@@ tion .
Like David , Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k , and Paul , we should exerc@@ ise faith in God’s ability to strengthen us and in his power to sa@@ ve us .
While we may not ex@@ pect to do the same , Solom@@ on@@ ’s example when he was faithful to God should show us how to ev@@ alu@@ ate what is real succ@@ ess and should thus help us to ac@@ hi@@ eve it .
E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe Lo@@ st
Wh@@ en@@ ever she was assign@@ ed to present an or@@ al repor@@ t to the class , she cho@@ se a sub@@ ject that allow@@ ed her to give a t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful witness regarding God’s Kingdom .
Does that cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 11 : 40 , which re@@ a@@ ds : “ He who e@@ ats any of its dead body will wa@@ s@@ h his gar@@ ments , and he must be un@@ clean until the ev@@ ening ” ?
Sh@@ ould not hear@@ t@@ felt appreciation for the won@@ dr@@ ous cre@@ ation make us want to serve him ?
Does it really matter to Jehovah which cho@@ ice you make ?
Since l@@ ate in the 19@@ th century , Christ’s anointed followers have app@@ lied the counsel of Jeremiah 6 : 16 to themselves .
M@@ ano@@ ah “ ple@@ ad@@ ed with Jehovah , ” saying : “ P@@ le@@ ase let the man of the true God [ the ang@@ el ] whom you just sent come again to instru@@ ct us about what we should do with the child who will be born . ” ​ — Ju@@ d@@ g . 13 : 1 - 8 .
Moses was one .
In that way Jehovah’s promise to Abraham , that through his “ se@@ ed ” all the nations would be bless@@ ed , began to be ful@@ filled .
We may find ourselves in circumstances that t@@ est the qu@@ ality of our faith .
His very first mirac@@ le was that of tur@@ ning water into w@@ ine at a we@@ d@@ ding fe@@ ast .
Ch@@ il@@ dren of the W@@ om@@ en
To shin@@ e for@@ th in giving a fin@@ al witness before Jehovah br@@ ings an end to Satan’s wicked system of things in the ra@@ pi@@ dly appro@@ aching “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 21 ; Daniel 12 : 3 ; Revelation 7 : 14 .
At these ga@@ ther@@ ings , are we not regul@@ arly remin@@ ded of the ne@@ ar@@ ness of the day of Jehovah ?
Ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing those who left their form@@ er beli@@ ef@@ s and em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed Christi@@ an@@ ity , the apostle Peter wrote : “ [ God ] called you out of dar@@ k@@ ness into his wonderful light . ”
And our God has e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed us with “ every good thing ” to help us fulf@@ ill that com@@ mis@@ sion .
A cur@@ tain se@@ par@@ ated the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly from the Ho@@ ly ( the ou@@ ter ro@@ om ) .
For example , the si@@ gn for an o@@ x origin@@ ally loo@@ ked like the head of an o@@ x .
He app@@ lied the less@@ ons he learned .
Ar@@ tic@@ les have been publi@@ shed to help faithful family members cop@@ e when a bel@@ o@@ ved relati@@ ve lea@@ ves Jehovah .
Those tra@@ ined work@@ ers have then continued the building work in that re@@ gi@@ on .
T@@ ake good care of our body
As King of Jehovah’s Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom , Jesus Christ will take the lead in br@@ ing@@ ing all re@@ bel@@ s to nothing , in heaven and on earth .
Consider H@@ ag@@ ar , an Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an woman of the 20@@ th century B.C.E .
O@@ thers Jo@@ ined the S@@ ear@@ ch
Does the number of to@@ es of the i@@ ma@@ ge have special meaning ?
With his help , we can gain the vi@@ ct@@ ory over human we@@ ak@@ ness !
If we learn to wa@@ it pati@@ ently for Jehovah to fulf@@ ill his promises now , it will help us to be pati@@ ent then . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 7 : 8 .
If we have full confidence in Jehovah , pray ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly for the wisdom and courage to end@@ ure , and r@@ ely fully on his guid@@ ance , he will strengthen us to res@@ ist Satan’s att@@ ac@@ ks . ​ — P@@ s .
While “ the Israel of God ” is the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class with an assignment of work , each member also has personal responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
; G@@ ro@@ o@@ th@@ u@@ is , S .
What are you determined to do to show your love for our li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving ministry ?
Joseph had an opportunity to present his case to a fellow pris@@ on@@ er . That pris@@ on@@ er was the form@@ er c@@ hi@@ ef cu@@ p@@ be@@ are@@ r of the king .
You can show in a vari@@ ety of ways that you are ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king Jehovah and his blessings .
Mar@@ ri@@ age mat@@ es should be faithful to each other
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , the govern@@ ment became less and less t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant of religion .
Be@@ fore making an important decision , sear@@ ch out godly principles
L@@ ater that ev@@ ening , they said : “ W@@ ere not our hearts bur@@ ning as he was speaking to us on the ro@@ ad , as he was fully op@@ ening up the Scriptures to us ? ”
Still , for a number of these loyal , spirit - anointed Christians , greater responsi@@ bil@@ ities came as the organization gre@@ w .
For the rest of your life , you would want to show that you are gr@@ ate@@ ful for the sacrifice that was made .
How does Jehovah view our Christian ministry and worship , and what effect should this have on us ?
When we vis@@ it el@@ der@@ ly fellow believers , we not only help them but also benefit ourselves .
Some 1@@ 20 disciples of Jesus who were ga@@ ther@@ ed in an u@@ pp@@ er ro@@ om in Jerusalem on the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st in 33 C.E . inclu@@ ded women as well as men .
He said that at the beg@@ in@@ ning of his rule , world con@@ di@@ tions would take a dec@@ isi@@ ve turn for the wor@@ se .
How do we draw close to God ?
Re@@ plac@@ ing cop@@ per with go@@ ld is an imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement , and the same is true of the other materi@@ als mentioned .
Because of his authority , the Devil could offer Jesus “ all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the world and their glory ” in ex@@ change for one act of worship .
◆ Do not give up hope . ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 7 .
G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ or La@@ wr@@ ence B@@ ow@@ en next served as the mo@@ der@@ at@@ or of the part “ S@@ an@@ c@@ ti@@ fy The@@ m by Me@@ ans of the Tru@@ th . ”
“ This God is our God to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , even forever .
How important is “ faith in God ” ?
Bro@@ thers who speak from the pl@@ at@@ form on these occasi@@ ons enjoy a great privilege .
O@@ r it may se@@ em that those with whom we are stud@@ ying are making little prog@@ ress .
In this con@@ ne@@ ction , Na@@ pol@@ é@@ on B@@ on@@ ap@@ ar@@ te repor@@ te@@ dly said : “ A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der , Ca@@ es@@ ar , Ch@@ ar@@ le@@ mag@@ ne , and my@@ self f@@ oun@@ ded emp@@ i@@ res , but upon what did we rest the cre@@ ations of our gen@@ i@@ us ?
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : The Bible it@@ self helps us to deter@@ mine the pre@@ c@@ ise l@@ eng@@ th of the se@@ ven times .
H@@ ere David st@@ res@@ ses the need for us to wa@@ it pati@@ ently for Jehovah to act .
Thus sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ded , Jesus ga@@ ined im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity in the heavens , and milli@@ ons of humans who have exerc@@ ised faith in the ransom have come in l@@ ine for everlasting life .
26 ‘ Re@@ turn and S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then Your Bro@@ thers ’
This s@@ li@@ de toward a@@ pa@@ thy is not sur@@ pris@@ ing to stud@@ ents of the Bible .
In ad@@ dition , Jehovah set out in his Word , the Bible , expres@@ sions of what is just or un@@ just .
Yet , with Jehovah’s help , it is possible to have a strong and happy marriage .
Bo@@ th i@@ ma@@ ges : P@@ ri@@ v@@ at@@ ar@@ c@@ hi@@ v ; B .
Since these are appointed by re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy under the le@@ adi@@ ng@@ s of the holy spirit , they too can be said to be under the right hand ( or , under the direction ) of the F@@ ine S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d , Jesus Christ .
; R@@ a@@ in@@ ey , S .
Why is it appro@@ pri@@ ate that Jesus is called “ the Word ” ?
We were direc@@ ted to work with a small congregation in B@@ r@@ un@@ n@@ en , on beau@@ ti@@ ful L@@ ake Lu@@ cer@@ ne , in the cen@@ tr@@ al part of the S@@ wis@@ s Al@@ ps .
G@@ et prop@@ er rest .
S@@ te@@ al@@ ing of any kind has no place among Christians ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 5 - 7 )
So they sto@@ p reading God’s Word , atten@@ ding congregation meetings , and eng@@ ag@@ ing in the field ministry ​ — just as Satan ho@@ p@@ es they will do .
A th@@ ir@@ d way that all of us prove that we are friends of Christ is by co@@ op@@ er@@ ating with the direction provided by congregation elders .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ine on page 14 ]
Satan ques@@ tioned the righteousness of Jehovah God’s way of rul@@ ing .
In M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia , st@@ one was “ r@@ are or even enti@@ r@@ ely ab@@ sent , ” says The New En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a , while bitu@@ men was pl@@ enti@@ ful .
Yet , some pri@@ zed divine teaching high@@ ly , ac@@ ted in har@@ mony with it , and were great@@ ly bless@@ ed .
The sur@@ vi@@ ving righteous ones will see that God’s prophe@@ tic word is true .
Do not be af@@ ra@@ id to por@@ tra@@ y se@@ x as a wonderful gift from God that he or she can enjoy in the future as a married person .
If a brother has been baptized at le@@ ast one year and to a reason@@ able de@@ gre@@ e me@@ e@@ ts the Scriptural qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations for minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants out@@ l@@ ined at 1 Timothy 3 : 8 - 13 , he can be re@@ comm@@ ended for ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
What about the gift of marriage ?
Su@@ b@@ du@@ ing the earth me@@ ant more than cultiv@@ ating or car@@ ing for only a small part of it .
* How un@@ reason@@ able to think that Job desi@@ red to go to a fi@@ er@@ y - ho@@ t place for prote@@ ction !
Re@@ g@@ arding the bre@@ ad used when in@@ s@@ titu@@ ting the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , Jesus said : “ This means my body which is in your be@@ half . ”
King David san@@ g : “ You yourself will bl@@ ess anyone righteous , O Jehovah ; as with a large shi@@ eld , with appro@@ val you will sur@@ r@@ ound them . ”
In the book of Acts , Greek ter@@ ms for per@@ su@@ asi@@ on are re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly used in associ@@ ation with Paul .
For Fr@@ é@@ d@@ é@@ ri@@ c L@@ en@@ o@@ ir , a soci@@ olo@@ g@@ ist who spe@@ ci@@ al@@ iz@@ es in religion , the no@@ tions of a par@@ adise have become “ st@@ er@@ e@@ o@@ ty@@ ped i@@ ma@@ ges . ”
The Bible book of Proverbs is an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent s@@ ource of wise sa@@ y@@ ings .
1@@ 11 : 1 .
I was baptized on J@@ anu@@ ary 16 , 195@@ 4 , fin@@ i@@ shed my n@@ ur@@ sing contr@@ act in May , and began pione@@ ering in Ju@@ ne .
The ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le was the cen@@ ter of pu@@ re worship .
Un@@ der@@ age children are gu@@ i@@ ded by their parents ’ desi@@ res in the matter of clo@@ thing .
As dis@@ tur@@ b@@ ing as this is , some may feel that they should ob@@ serve the c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations out of respect for God and Christ .
How Can You H@@ el@@ p ?
With this in mind , let us consider three fine examples of o@@ ffering comm@@ end@@ ation : God’s p@@ re - Christian serv@@ ant Eli@@ h@@ u , the apostle Paul , and Jesus Christ himself .
The point is that when matters become sub@@ je@@ cts of con@@ ten@@ tion , in@@ sight will s@@ low down your anger and en@@ able you to per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve the real is@@ su@@ es at hand .
He will eli@@ min@@ ate evil from all the earth and will teach people the way of peace . ​ — Read Isaiah 9 : 6 , 7 ; 11 : 4 , 9 .
The ty@@ pe of love that the Bible encoura@@ ges is ready to for@@ give and is willing to give others the benefit of the doubt .
The Bible also ans@@ wers such questions as : How should our fre@@ e@@ dom to make decisions be exerc@@ ised ?
But my father was not religious , and my mother , only a little .
This psal@@ m appe@@ ars to be a continu@@ ation of Psalm 70 , which be@@ ars the su@@ pers@@ crip@@ tion “ Of David . ”
“ The ass@@ em@@ bly of ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers themselves have enc@@ lo@@ sed me , ” said the psalmist David .
H@@ el@@ ga re@@ members that during her last year of school , most of her cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es were tal@@ king about their go@@ als for the future .
We are ex@@ hor@@ ted to “ keep on doing it more fully . ”
For example , M@@ other may expla@@ in to the older children why they must wa@@ s@@ h their hands after using the to@@ il@@ et and h@@ and@@ ling things like money and before e@@ ating .
They tri@@ ed Jesus on the false char@@ ge of se@@ dition and had him ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted .
She told me that she had been so dis@@ il@@ lu@@ si@@ oned with friends and relati@@ ves that she had pray@@ ed to God for a true friend .
Jesus said : “ The field is the world . ”
That law was not a m@@ ere religious ri@@ tu@@ al with no imp@@ ort for us .
It is char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized by emo@@ tions r@@ ang@@ ing from con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment to a deep and in@@ ten@@ se joy and by a n@@ atur@@ al desire for the st@@ ate to continue .
▪ How Sh@@ ould We “ An@@ s@@ wer E@@ ach Per@@ son ” ?
Some years ear@@ li@@ er Z@@ ano@@ ah had been fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ used of em@@ be@@ z@@ z@@ le@@ ment , but his in@@ no@@ c@@ ence had just been esta@@ bli@@ shed .
Jehovah cho@@ se David to be Israel@@ ’s next king .
• Why is it vital to seek righteousness ?
Tru@@ ly , Jehovah has mi@@ gh@@ t@@ ily used his willing servants in the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines to s@@ pre@@ ad the Kingdom truth even in hard - to - re@@ ach m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s .
Mo@@ m never ful@@ filled her desire to be a mission@@ ary .
Pro@@ per V@@ i@@ e@@ w of Our Wor@@ k
We had other tri@@ als .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , F@@ red , who has sp@@ ent more than 60 years in the full - time ministry , fin@@ ds it spiritually s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ating to in@@ iti@@ ate Bible discus@@ sions with fellow believers .
You might say something like , “ They said that all the fru@@ it was ri@@ pe ; however , these are still very hard . ”
For the Israelites of old , matters of her@@ e@@ dit@@ ary pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion were very important .
For example , just as Jesus pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed , con@@ di@@ tions in the world are get@@ ting wor@@ se and the good news of the Kingdom is being pre@@ ached in all the earth .
Those of you who are young likely see things differ@@ ently .
Th@@ ink of how you can sp@@ end less time at your se@@ cul@@ ar jo@@ b
Be@@ fore Adam and E@@ ve died , they had sons and daugh@@ ters .
• How has Jehovah sh@@ own that he does not leave his loyal ones when they experience op@@ pres@@ sion ?
E@@ very Kingdom H@@ all with its regul@@ ar pro@@ gra@@ m of spiritual instru@@ ction ser@@ ves as the cen@@ ter of true worship in the commun@@ ity .
The woman was pre@@ gn@@ ant when the Witnesses first vis@@ ited her , but she and her husband had deci@@ ded to ab@@ ort the ba@@ by .
“ Th@@ ro@@ w your bur@@ den on Jehovah , and he will su@@ sta@@ in you . ” ​ — Psalm 5@@ 5 : 22
When we arri@@ ved in 19@@ 40 , Ri@@ o de J@@ an@@ ei@@ r@@ o had just one congregation , with 28 publi@@ sh@@ ers .
maintain neu@@ tr@@ ality in pol@@ itical con@@ f@@ li@@ cts . ​ — Isaiah 2 : 4 .
Th@@ ough the fa@@ ul@@ t is min@@ or ​ — like a bi@@ t of st@@ ra@@ w — ​ the cr@@ iti@@ c off@@ ers to “ ex@@ tr@@ act the st@@ ra@@ w . ”
( b ) What s@@ n@@ are will be discus@@ sed in the next article ?
S@@ co@@ t@@ t says : “ If you have a good experience in the field ministry , star@@ t a new Bible study , or enjoy some succ@@ ess from wit@@ ness@@ ing inform@@ ally , you will talk about it for years to come .
Me@@ an@@ while , we held Christian meetings in a local r@@ ented h@@ all , and up to 1@@ 50 people attend@@ ed .
11 : 29 .
Even in artic@@ les that co@@ ver sub@@ je@@ cts that have fre@@ qu@@ ently been com@@ men@@ ted on before , there are fin@@ er poin@@ ts that we would not want to mis@@ s .
With them , they brought their cul@@ ture and the S@@ wis@@ s Ger@@ man di@@ al@@ e@@ ct .
The prophet J@@ on@@ ah had a proble@@ m with Jehovah’s mer@@ ci@@ ful decision regarding N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h .
O@@ thers cla@@ im that Christ works through human govern@@ ments and in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions .
“ O@@ u@@ t of the A@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of the H@@ ear@@ t the M@@ ou@@ th S@@ pe@@ ak@@ s ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 12 : 34 .
Jesus ’ at@@ on@@ ing sacrifice and his resurrection mean that death will be no more .
Christians do not pre@@ su@@ me to pre@@ ju@@ dge how any individu@@ al will respon@@ d to the preaching work .
All who eng@@ age in the preaching work are “ God’s fellow work@@ ers . ”
We moved to the branch of@@ fice and were both lo@@ v@@ ingly car@@ ed for there .
They may try to pla@@ y one par@@ ent against the other in an effort to get their own way , but un@@ ited par@@ ent@@ al authority is a sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard for the you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers .
You may not be able to point out in spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c gr@@ am@@ m@@ ati@@ cal ter@@ ms ex@@ ac@@ tly what is wrong with the st@@ at@@ ement , but you know it is wrong .
T@@ emp@@ ers f@@ lar@@ ed , and after “ a sh@@ ar@@ p bur@@ st of anger , ” Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s se@@ par@@ ated .
They “ speak s@@ wel@@ ling things , while they are ad@@ mi@@ ring person@@ alities . ” ​ — Ju@@ de 4 , 16 .
With Mu@@ m , my older brother G@@ ar@@ th , and my sister Da@@ wn , ready to tra@@ v@@ el to the 194@@ 1 conven@@ tion in S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y
( Ru@@ th 1 : 1 – 2 : 23 )
The O@@ x@@ for@@ d En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia of Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gy in the Ne@@ ar E@@ ast states : “ A Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an s@@ cri@@ be of the mi@@ d - second mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m B@@ C@@ E would pro@@ ba@@ bly have felt at home in any number of s@@ cri@@ ba@@ l c@@ ent@@ ers thr@@ ough@@ out M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia , S@@ y@@ ri@@ a , Cana@@ an , and even Egy@@ pt . ” *
“ When Jesus fin@@ i@@ shed these sa@@ y@@ ings , the effect was that the crow@@ ds were ast@@ oun@@ ded at his way of teaching . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
When it became necess@@ ary to ap@@ point individuals who were to car@@ ry heav@@ y responsi@@ bility in Israel , Moses was ad@@ v@@ ised to “ sel@@ e@@ ct out of all the people ca@@ pa@@ ble men , fe@@ aring God , tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy men , h@@ ating un@@ just prof@@ it . ”
These “ times of rest@@ or@@ ation ” were to u@@ sh@@ er in “ se@@ as@@ ons of ref@@ re@@ shing ” from Jehovah .
▪ Jehovah ​ — Our B@@ est F@@ ri@@ end
It must sur@@ ely have war@@ m@@ ed their hearts to hear him say to them : “ I have called you friends , because all the things I have heard from my Father I have made known to you . ” ​ — John 15 : 15 .
The dr@@ ama “ B@@ ol@@ dly Wit@@ ness@@ ing Des@@ pite O@@ p@@ position ” de@@ pi@@ cted first - century followers of Jesus .
The c@@ hi@@ ef of@@ fic@@ er of the pris@@ on was loo@@ king after ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely nothing that was in Jose@@ p@@ h’s care , for Jehovah was with Joseph and Jehovah made wh@@ atever he did succ@@ ess@@ ful . ”
Ther@@ efore , make yourself a@@ vail@@ able , not just for the first few days when many friends and relati@@ ves are present , but in sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent months when others have re@@ turned to their nor@@ ma@@ l r@@ out@@ ine .
Our gi@@ f@@ ts of mer@@ cy should st@@ em from a loving and willing heart .
Peter used the word “ da@@ y@@ st@@ ar ” to ref@@ er to Jesus after He received Kingdom power .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , “ E@@ z@@ r@@ a bless@@ ed Jehovah . . . at which all the people ans@@ wer@@ ed , ‘ A@@ men !
Yes , parents can do more than simply tell their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing not to get involved in wr@@ ong@@ doing again .
M@@ A@@ C@@ E@@ D@@ ON@@ I@@ A
Jesus also coura@@ ge@@ ously den@@ oun@@ ced the Jewish religious lead@@ ers , which contribu@@ ted to their having him ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted on a st@@ ake . ​ — Mark 11 : 17 , 18 ; 15 : 1 - 15 .
Those Christians who were willing and able travel@@ ed far and wide ​ — through to@@ w@@ ns , v@@ il@@ la@@ ges , and r@@ ur@@ al are@@ as — ​ o@@ ffering these boo@@ ks descri@@ bed as “ H@@ el@@ p@@ ing H@@ ands for Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents ” to other e@@ ag@@ er read@@ ers .
Wh@@ atever str@@ ate@@ gy a Christian family a@@ do@@ p@@ ts to care for the needs of el@@ der@@ ly parents , all concer@@ ned will certainly want to make sure that it refle@@ cts well on God’s name .
Then Satan claim@@ ed that any human would turn away from God if he su@@ ffered physi@@ c@@ ally .
The P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es s@@ ought to f@@ ill in such su@@ p@@ posed g@@ ap@@ s by means of their la@@ ws , de@@ fin@@ iti@@ ons , and tra@@ di@@ tions .
Such practic@@ es were re@@ v@@ ol@@ ting to Jehovah . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 16 : 2 , 17 , 18 .
But a wh@@ ite brother , far lar@@ g@@ er than ei@@ ther me or the r@@ ough - loo@@ king cu@@ st@@ om@@ er , came in after us .
The woman mentioned at the out@@ set took the in@@ iti@@ ative to return to Jehovah and vis@@ ited a local congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
In@@ c@@ lu@@ de a letter indic@@ ating that the c@@ as@@ h or the it@@ em is an ou@@ tri@@ ght don@@ ation .
( The Jer@@ ome Bi@@ bli@@ cal Com@@ men@@ t@@ ary ) The sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ ism at Isaiah 6@@ 6 : 24 c@@ learly is not that of people being t@@ or@@ tur@@ ed ; it speak@@ s of car@@ c@@ as@@ ses .
Jesus ’ life course demonstr@@ ated c@@ learly that for him , up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y was the par@@ am@@ ount ob@@ je@@ ctive .
Joseph wor@@ ked hard in pris@@ on , and Jehovah bless@@ ed him
Many have as@@ sum@@ ed so .
Then , in 194@@ 9 , we were invit@@ ed to the 14@@ th class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad , where we were tra@@ ined to become mission@@ aries .
What new scho@@ ol@@ s were ann@@ oun@@ ced during World W@@ ar I@@ I ?
Acc@@ ording to Paul and ear@@ li@@ er prophe@@ ts , what will ha@@ p@@ pen to death in@@ her@@ ited from sin@@ ful Adam ?
A@@ t@@ temp@@ ting to bu@@ y s@@ il@@ ence , the po@@ pe offered S@@ av@@ on@@ ar@@ o@@ la the of@@ fice of car@@ din@@ al , which he refu@@ sed .
For them , there is also a “ heal@@ ing in its w@@ ings ” ​ — spiritual heal@@ ing now and complete physical , men@@ tal , and emo@@ tional heal@@ ing in God’s new world .
( b ) What are you@@ ths encoura@@ ged to do ?
He therefore re@@ war@@ ded them with their own famili@@ es . ​ — E@@ x .
She and El@@ la had a s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ating discus@@ sion .
▪ Will You M@@ ake S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ es for the Kingdom ?
Ru@@ ins of a Greek the@@ ater in S@@ y@@ rac@@ use
The Bible also encoura@@ ges a bal@@ an@@ ced attitude toward physical exerc@@ ise , af@@ fir@@ m@@ ing that “ bo@@ di@@ ly tra@@ ining is bene@@ fi@@ cial for a little . ”
The f@@ ar@@ m@@ er , a chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od friend , even pa@@ id me a small sal@@ ary , though he was not ob@@ li@@ ged to do so .
He f@@ ell he@@ ad@@ long into the tra@@ p . ​ — Proverbs 6 : 27 - 29 .
6 : 20 ; 1 Ti@@ m . 6 : 18 , 19 ; read James 2 : 5 .
Acc@@ ording to the The@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent , that “ the inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of the Jewish people to con@@ fir@@ m all possible st@@ at@@ ements by an o@@ ath ” was very strong may be dis@@ cer@@ ned from pas@@ sa@@ ges of the T@@ al@@ mu@@ d , which pa@@ inst@@ ak@@ ingly spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ es which o@@ a@@ ths were to be consider@@ ed bin@@ ding and which were not .
3 : 1 - 3 .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al star@@ vation al@@ lo@@ ws for a re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous spirit , an under@@ l@@ ying ho@@ p@@ el@@ ess@@ ness , and a l@@ ack of direction in life .
The world may view ang@@ ry be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or as nor@@ ma@@ l , but it di@@ sh@@ on@@ ors our Creator .
S@@ l@@ an@@ der , ob@@ sc@@ ene jo@@ k@@ es , or se@@ x@@ u@@ al in@@ nu@@ end@@ o@@ s have no place in our con@@ vers@@ ations .
So@@ on A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o real@@ ized that God’s Kingdom really is the only hope for po@@ or people in C@@ ol@@ om@@ bia and in the rest of the world .
How can we id@@ enti@@ fy mo@@ der@@ n - day Ab@@ sal@@ om@@ s and gu@@ ard ourselves against them ?
* The cou@@ ple felt as if the speak@@ er were tal@@ king direc@@ tly to them .
* Many people , including Witnesses , f@@ led their ho@@ m@@ es and had to star@@ t af@@ res@@ h .
What should Christians ref@@ ra@@ in from doing ?
Th@@ an@@ ks to Jehovah , enem@@ y efforts did not pre@@ va@@ il .
A deep love of righteousness will shi@@ eld us when we are con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted by what is wrong .
Then he , in turn , will deli@@ ght to bl@@ ess us forever in acc@@ ord with his preci@@ ous s@@ wor@@ n promises .
Jehovah re@@ je@@ cted Israel@@ ’s first king , Saul , for his fear of the people and his l@@ ack of godly fear .
The hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al rec@@ ord shows that provi@@ ding such care mar@@ ked true worship among both the ancient Hebrews and the early Christians .
How does the Christian ministry help us to be hum@@ ble ?
A Li@@ ght to Our R@@ o@@ ad@@ way
Ph@@ ysi@@ cal sign@@ s of with@@ dra@@ wa@@ l such as he@@ ad@@ ach@@ es , ir@@ rit@@ ation , n@@ er@@ v@@ ousness , anxi@@ ety , and di@@ z@@ z@@ iness may occ@@ ur upon ab@@ ru@@ pt dis@@ continu@@ ation of the s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ant . ”
How did Jesus show that he for@@ gave Peter ?
We must remember that even if many people use a me@@ dic@@ ine or a tre@@ at@@ ment , it may still cause a lo@@ t of har@@ m . ​ — Read Proverbs 27 : 12 .
He was , however , a dist@@ ant relati@@ ve of Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , and Jac@@ o@@ b , and Jehovah had reve@@ aled de@@ ta@@ il@@ s to them about himself and his purpose for mankind .
In a time of em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y , one cannot live a “ nor@@ ma@@ l ” life .
As in the first century , though , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy does not con@@ sul@@ t with each individu@@ al member of the slave class before making decisions .
Their good de@@ e@@ ds did not es@@ cap@@ e Jehovah’s ro@@ ving eyes .
After c@@ he@@ c@@ king his cal@@ end@@ ar , B@@ en ag@@ re@@ es to return at the same time the next we@@ ek .
He “ Lo@@ ved The@@ m to the En@@ d ”
One thing is certain ​ — wh@@ atever Jehovah will do in the future will be good , something to be ho@@ ped for , not fe@@ ared .
When used sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic@@ ally in the Bible , the ter@@ m “ heavens ” often ref@@ ers to rul@@ ing po@@ wers , which are el@@ ev@@ ated a@@ bo@@ ve their sub@@ je@@ cts .
Since rejo@@ ic@@ ing is some@@ times sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed by w@@ ine , however , Jesus was refer@@ ring to the joy of being together with his resur@@ rec@@ ted anointed followers in the Kingdom . ​ — P@@ s .
F@@ e@@ el@@ ing that these questions deser@@ ved an answer , she and two other Witnesses wrote a letter and plac@@ ed it among the others .
Some of those would later k@@ ill him .
The book E@@ v@@ ang@@ el@@ ism in the E@@ arly Ch@@ urch states : “ Pro@@ ba@@ bly no peri@@ od in the hist@@ ory of the world was better su@@ ited to receive the inf@@ ant Ch@@ urch than the first century A@@ D . . .
Let us therefore “ gu@@ ard against every s@@ ort of gre@@ ed . ”
Be@@ fore we exam@@ ine Paul’s inspired ad@@ vice to the Hebrew Christians to see what less@@ ons there are for us , let us consider what prom@@ p@@ ted Paul to wr@@ ite the letter and what he was tr@@ ying to encoura@@ ge his read@@ ers to do .
When we are con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with situ@@ ations that th@@ reat@@ en the pe@@ ace@@ ful un@@ ity of the congregation , should not our appreci@@ ati@@ vely refle@@ cting on God’s example move us to be pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers ?
W@@ ere they even ali@@ ve ?
Many Christian women today refle@@ ct the spirit of the wi@@ do@@ w of Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath
For more information , you may cont@@ act the Ch@@ ar@@ it@@ able P@@ l@@ an@@ ning O@@ f@@ fice , ei@@ ther in writ@@ ing or by tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne , at the ad@@ d@@ ress lis@@ ted bel@@ ow or at the of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses that ser@@ ves your country .
• P@@ ra@@ y fre@@ qu@@ ently . ​ — R@@ om .
Be@@ ing vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant with a view to prayers ?
• Why did the apostle Paul tell Corinth@@ i@@ an Christians to “ wi@@ den out ” ?
How can Joh@@ n@@ ’s letter help us to do so ?
The branch was clo@@ sed , and a local Witness began to look after the work .
In@@ v@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ at@@ ors found that city of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als had been bri@@ bed to allow contr@@ ac@@ t@@ ors to use sub@@ stan@@ d@@ ard con@@ cre@@ te and to viol@@ ate sa@@ f@@ ety rul@@ es .
Thus , at age 17 , he got baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
8 : 1 - 5 ​ — Why did a s@@ il@@ ence occ@@ ur in heaven , and what was sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ently h@@ ur@@ led to the earth ?
15 , 16 . ( a ) What less@@ ons do we learn from Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the pro@@ di@@ g@@ al son ?
Per@@ haps the Jews whom Paul mentioned were experienced in such sub@@ tle reason@@ ing in@@ tend@@ ed to r@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ize or to mis@@ lead others .
The Un@@ i@@ verse De@@ cla@@ res God’s G@@ l@@ ory
In relati@@ vely few congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses , one or more in attend@@ ance will par@@ take of the em@@ ble@@ ms .
I i@@ mag@@ ined fore@@ st@@ s , s@@ n@@ ak@@ es , ru@@ b@@ ber tre@@ es , and n@@ ative In@@ di@@ ans .
No human sur@@ ge@@ on or man - made me@@ dic@@ ine can per@@ form that t@@ ask .
3 : 12 - 14 .
The New Eng@@ l@@ ish Bible rend@@ ers Psalm 9@@ 6 : 1 : “ S@@ ing to the L@@ O@@ R@@ D , all men on earth . ”
So@@ li@@ d food must be mas@@ tic@@ ated before being s@@ wal@@ low@@ ed and di@@ g@@ ested .
M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o 8@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000
A small child feel@@ s sa@@ fe among str@@ ang@@ ers when he c@@ lu@@ t@@ ches the hand of his father , since he kno@@ ws that his father will not let any har@@ m come to him .
“ Y@@ O@@ U@@ R people will offer themselves will@@ ingly . ”
When their small ca@@ r bro@@ ke down and had to be a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned , Bro@@ ther K@@ el@@ ti@@ e ​ — who had a w@@ o@@ o@@ den le@@ g — ​ continued his preaching tri@@ p , but now using a cam@@ el !
Rather than feel@@ ing in@@ sul@@ ted , Job hum@@ bly accepted the need for a change in attitude and re@@ adi@@ ly set about making it . ​ — Job 4@@ 2 : 1 - 6 .
No@@ te , too , that she and Joseph , al@@ though new@@ ly married , ref@@ ra@@ ined from se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations until Jesus was born .
( b ) Ex@@ pla@@ in why Jehovah is ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely the S@@ ource of all power .
For instance , cr@@ itical situ@@ ations may devel@@ op during a n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ ster .
E@@ ve did not ac@@ knowledge Jehovah as the most important Per@@ son in her life .
In his old age , Samuel appointed his sons , Jo@@ el and A@@ bi@@ j@@ ah , as jud@@ ges .
Just as Jesus himself did , they vis@@ it people to expla@@ in God’s Kingdom from the Scriptures .
The godly man Joseph was eng@@ ag@@ ed to M@@ ary at the time she conc@@ ei@@ ved .
At a marriage fe@@ ast in C@@ ana of Gal@@ ile@@ e , Jesus per@@ form@@ ed his first mirac@@ le .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous fes@@ tiv@@ als became for@@ mal@@ is@@ tic , devo@@ id of gen@@ u@@ ine re@@ ver@@ ence for God .
It was as if he had never ex@@ is@@ ted , and I found that a bi@@ t h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful . ”
Mo@@ der@@ n - Da@@ y “ Des@@ i@@ ra@@ ble Th@@ ings ”
Fir@@ st of all , it is reas@@ sur@@ ing to know that Jehovah is well - a@@ ware of our loy@@ al@@ ty to him .
Although some believe that he came from S@@ pain , his name su@@ gg@@ ests that he bel@@ ong@@ ed to the tri@@ be of the P@@ on@@ ti@@ i ​ — Sam@@ n@@ ite no@@ bl@@ es from sou@@ ther@@ n I@@ tal@@ y .
3 : 15 ​ — What was sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant about Bo@@ a@@ z ’ giving Ru@@ th si@@ x me@@ a@@ sures of ba@@ r@@ le@@ y ?
( b ) What effect did persecu@@ tion have on the early Christians ?
Who Will Be R@@ es@@ ur@@ rec@@ ted to Li@@ fe on E@@ ar@@ th ?
How might a wife support her hus@@ ban@@ d’s he@@ ad@@ ship ?
Des@@ pite our imper@@ fe@@ ctions , Jehovah gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ously accep@@ ts our dedic@@ ation , re@@ aching down , as it were , to draw us to him .
How did Jesus expres@@ s his love for his friends ?
The disciples refu@@ sed and were th@@ reat@@ ened and then rel@@ eas@@ ed .
The fru@@ it@@ age of God’s spirit is not re@@ stri@@ cted by any law that can li@@ mit its gro@@ w@@ th .
How did Noah use his time after recei@@ ving his com@@ mis@@ sion from Jehovah , and why ?
But he will re@@ a@@ p many re@@ war@@ ds .
Even so , elders today can draw sever@@ al valu@@ able less@@ ons from Samu@@ el@@ ’s appro@@ ach .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence of this is found at Ho@@ se@@ a 11 : 1 - 4 , where we read : “ When Israel was a bo@@ y , then I loved him , and out of Egy@@ pt I called my son . . . .
How can we imp@@ ro@@ ve our understanding of “ the deep things of God ” ?
On what was Jesus ’ courage based ?
Consider the way Jesus deal@@ t with the apostles .
Yes , everlasting earthly life as perfect humans sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by family members and friends would be s@@ pl@@ en@@ did , but that is not their God - given hope .
The comm@@ on tra@@ ge@@ dy seem@@ s to cause neigh@@ b@@ ors to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate s@@ pon@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ously and to ex@@ ten@@ d themselves in be@@ half of one another .
E@@ ating from the t@@ ree , on the other hand , would indic@@ ate their re@@ je@@ ction of God’s authority .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ My son , do not bel@@ it@@ tle the discipl@@ ine from Jehovah , ne@@ i@@ ther give out when you are cor@@ rec@@ ted by him ; for whom Jehovah lo@@ ves he discipl@@ ines . ” ​ — Hebrews 12 : 5 , 6 .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ o@@ ks of Jo@@ el and A@@ mo@@ s
But Jesus did as@@ sure those who keep on “ see@@ king first the kingdom and [ God’s ] righteousness ” that all their da@@ ily necess@@ ities will be given them . ​ — Matthew 6 : 33 .
B@@ ap@@ tism ​ — How ?
What was the most important st@@ ep that He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah took to pre@@ pare the people for the coming att@@ ack ?
L@@ it@@ tle won@@ der , then , that The World Bo@@ ok En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia says that “ coun@@ t@@ less people have turned to the Bible for comfort , hope , and guid@@ ance during times of tr@@ ou@@ ble and un@@ certain@@ ty . ”
S@@ under L@@ al ag@@ re@@ ed to a Bible study , and for one year he stu@@ died di@@ lig@@ ently .
Is it possible that we were desi@@ gn@@ ed to keep on taking in knowledge forever ?
E@@ ar@@ ning a den@@ ari@@ us a day , the a@@ ver@@ age work@@ er had to la@@ b@@ or some 20 years to ear@@ n just one tal@@ ent .
• How does Jehovah su@@ sta@@ in us when we feel ti@@ red or disc@@ oura@@ ged ?
“ H@@ ous@@ eho@@ ld of Ca@@ es@@ ar ” , 3 / 1
He had c@@ learly in mind his hope of living in the new world under the Messi@@ ah’s rule .
Bo@@ th of these as@@ pe@@ cts of the spi@@ rit@@ ’s fru@@ it@@ age help us to de@@ al gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ously with others , to remain cal@@ m under pro@@ vo@@ c@@ ation , and to avoid re@@ tal@@ i@@ ating when others say or do un@@ kind things .
Fir@@ st the re@@ bel@@ s for@@ ced the gu@@ ar@@ ds out of the cam@@ p .
R@@ ic , a travel@@ ing minis@@ ter in E@@ ast Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , rec@@ alls a brother who@@ se ab@@ r@@ asi@@ ve person@@ ality made him hard to get along with .
Yet , if they inclu@@ de al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ ages , the gro@@ om should see to it that these are served or made a@@ vail@@ able in mo@@ der@@ ation .
Those were years of suffering for me .
In 195@@ 3 , with fellow G@@ ile@@ ad cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es .
Kris@@ t@@ ina , a C@@ ze@@ ch sister who vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to accom@@ pan@@ y a bu@@ s group of d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates from overse@@ as , rec@@ alls : “ During our fa@@ re@@ well a sister took me to one side , hu@@ g@@ ged me , and said : ‘ I felt so well car@@ ed for !
What qu@@ ality did H@@ ag@@ ar need if she was to follow the ang@@ el@@ ’s direction ?
The Scriptures speak also of man@@ ’s will , the nations ’ will , and even the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s will .
What fine qualities will help elders to be effe@@ ctive shepher@@ ds of God’s flo@@ ck ?
What simil@@ ar@@ ity is there between Solomon and Jesus ?
P@@ ra@@ y for wisdom .
Jehovah is just as reason@@ able in what he expe@@ cts of us .
Since he is the true Li@@ fe - Gi@@ ver , Jehovah is really en@@ tru@@ sting parents with what ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely bel@@ ong@@ s to him .
Our living in har@@ mony with that knowledge also pla@@ ys a vital part in our show@@ ing that we have come to know God in@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely .
The s@@ ite off@@ ers free information on the Bible in over 7@@ 00 langu@@ ages .
V@@ ari@@ ed though those situ@@ ations are , they have something in comm@@ on .
No@@ tice the effect that it had : “ I rejo@@ ice over the pres@@ ence of S@@ te@@ ph@@ an@@ as and F@@ or@@ tun@@ atu@@ s and A@@ cha@@ ic@@ us , ” said Paul , “ for they have ref@@ re@@ shed my spirit . ”
Their son , N@@ ik@@ o@@ s , who now ser@@ ves as an el@@ der in a Greek - speaking congregation , rec@@ alls : “ We were encoura@@ ged to jo@@ in the new@@ ly form@@ ed Greek - speaking congregation .
Christian famili@@ es around the world deli@@ ght in such stu@@ dies , making use of the liter@@ ature provided through Jehovah’s organization and ta@@ il@@ or@@ ing the study to the needs of the children .
Th@@ ree of the psal@@ ms have a su@@ pers@@ crip@@ tion that inclu@@ des the ph@@ ra@@ se “ upon the G@@ it@@ t@@ ith . ”
And even if , in a r@@ are case , two appe@@ ared to be tw@@ ins , would that really al@@ ter the won@@ der of the st@@ ag@@ g@@ ering vari@@ ety of s@@ no@@ w@@ f@@ l@@ ak@@ es ?
Why may more than one pl@@ ate and one c@@ up be used in the ob@@ serv@@ ance of the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al ?
They were Adam , S@@ et@@ h , E@@ no@@ s@@ h , K@@ en@@ an , J@@ ared , Me@@ th@@ us@@ el@@ ah , and Noah .
The first men@@ tion of mi@@ r@@ r@@ ors in the Bible is in con@@ ne@@ ction with the con@@ stru@@ ction of the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , Israel@@ ’s first cen@@ ter of worship .
H@@ er moral strength thus en@@ h@@ an@@ ced her physical beau@@ ty .
It is our privilege to follow Jesus ’ example of help@@ ing people to come to know and worship Jehovah , the God of fre@@ e@@ dom .
Indeed , the mirac@@ les Jesus per@@ form@@ ed reve@@ al the love he has for the human family .
O@@ thers who should be coura@@ ge@@ ous and go to work are baptized brothers .
We look for@@ ward to enjo@@ ying the teachings of Jehovah thr@@ ough@@ out et@@ er@@ n@@ ity
“ As for me , in my integrity I shall walk . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 26 : 11 .
Con@@ s@@ ci@@ ous of this need , for years now “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” has sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ed Bible reading as a part of the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol pro@@ gra@@ m in each congregation .
These have benef@@ ited the de@@ a@@ f great@@ ly .
As Christians , we have the responsi@@ bility of par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in the ministry and atten@@ ding Christian meetings .
I im@@ medi@@ ately began to atten@@ d meetings again and to study the Bible .
The out@@ come of the appe@@ al would deter@@ mine if we had to dis@@ man@@ tle our new 1@@ ,@@ 2@@ 00 - se@@ at As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the country , people were star@@ ving spiritually and had little religious pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce .
For example , the In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational H@@ er@@ al@@ d T@@ ribu@@ ne made this ob@@ serv@@ ation about the E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an Un@@ ion : “ Ri@@ v@@ al@@ ry and mis@@ trust remain ba@@ si@@ c pat@@ ter@@ ns of E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s .
And David then felt happy know@@ ing that God had for@@ given him . ​ — Read Psalm 32 : 1 - 3 , 5 .
She h@@ an@@ ded him the book , which he was already re@@ aching for .
What good example did Eli@@ h@@ u provide for coun@@ sel@@ ors today ?
This was evid@@ ent in the exc@@ essi@@ ve si@@ ze and strength of Je@@ z@@ re@@ el .
World lead@@ ers , s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists , and human@@ it@@ ari@@ ans , however s@@ inc@@ ere , are hel@@ pl@@ ess to pre@@ v@@ ent this .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a sh@@ ort time , some 40 Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents were held in mil@@ it@@ ary pris@@ ons , and 8 had been sent to the fr@@ on@@ t in Fr@@ ance .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers for the well - being of others in need .
So far , Ho@@ se@@ a@@ ’s prophecy has sh@@ own us that Jehovah is a mer@@ ci@@ ful God who gives hope and bless@@ es those ap@@ pl@@ ying his instru@@ ction and re@@ je@@ cting apost@@ as@@ y .
Consider the case of a man in his 20 ’ s whom we will call Jer@@ ry .
With my fam@@ il@@ y’s support , I was able to make arrang@@ ements to stay there for si@@ x months .
Re@@ fle@@ cting on them during medit@@ ation and prayer helps to al@@ la@@ y dis@@ qui@@ et@@ ing thoughts and buil@@ ds trust in God as an understanding F@@ ri@@ end .
Some of these emo@@ tions are har@@ m@@ ful , and they are in@@ com@@ pati@@ ble with Christian qualities .
I@@ ’@@ ve read the article coun@@ t@@ less times . ”
Now it re@@ pres@@ ents the me@@ ek ones of all the nations thr@@ ough@@ out the enti@@ re earth , those who respon@@ d fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly to the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l Kingdom - preaching work and who st@@ re@@ am to “ the m@@ oun@@ tain of the house of Jehovah . ”
Con@@ tr@@ ary to what I had heard in the ch@@ ur@@ ches I had vis@@ ited , the Witnesses offered no mirac@@ ul@@ ous heal@@ ing .
( b ) What as@@ pect of our ministry will be consider@@ ed in the following article ?
The pe@@ ace@@ ful Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od that ex@@ ists worl@@ d@@ wide pro@@ ves o@@ ther@@ wise .
As God’s people , we understand many things that we could not o@@ ther@@ wise have known .
F@@ in@@ ally , for mo@@ der@@ ate we@@ ather , a pl@@ an@@ et must be t@@ il@@ ted to the prop@@ er ang@@ le and be held in place ​ — in the case of earth , a fun@@ ction ful@@ filled in part by the gra@@ vit@@ ational pul@@ l of our mo@@ on .
How do Christians view the St@@ ate ?
When his son Ab@@ sal@@ om organiz@@ ed a re@@ bel@@ li@@ on and tri@@ ed to u@@ sur@@ p the thro@@ ne , David along with some loyal supp@@ ort@@ ers moved out of Jerusalem .
A@@ cro@@ ss the A@@ t@@ l@@ an@@ tic , the rec@@ ently organiz@@ ed Ang@@ li@@ can Mis@@ sion in A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a stru@@ gg@@ les with a similar spiritual c@@ ris@@ is .
“ He that s@@ ow@@ s b@@ oun@@ ti@@ fully will also re@@ a@@ p b@@ oun@@ ti@@ fully , ” says the Bible at 2 Corinthians 9 : 6 .
But God did not purpose that we sp@@ end a few de@@ ca@@ des gro@@ wing up and ga@@ ining some wisdom and experience , only to sp@@ end the next few de@@ ca@@ des bre@@ ak@@ ing down and des@@ cen@@ ding into ill@@ ness and death .
When Davi@@ d’s son Ab@@ sal@@ om u@@ sur@@ ped the thro@@ ne , many Israelites took Ab@@ sal@@ om@@ ’s side , but not H@@ u@@ sh@@ a@@ i .
A@@ vo@@ id respon@@ ding ha@@ st@@ ily .
“ One Jehovah ” G@@ a@@ thers His F@@ am@@ ily
These public@@ ations inclu@@ de those desi@@ gn@@ ed for people with special needs , such as individuals with imp@@ a@@ i@@ red vision or hear@@ ing .
( Read Romans 12 : 10 . )
He needed to be as fe@@ ar@@ less as Eli@@ j@@ ah had been .
Per@@ ga@@ mu@@ m
I@@ F Y@@ O@@ U are a baptized Christian , love for God un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly mo@@ ves you to do his will .
E@@ spe@@ cially are we than@@ k@@ ful for Christ’s kindness in ga@@ ther@@ ing true worshipp@@ ers into un@@ ity .
So in the year 20@@ 00 , I moved back to Eng@@ land and jo@@ ined the Bethel family in L@@ ond@@ on .
His words have pro@@ found meaning for us because we too are ke@@ en@@ ly inter@@ ested in know@@ ing what the future ho@@ l@@ ds .
G@@ a@@ ut@@ ama ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely cho@@ se a pro@@ c@@ ess of in@@ ten@@ se personal medit@@ ation as the way to true en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment .
5 , 6 . ( a ) What experience did Jesus evid@@ ently have at his baptism , with what effect upon him ?
( b ) What do Paul’s words found at Romans 1 : 7 indic@@ ate ?
P@@ artic@@ ul@@ arly vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able to this d@@ anger are you@@ ths , who are less experienced in d@@ ri@@ ving as well as in dr@@ in@@ king .
Par@@ ents T@@ each Ch@@ il@@ dren Ab@@ out Se@@ x ? 11 / 1
The@@ ir@@ s is a true Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od . ​ — John 13 : 35 .
That congregation was a spiritual body , a spiritual family .
Christian parents should expla@@ in to their children that the Kingdom H@@ all and the C@@ ongreg@@ ation Bo@@ ok S@@ tu@@ dy lo@@ c@@ ation are not plac@@ es to pla@@ y .
It would , then , se@@ em lo@@ gi@@ cal to conclu@@ de that some time after Israel en@@ tered the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and and before the dedic@@ ation of Solom@@ on@@ ’s temple , A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s ro@@ d and the g@@ ol@@ den j@@ ar of man@@ na were re@@ moved from the ar@@ k of the covenant .
“ Dis@@ tr@@ actions , ” said The Watchtower of S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 15 , 195@@ 8 , “ will likely inc@@ re@@ ase as this world ne@@ ars its do@@ om . ”
Even when Jesus for@@ ce@@ fully ex@@ posed the false teachings of the religious lead@@ ers , he never did this in a c@@ y@@ n@@ ic@@ al man@@ ner . ​ — Matthew 23 : 13 - 36 .
Mo@@ re@@ over , some of us bel@@ ong to famili@@ es that have a long hist@@ ory of service to God and have person@@ ally found him to be ‘ a real d@@ wel@@ ling during gener@@ ation after gener@@ ation . ’
We have often g@@ one in the ministry and to conven@@ tions together .
His moral we@@ ak@@ ness led to tra@@ gi@@ c con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
Why did first - century Christians know that they should par@@ take of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms ?
Timothy was also author@@ ized to h@@ and@@ le the ap@@ poin@@ ting of congregation overse@@ ers and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants .
Because humans are made of f@@ ra@@ il flesh , they cannot with@@ stand vie@@ wing God’s glory direc@@ tly .
Rather , there would be stru@@ c@@ ture , with individuals in the congregation inter@@ ac@@ ting with one another .
He d@@ ran@@ k exc@@ essi@@ vely and felt us@@ eless .
Lo@@ ve is the great@@ est of all qualities .
He then go@@ es on to l@@ ist 20 person@@ ality tra@@ its that would char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ize ung@@ o@@ dly people .
What did they do to pre@@ pare for this st@@ ep ?
O@@ thers of n@@ on - Christian faith@@ s have found the ide@@ a of God’s Kingdom appe@@ al@@ ing .
All three of us accepted personal Bible stu@@ dies .
Jo@@ shua or@@ der@@ ed the two spi@@ es : “ G@@ o into the house of the woman , the pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te , and bring out of there the woman and all who bel@@ ong to her , just as you have s@@ wor@@ n to her . ”
Are we working in har@@ mony with his will , or might we be working against it ?
Thus , he needed faith .
She activ@@ ely supp@@ or@@ ts the F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship pro@@ gra@@ m .
Why is it wor@@ th@@ while to consider how to imp@@ ro@@ ve the qu@@ ality of our prayers ?
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er can also help us to h@@ and@@ le problems .
All this we pray for when we say : “ Our Father in the heavens , let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied .
It was good for Samuel to ac@@ qui@@ re and displa@@ y such tra@@ its when relati@@ vely young , for he fac@@ ed deep@@ er disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments in his later years .
I hope to see my father again , for in that new world , “ there is going to be a resurrection . ” ​ — Acts 24 : 15 .
P@@ ur@@ pose : To help those on B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ es to su@@ per@@ v@@ ise Bethel ho@@ m@@ es , to give attention to service matters affe@@ cting congregations , and to over@@ see cir@@ cu@@ its and dist@@ ri@@ cts .
“ To whom could you lik@@ en God ?
There is no ro@@ om for par@@ ti@@ ality or pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce among true Christians .
She is con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that lear@@ ning to be pe@@ ace@@ able has en@@ ab@@ led her to have the best possible relation@@ shi@@ ps with family members and others .
With my family , 195@@ 3
W@@ he@@ ther it was vis@@ it@@ ors or new members of the Bethel family who came through the do@@ ors , it was thr@@ ill@@ ing to refle@@ ct on the resul@@ ts of our col@@ le@@ ctive efforts to work for Kingdom inc@@ re@@ ase .
His heart was in the preaching work .
Sam@@ ir@@ a , for example , still re@@ members the long con@@ vers@@ ations that she had with her parents when she was a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er .
For example , one repor@@ ter had co@@ vered sever@@ al w@@ ars , such as those in K@@ o@@ so@@ v@@ o and Ku@@ wa@@ it .
What is your Bible - reading go@@ al ?
Acc@@ ording to the st@@ ory , first a pri@@ est and then a L@@ ev@@ ite were also travel@@ ing that ro@@ ad ​ — al@@ though ne@@ i@@ ther st@@ op@@ ped to help the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m .
During his chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od , his father was always bus@@ y at work and came home l@@ ate at night .
In his ro@@ le as a shepher@@ d , Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed Jesus Christ , who was sent to God’s covenant people but was re@@ je@@ cted by them .
Does that knowledge not strengthen you to end@@ ure any tri@@ al and even face death with courage ?
( Read . ) All of us face tri@@ als that we must end@@ ure .
• If two Christians mar@@ ry in a ci@@ vi@@ l cer@@ em@@ on@@ y , what might they deci@@ de to have soon af@@ ter@@ ward ?
He was born about a th@@ ous@@ and years after the first man was cre@@ ated .
For the l@@ eng@@ th of their Na@@ z@@ ir@@ it@@ e@@ ship , they ab@@ sta@@ ined from the use of pro@@ du@@ cts of the v@@ ine , especially w@@ ine .
In any case , b@@ es@@ id@@ es pu@@ t@@ ting the tr@@ ac@@ ts in pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s hands , you have the satis@@ fac@@ tion of having read some of God’s Word to them ​ — even if you could read only one or two ver@@ ses on the in@@ iti@@ al call .
Bu@@ s@@ y and Jo@@ y@@ ful in God’s Ser@@ vice , 12 / 15
During World W@@ ar I , just 15 min@@ ut@@ es of ra@@ inf@@ all on the heav@@ y cla@@ y so@@ il of the same are@@ a is said to have end@@ ang@@ ered the succ@@ ess of all ca@@ v@@ al@@ ry man@@ e@@ u@@ v@@ ers .
In what sense are our sin@@ s “ de@@ b@@ ts ” ?
The speak@@ ers on this three - part sy@@ mp@@ o@@ si@@ u@@ m high@@ ligh@@ ted each of the three st@@ ages involved in help@@ ing people to become believers — s@@ pre@@ ading the Kingdom message , cultiv@@ ating interest found , and teaching inter@@ ested ones to ob@@ serve what Christ comman@@ ded .
On a su@@ n@@ n@@ y S@@ un@@ day mor@@ ning in the 19@@ 40 ’ s , El@@ si@@ e H@@ un@@ t@@ ing@@ for@@ d called at our family f@@ ar@@ m in sou@@ th@@ w@@ es@@ ter@@ n O@@ nt@@ ari@@ o .
The ri@@ der on a fi@@ er@@ y - col@@ ored hor@@ se de@@ pi@@ cts the w@@ ars that have a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted mankind .
How can my family be happy ?
Thus , it has such tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous p@@ ene@@ tr@@ ating power that it exc@@ e@@ e@@ ds any human in@@ str@@ um@@ ent or to@@ ol .
Let us see how use of the cro@@ ss - refer@@ ences can help us to understand a s@@ crip@@ ture .
The Bethel family in In@@ dia , 19@@ 7@@ 5
The ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic j@@ ag@@ ged m@@ oun@@ tain called E@@ l Y@@ un@@ que ( The An@@ vi@@ l )
How the first cou@@ ple , Adam and E@@ ve , must have appreci@@ ated that fact !
If an el@@ der remin@@ ds you of sa@@ f@@ ety rul@@ es and standards , therefore , accept his counsel .
He posed the question , Ha@@ ve God’s people been able to me@@ et this chall@@ enge today ?
T@@ ake ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in Jehovah . . .
V@@ i@@ ol@@ ence he s@@ ch@@ em@@ es , and viol@@ ence he recei@@ ves .
Of course , we love Jehovah , and we do not want to be sel@@ f@@ ish and wicked like Ab@@ ner and Ab@@ sal@@ om .
Then in 19@@ 35 , in W@@ a@@ shin@@ g@@ t@@ on , D@@ .@@ C . , Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d id@@ enti@@ fied the “ great crow@@ d , ” descri@@ bed in Revelation as “ standing before the thro@@ ne and before the L@@ am@@ b . ”
Their father had a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned them , and their older brother had a@@ bu@@ sed them .
The Tru@@ th and B@@ eli@@ ef@@ s
Al@@ so , the c@@ up in the same way after they had the ev@@ ening me@@ al , he saying : ‘ This c@@ up means the new covenant by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of my blood , which is to be p@@ our@@ ed out in your be@@ half . ’ ”
He@@ br@@ on ( M@@ ach@@ p@@ el@@ ah )
He said : “ S@@ end out your bre@@ ad upon the sur@@ face of the w@@ at@@ ers , for in the course of many days you will find it again . ”
As De@@ bor@@ ah fore@@ told , Jehovah f@@ ought for his people , de@@ fe@@ ating S@@ is@@ er@@ a@@ ’s for@@ ces
When the 70 re@@ turned , they were rejo@@ ic@@ ing over the succ@@ ess of their mis@@ sion .
Some married cou@@ ples have learned to esta@@ bl@@ ish appro@@ pri@@ ate b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries with their parents .
In our day , Satan has succ@@ ess@@ fully mis@@ led most people , mo@@ ving them to man@@ i@@ f@@ est sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness in many ways .
Just before Jesus was put to death , the apostles “ a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned him and f@@ led , ” and as fore@@ told , they were “ sc@@ at@@ tered each one to his own house . ”
Paul states el@@ se@@ where : “ Our being a@@ de@@ qu@@ ately qu@@ ali@@ fied is@@ su@@ es from God . ”
Jehovah’s promise to us is the same ​ — our life will be s@@ pared .
The Hebrew text in Genesis chap@@ ter 4@@ 6 says that the number of Jose@@ p@@ h’s relati@@ ves was se@@ v@@ ent@@ y .
I had always believ@@ ed that the Bo@@ ok of M@@ or@@ m@@ on and the Bible comple@@ men@@ ted each other .
When we arri@@ ved , about 70 were already present , and there was har@@ dly standing ro@@ om left .
You too can show you trust in Jehovah .
We read at 1 John 5 : 14 : “ This is the confidence that we have toward him , that , no matter what it is that we ask according to his will , he he@@ ars us . ”
Consider : John id@@ enti@@ fied Jesus as “ the true light that gives light to every s@@ ort of man . ”
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing we enjoy is only because of Jehovah’s loving - kindness .
It is true that among some of the ol@@ des@@ t co@@ pi@@ es of the Bible , there are small mis@@ takes and differ@@ ences .
Con@@ tr@@ ast Moses with E@@ sa@@ u , a son of the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Isa@@ a@@ c .
Tru@@ th fre@@ ed F@@ er@@ n@@ an@@ do from his fear of the spirit world and the so - called af@@ ter@@ life .
Yet , it does provide exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent principles to gu@@ i@@ de us in such matters as e@@ ating ha@@ bi@@ ts , physical f@@ it@@ ness , men@@ tal attitude , se@@ x , the use of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l , to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o , and so - called rec@@ re@@ ational d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , and num@@ er@@ ous other things .
He hum@@ bly accepted the t@@ ask . ​ — Acts 6 : 1 - 6 .
Eli@@ j@@ ah and El@@ isha wor@@ ked hard to buil@@ d up the people spiritually .
The message that Jesus pre@@ ached was one of in@@ com@@ par@@ able hope .
My soul has wa@@ ited for Jehovah more than w@@ atch@@ men for the mor@@ ning , w@@ atch@@ ing for the mor@@ ning .
Acc@@ ording to Ar@@ m@@ strong , one c@@ ru@@ cial t@@ est of any religion is that it should lead to “ practic@@ al com@@ pas@@ sion . ”
O@@ thers ar@@ gu@@ e that P@@ il@@ ate@@ ’s du@@ ty was not so much to up@@ hold justice as it was to prom@@ o@@ te peace and Rom@@ an inter@@ ests .
In B@@ ris@@ ban@@ e , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , for example , he spoke on “ The Bal@@ m of G@@ ile@@ ad ” and showed how God’s Word con@@ tain@@ s a message that is an “ an@@ ti@@ do@@ te for all earthly w@@ o@@ es . ”
That brought for@@ th a bit@@ ter re@@ action from the cl@@ er@@ gy .
Our bo@@ at , the E@@ u@@ g@@ ê@@ ni@@ o C , set sa@@ il from the por@@ t of S@@ an@@ to@@ s , S@@ ã@@ o Paulo St@@ ate , on S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 6 , 19@@ 6@@ 9 .
Re@@ tr@@ ac@@ ing Paul’s S@@ te@@ ps
Although Eli@@ j@@ ah was just “ a man with feelings like our@@ s , ” God appreci@@ ated his hard work in rest@@ or@@ ing pu@@ re worship and san@@ c@@ ti@@ f@@ ying His name .
C@@ over@@ ed with s@@ and , the e@@ gg@@ s are kept at a su@@ it@@ able temp@@ er@@ ature while both m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale ten@@ d them .
Yes , in@@ for@@ ma@@ l wit@@ ness@@ ing can pro@@ du@@ ce fine fru@@ it@@ age .
He did not try to cor@@ rec@@ t some ‘ desi@@ gn f@@ law ’ in their gen@@ es .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , H@@ ag@@ ar follow@@ ed this counsel , ad@@ ju@@ sted her attitude toward S@@ ar@@ ah , and became an@@ c@@ est@@ ress to a mul@@ titu@@ de .
What is the relationship between God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and his Kingdom ?
Then “ the u@@ pri@@ ght . . . and the b@@ lam@@ eless are the ones that will be left over ” in the earth .
And pu@@ t@@ ting ag@@ re@@ ements in writ@@ ing often pre@@ v@@ ents mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s and comple@@ x@@ ities that may ar@@ ise because of “ un@@ fore@@ seen occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 11 ; James 4 : 13 , 14 .
The man and the woman ​ — the husband and the wife — ​ are not the only ones who ought to show honor on the we@@ d@@ ding day .
The ob@@ serv@@ ance it@@ self remin@@ ds us of the love sh@@ own by God and Christ in con@@ ne@@ ction with Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice .
He became a Witness in 19@@ 39 at the beg@@ in@@ ning of World W@@ ar I@@ I , and he gave up a f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing pres@@ s p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ y bu@@ sin@@ ess in order to take up the full - time ministry .
P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la and A@@ qu@@ ila no doubt helped to make disciples in R@@ ome , Corin@@ th , and Eph@@ esus . ​ — Acts 18 : 1 , 2 , 18 , 19 ; Romans 16 : 3 - 5 .
“ I Will D@@ well in the H@@ ouse of Jehovah ”
So@@ on af@@ ter@@ ward , her husband deci@@ ded to study the Bible , and within a sh@@ ort time , he accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed me in the house - to - house ministry .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , an individu@@ al could not make a v@@ al@@ id dedic@@ ation to God while eng@@ ag@@ ing in any conduct that would exc@@ lu@@ de him from the Kingdom .
And we will imitate the faith of Joseph and the example of his mer@@ ci@@ ful Father , Jehovah .
Th@@ ink , for instance , of the religious organiz@@ ations that dec@@ ei@@ ve milli@@ ons of people about the n@@ ature of God , the tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thin@@ ess of the Bible , the future of the earth and mankind ​ — and many other sub@@ je@@ cts .
The fact that we are no part of Satan’s world is also seen in how we coura@@ ge@@ ously id@@ enti@@ fy ourselves as Jehovah’s Witnesses and Christ’s followers at work , at school , in the neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od , and among our relati@@ ves . ​ — Read Mark 8 : 38 .
Con@@ ce@@ aled We@@ ak@@ nesses
E@@ i@@ ther a h@@ ang@@ man will k@@ ic@@ k the sto@@ ol out from bene@@ ath your fe@@ et or you will ro@@ t in pris@@ on .
Do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines once difficult appe@@ ared simp@@ le and per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly accep@@ table .
Thus , the same wise Hebrew wrote : “ The re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of the righteous one is du@@ e for a blessing , but the very name of the wicked ones will ro@@ t . ”
He can certainly help us to cop@@ e with our problems and to make any needed ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments .
See The Watchtower , F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 15 , 199@@ 8 , pages 17 - 22 .
In acc@@ ord with prophecy , “ at the n@@ in@@ th h@@ our [ about three o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck in the af@@ ter@@ no@@ on ] Jesus called out with a l@@ ou@@ d vo@@ ice : ‘ El@@ i , El@@ i , l@@ ama sa@@ ba@@ ch@@ than@@ i ? ’
( b ) At the time of Davi@@ d’s ano@@ in@@ ting , what became op@@ er@@ ative upon him ?
In 36 C.E . , the privilege of be@@ coming a part of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s spiritual se@@ ed was ex@@ tend@@ ed for the first time to those who were ne@@ i@@ ther Jews nor pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes .
What does Jesus , the F@@ ine S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d , tell us to do ?
Yes , the Israelites in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness always had what they truly needed .
O@@ su@@ e@@ ke ) , 3 / 1
Then they spoke Jehovah’s word to him and his hous@@ eho@@ ld , with the result that “ he and his were baptized without d@@ el@@ a@@ y . ”
In fact , jud@@ ges of the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in con@@ spi@@ red to k@@ ill him . ​ — Acts 6 : 12 ; 7 : 5@@ 8 ; 23 : 6 - 15 .
In what way should following Jesus ’ perfect mo@@ de@@ l af@@ fect us ?
This proved to be a wonderful experience that great@@ ly buil@@ t up my confidence .
Why do we take such a stand ?
How far such reason@@ ing is from the truth !
But he ought to cho@@ ose rec@@ re@@ ation that refle@@ cts the spi@@ rit@@ ’s fru@@ it@@ age , not the kind that fe@@ atu@@ res “ the works of the flesh . ”
H@@ app@@ y for Sh@@ are in Bible E@@ duc@@ ation ( A .
Even before A@@ ri@@ el became a member of the congregation , he stu@@ died the Bible with a relati@@ ve who prog@@ ressed and was baptized on the same day as A@@ ri@@ el was .
• How do we know that Jehovah will soon as@@ ser@@ t his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ?
What if we are pla@@ gu@@ ed by “ dis@@ qui@@ et@@ ing thoughts ” regarding a serious sin ?
As for the sc@@ op@@ e of our knowledge of God’s cre@@ ative works , the faithful man Job conclu@@ ded : “ Lo@@ ok ! These are the fr@@ ing@@ es of his ways , and what a wh@@ is@@ per of a matter has been heard of him ! ”
E@@ very year some 200@@ ,000 new boo@@ ks are publi@@ shed in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates al@@ one .
Th@@ in@@ king about such questions s@@ low@@ ed down his anger , and he was able to con@@ tain the strong feelings that wel@@ led up in his heart .
By way of re@@ view : A@@ c@@ qui@@ ring a heart ag@@ re@@ e@@ able to Jehovah invol@@ ves allow@@ ing God’s Word to influ@@ ence what we are in@@ side , the se@@ cre@@ t person of the heart .
B@@ ri@@ ef@@ ly share a spiritual ge@@ m that you dis@@ co@@ vered in your Bible reading .
Peter chang@@ ed , and he became truly un@@ ited with “ the whole associ@@ ation of brothers . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
Tru@@ st in Jehovah , “ the God of All Com@@ fort ”
P@@ artic@@ ul@@ arly among young people , even among those who believe in him , is he a my@@ st@@ er@@ y .
God a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned Jesus to his enem@@ ies by taking away His prote@@ ction so that Christ’s integrity might be fully t@@ ested .
And whether they had wor@@ ked all day or just one h@@ our , he gave them the same am@@ ount of money .
At its ro@@ o@@ t is what one organization c@@ alls “ the per@@ va@@ ding attitude among many people . . . that older pers@@ ons have out@@ lived their u@@ se@@ ful@@ ness , are un@@ pro@@ duc@@ tive and over - dep@@ end@@ ent . ”
God’s Word poin@@ ts to the S@@ ource of true un@@ ity
P@@ re@@ vi@@ ously , scho@@ l@@ ars thought that the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t’s differ@@ ences might be the result of mis@@ takes or even deli@@ ber@@ ate in@@ ven@@ tions by the transl@@ at@@ or .
F@@ o@@ to@@ s@@ am@@ m@@ lu@@ ng des S@@ ta@@ d@@ t@@ ar@@ c@@ hi@@ v Z@@ wi@@ c@@ ka@@ u , De@@ ut@@ s@@ ch@@ land
Joseph and Jac@@ ob@@ ’s other sons car@@ ri@@ ed his body “ into the land of Cana@@ an and bu@@ ri@@ ed him in the ca@@ ve of the field of M@@ ach@@ p@@ el@@ ah , the field that Abraham had pur@@ cha@@ sed . ”
O@@ f@@ ten , brothers who return to serve as elders become fin@@ er shepher@@ ds than they were before .
We will consider what principles from Ho@@ se@@ a@@ ’s prophecy ?
13 Di@@ d You K@@ now ? 18 Is Jesus God ?
The w@@ all pre@@ ven@@ ted the family and others from f@@ all@@ ing and being in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed or kil@@ led .
M@@ ore than anything el@@ se , Satan wants to see the end of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
However , in his li@@ mit@@ less wisdom , Jehovah took into account Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s exc@@ ep@@ tional faith and his works resul@@ ting ther@@ e@@ from .
After all , the apostle Paul said to the Eph@@ es@@ i@@ an elders : “ By thus la@@ bor@@ ing you must ass@@ ist those who are we@@ ak . ”
Some say that a person is wise if he has mer@@ ely acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ated a we@@ al@@ th of knowledge .
H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds are to remain res@@ olu@@ t@@ ely al@@ o@@ of in the family .
I@@ magine the ex@@ t@@ ent of our anxi@@ ety if we were con@@ sum@@ ed by efforts to st@@ ore up “ tre@@ a@@ sures on the earth . ”
Paul , who was himself persecu@@ ted as a Christian , wrote : “ If Christ has not been ra@@ ised up , our preaching is certainly in va@@ in , and our faith is in va@@ in . ”
However , upon our arri@@ val , Al@@ l@@ an was im@@ medi@@ ately asked to help out as an inter@@ pre@@ ter during the enti@@ re ass@@ em@@ bly .
M@@ ore T@@ re@@ a@@ sures at a “ W@@ i@@ de Be@@ ach ”
He ba@@ th@@ ed , cu@@ t his ha@@ ir , wor@@ e clean and ne@@ at clo@@ th@@ es , and soon was regul@@ ar at the meetings .
Gen@@ er@@ os@@ ity be@@ ge@@ ts gener@@ os@@ ity .
Your words and actions will then bring them a me@@ asure of comfort . ​ — 1 John 3 : 18 .
He@@ ed God’s R@@ em@@ in@@ ders !
For instance , if any are spiritually si@@ ck , they can “ call the older men [ appointed elders ] of the congregation . ”
E@@ arly that day all those present for the occasi@@ on had g@@ one by bu@@ s to the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver , where 22 were baptized in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of their dedic@@ ation to Jehovah .
As we follow Bible principles , we see for ourselves that Jehovah’s counsel works .
For example , he tel@@ ls us that we must not worship i@@ do@@ ls , ste@@ al , get dr@@ un@@ k , or do things that are se@@ x@@ u@@ ally im@@ moral .
The other cu@@ st@@ om@@ er left quic@@ k@@ ly without using the fac@@ il@@ ities .
And the st@@ or@@ m go@@ d Ba@@ al - Ha@@ da@@ d was “ the ri@@ der of the cl@@ ou@@ ds ” and “ the l@@ ord of the earth . ”
We also bring praise to God when we make up@@ building com@@ ments during the par@@ ts of our meetings that call for a@@ udi@@ ence par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation .
However , the pri@@ m@@ ary reason for publi@@ shing sal@@ vation is , not to sa@@ ve humans , but to bring praise to God .
N@@ ex@@ t , John E . Bar@@ r of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy spoke on the the@@ me “ Let No@@ thing Se@@ par@@ ate You From God’s Lo@@ ve . ”
The best way we can do that is by teaching them about God and about what his Kingdom will do for mankind .
After a few months , the Z@@ ambi@@ an author@@ ities re@@ pat@@ ri@@ ated us to Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i ; yet , we could not return to our home v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
They said : “ Let us e@@ at and dr@@ ink , for to - mor@@ ro@@ w we die . ”
They speak M@@ and@@ ar@@ in , and that pres@@ ents a new chall@@ enge in the preaching work .
With what attitude do Christian elders try to read@@ just someone ?
In what important way can we support Jehovah’s work ?
S@@ hor@@ tly after that , I was invit@@ ed to po@@ li@@ ce he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters for ques@@ tion@@ ing . S@@ ur@@ pris@@ e !
Bible prophecy , com@@ bin@@ ed with cur@@ r@@ ent events , id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es our time as “ the last days . ”
Many give ans@@ wers that reve@@ al that they have a clear vision of what they want to do to serve Jehovah ​ — perhaps by en@@ ter@@ ing some form of full - time service or by serving where there is a greater need for Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers .
They may even fear for our et@@ er@@ n@@ al wel@@ f@@ are .
“ For a certain@@ ty , ” said Peter , “ I per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve that God is not par@@ ti@@ al . ”
There he gave the le@@ c@@ ture and dist@@ ribu@@ ted the M@@ il@@ li@@ ons boo@@ k@@ le@@ ts , as mentioned in the in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction of this article .
That spirit is a@@ vail@@ able to all of God’s servants , and it helps them to sur@@ m@@ ount for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les .
On the contr@@ ary , through his Kingdom , he will soon re@@ pa@@ ir all the dam@@ age that has been done .
Are you a person of prayer , as Jesus was ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ out fai@@ l , Jehovah provi@@ des what we need in order to fulf@@ ill our disci@@ ple - making com@@ mis@@ sion and to accom@@ pl@@ ish our ministry worl@@ d@@ wide . ​ — 2 Timothy 4 : 5 .
Now the sc@@ he@@ du@@ le provi@@ des for sh@@ or@@ ter conven@@ tion days , and food pre@@ par@@ ation done by famili@@ es and individuals a@@ head of time al@@ lo@@ ws them to give more attention to the spiritual fe@@ e@@ ding pro@@ gra@@ m .
( b ) Why is Jesus acc@@ used of bre@@ ak@@ ing the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h ?
Their number being se@@ ven sign@@ i@@ fi@@ es div@@ in@@ ely determined comple@@ ten@@ ess .
Do you stri@@ ve to put into prac@@ tice the many practic@@ al su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions publi@@ shed by the faithful slave on marriage and family life ?
It was up to each Israel@@ ite to deci@@ de how much to leave for the nee@@ dy .
Per@@ haps Peter was refer@@ ring to the fact that , on a@@ ver@@ age , women are s@@ mal@@ l@@ er and have less physical strength than men .
And the spirit mo@@ tiv@@ ates brothers and sisters to do all they can in preaching and teaching .
L@@ ater , I was trans@@ fer@@ red to U@@ d@@ on Th@@ an@@ i A@@ ir@@ por@@ t , T@@ ha@@ il@@ and .
Since 194@@ 6 , when recor@@ ds began to be kept , over 14@@ 3@@ ,000 pers@@ ons in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o have been taught to read and wr@@ ite in cl@@ as@@ ses condu@@ cted by the Witnesses !
“ It was a very difficult time in my life , ” she expla@@ ins .
As a result , many accepted the truth .
Even though we have never me@@ t Moses , Noah , or Jesus , just know@@ ing their name makes these men more real to us .
It also gives them practic@@ al su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions on how to take a stand for what is right .
All had to remain in the ar@@ k for a full year until the w@@ at@@ ers rec@@ e@@ ded .
As mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , my wife a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned me because of my bl@@ in@@ dness .
We made re@@ qu@@ est to God for a good conscience and were baptized in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of our dedic@@ ation to him .
T@@ ake , for example , one fil@@ m ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tive in H@@ ol@@ l@@ y@@ w@@ o@@ od .
I had to bring her back from a ho@@ te@@ l in To@@ k@@ yo . F@@ in@@ ally , we deci@@ ded to div@@ or@@ ce .
But what of those who lived in small to@@ w@@ ns and r@@ ur@@ al are@@ as ?
Our privilege of be@@ aring God’s name comes with what responsi@@ bility ?
• I@@ v@@ y gro@@ wing on the house gives prote@@ ction against evil
Although no imper@@ fect human can per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly imitate Jesus , stri@@ ving to “ follow his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y ” will help hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves to w@@ in the bat@@ tle against mis@@ use of the t@@ ong@@ ue . ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 21 .
Today some people try to get attention by any possible means , even by sh@@ o@@ c@@ king others .
She says : “ I am a h@@ ou@@ se@@ keep@@ er , and I really enjoy my assignment . ”
On@@ loo@@ k@@ ers might ag@@ ree .
V@@ olu@@ nt@@ ary don@@ ations for the holy ones in Ju@@ de@@ a proved that a b@@ ond of bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od ex@@ is@@ ted between Jewish and G@@ ent@@ ile worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah .
If he does not listen even to the congregation , let him be to you just as a man of the nations and as a ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ or . ”
Be as@@ sur@@ ed that Jehovah tre@@ a@@ sures your efforts to up@@ hold his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y by your faithful service and end@@ ur@@ ance of tri@@ als .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , in the face of in@@ ten@@ se present - day persecu@@ tion , anointed Christians and their dedic@@ ated associ@@ ates are determined not to bre@@ ak their integrity to God .
Does the way we tre@@ at people in the ministry make a differ@@ ence ?
S@@ how@@ ing the need for regul@@ ar@@ ity in meeting together to worship , Isaiah pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed : “ ‘ It will certainly occ@@ ur that from new mo@@ on to new mo@@ on and from sa@@ b@@ bat@@ h to sa@@ b@@ bat@@ h all flesh will come in to bo@@ w down before me , ’ Jehovah has said . ”
And how can we make sure that we accept any of such help ?
“ I started teaching my son when he was three years old , ” says a mother in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o nam@@ ed Ju@@ li@@ a . “ Just know@@ ing that teach@@ ers , ba@@ b@@ y@@ s@@ it@@ ters , or older children could h@@ ur@@ t him concer@@ ned me very much .
In an at@@ temp@@ t to bre@@ ak our att@@ ach@@ ment to God , Satan t@@ ar@@ ge@@ ts the s@@ ource of our desi@@ res ​ — our heart .
Me@@ et@@ ings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions of Jehovah’s Witnesses continue to buil@@ d us up spiritually .
Wor@@ king some 50 years , Noah “ con@@ stru@@ cted an ar@@ k for the sa@@ ving of his hous@@ eho@@ ld . ”
A@@ no@@ ther member of the r@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ist mo@@ v@@ ement , B@@ er@@ n@@ ard de F@@ on@@ ten@@ el@@ le , felt that human reason on its own would lead mankind to “ a century which will become more en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ed day by day , so that all pre@@ vi@@ ous cen@@ tu@@ ries will be lost in dar@@ k@@ ness by com@@ par@@ is@@ on . ” ​ — En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a .
He could sy@@ mp@@ a@@ th@@ ize with those who su@@ ff@@ er and could better appreci@@ ate his ro@@ le in coming to their res@@ cu@@ e .
A rich person may pre@@ ten@@ d to be po@@ or , simply to hi@@ de his we@@ al@@ th .
The long - ter@@ m con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of inst@@ ant gr@@ ati@@ fic@@ ation .
Jesus ’ disciples must “ live no longer for themselves , but for him who died for them and was ra@@ ised up . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
What hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al develop@@ ment off@@ ers in@@ sight into what Paul saw ?
In our case , fellow stud@@ ents , work@@ mat@@ es , or members of our family may respon@@ d fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly when they see the stand we take for what is right .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What example shows that it is not en@@ ough to make the cla@@ im that we trust in God ?
For example , the King James V@@ er@@ sion rend@@ ers Isaiah 14 : 12 : “ How ar@@ t tho@@ u fal@@ le@@ n from heaven , O Lu@@ ci@@ f@@ er , son of the mor@@ ning ! ”
Th@@ an@@ ks to Jehovah and his written Word , “ light it@@ self has f@@ la@@ shed up for the righteous one , and rejo@@ ic@@ ing even for the ones u@@ pri@@ ght in heart . ” ​ — Psalm 9@@ 7 : 11 .
I still had so much to learn .
Tru@@ e , some may have the power to cause har@@ m , even death .
His Word thus says that every family “ ow@@ es its name ” ​ — its very ex@@ ist@@ ence — ​ to Jehovah .
Jehovah’s Witnesses have made an ex@@ ten@@ sive study of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures , which has helped them to understand what the comman@@ ds of God and Jesus are .
G@@ R@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ D@@ W@@ AT@@ E@@ R
As we do this , we need to ex@@ pose ourselves ​ — the t@@ est sub@@ je@@ cts — ​ to what is written there .
Th@@ ink about some of the things he has given us because of his love for us .
The man David was ob@@ vi@@ ously God’s friend , for God descri@@ bed him as being “ a man ag@@ re@@ e@@ able to [ his ] heart . ”
Fr@@ en@@ ch Ju@@ ne 22 - 24 , Ju@@ ne 29 – Ju@@ ly 1
Mo@@ re@@ over , the Hebrew Scriptures were filled with prophe@@ ci@@ es concer@@ ning the Messi@@ ah .
A Ch@@ ange of R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on
The two following artic@@ les will show how Jehovah’s spirit can direc@@ t us to teach with s@@ k@@ ill and preach with con@@ stan@@ cy .
He star@@ ed at her and sh@@ ou@@ ted : “ G@@ et out of here .
As we do this , our an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation will sur@@ ely gro@@ w for what Jehovah has in st@@ ore for the coming year .
Hence , they un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly had occasi@@ on to tra@@ v@@ el that ro@@ ad .
Some have accepted ​ — or in@@ iti@@ ated — ​ chang@@ es in their emp@@ loy@@ ment that have allow@@ ed them more time for the ministry .
Your decisions will be more bal@@ an@@ ced and the help you give to others more s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully rend@@ ered , free of the ex@@ tre@@ m@@ es that often mar@@ k un@@ inform@@ ed ones .
In the new world , that great vi@@ ct@@ ory will not be for@@ go@@ t@@ ten .
If you hum@@ bly per@@ se@@ v@@ ere and put your whole heart into wh@@ atever the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c activ@@ ity you are involved in , Jehovah will use you in har@@ mony with his pur@@ pos@@ es and p@@ our out on you a rich blessing .
For example , the bi@@ g city may look prom@@ ising , tri@@ gg@@ ering v@@ isions of good times , large pa@@ y@@ c@@ he@@ c@@ ks , and f@@ an@@ cy living qu@@ ar@@ ters .
The answer lies in what that death is l@@ in@@ ked with .
“ But I deci@@ ded that since I had made a dedic@@ ation to God to do his will , I would obey his clear instru@@ ctions . ”
How does John de@@ pi@@ ct the relationship between the Ang@@ l@@ o - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can World P@@ ow@@ er and the Un@@ ited N@@ ations ?
My problems began sh@@ ort@@ ly after we re@@ turned to S@@ pain , my parents ’ home country .
In an at@@ temp@@ t to re@@ conc@@ ile the Bible with ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y , O@@ ri@@ g@@ en reli@@ ed heav@@ ily upon the al@@ leg@@ or@@ ic@@ al me@@ th@@ od of inter@@ pre@@ ting the Scriptures .
His go@@ al is to turn them away from God , to become lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves , self - as@@ sum@@ ing , and ha@@ ugh@@ ty .
( c ) Why is it important for us to consider the study of the Bible as “ an act of worship ” ?
Per@@ secu@@ tion indic@@ ates that Satan and his world are ang@@ ry with you because you serve Jehovah .
L@@ ater Z@@ e@@ de@@ ki@@ ah sent a d@@ ele@@ g@@ ation that inclu@@ ded Sha@@ ph@@ an’s son El@@ as@@ ah to Babyl@@ on .
As our bu@@ s spe@@ e@@ ds along , we pe@@ er out of the w@@ in@@ do@@ w at the f@@ lu@@ r@@ ry of activ@@ ity on the st@@ re@@ et .
Our et@@ er@@ n@@ al wel@@ f@@ are dep@@ ends upon our respon@@ se to this ke@@ y as@@ pect of his message .
In the sum@@ m@@ er of 199@@ 6 , a sister who is a full - time pre@@ ach@@ er on R@@ ho@@ des wit@@ ness@@ ed to a young J@@ am@@ a@@ i@@ can man who wor@@ ked on a c@@ ru@@ ise l@@ in@@ er that vis@@ ited that por@@ t every F@@ ri@@ day .
From stud@@ ying the Bible , however , I real@@ ized that my conduct affe@@ cts Jehovah’s feelings .
Bu@@ sin@@ ess was good en@@ ough to requi@@ re the help of hi@@ red men .
( b ) What should be our attitude toward study , and what benef@@ its can we der@@ i@@ ve from this important activ@@ ity ?
( c ) How can we receive Kingdom blessings ?
As a young man , I had had no in@@ ten@@ tion of get@@ ting married , let al@@ one having children .
A liter@@ al shepher@@ d also gu@@ i@@ ded the flo@@ ck to an appro@@ pri@@ ate pas@@ ture and a w@@ at@@ ering place .
Tru@@ e , he is the “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer . ”
There were three ty@@ p@@ es to cho@@ ose from , each a@@ vail@@ able in a number of langu@@ ages : The “ E@@ u@@ re@@ ka X ” set had all the recorded n@@ arr@@ ation and mu@@ si@@ c .
A@@ vo@@ id What Mi@@ ght W@@ ei@@ gh You D@@ own
He war@@ ned the Corinthians against “ par@@ taking of . . . the table of dem@@ ons . ”
Still , we recogn@@ ize that main@@ tain@@ ing our Kingdom H@@ all ​ — the cen@@ ter of pu@@ re worship in the lo@@ c@@ ality — ​ is part of our sac@@ red service .
Who could help us sol@@ ve disa@@ gre@@ e@@ able s@@ ound problems ?
H@@ er husband accepted her su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion and ev@@ en@@ tually did the right thing .
Mar@@ ch 15 - 21 , 20@@ 10
He is ke@@ en@@ ly inter@@ ested in you .
Mo@@ re@@ over , our own ‘ tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous heart ’ could inter@@ f@@ ere with how well we respon@@ d to Jehovah’s direc@@ ti@@ ves .
In an effort to be of spiritual help , an el@@ der might men@@ tion that with the pas@@ sing of time , some find that what stu@@ mb@@ led them no longer seem@@ s very important .
Instead of encourag@@ ing godly fear and go@@ o@@ dness , this demon@@ ic “ a@@ ir ” bre@@ e@@ ds re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against God and his standards .
Christian family he@@ a@@ ds today follow a similar pat@@ ter@@ n .
Indeed , the Bible descri@@ bes death as an enem@@ y and promises that soon both si@@ ck@@ ness and death will be no more . ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 26 ; Revelation 21 : 3 , 4 .
The la@@ id - back life - st@@ y@@ le , which is ty@@ pi@@ cal of many is@@ land cul@@ tures , makes it eas@@ y to star@@ t con@@ vers@@ ations with just about anyone .
What pro@@ ves that God’s wr@@ ath rema@@ ins upon the present wicked system of things ?
These are in@@ t@@ ent on sh@@ aring ze@@ al@@ ously in the fulfill@@ ment of the com@@ mis@@ sion that Jesus Christ gave his disciples : “ You will be wit@@ nesses of me . . . to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ”
Re@@ ading the book on the to@@ pi@@ c of cre@@ ation he@@ igh@@ ten@@ ed my cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity .
The Bible fore@@ told that “ a great crow@@ d , which no man [ would be ] able to number , out of all nations and tri@@ bes and pe@@ op@@ les and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es ” would sh@@ out : “ S@@ al@@ vation we o@@ we to our God , who is se@@ ated on the thro@@ ne , and to the L@@ am@@ b . ”
E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates Ri@@ ver
But after comple@@ ting his high school educ@@ ation , he e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly en@@ tered pioneer service , thus be@@ coming a full - time Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er .
The apostle Paul said that Noah , “ after recei@@ ving divine war@@ ning of things not yet seen , showed godly fear and con@@ stru@@ cted an ar@@ k for the sa@@ ving of his hous@@ eho@@ ld . ”
On@@ ce the father deci@@ des what to say , he might ask himself , ‘ How could I say it in words that my son would find deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful , accep@@ table ? ’
She had sever@@ al cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es who were blood don@@ ors .
Instead , he taught : “ Just let your word ‘ Yes ’ mean y@@ es , your ‘ No , ’ no . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
After so many years , I continue to enjoy the full - time ministry .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T Jesus Christ did to help people when he was on earth was mar@@ vel@@ ous .
What made the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l s@@ we@@ et - ta@@ sting to E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el was his attitude toward his com@@ mis@@ sion .
Ha@@ ve you ever been a vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ation ?
A ke@@ y point is this : Our being truly succ@@ ess@@ ful does not dep@@ end on our ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements or position in the eyes of the world .
When we are fac@@ ed with situ@@ ations so per@@ ple@@ x@@ ing that we do not know what to pray for , “ the spirit it@@ self ple@@ a@@ ds for us . ”
A fine way to show mer@@ cy is to share Bible tru@@ ths with others
He pray@@ er@@ fully pre@@ pared his heart to con@@ sul@@ t the Law of Jehovah .
It means taking action ​ — doing what pleas@@ es him , let@@ ting his la@@ ws and principles gu@@ i@@ de us in da@@ ily life .
They could do so because the head of the de@@ par@@ t@@ ment co@@ vered for the di@@ sh@@ on@@ est work@@ ers .
Yes , Jehovah provi@@ des direction to the slave . We can therefore have full confidence in the Scriptural in@@ sight , understanding , and guid@@ ance that we receive from the slave .
Ther@@ e@@ after , we can re@@ su@@ me the study using the K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge book .
Do others know your stand on un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations ?
As he c@@ lu@@ ng to me , he said , “ Mu@@ m@@ my , Jehovah helped me , di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t he ? ”
How did Jehovah show great pati@@ ence in deal@@ ing with Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s concer@@ ns ?
As anointed Christians , the members of that slave “ keep following the L@@ am@@ b no matter where he go@@ es . ”
Some years ag@@ o my el@@ des@@ t son , H@@ ans W@@ er@@ ner , gave me a Bible .
In a spiritual sense , they themselves were bl@@ ind and in b@@ onda@@ ge to man - made tra@@ di@@ tions !
( a ) What may af@@ fect our view of others ?
That is why I have come out to me@@ et you , to look for your face , that I may find you . ’ ” ​ — Proverbs 7 : 13 - 15 .
On the other hand , co@@ pi@@ es of the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t are also sub@@ ject to er@@ ro@@ r , and at times the Hebrew text is refer@@ red to in cor@@ rec@@ ting the Greek .
The A@@ nt@@ wer@@ p P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t is consider@@ ed by some “ the most important ty@@ po@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ement by a sing@@ le prin@@ ter during the 1@@ 6@@ th century . ”
St@@ an@@ ding as we are on the th@@ re@@ sh@@ old of the new world , think of what Moses told the Israelites sh@@ ort@@ ly before they en@@ tered the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and : “ Jehovah your God will make you a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous in all the work of your hands . ”
El@@ be Ri@@ ver
E@@ ven@@ tually , Bro@@ ther Mar@@ gar@@ y@@ an was indi@@ cted under Ar@@ tic@@ le 2@@ 4@@ 4 , a reli@@ c of So@@ vi@@ et law pas@@ sed during the K@@ h@@ ru@@ sh@@ c@@ he@@ v er@@ a , in@@ tend@@ ed to h@@ in@@ der and ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely eli@@ min@@ ate Jehovah’s Witnesses and other religious grou@@ ps .
But how would the ad@@ vice to ‘ remember your G@@ r@@ and Creator ’ come into pla@@ y ?
His counsel di@@ ff@@ ers from “ the counsel of the wicked ones . ”
When con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with vari@@ ous teachings , Ca@@ pi@@ to believ@@ ed that “ the best s@@ ource with which to ju@@ dge their preaching was the Bible , for only it was certain , ” wr@@ ites hist@@ ori@@ an James M . K@@ it@@ tel@@ son .
Jehovah “ desi@@ res all to at@@ tain to rep@@ ent@@ ance . ”
Thus , they are loving , kind , and mil@@ d when deal@@ ing with others .
How can we imitate Jehovah’s loving concer@@ n for the el@@ der@@ ly ?
During Davi@@ d’s tri@@ als , Jehovah loy@@ ally gu@@ i@@ ded , prote@@ cted , and deli@@ vered him .
Mar@@ t@@ ina , div@@ or@@ ced for two years , says : “ Rather than d@@ well on words that h@@ ur@@ t , I try to see things from God’s vie@@ w@@ point .
As a result , a greater number of brothers have ga@@ ined experience in car@@ ing for congreg@@ ational responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
In har@@ mony with that , Jesus called Satan “ a man@@ sla@@ y@@ er when he began . ” ​ — John 8 : 4@@ 4 .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , why does Jehovah requi@@ re his servants to take this st@@ ep ?
Although he was a perfect man , Jesus did not try to remain per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly obedi@@ ent on his own .
No , Jesus was not a ti@@ ght - li@@ pp@@ ed mar@@ t@@ in@@ et .
For instance , he ob@@ served the compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship of the brothers and felt their concer@@ n for him as a person .
▪ Ch@@ er@@ ish Your P@@ ri@@ v@@ ile@@ ge of Wor@@ king With Jehovah !
An@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation gre@@ w as Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r , speaking to the enti@@ re class , began to ann@@ oun@@ ce their fore@@ ign assign@@ ments .
How can the words at John 13 : 17 prove true in con@@ ne@@ ction with Christian we@@ d@@ ding@@ s and ga@@ ther@@ ings ?
E@@ very day I medit@@ ated on a s@@ crip@@ ture I had mem@@ or@@ ized .
Jesus ’ com@@ pas@@ sion for his disciples , even when they er@@ red .
How should we view the need to make decisions ?
M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el st@@ ep@@ ped in to pre@@ v@@ ent this .
During the sum@@ m@@ er , the d@@ ry bed of the K@@ ish@@ on Ri@@ ver can be seen w@@ in@@ ding through the v@@ al@@ le@@ y pla@@ in .
See how the Scriptures por@@ tra@@ y both rep@@ ent@@ ant and un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant ones . How does the Bible descri@@ be their feelings , their attitude , and their conduct ?
As already no@@ ted , the ar@@ k of the covenant was con@@ stru@@ cted l@@ ate in 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E .
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Do you vis@@ u@@ al@@ ize yourself at@@ tain@@ ing the pri@@ ze when you read Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts ?
“ I really appreci@@ ated the interest that the pioneer brother showed in me .
How does our Kingdom - preaching activ@@ ity provide fur@@ ther evidence that we are living in the time of the end ?
No won@@ der the prac@@ tice of vie@@ wing por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y has har@@ m@@ ful resul@@ ts ​ — such as deep feelings of sh@@ ame , low pro@@ duc@@ tiv@@ ity in the work@@ place , un@@ happy family life , div@@ or@@ ce , and su@@ i@@ ci@@ de .
Are You Tru@@ ly T@@ ol@@ er@@ ant ?
What makes our service accep@@ table to Jehovah is determined , not by the am@@ ount that we do , but by the way we do it ​ — jo@@ y@@ fully and who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 00 : 1 - 5 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 23 .
His spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement resul@@ ted in a pur@@ po@@ se@@ ful life .
I@@ z@@ ab@@ ela is streng@@ th@@ ened by the thought that Jehovah lo@@ ves and valu@@ es her .
No@@ te the word “ con@@ des@@ cen@@ ding . ”
Jesus ’ answer to Tho@@ ma@@ s , then , has great meaning for us .
But sh@@ ort@@ ly ther@@ e@@ after , she succ@@ um@@ bed to can@@ c@@ er and died at age 4@@ 2 .
D@@ r . Au@@ bre@@ y de Gre@@ y , a C@@ am@@ bri@@ dge Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity g@@ ene@@ tic@@ ist eng@@ ag@@ ed in life - ex@@ ten@@ sion re@@ sear@@ ch , ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ Pe@@ ople with a good educ@@ ation and the time to use it never get bor@@ ed today and can@@ ’t i@@ magine ever r@@ un@@ ning out of new things the@@ y@@ ’@@ d like to do . ”
H@@ er love for God , her trust in him , and her ‘ simp@@ le e@@ ye ’ have made her a truly ca@@ pa@@ ble wife and mother .
For example , Jesus told a man who had been par@@ al@@ y@@ zed for 38 years to walk .
What an example of faith and per@@ sever@@ ance for all of us !
If you ba@@ se your view on what much of that re@@ gi@@ on has been like rec@@ ently , you might i@@ magine an ar@@ id land of s@@ and , ro@@ ck@@ y deser@@ ts , and par@@ ch@@ ing he@@ at . However , there is reason to believe that over@@ all the re@@ gi@@ on was qu@@ ite different in Bi@@ bli@@ cal times .
Jesus per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly imit@@ ated his Father , foc@@ using on the good in his disciples and re@@ adi@@ ly for@@ giving their er@@ r@@ ors .
A good way to en@@ sure re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing a pi@@ e@@ ce of information is to study it long after you think you know it per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly . ”
How are matu@@ re Christians different from one another , but what do they all have in comm@@ on ?
When doing so , why did he use un@@ le@@ av@@ ened bre@@ ad and red w@@ ine ?
P@@ le@@ ase let me know you ! ”
‘ Go@@ od talk concer@@ ning Jesus s@@ pre@@ a@@ ds out through all the sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding country , ’ and great crow@@ ds flo@@ ck to him ​ — from Gal@@ ile@@ e , De@@ ca@@ pol@@ is , Jerusalem , Ju@@ de@@ a , and the other side of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver .
Pro@@ te@@ ction for Those S@@ an@@ c@@ ti@@ f@@ ying God’s N@@ ame
He felt that the spiritual blessings were far more bene@@ fi@@ cial for him and his family than a high@@ er sal@@ ary would be .
R@@ em@@ ember that ‘ though@@ t@@ less words can sta@@ b like a s@@ word . ’
The u@@ pri@@ ght one fe@@ ars the true God , and “ the fear of Jehovah is the beg@@ in@@ ning of wisdom . ”
She later married , and she and her husband now serve as full - time min@@ isters .
He had the same person@@ ality , was of the same age , and had the same mem@@ ori@@ es .
What does it mean to have one@@ ’s per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers tra@@ ined ?
With that taken care of , we had 25 c@@ ents for the rest of the mon@@ th to sp@@ end as we wanted .
We got in t@@ ou@@ ch with Bro@@ ther M@@ it@@ ch@@ ell , who was g@@ la@@ d to help out .
S@@ te@@ ve and K@@ im reas@@ s@@ ess@@ ed their situation , and with his wi@@ fe@@ ’s support , S@@ te@@ ve was able to re@@ su@@ me his form@@ er responsi@@ bil@@ ities in the congregation .
He un@@ in@@ ten@@ tion@@ ally took that c@@ up and p@@ our@@ ed the con@@ ten@@ ts out on the gr@@ ound while I was taking my bat@@ h .
Al@@ ter@@ n@@ ati@@ vely , she could ask the brother to conduct the study if he is qu@@ ali@@ fied and able to do so .
F@@ o@@ c@@ us your attention on your al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty Father .
Al@@ ways T@@ re@@ at O@@ thers With R@@ es@@ pect
By such means , the Devil con@@ stan@@ tly temp@@ ts us with materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic at@@ tr@@ actions that can appe@@ al to our eyes , ear@@ s , and min@@ ds .
Why did he have to hi@@ de the liter@@ ature ?
The Bible says that Noah was “ a pre@@ ach@@ er of righteousness . ”
In one , he found the fam@@ ous man@@ us@@ crip@@ t of 9@@ 16 C.E .
Some men , for example , may not be fully a@@ ware of how deep@@ ly their words af@@ fect women .
We were over@@ jo@@ yed when we received his letter saying : “ I have found the truth .
“ God is a S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t , ” says the Bible .
Today , we are fac@@ ing another des@@ tru@@ ction ​ — that of the present wicked system of things during the great day of Jehovah .
N@@ ei@@ ther do God’s people today .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , Paul had the best inter@@ ests of his brothers and sisters in Corin@@ th at heart when he chang@@ ed his arrang@@ ements .
So how can a Christian maintain a pu@@ re heart in these cr@@ itical times ?
All the power , we@@ al@@ th , and educ@@ ation that this system of things off@@ ers cannot secu@@ re this gift .
O@@ f@@ ten mo@@ vi@@ es and tel@@ ev@@ ision shows de@@ pi@@ ct se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations in a con@@ text of ca@@ su@@ al , n@@ on@@ com@@ mit@@ ted relation@@ shi@@ ps .
He expe@@ cts us , not to be perfect , but to love him who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly , giving worship to him al@@ one .
So why do many remember Jesus for his bir@@ th rather than for his de@@ e@@ ds ?
He continu@@ es to cause his will and purpose to be real@@ ized
I had never felt wanted by my family ; I felt de@@ pri@@ ved of affe@@ ction and tend@@ er@@ ness thr@@ ough@@ out my chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od .
The R@@ o@@ le of the Ho@@ ly On@@ es
Com@@ men@@ ting on his ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , Mar@@ co@@ s said : “ My parents were always ar@@ gu@@ ing .
Se@@ e@@ ing his spiritual prog@@ ress f@@ ill@@ s us with deep joy .
He makes a wh@@ i@@ p of ro@@ p@@ es and d@@ ri@@ ves the sel@@ l@@ ers away .
Then in the early 19@@ 40 ’ s , the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol was in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed to all congregations .
There is a l@@ ink between kindness and love .
Consider how Jesus , after he gre@@ w into ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od , man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted love , hum@@ ility , and in@@ sight .
Th@@ ree of them are the s@@ k@@ ill of the par@@ ent , the en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment in which the children are ra@@ ised , and the way the ‘ ar@@ ro@@ w , ’ or child , respon@@ ds to the tra@@ ining he or she recei@@ ves .
The Bible lik@@ ens this message to ha@@ il@@ st@@ ones when it says : “ Gre@@ at ha@@ il@@ st@@ ones , each about the we@@ i@@ ght of a tal@@ ent , f@@ ell from heaven on the people , and the people bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ed God because of the pla@@ gu@@ e of ha@@ il , for the pla@@ gu@@ e was un@@ u@@ su@@ ally great . ” ​ — Re@@ v . 16 : 21 .
So@@ on the apostles were again or@@ der@@ ed to sto@@ p preaching , but Peter and the other apostles rep@@ lied : “ We must obey God as rul@@ er rather than men . ”
Be a@@ ware of the d@@ anger of be@@ coming un@@ ev@@ en@@ ly yo@@ ked with an un@@ beli@@ ever ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 10 )
B@@ es@@ id@@ es war and in@@ justice , there are the ra@@ va@@ ges of dr@@ ought , fam@@ ine , di@@ se@@ ase , ber@@ e@@ av@@ ement , and coun@@ t@@ less other things that pla@@ gu@@ e all mankind , making people won@@ der if life is wor@@ th living at all . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 1 : 8 , 14 .
However , a bit@@ ter disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment a@@ wa@@ ited me .
Con@@ f@@ ined for a time to a si@@ ck@@ bed , David was so ill that it seem@@ ed to some of his enem@@ ies that he would never “ get up again . ”
( b ) Gi@@ ve an example of how love can help brothers to be mutu@@ ally supp@@ or@@ tive .
Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s concer@@ n for Jerusalem and his com@@ pas@@ sion for the Jews living there moved him to give of himself .
W@@ ho@@ m do they fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ w ?
If so , then ple@@ ase read the following article .
Christian elders are expe@@ cted to be self - contro@@ l@@ led .
Lu@@ ther’s ma@@ j@@ or leg@@ ac@@ y to Pro@@ t@@ est@@ an@@ tism was his cen@@ tr@@ al teaching of jus@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation by faith .
Proverbs 14 : 15 says : “ An@@ yone in@@ experienced pu@@ ts faith in every word , but the sh@@ re@@ w@@ d one consi@@ ders his st@@ ep@@ s . ”
To res@@ ist the bad influ@@ ences , Witnesses in the cam@@ ps needed to stay fully involved in congregation activities .
One we@@ ek later I received an invit@@ ation to come to M@@ ag@@ de@@ bur@@ g .
There was a con@@ fu@@ sing ar@@ ra@@ y of con@@ f@@ lic@@ ting ide@@ as . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 3 : 19 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 2 : 8 , 16 - 18 .
When Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us and his hous@@ eho@@ ld received holy spirit , Peter ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged : “ Can anyone den@@ y water to pre@@ v@@ ent these from being baptized who have received the holy spirit just as we have ? ” ​ — Acts 10 : 4@@ 7 .
Let us he@@ ed the ad@@ vice found at 1 Corinthians 10 : 12 and not become over@@ confid@@ ent .
This was not a proble@@ m , however , because people were more than happy to ex@@ change food for Bible - based public@@ ations .
“ Un@@ less I wa@@ s@@ h you , ” Jesus ans@@ wer@@ ed , “ you have no part with me . ”
He p@@ our@@ ed out his heart in prayer to Jehovah .
When Jesus was baptized , Jehovah spoke from the heavens , saying : “ You are my Son , the bel@@ o@@ ved ; I have appro@@ ved you . ”
And how encourag@@ ing it is to know that Jehovah wi@@ sh@@ es to b@@ es@@ to@@ w his blessing upon many more s@@ inc@@ ere ones , who pres@@ ently may not know him !
De@@ ep in@@ side , I believ@@ ed that there is only one God , but I did not really know who he is .
1 : 5 , 23 .
• Why can it be said that the materi@@ ally po@@ or Christians in ancient S@@ my@@ r@@ na really were rich ?
; M@@ ad@@ el@@ in , L .
Th@@ ough they st@@ ro@@ ve to avoid doing wrong , they did not always succ@@ e@@ ed .
With a little effort , we can look up p@@ ho@@ ne num@@ bers , ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses , and vari@@ ous ways to get to our in@@ tend@@ ed des@@ t@@ in@@ ation .
“ I am fi@@ gh@@ ting to control imp@@ ro@@ per thoughts .
16 Do You R@@ em@@ ember ?
His arrang@@ ement can bring the best long - ter@@ m out@@ come for all , including the wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er , even though the im@@ medi@@ ate effect is pa@@ in@@ ful .
After we have done what we can , however , wor@@ ry cannot take the place of prayer .
Un@@ like first - century Jewish lead@@ ers , how did Jesus refle@@ ct Jehovah’s view of who our neigh@@ b@@ or is ?
Why would they question his ex@@ ist@@ ence ?
Then he invit@@ ed all those of the great mul@@ titu@@ de to stand .
“ Y@@ O@@ U ad@@ d@@ ress me , ‘ T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , ’ and , ‘ Lord , ’ and you speak righ@@ tly , for I am such . ”
I was imp@@ ressed that all the ans@@ wers she gave were ba@@ cked up by s@@ crip@@ tures from the Bible .
There is nothing sh@@ o@@ c@@ king or t@@ ac@@ t@@ less about Jesus ’ mo@@ de@@ l prayer .
Tru@@ e , people living a century ag@@ o knew more than their fore@@ be@@ ars .
The sp@@ el@@ ling in these s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls often di@@ ff@@ ers consider@@ ab@@ ly from later Mas@@ o@@ re@@ tic te@@ x@@ ts .
How reas@@ sur@@ ing it is to know that the requi@@ re@@ ment to “ keep be@@ aring much fru@@ it ” is within our re@@ ach !
The school came to be called the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad .
Wh@@ en@@ ever I had to wa@@ it for someone to arri@@ ve for an ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment , I took out the pages and read .
From then on , “ each one was ac@@ tive in the work with his one hand while the other hand was ho@@ l@@ ding the mis@@ s@@ ile . ”
He claim@@ ed to be an a@@ the@@ ist , but he ad@@ mit@@ ted that each time he deli@@ vered a ba@@ by , he could not help but mar@@ v@@ el , “ How perfect the human body is !
Ke@@ ep ass@@ is@@ ting these women who have stri@@ ven side by side with me in the good news . ”
He would follow a similar pat@@ ter@@ n ​ — he would fe@@ ed many through the hands of a few .
After the des@@ tru@@ ction of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , the k@@ ings of the earth evid@@ ently come to real@@ ize how u@@ se@@ ful she was to them .
How vital that we seek Jehovah’s appro@@ val !
Re@@ g@@ arding that time , Isaiah pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ies : “ In that day Jehovah , with his hard and great and strong s@@ word , will turn his attention to L@@ ev@@ i@@ a@@ than , the g@@ li@@ ding ser@@ p@@ ent , even to L@@ ev@@ i@@ a@@ than , the cro@@ o@@ ked ser@@ p@@ ent , and he will certainly k@@ ill the se@@ a mon@@ ster that is in the se@@ a . ”
After some sear@@ ch@@ ing , my pioneer par@@ t@@ ner and I found com@@ for@@ table lo@@ d@@ g@@ ings in the cen@@ ter of to@@ wn with Mari@@ a , a kin@@ d@@ hear@@ ted wi@@ do@@ w .
H@@ er bre@@ a@@ thing st@@ op@@ ped .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful I was for having received another opportunity to prove my love for Jehovah and his people !
I cannot i@@ magine how I would have sur@@ vi@@ ved without their support .
Jehovah made his feelings known when he re@@ proved Eli@@ p@@ ha@@ z , Bil@@ da@@ d , and Z@@ op@@ ha@@ r for speaking fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od but took deli@@ ght in Job , refer@@ ring to him as “ my serv@@ ant . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , ap@@ pl@@ ying Scriptural principles will help us to remain faithful to God . ​ — 1 John 2 : 16 .
Hence , he must have known that se@@ x@@ u@@ al uni@@ ons between women and materi@@ al@@ ized spi@@ r@@ its were both un@@ n@@ atur@@ al and wrong .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 23 , 8@@ 6
They were apostles of Jesus Christ , a man the high cour@@ t had con@@ dem@@ ned to death a few we@@ ek@@ s ear@@ li@@ er .
Bible transl@@ ation was often car@@ ri@@ ed out under difficult circumstances and under the th@@ re@@ at of death from Satan’s ag@@ ents .
A@@ m@@ ong the blessings that the Kingdom will bring to mankind is the eli@@ min@@ ation of govern@@ ment cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion .
We had to take a tra@@ in and then walk the rest of the way ​ — lo@@ ad@@ ed down with su@@ it@@ c@@ as@@ es , ty@@ pe@@ writ@@ er , s@@ li@@ de pro@@ je@@ ct@@ or , service ba@@ g@@ s , and liter@@ ature .
Yes , Jesus Christ will rule over the enti@@ re earth .
To ac@@ hi@@ eve this , Satan res@@ or@@ ted to lies and dec@@ e@@ it . ​ — 1 Timothy 3 : 6 .
Des@@ cri@@ be the ro@@ le of holy spirit in help@@ ing us to cop@@ e with our problems .
He ca@@ uses his cre@@ ation to do wh@@ atever is needed to accom@@ pl@@ ish his will
On the contr@@ ary , he wrote : “ Let each one do just as he has res@@ ol@@ ved in his heart , not g@@ ru@@ d@@ g@@ ingly or under com@@ pul@@ sion , for God lo@@ ves a c@@ he@@ er@@ ful gi@@ ver . ”
Some have done this simply by ob@@ serving the uni@@ verse around them .
“ How Can I M@@ ake Wor@@ ship of God En@@ jo@@ y@@ able ? ” ​ — chap@@ ter 38
A war@@ m sm@@ ile and a fri@@ end@@ ly gre@@ et@@ ing may help .
The pro@@ spe@@ ct of e@@ ating f@@ res@@ h bre@@ ad and dr@@ in@@ king new w@@ ine must have been very appe@@ al@@ ing to those co@@ op@@ ed up be@@ h@@ ind the b@@ es@@ i@@ e@@ ged c@@ it@@ y’s w@@ alls !
R@@ em@@ ember to than@@ k and praise him for all the go@@ o@@ dness he shows .
“ D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to God ”
These parents real@@ ized that children need to devel@@ op faith in their Creator .
To them , the un@@ certain@@ ty of life may be ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely fru@@ str@@ ating .
Jehovah wants us to be vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous , and he has confidence that we will continue to be loyal .
Yet , that is a way to show our personal interest in a Bible stud@@ ent .
L@@ ik@@ ely , this ang@@ el was Jesus in his pre@@ human form .
However , when M@@ ep@@ hi@@ bo@@ sh@@ et@@ h fin@@ ally me@@ t with David , he told the king what had really happened .
The Bible is full of knowledge about the “ M@@ ak@@ er of heaven and earth . ”
At that time , wicked humans would d@@ ro@@ wn in the w@@ at@@ ers of a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l d@@ elu@@ ge .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , Paul expres@@ sed his hear@@ t@@ felt desire to have his s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls on hand .
When wit@@ ness@@ ing to a woman of Sam@@ ari@@ a who had come to draw water at Jac@@ ob@@ ’s f@@ oun@@ tain near the city of S@@ y@@ cha@@ r , Jesus Christ said : “ God is a S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t , and those worshi@@ p@@ ing him must worship with spirit and truth . ”
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of the cause , you can help your child to come to g@@ ri@@ ps with the ro@@ o@@ t of any spiritual doub@@ ts .
Fir@@ st we will consider how to appro@@ ach the answer effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
A@@ no@@ inted servants of Jehovah fac@@ ed many t@@ ests of faith during World W@@ ar I .
Davi@@ d’s heart s@@ wel@@ ls with such gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de that he wants to sp@@ end the rest of his days there and thus “ ga@@ ze upon the pleas@@ an@@ t@@ ness of Jehovah . ”
If you feel that you are already doing so , pon@@ der to see what more you can do to live by that divine teaching .
Yes , your heavenly Father discipl@@ ines you because he lo@@ ves you .
I promised my@@ self that if I ever had an opportunity to help one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , I would do it . ”
How does Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 20 as@@ sure us that God’s people will enjoy se@@ cur@@ ity ?
What did An@@ n learn from this experience ?
B@@ ra@@ z@@ ili@@ an the@@ olo@@ gi@@ an In@@ á@@ ci@@ o S@@ tri@@ e@@ der acc@@ uses ch@@ ur@@ ches of res@@ or@@ ting to ti@@ thing to “ sol@@ ve their in@@ s@@ titu@@ tional problems ” and la@@ bel@@ s such practic@@ es “ il@@ leg@@ iti@@ mate , a@@ bu@@ sive , and a the@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal ab@@ er@@ r@@ ation . ”
C@@ learly , people who l@@ ack self - control are ca@@ using problems for themselves and for others .
And what are the re@@ war@@ ds for faithful service as a slave of Jehovah ?
Why is it f@@ it@@ ting to recogn@@ ize Jehovah as “ the living God ” ?
Christians in Eph@@ esus needed to re@@ a@@ wak@@ en their love for God and for the truth .
Those who had no supp@@ er were hu@@ ng@@ ry and became di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted .
What does it mean to use the spirit of a s@@ ound mind , and how can we do so ?
“ The Son of God ” gives both comm@@ end@@ ation and re@@ pro@@ of to the Th@@ y@@ ati@@ r@@ a congregation .
May we always displa@@ y such hear@@ t@@ felt re@@ ver@@ ence for Jehovah .
What gener@@ ous offer did Abra@@ m make Lo@@ t , and why was Lo@@ t’s cho@@ ice un@@ wise ?
Read for yourself Jesus ’ words in their enti@@ re@@ ty as found at Matthew 6 : 25 - 32 .
Do you find a similar attitude toward religion in your are@@ a ?
Even two members of the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in , N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s and Joseph of A@@ ri@@ ma@@ the@@ a , who were fav@@ or@@ able to Jesus , were li@@ mit@@ ed in what they could do to pre@@ v@@ ent the cour@@ t from taking action against Jesus .
At Genesis 10 : 9 , the Bible descri@@ bes N@@ im@@ ro@@ d as “ a mi@@ gh@@ ty h@@ un@@ ter . ”
V@@ ow@@ els are in@@ ser@@ ted by the read@@ er according to con@@ text .
Still , the elders try to show in@@ sight and “ find good ” in them .
Dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing can accom@@ pl@@ ish what ?
Mar@@ th@@ a was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed because of mirac@@ les that she likely learned about even before Jesus ’ ministry began .
As it did S@@ te@@ ph@@ en , so faith in Jesus ’ ability to ra@@ ise his followers from the dead can help and su@@ sta@@ in us in times of tri@@ al .
For those who bel@@ ong to God , Jehovah’s valu@@ es and principles can be sum@@ m@@ ed up in two fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al tru@@ ths : ( 1 ) Jehovah lo@@ ves those who are loyal to him , and ( 2 ) Jehovah h@@ ates un@@ righteousness .
This shows that the Ser@@ v@@ ant had learned the fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al truth of Jehovah’s uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
It is a very simp@@ le but pre@@ c@@ ise public@@ ation based enti@@ r@@ ely on the Bible .
Your ca@@ r ?
So@@ on , they were at Christian meetings with their mother , “ pers@@ is@@ ting in prayer . ”
He will rest@@ ore the human r@@ ace to the way he me@@ ant it to be . ​ — Read Psalm 37 : 11 .
If we are s@@ inc@@ ere , our a@@ po@@ lo@@ gy will inclu@@ de an ad@@ mis@@ sion of any wrong , a see@@ king of for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , and an effort to un@@ do dam@@ age to the ex@@ t@@ ent possible .
Gi@@ ve Your Li@@ fe Me@@ an@@ ing
Let us bri@@ ef@@ ly re@@ view what Paul said about love and see how we can apply his words to our relationship with our neigh@@ b@@ or .
The bro@@ ch@@ ure was written to provide information on a vari@@ ety of ways that gi@@ f@@ ts may be made now or later , as through a be@@ qu@@ est at death .
He even supp@@ or@@ ted his beli@@ ef with Scriptural refer@@ ences , c@@ iting John 14 : 28 , which says that ‘ the Father is greater than Jesus , ’ and John 17 : 3 , where Jesus is refer@@ red to as the one “ sent for@@ th ” by the only true God .
Ther@@ efore , let all of us continue not only to show honor but especially to take the lead in show@@ ing honor to one another .
That day conclu@@ des with the ra@@ pi@@ dly appro@@ aching war of the great day of God the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty , at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
16 : 13 , 14 .
( b ) What question requi@@ res consider@@ ation ?
The v@@ isions given to Isaiah , E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el , Daniel , and John make an exc@@ iting study .
We tal@@ ked about personal matters . We tal@@ ked about al@@ most everything . ” ​ — Isaiah 40 : 25 , 26 .
But re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing our G@@ r@@ and Creator also invol@@ ves pon@@ der@@ ing our ob@@ lig@@ ations to him .
L@@ ik@@ ely , some of them were among the Ne@@ thin@@ im who re@@ turned from Babyl@@ on and served at the re@@ buil@@ t temple .
“ Let ‘ the dep@@ th of God’s ri@@ ches and wisdom and knowledge ’ su@@ sta@@ in you in your mission@@ ary assign@@ ments , ” conclu@@ ded Bro@@ ther Li@@ ver@@ ance . ​ — Romans 11 : 33 .
G@@ ri@@ ef quic@@ k@@ ly turned to bit@@ ter@@ ness , and Davi@@ d’s men spoke of st@@ on@@ ing him .
12 , 13 . ( a ) Why should we be hon@@ est in all things ?
Jesus lik@@ e@@ wise showed a fir@@ m res@@ ol@@ ve not to com@@ promise , even when under as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t from Satan the Devil .
M@@ or@@ al .
Jehovah’s “ free gift ” inclu@@ des all the good things that he gives us through Jesus Christ .
Jesus fore@@ told that he would be con@@ dem@@ ned by the c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests and be imp@@ aled by G@@ ent@@ il@@ es , but on the th@@ ir@@ d day , he would ris@@ e .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , a Christian husband should love and care for his wife .
Go@@ od , up@@ building associ@@ ation has a lo@@ t to do with how much you enjoy your ministry .
If he lik@@ es hist@@ ory , you could men@@ tion an ev@@ ent descri@@ bed in hist@@ ory boo@@ ks and show him how the Bible fore@@ told the ev@@ ent many years before it happened .
A fine transl@@ ation that does use the divine name is the Bible in Z@@ an@@ de , a language spo@@ ken in par@@ ts of the C@@ en@@ tr@@ al Af@@ ri@@ can Re@@ public , Su@@ d@@ an , and the D@@ emo@@ cr@@ ati@@ c Re@@ public of C@@ ongo .
How do Christian elders today imitate Jesus ’ example in con@@ duc@@ ting meetings that are a s@@ ource of ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment ?
Jehovah may man@@ e@@ u@@ ver matters to re@@ move our ad@@ vers@@ ity , or he may give us the strength we need to end@@ ure it .
Some of these Bible stud@@ ents en@@ tered the full - time service themselves .
Those without spiritual understanding today have felt that there has been no “ str@@ ik@@ ing ob@@ ser@@ va@@ bl@@ en@@ ess ” with reg@@ ard to the si@@ gn of Jesus ’ pres@@ ence .
The righteous one is ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous about his own pas@@ tu@@ ra@@ ge ​ — the associ@@ ates and friends whom he cho@@ o@@ ses .
Con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of his S@@ on@@ ’s ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ ance with these and loy@@ al@@ ty to them , Jehovah may have gr@@ anted him some l@@ ati@@ tu@@ de in h@@ and@@ ling matters without direc@@ t con@@ sul@@ tation with H@@ im in each instance .
* What fine opportun@@ ities for personal refle@@ ction this fe@@ ature of the book provi@@ des !
Our determin@@ ation to hold to Jehovah’s standards of righteousness will be like a bre@@ ast@@ pl@@ ate prote@@ cting our heart .
What practic@@ al st@@ ep@@ s can you take to help your loved one cop@@ e with his or her ill@@ ness and the pro@@ spe@@ ct of death ?
It is un@@ wise to cir@@ cul@@ ate un@@ ver@@ i@@ fied repor@@ ts
Tru@@ e followers of Jesus Christ stri@@ ve to refle@@ ct the same qualities that Jesus man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted as a human .
It may be best to let the ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved ste@@ er the con@@ vers@@ ation .
Ph@@ ili@@ p happ@@ ily con@@ sen@@ ted to his re@@ qu@@ est , and the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an , after being baptized , “ kept going on his way rejo@@ ic@@ ing . ”
Ther@@ e@@ after , he made quic@@ k prog@@ ress and soon dedic@@ ated his life to God .
1 , 2 . ( a ) Why is man@@ ’s integrity an important part of the is@@ sue of God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ?
What would a person with those valu@@ es do in this situation ? ’ ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 11 .
What is the meaning of the illustr@@ ation of the pro@@ di@@ g@@ al son ?
M@@ ake for yourself an ar@@ k out of w@@ o@@ od of a res@@ in@@ ous t@@ ree . ”
He would not t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate that situation forever , so he determined to bring a f@@ lood upon dis@@ obedi@@ ent mankind .
B@@ ack in 7@@ 8 C.E . , after care@@ ful pl@@ an@@ ning by eng@@ in@@ e@@ ers , a 1@@ 30 - fo@@ o@@ t [ 40 - me@@ ter ] tun@@ ne@@ l , 16 fe@@ et [ 5 m ] wide and 16 fe@@ et [ 5 m ] high , was du@@ g out of so@@ li@@ d ro@@ ck .
For example , Psalm 5 : 4 - 6 says of Jehovah : “ You are not a God who takes ple@@ asure in wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness . . . You h@@ ate all those who be@@ have wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dly . ”
Jesus was even more concer@@ ned about provi@@ ding spiritual food to his followers .
( Read James 4 : 7 . )
If it is to be kind , the p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment and the way it is ad@@ minis@@ tered need to be ta@@ il@@ ored to the child .
Jo@@ b@@ ’s hum@@ ility ev@@ en@@ tually resul@@ ted in his being bless@@ ed a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly by God . ​ — Job 4@@ 2 : 10 - 13 .
What to@@ ne of vo@@ ice do you use when tal@@ king to your child about se@@ x ?
So to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our position as Jehovah’s servants , we must have the attitude of the apostle Paul , who said that “ Christ Jesus came into the world to sa@@ ve sin@@ n@@ ers , ” and then he ad@@ ded : “ Of these I am fore@@ most . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 1 : 15 .
Because of their rep@@ ent@@ ance , they were “ wa@@ shed clean ” in Jesus ’ blood ; were “ san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied , ” or set ap@@ ar@@ t , for God’s service ; and were “ declar@@ ed righteous ” in Christ’s name and with God’s spirit .
Just think ​ — our loving God is confid@@ ent that we can be like him .
Lo@@ ve has power .
Jesus was “ full of un@@ deser@@ ved kindness and truth ” and “ there was no dec@@ ep@@ tion in his m@@ ou@@ th . ”
Why were fine pe@@ ar@@ ls so valu@@ able in ancient times ?
Yet , gen@@ u@@ ine love of God and neigh@@ b@@ or is w@@ o@@ e@@ fully l@@ ac@@ king .
As a cre@@ ation of God , man is sub@@ ject to Jehovah’s physical la@@ ws .
In this war@@ f@@ are , he uses humans who know@@ ingly or un@@ know@@ ingly serve his ends .
Why , then , did God speak of the ser@@ p@@ ent@@ ’s physical a@@ bas@@ ement ?
The S@@ c@@ y@@ th@@ ians were involved in the fulfill@@ ment of Na@@ hum@@ ’s prophecy fore@@ tel@@ ling the over@@ thro@@ w of N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h .
Adam and E@@ ve@@ ’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ on ba@@ dly affe@@ cted their marriage and all marri@@ ages after that .
• Do I hi@@ de from others the am@@ ount of li@@ qu@@ or I con@@ su@@ me ?
B@@ E@@ F@@ O@@ R@@ E TH@@ E F@@ L@@ O@@ O@@ D
9 : 5 .
His en@@ er@@ ge@@ tic activities did not go un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed .
V@@ AL@@ I@@ AN@@ T W@@ O@@ M@@ E@@ N W@@ H@@ O T@@ O@@ O@@ K TH@@ E@@ I@@ R S@@ T@@ AN@@ D
And remember , Jesus taught us that we will be happy if we are close to our Father , Jehovah .
By vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of his spiritual power as head of the ch@@ urch , A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der V@@ I ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ated the div@@ ision between S@@ pain and P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al of the new@@ ly dis@@ co@@ vered ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es in the A@@ mer@@ ic@@ as .
Some servants of God have made such com@@ ments about fin@@ ding a marriage mate .
Pe@@ ople will experience true world un@@ ity , and all their problems ​ — op@@ pres@@ sion , viol@@ ence , po@@ ver@@ ty , and so for@@ th — ​ will be g@@ one .
My mother learned the truth from her mother , E@@ m@@ ma W@@ ag@@ ner .
One was the k@@ ing@@ ’s c@@ hi@@ ef bak@@ er ; the other was the c@@ hi@@ ef cu@@ p@@ be@@ are@@ r . ​ — Genesis 40 : 1 - 3 .
We must be on gu@@ ard against allow@@ ing materi@@ al@@ ism , cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion , and apost@@ as@@ y to make in@@ ro@@ a@@ ds into our lives .
Yet , no spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c govern@@ men@@ tal action was taken against Jehovah’s Witnesses as an organization .
J@@ U@@ L@@ Y 25 - 27
The si@@ ze of a contribu@@ tion does not necess@@ ar@@ ily give a true pi@@ c@@ ture of the gi@@ ver@@ ’s gener@@ os@@ ity .
Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 16 .
A@@ m@@ ong other t@@ as@@ ks that God assign@@ ed him , Jesus was “ to bin@@ d up the bro@@ k@@ en@@ hear@@ ted ” and “ comfort all who m@@ our@@ n . ”
Hence , he rul@@ es , not by human cho@@ ice , but through a so@@ le@@ m@@ n promise of God that gives him the right to rule forever .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ Ke@@ ep pra@@ ying for us , for we trust we have an hon@@ est conscience , as we wish to conduct ourselves hon@@ es@@ tly in all things . ”
Un@@ der demon@@ ic influ@@ ence , the nations of the earth will fin@@ ally be un@@ ited with one ob@@ je@@ ctive ​ — to war against God the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty .
When a Con@@ tro@@ vers@@ y In@@ v@@ ol@@ ves Many
The disci@@ ple Luke sum@@ s up in two ver@@ ses what Jesus did and said on that occasi@@ on : “ He took a lo@@ a@@ f , gave than@@ ks , bro@@ ke it , and gave it to them , saying : ‘ This means my body which is to be given in your be@@ half . Ke@@ ep doing this in re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of me . ’
Yes , Christians of that s@@ ort today ‘ have love among themselves , ’ a bless@@ ed gift from God that id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es them as Jesus ’ true disciples . ​ — John 13 : 34 , 35 .
E@@ arly S@@ pan@@ ish Christians pro@@ duc@@ ed sever@@ al L@@ at@@ in transl@@ ations known col@@ le@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely as the V@@ e@@ tu@@ s L@@ at@@ ina H@@ is@@ p@@ ana .
What will prote@@ ct us from the tra@@ p of ne@@ g@@ ative spe@@ e@@ ch even if we experience in@@ justice in the congregation ?
God did not cre@@ ate humans to die but to live ​ — even forever .
When the A@@ mal@@ ek@@ ites ra@@ i@@ ded the city of Z@@ ik@@ la@@ g , they car@@ ri@@ ed off Davi@@ d’s wi@@ ves and children as well as those of his men .
B@@ E A F@@ R@@ I@@ EN@@ D .
“ Who are you to ju@@ dge the house serv@@ ant of another ? ”
4 : 4 , 5 ; 5 : 1 .
In com@@ men@@ ding others , Paul follow@@ ed the example set by both Jehovah and Jesus . ​ — Read Mark 1 : 9 - 11 ; John 1 : 4@@ 7 ; Re@@ v .
28 : 18 ; P@@ hi@@ l .
Proverbs 3 : 32 war@@ ns : “ The de@@ vi@@ ous person is a de@@ t@@ es@@ table thing to Jehovah , but His in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy is with the u@@ pri@@ ght ones . ”
For some 9@@ 0 years now , Jehovah’s Witnesses have been “ shin@@ ing as il@@ lu@@ min@@ at@@ ors ” in Par@@ is .
This makes dedic@@ ation and baptism very important .
Th@@ r@@ ough “ brother - in - law marriage , ” a wi@@ do@@ w was to mar@@ ry her dec@@ eas@@ ed hus@@ ban@@ d’s next of k@@ in so that a son born to them might car@@ ry on the in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
Even so , he has to live with the disa@@ str@@ ous con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of his actions .
Mu@@ ch of what people today com@@ mon@@ ly consider to be per@@ man@@ ent fe@@ atu@@ res of life in this world will be g@@ one . Is that sa@@ d news ? F@@ ar from it !
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : P@@ R@@ O@@ U@@ D , IN@@ D@@ E@@ P@@ EN@@ D@@ EN@@ T AT@@ T@@ I@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ E
Ha@@ ving received comfort in our tri@@ bul@@ ation , we are helped to have emp@@ a@@ thy for others and moved to ex@@ ten@@ d a help@@ ing hand to those in need .
Je@@ h@@ u was not a direc@@ t “ son of O@@ m@@ r@@ i , ” but this expres@@ sion was used to desi@@ gn@@ ate succ@@ essi@@ ve k@@ ings of Israel , likely because of O@@ m@@ ri@@ ’s f@@ ame and his building of Israel@@ ’s cap@@ it@@ al , Sam@@ ari@@ a .
El@@ se@@ where ​ — in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , for example — ​ su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ons can seri@@ ously af@@ fect pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s life .
Jesus Christ and his apostles had just conclu@@ ded the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation .
The Bible reve@@ als the He@@ are@@ r of prayer to be a person ​ — one whom you can know .
When Dani@@ el@@ ’s three friends refu@@ se to worship a gi@@ ant i@@ ma@@ ge , the king has them thro@@ wn into a fi@@ er@@ y fur@@ n@@ ace .
In time , he turned to her@@ o@@ in .
You can ac@@ tually go on lear@@ ning about God forever because humans now know only “ the fr@@ ing@@ es of his ways . ”
Those who have the same spirit today think that they should have complete fre@@ e@@ dom to do ex@@ ac@@ tly what they desire without any ob@@ lig@@ ation to God or inter@@ fer@@ ence from him .
He cre@@ ated humans because he wanted to share the gift of life .
If we love God , how will we view meeting attend@@ ance ?
What can be done to help we@@ ak ones ?
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , it is possible to have a close personal relationship with God .
H@@ el@@ p me to do what I can . ” Your friend likely needs to feel ca@@ pa@@ ble .
13 , 14 . ( a ) Who are par@@ ti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts in the new covenant ?
“ From the si@@ x@@ th century on@@ war@@ ds , ” no@@ tes Bible scho@@ la@@ r B@@ ru@@ ce M@@ et@@ z@@ g@@ er , those words were “ found more and more fre@@ qu@@ ently in man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts of the O@@ ld L@@ at@@ in and of the [ L@@ at@@ in ] V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate . ”
During the following days , the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully sh@@ ared with them the encourag@@ ing message of the good news .
What a privilege it was to get to know brothers and sisters who@@ se integrity had sto@@ od the t@@ est of time !
The spirit imp@@ els them to ex@@ ten@@ d the invit@@ ation and expla@@ in Scriptural tru@@ ths to those who have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living forever in Par@@ adise on earth .
At last , the su@@ n came out !
23 : 9 , 10 .
Jo@@ ining the the@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal school of P@@ am@@ ph@@ il@@ us , E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us became an ear@@ n@@ est stud@@ ent .
De@@ va@@ stated , the ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved par@@ ent felt that this was comple@@ t@@ ely un@@ just .
In the Bible , the Christian life course has been com@@ pared to a r@@ ace .
What part , though , could S@@ ar@@ ah pla@@ y ?
We are confid@@ ent that sum@@ m@@ er will follow w@@ in@@ ter .
He rel@@ ates : “ My father , un@@ c@@ le , and gr@@ an@@ da@@ un@@ t all encoura@@ ged me to pur@@ sue high@@ er educ@@ ation .
On the contr@@ ary , God’s Word ent@@ reat@@ s us : “ Do not be anxi@@ ous over anything , but in everything by prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation along with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving let your pet@@ iti@@ ons be made known to God . ”
If the number 14@@ 4@@ ,000 were sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic , the for@@ ce of the contr@@ ast would be lost .
When a young person kno@@ ws what to ex@@ pect over the next few years , he can pre@@ pare for develop@@ ments and feel secu@@ re and more in control of his life .
Do not those words t@@ ou@@ ch your heart ? That is what Jehovah wants for you .
P@@ l@@ at@@ ele@@ ts
S@@ wi@@ f@@ tly the city f@@ alls .
Are You Mo@@ ved to A@@ ct as Jesus W@@ as ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , his spirit is far more powerful than that of the world . ​ — 1 John 4 : 4 .
What did you learn about di@@ gn@@ ity from the way Jesus deal@@ t with a certain le@@ per ?
What an inc@@ en@@ tive for them to maintain their power of reason !
However , once the last of the apostles died , the apost@@ as@@ y took ro@@ o@@ t and f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed during a long gro@@ wing se@@ as@@ on that la@@ sted for many cen@@ tu@@ ries .
What have many humans done with respect to Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ?
That is evid@@ ent from his next words : “ With my soul I have desi@@ red you in the night ; y@@ es , with my spirit within me I keep loo@@ king for you ; because , when there are judg@@ ments from you for the earth , righteousness is what the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the pro@@ duc@@ tive land will certainly learn . ”
The Bible also id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es im@@ moral practic@@ es that God ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it@@ ly con@@ dem@@ ns .
S@@ tri@@ ve to set@@ tle disa@@ gre@@ ements the same day , not ‘ allow@@ ing place for the Devil ’
M@@ ore is requi@@ red than just lear@@ ning a few ba@@ si@@ c Bible teachings .
“ I J@@ U@@ S@@ T can@@ ’t go from do@@ or to do@@ or ! ”
In a rec@@ ent year in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , over 1@@ 6@@ 0@@ ,000 work@@ ers were in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed in f@@ alls from la@@ d@@ ders .
A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s sons did not re@@ present the “ great crow@@ d ” of Jesus ’ other sheep .
The King is m@@ oun@@ ted on a wh@@ ite hor@@ se , re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting war@@ f@@ are that is clean and righteous in Jehovah’s eyes .
( Read Proverbs 8 : 22 , 23 , 30 , 31 . )
“ We@@ ’@@ re all doing this together . ”
Do you remember the pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda used by the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an en@@ vo@@ y , the R@@ ab@@ sh@@ ak@@ e@@ h , against God’s people ?
St@@ res@@ sing that this is a requi@@ re@@ ment for all Christians , the Bible states : “ In bro@@ ther@@ ly love have tend@@ er affe@@ ction for one another . In show@@ ing honor to one another take the lead . ” ​ — R@@ om .
Are we determined to obey Jehovah even when we are fac@@ ed with dist@@ res@@ s@@ ful problems ?
Ca@@ in re@@ t@@ or@@ ted : “ I do not know . A@@ m I my bro@@ ther’s gu@@ ar@@ di@@ an ? ”
On the contr@@ ary , it is Jehovah’s purpose to eli@@ min@@ ate wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and those who cause it .
C@@ learly , such knowledge would consider@@ ab@@ ly re@@ du@@ ce the ris@@ k of your being ma@@ im@@ ed or kil@@ led .
I could not help but remember the shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ k experienced by the apostle Paul . ​ — Acts , chap@@ ter 27 .
It would be un@@ wise to eng@@ age in de@@ bat@@ es with apost@@ ates , whether in person , by respon@@ ding to their b@@ lo@@ g@@ s , or by any other form of commun@@ ic@@ ation .
Dani@@ el@@ ’s prophecy says : “ The kingdom it@@ self will not be pas@@ sed on to any other people .
The situation seem@@ ed ho@@ p@@ eless , but I kept b@@ es@@ e@@ e@@ ch@@ ing Jehovah for courage , and this gave me strength .
In some c@@ as@@ es , ag@@ ing ca@@ uses des@@ pon@@ d@@ enc@@ y , even de@@ pres@@ sion .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , “ the sons of Israel f@@ ell to doing what was bad in the eyes of Jehovah and serving the Ba@@ als . ”
How will God’s people today act in har@@ mony with these words ? ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 20 : 17 .
The time is near when ever@@ yone on earth will worship Jehovah and fear of man will disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar .
A less@@ er one , though , is gu@@ i@@ ded by the attitude that Paul encoura@@ ges us to have .
In the next article , we will exam@@ ine some prayers and pray@@ er@@ ful expres@@ sions recorded in the Bible .
M@@ ore famili@@ es in that v@@ il@@ la@@ ge showed interest and started to atten@@ d our meetings .
Wh@@ ere would his loy@@ al@@ ties be ?
As your stud@@ ent beg@@ ins to see the need for making chang@@ es , you will learn ​ — pati@@ ently and dis@@ cre@@ et@@ ly — ​ to help him to apply Bible principles .
Of course , the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l that was h@@ an@@ ded to Jesus at that meeting was not mar@@ ked with chap@@ ters and ver@@ ses the way our mo@@ der@@ n Bi@@ bl@@ es are .
They received Bible liter@@ ature at re@@ duc@@ ed r@@ ates and used contribu@@ tions from plac@@ ements for their mo@@ des@@ t living ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses .
Yet , he feel@@ s h@@ ur@@ t when he thin@@ ks of how his off@@ ended com@@ ra@@ de dis@@ car@@ ded their fri@@ end@@ ship like so much tr@@ as@@ h .
“ All of you be like - min@@ ded , show@@ ing fellow feel@@ ing , ” comman@@ ds God’s Word .
Because of their sa@@ d , often ho@@ p@@ eless , situation , the pris@@ on@@ ers re@@ adi@@ ly op@@ ened their ear@@ s and hearts to the good news .
As the number of Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers inc@@ reas@@ es and as we near the end of this system of things , there is an ur@@ g@@ ent need for more fac@@ il@@ ities .
Hence , to deter@@ mine what whole - sou@@ led service to God means for us person@@ ally , we need to make a f@@ ran@@ k ap@@ pra@@ is@@ al of our a@@ bil@@ ities and circumstances .
Fa@@ thers and coun@@ c@@ il@@ s of the Ch@@ urch re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly explained that the i@@ ma@@ ges were not de@@ ities , but only remin@@ ders ther@@ e@@ of ; the people did not care to make such dist@@ inc@@ tions . ”
In his account , a wh@@ ite do@@ ve brought a vi@@ al of o@@ il to ano@@ in@@ t C@@ lo@@ v@@ is at his baptism — c@@ learly a refer@@ ence to Jesus ’ ano@@ in@@ ting with holy spirit .
The Eph@@ es@@ ians had many good qualities , yet the love they once man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted for Jehovah had w@@ an@@ ed .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jehovah’s mer@@ cy was a s@@ ource of comfort to his hum@@ ble serv@@ ant .
S@@ pe@@ ak to Jehovah as if you were p@@ our@@ ing out your heart to a loving par@@ ent or to a close friend .
( Read Psalm 37 : 25 ; Proverbs 10 : 3 . )
“ H@@ i@@ gh P@@ l@@ ac@@ es , ” 8 / 1
Will he ever do anything about it ?
Paul desi@@ red to e@@ qui@@ p Timothy to prote@@ ct the congregations
His concer@@ n for children who lo@@ se a par@@ ent in death was c@@ learly evid@@ ent in the Law he gave to Israel .
The present “ heavens ” and “ earth ” will be re@@ plac@@ ed by “ new heavens [ Christ’s Kingdom govern@@ ment ] and a new earth [ a new earthly soci@@ ety ] . ”
• Why was E@@ no@@ ch fe@@ ar@@ less in pro@@ claim@@ ing God’s judgment message ?
During that time , I married a beau@@ ti@@ ful gi@@ r@@ l from T@@ as@@ man@@ ia , J@@ en@@ n@@ y Al@@ co@@ ck .
( See bo@@ x , page 16 . )
Rev@@ i@@ e@@ ws thor@@ ough@@ ly the Scriptural qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations of the men it re@@ comm@@ ends for ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
Their faithful example br@@ ings to mind a wi@@ do@@ w nam@@ ed An@@ na “ who was never mis@@ sing from the temple , rend@@ ering sac@@ red service night and day with fa@@ st@@ ings and supp@@ lic@@ ations . ”
Even if the spiritually a@@ il@@ ing one does not “ call the older men , ” they should quic@@ k@@ ly come to his a@@ id as soon as they become a@@ ware of his situation .
I was s@@ it@@ ting in Mo@@ ther’s k@@ it@@ ch@@ en , loo@@ king at a la@@ be@@ l that bor@@ e the t@@ it@@ le “ C@@ ey@@ l@@ on T@@ e@@ a . ”
As@@ k questions .
What did Eli@@ h@@ u say about our efforts to serve Jehovah , and what did he mean ?
Bo@@ x@@ ing was ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely viol@@ ent and some@@ times f@@ at@@ al .
The Bible men@@ tions one anointed Christian in the first century who had to be dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed ; later , he was re@@ inst@@ ated .
On this occasi@@ on he became eng@@ ro@@ s@@ sed in a Scriptural discus@@ sion , and his family in@@ ad@@ ver@@ ten@@ tly left without him .
The t@@ ree would remain ban@@ ded until “ se@@ ven times ” had pas@@ sed .
But they were able to succ@@ e@@ ed .
For example , in his ex@@ position On the S@@ ho@@ ws , T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an coun@@ sel@@ ed against being present at certain plac@@ es of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , pa@@ g@@ an g@@ ames , and the@@ at@@ ri@@ cal events .
David f@@ led to a ca@@ ve that was hard to appro@@ ach .
Un@@ der God’s Kingdom , physical blessings will be ad@@ ded to our spiritual blessings .
One S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h day , he enc@@ oun@@ tered a man with a wi@@ ther@@ ed hand .
The gi@@ r@@ l@@ ’s name was Ha@@ muny@@ ar@@ i , which in Sh@@ ona means “ Are You Not A@@ sh@@ am@@ ed ? ”
At first , this group was made up of the apostles .
Our study prog@@ res@@ ses well .
I was born in 19@@ 22 .
In some langu@@ ages , “ temp@@ er ” can mean to mo@@ der@@ ate or rest@@ ra@@ in .
Do@@ ing so might help you to rec@@ all some Bible events .
This is of par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar interest because of Lu@@ ke@@ ’s com@@ ment that “ the people were in expe@@ ct@@ ation ” of the Messi@@ ah’s coming . ​ — Luke 3 : 15 .
He uses that expres@@ sion to ref@@ er to true Christian do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine .
“ I pray@@ ed every day , ne@@ arly every h@@ our , for strength to keep my emo@@ tional bal@@ ance so that I would not give Satan reason to ta@@ un@@ t Jehovah because of any un@@ wise decision or un@@ faith@@ ful@@ ness on my part .
‘ God will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes . ’
For example , h@@ one@@ y “ is good , ” but “ the e@@ ating of too much h@@ one@@ y is not good . ”
A Su@@ per@@ l@@ ative Ex@@ am@@ ple to Ex@@ hor@@ t U@@ s
F@@ o@@ re@@ tel@@ ling what would take place during his pres@@ ence , he said among other things : “ This good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations ; and then the end will come . ”
Many of us are living pro@@ of of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s power to change lives .
Peter and the other apostles had truly dis@@ ow@@ ned themselves .
D@@ own the ro@@ ad K@@ o@@ j@@ o le@@ ans over and wh@@ is@@ p@@ ers : “ My heart was p@@ oun@@ ding back there when he said that .
Today , anointed Christians , a@@ i@@ ded by a great crow@@ d of worshipp@@ ers , serve as “ a light of the nations , ” en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ing pe@@ op@@ les “ to the ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ity of the earth . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 ; 28 : 19 , 20 .
He became the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of ou@@ tra@@ ge@@ ous f@@ ou@@ l pla@@ y by Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l , the wife of King A@@ ha@@ b of Israel .
S@@ tre@@ et wit@@ ness@@ ing in the early 19@@ 50 ’ s
What t@@ est did Daniel and his three Hebrew compan@@ i@@ ons face in the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an ro@@ y@@ al cour@@ t ?
In 19@@ 26 , Ar@@ th@@ ur G@@ u@@ est married Ha@@ z@@ el W@@ il@@ kin@@ son , who@@ se mother had learned the truth in 19@@ 0@@ 8 .
• H@@ as a friend or a family member expres@@ sed concer@@ n about my dr@@ in@@ king ?
How will Christ our Le@@ ad@@ er complete his con@@ qu@@ est ?
Me@@ dit@@ ating on such questions will help you to buil@@ d up your love for the tru@@ ths Jehovah has taught you .
Of course , as a la@@ y@@ man , I had a lo@@ t to learn about medi@@ cal ter@@ ms , medi@@ cal e@@ th@@ ic@@ s , and ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al organization .
Even though the Tu@@ valu@@ an field may be small in com@@ par@@ is@@ on to other language grou@@ ps , the people still need to be re@@ ached with the good news in their own language . ”
He speak@@ s of man as “ cons@@ is@@ ting of body and soul . ”
What Al@@ co@@ ho@@ l A@@ bu@@ se Can Le@@ ad To
The sh@@ am@@ eless ad@@ ven@@ tures of the go@@ ds ​ — often w@@ il@@ dly ap@@ pla@@ u@@ ded in ancient the@@ at@@ ers — ​ gave devo@@ te@@ es li@@ cen@@ se to in@@ d@@ ul@@ ge their bas@@ est pas@@ sions .
Jehovah’s Witnesses in your commun@@ ity will be happy to ass@@ ist you in fin@@ ding the answer to this question .
If Jesus was not resur@@ rec@@ ted , we might as well say : “ E@@ at and dr@@ ink , for t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w we are to die . ”
Today , there are about 10@@ 9@@ ,@@ 4@@ 00 congregations thr@@ ough@@ out the world , and some 8@@ 9@@ 5@@ ,@@ 8@@ 00 brothers and sisters serve as pione@@ ers .
how congregation meetings are good for us .
Paul wrote : “ Do not be g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing God’s holy spirit . ”
It makes me want to do the same . ”
A@@ n example is in the Solomon Is@@ lands .
Like Noah , dedic@@ ated disciples obedi@@ ently car@@ ry on in the work that God has assign@@ ed them to do .
( b ) Why do we re@@ view such teachings now ?
For more information about Jesus and his ro@@ le in God’s purpose , see chap@@ ter 4 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ? publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
T@@ ak@@ ing time to refle@@ ct on the fav@@ ors that Jehovah has show@@ ered upon ‘ the righteous one wal@@ king in his integrity ’ will in@@ deed strengthen our res@@ ol@@ ve to continue serving our heavenly Father jo@@ y@@ fully . ​ — Proverbs 20 : 7 .
This went on for some time , and des@@ pite Mar@@ th@@ a@@ ’s li@@ mit@@ ations , C@@ am@@ il@@ le prog@@ ressed in Bible knowledge .
W@@ ould we do our best to fulf@@ ill and enjoy our assignment ?
In consider@@ ing those questions , be@@ ar in mind that Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s tra@@ di@@ tions may di@@ ff@@ er according to where you live .
See “ Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers ” in the May 1 , 198@@ 6 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
No power or authority will be succ@@ ess@@ ful in op@@ pos@@ ing Jesus .
Some people conclu@@ de that because they stru@@ gg@@ le with such questions , they are faith@@ less or dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful toward God .
The Bible ans@@ wers : “ You wi@@ ves , be in sub@@ je@@ ction to your own hus@@ ban@@ ds , in order that , if any are not obedi@@ ent to the word , they may be w@@ on without a word through the conduct of their wi@@ ves , because of having been e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses of your cha@@ st@@ e conduct together with deep respect . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
When making decisions , seek God’s guid@@ ance .
The only other case of such an ut@@ ter@@ ance being direc@@ ted to Jesus is that of the apostle John , who simil@@ arly ad@@ d@@ ressed Jesus direc@@ tly when he saw H@@ im in vision . ​ — Revelation 22 : 16 , 20 .
W@@ ould God be pleas@@ ed with our per@@ for@@ man@@ ce ?
Many of Jehovah’s servants today lik@@ e@@ wise find that travel@@ ing with their family to vis@@ it Bethel , the ne@@ ar@@ by branch fac@@ il@@ ities of Jehovah’s Witnesses , resul@@ ts in great rejo@@ ic@@ ing .
We were all taken by ca@@ r to St@@ ate po@@ li@@ ce he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters in L@@ in@@ z .
Con@@ cer@@ ning the imp@@ ro@@ per use of the t@@ ong@@ ue , Proverbs 11 : 11 states : “ Because of the m@@ ou@@ th of the wicked ones [ a to@@ wn ] ge@@ ts t@@ or@@ n down . ”
TH@@ E year is 5@@ 20 B.C.E .
She ad@@ ds : “ To re@@ ach some Bible stud@@ ents , I walk for si@@ x h@@ our@@ s , stay over@@ night at the stud@@ ent@@ ’s house , and the next day I walk another si@@ x h@@ our@@ s to go home . ”
A@@ da@@ p@@ ting to Ch@@ ang@@ ing C@@ ir@@ cum@@ stances
Yes , Jehovah has set standards with reg@@ ard to our personal appe@@ ar@@ ance .
The Son was so sure of his Fa@@ ther’s love that he could dec@@ l@@ are to others that Jehovah was spe@@ cially f@@ ond of him day by day .
Paul was able to over@@ come ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ance and pri@@ de
Re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting O@@ thers in P@@ u@@ bli@@ c P@@ ra@@ y@@ er
The Devil also continu@@ es to make every effort to destro@@ y our relationship with Jehovah .
Since righteous ones are mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love for God and for fellow humans , their in@@ ten@@ tions are good . ​ — 1 / 15 , page 30 .
It is to be ho@@ ped that the parents will , in time , fulf@@ ill their God - given responsi@@ bility to care spiritually for their children .
The psalmist declar@@ ed : “ Lo@@ ok ! S@@ ons are an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance from Jehovah ; the fru@@ it@@ age of the bel@@ ly is a re@@ ward . ”
“ My own congregation don@@ ated over a th@@ ir@@ d of my a@@ ir@@ f@@ are , ” says R@@ os@@ s , an el@@ der from K@@ inc@@ um@@ ber , near S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y , “ and my brother - in - law , who also came along , contribu@@ ted an ad@@ di@@ tional $ 5@@ 00 . ”
It has a full bas@@ ement , a sp@@ ac@@ i@@ ous Kingdom H@@ all , and living qu@@ ar@@ ters .
Sa@@ fe ?
His integrity to Jehovah rema@@ ined in@@ t@@ act from his ex@@ ile in 6@@ 17 B.C.E . until his death some time after he received a vision in 5@@ 36 B.C.E . , the th@@ ir@@ d year of C@@ y@@ r@@ us , king of Per@@ sia .
They found the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines inter@@ es@@ ting , but ne@@ i@@ ther of them became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Jesus set the example .
“ Christ has been ra@@ ised up from the dead , the fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its of those who have fal@@ le@@ n as@@ le@@ ep in death .
In tro@@ pi@@ cal fore@@ st@@ s , one may find the str@@ ang@@ l@@ er fi@@ g .
Ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ates of care@@ ful time man@@ ag@@ ement say : “ It is imp@@ os@@ sible to make good use of your time without a set of well - de@@ f@@ ined go@@ als . ”
She was baptized at the age of 8@@ 3 .
In the Scriptures , Jehovah is often called “ the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord . ”
Be@@ ing ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary in a supp@@ or@@ tive ro@@ le may be a chall@@ enge for a wife when her husband makes a decision she disa@@ gre@@ es with .
Mar@@ gar@@ ita ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ When the two bo@@ ys were se@@ ven and ei@@ ght years of age , they jo@@ ined the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s continue to con@@ su@@ me our pl@@ an@@ et@@ ’s res@@ our@@ ces fa@@ ster than these can be re@@ pl@@ en@@ i@@ shed n@@ atur@@ ally .
He may have wonder@@ ed , ‘ Is it really wise for me to go back to Egy@@ pt and ris@@ k ang@@ ering the king ? ’
But one tri@@ p , in the sum@@ m@@ er of 19@@ 7@@ 1 , was different .
What do the anointed indic@@ ate by par@@ taking of the bre@@ ad ?
This was ful@@ filled , and the Jews ’ des@@ c@@ end@@ ants continue to ex@@ ist as a dist@@ in@@ ct people to this day .
Th@@ ink about that .
O@@ ther members of the congregation g@@ la@@ dly help them to “ pres@@ s on to matu@@ r@@ ity . ”
Ne@@ ws of faith@@ ful@@ ness on the part of those we have helped in the past can be a real s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement , as it was for the apostle John , who wrote : “ No greater joy do I have than this : that I should hear that my children go on wal@@ king in the truth . ”
Un@@ til then , Satan will continue to use “ the things in the world ” to temp@@ t us , as he temp@@ ted both E@@ ve and Jesus .
And regarding this verse , Bible scho@@ la@@ r He@@ in@@ rich M@@ ey@@ er states : “ In this way is descri@@ bed that e@@ ag@@ er , ir@@ res@@ is@@ ti@@ ble stri@@ ving and stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing after the appro@@ aching Messi@@ ani@@ c kingdom . . .
“ That night , he spoke c@@ learly about a new world and his hope for the future .
The answer is that one of the reas@@ ons David enjo@@ yed in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with Jehovah and could be called “ a man ag@@ re@@ e@@ able to his heart ” was that he had medit@@ ated deep@@ ly and seri@@ ously on Jehovah’s works and on his own relationship with God .
Be@@ fore long , a C@@ ongreg@@ ation Bo@@ ok S@@ tu@@ dy was esta@@ bli@@ shed with an a@@ ver@@ age attend@@ ance of 9 Ch@@ in@@ ese - speaking pers@@ ons and 23 local M@@ ex@@ i@@ can Witnesses .
New en@@ tr@@ ants also enjoy a special Bible - reading pro@@ gra@@ m .
▪ Jesus promised a d@@ ying man who coura@@ ge@@ ously expres@@ sed faith in him : “ You will be with me in Par@@ adise . ”
Rev@@ e@@ al@@ ing another cause of a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction or suffering , E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 11 states : “ Ti@@ me and un@@ fore@@ seen occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence be@@ f@@ all [ us ] all . ”
Can they see that con@@ vi@@ ction in you , in your con@@ vers@@ ations and decisions ?
This imp@@ lies that , in prac@@ tice , certain li@@ m@@ its are necess@@ ary so that ever@@ yone in that soci@@ ety can benefit from the fre@@ e@@ dom gr@@ anted .
In fact , “ what is lo@@ f@@ ty among men is a dis@@ gu@@ sting thing in God’s sight . ”
What does Jehovah ex@@ pect of us in our service to him ?
S@@ ev@@ ent@@ y - se@@ ven - year - old David L@@ loy@@ d Ge@@ or@@ ge , who listen@@ ed to the de@@ b@@ ate , had led B@@ r@@ ita@@ in to vi@@ ct@@ ory in World W@@ ar I , and his many years in pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s en@@ ab@@ led him to ev@@ alu@@ ate ke@@ en@@ ly the work of high of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als .
Rather , like Jehovah , we view those who have d@@ ri@@ f@@ ted away but who want to return as being valu@@ able .
Jehovah’s Witnesses therefore recogn@@ ized the need for a Bible transl@@ ation that faith@@ fully pres@@ ented what is in the origin@@ al inspired writ@@ ings .
Consider God’s respon@@ se to a situation that develop@@ ed in the life of Bar@@ u@@ ch , the prophet Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s personal se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary and close friend .
The same could sur@@ ely be said of the in@@ or@@ din@@ ate desire for power or position .
How did people re@@ act to Jesus ’ way of teaching ?
A matu@@ re Christian imit@@ ates Jesus and fol@@ lo@@ ws “ his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y . ”
He made his sons pas@@ s through the fi@@ re , encoura@@ ged spi@@ rit@@ is@@ tic practic@@ es , and ca@@ used the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Juda@@ h and Jerusalem “ to do wor@@ se than the nations that Jehovah had an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ated from before the sons of Israel . ”
M@@ Y H@@ U@@ S@@ B@@ AN@@ D and I were married in 195@@ 1 , when I was 21 years old .
Is a C@@ l@@ ass@@ less So@@ ci@@ ety Re@@ ally P@@ os@@ sible ?
He cho@@ se not to be influ@@ enced by the people around him .
While see@@ king to remain reason@@ ab@@ ly heal@@ thy , however , we should be real@@ is@@ tic and recogn@@ ize that there is very little that we can do to s@@ low down the ag@@ ing pro@@ c@@ ess or avoid all si@@ ck@@ ness .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , there was pl@@ ent@@ y of good food at the we@@ d@@ ding Jesus attend@@ ed , for the Bible descri@@ bes it as a marriage fe@@ ast .
Why should we o@@ pen ourselves to their ways by listen@@ ing to de@@ bas@@ ing mu@@ si@@ c , w@@ atch@@ ing cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , or ex@@ pos@@ ing ourselves to por@@ no@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c material ?
“ [ God’s ] word is truth . ” ​ — John 17 : 17 .
When Paul said that Satan had the means to cause death , he also said that Christ died in order that he “ might bring [ Satan ] to nothing . . . and that he might em@@ an@@ ci@@ p@@ ate all those who for fear of death were sub@@ ject to sla@@ very all through their lives . ”
Des@@ pite having had a tra@@ gi@@ c up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing , she had respon@@ ded to the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message and had dedic@@ ated her life to Jehovah .
If our words and actions mat@@ ch those beli@@ ef@@ s , then we pas@@ s the t@@ est and show that we are “ in the faith . ”
Eli@@ j@@ ah and El@@ isha associ@@ ated with a group of men known as “ the sons of the prophe@@ ts . ”
In the beli@@ ef that “ sa@@ in@@ ts ” can b@@ es@@ to@@ w special power on believers , milli@@ ons ven@@ er@@ ate them by using reli@@ c@@ s or by in@@ vo@@ king them as inter@@ cess@@ ors .
This is an ad@@ ju@@ sted understanding .
“ These are two si@@ des of the same co@@ in , ” explained the instru@@ ct@@ ors .
However , H@@ ann@@ ah c@@ learly valu@@ ed her relationship with Jehovah .
This is most effe@@ ctive when each el@@ der pre@@ pa@@ res for the elders ’ meetings , consider@@ ing the Scriptures and the guid@@ el@@ ines from the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class .
Rather , ask yourself such questions as these : ‘ Why is this jo@@ b necess@@ ary ?
4@@ 5 : 16 ​ — In what way will there come to be sons in place of the k@@ ing@@ ’s fore@@ fa@@ thers ?
Because “ the exam@@ in@@ er of hearts , ” saw that Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us was “ a de@@ v@@ out man and one fe@@ aring God . ”
Such spiritual pro@@ v@@ isions en@@ able us to see what we must do to ple@@ ase Jehovah when we find ourselves in tr@@ ying circumstances .
He said that he came to earth “ to give his soul a ransom in ex@@ change for many . ”
The heavens , y@@ es , the heaven of the heavens , themselves cannot con@@ tain you ; how much less , then , this house that I have buil@@ t ! ” ​ — 1 K@@ ings 8 : 27 .
I tri@@ ed to get into the ar@@ my but was re@@ je@@ cted because of my l@@ ack of se@@ cul@@ ar educ@@ ation .
W@@ H@@ Y should we in@@ ten@@ si@@ fy our efforts to be encourag@@ ing ?
How has God op@@ ened the way for us to have a close relationship with him ?
However , those with true faith in God refu@@ sed to com@@ promise their principles , even at the ris@@ k of their lives .
Gi@@ ving one - h@@ our tal@@ ks pres@@ ented a new chall@@ enge , but we went a@@ head with full trust in Jehovah , and he bless@@ ed our efforts .
Even so , in@@ stead of den@@ ying God’s ex@@ ist@@ ence , Ch@@ ar@@ les D@@ ar@@ w@@ in said : “ The sa@@ f@@ est conclu@@ sion seem@@ s to me that the whole sub@@ ject is bey@@ ond the sc@@ op@@ e of man@@ ’s in@@ tel@@ le@@ ct . ”
This was the time Jesus was living in the pro@@ x@@ im@@ ity of the city .
Bro@@ ther Bar@@ r made clear that the ga@@ ther@@ ing would not continue in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely .
There is another inv@@ isi@@ ble for@@ ce that is even more ess@@ enti@@ al for our guid@@ ance .
I lost all di@@ gn@@ ity .
We are happy that Jehovah has left the do@@ or wide o@@ pen for ones who love the light
▪ emo@@ tions E@@ x .
Bo@@ th of them jo@@ ined in the Bible study .
Why should we not be deter@@ red if some look down on our ministry ?
He heard the Israelites as they lam@@ ented the effe@@ cts of their sin@@ ful course .
What does Matthew 24 : 37 - 39 teach us about world con@@ di@@ tions during the last days ?
What is the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule , and how can we apply it ?
During the past two de@@ ca@@ des , Jehovah has ri@@ ch@@ ly bless@@ ed these efforts to educ@@ ate do@@ ct@@ ors and jud@@ ges .
They will receive im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Par@@ ents who in@@ still godly valu@@ es and moral principles in the hearts of their children en@@ able them to sur@@ vi@@ ve the challeng@@ es of life .
Al@@ so , three of the four who were transl@@ ating our public@@ ations into D@@ an@@ ish left Bethel and ev@@ en@@ tually c@@ eas@@ ed associ@@ ating with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
However , fre@@ e@@ dom to exerc@@ ise certain righ@@ ts had to be leg@@ ally esta@@ bli@@ shed in the cour@@ ts .
How do the experi@@ ences of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Al@@ ban@@ ia illustr@@ ate the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of Isaiah 5@@ 4 : 17 ?
As the number of S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c - speaking Christians inc@@ reas@@ ed in the second century , there ar@@ ose a need for the good news to be transl@@ ated into their t@@ ong@@ ue .
In time , I develop@@ ed a love for the Bible .
“ The truly wise woman has buil@@ t up her house , ” says the Bible .
The Bible shows that young people are often very effe@@ ctive in pra@@ ising Jehovah .
Y@@ O@@ U likely sp@@ end much of your time car@@ ing for your physical health .
He str@@ ong@@ ly believ@@ ed that in order to a@@ wak@@ en the people spiritually , the Bible needed to be transl@@ ated into the spo@@ ken Greek of the day .
De@@ c@@ ember 7 - 13 , 200@@ 9
When we do so and put Jehovah’s will to the fore , we become more ref@@ re@@ shing associ@@ ates of our brothers and sisters .
T@@ w@@ o of those baptized at the cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly
How jo@@ y@@ ful I felt when you came the next day to offer to study the Bible with the pris@@ on@@ ers !
Jehovah explained that even when he br@@ ings judgment , he sear@@ ches for good people and sa@@ ves them . ​ — Genesis 18 : 22 - 33 .
Such govern@@ ments must therefore be re@@ moved to pa@@ ve the way for the righteous rule of Jehovah’s Kingdom under Christ .
These “ living w@@ at@@ ers ” are Jehovah’s pro@@ v@@ isions for life .
As told by R@@ ob@@ er@@ to P@@ ac@@ he@@ c@@ o
A@@ ma@@ z@@ ingly , the tri@@ bul@@ ation on the city has been cu@@ t sh@@ ort !
Why are we bless@@ ed to know the truth ?
• How are honor and respect rel@@ ated ?
Bro@@ thers being led away after their tri@@ al
Our first parents were cre@@ ated bal@@ an@@ ced in all res@@ pe@@ cts .
What men@@ tal attitude did Paul encoura@@ ge the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans to cultiv@@ ate ?
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ating S@@ el@@ f - Con@@ tro@@ l
The ju@@ dge accepted the offer and soon became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
A@@ gain it is written . . .
W@@ ell , one day a son of one of Ru@@ b@@ y’s Bible stud@@ ents vis@@ ited us .
Who will take care of certain hous@@ eho@@ ld cho@@ res ?
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 17 , 18 )
• What is the Scriptural bas@@ is for preaching from house to house ?
St@@ ars moved in cir@@ c@@ les , der@@ i@@ ving their mo@@ tion from the ou@@ ter@@ most s@@ ph@@ ere , the se@@ at of divine power .
“ This cal@@ end@@ ar is a t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony to true Christians that there are others just like them who have had to put up a hard fi@@ ght for the faith .
Since we live among imper@@ fect people and in difficult times , the pos@@ si@@ bil@@ ities for disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment are end@@ less .
Paul said : “ Con@@ cer@@ ning all the things of which I am acc@@ used by Jews , King A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa , I coun@@ t my@@ self happy that it is before you I am to make my de@@ f@@ en@@ se this day , especially as you are ex@@ per@@ t on all the cu@@ st@@ om@@ s as well as the contro@@ ver@@ si@@ es among Jews .
As was true in Davi@@ d’s case , reading the Scriptures regul@@ arly , medit@@ ating on them deep@@ ly , and stud@@ ying them di@@ lig@@ ently will inc@@ re@@ ase our appreciation for Jehovah’s di@@ gn@@ ity .
Still , they will be a@@ w@@ es@@ tru@@ ck by ast@@ on@@ ish@@ ing events and by the fear - inspi@@ ring displa@@ y of God’s power .
“ And then ? ” the fi@@ sh@@ er@@ man continu@@ es .
Many parents set a good example in this reg@@ ard .
In other words , we were desi@@ gn@@ ed to do God’s will .
A brother on the is@@ land of K@@ o@@ s was stud@@ ying with some people from Rus@@ sia .
What does the book of Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us reve@@ al about Jehovah ?
What if an hon@@ est self - exam@@ in@@ ation reve@@ als that we cur@@ ry the fav@@ or of the rich and look down on those of little means ?
How do I support my@@ self ?
If we are living and wal@@ king by holy spirit , we will work hard so that we can care for our family and also have “ something to dist@@ ribu@@ te to someone in need . ”
In his loving - kindness , he re@@ ach@@ es out even to those who are not inc@@ l@@ ined to listen to him .
At the time of writ@@ ing , 13 different refu@@ ge@@ e cam@@ ps had been esta@@ bli@@ shed in the w@@ es@@ ter@@ n part of T@@ an@@ z@@ ani@@ a .
12 : 5 - 13 .
• R@@ es@@ pon@@ d in a loving man@@ ner . ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 4 - 7
P@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ A@@ D@@ EL@@ P@@ H@@ I@@ A , P@@ A , The Li@@ ac@@ oura@@ s C@@ en@@ ter , T@@ emp@@ le Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity , 1@@ 7@@ 7@@ 6 N . Bro@@ ad S@@ t .
Do you at one and the same time si@@ t to ju@@ dge me in acc@@ ord with the Law and , trans@@ g@@ res@@ sing the Law , comm@@ and me to be stru@@ ck ? ” When on@@ loo@@ k@@ ers acc@@ used Paul of re@@ v@@ il@@ ing the high pri@@ est , the apostle im@@ medi@@ ately ad@@ mit@@ ted his er@@ ro@@ r , saying : “ Bro@@ thers , I did not know he was high pri@@ est .
G@@ r@@ ati@@ tu@@ de moved him to s@@ end a gener@@ ous contribu@@ tion to be used in what he called the Witnesses ’ ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary work .
She also ob@@ served that “ to@@ da@@ y’s young people live in a moral ha@@ ze .
They find that we have been end@@ ow@@ ed with res@@ our@@ ces and ca@@ pa@@ bil@@ ities that far exc@@ e@@ ed the needs of our 70 - to 8@@ 0 - year life sp@@ an .
How do Jehovah and Jesus Christ view marriage ?
“ We W@@ ould Like to Sa@@ y , ‘ Yes ! ’ ”
S@@ ome@@ times , J@@ a@@ i@@ ro@@ ’s un@@ pre@@ dic@@ table j@@ er@@ king mo@@ v@@ ements even cause him to h@@ ur@@ t himself .
‘ There is nothing appe@@ al@@ ing about my husband [ wife or children ] , ’ you may say .
Di@@ d Jesus pro@@ ce@@ ed to cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct himself by la@@ ying down a set of words to be mem@@ or@@ ized and re@@ pe@@ ated ?
Yes , Jehovah ac@@ ts with go@@ o@@ dness toward all .
S@@ cha@@ e@@ ffer@@ ’s te@@ am found in@@ s@@ crip@@ tions in a hi@@ ther@@ to un@@ known language ​ — given the name U@@ gar@@ iti@@ c — ​ using 30 c@@ un@@ ei@@ form sign@@ s , which made up one of the ol@@ des@@ t al@@ p@@ ha@@ be@@ ts ever dis@@ co@@ vered .
The only praise that is wor@@ th anything comes from others ​ — and it should come un@@ so@@ lic@@ ited .
O@@ r do Tho@@ re@@ au@@ ’s words still apply ?
B.C.E . means “ Be@@ fore the Com@@ m@@ on E@@ r@@ a . ”
Jehovah Will Not Le@@ a@@ ve His Lo@@ y@@ al On@@ es
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , those who trust in Jehovah can look to him as the one who promises them “ the power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 7 , 8 .
You are the only stud@@ ent who really kno@@ ws what you want in life .
F@@ re@@ qu@@ ent medit@@ ation on Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness can strengthen our con@@ vi@@ ction that his rul@@ er@@ ship is best .
What a blessing it is to have the pri@@ c@@ eless gift of God’s written Word , the Bible , and to be among those to whom Jehovah has gr@@ anted spiritual in@@ sight ! ​ — 1 Corinthians 1 : 21 , 27 , 28 ; 2 : 14 , 15 .
Con@@ sul@@ t God’s Word before making important decisions
* We also discus@@ sed why the prophecy has two fulfill@@ ments .
We can turn to the bro@@ ch@@ ure The Di@@ v@@ ine N@@ ame That Will En@@ du@@ re F@@ o@@ re@@ ver , which has been transl@@ ated into 6@@ 9 langu@@ ages .
They were a@@ ware of their stru@@ gg@@ le , as St@@ or@@ r@@ s stated in 18@@ 4@@ 7 : “ We should do well to remember that we have but just em@@ er@@ ged from the dar@@ k ages of the ch@@ urch ; and it would not be at all str@@ ange if we should find some ‘ Babyl@@ on@@ ish gar@@ ments ’ still wor@@ n by us for truth . ”
What was pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed that God’s people would do in the fin@@ al days ?
I@@ do@@ ls of Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an go@@ ds will be car@@ ri@@ ed away like “ pi@@ e@@ ces of lu@@ gg@@ age . ”
He also mentioned his in@@ ten@@ tions to his bu@@ d@@ dies , but each time , they tal@@ ked him out of get@@ ting married .
Many of the people cho@@ se to cl@@ ing to their human tra@@ dition rather than to accept spiritual light and truth from God . ​ — Psalm 4@@ 3 : 3 ; Matthew 13 : 15 .
Con@@ cer@@ ning a rep@@ ent@@ ant wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er in Corin@@ th , Paul wrote : “ You should kin@@ dly for@@ give and comfort him , that som@@ eho@@ w such a man may not be s@@ wal@@ low@@ ed up by his being over@@ ly sa@@ d .
Sa@@ ys Jo@@ ã@@ o Paulo : “ It was hard not to let such well - in@@ tend@@ ed but di@@ sh@@ ear@@ ten@@ ing ad@@ vice dam@@ pen our spirit . ”
To R@@ a@@ ha@@ b , there was no question that Jehovah would give his people the vi@@ ct@@ ory .
Su@@ b@@ je@@ ction to her husband means what for a wife ?
M@@ one@@ y may en@@ able us to enjoy the ple@@ asure of travel@@ ing to dist@@ ant plac@@ es .
( a ) What tim@@ ely counsel did Jesus give his followers ?
Let us exam@@ ine “ these things ” individu@@ ally .
We invit@@ e you to look into the matter fur@@ ther , ei@@ ther by having a discus@@ sion with Jehovah’s Witnesses or by cont@@ ac@@ ting the publi@@ sh@@ ers of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
Jehovah told Daniel that the go@@ at sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed Gre@@ e@@ ce and the large hor@@ n de@@ pi@@ cted one of its k@@ ings .
W@@ ell , Jehovah lea@@ ds us in “ the tr@@ ac@@ ks of righteousness , ” but those tr@@ ac@@ ks do not lead to we@@ al@@ th or privilege in this world .
While such a re@@ action might at times be under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble , the Bible tel@@ ls us : “ Do not say : ‘ I will do to him just as he has done to me . ’ ”
This har@@ mon@@ iz@@ es with Jesus ’ words to the 11 loyal apostles : “ If I go my way and pre@@ pare a place for you , I am coming again and will receive you home to my@@ self , that where I am you also may be . ” ​ — John 14 : 3 .
That did not take place until sh@@ ort@@ ly after Christ was inst@@ al@@ led as heavenly King in 1914 .
One place where their s@@ k@@ ill@@ s and ser@@ vi@@ ces were needed was Tu@@ v@@ alu , a P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c nation of about 10@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 people lo@@ c@@ ated on a re@@ mo@@ te group of n@@ ine cor@@ al at@@ ol@@ ls close to the e@@ qu@@ at@@ or and nor@@ th@@ w@@ est of Sam@@ o@@ a .
In some plac@@ es , ho@@ st@@ s honor gu@@ ests with the fin@@ est they have to offer , let@@ ting family take second place ; in others , ever@@ yone sh@@ a@@ res al@@ ike .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful Un@@ der T@@ ri@@ als has thus far been rel@@ eas@@ ed in 25 langu@@ ages and is fin@@ ding a war@@ m rec@@ ep@@ tion around the world .
Ex@@ c@@ iting D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ments in Christian Do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine
The Bible , however , does not foc@@ us attention on Jesus ’ appe@@ ar@@ ance .
“ An@@ y le@@ f@@ to@@ ver food , ” the ow@@ ner said , “ take home to your wife . ”
Why must parents speak with their children about Jehovah ?
They reg@@ ar@@ ded the t@@ om@@ b as a d@@ wel@@ ling for the dead .
A hum@@ ble person may not be fully consci@@ ous of his li@@ mit@@ ations .
His perfect human body therefore served as a su@@ it@@ able ransom sacrifice for mankind .
The nations will att@@ ack and destro@@ y Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at .
C@@ ha@@ p@@ ter 10 of the book O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ed to Do Jehovah’s Will is a good s@@ ource of information .
He started tal@@ king to me about the Bible .
Indeed , Chris@@ tend@@ om feel@@ s very much in char@@ ge , even pre@@ sum@@ ing to ‘ si@@ t as a qu@@ e@@ en ’ at@@ op the class of pol@@ itical lead@@ ers .
Mar@@ ri@@ age mat@@ es who div@@ or@@ ce when there is no se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality are not free to re@@ mar@@ ry .
Yet , the Creat@@ or@@ ’s purpose has not chang@@ ed .
Many author@@ ities recogn@@ ize that n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ism and self - interest are the ro@@ o@@ t of the worl@@ d’s problems .
• T@@ al@@ k to others who have served in a fore@@ ign land
Even so , wisdom di@@ ct@@ ates that you learn to discus@@ s this important sub@@ ject .
Jesus ’ example shows that simp@@ le words care@@ fully cho@@ s@@ en can con@@ ve@@ y the truth with much power .
An@@ na worshi@@ ped Jehovah with con@@ stan@@ cy .
At that time , the land of Cana@@ an was in the g@@ ri@@ p of fam@@ ine .
He and his wife , M@@ au@@ re@@ en , say that one of the blessings they are enjo@@ ying at W@@ ar@@ wi@@ ck is “ meeting and working with the many wonderful brothers and sisters who have sp@@ ent their life serving Jehovah at Bethel . ”
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing Jehovah’s instru@@ ctions in our day - to - day life shows that we are on the side of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
This e@@ dition was publi@@ shed in Nu@@ re@@ m@@ ber@@ g in 1@@ 5@@ 9@@ 9 and is often refer@@ red to as the Nu@@ re@@ m@@ ber@@ g P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t .
O@@ f@@ ten , we do so at their home .
Why did the Father sub@@ ject himself to such pain ?
What should you do if you have se@@ cre@@ tly been eng@@ ag@@ ing in conduct that you know to be wrong ?
Still , he never lost his joy in Jehovah , from whom his sal@@ vation came .
Such work was not eas@@ y , for the ancient car@@ p@@ en@@ ter pro@@ ba@@ bly could not bu@@ y his w@@ o@@ od .
A@@ no@@ inted Christians have what inc@@ en@@ tive to maintain their power of reason ?
‘ But , ’ you may say , ‘ the Bible does speak about people going to heaven , do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t it ? ’
Chris@@ t@@ ine was ten years old when she made up her mind to read regul@@ arly the life st@@ ori@@ es of faithful Witnesses .
Is it possible , though , that we were allow@@ ing the spo@@ t@@ light to shi@@ ft from the par@@ ab@@ le@@ ’s simp@@ le , ur@@ g@@ ent message ?
What good gi@@ f@@ ts Jehovah gives us !
The other 20 offer pro@@ of that Christians are right in going bey@@ ond the Jewish pre@@ c@@ ep@@ ts and a@@ do@@ p@@ ting new principles and practic@@ es .
L@@ ik@@ ely to fore@@ st@@ all any res@@ ent@@ ment , he asked : “ W@@ ell , then , have I become your enem@@ y because I tell you the truth ? ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 4 : 16 .
Why are the words of 1 Peter 4 : 10 com@@ for@@ ting to us ?
The two illustr@@ ations ​ — a car@@ ing shepher@@ d and a gener@@ ous ho@@ st — ​ are not at o@@ d@@ ds .
Is there hope for full reco@@ very ? Can integrity be reg@@ a@@ ined once it is lost ?
Ha@@ ve you seen that your health has imp@@ ro@@ ved or has been rest@@ ored because of advan@@ ced me@@ dic@@ ine ?
He even ur@@ ged them to leave ! ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 12 : 31 , 32 .
I@@ MI@@ T@@ AT@@ E TH@@ E@@ I@@ R F@@ A@@ I@@ T@@ H | EN@@ O@@ C@@ H
But what if inter@@ fer@@ ence from your in - la@@ ws has become serious en@@ ough to cause con@@ f@@ li@@ ct between you and your sp@@ ouse ?
21 : 4
For example , could she look after the children or share the se@@ cre@@ ts of a food re@@ ci@@ pe ?
Lo@@ ving : E@@ f@@ fe@@ ctive discipl@@ ine is f@@ oun@@ ded on love , not anger .
( See op@@ ening i@@ ma@@ ge . ) ( b ) Why should ad@@ ul@@ t children not be ha@@ st@@ y about lea@@ ving the full - time service ?
H@@ ad the pro@@ secu@@ tion been succ@@ ess@@ ful , it would have pa@@ ved the way for leg@@ al action against other Witness elders in congregations all ac@@ ro@@ ss Ar@@ men@@ ia .
E@@ ach child learned early on that we always pray@@ ed before a me@@ al .
Al@@ so , your remin@@ ders are what I am f@@ ond of . . .
That comm@@ and app@@ lies to all true Christians today , as Jesus ’ words indic@@ ate : “ Lo@@ ok ! I am with you all the days until the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
In Mar@@ ch 199@@ 4 , I gave up my cle@@ an@@ ing jo@@ b .
Jesus had great knowledge , yet he was never over@@ be@@ aring .
Jehovah for@@ gave the man who was ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from the congregation in Corin@@ th for f@@ la@@ gr@@ ant im@@ mor@@ ality but who later rep@@ ented .
In 200@@ 6 , Jehovah’s Witnesses in Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ a were thr@@ il@@ led by the rel@@ e@@ ase of the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Christian Greek Scriptures in Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ an .
Why is all this work done ?
This prophecy also had a fulfill@@ ment in 19@@ 19 C.E . , when the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of spiritual Israel was fre@@ ed from “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , ” the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion .
While Jesus was speaking about serious spiritual matters , the man was pro@@ ba@@ bly thinking about what he could do to ac@@ hi@@ eve certain fin@@ an@@ cial advan@@ ta@@ ges .
God’s gift of a woman was uni@@ que in that she was to be the man@@ ’s perfect help@@ er .
“ The whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one , ” says the apostle John .
God has cho@@ s@@ en his Son , Jesus , to be King of the Kingdom .
In the spirit of this counsel , the activ@@ ity of Jehovah’s Witnesses is also condu@@ cted op@@ en@@ ly .
( b ) Be@@ fore 1914 , what message did anointed Christians pro@@ cla@@ im ?
The Bible reve@@ als God not only as an all - powerful , wise , and just God but also as a God who lo@@ ves us .
For fur@@ ther information on the ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y of the times , see the bro@@ ch@@ ure Ke@@ ep on the W@@ atch !
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing the need , Jesus asked Ph@@ ili@@ p , who was from that are@@ a : “ Wh@@ ere shall we bu@@ y lo@@ a@@ ves for these to e@@ at ? ” ​ — John 6 : 1 - 5 .
He does not need to com@@ pare us with any@@ body .
His stu@@ dies ca@@ used him to doubt the Tr@@ in@@ ity , al@@ though he had origin@@ ally believ@@ ed in it .
Yes , people of all age grou@@ ps reg@@ ard the te@@ en@@ age years and the early 20 ’ s as a special time in life .
Because Moses and A@@ ar@@ on fai@@ l to san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy Jehovah’s name when mirac@@ ul@@ ously provi@@ ding water , they lo@@ se out on en@@ ter@@ ing the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
At first , we may not have told our family about our associ@@ ation with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Jesus ad@@ ded that “ after the tri@@ bul@@ ation of those days , ” there will be sign@@ s in su@@ n , mo@@ on , and st@@ ars , “ and then the si@@ gn of the Son of man will appe@@ ar in heaven . ”
But as the years went by , its prote@@ ctive w@@ alls f@@ ell down .
Jesus was w@@ atch@@ ful in the work that Jehovah assign@@ ed him to do .
On one side were words taken from John 18 : 31 - 33 .
8@@ 8 : 13 , 14 .
They recogn@@ ize the power of God’s Word and make good use of it as they seek to show their neigh@@ b@@ ors appro@@ pri@@ ate words of hope and comfort .
The Greek word here transl@@ ated “ un@@ deser@@ ved kindness ” gives the ide@@ a of doing something very kind without expe@@ cting anything in return , something un@@ ear@@ ned and un@@ mer@@ ited .
8 : 3 , 4 ​ — In what way did the Israelites ’ clo@@ thing not we@@ ar out and their fe@@ et not become s@@ w@@ ol@@ le@@ n during the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness tre@@ k ?
Since Bi@@ bli@@ cal Hebrew was written without v@@ ow@@ els , there is no way to know pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely how Moses , David , and others of ancient times pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced the let@@ ters that make up the divine name .
W@@ al@@ den@@ ses s@@ pon@@ s@@ ored the transl@@ ation of the 1@@ 5@@ 35 O@@ li@@ v@@ é@@ t@@ an Bible
The cha@@ ir@@ man next in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed G@@ u@@ y P@@ i@@ er@@ ce of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
In a letter to the Gal@@ ati@@ an Christians , he wrote : “ The Law has become our tu@@ t@@ or le@@ ading to Christ . ”
Will pur@@ su@@ ing we@@ al@@ th , power , or educ@@ ation help you to find in@@ ner peace ?
Then in 199@@ 7 he was appointed as a congregation el@@ der .
Jesus set out this example of prayer in his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount .
What a contr@@ ast to the v@@ enge@@ ful spirit so pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent in the world today !
Psalm 7@@ 2 gives us some prophe@@ tic de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of how this perfect , im@@ mor@@ tal King will rule .
* How can they cla@@ im to know God and have an accep@@ table relationship with him if they refu@@ se to ac@@ knowledge him by his name ?
Bro@@ ther L@@ ö@@ s@@ ch pointed out : “ Do you wor@@ ry whether you will find people with whom to study the Bible ?
The time soon came ​ — F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 9 , 194@@ 7 — ​ for the ei@@ gh@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol to gra@@ du@@ ate .
W@@ rit@@ er Mar@@ ni Jac@@ k@@ son ob@@ served : “ N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ our@@ s , like family , are people in your life that you don@@ ’t always get to cho@@ ose .
We must remain faithful even in seem@@ ingly small matters .
How per@@ su@@ asi@@ vely the af@@ o@@ re@@ mentioned pro@@ verbs ex@@ hor@@ t us to s@@ ow righteousness !
Still , given his ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , he does not really understand why he and others are like that .
Bible principles con@@ fir@@ m that God lo@@ ves us and wants the best for us . ”
That , she felt , was a rep@@ ly from God , and she wanted to me@@ et with Jehovah’s Witnesses as soon as possible .
No@@ tice that Jesus did not mer@@ ely tell the disciples what the pat@@ ter@@ n was ; he “ set the pat@@ ter@@ n . ”
May it help all ​ — especially our de@@ ar young people — ​ to ‘ keep wal@@ king by holy spirit . ’ ​ — G@@ al .
On@@ ly the tim@@ ely inter@@ ven@@ tion of A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il , Na@@ bal@@ ’s wife , sa@@ ved David from making a cal@@ am@@ it@@ ous mis@@ take .
Because of our small st@@ ature , a heav@@ y boo@@ k@@ ba@@ g pres@@ ents an ad@@ di@@ tional chall@@ enge .
“ P@@ S : My father helped me wr@@ ite this letter . ”
There are many other ways to give .
Some people I know simply live for themselves and what they can get out of life .
Mo@@ st of those to whom Jesus pre@@ ached were un@@ responsi@@ ve , un@@ willing to change .
The first article exam@@ ines the pat@@ ter@@ n of hum@@ ility that Jesus set so that we can follow his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y .
The un@@ believ@@ ing mate is “ san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied ” because of being married to a serv@@ ant of God .
Such ru@@ g@@ ged ter@@ ra@@ in has is@@ ol@@ ated the m@@ oun@@ tain people .
Ke@@ ep the L@@ ines of Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ation O@@ pen
We were given lun@@ ch ​ — a f@@ ro@@ z@@ en pre@@ p@@ ac@@ ka@@ ged me@@ al called a T@@ V din@@ ner that G@@ l@@ ori@@ a and I sh@@ ared before lea@@ ving .
When the du@@ st set@@ t@@ les , the inter@@ ested man appro@@ ach@@ es the brothers to learn more .
The ow@@ n@@ ers of the ban@@ k are ju@@ st@@ ly sen@@ ten@@ ced to years in pris@@ on .
S@@ el@@ f - love may cause us to jus@@ ti@@ fy our er@@ r@@ ors , cam@@ ou@@ f@@ la@@ ge bad person@@ ality tra@@ its , and be bl@@ ind to our own ba@@ dness .
There are th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Bible transl@@ ations , but some are more acc@@ ur@@ ate than others .
Ad@@ di@@ tional Re@@ war@@ ding P@@ ri@@ v@@ ile@@ ges
I@@ N 19@@ 28 , Father sub@@ s@@ cri@@ bed to the Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine and became inter@@ ested in the Bible .
L@@ ater , “ bre@@ ath came into them , and they began to live . ”
“ You don@@ ’t know the A@@ mer@@ ic@@ ans , ” he said ( our liter@@ ature was then pr@@ inted in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates ) .
Jesus pray@@ ed all night before ap@@ poin@@ ting his 12 apostles
During the time that I was in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , I received a letter from my wife every we@@ ek .
“ With a hu@@ ge lum@@ p in my thro@@ at , ” S@@ her@@ ry said , “ I pray@@ ed to Jehovah for courage . ”
Me@@ dit@@ ate on Scriptural pas@@ sa@@ ges .
“ All You Are Bro@@ thers ”
It is not sur@@ pris@@ ing that Jesus used God’s name and made it known to others .
For a l@@ ist of some of the prophe@@ ci@@ es that were ful@@ filled in Jesus , see page 2@@ 00 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide , about 19@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 individuals now enjoy the privilege of Bethel service .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What helped the apostle Paul to cop@@ e with con@@ f@@ li@@ cts within himself ?
S@@ ad@@ ly , mo@@ der@@ n scho@@ l@@ ars , in their qu@@ est for the “ real ” or “ hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al ” Jesus , se@@ em to have hi@@ d@@ den his true id@@ ent@@ ity be@@ h@@ ind la@@ y@@ ers of ba@@ sel@@ ess spe@@ cul@@ ation , poin@@ t@@ less doub@@ ts , and un@@ f@@ oun@@ ded the@@ or@@ iz@@ ing .
T@@ E@@ N years ag@@ o this mon@@ th , the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ Ne@@ ws & World R@@ ep@@ ort fe@@ atu@@ red the co@@ ver st@@ ory “ In S@@ ear@@ ch of Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s . ”
David next as@@ ks this question : “ Now who vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers to come for@@ ward today with a gift in hand for Jehovah ? ”
Today , God is ho@@ l@@ ding out to all humans , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of their e@@ th@@ ni@@ c or so@@ cial ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , the opportunity of get@@ ting to know him and of develop@@ ing a personal relationship with him .
“ Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , my bel@@ o@@ ved brothers , ” said Paul , “ become ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast , un@@ mo@@ va@@ ble , always having pl@@ ent@@ y to do in the work of the Lord , know@@ ing that your la@@ b@@ or is not in va@@ in in con@@ ne@@ ction with the Lord . ”
Ther@@ efore , in har@@ mony with these inspired ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces , Jehovah’s Witnesses ref@@ er to the O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent as the Hebrew Scriptures because that por@@ tion of the Bible was origin@@ ally written main@@ ly in Hebrew .
The re@@ bel@@ s too were ready to fi@@ ght , having ra@@ ised ba@@ r@@ ri@@ ca@@ des and sto@@ ck@@ p@@ iled we@@ ap@@ ons .
In time , though , other writ@@ ings started to appe@@ ar that were also given the name go@@ sp@@ els .
“ S@@ m@@ all in bul@@ k , high in pri@@ ce , and in a ste@@ ad@@ y dem@@ and , spi@@ ces were especially desi@@ ra@@ ble artic@@ les of com@@ mer@@ ce . ” ​ — The Bo@@ ok of S@@ pi@@ ces
Me@@ an@@ while , Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at is king over Juda@@ h .
As we consider@@ ed , in 6@@ 6 C.E . the tri@@ bul@@ ation was “ cu@@ t sh@@ ort . ”
This was written by Luke , who was a physi@@ ci@@ an and ke@@ en@@ ly inter@@ ested in the physical well - being of others .
When the brothers and sisters in our congregation saw our p@@ light , they buil@@ t a house for us in just fi@@ ve we@@ ek@@ s !
He gave his apostles an ob@@ ject less@@ on in hum@@ ility by wa@@ shing their fe@@ et .
I@@ magine how that en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment could have affe@@ cted the conscience of someone gro@@ wing up in N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h !
How in@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely Jehovah must know us in order to re - cre@@ ate us !
Those who s@@ ound a war@@ ning are often me@@ t with dis@@ beli@@ ef .
[ Ma@@ p on page 12 ]
An@@ cient C@@ y@@ n@@ ic@@ s ​ — Their O@@ ri@@ g@@ ins and B@@ eli@@ ef@@ s
I@@ t’s hard to i@@ magine it , if you have not experienced it .
What In@@ f@@ lu@@ ence Does Jesus Christ Ha@@ ve on You ?
There are still others who find it difficult to for@@ give someone who has h@@ ur@@ t them .
She was helped to see the need to make chang@@ es after reading C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 5 , which ur@@ ges us to ‘ de@@ ad@@ en our body members as res@@ pe@@ cts for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , se@@ x@@ u@@ al ap@@ pet@@ ite , h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful desire , and co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness . ’
The con@@ text does not su@@ gg@@ est that “ the th@@ ir@@ d heaven ” ref@@ ers to the at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere around our g@@ lo@@ be , nor to ou@@ ter sp@@ ace or to any par@@ al@@ le@@ l uni@@ ver@@ ses , as pos@@ tul@@ ated by ast@@ ro@@ physi@@ c@@ ists .
What better promise could there pos@@ si@@ bly be ?
Thus , how fine it is to discipl@@ ine ourselves to read God’s Word and Bible public@@ ations regul@@ arly , stud@@ ying them and medit@@ ating on what we learn !
She was only 4@@ 3 years old .
In ad@@ dition , one or both par@@ t@@ n@@ ers may be fa@@ il@@ ing to apply Bible principles .
Ge@@ or@@ ge , for example , was brought up in an Af@@ ri@@ can country . He says : “ In my cul@@ ture , fa@@ thers do not pla@@ y together with their children for fear that this will less@@ en the fa@@ ther’s authority .
To man@@ i@@ f@@ est them in sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant me@@ asure requi@@ res determin@@ ation and effort .
The less@@ er one , who wa@@ its pati@@ ently for a privilege of service , will continue to serve Jehovah jo@@ y@@ fully and will rejo@@ ice in wh@@ atever assignment he is given .
By faith@@ fully end@@ uring such t@@ ests , however , we have the satis@@ fac@@ tion of pleas@@ ing and hon@@ or@@ ing Jehovah .
R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection , 10 / 1
What is more , ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal evidence has sh@@ own that it was not un@@ heard of for men of power in Egy@@ pt to ab@@ du@@ ct a man@@ ’s wife and k@@ ill the husband .
As we shall see , these questions can help us consider the feelings of those to whom we preach and a@@ da@@ pt our appro@@ ach acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how a t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful use of the Scriptures may help Bible stud@@ ents to make prog@@ ress .
Se@@ bas@@ ti@@ an , ag@@ ed 21 , says : “ I@@ ’@@ ve been writ@@ ing down one verse from every chap@@ ter in my Bible reading .
To be sure , those were exc@@ iting times that called for b@@ ol@@ dness and faith on the part of God’s people .
C@@ at@@ tle have died by the h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds .
She , on the other hand , obe@@ yed Abraham and thought of him as her “ l@@ ord . ”
They may have more pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , more money , a ne@@ wer ca@@ r , or they may just se@@ em to be ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er .
The Bible says that al@@ o@@ es were used to per@@ fu@@ me gar@@ ments and be@@ ds .
After World W@@ ar I@@ I , S@@ lo@@ v@@ ak@@ ia once again became a part of C@@ ze@@ cho@@ s@@ lo@@ v@@ ak@@ ia .
I was privile@@ ged to work with him and was later asked to over@@ see transl@@ ation work into ten E@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an langu@@ ages .
Is it always bad ?
He consider@@ ed himself an a@@ the@@ ist .
The soul is not a sh@@ a@@ do@@ w@@ y ent@@ ity that ex@@ ists within the human fr@@ ame .
So may we do our ut@@ most to maintain strong faith ​ — faith that after it has been sub@@ je@@ cted to one t@@ est after another “ may be found a cause for praise and glory and honor at the re@@ vel@@ ation of Jesus Christ . ” ​ — 1 Peter 1 : 7 .
H@@ er c@@ hi@@ c@@ ks ru@@ n to her , and in se@@ con@@ ds they are sa@@ f@@ ely conc@@ e@@ aled bene@@ ath her p@@ in@@ i@@ ons .
The question then ar@@ ose : “ Why don@@ ’t we study the Bible here ? ”
What was loo@@ ked for , according to Z@@ i@@ on@@ ’s W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er of S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 1 , 18@@ 9@@ 4 , were men “ of me@@ ek@@ ness ​ — that they might not be pu@@ ff@@ ed up . . . , of hum@@ ble mind who seek not to preach themselves , but Christ ​ — not to a@@ ir their own knowledge , but his Word in its simp@@ li@@ city and power . ”
A Bet@@ ter W@@ a@@ y to H@@ on@@ or God and Christ
Yet , the commun@@ ic@@ ation was not spo@@ ken , but was in written form .
In that fr@@ ame of mind , we may even experience “ shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ k concer@@ ning [ our ] faith . ”
In this article , we will discus@@ s three ne@@ g@@ ative influ@@ ences .
S@@ ad@@ ly , in 200@@ 4 , John was di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with can@@ c@@ er .
To be sure , those in situ@@ ations similar to Mari@@ o@@ ’s have to work hard to return to Jehovah .
I pray@@ ed about the proble@@ m , and then I went to my jo@@ b as a wa@@ it@@ ress .
But Jehovah gives us clear war@@ n@@ ings .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the develop@@ ed world , an inc@@ reas@@ ing number of people , inspired by f@@ em@@ in@@ ist mo@@ v@@ ements and dis@@ en@@ ch@@ anted with main@@ st@@ re@@ am religi@@ ons , seek spiritual fulfill@@ ment in vari@@ ous form@@ s of wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft .
Jesus ’ words are w@@ in@@ some and deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful .
To understand the ans@@ wers , we first need to consider what dedic@@ ation is .
They want their children to love them and to take to heart what they have imp@@ ar@@ ted to the children for their good .
The local sister who was with me had to inter@@ pre@@ t what they said because they were speaking too quic@@ k@@ ly for me to understand .
Di@@ gn@@ ity is displa@@ yed by anointed Christians , who are “ am@@ bas@@ sa@@ d@@ ors sub@@ s@@ titu@@ ting for Christ . ”
For fur@@ ther consider@@ ation of this sub@@ ject , see A@@ wa@@ ke !
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently they took the lead in tra@@ ining other prophe@@ ts , who may have been organiz@@ ed into scho@@ ol@@ s of some kind .
Ha@@ ve I consider@@ ed sh@@ aring more fully in the li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving work of declar@@ ing the good news , perhaps as a full - time Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er ?
That view pre@@ va@@ iled for many cen@@ tu@@ ries .
Con@@ ver@@ sel@@ y , your desire to serve God will af@@ fect your cho@@ ic@@ es about marriage and emp@@ loy@@ ment .
She might also hope that , in time , her husband would become a beli@@ ever and be sa@@ ved .
Hence , the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t’s activities must be under@@ sto@@ od in the light of how they af@@ fect Jesus ’ loyal followers on earth . ​ — Matthew 25 : 40 , 4@@ 5 .
V@@ er@@ ó@@ n@@ ic@@ a
At that time , Jesus ro@@ se in all the uni@@ verse , including our earth !
To what is making spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement direc@@ tly rel@@ ated ?
In@@ c@@ lu@@ ded were “ four th@@ ous@@ and men , b@@ es@@ id@@ es women and young children . ”
It was no@@ tic@@ e@@ able that faithful Christians did not get involved in ho@@ l@@ ding public of@@ fice or ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ative positi@@ ons .
The apostle Paul , however , dra@@ ws our attention to a po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al d@@ anger , one that affe@@ cted some Jews in his day : “ They have a ze@@ al for God ; but not according to acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge . ”
Let us exam@@ ine some of the ways in which Jesus is uni@@ que .
Y@@ ou@@ th is a good time to gain knowledge of God and of our appointed Le@@ ad@@ er
But let me share with you how I have main@@ ta@@ ined my joy des@@ pite these cal@@ am@@ ities .
It was very mo@@ ving for me and others to no@@ te that nothing could less@@ en my wi@@ fe@@ ’s love for Jehovah and her ze@@ al for his service .
F@@ red Rus@@ k , who was assign@@ ed to tra@@ in me , was one of them .
However , the opportunity now o@@ pen to such op@@ pos@@ ers to rep@@ ent and gain sal@@ vation will soon come to an end .
Me@@ an@@ while , Bro@@ ther M@@ or@@ r@@ is began cir@@ cu@@ it work .
Does this Bible counsel work ?
My life in Jehovah’s service has in@@ deed been rich !
( a ) How did Job show his devo@@ tion to Jehovah ?
There are many practic@@ al ways in which we can co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with appointed overse@@ ers .
To answer , let us consider what en@@ ab@@ led servants of God in Bible times to speak with b@@ ol@@ dness the truth about Jehovah , and let us learn how we can imitate their example .
Instead , the men found M@@ ary and “ the young child ” living in a house . ​ — Matthew 2 : 11 .
All of this may well re@@ mind us of Chris@@ tend@@ om , ste@@ ep@@ ed in false worship and ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ gy . And her ro@@ le in the sacrific@@ ing of milli@@ ons of lives on the al@@ ta@@ r of cl@@ er@@ gy - supp@@ or@@ ted war@@ f@@ are is dis@@ gu@@ sting in@@ deed !
The man with the in@@ k@@ hor@@ n re@@ pres@@ ents Jesus .
Fir@@ st and fore@@ most , it can cause a bre@@ ach in one@@ ’s relationship with Jehovah .
What should we remember and be determined to do ?
And t@@ ong@@ u@@ es as if of fi@@ re became v@@ isi@@ ble to them . . . , and they all became filled with holy spirit . ”
He might reason , ‘ If no one is going to respon@@ d , why be en@@ er@@ ge@@ tic in tr@@ ying to re@@ ach or help people ? ’
W@@ ould you feel a desire to learn the words and jo@@ in in ?
In his letter to the Romans , Paul speak@@ s of a situation about which op@@ in@@ i@@ ons vari@@ ed .
The po@@ t@@ ter@@ y sh@@ ard on which the f@@ ar@@ m@@ work@@ er@@ ’s ple@@ a was written
He wor@@ ked part - time and served as a regul@@ ar pioneer .
The psalmist David san@@ g : “ I am hel@@ pl@@ ess and po@@ or ; may Jehovah pa@@ y attention to me .
( The I@@ ris@@ h T@@ im@@ es ) How , then , can you exerc@@ ise authority so as to get the best out of others rather than ali@@ en@@ ate or h@@ ur@@ t them by word or deed ? ​ — Proverbs 12 : 18 .
And the prayer of faith will make the in@@ dis@@ posed one well , and Jehovah will ra@@ ise him up . Al@@ so , if he has com@@ mit@@ ted sin@@ s , it will be for@@ given him . ” ​ — James 5 : 14 , 15 .
That is ex@@ ac@@ tly what they did . ​ — Mat@@ t .
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S is lea@@ ving the temple in Jerusalem for the last time when one of his disciples exc@@ la@@ im@@ s : “ T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , see ! what s@@ ort of st@@ ones and what s@@ ort of buil@@ ding@@ s ! ”
Con@@ dem@@ ning the wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers , he dec@@ la@@ res : “ Is it not written , ‘ My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations ’ ?
The Romans worshi@@ ped him as a go@@ d ; mer@@ ch@@ ants and travel@@ ers pray@@ ed to him for pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity and prote@@ ction from d@@ anger .
As Jo@@ shua served the re@@ turned Jews as high pri@@ est at the re@@ buil@@ t temple , so Jesus is the H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est for true worship at Jehovah’s spiritual temple .
How Do You V@@ i@@ e@@ w Y@@ our@@ self ?
It was his purpose to continue educ@@ ating them and car@@ ing for them et@@ er@@ n@@ ally .
How does the ransom accom@@ pl@@ ish this ?
C@@ ould a family member learn a new language in order to share the good news with those of other n@@ ati@@ on@@ alities ?
The call then went out for more pione@@ ers !
The Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy publi@@ sh@@ es spiritually encourag@@ ing liter@@ ature in many langu@@ ages .
F@@ in@@ ally , we need to keep our min@@ ds fi@@ x@@ ed on the future that Jehovah ho@@ l@@ ds in st@@ ore for us and to “ rejo@@ ice in the hope ” of everlasting life , be it in heaven or on earth .
Still , the ide@@ a comes ac@@ ro@@ ss very c@@ learly with the contr@@ ast ‘ not ir@@ rit@@ ating them but ra@@ ising them in the men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah . ’
“ At once [ Ne@@ h@@ emiah ] pray@@ ed to the God of the heavens . ”
I could not help but we@@ ep at his kindness . ”
How can we show that we are than@@ k@@ ful for all that Jehovah and Jesus have done and will do for us ?
That nation is in@@ deed “ a special pro@@ per@@ ty , ” or “ a people for special pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion , ” to Jehovah .
The Scriptural des@@ crip@@ tion of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at f@@ its the worl@@ d’s col@@ le@@ ctive body of false religion .
The Bible descri@@ bes the Creator of mankind as “ the One giving bre@@ ad to the hu@@ ng@@ ry ones . ”
M@@ em@@ bers of other religi@@ ons have held similar beli@@ ef@@ s .
“ You K@@ now So Mu@@ ch Ab@@ out the Bible ”
On the contr@@ ary , the stu@@ pi@@ d one is quic@@ k to speak and make his fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness known .
What will result from such in@@ ten@@ se prayer ?
Many mo@@ der@@ n - day experi@@ ences give evidence that the angels are supp@@ or@@ ting our work and gu@@ i@@ ding us to those “ righ@@ tly dis@@ posed for everlasting life . ”
Joh@@ ann@@ es G@@ u@@ ten@@ ber@@ g Ab@@ out 14@@ 50 , this Ger@@ man inv@@ ent@@ or develop@@ ed the first prin@@ ting pres@@ s using mo@@ va@@ ble ty@@ pe .
He was ob@@ no@@ xi@@ ous and had a k@@ n@@ ack for keep@@ ing people away from him .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing that Jesus said or did was a perfect refle@@ ction of his heavenly Fa@@ ther’s person@@ ality and ways .
The ma@@ in te@@ x@@ t@@ book is the Bible , and the ob@@ je@@ ctive of this educ@@ ation is to help individuals ad@@ v@@ ance spiritually by lear@@ ning what God’s will is and how to live in acc@@ ord with it .
“ F@@ ar be it from the true God to act wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dly , and the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty to act un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly ! ” declar@@ ed the righteous man Eli@@ h@@ u .
So@@ on ther@@ e@@ after , they began to take st@@ ep@@ s to re@@ ach their go@@ al .
The stud@@ ents are em@@ ba@@ r@@ king on a care@@ er in the mission@@ ary work , and their succ@@ ess dep@@ ends much on their relationship with Jehovah .
Can yo@@ ga be practic@@ ed without any religious over@@ t@@ ones ?
B@@ less@@ ings of the Go@@ od Ne@@ ws , 1 / 1
Tru@@ e , some Bible char@@ ac@@ ters did receive mirac@@ ul@@ ous ans@@ wers to their prayers .
He had a purpose in life , that of doing God’s will .
“ May I see it ? ”
Those in God’s mem@@ ory will be resur@@ rec@@ ted and will enjoy perfect health .
There are vari@@ ous reas@@ ons for this .
Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah and fir@@ m ad@@ her@@ ence to divine standards un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly mo@@ tiv@@ ated Na@@ than to re@@ mind David of his sin@@ s .
This rest@@ or@@ ation inclu@@ des the trans@@ form@@ ation that will take place on the earth during Christ’s rule .
In Ju@@ ne 199@@ 5 , The T@@ im@@ es of In@@ dia repor@@ ted that a three - and - a - half - year - old gi@@ r@@ l la@@ y in a tr@@ ance as a ca@@ r we@@ igh@@ ing more than 1@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 p@@ oun@@ ds [ 7@@ 50 k@@ g ] was allow@@ ed to ru@@ n over her ab@@ d@@ om@@ en .
Now he encoura@@ ges her to go to the meetings and takes her there .
C@@ all@@ ously , they ate a me@@ al ne@@ ar@@ by .
Will they forever dis@@ tur@@ b the peace of those who truly want to do God’s will ?
Fa@@ ith and the R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection
En@@ du@@ r@@ ance helps us to be coura@@ ge@@ ous , faithful , and pati@@ ent .
But determined to give it , he so@@ b@@ bed his way through the enti@@ re talk . ”
How will both the anointed and their compan@@ i@@ ons benefit from atten@@ ding the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al ?
To@@ gether in 200@@ 8
W@@ ould they d@@ are to use them ?
G@@ ran@@ ted , these things are advan@@ ta@@ ge@@ ous to the s@@ mo@@ o@@ th op@@ er@@ ation of a congregation .
A psalmist id@@ enti@@ fied this S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn by name , pro@@ claim@@ ing : “ Jehovah is King forever and ever . ” ​ — P@@ s .
Go@@ od T@@ ri@@ u@@ mp@@ h O@@ ver E@@ vi@@ l ?
Of course , when no sacrifice , pain , or in@@ conven@@ i@@ ence is involved , obedi@@ ence is e@@ asi@@ er .
H@@ O@@ A@@ X@@ E@@ S , sc@@ am@@ s , and dec@@ ep@@ tion are all too comm@@ on in the present system of things .
How she that was a pr@@ inc@@ ess among the ju@@ ris@@ dic@@ tional dist@@ ri@@ cts has come to be for for@@ ced la@@ b@@ or ! ”
He states : “ E@@ ach one is tri@@ ed by being dra@@ wn out and en@@ tic@@ ed by his own desire .
Do I value material things more than my relationship with Jehovah and with people ?
No , “ for God is a God , not of dis@@ order , but of peace . ”
Those re@@ pres@@ ented by the first two sla@@ ves ​ — his har@@ d@@ working anointed disciples — ​ will already have received their fin@@ al se@@ al@@ ing before the great tri@@ bul@@ ation bre@@ ak@@ s out .
“ I often wonder@@ ed if I could ever be as good as R@@ il@@ ey@@ ’s first husband .
I@@ T I@@ S a hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing dr@@ ama of loy@@ al@@ ty between two women .
In those days , there were two congregations in P@@ ine B@@ lu@@ f@@ f ​ — one wh@@ ite and one “ col@@ ored , ” or bl@@ ack .
A tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy promise in@@ deed ! ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 11 ; Revelation 21 : 4 , 5 .
The most prof@@ it@@ able Bible reading star@@ ts , not by reading , but by pra@@ ying .
‘ The wicked se@@ em to f@@ are much better than I do , ’ he said .
Yes , the cou@@ ple can bring their lives into har@@ mony with God’s standards and Ca@@ es@@ ar@@ ’s law .
At the very le@@ ast , famili@@ es and congregations become ha@@ ven@@ s of peace .
And what he taught refle@@ cted his hear@@ t@@ felt desire to ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t his listen@@ ers with the true God , Jehovah . ​ — John 17 : 6 - 8 .
He b@@ lam@@ ed her religion for any un@@ reason@@ able conduct on his part .
“ All the Th@@ ings ”
In ad@@ dition , why not su@@ gg@@ est that the stud@@ ent make it a go@@ al to remember at le@@ ast one Bible text that ans@@ wers a ke@@ y question from each chap@@ ter of the Bible T@@ each book ?
These “ mis@@ s@@ il@@ es ” could also be temp@@ t@@ ations to be materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic , ca@@ using us to become pre@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with bu@@ ying many con@@ sum@@ er go@@ o@@ ds and even in@@ duc@@ ing us to com@@ pete with those who have fal@@ le@@ n into an o@@ st@@ ent@@ ati@@ ous li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
How does that knowledge help ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , as the Creator , Jehovah always kno@@ ws what is best for us .
Their ear@@ s may have been o@@ pen , but their hearts were ti@@ gh@@ tly shu@@ t !
How c@@ learly his action of thro@@ wing gre@@ e@@ dy mer@@ ch@@ ants out of the temple shows his sense of justice !
At one point , Paul and four other Christians went to the temple to cle@@ an@@ se themselves cer@@ em@@ on@@ i@@ ally .
A@@ F@@ R@@ I@@ C@@ A : In 20@@ 13 , some 2@@ 2@@ ,000 public of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als in S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a were char@@ ged with mis@@ conduct for cor@@ ru@@ pt activities .
“ All Au@@ thor@@ ity H@@ as Be@@ en Gi@@ ven M@@ e ”
Satan means “ R@@ es@@ is@@ ter , ” indic@@ ating that this wicked spirit cre@@ ature does not support God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ; rather , he h@@ ates it and ag@@ g@@ res@@ si@@ vely fi@@ gh@@ ts it .
A@@ ban@@ d@@ oned mat@@ es appreci@@ ate those who ass@@ ist them in the field ministry
He told the king : “ This is what A@@ mo@@ s has said , ‘ By the s@@ word Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am will die ; and as reg@@ ar@@ ds Israel , it will without fai@@ l go into ex@@ ile from its own gr@@ ound . ’ ” ​ — A@@ mo@@ s 7 : 11 .
If you sense that your com@@ ment would be wel@@ come , say what you appreci@@ ated about him or what you mis@@ s about her .
They have learned how Jehovah feel@@ s about viol@@ ence .
What a change !
Mo@@ st people pre@@ f@@ er to go along with the crow@@ d , so to speak , to avoid con@@ fr@@ on@@ tation or con@@ f@@ li@@ ct .
At the conclu@@ sion of the gra@@ du@@ ation pro@@ gra@@ m , the cha@@ ir@@ man remin@@ ded the a@@ udi@@ ence that the gra@@ du@@ ates have learned sever@@ al ways to buil@@ d up their cre@@ di@@ bility .
Although Jeho@@ as@@ h sur@@ vi@@ ved , he was left a bro@@ ken and di@@ se@@ as@@ ed man .
The older , Dani@@ ela , showed exc@@ ep@@ tional appreciation for Bible truth .
Consider again the three s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o@@ s we mentioned ear@@ li@@ er .
Of course , having children can be a blessing .
But he still makes a decision ​ — he deci@@ des , in effect , to let others control his life .
It gives hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones hope because they learn that there are so@@ li@@ d reas@@ ons for believ@@ ing that better times are a@@ head .
“ There Ex@@ ists H@@ op@@ e for Even a T@@ ree ”
Such love “ never fa@@ il@@ s ” in that it will never ce@@ ase to ex@@ ist .
W@@ ic@@ ked King A@@ ha@@ z , for example , went so far as to offer up his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing in a ri@@ tu@@ al sacrifice to the go@@ d Mo@@ le@@ ch .
See The Watchtower , May 1 , 198@@ 2 , pages 3 - 6 , “ In S@@ ear@@ ch of Su@@ cc@@ ess . ”
Yes , even when he was s@@ or@@ ely tri@@ ed , Paul main@@ ta@@ ined his love for God . What gave him the strength to do so ?
This is bene@@ fi@@ cial and enjo@@ y@@ able for the child , and such s@@ pon@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ous expres@@ sions of faith deli@@ ght the hearts of older ones in attend@@ ance .
And if you have been a Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ er for many years , would it not be appro@@ pri@@ ate and re@@ war@@ ding to help tra@@ in ne@@ wer ones ?
Is that being mo@@ des@@ t , however ?
Because He is “ the M@@ ak@@ er of heaven and earth . ”
The pri@@ m@@ ary purpose of this new public@@ ation is to help us to come to know Jehovah better so that we might buil@@ d a str@@ ong@@ er personal relationship with our God .
M@@ er@@ ci@@ ful and willing to for@@ give Jesus knew that imper@@ fect humans need Jehovah’s a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant mer@@ cy .
I have fin@@ ally found true fre@@ e@@ dom .
* Per@@ haps from these men and pos@@ si@@ bly from their wi@@ ves , Noah learned about man@@ kin@@ d’s star@@ t , God’s purpose that a righteous human family f@@ ill the earth , and the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in E@@ den ​ — the resul@@ ts of which Noah could see for himself .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of refu@@ ge@@ es langu@@ ish in hor@@ ri@@ ble cam@@ ps .
Jesus Christ became King in heaven in the year 1914 .
O@@ N We@@ d@@ n@@ es@@ day ev@@ ening , A@@ pri@@ l 12 , 200@@ 6 , some 16 milli@@ on people will ga@@ ther to ob@@ serve the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al .
She told me that she asked her pre@@ ach@@ er to study the Bible with her , but he never did .
a@@ vail@@ able on@@ l@@ ine at w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
In@@ iti@@ ally , it was not eas@@ y .
How did Jehovah help Job ?
During his ministry , Jesus spoke to many P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es .
In effect , the life of the sacri@@ fi@@ cial ani@@ ma@@ l was given in place of that of the sin@@ ner .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , over time a wife lear@@ ns how to make her husband feel secu@@ re and happy .
However , the recei@@ ving of the k@@ ingly power affe@@ cts Jesus ’ relationship with his an@@ c@@ est@@ ors .
When King David was still a young bo@@ y , he learned to be a fine shepher@@ d .
Li@@ ving in acc@@ ord with their Christian faith well descri@@ bes Jehovah’s Witnesses , who number more than 2@@ 1@@ ,@@ 2@@ 00 in In@@ dia .
How eas@@ y it is for imper@@ fect humans to point out other pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s fa@@ il@@ ings while ign@@ or@@ ing their own !
What ke@@ y less@@ on can we learn from Jesus ’ par@@ able of the pe@@ ar@@ l of high value ?
The The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol can teach you how to give encourag@@ ing , Bible - based ans@@ wers to difficult questions .
What might these re@@ present today ?
He bo@@ ar@@ ded a ship b@@ ound for T@@ ar@@ shi@@ s@@ h , far away from N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h . ​ — J@@ on@@ ah 1 : 3 .
When David was re@@ tur@@ ning to Jerusalem , Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i es@@ cor@@ ted the ent@@ oura@@ ge to the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver .
Yes , deep - se@@ ated feelings of ani@@ mo@@ s@@ ity and su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity can af@@ fect our spe@@ e@@ ch and actions , ca@@ using un@@ told pain to others .
You see , in those days , I was serving as the congregation se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary , and I had congregation publi@@ sh@@ er lis@@ ts and other important information in the house .
The ba@@ si@@ c reason why Jehovah’s people are persecu@@ ted is that they are no part of the present wicked system of things .
( a ) To keep our hope fir@@ m , what must we do ?
L@@ ik@@ ely , most of your scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es have little or no reg@@ ard for Bible standards .
The apostle Joh@@ n@@ ’s words as@@ sure us that Jehovah is greater than that !
When I gre@@ w up , I moved away and became a scho@@ ol@@ teach@@ er .
And if God pre@@ ven@@ ted all form@@ s of op@@ pres@@ sion for ever@@ yone , would he not be respon@@ sible for an even greater fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od ?
When called upon to ju@@ dge , how vital it is that elders not let themselves be dec@@ ei@@ ved by fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od , cle@@ ver t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s , or r@@ um@@ ors !
How did Jehovah expres@@ s his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y over Egy@@ pt , and how did this af@@ fect his cho@@ s@@ en people ?
( b ) What Kingdom blessings are fore@@ told by Isaiah and a psalmist ?
With his wi@@ fe@@ ’s support , this husband has been able to accept a number of spiritual privile@@ ges , including serving as an el@@ der , pioneer , sub@@ s@@ titu@@ te cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er , and Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al Li@@ a@@ is@@ on Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e member .
He will answer your prayers and help you to tra@@ in your children .
With death that mankind in@@ her@@ ited from the first man can@@ c@@ el@@ ed , humans will be just like Adam when he was cre@@ ated .
11 , 12 . ( a ) What war@@ ning did Jesus give against co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness ?
Still , they “ took no no@@ te until the f@@ lood came and s@@ we@@ pt them all away . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 38 , 39 .
They did not ven@@ er@@ ate M@@ ary , Jesus ’ mother .
And he loved vi@@ de@@ o g@@ ames , especially viol@@ ent ones .
If God lo@@ ves us , why does he allow bad things to ha@@ p@@ pen ?
But here , continu@@ es W@@ en@@ ham , “ the om@@ is@@ sion of the conclu@@ sion con@@ ve@@ ys the spe@@ ed of God’s action .
Who spoke the words recorded in these ver@@ ses ?
C@@ learly , bre@@ ad , like so many other things , can eas@@ ily be taken for gr@@ anted .
Do you share Jehovah’s view of your older brothers and sisters ?
the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous re@@ gi@@ on was full of hor@@ ses and war ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts of fi@@ re all around El@@ isha . ”
Fa@@ ith and godly fear pla@@ yed a ma@@ j@@ or ro@@ le .
As I tri@@ ed to avoid the fur@@ ro@@ ws in the d@@ ri@@ ed mu@@ d , I succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in k@@ ic@@ king up a min@@ or du@@ st st@@ or@@ m .
This is a vital question for anyone who has dedic@@ ated himself to Jehovah .
L@@ et@@ ’s exam@@ ine these ver@@ ses for a m@@ om@@ ent .
A@@ n ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement made by An@@ th@@ on@@ y M@@ or@@ r@@ is of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy out@@ l@@ ined ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments for mission@@ aries and special pione@@ ers .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , they under@@ sto@@ od little or nothing about the true God .
“ You Do Not K@@ now What Your Li@@ fe Will Be T@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w ”
“ F@@ i@@ f@@ ty boo@@ ks we@@ i@@ gh for@@ ty p@@ oun@@ ds , ” ( 18 k@@ g ) ad@@ mit@@ ted The W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er , making deli@@ ver@@ ies “ too great a st@@ ra@@ in , ” especially for sisters .
Of what will those present at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al be remin@@ ded ?
To maintain strong faith , we must ‘ look in@@ ten@@ tly at Jesus ’ and follow his example .
Lo@@ cal religious sen@@ ti@@ ment and pat@@ ri@@ o@@ tism in the pro@@ v@@ inc@@ es were thus direc@@ ted toward both the cen@@ ter of the emp@@ i@@ re and its rul@@ ers .
They are foc@@ used on the flesh .
In view of these tr@@ ends , W@@ alls says that an ur@@ g@@ ent question is “ how Af@@ ri@@ can , A@@ si@@ an , L@@ at@@ in A@@ mer@@ i@@ can , N@@ or@@ th A@@ mer@@ i@@ can and E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an Christians can live together in the same ch@@ urch , au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ally expres@@ sing the same faith . ”
Jehovah , however , does care .
When they did , do you know what the bad king did ? — He kil@@ led U@@ ri@@ j@@ ah with a s@@ word ! ​ — Jeremiah 26 : 8 - 24 .
Rather , he said : “ Be in good health from your g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous si@@ ck@@ ness . ”
That govern@@ ment will accom@@ pl@@ ish what no human ag@@ en@@ ci@@ es have ever done or could ever do .
That ass@@ ess@@ ment helps young Christians and their God - fe@@ aring parents to make a wise cho@@ ice when it comes to educ@@ ation .
After the ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od has accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed its work , how will Jehovah use Christ’s associ@@ ates ?
In@@ spi@@ red prophe@@ ci@@ es had su@@ gg@@ ested that the Messi@@ ah would speak with ‘ char@@ m on his li@@ ps , ’ using “ words of ele@@ g@@ ance . ”
We took a fer@@ ry to the Ne@@ ther@@ lands , and from there we ca@@ ught a tra@@ in to C@@ op@@ en@@ ha@@ g@@ en , D@@ en@@ mar@@ k .
That is why they are e@@ ag@@ er to take good and loving care of it .
So@@ on after the Un@@ ited St@@ ates en@@ tered the second world war in De@@ c@@ ember 194@@ 1 , pres@@ sure from the dra@@ ft bo@@ ard in@@ ten@@ si@@ fied .
In old age Jac@@ o@@ b ad@@ mit@@ ted that his life ​ — including his d@@ om@@ es@@ tic af@@ fai@@ r@@ s — ​ had been dist@@ res@@ sing .
“ For one thing , ” said R@@ y@@ an , “ M@@ other made sure that we children enjo@@ yed positi@@ ve pe@@ er influ@@ ence .
Jehovah ex@@ tend@@ ed sal@@ vation to A@@ ha@@ z in order to pre@@ serve the l@@ ine through which the promised “ P@@ r@@ in@@ ce of Pe@@ ace ” would come . ​ — Isaiah 9 : 6 .
No . For that reason , Jehovah esta@@ bli@@ shed in the mean@@ time a pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od within Israel , se@@ par@@ ate from any k@@ ing@@ ship , to offer ani@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es for sin@@ s that the Israelites would in@@ ev@@ it@@ ab@@ ly com@@ mit .
T@@ w@@ o years after my bir@@ th in 19@@ 20 in I@@ er@@ á@@ pe@@ tr@@ a , C@@ re@@ te , my father died of p@@ ne@@ um@@ on@@ ia .
This arrang@@ ement streng@@ th@@ ens the family un@@ it .
Some to@@ ol@@ s were u@@ se@@ ful for perhaps a de@@ ca@@ de or so , while others have proved to be of tim@@ eless value .
Why did the apostles not obey the order of the cour@@ t ?
“ A M@@ er@@ ci@@ ful and Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est ”
T@@ y@@ pi@@ c@@ ally , ste@@ war@@ ds had consider@@ able authority and were char@@ ged with man@@ ag@@ ing hous@@ eho@@ ld bel@@ ong@@ ings , money , and other servants .
Christ’s Lo@@ ve Mo@@ ves U@@ s to Lo@@ ve , 9 / 15
The apostle Paul war@@ ned us that “ in the last days , ” con@@ di@@ tions would be “ hard to de@@ al with . ”
If she wi@@ sh@@ es , she may ask him to conduct the study .
As in the first century , matu@@ re Christian sisters today need to “ be re@@ ver@@ ent in be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or , not s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ous , ne@@ i@@ ther en@@ sla@@ ved to a lo@@ t of w@@ ine , teach@@ ers of what is good . ”
But always remember that God does not change .
Jesus told his followers to ex@@ pect this .
It spe@@ wed out bl@@ ack s@@ mo@@ ke , and its ti@@ res were f@@ l@@ ing@@ ing st@@ ones as it pas@@ sed .
We are very g@@ la@@ d we di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t we@@ ak@@ en in our stand for what we believ@@ ed was right for our daugh@@ ter . ”
( b ) A@@ ma@@ z@@ iah le@@ vel@@ ed what al@@ leg@@ ations against A@@ mo@@ s ?
Hence , rather than ob@@ serving them en@@ vi@@ ously , we should ga@@ u@@ ge our per@@ for@@ man@@ ce in rel@@ ation to God’s righteous standards , which provide a sure gu@@ i@@ de of what is right and good .
Although it may be hard to pi@@ c@@ ture ourselves be@@ coming bl@@ in@@ ded by the love of money , we do well to no@@ te that “ the anxi@@ ety of this system of things and the dec@@ ep@@ tive power of ri@@ ches ” can “ cho@@ ke the word ” of God .
E@@ Z@@ R@@ A C@@ O@@ M@@ E@@ S T@@ O J@@ E@@ R@@ U@@ S@@ AL@@ E@@ M
But than@@ ks to the Bible , I no longer feel strong h@@ at@@ red for others .
No@@ tice that the Son was given spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c instru@@ ction about what to teach .
“ Ke@@ ep Do@@ ing This ”
God’s pati@@ ence means sal@@ vation for many who would per@@ ish if he ac@@ ted preci@@ pit@@ ously .
In ad@@ dition , one ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ te compan@@ y d@@ ressed up some of its emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es in f@@ an@@ cy uni@@ form@@ s and f@@ la@@ sh@@ y ba@@ se@@ bal@@ l cap@@ s to dist@@ ribu@@ te ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ tes to young people on the st@@ re@@ et , encourag@@ ing each one to “ try it . ”
With a powerful ta@@ il and mi@@ gh@@ ty j@@ a@@ ws , the cro@@ co@@ dile can be a ter@@ ri@@ f@@ ying ani@@ ma@@ l !
Some two years before Jesus died and provided the ransom sacrifice , he taught his disciples to pray : “ Our Father in the heavens , let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied .
In this respect , the apostle Paul set an out@@ standing example as a Christian la@@ bo@@ re@@ r , and he encoura@@ ged fellow believers to imitate him .
E@@ ven@@ tually , things that we have faith in will become re@@ ality , and therefore the need for faith in them will end .
He does not desire any to die .
W@@ ell - known Rus@@ si@@ an au@@ th@@ or A@@ le@@ k@@ san@@ d@@ r Sol@@ z@@ h@@ en@@ it@@ sy@@ n , in his book The G@@ ul@@ a@@ g Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ p@@ el@@ ag@@ o , men@@ tions the pris@@ on re@@ bel@@ li@@ on that we experienced .
O@@ h , I knew all the s@@ crip@@ tures and how to expla@@ in them !
E@@ ar@@ th wide , Jehovah’s Witnesses teach others about God’s Kingdom
Christian Lo@@ ve ​ — M@@ ore T@@ ha@@ n Just T@@ al@@ k
F@@ in@@ ally , Adam and E@@ ve were not cen@@ sur@@ ed when they had rel@@ ations and brought for@@ th children .
“ I Will By No Me@@ ans Le@@ a@@ ve You ”
Do you rec@@ all what the apostle Paul wrote about De@@ ma@@ s ?
If a man dies , he cannot ra@@ ise himself up from the gra@@ ve and live again .
Th@@ ink of the prog@@ ress they have made since they began stud@@ ying the Bible .
Jehovah’s Witnesses today are not pas@@ sive ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ go@@ ers .
The Bible does not expla@@ in in each case why some individuals are nam@@ ed and others are not .
TH@@ E world plac@@ es great emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on ou@@ tw@@ ard appe@@ ar@@ ance , especially in reg@@ ard to women .
Can anyone with in@@ sight be of benefit to him ?
Acc@@ ording to Genesis 11 : 31 , 32 , Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s father , T@@ er@@ ah , left U@@ r for Cana@@ an , accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by Abraham , S@@ ar@@ ah , and Lo@@ t .
How sur@@ pris@@ ed she was to learn that I was the person who had in@@ iti@@ ally given the book to her un@@ c@@ le when I me@@ t him in Ka@@ un@@ as ! ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
No am@@ ount of cle@@ ver reason@@ ing on our part can pos@@ si@@ bly e@@ qu@@ al the effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess and power of the inspired Scriptures .
Even op@@ pos@@ ers of Christi@@ an@@ ity ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that the word of God had taken ro@@ o@@ t thr@@ ough@@ out the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
While he took the lead in help@@ ing the po@@ or , heal@@ ing the si@@ ck , and fe@@ e@@ ding the hu@@ ng@@ ry , Jesus pri@@ mar@@ ily tra@@ ined his disciples to preach .
Lo@@ o@@ king back , I feel that , in@@ deed , we have served Jehovah “ in fav@@ or@@ able se@@ as@@ on , in tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es@@ ome se@@ as@@ on . ”
“ Now as they were going their way he en@@ tered into a certain v@@ il@@ la@@ ge . H@@ ere a certain woman nam@@ ed Mar@@ th@@ a received him as gu@@ est into the house .
But the br@@ am@@ ble ​ — u@@ se@@ ful only as fu@@ el — ​ re@@ pres@@ ented the k@@ ing@@ ship of pr@@ ou@@ d A@@ bim@@ ele@@ ch , a mu@@ r@@ der@@ er e@@ ag@@ er to d@@ om@@ in@@ ate others .
What did Isaiah fore@@ tell about the Messi@@ ah ?
We did not have any@@ where near that much money , and yet it was imper@@ ative to star@@ t V@@ ic@@ k@@ y’s tre@@ at@@ ments at once .
What would he do with a large c@@ ow ?
No , that is not wise .
Be wise , and learn from their mis@@ takes . ​ — Proverbs 22 : 3 .
At that , a man le@@ ap@@ ed from his se@@ at , gra@@ b@@ bed the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine out of the sis@@ ter@@ ’s hands , c@@ ru@@ mp@@ led it , and f@@ lu@@ ng it to the flo@@ or .
( b ) What does this teach us about Jehovah and Jesus ?
When should we seek it ?
However , this inter@@ pre@@ tation of Paul’s words is not acc@@ ur@@ ate .
Mal@@ col@@ m@@ ’s ad@@ vice ?
We too must fully trust in Jehovah , for he al@@ one will be our sal@@ vation when the present system under@@ go@@ es the great@@ est tri@@ bul@@ ation of all human hist@@ ory .
May we never become com@@ plac@@ ent , car@@ eless , s@@ mu@@ g ​ — eas@@ y@@ going in the wrong sense . ​ — Luke 21 : 29 - 36 .
Their pro@@ spe@@ cts were not good .
To keep our hearts from be@@ coming hard , we must avoid ne@@ g@@ ative tra@@ its such as pri@@ de , the prac@@ tice of sin , and a l@@ ack of faith .
A chil@@ d’s rest@@ less@@ ness or sh@@ ort attention sp@@ an can be a ma@@ j@@ or chall@@ enge for parents .
And why were they ob@@ je@@ cts of viol@@ ent religious in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance ?
How to C@@ op@@ e With Ne@@ g@@ ative F@@ e@@ el@@ ings
Witnesses of the H@@ utu tri@@ be put their own lives in je@@ op@@ ar@@ dy in order to prote@@ ct their Tu@@ t@@ s@@ i brothers !
In doing such things , they “ have made Jehovah we@@ ary . ”
He was brought up in a religi@@ ously di@@ vi@@ ded hous@@ eho@@ ld but was rec@@ ently appointed as an el@@ der .
After just one s@@ es@@ sion , he jo@@ ined in the study , e@@ ag@@ er to learn more .
After hear@@ ing all the per@@ t@@ in@@ ent t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony , the gover@@ ning body un@@ an@@ im@@ ously ag@@ re@@ ed that there was no need for G@@ ent@@ ile Christians to get circum@@ c@@ ised and come under the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
So he pray@@ ed , saying : “ O Jehovah our God , sa@@ ve us out of [ the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an’s ] hand , that all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the earth may know that you , O Jehovah , are God al@@ one . ”
W@@ E MU@@ S@@ T K@@ E@@ E@@ P A@@ W@@ A@@ K@@ E O@@ U@@ R@@ S@@ EL@@ V@@ E@@ S
A@@ S H@@ E@@ R Christian parents loo@@ ked on , a young gi@@ r@@ l , whom we will call Mari@@ a , sto@@ od up with the other baptism can@@ di@@ d@@ ates .
L@@ ater , they al@@ lied themselves with As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a against Me@@ dia , Babyl@@ on@@ ia , and other nations .
7 , 8 . ( a ) How does Jehovah lead his people ?
In Per@@ u , our public@@ ations are being transl@@ ated into si@@ x langu@@ ages .
What kind of world will God’s Kingdom u@@ sh@@ er in ?
God’s will@@ ing@@ ness to hear our pet@@ iti@@ ons should move us to seek his appro@@ val .
All ag@@ re@@ ed that it had to be one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Des@@ per@@ ate , we b@@ es@@ e@@ e@@ ched Jehovah for guid@@ ance .
It is certainly a blessing and a prote@@ ction that , with Jehovah’s help , we can enjoy a clean standing before him .
As the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver of 33 C.E . appro@@ ach@@ es , Jerusalem is ali@@ ve with what spe@@ cul@@ ations , and why ?
In fact , Satan is wa@@ g@@ ing war on the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant .
F@@ it@@ t@@ ingly , Jehovah’s Witnesses will@@ ingly rend@@ er honor to public servants , even as it may be expe@@ cted and as may be cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary in the land .
What is his go@@ al in mis@@ le@@ ading people ?
H@@ O@@ W TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E C@@ H@@ AN@@ G@@ E@@ D M@@ Y L@@ I@@ F@@ E : In 200@@ 1 , my bo@@ y@@ friend and I me@@ t Jehovah’s Witnesses , and they began to study the Bible with us .
T@@ w@@ o years later , I moved into a small ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment .
L@@ ast year , on an a@@ ver@@ age , over 6@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 individuals or famili@@ es in 2@@ 35 lands were taking advan@@ ta@@ ge of this arrang@@ ement to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
“ One thing led to another , and we fin@@ ally received appro@@ val to rel@@ o@@ c@@ ate .
They fa@@ iled to he@@ ed the war@@ ning . ​ — Matthew 24 : 38 , 39 .
The princi@@ p@@ al re@@ turned the pur@@ se to the teach@@ er who had lost it .
If we cho@@ ose to e@@ at n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing food , the resul@@ ts are even better .
Yes , on the bas@@ is of Christ’s ransom , the rep@@ ent@@ ant one can come to ta@@ st@@ e “ the ri@@ ches of [ God’s ] un@@ deser@@ ved kindness . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 7 .
All of these end@@ ur@@ ed tri@@ als and sta@@ yed loyal to God because they had an “ as@@ sur@@ ed expe@@ ct@@ ation of what is ho@@ ped for . ” ​ — Hebrews 11 : 1 , 36 - 38 ; 1 K@@ ings 18 : 13 ; 22 : 24 - 27 ; Jeremiah 20 : 1 , 2 ; 28 : 10 , 11 ; 32 : 2 .
The ei@@ ght v@@ isions that follow en@@ sure divine ba@@ c@@ king on the work of re@@ building the temple .
What does this mean in the light of cur@@ r@@ ent medi@@ cal prac@@ tice ?
If we real@@ ize that our love for material things is e@@ c@@ li@@ p@@ sing our love for the Christ , we should refle@@ ct on Jesus ’ words : “ G@@ u@@ ard against every s@@ ort of gre@@ ed . ”
I had no life j@@ ac@@ ke@@ t , but the f@@ lam@@ es were ris@@ ing high@@ er , so the only sen@@ sible thing to do was to j@@ um@@ p into the se@@ a .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate “ the En@@ du@@ r@@ ance of Job ”
The Bible ans@@ wers : “ By faith [ Moses ] left Egy@@ pt , but not fe@@ aring the anger of the king , for he continued ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast as see@@ ing the One who is inv@@ isi@@ ble . ”
Because of Ad@@ am@@ ’s sin , all humans are born physi@@ c@@ ally imper@@ fect , sub@@ ject to si@@ ck@@ ness and death .
They sear@@ ched f@@ ran@@ tic@@ ally for their son .
No doubt all the apostles reg@@ re@@ t@@ ted how they had be@@ ha@@ ved on that dar@@ k night , and they brought one another a me@@ asure of comfort .
Re@@ call that Jesus st@@ ati@@ oned himself where he could see the po@@ or wi@@ do@@ w contribu@@ te her two small co@@ ins .
Because of a st@@ ro@@ ke , she cannot speak as well as she used to ; still , she kno@@ ws her Bible .
8@@ ,@@ 0@@ 5@@ 0@@ ,000
The worl@@ d@@ wide preaching and teaching cam@@ pa@@ ign was an expres@@ sion of God’s love for those who did not know him .
This s@@ pur@@ red on the activ@@ ity in other c@@ ities in K@@ o@@ re@@ a .
Tru@@ e Christians seek to serve , not to exerc@@ ise power .
An@@ yone who tri@@ es to direc@@ t his own st@@ ep without accep@@ ting qu@@ ali@@ fied help in@@ ev@@ it@@ ab@@ ly fac@@ es fru@@ str@@ ation .
After that there shall be given to you also this other woman for the service that you can serve with me for se@@ ven years more . ”
To receive the blessings of Kingdom rule , Abraham , “ Jehovah’s friend , ” will have to live again .
Fir@@ st - century Jewish religious lead@@ ers who mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ously op@@ posed Jesus Christ were sin@@ ning against the holy spirit .
Like Job , when we star@@ t to understand the mind of Jehovah , we cannot help but exc@@ la@@ im : “ Lo@@ ok ! These are the fr@@ ing@@ es of his ways , and what a wh@@ is@@ per of a matter has been heard of him !
We pro@@ per@@ ly ad@@ d@@ ress Jehovah as “ our Father ” because he is our Creator , who d@@ wel@@ ls “ in the heavens , ” far bey@@ ond the earth .
In this way , all of God’s people benefit from this arrang@@ ement .
There is nothing he cannot do or cause to ha@@ p@@ pen to fulf@@ ill his purpose
While on earth , Jesus demonstr@@ ated that some people are un@@ deser@@ ving of a direc@@ t answer or of certain information .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the godly qualities of “ love , joy , peace , long - suffering , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , faith , mil@@ dness , self - control ” are “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit . ”
In the course of his j@@ udi@@ cial du@@ ties , Bu@@ r@@ r@@ us perhaps inter@@ vie@@ ws the apostle Paul , ei@@ ther at the p@@ al@@ ace or at the P@@ ra@@ et@@ ori@@ an cam@@ p , before pres@@ en@@ ting the case to N@@ er@@ o .
O@@ r perhaps a few parents in the congregation allow their children to do things that you do not want your child to do .
Since 19@@ 50 the prog@@ ress of the work in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o has been no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy , both as reg@@ ar@@ ds inc@@ re@@ ase in num@@ bers and chang@@ es in organization .
If it seem@@ s that a child has a proble@@ m doing that , why not go back to ba@@ si@@ c@@ s ?
W@@ H@@ O p@@ ho@@ to by P .
How , though , does making a dedic@@ ation benefit us ?
After his death , however , f@@ an@@ ati@@ c Ca@@ tho@@ lic mon@@ ks tri@@ ed to destro@@ y his writ@@ ings because these were not consider@@ ed pu@@ re .
These are just some examples of the inc@@ reas@@ ing light in our time .
Rather , they taught them to become disciples of Jesus , organiz@@ ed them into congregations , and tra@@ ined them so that they in turn could preach the good news and make disciples .
Yet , in most plac@@ es , our princi@@ p@@ al way of s@@ pre@@ ading the good news is by preaching from house to house .
Th@@ ink of it !
Many years later , he remin@@ ded the people : “ You well know with all your heart and with all your soul that not one word out of all the good promises that Jehovah your God has spo@@ ken to you has fa@@ iled . They have all come true for you . Not one word of them has fa@@ iled . ”
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , in the same ser@@ m@@ on , Jesus told his listen@@ ers what spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c action on their part would demonstr@@ ate their in@@ ner desire to serve Jehovah who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly .
By so doing , we will stay on course on our j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to sal@@ vation and we will draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah , the One whom Jesus per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly imit@@ ated .
Re@@ g@@ arding the chap@@ ter “ Why We Sh@@ ould Not Li@@ e , ” a cou@@ ple in F@@ l@@ ori@@ da , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , said : “ It provi@@ des questions that invit@@ e children to o@@ pen their hearts and ad@@ mit er@@ r@@ ors they would o@@ ther@@ wise not ad@@ mit . ”
• How may we imitate Jesus ’ will@@ ing@@ ness to trust his disciples ?
The mo@@ der@@ n - day w@@ atch@@ man class ​ — the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant — ​ and its compan@@ i@@ ons should never hold back from preaching the good news of the Kingdom and war@@ ning people about the coming “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 21 .
In s@@ pite of the difficul@@ ty for his wife , who was now n@@ ine months pre@@ gn@@ ant , Joseph travel@@ ed to the city of his fore@@ fa@@ thers to be reg@@ is@@ tered , in acc@@ ord with Ca@@ es@@ ar@@ ’s dec@@ ree .
Jo@@ shua had to cho@@ ose between serving the true God or worshipp@@ ing false go@@ ds .
In fact , the Bible con@@ tain@@ s many examples of God’s servants who pray@@ ed out l@@ ou@@ d , and there is no h@@ in@@ t that these ones fe@@ ared that the Devil would hear them .
We no@@ tic@@ ed that A@@ pol@@ on@@ ija , who is one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , knew her Bible well , and D@@ ali@@ a began to ask her many questions .
Jesus said : “ All things are possible with God . ”
Un@@ ited in Lo@@ ve ​ — An@@ nu@@ al Me@@ et@@ ing R@@ ep@@ ort
How did Noah respon@@ d ?
( b ) What questions are ra@@ ised regarding baptism ?
Acc@@ ording to the account found in Genesis chap@@ ter 50 , the physi@@ ci@@ ans took the cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary 40 days to pre@@ pare the cor@@ p@@ se .
The tra@@ ining proved help@@ ful to my ministry .
That obedi@@ ence led to his sal@@ vation .
He is close by , ready and e@@ ag@@ er to offer hope to all those who put faith in him .
; Al@@ i , C .
No@@ te the con@@ text in which Paul called attention to what ancient faithful ones experienced :
If they se@@ em a@@ pa@@ the@@ tic toward the message we bring them , do I seek to understand why they feel as they do ?
What does it mean to have a self - sacrific@@ ing spirit ?
The Witnesses also d@@ ress ne@@ at@@ ly and are kind to others , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality .
They un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly taught their son , Sam@@ son , God’s law , and their efforts evid@@ ently me@@ t with succ@@ ess .
It was his so@@ li@@ d relationship with God that pre@@ served him through all the tri@@ als and tri@@ bul@@ ations .
As things turned out , Be@@ d@@ el@@ l@@ ’s Bible ​ — the first complete Bible in I@@ ris@@ h — ​ was the only transl@@ ation of the Bible into I@@ ris@@ h for the next 3@@ 00 years .
And down came the ra@@ in !
It is not sur@@ pris@@ ing , therefore , that on@@ loo@@ k@@ ers in Jesus ’ day ob@@ je@@ cted to what he said to the woman .
We must be determined “ to re@@ pu@@ di@@ ate ung@@ o@@ d@@ l@@ iness and worl@@ dly desi@@ res and to live with s@@ oun@@ dness of mind and righteousness and godly devo@@ tion am@@ id this present system of things . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , faithful King Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at er@@ red when he form@@ ed an al@@ li@@ ance with God’s enem@@ ies .
From our re@@ view of the life of some of those who make up the “ cl@@ ou@@ d of wit@@ nesses sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding us , ” it is clear that for us to ru@@ n the r@@ ace to the fin@@ ish , we must have imp@@ lic@@ it faith in God and his promises .
Of what should our consider@@ ation of the judgment mes@@ sa@@ ges declar@@ ed by A@@ mo@@ s as@@ sure us ?
They can show than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness by develop@@ ing and main@@ tain@@ ing a pioneer spirit .
It was especially faith - streng@@ th@@ ening to me to vis@@ it in some coun@@ tri@@ es those who had sp@@ ent years ​ — even de@@ ca@@ des — ​ in pris@@ ons and con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps because of their faithful obedi@@ ence to Jehovah .
Their clo@@ th@@ es were t@@ or@@ n off them , and they were sever@@ ely be@@ at@@ en with ro@@ ds .
Let us go back to the beg@@ in@@ ning of R@@ a@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s st@@ ory and see what we can learn from her .
Like Job , we should remain fir@@ m in faith even if family members do not value our spiritual pur@@ su@@ its or pres@@ sure us to com@@ promise or give up our faith .
In fact , Jesus said that those who are like h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites would be p@@ uni@@ shed “ with the great@@ est sever@@ ity . ”
It direc@@ ted the decision - making pro@@ c@@ ess of the apostles and older men in Jerusalem .
The ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her H@@ er@@ ac@@ le@@ itu@@ s of Eph@@ esus lik@@ ened the dar@@ k appro@@ ach to the al@@ ta@@ r to the dar@@ k@@ ness of v@@ il@@ en@@ ess , and he consider@@ ed temple mor@@ als wor@@ se than those of be@@ ast@@ s .
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 8 - 10 )
We were happy to learn that D@@ on S@@ te@@ ele was in the same class .
Our Father lo@@ v@@ ingly w@@ atch@@ es over us .
The ransom is the great@@ est example of God’s love , and it gives humans the opportunity to have a close relationship with him .
Ser@@ ving Jehovah full - time is truly the most re@@ war@@ ding way of life .
From faithful Ger@@ man brothers and sisters ​ — too num@@ er@@ ous to men@@ tion by name — ​ the four learned much , but they also learned from one another .
By being al@@ er@@ t , you too may see ways that God is ac@@ tive in your life .
Rather , ri@@ f@@ ts are ca@@ used by the position taken by un@@ believ@@ ing family members .
In the ev@@ ening , they return to their ro@@ o@@ st@@ s , c@@ hi@@ r@@ p a little more , and go to s@@ le@@ ep .
Se@@ cond , if El@@ isha was to receive it , he had to maintain his res@@ ol@@ ve to stay with Eli@@ j@@ ah , come what may .
What should we do now ?
Rather , he deli@@ gh@@ ts to see people rep@@ ent , turn back from their bad ways , and keep living .
W@@ ell , n@@ ature did take its course , and I sur@@ vi@@ ved .
In the Bible book of Job , we find a des@@ crip@@ tion of such min@@ ing op@@ er@@ ations .
• What “ par@@ adise ” did the apostle Paul see in vision ?
The number of faithful ones in D@@ ur@@ ba@@ n f@@ ell from 60 to about 12 .
At the time , Daniel was perhaps close to 1@@ 00 years of age .
There is no doubt that Bar@@ u@@ ch under@@ sto@@ od the d@@ ang@@ ers involved in this assignment .
Su@@ re en@@ ough , this bre@@ ad from heaven appe@@ ared in the early mor@@ ning , “ a fine , f@@ l@@ ak@@ y sub@@ st@@ ance ” that loo@@ ked some@@ what like de@@ w or f@@ ro@@ st .
W@@ ould you take dec@@ isi@@ ve action by c@@ eas@@ ing to associ@@ ate with that person ?
As your children do so , they will likely devel@@ op a strong desire to make themselves a@@ vail@@ able to Jehovah for his service .
On that day , the high pri@@ est was to take “ a she@@ a@@ f of the fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its ” of the ba@@ r@@ le@@ y har@@ v@@ est and wa@@ ve it “ to and fr@@ o before Jehovah ” at the san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary .
Mal@@ in@@ da too se@@ ek@@ s the ad@@ vice of the elders when making important decisions in her life .
And what is requi@@ red to at@@ tain it ?
Paul high@@ ligh@@ ts as an ess@@ enti@@ al part of our de@@ f@@ en@@ sive ar@@ m@@ or “ the large shi@@ eld of faith , ” with which we can de@@ fle@@ ct and ex@@ t@@ ing@@ u@@ ish Satan’s bur@@ ning mis@@ s@@ il@@ es of false acc@@ us@@ ations and apost@@ ate teachings .
Let us hum@@ bly ac@@ knowledge that we do not understand everything that he does .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , the prayers of those who prof@@ ess to serve Jehovah but at the same time prac@@ tice works that con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with his la@@ ws become like an off@@ en@@ sive o@@ d@@ or to him .
Rather than f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ing him , this knowledge moved him to praise Jehovah and say : “ The heavens are declar@@ ing the glory of God ; and of the work of his hands the ex@@ pan@@ se is tel@@ ling . ”
Jehovah gives power to those who hope in him , so that they can demonstr@@ ate their love by pra@@ ising him , using wh@@ atever strength they have . ​ — Isaiah 40 : 29 ; Hebrews 6 : 11 , 12 .
I@@ t’s not ar@@ gu@@ ing ! ”
Li@@ fe has been com@@ pared to a vo@@ y@@ age .
Tru@@ e , if a mother , after see@@ king her hus@@ ban@@ d’s direction , cho@@ o@@ ses to li@@ mit her se@@ cul@@ ar emp@@ loy@@ ment , the family may have to re@@ du@@ ce their stan@@ d@@ ard of living and she may have to end@@ ure some ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le from those who do not understand her thinking .
“ Ha@@ ve you be@@ held a man s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful in his work ?
( b ) How did Abraham set a fine example in main@@ tain@@ ing good rel@@ ations with others ?
Who might these people be ?
From ancient times , true worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah real@@ ized that he knew what they said and did .
To hold f@@ ast to our wonderful in@@ her@@ it@@ ance , though , we must remain al@@ er@@ t to Satan’s p@@ lo@@ ys .
How this must have ca@@ ught the attention of Solomon !
What was Satan ho@@ p@@ ing to accom@@ pl@@ ish ?
What has our loving Father told us about the future ?
Many of the song@@ s from “ S@@ ing O@@ u@@ t Jo@@ y@@ fully ” to Jehovah are in the form of a prayer .
And when he became an el@@ der , Timothy wor@@ ked hard at teaching and streng@@ th@@ ening fellow Christians .
Yet , this persecu@@ tion , even though un@@ pleas@@ ant , does not cause the Witnesses to ref@@ ra@@ in from fulfill@@ ing their com@@ mis@@ sion to preach the Kingdom .
Do you have a mean@@ ing@@ ful share in that work ?
Lo@@ y@@ al and S@@ te@@ ad@@ f@@ ast
He says : “ If your enem@@ y is hu@@ ng@@ ry , fe@@ ed him ; if he is th@@ ir@@ st@@ y , give him something to dr@@ ink ; for by doing this you will he@@ a@@ p fi@@ er@@ y co@@ als upon his head . ”
Jehovah consi@@ ders an as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t on his servants to be an att@@ ack on him .
S@@ hor@@ tly after com@@ mission@@ ing Moses , Jehovah fully lived up to his name by ‘ pro@@ ving to be ’ Israel@@ ’s D@@ eli@@ ver@@ er .
For the first time , I was invit@@ ed to care for the conven@@ tion or@@ ch@@ es@@ tr@@ a .
Ka@@ ther@@ ine asked Jehovah in prayer to help her find the right sister to whom she could en@@ trust her Bible stud@@ ent .
Th@@ an@@ k you very much for being in this world and for doing such a kind and needed work . ”
I started to gr@@ as@@ p what it me@@ ant to be de@@ a@@ f , and the older I got , the more af@@ ra@@ id I became of the world of hear@@ ing people .
However , cha@@ pla@@ ins in the mil@@ it@@ ary could not really answer my questions ei@@ ther .
Th@@ ink of the contr@@ ast between E@@ no@@ ch and Adam .
The fi@@ ve a@@ x@@ is l@@ or@@ ds of the Phil@@ ist@@ ines were so e@@ ag@@ er to eli@@ min@@ ate Sam@@ son that they en@@ lis@@ ted her help .
How can we show appreciation for our Kingdom song@@ s ?
Wh@@ atever the case , Jehovah saw that this d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous thinking was develop@@ ing in Bar@@ u@@ ch@@ ’s heart .
When it comes to our godly devo@@ tion , we cannot t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate any ri@@ v@@ al@@ ry toward Jehovah .
No , the Bible shows that the best G@@ u@@ i@@ de we could ever find , Jehovah God , al@@ lo@@ ws humans to walk with him .
The Bible descri@@ bes one such situation with the words : “ How often they would re@@ be@@ l against him in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , they would make him feel h@@ ur@@ t in the deser@@ t !
So it was f@@ it@@ ting that the s@@ tic@@ k that was “ for Juda@@ h ” re@@ pres@@ ented the two tri@@ bes of the sou@@ ther@@ n kingdom .
If you are , be as@@ sur@@ ed that your loving - kindness is deep@@ ly appreci@@ ated .
Their well - esta@@ bli@@ shed pat@@ ter@@ n of faith@@ ful@@ ness helped pre@@ pare them to be faithful during that cr@@ itical t@@ est .
Will associ@@ ation with them help us to follow the Scriptural ex@@ hor@@ tation to ‘ do nothing out of con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ousness , or out of e@@ go@@ tism , but to have low@@ l@@ iness of mind ? ’
• How could you benefit more fully from “ the deep things of God ” ?
Your blessing is upon your people . ” ​ — P@@ s .
How will dis@@ cer@@ ning the spirit of the comm@@ and to mar@@ ry “ only in the Lord ” af@@ fect those who hope to get married ?
A God of R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness W@@ ages a Just W@@ ar
Lo@@ ving ze@@ al such as that sh@@ own by these pione@@ ers contribu@@ ted to a 5 - per@@ c@@ ent inc@@ re@@ ase in C@@ ol@@ om@@ bia and a pe@@ ak of 10@@ 7@@ ,@@ 6@@ 13 publi@@ sh@@ ers .
How did El@@ isha respon@@ d ?
As you do , you are keep@@ ing your integrity .
A@@ S TH@@ E su@@ n ris@@ es over the city of G@@ oma , the s@@ k@@ y is pa@@ inted p@@ ink and or@@ ange .
Jesus ’ deep love for people always showed through in his teaching .
This inclu@@ des our work as Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers and our Christian conduct .
The year 19@@ 31 was par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy , for in that year the In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , as God’s people were then called , a@@ do@@ p@@ ted the Scriptural name Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Ma@@ in char@@ ac@@ ters : Jehovah God and Moses
( b ) What will the next study article do ?
When we re@@ ached the to@@ wn of Bar@@ i , I@@ tal@@ y , I was taken to a ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al , where I received first a@@ id .
He saw the sp@@ ac@@ i@@ ous v@@ ill@@ as of the we@@ al@@ thy .
And he rejo@@ ic@@ es over them down to this day .
He kept his e@@ ye foc@@ used on the building work . ​ — Ne@@ h@@ emiah 6 : 1 - 4 .
The Israelites were instru@@ cted to “ turn back ” to God and to his ways .
▪ An@@ s@@ wer : The Bible c@@ learly states that “ God will ju@@ dge for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ ors . ”
As a serv@@ ant of Jehovah , when you see the re@@ pro@@ ach and bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ y he@@ ap@@ ed upon God’s name , do you not feel imp@@ el@@ led to do what you can to right the wrong ?
Some of these blessings will be discus@@ sed in the next article .
Not long ther@@ e@@ after , the Israelites mu@@ r@@ mu@@ red once again .
As the apostle Peter pu@@ ts it , they use “ coun@@ ter@@ fe@@ it words ” ​ — words that res@@ em@@ ble truth but that are ac@@ tually as wor@@ th@@ less as coun@@ ter@@ fe@@ it money . ​ — 2 Peter 2 : 3 .
A@@ n e@@ dit@@ ori@@ al in The L@@ ad@@ y@@ sm@@ ith - C@@ he@@ main@@ us Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ le , Cana@@ da , com@@ men@@ ted : “ Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of your religious per@@ su@@ asi@@ on , or l@@ ack of , you@@ ’@@ ve got to hand it to the 4@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 Jehovah’s Witnesses who wor@@ ked around the clo@@ ck during the past we@@ ek and a half to buil@@ d a 2@@ 5@@ ,000 - s@@ qu@@ are - fo@@ o@@ t [ 2@@ ,@@ 3@@ 00 - s@@ qu@@ are - me@@ ter ] As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all in C@@ as@@ si@@ dy . . .
R@@ es@@ tri@@ cting where a person s@@ its could give ris@@ e to vari@@ ous problems , dep@@ en@@ ding on the circumstances .
“ In the f@@ our@@ te@@ en@@ th year of King He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah , S@@ en@@ n@@ ach@@ eri@@ b the king of As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a came up against all the for@@ ti@@ fied c@@ ities of Juda@@ h and pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to se@@ ize them . ”
Let us , though , return to the question , “ Is there any real@@ is@@ tic hope that the ang@@ eli@@ c pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation on the night of Jesus ’ bir@@ th will ever be ful@@ filled ? ”
With the a@@ id of 12 stud@@ ents , the two mission@@ aries transl@@ ated the enti@@ re Greek Scriptures and many boo@@ ks of the Hebrew Scriptures in just 18 months .
After all , the temple was to be “ exc@@ e@@ e@@ ding@@ ly ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent , ” and Solomon was at the time “ young and in@@ experienced . ”
As a result of her form@@ er li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le , Mari@@ v@@ í develop@@ ed A@@ I@@ D@@ S .
E@@ no@@ ch coura@@ ge@@ ously deli@@ vered Jehovah’s message
We will re@@ view the guid@@ el@@ ines for marriage under the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law and the stan@@ d@@ ard Jesus set for Christian marriage .
When , like the nee@@ dy wi@@ do@@ w , you are doing all you can in Jehovah’s service , you have so@@ li@@ d reason for believ@@ ing that you are “ in the faith . ”
• strengthen us to do God’s will ?
How do we str@@ ike a bal@@ ance between ple@@ a@@ sures and responsi@@ bil@@ ities ?
A@@ no@@ ther woman wrote : “ Your letter helped me to learn the truth .
H@@ el@@ p others buil@@ d their faith .
Th@@ ough some pione@@ ers have found that they have had to dis@@ continue their service for a time , the challeng@@ es can often be man@@ ag@@ ed or even avo@@ i@@ ded .
Jesus ’ attitude har@@ mon@@ ized with his words found at John 3 : 17 : “ God sent for@@ th his Son into the world , not for him to ju@@ dge the world , but for the world to be sa@@ ved through him . ”
It di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t ha@@ p@@ pen over@@ night .
• What su@@ sta@@ ining hope can we en@@ ter@@ tain regarding the dead ?
A@@ m@@ ong other things , his pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ying could inclu@@ de ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ing future events , reve@@ al@@ ing as@@ pe@@ cts of Jehovah’s purpose , or pro@@ claim@@ ing God’s judg@@ ments .
However , his name also appe@@ ars a number of times in other con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al recor@@ ds .
P@@ E@@ O@@ P@@ L@@ E on one of the Solomon Is@@ lands were no@@ tic@@ ing a new Kingdom H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses . One la@@ dy said : “ In our ch@@ urch , we have many fun@@ d - ra@@ is@@ ers .
Wh@@ ere was he shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ ked ?
A for@@ ma@@ l com@@ pla@@ in@@ t was fil@@ ed .
For instance , in P@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ gy Today , a repor@@ t on efforts to find g@@ ene@@ tic ca@@ uses for de@@ pres@@ sion states : “ E@@ pi@@ dem@@ i@@ olo@@ gi@@ c d@@ ata on the ma@@ j@@ or men@@ tal ill@@ nesses make it clear that they can@@ ’t be re@@ duc@@ ed to pur@@ ely g@@ ene@@ tic ca@@ uses . ”
In many ways , they are like pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes in Israel who sub@@ mit@@ ted to the Law covenant and worshi@@ ped along with the Israelites .
( b ) What will result by the end of Christ’s Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn ?
Th@@ ink again of Mi@@ ca@@ h’s day .
“ Their example war@@ ms my heart . ”
For instance , when As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an King S@@ en@@ n@@ ach@@ eri@@ b in@@ va@@ ded Juda@@ h and th@@ reat@@ ened to over@@ thro@@ w King He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah , Jehovah inter@@ ven@@ ed by dis@@ pat@@ ch@@ ing an ang@@ el .
And when a person@@ ’s family and so@@ cial life deter@@ i@@ or@@ ate , so does the qu@@ ality of his life in gener@@ al .
In this article , we will consider not only Na@@ bo@@ th@@ ’s experience but also that of a faithful el@@ der in the first - century Christian congregation who made an er@@ ro@@ r in judgment .
Of course , many people do keep their word , some@@ times at great co@@ st to themselves .
If so , to whom should you be loyal ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , T@@ â@@ ni@@ a at times expe@@ cted too much of others , which made her feel disa@@ p@@ pointed and sa@@ d .
After A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der@@ ’s un@@ tim@@ ely death in 3@@ 23 B.C.E . , Eph@@ esus became involved in a power stru@@ gg@@ le among his gener@@ als .
To help contribu@@ te to a mem@@ or@@ able and up@@ building occasi@@ on , it is best to keep so@@ cial ga@@ ther@@ ings small and to make sure that they are pro@@ per@@ ly su@@ per@@ v@@ ised , especially if any al@@ co@@ ho@@ l is served .
Now when I go from do@@ or to do@@ or , I can think of s@@ crip@@ tures that are appro@@ pri@@ ate for each hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der . ”
H@@ ar@@ sh@@ ness V@@ er@@ su@@ s M@@ il@@ dness
In turn , she tri@@ es to understand his vie@@ w@@ point .
Yet , they had no desire to return to the com@@ forts in U@@ r ! ​ — Read Hebrews 11 : 8 - 12 , 15 .
Fir@@ st - century Rom@@ an Go@@ ver@@ nor P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate also refle@@ cted a war@@ ped view of truth when he c@@ y@@ n@@ ic@@ ally asked Jesus : “ What is truth ? ” ​ — John 18 : 38 .
A@@ side from the om@@ is@@ sion of the divine name , Jehovah , a number of other de@@ vi@@ ations will be no@@ ted by serious Bible stud@@ ents .
When we love individuals , we are in tu@@ ne with what they like and dis@@ like , and we conduct ourselves acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly .
How did they keep their faith strong ?
He exam@@ ines us through the eyes of love .
C@@ learly , Jesus was concer@@ ned that his followers too could become di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted by Satan’s world , even to the point that they might “ return to the things be@@ h@@ ind . ”
Will we then he@@ ed his counsel rather than follow the inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations of our “ tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous ” and “ des@@ per@@ ate ” heart ?
They d@@ ri@@ ed the later cro@@ p for use thr@@ ough@@ out the year .
31 : 26 .
What does the Bible teach about the soul ?
What do they sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze ?
Jehovah Is Our H@@ el@@ per
How does the preaching work show Jehovah’s concer@@ n for she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike ones ?
To remain in the light , we must continue to man@@ i@@ f@@ est hum@@ ility and me@@ ek@@ ness .
Me@@ ek@@ ness en@@ ab@@ led Moses to make good use of the great authority given him and the ro@@ le God assign@@ ed him .
So I got to give him a witness , and I sa@@ f@@ ely pas@@ sed the tr@@ ou@@ ble spo@@ t .
After a sh@@ ort ill@@ ness , he s@@ li@@ pp@@ ed away in death .
At Isaiah 6@@ 4 : 8 and Jeremiah 18 : 1 - 6 , how is Jehovah’s authority over people illustr@@ ated ?
If we trust in Jehovah , we will not look for se@@ cur@@ ity where most in the world seek it , in material things .
When David was con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with his sin@@ s , however , he accepted responsi@@ bility for them and did not shi@@ ft the bl@@ ame to others .
• What is the best course for a Christian wife who@@ se husband is not a beli@@ ever ?
Your gen@@ u@@ ine interest in the ever - ex@@ pan@@ ding Kingdom work will result in many blessings for others in our Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
▪ N@@ ever Be@@ come “ En@@ ra@@ ged A@@ ga@@ inst Jehovah ”
The apostle Paul enjo@@ yed a close relationship with the elders of the congregation in Eph@@ esus .
The cor@@ p@@ se may be re@@ moved from the co@@ ff@@ in and displa@@ yed on a spe@@ cially dec@@ or@@ ated bed .
Although such mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s lead to ne@@ g@@ ative imp@@ res@@ sions , they will likely pro@@ du@@ ce no serious or lasting con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
However , those as@@ pe@@ cts of God present no ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le to our get@@ ting to know him .
So in 198@@ 6 , J@@ an made a change in his circumstances .
In that way you teach him to think in ter@@ ms of Bible principles .
W@@ I@@ T@@ H each pas@@ sing min@@ u@@ te , David gre@@ w more fru@@ str@@ ated .
B@@ ri@@ an : The Bible can help us in all those are@@ as .
Ad@@ ri@@ á@@ n , who sel@@ ls v@@ ac@@ ation ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ments in C@@ ap@@ e S@@ an Lu@@ c@@ as , does so .
Fir@@ m@@ ly E@@ st@@ ab@@ l@@ ish Your Christian I@@ d@@ ent@@ ity
Consider how Jesus helped his disciples to ad@@ just their pri@@ or@@ ities .
Ex@@ pla@@ in to him that you are ex@@ ten@@ ding this fre@@ e@@ dom on a tri@@ al bas@@ is .
15 - 17 . ( a ) How does the Devil ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it ne@@ g@@ ative feelings ?
From an early age , they need help to buil@@ d a fir@@ m Bi@@ bli@@ cal f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for spiritual develop@@ ment so that they may become “ matu@@ re people . . . who through use have their per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers tra@@ ined to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish both right and wrong . ” ​ — He@@ b .
He felt her pain of heart , and it moved him to take positi@@ ve st@@ ep@@ s to reli@@ eve her pain .
There are three se@@ par@@ ate buil@@ ding@@ s that house ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation and transl@@ ation of@@ fic@@ es as well as living qu@@ ar@@ ters , a k@@ it@@ ch@@ en , and a la@@ un@@ d@@ ry .
En@@ joy each opportunity you have to be with your brothers and sisters .
Daniel and his God - fe@@ aring friends made their decision to be faithful to the law of Jehovah before they were pres@@ sur@@ ed to e@@ at the k@@ ing@@ ’s deli@@ c@@ ac@@ ies .
But during my last year of stu@@ dies , I became dis@@ il@@ lu@@ si@@ oned with the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch .
17 , 18 . ( a ) How has this discus@@ sion benef@@ ited you ?
W@@ as there any ch@@ ance of re@@ tri@@ ev@@ ing something that had been h@@ ur@@ led “ into the dep@@ ths of the se@@ a ” ?
If you do , you will be moved to show your love for them .
The nor@@ ma@@ l Christian respon@@ se to persecu@@ tion , however , did not go bey@@ ond a temp@@ er@@ ate but fir@@ m refu@@ s@@ al to obey such or@@ ders of the govern@@ ment as were felt to con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with obedi@@ ence to Christ . ”
Z@@ I@@ MB@@ A@@ B@@ W@@ E
28 : 9 .
He instru@@ cted his followers not only to go and make disciples but also to teach them ‘ to ob@@ serve all the things he had comman@@ ded . ’
( Read E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 38 : 2 , 15 , 16 . )
Now I have a we@@ al@@ th of spiritual food in my own language , and I can enjoy associ@@ ation at the meetings and conven@@ tions in A@@ S@@ L .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the brothers in the congregation at times left a bi@@ g f@@ ish on the st@@ ep@@ s of the tra@@ il@@ er .
R@@ em@@ ember that even the apostle Peter became af@@ ra@@ id and began to doubt .
How did “ fo@@ ol@@ ish and ign@@ or@@ ant de@@ bat@@ es ” af@@ fect the early Christian congregation ?
Ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing the congregation in La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ a through its “ ang@@ el , ” Jesus speak@@ s author@@ it@@ ati@@ vely as “ the faithful and true witness , the beg@@ in@@ ning of the cre@@ ation by God . ”
In 19@@ 32 the congregations received instru@@ ction through The Watchtower to dis@@ continue the ele@@ cting of elders and de@@ ac@@ ons .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , Jehovah told the prophet Jeremiah : “ W@@ r@@ ite for yourself in a book all the words that I will speak to you . ” ​ — J@@ er . 30 : 2 .
Ti@@ me and en@@ er@@ gy : Jehovah’s servants are very bus@@ y and often have mul@@ ti@@ ple com@@ mit@@ ments .
The arrang@@ ement of over@@ sight by a body of elders was in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted in the congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide , re@@ plac@@ ing over@@ sight by just one congregation serv@@ ant , or overse@@ er .
Even though we are imper@@ fect and make mis@@ takes , if we pur@@ sue righteousness , he shows his love for us in ways that will result in life and blessings . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 33 : 11 .
Jehovah ans@@ wers his prayer and he@@ als him , ad@@ ding 15 years to his life .
Mo@@ st of the e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses were still ali@@ ve in Paul’s day and could be con@@ sul@@ ted to con@@ fir@@ m those appe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces .
J@@ as .
Gi@@ u@@ se@@ pp@@ e Ban@@ c@@ he@@ t@@ t@@ i
Jehovah gives his spirit to “ those obe@@ ying him as rul@@ er , ” to those who “ keep wal@@ king by spirit , ” not according to fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res .
How can Christians res@@ ist bad influ@@ ences ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , it would be e@@ asi@@ er to be pati@@ ent if ever@@ yone learned how to use the time sp@@ ent wa@@ iting in a prof@@ it@@ able way .
S@@ even cen@@ tu@@ ries before Jesus ’ bir@@ th , Isaiah pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed about him : “ There has been a child born to us , there has been a son given to us ; and the pr@@ inc@@ ely rule will come to be upon his sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der . ”
Do You Ne@@ ed to “ W@@ id@@ en O@@ u@@ t ” ?
TH@@ E jud@@ ges of the Jewish su@@ pre@@ me cour@@ t must have been fu@@ ri@@ ous .
The Bible also says : “ P@@ l@@ ans fai@@ l when there is no con@@ sul@@ tation , but there is accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment through many ad@@ vis@@ ers . ” ​ — Proverbs 15 : 22 .
and where ?
D@@ U@@ R@@ IN@@ G a day - long ass@@ em@@ bly of Jehovah’s Witnesses , K@@ im did her best to listen and take no@@ tes while tr@@ ying to keep her two - and - a - half - year - old daugh@@ ter s@@ it@@ ting qui@@ et@@ ly .
M@@ an@@ kind has su@@ ffered food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges as a result of such w@@ ars , in ad@@ dition to priv@@ ations ca@@ used by n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers .
Those who deli@@ ber@@ ately de@@ vi@@ ate from following ‘ the cr@@ am@@ ped ro@@ ad le@@ ading off into life ’ will su@@ ff@@ er the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of that un@@ wise decision . ​ — Matthew 7 : 14 .
He hum@@ bly recogn@@ ized the great differ@@ ence between him and God , between his own imper@@ fe@@ ction and we@@ ak@@ nesses and Jehovah’s righteousness and power .
C@@ ould you cont@@ act people by tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne or ob@@ tain the p@@ ho@@ ne num@@ bers of those with whom you have already sh@@ ared the Kingdom message so that you can stay in t@@ ou@@ ch with them ?
Paul wrote that he could “ take ple@@ asure in we@@ ak@@ nesses . ”
We became close .
What can children learn from a par@@ ent@@ ’s prayers ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , if we no@@ tice even a tr@@ ace of pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce or rac@@ i@@ al pri@@ de in us , we should work hard to get ri@@ d of it comple@@ t@@ ely .
As we no@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , many have found it help@@ ful to talk about their feelings with a tru@@ sted friend .
Christ’s sub@@ je@@ cts loy@@ ally end@@ e@@ av@@ or to imitate him by “ show@@ ing fellow feel@@ ing , having bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction ” and by being “ tend@@ er@@ ly com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate . ”
Of course , this inclu@@ ded p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment of individuals and of his people as a group .
H@@ ar@@ ry Pet@@ er@@ son had out@@ standing ze@@ al for the ministry
His whole person@@ ality chang@@ ed .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , we keep on stri@@ ving to imp@@ ro@@ ve as Christians by following Jesus ’ instru@@ ctions and imit@@ ating his perfect example .
Jesus used pla@@ in language that or@@ din@@ ary people could understand
Acc@@ ording to Lu@@ ke@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l account , Peter said : “ Lo@@ ok ! We have left our own things and follow@@ ed you . ”
H@@ app@@ ily , by then the transl@@ ation of the Greek Scriptures was al@@ most comple@@ ted .
To appreci@@ ate why , let us first consider the purpose of a De@@ c@@ lar@@ ation P@@ le@@ d@@ g@@ ing Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful@@ ness , why it ex@@ ists , and how and where it may be app@@ li@@ ca@@ ble .
Although we had learned some of the ba@@ si@@ c@@ s of S@@ pan@@ ish , at that point ne@@ i@@ ther I@@ r@@ ene nor I was able to car@@ ry on a con@@ vers@@ ation in the language .
Instead of rema@@ ining neu@@ tr@@ al , however , ch@@ urch lead@@ ers develop@@ ed what I@@ ris@@ h writ@@ er H@@ u@@ ber@@ t Bu@@ t@@ l@@ er descri@@ bes as “ mil@@ it@@ ant and pol@@ itical e@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ as@@ tic@@ ism . ”
How does ap@@ pl@@ ying C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 5 help us to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard the heart ?
Mark develop@@ ed the qualities of a good mission@@ ary .
O@@ r what about ra@@ in ?
Th@@ ough he was in a ca@@ ve , he could coun@@ t on God to provide for him .
By means of holy spirit , Jesus would ev@@ en@@ tually ex@@ ten@@ d the wit@@ ness@@ ing work to the ends of the earth .
No doubt he pray@@ ed fer@@ v@@ ently that Jehovah would bl@@ ess him in this inter@@ view !
( See op@@ ening i@@ ma@@ ge . ) ( b ) What do the ri@@ des of three hor@@ s@@ em@@ en sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze , and how have things wor@@ ked out ?
To appreci@@ ate the ex@@ t@@ ent of Jehovah’s trust in the faithful slave , refle@@ ct on what he has promised its members .
Per@@ s@@ ist@@ ence B@@ r@@ ings Re@@ war@@ ds
Samuel thin@@ ks that Eli@@ ab@@ ’s st@@ ature is by all means k@@ ingly and says to himself : “ S@@ ur@@ ely his anointed one is before Jehovah . ” ​ — V@@ er@@ se 6 .
If earth@@ ’s a@@ x@@ is were not t@@ il@@ ted , there would be no se@@ as@@ ons .
How would you feel about your friend who gave you the ca@@ r ?
Sh@@ ould you give up on the do@@ or - to - do@@ or ministry ?
I listen@@ ed to it as though Jehovah were speaking direc@@ tly to me .
From the very star@@ t , I could see how different the Witnesses were .
All will experience the rest@@ or@@ ative benef@@ its of the ransom sacrifice .
Do parents show love for their children by giving in to their every dem@@ and ?
No@@ te the similar direc@@ tions that Jesus gave to his “ little flo@@ ck ” of anointed followers : “ Be d@@ ressed and ready and have your lam@@ ps bur@@ ning , and you should be like men wa@@ iting for their ma@@ ster to return from the marriage . ”
When we regul@@ arly study God’s Word , medit@@ ate on it , and apply what we learn , we will tra@@ in our conscience .
( b ) Why does the Bible ur@@ ge us to exam@@ ine Jo@@ b@@ ’s experience ?
St@@ ress and in@@ se@@ cur@@ ity have inc@@ reas@@ ed in these last days of this wicked system of things .
But could the desire to receive glory from humans af@@ fect even dedic@@ ated servants of God ?
The early Christians asked God to give them b@@ ol@@ dness in the face of op@@ position , saying : “ Jehovah , give attention to their th@@ reat@@ s , and gr@@ ant your sla@@ ves to keep speaking your word with all b@@ ol@@ dness . ”
“ P@@ or fav@@ or , le@@ ia es@@ te car@@ t@@ ã@@ o ” ( “ P@@ le@@ ase read this c@@ ard ” ) was the first P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese expres@@ sion we learned to use in the preaching work .
Ex@@ pla@@ in how his action affe@@ cts you and ex@@ ac@@ tly what you would like to see chang@@ ed .
My D@@ et@@ er@@ min@@ ation G@@ ro@@ ws
N@@ ine months in the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al gave me pl@@ ent@@ y of time to refle@@ ct on my life .
But it is possible .
D@@ ad used our home as se@@ cur@@ ity for ba@@ il .
“ P@@ re@@ ach the word , . . . re@@ prove , re@@ pri@@ m@@ and , ex@@ hor@@ t , with all long - suffering and ar@@ t of teaching . ” ​ — 2 T@@ I@@ M .
There he f@@ oun@@ ded the city of A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a , a cen@@ ter of lear@@ ning in the ancient world .
“ Wh@@ ere there is no w@@ o@@ od , the fi@@ re go@@ es out , and where there is no s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ er , qu@@ ar@@ rel@@ ing c@@ eas@@ es . ” ​ — Proverbs 26 : 20 .
I posed to her the same questions that I had asked my religion teach@@ ers .
I showed him from his own Bible that obedi@@ ent human@@ kind will live in peace and un@@ ity , suffering no more from po@@ ver@@ ty , l@@ ack of hous@@ ing , war , si@@ ck@@ ness , or death .
A century ag@@ o , milli@@ ons of young men left the se@@ cur@@ ity of their ho@@ m@@ es and went off to war .
N@@ ex@@ t , Paul says that we should stri@@ ve to “ gr@@ as@@ p men@@ t@@ ally with all the holy ones what is the bre@@ ad@@ th and l@@ eng@@ th and he@@ i@@ ght and dep@@ th ” of the Christian faith .
H@@ i@@ er@@ a@@ pol@@ is
So when E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el wrote the prophecy about the two s@@ tic@@ ks , most of those Israelites were sc@@ at@@ tered thr@@ ough@@ out the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
G@@ a@@ i@@ us might well have been a congregation overse@@ er , but the letter does not spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally say so .
9 , 10 . ( a ) In what ways did the psalmist show concer@@ n for Jehovah’s Word ?
Timothy could not really know whether he would ever see his home again .
They had become di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted and had lost their foc@@ us .
These artic@@ les will help us to strengthen our relationship with Jehovah as our Pro@@ vi@@ der , Pro@@ te@@ ct@@ or , and best F@@ ri@@ end .
Who deser@@ ves our loy@@ al@@ ty ?
Some of the be@@ ds had a gr@@ ass mat@@ t@@ ress co@@ vered with a m@@ at ; others had no mat@@ t@@ ress at all .
Now you have greater wor@@ ries , such as : ‘ Is my son acc@@ ess@@ ing por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y ? ’
They often house i@@ ma@@ ges and reli@@ c@@ s that are believ@@ ed to be associ@@ ated with mirac@@ les , v@@ isions , or ap@@ par@@ iti@@ ons from the spirit real@@ m .
Today , this t@@ in@@ y is@@ land , lo@@ c@@ ated 1@@ 50 mil@@ es [ 2@@ 40 k@@ m ] e@@ ast of P@@ u@@ er@@ to R@@ ic@@ o , is home to some 1@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants , 5 of whom are Jehovah’s Witnesses .
By the a@@ utu@@ m@@ n of that year , I was assign@@ ed to cir@@ cu@@ it work in w@@ es@@ ter@@ n Cana@@ da , and we had the joy of serving there for the next 25 years .
Acc@@ ep@@ t Jehovah’s C@@ oun@@ sel
12 : 11 .
The apostle Peter war@@ ned about apost@@ ates who would use “ coun@@ ter@@ fe@@ it words , ” s@@ pre@@ ad “ dec@@ ep@@ tive teachings , ” and ‘ tw@@ ist the Scriptures ’ to their own ends .
Ch@@ il@@ dren who are present at fun@@ er@@ al ser@@ vi@@ ces condu@@ cted by Jehovah’s Witnesses may benefit from the Bible - based dis@@ course that is given .
Why should the ho@@ st give care@@ ful thought to whether he will serve al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ ages and have mu@@ si@@ c ?
The l@@ ack of ability and will@@ ing@@ ness to say no is more evid@@ ent now than ever before .
My new@@ found in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence al@@ lo@@ ws me to vis@@ it people and to study the Bible with them at times su@@ it@@ able for them and for me .
Some time after hear@@ ing the news , Jesus se@@ ts out to see La@@ z@@ ar@@ us .
We all want to make cho@@ ic@@ es that we will not reg@@ re@@ t , especially when those cho@@ ic@@ es af@@ fect the course of our life .
When this happ@@ ens , a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze to your sp@@ ouse .
4 Jehovah Ri@@ ch@@ ly B@@ less@@ es a W@@ ill@@ ing S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
It invol@@ ves an in@@ ward ‘ ri@@ pp@@ ing ap@@ ar@@ t of our hearts , ’ not an ou@@ tw@@ ard ‘ ri@@ pp@@ ing ap@@ ar@@ t of gar@@ ments . ’
“ We are under ob@@ lig@@ ation to sur@@ rend@@ er our sou@@ ls for our brothers . ”
I@@ ng@@ er sta@@ yed at home during this peri@@ od , and I needed to stay with her to care for her . ”
By All Me@@ ans , Pro@@ ve Y@@ our@@ self Re@@ ad@@ y
Al@@ low your sp@@ ouse the di@@ gn@@ ity of expres@@ sing his or her op@@ in@@ ion without inter@@ ru@@ p@@ tion .
“ We went out preaching together .
What , though , about time and place ?
In the book of Revelation , these cho@@ s@@ en ones are por@@ tra@@ yed as “ the holy city , New Jerusalem , coming down out of heaven from God and pre@@ pared as a bri@@ de ad@@ or@@ ned for her husband . ”
A Christian husband and father does well to consider the ide@@ as and su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions of his wife and children .
Like Mi@@ ca@@ h , we too need to have “ a wa@@ iting attitude . ”
5 : 38 - 4@@ 2 Why should I stri@@ ve to avoid the emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is mo@@ der@@ n soci@@ ety pu@@ ts on being too as@@ ser@@ tive ?
At a di@@ pl@@ om@@ ati@@ c fun@@ ction , H@@ er@@ od clo@@ th@@ ed himself “ with ro@@ y@@ al ra@@ i@@ ment . ”
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , it was all g@@ one .
The fact that God called to account those ancient Jews who became “ wise in their own eyes ” makes it all the more important for us to avoid rel@@ ying on ourselves in determin@@ ing right and wrong .
Then he com@@ men@@ ted : “ Now is not the time to speak in de@@ ta@@ il concer@@ ning these things . ”
On occasi@@ on , the Israelites were dis@@ con@@ ten@@ ted with their lo@@ t in life and expres@@ sed this by mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring .
O@@ ver@@ night , more than 4@@ 0@@ ,000 ho@@ m@@ es were in@@ un@@ d@@ ated , including do@@ z@@ ens of our brothers ’ ho@@ m@@ es .
Ab@@ out 50 of us lived and wor@@ ked as a family at the branch , where we also tra@@ ined new transl@@ at@@ ors .
Jesus respon@@ ded by rel@@ ating a par@@ able that descri@@ bed a Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an who came ac@@ ro@@ ss a man , a Je@@ w , who had been as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ted by ro@@ b@@ bers and stri@@ pp@@ ed of his pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
We can view discipl@@ ine as pre@@ par@@ ing us for what ?
Se@@ e@@ ing that Jesus faith@@ fully did all that had been pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed , all that was asked of him , his Father must have been so pleas@@ ed ! ​ — John 5 : 36 ; 17 : 4 .
Ther@@ efore , it is vital to keep spiritual matters in sh@@ ar@@ p foc@@ us in the cen@@ ter of our field of vision .
Jesus ’ ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent , in a sense , was this : ‘ If , in fact , I expe@@ l dem@@ ons by the power of Satan , then your own disciples must be ac@@ ting under this same power . ’
Consider Jehovah’s words to Abraham : “ T@@ ake , ple@@ ase , your son , your only son whom you so love , Isa@@ a@@ c , and . . . offer him up as a bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering . ”
E@@ arly the next mor@@ ning , si@@ x Witnesses who had been vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of the Ju@@ ly f@@ lood e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to deli@@ ver food and water to the affe@@ cted are@@ a .
If possible , as far as it dep@@ ends on you , be pe@@ ace@@ able with all men . ”
What war@@ ning about pur@@ su@@ ing “ un@@ real@@ ities ” did Samuel deli@@ ver ?
She end@@ ur@@ ed fur@@ ther challeng@@ es and chang@@ es .
Those who respon@@ ded were dra@@ wn into an un@@ bre@@ aka@@ ble b@@ ond of love .
He was ar@@ rest@@ ed in 1@@ 14@@ 8 and sp@@ ent the rest of his life in pris@@ on .
Who can disa@@ gre@@ e with that ass@@ ess@@ ment ?
If she , the in@@ no@@ c@@ ent mate who@@ se offer of for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess was refu@@ sed , later deci@@ des to re@@ ject him because of his im@@ mor@@ ality , both would then be free .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out such fi@@ gu@@ res of spe@@ e@@ ch , it would be difficult , if not imp@@ os@@ sible , for any des@@ crip@@ tion of God to be com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible to m@@ ere humans .
When this happ@@ ens , does the f@@ ar@@ m@@ er give up ?
But the words of the disci@@ ple Ju@@ de can help us to keep the prop@@ er bal@@ ance between show@@ ing mer@@ cy and h@@ ating sin : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e show@@ ing mer@@ cy to others , doing so with fear , while you h@@ ate even the in@@ ner gar@@ ment that has been sta@@ ined by the flesh . ”
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ant develop@@ ments and earth@@ sh@@ ak@@ ing events are a@@ head of us .
When am I appro@@ aching them ?
David ho@@ ped that U@@ ri@@ ah would have se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations with B@@ ath - she@@ ba so that people would think that U@@ ri@@ ah was the father of the ba@@ by .
And what can we learn from their courage , loy@@ al@@ ty , and fri@@ end@@ ship ? ​ — Proverbs 17 : 17 .
What can we learn from Jesus ’ end@@ ur@@ ance ?
A go@@ ld ne@@ ck@@ l@@ ace d@@ ating to about 1@@ 7@@ 50 B.C.E .
Let Jehovah’s “ Sa@@ ying ” Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard You
To d@@ ate , si@@ x Bible stu@@ dies are being condu@@ cted , and arrang@@ ements are being made for four more .
She m@@ our@@ ned for two months when she real@@ ized that she would not mar@@ ry and have a family .
The Law did not spe@@ ci@@ fy a p@@ en@@ al@@ ty for fa@@ il@@ ing to ti@@ the , but each Israel@@ ite was under a strong moral ob@@ lig@@ ation to support true worship in this way .
• In what ways can we imitate Paul in our ministry ?
S@@ tu@@ dy the Bible regul@@ arly
The Word .
Yes , all who are ali@@ ve and who are exerc@@ ising faith in Jesus and the ransom when this system re@@ ach@@ es its end will es@@ cap@@ e the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of God’s fin@@ al day of wr@@ ath .
Rather , the tri@@ bes on the e@@ ast fe@@ ared that in the future the other tri@@ bes would tell them : “ You have no share in Jehovah . ”
The Witnesses succ@@ ess@@ fully use these sub@@ je@@ cts to star@@ t Bible discus@@ sions .
Samuel supp@@ or@@ ted this arrang@@ ement des@@ pite his mis@@ gi@@ v@@ ings .
Per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in prayer .
The whole body of Christian teachings cons@@ titu@@ tes “ the truth of the good news . ”
But to teach their message they travel@@ led into every land in the power of Christ . ”
The Bible also ref@@ ers to mo@@ thers who@@ se ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality toward loyal servants of God en@@ ab@@ led their children to have cont@@ act with exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent ro@@ le mo@@ d@@ els .
If you had been a disci@@ ple at that time and had known what Peter did , would you have continued to trust in Jehovah ?
And like David , we also need to ask Jehovah to help us know him better .
It is little won@@ der , then , that Jehovah said to Moses : “ Un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly I have seen the a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction of my people who are in Egy@@ pt , and I have heard their out@@ c@@ ry as a result of those who d@@ ri@@ ve them to work ; because I well know the pa@@ ins they su@@ ff@@ er . ” ​ — E@@ x .
We do so by up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding God’s righteousness , by being no part of Satan’s world , and by keep@@ ing Kingdom inter@@ ests in first place .
Jesus Christ said : “ G@@ o in through the n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w g@@ ate ; because bro@@ ad and sp@@ ac@@ i@@ ous is the ro@@ ad le@@ ading off into des@@ tru@@ ction , and many are the ones going in through it ; wh@@ er@@ e@@ as n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w is the g@@ ate and cr@@ am@@ ped the ro@@ ad le@@ ading off into life , and few are the ones fin@@ ding it . ”
If we are not care@@ ful , however , se@@ cul@@ ar work could inter@@ f@@ ere with our worship .
They were thr@@ il@@ led at the dis@@ co@@ very .
“ Then the vi@@ ct@@ ors took all the go@@ o@@ ds of So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h and all their food and went on their way .
Yes , Jehovah’s most gener@@ ous gift is o@@ pen to all who cho@@ ose to accept it . Those who exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus will receive life in a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance ​ — everlasting life !
De@@ dic@@ ation and baptism also o@@ pen the way for us to d@@ well in the bless@@ ed spiritual par@@ adise .
Jehovah’s earthly servants have always benef@@ ited from thinking about the fulfill@@ ment of divine promises .
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Mo@@ re@@ over , they give the inter@@ ests of that Kingdom pri@@ or@@ ity in life , pro@@ claim@@ ing it worl@@ d@@ wide , with the help of Jehovah’s spirit .
The Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s se@@ as@@ on became a who@@ l@@ ly se@@ cul@@ ar fes@@ tive occasi@@ on , of@@ fi@@ cially ber@@ ef@@ t of any religious meaning .
At the bat@@ tle of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , God’s angels will destro@@ y all who op@@ pose God .
As we pers@@ ist in pres@@ en@@ ting tru@@ th@@ ful information , such o@@ pen op@@ position to our sac@@ red service pro@@ ves fu@@ t@@ ile .
Then , in@@ deed , God ‘ will have wi@@ ped out every te@@ ar , death will be no more , and ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more . ’ ​ — Revelation 21 : 1 - 4 .
How are medit@@ ation and prayer ke@@ ys to main@@ tain@@ ing than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness ?
• Why were the Israelites af@@ ra@@ id to b@@ eho@@ ld the glory of God that Moses refle@@ cted ?
R@@ o@@ ther@@ h@@ am@@ ’s transl@@ ation poin@@ te@@ dly states : “ I Will Be@@ come wh@@ at@@ so@@ ever I ple@@ ase . ”
Fir@@ st , Satan did not use Jehovah’s personal name .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What per@@ il@@ ous situation did David face ?
• What power can pe@@ er pres@@ sure exer@@ t ?
Yet , S@@ ho@@ ji ad@@ vis@@ es any in similar circumstances : “ Do not disc@@ oura@@ ge yourself by thinking about things that you can no longer do .
All day long it is my concer@@ n .
They have dar@@ ed to ad@@ just their personal go@@ als and desi@@ res so as to serve Jehovah to a ful@@ l@@ er ex@@ t@@ ent .
R@@ ich blessings over@@ took Bo@@ a@@ z because of his un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish com@@ p@@ li@@ ance with God’s law .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful people have always been cont@@ ent to praise God while wa@@ iting for his time to act .
Those ver@@ ses say that the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s spirit is “ love , joy , peace , long - suffering , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , faith , mil@@ dness , self - control . ”
Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ er Luke stated that God’s holy spirit was p@@ our@@ ed out on Jesus at his baptism and that Jesus was “ full of holy spirit . ”
In those early days , travel@@ ing was difficult , so Je@@ an@@ et@@ te u@@ su@@ ally rema@@ ined in Lu@@ an@@ sh@@ ya with the children while I vis@@ ited congregations .
“ I ch@@ er@@ ish my service at Bethel .
Jehovah as@@ ks : “ Why should you be af@@ ra@@ id of a mor@@ tal man who will die and of a son of man who will wi@@ ther like gre@@ en gr@@ ass ? ” ​ — Is@@ a .
Since we no longer offer liter@@ al sacrific@@ es , how can we receive such benef@@ its ?
That was disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ing , but I did not give up .
My half brother descri@@ bed them to me as ne@@ at@@ ly d@@ ressed but of little means materi@@ ally .
Of course , one may need to ‘ so@@ f@@ ten the face of Jehovah ’ by first so@@ f@@ ten@@ ing one@@ ’s own heart , tur@@ ning from the sin@@ ful course , and s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely rep@@ en@@ ting . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 5@@ 8 ; Daniel 9 : 13 .
These are strong words .
11 : 40 .
When the brothers in Jerusalem needed material help , the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans demonstr@@ ated re@@ adi@@ ness to contribu@@ te even bey@@ ond their means .
L@@ ef@@ t to right : A@@ lej@@ and@@ r@@ o V@@ o@@ e@@ gu@@ el@@ in , Mar@@ u P@@ in@@ e@@ da , A@@ lej@@ and@@ r@@ o P@@ in@@ e@@ da , J@@ a@@ vi@@ er P@@ in@@ e@@ da , and Jo@@ su@@ é R@@ am@@ í@@ re@@ z at the M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o branch
If so , we might ask , ‘ Ha@@ ve you ever wonder@@ ed what the world will be like when your children gro@@ w up ? ’
“ A mil@@ d answer tur@@ ns away ra@@ ge , but a har@@ s@@ h word s@@ ti@@ r@@ s up anger . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
In har@@ mony with this , Paul wrote : “ Al@@ ways pur@@ sue what is good toward one another and to all others . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 15 .
“ I@@ ’@@ m not a night person , so it wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t eas@@ y , but during those l@@ ate ni@@ gh@@ ts , we tal@@ ked about everything . ”
At their last meeting , J@@ on@@ a@@ than streng@@ th@@ ened Davi@@ d’s hand “ in reg@@ ard to God . ” ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
40 : 26 .
F@@ in@@ ally , by d@@ ele@@ g@@ ating , elders show their trust in others .
We as Christians are encoura@@ ged to “ go on wal@@ king in uni@@ on with him , ro@@ o@@ ted and being buil@@ t up in him and being sta@@ bi@@ li@@ zed in the faith . ”
Those who do will never be disa@@ p@@ pointed . ​ — P@@ s .
However , in the 18@@ 70 ’ s ​ — about four de@@ ca@@ des before “ the last days ” began — ​ a small group of s@@ inc@@ ere Christians in Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , me@@ t together to study the Bible di@@ lig@@ ently and to sear@@ ch for “ the true knowledge . ”
What if I me@@ t someone whom I had rec@@ ently thro@@ wn out of the c@@ lu@@ b or someone to whom I had given d@@ ru@@ g@@ s ?
To ign@@ ore the Creator and to make the pur@@ su@@ it of material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons one@@ ’s c@@ hi@@ ef go@@ al in life is fo@@ ol@@ ish .
( a ) On two occasi@@ ons , how did Jesus st@@ ress the import@@ ance of hum@@ ility ?
When I got to the fr@@ on@@ t , I saw that it was yo@@ g@@ ur@@ t .
When A@@ nt@@ ô@@ ni@@ o , Mar@@ co@@ s , Ger@@ son , V@@ ani@@ a , and Mar@@ c@@ elo stu@@ died God’s Word , the Bible , they learned things that chang@@ ed their lives .
I always loo@@ ked for@@ ward to her vis@@ its .
How much material should be co@@ vered in one study s@@ es@@ sion ?
The brother res@@ ol@@ ves to remain mor@@ ally clean before God .
At Jeremiah 34 : 7 , the prophet descri@@ bes the time “ when the mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ces of the king of Babyl@@ on were fi@@ gh@@ ting against Jerusalem and against all the c@@ ities of Juda@@ h that were left rema@@ ining , against L@@ ach@@ ish and against A@@ ze@@ ka@@ h ; for they , the for@@ ti@@ fied c@@ ities , were the ones that rema@@ ined over among the c@@ ities of Juda@@ h . ”
Eli@@ h@@ u comm@@ ended Job for his u@@ pri@@ ght course .
Since a pro@@ long@@ ed stay on the first vis@@ it may be in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate , what can be done ?
Al@@ ready in 19@@ 6@@ 1 , transl@@ at@@ ors began rend@@ ering the Eng@@ l@@ ish text of the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation into other langu@@ ages .
Some 15 chap@@ ters of the book of Genesis are devo@@ ted to the account about Abraham .
Ser@@ ving others invol@@ ves hard work and requi@@ res a spirit of self - sacrifice .
For example , one scho@@ la@@ r ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ The inf@@ er@@ ence of God’s comman@@ ds in [ Genesis 2 : 16 , 17 ] is that only God kno@@ ws what is good . . . for human@@ ity and only God kno@@ ws what is not good . . . for them .
I had a small Bible con@@ tain@@ ing just the Psal@@ ms , and I made up tun@@ es so that I could sing them .
A brother uses the Bible to share the Kingdom message with two v@@ il@@ la@@ g@@ ers in the cen@@ tr@@ al high@@ lands of E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pia .
Wor@@ se still , he su@@ ffered the lo@@ ss of all his children in death .
In 6@@ 6 C.E . , Jesus ’ prophecy began to be ful@@ filled when the Rom@@ an ar@@ mi@@ es sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded Jerusalem .
God’s Word gives us who@@ les@@ ome guid@@ ance .
What kind of rul@@ er did Jo@@ si@@ ah prove to be ?
Un@@ der inspi@@ r@@ ation , Solomon wrote : “ My son , if your heart has become wise , my heart will rejo@@ ice , even mine .
After that took place , ne@@ arly all my pe@@ ers were in the other compan@@ y .
O@@ ffering a M@@ es@@ sage of Com@@ fort in I@@ tal@@ y
• How has the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work of Jehovah’s Witnesses gro@@ wn in mo@@ der@@ n times ?
Their res@@ pe@@ ctive v@@ ow@@ s resul@@ ted in J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s daugh@@ ter and H@@ an@@ na@@ h’s son being devo@@ ted to special , sac@@ red service at the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le .
W@@ he@@ ther vi@@ a the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t or by some other means , it is un@@ wise to cultiv@@ ate a close relationship with a person whom one kno@@ ws very little about . ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 33 .
Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am fle@@ w into a ra@@ ge upon hear@@ ing Jehovah’s con@@ dem@@ nation .
What is the differ@@ ence between “ set@@ ting the mind on the flesh ” and “ set@@ ting the mind on the spirit ” ?
“ I will bring them . . . in on@@ to their so@@ il and fe@@ ed them on the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of Israel , by the st@@ re@@ am@@ be@@ ds , ” he as@@ sur@@ ed them . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 34 : 13 .
Ad@@ di@@ tional material appe@@ ared in A@@ wa@@ ke !
He was hum@@ ble en@@ ough to ad@@ mit his fa@@ il@@ ings .
This fact was refle@@ cted in Jehovah’s deal@@ ings with A@@ cha@@ n and with An@@ ani@@ as and S@@ app@@ hi@@ r@@ a .
Par@@ ents know that this qu@@ ality does not come n@@ atur@@ ally to young people .
Some la@@ w@@ y@@ ers were sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic , but most were af@@ ra@@ id of the publi@@ city and did not want to ris@@ k dis@@ pleas@@ ing the author@@ ities .
“ A@@ pp@@ ly Your H@@ ear@@ ts ” to God’s Word
As for anyone speaking fal@@ s@@ eho@@ o@@ ds , he will not be fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed in fr@@ on@@ t of my eyes . ” ​ — Psalm 10@@ 1 : 3 , 7 .
Ex@@ pla@@ in why it is important to follow the re@@ ci@@ pe ex@@ ac@@ tly .
We are wise to read it da@@ ily .
If you long to be reas@@ sur@@ ed that you matter to God , why not learn more about the Gre@@ at S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d , Jehovah God , and how you can draw clo@@ s@@ er to him ?
They ar@@ gu@@ e that the strong who c@@ ru@@ el@@ ly d@@ om@@ in@@ ate the we@@ ak are just following so - called la@@ ws of n@@ ature .
What evidence is there that God direc@@ ted the gover@@ ning body in the first century just as he is direc@@ ting those of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy today ?
How did Jesus set an example as a stud@@ ent of the Scriptures , and what helped him to do so ?
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Wh@@ atever ad@@ vers@@ ity we face , however , we can find encourag@@ ement in A@@ sa@@ ’s prayer .
R@@ em@@ ember , the form@@ er temple , in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ated some fi@@ ve cen@@ tu@@ ries ear@@ li@@ er , was a mul@@ ti@@ bil@@ li@@ on - do@@ l@@ la@@ r e@@ di@@ fice !
As the a@@ bo@@ ve - qu@@ o@@ ted work high@@ ligh@@ ts , it is this that Jehovah exam@@ ines and that he appreci@@ ates in his servants . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
Satan se@@ duc@@ ed E@@ ve into e@@ ating the fru@@ it of the only t@@ ree that God had rul@@ ed out .
On the second day , the at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere began to be form@@ ed .
Tru@@ e , the Bible is not a marriage man@@ u@@ al .
M@@ il@@ it@@ ary and ci@@ vi@@ l author@@ ities mar@@ vel@@ ed at the ef@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y and organization they saw .
Di@@ d the people in Tu@@ v@@ alu like these boo@@ ks and ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines ?
Since some of them are still on the earth , why did Paul say that they are se@@ ated “ together in the heavenly plac@@ es in uni@@ on with Christ Jesus ” ?
The Messi@@ ah would be pi@@ er@@ ced , but his b@@ ones would not be bro@@ ken .
How should those words of Paul especially af@@ fect Christian elders ?
F@@ R@@ E@@ E@@ D@@ O@@ M ​ — A@@ T L@@ A@@ S@@ T ! During the first half of the 199@@ 0 ’ s , our brothers in Rus@@ sia reg@@ a@@ ined the religious fre@@ e@@ d@@ om@@ s that they lost in 19@@ 17 . In 199@@ 1 they were reg@@ is@@ tered by the govern@@ ment of the So@@ vi@@ et Un@@ ion as an of@@ fi@@ cial religion .
I learned some L@@ at@@ in , stu@@ died the lives of Ca@@ tho@@ lic “ sa@@ in@@ ts , ” and worshipp@@ ed M@@ ary .
Jehovah , the God of un@@ mat@@ ched great@@ ness , di@@ gn@@ i@@ fi@@ es us in this way by giving us an opportunity to car@@ ry out our ministry using his Word , the Bible .
Pe@@ ople who are sel@@ f@@ ish at heart are r@@ ar@@ ely ca@@ pa@@ ble of a truly loving relationship because a person who lo@@ ves is pre@@ pared to put the inter@@ ests of another a@@ head of his own .
So put for@@ th determined effort to inc@@ re@@ ase your knowledge of God’s Word , the Bible .
At times , he wor@@ e a good - qu@@ ality gar@@ ment .
Such lig@@ am@@ ents are as strong as ro@@ pe , and they serve two vital fun@@ ctions .
I did not turn in the op@@ pos@@ ite direction . ” The Son of God displa@@ yed a hum@@ ble attitude and pa@@ id close attention to what Jehovah taught him .
Th@@ ough taking care of num@@ er@@ ous assign@@ ments is hard work , M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el , now serving as an el@@ der , says : “ As@@ sis@@ ting the brothers gives me much satis@@ fac@@ tion .
For a star@@ t , we need to id@@ enti@@ fy some of the things be@@ h@@ ind us that we might be temp@@ ted to look at .
But he@@ ad@@ ship does not mean di@@ ct@@ at@@ or@@ ship .
Who had the most re@@ war@@ ding life ​ — Peter or the rich young rul@@ er ?
How do Jesus ’ words recorded at John 17 : 3 emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the need to know what is accep@@ table to God ?
It would sur@@ ely be wise to ga@@ ther more fac@@ ts before taking such a stand .
While still young , likely in their te@@ ens , these four found themselves in the ro@@ y@@ al cour@@ t of King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar .
Yes , love per@@ me@@ ated the very being of the Christ , gover@@ ning what he taught , how he deal@@ t with people , and how he instru@@ cted them .
Why is sa@@ f@@ ety important to God’s people ?
As we have seen , a sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y is u@@ su@@ ally con@@ ne@@ cted with a time li@@ mit , a de@@ ad@@ l@@ ine , an end .
And how is that ?
But many pre@@ f@@ er to ign@@ ore that har@@ s@@ h re@@ ality .
He refle@@ cted : “ I had wor@@ ked hard and had become very pro@@ fi@@ cient in what I did .
If you are , do not be af@@ ra@@ id to make that promise .
If you have been ho@@ l@@ ding back in this reg@@ ard , perhaps you need to prove to yourself “ the good and accep@@ table and perfect will of God ” by di@@ lig@@ ent personal study .
The Bible el@@ ab@@ or@@ ates on this the@@ me by st@@ ating the following res@@ pe@@ cting Jesus Christ : “ For this purpose the Son of God was made man@@ i@@ f@@ est , nam@@ ely , to bre@@ ak up the works of the Devil . ”
Why did Jehovah cho@@ ose M@@ ary to become Jesus ’ mother ?
A@@ no@@ ther is@@ sue ar@@ ises when claim@@ s are made that such enc@@ r@@ y@@ p@@ ted mes@@ sa@@ ges were deli@@ ber@@ ately hi@@ d@@ den in the “ stan@@ d@@ ard ” or “ origin@@ al ” Hebrew text .
Those “ wicked spirit for@@ ces ” are Satan and the dem@@ ons , who desire to destro@@ y our relationship with Jehovah God .
To help us gr@@ as@@ p the import@@ ance of exerc@@ ising our free will to make right cho@@ ic@@ es , let us first of all learn a less@@ on from the nation of Israel . ​ — Romans 15 : 4 .
L@@ ater , the prom@@ o@@ ters of the pla@@ y publi@@ shed an ad@@ ver@@ t@@ is@@ ement that fe@@ atu@@ red a qu@@ o@@ te from the cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ’s re@@ view .
For example , if we study the life of Jesus , we will see how he deal@@ t with people , and we can learn to imitate him .
F@@ ac@@ ing a New Ch@@ all@@ enge
He requi@@ res something of us .
He was emp@@ lo@@ yed full - time , he was disa@@ b@@ led , and he was already serving in his congregation as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant .
From the age of 11 , I had to work very hard along with my father in order to support the three of us .
If you are to res@@ ist Satan’s as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ts , you must take in spiritual food regul@@ arly .
A@@ m@@ ong the early Israelites , then , st@@ on@@ ing was the princi@@ p@@ al me@@ th@@ od of ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ting those gu@@ il@@ ty of an at@@ ro@@ ci@@ ous cri@@ me .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , when Jehovah wants to re@@ move anything un@@ desi@@ ra@@ ble in his people , he vari@@ es his tre@@ at@@ ment according to ex@@ is@@ ting needs and circumstances .
At 8@@ 4 years of age , An@@ na was not too old to serve Jehovah , and ne@@ i@@ ther are her nam@@ es@@ ak@@ es today .
This really pre@@ pared my heart to de@@ al with that chall@@ enge .
Fir@@ st , Jesus said that ever@@ yone who continu@@ es w@@ ra@@ th@@ ful with his brother will be acc@@ oun@@ table to “ the cour@@ t of justice , ” the local cour@@ t .
Who ap@@ par@@ ently were ad@@ d@@ ressed at Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 3 : 8 ?
He even as@@ ks : “ Ha@@ ve I any ple@@ asure at all that the wicked should die ? ”
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the last century , milli@@ ons more were the vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of gen@@ o@@ ci@@ de , re@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion , e@@ th@@ ni@@ c viol@@ ence , hu@@ ng@@ er , and po@@ ver@@ ty .
Wh@@ ere the de@@ bat@@ er of this system of things ?
However , one you@@ th cro@@ s@@ sed out the name Jesus on the sur@@ ve@@ y and wrote “ God ” in@@ stead .
Like such sa@@ il@@ ors , we can be res@@ cu@@ ed but with the even greater pro@@ spe@@ ct of everlasting life .
Our parents are Jehovah’s Witnesses , and they have been reading Bible st@@ ori@@ es to J@@ a@@ ir@@ o ever since he was a ba@@ by .
Ri@@ ght after descri@@ b@@ ing the blessings to come , he gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es his promise , saying : “ Lo@@ ok !
Jesus taught his followers to seek first the Kingdom and God’s righteousness .
L@@ ater , about 5@@ 50 B.C.E . , there ar@@ ose King C@@ ro@@ esus of L@@ y@@ dia , a powerful rul@@ er fam@@ ed for his en@@ or@@ m@@ ous we@@ al@@ th .
Indeed , true Christians are going about their assign@@ ed ministry of preaching and teaching God’s Word .
The chap@@ ter men@@ tions “ k@@ ings , ” “ mil@@ it@@ ary comman@@ ders , ” and people of vari@@ ous ran@@ ks , both “ small ones and great . ”
He will complete his con@@ qu@@ est by ab@@ y@@ s@@ sing Satan and his dem@@ ons for the full l@@ eng@@ th of the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn .
He has also been be@@ tra@@ yed by a confid@@ ant , and now , accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by a few loyal ones , he wal@@ ks we@@ ep@@ ing and ba@@ re@@ fo@@ o@@ t over the M@@ ount of O@@ lives .
Ke@@ ep your word , and me@@ et your com@@ mit@@ ments . ​ — Matthew 5 : 37 .
He wrote : “ If God is for us , who will be against us ?
W@@ ould they conclu@@ de that their prayers were in@@ effe@@ ctive ?
He has promised to bring an end to si@@ ck@@ ness , s@@ or@@ ro@@ w , and death .
A C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ous Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ at@@ or
Since 199@@ 9 , ten gener@@ ous ph@@ il@@ an@@ thro@@ p@@ ists have given or ple@@ d@@ ged more than $ 38 bil@@ li@@ on ( U@@ .@@ S . ) to help the nee@@ dy .
For emp@@ loy@@ ers , the Bible provi@@ des this remin@@ der : “ The work@@ man is wor@@ thy of his wa@@ ges . ”
( b ) What questions regarding kindness deser@@ ve our consider@@ ation ?
A ransom is the pri@@ ce pa@@ id to bu@@ y back , or to bring about the rel@@ e@@ ase of , someone or something .
They know that Jehovah “ se@@ es what the heart is ” and respon@@ ds acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly .
What experience ca@@ used Saul to re@@ exam@@ ine the way he tre@@ ated people ?
What is some of the counsel for wi@@ ves that is found in the Bible ?
No@@ where does the Bible ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it@@ ly con@@ dem@@ n bir@@ th control .
The fact that the two - hor@@ ned w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast ​ — the Ang@@ l@@ o - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can World P@@ ow@@ er — ​ speak@@ s like a dra@@ g@@ on indic@@ ates that it uses th@@ reat@@ s , pres@@ sure , and viol@@ ence to en@@ for@@ ce accep@@ t@@ ance of its form of rul@@ er@@ ship .
Of course , Moses did not see Jehovah direc@@ tly . So s@@ pl@@ en@@ did is the appe@@ ar@@ ance of God that no man may b@@ eho@@ ld him and yet live .
N@@ one of us have ever seen such a thing take place ; it will sur@@ ely be one of the gr@@ an@@ des@@ t of “ the things un@@ seen . ”
In these cr@@ itical last days , as never before , Christians are fac@@ ed with the chall@@ enge of living circum@@ spe@@ c@@ tly in a cor@@ ru@@ pt world without a@@ do@@ p@@ ting its practic@@ es .
“ She showed me the value of com@@ par@@ ing pri@@ ces before bu@@ ying , ” says An@@ na .
King David was confid@@ ent of God’s support , but Solomon was “ young and in@@ experienced . ”
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er off@@ ers you the opportunity to do more than simply ask Jehovah for help .
The public displa@@ y of the cor@@ p@@ se of a v@@ ile person “ acc@@ ur@@ sed of God ” would sur@@ ely have had an effect on the Israelites .
F@@ in@@ ally , the one stri@@ ving to over@@ come this h@@ in@@ dr@@ ance to his prog@@ ress should fre@@ ely seek Jehovah’s help .
When Jesus told him to come , Peter got out of the bo@@ at and started wal@@ king toward him .
These enem@@ ies ca@@ used Jesus in@@ ten@@ se men@@ tal , emo@@ tional , and physical pain .
How did Samuel re@@ act ?
What does it mean to love Jehovah ?
Par@@ ents may try to encoura@@ ge commun@@ ic@@ ation in in@@ for@@ ma@@ l set@@ t@@ ings and stri@@ ve to dis@@ cer@@ n the message be@@ h@@ ind the words of the you@@ th . ​ — 8 / 1 , pages 10 - 11 .
Acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge about God and his pur@@ pos@@ es can have the same effect on people today .
“ In bro@@ ther@@ ly love have tend@@ er affe@@ ction for one another . In show@@ ing honor to one another take the lead . ” ​ — Romans 12 : 10 .
Th@@ ough there is no er@@ ro@@ r , they ru@@ n and get themselves ready .
Read 1 Corinthians 6 : 18 .
In what way were spirit cre@@ atu@@ res dis@@ obedi@@ ent in No@@ ah’s day ?
Does Jehovah’s sel@@ e@@ ctive exerc@@ ise of his fore@@ knowledge mean that he is som@@ eho@@ w l@@ ac@@ king , imper@@ fect ?
One mor@@ ning , A@@ mal@@ ia saw a man reading the new@@ s@@ pa@@ per in a par@@ k .
To@@ tal number of stud@@ ents : 5@@ 2
• What confidence did King Solomon expres@@ s ?
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 12 )
She had been the cen@@ ter of our home , and the lo@@ ss was de@@ va@@ st@@ ating .
4@@ 4 : 22 ; 1 P@@ et .
These were believ@@ ed to be inv@@ ested with divine po@@ wers .
In prayer , we can expres@@ s our dep@@ end@@ ence on the spirit for help regarding our we@@ ak@@ nesses .
However , parents find that provi@@ ding spiritual instru@@ ction for their children is not without its challeng@@ es .
Di@@ d Jesus over@@ look the fa@@ il@@ ure of the others to expres@@ s gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de ?
E@@ ven@@ tually , S@@ us@@ s@@ an and I got married .
We must ‘ gu@@ ard ourselves from i@@ do@@ ls . ’ ​ — 1 John 5 : 21 .
11 , 12 . ( a ) How are the anointed san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied in a very special way ?
Un@@ der@@ take a care@@ ful study of God’s Word , the Bible .
They re@@ je@@ cted the guid@@ ance God had provided .
Jesus gave that war@@ ning when discus@@ sing the si@@ gn that would mar@@ k the conclu@@ sion of this wicked system of things .
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : So , rather than being liter@@ al years , the se@@ ven times must invol@@ ve a longer peri@@ od of time .
To P@@ il@@ ate , Jesus did say : “ For this I have been born , and for this I have come into the world , that I should be@@ ar witness to the truth . ”
With that expres@@ sion , he refer@@ red to himself and his close associ@@ ates .
W@@ an@@ ting to do things her own way , Pe@@ tr@@ a di@@ stan@@ ced her@@ self from the congregation .
A@@ no@@ ther transl@@ ation says that he “ tri@@ ed to expla@@ in these things in the best and most acc@@ ur@@ ate way . ” ​ — Con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary Eng@@ l@@ ish V@@ er@@ sion .
We should pray s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely and hum@@ bly .
Un@@ der such circumstances , how can you maintain good commun@@ ic@@ ation with your children ?
I have enjo@@ yed more than 60 years in full - time service , the last 4@@ 5 with my loyal wife .
G@@ ran@@ ted , some may a@@ bu@@ se their authority and may not mer@@ it our obedi@@ ence .
“ You , To@@ o , W@@ id@@ en O@@ u@@ t ”
And what about the rest of the Bible ?
For example , they may ask : ‘ Why do good people have to su@@ ff@@ er ? ’
The day I fin@@ ally got baptized ​ — at the age of 8@@ 7 — ​ was the ha@@ p@@ pi@@ est of my life .
After baptism , his tra@@ ining can inclu@@ de such things as help@@ ing with Kingdom H@@ all main@@ ten@@ ance .
A@@ n only child her@@ self , she had not given much thought to being a par@@ ent .
He under@@ sto@@ od how she must have felt after all those years of ill@@ ness and dis@@ cer@@ ned that she was des@@ per@@ ate for help .
K@@ IN@@ G@@ D@@ O@@ M C@@ I@@ T@@ I@@ Z@@ EN@@ S L@@ O@@ V@@ E G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S S@@ T@@ AN@@ D@@ A@@ R@@ D@@ S
Ne@@ cess@@ ary to B@@ el@@ ong to a R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on ?
Wh@@ atever ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments you can make to ex@@ p@@ and your share in the ministry , you can be as@@ sur@@ ed that Jehovah will ri@@ ch@@ ly bl@@ ess you . ​ — Pro@@ v .
That st@@ ep requi@@ red courage , consider@@ ing the religious in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance pre@@ vail@@ ing in the stri@@ c@@ tly Ca@@ tho@@ lic Au@@ stri@@ a of the time .
So as time go@@ es on , there will be more work for all of us to do .
He made appro@@ pri@@ ate re@@ ques@@ ts of God .
7 , 8 . ( a ) How has Jehovah encoura@@ ged people ?
F@@ ran@@ k P@@ l@@ at@@ t , a Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ent who had ag@@ re@@ ed to under@@ take n@@ on@@ com@@ bat@@ ant du@@ ties , was sub@@ je@@ cted to pro@@ long@@ ed and vi@@ ci@@ ous persecu@@ tion when sent to the fr@@ on@@ t .
A Ti@@ me for Re@@ jo@@ ic@@ ing in the Bal@@ k@@ ans
These for@@ ty years Jehovah your God has been with you . You have not l@@ ac@@ ked a thing . ”
It is par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly important to com@@ p@@ ly with the Scriptural counsel to me@@ et together for worship and fel@@ low@@ ship .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing a rec@@ ord of those who are inter@@ ested in the Kingdom message can be a chall@@ enge if you are not ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the v@@ il@@ la@@ g@@ ers .
Yet , all need to mu@@ ster up b@@ ol@@ dness in order to me@@ et the challeng@@ es of life .
14 : 14 , 15 .
What are two mirac@@ les Jehovah per@@ form@@ ed out of love ?
And judg@@ ing by the way things are going , people will only become more self - cen@@ tered .
Tru@@ e Christians preach about God’s Kingdom .
Do I pray to Jehovah for his spirit ?
B@@ ack then , brothers and sisters ty@@ ped ad@@ d@@ ress st@@ enc@@ il@@ s ( small me@@ tal pl@@ ates ) for new sub@@ s@@ cri@@ bers to The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
( b ) How is a l@@ ack of n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction evid@@ ent today ?
I thought I was going to die .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we should be for such a loving arrang@@ ement !
What Bi@@ r@@ ds Can T@@ each U@@ s
If possible , let each child have his own wit@@ ness@@ ing case , and teach him or her to keep it ne@@ at and pres@@ en@@ table .
After 1@@ 5@@ 29 , at le@@ ast in some are@@ as , those who per@@ form@@ ed ad@@ ul@@ t baptism or who were baptized as ad@@ ul@@ ts were li@@ able to receive the death p@@ en@@ al@@ ty .
There is a need every day for Christians to show more concer@@ n for one another and to “ have in@@ ten@@ se love for one another . ”
P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in called his pr@@ inter@@ y D@@ e G@@ ul@@ den P@@ ass@@ er ( The Go@@ l@@ den Com@@ pas@@ s ) .
“ During the war , I often wonder@@ ed how it was possible for people from neigh@@ bor@@ ing coun@@ tri@@ es ​ — many of whom bel@@ ong@@ ed to the same religion — ​ to h@@ ate one another , ” expla@@ ins Abraham .
The W@@ est@@ min@@ ster Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of the Bible says that E@@ ast@@ er was “ origin@@ ally the s@@ pr@@ ing fes@@ ti@@ val in honor of the T@@ e@@ ut@@ on@@ ic go@@ dd@@ ess of light and s@@ pr@@ ing known in Ang@@ l@@ o - Sa@@ x@@ on as E@@ ast@@ re , ” or E@@ o@@ st@@ re .
“ W@@ i@@ th@@ out self - control . ”
F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ​ — V@@ it@@ al for S@@ ur@@ vi@@ val !
How does Paul’s reason@@ ing at Romans 12 : 1 , 2 help us ?
H@@ O@@ W J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S R@@ E@@ V@@ E@@ AL@@ E@@ D H@@ I@@ S F@@ A@@ TH@@ E@@ R
But the teaching me@@ th@@ od for which Jesus is perhaps best known is that of using illustr@@ ations , or par@@ ab@@ les .
A res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful person valu@@ es others and se@@ ek@@ s to understand their feelings .
Will this or@@ de@@ al bring David down to S@@ he@@ ol in g@@ ri@@ ef and dis@@ gr@@ ace ?
A husband in J@@ ap@@ an ad@@ m@@ its : “ I was under a lo@@ t of st@@ ress fin@@ an@@ cially .
S@@ U@@ D@@ A@@ N
These two te@@ am@@ ed up to wr@@ ite their repor@@ t on Jehovah’s Witnesses , using the book Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — Pro@@ claim@@ ers of God’s Kingdom as their s@@ ource .
He gener@@ ously gives “ ra@@ ins from heaven and fru@@ it@@ ful se@@ as@@ ons , f@@ ill@@ ing [ our ] hearts to the full with food and good c@@ he@@ er . ” ​ — Acts 14 : 17 .
L@@ I@@ K@@ E the a@@ ir we bre@@ a@@ the , di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty is every@@ where .
Why should we not be over@@ ly anxi@@ ous about the Devil ?
Thus , being sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ded by Jehovah c@@ learly does not mean im@@ mun@@ ity from suffering or persecu@@ tion .
This gave Mar@@ c@@ elo the opportunity to expla@@ in that as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , he wants to be hon@@ est at all times .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ When he [ Jesus ] came as a man , he hum@@ b@@ led himself and became obedi@@ ent to the point of death , y@@ es , death on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake .
Even during work h@@ our@@ s , temp@@ t@@ ations can ar@@ ise .
Consider the efforts made by a certain de@@ a@@ f brother who is a husband and a father .
Yes , he ap@@ par@@ ently conclu@@ ded that blood would have to be shed ​ — the very ide@@ a of sacrifice .
For example , consider a woman who had a f@@ low of blood for 12 years .
The enti@@ re cam@@ p , including women , children , and the L@@ ev@@ ites , may am@@ ount to over three milli@@ on people .
The Th@@ y@@ ati@@ r@@ a congregation was war@@ ned not to t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate the evil influ@@ ence of apost@@ ati@@ z@@ ing women .
The Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans plac@@ ed a lo@@ t of we@@ i@@ ght on dre@@ am@@ s and dep@@ ended heav@@ ily on the men who claim@@ ed to be able to inter@@ pre@@ t them .
However , in rec@@ ent years we have not dra@@ wn such com@@ par@@ is@@ ons .
When el@@ der@@ ly Christians move into a n@@ ur@@ sing home , they may find themselves in the ter@@ rit@@ ory of a congregation with which they are not famili@@ ar .
Jesus will@@ ingly “ sur@@ rend@@ ered his life for us . ”
It was against God’s law to mar@@ ry a false worshi@@ per .
Jesus says that the bir@@ ds of the heaven are able to find lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing under the sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of this Kingdom .
What if certain older ones cannot atten@@ d Christian meetings ?
O@@ ut@@ side , the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an su@@ n was bak@@ ing the pris@@ on like a kil@@ n .
How would his personal needs be provided for ?
If they ga@@ ther@@ ed more than en@@ ough for the day , the rema@@ in@@ der began to sm@@ ell and bre@@ ed wor@@ ms .
We were exc@@ ited to learn that our first assignment was to the Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i branch , where our daugh@@ ters and their hus@@ ban@@ ds were serving .
“ My Kingdom Is No Par@@ t of This World ”
How eas@@ y it would have been for Joseph , is@@ ol@@ ated from his God - fe@@ aring family , to have con@@ form@@ ed his conduct to that of the pa@@ g@@ ans who lived all around him , fa@@ shi@@ on@@ ing himself after the im@@ moral Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an way of life !
After f@@ oun@@ ding the earth , God pre@@ pared it for human ha@@ bit@@ ation and fin@@ ally cre@@ ated the first man and woman .
If you have com@@ mit@@ ted a serious sin , con@@ fes@@ sion can help you to reg@@ a@@ in a good conscience .
They show us ( 1 ) how we should feel about those who have gro@@ wn we@@ ak and ( 2 ) what we should do to help them .
The teachings of wisdom also inclu@@ de cor@@ rection and re@@ pro@@ of .
By appro@@ aching people of all ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds , not in a con@@ dem@@ n@@ at@@ ory man@@ ner , but in a res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful man@@ ner , we can pa@@ ve the way for some to listen and ev@@ en@@ tually bre@@ ak free from b@@ onda@@ ge to false religion . ​ — Acts 10 : 34 , 35 ; Re@@ v .
Then we will have lasting joy as light be@@ ar@@ ers to Jehovah’s glory .
“ The light of the k@@ ing@@ ’s face ” means his fav@@ or , even as ‘ the light of Jehovah’s face ’ den@@ o@@ tes divine fav@@ or .
He feel@@ s secu@@ re in his relationship with the members of his family .
She knew the people , the language , and the cul@@ ture of Mo@@ a@@ b .
However , when J@@ on@@ ah declar@@ ed the message of do@@ om , “ the men of N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h began to put faith in God , and they pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to pro@@ cla@@ im a f@@ ast and to put on sac@@ k@@ clo@@ th , from the great@@ est one of them even to the le@@ ast one of them . ”
New anxi@@ e@@ ties often sur@@ face after a wife ann@@ oun@@ ces to her husband , “ We are going to have a ba@@ by . ”
S@@ ar@@ on com@@ men@@ ted that it was ir@@ on@@ ic that while she had never tal@@ ked to the Witnesses in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , one of the first people she me@@ t in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses !
While we may not ac@@ tually lo@@ it@@ er in our ministry , all of us need to be al@@ er@@ t to any early sy@@ mp@@ t@@ om@@ s of spiritual s@@ lu@@ g@@ gi@@ sh@@ ness and make appro@@ pri@@ ate ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in our attitude if we per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve such sy@@ mp@@ t@@ om@@ s in ourselves . ​ — Proverbs 22 : 3 .
S@@ ur@@ ely Jesus did not contribu@@ te to any dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness , for he vie@@ wed such as re@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible .
As we foc@@ us on her , we will learn some we@@ igh@@ ty less@@ ons .
In other words , John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er was Eli@@ j@@ ah in the sense that he car@@ ri@@ ed out a work com@@ par@@ able to that of Eli@@ j@@ ah .
She never allow@@ ed us to mi@@ x with those whom the Bible descri@@ bes as bad associ@@ ations , whether out@@ side or in@@ side the congregation .
All Christians can stri@@ ve to be appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble , as Jesus was .
• Gi@@ ve examples of the comfort provided by God when his servants were under se@@ v@@ ere pres@@ sure .
How do we know that sacrific@@ es of ani@@ ma@@ l blood were poin@@ ting to something ?
O@@ f@@ ten , I don@@ ’t fully gr@@ as@@ p the ma@@ in ide@@ as .
Let us therefore be on time , for if we cu@@ st@@ om@@ ar@@ ily arri@@ ve l@@ ate , we lo@@ se out on at le@@ ast some of the spiritual ‘ ta@@ il@@ or@@ ing ’ needed to imp@@ ro@@ ve our appe@@ ar@@ ance as Jehovah’s servants .
When Davi@@ d’s pro@@ v@@ isions are r@@ un@@ ning low , he s@@ ends ten young men to Na@@ ba@@ l to re@@ qu@@ est food .
Yes , Jesus ’ death makes it possible for us to be sa@@ ved .
She says that they used the Bible to help her sto@@ p thinking too much about the ne@@ g@@ ative op@@ in@@ i@@ ons of others and star@@ t thinking more about Jehovah .
God’s people today can benefit from refle@@ cting on the way Joseph re@@ ac@@ ted to that situation .
A@@ pp@@ ly the direction of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” in all things . ​ — Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 .
He com@@ pared himself to a shepher@@ d , and he lik@@ ened his me@@ ek followers to sheep when he said : “ I have come that they might have life and might have it in a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance .
With what things are most people occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed today ?
We have done all we can to follow Jehovah’s direction , and this has been the most satis@@ f@@ ying way to live .
God’s organization pla@@ ys a vital ro@@ le in our spiritual gro@@ w@@ th .
The last they knew of him , he was a mer@@ c@@ il@@ ess persecu@@ t@@ or .
( b ) Why do we need to he@@ ed Jesus ’ war@@ ning ?
The Bible does not disc@@ oura@@ ge the con@@ temp@@ l@@ ation of death .
Bu@@ r@@ n it ! ”
I@@ mit@@ ate Jehovah’s Com@@ pas@@ sion , S@@ ep@@ t . I@@ mit@@ ate Jehovah’s J@@ us@@ tice and M@@ er@@ cy , No@@ v .
This pro@@ c@@ ess was ess@@ enti@@ ally comple@@ ted a long time before Con@@ stan@@ t@@ ine and a long time before his ch@@ urch of power had been esta@@ bli@@ shed .
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ant fun@@ ds are needed to support Kingdom activities .
Such prayers will not be offered public@@ ly in be@@ half of a dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed min@@ or at congregation meetings , as others may not be a@@ ware of the con@@ dition of the dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed person . ​ — See The Watchtower , O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 15 , 19@@ 7@@ 9 , page 31 .
“ The e@@ th@@ ic@@ al and moral he@@ igh@@ ts re@@ ached in the Bible are [ not ] to be found in U@@ gar@@ it , ” re@@ mar@@ ks ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ist C@@ y@@ r@@ us G@@ or@@ d@@ on .
The prophet Isaiah ad@@ ds : “ The very ze@@ al of Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es will do this . ”
Ka@@ mul@@ i
Com@@ fort the B@@ er@@ e@@ a@@ ved , 11 / 1
To what activ@@ ity , though , did he give pri@@ or@@ ity ?
Since all of us are pla@@ gu@@ ed with this human tend@@ enc@@ y ​ — often with disa@@ str@@ ous con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences — ​ is there any hope that we can over@@ come or eli@@ min@@ ate pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce in our life ?
A@@ n Ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation for F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ ing God’s P@@ ur@@ pose
He also explained that mil@@ it@@ ary service is a personal decision .
However , Jesus ’ words are also so@@ ber@@ ing .
I@@ magine J@@ on@@ ah tel@@ ling about his three days in the bel@@ ly of the bi@@ g f@@ ish or John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er descri@@ b@@ ing his feelings when he baptized Jesus .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es pleas@@ ing Jehovah , the chang@@ ed person is prote@@ cted against fe@@ ar@@ some di@@ se@@ as@@ es .
Are you dist@@ ressed by the sh@@ o@@ c@@ king events in the news or by the go@@ d@@ less conduct of people around you ?
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , then , the Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ic covenant went into effect on N@@ is@@ an 14 , 194@@ 3 B.C.E . , when Abra@@ m obedi@@ ently cro@@ s@@ sed the E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates .
“ The vi@@ r@@ g@@ in compan@@ i@@ ons ” of Christ’s heavenly bri@@ de will have fur@@ ther cause for rejo@@ ic@@ ing when they see the marriage become fru@@ it@@ ful in the new world .
“ W@@ E H@@ A@@ V@@ E found the Messi@@ ah . ” “ We have found the one of whom Moses , in the Law , and the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts wrote . ” T@@ w@@ o devo@@ ted first - century Jews made those star@@ t@@ ling ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ements .
Then , in a sense , the words in one of Jesus ’ par@@ ab@@ les can be said to you : “ En@@ ter into the joy of your ma@@ ster . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
How g@@ la@@ d I was to have that war@@ m co@@ at my mother had brought me !
Re@@ g@@ arding our spiritual activities , we do well to ask ourselves , ‘ C@@ ould I imp@@ ro@@ ve the qu@@ ality of my worship ? ’
1 : 1 ; 2 : 11 , 12 .
Al@@ so close to us are those who make up the Christian congregation , that is , fellow worshipp@@ ers of the true God .
S@@ ome@@ times we s@@ le@@ pt in the k@@ it@@ ch@@ en .
As one writ@@ er states : “ The world of 1914 was full of hope and promise . ”
( a ) What n@@ atur@@ al desire did Satan ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it to temp@@ t Jesus ?
Today , he prom@@ o@@ tes interest in the dem@@ ons not only through false religion but also through the en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment in@@ du@@ str@@ y .
Tru@@ e Christians have what wonderful pro@@ spe@@ ct ?
On the contr@@ ary , they activ@@ ely pro@@ cla@@ im the one govern@@ ment that will sol@@ ve man@@ kin@@ d’s problems ​ — God’s Kingdom , which they re@@ present . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
It has deep@@ ly imp@@ ressed on righ@@ the@@ ar@@ ted individuals the wisdom of listen@@ ing to God and of tru@@ sting in him .
Yes , the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of Jehovah’s name should be of pri@@ m@@ ary concer@@ n to us because we love him and h@@ ate to see all the re@@ pro@@ ach that has been he@@ ap@@ ed upon his name .
Let us ad@@ d@@ ress Joh@@ n@@ ’s vision of the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast .
King He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah lived at a time when King S@@ en@@ n@@ ach@@ eri@@ b of As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a in@@ va@@ ded Juda@@ h and cap@@ tur@@ ed all the for@@ ti@@ fied c@@ ities , with the exc@@ ep@@ tion of Jerusalem .
* However , once the Christian congregation was esta@@ bli@@ shed , Jesus ’ direction would have app@@ lic@@ ation ther@@ e@@ in . This is another indic@@ ation that God’s people would have a congreg@@ ational stru@@ c@@ ture for the up@@ building and guid@@ ance of each individu@@ al Christian .
During the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn , mar@@ vel@@ ous things pres@@ ently “ un@@ seen ” will be brought to re@@ ality .
“ We were not about to pas@@ s that opportunity up for anything ! ”
He and three other members of his family who used to be sy@@ mp@@ a@@ th@@ iz@@ ers with the gu@@ er@@ r@@ il@@ la mo@@ v@@ ement are now baptized Christians .
Although much of the se@@ ed he s@@ ow@@ ed bor@@ e no fru@@ it , Jesus foc@@ used on the good he was doing .
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s teaching on the pa@@ ying of ta@@ x@@ es does not imp@@ ly that human govern@@ ments can cla@@ im ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te authority over their sub@@ je@@ cts .
G — asked : “ By the way , what religion are you ? ”
Be@@ come eas@@ ily off@@ ended , anxi@@ ous , or even sever@@ ely de@@ pres@@ sed
Why were there differ@@ ences in vie@@ w@@ point in the R@@ ome congregation ?
“ My Lo@@ ad Is Li@@ ght ”
A@@ m I appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble ? ’
13 , 14 . ( a ) Why did a pioneer re@@ act ne@@ g@@ ati@@ vely to a woman she me@@ t in the ministry ?
Those children were doing what all the ad@@ ul@@ ts there should have been doing .
You can i@@ magine my ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion .
We accepted the invit@@ ation to follow Jesus because we learned that he is qu@@ ali@@ fied to be our Le@@ ad@@ er in a way that no human could ever be .
M@@ E@@ M@@ O@@ R@@ I@@ A@@ L AT@@ T@@ EN@@ D@@ AN@@ C@@ E I@@ N 20@@ 12
A@@ ha@@ su@@ er@@ us kno@@ ws what needs to be done .
In@@ spi@@ red by God , Moses told Israel that God would s@@ end them another prophet .
I pre@@ pared them for the tri@@ al and cro@@ ss - exam@@ in@@ ation by pre@@ ten@@ ding to be the pro@@ secu@@ ting att@@ or@@ ne@@ y .
“ Th@@ at@@ ’s true , ” I rep@@ lied , “ but it@@ ’s not there now . ”
The Bible states : “ A true compan@@ ion is loving all the time , and is a brother that is born for when there is dist@@ ress . ” ​ — Proverbs 17 : 17 .
• What are some examples of Jehovah’s cre@@ ative power and of his prote@@ ctive power ?
Still others , “ at d@@ us@@ k , ” “ during the ev@@ ening tw@@ ili@@ ght , ” or “ around su@@ n@@ down . ”
Jesus said : “ H@@ app@@ y are the pu@@ re in heart , since they will see God . ”
; N@@ ik@@ la@@ us , E .
However , in@@ stead of foc@@ using on this contro@@ ver@@ si@@ al differ@@ ence between them , Jesus said to the woman : “ B@@ eli@@ eve me , woman , the h@@ our is coming when ne@@ i@@ ther on this m@@ oun@@ tain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father . ”
The Bible fore@@ told a time when man would ‘ ru@@ in the earth . ’
Like R@@ a@@ ha@@ b , some Christian women , from the first century right down to today , have a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned an im@@ moral way of life in order to ple@@ ase God .
That responsi@@ bility inclu@@ des over@@ see@@ ing material as@@ se@@ ts , the preaching activ@@ ity , ass@@ em@@ bly and conven@@ tion pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s , and the pro@@ du@@ ction of Bible liter@@ ature for use in the field ministry and in personal and congregation study .
If the soul dies and is un@@ consci@@ ous , how could it su@@ ff@@ er “ et@@ er@@ n@@ al fi@@ re ” or even the pain of everlasting se@@ par@@ ation from God ?
Un@@ like un@@ believers , Jesus ’ disciples would not only see the si@@ gn but also understand its sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance .
If you are tr@@ ying to h@@ and@@ le a difficult proble@@ m , why not c@@ he@@ ck the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations In@@ de@@ x * about your spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c concer@@ n ?
One of them asked me : “ Do you know S@@ op@@ hi@@ e ?
Gre@@ at Z@@ im@@ ba@@ b@@ we
P@@ al@@ e@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , however , is not a fo@@ ol@@ pro@@ of me@@ th@@ od of d@@ ating man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts , and another scho@@ la@@ r believ@@ es that the text could have been written any@@ time during the second century .
They must ‘ make st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght pa@@ ths for their fe@@ et . ’ ​ — He@@ b .
I was happy in P@@ u@@ er@@ to R@@ ic@@ o , but now it was time to move on .
On@@ ly when that occ@@ ur@@ s can God’s will be done on earth as it is being done in heaven .
C@@ over@@ ing over si@@ x ac@@ res [ 2@@ .@@ 5 h@@ a ] , it con@@ ta@@ ined some 3@@ 00 ro@@ om@@ s and cour@@ ty@@ ar@@ ds .
Consider the example of Jesus , who from cre@@ ation on@@ ward had a love for humans .
Are we ‘ wal@@ king about in the integrity of our heart ’ even ‘ in@@ side our house , ’ where others do not see us ?
U@@ p@@ on hear@@ ing the good news , M@@ ano@@ ah pray@@ ed : “ Ex@@ c@@ use me , Jehovah . The man of the true God that you just sent , let him , ple@@ ase , come again to us and instru@@ ct us as to what we ought to do to the child that will be born . ”
But today , living con@@ di@@ tions are far from perfect .
W@@ ho@@ se O@@ p@@ in@@ ion Mat@@ ters ?
Since then , I have we@@ igh@@ ed only 6@@ 5 p@@ oun@@ ds [ 3@@ 0@@ k@@ g ] .
• How can holy spirit af@@ fect our lives ?
1 , 2 . ( a ) What kind of gro@@ w@@ th is expe@@ cted in the case of a child ?
He obe@@ yed to the point of “ str@@ ik@@ ing down A@@ mal@@ ek from H@@ av@@ il@@ ah as far as S@@ hu@@ r . ”
The brother , in turn , wrote out the Scriptural ans@@ wers for Mu@@ m to give to D@@ ad .
Such a f@@ at@@ al@@ is@@ tic “ let us e@@ at and dr@@ ink ” attitude can lead only to disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment , dist@@ ress , and ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely death .
Jesus , after as@@ certain@@ ing that the young man was faith@@ fully ob@@ serving the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , is@@ su@@ ed an out@@ standing invit@@ ation . He said : “ G@@ o , sel@@ l what things you have and give to the po@@ or , and you will have tre@@ asure in heaven , and come be my follow@@ er . ”
Not long before , they had been mis@@ er@@ able sla@@ ves , ‘ op@@ pres@@ sed in bur@@ den - be@@ aring , ’ le@@ ading a ‘ bit@@ ter life , ’ a life of “ a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction . ”
For example , when one man learned that Jesus ’ death had op@@ ened the way to sal@@ vation , he im@@ medi@@ ately became a disci@@ ple .
Those less@@ ons after Lu@@ i@@ z ’ Bible study every we@@ ek helped to pre@@ pare me for the ad@@ di@@ tional privile@@ ges I soon received from Jehovah’s organization .
We may well pi@@ c@@ ture the family ga@@ ther@@ ing regul@@ arly to pray together and to talk about their prote@@ ctive heavenly Father .
At first , it was difficult to cont@@ act Con@@ su@@ elo because the n@@ un@@ s were su@@ spi@@ ci@@ ous and said that Con@@ su@@ elo could not receive them .
On@@ ly his spe@@ e@@ ch was affe@@ cted .
V@@ il@@ la@@ ge scho@@ ol@@ s offer only ba@@ si@@ c educ@@ ation .
In a liter@@ al sense , the we@@ e@@ ds that Jesus refer@@ red to were pro@@ ba@@ bly the be@@ ar@@ ded dar@@ ne@@ l .
In contr@@ ast , the pr@@ ou@@ d and ha@@ ugh@@ ty des@@ p@@ ised Jesus and his message .
Although God is not li@@ mit@@ ed by our per@@ c@@ ep@@ tion of time , we can rel@@ ate to the ter@@ ms he uses when he fore@@ tel@@ ls that an ev@@ ent will occ@@ ur at a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c time .
If we want to be succ@@ ess@@ ful Christians , what should gu@@ i@@ de our life ?
Jehovah also ur@@ ges us to turn to him in prayer .
Why the Kingdom Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ment In@@ spi@@ res H@@ op@@ e
The support of the holy spirit is pro@@ of that Jehovah’s blessing is upon us , and this br@@ ings us great happiness . ​ — Psalm 5 : 12 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 27 - 29 .
She ad@@ ds : “ In the t@@ ests of faith that they soon enc@@ oun@@ tered , they proved their integrity . ”
What is the world that is l@@ ying in the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s power , and why should we not love it ?
“ My soul has ye@@ ar@@ ned and also p@@ ined away for the cour@@ ty@@ ar@@ ds of Jehovah , ” states a m@@ el@@ o@@ dy of the sons of K@@ or@@ ah .
Then you will enjoy a mean@@ ing@@ ful life of service to God .
The Creator left his imp@@ r@@ in@@ t on his h@@ an@@ di@@ work .
Can you pre@@ pare a light me@@ al for the family ?
What about Juda@@ h’s cap@@ t@@ ors ?
What were the resul@@ ts ?
David is brought to his sen@@ ses by A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il@@ ’s hum@@ ility , deep respect , and clear thinking .
Those who succ@@ um@@ b to its materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic vie@@ ws su@@ ff@@ er spiritual des@@ tru@@ ction .
The Bible repor@@ ts : “ The P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es and S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es appro@@ ached him and , to temp@@ t him , they asked him to displa@@ y to them a si@@ gn from heaven .
A@@ n example of God’s counsel is found at Isaiah 25 : 2 , where we read : “ You have made a city a p@@ ile of st@@ ones , a for@@ ti@@ fied to@@ wn a cr@@ um@@ bl@@ ing ru@@ in , a d@@ wel@@ ling tower of str@@ ang@@ ers to be no city , which will not be re@@ buil@@ t even to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ”
This is the g@@ ist of a message that R@@ ab@@ sh@@ ak@@ e@@ h , an en@@ vo@@ y of As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an King S@@ en@@ n@@ ach@@ eri@@ b , deli@@ vered to the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Jerusalem .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers preaching from house to house in E@@ ra@@ p , one of the many is@@ ol@@ ated m@@ oun@@ tain - v@@ al@@ le@@ y v@@ il@@ la@@ ges of M@@ or@@ o@@ be Pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce in Pa@@ pua New G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a
Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty to the God of Tru@@ th
The study can be held at a time and place conven@@ i@@ ent for you .
The n@@ in@@ th happiness that Jesus consider@@ ed in his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount also de@@ als with the sub@@ ject of persecu@@ tion .
It is well - known that H@@ it@@ l@@ er had v@@ ow@@ ed to ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ate Jehovah’s people in Ger@@ many , but now this st@@ adi@@ u@@ m was filled with Jehovah’s Witnesses !
Al@@ so there ex@@ ists no spirit in their m@@ ou@@ th . ”
For more than 1@@ 00 years , these words have appe@@ ared on large sign@@ s at ra@@ il@@ ro@@ ad cro@@ s@@ s@@ ings in N@@ or@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a .
We might ask , then , ‘ What imp@@ act should this have on our decisions and actions ? ’
Re@@ ally , ‘ who are we to be judg@@ ing our neigh@@ b@@ or ? ’
However , Lo@@ t rep@@ lied : “ Not that , ple@@ ase , Jehovah ! ”
Consider this : If we received our sense of right and wrong from God and we ten@@ d to h@@ ate c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty , does that not su@@ gg@@ est that God h@@ ates it too ?
Because of two qualities : pre@@ pa@@ re@@ dness and vi@@ g@@ il@@ ance .
But she wonder@@ ed how she could ra@@ ise J@@ im@@ my from a dist@@ ance .
He desi@@ red to work in har@@ mony with Jehovah’s arrang@@ ement , so he got baptized without d@@ el@@ a@@ y .
On the other hand , if a teach@@ er does not truly appreci@@ ate what he teach@@ es , how can he ex@@ pect his stud@@ ents to value what they are hear@@ ing ?
Since op@@ in@@ i@@ ons as to what happ@@ ens at death di@@ ff@@ er so wi@@ d@@ ely , is there someone or some@@ where we can turn to for reli@@ able and tru@@ th@@ ful ans@@ wers to this pu@@ z@@ z@@ ling question ?
She plac@@ ed liter@@ ature with the woman and made arrang@@ ements for a return vis@@ it .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , concer@@ ning the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of the Jews , Paul wrote : “ D@@ own t@@ ill today wh@@ en@@ ever Moses is read , a v@@ ei@@ l lies upon their hearts . ”
How does Paul’s prophecy recorded in 2 Timothy chap@@ ter 3 con@@ v@@ in@@ ce you that we are living in “ the last days ” ?
1 , 2 . ( a ) What does the Bible teach us about man@@ kin@@ d’s con@@ dition ?
Although some there knew my ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , they gre@@ et@@ ed me in a fri@@ end@@ ly man@@ ner .
Because of li@@ mit@@ ed educ@@ ation , however , some may have difficul@@ ty reading or find it la@@ b@@ ori@@ ous .
For a Christian , the da@@ ily r@@ out@@ ine of emp@@ loy@@ ment may present the chall@@ enge of show@@ ing kindness to fellow work@@ ers .
12 : 1 .
1 : 3 , 5 .
In low - te@@ ch but b@@ ru@@ tal ci@@ vi@@ l w@@ ars , 9@@ 0 per@@ c@@ ent of the ca@@ su@@ al@@ ties are ci@@ v@@ ili@@ ans rather than com@@ bat@@ ants .
Jesus ’ illustr@@ ations often moved people to show whether they truly desi@@ red to walk with God .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of how long you may need to wa@@ it , do not des@@ pa@@ ir .
As this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine has often discus@@ sed , Jehovah God has per@@ mit@@ ted evil to ex@@ ist for a li@@ mit@@ ed time only in order to set@@ tle once and for all the moral is@@ su@@ es that were ra@@ ised at the time when humans first re@@ je@@ cted his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
For example , the ang@@ el G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el said that she would become pre@@ gn@@ ant without having se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations with a man .
18 , 19 . ( a ) With reg@@ ard to true worship , what privilege has God given to both men and women ?
If we are to do so , we need to pre@@ pare for each study with the stud@@ ent@@ ’s par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar circumstances in mind .
After sp@@ en@@ ding his first day in the preaching work , he felt a deep desire to do this work for the rest of his life .
The re@@ ward is according to the work , not according to the resul@@ ts of that work .
Jesus comman@@ ded his followers : “ G@@ o therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations , bapti@@ z@@ ing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit , teaching them to ob@@ serve all the things I have comman@@ ded you . ”
In “ A No@@ te to Par@@ ents , ” the book states on page 3 : “ To encoura@@ ge your a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ents to wr@@ ite in their book with c@@ and@@ or , allow them a me@@ asure of priv@@ ac@@ y .
God’s written Word also helped to reve@@ al his will and purpose .
It is as if Jesus were saying , ‘ If you want to know what Jehovah is like , look to me . ’
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 20 , 21 ]
As a result , 14@@ ,@@ 7@@ 00 die in a s@@ cour@@ ge from Jehovah .
Ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted , I f@@ ell as@@ le@@ ep on a ben@@ ch in fr@@ on@@ t of the fi@@ re@@ place .
( b ) What is S@@ he@@ ol ?
W@@ ere we not moved to imitate the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er ?
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t pas@@ sed on to his children the her@@ it@@ age of Kingdom truth that he had received .
Noah he@@ e@@ ded a divine war@@ ning .
Abraham set a fine example of being yi@@ el@@ ding so as to res@@ ol@@ ve a differ@@ ence
There thus ar@@ ose a need for a ransom .
When we com@@ pare all these Scriptural refer@@ ences about the fin@@ al att@@ ack on God’s people , it be@@ comes evid@@ ent that the name Go@@ g of Ma@@ go@@ g ref@@ ers , not to Satan , but to a co@@ al@@ iti@@ on of nations .
The bene@@ fi@@ cial resul@@ ts of doing so can be seen by the account of the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an e@@ un@@ u@@ ch , recorded in Acts chap@@ ter 8 .
Th@@ ink of the years of ad@@ vers@@ ity and mis@@ tre@@ at@@ ment that Joseph and David end@@ ur@@ ed .
That , in turn , dre@@ w him clo@@ s@@ er to Christ and to Jehovah God . ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 7 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 11 - 13 .
In 19@@ 19 the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant began a bo@@ ld worl@@ d@@ wide wit@@ ness@@ ing cam@@ pa@@ ign that ra@@ ised the worship of the true God on high .
Why might you mis@@ tak@@ en@@ ly conclu@@ de that you have been a vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of in@@ justice or that someone el@@ se has been ?
Paul was not cont@@ ent with just being at peace with others .
Di@@ d this turn of events cause the ze@@ al@@ ous mission@@ aries to lo@@ se their joy ?
This un@@ ited effort en@@ ab@@ les milli@@ ons of people of vari@@ ous language grou@@ ps to benefit from the good news .
▪ What the Bible teach@@ es : “ T@@ re@@ at others as you want them to tre@@ at you . ” ​ — Matthew 7 : 12 , “ Con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary Eng@@ l@@ ish V@@ er@@ sion . ”
F@@ in@@ ally the G@@ esta@@ p@@ o gave up , and K@@ la@@ as was sent to another pris@@ on .
For the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity , the death of a wife , a husband , or a child can be the most up@@ set@@ ting experience of a li@@ fe@@ time .
Acc@@ ording to tra@@ dition , these cour@@ ts were set up in c@@ ities with an ad@@ ul@@ t m@@ ale po@@ pul@@ ation of 1@@ 20 or more .
Those who keep their life bal@@ an@@ ced are likely to enjoy their work even more .
Re@@ g@@ arding Jesus ’ ro@@ le as a help@@ er , the apostle Paul wrote : “ He is able also to sa@@ ve comple@@ t@@ ely those who are appro@@ aching God through him , because he is always ali@@ ve to ple@@ ad for them . ”
Jesus then comman@@ ded the man to do the imp@@ os@@ sible ​ — to pi@@ ck up his m@@ at and walk .
What of the th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of self - sacrific@@ ing mission@@ aries who have “ left hous@@ es or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands ” to fulf@@ ill the Christian com@@ mis@@ sion in fore@@ ign fi@@ el@@ ds ?
B@@ y@@ r@@ on , ag@@ ed 31 , who lives in Sa@@ ip@@ an , says : “ By their ze@@ al in the ministry and their love for the sheep , the elders have helped me to foc@@ us on spiritual things rather than on the pur@@ su@@ it of ri@@ ches . ”
Jesus conclu@@ ded the par@@ able , saying : “ In like man@@ ner my heavenly Father will also de@@ al with you if you do not for@@ give each one his brother from your hearts . ” ​ — Matthew 18 : 23 - 35 .
As a result , 2@@ 6@@ 3@@ ,@@ 4@@ 31 pers@@ ons were baptized .
C@@ er@@ tain Christians fa@@ iled to recogn@@ ize that , and they in@@ sis@@ ted on continu@@ ing to ob@@ serve certain as@@ pe@@ cts of the Law .
There or en r@@ ou@@ te to the city , Jo@@ si@@ ah bre@@ a@@ th@@ es his last .
As reg@@ ar@@ ds baptism , what does con@@ ver@@ sion invol@@ ve ?
This will allow all lo@@ v@@ ers of the “ living and true God ” to worship him in “ one faith ” and “ with spirit and truth . ”
• A congregation member in ur@@ g@@ ent need of something you can provide . ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 13 .
With respect to for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , how can we imitate God ?
E@@ very year , po@@ or nu@@ tr@@ iti@@ on still contribu@@ tes to the death of over three milli@@ on children under the age of fi@@ ve .
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s comm@@ and to “ love your neigh@@ b@@ or as yourself ” came to mind .
The Bible does not say what ca@@ used these to be e@@ un@@ u@@ ch@@ s .
La@@ ur@@ a , a sister in her l@@ ate 20 ’ s , has been serving ab@@ ro@@ ad for over four years .
In a similar way , our heavenly Father ad@@ ju@@ st@@ s and cor@@ rec@@ ts our thinking through the counsel found in the Scriptures .
Now let us turn to the second chap@@ ter of that book and see how God’s view of tre@@ ach@@ er@@ y recei@@ ves ad@@ di@@ tional attention .
Does Jehovah still care about those who have st@@ ra@@ yed from him ?
And they ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ate God’s Kingdom as the only hope for mankind .
But the nation fa@@ iled to fulf@@ ill this ro@@ le , and they ev@@ en@@ tually lost Jehovah’s fav@@ or comple@@ t@@ ely .
As such , he was not per@@ mit@@ ted to “ come in to see the holy things . ”
Then R@@ ab@@ sh@@ ak@@ e@@ h as@@ ser@@ ted that just as the go@@ ds of the nations had been un@@ able to prote@@ ct their worshipp@@ ers , so Jehovah would be un@@ able to deli@@ ver the Jews out of the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans ’ c@@ lu@@ t@@ ches .
A hear@@ t@@ felt prayer during ex@@ tre@@ me st@@ ress and serious ill@@ ness is inv@@ alu@@ able .
Mo@@ re@@ over , he conclu@@ ded that “ all the anger and viol@@ ence ha@@ d@@ n@@ ’t ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed anything . ”
Rather than find time , though , we may have to make time . ​ — E@@ ph .
• What is the law written in hearts ?
His well - thought - out spe@@ e@@ ch is heal@@ ing ​ — it encoura@@ ges the de@@ pres@@ sed sou@@ ls and ref@@ re@@ sh@@ es the do@@ w@@ nt@@ ro@@ d@@ den .
W@@ i@@ do@@ ws and W@@ i@@ do@@ wers ​ — What Do They Ne@@ ed ?
W@@ ould all Christians be mis@@ led ?
What a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous p@@ ath to beg@@ in wal@@ king down !
Does God really know us that well ?
In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational Con@@ ven@@ tions in 200@@ 3
H@@ ann@@ ah ac@@ ted quic@@ k@@ ly to cor@@ rec@@ t a mis@@ understanding , but she did so with deep respect .
When the Israelites ques@@ tioned A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment and position , Jehovah vie@@ wed that action as mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring against H@@ im .
How does loving - kindness di@@ ff@@ er from loy@@ al@@ ty ?
Jesus too spoke about an earthly par@@ adise .
So@@ on we were off to the mission@@ ary home in Yo@@ ko@@ h@@ ama .
I as@@ sum@@ ed that the respon@@ sible brothers at Bethel only wanted me to help out temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily , but that is not how things turned out .
F@@ al@@ se teach@@ ers even a@@ do@@ p@@ ted the Jewish tra@@ dition of not using God’s name .
In what ways may new ones be helped ?
If so , take courage from the examples of Noah , Daniel , and Job .
“ My scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es were am@@ a@@ zed , ” said Ha@@ y@@ ka@@ z .
What about “ the origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent , who is the Devil and Satan ” ?
Some may ask , ‘ Does not Jehovah already know all our needs ? ’
“ In the af@@ ter@@ no@@ on , they set out together on a sight - see@@ ing tri@@ p to B@@ l@@ ac@@ k@@ po@@ ol , a ne@@ ar@@ by se@@ asi@@ de res@@ ort .
“ The bi@@ sh@@ op of R@@ ome has the right of pri@@ ma@@ cy a@@ bo@@ ve the uni@@ vers@@ al Ch@@ urch , since he is the succ@@ ess@@ or of Sa@@ in@@ t Peter , who received such pr@@ er@@ o@@ g@@ ative from Jesus Christ . ” ​ — TH@@ E P@@ R@@ I@@ M@@ A@@ C@@ Y O@@ F TH@@ E BI@@ SH@@ O@@ P O@@ F R@@ O@@ M@@ E D@@ U@@ R@@ IN@@ G TH@@ E F@@ I@@ R@@ S@@ T TH@@ R@@ E@@ E C@@ EN@@ T@@ U@@ R@@ I@@ E@@ S , 19@@ 0@@ 3 , B@@ Y V@@ IN@@ C@@ EN@@ T E@@ R@@ M@@ ON@@ I .
R@@ em@@ ember : To have God’s appro@@ val , we must end@@ ure . ​ — Romans 5 : 3 - 5 ; James 1 : 12 .
L@@ ater , G@@ r@@ ace said about E@@ d@@ na : “ She made me feel at e@@ ase at the do@@ ors , knew how to h@@ and@@ le ob@@ je@@ ctions well , and taught me to listen to the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der so that I could z@@ er@@ o in on what was appro@@ pri@@ ate to say .
He may have in mind the Scriptural examples of accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing an o@@ ath with a g@@ es@@ ture .
And the t@@ ree of the field must give its fru@@ it@@ age , and the land it@@ self will give its yi@@ eld , and they will ac@@ tually prove to be on their so@@ il in se@@ cur@@ ity . ”
In the first century , the holy spirit pla@@ yed a no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy part with reg@@ ard to the preaching work .
Is it simply the over@@ ri@@ ding power of the rich and the powerful , or is more involved ?
H@@ app@@ ily , we do not need to f@@ all into Satan’s tra@@ p .
8 : 12 .
Joseph and M@@ ary taught their children spiritual valu@@ es and the ro@@ le of work
What was the result of Jesus ’ death ?
Although we l@@ ac@@ ked the fun@@ ds to bu@@ y tra@@ in tic@@ ke@@ ts to tra@@ v@@ el to the conven@@ tion s@@ ite , we wanted to be there .
How about tr@@ ying to be fri@@ end@@ li@@ er in your appro@@ ach at the do@@ or and using effe@@ ctive in@@ tro@@ duc@@ tions that f@@ it your ter@@ rit@@ ory ?
Per@@ su@@ asi@@ on That A@@ p@@ pe@@ als to the H@@ ear@@ t
If we were to ign@@ ore Scriptural counsel p@@ en@@ ned under the guid@@ ance of holy spirit , we could devel@@ op tra@@ its that could result in will@@ ful sin against the spirit , the lo@@ ss of Jehovah’s fav@@ or , and ev@@ en@@ tu@@ al des@@ tru@@ ction .
E@@ X@@ C@@ I@@ T@@ E@@ M@@ EN@@ T was in the a@@ ir at the As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Jer@@ se@@ y C@@ ity , New Jer@@ se@@ y , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
The account says : “ At this the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es and their s@@ cri@@ bes began mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring to his disciples , saying : ‘ Why is it you e@@ at and dr@@ ink with ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ ors and sin@@ n@@ ers ? ’ In rep@@ ly Jesus said to them : ‘ . . .
I was still living at home , and mission@@ aries continued to vis@@ it us .
To my sur@@ pris@@ e , the man no@@ d@@ ded that he under@@ sto@@ od .
As soon as the children were old en@@ ough to hold money in their hands , their parents taught them to d@@ ro@@ p some money into the contribu@@ tion bo@@ x at the Kingdom H@@ all .
God’s ancient servants , including Jesus and his disciples , will@@ ingly sh@@ ared in such happy events , including associ@@ ated fe@@ a@@ sting .
I@@ d@@ enti@@ fied as One of Jehovah’s Witnesses
( b ) How did Jesus use h@@ y@@ per@@ bo@@ le to st@@ ress the fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness of cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ z@@ ing min@@ or fa@@ ul@@ ts of our brothers ?
Paul ur@@ ged Timothy : “ Ke@@ ep your sen@@ ses in all things , su@@ ff@@ er evil , do the work of an ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er , fully accom@@ pl@@ ish your ministry . ”
It co@@ v@@ ers how many min@@ ut@@ es me@@ at must stand in water , how to dra@@ in it on a bo@@ ard , the te@@ x@@ ture of sal@@ t to ru@@ b on it , and then how many times to wa@@ s@@ h it in co@@ ld water .
My life c@@ ent@@ ers on how to help my Bible stud@@ ents .
In a sense , the Father was saying , ‘ I love you . ’
Who Is to B@@ l@@ ame ​ — You or Your Gen@@ es ?
It was to the congregation in Corin@@ th that Paul wrote : “ We received , not the spirit of the world , but the spirit which is from God , that we might know the things that have been kin@@ dly given us by God . ”
( b ) In what sense did Jehovah “ feel reg@@ re@@ t ” ?
Jesus travel@@ ed the l@@ eng@@ th and bre@@ ad@@ th of the land , “ preaching and declar@@ ing the good news of the kingdom of God . ”
He cho@@ se in@@ stead to remain in the La@@ in@@ é refu@@ ge@@ e cam@@ p as a regul@@ ar pioneer .
The Kingdom govern@@ ment will soon take action to ri@@ d the earth of all wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and suffering .
A@@ no@@ ther example show@@ ing the power of prayer is that of a cou@@ ple who live in the S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ can city of Joh@@ ann@@ es@@ bur@@ g .
So@@ on we had so much work that our health and spiritu@@ ality began to su@@ ff@@ er .
Jehovah’s pati@@ ence , ne@@ ver@@ th@@ eless , did have a li@@ mit , and that li@@ mit was re@@ ached when the Jewish nation re@@ je@@ cted and kil@@ led his Son .
2 : 10 - 12 .
As we near the end , Satan will cause the nations to man@@ i@@ f@@ est their h@@ at@@ red against Jehovah’s people .
Their long@@ ev@@ ity evid@@ ently had to do with their being clo@@ s@@ er to the vit@@ ality and per@@ fe@@ ction that Adam and E@@ ve once had but lost .
C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ously , children at school res@@ ist the wrong influ@@ ences that sur@@ r@@ ound them .
How can we benefit from medit@@ ating on the 9@@ 0@@ th Psalm ?
F@@ ur@@ ther , Christians are coun@@ sel@@ ed to mar@@ ry “ only in the Lord . ”
He gave Ru@@ th special consider@@ ation and comman@@ ded his men to let her g@@ le@@ an in his field .
Tr@@ ans@@ por@@ tation is pre@@ c@@ ari@@ ous and is sub@@ ject to bad we@@ ather and o@@ d@@ d to@@ po@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
But can prayer really change the out@@ come of your problems ?
To coun@@ ter@@ act a tend@@ enc@@ y to be un@@ for@@ giving , work on having a than@@ k@@ ful and appreci@@ ative dis@@ position .
The book of Psal@@ ms con@@ tain@@ s many expres@@ sions of praise to God , and about half of these song@@ s are at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted to David .
G@@ et involved . Why , des@@ pite your age , you may even encoura@@ ge others by your example ! ​ — He@@ b .
You can pur@@ sue such in a way that refle@@ cts a spirit of self - sacrifice .
Consider the matter of ear@@ ning a living .
Why can it be said that our words can inspi@@ re courage ?
From personal tal@@ ents ?
W@@ H@@ O p@@ ho@@ to by L .
Jesus said : “ What man of you with a h@@ un@@ d@@ red sheep , on lo@@ sing one of them , will not leave the n@@ in@@ ety - n@@ ine be@@ h@@ ind in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness and go for the lost one until he fin@@ ds it ?
Jo@@ y@@ fully Ser@@ ving Jehovah
He was e@@ ag@@ er and willing to learn from the true God .
With the el@@ ev@@ ated a@@ bil@@ ities of a perfect man , Jesus could likely have done much to sol@@ ve serious pol@@ itical and so@@ cial problems .
H@@ er we@@ aring a head co@@ ver@@ ing refle@@ cts recogn@@ iti@@ on that her husband is respon@@ sible to take the lead in prayer and Bible instru@@ ction .
A Do@@ or of O@@ pp@@ or@@ tun@@ ity O@@ p@@ ened
Why do you appreci@@ ate Jehovah’s discipl@@ ine ?
Like a child with a father he sla@@ ved with me in fur@@ ther@@ ance of the good news . ”
Of course , we must do something if we want comfort from God .
If we are in@@ dec@@ isi@@ ve when Bible standards are involved , our scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es or work@@ mat@@ es may conclu@@ de that we are not really con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of our beli@@ ef@@ s and therefore are eas@@ ily influ@@ enced .
When I asked what cri@@ me requi@@ red my de@@ por@@ tation , the of@@ fi@@ cial said : “ M@@ on@@ si@@ e@@ ur Ku@@ o@@ k@@ kan@@ en , you have done nothing wrong . ”
Jesus “ was moved with p@@ ity for her , and he said to her : ‘ S@@ to@@ p we@@ ep@@ ing . ’ ”
On the do@@ ck en r@@ ou@@ te to G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol
The people may have under@@ sto@@ od the Greek language , but they still spoke the local t@@ ong@@ ue , L@@ y@@ ca@@ on@@ i@@ an .
Indeed , the writ@@ er of Psalm 1@@ 21 was confid@@ ent that the al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty Creator w@@ atch@@ es over his servants with the g@@ ent@@ l@@ en@@ ess of a car@@ ing shepher@@ d and the vi@@ g@@ il@@ ance of an al@@ er@@ t gu@@ ard .
E@@ ri@@ c and Kat@@ y , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , served in a fore@@ ign - language field in Fr@@ ance before mo@@ ving to B@@ en@@ in .
When P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly ur@@ ged him to have rel@@ ations with her , his res@@ olu@@ te answer was : “ How could I com@@ mit this great ba@@ dness and ac@@ tually sin against God ? ” ​ — Genesis 39 : 7 - 9 .
Many have learned that gener@@ os@@ ity is spiritually en@@ ri@@ ch@@ ing . ​ — P@@ s .
Satan used them to temp@@ t Jesus in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
The K@@ ish@@ on Ri@@ ver over@@ flo@@ ws its ban@@ ks
Ang@@ els ass@@ is@@ ted God’s re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves .
They also learn to see their life and work not just from a material per@@ spe@@ ctive but from a spiritual one .
Those going to heaven will not be the only ones re@@ war@@ ded .
7 : 14 ; 2 P@@ et .
Jesus knew that our love would be t@@ ested when he said that we should for@@ give our brother “ up to se@@ v@@ ent@@ y - se@@ ven times . ”
2 : 2 ; 4 : 22 .
What may help you to dis@@ cer@@ n a person@@ ’s feelings about the Bible ?
Fir@@ st , I received a pioneer assignment in Ru@@ do@@ l@@ st@@ ad@@ t , Th@@ ur@@ ing@@ ia .
What did Jesus accom@@ pl@@ ish in “ the power of the spirit ” ?
L@@ ong - Su@@ ffering H@@ el@@ ps U@@ s to En@@ du@@ re
And he ba@@ cked up this cla@@ im by mirac@@ ul@@ ous works , even ra@@ ising the dead .
If so , then we may feel that we can sa@@ f@@ ely ex@@ ten@@ d our trust to him in more serious matters .
A@@ the@@ ists are not cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed for teaching their children that God does not ex@@ ist .
I ar@@ gu@@ ed in fav@@ or of the Tr@@ in@@ ity and wanted to prove him wrong .
With full faith in Jehovah God and his Son , Jesus Christ , they will he@@ ed Jesus ’ comm@@ and : “ As these things star@@ t to occ@@ ur , stand up st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght and li@@ ft up your he@@ a@@ ds , because your deli@@ ver@@ ance is get@@ ting near . ”
For example , there was an Israel@@ ite gi@@ r@@ l who was taken cap@@ tive by the S@@ y@@ ri@@ ans .
If we have emp@@ a@@ thy , we will also dis@@ cer@@ n a person@@ ’s spiritual con@@ dition .
Ha@@ ving accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed their purpose ​ — id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying Jesus as the promised Messi@@ ah and the Christian congregation as fav@@ ored by God — ​ such powerful works , including heal@@ ing , are no longer needed ; they are “ done away with . ”
So the deli@@ ver@@ ance we receive by means of Christ’s sacrifice is something we o@@ we first and fore@@ most to Jehovah .
A g@@ ate to the Jewish qu@@ ar@@ ter in B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a ( V@@ é@@ ro@@ ia )
At the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , Jehovah’s servants will have what confidence , and what should we be determined to do now ?
O@@ r from ‘ to@@ il@@ ing and sp@@ in@@ ning ’ to get the clo@@ th@@ es they needed ?
He is the fin@@ al Ju@@ dge in matters of life and death . ​ — Hebrews 10 : 30 .
Today , my son John and his wife live in Cana@@ da with their son .
( Read Matthew 7 : 21 - 23 . )
He does so ( 1 ) by war@@ ning us when we show bad inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations , ( 2 ) by cor@@ rec@@ ting us when we take wrong st@@ ep@@ s , ( 3 ) by gu@@ i@@ ding us through principles found in his Word , ( 4 ) by help@@ ing us when we face vari@@ ous tri@@ als , and ( 5 ) by re@@ war@@ ding us when he no@@ tic@@ es the good in us .
They will not buil@@ d and someone el@@ se have occ@@ u@@ pan@@ cy . . .
“ My daugh@@ ter always wanted to we@@ ar what other young ones were we@@ aring , ” said Ri@@ ch@@ ard .
How is such rep@@ ent@@ ance man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted ?
W@@ E A@@ R@@ E pleas@@ ed to in@@ form you that beg@@ in@@ ning with this is@@ sue , there will be some chang@@ es in the form@@ at of The Watchtower .
Still , certain divine requi@@ re@@ ments rema@@ ined for Christians .
Ca@@ in@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ant L@@ am@@ e@@ ch was the first man mentioned in the Bible as having two wi@@ ves .
I@@ mp@@ ro@@ ving Our Con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation at Me@@ et@@ ings
O@@ ver the years , I have had to inter@@ ru@@ pt my full - time ministry from time to time because of e@@ con@@ om@@ ic circumstances .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ I ent@@ re@@ at you . . . to present your bo@@ dies a sacrifice living , holy , accep@@ table to God , a sac@@ red service with your power of reason . ”
In@@ iti@@ ally our ba@@ c@@ ks and ri@@ bs ached because we s@@ le@@ pt on the gr@@ ound , but during the night we got used to it .
Do you find it difficult to believe that the Creator consi@@ ders you ​ — just one individu@@ al among earth@@ ’s bil@@ li@@ ons — ​ person@@ ally preci@@ ous ?
L@@ ater , in their char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic gar@@ b , they pres@@ ented a fine demonstr@@ ation of fol@@ k d@@ an@@ c@@ ing .
Are you en@@ vi@@ ous because I am gener@@ ous ? ’ ​ — Matthew 20 : 1 - 15 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
He should fi@@ ght any tend@@ enc@@ y to “ lo@@ it@@ er ” in spiritual in@@ activ@@ ity , perhaps di@@ ver@@ ting his en@@ er@@ gi@@ es toward ple@@ a@@ sures or material pur@@ su@@ its .
He had his fa@@ ul@@ ts , as do all of us .
2 : 5 , 6 ; He@@ b .
Bo@@ th men later expres@@ sed how they felt about Jehovah’s rec@@ ord in fulfill@@ ing his every promise .
E@@ very king of ancient Israel was instru@@ cted to make a cop@@ y of the Law and ‘ read in it all the days of his life , in order that he might learn to fear Jehovah his God so as to keep all the words of the law . ’
Jehovah can su@@ sta@@ in us upon “ a div@@ an of ill@@ ness ”
Jac@@ o@@ b A@@ p@@ preci@@ ated S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al V@@ alu@@ es
The a@@ udi@@ ence enjo@@ yed listen@@ ing to how these se@@ as@@ oned min@@ isters wit@@ ness@@ ed from house to house , on the st@@ re@@ et , and in sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing c@@ ent@@ ers .
Some of these ways refle@@ ct re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble ing@@ en@@ u@@ ity .
Lo@@ ve mo@@ ves us to honor the name of Jehovah , no matter how li@@ mit@@ ed we may feel .
“ T@@ ell U@@ s , When Will These Th@@ ings Be ? ” 7 / 15
Now I knew that I really could trust in Jehovah !
What if you are a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er and feel mis@@ under@@ sto@@ od and re@@ stri@@ cted by your Christian parents ?
Des@@ pite bit@@ ter op@@ position , how true are the words : ‘ The word of our God will last to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite ’ ! ​ — Isaiah 40 : 8 .
To each chall@@ enge of Satan , he rep@@ lied : “ It is written . ”
This study will also help us to see how we person@@ ally can pre@@ pare for the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al .
He says : “ For ne@@ arly ei@@ ght years , I r@@ ar@@ ely pray@@ ed to Jehovah .
mon@@ th of whe@@ at har@@ v@@ est and me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing ; months of pr@@ un@@ ing ;
We need to be kind , com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , and for@@ giving .
Many of Jesus ’ followers were un@@ let@@ tered and or@@ din@@ ary
But David was already known as a v@@ ali@@ ant fi@@ gh@@ ter and may have been in his l@@ ate te@@ ens by this time . ​ — 1 Samuel 16 : 18 ; 17 : 33 .
Mar@@ ri@@ ed Christians need to avoid practic@@ es that de@@ gra@@ de mar@@ it@@ al rel@@ ations , such as those that are so comm@@ on in to@@ da@@ y’s se@@ x - ma@@ d world .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , it is appro@@ pri@@ ate to be concer@@ ned about our appe@@ ar@@ ance .
F@@ ran@@ k@@ ly , we want them to see that un@@ less it is physi@@ c@@ ally or circum@@ stan@@ ti@@ ally imp@@ os@@ sible , we will be present at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al .
O@@ thers look to the soci@@ ally and fin@@ an@@ cially succ@@ ess@@ ful ​ — the rich and fam@@ ous — ​ as mo@@ d@@ els in their decision making .
S@@ ome@@ times , however , we are so over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by a proble@@ m that we do not even know how to pray about it .
Be@@ ing the Creator , he has the right to dem@@ and our exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion .
How can you imitate Jesus ’ st@@ y@@ le of teaching ?
De@@ va@@ st@@ ating pla@@ gu@@ es .
( See the bo@@ x “ M@@ em@@ ori@@ al 20@@ 14 . ” )
Why , even si@@ ck@@ ness , old age , and death will not pla@@ gu@@ e us !
8 : 10 .
On bu@@ t@@ t@@ ons at each end of the cro@@ s@@ s@@ ba@@ r was eng@@ ra@@ ved the name Da@@ wn - Mo@@ bi@@ le , since its ma@@ in car@@ go cons@@ is@@ ted of vo@@ lum@@ es of M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al Da@@ wn .
“ How long will you be li@@ mp@@ ing upon two different op@@ in@@ i@@ ons ? ” ​ — 1 K@@ IN@@ G@@ S 18 : 21 .
In fact , those present were see@@ ing a living demonstr@@ ation of the love that ex@@ ists among Jehovah’s people , even among those of different cul@@ tures . ​ — John 13 : 35 .
As mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , some of these are ca@@ used by our own imper@@ fe@@ ctions , others by the dis@@ ar@@ ra@@ y in which the world fin@@ ds it@@ self , and still others by those who op@@ pose our work .
Is the Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s se@@ as@@ on condu@@ ci@@ ve to this , and does it refle@@ ct that desire ?
• In what way did the word of God s@@ pre@@ ad ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c@@ ally ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , you can har@@ ness time , not to sa@@ ve it , but to use it to accom@@ pl@@ ish good work .
Thus , one thing is certain ​ — the use of God’s name is of ut@@ most import@@ ance to Christian faith .
If , then , we are children , we are also he@@ ir@@ s : he@@ ir@@ s in@@ deed of God , but jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s with Christ , provided we su@@ ff@@ er together that we may also be gl@@ ori@@ fied together . ” ​ — Romans 8 : 16 , 17 .
A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o de Ne@@ bri@@ ja
It is not ow@@ ing to works , in order that no man should have gr@@ ound for bo@@ a@@ sting . ” ​ — E@@ P@@ H@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ AN@@ S 2 : 8 , 9 .
Th@@ an@@ k@@ fully , an older brother who was keep@@ ing an e@@ ye on me saw what was happ@@ ening .
Do You Dis@@ cer@@ n the E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence of God’s G@@ u@@ id@@ ance ?
The brothers and sisters in Rus@@ sia used that “ fav@@ or@@ able se@@ as@@ on ” well by quic@@ k@@ ly st@@ ep@@ p@@ ing up their preaching activities , and many respon@@ ded .
Yes , exam@@ ining the cont@@ ra@@ st@@ s like that may help young and old to pur@@ sue Christian conduct in the family and el@@ se@@ where . Can you rec@@ all the second part of the contr@@ ast ?
Mo@@ des@@ tly see@@ king Jehovah’s guid@@ ance helps us to avoid making gra@@ ve mis@@ takes .
We fir@@ m@@ ly believe that Jehovah’s promises will come true
But are such matters really tri@@ vi@@ al ?
God’s Word war@@ ns us : “ Your ad@@ vers@@ ary , the Devil , wal@@ ks about like a ro@@ aring li@@ on , see@@ king to de@@ v@@ our someone . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
“ The S@@ ong of the Se@@ a ” ​ — A M@@ an@@ us@@ crip@@ t That B@@ ri@@ d@@ ges a G@@ a@@ p
F@@ in@@ ally , I made a decision .
Un@@ like them , however , let us be determined never to de@@ vi@@ ate from God’s law .
Ab@@ out 9@@ 00 years after the A@@ p@@ pi@@ an W@@ a@@ y was buil@@ t , B@@ y@@ z@@ an@@ t@@ ine hist@@ ori@@ an Pro@@ co@@ pi@@ us descri@@ bed it as “ mar@@ vel@@ ous . ”
Are we in ag@@ re@@ ement with our God , who@@ se soul ‘ certainly h@@ ates anyone loving viol@@ ence ’ ?
Christians today form “ one flo@@ ck , one shepher@@ d ”
“ But my parents always pres@@ ented the disci@@ ple - making work as the most desi@@ ra@@ ble care@@ er .
In fact , it has is@@ su@@ ed a call for “ all people to real@@ ize a new world within a sing@@ le gener@@ ation . ”
In the Bible we read : “ I heard a l@@ ou@@ d vo@@ ice from the thro@@ ne say : ‘ Lo@@ ok ! The t@@ ent of God is with mankind , and he will re@@ side with them , and they will be his pe@@ op@@ les . And God himself will be with them .
He pray@@ ed “ more ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly . ”
When un@@ emp@@ lo@@ yed ones seek new jo@@ bs , they may find that compan@@ ies will c@@ he@@ ck with their pre@@ vi@@ ous emp@@ loy@@ ers to as@@ certain their work ha@@ bi@@ ts , attitude , and experience .
For the se@@ cur@@ ity and sur@@ vi@@ val of true worshi@@ p@@ ers , an ar@@ k@@ like spiritual par@@ adise ex@@ ists .
In this reg@@ ard , you may wish to read the book of Ru@@ th as well as 1 Samuel 1 : 1 – 2 : 21 and 1 Samuel 25 : 2 - 4@@ 2 .
Ma@@ in@@ tain r@@ out@@ ines , including your family Bible study
E@@ arly Christians took to heart that Jehovah does not love viol@@ ence or viol@@ ent ones , and ne@@ i@@ ther should Christians today . ​ — 6 / 15 , page 29 .
However , the Creator of life can bring the dead back by means of a resurrection .
( 4 ) He showed a sel@@ f@@ less attitude , be@@ aring witness “ from mor@@ ning t@@ ill ev@@ ening . ”
Consider young Mi@@ ho@@ ko from J@@ ap@@ an .
How did the Jews act as far as the Law was concer@@ ned ?
Does obe@@ ying this law de@@ pri@@ ve us of anything good ?
That is the way people “ kno@@ ck on the do@@ or ” in this part of the world .
S@@ al@@ aries need to be pa@@ id , temp@@ les need to be buil@@ t and main@@ ta@@ ined , ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ s need to be fin@@ an@@ ced .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , it is because of Jehovah’s deep affe@@ ction for humans that the bat@@ tle of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on has to be f@@ ought .
Th@@ ree years have now pas@@ sed since Sa@@ ú@@ l@@ ’s death .
Bet@@ ween 4@@ 1 and 9@@ 8 C.E . , Matthew , Mark , Luke , and John wrote down “ the hist@@ ory of Jesus Christ . ”
La@@ ying all other under@@ tak@@ ings asi@@ de , H@@ ut@@ ter fin@@ i@@ shed the whole transl@@ ation pro@@ ject in just one year !
Un@@ like mankind in gener@@ al , what do we dis@@ cer@@ n ?
And Jehovah must become king over all the earth .
Now , however , I have found a s@@ ource of un@@ er@@ ring wisdom to gu@@ i@@ de me .
The r@@ ound - tri@@ p f@@ are to the ass@@ em@@ bly was 9@@ 6 p@@ oun@@ ds , so I im@@ medi@@ ately boo@@ ked my f@@ light .
F@@ ur@@ ther exam@@ in@@ ation of the R@@ as Sh@@ am@@ r@@ a te@@ x@@ ts may also thro@@ w new light on com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion of ancient Hebrew .
• Why do we need to pray “ deli@@ ver us from the wicked one ” ?
I still remember with deep feel@@ ing a certain Kingdom s@@ ong .
So how could I com@@ mit this great ba@@ dness and ac@@ tually sin against God ? ”
In star@@ k contr@@ ast with Satan , who has “ great anger , ” Jehovah has “ tend@@ er com@@ pas@@ sion . ”
They show what we really are .
9 : 6@@ 2 How should I view my responsi@@ bility to speak about God’s Kingdom ?
; W@@ o@@ o@@ ds , S .
O@@ b@@ serving suffering helped pre@@ pare Jesus to be a fine King and H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est
T@@ ati@@ an did not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to invit@@ e his con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries to exam@@ ine the Christi@@ an@@ ity of his day and to ob@@ serve its simp@@ li@@ city and c@@ lar@@ ity in contr@@ ast with the dar@@ k@@ ness of he@@ a@@ th@@ en@@ ism .
It is an honor to be allow@@ ed by Jehovah to contribu@@ te to the beau@@ ty of our spiritual par@@ adise .
Christians know that God’s Kingdom has already been set up in heaven , that it will put an end to all human rul@@ er@@ shi@@ ps , and that it will stand forever . ​ — Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 .
Many of these are kin@@ dly don@@ ated or are lo@@ an@@ ed by individuals who@@ se famili@@ es have de@@ ca@@ des - long recor@@ ds of faithful service to Jehovah .
You can@@ ’t believe things like that ! ’
The parents of a 15 - year - old gi@@ r@@ l in S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a said : “ The first thing that our daugh@@ ter u@@ su@@ ally re@@ a@@ ds in A@@ wa@@ ke !
Although the fi@@ f@@ th s@@ ong has 22 ver@@ ses to cor@@ respon@@ d to the number of let@@ ters of the Hebrew al@@ p@@ ha@@ be@@ t , it is not arrang@@ ed al@@ p@@ ha@@ be@@ tic@@ ally . ​ — L@@ am@@ ent@@ ations 5 : 1 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
God told them : “ G@@ et y@@ ourselves circum@@ c@@ ised to Jehovah , and take away the fo@@ res@@ kin@@ s of your hearts . ” ​ — J@@ er .
You ther@@ e@@ by give your children the best possible opportunity to “ cho@@ ose life ” and ther@@ e@@ after to “ keep ali@@ ve . ”
This gave ris@@ e to the name M@@ in@@ d@@ or@@ o , a contr@@ action of the S@@ pan@@ ish mina de or@@ o , or “ go@@ ld mine . ”
A H@@ i@@ ding P@@ l@@ ace From the W@@ ind
A pri@@ m@@ ary consider@@ ation is the effect that living with other people is going to have on us and on our spiritu@@ ality . Who are these people ?
H@@ O@@ W I H@@ A@@ V@@ E B@@ EN@@ E@@ F@@ I@@ T@@ E@@ D : I used to ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct my wife and children , which made them feel very l@@ on@@ ely .
Do you know someone who has experienced the death of a mate ?
• gave comm@@ end@@ ation . ​ — Mark 14 : 6 - 9 .
How can material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons be used to strengthen our fri@@ end@@ ship with God ?
I was ru@@ shed into sur@@ g@@ er@@ y , but the do@@ ct@@ ors held out little hope .
( 6 ) M@@ au@@ g@@ ha@@ n , P .
If you had lived back then , would you have been as willing as Peter to ad@@ just your vie@@ w@@ point ?
The apostle Paul no@@ ted that Christians in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a had accepted the message of truth “ under much tri@@ bul@@ ation ” yet “ with joy of holy spirit . ”
We should always feel free to talk op@@ en@@ ly to God about our mis@@ takes and hum@@ bly ask his for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
P@@ ut@@ ting her knowledge of the S@@ pan@@ ish language to use , she sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ es time each we@@ ek to jo@@ in local publi@@ sh@@ ers in the field ministry .
They all worship Jehovah , and together they have become “ an ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely large ar@@ my . ” ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 37 : 10 ; Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 8 : 20 - 23 .
In 195@@ 3 , R@@ ob@@ er@@ t , L@@ ila , and their children moved from a bi@@ g city into a di@@ la@@ pi@@ d@@ ated old f@@ ar@@ m@@ house in r@@ ur@@ al Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
This has been the experience of Ph@@ yl@@ l@@ is and Paul , who have succ@@ ess@@ fully ra@@ ised fi@@ ve children .
They too have started to study the Bible and to atten@@ d Christian meetings .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , G@@ ide@@ on appro@@ ached his assignment with du@@ e ca@@ u@@ tion .
Then , during his earthly ministry , Jesus used prayer as his means of commun@@ ic@@ ating his feelings to his Father in heaven .
For them , it por@@ tra@@ ys God as in@@ sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to the feelings of his human cre@@ ation .
When a travel@@ ing overse@@ er vis@@ ited I@@ c@@ ari@@ a , he arrang@@ ed to co@@ ver the enti@@ re is@@ land in one we@@ ek@@ end .
We served in Q@@ u@@ i@@ to for four mem@@ or@@ able years .
On one such occasi@@ on , El@@ i bless@@ es Samu@@ el@@ ’s parents and says to El@@ kan@@ ah : “ May Jehovah ap@@ point to you an off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing from this wife in place of the thing l@@ ent , that was l@@ ent to Jehovah . ”
6 : 21 .
In the early 19@@ 40 ’ s , it was ann@@ oun@@ ced that Jehovah’s Witnesses were op@@ ening a school called G@@ ile@@ ad in S@@ ou@@ th L@@ ans@@ ing , New Yor@@ k , to tra@@ in mission@@ aries .
Yes , des@@ pite th@@ reat@@ s of death , Christians would not con@@ su@@ me blood .
What gro@@ w@@ th was experienced by the first - century Christian congregation ?
In what way did M@@ ary cho@@ ose “ the good por@@ tion , ” and what less@@ on did Mar@@ th@@ a no doubt take to heart ?
Jesus knew that po@@ ver@@ ty would be an ong@@ o@@ ing proble@@ m .
The book So@@ cial P@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ gy poin@@ ts out : “ Des@@ pite prog@@ ress toward e@@ qu@@ ality , men continue to occ@@ up@@ y better pa@@ id and high@@ er power@@ ed jo@@ bs .
So Christian you@@ ths should be encoura@@ ged to have “ pl@@ ent@@ y to do in the work of the Lord . ”
They wa@@ it pati@@ ently until God’s du@@ e time for his “ di@@ ver@@ si@@ fied wisdom ” to “ be made known through the congregation . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
After their arri@@ val , we were able to hold regul@@ ar we@@ ek@@ ly meetings and share together in field service .
You can sear@@ ch by sub@@ ject or under a lis@@ ting by Bible verse .
She was also invit@@ ed to give a mo@@ de@@ l The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol talk , for which she cho@@ se the sub@@ ject “ Why Does God Per@@ mit W@@ ic@@ ke@@ dness ? ”
Many of these were not ac@@ tive Witnesses .
If you tra@@ in your children according to the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel , you are cre@@ ating the most fav@@ or@@ able circumstances to bring about a mar@@ vel@@ ous result ​ — see@@ ing your children gro@@ w up to be happy , ful@@ filled , and respon@@ sible ad@@ ul@@ ts .
Abraham put his love for God a@@ head of his own feelings when he was comman@@ ded to offer up his son Isa@@ a@@ c .
When man dies , the soul dies . ​ — Genesis 3 : 19 ; E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 5 , 10 .
The earth was desi@@ gn@@ ed to be a happy home for people who respect one another and love their Creator .
Yes , contribu@@ tions are not a matter for com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on or com@@ par@@ is@@ on .
R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch@@ ers re@@ com@@ men@@ d that you encoura@@ ge your child to ask questions and talk about his concer@@ ns .
Jehovah Is Our S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d
A@@ ji@@ ji@@ c
What st@@ ep@@ s has Jehovah already taken to eli@@ min@@ ate viol@@ ence ?
Those city mag@@ is@@ tr@@ ates would think t@@ wi@@ ce before doing anything against the new@@ ly form@@ ed Christian congregation in their city .
One of their t@@ ar@@ ge@@ ts was 18 - year - old E@@ ver@@ t K@@ et@@ tel@@ ari@@ j .
However , Jesus showed that something el@@ se is necess@@ ary if we want Jehovah God to help us ob@@ tain our material necess@@ ities .
And the bat@@ tle is not always w@@ on !
The first man did in@@ deed re@@ be@@ l against God’s authority , and he brought death upon himself and his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
O@@ ther cou@@ ples dis@@ co@@ ver that one wa@@ ge is simply not su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient to co@@ ver the ba@@ si@@ c needs of the family .
( a ) In the face of what gra@@ ve situation did He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah trust in Jehovah ?
Our love for Jehovah should mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to thro@@ w away anything that would be in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate for a Christian , no matter how much it co@@ st .
18 The Bible Ch@@ ang@@ es Li@@ ves
Why are you always so happy ? ”
E@@ ver@@ yone exc@@ ep@@ t me had brought his new red P@@ i@@ one@@ er s@@ car@@ f from home , and the stud@@ ents sto@@ od in a long ro@@ w in fr@@ on@@ t of the school princi@@ p@@ al , the teach@@ ers , and sen@@ i@@ or class members .
“ Not one word out of all the good words that Jehovah your God has spo@@ ken to you has fa@@ iled . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ SH@@ U@@ A 23 : 14
Bethel comple@@ x , Ti@@ ran@@ ë , Al@@ ban@@ ia .
( Read Jeremiah 29 : 11 . )
P@@ ity and consider@@ ation should therefore prom@@ pt us to be mer@@ ci@@ ful . ​ — J@@ as .
Christ will be the King , and he will have as cor@@ ul@@ ers 14@@ 4@@ ,000 faithful humans taken from the earth . ​ — Revelation 14 : 1 .
He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah
Some 6@@ ,000 years have pas@@ sed since Satan ques@@ tioned God’s right to rule .
P@@ res@@ sur@@ ed by present - day dem@@ ands , work , and com@@ pe@@ ting inter@@ ests , parents may be temp@@ ted to leave the educ@@ ation of their children to others , such as scho@@ ol@@ teach@@ ers and child - care prof@@ es@@ sion@@ als .
The Bible , written in the fin@@ est language and with clear lo@@ gi@@ c , is an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent a@@ id in ga@@ ining wisdom and good sense .
“ E@@ ach One Will C@@ ar@@ ry His O@@ wn Lo@@ ad ”
When you began listen@@ ing to the good news , Jehovah helped you to gr@@ as@@ p it by su@@ p@@ pl@@ ying holy spirit .
Sat@@ is@@ fied with the ans@@ wers , he asked his wife to pre@@ pare bre@@ ak@@ f@@ ast for me and my par@@ t@@ ner .
The shepher@@ d descri@@ bed in The S@@ ong of Solomon appreci@@ ated the s@@ we@@ et f@@ ra@@ gr@@ ance of the Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite gi@@ r@@ l@@ ’s clo@@ thing .
Still , there are v@@ al@@ id reas@@ ons why Christians do not share in to@@ a@@ sting , which has a religious ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound and even now can be vie@@ wed as as@@ king ‘ heaven ’ for a blessing , as if see@@ king a@@ id from a su@@ per@@ human for@@ ce . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 23 : 2 .
The message that Jesus taught was truly ref@@ re@@ shing ; it was “ good news . ”
He c@@ he@@ cked the sy@@ mp@@ t@@ om@@ s and sent An@@ dre@@ as st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght to the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
That n@@ atur@@ ally li@@ mit@@ ed the sc@@ op@@ e of its read@@ er@@ ship .
Jesus said this about himself : “ I am the way and the truth and the life . No one comes to the Father exc@@ ep@@ t through me . ”
In Ang@@ o@@ la most of the congregations are meeting in the o@@ pen because there are only a li@@ mit@@ ed number of Kingdom H@@ alls .
But how re@@ war@@ ding it is to find “ the very knowledge of God ” !
What is God’s purpose for the earth and mankind ?
This form@@ er la@@ b@@ or lead@@ er has learned about God’s Kingdom .
Do you want to tra@@ in your child to speak well ?
What must be true of our prayers if we are to receive spiritual su@@ st@@ en@@ ance from Jehovah ?
All of them had sp@@ ent a li@@ fe@@ time in service to Jehovah God .
Gi@@ ft An@@ nu@@ ity : A gift an@@ nu@@ ity is an arrang@@ ement wh@@ er@@ e@@ by one trans@@ f@@ ers money or se@@ cur@@ ities to a Watchtower cor@@ por@@ ation .
However , one of Jehovah’s Witnesses ans@@ wer@@ ed my questions using only the Bible .
The th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of st@@ ars remin@@ ded me of our Creator , Jehovah God .
What evidence do we have that Jehovah accepted the prayers of individuals ?
Even so , we can have a share in help@@ ing im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants by making good use of the new@@ ly rel@@ eas@@ ed boo@@ k@@ let Go@@ od Ne@@ ws for Pe@@ ople of All N@@ ations , * which con@@ tain@@ s an appe@@ al@@ ing Bible message in many different langu@@ ages .
“ I respect the Bible as an old book and have heard that it@@ ’s a best sel@@ l@@ er .
Joseph knew that he must not act on his imp@@ ul@@ ses , wh@@ atever they might be .
Those who wal@@ ked by faith and he@@ e@@ ded Jesus ’ war@@ ning es@@ cap@@ ed the cal@@ am@@ ity .
What must be wrong if Christian mat@@ es deci@@ de to part ?
The Ne@@ ed for S@@ el@@ f - Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine
For the first time , they were able to understand what the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al really means .
C@@ I@@ R@@ C@@ U@@ I@@ T W@@ O@@ R@@ K AN@@ D B@@ A@@ C@@ K T@@ O B@@ E@@ TH@@ E@@ L
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als were especially bless@@ ed , however , when they accepted the good news he sh@@ ared with them .
What prom@@ p@@ ted this re@@ qu@@ est ?
“ A man that has died is ut@@ ter@@ ly g@@ one ; and when a mor@@ tal is fal@@ le@@ n , he is no more . ” ​ — Job 14 : 10 , B@@ ag@@ st@@ er@@ ’s S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t ver@@ sion .
Be@@ fore saying this , Isaiah saw a gl@@ ori@@ ous vision of Jehovah s@@ it@@ ting on His thro@@ ne a@@ bo@@ ve Israel@@ ’s temple .
A f@@ la@@ g might also appe@@ ar on post@@ age st@@ am@@ ps , a@@ ut@@ om@@ o@@ bi@@ le li@@ cen@@ se pl@@ ates , or other govern@@ ment - pro@@ duc@@ ed it@@ em@@ s .
R@@ em@@ ember , your go@@ al when discus@@ sing a proble@@ m is , not to w@@ in a bat@@ tle or con@@ qu@@ er an enem@@ y , but simply to let your mate know your thoughts .
It will be when Jesus comes to ju@@ dge people during the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , after the des@@ tru@@ ction of false religion . ​ — 7 / 15 , page 6 .
He was thus using his ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound to de@@ al with the bi@@ as@@ ed Jewish su@@ pre@@ me cour@@ t .
It can become a s@@ ort of bl@@ ac@@ k@@ ma@@ il . ”
2 : 6 - 8 .
He was the most mis@@ er@@ able loo@@ king person there , standing al@@ one in the sh@@ a@@ de of a small t@@ ree , for@@ l@@ or@@ n among th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of jo@@ y@@ ful brothers .
In E@@ den , what did Jehovah reve@@ al about our enem@@ y ?
The Bible c@@ learly shows that Jehovah valu@@ es what his worshi@@ p@@ ers do .
Are God’s promises as real to me now as they were before ?
When Peter fin@@ ally real@@ ized what was happ@@ ening , he said : “ Now I ac@@ tually know that Jehovah sent his ang@@ el for@@ th and deli@@ vered me out of H@@ er@@ o@@ d’s hand . ” ​ — Acts 12 : 1 - 11 .
Jesus said that his followers would face family op@@ position , and he used words similar to those recorded at Mi@@ ca@@ h 7 : 6 to descri@@ be the imp@@ act that his message would have .
If faithful Samuel were still ali@@ ve as a spirit , would he viol@@ ate God’s law and co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with a spirit medi@@ u@@ m in order to me@@ et Saul ?
He pla@@ in@@ ly said : “ W@@ ho@@ ever div@@ or@@ ces his wife , exc@@ ep@@ t on the gr@@ oun@@ ds of se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality , and marri@@ es another comm@@ its ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y . ” ​ — Matthew 19 : 6 , 9 .
One dic@@ tion@@ ary de@@ fin@@ es di@@ gn@@ ity as ‘ the qu@@ ality or st@@ ate of being wor@@ thy , hon@@ ored , or es@@ te@@ em@@ ed . ’
* Are we not gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah for su@@ p@@ pl@@ ying us with tim@@ ely spiritual food ?
Their loving concer@@ n for me never c@@ eas@@ ed .
D@@ ali@@ a lives with her mother , Gal@@ ina , who ca@@ res for her needs .
In public they pre@@ tend@@ ed to be devo@@ ted to God , but in priv@@ ate they were full of ba@@ dness .
No won@@ der David could say with con@@ vi@@ ction : “ Jehovah is my . . . sal@@ vation ” !
They say : “ The ki@@ ds ’ number one most comm@@ on com@@ pla@@ in@@ t about their parents was , ‘ They don@@ ’t listen . ’ ”
O@@ thers make regul@@ ar shepher@@ ding vis@@ its at the ho@@ m@@ es of those in need of support .
If you are thinking of serving in a fore@@ ign land , wr@@ ite to the branch of@@ fic@@ es of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the coun@@ tri@@ es you have in mind .
How to Ma@@ in@@ tain a P@@ os@@ iti@@ ve V@@ i@@ e@@ w@@ point
Wor@@ k at for@@ ti@@ f@@ ying Christian qualities that your children have but that may need to be streng@@ th@@ ened .
In 19@@ 7@@ 1 , F@@ re@@ der@@ ic@@ k F@@ ran@@ z from Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters vis@@ ited .
For them , doing his will takes pri@@ or@@ ity .
One of those I helped to a knowledge of God’s pur@@ pos@@ es is a be@@ d@@ ri@@ d@@ den young man .
Some scho@@ l@@ ars , though , re@@ com@@ men@@ d the pr@@ on@@ un@@ ci@@ ation “ Y@@ ah@@ we@@ h . ”
What good would that preci@@ ous pe@@ ar@@ l be for him ? ’
The elders in the other congregations gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ously made ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments so that the Ch@@ in@@ ese meetings could be held ear@@ li@@ er on S@@ un@@ day .
However , God did not for@@ s@@ ake his covenant with David .
Although the organization later re@@ ver@@ sed its decision and a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ zed , one repor@@ ter ob@@ served : “ C@@ r@@ iti@@ c@@ s see this new turn of events as a day l@@ ate and a do@@ l@@ la@@ r sh@@ ort to rest@@ ore the trust ” enjo@@ yed before the att@@ ac@@ ks .
U@@ su@@ ally , a seri@@ ously si@@ ck pati@@ ent will@@ ingly accep@@ ts tre@@ at@@ ment that will cu@@ re him even if it is very pa@@ in@@ ful .
On the other hand , those who stu@@ b@@ bor@@ n@@ ly op@@ pose God end up as “ v@@ ess@@ els of wr@@ ath made f@@ it for des@@ tru@@ ction . ” ​ — R@@ om . 9 : 19 - 23 .
How did H@@ ann@@ ah show that she tru@@ sted in Jehovah ?
“ K@@ now Your Bible , ” it said .
But what I say to you I say to all , Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch . ”
( Psalm 1 : 1 – 24 : 10 )
Your child could then ask , “ Is it true that the cap@@ ac@@ ity of D@@ N@@ A for st@@ or@@ ing information still has no par@@ al@@ le@@ l in to@@ da@@ y’s com@@ pu@@ ter age ? ”
Con@@ cer@@ ning E@@ z@@ r@@ a the pri@@ est , the Bible states : “ [ He ] brought the law before the congregation of men as well as of women and of all in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent en@@ ough to listen , on the first day of the se@@ ven@@ th mon@@ th .
• Why does God allow suffering ?
Christian hus@@ ban@@ ds do not need to dem@@ and re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly that their wi@@ ves show them respect .
During my ex@@ ile , I kept writ@@ ing to my de@@ ar wife without ever recei@@ ving a rep@@ ly from her .
Da@@ y of A@@ t@@ on@@ ement
How does a husband show that he ch@@ eri@@ sh@@ es his wife ?
After the bre@@ aku@@ p of the So@@ vi@@ et Un@@ ion , Jehovah’s Witnesses were reg@@ is@@ tered in the Rus@@ si@@ an F@@ e@@ der@@ ation .
As new gener@@ ations gre@@ w up , important less@@ ons would be emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed , pas@@ sed on by father to son .
Is the vision of the future b@@ lu@@ r@@ red , or can it be brought into foc@@ us ?
Y@@ oung as I was , I c@@ learly remember s@@ ki@@ pp@@ ing for joy on the way home at what I had seen !
L@@ ater , the Israelites wor@@ ked together to buil@@ d the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , to take it ap@@ ar@@ t , and to move it from one place to another .
Hebrews 13 : 5 taught me that if we do God’s will , he promises : “ I will by no means leave you nor by any means for@@ s@@ ake you . ”
In view of its ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , the answer would have to be no .
I know it has helped me to imp@@ ro@@ ve as a husband and father .
Yet , even in such a good en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , many allow@@ ed bad desi@@ res to take ro@@ o@@ t and gro@@ w .
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing the import@@ ance of meetings and regul@@ ar wit@@ ness@@ ing , he moved to the ter@@ rit@@ ory of the si@@ gn - language congregation .
J@@ U@@ L@@ Y 13 - 15
As for Abraham , he continued to live pe@@ ace@@ fully as an ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ent in the land . ​ — G@@ en .
Still , as no@@ ted before , Jeremiah later became disc@@ oura@@ ged . This is because he was ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed for serving God .
How , then , can we make wise decisions in life ?
The next day , he and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s left for the to@@ wn of D@@ er@@ be to continue their preaching .
[ Bo@@ x / ​ P@@ ic@@ ture on pages 6 , 7 ]
Why , Jehovah “ is kind toward the un@@ than@@ k@@ ful and wicked ” ! ​ — Luke 6 : 35 .
In the mi@@ dd@@ le of 195@@ 5 , I b@@ ought a se@@ con@@ d@@ hand bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le , and in Mar@@ ch 195@@ 6 , I took up the regul@@ ar pioneer work .
What is one way to find our place in the congregation and show that we tre@@ asure it ?
S@@ ad@@ ly , my parents died sh@@ ort@@ ly af@@ ter@@ ward .
Li@@ ving in a way that al@@ lo@@ ws holy spirit to direc@@ t our lives can also mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to car@@ ry out our ministry coura@@ ge@@ ously .
What mo@@ tiv@@ ated Jeremiah to preach des@@ pite challeng@@ ing circumstances ?
In no way did Jac@@ o@@ b u@@ sur@@ p E@@ sa@@ u@@ ’s in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
F@@ am@@ ily life pro@@ ves to be a s@@ ource of peace and happiness , and the ministry is an activ@@ ity that br@@ ings joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion .
On the same occasi@@ on , Jesus refer@@ red to blessings that every one of his followers could enjoy .
Peter was not here speaking of a des@@ tru@@ ction of the liter@@ al heavens and earth .
( Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 14 )
What are some of these principles , and how have they helped su@@ ffer@@ ers find joy in life ?
How will this part of Jesus ’ mo@@ de@@ l prayer be ful@@ filled ?
She recogn@@ ized that it was fo@@ ol@@ ish to bre@@ ak Jehovah’s la@@ ws and that she should have tre@@ ated them with the great@@ est respect .
The nations have mis@@ plac@@ ed their confidence by rel@@ ying on their own wisdom and strength .
They do what is right in their own eyes , rather than tr@@ ying to live up to God’s standards . ​ — 1 Corinthians 2 : 14 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 19 , 20 .
Does he feel that he has som@@ eho@@ w mis@@ sed out ?
Ch@@ urch and St@@ ate in B@@ y@@ z@@ an@@ ti@@ u@@ m
A Christian would want to act in har@@ mony with God’s will when deal@@ ing with ani@@ mal@@ s .
U@@ p@@ on see@@ ing him , the prophet Samuel was so imp@@ ressed that he conclu@@ ded that this el@@ des@@ t son of J@@ es@@ se was the one God had cho@@ s@@ en to be king after Saul .
We have consider@@ ed a few of the to@@ ol@@ s and me@@ tho@@ ds that have been used to s@@ pre@@ ad the good news .
Why would Christians need to be vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant ?
R@@ ac@@ hel@@ ’s ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound influ@@ enced her attitude .
Today , some grou@@ ps of Jehovah’s servants have more spiritual food a@@ vail@@ able to them than others have .
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 11 ]
How might Mar@@ th@@ a@@ ’s con@@ vi@@ ction have been streng@@ th@@ ened by what Jesus had rec@@ ently done ?
She had w@@ atch@@ ed Abraham * leave in the mor@@ ning , and she ga@@ zed expe@@ ct@@ an@@ tly in the same direction .
So in an indi@@ rec@@ t way , H@@ en@@ ry was able to give a fine witness .
I am also cont@@ ent ​ — I no longer cha@@ se after the elu@@ sive happiness promised by a se@@ cul@@ ar care@@ er , st@@ atu@@ s , and we@@ al@@ th .
Is soci@@ al@@ iz@@ ing with those who do not share our faith simply a question of personal pre@@ fer@@ ence , or are Bible principles involved ?
Di@@ d Adam and E@@ ve@@ ’s cho@@ ice ev@@ en@@ tually en@@ h@@ ance their fre@@ e@@ dom in any way ?
Those having spiritual dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment will wa@@ it on Jehovah to set things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght and ad@@ minis@@ ter wh@@ atever discipl@@ ine may be needed in his own time and way . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 16 ; Hebrews 12 : 7 - 11 .
A@@ c@@ tually , the fulfill@@ ment of that promise is clo@@ sel@@ y l@@ in@@ ked to God’s purpose for mankind and for the earth .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , having a share in the preaching and disci@@ ple - making work that gl@@ ori@@ fi@@ es Jehovah n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ es us .
We do know that the ano@@ in@@ ting of Jesus ’ disciples with a view to their heavenly in@@ her@@ it@@ ance began in 33 C.E .
They have come from Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , B@@ r@@ ita@@ in , Cana@@ da , Fr@@ ance , J@@ ap@@ an , K@@ o@@ re@@ a , S@@ pain , and the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , and they v@@ ary in age from 21 to 7@@ 3 .
On three no@@ table occasi@@ ons , however , Davi@@ d’s fear of God la@@ p@@ sed , which led to serious con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
Our loy@@ al@@ ty to God is being t@@ ested . How we re@@ act to a tri@@ al shows whether we view Jehovah as the true R@@ ul@@ er of the uni@@ verse .
The decision up@@ held fre@@ e@@ dom of religion for Jehovah’s Witnesses and their right to a fa@@ ir hear@@ ing .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ God gave us not a spirit of c@@ ow@@ ar@@ di@@ ce , but that of power and of love and of s@@ oun@@ dness of mind . ” Paul was speaking from personal experience .
K@@ no@@ wing that many people have never heard the truth from the Bible , Ye@@ ong Su@@ g took to heart Jesus ’ words found at Matthew 24 : 14 : “ This good news of the Kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations , and then the end will come . ”
In 194@@ 3 , Bro@@ ther Na@@ than H . K@@ nor@@ r , when com@@ men@@ ting on one vi@@ ct@@ ory in the U@@ .@@ S .
Da@@ ily Bible reading , personal study , and medit@@ ation ought to be part of a pione@@ er@@ ’s sc@@ he@@ du@@ le .
B@@ R@@ O@@ TH@@ E@@ R@@ S I@@ N P@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ O@@ N L@@ A@@ S@@ T Y@@ E@@ A@@ R
Then the desire , when it has become fer@@ t@@ ile , gives bir@@ th to sin . ” ​ — James 1 : 14 , 15 .
In these situ@@ ations , Christians do all they can to keep their marriage strong by obe@@ ying counsel from the Bible .
S@@ pe@@ cial C@@ am@@ pa@@ ign in Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ a H@@ as Su@@ cc@@ ess
Still , Jehovah has held back the promised des@@ tru@@ ction so that s@@ inc@@ ere people today , like rep@@ ent@@ ant ones in N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h , can rep@@ ent and be s@@ pared .
I was now ready for the fin@@ al lea@@ p ​ — qu@@ it@@ ting my jo@@ b .
There are three ma@@ in ways by which we can sh@@ ar@@ pen our sen@@ s@@ iti@@ v@@ ity to the needs and feelings of others : by listen@@ ing , by ob@@ serving , and by i@@ mag@@ ining .
• On what bas@@ is will people be jud@@ ged during the M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m ?
However , through all this suffering , Job refu@@ sed to give up his integrity .
Some h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to make a dedic@@ ation to God because they are af@@ ra@@ id of fa@@ il@@ ure .
My mind was foc@@ used only on the g@@ ame .
Christians Ne@@ ed One A@@ no@@ ther , 11 / 15
“ If er@@ r@@ ors were what you w@@ atch , O J@@ ah , O Jehovah , who could stand ? ”
They ar@@ gu@@ ed about who among them seem@@ ed to be the great@@ est .
One emp@@ a@@ the@@ tic travel@@ ing overse@@ er made a point of sh@@ aring words of cons@@ ol@@ ation with A@@ le@@ x .
When we coura@@ ge@@ ously witness on every occasi@@ on , we see fir@@ s@@ th@@ and that ‘ the word of God cannot be b@@ ound . ’ ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
Some members of the congregation so@@ ld pro@@ per@@ ty to en@@ sure that no one was in need .
In the ten@@ th century B.C.E . , King A@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s ste@@ ward O@@ badi@@ ah coura@@ ge@@ ously hi@@ d a h@@ un@@ d@@ red prophe@@ ts of Jehovah “ by fi@@ f@@ ties in a ca@@ ve ” so that they would not be kil@@ led at the order of wicked Q@@ u@@ e@@ en Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l .
Because his life is taken away from the earth . ” ​ — Acts 8 : 32 , 33 ; Isaiah 5@@ 3 : 7 , 8 .
Why was little said about our enem@@ y pri@@ or to the arri@@ val of the Messi@@ ah ?
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : I@@ ’@@ m g@@ la@@ d you@@ ’@@ re doing well .
After this discus@@ sion , stud@@ ents who have cho@@ s@@ en to en@@ ro@@ l@@ l in the school deli@@ ver their assign@@ ed pres@@ ent@@ ations .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ating Jehovah’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Pro@@ v@@ isions
“ I don@@ ’t like it , ” he said .
Jehovah kin@@ dly “ makes his su@@ n ris@@ e upon wicked people and good and makes it ra@@ in upon righteous people and un@@ righteous . ”
10 , 11 . ( a ) While in@@ side the ar@@ k , how did Noah and his family un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly feel ?
These artic@@ les point out how elders can en@@ h@@ ance their appreciation for the privilege of shepher@@ ding .
How can our decisions indic@@ ate whether we will end@@ ure or ti@@ re out in our service ?
Se@@ cond , human s@@ ch@@ em@@ es have fa@@ iled because “ the whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one , ” Satan the Devil .
In fact , you will e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly look for@@ ward to your times for Bible study .
J@@ our@@ n@@ al@@ ists from the N@@ ational R@@ adi@@ o came and inter@@ vie@@ wed the conven@@ tion overse@@ er .
He not only in@@ qui@@ red of the prophe@@ t@@ ess H@@ ul@@ da@@ h but was great@@ ly influ@@ enced by other prophe@@ ts of his day .
Instead , they will receive their fin@@ al se@@ al@@ ing ei@@ ther before they die or before the star@@ t of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ​ — Revelation 7 : 1 , 3 .
• How can we benefit from a pro@@ gra@@ m of regul@@ ar Bible reading ?
Satan ta@@ un@@ ts , or mo@@ c@@ ks , Jehovah .
A@@ gain , when she re@@ ached Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m , she in@@ sis@@ ted : “ Do not call me Na@@ om@@ i [ “ My P@@ le@@ as@@ an@@ t@@ ness ” ] .
“ Now , This May H@@ ur@@ t , ” 3 / 1
It takes time to pon@@ der the deep@@ er as@@ pe@@ cts of God’s Word .
The Bible at@@ l@@ as See the Go@@ od L@@ and has a du@@ ra@@ ble co@@ ver and 36 pages of ma@@ ps and p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ s of Bi@@ bli@@ cal s@@ ites .
Wor@@ se still , for a long time , Paul kept “ k@@ ic@@ king against the go@@ a@@ ds , ” res@@ is@@ ting the influ@@ ences that should have led him to believe in Jesus Christ .
Like Jesus , they honor the do@@ w@@ nt@@ ro@@ d@@ den and ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted by vis@@ iting them in their ho@@ m@@ es , o@@ ffering to teach them God’s Word .
Then he pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to apply Jesus ’ words , “ You are the light of the world ” to the work of the future mission@@ aries .
“ I sp@@ ent a whole day with you last mon@@ th ! ” you might rep@@ ly .
Why , though , did Jehovah’s Witnesses pro@@ vo@@ ke the fu@@ ry of the Na@@ z@@ i re@@ gi@@ me ?
It seem@@ ed str@@ ange to walk out of the cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man@@ ’s house each day to go preaching .
Jesus said : “ This is the bas@@ is for judgment , that the light has come into the world but men have loved the dar@@ k@@ ness rather than the light , for their works were wicked .
He war@@ ned : “ W@@ ho@@ ever dis@@ ow@@ ns me before men , I will also dis@@ own him before my Father who is in the heavens . ”
F@@ ind D@@ eli@@ ght in Do@@ ing God’s Will
I try to encoura@@ ge those who feel that way .
This sc@@ he@@ du@@ le is bene@@ fi@@ cial for all but par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly so for new ones who have never read the Bible in its enti@@ re@@ ty .
Since 198@@ 6 we have helped some 40 different pers@@ ons in this to@@ wn to become Witnesses .
Ang@@ els are involved in some of the re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble things that occ@@ ur in “ the L@@ or@@ d’s day . ” These inclu@@ de the bir@@ th of the Kingdom in 1914 and the h@@ ur@@ ling of Satan and his dem@@ ons from heaven by “ M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el and his angels . ”
Yet who is best qu@@ ali@@ fied to give s@@ ound , bal@@ an@@ ced direction in all these are@@ as if not man@@ kin@@ d’s M@@ ak@@ er , Jehovah God ? Like a us@@ er@@ ’s man@@ u@@ al , the Bible is a gu@@ i@@ de for life
As no@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , “ there is going to be a resurrection of . . . the righteous . ”
No@@ te that Paul men@@ tions ( 1 ) know@@ ing the holy writ@@ ings , ( 2 ) being per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed to believe the things learned , and ( 3 ) be@@ coming wise for sal@@ vation through faith in Christ Jesus .
So our heavenly Father can help a brother to take on responsi@@ bility in the congregation .
“ T@@ emp@@ or@@ ary R@@ es@@ id@@ ents ” Un@@ ited in Tru@@ e Wor@@ ship , 12 / 15
They should learn to show prop@@ er respect for such public@@ ations .
Some challeng@@ es in a marriage are in@@ ev@@ it@@ able , but they are not in@@ sur@@ m@@ oun@@ table .
Hence , those who continue to prac@@ tice such things are not allow@@ ed to become part of the Christian congregation or are dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed from it .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines are pro@@ duc@@ ed .
See the positi@@ ve valu@@ es they prom@@ o@@ te .
In cho@@ o@@ sing the words recorded in this verse , Paul doub@@ t@@ less had in mind what we read at Proverbs 25 : 21 , 22 : “ If the one h@@ ating you is hu@@ ng@@ ry , give him bre@@ ad to e@@ at ; and if he is th@@ ir@@ st@@ y , give him water to dr@@ ink .
When you honor your parents by obe@@ ying them , you also honor God because he is the one who comman@@ ds you to obey them .
After be@@ coming physi@@ c@@ ally par@@ al@@ y@@ zed , a once ac@@ tive and heal@@ thy man nam@@ ed U@@ l@@ f said : “ I became deep@@ ly de@@ pres@@ sed .
Ha@@ ve I made it my way of life ?
And work to re@@ ach the heart .
The temple is the pri@@ de and glory of the Jewish nation .
Then he ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ The con@@ text reve@@ als that a new s@@ ong is su@@ ng because of new develop@@ ments in the exerc@@ ise of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y . ”
He asked his mother about it , and she told him that we did not yet have any money .
Those who long to see their loved ones in the resurrection lik@@ e@@ wise have no reason to des@@ pa@@ ir .
The Bible book of Se@@ cond Samuel gives satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers to these questions .
Our two daugh@@ ters became full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers , and both are happ@@ ily married .
A good shepher@@ d has to know where to find both water and su@@ it@@ able pas@@ tu@@ ra@@ ge for his flo@@ ck .
How , then , can you strengthen your res@@ ol@@ ve to re@@ ject bad thoughts ?
A hear@@ t@@ felt prayer was offered , and Bible questions were discus@@ sed .
Un@@ der what circumstances will Jehovah’s word light our ro@@ ad@@ way ?
Our next article will consider how being yi@@ el@@ ding in a bal@@ an@@ ced way contribu@@ tes to fin@@ ding joy in marriage .
“ Although we , in the past , have m@@ our@@ ned with others over their lo@@ s@@ ses , we did not truly feel the great pain of heart that we do now . ”
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er in life , he had pur@@ su@@ ed a prom@@ ising care@@ er in Juda@@ ism , but he found true happiness when he became a disci@@ ple - mak@@ er and wit@@ ness@@ ed how people respon@@ ded to God’s message and how it chang@@ ed their life .
• What was fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed by the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver lam@@ b ?
Why Di@@ d Jehovah ‘ De@@ part From Sam@@ son ’ ?
But that was not the fin@@ al star@@ t@@ ling ev@@ ent invol@@ ving El@@ isha .
11 , 12 . ( a ) Re@@ g@@ arding money , what does God’s Word encoura@@ ge us to do , and why ?
For example , you may need help with te@@ x@@ ts that ref@@ er to un@@ famili@@ ar cu@@ st@@ om@@ s or that use fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative expres@@ sions .
Timothy , a baptized Christian with the heavenly c@@ all@@ ing , was ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed by Paul : “ P@@ ur@@ sue righteousness , godly devo@@ tion , faith , love , end@@ ur@@ ance , mil@@ dness of temp@@ er . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , Paul did all of this “ most g@@ la@@ dly . ”
One of these re@@ ques@@ ted 3@@ 00 se@@ ts of the boo@@ ks The H@@ ar@@ p of God and D@@ eli@@ ver@@ ance to put in pris@@ on li@@ br@@ aries .
O@@ ver 5@@ 00 hous@@ es and 3 at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive Kingdom H@@ alls were er@@ e@@ cted in sh@@ ort order .
It en@@ com@@ pas@@ ses our efforts in word and deed to dis@@ pe@@ l the g@@ ri@@ ef of those who have lost loved ones in death .
C@@ ir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers and their wi@@ ves are often vie@@ wed as spiritually strong , res@@ ili@@ ent people .
Some people even enjoy being c@@ ru@@ el . They find it en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ing , much like cri@@ min@@ als who con@@ f@@ ess that they har@@ m others just for the thr@@ ill of it .
Moses was given spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c instru@@ ctions for building the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le and organiz@@ ing the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od , which he follow@@ ed clo@@ sel@@ y .
Yes , understanding the account about Sam@@ son under@@ s@@ co@@ res the fact that God’s spirit can help us .
Jehovah also listen@@ s to the promises that we make .
( b ) What will be discus@@ sed in the following article ?
Hence , we are wise to cultiv@@ ate close fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps only with those who love Jehovah .
It also means that we cannot allow our eyes to keep loo@@ king at that which is un@@ clean or im@@ moral or let our min@@ ds f@@ an@@ t@@ as@@ ize about such things . ​ — C@@ ol .
The challeng@@ es they face are in@@ num@@ er@@ able .
He wants to see ever@@ yone tra@@ v@@ el on the bro@@ ad ro@@ ad that lea@@ ds off to des@@ tru@@ ction .
He confid@@ ently said , “ Yes , Bro@@ ther , I have practic@@ ed about 30 times . ”
Why did Paul ref@@ er to such ones as “ not know@@ ing the righteousness of God ” ?
She could keep no it@@ em that was too bi@@ g for a car@@ av@@ an of don@@ ke@@ ys and cam@@ els to car@@ ry , nothing that would be imp@@ rac@@ tic@@ al in a n@@ om@@ adi@@ c life .
Tru@@ e T@@ e@@ ach@@ ings That P@@ le@@ ase God
What a differ@@ ence between Satan’s h@@ ate@@ ful sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ y and Jehovah’s loving care !
It is therefore nothing great if his min@@ isters also keep trans@@ form@@ ing themselves into min@@ isters of righteousness .
In fact , Na@@ th@@ ana@@ el was moved to say to Jesus : “ You are the Son of God , you are King of Israel . ” ​ — John 1 : 35 - 4@@ 9 .
What was it like to live in ex@@ ile ?
As it did , Noah could see that his God , Jehovah , was si@@ mul@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ously prote@@ cting righteousness and p@@ un@@ ish@@ ing wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
One such person was Abraham .
“ I felt we@@ igh@@ ed down by the responsi@@ bility and c@@ ra@@ ved support and direction . ”
You might re@@ mind him of the simp@@ le and co@@ st - free ple@@ a@@ sures der@@ i@@ ved from the beau@@ ty of a su@@ n@@ set , the s@@ we@@ et sm@@ ell of a f@@ low@@ er , the sa@@ v@@ ory ta@@ st@@ e of a fru@@ it , or the joy of w@@ atch@@ ing a mother bir@@ d fe@@ ed her young .
Let us tell you how the small sacrific@@ es we have made over the years have led to many blessings .
Indeed , the cor@@ rec@@ t understanding of the resurrection se@@ ts true Christians ap@@ ar@@ t from the false .
This vis@@ it was en@@ ough to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce him that the Bible had the ans@@ wers to the questions that were tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ ing him .
What are some reas@@ ons for the suffering we experience ?
This is especially true when hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders in@@ iti@@ ally respon@@ d to the Kingdom message with a@@ pa@@ thy or ru@@ den@@ ess .
Why Many Are W@@ i@@ th@@ out H@@ op@@ e
These inclu@@ de :
We can allow it to l@@ ing@@ er on our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative p@@ al@@ ate so that we can rec@@ all the “ deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful words ” of truth and use them to help others . ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
It is now gener@@ ally believ@@ ed that both the C@@ u@@ re@@ t@@ on@@ i@@ an and Sin@@ a@@ iti@@ c man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts are ex@@ t@@ ant co@@ pi@@ es of the old S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c Go@@ sp@@ els d@@ ating from the l@@ ate second or early th@@ ir@@ d century .
H@@ ere the slave is called a ste@@ ward , a word transl@@ ated from a Greek ter@@ m den@@ o@@ ting “ the man@@ ag@@ er of a hous@@ eho@@ ld or est@@ ate . ”
If we are willing to pa@@ y ear@@ n@@ est attention to God’s wisdom , we will “ find the very knowledge of God . ”
T@@ ake as an example a bri@@ ef con@@ vers@@ ation that Jesus Christ had with his apostle Peter .
Per@@ haps your go@@ al is to be a pioneer .
P@@ le@@ adi@@ ng@@ s , co@@ er@@ ci@@ on , and th@@ reat@@ s were used to try to bre@@ ak my integrity to God ​ — to no a@@ va@@ il .
( b ) Christians today face what challeng@@ es to integrity when al@@ one ?
Yes , more than fi@@ ve cen@@ tu@@ ries before the trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation , God reve@@ aled that certain “ holy ones ” would share in Christ’s ro@@ y@@ al gr@@ an@@ de@@ ur .
King David wrote : “ When my dis@@ qui@@ et@@ ing thoughts became many in@@ side of me , your own cons@@ ol@@ ations began to f@@ ond@@ le my soul . ”
Not far from his ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn la@@ y the ter@@ rit@@ ory of B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in .
That , in turn , may tri@@ gg@@ er a he@@ ated ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent . ​ — James 3 : 5 .
1 : 26 - 28 .
Re@@ g@@ arding a fi@@ re that de@@ va@@ stated R@@ ome in 6@@ 4 C.E . , T@@ ac@@ itu@@ s rel@@ ates that it was r@@ um@@ ored that E@@ mp@@ er@@ or N@@ er@@ o was respon@@ sible for the disa@@ ster .
What is now K@@ y@@ r@@ gy@@ z@@ st@@ an then bel@@ ong@@ ed to the Un@@ ion of So@@ vi@@ et So@@ ci@@ al@@ ist Re@@ public@@ s ( U@@ S@@ S@@ R ) .
It is his inspired Word , and it helps us to “ know the things that have been kin@@ dly given us by God . ”
• How have the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant made good use of “ the especially accep@@ table time ” ?
Hence , Jehovah ano@@ in@@ ts these Christians with his holy spirit to indic@@ ate that they are his pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion .
In ad@@ dition , 4@@ ,@@ 4@@ 3@@ 3@@ ,@@ 8@@ 8@@ 4 we@@ ek@@ ly home Bible stu@@ dies were condu@@ cted with new@@ ly inter@@ ested ones .
In that same country , a building pro@@ ject was sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ed for a much needed Kingdom H@@ all .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ After Abraham had sh@@ own pati@@ ence , he ob@@ ta@@ ined this promise . ”
Since Satan continu@@ es to use the th@@ re@@ at of imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment as a means to sto@@ p Kingdom preaching , the pos@@ si@@ bility that some govern@@ ments will persecu@@ te true Christians is real .
Ca@@ tho@@ lic ar@@ my cha@@ pla@@ ins have bless@@ ed tro@@ op@@ s and their we@@ ap@@ ons in w@@ ars against Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s of an op@@ pos@@ ing nation .
With the all - powerful Jehovah as their God , why should they fear ?
It acc@@ or@@ ds with his being “ the happy God ” and with his plac@@ ing our first parents in an earthly par@@ adise .
19 : 11 - 14 ; 20 : 1 - 3 .
They will benefit from the pri@@ es@@ tly ser@@ vi@@ ces of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 .
So , then , could the pro@@ ver@@ b be su@@ gg@@ es@@ ting that se@@ cul@@ ar responsi@@ bil@@ ities come before spiritual ones ?
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , God ac@@ ted against the fal@@ le@@ n angels .
Su@@ cc@@ essi@@ ve gener@@ ations of Witnesses in that are@@ a can t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to the truth of the apostle Paul’s st@@ at@@ ement : “ If God is for us , who will be against us ? ” ​ — Romans 8 : 31 .
What situation did the writ@@ er of Psalm 10@@ 2 face ?
How much better things would be if ever@@ yone would just say no not only to d@@ ru@@ g a@@ bu@@ se but also to over@@ dr@@ in@@ king , to un@@ wise or im@@ moral life - st@@ y@@ les , to di@@ sh@@ on@@ est bu@@ sin@@ ess practic@@ es , and to “ the desi@@ res of the flesh ” !
H@@ er daugh@@ ter , E@@ ina , just out of high school , is em@@ ba@@ r@@ king on her own care@@ er as a pioneer .
Paul was hon@@ es@@ tly ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing that on his own , he was in@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble of doing God’s will to the ex@@ t@@ ent that he himself desi@@ red .
When en@@ ding a con@@ vers@@ ation , we do well to ask the person when it would be conven@@ i@@ ent for him to see us again .
The Creator gives the person life , and no one should take that life , re@@ pres@@ ented by blood .
Jehovah prophe@@ tic@@ ally descri@@ bes our vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able con@@ dition as “ the land of un@@ prote@@ cted set@@ t@@ le@@ ments . . . , un@@ prote@@ cted by w@@ alls , ba@@ r@@ s , or g@@ ates . ”
Not according to one rec@@ ent pol@@ l in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in .
On J@@ anu@@ ary 12 , 200@@ 1 , a letter from the F@@ in@@ n@@ ish As@@ soci@@ ation of L@@ and@@ s@@ cap@@ e In@@ du@@ stri@@ es arri@@ ved at the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in F@@ in@@ land .
But how can we be Jehovah’s Witnesses and at the same time be wit@@ nesses of Jesus ?
“ E@@ ver@@ y@@ where the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent se@@ es a great con@@ f@@ li@@ ct between the for@@ ces of God and of good , on the one hand , and those of evil led by Satan , on the other .
Jeho@@ ra@@ m ․ ․ ․ ․ ․ ․
The same is true of our spiritual vision .
For the same reason , the c@@ hi@@ ef of a go@@ ld - min@@ ing compan@@ y or@@ der@@ ed me out of his of@@ fice in no un@@ certain ter@@ ms .
In a number of coun@@ tri@@ es in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty religious and pol@@ itical el@@ ements have end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to br@@ and Jehovah’s Witnesses a ‘ d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous se@@ ct , ’ the same char@@ ge that was le@@ vel@@ ed against first - century Christians .
“ He will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar ” from the eyes of faithful humans .
What does it mean to be ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast ?
“ Go@@ dly O@@ be@@ di@@ ence ” Con@@ ven@@ tions , 3 / 1
( b ) What par@@ able of Jesus will be consider@@ ed in the following article ?
No@@ tice that he sp@@ ent his sp@@ are time in pur@@ su@@ its that dre@@ w him clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah .
We also read in the Scriptures : “ H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds should love their wi@@ ves as their own bo@@ dies .
One of Eli@@ a@@ shi@@ b@@ ’s gr@@ and@@ sons was married to the daugh@@ ter of S@@ an@@ bal@@ l@@ at , gover@@ nor of Sam@@ ari@@ a , who was one of To@@ bi@@ ah’s clo@@ s@@ est associ@@ ates .
We are to in@@ s@@ cri@@ be them upon the ta@@ ble@@ t of our heart , making them a part of our n@@ ature .
On the other hand , the Bible states : “ No matter what we ask according to his will , he he@@ ars us . ”
How does the Christian ministry help keep us a@@ wa@@ ke spiritually ?
In the 18@@ th century , sla@@ ves on the C@@ ari@@ b@@ be@@ an is@@ land of H@@ is@@ pan@@ i@@ o@@ la ro@@ se up against their ma@@ st@@ ers .
C@@ ould the work of Jehovah’s Witnesses be a fulfill@@ ment of Bible prophecy ?
A@@ no@@ inted Christians are declar@@ ed righteous because they exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jesus taught them principles of living that could help them to de@@ al con@@ stru@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely with ex@@ is@@ ting problems and that would f@@ ill hearts with hope for righteous rul@@ er@@ ship under the Messi@@ ah .
While it is help@@ ful to understand the for@@ ces that move people to do ter@@ ri@@ ble things , is there hope of a change for the better ?
Christian elders are to care for the spiritually si@@ ck and read@@ just them so that their lives refle@@ ct righteous standards .
However , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds follow@@ ed them there .
So Mi@@ ca@@ h war@@ ned : “ Do not put your faith in a compan@@ ion . Do not put your trust in a confid@@ enti@@ al friend .
How can elders imitate Ne@@ h@@ emiah ?
This requi@@ re@@ ment st@@ em@@ m@@ ed stri@@ c@@ tly from the need .
F@@ ri@@ ends , relati@@ ves , cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es , or work@@ mat@@ es may ur@@ ge you to trans@@ g@@ ress God’s la@@ ws .
J@@ on : O@@ h , y@@ es . I remember that now .
Sa@@ ul@@ o left school without know@@ ing how to read .
The city of Mar@@ i had at last been found !
On the night before his death , his dist@@ ress gre@@ w very in@@ ten@@ se .
Mo@@ re@@ over , thr@@ ough@@ out the earth , his loyal sub@@ je@@ cts are respon@@ ding e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly to his authority by par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l Bible educ@@ ation pro@@ gra@@ m un@@ e@@ qu@@ aled in man@@ kin@@ d’s hist@@ ory .
It may also be help@@ ful to discus@@ s your circumstances with understanding elders or other matu@@ re Christians .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the Messi@@ ah ​ — Jesus Christ — ​ taught in the “ later house , ” and more people came to it than to “ the form@@ er ” in order to worship God . ​ — Acts 2 : 1 - 11 .
Ri@@ ght away I began going with M@@ other to a mi@@ d@@ we@@ ek meeting called the Mo@@ de@@ l S@@ tu@@ dy .
How , then , does D@@ ali@@ a preach ?
Many parents wis@@ ely in@@ qui@@ re about the re@@ pu@@ tation of someone their son or daugh@@ ter is inter@@ ested in mar@@ r@@ ying
Jesus Christ had a pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence .
When she asked her pa@@ st@@ or why a God of love t@@ or@@ ments sou@@ ls in hel@@ l , however , she real@@ ized that he had no mean@@ ing@@ ful answer .
Why did Jehovah bl@@ ess Z@@ ion with such inc@@ re@@ ase ?
I was in my of@@ fice get@@ ting ready to go to the second flo@@ or to pi@@ ck up my ma@@ il .
We can imp@@ ro@@ ve the way we view ourselves and others , avo@@ i@@ ding per@@ fe@@ c@@ tion@@ ism or fu@@ s@@ sin@@ ess
Do you some@@ times find it difficult to do the right thing ?
Jesus explained : “ This means my ‘ blood of the covenant , ’ which is to be p@@ our@@ ed out in be@@ half of many . ”
Acc@@ ording to The New In@@ ter@@ pre@@ ter@@ ’s Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of the Bible , “ things like p@@ lo@@ t , st@@ ory , n@@ arr@@ ative develop@@ ment , and char@@ ac@@ ter are not really of pri@@ me interest . ”
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er H@@ el@@ ps to Al@@ la@@ y An@@ xi@@ ety
When we imitate Jesus in being mer@@ ci@@ ful , we ad@@ d meaning to our lives , for those who show mer@@ cy to others are happy as a result .
Go@@ od work ha@@ bi@@ ts do not come about by ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent ; they are learned early in life .
Since young children are un@@ a@@ ware of the d@@ ang@@ ers of ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city or city tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c , they can eas@@ ily have a serious ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
We pray to Jehovah regul@@ arly because we love him and want to strengthen our relationship with him .
Wh@@ ich as@@ pect of this account is most mean@@ ing@@ ful to you , and why .
A man should always speak g@@ ently to his wife
Paul may not origin@@ ally have invit@@ ed the M@@ ace@@ don@@ i@@ an Christians to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate ​ — they too were in deep po@@ ver@@ ty .
They are inter@@ ested in a clean en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment and take the in@@ iti@@ ative in cle@@ an@@ ing up , not always nee@@ ding a to@@ wn cri@@ er to re@@ mind them .
Our study , prayers , faithful meeting attend@@ ance , and preaching , along with loving ac@@ ts of kindness , will en@@ able us to ‘ keep close in mind the pres@@ ence of the day of Jehovah . ’
And other powerful ne@@ g@@ ative for@@ ces ad@@ d st@@ ress in these “ cr@@ itical times . ”
Our circumstances are very much like those of Lo@@ t , who lived in the no@@ t@@ ori@@ ously wicked city of So@@ dom .
H@@ on@@ est Pe@@ ople , 6 / 1
He was able to comfort these disciples .
Jesus ’ death was the most important ev@@ ent in hist@@ ory ​ — he died to rest@@ ore human life to what it should be .
Let us foc@@ us on the par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar need for family members to expres@@ s kindness to one another .
Mi@@ ght this not be a su@@ it@@ able sub@@ ject for prayer ?
Be@@ ing ac@@ tive in Jehovah’s service makes for the best life possible .
On@@ ce , we w@@ oke up to find that the u@@ pp@@ er end of our bl@@ an@@ ke@@ t was s@@ ti@@ f@@ f and wh@@ ite from our f@@ ro@@ z@@ en bre@@ ath !
We support true worship close to home .
He c@@ li@@ ma@@ x@@ ed his words with a declar@@ ation that must have ca@@ ught the attention of his pa@@ g@@ an listen@@ ers .
• What challeng@@ es do Christian parents face regarding their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s future ?
For example , ani@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es were important because they were then part of the worship rend@@ ered to Jehovah by his people .
1 : 6 - 9 .
16 Will You R@@ es@@ ol@@ ve Con@@ f@@ li@@ cts and P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ te Pe@@ ace ?
W@@ ould you not ag@@ ree that Jesus was the great@@ est T@@ e@@ ach@@ er to walk the earth ?
At this point , a vis@@ it@@ or appro@@ ached .
The Na@@ z@@ is wanted to turn the you@@ ng@@ er gener@@ ation ​ — including us four children — ​ into ze@@ al@@ ous ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ates of the T@@ hi@@ r@@ d R@@ ei@@ ch .
S@@ ome@@ times , we s@@ ought out w@@ il@@ d@@ life by taking tri@@ ps into g@@ ame par@@ ks , where li@@ ons and other w@@ il@@ d ani@@ mal@@ s ro@@ am@@ ed fre@@ ely .
Why are these teachings so at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive that they lu@@ l@@ l milli@@ ons into spiritual s@@ le@@ ep ?
“ G@@ ent@@ le T@@ ow@@ ard All ”
The K@@ ey to H@@ app@@ y F@@ am@@ ily Li@@ fe
To encoura@@ ge them , the apostle Paul qu@@ o@@ ted the words of Jehovah to the Israelites as they were en@@ ter@@ ing the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
“ He began , ” not when he was cre@@ ated as an ang@@ eli@@ c son of God , but when he will@@ fully re@@ bel@@ led against Jehovah and lied to Adam and E@@ ve .
Still , “ there is not a cre@@ ation that is hi@@ d@@ den from his sight . ” ​ — Hebrews 4 : 13 .
“ A F@@ A@@ TH@@ E@@ R of fa@@ ther@@ less bo@@ ys . . . is God in his holy d@@ wel@@ ling . ”
P@@ res@@ ent - day Christians face a similar chall@@ enge because the long night of Satan’s wicked system of things is now at the dar@@ k@@ est point in its hist@@ ory .
Some 1@@ ,000 years after Davi@@ d’s time , the apostle Paul refer@@ red to the cre@@ ation account .
What is involved in get@@ ting out of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at ?
Th@@ an@@ ks to Jehovah’s pro@@ v@@ isions through his organization , we can both give and receive the best ad@@ vice .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T : C@@ ho@@ ose the right words
Ha@@ ving “ come to know God , ” what do you want to do now ?
Yet , with Jehovah’s help , you can w@@ in the fi@@ ght .
During our Christian meetings , we should listen and learn
Com@@ m@@ end@@ ab@@ ly , in time they chang@@ ed their mind and put faith in him .
What is more , God’s personal name appe@@ ars th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of times in the first T@@ ah@@ iti@@ an ver@@ sion of the Bible , which was comple@@ ted in 18@@ 35 .
One group sto@@ od out in his mind .
The last opportunity to be with the local brothers was at the C@@ ongreg@@ ation Bo@@ ok S@@ tu@@ dy .
It is also li@@ mit@@ ed by our in@@ ability to dis@@ cer@@ n mo@@ ti@@ ves and to know what is really in pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s hearts .
Some Christians have provided help by vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily going to such are@@ as in order to share in the con@@ stru@@ ction of Kingdom H@@ alls .
What will help us to imitate Jehovah more fully , and why ?
On that special night , however , he was moved to use this affe@@ c@@ tion@@ ate ad@@ d@@ ress to con@@ ve@@ y the deep love he felt for his followers .
He bre@@ a@@ th@@ ed his last on the fri@@ gi@@ d st@@ ep@@ pe of e@@ ast@@ er@@ n Si@@ b@@ eri@@ a , v@@ ili@@ fied and dis@@ gr@@ ac@@ ed .
Di@@ to sh@@ ou@@ ted to his friend . “ No !
“ The fear of Jehovah is the star@@ t of wisdom , and the knowledge of the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly One is what understanding is . ”
How did the crow@@ ds re@@ act to Jesus ’ Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , and why should you medit@@ ate on it ?
The Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ ers knew that Jesus had lived in heaven before coming to earth .
In time , he real@@ ized that what he was lear@@ ning would bring him lasting benef@@ its .
In fact , the first time they me@@ t , Jesus pre@@ di@@ cted that Peter would displa@@ y ro@@ ck@@ like qualities in his life .
And all members of the congregation need to be determined to avoid the compan@@ y of dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed individuals . ​ — 2 John 9 - 11 .
Re@@ g@@ arding the Messi@@ ah , Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah prophe@@ tic@@ ally wrote : “ Be very jo@@ y@@ ful , O daugh@@ ter of Z@@ ion .
Be T@@ e@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble
F@@ or@@ tun@@ ately , my son and daugh@@ ter - in - law really helped me . ”
One refer@@ ence work says that in the Scriptures the Greek word transl@@ ated “ for@@ give ” means “ to let go [ of ] a de@@ b@@ t , by not dem@@ an@@ ding it . ”
Des@@ pite the par@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is , though , I atten@@ d all the meetings qu@@ ite regul@@ arly .
We are sure that it will bring back f@@ ond mem@@ ori@@ es of a rich spiritual fe@@ ast and be instru@@ ctive as well .
Do you appreci@@ ate the spiritual pro@@ v@@ isions you are now able to receive in your lo@@ c@@ ality ?
They took great care to pre@@ pare and bur@@ n inc@@ en@@ se in the way pres@@ cri@@ bed by Jehovah .
F@@ ar from it ! When sen@@ ten@@ c@@ ing Adam and E@@ ve , Jehovah gave their future des@@ c@@ end@@ ants a b@@ right ra@@ y of hope .
The pri@@ ests were to wa@@ s@@ h both their hands and their fe@@ et before per@@ form@@ ing their du@@ ties at the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le .
Still , we all need to be res@@ cu@@ ed , for we cannot es@@ cap@@ e the ra@@ va@@ ges of si@@ ck@@ ness and old age and fin@@ ally death .
One day her c@@ ous@@ in gave her a Bible and in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed her to the Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st@@ al Ch@@ urch .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly and for no ap@@ par@@ ent reason , C@@ es@@ ti@@ us Gal@@ lu@@ s with@@ dra@@ ws his tro@@ op@@ s and re@@ tre@@ ats toward the co@@ ast with the Z@@ e@@ al@@ o@@ ts in ho@@ t pur@@ su@@ it .
To Our Re@@ ad@@ ers
Thus , a person should be baptized even when un@@ u@@ su@@ al st@@ ep@@ s are necess@@ ary because of his con@@ dition .
Our daugh@@ ter , W@@ il@@ ly , at age se@@ ven
He simply as@@ ks that we have the kind of faith that mo@@ ves us to action .
What ong@@ o@@ ing efforts have there been to bring peace in our time ?
F@@ our of the si@@ x succ@@ e@@ e@@ ding k@@ ings are ass@@ as@@ sin@@ ated .
How can we com@@ ba@@ t Satan’s div@@ isi@@ ve influ@@ ences ?
The Con@@ f@@ li@@ ct Be@@ comes He@@ ated
A great vari@@ ety of things need to be done .
You should see the way children tre@@ at the ta@@ bl@@ es and cha@@ ir@@ s . Their fe@@ et go on the table .
The jus@@ tic@@ es then called L@@ yo@@ va Mar@@ gar@@ y@@ an out of the a@@ udi@@ ence ​ — an un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted move for this high cour@@ t .
In rec@@ ent years , she has often refle@@ cted on that most jo@@ y@@ ful time of her life , and she again wanted to inc@@ re@@ ase her share in the ministry .
U@@ l@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , they are “ dra@@ wn out and en@@ tic@@ ed [ “ ca@@ ught as by ba@@ it , ” f@@ t@@ n . ] by [ their ] own desire . ”
Let us consider an example of a good sub@@ ject for personal study : Why is the Kingdom - preaching work of great import@@ ance ?
H@@ O@@ W many children appreci@@ ate the value of rul@@ es and discipl@@ ine ?
This expres@@ sion ref@@ ers to the par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar clo@@ sen@@ ess and fav@@ or that Jesus has with God .
Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 25 - 28 and 1 Timothy 5 : 23 show Paul’s individu@@ al@@ ized concer@@ n about the health of Timothy and E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ro@@ ditu@@ s .
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation of God’s per@@ mis@@ sion of suffering has t@@ ou@@ ched the mind and heart of many form@@ er a@@ the@@ ists .
The Bible and his organization can help us .
As living , bre@@ a@@ thing humans , should we ex@@ pect God’s ac@@ tive for@@ ce to have any fur@@ ther effect on our lives ?
That means imp@@ res@@ sing the value of such la@@ ws on their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s hearts through effe@@ ctive teaching and fre@@ qu@@ ent re@@ pet@@ iti@@ on .
The Jewish a@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l writ@@ ing known as the W@@ is@@ dom of S@@ ir@@ ach , or E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ as@@ tic@@ us , ( 23 : 11 ) lik@@ e@@ wise states : “ A man given to s@@ we@@ aring is la@@ w@@ less to the cor@@ e . ”
Jehovah well knew that his S@@ on@@ ’s experience would invol@@ ve being c@@ ru@@ shed in a sense .
Jac@@ o@@ b E@@ m@@ man@@ u@@ el was a full - time pioneer minis@@ ter for some years before serving at the M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
How do we see God’s hand in our preaching work and in the un@@ ity that we enjoy ?
J . F . Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d’s pris@@ on no@@ tice .
Wor@@ king hard simply to ou@@ tshin@@ e others , however , prom@@ o@@ tes com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on and can bre@@ ed feelings of ill will and je@@ al@@ ous@@ y .
How can we refle@@ ct the care sh@@ own by this shepher@@ d ?
It is the news that si@@ ck@@ ness , hu@@ ng@@ er , cri@@ me , war , and all s@@ or@@ ts of op@@ pres@@ sion will be brought to an end by God’s Kingdom .
( b ) From what two qu@@ ar@@ ters would the att@@ ack come ?
He fur@@ ther com@@ pla@@ ined : “ S@@ k@@ in in be@@ half of s@@ k@@ in , and everything that a man has he will give in be@@ half of his soul . ”
The pres@@ ence of 25 vis@@ it@@ ors from P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al and Ang@@ o@@ la ad@@ ded inter@@ n@@ ational f@@ la@@ v@@ or to the conven@@ tion .
How are hus@@ ban@@ ds ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed to love their wi@@ ves ?
Still , it f@@ ell on Solomon to car@@ ry out this building pro@@ ject that went on for se@@ ven and a half years . ​ — 1 K@@ i .
We will discus@@ s that in our next article .
The expres@@ sion “ that evil slave ” dra@@ ws our attention to Jesus ’ pre@@ ce@@ ding words about the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave .
E@@ ven@@ tually , through the prophet Samuel , Israel dem@@ an@@ ded a v@@ isi@@ ble , human king .
M@@ AL@@ A@@ W@@ I
F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ ing their assignment would have me@@ ant life and peace for them and the nation .
The world has a pre@@ d@@ om@@ in@@ ant attitude that c@@ ent@@ ers on the flesh .
Jesus himself stated that John the B@@ ap@@ t@@ ist was pe@@ er@@ less as a prophet of God , but “ a less@@ er one in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he is . ”
Jesus ’ shed blood will provide the bas@@ is for man@@ kin@@ d’s deli@@ ver@@ ance from sin and death . ​ — He@@ b .
I know Jehovah is with me , so I am not af@@ ra@@ id any@@ more . ”
In this war , God’s servants on earth will not need to de@@ f@@ end themselves against ali@@ ens from another pl@@ an@@ et .
Jehovah is willing to for@@ give those who man@@ i@@ f@@ est hear@@ t@@ felt rep@@ ent@@ ance .
What is one char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic of the new person@@ ality ?
16 : 24 ; Mark 10 : 29 , 30 .
A com@@ mit@@ te@@ e was set up to over@@ see the re@@ building pro@@ ject , and con@@ stru@@ ction began .
When you mar@@ ry such a person , someone who lo@@ ves Jehovah , you will have a par@@ t@@ ner who will help you to remain faithful to God .
One au@@ th@@ or claim@@ s : “ The T@@ ow@@ er of Ba@@ be@@ l my@@ th is de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely one of the most ab@@ sur@@ d st@@ ori@@ es ever told . ”
They needed to ad@@ v@@ ance bey@@ ond a ba@@ si@@ c knowledge of the truth and have a clear understanding of the deep@@ er things of God .
The se@@ ven@@ th day would be “ a holy sa@@ b@@ bat@@ h to Jehovah , ” during which each one should keep s@@ it@@ ting in his own place .
However , those who have left their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and to serve in other coun@@ tri@@ es try to learn the local langu@@ ages so as to make the good news more acc@@ es@@ sible to those “ righ@@ tly dis@@ posed for everlasting life . ”
On the other hand , we can change ​ — if even temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily .
We learned that we were going to be ex@@ iled to M@@ ak@@ r@@ ó@@ n@@ is@@ o@@ s , a ba@@ r@@ re@@ n is@@ land off the co@@ ast of A@@ t@@ tic@@ a , Gre@@ e@@ ce .
Me@@ g@@ an : W@@ ell , ma@@ y@@ be I could use an illustr@@ ation .
T@@ ow@@ ard whom is it to be displa@@ yed ?
For over three years , the Ba@@ al prophe@@ ts had imp@@ l@@ ored their go@@ d to end the dr@@ ought a@@ ff@@ lic@@ ting the land , but Ba@@ al had proved un@@ able to do so .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , many are not in a position to move to another land to serve where there is a greater need .
As a result , the children associ@@ ate with many people who are not their pe@@ ers . ”
In contr@@ ast , God cannot die .
When this Son later came to the earth as the man Jesus , he was e@@ ag@@ er to teach the truth about his Father .
So F@@ er@@ din@@ and con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed his c@@ ell mate to ask his family to s@@ end a Bible , which the man did .
It is especially important that elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants com@@ ment at meetings , since they are expe@@ cted to take the lead in meeting par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation , as well as in attend@@ ance .
Let us consider fi@@ ve fac@@ t@@ ors and an@@ al@@ y@@ ze Bible examples that high@@ light how some in the past f@@ ell into this tra@@ p . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Un@@ der such circumstances , you might keep on as@@ king Jehovah to help you cultiv@@ ate a for@@ giving spirit toward the rep@@ ent@@ ant wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er .
M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i was then in a sense consider@@ ed sac@@ red .
Some ancient Jewish par@@ ap@@ h@@ r@@ as@@ es thus say that the people refer@@ red to in this verse were also pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes , people who had jo@@ ined Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah in worshipp@@ ing Jehovah .
But matters did not sto@@ p there .
It was his pre@@ arrang@@ ed way of saying y@@ es .
Jesus said : “ All you are brothers . ”
Paul com@@ pared these tri@@ als to a fi@@ re that would destro@@ y inf@@ eri@@ or building materi@@ als but leave such materi@@ als as go@@ ld , s@@ il@@ ver , and preci@@ ous st@@ one un@@ har@@ m@@ ed .
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ son / A@@ F@@ P / G@@ et@@ ty I@@ ma@@ ges
When you consider what a ter@@ ri@@ bly bi@@ g part of the world S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a is , it will be eas@@ y to see there is more har@@ v@@ est work to be done . ”
( b ) How will Jesus ’ joy become our@@ s ?
What pro@@ of is there that Jesus was resur@@ rec@@ ted and is ali@@ ve today ?
Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first the kingdom and his righteousness , and all these other things will be ad@@ ded to you . ” — Matthew 6 : 25 - 33 .
However , for a time Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary , Bar@@ u@@ ch , did not see things c@@ learly .
By br@@ ing@@ ing “ a heart of wisdom in , ” or by exerc@@ ising wisdom so that our rema@@ ining days are not wa@@ sted but are sp@@ ent in a way that pleas@@ es Jehovah .
Rather , they are desi@@ gn@@ ed to give you hope .
What a contr@@ ast Jesus pres@@ ents to most prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians !
What dre@@ w me to this person ? ’
2 : 2 - 4 .
At the same time , our u@@ pri@@ ght conduct , though mis@@ re@@ pres@@ ented by many , cannot be hi@@ d@@ den .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , “ wicked men and imp@@ o@@ st@@ ors . . . ad@@ v@@ ance from bad to wor@@ se , mis@@ le@@ ading and being mis@@ led . ”
The B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ ans were comm@@ ended for exam@@ ining the Scriptures da@@ ily
Thus , sin and death rul@@ ed down to the time when God gave the Israelites a law co@@ de , which c@@ learly showed that they were sin@@ n@@ ers .
When Jesus came into his Kingdom authority in 1914 , many among the anointed Christians were expe@@ cting to jo@@ in him im@@ medi@@ ately in heaven .
▪ Jehovah , the God of Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ation
If such ones com@@ mit a serious sin and do not rep@@ ent , we sto@@ p associ@@ ating with them . ​ — Romans 16 : 17 , 18 .
Do not be mis@@ led . N@@ ei@@ ther for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ ors , nor i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ers , nor ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ers , nor men kept for un@@ n@@ atur@@ al pur@@ pos@@ es , nor men who li@@ e with men , nor th@@ i@@ ev@@ es , nor gre@@ e@@ dy pers@@ ons , nor dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ ds , nor re@@ v@@ il@@ ers , nor ex@@ t@@ or@@ tion@@ ers will in@@ her@@ it God’s kingdom . ”
What spiritual and physical benef@@ its can we der@@ i@@ ve by ‘ let@@ ting go ’ of anger ?
Y@@ i@@ el@@ ding to God’s authority demonstr@@ ates our trust and confidence in him as our loving Father .
But doing so is wor@@ th it !
The men were no doubt happy to have found work and that at the u@@ su@@ al wa@@ ge .
Ti@@ m : Th@@ at@@ ’s what I fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ed .
R@@ el@@ ated to this , Christians should avoid pu@@ t@@ ting on@@ to , or do@@ w@@ n@@ lo@@ ading from , ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic bul@@ let@@ in bo@@ ar@@ ds material that is cop@@ y@@ righ@@ ted ( as are the So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s public@@ ations ) and that is being co@@ pi@@ ed without leg@@ al per@@ mis@@ sion from the ow@@ n@@ ers . ”
( c ) What did Jesus accom@@ pl@@ ish by rema@@ ining faithful t@@ ill death ?
“ Ke@@ ep on . . . see@@ king first the kingdom and his righteousness , and all these other things will be ad@@ ded to you . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
( 5 ) Par@@ is , M .
In@@ cen@@ se - Bu@@ r@@ ning , 6 / 1
I@@ N TH@@ E days of Ne@@ h@@ emiah , a group of L@@ ev@@ ites ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged in public prayer that their fore@@ fa@@ thers had re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly “ refu@@ sed to listen ” to Jehovah’s comman@@ d@@ ments .
S@@ har@@ ing the good news with others is much e@@ asi@@ er when people are fri@@ end@@ ly .
Jesus said : “ My sheep listen to my vo@@ ice , and I know them , and they follow me .
He received knowledge by divine re@@ vel@@ ation .
After car@@ r@@ ying the bo@@ y’s li@@ m@@ p body to the ro@@ of ch@@ am@@ ber , Eli@@ j@@ ah cri@@ ed out : “ O Jehovah my God , are you also br@@ ing@@ ing har@@ m to the wi@@ do@@ w with whom I am sta@@ ying by pu@@ t@@ ting her son to death ? ”
Davi@@ d’s life ex@@ emp@@ li@@ fied what we read at Proverbs 24 : 16 : “ The righteous one may f@@ all even se@@ ven times , and he will certainly get up . ”
Why do some find it challeng@@ ing to maintain a clear per@@ c@@ ep@@ tion of their id@@ ent@@ ity as Christians ?
Thus , in 19@@ 6@@ 8 , when famili@@ es of Jehovah’s Witnesses were invit@@ ed to move to C@@ en@@ tr@@ al and S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a to help with the preaching work , our family desi@@ red to answer the call .
( a ) How can an overse@@ er@@ ’s example of hum@@ ility af@@ fect others ?
As Paul and other first - century ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers pro@@ claim@@ ed the good news , many became believers , and congregations were form@@ ed in one place after another thr@@ ough@@ out the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
• What did some angels do in No@@ ah’s day ?
Jehovah was c@@ learly gu@@ i@@ ding this re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble turn of events .
Lo@@ ve is a bro@@ ad@@ er ter@@ m , one that can be ex@@ tend@@ ed even to things and conc@@ ep@@ ts .
N@@ im@@ ro@@ d is descri@@ bed as being “ a mi@@ gh@@ ty h@@ un@@ ter in op@@ position to Jehovah . ”
Mo@@ st have only a pas@@ sing ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ ance with its con@@ ten@@ ts .
Yet , Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at@@ ’s un@@ necess@@ ary deal@@ ings with A@@ ha@@ b al@@ most co@@ st him his life .
Yet , for many young ones , such m@@ om@@ ents of happiness har@@ dly ex@@ ist .
Des@@ i@@ ring to have more associ@@ ation together and at the same time w@@ an@@ ting it to be of spiritual value rather than only of a so@@ cial n@@ ature , they deci@@ ded to set asi@@ de an ev@@ ening to me@@ et and study the Bible .
• Who make up “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” ?
W@@ H@@ A@@ T M@@ A@@ K@@ E@@ S O@@ U@@ R MI@@ N@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ R@@ Y V@@ I@@ T@@ A@@ L ?
Wh@@ ere they su@@ spe@@ cted er@@ r@@ ors in the ma@@ ster text they were using , they no@@ ted these in the mar@@ g@@ in .
To some ex@@ t@@ ent , y@@ es , for the Bible account states : “ Ab@@ sal@@ om kept ste@@ al@@ ing the hearts of the men of Israel . ”
The Israelites ga@@ ther@@ ed to listen and learn about Jehovah in order to have re@@ ver@@ ence for him and car@@ ry out his Law .
No@@ te what the following article has to say about this question .
Jehovah Se@@ es the H@@ ear@@ t
Di@@ d the early Christians view themselves as e@@ qu@@ al ?
E@@ ver since spiritual Israel was rel@@ eas@@ ed from sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic cap@@ tiv@@ ity to Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at in 19@@ 19 , the ex@@ pan@@ sion of true worship has been un@@ st@@ op@@ pa@@ ble des@@ pite rel@@ ent@@ less op@@ position .
Des@@ pite the pain , they were for@@ ced to go to the ra@@ il@@ way st@@ ation .
The second example that we will consider high@@ ligh@@ ts yet another reason we can trust in Jehovah to deli@@ ver his people : He will use the un@@ li@@ mit@@ ed power at his dis@@ pos@@ al to make sure that his will takes place .
If we need to study the Bible T@@ each and “ God’s Lo@@ ve ” boo@@ ks with inter@@ ested ones , how much more so with our own children !
O@@ ver 19 cen@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o , the Bible indic@@ ated that with the help of God’s spirit , even the most en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched heart inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations can be trans@@ form@@ ed .
“ Let every soul be in sub@@ je@@ ction to the su@@ peri@@ or author@@ ities . ”
At no@@ on , they s@@ low@@ ly walk home .
The F@@ lood c@@ he@@ cked a re@@ bel@@ li@@ on that had bro@@ ken out among the angels .
15 , 16 . ( a ) What examples illustr@@ ate that it is re@@ war@@ ding to help those who speak a fore@@ ign language ?
He just let me go and never called me in again . ”
S@@ ex@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
Consider who is ass@@ is@@ ting true Christians in the work of preaching the good news and teaching Bible tru@@ ths to people of all the nations .
But no such mes@@ sa@@ ges have ever been received .
“ Your word is truth . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ H@@ N 17 : 17 .
The Bible account says : “ Now a fam@@ ine ar@@ ose in the land . ”
During the sum@@ m@@ er of 200@@ 1 , for instance , t@@ or@@ r@@ enti@@ al st@@ or@@ ms ca@@ used ma@@ j@@ or f@@ loo@@ ding in H@@ ou@@ st@@ on , T@@ ex@@ as , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
We need courage , for those who side with God today may face fi@@ er@@ ce op@@ position .
To be yi@@ el@@ ding , we must take into account div@@ in@@ ely cons@@ titu@@ ted authority .
My brother John gra@@ du@@ ated from G@@ ile@@ ad in 195@@ 6 .
; C@@ ic@@ how@@ s@@ ki , B .
My wife too has fa@@ il@@ ing health , and we work together to cop@@ e with her Al@@ z@@ he@@ im@@ er@@ ’s di@@ se@@ ase .
He had se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations with U@@ ri@@ ah’s wife and then told Jo@@ a@@ b to make sure that U@@ ri@@ ah would be kil@@ led in bat@@ tle .
• Consider the Watchtower fe@@ ature “ T@@ each Your Ch@@ il@@ dren . ”
G@@ ran@@ ted , not all children are in a position to en@@ ter the full - time ministry when they get older , but all will certainly benefit from and honor God - fe@@ aring parents who become their clo@@ s@@ est friends and ro@@ le mo@@ d@@ els . ​ — Proverbs 22 : 6 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 2 , 3 .
The D@@ on@@ atis@@ ts became involved in so@@ cial and pol@@ itical stru@@ gg@@ les and supp@@ or@@ ted small f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers in their viol@@ ent re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against l@@ an@@ do@@ w@@ n@@ ers and Rom@@ an ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ ors , actions that brought of@@ fi@@ cial cen@@ sure upon them .
He war@@ ned Ca@@ in that his course was le@@ ading toward serious sin , and He offered hope of “ an ex@@ al@@ tation ” if Ca@@ in would only change his ways . ​ — Genesis 4 : 6 , 7 .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jesus su@@ ffered for righteousness ’ s@@ ake , and God allow@@ ed him to face tri@@ als on his own .
As we do so , we should seek Jehovah’s help in prayer , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that “ he is a@@ ware of the se@@ cre@@ ts of the heart . ”
Ang@@ elo C@@ at@@ an@@ z@@ ar@@ o has sp@@ ent 5@@ 9 years in full - time service , most of them as a travel@@ ing overse@@ er .
But no matter what the cause of our dist@@ ress , we can cop@@ e if we foc@@ us our attention on “ the God of all comfort . ”
Re@@ aching H@@ ear@@ t of Ch@@ il@@ d , 5 / 1
( L@@ am@@ ent@@ ations 1 : 1 – 2 : 22 )
Why are the words of Mi@@ ca@@ h 1 : 2 of import@@ ance to us ?
O@@ ther examples can be found at Daniel 9 : 21 and 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 7 : 1 .
There is religious con@@ fu@@ sion and more cri@@ me and viol@@ ence than ever before .
E@@ arly in the year ​ — well before most other tre@@ es — ​ it a@@ wak@@ ens from its s@@ le@@ ep .
If he had listen@@ ed care@@ fully to his emp@@ loy@@ er@@ ’s instru@@ ctions , he could have put his heart and soul into his work and had confidence that his work would have the ow@@ n@@ er@@ ’s appro@@ val .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , un@@ less you sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard your heart , you will be at the mer@@ cy of your every in@@ ner desire and imp@@ ul@@ se , and your life course will ve@@ er into disa@@ ster .
The Bible lik@@ ens our clear id@@ enti@@ fic@@ ation as Christians to ou@@ ter gar@@ ments , wor@@ n for all to see .
As in the case of Paul and S@@ il@@ as in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i , we may be sur@@ pris@@ ed by what Jehovah does for us person@@ ally .
Consider how we can do so in three as@@ pe@@ cts of our lives .
The writ@@ ers were Moses , King David , and others .
Sh@@ ould not that invit@@ ation make us refle@@ ct on the uni@@ que pro@@ vision of prayer ?
We are by no means perfect , just as the men and women mentioned in the Bible were not perfect .
I@@ magine what life will be like when ever@@ yone “ who recogn@@ iz@@ es the Son and exerc@@ ises faith ” will have everlasting life .
Jehovah’s blessing came when King Ar@@ ta@@ x@@ er@@ x@@ es appointed Ne@@ h@@ emiah gover@@ nor of the re@@ gi@@ on .
But Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has was ill - dis@@ posed toward the Christian message .
The apostle Paul’s experience high@@ ligh@@ ts a second reason why people do evil things .
In Chris@@ tend@@ om most religi@@ ons view God as a Tr@@ in@@ ity .
He did not he@@ ed Jehovah’s comm@@ and that an Israel@@ ite king should “ not mul@@ ti@@ p@@ ly wi@@ ves for himself . ”
Then , in a question - and - answer s@@ es@@ sion , he is challeng@@ ed by O@@ ’@@ Con@@ nor and friends but ab@@ ly de@@ f@@ ends the message with the Bible .
How do our valu@@ es and standards set us ap@@ ar@@ t from the world ?
Ther@@ efore , we are neu@@ tr@@ al with reg@@ ard to the worl@@ d’s w@@ ars and pol@@ itical af@@ fai@@ r@@ s .
When you pray , do you ten@@ d to re@@ pe@@ at ph@@ r@@ as@@ es or use the same expres@@ sions time and again ?
But how and why did I , a qui@@ et and God - fe@@ aring individu@@ al , end up in that mis@@ er@@ able place ?
In@@ cre@@ ase ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine dist@@ ribu@@ tion .
Because E@@ du@@ ar@@ do had to pa@@ y off his de@@ b@@ ts gra@@ du@@ ally , he had to pa@@ y more interest on the money that he had bor@@ ro@@ wed .
( a ) How might we imitate Ne@@ h@@ emiah when op@@ pos@@ ers fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ use us ?
They foc@@ us on more important matters , which have an imp@@ act on our life now and in the future .
If the temp@@ er@@ ature d@@ ro@@ ps and the w@@ in@@ ds fre@@ sh@@ en , they bat@@ ten down the h@@ atch@@ es and pre@@ pare for the wor@@ st .
W@@ o@@ o@@ d@@ wor@@ th , J@@ r .
This illustr@@ ates the princi@@ ple that “ it dep@@ ends , not upon the one wi@@ shing nor upon the one r@@ un@@ ning , but upon God , who has mer@@ cy . ” ​ — Romans 9 : 16 .
In the first century , angels res@@ cu@@ ed Peter , Paul , and others from pris@@ on .
They saw a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant pro@@ of that he was , in fact , the Messi@@ ah .
As a result , the local Witnesses may not think about vis@@ iting them fre@@ qu@@ ently .
Still , his loyal ones had to take dec@@ isi@@ ve action , se@@ par@@ ating themselves from un@@ righteous ones .
The s@@ mal@@ l@@ er c@@ ra@@ ft were u@@ su@@ ally power@@ ed by 20 o@@ ar@@ s@@ men .
F@@ e@@ w of us are old en@@ ough to have wit@@ ness@@ ed that exc@@ iting deli@@ ver@@ ance .
The book The Ch@@ urch of the Fir@@ st Th@@ ree C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ The ta@@ st@@ e for ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y [ in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed by O@@ ri@@ g@@ en ] was des@@ t@@ ined not to be soon ex@@ t@@ in@@ ct . ”
B@@ ri@@ an : Jehovah’s Witnesses have a We@@ b s@@ ite that has some good information on marriage and family life .
This hor@@ n was soon bro@@ ken , though , the great king d@@ ying at the he@@ i@@ ght of his power and at only 32 years of age .
K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge ​ — ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ ance or famili@@ ar@@ ity with fac@@ ts ga@@ ined by ob@@ serv@@ ation and experience or by reading and study — ​ is fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al to wisdom .
The truth of God’s Kingdom is like that pri@@ c@@ eless pe@@ ar@@ l .
Ab@@ out mi@@ d@@ way through the ter@@ m , there was talk about recei@@ ving our assign@@ ments .
In a prayer to Jehovah , the psalmist stated : “ L@@ ong ag@@ o you la@@ id the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ations of the earth it@@ self , and the heavens are the work of your hands .
Acts 24 : 15 reve@@ als more about this gr@@ and ev@@ ent , st@@ ating : “ There is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the un@@ righteous . ”
Do these words indic@@ ate that the apostle John would out@@ live the other apostles ?
His married children and their famili@@ es would all be sent to pris@@ on , al@@ though they had nothing to do with his religious beli@@ ef@@ s .
King A@@ sa sear@@ ched for God and ro@@ o@@ ted out apost@@ as@@ y in Juda@@ h .
He was thro@@ wn into j@@ a@@ il and put in ir@@ ons . ​ — Genesis 39 : 1 - 20 ; Psalm 10@@ 5 : 17 , 18 .
But as my body lo@@ ses its power , in@@ ner strength keep@@ s me going .
The trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation under@@ s@@ co@@ res the reli@@ ability of God’s prophe@@ tic word .
All of us have an in@@ born tend@@ enc@@ y to be sel@@ f@@ ish , and this inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation may s@@ ti@@ f@@ le expres@@ sions of than@@ ks .
How wonderful it is that God sent his own Son to die as a ransom for us !
He was f@@ ond of saying , “ When in doubt , remember that the kind thing is the right thing . ”
Ha@@ ve you seri@@ ously thought about the reason why you are here ?
10@@ 3 : 9 .
Bible study may not be eas@@ y for many of us .
Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah fore@@ told that the Messi@@ ah would come “ ri@@ ding upon an ass , ” that he would be be@@ tra@@ yed for “ th@@ ir@@ ty pi@@ e@@ ces of s@@ il@@ ver , ” that he would be stru@@ ck , and that “ those of the flo@@ ck [ would ] be sc@@ at@@ tered . ”
For more information about God’s Kingdom and what it will soon accom@@ pl@@ ish , see chap@@ ters 3 , 8 , and 9 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
Is it not app@@ all@@ ing that even now , in the 2@@ 1@@ st century , their righ@@ ts continue to be “ viol@@ ated every day in num@@ bers of such ma@@ gn@@ itu@@ de as to de@@ fy coun@@ ting ” ? ​ — The St@@ ate of the Wor@@ l@@ d’s Ch@@ il@@ dren 20@@ 00 .
A cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a repor@@ ts that the Bible T@@ each book has an “ inst@@ ant appe@@ al that quic@@ k@@ ly dra@@ ws hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders into a con@@ vers@@ ation . ”
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , Noah knew what was su@@ it@@ able for sacrifice in the worship of Jehovah .
In doing so , sel@@ e@@ ct friends who will help you to maintain a positi@@ ve attitude .
Jehovah helped me to serve in this cap@@ ac@@ ity for 38 years .
As a result , they jus@@ ti@@ fy the am@@ ount of di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty that will su@@ it their situation .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 13 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 8@@ 1 , 1@@ 35
W@@ ere it not for the appe@@ ar@@ ance of “ sons ” according to God’s promise , our only pro@@ spe@@ ct would be sla@@ very to sin and death .
And the apostle Paul wrote : “ Ne@@ cess@@ ity is la@@ id upon me . Re@@ ally , w@@ o@@ e is me if I did not dec@@ l@@ are the good news ! ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 9 : 16 .
We know that God can look into the very dep@@ ths of the in@@ ner person , the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative “ heart and k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys . ”
Because of the sh@@ o@@ ck and g@@ ri@@ ef , the be@@ tra@@ yed marriage par@@ t@@ ner may be un@@ able to s@@ le@@ ep and may we@@ ep un@@ contro@@ l@@ la@@ bly .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jehovah dis@@ pat@@ ched his Son to the earth to be born as a human ba@@ by .
What will help you when tal@@ king to others about God and cre@@ ation ?
Christians ag@@ ree on the need to follow God’s guid@@ ance , yet in some are@@ as personal judg@@ ments must be made , and conscience comes into pla@@ y .
What important is@@ sue did Satan ra@@ ise ?
Lo@@ ve and fir@@ m@@ ness are needed to pro@@ du@@ ce the desi@@ red result .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the pat@@ ter@@ n of truth that Paul taught Timothy and others was not desi@@ gn@@ ed to give a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c answer to every conc@@ ei@@ va@@ ble question .
How was Jehovah the share of the pri@@ ests and L@@ ev@@ ites ?
The little gi@@ r@@ l now condu@@ cts fi@@ ve home Bible stu@@ dies , and some of these stud@@ ents atten@@ d Christian meetings .
If he fin@@ ds himself lu@@ red to the public health ha@@ z@@ ard of c@@ y@@ ber@@ se@@ x , he ought to strengthen his love for Jehovah by stud@@ ying God’s Word , the Bible .
J@@ E@@ R@@ E@@ MI@@ A@@ H K@@ N@@ E@@ W W@@ H@@ A@@ T W@@ A@@ S C@@ O@@ MI@@ N@@ G
To understand how this is possible , consider first what joy is .
For those anointed Christians who will be ali@@ ve at the end of this system of things , the fin@@ al ga@@ ther@@ ing will take place when they receive their heavenly re@@ ward . ​ — D@@ an .
Per@@ haps they even won@@ der , ‘ What must I do to get sa@@ ved ? ’
“ With his p@@ in@@ i@@ ons he will b@@ lo@@ ck appro@@ ach to you , and under his w@@ ings you will take refu@@ ge , ” wrote the psalmist . ​ — Psalm 9@@ 1 : 4 .
“ Su@@ pp@@ ort of the re@@ gi@@ me was comm@@ on among Christians , ” the book as@@ ser@@ ts , “ and the va@@ st ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity fa@@ iled to ra@@ ise any ob@@ je@@ ction to Jewish persecu@@ tion .
It all started in the city of D@@ r@@ ama .
However , the Eng@@ l@@ ish they use is simp@@ l@@ er than what we use in our public@@ ations .
But there the simil@@ ar@@ ities end .
To them he wrote : “ Do you , however , the one teaching someone el@@ se , not teach yourself ?
S@@ ar@@ ah from K@@ en@@ ya rel@@ ates this experience : “ I pray@@ ed about a stud@@ ent who I felt did not appreci@@ ate her Bible study .
By the apost@@ o@@ lic me@@ th@@ od of preaching “ from house to house ” and teaching God’s Word on an individu@@ al bas@@ is .
Paul succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded because he allow@@ ed himself to be gu@@ i@@ ded by “ heal@@ th@@ ful words . ”
But he was heav@@ ily ar@@ m@@ ed , and he was an im@@ men@@ sel@@ y strong , experienced war@@ ri@@ or .
Although at f@@ lood st@@ age , the ri@@ ver pro@@ ves to be no ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le to them , for Jehovah ca@@ uses the w@@ at@@ ers up@@ st@@ re@@ am to ris@@ e up like a dam and al@@ lo@@ ws the w@@ at@@ ers do@@ w@@ n@@ st@@ re@@ am to emp@@ ty into the De@@ ad Se@@ a .
A@@ sa@@ ph wrote : “ The dra@@ wing near to God is good for me . ” ​ — Psalm 7@@ 3 : 28 .
C@@ ould I get more fully involved in such activities as building or main@@ tain@@ ing Kingdom H@@ alls ?
In so doing , they be@@ ar in mind the real purpose of discipl@@ ine .
( a ) Why must we be par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly w@@ ary when using the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t ?
Today , Jehovah’s Witnesses keep in mind those who are inc@@ ar@@ cer@@ ated , vis@@ it pris@@ ons , and “ preach a rel@@ e@@ ase to the cap@@ ti@@ ves . ” ​ — Luke 4 : 18 .
Because some cle@@ an@@ ing jo@@ bs need attention after every meeting and others can be ad@@ d@@ ressed less fre@@ qu@@ ently , good co@@ or@@ din@@ ation and over@@ sight are requi@@ red to make sure that nothing ge@@ ts over@@ loo@@ ked .
Di@@ d many apostles com@@ pla@@ in , or was it pri@@ mar@@ ily Ju@@ d@@ as ?
L@@ ater , Jesus asked him : “ Are you pu@@ t@@ ting faith in the Son of man ? ”
Li@@ ving up to one@@ ’s dedic@@ ation invol@@ ves hard work .
When fac@@ ing problems , I don@@ ’t say , ‘ Why me , Jehovah ? ’
Since Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es are often fully under@@ sto@@ od only after they are ful@@ filled or are in the pro@@ c@@ ess of fulfill@@ ment , we will have to wa@@ it and see .
However , Jehovah held E@@ ve acc@@ oun@@ table for her actions .
Timothy and Luke jo@@ in Paul along the way .
It was when he was we@@ ak that he felt holy spirit op@@ er@@ ating on him .
T@@ ake , for example , the situation in which the Hebrew prophet J@@ on@@ ah found himself .
By means of that mirac@@ ul@@ ous ev@@ ent on the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st , God showed that he had trans@@ fer@@ red his ba@@ c@@ king from apost@@ ate Israel to “ the Israel of God , ” made up of both men and women .
Pe@@ ople cannot se@@ em to get en@@ ough of it , whether it is death by war , n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ ster , cri@@ me , or di@@ se@@ ase .
He said that he felt it was his Christian du@@ ty to tell the flo@@ ck that he had taught them many fal@@ s@@ eho@@ o@@ ds .
In doing so , they follow the princi@@ ple stated by Jesus : “ You received free , give free . ”
I@@ t’s hard to find a time when she@@ ’s free . ”
O@@ ff@@ set prin@@ ting has re@@ plac@@ ed the let@@ ter@@ pres@@ s me@@ th@@ od , spe@@ e@@ ding up the pro@@ du@@ ction pro@@ c@@ ess and imp@@ ro@@ ving the qu@@ ality of ar@@ t@@ work .
Today , travel@@ ing overse@@ ers , congregation elders , and many others are deep@@ ly loved because of the courage they show in be@@ half of Jehovah’s sheep .
Our all - wise , all - powerful God , the one who contro@@ ls the ha@@ il and the s@@ now , can help you to sur@@ m@@ ount any ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les that you enc@@ oun@@ ter .
Christians are helped to maintain gen@@ u@@ ine low@@ l@@ iness of mind by foc@@ using on the best examples of hum@@ ility , Jehovah God and Jesus Christ .
What chang@@ es have you seen in your li@@ fe@@ time ?
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing only in your mother t@@ ong@@ ue at home gives your children a ba@@ si@@ c knowledge of that language
The Ar@@ men@@ i@@ an cou@@ ple brought out a ba@@ g full of Ar@@ men@@ i@@ an and Rus@@ si@@ an Bible liter@@ ature publi@@ shed by the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety !
Why do they feel that way ?
She accepted a Bible study and soon began to feel “ the peace of God that exc@@ els all thought . ”
C@@ learly , it was by his ac@@ tive for@@ ce that Jehovah r@@ ous@@ ed “ the king of As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a ” to allow God’s people to return , and He moved the spirit of the people , so that they fin@@ i@@ shed the work they had be@@ gu@@ n .
But this much is certain : Jehovah wanted the good news to be pre@@ ached , and Satan did not .
Mar@@ th@@ a could have done the same .
K@@ ek@@ eli@@ d@@ ze ob@@ ser@@ ves that whether or not the po@@ et qu@@ o@@ ted direc@@ tly from the Bible , “ some of his vie@@ ws are direc@@ t refle@@ ctions of vari@@ ous Bible pas@@ sa@@ ges . ”
Jehovah’s Witnesses fil@@ ed a com@@ pla@@ in@@ t with the Ch@@ el@@ y@@ ab@@ in@@ s@@ k pro@@ secu@@ t@@ or , but it brought no resul@@ ts .
( a ) What wrong attitude did some of Jesus ’ followers be@@ tra@@ y ?
After that discus@@ sion , we deci@@ ded to sel@@ l our bu@@ sin@@ ess and simp@@ li@@ fy our life .
Some in Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah’s day were ap@@ par@@ ently see@@ king the accep@@ t@@ ance of sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding nations by “ we@@ aring fore@@ ign at@@ ti@@ re . ”
If the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation is strong and the stru@@ c@@ ture is st@@ able , the house can likely be rest@@ ored .
14 - 16 . ( a ) What con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed a Mus@@ li@@ m , a H@@ in@@ du , and an ag@@ no@@ s@@ tic of the divine orig@@ in of the Bible ?
Ther@@ efore , whether of the anointed or of the other sheep , we consider it a sac@@ red privilege to share in the work of be@@ aring witness .
As Joseph was taken sou@@ th along the ro@@ ad to Egy@@ pt , he seem@@ ed to have lost everything .
Today , holy spirit is a@@ vail@@ able to a@@ id Christians , wh@@ atever their hope
In a sense , it could inclu@@ de any of those things that Solomon wrote about that have to do with being succ@@ ess@@ ful in the eyes of men ​ — pres@@ ti@@ ge , f@@ ame , or power .
A@@ m I truly demonstr@@ ating a willing spirit ? ’
No@@ te@@ wor@@ thy in this reg@@ ard is the apostle Paul’s counsel , ap@@ par@@ ently based on Psalm 4 : 4 : “ Be w@@ ra@@ th@@ ful , and yet do not sin ; let the su@@ n not set with you in a pro@@ vo@@ ked st@@ ate , ne@@ i@@ ther allow place for the Devil . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
A small child is like a sa@@ pl@@ ing that needs w@@ at@@ ering at regul@@ ar inter@@ v@@ als .
Mar@@ il@@ y@@ n began to real@@ ize that she could not ra@@ ise her son by “ t@@ ele@@ par@@ en@@ ting ” through let@@ ters , tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne c@@ alls , or vi@@ de@@ o ch@@ ats .
Joseph saw Jehovah as the perfect Ju@@ dge .
They claim@@ ed that in its bi@@ d for a me@@ dia exc@@ lu@@ sive , the N@@ ational Ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c So@@ ci@@ ety ru@@ shed the public@@ ation of the ancient text .
No won@@ der we are happy !
A wi@@ do@@ w@@ ’s son The prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah resur@@ rec@@ ted the young son of a wi@@ do@@ w who lived in Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath , nor@@ th of Israel . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 17 : 17 - 24 .
A@@ no@@ ther sacrifice that Jehovah deli@@ gh@@ ts in has to do with our power of spe@@ e@@ ch .
A@@ c@@ tually , his requi@@ re@@ ments are very reason@@ able .
I am gr@@ ate@@ ful that I was dra@@ wn to them .
In mo@@ der@@ n times , anointed Christians have done a work like that of Eli@@ j@@ ah .
A@@ no@@ ther to@@ ol a@@ vail@@ able to Jehovah’s Witnesses in many ma@@ j@@ or langu@@ ages is the Watchtower Li@@ br@@ ary .
12 , 13 . ( a ) How is Jesus “ the light of the world ” ?
The brothers learned that she had been a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned by members of her ch@@ urch who were going to a religious service in the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s .
“ I@@ ’@@ m to@@ t@@ ally against the ide@@ a that religious con@@ vi@@ ctions should be for@@ ced on me by tra@@ dition , simply because members of my family who lived ten@@ s or even h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of years ag@@ o practic@@ ed a certain religion . ”
They had been bl@@ in@@ d@@ fol@@ ded , and their hands had been b@@ ound .
What great things Jesus was able to accom@@ pl@@ ish with God’s help during the three and a half years from his baptism until his death !
When Jesus invit@@ ed Peter to get out of the bo@@ at and walk toward H@@ im on the water , Peter ac@@ tually did so for a while .
So all these de@@ ta@@ il@@ s show that anointed Christians must have been cap@@ ti@@ ves of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at for a long time , not just from 19@@ 18 to 19@@ 19 .
Dis@@ cer@@ ning their heart con@@ dition , Jehovah re@@ je@@ cted Ca@@ in@@ ’s o@@ ffering but ‘ loo@@ ked with fav@@ or ’ upon A@@ be@@ l and his o@@ ffering .
A father needs to be a positi@@ ve example to his children
When children by par@@ ent@@ al example and instru@@ ction are taught to fear God , they are more likely to gro@@ w up to be men and women who have strong confidence in Jehovah . ​ — Proverbs 22 : 6 .
Ther@@ efore , the resurrection of anointed Christians must have be@@ gu@@ n some@@ time before 19@@ 35 .
Jehovah’s Witnesses know that many in this world will op@@ pose them .
In some par@@ ts of the world , it is cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary for cl@@ an elders and relati@@ ves out@@ side the im@@ medi@@ ate family to have a say in the bu@@ ri@@ al of the dead .
; B@@ ach , C .
For instance , some parents may h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to encoura@@ ge their child to pur@@ sue a care@@ er of pione@@ ering , to serve where the need is greater , to en@@ ter Bethel service , or to work on the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ je@@ cts .
“ They were b@@ ru@@ t@@ ally as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ted by a crow@@ d of men and then were told to go home .
F@@ in@@ an@@ cial in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions , for example , may requi@@ re a co@@ sign@@ er before appro@@ ving a lo@@ an they consider ris@@ k@@ y .
When Bible tru@@ ths became more a@@ vail@@ able in si@@ gn language , though , the g@@ ap@@ s got filled in . ”
Re@@ call that the Devil offered Jesus worl@@ d@@ wide rul@@ er@@ ship in return for an act of worship .
• What will help us to continue in our ministry ?
Some sp@@ ous@@ es even look for a way out of the relationship , perhaps develop@@ ing a r@@ om@@ an@@ tic interest out@@ side the marriage .
Although I am not able to tra@@ v@@ el around the world as in form@@ er years , I am able to keep up my da@@ ily work as a help@@ er to the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , working with the C@@ o@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ ors ’ Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e and the Ser@@ vice Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e .
His own fle@@ sh@@ ly brother was among them !
At age 17 , I began my service at Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n Bethel
The Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ er Luke tel@@ ls us that Si@@ me@@ on was “ righteous and re@@ ver@@ ent , ” a@@ wa@@ iting the Messi@@ ah .
E@@ mp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze that it is a privilege to be allow@@ ed to share in this work .
39 : 10 , 12 .
O@@ ce@@ an B@@ l@@ v@@ d . M@@ A@@ C@@ O@@ N , G@@ A , C@@ ol@@ is@@ e@@ u@@ m , 2@@ 00 C@@ ol@@ is@@ e@@ u@@ m D@@ r .
D@@ O@@ E@@ S your happiness dep@@ end pri@@ mar@@ ily on where you live ?
But they learned , too , that disci@@ ple@@ ship would ex@@ act a pri@@ ce .
For 12 long years , a woman su@@ ffered from an ab@@ nor@@ ma@@ l f@@ low of blood .
Because we have reli@@ ed , not on human power , but on guid@@ ance by holy spirit , we have continued to prog@@ ress in our understanding of the Scriptures and in doing God’s will .
See The Watchtower , De@@ c@@ ember 1 , 199@@ 8 , pages 20 - 1 , and S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 1 , 199@@ 3 , pages 27 - 31 ; A@@ wa@@ ke ! , J@@ anu@@ ary 8 , 199@@ 8 , pages 21 - 2 , and Mar@@ ch 22 , 199@@ 7 , pages 14 - 15 .
Christians stri@@ ve for strong faith
They ended on the day that Jehovah fre@@ ed the Israelites from Egy@@ pt .
The examples of He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah , H@@ ann@@ ah , and J@@ on@@ ah also teach us a vital less@@ on about what we should not fai@@ l to remember as we pray while under du@@ ress .
Although they both had dem@@ an@@ ding full - time jo@@ bs , they were not in a position to look for other work .
They no longer ac@@ ted in ign@@ or@@ ance .
14 : 40 .
Si@@ x@@ te@@ en different requi@@ re@@ ments of elders are lis@@ ted at 1 Timothy 3 : 1 - 7 .
New Do@@ ors of O@@ pp@@ or@@ tun@@ ity Are O@@ p@@ ened
Like Jesus , we should be mil@@ d - temp@@ ered .
This article will consider why and how we benefit from hon@@ or@@ ing Jehovah with our valu@@ able things .
They truly were in Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an cap@@ tiv@@ ity !
This “ men@@ tal - regul@@ ating ” invol@@ ves imp@@ l@@ an@@ ting Jehovah’s thoughts in the mind of a child from its tend@@ er inf@@ an@@ cy on through the cr@@ itical years of a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ence . ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
Although Jehovah would allow the Se@@ ed of God’s woman to su@@ ff@@ er a b@@ ru@@ ising in the he@@ el , in God’s du@@ e time , the Se@@ ed would b@@ ru@@ ise the ser@@ p@@ ent , or Satan the Devil , in the head .
Jehovah’s only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son was to come to earth and be t@@ ested to the li@@ mit .
The Bible speak@@ s of Jesus Christ as having “ life in himself ” and of his followers as having ‘ life in themselves . ’
B@@ as@@ ed on the needs of the stud@@ ent , you as his instru@@ ct@@ or should be able to deter@@ mine how this material can best be used .
Bible truth bri@@ d@@ ges cul@@ ture and language differ@@ ences in P@@ an@@ ama
That we@@ ek my bed was made up in the ba@@ th@@ tu@@ b , but what a spiritually jo@@ y@@ ful we@@ ek we had together !
( b ) How can we imitate Peter , and what should we be moved to do ?
Our family was de@@ va@@ stated when my you@@ ng@@ er brother died in a tra@@ gi@@ c ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent at the age of four .
It evid@@ ently ref@@ ers to the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of the earth , to which Satan and his angels were consi@@ gn@@ ed after the war in heaven . ​ — Revelation 12 : 7 - 17 .
We must do all we can to avoid the worl@@ d’s thinking .
I can har@@ dly wa@@ it to see my gr@@ and@@ father again . ”
In ad@@ dition , al@@ though it is true that God never chang@@ es , his requi@@ re@@ ments some@@ times do .
Mo@@ der@@ n - Da@@ y A@@ z@@ te@@ c@@ s , 3 / 1 “ My D@@ re@@ am H@@ as C@@ ome Tru@@ e ” ( pione@@ ering ) , 7 / 15
Why should we not be wor@@ ri@@ ed about the number of those who e@@ at the bre@@ ad and dr@@ ink the w@@ ine at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al ? ​ — Romans 9 : 11 , 16 .
By our actions , we esta@@ bl@@ ish a lasting re@@ pu@@ tation with God , ei@@ ther for evil or for good .
“ You have been wa@@ shed clean , . . . you have been san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R .
As they re@@ moved the out@@ side w@@ all , they no@@ tic@@ ed a bo@@ ard co@@ ver@@ ing one side of a p@@ il@@ la@@ r .
But gre@@ ed is d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous and des@@ tru@@ ctive .
The rec@@ ord is clear . Since the death of the apostles , Christ has not been in much of what has taken place in the name of Christi@@ an@@ ity .
On we@@ ek@@ ends , I accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed Ch@@ ar@@ al@@ am@@ bo@@ s as he deli@@ vered tal@@ ks to vari@@ ous congregations .
The first head of the be@@ ast re@@ pres@@ ents Egy@@ pt .
The ro@@ of@@ s were f@@ l@@ at and were used as a living sp@@ ace .
It has been de@@ f@@ ined as “ the ability to make s@@ ound judg@@ ements in spiritual matters . ”
It was the tra@@ uma ro@@ om of the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out mo@@ der@@ n times , Jehovah’s Witnesses have pre@@ ached the good news of the Kingdom in a greater fulfill@@ ment of Matthew 24 : 14 .
Jesus ho@@ l@@ ds this position by divine ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
Ch@@ am@@ ber@@ la@@ in : P@@ ho@@ to by J@@ im@@ my Si@@ me / C@@ en@@ tr@@ al P@@ ress / G@@ et@@ ty I@@ ma@@ ges ; A@@ mer@@ y : P@@ ho@@ to by K@@ ur@@ t H@@ ut@@ t@@ on / P@@ ic@@ ture P@@ o@@ st / G@@ et@@ ty I@@ ma@@ ges ; Ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ ill : The Tru@@ ste@@ es of the I@@ mp@@ eri@@ al W@@ ar Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m ( M@@ H 2@@ 6@@ 3@@ 9@@ 2 )
So@@ on af@@ ter@@ ward , Mi@@ gu@@ el and I also attend@@ ed a cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The name of Ho@@ se@@ a@@ ’s fir@@ st@@ born son by G@@ om@@ er was Je@@ z@@ re@@ el .
Since he was also the ol@@ des@@ t in our group , he a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally became the one we turned to in matters of language and in taking the lead . ”
God , therefore , “ turned his attention to the nations to take out of them a people for his name . ”
E@@ ach Christian is being given the opportunity to demonstr@@ ate that he can be used by the King , Christ Jesus .
T@@ el@@ ev@@ ision ​ — A Go@@ od Bab@@ y@@ s@@ it@@ ter ?
When that p@@ lo@@ t fa@@ iled , the king arrang@@ ed for U@@ ri@@ ah to be kil@@ led in bat@@ tle .
A@@ n ang@@ ry re@@ action can make an un@@ pleas@@ ant situation wor@@ se because it ad@@ ds fu@@ el to the fi@@ re .
In rec@@ ent de@@ ca@@ des , mankind has experienced a sur@@ ge in evil because of human imper@@ fe@@ ction and ign@@ or@@ ance and also as a result of Satan’s inc@@ reas@@ ed me@@ dd@@ ling in human af@@ fai@@ r@@ s .
During the h@@ our@@ s we were there , sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by our Christian brothers and sisters , we felt that we were able to place our bur@@ den on Jehovah , and we experienced a me@@ asure of in@@ ner cal@@ m . ”
The righteous one does not simply avoid lies ; he ac@@ tually h@@ ates them .
In time , though , pri@@ de and false reason@@ ing began to gover@@ n his decisions .
Lo@@ ve does not work evil to one@@ ’s neigh@@ b@@ or ; therefore , love is the la@@ w@@ ’s fulfill@@ ment . ”
Jesus says : “ A str@@ anger they will by no means follow but will fle@@ e from him . ”
The pur@@ ge also takes in the ter@@ rit@@ ory of the form@@ er ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel , over@@ thro@@ wn ear@@ li@@ er by the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans ( 7@@ 40 B.C.E . ) .
I had a hard time coming to ter@@ ms with that “ s@@ tic@@ k . ”
Can nothing be done to imp@@ ro@@ ve the situation ?
21 C@@ al@@ led O@@ u@@ t of D@@ ar@@ k@@ ness
It is not always eas@@ y to find mo@@ des@@ t and appro@@ pri@@ ate clo@@ thing .
The un@@ certain@@ ty of material we@@ al@@ th makes it far too f@@ ra@@ g@@ ile to fi@@ x our hope on .
John knew that a s@@ war@@ m of lo@@ cu@@ st@@ s can cause a lo@@ t of dam@@ age ; they had done so in Egy@@ pt in the time of Moses .
Per@@ haps Jesus was full of questions af@@ ter@@ ward and Joseph tri@@ ed hard to satis@@ fy the bo@@ y’s spiritual hu@@ ng@@ er .
For example , when we con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate the desi@@ gn and vari@@ ety of fru@@ its and f@@ low@@ ers , we dis@@ cer@@ n God’s love and wisdom .
This has not only li@@ mit@@ ed their par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation at we@@ ek@@ ly congregation meetings but also made it more difficult for them to teach Kingdom tru@@ ths to others .
Sh@@ ould You M@@ ake Some Ch@@ ang@@ es ?
Even though G@@ l@@ as@@ go@@ w was some 4@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 6@@ 00 k@@ m ] away , I was determined to be there and to be baptized at that conven@@ tion .
Un@@ der@@ standing where that do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine origin@@ ated and how it en@@ tered most religi@@ ons of the world was ess@@ enti@@ al to per@@ su@@ a@@ de her to accept what the Bible teach@@ es on the sub@@ ject .
A@@ m@@ mon@@ ites were for@@ bi@@ d@@ den to come on@@ to the temple gr@@ oun@@ ds .
This re@@ view will strengthen our decision to follow Jehovah’s direction into the new world .
What ass@@ ist@@ ance did they seek ?
At times , he mis@@ inter@@ pre@@ ts and even mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ds men and their actions .
U@@ na@@ ware of these develop@@ ments , Jehovah’s Witnesses st@@ op@@ ped by and showed them less@@ on 12 of the vi@@ de@@ o What Does God Re@@ qui@@ re of U@@ s ?
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ing the need for regul@@ ar Christian associ@@ ation , D@@ ad moved the family to O@@ r@@ ang@@ ev@@ il@@ le , O@@ nt@@ ari@@ o , Cana@@ da , in 19@@ 35 because there was a congregation there .
A v@@ ine supp@@ or@@ ts the bran@@ ches .
If it is a@@ vail@@ able in a language that you can understand , by all means get well ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with these fe@@ atu@@ res and make use of them .
A@@ h , but take away all those ne@@ g@@ ative fac@@ t@@ ors ​ — what reli@@ ef !
For a whole year , Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s and Saul “ taught qu@@ ite a crow@@ d , and it was first in An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch that the disciples were by divine provi@@ d@@ ence called Christians . ”
For example , the bo@@ x “ Some Ex@@ pres@@ sions Ex@@ pla@@ ined ” in the S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 15 , 20@@ 11 , is@@ sue descri@@ bed the expres@@ sion “ cl@@ ou@@ d of wit@@ nesses ” at Hebrews 12 : 1 in these words : “ There were so many that they could not be coun@@ ted . ”
In that dar@@ k h@@ our , he likely found comfort in see@@ ing the people he loved the most right there with him .
( b ) What was sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant about pi@@ er@@ c@@ ing the e@@ ar of a willing slave ?
How did Jesus set an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent pat@@ ter@@ n in cor@@ rec@@ ting wrong attitu@@ des ?
Ri@@ ver Ad@@ da
His re@@ ign began in 4@@ 7@@ 4 B.C.E . , so his 20@@ th year would be 4@@ 5@@ 5 B.C.E .
On the other hand , fa@@ il@@ ure to have a written ag@@ re@@ ement is often a contribu@@ ting fac@@ t@@ or when bu@@ sin@@ ess problems ar@@ ise between servants of Jehovah .
H@@ ere at last was the news that every faithful Je@@ w long@@ ed to hear ​ — the Messi@@ ah had come and had ful@@ filled many prophe@@ ci@@ es written about him in the Scriptures !
Proverbs 10 : 1 no@@ tes : “ A wise son is the one that makes a father rejo@@ ice , and a stu@@ pi@@ d son is the g@@ ri@@ ef of his mother . ”
In ad@@ dition to God’s judgment mes@@ sa@@ ges , what have we fe@@ atu@@ red in our ministry , and who are now un@@ ited in preaching the good news ?
In the origin@@ al Greek , one important word having to do with worship is le@@ i@@ ·@@ t@@ our@@ ·@@ gi@@ ʹ@@ a , which is transl@@ ated “ public service ” in the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation .
Such a conclu@@ sion , however , ra@@ ises sever@@ al questions .
L@@ ear@@ ning is en@@ h@@ an@@ ced by a di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied but fri@@ end@@ ly at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere
For a bri@@ ef peri@@ od , He@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ ah’s “ heart became ha@@ ugh@@ ty . ”
The next article will strengthen our faith by making us a@@ ware of present - day events that are prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely giving fur@@ ther in@@ sight into the fulfill@@ ment of Bible prophecy .
What a deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful pro@@ spe@@ ct !
But their fore@@ father Adam ​ — the “ one man ” — ​ so@@ ld them as sla@@ ves to sin , with death as the in@@ ev@@ it@@ able des@@ t@@ in@@ y .
We need to avoid doing what during the time that rema@@ ins ?
The mirac@@ le thus ser@@ ves as a pr@@ elu@@ de to an important tur@@ ning point in Jesus ’ ministry ​ — a shi@@ ft from the peri@@ od when “ his h@@ our had not yet come ” to the time when “ the h@@ our has come . ”
No@@ ah’s message no doubt inclu@@ ded a call for rep@@ ent@@ ance and war@@ n@@ ings of imp@@ en@@ ding des@@ tru@@ ction , but it f@@ ell on de@@ a@@ f ear@@ s .
We thus have reason to ask , What of the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver in 33 C.E . ?
And dis@@ cer@@ ning Christians see something in ad@@ dition to Jehovah’s glory .
So complete is the des@@ tru@@ ction of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s ar@@ mi@@ es that not a sing@@ le sol@@ di@@ er is left ali@@ ve ! ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 14 : 21 - 28 ; Psalm 1@@ 36 : 15 .
Un@@ like their anointed compan@@ i@@ ons , however , these ones will become Jesus ’ obedi@@ ent earthly sub@@ je@@ cts .
But Jehovah’s servants already bel@@ ong to the only organization that will sur@@ vi@@ ve the end of this wicked system of things .
Let us i@@ magine that a Witness nam@@ ed B@@ ri@@ an has cont@@ ac@@ ted a man nam@@ ed E@@ ri@@ c .
The Bible con@@ dem@@ ns dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness , but it also war@@ ns Christians not to be given to “ a lo@@ t of w@@ ine . ” ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 3 ; Luke 21 : 34 , 35 ; 1 Timothy 3 : 3 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
How lo@@ gi@@ cal that is when we rec@@ all that the divine name appe@@ ars some 7@@ ,000 times in the Bible !
he asked . ​ — Isaiah 5 : 4 .
He is ke@@ en@@ ly inter@@ ested in the low@@ ly and do@@ w@@ nt@@ ro@@ d@@ den , invit@@ ing them to get under his kin@@ dly yo@@ ke .
So@@ on , I was able to re@@ pe@@ at many psal@@ ms from mem@@ ory .
• What was the under@@ l@@ ying foc@@ us of God’s dec@@ re@@ es about blood ?
H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i gave a similar ex@@ hor@@ tation to the di@@ sh@@ ear@@ ten@@ ed , in@@ ac@@ tive Jews in 5@@ 20 B.C.E .
Such who@@ les@@ ome associ@@ ation streng@@ th@@ ens our determin@@ ation to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in our ministry .
M@@ ore important , is it in har@@ mony with the Scriptures ?
TH@@ E desire to be accepted influ@@ ences many to con@@ form to the thinking and actions of their pe@@ ers .
Indeed , the very first prophecy recorded in God’s Word , at Genesis 3 : 15 , la@@ ys the bas@@ is for the resurrection hope and fri@@ end@@ ship with God .
Jesus ’ God - given heal@@ ing po@@ wers cur@@ ed the si@@ ck but must also have had a dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c effect on ob@@ serv@@ ers .
If some are suffering want or have become vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of a disa@@ ster or the effe@@ cts of war or ci@@ vi@@ l stri@@ fe , the rest of the inter@@ n@@ ational bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od is e@@ ag@@ er to find ways to be of ass@@ ist@@ ance spiritually and materi@@ ally .
One member of the family may say or do something that off@@ ends another .
16 L@@ ear@@ n M@@ ore
It was t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing to see their appreciation .
G@@ r@@ ate@@ ful for Jehovah’s B@@ ene@@ f@@ its
What imp@@ act will accep@@ ting his lead@@ er@@ ship have on our lives ?
You know who did , the Do@@ er of wonderful things . ​ — Psalm 33 : 7 ; 8@@ 9 : 9 ; Proverbs 8 : 29 ; Acts 4 : 24 ; Revelation 14 : 7 .
They public@@ ly dec@@ l@@ are they know God , but they dis@@ own him by their works . ”
Consider K@@ o@@ i@@ ch@@ i , who had a proble@@ m sp@@ en@@ ding exc@@ essi@@ ve time in rec@@ re@@ ation .
On Au@@ gu@@ st 3 , 19@@ 16 , the cour@@ t rul@@ ed that he was a de@@ fa@@ ul@@ ter , f@@ ined him , and turned him over to the mil@@ it@@ ary .
( b ) How do we show our support for the Kingdom today ?
If Christians are to wel@@ come vis@@ iting brothers , how much more should they wel@@ come fellow believers who@@ se lives are in d@@ anger or who have been persecu@@ ted for their faith ! ​ — Read Proverbs 3 : 27 .
It was the G@@ u@@ le@@ w@@ am@@ kulu , a fe@@ ared se@@ cre@@ t soci@@ ety of tri@@ ba@@ l d@@ an@@ c@@ ers who att@@ ack people and pre@@ ten@@ d to be the spi@@ r@@ its of dead an@@ c@@ est@@ ors .
Instead , as fore@@ told , a great apost@@ as@@ y set in , which resul@@ ted in Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s di@@ vi@@ ded se@@ cts .
“ I am one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , ” respon@@ ded A@@ do@@ l@@ f@@ o , even though he was not yet baptized .
Like L@@ ina , many Christian you@@ ths are pu@@ t@@ ting up a hard fi@@ ght for the faith , and this br@@ ings them joy .
“ What is this that you are see@@ king to secu@@ re ? ”
• What ro@@ le do our meetings pla@@ y with respect to divine remin@@ ders ?
The Israelites were comman@@ ded : “ Be@@ fore gra@@ y ha@@ ir you should ris@@ e up , and you must show consider@@ ation for the person of an old man , and you must be in fear of your God .
In 194@@ 1 , B@@ en asked our family to come along in his ca@@ r to a conven@@ tion in S@@ t . L@@ ou@@ is , Mis@@ s@@ our@@ i .
( a ) How did Jesus become ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with in@@ justice ?
H@@ er cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es deci@@ ded to experi@@ ment with a O@@ u@@ ija bo@@ ard .
1@@ 1@@ 1@@ th G@@ ra@@ du@@ ating C@@ l@@ ass of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad
A@@ m@@ ong the resul@@ ts of se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality may be div@@ or@@ ce , un@@ wanted pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy , se@@ x@@ u@@ ally trans@@ mit@@ ted di@@ se@@ ase , and the lo@@ ss of trust and respect .
This can c@@ learly be seen from the prac@@ tice of child sacrifice con@@ ne@@ cted with false worship in times past .
A col@@ le@@ ction of Greek man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts d@@ ating from the 3@@ r@@ d to the 1@@ 6@@ th century t@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es to an effort to transl@@ ate the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t into a later form of Greek .
She real@@ ized that pur@@ su@@ ing a care@@ er in this world had al@@ most led her ast@@ ra@@ y from the faith .
My re@@ qu@@ est was appro@@ ved , and I started working the new sc@@ he@@ du@@ le within one mon@@ th . ”
What is one way that Jehovah beau@@ ti@@ fi@@ es his people ?
John : W@@ ell , t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w I@@ ’@@ l@@ l tell you an inter@@ es@@ ting st@@ ory about a bir@@ th@@ day a long time ag@@ o .
As the end of that Jewish day appro@@ ached , Jesus was bu@@ ri@@ ed ​ — before the star@@ t of N@@ is@@ an 15 .
“ He pu@@ ts it upon his sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders . ”
Be@@ ing effe@@ ctive star@@ ts in the heart .
Se@@ e@@ king help from spirit - appointed elders in the congregation is a fur@@ ther way to demonstr@@ ate our reli@@ ance on Jehovah .
Th@@ ough I left mu@@ si@@ c be@@ h@@ ind for the pioneer service , it seem@@ ed that mu@@ si@@ c did not leave me .
“ I could not find real satis@@ fac@@ tion and happiness in my form@@ er care@@ er .
W@@ ho@@ m did the an@@ ci@@ ents consider to be Greek ?
A dedic@@ ated , baptized Christian wis@@ ely does not seek a marriage mate among those who are un@@ believers , since the valu@@ es , go@@ als , and beli@@ ef@@ s of un@@ believers are so different from those of a true Christian .
I had not for@@ go@@ t@@ ten Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , and I now set about pre@@ par@@ ing for my th@@ ir@@ d j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
What many do not real@@ ize , however , is that No@@ ah’s life has meaning for all of us .
At one point , some 30 per@@ c@@ ent of the po@@ pul@@ ation were sla@@ ves .
Jesus Christ is the assign@@ ed Le@@ ad@@ er of the congregation .
I listen@@ ed bre@@ a@@ th@@ less@@ ly .
All of us are sub@@ ject to our own imper@@ fe@@ ctions and those of others .
Gi@@ ve examples of con@@ vers@@ ations that re@@ v@@ ol@@ ve around things that are lo@@ va@@ ble and well spo@@ ken of .
As a result , sever@@ al of them have sh@@ own interest in lear@@ ning Bible truth .
O@@ ff@@ en@@ ses A@@ ga@@ inst Jehovah
Ar@@ ri@@ ve on time .
R@@ ap@@ e has become a mil@@ it@@ ary t@@ ac@@ tic .
▪ One book publi@@ sh@@ er no@@ ted that “ there was an ex@@ p@@ lo@@ sion of Bible sal@@ es ” after the ter@@ r@@ or@@ ist att@@ ac@@ ks in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates on S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 11 , 200@@ 1 .
“ Mu@@ st You M@@ en Al@@ so T@@ ry to Se@@ cu@@ re the P@@ ri@@ es@@ tho@@ od ? ”
Indeed , the spiritual lo@@ ss of a loved one is among the most difficult of tri@@ als that come upon true worshipp@@ ers .
The f@@ ra@@ g@@ ment was car@@ b@@ on - d@@ ated at that time and then ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ved until it went on displa@@ y in the Israel Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m .
So a young man who se@@ ek@@ s a wife should think care@@ fully about the princi@@ ple found at Proverbs 24 : 27 .
Jehovah said that he had determined to bring to ru@@ in “ all flesh . ”
It is a tre@@ asure that money cannot bu@@ y . ”
His T@@ w@@ o@@ fo@@ ld Mo@@ tive
The ju@@ dge deci@@ ded to free me on the con@@ dition that I qu@@ it pione@@ ering , take a se@@ cul@@ ar jo@@ b , and repor@@ t to the fe@@ der@@ al author@@ ities each mon@@ th .
When there has been a death in a family , what might you say or do to bring comfort ?
V@@ is@@ it the j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g we@@ b@@ s@@ ite , which is a@@ vail@@ able in more than 9@@ 00 langu@@ ages .
My parents had si@@ x children , of whom I was the second .
C@@ lo@@ d@@ om@@ ir and his wife , L@@ ysi@@ ane , moved from Fr@@ ance to B@@ en@@ in 16 years ag@@ o .
After w@@ in@@ ning a fin@@ al vi@@ ct@@ ory over them , he we@@ ds a lo@@ vely bri@@ de .
[ Jesus ] lo@@ ves human be@@ ings .
You might won@@ der how you can find prote@@ ction .
Our ob@@ je@@ ctive should be to rest@@ ore pe@@ ace@@ ful rel@@ ations .
For instance , Matthew , a young man in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in , had always felt a deep ye@@ ar@@ ning to find the true God and the purpose of life .
What started as a religious con@@ f@@ li@@ ct in Bo@@ h@@ em@@ ia es@@ cal@@ ated into an inter@@ n@@ ational power stru@@ gg@@ le .
“ The whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one , ” says 1 John 5 : 19 .
Yes , at our we@@ ek@@ ly Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy , God’s Word is “ being ex@@ p@@ oun@@ ded , ” and just as in the time of Ne@@ h@@ emiah of old , there is “ a pu@@ t@@ ting of meaning into it . ” ​ — Ne@@ h .
We too are fi@@ gh@@ ting a difficult and ti@@ ring bat@@ tle .
When it became clear that his brothers had rep@@ ented , he made himself known to them , saying : “ Do not feel h@@ ur@@ t and do not be ang@@ ry with y@@ ourselves because you so@@ ld me here ; because for the pre@@ serv@@ ation of life God has sent me a@@ head of you . ”
One scho@@ la@@ r no@@ ted that it is “ pro@@ ba@@ bly the sing@@ le most important man@@ us@@ crip@@ t of the Bible , for it esta@@ bli@@ shed the text of most mo@@ der@@ n cr@@ itical e@@ di@@ tions of the Hebrew Bible . ”
Be@@ ing s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of this is a ma@@ j@@ or fac@@ t@@ or in ga@@ ining in@@ ner peace .
L@@ ic@@ en@@ ses v@@ ary , so a person bu@@ ying a pro@@ gra@@ m or being offered one should find out what that par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar li@@ cen@@ se s@@ ti@@ pul@@ ates .
By all means , then , pray@@ er@@ fully seek Jehovah’s blessing as you stri@@ ve to inc@@ ite in your children a love for reading and stud@@ ying . ​ — Pro@@ v .
O@@ ther more comple@@ x pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res invol@@ ving one@@ ’s blood may also be re@@ comm@@ ended .
The fi@@ f@@ th tri@@ p , mentioned at the out@@ set , follow@@ ed the same pat@@ ter@@ n .
3 , 4 . ( a ) What differ@@ ing ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds did the Christians in R@@ ome have ?
The B@@ asi@@ c Ca@@ use
How can you “ thro@@ w your bur@@ den on Jehovah ” ?
Mar@@ ch 29 , 20@@ 10 – A@@ pri@@ l 4 , 20@@ 10
When I was two years old , my family moved to M@@ el@@ b@@ our@@ ne , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
It is up to us .
Many have to re@@ ar a child without a husband or a wife .
What could ha@@ p@@ pen if you were to go he@@ ad@@ long into sin ?
Me@@ an@@ while , T@@ on@@ y had also been stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
B@@ ol@@ dness Ne@@ e@@ ded to F@@ ace En@@ m@@ ity
When the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job declar@@ ed “ his own soul righteous rather than God , ” Jehovah did not with@@ hold a blessing from him , a@@ ware that Job had su@@ ffered in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y at Satan’s hand .
“ He op@@ ened up their min@@ ds fully to gr@@ as@@ p the meaning of the Scriptures . ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 24 : 4@@ 5 .
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you ever e@@ at@@ en un@@ ri@@ pe fru@@ it ?
Romans 12 : 10 states : “ In bro@@ ther@@ ly love have tend@@ er affe@@ ction for one another . In show@@ ing honor to one another take the lead . ”
Can We Re@@ ally P@@ le@@ ase God ?
Sin@@ ful human@@ kind is in a p@@ iti@@ able st@@ ate and is des@@ per@@ ately in need of help .
Jesus asked : “ Who of you that wants to buil@@ d a tower does not first si@@ t down and cal@@ cul@@ ate the ex@@ p@@ en@@ se ? ”
Why can we say that ac@@ ts of faith help us to buil@@ d trust in Jehovah’s counsel ?
How is Jesus Christ with his followers in this time of the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ?
There were only 1@@ ,000 Witnesses in all of K@@ o@@ re@@ a back then .
Jesus recogn@@ ized the need to rest on occasi@@ on .
; G@@ on@@ z@@ al@@ es , J .
What , though , is a li@@ e ? ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 25 ; Proverbs 14 : 5 .
David Is A@@ no@@ inted
The con@@ sen@@ su@@ s of medi@@ cal op@@ in@@ ion today is that pre@@ ven@@ tion of a heart att@@ ack requi@@ res con@@ st@@ ant vi@@ g@@ il@@ ance in one@@ ’s di@@ et and life - st@@ y@@ le and regul@@ ar medi@@ cal c@@ he@@ c@@ ku@@ ps .
As Jesus was led from there , Peter and John follow@@ ed but “ at a good dist@@ ance . ”
They fir@@ m@@ ly believ@@ ed that they were living in “ the last days ” and were a@@ ware of Jesus ’ prophecy : “ This good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations ; and then the end will come . ”
We would still love him and care for him ​ — especially if he was in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed tr@@ ying to serve our inter@@ ests .
F@@ our ke@@ ys to succ@@ ess are : L@@ ear@@ n to talk cal@@ m@@ ly about money , ag@@ ree on how in@@ come will be vie@@ wed , wr@@ ite down a family bu@@ d@@ get , and deci@@ de who will do what . ​ — 8 / 1 , pages 10 - 12 .
Chris@@ t@@ ine was taught to ste@@ al from the time she was 12 years of age .
Paul was very f@@ ond of Timothy , giving much help@@ ful counsel and fa@@ ther@@ ly ad@@ vice to the you@@ ng@@ er man .
Now I have heard it said about you that you can hear a dre@@ am and inter@@ pre@@ t it . ’ ”
What is the most ur@@ g@@ ent t@@ ask for true Christians today ?
A dec@@ ei@@ ver may try to mas@@ k his un@@ tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness with cro@@ o@@ ke@@ dness of spe@@ e@@ ch or with body language .
But Matthe@@ w@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l makes clear the princi@@ p@@ al way : “ Jesus set out on a t@@ our of all the c@@ ities and v@@ il@@ la@@ ges , teaching in their sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es and preaching the good news of the kingdom . ”
; S@@ an@@ t@@ ik@@ ko , H .
In what ways could we f@@ all vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m to “ the dec@@ ep@@ tive power of ri@@ ches ” ?
W@@ he@@ ther we jo@@ y@@ fully prom@@ o@@ te Kingdom inter@@ ests in these or other ways , we are confid@@ ent that Jehovah will not for@@ get our work and the love we show for his name . ​ — Hebrews 6 : 10 - 12 .
G@@ ide@@ on was dis@@ cre@@ et , and he st@@ ro@@ ve not to anger his op@@ pos@@ ers un@@ necess@@ ar@@ ily .
T@@ ake up the complete su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or from God , that you may be able to res@@ ist in the wicked day and , after you have done all things thor@@ ough@@ ly , to stand fir@@ m . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 10 , 11 , 13 .
Jesus told his disciples : “ Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch , for you do not know when the ma@@ ster of the house is coming [ to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment on Satan’s world ] . ” ​ — Mark 13 : 35 , 36 .
Are these not good reas@@ ons for being “ obedi@@ ent to those who are taking the lead ” ? ​ — Read Hebrews 13 : 17 .
Ab@@ out si@@ x months after my baptism , three po@@ li@@ ce of@@ fic@@ ers showed up at our do@@ or .
He cannot wa@@ it , so he as@@ ks someone el@@ se to d@@ ri@@ ve him .
During the w@@ in@@ ter months , the v@@ ine may be cu@@ t back qu@@ ite sever@@ ely .
What special ministry was Paul given ?
Ch@@ urch hist@@ ori@@ an P@@ ana@@ yo@@ t@@ is Chris@@ to@@ u once ob@@ served : “ The B@@ y@@ z@@ an@@ t@@ ines saw their earthly emp@@ i@@ re an i@@ ma@@ ge of the Kingdom of God . ”
What kind of person was David , and how did he see himself in rel@@ ation to God ?
H@@ er good example moved Ru@@ th to star@@ t pione@@ ering right after school .
Can a brother cultiv@@ ate the desire to serve the congregation ?
By the c@@ li@@ ma@@ x of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , the govern@@ ments of this world will have de@@ va@@ stated and comple@@ t@@ ely destro@@ yed religious organiz@@ ations that were lar@@ g@@ er and more num@@ er@@ ous than our@@ s .
W@@ ould they be able to continue doing so without re@@ ap@@ ing bad con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences ?
The com@@ pos@@ er of the psal@@ m was likely a des@@ c@@ end@@ ant of the L@@ ev@@ ite A@@ sa@@ ph , a prom@@ in@@ ent mu@@ si@@ ci@@ an during the re@@ ign of King David .
“ I could not af@@ for@@ d the needed ten c@@ ents for post@@ age , ” he wrote .
H@@ ann@@ ah , then , was pra@@ ying about a future king .
We so@@ b@@ bed our hearts out on the pl@@ ane .
Jesus emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed that point in his illustr@@ ation about a man who made gr@@ an@@ di@@ ose pl@@ ans for the future .
After preaching for a few months on the s@@ mal@@ l@@ er is@@ lands of the Ba@@ h@@ am@@ as , we sa@@ iled to the Le@@ e@@ ward and W@@ in@@ d@@ ward is@@ lands .
Di@@ mit@@ ar
This , in turn , will have a pro@@ found effect on the way we think and act .
We@@ d@@ ding@@ s and We@@ d@@ ding Re@@ c@@ ep@@ tions
A@@ n Israel@@ ite father and his son com@@ mit@@ ted se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality with the same temple pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te .
Th@@ ough 8@@ 5 years of age , C@@ al@@ e@@ b as@@ ks for the difficult assignment of c@@ lear@@ ing out the re@@ gi@@ on of He@@ br@@ on .
One ev@@ ent in Jesus ’ life for@@ ce@@ fully demonstr@@ ated what ze@@ al he had .
The very n@@ ature of the P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t pro@@ duc@@ ed some disa@@ gre@@ ements among the scho@@ l@@ ars involved .
So much so that one writ@@ er called the result “ a love af@@ fa@@ ir with cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness . ”
A S@@ pan@@ ish woman nam@@ ed R@@ o@@ sa , for example , says about the man she married , “ With out@@ si@@ ders he was a li@@ ka@@ ble man , but at home he was a r@@ ough husband . ”
I@@ N S@@ O@@ M@@ E par@@ ts of the Solomon Is@@ lands , up to 8@@ 0 per@@ c@@ ent of those who are now Jehovah’s Witnesses have had to stru@@ gg@@ le with ill@@ it@@ er@@ ac@@ y .
On De@@ c@@ ember 1 , 200@@ 3 , a congregation was form@@ ed in Ha@@ ʹ@@ a@@ pa@@ i , the fi@@ f@@ th in T@@ onga .
A G@@ L@@ O@@ B@@ A@@ L P@@ R@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H@@ IN@@ G W@@ O@@ R@@ K A@@ no@@ ther part of the si@@ gn of the end fore@@ told that an un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted work would be under way : “ This good news of the Kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations , and then the end will come . ”
you could simply rep@@ ly : “ Why should I believe in ev@@ olu@@ tion ? S@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists don@@ ’t even ag@@ ree on it , and the@@ y@@ ’@@ re su@@ p@@ posed to be the ex@@ per@@ ts ! ”
His place is stu@@ ff@@ ed with ba@@ g@@ s and bo@@ x@@ es of d@@ ri@@ ed her@@ bs and ro@@ o@@ ts , lea@@ ves ti@@ ed together with str@@ ings , and th@@ ic@@ k ch@@ un@@ ks of ba@@ r@@ k ​ — all bel@@ ong@@ ing to Lu@@ ke@@ ’s el@@ der@@ ly a@@ un@@ t , who is an her@@ bal@@ ist .
Like Paul , many s@@ inc@@ ere people have eng@@ ag@@ ed in evil ac@@ ts because of a l@@ ack of acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s will .
Jehovah listen@@ s to the prayers of his servants and to the cri@@ es of rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers .
I had just left pris@@ on , so I had little money .
It was there that Jehovah’s Law was taught .
His wisdom di@@ ct@@ ated that temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily ref@@ ra@@ ining from inter@@ fer@@ ing in man@@ ’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ on would in the long ru@@ n work out for the best .
Of course , he will lo@@ v@@ ingly con@@ sul@@ t with his wife - to - be on such matters as whom they want to or are able to invit@@ e to the we@@ d@@ ding fe@@ ast .
He wants to do Jehovah’s will rather than his own , and he imit@@ ates Jesus clo@@ sel@@ y in the way he ac@@ ts and speak@@ s .
He saw his fa@@ ther’s body at the fun@@ er@@ al , but it all seem@@ ed str@@ ang@@ ely un@@ real .
No other book can help you in such a way .
▪ D@@ ev@@ o@@ te time to difficult s@@ crip@@ tures and to ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations of them so that you understand them c@@ learly .
S@@ ta@@ y on the sub@@ ject .
We are in@@ deed gr@@ ate@@ ful for these , for “ when there is no s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful direction , the people f@@ all ; but there is sal@@ vation in the mul@@ titu@@ de of coun@@ sel@@ ors . ”
Rather than ign@@ or@@ ing his mother , Jesus per@@ form@@ ed his first mirac@@ le as the Messi@@ ah ​ — tur@@ ning water into qu@@ ality w@@ ine — ​ thus demonstr@@ ating a fine bal@@ ance in doing his Fa@@ ther’s will and ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing his mo@@ ther’s concer@@ n . ​ — John 2 : 5 - 11 .
And so find fav@@ or . . . in the eyes of God and of earth@@ ling man . ” ​ — Proverbs 3 : 3 , 4 .
The op@@ in@@ i@@ ons of our fellow believers matter
I also find it wise to go sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing only with those of my friends who are care@@ ful with their money and who will encoura@@ ge me to sh@@ op around and not bu@@ y the first thing I see . ”
Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a is in the cen@@ ter of S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a .
How can we cho@@ ose a question that is ta@@ il@@ ored to a hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der@@ ’s interest ?
This re@@ con@@ stru@@ ction is based on a pl@@ an of the first - century G@@ am@@ la S@@ y@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e
Li@@ fe was hard , and cri@@ me and viol@@ ence were wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad .
D@@ eli@@ vered by “ P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous B@@ lood ”
Just think ​ — bil@@ li@@ ons of people are dec@@ ei@@ ved by this one false do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine !
How do m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s and tre@@ es benefit mankind ?
Hence , Jehovah , the Gre@@ at Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ at@@ or , has helped hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones to gr@@ as@@ p the meaning of his Word .
See The Watchtower , Au@@ gu@@ st 1 , 199@@ 8 , page 13 , par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 7 .
S@@ ome@@ times I went to the c@@ in@@ ema in@@ stead .
If you are not sure , take the time to look for them .
Ha@@ ve you ever read the name Jehovah in the Bible ?
This old o@@ live t@@ ree is sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by s@@ li@@ ps of young bran@@ ches
If you cho@@ ose to dr@@ ink al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ ages , you would also do well to ask yourself : ‘ Do I share Jesus ’ attitude toward heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ king ?
We also need to re@@ ject im@@ mor@@ ality , com@@ ba@@ t the works of the flesh , and avoid materi@@ al@@ ism , worl@@ dly ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es , and un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural tra@@ di@@ tions .
Because of a change of assignment , the cou@@ ple were not able to continue the study .
The pro@@ gra@@ m to dedic@@ ate the new pr@@ inter@@ y , along with three re@@ si@@ d@@ ence buil@@ ding@@ s , was held at W@@ all@@ k@@ ill on M@@ on@@ day , May 16 , 200@@ 5 .
He care@@ fully listen@@ ed to me as I explained my position and then told me that I still had time to re@@ consider my decision before fac@@ ing the en@@ l@@ ist@@ ment com@@ mit@@ te@@ e .
We are wise to he@@ ed Jesus ’ counsel and to ‘ clo@@ the ourselves with low@@ l@@ iness of mind . ’ ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 12 ; 1 Corinthians 1 : 31 .
Ad@@ ju@@ sting our go@@ als may requi@@ re determin@@ ation and effort .
E@@ ven@@ tually , un@@ re@@ mit@@ ting ci@@ vi@@ l w@@ ars com@@ p@@ el@@ led all the mission@@ aries exc@@ ep@@ t for the res@@ olu@@ te No@@ t@@ t to fle@@ e to Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
The pri@@ est came after us again , acc@@ using us of not com@@ pl@@ ying with the leg@@ al requi@@ re@@ ments for the fun@@ er@@ al per@@ mit .
Ke@@ ep foc@@ used on the re@@ ward .
( See the bo@@ x “ How to I@@ mp@@ ro@@ ve Your S@@ ing@@ ing . ” ) ( b ) What su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions for over@@ coming vo@@ ice problems do you find practic@@ al ?
Do You Ha@@ ve an I@@ m@@ mor@@ tal S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ?
29 Our Re@@ ad@@ ers As@@ k . . . Who S@@ ent the “ S@@ ta@@ r ” ?
Just as he pur@@ ged the heavens of wicked spi@@ r@@ its , so he will ri@@ d the earth of all wicked people , as the following Bible pas@@ sa@@ ges show :
A@@ n al@@ er@@ t w@@ atch@@ man may be dec@@ ei@@ ved by a false al@@ ar@@ m , yet he had better keep on the w@@ atch !
Joseph gave that ad@@ vice to his brothers who were re@@ tur@@ ning to their father .
( a ) Since God is s@@ low to anger , how should we act toward others ?
They knew that this “ off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing ” would destro@@ y all of God’s enem@@ ies and make the earth a par@@ adise again .
P@@ le@@ as@@ ant plac@@ es have been me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed out to me . ”
We me@@ et in order to worship Jehovah , so our meetings should always be di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied .
Yes , that is su@@ p@@ posed to be their bu@@ sin@@ ess , but what are they really doing ?
In contr@@ ast , milli@@ ons of marri@@ ages have su@@ ffered shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ k .
What , though , does your recogn@@ iz@@ ing Jehovah as your Ma@@ ster imp@@ ly as to the way you use your time ?
Will we be consider@@ ate ?
When I began pione@@ ering here in 19@@ 33 , there were about one h@@ un@@ d@@ red Witnesses .
We are “ ob@@ je@@ cts of h@@ at@@ red , ” as Jesus fore@@ told .
“ One body there is , and one spirit , even as you were called in the one hope to which you were called ; one Lord , one faith , one baptism ; one God and Father of all pers@@ ons . ”
The Israelites fa@@ iled to consider the possible con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of their dis@@ obedi@@ ence to God .
“ All the people whom we saw in the mi@@ d@@ st of it are men of ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary si@@ ze , ” they cri@@ ed .
N@@ ex@@ t , long@@ time Bethel family members Ri@@ ch@@ ard Abra@@ h@@ am@@ son and P@@ at@@ ri@@ ck La@@ F@@ ran@@ c@@ a inter@@ vie@@ wed si@@ x G@@ ile@@ ad gra@@ du@@ ates who are now serving in different form@@ s of special full - time service .
From all appe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces , Mal@@ in@@ da@@ ’s parents were res@@ pe@@ c@@ table ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ going members of their commun@@ ity .
( b ) If people feel that bad con@@ di@@ tions prove that there is no God , how might you end@@ e@@ av@@ or to reason with them ?
At that time , humans will draw clo@@ s@@ er to God than ever before .
As a worl@@ d@@ wide congregation , we are determined to do so .
A@@ no@@ ther un@@ expe@@ cted fe@@ ature was the ab@@ s@@ ence of ex@@ ten@@ sive stru@@ c@@ tures within the cen@@ ter of the city .
Today , loo@@ king back over si@@ x years of serving in that is@@ ol@@ ated re@@ gi@@ on , they say : “ No@@ thing com@@ pa@@ res to the joy that comes from see@@ ing spiritual gro@@ w@@ th .
The Israelites also had instru@@ ctions on how to move their cam@@ p and the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le in an or@@ der@@ ly way .
However , Noah was succ@@ ess@@ ful in giving his hous@@ eho@@ ld spiritual encourag@@ ement and support , for they never a@@ do@@ p@@ ted the viol@@ ent , im@@ moral , de@@ fi@@ ant ways of their go@@ d@@ less con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries .
No Christian minis@@ ter therefore has reason to feel self - important .
Their mother and their gr@@ and@@ mother are both baptized Witnesses .
Since I was only 23 years of age , my first re@@ action was one of fear .
We also dist@@ ribu@@ ted large qu@@ an@@ t@@ ities of don@@ ated clo@@ thing as well as needed fun@@ ds . ”
In the first century , the Jewish high pri@@ ests were appointed by the Rom@@ an author@@ ities .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H gave the Israelites an u@@ pri@@ ght star@@ t in the days of the prophet Moses .
Per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in P@@ ra@@ y@@ er Des@@ pite S@@ hor@@ t@@ com@@ ings
The com@@ mit@@ te@@ e stu@@ died th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of questions from Bible transl@@ at@@ ors during the re@@ vision
2 : 32 , 39 ​ — In what way was the kingdom of s@@ il@@ ver inf@@ eri@@ or to the head of go@@ ld , and how was the kingdom of cop@@ per inf@@ eri@@ or to that of s@@ il@@ ver ?
A@@ m@@ ong other things , he had to put up with the wr@@ ath of a king , enem@@ y att@@ ac@@ ks , the ab@@ du@@ ction of his wi@@ ves , tre@@ ach@@ er@@ y in his own ran@@ ks , and emo@@ tional dist@@ ress .
In fact , many M@@ el@@ an@@ es@@ ians view so - called ben@@ ev@@ ol@@ ent spi@@ r@@ its with affe@@ ction , not with fear .
If you have children , how can you help them ?
Then he ad@@ ded : “ I always do the things pleas@@ ing to him . ”
A pri@@ m@@ ary reason that God’s word pre@@ vail@@ s today is that Jehovah’s spirit is power@@ fully at work , just as it was in the first century .
He thin@@ ks about the people of Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i .
“ As a sing@@ le sister , I lead a bus@@ y , ac@@ tive life , which helps me to avoid l@@ on@@ el@@ iness .
Ho@@ ly spirit ac@@ ts through the congregation to help people a@@ do@@ pt the attitude needed to understand “ the deep things of God . ” ​ — Acts 5 : 32 .
As a part of every@@ day life , both vo@@ cal and in@@ str@@ um@@ ent@@ al mu@@ si@@ c fe@@ atu@@ red in their worship .
They had an interest in spiritual matters , but the ministry was not their number one concer@@ n .
How un@@ sear@@ cha@@ ble his judg@@ ments are and past tr@@ ac@@ ing out his ways are ! ” ​ — Romans 11 : 33 .
In ad@@ dition , we organiz@@ ed the trans@@ por@@ tation of food from f@@ ar@@ ms in e@@ ast@@ er@@ n Ne@@ ther@@ lands to the c@@ ities in the w@@ est , even though this was for@@ bi@@ d@@ den .
I@@ ng@@ r@@ ati@@ tu@@ de lea@@ ds to ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic dis@@ satis@@ fac@@ tion .
M@@ other su@@ ffered ter@@ ri@@ ble de@@ priv@@ ations , and soon she too died .
Su@@ gg@@ ested Bible reading for Mar@@ ch :
It should be done for a good reason , and the one making it should have no doubt as to his ability to pa@@ y wh@@ atever he promises in the v@@ ow .
Fir@@ st , we have his inspired Word , the Ho@@ ly Bible .
In his par@@ able of the s@@ ow@@ er , Jesus said that “ the anxi@@ ety of this system of things and the dec@@ ep@@ tive power of ri@@ ches ” can cho@@ ke the word of God in our hearts and cause us to become un@@ fru@@ it@@ ful .
What benef@@ its come from making known “ the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent things of God ” to others ?
M@@ an is a free moral ag@@ ent with the God - given ability to think and to make decisions .
We must be on gu@@ ard against taking a human view of the earthly part of Jehovah’s organization .
V@@ i@@ ol@@ ent con@@ di@@ tions around us make life st@@ res@@ s@@ ful .
In J@@ am@@ a@@ ic@@ a and around the world , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of people have come to learn that , in@@ deed , God’s Word “ is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power . ”
“ By justice a king gives a country sta@@ bility , ” wrote Solomon , “ but one who is gre@@ e@@ dy for bri@@ bes te@@ ars it down . ”
However , love for God and for his de@@ ar Son imp@@ el@@ led us to make sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant chang@@ es in our attitude and ha@@ bi@@ ts so as to be fully pleas@@ ing to God .
En@@ ro@@ l@@ ling in this school gave me r@@ ene@@ wed courage .
In fact , the “ good news of the kingdom ” is part of “ the good news [ declar@@ ed ] be@@ fore@@ hand to Abraham , nam@@ ely : ‘ By means of you all the nations will be bless@@ ed . ’ ” ​ — G@@ al .
How could Jesus Christ ​ — now a gl@@ ori@@ ous im@@ mor@@ tal spirit cre@@ ature in heaven — ​ ris@@ e in these small human or@@ g@@ ans ?
At the age of 22 , Lu@@ ther en@@ tered the Au@@ gu@@ st@@ ine mon@@ ast@@ er@@ y in E@@ r@@ fur@@ t .
O@@ u@@ t of that discus@@ sion may come practic@@ al ide@@ as , such as get@@ ting up a few min@@ ut@@ es ear@@ li@@ er each day or on certain days in order to consider a por@@ tion of the Bible .
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ating the Ne@@ ed to Be Watch@@ ful
H@@ ist@@ ori@@ an D@@ ur@@ ant s@@ ought to exam@@ ine the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts from a pur@@ ely ob@@ je@@ ctive stan@@ d@@ point ​ — as hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al do@@ cum@@ ents .
Many such prophe@@ ci@@ es invol@@ ve our very future , so we do well to take them seri@@ ously .
Rather , the tri@@ als he end@@ ur@@ ed helped him to cultiv@@ ate fellow feel@@ ing , so that he was better e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed to comfort others during their time of need .
Why can Christians be cont@@ ent with know@@ ing that Jehovah will help them ?
Paul appro@@ pri@@ ately used fo@@ o@@ t@@ we@@ ar to re@@ present our re@@ adi@@ ness to preach the Kingdom message to ever@@ yone who will listen .
Does it really matter whether transl@@ at@@ ors inclu@@ de God’s name or not ?
How can a you@@ th listen to Jehovah ?
1 : 27 , 28 .
I rema@@ ined on s@@ ite to see the new Bethel home dedic@@ ated on A@@ pri@@ l 13 , 199@@ 1 .
A@@ side from Scriptural examples , there are many mo@@ der@@ n - day examples of spiritually - min@@ ded individuals who have made great prog@@ ress in refle@@ cting a Chris@@ t@@ like person@@ ality .
They may ac@@ knowledge that they have serious problems and that bre@@ ak@@ ing with a close friend is sa@@ d .
The L@@ ev@@ ites are given 4@@ 8 c@@ ities , including the 6 c@@ ities of refu@@ ge .
How much high@@ er must I c@@ li@@ m@@ b to at@@ tain it ? ’
Ex@@ peri@@ enced Christian min@@ isters can teach ne@@ wer ones to be t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful
( Read 1 Timothy 4 : 11 - 16 . )
As fore@@ told , people “ out of all the langu@@ ages of the nations ” are flo@@ c@@ king to Jehovah’s organization .
Acc@@ ording to Ne@@ w@@ s@@ we@@ ek ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , many individuals in se@@ cul@@ ar soci@@ e@@ ties le@@ an toward “ a kind of new or@@ tho@@ do@@ x@@ y ” that , in effect , ho@@ l@@ ds that “ there is only one truth , and this truth is that there is no truth . ”
This is how Jehovah made us .
M@@ Y F@@ A@@ TH@@ E@@ R and mother me@@ t in 19@@ 19 at the conven@@ tion of the In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents in C@@ e@@ da@@ r P@@ o@@ in@@ t , O@@ hi@@ o , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
One day while I was preaching there , a la@@ dy shu@@ t the do@@ or in my face .
We cannot do so in our own strength .
When the Kingdom H@@ all was dedic@@ ated in O@@ c@@ to@@ ber that same year , one of the elders of the local congregation was moved to say : “ The er@@ up@@ tion ca@@ used har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps and suffering .
This Scriptural arrang@@ ement helps to maintain God’s high standards of righteousness among us as Jehovah’s Witnesses .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ing food for thought is evid@@ ently a@@ vail@@ able on this fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative table . ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 1 , 2 .
And Jehovah provided us with everything we needed .
As “ a pre@@ ach@@ er of righteousness , ” Noah faith@@ fully declar@@ ed God’s message to the people of his day .
The Bible says that he is God’s Son .
When Q@@ u@@ e@@ en E@@ s@@ ther wanted to ask her husband to un@@ do H@@ am@@ an’s p@@ lo@@ t to destro@@ y the Jews , she t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully arrang@@ ed matters so that her husband would be in a good mo@@ od .
S@@ how@@ ing consider@@ ation is not li@@ mit@@ ed to some special time or par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar situation .
That was the the@@ me of a s@@ we@@ ep@@ st@@ ak@@ es cont@@ est by a ban@@ k in J@@ ap@@ an a few years ag@@ o . It ur@@ ged J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese in their 50 ’ s and 60 ’ s to expres@@ s their “ hon@@ est feelings ” toward their sp@@ ous@@ es .
What if you could not speak your coun@@ tr@@ y’s of@@ fi@@ cial language ?
Jehovah is certain to answer our prayers and to bl@@ ess our consci@@ enti@@ ous efforts in the ministry .
Is mis@@ use of w@@ ine and in@@ to@@ x@@ ic@@ ating li@@ qu@@ or a proble@@ m for you ?
Like Isaiah , they have said : “ H@@ ere I am ! S@@ end me . ”
Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na occ@@ ur@@ s 12 times in the Christian Greek Scriptures , and it ref@@ ers to the v@@ al@@ le@@ y of H@@ in@@ no@@ m , out@@ side the w@@ alls of Jerusalem .
We Ma@@ de a Fir@@ m De@@ c@@ ision for God’s R@@ ul@@ er@@ ship
May 15 , 20@@ 10
How may co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness , gre@@ ed , or “ love of money ” am@@ ount to i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry ?
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , S@@ te@@ ph@@ en qu@@ o@@ ted from the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t . ​ — Genesis 4@@ 6 : 20 , 26 , 27 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
Such a p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment coming from a loving God does not se@@ em just .
Be hum@@ ble , appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble , and than@@ k@@ ful .
He ob@@ ser@@ ves the el@@ der@@ ly brother and listen@@ s to him with concer@@ n .
But the situation will be wor@@ se if both mat@@ es are ne@@ g@@ lig@@ ent , each b@@ lam@@ ing the other .
For me , that action by the city coun@@ ci@@ l was an un@@ expe@@ cted but most hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing turn of events .
On their second vis@@ it , I began to fi@@ re questions at them about suffering , in@@ e@@ qu@@ ality , and in@@ justice .
By develop@@ ing qualities that ple@@ ase him , by rema@@ ining “ spo@@ t@@ less and un@@ ble@@ mi@@ shed , ” by having the right attitude toward tri@@ als , and by keep@@ ing bus@@ y in Kingdom service .
22 You Can Re@@ ma@@ in Mo@@ des@@ t Un@@ der T@@ est
( b ) What is necess@@ ary for spiritual Israel to be able to rule with Christ in heaven ?
So@@ on , I bro@@ ke off associ@@ ation with worl@@ dly friends at the c@@ lu@@ b and s@@ ought out friends in the congregation . ”
At the age of n@@ ine , L@@ ou@@ ise learned how to k@@ n@@ it from her gr@@ and@@ mother , and one of the care@@ gi@@ v@@ ers and I taught her em@@ bro@@ i@@ der@@ y .
In the mean@@ time , we should b@@ ol@@ ster our faith in Jehovah , who through Jesus as@@ sur@@ ed us that the dead in God’s mem@@ ory will ris@@ e .
What did Satan cla@@ im about Job ?
He showed not even an in@@ k@@ ling of re@@ mor@@ se when Jehovah asked : “ Wh@@ ere is A@@ be@@ l your brother ? ”
May each of us lik@@ e@@ wise ‘ give in prop@@ or@@ tion to the blessing that Jehovah has given us . ’ ​ — Read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 16 : 17 .
The Gre@@ at P@@ o@@ t@@ ter , Jehovah , helps people who want to be m@@ ol@@ ded .
Jesus said : “ H@@ app@@ y are the mil@@ d - temp@@ ered ones , since they will in@@ her@@ it the earth . ”
It all happened so quic@@ k@@ ly !
However , that new nation was uni@@ que in yet another way .
( Read James 1 : 22 - 25 . )
In this article , we will consider some of the ways in which the Ma@@ ster T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , Jesus Christ , helped his disciples to qu@@ ali@@ fy for greater responsi@@ bility , and we will see what less@@ ons we can draw from what he did .
Thus they were free to gro@@ w as servants of Jehovah God , to fulf@@ ill the tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al within them .
• In what way can God’s ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces be a lam@@ p to our fo@@ o@@ t ?
Although it was comm@@ on to men@@ tion the father of the dec@@ eas@@ ed in such in@@ s@@ crip@@ tions , it was very r@@ are to name a brother .
Jehovah is our loyal God .
L@@ ater , there was another ga@@ ther@@ ing in heaven .
Pet@@ er@@ s@@ bur@@ g ; A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der I@@ I : From the book S@@ pam@@ ers I@@ l@@ lu@@ stri@@ er@@ te W@@ el@@ t@@ g@@ es@@ c@@ hi@@ ch@@ te , L@@ ei@@ p@@ z@@ i@@ g , 18@@ 9@@ 8
Mar@@ ch 31 , 200@@ 8 – A@@ pri@@ l 6 , 200@@ 8
But their sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent jo@@ ys in their assignment fully con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed them that Jehovah always kno@@ ws best .
One enc@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia poin@@ ts out that the Eng@@ l@@ ish name Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s “ is der@@ i@@ ved from the medi@@ e@@ val Chris@@ tes Mas@@ se , the Mas@@ s of Christ . ”
A@@ n imp@@ ati@@ ent king dis@@ reg@@ ar@@ ds the ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it instru@@ ctions of God’s prophet .
If possible , we share with him our most preci@@ ous pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion , the truth .
Y@@ E@@ A@@ R B@@ O@@ R@@ N : 195@@ 2
During the post@@ war n@@ ational ele@@ ctions , our home was used as the local Con@@ serv@@ ative Par@@ ty Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e cen@@ ter .
Jesus was a perfect man who rema@@ ined obedi@@ ent to God , but he had enem@@ ies who ev@@ en@@ tually had him kil@@ led .
( b ) How does the Bible as@@ sure us that humans are far from in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant in Jehovah’s eyes ?
The Messi@@ ah ! God’s Me@@ ans of S@@ al@@ vation
• How can we keep ourselves in God’s love ?
When I was born , my parents had a small f@@ ar@@ m in a r@@ ur@@ al v@@ il@@ la@@ ge in G@@ ali@@ ci@@ a , nor@@ th@@ w@@ es@@ ter@@ n S@@ pain .
For instance , they dis@@ cer@@ ned that it would be inv@@ isi@@ ble , as imp@@ lied by the two angels who appe@@ ared in 33 C.E . to the disciples while Jesus was as@@ cen@@ ding to heaven .
No matter what ad@@ vers@@ ities be@@ f@@ ell him , Job rema@@ ined loyal .
29 Di@@ d Jose@@ ph@@ us Re@@ ally W@@ r@@ ite It ?
When we have faith in Jehovah and Jesus , we do not just know about what they have done and will do for us .
In this way kindness will tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h , and Jehovah will truly bl@@ ess the interest you show in the wel@@ f@@ are of others .
The Law covenant thus offered to Israel the opportunity to pro@@ du@@ ce a ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od that would benefit “ all other pe@@ op@@ les . ”
The lo@@ a@@ f had to be bro@@ ken to be dist@@ ribu@@ ted and e@@ at@@ en because it was a relati@@ vely br@@ it@@ tle lo@@ a@@ f made of f@@ l@@ our and water without le@@ av@@ en , or ye@@ ast .
Why can you be confid@@ ent that Jehovah will help you to do what he expe@@ cts of you ?
I@@ magine Davi@@ d’s joy when he felt that ‘ his re@@ v@@ ol@@ t had been par@@ d@@ oned ’ and Jehovah had for@@ given him .
She turned to those serving at the fe@@ ast and said simply : “ Do wh@@ atever he tel@@ ls you . ”
The elders ag@@ re@@ ed that O@@ c@@ é@@ ane should come along with me to the Kingdom H@@ all .
Rather than feel@@ ing ani@@ mo@@ s@@ ity toward our persecu@@ t@@ ors , we try to en@@ ligh@@ ten them , real@@ iz@@ ing that some among them may be ac@@ ting out of ign@@ or@@ ance .
Rather than ur@@ g@@ ing believers to k@@ ill one another , it direc@@ ts that they should be willing to die for one another .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E 3 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 20 - 24
Eli@@ j@@ ah will@@ ingly sub@@ mit@@ ted to Jehovah’s comm@@ and to ap@@ point El@@ isha as his succ@@ ess@@ or .
A@@ no@@ ther fac@@ t@@ or ca@@ using many to stri@@ ve har@@ der and har@@ der is fear of lo@@ sing one@@ ’s means of su@@ st@@ en@@ ance .
The se@@ as@@ oned p@@ il@@ o@@ t could eas@@ ily become com@@ plac@@ ent and fai@@ l to car@@ ry out the pre@@ f@@ light in@@ spe@@ ction in every de@@ ta@@ il .
C@@ learly , the Messi@@ ah came in 29 C.E . in the person of Jesus of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th .
This en@@ ab@@ led Solomon to ju@@ dge the people pro@@ per@@ ly , dis@@ cer@@ ning between good and bad .
Mo@@ st humans since then , know@@ ingly or not , have ad@@ ded to that origin@@ al re@@ pro@@ ach by re@@ je@@ cting God’s righteous standards .
In ad@@ dition to fore@@ ign@@ ers , there are many M@@ ex@@ ic@@ ans who speak Eng@@ l@@ ish .
Do not be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of your te@@ ars .
It teach@@ es us how we can help others become re@@ conc@@ iled to God .
In appreciation of the spiritual temple arrang@@ ement , we praise Jehovah by making known his name and we ex@@ al@@ t him for his mer@@ ci@@ ful pro@@ vision of the ransom .
Fir@@ st a pri@@ est and then a L@@ ev@@ ite wal@@ ked by .
S@@ ad@@ ly , Father lived for only one year .
Those who preach to refu@@ ge@@ es need to be “ ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous ” and even “ sh@@ re@@ w@@ d . ”
A person who wants to become a matu@@ re Christian imit@@ ates Jesus ’ example and wants to understand the Bible as much as he can .
From stud@@ ying the Bible , you may have come to a similar conclu@@ sion .
The world , l@@ ying in the power of Satan the Devil , h@@ ates true Christians because they serve Jehovah and are pre@@ ach@@ ers of righteousness .
Bo@@ th wi@@ ves and hus@@ ban@@ ds need to know that the people whom they love understand and emp@@ a@@ th@@ ize with them .
Na@@ than H . K@@ nor@@ r arri@@ ved to arr@@ ange for a conven@@ tion to be held the following year .
( b ) What hope do such parents righ@@ tly en@@ ter@@ tain ?
E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe “ in the R@@ e - C@@ re@@ ation ”
Many are un@@ com@@ for@@ table with this view .
It was not written by God - inspired sa@@ in@@ ts , but by power - see@@ king pri@@ ests . ”
Daniel , however , was still ali@@ ve .
Are you happy to know these wonderful things ? — All of us who love God are .
8 , 9 . ( a ) How would a human so@@ ver@@ ei@@ gn de@@ al with re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in his real@@ m ?
Why , all of us are wa@@ iting for “ the day of Jehovah ” !
Many other in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ing questions have been ra@@ ised that ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists may be stud@@ ying for years to come .
Jehovah Will Pro@@ vi@@ de “ R@@ eli@@ ef and D@@ eli@@ ver@@ ance ”
In most congregations , over 7@@ 5 per@@ c@@ ent of the Witnesses had a share that day , some sp@@ en@@ ding 10 , 12 , or 14 h@@ our@@ s in this activ@@ ity .
No , we do not find his comman@@ d@@ ments bur@@ den@@ some . ​ — 1 John 5 : 3 .
At the end of the talk , in most lo@@ c@@ ations the speak@@ er rel@@ eas@@ ed a new public@@ ation ent@@ it@@ led Isa@@ i@@ ah’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy ​ — Li@@ ght for All M@@ an@@ kind , V@@ olu@@ me T@@ w@@ o .
So@@ on after that encourag@@ ement , con@@ stru@@ ction work re@@ started ​ — des@@ pite the of@@ fi@@ cial pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion .
( 1 Corinthians 2 : 16 )
H@@ u@@ man@@ ly speaking , He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah and his people did not stand a ch@@ ance against the powerful As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an ar@@ my .
He “ began to s@@ nee@@ ze as many as se@@ ven times , after which the bo@@ y op@@ ened his eyes . ”
The des@@ tru@@ ction of U@@ gar@@ it left a hu@@ ge m@@ ound al@@ most 60 fe@@ et [ 20 m ] high and co@@ ver@@ ing more than 60 ac@@ res [ 25 h@@ a ] .
He could have just been refer@@ red to as the man who buil@@ t an ar@@ k and sa@@ ved his family and the ani@@ mal@@ s .
The apostle Paul ur@@ ged Christians : “ Let each one keep see@@ king , not his own advan@@ ta@@ ge , but that of the other person . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 24 .
However , the in@@ s@@ titu@@ tion was not a@@ bo@@ li@@ shed .
Peter was mirac@@ ul@@ ously deli@@ vered from the pris@@ on where H@@ er@@ od A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa I had con@@ f@@ ined him .
Today , the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of anointed Christians are still car@@ r@@ ying out “ the ministry of the re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation . ”
4 : 16 ; Luke 21 : 24 .
When his wife ur@@ ged him to cur@@ se God , Job said : “ As one of the sen@@ sel@@ ess women speak@@ s , you speak also .
Why should a par@@ ent not g@@ ru@@ ff@@ ly dis@@ mis@@ s a chil@@ d’s in@@ qui@@ ry ?
M@@ ore than money or gi@@ f@@ ts , children need their parents to be with them .
What mo@@ der@@ n - day pur@@ su@@ its can dam@@ age our spiritu@@ ality ?
Mi@@ r@@ na re@@ members what happened to her before the meetings were held in M@@ aya .
What can you learn about God from what you see in the physical uni@@ verse ?
Still , I cont@@ ac@@ ted the branch of@@ fice in O@@ s@@ l@@ o and then r@@ ented a house near the to@@ wn of D@@ r@@ ø@@ ba@@ k , tru@@ sting that an emp@@ loy@@ ment opportunity would present it@@ self .
What will be the im@@ medi@@ ate result if you “ sear@@ ch for Jehovah ” ?
How can you imp@@ ro@@ ve your s@@ k@@ ill@@ s ?
Your mat@@ e@@ ’s present un@@ will@@ ing@@ ness to follow Christ is not in it@@ self a v@@ al@@ id reason for se@@ par@@ ation or div@@ or@@ ce .
No ir@@ refu@@ table se@@ cul@@ ar recor@@ ds have been found so far .
But before I continue with a bri@@ ef account of my ne@@ arly 29 years of mission@@ ary service , let me tell you why I deci@@ ded to take up that work .
But Jehovah God had promised that his people would be fre@@ ed , and they ev@@ en@@ tually were .
Although coming “ out of all nations and tri@@ bes and pe@@ op@@ les and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es , ” they enjoy a un@@ ity that is difficult to com@@ pre@@ h@@ end until you experience it . ​ — Revelation 7 : 9 .
After com@@ men@@ ting about the prophe@@ ts of old , the disci@@ ple James wrote : “ You have heard of the end@@ ur@@ ance of Job and have seen the out@@ come Jehovah gave , that Jehovah is very tend@@ er in affe@@ ction and mer@@ ci@@ ful . ”
They may have been certain prophe@@ ci@@ es concer@@ ning Timo@@ th@@ y’s future ro@@ le in the Christian congregation , ut@@ tered under inspi@@ r@@ ation when Paul vis@@ ited L@@ y@@ str@@ a during his second mission@@ ary j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
Jeremiah me@@ ant that it would be good for God’s people not to com@@ pla@@ in about the way Jehovah had discipl@@ ined them when he allow@@ ed Jerusalem to be destro@@ yed .
How can the pres@@ sing need for ad@@ di@@ tional qu@@ ali@@ fied men be me@@ t ?
Wh@@ ich R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on Sh@@ ould You C@@ ho@@ ose ?
It requi@@ res great effort and self - sacrifice .
Fir@@ st , holy spirit is a for@@ ce for cle@@ an@@ ness among God’s people .
If the ri@@ ver it lives in over@@ flo@@ ws , the hi@@ pp@@ o can keep its head a@@ bo@@ ve water and s@@ wi@@ m against a d@@ elu@@ ge .
In 19@@ 39 he too became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Rather , Acts 10 : 34 , 35 states : “ God is not par@@ ti@@ al , but in every nation the man that fe@@ ars him and works righteousness is accep@@ table to him . ”
S@@ ad@@ ly , Bil@@ li@@ e died in F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 20@@ 14 .
Why would an ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ al com@@ bin@@ ation of vari@@ ous ch@@ em@@ ic@@ als pro@@ du@@ ce cre@@ atu@@ res with a spiritual need ?
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ ize What Not to Sa@@ y
To you , such ev@@ alu@@ ations are bi@@ as@@ ed , cr@@ itical , or comple@@ t@@ ely wrong , and they can h@@ ur@@ t deep@@ ly ​ — par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly if you value the op@@ in@@ ion of those making the un@@ just ass@@ ess@@ ments .
What contr@@ ast ex@@ is@@ ted between the lead@@ ers of God’s people and those of pa@@ g@@ an nations ?
After that study , I d@@ ro@@ ve up to the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , got out of my tru@@ ck , and cri@@ ed out l@@ ou@@ d for she@@ er joy .
He has appointed Christ to be the “ head of the congregation , ” and Christ has appointed “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” to teach and direc@@ t God’s people .
In less than a century , the number of pri@@ ests in Fr@@ ance has fal@@ le@@ n dr@@ as@@ tic@@ ally , from 14 pri@@ ests per 10@@ ,000 in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants to less than 1 per 10@@ ,000 today .
And Jesus sur@@ ely listen@@ ed as Mar@@ th@@ a rep@@ lied : “ Yes , Lord ; I have believ@@ ed that you are the Christ the Son of God . ”
Tru@@ e , Paul’s imper@@ fe@@ ction re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly h@@ in@@ der@@ ed him from car@@ r@@ ying out God’s will as he desi@@ red , but his attitude ​ — the way he thought and felt about Jehovah and His law — ​ was ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary .
Ab@@ out to take his last ag@@ on@@ iz@@ ing bre@@ ath , he called out in tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h : “ It has been accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed ! ” ​ — John 19 : 28 - 30 .
D@@ on@@ ’t you think your family would enjoy it even if you don@@ ’t , u@@ h , c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate E@@ ast@@ er ? ”
A year later , we were able to return to Si@@ er@@ r@@ a Le@@ one , but within se@@ ven months , fi@@ gh@@ ting bro@@ ke out and we had to ev@@ ac@@ u@@ ate to G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a yet once more .
Jesus taught us to keep see@@ king first the Kingdom and not be anxi@@ ous about food and clo@@ thing .
Yet , he was prote@@ cted if a friend f@@ ought near him on his right .
This ar@@ ous@@ ed G@@ rac@@ e@@ ’s cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity .
What is me@@ ant is willing sub@@ je@@ ction based on deep , hear@@ t@@ felt love for God and his Son , Jesus Christ . ​ — Matthew 22 : 37 ; 2 Corinthians 5 : 14 ; 1 John 4 : 10 , 11 .
T@@ ra@@ gi@@ c@@ ally , God’s great enem@@ y , Satan , has tri@@ cked most of the world into cen@@ ter@@ ing their lives around physical concer@@ ns .
• What has been accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed by allow@@ ing time to pas@@ s since Adam and E@@ ve sin@@ ned ?
“ You have dis@@ reg@@ ar@@ ded the we@@ igh@@ ti@@ er matters of the Law , nam@@ ely , justice and mer@@ cy and faith@@ ful@@ ness . . . .
Of course , not ever@@ yone g@@ ri@@ ev@@ es in ex@@ ac@@ tly the same way .
Although most of the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch coun@@ c@@ il@@ s rema@@ ined re@@ mar@@ ka@@ bly s@@ il@@ ent on the sub@@ ject of Satan , in 1@@ 2@@ 15 C.E . , the F@@ our@@ th L@@ at@@ er@@ an C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l pres@@ ented what the New Ca@@ tho@@ lic En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia ter@@ ms a “ so@@ le@@ m@@ n prof@@ es@@ sion of faith . ”
Who really is our neigh@@ b@@ or ?
Are you not moved to pray that Jehovah will soon provide a fin@@ al answer to the psalmis@@ t’s prayer to Jehovah : “ May [ your enem@@ ies ] become a@@ ba@@ shed and per@@ ish ; that people may know that you , who@@ se name is Jehovah , you al@@ one are the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh over all the earth ” ? ​ — P@@ s .
O@@ B@@ S@@ E@@ R@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ S have com@@ men@@ ted on the out@@ standing qualities seen among Jehovah’s people .
I had li@@ mit@@ ed li@@ m@@ b mo@@ v@@ ement , and my spe@@ e@@ ch was hard to understand .
H@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y !
And before lea@@ ving the earthly sc@@ ene , Jesus indic@@ ated that he would ap@@ point “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” to provide spiritual food for his people .
Con@@ cer@@ ning the t@@ ong@@ ue , James said : “ A@@ n un@@ ru@@ ly in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ous thing , it is full of death - deal@@ ing po@@ is@@ on .
What did Jehovah help Job to appreci@@ ate , and how did Job respon@@ d ?
Although King David of ancient Israel had com@@ mit@@ ted serious sin@@ s , he was rep@@ ent@@ ant and confid@@ ently pray@@ ed : “ You , O Jehovah , are good and ready to for@@ give ; and the loving - kindness to all those c@@ all@@ ing upon you is a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant . ”
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ing the S@@ ource of his ri@@ ches , he said to Jehovah : “ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing is from you , and out of your own hand we have given to you . ”
( 1 ) K@@ ir@@ ch@@ ho@@ f@@ f , K .
How can hum@@ ility help a cou@@ ple to see their individu@@ al streng@@ ths in the right light ?
This involved con@@ qu@@ ering powerful ar@@ mi@@ es of the nations that occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed the ter@@ rit@@ ory .
In that same prophecy , Jehovah told his cho@@ s@@ en Ser@@ v@@ ant : “ I shall sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard you and give you as a covenant of the people . ”
G@@ ran@@ ted , when we give to Jehovah of our pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , we do not en@@ rich him .
Let us consider some Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts that re@@ in@@ for@@ ce our confidence in Jehovah’s ability to do the un@@ expe@@ cted in our be@@ half .
Wh@@ er@@ ever they live , Christians seek to exerc@@ ise practic@@ al wisdom in deal@@ ing with local situ@@ ations , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that what is accep@@ table and leg@@ al in one land may be to@@ t@@ ally un@@ accep@@ table and il@@ leg@@ al in another .
W@@ ell , I think that at this point I need to tell you more about my ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
One day the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al will be ob@@ served for the last time .
Since Jesus ’ followers were called Christians “ by divine provi@@ d@@ ence , ” it is possible that Jehovah direc@@ ted Saul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s to give the name .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , the direc@@ t@@ or of that fe@@ ast com@@ men@@ ted : “ E@@ very other man pu@@ ts out the fine w@@ ine first , and when people are in@@ to@@ x@@ ic@@ ated , the inf@@ eri@@ or . You have re@@ served the fine w@@ ine until now . ”
( Read James 3 : 14 . )
He said : ‘ How could I , un@@ less someone gu@@ i@@ ded me . ’
How can dedic@@ ation and baptism serve as a prote@@ ction for you ?
A vision , as vi@@ vi@@ d as if E@@ no@@ ch were really there , took him far away .
H@@ ere is another reason you can be sure of the resurrection hope . Jehovah is the God of truth .
The man , Isa@@ a@@ c , me@@ t the go - between and the bri@@ de - to - be in a field .
As you thus foc@@ us on benef@@ its that you person@@ ally have received from following Jehovah’s instru@@ ctions , you will inc@@ re@@ ase your appreciation for pati@@ ence . ​ — P@@ s .
One of them respon@@ ded and began to study the Bible .
They will bring per@@ man@@ ent reli@@ ef and will go bey@@ ond our present ability to com@@ pre@@ h@@ end .
It is for@@ bi@@ d@@ den to re@@ pro@@ du@@ ce or du@@ p@@ lic@@ ate this i@@ ma@@ ge in any way or by any means .
Re@@ g@@ arding the cre@@ ation of the first human pa@@ ir , the Bible tel@@ ls us : “ God pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to cre@@ ate the man in his i@@ ma@@ ge , in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge he cre@@ ated him ; m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale he cre@@ ated them . ”
If you truly view Jehovah as your Father , you can take to heart the com@@ for@@ ting words : “ I , Jehovah your God , am gr@@ as@@ p@@ ing your right hand , the One saying to you , ‘ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id . I my@@ self will help you . ’ ”
Re@@ c@@ ent experi@@ ments on the b@@ ra@@ in have led certain neu@@ ro@@ s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists to su@@ gg@@ est that humans may have been “ har@@ d@@ wi@@ red ” with the cap@@ ac@@ ity for religion .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , if Jehovah does not always answer our prayers to our lik@@ ing , it does not mean that he is ign@@ or@@ ing us .
Con@@ cer@@ ning Christian overse@@ ers , the Bible states : “ E@@ ach one must prove to be like a hi@@ ding place from the w@@ ind and a place of conc@@ e@@ al@@ ment from the ra@@ inst@@ or@@ m . ” ​ — Isaiah 32 : 2 .
L@@ ap@@ land is a ba@@ r@@ re@@ n but beau@@ ti@@ ful country , and its beau@@ ty vari@@ es according to the se@@ as@@ on .
( 2 ) M@@ an@@ z@@ ana@@ res , A .
Some transl@@ at@@ ors rend@@ er this expres@@ sion “ sur@@ pas@@ ses all our dre@@ am@@ s ” or “ exc@@ els all human pl@@ an@@ ning . ”
Although God deli@@ vered the three young Hebrews from ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion in a fi@@ er@@ y fur@@ n@@ ace and the prophet Daniel from the li@@ ons ’ pi@@ t , he did not act to sa@@ ve other prophe@@ ts from death .
The ta@@ ble@@ ts were written main@@ ly in S@@ um@@ eri@@ an c@@ un@@ ei@@ form .
Consider , for example , what happened when the Israelites seem@@ ed tra@@ pp@@ ed between P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s ar@@ my and the R@@ ed Se@@ a .
( b ) What are Jehovah’s present - day people mor@@ ally ob@@ lig@@ ated to do ?
“ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing ” can inclu@@ de our feelings , needs , fe@@ ars , and anxi@@ e@@ ties .
Why should we show a wa@@ iting attitude with reg@@ ard to Jehovah ?
3 : 17 - 19 ; C@@ ol .
Jesus said : “ F@@ or@@ give us our de@@ b@@ ts , as we also have for@@ given our de@@ b@@ t@@ ors . ”
E@@ ve@@ ’s cho@@ ice was based on sel@@ f@@ ish desire .
And others who have jo@@ bs , ho@@ m@@ es , a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate fin@@ an@@ ces , and a reason@@ able de@@ gre@@ e of health may won@@ der how long these will last .
Jehovah Mu@@ st Be Re@@ al to U@@ s
Thus , Jesus fully under@@ stan@@ ds earth@@ ’s e@@ c@@ olo@@ gy .
His Son too has made sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant sacrific@@ es .
• the ro@@ ck ba@@ d@@ g@@ er ?
We end@@ e@@ av@@ or to care for people who are consci@@ ous of their spiritual need , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of their n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality or language .
Jehovah showed great loving - kindness to Juda@@ h , but un@@ happ@@ ily not all respon@@ ded .
The O@@ x@@ for@@ d Com@@ pan@@ ion to the Bible expla@@ ins : “ The con@@ ne@@ ction between ma@@ gi@@ c and ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ gy is refle@@ cted in the vis@@ it@@ ors ’ f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ation with the st@@ ar that had led them to Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m . ”
Such kind prote@@ ct@@ ors bring ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment , ear@@ n the respect of the flo@@ ck , and gain God’s appro@@ val . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 29 ; 1 Timothy 5 : 17 .
In@@ stru@@ ctions are also con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed to the congregations through travel@@ ing overse@@ ers or through let@@ ters or tra@@ ining s@@ essi@@ ons attend@@ ed by brothers having congregation responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
Instead of making such disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ing com@@ ments , fellow Christians should “ ad@@ v@@ ise the you@@ ng@@ er women to love their hus@@ ban@@ ds , to love their children , to be . . . working at home , ” their own home , “ so that the word of God may not be spo@@ ken of a@@ bu@@ si@@ vely . ” ​ — Read Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 3 - 5 .
“ W@@ ould you be willing to go ? ” he asked .
What about the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy members who today make up the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ?
E@@ f@@ forts to teach a com@@ pu@@ ter all of this have me@@ t with very little succ@@ ess .
At those conven@@ tions a s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring res@@ olu@@ tion was pres@@ ented .
In 195@@ 3 , when I was 37 years of age , I was living with my parents on our family f@@ ar@@ m .
The early Christians doub@@ t@@ less@@ ly benef@@ ited from his words to the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in , but they did not for@@ get that Jesus ’ words about his followers being persecu@@ ted were also true .
Re@@ ally , it does not become your gift until you re@@ ach out and accept it .
Because of Jesus ’ pro@@ found love of righteousness and h@@ at@@ red of anything that might di@@ sh@@ on@@ or his Father , Jehovah anointed him as King of the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom .
And Jesus sol@@ ves the proble@@ m .
In ancient times , the fru@@ it of the man@@ dr@@ ake pl@@ ant was used in me@@ dic@@ ine as a n@@ ar@@ co@@ tic and for pre@@ ven@@ ting or reli@@ ev@@ ing s@@ pas@@ ms .
Consider some of the reas@@ ons why Jesus will fulf@@ ill his God - assign@@ ed ro@@ les per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly .
F@@ in@@ ally , however , love for God proved to be str@@ ong@@ er than religious sen@@ ti@@ ment , and you st@@ op@@ ped eng@@ ag@@ ing in c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations that dis@@ ple@@ ase God .
Why may some become in@@ ac@@ tive , and what can be done to help them ?
We enjo@@ yed many h@@ our@@ s of happy fel@@ low@@ ship , the three of us often stud@@ ying together to encoura@@ ge one another .
On the contr@@ ary , his courage is con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed by Hebrews 11 : 32 - 38 , which inclu@@ des G@@ ide@@ on among those who “ were made powerful ” and who “ became v@@ ali@@ ant in war . ”
Jehovah God arrang@@ ed a means for over@@ coming the effe@@ cts of sin and fre@@ e@@ ing us from the p@@ en@@ al@@ ty of et@@ er@@ n@@ al death .
Ha@@ ve you ever wi@@ shed that someone could take your hand and sa@@ f@@ ely lead you through li@@ fe@@ ’s un@@ certain@@ ties ?
T . R@@ ob@@ er@@ t@@ son ob@@ served : “ These in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar would likely be co@@ pi@@ es of O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent boo@@ ks , par@@ ch@@ ment being more ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive than pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us . ”
( b ) How does Jehovah view all who eng@@ age in the preaching work ?
We im@@ medi@@ ately began to study the J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese language and to eng@@ age in the do@@ or - to - do@@ or ministry .
What did Jesus say about his followers ’ relationship with the world , and what questions do his words ra@@ ise ?
In view of his past rec@@ ord of faith@@ ful@@ ness , those who love him and obey him can trust that he will keep this tw@@ o@@ fo@@ ld promise regarding tri@@ als they may face : ( 1 ) He will not allow any tri@@ al to devel@@ op to a point that would make it imp@@ os@@ sible to be@@ ar , and ( 2 ) “ he will . . . make the way out ” for them .
Job got one repor@@ t after another that he had su@@ ffered lo@@ ss ​ — of his c@@ at@@ tle , his as@@ ses , his sheep , his cam@@ els , and of the servants car@@ ing for those ani@@ mal@@ s .
If we faith@@ fully and di@@ lig@@ ently do our part while we have the opportunity , Jehovah will give us the strength to do what he expe@@ cts of us . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 13 .
Are we not lik@@ e@@ wise affe@@ cted when we read and refle@@ ct on the acc@@ oun@@ ts of Jehovah’s deal@@ ings with his people as recorded in the Bible ?
Will my decisions help me to “ be pe@@ ace@@ able ” ?
L@@ ar@@ ge cri@@ me sy@@ ndi@@ c@@ ates used me to tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c d@@ ru@@ g@@ s around I@@ tal@@ y .
If we truly are pe@@ ace@@ able , this will be evid@@ ent in the spirit that we show .
[ Bo@@ x on pages 22 , 23 ]
There is something el@@ se to remember about the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s temp@@ t@@ ations .
27 : 3 - 5 ​ — O@@ ver what did Ju@@ d@@ as feel re@@ mor@@ se ?
In this fi@@ ght , the enem@@ y has years of experience in war str@@ ate@@ gy , with tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous res@@ our@@ ces and we@@ ap@@ on@@ ry at his dis@@ pos@@ al .
Even some of our brothers , though having en@@ ough to sub@@ s@@ ist on , are not fully “ satis@@ fied . ”
For what purpose ? ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 3 - 6 ; John 14 : 2 , 3 ; 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 4 : 15 - 17 ; 1 Peter 1 : 3 , 4 .
After the n@@ ational ass@@ em@@ bly , I p@@ ac@@ ked my ba@@ g@@ s to return to I@@ tu , but to my sur@@ pris@@ e , the branch serv@@ ant , G@@ r@@ ant M@@ ill@@ er , h@@ an@@ ded me a letter invit@@ ing me to become a per@@ man@@ ent member of the Bethel family .
While I was in that assignment , I was happy to see sever@@ al of my Bible stud@@ ents get baptized .
The Bible reve@@ als that a conscience devo@@ id of these influ@@ ences often l@@ ac@@ ks moral sta@@ bility .
Be@@ ing from Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , A@@ ris@@ t@@ ar@@ ch@@ us knew that pro@@ claim@@ ing the good news could result in persecu@@ tion .
I felt comple@@ t@@ ely us@@ eless and emp@@ ty to the point that I deci@@ ded to end my life .
We should show our neigh@@ b@@ ors the same respect .
TH@@ R@@ E@@ E young men in C@@ en@@ tr@@ al Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a wanted to atten@@ d a dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion in their lo@@ c@@ ality .
( b ) How did Jehovah demonstr@@ ate his fa@@ ther@@ ly concer@@ n for Bar@@ u@@ ch ?
She rel@@ ates : “ I had always re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed the words of Jesus recorded at Matthew 7 : 7 : ‘ Ke@@ ep on as@@ king , and it will be given you ; keep on see@@ king , and you will find ; keep on kno@@ c@@ king , and it will be op@@ ened to you . ’
We will see that it is not so much a matter of what kind of sin a person has com@@ mit@@ ted ; rather , it is the mo@@ tive , the heart con@@ dition , and the de@@ gre@@ e of will@@ ful@@ ness involved that determin@@ es whether a sin is for@@ gi@@ va@@ ble or not .
W@@ as Jesus close to lo@@ sing his pati@@ ence with Peter ?
The Bible says : “ A husband is head of his wife as the Christ also is head of the congregation . ”
How did it come to be used so ex@@ ten@@ si@@ vely by God’s people in mo@@ der@@ n times ? And why is it important now ?
Wh@@ er@@ ever possible , we help others to be en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ed about our work , using wh@@ atever means are a@@ vail@@ able .
When we first arri@@ ved in P@@ ine B@@ lu@@ f@@ f , we moved in with the brother who was the congregation serv@@ ant at the time .
Your te@@ ars show that you share their g@@ ri@@ ef , and that is com@@ for@@ ting .
God has no doub@@ ts about who bel@@ ong to him .
Al@@ li@@ an@@ ces with fore@@ ign@@ ers or n@@ on@@ believers have tra@@ gi@@ c con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
What must we do if doub@@ ts should ar@@ ise ?
Yet , more than once , Jesus pre@@ pared the way for the future accep@@ t@@ ance of the good news by the Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans .
If you do , you will help to buil@@ d their appreciation for our living God .
But some read@@ ers may won@@ der : Sh@@ ould we fear Satan ?
Still , Jehovah kin@@ dly gave Bar@@ u@@ ch wise counsel , and he was read@@ ju@@ sted .
Now is the time to stay close to the Christian congregation
During those early years , who among us could have i@@ mag@@ ined the re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble gro@@ w@@ th and the prog@@ res@@ sive develop@@ ment of the organization up to this day ?
Some 6@@ ,000 vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers are post@@ ed at str@@ ate@@ gi@@ c poin@@ ts to me@@ et com@@ mut@@ ers on their way to work .
As we leave the cam@@ p , many re@@ si@@ d@@ ents hold up their tr@@ ac@@ ts , ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , and boo@@ ks as they wa@@ ve good - b@@ ye to us .
S@@ ur@@ ely he should avoid be@@ coming physi@@ c@@ ally involved with another woman .
Now com@@ pare these individuals with two Israel@@ ite mi@@ d@@ wi@@ ves , S@@ hi@@ ph@@ ra@@ h and P@@ u@@ ah , who lived in ancient Egy@@ pt during the re@@ ign of an un@@ nam@@ ed but ty@@ ran@@ n@@ ic@@ al P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h .
How does this ob@@ serv@@ ance rel@@ ate to God’s spiritual temple ?
Then , according to Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 , the Kingdom would “ cr@@ us@@ h and put an end ” to all human govern@@ ments , and it would stand forever .
Q@@ u@@ ebe@@ c C@@ ity , Q@@ C C@@ ol@@ is@@ é@@ e P@@ ep@@ s@@ i , 2@@ 50 , b@@ ou@@ l .
John wrote : “ Do not be loving ei@@ ther the world or the things in the world .
As they appro@@ ached D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us , su@@ d@@ den@@ ly a b@@ right light f@@ la@@ shed around them , and all of them f@@ ell to the gr@@ ound .
The l@@ ake of fi@@ re has a meaning similar to that of “ the fi@@ er@@ y Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na [ hel@@ l fi@@ re , King James V@@ er@@ sion ] ” that Jesus spoke of .
“ The Bible emp@@ ow@@ ered me to sto@@ p using and sel@@ ling d@@ ru@@ g@@ s and become a pro@@ duc@@ tive member of soci@@ ety ”
We E@@ ag@@ er@@ ly F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill Our R@@ o@@ le
How many times have you said that to yourself ?
Although A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa did not become a Christian , Paul evid@@ ently affe@@ cted his heart to some ex@@ t@@ ent with his message . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
This means that the first resurrection must have be@@ gu@@ n early in Christ’s pres@@ ence , and it continu@@ es “ during his pres@@ ence . ”
A M@@ es@@ sage That Will “ B@@ ind U@@ p the Bro@@ k@@ en@@ hear@@ ted ”
Li@@ ving in Israel some 3@@ 000 years ag@@ o , when the jud@@ ges rul@@ ed , Ru@@ th had ac@@ qui@@ red a name for exc@@ el@@ l@@ ence .
She was respon@@ sible for the re@@ ci@@ p@@ es that we used in our can@@ ning .
They qui@@ et any fe@@ ars and doub@@ ts that we may have and f@@ ill us with hope .
So down the great dra@@ g@@ on was h@@ ur@@ led , . . . who is mis@@ le@@ ading the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ”
In@@ dia , 5 / 15
In the Bible , the word for “ discipl@@ ine ” is not mer@@ ely another word for p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment .
Un@@ pre@@ dic@@ table ani@@ ma@@ l be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or ad@@ ded interest , but what seem@@ s to have made h@@ un@@ ts especially f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating was c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty .
Such ones are called “ a ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od ” and have been com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned to “ ‘ dec@@ l@@ are ab@@ ro@@ ad the exc@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ ci@@ es ’ of the one that called [ them ] out of dar@@ k@@ ness into his wonderful light . ”
As fle@@ xi@@ ble or as ex@@ ac@@ ting ?
Consider , for example , the lu@@ re of g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing .
The ma@@ in poin@@ ts of this pres@@ ent@@ ation were en@@ h@@ an@@ ced by inter@@ vie@@ ws with those who have simp@@ li@@ fied their lives .
How has she f@@ ared ?
It is true that knowledge of the Creat@@ or@@ ’s works is end@@ less .
In like man@@ ner , the great crow@@ d fully supp@@ or@@ ts the work of Christ’s anointed brothers who are still on earth and who are taking the lead in the organization today .
No t@@ ong@@ ue or pen can tell the peace , the joy and the blessing which a clear knowledge of the true God has brought into our heart and life .
As@@ k Jehovah in prayer to strengthen your desire to ex@@ p@@ and your ministry .
You may mis@@ s the compan@@ ion that you still love .
• Dis@@ obedi@@ ence to parents
A@@ ur@@ ele , a 70 - year - old married brother from Fr@@ ance , states : “ F@@ i@@ ve years ag@@ o , when I became a p@@ en@@ sion@@ er , I had a cho@@ ice : live a qui@@ et life in Fr@@ ance and wa@@ it for Par@@ adise to come or take st@@ ep@@ s to ex@@ p@@ and my ministry . ”
We may not be f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers , but ra@@ in and s@@ now may af@@ fect us .
However , ou@@ tw@@ ard appe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces were dec@@ ep@@ tive , for ne@@ ar@@ by lived “ the men of So@@ dom [ who ] were bad and were gro@@ ss sin@@ n@@ ers against Jehovah . ”
What a gr@@ and wel@@ come to our new assignment !
We Sh@@ all W@@ al@@ k in Our In@@ tegrity !
Some were no@@ t@@ ori@@ ous for im@@ moral or@@ gi@@ es , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , and for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation .
En@@ v@@ y is one of “ the works of the flesh , ” against which every Christian should fi@@ ght .
And the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart is the to@@ tal in@@ ner person ​ — his mo@@ tiv@@ ation , feelings , and in@@ tel@@ le@@ ct .
C@@ y@@ r@@ us the Gre@@ at died in 5@@ 30 B.C.E .
What if you must face a situation head - on ?
E@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion@@ ists gener@@ ally cla@@ im that a po@@ pul@@ ation of ani@@ mal@@ s gra@@ du@@ ally develop@@ ed into a po@@ pul@@ ation of humans , den@@ ying that there was once only one man .
For such ro@@ bu@@ st people , marriage between close relati@@ ves evid@@ ently did not present g@@ ene@@ tic d@@ ang@@ ers to off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
At the same time , I have the ad@@ ded blessing of travel@@ ing to f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating plac@@ es ​ — something I@@ ’@@ ve always wanted to do . ”
I told the Witness who was stud@@ ying with me that I really wanted to make one more al@@ bu@@ m and that after doing that , I would seri@@ ously apply Bible principles in my life .
• if offered a bu@@ sin@@ ess opportunity ?
You can make wise decisions if you take into consider@@ ation Bible principles , the conscience of others , and the long - r@@ ange effect of your action .
V@@ olu@@ n@@ te@@ ers from ab@@ ro@@ ad first arri@@ ved in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o in May 199@@ 2 .
It is also “ demon@@ ic . ”
3 They O@@ ffered Th@@ em@@ selves W@@ ill@@ ingly ​ — In T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y
• What rich blessings a@@ wa@@ it those who walk in the light ?
Jesus said to his followers : “ By this all will know that you are my disciples , if you have love among y@@ ourselves . ”
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 6@@ 5 , 4@@ 3
show@@ ing in@@ sight in help@@ ing your child ?
Why does God per@@ mit suffering ?
At Corin@@ th , the apostle Paul was “ in d@@ ang@@ ers among false brothers , ” perhaps including “ su@@ per@@ fine apostles ” see@@ king an acc@@ us@@ ation against him .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , David did not n@@ ur@@ ture res@@ ent@@ ment toward King Saul .
The prophet has f@@ res@@ h in mind the E@@ d@@ om@@ ites ’ rec@@ ent ac@@ ts of viol@@ ence against the sons of Jac@@ o@@ b ​ — the Israelites .
Those affe@@ cted by such w@@ o@@ es are des@@ per@@ ately in need of comfort .
Many today would ag@@ ree .
The making of s@@ il@@ ver sh@@ r@@ ines of Ar@@ t@@ em@@ is was a prof@@ it@@ able bu@@ sin@@ ess .
Paul coun@@ sel@@ ed Christians to be willing to give something up rather than to take a brother to cour@@ t .
As a result , we will be able to make decisions that will ple@@ ase him and that he will bl@@ ess .
19 , 20 . ( a ) What are some things we need to avoid ?
This st@@ ory has been told th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of times with many vari@@ ations .
( Read Daniel 2 : 1 , 19 , 31 - 38 . )
* If so , you can be sure that rich blessings a@@ wa@@ it you .
If a year were really one mon@@ th , then those two men would have become parents when they were only fi@@ ve years old !
TH@@ E mon@@ ar@@ ch of a mi@@ gh@@ ty emp@@ i@@ re cannot believe his eyes .
However , all of Jehovah’s servants receive discipl@@ ine in one way or another .
Ser@@ ving in a Ti@@ me of Mar@@ vel@@ ous Ex@@ pan@@ sion
Their good prog@@ ress in lear@@ ning Bible tru@@ ths ir@@ rit@@ ated the cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men .
Jesus provi@@ des the answer later when he expla@@ ins to his disciples : “ The s@@ ow@@ er of the fine se@@ ed is the Son of man . ”
We are not sur@@ pris@@ ed when we have to end@@ ure har@@ s@@ h tre@@ at@@ ment from the world .
Not all on bo@@ ard were in@@ tre@@ pi@@ d se@@ am@@ en , however .
There is a need to keep recor@@ ds regarding liter@@ ature supp@@ lies and don@@ ations .
W@@ ell , who do you think was put in the same pris@@ on c@@ ell with me ?
Jehovah’s thoughts “ are more than even the gra@@ ins of s@@ and . ”
In fact , there are no spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c instru@@ ctions on the sub@@ ject in God’s Word .
King Solomon stated : “ L@@ isten , my son , to the discipl@@ ine of your father , and do not for@@ s@@ ake the instru@@ ction of your mother . ”
I am really g@@ la@@ d that I cho@@ se not to pur@@ sue high@@ er educ@@ ation . ”
“ He is Jesus Christ , the King of God’s Kingdom , ” said R@@ ob@@ er@@ t .
Mu@@ ch suffering and un@@ happiness .
Our h@@ all was small , about 15 fe@@ et [ 4@@ .@@ 5 m ] wide and 18 fe@@ et [ 5@@ .@@ 5 m ] long .
He “ went out con@@ qu@@ ering and to complete his con@@ qu@@ est . ”
The following mor@@ ning , all three found that they had deci@@ ded on ex@@ ac@@ tly the same so@@ lu@@ tion ​ — they simply would dec@@ l@@ ine bre@@ ak@@ f@@ ast .
L@@ it@@ tle by little , the vi@@ c@@ tim@@ ’s body par@@ ts became di@@ se@@ as@@ ed .
F@@ re@@ ely expres@@ s your anxi@@ e@@ ties and concer@@ ns .
• How do we know that Jesus ’ war@@ ning to “ keep on the w@@ atch ” app@@ lies to true Christians ?
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , Jesus was born into a po@@ or family .
I am still a pioneer , and she ser@@ ves from time to time as an au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer , enjo@@ ying the preaching work very much .
What appro@@ ach is often effe@@ ctive in star@@ ting home Bible stu@@ dies ?
What s@@ crip@@ tures can help us to de@@ al wis@@ ely with people who speak har@@ sh@@ ly to us ?
10 .
The one that I was assign@@ ed to was in the B@@ r@@ on@@ x .
With his illustr@@ ation , the prophet appe@@ aled to these godly qualities .
4 , 5 . ( a ) What do we learn from the in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction to Jesus ’ prayer ?
There are many acc@@ oun@@ ts of un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish ac@@ ts by neigh@@ b@@ ors during such times .
By then , he was ei@@ ght we@@ ek@@ s old .
That was en@@ ough for his bel@@ o@@ ved spiritual child G@@ a@@ i@@ us to recogn@@ ize him as the apostle John .
It is as John wrote : “ We are under ob@@ lig@@ ation to show ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality to such ones , so that we may become fellow work@@ ers in the truth . ” ​ — 3 John 8 .
He wrote : “ This is what Jehovah has said : ‘ The un@@ pa@@ id la@@ bor@@ ers of Egy@@ pt and the mer@@ ch@@ ants of E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pia and the Sa@@ be@@ ans , t@@ all men , will themselves come over even to you , and your@@ s they will become .
This is a powerful reason why we should pray for God’s Kingdom to come and for God’s will to be done on the earth .
Why is God’s Kingdom of im@@ medi@@ ate import@@ ance to us ?
For ad@@ di@@ tional information , see The Watchtower of O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 15 , 198@@ 8 , pages 25 - 9 ; No@@ v@@ ember 15 , 198@@ 8 , pages 21 - 4 ; and S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 1 , 199@@ 6 , pages 30 - 1 .
God is deep@@ ly concer@@ ned about our lasting wel@@ f@@ are .
Lo@@ v@@ ingly , he does not d@@ well on min@@ or fa@@ il@@ ings .
F@@ or@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s “ If my people on whom my name has been called hum@@ ble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn away from their evil ways , then I will hear from the heavens and for@@ give their sin . ” ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 7 : 14 .
Per@@ s@@ onal concer@@ ns are su@@ it@@ able sub@@ je@@ cts for priv@@ ate , not public , prayer .
Be reason@@ able in the am@@ ount of time you sc@@ he@@ du@@ le for personal study .
In what ways have you benef@@ ited physi@@ c@@ ally because of ap@@ pl@@ ying God’s Word in your life ?
“ The va@@ st@@ ly inc@@ reas@@ ed will@@ ing@@ ness of men to leave be@@ h@@ ind par@@ t@@ n@@ ers and children cons@@ titu@@ tes perhaps the sing@@ le great@@ est change in moral valu@@ es during the [ past 40 years ] . ” ​ — W@@ il@@ son Q@@ u@@ ar@@ ter@@ ly , ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
We could become ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in things of this world that will soon pas@@ s away .
Is there any hope for such ho@@ m@@ eless children and others who live without se@@ cur@@ ity ?
We long@@ ed to go , but it was way bey@@ ond our means .
Jehovah has seen to it that his name has been pre@@ served and made known to people around the earth .
Samuel pray@@ ed and pres@@ ented a bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering in their be@@ half .
I re@@ adi@@ ly accepted a Bible study .
The s@@ cor@@ ch@@ ing he@@ at does not dam@@ pen the determin@@ ation of the more than 2@@ 5@@ ,000 de@@ v@@ out Greek O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ ms who in@@ ch along tr@@ ying to re@@ ach the heav@@ ily dec@@ or@@ ated ic@@ on of the mother of Jesus .
How could I be@@ ar the be@@ tra@@ y@@ al ?
I had experienced the truth of the words recorded at Psalm 5@@ 5 : 22 , which had com@@ for@@ ted me so much at the out@@ set of my tri@@ als .
What is the result of the rel@@ ent@@ less prom@@ o@@ tion of material valu@@ es ?
She beg@@ ged Jac@@ o@@ b : “ Gi@@ ve me children or o@@ ther@@ wise I shall be a dead woman . ”
N@@ í@@ ko@@ s , a young man in his early 20 ’ s who was imp@@ ris@@ oned because of his neu@@ tr@@ al stand , rec@@ alls : “ When I was with some other young brothers at an ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ tural pris@@ on , away from par@@ ent@@ al and congreg@@ ational authority , I no@@ tic@@ ed that the qu@@ ality of our spe@@ e@@ ch deter@@ i@@ or@@ ated .
Still , I never c@@ learly under@@ sto@@ od why he has allow@@ ed suffering .
Some ob@@ ject that God is ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ar@@ ily in@@ ser@@ ted “ as an ex@@ pl@@ an@@ at@@ ory fi@@ x ” wh@@ er@@ ever there is no pro@@ va@@ ble s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation .
The apostle Peter wrote : “ The end of all things has dra@@ wn close .
But I kept pra@@ ying to Jehovah for strength .
However , we can ex@@ pect har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps , for Jesus war@@ ned : “ Bro@@ ther will deli@@ ver up brother to death , and a father his child , and children will ris@@ e up against parents and will have them put to death . ”
A slave might be for@@ ced to we@@ ar an ir@@ on col@@ la@@ r with an in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion or a ta@@ g prom@@ ising a re@@ ward if after r@@ un@@ ning away he was re@@ turned to his ow@@ ner .
Like those parents , many find it difficult to w@@ atch a child stru@@ gg@@ le with a proble@@ m or be un@@ happy .
“ I cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly pray@@ ed to Jehovah for guid@@ ance in making the right decision . ” ​ — K@@ wa@@ bena , G@@ h@@ ana
They hold to the high@@ er stan@@ d@@ ard of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures .
Satan , “ the go@@ d of this system of things , ” contro@@ ls the world .
Jesus also re@@ comm@@ ended sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess for those who “ can make ro@@ om for it . ”
“ This is what God will@@ s , the san@@ c@@ ti@@ f@@ ying of you , that you ab@@ sta@@ in from for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation ; that each one of you should know how to get pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of his own v@@ es@@ sel [ his own body ] in san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation and honor , ” ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed the apostle Paul . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 4 : 3 , 4 .
A dec@@ or@@ ation on one side of one of the va@@ ses de@@ pi@@ cts the go@@ dd@@ ess and be@@ ars the ph@@ ra@@ se “ pri@@ ze for the cont@@ ests of A@@ th@@ ena . ”
( a ) What promise did Jesus give the congregation in Phil@@ ad@@ el@@ p@@ hi@@ a ?
The decision to do God’s will must be our own . ​ — Psalm 40 : 8 .
21 : 14 .
A man g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on@@ ous and given to dr@@ in@@ king w@@ ine . ’ ”
( a ) How has “ truth ” been de@@ f@@ ined ?
It was there , on the fr@@ on@@ t por@@ ch , that our daugh@@ ter , Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h , was born .
He as@@ sures us that he will not ‘ for@@ get our work and the love we showed for his name . ’ ​ — Hebrews 6 : 10 .
( Read Psalm 10@@ 2 : 19 - 21 . )
* ​ — 1 K@@ ings 18 : 24 , 25 .
A@@ t@@ t@@ ac@@ ks From En@@ em@@ ies of God’s Word
Mo@@ des@@ ty , or know@@ ing your li@@ mit@@ ations , is a desi@@ ra@@ ble qu@@ ality .
Of G@@ r@@ and@@ mother K@@ ur@@ z@@ en@@ ’s 11 children , 2 of her sons , John and A@@ do@@ l@@ ph , appreci@@ ated the spiritual tre@@ asure she had found .
A M@@ A@@ N found a pam@@ ph@@ let on the flo@@ or of a ra@@ il@@ way ca@@ r b@@ ound for New Yor@@ k C@@ ity .
A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s learned well .
But Juda@@ h’s second son , On@@ an , refu@@ sed to fulf@@ ill his ob@@ lig@@ ation .
S@@ how your child from the Bible that we can cause Jehovah pain when we fai@@ l to do his will .
I real@@ ized that if I wanted to serve Jehovah , I had to change my pol@@ itical vie@@ w@@ poin@@ ts and associ@@ ations .
God is righteous in all his ways .
See how the ans@@ wers high@@ light Jehovah’s justice , his wisdom , and especially his love .
L@@ ater , she married a fine Christian el@@ der , and now she happ@@ ily ser@@ ves with him in the congregation .
The pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od , the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , and its fur@@ ni@@ shin@@ g@@ s were also to be held sac@@ red .
What a joy to see new@@ ly dedic@@ ated ones follow in Jesus ’ fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s by sub@@ mit@@ ting to water baptism !
N@@ ever le@@ an on your own understanding . ​ — Pro@@ v .
For instance , the first book of the Bible , Genesis , expla@@ ins how God cle@@ ans@@ ed the earth of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness in the days of Noah .
Hence , get@@ ting to know Jesus also means inc@@ reas@@ ing our knowledge of Jehovah .
The account go@@ es on to say : “ [ Jesus ] appro@@ ached and t@@ ou@@ ched the bi@@ er , and the be@@ ar@@ ers sto@@ od still , and he said : ‘ Y@@ oung man , I say to you , G@@ et up ! ’
Re@@ fer@@ ring to James 3 : 18 , To@@ m says : “ We try to be fri@@ end@@ ly and pe@@ ace@@ able with people .
( a ) How do we benefit when we make sacrific@@ es for the Kingdom ?
Jehovah God and Jesus Christ are the fore@@ most examples of giving encourag@@ ement .
He felt u@@ se@@ ful again . ”
Because my father wor@@ ked on a ship that regul@@ arly sa@@ iled to New Yor@@ k , the of@@ fic@@ ers con@@ duc@@ ting the inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ation tri@@ ed to make me ad@@ mit that he spi@@ ed for the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
“ H@@ on@@ or your father and your mother . ”
In other plac@@ es , this may not be possible .
How was this prac@@ tice vie@@ wed in U@@ gar@@ it ?
O@@ h , how wonderful it felt to be there ! ” ​ — Ge@@ or@@ ge , 5@@ 8 years old .
He was not respon@@ ding that way simply to ple@@ ase his family ; they lived far away .
If we have young children , arri@@ ving on time at meetings pres@@ ents a special chall@@ enge .
Read Matthew 6 : 33 .
As was my ha@@ bi@@ t , I was bo@@ il@@ ing water for a c@@ up of te@@ a and was about to put my fe@@ et up for my half - h@@ our bre@@ ak .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we do “ offer to God a sacrifice of praise , that is , the fru@@ it of li@@ ps which make public declar@@ ation to his name . ”
; W@@ right , C .
As Paul said , “ all Israel will be sa@@ ved . ”
Some things in the past may have been better , but most likely others were not .
Jesus spoke to them about another ty@@ pe of bre@@ ad ​ — “ the bre@@ ad of life . ”
The Bible says of Jehovah God : “ With you is the s@@ ource of life . ”
But he was certainly right in saying that God would never “ s@@ we@@ ep away the righteous with the wicked . ”
Re@@ g@@ arding his inv@@ isi@@ ble pres@@ ence and the conclu@@ sion of the system of things , Jesus said : “ There will be great tri@@ bul@@ ation such as has not occ@@ ur@@ red since the worl@@ d’s beg@@ in@@ ning until now , no , nor will occ@@ ur again . ”
I@@ ts writ@@ ers cla@@ im to be inspired by God , and its con@@ ten@@ ts provide am@@ ple pro@@ of that the cla@@ im is true .
In 1@@ 7@@ 0@@ 3 , Ser@@ ap@@ him , a Greek mon@@ k from the is@@ land of L@@ es@@ bo@@ s , tri@@ ed to pu@@ bl@@ ish a re@@ vision of the Ma@@ xi@@ mu@@ s transl@@ ation in L@@ ond@@ on .
By 1@@ 5@@ 34 , Lu@@ ther had fin@@ i@@ shed his transl@@ ation of the Hebrew Scriptures .
Tru@@ e Pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity , 2 / 1
New pione@@ ers f@@ loo@@ ded into the field in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in
It is eas@@ y to see why Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k would find it hard to understand that God would use the wicked Babyl@@ on@@ ians to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te His judgment .
W@@ ould Jesus ’ disciples recogn@@ ize the si@@ gn and act on his instru@@ ctions ?
Daniel , a brother in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , had to deci@@ de to whom he would be loyal .
Satan would like to destro@@ y your relationship with Jehovah , whether with fr@@ on@@ tal att@@ ac@@ ks of persecu@@ tion or by s@@ low@@ ly ni@@ b@@ bl@@ ing away at your faith through sub@@ tle att@@ ac@@ ks .
A reli@@ able and acc@@ ur@@ ate account of the events of No@@ ah’s day can prove to be an inv@@ alu@@ able tre@@ asure .
The reason that the Bible has end@@ ur@@ ed when so many other boo@@ ks have become ir@@ rel@@ ev@@ ant is that it con@@ tain@@ s , not the word of men , but “ the word of God . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 13 .
Still , many who heard about Jesus g@@ la@@ dly set asi@@ de personal pur@@ su@@ its ​ — even care@@ ers — ​ and became his followers .
; F@@ is@@ k@@ å , H .
I reas@@ oned that if God had the power to cre@@ ate the va@@ st uni@@ verse ​ — which I so loved to look at — ​ sur@@ ely he could give me the strength to make chang@@ es in order to ple@@ ase him .
H@@ om@@ o@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ al ac@@ ts are not mer@@ ely an “ al@@ ter@@ n@@ ative life - st@@ y@@ le . ”
The acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y of those st@@ at@@ ements is seen in the hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al rec@@ ord of Acts .
De@@ bor@@ ah sent for Bar@@ ak and said to him : “ H@@ as not Jehovah the God of Israel given the comm@@ and ? ‘ G@@ o and you must s@@ pre@@ ad yourself out on M@@ ount T@@ ab@@ or , and you must take with you ten th@@ ous@@ and men out of the sons of N@@ ap@@ h@@ tal@@ i and out of the sons of Z@@ e@@ bulu@@ n .
W@@ ere the Israelites ever in any d@@ anger from P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s ar@@ my ?
Rather , we work hard , as to Jehovah .
Not only did it help M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ en@@ a@@ ’s cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es to come to know and understand Jehovah’s Witnesses better but it also encoura@@ ged many of the young people to think about the purpose of life .
How could you follow the same pat@@ ter@@ n when you con@@ sul@@ t with your sp@@ ouse ?
And you know that Jo@@ shua did prove to be succ@@ ess@@ ful .
O@@ r has there been some less@@ ening of these spiritual activities ? ’
“ If any one of you is l@@ ac@@ king in wisdom , ” wrote James , “ let him keep on as@@ king God , for he gives gener@@ ously to all and without re@@ pro@@ aching ; and it will be given him . ”
3 , 4 . ( a ) Why did Ph@@ ili@@ p bapti@@ ze the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an without d@@ el@@ a@@ y ?
For such gro@@ ss dis@@ respect , they would feel the he@@ at of divine anger .
The Bible reve@@ als that God’s purpose for us invol@@ ves many things .
In his mo@@ de@@ l prayer , some@@ times called the L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er , Jesus taught his followers to pray for that Kingdom to come and for God’s will to be done here on earth .
For th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years , Jehovah has allow@@ ed humans to rule themselves , and hist@@ ory has demonstr@@ ated that humans do not have the ability to do so .
And later on , he no longer allow@@ ed Eli@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants to serve as high pri@@ ests .
“ I shall prove to be with you , ” he told Moses .
Some two years ear@@ li@@ er , Jesus had ex@@ tend@@ ed a similar invit@@ ation to four fi@@ sh@@ er@@ men nam@@ ed Peter , An@@ dre@@ w , James , and John .
We did all we could to teach our daugh@@ ters to love Jehovah .
But when other man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts were dis@@ co@@ vered , what did they reve@@ al ?
17 - 19 . ( a ) What qualities of God are we here ur@@ ged to imitate ?
The Bible encoura@@ ges us to “ clo@@ the [ ourselves ] with love , for it is a perfect b@@ ond of uni@@ on . ” ​ — C@@ ol .
On one such occasi@@ on , the of@@ fic@@ ers were per@@ spi@@ ring from the he@@ at , and their su@@ its were co@@ vered in du@@ st .
After a da@@ y’s rest , we pre@@ pare our tru@@ ck and return the way we came .
After three years of medi@@ cal attention , An@@ ne@@ ’s health was rest@@ ored .
These are car@@ ed for by publi@@ sh@@ ers in the are@@ a or by ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers who have sta@@ yed in the ter@@ rit@@ ory .
The Messi@@ ah would make a tri@@ u@@ mp@@ ha@@ l en@@ try into Jerusalem .
R@@ E@@ F@@ L@@ E@@ C@@ T@@ IN@@ G G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S G@@ L@@ O@@ R@@ Y
Lu@@ c@@ í@@ a dre@@ w strength and bal@@ ance from God’s Word .
Ab@@ out three years later , Ser@@ ap@@ him died , a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned and for@@ go@@ t@@ ten .
The baptism was held in con@@ j@@ un@@ ction with an ass@@ em@@ bly of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
That is ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y !
Since her un@@ believ@@ ing husband pro@@ ba@@ bly worshipp@@ ed Greek go@@ ds , E@@ un@@ ice needed to per@@ su@@ a@@ de Timothy to put faith in “ the holy writ@@ ings . ”
Thus , God pur@@ pos@@ es to let mankind continue this ru@@ in@@ ous experi@@ ment of in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence from him and his la@@ ws no longer .
It just seem@@ ed n@@ atur@@ al to him .
However , the con@@ text of his words along with the promises of God’s Word shows that he me@@ ant that there would always be po@@ or people as long as this system of things la@@ st@@ s .
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s direction to those who wish to “ draw close to God ” is : “ C@@ le@@ an@@ se your hands , . . . and pu@@ ri@@ fy your hearts . ”
God’s word of truth is lik@@ ened to water that cle@@ ans@@ es .
But he also said : “ Because of the pre@@ v@@ al@@ ence of se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality , let each man have his own wife and each woman have her own husband . ”
The Bible it@@ self says : “ All Scrip@@ ture is inspired of God and bene@@ fi@@ cial . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 16 , 17 .
The Bible ver@@ ses at Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 22 - 24 had a bi@@ g imp@@ act on me .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er Can Sol@@ ve Pro@@ ble@@ ms
All who had come as d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates felt deep@@ ly att@@ ached to their is@@ ol@@ ated brothers and sisters , with whom they had sp@@ ent a thr@@ ill@@ ing we@@ ek .
On Ju@@ ly 4 , 19@@ 40 , the work of Jehovah’s Witnesses was ban@@ ned in Cana@@ da .
If Jehovah God had allow@@ ed the j@@ udi@@ cial case of David and B@@ ath - she@@ ba@@ ’s sin to be h@@ and@@ led by human jud@@ ges under the Law , the ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ous cou@@ ple would have been ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted .
All that has been accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed for true worship in these last days is t@@ ang@@ i@@ ble evidence of Jehovah’s blessing and Christ’s lead@@ er@@ ship .
These po@@ em@@ s present God’s origin@@ al purpose for man ​ — to enjoy perfect life in an earthly par@@ adise — ​ and point to God’s rest@@ or@@ ation of Par@@ adise on earth through Christ .
Jesus will@@ ingly div@@ ested himself of heavenly glory to become a man and give his life for sin@@ ful humans , some of whom would gain ri@@ ches in heaven as his jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s in the Kingdom .
Since the child lives with his parents , they are still respon@@ sible for instru@@ cting and discipl@@ ining him in har@@ mony with God’s Word .
By con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating the hope of the resurrection , you can make fir@@ m your determin@@ ation to keep on doing the will of your heavenly Father .
Does your se@@ cul@@ ar work inter@@ f@@ ere with your meeting attend@@ ance ?
T@@ ri@@ bul@@ ation is a by - pro@@ du@@ ct of living in Satan’s world .
How , though , could those Christians ac@@ tually present themselves “ a sacrifice ” to God ?
As that develop@@ ment appro@@ ached , it was ur@@ g@@ ent for Timothy to “ preach the word ” even in@@ side the congregation so that Christians would not be mis@@ led by the dec@@ ep@@ tive at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess of false teachings .
Jehovah said : “ These b@@ ones are the whole house of Israel . ”
The tel@@ ev@@ ision set was his ba@@ by - s@@ it@@ ter .
Paul mentioned to Timothy how important it was for Christian women to “ ad@@ or@@ n themselves in well - arrang@@ ed d@@ ress , with mo@@ des@@ ty and s@@ oun@@ dness of mind . ”
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , des@@ pite living in times of in@@ se@@ cur@@ ity , we do not have to be un@@ certain about what to believe .
Those living in that righteous human soci@@ ety will be brought to per@@ fe@@ ction , free from sin .
Although Jesus Christ himself pre@@ ached to the Jews , he also said : “ This good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations . ”
Just as Isaiah and Mi@@ ca@@ h pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed , we are going up to “ the m@@ oun@@ tain of Jehovah ” together .
W@@ rit@@ ten by a man r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned for his wisdom , King Solomon of ancient Israel , the book of E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es con@@ tain@@ s practic@@ al ad@@ vice on what is truly wor@@ th@@ while in life and what is valu@@ eless .
( Read Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 3 : 12 , 13 . )
Re@@ c@@ ently , an of@@ fi@@ cial of the World He@@ al@@ th O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation arrang@@ ed for a pro@@ gra@@ m to educ@@ ate people about the proble@@ m of A@@ I@@ D@@ S .
A young Jewish rul@@ er who spoke with Jesus may have been a member of the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in .
“ May he k@@ is@@ s me with the k@@ is@@ ses of his m@@ ou@@ th , for your expres@@ sions of end@@ ear@@ ment are better than w@@ ine . ”
For the last 23 years , it has been our joy to work in this are@@ a , help@@ ing to star@@ t the Ru@@ ck@@ er@@ s@@ v@@ il@@ le , V@@ ir@@ g@@ in@@ ia , congregation and see@@ ing the children and gr@@ and@@ children of our early Bible stud@@ ents gro@@ w up to become congregation elders , pione@@ ers , and Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites .
Why N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s beg@@ ged off from ‘ pi@@ c@@ king up his t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake ’ and following Jesus , John did not reve@@ al in his account .
With my go@@ als in mind , I ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly pray@@ ed to Jehovah for guid@@ ance , and I was able to make prog@@ ress without being di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted . ”
Par@@ t of our liter@@ ature supp@@ ly cons@@ is@@ ted of se@@ ts of 9 boo@@ ks and 11 boo@@ k@@ le@@ ts , which because of their different col@@ ors came to be known as ra@@ in@@ bo@@ w se@@ ts .
Why did Jesus make the divine name known to his disciples ?
Not ever@@ yone will be set free from si@@ ck@@ ness and ag@@ ing .
Jesus su@@ ffered persecu@@ tion , and fin@@ ally he was put to death .
So the fact is that “ in Adam all are d@@ ying . ”
It says : “ Jehovah is near to those that are bro@@ ken at heart ; and those who are c@@ ru@@ shed in spirit he sa@@ ves . ”
Why might a Christian have been temp@@ ted to return to Juda@@ ism ?
Some have the wonderful privilege of working as vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers in one of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s Bethel ho@@ m@@ es .
The apostle John qu@@ o@@ tes Jesus as saying : “ God loved the world so much that he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , in order that ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might not be destro@@ yed but have everlasting life . ”
Yes , he spoke ra@@ sh@@ ly at times , but Jehovah under@@ sto@@ od the pain Job felt .
That law gave pa@@ use to anyone inc@@ l@@ ined to be car@@ eless with his li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck . ​ — E@@ x .
Jehovah Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ds U@@ s for S@@ al@@ vation , 4 / 15
For example , he arri@@ ves at the ch@@ urch al@@ one without any difficul@@ ty , but he needs the a@@ id of an inter@@ pre@@ ter to follow everything that is being read , declar@@ ed , or su@@ ng during the ser@@ vi@@ ces . ”
As Jesus pointed out , happiness dep@@ ends princi@@ p@@ ally on giving and serving , something that all Christians can do . ​ — John 13 : 14 - 17 ; Acts 20 : 35 .
But how can you sum@@ m@@ on the courage to speak up about your faith ?
We invit@@ e you to read the following questions and c@@ he@@ ck those you can answer cor@@ rec@@ tly .
C@@ ould you also use God’s name in your prayers ?
It was so re@@ war@@ ding to find people who long@@ ed to hear “ this good news of the kingdom . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
The words “ un@@ less ” and “ cannot ” high@@ light the necess@@ ity of the new bir@@ th .
At times , we may feel that we are accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing little .
The el@@ der invit@@ ed the brother to jo@@ in him in the preaching work .
W@@ el@@ ls in A H@@ ist@@ ory of the World , publi@@ shed in 19@@ 22 . He continu@@ es : “ It was always chang@@ ing , it never at@@ ta@@ ined to any fi@@ x@@ ity .
God’s standards of judg@@ ing are the same today .
In some war - t@@ or@@ n are@@ as , in@@ sur@@ g@@ ents ra@@ pe vi@@ r@@ tually every a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent gi@@ r@@ l found in the v@@ il@@ la@@ ges they over@@ ru@@ n .
What thr@@ ill@@ ing pro@@ spe@@ cts ex@@ ist for milli@@ ons who have made a dedic@@ ation to Jehovah !
The enc@@ lo@@ sed gift en@@ ab@@ led R@@ o@@ sa to tra@@ v@@ el with me !
So the ass@@ em@@ bly pro@@ gra@@ m was also pres@@ ented in P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese for the benefit of those Witnesses who could make the j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to Fr@@ ance .
* He believ@@ ed that he was fi@@ gh@@ ting for justice when he jo@@ ined a ter@@ r@@ or@@ ist organization .
( 2 ) Ne@@ w@@ some , D .
They have reve@@ aled much information about the spirit real@@ m by means of spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar v@@ isions that they gave to faithful ones .
That Job ho@@ ped in a future resurrection is clear from Job 14 : 13 - 15 .
With a view to bor@@ ro@@ wing some recor@@ ding@@ s , B@@ ru@@ ce went to vis@@ it his friend , who had just become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The decision would be h@@ ers to make .
What an honor it is to share in this work to the praise of our Father and Pro@@ vi@@ der !
He D@@ eli@@ gh@@ ts in Jehovah’s Law
However , Solomon war@@ ned you@@ ths : “ R@@ emo@@ ve v@@ ex@@ ation from your heart , and ward off cal@@ am@@ ity from your flesh . ”
Gre@@ at joy will be our@@ s too if we maintain faith in the face of ad@@ vers@@ ity .
In@@ ter@@ n@@ al S@@ qu@@ ab@@ bl@@ es
Des@@ i@@ ring to learn from Jesus ’ example , a pioneer does well to keep in mind that the more material things he has , the more he will have to maintain , re@@ pa@@ ir , or re@@ place .
V@@ alu@@ es of the Fir@@ st C@@ en@@ tury
Un@@ der what circumstances might re@@ baptism be consider@@ ed ?
“ I can@@ ’t remember a time when people have been so g@@ lo@@ om@@ y about their lo@@ t , ” says The Au@@ str@@ ali@@ an W@@ om@@ en@@ ’s We@@ ek@@ ly .
The mas@@ s mu@@ r@@ ders , ra@@ p@@ es , and p@@ il@@ la@@ g@@ ing mentioned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article are ex@@ tre@@ me examples of what happ@@ ens when people allow wrong desi@@ res to di@@ ct@@ ate their actions .
He asked Mar@@ th@@ a : “ Do you believe this ? ”
As@@ k yourself , ‘ What kind of a friend has God been to me ? ’
Do you make time for children , or are you too bus@@ y even to no@@ tice their pres@@ ence ? ​ — Mark 10 : 13 - 16 ; Matthew 19 : 13 - 15 . When Jesus was on earth , the Jewish people were we@@ igh@@ ed down with religious rul@@ es and regul@@ ations that went bey@@ ond the requi@@ re@@ ments of the Law .
Pa@@ ula rec@@ alls how sa@@ d she felt at the age of fi@@ ve when her mother f@@ ell away from the truth .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T helps you to continue faith@@ fully preaching the Kingdom message in less responsi@@ ve ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es ?
Such faith , “ the as@@ sur@@ ed expe@@ ct@@ ation of things ho@@ ped for , ” is vital if we are to sur@@ vi@@ ve into God’s new world . ​ — He@@ b .
What Jehovah’s H@@ um@@ ility Me@@ ans for U@@ s
It inclu@@ des the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , branch com@@ mit@@ te@@ es , travel@@ ing overse@@ ers , bo@@ dies of elders , congregations , and individu@@ al Witnesses . ​ — 4 / 15 , page 29 .
I also for@@ ged strong b@@ on@@ ds of fri@@ end@@ ship with the fine mission@@ aries who served with me .
Still , the bi@@ sh@@ op once re@@ mar@@ ked that our@@ s was “ the most religious v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of his di@@ o@@ c@@ ese . ”
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y V@@ A@@ R@@ N@@ A@@ V@@ A@@ S S@@ P@@ E@@ T@@ S@@ I@@ O@@ T@@ I@@ S
Per@@ s@@ onal problems and every@@ day st@@ res@@ ses fa@@ de into the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound when I share in the service . ”
V@@ inc@@ ent , a father of four , says : “ O@@ f@@ ten , we would talk through the advan@@ ta@@ ges and disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ges of a situation so that our children could see for themselves the best out@@ come .
The Bible fore@@ tel@@ ls : “ At that time the eyes of the bl@@ ind ones will be op@@ ened , and the very ear@@ s of the de@@ a@@ f ones will be un@@ st@@ op@@ ped .
I was un@@ happy and had no purpose in life .
We real@@ ize that Jehovah can become wh@@ atever he cho@@ o@@ ses ​ — a loving Father , a righteous Ju@@ dge , a vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous W@@ arri@@ or — ​ in order to fulf@@ ill his pur@@ pos@@ es .
Adam gave each ani@@ ma@@ l a mean@@ ing@@ ful name .
What does the fri@@ end@@ ship between David and J@@ on@@ a@@ than tell us about com@@ mit@@ ment ?
It is inter@@ es@@ ting that after men@@ tion@@ ing Solom@@ on@@ ’s marriage to that fore@@ ign pr@@ inc@@ ess , the Bible rel@@ ates that God gr@@ anted his re@@ qu@@ est for wisdom , and He also ad@@ ded ri@@ ches .
I was for@@ ced to cho@@ ose which side to fi@@ ght on .
We are lear@@ ning to k@@ ill , and we are lear@@ ning to like it . ”
C@@ op@@ ing With “ a Tho@@ r@@ n in the F@@ lesh ”
In a com@@ par@@ able way , after the death of the apostles , “ op@@ pres@@ sive w@@ ol@@ ves ” came from the ran@@ ks of anointed Christian elders . ​ — Acts 20 : 29 , 30 .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , to become a well - ad@@ ju@@ sted ad@@ ul@@ t , a child must learn to exerc@@ ise self - control .
8 By Un@@ deser@@ ved K@@ in@@ dness You W@@ ere S@@ et F@@ ree
Bro@@ ther P@@ r@@ y@@ ce H@@ ugh@@ es , who res@@ olu@@ t@@ ely stu@@ ck to God and kept in st@@ ep with His organization , once wrote : “ I am so than@@ k@@ ful that I have lived in the knowledge of Jehovah’s pur@@ pos@@ es from those early days just pri@@ or to 1914 . . .
So let us be determined not to let disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement make us with@@ draw from Jehovah’s service as U@@ ri@@ j@@ ah did .
If the individu@@ al is un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant , the shepher@@ ds must re@@ move the er@@ ring one from the congregation .
The gen@@ u@@ ine mirac@@ ul@@ ous heal@@ ings recorded in the Christian Greek Scriptures c@@ learly id@@ enti@@ fied Jesus and the apostles as being from God .
Some enjoy fes@@ tive times with friends and family .
This is important , especially when strong emo@@ tions are involved .
It con@@ ta@@ ined a war@@ m over@@ co@@ at .
2 : 15 , 18 .
“ I shall show a f@@ on@@ dness for your comman@@ d@@ ments that I have loved . ”
Indeed , the book of Isaiah ad@@ ds to the evidence that “ the word of God is ali@@ ve ” ! ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
“ wh@@ atever things are of serious concer@@ n ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the Ma@@ ster of the har@@ v@@ est , Jehovah God , kno@@ ws that your circumstances af@@ fect what you are able to do in his service .
How do you feel about the future of this world ?
In Mi@@ ca@@ h’s day , however , what do we find ?
The Bible as@@ sures us : “ God is not un@@ righteous so as to for@@ get your work and the love you showed for his name . ”
As we teach others , how can we show that we love the tru@@ ths we have learned from God’s Word ?
My con@@ dition continued to wor@@ s@@ en .
The Jeremiah class is determined not to rel@@ ent in its God - given com@@ mis@@ sion to pro@@ cla@@ im Jehovah’s judgment mes@@ sa@@ ges earth wide .
Indeed , which father is there among you who , if his son as@@ ks for a f@@ ish , will perhaps hand him a ser@@ p@@ ent in@@ stead of a f@@ ish ?
The life course of King Davi@@ d’s th@@ ir@@ d son , Ab@@ sal@@ om , provi@@ des a study in ambi@@ tion .
Su@@ cc@@ ess in our preaching work is not me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed pri@@ mar@@ ily in ter@@ ms of how many public@@ ations we dist@@ ribu@@ te , how many Bible stu@@ dies we conduct , or how many people we help to become Jehovah’s servants .
Today , congregations of Jesus ’ true followers have a similar rec@@ ord of good de@@ e@@ ds , hard work , and end@@ ur@@ ance .
3 : 12 ; J@@ as . 2 : 15 , 16 ; read 1 John 3 : 17 .
* ​ — Mark 12 : 4@@ 3 , 4@@ 4 ; Luke 10 : 27 .
I cri@@ ed . I pray@@ ed .
A brother in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il states , “ Our 23 years of marriage have been very happy ​ — than@@ ks to our efforts to be spiritually - min@@ ded . ”
How com@@ for@@ ting it is to know that Jehovah our P@@ o@@ t@@ ter is reason@@ able and a@@ da@@ p@@ table , gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous and mer@@ ci@@ ful , willing to change his course based on positi@@ ve chang@@ es that er@@ ring ones make !
29 The S@@ imp@@ li@@ fied Watchtower ​ — Why I@@ nt@@ ro@@ duc@@ ed ?
But how am@@ a@@ zed we would be if he were to speak to us m@@ ere humans here on earth !
F@@ li@@ r@@ tation , por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , and other th@@ reat@@ s to a who@@ les@@ ome marriage can ir@@ re@@ par@@ ab@@ ly destro@@ y mar@@ it@@ al trust .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Jehovah’s Witnesses used these in their house - to - house ministry .
When Ti@@ ff@@ any told her parents about her experience , they su@@ gg@@ ested that she offer the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe to her teach@@ er .
Jehovah truly valu@@ es what we can all expres@@ s ​ — our love for him
Since the end of the C@@ old W@@ ar , relati@@ vely few w@@ ars have been f@@ ought between n@@ ational ar@@ mi@@ es .
Do I recogn@@ ize that I , or others cur@@ r@@ ently serving Jehovah faith@@ fully , once felt simil@@ arly ?
However , certain form@@ s of emp@@ loy@@ ment are in clear viol@@ ation of Bible principles and should be avo@@ i@@ ded .
The writ@@ er of the 14@@ 7@@ th Psalm was moved to praise Jehovah .
W@@ he@@ ther a Christian man is circum@@ c@@ ised or not is no refle@@ ction on his man@@ ho@@ od .
If they have persecu@@ ted me , they will persecu@@ te you also ; if they have ob@@ served my word , they will ob@@ serve your@@ s also . ” — John 15 : 18 - 20 .
P@@ ri@@ or to the time of Jesus ’ ministry , people of the nations were wel@@ com@@ ed if they came to Israel to serve Jehovah .
How does pa@@ ying attention to God’s Word prote@@ ct you ?
We displa@@ y “ a mil@@ d temp@@ er and deep respect ” toward those who do not share our beli@@ ef@@ s
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of age , what need do humans have ?
• Of what does the prophecy recorded at Mi@@ ca@@ h 5 : 5 as@@ sure us ?
Do you desire to support the disci@@ ple - making work ?
On the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , the apostle Peter qu@@ o@@ ted from Psalm 16 : 8 - 11 , saying : “ David says res@@ pe@@ cting [ Christ ] , ‘ I had Jehovah con@@ stan@@ tly before my eyes ; because he is at my right hand that I may never be sh@@ ak@@ en .
When the case is serious , it may be wise to con@@ sul@@ t more than one spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ist if that is possible , in l@@ ine with the thought expres@@ sed at Proverbs 15 : 22 , which states : “ There is a fru@@ str@@ ating of pl@@ ans where there is no confid@@ enti@@ al talk , but in the mul@@ titu@@ de of coun@@ sel@@ ors there is accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment . ”
Why is it important for each of us to think seri@@ ously about Jehovah’s works ?
Why was David willing to wa@@ it pati@@ ently ?
Like w@@ ind that wh@@ ip@@ s up du@@ st and lit@@ ter , “ the spirit of the world ” s@@ ti@@ r@@ s up h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful desi@@ res that cor@@ ro@@ de love and c@@ ater to the we@@ ak@@ nesses of the flesh . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 19 - 21 .
But they are happy , just as Jesus said , because they have the deep satis@@ fac@@ tion of know@@ ing that they are provi@@ ding Mari@@ a@@ ’s father with the care he needs .
He said : “ A@@ gain the kingdom of the heavens is like a dra@@ g@@ ne@@ t let down into the se@@ a and ga@@ ther@@ ing up f@@ ish of every kind . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
G@@ r@@ ati@@ f@@ ying Ex@@ peri@@ ences
Why be for@@ giving ?
What exc@@ iting pro@@ spe@@ ct a@@ wa@@ its the “ great crow@@ d ” ?
However , anointed Christians are ke@@ en@@ ly a@@ ware that the tal@@ ents were plac@@ ed in their hands .
P@@ ra@@ et@@ ori@@ ans were also used to t@@ or@@ ture and ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te pris@@ on@@ ers . F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing his second imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment , Paul may have been mar@@ ty@@ red at the hands of sol@@ di@@ ers like those he end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to sa@@ ve . ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
In all , it is es@@ tim@@ ated that close to 4@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 people live in the re@@ gi@@ on that such bo@@ ats serve with the Kingdom message .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 21 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 9@@ 1 , 6@@ 3
Because there was not even one pioneer in Fr@@ ance , the De@@ c@@ ember 194@@ 7 is@@ sue of In@@ for@@ man@@ t ( now Our Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try ) la@@ un@@ ched an appe@@ al for gener@@ al pione@@ ers , who would preach 1@@ 50 h@@ our@@ s a mon@@ th .
All must stru@@ gg@@ le to res@@ ist the strong pul@@ l to follow the worl@@ d’s p@@ ath of self - in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence .
Par@@ t of the a@@ th@@ le@@ tic tra@@ ining in ancient Gre@@ e@@ ce was done by the ano@@ in@@ ter .
Ha@@ ving cho@@ s@@ en the medi@@ cal prof@@ es@@ sion , I was invit@@ ed to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in a s@@ em@@ in@@ ar in V@@ ene@@ zu@@ ela organiz@@ ed by the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch .
Consider the following examples .
But no@@ te what Daniel is sh@@ own sh@@ ort@@ ly ther@@ e@@ after .
“ The very light of the righteous ones will rejo@@ ice , ” he says , “ but the lam@@ p of the wicked ones ​ — it will be ex@@ t@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed . ” ​ — Proverbs 13 : 9 .
Then we will consider how each of us can prom@@ o@@ te the un@@ ity of the congregation , thus gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying God .
I remember that Jehovah’s Witnesses kno@@ cked on my do@@ or many times , but I never op@@ ened it .
Li@@ fe was hard .
• What ro@@ le did Ge@@ or@@ ge Y@@ oung have in mo@@ der@@ n the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c hist@@ ory ?
He even s@@ mil@@ ed . ”
But that is not the foc@@ us of por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
Mu@@ ch to his sur@@ pris@@ e , they told him that they had qu@@ it sever@@ al months before .
I@@ ’@@ ve even sur@@ pris@@ ed my@@ self !
Jehovah Will S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then Our H@@ ands
You are most war@@ m@@ ly invit@@ ed to jo@@ in us as ob@@ serv@@ ers .
When John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er came on the sc@@ ene years later , his words and de@@ e@@ ds led some to won@@ der if the Messi@@ ah had arri@@ ved .
Mo@@ re@@ over , that E@@ den@@ ic promise har@@ mon@@ ized with the message pro@@ claim@@ ed by E@@ no@@ ch , who also fore@@ told God’s judgment of the wicked .
Su@@ cc@@ um@@ b@@ ing to disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement can also we@@ ak@@ en our faith and cause our love for God to gro@@ w co@@ ld .
In some commun@@ ities , wi@@ ves are expe@@ cted to keep their op@@ in@@ i@@ ons to themselves .
They may take one fa@@ il@@ ure or we@@ ak@@ ness and ex@@ ag@@ g@@ er@@ ate its import@@ ance , so that it beg@@ ins to de@@ fine how they see themselves .
His du@@ ties inc@@ re@@ ase because he has a new family member to care for and provide for .
O@@ r do you often walk by without a sm@@ ile or a pleas@@ ant word ?
It su@@ per@@ v@@ ised their conduct and continu@@ ally re@@ bu@@ ked them for their sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings , making each Israel@@ ite a@@ ware of his own imper@@ fe@@ ctions .
A very important fac@@ t@@ or is mo@@ tive .
S@@ ome@@ times they r@@ ent a pi@@ ck - up tru@@ ck and deli@@ ver the liter@@ ature themselves to all the cam@@ ps .
2 : 21 - 25 .
Today , Jesus is a mi@@ gh@@ ty King
The A@@ men .
Why has there been a need for Jehovah’s prote@@ ction in mo@@ der@@ n times ?
In 198@@ 8 , H@@ ur@@ ri@@ c@@ ane G@@ il@@ ber@@ t de@@ va@@ stated J@@ am@@ a@@ ic@@ a , and we left our home for sh@@ el@@ ter in a sa@@ f@@ er place .
In his second letter , Paul states that Satan “ has bl@@ in@@ ded the min@@ ds of the un@@ believers . ”
Just as Jehovah bless@@ ed those Jews spiritually and materi@@ ally , so he will bl@@ ess us as we di@@ lig@@ ently , and with a happy heart , do the work he has assign@@ ed to us .
What a blessing !
Jehovah’s wr@@ ath will be reve@@ aled from heaven by means of his Son at the time of “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
The th@@ re@@ at of in@@ va@@ sion ends when Jehovah’s ang@@ el sing@@ le - h@@ an@@ de@@ dly k@@ ill@@ s 18@@ 5@@ ,000 As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers .
When we apply the knowledge we gain from reading and stud@@ ying the Bible , we enjoy a free f@@ low of God’s spirit in our life , resul@@ ting in a greater a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit in all that we do . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 22 , 23 .
Revelation 17 : 16 states : “ The ten hor@@ ns that you saw , and the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast , these will h@@ ate the har@@ lo@@ t and will make her de@@ va@@ stated and n@@ ak@@ ed , and will e@@ at up her fle@@ sh@@ y par@@ ts and will comple@@ t@@ ely bur@@ n her with fi@@ re . ”
The organization has gro@@ wn , and we now number well over 5@@ ,000 publi@@ sh@@ ers .
Can the Bible H@@ el@@ p You T@@ ra@@ in Your Ch@@ il@@ dren ?
Such is@@ ol@@ ation often lea@@ ds to de@@ pres@@ sion .
Many er@@ r@@ ors were in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed .
No@@ tice that Paul “ g@@ la@@ dly declar@@ ed the good news . ”
I was deli@@ gh@@ ted with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of a new world of peace and har@@ mony . ”
Just after the F@@ lood of No@@ ah’s day , God gave Noah and his family per@@ mis@@ sion to e@@ at the flesh of ani@@ mal@@ s .
9 P@@ ra@@ y@@ er ​ — Does It Mat@@ ter Wh@@ ere and When ?
We need to continue to demonstr@@ ate that we trust in Jehovah with all our heart and not le@@ an upon our own understanding .
O@@ live T@@ ree , 5 / 15
She re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed him and his good deed at the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
It is hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing to see that Jehovah’s people today simil@@ arly displa@@ y war@@ m feelings , a will@@ ing@@ ness to act , and a self - sacrific@@ ing attitude in be@@ half of true worship .
What are some tri@@ c@@ ks used by Satan to en@@ s@@ n@@ are Jehovah’s servants today ?
In time , Mari@@ v@@ í was moved to a high - se@@ cur@@ ity pris@@ on that had a s@@ wi@@ m@@ m@@ ing po@@ ol .
The Bible remin@@ ds us : “ There ex@@ ists the one speaking though@@ t@@ less@@ ly as with the st@@ ab@@ s of a s@@ word , but the t@@ ong@@ ue of the wise ones is a heal@@ ing . ”
In such res@@ pe@@ cts , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy is organiz@@ ed to take the lead as Jehovah direc@@ ts them by holy spirit .
That article conclu@@ ded : “ The s@@ inc@@ ere Christian concer@@ ned about the pro@@ pri@@ ety of using an I@@ U@@ D should seri@@ ously we@@ i@@ gh such information in the light of a Bible - based respect for the san@@ ct@@ ity of life . ” ​ — P@@ s .
How do we man@@ i@@ f@@ est such love ?
What shows that Paul was well - a@@ ware of his pa@@ in@@ ful past ?
What happened to Solomon because he ign@@ ored Jehovah’s comm@@ and ?
If so , she was sa@@ dly mis@@ taken .
Si@@ tu@@ ated about 30 mil@@ es [ 50 k@@ m ] sou@@ th of Th@@ y@@ ati@@ r@@ a , S@@ ar@@ di@@ s was a th@@ ri@@ ving city . Com@@ mer@@ ce , the fer@@ t@@ ility of the are@@ a , and the pro@@ du@@ ction of w@@ o@@ o@@ le@@ n clo@@ th and car@@ pe@@ ts helped to make it a we@@ al@@ thy city that once had some 5@@ 0@@ ,000 re@@ si@@ d@@ ents .
That end is f@@ ast appro@@ aching .
“ A true compan@@ ion is loving all the time , and is a brother that is born for when there is dist@@ ress . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ S 17 : 17 .
Hebrews 13 : 4 rul@@ es out what , but what question might ar@@ ise ?
He said : “ The k@@ ings of the nations l@@ ord it over them , and those having authority over them are called B@@ ene@@ fac@@ t@@ ors .
O@@ r you might consider the she@@ er ple@@ asure of being able to see and hear Jesus ​ — to be able to learn from him or to see him per@@ form some mirac@@ le .
Ne@@ h@@ emiah was v@@ isi@@ bly dist@@ ressed because he had been inform@@ ed about the p@@ light of the Jews and had learned that the w@@ all and g@@ ates of Jerusalem were in ru@@ ins .
But most of them never succ@@ e@@ ed in doing that , and a number who have tri@@ ed have lost their lives in the at@@ temp@@ t .
Mo@@ des@@ t , un@@ c@@ lu@@ t@@ tered ho@@ m@@ es take less time to clean .
When he said this , Jesus likely thought about how he would soon give his life for all humans .
The apostle Peter wrote his letter over 5@@ 00 years after the Jews re@@ turned to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and .
He ca@@ res about your needs and your ye@@ ar@@ n@@ ings .
What a less@@ on for J@@ on@@ ah regarding Jehovah’s view of people !
194@@ 9 : A n@@ ine - st@@ ory ad@@ dition doub@@ led pr@@ inter@@ y si@@ ze .
This kind of conduct is not f@@ it@@ ting in a congregation of Jehovah’s people .
If we have an earthly hope , i@@ magine how deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful it will be to live in Par@@ adise .
Instead , “ keep on the w@@ atch . ”
Since “ the dec@@ ree of Jehovah ” cannot fai@@ l , what can we ex@@ pect to occ@@ ur in our time ?
Be@@ fore lea@@ ving , he asked whether he could return the following day with his stud@@ ents so that W@@ is@@ sa@@ m could speak to his class .
However , the Bible does help us to deter@@ mine the time of year when Jesus was born .
E@@ ven@@ ing was f@@ all@@ ing as David tend@@ ed his fa@@ ther’s sheep some@@ where on the h@@ ill@@ si@@ des near Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m .
She tru@@ sted that Jehovah would ei@@ ther put an end to her ba@@ r@@ r@@ en@@ ness or f@@ ill the l@@ ack in some other way .
The acc@@ oun@@ ts of He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah re@@ vi@@ ving temple ser@@ vi@@ ces and Jo@@ si@@ ah arrang@@ ing for a great P@@ as@@ so@@ ver must have been of great encourag@@ ement to the Jews inter@@ ested in re@@ esta@@ bli@@ shing Jehovah’s worship in Jerusalem .
Some Bible transl@@ ations say that God took E@@ no@@ ch to heaven .
With fellow stud@@ ents at G@@ ile@@ ad
Par@@ t of a Rom@@ an ro@@ ad with mil@@ e@@ post@@ s , J@@ or@@ d@@ an
With some , d@@ ri@@ f@@ ting takes place gra@@ du@@ ally , just as a bo@@ at that is ad@@ ri@@ ft s@@ low@@ ly flo@@ ats f@@ ar@@ ther from land .
De@@ ath is an enem@@ y .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , our personal appe@@ ar@@ ance ​ — whether during le@@ is@@ ure time or in the ministry — ​ can ei@@ ther en@@ h@@ ance or di@@ min@@ ish the appe@@ al of the message we preach .
That is a to@@ wn in the beau@@ ti@@ ful sou@@ ther@@ n st@@ ate of O@@ a@@ x@@ ac@@ a .
They have taken the lead in dis@@ p@@ en@@ sing Bible tru@@ ths to others .
One ev@@ ening , after she had filled her j@@ ar , an el@@ der@@ ly man r@@ an up to me@@ et her .
Let us consider three ways : He streng@@ th@@ ens us when we seek his help to res@@ ist temp@@ tation , he supp@@ or@@ ts us when we have to de@@ al with a@@ pa@@ thy or ou@@ tri@@ ght op@@ position , and he buo@@ ys us up when anxi@@ e@@ ties we@@ i@@ gh us down .
1 , 2 . ( a ) The book of Job descri@@ bes what chall@@ enge made by Satan ?
He had faith in the promise made to Abraham and devo@@ ted himself to car@@ ing for the family who would pla@@ y a special ro@@ le in the out@@ working of Jehovah’s purpose .
F@@ e@@ w people today have full appreciation for the great sacrifice their Creator and his Son have made to res@@ cu@@ e them from des@@ tru@@ ction .
In 19@@ 7@@ 1 ci@@ vi@@ l war sh@@ at@@ tered our peace in U@@ g@@ anda .
To be yi@@ el@@ ding , what must we take into account ?
On the contr@@ ary , we se@@ em to have ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed ex@@ ac@@ tly the op@@ pos@@ ite .
“ One day as we were fil@@ ing out of the pl@@ ant , the man@@ ag@@ er su@@ d@@ den@@ ly appe@@ ared .
This is Jehovah . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A@@ I@@ A@@ H 25 : 9 .
As I left home for the of@@ fice that mor@@ ning , my wife began p@@ ac@@ king her things . ”
B@@ less@@ ings C@@ ome From Do@@ ing What Jehovah As@@ ks ( O .
Be@@ fore long , she knew that this was the kind of life she really wanted to pur@@ sue .
At the age of 13 , he sa@@ iled with his family ac@@ ro@@ ss the A@@ t@@ l@@ an@@ tic to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , arri@@ ving on Ju@@ ly 8 , 1@@ 7@@ 9@@ 5 .
For 11 months , he stru@@ gg@@ led with the di@@ se@@ ase , un@@ able to work and often con@@ f@@ ined to bed .
Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing P@@ os@@ iti@@ ve S@@ pe@@ e@@ ch
U@@ p@@ on hear@@ ing the news , ag@@ ed El@@ i dies , having “ jud@@ ged Israel for@@ ty years . ”
For instance , these qualities are needed by a Christian family when an un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant relati@@ ve is dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed .
To be pre@@ c@@ ise , this light is of a fi@@ x@@ ed wa@@ vel@@ eng@@ th and is em@@ it@@ ted by a special ty@@ pe of l@@ as@@ er .
When res@@ is@@ ting Satan’s direc@@ t att@@ ack on his faith , Jesus qu@@ o@@ ted the Scriptures .
He asked me to seek out a man who had sh@@ own interest and might now be in my cam@@ p .
O@@ r@@ pa@@ h ac@@ qui@@ es@@ ces .
The Bible teach@@ es that suffering will end
Now I could see that Satan and the dem@@ ons are ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally respon@@ sible for the evil in the world .
In what sense are the we@@ e@@ ds col@@ le@@ cted and bur@@ ned with fi@@ re ?
Al@@ so , the long life sp@@ an that most people then enjo@@ yed me@@ ant that they could continue to buil@@ d on what they had learned over the cen@@ tu@@ ries .
What a joy it was to help him in that way until he fin@@ i@@ shed his earthly course in De@@ c@@ ember 199@@ 2 !
F@@ ar from being a cho@@ re , coming to understand the Word of God is inter@@ es@@ ting and bene@@ fi@@ cial , as enjo@@ y@@ able as e@@ ating a hear@@ ty me@@ al .
Lu@@ ke@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l shows that these “ de@@ b@@ ts ” are “ sin@@ s . ”
From a human stan@@ d@@ point , it may have seem@@ ed that he had no ‘ in@@ her@@ it@@ ance . ’
S@@ up@@ pose we cannot simply for@@ get the in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
And why do you make earth@@ ling man like the fi@@ sh@@ es of the se@@ a , like cre@@ ep@@ ing things over whom no one is rul@@ ing ?
He does not com@@ pare us with others or with@@ hold his love when we make mis@@ takes .
Hence , R@@ ess@@ l@@ er expres@@ sed “ a ble@@ ak out@@ look for the future ​ — a new century in which mul@@ ti@@ ple mu@@ r@@ der@@ ers mul@@ ti@@ p@@ ly . ”
Sa@@ ys the inspired account : “ David , with a s@@ ling and a st@@ one , proved str@@ ong@@ er than the Phil@@ ist@@ ine and stru@@ ck the Phil@@ ist@@ ine down and put him to death ; and there was no s@@ word in Davi@@ d’s hand . ”
“ G@@ o for@@ th as a happy mission@@ ary , ” conclu@@ ded Bro@@ ther L@@ ö@@ s@@ ch , “ having a mo@@ der@@ ate am@@ ount of fu@@ n but con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ating on pra@@ ising our happy God , Jehovah , and on making many others happy as well . ”
My spiritu@@ ality began to su@@ ff@@ er .
If you are a wife , are you loving and supp@@ or@@ tive of your husband ?
P@@ o@@ in@@ ting out what makes the times cr@@ itical , it go@@ es on to say : “ For men will be lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves , lo@@ v@@ ers of money , self - as@@ sum@@ ing , ha@@ ugh@@ ty , . . . having no n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction , not o@@ pen to any ag@@ re@@ ement , s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ers , without self - control , fi@@ er@@ ce , without love of go@@ o@@ dness , be@@ tra@@ y@@ ers , he@@ ad@@ strong , pu@@ ff@@ ed up with pri@@ de , lo@@ v@@ ers of ple@@ a@@ sures rather than lo@@ v@@ ers of God . ”
For h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of years , he gu@@ i@@ ded them with his la@@ ws and gave them everything they needed to live .
Jehovah “ will ra@@ ise up over them one shepher@@ d , [ his ] serv@@ ant David . ”
Of course , the can@@ on@@ ic@@ ity of the Bible boo@@ ks ​ — that is , their right to be inclu@@ ded in the divine li@@ br@@ ary — ​ does not dep@@ end on their being mentioned in a certain ancient l@@ ist .
Acts 9 : 29 Jerusalem — “ tal@@ king . . . with the Greek - speaking
J@@ AN@@ U@@ A@@ R@@ Y 7 - 13 , 20@@ 13
L@@ ac@@ king the wisdom and experience of older ones , most young people do not have a long - ter@@ m view of things and may not be able to dis@@ cer@@ n the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of certain actions .
The elders in the congregation should set a good example in doing that . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 8 , 11 - 13 .
The prayer con@@ tain@@ s only one mo@@ des@@ t re@@ qu@@ est .
Un@@ der Jesus ’ direction , human@@ kind will be brought to per@@ fe@@ ction .
It is difficult to descri@@ be the fine witness given by our brothers during those tri@@ als .
How did Satan chall@@ enge Jo@@ b@@ ’s rec@@ ord of integrity , and what opportunity was ther@@ e@@ by given to Job ?
Indeed , in one sense , human govern@@ ments serve as “ God’s minis@@ ter , ” giving stru@@ c@@ ture to human soci@@ ety , without which cha@@ o@@ s would rule .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons have experienced g@@ ri@@ ef and l@@ on@@ el@@ iness because of lo@@ sing their mate .
F@@ E@@ B@@ R@@ U@@ A@@ R@@ Y 4 - 10 , 20@@ 13
With these words , Paul ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that the brothers in Corin@@ th sto@@ od fir@@ m , not because of him or any other human , but because of their own faith in God .
We learn not only to respect the Bible but also to love God’s law . ​ — P@@ s .
L@@ y@@ dia op@@ ened up her house to Paul and others .
Bo@@ th conduct sever@@ al Bible stu@@ dies .
; I@@ shi@@ ka@@ wa , T .
“ They brought the bo@@ ats back to land , and a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned everything and follow@@ ed him . ”
His pati@@ ence in lo@@ v@@ ingly deal@@ ing with family members was re@@ war@@ ded .
Jesus was in Gal@@ ile@@ e , speaking to a large crow@@ d of people from many plac@@ es .
At the in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ation of the temple , mu@@ si@@ c and sing@@ ing pla@@ yed a prom@@ in@@ ent ro@@ le .
Di@@ d I want to know more ?
One m@@ om@@ ent I was gr@@ ace@@ fully sa@@ il@@ ing through the a@@ ir .
What joy , though , when the work pa@@ ys off !
“ In a mi@@ gh@@ ty way the word of Jehovah kept gro@@ wing and pre@@ vail@@ ing . ” ​ — A@@ C@@ T@@ S 19 : 20 .
Father with@@ dre@@ w from the ch@@ urch , and early in 19@@ 32 , my parents were baptized .
What has helped some parents teach their children about Jehovah ?
There , relation@@ shi@@ ps between men and women will be free of the pres@@ sures so comm@@ on today .
No@@ te that Jesus first got baptized with water .
We might ask ourselves , ‘ Do I make a regul@@ ar effort to get to know people of a cul@@ ture different from my own ? ’
The apostle Paul ur@@ ged fellow Christians : “ Be@@ come imit@@ at@@ ors of God , as bel@@ o@@ ved children . ”
Th@@ r@@ ough God’s Word and his spirit - direc@@ ted organization , holy spirit will move you in the right direction .
It was as important mor@@ ally as ab@@ sta@@ ining from se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality or i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
C@@ l@@ as@@ si@@ f@@ ying and judg@@ ing other people appe@@ ars to be a human tend@@ enc@@ y .
El@@ la says about her service at a branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a : “ When I first came to Bethel , I did not know if I would stay long .
Not all the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls are id@@ en@@ tic@@ al to the Mas@@ o@@ re@@ tic text in sp@@ el@@ ling or wor@@ ding .
Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on will bring this wicked system of things to an end .
• How can we show that we h@@ ate la@@ w@@ less@@ ness ?
A hum@@ ble person has hear@@ t@@ felt gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for Jehovah’s pro@@ v@@ isions , including spiritual food .
De@@ bor@@ ah con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed God’s promise that they would de@@ fe@@ at the mi@@ gh@@ ty S@@ is@@ er@@ a and his 9@@ 00 ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts !
What helped him end@@ ure ?
N@@ ex@@ t mor@@ ning Di@@ ck and I re@@ turned to the city to col@@ le@@ ct some things we had left be@@ h@@ ind .
Jehovah God has already arrang@@ ed for us to be sa@@ ved or res@@ cu@@ ed from death , and the cen@@ tr@@ al fi@@ gu@@ re in that arrang@@ ement is Jesus Christ .
Jesus gave his life in order to en@@ sure their fulfill@@ ment .
But Jehovah res@@ cu@@ es him “ from the pa@@ w of the li@@ ons . ” ​ — Daniel 6 : 27 .
So@@ on , however , he and his mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ces are in ho@@ t pur@@ su@@ it .
How faith - streng@@ th@@ ening it is to real@@ ize that no matter what ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les we face , Jehovah is with us ! ​ — Romans 8 : 31 .
But , as is the case of the anointed , it is God who qu@@ ali@@ fi@@ es you .
Some may feel that it does not matter to anyone whether they live or they die .
W@@ ell - P@@ l@@ an@@ ned C@@ am@@ pa@@ ign ( Ch@@ ile ) , 1 / 15
And as we end@@ e@@ av@@ or to h@@ ate what Jehovah h@@ ates , may we make a good name with him and our fel@@ low@@ man .
W@@ il@@ li@@ am N@@ on@@ k@@ es , a member of the 5@@ 3@@ r@@ d class of G@@ ile@@ ad , ad@@ v@@ ised the gra@@ du@@ ates : “ A@@ bo@@ ve all , keep in mind Bible principles , and apply them to all the decisions you have to make in life now and forever .
At 18 years of age , I became a full - time pioneer minis@@ ter and was assign@@ ed to Ma@@ it@@ land , New S@@ ou@@ th W@@ al@@ es .
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how we can keep our faith strong .
On@@ ce your mo@@ tive is clear and strong , you are ready to praise Jehovah en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally .
Jehovah and his Son will not leave them ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved .
Our preaching expres@@ ses God’s mer@@ cy , op@@ ening the way for people to change and to get “ everlasting life . ”
As this s@@ crip@@ ture makes clear , tim@@ ing is often the ke@@ y .
© Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ v@@ o I@@ con@@ o@@ gra@@ fic@@ o , S@@ .@@ A .
C@@ ould he e@@ at such me@@ at ?
For what was Jesus known ?
When the Com@@ mun@@ ists ban@@ ned our work in 19@@ 50 and he was pres@@ sur@@ ed by the se@@ cre@@ t po@@ li@@ ce ​ — the no@@ t@@ ori@@ ous St@@ as@@ i — ​ he reve@@ aled where our meetings were held .
On sever@@ al occasi@@ ons , Sa@@ ú@@ l had to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce the do@@ ct@@ ors in my ab@@ s@@ ence that he was making his own decision in this matter .
Fir@@ st Corinthians 15 : 22 re@@ a@@ ds : “ Just as in Adam all are d@@ ying , so also in the Christ all will be made ali@@ ve . ”
B@@ or@@ n In@@ to a N@@ ation of Witnesses
The har@@ mony and bal@@ ance of the 6@@ 6 can@@ on@@ ic@@ al boo@@ ks of the Bible t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to their un@@ ity and comple@@ ten@@ ess .
Fir@@ st - century Jews expe@@ cted one person to come as the Messi@@ ah , or Christ .
Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a : Of course .
Is that really the case ?
So who would both recogn@@ ize the si@@ gn of Christ’s pres@@ ence and understand its sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance ?
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : Tru@@ e .
Then she got off the bu@@ s .
Yet , Na@@ o@@ ko did sto@@ p .
This c@@ alls for pati@@ ence .
T@@ ree
He ad@@ ds , “ I feel str@@ ong@@ ly that Jehovah helped me to cho@@ ose a care@@ er that en@@ ab@@ les me to care for my spiritual and physical needs . ”
Do things that you enjo@@ yed during cour@@ tshi@@ p or in the early years of your marriage .
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ments in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or
P@@ ri@@ ces for ba@@ si@@ c needs so@@ ared into the milli@@ ons , then bil@@ li@@ ons .
He tel@@ ls us that we are part of his family .
Can you den@@ y that it happened ?
In fact , no@@ te that the full t@@ it@@ le of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine is The Watchtower An@@ n@@ oun@@ c@@ ing Jehovah’s Kingdom .
A person may find it difficult to accept new ide@@ as from someone who appe@@ ars to be low@@ ly .
S@@ A@@ M@@ E L@@ AN@@ D@@ S@@ C@@ A@@ P@@ E , DI@@ F@@ F@@ E@@ R@@ EN@@ T V@@ I@@ E@@ W@@ S
It would take a long time to en@@ um@@ er@@ ate the many reas@@ ons we have for being gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah .
Some ​ — often in sear@@ ch of attention — ​ are fi@@ x@@ ated on being the first to s@@ pre@@ ad news and for@@ ward it to all their cont@@ ac@@ ts without c@@ he@@ c@@ king its au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ity or consider@@ ing the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
Instead , the F@@ lood wi@@ ped out a viol@@ ent soci@@ ety , or “ earth . ”
But are there other ways in which we can support the Kingdom - preaching work ?
Indeed , they did not really want to walk with God .
L@@ ong - ter@@ m gu@@ ests : In ancient times , ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality often inclu@@ ded provi@@ ding lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing for tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy vis@@ it@@ ors .
In the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , 4@@ 00 attend@@ ed a scho@@ ol@@ house show@@ ing in a to@@ wn of 1@@ 50 .
W@@ ould he let someone el@@ se bring up the matter to the king ?
From those small beg@@ in@@ n@@ ings , Jehovah has continued to bl@@ ess the ever - ex@@ pan@@ ding pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation of the good news in that cor@@ ner of our g@@ lo@@ be .
He kno@@ ws that his time is sh@@ ort , so he wa@@ ges war against true Christians .
Jehovah dec@@ la@@ res his judgment , saying : “ Israel must be s@@ wal@@ low@@ ed down . ”
Ther@@ efore , you can conclu@@ de that you are serving Jehovah because he dre@@ w you .
Let me expla@@ in why I feel this way .
I than@@ k him for continu@@ ing to use me in the full - time ministry and for the many responsi@@ bil@@ ities I have been able to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der up until now .
Li@@ ves h@@ an@@ g in the bal@@ ance .
What fru@@ it ?
“ It came about that as soon as the people [ of Israel ] heard the s@@ ound of the hor@@ n and the people began to sh@@ out a great war c@@ ry , ” states Jo@@ shua 6 : 20 , “ then the w@@ all began to f@@ all down f@@ l@@ at . ”
The new covenant , then , is a covenant between Jehovah God and spiritual Israel .
In Jesus ’ day , the v@@ al@@ le@@ y had become a place for bur@@ ning refu@@ se , including the bo@@ dies of v@@ ile cri@@ min@@ als who were consider@@ ed un@@ deser@@ ving of a dec@@ ent bu@@ ri@@ al .
Ther@@ efore , it is only n@@ atur@@ al for them to “ have love for the whole associ@@ ation of brothers . ”
Wh@@ atever our circumstances or imp@@ e@@ di@@ ments , all Christians are in a fi@@ ght ​ — “ the fine fi@@ ght of the faith . ”
The enti@@ re uni@@ vers@@ al family will happ@@ ily praise Jehovah , who will be “ all things to ever@@ yone . ” ​ — Read Psalm 9@@ 9 : 1 - 3 .
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We organiz@@ ed the vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers into vari@@ ous te@@ am@@ s — such as those who could help during the day , others who could help through the night , those who could provide trans@@ por@@ tation , and those who were a@@ vail@@ able on a 24 - h@@ our bas@@ is .
* The Kingdom message had not yet been pre@@ ached in this part of the world .
And is there more we can do to live in har@@ mony with the f@@ our@@ th re@@ qu@@ est , concer@@ ning our da@@ ily bre@@ ad ? ​ — Read Matthew 6 : 11 - 13 .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the angels hum@@ bly do God’s will by minis@@ ter@@ ing to sin@@ ful humans “ who are going to in@@ her@@ it sal@@ vation . ”
Like their first - century coun@@ ter@@ par@@ ts , Jehovah’s Witnesses today take seri@@ ously the com@@ mis@@ sion to preach the good news of the Kingdom .
It is important to seek to cl@@ ari@@ fy the matter in a spirit of love .
We fin@@ ally set@@ t@@ led in the city of W@@ ol@@ long@@ ong , New S@@ ou@@ th W@@ al@@ es .
How does beli@@ ef in Christ’s resurrection af@@ fect us ?
Jehovah did so only after our origin@@ al parents re@@ bel@@ led but before a world of imper@@ fect yet re@@ de@@ e@@ ma@@ ble human@@ kind came into ex@@ ist@@ ence .
At L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 25 : 32 - 34 , we find that Jehovah gave spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c instru@@ ctions gover@@ ning “ the right of re@@ pur@@ cha@@ se ” of pro@@ per@@ ty ow@@ ned by L@@ ev@@ ites .
The Bible says that “ he that appro@@ ach@@ es God must believe that he is and that he be@@ comes the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ”
Jehovah’s la@@ ws provided through Moses gave women full opportunity to gro@@ w spiritually .
F@@ ame , good loo@@ ks , you@@ th , el@@ o@@ qu@@ ence , mu@@ si@@ cal s@@ k@@ ill@@ s , mil@@ it@@ ary pro@@ w@@ ess , divine fav@@ or ​ — David seem@@ ed to have it all .
We may have to end@@ ure some difficul@@ ties by rel@@ ying sol@@ ely on Jehovah .
“ Do you know who he is ? ” asked one sister standing next to me .
And on A@@ t@@ on@@ ement Da@@ y , the high pri@@ est bur@@ ned inc@@ en@@ se in the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 16 : 12 , 13 .
I@@ N TH@@ E 9@@ 4@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses around the world , we find a than@@ k@@ ful spirit .
“ Let your ut@@ ter@@ ance be always with gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ousness , se@@ as@@ oned with sal@@ t , so as to know how you ought to give an answer to each one . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 6 .
Jehovah’s loving - kindness mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to displa@@ y loyal love , even under the most tr@@ ying circumstances .
Even some of the pris@@ ons served d@@ ou@@ ble du@@ ty ​ — as Na@@ z@@ i pris@@ ons first and then as St@@ as@@ i pris@@ ons .
B@@ or@@ n in Eng@@ land in 19@@ 0@@ 5 , C@@ are@@ y Bar@@ ber was baptized in W@@ in@@ ni@@ pe@@ g , Cana@@ da , in 19@@ 21 .
What Is the B@@ at@@ tle of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on ?
W@@ ell , al@@ though it is wi@@ d@@ ely believ@@ ed that you@@ ths live just for the present , some sur@@ ve@@ ys reve@@ al a s@@ ligh@@ tly different pi@@ c@@ ture .
F@@ e@@ w people under@@ go such ra@@ di@@ cal chang@@ es in their life as did David , the son of J@@ es@@ se .
To Jehovah human life is preci@@ ous and sac@@ red .
Jesus ’ apostles pre@@ ached the good news to these vis@@ it@@ ors .
We regul@@ arly hear about hor@@ ri@@ f@@ ying ac@@ ts of ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism , cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ s of gen@@ o@@ ci@@ de , mas@@ s k@@ ill@@ ings by g@@ un@@ men with little ap@@ par@@ ent mo@@ tive , and d@@ om@@ es@@ tic viol@@ ence on a sh@@ o@@ c@@ king sc@@ ale .
or , ‘ How many times have I told you ? ’ ” says a father in K@@ o@@ re@@ a nam@@ ed A@@ h@@ n .
If this occ@@ ur@@ s , elders do well to remember Jesus ’ words : “ Ke@@ ep on as@@ king [ or pra@@ ying ] , and it will be given you ; keep on see@@ king , and you will find ; keep on kno@@ c@@ king , and it will be op@@ ened to you . ”
He took time for those in need , even when he was ti@@ red .
Peter im@@ medi@@ ately “ took [ Jesus ] asi@@ de and com@@ men@@ ced re@@ bu@@ king him , saying : ‘ Be kind to yourself , Lord ; you will not have this des@@ t@@ in@@ y at all . ’ ”
W@@ as John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er Eli@@ j@@ ah re@@ born ?
He even “ felt love ” for a man who was religi@@ ously mis@@ gu@@ i@@ ded .
Acc@@ ording to the Bible rec@@ ord , he spoke more about the Kingdom than about any other sub@@ ject ​ — refer@@ ring to it more than 1@@ 00 times during his ministry .
6 : 16 - 19 .
Com@@ men@@ ting on his pres@@ ence and the conclu@@ sion of the system of things , Jesus said : “ Who really is the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave whom his ma@@ ster appointed over his d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s , to give them their food at the prop@@ er time ?
8 : 1 - 6 .
A@@ no@@ ther in@@ duc@@ ement to d@@ ri@@ ve sa@@ f@@ ely is respect for life .
He recogn@@ ized me right away , and even before I had a ch@@ ance to in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce my@@ self , he asked : “ Do you have any news from Egy@@ pt ? ”
Jehovah will soon put an end to all lies and li@@ ars . ​ — Revelation 21 : 8 .
2 , 3 . ( a ) Why is there con@@ fu@@ sion about Bible teachings ?
That text re@@ a@@ ds : “ In place of your fore@@ fa@@ thers there will come to be your sons , whom you will ap@@ point as pr@@ inc@@ es in all the earth . ”
Christians do not eng@@ age in physical war@@ f@@ are .
So I ag@@ re@@ ed to stay be@@ h@@ ind and was assign@@ ed to serve as a special pioneer in the B@@ el@@ gi@@ an city of G@@ h@@ ent with An@@ na and Mari@@ a C@@ ol@@ pa@@ er@@ t , two experienced special pione@@ ers .
It is in@@ deed a mar@@ v@@ el of desi@@ gn .
It is therefore called “ the Israel of God . ”
As a you@@ th , however , you are on the ro@@ ad to ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od .
She foc@@ used on pur@@ su@@ ing high@@ er educ@@ ation and good emp@@ loy@@ ment in order to get a@@ head in life .
She v@@ ow@@ ed to give her son Samuel to serve at the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le as a Na@@ z@@ ir@@ ite .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing this princi@@ ple in mind makes it e@@ asi@@ er to a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze for a wrong that someone thin@@ ks we have com@@ mit@@ ted against him or her .
The angels and Jehovah saw her too .
L@@ ear@@ ning pati@@ ence ​ — lear@@ ning how to wa@@ it — ​ may , therefore , requi@@ re that we take a good look at ourselves and our relation@@ shi@@ ps with people around us .
We can also study the example of Jesus to learn how to speak in a way that will help others .
The pas@@ so@@ ver lam@@ b sacrific@@ ed in ancient Israel was a ty@@ pe . ​ — Nu@@ m .
During a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ence ​ — as well as later in life — ​ pe@@ er pres@@ sure can be powerful , gener@@ ating a des@@ per@@ ate desire to imitate or ple@@ ase others .
Why have some Christians come to appreci@@ ate ma@@ ps ?
A son , I@@ sh@@ ma@@ el , was born to H@@ ag@@ ar , and then years pas@@ sed .
“ I , Jehovah , am your God , the One teaching you to benefit yourself , ” the Bible says .
Such were some of the s@@ na@@ res that Satan set for Christians who lived in the c@@ ities of the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
There are , of course , many things that will imp@@ ro@@ ve our heart , but here we will consider si@@ x : a recogn@@ iti@@ on of our spiritual need , hum@@ ility , hon@@ es@@ ty , godly fear , faith , and love .
John tra@@ ined Tho@@ ma@@ s to be a car@@ p@@ en@@ ter , but Tho@@ ma@@ s as@@ pi@@ red to a different care@@ er .
He was imp@@ aled with a cri@@ min@@ al on each side .
These words ref@@ er , not to discipl@@ ine in gener@@ al , but to “ the discipl@@ ine of Jehovah , ” that is , discipl@@ ine based on God’s lo@@ f@@ ty principles .
How sa@@ d it would be if l@@ ou@@ d mu@@ si@@ c spo@@ iled this opportunity ! ”
B@@ loo@@ d@@ less S@@ ur@@ g@@ er@@ y ​ — “ A Ma@@ j@@ or Me@@ di@@ cal Tr@@ end ”
Consider the con@@ text of those words .
In the first , the king saw se@@ ven fine - loo@@ king , f@@ at c@@ ow@@ s em@@ er@@ ge from the N@@ ile Ri@@ ver , follow@@ ed by se@@ ven u@@ g@@ ly , th@@ in c@@ ow@@ s .
If you study God’s Word with the right attitude of mind and heart , you may be among those to whom Jehovah gives a preci@@ ous gift ​ — an understanding of the truth about him .
10 , 11 . ( a ) What have some parents conclu@@ ded ?
“ I seek , not my own will , ” he said , “ but the will of him that sent me . ”
Some have gro@@ wn up in a family en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment l@@ ac@@ king affe@@ ction and may not real@@ ize that life can be ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er and more pleas@@ ant if only affe@@ ction is felt and expres@@ sed .
3 Are You W@@ ill@@ ing to W@@ a@@ it P@@ ati@@ ently ?
As a result , I develop@@ ed a strong b@@ ond with him , and I felt con@@ ten@@ ted and secu@@ re . ”
This as@@ pect of pati@@ ence is high@@ ligh@@ ted at James 5 : 7 , 8 .
The knowledge thus ga@@ ined will help us to know God and understand his ways .
No won@@ der Jesus said : “ R@@ em@@ ember the wife of Lo@@ t ” !
Many have found that this appro@@ ach contribu@@ tes to peace . ​ — Romans 12 : 18 .
Ch@@ er@@ ish Your De@@ a@@ f Bro@@ thers and S@@ isters !
As a result , my wife was left par@@ ti@@ ally par@@ al@@ y@@ zed , and her spe@@ e@@ ch cen@@ ter was ba@@ dly affe@@ cted .
But now he himself was preaching that the same des@@ p@@ ised fel@@ on imp@@ aled for bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ y was the Messi@@ ah !
This would take many res@@ our@@ ces , and the nation was invit@@ ed to contribu@@ te .
But the Bible ur@@ ges us to make another cho@@ ice ​ — to seek spiritual things first , to put pleas@@ ing God a@@ head of pleas@@ ing ourselves .
As far off as the su@@ n@@ ris@@ e is from the su@@ n@@ set , so far off from us he has put our trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions . ”
Not long after the spirit was p@@ our@@ ed out upon the disciples at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st , Peter and John were sum@@ mon@@ ed to speak to the Jewish S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in , the high@@ est cour@@ t in the land , who@@ se jud@@ ges bor@@ e responsi@@ bility for the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of Jesus Christ .
At the 200@@ 5 dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tions of Jehovah’s Witnesses in U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine , the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Christian Greek Scriptures in U@@ k@@ ra@@ in@@ i@@ an was rel@@ eas@@ ed .
Jehovah gave that very important prophecy just after Adam and E@@ ve re@@ bel@@ led against him and his way of rul@@ ing .
“ M@@ Y W@@ E@@ D@@ DI@@ N@@ G day was one of the most mean@@ ing@@ ful and jo@@ y@@ ful days of my life , ” said G@@ or@@ d@@ on , who has been married for al@@ most 60 years .
Hence , how can we cultiv@@ ate a prop@@ er view of authority , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly Jehovah’s ?
J@@ an@@ us@@ z , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , did not ac@@ hi@@ eve great succ@@ ess in his gar@@ d@@ ening bu@@ sin@@ ess ; rather , he me@@ t with fa@@ il@@ ure .
Ha@@ ving sp@@ ent perhaps bil@@ li@@ ons of years in heaven with his heavenly Father , Jesus knew him well .
His ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation of Bible pas@@ sa@@ ges influ@@ enced Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ ther , W@@ il@@ li@@ am T@@ y@@ nd@@ ale , and John C@@ al@@ v@@ in . ​ — w@@ p@@ 1@@ 6@@ .@@ 6 , p@@ p .
One refer@@ ence work descri@@ bes this as “ the tur@@ ning - point in the hist@@ ory of prayer . ”
C@@ omo
Because of what they per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve as de@@ fe@@ cts in the elders , some individuals who eng@@ age in serious wr@@ ong@@ doing in the congregation have refu@@ sed to appe@@ ar before a com@@ mit@@ te@@ e of elders assign@@ ed to help them .
Christians can ex@@ change ide@@ as without be@@ coming do@@ g@@ m@@ ati@@ c
The psalmist loved Jehovah’s remin@@ ders exc@@ e@@ e@@ ding@@ ly
It is also something a Christian must do , and it is a vital st@@ ep for those who will be sa@@ ved during the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
Are they determined to keep to his standards of conduct ?
When doing so , they became g@@ ent@@ le , “ as when a n@@ ur@@ sing mother ch@@ eri@@ sh@@ es her own children . ”
On the other hand , “ the spiritual man ” is someone who “ exam@@ ines all things ” and who has “ the mind of Christ . ”
Acc@@ ording to one refer@@ ence work , the purpose of the ha@@ ir shi@@ r@@ t , as with other form@@ s of mor@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation , was to “ sub@@ du@@ e the un@@ ru@@ ly flesh and so encoura@@ ge the develop@@ ment of a more spiritually ori@@ ented dis@@ position and man@@ ner of life . ”
God listen@@ s to people from all nations .
W@@ ars k@@ ill ci@@ v@@ ili@@ ans as well as sol@@ di@@ ers .
Thus he app@@ lies Paul’s words : “ Let us pur@@ sue the things making for peace and the things that are up@@ building to one another . ” ​ — Romans 14 : 19 .
( b ) What has the Ma@@ ster com@@ mit@@ ted to the care of the slave ?
At Mal@@ ach@@ i 2 : 10 - 16 , the same Hebrew word is used to descri@@ be the dis@@ loyal conduct of those Israelites who were un@@ faithful to their marriage par@@ t@@ ner .
Like the first - century Christians , they are deep@@ ly moved by “ the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent things of God . ”
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 25 .
It made him happy to see the way Jehovah reve@@ aled deep spiritual tru@@ ths to hum@@ ble people of all s@@ or@@ ts , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of their educ@@ ation or in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al gi@@ f@@ ts .
He fur@@ ther told her that by e@@ ating she would become like God , know@@ ing good and bad .
Par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 13 : The apostle Paul’s words found at Acts 20 : 29 , 30 show that the congregation would be att@@ ac@@ ked from two qu@@ ar@@ ters .
I want to than@@ k you for this out@@ standing three - day conven@@ tion .
“ C@@ ur@@ r@@ ently , ” states the 200@@ 3 te@@ x@@ t@@ book W@@ ater S@@ ci@@ ence and Eng@@ in@@ e@@ ering , “ the me@@ ch@@ an@@ ism of ra@@ in@@ d@@ ro@@ p form@@ ation is not known with certain@@ ty . ”
In the first fulfill@@ ment of Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah’s prophecy , God p@@ uni@@ shed faith@@ less Juda@@ h by allow@@ ing the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an World P@@ ow@@ er to over@@ wh@@ el@@ m her and take her people cap@@ tive in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
Tru@@ ly , “ a large do@@ or that lea@@ ds to activ@@ ity has been op@@ ened ” to us .
It is well for a Christian to follow the fine ad@@ vice of Romans 12 : 18 : “ If possible , as far as it dep@@ ends upon you , be pe@@ ace@@ able with all men . ”
There he gave Saul and his attend@@ ant the best se@@ ats and a cho@@ ice cu@@ t of me@@ at , and Samuel said : “ E@@ at , because they have re@@ served it for you for this occasi@@ on . ”
; B@@ y@@ r@@ d , M .
We would like to tell you how we can live together forever in a par@@ adise on earth . ”
They as@@ ser@@ t that those see@@ king spiritu@@ ality need not look to religion at all .
We can use the Bible to cu@@ t away any ide@@ as that are “ ra@@ ised up against the knowledge of God . ”
We can listen to Jehovah and learn that his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y is righteous and ide@@ al , while human rule ap@@ ar@@ t from Jehovah br@@ ings only pain , fru@@ str@@ ation , and fu@@ t@@ ility .
What does having “ life in himself ” mean ?
May each of us “ keep on the w@@ atch ” and prove ourselves faithful until the end . ​ — Mat@@ t .
So@@ on her daugh@@ ter was stud@@ ying the Bible with us .
Does this mean that a spirit ent@@ ity liter@@ ally travel@@ s through sp@@ ace into God’s pres@@ ence ?
What ad@@ verse effect did sin have on man@@ ’s relationship with his Creator ?
Wor@@ king in a ro@@ om or a house that is crow@@ ded with it@@ em@@ s is more time - con@@ sum@@ ing and fru@@ str@@ ating than it is to work in qu@@ ar@@ ters with o@@ pen sp@@ ac@@ es and un@@ c@@ lu@@ t@@ tered sur@@ fac@@ es .
The man was helped by a Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an ​ — an individu@@ al who bel@@ ong@@ ed to a people who res@@ pe@@ cted the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law but for whom the Jews had con@@ temp@@ t . ​ — John 4 : 9 .
The fle@@ sh@@ ly bo@@ dies of the anointed ali@@ ve at that time will not be taken to heaven .
Jehovah ca@@ used his prophe@@ ts to use vi@@ vi@@ d cont@@ ra@@ st@@ s between him as the true and living God and i@@ do@@ ls , which could help ne@@ i@@ ther themselves nor their worshi@@ p@@ ers .
I will for@@ ti@@ fy you , y@@ es , I will help you . ” ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 1 : 10 .
Ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing a group of men and women in ancient A@@ th@@ ens , Paul said : “ [ God ] pur@@ pos@@ es to ju@@ dge the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed , and he has provided a gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e to all men by resur@@ rec@@ ting him from the dead . ”
So Paul ur@@ ged his co@@ work@@ er Timothy to instru@@ ct them with mil@@ dness so that they might rec@@ over spiritually and get free from Satan’s s@@ n@@ are .
And he died for all so that those who live should live no longer for themselves , but for him who died for them and was ra@@ ised up . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
The resul@@ ting new Christian person@@ ality will help to prote@@ ct us against Satan’s c@@ un@@ ning ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations .
As we a@@ wa@@ it Jehovah’s day , we have support and comfort from “ the God of peace . ”
Hence , we must re@@ ject them comple@@ t@@ ely .
Those taking part were di@@ vi@@ ded into two grou@@ ps .
Their B@@ eli@@ ef@@ s and P@@ rac@@ tic@@ es
( b ) If a Christian fin@@ ds a Scriptural cl@@ ari@@ fic@@ ation difficult to understand , what is a wise attitude to have ?
Why did the woman appro@@ ach the two Christians with such ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y ?
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : I never thought of it that way before .
Au@@ gu@@ st 27 - 29
This will become evid@@ ent as we consider some high@@ ligh@@ ts of the se@@ ven chap@@ ters of the book of Mi@@ ca@@ h .
Instead , the er@@ r@@ ors of the Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant Ch@@ urch became ob@@ vi@@ ous .
How to F@@ ace Mar@@ it@@ al Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es
The Bible expla@@ ins that when Adam sin@@ ned , he “ so@@ ld ” himself and all his future des@@ c@@ end@@ ants , including us , into sin ​ — thus necess@@ it@@ ating a ransom if mankind were to have any v@@ al@@ id hope .
For the teaching of the Ser@@ m@@ on was me@@ ant for each and every one of us . ”
The ro@@ ad from here on is un@@ pa@@ ved .
Consider this : C@@ ould a person be ‘ p@@ our@@ ed out ’ on many different individuals ?
Le@@ g@@ al scho@@ la@@ r A@@ la@@ sta@@ ir K@@ er@@ r expla@@ ins that in the year 5@@ 33 after Christ , Rom@@ an E@@ mp@@ er@@ or Ju@@ st@@ in@@ i@@ an publi@@ shed his Di@@ g@@ est .
This si@@ m@@ ile may mean that they had been like a bul@@ lo@@ ck that would never have “ felt the go@@ ad if he had not first re@@ bel@@ led against the yo@@ ke , ” says one refer@@ ence work .
14 : 9 .
They are min@@ d@@ ful of the divine war@@ ning : “ Do not reve@@ al the confid@@ enti@@ al talk of another . ” ​ — Proverbs 25 : 9 .
That might ref@@ er to me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing the har@@ v@@ est to give por@@ tions to the ow@@ n@@ ers of the field and to the work@@ ers or even to pa@@ y as a ta@@ x .
Ne@@ h@@ emiah coura@@ ge@@ ously ex@@ hor@@ ted his people : “ Let us re@@ buil@@ d the w@@ all of Jerusalem . ”
A@@ ver@@ age years in truth : 1@@ 7@@ .@@ 2
This is@@ sue of The Watchtower discus@@ ses what Jesus and his Father have reve@@ aled about heaven .
The Bible shows that God’s Kingdom will accom@@ pl@@ ish just that .
We now see c@@ learly that these illustr@@ ations apply to God’s Kingdom and its ph@@ en@@ om@@ en@@ al succ@@ ess in ga@@ ther@@ ing true followers of Christ out of this wicked world .
And if you can@@ ’t coun@@ t the ten , it means that you don@@ ’t know the person well en@@ ough . ”
He is to live with her “ according to knowledge ” and should not get “ bit@@ ter@@ ly ang@@ ry ” with her .
Mar@@ ri@@ age re@@ in@@ for@@ ced my decision to become a pri@@ est , as my in - la@@ ws were deep@@ ly religious .
While at the f@@ ar@@ m , I started thinking seri@@ ously of marriage and became at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to a young pioneer sister , Cor@@ ali@@ e C@@ lo@@ g@@ an .
And something el@@ se rema@@ ins to be done before we can be accepted into God’s family .
18 - 20 .
Those who@@ se circumstances allow are imp@@ el@@ led by love to leave the relati@@ ve comfort of their ho@@ m@@ es and , much like Ne@@ h@@ emiah , move to other lo@@ c@@ ations to give ass@@ ist@@ ance to those in need .
Jesus was not resur@@ rec@@ ted from the dead until the th@@ ir@@ d day , and it was 40 days later that he as@@ c@@ ended to heaven .
“ Abra@@ m was se@@ v@@ ent@@ y - fi@@ ve years old when he went out from H@@ ar@@ an .
No@@ te , though , that Psalm 1@@ 19 : 10@@ 5 poin@@ ts to two rel@@ ated fun@@ ctions of God’s Word .
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s example has helped us all to have even more appreciation for the ransom , the great@@ est act of love ever sh@@ own !
As our Pro@@ te@@ ct@@ or , he used his angels in such a way that we felt we were “ see@@ ing the One who is inv@@ isi@@ ble . ” ​ — Hebrews 11 : 27 .
“ E@@ ver@@ yone that is per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly instru@@ cted will be like his teach@@ er , ” said Jesus .
“ That is imp@@ os@@ sible , ” he said , “ but why don@@ ’t your people in A@@ th@@ ens p@@ ack it in your ba@@ gg@@ age , wr@@ ite my name on it , and s@@ end it to me ? ”
A hor@@ se happened to be ne@@ ar@@ by , so I offered it to him .
From the accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing 19@@ th - century eng@@ ra@@ ving , we get some ide@@ a of what the st@@ re@@ et loo@@ ked like in ancient times .
The@@ ir@@ s will turn out to be “ a resurrection of judgment . ” ​ — Read John 5 : 28 , 29 ; Isaiah 26 : 10 ; 6@@ 5 : 20 .
D@@ ra@@ w close to God .
B@@ or@@ n on S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 28 , 19@@ 25 , in P@@ ike C@@ oun@@ ty , K@@ en@@ tu@@ ck@@ y , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , Bro@@ ther J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed his dedic@@ ation to Jehovah at the age of 15 , on Au@@ gu@@ st 10 , 194@@ 1 .
Because of my ear@@ li@@ er experi@@ ences with blood trans@@ fu@@ sions , I avo@@ i@@ ded ad@@ minis@@ ter@@ ing them and per@@ form@@ ed th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of op@@ er@@ ations without blood .
Will he give up ?
( b ) How should we feel about the light of truth today ?
D@@ O@@ E@@ S this s@@ ound famili@@ ar ?
Tru@@ ly , displa@@ ying an accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ating and gener@@ ous dis@@ position toward Christians having a we@@ ak@@ er conscience ​ — or vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily re@@ stri@@ cting our cho@@ ic@@ es and not in@@ sis@@ ting upon our righ@@ ts — ​ demonstr@@ ates “ the same men@@ tal attitude that Christ Jesus had . ” ​ — Romans 15 : 1 - 5 .
How invit@@ ing , for example , is his personal invit@@ ation : “ C@@ ome to me , all you who are to@@ il@@ ing and lo@@ ad@@ ed down , and I will ref@@ res@@ h you .
It is hard for some to think of a father as a loving person .
When Adam and E@@ ve ate of that fru@@ it , they put themselves in a position where they could no longer be accepted as members of God’s uni@@ vers@@ al family .
Some might even feel that they are well f@@ ed .
I took great care not to speak dis@@ par@@ ag@@ ingly of their father or of anyone in the congregation .
There I again came in cont@@ act with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
V@@ er@@ y soon God’s promised earthly Par@@ adise will become a re@@ ality .
Now consider a par@@ al@@ le@@ l with a mo@@ der@@ n - day situation .
At age 15 , though , my love for reg@@ ga@@ e mu@@ si@@ c and my desire to un@@ do some of the in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es su@@ ffered by bl@@ ack Af@@ ri@@ c@@ ans led me to jo@@ in the R@@ ast@@ af@@ ari@@ an mo@@ v@@ ement .
The sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance lies in the fact that C@@ lo@@ v@@ is cho@@ se Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ ism as op@@ posed to A@@ ri@@ an@@ ism .
This made Á@@ t@@ ila won@@ der why those who support li@@ ber@@ ation the@@ olo@@ gy do not follow Jesus ’ high moral standards and why some for@@ get op@@ pres@@ sed people when they gain power .
H@@ app@@ y is that slave if his ma@@ ster on arri@@ ving fin@@ ds him doing so .
We thus have every reason to be gr@@ ate@@ ful to God each day for life and for the hope that he ex@@ tend@@ s to us of living forever in a world free of all suffering .
Why will we consider some events in the life of Ne@@ h@@ emiah ?
However , the poin@@ ts pres@@ ented in con@@ ne@@ ction with each of these matters may help you to ass@@ ist those who have left the fo@@ ld for these or other reas@@ ons to return before it is too l@@ ate .
“ You al@@ one are the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh over all the earth . ” ​ — P@@ S .
“ D@@ on@@ ’t be disc@@ oura@@ ged when it seem@@ s that everything is going wrong , ” say C@@ ar@@ l@@ o and Mi@@ a , qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er . “ Con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on the wonderful things about your child , because there are many of them . ”
What as@@ sur@@ an@@ ces did G@@ ide@@ on receive , and how may this account af@@ fect our faith ?
Like a shepher@@ d c@@ all@@ ing out from be@@ h@@ ind a flo@@ ck of sheep , Jehovah is be@@ h@@ ind his people , giving them direction through “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
As a par@@ ent , you pla@@ y a ma@@ j@@ or ro@@ le in what your children learn and how they value and inter@@ pre@@ t what they learn .
15 , 16 . ( a ) Un@@ der what circumstances could God’s discipl@@ ined nation receive his mer@@ cy ?
Indeed , all members of the congregation need to receive encourag@@ ement , including those publi@@ sh@@ ers and pione@@ ers who have faith@@ fully been car@@ r@@ ying out their ministry year after year .
We continued in that service until 19@@ 7@@ 5 , when Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que ga@@ ined its in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence from P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al .
So , what is l@@ ac@@ king in these rend@@ er@@ ings ? ’
And the se@@ a you sp@@ li@@ t before them , so that they cro@@ s@@ sed over through the mi@@ d@@ st of the se@@ a on the d@@ ry land ; and their pur@@ su@@ ers you h@@ ur@@ led into the dep@@ ths like a st@@ one in the strong w@@ at@@ ers . ”
M@@ other al@@ most always re@@ ached that go@@ al , which set a fine example for L@@ es@@ le@@ y and me .
C@@ ould any of these be ca@@ using you to ign@@ ore the si@@ gn of Jesus ’ pres@@ ence ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , the holy spirit needed to be p@@ our@@ ed out on those who would be “ jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s with Christ . ”
Di@@ min@@ i@@ shed mo@@ bility and en@@ er@@ gy ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy our li@@ mit@@ ations and ad@@ d to feelings of fru@@ str@@ ation .
• Samuel H@@ er@@ d started pione@@ ering in 195@@ 8 , and from 19@@ 6@@ 5 to 199@@ 7 , he was in the cir@@ cu@@ it and dist@@ ri@@ ct work .
S@@ hor@@ tly after their Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us from Egy@@ pt , the Israelites en@@ tered into a covenant relationship with their God , Jehovah .
F@@ e@@ w people are a@@ ware , however , that the Go@@ spe@@ l account does not men@@ tion how many M@@ ag@@ i vis@@ ited Jesus .
In order to help us learn this kind of pati@@ ence , the Bible encoura@@ ges us to medit@@ ate on the example of a f@@ ar@@ m@@ er .
Kingdom H@@ all cle@@ an@@ ing cannot be left to ch@@ ance .
I had sp@@ ent many years in that Bible school , but I was not taught the truth there ; I had been bl@@ in@@ ded .
“ We turned in prayer to God H@@ im@@ self , ” they wrote , “ and b@@ es@@ ought H@@ im to reve@@ al to us His gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous will in all things .
Yet , Christ also knew that Jehovah has a time for fulfill@@ ing the Scriptures and for un@@ doing any in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es .
* Although Ri@@ vo@@ i@@ re rema@@ ined clo@@ sel@@ y associ@@ ated with the W@@ al@@ den@@ ses after he left the ministry , he kept an o@@ pen mind and read many public@@ ations that C . T . Rus@@ sel@@ l wrote .
F@@ red S@@ m@@ ith , a spiritual st@@ al@@ war@@ t baptized in 19@@ 17 , took me under his wing and tra@@ ined me to become a more effe@@ ctive pre@@ ach@@ er .
Daniel M@@ ol@@ cha@@ n
At your next F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening , try practic@@ ing with your children the con@@ vers@@ ations pres@@ ented here .
May we make a fav@@ or@@ able name with Jehovah and our fel@@ low@@ man .
With refer@@ ence to his followers as having life in themselves , Jesus mentioned his flesh and his blood .
K@@ no@@ wing Ca@@ in@@ ’s attitude , God coun@@ sel@@ ed him , saying : “ Why are you ho@@ t with anger and why has your coun@@ ten@@ ance fal@@ le@@ n ?
Job did not su@@ ff@@ er in s@@ il@@ ence ; he lam@@ ented his situation and even imp@@ lied that he was more righteous than God .
Yet , I was so g@@ la@@ d to be out in the preaching work that I could not have car@@ ed less about the ra@@ in .
Yes , let us keep “ close in mind ” the day of Jehovah .
This is the first time that ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists have found this name in an ancient in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion .
We see his loving concer@@ n when he heal@@ ed the si@@ ck and in@@ fir@@ m and when he resur@@ rec@@ ted the dead .
Who R@@ ul@@ es World ? 5 / 1
The 5@@ th chap@@ ter of Proverbs ans@@ wers : Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ise thinking ability , and recogn@@ ize the se@@ duc@@ tive ways of the world .
For instance , sever@@ al do@@ ct@@ ors had told us that Jo@@ el would never be able to walk .
Why don@@ ’t you make this your li@@ fe@@ ’s work ? ”
I knew the Bible counsel recorded at Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 29 : “ Let a ro@@ t@@ ten saying not pro@@ ce@@ ed out of your m@@ ou@@ th . ”
37 : 32 , 36 .
E@@ ven@@ tually , the king of As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a took M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h cap@@ tive .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , these religi@@ ons provided no powerful mo@@ tive to make them change their lives .
In other words , what may have the appe@@ ar@@ ance of go@@ d@@ l@@ iness is not necess@@ ar@@ ily appro@@ ved by God .
At le@@ ast during the time of the Hebrew Scriptures , ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers were first put to death , such as by st@@ on@@ ing .
They tra@@ v@@ el to re@@ mo@@ te are@@ as where , in some in@@ stances , the good news has never before been heard .
Ab@@ out one bil@@ li@@ on people do not have en@@ ough to e@@ at , while others have an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance .
( a ) Who was K@@ or@@ ah ?
Of course , we are bless@@ ed to live at a time when Jehovah’s people as a whole can never be cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted .
For instance , after Jesus sel@@ e@@ cted his 12 apostles , what were they to do ?
The account rel@@ ating the beg@@ in@@ ning of Christi@@ an@@ ity is more ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it about the reas@@ ons why Jesus ’ disciples a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned their an@@ c@@ est@@ ors ’ religion .
“ The V@@ er@@ y Ha@@ ir@@ s of Your He@@ ad Are All N@@ um@@ ber@@ ed ”
In her you@@ ng@@ er days , Ru@@ i@@ w@@ en felt that going to Christian meetings and sh@@ aring in the field ministry was just a we@@ ar@@ is@@ ome r@@ out@@ ine .
Can anyone d@@ ri@@ ve after con@@ sum@@ ing sever@@ al al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic dr@@ in@@ ks and at the same time cla@@ im to respect life as a gift from Jehovah God ?
W@@ ould he sto@@ p atten@@ ding meetings , let@@ ting pri@@ de dist@@ ance him from Jehovah and His people ?
For example , a number of people in the M@@ ace@@ don@@ i@@ an city of B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a “ received the word [ of God ] with the great@@ est e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness of mind , care@@ fully exam@@ ining the Scriptures da@@ ily as to whether these things [ explained by Paul and his compan@@ i@@ ons ] were so . ”
Jesus enjo@@ yed the gl@@ ori@@ ous privilege of d@@ wel@@ ling in his Fa@@ ther’s heavenly pres@@ ence , but he will@@ ingly “ emp@@ ti@@ ed himself . ”
A@@ no@@ inted ones and their compan@@ i@@ ons with an earthly hope are not af@@ ra@@ id of the Devil .
The sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors may for a time be able to have off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing as a part of the new earthly soci@@ ety . ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 23 .
What questions will help us to an@@ al@@ y@@ ze our love of God ?
Is it mean@@ ing@@ less ?
D@@ ep@@ en@@ ding on the gener@@ al attitude toward su@@ i@@ ci@@ de in the lo@@ c@@ ality , and par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly toward the case involved , the elders may pre@@ f@@ er not to s@@ pon@@ s@@ or such a fun@@ er@@ al public@@ ly or to have it in the Kingdom H@@ all .
In what three ways might we receive Scriptural counsel ?
W@@ H@@ A@@ T D@@ O TH@@ E F@@ A@@ C@@ T@@ S SH@@ O@@ W ? Acc@@ ording to some ex@@ per@@ ts , 6@@ .@@ 5 milli@@ on t@@ ons of lit@@ ter en@@ ter the worl@@ d’s o@@ ce@@ ans each year .
A man nam@@ ed C@@ le@@ vel@@ and had just re@@ turned home from work when one of Jehovah’s Witnesses called on him .
M@@ an too has a head ​ — the Christ .
We are com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned to “ make disciples of people . . . , teaching them . ”
When a viol@@ ent st@@ or@@ m th@@ reat@@ ened the mar@@ in@@ ers , what qualities did J@@ on@@ ah displa@@ y ?
We have full faith that Ha@@ bak@@ kuk@@ ’s prophecy will be ful@@ filled .
By imit@@ ating him , we will not ‘ get ti@@ red or give out ’ in our sac@@ red service .
Jesus was a tru@@ sting friend and an affe@@ c@@ tion@@ ate compan@@ ion to his followers , ‘ loving them to the end . ’ ​ — John 13 : 1 .
Instead of ans@@ wer@@ ing in his own words , he showed me what the Bible says about the mar@@ k of true Christians , as well as about the times in which we were living . ​ — John 13 : 34 , 35 ; 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 5 .
E@@ i@@ ther good for@@ tu@@ ne or cal@@ am@@ ity is de@@ em@@ ed in st@@ ore , dep@@ en@@ ding on the si@@ gn and its inter@@ pre@@ tation .
• What are some ways of cultiv@@ ating peace in the family ?
Why are ac@@ ts of mer@@ cy not li@@ mit@@ ed to fellow believers ?
At these ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , we were instru@@ cted in me@@ tho@@ ds of preaching and were sh@@ own how to de@@ al res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully with po@@ li@@ ce who inter@@ f@@ ered .
It star@@ ts with each individu@@ al and each family .
While a good sel@@ e@@ ction can en@@ rich one@@ ’s life and make it satis@@ f@@ ying , a po@@ or cho@@ ice can bring no end of s@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
But when the brothers were l@@ ined up to face the fir@@ ing s@@ qu@@ ad , their sen@@ ten@@ ces were com@@ mu@@ ted to ten years ’ p@@ en@@ al ser@@ vi@@ tu@@ de .
( a ) In this illustr@@ ation , what is re@@ pres@@ ented by the se@@ ed and the so@@ il ?
“ A k@@ ing@@ ’s heart is as st@@ re@@ am@@ s of water in the hand of Jehovah ”
As was true of Abraham , we are he@@ ad@@ ed for something far better .
Jehovah can also use his cre@@ ation to do wh@@ atever is needed .
She g@@ la@@ dly accepted it .
But the nations had no in@@ ten@@ tion of sub@@ mit@@ ting to Christ’s rul@@ er@@ ship .
What el@@ se can we learn from the er@@ ro@@ r of the prophet from Juda@@ h ?
Tru@@ th B@@ ear@@ ing F@@ ru@@ it in Those You T@@ each ?
But how well - f@@ oun@@ ded are the moral standards of someone who refu@@ ses to ac@@ knowledge our loving Creator as the One who se@@ ts the standards of right and wrong ?
O@@ r perhaps you have become the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ation or some other form of in@@ justice .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , 2 Peter 2 : 4 says : “ God did not hold back from p@@ un@@ ish@@ ing the angels that sin@@ ned , but , by thro@@ wing them into T@@ ar@@ t@@ ar@@ us [ a st@@ ate of ut@@ ter de@@ bas@@ ement ] , deli@@ vered them to pit@@ s of den@@ se [ spiritual ] dar@@ k@@ ness to be re@@ served for judgment . ”
At God’s appointed time , they are resur@@ rec@@ ted with a body of a kind su@@ it@@ able for life in the heavens .
W@@ is@@ dom and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment are char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s of our Le@@ ad@@ er .
S@@ E@@ E P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 23 - 28 .
They will thus be quic@@ k to offer ass@@ ist@@ ance if they per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve that a brother or a sister is about to take , or has already taken , a “ false st@@ ep . ”
Ex@@ pla@@ in Jo@@ b@@ ’s re@@ action to his cal@@ am@@ ities .
A F@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing F@@ i@@ eld
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , what will ha@@ p@@ pen to organiz@@ ations that se@@ em so@@ li@@ d to many people today ?
By what Paul c@@ alls “ this ministry , ” the truth is made man@@ i@@ f@@ est and spiritual light is s@@ pre@@ ad ab@@ ro@@ ad .
Today , it can truly be said that T@@ onga is among the re@@ mo@@ te is@@ lands of the se@@ a that are tur@@ ning to Jehovah , so to speak .
( a ) Why was David anointed as Israel@@ ’s future king ?
Do I end@@ e@@ av@@ or to make sure that my decisions will not des@@ ta@@ bi@@ li@@ ze me spiritually but will contribu@@ te to my spiritual prog@@ ress ? ’ ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 3 : 16 .
But ‘ out of his dist@@ res@@ ses , J@@ on@@ ah called out to Jehovah , and He pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to answer him . O@@ u@@ t of the bel@@ ly of S@@ he@@ ol , J@@ on@@ ah cri@@ ed for help , and Jehovah heard his vo@@ ice . ’
Un@@ like ani@@ mal@@ s , humans are mor@@ ally respon@@ sible for their actions
Mu@@ ch of what appe@@ ars as en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment in the me@@ dia b@@ lu@@ r@@ s pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s ability “ to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish both right and wrong . ”
So@@ on a Witness cou@@ ple came to my do@@ or and offered me a Bible study , which I accepted .
Yes , love is an id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying mar@@ k of true Christians .
Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ise .
B@@ er@@ y@@ l and her husband thought that if happiness and a purpose in life come from know@@ ing God , then they too wanted to know him .
How are we “ just like gre@@ en gr@@ ass , ” and how should this af@@ fect our thinking ?
R@@ es@@ pect for authority is ess@@ enti@@ al for our well - being physi@@ c@@ ally , emo@@ tion@@ ally , and spiritually .
Those in attend@@ ance gr@@ ate@@ fully accepted the gi@@ f@@ ts ​ — a to@@ tal of 35 boo@@ ks , 6@@ 3 bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res , and 34 ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines were plac@@ ed with them .
That is , the children in the flesh are not really the children of God , but the children by the promise are coun@@ ted as the se@@ ed . ”
She also reve@@ aled a vital fact : H@@ er people had lost heart and were ter@@ ri@@ fied of the in@@ va@@ ders .
Hence , the apostle Paul and the congregation vie@@ wed them as a un@@ it .
His wife su@@ ff@@ ers from mul@@ ti@@ ple s@@ cl@@ er@@ os@@ is , but his neigh@@ b@@ ors and friends pit@@ ch in to help .
As@@ soci@@ ation with our Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od is another rich blessing .
When the gu@@ ests go home after a we@@ d@@ ding fe@@ ast ( or , rec@@ ep@@ tion ) , will they remember the mu@@ si@@ c as refle@@ cting that the cou@@ ple were doing everything in the name of Jesus ?
M@@ an@@ kind , and par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly Chris@@ tend@@ om , has imit@@ ated the first - century nation of Israel .
In the f@@ all of that year , he was baptized in water and was be@@ go@@ t@@ ten as a spiritual Son of God .
The apostle Paul tel@@ ls us : “ Lo@@ ve is long - suffering and kind . Lo@@ ve is not je@@ al@@ ous , it does not b@@ ra@@ g , does not get pu@@ ff@@ ed up , does not be@@ have in@@ dec@@ ently , does not look for its own inter@@ ests , does not become pro@@ vo@@ ked .
His Word as@@ sures us that nothing ​ — ‘ no we@@ ap@@ on form@@ ed against us ’ — ​ will sto@@ p our Kingdom - preaching and teaching work . ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 4 : 17 .
However , he has not yet dedic@@ ated himself to Jehovah and com@@ mit@@ ted himself to a life of service and sacrifice .
O@@ thers cho@@ ose not to move away because they are concer@@ ned about the spiritual wel@@ f@@ are of their brothers .
So that Jehovah’s people are well - f@@ ed spiritually .
The re@@ tur@@ ne@@ es needed to maintain Jehovah’s high moral standards .
A vo@@ ice in heaven then said : “ On this account be g@@ la@@ d , you heavens and you who re@@ side in them ! ”
Me@@ an@@ while , in 19@@ 35 , M@@ other accepted Bible liter@@ ature from one of Jehovah’s Witnesses and was soon con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that she had found the truth .
“ I under@@ sto@@ od that I had ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted my children when they most needed my guid@@ ance and affe@@ ction , ” ad@@ m@@ its E@@ du@@ ar@@ do .
Jehovah has allow@@ ed time to pas@@ s because he does not want anyone to be destro@@ yed but “ desi@@ res all to at@@ tain to rep@@ ent@@ ance . ” ​ — 2 P@@ et .
Jehovah God could accept the value of Jesus ’ perfect life as a ransom for obedi@@ ent des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of sin@@ ful Adam .
Dis@@ c@@ us@@ sed bel@@ ow are just four Bible - based su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions that have helped th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of parents to teach their children about God .
Their attitude w@@ on the respect of some ob@@ serv@@ ers to the ex@@ t@@ ent that they too wanted to become Jehovah’s Witnesses !
Tho@@ ma@@ s E@@ m@@ l@@ y@@ n ​ — B@@ l@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ er or Ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ate of Tru@@ th ?
This means allow@@ ing Jehovah to mo@@ ld and change us .
Pa@@ olo and I enjo@@ yed sp@@ en@@ ding time with them in spiritual con@@ vers@@ ations as well as in rec@@ re@@ ation , which for Pa@@ olo u@@ su@@ ally me@@ ant pla@@ ying so@@ cc@@ er .
Re@@ fle@@ cting on the blessings they have enjo@@ yed since then may well help them to live up to their dedic@@ ation to Jehovah .
Mar@@ c@@ o : “ Our Bible teach@@ er used the Scriptures to answer every question my wife and I had .
You young ones need war@@ n@@ ings about po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al d@@ ang@@ ers , and your parents have the responsi@@ bility to provide them .
R@@ es@@ is@@ ting the pres@@ sures of ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising and the world around them , they remember the princi@@ ple : “ The bor@@ ro@@ wer is a slave to the l@@ end@@ er . ”
The Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans , mo@@ re@@ over , could continue men@@ tion@@ ing Paul in their prayers and provi@@ ding him with wh@@ atever help and support they could . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
We should not for@@ get that he too is an imper@@ fect human .
Tru@@ e servants of God do not f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c@@ ate exc@@ uses to avoid going to work .
It is imp@@ os@@ sible to do so .
Their respon@@ se pre@@ served their relationship with God and sa@@ ved lives .
W@@ as L@@ y@@ di@@ a@@ ’s experience uni@@ que ?
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ al congregations did not op@@ er@@ ate in@@ dep@@ end@@ ently of one another .
As he con@@ sul@@ ted it , E@@ z@@ r@@ a gave his ut@@ most attention to what Jehovah was saying .
“ D@@ E@@ P@@ R@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ I@@ O@@ N is the most fre@@ qu@@ ently repor@@ ted , and ar@@ gu@@ ab@@ ly the most important men@@ tal health proble@@ m for young people , ” claim@@ s Be@@ y@@ ond@@ b@@ lu@@ e , a govern@@ ment - fun@@ ded ag@@ enc@@ y in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
Yes , “ always rejo@@ ice in the Lord , ” for Paul ur@@ ges us : “ On@@ ce more I will say , Re@@ jo@@ ice ! ” ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
Th@@ ink of how he must have felt when his sons Na@@ da@@ b and A@@ bi@@ h@@ u offered il@@ leg@@ iti@@ mate fi@@ re to Jehovah and He stru@@ ck them dead .
He lived in that world for al@@ most 6@@ 00 years !
the Kingdom covenant .
C@@ ort@@ es@@ ia da Bi@@ bli@@ o@@ te@@ c@@ a da I@@ gre@@ ja de S@@ an@@ ta C@@ at@@ ar@@ ina ( I@@ gre@@ ja do@@ s Paul@@ ist@@ as )
Indeed , in his name nations will hope . ”
Ser@@ ving With a F@@ o@@ re@@ ign - L@@ angu@@ age C@@ ongreg@@ ation
‘ C@@ ome , E@@ at My B@@ read and D@@ r@@ ink My W@@ ine ’
At first , Saul tri@@ ed to out@@ f@@ it David with his own ar@@ m@@ or .
“ He Le@@ a@@ ds M@@ e B@@ es@@ i@@ de Q@@ u@@ i@@ et W@@ at@@ ers ”
Even so , H@@ ann@@ ah had no reg@@ re@@ ts about keep@@ ing her v@@ ow to God .
The true God wants you to have something far bey@@ ond that .
This st@@ at@@ ement has been the the@@ me in the lives of Mari@@ an S@@ zu@@ mi@@ ga and his wife , R@@ o@@ sa , who live in Fr@@ ance .
But L@@ ily foc@@ used on C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ’s good qualities and helped her for some years until C@@ ar@@ ol got very si@@ ck and died .
The members of the “ little flo@@ ck ” of anointed Christians and a gro@@ wing “ great crow@@ d ” of “ other sheep ” have cho@@ s@@ en to walk in a way that is holy and are invit@@ ing others to jo@@ in them .
In faith , they loo@@ ked for@@ ward to the fulfill@@ ment of God’s promises .
W@@ all@@ ace Li@@ ver@@ ance , another G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ or , ex@@ hor@@ ted the gra@@ du@@ ates not to for@@ get the word of God that is “ be@@ h@@ ind ” them .
What the apostle saw and heard reve@@ aled much about God’s et@@ er@@ n@@ al purpose , thus provi@@ ding spiritual en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment and tim@@ ely encourag@@ ement for all true Christians . ​ — Revelation 1 : 1 , 9 , 10 .
But what if we were de@@ vi@@ ous in word or action , thus ca@@ using a fellow beli@@ ever to pet@@ iti@@ on God for help ?
One of the pre@@ t@@ ti@@ est of God’s h@@ an@@ di@@ works will become a re@@ ality at its right time
Such discus@@ sions can be prof@@ it@@ able inter@@ chang@@ es of encourag@@ ement without anyone having to feel un@@ com@@ for@@ table or in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate .
( Job 4 : 1 – 31 : 40 )
Instead , they th@@ re@@ w away that preci@@ ous gift .
King Solomon recogn@@ ized the d@@ anger of living according to personal standards , in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent of divine guid@@ ance : “ There ex@@ ists a way that is u@@ pri@@ ght before a man , but the ways of death are the end of it af@@ ter@@ ward . ” ​ — Proverbs 14 : 12 .
Ha@@ ving in mind the li@@ mit@@ ed number of Christians called to make up spiritual Israel , Jesus refer@@ red to them as the “ little flo@@ ck . ”
What can we encoura@@ ge those who have st@@ ra@@ yed from the flo@@ ck to do ?
O@@ p@@ pres@@ sion fa@@ iled to re@@ du@@ ce the Hebrew po@@ pul@@ ation .
That was a public service .
The ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of the Jews re@@ je@@ cted Jesus and allow@@ ed him to be ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted .
In his great prophecy regarding the time of the end , Jesus poin@@ te@@ dly stated : “ This good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations ; and then the end will come . ”
For instance , we might do some gro@@ cer@@ y sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing for el@@ der@@ ly or si@@ ck fellow believers .
V@@ i@@ v M@@ our@@ it@@ z from the Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a branch told of develop@@ ments in E@@ ast T@@ im@@ or , which is car@@ ed for by the brothers in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
[ Ma@@ p / ​ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 12 ]
In 29 C.E . , when Christ was anointed and appointed H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est , a spiritual temple came into op@@ er@@ ation .
A baptized te@@ en@@ ag@@ er nam@@ ed R@@ ose says : “ I love Jehovah , and I cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t be ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er doing anything but serving him .
Why might others want to make decisions for us ?
How does the heart pla@@ y a ke@@ y ro@@ le in prom@@ o@@ ting up@@ building con@@ vers@@ ations ?
In many ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es , we need to make the purpose of our vis@@ it clear to the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der .
Th@@ r@@ ough the years , the family helped many im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants to become servants of Jehovah .
( b ) C@@ ould Ca@@ in have contro@@ l@@ led his anger ?
A sp@@ in@@ al in@@ j@@ ur@@ y rend@@ ered Yo@@ shi@@ ak@@ i un@@ able to make even the s@@ ligh@@ t@@ est mo@@ v@@ ement without ass@@ ist@@ ance .
Jehovah Su@@ pp@@ or@@ ted His Pro@@ p@@ he@@ t
That was when Cor@@ ali@@ e vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to go to G@@ le@@ n In@@ n@@ es .
Paul’s words show that Christians anointed with holy spirit must die before they can receive their heavenly re@@ ward .
They need more , bi@@ gg@@ er , and better things .
Our love and peace are par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly evid@@ ent when our inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tions are held .
Pe@@ ople s@@ mil@@ ed and spoke to me war@@ m@@ ly .
If we keep Jehovah before us con@@ stan@@ tly , he will lead us by his holy spirit .
However , such a view r@@ un@@ s contr@@ ary to Paul’s words el@@ se@@ where .
His soul , or life , is involved because “ God will ju@@ dge for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ ors and ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ers . ”
These op@@ pos@@ ers er@@ r@@ one@@ ously claim@@ ed that Jehovah’s Witnesses were using the four ra@@ di@@ o st@@ ations they ow@@ ned in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a to s@@ end mes@@ sa@@ ges to the J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese ar@@ my .
V@@ it@@ al spiritual building continu@@ es to take place in Z@@ im@@ ba@@ b@@ we .
Com@@ ple@@ te Tru@@ st in Jehovah In@@ spi@@ res Con@@ fid@@ ence
Are we fin@@ ding the ga@@ p between our moral standards and those of the world wi@@ d@@ ening ?
L@@ ik@@ ely , they soon became acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to cro@@ s@@ sing the prote@@ ctive l@@ ine and were em@@ b@@ ol@@ d@@ ened to l@@ ing@@ er in the end@@ ang@@ ered are@@ a .
Do I understand the import@@ ance of re@@ je@@ cting occ@@ ul@@ t influ@@ ences , or do I do@@ w@@ n@@ pla@@ y these d@@ ang@@ ers ?
How he re@@ mo@@ ves it from me ! To the un@@ faithful one he ap@@ por@@ tions out our own fi@@ el@@ ds . ’ ”
No@@ tice from the par@@ al@@ le@@ l account at Matthew 26 : 5@@ 2 - 5@@ 4 that even under those circumstances , Jesus took time to reason with the disci@@ ple on Jehovah’s will .
To me@@ et this need , people have long sear@@ ched for the truth .
By giving this witness work our pri@@ or@@ ity , we prove true to our God - given name , as stated at Isaiah 4@@ 3 : 10 : “ ‘ You are my wit@@ nesses , ’ dec@@ la@@ res Jehovah , ‘ y@@ es , my serv@@ ant whom I have cho@@ s@@ en . ’ ”
“ E@@ ver@@ yone who h@@ ates his brother is a man@@ sla@@ y@@ er [ or , “ mu@@ r@@ der@@ er ” ] , ” wrote the apostle John , “ and you know that no man@@ sla@@ y@@ er has everlasting life rema@@ ining in him . ”
By 19@@ 7@@ 7 we had be@@ gu@@ n to feel our age a little , and we were reas@@ sign@@ ed to the Ch@@ ar@@ lo@@ t@@ t@@ es@@ v@@ il@@ le are@@ a , where both our daugh@@ ters were living with their famili@@ es .
If a bul@@ l kil@@ led a person by g@@ or@@ ing , the ow@@ ner had to destro@@ y the bul@@ l to keep other people sa@@ fe .
“ G@@ o a@@ head , pi@@ ck up that we@@ ap@@ on and sh@@ o@@ o@@ t , ” s@@ n@@ ar@@ led the of@@ fic@@ er , th@@ ru@@ sting a ri@@ f@@ le in fr@@ on@@ t of me .
A@@ n important as@@ pect of Jesus ’ way of teaching was that he lived in har@@ mony with what he taught .
After all , Jehovah is the one who cre@@ ated us with the desire to enjoy ourselves , and he promises that he will “ satis@@ fy the desire of every living thing . ”
Re@@ ally , ga@@ ining and ap@@ pl@@ ying wisdom is for your lasting good .
G@@ E@@ O@@ R@@ G@@ E gre@@ et@@ ed every@@ body with a sm@@ ile .
“ Your people will offer themselves will@@ ingly on the day of your mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ce , ” san@@ g the psalmist .
When G@@ r@@ and@@ pa was un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly imp@@ ris@@ oned in 19@@ 18 , my father was only 12 .
Wh@@ atever concer@@ ns they may have had , the disciples got bus@@ y preaching the good news not only in Jerusalem and Sam@@ ari@@ a but thr@@ ough@@ out the then - known world .
Rather , we should person@@ ally learn what is right in God’s eyes and cho@@ ose to do it .
However , God with@@ ho@@ l@@ ds his spirit from people who do not r@@ ely on him to help them , so the Bible often seem@@ s ob@@ s@@ cu@@ re to them .
Why did Moses not become des@@ pon@@ d@@ ent when he was not allow@@ ed to en@@ ter the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and ?
Why is res@@ pe@@ cting a husband often hard to do ?
What less@@ on do we learn from the par@@ able of the neigh@@ bor@@ ly Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an ?
To st@@ ress the ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y of such works , Jesus explained : “ We must do the works of the One who sent me while it is day ; the night is coming when no man can work . ” ​ — John 9 : 4 .
And , if material ri@@ ches should star@@ t to be@@ ck@@ on , take to heart Jo@@ b@@ ’s words : “ If I have put go@@ ld as my confidence , or to go@@ ld I have said , ‘ You are my trust ! ’ that too would be an er@@ ro@@ r for attention by the jus@@ tic@@ es , for I should have den@@ i@@ ed the true God a@@ bo@@ ve . ” ​ — Job 31 : 24 , 28 ; Psalm 6@@ 2 : 10 ; 1 Timothy 6 : 9 , 10 .
Be@@ fore long , On@@ es@@ mu@@ s became an un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ er .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What com@@ mis@@ sion did Jesus give his disciples ?
( b ) What less@@ on do you see in Ju@@ li@@ en@@ ’s experience ?
This truth must af@@ fect how we view and tre@@ at others .
There are many mis@@ conc@@ ep@@ tions concer@@ ning de@@ a@@ f people and si@@ gn language .
Acc@@ ording to the rec@@ ord , “ the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l of the prophet Isaiah was h@@ an@@ ded him , and he op@@ ened the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l and found the place where it was written : ‘ Jehovah’s spirit is upon me , because he anointed me to dec@@ l@@ are good news . ’ ”
My mother started to we@@ ep .
You can fi@@ ght Satan and w@@ in !
A@@ m@@ ong them were my ro@@ om@@ mate Ad@@ na B@@ y@@ r@@ d , who served in Si@@ er@@ r@@ a Le@@ one between 19@@ 7@@ 8 and 198@@ 1 , and Ch@@ er@@ y@@ l F@@ er@@ g@@ us@@ on , who has been my ro@@ om@@ mate for the past 24 years .
He will shepher@@ d his people and deli@@ ver them from op@@ pres@@ sive nations .
But he did say that faithful servants of God can pre@@ pare for and cop@@ e with such temp@@ es@@ tu@@ ous ad@@ vers@@ ities and c@@ ris@@ es .
Bro@@ thers from ne@@ ar@@ by congregations were sent out in ad@@ v@@ ance to arr@@ ange for accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations .
Will he listen ?
After two days , however , my parents were so un@@ eas@@ y that I deci@@ ded it would be best to hi@@ de in the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s again .
In the account about N@@ er@@ o@@ ’s b@@ lam@@ ing the great fi@@ re of R@@ ome in 6@@ 4 C.E . on them , he wrote : “ N@@ er@@ o fa@@ st@@ ened the gu@@ il@@ t and inf@@ li@@ cted the most ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite t@@ or@@ tures on a class h@@ ated for their ab@@ om@@ in@@ ations , called Christians by the po@@ pul@@ ace .
F@@ ar be it from them to turn the other c@@ he@@ ek , to love their enem@@ ies , to seek peace , to for@@ give , or to walk away from viol@@ ence .
And rec@@ all that Jesus ad@@ ded the promise , “ I will ref@@ res@@ h you . ”
The Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents had already been using the power of the pr@@ inted page for more than three de@@ ca@@ des .
But we should never for@@ get that “ God is greater than our hearts and kno@@ ws all things . ”
Jehovah bless@@ ed H@@ ann@@ ah for her self - sacrific@@ ing spirit .
From the star@@ t , therefore , the human family had promise of reli@@ ef .
He expres@@ ses true s@@ or@@ ro@@ w and as@@ ks for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
The cha@@ pla@@ in reas@@ oned that there must be some@@ body to wi@@ eld that s@@ word , so the sol@@ di@@ er must be a serv@@ ant of God ! ​ — Matthew 26 : 5@@ 2 .
Bible prophecy and world events indic@@ ate that we are living near the conclu@@ sion of this “ sh@@ ort peri@@ od of time . ”
18 S@@ ev@@ ent@@ y Ye@@ ars of H@@ ol@@ ding On to the S@@ ki@@ r@@ t of a Je@@ w
H@@ ere is as@@ sur@@ ance of Jehovah’s personal attention to the rep@@ ent@@ ant one@@ ’s feelings and needs .
H@@ ere is an important less@@ on : We can show help@@ ful interest in others and call attention to Scriptural principles or counsel .
Yet , in that ho@@ st@@ ile en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , how did Noah use his time ?
Lo@@ sing a privilege of service may ev@@ oke in you a feel@@ ing of sh@@ ame or reg@@ re@@ t .
Wh@@ er@@ e@@ as preaching invol@@ ves pro@@ claim@@ ing a message , teaching people about Jehovah and his pur@@ pos@@ es u@@ su@@ ally requi@@ res that a disci@@ ple - mak@@ er buil@@ d a relationship with them .
Indeed , anyone who then re@@ bel@@ s against Jehovah will quic@@ k@@ ly be re@@ moved .
13 : 4 - 31 .
Jehovah is certainly wor@@ thy of our complete trust .
How does Moses ’ example encoura@@ ge us ?
His heart is ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast , made reli@@ ant upon Jehovah .
Although he does not need us to buil@@ d his confidence or to mo@@ tiv@@ ate him , when we praise Jehovah for his a@@ w@@ es@@ om@@ en@@ ess and his loving - kindness , he dra@@ ws close to us and we devel@@ op a relationship with him .
I remember the ho@@ t Au@@ gu@@ st day in 194@@ 6 when my parents first me@@ t Jehovah’s Witnesses .
“ Sh@@ ould the righteous one str@@ ike me , it would be an act of loyal love , ” said the psalmist David , and “ should he re@@ prove me , it would be like o@@ il on my head . ”
If he said that he re@@ je@@ cted the prophe@@ ts , his re@@ pu@@ tation as a Jewish beli@@ ever would be ru@@ ined .
He would place a st@@ one in the p@@ ou@@ ch , wh@@ ir@@ l it over his head at great spe@@ ed , and then rel@@ e@@ ase one of the st@@ ra@@ ps , h@@ ur@@ ling the st@@ one with le@@ th@@ al acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y .
In Ju@@ ly 199@@ 5 , I real@@ ized that there was no rec@@ our@@ se but to leave my position as pa@@ st@@ or .
Why , from the day our fore@@ fa@@ thers f@@ ell as@@ le@@ ep in death , all things are continu@@ ing ex@@ ac@@ tly as from cre@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s beg@@ in@@ ning . ’ ” ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 3 , 4 .
Jehovah’s name appe@@ ars an a@@ ver@@ age of ten times in each chap@@ ter of the book .
The Messi@@ ah was “ cu@@ t off ” as fore@@ told , being imp@@ aled on a st@@ ake on P@@ as@@ so@@ ver Da@@ y of 33 C.E .
Ha@@ ve you been able to use these new public@@ ations in your ministry ?
This case is under l@@ iti@@ g@@ ation at present .
S@@ to@@ p and think about the challeng@@ es fore@@ ign@@ ers may have .
During even the dar@@ k@@ est days of apost@@ as@@ y , true Christi@@ an@@ ity was still ali@@ ve among some .
Consider two events from his last night on earth as a human .
Jehovah promised that he will bring back to life people now s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing in death .
We know that the cre@@ ative “ days ” were much longer than 24 - h@@ our days .
Does this not illustr@@ ate the import@@ ance of being faithful in small things ?
The light of the truth became preci@@ ous to these new disciples , and they re@@ pu@@ di@@ ated the bad associ@@ ations and im@@ moral , God - di@@ sh@@ on@@ or@@ ing ways that are r@@ am@@ p@@ ant in this world .
The fear of Jehovah ​ — that is wisdom , ” Job exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed , “ and to turn away from bad is understanding . ”
Jehovah appreci@@ ates anything you do to praise him . ​ — Read E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 11 : 9 – 12 : 1 ; Matthew 19 : 13 - 15 ; 21 : 15 , 16 .
Des@@ pite any sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings on your part , be as@@ sur@@ ed that the love and affe@@ ction that you show to your children will pro@@ du@@ ce good resul@@ ts .
Pe@@ ople e@@ at , work , mar@@ ry , and be@@ ar children , as they have always done .
How do we re@@ act if a fellow beli@@ ever is com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve , eas@@ ily off@@ ended , or s@@ low to respon@@ d to counsel from the elders or “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” ?
Be@@ ing positi@@ ve buil@@ ds up the congregation .
How did a young Witness in B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m show that she was not in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated by pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce ?
If hel@@ l really is a place of t@@ or@@ ment , you certainly should fear it .
But people di@@ ff@@ er by n@@ ature .
Is that for@@ c@@ ing others into a con@@ vers@@ ation ?
A@@ U@@ S@@ T@@ R@@ AL@@ I@@ A
E@@ r@@ ika read Acts 17 : 3 to the of@@ fic@@ er in the po@@ li@@ ce st@@ ation and explained that God has appointed only one man as Sa@@ vi@@ or , Jesus Christ .
• If mu@@ si@@ c will be pla@@ yed , have you sel@@ e@@ cted only appro@@ pri@@ ate song@@ s ?
Be@@ ing children , or sons , of God , they were in l@@ ine to receive the re@@ ward of everlasting life . ​ — 1 John 2 : 25 .
We can then ‘ ra@@ ise ourselves er@@ e@@ ct because our deli@@ ver@@ ance is get@@ ting near . ’
Still , each had the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for ca@@ using lasting emo@@ tional and spiritual in@@ j@@ ur@@ y to those involved .
Tru@@ e , he could be fa@@ ul@@ ted when he turned to “ declar@@ ing his own soul righteous rather than God . ”
And their “ way , ” or course of life , will end with them .
It was also a privilege to me@@ et E@@ rich F@@ ro@@ st and other brothers and sisters from E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe and to learn from them something about the integrity of fellow Witnesses who had fac@@ ed the hor@@ r@@ ors of the Na@@ z@@ i con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps .
How those words must have streng@@ th@@ ened Jo@@ shua !
Of course , that ended any associ@@ ation those men could have had with their parents .
Ex@@ pla@@ ining how the Jews inc@@ or@@ rec@@ tly under@@ sto@@ od this text , he wrote : “ As Moses came out of the deser@@ t , so would the Messi@@ ah come out of R@@ ome . ”
Tru@@ e , many Witnesses have su@@ ffered persecu@@ tion for their determin@@ ation to tell the good news .
Consider the 4@@ ,@@ 9@@ 2@@ 1@@ ,@@ 7@@ 0@@ 2 free Bible stu@@ dies that were condu@@ cted on a@@ ver@@ age each mon@@ th .
• Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites : 20@@ ,@@ 0@@ 9@@ 2
There he spoke to large a@@ udi@@ ences , at times using hi@@ red inter@@ pre@@ ters .
• How should we view Jehovah’s long - suffering ?
So@@ on , Jehovah will make an even gr@@ an@@ der name for himself than he did when he deli@@ vered the Israelites from Egy@@ pt .
He acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ated th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of hor@@ ses and hor@@ s@@ em@@ en .
4 : 1 ​ — Who are pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed by the “ c@@ ow@@ s of Ba@@ sh@@ an ” ?
As a young person , I had some ex@@ po@@ sure to the truth
G@@ le@@ an@@ ing , 2 / 1
These , of course , were lies ​ — desi@@ gn@@ ed to inf@@ l@@ ame an@@ t@@ i - S@@ em@@ iti@@ c feelings .
Thus , what we are able to do may be more or may be less than what others do , but as long as it re@@ pres@@ ents our best , Jehovah is pleas@@ ed .
To those who did follow him , Jesus made this reas@@ sur@@ ing st@@ at@@ ement : “ You did not cho@@ ose me , but I cho@@ se you . ” ​ — John 15 : 16 .
B@@ less@@ ed Be@@ y@@ ond Ex@@ pe@@ ct@@ ation
My confidence in Jesus ’ words recorded at Matthew 6 : 25 - 33 had in@@ deed been streng@@ th@@ ened .
He gave us the chap@@ ter num@@ ber@@ ing we find in most Bi@@ bl@@ es today .
Because of the un@@ certain@@ ties of life , these things often fai@@ l to make them happy .
Per@@ haps he was tr@@ ying to jus@@ ti@@ fy his actions to himself .
It was as if they were dre@@ am@@ ing . ​ — Mark 5 : 22 - 24 , 35 - 4@@ 3 .
For a de@@ ta@@ iled discus@@ sion of the to@@ pi@@ c of head co@@ ver@@ ings for Christian women , see pages 20@@ 9 to 2@@ 12 of “ Ke@@ ep Y@@ ourselves in God’s Lo@@ ve . ”
In conclu@@ sion : W@@ as Peter the first po@@ pe ?
P@@ o@@ in@@ te@@ dly , God said : “ There he is in the v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard of Na@@ both . ”
And it was among these re@@ form@@ ers that the An@@ a@@ bap@@ t@@ ist mo@@ v@@ ement form@@ ed its ro@@ o@@ ts .
Mi@@ ri@@ am now ser@@ ves with her husband in the D@@ om@@ in@@ i@@ can Re@@ public , fulfill@@ ing a desire inst@@ il@@ led in her by the exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent mission@@ aries in N@@ ic@@ ar@@ ag@@ ua .
That slave class , in turn , ap@@ poin@@ ts overse@@ ers in the Christian congregation . ​ — Mat@@ t .
It is about ten o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck in the ev@@ ening ​ — just after the chang@@ ing of the gu@@ ard .
Why should a Christian teach@@ er have the import@@ ance of baptism c@@ learly in mind when teaching his child or another Bible stud@@ ent ?
In fact , he also uses his faithful angels in our be@@ half as public servants “ sent for@@ th to minis@@ ter to those who are going to in@@ her@@ it sal@@ vation . ”
Des@@ pite all of R@@ ab@@ sh@@ ak@@ e@@ h’s efforts to f@@ righ@@ ten the Jews , He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah and his sub@@ je@@ cts put their un@@ wa@@ ver@@ ing trust in Jehovah .
The man who spoke those words was in great angu@@ ish , and no won@@ der !
The complete so@@ lu@@ tion to problems of this s@@ ort will come only through God’s Kingdom in the hands of Jesus Christ .
Is there only one true religion ?
I@@ ts cre@@ ation moved the angels to sh@@ out “ in ap@@ pla@@ use . ”
He very likely heard what his wife had said about nam@@ ing their son .
What Is Bible Ab@@ out ? 10 / 1
They were confid@@ ent that Jehovah would look after them , and they were ready to take on the f@@ our@@ th st@@ age in this l@@ eng@@ thy stru@@ gg@@ le .
10 : 2 ​ — What does it mean that one@@ ’s heart is “ at his right hand ” or “ at his left hand ” ?
The artic@@ les also consider how we can person@@ ally benefit from these cl@@ ari@@ fic@@ ations .
It is gra@@ v@@ ity that dra@@ ws water from high@@ er to low@@ er el@@ ev@@ ations .
R@@ end@@ ering “ a sacrifice of praise ” to Jehovah is our fore@@ most reason for preaching public@@ ly and from house to house . ​ — He@@ b .
Be@@ fore going to our new assignment in S@@ ene@@ g@@ al , we travel@@ ed to F@@ in@@ land .
Our R@@ es@@ pon@@ si@@ bility as Ch@@ il@@ dren
For anointed Christians , that re@@ ward is im@@ mor@@ tal life in heaven as cor@@ ul@@ ers with Jesus .
At the time , there was no one in So@@ fi@@ a who was qu@@ ali@@ fied to per@@ form my baptism , so I had to wa@@ it for the vis@@ it of a brother from M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia .
Ha@@ ve you ever found it hard to like a person because others said that he is good , h@@ and@@ some , or s@@ mar@@ t ?
Th@@ an@@ k@@ fully , he did not dr@@ ink from it .
Instead , in prayer let us praise him , than@@ k him , seek his direction especially when under tri@@ al , and ask that he help us to serve him in ways that gl@@ ori@@ fy his holy name . ​ — P@@ s .
Yes , Jehovah re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed their faithful course .
The only satis@@ fac@@ t@@ ory ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation would be that the writ@@ ers of the Christian Greek Scriptures recorded the truth about Jesus ’ life and death .
In@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Jerusalem would “ look to the One whom they pi@@ er@@ ced through . ”
As we offer to Jehovah “ the young bul@@ ls of our li@@ ps , ” we must do our best to obey the direction he gives through his written Word and the earthly part of his organization . ​ — Ho@@ se@@ a 14 : 2 ; Hebrews 13 : 15 .
She wanted to atten@@ d .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , a heart filled with gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de mo@@ ves us to serve God with all our strength , means , and a@@ bil@@ ities .
The love a shepher@@ d has for the flo@@ ck is par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly evid@@ ent in the way he tre@@ ats his own family .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , no matter what those with the earthly hope may now lo@@ se or vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily give up because of serving Jehovah , he will re@@ ward them su@@ per@@ a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly with what he will do in the future .
We were g@@ la@@ d to be in the compan@@ y of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of others who res@@ pe@@ cted marriage .
What does taking refu@@ ge in Jehovah invol@@ ve ?
When W@@ il@@ li@@ am wal@@ ked in , he quic@@ k@@ ly gl@@ an@@ ced at the a@@ udi@@ ence , saw me on the pl@@ at@@ form , and sh@@ o@@ t out of the h@@ all .
Is it not truly hum@@ ili@@ ating to serve mer@@ ely as a means of satis@@ f@@ ying our own im@@ moral pas@@ sion or that of someone el@@ se ?
Of the 19 k@@ ings who follow R@@ eho@@ bo@@ am , 5 are faithful , 3 star@@ t out well but become un@@ faithful , and one tur@@ ns around from his wrong course .
Is there any way to learn how to me@@ et these requi@@ re@@ ments ?
The dis@@ cre@@ et man buil@@ ds so@@ li@@ dly , in view of the pos@@ si@@ bility of a st@@ or@@ m .
( Jo@@ shua 6 : 1 – 12 : 24 )
“ P@@ u@@ t On the Com@@ ple@@ te Su@@ it of Ar@@ m@@ or From God ”
But what if we dis@@ cer@@ n that we are get@@ ting s@@ le@@ ep@@ y spiritually ?
We are war@@ ned : “ If we prac@@ tice sin will@@ fully after having received the acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the truth , there is no longer any sacrifice for sin@@ s left , but there is a certain fe@@ ar@@ ful expe@@ ct@@ ation of judgment . ”
In 198@@ 9 , R@@ ose and I deci@@ ded to return to H@@ ung@@ ary so that we could share our beli@@ ef@@ s with our friends and family , as well as with others whom we might me@@ et .
This indic@@ ates that the bap@@ t@@ is@@ ma@@ l can@@ di@@ d@@ ates recogn@@ ize that the holy spirit is Jehovah’s ac@@ tive for@@ ce , used in vari@@ ous ways in har@@ mony with his purpose .
Do we regul@@ arly pet@@ iti@@ on him to help us maintain our integrity when we are fac@@ ed with temp@@ tation ? ​ — Mat@@ t .
One mor@@ ning a congregation with 10@@ 5 publi@@ sh@@ ers made a special effort to offer a Bible study to each hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der they me@@ t .
Such a dedic@@ ation is a personal v@@ ow . It is follow@@ ed by water baptism .
May our hearts move us to con@@ fir@@ m our bro@@ ther@@ ly love by action .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 38 , 5@@ 7
In God’s hand , mor@@ ning light is as a se@@ al from which the earth ge@@ ts a beau@@ ti@@ ful imp@@ res@@ sion .
A mission@@ ary serving for over 12 years in a land where every publi@@ sh@@ er condu@@ cts , on a@@ ver@@ age , more than three Bible stu@@ dies wr@@ ites : “ Since many of the publi@@ sh@@ ers have a simp@@ le li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le with few di@@ str@@ actions , they gener@@ ally have more time for the field ministry and Bible study work . ”
If Abraham could keep his life cen@@ tered on promises the fulfill@@ ment of which were “ a@@ far off , ” how much more so should we today , with the fulfill@@ ment of these things so near !
In at le@@ ast two c@@ as@@ es , it was .
Since its first public@@ ation in 19@@ 6@@ 1 , the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures has been made a@@ vail@@ able in 32 langu@@ ages p@@ lu@@ s 2 B@@ ra@@ il@@ le e@@ di@@ tions .
When we think of Satan’s de@@ vi@@ ces , such things as materi@@ al@@ ism and im@@ mor@@ ality might im@@ medi@@ ately come to mind and righ@@ tly so .
“ W@@ H@@ E@@ N I began reading the Bible regul@@ arly , I found it to be more of a cho@@ re than a deli@@ ght , ” says L@@ or@@ ra@@ ine .
S@@ now is also vital , w@@ at@@ ering and fer@@ t@@ il@@ iz@@ ing the gr@@ ound , re@@ pl@@ en@@ ish@@ ing ri@@ v@@ ers , and in@@ sul@@ ating pl@@ ants and ani@@ mal@@ s from fre@@ e@@ z@@ ing temp@@ er@@ atu@@ res .
The woman invit@@ ed G@@ l@@ ori@@ a to her home for a c@@ up of co@@ f@@ fe@@ e .
To understand why there is suffering , we should go back to the time when it started .
To do this , they had to learn a new language , but their loving interest was re@@ war@@ ded when des@@ pite a heav@@ y do@@ w@@ n@@ p@@ our of ra@@ in , 27 attend@@ ed a public talk .
Those Jews were members of a nation that had been a@@ wa@@ iting the Messi@@ ah for cen@@ tu@@ ries .
There were song@@ s pra@@ ising Jehovah but also some other fine en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
What can we learn from his example ?
De@@ c@@ ember 5 - 11 , 20@@ 11
“ O@@ ther women are so emo@@ tion@@ ally dam@@ ag@@ ed they won@@ ’t even li@@ ft their eyes off the flo@@ or . ” W@@ H@@ A@@ T D@@ O TH@@ E F@@ A@@ C@@ T@@ S SH@@ O@@ W ?
Con@@ du@@ ct B@@ ef@@ it@@ ting God’s H@@ ous@@ eho@@ ld
Are you min@@ d@@ ful of future needs ?
Your mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r@@ ings are not against us , but against Jehovah . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 16 : 4 - 8 .
Ab@@ sal@@ om and Ju@@ d@@ as both me@@ t a sh@@ am@@ e@@ ful end because of their having turned tra@@ it@@ or against the anointed of Jehovah .
12 D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to God ​ — A F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ er of P@@ r@@ om@@ ises
M@@ or@@ ris@@ on . How do we know that it is not fu@@ t@@ ile to sear@@ ch for God ?
By means of the true Christian congregation , Jesus is gu@@ i@@ ding people into a better way of life .
“ Se@@ e@@ ing how these stud@@ ents made chang@@ es in their life gave me so much joy ! ”
Paul pointed out that by means of God’s spirit and the ransom sacrifice of his Son , God has accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed something that the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law could not .
The Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts har@@ mon@@ ize with reg@@ ard to the tim@@ ing of events during Jesus ’ last day on earth .
Jesus emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed Jehovah’s loving care , saying : “ Do not two s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws sel@@ l for a co@@ in of small value ?
In doing so , Jesus par@@ ti@@ ally qu@@ o@@ ted from an ear@@ li@@ er bri@@ ef sum@@ m@@ ary of ba@@ si@@ c t@@ ene@@ ts of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , stated at De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 4 , 5 : “ Jehovah our God is one Jehovah . And you must love Jehovah your God with all your heart and all your soul and all your vital for@@ ce . ”
A@@ t@@ tend@@ ance at Christian meetings and ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es has mul@@ ti@@ p@@ lied .
“ From now on , let those who have wi@@ ves be as though they had no@@ ne , . . . and those making use of the world as those not using it to the full . ”
The ang@@ eli@@ c family is large , num@@ ber@@ ing into the milli@@ ons .
These words su@@ gg@@ est that God g@@ ently at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ts those who are righ@@ tly dis@@ posed , making an appe@@ al to hearts .
Genesis 2 : 4 con@@ tain@@ s the first appe@@ ar@@ ance in the Bible of the name Jehovah .
A wrong mo@@ tive , such as an in@@ or@@ din@@ ate desire to e@@ mul@@ ate you or any other human , will give him ne@@ i@@ ther the strength to res@@ ist un@@ ch@@ ris@@ ti@@ an influ@@ ences nor the courage to do what is right .
His mother began to wor@@ ry about him .
Tru@@ e , my parents d@@ ro@@ ve me out of their home , but Jehovah has given me a bi@@ g family of fellow believers .
Do not be en@@ vi@@ ous of those who se@@ em to enjoy fin@@ an@@ cial se@@ cur@@ ity . ​ — Proverbs 28 : 22 .
As those little ones ga@@ ther@@ ed around him , Jesus tend@@ er@@ ly em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed and bless@@ ed them .
As we cultiv@@ ate an in@@ tim@@ ate relationship with Jehovah , we de@@ e@@ pen our appreciation for his loving care .
Jehovah is un@@ like any of the go@@ ds that I pre@@ vi@@ ously worshi@@ ped ; he is per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly bal@@ an@@ ced in love , justice , wisdom , and power .
“ The se@@ ven@@ th ang@@ el ble@@ w his tru@@ mp@@ et .
This , in turn , cre@@ ates a war@@ m family at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere , which makes it e@@ asi@@ er for children to obey their parents . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 1 .
“ L@@ isten , my son , to the discipl@@ ine of your father , ” says God’s Word , “ and do not for@@ s@@ ake the law of your mother . ”
And how did they respon@@ d ?
D@@ ur@@ ation : F@@ i@@ ve months .
194@@ 1 conven@@ tion , M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o C@@ ity
Their cho@@ ice did not bring them what Satan said it would .
All of us need to keep free from mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring , for the spirit of com@@ pla@@ in@@ t is spiritually un@@ who@@ les@@ ome .
© R@@ al@@ ph O@@ r@@ low@@ s@@ ki / ​ R@@ E@@ U@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ S / ​ Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ve P@@ ho@@ to@@ s
At times , shepher@@ ds may need to offer strong counsel to one who has com@@ mit@@ ted a serious sin .
It is spiritu@@ ality .
He thought to em@@ an@@ ci@@ p@@ ate them from religious ign@@ or@@ ance and su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ on .
W@@ as this an evidence of a serious spiritual de@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y in Jeremiah ?
But because God is inv@@ isi@@ ble , those fle@@ sh@@ ly men fa@@ iled to consider their acc@@ oun@@ ta@@ bility to him .
There develop@@ s bless@@ ed un@@ ity among those who “ appro@@ ach ” Jehovah .
My parents were Ang@@ lic@@ ans .
How can we become truly free ?
In ad@@ dition , we want to have as full a share as we can in the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work .
“ However , I say to you that ever@@ yone who continu@@ es w@@ ra@@ th@@ ful with his brother will be acc@@ oun@@ table to the cour@@ t of justice . ”
Jesus deli@@ gh@@ ted to do Jehovah’s will .
S@@ en@@ sing God’s will and recogn@@ iz@@ ing the time in which he lived , Paul ti@@ rel@@ ess@@ ly ex@@ p@@ ended himself in “ the ministry of the re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation . ”
Instead , the Bible teach@@ es that this pl@@ an@@ et is man@@ kin@@ d’s et@@ er@@ n@@ al home .
A@@ way from my parents , I cho@@ se har@@ m@@ ful associ@@ ates .
And the fac@@ ts are also very t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing .
“ Jehovah is righteous in all his ways . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 14@@ 5 : 17 .
Since “ with [ him ] is the s@@ ource of life , ” he consi@@ ders all humans as preci@@ ous , wor@@ th prote@@ cting . ​ — P@@ s .
At times , the word is app@@ lied to something imper@@ s@@ onal , such as a bu@@ sin@@ ess ag@@ re@@ ement .
Be@@ fore long , an is@@ sue was ra@@ ised regarding the for@@ bi@@ d@@ den fru@@ it .
For mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ um@@ s Jehovah’s k@@ ing@@ ship was challeng@@ ed in heaven and on earth .
( b ) How did Paul likely car@@ ry on his fi@@ ght against sin ?
Paul conclu@@ des his discus@@ sion of the spiritual ar@@ m@@ or with this counsel : “ With every form of prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation you car@@ ry on prayer on every occasi@@ on in spirit . And to that end keep a@@ wa@@ ke with all con@@ stan@@ cy and with supp@@ lic@@ ation in be@@ half of all the holy ones . ”
Ha@@ ve you appreci@@ ated reading the rec@@ ent is@@ su@@ es of The Watchtower ?
The two sisters re@@ turned to the f@@ ar@@ m three days later , but the f@@ ar@@ m@@ er had not even no@@ tic@@ ed that they were g@@ one .
At that point , however , the prophet became sul@@ le@@ n and did not share God’s view of the rep@@ ent@@ ant in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h .
What those Israelites did was seem@@ ingly for a good cause .
The fam@@ ous man who wrote those inspired words had the courage to question the loy@@ al@@ ties with which he was ra@@ ised .
But can we be sure that this is not just another c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty s@@ ch@@ eme desi@@ gn@@ ed to de@@ pri@@ ve people of something ?
Of course , there are ur@@ g@@ ent situ@@ ations where imp@@ ati@@ ence is under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble .
This was one of the few events that was recorded by all four Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ ers . ​ — Matthew 3 : 16 , 17 ; Mark 1 : 9 - 11 ; Luke 3 : 21 , 22 ; John 1 : 32 - 34 .
9 : 15 .
As A@@ be@@ l gre@@ w up , did he ever find that those ch@@ er@@ u@@ bs got bor@@ ed and left their po@@ st ?
Still , you can pre@@ v@@ ent such a cal@@ am@@ ity from be@@ f@@ all@@ ing you and your family !
Mo@@ re@@ over , some hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders could not read what was on the c@@ ard .
At the end of the ri@@ de , Ka@@ re@@ n made arrang@@ ements to vis@@ it the woman in her home and started a pro@@ duc@@ tive Bible study in the bro@@ ch@@ ure What Does God Re@@ qui@@ re of U@@ s ?
Since there was no other means of trans@@ por@@ tation , a number of us often wal@@ ked the three mil@@ es between our v@@ il@@ la@@ ge and the meeting place , eng@@ ag@@ ing in un@@ for@@ get@@ table spiritual discus@@ sions .
Re@@ c@@ ently , some parents who@@ se children are now ad@@ ul@@ ts or are re@@ aching ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od and are examples of faith were asked about heart - to - heart commun@@ ic@@ ation .
What ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on recorded at 1 Corinthians 10 : 12 , 13 did Paul give ?
A th@@ ir@@ d spiritual tre@@ asure is our re@@ pos@@ it@@ ory of reve@@ aled tru@@ ths .
What do our con@@ vers@@ ations show ?
17 : 21 ; 21 : 2 .
Y@@ E@@ A@@ R@@ S have pas@@ sed since the 19@@ 60 ’ s , the de@@ ca@@ de here refer@@ red to by the hist@@ ori@@ an and ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her H@@ ann@@ ah Ar@@ end@@ t .
World W@@ ar I@@ I ended when I was 17 years old , and I n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w@@ ly es@@ cap@@ ed being cons@@ crip@@ ted .
Be@@ fore he became a Witness , he had served in the N@@ av@@ y when the Un@@ ited St@@ ates was at war with J@@ ap@@ an .
O@@ ver the years , a vari@@ ety of so@@ lu@@ tions have been develop@@ ed and used .
Re@@ call the case of the man A@@ cha@@ n .
Yes , she tre@@ a@@ sures her ministry !
Do we see e@@ con@@ om@@ ic har@@ d@@ ship as an opportunity to ex@@ p@@ and our ministry ?
It trans@@ c@@ ends all activ@@ ity prom@@ o@@ ted by humans .
Why Does Jehovah Al@@ low Su@@ ffering ?
The com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment in which we live and the spirit of the world might influ@@ ence us to be e@@ go@@ t@@ is@@ tic@@ al , com@@ b@@ ative , or man@@ ip@@ ul@@ ative .
A@@ c@@ tually , the support of our spiritual brothers and sisters is c@@ ru@@ cial to our standing fir@@ m when the Devil att@@ ac@@ ks like a ro@@ aring li@@ on .
We will also learn how a will@@ ing@@ ness to for@@ give when we ob@@ serve in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es in the congregation can refle@@ ct Jehovah’s view of justice .
Di@@ rec@@ t and indi@@ rec@@ t att@@ ac@@ ks on the Bible , along with the religious h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y of those who cla@@ im to support it , have resul@@ ted in a gro@@ wing disa@@ p@@ pro@@ val of religion , including religion that is associ@@ ated with the Bible .
We are wise to take sto@@ ck of ourselves to be sure that our words and actions give evidence that we are direc@@ ted by holy spirit and are pro@@ duc@@ ing its fru@@ it@@ age .
Indeed , local Witnesses ro@@ se to the occasi@@ on and offered support .
In the family , what arrang@@ ements has Jehovah made to provide for the needs of the children ?
That su@@ gg@@ ests a fi@@ f@@ th point brought to our attention in Mal@@ ach@@ i chap@@ ter 1 .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 16 , 17 ]
He rema@@ ins true to his standards .
He truly is a person , one who@@ se feelings are not un@@ bal@@ an@@ ced or d@@ ul@@ led by imper@@ fe@@ ction , as are our@@ s .
Although Jehovah makes his counsel fre@@ ely a@@ vail@@ able , he does not for@@ ce anyone to follow it .
On the other hand , “ the things upon the earth ” ref@@ er to rep@@ ent@@ ant humans , who will ev@@ en@@ tually at@@ tain to everlasting life on earth . ​ — P@@ s .
N@@ ex@@ t , he kil@@ led all ten of Jo@@ b@@ ’s children by ca@@ using “ a great w@@ ind ” to cr@@ us@@ h the house they were in .
If such an individu@@ al has h@@ ur@@ t you , it might be ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely difficult to for@@ give him even if he rep@@ ents , since emo@@ tional w@@ oun@@ ds take time to he@@ al .
Le@@ ma@@ i@@ re es@@ ti@@ mat@@ es : “ In Jerusalem during the two gener@@ ations before 70 C.E . , there were . . . pro@@ ba@@ bly about 20 people who could be called ‘ James / Jac@@ o@@ b son of Joseph brother of Jesus . ’ ”
Even ad@@ ul@@ ts might ask their parents for help .
Why , then , is there so much wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and suffering ?
And the other is at James 1 : 5 , which states : “ If any one of you is l@@ ac@@ king in wisdom , let him keep on as@@ king God , for he gives gener@@ ously to all and without re@@ pro@@ aching ; and it will be given him . ”
In some lands , people are be@@ coming more indi@@ ffer@@ ent , some even ho@@ st@@ ile .
Tru@@ e Christians take care to avoid anything that is con@@ ne@@ cted with false worship or the occ@@ ul@@ t . ​ — John 4 : 24 .
Jesus offered supp@@ lic@@ ations and pet@@ iti@@ ons and main@@ ta@@ ined his faith@@ ful@@ ness to God to the very end of his earthly life .
Rather , they helped him to learn what the Bible says about viol@@ ence .
My li@@ ps I do not rest@@ ra@@ in . O Jehovah , you yourself know that well . ” ​ — Psalm 40 : 8 , 9 ; Hebrews 10 : 7 - 10 .
Acc@@ ording to the Mi@@ sh@@ n@@ ah , the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in had so@@ le ju@@ ris@@ di@@ ction in is@@ su@@ es of n@@ ational import@@ ance , in deal@@ ing with jud@@ ges who de@@ fied its decisions , and in judg@@ ing false prophe@@ ts .
And he kept pra@@ ying to H@@ im . ”
During that time , he received far more than he had lost .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the c@@ ris@@ is , the Li@@ b@@ eri@@ a branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses organiz@@ ed reli@@ ef for those in need .
Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am
A disci@@ ple - mak@@ er gener@@ ally stri@@ ves to conduct a Bible study with an inter@@ ested person every we@@ ek .
Since many par@@ ts of that country are without ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city , the people u@@ su@@ ally do their da@@ ily cho@@ res out - of - do@@ ors under the sh@@ a@@ de of a t@@ ree .
Satan and his world are con@@ stan@@ tly see@@ king to we@@ ak@@ en or destro@@ y our appreciation for the spiritual tre@@ a@@ sures we have discus@@ sed in this article .
As in the case of gre@@ en ve@@ get@@ ation , I do give it all to you .
In view of God’s com@@ pas@@ sion sh@@ own toward us , it is right and reason@@ able that we offer ourselves to Jehovah and will@@ ingly obey his comman@@ d@@ ments ​ — including the comm@@ and to love our enem@@ ies .
The st@@ ak@@ es are great , the enem@@ y for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble .
Just as he deli@@ vered the ancient nation of Israel from Babyl@@ on , Jehovah has res@@ cu@@ ed his present - day servants from “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , ” the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion .
One way they do so is by dist@@ ribu@@ ting Bi@@ bl@@ es and rel@@ ated liter@@ ature publi@@ shed by “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” whom Jesus appointed to provide spiritual “ food at the prop@@ er time . ”
Read Romans 8 : 38 , 39 .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful M@@ ano@@ ah and his wife were no doubt over@@ jo@@ yed by that pro@@ spe@@ ct .
The reg@@ al l@@ ine of Juda@@ h would end in “ Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h ” as the per@@ man@@ ent k@@ ingly He@@ ir , for God told Z@@ e@@ de@@ ki@@ ah , the last Ju@@ de@@ an king , that rul@@ er@@ ship would be given to one having the leg@@ al right to it .
So I s@@ ought help at a local re@@ ha@@ bil@@ it@@ ation cen@@ ter .
Yes , the Creator of light , col@@ or , and the human e@@ ye ma@@ st@@ er@@ fully uses col@@ or as a teaching to@@ ol to por@@ tra@@ y i@@ ma@@ ges that are under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble and mem@@ or@@ able to read@@ ers .
In fact , one repor@@ t com@@ ments : “ O@@ ver the same peri@@ od , de@@ pres@@ sion r@@ ates have so@@ ared .
You will ad@@ d to that peace as you work to devel@@ op this as@@ pect of the spi@@ rit@@ ’s fru@@ it@@ age in your life .
F@@ in@@ ally , po@@ li@@ ce re@@ in@@ for@@ c@@ ements came , and we were taken away with a strong es@@ c@@ ort .
Ther@@ efore , our love for Jehovah comes first in our life .
We need to displa@@ y love toward our neigh@@ b@@ or , whether he is righteous or un@@ righteous .
They may d@@ ro@@ p h@@ in@@ ts about an eli@@ gi@@ ble member of the op@@ pos@@ ite se@@ x .
While Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations become ever more ex@@ tra@@ va@@ g@@ ant , knowledge of Christ di@@ min@@ ish@@ es .
What is Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k determined to do ?
It is truly a means of great gain in view of the benef@@ its it off@@ ers . ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 8 ; 6 : 6 .
I know Jehovah , and I appreci@@ ate the privilege of prayer .
Mo@@ st people might look at that house and conclu@@ de that it should be t@@ or@@ n down ; it is an ey@@ es@@ ore .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es the la@@ b@@ or of cu@@ t@@ ting the tr@@ un@@ ks and ga@@ ther@@ ing the “ te@@ ars , ” fur@@ ther work is requi@@ red to pro@@ du@@ ce mas@@ tic .
Daniel gave du@@ e cre@@ di@@ t to God
Sh@@ ould we not , though , make time for personal study ?
Romans 6 : 7 states : “ The one who has died has been ac@@ qu@@ it@@ ted from his sin . ”
In mo@@ der@@ n times , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of faithful Christians have ze@@ al@@ ously stu@@ ck to their dedic@@ ation in s@@ pite of not sur@@ vi@@ ving to witness Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
Consider the case of young King Jo@@ si@@ ah of Juda@@ h .
Ther@@ efore , I would just like to encoura@@ ge Jehovah’s Witnesses to in@@ ten@@ si@@ fy their liter@@ ac@@ y pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s , in wh@@ atever language .
Th@@ ough Gi@@ be@@ on was “ a great city . . . and all its men were mi@@ gh@@ ty ones , ” the Gi@@ be@@ on@@ ites did not dem@@ and recogn@@ iti@@ on or ex@@ pect to have things on their ter@@ ms .
E@@ ach we@@ ek , young ones over 14 years of age me@@ t with some of the congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s older brothers .
• What was Paul’s point when he told the Hebrews : “ You have never yet res@@ is@@ ted as far as blood ” ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , those who care for the el@@ der@@ ly need not fear that they themselves will be a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned in their later years .
Pe@@ ople of hon@@ est heart need to turn to Jehovah God , the S@@ ource of life and light .
Jehovah ur@@ ged Ca@@ in to “ turn to doing good . ”
“ The time left is re@@ duc@@ ed , ” wrote Paul .
F@@ in@@ ally , O@@ s@@ man read that Jehovah will soon bring about an earthly par@@ adise in which people will be able to live forever .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , my new circumstances taught me what really matters in life and what gives true satis@@ fac@@ tion and a feel@@ ing of self - wor@@ th .
We ga@@ ther@@ ed at a bro@@ ther’s f@@ ar@@ m not far from to@@ wn and heard the rest of the pro@@ gra@@ m .
Th@@ ough not great@@ ly inter@@ ested in that sub@@ ject , he made it clear that a rel@@ ated matter was very much on his mind .
They would end . But love will always be .
She had wanted to re@@ be@@ l against accepted standards of conduct par@@ tly because of the h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y she saw in soci@@ ety .
E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe on E@@ ar@@ th ​ — A God - Gi@@ ven H@@ op@@ e
“ V@@ I@@ O@@ L@@ EN@@ C@@ E er@@ up@@ ted in the wa@@ ke of a cont@@ ested ele@@ ction , for@@ c@@ ing th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Jehovah’s Witnesses to fle@@ e their ho@@ m@@ es , ” rel@@ ates F@@ ran@@ ç@@ o@@ is , an el@@ der in a develop@@ ing land .
I@@ N TH@@ E Bible , worship of God is often refer@@ red to by the expres@@ sion “ sac@@ red service . ”
How did Psalm 22 : 16 and Isaiah 5@@ 3 : 12 apply to Jesus ?
D@@ A@@ V@@ E F@@ A@@ R@@ M@@ E@@ R , a fellow C@@ an@@ adi@@ an who had gra@@ du@@ ated from G@@ ile@@ a@@ d’s se@@ ven@@ th class , was to work together with me .
( Read Proverbs 15 : 23 . )
1 , 2 . ( a ) Many young people are a@@ ware of what s@@ ort of re@@ stri@@ ctions ?
Those led by God’s spirit gro@@ w to love what God lo@@ ves and h@@ ate what he h@@ ates .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing two fav@@ or@@ able cour@@ t ver@@ di@@ cts and one re@@ vers@@ al , the Witnesses appe@@ aled to the F@@ e@@ der@@ al Con@@ s@@ titu@@ tional C@@ our@@ t , which ann@@ oun@@ ced its rul@@ ing on De@@ c@@ ember 19 , 20@@ 00 .
He was soon stud@@ ying the Bible and lear@@ ning about the true re@@ me@@ dy for man@@ kin@@ d’s op@@ pres@@ sion .
( Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 1 - 6 , 15 , 16 . )
Joh@@ n@@ ’s authority was challeng@@ ed ; so was that of the apostle Paul .
TH@@ E F@@ ran@@ k@@ ish King Ch@@ ar@@ le@@ mag@@ ne com@@ p@@ el@@ led the con@@ qu@@ ered Sa@@ x@@ ons to get baptized en mas@@ se in 7@@ 7@@ 5 - 7@@ 7 C.E .
A B@@ L@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ IN@@ G su@@ n be@@ ats down on the deser@@ t .
Ther@@ efore what you are un@@ know@@ ingly giving godly devo@@ tion to , this I am publi@@ shing to you . ” ​ — Acts 17 : 22 , 23 .
But he will make you wise if you ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly study his Word , pray for holy spirit , and take full advan@@ ta@@ ge of the spiritual pro@@ v@@ isions made a@@ vail@@ able through the Christian congregation .
When Christians prove themselves to be law - a@@ bi@@ ding c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens and moral people who show gen@@ u@@ ine concer@@ n for the wel@@ f@@ are of their fellow humans , the acc@@ us@@ ations h@@ ur@@ led against them are sh@@ own up as false .
With God’s help , the apostle Paul was able to over@@ come the ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ance and pri@@ de that he form@@ er@@ ly had .
How , then , can we control the ne@@ g@@ ative emo@@ tions that may well up in us ?
What coura@@ ge@@ ous action did E@@ bed - m@@ ele@@ ch take ?
If you should a@@ ff@@ li@@ ct him at all , then if he cri@@ es out to me at all , I shall un@@ fa@@ il@@ ingly hear his out@@ c@@ ry ; and my anger will in@@ deed b@@ la@@ ze , and I shall certainly k@@ ill you with the s@@ word , and your wi@@ ves must become wi@@ do@@ ws and your sons fa@@ ther@@ less bo@@ ys . ”
T@@ en Ye@@ ars , E@@ i@@ ght P@@ ris@@ ons
Our ear@@ s can hear the m@@ el@@ o@@ di@@ ous song@@ s of bir@@ ds .
Ser@@ ving God With “ One H@@ ear@@ t and S@@ ou@@ l ” ( contribu@@ tions ) , 11 / 15
The effect of his blessing on our efforts can be com@@ pared to the way our bo@@ dies benefit from who@@ les@@ ome food .
It seem@@ s likely that some of Davi@@ d’s refle@@ ctions inclu@@ ded in his psal@@ ms are tr@@ ace@@ able to his you@@ th .
( a ) Who has reve@@ aled the Creator to us ?
Such kindness needs to be evid@@ ent in the way members of the family speak to one another , children hon@@ or@@ ing and res@@ pe@@ cting their parents and parents tre@@ ating their children appro@@ pri@@ ately .
This had a real appe@@ al for me , but I re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed the verse in the Bible that said that the ‘ world is pas@@ sing away , ’ wh@@ er@@ e@@ as ‘ he that does the will of God rema@@ ins forever . ’
“ Ang@@ ry and H@@ igh@@ ly O@@ ff@@ ended ”
What did Jesus do that provided the bas@@ is for humans to be declar@@ ed righteous ?
Even women and children were not s@@ pared the c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty .
The Bible is made up of 6@@ 6 small boo@@ ks .
They would fully appreci@@ ate that “ he is near at the do@@ ors . ”
“ From year to year the daugh@@ ters of Israel would go to give comm@@ end@@ ation to the daugh@@ ter of J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah the G@@ ile@@ adi@@ te , four days in the year . ”
All qu@@ ali@@ fied men were encoura@@ ged to re@@ ach out to share in ‘ shepher@@ ding the flo@@ ck of God under their care . ’
Yet , Jehovah can take sin@@ s that are like s@@ car@@ let and cri@@ m@@ son and make them wh@@ ite like s@@ now or un@@ d@@ yed w@@ o@@ ol .
He was the son of Saul and thus in l@@ ine to be king over all Israel .
One way is by ap@@ pl@@ ying Proverbs 3 : 27 .
Let us foc@@ us bri@@ ef@@ ly on one example ​ — the first resurrection in the Bible rec@@ ord .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful in what is le@@ ast , faithful also in much
Joseph F . Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d , who was over@@ see@@ ing the worl@@ d@@ wide preaching work , and other prom@@ in@@ ent Christians were given long pris@@ on sen@@ ten@@ ces on tru@@ mp@@ ed - up char@@ ges .
Rather , long before he said anything to Noah about building an ar@@ k , God fi@@ x@@ ed the time for the F@@ lood to beg@@ in .
G@@ R@@ E@@ A@@ T men are u@@ su@@ ally re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed for what they did .
Per@@ haps it was by our clean conduct , our up@@ building con@@ vers@@ ation , or our loving concer@@ n for family and friends .
The ability to cop@@ e emo@@ tion@@ ally with ad@@ vers@@ ity h@@ ing@@ es to a large de@@ gre@@ e upon get@@ ting a prop@@ er answer to that question .
When the physical or spiritual lives of their brothers are at st@@ ake , such as in times of persecu@@ tion or ci@@ vi@@ l dist@@ ress , however , they he@@ ed Jesus ’ counsel to be “ ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous as ser@@ p@@ ents and yet in@@ no@@ c@@ ent as do@@ ves . ” ​ — Matthew 10 : 16 ; see The Watchtower , No@@ v@@ ember 1 , 199@@ 6 , page 18 , par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 19 .
As it was , they su@@ ffered because they end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to live up to their ro@@ le as followers of Christ .
I remember the vis@@ its of D@@ on and E@@ ar@@ l@@ ene S@@ te@@ ele , L@@ loy@@ d and M@@ el@@ ba Bar@@ ry , D@@ ou@@ gl@@ as and M@@ ary G@@ u@@ est , Mar@@ t@@ in and Ger@@ tru@@ d P@@ o@@ et@@ z@@ ing@@ er , P@@ r@@ y@@ ce H@@ ugh@@ es , and many others .
As a result , lu@@ x@@ ur@@ y spi@@ ces became much more a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant and pri@@ ces eas@@ ed .
I@@ d@@ enti@@ f@@ ying the kind of food that will keep us spiritually heal@@ thy , Jesus said : “ M@@ an must live , not on bre@@ ad al@@ one , but on every ut@@ ter@@ ance coming for@@ th through Jehovah’s m@@ ou@@ th . ”
That was a li@@ e in Jo@@ b@@ ’s day as it is today . ​ — Job 4 : 18 , 19 .
M@@ ad@@ on
He encoura@@ ged the stud@@ ents to “ bu@@ y ” the ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment , joy , and su@@ st@@ en@@ ance that come from God’s prophe@@ tic message for our day .
“ When he was being in@@ sul@@ ted , ” the Bible says , “ he did not in@@ sul@@ t in return . . . , but he en@@ tru@@ sted himself to the One who jud@@ ges righte@@ ously . ”
A sister who has served as a mission@@ ary in L@@ at@@ in A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a for over 40 years wr@@ ites about her@@ self and her two sisters : “ We were old en@@ ough to know that we wanted to serve Jehovah and live in Par@@ adise .
In some coun@@ tri@@ es , cou@@ ples en@@ ter into what may be called a cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary ( or , tri@@ ba@@ l ) marriage .
• The th@@ ir@@ d person of the Tr@@ in@@ ity .
These women un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly pres@@ sur@@ ed “ their ma@@ st@@ ers , ” or hus@@ ban@@ ds , to de@@ f@@ ra@@ u@@ d the low@@ ly ones to fac@@ il@@ it@@ ate their own ta@@ st@@ e for ri@@ ches .
No matter what tr@@ ou@@ ble you may face in life , there is comfort a@@ vail@@ able to help you through the hard times .
Jesus ’ sheep listen to his vo@@ ice and follow him .
At le@@ ast one des@@ per@@ ate woman k@@ ill@@ s and e@@ ats her inf@@ ant child , fulfill@@ ing the pre@@ di@@ ction : “ You will have to e@@ at the fru@@ it of your bel@@ ly , the flesh of your sons and your daugh@@ ters . . . because of the ti@@ gh@@ t@@ ness and st@@ ress with which your enem@@ y will he@@ m you in . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 28 : 5@@ 3 - 5@@ 7 .
Jesus said to Mar@@ th@@ a : “ The one who exerc@@ ises faith in me , even though he dies , will come to life ; and ever@@ yone who is living and exerc@@ ises faith in me will never die at all . ”
( b ) How have you benef@@ ited from the ransom ?
During the study , Mar@@ th@@ a instru@@ cted C@@ am@@ il@@ le to read each par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph , look up the c@@ ited Scriptures , read the question at the bo@@ t@@ to@@ m of the page , and then answer it .
The local brothers respon@@ ded kin@@ dly .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , we need to learn to recogn@@ ize the sign@@ s that may tell us that we are going bey@@ ond our own li@@ m@@ its . ​ — Pro@@ v .
Is there evidence that this prophecy is under@@ going fulfill@@ ment today ?
As@@ k yourself : ‘ Do I have the attitude that these men had ?
or , ‛ Why don@@ ’t we get involved in the commun@@ ity ​ — with ele@@ ctions , for example — ​ to try to imp@@ ro@@ ve things ? ’
I was two years old in 19@@ 7@@ 5 when my mother first su@@ spe@@ cted that there was something un@@ u@@ su@@ al about me .
Because of his jo@@ b , we were con@@ stan@@ tly mo@@ ving , so I was un@@ able to associ@@ ate with a congregation .
So thinking he was get@@ ting a ba@@ r@@ gain , La@@ ba@@ n re@@ adi@@ ly ag@@ re@@ ed and prom@@ p@@ tly moved all his ani@@ mal@@ s with un@@ u@@ su@@ al mar@@ k@@ ings a dist@@ ance away in order to avoid cont@@ act with the flo@@ c@@ ks rema@@ ining in Jac@@ ob@@ ’s care .
John , a con@@ stru@@ ction man@@ ag@@ er , and his wife , C@@ ar@@ men , who serve as temp@@ or@@ ary vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers at W@@ ar@@ wi@@ ck , say : “ We have seen how Jehovah has car@@ ed for our spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c needs up to this point .
He reli@@ ed on his Fa@@ ther’s wisdom to ward off temp@@ tation , show@@ ing the hum@@ ility that Satan des@@ p@@ ises and ut@@ ter@@ ly l@@ ac@@ ks .
Why is fear of Jehovah important ?
16 : 10 - 12 What benef@@ its may I get from a life of integrity ?
L@@ ater , I was dra@@ f@@ ted into the U@@ .@@ S . Ar@@ my and sent to Ger@@ many .
But by doing so , you may avoid making ha@@ st@@ y decisions that lead to un@@ necess@@ ary anxi@@ ety .
At that time , Ca@@ es@@ ar was the rul@@ er and was the high@@ est human authority .
Rather than con@@ form to God’s standards of go@@ o@@ dness , they began practic@@ ing what was bad .
In 19@@ 6@@ 6 , the year I turned 19 , I was ad@@ mit@@ ted to the P@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ m B@@ ap@@ t@@ ist Se@@ con@@ d@@ ary S@@ cho@@ ol in the to@@ wn of E@@ w@@ o@@ h@@ in@@ mi , about 5 mil@@ es [ 8 k@@ m ] from E@@ w@@ os@@ sa .
The account tel@@ ls us : “ They said to each other : ‘ W@@ ere not our hearts bur@@ ning as he was speaking to us on the ro@@ ad , as he was fully op@@ ening up the Scriptures to us ? ’ ” ​ — Luke 24 : 32 .
13 : 1 - 3 .
N@@ early 20 years ag@@ o , J@@ a@@ vi@@ er had to cho@@ ose between a prom@@ ising medi@@ cal care@@ er and the full - time ministry .
They knew the name of God , but they did not ask , “ Wh@@ ere is Jehovah ? ”
The Bible tel@@ ls us that Jehovah is@@ su@@ ed a dec@@ ree in heaven .
Al@@ me@@ i@@ da was a ze@@ al@@ ous mission@@ ary , but he never lost sight of the need for a P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese Bible .
I ad@@ ded , “ I need to fulf@@ ill my v@@ ow to God . ”
The psalmist A@@ sa@@ ph wr@@ ites : “ I am con@@ stan@@ tly with you ; you have taken hold of my right hand .
A close b@@ ond form@@ ed between these men .
What about individu@@ al mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r@@ ers ?
‘ Be C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ous and S@@ tr@@ ong ! ’ 3 / 1 Christ S@@ pe@@ ak@@ s to C@@ ongreg@@ ations , 5 / 15
Their mo@@ ti@@ ves were sel@@ f@@ ish .
Lo@@ t and his family were in a per@@ il@@ ous situation because des@@ tru@@ ction was going to come on So@@ dom , the city where they lived .
How hear@@ t@@ less of Pen@@ in@@ n@@ ah , and what a tri@@ al for H@@ ann@@ ah !
God made mankind sub@@ ject to his physical la@@ ws , such as the law of gra@@ v@@ ity .
If you have , you likely felt as if you were on the ro@@ of of the world .
C@@ u@@ t off from their commun@@ ity , the famili@@ es began making their own c@@ he@@ ese .
L@@ ear@@ n Lo@@ ve From the Christian Bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od
H@@ el@@ ped by my ear@@ li@@ er tra@@ ining in public speaking , I was able to make ra@@ pi@@ d prog@@ ress in the pro@@ gra@@ m .
Yet , even in this 2@@ 1@@ st century , human soci@@ ety is still di@@ vi@@ ded into num@@ er@@ ous so@@ cial cl@@ as@@ ses .
I rec@@ all standing in the mu@@ d in May 200@@ 3 w@@ atch@@ ing the brothers la@@ y the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of the building .
They knew that Joseph was the first son of Jac@@ ob@@ ’s fav@@ ored wife ​ — the one he had in@@ tend@@ ed to mar@@ ry first .
( b ) What other spiritual activities strengthen a marriage ?
Jehovah bless@@ es those who give c@@ he@@ er@@ fully
Even though Jesus ’ first - century followers had more information about the perfect man Jesus than we do , we are not de@@ pri@@ ved .
For example , some of our fellow Christians , such as those who were put in Na@@ z@@ i con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps , have found themselves in peri@@ l because of persecu@@ tion .
Indeed , as you take in more knowledge of Jehovah , you will ever more c@@ learly see him as a real Per@@ son and de@@ e@@ pen your love for him .
or , ‘ What are we to put on ? ’
Fir@@ st , holy spirit moved the Bible writ@@ ers to rec@@ ord the qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations for elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants .
O@@ thers in the congregation thus have reason to put trust in the direction and lead@@ er@@ ship provided through this arrang@@ ement .
So@@ on after World W@@ ar I , Jehovah’s anointed ones were rel@@ eas@@ ed from cap@@ tiv@@ ity to Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at .
So our re@@ vie@@ wing from time to time the Scriptural pro@@ of that we are living close to the end of this system will help us not to lo@@ se sight of the important tru@@ ths regarding that coming end .
The resul@@ ts were am@@ a@@ z@@ ing .
He says : “ Let me ref@@ er to the dec@@ ree of Jehovah [ who has made with his Son a covenant for the Kingdom ] ; he [ Jehovah God ] has said to me : ‘ You are my son ; I , today , I have become your father . ’ ”
As you have the opportunity , invit@@ e travel@@ ing overse@@ ers , mission@@ aries , Bethel family members , and other full - time min@@ isters to your home for a me@@ al .
What will help us to stay a@@ wa@@ ke spiritually , and how will this ‘ spe@@ ed up , ’ as it were , Jehovah’s day ?
What is the “ rest ” refer@@ red to at Hebrews 4 : 9 - 11 , and how does one “ en@@ ter into that rest ” ?
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines .
Ar@@ ound the world , many have a s@@ inc@@ ere desire to ple@@ ase God .
That soci@@ ety deci@@ ded to set up a prin@@ ting op@@ er@@ ation in T@@ ran@@ qu@@ e@@ ba@@ r .
The Bible does st@@ ate : “ The end will come . ”
Ho@@ ly Scrip@@ ture or the d@@ om@@ in@@ ant ide@@ olo@@ gy of the day ? ”
Sh@@ ould you allow some scho@@ l@@ ars who question the hist@@ or@@ ic@@ ity of the Go@@ sp@@ els to give ris@@ e to similar doub@@ ts in your mind ?
On the other hand , fa@@ il@@ ure to give f@@ it@@ ting recogn@@ iti@@ on to such brothers may s@@ ti@@ f@@ le their desire to re@@ ach out for more responsi@@ bil@@ ities , something that God’s Word encoura@@ ges them to do . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
We can do so by fully a@@ vail@@ ing ourselves of the spiritual pro@@ v@@ isions he makes through the ‘ faithful slave . ’
At that time , such “ powerful works ” were provided to show that the fle@@ d@@ gl@@ ing Christian congregation had God’s ba@@ c@@ king .
( b ) What indic@@ ates that Jehovah must value this me@@ th@@ od of teaching ?
Hence , it is un@@ likely that Paul was writ@@ ing to Timothy about it or cen@@ sur@@ ing anyone who practic@@ ed it .
A@@ n i@@ ma@@ ge of the sign@@ er@@ ’s inter@@ pre@@ tation is com@@ mon@@ ly fe@@ atu@@ red on a large s@@ cre@@ en , while the speak@@ er himself may not even be v@@ isi@@ ble to the a@@ udi@@ ence .
However , the apostle Paul indic@@ ated that the Devil could cause death .
“ Pa@@ y M@@ ore T@@ ha@@ n the U@@ su@@ al A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion ”
is pro@@ ving to be a bo@@ on to the ministry .
D@@ em@@ on@@ ic and human rule will ce@@ ase , and only God’s heavenly Kingdom will ex@@ ist and rule the earth .
He makes it clear that the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es “ practic@@ ed fa@@ sting , ” that cor@@ ba@@ n is “ a gift dedic@@ ated to God , ” that the S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es “ say there is no resurrection , ” and that the temple was “ in view ” from “ the M@@ ount of O@@ lives . ”
It appe@@ ars that in the early days of Christi@@ an@@ ity , most of the apostles rema@@ ined in Jerusalem , which continued to be the lo@@ c@@ ation of the gover@@ ning body .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , their godly conscience moved them to pre@@ serve the lives of the ba@@ bi@@ es .
Jesus may have sen@@ sed this man@@ ’s par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar n@@ er@@ v@@ ousness or em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass@@ ment .
In f@@ light , the e@@ ag@@ le takes advan@@ ta@@ ge of co@@ lum@@ ns of ris@@ ing war@@ m a@@ ir called ther@@ mal@@ s .
Di@@ ffer@@ ent V@@ o@@ ic@@ es , Di@@ ffer@@ ent De@@ c@@ isions
If it invol@@ ves p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment of some s@@ ort , they may res@@ ent it .
“ A R@@ U@@ I@@ N , A R@@ U@@ I@@ N , A R@@ U@@ I@@ N I SH@@ AL@@ L M@@ A@@ K@@ E I@@ T ”
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y N@@ AT@@ AL@@ I@@ E H@@ O@@ L@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ F
R@@ ul@@ ers of the nations ought to he@@ ed what war@@ ning ?
Ti@@ me and again , Jehovah’s Witnesses have been comm@@ ended by public of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als for their clean , or@@ der@@ ly , and res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful conduct and ha@@ bi@@ ts , seen par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly at their large conven@@ tions .
As was pre@@ vi@@ ously mentioned , it is important to maintain confid@@ enti@@ ality in certain matters , especially when others share with us their feelings and thoughts .
In the N@@ ame of the Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
We should de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely be@@ ar in mind this as@@ pect of the good news as we car@@ ry out our Christian ministry .
K@@ no@@ wing that his f@@ indi@@ ng@@ s would not be received well by others , he wrote : “ I cannot hope to continue here in my present po@@ st , when once I have prof@@ ess@@ ed . ”
4 P@@ ra@@ y@@ er ​ — To W@@ ho@@ m ?
This can be no@@ ted in Jesus ’ words that ex@@ posed the false religious lead@@ ers , who bur@@ d@@ ened the people with heav@@ y lo@@ a@@ ds .
“ Ex@@ ul@@ t , You Pe@@ ople ”
Bal@@ tic Se@@ a
In order to disc@@ oura@@ ge the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an world from esta@@ bli@@ shing direc@@ t com@@ mer@@ cial l@@ in@@ ks with s@@ our@@ ces in the E@@ ast , the A@@ ra@@ bi@@ ans s@@ pre@@ ad f@@ an@@ ci@@ ful tal@@ es about the d@@ ang@@ ers involved in ob@@ tain@@ ing spi@@ ces .
He exc@@ la@@ im@@ s , “ I am get@@ ting the best out of life ! ”
Par@@ ents often work long and hard to leave their children an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
Noah and his family had been la@@ bor@@ ing on that mas@@ sive pro@@ ject for de@@ ca@@ des , in full view of the people .
It is qu@@ ite n@@ atur@@ al that when people are in di@@ re st@@ ra@@ its , they turn to God with expres@@ sions of ent@@ reat@@ y like that .
O@@ thers serve as pione@@ ers or as mission@@ aries .
• What are some man@@ i@@ fes@@ t@@ ations of Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness ?
No won@@ der that we are told : “ P@@ ur@@ sue love ” !
This was a fre@@ qu@@ ent to@@ pi@@ c of con@@ vers@@ ation .
We may ye@@ ar@@ n for a ‘ high@@ er ’ answer ​ — but no@@ ne ex@@ ists . ”
N@@ early a qu@@ ar@@ ter of a century ag@@ o , The Watchtower lo@@ v@@ ingly war@@ ned the hous@@ eho@@ ld of faith about T@@ V seri@@ als .
The she@@ er qu@@ an@@ t@@ ity of it for@@ ces us to be sel@@ e@@ ctive .
God’s Word con@@ tain@@ s li@@ ber@@ ating tru@@ ths and gives en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment .
This means that the people had been dead for a very long time .
But does that make the Scriptures less valu@@ able , less important ?
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , in many plac@@ es he rest@@ ored the divine name , Jehovah .
It was not an eas@@ y message to deli@@ ver , and El@@ i in@@ sis@@ ted that Samuel not hi@@ de a word of it from him .
Is@@ su@@ es rel@@ ated to ob@@ serving the Law had been ca@@ using stri@@ fe in the congregation .
Gi@@ ving is also an expres@@ sion of our worship of Jehovah .
In this re@@ stri@@ cted sense of the ter@@ m , the number of pol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t Bi@@ bl@@ es is very small . ”
Even though Adam and E@@ ve in@@ iti@@ ally enjo@@ yed fre@@ e@@ dom in many ways , there were li@@ m@@ its imp@@ o@@ sed on them .
F@@ in@@ ding Se@@ cur@@ ity in a R@@ is@@ k - F@@ il@@ led World
M@@ em@@ bers of the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od thus had good reason for believ@@ ing that Jehovah would provide for them .
Des@@ pite the challeng@@ es , Joseph and M@@ ary no doubt valu@@ ed these occasi@@ ons , perhaps taking advan@@ ta@@ ge of them to teach their children about past Bi@@ bli@@ cal events .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , fellow elders and the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er helped him to consider his situation from Jehovah’s vie@@ w@@ point .
The viol@@ ent ex@@ p@@ lo@@ its of the N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m may have been e@@ cho@@ ed in ancient leg@@ ends
I@@ T AL@@ L started when a serious bre@@ ach develop@@ ed within P@@ ol@@ an@@ d’s C@@ al@@ v@@ in@@ ist Ch@@ urch .
Jehovah kno@@ ws what is good for us in any are@@ a of life ​ — our family af@@ fai@@ r@@ s , our relationship with others , our ministry , or when we are being discipl@@ ined .
The beli@@ ef that the Devil materi@@ al@@ ized in the form of an ani@@ ma@@ l to pre@@ side over evil and ob@@ sc@@ ene ri@@ tu@@ als , for example , “ bel@@ ong@@ ed not to the fol@@ k@@ l@@ ore of the ill@@ it@@ er@@ ate ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity , but , on the contr@@ ary , to the worl@@ d@@ view of the in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al el@@ ite , ” says Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or C@@ o@@ h@@ n .
She was like a different person .
He cannot think , feel , commun@@ ic@@ ate , or com@@ pre@@ h@@ end anything .
S@@ ear@@ ch through me , O God , and know my heart . ”
Why should we help others to make prog@@ ress ?
When I did say something , we would often ar@@ gu@@ e because we were both tr@@ ying to prove that we were right .
Today , many find the conc@@ ep@@ t of fe@@ aring God qu@@ a@@ in@@ t but hard to understand .
S@@ el@@ f - control , the fin@@ al as@@ pect of the spi@@ rit@@ ’s fru@@ it@@ age , en@@ ab@@ les us to say no to things that God con@@ dem@@ ns .
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : I see .
He , in turn , respon@@ ded kin@@ dly to her , saying : “ G@@ o in peace , and may the God of Israel gr@@ ant your pet@@ iti@@ on that you have asked of him . ”
Why is good pre@@ par@@ ation important ?
“ M@@ ore in@@ sight than all my teach@@ ers I have come to have , ” said the psalmist , “ because your remin@@ ders are a concer@@ n to me .
Moses was the medi@@ at@@ or of the form@@ er covenant ; Jesus is the Me@@ di@@ at@@ or of the new one .
* In such c@@ as@@ es , the r@@ un@@ n@@ ers stri@@ pp@@ ed themselves of any ex@@ tr@@ an@@ e@@ ous we@@ i@@ ght or bur@@ den that could s@@ low them down .
Yes , view this gift as a personal pro@@ vision from Jehovah .
( Psalm 10@@ 7 : 1 – 1@@ 19 : 1@@ 7@@ 6 )
Indeed , our hearts are t@@ ou@@ ched by how he cho@@ o@@ ses to exerc@@ ise his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y . He is “ mer@@ ci@@ ful and com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , s@@ low to anger and a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in loyal love and truth . ”
“ D@@ on@@ ’t bu@@ y into that thinking .
But more important , I have come to know and to tre@@ asure the love of the fin@@ est of the fri@@ end@@ ly Ba@@ h@@ am@@ ians .
the mother ?
Instead , I@@ ’@@ m inv@@ es@@ ting time and en@@ er@@ gy in spiritual go@@ als . ”
Although a son of King Saul , J@@ on@@ a@@ than had hum@@ bly recogn@@ ized David as Jehovah’s cho@@ ice to be king over Israel .
It is only n@@ atur@@ al to ask , ‘ How does Jehovah help us ? ’
So first find out how your mate feel@@ s about the ad@@ vice . ”
In his Go@@ spe@@ l , John id@@ enti@@ fied that develop@@ ment as a fulfill@@ ment of another part of Psalm 34 : “ Not a b@@ one of his will be c@@ ru@@ shed . ” ​ — John 19 : 32 - 36 ; Psalm 34 : 20 , S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t .
The Scriptures therefore show that Jesus is not God Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty . Instead , he is God’s Son .
“ H@@ app@@ y is the man in fear of Jehovah , ” wrote the psalmist .
The apostles too real@@ ized that their coura@@ ge@@ ous actions must be based on faith .
You may have to put asi@@ de activities that are not really necess@@ ary .
Jewish re@@ bel@@ s , or Z@@ e@@ al@@ o@@ ts , s@@ war@@ m into Jerusalem and sla@@ ugh@@ ter the Rom@@ an for@@ ces there .
C@@ learly , fe@@ e@@ ding your children spiritually ​ — par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly by means of family worship — ​ is a pri@@ m@@ ary way that you can be a good shepher@@ d .
How , though , can you tell whether you are ready for baptism ?
Today , in the 9@@ 9@@ ,@@ 7@@ 70 congregations worl@@ d@@ wide , the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol and Ser@@ vice Me@@ et@@ ing are held we@@ ek@@ ly to help us in the ministry .
In fact , during the last two de@@ ca@@ des , ne@@ arly fi@@ ve milli@@ on people lost their lives in just three war - t@@ or@@ n coun@@ tri@@ es ​ — Af@@ gh@@ an@@ ist@@ an , D@@ emo@@ cr@@ ati@@ c Re@@ public of C@@ ongo , and Su@@ d@@ an .
“ Because I was ign@@ or@@ ant , ” he says .
We must f@@ ill our mind with things that buil@@ d up our faith .
A vis@@ it to the mo@@ der@@ n city may give you some ide@@ a of the S@@ y@@ rac@@ use of Paul’s day .
The pain is even greater if we feel that we have been s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ed or made the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of c@@ ru@@ el go@@ s@@ si@@ p .
The origin@@ al Greek word transl@@ ated “ hel@@ l ” at Mark 9 : 4@@ 7 is Ge@@ ʹ@@ en@@ ·@@ na .
She saw what the Bible says about true worship being “ in spirit , ” and she learned how God feel@@ s about the use of i@@ con@@ s .
Are they also in God’s mem@@ ory ?
Still , by taking any small part - time jo@@ b she could find ​ — n@@ ine during the first year — ​ Isa@@ be@@ l was able to co@@ ver her ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses .
The ass@@ em@@ bl@@ ing of their fac@@ es is as the e@@ ast w@@ ind , and it ga@@ thers up cap@@ ti@@ ves just like the s@@ and .
We felt that if we always cu@@ t her off and ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ar@@ ily imp@@ o@@ sed our will , she would become fru@@ str@@ ated and would learn not to tell us what was really in her heart .
O@@ r if we are preaching to someone who is se@@ cul@@ ar - min@@ ded , we might ask , “ Ha@@ ve you ever heard this ancient pro@@ ver@@ b ? ”
We were married in 198@@ 3 , got baptized in 198@@ 5 , and im@@ medi@@ ately ther@@ e@@ after com@@ men@@ ced au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pione@@ ering .
Who is their head ?
W@@ he@@ ther we are of the “ little flo@@ ck , ” with the heavenly c@@ all@@ ing , or of the “ other sheep , ” with the earthly hope , each one of us should take to heart the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to walk by faith and not by sight .
“ Let se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality and every s@@ ort of un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness or gre@@ e@@ din@@ ess not even be mentioned among you , just as is prop@@ er for holy people . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 3 .
W@@ ell , while milli@@ ons within Chris@@ tend@@ om su@@ ff@@ er from spiritual fam@@ ine , we can be “ ra@@ di@@ ant over the go@@ o@@ dness of Jehovah . ”
Th@@ ink of a similar illustr@@ ation from a par@@ ent@@ ’s vie@@ w@@ point .
Par@@ ents ​ — Be a F@@ ine Ex@@ am@@ ple for Your Ch@@ il@@ dren
Many children feel that the simp@@ li@@ fied Watchtower has been provided especially for them .
God’s servants around the world want their d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing to be ne@@ at , clean , and accep@@ table .
Des@@ pite man@@ kin@@ d’s ast@@ oun@@ ding te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal prog@@ ress , individuals today still ask the same fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al questions : ‘ Why am I here ?
What is involved in keep@@ ing ourselves “ un@@ ble@@ mi@@ shed ” ?
For instance , when others disa@@ gre@@ e with what the Bible teach@@ es , we need not fear to let them go a@@ head and have their say .
As a result , well over 20@@ ,000 died of a p@@ est@@ il@@ ence sent by God .
At last E@@ r@@ na was free to prac@@ tice her faith .
For instance , in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in the stan@@ d@@ ard for me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing mas@@ s is a ba@@ r of pl@@ at@@ inu@@ m and i@@ ri@@ di@@ u@@ m al@@ lo@@ y that we@@ igh@@ s one kil@@ o@@ gra@@ m .
So let us consider a few beli@@ ef@@ s of the early Christians in the light of what Jehovah’s present - day servants have learned because they use the Bible as their princi@@ p@@ al te@@ x@@ t@@ book .
Adam and E@@ ve@@ ’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in E@@ den per@@ man@@ ently sever@@ ed their preci@@ ous relationship with their loving Creator , Jehovah .
Just before Da@@ d’s death , I had received an assignment to serve in Ar@@ g@@ ent@@ ina .
He may even succ@@ um@@ b to pa@@ in@@ ful and crip@@ pl@@ ing se@@ x@@ u@@ ally trans@@ mit@@ ted di@@ se@@ as@@ es , including de@@ ad@@ ly A@@ I@@ D@@ S .
How can we comfort them ?
Yes , Paul had learned that even when human ass@@ ist@@ ance is li@@ mit@@ ed , the help that Jehovah and his Son provide is real !
The Bible does not say how long Moses lived with his n@@ atur@@ al parents .
Now a father of two li@@ vely gi@@ r@@ ls , Ser@@ ge expla@@ ins how they set a new go@@ al as a cou@@ ple .
A po@@ pul@@ ar rec@@ ording we pla@@ yed was ent@@ it@@ led “ Is H@@ ell Ho@@ t ? ”
Yet , he was not the promised Se@@ ed .
Why must we give the work at the spiritual temple first place in our lives ?
* Thus , it is Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God who gr@@ ants Jesus the power and right to rule and ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment .
( b ) How do we know that it is possible for us to end@@ ure persecu@@ tion and tri@@ bul@@ ation ?
L@@ E@@ B@@ AN@@ O@@ N
In 19@@ 40 the compan@@ y ( as a congregation was then called ) to which we bel@@ ong@@ ed needed to be di@@ vi@@ ded .
In what ways can we today be “ ze@@ al@@ ous for fine works ” ?
We can learn from Jesus because he said : “ I am from the real@@ ms a@@ bo@@ ve . ” ​ — John 8 : 23 .
To exerc@@ ise his he@@ ad@@ ship in imit@@ ation of Christ , a husband must learn to think of himself as a shepher@@ d and of those under his care as sheep .
F@@ in@@ ally , we exam@@ ined why Jesus ’ arri@@ val to ap@@ point the faithful slave over all his bel@@ ong@@ ings did not occ@@ ur in 19@@ 19 but will take place during the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
Yet , on the th@@ re@@ sh@@ old of their in@@ her@@ it@@ ance , 2@@ 4@@ ,000 of God’s people ca@@ ved in to fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res and died at Jehovah’s hand .
In ad@@ dition , Jesus said that when a cou@@ ple mar@@ ry , it is not man but God who yo@@ k@@ es them together .
We should keep in mind that Jehovah has assign@@ ed the elders “ to shepher@@ d the congregation of God . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jesus is called “ the Son of God ” because he was cre@@ ated with qualities like those of his Father . ​ — Read Luke 3 : 38 ; John 1 : 14 , 4@@ 9 .
In conclu@@ ding the pro@@ gra@@ m , the cha@@ ir@@ man , Bro@@ ther J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z , sh@@ ared gre@@ et@@ ings from num@@ er@@ ous branch of@@ fic@@ es and pres@@ ented the stud@@ ents with their di@@ pl@@ om@@ as .
Our enem@@ y , Satan the Devil , kno@@ ws our we@@ ak@@ nesses , and he tri@@ es to c@@ atch us off gu@@ ard or to att@@ ack a vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able spo@@ t .
However , a dedic@@ ated Christian needs to stay bal@@ an@@ ced and use his time wis@@ ely .
F@@ ur@@ ther P@@ ri@@ v@@ ile@@ ges and Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es
Paul , who was very concer@@ ned about his actions in the congregations , said : “ I am not consci@@ ous of anything against my@@ self .
As Jesus was rec@@ l@@ ining at a me@@ al in the house of a P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e nam@@ ed S@@ im@@ on , a woman ‘ took a position be@@ h@@ ind Jesus at his fe@@ et . ’
The book Bet@@ ween R@@ es@@ ist@@ ance and Mar@@ ty@@ r@@ dom ​ — Jehovah’s Witnesses in the T@@ hi@@ r@@ d R@@ ei@@ ch rel@@ ates the com@@ ments of a young Jewish pris@@ on@@ er , in which he descri@@ bes his first enc@@ oun@@ ter with Jehovah’s Witnesses after he arri@@ ved at the Ne@@ u@@ eng@@ am@@ me con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p :
How did the ones we discus@@ sed in this article show that they had Jehovah as their share ?
To@@ ñ@@ i gave a fine witness , and a Bible study was started ​ — all as a result of her cal@@ m and pe@@ ace@@ able dem@@ e@@ an@@ or .
What Gi@@ ves Me@@ an@@ ing to Your Li@@ fe ?
P@@ ol@@ iti@@ ci@@ ans regul@@ arly in@@ vo@@ ke God’s blessing on their nation .
Of course , it is your decision as to what you want to believe .
To the shepher@@ d , the Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ mit@@ e@@ ’s moral pur@@ ity and lo@@ vel@@ iness were like such a gar@@ den of r@@ are beau@@ ty .
Davi@@ d’s deep personal att@@ ach@@ ment to Jehovah ar@@ ous@@ ed in him a desire to buil@@ d a house for God .
A@@ no@@ ther way is to think before speaking .
How did people respon@@ d to the call for full - time pre@@ ach@@ ers ?
Be@@ ing in heaven , they have a bro@@ ad@@ er per@@ spe@@ ctive .
So if we want to f@@ ill our life with meaning , we do well to imitate his example and listen to his ad@@ vice .
Jesus gave an illustr@@ ation about a king who for@@ gave his slave a hu@@ ge de@@ b@@ t of 6@@ 0@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 den@@ ari@@ i .
The less@@ on is clear : The de@@ b@@ t of sin that Jehovah has for@@ given each of us is im@@ me@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ bly greater than any trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion anyone may have com@@ mit@@ ted against us .
• How did Jesus learn obedi@@ ence ?
E@@ ach day , for example , we go through the pro@@ c@@ ess of cho@@ o@@ sing the clo@@ th@@ es we we@@ ar , the food we e@@ at , the people we see , and so on .
After 15 years of mission@@ ary service , 11 of them together , we re@@ turned to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
When it comes to making decisions in life ​ — whether in the matter of mor@@ als or worship or anything el@@ se — ​ the best way to gu@@ ard against self - d@@ elu@@ sion is to be gu@@ i@@ ded by God’s standards of good and bad .
On the other hand , “ the min@@ ding of the spirit means life and peace ” ​ — everlasting life in the future as well as in@@ ner peace and peace with God now .
Our sel@@ f@@ ish tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es might well dist@@ ort the conscience .
This article will consider how we can do that , what s@@ ort of to@@ pi@@ c@@ s we can talk about , and what benef@@ its we can der@@ i@@ ve from up@@ building spe@@ e@@ ch .
Jewish religious lead@@ ers even sent a d@@ ele@@ g@@ ation to him to in@@ qui@@ re : “ Why . . . do you bapti@@ ze ? ” ​ — John 1 : 25 .
“ L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise let your light shin@@ e before men , ” he told them , “ that they may see your fine works and give glory to your Father who is in the heavens . ”
This kind of thinking was ty@@ pi@@ cal of Paul and Timothy .
P@@ ow@@ er@@ ful for@@ ces comple@@ t@@ ely bey@@ ond our control also d@@ om@@ in@@ ate our lives and di@@ ct@@ ate what happ@@ ens to us .
When ob@@ serving cre@@ ation , we are imp@@ ressed with the way all of Jehovah’s cre@@ ative works , small and large , serve a bene@@ fi@@ cial purpose .
Rather , Jehovah di@@ gn@@ i@@ fi@@ es us , appe@@ al@@ ing to the go@@ o@@ dness in our heart and res@@ pe@@ cting our free will .
They will not buil@@ d and someone el@@ se have occ@@ u@@ pan@@ cy ; they will not pl@@ ant and someone el@@ se do the e@@ ating . . . .
H@@ E W@@ A@@ S a perfect man on an important mis@@ sion .
In the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , up to 8@@ 0 c@@ ities each day ho@@ sted the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama . ”
They wa@@ it in l@@ ine at the st@@ ore or at the g@@ as@@ ol@@ ine st@@ ation .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons live in are@@ as hard h@@ it by p@@ est@@ il@@ ences , food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges , earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es , and other fore@@ told events .
The apostle Paul spoke to the men of A@@ th@@ ens .
Be@@ ing fully a@@ ware of our mo@@ ti@@ ves and li@@ mit@@ ations , Jehovah appreci@@ ates it when we give him our best , whether that is a little or a lo@@ t .
Those words took on a deep@@ er meaning after Timothy em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed Christi@@ an@@ ity .
N@@ ever before has it been sh@@ own how much of Dani@@ el@@ ’s book ac@@ tually app@@ lies to each of us .
In the ministry , I was helped by the w@@ atch@@ ful care of other pione@@ ers .
What if our attention sp@@ an is sh@@ ort and our mind star@@ ts to w@@ an@@ der after a bri@@ ef peri@@ od of study ?
D@@ wel@@ ling on what we have left be@@ h@@ ind is de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely not the right thing to do when sla@@ ving for God .
During her 5@@ 1 years here , she g@@ la@@ dly accepted any assignment and never com@@ pla@@ ined .
To de@@ f@@ end himself , he stated : “ We cannot believe everything in the Bible .
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ing that David was Jehovah’s cho@@ s@@ en king , J@@ on@@ a@@ than was cont@@ ent to support him .
A matu@@ re person kno@@ ws what is right and has deci@@ ded in his heart to do it .
For example , consider what was requi@@ red of the mother of a new@@ born child .
These bir@@ ds do not re@@ present enem@@ ies of the Kingdom who try to e@@ at up the good see@@ ds , as was true of the bir@@ ds in the illustr@@ ation of the man who sc@@ at@@ tered se@@ ed on different kin@@ ds of so@@ il .
In time , the true God saw a perfect ang@@ eli@@ c son re@@ be@@ l against him and become Satan , meaning “ R@@ es@@ is@@ ter . ”
C@@ ho@@ ose associ@@ ates wis@@ ely .
Consider one of Jesus ’ illustr@@ ations as recorded at Matthew 18 : 23 - 34 .
• Why is it difficult for Christians today to find rec@@ re@@ ation that is who@@ les@@ ome ?
How can we provide words of comfort to the ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved ?
We demonstr@@ ate that this is the case by following Jesus ’ ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first the kingdom and his righteousness , and all these other things will be ad@@ ded to you . ”
Then , in the 19@@ 50 ’ s , they were pur@@ su@@ ed and imp@@ ris@@ oned by the St@@ as@@ i , the St@@ ate Se@@ cur@@ ity Ser@@ vice of the G@@ D@@ R .
No@@ te what happened after H@@ ur@@ ri@@ c@@ ane Kat@@ r@@ ina stru@@ ck the G@@ ul@@ f of M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o in Au@@ gu@@ st 200@@ 5 .
Not only did Jesus feel com@@ pas@@ sion for the po@@ or but he also took a personal interest in their needs .
Jesus wants us to listen to him and to be “ taught by means of him ” through Bible - based stu@@ dies and tal@@ ks that are regul@@ ar fe@@ atu@@ res of the meetings .
( a ) Of what was Daniel given as@@ sur@@ ance ?
A perfect ang@@ el became Satan the Devil because he gave in to the desire for self - ex@@ al@@ tation .
So@@ on she began going to the Kingdom H@@ all .
Today , all that is left of that city is a des@@ ol@@ ate ru@@ in .
We are still Jehovah’s sla@@ ves , and he lea@@ ves it up to us to deci@@ de how we can best use our time , en@@ er@@ gy , tal@@ ents , and other as@@ se@@ ts .
Because of my ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive person@@ ality , I was soon a res@@ pe@@ cted member of the gan@@ g .
These experi@@ ences , along with the pi@@ c@@ tures , are very faith streng@@ th@@ ening . ” ​ — D@@ ar@@ l@@ ene , Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
C@@ learly , the number 12 mentioned in this verse is liter@@ al , not sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic .
Th@@ ree years after their arri@@ val , an Eng@@ l@@ ish - speaking congregation of 19 publi@@ sh@@ ers was form@@ ed in that to@@ wn .
“ Of course , I could not prove anything .
They “ em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed his word hear@@ t@@ ily ” and “ were baptized , and on that day about three th@@ ous@@ and sou@@ ls were ad@@ ded . ”
How fo@@ ol@@ ish it would be to sto@@ p serving Jehovah or to speak in a man@@ ner contr@@ ary to “ the pat@@ ter@@ n of heal@@ th@@ ful words ” simply because some things are in@@ iti@@ ally difficult to understand ! ​ — 2 Timothy 1 : 13 .
A P@@ ri@@ v@@ ile@@ ged Sh@@ are in P@@ o@@ st@@ war Ex@@ pan@@ sion
When pra@@ ying , what bo@@ di@@ ly position should we as@@ su@@ me ?
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous ex@@ hor@@ t@@ ations to the effect that you should just believe and should doubt nothing are d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous and dec@@ ep@@ tive .
In what way was ancient Israel given “ the in@@ her@@ it@@ ance of the nations ” ?
We will consider four ways . You can ( 1 ) pray , ( 2 ) read and medit@@ ate on God’s Word , ( 3 ) let Jehovah’s holy spirit help you , and ( 4 ) talk to someone you trust about how you feel .
( b ) What does E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s prophecy fore@@ tell for those coming out in support of God’s Kingdom ?
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y M@@ A@@ R@@ I@@ A D@@ O C@@ É@@ U Z@@ AN@@ A@@ R@@ DI
So I con@@ stan@@ tly have to work on show@@ ing prop@@ er sub@@ je@@ ction .
But there are now over 8@@ 8@@ ,000 , no@@ ted S@@ te@@ f@@ an Joh@@ ans@@ son , B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e co@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ or .
“ Now she c@@ alls or te@@ x@@ ts me ne@@ arly every day ! ” the mother said .
This ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed C@@ i@@ ar@@ á@@ n@@ ’s own ob@@ serv@@ ations and s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ated his cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity .
P@@ i@@ one@@ ers real@@ ize that their privilege of service is not the result of any special mer@@ it on their part .
But just as with gar@@ d@@ ening , desire al@@ one will not yi@@ eld resul@@ ts .
When we face temp@@ t@@ ations , tri@@ als , or disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement , prayer can for@@ ti@@ fy us im@@ men@@ sel@@ y .
A few well - plac@@ ed d@@ ro@@ ple@@ ts of truth will often do more good than a spiritual do@@ w@@ n@@ p@@ our would .
So Ne@@ h@@ emiah took st@@ ep@@ s to have the ti@@ th@@ es col@@ le@@ cted .
Christians Wor@@ ship With S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t and Tru@@ th , 7 / 15
Su@@ ffering ​ — Why ?
Des@@ pite advan@@ ces in te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy , the death t@@ ol@@ l rema@@ ins high because many ra@@ pi@@ dly gro@@ wing c@@ ities are lo@@ c@@ ated on earth@@ qu@@ ake fa@@ ul@@ t l@@ ines .
Yes , doing what God says is right truly lea@@ ds to happiness !
By this time , however , my cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es had got ti@@ red and had g@@ one home .
Ang@@ l@@ o - I@@ ris@@ h ex@@ p@@ lo@@ re@@ r E@@ r@@ n@@ est Sha@@ ck@@ let@@ on and his compan@@ i@@ ons su@@ ffered c@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ p@@ he when their ship , En@@ du@@ r@@ ance , was c@@ ru@@ shed and su@@ n@@ k by p@@ ack ice .
W@@ he@@ ther we hope to live forever in heaven or on earth , all of us can benefit from the wise words found in Romans chap@@ ter 8 .
When M@@ other re@@ turned home , she brought with her sever@@ al vo@@ lum@@ es of S@@ tudi@@ es in the Scriptures , which were publi@@ shed by the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety .
What determin@@ ation has been sh@@ own by Jehovah’s people , and what has this moved them to do ?
To help me , the el@@ der lo@@ c@@ ated a Witness family in E@@ s@@ cu@@ in@@ t@@ la who were willing to take me into their home and help me to atten@@ d congregation meetings .
In a similar man@@ ner , Jesus stated that being born again is ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely necess@@ ary for see@@ ing God’s Kingdom .
“ C@@ are@@ fully conc@@ e@@ aled in him are all the tre@@ a@@ sures of wisdom and of knowledge . ”
1 , 2 . ( a ) Why did Paul com@@ men@@ d Timothy ?
“ A Se@@ cre@@ t Word ” for the King
L@@ ong - suffering ​ — pati@@ ent end@@ ur@@ ance , in the hope of a change for the better — ​ is needed on the part of all . ​ — Romans 15 : 1 - 6 .
And when minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants work hard , they may be able to serve as elders in the future .
W@@ ere the F@@ lood sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors simply individuals for@@ tun@@ ate en@@ ough to have r@@ and@@ om@@ ly es@@ cap@@ ed des@@ tru@@ ction ?
▪ When vis@@ iting a friend who is ill , listen atten@@ tiv@@ ely and sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic@@ ally .
Mu@@ m had difficul@@ ty cop@@ ing , and I ev@@ en@@ tually moved in with my father and his fi@@ an@@ c@@ é@@ e .
“ I ask questions until I feel that I understand what they are thinking and what they are deal@@ ing with in their life , ” says An@@ ne , a mother of two bo@@ ys .
We are living in a time when human rul@@ er@@ ship is fa@@ il@@ ing .
In ad@@ dition to being a prote@@ ction , the law of fre@@ e@@ dom al@@ lo@@ ws us to satis@@ fy all our prop@@ er desi@@ res without har@@ m@@ ing ourselves or enc@@ ro@@ aching on the righ@@ ts and fre@@ e@@ d@@ om@@ s of others .
However , God’s Word as@@ sures us that Jehovah kno@@ ws our hear@@ t@@ felt desire and takes into account our li@@ mit@@ ations . ​ — P@@ s .
5 , 6 . ( a ) Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 21 and Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 4 will have what fulfill@@ ment ?
For Jehovah’s people , sing@@ ing has always been an in@@ tegr@@ al part of worship .
Consider , for example , the am@@ ount of en@@ er@@ gy that he supp@@ lies just to our su@@ n .
20 , 21 . ( a ) What fru@@ it@@ age is pro@@ duc@@ ed by sla@@ ves of God ?
Let Jesus ’ Sa@@ y@@ ings Af@@ fect Your A@@ t@@ titu@@ de
But after only se@@ ven months in T@@ ex@@ as , I was called to the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k .
They must learn to put on the new person@@ ality that id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es true Christians .
I can take care of the gi@@ r@@ ls while you pioneer .
Do not become wise in your own eyes . F@@ e@@ ar Jehovah and turn away from bad . ”
No@@ te this : The j@@ a@@ il@@ er had a change of heart and asked for help only after the earth@@ qu@@ ake stru@@ ck .
God’s people accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed the work in just 5@@ 2 days , and they then pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to give par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar attention to their spiritual needs .
It had to be set@@ t@@ led , l@@ est their preci@@ ous un@@ ity be under@@ min@@ ed .
What does it mean to “ k@@ is@@ s the son ” ?
T@@ R@@ U@@ E F@@ R@@ I@@ EN@@ D@@ S A@@ R@@ E P@@ R@@ I@@ C@@ EL@@ E@@ S@@ S
As@@ k Jehovah to help you show your family members ex@@ tr@@ a understanding .
We show courage when we help our children to set and re@@ ach spiritual go@@ als .
We also dis@@ cre@@ et@@ ly pre@@ ached to other pris@@ on@@ ers , some of whom later became Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Today , the w@@ es@@ ter@@ n part of this is@@ land is called Pa@@ pua , a part of In@@ don@@ es@@ ia , and the e@@ ast@@ er@@ n part , Pa@@ pua New G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a .
Al@@ so , Jehovah’s organization keep@@ s remin@@ ding us to “ a@@ wa@@ it and keep close in mind the pres@@ ence of the day of Jehovah ” and to stay foc@@ used on Jehovah’s promise of the new world . ​ — Read 2 Peter 3 : 11 - 13 .
Let them know that you are pr@@ ou@@ d of them when they deci@@ de to put Jehovah first in@@ stead of see@@ king pres@@ ti@@ ge or ri@@ ches ​ — for themselves or for you .
I went to see V@@ al@@ é@@ ri@@ e , who was the pioneer in char@@ ge of our cle@@ an@@ ing te@@ am , and I asked her to be f@@ ran@@ k with me and to tell me if I was making things difficult for ever@@ yone el@@ se .
Our Ex@@ emp@@ la@@ r , Jesus Christ , did this when tal@@ king to a Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an woman . ​ — John 4 : 7 - 26 .
What “ par@@ adise ” did Paul see , and when was the fulfill@@ ment ?
In ancient times , for instance , the Gre@@ ek@@ s ra@@ ised a hand toward heaven or t@@ ou@@ ched an al@@ ta@@ r while taking an o@@ ath .
How can the heart be valu@@ able and d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous at the same time ?
I moved there in 194@@ 7 .
Ther@@ efore , make an effort to enjoy things that your te@@ en@@ ag@@ er enjo@@ ys ​ — his fav@@ or@@ ite mu@@ si@@ c , fil@@ ms , or s@@ por@@ ts .
C@@ learly , then , the holy spirit is not a person .
K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge of God is ac@@ qui@@ red on an individu@@ al , a family , and a congreg@@ ational le@@ v@@ el
For example , when the men of Eph@@ ra@@ im “ ve@@ h@@ em@@ ently tri@@ ed to pi@@ ck a qu@@ ar@@ re@@ l ” with G@@ ide@@ on , his t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful rep@@ ly inclu@@ ded a clear ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation of what had really happened and an hon@@ est ap@@ pra@@ is@@ al of what the men of Eph@@ ra@@ im had ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed .
When he per@@ form@@ ed the first we@@ d@@ ding , Jehovah gave the cou@@ ple , Adam and E@@ ve , spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c instru@@ ctions on how to succ@@ e@@ ed .
U@@ p@@ on hear@@ ing of this need , a sister nam@@ ed Mari@@ a don@@ ated half the land on which she had her small home .
In some coun@@ tri@@ es , Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers may be disc@@ oura@@ ged because of the l@@ ack of respon@@ se to their message .
The te@@ en@@ ag@@ er has to come to ter@@ ms with physical and emo@@ tional chang@@ es .
That is what he did , and he now ser@@ ves as a ze@@ al@@ ous el@@ der in one of the lar@@ g@@ er congregations in the D@@ aka@@ r are@@ a .
Such re@@ pe@@ ated fa@@ il@@ ure of human at@@ temp@@ ts to end war mer@@ ely emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es the truth of Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s words : “ I well know , O Jehovah , that to earth@@ ling man his way does not bel@@ ong . It does not bel@@ ong to man who is wal@@ king even to direc@@ t his st@@ ep . ”
B@@ ap@@ tism shows others that you have made an important promise to Jehovah .
The prophet Mi@@ ca@@ h had confidence in Jehovah’s promises .
When did you first come to know of Jehovah’s love ?
M@@ one@@ y and M@@ or@@ als , 2 / 1
We have many Bible examples to instru@@ ct us in this reg@@ ard .
( a ) What has God’s Kingdom been doing since its esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment ?
A R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ment
What has God fore@@ or@@ da@@ ined , and what is the meaning of being sel@@ e@@ cted “ before the f@@ oun@@ ding of the world ” ?
How is it seen that giving br@@ ings happiness ?
When I re@@ ti@@ red from my se@@ cul@@ ar work , an el@@ der expres@@ sed the hope that I would become a regul@@ ar pioneer ; he even h@@ an@@ ded me an app@@ lic@@ ation form .
Some pol@@ itical rul@@ ers be@@ have simil@@ arly .
“ My back I gave to the str@@ ik@@ ers , and my c@@ he@@ ek@@ s to those p@@ lu@@ c@@ king off the ha@@ ir , ” wrote the prophet .
And sign@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , Paul war@@ ned first - century Christians that even some of them could f@@ all into the same tra@@ p as the ancient Israelites .
This public declar@@ ation em@@ br@@ ac@@ es the work of preaching the good news to those who are not yet our Christian brothers .
Is the Bible a Bo@@ ok of H@@ u@@ man W@@ is@@ dom ?
Even the com@@ mon@@ place t@@ ree is a glory to its M@@ ak@@ er .
The sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent events show that God really did help him to ris@@ e a@@ bo@@ ve his fe@@ ars and to succ@@ e@@ ed in his work .
The Gi@@ ft of I@@ m@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity
Today , spiritually - min@@ ded people lik@@ e@@ wise look for opportun@@ ities to commun@@ ic@@ ate with God , know@@ ing that this will strengthen their relationship with the Creator and help them to become more Chris@@ t@@ like in their thinking .
12 : 8 - 11 .
What is God’s “ et@@ er@@ n@@ al purpose ” ?
So how can Christians devel@@ op and maintain a mo@@ des@@ t , bal@@ an@@ ced , and serious view of themselves ?
One way to exam@@ ine the fulfill@@ ment of Acts 1 : 8 is to consider the expres@@ sion “ the word of Jehovah went on gro@@ wing , ” a ph@@ ra@@ se that occ@@ ur@@ s , with s@@ light vari@@ ations , only three times in the Bible and all of which are found in the book of Acts .
On the bas@@ is of this pas@@ sage , some have claim@@ ed that only a person without sin could find someone gu@@ il@@ ty of ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y .
The ke@@ y point is that to be pleas@@ ing and accep@@ table to God , we must con@@ stan@@ tly be on gu@@ ard so as to maintain a clean and un@@ de@@ fil@@ ed heart . ​ — Proverbs 4 : 23 .
“ I had seen our D@@ V@@ D Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — What Will I Do With My Li@@ fe ?
That will help us to see how God vie@@ ws war today and whether war will be a part of man@@ kin@@ d’s future .
No@@ ting his apostles ’ d@@ ro@@ w@@ sin@@ ess in the gar@@ den of Ge@@ th@@ s@@ em@@ ane , Jesus ur@@ ged : “ Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch and pray continu@@ ally , that you may not en@@ ter into temp@@ tation .
Is J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah really going to sacrifice his daugh@@ ter ?
We are sear@@ ch@@ ing for people in our ministry , so we are using the right me@@ tho@@ ds .
“ Your Kingdom Will C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly Be S@@ te@@ ad@@ f@@ ast ”
H@@ u@@ man@@ s cannot al@@ ter “ the st@@ atu@@ tes of the heavens , ” the la@@ ws gover@@ ning the uni@@ verse .
“ Tr@@ ying to get to the meetings regul@@ arly requi@@ red a good de@@ al of self - discipl@@ ine , which I knew was good for me and for my sons .
All the people take their stand in the covenant . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 23 : 1 - 3 .
Such Christians have already received their re@@ ward , un@@ like other servants of God before them who loo@@ ked for@@ ward to life on earth .
K@@ nu@@ t and L@@ is@@ be@@ th , a cou@@ ple now in their mi@@ d - 30 ’ s , were t@@ ou@@ ched by Ye@@ ar@@ book acc@@ oun@@ ts about those who serve where there is a greater need for Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers .
D@@ et@@ er@@ min@@ ed to continue meeting together regul@@ arly , they re@@ turned to their war - ra@@ va@@ ged to@@ wn , dis@@ man@@ t@@ led what rema@@ ined of the Kingdom H@@ all , and re@@ buil@@ t it in the ju@@ ng@@ le .
We hope and pray that these vis@@ its and con@@ vers@@ ations in S@@ wis@@ s Ger@@ man op@@ ened not only many do@@ ors but also many hearts to receive acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth found in God’s Word , the Bible .
The t@@ it@@ le “ the Al@@ ph@@ a and the O@@ me@@ ga ” app@@ lies to Jehovah , st@@ res@@ sing that there was no al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God before him and that there will be no@@ ne after him .
The spirit op@@ er@@ ated on him in ways that benefit us today .
As time pas@@ ses , however , if parents become less mo@@ bi@@ le , perhaps un@@ able to sh@@ op , or they beg@@ in to su@@ ff@@ er from se@@ v@@ ere mem@@ ory la@@ p@@ ses , children may need to respon@@ d to such chang@@ es .
He said : “ You are my friends if you do what I am comman@@ ding you .
“ After all , if God can make the uni@@ verse , w@@ ou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t he have the power to give us a book and pre@@ serve it for us ?
If you re@@ ject his he@@ ad@@ ship , you reve@@ al how you feel not only about your husband but also about God and his requi@@ re@@ ments . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 18 .
These are reason@@ able questions , since we do not want to put num@@ bers a@@ head of ac@@ ts of faith or let having a good repor@@ t become a ma@@ j@@ or concer@@ n regarding our Christian activ@@ ity .
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t wrote : ‘ I was very much stru@@ ck with the n@@ ature of the Par@@ am@@ ount C@@ hi@@ ef , King S@@ ob@@ hu@@ za .
What is the relationship between the se@@ ven@@ th head of the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast and the im@@ men@@ se i@@ ma@@ ge ?
What a temp@@ tation !
In to@@ tal , more than 4@@ .@@ 6 bil@@ li@@ on co@@ pi@@ es have been pr@@ inted g@@ lo@@ bal@@ ly .
Why do many feel that they have no proble@@ m with self - control , but of what is this an indic@@ ation ?
He said , “ You are free to go . ”
We might think , ‘ I am a fa@@ il@@ ure . ’
What happ@@ ens when the nations try to coun@@ ter@@ act God’s purpose ?
( b ) What do De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 23 : 21 , 23 and Psalm 15 : 4 imp@@ ress upon you about making a v@@ ow to God ?
P@@ op@@ e Paul V@@ I “ began the tra@@ dition of set@@ ting up [ in S@@ t . Pet@@ er@@ ’s S@@ qu@@ are , R@@ ome ] a mas@@ sive Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s t@@ ree ” near the N@@ ati@@ v@@ ity sc@@ ene .
When making the decision , he should consider the following questions : How does Jehovah view su@@ i@@ ci@@ de ?
Ther@@ e@@ after , B@@ ath - she@@ ba became Davi@@ d’s wife and bor@@ e him a child who died . ​ — 2 Samuel 11 : 1 - 27 .
“ B@@ ap@@ tism . . . is also now sa@@ ving you . ” ​ — 1 P@@ E@@ T .
This Bible instru@@ ction has helped milli@@ ons of people to ac@@ qui@@ re a so@@ li@@ d bas@@ is on which to make their cho@@ ice in matters of worship .
By set@@ ting up a my@@ th@@ ic@@ al g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gi@@ cal l@@ ink from C@@ y@@ bele to the H@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ ic pan@@ the@@ on , C@@ ro@@ esus ho@@ ped to esta@@ bl@@ ish a religious fi@@ gu@@ re accep@@ table to both Gre@@ ek@@ s and n@@ on - Gre@@ ek@@ s .
Be coura@@ ge@@ ous and do not let your hands d@@ ro@@ p down , because there ex@@ ists a re@@ ward for your activ@@ ity . ” ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
Li@@ ving forever ?
When during a heavenly ga@@ ther@@ ing Jehovah dre@@ w attention to Jo@@ b@@ ’s fine qualities , Satan rep@@ lied : “ Ha@@ ve not you yourself put up a he@@ dge about him and about his house and about everything that he has all around ? ”
But I believe differ@@ ently .
Jesus was speaking to ad@@ ul@@ ts when he said : “ Pa@@ y attention to how you listen . ”
8 , 9 , 21 .
Those who became sons of light learned the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s “ pat@@ ter@@ n of heal@@ th@@ ful words . ”
When the Israelites ‘ re@@ bel@@ led and made God’s holy spirit feel h@@ ur@@ t , Jehovah was chang@@ ed into an enem@@ y of the@@ ir@@ s ; he himself war@@ red against them . ’
• How did man@@ kin@@ d’s hope of life on earth become ob@@ sc@@ ur@@ ed ?
For example , he form@@ ed a marriage al@@ li@@ ance with wicked King A@@ ha@@ b of the nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom .
By lear@@ ning to put their trust in Jehovah and not in fle@@ et@@ ing material things or ple@@ a@@ sures , many have been able to ri@@ d themselves of the anxi@@ e@@ ties and fru@@ str@@ ations they form@@ er@@ ly had to be@@ ar . ​ — Matthew 6 : 19 - 21 .
In 194@@ 9 , while M@@ r . Ha@@ x@@ wor@@ th was on a long v@@ ac@@ ation in Eng@@ land , si@@ x mission@@ aries who had gra@@ du@@ ated from the 1@@ 1@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad arri@@ ved in S@@ ing@@ ap@@ ore .
And even if some se@@ em to be preaching such a message , are they a local group , or have they s@@ pre@@ ad this good news to “ all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations ” ?
( 5 ) E@@ v@@ ans , N .
We need to pray in har@@ mony with what we learn .
They also ign@@ ored a prophecy about the Messi@@ ah’s use of illustr@@ ations in his teaching . ​ — P@@ s .
The Bible lik@@ ens Satan’s att@@ ac@@ ks to those of both a young li@@ on and a co@@ br@@ a . ​ — Read Psalm 9@@ 1 : 13 .
To beg@@ in with , it should be no@@ ted that rather than con@@ don@@ ing or con@@ dem@@ ning Lo@@ t’s actions , the Bible simply repor@@ ts what took place .
H@@ ad there been a “ thro@@ wing down of se@@ ed , ” or a conc@@ ei@@ ving of human off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , before Adam and E@@ ve sin@@ ned ?
A fri@@ end@@ ly c@@ ell mate ad@@ v@@ ised me not to wor@@ ry , since the fin@@ al repor@@ t had to be ver@@ i@@ fied by a mil@@ it@@ ary pro@@ secu@@ t@@ or , which would give me a ch@@ ance to refu@@ te the false t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony .
Jesus was comple@@ t@@ ely dedic@@ ated to God .
Satan uses personal differ@@ ences as a tra@@ p to cause div@@ isions among Jehovah’s people .
Jehovah’s Witnesses in your commun@@ ity will be happy to help you to answer the question , “ Why are we here ? ”
How did Satan se@@ du@@ ce E@@ ve , and what fear did the apostle Paul expres@@ s ?
St@@ ar@@ ting with chap@@ ter 2 , each chap@@ ter con@@ tain@@ s a bo@@ x ent@@ it@@ led “ Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions for Me@@ dit@@ ation . ”
Ther@@ efore , hope is not just in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ al to faith ; it is an ess@@ enti@@ al el@@ ement of faith .
Who , in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar , helped and supp@@ or@@ ted Mark ?
He could have held back his anger .
“ B@@ l@@ ind G@@ u@@ id@@ es ” Mis@@ lead Many
At times , it seem@@ ed ho@@ p@@ eless . ”
As a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , though , he became at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to the ways of this world .
Paul t@@ es@@ ti@@ fied that this was really “ bey@@ ond their ac@@ tu@@ al ability . ”
Thus , we are ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed to “ put on the complete su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or from God ” to res@@ ist the Devil and his dem@@ ons succ@@ ess@@ fully . ​ — Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 10 - 13 .
Bro@@ ther S@@ y@@ d@@ li@@ k was known as a down - to - earth , appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble person .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T comes to mind when you hear the word “ discipl@@ ine ” ?
• In Romans chap@@ ter 12 , what ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on is found again and again ?
During that time , there were no su@@ sta@@ ined efforts to fulf@@ ill the com@@ mis@@ sion to make gen@@ u@@ ine disciples of Christ .
Why did some sto@@ p following Jesus , provi@@ ding what less@@ on for us ?
How does Jesus show that he has confidence in his spirit - anointed followers ?
What can help you over@@ come such ne@@ g@@ ative thinking ?
A v@@ isi@@ ble si@@ gn would be provided in view of the fact that Christ’s pres@@ ence in Kingdom power would be inv@@ isi@@ ble to those on earth .
Is There Li@@ fe After De@@ ath ?
Will You Be There ?
“ The way I am direc@@ ting my b@@ lo@@ ws is so as not to be str@@ ik@@ ing the a@@ ir . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R .
We con@@ sul@@ ted our do@@ ct@@ or , who said : “ If you are going , you must f@@ ly before your wife is se@@ ven months pre@@ gn@@ ant . ”
If serious self - sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ y reve@@ als that we have even a little of J@@ on@@ ah’s origin@@ al attitude toward the N@@ in@@ ev@@ ites , we can pray for help to con@@ form our view to that of Jehovah .
( See bo@@ x bel@@ ow . )
God Wor@@ ks Th@@ r@@ ough F@@ el@@ low Christians
O@@ C@@ T@@ O@@ B@@ E@@ R 29 , 20@@ 12 – N@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ MB@@ E@@ R 4 , 20@@ 12
Ab@@ sta@@ ining from blood ​ — ani@@ ma@@ l or human — ​ is a Christian requi@@ re@@ ment as well .
Th@@ r@@ ough this arrang@@ ement , truly rep@@ ent@@ ant ones ​ — like the pro@@ di@@ g@@ al son of Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation — ​ will be re@@ conc@@ iled to God and accepted back by him as his children . ​ — Luke 15 : 11 - 24 ; Romans 8 : 21 ; 2 Corinthians 6 : 18 .
You need to inter@@ act with people wh@@ en@@ ever you can ​ — listen to their spe@@ e@@ ch , appro@@ ach them , and by all means , talk !
No@@ thing he said to H@@ er@@ od A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa was un@@ true .
There we helped with transl@@ ation into the Sam@@ o@@ an , T@@ ong@@ an , and To@@ k@@ el@@ au@@ an langu@@ ages , as well as help@@ ing with the transl@@ ation in Tu@@ valu@@ an .
A@@ m I quic@@ k to follow the direction I receive from God’s organization ? ’
10 , 11 . ( a ) What was involved in Jesus ’ making known his Fa@@ ther’s name ?
Saul wanted J@@ on@@ a@@ than to become the next king in@@ stead of David .
W@@ ould it make sense to study ve@@ get@@ able gar@@ d@@ ening but never pl@@ ant any see@@ ds ?
Satan and the dem@@ ons use not only govern@@ ments but also false religion and the com@@ mer@@ cial system to mis@@ lead “ the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ”
This feel@@ ing re@@ du@@ ces st@@ ress and anxi@@ ety .
The first ten ver@@ ses foc@@ us exc@@ lu@@ si@@ vely on Jehovah’s works and qualities .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to the peri@@ od of inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ation that she under@@ went in the months before she received her s@@ ent@@ ence , El@@ la ad@@ m@@ its : “ I remember my te@@ et@@ h ch@@ at@@ ter@@ ing , and I felt like a f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed s@@ par@@ ro@@ w . ”
U@@ p@@ on hear@@ ing of all the cal@@ am@@ ity that had come upon him , three so - called com@@ for@@ ters vis@@ ited him .
Be@@ ing let down at such a c@@ ru@@ cial time did not pre@@ v@@ ent Jesus from re@@ af@@ fir@@ m@@ ing his trust in the rema@@ ining 11 apostles just a few we@@ ek@@ s later .
G@@ ran@@ ted , some individuals wr@@ ite pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s that they make a@@ vail@@ able free of char@@ ge and that they st@@ ate can be co@@ pi@@ ed and given to yet others .
It may also bu@@ y ad@@ ul@@ ation , com@@ p@@ li@@ ance , or f@@ l@@ at@@ ter@@ y , even pro@@ duc@@ ing a few temp@@ or@@ ary and ob@@ lig@@ ing friends .
What serious proble@@ m ex@@ is@@ ted in the congregation in Eph@@ esus , and how might we de@@ al with a similar situation ?
One reason ap@@ par@@ ently had to do with A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s rec@@ ord of faith@@ ful@@ ness .
L@@ ater , in Eph@@ esus , they used their home for ho@@ l@@ ding congregation meetings and wor@@ ked together to help new ones , such as A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s , to gro@@ w spiritually .
In some are@@ as , congregation meetings were held under large , sh@@ ad@@ y tre@@ es , and during the ev@@ en@@ ings , il@@ lu@@ min@@ ation came from su@@ sp@@ ended o@@ il lam@@ ps .
“ What were they su@@ p@@ posed to do ? ”
“ Lo@@ ve N@@ ever Fa@@ il@@ s ”
With those words , the apostle was poin@@ ting out that being a spiritual person is more than a matter of personal pre@@ fer@@ ence or inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , there are principles that af@@ fect our relation@@ shi@@ ps with other people .
When Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ising Au@@ thor@@ ity , I@@ mit@@ ate the Christ
If the o@@ ffering was a living ani@@ ma@@ l , it was to be left “ in fr@@ on@@ t of the al@@ ta@@ r ” of bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering in the pri@@ ests ’ cour@@ ty@@ ard of the temple .
Con@@ cer@@ ning the divine name , the in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction to The E@@ mp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed Bible , by J . B .
He esta@@ bli@@ shed a school that provi@@ des hous@@ ing , me@@ als , and educ@@ ation .
While listen@@ ing to their acc@@ oun@@ ts of main@@ tain@@ ing integrity under se@@ v@@ ere persecu@@ tion , I thought that the pro@@ spe@@ ct of serving under the direction of an in@@ experienced young branch serv@@ ant could be difficult for those brothers .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 7 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 6@@ 3 , 6@@ 6
Such s@@ k@@ ill@@ s can help us to make disciples .
W@@ ould a loving God allow such a hor@@ ri@@ fi@@ c end to human@@ kind and their home , the earth ?
They may feel that they accom@@ pl@@ ish little , and this may ro@@ b them of their joy .
From H@@ el@@ sin@@ ki my mother began writ@@ ing to her mother and you@@ ng@@ er sister about the beli@@ ef@@ s of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Of course , not all re@@ pro@@ ach that individu@@ al servants of God experience is for “ righteousness ’ s@@ ake . ”
But did their need for faith end when the ra@@ in began to f@@ all ?
They are thr@@ il@@ led to hear a special ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement .
As we no@@ ted at the out@@ set , the desi@@ gn of living things is such that s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists often seek to mi@@ mi@@ c it .
This article shows what they are doing to ass@@ ist Christians today .
A@@ ha@@ b quic@@ k@@ ly f@@ ell under her influ@@ ence .
They will be allow@@ ed to make a fin@@ al effort to turn people away from God .
15 , 16 . ( a ) What reason did Jesus give for us to “ rejo@@ ice and lea@@ p for joy ” ?
This transl@@ ation re@@ pres@@ ents a hu@@ ge st@@ ep for@@ ward because it is in mo@@ der@@ n , eas@@ ily under@@ sto@@ od language .
As you read , be on the loo@@ k@@ out for ke@@ y ide@@ as .
But the Lord kno@@ ws how to quic@@ ken the min@@ ds of those who have com@@ mit@@ ted their all to him . . . .
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ing that Jehovah is the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn , we honor him by will@@ ingly sub@@ mit@@ ting to him as the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of our life .
We have the same need for so@@ li@@ tu@@ de .
“ In time there ar@@ ose over Egy@@ pt a new king , one who did not know Joseph .
‘ Let un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness of every s@@ ort not even be mentioned among you , ’ wrote Paul .
Of Gre@@ at V@@ alu@@ e to U@@ s
We who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly respon@@ d to the psalmis@@ t’s ref@@ ra@@ in : “ O let people give than@@ ks to Jehovah for his loving - kindness and for his wonderful works to the sons of men . ”
L@@ ear@@ ning the P@@ ure L@@ angu@@ age
What started as a con@@ f@@ li@@ ct between Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s and Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ants ended with Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s fi@@ gh@@ ting al@@ ong@@ side Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ants against other Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s
• Jesus as@@ c@@ ended to heaven from the M@@ ount of O@@ lives . ​ — Acts 1 : 9 , 12 .
O@@ f@@ ten , dist@@ res@@ sing problems do not se@@ em so over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing after we receive the help of God’s spirit .
These shi@@ ps were about 8@@ 0 fe@@ et [ 24 me@@ ters ] long and 10 fe@@ et [ 3 me@@ ters ] wide .
“ E@@ very one of these was a s@@ l@@ ing@@ er of st@@ ones to a ha@@ ir@@ bre@@ ad@@ th and would not mis@@ s , ” states Ju@@ d@@ ges 20 : 16 .
By his declar@@ ation , God was direc@@ ting humans not to mis@@ use blood .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , Mark did not allow himself to become over@@ ly disc@@ oura@@ ged by Paul’s re@@ je@@ ction , for he continued his mission@@ ary activ@@ ity in a different ter@@ rit@@ ory along with Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s .
He pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed during the re@@ ign@@ s of Israel@@ ’s last se@@ ven rul@@ ers and of K@@ ings U@@ z@@ z@@ iah , Jo@@ th@@ am , A@@ ha@@ z , and He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah of Juda@@ h .
As one “ c@@ all@@ ing on the name of Jehovah , ” Timothy was also remin@@ ded of his own responsi@@ bility to re@@ ject the un@@ righteous influ@@ ence of coun@@ ter@@ fe@@ it Christians .
Thus , we prog@@ ress , as it were , from a t@@ in@@ y s@@ pr@@ out to a matu@@ re Christian , a s@@ tur@@ dy and well - develop@@ ed t@@ ree .
Mat@@ ters came to a head when I repor@@ ted to the local ar@@ my rec@@ ru@@ iting cen@@ ter .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es being a@@ w@@ es@@ ome , ligh@@ t@@ ning ac@@ tually helps to pro@@ du@@ ce form@@ s of n@@ it@@ ro@@ g@@ en that re@@ ach the so@@ il , where pl@@ ants ab@@ s@@ or@@ b them as n@@ atur@@ al fer@@ t@@ il@@ iz@@ er .
He war@@ ned them : “ They will deli@@ ver you up to local cour@@ ts , and they will s@@ cour@@ ge you in their sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es .
Ang@@ els are gl@@ ori@@ ous spirit pers@@ ons , in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent and powerful .
Yes , when we show com@@ pas@@ sion to a fellow worshi@@ per in need , it t@@ ou@@ ches Jehovah’s heart .
R@@ o@@ sa ow@@ ned a small gro@@ cer@@ y st@@ ore .
What , though , a@@ wa@@ its people who have been mis@@ led by Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s cl@@ er@@ gy and by cl@@ er@@ ic@@ s of other form@@ s of false religion ?
Pe@@ op@@ les and e@@ th@@ ni@@ c grou@@ ps stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to esta@@ bl@@ ish their own id@@ ent@@ ity and so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y have inc@@ reas@@ ingly di@@ vi@@ ded the world .
To see how Jehovah can act on this promise , let us consider the example of a su@@ d@@ den lo@@ ss of one@@ ’s li@@ v@@ eli@@ ho@@ od .
Me@@ ek@@ ness is in@@ dis@@ p@@ en@@ sa@@ ble to our individu@@ al gro@@ w@@ th .
His son Ab@@ sal@@ om had u@@ sur@@ ped the thro@@ ne after “ ste@@ al@@ ing the hearts of the men of Israel . ”
“ It is not good for the man to continue by himself , ” said Jehovah .
The Israel@@ ite jud@@ ges were not author@@ ized to do this .
We refu@@ se any tre@@ at@@ ment that con@@ f@@ li@@ cts with Bible principles .
Although my brother and I bor@@ e the n@@ ames of two fam@@ ous Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ ers , So@@ cr@@ ates and A@@ ris@@ to@@ tle , we sel@@ dom heard those n@@ ames used .
Let us now consider how some servants of God have felt ​ — and benef@@ ited from — ​ the comfort that Jehovah provi@@ des .
However , when Jesus told him that “ the Son of man has no@@ where to la@@ y down his head , ” the s@@ cri@@ be had second thoughts .
The bi@@ os@@ ph@@ ere cons@@ ists of living things and the en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment ​ — the at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere , the land , and the o@@ ce@@ ans — ​ from which they der@@ i@@ ve the en@@ er@@ gy and nu@@ tri@@ ents needed for life .
What are some questions that Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the she@@ ep@@ fo@@ ld br@@ ings to mind ?
The enti@@ re city cen@@ ter had been b@@ la@@ sted and bur@@ ned out .
From where did they get the strength to do so ?
The sacri@@ fi@@ cial death of Jesus Christ , who will@@ ingly ‘ h@@ an@@ ded himself over for us , ’ has pro@@ found meaning for all who love him and his Father .
But Jesus ’ comman@@ d@@ ment was “ new ” in descri@@ b@@ ing love that would go to the point of giving our life for others , as he did .
I ask him to expla@@ in it using day - to - day examples .
( See the bo@@ x “ Un@@ der@@ standing the I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ation of the T@@ al@@ ents . ” )
W@@ i@@ th@@ in we@@ ek@@ s , a te@@ am of car@@ p@@ ent@@ ers arri@@ ved from Ha@@ wa@@ i@@ i to help with the re@@ con@@ stru@@ ction work , and to ass@@ ist them , some local brothers took v@@ ac@@ ation from their jo@@ bs .
The rest@@ or@@ ation of God’s people to their place of true worship would certainly have moved the psalmist to praise Jehovah .
What as@@ sur@@ ance from Jehovah br@@ ings us joy now ?
5 : 20 ​ — “ He who tur@@ ns a sin@@ ner back from the er@@ ro@@ r of his way ” will sa@@ ve who@@ se soul from death ?
▪ What would be the effect on your meeting attend@@ ance ?
Can there be any doubt that these inspired Bible writ@@ ers accepted the Genesis account of the F@@ lood ?
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons died .
As Christians , we believe that Jesus , “ the Son of God , ” * came to earth and became the Messi@@ ah .
You may be inter@@ ested in what Ger@@ man au@@ th@@ or M@@ an@@ f@@ red Bar@@ thel no@@ ted : “ Mi@@ rac@@ le is a word that im@@ medi@@ ately po@@ lar@@ iz@@ es read@@ ers into two war@@ ring cam@@ ps . ”
Fir@@ st , Jehovah is our Creator , the S@@ ource of our life , and the Pro@@ vi@@ der of all that we need to su@@ sta@@ in life .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , they were appointed to serve as special pione@@ ers .
Rather than cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze the we@@ ary apostles , Jesus lo@@ v@@ ingly ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that “ the spirit . . . is e@@ ag@@ er , but the flesh is we@@ ak . ” Although Peter stu@@ mb@@ led , he learned to be “ vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant with a view to prayers ” ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 10 , 11 )
He evid@@ ently me@@ ant that the lives of the anointed who were on hand when the si@@ gn began to become evid@@ ent in 1914 would over@@ la@@ p with the lives of other anointed ones who would see the star@@ t of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
( b ) What are fa@@ thers instru@@ cted to do , and what does this invol@@ ve ?
Your te@@ en@@ ag@@ er too is in the pro@@ c@@ ess of form@@ ing an id@@ ent@@ ity .
N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ ors su@@ gg@@ ested that my mother devo@@ te her attention and li@@ mit@@ ed res@@ our@@ ces to the three heal@@ th@@ i@@ er children and let me die .
You cle@@ an@@ se the out@@ side of the c@@ up and of the dis@@ h , but in@@ side they are full of p@@ lun@@ der and im@@ mo@@ der@@ at@@ en@@ ess . ”
At Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st in the year 33 , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of new Christians were anointed with holy spirit .
They individu@@ ally tra@@ v@@ el through deser@@ ts and sear@@ ch ca@@ ves , mon@@ ast@@ eri@@ es , and ancient c@@ li@@ f@@ f d@@ wel@@ l@@ ings .
What is the se@@ cre@@ t to ga@@ ining true fre@@ e@@ dom ?
( b ) Why does re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing our brothers ’ n@@ ames ad@@ d to their joy ?
A@@ vo@@ id get@@ ting bo@@ g@@ ged down in “ de@@ bat@@ es about words ” and “ viol@@ ent dis@@ pu@@ tes about tri@@ f@@ les . ”
However , he was not truly concer@@ ned about the wel@@ f@@ are of the people .
C@@ over@@ d@@ ale used T@@ y@@ nd@@ al@@ e@@ ’s r@@ en@@ dition of the “ New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent ” and of the “ O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent ” from Genesis through Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les .
H@@ ik@@ ers with a sense of responsi@@ bility recogn@@ ize the need to walk care@@ fully if they are to avoid get@@ ting lost or st@@ ra@@ ying too close to ste@@ ep d@@ ro@@ ps .
For one thing , since the 199@@ 0 ’ s , we have enjo@@ yed more fre@@ e@@ dom to preach the good news and to ass@@ em@@ ble together in large num@@ bers .
Although ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive , C@@ la@@ i@@ re ag@@ re@@ ed .
O@@ r if you are a par@@ ent , you can re@@ qu@@ est that God’s spirit help you to discipl@@ ine your children , not in anger , but in love .
Con@@ cer@@ ns and wor@@ ries expres@@ sed with mil@@ dness de@@ fu@@ se ten@@ sions .
We make a special effort to show others the ac@@ tu@@ al words of the Bible , fe@@ atu@@ ring it in our ministry .
B@@ ri@@ dge of Ti@@ b@@ eri@@ us on the V@@ ia E@@ mili@@ a at Ri@@ min@@ i , I@@ tal@@ y
For example , the Bible tel@@ ls us about a man who was un@@ able to find true spiritu@@ ality through “ priv@@ ate refle@@ ction and medit@@ ation . ”
For that reason , he can come to the a@@ id of his loyal ones wh@@ en@@ ever they call on him , and he can support them during their tri@@ als .
* ​ — John 10 : 14 ; Acts 8 : 26 - 39 .
In the dist@@ ress you must make bro@@ ad sp@@ ace for me . S@@ how me fav@@ or and hear my prayer . ”
Do you see how H@@ ann@@ ah set a good example for us ?
Per@@ haps he needs to tra@@ in his conscience more , or ma@@ y@@ be it is too sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve .
Why did Jesus re@@ act so str@@ ong@@ ly on these and other occasi@@ ons ?
We love God’s or@@ ders and therefore are secu@@ re in his loving - kindness .
Can humans really have such a purpose ?
However , a gro@@ wing number of people worl@@ d@@ wide have re@@ je@@ cted the vari@@ ous religious standards as imp@@ rac@@ tic@@ al and the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s moral co@@ de as out@@ d@@ ated . What has filled the vo@@ id ?
; Go@@ o@@ d@@ man , G .
Be@@ come so foc@@ used on a wrong that they cannot enjoy life
This gave them peace of mind and a secu@@ re hope for the future .
He allow@@ ed Adam to e@@ at from “ every t@@ ree of the gar@@ den ” exc@@ ep@@ t one and war@@ ned of the f@@ at@@ al resul@@ ts of e@@ ating the fru@@ it of the for@@ bi@@ d@@ den t@@ ree .
W@@ as this good - loo@@ king woman one of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s relati@@ ves ?
I wanted to be part of it , so on O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 15 , 19@@ 38 , I was baptized .
U@@ se the tr@@ ac@@ ts as st@@ ep@@ p@@ ing - st@@ ones for star@@ ting Bible stu@@ dies .
We as@@ c@@ ended a p@@ ath that took us to the bro@@ w of a h@@ ill .
From a human stan@@ d@@ point , it might have appe@@ ared that Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s would have been the lo@@ gi@@ cal cho@@ ice .
He too was one of the anointed and had out@@ standing ze@@ al for the ministry .
The nations are em@@ bro@@ iled in war@@ f@@ are of e@@ pi@@ c prop@@ or@@ tions .
Mo@@ des@@ ty will also help us to respect the feelings and op@@ in@@ i@@ ons of others .
They will not bo@@ w down in dis@@ gr@@ ace and de@@ fe@@ at , for Jehovah also promises that the “ hor@@ n ” of his righteous one “ will be ex@@ al@@ ted with glory . ”
We sp@@ ent many ni@@ gh@@ ts ty@@ p@@ ing out h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of tr@@ ac@@ ts and dist@@ ribu@@ ted them to v@@ il@@ la@@ g@@ ers and pas@@ sing bo@@ at cre@@ ws .
What happened to him con@@ fir@@ ms how a study of the Bible and public@@ ations from “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” can help a person have a pu@@ re heart and re@@ ject im@@ mor@@ ality . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Although we in@@ her@@ it the fac@@ ul@@ ty of conscience , that end@@ ow@@ ment is un@@ for@@ tun@@ ately f@@ la@@ wed .
J@@ ON@@ A@@ H ​ — P@@ A@@ R@@ T 2
Tru@@ ly , it exc@@ els in any and all situ@@ ations .
Since they sp@@ end most of their time in the fore@@ st , this was the first time they me@@ t Jehovah’s Witnesses .
You can see that they were har@@ dly qu@@ ali@@ fied to teach others ; they really were not even teaching themselves .
Pe@@ dr@@ o sp@@ ent 18 months in pris@@ on , where he continued his sub@@ ver@@ sive activ@@ ity .
dep@@ th of knowledge ?
For more than a de@@ ca@@ de , Jo@@ y@@ ce and I enjo@@ yed get@@ ting to know our brothers in this way , and we rejo@@ ic@@ ed at their spiritual prog@@ ress .
So he sp@@ ent time teaching his children about Jehovah God and His la@@ ws .
The disciples learned to be like shepher@@ ds who take care of their sheep .
However , if you study the Bible and help all your children to do lik@@ e@@ wise , you will gain the knowledge that will en@@ able you and your whole family to live forever .
The one recei@@ ving attention in that way u@@ su@@ ally de@@ te@@ cts ‘ s@@ we@@ et@@ ness ’ in such help@@ ful expres@@ sions .
The Bible states : “ God continued giving Solomon wisdom and understanding in very great me@@ asure and a bro@@ ad@@ ness of heart , like the s@@ and that is upon the se@@ a@@ sh@@ ore .
K@@ nor@@ r dist@@ ribu@@ ted the fore@@ ign assign@@ ments to us stud@@ ents !
W@@ E L@@ I@@ V@@ E in a time of human hist@@ ory that is truly uni@@ que .
“ Because , ” the next verse continu@@ es , “ a husband is head of his wife as the Christ also is head of the congregation . ”
With personal experience as our teach@@ er , could we ever have the same sen@@ ti@@ ments as the psalmist had toward “ the law of Jehovah ” ? ​ — Read Psalm 19 : 7 .
It is love .
The less@@ on we can learn from He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah invol@@ ves the heart .
But how do they conduct themselves when con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with situ@@ ations that bring them face - to - face with these is@@ su@@ es ?
E@@ du@@ ard and I were assign@@ ed to different c@@ el@@ ls .
Let us go back three and a half years : M@@ ary sen@@ sed that change was coming .
Saul , the first one anointed as king of Israel , did just that .
We might be able to dec@@ ei@@ ve fellow humans , but we cannot fo@@ ol Jehovah .
“ While in the situation , my husband , brother , and I often found it hard to know what to do .
As you stri@@ ve to re@@ ach your go@@ als , including baptism , you may at times experience anxi@@ ety and doub@@ ts .
Jesus promised : “ I will re@@ qu@@ est the Father and he will give you another help@@ er to be with you forever , the spirit of the truth , which the world cannot receive . ”
“ When I st@@ op@@ ped working se@@ cul@@ arly , it seem@@ ed that the family began to fun@@ ction much more s@@ mo@@ o@@ th@@ ly , ” expla@@ ins C@@ ris@@ t@@ ina , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er .
Ch@@ er@@ i today
The ma@@ ster , though , saw things differ@@ ently .
Those who sear@@ ch for God and com@@ p@@ ly with Scriptural teachings will not be har@@ m@@ ed . ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 2 : 3 .
But in our new sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s , I was a str@@ anger and , to many , a str@@ ange sight .
Gi@@ ving such ones the opportunity to get to know Jehovah gives me tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous satis@@ fac@@ tion . ”
S@@ inc@@ er@@ ity is requi@@ red , but more is needed .
They inclu@@ de tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents , ci@@ vi@@ l war , fam@@ ine , A@@ I@@ D@@ S , can@@ c@@ er , heart di@@ se@@ ase , and a ho@@ st of other things .
* Per@@ haps you feel that your te@@ ars would f@@ ill a good part of that s@@ k@@ in bo@@ t@@ tle or many pages of such a book .
They can even become ad@@ di@@ cted to por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
5 : 25 .
Like the mon@@ um@@ ent of st@@ ones that Jo@@ shua er@@ e@@ cted , the rec@@ ord of God’s sa@@ ving ac@@ ts as@@ sures us that he will not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on his people .
Are we un@@ f@@ l@@ in@@ ch@@ ingly loyal to him ?
Adam con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed : “ I was af@@ ra@@ id because I was n@@ ak@@ ed and so I hi@@ d my@@ self . ”
Con@@ tro@@ l ne@@ g@@ ative emo@@ tions
Why should we not make com@@ par@@ is@@ ons ?
1 , 2 . ( a ) What examples illustr@@ ate the field called bi@@ om@@ i@@ me@@ tic@@ s ?
As Christians wal@@ king by holy spirit , though , we are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah ra@@ ised Jesus from the dead and made him high@@ er than all other cre@@ ation .
The requi@@ re@@ ment that Israel@@ ’s pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od be physi@@ c@@ ally clean has real meaning for Jehovah’s people today .
Abraham was a man who “ put faith in Jehovah . ”
( Read Acts 20 : 18 - 21 . )
What if a person who wi@@ sh@@ es to become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses is cur@@ r@@ ently a reg@@ is@@ tered member of a false religion ?
In 20@@ 10 , he attend@@ ed the P@@ i@@ one@@ er Ser@@ vice S@@ cho@@ ol .
These , along with “ a great crow@@ d ” of “ other sheep , ” receive encourag@@ ement and guid@@ ance .
This article discus@@ ses how Bible reading , prayer , and good conduct can help you@@ ths to worship Jehovah who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly .
They a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned their fle@@ sh@@ ly bo@@ dies and re@@ turned to the spirit real@@ m as spirit cre@@ atu@@ res .
However , s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ ism and dis@@ satis@@ fac@@ tion set in .
F@@ in@@ ding a S@@ ound B@@ as@@ is for B@@ eli@@ ef
Why show support for Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y now ?
the chap@@ ter , 40
This prac@@ tice will gra@@ du@@ ally de@@ e@@ pen our understanding of the Bible .
And since they stri@@ ve to prac@@ tice the love that God teach@@ es , they do not share in w@@ ars .
How can we ref@@ res@@ h one another at conven@@ tions and ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es ?
For a time , very likely it would be bene@@ fi@@ cial for the rep@@ ent@@ ant one to listen rather than com@@ ment at meetings .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ All those desi@@ ring to live with godly devo@@ tion in associ@@ ation with Christ Jesus will also be persecu@@ ted . ”
He had will@@ ingly attend@@ ed Matthe@@ w@@ ’s “ bi@@ g rec@@ ep@@ tion fe@@ ast ” for him some@@ time ear@@ li@@ er .
In the past century , t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony car@@ ds , ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ s , s@@ ound c@@ ars , and ra@@ di@@ o bro@@ ad@@ ca@@ st@@ s were also used .
If the ani@@ ma@@ l stu@@ b@@ bor@@ n@@ ly res@@ is@@ ted the pri@@ ck@@ ings of the go@@ ad by pu@@ shing against it , what was the result ?
• Ha@@ ving what qualities will help you to tre@@ at others imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ally ?
Why may ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble activities be vie@@ wed as a “ gift of God , ” yet what f@@ ran@@ k war@@ ning does the Bible give ?
As soon as the pl@@ ane l@@ an@@ ded , I was u@@ sh@@ ered into an emp@@ ty shed that served as a cu@@ st@@ om@@ s of@@ fice .
After n@@ om@@ in@@ al Christi@@ an@@ ity had become a prom@@ in@@ ent religion , what the ch@@ urch accepted as or@@ tho@@ do@@ x teaching came to be more n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w@@ ly de@@ f@@ ined .
But only now can I hon@@ es@@ tly say that I love Jehovah . ’
Paul stated : “ Tru@@ e , God has over@@ loo@@ ked the times of such ign@@ or@@ ance , yet now he is tel@@ ling mankind that they should all every@@ where rep@@ ent .
The truth is that such tell - t@@ ale sign@@ s and contribu@@ ting fac@@ t@@ ors as bre@@ a@@ th@@ less@@ ness , over@@ we@@ i@@ ght , and ch@@ est pa@@ ins are often ign@@ ored .
When we use our spe@@ e@@ ch to he@@ al , we help to pre@@ serve “ the un@@ iting b@@ ond of peace ” in our congregation . ​ — Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 1 - 3 .
I also take ple@@ asure in con@@ duc@@ ting Bible discus@@ sions at mor@@ ning worship before bre@@ ak@@ f@@ ast .
When Di@@ to began mis@@ sing his stu@@ dies , I said : “ Di@@ to , Jehovah does not ob@@ lig@@ ate you to support his Kingdom .
Many sisters have a k@@ n@@ ack for lear@@ ning fore@@ ign langu@@ ages and use them in the ministry , while others are out@@ standing examples of giving support to those who need encourag@@ ement or of car@@ ing for the si@@ ck .
“ This is a hi@@ d@@ den public health ha@@ z@@ ard ex@@ p@@ lo@@ ding , in part , because very few are recogn@@ iz@@ ing it as such or taking it seri@@ ously , ” says D@@ r . A@@ l C@@ o@@ op@@ er , the p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ g@@ ist who condu@@ cted the sur@@ ve@@ y .
Even so , I was g@@ la@@ d to see my new husband being used to serve his brothers and sisters , and there was no doubt in my mind that if Jehovah was cen@@ tr@@ al in our marriage , we would be truly happy .
The Ch@@ all@@ enge of R@@ ac@@ i@@ al Se@@ g@@ reg@@ ation
Satan and his dem@@ ons , the f@@ om@@ ent@@ ers of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , will be off the sc@@ ene , and the effe@@ cts of Ad@@ am@@ ’s sin will be re@@ moved through Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice .
No matter how hard I fi@@ ght , they are still there .
Ke@@ ep On As@@ king , “ Wh@@ ere Is Jehovah ? ”
( b ) Wh@@ ich coun@@ tri@@ es had out@@ standing inc@@ reas@@ es in 199@@ 9 ?
However , a dis@@ co@@ very in P@@ al@@ est@@ ine some 50 years ag@@ o shed light on this matter .
He felt deep@@ ly about the reg@@ re@@ ts of his past , but he also learned to make a succ@@ ess of his life in faithful service to God .
( b ) What will help us to exam@@ ine our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart ?
( b ) Re@@ g@@ arding un@@ righteous gain , what is the situation today ?
Th@@ ings would have g@@ one well with God’s prophet if he had continued on his j@@ our@@ ne@@ y back home .
In 19@@ 7@@ 1 we re@@ turned to L@@ ond@@ on@@ der@@ ry to vis@@ it a sister .
I@@ ts writ@@ ers , however , did make acc@@ ur@@ ate com@@ ments on matters that should interest s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists today .
W@@ ould you have com@@ pared the mas@@ sive d@@ ou@@ ble w@@ alls of Babyl@@ on with Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s bro@@ ken - down w@@ alls , with large g@@ ap@@ s where g@@ ates and w@@ atch@@ to@@ wers once sto@@ od ?
For a syst@@ em@@ ati@@ c consider@@ ation of all of Jesus ’ teachings , see The Gre@@ at@@ est M@@ an Who E@@ ver Li@@ ved , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
When the apostle John wrote that “ perfect love thro@@ ws fear out@@ side , ” what did he mean by “ perfect love , ” and what “ fear ” is thus thro@@ wn out@@ side ?
The w@@ ine that Jesus used on N@@ is@@ an 14 , 33 C.E . , re@@ pres@@ ented Jesus ’ blood , as does the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al c@@ up of w@@ ine today .
S@@ pe@@ cial Is@@ sue
The Law gave them ro@@ om to live and bre@@ a@@ the .
Jehovah pre@@ vi@@ ously used wicked Bal@@ a@@ am to ut@@ ter tru@@ th@@ ful prophe@@ ci@@ es concer@@ ning the Israelites . ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 23 : 1 – 24 : 24 .
A@@ no@@ ther reason why you can put your trust in the Bible is that when it comes to s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c matters , what this ancient book states is acc@@ ur@@ ate .
This war is fore@@ told , not in a s@@ ci@@ ence fi@@ ction no@@ v@@ el , but in God’s inspired Word , the Bible .
1@@ 11 : 10 .
They would then pi@@ ck up the o@@ lives and take them to the ne@@ are@@ st st@@ one pres@@ s to make o@@ il .
“ We hear them speaking in our t@@ ong@@ u@@ es about the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent things of God . ” ​ — Acts 2 : 11 .
In our day , Jehovah has shed light on his Word
In 195@@ 6 , when Bro@@ ther Na@@ than K@@ nor@@ r vis@@ ited , we had a n@@ ational conven@@ tion .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 18 , 35
As we have seen , the so - called th@@ ir@@ d person of the Tr@@ in@@ ity , the holy spirit , is not a person .
How can young ones in the congregation be helped to show an interest in the older ones ?
Then he sent me to K@@ ach@@ ere P@@ ris@@ on , where I was kept for fi@@ ve months .
We may do the same thing in times of great dist@@ ress in our life .
He will not wr@@ ang@@ le , nor c@@ ry al@@ ou@@ d , nor will anyone hear his vo@@ ice in the bro@@ ad ways .
Does knowledge of God change ani@@ ma@@ l be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or ?
Tru@@ e Christians see the wisdom of the Scriptural ex@@ hor@@ tation : “ Bet@@ ter is v@@ ex@@ ation than la@@ ugh@@ ter , for by the cro@@ s@@ s@@ ness of the face the heart be@@ comes better . ”
And John ob@@ ser@@ ves that the of@@ fic@@ ers who were sent to ar@@ rest Jesus re@@ turned emp@@ ty - h@@ an@@ ded , saying : “ N@@ ever has another man spo@@ ken like this . ” ​ — Luke 4 : 22 ; Mat@@ t .
And Satan does not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to res@@ ort to th@@ reat@@ s and to ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it fear of men to accom@@ pl@@ ish his a@@ im . ​ — Acts 5 : 40 .
As Christians , we too can benefit from the guid@@ el@@ ines that Jehovah gave in the Law .
A S@@ ur@@ pris@@ e That Ch@@ ang@@ ed Our Li@@ ves
Ther@@ efore , since Jesus ’ followers were to “ follow his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y , ” it is not sur@@ pris@@ ing that they too must be min@@ isters . ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 21 .
The apostle Paul me@@ ant that anointed Christians are baptized , or im@@ mer@@ sed , into a course of life that will lead to a death of integrity like that of Christ .
In these artic@@ les , we have exam@@ ined only a few of the spiritual g@@ em@@ s in Jesus ’ Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount .
If the l@@ end@@ er does not s@@ ti@@ pul@@ ate a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c ti@@ me@@ table , you should , and you should s@@ tic@@ k to it .
But he could not hear me .
Be@@ fore going to work or school , pray for holy spirit
Jewish Bible scho@@ la@@ r Al@@ f@@ red E@@ der@@ sh@@ ei@@ m wrote : “ [ This ] tri@@ bul@@ ation to Israel [ was ] un@@ par@@ all@@ el@@ ed in the ter@@ ri@@ ble past of its hist@@ ory , and un@@ e@@ qu@@ al@@ led even in its b@@ loo@@ dy future . ”
M@@ et@@ al@@ working was known before the F@@ lood
How does Paul’s letter to the Hebrew Christians con@@ ne@@ ct blood with for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess ?
• Ex@@ pla@@ in how Christian famili@@ es can “ keep ready ” by . . .
Does en@@ v@@ y of the ap@@ par@@ ent advan@@ ta@@ ges that the wicked enjoy al@@ ter the out@@ come for them ?
“ De@@ c@@ ree of Jehovah ” C@@ an@@ not Fa@@ il , 7 / 15
Do you use a c@@ ell p@@ ho@@ ne , a com@@ pu@@ ter , or the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t ?
At God’s comm@@ and , Abra@@ m lea@@ ves the Ch@@ al@@ de@@ an city of U@@ r and be@@ comes a t@@ ent d@@ wel@@ l@@ er in a land that Jehovah promises to give to him and his des@@ c@@ end@@ ants .
I@@ S@@ R@@ A@@ EL@@ ’@@ S F@@ I@@ R@@ S@@ T K@@ IN@@ G ​ — A S@@ U@@ C@@ C@@ E@@ S@@ S O@@ R A F@@ A@@ I@@ L@@ U@@ R@@ E ?
Ke@@ ep in mind that there is a differ@@ ence between ex@@ ten@@ ding a gift for a leg@@ iti@@ mate service and o@@ ffering a bri@@ be for an un@@ la@@ w@@ ful fav@@ or .
H@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y is all too comm@@ on today in ne@@ arly every are@@ a of human activ@@ ity ​ — pol@@ itical , religious , and com@@ mer@@ cial .
However , the prophecy fore@@ told that “ ten hor@@ ns ” would gro@@ w from this emp@@ i@@ re and one in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar would gain prom@@ in@@ ence .
The other is that the Kingdom message ser@@ ves as “ a witness . ”
The high pri@@ est en@@ tered the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly com@@ par@@ t@@ ment of the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le or temple , where only he could go and only on this one day of the year .
How than@@ k@@ ful we are to Jehovah for making it possible for us to be his sla@@ ves !
I@@ N H@@ I@@ S fam@@ ous Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus said : “ H@@ app@@ y are those consci@@ ous of their spiritual need . ”
They will still keep on th@@ ri@@ ving during gra@@ y - he@@ a@@ de@@ dness , f@@ at and f@@ res@@ h they will continue to be . ” ​ — Psalm 9@@ 2 : 12 - 14 .
( 7 ) Da@@ w@@ k@@ in , M .
Ang@@ els do not vis@@ it individuals in the same way today , but like M@@ ano@@ ah , parents can seek Jehovah’s mind when tra@@ ining their children . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 4 .
I needed to let Jehovah tra@@ in me . ”
Paul recogn@@ ized that Jehovah was gl@@ ori@@ fied by means of the congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s un@@ ity .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 12 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 6@@ 4 , 6@@ 1
D@@ ou@@ ala
Des@@ pite her you@@ th , she was like a mother to me for years to come .
For some we@@ ek@@ s our As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all became a cen@@ ter for dis@@ plac@@ ed pers@@ ons .
E@@ very act of Rom@@ an public and priv@@ ate life was thought to be sub@@ ject to the will of the go@@ ds .
; R@@ o@@ thro@@ ck , J .
I was deep@@ ly moved by a talk I heard there about J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s daugh@@ ter .
But it war@@ ms my heart when I think of the spiritually al@@ er@@ t com@@ ment my son made on that occasi@@ on .
Y@@ oung and old can be s@@ our@@ ces of encourag@@ ement
W@@ ould a teach@@ er ur@@ ge a group of liter@@ ate stud@@ ents to learn to read ?
Jesus was baptized as the Messi@@ ah 4@@ 8@@ 3 years later , in the year 29 C.E . , ex@@ ac@@ tly on time . ​ — Read Daniel 9 : 25 .
A e@@ we might inst@@ inc@@ tiv@@ ely ris@@ k her own life to prote@@ ct her lam@@ b .
An@@ yone can m@@ om@@ ent@@ ar@@ ily wa@@ ver in his trust in Jehovah .
There are more than 9@@ 0@@ ,000 de@@ a@@ f people in I@@ tal@@ y .
We need to be@@ friend such individuals and help them to see that they are a valu@@ able part of the congregation .
40 : 1 - 16 . 11 , 12 . ( a ) What were Jo@@ shua and the k@@ ings who rul@@ ed God’s people requi@@ red to do ?
Paul desi@@ red to mo@@ tiv@@ ate his listen@@ ers to act upon the good news .
As we exam@@ ine chap@@ ter 4 of Eph@@ es@@ ians , we will see why un@@ ity requi@@ res effort , how Jehovah helps us to un@@ ite , and what attitu@@ des will help us to remain un@@ ited .
How different Jesus ’ appro@@ ach is now from what it was si@@ x months ear@@ li@@ er !
These inclu@@ de family n@@ ames , ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c desi@@ gn@@ ations , and poin@@ ts regarding the religious and pol@@ itical c@@ li@@ mate of the times .
Yet , I and many others believ@@ ed that only those who had se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations with mul@@ ti@@ ple par@@ t@@ n@@ ers were for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ ors .
Wh@@ atever we can do in Jehovah’s service , all of us can offer accep@@ table spiritual sacrific@@ es to him .
How preci@@ ous is this spiritual her@@ it@@ age to you ?
How do we know that Joseph pur@@ su@@ ed a go@@ al far high@@ er than that of worl@@ dly prom@@ in@@ ence ?
Why did Ne@@ h@@ emiah not f@@ all into the tra@@ p that had been set for him ?
To the ex@@ t@@ ent that we continue to work in ear@@ n@@ est , we will be bless@@ ed ​ — as a people and as individuals .
Jehovah’s L@@ ong - Su@@ ffering Be@@ fore the F@@ lood
Who Will B@@ ring R@@ eli@@ ef ?
Does your conscience work in such a man@@ ner ?
The in@@ justice of it all !
However , Christi@@ an@@ ity was in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed in C@@ y@@ pr@@ us before Paul arri@@ ved there .
With full knowledge that he was soon to be put to death , Jesus lam@@ ented : “ Jerusalem , Jerusalem , the k@@ ill@@ er of the prophe@@ ts and st@@ on@@ er of those sent for@@ th to her , ​ — how often I wanted to ga@@ ther your children together , the way a h@@ en ga@@ thers her c@@ hi@@ c@@ ks together under her w@@ ings !
F@@ i@@ f@@ ty - si@@ x years of ex@@ ile still li@@ e a@@ head .
Some H@@ in@@ du thin@@ k@@ ers have lik@@ ened Jesus Christ to the H@@ in@@ du go@@ d K@@ ri@@ sh@@ na , said by many to be a go@@ d inc@@ ar@@ n@@ ate .
Since L@@ loy@@ d has the heavenly hope and I have the earthly hope , so@@ on@@ er or later we will have to part any@@ way .
( 4 ) Ye@@ om@@ ans , J .
3 : O@@ r@@ der@@ ed by God
On A@@ pri@@ l 12 , 198@@ 7 , while my wife was preaching in fr@@ on@@ t of our house , a heav@@ y ir@@ on do@@ or s@@ w@@ un@@ g shu@@ t be@@ h@@ ind her , h@@ ur@@ ling her on@@ to the si@@ de@@ walk , seri@@ ously in@@ j@@ uring her .
“ How can I pre@@ ten@@ d that it do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t h@@ ur@@ t des@@ per@@ ately from day to day ?
Why should you remember your baptism and its sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance ?
Af@@ ter@@ ward , a cou@@ ple of Witnesses invit@@ ed her to their home for a s@@ n@@ ack .
Jehovah’s P@@ ow@@ er “ Ma@@ de Per@@ fect in We@@ ak@@ ness ”
The in@@ de@@ x of pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted boo@@ ks lis@@ ted transl@@ ations of the Bible into the ver@@ n@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar as d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous
If a fellow beli@@ ever fa@@ il@@ s to respon@@ d to your efforts to res@@ ol@@ ve a differ@@ ence , you may have to leave the matter in Jehovah’s hands , tru@@ sting that he will h@@ and@@ le it in his own time and in his own way .
As they made the cir@@ cu@@ it , each son was the ho@@ st of the ban@@ qu@@ et held at his house on “ his own day . ”
( Proverbs 12 : 25 )
‘ I do not mean for it to be hard on you , ’ Paul as@@ sur@@ ed them .
What wonderful example of long - suffering did Jesus provide ?
On@@ ce , he appe@@ ared to more than 5@@ 00 people .
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying the Bible and atten@@ ding Christian meetings will strengthen your love for God and your faith in him .
In the s@@ pl@@ end@@ ors of ho@@ l@@ iness , from the wom@@ b of the da@@ wn , you have your compan@@ y of young men just like de@@ w@@ d@@ ro@@ ps . ”
This me@@ ant that we sisters had to take care of congregation du@@ ties that are u@@ su@@ ally assign@@ ed to brothers .
I was imp@@ ressed with her attitude about full - time service and her will@@ ing@@ ness to go wh@@ er@@ ever Jehovah’s organization might s@@ end her .
( b ) To what has dis@@ beli@@ ef led many ?
U@@ sing am@@ p@@ li@@ f@@ ying e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment , they pas@@ sed many we@@ ek@@ ends bro@@ ad@@ ca@@ sting the Kingdom message to on@@ sh@@ ore commun@@ ities .
L@@ ater , they will bo@@ il the ju@@ ice until it be@@ comes dar@@ k m@@ ol@@ as@@ ses that can be so@@ ld in to@@ wn .
For example , they give fin@@ an@@ cial contribu@@ tions and help to buil@@ d Kingdom H@@ alls , As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ alls , and branch fac@@ il@@ ities , and they loy@@ ally obey those appointed by “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” to take the lead . ​ — Mat@@ t .
How does he accom@@ pl@@ ish this ?
For that would be lo@@ ose conduct , and that would be an er@@ ro@@ r for attention by the jus@@ tic@@ es . ” ​ — Job 31 : 1 , 9 - 11 .
B@@ re@@ ak@@ ing L@@ angu@@ age B@@ arri@@ ers
P@@ R@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H@@ IN@@ G the good news of God’s Kingdom from house to house is a tra@@ dem@@ ar@@ k of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
In the Scriptures , tend@@ er affe@@ ction , fellow feel@@ ing , and com@@ pas@@ sion are all in@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely l@@ in@@ ked with the no@@ bl@@ est of Christian qualities ​ — love .
T@@ ak@@ ing practic@@ al , com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate action in be@@ half of older ones demonstr@@ ates the princi@@ ple be@@ h@@ ind Paul’s counsel : “ G@@ o on car@@ r@@ ying the bur@@ den@@ s of one another , and thus fulf@@ ill the law of the Christ . ” ​ — G@@ al .
Do you remember A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ r@@ a , mentioned at the beg@@ in@@ ning of this article ?
I@@ T H@@ A@@ S been called the most wi@@ d@@ ely re@@ pe@@ ated of all Christian prayers .
; R@@ app@@ ene@@ ck@@ er , A .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing bus@@ y in the Christian ministry has helped me not to d@@ well exc@@ essi@@ vely on the past .
Mis@@ si@@ one Ar@@ c@@ he@@ olo@@ gi@@ c@@ a I@@ tal@@ i@@ ana a E@@ b@@ la - Un@@ i@@ vers@@ it@@ à de@@ gl@@ i S@@ tudi di Rom@@ a ‘ L@@ a Sa@@ pi@@ enza ’
F@@ ac@@ ing Con@@ temp@@ t and O@@ p@@ position
David was then told that as a con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence of his actions , “ a s@@ word ” would not de@@ part from his house and cal@@ am@@ ity would str@@ ike his family .
Jehovah Will By No Me@@ ans Le@@ a@@ ve You
Jac@@ ob@@ ’s devo@@ tion to Jehovah rema@@ ined strong to the end of his life .
Jesus went on to give her more reas@@ sur@@ ance by saying : “ Your faith has made you well .
Tru@@ e , it requi@@ res hum@@ ility and pati@@ ence to listen atten@@ tiv@@ ely to your sp@@ ouse and to ac@@ knowledge his or her op@@ in@@ ion .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , a pres@@ sing need to provide and receive tra@@ ining ex@@ ists today .
Now it is in si@@ x@@ th position , be@@ h@@ ind such coun@@ tri@@ es as the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines and the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
Our imper@@ fe@@ ction could cause us to ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy the fa@@ ul@@ ts of our brothers in@@ stead of loo@@ king at their over@@ all spiritual qualities .
After ex@@ chang@@ ing war@@ m gre@@ et@@ ings , we were taken to the at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive ca@@ bi@@ n that we would call our home for a we@@ ek .
We moved back to Al@@ li@@ ance , O@@ hi@@ o , in 194@@ 5 , so@@ ld the tra@@ il@@ er that had been our home for n@@ ine years , and moved into the f@@ ar@@ m@@ house with my parents .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T E@@ X@@ P@@ E@@ R@@ T@@ S S@@ A@@ Y : “ C@@ ou@@ ples and famili@@ es bre@@ ak up over por@@ n . ” ​ — The P@@ or@@ n T@@ ra@@ p , by W@@ end@@ y and L@@ ar@@ ry Mal@@ t@@ z .
C@@ la@@ i@@ re : G@@ a@@ il , a lo@@ t of people think the f@@ la@@ g stan@@ ds for their country .
L@@ it@@ tle won@@ der , then , that Jesus often s@@ ought to be al@@ one in order to pray !
( a ) What is ze@@ al ?
The following article will consider what God will do to eli@@ min@@ ate all ca@@ uses of suffering .
We were ei@@ ght and ten years old res@@ pe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
If some in your ter@@ rit@@ ory refu@@ se to listen to anyone who does not have certain uni@@ vers@@ ity de@@ gre@@ es or t@@ it@@ les , do not let their attitude disc@@ oura@@ ge you .
If , for example , your body is we@@ ak@@ ened by mal@@ nu@@ tr@@ iti@@ on , your res@@ ist@@ ance “ become [ s ] so low that the le@@ ast in@@ fe@@ ction may be f@@ at@@ al , ” says medi@@ cal au@@ th@@ or Peter W@@ ing@@ ate .
The Jews were rel@@ eas@@ ed , and they arri@@ ved in their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and by 5@@ 37 B.C.E .
Such g@@ am@@ bl@@ ers dre@@ am of making it bi@@ g or str@@ ik@@ ing it rich in one eas@@ y st@@ ro@@ ke .
In fact , for sever@@ al years our family lived in a country where there is a great need for Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers and helped to esta@@ bl@@ ish new congregations .
The pol@@ itical el@@ ements of this world will take care of this .
Many people use cont@@ ra@@ st@@ s when they speak .
Why does such inc@@ re@@ ase take place ?
Even the he@@ ad@@ ma@@ ster , who was h@@ es@@ it@@ ant at first , asked many questions and arrang@@ ed for me to speak to other cl@@ as@@ ses .
Th@@ ink of it : We know the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn .
But the s@@ ource of world un@@ ity is not man or man - made religi@@ ons , as we will see .
“ F@@ ish@@ ing ” op@@ er@@ ations started , and the sh@@ aring of the Christian hope in S@@ ene@@ g@@ al ste@@ adi@@ ly moved a@@ head .
Sam@@ ari@@ a cap@@ tur@@ ed
“ The works of the flesh are man@@ i@@ f@@ est , ” wrote the apostle Paul , “ and they are for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , lo@@ ose conduct . ”
Many fe@@ atu@@ res of the temple in Jerusalem well pi@@ c@@ ture the pro@@ v@@ isions of the spiritual temple , including those rel@@ ated to prayer .
W@@ as Ru@@ th bless@@ ed by God ?
And of those who speak S@@ pan@@ ish , many can more re@@ adi@@ ly learn Bible truth in their own language .
Thus , Jesus is the first one to be descri@@ bed in the Bible as recei@@ ving the gift of im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity .
We should exam@@ ine our own heart .
M@@ ake Your Ad@@ van@@ c@@ ement M@@ ani@@ f@@ est
In class at G@@ ile@@ ad , I s@@ at next to Mar@@ t@@ in P@@ o@@ et@@ z@@ ing@@ er .
In the 19@@ 50 ’ s and 19@@ 60 ’ s , bo@@ ld mission@@ aries , such as Bet@@ ty Jac@@ k@@ son , El@@ si@@ e M@@ ey@@ n@@ ber@@ g , P@@ am@@ ela Mo@@ sel@@ ey , and Ch@@ ar@@ lo@@ t@@ te T@@ om@@ as@@ cha@@ f@@ s@@ k@@ y , spe@@ ar@@ he@@ ad@@ ed the work in many is@@ ol@@ ated to@@ w@@ ns .
● “ Jesus is a fai@@ ry t@@ ale for gro@@ wn - up children . ”
A young man st@@ or@@ m@@ ed into his form@@ er school with a gu@@ n taken from his parents ’ be@@ d@@ ro@@ om .
We pre@@ f@@ er to live this way rather than face the possible con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of cho@@ o@@ sing a different life - st@@ y@@ le .
H@@ u@@ sh@@ a@@ i was coura@@ ge@@ ous and ris@@ ked his life to obey David and to stay loyal to Jehovah .
Pe@@ ople light a lam@@ p and set it , not under the me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing bas@@ ke@@ t , but upon the lam@@ p@@ stand , and it shin@@ es upon all those in the house .
What is the right course when rul@@ ers comm@@ and us to bre@@ ak God’s law ?
God’s people have seen the liter@@ al fulfill@@ ment of the prophecy recorded by Isaiah : “ The little one himself will become a th@@ ous@@ and , and the small one a mi@@ gh@@ ty nation . ”
To min@@ i@@ mi@@ ze the ris@@ ks for them , however , I had to li@@ mit my vis@@ its home dr@@ as@@ tic@@ ally .
When Ru@@ th asked : “ How is it I have found fav@@ or in your eyes so that I am taken no@@ tice of , when I am a fore@@ ign@@ er ? ”
The answer is found in M@@ el@@ du@@ ng@@ en a@@ us den N@@ i@@ e@@ der@@ l@@ and@@ en ( R@@ ep@@ or@@ ts From the Ne@@ ther@@ lands ) , a cl@@ as@@ si@@ fied do@@ cum@@ ent that the Ger@@ man Si@@ ch@@ er@@ he@@ it@@ spo@@ li@@ ze@@ i ( Se@@ cur@@ ity P@@ o@@ li@@ ce ) pre@@ pared in A@@ pri@@ l 194@@ 1 .
Does he inter@@ v@@ ene to pre@@ v@@ ent individu@@ al or col@@ le@@ ctive tra@@ ge@@ dies ?
Christians re@@ com@@ men@@ d themselves by let@@ ting their conduct speak for it@@ self !
Re@@ g@@ arding those c@@ ities , Jehovah said : “ They will serve as a refu@@ ge for you . ”
Of course , no true Christian would want to imitate Satan by being c@@ ru@@ el , har@@ s@@ h , and mer@@ c@@ il@@ ess .
In this reg@@ ard , every congregation ho@@ l@@ ds a we@@ ek@@ ly The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol , which is desi@@ gn@@ ed to help all those en@@ ro@@ l@@ led become effe@@ ctive pro@@ claim@@ ers of God’s Kingdom .
The A@@ t@@ titu@@ de of a Christian M@@ in@@ is@@ ter
The apostle Peter says : “ You wi@@ ves , be in sub@@ je@@ ction to your own hus@@ ban@@ ds , in order that , if any are not obedi@@ ent to the word , they may be w@@ on without a word through the conduct of their wi@@ ves , because of having been e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses of your cha@@ st@@ e conduct together with deep respect . ”
Jesus follow@@ ed clo@@ sel@@ y what was going on within the congregations of his anointed followers in the first century C.E .
Consider the example of Jesus .
Ma@@ y@@ be first I could ask you why you sal@@ u@@ te it ?
• we@@ pt op@@ en@@ ly . ​ — John 11 : 35 .
But what should we do if there is still no peace ?
To change for the better and be beau@@ ti@@ ful in God’s eyes , we need to give attention to the in@@ ner person .
Bro@@ ther S@@ pl@@ ane encoura@@ ged the new mission@@ aries to get off to a good star@@ t in their assign@@ ments by doing the following : “ Ma@@ in@@ tain a positi@@ ve attitude .
J@@ un@@ g ref@@ ers to man@@ ’s need to worship a high@@ er power and says that “ its man@@ i@@ fes@@ t@@ ations can be follow@@ ed all through human hist@@ ory . ”
The uni@@ que l@@ and@@ s@@ cap@@ e still star@@ t@@ les mo@@ der@@ n - day vis@@ it@@ ors to this re@@ gi@@ on of T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y .
The name Jehovah means “ He Ca@@ uses to Be@@ come , ” sign@@ i@@ f@@ ying that God , through prog@@ res@@ sive action , ca@@ uses his promises to come true .
Paul does not mis@@ s this uni@@ que opportunity to “ witness to both small and great . ”
One after another , Juda@@ h’s c@@ ities f@@ ell before the advan@@ c@@ ing As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an ar@@ mi@@ es ! ​ — 2 K@@ i .
Jehovah also provi@@ des us with another ty@@ pe of ang@@ eli@@ c help .
1 , 2 . ( a ) S@@ hor@@ tly before his death , what information did Jesus share with his disciples ?
As sh@@ own ear@@ li@@ er in this article , the He@@ ad of the Christian congregation , Jesus Christ , made it clear that his followers would be se@@ par@@ ate from the world , Satan’s wicked system of things .
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately after men@@ tion@@ ing E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s trans@@ fer@@ ence , Paul again st@@ ressed the import@@ ance of faith , saying : “ Mo@@ re@@ over , without faith it is imp@@ os@@ sible to ple@@ ase [ God ] well . ”
So we got married in De@@ c@@ ember 195@@ 2 .
The off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing would des@@ c@@ end from Abraham , would be many in number , would have a k@@ ingly fun@@ ction , would destro@@ y all enem@@ ies , and would be a blessing for many others .
How did see@@ ing the suffering of others af@@ fect Jesus ?
He ga@@ ined po@@ pul@@ ar support in M@@ ü@@ n@@ ster , though his ra@@ di@@ cal vie@@ ws were too ex@@ tre@@ me for some .
Jesus did not pre@@ v@@ ent the man because the Christian congregation had not yet been form@@ ed .
We do not know the day and the h@@ our .
In F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary of 19@@ 34 , I began serving at the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses ( called Bethel ) in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k .
Moses did not je@@ al@@ ously gu@@ ard his authority .
A number of would - be li@@ ber@@ at@@ ors appe@@ ared am@@ id great f@@ an@@ f@@ are and promise , but ho@@ p@@ es were soon da@@ shed as such men fa@@ iled to deli@@ ver the Jews from the Rom@@ an yo@@ ke . ​ — Acts 5 : 34 - 37 .
The quic@@ k respon@@ se of the po@@ li@@ ce likely pre@@ ven@@ ted the g@@ un@@ man from k@@ ill@@ ing more people at the school .
The th@@ ir@@ d talk of this sy@@ mp@@ o@@ si@@ u@@ m st@@ ressed the need to gl@@ ori@@ fy God by fine works .
Yet , those who who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly accept Jehovah’s invit@@ ation need never reg@@ re@@ t doing so .
The ba@@ si@@ c ide@@ a of the word , along with such other words as “ mis@@ lead ” and “ d@@ elu@@ de , ” is to lead someone ast@@ ra@@ y by under@@ h@@ an@@ ded means .
In this article , we will look at four ma@@ in l@@ ines of reason@@ ing ​ — vital c@@ lu@@ es — ​ that will reve@@ al the meaning of the mar@@ k of the be@@ ast .
‘ The T@@ ong@@ ue That He@@ als ’
It as@@ ks for nothing and expe@@ cts nothing in return .
• How is Jehovah our ul@@ tim@@ ate S@@ ource of strength ?
B@@ R@@ A@@ M@@ P@@ T@@ O@@ N , O@@ N ( P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese only ) , As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses , 2@@ 5@@ 9@@ 4 H@@ igh@@ way 7 W M@@ ON@@ T@@ R@@ E@@ A@@ L , Q@@ C ( I@@ tal@@ i@@ an only ) , As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses , 1@@ 2@@ 7@@ 00 , b@@ ou@@ l .
R@@ eli@@ ance on Jehovah en@@ ab@@ les us to end@@ ure ber@@ e@@ av@@ ement
Jo@@ y@@ ful people return to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and
It says : “ The change ag@@ ent [ lead@@ er ] needs the sen@@ s@@ iti@@ v@@ ity of a so@@ cial work@@ er , the in@@ si@@ gh@@ ts of a p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ g@@ ist , the st@@ am@@ ina of a mar@@ a@@ th@@ on r@@ un@@ ner , the pers@@ ist@@ ence of a bul@@ l@@ do@@ g , the self - reli@@ ance of a her@@ mit , and the pati@@ ence of a sa@@ in@@ t .
This prayer is called the Sh@@ ema , which is the first word of that verse in Hebrew .
Ch@@ ang@@ ing your mind may result in a blessing
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S service br@@ ings us joy .
In 198@@ 7 a brother asked me to vis@@ it an inter@@ ested person living in the to@@ wn of Bal@@ y@@ k@@ ch@@ y .
However , he stri@@ c@@ tly avo@@ i@@ ded get@@ ting too fri@@ end@@ ly with them .
What are some ref@@ in@@ ements that have been publi@@ shed in The Watchtower ?
I@@ magine what went through Sa@@ ul@@ ’s mind while he was in the home of Ju@@ d@@ as .
But what about women , wi@@ ves in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar ?
The ho@@ st@@ s ‘ just make them come . ’
But what about true Christians today ?
He therefore had acc@@ ess to their acc@@ oun@@ ts .
S@@ up@@ pose one is not asked to sal@@ u@@ te the f@@ la@@ g but mer@@ ely to hold it , ei@@ ther in a par@@ a@@ de or in a cl@@ ass@@ ro@@ om or el@@ se@@ where , so that others can sal@@ u@@ te .
Paul was sure that Jehovah could recogn@@ ize h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical worship , and he was lik@@ e@@ wise con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah could id@@ enti@@ fy those who are obedi@@ ent to H@@ im .
Al@@ so consider the apostle Peter .
How does the case of King Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at show that Jehovah loo@@ ks for the good in us even though we are imper@@ fect ?
How may young ones ev@@ alu@@ ate their attitude toward family Bible study ?
In many lo@@ c@@ ations , pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion or use of certain d@@ ru@@ g@@ s is a viol@@ ation of the law .
With my ni@@ e@@ ce , E@@ v@@ ang@@ eli@@ a O@@ r@@ ph@@ an@@ id@@ es ( right ) , and her husband , Ge@@ or@@ ge
The Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine of Lo@@ ving Par@@ ents
The vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins , assign@@ ed to this ni@@ gh@@ t@@ time vi@@ gi@@ l to wa@@ it for the arri@@ val of the bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om , needed to keep their lam@@ ps bur@@ ning and to remain al@@ er@@ t thr@@ ough@@ out the long h@@ our@@ s until the exc@@ iting ev@@ ent .
N@@ ear@@ by was a house bel@@ ong@@ ing to an in@@ ac@@ tive sister and her family .
What , though , is involved in provi@@ ding that support ?
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying it is ess@@ enti@@ al if we are to gain an understanding of Christian teachings and conduct . ​ — Hebrews 9 : 23 .
You may know how to encoura@@ ge do@@ ct@@ ors to use health - care str@@ ate@@ gi@@ es that avoid the use of blood .
And even until old age and gra@@ y - he@@ a@@ de@@ dness , O God , do not leave me , until I may tell about your ar@@ m to the gener@@ ation , to all those who are to come , about your mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness . ” ​ — P@@ s .
( b ) Why is it important to know God well ?
If we im@@ mo@@ des@@ tly take ourselves too seri@@ ously , we may find it difficult to maintain a fa@@ ir and acc@@ ur@@ ate per@@ spe@@ ctive of people and events around us .
Con@@ stan@@ tly d@@ wel@@ ling on situ@@ ations we cannot change may only te@@ ar us down .
W@@ es@@ sel G@@ ans@@ fort , however , was different .
Yet , the account is of more than m@@ ere hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al interest .
M@@ ak@@ ing Ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments H@@ as Be@@ en Re@@ war@@ ding As told by James A .
O@@ thers may not be ready for baptism until they are a bi@@ t older .
Such tre@@ at@@ ment di@@ sh@@ on@@ ored them in the eyes of many .
W@@ he@@ ther P@@ re@@ si@@ d@@ ent Tru@@ man knew it or not , the apostle Paul spoke of the dar@@ k@@ ness a@@ ff@@ lic@@ ting mankind , and he war@@ ned about it in his writ@@ ings .
( b ) What is “ a streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id ” ?
“ No man can come to me , ” af@@ fir@@ m@@ ed the Son of God , “ un@@ less the Father , who sent me , dra@@ ws him . ” ​ — John 6 : 37 , 4@@ 4 , 6@@ 5 .
If the m@@ ale publi@@ sh@@ er who accom@@ pan@@ ies the sister while she condu@@ cts an esta@@ bli@@ shed Bible study is baptized , the sister would certainly want to we@@ ar a head co@@ ver@@ ing .
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : In Bible times , the Israel@@ ite k@@ ings who rul@@ ed in Jerusalem were said to si@@ t on “ Jehovah’s thro@@ ne . ”
As for the L@@ ev@@ ites , they were not to have a land in@@ her@@ it@@ ance such as the other tri@@ bes received .
Just think about what this t@@ it@@ le imp@@ lies .
W@@ ould we value him less because he could no longer do as much for us as he once did ?
Re@@ call Jesus ’ words : “ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ”
In the end , “ he bur@@ ned down the house of the true God , t@@ ore down the w@@ all of Jerusalem , bur@@ ned all its for@@ ti@@ fied to@@ wers with fi@@ re , and destro@@ yed everything of value . ” ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 36 : 17 , 19 .
You face a similar chall@@ enge when man@@ ag@@ ing your time .
Since his Word c@@ alls U@@ z@@ z@@ ah’s deed an “ ir@@ re@@ ver@@ ent act , ” Jehovah may have seen some sel@@ f@@ ish mo@@ tive that is not expres@@ s@@ ly reve@@ aled in the account .
All such id@@ le and tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es@@ ome be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or can di@@ str@@ act us from the God - assign@@ ed work of Kingdom preaching .
No human can prote@@ ct the m@@ oun@@ tain go@@ ats and the h@@ in@@ ds , or f@@ em@@ ale de@@ er .
D@@ ar@@ k T@@ im@@ es in Israel
For the same reason Jesus did .
Instead of taking any of this we@@ al@@ thy man@@ ’s many pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , David and his men prote@@ cted his pro@@ per@@ ty .
How did Jesus ’ respon@@ se to Mar@@ y’s g@@ es@@ ture com@@ pare with that of others ?
Their ze@@ al and gen@@ u@@ ine love were a s@@ ource of inspi@@ r@@ ation .
Bu@@ il@@ ding the ar@@ k was no small t@@ ask .
We real@@ ize how much he lo@@ ves us , and we want to show him that we love him too .
The apostle Paul war@@ ned fellow Christians against pleas@@ ing the flesh , saying : “ S@@ et@@ ting the mind on the flesh means death . . . because set@@ ting the mind on the flesh means en@@ m@@ ity with God . ”
One brother could become con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ous if his su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion is not accepted , perhaps be@@ coming vo@@ cal in his cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism of decisions made .
A young man thus me@@ e@@ ts a lo@@ ose woman with a c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty pl@@ an .
The true God heard Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at@@ ’s prayer and provided a mirac@@ ul@@ ous deli@@ ver@@ ance .
In times of dist@@ ress , he was like a real brother to me ​ — a true friend , al@@ though he was 20 years my sen@@ i@@ or .
This requi@@ res op@@ ening one@@ ’s mind and heart to new ways of thinking , feel@@ ing , and doing things .
As Paul says , Jesus in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al “ in the night in which [ Jesus ] was going to be h@@ an@@ ded over ” by Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t to the Jewish religious lead@@ ers who pres@@ sur@@ ed the Romans to imp@@ ale Christ .
H@@ er father , a sing@@ le par@@ ent and a Witness himself , ag@@ re@@ ed and tri@@ ed to get one group of parents and tu@@ t@@ ors to change the sc@@ he@@ du@@ le .
It se@@ ts the rec@@ ord st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght . ”
; Le@@ B@@ l@@ an@@ c , R .
One day , I me@@ t a Witness who was o@@ ffering the Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
“ They wor@@ ked hard from early mor@@ ning t@@ ill l@@ ate night .
C@@ aring for the needs of this ong@@ o@@ ing ex@@ pan@@ sion requi@@ res the pro@@ du@@ ction of Bi@@ bl@@ es and Bible - based public@@ ations as well as the building of new Kingdom H@@ alls and other meeting plac@@ es .
Al@@ so , the language had chang@@ ed some@@ what , so it was difficult for read@@ ers to understand ear@@ li@@ er co@@ pi@@ es .
“ Ex@@ pe@@ ct@@ ation post@@ pon@@ ed is making the heart si@@ ck , ” Solomon states , “ but the thing desi@@ red is a t@@ ree of life when it does come . ”
So for Paul the se@@ cre@@ t of self - su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y was to r@@ ely on Jehovah , no matter what the circumstances might be .
Hence , knowledge beg@@ ins with the re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al fear of Jehovah .
Jehovah has bless@@ ed us with in@@ sight into spiritual tru@@ ths that es@@ cap@@ es many “ wise and in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al ones . ”
What did M@@ an@@ f@@ red say when the compan@@ y ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tive asked him for an ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation ?
Such people can gr@@ as@@ p the sense of the Bible , wh@@ atever their educ@@ ation , cul@@ ture , st@@ ation in life , or e@@ th@@ ni@@ c group .
To illustr@@ ate this , refer@@ ence may be made to a man who s@@ w@@ ings from a tra@@ pe@@ ze , le@@ ts go of it , and dep@@ ends on another per@@ form@@ er to c@@ atch him .
They always tal@@ ked so en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally about mission@@ ary life that I wanted that kind of life too . ”
T@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed in@@ side the temple , they were all sla@@ ugh@@ tered by Je@@ hu@@ ’s men .
Pe@@ ople today often show fav@@ or to others on the bas@@ is of educ@@ ation , we@@ al@@ th , s@@ k@@ in col@@ or , e@@ th@@ ni@@ c ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , and the like .
He had strength and physical power that would make any ‘ ma@@ ch@@ o man ’ p@@ ale in com@@ par@@ is@@ on .
One way we mu@@ ster up b@@ ol@@ dness to preach is through prayer .
For instance , we need to pa@@ y more than the u@@ su@@ al attention to the guid@@ ance that Jehovah provi@@ des through Jesus so that we do not d@@ ri@@ ft away spiritually . ​ — Hebrews 2 : 1 .
( Read 1 John 2 : 3 - 5 . )
‘ And they will ac@@ tually go for@@ th and look upon the car@@ c@@ as@@ ses of the men that were trans@@ g@@ res@@ sing against me ; for the very wor@@ ms upon them will not die and their fi@@ re it@@ self will not be ex@@ t@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed , and they must become something rep@@ ul@@ sive to all flesh . ’ ”
“ G@@ o therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations , bapti@@ z@@ ing them . . . , teaching them to ob@@ serve all the things I have comman@@ ded you . ” ​ — Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 .
Lo@@ ve mo@@ ves them to “ rejo@@ ice with people who rejo@@ ice ” and to “ we@@ ep with people who we@@ ep . ”
By doing so , you can be confid@@ ent that Jehovah will re@@ ward your faithful end@@ ur@@ ance !
What was “ a@@ bo@@ li@@ shed ” and “ b@@ lo@@ t@@ ted out ” inclu@@ ded the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h law , for the Bible go@@ es on to say : “ Ther@@ efore let no man ju@@ dge you in e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king or in respect of a fes@@ ti@@ val or of an ob@@ serv@@ ance of the new mo@@ on or of a sa@@ b@@ bat@@ h . ”
She f@@ ell in love with a man who was fin@@ an@@ cially secu@@ re .
The death of Jo@@ ã@@ o and the bur@@ gl@@ ary also affe@@ cted my service to Jehovah .
15 , 16 . ( a ) What effect does the worl@@ d’s bad news have on righteous ones ?
S@@ ing@@ ers from the local congregation often per@@ form@@ ed mu@@ si@@ cal num@@ bers along with in@@ str@@ um@@ ent@@ al@@ ists and even small or@@ ch@@ es@@ tra@@ s .
When re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative members of the “ slave ” dis@@ cer@@ n that our vie@@ w@@ point on some point of truth needs to be cl@@ ari@@ fied or cor@@ rec@@ ted , they do not hold back from making the ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment .
How is the un@@ ity enjo@@ yed by God’s people re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble ?
M@@ en@@ tion some of the blessings and benef@@ its of get@@ ting baptized .
Indeed , stu@@ dies show that un@@ for@@ giving people may . . .
E@@ ar@@ n@@ es@@ tly Se@@ e@@ king Jehovah , 8 / 15
Acc@@ ording to K@@ an@@ t’s ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y , so long as Jo@@ die does not viol@@ ate the righ@@ ts of others , what he does would be enti@@ r@@ ely up to him .
They may feel that see@@ king spiritual help for their friend would viol@@ ate an un@@ written co@@ de of s@@ il@@ ence ; therefore , they refu@@ se to speak about the matter because of a mis@@ gu@@ i@@ ded sense of loy@@ al@@ ty .
Gi@@ ve an example to show how young people can effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely teach Bible tru@@ ths .
Is your faith strong en@@ ough for you to wa@@ it on Jehovah , who promises to satis@@ fy your prop@@ er ye@@ ar@@ n@@ ings ?
Eli@@ h@@ u of ancient times said : “ Let age speak , and let a mul@@ titu@@ de of years dec@@ l@@ are wisdom . ”
The bad example of the Israelites who peri@@ shed because they did not have faith in Jehovah’s promises should serve as a war@@ ning for us .
When little interest was found among the members of the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e , P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la and A@@ qu@@ ila no@@ tic@@ ed that Paul trans@@ fer@@ red the cen@@ ter of his preaching activ@@ ity to a more fav@@ or@@ able lo@@ c@@ ation , a house ad@@ jo@@ ining the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e .
If you read the s@@ crip@@ tures c@@ ited a@@ bo@@ ve , you will no@@ te that both Abraham and Lo@@ t ex@@ tend@@ ed kindness to pas@@ ser@@ s@@ by who were un@@ known to them .
C@@ ould Jehovah really cho@@ ose any of those men to lead his people ?
Th@@ ings can change so s@@ wi@@ f@@ tly that un@@ less we are pre@@ pared men@@ t@@ ally , emo@@ tion@@ ally , and spiritually , we can eas@@ ily stu@@ m@@ ble .
Christians have a com@@ mis@@ sion to continue the work of disci@@ ple - making by teaching people to ob@@ serve all the things that Jesus comman@@ ded . ​ — Mat@@ t .
• What benef@@ its may come from exerc@@ ising rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t in our spe@@ e@@ ch at home ?
He tel@@ ls us about it in the pages of the Bible .
Like the Israelites , Christians some@@ times experience e@@ con@@ om@@ ic re@@ ver@@ ses or other circumstances that may leave them in po@@ ver@@ ty , even des@@ titu@@ te .
C@@ ongreg@@ ation Me@@ et@@ ings Can H@@ el@@ p
P@@ uni@@ shed with the end@@ less v@@ enge@@ ance of qu@@ en@@ ch@@ less fi@@ re , and not d@@ ying , it is imp@@ os@@ sible for them to have [ an end ] put to their mis@@ er@@ y . ” ​ — C@@ le@@ ment of A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a , a writ@@ er of the second and th@@ ir@@ d cen@@ tu@@ ries C.E .
Jehovah’s la@@ ws are for our own prote@@ ction .
“ On arri@@ ving ” to in@@ spe@@ ct the “ slave ” in 19@@ 18 , Christ found a spirit - anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of faithful disciples who since 18@@ 7@@ 9 had been using this j@@ our@@ n@@ al and other Bible - based public@@ ations to provide spiritual “ food at the prop@@ er time . ”
“ ‘ I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t ste@@ al the ring .
However , we will not benefit if we com@@ pare ourselves un@@ fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly with others and conclu@@ de that nothing we do is good en@@ ough .
We have learned that we can benefit from all par@@ ts of the Bible .
The Son of God re@@ pres@@ ented Jehovah so per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly in everything he said and did that he could say : “ He that has seen me has seen the Father also . ”
I remember thinking that S@@ ome@@ one must have cre@@ ated all those wonderful things .
Jesus fir@@ m@@ ly op@@ posed the Devil
K@@ no@@ wing Jehovah and having his Word at work in our lives , we have come to enjoy a privile@@ ged relationship with him .
In re@@ ality , though , something even more m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous has occ@@ ur@@ red in our time .
In the Hebrew language , “ Bethel ” means “ H@@ ouse of God . ”
Yes , our Christian activ@@ ity as fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative har@@ v@@ est work@@ ers is well - known in the 2@@ 1@@ st century .
In the ver@@ ses that follow , David c@@ ites three reas@@ ons for this confidence : Jehovah lea@@ ds , prote@@ cts , and fe@@ e@@ ds His sheep .
In a nu@@ t@@ sh@@ ell , that is why Jehovah’s Witnesses ga@@ ther each year on the an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary of the death of Jesus ​ — to remember the ransom sacrifice that Jesus offered .
You may want to conduct a Bible study with him , invol@@ ving his direc@@ t par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation .
Today , he lo@@ ves Jehovah and loy@@ ally uses his life in God’s service .
You will in@@ ev@@ it@@ ab@@ ly become we@@ ak@@ ened spiritually , su@@ sc@@ ep@@ ti@@ ble to un@@ f@@ oun@@ ded doub@@ ts , and un@@ able to put up a hard fi@@ ght for the faith .
Many of those pur@@ pos@@ es were found in the holy writ@@ ings .
Wor@@ l@@ dly des@@ po@@ ts “ l@@ ord it over ” others by imp@@ o@@ sing their will on them and in@@ sis@@ ting that they do things in a certain way , th@@ reat@@ ening san@@ ctions if they dis@@ obey .
Just as a@@ ir@@ pl@@ an@@ es today r@@ ely on com@@ pu@@ ters to gu@@ i@@ de them through the s@@ ki@@ es , humans have been given a conscience to gu@@ i@@ de them on their p@@ ath through life .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing princi@@ p@@ ally for the benefit of his disciples who had ga@@ ther@@ ed close to him on that m@@ oun@@ tain@@ side , Jesus told them to ad@@ d@@ ress Jehovah as “ our Father in the heavens . ”
How should you@@ ng@@ er ones co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with older ones ?
Why should we accept discipl@@ ine with gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de ?
At that time , the chil@@ d’s name is of@@ fi@@ cially ann@@ oun@@ ced to those present .
Yes , Jehovah is our refu@@ ge .
Ma@@ in@@ tain Your Jo@@ y in Jehovah’s Ser@@ vice
The name Jehovah is a ple@@ dge to all of us that he is the ul@@ tim@@ ate and end@@ uring S@@ ource of mean@@ ing@@ ful purpose .
Instead of being cont@@ ent with their lo@@ t in life , they allow@@ ed an in@@ or@@ din@@ ate desire for material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons to cause them to mis@@ use their trust , p@@ lu@@ ng@@ ing them into ru@@ in and des@@ tru@@ ction .
In this article , we have learned how important it is to thro@@ w our anxi@@ ety on God by pra@@ ying to Jehovah and by reading his Word and medit@@ ating on it .
V@@ ol@@ ta@@ i@@ re became part of a E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an r@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ist mo@@ v@@ ement known as the En@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment .
Are we known to go out of our way to prom@@ o@@ te peace , being quic@@ k to for@@ give and pu@@ t@@ ting er@@ r@@ ors be@@ h@@ ind us ?
A mar@@ ke@@ t sur@@ ve@@ y reve@@ aled that “ in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates 25 per c@@ ent of the ad@@ ul@@ t po@@ pul@@ ation su@@ ff@@ er ‘ ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic l@@ on@@ el@@ iness ’ and . . . in Fr@@ ance half the people have experienced ac@@ u@@ te is@@ ol@@ ation . ”
; Joh@@ ns@@ on , R .
As@@ k your family and friends for support to help you re@@ ach your go@@ al . ”
What can be said about the anointed Christians in mo@@ der@@ n times ?
The wom@@ an’s family now c@@ he@@ c@@ ks the re@@ pu@@ tation of the man before con@@ sen@@ ting to the marriage .
H@@ u@@ man rul@@ ers seek to esta@@ bl@@ ish their great@@ ness by ‘ l@@ ording it over ’ the people and by see@@ king great t@@ it@@ les , as if such t@@ it@@ les make them better than those they rule over .
Consider what Jehovah accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed by means of four faithful men ​ — Jo@@ shua , Moses , A@@ ar@@ on , and H@@ ur .
On one occasi@@ on , we fin@@ i@@ shed an ass@@ em@@ bly in the sou@@ ther@@ n city of B@@ angal@@ ore on S@@ un@@ day .
A great vari@@ ety of mirac@@ les were per@@ form@@ ed , and op@@ pos@@ ers of the time did not question that they occ@@ ur@@ red .
What is ca@@ using “ the desi@@ ra@@ ble things of all the nations ” to come into the “ house ” of true worship ? ​ — H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 2 : 7 .
What can we do if he stru@@ gg@@ les to find the right words ?
12 T@@ re@@ asure Your Gi@@ ft of F@@ ree Will
Those who continued to trust in their first imp@@ res@@ sions lost out on the s@@ pl@@ en@@ did opportunity of be@@ coming followers of God’s Son . ​ — John 1 : 10 - 12 .
What happ@@ ens as we use the wa@@ iting time to keep bus@@ y “ in the work of the Lord , ” to encoura@@ ge fellow believers , and to buil@@ d an ever clo@@ s@@ er relationship with Jehovah ?
Re@@ fle@@ cting on God’s cre@@ ative works can have what effect on us ?
So how can we “ look in@@ ten@@ tly ” at Jesus ?
When did Jehovah’s long - suffering re@@ ach a li@@ mit ?
You can sub@@ mit to the direction of holy spirit by ap@@ pl@@ ying the information provided for God’s people .
How can Psalm 4 : 5 help us with reg@@ ard to our spiritual sacrific@@ es ?
He sub@@ s@@ cri@@ bed to our ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines and accepted liter@@ ature .
Se@@ cond , refu@@ sing to return evil for evil is the loving course to follow .
Some of my neigh@@ b@@ ors no@@ tic@@ ed this change and told me , “ Ar@@ ac@@ el@@ i , keep going on the way you have cho@@ s@@ en ! ”
In that city , he had also seen an al@@ ta@@ r in@@ s@@ cri@@ bed “ To an Un@@ known God . ”
What problems might we face within the Christian congregation ?
J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah was a mi@@ gh@@ ty war@@ ri@@ or , and he knew Israel@@ ’s hist@@ ory and the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law very well .
Why do you need to be pati@@ ent , keep your faith in Jehovah strong , and pray to him to gu@@ i@@ de you ?
We believe Jehovah’s promise that his loyal people will sur@@ vi@@ ve his great day and be brought into the new world .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to the pi@@ m me@@ asure mentioned at 1 Samuel 13 : 21 , however , W@@ il@@ li@@ am G . D@@ ever , prof@@ ess@@ or of Ne@@ ar E@@ ast@@ er@@ n ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gy and an@@ thro@@ po@@ lo@@ gy , says : “ [ It ] cannot pos@@ si@@ bly have been ‘ in@@ ven@@ ted ’ by writ@@ ers living in the H@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ is@@ tic - Rom@@ an peri@@ od sever@@ al cen@@ tu@@ ries after these we@@ igh@@ ts had disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared and had been for@@ go@@ t@@ ten .
When my first child was born , I told my husband that I was going to sto@@ p atten@@ ding Com@@ mun@@ ist meetings .
The syst@@ em@@ ’s end is a certain@@ ty .
H@@ am@@ p@@ t@@ on , V@@ A
( Read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 31 : 1 , 10 - 12 . )
Af@@ ter@@ ward , she was given some reli@@ ef go@@ o@@ ds and a t@@ ent was put up for her next to her house .
How did Jehovah rep@@ ly when Paul asked him to re@@ move the thor@@ n in his flesh ?
As a loving Father , he prote@@ cted and car@@ ed for such loyal sub@@ je@@ cts as Noah , Abraham , and David .
• What kind of fru@@ it@@ age do we need to be@@ ar more a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly ?
How does this word pi@@ c@@ ture apply to us ?
St@@ ars : F@@ ran@@ k Z@@ ul@@ l@@ o
With in@@ iti@@ ative and effort , you can help your children to be well educ@@ ated .
You Can K@@ now the F@@ utu@@ re !
A@@ ctive While W@@ a@@ iting
Yet , their life course was mar@@ ked by ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast devo@@ tion to Jehovah .
One cou@@ ple in an O@@ ri@@ ent@@ al country were un@@ ited in an arrang@@ ed marriage .
How can we cultiv@@ ate the ability to make wise decisions ?
How good it was that the un@@ for@@ get@@ table “ C@@ re@@ ation D@@ r@@ ama ” came just in time to b@@ ol@@ ster the courage of so many Christians about to face t@@ ests of faith during World W@@ ar I@@ I ! ​ — From our ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves in Ger@@ many .
They li@@ f@@ ted their hands to the true God .
8 , 9 . ( a ) What war@@ ning did the apostle Peter give about using our fre@@ e@@ dom ?
( b ) What is involved in taking full advan@@ ta@@ ge of the meetings ?
Con@@ cer@@ ning God , the psalmist wrote : “ If er@@ r@@ ors were what you w@@ atch , O J@@ ah , O Jehovah , who could stand ? ”
What Me@@ an@@ ing for You ?
L@@ ack of ag@@ re@@ ement me@@ ant that the C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l took no de@@ fin@@ ite stand on the is@@ sue but li@@ mit@@ ed it@@ self to san@@ c@@ tion@@ ing the au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ity of the V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate , which became the stan@@ d@@ ard text for the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch .
The number of song@@ s in our new book has been re@@ duc@@ ed to 1@@ 35 .
My go@@ al was to become a Ca@@ tho@@ lic pri@@ est .
The Ang@@ els De@@ cl@@ are G@@ la@@ d T@@ idi@@ ng@@ s
He lo@@ v@@ ingly and pati@@ ently taught his disciples by word and example .
Can we not do the same ?
It should strengthen our faith that God can bring back to life the milli@@ ons of dead people he ho@@ l@@ ds within his perfect mem@@ ory . ​ — John 5 : 28 , 29 ; Acts 17 : 31 .
An@@ y act of se@@ x@@ u@@ al un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of how se@@ cre@@ t and wh@@ atever its physical and so@@ cial con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences may be , is b@@ ound to dam@@ age our relationship with Jehovah .
O@@ be@@ di@@ ence to Jehovah and his la@@ ws is vital .
In the article that fol@@ lo@@ ws , we will consider what can help us to end@@ ure and to remain in st@@ ep with Jehovah’s organization .
G@@ .@@ P@@ .@@ O . , Jerusalem
In ad@@ dition to ap@@ poin@@ ting B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e members , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy ap@@ poin@@ ts Bethel elders and travel@@ ing overse@@ ers .
The branch in Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que arrang@@ ed to care for most of their needs .
Who have ‘ ro@@ ved about ’ during the time of the end , and with what result ?
I stu@@ t@@ tered , and my vo@@ ice tre@@ mb@@ led .
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you ever received an un@@ expe@@ cted no@@ te of gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de ?
Eli@@ j@@ ah next pro@@ posed a t@@ est .
Re@@ fre@@ shed Re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ents
Indeed , wel@@ coming wis@@ d@@ om@@ ’s discipl@@ ine and accep@@ ting it in hum@@ ility is bene@@ fi@@ cial .
G@@ O@@ D G@@ I@@ V@@ E@@ S W@@ I@@ S@@ D@@ O@@ M T@@ O TH@@ O@@ S@@ E “ A@@ S@@ K@@ IN@@ G I@@ N F@@ A@@ I@@ T@@ H ”
Me@@ an@@ while , a pri@@ est had ass@@ em@@ b@@ led h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of tri@@ b@@ es@@ men at the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
However , this does not mean that our S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d will shi@@ eld us from all cal@@ am@@ ity .
13 : 17 , 24 .
To serve the ne@@ arly 3@@ ,000 ac@@ tive Witnesses , we had to co@@ ver the whole country , vis@@ iting the n@@ ine cir@@ cu@@ its that then ex@@ is@@ ted .
16 , 17 . ( a ) As descri@@ bed in the book of Proverbs , how does “ a young man in want of heart ” become en@@ s@@ n@@ ared in sin ?
O@@ ver time , you will teach your children how to de@@ f@@ end what they believe before cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es , neigh@@ b@@ ors , and teach@@ ers al@@ ike .
As@@ k him .
But my wife was very op@@ posed to the Witnesses .
When I was ei@@ ght years old , we moved to a po@@ or working - class su@@ bur@@ b of R@@ ome , I@@ tal@@ y .
Ad@@ v@@ ance par@@ ties may have buil@@ t up the ro@@ ad , perhaps f@@ ill@@ ing in g@@ ul@@ lies and s@@ mo@@ o@@ thing out r@@ ough spo@@ ts .
• What can help a person to cultiv@@ ate a bal@@ an@@ ced view of work ?
How can you de@@ al with such a situation or similar ones ?
What have many in Chris@@ tend@@ om been taught about se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations , and how does that com@@ pare with what the Bible teach@@ es ?
Why “ in the man@@ ner of M@@ el@@ c@@ hi@@ ze@@ de@@ k ” ?
Consider some of these con@@ f@@ li@@ cts .
( See the bo@@ x “ A Com@@ p@@ el@@ ling Mis@@ sion . ” )
However , faith in God’s Word can truly help us .
▪ Ex@@ pla@@ in the Scriptures
Jehovah sent ra@@ in soon after Eli@@ j@@ ah said that He would .
We felt that Jehovah had prote@@ cted us .
13 The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c S@@ cho@@ ol@@ s ​ — E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence of Jehovah’s Lo@@ ve
Ab@@ out a th@@ ous@@ and others had to be turned away .
F@@ ur@@ ther , Jehovah gives power to his servants when they car@@ ry out their ministry .
And in this article , we have seen that Jehovah has direc@@ tly expres@@ sed his love for mankind ​ — and for us individu@@ ally — ​ in re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble ways .
In time , David saw the need to change and become pe@@ ace@@ able .
The early Christians did not ur@@ ge me@@ ek ones to believe in Jesus and then leave them to find their own way , as some mo@@ der@@ n pre@@ ach@@ ers do .
You would c@@ he@@ ck its s@@ ource and t@@ est out its con@@ ten@@ ts before you ac@@ ted on it .
He listen@@ s and respon@@ ds to the prayers of his worshipp@@ ers reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of their r@@ ace , n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality , or so@@ cial standing .
He con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed : “ I have come to know that you [ Jehovah ] are able to do all things , and there is no ide@@ a that is un@@ at@@ tain@@ able for you .
Is the gar@@ ment mo@@ des@@ t , appro@@ pri@@ ate , and di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied , or is it ti@@ ght - f@@ it@@ ting , pro@@ vo@@ c@@ ative , or s@@ lo@@ pp@@ y ?
Rather , he di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied them , pra@@ ising them for the good he saw in them and expres@@ sing his confidence in them .
Rom@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers bro@@ ke the leg@@ s of the two cri@@ min@@ als to ha@@ st@@ en their de@@ a@@ ths .
Today , there are over 4@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 publi@@ sh@@ ers in the coun@@ tri@@ es that were once part of the So@@ vi@@ et Un@@ ion !
Can you i@@ magine the joy and exc@@ it@@ ement when those in the form@@ er group wel@@ come back the l@@ at@@ ter ?
There , at the ba@@ se of the tower , you will no@@ te an o@@ pen Bible .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the man refu@@ ses to let his eyes rest on un@@ sa@@ v@@ ory i@@ ma@@ ges , avo@@ i@@ ding such material as if it were po@@ is@@ on .
The com@@ bin@@ ation of com@@ pas@@ sion and experience makes a truly desi@@ ra@@ ble friend .
That psal@@ m descri@@ bes an im@@ men@@ se crow@@ d , all pra@@ ising Jehovah in un@@ is@@ on .
Thus , the ex@@ ist@@ ence of such di@@ verse leg@@ ends and tal@@ es t@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es to the cre@@ di@@ bility of the Ba@@ be@@ l account in the Bible .
* The Cana@@ an@@ ites knew that Jehovah had comman@@ ded Israel to take pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of all the land .
He told the ass@@ em@@ bly : ‘ Mo@@ ve away , ple@@ ase , from the ten@@ ts of these wicked men and do not t@@ ou@@ ch anything that bel@@ ong@@ s to them , so that you may not be s@@ we@@ pt away in all their sin . ’
The other sheep rejo@@ ice with their anointed brothers .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we are wit@@ ness@@ ing the fulfill@@ ment of the prophe@@ ci@@ es deal@@ ing with “ the last days . ”
What a pro@@ found imp@@ act that would have had on e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses !
No , Jo@@ shua was not from the ro@@ y@@ al l@@ ine of David .
He is not quic@@ k to la@@ be@@ l us as being dis@@ loyal .
How would you descri@@ be the early Christians ?
Although this cannot be direc@@ tly con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed in the Bible , it is not out of har@@ mony with other s@@ crip@@ tures that indic@@ ate that the first resurrection got under way soon after Christ’s pres@@ ence began .
The great@@ est good we can do for our neigh@@ b@@ ors is to share with them the good news of the Kingdom
I gre@@ w to love H@@ ar@@ old , and as I saw the kind and consider@@ ate man@@ ner in which he deal@@ t with people and with problems that ar@@ ose in con@@ ne@@ ction with our service , he ear@@ ned my deep respect .
I told them of my experi@@ ences in the preaching work .
What for@@ ce would that example have if Job were not a real person and the att@@ ac@@ ks from Satan , only fic@@ t@@ iti@@ ous ?
A strong sense of Christian id@@ ent@@ ity great@@ ly affe@@ cts the direction one@@ ’s life takes .
The l@@ eng@@ th of the Creat@@ or@@ ’s ex@@ ist@@ ence , the br@@ il@@ li@@ ance of his mind , and the dep@@ th of his wisdom cannot be me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed , qu@@ an@@ ti@@ fied , or fa@@ th@@ om@@ ed
Ther@@ efore , if you have rec@@ ently come to know God and got baptized , what now ?
On@@ ce , in my effort to give the imp@@ res@@ sion that I had a “ gift , ” I se@@ cre@@ tly listen@@ ed to one of my cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es pra@@ ying al@@ ou@@ d in a cor@@ ner during a prayer s@@ es@@ sion .
Li@@ ving a simp@@ le , un@@ com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated life has contribu@@ ted im@@ me@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ bly to that tre@@ asure .
For example , most people are famili@@ ar with the words of the ei@@ gh@@ th of the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments : “ You must not ste@@ al . ”
He thus set a fine example for us .
He even seem@@ ed to com@@ pre@@ h@@ end my fear that he would cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze me for my attitude .
H@@ er ze@@ al imp@@ ressed me and moved me to take my stand for the truth .
Satan’s world , however , would have us think differ@@ ently .
Re@@ g@@ arding this , Psalm 10@@ 6 : 35 - 38 says : “ They went m@@ ing@@ ling with the nations and took up lear@@ ning their works .
L@@ ater , however , moved by holy spirit , John , Peter , James , Ju@@ de , and Paul wrote ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations of fur@@ ther develop@@ ments in God’s purpose .
The in@@ justice that Satan wr@@ ought on Christ Jesus could not pre@@ v@@ ent Jehovah from re@@ war@@ ding his Son .
In the Bal@@ k@@ ans , fi@@ er@@ ce e@@ th@@ ni@@ c fi@@ gh@@ ting co@@ st the lives of al@@ most 2@@ 5@@ 0@@ ,000 people , and pro@@ long@@ ed gu@@ er@@ r@@ il@@ la war@@ f@@ are in C@@ ol@@ om@@ bia has left 10@@ 0@@ ,000 dead .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jesus ’ thro@@ ne will last “ forever and ever . ”
In le@@ ading his sheep , what does Jehovah consider , and how is this refle@@ cted in what he as@@ ks of us ?
What are some things that people va@@ in@@ ly trust in for se@@ cur@@ ity ?
“ My mo@@ od became self - ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed and des@@ per@@ ate , ” says Ser@@ ge , who do@@ w@@ n@@ lo@@ ad@@ ed por@@ n to his mo@@ bi@@ le p@@ ho@@ ne al@@ most da@@ ily .
The ransom gives all faithful humans the pro@@ spe@@ ct of everlasting life .
10 : 29 - 31 .
In 199@@ 8 the boo@@ k@@ let En@@ joy Li@@ fe on E@@ ar@@ th F@@ o@@ re@@ ver !
“ The or@@ ders from Jehovah are u@@ pri@@ ght , ca@@ using the heart to rejo@@ ice , ” wrote the psalmist .
Abraham now s@@ le@@ ep@@ s in death , a@@ wa@@ iting a resurrection to life on earth under God’s Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom . ​ — Hebrews 11 : 8 - 10 , 13 .
The man claim@@ ed to be a prophet of Jehovah .
Re@@ ading and medit@@ ating on such prayers can strengthen our faith and give us ide@@ as as to how best to appro@@ ach Jehovah with the concer@@ ns that we@@ i@@ gh us down .
Th@@ ree exc@@ ep@@ tional boo@@ ks are The Gre@@ at@@ est M@@ an Who E@@ ver Li@@ ved , L@@ ear@@ n From the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , and “ C@@ ome Be My F@@ ol@@ low@@ er , ” vo@@ lum@@ es that are desi@@ gn@@ ed to help us get to know Christ better and thus be in a position to imitate him .
In his prayers , the apostle Paul righ@@ tly high@@ ligh@@ ted his brothers ’ faith , love , and end@@ ur@@ ance .
Jehovah truly is faithful and car@@ ries out his every promise ​ — at times , he might even do so in ways that sur@@ pris@@ e us into am@@ a@@ zed or inc@@ re@@ d@@ ul@@ ous la@@ ugh@@ ter !
Se@@ cond , no matter what tri@@ als we may enc@@ oun@@ ter , having a close relationship with God will en@@ able us to maintain our integrity .
“ We Ha@@ ve L@@ ef@@ t All Th@@ ings and F@@ ol@@ low@@ ed You ”
The number se@@ ven often den@@ o@@ tes comple@@ ten@@ ess .
They provide us with information and understanding that are cr@@ itical to our main@@ tain@@ ing a close relationship with God .
Ser@@ v@@ ants of God face
C@@ ur@@ r@@ ent B@@ eli@@ ef or Dis@@ beli@@ ef
What is another effe@@ ctive ba@@ it that Satan uses , and how can we avoid it ?
Hence , how true are the words of wise King Solomon : “ I my@@ self have seen all the hard work and all the pro@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y in work , that it means the ri@@ v@@ al@@ ry of one toward another ; this also is van@@ ity and a stri@@ ving after the w@@ ind . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 4 : 4 .
In 195@@ 2 , I was again sent to pris@@ on , this time for al@@ le@@ ge@@ dly sp@@ ying for the Un@@ ited St@@ ates !
We have a clear understanding of the va@@ st differ@@ ence between Christi@@ an@@ ity and the world that is ali@@ en@@ ated from God .
F@@ ar from indic@@ ating Jehovah’s dis@@ ple@@ asure , they provide for us a means to show that we support God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
; Z@@ u@@ id@@ ema , R .
▸ Some bo@@ ys th@@ reat@@ en to be@@ at up your son if they see him preaching again .
There are , however , no com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated or high - s@@ oun@@ ding expres@@ sions .
After comple@@ ting the t@@ ask , he received 1@@ ,000 pr@@ inted boo@@ k@@ le@@ ts and began dist@@ ribu@@ ting them .
Why Ke@@ ep On P@@ re@@ aching ?
4 : 15 .
How could they get to know Jehovah and cho@@ ose to serve him in@@ stead of the false go@@ ds their mo@@ thers worshipp@@ ed ?
For the past ten years , it has been the only place that the congregations in T@@ bil@@ is@@ i could use for conven@@ tions .
But scho@@ ol@@ ing does more than pre@@ pare someone to make money ; it e@@ qu@@ ip@@ s children for life in gener@@ al .
The pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch had no son to be his he@@ ir , and his wife , S@@ ar@@ ah , was bey@@ ond the age of chil@@ d@@ be@@ aring .
Why must Christians be willing to di@@ ff@@ er from the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity ?
Many today feel the same way .
What can parents learn from Jesus ’ way of teaching ?
“ Although I enjo@@ yed being in the band , I long@@ ed for more meaning in my life , ” he says .
For example , God appe@@ als to wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers , saying : “ T@@ ur@@ n back , ple@@ ase , every one from his bad way and from the ba@@ dness of your deal@@ ings . . . that I may not cause cal@@ am@@ ity to you . ”
To keep a righteous standing with God , we must exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus ’ shed blood
3 C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate S@@ el@@ f - Con@@ tro@@ l
Ti@@ me - wa@@ sting pur@@ su@@ its ab@@ ound .
Although we look for@@ ward to all these good things , worshipp@@ ing Jehovah will bring us the most joy .
( Read Ne@@ h@@ emiah 9 : 26 - 28 , 31 . )
Re@@ ally , each time members of the other sheep class eng@@ age in the preaching work , they help Christ’s brothers to fulf@@ ill their sac@@ red com@@ mis@@ sion .
I had fin@@ ally found the truth , and it was wonderful !
W@@ as the faithful prophet disa@@ p@@ pointed ?
One was David , the future king , his friend who had been desi@@ gn@@ ated by Jehovah .
By li@@ mit@@ ing the si@@ ze of their we@@ d@@ ding to what is reason@@ able and af@@ for@@ da@@ ble and by foc@@ using on the spiritual as@@ pect of the ev@@ ent , many Christian cou@@ ples have been able to use their time and as@@ se@@ ts in l@@ ine with their dedic@@ ation to God .
Jesus Christ , though a bus@@ y man , always took time for his friends .
Re@@ al@@ is@@ tic@@ ally , we cannot ex@@ pect to be close to ever@@ yone in the congregation .
Joseph K . G@@ ri@@ e@@ bo@@ s@@ ki , pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the In@@ s@@ titu@@ te on R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on and P@@ u@@ bli@@ c P@@ o@@ li@@ cy , states : “ This is yet another sign@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly important decision affe@@ cting fre@@ e@@ dom of religion ac@@ ro@@ ss E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , as the decision will imp@@ act religious righ@@ ts in all states sub@@ ject to the E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an C@@ our@@ t of H@@ u@@ man R@@ igh@@ ts . ”
F@@ ol@@ low the ad@@ vice given to the young man Timothy .
C@@ ould new ones jo@@ in you for family worship or for the mon@@ th@@ ly J@@ W Bro@@ ad@@ ca@@ sting pro@@ gra@@ m ?
‘ I@@ T W@@ A@@ S B@@ E@@ A@@ U@@ T@@ I@@ F@@ U@@ L ’
In the mi@@ d - 19@@ 60 ’ s , a L@@ at@@ vi@@ an family of Witnesses who had come into the truth in the sou@@ th B@@ r@@ on@@ x moved into the ter@@ rit@@ ory of that congregation .
By means of that blood , we can gain rel@@ e@@ ase by ransom , “ the for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of our t@@ res@@ pas@@ ses . ” ​ — Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 7 .
In a sense , we made such a tri@@ p .
One day she su@@ gg@@ ested that we go to a ho@@ te@@ l to ‘ pla@@ y around . ’
Bar@@ ak cha@@ sed S@@ is@@ er@@ a@@ ’s ar@@ my all the way to H@@ ar@@ o@@ sh@@ et@@ h ​ — a 15 - m@@ ile ( 24 k@@ m ) r@@ ou@@ te .
* ​ — 1 Corinthians 2 : 1 - 5 ; 4 : 1 .
( 1 Timothy 3 : 13 ; Phil@@ em@@ on 8 ; Hebrews 4 : 16 )
In many plac@@ es , people , on a@@ ver@@ age , live longer today than they did a century ag@@ o .
That imp@@ lies that their vis@@ it took place qu@@ ite a while after Jesus ’ bir@@ th . ​ — Matthew 2 : 11 , 16 .
Those who would make up the promised se@@ ed of Abraham would inclu@@ de people of the nations .
H@@ u@@ man R@@ ul@@ er@@ ship Com@@ es at a P@@ ri@@ ce
As with most of the faithful ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers of first - century A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of mo@@ der@@ n - day pre@@ ach@@ ers of the good news are more or less an@@ on@@ y@@ m@@ ous .
Some si@@ x months later , on P@@ as@@ so@@ ver Da@@ y of 33 C.E . , N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s b@@ eho@@ l@@ ds Jesus ’ body being taken down from the t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake .
What was the occasi@@ on ?
What scho@@ ol@@ s are a@@ vail@@ able for tra@@ ining those who want to en@@ h@@ ance their ability as Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers ?
( b ) How will this benefit them ?
When did Jehovah beg@@ in to commun@@ ic@@ ate with humans ?
M@@ or@@ ena was so gr@@ ate@@ ful for the Scriptural ans@@ wers to all her questions and for the sta@@ bility that those ans@@ wers gave to her life that she wanted to than@@ k Jehovah by using all her en@@ er@@ gi@@ es in his service .
We should pa@@ y attention to the s@@ ort of person we are spiritually .
And the kingdom it@@ self will not be pas@@ sed on to any other people . It will cr@@ us@@ h and put an end to all these [ present ] k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s , and it it@@ self will stand to times in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ”
Let us see how the Scriptures answer this question .
Why has transl@@ ation of the Bible into other langu@@ ages been given pri@@ or@@ ity ?
Although Bro@@ ther E@@ v@@ ans and his wife , Mi@@ ri@@ am , had no children , they became spiritual parents and gr@@ and@@ parents to our family .
To that end , medit@@ ate on the things that you are stud@@ ying in the Bible .
The King Jesus Christ will prove to be ref@@ re@@ shing , ‘ like ra@@ in upon mo@@ wn gr@@ ass and co@@ pi@@ ous show@@ ers that we@@ t the earth . ’
In 19@@ 7@@ 1 an ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s prophecy was publi@@ shed in the book “ The N@@ ations Sh@@ all K@@ now That I A@@ m Jehovah ” ​ — How ?
C@@ learly , Paul is not here refer@@ ring to our in@@ iti@@ al feel@@ ing of hope of perfect life .
Par@@ ents might help their children to devel@@ op self - control and wisdom in reg@@ ard to r@@ om@@ an@@ tic relation@@ shi@@ ps by discus@@ sing the to@@ pi@@ c during family worship , using the Bible pas@@ sa@@ ges just mentioned .
In making decisions , what me@@ a@@ sures should we take ?
This time , f@@ ill the bu@@ c@@ ke@@ t with the s@@ and first , and then try to place the ro@@ c@@ ks in@@ side the bu@@ c@@ ke@@ t .
Di@@ d Paul reg@@ re@@ t the cho@@ ice he had made ?
Bi@@ bl@@ es ab@@ ound in the earth today , and so do public@@ ations that help people understand the preci@@ ous tru@@ ths that the Bible con@@ tain@@ s .
Many of these s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls and f@@ ra@@ g@@ ments are over 2@@ ,000 years old , d@@ ating to before the bir@@ th of Jesus .
Let us consider some .
They may have some hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al or ar@@ t@@ is@@ tic value , but they have little or no effect on our day - to - day life .
( Read Psalm 9@@ 7 : 10 . )
Yet , at one point , he too began listen@@ ing to religious ra@@ di@@ o and tel@@ ev@@ ision pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s .
As a child , another brother had loo@@ ked at his worl@@ dly fa@@ ther’s por@@ no@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines when his parents were not at home .
Ther@@ efore , they fully support the preaching work being car@@ ri@@ ed out by the congregations with which they associ@@ ate .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries after the D@@ elu@@ ge , the kingdom of Juda@@ h fac@@ ed a serious st@@ ate of af@@ fai@@ r@@ s .
Those s@@ crip@@ tures and others helped me s@@ low@@ ly to gain peace within my@@ self .
( R@@ er@@ e@@ ad Acts 19 : 18 , 19 . )
They came before Joseph , but they did not recogn@@ ize him .
Paul’s c@@ iti@@ z@@ en@@ ship under Rom@@ an law affe@@ cted how he was tre@@ ated in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i .
When should such tra@@ ining beg@@ in , and what should it inclu@@ de ?
What hear@@ ten@@ ing words we find at Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 1 - 4 !
Yet , E@@ ve did not respect this arrang@@ ement .
He will never die , and he wants his friends to live forever as well .
Why was Jesus baptized ?
Like Jesus , may we make it our go@@ al to “ do all things for God’s glory . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
My husband and I had fir@@ m confidence in Jehovah’s promise of the resurrection .
But God promises to bring about just such a change .
Many have stri@@ ven to be pi@@ ous out of fear of hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re , but God does not want you to serve him because you are ter@@ ri@@ fied of him .
Jesus ’ counsel , recorded in the Bible , is always wise and f@@ la@@ w@@ less .
R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection , 3 / 1
Re@@ ally , all of God’s people can benefit from consider@@ ing their example .
Do You R@@ em@@ ember ? 6
The Bible poin@@ ts to the time when “ as the last enem@@ y , death is to be brought to nothing . ”
The re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ents of this kindness are deep@@ ly gr@@ ate@@ ful for the ex@@ tr@@ a effort made to re@@ ach them with the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message .
Yet , what if we were fac@@ ing a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l c@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ p@@ he , pu@@ t@@ ting all of us in a d@@ anger z@@ one en@@ com@@ pas@@ sing the enti@@ re g@@ lo@@ be ?
Jehovah often expres@@ sed his concer@@ n for the wel@@ f@@ are of wi@@ do@@ ws .
Samuel had two ad@@ ul@@ t sons by this time , Jo@@ el and A@@ bi@@ j@@ ah , and he en@@ tru@@ sted them with the responsi@@ bility of help@@ ing him in the work of judg@@ ing .
2@@ 4@@ 3 — C@@ ur@@ r@@ ent number of high cour@@ t vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ es Jehovah’s Witnesses have received thr@@ ough@@ out the world
How important was the preaching work to Jesus ?
If we are faithful to him , nothing can do us per@@ man@@ ent spiritual har@@ m .
In this time of the end , Christ has com@@ mit@@ ted “ all his bel@@ ong@@ ings ” ​ — all the earthly inter@@ ests of the Kingdom — ​ to his “ faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” and its re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , a group of anointed Christian men .
P@@ i@@ one@@ ering with our marriage mate can do what for the th@@ re@@ e@@ fo@@ ld mar@@ it@@ al c@@ ord ?
Yet , at that c@@ ru@@ cial m@@ om@@ ent , the Israelites started to com@@ pla@@ in about Jehovah .
20 : 20 - 28 .
The man gave B@@ er@@ n@@ ar@@ da his p@@ ho@@ ne number , and she made return vis@@ its by tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne .
No@@ te what Paul said on the matter of e@@ ating fo@@ o@@ ds that might se@@ em to have been sacrific@@ ed to i@@ do@@ ls .
Jesus called this man “ dis@@ cre@@ et ” because he he@@ ars Jesus ’ sa@@ y@@ ings “ and does them . ” ​ — Matthew 7 : 24 - 27 .
No won@@ der there are so many un@@ happy people today ! ​ — Proverbs 18 : 11 ; 23 : 4 , 5 .
When I started serving Jehovah back in 19@@ 50 , there were only a h@@ and@@ ful of publi@@ sh@@ ers in J@@ ap@@ an .
Mo@@ der@@ n re@@ sear@@ ch supp@@ or@@ ts this conclu@@ sion .
God’s Word fore@@ told the per@@ man@@ ent end of these ci@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ations . . .
Christ is the only human who ever lived whom we can consider a perfect ro@@ le mo@@ de@@ l .
What can be learned from what happened to Phil@@ is@@ ti@@ a , Mo@@ a@@ b , A@@ m@@ m@@ on , and As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a ?
They are no longer id@@ enti@@ fied with the se@@ a of human@@ ity ali@@ en@@ ated from God , and they are loo@@ king for@@ ward to rul@@ ing with Christ Jesus in the heavenly Kingdom .
If you once served Jehovah and have thought about serving him again , we invit@@ e you to vis@@ it the local congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
They are fear of Jehovah , a good conscience , and a sense of con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , when your stud@@ ent he@@ ars you pray to o@@ pen and close the study , he will sense your feelings toward Jehovah .
With Jehovah’s help , we have w@@ on many bat@@ t@@ les .
Why did Moses re@@ act this way ?
( In@@ c@@ lu@@ de the bo@@ x “ Fir@@ m@@ ly S@@ et in the Tru@@ th . ” )
When the le@@ ak was st@@ op@@ ped , the man loo@@ ked at me with gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de and said : “ I think that you pro@@ ba@@ bly came for another reason .
Jehovah ex@@ tend@@ s to all deser@@ ving humans the pro@@ spe@@ ct of everlasting life , and that is yet another mo@@ tiv@@ ating reason for pra@@ ising him .
You are also show@@ ing end@@ ur@@ ance , and you have bor@@ ne up for my nam@@ e@@ ’s s@@ ake and have not gro@@ wn we@@ ary .
King David wrote about himself : “ I will dec@@ l@@ are your name to my brothers ; in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the congregation I shall praise you .
How Is the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t a H@@ el@@ per ?
R@@ em@@ ember that “ Jehovah will not deser@@ t his people for the s@@ ake of his great name . ”
Jehovah expres@@ sed fa@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction for Jesus with the words : “ This is my Son , the bel@@ o@@ ved , whom I have appro@@ ved . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
This will be made clear in the following article .
Paul wrote : “ You were , of course , called for fre@@ e@@ dom , brothers ; only do not use this fre@@ e@@ dom as an in@@ duc@@ ement for the flesh , but through love slave for one another . ”
Thus , in M@@ ary M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ene@@ ’s case , Jesus was deal@@ ing with a mis@@ plac@@ ed desire to pre@@ v@@ ent him from lea@@ ving ; in Tho@@ ma@@ s ’ case , Jesus was help@@ ing someone who had doub@@ ts .
And we are not sur@@ pris@@ ed when some believe the publi@@ shed lies and dist@@ or@@ tions , since “ anyone in@@ experienced pu@@ ts faith in every word . ”
But the tra@@ in was still there , and a man was wa@@ iting to make sure that we bo@@ ar@@ ded it .
How does Jehovah keep a fa@@ ther@@ ly e@@ ye upon his loyal ones , and how should we feel toward him ?
( b ) In his later years , what no@@ t@@ ori@@ ous act did K@@ or@@ ah in@@ s@@ ti@@ g@@ ate ?
• What can we learn about mo@@ des@@ ty from G@@ ide@@ on@@ ’s example ?
Su@@ cc@@ ess Th@@ r@@ ough Per@@ sever@@ ance
Their life course speak@@ s for them , as if to say : “ You are wit@@ nesses , God is also , how loyal and righteous and un@@ b@@ lam@@ able we proved to be to you believers . ”
In fact , the time peri@@ od during which God has per@@ mit@@ ted man to rule himself will soon come to an end .
See The Watchtower , J@@ anu@@ ary 1 , 200@@ 7 , pages 27 - 28 , par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 9 - 13 .
N@@ early two years ear@@ li@@ er , he had cur@@ ed her of dem@@ on pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion .
It was he who crow@@ ned the emp@@ er@@ or , therefore expe@@ cting him to be a sta@@ un@@ ch de@@ f@@ end@@ er of O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x@@ y .
These have already been coun@@ ted wor@@ thy of recei@@ ving the Kingdom and ​ — evid@@ ently star@@ ting in the early days of Christ’s pres@@ ence — ​ have been re@@ war@@ ded acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly . ​ — Read 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 4 : 15 - 17 ; Revelation 6 : 9 - 11 .
Then he ra@@ ises his eyes to heaven and pra@@ ys : “ Father , the h@@ our has come ; gl@@ ori@@ fy your son , that your son may gl@@ ori@@ fy you , according as you have given him authority over all flesh , that , as reg@@ ar@@ ds the whole number whom you have given him , he may give them everlasting life . . . .
It is good to remember , though , that being whole - sou@@ led is not a matter of how much time we sp@@ end in the ministry .
Jesus was not influ@@ enced by worl@@ dly conc@@ ep@@ ts of sh@@ ame
AN@@ T@@ Ô@@ N@@ I@@ O , Mar@@ co@@ s , Ger@@ son , V@@ ani@@ a , and Mar@@ c@@ elo came from different ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds and had different problems .
Ti@@ m : At M@@ om@@ ’s house , we leave them on the flo@@ or and she h@@ ang@@ s them up .
That mor@@ ning , while s@@ it@@ ting in the s@@ qu@@ are , he had been pra@@ ying s@@ il@@ ently for help .
When I was se@@ ven , I began to help Father with f@@ ar@@ m@@ work .
The holy spirit be@@ ars witness to them that they are “ jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s with Christ , ” called to become k@@ ings and pri@@ ests in his heavenly Kingdom .
Des@@ cri@@ be the inter@@ change that will take place between sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation and resur@@ rec@@ ted righteous ones .
Jehovah is willing to re@@ ach out and gr@@ as@@ p our hand .
“ I F@@ e@@ ar No@@ thing B@@ ad , for You Are With M@@ e ”
He loved the people .
Ther@@ efore , it is appro@@ pri@@ ate to pray for the off@@ end@@ er .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al G@@ ro@@ w@@ th , B@@ ap@@ tism , Bethel
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on is something that they have but don@@ ’t use ​ — like a pi@@ e@@ ce of fur@@ ni@@ ture just for show . ”
He has inclu@@ ded in its pages g@@ em@@ s of wisdom ​ — practic@@ al principles that are app@@ li@@ ca@@ ble to all people , in all plac@@ es , and at all times .
Tru@@ e , the Christian congregation is made up of imper@@ fect humans .
In the past , Jehovah was pleas@@ ed to prote@@ ct his people when they un@@ it@@ e@@ dly helped one another to face dist@@ res@@ sing times .
We are confid@@ ent that if you do , you will find God e@@ asi@@ er to love than you ever thought possible .
El@@ sa was not speaking about what Jehovah could do or did do mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ um@@ s ag@@ o in Jo@@ b@@ ’s day .
We should not desire glory for wh@@ atever accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments we may have in Jehovah’s service .
Today , Jehovah teach@@ es us a lo@@ t about himself , his purpose , his cre@@ ation , and his Word .
When stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to cop@@ e with da@@ ily tri@@ als , we can con@@ stan@@ tly ask God to for@@ ti@@ fy us .
To many people , anointed Christians today are “ like de@@ w from Jehovah ” ​ — a blessing from God .
Of course , it is wise to remember that Jehovah ob@@ ser@@ ves our actions even when humans are un@@ able to see us .
Di@@ g for “ the V@@ er@@ y K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge of God ”
And they will buil@@ d hous@@ es , but they will not have occ@@ u@@ pan@@ cy ; and they will pl@@ ant v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds , but they will not dr@@ ink the w@@ ine of them . ”
What was the bas@@ is for the Ch@@ urch Fa@@ thers ’ beli@@ ef in an im@@ mor@@ tal soul ?
( Read Revelation 20 : 1 - 3 . )
O@@ r have I lost some of my in@@ iti@@ al ze@@ al in the years since then ? ’
W@@ ould the tra@@ its of a C@@ y@@ ni@@ c be desi@@ ra@@ ble in a Christian ?
If you do these things , your marriage will bring joy to you and to your heavenly Father .
We heard Joseph Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d’s special talk about children .
P@@ u@@ bli@@ shed in 194@@ 2 but now out of prin@@ t .
In 19@@ 30 , P@@ ear@@ l Eng@@ l@@ ish and her sister , O@@ r@@ a , wal@@ ked some 50 mil@@ es ( 8@@ 0 k@@ m ) to atten@@ d the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al .
In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t s@@ ites deal@@ ing spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally with happiness have been set up .
One prom@@ in@@ ent fin@@ an@@ ci@@ er rec@@ ently said : “ We are be@@ coming en@@ me@@ shed in a vi@@ ci@@ ous cir@@ c@@ le of es@@ cal@@ ating viol@@ ence . ”
That d@@ ri@@ ed - up t@@ ree ap@@ tly sign@@ i@@ fied God’s for@@ th@@ coming re@@ je@@ ction of the Jews as his cho@@ s@@ en people . ​ — Mark 11 : 20 , 21 .
H@@ um@@ bly apply God’s Word .
In effect , God used the value of Jesus ’ life to bu@@ y back , or re@@ de@@ em , the human r@@ ace from sla@@ very to sin and death .
In what sense might a Christi@@ an’s heart be har@@ m@@ ing him ?
I enjo@@ yed sh@@ aring experi@@ ences with the branch vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers and mission@@ aries .
W@@ ere you over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by personal problems ?
U@@ p@@ on his baptism in 29 C.E . , Jesus became King - Des@@ ign@@ ate in the l@@ ine of David .
Yet , soon all disa@@ st@@ ers will p@@ ale in com@@ par@@ is@@ on with the day of v@@ enge@@ ance coming upon all “ those who do not know God . ”
What a blessing for not im@@ mo@@ des@@ tly taking ourselves too seri@@ ously ! ​ — Romans 12 : 10 .
After recei@@ ving the holy spirit , the apostles give a bo@@ ld witness .
As Jehovah’s present - day servants , we may su@@ ff@@ er ad@@ vers@@ ity as David did .
Joseph must have reas@@ oned on what he knew about Jehovah .
5 : 9 , 10 .
At some point , Bar@@ u@@ ch , who may have bel@@ ong@@ ed to a prom@@ in@@ ent family , began to seek “ great things ” for himself .
However , God is et@@ er@@ n@@ al .
When we won@@ der why certain wicked things are t@@ ol@@ er@@ ated , our confidence in Jehovah God’s righteousness should help us to keep our bal@@ ance and wa@@ it on him . ​ — Psalm 4@@ 2 : 5 , 11 .
V@@ er@@ se 9 repor@@ ts what happened next : “ During the night a vision appe@@ ared to Paul : a certain M@@ ace@@ don@@ i@@ an man was standing and ent@@ re@@ ating him and saying : ‘ S@@ te@@ p over into M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia and help us . ’ ”
T@@ AMB@@ A , a young man in W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , was about to take a school exam@@ in@@ ation .
Rather than being a marriage fe@@ ast , such occasi@@ ons may simply be an exc@@ use for a d@@ ance par@@ ty .
In view of the emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on fre@@ e@@ dom of spe@@ e@@ ch and religion in some coun@@ tri@@ es today , the ide@@ a that govern@@ ments would cr@@ ack down on or even try to o@@ bl@@ it@@ er@@ ate any religious mo@@ v@@ ement may se@@ em far - f@@ et@@ ched .
Ke@@ ep in mind , too , that in those days there was no s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c commun@@ ity as such .
As our M@@ ak@@ er , he under@@ stan@@ ds our pain and s@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
However , for a slave who really loved his ma@@ ster and who wi@@ shed to remain in his service , Jehovah made a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble pro@@ vision .
That is a ba@@ si@@ c truth about human life .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , older men feel pr@@ ou@@ d when they have tra@@ ined you@@ ng@@ er ones to take on the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
Thus , each of us needs to ask himself : ‘ Just how ear@@ n@@ est am I in tr@@ ying “ to ob@@ serve the on@@ en@@ ess of the spirit in the un@@ iting b@@ ond of peace ” ?
In rec@@ ent years , however , there have been important chang@@ es in this respect .
What many re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers have come to real@@ ize is that once a person re@@ ach@@ es a certain le@@ v@@ el of a@@ ff@@ lu@@ ence , his sense of well - being is in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent of how many material go@@ o@@ ds are a@@ vail@@ able to him .
“ Not one [ s@@ par@@ ro@@ w ] will f@@ all to the gr@@ ound without your Fa@@ ther’s knowledge .
It is the result of one man@@ ’s lo@@ sing per@@ fe@@ ction for himself and his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing by re@@ bel@@ ling against God .
This helped my young ones to devel@@ op a hear@@ t@@ felt love for the congregation and for the preaching work . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
We live in bus@@ y and cr@@ itical times , so it is possible that we might not no@@ tice that a fellow beli@@ ever is d@@ ri@@ f@@ ting away from the congregation .
[ Bo@@ x on page 31 ]
In the case of d@@ ough , fer@@ men@@ tation requi@@ red the ad@@ dition of ye@@ ast , or le@@ av@@ en .
There the bo@@ y be@@ comes “ a minis@@ ter of Jehovah before El@@ i the pri@@ est . ”
Jehovah told Adam not to e@@ at from “ the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad ” and said : “ In the day you e@@ at from it you will positi@@ vely die . ”
C@@ learly , it is important to rest@@ ra@@ in the t@@ ong@@ ue .
Who is he ?
Hence , the comm@@ and to bapti@@ ze and to teach are “ not stri@@ c@@ tly . . . two succ@@ essi@@ ve ac@@ ts . ”
That pre@@ c@@ ise situation does not ex@@ ist today , but similar is@@ su@@ es may ar@@ ise at times .
By means of it , the true God will ‘ make w@@ ars to ce@@ ase ’ and bring about ‘ a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant peace . ’
When making the E@@ den@@ ic promise , the true God declar@@ ed : “ I will put en@@ m@@ ity between you [ Satan ] and the woman and between your off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing and her off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing . ”
The Witnesses simply moved on to the next house .
H@@ er bo@@ ss heard of this and appro@@ ached her to ask if that was true .
The school I attend@@ ed was in P@@ i@@ qu@@ ete , so I ev@@ en@@ tually b@@ ought an old bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le , which made travel@@ ing to to@@ wn e@@ asi@@ er .
A S@@ ound B@@ as@@ is for H@@ op@@ e
Even in se@@ v@@ ere situ@@ ations , God can bring reli@@ ef to a stri@@ ck@@ en heart if we pray to him in full faith and ob@@ serve his comman@@ d@@ ments . ​ — Read 1 John 3 : 19 - 22 ; 5 : 14 , 15 .
Re@@ as@@ on@@ able attention to our health in gener@@ al can min@@ i@@ mi@@ ze feelings of emo@@ tional and spiritual ex@@ ha@@ us@@ tion .
How r@@ are true friends are in to@@ da@@ y’s world !
It was in Je@@ z@@ re@@ el that King A@@ ha@@ b ​ — rul@@ er of the nor@@ ther@@ n ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel in the l@@ at@@ ter half of the ten@@ th century B.C.E . ​ — set up his ro@@ y@@ al re@@ si@@ d@@ ence , al@@ though the of@@ fi@@ cial cap@@ it@@ al was Sam@@ ari@@ a .
N@@ ations claim@@ ing to be Christian took the lead in the sla@@ ugh@@ ter that mar@@ ked the two world w@@ ars of the 20@@ th century .
She is con@@ f@@ ined to a whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir and felt very li@@ mit@@ ed in what she could do in the ministry .
For example , anyone who t@@ ou@@ ched a human cor@@ p@@ se was requi@@ red to under@@ go pu@@ ri@@ fic@@ ation .
/ W@@ il@@ li@@ am W .
M@@ ic@@ ha@@ l should have recogn@@ ized David as not only the family head but also the king of the land .
V@@ ide@@ o to T@@ ou@@ ch H@@ ear@@ ts of Y@@ ou@@ ths , 7 / 1
S@@ ome@@ one su@@ gg@@ ested : “ T@@ om@@ my M@@ it@@ ch@@ ell !
Isaiah was confid@@ ent that with Jehovah’s ba@@ c@@ king , he could succ@@ ess@@ fully face any chall@@ enge .
The “ ro@@ d , ” though at times liter@@ al , re@@ pres@@ ents par@@ ent@@ al authority that is ad@@ minis@@ tered fir@@ m@@ ly but lo@@ v@@ ingly and appro@@ pri@@ ately out of concer@@ n for the chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s et@@ er@@ n@@ al wel@@ f@@ are . ​ — Hebrews 12 : 7 - 11 .
I tri@@ ed to f@@ ill my mind with positi@@ ve thoughts from the Bible .
All over Bo@@ h@@ em@@ ia , the pro@@ per@@ ty of Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ants who would not rec@@ ant was con@@ f@@ is@@ c@@ ated and sh@@ ared among Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s .
Bible : N@@ ar@@ o@@ d@@ na in uni@@ ver@@ z@@ it@@ et@@ na k@@ nji@@ z@@ ̆@@ n@@ ic@@ a - S@@ lo@@ ven@@ ija - L@@ ju@@ bl@@ j@@ ana
The “ ten men ” re@@ present those who have the hope of living forever on earth .
The inspired Bible writ@@ er James lik@@ e@@ wise ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged the Christian ob@@ lig@@ ation to look after or@@ ph@@ ans , wi@@ do@@ ws , and others in c@@ as@@ es of tri@@ bul@@ ation or need .
Consider these ancient words of wisdom : “ If you love money , you will never be satis@@ fied ; if you long to be rich , you will never get all you want .
For instance , hus@@ ban@@ ds show loy@@ al@@ ty to their heavenly King by the Chris@@ t@@ like way they tre@@ at their wi@@ ves and children .
194@@ 9
Re@@ g@@ arding a certain t@@ ree in the gar@@ den of E@@ den , God told him : “ You must not e@@ at from it , for in the day you e@@ at from it you will positi@@ vely die . ”
God Watch@@ es O@@ ver You 4
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , the l@@ eng@@ th of the da@@ y@@ light peri@@ od vari@@ ed , according to the se@@ as@@ on .
I@@ N TH@@ E year 199@@ 9 , the earth@@ ’s po@@ pul@@ ation re@@ ached si@@ x bil@@ li@@ on !
The Bible says ex@@ ac@@ tly how many will rule with Jesus . ​ — Read Revelation 14 : 1 .
He gave a gu@@ i@@ ding princi@@ ple : Since al@@ co@@ ho@@ l t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance vari@@ es from person to person , any am@@ ount that imp@@ a@@ ir@@ s your “ practic@@ al wisdom and thinking ability ” is too much for you . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 21 , 22 .
For example , it was a mission@@ ary cou@@ ple from F@@ in@@ land who by lear@@ ning the S@@ es@@ o@@ th@@ o language were able to teach Tu@@ k@@ is@@ o and Mas@@ e@@ is@@ o to become disciples of Jesus .
While this may at first in@@ ten@@ si@@ fy the pain of l@@ on@@ el@@ iness , it would also re@@ mind us that God is our refu@@ ge and that we need to wa@@ it on him for reli@@ ef .
We do so as we car@@ ry out the work Jesus gave his followers , nam@@ ely , “ to preach to the people and to give a thor@@ ough witness . ”
It is the last of his inspired writ@@ ings .
As promised in God’s inspired Word , the Bible , “ the earth it@@ self will certainly give its pro@@ du@@ ce ; God , our God , will bl@@ ess us . ”
Da@@ y the B@@ l@@ ack B@@ el@@ t C@@ ame Un@@ ti@@ ed , 12 / 1 Dis@@ ast@@ er S@@ tr@@ ik@@ es Solomon Is@@ lands , 5 / 1
Ad@@ di@@ tional teachings that I can consider :
P@@ l@@ as@@ ma also car@@ ries such prote@@ ins as al@@ bum@@ in , clo@@ t@@ ting fac@@ t@@ ors , and an@@ ti@@ bo@@ dies to fi@@ ght di@@ se@@ as@@ es .
Daniel descri@@ bes an i@@ ma@@ ge in human form made up of different me@@ tal@@ s .
On@@ ly by he@@ e@@ ding the counsel and remin@@ ders of God’s Word can we avoid being mis@@ led by Satan’s “ ar@@ t@@ fully cont@@ ri@@ ved false st@@ ori@@ es [ “ cle@@ ver@@ ly con@@ co@@ cted my@@ ths , ” The New A@@ mer@@ i@@ can Bible ] . ” ​ — 2 P@@ et .
Is it because the congregation elders ex@@ hor@@ t us to do so ?
The pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Abraham , the apostle Paul , and Jesus himself were all able to end@@ ure difficult tri@@ als because the Kingdom was a re@@ ality to them .
The re@@ bel@@ s went from ba@@ r@@ rac@@ ks to ba@@ r@@ rac@@ ks , at@@ temp@@ ting to for@@ ce the Witnesses to jo@@ in the up@@ ris@@ ing .
What pro@@ of of Jesus ’ resurrection did Paul provide ?
You can hum@@ bly appro@@ ach the “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer , ” as@@ sur@@ ed that he will give attention to your personal concer@@ ns . ​ — Psalm 6@@ 5 : 2 .
How do we speak about someone we love ?
Re@@ ading these acc@@ oun@@ ts care@@ fully will help you to per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve Jesus ’ way of thinking , his dep@@ th of feel@@ ing , and the mo@@ tiv@@ ation be@@ h@@ ind his actions .
The apostle Paul ur@@ ged Christians in his day : “ Do not be anxi@@ ous over anything , but in everything by prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation along with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving let your pet@@ iti@@ ons be made known to God . ”
He me@@ t my mother , La@@ ur@@ a Ger@@ ber , at the do@@ or and asked if she knew why evil was per@@ mit@@ ted .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 16 , 19
You might com@@ pare the pro@@ c@@ ess of lear@@ ning about your chil@@ d’s con@@ dition to ma@@ st@@ ering a new language .
This tr@@ end came to fru@@ iti@@ on in the writ@@ ings of O@@ ri@@ g@@ en ( c . 18@@ 5 - 2@@ 5@@ 4 C.E . ) , a Greek au@@ th@@ or from A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a .
( Mark 1 : 1 – 9 : 50 )
We told ourselves , ‘ When fac@@ ed with Jehovah’s w@@ in@@ ds of change , it is better to set your sa@@ il@@ s than to buil@@ d ba@@ r@@ ri@@ ers . ’ ”
And how would Christians be able to recogn@@ ize his re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves ?
Although I can no longer do as much as I would like , I find con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment know@@ ing that I have been able to help many to learn about Jehovah’s pur@@ pos@@ es and to become his dedic@@ ated servants .
Many publi@@ sh@@ ers in J@@ ap@@ an have become s@@ kil@@ led at making return vis@@ its in sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing are@@ as , fac@@ t@@ ori@@ es , and of@@ fic@@ es .
; H@@ am@@ il@@ t@@ on , L .
Because the wicked one is sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding the righteous one , for that reason justice go@@ es for@@ th cro@@ o@@ ked . ” ​ — Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 1 : 2 - 4 .
And the sh@@ ak@@ ing ge@@ ts more se@@ v@@ ere as the preaching work inc@@ reas@@ es in sc@@ op@@ e and in@@ ten@@ s@@ ity .
If possible , make use of a the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c li@@ br@@ ary .
“ M@@ an had need of w@@ o@@ od both for fu@@ el and for building and therefore . . . he started to cu@@ t down the tre@@ es and thus to ex@@ pose the land to the on@@ sla@@ ugh@@ ts of the we@@ ather .
How did Israel benefit from keep@@ ing the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h ?
It is as the wise man wrote : “ It will turn out well for those who fear the true God . . . , but it will not turn out well for the wicked one , nor will he pro@@ long his days . ”
To be God’s friends , we must be tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy . ​ — P@@ s .
So@@ on I real@@ ized that coming to know Jehovah and his purpose was more important than my physical situation .
W@@ rit@@ ers and O@@ r@@ at@@ ors
I lived and wor@@ ked with him for just a mon@@ th , but that was en@@ ough for me to make an ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ ance that chang@@ ed my life .
However , he lik@@ ened his faithful followers to fine so@@ il in that they “ re@@ tain ” the word of God and “ be@@ ar fru@@ it with end@@ ur@@ ance . ” ​ — Luke 8 : 13 , 15 .
However , he does not hold back from ad@@ minis@@ ter@@ ing appro@@ pri@@ ate p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S W@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ S Acc@@ ep@@ t O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent ?
It is un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly true that doing what Jehovah as@@ ks of us always br@@ ings blessings .
With that in mind , some may think that God is always willing to over@@ look anything that we do .
12 , 13 . ( a ) What is h@@ y@@ per@@ bo@@ le ?
Why can we say that ga@@ ther@@ ing together is an in@@ tegr@@ al part of true worship ?
You C@@ an@@ not Sa@@ ve It , so U@@ se It W@@ ell
What a tend@@ er act of com@@ pas@@ sion ! ​ — Mark 1 : 40 - 4@@ 2 .
The wicked sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded him , and his very life was end@@ ang@@ ered .
Although we may want to care for many responsi@@ bil@@ ities , we need to use good judgment and stay within the li@@ m@@ its of our strength .
A year later she started pione@@ ering and was soon ther@@ e@@ after appointed as a special pioneer .
O@@ ther spiritual men were qu@@ ali@@ fied to a@@ id the congregations as minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants , or de@@ ac@@ ons . ​ — 1 Timothy 3 : 8 - 10 , 12 , 13 .
We can do this by stud@@ ying his written Word , the Bible .
But when Ju@@ d@@ as turned tra@@ it@@ or , did the other apostles s@@ low down or qu@@ it ?
What Is Your P@@ ur@@ pose in Li@@ fe ?
In my fa@@ ther’s end@@ ur@@ ance and positi@@ ve spirit , I find an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent example , and I feel u@@ se@@ ful when I whe@@ el him around .
Christians come to bel@@ ong to Jehovah when they make an accep@@ table dedic@@ ation of themselves to him in prayer .
S@@ T . P@@ E@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ S@@ BU@@ R@@ G , F@@ L ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , Ba@@ y@@ fr@@ on@@ t C@@ en@@ ter , 4@@ 00 1@@ st S@@ t . S .
That time , Jesus ’ prophecy on the si@@ gn of the last days was explained .
How We W@@ ere A@@ ble to S@@ ta@@ y
Yes , each member of the congregation can contribu@@ te to the well - being and gro@@ w@@ th of the congregation .
Thus , when used pro@@ per@@ ly , it can serve a good purpose .
The n@@ ational grou@@ ps have “ kept mut@@ ter@@ ing ” what “ emp@@ ty thing ” ?
She rel@@ ated , “ He took 15 min@@ ut@@ es with me to discus@@ s my spiritual go@@ als . ”
After gra@@ du@@ ating from a te@@ ch@@ n@@ ic@@ al school in A@@ th@@ ens in 195@@ 3 , I travel@@ ed to Ger@@ many to see if I could find a jo@@ b and go to school at the same time .
Now , however , I was again beg@@ in@@ ning to feel the need for a compan@@ ion in life .
For example , if we just gl@@ ance at a mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r , we might fai@@ l to no@@ tice a small but sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant ble@@ mis@@ h .
After 1914 , the angels began to “ col@@ le@@ ct ” we@@ e@@ d@@ like Christians by se@@ par@@ ating them from the anointed “ sons of the kingdom . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
I was af@@ ra@@ id that ei@@ ther my parents or I might die . ”
Indeed , Jesus said : “ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ”
She had travel@@ ed far to discus@@ s a matter of great concer@@ n to her , one that had given her many a s@@ le@@ e@@ pl@@ ess night .
Jesus was not the O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or or P@@ ur@@ pos@@ er be@@ h@@ ind the ransom sacrifice .
During the course of our con@@ vers@@ ation , he asked me about my hope of reco@@ very .
C . T . Rus@@ sel@@ l real@@ ized the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for mo@@ tion pi@@ c@@ tures to re@@ ach mas@@ ses of people .
“ I have re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed days of long ag@@ o , ” he san@@ g .
This provi@@ des spiritual su@@ st@@ en@@ ance for de@@ a@@ f pro@@ claim@@ ers of the good news and inter@@ ested ones in congregations thr@@ ough@@ out K@@ o@@ re@@ a .
Th@@ an@@ ks to the re@@ sear@@ ch by in@@ no@@ v@@ ative do@@ ct@@ ors , not only Jehovah’s Witnesses but many others have benef@@ ited .
A gener@@ ation of Ger@@ man@@ s gre@@ w up know@@ ing nothing but war , and the we@@ ary po@@ pul@@ ation long@@ ed for peace .
When a Christian nam@@ ed On@@ es@@ ip@@ hor@@ us was in R@@ ome , he di@@ lig@@ ently loo@@ ked for Paul , found him , and ther@@ e@@ after ‘ often brought him ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment . ’
E@@ ven@@ tually , M@@ other and si@@ x of my brothers and sisters got baptized .
What less@@ on can we draw from Jesus ’ par@@ able of the s@@ ow@@ er ?
For example , the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t , tel@@ ev@@ ision pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s , mo@@ vi@@ es , boo@@ ks , and ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines often make viol@@ ence and im@@ mor@@ ality se@@ em accep@@ table .
I must ad@@ mit that these words of a fellow mission@@ ary did nothing for my self - confidence .
“ S@@ tu@@ dy helps me to over@@ come problems in da@@ ily life , and it pre@@ pa@@ res me to help others , ” says G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el , a young brother who has a regul@@ ar Bible - study r@@ out@@ ine .
In order for our conscience to help us , we must he@@ ed it .
A He@@ al@@ th S@@ ur@@ pris@@ e
S@@ ar@@ ah had will@@ ingly supp@@ or@@ ted her husband in this great j@@ our@@ ne@@ y into the un@@ known , for she knew that he was to pla@@ y a vital ro@@ le in Jehovah’s purpose to pro@@ du@@ ce a high@@ ly fav@@ ored off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing and a nation .
Such activ@@ ity will help us to continue “ keep@@ ing close in mind the pres@@ ence of the day of Jehovah . ”
And he sent for@@ th his ang@@ el and pres@@ ented it in sign@@ s through him to his slave John . ”
What fe@@ ars might your child have about tal@@ king to you regarding his or her concer@@ ns ?
Jehovah is car@@ r@@ ying on what un@@ beli@@ e@@ va@@ ble “ activ@@ ity ” ?
For instance , he did not cre@@ ate Adam and E@@ ve and then leave them gu@@ ess@@ ing about who he was .
From your study of the Bible , you very likely now know that your life should be foc@@ used on pra@@ ising Jehovah , not on mer@@ ely pleas@@ ing yourself or ac@@ qui@@ ring material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
The promise of hu@@ ge prof@@ its can bl@@ ind one to the ris@@ ks of an un@@ s@@ ound bu@@ sin@@ ess ven@@ ture .
S@@ O@@ M@@ E two th@@ ous@@ and years ag@@ o , a woman in the to@@ wn of Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m gave bir@@ th to a m@@ ale child .
Our baptism ‘ in the name of the holy spirit ’ is a public declar@@ ation that we recogn@@ ize the holy spirit and ac@@ knowledge the ro@@ le it pla@@ ys in Jehovah’s pur@@ pos@@ es .
If the form@@ er is me@@ ant , then doing the same thing to a young go@@ at is conc@@ ei@@ va@@ bly within human power .
I@@ magine the strength needed just to move it ! The human t@@ ong@@ ue p@@ al@@ es in com@@ par@@ is@@ on in si@@ ze , we@@ i@@ ght , and strength .
Jesus felt p@@ ity for those around him pri@@ mar@@ ily because of their spiritual needs .
In L@@ at@@ vi@@ a , as in other par@@ ts of the world , people of all ages and vari@@ ous ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds are respon@@ ding to the message , as the following experi@@ ences show .
God invit@@ es G@@ ide@@ on to take along an attend@@ ant and sc@@ out the M@@ idi@@ an@@ ite cam@@ p .
“ We@@ al@@ th of the Se@@ as , ” 9 / 15
However , the local Witnesses did not com@@ pla@@ in .
She knew him .
“ You must love your neigh@@ b@@ or as yourself . ”
On the right - hand side of the st@@ re@@ et , the O@@ de@@ u@@ m ​ — a small the@@ ater buil@@ t in the second century C.E . ​ — will c@@ atch your interest .
If you are a par@@ ent , refle@@ ct on this contr@@ ast : “ You , fa@@ thers , do not be ir@@ rit@@ ating your children , but go on br@@ ing@@ ing them up in the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah . ”
He then col@@ la@@ p@@ sed again .
E@@ ver practic@@ al , Mar@@ th@@ a ob@@ je@@ cted that the body would sm@@ ell by now , four days after death .
Because the speak@@ er ann@@ oun@@ ced the rel@@ e@@ ase of a new book ​ — Pa@@ y A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion to Dani@@ el@@ ’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy !
Then the desire , when it has become fer@@ t@@ ile , gives bir@@ th to sin ; in turn , sin , when it has been accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed , br@@ ings for@@ th death . ”
The 6@@ 1 years that I have sp@@ ent at Bethel have pas@@ sed quic@@ k@@ ly .
A similar pat@@ ter@@ n is follow@@ ed today .
Christians have been o@@ str@@ ac@@ ized by relati@@ ves and neigh@@ b@@ ors sol@@ ely because of be@@ coming servants of Jehovah .
L@@ ater , he began to atten@@ d meetings again .
The Kingdom that the God of heaven se@@ ts up is a heavenly govern@@ ment in the hands of Jesus Christ .
Ch@@ ar@@ les T . Rus@@ sel@@ l
Al@@ t@@ ars used for un@@ clean worship are des@@ e@@ cr@@ ated and then dem@@ o@@ li@@ shed . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 23 : 8 - 14 .
Then he said to his disciples : ‘ Yes , the har@@ v@@ est is great , but the work@@ ers are few .
Can you rec@@ ount some of them ?
Such a situation would be reg@@ re@@ t@@ table and sh@@ am@@ e@@ ful .
( a ) What indic@@ ates that D@@ or@@ c@@ as was activ@@ ely involved in the congregation ?
S@@ ad to say , many who cla@@ im to be followers of Christ have not sh@@ own the same will@@ ing@@ ness to “ give free . ”
G@@ E@@ O@@ R@@ G@@ E and I were the first mission@@ aries of Jehovah’s Witnesses to come to N@@ as@@ sa@@ u , the lar@@ g@@ est city in the Ba@@ h@@ am@@ as .
F@@ ra@@ g@@ ments from A@@ ra@@ d con@@ fir@@ m information about pri@@ es@@ tly famili@@ es and inclu@@ de God’s name .
Jehovah’s “ Be@@ am@@ ing E@@ y@@ es ” Ex@@ am@@ ine All
A cor@@ ol@@ l@@ ary effect might be inc@@ reas@@ ed clo@@ sen@@ ess .
We follow the course of ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality and show gen@@ u@@ ine fellow feel@@ ing .
But when the people of Israel fa@@ iled to show themselves than@@ k@@ ful , they lost Jehovah’s fav@@ or .
Per@@ haps from your chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od , your parents showed you illustr@@ ations de@@ pi@@ cting life in Par@@ adise .
If they come to know and love Jehovah , their educ@@ ation will be truly re@@ war@@ ding and the instru@@ ction they receive will last forever .
The way you answer that question will dep@@ end on the co@@ de of e@@ th@@ ic@@ s that you have cho@@ s@@ en to live by .
Rather , in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence from God has resul@@ ted in disa@@ str@@ ous problems , including po@@ ver@@ ty . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 8 : 9 .
Hence , the rec@@ ord says : “ He has sh@@ ak@@ en the ar@@ ro@@ ws . He has asked by means of the ter@@ ap@@ him ; he has loo@@ ked into the li@@ ver . ”
He also mo@@ ves true Christians to provide comfort to fellow believers .
A “ ro@@ ck - mas@@ s , ” or ro@@ ck - sh@@ el@@ f , situ@@ ated right under the la@@ y@@ er of to@@ p so@@ il , pre@@ v@@ ents the se@@ ed from sin@@ king its ro@@ o@@ ts deep en@@ ough to find mo@@ is@@ ture and sta@@ bility .
How in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate it would be if he did not listen care@@ fully and , as a result , nee@@ d@@ less@@ ly re@@ pe@@ ated what had just been said or asked a question that had just been ans@@ wer@@ ed !
The Law covenant was a fur@@ ther develop@@ ment of this promise .
Rather , it is a pa@@ g@@ an beli@@ ef mas@@ qu@@ er@@ ading as a Christian teaching .
Ther@@ e@@ after , “ the spirit imp@@ el@@ led him to go into the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness . ”
With that he es@@ cor@@ ted us to our bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ les and ba@@ de us good - night .
There , on a ro@@ of@@ to@@ p with a comman@@ ding view of the New Yor@@ k har@@ b@@ or and s@@ k@@ yl@@ ine , I pro@@ posed marriage .
Jesus then explained how this illustr@@ ation app@@ lies to the prac@@ tice of prayer , saying : “ Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly I say to you , Ke@@ ep on as@@ king , and it will be given you ; keep on see@@ king , and you will find ; keep on kno@@ c@@ king , and it will be op@@ ened to you .
Father , sa@@ ve me out of this h@@ our .
While we are in the ministry , we enjoy the compan@@ y of our best F@@ ri@@ ends . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 2 : 17 .
How does one sing@@ le sister cop@@ e with occasi@@ onal l@@ on@@ el@@ iness ?
“ After these things , ” says the Bible account , “ the son of the woman who ow@@ ned the house f@@ ell si@@ ck , and his si@@ ck@@ ness became so se@@ v@@ ere that he st@@ op@@ ped bre@@ a@@ thing . ”
“ I No L@@ ong@@ er S@@ la@@ ve for I@@ do@@ ls . ” ​ — A@@ B@@ A D@@ AN@@ S@@ O@@ U
Le@@ ah had a fi@@ f@@ th and a si@@ x@@ th son , Is@@ sac@@ ha@@ r and Z@@ e@@ bulu@@ n .
2 : 10 .
What Jehovah loo@@ ks for in his servants is “ a complete heart , ” one that mo@@ ves us to serve him will@@ ingly with “ a deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful soul . ”
Ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing Jehovah God , the psalmist ap@@ tly stated : “ It was you that set up all the b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries of the earth ; sum@@ m@@ er and w@@ in@@ ter ​ — you yourself form@@ ed them . ” ​ — Psalm 7@@ 4 : 17 .
With this go@@ al in mind , we may ple@@ ad like the man who said : “ H@@ el@@ p me out where I need faith ! ”
S@@ al@@ v@@ at@@ ore , who was con@@ vi@@ cted of ho@@ mi@@ ci@@ de , is in the S@@ po@@ le@@ to ma@@ xi@@ mu@@ m - se@@ cur@@ ity pris@@ on .
What would Jehovah do ?
W@@ as there a bas@@ is for such counsel ?
N@@ ic@@ ho@@ l@@ as , mentioned at the out@@ set , did this .
H@@ ar@@ d@@ working members of the congregation deser@@ ve war@@ m comm@@ end@@ ation for inter@@ pre@@ ting as a de@@ a@@ f person might expres@@ s the information ​ — mean@@ ing@@ fully and n@@ atur@@ ally .
In view of the religious div@@ ision and con@@ fu@@ sion ex@@ is@@ ting today , could all these milli@@ ons be ac@@ ting in har@@ mony with God’s will ?
Our T@@ re@@ asure H@@ un@@ t Y@@ i@@ el@@ ded La@@ sting Ri@@ ches
However , let us use the three questions mentioned ear@@ li@@ er to see how this l@@ ist of qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations can help all of us .
It rest@@ ra@@ ined him from ac@@ ting sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly and helped him to con@@ fine his ob@@ je@@ c@@ ti@@ ves to serving God and fellow humans in@@ side and out@@ side the congregation .
To their great reli@@ ef , he did .
What are you res@@ ol@@ ved to do , and why ?
You were b@@ ought with a pri@@ ce . ”
T@@ e@@ ch@@ n@@ ic@@ ally , the cou@@ ple were known as Abra@@ m and S@@ ar@@ a@@ i until God later r@@ en@@ am@@ ed them , but for the s@@ ake of simp@@ li@@ city , we will use the n@@ ames by which they are most com@@ mon@@ ly known .
Yes , we can man@@ i@@ f@@ est our hum@@ ble appreciation for the wonderful works of God by sh@@ aring with others what we have learned about him .
For instance , rather than saying , “ I@@ ’@@ m s@@ or@@ ry that you feel that way , ” you could ad@@ mit your ro@@ le in the proble@@ m by saying , “ I@@ ’@@ m s@@ or@@ ry that I h@@ ur@@ t you by what I said . ”
Be C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ous Like Jeremiah , 5 / 1
She said that she had thought of me . W@@ ould I accept ?
O@@ r are we so des@@ en@@ s@@ iti@@ zed that it does not bo@@ ther us ?
A N@@ on - Bi@@ bli@@ cal Re@@ fer@@ ence to a Pe@@ ople C@@ al@@ led Israel
Des@@ pite his re@@ pe@@ ated re@@ qu@@ est that they pray , they f@@ ell as@@ le@@ ep three times in the gar@@ den of Ge@@ th@@ s@@ em@@ ane .
The go@@ al of those who par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in these special preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ s is to “ make disciples . ”
Let us therefore be determined to re@@ ject all apost@@ as@@ y so that we can maintain a strong relationship with our heavenly Father .
Jehovah God be@@ comes our secu@@ re d@@ wel@@ ling place .
The speak@@ er descri@@ bed how spiritual people are a@@ ware of God’s qualities , including his ability to know even what we think .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ation may de@@ e@@ pen gra@@ du@@ ally .
( Read John 15 : 9 . )
( a ) Why are our enem@@ ies not to be fe@@ ared ?
‘ We Sh@@ all C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly K@@ ill You ’
As Jehovah’s day appro@@ ach@@ es , we should “ keep our sen@@ ses and have on the bre@@ ast@@ pl@@ ate of faith and love and as a hel@@ me@@ t the hope of sal@@ vation . ”
Bro@@ ther N@@ ou@@ ma@@ ir encoura@@ ged the stud@@ ents to imitate the ancient T@@ e@@ ko@@ ites of Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s day and hum@@ bly co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with the local congregation and fellow mission@@ aries .
Paul had follow@@ ed what course when he was in Eph@@ esus for some years ?
Today , with my sister , A@@ ri@@ ad@@ ne
It buil@@ ds up rather than te@@ ars down .
That is why car@@ ing elders , while or@@ der@@ ly , real@@ ize that the congregation is not a bu@@ sin@@ ess that needs ri@@ gi@@ d man@@ ag@@ ement ; in@@ stead , it is made up of a flo@@ ck that needs tend@@ er care .
However , when they re@@ ached P@@ am@@ ph@@ y@@ li@@ a , Mark su@@ d@@ den@@ ly left his compan@@ i@@ ons in the lu@@ r@@ ch .
Be@@ fore ans@@ wer@@ ing , you might want to know more .
“ W@@ i@@ th@@ out Bible educ@@ ation I would sur@@ ely have been dead years ag@@ o .
Because I can sy@@ mp@@ a@@ th@@ ize with their difficul@@ ties ​ — since I was in their sh@@ o@@ es not so many years ag@@ o — ​ I have had much succ@@ ess in help@@ ing them to learn about Jehovah .
He did not just s@@ end out his disciples to preach the good news of God’s Kingdom , but he exer@@ ted himself vi@@ g@@ or@@ ously in that work .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , those desi@@ ring to be Kingdom c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens do well to learn all they can about God’s Kingdom .
In@@ iti@@ ally , there is often a f@@ lu@@ r@@ ry of attention given to a ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved family , but they need more .
but that was not true of Saul of T@@ ar@@ su@@ s
“ He su@@ sta@@ ins his af@@ fai@@ r@@ s with justice . ”
In ad@@ dition to the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses in New Yor@@ k , there are branch of@@ fic@@ es in vari@@ ous other par@@ ts of the world .
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S once asked his disciples : “ Wh@@ ich father is there among you who , if his son as@@ ks for a f@@ ish , will perhaps hand him a ser@@ p@@ ent in@@ stead of a f@@ ish ?
W@@ ould you ple@@ ase read Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 ?
“ No re@@ si@@ d@@ ent will say : ‘ I am si@@ ck . ’ The people that are d@@ wel@@ ling in the land will be those par@@ d@@ oned for their er@@ ro@@ r . ”
14@@ 6 : 5 .
Jehovah took no@@ te of his S@@ on@@ ’s conduct and expres@@ sed His appro@@ val .
When it was publi@@ shed in Eng@@ l@@ ish two years later , the man@@ us@@ crip@@ t exc@@ ited in@@ ten@@ se contro@@ vers@@ y in the@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal and liter@@ ary cir@@ c@@ les .
David wrote : “ H@@ app@@ y is the one who@@ se re@@ v@@ ol@@ t is par@@ d@@ oned , who@@ se sin is co@@ vered .
In ad@@ dition , one of my own sisters also accepted the truth !
In past times , God mer@@ ci@@ fully gave individuals and nations opportun@@ ities to respon@@ d to his discipl@@ ine .
A sister in her mi@@ d - 50 ’ s spoke for many when she said : “ At work I sel@@ dom get a com@@ p@@ li@@ ment . Ther@@ e@@ ’s a co@@ ld and com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve c@@ li@@ mate .
Ru@@ do@@ l@@ st@@ ad@@ t
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , do not try to co@@ ver too much material .
What can you learn about je@@ al@@ ous@@ y from this Bible st@@ ory ? — Je@@ al@@ ous@@ y can lead to bi@@ g tr@@ ou@@ ble , even ca@@ using a person to want to h@@ ur@@ t his own brother !
‘ S@@ ur@@ ely there must be more to life , ’ I thought .
“ The F@@ or@@ m@@ er Th@@ ings Ha@@ ve P@@ as@@ sed A@@ way ”
By refer@@ ring to her@@ self as the low@@ li@@ est of servants , M@@ ary showed that she tru@@ sted comple@@ t@@ ely in Jehovah as her Ma@@ ster .
/ N@@ A@@ S@@ A ; John M@@ il@@ t@@ on : L@@ es@@ li@@ e@@ ’s
You give a witness about God and his Son .
V@@ I@@ S@@ I@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ S to T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n cannot help but be imp@@ ressed by the ver@@ d@@ ant tro@@ pi@@ cal gro@@ w@@ th co@@ ver@@ ing the is@@ land .
Jesus , however , ur@@ ged his listen@@ ers to have a different out@@ look .
God wel@@ comes even very young ones .
Consider an example . The faithful man Daniel was told toward the end of his life : “ You will rest , but you will stand up for your lo@@ t at the end of the days . ”
Indeed , this par@@ able high@@ ligh@@ ts the su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity of God’s righteousness , which is not based on leg@@ al regul@@ ations and human mer@@ it al@@ one .
The va@@ st ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of Christians never succ@@ um@@ b to se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out help from Jehovah , we could never w@@ in our fi@@ ght against Satan .
15 Di@@ d You K@@ now ?
Jehovah comman@@ ded Israel to dist@@ ribu@@ te the c@@ ities ev@@ en@@ ly on both si@@ des of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver .
Li@@ z , for example , was married to a fin@@ an@@ cially succ@@ ess@@ ful man .
W@@ rit@@ ings such as those of No@@ st@@ ra@@ da@@ mu@@ s are mor@@ ally vo@@ id , and they co@@ ver this vo@@ id with my@@ st@@ er@@ y and sen@@ s@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ism .
Paul wrote : “ The overse@@ er should therefore be . . . reason@@ able [ “ yi@@ el@@ ding , ” f@@ t@@ n . ] . ”
Des@@ pite the determined efforts by religious lead@@ ers to cr@@ us@@ h the preaching of the good news , “ Jehovah continued to jo@@ in to [ the disciples ] da@@ ily those being sa@@ ved . ”
God’s Word has cle@@ ans@@ ing power .
R@@ el@@ ate some experi@@ ences that high@@ light the value of the Bible T@@ each book .
Today , many you@@ ths have found great happiness in serving Jehovah .
As this account c@@ learly shows , Jesus did not shu@@ n sin@@ n@@ ers .
How can ad@@ vers@@ ity af@@ fect young people ?
I@@ mp@@ e@@ tu@@ s was given to this fe@@ ature of the ministry with the public@@ ation of the book “ Let God Be Tru@@ e ” in 194@@ 6 and The Tru@@ th That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ter@@ n@@ al Li@@ fe in 19@@ 6@@ 8 .
He ad@@ ds : “ If these things ex@@ ist in you and over@@ f@@ low , they will pre@@ v@@ ent you from being ei@@ ther in@@ ac@@ tive or un@@ fru@@ it@@ ful regarding the acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ . ”
Let us look at some situ@@ ations that call for courage .
In his Ex@@ pos@@ it@@ ory Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary , W .
These imp@@ res@@ sions were et@@ ched on G@@ ü@@ n@@ ther’s mem@@ ory .
Pe@@ ople out@@ side the ar@@ k are d@@ ying while those in@@ side are being sa@@ ved .
A@@ n ang@@ el had told her : “ Ho@@ ly spirit will come upon you . . . what is born will be called holy , God’s Son . ”
What beg@@ ins as har@@ m@@ less small talk may become har@@ m@@ ful in@@ deed .
For a more de@@ ta@@ iled discus@@ sion of these spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c poin@@ ts , see pages 5@@ 5 - 9 of the book The Se@@ cre@@ t of F@@ am@@ ily H@@ app@@ iness , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
“ Who s@@ ends t@@ or@@ r@@ ents of ra@@ in ? ” Jehovah asked the godly man Job .
In just one year , we had a ze@@ al@@ ous group of Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers in Ba@@ ur@@ u
Even at those plac@@ es , d@@ ru@@ g@@ s were comm@@ on .
This is a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative p@@ est@@ il@@ ence br@@ ed am@@ id the g@@ loo@@ m of this mor@@ ally and religi@@ ously di@@ se@@ as@@ ed world l@@ ying in Satan’s power .
In each case , these i@@ do@@ ls are made out to be something they are not .
Go@@ dly wisdom prote@@ cts the one who em@@ br@@ ac@@ es it .
It did not take me long to appro@@ ach Ar@@ no@@ ld for more information .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 10 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 8@@ 4 , 8@@ 2
The w@@ oun@@ ds of an un@@ happy chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od can be deep .
The Bible promises that soon “ the wicked one will be no more ; and you will certainly give attention to his place , and he will not be . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 10 .
How acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God benef@@ ited Daniel .
By what kind of fru@@ its ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses cons@@ titu@@ te a un@@ ited commun@@ ity in which every member pla@@ ys an important ro@@ le .
But if your child som@@ eho@@ w became de@@ a@@ f , would you not try to learn si@@ gn language in order to commun@@ ic@@ ate with him ?
Jac@@ qu@@ es Joh@@ ns@@ on , a Ca@@ tho@@ lic pri@@ est , wrote in a C@@ an@@ adi@@ an we@@ ek@@ ly about his efforts to dis@@ su@@ a@@ de a woman from stud@@ ying with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The next article will discus@@ s how he was the Gre@@ ater David and the Gre@@ ater Solomon .
The sister qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er sum@@ s up the matter : “ I learned that we cannot make someone love Jehovah or love us .
Phil@@ li@@ ps ’ transl@@ ation , “ you hus@@ ban@@ ds should try to understand the wi@@ ves you live with . ”
We need to make a living and to take care of ourselves and our family .
Jehovah no@@ tic@@ ed this and through Jeremiah war@@ ned him : “ You keep see@@ king great things for yourself .
• How are you being buil@@ t up by the local congregation ?
17 : 11 ; De@@ u@@ t .
In si@@ x months the whole thing will be a lo@@ t of j@@ un@@ k ; and you will find out that the people to do your prin@@ ting are those that have always done it , and make it their bu@@ sin@@ ess . ”
* This special gift is one of the ways that we are made “ in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge . ”
“ I Ne@@ e@@ ded to Re@@ turn to Jehovah . ” ​ — EL@@ I@@ E K@@ H@@ AL@@ I@@ L
2 : 19 , 20 .
Many individuals today have been se@@ duc@@ ed into ‘ s@@ ch@@ em@@ ing up in@@ tri@@ gu@@ es . ’
The dec@@ isi@@ ven@@ ess and ze@@ al that char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized her in her you@@ th have not deser@@ ted her .
Al@@ so , Jose@@ p@@ h’s obedi@@ ence resul@@ ted in the fulfill@@ ment of prophe@@ ci@@ es concer@@ ning the Messi@@ ah . ​ — Matthew 2 : 13 - 23 .
“ Many are the cal@@ am@@ ities of the righteous one , but out of them all Jehovah deli@@ v@@ ers him . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 34 : 19 .
How does Jehovah’s view of time af@@ fect his actions ?
Jesus left his disciples in no doubt that they had on their hands a mon@@ um@@ ent@@ al work .
Lo@@ ve R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness With All Your H@@ ear@@ t
It was rather str@@ ange respon@@ ding to that name at ro@@ l@@ l call , as I had to , but what a privilege to hear God’s name her@@ al@@ ded day after day !
“ The clo@@ s@@ er we got to B@@ angu@@ i , ” he rel@@ ates , “ the more ro@@ ad@@ b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks we enc@@ oun@@ tered .
Of Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ is@@ m@@ ’s Ti@@ pit@@ aka ( Th@@ ree C@@ ol@@ le@@ ctions ) , one vo@@ lu@@ me is main@@ ly about rul@@ es and regul@@ ations of commun@@ ity living for mon@@ ks and n@@ un@@ s .
What did David want to pas@@ s on to his children , and how did he do so ?
These sign@@ i@@ fied peace with Jehovah .
The marriage b@@ ond is per@@ man@@ ent and sac@@ red , with the husband serving as head of the family .
Mo@@ re@@ over , she is supp@@ or@@ tive of her husband when he gives counsel and discipl@@ ine to their children .
What Fa@@ ith In@@ v@@ ol@@ ves
For a discus@@ sion of why God has t@@ ol@@ er@@ ated evil in heaven and on earth , see the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe , publi@@ shed by the Watchtower Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of New Yor@@ k , In@@ c . , pages 70 - 9 .
This is what makes him bel@@ o@@ ved in the eyes of the sheep . ​ — Mark 10 : 4@@ 3 .
“ Ke@@ ep this men@@ tal attitude in you that was also in Christ Jesus , ” ur@@ ged Paul .
Yes , how com@@ for@@ ting it is to know that with the help of God’s word of truth , we can be “ wa@@ shed clean ” of even serious sin ! ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Di@@ d Jesus su@@ gg@@ est that ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment would come by cur@@ ta@@ il@@ ing one@@ ’s service to God ?
• Why was Jac@@ o@@ b not cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed for re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting himself as E@@ sa@@ u ?
His hum@@ ility must have t@@ ou@@ ched their hearts .
The work@@ place is another are@@ a where main@@ tain@@ ing good conduct can work to your benefit .
H@@ or@@ ses and as@@ ses were ti@@ ed , but there were no sol@@ di@@ ers .
God and his Son , Christ Jesus , will esta@@ bl@@ ish “ true righteousness . ”
Why is Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y not un@@ du@@ ly re@@ stri@@ ctive ?
Mal@@ in@@ da Ke@@ ef@@ er re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed taking or@@ ders for two h@@ un@@ d@@ red to three h@@ un@@ d@@ red boo@@ ks a we@@ ek .
Mar@@ g@@ ari@@ th@@ a continued in the full - time preaching activ@@ ity right up to the bir@@ th of our th@@ ir@@ d child .
“ I deci@@ ded to pray before I gave in to temp@@ tation rather than af@@ ter@@ ward , and that made a bi@@ g differ@@ ence ”
That is happ@@ ening because Jehovah’s Witnesses pl@@ ant and water , and ‘ God keep@@ s making it gro@@ w . ’ ​ — 1 Corinthians 3 : 6 , 7 .
Christian elders help us to follow Christ’s lead@@ er@@ ship
“ I will ga@@ ther back the cap@@ tive ones of my people Israel , ” says Jehovah , “ and they will ac@@ tually buil@@ d the des@@ ol@@ ated c@@ ities and in@@ ha@@ bi@@ t them , and pl@@ ant v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds and dr@@ ink the w@@ ine of them , and make gar@@ den@@ s and e@@ at the fru@@ it of them . ” ​ — A@@ mo@@ s 9 : 14 .
Sa@@ ff@@ r@@ on
So we will cho@@ ose not to we@@ ar st@@ y@@ les of clo@@ thing that we like but that might pre@@ v@@ ent people from listen@@ ing to our message .
Who Is the Devil ?
Jo@@ y Des@@ pite Dis@@ a@@ bil@@ ities ( P .
And what fine counsel for us today !
What would Christ do in this situation ?
Christians show respect and honor to people in authority .
E@@ very living cre@@ ature in heaven and on earth is sub@@ ject to someone .
On S@@ un@@ day , Au@@ gu@@ st 2 , 195@@ 9 , we gra@@ du@@ ated and were inform@@ ed of our assign@@ ments .
Jesus ’ de@@ par@@ ture was ob@@ served only by his loyal followers .
My parents were hear@@ t@@ bro@@ ken .
H@@ el@@ p the stud@@ ent to see what the Bible says about a certain sub@@ ject or course of action .
There was w@@ ine at the we@@ d@@ ding Jesus attend@@ ed in C@@ ana , and he supp@@ lied w@@ ine of fine qu@@ ality .
Instead of tur@@ ning their hearts and min@@ ds toward Jehovah in loving devo@@ tion , they in a sense turned away from him .
In fact , when Joseph reve@@ aled his true id@@ ent@@ ity to his brothers , he asked : “ Is my father still ali@@ ve ? ”
We are wise , though , to stay al@@ er@@ t to his efforts to bl@@ ind us to the truth and to bre@@ ak our integrity to God . ​ — Job 2 : 3 - 5 ; 2 Corinthians 4 : 3 , 4 .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , he medit@@ ated on his blessings , for he fre@@ qu@@ ently expres@@ sed hear@@ t@@ felt than@@ ks .
When our fellow believers fai@@ l us or wrong us in some way because of human imper@@ fe@@ ction , should we not also be sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic and for@@ giving as Jesus was ?
My do@@ ct@@ ors had told me that I could not have children , so we were sur@@ pris@@ ed to learn in 19@@ 6@@ 2 that I was expe@@ cting !
As the speak@@ er deli@@ v@@ ers his le@@ c@@ ture , he mo@@ ves ac@@ ro@@ ss the pl@@ at@@ form , g@@ es@@ tur@@ ing fre@@ ely , me@@ tho@@ dic@@ ally building one s@@ crip@@ ture on another and op@@ ening up the man@@ ’s ear@@ s of understanding to Bible tru@@ ths .
And the apostle Paul spoke of “ the power of holy spirit . ” ​ — Romans 15 : 13 , 19 .
A@@ no@@ ther evidence that Jehovah appreci@@ ates and valu@@ es our expres@@ sions of godly devo@@ tion can be seen in what the Bible says about prayer .
If we are loyal servants of God , there is a ba@@ si@@ c reason why the Devil br@@ ings persecu@@ tion upon us .
No@@ v@@ ember 22 - 28 , 20@@ 10
At the same time , he was a man of self - control , faith , and integrity .
They also show how Jehovah will de@@ al with nations that persecu@@ te his worshipp@@ ers today .
It pre@@ v@@ ents us from being pr@@ ou@@ d when we are fac@@ ed with chang@@ es and en@@ ab@@ les us to de@@ al with situ@@ ations with the right attitude .
What about Jehovah’s fav@@ ored people as a whole ?
Mar@@ ga@@ re@@ t , a spirit - anointed sister in her 9@@ 0 ’ s who was baptized over 70 years ag@@ o , ad@@ m@@ its : “ When my husband was d@@ ying of can@@ c@@ er in 19@@ 6@@ 3 , I felt that it would be wonderful if the end came quic@@ k@@ ly .
One very ho@@ t sum@@ m@@ er day , a Bible stud@@ ent t@@ our@@ ed our fac@@ il@@ ities , and she saw me sc@@ ru@@ b@@ b@@ ing the show@@ er ro@@ om@@ s .
In his es@@ say , An@@ dre@@ y explained that while he res@@ pe@@ cts the op@@ in@@ ion of others , he has found that the best way to learn about Jesus is to read one of the four Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts .
In time , Ad@@ ri@@ á@@ n took a bal@@ an@@ ced position on the matter .
Si@@ x - year - old Daniel , associ@@ ated with a Rus@@ si@@ an - language congregation in Ger@@ many , off@@ ers pro@@ of that young people are still pra@@ ising Jehovah .
Ho@@ ly spirit is needed for us to man@@ i@@ f@@ est the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit .
Jesus comman@@ ded his followers : “ G@@ o , therefore , and make disciples of people of all the nations . ” ​ — Matthew 28 : 18 - 20 .
Why not make it a study pro@@ ject to see how many other reas@@ ons you can l@@ ist ? Then medit@@ ate on the reas@@ ons and the s@@ crip@@ tures that support them .
This will make it e@@ asi@@ er to maintain peace with others . ​ — Romans 12 : 10 .
They were even saying “ sh@@ o@@ c@@ king things ” against Jehovah .
For example , the psalmist David conclu@@ ded a psal@@ m about the un@@ ity of true worshipp@@ ers at Z@@ ion with the words : “ There Jehovah comman@@ ded the blessing to be , even life to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ” ​ — P@@ s .
21 : 1 ​ — What re@@ gi@@ on is called “ the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness of the se@@ a ” ?
Re@@ gre@@ t@@ ta@@ bly , the rest of my family did not continue stud@@ ying the Bible at that time .
What as@@ sur@@ ance did Jesus give them ?
S@@ ur@@ ely this is not the time to lo@@ se our en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m for Jehovah’s service or to look to the world for se@@ cur@@ ity or satis@@ fac@@ tion . ​ — Luke 21 : 34 - 36 .
A@@ ile@@ en helps great@@ ly by war@@ ning me of being over@@ s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ated and by com@@ for@@ ting and supp@@ or@@ ting me when a dar@@ k mo@@ od over@@ wh@@ el@@ ms me .
With A@@ un@@ t M@@ il@@ li@@ e after my first return to Eng@@ land
A@@ mo@@ s had already explained why no one on earth could sto@@ p him from speaking ​ — and that is our th@@ ir@@ d point for consider@@ ation .
For example , when Moses , A@@ ar@@ on , A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s sons , and 70 of the older men of Israel as@@ c@@ ended M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i and saw a vision of Jehovah’s glory , likely Jo@@ shua was among them .
What should we do , however , if we com@@ mit a serious sin ?
Rom@@ e@@ o@@ v@@ il@@ le , I@@ L
What do we learn from these examples ?
Paul then att@@ ested to this truth by st@@ ating that the resur@@ rec@@ ted Christ had “ appe@@ ared to up@@ ward of fi@@ ve h@@ un@@ d@@ red brothers , ” most of whom , ad@@ ded Paul , were still ali@@ ve .
In the last days , this question has been s@@ oun@@ ding out l@@ ou@@ der and l@@ ou@@ der , and especially the questions : Wh@@ ere was God ?
It is wise to avoid f@@ ill@@ ing a c@@ up to the point that there is a d@@ anger of sp@@ ill@@ ing the w@@ ine when it is pas@@ sed .
• How does the book of A@@ mo@@ s show that the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of God’s judgment is sel@@ e@@ ctive ?
The bre@@ ad that the apostles could see and would soon par@@ take of me@@ ant Jesus ’ body .
What blessings from God come to those who are hum@@ ble ?
Jesus Christ explained that our times today are much like “ the days of Noah . ”
De@@ c@@ ei@@ ving E@@ ve , he sto@@ le her al@@ le@@ gi@@ ance from God .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are that our Father , Jehovah , has not only taught us how to live a satis@@ f@@ ying life now but has promised us a wonderful future !
This is the kind of educ@@ ation that is needed today .
Ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely ess@@ enti@@ al is good personal spiritual fe@@ e@@ ding .
I am happy that Y@@ ar@@ o@@ sla@@ v and his wife , Al@@ y@@ ona , and Pa@@ v@@ el and his wife , R@@ aya , serve at Bethel while V@@ it@@ al@@ y and his wife , S@@ v@@ et@@ l@@ ana , serve in the cir@@ cu@@ it work .
How can Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 5 help us make wise cho@@ ic@@ es regarding health care ?
O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 25 , 199@@ 7 , was another mil@@ es@@ to@@ ne in K@@ en@@ y@@ a@@ ’s the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c hist@@ ory ​ — dedic@@ ation day for a new Bethel comple@@ x of 8@@ 4@@ ,000 s@@ qu@@ are fe@@ et [ 7@@ ,@@ 8@@ 00 s@@ q m ] !
But when I vis@@ ited those pione@@ ers and listen@@ ed to the experi@@ ences they rel@@ ated , I cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t help but com@@ pare their jo@@ y@@ ful dis@@ position with my own n@@ on@@ ch@@ al@@ ant attitude toward the ministry .
My husband and I comfort each other with the wonderful hope of the resurrection , even i@@ mag@@ ining the time when we will see Lu@@ c@@ í@@ a again ​ — her expres@@ sive , r@@ ound eyes and her c@@ he@@ ek@@ s di@@ mp@@ led with a sm@@ ile .
He displa@@ yed a bro@@ ad r@@ ange of emo@@ tional respon@@ ses : p@@ ity for a le@@ per ; g@@ ri@@ ef over an un@@ responsi@@ ve people ; righteous indi@@ gn@@ ation at gre@@ e@@ dy money chang@@ ers .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , with pers@@ ist@@ ent effort , the help of Jehovah’s holy spirit , and the loving support of the Christian congregation , we can rec@@ ap@@ ture the beau@@ ti@@ ful qualities that b@@ lo@@ s@@ som@@ ed n@@ atur@@ ally when we were children . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 1 .
Do you desire such a happy out@@ come ?
Paul , for his part , recogn@@ ized that the apostles and other Christian prophe@@ ts were inspired by God . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 3 : 5 .
( a ) Why can we not ex@@ pect Jehovah to re@@ move all dist@@ res@@ sing situ@@ ations now ?
And they were requi@@ red to obey all of Jehovah’s la@@ ws . ​ — Le@@ v .
The religious lead@@ ers in Jesus ’ day became so con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of their own righteousness that they felt qu@@ ali@@ fied to cen@@ sure Jesus and his followers .
Because “ the ways of Jehovah are u@@ pri@@ ght , and the righteous are the ones who will walk in them . ”
When an el@@ der@@ ly par@@ ent is in con@@ st@@ ant need , there is a ris@@ k of care@@ gi@@ ver bur@@ n@@ out .
D@@ ele@@ g@@ ating ​ — Why and How ?
Instead of appreci@@ ating its prote@@ ctive value and living in acc@@ ord with God’s will , he uses his ri@@ ches to prom@@ o@@ te a life of sin .
Thus , the L@@ ev@@ ites had a place to live when they were not serving at the san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary of God .
A@@ no@@ ther compan@@ ion of Jeremiah was his se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary , Bar@@ u@@ ch .
Then , with the enti@@ re wicked system at its end , Jesus will hold cour@@ t and rend@@ er and ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment . ”
What four conclu@@ sions can the elders draw from the account we have consider@@ ed ?
Christ ​ — F@@ o@@ c@@ us of Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy , 1 / 15
Jehovah discipl@@ ines us : Jehovah teach@@ es us , guid@@ es us , and cor@@ rec@@ ts us .
By both s@@ ong and spe@@ e@@ ch , they f@@ it@@ t@@ ingly used their m@@ ou@@ ths to expres@@ s praise .
1@@ 00 Watchtower D@@ ri@@ ve
I G@@ a@@ in a Com@@ pan@@ ion
God gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es that if you work to apply his counsel as found in the Bible , you will be succ@@ ess@@ ful .
The prophe@@ ts E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el and Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah fore@@ told that go@@ ld and s@@ il@@ ver , st@@ ap@@ les of the com@@ mer@@ cial world through the cen@@ tu@@ ries , will become wor@@ th@@ less .
“ A God . . . A@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in Lo@@ ving - K@@ in@@ dness ”
Bo@@ th married and sing@@ le worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah can learn much about such love by care@@ fully consider@@ ing this Bible book .
However , than@@ ks to Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , I am still in full - time service .
You may lik@@ e@@ wise have what appe@@ ars to be an im@@ mo@@ va@@ ble ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le standing in the way of your prog@@ ress .
In ad@@ dition to har@@ bor@@ ing wrong desi@@ res , the heart can dec@@ ei@@ ve a you@@ th into thinking that he kno@@ ws better than his parents , even though they have much more experience .
In each case , we will exam@@ ine ( 1 ) how these fe@@ atu@@ res of life af@@ fect us now , ( 2 ) what Jehovah will do about them , and ( 3 ) how he will re@@ place them with what is truly good .
“ It appe@@ ars that the city must have been a very beau@@ ti@@ ful one , ” says one refer@@ ence work , “ which would account for its men@@ tion here . ”
In the s@@ pr@@ ing of 194@@ 1 , I was assign@@ ed as compan@@ y serv@@ ant in the congregation in W@@ en@@ at@@ c@@ he@@ e , W@@ a@@ shin@@ g@@ t@@ on .
These are ver@@ ses that Jehovah’s Witnesses often use in their ministry .
Yes , we can rend@@ er accep@@ table service ​ — but only with God - given strength and wisdom . ​ — 1 Corinthians 1 : 26 - 31 .
For example , we had food , en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , and even ha@@ ir@@ cu@@ t en@@ vel@@ op@@ es .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , if you read the Bible and apply what you learn , God’s spirit can help you to gro@@ w in wisdom , knowledge , in@@ sight , judgment , and thinking ability .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out the ar@@ ti@@ fi@@ cial en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment of the fre@@ e@@ z@@ er , the em@@ br@@ yo@@ s would soon deter@@ i@@ or@@ ate to the point of no longer being vi@@ able .
Satan the Devil is in@@ t@@ ent on neu@@ tr@@ al@@ iz@@ ing the li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving guid@@ ance we receive from Jehovah .
He ear@@ ned the re@@ pu@@ tation of being hon@@ est and imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al .
His courage really imp@@ ressed me .
In contr@@ ast , we can gain true happiness if we pe@@ er into the Bible with the ide@@ a of be@@ coming “ a do@@ er , ” allow@@ ing God’s thinking to mo@@ ld our thoughts and actions .
How was it brought to light and made known to milli@@ ons ?
These “ let@@ ters of re@@ comm@@ end@@ ation ” are better than any worl@@ dly f@@ ame .
“ Our needs chang@@ ed , ” expla@@ ins L@@ y@@ dia .
So , then , what can we learn from Paul , our fellow work@@ er ?
What will be the result when God’s will is done on earth ?
May I share some of these mem@@ ori@@ es with you ?
Then we continue with other as@@ pe@@ cts of true worship . ​ — Matthew 5 : 23 , 24 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 26 .
T@@ ry to i@@ magine what life will be like in Par@@ adise on earth .
“ Bro@@ ther B@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ on re@@ comm@@ ended that the children si@@ t in on our study .
Ther@@ efore if you per@@ su@@ a@@ de a person to accept a Bible teaching , you have w@@ on over his trust , so that he pu@@ ts faith in the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of that teaching .
Hence , our words and de@@ e@@ ds reve@@ al our heart con@@ dition .
By 19@@ 19 , those appro@@ ved by Jehovah and serving at his spiritual temple were c@@ learly id@@ enti@@ fied .
C@@ y@@ r@@ us ’ ar@@ my emp@@ lo@@ yed the tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous eng@@ in@@ e@@ ering fe@@ at of di@@ ver@@ ting one of Babyl@@ on@@ ’s w@@ at@@ er@@ ways ​ — in effect , dr@@ ying up ri@@ v@@ ers .
• Why can human rule in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent of God never be succ@@ ess@@ ful ?
Our marriage b@@ lo@@ s@@ som@@ ed an@@ e@@ w .
In the end , each person needs to cho@@ ose for himself which counsel and ad@@ vice to follow .
She was un@@ clean under the Law , so she should not have t@@ ou@@ ched anyone .
Paul told Christians that it would be wrong to think that if they continued sin@@ ning , God would still for@@ give them .
C@@ u@@ t D@@ own on C@@ lu@@ t@@ ter
A M@@ an With Mu@@ ch to L@@ ear@@ n
But Jehovah r@@ en@@ am@@ ed him Abraham , which means “ Father of a Mul@@ titu@@ de . ”
Like other God - fe@@ aring humans , he could likely conc@@ ei@@ ve of the time when Jehovah would set mankind free from death .
Like P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la , A@@ qu@@ ila , and A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s , we can be a blessing to others .
If we pa@@ use to refle@@ ct on our brothers ’ circumstances , we may see their seem@@ ing f@@ ra@@ il@@ ty in a different light .
The Th@@ ree C@@ ages
And B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e members care for congregations in enti@@ re coun@@ tri@@ es .
“ The inter@@ ested person@@ ’s neigh@@ b@@ ors were very imp@@ ressed with our ze@@ al .
Jehovah had Moses lead them in a way that ca@@ used P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h to think that they were w@@ an@@ der@@ ing in con@@ fu@@ sion .
Tru@@ e are the words of Jesus Christ : “ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ”
What a privilege we have to see the col@@ le@@ cting of the “ whe@@ at ” in our time .
With Jehovah’s blessing , the con@@ dition of the Israelites imp@@ ro@@ ved consider@@ ab@@ ly , and they rec@@ over@@ ed the ter@@ rit@@ ory that the Phil@@ ist@@ ines had taken from them . ​ — 1 Samuel 7 : 3 - 14 .
In fact , the Scriptures ref@@ er to anointed Christians as “ the bri@@ de ” of Christ , “ a cha@@ st@@ e vi@@ r@@ g@@ in ” promised in marriage to the Christ . ​ — Re@@ v .
It can leave an individu@@ al with a gu@@ il@@ ty conscience and a stru@@ gg@@ le to er@@ ase im@@ moral s@@ cen@@ es from his mind .
As part of the inspired Word of God , its message is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
So G@@ ide@@ on pres@@ ents a gift of food to his ang@@ eli@@ c vis@@ it@@ or , and fi@@ re as@@ c@@ ends out of a ro@@ ck , con@@ sum@@ ing the o@@ ffering .
8 : 16 ; 14 : 14 .
She sign@@ ed up to be a go@@ al@@ keep@@ er .
T@@ er@@ es@@ a@@ ’s sister - in - law , who also lost a son in an ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , and her family have sh@@ own interest in stud@@ ying the Bible .
What would you person@@ ally give in ex@@ change for everlasting life ?
I bro@@ ke down and cri@@ ed right on the cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man@@ ’s do@@ or@@ st@@ ep . He had just let lo@@ ose a ba@@ r@@ ra@@ ge of false acc@@ us@@ ations against Ch@@ ar@@ les T .
What a powerful less@@ on that was for Eli@@ j@@ ah , who had end@@ ur@@ ed for de@@ ca@@ des under the rule of that wicked king !
In D@@ ha@@ ka we found a local Witness and encoura@@ ged her to jo@@ in us in our Christian meetings and later in the preaching work .
They know that it is a time of sal@@ vation and deli@@ ver@@ ance for the righteous , a day in which Jehovah himself is high@@ ly ex@@ al@@ ted and his gl@@ ori@@ ous name san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied .
Jehovah will not allow it to devel@@ op to the point where we cannot remain faithful to him .
However , it must have taught him much .
She beg@@ ged Jehovah for help not only to over@@ come this chall@@ enge but also to inc@@ re@@ ase her service and qu@@ ali@@ fy to become a pioneer .
But only a very li@@ mit@@ ed number were used to wr@@ ite the boo@@ ks of the Bible and over@@ see the Christian congregation .
S@@ pe@@ ar@@ he@@ ading the P@@ re@@ aching Wor@@ k
As sur@@ ely as the st@@ ars in heaven and the s@@ and of the se@@ a are un@@ coun@@ table , just as sur@@ ely Jehovah is to fulf@@ ill his promise to David . ​ — Jeremiah 33 : 22 .
Then Peter f@@ led , as did his fellow apostles .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ ing to draw cont@@ ra@@ st@@ s , Solomon makes a dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c point regarding di@@ lig@@ ence and s@@ lo@@ th@@ ful@@ ness .
But mu@@ si@@ c , ar@@ t , and a free li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le did not e@@ ase my anxi@@ ety .
K@@ ar@@ o@@ li@@ en , a young Witness in B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m , called on an el@@ der@@ ly woman who showed no interest in the Kingdom message .
; Con@@ n@@ ally , L .
O@@ ri@@ g@@ en was born about 18@@ 5 C.E . in the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an city of A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a .
P@@ rep@@ are for meetings .
Still , the number of those who ac@@ tually pre@@ ached from house to house was small at first .
At Genesis 6 : 3 , we read : “ My spirit shall not act toward man in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely in that he is also flesh . Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly his days shall am@@ ount to a h@@ un@@ d@@ red and tw@@ ent@@ y years . ”
In other words , our spe@@ e@@ ch often refle@@ cts our in@@ n@@ er@@ most thoughts , desi@@ res , and attitu@@ des .
It is made up of four Hebrew let@@ ters י@@ ה@@ ו@@ ה that are like the let@@ ters Y@@ H@@ W@@ H
By keep@@ ing a close w@@ atch on our spiritual di@@ et , we will allow no ro@@ om for this worl@@ d’s des@@ tru@@ ctive ways and thinking to cause any har@@ m or dam@@ age to our spiritu@@ ality .
“ When we were young , they inclu@@ ded us in their con@@ vers@@ ations about congregation activities , and we became as en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic about the truth as they were .
Dis@@ coura@@ ged , the men sto@@ od in s@@ il@@ ence .
Then , he mentioned “ an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ t of God . ”
Saul therefore was to ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ate this enem@@ y nation along with its li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck .
In re@@ action to this com@@ ment , a prof@@ ess@@ or of the@@ olo@@ gy wrote that he was t@@ ou@@ ched by “ the good the@@ olo@@ gy ” that this religious lead@@ er pre@@ ached .
The land that had la@@ in des@@ ol@@ ate for 70 years would now need to pro@@ du@@ ce gra@@ in , s@@ we@@ et w@@ ine , and o@@ il .
( b ) Why does Jehovah not dep@@ end on this worl@@ d’s me@@ dia ?
How happy I was that I could be with M@@ other on that occasi@@ on and share my confidence with her !
You need to get to know him , to learn about his qualities and his person@@ ality , to find out how tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy and dep@@ end@@ able he has proved to be in all that he has said and done . ​ — Psalm 9 : 10 ; 14@@ 5 : 1 - 21 .
Even the li@@ on will e@@ at st@@ ra@@ w just like the bul@@ l .
Mo@@ re@@ over , set@@ t@@ ling in a land that had rema@@ ined des@@ ol@@ ate for 70 years and doing the re@@ building work there would requi@@ re much physical st@@ am@@ ina .
In time , this b@@ lu@@ r@@ red , per@@ ip@@ her@@ al i@@ ma@@ ge may lo@@ se its appe@@ al and simply disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar from view .
When they do this wis@@ ely , they benefit .
What did Moses b@@ eho@@ ld , and what happened af@@ ter@@ ward ?
But as we have seen , Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s and New Ye@@ ar@@ ’s have little to do with Christ and have their ro@@ o@@ ts in pa@@ g@@ an c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations .
Why should we avoid o@@ ffering re@@ pet@@ iti@@ ous prayers ?
• What example did Jesus set in being a good friend ?
In the beg@@ in@@ ning of his letter , he says : “ [ God ] gave us a new bir@@ th to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead , to an inc@@ or@@ ru@@ p@@ ti@@ ble and un@@ de@@ fil@@ ed and un@@ f@@ ading in@@ her@@ it@@ ance . It is re@@ served in the heavens for you . ”
We were ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely happy because our children were using their lives in the best way .
By Isa@@ i@@ ah’s day , Jehovah had done many wonderful things for Israel , and these had been recorded in writ@@ ing .
How can fe@@ aring God benefit us ?
Davi@@ d’s expres@@ sions in the 8@@ th Psalm also prophe@@ tic@@ ally point to the perfect man Jesus Christ . ​ — He@@ b .
How did Jesus learn obedi@@ ence from suffering ?
K@@ nor@@ r , who served as a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses until his death in 19@@ 7@@ 7 , once ob@@ served that bi@@ g problems often appe@@ ar much s@@ mal@@ l@@ er after a good ni@@ gh@@ t’s s@@ le@@ ep .
Jesus asked : “ Indeed , which father is there among you who , if his son as@@ ks for a f@@ ish , will perhaps hand him a ser@@ p@@ ent in@@ stead of a f@@ ish ?
Is that not an acc@@ ur@@ ate des@@ crip@@ tion of how many people be@@ have today ? ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 3 .
The anointed sons of the Kingdom , the sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic whe@@ at , are being brought into Jehovah’s sto@@ re@@ house when they are brought into the rest@@ ored Christian congregation or when they receive their heavenly re@@ ward . ​ — 3 / 15 , page 22 .
I still have a vi@@ vi@@ d pi@@ c@@ ture in my mind of the kind , hon@@ est look the Witnesses had in their eyes .
Re@@ cor@@ ds show that he pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed at le@@ ast a Greek dic@@ tion@@ ary , a Hebrew Bible , a New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent in Greek , and the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t .
His pri@@ ze pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion was a sa@@ mu@@ ra@@ i s@@ word that his father had b@@ ought him for Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s .
But with the G@@ esta@@ p@@ o w@@ atch@@ ing me , how could I ris@@ k in@@ cri@@ min@@ ating her parents ?
Some might have to accept the vie@@ w@@ point that a form of rec@@ re@@ ation they enjoy is dis@@ pleas@@ ing to Jehovah .
P@@ le@@ ase , here I have two daugh@@ ters who have never had inter@@ course with a man . P@@ le@@ ase , let me bring them out to you .
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ar par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in the Kingdom - preaching work streng@@ th@@ ens us spiritually .
Jesus ’ words con@@ ta@@ ined no dis@@ respect , al@@ though they have been mis@@ inter@@ pre@@ ted that way .
S@@ ad@@ ly , though , many in those days ut@@ tered no such pra@@ ises .
He also showed a will@@ ing@@ ness to hear their prayers . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 17 : 7 - 9 ; Psalm 6@@ 5 : 2 ; Isaiah 1 : 1 - 3 , 18 - 20 ; Jeremiah 25 : 4 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 3 : 22 - 24 .
B@@ ad judgment can leave deep emo@@ tional sc@@ ars and cre@@ ate problems that may af@@ fect the rest of his life . ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
Although the th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of religi@@ ons are not form@@ ally un@@ ited as one world organization , they are in@@ se@@ par@@ ab@@ ly jo@@ ined in purpose and deed .
Many cannot do some of the simp@@ le things in life that heal@@ thy ones take for gr@@ anted .
My parents su@@ gg@@ ested that Bro@@ ther A@@ t@@ kin@@ son have his ev@@ ening me@@ al with us every night and answer our many Bible questions .
They move to dist@@ ant to@@ w@@ ns where there are no ba@@ si@@ c ser@@ vi@@ ces and work opportun@@ ities are li@@ mit@@ ed .
At the age of 17 , E@@ un@@ ice did leave home , and a local Witness family kin@@ dly took her into their care .
Abraham had reason for hope in the resurrection , for when he and his wife , S@@ ar@@ ah , were very old , and they were dead as reg@@ ar@@ ds ability to pro@@ du@@ ce children , God mirac@@ ul@@ ously rest@@ ored their re@@ pro@@ duc@@ tive po@@ wers .
Com@@ posed by King Solomon of ancient Israel , likely about 10@@ 20 B.C.E . , during the early part of his 40 - year re@@ ign , this s@@ ong is a love st@@ ory of a shepher@@ d bo@@ y and a country gi@@ r@@ l , a Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite .
Yet , the disci@@ ple James wrote : “ When under tri@@ al , let no one say : ‘ I am being tri@@ ed by God . ’ For with evil things God cannot be tri@@ ed nor does he himself try anyone . ”
What can you do to prote@@ ct your children from being mis@@ led ?
Of course , this gives ris@@ e to another question : Will a@@ ff@@ ili@@ ation with just any religious group su@@ f@@ fice ?
Jesus ’ el@@ ev@@ ation of the d@@ ou@@ ble comm@@ and of love to the le@@ v@@ el of a nor@@ m of inter@@ pre@@ tation and his re@@ je@@ ction of the bin@@ ding n@@ ature of the or@@ al tra@@ dition . . . led him into con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with P@@ har@@ is@@ a@@ ic ca@@ su@@ is@@ try . ” ​ — The New In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent The@@ olo@@ gy .
As a result , “ Con@@ stan@@ t@@ ine was in a position str@@ ong@@ ly to influ@@ ence ​ — perhaps even to di@@ ct@@ ate — ​ the course of events at N@@ i@@ ca@@ e@@ a . ”
Be reason@@ able .
His being “ trans@@ fer@@ red so as not to see death ” may mean that God put him in a prophe@@ tic tr@@ ance and then ter@@ min@@ ated his life while he was in that st@@ ate .
Ex@@ pla@@ in why we at times may not c@@ learly see Jehovah’s hand in our life .
Why not let them know that you need a ri@@ de to the meeting , would like to work with them in the ministry , or want to have a heart - to - heart con@@ vers@@ ation ?
( b ) To what ex@@ t@@ ent do true Christians love their fellow man ?
A fur@@ ther reason for joy is the support un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly rend@@ ered by num@@ er@@ ous full - time servants from other coun@@ tri@@ es .
This example invol@@ ving D@@ on is not uni@@ que .
F@@ in@@ ally , he found me and dra@@ g@@ ged me out from under the de@@ br@@ is .
They were tra@@ pp@@ ed between the R@@ ed Se@@ a and the pur@@ su@@ ing Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an war ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts .
( b ) Why , evid@@ ently , does Matthew 10 : 29 use the di@@ min@@ u@@ tive form of the Greek word for “ s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws ” ?
Of course , Jehovah was their G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or , and they loo@@ ked to him as the S@@ ource of all wisdom .
That inclu@@ des you and your family .
She Is “ Just Ri@@ ght in My E@@ y@@ es ”
How old is it ?
Just as he heard Davi@@ d’s prayers , Jehovah is willing to hear our prayers today
A@@ no@@ ther leg@@ al covenant gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es that this will never ha@@ p@@ pen .
Be@@ ar con@@ stan@@ tly in mind that you can be among the deli@@ vered ones if you work at being part of God’s un@@ ited people .
Then Mi@@ gu@@ el helped F@@ ro@@ yl@@ á@@ n and Al@@ ma Ru@@ th to do the same .
A@@ n important way to show our complete reli@@ ance on Jehovah is by making our fi@@ ght against un@@ clean thoughts a matter of prayer .
Then you imp@@ ul@@ si@@ vely say or do something that can h@@ ur@@ t your marriage mate , and that only makes matters wor@@ se . ”
To cop@@ e , I u@@ su@@ ally en@@ tered the Kingdom H@@ all after the crow@@ d set@@ t@@ led down and left just before it began to s@@ ti@@ r at the end of the pro@@ gra@@ m . ”
They were his gen@@ u@@ ine spiritual brothers .
Bible knowledge is the bas@@ is for our faith and is the means of for@@ ti@@ f@@ ying our determin@@ ation to avoid gra@@ ve sin and to ple@@ ase Jehovah . ​ — P@@ s .
I@@ N R@@ E@@ C@@ EN@@ T months , lo@@ v@@ ers of righteousness around the g@@ lo@@ be learned how to give glory to God as they conven@@ ed at the “ Gi@@ ve God G@@ l@@ ory ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tions of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The vo@@ y@@ age was u@@ su@@ ally very pleas@@ ant .
he asked . The un@@ certain@@ ty cre@@ ated by that in@@ no@@ c@@ ent - s@@ oun@@ ding question inter@@ f@@ ered with her decision - making .
What does this le@@ av@@ en re@@ present , and how does it rel@@ ate to the gro@@ w@@ th of the Kingdom ?
How can parents imitate Jehovah when tra@@ ining their children ?
For example , in the first century , some of the apostles were j@@ a@@ iled and then brought before the Jewish high cour@@ t and den@@ oun@@ ced because of preaching about Jesus Christ .
In the he@@ at of a disa@@ gre@@ ement , it is so eas@@ y to re@@ act imp@@ ul@@ si@@ vely to every sh@@ ar@@ p word that is ut@@ tered by your sp@@ ouse .
These artic@@ les have t@@ ou@@ ched a responsi@@ ve cho@@ r@@ d in the hearts of young and old .
If you tra@@ in him to use questions effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely , you will help him to fulf@@ ill his ro@@ le as an ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er .
For instance , it states : “ The righteous themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will re@@ side forever upon it . ”
We do not know what our war@@ f@@ are may invol@@ ve in the future .
What be@@ aring does the new covenant have on the par@@ taking of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms ?
When I need medi@@ cal attention , a Christian brother takes me to the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing such a course would help many young women to avoid Satan’s s@@ na@@ res .
When we ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly and ze@@ al@@ ously do all we can in his service , God bless@@ es us ri@@ ch@@ ly . ​ — Proverbs 10 : 22 .
Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d ( se@@ ated in cen@@ ter ) , pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety — ​ were wr@@ ong@@ fully imp@@ ris@@ oned and held without ba@@ il .
But what if an el@@ der was to tell you that your pre@@ fer@@ ence in at@@ ti@@ re is ca@@ using serious off@@ en@@ se to a number of publi@@ sh@@ ers in the congregation ?
Our faith makes us strong .
I asked , pu@@ z@@ z@@ led . She pointed to S@@ tudi@@ es in the Scriptures s@@ it@@ ting in the boo@@ k@@ case .
So how did God re@@ act to Davi@@ d’s serious sin@@ s ?
They will need a resurrection , a re@@ tur@@ ning to life on earth . ​ — John 5 : 28 , 29 .
We should have an attitude similar to that of the apostle Paul .
Many Bible scho@@ l@@ ars believe that this was the first time God’s personal name was used in a Ger@@ man Bible .
What , though , is me@@ ant by “ love ” ?
In order to care for us a@@ de@@ qu@@ ately , she would never mar@@ ry .
N@@ one of my desi@@ res have been left un@@ ful@@ filled .
Instead of tr@@ ying to for@@ ce a fri@@ end@@ ship , let your relationship with your st@@ ep@@ children devel@@ op n@@ atur@@ ally .
Me@@ an@@ while , do not give up in your efforts to be pleas@@ ing to your heavenly Father , and never feel that these are in va@@ in .
In the face of an imp@@ en@@ ding bat@@ tle , what occ@@ u@@ pi@@ es A@@ sa more than anything el@@ se ?
It cannot be found in a ch@@ urch or by believ@@ ing in a certain way . ”
Th@@ ink of one fact there mentioned : “ We were yet sin@@ n@@ ers . ”
And he will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more .
However , if a Christian “ because of conscience toward God , be@@ ars up under g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous things and su@@ ff@@ ers un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly , this is an ag@@ re@@ e@@ able thing ” in Jehovah’s sight .
The apostle Paul explained that pri@@ or to the arri@@ val of certain Jewish brothers in An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch , Peter had fre@@ ely mi@@ x@@ ed with G@@ ent@@ ile believers .
A year later , C@@ er@@ ul@@ ari@@ us for@@ ced that emp@@ er@@ or to qu@@ it and inst@@ al@@ led Isa@@ a@@ c Com@@ nen@@ us ( c . 10@@ 0@@ 5 - 10@@ 6@@ 1 ) on the thro@@ ne .
A f@@ all , however , need not sp@@ ell complete fa@@ il@@ ure or a serious l@@ ack of self - discipl@@ ine .
While God’s blessings are ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally of a spiritual kind , there are emo@@ tional and physical benef@@ its as well .
The account does not ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it@@ ly st@@ ate who@@ se life was in d@@ anger .
; B@@ en@@ et@@ at@@ o@@ s , L .
To be effe@@ ctive , though , they need to imitate Jesus and encoura@@ ge their children to st@@ ate fre@@ ely how they feel .
A Christian can eas@@ ily wa@@ st@@ e an exc@@ essi@@ ve am@@ ount of time on things that are not wrong in themselves , such as ho@@ b@@ bi@@ es , rec@@ re@@ ational reading , T@@ V w@@ atch@@ ing , si@@ gh@@ t@@ see@@ ing , w@@ in@@ do@@ w sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing , and see@@ king out the l@@ at@@ est ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic g@@ ad@@ ge@@ ts or lu@@ x@@ u@@ ries .
W@@ he@@ ther the worshipp@@ er real@@ ized it or not , these sacrific@@ es ​ — and those later offered at Jehovah’s temple — ​ were “ a sh@@ a@@ do@@ w ” of Jesus ’ perfect sacrifice . ​ — He@@ b .
He was preaching “ the good news of God , ” and many Gal@@ ile@@ ans were moved by his st@@ at@@ ement : “ The appointed time has been ful@@ filled , and the kingdom of God has dra@@ wn near . Be rep@@ ent@@ ant , you people , and have faith in the good news . ” ​ — Mark 1 : 14 , 15 .
We can be ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely certain that fore@@ told blessings under Kingdom rule will become a re@@ ality .
So as we a@@ wa@@ it that day , may we be ever al@@ er@@ t to the times in which we live , real@@ iz@@ ing that the fin@@ al fulfill@@ ment of these prophe@@ ci@@ es is near at hand !
In his old age , Jac@@ ob@@ ’s son Joseph per@@ form@@ ed a simp@@ le act of faith that had a pro@@ found effect on milli@@ ons of true worshipp@@ ers who lived after him .
Paul W@@ il@@ li@@ am@@ s . The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia A@@ mer@@ ic@@ ana says : “ The f@@ la@@ g , like the cro@@ ss , is sac@@ red . ”
It is em@@ be@@ z@@ z@@ le@@ ment . ’ ​ — Ti@@ thing — ​ God’s F@@ in@@ an@@ cial P@@ l@@ an .
El@@ ders feel re@@ war@@ ded when they see fellow Christians b@@ lo@@ om@@ ing spiritually , than@@ ks to the prote@@ ction af@@ for@@ ded them at the prop@@ er time .
Are we temp@@ ted to res@@ ort to il@@ leg@@ al means to avoid pa@@ ying ta@@ x@@ es ?
Do@@ ing this can bri@@ dge the ga@@ p . ”
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing of a time when Israel proved faithful , King David said : “ In you our fa@@ thers tru@@ sted ; they tru@@ sted , and you kept provi@@ ding them with es@@ cap@@ e .
In fact , ” he ad@@ ds , “ than@@ ks to the support of our family and our spiritual brothers , we were able to over@@ come the ne@@ g@@ ative emo@@ tions in a relati@@ vely sh@@ ort time . ”
Be@@ fore Ad@@ am@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing were born as in@@ her@@ it@@ ors of sin and death , however , God fore@@ told the coming of a perfect Se@@ ed .
After I fin@@ i@@ shed school , I jo@@ ined a gi@@ r@@ ls ’ vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary bri@@ ga@@ de and took part in pro@@ duc@@ ing n@@ av@@ y uni@@ form@@ s .
1@@ 22 : 1 - 4 .
For them , God’s Word is still ali@@ ve . ” ​ — Ca@@ tho@@ lic cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in Ch@@ er@@ a@@ y@@ ath , M@@ ü@@ n@@ st@@ er@@ l@@ ä@@ n@@ disc@@ he V@@ ol@@ k@@ s@@ z@@ ei@@ tun@@ g new@@ s@@ pa@@ per , Ger@@ many
What would we do with our house ?
M@@ ore important than the number of those who cla@@ im to be disciples of Jesus Christ is the qu@@ ality of those disciples .
G@@ us said that he did at last find “ a satis@@ fac@@ t@@ ory ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation for why the all - powerful Creator has to allow human suffering for a while . ”
W@@ ould not the princi@@ ple stated at Matthew 5 : 4@@ 5 have a be@@ aring ?
However , those who want to ple@@ ase God have an ad@@ ded reason to avoid vis@@ iting se@@ x@@ u@@ al s@@ ites on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t .
All of this shows that the slave has been both “ faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et . ”
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , many el@@ der@@ ly ones find mo@@ ving into a n@@ ur@@ sing home a st@@ res@@ s@@ ful and dis@@ ori@@ en@@ ting experience .
In Hebrew , the expres@@ sion “ to read in an under@@ to@@ ne ” is clo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated to medit@@ ation .
( See op@@ ening i@@ ma@@ ge 2 . ) ( b ) What does the woman in@@ side the ep@@ ha@@ h con@@ tain@@ er re@@ present , and why is she con@@ f@@ ined and se@@ aled away ?
In effect , he as@@ ser@@ ts : ‘ A man will do anything to sa@@ ve his life .
Let us , therefore , be determined to keep in st@@ ep with Jehovah’s organization .
N@@ ever should our tri@@ als make us for@@ get the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant go@@ o@@ dness of Jehovah . — Psalm 31 : 19 .
N@@ ex@@ t , R@@ ob@@ er@@ t W@@ al@@ le@@ n , who has served at Bethel for ne@@ arly 60 years , told how the Ser@@ vice Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e su@@ per@@ vis@@ es the activ@@ ity of Jehovah’s people in the field and in the congregations .
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you ever wanted something very much ? — * If so , you are like most people .
Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t be@@ tra@@ yed him , and the others f@@ led in fear .
He takes care of his faithful worshipp@@ ers .
Some 4@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , after the F@@ lood of No@@ ah’s day , Satan ra@@ ised up N@@ im@@ ro@@ d , “ a mi@@ gh@@ ty h@@ un@@ ter in op@@ position to Jehovah . ”
How does Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h feel ?
Acc@@ ording to the book The S@@ ac@@ red E@@ ar@@ th , by B@@ ri@@ an L@@ ei@@ gh M@@ ol@@ y@@ ne@@ au@@ x , this g@@ lo@@ be came into ex@@ ist@@ ence because of ‘ a great co@@ s@@ mi@@ c ex@@ p@@ lo@@ sion ’ milli@@ ons of years ag@@ o .
By faith in God and reli@@ ance on him and his Word , as well as through the support of concer@@ ned and loving Christian associ@@ ates .
For example , what would you do if you no@@ tic@@ ed that an un@@ married friend was be@@ coming emo@@ tion@@ ally att@@ ached to an un@@ beli@@ ever ?
King David of ancient Israel wrote : “ In the mor@@ ning cause me to hear your loving - kindness , for in you I have put my trust .
God’s Word P@@ re@@ vail@@ s in Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous Wor@@ k@@ ers
In his great prophecy about “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things , ” Jesus spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally stated : “ This good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations ; and then the end will come . ”
Do you find it a chall@@ enge to live by your parents ’ rul@@ es ?
This is in l@@ ine with Jehovah’s promise to Abraham : “ Your se@@ ed will take pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the g@@ ate of his enem@@ ies . And by means of your se@@ ed all nations of the earth will certainly bl@@ ess themselves . ”
Re@@ g@@ arding the anointed , for what are we gr@@ ate@@ ful , and what can we confid@@ ently believe ?
“ To the sur@@ pris@@ e of all , the people were willing to listen .
Hence , the apostle Paul wrote : “ That is also why we . . . have not c@@ eas@@ ed pra@@ ying for you and as@@ king that you may be filled with the acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion , in order to walk wor@@ th@@ ily of Jehovah to the end of fully pleas@@ ing him . ”
“ In a small to@@ wn , I came ac@@ ro@@ ss a Kingdom H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses while the meeting was on .
God’s Word gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es future blessings for mankind
Su@@ gg@@ ested Bible reading for Ju@@ ne
In Paul’s compan@@ y , Timothy learned the se@@ cre@@ t of being cont@@ ent in even the most difficult circumstances .
Their example encoura@@ ged me not to give up in my service .
He just had complete confidence that it would turn out that way .
‘ E@@ very day the world tur@@ ns over on someone who was just s@@ it@@ ting on to@@ p of it . ’ ”
When possible , during peri@@ o@@ ds of personal study and medit@@ ation , we may read “ in an under@@ to@@ ne , ” s@@ oun@@ ding out the words .
( a ) With ch@@ urch support or cons@@ ent , what do the nations continue to do ?
How than@@ k@@ ful we can be for God’s message in the book of Isaiah !
All to no a@@ va@@ il !
How can I imp@@ ro@@ ve my ch@@ an@@ ces of keep@@ ing a jo@@ b ?
The fac@@ ts point to Jehovah’s Witnesses . ​ — 1 John 3 : 10 - 12 .
If we allow him to mo@@ ld us , the trans@@ form@@ ation that resul@@ ts is inter@@ n@@ al , or spiritual ​ — pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely what we need in order to com@@ ba@@ t worl@@ dly influ@@ ences .
That would inclu@@ de being care@@ ful about what we say as well as how we say it .
As you pur@@ sue it , you are teaching yourself .
The sal@@ i@@ ent fe@@ atu@@ res of the prophecy inclu@@ de the form@@ ation of “ a very great v@@ al@@ le@@ y ” and the going for@@ th of “ living w@@ at@@ ers . ”
How Can You S@@ how That You V@@ alu@@ e D@@ eli@@ ver@@ ance ?
• In what way can fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res become i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry ?
At times , God provided much encourag@@ ement to Paul through fellow believers .
When I appe@@ ared before a mil@@ it@@ ary com@@ mit@@ te@@ e , I re@@ pe@@ ated my neu@@ tr@@ al stand , and for the time being , they let me go .
Yes , they do , as the con@@ text shows .
This article shows how our relationship with Jehovah , the counsel in his Word , and the support of matu@@ re fellow Christians can help us to res@@ ist un@@ clean thoughts and up@@ hold Jehovah’s high moral standards .
When H@@ am@@ mu@@ ra@@ bi@@ ’s tro@@ op@@ s ra@@ zed Mar@@ i , they in@@ ad@@ ver@@ ten@@ tly rend@@ ered a hu@@ ge service to mo@@ der@@ n - day ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists and hist@@ ori@@ ans .
Let him expres@@ s his con@@ vi@@ ctions .
What , then , if individuals or in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions cla@@ im to be followers of Christ but do not , in fact , prac@@ tice what Jesus taught ?
( Read Jeremiah 24 : 1 - 3 . )
When a c@@ ra@@ f@@ t@@ s@@ man se@@ ts about his work , he la@@ ys out the to@@ ol@@ s he will need .
“ S@@ ome@@ times , ” says Lu@@ c@@ a , “ I tell M@@ anu@@ el to star@@ t a t@@ ask by himself and that I will help him if he needs me .
S@@ ear@@ ch for Bible principles that apply .
Many s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls refle@@ ct vie@@ ws and cu@@ st@@ om@@ s that sto@@ od in op@@ position to the religious author@@ ities in Jerusalem .
For example , in the case of a husband who is an un@@ beli@@ ever , sub@@ mit@@ ting to his he@@ ad@@ ship in all matters that would not mean viol@@ ating God’s la@@ ws or principles may well yi@@ eld the mar@@ vel@@ ous re@@ ward of her being able to ‘ sa@@ ve her husband . ’
He wrote : “ With my heart I will show concer@@ n . . .
This st@@ at@@ ement shows that anointed Christians , “ par@@ tak@@ ers of the heavenly c@@ all@@ ing , ” must put for@@ th con@@ st@@ ant effort to prove that they refle@@ ct Jehovah’s view of ho@@ l@@ iness in every as@@ pect of their lives .
Will this information dam@@ age some@@ one@@ ’s re@@ pu@@ tation ?
What a comfort for Joseph to know that Jehovah was car@@ ing for him !
It stan@@ ds to reason that in the pres@@ ence of Jehovah and “ where the spirit of Jehovah is , ” there is fre@@ e@@ dom .
F@@ am@@ ily worship each we@@ ek can help us .
Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ing by A@@ p@@ pe@@ ar@@ ance
Acc@@ ording to the 194@@ 4 Ye@@ ar@@ book , this ass@@ em@@ bly “ put Jehovah’s wit@@ nesses on the ma@@ p in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o . ”
We should also be pe@@ ace@@ able , avo@@ i@@ ding ag@@ g@@ res@@ si@@ ven@@ ess or actions that would dis@@ ru@@ pt peace .
No doubt you have the ability to re@@ ach the hearts of others with Bible truth .
But how little he really kno@@ ws !
What is needed for one to become a wor@@ thy serv@@ ant of God ?
W@@ ar of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on Satan and his dem@@ ons are ab@@ y@@ s@@ sed
For example , re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers have learned that a ba@@ by in the wom@@ b is able to sense and respon@@ d to ex@@ ter@@ n@@ al s@@ ti@@ mul@@ i .
What can I do to prote@@ ct my relationship with Jehovah ? ’
Many young publi@@ sh@@ ers and pione@@ ers have accepted these invit@@ ations and have been en@@ ri@@ ched with very encourag@@ ing experi@@ ences .
It exam@@ ines what we can learn about di@@ gn@@ ity from the way Jesus tre@@ ated others .
Although I was dis@@ satis@@ fied , I lu@@ red one of my you@@ ng@@ er brothers , Jo@@ s@@ é Lu@@ is , and a close friend , Mi@@ gu@@ el , into the same li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
With that in mind , they have “ wa@@ shed their ro@@ bes and made them wh@@ ite in the blood of the L@@ am@@ b . ”
After all , if you happened to di@@ g up a preci@@ ous ge@@ m , would you simply po@@ c@@ ke@@ t it and walk away con@@ ten@@ ted ?
The trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation ver@@ i@@ fied the prophe@@ tic word about Christ’s gl@@ ori@@ ous coming in Kingdom power .
God under@@ sto@@ od that she was g@@ ri@@ ef - stri@@ ck@@ en at the lo@@ ss of her only child . ​ — 1 K@@ i .
A@@ n un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish spirit can help us to place our feelings and personal pre@@ fer@@ ences after those of others .
Why do you feel in@@ de@@ b@@ ted to your congregation ?
The family has gro@@ wn from a m@@ ere h@@ and@@ ful in early years to some 2@@ 50 today .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , blood that flo@@ ws into a w@@ ound may be cap@@ tur@@ ed and fil@@ tered so that the red c@@ el@@ ls can be re@@ turned to the pati@@ ent ; this is called c@@ ell sal@@ va@@ ge .
That certainly was evid@@ ent on S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 8 , 200@@ 1 , when the 1@@ 1@@ 1@@ th class gra@@ du@@ ated .
Instead , he used the power God gave him to tra@@ in and to teach , to help and to he@@ al .
And what if the next day someone put a 9@@ 0 - w@@ at@@ t bul@@ b in your lam@@ p ?
To what kind of love was Paul refer@@ ring ?
Hence , the Bible ex@@ hor@@ ts parents : “ T@@ ra@@ in up a bo@@ y [ or gi@@ r@@ l ] according to the way for him ; even when he gro@@ ws old he will not turn asi@@ de from it . ”
Di@@ du@@ r ) , 8 / 1
Is that not a wise decision ?
Mar@@ bur@@ g H@@ em@@ or@@ r@@ ha@@ gi@@ c F@@ ever is ca@@ used by a vi@@ r@@ us that is rel@@ ated to E@@ bo@@ la .
L@@ ik@@ ely , you will also ob@@ serve family he@@ a@@ ds stri@@ ving to ple@@ ase God while living in a world that de@@ gra@@ des family life .
After the ar@@ rest of John the B@@ ap@@ t@@ ist , Jesus showed that others could hope to share in that Kingdom when he said : “ From the days of John the B@@ ap@@ t@@ ist until now the kingdom of the heavens is the go@@ al toward which men pres@@ s , and those pres@@ sing for@@ ward are se@@ iz@@ ing it . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
But the princi@@ ple is main@@ ta@@ ined in large congregations by using sever@@ al cu@@ ps so that they can be pas@@ sed through the a@@ udi@@ ence in a reason@@ able am@@ ount of time .
What M@@ an H@@ as the An@@ s@@ wers ?
Di@@ d they benefit from set@@ ting this new go@@ al ?
Their de@@ e@@ ds never me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed up to their words .
Rather than fe@@ e@@ ding their flo@@ ck with spiritual food , thus br@@ ing@@ ing them comfort and en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment , the cl@@ er@@ gy have tic@@ k@@ led the believers ’ ear@@ s with human ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y .
While s@@ it@@ ting there , Jesus gives the prophecy about the des@@ tru@@ ction of the temple and the si@@ gn of his pres@@ ence and of the conclu@@ sion of the system of things .
She and her husband were on their way to have their marriage leg@@ al@@ ized .
“ [ The nations ] are in dar@@ k@@ ness men@@ t@@ ally , . . . because of the in@@ sen@@ si@@ bility of their hearts . ” ​ — 4 : 18 , 19 .
V@@ ali@@ ant Sh@@ am@@ g@@ ar sing@@ le - h@@ an@@ de@@ dly str@@ ik@@ es down 6@@ 00 Phil@@ ist@@ ines using a c@@ at@@ tle go@@ ad .
But they all felt Jehovah’s love and knew that he was taking care of them .
But it is well wor@@ th your effort .
But of greater import@@ ance than know@@ ing the id@@ ent@@ ity of the writ@@ ers is know@@ ing that this book was written under the inspi@@ r@@ ation of man@@ kin@@ d’s great@@ est F@@ ri@@ end , Jehovah .
A F@@ or@@ ce for Go@@ od
When we feel for people as Jesus did , it will be evid@@ ent in our to@@ ne of vo@@ ice , our fac@@ i@@ al expres@@ sion , our man@@ ner of teaching .
We will then see the fin@@ al fulfill@@ ment of another prophecy recorded by Isaiah : “ The earth will certainly be filled with the knowledge of Jehovah as the w@@ at@@ ers are co@@ ver@@ ing the very se@@ a . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
The false reason@@ ing and dec@@ ep@@ tive thinking of ung@@ o@@ dly Z@@ im@@ r@@ i came prom@@ in@@ ently to the fore , as did the faith and devo@@ tion of Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has .
May we continue to show our appreciation for this preci@@ ous gift by using it in a way that hon@@ ors God and by res@@ pe@@ cting the way that others cho@@ ose to use their gift .
V@@ er@@ se 1 says : “ I shall la@@ u@@ d Jehovah with all my heart in the in@@ tim@@ ate group of u@@ pri@@ ght ones and the ass@@ em@@ bly . ”
If we show love for our enem@@ ies ​ — even ra@@ bi@@ d persecu@@ t@@ ors — ​ how happy we will be if some of them em@@ br@@ ace true Christi@@ an@@ ity !
O@@ ver and over I said , “ I can@@ ’t do it , ” but the next m@@ om@@ ent I told my@@ self , “ I must do it . ”
By then our preaching work was ban@@ ned in Cana@@ da as a result of mis@@ re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ation by op@@ pos@@ ers during World W@@ ar I@@ I .
Sa@@ ys Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 12 : 4@@ 1 : “ It came about at the end of the four h@@ un@@ d@@ red and th@@ ir@@ ty years , it even came about on this very day that all the ar@@ mi@@ es of Jehovah went out of the land of Egy@@ pt . ”
At other times , though , a chil@@ d’s hear@@ t@@ felt com@@ ments may reve@@ al an inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation toward un@@ righteousness .
We also discus@@ sed the v@@ ei@@ l Moses wor@@ e .
Jehovah never wanted a husband and wife to div@@ or@@ ce or to have more than one mate at the same time .
What view did the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es have of themselves ?
Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i and two other men gener@@ ously plac@@ ed many pro@@ v@@ isions at Davi@@ d’s dis@@ pos@@ al .
His fellow Witnesses rejo@@ ic@@ ed , know@@ ing that his conduct had brought honor to Jehovah’s name .
However , before we answer that , we need to understand c@@ learly what the Bible says about spiritual , or spiritually - min@@ ded , people .
One man who did not make the l@@ ist in that article was T@@ atten@@ a@@ i .
Why was Jesus such a fine example in pro@@ ving true to his word ?
He might water the v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard during the sum@@ m@@ er months if the s@@ pr@@ ing ra@@ ins had not provided en@@ ough mo@@ is@@ ture . ​ — Isaiah 5 : 6 ; 18 : 5 ; 27 : 2 - 4 .
What is the differ@@ ence between knowledge , understanding , and wisdom ?
• In what ways are those who m@@ our@@ n com@@ for@@ ted ?
We are in des@@ per@@ ate need of guid@@ ance .
Just i@@ magine !
During that time , the number of publi@@ sh@@ ers inc@@ reas@@ ed from 4@@ ,000 to 1@@ 1@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 .
Of course , if no e@@ g@@ g is rel@@ eas@@ ed , fer@@ t@@ il@@ iz@@ ation cannot occ@@ ur .
It invol@@ ves an expe@@ ct@@ ation so strong that it affe@@ cts the foc@@ us of our life .
The children evid@@ ently refle@@ cted the an@@ ta@@ g@@ on@@ is@@ tic attitude of their parents .
10 : 31 . What does tru@@ sting in Jehovah have to do with our use of free will ?
16 : 5 .
See the article “ The Na@@ i@@ ve Per@@ son B@@ eli@@ ev@@ es E@@ very Word . ”
H@@ igh@@ er educ@@ ation , with its emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on ac@@ ad@@ em@@ ic study , often pro@@ du@@ ces gra@@ du@@ ates who have few or no practic@@ al s@@ k@@ ill@@ s , lea@@ ving them un@@ pre@@ pared to de@@ al with the real@@ ities of life .
For practic@@ al su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions on how to care for el@@ der@@ ly parents , see A@@ wa@@ ke !
V@@ er@@ se 3 expla@@ ins : “ As he saw it was pleas@@ ing to the Jews , he went on to ar@@ rest Peter also . ”
I know that with this knowledge , I could make a lo@@ t of money out@@ side of Bethel , but I would not have what I enjoy here ​ — a tr@@ an@@ qu@@ il , satis@@ f@@ ying life without the wor@@ ries and com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ven@@ ess of many com@@ mer@@ cial work@@ plac@@ es .
Thus far , the des@@ k has cont@@ ac@@ ted about 1@@ 20 cor@@ rec@@ tional fac@@ il@@ ities and has assign@@ ed congregations to care for them .
The Creator of earth and su@@ n , however , does not change .
M@@ ore than mer@@ ely going through the mo@@ tions of worshi@@ p@@ ing Jehovah , it is important that young ones cultiv@@ ate a close personal relationship with him .
A@@ nt@@ ô@@ ni@@ o * was a la@@ b@@ or lead@@ er in a hu@@ ge fac@@ t@@ ory in S@@ ã@@ o Paulo , B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
Why do even those who have served Jehovah for a long time need to be encoura@@ ged ?
However , Jehovah did not allow Abraham to do what He himself would do one day .
Our loving Father wants us to follow the pa@@ th@@ ways of righteousness ; yet , he does not for@@ ce us to change the course we are on .
By listen@@ ing clo@@ sel@@ y , main@@ tain@@ ing e@@ ye cont@@ act , and s@@ mil@@ ing when doing so is appro@@ pri@@ ate , we show that we care .
You will rec@@ all that Jesus dis@@ pat@@ ched 70 Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers “ into every city and place to which he himself was going to come . ”
In a practic@@ al sense , though , what can we do to remain mor@@ ally clean ?
She had always been ba@@ r@@ re@@ n , and she was 7@@ 5 years old now .
“ S@@ tu@@ dy God’s Word .
“ Be@@ fore , the t@@ ree . . . was not especially fav@@ ored .
O@@ r are other inter@@ ests crow@@ ding out such activities ? ”
May your hands not d@@ ro@@ p down . Jehovah your God is in the mi@@ d@@ st of you . As a mi@@ gh@@ ty One , he will sa@@ ve .
Per@@ haps after the next regul@@ ar study s@@ es@@ sion , some time could be sp@@ ent in a prof@@ it@@ able discus@@ sion of this sub@@ ject as co@@ vered in another public@@ ation of Jehovah’s Witnesses , such as the bro@@ ch@@ ure Sh@@ ould You B@@ eli@@ eve in the Tr@@ in@@ ity ?
H@@ ar@@ d@@ ship can teach us to r@@ ely more fully on Jehovah , to pray to him more ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly , and to be more di@@ lig@@ ent in stud@@ ying the Bible and ap@@ pl@@ ying what it says .
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 4 ]
I asked the branch of@@ fice if we could serve where there was a greater need for publi@@ sh@@ ers , so they asked us to go to N@@ ö@@ r@@ d@@ l@@ ing@@ en , B@@ av@@ ari@@ a .
If you pur@@ sue happiness in the right way , you will at@@ tain it .
It t@@ ou@@ ches our hearts that “ a promise of en@@ ter@@ ing into [ God’s ] rest rema@@ ins . ”
Many am@@ a@@ zed vie@@ wers were see@@ ing their first ‘ tal@@ king mo@@ vi@@ e . ’
After sp@@ en@@ ding a year in N@@ am@@ i@@ bia , I jo@@ ined my fi@@ an@@ c@@ é in S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land .
What if , like G@@ and@@ h@@ i , you still feel that pa@@ ying ta@@ x@@ es that support war is sin@@ ful ?
How should they view their chang@@ ed situation ?
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 30 , 18@@ 1
Of course , more is needed than mer@@ ely reading Bible te@@ x@@ ts to those we are con@@ ver@@ sing with .
“ They are no part of the world , ” just as their Le@@ ad@@ er , Jesus Christ , was no part of the world .
For example , in Jesus ’ par@@ able of the pro@@ di@@ g@@ al son , when the son re@@ turned home and offered a hear@@ t@@ felt a@@ po@@ lo@@ gy , the father was more than ready to receive him back into the hous@@ eho@@ ld .
In Eng@@ l@@ ish , some use the sp@@ el@@ ling “ ma@@ gi@@ ck ” to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish the differ@@ ence between the occ@@ ul@@ t vari@@ ety and st@@ age il@@ lu@@ sions .
Acc@@ ording to the public@@ ation The Con@@ text of Scrip@@ ture , it says in part : “ To my l@@ ord El@@ y@@ a@@ shi@@ b .
Even in very difficult situ@@ ations , you can praise Jehovah , keep dra@@ wing clo@@ s@@ er to him , and make spiritual prog@@ ress .
Jehovah’s Witnesses every@@ where had mar@@ vel@@ ed at the rec@@ ord of faith@@ ful@@ ness sh@@ own by the Witnesses in Ger@@ many from 19@@ 33 on@@ ward under the H@@ it@@ l@@ er re@@ gi@@ me .
When Jesus mentioned worshipp@@ ing with spirit , he was not speaking of a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly spi@@ r@@ ited , an@@ im@@ ated , or en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic form of worship .
What does sal@@ vation ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely mean ?
21 : 8 , 9 ; 38 : 19 .
For example , before be@@ coming a Witness , one brother enjo@@ yed the im@@ moral at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere of the d@@ ance par@@ ties he fre@@ qu@@ ented .
At the physical temple , the pri@@ ests and L@@ ev@@ ites were privile@@ ged to serve in the in@@ ner cour@@ ty@@ ard , but only pri@@ ests could en@@ ter the Ho@@ ly .
Yes , close associ@@ ation with such individuals back then was especially d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous and was to be avo@@ i@@ ded ​ — and that is also true today . ​ — Pro@@ v .
U@@ p@@ on b@@ eho@@ l@@ ding Jesus , John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er confid@@ ently ann@@ oun@@ ces : “ See , the L@@ am@@ b of God that takes away the sin of the world ! ”
And Davi@@ d’s tru@@ sted ad@@ vis@@ er A@@ hi@@ th@@ op@@ he@@ l be@@ tra@@ yed him .
We can imitate Moses by cultiv@@ ating deep love for God .
When we take on the responsi@@ bility to teach people God’s Word ​ — ei@@ ther during a home Bible study , a Christian meeting , or a F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship s@@ es@@ sion — ​ do we sense our responsi@@ bility toward those we are teaching ?
Ge@@ or@@ ge then brought another young man , Ma@@ x , to the Kingdom H@@ all .
The origin@@ al text of the Bible was written on peri@@ sh@@ able materi@@ als , such as le@@ ather and pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us .
At the end of each day , it gives a dedic@@ ated Christian great satis@@ fac@@ tion to be able to say , “ Jehovah , I did everything I could in your service . ”
To experience such a dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c change is am@@ a@@ z@@ ing .
An@@ dre@@ y rejo@@ ic@@ es that he deci@@ ded to follow his Bible - tra@@ ined conscience by not reading material that di@@ sh@@ on@@ ors Jehovah and his Son , Jesus Christ .
Lo@@ y@@ al to Christ and His Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful S@@ la@@ ve
Christians should work at being for@@ giving , not ho@@ l@@ ding a g@@ ru@@ dge and not tal@@ king about the matter again .
“ As time went by , my con@@ dition wor@@ sen@@ ed and was ag@@ gra@@ v@@ ated by di@@ g@@ es@@ tive dis@@ or@@ ders , m@@ ou@@ th ul@@ c@@ ers , and th@@ y@@ ro@@ id problems . ”
Of course , the number of those associ@@ ated with Jehovah’s Witnesses is not a cr@@ it@@ eri@@ on for determin@@ ing if they enjoy divine fav@@ or ; nor do st@@ atis@@ tic@@ s imp@@ ress God .
But I had asked God for a si@@ gn . So ma@@ y@@ be this fore@@ ign@@ er was God’s answer to my prayer . ”
We do not know how many people wor@@ ked on the pro@@ ject , but all of the Israelites were invit@@ ed to support it .
If you have parents who love you en@@ ough to take the time and make the effort to discipl@@ ine you in a loving way , be gr@@ ate@@ ful .
Ha@@ ving experienced the de@@ va@@ st@@ ating effe@@ cts of can@@ c@@ er , C@@ ar@@ lo@@ s was able to give encourag@@ ement and comfort to both husband and wife .
In about 1@@ 5@@ 27 , Wit@@ ten@@ ber@@ g also became home to the@@ olo@@ gi@@ an Joh@@ ann@@ es C@@ am@@ pan@@ us , consider@@ ed to be one of the great@@ est scho@@ l@@ ars of his day .
They receive un@@ mis@@ ta@@ ka@@ bly the witness of the holy spirit .
When at last the ra@@ ins come , they are , o@@ h , so ref@@ re@@ shing !
With the re@@ si@@ d@@ ent@@ ’s well - being in mind , we could bring a war@@ m d@@ res@@ sing go@@ wn or a few personal - care pro@@ du@@ cts .
In everything , we keep “ doing the will of God whole - sou@@ led . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 6 .
He had to want to maintain it in a beau@@ ti@@ ful st@@ ate .
That sur@@ ely was a great crow@@ d of Witnesses !
A@@ m@@ ong those fellow Christians was a faithful brother nam@@ ed G@@ u@@ sta@@ w Ba@@ um@@ er@@ t , who car@@ ed for me tend@@ er@@ ly and lo@@ v@@ ingly .
it was very good , ” y@@ es , f@@ la@@ w@@ less , perfect . ​ — Genesis 1 : 31 .
12 , 13 . ( a ) What can be said about the fa@@ il@@ ings of some whom Jehovah has used in respon@@ sible positi@@ ons ?
Tru@@ e Christians are to displa@@ y self - sacrific@@ ing love for one another and put the needs of their fellow believers a@@ head of their own .
But our personal or family prayers can be qu@@ ite spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c .
However , the time is near for obedi@@ ent mankind to enjoy a world free of cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and po@@ ver@@ ty .
He rel@@ ated that once while he was in the preaching work , an ang@@ ry mo@@ b had be@@ at@@ en him and had co@@ vered him with ta@@ r and fe@@ a@@ thers .
Tru@@ e Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty ​ — A@@ n Ex@@ pres@@ sion of Lo@@ ve
Then , in his ro@@ le as Jehovah’s “ m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er of the covenant , ” Jesus came with his Father to car@@ ry out an in@@ spe@@ ction of the spiritual temple .
So each of us does well to ask himself : ‘ A@@ m I known as a pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ er or a pe@@ ace@@ bre@@ ak@@ er ?
It was an ele@@ c@@ tri@@ f@@ ying m@@ om@@ ent when Bro@@ ther F@@ re@@ der@@ ic@@ k F@@ ran@@ z spoke on this sub@@ ject and explained that pr@@ inc@@ es of the new earth were among us .
If you are reading with a child , the d@@ as@@ h provi@@ des a remin@@ der to pa@@ use and encoura@@ ge the child to expres@@ s himself .
There was pl@@ ent@@ y of food .
The illustr@@ ation of the wi@@ do@@ w teach@@ es us that there is a close l@@ ink between prayer and faith and that our pers@@ ist@@ ent prayers can coun@@ ter@@ act influ@@ ences that could we@@ ak@@ en our faith .
Th@@ ough most in Israel did not listen , some individuals loo@@ ked to Jehovah .
We can let God’s spirit op@@ er@@ ate on us by reading and stud@@ ying the Bible , by obe@@ ying God’s law who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly , and by pra@@ ying for God’s spirit . ​ — 3 / 15 , page 15 .
By accep@@ ting Jesus ’ sacri@@ fi@@ cial blood , God “ b@@ lo@@ t@@ ted out the h@@ and@@ written do@@ cum@@ ent against us . ”
It was after their act of dis@@ obedi@@ ence that Adam and E@@ ve brought for@@ th children .
9 , 10 . ( a ) How do our tr@@ ac@@ ts prom@@ pt us to use the Bible ?
In the pro@@ c@@ ess of your Bible reading and study , you will learn new things and gain new in@@ si@@ gh@@ ts .
These spe@@ e@@ ches make up the ma@@ in part of the Bible book of De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y .
Will these pur@@ pos@@ es be served by per@@ form@@ ing the mem@@ ori@@ al service for the su@@ i@@ ci@@ de vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m ?
He dec@@ la@@ res : “ He that is t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing you is t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing my e@@ ye@@ bal@@ l . ”
Des@@ pite O@@ ri@@ gen@@ ’s many spe@@ cul@@ ations , his works con@@ tain bene@@ fi@@ cial el@@ ements .
And today , Jehovah is our God , the one who gave his Son as a ransom that we might have everlasting life .
What a displa@@ y of God’s power !
They may come from the m@@ ou@@ ths of people who have moved to the bi@@ g city and who are em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed to return to their home v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
This law is written on our heart and guid@@ es us wh@@ er@@ ever we are .
W@@ he@@ ther we have the privilege of the heavenly c@@ all@@ ing or the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living forever on earth , our being imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al en@@ ab@@ les us to enjoy the un@@ ity of one flo@@ ck , one S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d .
“ When we read Be@@ d@@ el@@ l@@ ’s Bible , we heard the words of the Bible in our mother t@@ ong@@ ue .
Acc@@ ording to Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 3 : 14 , 15 , what will ha@@ p@@ pen to Jehovah’s people and to their enem@@ ies ?
Although they in@@ iti@@ ally took a fir@@ m stand , 15 years of ho@@ st@@ ility took their t@@ ol@@ l .
( Bo@@ th fi@@ gu@@ res appe@@ ar at 1 Corinthians 9 : 26 . )
One of these , in n@@ ine vo@@ lum@@ es , pro@@ ba@@ bly con@@ ta@@ ined the O@@ ld L@@ at@@ in text , a transl@@ ation that appe@@ ared in the l@@ ate second century .
Rather , our problems have gro@@ wn wor@@ se because most people don@@ ’t follow his direction .
For example , if we feel h@@ ur@@ t by the words or actions of a fellow Christian , we can try to rec@@ all occasi@@ ons when we spoke or ac@@ ted un@@ kin@@ dly .
Z@@ y@@ g@@ mun@@ t , now 8@@ 8 years old , says : “ Be@@ ing syst@@ em@@ ati@@ c in my service helps me to keep it pur@@ po@@ se@@ ful .
In Be@@ th@@ any , Mar@@ th@@ a is the first one to me@@ et Jesus , saying : “ Lord , if you had been here my brother would not have died . ”
As individuals , they have not yet received their fin@@ al judgment . It is this system that stan@@ ds con@@ dem@@ ned .
Yes , the love , faith , and obedi@@ ence sh@@ own in the fin@@ an@@ c@@ ing , con@@ stru@@ ction , and op@@ er@@ ation of these fac@@ il@@ ities is also refle@@ cted in the ze@@ al@@ ous activ@@ ity of Jehovah’s people every@@ where as they continue to pro@@ cla@@ im the truth to all who will listen .
What do we see today ?
To do this , we need to cultiv@@ ate the ha@@ bi@@ t of taking in acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge from the Bible .
What ro@@ le did courage pla@@ y in the decision that was made ?
“ Ang@@ el of Jehovah Is C@@ am@@ p@@ ing All Ar@@ ound ” ( C .
We will be inc@@ l@@ ined to for@@ give one another fre@@ ely , even if there seem@@ s to be a leg@@ iti@@ mate cause for com@@ pla@@ in@@ t .
K@@ in@@ dness should char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ize our Christian ministry as we make a concer@@ ted effort to re@@ ach people in their ho@@ m@@ es , at their bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ es , and in public plac@@ es .
Wh@@ ere can such co@@ her@@ ence be found in a soci@@ ety rac@@ ked by change ?
There has never been a m@@ oun@@ tain that be@@ ars that name .
On@@ ly about si@@ x months after Jesus started his earthly ministry , N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s recogn@@ iz@@ es that Jesus ‘ as a teach@@ er has come from God . ’
What happened to those ide@@ als ?
S@@ cho@@ l@@ ars also say that pos@@ si@@ bly four other members of the family are refer@@ red to on se@@ al imp@@ res@@ sions ​ — A@@ z@@ al@@ iah , the father of Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n ; A@@ hi@@ ka@@ m the son of Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n ; G@@ em@@ ari@@ ah the son of Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n ; and Ge@@ d@@ al@@ iah , who was ap@@ par@@ ently refer@@ red to on a se@@ al imp@@ res@@ sion as being “ over the H@@ ouse . ”
De@@ w form@@ s gra@@ du@@ ally as mo@@ is@@ ture in the a@@ ir tur@@ ns into small d@@ ro@@ ps of water .
In the mean@@ time , though , o@@ ffering a s@@ inc@@ ere and appro@@ pri@@ ate a@@ po@@ lo@@ gy for a wrong com@@ mit@@ ted will go a long way toward making peace .
If you are a husband , ask yourself , ‘ Is my dem@@ e@@ an@@ or co@@ ld , temp@@ ting my wife to seek comfort el@@ se@@ where ? ’
I enjoy their compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship . ”
What did Jesus do before “ fully op@@ ening up the Scriptures ” to C@@ le@@ op@@ as and his compan@@ ion ?
They are con@@ f@@ ined to the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of the earth .
If needed , ad@@ just your li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le so that you do not sin@@ k into de@@ b@@ t .
Ha@@ ve you ever told a li@@ e ? — * Even some gro@@ wn - up@@ s who love God have lied .
• Why is it important that we recogn@@ ize the orig@@ in of marriage ?
The life of this form@@ er st@@ re@@ et child now has meaning because he uses his en@@ er@@ gy help@@ ing others to find in@@ ner peace .
When I fin@@ ally received satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers to my questions , I wanted to share them with ever@@ yone .
C@@ ou@@ ples may feel gr@@ ate@@ ful for this , since it reli@@ ev@@ es them of the fin@@ an@@ cial ob@@ lig@@ ations .
See the article “ H@@ i@@ gh C@@ our@@ t U@@ p@@ ho@@ l@@ ds Tru@@ e Wor@@ ship in ‘ the L@@ and of Ar@@ ar@@ at , ’ ” in the A@@ pri@@ l 1 , 200@@ 3 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower , pages 11 - 14 .
Some g@@ la@@ dly listen to the message of hope we bring .
The covenant for a pri@@ est like M@@ el@@ c@@ hi@@ ze@@ de@@ k be@@ comes the bas@@ is for the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing to serve in a pri@@ es@@ tly cap@@ ac@@ ity .
Ab@@ out two years ear@@ li@@ er , a fer@@ v@@ ent op@@ pos@@ er of Christi@@ an@@ ity had a life - chang@@ ing experience .
In@@ to wh@@ atever city or v@@ il@@ la@@ ge you en@@ ter , sear@@ ch out who in it is deser@@ ving , and stay there until you leave . ”
Because O@@ badi@@ ah demonstr@@ ated courage through godly fear , Jehovah evid@@ ently shi@@ el@@ ded him from his enem@@ ies .
And love is something that all of us can cultiv@@ ate .
On O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 29 , 19@@ 60 , Bro@@ ther Bar@@ r en@@ tered what he called “ an especially preci@@ ous relationship ” when he married M@@ il@@ d@@ red W@@ il@@ let@@ t , a long@@ time ze@@ al@@ ous pioneer and mission@@ ary .
U@@ p@@ on arri@@ ving , however , you see that the well is d@@ ry .
Such a person may want to do God’s will , but his desire rema@@ ins un@@ ful@@ filled because of ne@@ g@@ lig@@ ence .
In time , they were able to pioneer .
Hence , T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an’s for@@ mu@@ la ​ — three pers@@ ons in one divine sub@@ st@@ ance — ​ pla@@ yed a ma@@ j@@ or ro@@ le in the s@@ pre@@ ading of religious er@@ ro@@ r thr@@ ough@@ out all of Chris@@ tend@@ om .
The psalmist righ@@ tly said : “ You are op@@ ening your hand and satis@@ f@@ ying the [ prop@@ er ] desire of every living thing . ”
But you have s@@ ound reas@@ ons to be confid@@ ent of your Bible - based beli@@ ef in cre@@ ation .
( b ) What responsi@@ bility does a husband have ?
P@@ ol@@ it@@ en@@ ess and respect go a long way
Be U@@ p@@ building
We chang@@ ed heav@@ y ra@@ il@@ s , b@@ ol@@ ting them down , and res@@ pre@@ ad st@@ ones on the ra@@ il@@ way tr@@ ack .
We need to cop@@ y that “ pat@@ ter@@ n . ”
For example , at Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 22 : 18 - 20 , we read : “ You must not pre@@ serve a s@@ or@@ cer@@ ess ali@@ ve .
E@@ i@@ ther she could a@@ id this wicked man or she could thro@@ w in her lo@@ t with Jehovah and str@@ ike a b@@ low against this enem@@ y of His people .
• Why are we able to do what God expe@@ cts of us ?
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you heard of the ter@@ ms “ inter@@ n@@ ational servants ” and “ inter@@ n@@ ational vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers ” ?
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to ask Jehovah for wisdom as you try to re@@ move ba@@ r@@ ri@@ ers before you .
Acc@@ ording to that verse , what is the only way to appro@@ ach the Father ?
Who in your congregation is deser@@ ving of comm@@ end@@ ation ?
However , we c@@ learly need to be sel@@ e@@ ctive when cho@@ o@@ sing those in whom we place our trust .
But the heart and the mind are not mutu@@ ally exc@@ lu@@ sive .
It as@@ sures us that in the near future , God “ will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from [ man@@ kin@@ d’s ] eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more . The form@@ er things [ will ] have pas@@ sed away . ”
; A@@ vel@@ l@@ an@@ e@@ da , M .
When that happened , Christians f@@ led .
S@@ ear@@ ch@@ ing for Jehovah With P@@ re@@ pared H@@ ear@@ t , 3 / 1
All humans of all rac@@ es des@@ c@@ ended from Noah , so this law is bin@@ ding on all of mankind .
10 , 11 . ( a ) Who among us need comm@@ end@@ ation ?
M@@ ake a fir@@ m decision to study the Bible
But if a w@@ ind was b@@ low@@ ing , no one was to come within 1@@ 00 cu@@ bi@@ ts , or about 1@@ 50 fe@@ et ( 4@@ 5 m ) .
In what sense can we imitate the pri@@ ests and L@@ ev@@ ites in having Jehovah as our share ?
A@@ n emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ e may work under an a@@ bu@@ sive man@@ ag@@ er .
Why must Christians not a@@ do@@ pt the worl@@ d’s ca@@ su@@ al attitude toward marriage ?
Pe@@ ople with differ@@ ing heart con@@ di@@ tions . ​ — Read Luke 8 : 12 , 15 .
D@@ ep@@ en@@ ding on your family or cul@@ tural ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , you might be in the ha@@ bi@@ t of expres@@ sing your op@@ in@@ ion fir@@ m@@ ly , even b@@ lu@@ nt@@ ly .
Then Ar@@ th@@ ur@@ ’s father started a discus@@ sion with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
It requi@@ res courage to become associ@@ ated with a min@@ or@@ ity religious mo@@ v@@ ement that is at times cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed , Jehovah’s Witnesses .
▪ If you keep a positi@@ ve view of a friend who is ill , your words and actions will likely reve@@ al it .
For this is the whole ob@@ lig@@ ation of man . ”
On@@ ly someone far wis@@ er , more powerful , more end@@ uring than we are can give us what we need .
D@@ ili@@ g@@ ent use of the Scriptures and Bible - based study a@@ i@@ ds can prom@@ o@@ te spiritual prog@@ ress .
Paul ful@@ filled his personal responsi@@ bility to dec@@ l@@ are the good news , and he helped to tra@@ in others for the ministry . ​ — Acts 20 : 20 ; 1 Corinthians 9 : 16 , 17 .
But as A@@ le@@ x@@ e@@ i and H@@ u@@ abi dis@@ co@@ vered , the Bible ans@@ wers the more important “ why ” questions : Why does the uni@@ verse ex@@ ist ?
In our prayers , we may often pet@@ iti@@ on Jehovah for his help in satis@@ f@@ ying our needs and in over@@ coming ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les .
( b ) What can we learn from Proverbs 14 : 15 ?
Al@@ so take ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in Jehovah , and he will give you the re@@ ques@@ ts of your heart .
( a ) Of what is loving discipl@@ ine an evidence ?
Se@@ cond , Paul mentioned his “ supp@@ lic@@ ation to God for them . ”
This pro@@ vo@@ ked a re@@ v@@ ol@@ t during which the M@@ ac@@ ca@@ be@@ es sh@@ o@@ ok off S@@ ele@@ u@@ ci@@ d rule and set up the H@@ as@@ mon@@ a@@ e@@ an d@@ y@@ na@@ st@@ y .
Jehovah has assign@@ ed parents ​ — not gr@@ and@@ parents or anyone el@@ se — ​ the privilege of ra@@ ising their children in the truth .
Rather , a@@ bi@@ ding happiness comes from doing Jehovah’s will , working with the Christian congregation with the guid@@ ance of Jehovah’s holy spirit and the help of his angels .
S@@ ome@@ times I don@@ ’t want to talk about it ; at other times , I talk about it a lo@@ t . ”
W@@ i@@ th@@ in the congregation , we make a “ declar@@ ation of our hope ” when we offer com@@ ments during the meeting or share in other ways in the pro@@ gra@@ m .
He is with you as long as you cl@@ ing to him .
If God co@@ er@@ ced people into following a certain course , would he not be n@@ ul@@ li@@ f@@ ying the gift of free will ?
When pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ing s@@ ent@@ ence upon Adam , Jehovah stated : “ D@@ u@@ st you are and to du@@ st you will return . ”
I call them my p@@ en@@ ding wi@@ sh@@ es .
It car@@ ries the ide@@ a of tra@@ ining and educ@@ ation .
What a reli@@ ef it will be when at last “ the li@@ p of truth ” will be fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed forever !
He used a Greek word ( pa@@ ·@@ re@@ ·@@ go@@ ·@@ ri@@ ʹ@@ a ) transl@@ ated “ streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id , ” which in the Bible is found only in this verse .
O@@ u@@ t of his love for them and the high value he plac@@ es upon them , Jehovah takes the in@@ iti@@ ative and re@@ war@@ ds those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him .
We should also exam@@ ine ourselves and ask , “ A@@ m I ac@@ ting in har@@ mony with it ? ”
4@@ 2 : 5 , 11 ; 4@@ 3 : 5 .
You may be te@@ as@@ ed or ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed at school for taking a stand as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Jehovah did not dec@@ l@@ are him righteous in the sense that he does those whom he ano@@ in@@ ts with spirit to be “ jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s with Christ . ”
Just as bal@@ m can so@@ o@@ the our s@@ k@@ in , God’s promises can cal@@ m our anxi@@ ous heart .
( Read Hebrews 5 : 8 , 9 . )
In support of their cla@@ im that Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ ism is the one true ch@@ urch , Ca@@ tho@@ lic lead@@ ers say that their bi@@ sh@@ op@@ s have “ a life - giving cont@@ act with the origin@@ al apostles by a cur@@ r@@ ent of succ@@ es@@ sion which go@@ es back to the beg@@ in@@ ning . ”
What will the coming of God’s Kingdom mean for you person@@ ally ?
R@@ I@@ C@@ H@@ M@@ ON@@ D , V@@ A , C@@ ol@@ is@@ e@@ u@@ m , 6@@ 0@@ 1 E . L@@ ei@@ gh S@@ t .
With my wife , St@@ anka , sh@@ ort@@ ly after we were married
He was rel@@ eas@@ ed from pris@@ on and prom@@ o@@ ted to the second - high@@ est position in Egy@@ pt . ​ — G@@ en .
If you have not yet en@@ ro@@ l@@ led in the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol , that would be a good go@@ al for you .
The psalmist had this kind of attitude .
Jehovah will again deli@@ ver the u@@ pri@@ ght when he destro@@ ys the present wicked world .
Although he is not able to use his leg@@ s and one of his ar@@ ms , On@@ es@@ mu@@ s had the desire to do all he could in Jehovah’s service .
Lu@@ ther’s ro@@ om in W@@ ar@@ t@@ bur@@ g Ca@@ st@@ le , where he transl@@ ated the Bible
In ad@@ dition to her da@@ ily concer@@ ns , she is deep@@ ly wor@@ ri@@ ed about her own mo@@ ther’s health .
If we see ourselves as the pro@@ du@@ ct of desi@@ gn , for what were we desi@@ gn@@ ed ?
If you will not listen , and if you will not la@@ y it to heart to give glory to my name , ’ Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es has said , ‘ I shall also certainly s@@ end upon you the cur@@ se , and I will cur@@ se your blessings . ’ ”
What does it mean to dedic@@ ate on@@ es@@ el@@ f to Jehovah ?
W@@ a@@ ste@@ water was dra@@ ined vi@@ a bri@@ ck gu@@ t@@ ters , and cla@@ y pi@@ p@@ es w@@ at@@ er@@ pro@@ of@@ ed with bitu@@ men are still op@@ er@@ ational after some 3@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years .
Al@@ so , how can we have “ a heart to know ” Jehovah ? ​ — J@@ er .
Cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ts the Tru@@ th While D@@ ef@@ en@@ ding It
A Christian Mo@@ ther’s V@@ it@@ al R@@ o@@ le
They came to the house , gre@@ et@@ ed the do@@ g , and said how g@@ la@@ d they were for the opportunity to speak to it .
Ang@@ ela has not qu@@ it .
We learned that we would be reas@@ sign@@ ed .
It is comm@@ end@@ able for a person to turn his attention to the po@@ or and use his res@@ our@@ ces to help the nee@@ dy .
To this day , the lives of milli@@ ons are cu@@ t sh@@ ort by A@@ I@@ D@@ S , tu@@ ber@@ cu@@ lo@@ s@@ is , and mal@@ ari@@ a , des@@ pite in@@ ten@@ sive medi@@ cal re@@ sear@@ ch .
its bran@@ ches ?
What can we do to make wise use of our fre@@ e@@ dom ?
Many of the cl@@ er@@ gy have ba@@ cked off from teaching that hel@@ l is a place of liter@@ al fi@@ er@@ y t@@ or@@ ment .
Un@@ der his care , the bo@@ y “ became a minis@@ ter of Jehovah . ”
Can a Christian ac@@ tually sin against God’s holy spirit , or ac@@ tive for@@ ce ?
Like An@@ na and D@@ or@@ c@@ as , many in congregations today find themselves sing@@ le later in life .
SH@@ O@@ W@@ N a@@ bo@@ ve is a boo@@ k@@ let rel@@ eas@@ ed at the 200@@ 4 / 0@@ 5 “ W@@ al@@ k With God ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tions of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
One sister in S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a said : “ When my brother was dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed , it was as if he had died .
How do you know ?
This was the case when the prophet Ho@@ se@@ a for@@ gave his im@@ moral wife , G@@ om@@ er , and when Jehovah for@@ gave rep@@ ent@@ ant Israel .
He will never for@@ get the love we show for his name . ​ — Hebrews 6 : 10 .
O@@ thers feel in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ated when their service be@@ comes more challeng@@ ing and inter@@ es@@ ting .
Eng@@ l@@ ish Ju@@ ne 1 - 3 , Ju@@ ne 8 - 10
If we have a ne@@ g@@ ative view ​ — that the people to whom we preach will remain un@@ responsi@@ ve — ​ are we really loo@@ king for the good in them ?
Do Not P@@ u@@ t A@@ part What God H@@ as Yo@@ ked To@@ gether
In rec@@ ent years , why are Bi@@ bli@@ cal ty@@ p@@ es and an@@ t@@ it@@ y@@ p@@ es sel@@ dom discus@@ sed in our public@@ ations ?
God does not have to dep@@ end on any ex@@ ter@@ n@@ al s@@ ource of en@@ er@@ gy . He is the very s@@ ource of power .
“ What will a man give in ex@@ change for his soul ? ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
( b ) Jehovah’s ‘ feel@@ ing reg@@ re@@ t ’ me@@ ant what in the case of Saul ?
As anointed Christians or their compan@@ i@@ ons , the “ other sheep , ” we rejo@@ ice that “ the pleas@@ an@@ t@@ ness of Jehovah ” rest@@ s upon us .
Jesus said that this work would be car@@ ri@@ ed out by his true disciples .
S@@ ear@@ ch@@ ing In@@ to “ the De@@ ep Th@@ ings of God ”
We can have our sin@@ s for@@ given by means of our faith in Jesus ’ sacrifice .
I tal@@ ked to my husband and my mother - in - law about it , but this only led to more con@@ f@@ li@@ ct ! ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , medi@@ cal decisions often invol@@ ve Bible principles , a person@@ ’s conscience , and his relationship with Jehovah .
How hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing it is to know that our heavenly Father is inter@@ ested in each one of us !
It is a very sh@@ ort prayer ​ — there are only about 30 words in the origin@@ al Hebrew .
Peter also wrote : “ The end of all things has dra@@ wn close . . . .
T@@ re@@ asure T@@ ro@@ ve of In@@ s@@ crip@@ tions
5 : 34 - 39 ​ — How could Luke know what G@@ am@@ ali@@ el had said in a clo@@ sed s@@ es@@ sion of the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in ?
• What was the Di@@ as@@ por@@ a , and what lo@@ c@@ ations were involved ?
For if one of them should f@@ all , the other one can ra@@ ise his par@@ t@@ ner up . ”
As a result , G@@ ide@@ on made the right decision and , with divine support , to@@ t@@ ally de@@ fe@@ ated Israel@@ ’s enem@@ ies . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 6 : 33 - 40 ; 7 : 21 , 22 .
A@@ n out@@ standing witness was given during these se@@ ven we@@ ek@@ s .
Yet , what have these ex@@ per@@ ts accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed ?
Mo@@ st have been brought to nothing , just like P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h in the days of Moses and Jo@@ shua .
In what ways can sisters demonstr@@ ate that they ch@@ er@@ ish their ro@@ le in the congregation ?
God’s servants study the Bible and Christian public@@ ations .
A Bible study was arrang@@ ed , and Al@@ ine soon prog@@ ressed to the point of baptism .
You can read such com@@ ments in In@@ sight on the Scriptures , V@@ olu@@ me 1 , pages 8@@ 6@@ 3 - 4 ; Tru@@ e Pe@@ ace and Se@@ cur@@ ity ​ — How Can You F@@ ind It ? , page 14@@ 5 ; The Watchtower , No@@ v@@ ember 15 , 198@@ 9 , page 31 .
One scho@@ la@@ r says that in the Greek text , this pas@@ sage “ for all practic@@ al pur@@ pos@@ es is a h@@ y@@ po@@ the@@ tic@@ al con@@ dition . ”
U@@ l@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , their s@@ ti@@ f@@ f - ne@@ cked pat@@ ter@@ n of re@@ bel@@ li@@ on “ made his holy spirit feel h@@ ur@@ t ” to such an ex@@ t@@ ent that they lost Jehovah’s fav@@ or .
The less@@ on for cour@@ ting cou@@ ples is that they should avoid se@@ c@@ lu@@ ded plac@@ es .
No doubt Jehovah and Jesus will make sure that many more such preci@@ ous individuals will be found and helped before the end comes . ​ — H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 2 : 7 .
Chris@@ ta@@ ’s course illustr@@ ates the value of being fle@@ xi@@ ble .
Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard Con@@ s@@ ci@@ ence , 11 / 1
This ad@@ ds to the evidence that holy spirit is at work in the lives of those serving God .
Wh@@ ere , though , had Jesus ex@@ is@@ ted ?
( b ) How may con@@ duc@@ ting a Bible study contribu@@ te to a jo@@ y@@ ful ministry ?
P@@ il@@ la@@ r and Su@@ pp@@ ort of Tru@@ th
Acc@@ ording to Eng@@ l@@ ish hist@@ ori@@ an R@@ o@@ bi@@ n L@@ ane F@@ o@@ x , Mar@@ ci@@ on ar@@ gu@@ ed that “ ‘ God ’ in the O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent was a ‘ com@@ mit@@ ted ba@@ r@@ ba@@ ri@@ an ’ who fav@@ our@@ ed ban@@ di@@ ts and such ter@@ r@@ or@@ ists as Israel@@ ’s King David .
For days , my husband had no rep@@ ly .
Many of us can rec@@ ite Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 22 , 23 by heart .
By doing so , we will be better e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed to do the “ perfect will of God . ” ​ — R@@ om .
He did re@@ sear@@ ch and provided acc@@ ur@@ ate information so that others might “ know fully the certain@@ ty of the things ” that he had written .
What about the ide@@ a that material things , including the earth , are evil ?
Still , he showed his love by sen@@ ding her money regul@@ arly and c@@ all@@ ing by p@@ ho@@ ne to ask if there was anything she or the children needed .
Un@@ happ@@ ily , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of Ad@@ am@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing were not like A@@ be@@ l .
As we read Ho@@ se@@ a@@ ’s words , what do we learn about rep@@ ent@@ ance and mer@@ cy ?
Then , after some si@@ x years of tra@@ ining , El@@ isha learned that Eli@@ j@@ ah’s work in Israel was about to come to an end .
But his Bible continued on the j@@ our@@ ne@@ y with the par@@ ty of travel@@ ers .
For example , se@@ ven Witnesses help@@ ing Ch@@ in@@ ese people in a city in T@@ ex@@ as , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , wel@@ com@@ ed 1@@ 14 individuals to the ob@@ serv@@ ance of the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al in 200@@ 1 .
Re@@ g@@ arding first - century Christians , hist@@ ori@@ an Au@@ g@@ us@@ tu@@ s Ne@@ an@@ der states in his book Gen@@ er@@ al H@@ ist@@ ory of the Christian R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on and Ch@@ urch : “ B@@ ap@@ tism was ad@@ minis@@ tered at first only to ad@@ ul@@ ts , as men were acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to conc@@ ei@@ ve baptism and faith as stri@@ c@@ tly con@@ ne@@ cted . ”
Their high g@@ le@@ e was as of those b@@ ent on de@@ v@@ our@@ ing an a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted one in a place of conc@@ e@@ al@@ ment .
( Read 2 Corinthians 5 : 18 - 20 . )
Moses also fe@@ ared that his own people would not believe that Jehovah had appointed him to lead them out of Egy@@ pt .
When W@@ ar@@ re@@ n left to serve at Bethel , the inter@@ n@@ ational he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k , I became compan@@ y serv@@ ant .
However , by giving his perfect human life as a ransom , Jesus op@@ ened the way for mankind to be rel@@ eas@@ ed from sla@@ very to sin and death through the resurrection .
The Bible lik@@ ens this trans@@ form@@ ation to the change of vi@@ ci@@ ous w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast@@ s ​ — w@@ ol@@ f , le@@ op@@ ard , li@@ on , be@@ ar , and co@@ br@@ a — ​ to pe@@ ace@@ ful d@@ om@@ es@@ tic ani@@ mal@@ s ​ — lam@@ b , k@@ id , cal@@ f , and c@@ ow .
At this point , I thought I had it all ​ — a lo@@ vely wife , four wonderful children , a pres@@ ti@@ gi@@ ous jo@@ b , and a ni@@ ce house .
Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or of bi@@ o@@ ch@@ em@@ is@@ try M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el Be@@ he , who has sp@@ ent most of his life stud@@ ying the comple@@ x inter@@ n@@ al fun@@ ctions of living c@@ el@@ ls , explained that those who teach the ev@@ olu@@ tion of c@@ ell stru@@ c@@ ture have no bas@@ is for their claim@@ s .
As we invit@@ e Bible stud@@ ents and others to the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al , we will find joy in speaking about God , his Son , and the blessings that are in st@@ ore for those who ple@@ ase Jehovah and praise him . ​ — P@@ s .
Paul showed that a special relationship ex@@ ists between love and long - suffering when he stated : “ Lo@@ ve is long - suffering . ”
M@@ ake me walk in your truth and teach me . ”
This prophecy may have had its first fulfill@@ ment in 5@@ 39 B.C.E . when the Me@@ des and the Per@@ si@@ ans con@@ qu@@ ered Babyl@@ on .
We work part - time to care for our needs .
Some fellow Christians do need read@@ ju@@ st@@ ment .
That knowledge , along with Mu@@ m@@ ’s love and reas@@ sur@@ ance , helped me to feel sa@@ fe des@@ pite our chang@@ ed circumstances .
Jehovah has made sure that we know en@@ ough about Jesus for us to be his fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep followers . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
They consider seri@@ ously what the Scriptures say , and as illustr@@ ated by Ang@@ el@@ a@@ ’s case , they are not f@@ an@@ ati@@ c@@ s .
This was the as@@ ser@@ tion of an ag@@ no@@ s@@ tic .
But with Jehovah’s support , we pe@@ ace@@ fully seek re@@ d@@ ress in the cour@@ ts , thus ‘ de@@ f@@ en@@ ding and leg@@ ally esta@@ bli@@ shing the good news . ’ ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 7 ; Psalm 9@@ 4 : 14 , 20 - 22 .
Since 19@@ 19 the v@@ al@@ le@@ y of divine prote@@ ction continu@@ es to prote@@ ct true worshipp@@ ers earth wide .
“ T@@ ake , ple@@ ase , your son , your only son whom you so love , Isa@@ a@@ c , and . . . offer him up as a bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering . ”
The Bible poin@@ te@@ dly says : “ There is a fru@@ str@@ ating of pl@@ ans where there is no confid@@ enti@@ al talk . ”
How important is it that we obey God’s law on blood ?
The need for more faith ra@@ ises some questions .
On the other hand , un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers will be cu@@ t off , as it were , at “ a h@@ un@@ d@@ red years of age . ”
The thought of lea@@ ving his close friends with whom he had gro@@ wn up in his home congregation and of living in a small to@@ wn did not appe@@ al to him .
The local people showed much interest in the Kingdom message , and we started many Bible stu@@ dies .
No@@ body kno@@ ws , and pro@@ ba@@ bly few people care ​ — there are so many bir@@ ds .
This mo@@ der@@ n fac@@ ility cur@@ r@@ ently hous@@ es 2@@ 40 Bethel members , some of whom transl@@ ate Bible liter@@ ature into 20 langu@@ ages .
From the beg@@ in@@ ning of his lead@@ er@@ ship , Jo@@ shua had a written rec@@ ord of God’s Word . “ You must read it in an under@@ to@@ ne day and night , ” he was told , “ in order to ob@@ serve care@@ fully all that is written in it . ”
Jesus invit@@ ed us to follow his example .
“ T@@ est the In@@ spi@@ red Ex@@ pres@@ sions ”
A bir@@ d needs to use both w@@ ings in order to f@@ ly pro@@ per@@ ly .
A@@ n hon@@ est ap@@ pra@@ is@@ al of our own imper@@ fe@@ ctions ought to hold us back from making judg@@ ments that God would consider un@@ righteous .
Des@@ pite the f@@ ra@@ il@@ ties that may af@@ fect our p@@ ace , Jehovah valu@@ es our who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted worship . ​ — Mark 12 : 29 , 30 .
What is the ex@@ t@@ ent of his influ@@ ence ?
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , we come to know what Christ would do in any situation .
The man is rel@@ ated to us . He is one of our re@@ pur@@ cha@@ s@@ ers . ” ​ — Ru@@ th 2 : 19 , 20 .
• Ha@@ ve my dr@@ in@@ ks become str@@ ong@@ er ?
After my father died , I was able to get a secu@@ re jo@@ b with the ministry of fin@@ ance .
They hold body or@@ g@@ ans in place , and they fa@@ st@@ en b@@ ones together .
Consider the following example .
Even at night , when the d@@ anger of sur@@ pris@@ e att@@ ack is the great@@ est , David is not af@@ ra@@ id to go to s@@ le@@ ep .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T | C@@ A@@ N AN@@ Y@@ ON@@ E S@@ E@@ E TH@@ E F@@ U@@ T@@ U@@ R@@ E ?
Jesus ’ prayer was not in@@ tend@@ ed to be in@@ no@@ v@@ ative or re@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion@@ ary .
The W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations In@@ de@@ x con@@ tain@@ s a l@@ ist of do@@ z@@ ens of life st@@ ori@@ es that have appe@@ ared in the Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
U@@ S@@ A@@ F p@@ ho@@ to
H@@ O@@ W D@@ O@@ E@@ S G@@ O@@ D V@@ I@@ E@@ W TH@@ E P@@ O@@ O@@ R ?
T@@ es@@ ti@@ f@@ ying to the advan@@ ced st@@ age of the man@@ ’s ill@@ ness , physi@@ ci@@ an Luke descri@@ bes him as being “ full of le@@ pro@@ s@@ y . ”
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ately , the book of Revelation re@@ pres@@ ents the members of the “ great crow@@ d ” as “ standing before the thro@@ ne and before the L@@ am@@ b . ” They rend@@ er Jehovah sac@@ red service in the earthly cour@@ ty@@ ard of his spiritual temple . ​ — Re@@ v .
K@@ no@@ wing the ans@@ wers to these questions will help us to be pre@@ pared for the fear - inspi@@ ring events that will occ@@ ur in the near future .
In@@ c@@ reas@@ ed activ@@ ity in the field service is a s@@ pl@@ en@@ did way to de@@ e@@ pen your own spiritu@@ ality and that of your compan@@ i@@ ons in the ministry .
“ After r@@ un@@ away inf@@ l@@ ation stru@@ ck in our country , food became ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive and s@@ car@@ ce , ” rel@@ ates Paul , a husband and father of two .
P@@ o@@ in@@ ting to it and its sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance , he wrote : “ No , it was not by following ar@@ t@@ fully cont@@ ri@@ ved false st@@ ori@@ es that we ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted you with the power and pres@@ ence of our Lord Jesus Christ , but it was by having become e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses of his ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ence .
As the su@@ n ris@@ es , he se@@ es sh@@ a@@ do@@ ws , but when the su@@ n shin@@ es direc@@ tly over@@ head , he se@@ es clear de@@ ta@@ il .
“ G@@ et@@ ting on the bu@@ s is liter@@ ally a bi@@ g st@@ ep for us .
Proverbs chap@@ ter 2 , ver@@ ses 1 and 5 , indic@@ ates that the “ sa@@ y@@ ings ” and “ comman@@ d@@ ments ” found in the Bible are fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al to “ the very knowledge of God . ”
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 7@@ 6 , 2@@ 22
On this occasi@@ on , he did not try to work out a so@@ lu@@ tion that was out of har@@ mony with Jehovah’s will by see@@ king support from Egy@@ pt or from neigh@@ bor@@ ing nations .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 10 , 19@@ 1
H@@ el@@ p From God’s Word
Satan the Devil , “ the go@@ d of this system of things , ” kno@@ ws that “ he has a sh@@ ort peri@@ od of time ” left .
If you are en@@ tru@@ sted with any kind of authority , work hard to imitate Jehovah God and Jesus Christ in the exerc@@ ise of it .
In what are@@ as of life is it important to let our Yes mean Yes ?
• How can we g@@ ri@@ eve God’s holy spirit , since it is not a person ?
What do my decisions say about my foc@@ us in life ? ’
The man in@@ tend@@ ed to te@@ ar down his sto@@ re@@ hous@@ es and buil@@ d lar@@ g@@ er ones .
Matthew 18 : 15
Instead , R@@ ic@@ ar@@ do stu@@ ck to his r@@ out@@ ine of atten@@ ding Christian meetings and sh@@ aring the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message with others .
These sisters from ab@@ ro@@ ad are a true gift to us ! ”
We do not need to know everything about cre@@ ation in order to have faith in God as well as love and pro@@ found re@@ ver@@ ence for him .
They had heard nothing ​ — good or bad — ​ about Jehovah’s Witnesses .
In his let@@ ters to Timothy and Ti@@ tu@@ s , Paul out@@ l@@ ined the standards to be me@@ t by overse@@ ers and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants .
A@@ n only child , I came along on Mar@@ ch 25 , 19@@ 23 .
We pray that Jehovah continu@@ es to bl@@ ess and su@@ sta@@ in our bel@@ o@@ ved and coura@@ ge@@ ous brothers and sisters in Rus@@ sia .
Li@@ ving by such inspired guid@@ ance can help God’s people to avoid much hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he and to enjoy a re@@ war@@ ding family life .
During that peri@@ od , Jesus enjo@@ yed a spirit - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten relationship with God .
Ex@@ pla@@ in why we should follow God’s guid@@ ance on marriage .
On the other hand , the Bible also speak@@ s of valu@@ eless things and war@@ ns against wa@@ sting our res@@ our@@ ces in pur@@ su@@ it of them .
The fi@@ f@@ th bl@@ ast is rel@@ ated to the rel@@ e@@ ase of God’s people from “ the ab@@ y@@ ss ” of in@@ activ@@ ity in 19@@ 19 and to their rel@@ ent@@ less wit@@ ness@@ ing work , which became like a t@@ or@@ men@@ ting pla@@ gu@@ e on Chris@@ tend@@ om .
He may use ha@@ il@@ st@@ ones of un@@ dis@@ clo@@ sed si@@ ze to destro@@ y wicked humans led by Go@@ g , or Satan . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 38 : 18 , 22 .
Since his name was not vital to the account , it was om@@ it@@ ted .
Be a Pe@@ ace@@ able Par@@ ent
( a ) How were the pl@@ ans of Israel fru@@ str@@ ated ?
Hence , we should regul@@ arly take advan@@ ta@@ ge of the guid@@ ance that Jehovah provi@@ des for us in our public@@ ations and at congregation meetings and ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es .
We o@@ we it to them .
To make fine qu@@ ality po@@ t@@ ter@@ y , a po@@ t@@ ter uses high - gra@@ de cla@@ y .
However , Jesus recogn@@ ized the pos@@ si@@ bility of a con@@ f@@ li@@ ct of inter@@ ests when he said : “ Pa@@ y back Ca@@ es@@ ar@@ ’s things to Ca@@ es@@ ar , but God’s things to God . ”
No doubt he was o@@ ffering such a prayer on to@@ p of C@@ ar@@ me@@ l .
The following article will re@@ view some exc@@ iting conven@@ tion high@@ ligh@@ ts .
Mo@@ re@@ over , he did not ref@@ ra@@ in from we@@ aring an ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive gar@@ ment . ​ — Matthew 8 : 20 ; John 2 : 1 - 11 ; 19 : 23 , 24 .
Rather , let us encoura@@ ge them to keep up their good work !
His first j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness of Sin@@ a@@ i in 18@@ 4@@ 4 me@@ t with un@@ beli@@ e@@ va@@ ble succ@@ ess .
H@@ and@@ ling anger cal@@ m@@ ly is not simply a matter of pu@@ t@@ ting on a ser@@ ene face .
You are my help and the Pro@@ vi@@ der of es@@ cap@@ e for me . ” ​ — P@@ S .
Jehovah is “ rich in mer@@ cy . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 2 : 4 .
B@@ right M@@ em@@ ori@@ es
Some Witnesses sh@@ ared in the ministry for years , but over time their faith in Jehovah we@@ ak@@ ened , and they st@@ op@@ ped associ@@ ating with the Christian congregation .
Today , I am happy to say that since I became a Witness in 195@@ 8 , I have faith@@ fully held to the chang@@ es I made in my li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
That is a per@@ t@@ in@@ ent question today because we live in a la@@ w@@ less , viol@@ ent , and sel@@ f@@ ish world .
Then , too , some ​ — “ in acc@@ ord with their own desi@@ res ” — ​ may have been in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tually se@@ duc@@ ed by those who end@@ or@@ sed a per@@ mis@@ sive view of God’s standards or who were cr@@ itical of those taking the lead in the congregation .
Then we must use that knowledge to draw others out of spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness into God’s light .
You have to cho@@ ose . ”
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 8
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , then , one does not become matu@@ re over@@ night ; it takes time to gro@@ w up spiritually .
O@@ stri@@ ch e@@ gg@@ s
Our appro@@ ach to people who believe in a Creator but not in the Bible will di@@ ff@@ er from that used to talk to those who believe that God does not ex@@ ist .
T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an wrote : “ Consider those who with gre@@ e@@ dy th@@ ir@@ st , at a show in the ar@@ ena , take the f@@ res@@ h blood of wicked cri@@ min@@ als . . . and car@@ ry it off to he@@ al their ep@@ il@@ ep@@ s@@ y . ”
But you do not have to wa@@ it until then to enjoy a gen@@ u@@ ine bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
See for yourself what certain stud@@ ents of the Go@@ sp@@ els think about these is@@ su@@ es , even though some of them do not prof@@ ess to be Christians .
They have not really had time to get to know each other pro@@ per@@ ly before the arri@@ val of the ba@@ by , who requi@@ res attention 24 h@@ our@@ s a day .
He san@@ g to Jehovah : “ You will give me your shi@@ eld of sal@@ vation , and it is your hum@@ ility that makes me great . ”
With much prayer , Jehovah always made a way out for us that I never could have fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ed out on my own .
That we must obey Jehovah no matter what he as@@ ks us to do .
As a f@@ it@@ ting c@@ li@@ ma@@ x to the gra@@ du@@ ation pro@@ gra@@ m , Samuel H@@ er@@ d , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , ad@@ d@@ ressed the a@@ udi@@ ence on the sub@@ ject “ Ke@@ ep Bu@@ il@@ ding U@@ p Your Bro@@ thers . ”
Consider , for example , the three cen@@ tu@@ ries during which Jehovah was ra@@ ising up and emp@@ ow@@ ering jud@@ ges to deli@@ ver the nation of Israel from their op@@ pres@@ s@@ ors .
A l@@ ist of those who had arri@@ ved sa@@ f@@ ely was kept at each Kingdom H@@ all .
Let us consider them , one at a time .
Be@@ fore Jesus rel@@ ated the par@@ able about the mer@@ c@@ il@@ ess slave , Peter asked him : “ Lord , how many times is my brother to sin against me and am I to for@@ give him ?
I have often found my@@ self pra@@ ying to Jehovah with te@@ ars wel@@ ling up in my eyes .
We have the joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion of see@@ ing our son , his wife , and their children , as well as the chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s famili@@ es , walk faith@@ fully in the way of Jehovah .
Com@@ pas@@ sion can be sh@@ own in many ways .
T@@ al@@ k to experienced Christians .
G@@ ran@@ ted , fulfill@@ ing this great com@@ mis@@ sion is a chall@@ enge .
Gen@@ er@@ ally written with ink , the te@@ x@@ ts on o@@ str@@ ac@@ a vari@@ ed from just one word to sever@@ al do@@ z@@ en l@@ ines or co@@ lum@@ ns .
For many of the un@@ righteous , this will be , not a second ch@@ ance , but their first real opportunity to gain et@@ er@@ n@@ al life on earth by lear@@ ning and doing God’s will . This Bible teaching has helped many to reg@@ a@@ in their faith in God .
( See an example in the bo@@ x “ The P@@ ow@@ er of God’s Word , ” on page 8 . )
Re@@ fer@@ ring to yet another fac@@ t@@ or that for@@ ti@@ fied his integrity , David said : “ I have not s@@ at with men of un@@ truth ; and with those who hi@@ de what they are I do not come in .
He gr@@ anted my re@@ qu@@ est and pa@@ id me the same wa@@ ge .
Many people today experience much anxi@@ ety and un@@ happiness because they are un@@ a@@ ware of that se@@ cre@@ t or they ign@@ ore it .
Acc@@ ording to one Ca@@ tho@@ lic s@@ ource , Mar@@ t@@ in@@ i@@ ’s transl@@ ation was “ the first truly wor@@ thy of par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar men@@ tion . ”
They thus know that he is “ here ” ​ — rul@@ ing in Kingdom power .
On@@ ly this can lead others to accept Jesus ’ ransom , devel@@ op a good relationship with God , and then come in l@@ ine for everlasting life . ​ — Acts 3 : 19 - 21 ; 13 : 4@@ 8 .
Such n@@ on - Christians used the cro@@ ss “ as a ma@@ gi@@ c si@@ gn . . . giving prote@@ ction , br@@ ing@@ ing good lu@@ ck , ” wrote S@@ ven Ti@@ to A@@ ch@@ en , D@@ an@@ ish hist@@ ori@@ an and ex@@ per@@ t on sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s , in the book S@@ y@@ mb@@ ol@@ s Ar@@ ound U@@ s .
Ther@@ efore , a vital part of a shepher@@ d’s jo@@ b is to provide water for his flo@@ ck .
“ The C@@ our@@ t fin@@ ds it re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble that the [ Rus@@ si@@ an ] cour@@ ts did not c@@ ite the name of a sing@@ le individu@@ al who@@ se right to fre@@ e@@ dom of conscience had al@@ le@@ ge@@ dly been viol@@ ated by means of those te@@ ch@@ ni@@ qu@@ es . ” ​ — Pa@@ r .
When we appro@@ ach people with the good news , we appro@@ pri@@ ately do so with a pleas@@ ant dis@@ position and in a man@@ ner that is pe@@ ace@@ able .
In fact , the ter@@ m “ c@@ he@@ er@@ ful ” could very well descri@@ be both the in@@ ward feel@@ ing and the ou@@ tw@@ ard expres@@ sion of the gi@@ ver .
The Jewish re@@ m@@ n@@ ant who re@@ turned to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and in 5@@ 37 B.C.E . had the opportunity to demonstr@@ ate whether they had ac@@ qui@@ red “ a heart of wisdom ” and now saw the need to keep listen@@ ing to God . ​ — Psalm 9@@ 0 : 12 .
A@@ n at@@ temp@@ ted cou@@ p d@@ ’@@ é@@ t@@ at was in prog@@ ress .
C@@ o@@ lum@@ n@@ ist Le@@ on@@ ard P@@ it@@ ts , J@@ r . , no@@ tes : “ We talk about tal@@ ent , we no@@ d to lu@@ ck , but so often , we ign@@ ore the most important things .
My prayers have also been ans@@ wer@@ ed in that I have seen all ei@@ ght of my children become dedic@@ ated servants of Jehovah . ”
Our faith should be more than m@@ ere prof@@ ess@@ ed faith .
The apostle Paul wrote under inspi@@ r@@ ation : “ Th@@ r@@ ough the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness given to me I tell ever@@ yone there among you not to think more of himself than it is necess@@ ary to think ; but to think so as to have a s@@ ound mind , each one as God has dist@@ ribu@@ ted to him a me@@ asure of faith . ” ​ — Romans 12 : 3 .
He heal@@ ed the si@@ ck , the bl@@ ind , the disa@@ b@@ led , the de@@ a@@ f , and the spe@@ e@@ ch@@ less . He even brought some dead individuals back to life .
Of course , a loving friend will dis@@ cer@@ n when it is best not to bro@@ ach the sub@@ ject of ano@@ ther’s sa@@ d experience .
A little over 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , God sent the Word to the earth , where he faith@@ fully did his Fa@@ ther’s will as the perfect man Jesus Christ . ​ — John 1 : 1 - 3 , 14 .
Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions An@@ s@@ wer@@ ed , 4 / 1
Indeed , “ no re@@ si@@ d@@ ent will say : ‘ I am si@@ ck . ’ ”
This pat@@ ter@@ n of a@@ bu@@ se and for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess went on for years .
However , the Go@@ spe@@ l of Luke was in@@ tend@@ ed for people of all nations .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 25 , 6@@ 2
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 19 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 10@@ 1 , 1@@ 16
A vis@@ it , a tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne call , or a letter can mean so much !
The St@@ ar@@ t of a New Li@@ fe
She also had a large family there .
He kept his integrity even to the ex@@ t@@ ent of d@@ ying on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake .
Jehovah H@@ ear@@ s Our C@@ ries for H@@ el@@ p
Re@@ as@@ on@@ ing that all flesh is evil , they re@@ je@@ cted marriage and pro@@ cre@@ ation , claim@@ ing that Satan origin@@ ated these .
By refu@@ sing to respect the li@@ m@@ its plac@@ ed on them by God , they as@@ ser@@ ted that they and their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing would be better off set@@ ting their own standards of right and wrong .
The Bible gives effe@@ ctive ad@@ vice on how to maintain a positi@@ ve attitude .
• How can we t@@ est whether we are in the faith ?
The great differ@@ ence is the love among the Witnesses . ”
My family and I have not reg@@ re@@ t@@ ted a sing@@ le m@@ om@@ ent .
( b ) What kind of ga@@ ther@@ ings have proved un@@ for@@ get@@ table for many ?
“ At times they cor@@ rec@@ ted me , and at other times they tend@@ er@@ ly encoura@@ ged me . ”
Jehovah educ@@ ated them by means of his Son .
P@@ l@@ an@@ ning invol@@ ves your heart . Psalm 20 : 4 says of Jehovah : “ May he gr@@ ant you the desi@@ res of your heart and give succ@@ ess to all your pl@@ ans . ”
It was a ple@@ asure to study the Scriptures with the hum@@ ble and ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able people in that un@@ assign@@ ed ter@@ rit@@ ory .
That was the case with M@@ ep@@ hi@@ bo@@ sh@@ et@@ h , the son of King Davi@@ d’s friend J@@ on@@ a@@ than .
The apostle Paul told Timothy : “ These things com@@ mit to faithful men , who , in turn , will be a@@ de@@ qu@@ ately qu@@ ali@@ fied to teach others . ”
B@@ re@@ ak@@ ing F@@ ree From Ad@@ di@@ ction
When we call upon God in prayer according to his will , he ans@@ wers us .
Of course , a liter@@ al house is desi@@ gn@@ ed and buil@@ t by someone .
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ing their de@@ b@@ t to soci@@ ety , they he@@ e@@ ded Jesus ’ words : “ Pa@@ y back Ca@@ es@@ ar@@ ’s things to Ca@@ es@@ ar , but God’s things to God . ”
Many of Jehovah’s faithful servants , both past and present , have stru@@ gg@@ led with similar feelings .
Al@@ so , when I though@@ t@@ less@@ ly spoke ill of another , she would refu@@ se to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in the con@@ vers@@ ation .
How has Jehovah given his Ser@@ v@@ ant “ as a covenant of the people ” ?
In his you@@ th , John Mark also used his sing@@ le years to good advan@@ ta@@ ge .
“ We can never go wrong if we apply Bible principles . ”
5 : 14 , 15 ​ — Why are the shepher@@ d’s hands and leg@@ s descri@@ bed in this way ?
But she deep@@ ly appreci@@ ated the meetings and was determined not to mis@@ s them .
Dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment also en@@ ab@@ led Jesus to be reason@@ able .
In effect , we say to those to whom we preach : ‘ We brought a beau@@ ti@@ ful gift for you .
That ev@@ ening , I re@@ turned to the ho@@ te@@ l where I was sta@@ ying and found my e@@ x - gi@@ r@@ l@@ friend wa@@ iting out@@ side the do@@ or to my ro@@ om .
A M@@ or@@ m@@ on writ@@ er c@@ at@@ al@@ o@@ ged the most exc@@ ep@@ tional mission@@ ary succ@@ ess@@ es out@@ side of his own ch@@ urch .
How does the congregation benefit ?
C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ous David kil@@ led the gi@@ ant .
Does it at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te ma@@ gi@@ cal prote@@ ctive po@@ wers to in@@ an@@ im@@ ate ob@@ je@@ cts ?
It would be wrong to en@@ ter@@ tain ba@@ sel@@ ess su@@ spi@@ ci@@ ons about our brothers and sisters .
Christ Com@@ ple@@ tes His Con@@ qu@@ est
P@@ O@@ R@@ T@@ U@@ G@@ A@@ L
H@@ ere Paul ref@@ ers to an in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent on the P@@ la@@ ins of Mo@@ a@@ b at the end of Israel@@ ’s 40 - year tre@@ k through the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
When the P@@ eas@@ ants ’ W@@ ar bro@@ ke out and the princi@@ p@@ alities were ba@@ th@@ ed in blood , Lu@@ ther was asked for his judgment on the up@@ ris@@ ing .
It really had Jehovah’s spirit be@@ h@@ ind it ! ”
The family still than@@ k God for the many blessings they received through their associ@@ ation with him .
“ Dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing is an arrang@@ ement that we need , one that helps us live according to Jehovah’s standards , ” Ju@@ li@@ an conclu@@ des .
In fact , we often hear of positi@@ ve resul@@ ts when s@@ inc@@ ere people ob@@ serve our Chris@@ t@@ like conduct .
Bar@@ le@@ y offered
M@@ ake F@@ am@@ ily Dis@@ c@@ us@@ sions En@@ jo@@ y@@ able
A un@@ an@@ im@@ ous “ A@@ ye ” travel@@ ed through all the conven@@ tions from one end of the earth to the other .
Then Peter loo@@ ked at the w@@ in@@ d@@ st@@ or@@ m and began to sin@@ k .
O@@ thers have sp@@ ent many years in pris@@ on for refu@@ sing to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in what they consider@@ ed to be n@@ on@@ neu@@ tr@@ al activities .
Ju@@ d@@ ges 14 : 4 expla@@ ins that Sam@@ son “ was loo@@ king for an opportunity against the Phil@@ ist@@ ines . ”
But he said that I sh@@ ou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t read them because Jehovah’s Witnesses do not believe in Jesus .
For instance , in F@@ in@@ land more than 1@@ 20 langu@@ ages are spo@@ ken ; in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a the number is over 2@@ 00 .
The th@@ ir@@ d question in our consider@@ ation deser@@ ves our most care@@ ful attention .
Some may feel that there is no har@@ m done . After all , they reason , the ow@@ ner has un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly written it off as a lo@@ ss .
• Wh@@ ich fear will never be done away with , and why ?
Dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
It was hard to refu@@ se . ”
Can you think of spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c , gen@@ u@@ ine comm@@ end@@ ation that you can give to a sing@@ le par@@ ent ?
Like Jesus , elders must up@@ hold Jehovah’s righteous standards at all times .
Acts of go@@ o@@ dness do not have to be dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c in order to have a fine effect .
Instead , the ma@@ ster said : “ G@@ et something ready for me to have my ev@@ ening me@@ al , and put on an ap@@ r@@ on and minis@@ ter to me until I am through e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king , and af@@ ter@@ ward you can e@@ at and dr@@ ink . ”
Ex@@ pres@@ sing his hear@@ t@@ felt gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for Jehovah’s pro@@ vision , Paul wrote to the anointed Christians in Eph@@ esus : “ God , who is rich in mer@@ cy , . . . made us ali@@ ve together with the Christ , even when we were dead in t@@ res@@ pas@@ ses ​ — by un@@ deser@@ ved kindness you have been sa@@ ved . ”
( Read Genesis 22 : 17 , 18 . )
Ri@@ v@@ al@@ ry is in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate .
The mo@@ on@@ ’s mas@@ s is large en@@ ough to sta@@ bi@@ li@@ ze the t@@ il@@ t of earth@@ ’s a@@ x@@ is
Christ’s “ other sheep ” are also “ no part of the world , just as [ Jesus was ] no part of the world . ”
On another occasi@@ on , a crow@@ d appro@@ ached Jesus , desi@@ ring to be heal@@ ed and to hear him speak .
There are 3@@ 6@@ 9 special pione@@ ers serving on 28 different is@@ lands
Di@@ d you no@@ tice what contribu@@ ted to the proble@@ m ?
Jehovah’s P@@ ow@@ er G@@ u@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es the F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ ment of His P@@ r@@ om@@ ises
; Da@@ ven@@ por@@ t , L .
How can this be avo@@ i@@ ded ? S@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c re@@ sear@@ ch shows that saying words al@@ ou@@ d during study makes them e@@ asi@@ er to rec@@ all .
For example , in the gar@@ den of E@@ den , Jehovah gave clear instru@@ ctions that would gu@@ i@@ de the human family to everlasting life and happiness .
Li@@ fe in God’s new world will not be like to@@ da@@ y’s un@@ satis@@ f@@ ying ex@@ ist@@ ence .
He d@@ ri@@ f@@ ted .
After re@@ tur@@ ning to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , many have become ac@@ tive Witnesses .
“ The t@@ ac@@ tic@@ al des@@ crip@@ tion of the bat@@ t@@ les of the Bible . . . cannot be explained by m@@ ere in@@ ven@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess .
We made these chang@@ es because we love Jehovah and because he helped us to make them .
* ​ — Mark 12 : 17 ; Ti@@ tu@@ s 3 : 1 , 2 .
Mo@@ st of all , it@@ ’s as if you can see Jehovah God being pr@@ ou@@ d of you and s@@ mil@@ ing at you !
Jo@@ die took seri@@ ously Jesus ’ words recorded in the Bible at Matthew 19 : 18 : “ You must not ste@@ al . ”
For such individuals , the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences will be the same as those fac@@ ed by the un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant Israelites .
She found the mo@@ tiv@@ ation to over@@ come her s@@ mo@@ king ha@@ bi@@ t in the same s@@ ource that has helped milli@@ ons remain free of to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o .
That led to his re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against Moses and A@@ ar@@ on and , ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , against Jehovah . ​ — 1 Samuel 15 : 23 ; James 1 : 14 , 15 .
Even true Christians , who are keep@@ ing in expe@@ ct@@ ation of that day , will be sur@@ pris@@ ed by its su@@ d@@ den@@ ness .
W@@ ell , can we really control bad tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es if we l@@ ack strong mo@@ tiv@@ ation to do so ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly today , Christians are ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed to “ be ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able to one another , ” provi@@ ding occasi@@ ons for jo@@ y@@ ful associ@@ ation .
If Christ the Le@@ ad@@ er displa@@ yed mo@@ des@@ ty , how much more so should those taking the lead in the congregation !
The S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in as de@@ pi@@ cted in the Greek Scriptures was taking shap@@ e .
S@@ hor@@ tly after the Israelites worshi@@ ped the g@@ ol@@ den cal@@ f in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness and the wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers had been ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted , Moses pet@@ iti@@ oned Jehovah : “ Ca@@ use me to see , ple@@ ase , your glory . ”
As people sp@@ end less and less time at home , they simply pa@@ y someone el@@ se to do the cle@@ an@@ ing for them .
But to what el@@ se b@@ es@@ id@@ es divine inter@@ ven@@ tion can we at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te such t@@ or@@ r@@ enti@@ al ra@@ ins at that pre@@ c@@ ise lo@@ c@@ ation and ex@@ act m@@ om@@ ent , so as to s@@ w@@ am@@ p 9@@ 00 war ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts ?
What we have done is what we ought to have done . ’ ”
“ Go@@ od and u@@ pri@@ ght is Jehovah , ” said David . “ That is why he instru@@ cts sin@@ n@@ ers in the way . ”
Wh@@ ere did it come from ?
In what other way may those “ c@@ all@@ ing on the name of Jehovah r@@ en@@ oun@@ ce un@@ righteousness ” ?
We are not born with valu@@ es .
F@@ ur@@ ther , self - control may be needed to set asi@@ de time to pre@@ pare for the meetings and then to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in them .
For the cre@@ ation was sub@@ je@@ cted to fu@@ t@@ ility , not by its own will but through him that sub@@ je@@ cted it , on the bas@@ is of hope that the cre@@ ation it@@ self also will be set free from en@@ sla@@ v@@ ement to cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and have the gl@@ ori@@ ous fre@@ e@@ dom of the children of God .
“ On the other hand , many respect my point of view , which makes me g@@ la@@ d . ”
During those years , we came to appreci@@ ate the value of the apostle Paul’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ Ha@@ ving su@@ st@@ en@@ ance and co@@ ver@@ ing , we shall be cont@@ ent with these things . ”
He took sever@@ al necess@@ ary st@@ ep@@ s .
T@@ ake the in@@ iti@@ ative to invit@@ e friends over occasi@@ on@@ ally .
At Jeho@@ i@@ a@@ da@@ ’s or@@ ders , the people t@@ ore down the house of the false go@@ d Ba@@ al and re@@ moved its al@@ t@@ ars , i@@ ma@@ ges , and pri@@ est .
Rather than being dec@@ ei@@ ved by what is “ fal@@ sel@@ y called ‘ knowledge , ’ ” use God’s Word to esta@@ bl@@ ish the truth .
Job proved Satan a li@@ ar .
Satan challeng@@ ed man@@ ’s integrity by ques@@ tion@@ ing man@@ ’s mo@@ ti@@ ves for serving God .
During the enc@@ oun@@ ter , the pri@@ est said that we should be teaching the Tr@@ in@@ ity , among other things .
By all means , then , let us be gu@@ i@@ ded by the spirit as we dec@@ l@@ are the good news of God’s Kingdom !
O@@ pen - a@@ ir ass@@ em@@ bly ( 198@@ 1 ) and G@@ u@@ a@@ y@@ a@@ qu@@ il As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all ( 200@@ 9 ) on the same pro@@ per@@ ty
Se@@ e@@ ds of doubt can be s@@ own by the me@@ dia , through the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t , and by mo@@ der@@ n - day apost@@ ates
Of course , at times , we might feel that we cannot go on any@@ more .
“ Jehovah is taking ple@@ asure in his people , ” says Psalm 14@@ 9 : 4 .
Why was there a need for transl@@ ating the Bible when a Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an transl@@ ation had already ex@@ is@@ ted for some cen@@ tu@@ ries ?
When he first gi@@ r@@ ded on his s@@ word to expe@@ l Satan and his dem@@ ons from heaven , Jesus was accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by “ his angels . ”
J@@ en@@ n@@ ings ) , 12 / 1 M@@ A@@ I@@ N S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S
We also learned that God lo@@ v@@ ingly provided the ransom sacrifice of his Son so that we might be fre@@ ed from sin and death .
What mo@@ tiv@@ ates their ti@@ rel@@ ess efforts ?
The per@@ for@@ man@@ ce that ev@@ ening was an a@@ da@@ p@@ tation of the s@@ ci@@ ence fi@@ ction no@@ v@@ el The W@@ ar of the Wor@@ l@@ ds . A@@ ct@@ ors por@@ tra@@ ying news ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ers descri@@ bed the l@@ an@@ ding of an in@@ va@@ sion for@@ ce from M@@ ars that would cause wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad des@@ tru@@ ction on E@@ ar@@ th .
Mi@@ ca@@ h fore@@ told : “ With the ro@@ d they will str@@ ike upon the c@@ he@@ ek the ju@@ dge of Israel . ”
If left un@@ c@@ he@@ cked , a com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve or e@@ go@@ t@@ is@@ tic@@ al spirit can cause a person to become dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful and ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant .
However , with time , Y@@ on@@ et@@ te learned to organiz@@ e her@@ self and to commun@@ ic@@ ate better with her children .
The co@@ de@@ x also made it e@@ asi@@ er for congregations and individuals to make their own co@@ pi@@ es of the Scriptures .
See “ Ke@@ ep Y@@ ourselves in God’s Lo@@ ve , ” pages 2@@ 19 - 2@@ 21 ; The Watchtower of No@@ v@@ ember 1 , 198@@ 8 , pages 26 - 27 ; S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 15 , 19@@ 7@@ 5 , page 5@@ 7@@ 5 .
They began to be ful@@ filled , not at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , but after 1914 .
Israelites had to buil@@ d a par@@ a@@ pe@@ t , or low w@@ all , around the e@@ dge of the ro@@ of of their hous@@ es .
What can be said about the law , or the written Word , of such a Creator ?
We cannot let our gu@@ ard down , pas@@ si@@ vely accep@@ ting any en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment that is offered .
What should we keep in mind when we ob@@ serve the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , and what prophecy will help us to do so ?
Al@@ so , occasi@@ on@@ ally we may truly be too ti@@ red or too si@@ ck to do as much as we would like to do in Jehovah’s service .
Although Father enjo@@ yed the liter@@ ature , at the time he did not activ@@ ely associ@@ ate with the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then called .
Yes , God’s word can t@@ est our heart ​ — what we really are on the in@@ side .
Even some who have enjo@@ yed fine privile@@ ges in Jehovah’s service have become ent@@ ang@@ led in this s@@ n@@ are .
What com@@ for@@ ting as@@ sur@@ ance does Jehovah give , and how should we respon@@ d ?
In fact , about 70 years after he had come to Babyl@@ on , he was still known by his Hebrew name , Daniel . ​ — Daniel 5 : 13 .
What s@@ ound ad@@ vice this is for us ​ — to live within our means !
Can we learn from Dani@@ el@@ ’s out@@ standing example and end@@ e@@ av@@ or to cultiv@@ ate and demonstr@@ ate hum@@ ility in all as@@ pe@@ cts of our life ?
Are you , like E@@ no@@ ch , the only member of your family who is faith@@ fully serving Jehovah ?
He tri@@ ed appro@@ aching his brother - in - law in a spirit of mil@@ dness and sent him personal let@@ ters in which he a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ zed for off@@ en@@ ding him .
Still , we were determined to car@@ ry on in the ministry .
When he has to be away for three or four days lo@@ gg@@ ing in the fore@@ st , he feel@@ s bad because he does not want to mis@@ s anything .
In fact , it will ev@@ en@@ tually destro@@ y the very origin@@ at@@ or of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness ​ — Satan the Devil — ​ along with the dem@@ ons , the wicked angels that follow@@ ed him . ​ — Romans 16 : 20 .
50 : 2 ​ — Why is Jerusalem called “ the per@@ fe@@ ction of pre@@ t@@ t@@ iness ” ?
Because people today have wi@@ d@@ ely differ@@ ing standards and conc@@ ep@@ ts regarding cle@@ an@@ ness , however , we need to understand and a@@ bi@@ de by what Jehovah consi@@ ders clean and accep@@ table .
“ What W@@ ould Jesus Ha@@ ve D@@ one ? ”
There , to support themselves as pione@@ ers , Mar@@ eli@@ us works as an acc@@ oun@@ t@@ ant and K@@ es@@ ia works in a st@@ ore .
They are s@@ mil@@ ing , even though they are suffering .
Bu@@ il@@ d yourself up by regul@@ arly reading the Bible , pre@@ par@@ ing for and atten@@ ding Christian meetings , sh@@ aring in the field ministry , and pra@@ ying for the strength to end@@ ure .
In the se@@ ven@@ th year of ex@@ ile , 6@@ 11 B.C.E . , the el@@ der@@ ly ones of Israel come to E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el “ to in@@ qui@@ re of Jehovah . ”
What , though , if our desire to live in the new world is our so@@ le mo@@ tive for serving Jehovah ?
• How can hope along with faith give a Christian the courage to set s@@ ound pri@@ or@@ ities in life ?
“ I knew that wh@@ en@@ ever our family needed my hus@@ ban@@ d’s attention , he would give it to us . ”
Are we moved to keep our “ house ” clean ?
W@@ O@@ R@@ L@@ D@@ L@@ Y W@@ I@@ S@@ D@@ O@@ M V@@ E@@ R@@ S@@ U@@ S G@@ O@@ D@@ L@@ Y W@@ I@@ S@@ D@@ O@@ M
“ To H@@ im You Sh@@ ould C@@ ling ”
L@@ I@@ G@@ H@@ T is something we often take for gr@@ anted until there is a power fa@@ il@@ ure and our neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od is p@@ lu@@ ng@@ ed into dar@@ k@@ ness .
“ They give me the opportunity to com@@ men@@ d the brothers and sisters for their efforts and to help them real@@ ize that their hard work is appreci@@ ated . ”
Yes , Jesus will then act on his hear@@ t’s desire to help all a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted ones .
But more than that , they direc@@ t people to put confidence in a govern@@ ment that is real and that will bring per@@ man@@ ent peace to all who love God .
What does Jehovah’s love mean to you ?
They took into consider@@ ation the number of inter@@ ested people , their religious ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , and is@@ su@@ es that concer@@ ned them .
Such people may be s@@ low about accep@@ ting our message now , but we still need to be pati@@ ent with them and recogn@@ ize their di@@ gn@@ ity as humans .
1 : 3 , 4 .
Many a man might respon@@ d that way in such a situation , but not Samuel .
No@@ te the psalmis@@ t’s strong faith in Jehovah’s ability to fru@@ str@@ ate the pl@@ ans of enem@@ y nations .
Why cr@@ itical , and why hard to de@@ al with ?
Some in the congregation have been re@@ je@@ cted by their close family members , such as their parents or their brothers or sisters .
Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah de@@ cri@@ ed the sh@@ am@@ el@@ ess@@ ness of the religious lead@@ ers , saying : “ H@@ er prophe@@ ts were in@@ sol@@ ent , were men of tre@@ ach@@ er@@ y . H@@ er pri@@ ests themselves prof@@ an@@ ed what was holy ; they did viol@@ ence to the law . ”
Mo@@ ving away from home and en@@ ter@@ ing into a comple@@ t@@ ely new en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment will no doubt present some challeng@@ es for you .
( Read 1 Peter 5 : 3 . )
There will be no af@@ ter@@ no@@ on s@@ es@@ sion .
Why is it that only a few Christians , those who hope to live in heaven , par@@ take , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity , those who hope to live forever on earth , do not par@@ take ?
E@@ S@@ C@@ A@@ P@@ IN@@ G J@@ E@@ R@@ U@@ S@@ AL@@ E@@ M@@ ’@@ S D@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ R@@ U@@ C@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N
At his death , where did Jac@@ o@@ b go , and whom did he jo@@ in there ?
Thus , the earth was cre@@ ated spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally for human ha@@ bit@@ ation .
Yet , for me , making disciples has been more thr@@ ill@@ ing .
What a privilege it is for us to be in sub@@ je@@ ction to Christ , God’s appointed R@@ ul@@ er of the heavenly Kingdom !
I con@@ stan@@ tly asked him to give me his spirit .
Then f@@ ill the bu@@ c@@ ke@@ t with s@@ and .
How is Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 6 : 15 being ful@@ filled in our day ?
She also told me that she was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
W@@ a@@ it With “ De@@ e@@ ds of Go@@ dly D@@ ev@@ o@@ tion ”
In ad@@ dition to benef@@ iting from God’s love sh@@ own to mankind in gener@@ al , we enjoy dist@@ inc@@ tive blessings resul@@ ting from our heavenly Fa@@ ther’s loving - kindness , or loyal love .
Wh@@ atever their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and and t@@ ong@@ ue , those in attend@@ ance sen@@ sed that they were among real friends ​ — spiritual brothers and sisters . ​ — Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 8 : 23 .
“ The wa@@ ges sin pa@@ ys is death , ” wrote Paul .
How did she respon@@ d ?
Consider the con@@ text in this case .
H@@ ear@@ ing the good news in their mother t@@ ong@@ ue has encoura@@ ged many hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people to respon@@ d gr@@ ate@@ fully .
I have always lik@@ ed the re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves of your religion , but after w@@ atch@@ ing the fil@@ m , my fav@@ or@@ able imp@@ res@@ sion of you is even str@@ ong@@ er .
The Jews per@@ form@@ ed cle@@ ans@@ ing r@@ ites upon themselves , which Joh@@ n@@ ’s baptism did not call for .
H@@ O@@ W Y@@ O@@ U A@@ R@@ E IN@@ V@@ O@@ L@@ V@@ E@@ D : Although Satan’s rule has fa@@ iled to prote@@ ct people from n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers , Jesus ’ rule will do so .
When she read Psalm 8@@ 3 : 18 , the imp@@ act was pro@@ found .
Acc@@ ep@@ t@@ ance of the ex@@ ist@@ ence of a Creator does not h@@ in@@ der s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c prog@@ ress .
The crow@@ d , though , dem@@ ands his ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion .
What important ev@@ ent happened in 20@@ 13 , and what will we learn in the next article ?
T@@ or@@ li@@ ef , Ru@@ th@@ ’s husband , says : “ Today there is a we@@ al@@ th of Bible - based ad@@ vice right at the parents ’ f@@ ing@@ er@@ ti@@ ps .
When you think about the months , years , and de@@ ca@@ des a@@ head , you see y@@ ourselves together in the pi@@ c@@ ture .
Sam@@ son was emp@@ ow@@ ered to per@@ form de@@ e@@ ds of ast@@ on@@ ish@@ ing , in@@ com@@ par@@ able strength .
At first , I was not con@@ vers@@ ant in that language , and I rec@@ all ri@@ ding my bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le home one day cr@@ ying about my in@@ effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess in the ministry .
A@@ n h@@ our later , D@@ or@@ o@@ ta re@@ turned with the book .
Consider how you can apply them to the full .
Un@@ for@@ tun@@ ately , milli@@ ons of people worl@@ d@@ wide , like V@@ ic@@ en@@ te , live in ab@@ ject po@@ ver@@ ty .
Now he started to atten@@ d their meetings again .
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , Ca@@ str@@ o came to appreci@@ ate that his mother had died , not because of in@@ justice on the part of God , but because of in@@ her@@ ited imper@@ fe@@ ction .
One of the brothers inter@@ vie@@ wed , R@@ ob@@ er@@ t P@@ ev@@ y , served in the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines after gra@@ du@@ ation from the 5@@ 1@@ st class of G@@ ile@@ ad .
Some t@@ ests come upon us simply because we are tr@@ ying to be faithful to him .
No@@ thing el@@ ab@@ or@@ ate is necess@@ ary .
Why are true Christians neu@@ tr@@ al , and how have they sh@@ own this ?
And he hum@@ bly accepted the discipl@@ ine he received .
As our ministry ex@@ pan@@ ded , we deci@@ ded to ty@@ pe out simp@@ le Bible mes@@ sa@@ ges to dist@@ ribu@@ te to inter@@ ested ones .
The city d@@ wel@@ l@@ ers and l@@ an@@ do@@ w@@ n@@ ers pro@@ s@@ per@@ ed from the tra@@ de with R@@ ome , but little benefit tri@@ ck@@ led down to the local f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers .
M@@ ore than 20 langu@@ ages are spo@@ ken on this is@@ land
These were put together with some old “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama ” s@@ li@@ des that were still u@@ sa@@ ble .
She had been cap@@ tur@@ ed by a mar@@ au@@ ding band and became a serv@@ ant of the le@@ pr@@ ous S@@ y@@ ri@@ an ar@@ my c@@ hi@@ ef Na@@ am@@ an .
A@@ no@@ ther young person , ag@@ ed 22 , said : “ A@@ c@@ hi@@ ev@@ ers get on in life and can live com@@ for@@ ta@@ bly .
In this later des@@ crip@@ tion , he c@@ alls the bul@@ l@@ ’s face “ the face of the ch@@ er@@ u@@ b . ”
We can i@@ magine the anxi@@ ety and st@@ ress that this situation ca@@ used Joseph .
With the c@@ li@@ ck of a m@@ ouse , they can ta@@ p into s@@ our@@ ces of information a@@ vail@@ able only on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t .
Our last assignment was in B@@ re@@ ñ@@ a , another su@@ bur@@ b of L@@ ima .
Why is it vital that we we@@ ar each pi@@ e@@ ce ?
In A@@ pri@@ l 195@@ 4 , I sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed my dedic@@ ation to Jehovah by water baptism .
Yet , it certainly is a gift that they accept with deep gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de .
X@@ er@@ x@@ es is not mentioned in the book of E@@ z@@ r@@ a .
Pe@@ ople worl@@ d@@ wide we@@ ar a@@ mule@@ ts , use O@@ u@@ ija bo@@ ar@@ ds , and con@@ sul@@ t spirit medi@@ um@@ s to tell their for@@ tu@@ ne or to prote@@ ct themselves from evil .
* Jesus was now called not only “ the car@@ p@@ en@@ ter@@ ’s son ” but also “ the car@@ p@@ en@@ ter . ”
The Bible says : “ Let us love , ne@@ i@@ ther in word nor with the t@@ ong@@ ue , but in deed and truth . ”
He wr@@ ites : “ All the things that were written af@@ o@@ re@@ time were written for our instru@@ ction , that through our end@@ ur@@ ance and through the comfort from the Scriptures we might have hope . ”
E@@ ve soon in@@ duc@@ ed Adam to jo@@ in her in sin .
If you are af@@ ra@@ id of tri@@ als at school , use 1 Corinthians 10 : 13 .
We might even become “ en@@ ra@@ ged against Jehovah himself . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
4@@ 7 : 12 ​ — What do the fru@@ it@@ ful tre@@ es re@@ present ?
And what blessings come from wal@@ king with God ?
How can you avoid this tra@@ p that c@@ ru@@ sh@@ es ?
What helps us to deter@@ mine when David may have experienced the si@@ ck@@ ness mentioned at Psalm 4@@ 1 ?
This comple@@ t@@ ely turned his life around .
Can You Tru@@ st R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on Re@@ g@@ arding M@@ one@@ y ?
F@@ ran@@ c@@ is of As@@ sis@@ i ap@@ par@@ ently in@@ iti@@ ated this cu@@ sto@@ m in I@@ tal@@ y to direc@@ t pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s attention to the Go@@ spe@@ l account of Jesus ’ bir@@ th .
O@@ f@@ f to Mis@@ sion@@ ary As@@ sign@@ ments
These f@@ our@@ th - century do@@ cum@@ ents have been at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted to a religious and ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ cal mo@@ v@@ ement called G@@ no@@ s@@ tic@@ ism .
F@@ igh@@ ting disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement is a con@@ st@@ ant stru@@ gg@@ le for many Christians .
What did you learn about our enem@@ y ?
When David was young , Saul was king in Israel .
K@@ am@@ p@@ al@@ a@@ ’s ho@@ t , hu@@ mi@@ d c@@ li@@ mate took its t@@ ol@@ l on V@@ e@@ er@@ a@@ ’s health .
One day , Bu@@ d and I me@@ t a minis@@ ter from the Ch@@ urch of Christ , and he tal@@ ked about s@@ crip@@ tures that I did not know .
17 : 25 .
C@@ lo@@ se friends enjoy two - way commun@@ ic@@ ation as often as possible
In what are@@ as of Christian living do we need hum@@ ility ?
Be@@ ing self - confid@@ ent , he ar@@ ro@@ gan@@ tly i@@ g@@ no@@ res the counsel of others .
For example , when G@@ ide@@ on was cho@@ s@@ en to set God’s people free from M@@ idi@@ an@@ ite op@@ pres@@ sion , he must have been stu@@ n@@ ned by the ang@@ el@@ ’s gre@@ et@@ ing : “ Jehovah is with you , you mi@@ gh@@ ty war@@ ri@@ or . ”
And it is not only that he can remember but that he and his Son want to do so .
• Why can following “ the Christ ” inc@@ re@@ ase our in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with Jehovah ?
We are confid@@ ent that The Watchtower will continue to appe@@ al to read@@ ers who respect the Bible and who want to know what this book really teach@@ es .
“ Fir@@ st , I believe that God is hon@@ est and that he will be hon@@ est in deal@@ ing with me if I imitate him .
How g@@ la@@ d we can be that not only is Jehovah able to bring a person back to life but he also wants to do it !
See the bo@@ x ent@@ it@@ led “ Why Does the Bible Des@@ cri@@ be God in H@@ u@@ man T@@ er@@ ms ? ”
But an a@@ ver@@ age of 60 per@@ c@@ ent of the stud@@ ents also id@@ enti@@ fied as la@@ w@@ bre@@ ak@@ ers the n@@ ine other gu@@ ests , who had a clean rec@@ ord .
He told his disciples : “ You will be wit@@ nesses of me . . . to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ”
The more I read the Bible , the more I was dis@@ gu@@ sted with the h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y of some of the religious lead@@ ers and the im@@ moral life - st@@ y@@ le of many of the la@@ ity .
Then , bey@@ ond all doubt , “ the peace of God that exc@@ els all thought will gu@@ ard [ our ] hearts and [ our ] men@@ tal po@@ wers by means of Christ Jesus . ”
With my mother in 19@@ 18 , when I was 11
• With whom did Jehovah commun@@ ic@@ ate in p@@ re - Christian times ?
Some people think that religion is only for older fol@@ ks .
He war@@ ned the Israelites that if they vi@@ c@@ ti@@ mi@@ zed de@@ f@@ en@@ sel@@ ess women and children , he would hear the out@@ c@@ ry of such ones .
10 , 11 . ( a ) How were El@@ isha and his serv@@ ant affe@@ cted by the in@@ va@@ ding S@@ y@@ ri@@ an ar@@ my ?
No@@ te , he did not mer@@ ely say : ‘ T@@ each them all the things I have comman@@ ded you . ’
They may sto@@ p pu@@ t@@ ting the Kingdom first in their lives . ​ — Hebrews 13 : 5 .
I@@ ’@@ m still working in the far cor@@ n@@ ers of the field ! ”
And to make matters wor@@ se , this may be his first vis@@ it to the har@@ b@@ or .
Let us see in the next article .
In the F@@ am@@ ily
Our hope for the future is b@@ ound up with the great and pra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy de@@ e@@ ds associ@@ ated with God’s et@@ er@@ n@@ al purpose .
In fact , the more we study the ri@@ v@@ ers , the more we are com@@ p@@ el@@ led to give than@@ ks to Jehovah .
This will help you and your children to remain “ so@@ li@@ d in the faith , ” recogn@@ iz@@ ing that you have cause for rejo@@ ic@@ ing . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
In turn they pa@@ id it out to the work@@ ers in w@@ o@@ od and to the buil@@ ders that were working at the house of Jehovah , and to the mas@@ ons and to the he@@ wers of st@@ one , and to bu@@ y tim@@ bers and he@@ wn st@@ ones for re@@ pa@@ i@@ ring the cr@@ ac@@ ks of the house of Jehovah and for all that was ex@@ p@@ ended upon the house to re@@ pa@@ ir it . ” ​ — 2 K@@ ings 12 : 9 - 12 .
However , sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness can never con@@ qu@@ er love , which is the bas@@ is of Jehovah’s way of gover@@ ning .
Will you s@@ tic@@ k to what is right ?
It exc@@ e@@ e@@ ded the to@@ tal number of Jehovah’s Witnesses by over 10 milli@@ on .
C@@ ol@@ om@@ bia
W@@ he@@ ther the prophet continu@@ es to obey Jehovah or not and what happ@@ ens to him will be discus@@ sed in the following article .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , P@@ hi@@ l states : “ You see how Jehovah is able to change people who were un@@ succ@@ ess@@ ful when they tri@@ ed to change on their own . ”
“ No man can come to me [ Jesus Christ ] un@@ less the Father , who sent me , dra@@ ws him ; and I will resur@@ rec@@ t him in the last day . ”
W@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ E speaking with Jesus , a man ver@@ sed in the Law asked him : “ Who really is my neigh@@ b@@ or ? ”
E@@ ach tra@@ de had its pat@@ r@@ on de@@ ity .
T@@ A@@ C@@ T@@ F@@ U@@ L T@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H@@ E@@ R
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , to conc@@ e@@ de im@@ medi@@ ately to a chil@@ d’s every re@@ qu@@ est would change the relationship to one of ma@@ ster and slave , the child being the ma@@ ster .
Although I still had ne@@ g@@ ative feelings about the Witnesses , I accepted her offer to teach me the Bible .
How did first - century Christians show that they did not bl@@ in@@ dly sub@@ mit to human authority ?
What did God ur@@ ge Moses to do des@@ pite P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ance ?
On@@ ce the Jews re@@ turned in whole - sou@@ led worship and re@@ sum@@ ed in ear@@ n@@ est their work on the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of the temple , Jehovah said : “ From this day I shall b@@ es@@ to@@ w blessing . ”
While it is true that we have the fre@@ e@@ dom to make personal cho@@ ic@@ es regarding our educ@@ ation and care@@ er , we need to remember that our fre@@ e@@ dom is relati@@ ve and that all decisions we make have con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
How much do some brothers value the tra@@ ining that Jehovah provi@@ des ?
Even mo@@ der@@ n - day author@@ ities often get things dr@@ as@@ tic@@ ally wrong .
We have ne@@ i@@ ther seen God nor heard his vo@@ ice .
Jehovah direc@@ ted matters , however , so that his servants prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely dis@@ cer@@ ned his will for them .
T@@ ra@@ ining O@@ thers to Be@@ come S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds
Jehovah is still the name by which God is known to his servants around the earth . ​ — Isaiah 12 : 4 , 5 ; 4@@ 3 : 10 - 12 .
What ty@@ pe of associ@@ ates does your cho@@ ice of rec@@ re@@ ation and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment bring you into cont@@ act with ?
The Bible shows that a to@@ tal of 14@@ 4@@ ,000 anointed Christians , Paul inclu@@ ded , receive that pri@@ ze of heavenly life .
Yet , I know that Jehovah is more pleas@@ ed with my service now than when I was w@@ atch@@ ing por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , and his view is the one that really matters . ”
No@@ v@@ ember 24 - 30 , 200@@ 8
Will You L@@ isten to the Kingdom M@@ es@@ sage ?
We know that by set@@ ting our “ mind on the spirit , ” we can have a mar@@ vel@@ ous re@@ ward .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , many Israel@@ ite fa@@ thers follow@@ ed Moses ’ comm@@ and .
He kno@@ ws every de@@ ta@@ il about you , including the number of “ the very ha@@ ir@@ s of your head . ”
S@@ up@@ pose the do@@ ct@@ or who fin@@ ds the cu@@ re to the di@@ se@@ ase were to appro@@ ach the pati@@ ents in your ward with this offer : An@@ y pati@@ ent who accep@@ ts tre@@ at@@ ment and fol@@ lo@@ ws the pres@@ cri@@ bed re@@ gi@@ men will without fai@@ l be cur@@ ed .
What might cause us to lo@@ se faith ?
They wanted to imp@@ ress others with their inf@@ l@@ ated gener@@ os@@ ity .
Con@@ fid@@ ent in Jehovah’s sal@@ vation , Moses rep@@ lies : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id . St@@ and fir@@ m and see the sal@@ vation of Jehovah , which he will per@@ form for you today . . . .
M@@ ake known to me the way in which I should walk , for to you I have li@@ f@@ ted up my soul . ”
Some 40 men wrote them .
○ Re@@ ading the Bible da@@ ily
The Bible does not give de@@ ta@@ il@@ s , so a Christian must make his own consci@@ enti@@ ous decision before God .
What in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar can be a s@@ ource of joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion ?
This means that pri@@ or@@ ities have to be set .
Mar@@ ri@@ age to Na@@ than K@@ nor@@ r
2 , 3 . ( a ) How do we benefit when we have faith ?
Do not let yourself be con@@ qu@@ ered by the evil , but keep con@@ qu@@ ering the evil with the good . ” ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 18 - 21 .
1@@ 35 : 6 ; Is@@ a . 4@@ 6 : 9 , 10 .
The Creator of the uni@@ verse is a God of purpose .
The people contribu@@ ted will@@ ingly .
As a result , H@@ ann@@ ah lost her ap@@ pet@@ ite and often we@@ pt .
So when Jeremiah did not let fear cause him to qu@@ it , Jehovah prote@@ cted him .
The disciples then said to him : ‘ Lord , if he is s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing , he will get well . ’
See the artic@@ les “ You Can C@@ op@@ e With Li@@ fe , ” in the Au@@ gu@@ st 8 , 198@@ 1 , is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke !
All of a su@@ d@@ den , a cri@@ me , an ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , or a di@@ se@@ ase can bring great dist@@ ress ​ — and disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
“ Just keep sen@@ ding pres@@ ents . ”
Fir@@ st , we need to be willing to take the time to study and medit@@ ate on what Jesus said , to do the necess@@ ary re@@ sear@@ ch , and to ask the appro@@ pri@@ ate questions .
A rich man , however , has so much that he sta@@ ys a@@ wa@@ ke wor@@ r@@ ying . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , new@@ s@@ pa@@ per he@@ ad@@ l@@ ines each day point to an e@@ pi@@ dem@@ ic of x@@ en@@ op@@ ho@@ bia , which is direc@@ ted pri@@ mar@@ ily against refu@@ ge@@ es , who now number more than 21 milli@@ on people .
Jehovah kno@@ ws in ad@@ v@@ ance that 14@@ 4@@ ,000 individuals will qu@@ ali@@ fy to serve his purpose .
This can move hearts .
It was kept in the in@@ n@@ er@@ most com@@ par@@ t@@ ment , the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly .
How did Jesus respon@@ d to their in@@ sol@@ ence ?
Un@@ like the events of Ba@@ be@@ l , this change to the pu@@ re language has resul@@ ted in praise to Jehovah’s name and un@@ ity for his people .
He has a work for us to do and is pleas@@ ed if we use the wa@@ iting time to eng@@ age in@@ du@@ stri@@ ously in that work .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jehovah will help you care for your many responsi@@ bil@@ ities if you call upon him in faith .
Those who are succ@@ ess@@ ful u@@ su@@ ally like to bo@@ ast that they are self - made .
But the Scriptures also show how we can gain consider@@ able reli@@ ef from dist@@ ress right now .
Ri@@ ch@@ ard even jo@@ ined a bo@@ x@@ ing c@@ lu@@ b .
From this book , she also showed me that God has a name , Jehovah , and this appe@@ aled to me .
How great@@ ly they under@@ es@@ tim@@ ated the si@@ ze of the uni@@ verse !
Th@@ ough Jesus was God’s Son who “ came down from heaven , ” there is no indic@@ ation that he took over and direc@@ ted most matters at the we@@ d@@ ding in C@@ ana .
; L@@ au@@ d , C .
“ Who Re@@ ally Is Your En@@ em@@ y ? ” was the the@@ me consider@@ ed by Mark N@@ ou@@ ma@@ ir , another G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ or .
God Ca@@ res for the El@@ der@@ ly
Ch@@ il@@ d spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ists say that by the age of ei@@ ght months , the child has already learned to recogn@@ ize the s@@ oun@@ ds of his n@@ ative language , form@@ ed a close b@@ ond with his parents , develop@@ ed per@@ c@@ ep@@ tu@@ al s@@ k@@ ill@@ s , and be@@ gu@@ n to ex@@ pl@@ ore the world around him .
After sp@@ en@@ ding al@@ most 30 years as a mission@@ ary , Paul wrote a letter to friends in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out his ministry , Jesus Christ , who is “ the ex@@ act re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ation ” of God , became an example to his disciples in show@@ ing gen@@ u@@ ine interest in comm@@ on people .
Me@@ an H@@ el@@ l@@ fi@@ re ? , 6 / 15 Mi@@ rac@@ ul@@ ous He@@ al@@ ings , 5 / 1
Like him , do we consider individuals of every r@@ ace and nation to be po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al “ sheep of his pas@@ tu@@ ra@@ ge ” ?
While d@@ wel@@ ling in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , David , who later became king of Israel , together with his men prote@@ cted the flo@@ ck that bel@@ ong@@ ed to A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il@@ ’s husband , Na@@ ba@@ l .
( b ) What will mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze ?
Yes , the L@@ ev@@ ites had a clear man@@ d@@ ate to prom@@ o@@ te pu@@ re worship !
C@@ la@@ i@@ re ( cen@@ ter )
Although Jehovah d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates gener@@ ously , this is a responsi@@ bility he has never pas@@ sed on to anyone .
They co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with the ang@@ el seen by John who “ had everlasting good news to dec@@ l@@ are as g@@ la@@ d ti@@ ding@@ s to those who d@@ well on the earth , and to every nation and tri@@ be and t@@ ong@@ ue and people . ”
He said : “ H@@ app@@ y are those consci@@ ous of their spiritual need . ”
Although others can help , and their support can be very encourag@@ ing , “ each one will car@@ ry his own lo@@ ad . ”
Solomon then says : “ W@@ is@@ dom is the pri@@ me thing . A@@ c@@ qui@@ re wisdom ; and with all that you ac@@ qui@@ re , ac@@ qui@@ re understanding .
In ad@@ dition , certain artic@@ les have offered Scriptural su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions as well as practic@@ al ad@@ vice on how to live with ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic health problems .
Instead of being a s@@ ource of comfort , God is made to appe@@ ar as a v@@ il@@ la@@ in in the tra@@ ge@@ dy of death .
• How does our conduct prove that we love Jehovah ?
Re@@ fle@@ ct on the co@@ st of Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice , and no@@ te how it can sa@@ ve you . Such poin@@ ts are discus@@ sed in these artic@@ les .
3 , 4 . ( a ) Why is faith in God not un@@ s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c ?
W@@ H@@ E@@ N J@@ es@@ se , a 17 - year - old high school stud@@ ent , was asked about the meaning of life , he rep@@ lied , “ Ha@@ ve as much fu@@ n as you can , as long as you@@ ’@@ re ali@@ ve . ”
What does God want for his worshipp@@ ers , young and old al@@ ike ?
While a young child may star@@ t by saying a cou@@ ple of words or reading a small por@@ tion of a par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph , it will be most bene@@ fi@@ cial if children are tra@@ ined to sear@@ ch out ans@@ wers and to ph@@ ra@@ se them in their own words .
Wh@@ ich av@@ en@@ u@@ es of service should you pur@@ sue ?
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing to people living in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or ​ — many of whom were very famili@@ ar with ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ ture and food pro@@ du@@ ction — ​ the Christian apostle Paul and his compan@@ ion Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s stated that God is the one “ giving you ra@@ ins from heaven and fru@@ it@@ ful se@@ as@@ ons , f@@ ill@@ ing your hearts to the full with food and good c@@ he@@ er . ” ​ — Acts 14 : 14 - 17 .
He told fellow believers in Corin@@ th : “ O@@ u@@ t of much tri@@ bul@@ ation and angu@@ ish of heart I wrote you with many te@@ ars , not that you might be sa@@ dd@@ ened , but that you might know the love that I have more especially for you . ”
Th@@ ough he in@@ tend@@ ed that his writ@@ ings de@@ f@@ end the truth and up@@ hold the integrity of the ch@@ urch and her do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines , he ac@@ tually cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted true teachings .
Davi@@ d’s inspired words tell us that when Jehovah for@@ gives , he pu@@ ts our sin@@ s as far away from us as we can i@@ magine .
L@@ et@@ ’s go back a few ver@@ ses and no@@ tice his words found at John 14 : 1 .
What can we learn from the words of 2 Corinthians 4 : 7 ?
I@@ magine ​ — all we@@ ap@@ ons of war destro@@ yed forever !
22 , 23 . ( a ) What re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble a@@ bil@@ ities do some bir@@ ds and land ani@@ mal@@ s have ?
Just as M@@ ount H@@ er@@ m@@ on supp@@ lies ref@@ re@@ shing de@@ w to the ve@@ get@@ ation , we can s@@ pre@@ ad ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment to those whom we me@@ et .
Yet , Christians cannot hi@@ de from the world .
An@@ i@@ mal@@ s too are wonder@@ fully made , and some pos@@ s@@ ess certain sen@@ ses and a@@ bil@@ ities that exc@@ e@@ ed those of humans .
Be@@ ing Y@@ i@@ el@@ ding as F@@ am@@ ily M@@ em@@ bers
Those “ righ@@ tly dis@@ posed for everlasting life ” will thus have evidence that the course set out in God’s Word is really the best one to pur@@ sue .
The Bible indic@@ ates a more ex@@ ten@@ sive resurrection will occ@@ ur during the th@@ ous@@ and - year re@@ ign of Jesus , during which the earth will be trans@@ form@@ ed into a par@@ adise . ​ — Revelation 20 : 6 .
Re@@ g@@ arding the great tri@@ bul@@ ation just a@@ head of us , he said : “ The si@@ gn of the Son of man will appe@@ ar in heaven , and all the tri@@ bes of the earth will be@@ at themselves in g@@ ri@@ ef , and they will see the Son of man coming on the cl@@ ou@@ ds of heaven with power and great glory .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , do not allow the way you are ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed to pre@@ v@@ ent you from listen@@ ing to those whom Jehovah and Jesus may be using to let you know how you can help or prote@@ ct yourself spiritually .
G@@ em@@ ari@@ ah and others ple@@ ad@@ ed with Jeho@@ i@@ ak@@ im not to bur@@ n the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l from Jeremiah
Paul l@@ in@@ ks lo@@ ose conduct with il@@ lic@@ it inter@@ course .
Those loving Jehovah have always spo@@ ken well of him in public and in the priv@@ ac@@ y of their ho@@ m@@ es .
L@@ ear@@ n and respect refu@@ ge@@ es ’ religious and cul@@ tural sen@@ s@@ iti@@ v@@ ities .
Such physi@@ c@@ ally or emo@@ tion@@ ally up@@ set@@ ting con@@ di@@ tions t@@ est the qu@@ ality of our faith .
Jo@@ la rec@@ alls : “ A pioneer sister showed personal interest in me .
What were people in No@@ ah’s day pre@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with ?
Do you have that desire ?
Mo@@ st of it was pr@@ inted in Eng@@ land , F@@ in@@ land , Ger@@ many , I@@ tal@@ y , and S@@ pain .
He@@ als B@@ l@@ ind M@@ an G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , 4 / 1 How Jesus ’ De@@ ath Can Sa@@ ve You , 3 / 1
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the fear - inspi@@ ring and wonderful way in which we are made be@@ ars witness to God’s love .
Like G@@ ary , she has di@@ a@@ bet@@ es .
6 : 6 - 8 ; P@@ hi@@ l .
However , just one gra@@ m of D@@ N@@ A can st@@ ore as much information as one tr@@ il@@ li@@ on C@@ D@@ s !
After months of pers@@ ist@@ ent efforts , in May 198@@ 6 , I was able to ob@@ tain a vis@@ a from the Al@@ ban@@ i@@ an em@@ bas@@ s@@ y in A@@ th@@ ens .
Un@@ der Davi@@ d’s lead@@ er@@ ship , the n@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries were ex@@ tend@@ ed from the ri@@ ver of Egy@@ pt to the ri@@ ver E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates .
These instru@@ ctions were for all Christians , so they apply to all of us today , whether we hope to live forever in heaven or on earth .
In 18@@ 7@@ 9 , the second is@@ sue of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine stated : “ ‘ Z@@ i@@ on@@ ’s W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er ’ [ as this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine was then called ] has , we believe J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H for its ba@@ ck@@ er , and while this is the case it will never be@@ g nor pet@@ iti@@ on men for support . ”
Yet , Jehovah has proved to be with his people .
Are family study , family prayer , and meeting attend@@ ance given high pri@@ or@@ ity in your family ?
“ Today I have pa@@ id my v@@ ow@@ s . ” Com@@ mun@@ ion sacrific@@ es inclu@@ ded me@@ at , f@@ l@@ our , o@@ il , and w@@ ine .
The prof@@ it I made from tra@@ ding was very small , but I could now care for my@@ self .
• Why do Christians recogn@@ ize that yo@@ ga go@@ es bey@@ ond m@@ ere exerc@@ ise and is d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous ?
Jehovah God can and will help you to get free from dem@@ on influ@@ ence , if you want to .
“ O@@ h , ” you say , “ never would I do that !
Let your will take place , as in heaven , also upon earth . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
1 , 2 . ( a ) To whom did Jesus ’ words at Matthew 24 : 12 in@@ iti@@ ally apply ?
10 : 25 ​ — How was the earth “ di@@ vi@@ ded ” in the days of P@@ ele@@ g ?
For example , al@@ though he ur@@ ged three of his apostles to stay a@@ wa@@ ke and keep on the w@@ atch on the night of his ar@@ rest , they f@@ ell as@@ le@@ ep re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly .
This sur@@ pris@@ ed the do@@ ct@@ or .
H@@ el@@ ped to O@@ ver@@ come O@@ b@@ st@@ ac@@ les
They began making consider@@ able chang@@ es in their person@@ alities .
( Read John 2 : 3 , 6 - 11 . )
What el@@ se could expla@@ in how the good news has been pre@@ ached earth wide ?
L@@ est we become si@@ de@@ tr@@ ac@@ ked from the ro@@ ad le@@ ading to life , we need to know , What are false st@@ ori@@ es , and how can we avoid pa@@ ying attention to them ?
So with Jehovah’s help , we pur@@ cha@@ sed a good - si@@ zed building , a form@@ er d@@ ance h@@ all , and moved it to a su@@ it@@ able pi@@ e@@ ce of land .
Although Israel s@@ ought the help of nations that had been her “ pas@@ sion@@ ate lo@@ v@@ ers , ” no@@ ne of them were able to ass@@ ist her .
This last question is important to consider , for you and your mate may have different vie@@ ws about what cons@@ titu@@ tes being ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent@@ ative .
G@@ ri@@ ef may provide a necess@@ ary emo@@ tional rel@@ e@@ ase .
H@@ en@@ r@@ y@@ k tri@@ es to have an out@@ look like that of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el : “ I want to be clean from the blood of all men .
After listen@@ ing to Peter and John , the cour@@ t “ began to recogn@@ ize about them that they used to be with Jesus . ”
( Read Isaiah 12 : 5 . )
This contr@@ ast in attitude toward vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er service con@@ tain@@ s an important less@@ on for us .
The apostles ​ — and “ more than 5@@ 00 brothers at one time ” — ​ saw the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus .
The apostle Peter wrote : “ You wi@@ ves , be in sub@@ je@@ ction to your own hus@@ ban@@ ds , in order that , if any are not obedi@@ ent to the word , they may be w@@ on without a word through the conduct of their wi@@ ves , because of having been e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses of your cha@@ st@@ e conduct together with deep respect . ”
While real@@ iz@@ ing that their own circumstances do not allow them to eng@@ age in the full - time ministry , they are happy to ass@@ ist the children to remain in their cho@@ s@@ en care@@ ers as long as possible .
Par@@ ents can imitate Jehovah in being long - suffering by not ha@@ st@@ ily giving up on the de@@ vi@@ ating child .
If we are in a situation where we might benefit materi@@ ally by not tel@@ ling someone all the fac@@ ts or by s@@ ligh@@ tly chang@@ ing some fac@@ ts , will we still be hon@@ est ?
The Bible as@@ sures us that he will do just that in the future .
When we cho@@ ose to re@@ ject a bad thought , we can remain hon@@ est des@@ pite the di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding us .
What was Jesus ’ attitude toward Joseph and M@@ ary ? — The Bible says : “ [ Jesus ] went down with them and came to Na@@ z@@ are@@ th , and he continued sub@@ ject to them . ”
There are fe@@ wer di@@ str@@ actions , and the one con@@ duc@@ ting is less likely to over@@ look them .
From time to time , there are en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ing and spiritually re@@ war@@ ding “ F@@ am@@ ily N@@ i@@ ght ” pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s , which af@@ for@@ d opportun@@ ities to enjoy the tal@@ ents of many and to learn encourag@@ ing things about the lives of others serving at Bethel .
S@@ ur@@ ely we ought to act as did David and M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h .
He enjo@@ yed rel@@ a@@ x@@ ing me@@ als with others .
what in@@ no@@ v@@ ative me@@ tho@@ ds have been in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed ?
Ho@@ sa , 8@@ 5 , in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , makes it a point to help others des@@ pite her physical li@@ mit@@ ations .
Of course , children are not born know@@ ing right from wrong .
To that end , we need to “ ru@@ n with end@@ ur@@ ance the r@@ ace that is set before us . ”
For three years I was cu@@ t off from my family and the bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od and was left without any liter@@ ature or even a Bible .
So anointed Christians would be prote@@ cted by Jesus all the days le@@ ading up to the time of the end .
Rather , our im@@ medi@@ ate concer@@ n is to maintain our integrity to Jehovah .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , they have no clear ide@@ a about what comes af@@ ter@@ ward .
Thus they would not ‘ fai@@ l to ob@@ tain the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness of God , ’ which sa@@ dly could ha@@ p@@ pen if they eng@@ ag@@ ed in se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
What was to ha@@ p@@ pen in that year ?
He wrote : “ Many will ro@@ ve about , and the true knowledge will become a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant . ”
Jesus also fore@@ told that an educ@@ ational work would be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed earth wide .
When W@@ is@@ dom G@@ u@@ id@@ es H@@ u@@ man En@@ de@@ av@@ ors
He wrote : “ Those who are in acc@@ ord with the flesh set their min@@ ds on the things of the flesh , but those in acc@@ ord with the spirit on the things of the spirit . ” ​ — R@@ om . 8 : 5 .
Although A@@ ha@@ z@@ iah man@@ ag@@ ed to es@@ cap@@ e , Je@@ h@@ u later tr@@ ac@@ ked him down and had him kil@@ led too . ​ — 2 K@@ i .
No . God never expe@@ cts from us what we do not have .
So Jesus lo@@ v@@ ingly coun@@ sel@@ ed them : “ All those for whom I have affe@@ ction I re@@ prove and discipl@@ ine .
He go@@ es on to say that the positi@@ ons a@@ do@@ p@@ ted over the cen@@ tu@@ ries are based more on “ ul@@ ter@@ i@@ or mo@@ ti@@ ves ” than on de@@ duc@@ tive an@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is of the text , which le@@ ans heav@@ ily in fav@@ or of its au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ity .
O@@ pen Your H@@ ear@@ t !
However , when problems occ@@ ur with a spiritual brother or sister , the pain can be much deep@@ er .
Why were the disciples able to understand Jesus ’ words ?
However , to understand this matter pro@@ per@@ ly , we must turn to God’s Word , the Bible . Why ?
The contr@@ ast between the ha@@ ves and the have - no@@ ts has become even star@@ k@@ er .
For the first time in my life , I felt l@@ on@@ ely and af@@ ra@@ id .
If they did not , Christian faith is valu@@ eless and the hope of et@@ er@@ n@@ al life in Par@@ adise is nothing more than a wi@@ sh@@ ful dre@@ am .
The Kingdom message has set ap@@ ar@@ t those who up@@ hold God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Se@@ cond , the Scriptures ur@@ ge us to displa@@ y the desi@@ ra@@ ble qualities pro@@ duc@@ ed by God’s holy spirit .
What do the mes@@ sa@@ ges say ?
However , A@@ bi@@ ma@@ el was determined to support the special preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign for three months .
Th@@ ough he had every right to cu@@ t off commun@@ ic@@ ation with humans , Jehovah did not do so .
L@@ it@@ tle did I real@@ ize how the activities there would af@@ fect my life .
But teach@@ ers of religion have tw@@ is@@ ted Bible teaching ; as a result , many people des@@ pa@@ ir of ever understanding it . ​ — Acts 20 : 29 , 30 .
C@@ ho@@ ose friends with strong faith .
Paul said : “ Ke@@ ep hold of the we@@ ak , be pati@@ ent with every@@ body . ”
Not only will God’s Kingdom eli@@ min@@ ate all war but it will eli@@ min@@ ate the ro@@ o@@ t cause of war , wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
It is the course of dis@@ cre@@ tion to gu@@ ard our li@@ ps when in the pres@@ ence of wicked people .
As the end dra@@ ws near , we should be more determined than ever to atten@@ d our Christian ga@@ ther@@ ings for worship .
So let us return to the events le@@ ading up to Jesus ’ death .
Th@@ r@@ ough the sacrifice of Christ , we have dra@@ wn close to God and he dra@@ ws close to us .
F@@ ri@@ e@@ da experienced 23 years of persecu@@ tion under two di@@ ct@@ at@@ or@@ shi@@ ps .
How has Jehovah reas@@ sur@@ ed his people of his love for them ?
2@@ 3@@ 7@@ ,@@ 6@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 C@@ O@@ P@@ I@@ E@@ S
Jehovah is the Father of spirit - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Christians and of their compan@@ i@@ ons with an earthly hope .
How does Jehovah demonstr@@ ate it ?
The Bible says so at Matthew 13 : 5@@ 5 , 5@@ 6 and Mark 6 : 3 .
W@@ O@@ O@@ D@@ L@@ AN@@ D H@@ I@@ L@@ L@@ S , C@@ A ( Ar@@ men@@ i@@ an only ) , As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses , 20@@ 6@@ 00 V@@ en@@ tur@@ a B@@ l@@ v@@ d . J@@ U@@ L@@ Y 20 - 22
Like m@@ ere fle@@ d@@ gl@@ ings , we are secu@@ re under Jehovah’s fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative p@@ in@@ i@@ ons because we have taken refu@@ ge in his true Christian organization . ​ — Ru@@ th 2 : 12 ; Psalm 5 : 1 , 11 .
Pe@@ ople from four other to@@ w@@ ns also received God’s prote@@ ction .
Let us i@@ magine that a Witness nam@@ ed Ka@@ re@@ n has come to the home of a woman nam@@ ed Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a .
Why did Jesus ask Ph@@ ili@@ p this question ?
What el@@ se could you do ?
What future c@@ ru@@ cial events does mankind face ?
Those who respon@@ d are even now being ga@@ ther@@ ed into a place of spiritual prote@@ ction and heal@@ ing .
For good reason , then , God’s Word ur@@ ges : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart and do not le@@ an upon your own understanding . ” ​ — Proverbs 3 : 5 .
Mo@@ st in the commun@@ ity and in the congregation would not know the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s , such as whether the div@@ or@@ ce was ob@@ ta@@ ined on Scriptural gr@@ oun@@ ds .
J@@ U@@ N@@ E 3 - 9 , 20@@ 13
So take to heart any cor@@ rection received when you study the Scriptures and Christian public@@ ations or when you hear counsel pres@@ ented at meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions of Jehovah’s people .
Your congregation also no doubt has a standing res@@ olu@@ tion to ass@@ ist fin@@ an@@ cially with the worl@@ d@@ wide pro@@ gra@@ m of building As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ alls and Kingdom H@@ alls , which benef@@ its our brothers thr@@ ough@@ out the earth .
What is the t@@ est of succ@@ ess in you@@ th ?
En@@ jo@@ ying an ev@@ ening of family worship with friends
( b ) To receive Kingdom blessings in the new world , what must yet ha@@ p@@ pen to Abraham ?
The answer to these questions can be found only in God’s Word .
A branch in the F@@ ar E@@ ast simil@@ arly ob@@ served : “ The gra@@ du@@ ates are very com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate .
Still , during our vis@@ its , they took two days off from work to support congregation activities .
Paul war@@ ned that such apost@@ ate influ@@ ence would inc@@ re@@ ase .
They had already seen Jehovah’s sa@@ ving hand in their be@@ half thr@@ ough@@ out their long tri@@ p ho@@ me@@ ward .
Ab@@ out ten mil@@ es [ 15 k@@ m ] ac@@ ro@@ ss the v@@ al@@ le@@ y from Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do lies the h@@ ill of Mo@@ re@@ h where in the days of Ju@@ dge G@@ ide@@ on , the com@@ bin@@ ed tro@@ op@@ s of M@@ idi@@ an@@ ites , A@@ mal@@ ek@@ ites , and E@@ ast@@ er@@ n@@ ers ga@@ ther@@ ed to wa@@ ge war .
Since Jesus pres@@ ents this ho@@ st as an example for us , our prayers should lik@@ e@@ wise be pers@@ ist@@ ent .
Jehovah has pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced an ad@@ verse judgment on this world , but he has not yet jud@@ ged all individuals in the world .
May we never f@@ all into the s@@ n@@ are of thinking that we are better than we ac@@ tually are .
The disci@@ ple James s@@ oun@@ ded a similar war@@ ning when he wrote : “ C@@ ome , now , you who say : ‘ Today or t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w we will j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to this city and will sp@@ end a year there , and we will eng@@ age in bu@@ sin@@ ess and make prof@@ its , ’ wh@@ er@@ e@@ as you do not know what your life will be t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w . ”
What imp@@ ressed you about God’s appro@@ val of the four k@@ ings of Juda@@ h ?
Ther@@ e@@ after , he and his wife , G@@ l@@ ori@@ a , have been part of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates Bethel family , where Bro@@ ther H@@ er@@ d has been working in the Ser@@ vice De@@ par@@ t@@ ment .
What is that “ pu@@ re language , ” and how can we learn to speak it f@@ lu@@ ently ?
F@@ or@@ give F@@ re@@ ely 15
Tru@@ e , it is a chall@@ enge to remain clean .
“ Mo@@ st parents do not have a c@@ lu@@ e about these things . ”
Thus , while Jehovah per@@ mit@@ ted Christ to be kil@@ led by his enem@@ ies , there can be no doubt that Jehovah su@@ ffered when he saw his cho@@ s@@ en Ser@@ v@@ ant being put to death .
We can see how he exerc@@ ises authority over those whom he m@@ ol@@ ds by consider@@ ing Israel@@ ’s first two k@@ ings ​ — Saul and David .
16 : 20 , 23 )
On@@ ce he sp@@ ent four years be@@ h@@ ind ba@@ r@@ s , and there he became involved in tra@@ f@@ fic@@ king in we@@ ap@@ ons .
God ca@@ res about whether we walk with him or not .
All of us can serve Jehovah with hear@@ t@@ felt joy because his requi@@ re@@ ments ​ — no matter what our circumstances in life may be — ​ are always reason@@ able and re@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble .
Tho@@ r@@ ough@@ ly P@@ re@@ ach the Go@@ od Ne@@ ws
So the teach@@ er sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ed another s@@ es@@ sion the following day .
In a few we@@ ek@@ s , that p@@ sy@@ c@@ hi@@ at@@ ris@@ t jo@@ y@@ fully declar@@ ed that knowledge of God’s purpose had given meaning to her life . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 13 .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly not !
What less@@ ons can God - fe@@ aring you@@ ths learn from what we have consider@@ ed so far ?
It was likely during this peri@@ od in his life that David per@@ fe@@ cted his s@@ k@@ ill@@ s as a mu@@ si@@ ci@@ an .
No doubt , you have experienced the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of this pro@@ ver@@ b : “ The first to present his case seem@@ s right , t@@ ill another comes for@@ ward and questions him . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
Jehovah’s judg@@ ments are still to be ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted on all el@@ ements of Satan’s system on earth , and Satan and his dem@@ ons must be neu@@ tr@@ al@@ ized .
When Peter and the other apostles heard of it , they became indi@@ gn@@ ant .
To have an o@@ pen mind means to be willing to accept new and different ide@@ as .
God’s “ di@@ gn@@ ity and s@@ pl@@ end@@ or ” are refle@@ cted in his great works , including his pro@@ vision of pl@@ ants from which bre@@ ad is made .
All these de@@ ar brothers and sisters from different ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds serve Jehovah un@@ it@@ e@@ dly .
; A@@ ses , M .
But Jesus was never un@@ kind when he spoke to his friends .
Ch@@ al@@ de@@ an mag@@ i ( ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers ) se@@ em to have f@@ led there from Babyl@@ on .
We must be care@@ ful , however , to satis@@ fy that need with spiritual truth ​ — fac@@ ts about God , his standards , and his purpose for mankind .
A local brother pi@@ cked us up , and after a hear@@ ty bre@@ ak@@ f@@ ast with him , his wife , and his son , we wal@@ ked through the s@@ now and wit@@ ness@@ ed from house to house .
Why is it wrong to rejo@@ ice when cal@@ am@@ ity be@@ f@@ alls someone h@@ ating us ?
What positi@@ ve things can we do as we a@@ wa@@ it Jehovah’s day ?
You might com@@ pare it to the ro@@ o@@ ts of two tre@@ es gro@@ wing side by side . The feelings of a happ@@ ily married husband and wife k@@ n@@ it and inter@@ tw@@ ine .
They had been told : “ All the pe@@ op@@ les of the earth will have to see that Jehovah’s name has been called upon you , and they will be af@@ ra@@ id of you . ”
W@@ ell , consider .
W@@ a@@ y@@ ward children ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 16 )
What will ha@@ p@@ pen after the des@@ tru@@ ction of false religious organiz@@ ations ?
( b ) What succ@@ ess have you had in listen@@ ing to your children ?
E@@ spe@@ cially when they re@@ ach their te@@ en@@ age years may they feel that direction from their parents su@@ gg@@ ests a l@@ ack of trust .
“ I found that they helped me even more at that time , ” she said .
In that sense , their faith was in@@ complete .
The t@@ it@@ le page bor@@ e a pr@@ inted illustr@@ ation of a li@@ on , a bul@@ l , a w@@ ol@@ f , and a lam@@ b pe@@ ace@@ fully e@@ ating from the same tr@@ ough , thus de@@ pi@@ cting Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 25 .
The following article will take up that question .
In the Law for ancient Israel , God li@@ mit@@ ed the use of blood because it re@@ pres@@ ents life .
Yet , Moses knew that God could change matters .
Lo@@ ok ! My servants will rejo@@ ice , but you will su@@ ff@@ er sh@@ ame .
Although he may be able to as@@ si@@ gn a me@@ asure of bl@@ ame to the other par@@ ty , the hum@@ ble Christian concer@@ ns himself with his own fa@@ il@@ ings and is willing to ad@@ mit them . ​ — Read Proverbs 6 : 1 - 5 .
How do elders sign@@ al their gen@@ u@@ ine interest in others , and how does that af@@ fect the congregation ?
What , then , did Jesus mean ?
The mission@@ ary rel@@ ates : “ A sh@@ ort time after the liter@@ ac@@ y class began , I went to the mar@@ ke@@ t at si@@ x o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck in the mor@@ ning to bu@@ y food for the mission@@ ary home .
If you have an un@@ believ@@ ing mate , you may experience more than the u@@ su@@ al st@@ ress and anxi@@ ety in your marriage .
Consider A@@ li@@ ce , who moved from In@@ dia to Eng@@ land .
You may have no@@ ted that the examples of ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness mentioned a@@ bo@@ ve involved prom@@ in@@ ent men .
“ May He . . . Gi@@ ve Su@@ cc@@ ess to All Your P@@ l@@ ans , ” Ju@@ ly May Your V@@ olu@@ n@@ te@@ er S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t B@@ ring P@@ ra@@ ise to Jehovah !
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries ear@@ li@@ er the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans and later the Babyl@@ on@@ ians had ex@@ iled the Jews from their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and .
I shall take refu@@ ge in him . ”
“ Da@@ ugh@@ ter . ”
L@@ ater , a brother found out which ho@@ tel@@ s the fore@@ ign work@@ ers were sta@@ ying in .
How do we show that we do ?
To succ@@ e@@ ed , you must be mo@@ tiv@@ ated to take the in@@ iti@@ ative in set@@ ting a go@@ al for yourself !
In ad@@ dition , Paul did not re@@ stri@@ ct his fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps to those of his own age group .
Tru@@ e , all involved in this pro@@ c@@ ess are imper@@ fect men .
He brought La@@ z@@ ar@@ us back to life .
She began atten@@ ding meetings with the B@@ r@@ on@@ x C@@ ongreg@@ ation and got baptized in 19@@ 40 .
Instead , associ@@ ate with wise people who truly love God .
Hence , a pri@@ me way in which we show our loy@@ al@@ ty to Christ is by obe@@ ying his comm@@ and to tell others about the Kingdom . ​ — Matthew 28 : 18 - 20 .
S@@ ar@@ ah’s own so@@ lu@@ tion would bring her pain and tr@@ ou@@ ble .
Jehovah is the one who ca@@ uses spiritual gro@@ w@@ th , blessing our efforts and the efforts of those who receive the message .
By accep@@ ting and res@@ pe@@ cting such God - given authority , we will be sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ded by the great@@ est author@@ ities ​ — Jehovah God and Jesus Christ — ​ for our et@@ er@@ n@@ al good . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 1@@ 6@@ 5 ; Hebrews 12 : 9 .
Why not imp@@ le@@ ment the following su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions in your F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening in order to en@@ h@@ ance your fam@@ il@@ y’s appreciation for Jehovah’s organization ?
As Christians , we certainly respect the authority of se@@ cul@@ ar govern@@ ments .
[ Bo@@ x / P@@ ic@@ ture on page 14 ]
O@@ g@@ le@@ thor@@ pe A@@ ve .
“ He@@ ’s a Devil ! ”
You try to j@@ um@@ p into a li@@ fe@@ bo@@ at , but it is full .
The inter@@ vie@@ ws of long@@ time Witnesses showed that Jehovah can make us “ mi@@ gh@@ ty . . . through his spirit . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 3 : 16 .
E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 25 : 1 – 4@@ 8 : 35 con@@ tain@@ s prophe@@ ci@@ es about the nations sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding Israel and the deli@@ ver@@ ance of God’s people .
Re@@ jo@@ ice With F@@ el@@ low B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ers
J@@ anu@@ ary 15 , 20@@ 10
Un@@ less we keep our Kingdom hope c@@ learly in foc@@ us , we may be end@@ ang@@ ered spiritually when such tri@@ als occ@@ ur .
At any r@@ ate , it sh@@ o@@ ok those Phil@@ ist@@ ines to the cor@@ e .
In the l@@ at@@ ter part of his life , his work as a writ@@ er was cou@@ pl@@ ed with his activities as bi@@ sh@@ op of Ca@@ es@@ are@@ a .
This was also true of first - century Christians .
And like ‘ a fr@@ on@@ t@@ let band between the eyes , ’ our obedi@@ ence must be v@@ isi@@ ble to all .
With that g@@ ent@@ le nu@@ dge , I began pione@@ ering in No@@ v@@ ember 195@@ 1 .
W@@ H@@ O is not gr@@ ate@@ ful that the po@@ li@@ ce have the authority to ar@@ rest cri@@ min@@ als who ste@@ al our pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons or th@@ reat@@ en our family ?
Wh@@ ere do@@ ve find o@@ live lea@@ f ? , 2 / 15
One part of the human body , though , is refer@@ red to fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely in the Bible far more often than any other .
Ri@@ ch@@ ard Abra@@ h@@ am@@ son gra@@ du@@ ated from G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol in 195@@ 3 , and he was privile@@ ged to over@@ see the work in D@@ en@@ mar@@ k for 26 years before re@@ tur@@ ning to Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n Bethel .
The C@@ D@@ s ent@@ it@@ led S@@ ing to Jehovah ​ — V@@ o@@ cal R@@ en@@ di@@ tions have been made a@@ vail@@ able in a number of langu@@ ages .
May we show God how than@@ k@@ ful we are by the way we live our life .
Still , this message was su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient to as@@ sure Joseph that the expe@@ ct@@ ant mother was in@@ no@@ c@@ ent of any wr@@ ong@@ doing .
In its li@@ br@@ ary , he read the Bible for the first time .
What ex@@ ac@@ tly are these tre@@ a@@ sures ?
My pat@@ er@@ n@@ al gr@@ and@@ mother , I@@ ng@@ e@@ bor@@ g M@@ y@@ r@@ d@@ al , and her son H@@ en@@ ry , a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er who had rec@@ ently been baptized , took their stand with the loyal ones .
What if that a@@ w@@ es@@ ome re@@ ality were simply a for@@ ce ? C@@ ould we ex@@ pect an imper@@ s@@ onal for@@ ce to rejo@@ ice ?
Jehovah used the apostle Peter to take the lead in op@@ ening up the way for Jews and pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes to become members of this new@@ born nation , the Christian congregation .
They re@@ present all those with an earthly hope ​ — those who put faith in Jesus ’ sacrifice but are not inclu@@ ded in the ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tly class .
In what way did Job end@@ ure , and what was the out@@ come ?
However , at 2 Peter 1 : 7 , we are encoura@@ ged to supp@@ ly love ( a@@ ·@@ ga@@ ʹ@@ pe ) to our “ bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction ” ( p@@ hi@@ ·@@ la@@ ·@@ d@@ el@@ ·@@ p@@ hi@@ ʹ@@ a , a com@@ p@@ ound word of p@@ hi@@ ʹ@@ lo@@ s , the Greek word for “ friend , ” and a@@ ·@@ d@@ el@@ ·@@ p@@ ho@@ s@@ ʹ , the Greek word for “ brother ” ) .
But he fa@@ iled to cor@@ rec@@ t and discipl@@ ine them .
How did He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah use that preci@@ ous gift ?
One ob@@ je@@ ct@@ or in their mi@@ d@@ st was s@@ wi@@ f@@ tly h@@ and@@ led by s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful use of the Scriptures .
This prophecy descri@@ bes a seri@@ es of world po@@ wers , govern@@ ments that would have a ma@@ j@@ or imp@@ act down to our day .
* And how should we respon@@ d to it ?
Jehovah has sh@@ own us ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary kindness by en@@ tru@@ sting us with the tre@@ asure of the ministry of the good news .
O@@ r can you rec@@ all how ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les to your jo@@ y@@ ful service were re@@ moved or how a large do@@ or of activ@@ ity was op@@ ened to you ?
When Ph@@ ili@@ p s@@ pre@@ ad the good news in Sam@@ ari@@ a , many got baptized .
He could have reas@@ oned : ‘ I have fac@@ ed a similar situation t@@ wi@@ ce before . Let me go up against God’s enem@@ ies , as I did then . ’
If N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s had started following Jesus at the time of his very first enc@@ oun@@ ter with the Lord , he could have become a close disci@@ ple of Jesus .
May we be quic@@ k to no@@ te any de@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y and take cor@@ rec@@ tive me@@ a@@ sures at once .
• Why is “ tre@@ m@@ bl@@ ing at men ” a de@@ ad@@ ly tra@@ p ?
And as the apostle Peter fore@@ told , ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ers have come with their ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le , mo@@ c@@ king those who he@@ ed God’s war@@ ning .
What can we learn from him that will help us live as Christians ?
The apostles and other faithful ones will rule with Jesus in heaven in the future .
Paul said that we help others by giving them what they need , but we also help ourselves because Jehovah will bl@@ ess us . ​ — 2 Corinthians 9 : 11 - 14 .
□ A D@@ ut@@ ch pioneer cou@@ ple appro@@ ached an In@@ don@@ es@@ i@@ an man who was standing in fr@@ on@@ t of a su@@ per@@ mar@@ ke@@ t .
The O@@ ri@@ g@@ in of E@@ vi@@ l
2 : 12 , 13 ; 7 : 5 - 9 .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence pro@@ ves that it is more than m@@ ere hist@@ ory , however .
Rather , Jehovah will g@@ la@@ dly bl@@ ess us .
( Read 2 Samuel 15 : 23 - 25 . )
Jehovah kno@@ ws what we need and has given us en@@ ough to keep us spiritually strong
A Christian can become so en@@ am@@ ored with the at@@ tr@@ actions of Satan’s system of things ​ — en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , work , pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons — ​ that he does not real@@ ize that he is get@@ ting deep@@ er into d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous w@@ at@@ ers .
They have a str@@ ange religion . ”
He b@@ ru@@ t@@ ally mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed two ar@@ my gener@@ als .
As a result of pres@@ sure from the cl@@ er@@ gy , cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es were often inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted .
Lo@@ o@@ king for sh@@ el@@ ter , we came to the home of a ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able person nam@@ ed Se@@ bas@@ ti@@ á@@ n , who allow@@ ed us to go in@@ side and find sh@@ el@@ ter from the ra@@ in .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , a true Christian he@@ e@@ ds the clo@@ sing verse of Romans chap@@ ter 12 : “ Do not let yourself be con@@ qu@@ ered by the evil , but keep con@@ qu@@ ering the evil with the good . ”
We will always be able to coun@@ t on it .
Some have lost a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of this fact .
How can we deter@@ mine if our love of God is being e@@ c@@ li@@ p@@ sed by love of self ?
She soon pl@@ an@@ ned a special me@@ al with many di@@ sh@@ es for her dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed gu@@ est and , perhaps , some of his travel@@ ing compan@@ i@@ ons .
The K@@ ey to a H@@ app@@ y World
I@@ T C@@ A@@ N be d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous to be the friend of someone langu@@ ish@@ ing in pris@@ on ​ — even if your friend has been imp@@ ris@@ oned un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly .
We follow Paul’s example .
All of us must be ready to obey any instru@@ ctions we may receive , whether these appe@@ ar s@@ ound from a str@@ ate@@ gi@@ c or human stan@@ d@@ point or not .
It was filled with vi@@ ci@@ ous h@@ at@@ re@@ ds and the most viol@@ ence , war@@ f@@ are , hu@@ ng@@ er , po@@ ver@@ ty , and suffering of any time in hist@@ ory .
How did bad associ@@ ations af@@ fect the Israelites ?
H@@ ous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders , in turn , pra@@ ised the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates ’ conduct .
In Par@@ adise , we will enjoy sp@@ en@@ ding some of our time on personal inter@@ ests and rec@@ re@@ ation .
For example , regarding the id@@ ent@@ ity of “ the king of the nor@@ th , ” mentioned at Daniel 11 : 40 , 4@@ 4 , 4@@ 5 , see the book Pa@@ y A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion to Dani@@ el@@ ’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy , pages 2@@ 8@@ 0 - 1 .
Ma@@ in@@ tain “ P@@ ur@@ ity of H@@ ear@@ t ” in These C@@ r@@ itical T@@ im@@ es
Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah were willing to leave be@@ h@@ ind the com@@ forts of U@@ r
We even have an of@@ fi@@ cial We@@ b s@@ ite , which provi@@ des acc@@ ess to Bible - based information in more than 3@@ 00 langu@@ ages .
If you and your children love God , it is a j@@ our@@ ne@@ y that you will be able to enjoy thr@@ ough@@ out et@@ er@@ n@@ ity .
By 19@@ 30 the preaching work in Al@@ ban@@ ia was direc@@ ted by the branch of@@ fice in A@@ th@@ ens , Gre@@ e@@ ce .
Still others char@@ ge that the resurrection was a ho@@ a@@ x con@@ co@@ cted by the disciples .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous lead@@ ers mis@@ re@@ present God when they say that the tra@@ ge@@ dies we experience are his will .
As war@@ m and human@@ e or as co@@ ld and imper@@ s@@ onal ?
When Satan temp@@ ted Jesus to turn st@@ ones into bre@@ ad , Jesus rep@@ lied : “ M@@ an must live , not on bre@@ ad al@@ one , but on every word that comes from Jehovah’s m@@ ou@@ th . ”
Jehovah let a bo@@ t@@ tle - g@@ our@@ d pl@@ ant gro@@ w so that it would provide sh@@ a@@ de for J@@ on@@ ah .
There they made an ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement about our ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , and the brothers kin@@ dly gave us some money .
It also helped him to end@@ ure the hard times that c@@ li@@ ma@@ x@@ ed with the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem .
Yes , Abraham lived his life in har@@ mony with that faith .
What , though , about you young ones who@@ se help is needed ?
They have all now come to the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of C@@ ana in the dist@@ ri@@ ct of Gal@@ ile@@ e to atten@@ d a we@@ d@@ ding fe@@ ast .
From 1@@ 5@@ 4@@ 3 to 18@@ 35 , there were 18 transl@@ ations of the Psal@@ ms into spo@@ ken Greek .
Wor@@ k is important to us for many reas@@ ons .
S@@ ome@@ one would ra@@ ise a question . They would discus@@ s it .
In Ju@@ ly 19@@ 38 the So@@ ci@@ ety told us that the D@@ ut@@ ch govern@@ ment had is@@ su@@ ed a war@@ ning that Witnesses who were Ger@@ man n@@ ati@@ on@@ als were no longer allow@@ ed to preach .
P@@ u@@ bli@@ c scho@@ ol@@ s held pat@@ ri@@ o@@ tic cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies that inclu@@ ded sal@@ u@@ ting the f@@ la@@ g and sing@@ ing the n@@ ational an@@ them .
He said that God’s spirit would teach and gu@@ i@@ de his disciples . ​ — John 14 : 16 , 26 ; 16 : 13 .
But as they stu@@ died the Bible , they found the ans@@ wers , and that chang@@ ed their life comple@@ t@@ ely .
Such im@@ moral thinking expres@@ ses it@@ self in many ways , over@@ t and sub@@ tle , h@@ ence Christians need to be on gu@@ ard .
Is that a m@@ ere dre@@ am ?
When refle@@ cting on his er@@ r@@ ors , David said : “ All day long I have wal@@ ked about sa@@ d . ”
C@@ U@@ L@@ T@@ I@@ V@@ AT@@ IN@@ G love for God is not an ac@@ ad@@ em@@ ic exerc@@ ise .
• How does Jehovah lead us with understanding ?
You and your sp@@ ouse each brought to your marriage uni@@ que expe@@ ct@@ ations based on such things as family ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound and cul@@ ture .
As a result , ar@@ rest@@ s and inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ations were comm@@ on .
Th@@ ink of the personal sacrifice Ho@@ se@@ a made by rema@@ ining in a marriage in com@@ p@@ li@@ ance with the divine will !
By “ lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing under the very sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty One , ” we experience God’s prote@@ ctive sh@@ a@@ de , or sh@@ a@@ do@@ w .
God gu@@ i@@ ded their writ@@ ing . ​ — Read 2 Samuel 23 : 2 .
So he may have sur@@ mis@@ ed that a spirit cre@@ ature had spo@@ ken with E@@ ve through the ser@@ p@@ ent .
But how hard it was to live in ex@@ ile , not know@@ ing what would ha@@ p@@ pen to my parents , both of whom had been sen@@ ten@@ ced to two years ’ imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment !
If so , what qualities will help you to stay like so@@ ft cla@@ y that Jehovah can mo@@ ld ?
How did you feel when you became con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that what you were lear@@ ning about Jehovah was the truth ?
( a ) What is your desire in reg@@ ard to following the Christ ?
The same can be said about mo@@ der@@ n - day war@@ f@@ are when op@@ pos@@ ing si@@ des pray for vi@@ ct@@ ory .
13 , 14 . ( a ) What helped Moses to qu@@ ali@@ fy for the assignment that Jehovah would give him ?
P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous Sa@@ y@@ ings to Be Ch@@ eri@@ shed
P@@ o@@ k@@ er , for example , is now fe@@ atu@@ red as a main@@ st@@ re@@ am s@@ por@@ t on tel@@ ev@@ ision and the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t .
L@@ ear@@ n how we can listen to Jehovah’s vo@@ ice des@@ pite inter@@ fer@@ ence from Satan and from our own sin@@ ful inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations .
This will help them to understand you .
What helps us to ac@@ qui@@ re it ?
J@@ on@@ a@@ than even war@@ ned David when Saul wanted to k@@ ill him .
Because they made the truth their own , they make S@@ us@@ an and me look good .
As we allow God’s spirit to op@@ er@@ ate on our min@@ ds and hearts , our love for Jehovah deep@@ ens .
The account continu@@ es : “ There was no vo@@ ice , and there was no one ans@@ wer@@ ing . ”
She later a@@ do@@ p@@ ted him .
The lu@@ x@@ u@@ ri@@ ous life - st@@ y@@ le of many in K@@ ou@@ ri@@ on can be seen in the beau@@ ti@@ ful mo@@ sa@@ ic@@ s dec@@ or@@ ating the flo@@ ors of even priv@@ ate v@@ ill@@ as .
A similar sh@@ o@@ c@@ king end will come to the sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic har@@ lo@@ t who has the name “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at . ”
In what way is un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted glory now f@@ ill@@ ing Jehovah’s house ?
For my own er@@ r@@ ors have pas@@ sed over my head ; like a heav@@ y lo@@ ad they are too heav@@ y for me . ” ​ — Psalm 38 : 3 , 4 .
For one thing , because it is not based on divine wisdom .
On the one hand , we may be taken in by individuals who are ou@@ tw@@ ar@@ dly appe@@ al@@ ing but in@@ war@@ dly un@@ sc@@ ru@@ pul@@ ous .
Des@@ cri@@ b@@ ing a real in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , she stated that it is “ un@@ wise to tell a little child who lost her brother that God loved little bo@@ ys so much that he took little Joh@@ n@@ n@@ y to heaven . ”
20 : 1 , 2 .
Today , Jehovah gives holy spirit to his dedic@@ ated servants who pray for it and who want to do his will .
David S@@ cha@@ f@@ er , who ser@@ ves with the T@@ e@@ aching Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e , discus@@ sed the to@@ pi@@ c “ Will You Un@@ der@@ stand E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing ? ”
So much did Paul appreci@@ ate the fine spirit of his brothers and sisters in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i that he c@@ ited them as an example to other believers . ​ — 2 Corinthians 8 : 1 - 6 .
It is re@@ adi@@ ly a@@ vail@@ able today , and God’s spirit can give us the strength to do what is right as well as en@@ er@@ gi@@ ze us in his service .
Although Jeremiah and Eli@@ j@@ ah had little to e@@ at , Jehovah took care of them .
“ N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , ” no@@ tes E@@ du@@ ar@@ do@@ ’s daugh@@ ter An@@ na , “ when we refu@@ se to sacrifice spiritual things for material advan@@ ta@@ ge , some of our relati@@ ves may ev@@ en@@ tually real@@ ize how important our Christian life really is .
M@@ em@@ bers of the congregation needed to re@@ kin@@ d@@ le their first love for Jehovah .
In his early te@@ ens , An@@ to@@ ine had a sh@@ ort temp@@ er .
When you look at those pi@@ c@@ tures of hu@@ ng@@ ry children , do you ever want to be like them ?
How can we deter@@ mine if we have a bal@@ an@@ ced view of rec@@ re@@ ation ?
Our medit@@ ating on a por@@ tion of God’s Word every day will help us to find the needed strength to keep on be@@ aring fru@@ it “ with end@@ ur@@ ance . ” ​ — P@@ s .
P@@ I@@ C@@ T@@ U@@ R@@ E in your mind a family that is expe@@ cting gu@@ ests for din@@ ner .
In Matthe@@ w@@ ’s account , Jesus said regarding the c@@ up : “ This means my ‘ blood of the covenant , ’ which is to be p@@ our@@ ed out in be@@ half of many for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s . ”
P@@ os@@ iti@@ ve E@@ f@@ fe@@ cts
V@@ olu@@ nt@@ ary work has also brought spiritual ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment to ten@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of pris@@ on@@ ers worl@@ d@@ wide .
Like a father who ex@@ tend@@ s his hand , God ex@@ tend@@ s his holy spirit to accom@@ pl@@ ish his purpose
L@@ ear@@ ning about how the human body fun@@ ctions inc@@ reas@@ es our appreciation and respect for our Creator .
“ We mu@@ st@@ n@@ ’t let our spirit lo@@ se its s@@ par@@ k@@ le ”
By word and example , Jesus indic@@ ated what we need to do to ple@@ ase God .
He will ‘ to@@ ss away all those st@@ ra@@ ying from his regul@@ ations ’ by res@@ or@@ ting to tri@@ c@@ kin@@ ess and fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od .
What a bit@@ ter time that will be for all who ign@@ ore Jehovah’s war@@ n@@ ings given by his Witnesses and who fai@@ l to em@@ br@@ ace true worship !
Then , in 194@@ 3 , when it seem@@ ed imp@@ os@@ sible to continue pione@@ ering because all of our money was g@@ one , I was invit@@ ed to be a special pioneer ; ther@@ e@@ by I received a mon@@ th@@ ly re@@ im@@ bur@@ s@@ ement to help with ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses .
Th@@ ough Jehovah per@@ mit@@ ted Satan to try to prove his side of the is@@ sue , such per@@ mis@@ sion was temp@@ or@@ ary .
Why is ge@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ y of interest regarding the Christian Greek Scriptures ?
You have to make decisions every day , both ma@@ j@@ or and min@@ or .
The conclu@@ sion of the first por@@ tion of Proverbs is not a d@@ ry sum@@ m@@ ary that mer@@ ely out@@ l@@ ines the pre@@ vi@@ ously mentioned ad@@ vice .
T@@ w@@ o years later , in 19@@ 30 , a par@@ t@@ ner and I accepted a preaching assignment .
Can the Bible really me@@ et the needs of individuals today ?
Un@@ pleas@@ ant experi@@ ences may have left some with the feel@@ ing that show@@ ing tend@@ er affe@@ ction would lead only to fur@@ ther disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
A consci@@ enti@@ ous mother would use such opportun@@ ities as wal@@ king on the ro@@ ad to and from the mar@@ ke@@ t to help her children learn and appreci@@ ate Scriptural principles .
Un@@ der the sub@@ head “ Mat@@ ter of Con@@ je@@ c@@ ture , ” the article consider@@ ed “ how the ch@@ urch arri@@ ved at De@@ c@@ ember 25 . ”
I@@ mp@@ ressed by her Bible - based ans@@ wers , I ag@@ re@@ ed to a Bible study . ” ​ — G@@ ill , Eng@@ land .
( a ) A@@ qu@@ ila and P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la set what example of faith and courage ?
What indic@@ ations do I have that my te@@ en@@ ag@@ er has strong moral valu@@ es ?
the ang@@ el told him . “ Do not do that ! All I am is a fellow slave of you and of your brothers who are prophe@@ ts and of those who are ob@@ serving the words of this s@@ cro@@ l@@ l .
They made me feel appreci@@ ated as their cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er ​ — des@@ pite my you@@ th .
By now that “ sh@@ ort while ” must be near its comple@@ tion .
How do those making up the “ great crow@@ d ” show their appreciation to Jehovah and his Son ?
M@@ E@@ D@@ O - P@@ E@@ R@@ S@@ I@@ A ​ — TH@@ E F@@ O@@ U@@ R@@ T@@ H H@@ E@@ A@@ D
28 : 19 , 20 ; 2 Ti@@ m .
L@@ ater , he called the individu@@ al again to see if he or she had enjo@@ yed the public@@ ation .
What was me@@ ant by the expres@@ sion “ a kingdom of pri@@ ests ” ?
When both pro@@ spe@@ ctive mat@@ es have dedic@@ ated themselves to Jehovah , their com@@ mit@@ ment to each other in marriage has a so@@ li@@ d , spiritual f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation .
By cultiv@@ ating self - control , he began to de@@ al with his d@@ ru@@ g problems .
7 : 11 ​ — Wh@@ ere did the water ca@@ using the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l F@@ lood come from ?
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , differ@@ ences in cul@@ ture and language can result in different pat@@ ter@@ ns of thinking and be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
“ Even Christ su@@ ffered for you , lea@@ ving you a mo@@ de@@ l for you to follow his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y . . . .
The c@@ li@@ m@@ b was well wor@@ th the effort .
The second day of the fes@@ ti@@ val , N@@ is@@ an 16 , mar@@ ked the star@@ t of the first har@@ v@@ est of the year based on the sac@@ red cal@@ end@@ ar .
A@@ n in - dep@@ th study of God’s Word can pro@@ du@@ ce in you an understanding heart .
For instance , James did not c@@ ow@@ er in the face of death but until he was ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted , loy@@ ally served God .
Per@@ secu@@ tion re@@ ached its c@@ li@@ ma@@ x in M@@ ü@@ n@@ ster .
Can You Ser@@ ve A@@ gain ?
The hope that “ there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the un@@ righteous ” has taken some of the sting out of the tra@@ gi@@ c death of her de@@ ar son and has streng@@ th@@ ened her faith in God .
I went to see S@@ id@@ ne@@ y Fr@@ as@@ er , but his counsel was the same as that given at G@@ ile@@ ad ​ — mi@@ x with the congregation and with the people in your ter@@ rit@@ ory .
But Jesus did more than talk about help@@ ing people .
Jac@@ o@@ b and R@@ ac@@ hel@@ ’s faithful example pro@@ ba@@ bly affe@@ cted their son Joseph and helped him when he had difficul@@ ties in life .
Su@@ b@@ ject In@@ de@@ x for The Watchtower 200@@ 7
They are o@@ ffering sacrific@@ es of praise to God day and night around the earth . ​ — Revelation 7 : 15 .
But Joseph , the son of the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Jac@@ o@@ b , left his gar@@ ment be@@ h@@ ind and f@@ led from P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife . ​ — Genesis 39 : 1 - 12 .
“ Even bu@@ b@@ on@@ ic pla@@ gu@@ e did not k@@ ill so many people so f@@ ast . ”
With F@@ er@@ din@@ and and the children
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ate Jehovah’s Gen@@ er@@ os@@ ity and Re@@ as@@ on@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess
Ar@@ th@@ ur@@ ’s children were deep@@ ly affe@@ cted by their father , who was qui@@ et and di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied , yet ze@@ al@@ ous .
6 : 34 ; P@@ s .
R@@ ever@@ enti@@ al fear of God helps a person to bre@@ ak free from bad ha@@ bi@@ ts , including d@@ ru@@ g a@@ bu@@ se .
He follow@@ ed up with the st@@ at@@ ement about faith@@ ful@@ ness in what is le@@ ast .
His body was offered as a perfect sacrifice , and his blood was p@@ our@@ ed out the next af@@ ter@@ no@@ on of the same Jewish day , N@@ is@@ an 14 .
See The Watchtower , No@@ v@@ ember 1 , 199@@ 5 , pages 11 - 15 , 19 , 30 , 31 .
One stud@@ ent said to Ti@@ ff@@ any : “ Now I know why you Jehovah’s Witnesses go from do@@ or to do@@ or ; it@@ ’s because you know so much about the Bible . ”
His desire is that you at@@ tain to “ the real life ” ​ — everlasting life on a par@@ adise earth .
For example , com@@ pare two chap@@ ters of Revelation .
How can this be done ? ​ — Proverbs 6 : 20 - 22 ; 29 : 17 .
“ R@@ em@@ ember , now , your G@@ r@@ and Creator in the days of your young man@@ ho@@ od . ” ​ — E@@ C@@ C@@ L .
One who spoke “ tw@@ is@@ ted things ” was the Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic the@@ olo@@ gi@@ an Au@@ gu@@ st@@ ine .
He@@ ad knowledge al@@ one , though , is not going to help us to ac@@ qui@@ re a heart that pleas@@ es Jehovah .
Thus , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy appro@@ ved an ad@@ di@@ tional school to be held in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k , beg@@ in@@ ning De@@ c@@ ember 7 , 200@@ 9 .
Jehovah be@@ comes King when he expres@@ ses his rul@@ er@@ ship or esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ es an ag@@ enc@@ y to re@@ present him at a certain time or to de@@ al with a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c situation .
For example , R@@ y@@ an , now 22 years old and a full - time minis@@ ter , gre@@ w up in a sing@@ le - par@@ ent home with his older brother and sister .
It was not “ brought for@@ th as with la@@ b@@ or pa@@ ins . ”
Even if she may not be able to conduct a Bible study with the children or take them to meetings regul@@ arly , she can imp@@ ar@@ t to them knowledge about Jehovah God . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 7 .
What questions would un@@ baptized a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ents do well to ask themselves ?
Like the psalmist , I th@@ re@@ w my bur@@ den on Jehovah , and I found that he did su@@ sta@@ in me .
He sel@@ e@@ cted another young brother , Timothy , and tra@@ ined him in the mission@@ ary work .
This can be done by o@@ ffering to si@@ t down and study for a longer spe@@ ci@@ fied peri@@ od .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , King Solomon , an as@@ tu@@ te ob@@ ser@@ ver of Jehovah’s cre@@ ation , declar@@ ed : “ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing [ God ] has made pre@@ t@@ ty in its time . Even time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite he has put in their heart , that mankind may never find out the work that the true God has made from the star@@ t to the fin@@ ish . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
On@@ ce he spoke to his disciples about a slave who came home after working through the day .
Daniel im@@ medi@@ ately rep@@ lied : “ O king , live on even to times in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite .
The Al@@ ti@@ pl@@ an@@ o is far from the eyes of the world in gener@@ al but not from God’s sight .
What way of life did E@@ ve pos@@ si@@ bly pi@@ c@@ ture in her mind ?
In his Word , Jehovah saw f@@ it to reve@@ al what about Jesus ?
Jehovah author@@ iz@@ es the death p@@ en@@ al@@ ty for mu@@ r@@ der and esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ es the ra@@ in@@ bo@@ w covenant , prom@@ ising never to bring another D@@ elu@@ ge .
Yet , when P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife fin@@ ally gra@@ b@@ bed hold of him , Joseph f@@ led . ​ — Genesis 37 : 2 , 18 - 28 ; 39 : 1 - 12 .
The very next mor@@ ning , he ga@@ thers ten older men of Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m before the relati@@ ve and as@@ ks him if he is willing to do the re@@ pur@@ cha@@ sing .
In what sense is the i@@ ma@@ ge of the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast “ an ei@@ gh@@ th king ” ?
He@@ e@@ ding the war@@ ning examples from Israel@@ ’s day , we res@@ ist all temp@@ t@@ ations to com@@ mit im@@ mor@@ ality and we shu@@ n li@@ fes@@ ty@@ les that may cause us to sin@@ k into the worl@@ d’s mor@@ ass of materi@@ al@@ ism .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y has turned many away from God
After being baptized , Jesus devo@@ ted the rest of his life on earth to preaching the good news and hon@@ or@@ ing Jehovah .
Such efforts are comm@@ end@@ able .
H@@ el@@ p The@@ m Re@@ turn W@@ i@@ th@@ out D@@ el@@ a@@ y !
H@@ ist@@ ory con@@ fir@@ ms that nothing that Satan’s world can do will ever put a sto@@ p to the worship of Jehovah God by his dedic@@ ated servants .
Are we to conclu@@ de , then , that all exc@@ uses are un@@ accep@@ table to Jehovah ?
But you see them as very mean@@ ing@@ ful .
19 , 20 . ( a ) In what positi@@ ve way did Jesus use lo@@ gi@@ c ?
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ar prayer to God inc@@ reas@@ es our feel@@ ing of peace and streng@@ th@@ ens our fri@@ end@@ ship with him .
This love t@@ ou@@ ched me , and my h@@ at@@ red turned into love .
7 , 8 . ( a ) What is rac@@ ism , and how can it be a form of pri@@ de ?
“ O@@ p@@ in@@ i@@ ons , ad@@ vice , st@@ at@@ ements , off@@ ers , or other information or cont@@ ent made a@@ vail@@ able through [ this ] service are those of their res@@ pe@@ ctive au@@ th@@ ors . . . and should not necess@@ ar@@ ily be reli@@ ed upon . ”
Th@@ ough he was associ@@ ated with Paul , De@@ ma@@ s turned to loving what the world offered .
Thus , a personal study of God’s Word and an hon@@ est desire to apply what is learned are ess@@ enti@@ al st@@ ep@@ s to enjoy the kind of un@@ ity that Paul spoke of .
Who can encoura@@ ge fellow Christians ?
What s@@ ort of person must you be to gain God’s appro@@ val ?
“ W@@ al@@ k , not in acc@@ ord with the flesh , but in acc@@ ord with the spirit . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M . 8 : 4 .
Is it not the one rec@@ l@@ ining at the table ?
S@@ ur@@ ely , then , we can displa@@ y kindness if we “ keep wal@@ king by spirit . ”
The answer was ob@@ vi@@ ous .
Since mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring can lead to har@@ m@@ ful go@@ s@@ si@@ p , we must be care@@ ful about what we say .
Hence , I could no longer work at si@@ gn pa@@ in@@ ting .
However , as John W@@ o@@ o@@ d@@ head rel@@ ates , there is no ancient written evidence regarding Je@@ z@@ re@@ el out@@ side of a few chap@@ ters in the Bible .
She learned that the God of Israel had led his people ​ — a do@@ w@@ nt@@ ro@@ d@@ den nation of sla@@ ves — ​ to complete vi@@ ct@@ ory over the ar@@ my of Egy@@ pt , the mi@@ gh@@ ti@@ est fi@@ gh@@ ting for@@ ce in the world of that time .
No , their in@@ iti@@ al field was Israel , a people ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with Jehovah for more than 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years .
In fact , A@@ mal@@ ia was able to star@@ t three Bible stu@@ dies in that par@@ k .
Fir@@ st , consider Jesus ’ words to op@@ pos@@ ers who cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed him for heal@@ ing on the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h , which they con@@ stru@@ ed as a form of work .
What a mis@@ take it would be to find fa@@ ul@@ t with their Creator and our@@ s !
Mu@@ si@@ c was also used in worship by the early Christians .
What is involved in show@@ ing love for Jehovah and our neigh@@ b@@ or ?
How sh@@ o@@ c@@ king it is for God - fe@@ aring parents who have tri@@ ed hard to bring up their children in the Christian way to hear these words from a child !
However , he c@@ learly made a consci@@ ous effort to re@@ tain a strong sense of id@@ ent@@ ity as a serv@@ ant of God , and he rema@@ ined faithful to what he knew was right .
Instead , they are hum@@ ble and know that only Jehovah can invit@@ e people to go to heaven .
“ L@@ and F@@ low@@ ing With M@@ il@@ k and H@@ one@@ y , ” 3 / 1
One Bible scho@@ la@@ r wrote that if the fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted to appro@@ ach the elders , “ it was at his peri@@ l . ”
Re@@ tur@@ ning to the Hebrew text of Genesis , Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or M@@ c@@ Ka@@ y and associ@@ ates have also challeng@@ ed the experi@@ men@@ tal resul@@ ts of R@@ ip@@ s and his associ@@ ates .
The account clo@@ ses with Saul d@@ ying as a fa@@ il@@ ure .
• Be@@ ing made in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge gives us what opportun@@ ities ?
They are to@@ ying with it , te@@ et@@ ering on the ver@@ ge , dis@@ regarding the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s war@@ ning .
The sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors were Noah , his wife , his three sons , and their wi@@ ves .
S@@ ome@@ one gave bir@@ th to you ; you should give bir@@ th to your own children . ”
P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous as they are , those Bi@@ bl@@ es , however , did little to s@@ pre@@ ad the message of God’s Word among the people .
How to Be “ a S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ening A@@ id ”
For any with a right attitude , that mirac@@ le would have been pro@@ of positi@@ ve that Jesus was sent from God .
An@@ xi@@ e@@ ties , si@@ ck@@ ness , persecu@@ tion , and other fac@@ t@@ ors can place st@@ ress upon a marriage .
Are we not simil@@ arly li@@ mit@@ ed in knowledge , ability , and experience ?
The meetings are another way that Jehovah instru@@ cts us through “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
The On@@ ly Tru@@ e S@@ ource of M@@ or@@ al St@@ and@@ ar@@ ds
“ My family and I were de@@ va@@ stated , ” says S@@ te@@ ph@@ en .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , though , the ju@@ dge called us into his ch@@ am@@ bers .
J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah was a@@ ware that the one coming out of his house to me@@ et him might well be his daugh@@ ter .
Because they wanted to have en@@ ough money to pur@@ cha@@ se a pen and a no@@ te@@ book for use in the liter@@ ac@@ y class !
The Psal@@ ms also fur@@ n@@ ish support of the resurrection .
Rather than pur@@ sue worl@@ dly go@@ als , why not fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bl@@ ish “ your ways ” before Jehovah by sh@@ aring in the pioneer ministry ? ​ — See the bo@@ x “ G@@ a@@ ining B@@ ene@@ f@@ its Un@@ at@@ tain@@ able at the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity . ”
D@@ ist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish@@ ing en@@ v@@ y from je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , a Bi@@ bli@@ cal refer@@ ence work says : “ ‘ Je@@ al@@ ous@@ y ’ . . . ref@@ ers to the desire to be as well off as another , and the word ‘ en@@ v@@ y ’ ref@@ ers to the desire to de@@ pri@@ ve another of what he has . ”
5 , 6 . ( a ) Of what must each Christian con@@ v@@ in@@ ce himself ?
The first two let@@ ters encoura@@ ge Christians to keep wal@@ king in the light and to fi@@ ght against the enc@@ ro@@ ach@@ ment of apost@@ as@@ y .
The life st@@ ory of Lu@@ ci@@ a M@@ ous@@ san@@ et@@ t appe@@ ars in the Ju@@ ne 22 , 200@@ 3 , is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke ! , p@@ p .
Isaiah said : “ Lo@@ ok !
It is in this way that we have received an ide@@ a of the ex@@ ist@@ ence of God . ”
“ G@@ o Ab@@ out in the L@@ and ”
They want to learn as much as possible about their Father so as to refle@@ ct his glory .
His fear of God moved him to turn to Jehovah , and he “ took to streng@@ th@@ ening himself by Jehovah . ”
The Bible fore@@ told that during “ the last days , ” people would be “ lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves . ”
It was 7@@ 3 days later , in Ju@@ ne , that the to@@ ps of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s became v@@ isi@@ ble .
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate . ( b ) What appro@@ ach has one travel@@ ing overse@@ er found to be effe@@ ctive ?
F@@ our@@ th - century hist@@ ori@@ an E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us repor@@ ts that when they were being led to their death , O@@ ri@@ g@@ en , “ with great b@@ ol@@ dness , sal@@ u@@ ted them with a k@@ is@@ s . ”
Of course , those who activ@@ ely support the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant will lik@@ e@@ wise feel Go@@ g@@ ’s fu@@ ry .
It can help us to be more determined to ple@@ ase him and to keep loo@@ king for@@ ward to the things he has promised us .
H@@ er@@ ac@@ li@@ us and son : P@@ ho@@ to cour@@ t@@ es@@ y H@@ ar@@ l@@ an J .
• Why do shepher@@ ds not teach on the bas@@ is of their own thoughts ?
At that time , it seem@@ ed imp@@ os@@ sible that the enti@@ re nation could be set free and set@@ t@@ led in the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
For instance , the King James V@@ er@@ sion rend@@ ers Jesus ’ words : “ T@@ ou@@ ch me not ; for I am not yet as@@ c@@ ended to my Father . ”
Those young fol@@ ks pla@@ yed a ma@@ j@@ or part in that , and I will be forever gr@@ ate@@ ful to them . ”
Rom@@ an E@@ mp@@ er@@ or Di@@ o@@ cle@@ ti@@ an’s dec@@ ree to dem@@ ol@@ ish the meeting plac@@ es of the Christians and to bur@@ n their Scriptures was is@@ su@@ ed in 3@@ 0@@ 3 C.E .
We took refu@@ ge in the home of a Christian sister , where we had to sp@@ end the night s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing on the flo@@ or .
A la@@ dy who no@@ ted the so@@ cial chang@@ es in Ger@@ many in the past few years wrote of her concer@@ n : “ Mar@@ ri@@ age is now reg@@ ar@@ ded as old - fa@@ shi@@ oned and out - of - d@@ ate .
We do well to exam@@ ine how we respon@@ d to tim@@ ely Scriptural counsel pres@@ ented in our Bible - based public@@ ations .
The m@@ ere pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of a Bible in the comm@@ on t@@ ong@@ ue could result in a person@@ ’s being hal@@ ed before an In@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ onal cour@@ t .
It seem@@ s that all of this occ@@ ur@@ red on one day . ​ — Job 1 : 13 - 19 .
He kno@@ ws that we are imper@@ fect , and he is willing to for@@ give us .
At 1 Corinthians 7 : 28 , the Bible can@@ di@@ dly states that hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves would have “ tri@@ bul@@ ation in their flesh . ”
You would want to have the ut@@ most confidence in the sur@@ ge@@ on , since your life will be in his hands .
Mo@@ re@@ over , David organiz@@ ed th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of L@@ ev@@ ites into div@@ isions of service and don@@ ated a large am@@ ount of go@@ ld and s@@ il@@ ver for temple con@@ stru@@ ction . ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 17 : 1 , 4 , 11 , 12 ; 23 : 3 - 6 ; 28 : 11 , 12 ; 29 : 1 - 5 .
How that re@@ vel@@ ation must have streng@@ th@@ ened Moses ’ faith and filled him with a@@ we !
Like the wi@@ do@@ w of Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath , the woman from Sh@@ un@@ em knew that what had happened was as a result of God’s power .
He thus provi@@ des real hope , un@@ like false ho@@ p@@ es from spirit medi@@ um@@ s .
But I could see that he was very kind and really wanted to help others in the congregation .
However , others in the congregation can and should provide practic@@ al ass@@ ist@@ ance .
( a ) Why should we talk en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally about the blessings yet un@@ seen ?
My parents both died faithful to Jehovah , and I look for@@ ward to wel@@ coming them back in a much better world .
The next article will consider who the ide@@ al lead@@ er of mankind is and how his service can benefit many milli@@ ons of people of all ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds ​ — including you .
Lu@@ c@@ a was thr@@ il@@ led to be able to give a good witness .
We had no ca@@ r , so each we@@ ek the Witnesses lo@@ v@@ ingly trans@@ por@@ ted us from one congregation to the next .
But by the end of the first century , the situation chang@@ ed .
• How can elders and others encoura@@ ge those pa@@ ined by problems ?
Our ca@@ r was h@@ it by a rec@@ k@@ less d@@ ri@@ ver , and Lu@@ i@@ g@@ i was seri@@ ously in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed .
Instead of being a fi@@ er@@ ce enem@@ y of Christi@@ an@@ ity , he became an ar@@ d@@ ent ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ate of it .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , love for our heavenly Father can move us to act wis@@ ely and “ public@@ ly praise ” him . ​ — Mat@@ t .
A@@ war@@ en@@ ess of Jesus ’ ba@@ c@@ king gave the early disciples confidence as they fac@@ ed author@@ ities who were b@@ ent on pre@@ ven@@ ting their preaching .
( The S@@ imp@@ le Eng@@ l@@ ish Bible ) If pro@@ per@@ ty has been de@@ e@@ ded to us , we are confid@@ ent that we own it .
Yet , there were still some who needed their relationship with Jehovah to become much str@@ ong@@ er .
The mission@@ aries will have many opportun@@ ities to do this as they ‘ p@@ our themselves out ’ in be@@ half of others . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 17 .
James wrote : “ Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ise pati@@ ence . . . , brothers , until the pres@@ ence of the Lord .
Of what does our spiritual pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity give evidence ?
James V@@ an@@ der@@ Ka@@ m put it this way : “ T@@ ens of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of f@@ ra@@ g@@ ments were more than ei@@ ght ex@@ per@@ ts , however s@@ kil@@ led , could h@@ and@@ le . ”
Consider just a few reas@@ ons .
Jehovah expe@@ cts Christians to pro@@ du@@ ce “ the fru@@ it of li@@ ps ” ​ — words spo@@ ken in praise of him and his pur@@ pos@@ es .
W@@ al@@ king with Jehovah day by day helps us to cultiv@@ ate in@@ ner cal@@ m , even in the face of g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous problems . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 .
What , then , is the most valu@@ able thing we should stri@@ ve to pos@@ s@@ ess ?
She ans@@ wers : “ B@@ ad influ@@ ences today are pl@@ enti@@ ful .
In ancient times , Rom@@ an ro@@ a@@ ds were consider@@ ed mon@@ um@@ ents .
The examples we will consider can ass@@ ist not only young people but every Christian to ch@@ er@@ ish what he or she has spiritually .
“ Jehovah God will ra@@ ise up for you from among your brothers a prophet like me .
In the acc@@ oun@@ ts just qu@@ o@@ ted as well as at Matthew 10 : 5 - 10 , the apostles were told not to we@@ ar or to have “ two under@@ gar@@ ments . ”
What prom@@ p@@ ted his sear@@ ch for al@@ ter@@ n@@ ative n@@ on@@ blood man@@ ag@@ ement ?
The man com@@ p@@ lied and “ came back see@@ ing . ”
While being tre@@ ated at medi@@ cal fac@@ il@@ ities , she wit@@ ness@@ ed to ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al st@@ af@@ f , pati@@ ents , and vis@@ it@@ ors .
I would have no resurrection . . . .
What benef@@ its come from building on the love you had at first ?
Mo@@ der@@ n - day anointed Christians pointed in ad@@ v@@ ance to O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 1914 as a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant d@@ ate .
For example , see A@@ wa@@ ke !
K@@ en@@ y@@ an Witnesses make the ar@@ du@@ ous tri@@ p nor@@ th to encoura@@ ge their brothers
U@@ sing a coura@@ ge@@ ous str@@ ate@@ gy , Ju@@ dge E@@ hu@@ d k@@ ill@@ s E@@ gl@@ on , the f@@ at Mo@@ a@@ bi@@ te king .
In ancient Israel , the nation was to ga@@ ther “ in order that they may listen and in order that they may learn . ”
What Is “ P@@ res@@ ent With M@@ e ” ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , when we real@@ ize that our coura@@ ge@@ ous stand pleas@@ es and hon@@ ors Jehovah , we are even more determined not to we@@ ak@@ en .
He al@@ one is ‘ the One teaching us to benefit ourselves , the One gu@@ i@@ ding us in the way we should walk . ’
R@@ in@@ at said that he had not taken the money .
But they have a proble@@ m .
How we long for the day when the benef@@ its of Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice are fully app@@ lied to obedi@@ ent and faithful human@@ kind ! ​ — Revelation 21 : 3 , 4 .
Those who were ra@@ ised before Jesus , such as by Eli@@ j@@ ah and El@@ isha , did not live on end@@ less@@ ly .
We turn around , re@@ je@@ cting bad practic@@ es . ​ — Acts 3 : 19
No@@ wa@@ days , it is seen , a@@ bo@@ ve all , in the He@@ ad of the Christian congregation , Jesus Christ .
N@@ um@@ er@@ ous real - life examples illustr@@ ate how the Kingdom message does in@@ deed support and strengthen those who are bro@@ k@@ en@@ hear@@ ted .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful T@@ ill De@@ ath
He wrote a letter to the pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety , Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l , and it was publi@@ shed in the Ju@@ ne 15 , 18@@ 9@@ 5 , Watchtower .
However , godly justice can also invol@@ ve sal@@ vation for deser@@ ving ones .
“ St@@ ar@@ ting with Moses and all the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts , he inter@@ pre@@ ted to them things per@@ tain@@ ing to himself in all the Scriptures . ”
But how many have been taught its meaning , especially the first part of the prayer deal@@ ing with God’s name and Kingdom ?
Th@@ ree times je@@ al@@ ous Saul tri@@ ed to p@@ in David to the w@@ all with a spe@@ ar , but David moved out of the way each time , refu@@ sing to re@@ tal@@ i@@ ate .
Acc@@ ording to the book A H@@ ist@@ ory of P@@ ol@@ itical The@@ ory , he att@@ ac@@ ked “ the ign@@ or@@ ance and in@@ com@@ pet@@ ence of pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ ans , which is the special cur@@ se of dem@@ o@@ cr@@ ac@@ ies . ”
He needs to see it demonstr@@ ated by our attitude and actions .
But all sh@@ ared in the ba@@ si@@ c and vital work of preaching .
Many young men and women in the Christian congregation today have great po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing we have is from Jehovah .
H@@ O@@ L@@ Y S@@ P@@ I@@ R@@ I@@ T C@@ A@@ N H@@ EL@@ P S@@ E@@ T Y@@ O@@ U F@@ R@@ E@@ E
They must be willing to act as servants to their compan@@ i@@ ons , not ma@@ st@@ ers over them .
God’s pro@@ vision for fre@@ e@@ ing mankind from the g@@ ri@@ p of sin is the ransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ .
Yes , Jesus ’ blood would be “ p@@ our@@ ed out in be@@ half of many for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s . ”
Rather , they took a pre@@ ca@@ u@@ tion@@ ary me@@ asure in@@ tend@@ ed to pre@@ v@@ ent her from get@@ ting into a situation that might lead to temp@@ tation .
A 194@@ 4 ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine c@@ li@@ pp@@ ing show@@ ing a san@@ d@@ wi@@ ch - si@@ gn par@@ a@@ de in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o C@@ ity
Th@@ ough some people believe that a spirit ​ — not a soul — ​ is im@@ mor@@ tal , the Bible does not support this ide@@ a .
May re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al fear of dis@@ pleas@@ ing God gover@@ n all our actions , thoughts , and emo@@ tions .
The apostles knew the prophecy about the new covenant , recorded at Jeremiah 31 : 31 - 33 .
A ke@@ y to succ@@ ess : S@@ how emp@@ a@@ thy .
“ We Will G@@ o With You ”
These inclu@@ de L@@ ear@@ n From the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , My Bo@@ ok of Bible St@@ ori@@ es , Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k , and The Gre@@ at@@ est M@@ an Who E@@ ver Li@@ ved .
What privilege do God’s people have in supp@@ or@@ ting true worship ?
Com@@ bat@@ ing De@@ ad@@ ly Ad@@ dic@@ tions
What are some ways in which those who “ see ” the inv@@ isi@@ ble God man@@ i@@ f@@ est their faith in him today ?
In the year 36 C.E . , G@@ ent@@ il@@ es were cho@@ s@@ en to become part of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed .
Ar@@ t@@ ist@@ ’s rend@@ ering of cla@@ y ta@@ ble@@ ts kept in the ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ve ro@@ om
The next article will consider fur@@ ther why Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y is deser@@ ving of your who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted support and how you can up@@ hold it .
The D@@ ra@@ g@@ ne@@ t
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , we have an ong@@ o@@ ing stru@@ gg@@ le against our fle@@ sh@@ ly tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es .
Many came , encoura@@ ged the local Witnesses , and found rec@@ ep@@ tive listen@@ ers .
Paul recogn@@ ized the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of the time in which he lived . He said : “ Lo@@ ok !
L@@ ong before st@@ ra@@ ined rel@@ ations occ@@ ur , brothers need loving guid@@ ance .
Moses , on the other hand , me@@ ek@@ ly saw things from Jehovah’s vie@@ w@@ point and was not wor@@ ri@@ ed about lo@@ sing his authority .
The individu@@ al help@@ ing the sin@@ ner in this way will also “ co@@ ver a mul@@ titu@@ de of [ that one@@ ’s ] sin@@ s . ”
Their pri@@ m@@ ary foc@@ us must be on whether the person is a spiritual man , one whom members of the congregation would not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to appro@@ ach for spiritual counsel .
The apostle Peter re@@ comm@@ ended something that the wi@@ ves no@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve have demonstr@@ ated , nam@@ ely , “ ad@@ or@@ n@@ ment , ” but not by giving ex@@ ag@@ g@@ er@@ ated attention to the “ b@@ ra@@ i@@ ding of the ha@@ ir ” or “ the we@@ aring of ou@@ ter gar@@ ments . ”
One was the W@@ al@@ den@@ ses , a mo@@ v@@ ement d@@ ating back to the 1@@ 2@@ th century .
Fir@@ st , Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s des@@ tru@@ ction and the des@@ ol@@ ation of Juda@@ h ur@@ ge obedi@@ ence to Jehovah and serve as a war@@ ning not to ign@@ ore the divine will .
If this were to ha@@ p@@ pen at a Christian fun@@ er@@ al , great re@@ pro@@ ach would be brought upon Jehovah’s name and his people . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
We came to the conclu@@ sion that even though I was to be left be@@ h@@ ind , it was right for Ar@@ th@@ ur to accept this privilege .
Re@@ ading the Bible and Bible - based public@@ ations can ex@@ pose your deep@@ est thoughts , feelings , and mo@@ ti@@ ves .
D@@ oub@@ t@@ less , one point that you st@@ ress is that God will soon inter@@ v@@ ene in human af@@ fai@@ r@@ s .
Just in this one year , I have learned a lo@@ t , ” wrote a man who lives in K@@ er@@ ala , In@@ dia .
Jesus was en@@ thr@@ oned as King , and the last days began .
They should also love each other so much that they want to sp@@ end their lives together .
Be@@ fore making we@@ igh@@ ty decisions , he even sp@@ ent all night pra@@ ying to his Father .
Who is better su@@ ited to be King of that Kingdom than Jesus Christ , the one who died for his future sub@@ je@@ cts ?
It may also be prophe@@ tic , for never has a woman given Jehovah perfect obedi@@ ence .
Yes , when we respon@@ d to the needs of others , we experience the joy of car@@ ing for them , and we gro@@ w in pati@@ ence , love , and matu@@ r@@ ity .
‘ Mi@@ rac@@ ul@@ ous He@@ al@@ ing ’ Today ​ — Is It From God ?
How are those who serve Jehovah dist@@ in@@ ct from those who do not ?
Jesus pla@@ in@@ ly stated that he was more than a good man .
L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing certainly inclu@@ des taking to heart what is said in God’s Word and the spiritual food that he provi@@ des .
But po@@ pul@@ ar op@@ in@@ ion is an un@@ reli@@ able gu@@ i@@ de .
“ Do remember me , O my God , for good . ” ​ — N@@ E@@ H@@ E@@ MI@@ A@@ H 13 : 31 .
She had been sh@@ o@@ t and st@@ ab@@ bed .
Per@@ s@@ on@@ ne@@ l Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e
Be Mo@@ des@@ t
N@@ ever may that become so ! ”
The qu@@ est for more com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive knowledge in both physical and spiritual matters is in@@ deed o@@ pen - ended and et@@ er@@ n@@ al .
He began to en@@ cir@@ c@@ le him , to take care of him , to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard him as the pu@@ pi@@ l of his e@@ ye . ”
They will be taught what God’s will is .
They will be de@@ por@@ ted to a fore@@ ign land , and their pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons will become the spo@@ il of “ the un@@ faithful , ” or people of the nations .
So how can we today support the wi@@ do@@ ws in our mi@@ d@@ st ? ​ — Ru@@ th 4 : 13 , 16 - 22 ; Psalm 6@@ 8 : 5 .
Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ising his power , Christ ou@@ sted Satan from heaven and con@@ f@@ ined him to the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of the earth .
I really w@@ ob@@ b@@ led more than I wal@@ ked !
David rend@@ ered s@@ wi@@ ft judgment against the rich man .
Our sin@@ ful n@@ ature gives ris@@ e to these important questions : How was it possible for Jesus of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th to be born free from in@@ her@@ ited sin , and why was he baptized ?
Jesus s@@ ought first the Kingdom .
“ He@@ ar my ple@@ as when I c@@ ry to you for help , ” he once beg@@ ged Jehovah .
W@@ AT@@ C@@ H@@ F@@ U@@ L F@@ O@@ R DI@@ R@@ E@@ C@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N O@@ N W@@ H@@ E@@ R@@ E T@@ O P@@ R@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H
If they did , on that day they would die . ​ — Genesis 2 : 16 , 17 .
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : Dis@@ c@@ us@@ s with your sp@@ ouse in what spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c ways par@@ ent@@ al inter@@ fer@@ ence is ca@@ using con@@ f@@ li@@ ct in your marriage .
We develop@@ ed a close b@@ ond . ” ​ — Ka@@ re@@ n , N@@ or@@ ther@@ n I@@ rel@@ and .
J@@ A@@ M@@ E@@ S
A@@ bo@@ ve all , I felt satis@@ fied that I had de@@ f@@ ended the name of Jehovah and had been able to expla@@ in c@@ learly the reas@@ ons for my Scriptural stand . ”
For example , when Bro@@ ther E@@ d@@ w@@ in S@@ kin@@ ner arri@@ ved in In@@ dia in 19@@ 26 , there were only a h@@ and@@ ful of Witnesses in that country .
14 : 8 .
But the Law covenant , including the use of inc@@ en@@ se , ended with Christ’s death .
However , the same new@@ s@@ pa@@ per said that this was not how Jehovah’s Witnesses were d@@ ressed at their conven@@ tion .
What you have to con@@ ten@@ d with may at times leave you feel@@ ing lost , as if you were in a long tun@@ ne@@ l of problems .
Pe@@ ople “ will buil@@ d hous@@ es and live in them ” and will enjoy “ the work of their hands . ”
A man would lik@@ e@@ wise want to in@@ qui@@ re about any Christian woman he is consider@@ ing mar@@ r@@ ying .
Lo@@ ving brothers and sisters , such as A@@ qu@@ ila , P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la , and E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ro@@ ditu@@ s , are great@@ ly appreci@@ ated in any congregation .
The T@@ ra@@ p of Un@@ who@@ les@@ ome En@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment
So the des@@ tru@@ ction of the wicked in No@@ ah’s day brought God no ple@@ asure at all .
Si@@ mil@@ ar appe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces of the V@@ ir@@ g@@ in M@@ ary are said to have taken place in L@@ our@@ des , Fr@@ ance , in 18@@ 5@@ 8 , and in F@@ á@@ ti@@ ma , P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al , in 19@@ 17 .
They are ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ing the best of good news for human@@ ity .
We must gu@@ ard our spe@@ e@@ ch .
For example , Proverbs 7 : 23 descri@@ bes the fe@@ ar@@ some con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence of for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation as ‘ an ar@@ ro@@ w cle@@ a@@ ving o@@ pen the li@@ ver . ’
Paul man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted his strong con@@ vi@@ ction by the wor@@ ding he cho@@ se when writ@@ ing under inspi@@ r@@ ation to Timothy .
That is something that no other book can offer .
2 : 9 – 3 : 3 ​ — Why did the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l of di@@ r@@ ges and mo@@ an@@ ing ta@@ st@@ e s@@ we@@ et to E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el ?
With that simp@@ le st@@ at@@ ement , Jesus cap@@ tur@@ ed the ess@@ ence of true gener@@ os@@ ity .
And ask him to help you to do the right thing in that situation .
When Jesus told his disciples to keep on see@@ king first the kingdom , he as@@ sur@@ ed them : “ All these other things ” ​ — such as what to e@@ at , dr@@ ink , or put on — ​ “ will be ad@@ ded to you . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Bo@@ a@@ sting about what we have done or about our privile@@ ges in Jehovah’s service is self - de@@ fe@@ ating .
Ha@@ ving a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate fin@@ an@@ ces is better than having to live in an au@@ st@@ ere way or in po@@ ver@@ ty .
It truly takes pati@@ ence , kindness , and hum@@ ility to continue sh@@ aring the Kingdom message with our neigh@@ b@@ ors .
What is trust ?
That powerful for@@ ce can make us e@@ qu@@ al to any tri@@ al or proble@@ m we may face .
A@@ no@@ ther Bible text says that it is “ well - pleas@@ ing ” to our Lord Jesus Christ .
Paul expla@@ ins : “ The [ holy ] spirit it@@ self be@@ ars witness with our spirit [ our men@@ tal dis@@ position ] that we are God’s children .
Y@@ oung people in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar may find it reas@@ sur@@ ing to know that they can devel@@ op gen@@ u@@ ine faith in Jehovah God , no matter what their family members do .
For example , fi@@ ve - year - old W@@ il@@ ly lo@@ ves to col@@ or pi@@ c@@ tures with his gr@@ and@@ mother .
Jehovah has many loyal ones on his side
W@@ he@@ ther we can move or not , all of us can do our best to help others in our own congregation .
As we will see , the answer is of vital import@@ ance .
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , angels are spi@@ r@@ its , just as God himself is a S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t .
The word “ ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality ” in Greek liter@@ ally means “ f@@ on@@ dness for , or kindness to , str@@ ang@@ ers . ”
The Ex@@ pos@@ it@@ or@@ ’s Bible ob@@ ser@@ ves that Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah was ob@@ vi@@ ously “ a man ver@@ sed in sac@@ red lear@@ ning , rich in spiritual experience , and able to commun@@ ic@@ ate his knowledge . ”
“ The things in the heavens ” mentioned by Paul in his letter to the Eph@@ es@@ ians are to be ga@@ ther@@ ed “ in the Christ . ”
What Paul wrote was true .
If you are provi@@ ding for a family , consider what you can learn from the faith of E@@ no@@ ch .
There is no men@@ tion of our pl@@ an@@ et re@@ sting on the sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders of a gi@@ ant or on the ba@@ c@@ ks of el@@ ep@@ h@@ ants that stand on a tur@@ tle , as some po@@ pul@@ ar my@@ ths of ancient times had it .
The sister was able to give a witness and later to place with her the bro@@ ch@@ ure Jehovah’s Witnesses in the T@@ w@@ enti@@ et@@ h C@@ en@@ tury .
F@@ eli@@ pe and I sp@@ ent a lo@@ t of time with Sa@@ ú@@ l , tal@@ king to him about Jehovah , having me@@ als together , taking him to the par@@ k , and pla@@ ying g@@ ames with him .
P@@ ri@@ c@@ eless Bible M@@ an@@ us@@ crip@@ ts
He ad@@ d@@ ressed Job consider@@ ately , using Jo@@ b@@ ’s personal name .
C@@ ould Timothy ris@@ k to@@ ying with the har@@ m@@ ful ide@@ as that were in@@ fil@@ tr@@ ating the congregation ?
All of us need the strength and help that we can get from other humans .
F@@ e@@ ar of God , however , means doing what is good as well as tur@@ ning asi@@ de from what is bad .
L@@ isten in@@ ten@@ tly to me , and e@@ at what is good , and let your soul find its ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in f@@ at@@ ness it@@ self . . . . Lo@@ ok !
Many people enjoy listen@@ ing while they com@@ mu@@ te by public trans@@ por@@ tation , do la@@ un@@ d@@ ry , or eng@@ age in some other activ@@ ity that per@@ m@@ its listen@@ ing .
F@@ or@@ m@@ er U@@ .@@ S . P@@ re@@ si@@ d@@ ent B@@ ill C@@ l@@ in@@ t@@ on made that st@@ at@@ ement during a con@@ fer@@ ence in O@@ t@@ ta@@ wa , Cana@@ da , in Mar@@ ch 200@@ 6 .
A young Christian woman who was att@@ ac@@ ked by a ra@@ p@@ ist stated : “ I s@@ cre@@ am@@ ed with all my might , and he ba@@ cked off .
These two artic@@ les exam@@ ine sever@@ al prophe@@ ci@@ es found in the book of Isaiah that were ful@@ filled in Jesus Christ .
At 20 years of age , A@@ bi@@ sh@@ a@@ i ser@@ ves as a full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er and a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant in the congregation .
What are the anxi@@ e@@ ties of life that Jesus war@@ ned about ?
A@@ no@@ ther person who su@@ ffered great@@ ly was a man nam@@ ed S@@ te@@ ve .
Jesus and Paul thus ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged the right of a king or a govern@@ ment to me@@ te out p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment to those who viol@@ ated their dem@@ ands .
Today , I@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ a has si@@ x S@@ pan@@ ish - speaking congregations , one Q@@ u@@ i@@ ch@@ ua - speaking congregation , and one si@@ gn - language congregation .
Why should we not be fa@@ ul@@ t@@ fin@@ ders ?
Jo@@ y , the second as@@ pect we will consider , ex@@ emp@@ li@@ fi@@ es this res@@ ili@@ ence .
The Fa@@ i@@ th@@ less and the Go@@ od ​ — Sat@@ is@@ fied How ?
On one occasi@@ on when I went to the c@@ ate@@ ch@@ ist@@ ’s pro@@ vision st@@ ore to pur@@ cha@@ se a ro@@ s@@ ary , I saw a ju@@ j@@ u a@@ mu@@ let h@@ ang@@ ing on the sto@@ re@@ ’s do@@ or@@ po@@ st .
What does it mean for elders and parents to ‘ discipl@@ ine in righteousness ’ ?
Jehovah en@@ ab@@ les us to have our “ fe@@ et sh@@ od with the e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment of the good news of peace . ”
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , when God’s people are att@@ ac@@ ked by Go@@ g of Ma@@ go@@ g , they will ref@@ ra@@ in from taking up ar@@ ms in self - de@@ f@@ en@@ se .
I love teaching people , as I can see that holy spirit is chang@@ ing them . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess .
All of this has not been without sacrifice and ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment on my wi@@ fe@@ ’s part .
There we see that if the relati@@ ves of the nee@@ dy were able to ass@@ ist them , they were to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der that responsi@@ bility .
With my wife and children and two sons - in - law
C@@ ir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers have no@@ ted what situation in many congregations ?
( b ) What is Jehovah’s great spiritual temple , and how is worship offered there ?
• when giving or recei@@ ving we@@ d@@ ding gi@@ f@@ ts ?
Yet , we can be sure that Jehovah will re@@ ward with vi@@ ct@@ ory all faithful ones who wa@@ ge spiritual war@@ f@@ are in his name .
What valu@@ able less@@ on did Jesus teach about set@@ ting pri@@ or@@ ities ?
P@@ ri@@ ests of the Greek O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch are per@@ mit@@ ted to mar@@ ry .
Ca@@ in could have re@@ me@@ died this situation , but he became so bl@@ in@@ ded by en@@ v@@ y that he kil@@ led his brother .
O@@ ther R@@ es@@ ur@@ rec@@ tions S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then Our H@@ op@@ e
After our second ev@@ ac@@ u@@ ation , my ro@@ om@@ mate Ch@@ er@@ y@@ l and I rema@@ ined in G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a .
Why is there a need for tra@@ ining new min@@ isters ?
I had jo@@ ined John W@@ y@@ n@@ n to pioneer in C@@ in@@ der@@ for@@ d , G@@ l@@ ou@@ c@@ es@@ ter@@ shi@@ re , and af@@ ter@@ ward in Ha@@ ver@@ for@@ d@@ w@@ est and C@@ ar@@ mar@@ then , W@@ al@@ es .
If rich un@@ believers with go@@ ld r@@ ings and s@@ pl@@ en@@ did gar@@ ments came to a Christian meeting as well as po@@ or un@@ believers in fil@@ thy clo@@ thing , the we@@ al@@ thy got special tre@@ at@@ ment .
It is not known whether he ever received those boo@@ ks .
Mark high@@ ligh@@ ted the need “ to bin@@ d on san@@ d@@ als , ” the san@@ d@@ als they were already we@@ aring .
O@@ r 3 tr@@ il@@ li@@ on times 1@@ 00 bil@@ li@@ on . ” The st@@ ars are organiz@@ ed into g@@ al@@ a@@ xi@@ es , each con@@ tain@@ ing bil@@ li@@ ons or even tr@@ il@@ li@@ ons of st@@ ars , as well as many pl@@ an@@ e@@ ts .
You know , Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on is just around the cor@@ ner ! ”
Di@@ d Jehovah bl@@ ess E@@ du@@ ar@@ do@@ ’s ac@@ ts of faith ?
C@@ A@@ N you rec@@ all an occasi@@ on when you had to ask someone for direc@@ tions ?
Jehovah said about them : “ They [ are ] saying , ‘ There is peace ! There is peace ! ’ when there is no peace . ” ​ — J@@ er .
S@@ ow@@ ing with a view to the spirit invol@@ ves who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in activities that prom@@ o@@ te the f@@ low of the spirit .
T@@ w@@ o angels inform@@ ed him of where he was not to be .
Di@@ d this mean that Jehovah would not fulf@@ ill his promise or that he had rel@@ in@@ qui@@ shed his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y over the earth ?
U@@ su@@ ally , it is best to study the Bible syst@@ em@@ ati@@ c@@ ally , beg@@ in@@ ning with ba@@ si@@ c Scriptural teachings .
S@@ how from the Scriptures how the Devil can use different t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s in order to under@@ mine our faith .
Pe@@ ople from vi@@ r@@ tually every ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound have become servants of Jehovah .
There he was asked to transl@@ ate The Watchtower into I@@ tal@@ i@@ an and to dist@@ ribu@@ te it to his fellow believers ne@@ ar@@ by .
These men discus@@ sed challeng@@ es that new mission@@ aries face and provided practic@@ al counsel based on personal experience .
Is that how you view any counsel you receive from a friend ?
Th@@ ink of the blessing that we have in our mul@@ ti@@ rac@@ i@@ al bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od !
This illustr@@ ates how the loving God respon@@ ds to those in need , in d@@ anger , or in difficul@@ ty .
Mar@@ ri@@ ed cou@@ ples can listen to God .
Bet@@ ween A@@ pri@@ l 200@@ 2 and J@@ anu@@ ary 200@@ 4 , we made 18 tri@@ ps from the por@@ t of D@@ ou@@ ala , C@@ am@@ er@@ o@@ on , to B@@ angu@@ i , the cap@@ it@@ al of the C@@ en@@ tr@@ al Af@@ ri@@ can Re@@ public .
If God is for us , who will be against us ? ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M@@ AN@@ S 8 : 31 .
The Bible has helped us to draw close to Jehovah , and he has dra@@ wn close to us .
St@@ y@@ les and fa@@ shi@@ ons change with every se@@ as@@ on .
B@@ ack in Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i once more , we did not know where to go .
This means my body . ’ ”
What ro@@ le did R@@ ab@@ sh@@ ak@@ e@@ h pla@@ y , and how did the people re@@ act ?
I wonder@@ ed if she had been serving Jehovah just to ple@@ ase her family .
We have never received help like this from our ch@@ urch . ’
Do not take even the first st@@ ep toward sin .
I also pray@@ ed for help to understand the meaning of life .
She wr@@ ites : “ At Bethel we were war@@ m@@ ly wel@@ com@@ ed , and this t@@ ou@@ ched me .
After another em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y l@@ an@@ ding in C@@ u@@ ba and 36 h@@ our@@ s of ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sting tr@@ an@@ si@@ t , we arri@@ ved at the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ri@@ o de J@@ an@@ ei@@ r@@ o , B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
J@@ im C@@ ar@@ r , serving as a z@@ one serv@@ ant ( now known as a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er ) in 19@@ 38 , follow@@ ed the su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion to set up pioneer ho@@ m@@ es in c@@ ities .
of A@@ pri@@ l 8 , 199@@ 3 , pages 9 - 12 .
This work was done to spe@@ ed up the ri@@ p@@ ening of the fi@@ g@@ s .
‘ Jehovah Is F@@ or@@ giving All Your E@@ r@@ ro@@ r ’
“ The works of the flesh are man@@ i@@ f@@ est , and they are for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , lo@@ ose conduct , i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , prac@@ tice of spi@@ rit@@ ism , en@@ m@@ ities , stri@@ fe , je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , f@@ its of anger . ”
I support my family by teaching mu@@ si@@ c .
“ Th@@ un@@ ders and ligh@@ t@@ n@@ ings began occ@@ ur@@ ring , and a heav@@ y cl@@ ou@@ d upon the m@@ oun@@ tain and a very l@@ ou@@ d s@@ ound of a hor@@ n , so that all the people who were in the cam@@ p began to tre@@ m@@ ble . . . .
A wife , though , should avoid making a v@@ ow that con@@ f@@ li@@ cts with God’s Word or her du@@ ties toward her husband .
But for your relationship with Jehovah to be real , you must be con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that he is hear@@ ing prayers .
“ When the ac@@ t@@ ress respon@@ ded to a to@@ y with fear , ” says the T@@ im@@ es , “ the ba@@ bi@@ es avo@@ i@@ ded pla@@ ying with it and were more likely to appe@@ ar wor@@ ri@@ ed , f@@ ro@@ wn , sc@@ ow@@ l or c@@ ry .
Q@@ u@@ it@@ ting that jo@@ b and for@@ fe@@ iting ne@@ arly a ye@@ ar@@ ’s sal@@ ary , Tho@@ ma@@ s found other work , re@@ pa@@ i@@ ring ra@@ di@@ o@@ s and mo@@ bi@@ le ph@@ ones .
The meaning dep@@ ended on the to@@ ne of vo@@ ice used or on the person@@ ’s fac@@ i@@ al expres@@ sion .
Mu@@ ch time and effort as well as many res@@ our@@ ces are devo@@ ted to giving the dec@@ eas@@ ed a “ prop@@ er ” bu@@ ri@@ al .
• How can we person@@ ally pre@@ pare for sur@@ vi@@ val ?
I@@ t’s a har@@ m@@ ful ha@@ bi@@ t because it inc@@ reas@@ es st@@ ress and ca@@ uses a person to do a po@@ or jo@@ b . ”
S@@ ad@@ ly , some Israelites in Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s day took fri@@ end@@ ship with God for gr@@ anted .
W@@ ould you have been moved to support this great work ?
So@@ on , Jehovah will move the worl@@ d’s pol@@ itical el@@ ements to un@@ ite in efforts to ex@@ pose and de@@ va@@ st@@ ate the spiritual har@@ lo@@ t Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at .
On@@ ce when we were low on food , a neigh@@ b@@ or kin@@ dly brought us some ho@@ me@@ made cur@@ ry .
Some P@@ ref@@ er to Ha@@ ve Their “ E@@ ars T@@ ic@@ k@@ led ”
To those who use their privilege of service to his praise and to the benefit of others , Jehovah promises : “ Those hon@@ or@@ ing me I shall honor . ”
The uni@@ que name Jehovah , which means “ He Ca@@ uses to Be@@ come , ” reve@@ als that he ca@@ uses himself to become the F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ er of promises .
• Why do dedic@@ ated servants of Jehovah have a responsi@@ bility to preach ?
But no@@ te the following three ke@@ y poin@@ ts about such God - or@@ da@@ ined war@@ f@@ are .
He can f@@ ill a home with mo@@ der@@ n app@@ li@@ an@@ ces , but he cannot st@@ em the ti@@ de of bro@@ ken famili@@ es .
Se@@ e@@ ing things from that van@@ ta@@ ge point may have helped you to deter@@ mine the best r@@ ou@@ te to take .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers ut@@ tered at our meetings refle@@ ct the feelings of all in attend@@ ance .
L@@ et@@ ’s read ver@@ ses 22 , 23 , and 28 .
And individuals not baptized would , at le@@ ast to a de@@ gre@@ e , remain out@@ side the control of the ch@@ urch .
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately , he al@@ er@@ ted the brothers in the Eng@@ l@@ ish - speaking congregation in T@@ ur@@ ku .
As Noah loo@@ ked at the fac@@ es of his bel@@ o@@ ved family ​ — his faithful wife and his three st@@ al@@ war@@ t sons along with their wi@@ ves — ​ his heart no doubt s@@ wel@@ led with gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de .
L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing to the world news , you have pro@@ ba@@ bly no@@ tic@@ ed that bad things are some@@ times done in the name of religion .
Many of Jehovah’s Witnesses make ex@@ tr@@ a contribu@@ tions so that their brothers in stri@@ ck@@ en are@@ as can be helped .
“ I now real@@ ize that there are times when ra@@ ising an is@@ sue is not appro@@ pri@@ ate , ” ob@@ served a sister who has been married for ten years .
B@@ ack in the time of the Ju@@ d@@ ges in Israel , for example , M@@ ano@@ ah and his ba@@ r@@ re@@ n wife ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly desi@@ red a child .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 10@@ 6 , 1@@ 32
“ They were given divine war@@ ning in a dre@@ am not to return to H@@ er@@ od . ”
In what ‘ good works ’ are Jehovah’s Witnesses ac@@ tive ?
Bro@@ ther Ger@@ ri@@ t L@@ ö@@ s@@ ch , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses , r@@ oun@@ ded out the spiritual pro@@ gra@@ m by speaking on the sub@@ ject “ On and Un@@ der Jehovah’s W@@ ings . ”
But this would show a l@@ ack of faith in Jehovah , who had made him king .
The cap@@ tain of my un@@ it wanted to t@@ est my hon@@ es@@ ty .
S@@ ur@@ ely , if our actions are to be in har@@ mony with Jesus ’ example , we must avoid the tend@@ enc@@ y of always loo@@ king for and high@@ ligh@@ ting the f@@ la@@ ws in others .
We should therefore not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to p@@ our out our hearts to him in prayer concer@@ ning our personal g@@ ri@@ ef .
We might ask : ‘ Will there ever be a time when ever@@ yone living will enjoy good health ? ’
E@@ igh@@ ty - ei@@ ght - year - old E@@ s@@ ther com@@ ments on what has su@@ sta@@ ined her : “ After 4@@ 6 years of compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship , the most difficult tri@@ al has been l@@ on@@ el@@ iness .
In these two artic@@ les , we will discus@@ s the examples of four k@@ ings of Juda@@ h and the mis@@ takes they made , some of which were very serious .
With the fore@@ going in mind , look again at how you h@@ and@@ le disa@@ gre@@ ements with your mate .
S@@ isters Mar@@ ina S@@ y@@ d@@ li@@ k , E@@ di@@ th Su@@ it@@ er , M@@ el@@ ita J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z , M@@ el@@ ba Bar@@ ry , and S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y Bar@@ ber told how they learned the truth and en@@ tered the full - time service .
So I became a Com@@ mun@@ ist and ev@@ en@@ tually married a member of the group .
How appro@@ pri@@ ate that we tra@@ in ourselves to consider the feelings of others a@@ head of our own !
It enjo@@ ys physical di@@ vers@@ ity , rich ve@@ get@@ ation , and inter@@ es@@ ting ani@@ ma@@ l life .
What has helped these ze@@ al@@ ous brothers and sisters to car@@ ry out their ministry in a fore@@ ign country ?
how the b@@ ra@@ in works ?
I had no desire to stay in the mil@@ it@@ ary service , so after fin@@ ish@@ ing my service time of two years , I was hon@@ or@@ ab@@ ly dis@@ char@@ ged in 195@@ 6 .
A@@ n ang@@ el@@ ’s re@@ pet@@ iti@@ on of the message within ear@@ sh@@ o@@ t of S@@ ar@@ ah ca@@ used her to “ la@@ u@@ gh in@@ side her@@ self . ”
C@@ r@@ itical m@@ om@@ ents in the cont@@ est were at the star@@ t of the r@@ ace , when ch@@ ari@@ o@@ te@@ ers had to stay in l@@ ane , and a@@ bo@@ ve all at each turn around the post@@ s at ei@@ ther end of the tr@@ ack .
W@@ ell , during the last service year , over 6@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 Witnesses of Jehovah pres@@ sed on in the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative har@@ v@@ est work among the worl@@ d’s 6@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 people , many of whom are “ s@@ kin@@ ned and thro@@ wn about like sheep without a shepher@@ d . ”
Those present “ were com@@ for@@ ted bey@@ ond me@@ asure . ”
Des@@ pite viol@@ ent op@@ position from her family , she continued to make spiritual prog@@ ress and was baptized in 199@@ 5 .
; M@@ or@@ al@@ es , J .
But our doing this will be possible only if we prove true to our name now and stri@@ ve to remain holy .
After serving in An@@ or , near B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m , I was assign@@ ed to Par@@ is , along with another pioneer , I@@ r@@ è@@ ne Kol@@ ans@@ ki ( now L@@ er@@ o@@ y ) .
A F@@ ar - Re@@ aching I@@ mp@@ act
H@@ ere Peter is speaking of persecu@@ tion , but his words apply e@@ qu@@ ally well to any suffering a beli@@ ever may end@@ ure .
It bri@@ d@@ led their lu@@ st@@ ful pas@@ sions and their fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res .
F@@ ur@@ ther pro@@ of of his ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment was evid@@ ent when he later per@@ form@@ ed a mirac@@ le by di@@ vi@@ ding the w@@ at@@ ers of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver .
How does what H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah pro@@ claim@@ ed af@@ fect us today ?
What blessings result from faith@@ ful@@ ness ?
The work was hard .
She was di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with can@@ c@@ er and had to have her sal@@ i@@ v@@ ary and l@@ y@@ mp@@ h@@ ati@@ c gl@@ ands sur@@ gi@@ c@@ ally re@@ moved .
“ A covenant I have conclu@@ ded with my eyes , ” he said .
In less than 20 years , the number of Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers in Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ a has gro@@ wn from fe@@ wer than 1@@ 00 to some 1@@ 6@@ ,000 .
But T@@ on@@ y deci@@ ded to har@@ mon@@ ize his life with Jehovah’s ways and made it his go@@ al to qu@@ ali@@ fy for baptism .
She was end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to be hon@@ est in all things , since the Witnesses place great emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on hon@@ es@@ ty and other Christian qualities .
Jesus ’ sacrifice is Jehovah’s gift to you .
So , what is really needed ? ”
The Kingdom message may be more appe@@ al@@ ing to a de@@ a@@ f person when it is pres@@ ented in si@@ gn language
That inclu@@ des each one of us !
In the second , he may have his most re@@ war@@ ding experi@@ ences .
However , in chap@@ ter 12 , Paul uses a@@ ·@@ ga@@ ʹ@@ pe in a different way ​ — in speaking about love sh@@ own to fellow humans .
( See the bo@@ x “ See W@@ he@@ ther These Th@@ ings W@@ ere So . ” )
What may ha@@ p@@ pen if a person makes an un@@ wise decision when cho@@ o@@ sing a marriage mate ?
How do you feel now about the Bible book of L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us ?
“ Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ l@@ l be nee@@ ding it for prote@@ ction . ”
What gave him the b@@ ol@@ dness to continue ?
How was that expres@@ sion received ?
Yes , study means work , but it is work that is enjo@@ y@@ able and re@@ war@@ ding .
Jehovah’s al@@ ta@@ r was co@@ vered with the te@@ ars of a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned wi@@ ves , and God con@@ dem@@ ned those who thus “ deal@@ t tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ously ” with their mat@@ es . ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 2 : 13 - 16 .
Paul continued : “ When Christ came as a high pri@@ est . . . , he en@@ tered , no , not with the blood of go@@ ats and of young bul@@ ls , but with his own blood , once for all time into the holy place and ob@@ ta@@ ined an everlasting deli@@ ver@@ ance for us .
How does Jehovah bl@@ ess those who cultiv@@ ate faith ?
The psalmist op@@ ens with the words : “ O Jehovah , you yourself have proved to be a real d@@ wel@@ ling for us during gener@@ ation after gener@@ ation .
4@@ 3 : 10 ; 1 Ti@@ m .
Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er and Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h / ​ The D@@ or@@ é Bible I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ations / ​ D@@ over P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations
What about the problems we now face ?
Instead , he always discipl@@ ines his people “ to the prop@@ er de@@ gre@@ e . ”
Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God is the only righ@@ t@@ ful R@@ ul@@ er , but he wants people to cho@@ ose his rul@@ er@@ ship because they love him .
The Greek word transl@@ ated “ less@@ er one ” means someone who is mo@@ des@@ t , hum@@ ble , low@@ ly , in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant , or of little es@@ te@@ em and influ@@ ence .
3 : 29 ; Jo@@ el 2 : 32 .
Such a world is not a fi@@ g@@ ment of the i@@ mag@@ in@@ ation .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T | W@@ H@@ Y D@@ O B@@ A@@ D TH@@ IN@@ G@@ S H@@ A@@ P@@ P@@ E@@ N T@@ O G@@ O@@ O@@ D P@@ E@@ O@@ P@@ L@@ E ?
I felt bad af@@ ter@@ ward , thinking that I was a fa@@ il@@ ure .
Because of the resurrection hope , we as God’s servants can always be sure that we are sa@@ fe .
How does faith help us to cop@@ e with ill@@ ness and to comfort a@@ il@@ ing fellow believers ?
Thus , when Bo@@ a@@ z , a fore@@ father of Jesus , saw a nee@@ dy fore@@ ign woman g@@ le@@ an@@ ing , he was ac@@ ting in har@@ mony with what he had learned from God when he made sure that his har@@ v@@ es@@ ters left pl@@ ent@@ y of gra@@ in for her to col@@ le@@ ct . ​ — Ru@@ th 2 : 1 , 10 , 16 .
Some Witnesses were told that they would never be rel@@ eas@@ ed un@@ less they r@@ en@@ oun@@ ced their religious beli@@ ef@@ s .
The F@@ ul@@ l Su@@ it of Ar@@ m@@ or
I@@ magine yourself in the following situation .
Sh@@ ould you feel that the sacrific@@ es you made were un@@ necess@@ ary or ill - tim@@ ed ?
If you have ‘ a cu@@ ri@@ ous mind and an end@@ less ap@@ pet@@ ite for lear@@ ning , ’ think of what you could accom@@ pl@@ ish in the fi@@ el@@ ds of ar@@ t , mu@@ si@@ c , ar@@ ch@@ it@@ e@@ c@@ ture , gar@@ d@@ ening , or wh@@ atever wor@@ thy pur@@ su@@ its interest you .
I man@@ ag@@ ed to clear the st@@ re@@ am in one b@@ ound , only to land on the f@@ ence , cu@@ t@@ ting my@@ self !
The psalmist re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly c@@ alls himself God’s serv@@ ant .
If you had died y@@ es@@ ter@@ day , what would people be saying about you today ?
• Why should we avoid pre@@ judg@@ ing those to whom we preach ?
Those who do not know or do not care about Bible principles may op@@ t for such ex@@ tra@@ va@@ g@@ ance , but how different it is among true Christians !
A self - cen@@ tered attitude can lead to one@@ ’s being self - righteous , which , in turn , can cause a person to become n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w - min@@ ded , pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous .
Jehovah ans@@ wers : “ S@@ el@@ f - ex@@ al@@ tation and pri@@ de . . . I have h@@ ated . ”
In fact , God still bless@@ ed Solomon , using him to com@@ pose the Bible book S@@ ong of Solomon .
How could I refu@@ se such a privilege ?
A few min@@ ut@@ es before lea@@ ving to pi@@ ck him up for the meeting , however , you real@@ ize that there is not en@@ ough fu@@ el in your ve@@ hi@@ c@@ le to make the tri@@ p .
However , these are not to live in an earthly par@@ adise .
I loved the war@@ m@@ hear@@ ted people of that s@@ cen@@ ic re@@ gi@@ on .
But what spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally can you do to ple@@ ase God ?
N@@ um@@ er@@ ous fac@@ t@@ ors influ@@ ence the answer .
( a ) When Jesus was on earth , what did a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake re@@ present ?
They look back f@@ on@@ dly on a time when they had far fe@@ wer responsi@@ bil@@ ities , a time when they had a lo@@ t of fu@@ n and a whole li@@ fe@@ time of opportun@@ ities la@@ y a@@ head of them .
Abraham me@@ t some of Jehovah’s Witnesses and started to atten@@ d their meetings .
God lo@@ v@@ ingly dis@@ pat@@ ched an ang@@ el to encoura@@ ge him .
In ad@@ dition , they ought to encoura@@ ge their children to make service to Jehovah a care@@ er . ​ — 1 / 15 , page 16 .
Paul was par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly t@@ ou@@ ched by the actions of a matu@@ re friend who regul@@ arly took the in@@ iti@@ ative to ask him how he was cop@@ ing emo@@ tion@@ ally .
A true friend can help direc@@ t your thoughts toward good things .
( b ) How was Jesus ’ par@@ able ful@@ filled after 1914 , and with what result ?
Si@@ gn@@ s on the pul@@ per@@ í@@ as , or cor@@ ner sto@@ res , ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ised one co@@ la or another .
For example , four pione@@ ers in Ger@@ many deci@@ ded to work bu@@ sin@@ ess ter@@ rit@@ ory that had been ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted .
In this reg@@ ard , the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation is pla@@ ying a ma@@ j@@ or ro@@ le .
G@@ lo@@ ba@@ l mil@@ it@@ ary sp@@ en@@ ding is now about a tr@@ il@@ li@@ on do@@ l@@ l@@ ars each year .
S@@ ome@@ times when we me@@ et people who feel that they are too bus@@ y to listen , it is best to ac@@ knowledge the situation and leave .
With John in 198@@ 4
( L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 1 : 1 – 7 : 38 )
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , Ar@@ no@@ ld L@@ ort@@ on , one of the work@@ ers , started saying something about “ w@@ ars and r@@ um@@ ors of w@@ ars , ” “ the end of this world , ” and using other expres@@ sions to@@ t@@ ally un@@ famili@@ ar to me .
Consider the example of a man nam@@ ed J@@ im .
As a young person , you may be wit@@ ness@@ ing about Jehovah at school and from house to house with your parents .
C@@ ould you make ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments that would en@@ able you to move to a ter@@ rit@@ ory in your own land or in a fore@@ ign country where the need for Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers is greater ?
Does this mean that happiness is out of re@@ ach for Christ’s followers who live in religi@@ ously di@@ vi@@ ded hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds ?
Fir@@ st , he com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned his 12 apostles and “ sent them for@@ th to preach the kingdom of God . ”
He is “ s@@ low to anger . ”
“ If our wants are in@@ s@@ ati@@ able , there is simply no such thing as en@@ ough . ” ​ — A Wor@@ l@@ d@@ w@@ atch In@@ s@@ titu@@ te repor@@ t .
“ Un@@ less Jehovah himself buil@@ ds the house , it is to no a@@ va@@ il that its buil@@ ders have wor@@ ked hard on it . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 27 : 1 .
What is imp@@ lied by ‘ concer@@ ning on@@ es@@ el@@ f ’ with Jehovah’s Word ?
It is a fin@@ an@@ cial sacrifice for the brother but a great help to the local publi@@ sh@@ ers of little means .
The spirit of Jehovah was respon@@ sible for this pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ement : “ There will be shi@@ ps from the co@@ ast of K@@ it@@ ti@@ m , and they will certainly a@@ ff@@ li@@ ct As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a . ”
M@@ an@@ kind is di@@ vi@@ ded on this question .
How have some expres@@ sed themselves about our Kingdom H@@ alls and those who atten@@ d meetings there ?
In Bible times , ore was put in a fur@@ n@@ ace with a la@@ y@@ er of co@@ als plac@@ ed on to@@ p as well as under@@ ne@@ ath . In@@ c@@ reas@@ ed he@@ at on to@@ p helped to m@@ el@@ t the me@@ tal and se@@ par@@ ate it from imp@@ ur@@ ities .
He will destro@@ y wicked people and end all suffering .
Mo@@ re@@ over , even those who ac@@ hi@@ eve material succ@@ ess are often dis@@ il@@ lu@@ si@@ oned .
Thus , in its is@@ su@@ es of Ju@@ ne 1 and 15 , 19@@ 38 , The Watchtower exam@@ ined how the Christian organization should op@@ er@@ ate .
In the S@@ ong of Solomon , the king said ad@@ mi@@ r@@ ingly of a certain vi@@ r@@ g@@ in that she was more beau@@ ti@@ ful than 60 qu@@ e@@ ens and 8@@ 0 con@@ cu@@ bin@@ es .
P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h , himself a fir@@ st@@ born , was not kil@@ led .
Moses turned his back on all the ri@@ ches of Egy@@ pt and “ continued ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast as see@@ ing the One who is inv@@ isi@@ ble . ”
Jesus was not bl@@ ind to the h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y of those who were tr@@ ying to ent@@ ra@@ p him .
There were few brothers , and they were of little means .
And no pu@@ shing !
Un@@ til the Kingdom is in full control of man@@ kin@@ d’s af@@ fai@@ r@@ s , on what should we foc@@ us our attention ?
“ I ca@@ used my family great pain , ” he ad@@ m@@ its .
The Gre@@ ater David ​ — Jesus , the Son of David — ​ follow@@ ed a similar pat@@ ter@@ n .
( b ) How did the ser@@ p@@ ent@@ ’s se@@ ed continue to expres@@ s ani@@ mo@@ s@@ ity toward the se@@ ed of the woman ?
J@@ U@@ A@@ N kept his valu@@ ab@@ les at home .
In@@ ner C@@ our@@ ty@@ ard
V@@ alu@@ able su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions for parents on prote@@ cting the family from im@@ moral influ@@ ences are found in the book The Se@@ cre@@ t of F@@ am@@ ily H@@ app@@ iness , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The responsi@@ bility to help others is certainly not li@@ mit@@ ed to times when the congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s peace and un@@ ity are th@@ reat@@ ened .
Then he le@@ ts it f@@ ly !
P@@ ut@@ ting their trust in the temple , vie@@ wing it as some kind of prote@@ ctive char@@ m , did not sa@@ ve the Jews .
David did not view his res@@ cu@@ e by Jehovah as something that could ha@@ p@@ pen only to him .
If asked about obedi@@ ence to God , these lead@@ ers of Jewish soci@@ ety ought to respon@@ d un@@ an@@ im@@ ously : “ O@@ be@@ y God . ”
If you are not now a pioneer , what ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments may help you to jo@@ in the pioneer ran@@ ks ?
Such a uni@@ on would prove un@@ com@@ for@@ table for both par@@ ties , the cou@@ ple disa@@ gre@@ e@@ ing on fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al is@@ su@@ es .
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ate in@@ deed is the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ vice : “ M@@ ore than all el@@ se that is to be gu@@ ar@@ ded , sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard your heart , for out of it are the s@@ our@@ ces of life . ”
In Bu@@ sin@@ ess Mat@@ ters
28 : 23 - 29 .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , the answer will prof@@ oun@@ dly af@@ fect how we see ourselves and our future .
The tri@@ al proved to be a f@@ ar@@ ce .
It is human n@@ ature to bl@@ ame someone or something el@@ se for our er@@ r@@ ors .
Yet , Jehovah had not fin@@ i@@ shed using his spirit for cre@@ ative pur@@ pos@@ es .
How can you in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce Matthew 5 : 3 in a con@@ vers@@ ation ?
Let us “ do [ our ] ut@@ most to be found fin@@ ally by [ God ] spo@@ t@@ less and un@@ ble@@ mi@@ shed and in peace . ” ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 14 .
She was asked to consider care@@ fully whether she would be willing to accept the ten - mon@@ th ab@@ s@@ ence of her husband .
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying the Psal@@ ms can en@@ rich your prayers and help you to wa@@ it for God to answer them .
When we are cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed or cor@@ rec@@ ted by a su@@ per@@ vis@@ or or an emp@@ loy@@ er , it is wise to remain cal@@ m .
There the pri@@ est challeng@@ ed us .
Tru@@ ly , the many examples of tim@@ ing man@@ i@@ f@@ est in cre@@ ation demonstr@@ ate the power and wisdom of the God of “ times and se@@ as@@ ons . ”
Par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 8 : One of the events mentioned in these ver@@ ses is the ‘ ga@@ ther@@ ing of the cho@@ s@@ en ones . ’
The lead@@ ers are per@@ ver@@ ting justice , and the prophe@@ ts are ut@@ ter@@ ing lies .
Pe@@ ople li@@ e to es@@ cap@@ e p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment , to prof@@ it in some way , or to gain the praise of others .
If you have decisions to make about marriage or emp@@ loy@@ ment or about ex@@ pan@@ ding your ministry , feel free to bring these to God , as@@ king for his guid@@ ance .
Jehovah’s Witnesses are e@@ ag@@ er to share the knowledge needed to sur@@ vi@@ ve this imp@@ en@@ ding world - sh@@ ak@@ ing ev@@ ent with as many people as possible .
She says , “ My father taught me how to make a bu@@ d@@ get , and he showed me how important it is to be organiz@@ ed in man@@ ag@@ ing family fun@@ ds . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , she is spiritually rich , something that money cannot bu@@ y .
This moral n@@ ature , in@@ her@@ ited from the first man , Adam , works as a “ law , ” or a rule of conduct , in people of all rac@@ es and n@@ ati@@ on@@ alities .
When Jesus told the apostles that they would temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily a@@ ban@@ d@@ on him , Peter put the others down and el@@ ev@@ ated himself by claim@@ ing that he al@@ one would prove to be faithful .
They will be deli@@ vered from this world , which is ra@@ pi@@ dly going from bad to wor@@ se .
Their dead bo@@ dies were left ex@@ posed on a m@@ oun@@ tain .
Although he had to fe@@ ign in@@ san@@ ity to get away , David knew that it was really Jehovah who had deli@@ vered him by blessing his efforts .
R@@ es@@ cu@@ e on R@@ o@@ bin@@ son C@@ r@@ us@@ o@@ e Is@@ land
M@@ em@@ bers of the K@@ r@@ ake C@@ ongreg@@ ation in B@@ en@@ in end@@ ur@@ ed much ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le in the past because the form@@ er Kingdom H@@ all was pri@@ m@@ iti@@ ve com@@ pared with some ch@@ ur@@ ches .
As we exam@@ ine these four ways , try to find are@@ as where you would like to imp@@ ro@@ ve .
A Christian el@@ der who happened to be present asked her : “ Ha@@ ve you ever thought about how your children would feel if you died ? ”
And she felt under pres@@ sure to be@@ have in the same way .
T@@ ak@@ ing the text liter@@ ally , the read@@ er se@@ es Jehovah , the G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or , in fr@@ on@@ t of him but he@@ ars His vo@@ ice from be@@ h@@ ind .
Why , then , do other young ones leave ?
The S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es den@@ i@@ ed the resurrection ; the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es accepted it .
B@@ E@@ F@@ O@@ R@@ E we can accept and put faith in the things Jesus taught , we need to know something about him .
And boo@@ ks , ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine artic@@ les , and In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t s@@ ites offer parents a con@@ st@@ ant st@@ re@@ am of some@@ times con@@ f@@ lic@@ ting ad@@ vice .
We need similar courage in these last days .
Di@@ d God care about what was happ@@ ening ?
This has been so ever since humans first wal@@ ked the earth .
If we let God’s ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces gu@@ i@@ de our st@@ ep@@ s each day , Jehovah will re@@ ward us with the ul@@ tim@@ ate blessing of everlasting life . ​ — John 17 : 3 .
But with Christian educ@@ ation , things chang@@ ed .
Your fellow Christians are truly inter@@ ested in your se@@ cur@@ ity
I@@ l@@ l@@ ness and emo@@ tional st@@ ress are ma@@ j@@ or s@@ our@@ ces of anxi@@ ety for many .
For some , more time may be requi@@ red to accom@@ pl@@ ish the go@@ al .
Jehovah always consi@@ ders how each of us might best be used in his service .
And the apostle Joh@@ n@@ ’s refer@@ ence to “ the con@@ cu@@ p@@ is@@ c@@ ence of the flesh ” ( D@@ ou@@ a@@ y V@@ er@@ sion ) re@@ a@@ ds , “ the desire of the flesh . ”
12 : 23 .
U@@ p@@ on being resur@@ rec@@ ted , they will ev@@ en@@ tually re@@ ach per@@ fe@@ ction and be “ set free from en@@ sla@@ v@@ ement to cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion ” through the pri@@ es@@ tly ser@@ vi@@ ces of Christ Jesus and his 14@@ 4@@ ,000 under@@ pri@@ ests .
Instead of stud@@ ying with individuals , they esta@@ bli@@ shed “ cl@@ as@@ ses , ” or congregations .
Mo@@ re@@ over , when she asked questions , she ob@@ served that she was not get@@ ting different op@@ in@@ i@@ ons from different Witnesses .
Th@@ r@@ ough the pages of the Bible , our heavenly Father ‘ teach@@ es us to benefit ourselves , ’ and he str@@ ong@@ ly ca@@ u@@ tions us against the a@@ bu@@ se of strong dr@@ ink .
Our a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of this un@@ den@@ i@@ able truth will prom@@ pt us to be hum@@ ble , to recogn@@ ize our li@@ mit@@ ations , and to ad@@ just our view of the matter .
The account continu@@ es : “ In rep@@ ly Jesus said : ‘ The ten were cle@@ ans@@ ed , were they not ?
The building was con@@ stru@@ cted of w@@ o@@ od , bam@@ bo@@ o , and p@@ al@@ m lea@@ ves .
Isaiah was evid@@ ently famili@@ ar with these writ@@ ings .
But why was L@@ ef@@ è@@ v@@ re so e@@ ag@@ er to help the comm@@ on people to get back to what the Bible teach@@ es ?
He s@@ pon@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ously turned to his father and asked , “ D@@ ad@@ dy , D@@ ad@@ dy , why don@@ ’t you go out and preach ? ”
“ A slave of the Lord does not need to fi@@ ght , but needs to be g@@ ent@@ le toward all , . . . keep@@ ing himself rest@@ ra@@ ined under evil . ” ​ — 2 T@@ I@@ M@@ O@@ TH@@ Y 2 : 24 .
How should we re@@ act to Jehovah’s discipl@@ ine ?
T@@ ell Su@@ ka@@ s
Jesus ’ words show that he under@@ sto@@ od a ba@@ si@@ c human tra@@ it ​ — the desire to share matters of interest and import@@ ance with relati@@ ves . ​ — Mark 5 : 19 .
Bu@@ il@@ t on this s@@ ite today is N@@ ic@@ o@@ sia , the mo@@ der@@ n - day cap@@ it@@ al .
( b ) To what two heavenly ar@@ mi@@ es do the L@@ ev@@ ites evid@@ ently ref@@ er ?
He continu@@ es :
Do they really believe what they are lear@@ ning ?
Because it is simply not prop@@ er to devel@@ op a r@@ om@@ an@@ tic att@@ ach@@ ment for just anyone who comes along .
• What do we need to do to receive God’s holy spirit ?
He does not see the d@@ anger of it all until “ an ar@@ ro@@ w cle@@ a@@ ves o@@ pen his li@@ ver , ” that is , until he recei@@ ves a w@@ ound that can cause his death .
Jehovah then reas@@ oned regarding such un@@ accep@@ table sacrific@@ es : “ B@@ ring it near , ple@@ ase , to your gover@@ nor . Will he find ple@@ asure in you , or will he receive you kin@@ dly ? ”
A Re@@ war@@ ding Li@@ fe of Ser@@ vice to God 10
W@@ as it to e@@ qui@@ p him as “ an apostle to the nations ” ?
Then I feel that I can car@@ ry on . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 5 : 18 .
These jo@@ y@@ fully serve in a spiritual sense as “ f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers ” and “ v@@ in@@ e@@ d@@ res@@ s@@ ers ” for the anointed “ min@@ isters of our God . ”
This makes us work har@@ der to res@@ ol@@ ve problems by discus@@ sing them together . ”
The prophet Jeremiah fore@@ told the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem that occ@@ ur@@ red in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
Pro@@ per Mo@@ tive
A few we@@ ek@@ s later , I had them in my hands .
When L@@ loy@@ d and I re@@ turned to Bethel in Au@@ gu@@ st , we jo@@ ined them at one of these lo@@ c@@ ations .
At times , he needed wise counsel .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E S@@ A@@ Y@@ S : “ Let the one who ste@@ als ste@@ al no more ; rather , let him do hard work , doing good work with his hands , so that he may have something to share with someone in need . ”
Joseph son of Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has
He then gro@@ w@@ led to the gu@@ ar@@ ds : “ He wants to k@@ ill himself .
What , though , does this stru@@ gg@@ le mean for us today ?
Consider also the case of Timothy , a young Christian to whom Jehovah ev@@ en@@ tually gave much work and many privile@@ ges .
The encourag@@ ement and support of the elders can help you to end@@ ure .
“ I learned to pray for anyone who h@@ ur@@ t me , ” said the sister just mentioned . “ It always helps . ”
The S@@ y@@ m@@ bo@@ lic O@@ live T@@ ree
However , C@@ ar@@ l@@ o Bu@@ z@@ z@@ et@@ t@@ i , teach@@ er at the P@@ on@@ ti@@ fic@@ al Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity S@@ al@@ es@@ i@@ anu@@ m , R@@ ome , no@@ tes that pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ing the V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate “ au@@ th@@ enti@@ c ” “ fav@@ ored the ide@@ a that , in prac@@ tice , it was to be the only leg@@ iti@@ mate form of the Bible . ”
The water is tre@@ ated with ch@@ l@@ or@@ ine before being pu@@ mp@@ ed to the many water stan@@ ds in each cam@@ p .
With the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord of the uni@@ verse on his side , why should David give in to fear of a m@@ ere man , however large and well - ar@@ m@@ ed he might be ?
“ S@@ ome@@ thing That Sh@@ ould B@@ ring Jo@@ y to E@@ ver@@ yone ”
E@@ ver@@ yone was tal@@ king and la@@ ugh@@ ing in exc@@ it@@ ement as we d@@ ro@@ ve on ste@@ ep di@@ r@@ t ro@@ a@@ ds and came to a v@@ al@@ le@@ y with many large tre@@ es .
He has no in@@ ten@@ tion of u@@ sur@@ p@@ ing Jehovah’s place . He hum@@ bly “ hands over the kingdom to his God and Father . ”
Adam and E@@ ve fac@@ ed a decision ​ — should they accept God’s standards of good and bad or should they follow their own ?
It is reason for rejo@@ ic@@ ing .
over@@ coming ba@@ r@@ ri@@ ers to ex@@ ten@@ ding ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality ?
“ The R@@ o@@ ck [ Jehovah ] , perfect is his activ@@ ity , for all his ways are justice . . . .
Instead , many taught that each individu@@ al must deci@@ de for himself what is right and what is wrong .
However , for some time before that , Peter had known that as a disci@@ ple of Jesus , he would have to talk to others about his faith in Jesus .
I had just started my second year at school .
S@@ ome@@ times we could not s@@ end or receive ma@@ il for we@@ ek@@ s .
How does Jehovah commun@@ ic@@ ate with his servants ?
We find refu@@ ge today in the spiritual se@@ cur@@ ity enjo@@ yed by God’s people as a whole .
He had ur@@ ged the people “ to sear@@ ch for Jehovah . ”
T@@ ri@@ sha , a regul@@ ar pioneer , found this to be true when her parents got div@@ or@@ ced .
Ju@@ dge G@@ ide@@ on served Jehovah during a tur@@ bul@@ ent peri@@ od of Israel@@ ’s hist@@ ory after the nation en@@ tered the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
I@@ magine wak@@ ing up every mor@@ ning without having to wor@@ ry about dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ation , op@@ pres@@ sion , or e@@ con@@ om@@ ic un@@ certain@@ ty .
Can you really benefit from the very well - known st@@ at@@ ement :
A we@@ ek of b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed en@@ su@@ ed .
In the pro@@ c@@ ess , they re@@ move la@@ y@@ ers of buil@@ t - up g@@ ri@@ me and re@@ verse pre@@ vi@@ ous c@@ ru@@ de rest@@ or@@ ation at@@ temp@@ ts .
Some Christians who have com@@ mit@@ ted a serious sin have even felt that they are bey@@ ond God’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
The true prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah challeng@@ ed the prophe@@ ts of Ba@@ al to pray to their go@@ d , after which Eli@@ j@@ ah would pray to his .
Because God’s spirit has the power to trans@@ form a person@@ ’s mind , so that it beg@@ ins to res@@ em@@ ble the mind of Christ .
Per@@ haps it was after this second den@@ i@@ al that Peter heard a co@@ ck cro@@ wing , but he was too di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted to be remin@@ ded of the prophecy Jesus had ut@@ tered just h@@ our@@ s ear@@ li@@ er .
Although he exc@@ el@@ led at lear@@ ning , he had to leave school at the age of n@@ ine because of the ex@@ tre@@ me po@@ ver@@ ty of his parents .
Such efforts have been re@@ war@@ ding in@@ deed .
I W@@ A@@ S born in I@@ lo@@ co@@ s N@@ or@@ te , Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines , on De@@ c@@ ember 10 , 19@@ 6@@ 8 , the se@@ ven@@ th of ten children .
A succ@@ ess@@ ful marriage is not st@@ ati@@ c but gro@@ ws ri@@ ch@@ er and str@@ ong@@ er with time .
He wrote : “ As new@@ born inf@@ ants , form a long@@ ing for the un@@ ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ated mil@@ k bel@@ ong@@ ing to the word , that through it you may gro@@ w to sal@@ vation . ”
Yet , what Jesus requi@@ res of his followers f@@ its their needs and a@@ bil@@ ities .
Some stud@@ ents listen atten@@ tiv@@ ely to the Bible st@@ ori@@ es , and num@@ er@@ ous Bible stu@@ dies have been started in this way .
3 They O@@ ffered Th@@ em@@ selves W@@ ill@@ ingly ​ — In the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines
U@@ sing what seem@@ ed to be a p@@ ho@@ ne number , A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ r@@ a fa@@ iled in her efforts to tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne the ban@@ k .
They were once perfect , with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of et@@ er@@ n@@ al life before them .
What did God’s loyal ones in the nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom do when Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am set up cal@@ f worship in Israel ?
After consider@@ ing the fore@@ going poin@@ ts , what do you think ?
The members of spiritual Israel were spe@@ cially sel@@ e@@ cted to be “ a kingdom and pri@@ ests . . . , and they are to rule as k@@ ings over the earth . ”
Although giving in might bring m@@ om@@ ent@@ ary reli@@ ef , it teach@@ es your te@@ en@@ ag@@ er that ar@@ gu@@ ing is a way to get what he wants .
He wrote : “ I in@@ tend@@ ed to vis@@ it the se@@ cre@@ t and se@@ c@@ lu@@ ded spo@@ ts am@@ ong@@ st the ru@@ g@@ ged h@@ ill@@ s and m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , and to talk to the people , after my man@@ ner , of Christ . ”
said some . Jesus , however , saw Mar@@ y’s g@@ es@@ ture in a very different light .
Although concer@@ ned at first that Bethel may not be su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ ently child fri@@ end@@ ly , the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation gr@@ anted the wish when her father did not dis@@ pu@@ te the cho@@ ice .
K@@ EN@@ N@@ E@@ W@@ I@@ C@@ K , W@@ A ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , To@@ yo@@ ta C@@ en@@ ter , 7@@ 1@@ 00 W .
We do not have prophe@@ ts like Moses in our mi@@ d@@ st today , but congregations of Jehovah’s people do inclu@@ de older ones who because of their experience and spiritu@@ ality re@@ present a real s@@ ource of strength and encourag@@ ement .
Those works at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted the crow@@ ds , but Jesus did not come to earth mer@@ ely to do a so@@ cial work .
During each sum@@ m@@ er v@@ ac@@ ation from school , I served as a v@@ ac@@ ation pioneer ( now called an au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer ) , along with others of my age .
In No@@ v@@ ember 198@@ 0 , Ju@@ li@@ e and I were invit@@ ed to serve at Bethel in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , where we arri@@ ved in early J@@ anu@@ ary 198@@ 1 .
And a s@@ word will de@@ v@@ our [ her ] own man@@ ed young li@@ ons . ” “ W@@ o@@ e to the city of b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed ” ​ — N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h .
Why should congregations show their concer@@ n for ag@@ ing Christians ?
That same night , Jesus pray@@ ed for them to be un@@ ited .
So@@ on I was atten@@ ding all the meetings of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The two bap@@ t@@ is@@ ma@@ l questions thus re@@ mind the can@@ di@@ d@@ ates of the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of water baptism and the responsi@@ bil@@ ities it br@@ ings .
“ In what way have we des@@ p@@ ised your name ? ”
Because my parents had taught me to serve Jehovah , I refu@@ sed to take part in Ca@@ tho@@ lic ri@@ tu@@ als in the san@@ at@@ ori@@ u@@ m .
How wonderful it will be to wel@@ come back the dead and see them living full and fru@@ it@@ ful lives once more !
For example , Jesus stated : “ Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first the kingdom and his righteousness , and all these other things will be ad@@ ded to you . ”
We have faith that we are living in the last days , that the good news is the most important message being s@@ oun@@ ded on earth , and that it is vital for people to hear it .
Wh@@ atever he ans@@ wers , we can turn to the in@@ side and show him what the Bible says .
A person who who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly fol@@ lo@@ ws God’s guid@@ ance can r@@ ely on this promise : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id , for I am with you . Do not ga@@ ze about , for I am your God .
No har@@ m will come to in@@ no@@ c@@ ents , un@@ like what often happ@@ ens in human w@@ ars , where ci@@ v@@ ili@@ an ca@@ su@@ al@@ ties out@@ number mil@@ it@@ ary ones .
At each meeting , we made arrang@@ ements for the next time .
The ter@@ m “ Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h ” means “ He W@@ ho@@ se It Is ; He to W@@ ho@@ m It B@@ el@@ ong@@ s . ”
So we should not sh@@ r@@ ink back from stud@@ ying the deep@@ er tru@@ ths of God’s Word .
If we pray for wisdom , God can use his holy spirit to gu@@ i@@ de us to make wise decisions .
There he spoke of the spirit - anointed Christian congregation ​ — “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” appointed to provide spiritual “ food at the prop@@ er time . ”
At some point , it is bene@@ fi@@ cial to study the gr@@ am@@ ma@@ r , or word pat@@ ter@@ ns and rul@@ es , of a new language that we are lear@@ ning .
That led to fur@@ ther blessings .
Jehovah “ is br@@ ing@@ ing an end to w@@ ars thr@@ ough@@ out the earth . He bre@@ ak@@ s the bo@@ w and sh@@ at@@ ters the spe@@ ar . ”
One of our brothers , who sp@@ ent years in pris@@ on , later descri@@ bed how he was th@@ reat@@ ened .
It was about that time that I me@@ t the cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man mentioned ear@@ li@@ er and wal@@ ked away cr@@ ying .
The case of ancient Israel shows that .
Your questions will be ans@@ wer@@ ed , and you will learn how to draw close to God .
It gave me the mo@@ tiv@@ ation to continue in my assignment . ” ​ — P@@ s .
O@@ ff@@ er emo@@ tional support to those who stru@@ gg@@ le with problems in life
He wrote : “ C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly if anyone does not provide for those who are his own , and especially for those who are members of his hous@@ eho@@ ld , he has dis@@ ow@@ ned the faith and is wor@@ se than a person without faith . ”
Instead of as@@ king for money , he imp@@ l@@ ored the brothers to take all the co@@ ins that he had in his beg@@ g@@ ing can !
The resurrection of Christ gives us courage to preach .
AL@@ L of Jehovah’s at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes are st@@ er@@ ling , perfect , and appe@@ al@@ ing .
In the first century , the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work pro@@ duc@@ ed ast@@ oun@@ ding resul@@ ts .
C@@ are@@ fully and pray@@ er@@ fully , they read , discus@@ sed , and medit@@ ated on the Scriptures .
Just before his as@@ cen@@ sion to heaven , what did Jesus tell his followers to do , and what would that invol@@ ve ?
St@@ atis@@ tic@@ s show that ne@@ arly half of women who are 6@@ 5 or older are wi@@ do@@ ws .
Yet , I did not share in the c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation .
The Bible speak@@ s of Jesus ’ anointed followers pu@@ t@@ ting on im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity as a re@@ ward for their faith@@ ful@@ ness .
“ The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ . . . com@@ forts us in all our tri@@ bul@@ ation . ” ​ — 2 C@@ O@@ R@@ IN@@ TH@@ I@@ AN@@ S 1 : 3 , 4 .
Jehovah kno@@ ws more advan@@ ced ways to pro@@ du@@ ce liter@@ ature , ways that have been ne@@ i@@ ther de@@ v@@ ised nor even i@@ mag@@ ined by humans .
Y@@ O@@ U are under att@@ ack !
A second l@@ ine of evidence is provided by the apostle Paul .
Satan is the ma@@ in reason why people are di@@ vi@@ ded and have so many differ@@ ences .
Be@@ fore man can dam@@ age the earth ir@@ re@@ tri@@ e@@ va@@ bly , God will act ​ — so@@ on@@ er than we may ex@@ pect .
This is powerful pro@@ of that the Kingdom - preaching work is being bless@@ ed by Jehovah . ​ — Proverbs 10 : 22 .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , Jehovah is deep@@ ly concer@@ ned about those who are temp@@ ted to pur@@ sue what they think are gre@@ en@@ er pas@@ tures in this system of things .
When Ch@@ ar@@ o learned from her own Bible that not all good people go to heaven but that Jehovah will also bl@@ ess humans on earth with everlasting life , she was am@@ a@@ zed .
( Read Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 14 : 8 , 9 ; Re@@ v .
But the spirit that char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized him thr@@ ough@@ out his life is refle@@ cted in words that may well har@@ k back to his early experi@@ ences in the fi@@ el@@ ds around Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m .
P@@ ri@@ or to tak@@ e@@ off , he had care@@ fully en@@ tered the f@@ light pl@@ an into his on@@ bo@@ ard com@@ pu@@ ter , un@@ a@@ ware that the co@@ or@@ din@@ ates he had been given were inc@@ or@@ rec@@ t .
O@@ r it may be that high plac@@ es were re@@ buil@@ t in the l@@ at@@ ter part of A@@ sa@@ ’s re@@ ign and that these were re@@ moved by his son Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at . ​ — 1 K@@ i .
Bu@@ il@@ d on the Ri@@ ght F@@ oun@@ d@@ ation
P@@ ani@@ c - stri@@ ck@@ en , those on Satan’s side will be thro@@ wn into con@@ fu@@ sion and will turn their we@@ ap@@ ons against their own ran@@ ks ​ — war@@ ri@@ or against war@@ ri@@ or .
Re@@ call that , as the apostle Paul put it , the comm@@ and to be obedi@@ ent to parents comes with a two - fo@@ ld promise , nam@@ ely , that “ it may go well with you and you may end@@ ure a long time on the earth . ”
The ministry of Jesus gives us a f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating g@@ li@@ mp@@ se of how God’s holy spirit can emp@@ ow@@ er his servants .
I felt de@@ pres@@ sed and d@@ om@@ in@@ ated .
( a ) What promise did Jesus make regarding the holy spirit ?
How loving Jehovah is !
On one occasi@@ on David pray@@ ed : “ He@@ ar , O God , my vo@@ ice in my concer@@ n .
This pi@@ e@@ ce of good news must have thr@@ il@@ led the spi@@ es .
In a world filled with disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement , we are wise to sur@@ r@@ ound ourselves with our encourag@@ ing brothers and sisters .
For the now new@@ l@@ y@@ wed cou@@ ple , ab@@ st@@ in@@ ence might have been a chall@@ enge , but they ap@@ par@@ ently did not want any mis@@ understanding as to who the Father of the ba@@ by was .
Indeed , the coun@@ t@@ less st@@ ars and g@@ al@@ a@@ xi@@ es that make up the im@@ men@@ se uni@@ verse are a t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony to Jehovah’s cre@@ ative power and un@@ sear@@ cha@@ ble great@@ ness . ​ — Isaiah 40 : 26 .
But the apostles did not real@@ ize how important it was for them to stay a@@ wa@@ ke .
When vis@@ ited by Jehovah’s Witnesses in the early 199@@ 0 ’ s , O@@ li@@ ver@@ a recogn@@ ized the ring of Bible truth in their message .
But he does so “ in a spirit of mil@@ dness . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , at this l@@ ate h@@ our , when in a spiritual sense the world around us s@@ le@@ ep@@ s s@@ oun@@ dly , we might face our great@@ est stru@@ gg@@ le to stay a@@ wa@@ ke .
The Bible descri@@ bes a coming new world , where each one of us will feel secu@@ re .
How appro@@ pri@@ ate , then , that Jesus set an example of show@@ ing sy@@ mp@@ a@@ thy for the ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved by s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely she@@ d@@ ding te@@ ars even though he was about to ra@@ ise La@@ z@@ ar@@ us .
One day at Mas@@ s , the pri@@ est war@@ ned his par@@ ishi@@ on@@ ers to “ keep away from the false prophet D@@ an@@ ner . ”
Rom@@ an now stu@@ dies the Bible regul@@ arly and is making fine prog@@ ress .
B@@ eli@@ ef in a Des@@ ign@@ er is com@@ pati@@ ble with true s@@ ci@@ ence
M@@ in@@ isters who are a@@ wa@@ ke and al@@ er@@ t listen care@@ fully to those they me@@ et .
Con@@ fir@@ m@@ ing that early Christians condu@@ cted themselves as “ ali@@ ens and temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents ” in the Rom@@ an world , hist@@ ori@@ an K@@ en@@ ne@@ th S@@ co@@ t@@ t L@@ at@@ ou@@ re@@ t@@ te wrote : “ It is one of the com@@ mon@@ plac@@ es of hist@@ ory that in its first three cen@@ tu@@ ries Christi@@ an@@ ity me@@ t pers@@ ist@@ ent and often se@@ v@@ ere persecu@@ tion . . .
That would inclu@@ de know@@ ing that Jehovah always discipl@@ ines “ to the prop@@ er de@@ gre@@ e . ”
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , Paul wrote : “ The c@@ up of blessing which we bl@@ ess , is it not a sh@@ aring in the blood of the Christ ?
They took a clear stand for Jehovah and against un@@ righteousness .
( b ) The mo@@ der@@ n - day hist@@ ory of Jehovah’s people be@@ ars t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony to what fact ?
But that would have dis@@ reg@@ ar@@ ded his stated law that the wa@@ ges of sin is death .
The rich man happened to have very many sheep and c@@ at@@ tle ; but the man of little means had nothing but one f@@ em@@ ale lam@@ b , a small one , that he had b@@ ought .
( b ) Why is it vital that we cop@@ e with any thor@@ ns a@@ ff@@ lic@@ ting us now ?
He says : “ After the in@@ iti@@ al sh@@ o@@ ck we@@ ars off , the n@@ ag@@ g@@ ing thoughts will be re@@ plac@@ ed by Jehovah’s strength and love .
When they re@@ turned to class , they were asked to rel@@ ate in S@@ pan@@ ish what they had been doing .
“ To E@@ ach One His Wor@@ k ”
Are N@@ atur@@ al Dis@@ ast@@ ers P@@ un@@ ish@@ ment From God ?
Acc@@ ording to the hist@@ ori@@ an Jose@@ ph@@ us , that work began in the 18@@ th year of H@@ er@@ o@@ d’s re@@ ign , or in 18 / 17 B.C.E .
Although the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians did not know all there is to know about the truth , they knew where to look for knowledge .
I@@ magine how I felt when my form@@ er stud@@ ents in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed me to my “ gr@@ and@@ children ” ​ — new@@ ly baptized ones with whom they had stu@@ died ! Bro@@ ther F .
Wh@@ atever Jehovah as@@ ks of us is always re@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble . ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
Even or@@ din@@ ary things in life could di@@ str@@ act us from serving Jehovah .
The prophet Isaiah wrote : “ You [ Jehovah ] will sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard those who fully le@@ an on you ; you will give them continu@@ ous peace , because it is in you that they trust . ” ​ — Isaiah 26 : 3 ; read Romans 5 : 1 .
▪ What the Bible teach@@ es : “ You people must not a@@ ff@@ li@@ ct any . . . fa@@ ther@@ less bo@@ y .
And the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and was right before them , so they had just to move toward it as a ship mo@@ ves toward a light mar@@ king its des@@ t@@ in@@ ation .
* Me@@ an@@ while , you would do well to exam@@ ine some of the expe@@ ct@@ ations that you might have had about marriage .
Yet , I have continued to stru@@ gg@@ le with sh@@ y@@ ness and l@@ ack of confidence , so I cannot take cre@@ di@@ t for any succ@@ ess I have had in those assign@@ ments .
If that is the case , then a govern@@ ment free of cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion must come from out@@ side human soci@@ ety .
U@@ ne@@ x@@ pe@@ c@@ te@@ dly , cri@@ min@@ al pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ding@@ s against me were d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed ; yet that was not the end of my or@@ de@@ al .
Then , in the war of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , the fin@@ al p@@ ha@@ se of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , Jehovah himself will wi@@ pe out the rest of Satan’s world . ​ — Re@@ v .
They “ ab@@ ho@@ r what is wicked ” and “ cl@@ ing to what is good . ”
For example , some of the ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic ce@@ d@@ ars of Le@@ ban@@ on can re@@ ach the he@@ i@@ ght of a 12 - st@@ ory building and have strong , p@@ ene@@ tr@@ ating ro@@ o@@ ts and a tr@@ un@@ k circum@@ fer@@ ence of up to 40 fe@@ et ( 12 m ) .
How can we id@@ enti@@ fy those who are worshi@@ p@@ ing God with “ truth , ” and what group has been teaching Bible truth for over a century ?
On@@ ce again , Peter found himself on the l@@ ake where he had sp@@ ent much of his ear@@ li@@ er life .
In this reg@@ ard , Revelation 21 : 3 , 4 says : “ Lo@@ ok ! The t@@ ent of God is with mankind . . .
When she later re@@ sum@@ ed the Bible study , her husband th@@ reat@@ ened her , saying that if he ever found us stud@@ ying , he would sh@@ o@@ o@@ t us both .
Consider what some parents have done .
S@@ how more consider@@ ation for each other
What is pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ousness , and in what ways has it led to disa@@ ster ?
As Christians , we are gr@@ ate@@ ful for the mul@@ t@@ il@@ ing@@ u@@ al co@@ op@@ er@@ ation that ex@@ ists among us .
Ju@@ ly 4 - 10 , 20@@ 11
The Bible provi@@ des tru@@ th@@ ful ans@@ wers to these questions .
The year is now 5@@ 39 B.C.E .
Ha@@ ve Un@@ sh@@ aka@@ ble Fa@@ ith in the Kingdom
To@@ da@@ y’s C@@ ru@@ el World
You could consider some of the following evidence from cre@@ ation that reve@@ als our Creat@@ or@@ ’s power and wisdom .
By this , Jesus did not necess@@ ar@@ ily mean that each of his followers has a gu@@ ar@@ di@@ an ang@@ el assign@@ ed to him .
Ther@@ e@@ after , we com@@ men@@ ced cir@@ cu@@ it work , which involved vis@@ iting one congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses each we@@ ek to encoura@@ ge the brothers .
Rather than imp@@ l@@ ying that this part of the Bible was out@@ d@@ ated or old , Jesus Christ and his followers refer@@ red to these te@@ x@@ ts as “ the Scriptures ” and “ the holy Scriptures . ”
( a ) What is requi@@ red for us to benefit from ang@@ eli@@ c help ?
The apost@@ as@@ y started in the apostle Paul’s day .
The Bible makes this com@@ for@@ ting promise : “ Jehovah is near to those that are bro@@ ken at heart ; and those who are c@@ ru@@ shed in spirit he sa@@ ves . ”
During those vis@@ its , I received good ad@@ vice from different members of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
En@@ joy Li@@ fe in the F@@ e@@ ar of Jehovah
How did early Christians respon@@ d to Jesus ’ prophecy that the good news would be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth ?
Jehovah told Christians to ad@@ minis@@ ter it “ in righteousness . ”
In contr@@ ast , Jesus declar@@ ed : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to love your enem@@ ies and to pray for those persecu@@ ting you . ”
The apostle Paul told educ@@ ated Gre@@ ek@@ s : “ God . . . made out of one man every nation of men ”
But when I re@@ turned home , S@@ ar@@ ah was fu@@ ri@@ ous .
Why did A@@ sa@@ ph become di@@ sh@@ ear@@ ten@@ ed ?
But know@@ ing the real reason for it ​ — and know@@ ing that God soon will put an end to it — ​ gives me real joy and peace . ​ — Psalm 37 : 29 .
From these Bible examples , we can see that the expres@@ sion “ what have I to do with you ? ”
The Bible off@@ ers satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers to li@@ fe@@ ’s most important questions
Mo@@ re@@ over , one local language , N@@ ama , l@@ ac@@ ked words for com@@ mon@@ ly used conc@@ ep@@ ts , such as “ perfect . ”
But Paul could say that Jesus al@@ one was im@@ mor@@ tal in com@@ par@@ is@@ on with earthly rul@@ ers .
It was a bur@@ den to them .
P@@ le@@ ase make a no@@ te of the occasi@@ on , which we hope you will not mis@@ s .
A Greek form of this expres@@ sion appe@@ ars four times at Revelation 19 : 1 - 6 in c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation of the end of false religion .
What can we learn from this vision , and who is the man with the se@@ cre@@ t@@ ar@@ y’s in@@ k@@ hor@@ n ?
For example , I used to de@@ fy T@@ or@@ u .
Luke makes similar use of the pr@@ on@@ ou@@ n , as seen at Acts 4 : 10 , 11 : “ In the name of Jesus Christ the Na@@ z@@ ar@@ ene , whom you imp@@ aled but whom God ra@@ ised up from the dead , by this one does this man stand here s@@ ound in fr@@ on@@ t of you .
Th@@ r@@ ough such pro@@ v@@ isions , these low@@ ly ones had en@@ ough to “ e@@ at . . . and satis@@ fy themselves . ”
For example , on lear@@ ning that he was going to die , 39 - year - old King He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah vo@@ ic@@ ed his des@@ pa@@ ir .
They have been un@@ willing to make the decision to serve Jehovah or after serving him for a while have c@@ eas@@ ed doing so .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , Noah also began t@@ es@@ ting the en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment to see if it was sa@@ fe and ha@@ bita@@ ble .
But on this occasi@@ on , the at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere and the mu@@ si@@ c we heard li@@ f@@ ted our spi@@ r@@ its .
In May 194@@ 7 , the first post@@ war ass@@ em@@ bly in I@@ tal@@ y was held in M@@ il@@ an .
He br@@ ings Satan’s wicked world to its end . ​ — Re@@ v .
So sel@@ e@@ ct your ke@@ y s@@ crip@@ tures care@@ fully , and take time to read , expla@@ in , illustr@@ ate , and apply them well .
• When con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with e@@ con@@ om@@ ic problems , in what ways can we demonstr@@ ate that we trust in Jehovah ?
A Lo@@ st S@@ he@@ ep and a Lo@@ st C@@ o@@ in
In the Bible , we find a rec@@ ord of God’s servants pra@@ ying any@@ time , any@@ where .
How happy we were when a few years later , we were invit@@ ed to the dedic@@ ation of a new@@ ly buil@@ t Kingdom H@@ all in C@@ ar@@ l@@ y@@ le !
O@@ ther faithful Christians have been fal@@ sel@@ y char@@ ged with being se@@ di@@ ti@@ ous because they would not k@@ ill fellow humans in war@@ f@@ are or eng@@ age in pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s .
Of course , Jehovah would never re@@ ject a s@@ inc@@ ere prayer of one of his loyal servants .
It was even found among the ones he had cho@@ s@@ en as apostles !
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s st@@ atu@@ s as a n@@ om@@ ad put him and his family in some d@@ anger from fam@@ ine , ar@@ m@@ ed ban@@ ds , and pa@@ g@@ an rul@@ ers of the are@@ a .
“ My S@@ tru@@ gg@@ le With E@@ nd@@ om@@ et@@ ri@@ os@@ is . ” ​ — A@@ wa@@ ke ! , Ju@@ ly 22 , 20@@ 00 .
H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est El@@ i off@@ ended Jehovah by allow@@ ing his “ good - for - nothing , ” im@@ moral sons to remain as pri@@ ests .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , Jesus also had in mind God’s direc@@ tive found at L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 19 : 18 .
Just as we@@ e@@ ds can look like s@@ pr@@ ou@@ ts of whe@@ at , those who cla@@ im to be Christians may appe@@ ar to be true worshipp@@ ers .
The post@@ war years were au@@ st@@ ere ones in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in .
We may work very hard to seek the blessings of God’s Kingdom , but do we work e@@ qu@@ ally hard to pur@@ sue the righteous ways of Jehovah ? ​ — Matthew 6 : 33 .
How vital it is that we re@@ ject any tend@@ enc@@ y we may have toward bl@@ ind ambi@@ tion or gre@@ ed , which would cause us to lo@@ se Jehovah’s fav@@ or !
When all the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls and f@@ ra@@ g@@ ments are s@@ or@@ ted out , they account for about 8@@ 00 man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts .
What attitude did David re@@ com@@ men@@ d in Psalm 1@@ 31 , and how should this af@@ fect our be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or within the congregation ?
The se@@ a is an inf@@ ant in rel@@ ation to God , who fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely clo@@ th@@ es it with gar@@ ments .
Many h@@ ou@@ se@@ wi@@ ves do this while working around the house .
His purpose will be real@@ ized .
Why do Christian you@@ ths need courage ?
It was not eas@@ y to organiz@@ e these events , but it was satis@@ f@@ ying to see people come and learn about Jehovah’s inter@@ n@@ ational organization .
In less than two years , the group in P@@ un@@ ta E@@ s@@ con@@ di@@ da became a congregation of 28 , with an a@@ ver@@ age meeting attend@@ ance of 1@@ 14 at the we@@ ek@@ ly public talk .
There is one way that all Christians have ta@@ sted Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness .
God i@@ g@@ no@@ res the prayers of those who re@@ be@@ l against him .
The worl@@ d’s religi@@ ons have been respon@@ sible for what b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t ?
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on had no effect on their personal lives . ”
Still later , Jesus took on a new ro@@ le on earth , first as a hel@@ pl@@ ess ba@@ by and then as an ad@@ ul@@ t .
For some 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years , any Israel@@ ite who wi@@ shed to live in har@@ mony with God’s purpose had to ob@@ serve the Law .
Christians find what meaning in Eli@@ hu@@ ’s words ?
O@@ r do my decisions and pri@@ or@@ ities indic@@ ate that I do not ex@@ pect the end any@@ time soon or even that I am not sure if it will ever come ? ’
The F@@ lood occ@@ ur@@ red in 2@@ 3@@ 70 B.C.E . , over 6@@ 50 years after E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s prophe@@ tic ministry .
We are also certain that ‘ the things he did have g@@ one right with him . ’ ​ — Re@@ v .
M@@ ore inter@@ es@@ ting than the ani@@ mal@@ s , however , are the people .
“ Like most te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers , I have a difficult time enjo@@ ying the study of ancient hist@@ ory .
Even if our tri@@ als are se@@ v@@ ere , we can be sure that Jehovah se@@ es our suffering and will help us because we are preci@@ ous to him . ​ — Psalm 5@@ 6 : 8 .
The c@@ olo@@ s@@ su@@ s to@@ p@@ pl@@ ed to the earth , fac@@ e@@ down !
When Jesus ’ disciples asked him to teach them how to pray , Jesus rep@@ lied : “ Wh@@ en@@ ever you pray , say , ‘ Father , let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied . ’ ”
But was Paul’s spe@@ e@@ ch really con@@ temp@@ ti@@ ble ?
How , though , would Jehovah complete “ the full number ” of those who were to become Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed ?
For more information on this sub@@ ject , see chap@@ ter 1 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
No won@@ der people were dra@@ wn to Jesus !
Go@@ od commun@@ ic@@ ation is ess@@ enti@@ al for a cou@@ ple to have a happy marriage and an enjo@@ y@@ able family life .
“ Let us not give up in doing what is fine . ” ​ — G@@ A@@ L .
Fir@@ st Kingdom H@@ all in S@@ ã@@ o T@@ om@@ é in 199@@ 4
Be@@ ing followers of Christ means more than just c@@ all@@ ing ourselves Christian .
In ad@@ dition , the Law taught him how to tre@@ at others , even those who h@@ ated him . ​ — Read Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 23 : 5 ; L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 19 : 17 , 18 .
What do we demonstr@@ ate when we continue to serve Jehovah des@@ pite suffering material lo@@ ss ?
That was just a h@@ in@@ t of the ga@@ ther@@ ing st@@ or@@ m of op@@ position and ad@@ vers@@ ity to come .
* In 195@@ 8 , H@@ ar@@ old and St@@ an@@ le@@ y were put in sol@@ it@@ ary con@@ fin@@ ement in pris@@ on on account of their preaching activ@@ ity in Sh@@ ang@@ ha@@ i .
On the night of the first L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al , Jesus pray@@ ed that his followers would all be un@@ ited and that they would enjoy the same un@@ ity that he and his Father tre@@ asure .
The psalmist f@@ it@@ t@@ ingly san@@ g : “ The law of Jehovah is perfect , br@@ ing@@ ing back the soul . The remin@@ der of Jehovah is tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy , making the in@@ experienced one wise .
A true Christian should serve fellow believers .
We have to learn what is “ fine and accep@@ table in the sight of our Sa@@ vi@@ or , God , ” and then cho@@ ose to act acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly .
Our first inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion was in 195@@ 8 .
Un@@ for@@ get@@ table , too , was our vis@@ it to P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al in De@@ c@@ ember 19@@ 7@@ 4 .
“ They are no longer two , but one flesh .
After his sacri@@ fi@@ cial death , Jesus re@@ turned to heavenly spirit life to become the King of God’s Kingdom in 1914 .
As El@@ sa dedic@@ ated more time to her daugh@@ ter , commun@@ ic@@ ation at home imp@@ ro@@ ved .
When star@@ ting out in life , Adam received work assign@@ ments , along with one stri@@ ct pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion .
9@@ 30 * A@@ D@@ A@@ M
This has led to rich blessings .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 12 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 37 , 9@@ 2
The Bible ans@@ wers : “ The me@@ ek ones themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will in@@ deed find their ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace . ”
The bo@@ x con@@ tain@@ s the Scriptural ans@@ wers to the in@@ tro@@ duc@@ t@@ ory questions .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , both in Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s time and in Jesus ’ time , R@@ ac@@ hel@@ ’s we@@ ep@@ ing over her sons was f@@ it@@ ting language to expres@@ s the g@@ ri@@ ef of Jewish mo@@ thers over their sla@@ in children .
The elders should re@@ qu@@ est your em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y cont@@ act information so that they can re@@ ach you if a disa@@ ster str@@ ik@@ es .
In 198@@ 4 their v@@ il@@ la@@ ges were re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly ra@@ i@@ ded by ar@@ m@@ ed members of a res@@ ist@@ ance mo@@ v@@ ement , who ro@@ b@@ bed , bur@@ ned hous@@ es , and kil@@ led .
How well that descri@@ bes the effe@@ cts of an un@@ ru@@ ly t@@ ong@@ ue !
One hist@@ ori@@ an says that “ every ter@@ rit@@ ory in the pla@@ in of the Ti@@ gr@@ is and E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates , from Ar@@ men@@ ia to the Per@@ si@@ an g@@ ul@@ f , as well as nor@@ the@@ ast@@ ward to the C@@ as@@ pi@@ an Se@@ a , and e@@ ast@@ ward to Me@@ dia , con@@ ta@@ ined Jewish po@@ pul@@ ations . ”
To the pe@@ ace@@ able who are pu@@ re in heart , the promise is made that they “ will be called ‘ sons of God ’ ” and “ will see God . ”
As we were lea@@ ving , his wife , S@@ an@@ t@@ ina , arri@@ ved la@@ den with gro@@ cer@@ y ba@@ g@@ s .
T@@ ri@@ b@@ es@@ men wal@@ ked along in tra@@ di@@ tional clo@@ th@@ es , many car@@ r@@ ying c@@ lu@@ bs , bo@@ ws , and ar@@ ro@@ ws .
EL@@ A@@ M
Joh@@ n@@ ’s baptism indic@@ ated rep@@ ent@@ ance and a re@@ je@@ ction of a form@@ er life course .
In a similar way , we might have something good to say to someone .
After working for two years , I asked another cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er about pione@@ ering .
What a blessing that will be !
By having an ac@@ tive share in the ministry , by di@@ lig@@ ently car@@ ing for his congregation assign@@ ments , by working hard to imp@@ ro@@ ve the qu@@ ality of his com@@ ments at Christian meetings , and by taking a personal interest in fellow believers .
God also gives the woman a di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied ro@@ le as help@@ er to her husband .
Al@@ most 20 per@@ c@@ ent of the po@@ pul@@ ation are fore@@ ign .
As a child gro@@ wing up in Egy@@ pt , Jo@@ shua must have come to know of Jehovah’s promise to give the Israelites a land of their own .
O@@ li@@ vi@@ a@@ ’s son , D@@ ar@@ re@@ n , now 31 and serving as a Christian el@@ der and a pioneer , was about 5 years old at the time .
Be@@ y@@ ond being of physical help , however , those works ac@@ tually moved ob@@ serv@@ ers to recogn@@ ize that Jesus was the Son of God and “ the prophet ” that Moses had fore@@ told . ​ — John 6 : 14 ; De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 18 : 15 .
On one occasi@@ on , he went to A@@ him@@ ele@@ ch the pri@@ est for pro@@ v@@ isions .
For example , he for@@ bi@@ ds i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , and the@@ ft .
For a de@@ ta@@ iled discus@@ sion of this sub@@ ject , see The Watchtower , Mar@@ ch 1 , 200@@ 4 , pages 13 - 18 , and De@@ c@@ ember 1 , 199@@ 2 , page 13 .
Consider this : God’s name , written with four Hebrew cons@@ on@@ ants known as the T@@ et@@ ra@@ gr@@ am@@ mat@@ on , appe@@ ars in the origin@@ al text of the Hebrew Scriptures ne@@ arly 7@@ ,000 times .
I was par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly stru@@ ck by a s@@ li@@ de pres@@ ent@@ ation of ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ation cam@@ ps , show@@ ing p@@ il@@ es of bo@@ dies .
Be@@ fore long , we are som@@ eho@@ w commun@@ ic@@ ating . ”
At one point he mus@@ ed that the Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite was like “ a gar@@ den ba@@ r@@ red in . ”
You are if you are pur@@ su@@ ing righteousness . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Since the angels are God’s cre@@ ation , they are called the sons of God .
3 , 4 . ( a ) In what ways does Jehovah help us buil@@ d integrity ?
Do we jus@@ ti@@ fy such associ@@ ation by saying that they have many good qualities ?
Do not quic@@ k@@ ly become disc@@ oura@@ ged if you see ro@@ om for imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement .
• How can we show ourselves to be spiritually dis@@ cre@@ et ?
To re@@ ach the hearts of the people , Bible teach@@ ers need to have some knowledge of Q@@ u@@ e@@ ch@@ ua or A@@ y@@ mar@@ a , the two local langu@@ ages .
Their work of preaching and making disciples op@@ ened the way for hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted individuals to come to be at peace with God , enjoy his fri@@ end@@ ship , and ev@@ en@@ tually become his spiritual children .
Those giving a present may want to remain an@@ on@@ y@@ m@@ ous in order to avoid at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ting un@@ du@@ e attention to themselves .
What are the ba@@ si@@ c con@@ ten@@ ts of Psalm 9@@ 0 ?
P@@ o@@ in@@ ting to yet another qu@@ ality that makes our heart rec@@ ep@@ tive to divine guid@@ ance , Solomon stated : “ F@@ e@@ ar Jehovah and turn away from bad . ”
We simply could not live without the good things Jehovah has provided for our su@@ st@@ en@@ ance .
Pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers avoid an a@@ ir of su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity
C@@ al@@ e@@ b recei@@ ves the city of He@@ br@@ on , and Jo@@ shua ge@@ ts T@@ im@@ n@@ ath - ser@@ ah .
Such faith does not dep@@ end on our age , a@@ bil@@ ities , or circumstances .
His wife com@@ ments : “ E@@ very assignment has helped me to gro@@ w .
So , fac@@ ing re@@ ality , we arrang@@ ed to leave G@@ h@@ ana and our many close friends and return to Cana@@ da in Ju@@ ne 19@@ 7@@ 5 .
Although Christians are not requi@@ red to ob@@ serve a we@@ ek@@ ly S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h , Paul tel@@ ls us that “ there rema@@ ins a sa@@ b@@ bat@@ h re@@ sting for the people of God . ”
What lea@@ ds to true satis@@ fac@@ tion and true ri@@ ches ?
What illustr@@ ation helps to emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the need to be mo@@ des@@ t in wal@@ king with God ?
“ When they get back from work , the@@ y@@ ’@@ re ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted . ”
“ I am now con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that the Bible that I have is a gift from God , ” he says .
S@@ is@@ ter I@@ shi@@ i and an older sister , S@@ ak@@ ik@@ o T@@ an@@ aka , don@@ ned for@@ ma@@ l k@@ im@@ on@@ o@@ s to vis@@ it high govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als .
The cre@@ ation of humans was , in the first place , an expres@@ sion of God’s love .
They just move on . ”
Not as@@ king for God’s help could be f@@ at@@ al .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , taking in knowledge of God and of Jesus “ means everlasting life , ” says Jesus .
Those boo@@ ks were co@@ st@@ ly . They were wor@@ th 5@@ 0@@ ,000 pi@@ e@@ ces of s@@ il@@ ver .
A man@@ sla@@ y@@ er could find sa@@ f@@ ety in an Israel@@ ite city of refu@@ ge only if he did not h@@ ate the one sla@@ in .
( b ) Who today are benef@@ iting from the an@@ t@@ it@@ y@@ pi@@ cal F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Bo@@ o@@ ths , and when will that jo@@ y@@ ful fes@@ ti@@ val re@@ ach its c@@ li@@ ma@@ x ?
C@@ al@@ e@@ b and Jo@@ shua also showed gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de , recogn@@ iz@@ ing that Jehovah had ful@@ filled his promise of a fer@@ t@@ ile land for his people .
E@@ mo@@ tional se@@ cur@@ ity has lik@@ e@@ wise proved elu@@ sive for many .
Paul ex@@ hor@@ ts us : “ Be@@ come imit@@ at@@ ors of God , as bel@@ o@@ ved children , and go on wal@@ king in love , just as the Christ also loved us and gave himself for us . ”
That does not mean that we should pray to Jesus .
However , God has promised that his Kingdom will provide an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of the material and spiritual things that we need in order to live well .
This is not the way among you ; but who@@ ever wants to become great among you must be your minis@@ ter , and who@@ ever wants to be first among you must be the slave of all . ”
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , an illustr@@ ation should not be c@@ lu@@ t@@ tered with un@@ necess@@ ary de@@ ta@@ il@@ s .
Ther@@ efore , he had no place to st@@ ore pro@@ du@@ ce from another good har@@ v@@ est .
If you experience something that is very str@@ ange to you or that you can@@ ’t understand , don@@ ’t give up .
How ex@@ ten@@ sive is his authority ?
We learn that before this peri@@ od began , “ the word of Samuel continued to come to all Israel . ”
I even travel@@ ed to nor@@ ther@@ n Gre@@ e@@ ce and vis@@ ited M@@ ount A@@ tho@@ s , which is consider@@ ed to be the most holy m@@ oun@@ tain in the O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Christian world .
If a news it@@ em seem@@ s un@@ beli@@ e@@ va@@ ble , it pro@@ ba@@ bly is .
The S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah is hum@@ ble and wants his worshipp@@ ers to be that way too . ​ — James 4 : 6 .
For good reason , then , the apostle Paul could say about him : “ Christ is the power of God . ”
What gl@@ ori@@ ous future a@@ wa@@ its those who now use their God - given fre@@ e@@ dom wis@@ ely ?
Jehovah even ans@@ wer@@ ed Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s ple@@ a for the su@@ n and the mo@@ on to stand still to allow for a complete r@@ out .
“ If you , al@@ though being wicked , know how to give good gi@@ f@@ ts to your children , how much more so will the Father in heaven give holy spirit to those as@@ king him ! ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 11 : 13 .
On the other hand , if she com@@ mit@@ ted for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation during her eng@@ ag@@ ement , she was consider@@ ed an ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ess and was sen@@ ten@@ ced to death . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 22 : 23 , 24 .
Rather , the expres@@ sion “ Ho@@ ly of Ho@@ lies ” ref@@ ers to the heavenly san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary of God ​ — the heavenly Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly — ​ in the great spiritual temple of Jehovah .
Some H@@ el@@ p@@ ful Bible P@@ r@@ in@@ ci@@ ples
After sever@@ al t@@ ests , the ra@@ di@@ olo@@ g@@ ist explained that att@@ ached to her li@@ ver was a mas@@ s the si@@ ze of an or@@ ange .
Those in the fi@@ el@@ ds left their work and came clo@@ s@@ er to listen .
C@@ er@@ tain prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians of the first century C.E . den@@ i@@ ed that Jesus came in the flesh .
Rather , they fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely “ tre@@ ad down the wicked ones ” by sh@@ aring in the vi@@ ct@@ ory c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation that fol@@ lo@@ ws the day of Jehovah .
What responsi@@ bility do Christian children have toward their parents ?
Jehovah would use a new nation .
If you have , your heart sur@@ ely went out to them .
I@@ magine his joy when he had fin@@ ally sa@@ ved up en@@ ough money to pur@@ cha@@ se a mo@@ des@@ t four - ro@@ om house !
Al@@ so on the ancient A@@ t@@ on@@ ement Da@@ y , two go@@ ats were provided for the sin@@ s of the other Israelites .
U@@ se the Bible and our the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c public@@ ations to help you do re@@ sear@@ ch , medit@@ ate , and id@@ enti@@ fy po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to S@@ how The@@ m Lo@@ ve
Wh@@ ich will he cho@@ ose to follow ?
Why , then , consider what some older ones have accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed ?
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are that God gives us faith and strength to stand fir@@ m against the c@@ hi@@ ef wicked one , Satan , who will soon be ab@@ y@@ s@@ sed like a ro@@ aring but to@@ o@@ th@@ less li@@ on f@@ it only for des@@ tru@@ ction ! ​ — 1 P@@ et .
Are Mat@@ eri@@ al Th@@ ings In@@ her@@ ently E@@ vi@@ l ?
F@@ ind out what is happ@@ ening in your you@@ ng@@ st@@ er@@ ’s life and what his or her vie@@ ws are .
We are all born e@@ qu@@ al in God’s eyes , and we all end up e@@ qu@@ al in death .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit does much more than ad@@ or@@ n our Christian person@@ ality .
But to whom does he give it ?
How can we maintain peace with our imper@@ fect fellow humans ?
During his th@@ ir@@ d mission@@ ary t@@ our , Paul re@@ turned to Eph@@ esus and with r@@ ene@@ wed b@@ ol@@ dness spoke in the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e concer@@ ning the Kingdom of God .
Can you i@@ magine the joy of her parents ?
“ The rema@@ ining ones ” of the wom@@ an’s se@@ ed yet on earth will continue to par@@ take of this me@@ al until all of them have received their heavenly re@@ ward .
“ You su@@ ff@@ er anxi@@ ety when you sto@@ p taking d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , ” R@@ ob@@ er@@ to expla@@ ins .
Yet , refer@@ ring to the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , Jesus stated : “ Un@@ less those days were cu@@ t sh@@ ort , no flesh would be sa@@ ved ; but on account of the cho@@ s@@ en ones those days will be cu@@ t sh@@ ort . ”
However , those two Jews ​ — An@@ dre@@ w and Ph@@ ili@@ p — ​ never wa@@ vered in their con@@ vi@@ ction that they had found the true Messi@@ ah .
The country here might be too w@@ il@@ d and ar@@ id for ex@@ ten@@ sive f@@ ar@@ m@@ ing , but it provided am@@ ple pas@@ tu@@ ra@@ ge for gra@@ z@@ ing .
AN@@ O@@ TH@@ E@@ R C@@ H@@ AN@@ G@@ E ​ — U@@ K@@ R@@ A@@ IN@@ E
R@@ E@@ M@@ A@@ I@@ N L@@ O@@ Y@@ A@@ L T@@ O Y@@ O@@ U@@ R M@@ A@@ R@@ R@@ I@@ A@@ G@@ E M@@ AT@@ E
When we show hum@@ ility , people may be dra@@ wn to Jehovah .
It is like wal@@ king with God .
Yet , when it comes to our prayers , Jehovah has cho@@ s@@ en to invol@@ ve himself person@@ ally .
See The Watchtower of F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 15 , 200@@ 4 , page 13 , par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 15 .
Do You V@@ i@@ e@@ w O@@ thers as Jehovah Does ?
Dis@@ ast@@ er may str@@ ike as a result of a st@@ or@@ m , an earth@@ qu@@ ake , a fi@@ re , or an ex@@ p@@ lo@@ sion .
How did Jehovah e@@ qui@@ p Moses for his assignment ?
Because they love God and their brothers , it would be in@@ conc@@ ei@@ va@@ ble for them to take up ar@@ ms against fellow Christians ​ — or anyone el@@ se — ​ in other lands .
; V@@ an C@@ am@@ pen , B .
But the sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent inc@@ re@@ ase showed that the succ@@ ess of the work dep@@ ends on God .
Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts of past resur@@ rec@@ tions gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e that “ all those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs will hear [ Jesus ’ ] vo@@ ice and come out . ”
We will discus@@ s what four c@@ ate@@ g@@ ori@@ es that will be g@@ one when God’s Kingdom comes ?
Many of them can re@@ adi@@ ly tell you how old they will have to be before they are allow@@ ed to cro@@ ss a st@@ re@@ et al@@ one or stay up until a certain h@@ our of the ev@@ ening or d@@ ri@@ ve a ca@@ r .
They imp@@ lied that we could never know God at all because he is comple@@ t@@ ely in@@ com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible .
But they receive an answer like the one that so many go@@ at@@ like ones receive in that h@@ our of judgment : “ I tell you the truth , I do not know you . ”
“ W@@ a@@ ys of Jehovah Are U@@ pri@@ ght , ” 11 / 15
So@@ li@@ d b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks of text !
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , we can ask ourselves , ‘ A@@ m I obe@@ ying Jehovah in my day - to - day activities , even in seem@@ ingly priv@@ ate matters ? ’
And many of the brothers and sisters who have received fore@@ ign mission@@ ary assign@@ ments have been tra@@ ined at the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad .
What will gen@@ u@@ ine love move a person to do if he has com@@ mit@@ ted a serious sin ?
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 4@@ 7 , 10@@ 1
Yes , when experi@@ enc@@ ing dist@@ ress or de@@ pres@@ sion , we need to con@@ fi@@ de in an emp@@ a@@ the@@ tic person who can help .
F@@ ear@@ ing God certainly inclu@@ des never deli@@ ber@@ ately ex@@ pos@@ ing ourselves to anything im@@ moral , including por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y in any form , but in@@ stead making our eyes “ pas@@ s on from see@@ ing what is wor@@ th@@ less . ”
The n@@ ational rul@@ ers ought to accept this war@@ ning gr@@ ate@@ fully and act in har@@ mony with it .
Con@@ dem@@ ning the l@@ ack of spiritual valu@@ es on the part of his op@@ pon@@ ents , Jesus says : “ W@@ o@@ e to you , bl@@ ind guid@@ es . ”
Now that Jehovah has allow@@ ed th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years for humans to experi@@ ment with rul@@ er@@ ship in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent from him , he is jus@@ ti@@ fied in c@@ lear@@ ing all these form@@ s of rule off the earth and re@@ plac@@ ing them with his own govern@@ ment .
And as was true of Noah , our succ@@ ess dep@@ ends on obedi@@ ence .
At one of our ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es in W@@ al@@ la W@@ al@@ la , W@@ a@@ shin@@ g@@ t@@ on , I served as the attend@@ ant , wel@@ coming those en@@ ter@@ ing the a@@ udi@@ t@@ ori@@ u@@ m .
One refer@@ ence book states : “ N@@ ever in human hist@@ ory had there been so long a sp@@ an of gener@@ al tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ility , and never again was peace to be main@@ ta@@ ined so ste@@ adi@@ ly among so many people . ”
C@@ learly , then , we need to know what God’s will is in order to pray accep@@ ta@@ bly ​ — a good reason to make Bible study a part of our da@@ ily life .
It is really the same when it comes to develop@@ ing true faith in God .
Be as@@ sur@@ ed , though , that when we live up to Bible standards , our sacrific@@ es bring much joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion to us , and they are “ especially accep@@ table ” to Jehovah .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , this experience brought home to me the fact that spiritual valu@@ es were not in first place in my life .
The new covenant pro@@ du@@ ces spiritual Israel and provi@@ des the bas@@ is for its members to become “ jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s with Christ . ”
W@@ as it so that they could live a life of id@@ le lu@@ x@@ ur@@ y and re@@ ject their Creator ?
When your heart is t@@ ou@@ ched by God’s love , you will be mo@@ tiv@@ ated to love and serve him who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly .
Be@@ ing sa@@ dd@@ led with long - ter@@ m , high - interest pa@@ y@@ ments for things you cannot really af@@ for@@ d is a pa@@ in@@ ful form of sla@@ very ! ​ — Proverbs 22 : 7 .
“ Do you , however , the one teaching someone el@@ se , not teach yourself ?
As was no@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , Solom@@ on@@ ’s heart was gra@@ du@@ ally inc@@ l@@ ined away from Jehovah .
J@@ an@@ na@@ e@@ us had cho@@ s@@ en her over his sons as succ@@ ess@@ or to his kingdom .
How does Jehovah en@@ ligh@@ ten his people today ?
God’s Word says : “ Th@@ in@@ king ability will keep w@@ atch over you . ”
Is it not com@@ for@@ ting to know that those who rep@@ ent@@ an@@ tly seek for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of their sin@@ s on the bas@@ is of Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice can at@@ tain a righteous standing with God ? ​ — Read Romans 3 : 23 , 24 .
No , John rema@@ ined faithful to his death , know@@ ing that al@@ though ‘ the appointed time was near , ’ the fulfill@@ ment of his v@@ isions was for a later d@@ ate . ​ — Revelation 1 : 3 ; Daniel 12 : 4 .
Now Timothy could see the man wal@@ king for the first time !
Si@@ mil@@ arly , a person who succ@@ um@@ bs to fear and rel@@ ated pres@@ sure has given up at le@@ ast some control of his life .
“ You Ha@@ ve A@@ cted F@@ o@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ly ”
T@@ ell them to work at good , to be rich in fine works , to be gener@@ ous , ready to share , sa@@ f@@ ely tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ing up for themselves a fine f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for the future , so that they may get a fir@@ m hold on the real life . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 17 - 19 .
What might first come to your min@@ d’s e@@ ye are things close to home .
What con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed her that the Bible is inspired of God ?
In F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 194@@ 8 the Com@@ mun@@ ists came to power .
How can humans fi@@ ght God’s inv@@ isi@@ ble , heavenly govern@@ ment ?
I@@ N TH@@ E@@ S@@ E days of s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ ism and doubt , Jehovah’s Witnesses stand out as Christians having fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ction .
That consider@@ ing just some of the fac@@ ts can cause us to j@@ um@@ p to the wrong conclu@@ sion .
Wh@@ er@@ e@@ as some in the first century mu@@ r@@ mu@@ red against appointed servants , others were mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r@@ ers against Jesus ’ teachings .
When we take into consider@@ ation our new circumstances , we will be helped to pre@@ serve our satis@@ fac@@ tion and joy in God’s service . ​ — Pro@@ v .
David knew that it was not his place to re@@ move Saul from the position of king .
W@@ ould mo@@ ving to such a congregation help you draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah ?
Des@@ cri@@ be how one Christian wife might reason on whether to atten@@ d a ch@@ urch we@@ d@@ ding , le@@ ading to what conclu@@ sion ?
What is needed in order to find the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ans@@ wers to our questions ?
The Bible tel@@ ls us that God has put in our hearts a long@@ ing for et@@ er@@ n@@ ity as well as a desire to com@@ pre@@ h@@ end it .
The ransom is un@@ like any other gift .
This news left J@@ a@@ ir@@ us hear@@ t@@ bro@@ ken , but Jesus told him : “ Ha@@ ve no fear , only exerc@@ ise faith . ”
Why have most humans not succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in fin@@ ding true peace and happiness ?
We could beg@@ in to take our fri@@ end@@ ship with him for gr@@ anted .
A t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing example is found in Daniel chap@@ ter 10 .
Do you need help to do that ?
They got the sense after his death and resurrection when he materi@@ al@@ ized a human body , appe@@ ared to a number of disciples , and “ op@@ ened up their min@@ ds fully to gr@@ as@@ p the meaning of the Scriptures . ”
What reas@@ ons do we have to rejo@@ ice at being persecu@@ ted for righteousness ’ s@@ ake ?
For instance , some you@@ ths have eng@@ ag@@ ed in or@@ al or an@@ al se@@ x or mutu@@ al mas@@ tur@@ b@@ ation , r@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ iz@@ ing that these ac@@ ts are not so bad because they think they are te@@ ch@@ n@@ ic@@ ally not “ having se@@ x . ”
The prac@@ tice of pra@@ ying to sa@@ in@@ ts is based on the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of inter@@ c@@ es@@ sion by sa@@ in@@ ts , taught by the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch .
Yes , God re@@ war@@ ded the sister for her di@@ lig@@ ent efforts !
Me@@ dit@@ ate appreci@@ ati@@ vely on God’s Word .
Who benefit from Jesus ’ death ?
By then we had re@@ ached 3@@ ,000 Witnesses in J@@ ap@@ an .
H@@ ar@@ v@@ est@@ time is a jo@@ y@@ ful time .
Ri@@ ch@@ ly B@@ less@@ ed for Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing the Mis@@ sion@@ ary S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
That , of course , is good ad@@ vice .
It kil@@ led 10@@ 0@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 people during the last century .
They also re@@ je@@ cted his teaching because they en@@ vi@@ ed Jesus , who was recei@@ ving attention from the people .
The B@@ ac@@ k@@ gr@@ ound of Se@@ cond Timothy
The div@@ or@@ ce could end@@ anger her righ@@ ts .
The congregation is get@@ ting along just fine without him . ’
We may have to con@@ ten@@ d with what ne@@ g@@ ative influ@@ ences ?
Indeed , their t@@ ong@@ ue is like cho@@ ice s@@ il@@ ver as it speak@@ s for@@ th Bible truth .
Di@@ ct@@ at@@ or@@ shi@@ ps em@@ er@@ ged in the 19@@ 30 ’ s , and Ger@@ many , I@@ tal@@ y , and J@@ ap@@ an un@@ ited to form the A@@ x@@ is po@@ wers .
The bo@@ ys taught El@@ t@@ on to hand the tr@@ act to the person when the con@@ vers@@ ation was over and to say a few words .
In the mean@@ time , no matter what tri@@ als may come upon us , let us be determined to place our trust in Jehovah , having full as@@ sur@@ ance that our un@@ chang@@ ing God is , in@@ deed , our “ Pro@@ vi@@ der of es@@ cap@@ e . ”
What if the matter was still un@@ set@@ t@@ led ?
D@@ ev@@ o@@ te@@ es plac@@ ed s@@ mil@@ ing ef@@ fi@@ gi@@ es of themselves in prayer on ben@@ ches in the san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary , in the beli@@ ef that their i@@ ma@@ ge pro@@ long@@ ed the act of worship .
We can and should appe@@ al to govern@@ men@@ tal author@@ ities and j@@ udi@@ cial cour@@ ts for prote@@ ction from enem@@ ies .
Why should the cle@@ ans@@ ing of A@@ ar@@ on and his sons have deep meaning for all of Jehovah’s people ?
Mar@@ th@@ a lik@@ e@@ wise believ@@ ed that her brother , La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , would “ ris@@ e in the resurrection on the last day . ” ​ — John 11 : 24 .
This man became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Jo@@ y gives you the strength to cop@@ e with challeng@@ es .
So wh@@ en@@ ever we feel ti@@ red or disc@@ oura@@ ged , we should be more determined than ever to pet@@ iti@@ on Jehovah for his prote@@ ctive help and holy spirit . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment was pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced against Egy@@ p@@ t’s P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h and its go@@ ds , especially the c@@ hi@@ ef go@@ d , “ A@@ m@@ on from No . ”
When later asked why they had become pione@@ ers , or full - time min@@ isters of Jehovah’s Witnesses , they ans@@ wer@@ ed , “ We saw that our mother was happy serving as a pioneer , and we wanted to be happy too . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , human thinking in these are@@ as is often mis@@ gu@@ i@@ ded .
In ad@@ dition , love for Jehovah mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to preach because we want to coun@@ ter@@ act the lies that Satan is prom@@ o@@ ting against him .
But at the same time , while res@@ pe@@ cting the slave as a class , members of the great crow@@ d are care@@ ful not to el@@ ev@@ ate any individuals who cla@@ im to be part of that slave .
S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls were cum@@ ber@@ some , for they had to be ro@@ l@@ led and un@@ ro@@ l@@ led , and u@@ su@@ ally there was writ@@ ing on only one side of the par@@ ch@@ ment .
Let us now exam@@ ine how we can follow his st@@ ep@@ s in show@@ ing courage and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment .
In Ju@@ ne 1@@ 7@@ 0@@ 2 , two associ@@ ates con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted him about the om@@ is@@ sion of the Tr@@ in@@ ity from his ser@@ m@@ ons .
Does it not t@@ ou@@ ch your heart to refle@@ ct on Jehovah’s end@@ ear@@ ing qu@@ ality of hum@@ ility ?
W@@ in@@ ter pr@@ un@@ ing
After A@@ sa@@ ’s imp@@ res@@ sive vi@@ ct@@ ory against the large E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an ar@@ my , the prophet A@@ z@@ ari@@ ah encoura@@ ged him and his people by saying : “ But you , be strong and do not let your hands d@@ ro@@ p , for your activ@@ ity will be re@@ war@@ ded . ”
A positi@@ ve spirit will also en@@ able us to be@@ ar in mind the many blessings we enjoy because of being associ@@ ated with the earthly part of Jehovah’s organization .
However , he also wants you to be “ a c@@ he@@ er@@ ful gi@@ ver . ”
( In some plac@@ es there are three little do@@ l@@ ls , re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting “ the three wise men . ” )
33 : 27 ; He@@ b .
The 2@@ ,@@ 3@@ 00 days of Daniel chap@@ ter 8 as well as the 1@@ ,@@ 2@@ 9@@ 0 and the 1@@ ,@@ 3@@ 35 days of D@@ a chap@@ ter 12 are all past ​ — be@@ h@@ ind us in the st@@ re@@ am of time .
T@@ E@@ N W@@ A@@ Y@@ S T@@ O M@@ A@@ K@@ E M@@ E@@ E@@ T@@ IN@@ G@@ S U@@ P@@ BU@@ I@@ L@@ DI@@ N@@ G F@@ O@@ R Y@@ O@@ U@@ R@@ S@@ EL@@ F AN@@ D O@@ TH@@ E@@ R@@ S
To teach her young to f@@ ly , the mother e@@ ag@@ le ‘ s@@ ti@@ r@@ s up her n@@ est , ’ f@@ lu@@ t@@ ter@@ ing and f@@ la@@ pp@@ ing her w@@ ings to ur@@ ge her young ones to take off .
* It was al@@ most mi@@ d@@ night when I fin@@ ally la@@ id that boo@@ k@@ let down .
A@@ P P@@ ho@@ to / N@@ an@@ cy P@@ al@@ mi@@ er@@ i
She ad@@ ded : “ A st@@ or@@ m of powerful , ex@@ tre@@ me emo@@ tions ​ — anger , reg@@ re@@ t , disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment , des@@ pa@@ ir , and sh@@ ame ” often fol@@ lo@@ ws .
In the long ru@@ n , our relation@@ shi@@ ps with others are sur@@ ely more sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant than any sh@@ ort - ter@@ m ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements we may have in the world of s@@ por@@ ts or bu@@ sin@@ ess .
In turn , a clean conscience en@@ ab@@ led him to appro@@ ach Jehovah in prayer and to enjoy ‘ the peace of God that exc@@ els all thought and that gu@@ ar@@ ds our hearts and men@@ tal po@@ wers . ’
What did the apostle Paul wr@@ ite about the glory that Christians refle@@ ct ?
“ W@@ H@@ E@@ N I thought about the pos@@ si@@ bility of a Creator , it made me ang@@ ry to think that someone might have the power to pre@@ v@@ ent human suffering but was not pre@@ pared to use it ! ” Thus said one form@@ er a@@ the@@ ist who lost family members in the H@@ olo@@ ca@@ u@@ st .
Rather , they sta@@ yed as far away from it as possible .
How do all Christians today benefit from the holy spi@@ rit@@ ’s ro@@ le in reve@@ al@@ ing the deep things of God ?
F@@ am@@ ily he@@ a@@ ds today recogn@@ ize that they have a Scriptural responsi@@ bility to provide for their fam@@ il@@ y’s material needs .
P@@ ho@@ en@@ i@@ x Ar@@ t Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m , A@@ ri@@ z@@ ona / B@@ ri@@ d@@ ge@@ man Ar@@ t Li@@ br@@ ary
The sisters mentioned my name .
When Jesus ra@@ ised J@@ a@@ ir@@ us ’ daugh@@ ter to life , her parents were b@@ es@@ i@@ de themselves with e@@ c@@ st@@ as@@ y
Still , we respect their fre@@ e@@ dom of cho@@ ice and avoid exer@@ ting un@@ pleas@@ ant pres@@ sure on them .
L@@ ater in the day , we took a bre@@ ak to have the congregation meetings , after which the Bible study s@@ essi@@ ons re@@ sum@@ ed .
P@@ re@@ ten@@ ding to be a Ba@@ al worshipp@@ er himself , Je@@ h@@ u organiz@@ ed a great fes@@ ti@@ val at the temple of Ba@@ al that A@@ ha@@ b had buil@@ t in Sam@@ ari@@ a .
How can fellow Christians offer inv@@ alu@@ able encourag@@ ement ?
W@@ im began pione@@ ering .
“ ON@@ E will positi@@ vely f@@ are ba@@ dly because he has g@@ one su@@ re@@ ty for a str@@ anger , but the one h@@ ating h@@ and@@ sh@@ ak@@ ing is keep@@ ing ca@@ ref@@ ree . ”
What people think of us vari@@ es a great de@@ al , dep@@ en@@ ding on their mo@@ ti@@ ves and what they have heard about us .
A home should be more than just a place where family members e@@ at and s@@ le@@ ep .
In the Bible , “ earth ” does not always ref@@ er to our g@@ lo@@ be .
S@@ cho@@ l@@ ars today know that a pi@@ m was a we@@ i@@ ght me@@ asure a@@ ver@@ ag@@ ing 7@@ .@@ 8@@ 2 gr@@ am@@ s , or appro@@ xi@@ mat@@ ely two th@@ ir@@ ds of a sh@@ eke@@ l , the ba@@ si@@ c Hebrew un@@ it of we@@ i@@ ght .
You are war@@ m@@ ly invit@@ ed to atten@@ d all three days of this conven@@ tion .
The po@@ li@@ cy of one school of this ty@@ pe was “ to allow children to experience the full r@@ ange of feelings free from the judgment and inter@@ ven@@ tion of an ad@@ ul@@ t . ”
And how did Moses ’ ability to see “ the One who is inv@@ isi@@ ble ” strengthen him when he and his people were in peri@@ l ?
Acc@@ ording to an ancient par@@ able recorded in the Bible book of Ju@@ d@@ ges , “ once upon a time the tre@@ es went to ano@@ in@@ t a king over them . ”
His hon@@ es@@ ty pre@@ served his clean conscience .
Since then , his life had taken one tu@@ mul@@ tu@@ ous turn after another .
Those re@@ bel@@ s did not really chall@@ enge God’s al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty power .
L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing really is an ar@@ t .
5 , 6 . ( a ) Why is medit@@ ation important ?
Like a lu@@ x@@ u@@ ri@@ ant fru@@ it t@@ ree “ pl@@ anted by the w@@ at@@ ers ” or in an ir@@ ri@@ g@@ ated or@@ ch@@ ard , Jeremiah never ‘ left off from pro@@ duc@@ ing fru@@ it . ’
How f@@ it@@ ting that Jesus pre@@ fac@@ ed the war@@ ning against co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness with the words “ keep your eyes o@@ pen ” !
By the end of the 1@@ ,000 years , God’s origin@@ al purpose as stated at Genesis 1 : 28 will have been ful@@ filled , and the ransom sacrifice will have been fully app@@ lied .
For more information about how to pray and be heard by God , see chap@@ ter 17 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
What does the love por@@ tra@@ yed in the S@@ ong of Solomon teach sing@@ le Christians who want to mar@@ ry ?
The first time that I attend@@ ed a meeting of Jehovah’s Witnesses at the Kingdom H@@ all must have been a sh@@ o@@ ck for some of them .
When he was first cho@@ s@@ en , he felt ‘ little in his own eyes . ’
He or she may even want to jo@@ in with you in lear@@ ning about Jehovah .
God’s remin@@ ders and his spirit will en@@ able us to do what ?
For instance , the apostle John wrote : “ Lo@@ ok !
But Na@@ ba@@ l does the op@@ pos@@ ite .
That is how F@@ ran@@ c@@ is@@ c@@ o , * a fa@@ ther@@ less B@@ ra@@ z@@ ili@@ an bo@@ y , felt after develop@@ ing a personal relationship with God .
C@@ ould it be that you feel that you are under more pres@@ sure , more pre@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with anxi@@ e@@ ties ?
Why is it vital that we continue to be vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant ?
Satan’s str@@ ate@@ gy might be sum@@ m@@ ed up in this way : ‘ If God’s servants cannot be f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed , perhaps they can be cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted . ’
F@@ o@@ re@@ tel@@ ling this , God said : “ I will change the language of the pe@@ op@@ les to a pu@@ re language , so that all of them may call on the name of Jehovah , to serve him sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der . ”
A@@ no@@ ther tri@@ al may invol@@ ve the seem@@ ing d@@ el@@ a@@ y of the end of this wicked system of things .
If the money was l@@ ent for bu@@ sin@@ ess pur@@ pos@@ es , the l@@ end@@ er could char@@ ge interest .
N@@ ei@@ ther ri@@ ches nor power can re@@ verse the lo@@ ss .
U@@ N@@ I@@ T@@ E@@ D N@@ AT@@ I@@ ON@@ S / ​ P@@ ho@@ to by F .
Such un@@ jus@@ ti@@ fied h@@ at@@ red by the nations may pres@@ sure humans to turn against us , but it does not s@@ way the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of the uni@@ verse to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on us .
T@@ ell those who have a part at the meeting or who give com@@ ments how much their efforts are appreci@@ ated .
Com@@ men@@ ting on the meaning of this pro@@ ver@@ b , one refer@@ ence work states : “ A@@ n emp@@ ty cri@@ b [ m@@ anger ] indic@@ ates that there are no o@@ x@@ en [ c@@ at@@ tle ] to fe@@ ed , and h@@ ence one is free of the tr@@ ou@@ ble of cle@@ an@@ ing and car@@ ing for the ani@@ mal@@ s , and ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses would be less .
The next mor@@ ning , she had a vis@@ it@@ or .
Ba@@ al worship de@@ gra@@ ded people with ri@@ tu@@ al pro@@ s@@ titu@@ tion and even human sacrifice .
“ S@@ al@@ vation B@@ el@@ ong@@ s to Jehovah ”
Con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that he would imp@@ ro@@ ve his life , he a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned his wife to have a new family with the woman who had been his se@@ cre@@ t lo@@ ver for si@@ x years and with whom he already had two children .
Jehovah wants us to value life and enjoy it in a who@@ les@@ ome way .
M@@ A@@ Y 27 , 20@@ 13 – J@@ U@@ N@@ E 2 , 20@@ 13
4 : 22 ; R@@ om . 1 : 6 ; 11 : 13 .
At the same time , we should end@@ e@@ av@@ or to respect the consci@@ ences of our bel@@ o@@ ved spiritual brothers and sisters .
After all , Jehovah had brought back to life Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s re@@ pro@@ duc@@ tive po@@ wers and had made it possible for him and his wife , S@@ ar@@ ah , to pro@@ du@@ ce a son in their old age .
She pray@@ ed to Jehovah about the matter , and H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est El@@ i said to her : “ May the God of Israel gr@@ ant your pet@@ iti@@ on . ”
E@@ arly F@@ am@@ ily Li@@ fe
The brothers thought that the conven@@ tion would have to be can@@ c@@ el@@ ed .
‘ But how , ’ you may ask , ‘ can stud@@ ying the Bible help me to re@@ ach my go@@ als ? ’
After a while a vis@@ it@@ or came to the rich man , but he s@@ pared taking some from his own sheep and his own c@@ at@@ tle to get such ready for the travel@@ er that had come in to him . So he took the f@@ em@@ ale lam@@ b of the man of little means and got it ready for the man that had come in to him . ” ​ — 2 Sa@@ m .
Jesus or@@ der@@ ed his followers : “ G@@ o . . . and make disciples of people of all the nations , bapti@@ z@@ ing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit , teaching them to ob@@ serve all the things I have comman@@ ded you . ”
W@@ i@@ th@@ out real@@ iz@@ ing it , A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s had been teaching an out - of - d@@ ate understanding of baptism .
How did the apostles respon@@ d when or@@ der@@ ed to sto@@ p preaching , and why ?
He also gave them spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c instru@@ ctions about how they should preach .
Such study will help us appreci@@ ate that Jesus Christ was obedi@@ ent to God and proved the qu@@ ality of his faith by his end@@ ur@@ ance .
Ke@@ ys to F@@ am@@ ily H@@ app@@ iness
Why can we have deep love for God ?
A prom@@ in@@ ent in@@ str@@ um@@ ent in their ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work has been the Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
Because of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s around Ri@@ o , ra@@ in@@ water quic@@ k@@ ly ga@@ thers and r@@ un@@ s down into the city , often ca@@ using f@@ loo@@ ds .
In no way could I in my own strength have end@@ ur@@ ed the su@@ ffer@@ ings I was about to face .
The Bible c@@ alls him the Son of God ; the lo@@ v@@ ers of Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y in@@ sis@@ ted that he is God .
Today , the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living forever on earth f@@ ill@@ s the hearts of milli@@ ons with gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de toward Jehovah .
He str@@ ong@@ ly war@@ ned the brothers : “ Lo@@ ok out : perhaps there may be someone who will car@@ ry you off as his pre@@ y through the ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y and emp@@ ty dec@@ ep@@ tion according to the tra@@ dition of men , according to the el@@ em@@ ent@@ ary things of the world and not according to Christ . ” ​ — C@@ ol .
A Bible stud@@ ent@@ ’s similar expres@@ sion of faith will certainly deli@@ ght you .
W@@ il@@ li@@ am always ad@@ d@@ ressed Father as “ Son , ” and he and Mi@@ ri@@ am inst@@ il@@ led in our family the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing spirit .
“ The t@@ ree was good for food and . . . it was something to be long@@ ed for to the eyes . ”
How is go@@ o@@ dness de@@ f@@ ined , and what ro@@ le should this qu@@ ality pla@@ y in our life ?
As reg@@ ar@@ ds their heart , what did most Jews need to do ?
The Bible says : “ Jehovah is far away from the wicked ones , but the prayer of the righteous ones he he@@ ars . ” ​ — Proverbs 15 : 29 .
After re@@ mo@@ ving sever@@ al bo@@ ar@@ ds , he dis@@ co@@ vered that be@@ h@@ ind the w@@ all , mi@@ ce had st@@ ow@@ ed away sh@@ re@@ d@@ ded pa@@ p@@ ers , emp@@ ty wal@@ nu@@ t sh@@ el@@ ls , and other de@@ br@@ is .
When v@@ ali@@ ant Israelites living in J@@ ab@@ es@@ h - g@@ ile@@ ad learned what had happened , they rec@@ over@@ ed the four bo@@ dies , bur@@ ned them , and then bu@@ ri@@ ed the b@@ ones .
V@@ inc@@ ent , a la@@ w@@ y@@ er , says : “ A good se@@ cul@@ ar care@@ er can provide a me@@ asure of satis@@ fac@@ tion .
It was also care@@ fully explained to him that he was not worshi@@ p@@ ing the emp@@ er@@ or ; mer@@ ely ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing the divine char@@ ac@@ ter of the emp@@ er@@ or as head of the Rom@@ an st@@ ate .
My sister Ar@@ di@@ s married James K@@ er@@ n , and they had a family of fi@@ ve children .
Jehovah bless@@ ed Juda@@ h with peace for the first ten years of A@@ sa@@ ’s re@@ ign .
He was re@@ si@@ ding there when he wrote his first inspired letter , about 6@@ 2 C.E .
The best care@@ er anyone can have is that of serving Jehovah full - time .
By all me@@ a@@ sures , the Bible is a very old book .
M@@ en are “ lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves , lo@@ v@@ ers of money , . . . lo@@ v@@ ers of ple@@ a@@ sures rather than lo@@ v@@ ers of God . ” ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
Like Paul , we must be atten@@ tive , fle@@ xi@@ ble , and res@@ our@@ ce@@ ful in order to re@@ ach the heart of our di@@ verse a@@ udi@@ ence .
Why are illustr@@ ations valu@@ able in teaching ?
His jo@@ b was to ano@@ in@@ t with o@@ il the bo@@ dies of the men who were about to exerc@@ ise .
Why were the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments of great import@@ ance ?
‘ E@@ no@@ ch W@@ al@@ ked With the Tru@@ e God ’
Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or F@@ ran@@ k H .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , the disciples of John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er heard of it and repor@@ ted the mirac@@ le to John .
But he was not “ tre@@ m@@ bl@@ ing at men . ”
Jesus had taken am@@ ple time to encoura@@ ge his apostles with a heart - to - heart talk .
Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 22 : 22 - 24
So ga@@ ther@@ ing with Witnesses helps us get to know Jehovah still better . ​ — Hebrews 10 : 24 , 25 .
Many people would rather let others do their thinking for them .
T@@ al@@ king matters over is a ke@@ y st@@ ep to lear@@ ning how to displa@@ y love and respect for each other . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 33 .
What a reli@@ ef it must have been when everything was ready and Jehovah clo@@ sed the do@@ or of the ar@@ k ! ​ — Genesis 6 : 19 - 21 ; 7 : 5 , 16 .
Jesus states : “ He that ent@@ ers through the do@@ or is shepher@@ d of the sheep .
The sol@@ di@@ er pos@@ si@@ bly pi@@ er@@ ced his side just to re@@ move all doubt and to eli@@ min@@ ate any later re@@ vi@@ val that might be fal@@ sel@@ y her@@ al@@ ded as a resurrection .
What good news did Jehovah’s prophe@@ tic w@@ atch@@ man dec@@ l@@ are , and when was it ful@@ filled ?
We have made the decision to serve Jehovah and ob@@ serve his comman@@ d@@ ments .
Even though the o@@ stri@@ ch f@@ la@@ ps its w@@ ings , it cannot f@@ ly .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 4@@ 8 , 20
▪ “ M@@ ake Su@@ re of the M@@ ore I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant Th@@ ings ”
Yet , he would rep@@ ly : “ I never knew you ! G@@ et away from me , you work@@ ers of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness . ”
Then they will not be “ ba@@ bes , to@@ s@@ sed about as by wa@@ ves and car@@ ri@@ ed hi@@ ther and th@@ i@@ ther by every w@@ ind of teaching . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 13 , 14 .
For example , in the 18@@ th century before our Com@@ m@@ on E@@ r@@ a , an Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h invit@@ ed the Hebrew Jac@@ o@@ b and his large family to set@@ tle in Egy@@ pt .
W@@ as Jehovah li@@ mit@@ ing the life sp@@ an of humans to 1@@ 20 years , and did Noah preach about the coming F@@ lood for that long ?
Ph@@ ili@@ p asked the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an : “ Do you ac@@ tually know what you are reading ? ”
So@@ on the time will arri@@ ve for the Kingdom to come and cause God’s will to be done on earth .
After having at@@ ta@@ ined the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ ate , C@@ er@@ ul@@ ari@@ us a@@ im@@ ed high@@ er .
N@@ ex@@ t , El@@ la was plac@@ ed in sol@@ it@@ ary con@@ fin@@ ement for three days .
“ I think I was em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed .
A B@@ ri@@ ef F@@ am@@ ily Li@@ fe
Si@@ mil@@ arly , no longer would there be a Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s t@@ ree .
6 : 16 - 23 .
Jesus too can he@@ al the si@@ ck .
( a ) Why does 2 Peter 1 : 19 not mean that “ a da@@ y@@ st@@ ar ” ar@@ ises in ac@@ tu@@ al human hearts ?
El@@ ders , like Timothy , must at times re@@ prove wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers .
Jesus told the S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es , Jewish lead@@ ers who den@@ i@@ ed the resurrection promise : “ You are mis@@ taken , because you know ne@@ i@@ ther the Scriptures nor the power of God . ”
Thus , al@@ though the number of the anointed is d@@ w@@ in@@ d@@ ling , Jehovah’s name is being declar@@ ed around the earth as never before .
Our we@@ d@@ ding day
1 : 1 - 3 ; J@@ er .
• How may you be able to help those who are not now associ@@ ating with the congregation ?
There is little you can do to prote@@ ct yourself from it .
In 19@@ 6@@ 1 , Abraham jo@@ ined a fre@@ e@@ dom mo@@ v@@ ement that wa@@ ged gu@@ er@@ r@@ il@@ la war against the powerful neigh@@ b@@ or . “ They were our enem@@ ies .
Thus a Christian wife shows her deep respect for her husband . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 3 , 4 .
We do know that the apostle Peter was in Babyl@@ on about 6@@ 2 - 6@@ 4 C.E .
During that time , Jesus ac@@ qui@@ red such a thor@@ ough knowledge of Jehovah that he could be descri@@ bed as the very “ i@@ ma@@ ge of the inv@@ isi@@ ble God . ”
K@@ im@@ ber@@ le@@ y P@@ l@@ ate@@ au
( b ) How do we know that it is possible for us to w@@ in the bat@@ tle against Satan ?
S@@ ONG@@ S : 4@@ 8 , 8@@ 0
The stud@@ ent was atten@@ ding meetings and sh@@ aring in the ministry and had already expres@@ sed a desire to get baptized .
* ​ — 1 John 3 : 19 , 20 ; P@@ s .
C@@ re@@ di@@ t go@@ es to my parents for inst@@ ill@@ ing in us the meaning of work and the desire to serve Jehovah .
His rul@@ er@@ ship is an everlasting rul@@ er@@ ship that will not pas@@ s away , and his kingdom will not be destro@@ yed . ”
This was the experience of Ph@@ ill@@ is , a wi@@ do@@ w who lost her husband when her children were fi@@ ve and ei@@ ght years old .
F@@ A@@ C@@ IN@@ G the ou@@ ter har@@ b@@ or of G@@ l@@ ou@@ c@@ es@@ ter , M@@ ass@@ ach@@ u@@ set@@ ts , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , stan@@ ds a br@@ on@@ ze st@@ atu@@ e de@@ pi@@ cting a hel@@ m@@ s@@ man , in@@ t@@ ent on ste@@ ering his ship through a st@@ or@@ m .
‘ Ha@@ ve pl@@ ent@@ y to do in the work of the Lord . ’ ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R .
Those taking the lead should certainly view others as being su@@ peri@@ or to them .
There is a less@@ on to be learned from this .
It is ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely vital that we do so if we are to enjoy a close relationship with him now and in the future .
[ God’s ] righteousness . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 6 : 33 .
T@@ ake S@@ on@@ j@@ a@@ ’s case .
Si@@ tu@@ ated am@@ id ro@@ l@@ ling gre@@ en h@@ ill@@ s by a ri@@ ver , C@@ am@@ ir@@ i has always been an is@@ ol@@ ated to@@ wn .
Se@@ cond , we need to learn just what is involved in tru@@ sting in Jehovah .
Jehovah provided Adam and E@@ ve with the gift of conscience , and we in@@ her@@ ited our conscience from them .
Some hus@@ ban@@ ds con@@ fu@@ se what the Bible says about wi@@ f@@ ely sub@@ je@@ ction with what it says about the obedi@@ ence of a child to his par@@ ent .
S@@ ad@@ ly , there are situ@@ ations in which an in@@ no@@ c@@ ent Christian ac@@ qui@@ res a se@@ x@@ u@@ ally trans@@ mit@@ ted di@@ se@@ ase from an un@@ believ@@ ing mate who has not follow@@ ed God’s direction .
P@@ ra@@ y for W@@ is@@ dom
Read Psalm 4@@ 5 : 1 , 17 .
What instru@@ ctions did Jesus give as to how to gl@@ ori@@ fy God , and how can we fulf@@ ill them ?
“ What a wise and loving arrang@@ ement ! ”
Th@@ ough N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h rep@@ ented and was s@@ pared , it later rel@@ ap@@ sed into wicked ways .
If this is so , Proverbs 3 : 8 may be emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ ing our need for ut@@ ter dep@@ end@@ ence upon God ​ — much as a hel@@ pl@@ ess fe@@ tu@@ s is comple@@ t@@ ely dep@@ end@@ ent upon its mother for n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment .
It must be evid@@ ent that God’s spirit is pro@@ duc@@ ing in these men the fru@@ it@@ age of “ love , joy , peace , long - suffering , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , faith , mil@@ dness , self - control . ”
* ​ — Genesis 8 : 20 .
The Bible promises : “ Do not mar@@ v@@ el at this , because the h@@ our is coming in which all those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs will hear [ Jesus ’ ] vo@@ ice and come out , those who did good things to a resurrection of life , those who practic@@ ed v@@ ile things to a resurrection of judgment . ”
F@@ eli@@ x could not be com@@ p@@ el@@ led to pas@@ s judgment , and in ad@@ dition to w@@ an@@ ting to cur@@ ry fav@@ or with the Jews , he had another mo@@ tive for d@@ el@@ a@@ y ​ — he ho@@ ped that Paul would bri@@ be him . ​ — Acts 24 : 10 - 19 , 26 .
To get around this thor@@ n@@ y is@@ sue , Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an em@@ bal@@ m@@ ers desi@@ gn@@ ated a person called a cu@@ t@@ ter to make the inc@@ ision .
As consider@@ ed in this article , what are some ways in which we can follow the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule ?
Be@@ fore 19@@ 31 , the ter@@ m “ col@@ por@@ te@@ ur@@ s ” was app@@ lied to those who are now called pione@@ ers . ​ — 5 / 15 , page 31 . What are some fac@@ t@@ ors show@@ ing that the Bible is not just another book written by men ?
Some have become de@@ pres@@ sed because of having had to rel@@ in@@ qu@@ ish a ch@@ eri@@ shed privilege in God’s service .
“ TH@@ E T@@ R@@ U@@ E K@@ N@@ O@@ W@@ L@@ E@@ D@@ G@@ E ” B@@ E@@ C@@ O@@ M@@ E@@ S “ A@@ BU@@ N@@ D@@ AN@@ T ”
13 , 14 . ( a ) When might Jehovah ‘ leave us al@@ one to put us to the t@@ est ’ ?
4@@ 2 : 10 - 12 .
The Bible off@@ ers this ad@@ vice to all who want to ple@@ ase Jehovah God : “ In everything by prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation along with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving let your pet@@ iti@@ ons be made known to God ; and the peace of God that exc@@ els all thought will gu@@ ard your hearts and your men@@ tal po@@ wers by means of Christ Jesus . ”
( Read Proverbs 18 : 1 . )
Still , his point may be even more app@@ li@@ ca@@ ble to the teaching we do as Christians .
Read Isaiah 40 : 29 .
Why should I be thinking about this now ? ​ — Luke 6 : 4@@ 6 - 4@@ 9 .
The apostle then stated : “ That is why it is necess@@ ary for us to pa@@ y more than the u@@ su@@ al attention to the things heard by us , that we may never d@@ ri@@ ft away . ” ​ — Hebrews 2 : 1 .
Even pri@@ me - time tel@@ ev@@ ision , it stated , “ con@@ tain@@ s more than 8 se@@ x@@ u@@ al in@@ ci@@ d@@ ents per h@@ our , more than four times as much as in 19@@ 7@@ 6 . ”
This requi@@ res that you “ stri@@ p off the old person@@ ality with its practic@@ es , and clo@@ the [ yourself ] with the new person@@ ality , which through acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge is being made new according to the i@@ ma@@ ge of the One who cre@@ ated it . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 9 , 10 .
David real@@ iz@@ es that Jehovah al@@ one can bring about the deli@@ ver@@ ance that he so des@@ per@@ ately needs .
The de@@ por@@ tation of the people from the ten - tri@@ be kingdom and the re@@ po@@ pul@@ ation of the land with fore@@ ign@@ ers began “ in the days of Pe@@ ka@@ h the king of Israel , ” sh@@ ort@@ ly after Isaiah ut@@ tered this prophecy .
Th@@ ough their st@@ ori@@ es are descri@@ bed in just a few pages of the Bible , their tri@@ als la@@ sted for many years .
P@@ ur@@ su@@ ing God’s P@@ ur@@ pose Today
Eng@@ ag@@ ing in se@@ cul@@ ar work that requi@@ res car@@ r@@ ying a fi@@ re@@ ar@@ m or another we@@ ap@@ on is a personal decision .
Why It Pa@@ ys to Be H@@ on@@ est 6
U@@ se F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship s@@ essi@@ ons to help your children understand the is@@ su@@ es involved so that they can me@@ et those challeng@@ es coura@@ ge@@ ously .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the heart should be pre@@ pared , or made ready , so that it is more rec@@ ep@@ tive to the Word of God .
Cor@@ p@@ ses were p@@ iled by the si@@ des of the ro@@ a@@ ds . ”
That was his op@@ in@@ ion because he felt that Ang@@ ela should be given blood trans@@ fu@@ sions , which she refu@@ sed . ​ — Acts 15 : 28 , 29 .
You will know what his comman@@ d@@ ments are and will see how he ac@@ ted in be@@ half of his people in the past .
Rev@@ e@@ aled ​ — But in God’s D@@ ue Ti@@ me
That tre@@ asure is the God - given com@@ mis@@ sion to preach , and the ear@@ then v@@ ess@@ els are the humans to whom Jehovah has en@@ tru@@ sted this tre@@ asure .
They were imper@@ fect , and they fac@@ ed many of the challeng@@ es we face , including some that were life th@@ reat@@ ening .
M@@ ake the Scriptures the ba@@ ck@@ b@@ one of your talk
A World O@@ ver@@ power@@ ed by Satan
2 : 15 ; 3 : 17 .
The th@@ ir@@ d ty@@ pe of so@@ il , the one with thor@@ ns , especially deser@@ ves our attention because in some ways it is similar to the fine so@@ il .
To those at se@@ a during the h@@ our@@ s of dar@@ k@@ ness , any light is a wel@@ come sight .
* There were long d@@ el@@ a@@ ys in public@@ ation , yet in 1@@ 6@@ 9@@ 4 he re@@ ached his go@@ al ​ — the govern@@ ment author@@ ized public dist@@ ribu@@ tion of the L@@ at@@ vi@@ an Bible .
Mo@@ re@@ over , he was ob@@ li@@ ged to pa@@ y the mut@@ in@@ e@@ ers ex@@ or@@ bit@@ ant tri@@ bu@@ te .
While still in Z@@ am@@ bia , we re@@ ached a ri@@ ver , and the brothers form@@ ed sever@@ al human cha@@ ins to help ever@@ yone to cro@@ ss sa@@ f@@ ely .
By 19@@ 13 , Rus@@ sel@@ l@@ ’s ser@@ m@@ ons were pr@@ inted in 2@@ ,000 new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers with a com@@ bin@@ ed read@@ er@@ ship of 1@@ 5@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 .
For instance , someone may cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze the way a certain el@@ der h@@ and@@ les his par@@ ts in the congregation or ca@@ res for his du@@ ties .
What a com@@ p@@ el@@ ling reason for a Christian husband and wife to show du@@ e honor to each other !
I later learned that M@@ r@@ s . M@@ au@@ d K@@ o@@ da was an A@@ mer@@ i@@ can who was married to a J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese man who had stu@@ died in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
However , should the wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad use of sur@@ ve@@ ill@@ ance cam@@ er@@ as in any way re@@ mind us of our loving Father , Jehovah ?
Do you know of fellow believers who are b@@ es@@ et by tri@@ als ?
H@@ ere the Bible can be a real help .
Al@@ so , you may want to take the in@@ iti@@ ative to tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne fellow believers to share a spiritual gift and enjoy “ an inter@@ change of encourag@@ ement . ” ​ — R@@ om . 1 : 11 , 12 .
( b ) What will Jesus do to rest@@ ore un@@ ity and har@@ mony ?
• What qualities of Jesus should we imitate ?
16 : 8 .
You Can C@@ op@@ e !
23 : 6 , 7 .
No doubt , school coun@@ sel@@ ors s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely believe that it is in your best inter@@ ests to pur@@ sue high@@ er educ@@ ation and to pl@@ an for a se@@ cul@@ ar care@@ er .
“ Tru@@ st in Jehovah , you people , for all times . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A .
How could Joseph be@@ tra@@ y that trust ?
In 6@@ 0@@ 9 B.C.E . , the 18 - mon@@ th si@@ e@@ ge of Jerusalem beg@@ ins .
Un@@ for@@ tun@@ ately , there was no one present at these meetings to inter@@ pre@@ t the pro@@ gra@@ m for me .
In this con@@ ne@@ ction , let us consider the experience of J@@ on@@ ah .
Do you know the meaning and sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of these ro@@ les ?
Gen@@ u@@ ine Christians today need to gu@@ ard against being un@@ du@@ ly influ@@ enced by the ple@@ asure - ma@@ d spirit of this world .
( a ) How did the apostles Paul and John expres@@ s their joy in help@@ ing others spiritually ?
Our family sub@@ sis@@ ted by cultiv@@ ating and sel@@ ling y@@ am , c@@ as@@ sa@@ va , and kola nu@@ ts .
Un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly , Jesus Christ became known to his con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries “ through powerful works . ”
Th@@ ough h@@ ou@@ se@@ b@@ ound , she im@@ medi@@ ately began to share her new@@ found faith with anyone vis@@ iting her .
Timothy became well - known to the Christian elders in his own congregation and to those in I@@ con@@ i@@ u@@ m , some 20 mil@@ es [ 30 k@@ m ] away .
What about sing@@ le parents ?
Some govern@@ ment of@@ fic@@ es were help@@ ful in provi@@ ding such information .
I started to find joy in life again .
How does it mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to imitate Christ Jesus , to love our brothers , and to for@@ give them from the heart ?
James 4 : 8
He ur@@ ged his followers living in the last days to be vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant , saying : “ You do not know on what day your Lord is coming ” and “ the Son of man is coming at an h@@ our that you do not think to be it . ”
While there , he wrote his first letter and pos@@ si@@ bly the second one as well .
It shin@@ es through in his answer : “ H@@ ere my ma@@ ster does not know what is with me in the house , and he has en@@ tru@@ sted everything he has into my care .
Then they had to buil@@ d the ar@@ k , which was no quic@@ k t@@ ask consider@@ ing its si@@ ze and the si@@ ze of No@@ ah’s family .
Fir@@ st , no@@ te the contr@@ ast .
They also knew that ‘ the dead are consci@@ ous of nothing at all . ’ ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 5 , 10 .
10 , 11 . ( a ) On what had Paul cen@@ tered his efforts pri@@ or to be@@ coming a Christian ?
( Read Psalm 9@@ 0 : 4 . )
M@@ ak@@ ke@@ da@@ h
Paul explained in one of his let@@ ters : “ I know in@@ deed how to be low on pro@@ v@@ isions , I know in@@ deed how to have an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance . In everything and in all circumstances I have learned the se@@ cre@@ t of both how to be full and how to hu@@ ng@@ er , both how to have an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance and how to su@@ ff@@ er want . ”
Many have Christian mat@@ es and are happy to stay with them .
Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah / S@@ hal@@ lu@@ m / M@@ en@@ a@@ he@@ m
If Jesus re@@ turned to the earth today , what would he think about the ran@@ k com@@ mer@@ ci@@ al@@ ism of Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s ?
Saul streng@@ th@@ ens his position as king by de@@ fe@@ ating the A@@ m@@ mon@@ ites .
L@@ I@@ K@@ E many in the years following World W@@ ar I@@ I , P@@ re@@ si@@ d@@ ent Tru@@ man believ@@ ed that man could learn from his past and real@@ ize “ a new world ” with di@@ gn@@ ity for all .
The bad fi@@ g@@ s me@@ ant King Z@@ e@@ de@@ ki@@ ah and others like him who fac@@ ed se@@ v@@ ere tre@@ at@@ ment by King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar and his tro@@ op@@ s .
Will we pan@@ ic ?
It pres@@ ents us with true acc@@ oun@@ ts of the lives of Bible char@@ ac@@ ters .
For example , if we get near the e@@ dge of a c@@ li@@ f@@ f and see how far down we could f@@ all , most of us inst@@ inc@@ tiv@@ ely move back .
“ W@@ H@@ A@@ T do we want ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , a Christian wife would certainly want to avoid cont@@ ra@@ dic@@ ting her husband or challeng@@ ing his op@@ in@@ ion in fr@@ on@@ t of their children .
E@@ f@@ fect on Their W@@ a@@ y of Li@@ fe
As a young person , think of all you o@@ we to Jehovah . Your life , your faith , the Bible , the congregation , and your wonderful hope for the future .
You ar@@ rest@@ ed me !
I@@ de@@ ally , human govern@@ ments should be able to man@@ age earth@@ ’s food supp@@ ly to sol@@ ve the hu@@ ng@@ er proble@@ m . However , even after de@@ ca@@ des of tr@@ ying , they have been un@@ able to do so .
A@@ part from ap@@ poin@@ ting and de@@ pos@@ ing the high pri@@ est ​ — who was pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in — ​ and le@@ v@@ ying ta@@ x@@ es , the Romans inter@@ ven@@ ed in Jewish af@@ fai@@ r@@ s only when their own so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and inter@@ ests requi@@ red this .
That is what the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn will bring to its sub@@ je@@ cts : “ [ God ] will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more . ”
Why and how should we “ make sure of the more important things ” ?
Some may think so .
It is the only qu@@ ality lis@@ ted t@@ wi@@ ce in God’s declar@@ ation to Moses .
“ If you are reading this letter , it means that I did not sur@@ vi@@ ve the sur@@ g@@ er@@ y and that I am not with you any longer . ”
“ Your H@@ ear@@ t Be@@ came H@@ au@@ gh@@ ty ”
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , mankind will have no ca@@ uses for anxi@@ ety about food , clo@@ thing , sh@@ el@@ ter , and emp@@ loy@@ ment ​ — the l@@ ack of which today d@@ ri@@ ves some into a life of cri@@ me .
‘ Jehovah Is Our V@@ it@@ al En@@ er@@ gy ’
This will en@@ h@@ ance your understanding and re@@ ten@@ tion of Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts .
Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has took appro@@ pri@@ ate action to hal@@ t the s@@ pre@@ ad of con@@ tam@@ in@@ ation .
Let us com@@ pare the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s teachings with some comm@@ on beli@@ ef@@ s cur@@ r@@ ently expres@@ sed by those who prom@@ o@@ te wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft .
W@@ ould that not have been to your disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ge ?
To ob@@ tain a good har@@ v@@ est , f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers also need to water their cro@@ ps .
In obedi@@ ence to his Fa@@ ther’s comm@@ and , Jesus j@@ our@@ ne@@ yed to Jerusalem for the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
Yes , Jehovah God is the ul@@ tim@@ ate C@@ are@@ gi@@ ver .
Paul “ pray@@ ed , la@@ id his hands on him , and heal@@ ed him . ”
As the man Jesus Christ , God’s Son was “ the light of the world . ”
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : F@@ in@@ ally , we ag@@ re@@ ed that consider@@ ing the va@@ st am@@ ount of power our Creator pos@@ s@@ ess@@ es , sur@@ ely he has the ability to st@@ ep in and end suffering at any m@@ om@@ ent .
They tru@@ sted in worl@@ dly al@@ li@@ an@@ ces rather than re@@ tur@@ ning to Jehovah .
L@@ ater , in a Watchtower article , a member of his family wrote : “ Th@@ r@@ ough the tur@@ mo@@ il@@ s of time , as a family we have seen to it that our love for God has always come first . ”
We may be able to share some thoughts with our relati@@ ves and cre@@ ate opportun@@ ities for them to come in cont@@ act with Bible tru@@ ths and with fellow believers .
He gu@@ i@@ ded de@@ bat@@ es , for@@ mul@@ ated artic@@ les of faith , and ar@@ gu@@ ed with bi@@ sh@@ op@@ s as well as with her@@ e@@ tic@@ s , for whom he had the ul@@ tim@@ ate ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent — death at the st@@ ake .
In D@@ en@@ mar@@ k , S@@ il@@ vi@@ a was taken to a refu@@ ge@@ e cam@@ p , and she im@@ medi@@ ately started loo@@ king for Jehovah’s Witnesses .
O@@ ver time , Mark gro@@ ws in knowledge and dra@@ ws clo@@ s@@ er to God .
M@@ ama Be@@ at@@ ri@@ ce@@ ’s lam@@ ents re@@ mind me of how Job must have felt upon recei@@ ving all his ter@@ ri@@ ble news .
He is “ the God of all comfort , who com@@ forts us in all our tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
W@@ ould you look for someone who was physi@@ c@@ ally at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive , in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent , kind , and har@@ d@@ working ?
What is the meaning of the Hebrew word rend@@ ered “ glory , ” and to what should it ref@@ er when used of Jehovah ?
The Creator is a spirit ; he does not have a physical body as we do , so we are in his “ i@@ ma@@ ge ” in that we can refle@@ ct his person@@ ality , displa@@ ying a me@@ asure of his fine qualities .
What problems can result from acc@@ ess to a su@@ per@@ a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of information ?
The Go@@ spe@@ l of Mark repor@@ ts that from T@@ y@@ re and S@@ id@@ on , in Le@@ ban@@ on@@ ’s ancient ter@@ rit@@ ory , “ a great mul@@ titu@@ de , on hear@@ ing of how many things [ Jesus ] was doing , came to him . ” ​ — Mark 3 : 8 .
E@@ ach day , the local people come to you and try to speak to you through the gl@@ ass .
Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s and Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ants were lo@@ cked in con@@ f@@ li@@ ct .
What reas@@ ons do we have for displa@@ ying courage ?
Sh@@ ould the man@@ u@@ fac@@ tu@@ re@@ r of the ca@@ r be held acc@@ oun@@ table for the ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent ?
G@@ r@@ ate@@ ful for My P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous M@@ em@@ ori@@ es !
Because of the ra@@ pi@@ d gro@@ w@@ th in E@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an coun@@ tri@@ es , Rus@@ sia and U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine repor@@ t a com@@ bin@@ ed need for h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of Kingdom H@@ alls .
Consider S@@ yl@@ vi@@ ana , mentioned in the in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction to this article .
As such , they could not become full - fle@@ d@@ ged members of the congregation of Israel , nor could they mar@@ ry and father children .
No doubt some of them gre@@ w up in an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment com@@ par@@ able to that of ancient Cana@@ an , where im@@ mor@@ ality was ri@@ fe and even vie@@ wed as nor@@ ma@@ l .
In 19@@ 28 at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death , a tr@@ act ent@@ it@@ led “ Wh@@ ere Are the N@@ ine ? ”
U@@ sing tel@@ es@@ cop@@ es that he buil@@ t inc@@ or@@ por@@ ating the new@@ ly in@@ ven@@ ted l@@ ens , Gal@@ ile@@ o saw the heavens in un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted de@@ ta@@ il .
Job well under@@ sto@@ od this truth .
( b ) What stand did the three Hebrews take when a con@@ f@@ li@@ ct in the matter of obedi@@ ence could not be avo@@ i@@ ded ?
However , this ad@@ dition does not appe@@ ar in the ol@@ des@@ t Greek man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts .
He go@@ es “ thr@@ ough@@ out the whole of Gal@@ ile@@ e , teaching in their sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es and preaching the good news of the kingdom and c@@ uring every s@@ ort of di@@ se@@ ase and every s@@ ort of in@@ fir@@ m@@ ity among the people . ”
They got baptized without d@@ el@@ a@@ y .
A@@ no@@ ther are@@ a in which exerc@@ ising self - control is difficult for some is in the matter of se@@ x@@ u@@ ality .
However , the disciples in L@@ y@@ str@@ a went out to Paul , sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding him .
If you pers@@ ist , you will gro@@ w to love them and become spiritually strong .
At our meetings , we receive guid@@ ance on how to use these to@@ ol@@ s in the best way .
Of course , S@@ and@@ r@@ a came to recogn@@ ize that her in@@ iti@@ al re@@ action was wrong .
“ T@@ ake care of this v@@ ine , ” he imp@@ l@@ ored . ​ — Psalm 8@@ 0 : 8 - 15 .
During our 5@@ 8 years together , we saw the number of Jehovah’s Witnesses in P@@ u@@ er@@ to R@@ ic@@ o gro@@ w from about 6@@ 50 to 2@@ 6@@ ,000 !
And many ancient writ@@ ings are m@@ ere f@@ ra@@ g@@ ments of what they once were ; par@@ ts have been lost or ba@@ dly dam@@ ag@@ ed .
R@@ ac@@ hel@@ le says : “ Many times Mo@@ m would say something very h@@ ate@@ ful .
This dis@@ da@@ in@@ ful attitude toward truth is sh@@ ared by many today , including religious lead@@ ers , educ@@ at@@ ors , and pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ ans .
Be@@ fore and After ​ — H@@ er Li@@ fe T@@ ur@@ ned Ar@@ ound
The hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der will keep such imp@@ le@@ ments se@@ par@@ ate from clean u@@ ten@@ s@@ il@@ s , such as those used for co@@ o@@ king .
Now the woman loo@@ ks at her resur@@ rec@@ ted son and thr@@ ill@@ s to his sm@@ ile .
Is this not one reason to make mer@@ cy a d@@ om@@ in@@ ant qu@@ ality in our lives ?
If you have a few min@@ ut@@ es , I would like to show you just a few examples of acc@@ ur@@ ate hist@@ ory found in the Bible .
“ It often over@@ rul@@ es the other sen@@ ses , and has the power to per@@ su@@ a@@ de us against all lo@@ gi@@ c . ”
• How can an un@@ ru@@ ly t@@ ong@@ ue dam@@ age a marriage ?
Yes , if we imitate Paul and comple@@ t@@ ely r@@ ely on Jehovah , not on our own strength , and have faith in the ransom .
T@@ en years ag@@ o W@@ il@@ li@@ am lost his 18 - year - old son in a d@@ ro@@ w@@ ning ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent . W@@ il@@ li@@ am wr@@ ites , “ The pain of that lo@@ ss is still with me , and I will have it as long as I live . ”
Rather , he gave this instru@@ ction : “ When you see Jerusalem sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by enc@@ am@@ ped ar@@ mi@@ es , then know that the des@@ ol@@ ating of her has dra@@ wn near .
During Paul’s last vis@@ it to Jerusalem , the gover@@ ning body coun@@ sel@@ ed him to cle@@ an@@ se himself cer@@ em@@ on@@ i@@ ally to show others that he har@@ bor@@ ed no ani@@ mo@@ s@@ ity toward the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
In what are@@ as of life should our Yes mean Yes ?
If it were not for earth@@ ’s a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant ve@@ get@@ ation of the land and pl@@ ants of the se@@ a , a@@ qu@@ ati@@ c cre@@ atu@@ res , bir@@ ds , and land ani@@ mal@@ s would have no o@@ x@@ y@@ g@@ en to bre@@ a@@ the or food to e@@ at .
As the high pri@@ est of God’s great spiritual temple , Jesus could also car@@ ry out his spiritual assignment without fear of viol@@ ating the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Wor@@ king together toward a comm@@ on go@@ al ?
Why are they descri@@ bed as wal@@ king with God ?
In l@@ ine with this , Paul states : “ I tell ever@@ yone there among you not to think more of himself than it is necess@@ ary to think . ”
Does this mean , though , that God’s holy spirit is no longer op@@ er@@ ative ?
On the night before he sur@@ rend@@ ered his life , Jesus instru@@ cted his faithful followers to remember , or com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate , his sacrifice .
A S@@ alu@@ t@@ ary L@@ ess@@ on
Jehovah’s “ comman@@ d@@ ments are not bur@@ den@@ some . ”
I have my own Bible .
Jehovah’s Witnesses in E@@ ast Ger@@ many were fac@@ ing a very difficult time .
As the apostle John fore@@ saw , a great crow@@ d of them has appe@@ ared in these last days , and “ they have wa@@ shed their ro@@ bes and made them wh@@ ite in the blood of the L@@ am@@ b . ”
F@@ ri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps with them are st@@ ra@@ ined , relation@@ shi@@ ps ten@@ se .
Why did Paul leave Ti@@ tu@@ s in C@@ re@@ te , and what does this indic@@ ate regarding the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments today ?
No@@ tice , though , that he gave the cho@@ ic@@ est ​ — the “ f@@ at@@ ty pi@@ e@@ ces . ”
( a ) In the case of a ci@@ vi@@ l marriage , what might a Christian cou@@ ple cho@@ ose to do ?
So if you have fal@@ le@@ n into sin and want to do what is right , do not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to make an hon@@ est con@@ fes@@ sion .
F@@ es@@ tu@@ s then had to com@@ pose a st@@ at@@ ement of the case for the emp@@ er@@ or , but for F@@ es@@ tu@@ s , the char@@ ges involved in@@ com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible comple@@ x@@ ities of Jewish law .
And why did Jesus yi@@ eld to the will of that One ?
The question is , How could Ad@@ am@@ ’s lo@@ ss of perfect human life be rec@@ over@@ ed ?
H@@ é@@ r@@ on - H@@ u@@ g@@ é p@@ our “ L@@ e M@@ onde de la Bible ”
Jehovah h@@ ates sin , and so should we .
T@@ w@@ o days after arri@@ ving in our first mission@@ ary assignment in the city of R@@ ou@@ y@@ n , An@@ ne was ar@@ rest@@ ed and put in the back of a po@@ li@@ ce ca@@ r .
Jehovah fur@@ ther says : “ I pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to s@@ end before you Moses , A@@ ar@@ on and Mi@@ ri@@ am . ”
Christian parents put their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s spiritual well - being a@@ head of personal pre@@ fer@@ ences .
In order to c@@ he@@ er me up , my relati@@ ves gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ously pa@@ id my way to New Yor@@ k C@@ ity so that I could atten@@ d a conven@@ tion there .
The so - called k@@ ings , or wise men , were in re@@ ality ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers , not ro@@ y@@ al@@ ty , and they are not num@@ ber@@ ed .
What qu@@ ality contribu@@ tes to the un@@ ity of true worshipp@@ ers ?
Tru@@ e , you occasi@@ on@@ ally may experience a de@@ gre@@ e of op@@ position or ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le for being one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Jehovah’s way of rul@@ ing is ne@@ i@@ ther op@@ pres@@ sive nor ri@@ gi@@ d .
Jesus displa@@ yed a hum@@ ble attitude , pa@@ ying close attention to what his Father taught him .
How , though , can we know what to do ?
He rep@@ lied : “ I who am speaking to you am he . ”
His counsel was mo@@ tiv@@ ated by gen@@ u@@ ine love . ​ — John 13 : 1 .
Are Christian parents un@@ fai@@ r@@ ly influ@@ enc@@ ing their children when they ra@@ ise them in “ the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah ” ?
I than@@ k my parents for help@@ ing me find the joy that comes from exer@@ ting my@@ self .
The spirit , or life - for@@ ce , can be com@@ pared to the ele@@ c@@ tri@@ c cur@@ r@@ ent that flo@@ ws through a ma@@ ch@@ ine or an app@@ li@@ ance .
Why No Un@@ ity ?
The Witnesses also dis@@ s@@ em@@ in@@ ate a message of well - f@@ oun@@ ded hope , st@@ res@@ sing that in the near future , God’s Kingdom will re@@ move all si@@ ck@@ ness . ​ — Isaiah 33 : 24 .
Be dis@@ cer@@ ning , look for sign@@ s of any proble@@ m that may lu@@ r@@ k in your chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s heart , and take action im@@ medi@@ ately .
It wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t eas@@ y , but it was a good way to pre@@ pare my@@ self for living a simp@@ le life . ”
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 28 , 29 ]
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , such com@@ ments made Z@@ o@@ ila un@@ com@@ for@@ table .
This means that the end of this wicked system of things and the beg@@ in@@ ning of the M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn of God’s heavenly Kingdom under the en@@ thr@@ oned Jesus Christ would be pre@@ ce@@ ded by a work cor@@ respon@@ ding to the activ@@ ity of Eli@@ j@@ ah .
That fi@@ gu@@ re , or i@@ ma@@ ge , served as a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l and had prophe@@ tic sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance .
S@@ ome@@ times this gives ris@@ e to thoughts of su@@ i@@ ci@@ de .
F@@ e@@ w , however , gave in to fear of man .
The d@@ anger is real in our day too .
The Bible says that Jehovah made a perfect man “ out of du@@ st from the gr@@ ound , ” that is , out of cla@@ y .
“ I@@ ’@@ m ten years old .
E@@ arly in his ministry , after he had taught the crow@@ ds and per@@ form@@ ed mirac@@ les in Ca@@ per@@ na@@ u@@ m , people beg@@ ged him not to leave their city .
He came to see the need to seek God’s help in prayer .
In the matter of w@@ an@@ ting to serve as an el@@ der , it@@ ’s not about me ​ — what I want or what I wish I could be .
Saul es@@ cap@@ ed an ass@@ as@@ sin@@ ation p@@ lo@@ t in D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us
In ad@@ dition , the congregation elders arr@@ ange to vis@@ it and offer help to dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed ones in the congregation ter@@ rit@@ ory who may have left their past prac@@ tice of sin .
Since Jeremiah was a prophet , Jehovah commun@@ ic@@ ated direc@@ tly with him .
At times , M@@ anu@@ el also supp@@ or@@ ted himself by mu@@ gg@@ ing people .
R@@ el@@ ate an example of in@@ justice in to@@ da@@ y’s world .
E@@ st@@ ab@@ l@@ ish Go@@ od R@@ el@@ ati@@ on@@ shi@@ ps With O@@ thers
What did the vari@@ ous par@@ ts of the i@@ ma@@ ge re@@ present ?
Thus Moses , God’s ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l of direction , likely gave the sign@@ al to move .
Per@@ haps your parents , an ag@@ ed man , or ma@@ y@@ be a col@@ le@@ ge prof@@ ess@@ or ?
What examples can strengthen us ?
The relationship between the Father and the Son kept develop@@ ing .
A mon@@ th later , I re@@ turned and consider@@ ed some more s@@ crip@@ tures with V@@ i@@ o@@ let .
Jehovah’s W@@ is@@ dom O@@ b@@ served in C@@ re@@ ation
4 : 16 - 18 ; 5 : 2 , 6 .
The gro@@ w@@ th has been even greater in other par@@ ts of the world , so that earth wide we now number over si@@ x and a half milli@@ on .
I feel that serving Jehovah as fully as possible is important because we o@@ we everything to him .
But they had not come with the thought of sta@@ ying for some time .
H@@ ist@@ ory has proved many times over that it is us@@ eless to stand in op@@ position to the al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty Creator .
How can you avoid being ca@@ ught in such a do@@ w@@ n@@ ward spi@@ r@@ al ?
We are left in no doubt that God vie@@ ws obedi@@ ence as a requi@@ re@@ ment for enjo@@ ying his appro@@ val .
How could they ever get baptized ?
Moses remin@@ ded the Israelites as they were about to en@@ ter the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and : “ It will mean righteousness for us , that we take care to do all this comman@@ d@@ ment before Jehovah our God , just as he has comman@@ ded us . ”
The al@@ mon@@ d t@@ ree is “ one of the first tre@@ es to b@@ loo@@ m in the s@@ pr@@ ing . ”
After the apostle Paul descri@@ bed his efforts to pur@@ sue a way of life that God could bl@@ ess , he wrote : “ If you are men@@ t@@ ally inc@@ l@@ ined o@@ ther@@ wise in any respect , God will reve@@ al the a@@ bo@@ ve attitude to you .
Jesus ’ disci@@ ple Ph@@ ili@@ p asked : “ Lord , show us the Father . ”
During the coming “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation , ” however , Jehovah will prote@@ ct us as a worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
In@@ to pris@@ on comes a cri@@ min@@ al ; out go@@ es a dec@@ ent man . ”
Se@@ e@@ ing her p@@ light , members of the congregation r@@ al@@ lied to help .
That same promise is in effect today .
Because of what man is ​ — his n@@ ature — ​ any hope for future life for the dead dep@@ ends on a resurrection , a ra@@ ising up .
When we take to heart Paul’s ad@@ vice to ‘ keep t@@ es@@ ting whether we are in the faith , keep pro@@ ving what we ourselves are , ’ we too become a good influ@@ ence on others .
We will thus min@@ i@@ mi@@ ze the number of mis@@ takes we make .
Indeed , Jehovah has been good to us . ​ — Psalm 34 : 8 , 10 .
“ These things en@@ trust to faithful men , who , in turn , will be a@@ de@@ qu@@ ately qu@@ ali@@ fied to teach others . ” ​ — 2 T@@ I@@ M . 2 : 2 .
The life ter@@ m began at the I@@ t@@ se@@ di@@ n cri@@ min@@ al pris@@ on , out@@ side C@@ an@@ e@@ a , where I was put in sol@@ it@@ ary con@@ fin@@ ement .
Christians are respon@@ sible to work hard at pl@@ an@@ ting and w@@ at@@ ering see@@ ds of truth .
His justice and his mer@@ cy are both perfect , and they work together har@@ mon@@ i@@ ously .
And how hon@@ ored they are to take the lead as Witnesses of Jehovah on earth in these last days !
On see@@ ing good - loo@@ king Eli@@ a@@ b , the el@@ des@@ t , Samuel thought : ‘ This is he . ’
E@@ V@@ AN@@ S@@ V@@ I@@ L@@ L@@ E , I@@ N , R@@ ob@@ er@@ ts St@@ adi@@ u@@ m , 2@@ 6@@ 00 E . Di@@ vision S@@ t .
‘ Gi@@ ving The@@ m O@@ r@@ ders , Jesus S@@ ent The@@ m F@@ or@@ th ’
Although no one can bu@@ y true affe@@ ction , a gift given from the heart can be very mean@@ ing@@ ful .
I fin@@ i@@ shed school when I was only 13 years of age , having comple@@ ted gra@@ de se@@ ven .
A@@ z@@ al@@ iah
And you y@@ ourselves will become to me a kingdom of pri@@ ests and a holy nation . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 19 : 5 , 6 ; De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 26 : 19 .
What st@@ ep@@ s must a person take before get@@ ting baptized ?
In 195@@ 2 , Á@@ d@@ á@@ m , who by now was 29 years of age and married with two children , was ar@@ rest@@ ed and char@@ ged when he once again refu@@ sed mil@@ it@@ ary service .
Jehovah ob@@ ser@@ ves human af@@ fai@@ r@@ s and inter@@ ven@@ es in his own du@@ e time .
Ma@@ il from H@@ el@@ ga makes me ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely happy .
At le@@ ast from the time of N@@ im@@ ro@@ d , the po@@ st - F@@ lood earth once again became the sc@@ ene of human viol@@ ence .
P@@ os@@ si@@ bly some 5@@ 00 milli@@ on people were in@@ fe@@ cted , about 1 out of every 3 humans then ali@@ ve !
Di@@ d Jesus himself live in acc@@ ord with that ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on ?
H@@ ell E@@ mp@@ ti@@ ed !
No@@ tice Pet@@ er@@ ’s emp@@ h@@ ati@@ c but imp@@ ul@@ sive re@@ action .
He is a good man , so why is he consider@@ ed un@@ clean ?
As f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating as the Bible account about God’s inter@@ ven@@ tion at Ba@@ be@@ l may be , something even more inter@@ es@@ ting and important has occ@@ ur@@ red in our time .
It will en@@ able us to do things that would be imp@@ os@@ sible for us to do in our own strength .
All the more reason for us to jo@@ in in the pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation .
The ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work of Jehovah’s Witnesses , however , has ar@@ ous@@ ed new interest in the Bible in I@@ tal@@ i@@ an .
The word “ spiritu@@ ality ” as used in the Bible ref@@ ers to an attitude or an appro@@ ach to life .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N W@@ I@@ L@@ L I@@ T EN@@ D ?
The ex@@ t@@ ent to which elders can imitate Christ Jesus dep@@ ends upon how well they know him .
So now you , Father , gl@@ ori@@ fy me al@@ ong@@ side yourself with the glory that I had al@@ ong@@ side you before the world was . ” ​ — John 17 : 1 - 5 .
Jehovah wants us to live happ@@ ily forever .
We may pi@@ c@@ ture S@@ ar@@ ah’s we@@ ary but g@@ low@@ ing sm@@ ile as she explained : “ God has brought me la@@ ugh@@ ter ; every@@ body hear@@ ing of it will la@@ u@@ gh with me . ”
These cou@@ ri@@ ers ris@@ ked their fre@@ e@@ dom and life when they c@@ y@@ c@@ led through the bus@@ h , some@@ times in the dar@@ k of night , with car@@ t@@ ons of ban@@ ned liter@@ ature p@@ iled high on their bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ les .
S@@ el@@ f - sacrific@@ ing ac@@ ts strengthen your marriage because they show that you value it and want to pre@@ serve it .
Matthew 2 : 7 - 12 ; 1 Peter 5 : 8
The father was a dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ d who be@@ at the mother .
How can you avoid being dec@@ ei@@ ved by false teach@@ ers ?
What must all of Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers do ?
He s@@ ings : “ With your or@@ ders I will concer@@ n my@@ self , and I will look to your pa@@ ths . . . .
4 : 2 ; 5 : 1 , 2 , 5 , 6 .
1 : 1 – 3 : 18 )
You can appreci@@ ate , though , why Paul would emp@@ h@@ ati@@ c@@ ally war@@ n the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians about the serious th@@ re@@ at posed by such men as those whom he el@@ se@@ where called “ false apostles . ”
In turn , we are able to comfort fellow believers “ in any s@@ ort of tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
In what ways can we buil@@ d trust in Jehovah and strengthen our relationship with him ?
In 199@@ 4 , I began to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses , and little by little my person@@ ality chang@@ ed .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es , I want to study the Bible again .
Joseph was ra@@ ised in a God - fe@@ aring family , and he under@@ sto@@ od that se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations between people who are not husband and wife are wrong .
( b ) Why should your cho@@ ic@@ es be gover@@ ned by a desire to ple@@ ase God ?
The con@@ f@@ li@@ cts and sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness that f@@ ill to@@ da@@ y’s world with viol@@ ence and that again th@@ reat@@ en to ru@@ in the earth will one day fa@@ de into the past .
He says : “ I often look back and remember my mis@@ takes , so many mis@@ takes .
T@@ ow@@ ard the end of his earthly life , Paul could say : “ I have f@@ ought the fine fi@@ ght , I have ru@@ n the course to the fin@@ ish , I have ob@@ served the faith . ” ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
As I pul@@ led into my d@@ ri@@ ve@@ way , I saw her wa@@ iting on the fr@@ on@@ t st@@ ep@@ s of my home .
“ But as Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 7 says , ‘ God is not one to be mo@@ cked .
In 1914 , Jesus ro@@ se before all cre@@ ation as the Messi@@ ani@@ c King , her@@ al@@ ding the da@@ wn of a new day .
Tr@@ ying to ple@@ ase God can help coun@@ ter@@ act such de@@ tri@@ men@@ tal effe@@ cts on the family .
The Bible does not supp@@ ly a pre@@ c@@ ise answer .
In the D@@ u@@ st@@ bi@@ n of H@@ ist@@ ory
“ W@@ o@@ e for the earth , ” the Bible war@@ ns , “ because the Devil has come down to you , having great anger , know@@ ing he has a sh@@ ort peri@@ od of time . ”
N@@ atur@@ ally , a bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om should be reason@@ able and , if possible , accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ate the wi@@ sh@@ es of his bri@@ de , his parents , and his in - la@@ ws .
Does the Bible con@@ dem@@ n having a good time with friends ?
The char@@ ges st@@ em@@ m@@ ed from the je@@ al@@ ous@@ y of religious lead@@ ers in Jerusalem .
You will have a deep@@ er appreciation of his qualities , and this will be evid@@ ent as you tell others about him . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
15 - 17 .
Ma@@ in@@ tain “ a Th@@ re@@ e@@ fo@@ ld C@@ ord ” in Mar@@ ri@@ age
At any r@@ ate , by reading or qu@@ o@@ ting direc@@ tly from the Scriptures , Jesus gave Peter and the others an opportunity to respon@@ d from their hearts .
C@@ er@@ tain do@@ ves of a b@@ lu@@ e - gra@@ y col@@ or have an i@@ ri@@ des@@ c@@ ent b@@ righ@@ t@@ ness on some of their fe@@ a@@ thers .
H@@ ear@@ ing about this , A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il took food and dr@@ ink to David and his men , ther@@ e@@ by pre@@ ven@@ ting b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed .
This is re@@ adi@@ ly a@@ vail@@ able at congregation meetings .
O@@ ther spi@@ ces were used to for@@ ti@@ fy w@@ ine . ​ — S@@ ong of Solomon 8 : 2 .
What , though , of those other sheep ?
D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tion in So@@ fi@@ a , Au@@ gu@@ st 14 - 16 , 200@@ 9 .
You may say , ‘ I will never live to see that time . ’
( Read Matthew 14 : 14 - 21 . )
The ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of the p@@ lo@@ t would also have me@@ ant the lo@@ ss of the qu@@ e@@ en .
Because of God’s mer@@ cy , we have a living hope that a new world will soon be here .
One would think that in this situation the Na@@ z@@ is would give up r@@ un@@ ning down in@@ no@@ c@@ ent Christians .
“ A great crow@@ d ” of righteous ones will sur@@ vi@@ ve . ​ — Revelation 7 : 9 , 14 .
And because we live in a de@@ pra@@ ved and self - gr@@ ati@@ f@@ ying world rul@@ ed by Satan the Devil , we are bom@@ ba@@ r@@ ded with i@@ ma@@ ges and pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda that can eas@@ ily lead us ast@@ ra@@ y ​ — even if we would give them only a quic@@ k gl@@ ance .
Christians around you right now are doing so .
In his second letter to Timothy , Paul mentioned two determin@@ ing fac@@ t@@ ors .
As Jehovah’s great day appro@@ ach@@ es , mankind in gener@@ al is s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing in a spiritual sense .
The Bible dec@@ la@@ res : “ W@@ o@@ e for the earth and for the se@@ a , because the Devil has come down to you , having great anger , know@@ ing he has a sh@@ ort peri@@ od of time . ” ​ — Revelation 12 : 5 - 9 , 12 .
It takes hum@@ ility to ad@@ mit one@@ ’s mis@@ takes .
N@@ ei@@ ther de@@ w , nor ra@@ in , nor wa@@ shing , nor long u@@ sage , would re@@ move it . ”
Jesus also said : “ Then let those in Ju@@ de@@ a beg@@ in fle@@ e@@ ing to the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , let those in the mi@@ d@@ st of her leave , and let those in the coun@@ tr@@ y@@ side not en@@ ter into her . ”
W@@ ould you like to have a free home Bible study ?
They were baptized in 19@@ 31 and became col@@ por@@ te@@ ur@@ s .
1@@ 10 : 1 , 2 ​ — What did “ [ Davi@@ d’s ] Lord , ” Jesus Christ , do while s@@ it@@ ting at God’s right hand ?
How can you receive Jehovah’s help in over@@ coming your fear of giving com@@ ments ?
I have bat@@ t@@ led can@@ c@@ er for more than ten years .
In the inv@@ isi@@ ble real@@ m , spirit cre@@ atu@@ res are invit@@ ed into Jehovah’s im@@ medi@@ ate pres@@ ence at appro@@ pri@@ ate times .
The Scriptures ref@@ er to bre@@ ad some 3@@ 50 times , and Bible writ@@ ers often used bre@@ ad as a sy@@ n@@ on@@ y@@ m for food .
I@@ ng@@ en@@ i@@ ous So@@ lu@@ tion ( atten@@ ding conven@@ tion ) , 6 / 15 Mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place Wit@@ ness@@ ing , 9 / 15
God’s will did not har@@ mon@@ ize with Na@@ th@@ an’s judgment with respect to temple con@@ stru@@ ction .
Wh@@ er@@ ever Paul loo@@ ked in that city ​ — on the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts , in public plac@@ es — ​ there were i@@ do@@ ls .
Rather than tur@@ ning our attention to the past , we must keep our eyes foc@@ used on what is yet a@@ head .
But what if we some@@ times have such be@@ w@@ il@@ der@@ ing problems that we do not know what to say in prayer ?
We wrote to the branch of@@ fice to find out where we could be of help .
If that be@@ comes necess@@ ary , should we conclu@@ de that we do not truly love Jehovah ?
2 : 12 - 16 .
In your prayers , con@@ ve@@ y your war@@ m love , deep respect , and full reli@@ ance on Jehovah .
“ We now understand c@@ learly that what humans need to sur@@ vi@@ ve is , not work or money , but food .
No pla@@ gu@@ e or mirac@@ le ​ — not even the personal lo@@ ss of his fir@@ st@@ born — ​ was able to per@@ su@@ a@@ de P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h that Moses was speaking on be@@ half of Jehovah .
* Wor@@ se , though , they ign@@ ore the need for integrity .
“ The God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be brought to ru@@ in .
A hist@@ ori@@ c dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion took place in this a@@ udi@@ t@@ ori@@ u@@ m
They have been helped to cop@@ e with the problems they face now , and they have the confid@@ ent hope of living forever in Par@@ adise on earth .
Q@@ u@@ o@@ ting from the Hebrew Scriptures , the apostle Peter states God’s expres@@ s will for his earthly servants , saying : “ In acc@@ ord with the Ho@@ ly One who called you , do you also become holy y@@ ourselves in all your conduct , because it is written : ‘ You must be holy , because I am holy . ’ ”
However , he thus ends his own right to use it .
M@@ ore than 4@@ ,000 years after Jehovah’s origin@@ al prophecy , the promised Se@@ ed appe@@ ared .
De@@ ep Bible study requi@@ res effort .
In a vision that He gave to Daniel , Jehovah God por@@ tra@@ yed himself as having wh@@ ite ha@@ ir .
What ro@@ le did Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l pla@@ y in Na@@ bo@@ th@@ ’s mu@@ r@@ der ?
T@@ ur@@ n away from anything that seem@@ s like a g@@ ate@@ way to spi@@ rit@@ ism .
For more information on how the Kingdom will cause God’s will to be done on earth , see chap@@ ter 8 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
They re@@ pres@@ ented a vari@@ ety of ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds ​ — pri@@ ests , sol@@ di@@ ers , sla@@ ves , refu@@ ge@@ es , tra@@ des@@ men , prof@@ es@@ sion@@ als , and bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ people .
He wants us to feel accepted .
By ans@@ wer@@ ing them and tel@@ ling them what you find inter@@ es@@ ting about the article or book in your hands , you may find that a good con@@ vers@@ ation is under way before you know it .
Those obedi@@ ent women did what Jehovah comman@@ ded .
Yet , the Israelites dis@@ obe@@ yed God and were en@@ s@@ n@@ ared .
By continu@@ ing to share in the ministry , I main@@ ta@@ ined reason@@ able spiritual health , and that inc@@ reas@@ ed my ability to cop@@ e . ”
Does that mean that his prayers were in va@@ in ?
She mentioned her concer@@ ns in prayer to Jehovah and wrote let@@ ters to sever@@ al branch of@@ fic@@ es , in@@ qui@@ ring about the possible d@@ ang@@ ers for sing@@ le sisters .
It mer@@ its re@@ pe@@ ating that James ti@@ ed wisdom to fine conduct .
A person may be of nor@@ ma@@ l si@@ ze , or even be th@@ in , and yet be a g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on .
Instead of en@@ v@@ ying David , J@@ on@@ a@@ than ‘ loved him as his own soul . ’ ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
With a similar spirit of self - sacrifice , milli@@ ons of others are now pra@@ ising Jehovah .
What knowledge did E@@ no@@ ch have ?
I tell you that thus there will be more joy in heaven over one sin@@ ner that rep@@ ents than over n@@ in@@ ety - n@@ ine righteous ones who have no need of rep@@ ent@@ ance . ” ​ — Luke 15 : 4 - 7 .
Lo@@ t’s wife , however , evid@@ ently could not let go of her feelings for her home in So@@ dom .
Ch@@ est 13 was for vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary contribu@@ tions .
They now serve as cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers and are help@@ ing brothers and sisters in many congregations .
The One to be fe@@ ared with song@@ s of praise , the One doing mar@@ vel@@ s . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 15 : 2 , 11 .
They will come to real@@ ize that you put Kingdom inter@@ ests first in life .
In the course of his ministry , he travel@@ ed th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of mil@@ es on se@@ a and land , and he esta@@ bli@@ shed num@@ er@@ ous congregations .
Satan’s di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty was evid@@ ent in the way he tw@@ is@@ ted Jehovah’s words and mo@@ ti@@ ves .
Ke@@ ep doing this , as often as you dr@@ ink it , in re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of me . ’ ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 11 : 23 - 25 .
We are to provide for our im@@ medi@@ ate family , and if we have a little ex@@ tr@@ a , we have “ something to dist@@ ribu@@ te to someone in need . ”
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , elders today should follow Joh@@ n@@ ’s example by encourag@@ ing their brothers and sisters so that they will “ not gro@@ w we@@ ary . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
Instead , mo@@ der@@ n - day mi@@ gh@@ ty ones are ad@@ mi@@ red for their strength and for their ability to fi@@ ght , to av@@ enge themselves , and to coun@@ ter viol@@ ence with su@@ peri@@ or viol@@ ence .
That name is found in the last book of the Bible as a part of the expres@@ sion “ H@@ all@@ elu@@ j@@ ah , ” meaning “ praise J@@ ah . ”
Di@@ d you at one time serve Jehovah ?
“ P@@ ri@@ de is before a cr@@ as@@ h , and a ha@@ ugh@@ ty spirit before stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing . ” ​ — Proverbs 16 : 18 .
There are so@@ li@@ d reas@@ ons for believ@@ ing that it soon will .
He organiz@@ es a branch of@@ fice in the cen@@ ter of Ri@@ o de J@@ an@@ ei@@ r@@ o . ”
After fulfill@@ ing his com@@ mis@@ sion , faithful An@@ ani@@ as disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared from the sc@@ ene as quic@@ k@@ ly as he en@@ tered it , and we are told no more about him .
In this system of things , what is consider@@ ed good in some cir@@ c@@ les may be vie@@ wed as bad in others .
For example , he public@@ ly den@@ i@@ ed his Ma@@ ster , not just once , but three times .
And these mer@@ ch@@ ants come to God’s light in order to la@@ u@@ d him public@@ ly , ‘ to ann@@ oun@@ ce the pra@@ ises of Jehovah . ’
How can con@@ temp@@ l@@ ation help us ? As we have seen , con@@ temp@@ l@@ ation can help us to imitate God’s qualities , such as love .
He claim@@ ed to be ei@@ ther too bus@@ y or too ti@@ red to sp@@ end time with me .
How could all these people get something to e@@ at in such an is@@ ol@@ ated lo@@ c@@ ation ?
Jac@@ o@@ b we@@ pt and said : “ Now I am ready to die ; I have seen your face and know that you are still ali@@ ve . ” ​ — Genesis 4@@ 5 : 16 - 28 ; 4@@ 6 : 29 , 30 .
( a ) When will Jesus ju@@ dge the people as sheep or go@@ ats ?
The only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son is the one through whom God cre@@ ated all other things . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 16 .
A we@@ al@@ thy individu@@ al having greater love for his pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons than for spiritual things cannot ex@@ pect to gain everlasting life in the Kingdom arrang@@ ement .
Satan su@@ gg@@ ested that Jesus satis@@ fy his n@@ atur@@ al desire im@@ medi@@ ately , in a way that was contr@@ ary to Jehovah’s will .
‘ Se@@ e@@ king first God’s righteousness ’ inclu@@ des vie@@ wing family ob@@ lig@@ ations as Jehovah does .
What if the marriage is under st@@ ress because of the way that the mat@@ es tre@@ at each other ?
At first , he eng@@ ag@@ ed in the ministry by dra@@ gg@@ ing himself from do@@ or to do@@ or in his v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , which was his nor@@ ma@@ l way of get@@ ting around .
It n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed and su@@ sta@@ ined him , en@@ ab@@ ling him to say : “ My food is for me to do the will of him that sent me . ” ​ — John 4 : 34 .
The l@@ an@@ do@@ w@@ ner had ob@@ served that des@@ pite the acc@@ us@@ ation , the Witness family , gu@@ i@@ ded by Bible principles , main@@ ta@@ ined a res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful and pe@@ ace@@ ful spirit .
In those days tra@@ v@@ el was pri@@ m@@ iti@@ ve .
That is our conscience .
Although no se@@ cul@@ ar evidence of Bar@@ ab@@ ba@@ s ’ cri@@ m@@ es ex@@ ists , the fact that he is grou@@ ped with the se@@ di@@ tion@@ ists lea@@ ds some scho@@ l@@ ars to associ@@ ate him with sub@@ ver@@ sive grou@@ ps ac@@ tive in first - century Israel .
However , will you person@@ ally benefit from “ the word of our God ” ?
Th@@ ough Christian you@@ ths may not be “ k@@ ings ” today , the wise counsel of Le@@ mu@@ el@@ ’s mother is just as tim@@ ely , if not more so .
23 : 1 - 5 ; 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
As cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion s@@ no@@ w@@ bal@@ ls , it be@@ comes more accep@@ table until it is fin@@ ally a way of life .
We can have a pe@@ ace@@ ful relationship with God .
Our hearts were t@@ ou@@ ched as we saw all of them sacrifice prom@@ ising care@@ ers and high - pa@@ ying jo@@ bs in order to serve Jehovah .
They are known as moral c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens who lead u@@ pri@@ ght lives .
Then we will learn from good examples and bad ones rec@@ oun@@ ted in the Bible .
But what a s@@ ource of joy a wise son is to his parents !
5 , 6 . ( a ) What is the differ@@ ence between being pe@@ ace@@ ful and being pe@@ ace@@ able ?
What happened because the Israelites mu@@ r@@ mu@@ red ?
They should never r@@ us@@ h to put a wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er out of the congregation .
That disa@@ ster led to the dem@@ and for a new e@@ dition of the P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t Bible .
“ I@@ mit@@ ate the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er ” was the t@@ it@@ le of the first talk that af@@ ter@@ no@@ on .
What s@@ ort of benefit ?
How has Jehovah gra@@ du@@ ally reve@@ aled his purpose ?
Do you know why it is appro@@ pri@@ ate to pray for our da@@ ily bre@@ ad ?
“ I have always tri@@ ed to understand the lo@@ gi@@ cal reason for things , ” he expla@@ ins , “ including the human b@@ ra@@ in .
Ba@@ bi@@ es do not have to cultiv@@ ate a long@@ ing for mil@@ k . The feel@@ ing comes n@@ atur@@ ally .
In de@@ ca@@ des past , fore@@ st fi@@ res were vie@@ wed only as des@@ tru@@ ctive .
Are you as ear@@ n@@ est and as o@@ pen with Jehovah when you speak to him about your fa@@ il@@ ings ?
H@@ ar@@ d@@ shi@@ ps and de@@ priv@@ ations will be the order of the day .
I was wel@@ com@@ ed by Jo@@ ha@@ n H .
This is because ag@@ ing is u@@ su@@ ally associ@@ ated with ne@@ g@@ ati@@ ves , such as di@@ min@@ i@@ shed loo@@ ks , a f@@ ra@@ il body , mem@@ ory lo@@ ss , and ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic di@@ se@@ as@@ es .
So@@ on after he arri@@ ves , however , his hope di@@ ms as he real@@ iz@@ es that the city does not have st@@ re@@ e@@ ts pa@@ ved with go@@ ld .
As true Christians , we need to keep “ speaking with b@@ ol@@ dness by the authority of Jehovah . ”
For example , what might ha@@ p@@ pen if we make decisions when we are ang@@ ry ?
Why should we love our enem@@ ies ?
King David id@@ enti@@ fied Jehovah as “ the One making the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s to s@@ pr@@ out gre@@ en gr@@ ass . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 7 : 8 .
They put for@@ th ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary effort to show kindness to str@@ ang@@ ers , and they were bless@@ ed for doing so .
“ Do the Wor@@ k of an E@@ v@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er ”
I never saw Father again . He died in the l@@ ate 19@@ 50 ’ s .
In future artic@@ les , we will see how that faith made Joseph ever more u@@ se@@ ful to his God , Jehovah , as well as to his tr@@ oub@@ led family .
Yet , they turned to other go@@ ds when they thought this would be to their advan@@ ta@@ ge .
Even if we do not now face di@@ re circumstances , we may in the future .
“ The se@@ ven g@@ ol@@ den lam@@ p@@ stan@@ ds ” pi@@ c@@ ture all the true Christian congregations ex@@ is@@ ting in “ the L@@ or@@ d’s day , ” which began in 1914 .
What In@@ her@@ it@@ ance Do You O@@ we Your Ch@@ il@@ dren ?
Rather than give too much thought to her fe@@ ars , O@@ li@@ vi@@ a reas@@ oned : “ A lo@@ t of young people don@@ ’t know anything about Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Are we not bless@@ ed to have Jehovah as our F@@ ri@@ end and G@@ u@@ i@@ de on li@@ fe@@ ’s j@@ our@@ ne@@ y ?
What to@@ pi@@ c@@ s would famili@@ es do well to discus@@ s , and why ?
Read Matthew 6 : 31 , 32 .
These Christians were part of the streng@@ th@@ ening support that Jehovah gave , and Ka@@ thy was able to care for her husband until his death about 11 years later .
Jehovah’s blessing is also seen in that Jehovah’s Witnesses pu@@ bl@@ ish the most wi@@ d@@ ely dist@@ ribu@@ ted Bible - based public@@ ations in all hist@@ ory .
Jose@@ p@@ h’s experi@@ ences could eas@@ ily have led him to n@@ ur@@ se feelings of h@@ at@@ red and re@@ v@@ enge .
“ A pla@@ gu@@ e and di@@ sh@@ on@@ or he will find , and his re@@ pro@@ ach it@@ self will not be wi@@ ped out .
It takes gen@@ u@@ ine faith to ‘ walk with God ’ as Paul and his family are doing .
Jeho@@ i@@ a@@ da later supp@@ or@@ ted King Jeho@@ as@@ h in re@@ pa@@ i@@ ring the temple .
Re@@ comm@@ end@@ ation : One who cannot li@@ mit his dr@@ in@@ ks should ab@@ sta@@ in .
She said : “ L@@ ast night I pray@@ ed to God to s@@ end someone to teach the Bible to me , and I think that this is the answer to my prayer . ”
“ F@@ ol@@ low M@@ e Con@@ t@@ inu@@ ally , ” 8 / 15 F@@ ol@@ low the R@@ o@@ y@@ al P@@ at@@ ter@@ n , 6 / 15
When I started going to Christian meetings again , I found that I enjo@@ yed the compan@@ y of the Witnesses much more than the compan@@ y of people in the mo@@ vi@@ e bu@@ sin@@ ess .
While under house ar@@ rest , Paul was not free to witness from house to house .
1 , 2 . ( a ) How do those taking the lead among Jehovah’s Witnesses di@@ ff@@ er from those doing so in other religi@@ ons ?
What resul@@ ted in R@@ ome from Paul’s b@@ ol@@ dness ?
S@@ U@@ C@@ H experi@@ ences are comm@@ on among one group of pioneer min@@ isters in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
Then there are spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ized cour@@ ses for sing@@ le pioneer brothers ( Bible S@@ cho@@ ol for S@@ ing@@ le Bro@@ thers ) and married pioneer cou@@ ples ( Bible S@@ cho@@ ol for Christian C@@ ou@@ ples ) .
We should be res@@ ol@@ ved to gl@@ ori@@ fy God by con@@ duc@@ ting ourselves in acc@@ ord with his di@@ gn@@ ity .
Si@@ mil@@ ar con@@ di@@ tions will ex@@ ist as our g@@ lo@@ be gra@@ du@@ ally be@@ comes a par@@ adise .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , coming to know Jehovah by stud@@ ying the Scriptures , con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating cre@@ ation , and experi@@ enc@@ ing his help in answer to our prayers mo@@ ves us to trust in him .
To an ex@@ t@@ ent , the tim@@ b@@ re of the s@@ on@@ ’s vo@@ ice may have been in@@ her@@ ited , but he may also have been influ@@ enced by his fa@@ ther’s spe@@ e@@ ch pat@@ ter@@ ns .
There , we were married in O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 19@@ 32 , and in a home used by sever@@ al pione@@ ers , we had our hon@@ ey@@ mo@@ on while pione@@ ering at the same time !
Even before I started school , I was tra@@ ined to work in the fi@@ el@@ ds .
Does God’s mer@@ cy move you to want to draw clo@@ s@@ er to him ? Su@@ gg@@ ested Bible reading for Ju@@ ly :
An@@ ani@@ as and S@@ app@@ hi@@ r@@ a so@@ ld a field and brought only part of the pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ds to the apostles , claim@@ ing that their gift re@@ pres@@ ented all the fun@@ ds received from the s@@ ale .
32 : 6 , 7 .
Jehovah will use his Kingdom to bl@@ ess all obedi@@ ent humans .
To see what some of these are and why we should give them attention , consider Job 37 : 5 - 7 .
What has especially dist@@ ressed Jehovah ?
W@@ H@@ O of us has not fac@@ ed a serious situation that we had no control over ?
They pre@@ pared for mil@@ it@@ ary action . ​ — Jo@@ s@@ h .
We may pos@@ s@@ ess certain a@@ bil@@ ities and streng@@ ths that others may l@@ ack .
The first is explained at Jeremiah 10 : 23 : “ To earth@@ ling man his way does not bel@@ ong .
They cannot s@@ il@@ ence true worshipp@@ ers , who ch@@ er@@ ish the privilege of pro@@ claim@@ ing the “ everlasting good news ” of God’s Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom before the end of this system of things .
If the uni@@ verse and our beau@@ ti@@ ful pl@@ an@@ et are desi@@ gn@@ ed and pro@@ duc@@ ed by a Creator , sur@@ ely it is not too much to believe that he also has the ability to maintain these .
What can you do if you ten@@ d to be a per@@ fe@@ c@@ tion@@ ist ?
Y@@ oung people today face what se@@ cul@@ ar influ@@ ences concer@@ ning their future ?
Just as a loo@@ k@@ out point on a m@@ oun@@ tain provi@@ des a person with a s@@ we@@ ep@@ ing view of his sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s , so this par@@ able gives us a pan@@ or@@ am@@ ic view of develop@@ ments that would occ@@ ur during a peri@@ od of some 2@@ ,000 years .
I enjoy using what s@@ k@@ ill@@ s and ex@@ per@@ t@@ ise I have for the benefit of others . ”
A@@ m@@ ong them was M@@ el@@ p@@ o , my hus@@ ban@@ d’s sister .
Many people set asi@@ de an h@@ our or so each we@@ ek to study the Bible .
He promised the psalmist David : “ I shall make you have in@@ sight and instru@@ ct you in the way you should go . ”
The en@@ su@@ ing discus@@ sion led to a fine witness being given .
I was born in 195@@ 6 with sp@@ ina bi@@ fi@@ da .
Indeed , he will never “ for@@ get your work and the love you showed for his name . ” ​ — Hebrews 6 : 10 .
Do you know what Jesus is saying to him ? — * Jesus is prom@@ ising him : “ Tru@@ ly I tell you today , you will be with me in Par@@ adise . ”
The gar@@ den@@ er recogn@@ iz@@ es that a care@@ ful com@@ bin@@ ation of vari@@ ous te@@ ch@@ ni@@ qu@@ es will help him to pro@@ du@@ ce a heal@@ thy pl@@ ant .
One of the great@@ est ca@@ uses of g@@ ri@@ ef is the lo@@ ss of a loved one in death , especially a bel@@ o@@ ved marriage mate or a child .
When Jews in@@ s@@ ti@@ g@@ ated a ri@@ o@@ t , Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ i@@ an brothers ur@@ ged Paul to go to B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a , some 40 mil@@ es [ 6@@ 5 k@@ m ] away .
So while the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver was ‘ to be a mem@@ ori@@ al for ’ Jews , not Christians , we as Christians should know about it and take to heart some of the vi@@ vi@@ d less@@ ons that it provi@@ des as part of ‘ all Scrip@@ ture that is inspired of God . ’ ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , they were not car@@ ing for their du@@ ties .
The second gives them s@@ ound Scriptural guid@@ ance on such matters as what to be@@ ar in mind when thinking of get@@ ting married or star@@ ting a family .
And there is no greater re@@ ward than to enjoy Jehovah’s appro@@ val now and forever !
But consider the special refer@@ ence to Israel@@ ’s 12 tri@@ bes that is found at Matthew 19 : 28 .
However , many young people have learned Bible truth at an early age and have come to love Jehovah and remain faithful to him .
That indic@@ ates that we need to make prog@@ ress in the real@@ m of being “ ready to obey . ”
Many who had seen the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus Christ were still ali@@ ve and , des@@ pite ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le , t@@ es@@ ti@@ fied that he had been ra@@ ised from the dead .
Wh@@ atever the case , the Israelites took full advan@@ ta@@ ge of the situation .
Are we see@@ ing great earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es , just as the Bible fore@@ told ?
F@@ ri@@ e@@ da and Á@@ d@@ á@@ m are now able to worship Jehovah without h@@ in@@ dr@@ ance .
He is gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous and mer@@ ci@@ ful and righteous . ”
Ha@@ bak@@ kuk@@ ’s words su@@ gg@@ est that night will turn into day and day will be b@@ righ@@ ter than the su@@ n could ever make it .
The life expe@@ ct@@ an@@ cy of sla@@ ves in Rom@@ an min@@ es , for example , was only about 30 years .
Do@@ ing so will help you to ho@@ ne your s@@ k@@ ill@@ s as a Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er who se@@ ek@@ s to find and help those righ@@ tly dis@@ posed for everlasting life .
Jehovah has helped men to rec@@ over their joy and their desire to take the lead in the congregation .
Sa@@ il@@ ors who at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted their sa@@ fe return to the st@@ or@@ m go@@ d Ba@@ al - Ha@@ da@@ d no doubt made the vo@@ tive o@@ ffer@@ ings of 17 st@@ one an@@ cho@@ r@@ s found in his san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary .
E@@ no@@ ch and Noah cho@@ se a course in life that was in har@@ mony with the will of Jehovah God .
Hence , “ every day in the temple and from house to house they continued without le@@ tu@@ p teaching and declar@@ ing the good news about the Christ , Jesus . ”
As indic@@ ated by Pet@@ er@@ ’s words , it would be by pa@@ ying attention to God’s il@@ lu@@ min@@ ating prophe@@ tic word that gen@@ u@@ ine Christians would keep al@@ er@@ t and en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ed to the da@@ wn of a new day .
Me@@ an@@ while , Da@@ d’s words , “ we don@@ ’t sto@@ p that eas@@ ily , ” still bur@@ ned in my heart .
But sa@@ dly , many people mis@@ use their fre@@ e@@ dom and cause suffering for themselves and others .
The sheep have been “ b@@ ought with a pri@@ ce ” that Jesus pa@@ id with his own “ preci@@ ous blood . ”
Mi@@ ca@@ h pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ies that des@@ pite un@@ just con@@ di@@ tions , justice will re@@ ach all s@@ or@@ ts of people .
U@@ su@@ ally , pa@@ id cl@@ er@@ gy give a ser@@ m@@ on to their members .
We could ask ourselves : ‘ If I say this , will the person understand what I am tr@@ ying to tell him ?
What about the tim@@ ing of the judgment ?
W@@ as Jesus prom@@ ising that the man would en@@ ter into heaven ?
No one is more gener@@ ous than our “ happy God , ” Jehovah . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Fir@@ st , Paul ur@@ ges Christians : “ Let us appro@@ ach with true hearts in the full as@@ sur@@ ance of faith , having had our hearts s@@ prin@@ k@@ led from a wicked conscience and our bo@@ dies ba@@ th@@ ed with clean water . ”
That “ qu@@ ite a few ” me@@ t there su@@ gg@@ ests that the home was large .
How did the simp@@ li@@ fied e@@ dition help ?
The psalmist David once asked : “ O Jehovah , who will be a gu@@ est in your t@@ ent ?
Since so many are second - gu@@ ess@@ ing the value of Jehovah’s la@@ ws , we need to for@@ ti@@ fy our con@@ vi@@ ction that divine standards are for our benefit .
Paul descri@@ bed such Christian love , saying : “ Lo@@ ve is long - suffering and kind . . . . [ It ] does not look for its own inter@@ ests , does not become pro@@ vo@@ ked . It does not keep account of the in@@ j@@ ur@@ y . . . . It be@@ ars all things , believ@@ es all things , ho@@ p@@ es all things , end@@ u@@ res all things . ”
His public clo@@ thing was a wh@@ ite to@@ ga with a pur@@ ple bor@@ der .
That was no in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant t@@ ask , for the holy u@@ ten@@ s@@ il@@ s could be h@@ and@@ led only by individuals who were religi@@ ously and mor@@ ally clean .
These sacrific@@ es were co@@ st@@ ly , often con@@ sum@@ ing ne@@ arly all my res@@ our@@ ces .
What ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments have you made in personal vie@@ w@@ point since coming to a knowledge of the truth , and how have they benef@@ ited you ?
What is one of the ways that Jehovah is faithful ?
S@@ ad@@ ly , such problems can result in hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he , bit@@ ter@@ ness , and even lo@@ ss of spiritu@@ ality .
Acc@@ ording to one scho@@ la@@ r , “ bro@@ ther@@ ly love ” is “ affe@@ c@@ tion@@ ate love , show@@ ing kindness , sy@@ mp@@ a@@ thy , o@@ ffering help . ”
During his earthly ministry , Jesus was spi@@ t upon , flo@@ g@@ ged , and persecu@@ ted by his enem@@ ies , be@@ tra@@ yed by a close associ@@ ate , and even a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned by his own followers .
Indeed , Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h would never be the same . ​ — 1 Samuel 4 : 12 - 22 .
Per@@ haps you have not had the experience mentioned a@@ bo@@ ve .
How did Eli@@ j@@ ah answer ?
It is also necess@@ ary to help the stud@@ ent get the sense of each text he re@@ a@@ ds . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Ke@@ ep such poin@@ ts in mind , show s@@ inc@@ ere interest , and by all means lo@@ v@@ ingly encoura@@ ge your spiritual brother or sister to return to the flo@@ ck . ​ — Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 4 .
She was ar@@ rest@@ ed and sen@@ ten@@ ced to pris@@ on in S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
But much to their cha@@ gr@@ in , all they did was con@@ fir@@ m his mirac@@ le .
A@@ m@@ ong such faithful worshi@@ p@@ ers were Jeremiah and a few of his con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries , as well as first - century Christians .
Au@@ gu@@ st 24 - 30 , 200@@ 9
Does such a pro@@ spe@@ ct appe@@ al to you ?
S@@ is@@ er@@ a@@ ’s ar@@ my was dra@@ wing ne@@ are@@ r , f@@ la@@ shing om@@ in@@ ously with the gl@@ in@@ t of ir@@ on .
“ My husband always com@@ for@@ ted me and emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed that Jehovah would not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on us , ” rec@@ alls Mari@@ o@@ la .
In ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ating God’s Kingdom , Jehovah’s Witnesses do not mi@@ x in pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s or f@@ om@@ ent re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against se@@ cul@@ ar govern@@ ments , even in lands where the Witnesses are ban@@ ned or persecu@@ ted .
Mo@@ st important of all , our “ la@@ b@@ or is not in va@@ in in con@@ ne@@ ction with the Lord . ”
E@@ dom mer@@ c@@ il@@ ess@@ ly used the s@@ word against “ his own brother , ” and the A@@ m@@ mon@@ ites were s@@ adi@@ s@@ tic in their tre@@ at@@ ment of Israel@@ ite cap@@ ti@@ ves .
A@@ gain he imp@@ lo@@ res them : “ Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch . ”
This was a sum@@ m@@ ary of Rom@@ an law and con@@ ta@@ ined qu@@ o@@ t@@ ations from ex@@ per@@ ts on the law from about the years 1@@ 00 - 2@@ 50 after Christ .
Since the organiz@@ ed , ste@@ ad@@ y person makes cons@@ ist@@ ent prog@@ ress , he rema@@ ins mo@@ tiv@@ ated and is thus less likely to qu@@ it or be kno@@ cked out of the r@@ ace .
For example , we may help them rec@@ over from a n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ ster .
But like Jeremiah , let us keep going .
However , the situation was not ho@@ p@@ eless for Paul , and it is not for us .
Hence , elders need to use bal@@ ance , reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess , and good judgment when determin@@ ing if a person who has made st@@ at@@ ements that are un@@ true has esta@@ bli@@ shed a pat@@ ter@@ n of deli@@ ber@@ ate , mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous l@@ ying that would requi@@ re j@@ udi@@ cial action .
J@@ an@@ vi@@ er , one of our d@@ ri@@ v@@ ers , tel@@ ls us that des@@ pite ti@@ ght sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ es , they often sto@@ p in small v@@ il@@ la@@ ges to rest up a little and dist@@ ribu@@ te Bible liter@@ ature .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the tr@@ act Li@@ fe in a New World was ev@@ en@@ tually transl@@ ated into four N@@ am@@ i@@ bi@@ an langu@@ ages .
I did not want to h@@ ur@@ t my family , but at the same time , I knew that serving Jehovah was the right thing to do .
Paul thus ur@@ ged : “ Let us by love gro@@ w up in all things into him who is the head , Christ . ”
I took to heart the words of Proverbs 13 : 20 , which says : “ He that is wal@@ king with wise pers@@ ons will become wise , but he that is having deal@@ ings with the stu@@ pi@@ d ones will f@@ are ba@@ dly . ”
If we are to stand fir@@ m against the Devil as followers of Christ , we cannot res@@ ort to lies and dec@@ ep@@ tion .
He said that I was being b@@ ra@@ in@@ wa@@ shed .
Peter and An@@ ani@@ as Li@@ ed ​ — What L@@ ess@@ on Can We L@@ ear@@ n ?
Do we not o@@ we it to Christ and to his Father to make every effort to keep mor@@ ally cha@@ st@@ e ?
In fact , he would be happy if you lost out on everlasting life by si@@ ding with him in re@@ je@@ cting Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
When a God - fe@@ aring stud@@ ent refu@@ ses to accept d@@ ru@@ g@@ s from a pe@@ er , when a Christian work@@ er re@@ je@@ cts im@@ moral advan@@ ces on the jo@@ b , or when an older Witness faith@@ fully attend@@ s congregation meetings des@@ pite f@@ ati@@ gu@@ e and po@@ or health , Jehovah se@@ es it .
A young person who foc@@ uses his life on the desire to ple@@ ase Jehovah gives special attention to the ministry .
Ge@@ or@@ ge lives in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates and has been married for 5@@ 9 years .
Witnesses el@@ se@@ where end@@ e@@ av@@ or to do the same .
But where was that ?
While end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to stay as heal@@ thy as possible , then , we must be care@@ ful not to lo@@ se God’s fav@@ or as we try to cop@@ e with si@@ ck@@ ness or the ag@@ ing pro@@ c@@ ess .
He T@@ re@@ a@@ sur@@ ed His O@@ l@@ der F@@ ri@@ end
“ Ke@@ ep H@@ ol@@ ding the P@@ at@@ ter@@ n of He@@ al@@ th@@ ful Wor@@ ds ”
Like the psalmist , do we not ye@@ ar@@ n for God to sear@@ ch our hearts and see whether we have imp@@ ro@@ per mo@@ ti@@ ves ?
It was no@@ ted for its beau@@ ty and pro@@ duc@@ tiv@@ ity . Be@@ ing well w@@ at@@ ered , it was fine for gra@@ z@@ ing , but it had fore@@ st@@ s of o@@ ak tre@@ es in the nor@@ ther@@ n se@@ ctions .
M@@ other stru@@ gg@@ led to care for my you@@ ng@@ er sister and me .
C@@ oun@@ t@@ less men and women su@@ ffered exc@@ ru@@ ci@@ ating t@@ or@@ ture and death because of their love for the Bible .
The al@@ ta@@ r would be a witness that they too were worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah .
For example , the Rev@@ ised St@@ and@@ ard V@@ er@@ sion states in its pre@@ face : “ The use of any prop@@ er name for the one and only God . . . is enti@@ r@@ ely in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate for the uni@@ vers@@ al faith of the Christian Ch@@ urch . ”
No , E@@ sa@@ u had des@@ p@@ ised his bir@@ th@@ right and had so@@ ld it to Jac@@ o@@ b for a bo@@ w@@ l of ste@@ w .
Who or@@ da@@ ins the min@@ isters ?
Ab@@ out certain un@@ believ@@ ing Jews , he wrote : “ Because of not know@@ ing the righteousness of God but see@@ king to esta@@ bl@@ ish their own , they did not sub@@ ject themselves to the righteousness of God . ”
After all , sacrific@@ es were made both to receive for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s and to offer than@@ ks to God .
The ear@@ li@@ est Go@@ sp@@ els were p@@ en@@ ned at a time when most of those e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses were still ali@@ ve .
In his second letter , Peter ex@@ hor@@ ted anointed Christians to ‘ do their ut@@ most to make their c@@ all@@ ing and cho@@ o@@ sing of themselves sure . ’
5 , 6 . ( a ) Why did Jehovah love Jac@@ o@@ b ?
There is ne@@ i@@ ther Je@@ w nor Greek , there is ne@@ i@@ ther slave nor fre@@ e@@ man , there is ne@@ i@@ ther m@@ ale nor f@@ em@@ ale ; for you are all one person in uni@@ on with Christ Jesus . ” — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 3 : 26 - 28 .
James and John ambi@@ ti@@ ously made a bi@@ d to gra@@ b the most dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed plac@@ es .
In what ways do we show that we bel@@ ong to Jehovah ?
When writ@@ ing to the Hebrews , Paul dre@@ w attention to two ways that a Christian might lo@@ se faith and fai@@ l to stand fir@@ m .
H@@ app@@ y is the man that is listen@@ ing to me by keep@@ ing a@@ wa@@ ke at my do@@ ors day by day , by w@@ atch@@ ing at the post@@ s of my en@@ tr@@ an@@ ces .
Bo@@ th the Hebrew and Greek expres@@ sions transl@@ ated “ long - suffering ” inclu@@ de the thought of pati@@ ence , for@@ be@@ ar@@ ance , and s@@ low@@ ness to anger .
This was the mo@@ t@@ to of the ancient E@@ pi@@ cu@@ re@@ ans .
They foc@@ us exc@@ essi@@ vely on an@@ al@@ y@@ z@@ ing te@@ x@@ ts as if the Bible were of human orig@@ in .
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In 199@@ 1 , the new@@ s@@ pa@@ per The E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an no@@ ted : “ Is the world si@@ ck ?
Since the v@@ ine of Israel had proved un@@ pro@@ duc@@ tive , Jehovah war@@ ned them that he would bre@@ ak down the prote@@ ctive w@@ all he had buil@@ t around his people .
Jesus told his followers : “ La@@ z@@ ar@@ us our friend has g@@ one to rest . ”
A@@ m@@ ong Jehovah’s servants today , we find exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent examples of faithful ones who have been ‘ wal@@ king with God ’ for de@@ ca@@ des .
Many other Witnesses had been sent to pris@@ on on account of their neu@@ tr@@ al stand , and I expe@@ cted my fre@@ e@@ dom to preach to be cur@@ ta@@ iled simil@@ arly .
A Christian man has a div@@ in@@ ely assign@@ ed ro@@ le and is expe@@ cted to f@@ ill it .
C@@ ould he make a dedic@@ ation to God in such circumstances ?
For con@@ di@@ tions to deter@@ i@@ or@@ ate so much , Ne@@ h@@ emiah must have been g@@ one for a long time .
Re@@ g@@ arding rec@@ re@@ ation , how can you apply the principles found at . . .
F@@ o@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ly he made an al@@ li@@ ance with S@@ y@@ ri@@ a . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 16 : 1 - 6 .
What experience ty@@ pi@@ fi@@ es the joy and e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness of those fin@@ ding Bible truth ?
U@@ S@@ A@@ I@@ D
How can we be sure that Jesus like his fore@@ father David had an interest in the Scriptures ?
After the people rep@@ ented , God chang@@ ed his decision about N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h .
We view it as an honor to live up to Jehovah’s high moral stan@@ d@@ ard , main@@ tain@@ ing conduct that in no way br@@ ings re@@ pro@@ ach on his name .
“ Just as you want men to do to you , do the same way to them , ” said Jesus .
As God promised , Jac@@ o@@ b received divine guid@@ ance and prote@@ ction , be@@ coming the pro@@ gen@@ it@@ or of a great nation and the fore@@ father of the Messi@@ ah . ​ — Matthew 1 : 2 , 16 .
W@@ ho@@ se money are g@@ am@@ bl@@ ers ho@@ p@@ ing to w@@ in ?
After all , when a friend gives us a beau@@ ti@@ ful gift , we want to use it in the best way possible .
( a ) How did the prophe@@ ts indic@@ ate that a uni@@ que lead@@ er was coming ?
A mother rec@@ alls that bo@@ ard g@@ ames were a fav@@ or@@ ite with her children .
A@@ i@@ ds to S@@ ta@@ ying S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually Al@@ er@@ t
When S@@ te@@ ph@@ any turned 23 , she married Paul .
He first emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed the need for the preaching work and encoura@@ ged a pray@@ er@@ ful attitude .
The disciples often sh@@ ared experi@@ ences with one another . ​ — Acts 4 : 23 ; 15 : 4 .
( c ) The faithful man Job set what positi@@ ve example for us ?
En@@ jo@@ y@@ able , too , are who@@ les@@ ome and up@@ building so@@ cial vis@@ its with others .
M@@ ore than that , the Scriptures ad@@ mon@@ ish us to “ be@@ have in a man@@ ner wor@@ thy of the good news about the Christ . ”
the travel@@ ing mer@@ ch@@ ant and the hi@@ d@@ den tre@@ asure ?
Z@@ im@@ r@@ i / O@@ m@@ r@@ i / Ti@@ b@@ ni
The vo@@ y@@ age ended in shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ k . ​ — Acts 27 : 13 - 4@@ 4 .
The Bible account about this marriage continu@@ es : “ After that Isa@@ a@@ c brought her [ Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h ] into the t@@ ent of S@@ ar@@ ah his mother [ this st@@ ep serving as the of@@ fi@@ cial we@@ d@@ ding ] .
M@@ ore important , what can we learn from Pet@@ er@@ ’s er@@ ro@@ r that will help us if we are h@@ ur@@ t by the words or actions of an el@@ der ?
Of course , Jesus ’ disciples would have s@@ inc@@ ere questions or disa@@ gre@@ ements among themselves at times .
The religious author@@ ities persecu@@ ted the L@@ ol@@ lar@@ ds and h@@ un@@ ted down and destro@@ yed as many co@@ pi@@ es of the W@@ y@@ c@@ li@@ f@@ fe Bible as they could find .
So A@@ ma@@ z@@ iah was a pri@@ est of the St@@ ate religion .
G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el@@ ’s words must have helped M@@ ary to dis@@ cer@@ n that the son she would be@@ ar was the sub@@ ject of ancient prophe@@ ci@@ es .
W@@ ell - P@@ re@@ pared
“ The decisions of Jehovah will stand forever ; the thoughts of his heart are from gener@@ ation to gener@@ ation , ” says Psalm 33 : 11 .
The fore@@ most ex@@ per@@ t on marriage is Jehovah God .
Why will our being “ jo@@ ined together ” be so important at that time ?
E@@ ach person should think the matter through .
What ro@@ le can dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing pla@@ y in a sin@@ n@@ er@@ ’s reco@@ very ?
S@@ ad to say , mul@@ titu@@ des who had ho@@ ped to find peace and fulfill@@ ment in marriage and with a family have found that their expe@@ ct@@ ations have g@@ one un@@ ful@@ filled .
In keep@@ ing with the apost@@ le@@ ’s words recorded at 2 Peter 1 : 19 - 21 , such anointed ones and their loyal compan@@ i@@ ons are ‘ pa@@ ying attention to the prophe@@ tic word ’ and are ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely certain that this is the time of the end .
The dist@@ ra@@ ught mother deci@@ ded to call El@@ isha for help .
The same refer@@ ence work claim@@ s that the words “ brother ” and “ sister ” can ref@@ er to “ some one or ones un@@ ited in a religious or other comm@@ on b@@ ond ” or to relati@@ ves , perhaps c@@ ous@@ ins .
We were ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted and heav@@ y@@ hear@@ ted .
Paul set a fine example of res@@ pe@@ cting his brothers ’ right of free will to make decisions .
* Although Jesus ’ disciples re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly ar@@ gu@@ ed about who was the great@@ est among them , Jesus did not give up on them .
As Jehovah’s day ne@@ ars , it is the course of wisdom to draw close to God and keep ourselves se@@ par@@ ate from the wicked world and its cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting associ@@ ations .
Since ever@@ yone who desi@@ res to gain God’s appro@@ val must walk in the truth , may all of us continu@@ ally stri@@ ve to be gu@@ i@@ ded by God’s Word .
Jehovah has supp@@ or@@ ted his people through the Christian congregation .
Sa@@ ul@@ ’s bad example c@@ learly shows that obe@@ ying Jehovah is better than o@@ ffering any sacrifice to him .
And the encourag@@ ement always comes , some@@ times from comple@@ t@@ ely un@@ expe@@ cted s@@ our@@ ces . ”
The Scriptures tell us that “ God is love . ”
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , because love is though@@ t@@ ful , consider@@ ate , pati@@ ent , and kind , it buil@@ ds affe@@ c@@ tion@@ ate famili@@ es and un@@ ited congregations . ​ — C@@ ol .
Still others do not even know who their parents are .
In his l@@ ate te@@ ens , Jo@@ el learned to read and wr@@ ite .
After all , look at the number of times I have been through the Bible and Bible public@@ ations over the years . ”
Acc@@ ording to Psalm 32 : 8 , Jehovah told David : “ I will give ad@@ vice with my e@@ ye upon you . ”
And when they did ​ — when Adam and E@@ ve cho@@ se to dis@@ obey God — ​ they sin@@ ned .
When you receive an encourag@@ ing shepher@@ ding vis@@ it , why not expres@@ s appreciation for it ?
“ The spirit of the truth ” was p@@ our@@ ed out at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . when about 1@@ 20 disciples who ga@@ ther@@ ed in an u@@ pp@@ er ro@@ om in Jerusalem were baptized with holy spirit .
In time , the P@@ ol@@ ish B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared .
One day , a work@@ mate su@@ gg@@ ested that he and the brother move to another compan@@ y that pa@@ id a high@@ er wa@@ ge and provided more benef@@ its .
It was over@@ thro@@ wn by Me@@ do - Per@@ sia , re@@ pres@@ ented by the i@@ ma@@ ge@@ ’s bre@@ ast@@ s and ar@@ ms of s@@ il@@ ver .
Their me@@ tho@@ ds reve@@ al a c@@ un@@ ning spirit .
So@@ on , Kingdom rule will be direc@@ ted to the earth to do away with all ca@@ uses of fear and anxi@@ ety .
Do you need his for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess ?
The Kingdom is the means by which God’s purpose for the earth is car@@ ri@@ ed out .
But after some days , I accepted the chall@@ enge .
But Ru@@ do@@ l@@ f kept his faith strong .
While the Scriptures do not say when the contribu@@ tion was h@@ an@@ ded over , its deli@@ very prom@@ o@@ ted un@@ ity and en@@ ab@@ led G@@ ent@@ ile Christians to show their Ju@@ de@@ an fellow believers gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for spiritual ri@@ ches received from them .
The con@@ vers@@ ations between Jesus and Peter that we read in these pas@@ sa@@ ges as well as other Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts show that the apostle Peter had an important ro@@ le in the hist@@ ory of early Christi@@ an@@ ity .
Some find it difficult to understand why the son had to die , since De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 24 : 16 states : “ Ch@@ il@@ dren should not be put to death on account of fa@@ thers . ”
Ch@@ r@@ is ad@@ m@@ its : “ When I feel ru@@ shed , my conscience bo@@ thers me because I re@@ tain so little .
All who love Jehovah and are loyal to him have a strong desire to tell others about him .
“ But with God all things are possible . ”
She s@@ ought the help of her parents , who are Jehovah’s Witnesses .
C@@ er@@ tain fe@@ atu@@ res of the old person@@ ality that pro@@ spe@@ ctive Witnesses of Jehovah must put away are direc@@ tly con@@ dem@@ ned by God’s Word .
As I mentioned in the in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction , the first mon@@ th in B@@ or@@ cul@@ o was difficult , but Jehovah bless@@ ed me with sever@@ al Bible stu@@ dies .
Wit@@ ches and s@@ or@@ cer@@ ers are the most h@@ ated people in their commun@@ ity .
exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed the apostle Paul . He ad@@ ded : “ How un@@ sear@@ cha@@ ble his judg@@ ments are and past tr@@ ac@@ ing out his ways are ! ”
F@@ our k@@ ings of Juda@@ h were out@@ standing for their ze@@ al@@ ous support of true worship .
B@@ E@@ R@@ R@@ Y
E@@ spe@@ cially are Christian elders e@@ ag@@ er to provide spiritual help .
No doubt you feel the same way .
Read , for example , the bro@@ ch@@ ure ent@@ it@@ led A Bo@@ ok for All Pe@@ ople .
S@@ ome@@ times , I feel a little lost .
After a few months , however , El@@ en@@ i f@@ ell seri@@ ously ill .
But Paul also wrote : “ Now , however , these three remain : faith , hope , love ; but the great@@ est of these is love . ”
Ha@@ ving God’s appro@@ val is the great@@ est go@@ al that you can ac@@ hi@@ eve .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers of dist@@ ress .
It is she@@ a@@ th@@ ed in go@@ ld and s@@ il@@ ver , and there is no bre@@ ath at all in the mi@@ d@@ st of it . ”
Un@@ like those in the ung@@ o@@ dly world around us , we stri@@ ve to stay spiritually a@@ wa@@ ke and to keep in mind Jehovah’s great day . ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 3 : 8 ; Luke 21 : 36 .
Ho@@ ly ones fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ed prom@@ in@@ ently in a prophecy recorded by Daniel .
Be@@ fore we could put our re@@ qu@@ est in the ma@@ il , however , a Witness kno@@ cked on our do@@ or and offered us that very book .
H@@ um@@ ility moved him to be self - sacrific@@ ing in his ministry .
On the contr@@ ary , he war@@ ned the Christians : “ Do not become un@@ ev@@ en@@ ly yo@@ ked with un@@ believers .
20 : 11 - 14 .
The Jewish temple was a t@@ ang@@ i@@ ble stru@@ c@@ ture at a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c lo@@ c@@ ation .
In I@@ tal@@ y , for example , there are congregations and grou@@ ps in 22 langu@@ ages b@@ es@@ id@@ es I@@ tal@@ i@@ an .
Of course , we cannot ign@@ ore our we@@ ak@@ nesses or keep making exc@@ uses for them .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al F@@ o@@ od Re@@ ach@@ es Our Is@@ ol@@ ated S@@ et@@ t@@ le@@ ment
It would be fol@@ ly to com@@ pare any one f@@ ing@@ er with another .
( Read Proverbs 30 : 27 . )
It is with good reason , therefore , that some se@@ cul@@ ar author@@ ities have re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed Jehovah’s Witnesses for the coura@@ ge@@ ous stand they took in the face of Na@@ z@@ i rule .
Thus , not only can parents gu@@ i@@ de their children in cho@@ o@@ sing the right kind of rec@@ re@@ ation but they can also show the children how much they value their compan@@ y .
You too can benefit from the pro@@ v@@ isions that helped her .
It said : “ We feel a deep sense of responsi@@ bility to use what we have learned to car@@ ry out faith@@ fully our assign@@ ments as mission@@ aries .
Although such cal@@ am@@ ity was fac@@ ing them , some ap@@ par@@ ently s@@ ought the accep@@ t@@ ance of neigh@@ bor@@ ing nations by “ we@@ aring fore@@ ign at@@ ti@@ re . ”
No matter what our circumstances may be , let us always keep Jehovah at the cen@@ ter of our lives , tru@@ sting him fully and obe@@ ying him with a complete heart .
4 : 18 , 19 ; 22 : 2 , 3 .
Jehovah is willing to help you , as he has helped so many of your brothers who , al@@ though imper@@ fect , can and do have God’s fav@@ or and blessing .
We should not consider man@@ u@@ al work done in the inter@@ ests of true worship bene@@ ath our di@@ gn@@ ity , as did the “ ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic ones ” of the T@@ e@@ ko@@ ites .
Still , refle@@ ct on the ple@@ a that David made to Jehovah : “ S@@ ear@@ ch through me , O God , and know my heart .
Mo@@ st kin@@ ds of fru@@ it ri@@ pen best in war@@ m su@@ n@@ light .
This was hard physical la@@ b@@ or ; in fact , from the th@@ ir@@ d century to the fi@@ f@@ th century C.E . , Rom@@ an author@@ ities sen@@ ten@@ ced har@@ d@@ ened cri@@ min@@ als and other pris@@ on@@ ers to work in the F@@ e@@ in@@ an cop@@ per min@@ es .
How deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful it was to bre@@ a@@ the the f@@ res@@ h a@@ ir , to see far into the dist@@ ance , to ab@@ s@@ or@@ b the n@@ atur@@ al beau@@ ty !
Those who look a@@ head with in@@ sight and wisdom based on Bible principles know that they need not wa@@ it until they are very old or ter@@ min@@ ally ill before they consider taking this st@@ ep . ​ — Pro@@ v .
Jehovah had told the prophet Bal@@ a@@ am that he should not cur@@ se the Israelites .
All but 4 of the 1@@ 7@@ 6 ver@@ ses of this psal@@ m men@@ tion ei@@ ther Jehovah’s comman@@ d@@ ments , j@@ udi@@ cial decisions , law , or@@ ders , regul@@ ations , remin@@ ders , sa@@ y@@ ings , st@@ atu@@ tes , ways , or word .
At other times , it may be difficult to de@@ te@@ ct the dec@@ ep@@ tion .
You would have no reli@@ able ad@@ vice for day - to - day living .
Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 7 helps us to recogn@@ ize what reason for suffering ?
3 Sh@@ ould Y@@ ou@@ ths G@@ et B@@ ap@@ ti@@ zed ?
As the el@@ der guid@@ es the discus@@ sion , the husband and wife may dis@@ cer@@ n what counsel each should apply more fully .
What are “ the el@@ ements ” that will be dis@@ sol@@ ved ?
O@@ thers turn to local su@@ ki@@ as ( sh@@ am@@ ans ) for heal@@ ing when they are si@@ ck or feel that they are being har@@ as@@ sed by wicked spi@@ r@@ its .
Jehovah God never fa@@ il@@ s to accom@@ pl@@ ish what he pur@@ pos@@ es to do .
“ I was on the p@@ ho@@ ne with my daugh@@ ter Ang@@ eli@@ c@@ a , who said : ‘ D@@ ad@@ dy , why don@@ ’t you want to stay home with us ? ’
3 The In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t ​ — M@@ ak@@ ing W@@ ise U@@ se of a G@@ lo@@ ba@@ l To@@ ol
( b ) What can we learn from the sacrific@@ es offered up by A@@ be@@ l and by pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s who lived pri@@ or to the Law ?
• Proverbs 10 : 15 says : “ The valu@@ able things of a rich man are his strong to@@ wn .
But was that necess@@ ar@@ ily true of his st@@ at@@ ement recorded at Matthew 24 : 34 ?
A@@ m@@ ong those dec@@ re@@ es was the decision that Christians were no longer under law to get circum@@ c@@ ised !
We feel ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely jo@@ y@@ ful about it . ”
6 , 7 . ( a ) What did people in No@@ ah’s day fai@@ l to appreci@@ ate , and how is it similar today ?
W@@ ould a loving heavenly Father make a law that den@@ ies us something bene@@ fi@@ cial ?
• What ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments can you make to inc@@ re@@ ase your time for personal study ?
Many do , so e@@ di@@ ble fi@@ g@@ s are cultiv@@ ated wi@@ d@@ ely .
You sur@@ ely real@@ ize that your v@@ ow@@ s should not be tre@@ ated ligh@@ tly .
The Bible repor@@ ts that God person@@ ally wa@@ ged war against the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans .
H@@ ar@@ old King in 19@@ 6@@ 3 and serving in Ch@@ ina in the 19@@ 50 ’ s
S@@ il@@ k was a co@@ st@@ ly lu@@ x@@ ur@@ y material , likely imp@@ or@@ ted only by travel@@ ing mer@@ ch@@ ants from the F@@ ar E@@ ast . ​ — Revelation 18 : 11 , 12 .
As por@@ tra@@ yed in the sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic dr@@ ama , sh@@ ort@@ ly after fre@@ e@@ ing the Israelites from Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an b@@ onda@@ ge in 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E . , God simil@@ arly made a covenant with them that was like a contr@@ act for a clean marriage .
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Th@@ r@@ ough his Son , Jesus Christ , he provi@@ des the hope of a resurrection for sin@@ ful mankind . ​ — John 5 : 28 , 29 ; Acts 24 : 15 .
After un@@ iting Adam and E@@ ve as husband and wife , God gave them this man@@ d@@ ate : “ Be fru@@ it@@ ful and become many and f@@ ill the earth . ”
In ad@@ dition , if we person@@ ally received little or no recogn@@ iti@@ on while gro@@ wing up , we may find it hard to com@@ men@@ d others .
“ You must be holy . ” ​ — L@@ E@@ V .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the repor@@ ts from f@@ ar@@ away lands , H@@ ar@@ old Cor@@ k@@ er@@ n , of the U@@ .@@ S . B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e , condu@@ cted inter@@ vie@@ ws with four long@@ time servants of Jehovah .
Lo@@ t’s life was again in d@@ anger when Jehovah deci@@ ded to destro@@ y the wicked city of So@@ dom , where Lo@@ t and his family were living . ​ — Genesis 18 : 20 - 22 ; 19 : 12 , 13 .
Thus we can see how Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 2 : 3 fin@@ ds its ma@@ j@@ or fulfill@@ ment in our time when it says : “ Se@@ ek Jehovah , all you me@@ ek ones of the earth . ”
What mis@@ er@@ y could have been s@@ pared the human family if humans had re@@ je@@ cted Satan’s advan@@ ces and refu@@ sed to str@@ ike out for in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence from God’s rule !
However , that counsel app@@ lies to both mal@@ es and f@@ em@@ al@@ es and shows that commun@@ ic@@ ation invol@@ ves more than just speaking .
We rejo@@ ice that we are part of a bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od that gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely ca@@ res about the needs of others .
have been pr@@ inted in more than 2@@ 50 langu@@ ages .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out question , Jesus would have pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced God’s name c@@ learly when he read this com@@ mis@@ sion . ​ — Luke 4 : 16 - 21 .
At the end of Joh@@ n@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l , John too spoke of a s@@ cro@@ l@@ l , saying that he was not able to inclu@@ de in his s@@ cro@@ l@@ l all the sign@@ s that Jesus had per@@ form@@ ed . ​ — Luke 4 : 16 - 20 ; John 20 : 30 ; 21 : 25 .
God’s uni@@ que name , Jehovah , occ@@ ur@@ s ne@@ arly 7@@ ,000 times in the Hebrew Scriptures al@@ one .
It is because we want to have God’s appro@@ val and blessing .
Why can we say that the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al is a commun@@ ion me@@ al ?
The Bible tel@@ ls us that there might be “ false brothers ” in the congregation who may even say that they are anointed .
Jesus taught that it is prop@@ er for us to pray for God’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence of Mo@@ ther’s desire was a large tr@@ un@@ k s@@ it@@ ting in our home in the small to@@ wn of J@@ as@@ per , M@@ in@@ n@@ es@@ o@@ ta , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
Un@@ spo@@ ken Ex@@ pe@@ ct@@ ations
The im@@ moral wom@@ an’s ways lead her to death ​ — her st@@ ep@@ s to S@@ he@@ ol , the comm@@ on gra@@ ve of mankind .
Isaiah ​ — already dedic@@ ated to Jehovah — ​ was vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ering for an ad@@ di@@ tional privilege of service .
Many who knew H@@ en@@ ry wonder@@ ed what mo@@ tiv@@ ated this el@@ der@@ ly man to take such a long j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
B@@ as@@ ed on the examples of Jehovah God and Jesus Christ , we can buil@@ d a godly person@@ ality .
Then Jesus ad@@ ds : “ Just how he does not know . ”
In answer to that prayer , Jehovah will re@@ move wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness from the earth , thus san@@ c@@ ti@@ f@@ ying himself . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek .
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ately , the psalmist said : “ B@@ less@@ ed be Jehovah , who da@@ ily car@@ ries the lo@@ ad for us , the true God of our sal@@ vation . ”
So why is it now ign@@ ored ?
They con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed that they were not able “ to c@@ atch the s@@ ound of the words , with that ex@@ ac@@ t@@ ness that is necess@@ ary . ”
How might we ass@@ ist special pione@@ ers ?
And he rejo@@ ic@@ es ! ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 .
The word transl@@ ated “ ligh@@ tly ” has the sense of fic@@ k@@ l@@ en@@ ess , as if a person was un@@ reli@@ able , not keep@@ ing his promises .
Sh@@ ould we conclu@@ de , though , that the des@@ tru@@ ction of the religi@@ ons of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at resul@@ ts in the death of all the form@@ er members of those religi@@ ons ?
• What are some d@@ ang@@ ers that matu@@ re Christians will gu@@ ard against at we@@ d@@ ding@@ s ?
With all his ap@@ par@@ ently good in@@ ten@@ tions , Phil@@ o ad@@ ded la@@ y@@ ers of spe@@ cul@@ ation that , like a th@@ ic@@ k ha@@ ze , ob@@ sc@@ ur@@ ed the clear instru@@ ction of God’s inspired Word .
One day K@@ o@@ i@@ ch@@ i said to himself : ‘ What are you doing ?
We certainly should love Jehovah and praise him as our M@@ ak@@ er and the Gi@@ ver of “ every good gift and every perfect present . ”
We could cause serious dam@@ age to the mo@@ t@@ or .
U@@ p@@ on the death of P@@ op@@ e In@@ no@@ c@@ ent V@@ I@@ I@@ I in 14@@ 9@@ 2 , the car@@ din@@ als of the ch@@ urch me@@ t to ele@@ ct a succ@@ ess@@ or .
The pe@@ er@@ less example of Jesus Christ ​ — who “ is the same y@@ es@@ ter@@ day and today , and forever ” — ​ will help many to continue r@@ un@@ ning the r@@ ace for life with end@@ ur@@ ance . ​ — Hebrews 13 : 8 .
W@@ ell , a thor@@ n lo@@ d@@ ged deep under the s@@ k@@ in would certainly be pa@@ in@@ ful .
When deli@@ ver@@ ing a mem@@ ori@@ al talk for a Christian , it is not f@@ it@@ ting to apply Psalm 1@@ 16 : 15 to the dec@@ eas@@ ed person , even though he died as a loyal serv@@ ant of Jehovah .
But we always vie@@ wed our service as a blessing from Jehovah .
Is your sight foc@@ used on the jo@@ y@@ ful pro@@ spe@@ ct of God’s new world ?
G@@ reg@@ or@@ y’s succ@@ ess@@ or , In@@ no@@ c@@ ent I@@ V , ex@@ commun@@ ic@@ ated him again .
The apostle Paul wrote that when Jesus “ as@@ c@@ ended on high he car@@ ri@@ ed away cap@@ ti@@ ves ; he gave gi@@ f@@ ts in men . ”
But most of these gi@@ ants have or@@ bi@@ ts that would end@@ anger a s@@ mal@@ l@@ er earth@@ like pl@@ an@@ et .
However , we can reason@@ ab@@ ly conclu@@ de that it was not Moses ’ life , for he had just received a divine com@@ mis@@ sion to lead the Israelites out of Egy@@ pt .
We keep these let@@ ters and read them when we are feel@@ ing low .
“ It H@@ as Be@@ en A@@ c@@ com@@ p@@ li@@ shed ! ”
“ W@@ H@@ E@@ N the Son of man arri@@ ves in his glory ” and se@@ par@@ ates “ people one from another , ” how will you and your family f@@ are ?
18 A H@@ ist@@ ory - M@@ ak@@ ing Me@@ et@@ ing
( See the char@@ t “ The W@@ he@@ at and the We@@ e@@ ds . ” )
So while Jehovah had not as yet provided a written law , his feelings about marriage were clear .
He did not want to have any more discus@@ sions with me .
For a person with a bad attitude , nothing seem@@ s right , even when ​ — from an ob@@ je@@ ctive stan@@ d@@ point — ​ life is good .
Re@@ c@@ all@@ ing and ap@@ pl@@ ying this s@@ crip@@ ture helped me to car@@ ry out my assign@@ ments succ@@ ess@@ fully . ”
One w@@ in@@ ter , there was such a se@@ v@@ ere s@@ no@@ w@@ st@@ or@@ m that the meeting was can@@ c@@ el@@ ed .
Like David , we may su@@ ff@@ er har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps , but we have so many spiritual blessings !
C@@ r@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1
It con@@ ta@@ ined two let@@ ters , one for me and one for J@@ ann@@ y .
Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ l@@ l get over it . ”
Jehovah’s Witnesses real@@ ize that it is important to help people to learn the truth in a way that re@@ ach@@ es not only their mind but also their heart .
I@@ magine how bit@@ ter their first enc@@ oun@@ ter with death must have been when their second son , A@@ be@@ l , was mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed by Ca@@ in , their fir@@ st@@ born ! ​ — Genesis 4 : 1 - 16 .
For de@@ ca@@ des , ch@@ ur@@ ches of Chris@@ tend@@ om have sent mission@@ aries to live among the W@@ a@@ yu@@ u .
Yes , “ he will teach the me@@ ek ones his way . ”
There is no indic@@ ation that Moses often ques@@ tioned Jehovah’s way of doing things or got an@@ no@@ yed at having to follow pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res that Jehovah set out .
C@@ ongreg@@ ations today are not being under@@ min@@ ed by men with that par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar out@@ look ; still we can learn much about the conscience from the counsel that Paul gave to Ti@@ tu@@ s .
On the other hand , milli@@ ons just die an@@ on@@ y@@ m@@ ously ​ — the fac@@ eless vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of gen@@ o@@ ci@@ de , fam@@ ine , A@@ I@@ D@@ S , ci@@ vi@@ l war , or just ab@@ ject po@@ ver@@ ty .
Even though it is difficult at first , in time a wi@@ do@@ wed person needs to get back into a da@@ ily r@@ out@@ ine .
And we can apply the Bible - based instru@@ ction thus a@@ vail@@ able .
I fer@@ v@@ ently pray@@ ed for the strength to keep going .
Hence , not only the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the i@@ ma@@ ge but also all other human govern@@ ments will be destro@@ yed at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
C@@ er@@ tain angels refu@@ sed to dis@@ close their n@@ ames to humans .
Hence , succ@@ ess@@ ful parents stri@@ ve to be loving compan@@ i@@ ons , good commun@@ ic@@ at@@ ors , and pati@@ ent but fir@@ m teach@@ ers , provi@@ ding a who@@ les@@ ome en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment in which their children th@@ ri@@ ve .
Those words gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e that what fol@@ lo@@ ws is certain to occ@@ ur .
23 Do You Sh@@ are Jehovah’s S@@ en@@ se of J@@ us@@ tice ?
He lives today , and He will come to earth again . ”
The cen@@ tr@@ al the@@ me of this vi@@ vi@@ d illustr@@ ation stan@@ ds out c@@ learly .
Such the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c educ@@ ation helps us obey Jehovah , our heavenly Ma@@ ster .
Tru@@ ly pur@@ su@@ ing righteousness invol@@ ves what ?
In the first century , the inter@@ val was not a time for a mas@@ s con@@ ver@@ sion of Jews to Christi@@ an@@ ity . It was a time for action and obedi@@ ence on the part of those who were already Christians .
On the bas@@ is of the man@@ ’s works be@@ f@@ it@@ ting rep@@ ent@@ ance , Paul indic@@ ated in his second letter to that congregation that the man should be re@@ inst@@ ated .
P@@ ati@@ ence is requi@@ red .
Such fine young people show wisdom bey@@ ond their years .
* He was an inter@@ pre@@ ter in the por@@ t and was loo@@ king for a night w@@ atch@@ man to gu@@ ard a ship .
Tru@@ e , Jehovah has not supp@@ lied a p@@ il@@ la@@ r of cl@@ ou@@ d nor one of fi@@ re to gu@@ i@@ de us into the new world .
These “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men ” are Christian elders , who are appointed by holy spirit and are given the authority to care for the spiritual inter@@ ests of fellow believers . ​ — Acts 20 : 28 .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ate Jehovah’s Q@@ u@@ alities to the F@@ ul@@ l , 6 / 15
Such individuals may be spiritually we@@ ak , yet they are not necess@@ ar@@ ily re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous .
What would be the effect on a wife if a husband rema@@ ined deep@@ ly involved in s@@ por@@ ts with his friends ?
Many set@@ t@@ le@@ ments had a “ po@@ st of@@ fice ” ​ — an e@@ d@@ dy where flo@@ ating ob@@ je@@ cts col@@ le@@ cted temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily .
Th@@ r@@ ough the Christian congregation , Jesus is tra@@ ining his sub@@ je@@ cts for the ministry .
Se@@ e@@ ing how well his ne@@ p@@ he@@ w wor@@ ked and know@@ ing that it was cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary among their people for relati@@ ves to wed , La@@ ba@@ n accepted the offer . ​ — Genesis 29 : 1 - 19 .
W@@ rit@@ ing can also be a help@@ ful rel@@ e@@ ase .
That instru@@ ction can help us to serve God with the right mo@@ ti@@ ves , to set go@@ als , and to care for our many Christian responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
In ad@@ dition to their main@@ tain@@ ing spiritual vi@@ g@@ il@@ ance , elders may even lo@@ se s@@ le@@ ep out of concer@@ n for our spiritual well - being .
In respon@@ se , Jesus said that one out@@ standing fe@@ ature of that si@@ gn would be a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l preaching work .
L@@ ear@@ ning the L@@ ess@@ on of O@@ be@@ di@@ ence
In ad@@ dition to our se@@ cul@@ ar ob@@ lig@@ ations , we have many things of a spiritual n@@ ature to atten@@ d to .
S . S@@ A@@ N DI@@ E@@ G@@ O , C@@ A ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , Q@@ u@@ al@@ com@@ m St@@ adi@@ u@@ m , 9@@ 4@@ 4@@ 9 F@@ ri@@ ars R@@ d .
He th@@ re@@ w his ar@@ ms around his father and said “ Yes ! ”
He would come home so happy and tell me about all the con@@ vers@@ ations he had had with people .
What kind of p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment ?
N@@ atur@@ ally , in order to be accepted by Jehovah , the sacrific@@ es pres@@ cri@@ bed by the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law had to be offered with the right spirit and heart con@@ dition .
• What gr@@ and public service did Jesus per@@ form ?
In L@@ in@@ z , I was sub@@ mit@@ ted to a seri@@ es of exc@@ ru@@ ci@@ ating inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ations , but I did not r@@ en@@ oun@@ ce my faith .
Rather , Jehovah wanted to help Job recogn@@ ize his in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance in com@@ par@@ is@@ on with God’s great@@ ness .
No doubt , the same is true in coun@@ t@@ less marri@@ ages and fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps .
Because the out@@ working of that prophecy is the un@@ iting the@@ me of the Bible .
A year later , L@@ ili@@ an and G@@ or@@ d@@ on as well as Mar@@ v@@ in and Jo@@ y@@ ce attend@@ ed the th@@ ir@@ d class of G@@ ile@@ ad .
That love ( a@@ ·@@ ga@@ ʹ@@ pe in Greek ) is a moral love that takes into account du@@ ty , princi@@ ple , and pro@@ pri@@ ety , but it often inclu@@ des strong emo@@ tion .
If we are di@@ lig@@ ent stud@@ ents of the Bible , we will be well - ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the Scriptures and be able to bring to mind the ver@@ ses that can help us to keep our thinking st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght in the face of temp@@ tation .
The years of ci@@ vi@@ l un@@ rest in Si@@ er@@ r@@ a Le@@ one had fin@@ ally es@@ cal@@ ated into full - sc@@ ale war .
She cannot believe her eyes .
In this matter of hum@@ ility , as in all other things , Jesus could righ@@ tly say : “ I set the pat@@ ter@@ n for you . ” ​ — John 13 : 5 - 15 ; Matthew 20 : 25 ; Mark 9 : 34 - 37 .
Jehovah was not going to res@@ cu@@ e the Israelites from physical death at that time , but he would ev@@ en@@ tually s@@ wal@@ low up death forever and n@@ ul@@ li@@ fy its vi@@ ct@@ ory .
As “ a pre@@ ach@@ er of righteousness , ” Noah faith@@ fully pro@@ claim@@ ed the war@@ ning message he had been given .
I always car@@ ry liter@@ ature so that I am pre@@ pared .
We today will be effe@@ ctive if we show the same concer@@ n for people .
H@@ er good de@@ e@@ ds had inclu@@ ded the making of gar@@ ments for nee@@ dy wi@@ do@@ ws , among whom her death ca@@ used much we@@ ep@@ ing .
If the d@@ ri@@ ver keep@@ s post@@ pon@@ ing the main@@ ten@@ ance of the eng@@ ine , the day will come when the ca@@ r will gr@@ ind to a complete hal@@ t .
Ex@@ c@@ essi@@ ve time sp@@ ent on en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment can ro@@ b us of time needed for personal study .
• Who have refle@@ cted Jehovah’s glory in these last days ?
A gra@@ y - ha@@ i@@ red Ar@@ men@@ i@@ an father of three stan@@ ds before his n@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s high@@ est cour@@ t .
When R@@ am@@ il@@ o and Ju@@ li@@ et , a pioneer cou@@ ple in their early 30 ’ s , learned that a congregation only some 20 mil@@ es ( 30 k@@ m ) away from their home needed help , they vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to support it .
In a sense , we too are sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by fi@@ er@@ y hor@@ ses and ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts .
After some min@@ ut@@ es , one of them said so@@ f@@ tly , “ It is over . . . ”
This is well do@@ cum@@ ented in the Christian Greek Scriptures . ​ — Acts 10 : 21 , 22 ; 13 : 4@@ 6 , 4@@ 7 ; 2 Timothy 1 : 13 ; 4 : 5 ; Hebrews 6 : 1 - 3 ; 2 Peter 3 : 17 , 18 .
P@@ u@@ m says : “ When your life chang@@ es ra@@ dic@@ ally , you have to be determined to make the best possible use of the new circumstances . ”
( b ) What is it appro@@ pri@@ ate for God’s people to do now ?
The stud@@ ents had just comple@@ ted an in@@ ten@@ sive , fi@@ ve - mon@@ th course of Bible study desi@@ gn@@ ed to help them become succ@@ ess@@ ful Christian mission@@ aries .
R@@ em@@ ember that Satan said to Jehovah : “ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing that a man has he will give in be@@ half of his soul . ”
A@@ ga@@ inst the ba@@ ck@@ d@@ ro@@ p of the book of Ju@@ d@@ ges , Ru@@ th@@ ’s faith shin@@ es like a light of that er@@ a .
David was for@@ given , but he was not s@@ pared discipl@@ ine or the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of his sin .
After that , he wanted to teach Peter a less@@ on too .
Ang@@ er can cause such physical problems as high blood pres@@ sure and re@@ spi@@ r@@ at@@ ory tr@@ ou@@ ble .
We get courage by tru@@ sting in God and following the st@@ ep@@ s of his Son . ​ — P@@ s .
Instead , “ take your stand against him ” in this reg@@ ard , even as you do in other ways . ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 9 .
Rather than enjo@@ ying what he has , a person who is ca@@ ught up in at@@ tain@@ ing pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons can find himself always w@@ an@@ ting more , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of the co@@ st to his well - being .
What a gl@@ ori@@ ous pro@@ spe@@ ct for those who remain free of the mar@@ k of the be@@ ast ! ​ — Revelation 21 : 3 , 4 .
‘ L@@ ip@@ s of Tru@@ th ’ , 3 / 15
J@@ anu@@ ary 19 - 25 , 200@@ 9
If La@@ z@@ ar@@ us had g@@ one to heaven to be with Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God , Jesus ’ br@@ ing@@ ing him back to earth ev@@ en@@ tually to die again would have been no kindness .
N@@ atur@@ al Dis@@ ast@@ ers ​ — E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence That God Is C@@ ru@@ el ?
De@@ ep in our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart , we will experience fre@@ e@@ dom from un@@ eas@@ iness , fear , and al@@ ar@@ m .
Our first mission@@ ary home was a little house with one be@@ d@@ ro@@ om .
F@@ ri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah is a vital s@@ ource of moral prote@@ ction .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we should not think that the Devil can cause the death of any individu@@ al whom he wants to k@@ ill .
Because I was inter@@ ested in mu@@ si@@ c , having stu@@ died viol@@ in since I was se@@ ven , I listen@@ ed to what C@@ lar@@ a said .
On@@ ly the Witness cou@@ ple with whom he lived comm@@ ended him for not with@@ dra@@ wing any of the money .
The less@@ on is that even though the Bible was written a long time ag@@ o , it is always cor@@ rec@@ t because it is from Jehovah . ​ — Ne@@ h@@ emiah 9 : 6 .
How might you dif@@ fu@@ se a pres@@ sure - char@@ ged situation ?
• What war@@ ning examples in the Bible can help us to “ keep on the w@@ atch ” ?
The H@@ un@@ t for Witnesses Con@@ t@@ inu@@ es
But that does not mean that we should con@@ stan@@ tly think about get@@ ting the things we need .
When we apply such less@@ ons from God’s Word , we experience greater peace in our lives . ​ — Pro@@ v .
We may live in a place where people do not ex@@ pect us to take si@@ des in pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s .
We can understand the thinking and emo@@ tions of Bible writ@@ ers and others mentioned in the Scriptures .
What , though , helped me to keep foc@@ used on the full - time ministry am@@ id relati@@ ves and scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es who were all very care@@ er - min@@ ded ?
• What are some things that we can learn from Jo@@ b@@ ’s example ?
L@@ ast year , G@@ a@@ z@@ men@@ d was baptized , one of 3@@ 6@@ 6 baptized in Al@@ ban@@ ia in the 20@@ 00 service year .
What can help those who have personal differ@@ ences to res@@ ol@@ ve them ?
D@@ emo@@ cr@@ ati@@ c pro@@ cess@@ es call for e@@ qu@@ al re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ation and are often char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized by cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ ing for of@@ fice and ele@@ ction by ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity vo@@ te .
Why can sing@@ le Christians feel complete in God’s service ?
As a young P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e , Paul did things that he later reg@@ re@@ t@@ ted .
T@@ w@@ o children of a J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese cou@@ ple who moved to Eng@@ land feel that it is to their great advan@@ ta@@ ge to know both J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese and Eng@@ l@@ ish .
Mis@@ use of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l can lead to other serious sin@@ s .
For years , tel@@ ev@@ ision has rul@@ ed as the to@@ p time - wa@@ ster in many are@@ as .
Because so many around us sub@@ s@@ cri@@ be to get - it - now thinking .
Jehovah ful@@ filled his promise to Abraham .
What was Jo@@ shua told to do in order to act wis@@ ely ?
That arrang@@ ement taught the nation that life is sac@@ red to Jehovah .
The hist@@ ory of the P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t Bible of A@@ nt@@ wer@@ p is another example of the efforts s@@ inc@@ ere men have made to de@@ f@@ end the Word of God .
O@@ thers might say that it is difficult ​ — even imp@@ os@@ sible — ​ to know for sure .
After all , “ a c@@ he@@ er@@ ful gl@@ ance makes the heart rejo@@ ice . ”
How can we ob@@ tain the her@@ it@@ age that Adam for@@ fe@@ ited ?
Rather than s@@ pre@@ ading out to po@@ pul@@ ate the earth , men deci@@ de to buil@@ d a city nam@@ ed Ba@@ be@@ l and a tower to make a c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated name for themselves .
God - fe@@ aring parents recogn@@ ize that their children are “ an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance from Jehovah . ”
By means of a ser@@ p@@ ent , Satan told the first woman , E@@ ve , that if she dis@@ reg@@ ar@@ ded God’s comm@@ and and ate the for@@ bi@@ d@@ den fru@@ it , she would not die .
Li@@ fe seem@@ ed very good .
As people pas@@ sed by , she asked them if they could read .
C@@ ol@@ l@@ ins , a g@@ ene@@ tic@@ ist who led the U@@ .@@ S . govern@@ men@@ t’s effort to deci@@ p@@ her the human gen@@ ome ( D@@ N@@ A ) , said : “ S@@ el@@ f@@ less al@@ tru@@ ism pres@@ ents a ma@@ j@@ or chall@@ enge for the ev@@ olu@@ tion@@ ist . . . .
The counsel of God’s Word and su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions of the elders helped me to real@@ ize that what I was really see@@ king was associ@@ ation with people who do not love Jehovah .
( b ) How did Christ’s first vi@@ ct@@ ory af@@ fect the world in gener@@ al ?
Jehovah God is “ a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in loving - kindness , ” states the Bible .
How does God make man “ go back to c@@ ru@@ shed matter ” ?
Si@@ x po@@ lic@@ em@@ en mar@@ ched in and inform@@ ed me that they had per@@ mis@@ sion to make a sear@@ ch .
TH@@ I@@ S year mar@@ ks the 10@@ 0@@ th an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary of the pre@@ mi@@ ere of the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama of C@@ re@@ ation , ” an e@@ pi@@ c vis@@ u@@ al pres@@ ent@@ ation desi@@ gn@@ ed to buil@@ d faith in the Bible as the Word of God .
W@@ ho@@ ever div@@ or@@ ces his wife , exc@@ ep@@ t on the gr@@ ound of for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , and marri@@ es another comm@@ its ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y . ”
However , when I my@@ self became a ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al pati@@ ent , I found it to be qu@@ ite a different thing to refu@@ se blood trans@@ fu@@ sions and maintain my faith in the face of strong pres@@ sure from do@@ ct@@ ors .
Paul likely knew what Jesus had pre@@ vi@@ ously said to the Jewish religious lead@@ ers : “ You are sear@@ ch@@ ing the Scriptures , because you think that by means of them you will have everlasting life ; and these are the very ones that be@@ ar witness about me . ”
O God , how much does the gr@@ and su@@ m of them am@@ ount to ! ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 39 : 17 .
God’s Word id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es the har@@ lo@@ t’s att@@ ac@@ k@@ er as a “ w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast ” with “ ten hor@@ ns . ”
“ This c@@ alls for keep@@ ing such activ@@ ity fore@@ most in our lives .
We too may face situ@@ ations for which we could be temp@@ ted to seek un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural so@@ lu@@ tions .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 8 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 36 , 6@@ 9
How would I respon@@ d ?
“ For instance , I find it difficult to eng@@ age my own sons in mean@@ ing@@ ful con@@ vers@@ ations . ”
To fu@@ el the eng@@ ine , this de@@ vice ex@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted com@@ bus@@ ti@@ ble g@@ as from ho@@ t char@@ co@@ al .
Greek hist@@ ori@@ an A@@ p@@ pi@@ an of the second century C.E . rel@@ ates the st@@ ory of one tu@@ t@@ or who en r@@ ou@@ te to school had to thro@@ w his ar@@ ms around his ward to prote@@ ct him from would - be mu@@ r@@ der@@ ers .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the way bre@@ ad is di@@ g@@ ested in the body is another am@@ a@@ z@@ ingly in@@ tri@@ c@@ ate pro@@ c@@ ess .
To my sur@@ pris@@ e , I was assign@@ ed to I@@ rel@@ and .
“ B@@ less Jehovah , O my soul , ” he san@@ g , “ and do not for@@ get all his do@@ ings . ”
He too later served as a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
In W@@ es@@ ter@@ n soci@@ ety , a do - it - yourself religion is develop@@ ing in which ever@@ yone as@@ sum@@ es the right to pi@@ ck and cho@@ ose his beli@@ ef@@ s .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers recogn@@ ize that certain con@@ di@@ tions contribu@@ te to happiness .
R@@ espe@@ cting the De@@ ad ​ — H@@ on@@ or@@ ing Jehovah
The st@@ ress of div@@ or@@ ce often br@@ ings physical problems , such as high blood pres@@ sure or mi@@ gra@@ ines .
B@@ er@@ le@@ bur@@ g Bible , 2 / 15
When the Israelites obe@@ yed Jehovah , he bless@@ ed them .
When giving discipl@@ ine , how can we imitate Jehovah and his Son ?
A g@@ ent@@ le appro@@ ach is u@@ su@@ ally pre@@ fer@@ red .
How has Jehovah “ fur@@ ni@@ shed a gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e ” of our hope for the future ?
In time , he became a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant and later was invit@@ ed to the Bible S@@ cho@@ ol for S@@ ing@@ le Bro@@ thers .
16 : 7 - 12 ; 26 : 16 - 21 ; 32 : 25 , 26 .
He used to dec@@ l@@ are that he h@@ ated any God respon@@ sible for such wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and challeng@@ ed God , if He ex@@ is@@ ted , to str@@ ike him down .
( b ) When did the co@@ de@@ x become wi@@ d@@ ely used by Christians ?
But that did not mean that the earth would never be sub@@ du@@ ed .
But at the age of 8@@ 4 , she was still rend@@ ering sac@@ red service to Jehovah at the temple .
On@@ ly after taking such st@@ ep@@ s can a new disci@@ ple make a v@@ al@@ id dedic@@ ation to Jehovah in priv@@ ate prayer and then public@@ ly sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze this dedic@@ ation by get@@ ting baptized before on@@ loo@@ k@@ ers .
A long@@ time serv@@ ant of Jehovah who has fac@@ ed many se@@ v@@ ere health challeng@@ es expla@@ ins what has helped him to end@@ ure : “ I try to think of what Jehovah is doing , not what I want to do .
How deep@@ ly are we influ@@ enced by such ne@@ g@@ ative ide@@ as ?
It is because of such ma@@ j@@ or is@@ su@@ es that God has per@@ mit@@ ted tri@@ als , not because he no longer lo@@ ves us .
W@@ rote Peter : “ [ God ] did not hold back from p@@ un@@ ish@@ ing an ancient world . ”
This has been challeng@@ ing , but see@@ ing my children em@@ br@@ ace Jehovah’s ways has given me much joy .
they c@@ ry . Some P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es in the crow@@ d want Jesus to re@@ bu@@ ke his disciples .
W@@ i@@ ves and mo@@ thers have a me@@ asure of authority within the family but do well to recogn@@ ize the he@@ ad@@ ship of their hus@@ ban@@ ds .
Tru@@ ly , those who look to human in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions to bring peace and se@@ cur@@ ity are ign@@ or@@ ing re@@ ality .
Jehovah God is the S@@ ource of life and the Creator of human@@ kind .
For instance , they put Kingdom inter@@ ests and God’s will a@@ head of material concer@@ ns .
As we saw in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , God’s Kingdom will destro@@ y all the govern@@ ments of this world .
Although most people pl@@ an to get married at some point in life , certain servants of Jehovah remain sing@@ le because they cannot find a mate pleas@@ ing to them and to H@@ im .
The mil@@ d - temp@@ ered ones are happy because “ they will in@@ her@@ it the earth . ”
How was God’s Kingdom among those people at that time , including the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es ?
This is the her@@ e@@ dit@@ ary pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the servants of Jehovah , and their righteousness is from me , ’ is the ut@@ ter@@ ance of Jehovah . ”
A re@@ plac@@ ement was sel@@ e@@ cted , and God’s loyal ones activ@@ ely got on with their preaching assignment .
They honor God’s name .
Are God’s la@@ ws practic@@ al in fin@@ an@@ cial matters ?
He expe@@ cted to g@@ ri@@ eve until the day he died .
N@@ um@@ ber of coun@@ tri@@ es assign@@ ed to : 17
A ro@@ d is a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of authority .
I also refu@@ sed to become a member of the Na@@ z@@ i par@@ ty .
What opportun@@ ities can you se@@ ize ?
Thus we can keep clear of false worship .
Jehovah exam@@ ines it .
F@@ or@@ tun@@ ately , in 19@@ 50 a conven@@ tion in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity helped me to read@@ just my course .
Yet , all matu@@ re Christians have certain qualities in comm@@ on that id@@ enti@@ fy them as matu@@ re .
We have good reason to feel simil@@ arly .
When I was in my early 20 ’ s , I remember as@@ king my mother if she knew where any of them were .
So@@ on ther@@ e@@ after , the lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing proble@@ m was sol@@ ved when we me@@ t a young cou@@ ple who had em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed Bible truth .
The Ar@@ k was associ@@ ated with Jehovah’s pres@@ ence .
This future is qu@@ ite different from what many so - called ex@@ per@@ ts fo@@ rec@@ ast .
Re@@ g@@ arding each serv@@ ant of God , Paul wrote : “ To his own ma@@ ster he stan@@ ds or f@@ alls . ”
“ You must not take up the name of Jehovah your God in a wor@@ th@@ less way . ” The only time it is wrong to use God’s name is if this is done dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully . ​ — Jeremiah 29 : 9 .
“ When I was 22 , I had to make a bi@@ g decision , ” says De@@ bor@@ ah .
Does your daugh@@ ter really have an is@@ sue with the wisdom of God’s standards , or does she just feel l@@ on@@ ely or exc@@ lu@@ ded by others ?
Sha@@ ph@@ an’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing came into close cont@@ act with the prophet Jeremiah .
David r@@ an toward his fo@@ e , re@@ aching into his ba@@ g for a st@@ one .
As a result , many people have been dec@@ ei@@ ved into believ@@ ing that they worship the true God , while in re@@ ality they off@@ end him .
D@@ ra@@ wing close to God in prayer is also an important way that we ob@@ tain holy spirit . ​ — Read 1 John 3 : 22 .
“ C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit , and make sure that your conduct and spe@@ e@@ ch are always gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous and consider@@ ate , ” ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed the speak@@ er .
Jesus illustr@@ ated God’s care for us this way : “ If a man has 1@@ 00 sheep and one of them st@@ ra@@ ys , will he not leave the 9@@ 9 on the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s and set out on a sear@@ ch for the one that is st@@ ra@@ ying ? ”
S@@ im@@ on@@ ’s position as rul@@ er as well as high pri@@ est ​ — for him and his des@@ c@@ end@@ ants — ​ was thus ag@@ re@@ ed upon not only by fore@@ ign S@@ ele@@ u@@ ci@@ d authority but also by “ the Gre@@ at As@@ s@@ em@@ bly ” of his own people .
A Witness who is a full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er appro@@ ached a la@@ dy on the si@@ de@@ walk and asked what she thought about the rec@@ ent ter@@ r@@ or@@ ist att@@ ac@@ ks .
The fi@@ g tre@@ e@@ ’s b@@ right - gre@@ en lea@@ ves are a no@@ tic@@ e@@ able and un@@ mis@@ ta@@ ka@@ ble har@@ bing@@ er of sum@@ m@@ er .
How can a child be mo@@ tiv@@ ated to serve Jehovah ?
“ E@@ ver@@ yone to whom much was given , ” said Jesus , “ much will be dem@@ an@@ ded of him . ”
Scriptures or s@@ lo@@ g@@ ans con@@ tain@@ ing the name Jehovah are fre@@ qu@@ ently seen pa@@ inted on these ve@@ hi@@ c@@ les or inclu@@ ded in the n@@ ames of com@@ mer@@ cial en@@ ter@@ pris@@ es .
B@@ er@@ til , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , received such a vis@@ it from a young Witness .
pages 18 - 24 .
Instead , religious teach@@ ers claim@@ ing to follow Christ have “ inc@@ reas@@ ingly a@@ do@@ p@@ ted Greek conc@@ ep@@ ts , ” no@@ tes the@@ olo@@ gi@@ an K@@ ü@@ ng .
At the st@@ re@@ et cor@@ ner , he is appro@@ ached by the woman , who may be clo@@ th@@ ed in reve@@ al@@ ing at@@ ti@@ re .
And in his par@@ able of the sheep and the go@@ ats , Jesus states : “ The Son of man arri@@ ves in his glory . ”
But what will those close followers of Jesus do there ?
That is evid@@ ent in situ@@ ations where Jehovah determin@@ es to take action based on his just judgment of people but then chang@@ es his mind because of their respon@@ se .
While making spiritual prog@@ ress , Timothy too stru@@ gg@@ led with ad@@ verse circumstances .
The book P@@ ill@@ ars of Fa@@ ith ​ — A@@ mer@@ i@@ can C@@ ongreg@@ ations and Their Par@@ t@@ n@@ ers said that for Jehovah’s Witnesses , the preaching work is very important .
Thus , this s@@ crip@@ ture does not mean that in every case a child “ will not turn asi@@ de from it ” but that gener@@ ally speaking this would be the result .
“ Let us work what is good toward all , ” the Bible ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es us . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 10 .
In practic@@ al ter@@ ms , what can you do to ass@@ ist when someone is car@@ ing for an el@@ der@@ ly par@@ ent ?
We too live at a time when dar@@ k@@ ness en@@ vel@@ op@@ s the earth and the nations are in th@@ ic@@ k g@@ loo@@ m .
It is a t@@ ree of life to those taking hold of it , and those keep@@ ing f@@ ast hold of it are to be called happy . ”
Ab@@ out a year later , Jesus ad@@ d@@ ressed his listen@@ ers , saying : “ Mo@@ st truly I say to you , Un@@ less you e@@ at the flesh of the Son of man and dr@@ ink his blood , you have no life in y@@ ourselves .
In fact , they have c@@ ast a bl@@ ack bal@@ lo@@ t for 8@@ 2 per@@ c@@ ent of the words at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted to Jesus in the Go@@ sp@@ els .
Then the D@@ elu@@ ge came .
G@@ am@@ ali@@ el@@ ’s sen@@ sible words con@@ v@@ in@@ ce the high cour@@ t to rel@@ e@@ ase the apostles .
He then cho@@ se to for@@ get about what had happened .
May we faith@@ fully follow our ro@@ y@@ al Le@@ ad@@ er ​ — now and on into Jehovah’s promised new world !
Our own dem@@ ise is the one sub@@ ject that most of us cannot be@@ ar to con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate .
Acc@@ ording to the Bible book of Genesis , God desi@@ gn@@ ated a t@@ ree that was gro@@ wing in the gar@@ den of E@@ den as “ the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad . ”
What par@@ al@@ le@@ l ex@@ ists between the ro@@ le of Jesus and that of Christian hus@@ ban@@ ds ?
“ Be coura@@ ge@@ ous , ” said A@@ z@@ ari@@ ah .
Many stud@@ ents enjoy ex@@ as@@ per@@ ating their teach@@ ers .
When they offered a com@@ ment about the ba@@ by , her parents invit@@ ed them to share a pi@@ z@@ za .
In his letter to the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans , Paul coun@@ ter@@ ac@@ ts the wrong vie@@ ws of false teach@@ ers .
The great ligh@@ th@@ ouse of A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a
It was a religious cer@@ em@@ on@@ y that hon@@ ored two pa@@ g@@ an de@@ ities .
Be@@ ing a loyal worshipp@@ er of Jehovah , J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s daugh@@ ter was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that her fa@@ ther’s v@@ ow should be car@@ ri@@ ed out .
Are you in a position to help bring reli@@ ef to your brothers in need ?
How would you feel if you were fac@@ ed with a sc@@ ene like this ? To illustr@@ ate the chall@@ enge of dis@@ cer@@ ning whether we might har@@ b@@ or a hi@@ d@@ den pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce , i@@ magine the following s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o : You are wal@@ king down a st@@ re@@ et al@@ one in the dar@@ k of night .
The P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , in contr@@ ast , were rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to ex@@ ten@@ d mer@@ cy .
In A@@ pri@@ l 199@@ 8 , Paul and S@@ te@@ ph@@ any were invit@@ ed to the 10@@ 5@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad , and they were assign@@ ed to serve in Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i , Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
El@@ ders today lik@@ e@@ wise stri@@ ve to be a s@@ ource of ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment and prote@@ ction to the flo@@ ck .
Although we may not tell a li@@ e , if we make others believe something that is not true , we are being di@@ sh@@ on@@ est .
Such thinking would su@@ it Satan’s s@@ ch@@ eme to dis@@ ru@@ pt our Christian love and un@@ ity .
“ There is no par@@ ti@@ ality with God , ” wrote the apostle Paul .
The Rom@@ an pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of G@@ a@@ ul st@@ re@@ t@@ ched from the R@@ h@@ ine Ri@@ ver , in the nor@@ th , to the P@@ y@@ r@@ ene@@ es , in the sou@@ th .
Me@@ an@@ while , let us be determined to live in har@@ mony with Jehovah’s standards .
“ All those desi@@ ring to live with godly devo@@ tion in associ@@ ation with Christ Jesus will also be persecu@@ ted , ” wrote the apostle Paul .
This jo@@ y@@ ful activ@@ ity benef@@ its us and those whom we teach .
The rema@@ in@@ der of Solom@@ on@@ ’s pro@@ verbs are conc@@ ise individu@@ al sa@@ y@@ ings .
H@@ ol@@ iness is a preci@@ ous qu@@ ality that is part of the very n@@ ature of Jehovah God .
D@@ E@@ C@@ E@@ MB@@ E@@ R 10 - 16 , 20@@ 12
Jehovah’s spirit en@@ er@@ gi@@ z@@ es his servants to be@@ ar witness about his gr@@ and pur@@ pos@@ es .
Jehovah had told Abraham that his “ se@@ ed ” would be mul@@ ti@@ p@@ lied “ like the st@@ ars of the heavens and like the gra@@ ins of s@@ and that are on the se@@ a@@ sh@@ ore ” ​ — a number un@@ known to Abraham .
The speak@@ er qu@@ o@@ ted Jesus ’ words : “ Li@@ ft up your eyes and view the fi@@ el@@ ds , that they are wh@@ ite for har@@ v@@ es@@ ting . ”
Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ments may provide some food , clo@@ thing , and sh@@ el@@ ter , but famili@@ ar fo@@ o@@ ds may be un@@ a@@ vail@@ able .
H@@ ar@@ d@@ ened C@@ ri@@ min@@ als Ch@@ ange
And he does not always need someone el@@ se to tell him to do what is right .
H@@ app@@ ily , we dis@@ co@@ vered that Au@@ bre@@ y and B@@ er@@ th@@ a Bi@@ ven@@ s , friends from our pioneer days in K@@ en@@ tu@@ ck@@ y , would be our cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es .
They re@@ mind me of what a great life I have enjo@@ yed .
What will help us to keep on serving Jehovah with a complete heart ?
Jesus Christ cor@@ rec@@ ted them , c@@ all@@ ing for a re@@ vi@@ val of their Christian ze@@ al . ​ — Revelation 3 : 14 - 19 .
We invit@@ e you to look into W@@ rit@@ ing Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves through the new fe@@ ature “ From Our Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves . ”
Our Creator made us “ in his i@@ ma@@ ge . ”
Go@@ als of this system of things can di@@ str@@ act us or even re@@ place our God - given hope .
Christians Re@@ fle@@ ct the G@@ l@@ ory of Jehovah
With good ad@@ v@@ ance pre@@ par@@ ation , elders and others who conduct these meetings can accom@@ pl@@ ish this and still conclu@@ de the meeting within the al@@ lo@@ t@@ ted time . ​ — R@@ om .
Their hum@@ ility imp@@ ressed us .
Sh@@ ould Fa@@ ith Be B@@ as@@ ed on Re@@ as@@ on ?
That will help you draw even clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah .
We can see that from the resur@@ rec@@ tions Jesus per@@ form@@ ed when out@@ side of Na@@ in and when in the home of J@@ a@@ ir@@ us .
E@@ very st@@ ep in the cal@@ cul@@ ation loo@@ ked per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly v@@ al@@ id .
Do@@ g@@ s are very f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ing to us because they can se@@ em as bi@@ g as hor@@ ses .
If it was proved that Job was in the wrong , he would be willing to su@@ ff@@ er p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment .
If in faith we s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely ask him for holy spirit , it is in@@ conc@@ ei@@ va@@ ble that he would den@@ y us this gift .
Because Peter was a man of great faith , he still had an opportunity to rec@@ over from his mis@@ takes and to learn one of Jesus ’ great@@ est less@@ ons .
On my better days , I like to witness from house to house . ” ​ — Bar@@ ba@@ r@@ a , who has a b@@ ra@@ in tum@@ or .
S@@ ko@@ p@@ je
As he left our house , the vi@@ ca@@ r said that he would pray for G@@ w@@ en and return to answer her questions , but he never did .
Ho@@ ly spirit emp@@ ow@@ ered God’s re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves .
As we listen to the fun@@ er@@ al dis@@ course and refle@@ ct on the life course of the faithful serv@@ ant of Jehovah who has died , we might be moved to exam@@ ine our own life course .
E@@ mp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ ing this need on the part of children , the Bible says : “ F@@ o@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness is ti@@ ed up with the heart of a bo@@ y ; the ro@@ d of discipl@@ ine is what will re@@ move it far from him . ” — Proverbs 22 : 15 .
Those events con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed that prophe@@ ci@@ es in the Hebrew Scriptures about the Messi@@ ah had come true , thus pro@@ ving that Jesus was in@@ deed the promised Messi@@ ah .
The govern@@ ment up@@ held their cla@@ im , so we appe@@ aled the decision to the H@@ i@@ gh C@@ our@@ t .
The experience of a Christian sister nam@@ ed K@@ y@@ le shows how this can be done .
These sa@@ y@@ ings help us to ac@@ qui@@ re wisdom , which is the ability to see things c@@ learly and apply knowledge to sol@@ ve problems .
On@@ ce a fri@@ end@@ ship develop@@ s , it needs to be b@@ on@@ ded by effort on both si@@ des .
A man rel@@ ates his life experience in the sh@@ ort vi@@ de@@ o From P@@ ris@@ on to Pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity at w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
As the new day star@@ ts , the city mag@@ is@@ tr@@ ates s@@ end con@@ st@@ ab@@ les to rel@@ e@@ ase Paul and S@@ il@@ as .
R@@ O@@ C@@ H@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ E@@ R , N@@ Y , B@@ lu@@ e C@@ ro@@ ss Ar@@ ena , 1@@ 00 Ex@@ change B@@ l@@ v@@ d . S@@ T .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ine on page 22 ]
To find the tre@@ asure , then , we need to make a di@@ lig@@ ent study of the Bible , doing so with a s@@ inc@@ ere heart . ​ — Luke 8 : 15 .
Re@@ g@@ arding the D@@ elu@@ ge , we are also inform@@ ed : “ The w@@ at@@ ers continued over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing the earth a h@@ un@@ d@@ red and fi@@ f@@ ty days . . . .
But if you said that Joseph was Jesus ’ father and M@@ ary was his mother , you would also be right .
When Jehovah brought des@@ tru@@ ction on the wicked c@@ ities of So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h , angels helped righteous Lo@@ t and his family to fle@@ e . ​ — Genesis 19 : 1 , 15 - 26 .
Wh@@ atever op@@ position or persecu@@ tion Jesus had to face ​ — even the ag@@ on@@ y of the t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake — ​ he kept his mind on “ the joy that was set before him . ”
▪ C@@ ould these become the foc@@ us of your life ?
Proverbs 11 : 2 tel@@ ls us : “ W@@ is@@ dom is with the mo@@ des@@ t ones . ”
• What are some ways to avoid wrong conduct ?
What , then , is the “ new earth ” ?
The ability to look back and ju@@ dge one@@ ’s moral conduct can pro@@ du@@ ce the very important effect of godly rep@@ ent@@ ance . David wrote : “ When I kept s@@ il@@ ent my b@@ ones wor@@ e out through my gro@@ an@@ ing all day long .
A reason@@ ing appro@@ ach is u@@ su@@ ally more succ@@ ess@@ ful . ”
Let us bri@@ ef@@ ly consider some of them .
Many people believe that someone can even read the thoughts of the one pra@@ ying .
I was deli@@ gh@@ ted to offer my ser@@ vi@@ ces to help pre@@ pare these new fac@@ il@@ ities for our gro@@ wing Bethel family .
O@@ thers in that Rom@@ an pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia follow@@ ed . ​ — Acts 16 : 9 - 15 .
Do@@ ing Go@@ od to Christ’s Bro@@ thers
However , their hum@@ ility and their trust in Jehovah were likely put to the t@@ est by an un@@ expe@@ cted turn of events .
Bro@@ ther L@@ ö@@ s@@ ch ex@@ hor@@ ted all present : “ C@@ all out to the people , ‘ C@@ ome , take li@@ fe@@ ’s water free . ’
N@@ el@@ ma than@@ ked her for the clo@@ th@@ es but ad@@ ded that she could not keep what she had found in@@ side .
Acc@@ ording to Jesus , what ma@@ j@@ or change was to occ@@ ur ?
K@@ no@@ wing the truth about the con@@ dition of the dead and having the resurrection hope can imp@@ ar@@ t courage to us if we come face - to - face with “ the last enem@@ y , death . ”
As a result , what we think , say , and do will be more pleas@@ ing to Jehovah , and we will learn how to control our we@@ ak@@ nesses .
When fac@@ ed with a proble@@ m , we do well to consider what Jehovah’s will may be in the matter .
But he was still show@@ ing that “ the peace of God ” was with him . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
W@@ ould the nation of n@@ atur@@ al Israel pro@@ du@@ ce the full number of 14@@ 4@@ ,000 spiritual Israelites who would become the se@@ con@@ d@@ ary part of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed ?
He said to them : “ Do not two s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws sel@@ l for a co@@ in of small value ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ in si@@ x months of beg@@ in@@ ning to study the Bible , I was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
After being given an a@@ we - inspi@@ ring vision of Jehovah’s thro@@ ne , E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el recei@@ ves his com@@ mis@@ sion .
God’s spirit also pro@@ duc@@ ed high@@ ly organiz@@ ed works in the bi@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal s@@ ph@@ ere of cre@@ ation .
Instead , di@@ lig@@ ence and obedi@@ ence were the ma@@ in requi@@ re@@ ments .
H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds , the Bible says , should d@@ well with their wi@@ ves “ according to knowledge , assign@@ ing them honor as to a we@@ ak@@ er v@@ es@@ sel , the f@@ em@@ in@@ ine one . ”
So Jesus said : “ I am the resurrection and the life . He that exerc@@ ises faith in me , even though he dies , will come to life . ”
O@@ ld age would ev@@ en@@ tually c@@ atch up with me and , al@@ though I was fin@@ an@@ cially secu@@ re , life would be pre@@ t@@ ty emp@@ ty if this was all there was to living . ”
P@@ re@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous dis@@ reg@@ ard for such principles often resul@@ ts in con@@ ten@@ tion .
Since what is said in L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us gives us in@@ sight into Jehovah’s vie@@ w@@ point on vari@@ ous matters , however , it can af@@ fect our worship .
( b ) How is the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount an example of the simp@@ li@@ city with which Jesus taught ?
Of course , children are not al@@ one in nee@@ ding discipl@@ ine .
Yes , Jehovah , the very person@@ i@@ fic@@ ation of love , instru@@ cts us for our benefit ​ — not because he wants to re@@ stri@@ ct our fre@@ e@@ dom with nee@@ d@@ less rul@@ es and regul@@ ations .
AL@@ L@@ E@@ G@@ O@@ R@@ I@@ C@@ A@@ L IN@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ P@@ R@@ E@@ T@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N T@@ O@@ D@@ A@@ Y
Mo@@ re@@ over , their land la@@ y des@@ ol@@ ate .
How important , then , that hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people listen to the li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving good news !
The re@@ mo@@ val of Satan and his world at the great tri@@ bul@@ ation will lik@@ e@@ wise be follow@@ ed by a vi@@ ct@@ ory c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation .
Like Isa@@ be@@ l and R@@ ob@@ er@@ to , milli@@ ons of Jehovah’s Witnesses have experienced the power of the holy spirit in their lives .
The three Hebrews exerc@@ ised faith in Jehovah .
If you do , he may be more willing to listen to you . ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 3 : 2 .
Jehovah is “ a God who is je@@ al@@ ous ( ze@@ al@@ ous ) ; a God not t@@ ol@@ er@@ ating ri@@ v@@ al@@ ry . ”
The off@@ ended person should then for@@ give his brother in order to have peace .
Ha@@ ving the cor@@ rec@@ t view of what be@@ f@@ ell him helped David to respon@@ d pro@@ per@@ ly to ad@@ vers@@ ity .
Ho@@ se@@ a@@ ’s prophecy teach@@ es us much about rep@@ ent@@ ance and mer@@ cy .
“ D@@ own They W@@ ent ”
Why not learn more about how you and your loved ones can be among the happy worshipp@@ ers who will see God’s promise become a gl@@ ori@@ ous re@@ ality ?
When yet another at@@ temp@@ t to ob@@ tain fun@@ ds for his we@@ d@@ ding fa@@ iled , A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o real@@ ized who his real op@@ pos@@ er was .
What does Jehovah value in his servants ?
I de@@ arly love my brothers , John and R@@ on , and for@@ ce@@ fully sh@@ ared the truth with them .
S@@ en@@ sing that they are gu@@ i@@ ded by Jehovah’s spirit br@@ ings great joy to all these brothers .
If you are young or rec@@ ently baptized , you may be e@@ ag@@ er to as@@ su@@ me some responsi@@ bil@@ ities in the Christian congregation .
We learned to r@@ ely comple@@ t@@ ely on Jehovah , and this dep@@ end@@ ence has helped me all my life .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , in the ei@@ gh@@ th century , John , a bi@@ sh@@ op of S@@ ev@@ il@@ le , transl@@ ated the enti@@ re Bible into A@@ ra@@ bi@@ c .
The Bible la@@ ys down the princi@@ ple that all of Jehovah God’s works are perfect and that all of his in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res are end@@ ow@@ ed with free will .
After Jerusalem had been destro@@ yed and the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an ar@@ my had de@@ par@@ ted with the Jewish ex@@ il@@ es , Joh@@ an@@ an pre@@ pared to take into Egy@@ pt the small group of Jews that rema@@ ined in Juda@@ h .
1 , 2 . ( a ) Acc@@ ording to Psalm 8@@ 6 : 2 , 11 , what will help us to remain faithful to Jehovah in the face of t@@ ests or temp@@ t@@ ations ?
They also did things together .
Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers certainly are ref@@ re@@ shed by the Christian ministry , and those who accept the life - giving message are com@@ for@@ ted by it .
God’s purpose was c@@ learly explained to Adam and E@@ ve , but they fa@@ iled to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with it .
Paul wrote : “ We know that Christ , now that he has been ra@@ ised up from the dead , dies no more ; death is ma@@ ster over him no more . ”
The same study found that “ st@@ able and satis@@ f@@ ying marri@@ ages ” contribu@@ te to men and women being ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er , heal@@ th@@ i@@ er , and living longer and that st@@ able marri@@ ages give children a better ch@@ ance of enjo@@ ying a happy life .
Be@@ fore re@@ pl@@ ying , “ W@@ ell , you@@ ’@@ re ac@@ ting like one , ” consider the following : T@@ e@@ en@@ ag@@ ers ten@@ d to dem@@ and more fre@@ e@@ dom than they can h@@ and@@ le , but parents may ten@@ d to ex@@ ten@@ d less fre@@ e@@ dom than they could gr@@ ant .
As a result of the at@@ ro@@ c@@ ities that Al@@ ber@@ t had seen and experienced , he re@@ turned home in 194@@ 5 a bit@@ ter man , w@@ an@@ ting nothing to do with God or religion .
Who is the woman of Isaiah chap@@ ter 60 , and who re@@ present her on earth ?
He was a happ@@ ily married man with ten children and had a good spiritual r@@ out@@ ine .
We public@@ ly ac@@ knowledge Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness when we eng@@ age in the ministry
When tal@@ king to my te@@ en@@ ag@@ er about se@@ x , do I por@@ tra@@ y it pri@@ mar@@ ily as a gift of God or as a tra@@ p of Satan ?
Not all who became Christians in the first century C.E . found it eas@@ y to accept the resurrection hope .
However , some who take ple@@ asure in stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to ‘ dis@@ own themselves and pi@@ ck up their t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake . ’
A@@ no@@ ther As@@ sign@@ ment , A@@ no@@ ther L@@ angu@@ age
Yet , the Bible , the Word of God , al@@ lo@@ ws no ro@@ om for doubt ​ — the account is fact , not fi@@ ction .
The C@@ our@@ t also found no evidence to support the char@@ ge of “ mind control , ” st@@ ating :
In fact , it appe@@ ars more often than any other name mentioned in the Bible .
Let us see two things we can tra@@ in new ones to do when they are in the ministry .
Se@@ cond , the “ where ” question .
The com@@ for@@ ting words in Isaiah chap@@ ter 4@@ 1 were written for the Israelites .
All of them were deli@@ gh@@ ted to listen .
Consider the example of the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an pro@@ sel@@ y@@ te who was re@@ tur@@ ning home after going to Jerusalem to worship .
One such worshipp@@ er , King David , t@@ es@@ ti@@ fied to Jehovah’s loy@@ al@@ ty .
The high@@ land tri@@ bes of T@@ al@@ a@@ an@@ di@@ g and H@@ i@@ ga@@ on@@ on live there .
Who el@@ se but Jehovah could imp@@ el more than se@@ ven milli@@ on people , most of whom are consider@@ ed “ un@@ let@@ tered and or@@ din@@ ary , ” to share the Kingdom message with people in 2@@ 36 lands ? ​ — Acts 4 : 13 .
“ I will give you good instru@@ ction . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ S 4 : 2 .
King A@@ sa demonstr@@ ated a wonderful ze@@ al for pu@@ re worship , having re@@ moved the temple pro@@ s@@ titu@@ tion and i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry that had ga@@ ined a strong pres@@ ence in the land .
Our regul@@ arly atten@@ ding Christian meetings and sh@@ aring in preaching the good news are inclu@@ ded among these ac@@ ts and de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion .
The famili@@ es in the congregation never a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned me .
L@@ ater , appro@@ ach your mate and ask , “ Di@@ d you feel that I was really listen@@ ing to you ? ”
A stud@@ ent of me@@ dic@@ ine , law , and the@@ olo@@ gy , Ca@@ pi@@ to became a par@@ ish pri@@ est in 1@@ 5@@ 12 and then cha@@ pla@@ in to the ar@@ ch@@ bi@@ sh@@ op of Ma@@ in@@ z .
The Bible shows that a peri@@ od of wa@@ iting began back then .
© W@@ il@@ li@@ am Dani@@ els / ​ P@@ ano@@ s P@@ ic@@ tures
This was not an ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ary cho@@ ice .
So right after the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on , God made arrang@@ ements to en@@ able humans to rest@@ ore their fri@@ end@@ ship with him while he at the same time main@@ ta@@ ined his own righteous standards .
One appreci@@ ative gra@@ du@@ ate wrote this to a stud@@ ent who had not yet attend@@ ed : “ B@@ eli@@ eve me , you are in for the best educ@@ ational experience you@@ ’@@ ve ever had .
D@@ U@@ R@@ IN@@ G the ev@@ ening of N@@ is@@ an 14 in the year 33 C.E . , Jesus Christ and his 12 apostles ob@@ served the Jewish P@@ as@@ so@@ ver for the last time .
* In 18@@ 8@@ 1 , Z@@ i@@ on@@ ’s W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er had called for 1@@ ,000 pre@@ ach@@ ers who could dist@@ ribu@@ te Bible liter@@ ature full - time .
“ How Many Your Wor@@ ks ! ” 11 / 15
The Christian C@@ ongreg@@ ation Cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted
Many people will not ask for ass@@ ist@@ ance when they need something ; in@@ stead , they su@@ ff@@ er in s@@ il@@ ence .
A New W@@ a@@ y to De@@ cl@@ are the Go@@ od Ne@@ ws
P@@ i@@ one@@ ering in W@@ ar Ti@@ me
What did Peter say when many disciples a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned Jesus ?
By refle@@ cting on its words about the bre@@ v@@ ity of life , we should become more ke@@ en@@ ly a@@ ware of the need for divine guid@@ ance in coun@@ ting our days .
All in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the earth are dep@@ end@@ ent upon “ the prof@@ it of the earth ” ​ — what the land pro@@ du@@ ces .
As you gro@@ w in knowledge of deep@@ er spiritual tru@@ ths , be@@ ware of the d@@ anger that may come with knowledge ​ — pri@@ de .
W@@ ho@@ m do you le@@ an upon when fac@@ ing dist@@ res@@ sing situ@@ ations , making important decisions , or res@@ is@@ ting temp@@ t@@ ations ?
But Jesus ’ disciples did not gr@@ as@@ p his meaning , so Jesus told them pla@@ in@@ ly : “ La@@ z@@ ar@@ us has died . ” ​ — John 11 : 14 .
But Eli@@ j@@ ah helped to bring the Israelites to rep@@ ent@@ ance , so he was now willing to pray for ra@@ in .
God’s Word shows that “ even though [ Jehovah ] is long - suffering , ” he will quic@@ k@@ ly ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te justice when the time is ri@@ pe .
Ke@@ h@@ in@@ de and B@@ in@@ tu , a N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ an cou@@ ple who are Jehovah’s Witnesses , lost two of their children in a ca@@ r ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
These face ad@@ di@@ tional challeng@@ es when it comes to re@@ aring children .
To illustr@@ ate : A mother fin@@ ds a gift ​ — an in@@ ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive ne@@ ck@@ l@@ ace — ​ on her table .
T@@ ry not to wor@@ ry un@@ du@@ ly .
Is it not clear that Jesus had his followers in mind when he war@@ ned : “ Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch ” ?
• How do the examples of J@@ on@@ ah and the apostle Peter help us to see others as Jehovah se@@ es them ?
D@@ ad ag@@ re@@ ed with Mo@@ m .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 25 , 40
And i@@ magine how moved she will be to dis@@ co@@ ver that her life st@@ ory was pre@@ served in a Bible book be@@ aring her name ! ​ — Ru@@ th 4 : 13 ; Mat@@ t .
Rather , they are reas@@ ons for rejo@@ ic@@ ing .
He turned his back on Peter and said : “ G@@ et be@@ h@@ ind me , Satan ! You are a stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ ck to me , because you think , not God’s thoughts , but those of men . ”
So the ei@@ ght Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents were given long pris@@ on sen@@ ten@@ ces to be served in A@@ t@@ l@@ an@@ ta , Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ a .
The S@@ c@@ y@@ th@@ ians ​ — A M@@ y@@ st@@ eri@@ ous Pe@@ ople of the P@@ ast
To do so , the truth had to over@@ come a powerful ide@@ olo@@ gy .
In ad@@ dition , min@@ isters flo@@ cked there from P@@ ol@@ and , Li@@ th@@ u@@ ani@@ a , Tr@@ ans@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a , Fr@@ ance , and even Eng@@ land .
( b ) What in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es are r@@ am@@ p@@ ant in Mi@@ ca@@ h’s day ?
So let us see how taking these st@@ ep@@ s has helped Paul , J@@ an@@ et , and Al@@ ona to de@@ al with anxi@@ ety .
The po@@ li@@ ce were un@@ able to rest@@ ra@@ in the hor@@ de ; h@@ ence , the po@@ li@@ ce c@@ hi@@ ef ur@@ ged us to leave and quic@@ k@@ ly led us to our ca@@ r .
The last of those resur@@ rec@@ tions , descri@@ bed ear@@ li@@ er in this is@@ sue , involved a family especially close to Jesus .
King David said to Jehovah God : “ With someone loyal you will act in loy@@ al@@ ty . ”
Jose@@ p@@ h’s je@@ al@@ ous brothers had turned on him with mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous h@@ at@@ red and then so@@ ld him as a slave .
S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 28 , 200@@ 9 – O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 4 , 200@@ 9
P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la and A@@ qu@@ ila “ ex@@ p@@ oun@@ ded the way of God more cor@@ rec@@ tly ” to A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s
Saul ( who later became the apostle Paul ) sto@@ od ne@@ ar@@ by and “ was appro@@ ving of the mu@@ r@@ der of ” S@@ te@@ ph@@ en .
Jehovah is a re@@ war@@ der !
In a vision , the apostle John saw Jesus with a group of resur@@ rec@@ ted ones in heaven descri@@ bed as ‘ a kingdom and pri@@ ests to rule over the earth . ’
Since this message is con@@ ta@@ ined in his Word , the Bible , we should be good stud@@ ents of the Scriptures and the public@@ ations of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing Jesus Me@@ ans Lo@@ ving O@@ thers
B@@ ad feelings ​ — man@@ i@@ fes@@ t@@ ations of our imper@@ fect n@@ ature — ​ must be contro@@ l@@ led .
The Hebrew word rend@@ ered ‘ de@@ al tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ously ’ also means “ de@@ al dec@@ e@@ it@@ fully , ( de@@ al ) un@@ faith@@ fully . ”
Indeed , both Jesus Christ and the apostle Paul refer@@ red to sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess , like marriage , as a gift from God .
As far as they are concer@@ ned , “ there is only one guid@@ el@@ ine for all as@@ pe@@ cts of life .
Can we really ex@@ pect Jehovah to be our F@@ ri@@ end if we lead a d@@ ou@@ ble life ​ — ac@@ ting one way around Christian associ@@ ates and another way when out of their sight — ​ like “ men of un@@ truth ” who hi@@ de what kind of people they are ?
Those who receive God’s gift are moved to love him in return .
Why is it important to remember that ?
They ba@@ se their teachings on the Bible .
Jehovah’s people are not sur@@ pris@@ ed to me@@ et up with temp@@ tation , disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement , persecu@@ tion , and pe@@ er pres@@ sure .
Jesus was refle@@ cting light from Jehovah , but his words did not ple@@ ase Jewish rul@@ ers , who “ loved the glory of men more than even the glory of God . ”
The ans@@ wers to these questions will not only tell us how we should view worshipp@@ ing at sh@@ r@@ ines but also help us to understand the kind of worship that truly pleas@@ es God .
A refu@@ ge@@ e brother from Su@@ d@@ an gave the op@@ ening talk , “ Ex@@ am@@ ining Our F@@ i@@ g@@ ur@@ ative H@@ ear@@ t . ”
What a sta@@ un@@ ch ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ate of the resurrection Paul was !
One father said that his wife always pra@@ ys with the children before they leave for school . ​ — Psalm 6@@ 2 : 8 ; 1@@ 12 : 7 .
There were also sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es .
For example , he@@ e@@ ding the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel to hus@@ ban@@ ds , wi@@ ves , and children imp@@ ro@@ ves our family life .
He became tr@@ oub@@ led .
Wh@@ en@@ ever I feel th@@ ir@@ st@@ y , I consider that she too might be th@@ ir@@ st@@ y .
The psalmist wrote : “ Your word is a lam@@ p to my fo@@ o@@ t , and a light to my ro@@ ad@@ way . ”
So it can be with us if we regul@@ arly pon@@ der on spiritual matters . ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 15 .
As we came off the ship , one of the mission@@ aries already serving in the country wel@@ com@@ ed me with a h@@ and@@ bil@@ l ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising a public talk to be deli@@ vered the following S@@ un@@ day on the city comm@@ on .
If so , they were truly pur@@ su@@ ing an un@@ re@@ ality !
E@@ sa@@ u des@@ p@@ ises his bir@@ th@@ right and sel@@ ls it to Jac@@ o@@ b , who later recei@@ ves his fa@@ ther’s blessing .
The B@@ it@@ on@@ to As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all and an I@@ tal@@ i@@ an Si@@ gn L@@ angu@@ age congregation in R@@ ome
Like a shepher@@ d who car@@ ries a lam@@ b in his bo@@ som , Jehovah tend@@ er@@ ly ca@@ res for His sheep
By the time that Adam and E@@ ve had children , sin had affe@@ cted human@@ kind , and the first man and woman ev@@ en@@ tually gre@@ w old and died .
What a privilege for us to understand things that interest even angels !
At the end of the class , he asked Ti@@ ff@@ any how she knew so much about the Bible .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 23 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 8@@ 7 , 50
8 - 11 .
Indeed , we can show how much we appreci@@ ate Jehovah and his pro@@ v@@ isions by pre@@ par@@ ing for and who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in these meetings . ​ — P@@ s .
Consider first the example of Ju@@ de@@ an King Jo@@ si@@ ah .
From a mil@@ it@@ ary stan@@ d@@ point , that seem@@ ed a disa@@ str@@ ous move .
On one occasi@@ on , we did not have en@@ ough money for the bu@@ s f@@ are to atten@@ d a cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly , held about 8@@ 0 mil@@ es ( 1@@ 30 k@@ m ) away .
The Bible c@@ alls him “ a righteous man ” who “ wal@@ ked with the true God . ” ​ — Genesis 6 : 7 - 9 .
We will consider Matthew 6 : 25 - 34 and learn from Jesus ’ encourag@@ ing words in this part of his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount .
Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am certainly has the means to la@@ v@@ ish ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive gi@@ f@@ ts on his friends .
Our Wor@@ k in Fr@@ ance
13 Our Re@@ ad@@ ers As@@ k
The expres@@ sion “ holy ac@@ ts of conduct ” may well re@@ mind us of Pet@@ er@@ ’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ As obedi@@ ent children , qu@@ it being fa@@ shi@@ oned according to the desi@@ res you form@@ er@@ ly had in your ign@@ or@@ ance , but , in acc@@ ord with the Ho@@ ly One who called you , do you also become holy y@@ ourselves in all your conduct , because it is written : ‘ You must be holy , because I am holy . ’ ” ​ — 1 Peter 1 : 14 - 16 .
No more si@@ ck@@ ness !
But Isaiah could , and we can rel@@ ate to how he felt .
In the cen@@ tu@@ ries that follow@@ ed , the nation often turned away from God , though he sent prophe@@ ts to ur@@ ge them to return .
24 : 3 , 6 - 8 , 12 ; 2 Ti@@ m .
The apostle Paul expla@@ ins how Christians should view the holy writ@@ ings : “ All the things that were written af@@ o@@ re@@ time were written for our instru@@ ction , that through our end@@ ur@@ ance and through the comfort from the Scriptures we might have hope . ”
C@@ lo@@ sing the mor@@ ning s@@ es@@ sion was the baptism talk ​ — always a high@@ light at large ga@@ ther@@ ings of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an King N@@ ab@@ on@@ id@@ us con@@ qu@@ ered E@@ dom about the mi@@ dd@@ le of the si@@ x@@ th century B.C.E .
Be C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ous Like Jeremiah
A@@ bo@@ ve all , through the preaching of the good news , Jehovah’s name is being pra@@ ised in all the earth .
C@@ A@@ N Y@@ O@@ U F@@ IN@@ D TH@@ E AN@@ S@@ W@@ E@@ R@@ S ?
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately following the conven@@ tion , I deci@@ ded to return to the Christian congregation .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds are fin@@ ding happiness in a life of “ godly devo@@ tion along with self - su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y ”
Yet , it can help us to see examples that we can e@@ mul@@ ate and are@@ as where we need to imp@@ ro@@ ve .
P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h even dec@@ re@@ ed that all Hebrew m@@ ale ba@@ bi@@ es should be put to death at their bir@@ th .
Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us , then , has real meaning for us .
The Christian apostle Paul high@@ ligh@@ ted another ess@@ enti@@ al ro@@ le of the congregation when he refer@@ red to “ God’s hous@@ eho@@ ld , which is the congregation of the living God , a p@@ il@@ la@@ r and support of the truth . ”
5 : 1 - 3 , 8 , 20 , 21 .
Be@@ ing able to show and experience love forever would make et@@ er@@ n@@ al life satis@@ f@@ ying in@@ deed .
Our preaching com@@ mis@@ sion can be ful@@ filled only if Jehovah streng@@ th@@ ens us by means of his holy spirit .
How can Scriptural acc@@ oun@@ ts of faithful servants of God help to strengthen our faith ?
Even as regul@@ ar e@@ ating ha@@ bi@@ ts contribu@@ te to good physical health , a regul@@ ar sc@@ he@@ du@@ le for study and Bible reading is condu@@ ci@@ ve to good spiritual health .
M@@ em@@ ori@@ al attend@@ ance : 3@@ ,@@ 2@@ 5@@ 5
The prophet Isaiah pointed to the time when all humans would fre@@ ely enjoy earth@@ ’s material res@@ our@@ ces .
In time , they had another son , Paul .
If a close friend or family member off@@ ers to si@@ t with your child at a so@@ cial ev@@ ent or a Christian meeting , accept gr@@ ate@@ fully .
( This lea@@ ds to understanding . )
Thus , they could not accept the Messi@@ ah who ful@@ filled the prophe@@ ci@@ es that said he would be des@@ p@@ ised , avo@@ i@@ ded by men , me@@ ant for pa@@ ins and for having ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ ance with si@@ ck@@ ness , and fin@@ ally kil@@ led .
L@@ ater , he sum@@ mar@@ ized the book of E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es with the words : “ The conclu@@ sion of the matter , everything having been heard , is : F@@ e@@ ar the true God and keep his comman@@ d@@ ments .
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , we became close friends , and she invit@@ ed me to study the ba@@ si@@ c teachings of the Bible with her . I accepted .
It is the need to be able to make his or her own cho@@ ic@@ es .
( a ) What was the purpose of the sin o@@ ffering and the gu@@ il@@ t o@@ ffering ?
The se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary will no doubt ask you for cont@@ act information from your pre@@ vi@@ ous congregation so that he can ob@@ tain your C@@ ongreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s P@@ u@@ bli@@ sh@@ er Re@@ c@@ ord c@@ ard ( s ) .
Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ism di@@ ff@@ ers from H@@ in@@ du@@ ism in that it den@@ ies the ex@@ ist@@ ence of an im@@ mor@@ tal soul .
Paul also remin@@ ded Eph@@ es@@ i@@ an Christians that when they wal@@ ked “ according to the system of things of this world , ” they were “ dead ” spiritually .
“ O the dep@@ th of God’s ri@@ ches and wisdom and knowledge !
It says : “ Jehovah God pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to form the man out of du@@ st from the gr@@ ound and to b@@ low into his no@@ str@@ il@@ s the bre@@ ath of life , and the man came to be a living soul . ”
His work of building and pl@@ an@@ ting bor@@ e fru@@ it@@ age .
Proverbs 18 : 10 re@@ a@@ ds : “ The name of Jehovah is a strong tower .
May we be determined to use every gift from Jehovah , including this transl@@ ation that hon@@ ors his name .
Why such evid@@ ent cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ction ?
Those in respon@@ sible positi@@ ons should act wis@@ ely .
How can we imp@@ ro@@ ve our effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess as teach@@ ers ?
This was the experience of a faithful serv@@ ant of Jehovah nam@@ ed Na@@ both , who lived during the re@@ ign of King A@@ ha@@ b of Israel . ​ — 1 K@@ i . 21 : 11 - 13 ; 2 K@@ i . 9 : 26 .
E@@ th@@ ani@@ m , or Ti@@ sh@@ r@@ i , cor@@ respon@@ ds to S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember / ​ O@@ c@@ to@@ ber on our present cal@@ end@@ ar .
What evidence , though , does cre@@ ation provide ?
Then the high pri@@ est took some of their blood into the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly com@@ par@@ t@@ ment of the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le or temple , there pres@@ en@@ ting it before God , as if in his pres@@ ence . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 25 : 22 ; L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 16 : 2 - 19 .
Re@@ form the Ch@@ urch ​ — But How ?
In his old age , King David told his son : “ Solomon my son , know the God of your father and serve him with a complete heart and with a deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful soul ; for all hearts Jehovah is sear@@ ch@@ ing , and every inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of the thoughts he is dis@@ cer@@ ning . ”
This God - given cal@@ m@@ ness will sta@@ bi@@ li@@ ze us and help us to keep our sen@@ ses comple@@ t@@ ely .
What a c@@ ru@@ el , c@@ y@@ n@@ ic@@ al act that would have been !
P@@ at@@ mo@@ s is the is@@ land where the apostle John wrote the last book of the Bible , Revelation .
In this reg@@ ard , we can look to Jesus as our mo@@ de@@ l .
This remin@@ ds us of the lam@@ p@@ stand and two o@@ live tre@@ es descri@@ bed in the prophecy of Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah .
In 199@@ 8 he so@@ ld over 18@@ ,000 p@@ oun@@ ds [ 8@@ ,000 k@@ g ] of to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o and was a@@ war@@ ded a cer@@ ti@@ fic@@ ate that nam@@ ed him the B@@ est To@@ ba@@ cc@@ o F@@ ar@@ m@@ er .
The pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ ate of the O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch was at that time under the d@@ om@@ in@@ ation of the O@@ t@@ t@@ om@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
We have to dis@@ cer@@ n the things in our lives that are “ valu@@ eless ” and cultiv@@ ate a determin@@ ation to re@@ ject them . ​ — Read Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 11 , 12 .
No@@ thing can bring more lasting benef@@ its to their neigh@@ b@@ ors than to help them gain knowledge of God .
Ha@@ ving c@@ learly in mind the faithful ac@@ ts and str@@ en@@ u@@ ous efforts of these for@@ er@@ un@@ n@@ ers would give the Hebrew Christians inc@@ en@@ tive to pres@@ s on and not to give out in their r@@ ace .
Jehovah is “ the happy God , ” and he wants young ones to be happy .
He ur@@ ges Timothy : “ G@@ u@@ ard what is la@@ id up in trust with you , tur@@ ning away from the emp@@ ty spe@@ e@@ ches that viol@@ ate what is holy and from the cont@@ ra@@ dic@@ tions of the fal@@ sel@@ y called ‘ knowledge . ’ ” ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Because love for Bible truth mo@@ ves us to obey from the heart the Scriptural comman@@ d@@ ments to love God and to love our brothers . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how we can maintain integrity to Jehovah under the most tri@@ al@@ some circumstances .
Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah were willing to leave a com@@ for@@ table way of life be@@ h@@ ind and live as “ str@@ ang@@ ers and temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents in the land . ”
I d@@ ro@@ ve at a c@@ ra@@ w@@ l through the g@@ ul@@ f@@ s and g@@ ul@@ lies .
The sight of the S@@ y@@ ri@@ an ar@@ my is rest@@ ored . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 6 : 19 - 23
R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ing this will help to give you the strength to tell your scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es c@@ learly that you do not want to jo@@ in them in doing something that you know to be wrong .
When a person comes to appreci@@ ate our heavenly Fa@@ ther’s beau@@ ti@@ ful qualities , his love for God will gro@@ w , mo@@ tiv@@ ating him to love what God lo@@ ves and h@@ ate what God h@@ ates . ​ — A@@ mo@@ s 5 : 15 .
F@@ ri@@ end@@ ship often requi@@ res that you put your compan@@ i@@ on@@ ’s needs a@@ head of your own conven@@ i@@ ence .
As their feelings become more in@@ ten@@ se , their moral de@@ f@@ en@@ ses we@@ ak@@ en .
She led them in mu@@ si@@ c and s@@ ong after Israel@@ ’s mirac@@ ul@@ ous sal@@ vation at the R@@ ed Se@@ a .
A@@ no@@ ther was turned away from bu@@ ying supp@@ lies at the col@@ on@@ y st@@ ore , and his ten - year - old daugh@@ ter was ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from school .
( Read Romans 15 : 5 ; 1 C@@ or .
Rather than f@@ ill@@ ing our min@@ ds with worl@@ dly go@@ als and materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic dre@@ am@@ s , we should foc@@ us our thinking on our God - given hope , even as Jesus did . ​ — Hebrews 12 : 2 .
His inf@@ al@@ li@@ ble Word as@@ sures us that ‘ no we@@ ap@@ on form@@ ed against us ’ to h@@ in@@ der , s@@ low down , or sto@@ p our Kingdom preaching and teaching work will succ@@ e@@ ed .
When we su@@ ff@@ er a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction , we un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly supp@@ lic@@ ate Jehovah ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly , and that dra@@ ws us clo@@ s@@ er to him .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , the Devil wanted Jesus to be over@@ ly concer@@ ned about his own re@@ pu@@ tation , even to the point of making a show@@ y displa@@ y .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , M@@ ary M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ene fe@@ ared that Jesus was about to leave and as@@ c@@ end into heaven .
He may do this by allow@@ ing us opportun@@ ities to reve@@ al our heart con@@ dition .
A small de@@ ta@@ il , perhaps .
So@@ on they will re@@ a@@ p the bad they have s@@ own .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er se@@ ts humans ap@@ ar@@ t from all other life on this earth .
It inclu@@ ded the t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing words : “ Do your ut@@ most to come to me sh@@ ort@@ ly . ”
Un@@ rep@@ ent@@ an@@ tly res@@ or@@ ting to spe@@ e@@ ch of that kind is un@@ for@@ gi@@ va@@ ble .
◆ Ex@@ pres@@ s your feelings . ​ — Psalm 6@@ 2 : 7 , 8 .
This gives purpose to our lives and helps to satis@@ fy our spiritual needs .
W@@ ould the apostles tre@@ m@@ ble with fear before such an imp@@ o@@ sing and ho@@ st@@ ile ass@@ em@@ bly ?
The L@@ one C@@ y@@ pres@@ s may re@@ mind us of the older Christians in our mi@@ d@@ st , who show re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble end@@ ur@@ ance .
Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists found more than 30 be@@ e@@ hi@@ ves , which scho@@ l@@ ars es@@ tim@@ ate pro@@ duc@@ ed as much as half a t@@ on of h@@ one@@ y an@@ nu@@ ally .
30 indi@@ gen@@ ous langu@@ ages
And even under the faithful k@@ ings , the people often mi@@ x@@ ed true worship with false .
What Does the Bible T@@ each U@@ s ?
( b ) How have you respon@@ ded to Jesus ’ invit@@ ation ?
What would you say about the attitude of the early Christians and Jehovah’s Witnesses toward the Scriptures ?
I@@ ’@@ ve just been reading up on the to@@ pi@@ c of the ransom , and I will try to expla@@ in it in a simp@@ le way .
It ans@@ wer@@ ed many of my questions .
As you can see from those examples , people often mis@@ understand pas@@ sa@@ ges they read in the Bible .
As the very desi@@ gn@@ ation “ family worship ” indic@@ ates , it is part of your worship to Jehovah .
A person who shows com@@ pas@@ sion is moved to reli@@ eve others ’ suffering , perhaps by help@@ ing them out of their difficul@@ ties .
Pro@@ ve to Be a Re@@ al F@@ ol@@ low@@ er of Christ
Is It P@@ os@@ sible to Bu@@ il@@ d Fa@@ ith in a Creator ?
And concer@@ ning the parents of a 12 - year - old gi@@ r@@ l whom Jesus brought back to life , the Bible says : “ At once they were b@@ es@@ i@@ de themselves with great e@@ c@@ st@@ as@@ y . ”
Not only did Jehovah encoura@@ ge individuals but he also gave words of encourag@@ ement to his people as a group .
It is like s@@ wi@@ m@@ m@@ ing in a ri@@ ver with a cur@@ r@@ ent that pul@@ ls us in a direction we do not want to go .
But what if we are tr@@ oub@@ led by anxi@@ ety over some er@@ ro@@ r or there is something h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful within us ?
I am a@@ ware of my past mis@@ takes , but I try not to d@@ well on them .
( b ) What practic@@ es of the Jews did the disciples a@@ do@@ pt ?
N@@ ic@@ ol@@ ò Mal@@ er@@ bi , a C@@ am@@ al@@ do@@ l@@ ese mon@@ k , pro@@ duc@@ ed his transl@@ ation in ei@@ ght months .
It is therefore enti@@ r@@ ely prop@@ er for Christians today , like Moses of old , to look “ in@@ ten@@ tly toward the pa@@ y@@ ment of the re@@ ward . ”
▪ P@@ E@@ R@@ S@@ ON@@ N@@ E@@ L C@@ O@@ M@@ MI@@ T@@ T@@ E@@ E : The brothers on this com@@ mit@@ te@@ e have been en@@ tru@@ sted with over@@ sight of the arrang@@ ements for the personal and spiritual wel@@ f@@ are and ass@@ ist@@ ance of Bethel family members earth wide .
That is also the meaning of this i@@ ma@@ ge in Psalm 37 and el@@ se@@ where . ”
The account says : “ The anger of Eli@@ h@@ u . . . came to be ho@@ t .
Is that Kingdom real to you ?
Com@@ m@@ end@@ ab@@ ly , most of such you@@ ths do their best to be like their first - century brothers about whom the apostle Paul pray@@ ed : “ W@@ al@@ k wor@@ th@@ ily of Jehovah to the end of fully pleas@@ ing him as you go on be@@ aring fru@@ it in every good work . . . so as to end@@ ure fully and be long - suffering with joy . ”
The Bible says : “ W@@ is@@ dom is for a prote@@ ction the same as money is for a prote@@ ction ; but the advan@@ ta@@ ge of knowledge is that wisdom it@@ self pre@@ ser@@ ves ali@@ ve its ow@@ n@@ ers . ”
On my first tri@@ p to Israel , we held a small ass@@ em@@ bly in a re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ant in Ha@@ i@@ f@@ a , attend@@ ed by 50 or 60 people .
How important it is that we become com@@ pet@@ ent in the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work !
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 1 , 2 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 10 - 19
( b ) What questions regarding Jesus ’ comman@@ ds will be consider@@ ed ?
Abraham was willing to wa@@ it , because his pati@@ ence was based on his faith in Jehovah .
* H@@ as Jehovah bless@@ ed her efforts ?
Un@@ less we do so , we can eas@@ ily stu@@ m@@ ble others and we@@ ak@@ en our relationship with Jehovah . ​ — R@@ om . 7 : 21 - 23 .
3 : 1 , 5 - 7 .
The Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful S@@ te@@ ward and I@@ ts Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy
pages 7@@ 8 - 8@@ 6 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
What important point is high@@ ligh@@ ted at Mi@@ ca@@ h 3 : 4 ?
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are that they have made it possible for us to be for@@ given and to live forever !
Re@@ c@@ ently , a ten - year - old gi@@ r@@ l nam@@ ed F@@ ol@@ ake was assign@@ ed to wr@@ ite an es@@ say for school on the sub@@ ject “ What I Lo@@ ve Mo@@ st in This World . ”
In imit@@ ation of Jehovah’s pat@@ ter@@ n of love , the T@@ e@@ aching Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy uses ten the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c scho@@ ol@@ s to tra@@ in ones who have both the desire and the circumstances to en@@ ro@@ l@@ l .
When Jesus ’ disciples see him act with such fer@@ v@@ or , they remember the prophecy about God’s Son : “ The ze@@ al for your house will e@@ at me up . ”
Sa@@ ys ex@@ pos@@ it@@ or En@@ ri@@ c@@ o Gal@@ bi@@ at@@ i : “ The in@@ s@@ ist@@ ent pres@@ ence of a f@@ lood tra@@ dition in different and wi@@ d@@ ely se@@ par@@ ated pe@@ op@@ les is a si@@ gn of the hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al re@@ ality of the fact that lies at the ba@@ se of such tra@@ di@@ tions . ”
Isaiah lik@@ ened “ the house of Israel ” to a v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard that gra@@ du@@ ally pro@@ duc@@ ed “ w@@ il@@ d gra@@ p@@ es , ” or “ pu@@ tri@@ d ( ro@@ t@@ ten ) ber@@ ries . ”
Re@@ ma@@ ining tr@@ ac@@ ts are col@@ le@@ cted and dist@@ ribu@@ ted the following mor@@ ning .
We must never take that privilege for gr@@ anted !
By using com@@ pon@@ ent trans@@ fu@@ sions , physi@@ ci@@ ans could s@@ pre@@ ad don@@ ated blood to more pati@@ ents , perhaps pl@@ as@@ ma to one in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed man and red c@@ el@@ ls to another .
Un@@ like the first se@@ ven years , the next were bit@@ ter .
I have now had over 6@@ 7 wonderful years at Bethel .
These two ri@@ v@@ ers f@@ low into the Per@@ si@@ an G@@ ul@@ f through what is now I@@ ra@@ q , form@@ er@@ ly part of ancient Per@@ sia .
Yes , only God’s Kingdom can en@@ sure that God’s will is done on earth .
“ They Di@@ d Not Com@@ promise ”
For example , we may find our emp@@ loy@@ ment to be challeng@@ ing or ab@@ s@@ or@@ b@@ ing , but is this where our heart is ?
The coun@@ sel@@ or must have the complete pi@@ c@@ ture of what has tr@@ an@@ spi@@ red .
It says : ‘ That is why a man will leave his father and his mother and he must s@@ tic@@ k to his wife and they must become one flesh . ’ ” ​ — Genesis 2 : 24 .
Do you not believe that he thus provided a means for mutu@@ al encourag@@ ement ?
This article will con@@ fir@@ m that Jehovah has always been King and will reve@@ al how he has expres@@ sed his k@@ ing@@ ship to his heavenly and earthly cre@@ atu@@ res .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , Satan appro@@ ached his vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m indi@@ rec@@ tly , using a ser@@ p@@ ent .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N Jesus Christ gave his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , he inclu@@ ded a mo@@ de@@ l prayer that sum@@ mar@@ ized his ma@@ in teaching .
M@@ other , early 19@@ 00 ’ s
The wit@@ ness@@ ing su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions made in our public@@ ations really work .
God’s uni@@ que name , Jehovah , appe@@ ars al@@ most 7@@ ,000 times in the Hebrew Scriptures al@@ one .
They as@@ sur@@ ed me that Jehovah would strengthen me .
What can we do to be sure that our “ large shi@@ eld of faith ” is in good working order ?
Although mil@@ dness invol@@ ves being g@@ ent@@ le , at the same time a Christian can have strength of char@@ ac@@ ter , which helps him to act in a bal@@ an@@ ced way .
Ar@@ men@@ ia ( 5@@ 8 - 6@@ 2 C.E . )
; Ru@@ i@@ z , C .
Acc@@ ording to Matthew , Jesus fin@@ i@@ shed giving the com@@ pos@@ ite si@@ gn with the par@@ able of the sheep and the go@@ ats , saying : “ When the Son of man comes in his glory , and all the angels with him , then he will si@@ t down on his gl@@ ori@@ ous thro@@ ne .
As our Creator , he has a right to our exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , Satan stru@@ ck Job with mal@@ ign@@ ant bo@@ il@@ s from head to fo@@ o@@ t .
To be truly happy , we must com@@ p@@ ly with Jehovah’s righteous requi@@ re@@ ments .
As I continued to study , I came to real@@ ize that we all have a spiritual need but that we must hum@@ bly ac@@ knowledge that need before we can have it filled .
A H@@ ouse Di@@ vi@@ ded
Like Jesus , the early Christians would not get involved in pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s .
What about el@@ der@@ ly Christians who re@@ side in n@@ ur@@ sing ho@@ m@@ es ?
If so , you will sur@@ ely ag@@ ree that now , of all times , there is a need for dec@@ isi@@ ve action .
“ Let My S@@ ou@@ l Di@@ e With the Phil@@ ist@@ ines ”
Jesus T@@ re@@ ated O@@ thers With K@@ in@@ dness
Many of my cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es were also sing@@ le .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , the next en@@ try in the Ge@@ z@@ er C@@ al@@ end@@ ar ref@@ ers to two months of such pl@@ an@@ ting .
Not long ag@@ o , however , Ke@@ ik@@ o became over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by feelings of ho@@ p@@ el@@ ess@@ ness and is@@ ol@@ ation .
Not F@@ or@@ get Jehovah , 3 / 15
( c ) Why is Be@@ z@@ al@@ el@@ ’s experience par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly encourag@@ ing ?
C@@ ir@@ cum@@ stances keep on chang@@ ing .
Are you not imp@@ ressed by the appreciation they showed in wal@@ king that dist@@ ance to be with a travel@@ ing minis@@ ter who could in@@ form and encoura@@ ge them ?
He told his apostles that he would pre@@ pare a place for them in heaven .
S@@ te@@ ps to M@@ ak@@ ing Go@@ od De@@ c@@ isions
F@@ our be@@ ast@@ s out of the se@@ a
There were no boo@@ ks a@@ vail@@ able to us on how to learn K@@ o@@ re@@ an .
That same day I d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed out of sight , and that same mon@@ th I was back in the cir@@ cu@@ it work .
“ Do good . ” ​ — P@@ s .
Be@@ th@@ u@@ el and La@@ ba@@ n were moved by Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er@@ ’s account .
The s@@ pre@@ ad of A@@ I@@ D@@ S has had a serious effect on the po@@ pul@@ ation and the e@@ con@@ om@@ y of lands of su@@ b - Sa@@ har@@ an Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
When is the marriage of the L@@ am@@ b du@@ e to take place ?
A@@ ware of the principles found at Genesis 9 : 6 and the prophe@@ ci@@ es of Psalm 22 and Isaiah 5@@ 3 , Jesus was able to give wise direction that no doubt sa@@ ved lives and pleas@@ ed Jehovah .
Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 14 .
S@@ il@@ vi@@ a regul@@ arly sh@@ a@@ res the good news of God’s Word with others , and the people she tal@@ ks to no@@ tice that her face ra@@ di@@ ates happiness and joy .
For example , an el@@ der may give us encourag@@ ement rel@@ ated to the import@@ ance of having a regul@@ ar F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening or may offer su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions concer@@ ning some as@@ pect of our field ministry .
The pur@@ su@@ it of material things can ro@@ b a person of time , strength , and a@@ bil@@ ities .
He can answer prayers in un@@ expe@@ cted ways and when we le@@ ast ex@@ pect it .
N@@ ex@@ t , Jo@@ el Ad@@ am@@ s inter@@ vie@@ wed G@@ ile@@ ad gra@@ du@@ ates from years g@@ one by .
T@@ ake to heart the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s as@@ sur@@ ance : “ The blessing of Jehovah ​ — that is what makes rich , and he ad@@ ds no pain with it . ” ​ — Proverbs 10 : 22 .
On the contr@@ ary , g@@ ene@@ tic@@ ist and O@@ x@@ for@@ d prof@@ ess@@ or B@@ r@@ y@@ an S@@ y@@ k@@ es states : “ Ther@@ e@@ ’s no g@@ ene@@ tic bas@@ is for any kind of ri@@ gi@@ d e@@ th@@ ni@@ c or rac@@ i@@ al cl@@ as@@ si@@ fic@@ ation . . . .
His day will come ex@@ ac@@ tly on time , at an h@@ our that humans do not ex@@ pect . ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h .
Do we benefit from imit@@ ating Moses ’ example of hum@@ ility ? W@@ i@@ th@@ out question !
Jehovah brought the first re@@ conc@@ iled ones together in the Christian congregation , esta@@ bli@@ shed at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E .
A wise rul@@ er , King Solomon of ancient Israel , war@@ ned : “ He that is ha@@ st@@ ening to gain ri@@ ches will not remain in@@ no@@ c@@ ent . ”
From their life course , it was clear that to serve Jehovah faith@@ fully , a lo@@ t of pati@@ ence and per@@ sever@@ ance is requi@@ red .
After the stud@@ ents were given their di@@ pl@@ om@@ as , a spo@@ k@@ es@@ man for the class read a letter of s@@ inc@@ ere appreciation for the tra@@ ining that they had received at G@@ ile@@ ad .
E@@ ter@@ n@@ al Father . ​ — Isaiah 9 : 6 .
Is Jesus the Ar@@ chang@@ el M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el ?
“ To den@@ y re@@ inc@@ ar@@ nation is also to den@@ y the words of Christ , ” wrote Al@@ l@@ an K@@ ar@@ de@@ c .
“ O@@ ver time , ” says a mother nam@@ ed Di@@ ane , “ the a@@ w@@ k@@ war@@ dness fa@@ des , and tal@@ king to your child about se@@ x can ac@@ tually become a b@@ on@@ ding opportunity . ”
Then I pati@@ ently wa@@ ited ​ — some@@ times for days , some@@ times for months — ​ for my prayers to be ans@@ wer@@ ed .
We had pre@@ ached in four v@@ il@@ la@@ ges and coun@@ t@@ less h@@ am@@ le@@ ts .
This bro@@ ch@@ ure was pre@@ pared for the purpose of star@@ ting Bible stu@@ dies with those who have no conc@@ ep@@ t of a Creator having person@@ ality and of a div@@ in@@ ely inspired book .
He had love for people .
Au@@ gu@@ st@@ ine used religion to control people .
Bo@@ th si@@ des of a page could be written on , and sever@@ al boo@@ ks could be b@@ ound in the same vo@@ lu@@ me .
• Why can no op@@ pos@@ er sto@@ p the preaching of the Kingdom good news ?
This is made evid@@ ent by what the Bible fore@@ told about a number of rul@@ ers .
It is un@@ likely that he will do anything to lo@@ se God’s fav@@ or .
But as to being atten@@ tive in the sense of pur@@ su@@ ing r@@ om@@ an@@ tic ob@@ je@@ c@@ ti@@ ves , that was off - li@@ m@@ its .
After stud@@ ying for fi@@ ve months in New Yor@@ k , four of us G@@ ile@@ ad gra@@ du@@ ates were assign@@ ed to the s@@ mal@@ l@@ er is@@ lands of the C@@ ari@@ b@@ be@@ an Se@@ a .
But even though he had to p@@ un@@ ish them , he did not for@@ get them . He could never do that .
Still , that did not sto@@ p Paul from tra@@ ining others .
He knew that the course of integrity would not be eas@@ y for his followers , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of their age .
The Bible rec@@ ord expla@@ ins that “ Jehovah was with him . ”
In the book of Job , we read of one instance that may be some@@ what exc@@ ep@@ tional .
Thus , car@@ ic@@ a became the L@@ at@@ in name for d@@ ri@@ ed fi@@ g@@ s .
Because , in gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for Jesus Christ’s ransom sacrifice , they have dedic@@ ated their life to God and they want to use it in har@@ mony with God’s purpose .
He reas@@ oned : “ There I will ga@@ ther all my gra@@ in and all my good things ; and I will say to my soul : ‘ S@@ ou@@ l , you have many good things la@@ id up for many years ; take your e@@ ase , e@@ at , dr@@ ink , enjoy yourself . ’ ”
Jehovah does not for@@ ce anyone to worship him .
Jehovah had with@@ dra@@ wn his spirit from Saul , and thus the king was often sub@@ ject to a bad spirit ​ — f@@ its of anger , su@@ spi@@ ci@@ on , and viol@@ ence .
The determin@@ ative att@@ ached to Israel , however , is for a people . ” ​ — I@@ tal@@ ic@@ s our@@ s .
For example , Jehovah provi@@ des prote@@ ction for his people .
Pro@@ te@@ ct your mind from being in@@ fe@@ cted .
Our hear@@ t@@ felt love for Jehovah and for Jesus is an important reason why we preach the Kingdom message .
“ I@@ or@@ ana K@@ o@@ e !
Why is wisdom so valu@@ able ?
With her love may you be in an e@@ c@@ st@@ as@@ y con@@ stan@@ tly .
The Bible says that Jesus is “ in the bo@@ som position with the Father . ”
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying the Bible can help you to find ans@@ wers to questions like the one that long pu@@ z@@ z@@ led A@@ be@@ l and A@@ ra@@ m , Why do people die ?
Today , there rema@@ ins on earth only a small re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of the anointed members of this congregation .
One way in which num@@ er@@ ous young Christians show that they love Jehovah with their whole strength is by sh@@ aring in the pioneer service , the full - time ministry .
The following year , I was assign@@ ed to Je@@ qui@@ é , a large to@@ wn in the inter@@ i@@ or where there were no Witnesses .
The or@@ c@@ hi@@ d is sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to so@@ il and fer@@ t@@ il@@ iz@@ er and is eas@@ ily dam@@ ag@@ ed by di@@ se@@ ase and in@@ se@@ cts .
Consider the s@@ ource of the power and authority b@@ es@@ to@@ wed upon Jesus .
W@@ ell , is it not true that certain i@@ con@@ s of M@@ ary or of “ sa@@ in@@ ts ” may be consider@@ ed to be wor@@ thy of greater devo@@ tion and to be more ef@@ fic@@ ac@@ i@@ ous than other i@@ con@@ s re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting the same long - dec@@ eas@@ ed individu@@ al ?
It was a fai@@ r@@ ly new city , so no@@ body wor@@ ri@@ ed too much about what the neigh@@ b@@ ors might think .
However , Jesus fore@@ told that his followers would su@@ ff@@ er persecu@@ tion for his nam@@ e@@ ’s s@@ ake .
P@@ re@@ aching Un@@ der B@@ an
E@@ i@@ ther they did not know about Jehovah’s requi@@ re@@ ments or they l@@ ac@@ ked su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient time to make needed chang@@ es .
( b ) How do faithful Christians re@@ act when their courage is put to the t@@ est ?
Di@@ d she face ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les ?
In the ru@@ n - up to the 199@@ 6 com@@ mem@@ or@@ ation , the ar@@ ch@@ bi@@ sh@@ op of Re@@ im@@ s , G@@ é@@ r@@ ard De@@ fo@@ is , descri@@ bed C@@ lo@@ v@@ is as “ the sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of a well - thought - out and respon@@ sible con@@ ver@@ sion . ”
God ba@@ cked Sam@@ son by means of His spirit . ​ — 3 / 15 , page 26 .
One Bible dic@@ tion@@ ary says that under Rom@@ an law , it was a cri@@ me to pl@@ ant we@@ e@@ ds in another man@@ ’s field in order to get re@@ v@@ enge .
But three days after his death , Jesus was resur@@ rec@@ ted by God as a spirit .
Thus , the name Jehovah is under@@ sto@@ od to mean “ He Ca@@ uses to Be@@ come . ”
Do you have relati@@ ves who are willing to listen to the message from the Bible ?
Thus , from God’s stan@@ d@@ point , Adam and E@@ ve died on the day they sin@@ ned , and they ac@@ tually died within one “ day ” of 1@@ ,000 years . ​ — 2 P@@ et .
He wanted to show them gen@@ u@@ ine love , and the Christian ministry gave him that opportunity .
What challeng@@ es would con@@ fr@@ on@@ t an Israel@@ ite prophet in N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h ?
We show that we are bel@@ o@@ ved children of Jehovah when we imitate him .
22 : 2 - 5@@ 1 .
This should make us refle@@ ct on our service to God : ‘ With what spirit am I serving Jehovah ?
De@@ c@@ lar@@ ing the good news of God’s Kingdom was Jesus ’ pri@@ or@@ ity , and so it is for his followers today .
However , according to one rec@@ ent study , the number of st@@ ars in the uni@@ verse v@@ isi@@ ble by means of mo@@ der@@ n tel@@ es@@ cop@@ es is 70 se@@ x@@ t@@ il@@ li@@ on ​ — 7 follow@@ ed by 22 z@@ er@@ o@@ s !
Why did the shepher@@ d love the young woman ?
I foc@@ used all my en@@ er@@ gy on supp@@ or@@ ting their activities .
Still , you may won@@ der : ‘ Does the Bible tell us when the end will come ?
At Psalm 10@@ 1 : 3 , we find Davi@@ d’s words : “ I shall not set in fr@@ on@@ t of my eyes any good - for - nothing thing . ”
They cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed his speaking ability , saying : “ His pres@@ ence in person is we@@ ak and his spe@@ e@@ ch con@@ temp@@ ti@@ ble . ”
22 - 24 . ( a ) What acc@@ oun@@ ts for the happiness of those who are persecu@@ ted for righteousness ’ s@@ ake ?
Let us read and discus@@ s Matthew 6 : 25 - 34 .
In that case , thinking about the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences that come to those who ign@@ ore Bible standards can help you to make up your mind .
L@@ ater , we sp@@ ent coun@@ t@@ less h@@ our@@ s cop@@ ying these pi@@ c@@ ture ser@@ m@@ ons into school exerc@@ ise boo@@ ks .
See the 199@@ 6 Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses , pages 1@@ 60 - 2 .
It would be f@@ it@@ ting to ask ourselves what s@@ ort of questions about e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king ?
It is vital to listen to children so as to know them .
C@@ ha@@ p@@ ter 3 of the book of Matthew transl@@ ated by St@@ an@@ is@@ ł@@ a@@ w Mu@@ r@@ z@@ y@@ no@@ w@@ s@@ ki
But do not as@@ su@@ me that you know ex@@ ac@@ tly what your friend needs .
How was the Bible account about Na@@ both explained in the past ?
H@@ on@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people felt free to appro@@ ach Jesus , even br@@ ing@@ ing their young children to him .
I thought I could study it on my own .
What is the best respon@@ se if a member of the congregation ur@@ ges you not to reve@@ al his or her wr@@ ong@@ doing , and why ?
The un@@ w@@ ary may a@@ do@@ pt the same view of the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c arrang@@ ements .
That same day , I also plac@@ ed 27 boo@@ k@@ le@@ ts .
God is very real to them .
For one man in their mi@@ d@@ st , Ch@@ ar@@ les T . Rus@@ sel@@ l , this was the fi@@ f@@ th tri@@ p to I@@ rel@@ and .
Samuel found that he was acc@@ used of f@@ li@@ r@@ ting so often ​ — even when he did not in@@ ten@@ d to — ​ that he fin@@ ally deci@@ ded to go a@@ head and f@@ li@@ r@@ t on purpose .
They might believe that God only makes rul@@ es and p@@ un@@ ish@@ es those who do not obey him .
Many of these have been pre@@ served until today .
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : N@@ ice to me@@ et you , S@@ op@@ hi@@ a .
In those in@@ stances and others , n@@ atur@@ al ph@@ en@@ om@@ ena , such as w@@ ind and ra@@ in , turned c@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ p@@ hi@@ c lar@@ g@@ ely because of human en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ men@@ tal ign@@ or@@ ance , sh@@ o@@ d@@ dy eng@@ in@@ e@@ ering , f@@ la@@ wed pl@@ an@@ ning , un@@ he@@ e@@ ded war@@ n@@ ings , and bu@@ re@@ au@@ cr@@ ati@@ c bung@@ ling .
The Con@@ fes@@ sion cons@@ ists of 18 artic@@ les .
Why is it not sur@@ pris@@ ing that we stru@@ gg@@ le to be hum@@ ble ?
S@@ et@@ t@@ ling in a fore@@ ign land can be challeng@@ ing , but Peter did not allow the fact that he was advan@@ c@@ ing in age to ro@@ b him of the joy of serving Jehovah fully .
Why did Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k become af@@ ra@@ id , and of what exerc@@ ise of God’s power may we be certain ?
Dis@@ cer@@ n the inter@@ ests of people , and cho@@ ose your words according to their needs ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 15 )
Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er pray@@ ed for divine guid@@ ance and recogn@@ ized it as such when Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h w@@ at@@ ered his cam@@ els .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are that Jehovah pre@@ served the rec@@ ord of “ all the things that were written be@@ fore@@ hand , ” so that “ through the comfort from the Scriptures we might have hope ” !
Let us therefore exam@@ ine some Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts that give us in@@ sight into “ the mind of Christ ” ​ — that is , his feelings , his per@@ c@@ ep@@ tions , his thoughts , and his reason@@ ings .
Gi@@ ve an example that shows the effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess of Scriptural teaching and ear@@ n@@ est effort .
A@@ ver@@ age years in full - time ministry : 1@@ 2@@ .@@ 1
Yes , tra@@ ining and exerc@@ ising ourselves in the way of godly devo@@ tion will en@@ sure that we have a heal@@ thy and strong fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart .
When he fin@@ ally pray@@ ed in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y to Jehovah for help , he succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded .
They , in effect , said : “ Wh@@ ere is the God of justice ? ”
To understand the meaning of Jesus ’ st@@ at@@ ement , we need to consider what s@@ ort of m@@ our@@ ning he is speaking about .
How thr@@ il@@ led they were to learn that the ransom op@@ ens up the way to sal@@ vation , even for those who had not yet heard of Jesus !
V@@ ari@@ ous religi@@ ons prom@@ o@@ te beli@@ ef in su@@ per@@ n@@ atur@@ al spirit cre@@ atu@@ res , some of whom are por@@ tra@@ yed as ben@@ ev@@ ol@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res who car@@ ry out God’s will or act as personal gu@@ ar@@ di@@ ans .
( Read 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 15 : 1 - 8 . )
How can parents encoura@@ ge their children to speak hon@@ es@@ tly , and what appro@@ ach have Christian parents found effe@@ ctive in this reg@@ ard ?
So the peri@@ od from when the w@@ at@@ ers over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed the earth to the time they rec@@ e@@ ded was 1@@ 50 days , or fi@@ ve months .
They prove from the Bible that the Kingdom is the only hope for suffering mankind and show that even now things are better if we live by godly principles .
How does the use of the ter@@ m “ w@@ rest@@ ling ” at Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 12 en@@ able us to per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve Satan’s str@@ ate@@ gy ?
The elders ag@@ re@@ ed that I should bring O@@ c@@ é@@ ane to meetings
We find this ev@@ ent rel@@ ated in the Go@@ sp@@ els by Matthew , Mark , and John .
We can have faith that he is able to accom@@ pl@@ ish what he will@@ s !
I felt that my li@@ mit@@ ed educ@@ ation might dis@@ qu@@ ali@@ fy me .
How did “ the spirit of the truth ” help the early anointed Christians ?
How did the courage sh@@ own by Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s refle@@ ct their deep love for people ?
What about the con@@ dem@@ nation that the enti@@ re human r@@ ace came under because of that sin ?
Per@@ s@@ onal study contribu@@ tes to a gr@@ ate@@ ful spirit .
Our F@@ am@@ ily Be@@ came Un@@ ited
If we are not care@@ ful , the “ ple@@ a@@ sures of this life ” can s@@ mother spiritual activities to the point that they are “ comple@@ t@@ ely cho@@ ked . ” ​ — Luke 8 : 14 .
However , bl@@ in@@ dly en@@ ter@@ ing into a relationship with a str@@ anger invol@@ ves real d@@ ang@@ ers .
How did some of Davi@@ d’s con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries act , and how did David re@@ act to such be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or ?
We need to keep tr@@ ying hard to cor@@ rec@@ t our we@@ ak@@ nesses because we know that this will ple@@ ase Jehovah .
How do we know that Christ did not as@@ su@@ me full Kingdom power in 33 C.E . ?
Wor@@ k in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o
Un@@ der the un@@ faithful k@@ ings , the situation was wor@@ se .
Then in his 70 ’ s , Daniel has “ a dre@@ am and v@@ isions of his head upon his bed . ”
8 , 9 . ( a ) What is one way to reason with someone who believ@@ es that Jesus is e@@ qu@@ al to God ?
The speak@@ er no@@ ted : “ S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing the pu@@ re language invol@@ ves not only believ@@ ing the truth and teaching it to others but also har@@ mon@@ iz@@ ing our conduct with God’s la@@ ws and principles . ”
He “ was instru@@ cted in all the wisdom of the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans , ” likely including the ar@@ ts , a@@ str@@ on@@ om@@ y , ma@@ them@@ ati@@ c@@ s , and other s@@ ci@@ ences .
In the origin@@ al Greek , this ter@@ m ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally den@@ o@@ tes suffering with another person .
And read each is@@ sue of The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
An@@ cient King Solomon had a lo@@ t of knowledge about Jehovah’s ways .
If we live “ according to the flesh , ” we could lo@@ se our relationship with Jehovah now and lo@@ se our life in the future .
When I told her my ad@@ d@@ ress , we learned that I lived around the cor@@ ner from her family .
These artic@@ les will help us to make an hon@@ est self - exam@@ in@@ ation in these are@@ as .
For example , to Jews who dem@@ an@@ ded a si@@ gn from him , he said : “ T@@ e@@ ar down this temple , and in three days I will ra@@ ise it up . ”
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 5@@ 6 , 5@@ 7
M@@ ent@@ ally , I knew that what she said was the truth .
The comple@@ x had r@@ un@@ ning water , ba@@ thro@@ om@@ s , and a se@@ wa@@ ge system .
The re@@ ality is that they have fa@@ iled to in@@ still in their followers a love strong en@@ ough to eli@@ min@@ ate bi@@ as@@ es .
We do not reg@@ re@@ t having made our dedic@@ ation to God at an early age . ”
In 199@@ 9 the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted a pro@@ gra@@ m of Kingdom H@@ all con@@ stru@@ ction to help over@@ come those ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les .
Be on your way , because this man is a cho@@ s@@ en v@@ es@@ sel to me to be@@ ar my name to the nations as well as to k@@ ings and the sons of Israel . ”
The public dis@@ course was follow@@ ed by a sum@@ m@@ ary of the Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ in@@ e@@ ’s less@@ on for that we@@ ek .
These qualities will pre@@ v@@ ent you from doing or saying things that could cause you anxi@@ ety , and you will benefit by avo@@ i@@ ding “ mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous bit@@ ter@@ ness , anger , wr@@ ath , s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing , and a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 31 .
D@@ re@@ am@@ s of a future free of h@@ ate , con@@ f@@ li@@ ct , and viol@@ ence have been sh@@ at@@ tered .
Although I had loo@@ ked through the Bible many times in the past , I had not truly valu@@ ed it .
S@@ p@@ en@@ ding time together discus@@ sing spiritual matters every we@@ ek has a mar@@ ked effect on how family members feel toward one another .
A@@ m@@ ong such questions are these : Why are we here ?
Th@@ r@@ ough inter@@ vie@@ ws with experienced teach@@ ers of God’s Word , the jo@@ ys and blessings of disci@@ ple - making were high@@ ligh@@ ted .
W@@ ill@@ ing@@ ness to make sacrific@@ es : Paul sacrific@@ ed a prom@@ ising care@@ er in order to follow Jesus .
Thus the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy can sp@@ end more time in pre@@ par@@ ing spiritual food and in o@@ ther@@ wise car@@ ing for the spiritual needs of the worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od . ​ — 1 / 15 , pages 29 , 31 .
De@@ bor@@ ah too ex@@ emp@@ li@@ fi@@ es faith and courage .
God would ra@@ ise up from Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s family l@@ ine an off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing who would bring blessings to all mankind .
Thus , by ex@@ ten@@ sion , the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to take the lead in show@@ ing honor app@@ lies to all of us today .
Mar@@ j@@ ori@@ e has been a ca@@ pa@@ ble minis@@ ter of Jehovah , a men@@ t@@ or to young ones , and a faithful help@@ er and loyal compan@@ ion to me .
After sever@@ al more meetings , Bro@@ ther D@@ am@@ i@@ an S@@ an@@ to@@ s , an el@@ der@@ ly pioneer who was an e@@ x - ma@@ y@@ or , invit@@ ed me to stay over@@ night .
“ S@@ ome@@ times I was not at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to the other person , but I could tell that she lik@@ ed me ​ — and that made it en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ing to f@@ li@@ r@@ t . ”
“ The t@@ ong@@ ue ” means our ability to speak .
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate why it is prop@@ er for our fre@@ e@@ dom to have li@@ mit@@ ations .
The Bible con@@ fir@@ ms that ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved parents be@@ ar in@@ ten@@ se and pers@@ ist@@ ent pain .
Lo@@ gi@@ cal reason@@ ing and bre@@ v@@ ity are exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent teaching me@@ tho@@ ds to imitate . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
“ We must obey God as rul@@ er rather than men ”
Yes , care@@ fully cho@@ s@@ en words deli@@ vered in the right spirit can ‘ turn away ra@@ ge ’ and prove to be a heal@@ ing . ​ — Proverbs 15 : 1 .
By taking Ha@@ bak@@ kuk@@ ’s concer@@ ns seri@@ ously and ans@@ wer@@ ing him , Jehovah hon@@ ored the prophet .
Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r offered me and my wife a mission@@ ary assignment in the Mal@@ ag@@ as@@ y Re@@ public , now known as Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Lu@@ ther’s later es@@ says on those Jews who refu@@ sed to con@@ ver@@ t to Christi@@ an@@ ity , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly On the Jews and Their Li@@ es , have ca@@ used many to br@@ and the au@@ th@@ or an@@ t@@ i - S@@ em@@ iti@@ c .
Ex@@ pla@@ ins Paul : “ The reason why I was sh@@ own mer@@ cy was that by means of me as the fore@@ most case Christ Jesus might demonstr@@ ate all his long - suffering for a s@@ am@@ ple of those who are going to rest their faith on him for everlasting life . ”
Jesus was e@@ qu@@ ally willing to serve his own disciples .
H@@ am , who was born in A@@ sia but who now lives in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , com@@ ments : “ I am confid@@ ent that Jehovah has all matters in hand , and he does not make mis@@ takes , so I am happy to le@@ an on him . ”
The@@ ir@@ s will be a dis@@ gr@@ ace@@ ful end in@@ deed , for God will st@@ re@@ w the bo@@ dies ​ — even the ent@@ ra@@ il@@ s — ​ of these wicked ones upon the earth , “ like the d@@ un@@ g . ”
Be tru@@ th@@ ful , fa@@ ir .
H@@ as that happened to you , and if so , how did you re@@ act ?
Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah thus ann@@ oun@@ ced God’s purpose to destro@@ y Jerusalem , and this prophecy also pointed to the des@@ tru@@ ction of Chris@@ tend@@ om .
In what ways are we helped within the Christian congregation ?
And sisters , al@@ though anointed , did not teach in the congregation . ​ — 1 Timothy 2 : 11 , 12 .
Our medit@@ ating on how much God has done for us will help us to avoid an attitude that Jehovah h@@ ates .
E@@ du@@ ard V@@ ar@@ ter
E@@ ri@@ c became seri@@ ously ill in 199@@ 9 .
Ho@@ ly spirit can help us to get to know Jehovah .
And their marriage will be succ@@ ess@@ ful if they continue to obey the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel .
The Bible Ch@@ ang@@ es Li@@ ves 14
“ I F@@ el@@ t Re@@ gre@@ t ”
That invol@@ ves far more than just sp@@ en@@ ding some time together in the same sp@@ ace , as is done by people who go to a mar@@ ke@@ t or to a s@@ por@@ ts ar@@ ena .
And after the Rom@@ an des@@ tru@@ ction of the city , the po@@ ol was no longer cle@@ an@@ ed .
Di@@ d she won@@ der what she was doing there ?
The Bible at 1 Corinthians 2 : 16 speak@@ s of having “ the mind of Christ . ”
L@@ ong - Su@@ ffering for the S@@ ake of His N@@ ame
Do@@ ing so , it will be our privilege to be ali@@ ve at that mar@@ vel@@ ous time when “ every bre@@ a@@ thing thing ” will give Jehovah the glory he so ri@@ ch@@ ly deser@@ ves ! ​ — Psalm 1@@ 50 : 6 .
A@@ z@@ z@@ am says : “ A great benefit to the children is that they can devel@@ op qualities that are streng@@ ths in both cul@@ tures . ”
As we make the effort to learn more about Jehovah’s Word , holy spirit will help us , for “ the spirit sear@@ ches into all things , even the deep things of God . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
How can we remain coura@@ ge@@ ous when many others fear the future ?
If the tr@@ act is accepted :
Consider Genesis chap@@ ters 1 - 11 , in which human hist@@ ory from cre@@ ation to the sc@@ at@@ ter@@ ing of pe@@ op@@ les at the tower of Ba@@ be@@ l is recorded .
After all , the congregation had ex@@ is@@ ted for less than a year !
Li@@ fe seem@@ ed to have lost all meaning for her .
One hist@@ ori@@ an descri@@ bes the situation in Jerusalem during that time as “ a fe@@ ar@@ fully b@@ loo@@ dy ci@@ vi@@ l war , accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by ac@@ ts of hor@@ ri@@ d c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty . ”
T@@ re@@ es also pu@@ ri@@ fy the a@@ ir .
Yes , from the C@@ ru@@ sa@@ des of Chris@@ tend@@ om to the po@@ gr@@ om@@ s of Na@@ z@@ i Ger@@ many , human hist@@ ory is b@@ loo@@ died by car@@ n@@ age com@@ mit@@ ted in the name of loy@@ al@@ ty .
Of course , the message received was from Jehovah .
This can eas@@ ily ha@@ p@@ pen when we see something that we view as un@@ fa@@ ir or if we person@@ ally su@@ ff@@ er har@@ d@@ ship .
A@@ no@@ ther example of someone who knew when to a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze is the apostle Paul .
For this ob@@ serv@@ ance , he himself contribu@@ tes 3@@ 0@@ ,000 P@@ as@@ so@@ ver ani@@ mal@@ s and 3@@ ,000 head of c@@ at@@ tle .
O@@ r@@ ders for his gener@@ als ?
Although P@@ op@@ e John Paul I@@ I in@@ sis@@ ted that the do@@ cum@@ ent D@@ om@@ in@@ us I@@ esus con@@ ta@@ ined “ no ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ance to@@ war@@ ds , or dis@@ respect for , other religi@@ ons , ” Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant ch@@ urch lead@@ ers re@@ ac@@ ted str@@ ong@@ ly to it .
R@@ a@@ y began to c@@ ry and said that he needed two th@@ re@@ ep@@ ence because of a se@@ cre@@ t between him and Jehovah .
Do you love me ? . . .
Of course , this princi@@ ple app@@ lies to vari@@ ous as@@ pe@@ cts of life .
By all means , then , sp@@ end time together , and draw clo@@ s@@ er to each other .
It is some@@ times good to look back and tr@@ ace the spiritual prog@@ ress we have made .
So to the best of our imper@@ fect ability , we avoid tel@@ ling lies .
After travel@@ ing for ten days , the h@@ and@@ ful of pris@@ on@@ ers who sur@@ vi@@ ved arri@@ ved at the p@@ en@@ al cam@@ p of M@@ it@@ tel@@ ba@@ u - D@@ or@@ a in N@@ or@@ d@@ ha@@ us@@ en , which is near W@@ ei@@ ma@@ r in Th@@ ur@@ ing@@ ia .
How reas@@ sur@@ ing it is to know that Jehovah will res@@ cu@@ e his people from the att@@ ack of Go@@ g of the land of Ma@@ go@@ g !
If the t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony of wit@@ nesses was consider@@ ed , at le@@ ast two wit@@ nesses had to sub@@ stan@@ ti@@ ate a char@@ ge of in@@ ten@@ tional mu@@ r@@ der . ​ — Nu@@ m .
How are humans ‘ s@@ we@@ pt away ’ by God ?
Will you take hold of that blessing ?
Our happy God , Jehovah , wants us to enjoy life , and he fur@@ ni@@ sh@@ es a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant pro@@ v@@ isions to make that possible .
Why are young pra@@ is@@ ers of Jehovah lik@@ ened to de@@ w@@ d@@ ro@@ ps , and why is that com@@ par@@ is@@ on encourag@@ ing ?
On@@ ly with knowledge of man@@ ’s orig@@ in can we understand God’s per@@ mis@@ sion of suffering and his purpose for man@@ ’s future .
There , with Jehovah’s help , we ass@@ is@@ ted inter@@ ested ones , esta@@ bli@@ shed congregations , and helped con@@ stru@@ ct Kingdom H@@ alls .
Do you remember pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely what you ate si@@ x months , or even si@@ x we@@ ek@@ s , ag@@ o ?
How has Satan sh@@ own himself to be full of pri@@ de ?
For an ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation of how this prophecy was ful@@ filled in 1914 with the bir@@ th of God’s Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom , see the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
“ What a blessing from Jehovah ! ” says J@@ ani@@ ce .
During the 19@@ 30 ’ s , there was gro@@ wing op@@ position to our work .
The pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s Abraham and Isa@@ a@@ c with@@ held fac@@ ts from some who did not worship Jehovah .
Then , it is good to serve as a pioneer ​ — a full - time Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er . ”
Still , such sacrific@@ es were u@@ se@@ ful .
As has been true for many in the special full - time ministry , exc@@ iting and challeng@@ ing assign@@ ments a@@ wa@@ ited A@@ ngi@@ e and me .
A local Ch@@ in@@ ese in@@ s@@ titu@@ tion offered three of the stud@@ ents scho@@ lar@@ shi@@ ps to go ab@@ ro@@ ad to pol@@ ish up their Ch@@ in@@ ese .
What part does prayer pla@@ y in streng@@ th@@ ening our faith ?
He had what was known as the mili@@ ari@@ u@@ m au@@ re@@ u@@ m , the g@@ ol@@ den mil@@ e@@ po@@ st , er@@ e@@ cted in the Rom@@ an F@@ or@@ u@@ m .
At the branch , John was assign@@ ed to the Ser@@ vice De@@ par@@ t@@ ment , and I to pro@@ of@@ reading .
How did Jesus Christ imitate his Father in show@@ ing mer@@ cy ?
See The Watchtower , J@@ anu@@ ary 15 , 200@@ 7 , page 31 .
From one ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ity of the heavens is its going for@@ th , and its fin@@ i@@ shed cir@@ cu@@ it is to their other ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ities ; and there is nothing conc@@ e@@ aled from its he@@ at . ” ​ — Psalm 19 : 4 - 6 .
As the t@@ or@@ r@@ enti@@ al ra@@ ins kept dr@@ um@@ m@@ ing down on the ar@@ k day after day , the ei@@ ght of them likely set@@ t@@ led into some kind of r@@ out@@ ine ​ — car@@ ing for one another , ten@@ ding to their home , and see@@ ing to the needs of the ani@@ mal@@ s in their enc@@ lo@@ sures .
One important st@@ ep is to study the public@@ ation “ Ke@@ ep Y@@ ourselves in God’s Lo@@ ve . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , they are able to work together in making and car@@ r@@ ying out wise and bal@@ an@@ ced decisions .
What imp@@ res@@ ses you about the way Jesus has ful@@ filled his uni@@ que ro@@ le in Jehovah’s purpose ?
So in ad@@ dition to vis@@ iting congregations , we sp@@ ent many we@@ ek@@ s during the year preaching in small In@@ di@@ an to@@ w@@ ns where no Witnesses were living .
V@@ olu@@ nt@@ ary Gi@@ ving Today
R@@ em@@ ember that knowledge ref@@ ers to information ​ — whether good or bad , positi@@ ve or ne@@ g@@ ative .
For example , they ac@@ ted as m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers and deli@@ vered Paul’s let@@ ters and ver@@ ba@@ l instru@@ ctions to different congregations ; they brought encourag@@ ing repor@@ ts to Paul about the wel@@ f@@ are of the brothers in R@@ ome and el@@ se@@ where .
The ur@@ g@@ ent message is from Mar@@ th@@ a and M@@ ary , sisters of La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , who live in Be@@ th@@ any of Ju@@ de@@ a . “ Lord , see !
The worship and service of [ the i@@ con@@ s ] , as being for@@ bi@@ d@@ den . . . in S@@ ac@@ red Scrip@@ ture , we re@@ ject , l@@ est we should for@@ get , and in@@ stead of the Creator and M@@ ak@@ er , ad@@ ore col@@ our@@ s , and ar@@ t , and cre@@ atu@@ res . ” ​ — Acts 17 : 29 .
If work were a cur@@ se and an evil , Jehovah would never have encoura@@ ged people to eng@@ age in it .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , The New A@@ mer@@ i@@ can Bible says : “ I am . . . no longer able to move about fre@@ ely . ”
20 : 9 .
“ What I teach is not mine , ” said Jesus , “ but bel@@ ong@@ s to him that sent me . ”
TH@@ E apostle John had a vision of a gl@@ ori@@ ous thro@@ ne in heaven .
“ Yes , ” I rep@@ lied .
Your faith in the out@@ come of “ the great and a@@ we - inspi@@ ring day of Jehovah ” will help you to “ see the sal@@ vation of Jehovah ” and to maintain your integrity . ​ — Jo@@ el 2 : 31 , 32 .
What can help you to imp@@ ro@@ ve in this are@@ a ?
G@@ ile@@ ad G@@ ra@@ du@@ ates Are U@@ r@@ ged to “ St@@ ar@@ t Di@@ gg@@ ing ”
For example , I like to get up early , but she lik@@ es to stay up l@@ ate .
M@@ ary had strong faith in her son as the Messi@@ ah , and that did not w@@ ane even after Jesus ’ death .
Why is it important for us to listen to God’s Son ?
The str@@ ong@@ est reason to believe that this prophecy came true is the inspired hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al account recorded some 7@@ 5 years after the first group of ex@@ il@@ es re@@ turned to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and .
He la@@ id before Adam the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of his actions .
O@@ thers have fe@@ ar@@ some experi@@ ences that they at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te to the influ@@ ence of spi@@ r@@ its of the dead .
What will help us to keep our faith strong ?
“ She [ Jerusalem ] will be re@@ buil@@ t , ” states Isaiah 4@@ 4 : 28 .
Why , without regul@@ ar associ@@ ation we might be temp@@ ted to for@@ s@@ ake “ the p@@ ath of the righteous ” al@@ together !
Consider what those words say about that righteous man .
The gi@@ ver@@ ’s heart attitude is what is most preci@@ ous .
They have also gener@@ ously contribu@@ ted in a fin@@ an@@ cial way , and all their contribu@@ tions , in one form or another , have helped to make Jehovah’s name and pur@@ pos@@ es known thr@@ ough@@ out the earth .
Why not discus@@ s those ver@@ ses with another serv@@ ant of God , perhaps your marriage mate , a close relati@@ ve , or a friend ?
What is more , it claim@@ s to con@@ ve@@ y counsel that is tim@@ eless ​ — ad@@ vice that never be@@ comes ob@@ so@@ le@@ te !
O@@ r we might r@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ize that we have a v@@ al@@ id reason to hold a ne@@ g@@ ative view of people of certain grou@@ ps .
The Bible has a moral co@@ de that is bey@@ ond com@@ pare .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , the benef@@ its from time sp@@ ent stud@@ ying may v@@ ary great@@ ly , dep@@ en@@ ding on our study me@@ tho@@ ds .
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ates of the M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol in L@@ ima are being sent out to devel@@ op those grou@@ ps into congregations .
W@@ he@@ ther we have the heavenly hope or an earthly one , we must ‘ dis@@ own ourselves and pi@@ ck up our t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake and continu@@ ally follow Christ . ’
; C@@ lar@@ ke , L .
We do know , however , that “ the time left is re@@ duc@@ ed . ”
We thus have am@@ ple reason to be con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that he always does what is right and fa@@ ir . ​ — Job 37 : 23 .
Then the rul@@ er might emp@@ ow@@ er someone to sub@@ du@@ e the re@@ be@@ l for@@ ces and rest@@ ore peace .
L@@ it@@ tle the@@ f@@ ts could d@@ ul@@ l an individu@@ al@@ ’s conscience to the point that he beg@@ ins to ste@@ al on a lar@@ g@@ er sc@@ ale .
How are Juda@@ h and Israel affe@@ cted by the in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es practic@@ ed by the wicked ?
So@@ on ther@@ e@@ after , Christian mission@@ aries like Paul were taking the message to vari@@ ous par@@ ts of the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an bas@@ in , including R@@ ome , the cap@@ it@@ al of the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
Revelation 6 : 7 , 8
How can we cultiv@@ ate the strong faith needed as we enc@@ oun@@ ter people who may not be fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly dis@@ posed ?
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation re@@ sto@@ res God’s name to its righ@@ t@@ ful place in the Scriptures .
C@@ AN@@ A@@ A@@ N
Christ by pur@@ cha@@ se rel@@ eas@@ ed us from the cur@@ se of the Law by be@@ coming a cur@@ se in@@ stead of us , because it is written : ‘ Acc@@ ur@@ sed is every man h@@ ang@@ ed upon a st@@ ake . ’ ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 3 : 10 - 13 .
A@@ ris@@ to@@ bulu@@ s I@@ I
Ser@@ u@@ g
Indeed , tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness br@@ ings im@@ medi@@ ate re@@ war@@ ds . These inclu@@ de a clean conscience , a good re@@ pu@@ tation , and strong relation@@ shi@@ ps in marriage , in the family , among friends , and even in bu@@ sin@@ ess .
When the apostle John tri@@ ed to worship the ang@@ el , he was told : “ Do not do that ! ”
I@@ ts a@@ sh@@ es were kept to make “ water for cle@@ ans@@ ing , ” which was s@@ prin@@ k@@ led on the person being pu@@ ri@@ fied on the th@@ ir@@ d and the se@@ ven@@ th day after con@@ tam@@ in@@ ation .
The m@@ ouse r@@ an for its life after its world was turned up@@ side down .
James , Jesus ’ half brother to whom He appe@@ ared person@@ ally , is pres@@ ented in the Scriptures as having an out@@ standing ro@@ le in the Christian congregation .
How have the anointed already been gl@@ ori@@ fied ?
If not recogn@@ ized as an ill@@ ness , it could pro@@ vo@@ ke in others feelings of ex@@ as@@ per@@ ation and be@@ w@@ il@@ der@@ ment .
How was Jesus ’ prayer ans@@ wer@@ ed in the first century C.E . ?
* And Joseph did not know if he would ever be rel@@ eas@@ ed .
At times , we may feel too do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted to enjoy associ@@ ation with fellow Christians .
This work is being done today .
T@@ w@@ o other gu@@ ar@@ ds started to be@@ at Ti@@ b@@ or on his fe@@ et , s@@ pl@@ at@@ ter@@ ing blood all around .
What less@@ on can we draw from that illustr@@ ation ?
This led to fur@@ ther discus@@ sions , and a Bible study was started with her .
M@@ il@@ t@@ on ent@@ it@@ led this fin@@ al work A T@@ reat@@ ise on Christian Do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine Com@@ p@@ iled From the Ho@@ ly Scriptures A@@ lo@@ ne .
“ A@@ c@@ tually , it is my life .
C@@ ru@@ el@@ ty does not end@@ e@@ ar us to God ; it rep@@ els us .
An@@ th@@ on@@ y : Yes .
One po@@ li@@ ce@@ man th@@ re@@ w him down in the mu@@ d and plac@@ ed a sh@@ o@@ t@@ gu@@ n ba@@ r@@ re@@ l close to his face .
• How does Jehovah view the service rend@@ ered to him by older ones ?
Ti@@ me and again , the dem@@ ons have demonstr@@ ated their su@@ per@@ human strength , ca@@ using great mis@@ er@@ y to those whom they have t@@ or@@ men@@ ted .
This me@@ ant lear@@ ning Eng@@ l@@ ish , get@@ ting acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to a different cul@@ ture , and travel@@ ing long di@@ stances ​ — 5@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 8@@ 00 k@@ m ] each we@@ ek — ​ to atten@@ d the meetings .
When a family member is dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed or he dis@@ associ@@ ates himself from the congregation , it can feel like the sta@@ b of a s@@ word .
Be@@ ing with loving brothers and sisters helps us to cultiv@@ ate love . ​ — Proverbs 13 : 20 .
As reg@@ ar@@ ds the rema@@ ining ones of Israel , they will do no un@@ righteousness , nor speak a li@@ e , nor will there be found in their m@@ ou@@ ths a tri@@ ck@@ y t@@ ong@@ ue ; for they themselves will fe@@ ed and ac@@ tually li@@ e st@@ re@@ t@@ ched out , and there will be no one making them tre@@ m@@ ble . ”
The Bible also rel@@ ates the hist@@ ori@@ c stru@@ gg@@ le of good ver@@ su@@ s evil : a f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating , uni@@ vers@@ al dr@@ ama with a happy en@@ ding .
After he had su@@ ng a Kingdom s@@ ong for the first time in his language , he said , “ I think you should tell the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy that these song@@ s s@@ ound better in Tu@@ valu@@ an than they do in Eng@@ l@@ ish . ”
J@@ im helped me with my many concer@@ ns , including the chall@@ enge of the house - to - house ministry .
Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed Rom@@ an Christians : “ Let us not be judg@@ ing one another any longer . . . .
Will you be a good c@@ iti@@ z@@ en of God’s Kingdom at that time ?
With faith in the fulfill@@ ment of Jehovah’s promises , 1@@ 10 - year - old Joseph told his brothers : “ I am d@@ ying ; but God will without fai@@ l turn his attention to you , and he will certainly bring you up out of this land to the land about which he s@@ wor@@ e to Abraham , to Isa@@ a@@ c and to Jac@@ o@@ b . ”
Why did he give such a comm@@ and ?
Some of us get great personal satis@@ fac@@ tion from our la@@ b@@ or .
C@@ ar@@ din@@ al Ri@@ ch@@ eli@@ eu
N@@ one of these three individuals were comman@@ ded not to come near a dead soul .
E@@ ach one must be per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed to believe through con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing reason@@ ing if he is to serve Jehovah out of love and maintain integrity no matter what happ@@ ens .
It also be@@ tra@@ ys a dis@@ reg@@ ard for the sac@@ re@@ dness of life , for there is the pos@@ si@@ bility of f@@ at@@ al con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
That would not be wise .
W@@ he@@ ther we person@@ ally hope to be a jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir with Christ in heaven or we look for@@ ward to everlasting life in an earthly par@@ adise under Kingdom rule , we can be happy if we are truly consci@@ ous of our spiritual need and are fully a@@ ware of our dep@@ end@@ ence on God .
There is therefore com@@ p@@ el@@ ling reason for you people to be in sub@@ je@@ ction , not only on account of that wr@@ ath but also on account of your conscience .
“ Even when a person has an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance , ” Jesus said , “ his life does not result from the things he pos@@ s@@ ess@@ es . ”
We might ask a tru@@ sted friend or an experienced el@@ der in the congregation for such .
The apostle Peter as@@ sures us : “ If you are being re@@ pro@@ ached for the name of Christ , you are happy , because the spirit of glory , even the spirit of God , is re@@ sting upon you . ”
His parents res@@ pe@@ cted his cho@@ ice , which has not affe@@ cted their close family relationship .
Yes , God long@@ s to bring back to life all righteous individuals .
I des@@ per@@ ately hu@@ ng@@ ered for lo@@ gi@@ cal ans@@ wers to my questions .
However , there is no evidence in the Bible that Jesus ever used that for@@ ce to gu@@ i@@ de his way when he was on earth .
It was a j@@ udi@@ cial dec@@ ree in which Jehovah declar@@ ed when he would act to cle@@ an@@ se the earth of ung@@ o@@ d@@ l@@ iness .
N@@ ep@@ al
We can see from his attitude that he wanted to get to know God and his will as acc@@ ur@@ ately as possible .
Me@@ als , mo@@ des@@ t hous@@ ing , and other ser@@ vi@@ ces are provided .
But God’s instru@@ ctions for a cu@@ re were rel@@ a@@ yed to Na@@ am@@ an through a serv@@ ant .
God’s Word also con@@ tain@@ s acc@@ oun@@ ts where individu@@ al famili@@ es were affe@@ cted by par@@ ent@@ al mis@@ conduct .
Des@@ pite health problems , I am happy to have seen the hand of Jehovah in my life .
So it is possible that King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar wanted to make Daniel believe that Babyl@@ on@@ ’s go@@ d was more powerful than Dani@@ el@@ ’s God , Jehovah . ​ — Daniel 4 : 8 .
Th@@ ink of the anxi@@ ety that will no longer tr@@ ou@@ ble our mind and heart .
All along the ri@@ ver , people than@@ ked the Witnesses for the liter@@ ature .
; Li@@ pp@@ inc@@ o@@ t@@ t , W .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries ear@@ li@@ er , Solomon wrote about the value of for@@ going ple@@ a@@ sures at times in order to take life seri@@ ously .
Do acc@@ oun@@ ts of Jehovah’s blessing on the first - century congregation of anointed ones provide sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant encourag@@ ement to God’s dedic@@ ated servants today ?
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 26 , 28
He must have learned how Joseph showed his brothers mer@@ cy even though they h@@ ated him .
A group of 4@@ 6 people was set to f@@ ly to su@@ n - dr@@ en@@ ched Sam@@ o@@ a to rend@@ e@@ z@@ v@@ ous with 39 others from New Z@@ e@@ al@@ and , Ha@@ wa@@ i@@ i , and the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
S@@ ac@@ red inter@@ ests must not be over@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed by material pre@@ occ@@ up@@ ations or rec@@ re@@ ational pur@@ su@@ its .
( b ) How does Jehovah feel about the time we sp@@ end tal@@ king about him ?
It took effort to w@@ in her heart ​ — but I succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded .
They were men of princi@@ ple who did not dep@@ end on a long l@@ ist of do@@ s and don@@ ’@@ ts to gu@@ i@@ de them .
Because we are loyal to God , we will keep our promises .
But just when those thoughts were going through my mind , two young women s@@ cri@@ b@@ b@@ led something on a pi@@ e@@ ce of pa@@ per and h@@ an@@ ded it to me .
To en@@ able those of little means to remain in the city to learn more about their new faith , there was a temp@@ or@@ ary po@@ ol@@ ing of fin@@ an@@ cial res@@ our@@ ces .
It is an account of 29 k@@ ings ​ — 12 from the nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom of Israel and 17 from the sou@@ ther@@ n kingdom of Juda@@ h .
For example , Psalm 1@@ 15 : 4 - 6 says about i@@ do@@ ls : “ E@@ ars they have , but they cannot hear . ”
C@@ learly , Timothy had become a dep@@ end@@ able and tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy Christian overse@@ er .
But how could Jesus get from the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness to the temple in Jerusalem ?
Do@@ ing that , Jesus was imit@@ ating Jehovah in show@@ ing a will@@ ing@@ ness to change when the situation al@@ lo@@ ws for such action .
He then coun@@ sel@@ ed them : “ R@@ emo@@ ve the wicked person from among y@@ ourselves . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
During the time of t@@ es@@ ting that ap@@ par@@ ently cul@@ min@@ ated in his mar@@ ty@@ r@@ dom , Paul wrote : “ The Lord sto@@ od near me and in@@ fu@@ sed power into me , that through me the preaching might be fully accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed and all the nations might hear it ; and I was deli@@ vered from the li@@ on@@ ’s m@@ ou@@ th . ”
This is the cre@@ ation that is affe@@ cted by sin and death because of the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in E@@ den and that lives in des@@ per@@ ate need of hope . ​ — Romans 5 : 12 .
How did you re@@ act ?
Pe@@ ople who are spiritually a@@ wa@@ ke , though , real@@ ize that we live “ in the last days , ” so they are as ac@@ tive as possible in doing God’s will . ​ — 2 P@@ et .
Mo@@ ving w@@ es@@ tw@@ ard , the S@@ c@@ y@@ th@@ ians f@@ ought and d@@ ro@@ ve out the C@@ im@@ mer@@ ians , who contro@@ l@@ led the C@@ au@@ ca@@ su@@ s and the are@@ a nor@@ th of the B@@ l@@ ack Se@@ a .
Fir@@ st , we must love those whom Jehovah lo@@ ves .
Th@@ ough Father was happy to have me work with him in the family bu@@ sin@@ ess as a lum@@ ber pl@@ an@@ er , he and M@@ other str@@ ong@@ ly encoura@@ ged the full - time ministry and supp@@ or@@ ted my move .
Bro@@ ther Isa@@ a@@ c N@@ wa@@ g@@ wu ris@@ ked his life to help me lo@@ c@@ ate other dis@@ plac@@ ed brothers .
There also are those who reason that going out to work pa@@ ys the bil@@ ls , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as h@@ ou@@ se@@ work or other cle@@ an@@ ing cho@@ res are of no fin@@ an@@ cial value .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , her good work end@@ ear@@ ed her to those she could help , as well as to God , who mer@@ ci@@ fully bless@@ ed her go@@ o@@ d@@ will . ​ — Acts 9 : 36 - 4@@ 1 .
S@@ and@@ r@@ a rec@@ alls : “ As I wal@@ ked into her living ro@@ om , I was gre@@ et@@ ed by a large p@@ ho@@ to of Ru@@ th in full car@@ ni@@ val reg@@ ali@@ a , as well as tro@@ p@@ hi@@ es that she had w@@ on .
However , the elders assign@@ ed a matu@@ re pioneer sister to work with her .
Be@@ fore long , I received many responsi@@ bil@@ ities in the congregation .
When we found the famili@@ es who had been se@@ par@@ ated from us for some months , I don@@ ’t think there was a d@@ ry e@@ ye among us .
He remin@@ ds us of faithful men and women of old .
“ After our first meeting there , I asked Jac@@ o@@ b how he felt about the new congregation , especially since there wer@@ en@@ ’t any young ones his age , ” says R@@ ic@@ k@@ y .
What attitude of the psalmist would it be good for us to imitate ?
In rec@@ ent years , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants have st@@ re@@ am@@ ed into Gre@@ e@@ ce sear@@ ch@@ ing for work .
L@@ ater , when emo@@ tions have co@@ ol@@ ed , you will pro@@ ba@@ bly be able to sol@@ ve the proble@@ m am@@ ic@@ ab@@ ly .
B@@ ack in 19@@ 16 , an early is@@ sue of the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine you are now reading spoke of “ the prop@@ er course for us to take in get@@ ting control of ourselves , our thoughts , our words and our conduct . ”
• What benef@@ its do up@@ building con@@ vers@@ ations bring ?
“ Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ ve Di@@ aled the W@@ r@@ ong N@@ um@@ ber ”
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a we@@ ek , he fle@@ w down to Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a to vis@@ it them .
L@@ ater that night , in answer to a question put to him by the faithful apostle Ju@@ d@@ as ( T@@ ha@@ d@@ da@@ e@@ us ) , Jesus said : “ If anyone lo@@ ves me , he will ob@@ serve my word , and my Father will love him , and we shall come to him and make our a@@ bo@@ de with him . ”
Jehovah sear@@ ches through us to look for the good in us .
If you are new to Bible reading , try star@@ ting with the f@@ ast - p@@ ac@@ ed rec@@ ord of Jesus ’ ministry in the book of Mark .
What imp@@ res@@ ses you about the sc@@ op@@ e of “ the true knowledge ” today ?
That law is no pet@@ ty rule that can be dis@@ mis@@ sed or chang@@ ed for conven@@ i@@ ence .
In time , Na@@ om@@ i@@ ’s kin@@ s@@ man Bo@@ a@@ z married Ru@@ th , who bor@@ e a son and became an an@@ c@@ est@@ ress of David and of Jesus .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , what we person@@ ally do in the ministry may se@@ em very little to us .
“ G@@ O@@ D@@ S love f@@ ra@@ gr@@ an@@ ces . ”
I real@@ ized that I needed to dist@@ ance my@@ self from the gan@@ g .
( a ) What does it mean to have purpose in life ?
The fin@@ al talk of the day , “ ‘ The Go@@ od L@@ and ’ ​ — F@@ o@@ reg@@ le@@ am of Par@@ adise , ” conclu@@ ded with a jo@@ y@@ ous sur@@ pris@@ e for all — ​ a new public@@ ation with many Bible ma@@ ps !
10 : 10 ​ — How did Jehovah ‘ p@@ our Job out as mil@@ k and cur@@ d@@ le him like c@@ he@@ ese ’ ?
Consider the inspired words of the apostle Paul recorded at 2 Corinthians 9 : 7 .
In 19@@ 50 , I was asked to serve as a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er for the whole of nor@@ ther@@ n Fr@@ ance .
But this psal@@ m is not invit@@ ing us to think about rest .
Dis@@ co@@ ver how they concer@@ n you .
What responsi@@ bility do spiritual shepher@@ ds have regarding those who have st@@ ra@@ yed from the flo@@ ck ?
His fir@@ m stand in the face of men@@ tal and physical t@@ or@@ ture ear@@ ned him the respect and ad@@ mi@@ r@@ ation of the other pris@@ on@@ ers in the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
If that was the case , De@@ ma@@ s mis@@ sed out on thr@@ ill@@ ing spiritual privile@@ ges ​ — and for what ?
Since the comple@@ tion of the pro@@ ject in Tu@@ v@@ alu , vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er work@@ ers have con@@ stru@@ cted Kingdom H@@ alls , As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ alls , mission@@ ary ho@@ m@@ es , and transl@@ ation of@@ fic@@ es in F@@ i@@ ji , T@@ onga , Pa@@ pua New G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a , New C@@ al@@ e@@ don@@ ia , and other plac@@ es .
In the year 1@@ 6@@ 5@@ 4 . ”
T@@ w@@ o days later Matthew me@@ t an old friend and explained his pre@@ dic@@ am@@ ent .
W@@ ell - in@@ ten@@ tioned friends might in@@ s@@ ist that we follow their ad@@ vice .
The Kingdom message is one of judgment and of sal@@ vation .
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how a Christian could take a positi@@ ve view of a tr@@ ying situation and what the result might be .
Why do some question whether they can bel@@ ong to Jehovah , and what will help to coun@@ ter@@ act such thinking ?
No@@ ah’s life course ans@@ wer@@ ed that question .
My determin@@ ation has not chang@@ ed .
He pione@@ ered , helped others when there were n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers , and went to preach in another country .
E@@ very Christian ​ — young or old — ​ needs to prove to his own satis@@ fac@@ tion that what he believ@@ es is in@@ deed the truth as found in the Bible .
The apostle Paul was well - a@@ ware of this fact .
Does this mean that those who have left the truth will never be allow@@ ed to return to the congregation ?
God has pre@@ served his message through the Bible .
How do I re@@ act in this or a similar situation ?
He cho@@ o@@ ses individuals who may not me@@ et certain human expe@@ ct@@ ations and uses them as his means to commun@@ ic@@ ate his gl@@ ori@@ ous purpose to others .
While there is some benefit in s@@ il@@ ently re@@ vie@@ wing what you are going to say , many find it more help@@ ful to re@@ hear@@ se their pres@@ ent@@ ation out l@@ ou@@ d .
For months we lived in a house without ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city and r@@ un@@ ning water . ”
On a later occasi@@ on , the Witness me@@ t this el@@ der@@ ly woman at the mar@@ ke@@ t .
Jesus ’ arri@@ val would mar@@ k the beg@@ in@@ ning of “ the har@@ v@@ est ” of whe@@ at@@ like Christians .
Jehovah had already sh@@ own loving - kindness to Abraham .
Paul , a se@@ as@@ oned travel@@ er , was no doubt well a@@ ware of such fac@@ ts .
“ You are my hope , O S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah , my confidence from my you@@ th . ” ​ — Psalm 7@@ 1 : 5 .
Still , who is Jehovah ?
The in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Sam@@ ari@@ a did not walk in God’s righteous ways .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the prophet Daniel , who was a con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el , says of the king of the nor@@ th : “ R@@ ep@@ or@@ ts out of the e@@ ast and out of the nor@@ th will dis@@ tur@@ b him , and he will go out in a great ra@@ ge to an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ate and to devo@@ te many to des@@ tru@@ ction .
The ye@@ ar@@ text for 200@@ 4 will be : “ Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch . . .
Paul went on to expla@@ in God’s will that also “ in the heavenly plac@@ es there might be made known through the congregation the great@@ ly di@@ ver@@ si@@ fied wisdom of God . ”
The emp@@ er@@ or@@ ’s in@@ t@@ ent was to st@@ em the s@@ pre@@ ad of Christi@@ an@@ ity .
I@@ t’s better than an a@@ mus@@ ement par@@ k . ”
One n@@ ur@@ se has read the enti@@ re book Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — Pro@@ claim@@ ers of God’s Kingdom to me as well as other W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er public@@ ations .
My wife and I have found that the Bible can help us find that bal@@ ance .
Ex@@ am@@ ining our pri@@ or@@ ities in life is thus a t@@ ang@@ i@@ ble way to c@@ he@@ ck whether we are serving God with a complete heart .
In the case of many , des@@ pa@@ ir is thus re@@ plac@@ ed by joy , and un@@ du@@ e anxi@@ ety by confidence in our heavenly Father .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing are some examples of con@@ di@@ tions that su@@ d@@ den@@ ly for@@ ced strong rul@@ ers out of power .
27 Y@@ oung On@@ es ​ — St@@ and Fir@@ m A@@ ga@@ inst the Devil
The ter@@ m “ Father ” appe@@ ars ne@@ arly 19@@ 0 times in the Go@@ sp@@ els .
The older men of Israel come to Jehovah’s prophet with a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble re@@ qu@@ est .
This in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent illustr@@ ates why we can be than@@ k@@ ful for having four Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts .
• What con@@ dition ex@@ is@@ ted in the congregation in S@@ ar@@ di@@ s , and what can we do to avoid be@@ coming like many Christians living there ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , we can be certain that everything God has promised will come true .
He is the one who has develop@@ ed among imper@@ fect , d@@ ying mankind a world system under his control .
Pet@@ iti@@ on him to o@@ pen your mind and heart to gr@@ as@@ p his wisdom more fully .
Like many , Se@@ un@@ g J@@ in was sear@@ ch@@ ing for a mean@@ ing@@ ful purpose in life .
Jesus did not s@@ cre@@ am at them or expres@@ s bit@@ ter@@ ness toward them .
Even so , I learned more than ever to value the spiritual food that Jehovah provi@@ des ​ — a less@@ on I still remember every time I receive a new is@@ sue of The Watchtower or A@@ wa@@ ke !
What kind of witness , or t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony , does our home give about us and our beli@@ ef@@ s ?
R@@ O@@ O@@ T@@ S I@@ N P@@ A@@ G@@ A@@ N B@@ EL@@ I@@ E@@ F@@ S : The ancient Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans believ@@ ed in a fi@@ er@@ y hel@@ l .
S@@ cho@@ ol@@ ing Can Be a Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard
It is as if Jehovah had that written just for me ! ’
In the first century , the apostle Paul expres@@ sed deep affe@@ ction for those he served .
They might discus@@ s whether with ad@@ di@@ tional help the parents can sa@@ f@@ ely remain in their own home .
Consider the des@@ crip@@ tive n@@ ames as@@ cri@@ bed to Satan .
She was ready to do wh@@ atever was asked of her , just like a slave gi@@ r@@ l .
The si@@ gn inclu@@ des war , fam@@ ine , p@@ est@@ il@@ ence , and earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es , and it would en@@ able Jesus ’ followers to recogn@@ ize his “ pres@@ ence ” as well as “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ” ​ — 10 / 1 , pages 4 - 5 .
The Bible off@@ ers so@@ li@@ d ad@@ vice for deal@@ ing with our problems , yet it is far more than a m@@ ere self - help book .
It was there that inter@@ ested ones c@@ he@@ cked fre@@ qu@@ ently for any “ ma@@ il ” from up@@ st@@ re@@ am .
Many Witnesses make great efforts to ex@@ p@@ and their service to Jehovah .
Many parents today thus use No@@ ah’s st@@ ory to teach their children that Jehovah valu@@ es the people and the ani@@ mal@@ s he has cre@@ ated .
A@@ T T@@ I@@ M@@ E@@ S of n@@ ational c@@ ris@@ is and inter@@ n@@ ational ten@@ sion , people look to their govern@@ ment for sa@@ f@@ ety and se@@ cur@@ ity .
Per@@ s@@ onal differ@@ ences do not u@@ su@@ ally have such a tra@@ gi@@ c out@@ come , but they fre@@ qu@@ ently leave people feel@@ ing h@@ ur@@ t or bit@@ ter .
S@@ ur@@ ely , “ people of all flesh ” inclu@@ de you young ones .
N@@ I@@ S@@ A@@ N ( A@@ BI@@ B )
Jesus promised his disciples : “ You will receive power when the holy spirit arri@@ ves upon you . ”
And the more we learn about the way Jehovah thin@@ ks , the e@@ asi@@ er it will be for us to make decisions that will ple@@ ase him .
To whom did the prophe@@ tic words of Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 3 : 14 - 17 apply , and why do you so answer ?
Our show@@ ing honor to others ex@@ tend@@ s to those who may be in l@@ ine to become our spiritual brothers in the future .
Why can we ex@@ ul@@ t in the service we rend@@ er to Jehovah ?
It also la@@ ys the bas@@ is for et@@ er@@ n@@ al life in a par@@ adise earth .
3 P@@ R@@ A@@ Y O@@ F@@ T@@ E@@ N .
If you are among the milli@@ ons who have been deep@@ ly h@@ ur@@ t by human war@@ f@@ are , you no doubt need to know the answer to the question , Is God , as some believe , a war@@ m@@ ong@@ er who al@@ lo@@ ws or even encoura@@ ges the suffering associ@@ ated with war , or might he be pas@@ sive and un@@ concer@@ ned about the wel@@ f@@ are of the op@@ pres@@ sed ?
• Why is everlasting life not dep@@ end@@ ent on s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c advan@@ c@@ ements ?
“ God is not par@@ ti@@ al , ” said the Christian apostle Peter with the ut@@ most con@@ vi@@ ction . ​ — Read Acts 10 : 34 , 35 .
The ma@@ y@@ or brought in the N@@ ational G@@ u@@ ard to prote@@ ct us from the un@@ ru@@ ly crow@@ d .
Still , each year ten@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds are doing so .
How can spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement help you if you mar@@ ry ?
The are@@ a where G@@ l@@ ü@@ ck set@@ t@@ led was then known as Li@@ v@@ on@@ ia and was rul@@ ed by S@@ we@@ den .
What will our life be like if we foc@@ us on serving Jehovah ?
We had never seen one another before , but right away we felt like old friends .
The group of brothers and sisters who helped the si@@ ck and the el@@ der@@ ly
Who are re@@ pres@@ ented by “ the whe@@ at ” and “ the we@@ e@@ ds ” mentioned in Matthew chap@@ ter 13 ?
“ We will never get to the bo@@ t@@ to@@ m of things , ” said physi@@ c@@ ist and No@@ be@@ l la@@ u@@ re@@ ate S@@ te@@ ven We@@ in@@ ber@@ g on understanding n@@ ature .
His heart t@@ ou@@ ched by I@@ t@@ ta@@ i@@ ’s st@@ at@@ ement , David tel@@ ls him : “ G@@ o and cro@@ ss over ” the K@@ id@@ r@@ on V@@ al@@ le@@ y .
Thus , the apostle Paul remin@@ ds us of the need to gu@@ ard our thinking .
“ [ Lo@@ ve@@ ’s ] f@@ lam@@ es are a b@@ la@@ z@@ ing fi@@ re , the f@@ l@@ ame of J@@ ah . ” ​ — S@@ ON@@ G O@@ F S@@ O@@ L .
Jehovah God cre@@ ated milli@@ ons of angels long before he cre@@ ated humans .
Thus , st@@ or@@ ks served well as a powerful less@@ on to the un@@ faithful and wa@@ y@@ ward Israelites .
Me@@ an@@ while , the Christians in P@@ el@@ la give hear@@ t@@ felt than@@ ks to God for their deli@@ ver@@ ance .
And because of their neu@@ tr@@ al stand , they were sent to con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps , where many of them were mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed .
How does Jehovah gener@@ ously use his material res@@ our@@ ces ?
In more mo@@ der@@ n times , s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists have thought that light cons@@ ists of t@@ in@@ y par@@ tic@@ les .
But as the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re came to an end , new l@@ ing@@ u@@ is@@ tic needs ar@@ ose .
18 , 19 . ( a ) What helped David to have a strong desire to serve Jehovah ?
How might Satan cause some parents to lo@@ se their spiritual bal@@ ance ?
The Bible states : “ Jehovah is mer@@ ci@@ ful and gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous , s@@ low to anger and a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in loving - kindness .
T@@ ake into consider@@ ation a wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er@@ ’s ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , his mo@@ ti@@ ves , and his li@@ mit@@ ations .
I@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ers make the mis@@ take of thinking that physical ob@@ je@@ cts ​ — go@@ ds made of w@@ o@@ od or st@@ one — ​ are som@@ eho@@ w more real , more reli@@ able , than the inv@@ isi@@ ble God , Jehovah , who cre@@ ated all things .
When we give him our best , we can be sure that he is pleas@@ ed .
In 1@@ 7@@ 25 , the year Peter died , she became Ca@@ ther@@ ine I , the emp@@ ress of Rus@@ sia .
Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers consider it a privilege to support these valu@@ able scho@@ ol@@ s and to be taught there .
How Adam enjo@@ yed its st@@ ately tre@@ es , its tri@@ ck@@ ling st@@ re@@ am@@ s , its f@@ ro@@ lic@@ king ani@@ mal@@ s !
The question that we need to consider , then , is : C@@ ould pla@@ ying certain com@@ pu@@ ter g@@ ames n@@ ur@@ ture a love of viol@@ ence ?
We also enjo@@ yed up@@ building rec@@ re@@ ation as a family .
If we are going to succ@@ e@@ ed in main@@ tain@@ ing our integrity to God , we must be te@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble and pray ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly for his instru@@ ction .
They gave me time , care , and attention , as well as much practic@@ al help .
Since I had little se@@ cul@@ ar educ@@ ation , I wor@@ ked on f@@ ar@@ ms .
The apostle Paul wrote to first - century Christians in Ju@@ de@@ a : “ We wish to conduct ourselves hon@@ es@@ tly in all things . ”
“ T@@ ry to understand each other , ” ad@@ vis@@ es the Bible . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 8 , New C@@ en@@ tury V@@ er@@ sion .
Thus , Jesus was known not only as “ the car@@ p@@ en@@ ter@@ ’s son ” but also as “ the car@@ p@@ en@@ ter . ”
• Why are Jehovah’s Witnesses cont@@ ent to wa@@ it on Jehovah ?
Some even received positi@@ ons of responsi@@ bility in the organization .
It was not because he could not af@@ for@@ d a ho@@ te@@ l ro@@ om , but as he once said , “ Be@@ fore the tri@@ al , I want to bre@@ a@@ the in some of your spirit . ”
F@@ ar better it is to keep in mind these words from the Bible : “ Do not av@@ enge y@@ ourselves , bel@@ o@@ ved , but yi@@ eld place to the wr@@ ath ; for it is written : ‘ V@@ enge@@ ance is mine ; I will re@@ pa@@ y , says Jehovah . ’ ”
“ At Isaiah 4@@ 3 : 12 , ” I rep@@ lied .
Hence , while we may not seek associ@@ ation with certain individuals , we do not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to speak to them about the Kingdom hope as the opportunity pres@@ ents it@@ self .
Jesus pra@@ ised her faith .
Do you at times take no@@ tes during public tal@@ ks , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions ?
How Jesus ’ Sa@@ y@@ ings P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ te H@@ app@@ iness , 2 / 15
By dis@@ obe@@ ying the k@@ ing@@ ’s order , they ris@@ ked a hor@@ ri@@ ble death , and their lives were sa@@ ved only by a mirac@@ le ; but they cho@@ se to ris@@ k death rather than to dis@@ obey Jehovah . ​ — Daniel 2 : 4@@ 9 – 3 : 29 .
G@@ u@@ arding such a trust is a mon@@ um@@ ent@@ al t@@ ask .
He heard a vo@@ ice say to him in Hebrew : “ Saul , Saul , why are you persecu@@ ting me ?
Ph@@ our@@ no@@ i
Some years later , the bo@@ y died .
For example , some people have turned to d@@ ru@@ g and al@@ co@@ ho@@ l a@@ bu@@ se , por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , ex@@ tre@@ me s@@ por@@ ts , or vari@@ ous il@@ lic@@ it activities in an effort to exc@@ ite their sen@@ ses .
Paul tra@@ ined the Christian elders of Eph@@ esus in the house - to - house ministry while he taught un@@ believers about rep@@ ent@@ ance and faith .
But the young woman rema@@ ined loyal to her bel@@ o@@ ved shepher@@ d .
Be@@ fore a very long time had pas@@ sed , Paul ur@@ ged the Christians in Corin@@ th to re@@ inst@@ ate the wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er .
M@@ ake pla@@ in how Jehovah has en@@ ri@@ ched your life , “ teaching you to benefit yourself . ”
Why Be P@@ un@@ c@@ tu@@ al ?
Jesus was e@@ ag@@ er and willing to learn from Jehovah , clo@@ sel@@ y ob@@ serving God’s hum@@ ility in exerc@@ ising mer@@ cy toward sin@@ ful mankind . ​ — 11 / 15 , page 11 .
( a ) Why does fear of God move us to walk in his ways ?
The apostles and other early Christians pro@@ claim@@ ed God’s word with ze@@ al .
And any ach@@ es and pa@@ ins were for@@ go@@ t@@ ten in the mor@@ ning as we vie@@ wed the un@@ spo@@ iled v@@ al@@ le@@ ys with cl@@ ou@@ ds cre@@ ep@@ ing la@@ z@@ ily up their si@@ des and the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent s@@ no@@ w@@ c@@ app@@ ed pe@@ ak@@ s in the dist@@ ance .
In 20@@ 14 , over 8@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 Witnesses in 2@@ 40 lands condu@@ cted ne@@ arly 9@@ ,@@ 5@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 Bible stu@@ dies each mon@@ th .
He soon op@@ ened up to the Witnesses and began to study the Bible with a Christian el@@ der .
A sister in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a was deep@@ ly affe@@ cted by the use of s@@ crip@@ tures at a Christian meeting .
In an effort to com@@ p@@ ly with the counsel to read the Bible every day , we would not want to find ourselves ru@@ shing through sever@@ al chap@@ ters without get@@ ting the sense of what we read .
But Jesus pointed out that on many occasi@@ ons , he did not even have a place to sp@@ end the night .
But reading the Bible has helped me have a mean@@ ing@@ ful life .
S@@ ow@@ ing Se@@ e@@ ds of Kingdom Tru@@ th
Is God to bl@@ ame for such things ?
Not for a m@@ om@@ ent did I allow my@@ self to think o@@ ther@@ wise .
The psalmist David ‘ medit@@ ated on God during the night w@@ atch@@ es . ’
However , Jehovah is far str@@ ong@@ er than Satan and is deli@@ gh@@ ted to prote@@ ct those who love H@@ im .
This action on the part of God’s re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative Jesus is also descri@@ bed at Revelation 19 : 11 - 21 .
In our f@@ ar@@ m@@ ing commun@@ ity , it was difficult for all the brothers to atten@@ d the conven@@ tions because these were often held during har@@ v@@ est@@ time .
While on v@@ ac@@ ation a Witness from Fr@@ ance spoke to a sh@@ op ow@@ ner nam@@ ed K@@ im * about Jehovah’s purpose for the earth .
What have we learned from our re@@ view of these two illustr@@ ations recorded in Mark chap@@ ter 4 ?
Re@@ fle@@ ct also on ways that this godly qu@@ ality can be displa@@ yed in da@@ ily spe@@ e@@ ch .
“ Your wife will be like a fru@@ it - be@@ aring v@@ ine in the in@@ n@@ er@@ most par@@ ts of your house , ” san@@ g the psalmist .
H@@ el@@ en was then pione@@ ering in H@@ op@@ kin@@ s@@ v@@ il@@ le , K@@ en@@ tu@@ ck@@ y , and I wrote her for the first time .
What work did God cho@@ ose for Jeremiah ?
He made known his Fa@@ ther’s name and purpose , pre@@ ached the good news of the Kingdom , ex@@ posed the h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y and false teachings of the religious lead@@ ers , and up@@ held Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y even to the point of death .
Of course , what cons@@ titu@@ tes good man@@ n@@ ers vari@@ es from place to place .
Many believe that we have an im@@ mor@@ tal soul ​ — something that is se@@ par@@ ate from the human body and that sur@@ vi@@ ves death .
He said to his followers : ‘ D@@ on@@ ’t you want to be ze@@ al@@ ous like those two young men who are Jehovah’s Witnesses ? ’
In contr@@ ast , our show@@ ing govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als du@@ e respect and honor can at times have positi@@ ve , even un@@ expe@@ cted , resul@@ ts .
As the sear@@ ch for deser@@ ving ones continu@@ es , a care@@ ful re@@ ap@@ pra@@ is@@ al of our ministry may be called for in some plac@@ es .
What about Jesus ?
• What can you say about the work of past and present ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers ?
( c ) What su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions can help elders to tra@@ in others ?
In the mean@@ time , Jehovah’s Witnesses have spe@@ ar@@ he@@ ad@@ ed Bible educ@@ ation in Gre@@ e@@ ce , as they have in many other coun@@ tri@@ es .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ ing to draw upon the example that Jesus set for hus@@ ban@@ ds , the apostle Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed them : “ H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds ought to be loving their wi@@ ves as their own bo@@ dies .
Still , as is done in other lands , many parents hi@@ de to@@ ys in the home .
The Witnesses showed me the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe , * which con@@ ta@@ ined enti@@ re chap@@ ters that ad@@ d@@ ressed my questions .
On@@ ce trans@@ pl@@ anted , the t@@ ree must im@@ medi@@ ately star@@ t gro@@ wing new ro@@ o@@ ts .
The Greek word r@@ ha@@ ·@@ ka@@ ʹ ( fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ) rend@@ ered “ an un@@ spe@@ aka@@ ble word of con@@ temp@@ t ” means “ emp@@ ty ” or “ emp@@ ty - he@@ ad@@ ed . ”
E@@ very as@@ pect of a Christi@@ an’s life , including preaching , c@@ alls for hum@@ ility
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 27 , 1@@ 18
From time to time , why not make such re@@ hear@@ sal@@ s part of your F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening ?
* This e@@ dition has proved to be , in effect , a loving gift to those who stru@@ gg@@ le with language or find reading a chall@@ enge .
O@@ ther scho@@ l@@ ars , however , ar@@ gu@@ e that al@@ though the d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ ation of cam@@ els became a fac@@ t@@ or of import@@ ance about the end of the second mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m , this does not mean that cam@@ els were not used ear@@ li@@ er .
Be@@ fore ex@@ pi@@ ring , she said : “ G@@ l@@ ory has g@@ one away from Israel into ex@@ ile . ”
R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch@@ ing these and rel@@ ated to@@ pi@@ c@@ s may prove to be a wor@@ th@@ while pro@@ ject for personal study or family worship .
And our t@@ ong@@ ue be@@ comes like “ the st@@ y@@ lu@@ s of a s@@ kil@@ led cop@@ y@@ ist ” in that we make ex@@ ten@@ sive use of the written Word in our preaching work .
As Paul and S@@ il@@ as sing song@@ s of praise , a seri@@ es of to@@ t@@ ally un@@ expe@@ cted events occ@@ ur@@ s .
The Bible is an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent gu@@ ide@@ book in br@@ ing@@ ing up children .
In this par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar instance , Christian brothers and sisters in the congregation were in a position to co@@ ver the co@@ st of the sur@@ g@@ er@@ y .
4 : 3 , 4 .
As you refle@@ ct on the account about Bar@@ u@@ ch , consider the following questions and s@@ crip@@ tures : What does God’s way of deal@@ ing with Bar@@ u@@ ch reve@@ al about Jehovah and his feelings toward his servants ?
The out@@ p@@ our@@ ing of love from our Christian brothers has been gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely com@@ for@@ ting , but I still mis@@ s him very much .
But I was helped to return by the personal and s@@ inc@@ ere interest the el@@ der displa@@ yed . ”
Th@@ r@@ ough his Word , Jehovah re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es us to use our a@@ bil@@ ities for good .
As such , they are “ holy . ”
In ad@@ dition to the rest@@ or@@ ation that has resul@@ ted in a spiritual par@@ adise today , the time is f@@ ast appro@@ aching when our pl@@ an@@ et will become a physical par@@ adise .
And he continued to do so for another 3@@ 50 years after the F@@ lood .
N@@ ex@@ t , there is an am@@ a@@ z@@ ing turn of events .
It ans@@ wers : “ Se@@ em@@ ingly , [ light ] cannot be both because the two mo@@ d@@ els [ wa@@ ves and par@@ tic@@ les ] are so different .
“ TH@@ E book of Daniel is one of the most in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ing works in the Bible , ” states the H@@ ol@@ man I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ated Bible Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary .
Let me tell you some personal hist@@ ory so that you will understand why .
Ab@@ out four years later , C@@ é@@ c@@ ile D@@ u@@ four , a full - time minis@@ ter of Jehovah’s Witnesses , began c@@ all@@ ing at our home in the city of M@@ on@@ tre@@ al .
N@@ ever allow temp@@ t@@ ations to make you for@@ get Jehovah .
What do the two acc@@ oun@@ ts that you read tell you about the ob@@ s@@ es@@ sion wicked spi@@ r@@ its have with se@@ x and viol@@ ence ?
Ha@@ ve you been par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in the public ministry ?
God has pro@@ duc@@ ed a spiritual par@@ adise and has brought his people into it .
• Le@@ pro@@ s@@ y , which inclu@@ des what is now called H@@ ans@@ en@@ ’s di@@ se@@ ase , fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ed in what Bible account invol@@ ving a young gi@@ r@@ l ?
Gen@@ er@@ ally speaking , a Christian woman ought to we@@ ar a head co@@ ver@@ ing when she ca@@ res for matters that are nor@@ m@@ ally the responsi@@ bility of her husband or a brother in the congregation .
O@@ ther pa@@ ths may se@@ em e@@ asi@@ er .
Witnesses of one tri@@ be sh@@ el@@ tered Witnesses of the other tri@@ be , often at great ris@@ k to their own lives .
Christ used this in@@ str@@ um@@ ent to lead the enti@@ re group of his anointed “ brothers ” on earth .
Jehovah God , the Creator , did not make humans to live just a few years and then to die .
He uses “ the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the show@@ y displa@@ y of one@@ ’s means of life ” to temp@@ t us .
But some beg@@ in dr@@ in@@ king so much ​ — or so fre@@ qu@@ ently — ​ that they become ad@@ di@@ cted to al@@ co@@ ho@@ l .
He was one of the disciples who f@@ ell as@@ le@@ ep while Jesus pray@@ ed in the gar@@ den of Ge@@ th@@ s@@ em@@ ane .
Th@@ r@@ ough his prophet Isaiah , Jehovah said : “ My own counsel will stand , and everything that is my deli@@ ght I shall do . ”
Paul had a succ@@ ess@@ ful ministry in B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a , but Jews came and ar@@ ous@@ ed the po@@ pul@@ ace .
“ All have sin@@ ned and f@@ all sh@@ ort of the glory of God . ” ​ — Romans 3 : 23
That means following Christ’s example , tre@@ ating others with war@@ m@@ th and kindness , lear@@ ning to show “ love free from h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y . ”
S@@ my@@ r@@ na
How did servants of Jehovah in Bible times tra@@ in their children ?
8 , 9 . ( a ) What questions will help us find out whether we are pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ced ?
Ch@@ er@@ ish your hope , pon@@ der over it , make it real in your mind and heart ​ — and share it gener@@ ously with others ! That way , you can be sure that you will not pas@@ s away with this con@@ dem@@ ned old world .
Those who are car@@ r@@ ying on the fi@@ ght succ@@ ess@@ fully ag@@ ree that what the world has to offer could look at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive , like g@@ lit@@ ter@@ ing t@@ in@@ sel , but on clo@@ s@@ er exam@@ in@@ ation , it has little sub@@ st@@ ance .
2 : 20 .
The year 194@@ 8 brought both blessings and un@@ expe@@ cted difficul@@ ties .
‘ You can lead a nor@@ ma@@ l life and still share in the preaching work .
Par@@ ents do well to teach their children not to bu@@ y wh@@ atever they see just because it is a@@ vail@@ able , is appe@@ al@@ ing , or is fin@@ an@@ cially within their re@@ ach .
In this world , where the pur@@ su@@ it of fin@@ an@@ cial gain is so important to people , we have to make sure that we keep a bal@@ an@@ ced view in this matter . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
And how has it been received ?
The holy spirit can pro@@ du@@ ce joy and peace in the heart of an individu@@ al Christian , among a body of elders , and in the congregation as a whole .
There Ar@@ th@@ ur found sever@@ al brothers in a qu@@ and@@ ary , pe@@ ering down on the speak@@ er .
Wh@@ atever challeng@@ es you person@@ ally face in declar@@ ing the good news , be as@@ sur@@ ed that Jehovah can help you to over@@ come them .
Thus , rather than rel@@ ying on so - called comm@@ on sense or good feelings , we are ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed : “ Ke@@ ep on making sure of what is accep@@ table to the Lord . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 10 .
Mi@@ gu@@ el says : “ We sp@@ end a lo@@ t of time teaching our children about the d@@ ang@@ ers of im@@ moral mu@@ si@@ c , and we try to help them cho@@ ose mu@@ si@@ c that would be appro@@ ved by Jehovah . ”
Such a small mis@@ understanding on the part of a child can be a@@ mus@@ ing .
For example , the con@@ st@@ el@@ l@@ ations of the heavens .
It has been a joy for J@@ an@@ et and me to serve with the brothers in the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines , and we continue to serve at the branch of@@ fice in Q@@ u@@ e@@ z@@ on C@@ ity .
When matters go wrong in our lives , the last thing we should do is dis@@ continue our heal@@ thy r@@ out@@ ine of worship .
E@@ arly in human hist@@ ory , a spirit cre@@ ature who had become sel@@ f@@ ish and ha@@ ugh@@ ty in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed a pl@@ an to become a world rul@@ er .
When L@@ ip@@ s Are G@@ u@@ i@@ ded by W@@ is@@ dom
10@@ 3 : 10 .
God’s purpose is to res@@ cu@@ e us from our cur@@ r@@ ent ex@@ ist@@ ence of pain and fu@@ t@@ ility so that we can “ get a fir@@ m hold on the real life ” that God origin@@ ally pur@@ posed for his human cre@@ ation . ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 19 .
When you conduct a home Bible study or make return vis@@ its on inter@@ ested ones , how can you teach with simp@@ li@@ city ?
Acc@@ ording to Paul , Christians with a we@@ ak@@ er conscience must ref@@ ra@@ in from con@@ dem@@ ning their brothers who have a bro@@ ad@@ er vie@@ w@@ point .
Paul’s words to fellow Christians con@@ tain a war@@ ning .
“ A slave of the Lord . . . needs to be g@@ ent@@ le toward all , . . . keep@@ ing himself rest@@ ra@@ ined under evil , instru@@ cting with mil@@ dness those not fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly dis@@ posed . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 2 : 24 , 25 .
But Peter f@@ ell as@@ le@@ ep again and later gave in to fear and pres@@ sure .
They practic@@ ed an as@@ ce@@ tic@@ ism requi@@ ring ab@@ st@@ in@@ ence from w@@ ine , marriage , and pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
In this reg@@ ard , Jesus ’ half brother , the disci@@ ple James , wrote : “ When under tri@@ al , let no one say : ‘ I am being tri@@ ed by God . ’
At times I felt emo@@ tion@@ ally su@@ ff@@ o@@ c@@ ated by such re@@ pe@@ ated com@@ ments .
Pe@@ ople in many par@@ ts of the world want to be free from op@@ pres@@ sion , dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ation , and po@@ ver@@ ty .
Rather , help them to see what God’s view is .
I@@ ’@@ l@@ l be ready in about ten min@@ ut@@ es . ”
Because he dis@@ cer@@ ned that Jehovah’s hand was in the matter , man@@ e@@ u@@ ver@@ ing events in order to fulf@@ ill His purpose .
Y@@ oung ones , ple@@ ase do not i@@ magine that by post@@ pon@@ ing baptism , you avoid acc@@ oun@@ ta@@ bility .
In order to let other members of the family feel your affe@@ ction , however , you must make a consci@@ ous effort to con@@ ve@@ y it .
As part of their worship at those fes@@ tiv@@ als , the Israelites were not to “ appe@@ ar before Jehovah emp@@ ty - h@@ an@@ ded . ”
The work of Jehovah’s Witnesses was ban@@ ned in S@@ pain at the time , so she thought that the author@@ ities would expe@@ l our two children from school and that we would all become out@@ ca@@ st@@ s .
We are pas@@ sing through perhaps the most difficult times that mankind as a whole has yet experienced .
Ther@@ efore , we want to imitate the faith and obedi@@ ence of Noah , Daniel , and Job !
Do you some@@ times wor@@ ry that your service to God is in va@@ in ?
How can mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous bit@@ ter@@ ness , anger , and wr@@ ath lead to a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch ?
However , not everything was s@@ mo@@ o@@ th sa@@ il@@ ing .
What an encourag@@ ement it was when a Ca@@ tho@@ lic woman accepted the book Re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation !
For each meeting , he car@@ ries me from my ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment to his ca@@ r , from his ca@@ r into the Kingdom H@@ all , and then back again .
Ph@@ ysi@@ cal at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess is not the ke@@ y to happiness .
Like Si@@ me@@ on and An@@ na , el@@ der@@ ly Christians today are very g@@ la@@ d that people are never too old to serve Jehovah as his Witnesses .
N@@ or can it be taught from te@@ x@@ t@@ boo@@ ks .
A@@ n In@@ es@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble Re@@ ality
The more effort we put into a pro@@ ject or an assignment , the more satis@@ fac@@ tion we receive in return .
Will he be pleas@@ ed with wh@@ atever I cho@@ ose to do as long as I do not bre@@ ak a law in the Bible ?
The book of Ju@@ d@@ ges ans@@ wers these and other vital questions .
As in the case of Mark , some of us are able to move to other lo@@ c@@ ations , even ab@@ ro@@ ad , to prom@@ o@@ te the good news there .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the true Christian congregation is “ a p@@ il@@ la@@ r and support of the truth . ”
The psalmist wrote : “ Th@@ ro@@ w your bur@@ den upon Jehovah himself , and he himself will su@@ sta@@ in you .
Re@@ g@@ arding what he promised , Jehovah God states : “ It will not return to me without resul@@ ts , but it will certainly do that in which I have deli@@ gh@@ ted , and it will have certain succ@@ ess in that for which I have sent it . ” ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 11 .
Many ch@@ ur@@ ches of Chris@@ tend@@ om teach that God is a Tr@@ in@@ ity , cons@@ is@@ ting of God the Father , God the Son , and God the Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t .
May 31 , 20@@ 10 – Ju@@ ne 6 , 20@@ 10
I told him that I did not bring any s@@ wi@@ m@@ m@@ ing tr@@ un@@ ks , but he su@@ gg@@ ested that after he was baptized , I could use his .
They follow@@ ed “ the law of the Christ , ” which was based main@@ ly on principles that were written , not on st@@ one , but on their hearts .
What is made possible as a result of Jesus ’ sacrifice ?
Yet , he says : “ I often felt in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate when given a special assignment in the ministry . ”
T@@ hi@@ r@@ ty - ei@@ ght of them died .
He has given me the strength to respon@@ d to his loving invit@@ ation : “ My son , do give your heart to me , and may those eyes of your@@ s take ple@@ asure in my own ways . ” ​ — Proverbs 23 : 26 .
The c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests and the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es s@@ end of@@ fic@@ ers to ar@@ rest Jesus .
Some in the congregation wanted to make personal cho@@ ic@@ es for others in order to ali@@ en@@ ate them from the apostles .
It means that the bap@@ t@@ is@@ ma@@ l can@@ di@@ d@@ ate recogn@@ iz@@ es our heavenly Fa@@ ther’s of@@ fice and authority .
Many people make a similar mis@@ take today , allow@@ ing other “ ba@@ als ” to cre@@ ep into their life , pu@@ shing asi@@ de the worship of God !
As Christ’s mo@@ der@@ n - day disciples , we recogn@@ ize this truth when eng@@ ag@@ ing in our ministry .
It will mean per@@ man@@ ent reli@@ ef from As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a ; “ dist@@ ress will not ris@@ e up a second time . ”
Ex@@ pla@@ in how the prophe@@ tic words of Psalm 22 : 1 were ful@@ filled .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , may ‘ our eyes look st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght a@@ head . ’
If we keep on min@@ ding the spirit , we will experience preci@@ ous peace .
How happy those words must have made Timothy !
T@@ w@@ o members of the Bethel family in E@@ bin@@ a come on a ro@@ tation bas@@ is to pre@@ pare me@@ als and clean our home .
10 : 5 - 11 .
But ne@@ i@@ ther Moses , Eli@@ j@@ ah , nor J@@ on@@ ah com@@ mit@@ ted su@@ i@@ ci@@ de .
How did the Son of God man@@ i@@ f@@ est hum@@ ility during his pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence ?
The n@@ ur@@ ses who vis@@ it me com@@ ment that it must be my faith that keep@@ s me going .
As p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment , they were made to stand in the co@@ ld for 3 days and 3 ni@@ gh@@ ts , after which they were lo@@ cked up in dar@@ k c@@ el@@ ls and put on star@@ vation r@@ ations for 40 days .
Christ’s shin@@ ing face , his gl@@ is@@ ten@@ ing gar@@ ments , and God’s own vo@@ ice declar@@ ing that Jesus was His bel@@ o@@ ved Son to whom they should listen ​ — all of this served its purpose most effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
After the ar@@ k of the covenant had been plac@@ ed in the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly of the new@@ ly buil@@ t temple , the L@@ ev@@ ites began pra@@ ising Jehovah , “ for he is good , for to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite is his loving - kindness . ”
In the ministry , a hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der says , “ I@@ ’@@ m too bus@@ y to talk right now . ”
The apostle Peter was one of Jesus ’ clo@@ s@@ est associ@@ ates .
God’s Word fore@@ tel@@ ls a time when “ the earth will certainly be filled with the knowledge of Jehovah . ”
• What Scriptural pro@@ of is there that God emp@@ ow@@ ers his servants ?
Instead , he gave them spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c direction on how best to live .
In ad@@ dition , Jesus was anointed not with o@@ il but with holy spirit , and his k@@ ing@@ ship is not earthly but heavenly .
S@@ hor@@ tly before the Israelites en@@ tered the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , Moses told them : “ A@@ pp@@ ly your hearts to all the words that I am speaking in war@@ ning to you today , that you may comm@@ and your sons to take care to do all the words of this law . ”
God’s purpose for the earth is evid@@ ent in the com@@ mis@@ sion that he gave to Adam and E@@ ve
The apostle Peter stan@@ ds up and expla@@ ins the bas@@ is for the mirac@@ le they are wit@@ ness@@ ing .
* Par@@ ents , consider discus@@ sing such to@@ pi@@ c@@ s during your F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening .
On his first mission@@ ary t@@ our , he pre@@ ached the good news in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or .
M@@ ore than 60 years after Jesus had la@@ id down his human life in sacrifice and been resur@@ rec@@ ted to heavenly life , the apostle John was inspired to wr@@ ite : “ My little children , I am writ@@ ing you these things that you may not com@@ mit a sin .
In this reg@@ ard , what examples do we find in the Bible that will help us to keep on the w@@ atch ?
The Bible ur@@ ges us to “ be vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant with a view to prayers . ”
In his Word , God has pre@@ served for the use of his people the very name he cho@@ se for himself .
From it , we learn how Jehovah deal@@ t with different situ@@ ations .
Do this more than once .
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ les 3 , 4 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 15 - 23
When the conduct of scho@@ ol@@ children was brought up , the show@@ ’s ho@@ st asked her , “ How do you keep the children in your cl@@ ass@@ ro@@ om under control ? ”
What must we do if we want to succ@@ e@@ ed in fulfill@@ ing Christ’s com@@ mis@@ sion ?
It can even “ he@@ a@@ p fi@@ er@@ y co@@ als ” on a person and may bring out good qualities , making it e@@ asi@@ er to talk things out . ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 20 , 21 .
We served there for three and a half years until an earth@@ qu@@ ake dam@@ ag@@ ed the mission@@ ary home .
Are we temp@@ ted in the are@@ a of ques@@ tion@@ able en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment ?
I real@@ ized that I had lost control of my life .
Se@@ e@@ ing how Jehovah streng@@ th@@ ened my mother to stand up fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly for the truth des@@ pite op@@ position and how Jehovah re@@ war@@ ded her for her faith mo@@ tiv@@ ated me to devel@@ op my own relationship with God .
And when re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting a group in prayer , we should ref@@ ra@@ in from including confid@@ enti@@ al matters .
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ing Jehovah’s hand in the matter , David said to her : “ B@@ less@@ ed be Jehovah the God of Israel , who has sent you this day to me@@ et me !
“ The spirit and the bri@@ de keep on saying : ‘ C@@ ome ! ’ . . .
Bar@@ u@@ ch and Jeremiah follow@@ ed the leg@@ al practic@@ es of the time .
On a cha@@ ir in the cor@@ ner of the ro@@ om was a po@@ li@@ ce of@@ fi@@ cer@@ ’s h@@ at .
K@@ ev@@ in did all he could to learn to control his anger .
E@@ i@@ ght years later , in De@@ c@@ ember 18@@ 35 , he put down his qu@@ ill .
How did four fi@@ sh@@ er@@ men respon@@ d to Jesus ’ invit@@ ation to follow him ?
H@@ as the love that once ex@@ is@@ ted between you and your mate be@@ gu@@ n to fa@@ de ?
And the fin@@ al se@@ ction consi@@ ders events on the P@@ la@@ ins of Mo@@ a@@ b .
What would she do ?
Fir@@ st , he challeng@@ ed Jehovah’s tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness and the righ@@ t@@ ness of his way of rul@@ ing .
• How did Jesus help his disciples to qu@@ ali@@ fy for greater responsi@@ bility ?
So it is wise to keep “ see@@ king first the Kingdom ” and to foc@@ us on the blessings we receive from serving Jehovah . ​ — Matthew 6 : 33 .
It is especially important that the person take dec@@ isi@@ ve action to avoid comple@@ t@@ ely any kind of spiritual con@@ tam@@ in@@ ation from false worship .
L@@ ate in 194@@ 7 , K@@ ar@@ l began serving along with D@@ on and Jo@@ el at the Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters as a member of the Bethel family .
No@@ tice also what kind of people Jesus cho@@ se as his apostles ​ — men who were descri@@ bed as “ un@@ let@@ tered and or@@ din@@ ary . ”
Ther@@ efore , by means of the Bible , he has in effect in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed himself to you by saying : “ I am Jehovah .
5 , 6 . ( a ) Why is it important that we listen care@@ fully to the expres@@ sions of in@@ ac@@ tive fellow believers ?
D@@ on@@ ’t for@@ ce the discus@@ sion .
El@@ ders in the Christian congregation are not respon@@ sible for c@@ he@@ c@@ king others ’ com@@ pu@@ ters , as if author@@ ized to inter@@ pre@@ t and en@@ for@@ ce cop@@ y@@ right la@@ ws .
O@@ thers can do the work . ’
G@@ r@@ and@@ ma@@ ’s daugh@@ ter E@@ di@@ th , who became my mother , was then si@@ x years old .
Are you benef@@ iting from the war@@ ning example invol@@ ving Solomon ?
How did Jac@@ o@@ b show himself to be a spiritual man ?
Bo@@ arding a bo@@ at , pro@@ ba@@ bly near Ca@@ per@@ na@@ u@@ m , they sa@@ iled ac@@ ro@@ ss the Se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e to a qui@@ et place .
“ His reason , ” says the pa@@ per , “ was that , as ad@@ ul@@ ts , they were expe@@ cted to contribu@@ te in high@@ er den@@ om@@ in@@ ations . ”
“ An@@ xi@@ e@@ ties of life ” could cho@@ ke our ze@@ al and appreciation for the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c activities .
Some months later , in 19@@ 11 or 19@@ 12 , Father and M@@ other were baptized .
It was P@@ as@@ so@@ ver , a fes@@ tive time , and large famili@@ es travel@@ ed together in long car@@ av@@ ans through the lu@@ s@@ h s@@ pr@@ ing coun@@ tr@@ y@@ side .
With E@@ un@@ ice in 19@@ 60 and in 198@@ 9
You have never heard the local language spo@@ ken .
What s@@ crip@@ ture has long in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ed Bible scho@@ l@@ ars , and why ?
Per@@ haps when you feel hu@@ ng@@ ry , you re@@ ach for a pi@@ e@@ ce of bre@@ ad .
I had just re@@ turned home for lun@@ ch after a bus@@ y mor@@ ning in the preaching work .
One important way is by always pu@@ t@@ ting our confidence in the ones whom Jehovah and Jesus are tru@@ sting to lead us in our preaching work .
Still , Mar@@ th@@ a found some comfort in being with Jesus here out@@ side the little h@@ ill@@ side to@@ wn of Be@@ th@@ any .
A Bible char@@ ac@@ ter , John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er , was ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted on a bir@@ th@@ day . ”
The fri@@ end@@ ly at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere and the kind wel@@ come that I received imp@@ ressed me .
He wel@@ comes hon@@ est questions asked with the right mo@@ tive .
9 , 10 . ( a ) What dre@@ w people to the po@@ ol of Be@@ th@@ z@@ a@@ th@@ a ?
“ In a spirit of mil@@ dness , as you each keep an e@@ ye on yourself , for fear you also may be temp@@ ted . ”
F@@ la@@ x pl@@ ant
A Bible pro@@ ver@@ b states : “ A sh@@ re@@ w@@ d man se@@ es tr@@ ou@@ ble coming and lies low . ”
He states : “ I real@@ ized that help@@ ing people to f@@ ill their spiritual need would be the best way to show my love for neigh@@ b@@ or . ”
2 : 7 - 9 .
When does Jesus ‘ arri@@ ve , ’ or come ? ​ — Mat@@ t .
Because com@@ mer@@ cial activ@@ ity , including that of “ those we@@ igh@@ ing out s@@ il@@ ver , ” would ce@@ ase there .
In the same way , Jehovah re@@ je@@ cted A@@ bin@@ a@@ da@@ b , Sh@@ am@@ ma@@ h , and four others of their brothers .
These blessings inclu@@ de peace , se@@ cur@@ ity , and spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement .
Paul sum@@ s up his discus@@ sion of how we should tre@@ at others .
A@@ m I an a@@ vi@@ d read@@ er of our public@@ ations ?
“ Wh@@ atever we ask we receive from him , ” wrote the apostle John , “ because we are ob@@ serving his comman@@ d@@ ments and are doing the things that are pleas@@ ing in his eyes . ”
Instead of war , peace will re@@ ign .
While comm@@ end@@ ation is encourag@@ ing , we must wel@@ come cor@@ rection
W@@ he@@ ther they were a@@ ware of it or not , they imp@@ l@@ anted that spirit in my heart .
Many mo@@ der@@ n - day experi@@ ences give evidence that angels are supp@@ or@@ ting the worl@@ d@@ wide Kingdom - preaching work .
* S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing of God’s long - suffering , the prophet Na@@ hu@@ m said : “ Jehovah is s@@ low to anger and great in power , and by no means will Jehovah hold back from p@@ un@@ ish@@ ing . ”
It is known as the L@@ one C@@ y@@ pres@@ s .
But if this is the case , I will sto@@ p believ@@ ing in him ! ”
While this article was being pre@@ pared for public@@ ation , Bro@@ ther N@@ som@@ ba f@@ ell as@@ le@@ ep in death at the age of 8@@ 3 .
But what if while wa@@ iting for this Kingdom , you become a vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty ?
You have said : ‘ I will certainly de@@ al well with you , and I will make your off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing like the gra@@ ins of s@@ and of the se@@ a . ’ ”
S@@ tudi@@ es reve@@ al that about 10@@ 0@@ ,000 young Au@@ str@@ ali@@ ans su@@ ff@@ er from de@@ pres@@ sion each year .
So why are we here ?
What a blessing and prote@@ ction that is in these cr@@ itical times !
What glory a@@ wa@@ its those who displa@@ y hum@@ ility today ?
By means of pr@@ inted public@@ ations , including the j@@ our@@ n@@ als The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke ! , as well as by meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions , Jehovah supp@@ lies us with what we need when we need it .
During this difficult peri@@ od of physical we@@ ak@@ ness , Ha@@ z@@ el has supp@@ or@@ ted me in many ways , often car@@ r@@ ying ba@@ g@@ s and su@@ it@@ c@@ as@@ es that I was too we@@ ak to h@@ and@@ le .
Some c@@ ities had no ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city in those days , so we always car@@ ri@@ ed along our k@@ er@@ os@@ ene l@@ an@@ ter@@ n .
On who@@ se side will you be during that great day of judgment ?
How would Abraham likely view people living today ?
• in our family ?
And with great difficul@@ ty , I gave up viol@@ ent s@@ por@@ ts .
But they are not acc@@ ur@@ ate .
P@@ o@@ in@@ ting to the ad@@ verse physical effe@@ cts of anger , the king of Israel says : “ A cal@@ m heart is the life of the fle@@ sh@@ ly or@@ gan@@ ism , but je@@ al@@ ous@@ y is ro@@ t@@ ten@@ ness to the b@@ ones . ”
Thus , a Christian should not seek responsi@@ bility in order to satis@@ fy personal ambi@@ tion .
Per@@ fe@@ c@@ tion@@ ism is often seen as necess@@ ary for succ@@ ess in a com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve jo@@ b mar@@ ke@@ t .
Will it help me to ass@@ ist others to accept the “ everlasting good news ” and come into a close relationship with Jehovah God ? ’
Pe@@ ople sto@@ le our li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck and bro@@ ke into our home .
As stated on page 2 of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , “ It keep@@ s w@@ atch on world events as these fulf@@ ill Bible prophecy .
1 : 1 – 6 : 18 )
The M@@ em@@ ori@@ al cam@@ pa@@ ign , the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al it@@ self , and the c@@ alls we later make on those who attend@@ ed may provide us with the opportunity to help s@@ inc@@ ere truth - se@@ ek@@ ers to understand the answer to that important question .
So when my older brother offered to pa@@ y for my uni@@ vers@@ ity educ@@ ation , it was a bi@@ g opportunity .
On F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 17 , 200@@ 4 , the tri@@ al re@@ sum@@ ed to re@@ view the resul@@ ts of the pan@@ el@@ ’s study .
What power Jesus displa@@ ys !
A Witness nam@@ ed V@@ ic@@ k@@ y rel@@ ates : “ For a few years , I was ra@@ ised by my gr@@ and@@ mother , while my parents kept my you@@ ng@@ er sister with them .
Su@@ ffering Be@@ g@@ ins
The refu@@ ge@@ es wor@@ ked right along with the local brothers to esta@@ bl@@ ish these pro@@ v@@ isi@@ onal d@@ or@@ mit@@ ori@@ es .
Jehovah could have made his cre@@ atu@@ res ro@@ bo@@ ts , pro@@ gr@@ am@@ m@@ ed to do his will and un@@ able to do o@@ ther@@ wise .
Jehovah lo@@ ves and re@@ war@@ ds those who give c@@ he@@ er@@ fully .
Our having this fr@@ ame of mind would give the Devil a ch@@ ance to prom@@ o@@ te disc@@ ord in the congregation or inc@@ ite us to eng@@ age in evil de@@ e@@ ds .
You may not be too old to ex@@ p@@ and your ministry ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 12 , 13 )
* ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 10@@ b ; 2 Corinthians 5 : 14 .
( King James V@@ er@@ sion ) “ No other ver@@ sion appe@@ ars to have ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted this fine fe@@ ature with such ful@@ ness and fre@@ qu@@ enc@@ y , ” said Tho@@ m@@ son regarding the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation .
One Bible refer@@ ence work states : “ The bir@@ th of off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing in a flo@@ ck often occ@@ ur@@ s far off on the m@@ oun@@ tain side .
V@@ un@@ a@@ ba@@ l
When we feel that in@@ justice has been done to us , we might ask ourselves , ‘ C@@ ould it be that Jehovah would view the matter differ@@ ently ? ’
C@@ learly , the bir@@ th of Christ was a hist@@ ori@@ c ev@@ ent .
Ha@@ ve a pray@@ er@@ ful attitude in doing so .
What do you remember about it ?
A Christian brother in To@@ k@@ mo@@ k invit@@ ed us to a we@@ d@@ ding .
As dedic@@ ated Christians , our ob@@ je@@ ctive is to do wh@@ atever Jehovah wants us to do , even as Jesus did .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N D@@ O@@ E@@ S J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S C@@ O@@ M@@ E ?
He often cre@@ di@@ ted God with his sa@@ fe return from war .
As our love for Jehovah and for our Christian brothers deep@@ ens , we can more clo@@ sel@@ y imitate Jehovah in the way we view others .
U@@ sing cor@@ ro@@ bor@@ ative evidence can also ‘ ad@@ d per@@ su@@ asi@@ ven@@ ess to your li@@ ps . ’
During the last year , Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide dist@@ ribu@@ ted 9@@ 1@@ ,@@ 9@@ 3@@ 3@@ ,@@ 2@@ 8@@ 0 Bible - based boo@@ ks , boo@@ k@@ le@@ ts , and bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res , p@@ lu@@ s 6@@ 9@@ 7@@ ,@@ 6@@ 0@@ 3@@ ,@@ 2@@ 4@@ 7 ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , ther@@ e@@ by re@@ aching h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of milli@@ ons of people in 2@@ 35 lands with the message from God’s Word .
Why not let me tell you what Jehovah’s Witnesses believe ? ”
He became so pr@@ ou@@ d that he tri@@ ed to bur@@ n inc@@ en@@ se at the temple even though only pri@@ ests were su@@ p@@ posed to do that .
How and why we should share Jehovah’s view of sac@@ red things in this vital are@@ a will be consider@@ ed in the following article .
A wa@@ iting attitude may be needed if we are tr@@ oub@@ led by a personal proble@@ m or are stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing with a we@@ ak@@ ness .
That last thought ​ — the Kingdom of God — ​ has a be@@ aring on yet another as@@ pect of the new bir@@ th .
Who are the holy ones in Dani@@ el@@ ’s vision ?
There my two - year - old brother , E@@ u@@ gen@@ i@@ us@@ z , died of di@@ ph@@ ther@@ ia .
W@@ r@@ ong to be@@ t small am@@ oun@@ ts ?
After ob@@ serving that en@@ v@@ y and h@@ at@@ red had develop@@ ed in Ca@@ in , God told him : “ T@@ ur@@ n to doing good . ”
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a few years , there were ei@@ ght congregations .
“ I some@@ times mis@@ s being able to tell jo@@ k@@ es and be fully under@@ sto@@ od . ”
He then hi@@ j@@ ac@@ ked a ca@@ r , ho@@ l@@ ding the d@@ ri@@ ver at g@@ un@@ point .
5 , 6 . ( a ) In what way were Israel@@ ite parents to be wit@@ nesses of Jehovah ?
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently these able - bo@@ died men were saying : ‘ We shall find in this Daniel no pre@@ text at all , exc@@ ep@@ t we have to find it against him in the law of his God . ’ ”
One dic@@ tion@@ ary de@@ fin@@ es discipl@@ ine as “ the prac@@ tice of making people obey rul@@ es or standards of be@@ ha@@ vi@@ our , and p@@ un@@ ish@@ ing them when they do not . ”
D@@ E@@ C@@ E@@ MB@@ E@@ R 3 - 9 , 20@@ 12
Is the O@@ s@@ su@@ ary Au@@ th@@ enti@@ c ?
Instead , they were foc@@ used on the work Jesus gave them . ​ — Acts 5 : 4@@ 2 .
P@@ ati@@ ence Will Be Re@@ war@@ ded
The city of Jerusalem will be destro@@ yed , and its in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants will be taken cap@@ tive .
We soon moved from Eng@@ land to our new ter@@ rit@@ ory in N@@ or@@ th W@@ al@@ es , about 9@@ 0 mil@@ es [ 1@@ 50 k@@ m ] away .
After a clo@@ s@@ er relati@@ ve of Eli@@ m@@ ele@@ ch dec@@ l@@ ined to help Na@@ om@@ i , Bo@@ a@@ z took Ru@@ th as his wife .
Rather , he will stay faithful even when he is t@@ ested . ​ — Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 14 , 15 .
At one s@@ es@@ sion , they spoke up and said : “ D@@ ad , we think that Mo@@ m and you always let H@@ ans W@@ er@@ ner have his way . ”
But what does this mean ?
Acc@@ ess to ho@@ s@@ pit@@ als was li@@ mit@@ ed , and most people were car@@ ed for by their famili@@ es and died at home .
At that time , Ad@@ am@@ ic death is no more .
Fir@@ st , she went there for a sh@@ ort stay to vis@@ it a sister who had moved there from ab@@ ro@@ ad and to sear@@ ch for work that would support her pione@@ ering .
She lam@@ ented : “ H@@ al@@ f a century later , our dre@@ am has ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly come under att@@ ack . ”
At the end of World W@@ ar I , S@@ lo@@ ven@@ ia became part of a new st@@ ate called the Kingdom of the Ser@@ bs , C@@ ro@@ ats , and S@@ lo@@ ven@@ es .
Y@@ E@@ A@@ R B@@ O@@ R@@ N : 198@@ 1
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds lived in A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a .
In view of that wise counsel , how can you set real@@ is@@ tic go@@ als for yourself and bal@@ ance personal study , family care , field service , se@@ cul@@ ar work , and other necess@@ ary activities ?
A@@ udi@@ ences were moved by the dr@@ ama “ R@@ es@@ pect Jehovah’s Au@@ thor@@ ity ”
20 : 5 - 7 ; 24 : 5 .
However , the one who wa@@ ited id@@ ly received a different tre@@ at@@ ment .
They came to know only the gener@@ al out@@ l@@ ine of what could be expe@@ cted .
How much better it would be to take a m@@ om@@ ent to an@@ al@@ y@@ ze matters .
The women who sp@@ ent the night with the king thus became his con@@ cu@@ bin@@ es , or se@@ con@@ d@@ ary wi@@ ves .
“ We are fellow work@@ ers for your joy . ” ​ — 2 C@@ O@@ R .
M@@ ake sure that your sc@@ he@@ du@@ le ( for emp@@ loy@@ ment , scho@@ ol@@ ing , rec@@ re@@ ation , and so for@@ th ) al@@ lo@@ ws you to pur@@ sue spiritual go@@ als . ​ — E@@ ph .
So get your children involved .
For he has said : ‘ I will by no means leave you nor by any means for@@ s@@ ake you . ’ ” ​ — Hebrews 13 : 5 .
Ab@@ out what hope did Jesus speak to a Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an woman ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , un@@ author@@ ized se@@ i@@ zu@@ re of ani@@ mal@@ s , d@@ ri@@ v@@ ers , or wa@@ g@@ ons for St@@ ate trans@@ por@@ t was com@@ mon@@ place .
After the fun@@ er@@ al , they continued to receive com@@ for@@ ting vis@@ its from the local W@@ a@@ yu@@ u - language congregation .
N@@ O@@ R@@ C@@ O , C@@ A ( Ar@@ men@@ i@@ an only ) , As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses , 10@@ 0@@ 1 Par@@ k@@ ri@@ dge A@@ ve .
Yes , may Jesus come to san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy Jehovah’s name and v@@ indic@@ ate His so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , so that the psalmis@@ t’s words may come true : “ That people may know that you , who@@ se name is Jehovah , you al@@ one are the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh over all the earth . ” ​ — Psalm 8@@ 3 : 18 .
However , like Mar@@ c , I wanted to make my@@ self a@@ vail@@ able to serve Jehovah wh@@ er@@ ever there was a greater need for Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers .
This advan@@ c@@ ement had to do with Timo@@ th@@ y’s spiritual qualities rather than with any position of authority .
Ha@@ ve you proved to yourself “ the good and accep@@ table and perfect will of God ” ? ​ — Romans 12 : 2 .
We are wise to gu@@ ard our spirit .
No@@ tice two different kin@@ ds of n@@ ests .
What u@@ se@@ ful tra@@ ining can older Christians provide for you@@ ng@@ er ones ?
That lea@@ ves me feel@@ ing de@@ je@@ cted . ”
That will not be a sh@@ o@@ ck to Jehovah’s Witnesses , for they have long an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated this .
However , he became “ an apostle to the nations . ” ​ — R@@ om .
Their share is in this life only .
Is it out - of - d@@ ate , or is it really the most rel@@ ev@@ ant and practic@@ al of boo@@ ks ​ — in effect , a living book ?
The apostle Paul in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar travel@@ ed thr@@ ough@@ out A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or and the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an , organiz@@ ing congregations and streng@@ th@@ ening Christians to stand fir@@ m in the face of moral pres@@ sures and viol@@ ent op@@ position .
Many of Jehovah’s Witnesses live in commun@@ ities where relati@@ ves and neigh@@ b@@ ors are high@@ ly su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ous and fe@@ ar@@ ful of the dead .
When we tell Jehovah our deep@@ est thoughts , he may answer us through a s@@ crip@@ ture , an article in our liter@@ ature , or encourag@@ ement from a brother or a sister .
Ch@@ il@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s sub@@ je@@ ction to their parents contribu@@ tes to peace and har@@ mony in the family .
Some have been able to au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer for one or more months each year , while others have been able to en@@ ter the ran@@ ks of the regul@@ ar pione@@ ers .
Joseph could pi@@ c@@ ture the sc@@ ene in@@ side , his wife la@@ ugh@@ ing g@@ ently at the bo@@ ys ’ an@@ tic@@ s .
So great is their di@@ stru@@ st of one another that the ke@@ y to the ch@@ urch is en@@ tru@@ sted to a Mus@@ li@@ m .
In 19@@ 38 , I inc@@ reas@@ ed my field service activities , and on F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 9 , 19@@ 40 , I was baptized .
Fir@@ st of all , he loved Jehovah and fe@@ ared dis@@ pleas@@ ing him .
Jesus plac@@ ed a we@@ igh@@ ty responsi@@ bility on the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave .
And Jesus was re@@ war@@ ded with his Fa@@ ther’s appro@@ val and many wonderful privile@@ ges .
F@@ e@@ w hearts are so ob@@ du@@ r@@ ate , as not to m@@ el@@ t under the mi@@ gh@@ ty en@@ er@@ gy of pati@@ ent , self - den@@ ying , bur@@ ning love . ”
Rather than re@@ ject Peter , Jesus encoura@@ ged him and even com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned him to strengthen his brothers . ​ — John 21 : 16 .
Mo@@ st of them are new in the truth , but sing@@ le pioneer sisters who came from other lands provide inv@@ alu@@ able ass@@ ist@@ ance by tra@@ ining such new ones .
Mo@@ st of the people living there today have been taught the un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural teaching of hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re .
As Christians , we also have responsi@@ bil@@ ities toward fellow believers in the congregation and , ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , toward those who make up “ the enti@@ re associ@@ ation of . . . brothers in the world . ”
It has been our privilege to give support to this group for the past se@@ ven years and to have the joy of see@@ ing it become a congregation on J@@ anu@@ ary 1 , 200@@ 3 .
How do we show a giving attitude both within our congregation and toward Christians in other lands ?
The spirit , of course , is e@@ ag@@ er , but the flesh is we@@ ak . ” ​ — Matthew 26 : 4@@ 1 .
Paul wrote : “ There is therefore com@@ p@@ el@@ ling reason for you people to be in sub@@ je@@ ction , not only on account of that wr@@ ath but also on account of your conscience . ”
( Read Isaiah 30 : 20@@ b , 21 . )
The apostle Paul later indic@@ ated that Jesus had pray@@ ed to God : “ S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fice and o@@ ffering you did not want , but you pre@@ pared a body for me . ”
In what ways can we benefit from such a study ?
Di@@ sh@@ on@@ est bu@@ sin@@ ess practic@@ es and a tend@@ enc@@ y to make self - serving decisions are indic@@ ations of a l@@ ack of integrity .
Is it possible that Jac@@ ob@@ ’s em@@ bal@@ m@@ ed body will be found one day ?
We are sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by it . ”
D@@ ad came to see me once .
W@@ ater baptism sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ es a person@@ ’s to@@ tal dedic@@ ation to Jehovah .
As imper@@ fect humans , all need to be on gu@@ ard against ‘ thinking the thoughts of men ’ rather than “ God’s thoughts . ”
8@@ 3 : 17 .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , we enjoy an in@@ tim@@ ate fri@@ end@@ ship with our Creator , Jehovah God , who lo@@ ves those who are “ clean in heart . ”
He pur@@ posed for them to have a happy , end@@ uring uni@@ on and to f@@ ill the earth with their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
Why should joy pre@@ d@@ om@@ in@@ ate among God’s people ?
But their love is still more ex@@ pan@@ sive , for it re@@ ach@@ es out even to their enem@@ ies . ​ — Matthew 5 : 4@@ 4 - 4@@ 8 ; John 13 : 35 .
“ This Is a Revelation ! ”
Jesus fore@@ war@@ ned his followers : “ You will be ob@@ je@@ cts of h@@ at@@ red by all the nations on account of my name . ”
Th@@ ough this Christian el@@ der was already serving as “ a fine sol@@ di@@ er of Christ Jesus , ” Paul ur@@ ged him to do his ut@@ most in “ h@@ and@@ ling the word of the truth ari@@ ght . ”
“ Com@@ fort All the M@@ our@@ ning On@@ es ”
If we are to pre@@ serve the peace of the Christ in our hearts , we will “ pray inc@@ ess@@ an@@ tly . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 17 .
What effect does Kingdom truth have on people today ?
Even though author@@ ized by King Ar@@ ta@@ x@@ er@@ x@@ es to re@@ buil@@ d the w@@ alls of Jerusalem , Ne@@ h@@ emiah soon learned that his mis@@ sion was o@@ di@@ ous to the govern@@ ors of ne@@ ar@@ by lands .
Davi@@ d’s mu@@ si@@ c had a so@@ o@@ thing effect on the tr@@ oub@@ led mon@@ ar@@ ch , as good mu@@ si@@ c often has on people even today . Wh@@ en@@ ever David took up his in@@ str@@ um@@ ent , “ there was reli@@ ef for Saul and it was well with him . ”
Hence , this com@@ mem@@ or@@ ation would foc@@ us on the c@@ ru@@ cial ro@@ le that Jesus , by his death , pla@@ yed in the out@@ working of God’s purpose .
“ The cul@@ t i@@ ma@@ ge was consider@@ ed by the pi@@ ous to be a de@@ ity himself , al@@ though at@@ temp@@ ts have been made . . . to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish between the de@@ ity and his i@@ ma@@ ge , ” said Pe@@ tr@@ en@@ ko .
How did J@@ as@@ on find comfort after the lo@@ ss of his wife ?
In l@@ ine with S@@ te@@ ph@@ en@@ ’s prayer , Jehovah evid@@ ently for@@ gave Paul for the sin of being a persecu@@ t@@ or .
Jehovah re@@ war@@ ded Job , allow@@ ing his serv@@ ant to live on for another 1@@ 40 years .
God’s good man@@ n@@ ers are also evid@@ ent in the way he listen@@ s to humans .
Jesus vis@@ ited Pet@@ er@@ ’s mother - in - law and cur@@ ed her . ​ — Matthew 8 : 14 , 15 ; Mark 1 : 29 - 31
The rec@@ ord tel@@ ls us : “ Daniel , as soon as he knew that the writ@@ ing had been sign@@ ed , en@@ tered into his house , and , the w@@ in@@ do@@ ws in his ro@@ of ch@@ am@@ ber being o@@ pen for him toward Jerusalem , even three times in a day he was k@@ ne@@ el@@ ing on his k@@ ne@@ es and pra@@ ying and o@@ ffering praise before his God , as he had been regul@@ arly doing pri@@ or to this . ”
Mat@@ eri@@ al@@ ism can cho@@ ke a person spiritually .
His worship does not re@@ v@@ ol@@ ve around a physical temple or a m@@ oun@@ tain .
At a mem@@ ori@@ al service , P@@ re@@ si@@ d@@ ent O@@ b@@ ama called out the chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s n@@ ames and told the g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing a@@ udi@@ ence : “ These tra@@ ge@@ dies must end . ”
“ She develop@@ ed real strength of char@@ ac@@ ter and reli@@ ability , and this helped me through a lo@@ t of difficult situ@@ ations . ”
“ How B@@ right Are You ? ” was the question that G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ or La@@ wr@@ ence B@@ ow@@ en ra@@ ised .
The article states that “ his song@@ s gl@@ ori@@ fy d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , inc@@ est and ra@@ pe ” and that he “ s@@ ings about k@@ ill@@ ing his wife and thro@@ wing her body in a l@@ ake . ”
No@@ thing has any value without one pri@@ m@@ ary ing@@ re@@ di@@ ent ​ — life .
D@@ O Y@@ O@@ U believe that God has for@@ given your sin@@ s ?
In ad@@ dition to being well pre@@ pared , some find that they are more atten@@ tive at meetings when they si@@ t close to the fr@@ on@@ t of the Kingdom H@@ all .
In this reg@@ ard , God had work for Moses to do , but it had to be done Jehovah’s way .
But he will sa@@ ve those who worship him with spirit and truth . ​ — John 4 : 24 .
We can have confidence that Jehovah always de@@ als with his people in a loving way .
In this way , benef@@ its from the school have ex@@ tend@@ ed worl@@ d@@ wide .
Even when on earth as the man Jesus , God’s Son was given reas@@ sur@@ ance of his Fa@@ ther’s deep love .
A@@ part from Bible principles and the conscience of others , what may we consider when making decisions ?
As a result of the fer@@ v@@ ent wit@@ ness@@ ing of Jesus ’ disciples in Jerusalem , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of people , including “ a great crow@@ d of pri@@ ests , ” flo@@ cked to the first - century congregation . ​ — Acts 2 : 4@@ 1 ; 4 : 4 ; 6 : 7 .
But as Ma@@ y@@ ur@@ i , a mother in In@@ dia , says , “ E@@ ven@@ tually you get into a r@@ out@@ ine . ”
C@@ ol@@ om@@ bi@@ an t@@ ou@@ ris@@ ts J@@ a@@ vi@@ er and Mar@@ u , a married cou@@ ple , asked Jo@@ su@@ é to take their pi@@ c@@ ture .
The only place we could do so was in one of the cor@@ ri@@ d@@ ors near the st@@ af@@ f ro@@ om .
• A l@@ ack of n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction
What joy that br@@ ings us !
How did they re@@ act to Jesus ’ invit@@ ation ?
Ye@@ ars before writ@@ ing them , he experienced re@@ mor@@ se after com@@ mit@@ ting ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with B@@ ath - she@@ ba .
Then , God will rule mankind and rest@@ ore the human r@@ ace to the life of happiness and peace he origin@@ ally in@@ tend@@ ed . ​ — Read Revelation 21 : 3 - 5 .
In a dre@@ am , he war@@ ned A@@ bim@@ ele@@ ch not to t@@ ou@@ ch S@@ ar@@ ah . ​ — G@@ en .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ines on page 9 ]
H@@ an@@ ani@@ ah , Mi@@ sh@@ a@@ el , A@@ z@@ ari@@ ah , and Daniel were taken to Babyl@@ on in 6@@ 17 B.C.E .
Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on must be f@@ ought in order to res@@ ol@@ ve once and for all the is@@ sue of who has the right to rule this pl@@ an@@ et and human@@ kind .
F@@ am@@ ily Bible study teach@@ es children that worship is , not a for@@ ma@@ l ri@@ tu@@ al ob@@ served only in public , but part of the fam@@ il@@ y’s priv@@ ate life . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 6 - 9 .
One deci@@ des to pl@@ ant see@@ ds at a certain time of year , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as the other thin@@ ks that the see@@ ds should be pl@@ anted later .
Acc@@ ording to one bi@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ her , M@@ il@@ t@@ on “ was loved by many , h@@ ated by some , but ign@@ ored by few . ”
This was a cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary expres@@ sion of war@@ m affe@@ ction .
As in all el@@ se , so too in the matter of attitude , Jesus Christ set the best pat@@ ter@@ n .
Li@@ fe in Satan’s system is often un@@ fa@@ ir , and we need to fi@@ ght against be@@ coming inc@@ en@@ sed by the conduct of ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers .
Let us also remember that “ pri@@ de is before a cr@@ as@@ h . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
If the ow@@ ner wants to give away the enti@@ re pro@@ gra@@ m ( including li@@ cen@@ se and do@@ cum@@ ent@@ ation ) , he may do so .
That is not something needed mer@@ ely when you first study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
We got married n@@ ine months later ​ — on J@@ anu@@ ary 30 , 195@@ 4 .
He in@@ duc@@ ed Adam and E@@ ve to op@@ t for a course of in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence so that they could deci@@ de for themselves what was good and what was bad .
In the light of the Scriptures , we need to medit@@ ate on what is happ@@ ening around us .
Wh@@ atever the reason , loy@@ al@@ ty is a vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e more often pra@@ ised than practic@@ ed .
F@@ A@@ MI@@ L@@ Y . What does that word bring to your mind ?
Even many of the Jews who became Christians had a hard time ri@@ d@@ ding themselves of this in@@ or@@ din@@ ate ze@@ al for the Law .
This ca@@ used con@@ f@@ li@@ ct within our marriage because my wife still wanted to be close to her family , especially her mother . ”
Lo@@ ok for ways to ligh@@ ten your wi@@ fe@@ ’s lo@@ ad .
They Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ved Their De@@ ad by R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection
“ We Ha@@ ve F@@ ound the Messi@@ ah ”
As told by A@@ da D@@ el@@ l@@ o S@@ tr@@ it@@ to
Peter ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ R@@ ep@@ ent , and let each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ . . . , and you will receive the free gift of the holy spirit . ” ​ — Acts 2 : 1 - 4 , 36 - 38 .
As is his cu@@ sto@@ m when vis@@ iting Jerusalem , Jesus , the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , go@@ es to the temple to teach .
Consider Jesus ’ ze@@ al in the ministry .
H@@ er st@@ ory teach@@ es us that God bless@@ es those doing good to his servants .
“ An@@ yone d@@ wel@@ ling in the se@@ cre@@ t place of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh , ” wrote Moses , “ will pro@@ cu@@ re himself lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing under the very sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty One . ”
Ch@@ il@@ dren need to understand that the local congregation is a part of a worl@@ d@@ wide organization of over 10@@ 0@@ ,000 congregations .
Of course , some su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions are har@@ m@@ less .
What are some of these blessings ?
The first st@@ ep is to recogn@@ ize the proble@@ m and appreci@@ ate the need for imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement .
And the Bible reve@@ als that Satan was the one who , in a sense , pul@@ led the tri@@ gg@@ er .
Jo@@ shua chap@@ ters 2 , 6 ; see also Hebrews 11 : 30 , 31 ; James 2 : 24 - 26
Joseph saw that his brothers reg@@ re@@ t@@ ted what they had done to him
We know of nothing better nor half as good as what we have found in the Word of God . . . .
How has Jehovah’s Ser@@ v@@ ant brought “ a righteous standing to many ” ?
It was not un@@ u@@ su@@ al for a person to live more than 8@@ 00 years .
( a ) The pri@@ m@@ ary responsi@@ bility to re@@ ach out rest@@ s with whom ?
In the end , we are both able to cal@@ m down and talk things over pe@@ ace@@ fully . ” ​ — James 3 : 18 .
How can we be pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers at home and in our congregation ?
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 9@@ 5 , 1@@ 16
I c@@ ong@@ r@@ atu@@ l@@ ated him on his efforts and asked to hear the reading .
Does your attitude toward “ the world ” and “ the things in the world ” refle@@ ct your complete trust in God ?
Joseph ​ — B@@ less@@ ed for His M@@ or@@ al Con@@ du@@ ct
Instead , the word ‘ inter@@ n@@ ational ’ was to be used . ”
They provide an ad@@ di@@ tional s@@ ource for Bible transl@@ at@@ ors to consider for possible em@@ end@@ ations to the Mas@@ o@@ re@@ tic text .
H@@ um@@ ble y@@ ourselves in the eyes of Jehovah , and he will ex@@ al@@ t you . ”
“ We received . . . the spirit that is from God , so that we might know the things that have been kin@@ dly given us by God . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R .
The need to de@@ al effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely with such emo@@ tions is reason en@@ ough for us to seek divine guid@@ ance , but there are other mo@@ ti@@ ves for doing so .
Mar@@ í@@ a , a young pioneer who par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated in one of these cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ s , expres@@ ses her feelings this way : “ It was a wonderful experience for two reas@@ ons .
The Bible says : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart and do not le@@ an upon your own understanding .
The gra@@ du@@ ating stud@@ ents were encoura@@ ged to maintain an in@@ tim@@ ate relationship with Jehovah through a continued deep study of the Bible .
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T truly was the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er .
To@@ gether , E@@ ri@@ c and I have served as special pione@@ ers for a to@@ tal of over 1@@ 00 years ​ — 9@@ 8 of them here in I@@ rel@@ and .
It has happened before ​ — it can ha@@ p@@ pen again .
Fir@@ st , if the person is par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly dis@@ tur@@ bed about the pre@@ v@@ al@@ ence of evil in the world , it is likely that evil has t@@ ou@@ ched him or his loved ones person@@ ally .
M@@ other , who en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined the hope of heavenly life , continued to serve Jehovah faith@@ fully until her death in 198@@ 5 , at 10@@ 2 years of age .
Th@@ ough he was an apostle and could have been “ an ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive bur@@ den ” on Christians in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , he did not “ e@@ at food from anyone free . ”
W@@ ould he give his own daugh@@ ter to Jehovah to serve at the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le for the rest of her life ?
In the Bible , he read the following b@@ right promise of mirac@@ ul@@ ous heal@@ ing : “ At that time the eyes of the bl@@ ind ones will be op@@ ened , and the very ear@@ s of the de@@ a@@ f ones will be un@@ st@@ op@@ ped .
When cre@@ ating the first human , Adam , God gave him the same gift he had given his in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res in heaven , the gift of free will .
I than@@ k Jehovah for allow@@ ing me ​ — someone with little educ@@ ation — ​ to be taught by him .
( 4 ) Kat@@ o , T .
As fore@@ told by the apostle Paul under divine inspi@@ r@@ ation , many people in these “ last days ” have a form of godly devo@@ tion but prove false to its power .
See the article “ C@@ op@@ ing With an Un@@ spe@@ aka@@ ble T@@ ra@@ ge@@ dy , ” in A@@ wa@@ ke !
It is based on li@@ mit@@ ed knowledge and experience , and qu@@ ite often it rest@@ s on false pre@@ mis@@ es .
This comm@@ and reve@@ als that from the first century until today , there have always been some anointed whe@@ at@@ like Christians on earth .
• avoid judg@@ ing fellow Christians ?
To my sur@@ pris@@ e he simply said : “ You make your bed ; you li@@ e on it .
This was not all that was requi@@ red , however .
Par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 12 : See the article “ Lo@@ ok !
“ P@@ ow@@ ers of dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment ” : The ability to understand the differ@@ ence between right and wrong and then to cho@@ ose to do what is right .
But He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah tru@@ sted in God , was a good king , and did “ what was right in Jehovah’s eyes . ”
But is it wise for parents to pur@@ sue such a course ?
G@@ et@@ ting back to Paul’s st@@ at@@ ement in Hebrews , we no@@ te that he pointed out that “ there rema@@ ins a sa@@ b@@ bat@@ h re@@ sting for the people of God , ” and he ur@@ ged his fellow Christians to do their ut@@ most “ to en@@ ter into that rest . ”
L@@ ater , Samuel was born , and H@@ ann@@ ah was so happy that she told her husband , El@@ kan@@ ah : ‘ As soon as I sto@@ p n@@ ur@@ sing Samuel , I@@ ’@@ m going to take him to the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le for him to serve God there . ’
By tru@@ sting in Jehovah God’s un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing promises . ​ — Com@@ pare Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 9 - 11 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 5 - 7 .
This is not sur@@ pris@@ ing because man@@ ’s Creator is descri@@ bed as “ the happy God , ” and man was made in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge .
The Bible fore@@ told that the city would be con@@ qu@@ ered by the Me@@ des , that the in@@ va@@ ding sol@@ di@@ ers would be under the lead@@ er@@ ship of C@@ y@@ r@@ us , and that the c@@ it@@ y’s de@@ f@@ en@@ sive ri@@ v@@ ers would be d@@ ri@@ ed up . ​ — Isaiah 13 : 17 - 19 ; 4@@ 4 : 27 – 4@@ 5 : 1 .
Can hum@@ ility really be a si@@ gn of strength ?
Why did Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b give a fav@@ or@@ able repor@@ t ?
To experience this , though , they first need to die and be resur@@ rec@@ ted as spirit cre@@ atu@@ res .
He said that he has three children .
M@@ one@@ y can serve a u@@ se@@ ful purpose .
W@@ ould you like to know the truth about angels ​ — who they are , how they came into ex@@ ist@@ ence , and what they do ?
( a ) What questions do we do well to ask ourselves ?
Thus , the apostle ad@@ ded : “ You , therefore , bel@@ o@@ ved ones , having this ad@@ v@@ ance knowledge , be on your gu@@ ard that you may not be led away with them [ false teach@@ ers ] by the er@@ ro@@ r of the law - de@@ f@@ ying people and f@@ all from your own ste@@ ad@@ fa@@ st@@ ness . ” ​ — 2 P@@ et .
If not , the ra@@ in sur@@ ely did ​ — for down it came !
We too want to gain God’s appro@@ val and , ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , sal@@ vation .
For him to do so would be un@@ loving , and we know from our study of the Bible as a whole that “ God is love . ”
We real@@ ized that it was far more challeng@@ ing for our brothers in the c@@ ities to su@@ sta@@ in themselves than it was for us who lived in r@@ ur@@ al are@@ as .
This ra@@ ises two questions : In what way has Jehovah ac@@ ted as a Father ?
So , then , what a mis@@ take it would be to fai@@ l to dis@@ cer@@ n “ the times and the se@@ as@@ ons ” in which we now live !
This time , a brother nam@@ ed H@@ er@@ ber@@ t K@@ i@@ pp@@ s was found gu@@ il@@ ty , f@@ ined , and h@@ an@@ ded over to the mil@@ it@@ ary .
On@@ ce more , Ne@@ h@@ emiah was told : “ Let us con@@ sul@@ t together . ”
But if we sel@@ dom find a hear@@ ing e@@ ar , we might be temp@@ ted to conclu@@ de that we are wa@@ sting our time .
“ No day has proved to be like that one , ei@@ ther before it or after it , ” no@@ ted Jo@@ shua , “ in that Jehovah listen@@ ed to the vo@@ ice of a man , for Jehovah himself was fi@@ gh@@ ting for Israel . ” ​ — Jo@@ shua 10 : 1 - 14 .
Why , though , should you study the Bible ?
Pa@@ st@@ or@@ al tri@@ bes are coming to the holy city to offer the best from their flo@@ c@@ ks to Jehovah .
The fact is , the ancient Scriptures that the Jews re@@ vered as holy descri@@ bed that Kingdom , reve@@ al@@ ing in vi@@ vi@@ d and con@@ cre@@ te ter@@ ms what it is and what it will accom@@ pl@@ ish .
Y@@ oung people in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar sear@@ ched for happiness and the meaning of life through mind - al@@ ter@@ ing d@@ ru@@ g@@ s and the ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es of the mo@@ v@@ em@@ ent@@ ’s so - called g@@ ur@@ us and high pri@@ ests .
That time is ra@@ pi@@ dly appro@@ aching .
The De@@ ad Se@@ a S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls have con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed the value of both the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t and the Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an P@@ ent@@ ate@@ u@@ ch for te@@ x@@ tu@@ al com@@ par@@ is@@ on .
He disa@@ gre@@ ed with the other elders in the congregation about a situation .
There he has wor@@ ked in the Ser@@ vice De@@ par@@ t@@ ment and was a help@@ er to the T@@ e@@ aching Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e .
T@@ al@@ k It O@@ u@@ t
( Read Ju@@ de 4 . )
Jehovah expe@@ cts us to follow his example and tre@@ at the de@@ pres@@ sed ones with tend@@ er@@ ness .
After she began stud@@ ying the Bible , she se@@ par@@ ated from the man with whom she was living .
In most par@@ ts of the world , commun@@ ities are close - k@@ n@@ it .
• What less@@ ons do we learn from ti@@ thing , vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary contribu@@ tions , and g@@ le@@ an@@ ing ?
E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el was gr@@ ate@@ ful to serve Jehovah as a prophet .
It does not keep account of the in@@ j@@ ur@@ y . It does not rejo@@ ice over un@@ righteousness , but rejo@@ ic@@ es with the truth .
For example , Li@@ z asked a hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der if she had a Bible .
After that Joseph gave the comm@@ and , and [ his servants ] went f@@ ill@@ ing up [ the brothers ’ ] rec@@ ep@@ t@@ ac@@ les with gra@@ in . Al@@ so , they were to return the money of the men to each one@@ ’s individu@@ al sac@@ k and to give them pro@@ v@@ isions for the j@@ our@@ ne@@ y . ”
C@@ la@@ udi@@ o , baptized in 19@@ 7@@ 4 : “ When we are preaching , we are ‘ under God’s view ’ and ‘ in compan@@ y with Christ . ’
On each of their tri@@ ps to Egy@@ pt , Jac@@ ob@@ ’s sons may have sp@@ ent no more than three we@@ ek@@ s away from their famili@@ es .
Because we have an in@@ born tend@@ enc@@ y to sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness that we in@@ her@@ ited from our fore@@ father Adam .
In fact , in Proverbs chap@@ ter 8 , he is re@@ pres@@ ented as wisdom person@@ i@@ fied .
May each of us be determined to be the kind of person Jehovah wants us to be .
The f@@ our@@ th of these se@@ als is consider@@ ed to have bel@@ ong@@ ed to Ge@@ d@@ al@@ iah , gr@@ and@@ son of Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n , al@@ though his father , A@@ hi@@ ka@@ m , is not mentioned .
John : My family is like your@@ s . They were happy when I was born too .
Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy and Le@@ g@@ al Cor@@ por@@ ation , 1 / 15 H@@ el@@ p@@ ing Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople , 7 / 15
What happ@@ ens when God pu@@ ts pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous ones to sh@@ ame ?
B@@ es@@ id@@ es , P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h was no mat@@ ch for Jehovah .
This continued for an h@@ our or so .
God is not an ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation . ”
1 : 5 - 8 , 14 - 17 .
Will the gl@@ ori@@ ous Kingdom real@@ ities just a@@ head mo@@ tiv@@ ate you to foc@@ us your attention and efforts on doing God’s will ?
“ O@@ h , Mu@@ m@@ my , I@@ ’@@ l@@ l have the boo@@ ks than@@ k you , ” I respon@@ ded .
You o@@ we Jehovah your very life .
S@@ et up as a sub@@ si@@ di@@ ary to God’s uni@@ vers@@ al rul@@ er@@ ship , this Kingdom has a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c purpose .
Yes , making “ public declar@@ ation for sal@@ vation ” is a powerful way to show that we have faith in our heart . ​ — Read Romans 10 : 10 .
Because the Greek sol@@ di@@ ers at Mar@@ a@@ th@@ on clo@@ sed ran@@ ks and held on to their shi@@ el@@ ds with all their might , they w@@ on des@@ pite over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing o@@ d@@ ds .
Wor@@ king in the of@@ fice , I stru@@ ck up an ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ ance with the comman@@ ding col@@ on@@ el of the cam@@ p .
N@@ early 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , Jesus showed that the ke@@ y to succ@@ ess in all human rel@@ ations is un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish love .
How can we be mer@@ ci@@ ful in the use of our t@@ ong@@ ue ?
A woman in S@@ we@@ den found that this is what she had been loo@@ king for all her life . ​ — John 13 : 35 ; 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 11 .
“ Pro@@ vi@@ de F@@ ine Th@@ ings ”
Today , we are experi@@ enc@@ ing its fulfill@@ ment in such events as un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted w@@ ars , fam@@ ines , earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es , and the worl@@ d@@ wide preaching of the good news .
Fir@@ st , we “ dis@@ own ” ourselves .
Jehovah well kno@@ ws that d@@ anger . Consider an example .
S@@ ur@@ ely we need to devel@@ op an interest in “ the deep things of God ” and draw n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment from the so@@ li@@ d food that bel@@ ong@@ s to matu@@ re people .
What if we occasi@@ on@@ ally ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l sur@@ f ?
That would re@@ present some 1@@ ,@@ 9@@ 00 years of faithful service for one individu@@ al .
19 : 11 - 14 .
Let us take a clo@@ s@@ er look at what he said .
What did Jehovah righ@@ tly ex@@ pect of them in return ?
The discus@@ sion la@@ sted through the day and long into the night .
Re@@ call that Jehovah helped Moses by provi@@ ding him with holy spirit and with a par@@ t@@ ner , his brother , A@@ ar@@ on .
Proverbs 14 : 12 states : “ There ex@@ ists a way that is u@@ pri@@ ght before a man , but the ways of death are the end of it af@@ ter@@ ward . ”
When ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing the enti@@ re congregation , elders a@@ im to give comm@@ end@@ ation wh@@ en@@ ever it is f@@ it@@ ting .
3 : 2 .
He would s@@ end someone from that group of spirit cre@@ atu@@ res to “ cr@@ us@@ h ” the Devil .
K@@ im@@ ro@@ y P@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ y
Ha@@ ve not many you@@ ths ​ — especially gi@@ r@@ ls — ​ been ex@@ p@@ lo@@ ited in a similar way ?
Be@@ ing al@@ er@@ t to make things ha@@ p@@ pen can fac@@ il@@ it@@ ate the giving of an effe@@ ctive witness .
He was also “ full of gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ousness and power . ”
P@@ ic@@ ture a father tal@@ king with his se@@ ven - year - old son .
Jehovah’s counsel would continue to benefit Job even after his tri@@ als were over . How so ?
It c@@ learly indic@@ ates that des@@ pite ho@@ st@@ ile human efforts , “ the saying of Jehovah end@@ u@@ res forever . ” ​ — 1 Peter 1 : 25 .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 23 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 11 , 10@@ 9
Indeed , having deep love for God helps us to obey Jehovah’s comman@@ d@@ ments , to end@@ ure , and to h@@ ate what is bad .
How can we with full confidence re@@ tain “ the peace of God ” ?
Abra@@ m was sur@@ ely g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed by this lo@@ ss , but when the m@@ our@@ ning peri@@ od was past , he im@@ medi@@ ately de@@ par@@ ted .
For cen@@ tu@@ ries , men of faith long@@ ed for the time when “ the sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ t ” would be reve@@ aled and the first prophecy ful@@ filled to the v@@ indic@@ ation of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y . ​ — Romans 8 : 19 - 21 .
To f@@ are well spiritually , each Christian had to put for@@ th personal effort .
As Jehovah helped Solomon , he can help us to be coura@@ ge@@ ous and to accom@@ pl@@ ish our work , both in our family and in the congregation .
So loving and car@@ ing is he that “ he makes his su@@ n ris@@ e upon wicked people and good and makes it ra@@ in upon righteous people and un@@ righteous . ”
How vital that we know the truth about what we are !
Par@@ ents also do well to exam@@ ine their own relationship with Jehovah .
Au@@ th@@ or P . D . Me@@ h@@ ta wrote : “ A va@@ st am@@ ount of suffering is du@@ e to our own lu@@ st , to our f@@ ever@@ ish ple@@ asure - see@@ king and self - in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence , to our gre@@ ed and our ambi@@ tion . ”
I have b@@ es@@ prin@@ k@@ led my bed with my@@ r@@ r@@ h , al@@ o@@ es and c@@ in@@ nam@@ on . ”
“ Because in be@@ half of a woman pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te one comes down to a r@@ ound lo@@ a@@ f of bre@@ ad ; but as reg@@ ar@@ ds another man@@ ’s wife , she h@@ un@@ ts even for a preci@@ ous soul . ” ​ — Proverbs 6 : 25 , 26 .
David : After many years in the d@@ an@@ c@@ ing prof@@ es@@ sion , I got ti@@ red of living out of a su@@ it@@ case .
Di@@ d this comm@@ and in some way de@@ pri@@ ve them of their fre@@ e@@ dom ?
Tru@@ e , the Bible fore@@ told disa@@ st@@ ers for our day , such as “ great earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es . ”
Why is it a mis@@ take to con@@ form to your pe@@ ers ’ standards ?
In doing that , God had to face the pain of see@@ ing his de@@ ar Son su@@ ff@@ er and die .
Just let me con@@ su@@ me my por@@ tion of food . ”
“ I shall without fai@@ l give the ten@@ th of it to you ”
Some scho@@ l@@ ars believe that dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c events in Sa@@ ul@@ ’s life should be d@@ ated to the same peri@@ od .
But are people ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er as a result ?
What will help them do so ?
“ The true t@@ ent ” came into ex@@ ist@@ ence in 29 C.E . when Jesus was baptized and Jehovah accepted him as the one to become a perfect sacrifice .
L@@ ear@@ n to “ ad@@ just the sa@@ il@@ s ”
If others do not respon@@ d fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly to your efforts to expla@@ in your valu@@ es to them , do not get disc@@ oura@@ ged .
You are going to a cam@@ p , and the others are going to Si@@ b@@ eri@@ a ! ’
In fact , the Bible promises “ a resurrection of both the righteous and the un@@ righteous . ”
Jehovah’s Witnesses take to heart their com@@ mis@@ sion to preach the good news of God’s Kingdom earth wide and to make disciples by teaching Bible truth to inter@@ ested people every@@ where .
However , I now recogn@@ ize that I too have fa@@ ul@@ ts , like being too contro@@ l@@ ling .
Then , su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , we enc@@ oun@@ ter p@@ our@@ ing ra@@ in .
In S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 199@@ 8 it was deci@@ ded to make an effort to seek out the more pro@@ duc@@ tive are@@ as in the va@@ st un@@ assign@@ ed ter@@ rit@@ ory in T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n .
In the par@@ able of the tal@@ ents , the ma@@ ster ( pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ing Jesus himself ) war@@ m@@ ly comm@@ ends each of the two faithful sla@@ ves , saying : “ W@@ ell done , good and faithful slave ! ”
For instance , parents may invit@@ e other famili@@ es to jo@@ in them in family worship from time to time .
W@@ R@@ I@@ T@@ E D@@ O@@ W@@ N W@@ H@@ A@@ T Y@@ O@@ U L@@ E@@ A@@ R@@ N@@ E@@ D A@@ B@@ O@@ U@@ T . . .
How can each of us contribu@@ te to the peace and un@@ ity found among God’s people ?
We had high ho@@ p@@ es because our dist@@ ri@@ ct overse@@ er wanted us to help a congregation down in T@@ ex@@ as , and he wanted us to go there as spe@@ ci@@ als .
The congregation gave them a war@@ m rec@@ ep@@ tion and told R@@ o@@ al@@ d and El@@ se@@ be@@ th that they would love it if their family could move there to help with the Kingdom work .
C@@ learly , it is without human help that Jehovah provi@@ des for the li@@ on and the ra@@ ven .
He ad@@ ded : “ You are to be wit@@ nesses of these things . ” ​ — Luke 24 : 4@@ 4 - 4@@ 8 .
25 : 21 , 23 , 34 .
He will likely feel com@@ for@@ table working with you , and the experience will help him to gro@@ w in confidence until he is ready to go out in the ministry on his own .
A@@ t@@ ten@@ ding Christian meetings and eng@@ ag@@ ing in personal study will go a long way in help@@ ing us to devel@@ op and maintain an in@@ tim@@ ate relationship with Jehovah .
8@@ 9@@ 8 ․ ․ ․ ․ ․ ․
The apostle Paul descri@@ bed himself as “ a man less than the le@@ ast of all holy ones . ”
So@@ on all tr@@ ac@@ es of sin and imper@@ fe@@ ction will be g@@ one , and people will not have to de@@ gener@@ ate and die . ​ — Isaiah 33 : 24 ; Ti@@ tu@@ s 1 : 2 .
The next article will foc@@ us our attention on ze@@ al for the field ministry and will provide encourag@@ ement for you@@ ths to serve our loving Father ze@@ al@@ ously .
We sta@@ yed in ten@@ ts in the tra@@ il@@ er city .
But Peter re@@ bu@@ ked S@@ im@@ on , saying : “ May your s@@ il@@ ver per@@ ish with you , because you thought through money to get pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the free gift of God . ” ​ — Acts 8 : 18 - 20 .
They are now pione@@ ering , but they also help buil@@ d Kingdom H@@ alls and vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er at dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tions .
The un@@ ity and happiness of the work@@ ers is also no@@ ted .
Ha@@ ve you sear@@ ched for life experi@@ ences that have been publi@@ shed , loo@@ king for acc@@ oun@@ ts of those who have g@@ one through something similar to what you face ?
What qu@@ ality of Jehovah comes to the fore in his deal@@ ings with Israel and with N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h ?
Li@@ fe is hard , and a small “ gift ” will come in h@@ an@@ dy .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , we can always ask for more faith , and Jehovah lo@@ ves to give us what we need . ​ — Luke 17 : 5 ; James 1 : 17 .
Consider the following re@@ action of one young man , as descri@@ bed in a study on anger : “ On@@ ce . . . in an ang@@ ry f@@ it , I wal@@ ked out of the house v@@ ow@@ ing I would never return .
He made Jehovah’s purpose his purpose in life , set@@ ting as his go@@ al the doing of God’s will . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 2 : 11 ; Acts 7 : 23 , 25 .
But they also have great opportun@@ ities .
A@@ no@@ ther repor@@ t states : “ H@@ ung@@ er k@@ ill@@ s more people every year than A@@ I@@ D@@ S , mal@@ ari@@ a and tu@@ ber@@ cu@@ lo@@ s@@ is com@@ bin@@ ed . ”
D@@ own Joseph f@@ ell !
They care@@ fully and di@@ lig@@ ently sear@@ ched the Scriptures .
“ G@@ O@@ D is the name com@@ mon@@ ly given to the ul@@ tim@@ ate s@@ ource and power of the uni@@ verse and the sub@@ ject of religious devo@@ tion , ” says The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia A@@ mer@@ ic@@ ana .
It shows them that you really care . ”
The war of God’s great day is dra@@ wing ever clo@@ s@@ er .
H@@ ist@@ ori@@ an A@@ ch@@ en , qu@@ o@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve , ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ In the two cen@@ tu@@ ries after the death of Jesus it is doub@@ t@@ ful that the Christians ever used the de@@ vice of the cro@@ ss . ”
A full - gro@@ wn hi@@ pp@@ o may be from 12 to 15 fe@@ et [ 4 to 5 m ] long and may we@@ i@@ gh up to 8@@ ,000 p@@ oun@@ ds [ 3@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 k@@ g ] .
“ With what judgment you are judg@@ ing , you will be jud@@ ged , ” said Jesus , “ and with the me@@ asure that you are me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing out , they will me@@ asure out to you . ”
Bro@@ ther Bar@@ r fin@@ i@@ shed his earthly course on De@@ c@@ ember 4 , 20@@ 10 .
She said , acc@@ us@@ ingly : “ You , too , were with Jesus the Gal@@ ile@@ an ! ”
We cultiv@@ ate a Chris@@ t@@ like person@@ ality , char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized by such appe@@ al@@ ing qualities as mer@@ cy and com@@ pas@@ sion .
We invit@@ e you to read it care@@ fully .
The Hebrew text has the word that u@@ su@@ ally in@@ tro@@ du@@ ces spe@@ e@@ ch , but no words follow .
Jehovah did not allow his faithful prophet to su@@ ff@@ er at the hands of ra@@ bi@@ d enem@@ ies .
Just think , though , about the resurrection .
As we will see in the following article , the book that has a great de@@ al to say about Jesus gives tru@@ th@@ ful ans@@ wers to these questions .
Ther@@ efore , they are re@@ pres@@ ented as saying : “ Let us te@@ ar their ban@@ ds ap@@ ar@@ t and c@@ ast their cor@@ ds away from us ! ”
This does not mean , however , that you are do@@ om@@ ed to a life of ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le and re@@ je@@ ction .
Many believe that if they had more money , they would be ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er .
What helps us to witness coura@@ ge@@ ously , as Paul did ?
He might also he@@ w out a w@@ in@@ e@@ pres@@ s and buil@@ d a small tower that could serve as a co@@ ol d@@ wel@@ ling place during the har@@ v@@ est peri@@ od when the v@@ ines needed ex@@ tr@@ a prote@@ ction .
F@@ ish and other cre@@ atu@@ res moved about in earth@@ ’s clear , clean w@@ at@@ ers .
The Bible tel@@ ls us to avoid things that will h@@ ur@@ t us and to be reason@@ able in ha@@ bi@@ ts , such as in e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king .
O@@ ver@@ coming Our F@@ ear@@ s
For fear of being acc@@ used of a@@ bu@@ se ​ — physical , ver@@ ba@@ l , or emo@@ tional — ​ some parents sh@@ y away from cor@@ rec@@ ting their children .
They look down on spiritual things , so they cannot ac@@ qui@@ re “ the very knowledge of God . ”
Since God does not change , we can find comfort in know@@ ing that he never as@@ ks more than we can give ; rather , he is pleas@@ ed to accept what is within our re@@ ach .
In a sense , he “ is re@@ si@@ ding ” with such ones by means of his holy spirit “ to re@@ vi@@ ve the spirit of the low@@ ly ones and to re@@ vi@@ ve the heart of the ones being c@@ ru@@ shed . ”
The very pres@@ ence of a friend who sh@@ a@@ res the same beli@@ ef@@ s can be com@@ for@@ ting .
▪ A@@ p@@ preci@@ ate Jehovah’s Gen@@ er@@ os@@ ity and Re@@ as@@ on@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess
Jehovah was confid@@ ent that Jesus would succ@@ ess@@ fully fulf@@ ill his assignment and op@@ pose the Devil while on the earth .
When you take these st@@ ep@@ s , you can be sure that Jehovah will bl@@ ess your efforts ! ​ — Pro@@ v .
For the same reason that you dedic@@ ated yourself to God ​ — love for Jehovah and for those who serve him .
O God , how much does the gr@@ and su@@ m of them am@@ ount to ! ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 1@@ 39 : 17 .
You will have inc@@ reas@@ ed satis@@ fac@@ tion that comes from pu@@ t@@ ting Kingdom inter@@ ests a@@ head of your own .
( a ) What reason for preaching is found at John 15 : 8 ?
H@@ an@@ na@@ h’s T@@ ri@@ als and B@@ less@@ ings
Jehovah gives us a worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od of car@@ ing brothers and sisters who can encoura@@ ge us .
H@@ as this promise come true in rec@@ ent times ?
Many have ru@@ n succ@@ ess@@ fully before you , and many are r@@ un@@ ning al@@ ong@@ side you .
Ne@@ w@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers publi@@ shed fi@@ er@@ y com@@ ments , wh@@ i@@ pp@@ ing up public op@@ in@@ ion against them .
For many , the cam@@ p is a place of des@@ pa@@ ir .
We cannot serve Jehovah with joy and at the same time try to get all that we can from this world .
No material re@@ war@@ ds or fle@@ et@@ ing sen@@ su@@ al ple@@ asure can com@@ pare with the blessings Jehovah has in st@@ ore for those who love him . ​ — Proverbs 10 : 22 .
D@@ ann@@ y and Tr@@ ina ag@@ ree . “ As we have served God together , ” they say , “ our marriage has become str@@ ong@@ er . ”
We long to know the ans@@ wers to such questions as these : Why are we here ?
Ha@@ z@@ el expla@@ ins : “ In 19@@ 6@@ 4 my mother , a faithful Witness , died .
Like them , do you have a desire to study and rec@@ ount the hist@@ ory of the earthly part of Jehovah’s organization ?
Tru@@ st that your children deep@@ ly appreci@@ ate your pu@@ t@@ ting pri@@ or@@ ity on taking care of their spiritual need . ​ — Mat@@ t .
But after having moved to T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y , I than@@ k Jehovah that he is still show@@ ing pati@@ ence .
17 : 5@@ 5 - 5@@ 8 ​ — In view of 1 Samuel 16 : 17 - 23 , why did Saul ask who@@ se son David was ?
They were in their l@@ ate 60 ’ s and had been Witnesses for many years .
M@@ em@@ bers of the Bethel family find it spiritually streng@@ th@@ ening to star@@ t each day by consider@@ ing a Bible text
In a div@@ in@@ ely inspired s@@ ong , the ref@@ re@@ shing un@@ ity among Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers is lik@@ ened to “ the de@@ w of H@@ er@@ m@@ on that is des@@ cen@@ ding upon the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of Z@@ ion . ”
If pur@@ su@@ ing a form of rec@@ re@@ ation will mean ne@@ g@@ le@@ cting such important activities as personal Bible study , family worship , atten@@ ding Christian meetings , or sh@@ aring in Kingdom preaching , it is not wor@@ th the pri@@ ce .
F@@ e@@ ed my little sheep . ”
The tal@@ ent he had been given was taken away , and he was thro@@ wn out . ​ — Read Matthew 25 : 14 - 18 , 23 , 26 , 28 - 30 .
All of God’s sons in heaven and his children on earth will be un@@ ited with their heavenly Father as part of his uni@@ vers@@ al family .
I pl@@ an@@ ned to leave within a we@@ ek or two .
L@@ ear@@ n how to do this by as@@ king one of Jehovah’s Witnesses or by vis@@ iting our we@@ b@@ s@@ ite , w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
That is one reason we be@@ ar witness about his name and Kingdom , which benef@@ its others .
Do you use “ the s@@ word of the spirit ” in the ministry ?
They started re@@ inter@@ pre@@ ting those old st@@ ori@@ es .
As no@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , the Bible uses the ph@@ ra@@ se “ new heavens and a new earth ” four times .
The Bible does not expla@@ in what was “ in@@ dec@@ ent , ” but a husband was not su@@ p@@ posed to use small mis@@ takes as a reason to div@@ or@@ ce his wife . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 19 : 18 .
M@@ ore H@@ el@@ p in the Ne@@ ar F@@ utu@@ re
And because they sel@@ dom com@@ p@@ li@@ ment each other , they may feel dra@@ wn to other members of the op@@ pos@@ ite se@@ x . ”
Why should we show respect for the ho@@ m@@ es of others ?
S@@ in has its beg@@ in@@ ning in imp@@ ro@@ per desire .
He was to stri@@ ve to make his man@@ ner of life ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary .
Their sen@@ ti@@ ments , inter@@ ests , and affe@@ ctions u@@ su@@ ally become comple@@ t@@ ely occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with such things .
The Christians in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a were ur@@ ged to ad@@ here to what tra@@ di@@ tions ?
Satan also att@@ ac@@ ks any who support that “ se@@ ed . ”
Paul com@@ pared himself to a bo@@ x@@ er when he said : “ The way I am a@@ im@@ ing my b@@ lo@@ ws is so as not to be str@@ ik@@ ing the a@@ ir . ”
How might you find out the religious vie@@ w@@ point of a person whom you me@@ et in your ministry ?
She gra@@ p@@ ples with the is@@ sue of where her son is .
In ad@@ dition to being “ the way , ” Jesus said that he is “ the truth and the life . ”
The prophet El@@ isha was un@@ concer@@ ned when tra@@ pp@@ ed by an enti@@ re ar@@ my that was see@@ king him because , un@@ like his serv@@ ant , he could see with the eyes of faith a va@@ st ho@@ st of heavenly for@@ ces supp@@ or@@ ting him . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 6 : 15 - 17 .
Un@@ til it arri@@ ves , we need to be like the prophet Mi@@ ca@@ h , who said : “ It is for Jehovah that I shall keep on the loo@@ k@@ out . I will show a wa@@ iting attitude for the God of my sal@@ vation . ”
What proble@@ m do I most want to discus@@ s with my sp@@ ouse ?
In what way has our M@@ ak@@ er seen f@@ it to lead us ?
Even though Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar was a pr@@ ou@@ d , self - cen@@ tered pa@@ g@@ an rul@@ er , Jehovah com@@ p@@ en@@ s@@ ated him for his service by giving him Egy@@ pt as “ wa@@ ges for his mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ce . ”
In fact , Psalm 5@@ 1 , which ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses Davi@@ d’s sin in con@@ ne@@ ction with B@@ ath - she@@ ba , was com@@ posed after he rep@@ ented and con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed his gra@@ ve sin .
Why do only the anointed par@@ take of the bre@@ ad and the w@@ ine ?
He held a fe@@ ast , said good - b@@ ye to his father and mother , and left home to minis@@ ter to Eli@@ j@@ ah .
( b ) Why might Eli@@ j@@ ah have felt as he did ?
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18 Do You R@@ em@@ ember ?
S@@ us@@ an was s@@ it@@ ting on the fr@@ on@@ t por@@ ch of her parents ’ home in C@@ ran@@ st@@ on , R@@ ho@@ de Is@@ land .
C@@ learly , the Bible con@@ tain@@ s many words that can encoura@@ ge , cor@@ rec@@ t , or strengthen its read@@ ers .
“ Let your loving - kindness and your tru@@ en@@ ess themselves con@@ stan@@ tly sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard me , ” pray@@ ed King David .
What s@@ ort of chang@@ es ?
John no@@ tes : “ T@@ w@@ o things par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly w@@ on me over ​ — the kindness and the fri@@ end@@ l@@ iness of the Witnesses .
P@@ u@@ m , J@@ an , D@@ ries , and O@@ t@@ to , four Christian elders living in the Ne@@ ther@@ lands , have much in comm@@ on .
In 194@@ 8 he had a b@@ out of tu@@ ber@@ cu@@ lo@@ s@@ is and after that often su@@ ffered from a gener@@ al l@@ ack of st@@ am@@ ina .
in the P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese language .
When I told the Greek sol@@ di@@ ers that I had been held cap@@ tive by the commun@@ ists , they took me to be ass@@ ess@@ ed at a mil@@ it@@ ary cam@@ p near V@@ é@@ ro@@ ia , the ancient Bible city of B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a .
The Witness rep@@ lied : “ Di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t Jesus say that people would persecu@@ te his followers ? ” Mu@@ m then accepted the boo@@ k@@ let C@@ ure , which out@@ l@@ ined many differ@@ ences between true religion and false .
R@@ em@@ ember that what many of your pe@@ ers experience is only “ the temp@@ or@@ ary enjo@@ y@@ ment of sin . ”
During his mil@@ it@@ ary service , B@@ er@@ til , a young S@@ we@@ dis@@ h man , heard the ar@@ my cha@@ pla@@ in jus@@ ti@@ f@@ ying viol@@ ence by refer@@ ring to Jesus ’ war@@ ning that those who took the s@@ word would per@@ ish by the s@@ word .
The Scriptures tell us : “ We received , not the spirit of the world , but the spirit which is from God . ”
Some might think that life would be more pleas@@ ant if we did not have to make decisions .
We have also been tra@@ ined and streng@@ th@@ ened by Jehovah to end@@ ure har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps succ@@ ess@@ fully .
All of this seem@@ s to har@@ mon@@ ize with the long - standing tra@@ dition that Mark p@@ en@@ ned his Go@@ spe@@ l in R@@ ome .
They must set fir@@ m guid@@ el@@ ines .
The Hebrew word for “ peace ” here is in the p@@ lu@@ r@@ al , perhaps sign@@ i@@ f@@ ying that par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in such sacrific@@ es resul@@ ts in peace with God and peace with fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers .
L@@ et@@ ter From A@@ lej@@ and@@ r@@ a ( M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o ) , 10 / 1
As you care@@ fully follow the l@@ ine of thought , questions may occ@@ ur to you .
O@@ r how can you say to your brother , ‘ Al@@ low me to ex@@ tr@@ act the st@@ ra@@ w from your e@@ ye ’ ; when , look ! a ra@@ f@@ ter is in your own e@@ ye ? ”
He tri@@ ed to find comm@@ on gr@@ ound with ever@@ yone so that he might bring some to Christ . ​ — Acts 20 : 21 .
He pre@@ tend@@ s to be “ an ang@@ el of light , ” and his ag@@ ents pose as “ min@@ isters of righteousness . ”
Such an ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion was “ the p@@ en@@ al@@ ty for sla@@ ves , ” says scho@@ la@@ r Mar@@ t@@ in H@@ eng@@ el .
W@@ i@@ ves of elders are appreci@@ ated for their supp@@ or@@ tive spirit .
Re@@ g@@ arding Ju@@ li@@ en , a young man who was rather sh@@ y , Lu@@ do@@ vi@@ c says : “ Because Ju@@ li@@ en at times at@@ temp@@ ted to as@@ ser@@ t himself in a some@@ what c@@ lum@@ s@@ y way , his be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or was not n@@ atur@@ al .
U@@ p@@ on lea@@ ving home one day , Mar@@ c@@ elo , a n@@ ative of Ar@@ g@@ ent@@ ina , found a bri@@ ef@@ case on the gr@@ ound a few y@@ ar@@ ds from his back do@@ or .
A@@ c@@ qui@@ ring knowledge of the Scriptures by having a r@@ out@@ ine of Bible study was ess@@ enti@@ al to Paul so that he could remain ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast .
In fact , “ they pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to cho@@ ose new go@@ ds . ”
In rec@@ ent years , Our Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try has encoura@@ ged brothers and sisters to show special consider@@ ation in this matter while atten@@ ding re@@ gi@@ onal conven@@ tions .
“ Because the min@@ ding of the flesh means en@@ m@@ ity with God , for it is not under sub@@ je@@ ction to the law of God , nor , in fact , can it be . So those who are in har@@ mony with the flesh cannot ple@@ ase God . ” ​ — R@@ om .
We@@ e@@ ds had been s@@ own in another person@@ ’s field , and as a result , the cro@@ p was ru@@ ined .
His public talk was the first I attend@@ ed .
When Jesus said that , the Jews still cons@@ titu@@ ted “ the congregation of God , ” so his words in@@ iti@@ ally app@@ lied to them .
There are Bible - based reas@@ ons for believ@@ ing that some angels did just that .
; Pa@@ va@@ ge@@ au , C .
Today , Satan is pu@@ t@@ ting ex@@ tre@@ me pres@@ sure on every serv@@ ant of God .
Th@@ ough I was emo@@ tion@@ ally dist@@ ressed and physi@@ c@@ ally dra@@ ined , I was determined not to leave his be@@ d@@ side .
I started loo@@ king for any o@@ d@@ d jo@@ b I could find , but im@@ medi@@ ately ther@@ e@@ after I got an eng@@ in@@ e@@ ering jo@@ b .
As we read at Isaiah 60 : 18 , God gave the as@@ sur@@ ance : “ No more will viol@@ ence be heard in your land , des@@ po@@ il@@ ing or bre@@ ak@@ down within your b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries . ”
But Jehovah al@@ lo@@ ws us to be his “ fellow work@@ ers . ”
This “ har@@ v@@ est of the earth ” remin@@ ds us of Jesus ’ par@@ able of the whe@@ at and the we@@ e@@ ds .
“ God op@@ pos@@ es the ha@@ ugh@@ ty ones , but he gives un@@ deser@@ ved kindness to the hum@@ ble ones , ” says the apostle Peter . ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 5 .
Jehovah did not dis@@ pat@@ ch an ang@@ el to pre@@ side over the discus@@ sions , nor did he fav@@ or those present with a vision .
in reg@@ ard to hon@@ es@@ ty ?
God resur@@ rec@@ ted him to heaven and gave him the right to be King of the heavenly Kingdom .
How is man@@ kin@@ d’s hope descri@@ bed at Revelation 21 : 1 - 4 ?
Why is it reason@@ able to ex@@ pect that we can imitate Jehovah’s qualities ?
Some parents take tur@@ ns car@@ ing for their child .
That helped me reg@@ a@@ in my confidence , and now I am again serving as an el@@ der . ”
In ad@@ dition , con@@ don@@ ing such dis@@ obedi@@ ence would have made God a par@@ ty to wr@@ ong@@ doing .
In any case , the point of the pro@@ ver@@ b is clear : The righteous will stand fir@@ m under ad@@ vers@@ ity .
In our own relationship as husband and wife , M@@ ary and I had two important rul@@ es .
How do we car@@ ry out Paul’s ex@@ hor@@ tation : “ Ke@@ ep on blessing those who persecu@@ te ” ?
What does it mean to be one of God’s name people ?
• How is sal@@ vation rel@@ ated to God’s righteousness ?
P@@ ri@@ de cre@@ ated stri@@ fe as they eng@@ ag@@ ed in de@@ bat@@ es over words , while mis@@ sing the point of Christ’s teachings and the import@@ ance of godly devo@@ tion .
H@@ ung@@ er h@@ it E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe during the first world war , and fam@@ ine has ha@@ un@@ ted mankind ever since .
T@@ ac@@ itu@@ s wr@@ ites : “ Chris@@ tu@@ s , from whom their name is der@@ i@@ ved , was ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted at the hands of the pro@@ cur@@ at@@ or P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate in the re@@ ign of Ti@@ b@@ eri@@ us . ” ​ — An@@ n@@ als , X@@ V , 4@@ 4 .
What Ab@@ out Jewish Christians ?
Consider , though , what the Bible says about God .
In order for that nation to remain “ mi@@ gh@@ ty , ” it must be well organiz@@ ed .
If that happened , what would his followers need to do ?
Indeed , the qu@@ est for more seem@@ s to be a h@@ all@@ mar@@ k of our er@@ a .
If you believe in that hope as promised in the Bible , you will pro@@ ba@@ bly say , ‘ Of course . ’
But re@@ pe@@ ated ex@@ po@@ sure can des@@ en@@ s@@ iti@@ ze one .
What a P@@ as@@ so@@ ver !
His Word says : “ He that is show@@ ing fav@@ or to the low@@ ly one is l@@ en@@ ding to Jehovah , and his tre@@ at@@ ment He will re@@ pa@@ y to him . ”
Jesus knew that because of in@@ her@@ ited imper@@ fe@@ ction and resul@@ ting human li@@ mit@@ ations , they would have a stru@@ gg@@ le to do all they wanted to in Jehovah’s service .
He ‘ ro@@ se ’ in 1914 when God’s Kingdom was born in heaven , mar@@ king the da@@ wn of a new er@@ a .
Satan’s con@@ vers@@ ation with God brought real con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences to the man Job
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles can be a chall@@ enge .
Ser@@ ving in the S@@ ou@@ th requi@@ red fore@@ thought and ing@@ en@@ u@@ ity to get things done .
L@@ ater , after Jesus ’ death and resurrection , many of them became believers .
P@@ ho@@ to a@@ bo@@ ve : © A@@ F@@ P / C@@ O@@ R@@ BI@@ S
We all have a si@@ es@@ ta when it ge@@ ts ho@@ t .
A@@ n a@@ th@@ le@@ te@@ ’s succ@@ ess dep@@ ends to a large ex@@ t@@ ent on the tra@@ in@@ er .
For more information on the ro@@ ck ba@@ d@@ g@@ er , see the A@@ wa@@ ke !
When C@@ la@@ udi@@ o , who has been a ze@@ al@@ ous Witness since 19@@ 7@@ 4 , was asked why he continu@@ es to preach even though few in his ter@@ rit@@ ory respon@@ d , he qu@@ o@@ ted John 4 : 34 , where we read Jesus ’ words : “ My food is for me to do the will of him that sent me and to fin@@ ish his work . ”
During Jesus ’ earthly ministry , Jehovah reve@@ aled an understanding of His purpose , not to wise and in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al ones , but to un@@ let@@ tered and or@@ din@@ ary men who were hum@@ ble en@@ ough to be taught by God’s serv@@ ant .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 11 ]
Per@@ secu@@ t@@ ors today can also appe@@ ar to be over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ingly powerful , especially when the full we@@ i@@ ght of the St@@ ate is be@@ h@@ ind them .
While preaching to Greek - speaking Jews and pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes had been going on since Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st of 33 C.E . , the preaching in An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch seem@@ s to have been something new .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , one man@@ us@@ crip@@ t of the Pe@@ shi@@ t@@ ta has a written d@@ ate cor@@ respon@@ ding to 4@@ 5@@ 9 / 4@@ 60 C.E . , making it the ol@@ des@@ t Bible man@@ us@@ crip@@ t with a de@@ fin@@ ite d@@ ate .
O@@ TH@@ E@@ R P@@ U@@ B@@ L@@ I@@ C@@ AT@@ I@@ ON@@ S
This pl@@ an gu@@ i@@ ded your develop@@ ment during your n@@ ine months in the wom@@ b before bir@@ th and then through more than two de@@ ca@@ des of gro@@ w@@ th to ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od .
S@@ ar@@ a@@ i could therefore appreci@@ ate the spiritual is@@ su@@ es involved .
V@@ er@@ y quic@@ k@@ ly , Satan s@@ ch@@ em@@ ed to cor@@ ru@@ pt this new , spiritual nation .
Un@@ der Jehovah’s direction , Joseph and M@@ ary prote@@ cted Jesus from har@@ m when he was a child .
A@@ no@@ ther ga@@ ther@@ ing fol@@ lo@@ ws , during which “ the se@@ ed of Israel ” make con@@ fes@@ sion of n@@ ational sin@@ s , the L@@ ev@@ ites re@@ view God’s deal@@ ings with Israel , and the people take an o@@ ath “ to walk in the law of the true God . ”
On one occasi@@ on , “ a bi@@ g crow@@ d ” sta@@ yed with him for days , even going without e@@ ating . ​ — Mark 8 : 1 , 2 .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a doubt , the most satis@@ f@@ ying fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps we can enjoy are with those who love Jehovah .
We do not desire to act in a man@@ ner that will cause his holy and righteous way of worship to be spo@@ ken of a@@ bu@@ si@@ vely .
If two friends face problems together , does not the b@@ ond of fri@@ end@@ ship between them become str@@ ong@@ er ?
In time , a large congregation develop@@ ed in that are@@ a .
A bad decision could dam@@ age our fri@@ end@@ ship with him .
Our pl@@ an@@ et is ide@@ ally su@@ ited to ho@@ st life .
Yes , we can .
The di@@ se@@ ase has ru@@ ined family life for many .
I@@ N TH@@ E gar@@ den of Ge@@ th@@ s@@ em@@ ane , Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t went up to Jesus and “ k@@ is@@ sed him very tend@@ er@@ ly . ”
Since true kindness is part of the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s spirit , it cannot be a we@@ ak , com@@ prom@@ ising attitude toward wrong conduct .
As with physical heart di@@ se@@ ase , one of the su@@ rest ways to pre@@ v@@ ent a heart att@@ ack spiritually speaking is to learn of its ca@@ uses and then take st@@ ep@@ s to do something about them .
Hence , if some Bible account ra@@ ises questions to which we cannot find im@@ medi@@ ate ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it ans@@ wers , let us have full confidence that Jehovah did what was right .
I@@ m@@ mo@@ der@@ ate dr@@ in@@ king h@@ ur@@ ts people not only physi@@ c@@ ally but also spiritually .
God’s mer@@ cy is man@@ i@@ f@@ est in his imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality as well as in his pro@@ vision for a resurrection .
These op@@ pos@@ ers were determined to have Jehovah’s Witnesses out@@ la@@ wed in Mo@@ sc@@ ow and bey@@ ond .
The baptism of these anointed Christians into Christ’s death is comple@@ ted when after d@@ ying faithful they are resur@@ rec@@ ted as spirit cre@@ atu@@ res to “ rule together as k@@ ings ” with Christ in heaven . ​ — 2 Timothy 2 : 10 - 12 ; Romans 6 : 5 ; 1 Corinthians 15 : 4@@ 2 - 4@@ 4 , 50 .
E@@ ach time , he saw bey@@ ond the im@@ medi@@ ate temp@@ tation and consider@@ ed the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of his actions .
How can we avoid being en@@ s@@ n@@ ared by “ h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful desi@@ res ” ?
Th@@ r@@ ough an ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ ance , he lo@@ c@@ ated a bu@@ y@@ er who offered him ex@@ ac@@ tly $ 9@@ 00 for them !
One su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion that many parents have found practic@@ al and effe@@ ctive is to draw out their son or daugh@@ ter by as@@ king : “ How do you feel about being a Christian ?
Read Matthew 13 : 4@@ 7 - 50 .
What a mis@@ take it would be to over@@ look this we@@ al@@ th of information !
How does Jesus direc@@ t and fe@@ ed the Christian congregation today ?
The Israelites benef@@ ited from bel@@ ong@@ ing to Jehovah .
However , does the in@@ ability of many religi@@ ons to expla@@ in such cont@@ ra@@ dic@@ tions mean that there is no ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation ?
W@@ he@@ ther that day is dre@@ ad@@ ed or e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated dep@@ ends lar@@ g@@ ely on what people are doing with their lives now .
“ Acc@@ ep@@ t . . . the s@@ word of the spirit , that is , God’s word . ” ​ — E@@ P@@ H .
Some three milli@@ on people ​ — Israel@@ ite men , women , and children as well as a va@@ st mi@@ x@@ ed compan@@ y — ​ quic@@ k@@ ly de@@ par@@ ted .
Father had made a false flo@@ or in the bo@@ t@@ to@@ m of a war@@ d@@ ro@@ be , and we hi@@ d vari@@ ous Bible public@@ ations under that flo@@ or .
AN@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ I@@ P@@ AT@@ E AN@@ D P@@ L@@ A@@ N
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S written Word con@@ tain@@ s a s@@ pl@@ en@@ did rec@@ ord of God’s deal@@ ings with mankind .
In making their marriage a succ@@ ess , what ad@@ ded mo@@ tiv@@ ation do Christian cou@@ ples have ?
When she told me that she and her husband were Jehovah’s Witnesses , I was deli@@ gh@@ ted .
After that , the brother never again sh@@ ared in the do@@ or - to - do@@ or ministry .
F@@ red , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , fin@@ ds great satis@@ fac@@ tion in car@@ ing for his Bethel assignment .
I had no cont@@ act with my family until Mar@@ ch 195@@ 1 when M@@ other , Peter , and Jo@@ ch@@ en came to my cour@@ t tri@@ al .
Are these repor@@ ts fact or fi@@ ction ?
Satan has dem@@ an@@ ded to have all of you to si@@ ft you as whe@@ at .
L@@ ear@@ n From the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses the sub@@ ject in a who@@ les@@ ome , di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied man@@ ner .
Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has likely at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted this accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment to his s@@ k@@ ill as a di@@ pl@@ om@@ at and his personal fri@@ end@@ ship with P@@ il@@ ate rather than to divine provi@@ d@@ ence .
C@@ learly , Jehovah lo@@ ves us .
Wh@@ atever cal@@ am@@ ity may con@@ fr@@ on@@ t us , we must have un@@ wa@@ ver@@ ing confidence that “ God is for us a refu@@ ge and strength . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , E .
Th@@ ough he was bless@@ ed with see@@ ing some of Jehovah’s glory in vision , in a sense he had already be@@ held God with eyes of faith .
The L@@ M@@ S tra@@ ined people who were willing to learn n@@ ative langu@@ ages and serve as mission@@ aries in the S@@ ou@@ th P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c re@@ gi@@ on .
Jehovah se@@ ts the perfect example as a Father .
God th@@ re@@ w the dis@@ obedi@@ ent angels into T@@ ar@@ t@@ ar@@ us in No@@ ah’s day , and they will remain in that a@@ based con@@ dition until they are destro@@ yed .
A@@ ar@@ on then spoke b@@ ol@@ dly , declar@@ ing God’s message to him .
A Mus@@ li@@ m lead@@ er said that the rul@@ ing on the ba@@ n was “ a mil@@ es@@ to@@ ne and positi@@ ve ev@@ ent . ”
In order to receive mer@@ cy , a wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er must comple@@ t@@ ely a@@ ban@@ d@@ on his sin@@ ful course and bring his life into har@@ mony with the high standards of Jehovah’s el@@ ev@@ ated worship .
When Jehovah ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tes his judgment upon this system of things , money will have no value wh@@ at@@ so@@ ever .
Yes , he can use imper@@ fect humans to do great works des@@ pite their we@@ ak@@ nesses .
Jo@@ s@@ é Mar@@ í@@ a came to see me , and he quic@@ k@@ ly arrang@@ ed for Jehovah’s Witnesses from the local congregation to vis@@ it me at the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
The the@@ me text of this article , John 3 : 36 , shows that exerc@@ ising faith in the Lord Jesus Christ inclu@@ des being obedi@@ ent to him .
Y@@ oung Samuel was gro@@ wing up there , and he likely knew about the bad be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or of the sons of El@@ i .
Jehovah will certainly bl@@ ess you if you keep dra@@ wing clo@@ s@@ er to him and do your best to serve him .
Still others think that death simply ends it all .
“ Their sons and their daugh@@ ters . . . they sacrific@@ ed to the i@@ do@@ ls of Cana@@ an ”
Why S@@ how R@@ es@@ pect for Au@@ thor@@ ity ?
Wh@@ ere do you look for se@@ cur@@ ity ?
What is involved in re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing our G@@ r@@ and Creator ?
What Jehovah ther@@ e@@ after inspired Jeremiah to pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y and how He ful@@ filled those prophe@@ tic words gave a so@@ li@@ d answer to the prophe@@ t’s question .
Some Christians , such as Ph@@ ili@@ p , served as ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers and mission@@ aries in P@@ al@@ est@@ ine .
One we@@ ek , we did not give him a l@@ ist or any money .
( a ) Who have the opportunity to be Kingdom c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens ?
“ I wanted to be good , ” she said , “ but everything in my life and in the world was so pa@@ the@@ tic .
Jehovah God is un@@ iting people from many religious ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds by teaching them the truth and by teaching them to love one another .
“ The me@@ ek ones themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will in@@ deed find their ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace . ”
Consider how loving - kindness and love di@@ ff@@ er .
T@@ ake for example Li@@ dia .
Thus , the con@@ text str@@ ong@@ ly indic@@ ates that the number 14@@ 4@@ ,000 must be taken liter@@ ally .
That sub@@ tle remin@@ der helps me put things in prop@@ er per@@ spe@@ ctive . ” Ma@@ in@@ tain good commun@@ ic@@ ation in your marriage
As a bo@@ y , he took deli@@ ght in lear@@ ning about Jehovah .
You are great , and your name is great in mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness . ”
H@@ er four - year - old brother had just h@@ it her . ” ​ — N@@ I@@ C@@ O@@ L@@ E .
What l@@ ine of reason@@ ing can we use to high@@ light Jehovah’s qualities and ways , and what two examples demonstr@@ ate how we might use such reason@@ ing ?
Abraham was told to do just that .
Jehovah kno@@ ws ex@@ ac@@ tly what his servants are suffering , and he does not for@@ get them .
You Can Su@@ cc@@ e@@ ed in Ch@@ il@@ d T@@ ra@@ ining
W@@ ell , how did the early Christians cultiv@@ ate courage ?
If you do so , you will follow Paul’s counsel : “ Q@@ u@@ it being fa@@ shi@@ oned after this system of things , but be trans@@ form@@ ed by making your mind over , that you may prove to y@@ ourselves the good and accep@@ table and perfect will of God . ” ​ — Romans 12 : 2 .
“ In the mor@@ ning s@@ ow your se@@ ed and until the ev@@ ening do not let your hand rest , ” wrote King Solomon , “ for you are not know@@ ing where this will have succ@@ ess , ei@@ ther here or there , or whether both of them will al@@ ike be good . ”
Li@@ es dam@@ age both the one tel@@ ling them and the one believ@@ ing them .
V@@ ari@@ ous new@@ ly form@@ ed so@@ ver@@ ei@@ gn states were lar@@ g@@ ely se@@ cul@@ ar , with a se@@ par@@ ation of Ch@@ urch and St@@ ate .
Even for people who end@@ e@@ av@@ or to live by Bible standards , these are “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Because of@@ fi@@ cial g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gi@@ es were gener@@ ally tr@@ ac@@ ed through the men .
Because he was ke@@ en@@ ly foc@@ used on the pro@@ spe@@ ct of v@@ indic@@ ating Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and san@@ c@@ ti@@ f@@ ying His name , Jesus never de@@ vi@@ ated from his course of obedi@@ ence to God , no matter what it co@@ st him .
The origin@@ al - language word rend@@ ered “ comple@@ t@@ ely e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed ” liter@@ ally means “ having been f@@ it@@ ted out . ”
Ma@@ y@@ be ka@@ r@@ ate has taught him to be w@@ ary and ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous , for he does not accept anything un@@ less he is con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed and has pro@@ of from the Scriptures .
Mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love for Jehovah and by gen@@ u@@ ine faith in him , A@@ be@@ l ac@@ ted .
We found that field “ wh@@ ite for har@@ v@@ es@@ ting . ”
“ Satan himself keep@@ s trans@@ form@@ ing himself into an ang@@ el of light , ” we are told .
Because he knew that Jehovah always keep@@ s his word .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , many pray according to their own will and not God’s .
Even during the re@@ ign@@ s of faithful k@@ ings , such as Jo@@ th@@ am , al@@ t@@ ars of false go@@ ds could be seen on many h@@ ill@@ to@@ ps .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , the family rema@@ ined determined to continue their Bible study .
Some were left with vi@@ r@@ tually nothing .
D@@ A@@ V@@ I@@ D R@@ U@@ L@@ E@@ S A@@ S K@@ IN@@ G
Not only is Jehovah tru@@ th@@ ful but he al@@ one has the power and the wisdom to make all that he says come true .
Like Paul , some servants of God cho@@ ose to remain sing@@ le so that they have fe@@ wer family responsi@@ bil@@ ities and can devo@@ te themselves to Kingdom service .
This helped me to make prog@@ ress in my Bible study and ev@@ en@@ tually to dedic@@ ate my@@ self to Jehovah .
L@@ ater , some of those young ones received assign@@ ments of great responsi@@ bility in the I@@ tal@@ i@@ an field .
As a ‘ cho@@ s@@ en people , ’ the ancient Israelites were born into a nation dedic@@ ated to Jehovah , and they therefore had an ob@@ lig@@ ation to serve him faith@@ fully in acc@@ ord with his pre@@ c@@ ep@@ ts .
“ A chil@@ d’s educ@@ ation is often one of the ca@@ su@@ al@@ ties of family in@@ sta@@ bility ar@@ ising from div@@ or@@ ce , se@@ par@@ ation , and so@@ le par@@ en@@ tho@@ od , ” states one repor@@ t .
On that occasi@@ on , Peter used the first of “ the ke@@ ys of the kingdom . ”
H@@ er faith has helped to un@@ ite our family in serving God , and it has inc@@ reas@@ ed my determin@@ ation lik@@ e@@ wise to remain fir@@ m in the faith .
N@@ ei@@ ther of them served Jehovah .
Ti@@ m : It is good to see you too .
Me@@ et@@ ing them succ@@ ess@@ fully is vital to main@@ tain@@ ing Jehovah’s appro@@ val and ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely to in@@ her@@ iting his promises .
on page 6 of this is@@ sue .
F@@ in@@ ding Tru@@ e En@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment
By means of a t@@ ree , the des@@ crip@@ tion of which makes it likely that he was refer@@ ring to the o@@ live . “ There ex@@ ists hope for even a t@@ ree , ” Job said .
Re@@ fle@@ cting on this fact makes us ever more determined to keep our thoughts cha@@ st@@ e .
So@@ on , the wicked will be destro@@ yed .
Like be@@ ast@@ s w@@ an@@ ting to car@@ ry you off and de@@ v@@ our you , false teach@@ ers can pose a real d@@ anger .
That was the g@@ ent@@ le pu@@ s@@ h he needed .
Joseph had learned much from his parents about God’s view of marriage and fid@@ el@@ ity .
We want our decisions to honor God and the congregation . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
But those who serve un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly , being more concer@@ ned with what they can give than with what they hope to receive , find happiness in@@ deed .
* “ Jehovah our God is one Jehovah , ” says the Bible . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 4 .
Tru@@ th se@@ ek@@ ers need to ac@@ qui@@ re “ the very knowledge of God . ”
It takes effort to be a faithful Christian .
2 : 18 ; 8 : 10 ​ — These ver@@ ses st@@ ate that the number of de@@ pu@@ ties serving as overse@@ ers and as fore@@ men over the la@@ b@@ or for@@ ce was 3@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 p@@ lu@@ s 2@@ 50 , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as according to 1 K@@ ings 5 : 16 ; 9 : 23 , they num@@ ber@@ ed 3@@ ,@@ 3@@ 00 p@@ lu@@ s 5@@ 50 .
What less@@ on did you learn from Bar@@ ak@@ ’s in@@ s@@ ist@@ ence that De@@ bor@@ ah go to the bat@@ t@@ le@@ field ?
Ju@@ ly
For one thing , be care@@ ful that nothing ​ — experi@@ ences , illustr@@ ations , or even your man@@ ner of deli@@ very — ​ over@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ ws or dra@@ ws attention away from the Bible ver@@ ses you use .
Noah did this with the help of his wife and their sons S@@ he@@ m , H@@ am , and J@@ ap@@ he@@ th and their wi@@ ves .
His man@@ ner of teaching was mat@@ ch@@ less ​ — ever clear , simp@@ le , and practic@@ al .
G@@ u@@ i@@ ded by “ the spirit of God , ” the prophet A@@ z@@ ari@@ ah stated what we can take as an over@@ all truth : “ Jehovah is with you as long as you prove to be with him ; and if you sear@@ ch for him , he will let himself be found by you , but if you leave him he will leave you . ” ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 15 : 1 , 2 .
B@@ ac@@ k@@ gr@@ ound : © Ad@@ al@@ ber@@ to Ri@@ o@@ s S@@ z@@ al@@ a@@ y / ​ p@@ ho@@ to@@ dis@@ c / ​ age fo@@ to@@ sto@@ ck
6 : 19 , 20 .
The Bible c@@ learly expla@@ ins what the holy spirit is .
He states : “ I am gr@@ ate@@ ful for Jehovah’s over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing mer@@ cy and for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess . ”
Ther@@ efore , let us con@@ stan@@ tly stri@@ ve to refle@@ ct Jesus ’ mil@@ dness and kindness in our deal@@ ings with others .
The pre@@ ce@@ ding ver@@ ses rel@@ ate that many in Eph@@ esus became believers , and a number who practic@@ ed ma@@ gi@@ cal ar@@ ts bur@@ ned their boo@@ ks before every@@ body .
But that did not work out , so I travel@@ ed to other coun@@ tri@@ es .
These let@@ ters , to congregations in Eph@@ esus , S@@ my@@ r@@ na , Per@@ ga@@ mu@@ m , Th@@ y@@ ati@@ r@@ a , S@@ ar@@ di@@ s , Phil@@ ad@@ el@@ p@@ hi@@ a , and La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ a , reve@@ al that Christians in this part of A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or were then fac@@ ing vari@@ ous d@@ ang@@ ers , such as im@@ mor@@ ality , se@@ ct@@ ari@@ an@@ ism , and apost@@ as@@ y . ​ — Revelation 1 : 9 , 11 ; 2 : 14 , 15 , 20 .
The go@@ al is to strengthen and sta@@ bi@@ li@@ ze field and branch organization .
It seem@@ s that the transl@@ ation began about 3@@ 00 years before Christ and was fin@@ i@@ shed 1@@ 50 years later .
May your hum@@ ble pet@@ iti@@ ons , your ear@@ n@@ est supp@@ lic@@ ations , and your hear@@ t@@ felt words of praise and than@@ k@@ s@@ giving to God be like the s@@ we@@ et - sm@@ el@@ ling inc@@ en@@ se that sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ es accep@@ table prayers . ​ — Re@@ v .
It is a book about a people in a uni@@ que relationship with God .
“ Q@@ u@@ ic@@ k , get y@@ ourselves out@@ side the f@@ ence ! ”
What will en@@ able us to face the future with confidence ?
To live a pur@@ po@@ se@@ ful and satis@@ f@@ ying life .
• What chall@@ enge does the spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding us present ?
So I left U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine and ev@@ en@@ tually found work in L@@ at@@ vi@@ a .
So , what may we conclu@@ de from the fore@@ going ?
A@@ no@@ ther integrity keep@@ er was Job .
How is par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in the Christian ministry an expres@@ sion of loo@@ king for the good in others ?
I will never for@@ get the face of ten - year - old E@@ nt@@ el@@ li@@ a , a gi@@ r@@ l whom I me@@ t in nor@@ ther@@ n Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
Solomon states : “ There are si@@ x things that Jehovah does h@@ ate ; y@@ es , se@@ ven are things de@@ t@@ es@@ table to his soul : lo@@ f@@ ty eyes , a false t@@ ong@@ ue , and hands that are she@@ d@@ ding in@@ no@@ c@@ ent blood , a heart f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c@@ ating h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful s@@ ch@@ em@@ es , fe@@ et that are in a h@@ ur@@ ry to ru@@ n to ba@@ dness , a false witness that la@@ un@@ ches for@@ th lies , and anyone sen@@ ding for@@ th con@@ ten@@ tions among brothers . ” ​ — Proverbs 6 : 16 - 19 .
We had co@@ o@@ k@@ ou@@ ts and pla@@ yed g@@ ames .
In writ@@ ing to Christians , the apostle Paul war@@ ns against “ the same pat@@ ter@@ n of dis@@ obedi@@ ence ” that the Israelites displa@@ yed in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness . ​ — He@@ b .
But we Christians live as temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents and pur@@ sue different go@@ als .
For example , when you study the lives of p@@ re - Christian Bible char@@ ac@@ ters , consider what you might ask them when they are resur@@ rec@@ ted .
A@@ n appro@@ pri@@ ate Bible text read with con@@ vi@@ ction or a few well - cho@@ s@@ en words spo@@ ken from the heart will be appreci@@ ated .
O@@ thers can be most fru@@ str@@ ating , especially when wrong imp@@ res@@ sions pers@@ ist des@@ pite all efforts to ban@@ ish them .
; R@@ yl@@ at@@ t , M .
Indeed , God gives his holy spirit “ to those obe@@ ying him as rul@@ er . ” ​ — Acts 5 : 32 .
Why is it fu@@ t@@ ile to buil@@ d one@@ ’s hope and se@@ cur@@ ity on material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons ?
My confidence in him gro@@ ws when he as@@ ks me sear@@ ch@@ ing questions that show that he has listen@@ ed care@@ fully to what I have told him . ”
6 - 8 . ( a ) En@@ during fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps are a pro@@ du@@ ct of what ?
All could praise God “ with one m@@ ou@@ th ” if they main@@ ta@@ ined the prop@@ er men@@ tal attitude toward one another .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ine on page 20 ]
So@@ on after that , the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er asked me to move to E@@ l D@@ or@@ a@@ do , Ar@@ kan@@ sa@@ s , to help that congregation .
In it , all thoughts and actions are to har@@ mon@@ ize with God’s will , for the purpose of br@@ ing@@ ing honor and glory to his name .
Yet , out of love for imper@@ fect humans , Jehovah was willing to per@@ mit this pa@@ in@@ ful ev@@ ent to take place in order to up@@ hold his own perfect stan@@ d@@ ard of justice .
In order to illustr@@ ate the reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess of this requi@@ re@@ ment , Jesus used an illustr@@ ation about a slave who was a de@@ b@@ t@@ or .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , though , in the Christian Greek Scriptures , we find the word “ congregation ” app@@ lied in at le@@ ast four different ways .
P@@ ut@@ ting for@@ th ear@@ n@@ est effort and working hard sur@@ ely have their re@@ war@@ ds .
As Solomon at@@ temp@@ ts to w@@ in her over , the gi@@ r@@ l fre@@ ely expres@@ ses her long@@ ing to be with her bel@@ o@@ ved .
Paul states : “ Bro@@ thers , even though a man takes some false st@@ ep before he is a@@ ware of it , you who have spiritual qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations try to read@@ just such a man in a spirit of mil@@ dness . ”
K@@ ing@@ s@@ le@@ y was e@@ ag@@ er to atten@@ d meetings at the Kingdom H@@ all , but this was not an eas@@ y t@@ ask .
After Israel re@@ ached the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , Jo@@ shua said : “ You well know with all your hearts and with all your sou@@ ls that not one word out of all the good words that Jehovah your God has spo@@ ken to you has fa@@ iled . They have all come true for you . ”
But they do not need to s@@ ow see@@ ds and gro@@ w their own food .
But who would res@@ ist the pro@@ du@@ ction of an eas@@ y - to - understand Greek Bible ?
But what about being lu@@ red into it by sub@@ tle means ?
This often resul@@ ts in imp@@ ro@@ ved jo@@ b se@@ cur@@ ity , as emp@@ loy@@ ers value their consci@@ enti@@ ous attitude and do not want to lo@@ se them as emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es .
What did this cou@@ ple learn from their experience ?
Re@@ ally , what pri@@ ce would you put on the ans@@ wers to such important questions ?
Be@@ ing a shepher@@ d himself , David knew what was involved in car@@ ing for a flo@@ ck .
Do not r@@ us@@ h through the material .
“ The ro@@ ck@@ y h@@ ill - si@@ des [ of P@@ al@@ est@@ ine ] , with their light gra@@ vel@@ ly so@@ il and su@@ n@@ n@@ y ex@@ po@@ sures , the he@@ at of sum@@ m@@ er , and the ra@@ pi@@ d dra@@ in@@ age of the w@@ in@@ ter ra@@ ins , all com@@ bin@@ e to rend@@ er it pe@@ cu@@ li@@ arly a land of v@@ ines , ” expla@@ ins the book The N@@ atur@@ al H@@ ist@@ ory of the Bible .
1 : 17 ; 11 : 5 .
The elders shepher@@ d the flo@@ ck “ e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly . ”
That makes me un@@ eas@@ y and rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to continue tal@@ king . ”
Jehovah , as a loving heavenly Father , origin@@ ally offered human@@ kind a far different her@@ it@@ age ​ — et@@ er@@ n@@ al life in per@@ fe@@ ction in Par@@ adise .
I ob@@ ta@@ ined them , g@@ la@@ d to have something to reli@@ eve the mon@@ o@@ t@@ on@@ y .
Some help that we receive is on a much s@@ mal@@ l@@ er sc@@ ale .
Acc@@ ep@@ ting these and doing your best will often lead to fur@@ ther assign@@ ments .
Are such compan@@ i@@ ons good or bad ? ’ ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
Be@@ ing able to help others , especially you@@ ths , has been a s@@ ource of joy for me that off@@ se@@ ts the real har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps of serving in a fore@@ ign field .
Jesus ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that his Fa@@ ther’s word is truth , and he also declar@@ ed : “ It is written in the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts , ‘ And they will all be taught by Jehovah . ’
It took them three we@@ ek@@ s to make the tri@@ p .
The sin o@@ ffering was accepted only for un@@ in@@ ten@@ tional sin against the Law , sin com@@ mit@@ ted because of we@@ ak@@ ness of the flesh .
T@@ ap@@ pu@@ ah
O@@ thers real@@ ized this over a peri@@ od of time .
Jesus foc@@ used on his future blessings , and this helped him to end@@ ure ex@@ tre@@ me t@@ ests .
One such form@@ er ex@@ ile was E@@ mi@@ l Y@@ an@@ t@@ z@@ en , who had been born in K@@ y@@ r@@ gy@@ z@@ st@@ an in 19@@ 19 .
But if the Jews inter@@ pre@@ ted Paul’s su@@ p@@ posed action as a@@ i@@ ding and a@@ bet@@ ting t@@ res@@ pas@@ s , it too could be con@@ stru@@ ed as a cap@@ it@@ al off@@ en@@ se .
He said : “ You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind ” and , “ You must love your neigh@@ b@@ or as yourself . ” ​ — Matthew 22 : 37 - 39 .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing in mind the reas@@ ons why God has per@@ mit@@ ted suffering and how its effe@@ cts will soon be un@@ done helps us to over@@ come any feel@@ ing of disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment in God that we may have .
The in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent at Do@@ than also gave El@@ isha s@@ ound reason for tru@@ sting in Jehovah and his inv@@ isi@@ ble prote@@ ctive ar@@ mi@@ es .
Your marriage mate , a close friend , or an el@@ der in the congregation may be able to help you understand your situation better .
He was only 27 years of age , but the mis@@ er@@ y of those har@@ ro@@ wing times had wor@@ n him down .
They did what the first - century B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ ans did , who exam@@ ined the Scriptures care@@ fully “ to see whether these things were so . ”
No@@ tice , though , that Jesus did not lik@@ en his pres@@ ence to the F@@ lood of No@@ ah’s day , an ev@@ ent in time , but to “ the days of Noah , ” a c@@ li@@ ma@@ c@@ tic peri@@ od of time .
8 , 9 . ( a ) Why should we have a mo@@ des@@ t view of ourselves ?
Since the ransom sacrifice had not yet been offered , how was this for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess possible ?
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons have already flo@@ cked to the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative temple in order to worship God “ with spirit and truth , ” and every year h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of “ desi@@ ra@@ ble things of all the nations ” continue to st@@ re@@ am in .
By cultiv@@ ating a happy and rel@@ a@@ x@@ ed at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere , you can make me@@ al@@ time an enjo@@ y@@ able and up@@ building experience for your family too .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , angels deli@@ vered mes@@ sa@@ ges from God to Abraham , Moses , Jesus , and others of Bible rec@@ ord . ​ — Genesis 18 : 1 - 5 , 10 ; Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 3 : 1 , 2 ; Luke 22 : 39 - 4@@ 3 .
For vari@@ ous reas@@ ons , then , we really do need others .
have confidence that God will res@@ cu@@ e you ?
The shepher@@ d had to make good any sh@@ ort@@ f@@ all , or lo@@ ss .
As you walk along the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts , a famili@@ ar sc@@ ene ​ — such as one of Adam and E@@ ve in E@@ den — ​ may su@@ d@@ den@@ ly come into view .
D@@ ef@@ en@@ ding Go@@ od Ne@@ ws Be@@ fore O@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ als , S@@ ep@@ t .
Just what would Jehovah’s C@@ ho@@ s@@ en One have to end@@ ure ?
The Law given by Jehovah to the nation of Israel has little to say about we@@ d@@ ding cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies and pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res .
15 , 16 . ( a ) What opportunity op@@ ened up to Moses because of what Jehovah said ?
The Jews asked that the leg@@ s of the cri@@ min@@ als al@@ ong@@ side Jesus be bro@@ ken .
We understand that some time after false religion has been destro@@ yed , there will be an att@@ ack on Jehovah’s servants , who have been pro@@ claim@@ ing his judgment mes@@ sa@@ ges .
Paul did not d@@ well on the wrong course he had pur@@ su@@ ed in Juda@@ ism .
He is not satis@@ fied with having just what he needs , but in@@ stead he always wants more .
Re@@ ading and medit@@ ating on the Scriptures can be of great help in cop@@ ing with men@@ tal dist@@ ress . ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
Su@@ b@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , any refer@@ ence to or men@@ tion of God was avo@@ i@@ ded .
What of sing@@ le sisters ?
When they first arri@@ ve at Bethel , they may experience some ho@@ mes@@ ic@@ k@@ ness , for they have left family and de@@ ar friends .
What example did he leave for us to imitate ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , when the h@@ our came , the h@@ all was filled with ch@@ urch members and their service began .
When ‘ those who have spiritual qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations try to read@@ just a man who has taken a false st@@ ep , ’ loving counsel and appro@@ pri@@ ate comm@@ end@@ ation may mo@@ tiv@@ ate the wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er to return to the course of fine works .
By thus refu@@ sing to accept this f@@ l@@ at@@ ter@@ ing t@@ it@@ le , Jesus direc@@ ted glory to Jehovah and indic@@ ated that the true God is the s@@ ource of all good things .
Ther@@ efore , anointed Christians who died before Christ’s pres@@ ence were ra@@ ised to heavenly life a@@ head of those who were still ali@@ ve during Christ’s pres@@ ence .
S@@ mo@@ o@@ th out the course of your fo@@ o@@ t , and may all your own ways be fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ Al@@ ways be rejo@@ ic@@ ing . ”
become wise for sal@@ vation ?
P@@ re@@ aching to others about the good news of God’s Kingdom was fore@@ most in his mind .
Let us consider some of these .
* So many inter@@ ested people flo@@ cked to see it at the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge ‘ the@@ ater ’ ​ — a large gr@@ ass hu@@ t with a V@@ C@@ R and a T@@ V — ​ that we had to show it t@@ wi@@ ce .
T@@ w@@ o Witnesses were taking S@@ pan@@ ish less@@ ons at the uni@@ vers@@ ity but were ab@@ sent one day to atten@@ d a Christian ass@@ em@@ bly .
Still , we must gu@@ ard against a@@ do@@ p@@ ting the bad man@@ n@@ ers that are comm@@ on in the world today .
What can we learn from Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s faithful course ?
We need to view tri@@ als as opportun@@ ities to support Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , to help prove Satan a li@@ ar , and to buil@@ d obedi@@ ence and other qualities that ple@@ ase Jehovah . ​ — Hebrews 5 : 7 , 8 .
When the ma@@ ster arri@@ ves , said Jesus , he will p@@ un@@ ish that evil slave “ with the great@@ est sever@@ ity . ” ​ — Read Matthew 24 : 4@@ 8 - 5@@ 1 .
Our e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment cons@@ is@@ ted of Au@@ bre@@ y’s v@@ an , some bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ les , a por@@ table ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph for bro@@ ad@@ ca@@ sting Bible le@@ c@@ tures , a t@@ ent that became our home for the next three years , three be@@ ds , a table , and an ir@@ on po@@ t for co@@ o@@ king .
Jesus pointed out how much better it is to st@@ ore up tre@@ a@@ sures in heaven , “ where ne@@ i@@ ther mo@@ th nor ru@@ st con@@ sum@@ es , and where th@@ i@@ ev@@ es do not bre@@ ak in and ste@@ al . ”
A@@ m@@ ong the mar@@ vel@@ ous qualities of our Creator , Jehovah God , is gener@@ os@@ ity .
The mo@@ d@@ els show that early shi@@ ps were ob@@ vi@@ ously used for pe@@ ace@@ ful tra@@ ding .
F@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed and vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able , a few brothers have given in to such pres@@ sures .
But in all Christian hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds , there is a need for ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ ting mil@@ dness .
See the Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines of May 1 , 195@@ 6 , pages 2@@ 6@@ 9 - 2@@ 7@@ 2 , and Mar@@ ch 15 , 19@@ 7@@ 1 , pages 18@@ 6 - 19@@ 0 , to learn more about the mission@@ ary work of members of the S@@ te@@ ele family .
Some Kingdom H@@ alls were trans@@ form@@ ed into d@@ or@@ mit@@ ori@@ es .
Al@@ so , we moved from a house to an ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment , which is much e@@ asi@@ er to care for .
12 : 26 - 33 .
I am declar@@ ing to you good news of a great joy that all the people will have , because there was born to you today a Sa@@ vi@@ or , who is Christ the Lord , ” the one who would prove to be the Messi@@ ah .
Can you ex@@ p@@ and the ways in which you preach the good news ?
See Daniel 4 : 23 - 25 .
Thus , like God’s servants of the ancient past , those first - century Christians were to wa@@ it until God’s time to bring an end to wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and op@@ pres@@ sion .
However , his three sons , through whom he could have pas@@ sed his name on to later gener@@ ations , ap@@ par@@ ently died young .
They take him to the do@@ ct@@ or , vis@@ it him in his home , and have supp@@ or@@ ted him during his four op@@ er@@ ations .
O@@ ver the cen@@ tu@@ ries , many people have read the Bible book of Daniel but could not really understand it .
“ S@@ T@@ A@@ Y A@@ W@@ A@@ K@@ E ”
To say that he was rich is an under@@ st@@ at@@ ement .
“ S@@ ear@@ ch for me , and keep living . ” ​ — A@@ M@@ O@@ S 5 : 4 .
All of this is a sa@@ d refle@@ ction of “ the spirit of the world ” and as such has no place in Christian famili@@ es . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 31 ; 1 Corinthians 2 : 12 .
In most are@@ as , the talk will be given on S@@ un@@ day , A@@ pri@@ l 30 , 200@@ 6 , at the Kingdom H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
And Paul st@@ ressed the resurrection as something he had faith in .
W@@ ould it not be the wise course to learn more about the si@@ gn and what one must do to sur@@ vi@@ ve the end of this system ?
( b ) What part of the par@@ able will we consider ?
T@@ act is the ability to dis@@ cer@@ n the deli@@ c@@ ac@@ y of a situation and to de@@ al with the matter kin@@ dly , without ca@@ using off@@ en@@ se .
What a wonderful in@@ her@@ it@@ ance a@@ wa@@ ited E@@ sa@@ u !
O@@ r ma@@ y@@ be you are seri@@ ously si@@ ck or are suffering because someone you love died .
It thus became a vital el@@ ement in T@@ ah@@ iti@@ an cul@@ ture .
24 : 4@@ 5 ; 1 Th@@ ess .
“ God gave us not a spirit of c@@ ow@@ ar@@ di@@ ce , but that of power and of love and of s@@ oun@@ dness of mind . ” ​ — 2 T@@ I@@ M@@ O@@ TH@@ Y 1 : 7 .
Our ze@@ al should simil@@ arly move us to trust in Jehovah and to exer@@ t ourselves in be@@ half of his worship .
The ele@@ ction of elders and de@@ ac@@ ons was ter@@ min@@ ated in 19@@ 32 , mar@@ king our de@@ par@@ ture from dem@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c me@@ tho@@ ds .
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : Yes , ex@@ ac@@ tly .
What chall@@ enge fac@@ ed the shepher@@ d bo@@ y David ?
The activ@@ ity of the righteous one resul@@ ts in life ; the pro@@ du@@ ce of the wicked one resul@@ ts in sin . ” ​ — Proverbs 10 : 15 , 16 .
Do@@ than was near the tra@@ de r@@ ou@@ te to Egy@@ pt , and it was not long before a car@@ av@@ an of I@@ sh@@ ma@@ el@@ ites and M@@ idi@@ an@@ ites came by .
And in@@ stead of ques@@ tion@@ ing God’s Word , how much wis@@ er it is to have the attitude of the first - century B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ ans who exam@@ ined the Scriptures clo@@ sel@@ y !
I thought that it was en@@ ough that my teach@@ ers and scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es knew that I was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The go@@ als you set as a family should be real@@ is@@ tic and within re@@ ach according to your circumstances and a@@ bil@@ ities .
This article will help us see why Jehovah sel@@ e@@ cted Jesus Christ to rule mankind and how our sub@@ mis@@ sion to Christ will result in coun@@ t@@ less blessings .
Because “ God is love , ” says the Bible at 1 John 4 : 8 .
“ God , if I sur@@ vi@@ ve , I will do what I can to serve you ”
In the past , Jehovah has inter@@ ven@@ ed to st@@ am@@ p out bl@@ at@@ ant cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion .
The cen@@ su@@ s is evid@@ ently taken for mil@@ it@@ ary pur@@ pos@@ es .
Hence , two form@@ er friends find themselves at war , as it were .
Moses was not di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted by “ the temp@@ or@@ ary enjo@@ y@@ ment of sin . ”
In order to face li@@ fe@@ ’s ong@@ o@@ ing tri@@ als , we need the kind of determin@@ ation , pati@@ ence , and in@@ ner peace that only God can give us .
A man of emp@@ a@@ thy , Jesus could be moved to te@@ ars , and he did not hi@@ de his emo@@ tions .
Is that not reason@@ able ?
• Why does Satan bring persecu@@ tion upon Christians ?
he war@@ ned her . “ I hear that you don@@ ated your land .
Paul h@@ and@@ led God’s Word s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully and effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
The apostle Paul was a mo@@ des@@ t work@@ er who real@@ ized that he could not r@@ ely sol@@ ely on his personal s@@ k@@ ill@@ s .
; W@@ o@@ o@@ d@@ house , M .
A ten@@ th of the l@@ an@@ d’s pro@@ du@@ ce , together with a “ ten@@ th part of the her@@ d and flo@@ ck , ” was to become “ something holy to Jehovah . ”
“ Like an ap@@ ple t@@ ree among the tre@@ es of the fore@@ st , so is my de@@ ar one among the sons . ”
( Jeremiah 5@@ 2 : 1 - 34 )
They are fi@@ ve and three years old . . . .
Today , Christians continue to support pu@@ re worship by gener@@ ously and c@@ he@@ er@@ fully giving of their time , en@@ er@@ gy , and fun@@ ds .
By ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible counsel , they will sol@@ ve many problems , end@@ ure those that remain , and stay happy together . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Yet , when out@@ l@@ ining the qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations for “ an of@@ fice of overse@@ er , ” the apostle Paul spoke of “ re@@ aching out ” for that privilege .
He bless@@ ed the little hous@@ eho@@ ld of Na@@ om@@ i and Ru@@ th , and ev@@ en@@ tually Ru@@ th married the Israel@@ ite Bo@@ a@@ z .
However , the people were mi@@ x@@ ing i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry with prof@@ ess@@ ed re@@ ver@@ ence for Jehovah .
Re@@ fle@@ ct on your dedic@@ ation .
On the contr@@ ary , they often lead to tra@@ ge@@ dies and lo@@ ss of life .
So in Au@@ gu@@ st 194@@ 6 , we were married .
( Read 1 Samuel 15 : 22 , 23 . )
Jesus Christ con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed this Bible account of the divine orig@@ in of marriage , saying to cr@@ iti@@ c@@ s of his day : “ Di@@ d you not read that he who cre@@ ated them from the beg@@ in@@ ning made them m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale and said , ‘ For this reason a man will leave his father and his mother and will s@@ tic@@ k to his wife , and the two will be one flesh ’ ?
Since the elders in our congregations sub@@ mit to Christ , the He@@ ad of the congregation , they deser@@ ve our full co@@ op@@ er@@ ation . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 18 .
Indeed , “ there are many ‘ go@@ ds ’ and many ‘ l@@ or@@ ds , ’ ” states the Bible .
When he gra@@ du@@ ated , he jo@@ ined his father in a w@@ in@@ do@@ w - cle@@ an@@ ing bu@@ sin@@ ess so that he could pur@@ sue his cho@@ s@@ en vo@@ c@@ ation as a full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er , or pioneer .
“ W@@ ho@@ se is this ? ” E@@ d@@ w@@ in asked his three children .
Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard Your H@@ ear@@ t , 10 / 15
I ​ — I am Jehovah , and b@@ es@@ id@@ es me there is no sa@@ vi@@ or . . . .
By the f@@ our@@ th century B.C.E . , E@@ d@@ om@@ ’s ter@@ rit@@ ory was in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted by the N@@ ab@@ at@@ a@@ e@@ ans , and the E@@ d@@ om@@ ites had to take up re@@ si@@ d@@ ence in the sou@@ ther@@ n part of Ju@@ de@@ a , the are@@ a of the Ne@@ ge@@ b that later came to be known as I@@ du@@ me@@ a .
It was especially challeng@@ ing to say the words in the right to@@ ne .
E@@ ach individu@@ al must deci@@ de whether he will accept Jehovah’s way of gover@@ ning or he will cl@@ ing to human rule .
When you gre@@ w up , however , you appreci@@ ated that love is displa@@ yed in many ways and that saying y@@ es to a chil@@ d’s every re@@ qu@@ est is not really the loving thing to do .
Re@@ cor@@ ds show that over 5@@ ,000 Witnesses were sent to for@@ ced la@@ b@@ or cam@@ ps and de@@ ten@@ tion c@@ ent@@ ers because of their Christian ministry and neu@@ tr@@ ality . ​ — Isaiah 2 : 4 .
So let us remember the mother of that little gi@@ r@@ l .
The O@@ ri@@ g@@ in of the N@@ ame Christian
Lo@@ o@@ king at Noah ​ — one of those examples c@@ ited by Paul — ​ we rec@@ all what Jesus said : “ Just as it occ@@ ur@@ red in the days of Noah , so it will be also in the days of the Son of man . ”
Is there any hope of a resurrection for a ba@@ by that dies in its mo@@ ther’s wom@@ b ?
It had been ban@@ ned for 50 years !
She rep@@ lied , “ Are you sure that God is to bl@@ ame for these con@@ di@@ tions ? ”
However , their faith that Jesus was the Messi@@ ah requi@@ red that they follow him , even if they were s@@ co@@ ff@@ ed at .
Yet , here I was ​ — the father of ei@@ ght !
They ap@@ par@@ ently ac@@ qui@@ red their ri@@ ches through their mon@@ o@@ po@@ ly on the s@@ ale of ess@@ enti@@ als for sacrific@@ es in the temple pre@@ c@@ inc@@ ts , such as do@@ ves , sheep , o@@ il , and w@@ ine .
During his three - and - a - half - year earthly ministry , Jesus gro@@ om@@ ed his disciples for their ro@@ le as har@@ v@@ est work@@ ers .
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To what ex@@ t@@ ent did the Jews re@@ ject Jesus ?
These reas@@ sur@@ ing words first app@@ lied to the Israelites of old who re@@ turned to Jerusalem from cap@@ tiv@@ ity in Babyl@@ on .
This is still the most valu@@ able thing for me at Bethel . ” ​ — Psalm 15 : 1 , 2 .
I continued loo@@ king for the Witnesses but could not find them .
It con@@ tain@@ s an acc@@ ur@@ ate men@@ tion of E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s prophecy , but that may have been dra@@ wn from an ancient s@@ ource now lost to us ​ — whether a written do@@ cum@@ ent or an or@@ al tra@@ dition .
The ter@@ m “ spiritual par@@ adise ” may se@@ em ab@@ str@@ act , hard to gr@@ as@@ p , but such a par@@ adise was fore@@ told , and it really does ex@@ ist .
Al@@ so wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad at one time were leg@@ ends about a so - called F@@ oun@@ tain of Y@@ ou@@ th ​ — a s@@ pr@@ ing said to rest@@ ore vi@@ g@@ or to all who d@@ ran@@ k from it .
It was because God had a purpose for man .
L@@ ear@@ n Watch@@ ful@@ ness From Jesus ’ A@@ post@@ les
Th@@ ings had chang@@ ed .
The apostle John war@@ ned Christians against this very d@@ anger .
And stri@@ ving on a regul@@ ar bas@@ is to prac@@ tice what we learn will help us to ref@@ ine our a@@ bil@@ ities . ​ — Luke 6 : 40 ; 1 Ti@@ m .
The early Christians believ@@ ed these Scriptural acc@@ oun@@ ts , even as we believe that God’s Word is true .
‘ God’s kingdom had dra@@ wn near ’ because Jesus was on hand as King - Des@@ ign@@ ate .
Per@@ haps pon@@ der@@ ing some of the them@@ es that Jesus mentioned in his mo@@ de@@ l prayer and then consider@@ ing how these rel@@ ate to our own circumstances might help .
Many believe that vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous physical activ@@ ity on a regul@@ ar bas@@ is can al@@ le@@ vi@@ ate ti@@ re@@ dness .
The Bible has “ good news ” for “ every nation and tri@@ be and t@@ ong@@ ue and people . ” ​ — Revelation 14 : 6 .
I mis@@ sed his hands , and when my sa@@ f@@ ety ro@@ pe bro@@ ke , I p@@ lu@@ ng@@ ed 20 fe@@ et ( 6 m ) to the gr@@ ound .
W@@ as Jehovah un@@ just in requi@@ ring his people to keep the righteous Law ?
After their pres@@ ent@@ ations , Mal@@ w@@ ina , Mat@@ e@@ us@@ z , and Kat@@ ar@@ z@@ y@@ na pres@@ ented the teach@@ ers with the book Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — Pro@@ claim@@ ers of God’s Kingdom along with two vi@@ de@@ o@@ c@@ as@@ set@@ tes that discus@@ s the beli@@ ef@@ s and activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Some may experience emo@@ tional f@@ ati@@ gu@@ e as a result of challeng@@ ing health problems , the lo@@ ss of loved ones , or other dist@@ res@@ sing problems .
When fi@@ ve s@@ kin@@ he@@ a@@ ds mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed an el@@ der@@ ly S@@ ik@@ h in Cana@@ da , this ev@@ ent “ high@@ ligh@@ ted what some see as a resur@@ g@@ ence of h@@ ate cri@@ m@@ es in a country often pra@@ ised for its rac@@ i@@ al t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , each member of the Christian congregation can contribu@@ te something to its spiritual health and beau@@ ty .
P@@ re@@ ach I@@ mp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ally
During co@@ f@@ fe@@ e , her parents began to talk about God ​ — Jehovah God .
Samuel foc@@ used , not on fa@@ ul@@ ts , but on the good in the man Jehovah had cho@@ s@@ en .
A T@@ e@@ en@@ age Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ at@@ or
Per@@ haps the best way to deter@@ mine the sc@@ op@@ e of Jehovah’s loving - kindness is to exam@@ ine Scriptural acc@@ oun@@ ts invol@@ ving this qu@@ ality .
F@@ R@@ E@@ Q@@ U@@ EN@@ T@@ L@@ Y A@@ S@@ K@@ E@@ D Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S A@@ B@@ O@@ U@@ T J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S W@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ S ​ — Are You T@@ ol@@ er@@ ant of O@@ ther R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ons ?
For 13 months he was in the fi@@ er@@ c@@ est of the bat@@ t@@ les , at times just a m@@ ile from the enem@@ y .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the Witnesses did not give up ; they kept right on preaching .
The W@@ rit@@ ing Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy overse@@ es the pro@@ c@@ ess of re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ing , writ@@ ing , pro@@ of@@ reading , illustr@@ ating , and transl@@ ating our pr@@ inted public@@ ations as well as material post@@ ed on our We@@ b s@@ ite .
How can we avoid anxi@@ ety ?
Consider why the ide@@ a may s@@ ound appe@@ al@@ ing , why such thinking is fa@@ ul@@ ty , and how you can refu@@ te it .
He brought with him a bi@@ g , th@@ ic@@ k book he had ob@@ ta@@ ined from Jehovah’s Witnesses .
He ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed his listen@@ ers : “ N@@ ever be anxi@@ ous and say , ‘ What are we to e@@ at ? ’
• How should we re@@ act to op@@ position ?
Let us consider , then , how this two - way commun@@ ic@@ ation streng@@ th@@ ens our b@@ ond with Jehovah , making our personal relationship with him ever more real .
He f@@ ell into serious sin .
Yes , Jehovah is a@@ ware of what we do in priv@@ ate .
Yet , the temple is not comple@@ ted , and the building work is under ba@@ n .
He devo@@ ted his life to ar@@ t@@ is@@ tic pur@@ su@@ its .
You Can En@@ du@@ re !
King Saul gre@@ w en@@ vi@@ ous of David
H@@ ist@@ or@@ ic@@ al acc@@ oun@@ ts in God’s Word can be taken at face value .
Let us foc@@ us on two of these requi@@ re@@ ments ​ — avo@@ i@@ ding s@@ l@@ an@@ der and ac@@ ting hon@@ es@@ tly in all our deal@@ ings .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , the apostle Paul wrote : “ Let no man ju@@ dge you in e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king or in respect of a fes@@ ti@@ val or of an ob@@ serv@@ ance of the new mo@@ on or of a sa@@ b@@ bat@@ h ; for those things are a sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of the things to come , but the re@@ ality bel@@ ong@@ s to the Christ . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 2 : 16 , 17 .
How can we be sure about this ?
Why do we appreci@@ ate it when others respect our time ?
On the other hand , God’s holy spirit pro@@ du@@ ces gen@@ u@@ ine joy .
Although his desire to see the ch@@ urch re@@ form it@@ self fa@@ iled to materi@@ al@@ ize , L@@ ef@@ è@@ v@@ re@@ ’s leg@@ ac@@ y is un@@ dis@@ pu@@ ted ​ — he helped the comm@@ on people to know God’s Word .
Just as Jesus descri@@ bed , all of God’s people today are un@@ ited , whether they look for@@ ward to living forever in heaven or on earth !
As we b@@ ol@@ dly dec@@ l@@ are the Kingdom message , we do not fear any of our enem@@ ies , for Jehovah is our Pro@@ te@@ ct@@ or . ​ — Psalm 6@@ 4 : 1 ; Proverbs 3 : 25 , 26 .
These too are bless@@ ed and en@@ ri@@ ch@@ ing gi@@ f@@ ts from a@@ bo@@ ve .
“ In most relation@@ shi@@ ps , ” says one refer@@ ence work , “ positi@@ ve be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or is re@@ ci@@ pro@@ c@@ ated , so do your best to encoura@@ ge your par@@ t@@ ner to be@@ have positi@@ vely by be@@ having more positi@@ vely yourself . ”
The psalmist David expla@@ ins : “ I have re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed days of long ag@@ o ; I have medit@@ ated on all your activ@@ ity ; I will@@ ingly kept my@@ self concer@@ ned with the work of your own hands . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 3 : 5 .
What are your pri@@ or@@ ities in life ?
How can we help to keep the congregation clean ?
What can we draw from this account ?
Even when the in@@ ten@@ tion is to help the individu@@ al , such con@@ vers@@ ation would be contr@@ ary to the Scriptural direction we just consider@@ ed .
I found the years that I sp@@ ent in the Ser@@ vice De@@ par@@ t@@ ment especially enjo@@ y@@ able . There I was able to work with T . J .
As the children get older and are gra@@ du@@ ally given greater fre@@ e@@ dom , the car@@ ing parents are ready to “ s@@ w@@ o@@ op down ” and ‘ car@@ ry their young on their p@@ in@@ i@@ ons ’ wh@@ en@@ ever there is d@@ anger .
They f@@ led to the land of G@@ ile@@ ad , e@@ ast of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver .
In the ful@@ l@@ est sense , we will all be children of God . ​ — R@@ om . 8 : 21 .
From Jehovah’s first prophe@@ tic declar@@ ation , recorded at Genesis 3 : 15 , to the gl@@ ori@@ ous v@@ isions of the book of Revelation , Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es can be cor@@ rec@@ tly under@@ sto@@ od only when the ro@@ le of Jesus in con@@ ne@@ ction with the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom is taken into consider@@ ation .
M@@ em@@ bers of the gro@@ wing “ great crow@@ d ” love Jehovah and his Son and “ are rend@@ ering [ God ] sac@@ red service day and night . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
S@@ w@@ ing@@ le re@@ plac@@ ed Ha@@ y@@ den C . C@@ o@@ v@@ ing@@ t@@ on on the bo@@ ard of direc@@ t@@ ors , and F@@ re@@ der@@ ic@@ k W . F@@ ran@@ z was ele@@ cted vice pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent .
Ab@@ out what might you pray , and why would such a re@@ qu@@ est be pleas@@ ing to Jehovah ?
The un@@ married man is anxi@@ ous for the things of the Lord , how he may gain the L@@ or@@ d’s appro@@ val . But the married man is anxi@@ ous for the things of the world , how he may gain the appro@@ val of his wife , and he is di@@ vi@@ ded .
That op@@ ened the way for those who exerc@@ ised faith in Jesus to have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of everlasting life .
He even sent a prophet to tell El@@ i about how He would p@@ un@@ ish Eli@@ ’s family , especially his bad sons . ​ — 1 Samuel 2 : 22 - 36 .
We can draw a less@@ on from their succ@@ ess .
We had little to e@@ at , and I remember hi@@ ding with my you@@ ng@@ er sister under the bed .
Now , as they take up their fore@@ ign assign@@ ments , they need to accept wh@@ atever work the Gre@@ ater Jo@@ shua gives them to do .
V@@ il@@ le@@ m V@@ ar@@ d@@ ja served as a respon@@ sible serv@@ ant among the Witnesses in the T@@ ar@@ tu C@@ ongreg@@ ation and later in the O@@ te@@ p@@ ä@@ ä C@@ ongreg@@ ation in E@@ st@@ on@@ ia , one of the form@@ er So@@ vi@@ et So@@ ci@@ al@@ ist Re@@ public@@ s .
A S@@ pe@@ cial Con@@ ven@@ tion for U@@ s
3 P@@ ra@@ y@@ er ​ — Why ?
Even a small act of kindness can make a bi@@ g differ@@ ence in the life of a fellow worshipp@@ er in need .
In F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 194@@ 2 , Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r helped in@@ s@@ titu@@ te a pro@@ gra@@ m to ass@@ ist all of us brothers at Bethel to imp@@ ro@@ ve our teaching and speaking ability .
Can we really succ@@ e@@ ed in doing what is vi@@ r@@ tu@@ ous in God’s eyes ?
Since the work of Jehovah’s Witnesses was then under ba@@ n in Cana@@ da , S@@ is@@ ter H@@ un@@ t@@ ing@@ for@@ d condu@@ cted a study with our family , using only the Bible and some no@@ tes she had in a little bl@@ ack book .
But how is the sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic whe@@ at now being brought into Jehovah’s sto@@ re@@ house ?
* The ho@@ st@@ s offered him a me@@ al , but he refu@@ sed to e@@ at until he had dis@@ clo@@ sed the reason for his vis@@ it .
The first is : “ ‘ S@@ et your heart upon your ways .
E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe ​ — and the emp@@ i@@ re in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar — ​ was a po@@ w@@ der ke@@ g of su@@ spi@@ ci@@ on that needed just one s@@ par@@ k to s@@ end everything up in s@@ mo@@ ke .
From their des@@ crip@@ tion , the teach@@ er recogn@@ ized the man .
When a proble@@ m ar@@ ose between his her@@ ders and those of his ne@@ p@@ he@@ w Lo@@ t and it became ap@@ par@@ ent that the two would have to find se@@ par@@ ate pas@@ ture gr@@ oun@@ ds , Abraham gener@@ ously gave Lo@@ t first cho@@ ice .
Li@@ pre@@ ading is ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely difficult for them . Si@@ gn language has nothing in comm@@ on with B@@ ra@@ il@@ le , and it is not simply pan@@ t@@ om@@ i@@ me .
The man was gr@@ ate@@ ful for the su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion , made a don@@ ation , and accepted the offer to have someone vis@@ it them .
F@@ er@@ n@@ an@@ do s@@ at up st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght and asked , “ What did you say ? ”
Me@@ et@@ ing Di@@ v@@ ine Re@@ qui@@ re@@ ments M@@ ag@@ ni@@ fi@@ es Jehovah
Jesus then gave an illustr@@ ation about a co@@ v@@ et@@ ous rich man who died as one “ not rich toward God . ”
Those of@@ fic@@ ers were not mis@@ taken .
How should we view our assign@@ ments to preach and to buil@@ d up our brothers ?
While the Bible book of James high@@ ligh@@ ts mer@@ cy among believers , this does not mean that ac@@ ts of mer@@ cy are li@@ mit@@ ed to those within the Christian congregation .
Do you think that if you were perfect ​ — that is , “ un@@ de@@ fil@@ ed , se@@ par@@ ated from the sin@@ n@@ ers , ” as was Jesus — ​ it would always be eas@@ y to obey your parents ?
Those repor@@ ts would inclu@@ de resul@@ ts of in@@ iti@@ al in@@ qui@@ ries , the reas@@ ons for the action taken , and the inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ at@@ or@@ ’s op@@ in@@ ion of the case .
His older brother , Ca@@ in , mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed him .
“ O@@ ught you not . . . to have had mer@@ cy on your fellow slave , as I also had mer@@ cy on you ? ”
The st@@ ress and pres@@ sures that he end@@ ur@@ ed e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed him in a very uni@@ que way to serve as H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est for suffering mankind .
“ He pra@@ ys hard for you all the time , ” Paul wrote them , “ that you may stand f@@ ast , ri@@ pe in con@@ vi@@ ction and who@@ l@@ ly devo@@ ted to doing God’s will . ”
As you work together in wor@@ th@@ while pur@@ su@@ its , your inter@@ ests , pri@@ or@@ ities , and ha@@ bi@@ ts will gra@@ du@@ ally har@@ mon@@ ize with those of your sp@@ ouse until , like A@@ qu@@ ila and P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la , you will inc@@ reas@@ ingly think , feel , and act as “ one flesh . ”
In what ways do God’s ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces , that is to say , God’s thoughts and instru@@ ctions as found in the Bible , make it possible for us to live a happy and mean@@ ing@@ ful life ?
How did Daniel descri@@ be Jehovah’s spirit d@@ om@@ a@@ in ?
Y@@ oung ones in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar may enjoy loo@@ king up the fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ ted refer@@ ences that follow and then com@@ men@@ ting on their re@@ sear@@ ch when this article is discus@@ sed at the congregation Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy .
H@@ ere we come to the c@@ ru@@ x of the matter .
On the se@@ ven@@ th day , they went around the city se@@ ven times , and God ca@@ used Jer@@ ic@@ ho@@ ’s for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble w@@ alls to f@@ all .
Ha@@ ving this out@@ standing kind of love is the second of the three princi@@ p@@ al requi@@ re@@ ments of a disci@@ ple of Christ mentioned at the star@@ t of the pre@@ ce@@ ding article .
He had for many years been overse@@ er of that de@@ par@@ t@@ ment .
The Messi@@ ah would be tri@@ ed and con@@ dem@@ ned .
His re@@ action showed , not sel@@ f@@ ish interest , but concer@@ n over Jehovah’s name .
Acc@@ ording to the writ@@ er of a book that pur@@ por@@ ts to ex@@ pl@@ ore the “ real ” Jesus , the st@@ ori@@ es about Christ’s mirac@@ les are nothing more than “ mar@@ ke@@ ting de@@ vi@@ ces ” to pro@@ pa@@ g@@ ate Christi@@ an@@ ity .
A fine Kingdom H@@ all was buil@@ t in two months with the help of brothers from P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al , using the quic@@ k@@ ly buil@@ t me@@ th@@ od .
The att@@ ack will result in the death of milli@@ ons of people when God de@@ fe@@ ats the in@@ va@@ ders . ​ — Revelation 19 : 11 - 18 .
S@@ ta@@ g@@ er ad@@ ds : “ On@@ ly with C@@ y@@ r@@ us the Gre@@ at , the Per@@ si@@ an succ@@ ess@@ or to the Babyl@@ on@@ ians , does the ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal rec@@ ord beg@@ in again . . . in Jerusalem and in Juda@@ h , where many Jewish ex@@ il@@ es re@@ turned to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and . ”
‘ The light of Jehovah’s face ’ sign@@ i@@ fi@@ es divine fav@@ or .
Many think that money , a satis@@ f@@ ying family life , or a succ@@ ess@@ ful care@@ er is the ke@@ y to happiness .
Still , one might ask : ‘ Does my individu@@ al effort really matter ?
What were the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of Israel@@ ’s spiritual for@@ get@@ ful@@ ness ?
As Christians , we are happy and pe@@ ace@@ able because we have God’s holy spirit , and its fru@@ it@@ age inclu@@ des joy and peace .
He repor@@ ts : “ Not much about my problems but about anything encourag@@ ing . ”
Do you stri@@ ve to maintain a ‘ simp@@ le e@@ ye ’ ?
• What is Jehovah’s arrang@@ ement of he@@ ad@@ ship and sub@@ je@@ ction ?
“ I well remember the brothers who took me under their wing , ” rec@@ alls Sha@@ n , qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er .
All atten@@ ding should remember what Jehovah has done for them through his de@@ ar Son , Christ Jesus .
A pl@@ an@@ et on which a wide vari@@ ety of ani@@ ma@@ l life can th@@ ri@@ ve requi@@ res cont@@ in@@ ents of d@@ ry , pro@@ duc@@ tive land , as descri@@ bed at Genesis 1 : 9 - 12 .
Ser@@ ving as a F@@ am@@ ily in a F@@ o@@ re@@ ign F@@ i@@ eld
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents who sur@@ vi@@ ved the or@@ de@@ al , along with their famili@@ es , were deep@@ ly tra@@ um@@ ati@@ zed , each in his own way .
She t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully but c@@ learly expla@@ ins to her husband what her conscience will per@@ mit her to do and what she cannot do .
The form@@ er pri@@ me minis@@ ter had an@@ al@@ y@@ zed the book and conclu@@ ded : “ If people would be more inter@@ ested in the message of the Go@@ spe@@ l and would put into prac@@ tice the principles of Jesus Christ , the world today would look comple@@ t@@ ely different .
If we follow Jehovah’s guid@@ ance , he will un@@ fa@@ il@@ ingly support our coura@@ ge@@ ous determin@@ ation to do what is right . ​ — E@@ ph .
The disci@@ ple James wrote : “ Su@@ b@@ ject y@@ ourselves , therefore , to God ; but op@@ pose the Devil , and he will fle@@ e from you .
He did so with self - respect and honor , at the same time di@@ gn@@ i@@ f@@ ying his ne@@ p@@ he@@ w .
Li@@ ving with a husband who does not share my beli@@ ef@@ s is some@@ times a chall@@ enge .
When Jesus began his in@@ spe@@ ction , what did he find ?
Then , tru@@ sting in the “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer , ” follow up your re@@ qu@@ est with action .
How wonderful , reason@@ able , satis@@ f@@ ying , and spiritually li@@ ber@@ ating the truth was !
For example , children inst@@ inc@@ tiv@@ ely turn to their parents for guid@@ ance .
Then I f@@ ell and bro@@ ke my p@@ el@@ v@@ is .
Mis@@ gu@@ i@@ ded Je@@ al@@ ous@@ y
God gave a vision about what the future held , illustr@@ ating it with two ty@@ p@@ es of fi@@ g@@ s ​ — “ very good ” fi@@ g@@ s and “ very bad ” ones .
K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge of Jehovah’s mi@@ gh@@ ty ac@@ ts moved Isaiah to la@@ u@@ d Jehovah’s name
Ha@@ ving such a spirit br@@ ings similar blessings today .
As fore@@ told at Proverbs 4 : 18 , Jehovah’s people have come to see their way c@@ learly under the b@@ right su@@ n@@ light of truth from God’s prophe@@ tic word .
What a great privilege the Israelites had to serve a God who is cons@@ ist@@ ent and always loyal !
M@@ ak@@ ing his powerful point , Jesus ad@@ ded : “ So it go@@ es with the man that la@@ ys up tre@@ asure for himself but is not rich toward God . ” ​ — Luke 12 : 13 - 21 .
Be o@@ pen to new ty@@ p@@ es of work .
In our next article , we will exam@@ ine another of Jesus ’ par@@ ab@@ les ​ — that of the ten vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins .
How They F@@ e@@ el Ab@@ out Their God - Gi@@ ven R@@ o@@ le
When Jesus fin@@ i@@ shed his “ sa@@ y@@ ings ” in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , “ the effect was that the crow@@ ds were ast@@ oun@@ ded at his way of teaching . ”
By the time we left that assignment , a f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing congregation was esta@@ bli@@ shed there .
Not one would be mis@@ sing ! ​ — Re@@ v .
Your children can learn the beau@@ ty of for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess when they person@@ ally feel the comfort of your for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
Our own close relationship with God helps us to remain faithful to him .
Consider : Our ma@@ in j@@ our@@ n@@ al , which you are now reading , is publi@@ shed in 2@@ 20 langu@@ ages .
For instance , when a husband is faith@@ fully com@@ mit@@ ted to the well - being of his wife , she has a feel@@ ing of se@@ cur@@ ity that br@@ ings out the best in her .
We ought to keep far away from all im@@ moral influ@@ ences , whether they come through mu@@ si@@ c , en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t , or boo@@ ks and ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines .
When we sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze our dedic@@ ation to God by under@@ going water baptism , we die with respect to our past course of life but not with respect to our own will .
How did Jesus set a perfect example of self - sacrifice ?
F@@ am@@ ily : The Scriptures ad@@ mon@@ ish hus@@ ban@@ ds to “ be loving their wi@@ ves as their own bo@@ dies , ” and a Christian wife is direc@@ ted to “ have deep respect for her husband . ”
“ L@@ au@@ d Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es , for Jehovah is good ! ” — J@@ E@@ R@@ E@@ MI@@ A@@ H 33 : 11 .
You Will Be@@ come “ a Kingdom of P@@ ri@@ ests , ” 10 / 15
Ther@@ e@@ after , a different ty@@ pe of resurrection will take place , a resurrection to life in an earthly par@@ adise .
• Why do Jehovah’s obedi@@ ent people have no cause for fear as the present system ne@@ ars its end ?
You can understand that after a div@@ or@@ ce , a person might not want to talk about the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s le@@ ading up to the div@@ or@@ ce .
O@@ ver one th@@ ir@@ d are de@@ a@@ f .
Since 199@@ 8 , he had been a help@@ er to the W@@ rit@@ ing Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e .
P@@ re@@ aching the Kingdom message to people around the world requi@@ res the un@@ ited efforts of milli@@ ons of people .
3 Are You Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ving “ F@@ o@@ od at the Pro@@ per Ti@@ me ” ?
Why should we seek to a@@ do@@ pt Christ’s men@@ tal attitude ?
What to@@ pi@@ c@@ s will most likely s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ate continued interest in those vis@@ ited ?
E@@ ven@@ tually , some 30 members of a family with whom we stu@@ died came into the truth !
Consider what he and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s went through on their mission@@ ary t@@ our together .
This wor@@ sen@@ ing con@@ dition also affe@@ cts us as Jehovah’s servants .
It is similar with claim@@ s that Jesus married M@@ ary M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ene and other out@@ l@@ an@@ dis@@ h st@@ at@@ ements from the a@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l boo@@ ks .
As seen from his lo@@ f@@ ty position , enti@@ re nations “ are like a d@@ ro@@ p from a bu@@ c@@ ke@@ t , and as the fil@@ m of du@@ st on the s@@ cal@@ es they are reg@@ ar@@ ded . ”
The faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave today is re@@ pres@@ ented by the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , who take the lead and co@@ or@@ din@@ ate the Kingdom - preaching work thr@@ ough@@ out the earth .
To W@@ al@@ k Wor@@ th@@ ily of Jehovah
Some enjoy relati@@ vely good health , physi@@ c@@ ally and men@@ t@@ ally , in their later years .
O@@ be@@ di@@ ence not only br@@ ings happy family rel@@ ations and other li@@ fel@@ ong benef@@ its but also provi@@ des the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation upon which can be buil@@ t the most vital relationship of all ​ — that between a person and his Creator .
She ad@@ ded : “ I found that Jehovah led me along like a child , help@@ ing me over one ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le at a time , ever so g@@ ently , show@@ ing me what I needed to do . ”
I pray@@ ed individu@@ ally with each child who was too young to offer a prayer .
He kin@@ dly consi@@ ders his servants ’ feelings , and he is often able to accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ate their re@@ ques@@ ts .
“ Let each one keep see@@ king , not his own advan@@ ta@@ ge , but that of the other person . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R@@ IN@@ TH@@ I@@ AN@@ S 10 : 24 .
Be@@ fore coming to the earth , Jesus was a mo@@ de@@ l of obedi@@ ence in heaven .
R@@ em@@ ember that marriage is of divine orig@@ in , conc@@ ei@@ ved and in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted by our loving God , Jehovah .
G@@ o to them direc@@ tly .
What , though , about right now ?
And do not try to for@@ ce a close relationship on that one .
Even though fa@@ shi@@ on keep@@ s chang@@ ing over time and people around the world we@@ ar different st@@ y@@ les of clo@@ th@@ es , the Bible is never out - of - d@@ ate .
Why is this important for us today ?
Tru@@ e , it provi@@ des a me@@ asure of se@@ cur@@ ity .
Since then , attention has been given to simp@@ li@@ f@@ ying the work at he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters and at the bran@@ ches of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety so as to “ make sure of the more important things . ”
F@@ e@@ ar of men is sh@@ ort@@ si@@ gh@@ ted , Jesus explained , for men cannot destro@@ y our future life pro@@ spe@@ cts .
Why ? Is it not because you love Jehovah and through his spirit he has bless@@ ed your efforts by help@@ ing you to end@@ ure ? By all means !
When did he temp@@ t Jesus ?
The guid@@ es , however , were ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive and therefore not a@@ vail@@ able to ever@@ yone .
Thus , the last days of this wicked system of things under Satan had started .
( Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 3 : 14 - 16 . )
Ex@@ pla@@ in what Peter me@@ ant by “ ab@@ sta@@ ining from fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res . ”
The Scriptures con@@ tain clear principles and st@@ at@@ ements that reve@@ al how God wants us to care for our health .
Daniel b@@ eho@@ l@@ ds four hu@@ ge be@@ ast@@ s that por@@ tra@@ y a succ@@ es@@ sion of world po@@ wers from his day to our@@ s .
• Why should we prove ourselves ready for Jehovah’s day ?
For help@@ ful su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions on how to study , see pages 27 - 32 of the book B@@ ene@@ f@@ it From The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol E@@ duc@@ ation , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
A@@ n a@@ w@@ k@@ ward s@@ il@@ ence follow@@ ed .
Let us exam@@ ine some ma@@ j@@ or reas@@ ons why we should ch@@ er@@ ish God’s law .
Jehovah later con@@ sul@@ ted with his angels about the best way to fo@@ ol A@@ ha@@ b into jo@@ ining the bat@@ tle that would end his life .
In 194@@ 1 , I started in the full - time ministry , beg@@ in@@ ning a way of life that has made me very happy .
How eas@@ ily , though , we can ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct prayer !
I had no ide@@ a that this no@@ te would be the star@@ t of a preci@@ ous fri@@ end@@ ship that would free me from my world of is@@ ol@@ ation .
In disa@@ gre@@ ement with T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an and the Bible , Ch@@ urch Father Au@@ gu@@ st@@ ine claim@@ ed that baptism re@@ mo@@ ves the sta@@ in of origin@@ al sin and that inf@@ ants who die un@@ baptized are dam@@ ned .
After that war , the marriage of the L@@ am@@ b can take place .
3 : 15 .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 20 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 10@@ 7 , 1@@ 16
He had just ur@@ ged Christians to ‘ make st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght pa@@ ths for their fe@@ et . ’
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , King David of Israel declar@@ ed : “ The j@@ udi@@ cial decisions of Jehovah are true ; they have proved al@@ together righteous . ” ​ — Psalm 19 : 9 .
It was a cen@@ tr@@ al part of their lives .
Mari@@ a s@@ li@@ pp@@ ed into a com@@ a and died two months later .
Many of the faithful ones whom Paul mentioned had circumstances similar to our@@ s .
Mo@@ re@@ over , they would be given the opportunity to serve in associ@@ ation with that Messi@@ ani@@ c Se@@ ed as a kingdom of pri@@ ests and a holy nation . ​ — Romans 9 : 4 , 5 .
For example , many people have wonder@@ ed , “ Is God’s Kingdom in your heart ? ”
He did not for@@ ce David to con@@ f@@ ess but simply had Na@@ than present the king with a st@@ ory that illustr@@ ated the ba@@ dness of his sin@@ s .
When I was 12 , a ci@@ vi@@ l war started in S@@ pain .
What Bible principles can help a Christian to understand God’s feelings about this ?
A@@ t@@ ten@@ d meetings at the Kingdom H@@ all
Yo@@ ga can ex@@ pose one to the d@@ ang@@ ers of spi@@ rit@@ ism and occ@@ ul@@ tism . ​ — 8 / 1 , pages 20 - 2 .
For many mil@@ es , you have had to make only min@@ or ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments to your ste@@ ering .
He then ur@@ ged : “ Do not av@@ enge y@@ ourselves , bel@@ o@@ ved , but yi@@ eld place to the wr@@ ath ; for it is written : ‘ V@@ enge@@ ance is mine ; I will re@@ pa@@ y , says Jehovah . ’ ” ​ — Romans 12 : 9 , 14 , 16 - 19 .
The early Christians learned to over@@ come strong pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ces that were comm@@ on among the Jews .
A fi@@ f@@ th reason for accep@@ ting Jehovah’s judg@@ ments is that he is “ the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh over all the earth . ”
These tim@@ ely pro@@ v@@ isions are Jehovah’s way of show@@ ing us that he ca@@ res for us .
No@@ ti@@ fied of this , the ow@@ ner came to the sis@@ ter@@ ’s home .
What , though , of a you@@ th who has no father to instru@@ ct him ?
He began to do things that he had not done for some time , such as tra@@ v@@ el .
Of the sons of Jac@@ o@@ b ( Israel ) , his fir@@ st@@ born by Le@@ ah was Re@@ u@@ b@@ en .
Re@@ ading the Bible book nam@@ ed after Q@@ u@@ e@@ en E@@ s@@ ther and artic@@ les about her may well strengthen our faith .
What will help us to “ keep a@@ wa@@ ke ” and be pre@@ pared for Jehovah’s day ?
We showed respect for each other and did not ra@@ ise our vo@@ ic@@ es even when we were up@@ set or ang@@ ry .
Th@@ an@@ ks to his un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , Jehovah for@@ gives our sin@@ s .
Indeed , some problems simply cannot be sol@@ ved by m@@ ere human help .
( They would not want many days to pas@@ s between the ci@@ vi@@ l cer@@ em@@ on@@ y and the Bible talk , for they are married before God and man , including the Christian congregation . )
Can you succ@@ e@@ ed in main@@ tain@@ ing your integrity to God des@@ pite pres@@ sures to do o@@ ther@@ wise ?
At all times , we want to car@@ ry out our work s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully because in@@ com@@ pet@@ ence , even in per@@ form@@ ing simp@@ le t@@ as@@ ks , can be dam@@ ag@@ ing to us and to others .
In@@ si@@ gh@@ t@@ ful elders wis@@ ely encoura@@ ge Christians who have personal differ@@ ences to apply Scriptural principles to prom@@ o@@ te and ac@@ hi@@ eve peace .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons are stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to cop@@ e with the day - to - day pres@@ sures of living in this wicked system of things .
Moses me@@ ek@@ ly did as he was asked .
Paul was for@@ ced to leave B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a , but he continued his preaching el@@ se@@ where .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al and Ph@@ ysi@@ cal Re@@ fu@@ ge
In No@@ ah’s day , other angels began to re@@ v@@ ol@@ t against Jehovah’s just rule .
T@@ ell your parents how you feel about things .
After co@@ ver@@ ing the activ@@ ity of John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er and Jesus ’ 40 days in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness in just 14 ver@@ ses , Mark beg@@ ins an exc@@ iting repor@@ t of Jesus ’ Gal@@ ile@@ an ministry .
In imit@@ ation of our Ex@@ emp@@ la@@ r , Jesus Christ , we should be willing to su@@ ff@@ er even to the point of death in order to up@@ hold Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
But the great@@ est th@@ re@@ at to our peace may come from un@@ believ@@ ing relati@@ ves .
So I can@@ ’t cho@@ ose another lead@@ er .
A@@ no@@ ther reason be@@ h@@ ind the prac@@ tice is that the gr@@ and@@ parents can show off their gr@@ and@@ children to friends and relati@@ ves .
Still , you might won@@ der , ‘ Sh@@ ould I continue to give to char@@ ity , or should I simply try to help by personal gi@@ f@@ ts to individuals ? ’
[ Bo@@ x / ​ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 27 ]
We must work the good so@@ il of our heart , where the se@@ ed of Kingdom truth was s@@ own .
The good news made great prog@@ ress in An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch .
And they find that they need to use vari@@ ous me@@ tho@@ ds to teach their children to love Jehovah .
How can serving Jehovah fully in your you@@ th pre@@ pare you for other responsi@@ bil@@ ities in the future ?
However , the con@@ text shows that Jesus ’ st@@ at@@ ement about ‘ worshi@@ p@@ ing God with spirit ’ per@@ tain@@ s to far more than the men@@ tal dis@@ position with which we serve Jehovah .
As he travel@@ s along his cho@@ s@@ en r@@ ou@@ te , he may be con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with un@@ expe@@ cted we@@ ather con@@ di@@ tions , tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c c@@ ong@@ es@@ tion , and ro@@ ad clo@@ sures , requi@@ ring him to take an al@@ ter@@ n@@ ate r@@ ou@@ te .
What re@@ war@@ ds are there for those who ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t mil@@ dness ?
This ref@@ ers to the fin@@ al out@@ come for the we@@ e@@ ds .
See The Watchtower , Mar@@ ch 15 , 198@@ 3 , pages 29 - 31 .
Psalm 14@@ 6 : 3 - 6 might be used to help such people to place their hope in something more reli@@ able than em@@ i@@ gr@@ ating .
A@@ n un@@ expe@@ cted chall@@ enge to God’s will ar@@ ose .
Why was the man@@ ’s inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ting Jesus in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate ?
They soon or@@ der@@ ed that his transl@@ ation of the Greek Scriptures be bur@@ ned public@@ ly , and they den@@ oun@@ ced some other writ@@ ings as “ fav@@ or@@ ing the her@@ es@@ y of Lu@@ ther . ”
Jehovah lo@@ ves justice , and he will not forever t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate in@@ justice .
These are indic@@ ations that we have learned to be reason@@ able .
; Ma@@ in , H .
● Read this article with your sp@@ ouse .
( a ) What fe@@ atu@@ res of public wit@@ ness@@ ing do you enjoy most ?
After lea@@ ving the din@@ ing ch@@ am@@ ber , H@@ ann@@ ah pra@@ ys to God .
In R@@ ome , though , On@@ es@@ i@@ mu@@ s was helped by Paul to become a Christian .
O@@ ther song@@ s will help “ to inc@@ ite [ us ] to love and fine works . ”
Jehovah will ev@@ en@@ tually destro@@ y it and the Devil , giving over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing pro@@ of of God’s righ@@ t@@ ful so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
This was the case when the Israelites were bur@@ ning inc@@ en@@ se in the temple but at the same time bo@@ wing down to i@@ do@@ ls .
Now , if you wanted to teach me that two people are e@@ qu@@ al , what s@@ ort of family relationship might you use to illustr@@ ate the point ?
No@@ te that parents are first told to cultiv@@ ate their own spiritu@@ ality , building love for Jehovah and taking his words to heart .
L@@ it@@ er@@ ature is now regul@@ arly transl@@ ated into K@@ y@@ r@@ gy@@ z by a transl@@ ation te@@ am at the branch of@@ fice in Bi@@ sh@@ ke@@ k .
We can have our say in our heart while in bed .
The spirit was to serve as a help@@ er in sever@@ al ways .
Rather than d@@ wel@@ ling on a seem@@ ing in@@ justice , what can young ones do ?
She explained that Jehovah God ca@@ res deep@@ ly for young people and helps all those who turn to him for support and comfort .
Re@@ ga@@ ining Lo@@ st H@@ app@@ iness
Of course , individuals v@@ ary , but women gener@@ ally like to talk about their feelings , people , and relation@@ shi@@ ps .
A@@ m@@ ong them were some 2@@ 6@@ ,000 children , se@@ par@@ ated from their famili@@ es .
R@@ el@@ ati@@ ves ​ — Our C@@ lo@@ s@@ est N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ ors
What does a j@@ udi@@ cial com@@ mit@@ te@@ e end@@ e@@ av@@ or to dis@@ cer@@ n ?
G@@ r@@ ze@@ g@@ or@@ z , the com@@ pu@@ ter pro@@ gr@@ am@@ m@@ er , made some chang@@ es in his life .
Even those with op@@ pos@@ ing vie@@ ws will often work together .
That night , four h@@ ens and two do@@ g@@ s died ne@@ ar@@ by from the co@@ ld !
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , if we trust in Jehovah with all our heart , he promises to ‘ make our pa@@ ths st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght ’ as we walk al@@ ong@@ side him . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 .
Their physical beau@@ ty is en@@ h@@ an@@ ced by the st@@ er@@ ling qualities of the men and women who live and work there .
S@@ hi@@ r@@ le@@ y : H@@ m@@ m .
“ There will be . . . in one place after another p@@ est@@ il@@ ences , ” said Jesus .
D@@ ep@@ en@@ ding on local con@@ di@@ tions , the ty@@ p@@ es of don@@ ations that you can s@@ end direc@@ tly may inclu@@ de :
( b ) Why are we not sur@@ pris@@ ed by this ?
In fact , he wrote : “ I live by faith in the Son of God , who loved me and h@@ an@@ ded himself over for me . ”
Thus , Jehovah ex@@ hor@@ ted them to bring the ten@@ th par@@ ts of their pro@@ du@@ ce into his sto@@ re@@ house and to t@@ est him out to see whether he would not o@@ pen to them the f@@ loo@@ d@@ g@@ ates of the heavens and ac@@ tually emp@@ ty out upon them a blessing until there was no more want .
Let us consider how elders can tra@@ in other qu@@ ali@@ fied men .
What makes life on earth possible ?
So@@ on ​ — A World W@@ i@@ th@@ out Des@@ pa@@ ir
E@@ arly in 19@@ 38 , local new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers repor@@ ted that Joseph F .
R@@ el@@ ated to this matter , however , are questions to be consider@@ ed in the next article .
How does Psalm 27 : 1 - 4 show that David tru@@ sted in God ?
P@@ ow@@ er@@ ful lo@@ gi@@ c , was it not ?
On the other hand , someone may point to chap@@ ter 6@@ 1 of the book of Isaiah , which con@@ tain@@ s a prophecy fin@@ ding fulfill@@ ment in the Christian congregation .
C@@ learly , he had not yet found a spiritual par@@ adise .
As those words indic@@ ate , some Christians will face tri@@ bul@@ ation in the form of physical persecu@@ tion , perhaps at the in@@ s@@ ti@@ g@@ ation of religious or pol@@ itical lead@@ ers .
X@@ er@@ x@@ es , or A@@ ha@@ su@@ er@@ us * 4@@ 8@@ 6 - 7@@ 5 B.C.E .
“ Ke@@ ep Con@@ qu@@ ering the E@@ vi@@ l With the Go@@ od ”
• How should elders de@@ al with the sheep ?
On what con@@ di@@ tions had God for@@ given sin@@ s in the past ?
After all , coun@@ t@@ less we@@ b@@ s@@ ites and b@@ lo@@ g@@ s s@@ end out a ste@@ ad@@ y f@@ low of the l@@ at@@ est ad@@ vice and guid@@ ance .
Then comes a le@@ op@@ ard with four w@@ ings and four he@@ a@@ ds !
At da@@ y’s end , I was often too far from our ba@@ se cam@@ p to ri@@ de home , and I would some@@ times sp@@ end the night with ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able r@@ ur@@ al people .
Let us take a close look at three of Jehovah’s friends descri@@ bed in the Bible : ( 1 ) Ru@@ th , the loyal young wi@@ do@@ w from Mo@@ a@@ b , ( 2 ) He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah , a faithful king of Juda@@ h , and ( 3 ) M@@ ary , the hum@@ ble mother of Jesus .
While we wa@@ it for the fulfill@@ ment of his promises , may we imitate Jehovah , the happy God .
Indeed , Jesus per@@ form@@ ed his first mirac@@ le there .
“ C@@ ome and Ser@@ ve as Our Com@@ man@@ der ”
That same year , my parents were baptized by the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then known .
M@@ il@@ dness ​ — E@@ s@@ sen@@ ti@@ al Christian Q@@ u@@ ality , 4 / 1
Is the child ti@@ red or not feel@@ ing well ?
She was a S@@ un@@ day - school teach@@ er , but after reading the book H@@ el@@ en left with her , she sto@@ od up before her class and a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ zed for having taught them un@@ bi@@ bli@@ cal teachings .
A@@ no@@ ther half brother , Ju@@ de , wrote an inspired letter to encoura@@ ge fellow believers to put up a hard fi@@ ght for the faith .
His daugh@@ ter is ra@@ ped , his sons pro@@ vo@@ ke a mas@@ sac@@ re , and he we@@ ep@@ s over the tra@@ gi@@ c lo@@ ss of his fav@@ or@@ ite son and wife .
Rather , just as gar@@ b ( clo@@ thing ) co@@ v@@ ers the body , so the words co@@ ver a deep@@ er meaning .
This is in obedi@@ ence to Jesus ’ direc@@ t comm@@ and to his disciples : “ G@@ o therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations , bapti@@ z@@ ing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit , teaching them to ob@@ serve all the things I have comman@@ ded you . ”
T@@ ake some time to exam@@ ine your mo@@ ti@@ ves and pri@@ or@@ ities by refle@@ cting on the following questions :
“ I lost my loyal husband with whom I had sp@@ ent 33 years of marriage , ” says P@@ ol@@ i .
Why should we cultiv@@ ate h@@ at@@ red for what is bad ?
The ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of mankind have jo@@ ined Satan in re@@ je@@ cting God as R@@ ul@@ er .
When John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er saw Jesus appro@@ aching , he exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ See , the L@@ am@@ b of God that takes away the sin of the world ! ”
A spo@@ k@@ es@@ man for the Mo@@ sc@@ ow P@@ at@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ y declar@@ ed : “ We are very much against the activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses . ”
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are to enjoy a pe@@ ace@@ ful fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah !
Why did this man find it difficult to prac@@ tice the good that he wi@@ shed ?
21 .
What a ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent opportunity the Jews had !
We also see on the earth evidence of God .
Bro@@ ther L@@ et@@ t explained that Jesus ’ words certainly apply to the gra@@ du@@ ating stud@@ ents .
When the Un@@ ited N@@ ations was form@@ ed , one of the stated pur@@ pos@@ es was “ to devel@@ op fri@@ end@@ ly rel@@ ations among nations based on respect for the princi@@ ple of e@@ qu@@ al righ@@ ts and self - determin@@ ation of pe@@ op@@ les . ”
He says : “ The valu@@ able things of a rich man are his strong to@@ wn . The ru@@ in of the low@@ ly ones is their po@@ ver@@ ty .
They po@@ is@@ on the good re@@ pu@@ tation of their vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s .
The s@@ l@@ ates were a c@@ he@@ a@@ p writ@@ ing material , in contr@@ ast with the ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive par@@ ch@@ ment that the medi@@ e@@ val mon@@ ast@@ eri@@ es used to pro@@ du@@ ce their illustr@@ ated Bi@@ bl@@ es .
O@@ ver the years , we vis@@ ited all the D@@ ut@@ ch - speaking congregations in B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m sever@@ al times .
Ju@@ dge me , O Jehovah , according to my righteousness and according to my integrity in me . . . .
4@@ 2 : 1 - 6 .
• What can we say to a person who as@@ ks why God al@@ lo@@ ws suffering ?
As the go@@ d of this wicked system of things , the Devil kno@@ ws how to ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it our imper@@ fect desi@@ res by pu@@ t@@ ting in our p@@ ath temp@@ t@@ ations comm@@ on to imper@@ fect humans .
The transl@@ ation work has not been eas@@ y .
“ Why . . . do you look at the st@@ ra@@ w in your bro@@ ther’s e@@ ye , ” he asked , “ but do not consider the ra@@ f@@ ter in your own e@@ ye ? ”
His face was red with anger .
Because they avo@@ i@@ ded “ so@@ li@@ d food . ”
He expla@@ ins : “ In my heart [ the word of Jehovah ] proved to be like a bur@@ ning fi@@ re shu@@ t up in my b@@ ones ; and I got ti@@ red of ho@@ l@@ ding in , and I was un@@ able to end@@ ure it . ”
Let us also take to heart Pet@@ er@@ ’s ex@@ hor@@ tation : “ B@@ r@@ ace up your min@@ ds for activ@@ ity , keep your sen@@ ses comple@@ t@@ ely ; set your hope upon the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness that is to be brought to you . ”
How , then , can we bal@@ ance thro@@ wing our ca@@ res on him with pu@@ t@@ ting for@@ th personal effort to res@@ ol@@ ve difficult problems ?
Many of our brothers and sisters have felt this cal@@ m@@ ness .
The same is true of Christian activities .
L@@ ater , they re@@ turned to Eph@@ esus , streng@@ th@@ ening the brothers . ​ — R@@ om . 16 : 3 - 5 .
Paul ​ — A C@@ ho@@ s@@ en V@@ es@@ sel to the N@@ ations
M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s co@@ vered with f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing fore@@ st@@ s are a ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent sight .
The mag@@ is@@ tr@@ ate inf@@ li@@ cted any p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment he saw f@@ it .
Our Le@@ ad@@ er has given the congregations “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men ” ​ — “ some as ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers , some as shepher@@ ds and teach@@ ers . ”
2 : 35 ​ — How was “ a long s@@ word ” to be ru@@ n through Mar@@ y’s soul ?
To that end , Jesus end@@ ur@@ ed in@@ justice , re@@ v@@ il@@ ing , t@@ or@@ ture , and fin@@ ally death .
“ I deci@@ ded to star@@ t making cho@@ ic@@ es that would one day en@@ able me to serve Jehovah overse@@ as , ” continu@@ es Yu@@ ic@@ hi@@ r@@ o .
The E@@ pi@@ c of G@@ il@@ g@@ am@@ es@@ h , a M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ i@@ an sa@@ ga thought to d@@ ate back to the second mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m B.C.E . , descri@@ bes a her@@ o@@ ’s sear@@ ch for et@@ er@@ n@@ al you@@ th .
And the true knowledge will become a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant . ”
As told by Jose@@ f Mu@@ t@@ ke
Since the anointed have been declar@@ ed righteous for life on the bas@@ is of Christ’s ransom sacrifice , they re@@ adi@@ ly ac@@ knowledge that they have been a@@ do@@ p@@ ted as “ God’s children . ” ​ — R@@ om . 3 : 23 , 24 ; 5 : 1 ; 8 : 15 - 17 .
We must strengthen our relationship with Jehovah and be for@@ ti@@ fied to me@@ et the t@@ ests . ’
* They also had to present a fi@@ ve - min@@ u@@ te or@@ al repor@@ t .
The ba@@ si@@ c tru@@ ths of God’s Word are not com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated .
How do the words found at 2 Peter 2 : 1 , 3 ex@@ pose the me@@ th@@ od and a@@ im of apost@@ ates ?
What future events are sure to ha@@ p@@ pen on time ?
Jehovah ad@@ ded : “ This is my name to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , and this is the mem@@ ori@@ al of me to gener@@ ation after gener@@ ation . ”
If that Se@@ ed was to b@@ ru@@ ise the ser@@ p@@ ent@@ ’s head ther@@ e@@ after , Christ would have to be ra@@ ised from the dead .
What are some things you might talk about ?
When Jesus em@@ ba@@ r@@ ked on his ministry , why was it with knowledge , in@@ sight , and dep@@ th of feel@@ ing that no other man could have had ?
The persecu@@ t@@ or was con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with what he had dis@@ mis@@ sed as ab@@ sur@@ d .
You are on your own ​ — is@@ ol@@ ated . ’
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , after esta@@ bli@@ shing many congregations and vis@@ iting others over a peri@@ od of more than 20 years , he knew that main@@ tain@@ ing un@@ ity could be a chall@@ enge .
So from where do false teach@@ ers come ?
The disci@@ ple James wrote : “ Su@@ b@@ ject y@@ ourselves , therefore , to God ; but op@@ pose the Devil , and he will fle@@ e from you . ” ​ — James 4 : 7 .
A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der is 19 years of age .
Pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ying was among the mirac@@ ul@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts of the holy spirit , and these young women used that gift in fulfill@@ ment of Jo@@ el 2 : 28 , 29 .
( b ) In what way ‘ is our s@@ ong about a king , ’ and how does our t@@ ong@@ ue become like a st@@ y@@ lu@@ s ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , today a li@@ mit@@ ed number of anointed men have the responsi@@ bility of re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting the slave class .
* ​ — Proverbs 8 : 13 .
In car@@ r@@ ying out that assignment , what challeng@@ es do we face in the house - to - house ministry , and how can we me@@ et those challeng@@ es ?
The situation is the op@@ pos@@ ite with a ty@@ r@@ ant , ‘ a ru@@ th@@ less man . ’
What will help us to maintain our ze@@ al for God’s service ?
God will speak concer@@ ning P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s wel@@ f@@ are . ” ​ — Genesis 4@@ 1 : 14 - 16 .
In the work@@ place or at school , Christians wis@@ ely with@@ draw when con@@ vers@@ ations take on this to@@ ne .
After all , he might eas@@ ily have develop@@ ed his own ide@@ as .
Indeed , wonderful benef@@ its come to all who are “ exam@@ ining the Scriptures da@@ ily ” and medit@@ ating on what they learn . ​ — Acts 17 : 11 .
In fact , he wrote an A@@ po@@ lo@@ gy for the Christians , one of the first ever recorded , ad@@ d@@ ressed to Mar@@ c@@ us A@@ ur@@ eli@@ us , Rom@@ an E@@ mp@@ er@@ or from 1@@ 6@@ 1 to 18@@ 0 C.E .
She married How@@ ard H@@ il@@ born in 19@@ 6@@ 6 .
Y@@ oung David takes up this seem@@ ingly imp@@ os@@ sible chall@@ enge in the strength that Jehovah supp@@ lies .
He likely wit@@ ness@@ ed God’s judgment on the re@@ bel@@ s K@@ or@@ ah , Da@@ than , and A@@ bi@@ ra@@ m and on their followers and those who eng@@ ag@@ ed in de@@ based worship of the Ba@@ al of Pe@@ or .
; Su@@ ar@@ dy , W .
Do your children have their own Bible - reading pro@@ gra@@ m ?
W@@ ould God’s prophet call down fi@@ re on someone who may have been fe@@ ar@@ ful but spoke with such respect ?
Peter ur@@ ges us to do our ut@@ most to be found “ spo@@ t@@ less . ”
The wife does not exerc@@ ise authority over her own body , but her husband does ; lik@@ e@@ wise , also , the husband does not exerc@@ ise authority over his own body , but his wife does . ”
What , then , is Jehovah’s view ?
These servants of God were succ@@ ess@@ ful because they n@@ ur@@ tur@@ ed a who@@ les@@ ome sense of pri@@ de in their standing before God .
Our God - given hope is in@@ fin@@ it@@ ely su@@ peri@@ or to anything that the world can offer .
What indic@@ ates that the early Christians took God’s guid@@ ance about blood seri@@ ously ?
1 : 6 .
T@@ e@@ aching a G@@ ile@@ ad class in 194@@ 5
“ T@@ w@@ o are better than one , ” wrote wise King Solomon .
His future is long and bless@@ ed .
Today , I am able to give Scriptural pres@@ ent@@ ations in Ch@@ in@@ ese . ”
In ad@@ dition , the pre@@ par@@ ation and transl@@ ation of liter@@ ature and vi@@ de@@ o@@ s , the ass@@ ist@@ ance with disa@@ ster reli@@ ef efforts , and the con@@ stru@@ ction of new Kingdom H@@ alls are all car@@ ed for by our vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary contribu@@ tions .
In any ev@@ ent , his mil@@ it@@ ary c@@ hi@@ ef , Jo@@ a@@ b , knew that Davi@@ d’s decision to reg@@ is@@ ter the people was wrong , and he tri@@ ed to dis@@ su@@ a@@ de David from doing it .
What should be our respon@@ se to apost@@ ate thinking ?
Jesus of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th proved to be the fore@@ told Messi@@ ah .
During the next few years , the three of us co@@ vered most of Le@@ ban@@ on and S@@ y@@ ri@@ a , c@@ all@@ ing on people at their ho@@ m@@ es with the Kingdom message .
Jesus ’ death on the t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake was the ‘ b@@ ru@@ ising in the he@@ el ’ of the promised Se@@ ed . ​ — Hebrews 9 : 11 - 14 .
How bless@@ ed his disciples were that their Lord did not ex@@ pect them to be like the perfect angels with whom he had associ@@ ated in heaven !
In fact , more were kil@@ led in that fi@@ re than in any other fi@@ re in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
She took sen@@ sible in@@ iti@@ ati@@ ves , such as ob@@ tain@@ ing food for Na@@ om@@ i and her@@ self , but she also follow@@ ed Na@@ om@@ i@@ ’s instru@@ ctions . ​ — Ru@@ th 2 : 2 , 22 , 23 ; 3 : 1 - 6 .
So we cannot ex@@ pect that our brothers will always say and do the right thing .
While G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a ex@@ por@@ ts much of her n@@ atur@@ al res@@ our@@ ces , some of her spiritual ri@@ ches have been “ imp@@ or@@ ted . ”
K@@ ind be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or can neu@@ tr@@ al@@ ize an at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere of fri@@ ction and st@@ ress .
It is true that material pur@@ su@@ its may gr@@ ati@@ fy m@@ om@@ ent@@ ary desi@@ res , but gre@@ ed has no future .
Mari@@ a
What ty@@ p@@ es of attitu@@ des char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ize those who are spiritually as@@ le@@ ep ?
When we for@@ give those who have off@@ ended us , we show that we appreci@@ ate the for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of our own sin@@ s made possible by Christ’s ransom sacrifice .
To cor@@ rec@@ t that in@@ justice , Jesus will bring back to life , or resur@@ rec@@ t , bil@@ li@@ ons from the dead .
Se@@ cond Mis@@ sion@@ ary T@@ ri@@ p
The pe@@ ace@@ able are happy because “ they will be called ‘ sons of God . ’ ”
Di@@ d Jesus tell his disciples to get involved in such stru@@ gg@@ les ?
During your school years , you can ac@@ qui@@ re experience and s@@ k@@ ill as a pre@@ ach@@ er of the good news .
U@@ ri@@ ah said that it was un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble for him to return home while the ar@@ my was end@@ uring the ri@@ g@@ ors of bat@@ tle .
For example , when Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ger@@ many refu@@ sed to he@@ il A@@ do@@ l@@ f H@@ it@@ l@@ er as their F@@ ü@@ h@@ re@@ r , H@@ it@@ l@@ er v@@ ow@@ ed to ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ate them .
It has been two years since her de@@ ar husband pas@@ sed away .
Par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 13 - 18 give a re@@ view of si@@ x l@@ ines of powerful evidence show@@ ing that since 1914 we have been living in the last days .
R@@ a@@ ha@@ b a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned her sin@@ ful prof@@ es@@ sion , worshipp@@ ed Jehovah faith@@ fully , and became an an@@ c@@ est@@ ress of the Messi@@ ah .
Yes , it is !
“ H@@ O@@ L@@ D my hand , ” says a father to his young son as they get ready to cro@@ ss a bus@@ y st@@ re@@ et .
F@@ o@@ re@@ ign@@ ers , temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents in a land not their own , are at times cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed .
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : I am .
Moses very c@@ learly commun@@ ic@@ ated how he felt , but Jehovah was not pleas@@ ed .
He may have appointed older men to take the lead , as was the case in other congregations .
Ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing his cho@@ s@@ en people of ancient times , Jehovah stated : “ Even to one@@ ’s old age I am the same One ; and to one@@ ’s gra@@ y - he@@ a@@ de@@ dness I my@@ self shall keep be@@ aring up . ”
* In@@ s@@ crip@@ tions d@@ ating to the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an M@@ id@@ d@@ le and New Kingdom peri@@ o@@ ds reve@@ al that sever@@ al of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s personal attend@@ ants and high - ran@@ king govern@@ ment of@@ fic@@ ers re@@ ta@@ ined the hon@@ or@@ able t@@ it@@ le “ Ch@@ il@@ d of the N@@ ur@@ ser@@ y ” even as ad@@ ul@@ ts .
We avoid exc@@ essi@@ ve concer@@ n over our health for another reason .
Does that make any sense ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , if we succ@@ um@@ b to this ty@@ pe of reason@@ ing , how would we respon@@ d when we are given needed discipl@@ ine ?
How does God’s Word de@@ e@@ pen our love for him ?
This requi@@ res more than simply ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing that we are living in the last days , more than recogn@@ iz@@ ing that times are hard .
As Jehovah’s Witnesses , what in@@ es@@ ti@@ ma@@ ble privilege do we have ?
In expe@@ ct@@ ation of the vis@@ it of the apostle Peter , Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us “ called together his relati@@ ves and in@@ tim@@ ate friends . ”
After Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s death about 14@@ 50 B.C.E . , jud@@ ges ad@@ minis@@ tered justice in Israel .
When the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Christian Greek Scriptures in Tu@@ valu@@ an was rel@@ eas@@ ed
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y TH@@ O@@ M@@ S@@ O@@ N K@@ AN@@ G@@ AL@@ E
2 : 2 , 3 .
How do I re@@ act when someone imp@@ lies that I might be dr@@ in@@ king too much ?
W@@ as Samuel a@@ ware of the proble@@ m ?
For example , when being instru@@ cted to ob@@ serve the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver each year , the people were told : “ When your sons ask you , ‘ What does this ob@@ serv@@ ance mean to you ? ’
Job under@@ sto@@ od this .
Romans chap@@ ter 12 descri@@ bes a Christi@@ an’s relationship with
E@@ i@@ ght K@@ ings Rev@@ e@@ aled
How did the ma@@ ster in the par@@ able of the tal@@ ents show reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess , and why do you find this encourag@@ ing ?
Ye@@ ars later when he was in medi@@ cal school , he cont@@ ac@@ ted the branch and re@@ ques@@ ted a Bible study .
He care@@ fully recorded his re@@ sear@@ ch in his book , F@@ i@@ ji and the F@@ i@@ ji@@ ans ( 18@@ 5@@ 8 ) , a cl@@ as@@ si@@ c account of 19@@ th - century F@@ i@@ ji@@ an life .
For a 50 - year - old who has never t@@ ou@@ ched a p@@ en@@ ci@@ l , just to hold a pen and to form the let@@ ters of the al@@ p@@ ha@@ be@@ t can be a m@@ oun@@ tain@@ like ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le .
E@@ no@@ ch was div@@ in@@ ely inspired to pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y that Jehovah would come “ with his holy my@@ ri@@ a@@ ds to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment against all , and to con@@ vi@@ ct all the ung@@ o@@ dly concer@@ ning all their ung@@ o@@ dly de@@ e@@ ds that they did in an ung@@ o@@ dly way , and concer@@ ning all the sh@@ o@@ c@@ king things that ung@@ o@@ dly sin@@ n@@ ers spoke against him . ”
This st@@ at@@ ement may make one won@@ der whether the Bible teach@@ es the resurrection or the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of an im@@ mor@@ tal soul .
But he also ac@@ ted wis@@ ely and spoke to David in a kind way .
Mo@@ st were assign@@ ed to C@@ en@@ tr@@ al and S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a ; our assignment was Ch@@ ile .
To show his gr@@ ate@@ ful@@ ness to Jehovah , in 200@@ 1 he began to pioneer in N@@ i@@ g@@ er ​ — in the very to@@ wn where he had learned the truth .
But he expe@@ cts us to follow through on other decisions that we make based on his guid@@ ance .
W@@ al@@ tra@@ u@@ d , a long@@ time mission@@ ary of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , found a way to help one bo@@ y to do just that .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E 2 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 10 - 14
Al@@ together , 1@@ 2@@ ,@@ 6@@ 5@@ 4 people were helped , or 3@@ 4@@ .@@ 2 per@@ c@@ ent of the po@@ pul@@ ation . ”
Par@@ ents ​ — S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d Your Ch@@ il@@ dren
For example , to the Corinth@@ i@@ an Christians , he made it clear that al@@ though he was of the op@@ in@@ ion that a wi@@ do@@ w would be ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er if she rema@@ ined sing@@ le , “ she is free to be married to whom she wants , only in the Lord . ”
When he ‘ wal@@ ked by spirit , ’ it was no doubt e@@ asi@@ er for him to res@@ ist temp@@ t@@ ations to sin .
Solomon d@@ ri@@ f@@ ted away from true worship and turned to false go@@ ds
He wanted to give his strength , time , and s@@ k@@ ill@@ s in support of the needed re@@ pa@@ ir work .
If we are Jesus ’ disciples , if we have learned from him , then others ought to feel spiritually ref@@ re@@ shed in our pres@@ ence .
Yes , but only after sen@@ ding prophe@@ ts to war@@ n his people , again and again , to change their ways before it was too l@@ ate .
To “ de@@ ad@@ en [ our ] body members that are upon the earth as res@@ pe@@ cts for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , se@@ x@@ u@@ al ap@@ pet@@ ite , h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful desire , and co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness , ” we need Jehovah’s help .
After being ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from one E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an country , B@@ less@@ ing went to S@@ pain .
How you benefit : You can become Jehovah’s friend .
But would you trust him to ru@@ n your bu@@ sin@@ ess or to take care of your family ?
The psalmist David said : “ The wi@@ do@@ w [ Jehovah ] reli@@ ev@@ es . ”
I was practic@@ ally hi@@ ding be@@ h@@ ind him while listen@@ ing to his pres@@ ent@@ ation .
“ I know of no one who has done more for human@@ ity than Jesus . ” ​ — Mo@@ h@@ and@@ as K .
Many of to@@ da@@ y’s pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ ans lam@@ ent the difficul@@ ty in fin@@ ding tal@@ ented individuals who are qu@@ ali@@ fied to serve in govern@@ ment .
A@@ S@@ I@@ A : In Se@@ ou@@ l , S@@ ou@@ th K@@ o@@ re@@ a , 5@@ 0@@ 2 people died in a de@@ par@@ t@@ ment - st@@ ore col@@ la@@ p@@ se in 199@@ 5 .
For one thing , we need to cultiv@@ ate qualities that are pleas@@ ing to him .
Yet , something was mis@@ sing .
For fa@@ il@@ ure to appreci@@ ate their spiritual her@@ it@@ age , what did Israel as a nation for@@ fe@@ it ?
N@@ one of them provided any lasting so@@ lu@@ tion for the ill@@ s that tr@@ oub@@ led people under their rule .
The Christian cou@@ ple A@@ qu@@ ila and P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la heard A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s speaking b@@ ol@@ dly in the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e , took him into their compan@@ y , and taught him fur@@ ther .
From the stan@@ d@@ point of the n@@ atur@@ al Jews , who pri@@ ded themselves on their fle@@ sh@@ ly des@@ c@@ ent from Abraham , the answer would be un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble .
They take no@@ te not only of their n@@ ames and ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses but also of their inter@@ ests and needs .
They too were sent to P@@ u@@ er@@ to R@@ ic@@ o .
Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of “ the sheep ” and “ the go@@ ats , ” found at Matthew 25 : 31 - 4@@ 6 , also deep@@ ly imp@@ ressed me .
Of this we have all been vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s .
I deci@@ ded to go back to the Ye@@ o@@ vi@@ l Kingdom H@@ all .
• Why do we trust Jehovah’s guid@@ ance ?
Mo@@ st of God’s servants today will not go to heaven .
It is also a time for so@@ ber refle@@ ction .
Thus , by his mirac@@ les , Jesus proved that he and his Father have the desire to un@@ do the pain of si@@ ck@@ ness and death .
▪ Jehovah G@@ u@@ id@@ es Our G@@ lo@@ ba@@ l T@@ e@@ aching Wor@@ k
But to gain everlasting life , they needed to keep medit@@ ating on God’s sa@@ y@@ ings and to apply those sa@@ y@@ ings in their da@@ ily lives .
Wh@@ ere could such a relationship lead ?
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er in Joh@@ n@@ ’s vision , Jesus is descri@@ bed as having “ the ke@@ ys of death and of H@@ ad@@ es . ”
In O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 19@@ 7@@ 2 , a govern@@ ment dec@@ ree tri@@ gg@@ ered a new wa@@ ve of viol@@ ent persecu@@ tion .
“ P@@ ol@@ ish B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n , ” 1 / 1
H@@ I@@ D@@ D@@ E@@ N in a cre@@ vice and w@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed in a re@@ ed m@@ at , that col@@ le@@ ction , found in Mar@@ ch 19@@ 6@@ 1 , cons@@ is@@ ted of over 4@@ 00 ob@@ je@@ cts , most of which were made of cop@@ per .
W@@ as Joseph temp@@ ted to give in to this pa@@ g@@ an wom@@ an’s bo@@ ld advan@@ ces ?
Even now , happy worshipp@@ ers of God c@@ ry out jo@@ y@@ fully , expres@@ sing their hear@@ t@@ felt appreciation to Jehovah and worshipp@@ ing him along with those in heaven who sing : “ Gre@@ at and wonderful are your works , Jehovah God , the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty .
That li@@ fel@@ ess go@@ d had fa@@ iled to light a simp@@ le fi@@ re in respon@@ se to the f@@ ran@@ tic ple@@ as , d@@ an@@ ces , and ri@@ tu@@ al b@@ loo@@ d@@ let@@ ting of his prophe@@ ts .
They read to us the book From Par@@ adise Lo@@ st to Par@@ adise Re@@ ga@@ ined .
That ev@@ ening , as they refle@@ cted on what they had learned , the disciples said to each other : “ W@@ ere not our hearts bur@@ ning as he was speaking to us on the ro@@ ad , as he was fully op@@ ening up the Scriptures to us ? ”
As a result , many feel , “ E@@ ver@@ y@@ body does it , so why sh@@ ou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t I ? ”
Y@@ ou@@ ths ​ — Let Par@@ ents H@@ el@@ p G@@ u@@ ard H@@ ear@@ t !
Lo@@ i@@ da@@ ’s st@@ ory shows how trust in Jehovah helps one to end@@ ure .
They tal@@ ked to people in their ho@@ m@@ es , on the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts , and in the fi@@ el@@ ds .
While he was bi@@ sh@@ op of A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a , C@@ y@@ ri@@ l used bri@@ ber@@ y , li@@ be@@ l , and s@@ l@@ an@@ der in order to de@@ pose the bi@@ sh@@ op of Con@@ stan@@ t@@ in@@ ople .
That is f@@ it@@ ting , since ​ — un@@ like Jesus — ​ we can ju@@ dge only by the “ m@@ ere appe@@ ar@@ ance to [ our ] eyes ” or “ the thing heard by [ our ] ear@@ s , ” wh@@ er@@ e@@ as Jesus can read the in@@ tim@@ ate thoughts and reason@@ ings of the heart . ​ — Is@@ a .
What two poin@@ ts did Jesus make when tal@@ king about love of neigh@@ b@@ or ?
Their obedi@@ ence is ro@@ o@@ ted in something more fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al and va@@ st@@ ly more powerful , and those of the other sheep are simil@@ arly obedi@@ ent because of having God’s law in their hearts .
Be@@ ing imper@@ fect , we need to be@@ ware of certain pit@@ f@@ alls when we show personal interest in others .
Ther@@ efore , we main@@ ly e@@ at nu@@ tr@@ iti@@ ous food .
That was sur@@ ely an op@@ ti@@ mis@@ tic answer .
At meetings of Jehovah’s Witnesses , we are often remin@@ ded to read God’s Word da@@ ily .
As@@ k them how they have benef@@ ited from serving him .
How can we do the same today ? Jesus ur@@ ged us to get to know his Father , “ the only true God . ”
20 : 11 .
If anyone he@@ ars my vo@@ ice and op@@ ens the do@@ or , I will come into his house and take the ev@@ ening me@@ al with him and he with me . ”
Then they ac@@ ted in har@@ mony with their prayer , and Jehovah streng@@ th@@ ened them with his spirit .
E@@ ach day he provided “ one bul@@ l , si@@ x sel@@ e@@ ct sheep and bir@@ ds ” for his gu@@ ests .
But there was a proble@@ m .
The experi@@ ment in govern@@ ment continued through the 20@@ th century .
F@@ in@@ ally , I deci@@ ded to follow the Christian way of life and was baptized .
Since Paul was not always in good health , car@@ ing for him may have been one of the minis@@ tr@@ ations of “ the bel@@ o@@ ved physi@@ ci@@ an . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 14 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 4 : 13 .
Why should a Christian gu@@ il@@ ty of serious sin appro@@ ach the elders for help ?
God’s N@@ ame C@@ lear@@ ed of Re@@ pro@@ ach
Such questions mer@@ it serious consider@@ ation .
Wh@@ atever might dam@@ age our clean conscience and our relationship with Jehovah is for us a “ good - for - nothing thing . ”
That may se@@ em a bi@@ t str@@ ange .
Yet that is not what Jehovah God origin@@ ally pur@@ posed .
Is your wife your clo@@ s@@ est compan@@ ion ?
As this experience illustr@@ ates , giving yourself time to cal@@ m down and view the situation more dis@@ pas@@ sion@@ ately may help you to avoid respon@@ ding in an un@@ for@@ giving way that you may later reg@@ re@@ t . ​ — P@@ s .
A@@ ile@@ en and I kept the overse@@ as ma@@ il ser@@ vi@@ ces bus@@ y .
This means that God coun@@ ts the death of all his loyal ones as too co@@ st@@ ly to let it occ@@ ur .
Is it un@@ reason@@ able to ex@@ pect imper@@ fect humans to do that ?
Di@@ d the pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s of the early Christian commun@@ ity cause them to e@@ di@@ t or ad@@ d to Jesus ’ st@@ ory ?
He was dr@@ in@@ king and cur@@ sing like them .
“ To go to Mas@@ s , say the R@@ os@@ ary , and receive Ho@@ ly Com@@ mun@@ ion . ”
12 - 14 . ( a ) In what ways do some re@@ act to divine discipl@@ ine ?
▪ Lo@@ v@@ ers of money . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 2 .
Rather than rel@@ ying on his own ide@@ as or giving in to another person@@ ’s ur@@ g@@ ings , David was e@@ ag@@ er to be taught by God .
Even if the children must be discipl@@ ined , parents and elders should speak to them res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully .
( b ) From where do false teach@@ ers often come , and what do they want ?
How could a nation come from Abraham ?
Ther@@ e@@ ’s a Bible verse c@@ ited here .
The following article discus@@ ses por@@ tions of the Bible that descri@@ be what men saw in a number of v@@ isions .
In 19@@ 31 , what res@@ olu@@ tion was a@@ do@@ p@@ ted , and how did that af@@ fect the Kingdom - pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation work ?
For the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , God is pri@@ mar@@ ily one who makes dem@@ ands ; for Jesus he is gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous and com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate .
We do not find in the Ho@@ ly Scriptures that the holy spirit should be called a God or a Per@@ son ; nor do the apost@@ o@@ lic teachings show that . ”
It takes only one or two with a bad attitude to e@@ g@@ g on the rest .
N@@ ic@@ ho@@ l@@ as expla@@ ins : “ My father was an al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic , and he ca@@ used my sister and me much suffering . ”
Then , after he beg@@ ins serving as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant , he continu@@ es to work hard so that he can qu@@ ali@@ fy to become an overse@@ er .
“ I@@ ’@@ m ready , ” I said , tr@@ ying to keep my vo@@ ice ste@@ ad@@ y .
The Bible tel@@ ls us that Jesus Christ came “ to give his soul a ransom in ex@@ change for many . ”
These spiritual shepher@@ ds are care@@ ful not to ‘ sto@@ p up their ear@@ s from the com@@ pla@@ ining c@@ ry of the low@@ ly one . ’ ​ — Proverbs 21 : 13 ; Acts 6 : 2 - 6 .
The ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists were expe@@ cting a s@@ ite with for@@ ti@@ fic@@ ations com@@ par@@ able to those of ancient Sam@@ ari@@ a , the cap@@ it@@ al city of the kingdom of Israel .
What about you ? ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 2 : 6 , 7 .
K@@ am@@ lo@@ op@@ s , B@@ C In@@ ter@@ i@@ or S@@ av@@ ings C@@ en@@ tre , 3@@ 00 L@@ or@@ ne S@@ t . Eng@@ l@@ ish Ju@@ ly 6 - 8
This may have imp@@ ressed upon your young ones what is pleas@@ ing and not pleas@@ ing to Jehovah .
And when pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes , who form@@ er@@ ly worshi@@ ped pa@@ g@@ an go@@ ds , became Christians , they were uni@@ qu@@ ely e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed to witness to other G@@ ent@@ il@@ es who still did so .
In time , other inspired boo@@ ks were ad@@ ded to the Bible can@@ on .
15 , 16 . ( a ) What inc@@ or@@ rec@@ t reason@@ ing may hold some young ones back from get@@ ting baptized ?
The are@@ a@@ ’s rich pas@@ tures contribu@@ ted to this .
These fe@@ atu@@ res of true worship in ancient Israel have mo@@ der@@ n - day coun@@ ter@@ par@@ ts .
Christian elders g@@ la@@ dly provide spiritual ass@@ ist@@ ance
1 : 26 , 27 .
On the contr@@ ary , he said : “ The Son of man came , not to be minis@@ tered to , but to minis@@ ter and to give his soul a ransom in ex@@ change for many . ”
Thus , those who have been vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of a@@ bu@@ se may well end up a@@ bu@@ sing others , perhaps even in the same ways that they were a@@ bu@@ sed .
Ho@@ ly spirit can strengthen you to fi@@ ght temp@@ tation and over@@ come har@@ m@@ ful ha@@ bi@@ ts .
When a group of them were asked that question , they gave three ma@@ in reas@@ ons .
19@@ 7@@ 4
By the way they talk and d@@ ress , they give evidence of dis@@ da@@ in for the older gener@@ ation , whom they view as not “ with it . ”
In ad@@ dition to giving a fine witness to Jehovah’s name and s@@ ow@@ ing see@@ ds of truth , the cam@@ pa@@ ign g@@ al@@ van@@ ized the young Witnesses .
What kind of fru@@ it@@ age should we end@@ e@@ av@@ or to be@@ ar more a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly ?
In their own ho@@ m@@ el@@ and , the disciples were not held in es@@ te@@ em .
The young stud@@ ent listen@@ ed to le@@ c@@ tures by Phil@@ ip@@ p M@@ el@@ an@@ ch@@ th@@ on , who no doubt helped him to ma@@ ster both Greek and Hebrew .
Their loving - kindness was as bri@@ ef and fle@@ et@@ ing as “ the mor@@ ning cl@@ ou@@ ds and . . . the de@@ w that early go@@ es away . ”
Do you like making your own decisions , or do you pre@@ f@@ er that others deci@@ de for you ?
In time , A@@ ar@@ h@@ onda and I attend@@ ed the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad and were assign@@ ed to P@@ an@@ ama , where we continue to serve as mission@@ aries .
“ There can be little doubt that it was one of the great@@ est eng@@ in@@ e@@ ering works ever under@@ taken in the Hebrew nation , ” says form@@ er te@@ ch@@ n@@ ic@@ al of@@ fic@@ er at the N@@ ational R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l of Cana@@ da , Al@@ ber@@ t Z@@ u@@ id@@ h@@ of , in Bi@@ bli@@ cal Ar@@ c@@ he@@ olo@@ g@@ ist .
Jehovah God is the Su@@ pre@@ me R@@ ul@@ er of the uni@@ verse and is bus@@ y working toward the fulfill@@ ment of his great purpose .
In some deci@@ du@@ ous fore@@ st@@ s , up to ten milli@@ on lea@@ ves may f@@ all on a sing@@ le ac@@ re [ 25 milli@@ on lea@@ ves per h@@ a ] of fore@@ st flo@@ or in the l@@ at@@ ter part of the year .
How might I illustr@@ ate this point ? ’
How should Christians view the use of bir@@ th@@ st@@ ones ?
Indeed , the si@@ gn that God will soon take action is ob@@ ser@@ va@@ ble now , indic@@ ating that the lives of people in this system of things are in d@@ anger . ​ — Com@@ pare 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 5 ; 2 Peter 3 : 3 , 4 ; Revelation 6 : 1 - 8 .
What are the d@@ ang@@ ers and pit@@ f@@ alls of bor@@ ro@@ wing ?
On their way to Israel , Na@@ om@@ i con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed O@@ r@@ pa@@ h to return to her people . Na@@ om@@ i then told Ru@@ th : “ Lo@@ ok !
One part of it was pres@@ ented to God on the al@@ ta@@ r , another por@@ tion was e@@ at@@ en by the pri@@ est , and still another by the o@@ ffer@@ er .
If you say you are willing to come to Bethel and remain here . . . or if you are willing to take a fore@@ ign assignment after you are at Bethel for a while , let me know .
Re@@ fle@@ ct on Jesus ’ com@@ ment recorded at Luke 22 : 31 , 32 . He was sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by 11 faithful apostles .
Jo@@ shua must have kept clear in his mind all that Jehovah had promised and done , and he medit@@ ated on these .
He sent the Messi@@ ah to deli@@ ver them and was willing to for@@ give even those to whom Peter could say : “ Let all the house of Israel know for a certain@@ ty that God made him both Lord and Christ , this Jesus whom you imp@@ aled . ”
After two cen@@ tu@@ ries of H@@ igh@@ er C@@ r@@ iti@@ c@@ ism the out@@ l@@ ines of the life , char@@ ac@@ ter , and teaching of Christ , remain reason@@ ab@@ ly clear , and cons@@ titu@@ te the most f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating fe@@ ature in the hist@@ ory of W@@ es@@ ter@@ n man . ”
Tr@@ ou@@ ble comes in many form@@ s .
“ S@@ to@@ p te@@ aring down the work of God just for the s@@ ake of food , ” Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed them .
What kind of love did Jesus teach his followers to prac@@ tice ?
Then we moved out of our 2@@ ,@@ 2@@ 00 - s@@ qu@@ are - fo@@ o@@ t ( 2@@ 00 s@@ q m ) dre@@ am home that we had buil@@ t just a cou@@ ple of years ear@@ li@@ er and moved into our 2@@ 70 - s@@ qu@@ are - fo@@ o@@ t ( 25 s@@ q m ) ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment .
But how privile@@ ged the brothers and sisters are who have person@@ ally experienced it !
H@@ er joy is bey@@ ond des@@ crip@@ tion .
The more you cultiv@@ ate judgment , sh@@ re@@ w@@ dness , knowledge , and thinking ability , the better will be your decisions .
The fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart must be pre@@ pared to set asi@@ de pre@@ conc@@ ei@@ ved op@@ in@@ i@@ ons .
John was not speaking of a physical f@@ light .
How did Jehovah rest@@ ra@@ in David from taking a false st@@ ep , and what does He do for us today ?
How have you benef@@ ited from consider@@ ing the S@@ ong of Solomon ?
H@@ ar@@ m@@ ful go@@ s@@ si@@ p can ru@@ in an in@@ no@@ c@@ ent person@@ ’s good name .
He fa@@ iled to consider how his decision to sel@@ l his bir@@ th@@ right would af@@ fect his relationship with Jehovah or what influ@@ ence his action would have on his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
Bro@@ ther L@@ et@@ t conclu@@ ded by encourag@@ ing the gra@@ du@@ ates to imitate en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally the spirit and the bri@@ de and keep on saying : “ ‘ C@@ ome ! ’
O@@ p@@ pos@@ ing grou@@ ps turned on one another with sa@@ va@@ ge h@@ at@@ red .
TH@@ E word “ Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on ” has its orig@@ in in the Hebrew expres@@ sion “ H@@ ar – M@@ ag@@ e@@ d@@ on , ” or “ M@@ oun@@ tain of Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do . ”
In about 5@@ 6 C.E . , the apostle Paul , re@@ tur@@ ning from his th@@ ir@@ d mission@@ ary j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , st@@ op@@ ped bri@@ ef@@ ly at the is@@ lands of L@@ é@@ s@@ vo@@ s , C@@ hi@@ o@@ s , Sam@@ o@@ s , K@@ o@@ s , and R@@ ho@@ des .
Witnesses from N@@ go@@ be bo@@ arding a c@@ ano@@ e to atten@@ d a special ass@@ em@@ bly day pro@@ gra@@ m
The Greek word for conscience here used means “ the in@@ ward fac@@ ul@@ ty of moral judgment ” ( The An@@ al@@ y@@ tic@@ al Greek L@@ ex@@ ic@@ on Rev@@ ised , by H@@ ar@@ old K .
Thus , the nations ​ — or people themselves — ​ are lar@@ g@@ ely respon@@ sible for most of the pre@@ dic@@ am@@ ents in which they find themselves .
But they do need practic@@ al help .
An@@ yone who wants to be truly happy needs to know about that par@@ adise .
We pre@@ ached ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ously in the neigh@@ bor@@ ing res@@ ort to@@ w@@ ns , which were vis@@ ited by people from all over the country .
N@@ O@@ T A@@ N E@@ A@@ S@@ Y F@@ I@@ G@@ H@@ T !
This ad@@ ver@@ sel@@ y affe@@ cts many who , because of vari@@ ous circumstances , become des@@ titu@@ te .
What Does Jehovah’s F@@ or@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess Me@@ an for You ?
What the Law says on the matter is found at De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 22 : 23 - 27 .
She and M@@ other became in@@ se@@ par@@ able compan@@ i@@ ons in the preaching work , where their di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied st@@ ature and war@@ m man@@ ner w@@ on pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s respect .
The early Christians were known as ze@@ al@@ ous ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers .
You may know some who ign@@ ored God’s counsel and then pa@@ id a heav@@ y pri@@ ce for that er@@ ro@@ r .
The sister was gre@@ et@@ ed by a fri@@ end@@ ly la@@ dy , who said : “ P@@ le@@ ase come in .
From the 19@@ 60 ’ s through the 198@@ 0 ’ s , the number of Witnesses d@@ w@@ in@@ d@@ led to a h@@ and@@ ful .
In ad@@ dition , the earth is pla@@ gu@@ ed by serious problems with pol@@ lu@@ tion , and its res@@ our@@ ces are being ex@@ p@@ lo@@ ited by the gre@@ e@@ dy and the sh@@ ort@@ si@@ gh@@ ted .
If so , their ho@@ p@@ es were da@@ shed . La@@ z@@ ar@@ us died .
In vision , John heard a ho@@ st of heavenly cre@@ atu@@ res sing before the gl@@ ori@@ fied Jesus : “ With your blood you b@@ ought pers@@ ons for God out of every tri@@ be and t@@ ong@@ ue and people and nation , and you made them to be a kingdom and pri@@ ests to our God , and they are to rule as k@@ ings over the earth . ”
No , Jehovah has not chang@@ ed his view of pol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ y .
Do you hope to be among them , along with your children and Bible stud@@ ents ?
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 7 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 10@@ 7 , 27
Jehovah himself ref@@ ers to his promises as if they have already happened and says : “ They have come to pas@@ s ! ”
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , there were not en@@ ough Ne@@ thin@@ im , who served as n@@ on - Israel@@ ite temple sla@@ ves .
What a fine re@@ ward for his parents ’ faith !
Not only do we make a “ public declar@@ ation ” at the time of our baptism but we also make it when we speak about Jehovah at every opportunity , including when we eng@@ age in the ministry .
The rec@@ ord of what happened to Noah is found in the Bible book of Genesis , chap@@ ters 6 through 9 , and it is re@@ told in the K@@ or@@ an and in the leg@@ ends of coun@@ t@@ less pe@@ op@@ les thr@@ ough@@ out the earth .
In No@@ v@@ ember , in Mo@@ sc@@ ow@@ ’s D@@ an@@ il@@ o@@ v@@ s@@ k@@ y M@@ on@@ ast@@ er@@ y , the se@@ at of the Rus@@ si@@ an P@@ at@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ ate , the ch@@ urch went so far as to con@@ se@@ cr@@ ate Rus@@ si@@ a@@ ’s nu@@ clear ar@@ sen@@ al . ”
Psalm 7@@ 8 re@@ vie@@ ws Israel@@ ’s past from the time of Moses to that of David .
A@@ p@@ pe@@ al@@ ing to comm@@ on sense , the young man who called on B@@ er@@ til showed him that there is an en@@ or@@ m@@ ous dist@@ inc@@ tion between true Christi@@ an@@ ity and the religion practic@@ ed by those who are Christians in name only .
14@@ 7 : 3 .
Their time is given fre@@ ely .
H@@ um@@ ility invol@@ ves fre@@ e@@ dom from ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ance or pri@@ de .
I have a clear conscience .
The Many F@@ ac@@ es of Jesus
As we stand ready to go to the ends of the earth , we pray that our efforts will result in a great sh@@ out of praise to our G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or , Jehovah God . ”
Jehovah also expe@@ cts us to love him with our “ whole mind ” and with our “ whole strength . ”
E@@ very day I think about Par@@ adise .
In rec@@ ent years , Jehovah’s Witnesses have wor@@ ked hard to pro@@ du@@ ce the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures in whole or in part in 8@@ 0 langu@@ ages .
Thus cal@@ f worship became the St@@ ate religion in the kingdom of Israel . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 11 : 13 - 15 .
Witnesses of Jehovah who make up these grou@@ ps vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er their time and s@@ k@@ ill@@ s to help in the con@@ stru@@ ction of fac@@ il@@ ities that prin@@ t and dist@@ ribu@@ te the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s Kingdom message .
Thus , Jesus ad@@ ded : “ My lo@@ ad is light . ”
In@@ jus@@ tic@@ es ​ — real or per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved .
I was en@@ tru@@ sted with the t@@ ask of provi@@ ding congregations with Bible liter@@ ature .
H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds , therefore , should exerc@@ ise their authority in a kind way that benef@@ its all in the family .
Why is the conc@@ ep@@ t mentioned at Romans 3 : 23 not str@@ ange for some people but is for others ?
How have mission@@ aries and others taken up the chall@@ enge of preaching in local langu@@ ages ?
Ha@@ ve you been a vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of in@@ justice ?
However , un@@ certain@@ ty about t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w need not ro@@ b us of peace of mind today , as it often does those who l@@ ack the se@@ cur@@ ity of a war@@ m relationship with God .
When the Bible speak@@ s of “ the earth , ” it is at times refer@@ ring to the people who live on the earth .
T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an’s most fam@@ ous work is A@@ po@@ lo@@ gy , consider@@ ed to be one of the most powerful liter@@ ary de@@ f@@ en@@ ses of n@@ om@@ in@@ al Christi@@ an@@ ity .
A brother who as a sing@@ le par@@ ent is ra@@ ising two children felt simil@@ arly .
In heaven , Jesus ‘ s@@ pat@@ tered the blood ’ of his sacrifice by pres@@ en@@ ting the ran@@ som@@ ing value of his li@@ fe@@ blood to Jehovah .
Why should we be care@@ ful when others give us ad@@ vice about health ?
We need not spe@@ cul@@ ate about ex@@ ac@@ tly how Jehovah will care for us then .
( a ) What does “ the ar@@ ro@@ w that f@@ lies by day ” se@@ em to den@@ o@@ te , and how do we re@@ act to it ?
During the years that follow@@ ed , the Kingdom - preaching work received a tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous s@@ ti@@ mulu@@ s .
1 : 19 ​ — Who is the “ da@@ y@@ st@@ ar , ” when does he ris@@ e , and how do we come to know that this has happened ?
A@@ c@@ com@@ p@@ li@@ shing that , you will see it is real@@ is@@ tic to complete the rest of the Bible .
However , Jehovah did ap@@ point A@@ ar@@ on to ass@@ ist Moses in h@@ and@@ ling the t@@ ask .
After pas@@ sing the un@@ le@@ av@@ ened bre@@ ad , Jesus took a c@@ up , “ offered than@@ ks and gave it to [ the apostles ] , and they all d@@ ran@@ k out of it . ”
What fac@@ ts shed light on Jehovah’s reas@@ ons for a@@ ff@@ lic@@ ting A@@ z@@ ari@@ ah with le@@ pro@@ s@@ y ?
However , when M@@ other wrote and asked them for ans@@ wers to spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c Bible questions , she received no rep@@ ly .
But the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der was pleas@@ ant and even accepted liter@@ ature .
By his words and loving de@@ e@@ ds , Bo@@ a@@ z reve@@ aled that he was a spiritual man who listen@@ ed to Jehovah .
• What does fear of God mean , and how does it af@@ fect us ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , they have done everything possible to hi@@ de God’s personal name , even re@@ mo@@ ving it from their transl@@ ations of the Bible .
What would they think ?
Pro@@ ba@@ bly you do .
He su@@ gg@@ ested that I move to the cap@@ it@@ al and work with the small group of mission@@ aries assign@@ ed there , especially since the resul@@ ts of our preaching in the M@@ en@@ n@@ on@@ ite col@@ on@@ y had been so li@@ mit@@ ed .
A@@ M@@ ON@@ G those who have moved to fore@@ ign coun@@ tri@@ es are Christian elders with many years of experience in car@@ ing for the flo@@ ck .
Why is it appro@@ pri@@ ate to com@@ pare Christ to a head and his congregation to a body ?
I was imp@@ ressed when she used the Bible to answer each of them . She arrang@@ ed for the Witnesses to study the Bible with me .
F@@ el@@ low Christians can be a s@@ ource of pro@@ found comfort for someone for as long as it takes him or her to de@@ al with g@@ ri@@ ef . ​ — Read 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 3 : 7 .
Luke 3 : 15 , qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , indic@@ ates that some Jews thought that John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er might be the Christ .
P@@ eri@@ o@@ di@@ c help may be all that is requi@@ red to pre@@ v@@ ent pre@@ matu@@ re rec@@ our@@ se to the ser@@ vi@@ ces of a n@@ ur@@ sing home .
When reading the Bible or Bible - based public@@ ations , we should not act as if we were h@@ ur@@ ri@@ ed t@@ ou@@ ris@@ ts who r@@ us@@ h from one s@@ cen@@ ic spo@@ t to the next , fil@@ m@@ ing everything but see@@ ing little .
“ He felt no com@@ pas@@ sion for young man or vi@@ r@@ g@@ in , old or in@@ fir@@ m . ”
( See op@@ ening i@@ ma@@ ge . ) ( b ) Why do we not need to feel in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated by challeng@@ ing to@@ pi@@ c@@ s ?
How can we succ@@ e@@ ed in displa@@ ying mil@@ dness ?
Moses taught the Israelites to ass@@ em@@ ble together ad@@ ul@@ ts and “ little ones . ”
I real@@ ized that if I wanted to draw close to God , I would have to clean up my life .
During one of his preaching t@@ our@@ s of Gal@@ ile@@ e , Jesus indic@@ ated that the sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ t was clo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated to his Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom govern@@ ment .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , if you value your life , you feel an ob@@ lig@@ ation to the s@@ ource of that life .
My husband , who had been my faithful compan@@ ion in the full - time ministry , died in 19@@ 38 .
“ I always do the things pleas@@ ing to him , ” said Jesus .
Re@@ ally , who wants us to get so disc@@ oura@@ ged that we give up ?
( 4 ) C@@ hi@@ c@@ hi@@ i , K .
N@@ ever com@@ promise on Bible la@@ ws and principles .
He always ac@@ ts in a vi@@ r@@ tu@@ ous way and does what is righteous and good .
On that occasi@@ on , an ancient world was destro@@ yed , yet our pl@@ an@@ et did not disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar .
And why can you be sure that there will be a future resurrection that may inclu@@ de your loved ones ?
Those p@@ uni@@ shed with a s@@ n@@ ak@@ e@@ bi@@ te could look at the cop@@ per s@@ n@@ ake and receive God’s help .
On the contr@@ ary , it esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ es that she did all she pos@@ si@@ bly could to res@@ ist her att@@ ac@@ k@@ er .
When Jehovah told him to buil@@ d the ar@@ k , Noah could not r@@ ely on experience .
Although Jehovah per@@ mit@@ ted Israel to have a v@@ isi@@ ble king , he war@@ ned them that rule by a human king would come at a pri@@ ce . ​ — Read 1 Samuel 8 : 9 - 18 .
During his time of suffering , Job stru@@ gg@@ led with des@@ pa@@ ir and became some@@ what self - cen@@ tered .
Ti@@ e them upon your heart con@@ stan@@ tly ; bin@@ d them upon your thro@@ at . ”
At ne@@ arly every meeting , the brothers tell us how much they appreci@@ ate our being there .
However , many mo@@ der@@ n transl@@ ations , such as the New In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational V@@ er@@ sion , rend@@ er di@@ ·@@ a@@ ·@@ the@@ ʹ@@ ke as “ covenant ” rather than “ t@@ es@@ tam@@ ent . ” Why ?
When Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s were at An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch in P@@ isi@@ dia , the lead@@ ers of the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e there told them : “ M@@ en , brothers , if you have any word of encourag@@ ement for the people , tell it . ”
S@@ ing@@ ing was likely a part of early Christian meetings .
Jehovah will li@@ ft obedi@@ ent humans to per@@ fe@@ ction on the bas@@ is of Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice .
No@@ tice the words at Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 : “ The God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be brought to ru@@ in .
Be bal@@ an@@ ced
He can never be e@@ qu@@ aled or su@@ p@@ pl@@ anted .
After De@@ b@@ bi@@ e got married , we had the privilege of sp@@ en@@ ding ten years in the inter@@ n@@ ational con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ gra@@ m in Z@@ im@@ ba@@ b@@ we , M@@ ol@@ do@@ va , H@@ ung@@ ary , and C@@ ô@@ te d@@ ’@@ I@@ vo@@ i@@ re .
In your priv@@ ate prayers , inclu@@ de your hope regarding the new world .
She attend@@ ed meetings with a congregation in Ye@@ o@@ vi@@ l , the ne@@ are@@ st to@@ wn to our v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of W@@ est C@@ o@@ k@@ er , in the Eng@@ l@@ ish coun@@ ty of S@@ om@@ er@@ set .
Not long ag@@ o , ze@@ al@@ ous Witnesses living on different cont@@ in@@ ents were asked , “ Wh@@ ich qu@@ ality do you value most in an el@@ der ? ”
The wise person will first al@@ lo@@ t ear@@ ned in@@ come to im@@ medi@@ ate needs ​ — food , clo@@ thing , sh@@ el@@ ter , and so on .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are that Jehovah c@@ learly tel@@ ls us what not to follow !
C@@ é@@ sa@@ r , also in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , was involved in bur@@ gl@@ ary and ar@@ m@@ ed ro@@ b@@ ber@@ y .
Job sta@@ yed loyal to Jehovah .
Read Revelation 7 : 1 - 4 .
In order to make the most of the rema@@ ining time , she re@@ ques@@ ted a Bible study every day until her de@@ par@@ ture .
What is righteousness ?
This did not mean , however , that God would allow humans and the re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous spirit son to do enti@@ r@@ ely as they wi@@ shed .
They will live on af@@ ter@@ ward , with et@@ er@@ n@@ ity in view .
However , there are some indic@@ ations of Paul’s appe@@ ar@@ ance .
How often did he see his mother pre@@ pare le@@ av@@ ened bre@@ ad by taking a pi@@ e@@ ce of fer@@ men@@ ted d@@ ough sa@@ ved from a pre@@ vi@@ ous bak@@ ing and using it as a le@@ av@@ ening ag@@ ent ?
We had just im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ated to Ger@@ many when , only a we@@ ek later , my father su@@ ffered a st@@ ro@@ ke and f@@ ell into a com@@ a .
Yet , Jehovah has bless@@ ed me in my assignment and has made me spiritually rich .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence of ang@@ eli@@ c ass@@ ist@@ ance .
“ We should just ag@@ ree to di@@ ff@@ er , ” some say .
The greater our ze@@ al for the ministry , the more un@@ ited we will be as “ God’s fellow work@@ ers . ”
He then experienced a gro@@ wing a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of the fu@@ t@@ ility of his materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic way of life .
No@@ te the very last expres@@ sion in that l@@ ist ​ — “ things like these . ”
I have come to do your will . ’ . . .
1 , 2 . ( a ) How have many ac@@ ted out of interest in others ?
T@@ on@@ y re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed that when he was in high school , he would look out the w@@ in@@ do@@ w and see Jo@@ s@@ é and R@@ ose regul@@ arly preaching in the ministry .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , Jesus under@@ sto@@ od death to be like s@@ le@@ ep .
What if my child ge@@ ts baptized and then f@@ alls into serious sin ? ’
But you man@@ ag@@ ed to do it .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out d@@ el@@ a@@ y , they left their flo@@ c@@ ks and he@@ ad@@ ed for Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m .
Instead of just saying no , she reas@@ ons with them by saying : “ W@@ ell , you can have that if you like , but you will have to deci@@ de .
After her baptism , O@@ li@@ ver@@ a com@@ men@@ ted : “ Today , in@@ stead of us@@ eless i@@ con@@ s , I have Jehovah’s holy spirit .
The one doing an hon@@ est da@@ y’s work br@@ ings in true ear@@ n@@ ings in that he has se@@ cur@@ ity .
The answer is de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely y@@ es .
Peter C@@ ra@@ i@@ gi@@ e ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ There are many words emp@@ lo@@ yed in the Hebrew text who@@ se mean@@ ings are un@@ clear and , some@@ times , un@@ known ; transl@@ at@@ ors pri@@ or to the 20@@ th century sur@@ mis@@ ed , by vari@@ ous means , their possible meaning .
Our la@@ w@@ y@@ er conclu@@ ded his de@@ f@@ en@@ se by coura@@ ge@@ ously qu@@ o@@ ting G@@ am@@ ali@@ el of the first century .
Na@@ am@@ an was as@@ king Jehovah to for@@ give him for per@@ form@@ ing this ci@@ vi@@ l du@@ ty .
It was just what people said . ” ​ — Li@@ on@@ el .
What did Jesus mean when he said : “ This c@@ up means the new covenant by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of my blood ” ?
How does Jehovah reve@@ al his pur@@ pos@@ es ?
He says to Samuel : “ Do not look at his appe@@ ar@@ ance and at the he@@ i@@ ght of his st@@ ature , for I have re@@ je@@ cted him . ”
Q@@ u@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations : Mu@@ st be a per@@ man@@ ent member of the Bethel family or a temp@@ or@@ ary vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er who has been appro@@ ved to serve at Bethel for a year or longer .
Di@@ d he not act imp@@ ro@@ per@@ ly , even c@@ ow@@ ar@@ dly ? ’
Some of the o@@ ffer@@ ings and sacrific@@ es of the Law were vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as others were com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory .
in the Ju@@ ly 22 , 200@@ 3 , is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke ! publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
For example , su@@ p@@ pose a brother vie@@ wed so - called so@@ ft - cor@@ e por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y on sever@@ al occasi@@ ons .
But su@@ p@@ pose a baptized married person com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y and got a div@@ or@@ ce in order to mar@@ ry someone el@@ se .
“ My wife and I thought that Jehovah’s Witnesses called to pre@@ y on our gu@@ il@@ t feelings because we wer@@ en@@ ’t at ch@@ urch .
“ You Ha@@ ve L@@ ef@@ t the Lo@@ ve You H@@ ad at Fir@@ st ”
He lik@@ es to read .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a year , she dedic@@ ated her life to Jehovah .
She lived for ei@@ ght more years , d@@ ying at the age of 9@@ 4 .
“ C@@ ar@@ ry on prayer for us , ” he wrote , “ for we trust we have an hon@@ est conscience , as we wish to conduct ourselves hon@@ es@@ tly in all things . ” ​ — He@@ b .
Many go into de@@ b@@ t , lear@@ ning the hard way that “ the bor@@ ro@@ wer is a slave to the l@@ end@@ er . ” ​ — Proverbs 22 : 7 .
Because of imp@@ ro@@ per conduct , many of the Corinthians were “ we@@ ak and si@@ ck , and qu@@ ite a few [ were ] s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing in [ spiritual ] death . ”
Mu@@ ch of it was ob@@ ta@@ ined by his father , David , from his S@@ y@@ ri@@ an con@@ ques@@ ts .
But Jehovah helped us s@@ tic@@ k to our decision . ”
What prom@@ p@@ ted him to say that ?
A@@ ct with faith in Jehovah’s ability to gu@@ i@@ de you pro@@ per@@ ly through life in this wicked world .
Because Gal@@ ile@@ o re@@ je@@ cted an inter@@ pre@@ tation of Scrip@@ ture based on Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y , he sto@@ od con@@ dem@@ ned !
That same knowledge now prote@@ cts me from f@@ all@@ ing vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m to his influ@@ ence ”
N@@ adi@@ ne and Di@@ di@@ er
Y@@ ou@@ th is a good time to ac@@ qui@@ re ‘ knowledge of the only true God , and of the one whom he sent for@@ th , Jesus Christ . ’
So , then , if we are reason@@ able , we will be able to take a bal@@ an@@ ced look at our circumstances .
What can we learn from the ge@@ c@@ ko ?
Just as a small am@@ ount of pol@@ lu@@ tion can con@@ tam@@ in@@ ate clean water , fri@@ end@@ ship with those who do not prac@@ tice godly devo@@ tion can con@@ tam@@ in@@ ate our spiritu@@ ality and lead us into a@@ do@@ p@@ ting worl@@ dly vie@@ w@@ poin@@ ts , d@@ ress , spe@@ e@@ ch , and conduct .
Can you make yourself a@@ vail@@ able to serve where the need is greater ?
Acc@@ ording to S@@ um@@ eri@@ an s@@ cri@@ bes , Mar@@ i was the se@@ at of a d@@ y@@ na@@ st@@ y that may at one time have held s@@ way over all of M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia .
On@@ ce again , the time had come for Jehovah , the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of the uni@@ verse , to act in be@@ half of his people .
Isa@@ a@@ c told Jac@@ o@@ b , E@@ sa@@ u@@ ’s tw@@ in brother , not to take a wife from the daugh@@ ters of Cana@@ an .
I am t@@ ou@@ ched to see young ones , wi@@ do@@ ws , or@@ ph@@ ans , and those with physical li@@ mit@@ ations .
“ I me@@ t a friend whom I had not seen in months , ” she rel@@ ates .
Like Moses , may we ch@@ er@@ ish Jehovah’s fri@@ end@@ ship more than anything that this world has to offer .
At times , however , qui@@ et courage is needed in order to pur@@ sue an u@@ pri@@ ght course in da@@ ily life .
30 : 5 .
L@@ isten to this matu@@ re Christian , and seri@@ ously consider the ad@@ vice he gives .
Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness is seen in the way he appe@@ als to us through the pages of the Bible
“ W@@ ar bro@@ ke out in heaven : M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el [ Jesus Christ ] and his angels bat@@ t@@ led with the dra@@ g@@ on , and the dra@@ g@@ on and its angels bat@@ t@@ led but they did not pre@@ va@@ il , nor was a place found for them any longer in heaven .
In ad@@ dition to their field ministry , elders work hard to shepher@@ d the flo@@ ck , sear@@ ch for lost sheep , ass@@ ist the si@@ ck , and care for many other responsi@@ bil@@ ities within the congregation .
As a con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence , ex@@ ac@@ tly as God’s Word states , I was suffering ‘ many pa@@ ins . ’ ” ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Ka@@ un@@ as
Jehovah has en@@ tru@@ sted us with a number of sac@@ red things , such as our relationship with him and his organization , the ransom , the Bible , and our Kingdom hope .
16 , 17 . ( a ) How did Jesus show obedi@@ ence to God out of hear@@ t@@ felt love ?
Yet , the Bible at times c@@ alls Z@@ er@@ u@@ b@@ ba@@ be@@ l the son of S@@ heal@@ ti@@ el .
Re@@ ma@@ ining faithful to Jehovah has been well wor@@ th the effort .
He no doubt learned much from his relati@@ ves .
Why is Jehovah the only reli@@ able S@@ ource of deli@@ ver@@ ance ?
“ I believe that happiness and enjo@@ y@@ ment are l@@ in@@ ked to work , ” he says .
A@@ m@@ ong the great and the good that the human r@@ ace has pro@@ duc@@ ed , no@@ ne has even appro@@ ached Jesus in uni@@ ver@@ sal@@ ity of appe@@ al and s@@ way .
One such contr@@ act from Nu@@ z@@ i , I@@ ra@@ q , re@@ a@@ ds : “ K@@ eli@@ m - n@@ inu has been given in marriage to Sh@@ en@@ n@@ ima . . . .
The no@@ ted 19@@ th - century hist@@ ori@@ an Ph@@ ili@@ p S@@ cha@@ f@@ f was moved to st@@ ate of this young man : “ W@@ i@@ th@@ out writ@@ ing a sing@@ le l@@ ine , he set more p@@ ens in mo@@ tion , and fur@@ ni@@ shed them@@ es for more ser@@ m@@ ons , or@@ ations , discus@@ sions , learned vo@@ lum@@ es , works of ar@@ t , and song@@ s of praise , than the whole ar@@ my of great men of ancient and mo@@ der@@ n times . ”
What about more pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous plac@@ es ?
At that time , Jehovah himself made known that Jesus was his A@@ no@@ inted One , saying : “ This is my Son , the bel@@ o@@ ved , whom I have appro@@ ved . ”
“ Do not be anxi@@ ous over anything , ” the Bible ad@@ vis@@ es us . Rather , it says , “ let your pet@@ iti@@ ons be made known to God ; and the peace of God that sur@@ pas@@ ses all understanding will gu@@ ard your hearts and your men@@ tal po@@ wers . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 .
What a st@@ er@@ ling example for married fol@@ k today !
Jesus ’ love for the people he taught was also evid@@ ent in the emp@@ a@@ thy he felt for them .
I was born in No@@ v@@ ember 19@@ 23 in the U@@ k@@ ra@@ in@@ i@@ an v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of K@@ r@@ on@@ st@@ al@@ ʹ , in a Ger@@ man M@@ en@@ n@@ on@@ ite col@@ on@@ y .
It would be hard to over@@ emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze this fact : Jehovah has affe@@ ction for you .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y EN@@ EL@@ E@@ S@@ I M@@ Z@@ AN@@ G@@ A
How , then , can we devel@@ op and maintain our ze@@ al for true worship ?
What Is Ne@@ e@@ ded ?
* This organization appe@@ ared after World W@@ ar I and was known as the Le@@ ag@@ ue of N@@ ations .
Although he believ@@ ed that the Father ex@@ is@@ ted before the Son , E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us accepted a different view at the coun@@ ci@@ l in N@@ i@@ ca@@ e@@ a .
The fore@@ word to this e@@ dition expres@@ ses the sen@@ ti@@ ments of its publi@@ sh@@ ers by st@@ ating : “ We s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely hope that reading this vo@@ lu@@ me will de@@ e@@ pen your interest in the Bible . ”
By the time of Noah , the earth had become “ filled with viol@@ ence . ”
I thought that I was sa@@ fe simply by atten@@ ding Christian meetings and being s@@ em@@ i@@ regul@@ ar in the field service .
What is this evidence , and how com@@ p@@ el@@ ling is it ?
C@@ ho@@ o@@ sing the right kind of associ@@ ation is ess@@ enti@@ al .
As Jehovah’s Witnesses , what are we determined to do , and how can we be sure of succ@@ ess ?
How did A@@ be@@ l exerc@@ ise faith in the first prophecy ?
How does godly devo@@ tion help a marriage to end@@ ure and to bring happiness ?
In recogn@@ iti@@ on of Jehovah’s authority , ev@@ en@@ tually “ the Son himself will also sub@@ ject himself to the One who sub@@ je@@ cted all things to him , that God may be all things to ever@@ yone . ”
Why is a regul@@ ar share in the preaching work vital ?
Rev@@ i@@ e@@ wing re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble events from the mo@@ der@@ n - day hist@@ ory of Jehovah’s organization can imp@@ ress upon us that no person or thing can er@@ adi@@ c@@ ate Jehovah’s people from the face of the earth . ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 4 : 17 ; Jeremiah 1 : 19 .
( b ) How might De@@ ma@@ s have displa@@ yed love for the world ?
They were cor@@ rec@@ t .
In later life , he had become religious .
They are still c@@ learly dis@@ cer@@ ni@@ ble .
If advan@@ c@@ ing age or ill health pre@@ v@@ ents some faithful ones from doing all they once could , they ne@@ ver@@ th@@ eless mer@@ it all our respect for their years of service .
Moses cho@@ se to side with Jehovah’s people and thought that God was using him to provide deli@@ ver@@ ance for his brothers .
The Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ er Luke repor@@ ts : “ A reason@@ ing en@@ tered among them as to who would be the great@@ est of them .
There A@@ mo@@ s would be used by God to pro@@ cla@@ im divine judgment .
As we offered to teach people the Scriptures , many respon@@ ded appreci@@ ati@@ vely .
Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a was then a bil@@ ing@@ u@@ al city ; its in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants spoke Greek and a form of S@@ la@@ vi@@ c .
What an appro@@ pri@@ ate sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of how Jehovah’s righteous standards can prote@@ ct our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart !
R@@ el@@ ates Mik@@ ha@@ il : “ One time we pre@@ ached in an are@@ a where no Witnesses had pre@@ ached before .
But once we get into a good r@@ out@@ ine , who@@ les@@ ome ha@@ bi@@ ts become e@@ asi@@ er ​ — especially when we ta@@ st@@ e the benef@@ its .
By show@@ ing love to our neigh@@ b@@ or , we demonstr@@ ate our love of God .
“ The ri@@ di@@ cul@@ er does not love the one re@@ pro@@ ving him , ” says Solomon .
Our Creator , the one who gave us our in@@ her@@ ent desire for justice , is also wr@@ ong@@ ed .
When she became a Witness more than 20 years ag@@ o , her husband , John , felt no need for God in his life .
( 1 ) The for@@ ward mo@@ v@@ ement of Jehovah’s people is wi@@ d@@ ely ob@@ served .
Per@@ e@@ gr@@ ine fal@@ c@@ on
How do 1 Corinthians 10 : 31 and Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 4 af@@ fect our cho@@ ice of clo@@ thing ?
“ A physical man does not receive the things of the spirit of God , for they are fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness to him , ” says the Bible .
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ing Jehovah’s hand in the matter , Peter “ comman@@ ded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ . ” ​ — Acts 10 : 17 - 4@@ 8 .
I accepted an invit@@ ation to a meeting at the Kingdom H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
P@@ i@@ one@@ ering With My S@@ ons
So with my parents ’ per@@ mis@@ sion , I deci@@ ded that as soon as I fin@@ i@@ shed my ba@@ si@@ c educ@@ ation , I would leave school and star@@ t pione@@ ering .
I made 17 do@@ l@@ l@@ ars working with my da@@ d .
The bi@@ gg@@ est bri@@ be on rec@@ ord was the one Satan offered to Christ .
11 , 12 . ( a ) Why does Jehovah’s justice draw us to him ?
8 : 32 , 33 .
Jehovah Will “ Ca@@ use J@@ us@@ tice to Be D@@ one ”
Al@@ so among the anointed are hum@@ ble sisters , who would never try to as@@ su@@ me the ro@@ le of teach@@ ers in the congregation . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
The encourag@@ ement and support they received from one another pla@@ yed a ke@@ y ro@@ le in tur@@ ning that death mar@@ ch into a mar@@ ch of sur@@ vi@@ val for them .
We can r@@ ely on this power from God to help us with@@ stand wh@@ atever Satan br@@ ings against us .
The first occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence of the word “ sa@@ b@@ bat@@ h ” in the Bible is in con@@ ne@@ ction with the pro@@ vision of man@@ na in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
As told by W@@ al@@ do Mo@@ ya
A case in point is the t@@ su@@ n@@ ami disa@@ ster in De@@ c@@ ember 200@@ 4 in are@@ as sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding the In@@ di@@ an O@@ ce@@ an .
Bo@@ th Father and M@@ other set a good example for D@@ or@@ is and me in loy@@ ally serving Jehovah .
Let us go back to the sc@@ ene descri@@ bed at Isaiah 6@@ 2 : 10 .
M@@ an does not have a soul .
After I gave my first service talk to that congregation , Bro@@ ther Na@@ than K@@ nor@@ r came up to me and said words to this effect : “ Mal@@ col@@ m , you gave us some counsel to work on , and it was appro@@ pri@@ ate .
Le@@ a@@ ving home early in the mor@@ ning and coming back l@@ ate , they may reason that their work is in their famili@@ es ’ best inter@@ ests .
He held the ro@@ d of the true God in his hands and li@@ f@@ ted them up toward heaven .
As I continued to study the Bible , I learned how high@@ ly Jehovah valu@@ es life and how preci@@ ous it is to him .
He wrote : “ B@@ less@@ ed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ , the Father of tend@@ er mer@@ ci@@ es and the God of all comfort , who com@@ forts us in all our tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
Jesus ’ re@@ ign will u@@ sh@@ er in the promised “ new heavens ” and “ new earth , ” wh@@ er@@ e@@ in “ righteousness is to d@@ well . ”
Of course , the Christian Greek Scriptures ref@@ er to many other hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al fi@@ gu@@ res , and there is ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal evidence to support a number of them as well ​ — such as H@@ er@@ od , P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate , Ti@@ b@@ eri@@ us , Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has , and Ser@@ gi@@ us Pa@@ ulu@@ s .
Un@@ like some other religious grou@@ ps , Jehovah’s Witnesses ref@@ ra@@ in from me@@ dd@@ ling in pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s .
Tru@@ ly , this up@@ building associ@@ ation is reason for giving than@@ ks to Jehovah , the one who supp@@ lies his spirit to make it possible . ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 3 : 9 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 3 : 20 , 21 .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 25 , 4@@ 8
Hence , they were re@@ je@@ cted by God , and their st@@ ate of circum@@ c@@ ision c@@ eas@@ ed to have any meaning in God’s eyes .
N@@ um@@ ber of stud@@ ents : 4@@ 6
May we simil@@ arly end@@ ure tri@@ als and prove that our service to God is mo@@ tiv@@ ated by pu@@ re love for Jehovah . ​ — Matthew 22 : 36 - 38 .
Acc@@ ep@@ ting and ap@@ pl@@ ying divine discipl@@ ine can help you to pur@@ sue a righteous course and thus bring you clo@@ s@@ er to the holy God , Jehovah .
He exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ Lo@@ ok !
If such ris@@ k@@ y be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or resul@@ ts in suffering , who is to bl@@ ame ?
T@@ ur@@ n from your bur@@ ning anger and feel reg@@ re@@ t over the evil against your people .
As recorded at Matthew 7 : 12 , Jesus Christ stated : “ All things , therefore , that you want men to do to you , you also must lik@@ e@@ wise do to them . ”
How quic@@ k@@ ly everything chang@@ ed !
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , in the case Paul refer@@ red to , ne@@ i@@ ther mate had been im@@ moral , so when the husband or wife de@@ par@@ ted , the marriage did not end in God’s sight .
The C@@ lo@@ g@@ ans were a mu@@ si@@ cal family ; each of the children pla@@ yed an in@@ str@@ um@@ ent .
The H@@ as@@ mon@@ a@@ e@@ ans were no more , but the stru@@ gg@@ le for religious control between the S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es , the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , and others would char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ize the nation now under H@@ er@@ od and R@@ ome .
M@@ O@@ S@@ T people would pro@@ ba@@ bly feel that it is a com@@ p@@ li@@ ment to be thought of as an eas@@ y@@ going person , one with a rel@@ a@@ x@@ ed , plac@@ id , t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant n@@ ature .
• What public service do Christians per@@ form ?
A@@ da@@ p@@ ting to our new home was not eas@@ y .
The question , then , is , What “ instru@@ ction ” and “ comfort ” can we g@@ le@@ an from that body of information in the Law regarding o@@ ffer@@ ings and sacrific@@ es ?
Di@@ v@@ or@@ ce was a matter of de@@ b@@ ate among religious lead@@ ers in the first century C.E .
O@@ r after years of marriage , some un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly find themselves al@@ one because of a div@@ or@@ ce or the death of their sp@@ ouse .
In 19@@ 33 , I married Z@@ ano@@ ah , a wi@@ do@@ wer 25 years my sen@@ i@@ or .
Why the anxi@@ ety ?
Our group of imp@@ ris@@ oned Witnesses was made up of 4@@ 6 men and 34 women .
He did lik@@ e@@ wise res@@ pe@@ cting the c@@ up also , after he had the ev@@ ening me@@ al , saying : ‘ This c@@ up means the new covenant by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of my blood . Ke@@ ep doing this , as often as you dr@@ ink it , in re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of me . ’
• Why is it important that parents take time to teach their children ?
Jac@@ ob@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants living in Egy@@ pt inc@@ re@@ ase so ra@@ pi@@ dly that by ro@@ y@@ al man@@ d@@ ate they are made to su@@ ff@@ er as sla@@ ves .
At Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , the Christian congregation was born .
This would not necess@@ ar@@ ily be the case because in some in@@ stances such trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions are not sin@@ s that inc@@ ur death .
In ad@@ dition , I have experienced the joy of see@@ ing many others gain knowledge of Bible truth and dedic@@ ate their lives to our loving God , Jehovah .
C@@ learly , some c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens of Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i were not mer@@ ely indi@@ ffer@@ ent to the Kingdom message ​ — they were bit@@ ter@@ ly op@@ posed .
Does Jesus mat@@ ch the pat@@ ter@@ n ?
They gener@@ ally buil@@ d their hous@@ es out of w@@ o@@ od and gr@@ ass , al@@ though some buil@@ d with bri@@ c@@ ks .
It is comm@@ on to see some at the mar@@ ke@@ t la@@ ugh@@ ing and having a good time , just as they would have done in their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and .
6 : 14 , 15 ; Luke 15 : 7 .
In fact , it is ‘ the t@@ ested qu@@ ality of faith ’ that Peter said is of greater value than go@@ ld .
Ne@@ ar D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us , Jesus appe@@ ared to Saul “ as if to one born pre@@ matu@@ r@@ ely ” ​ — as though he had already been ra@@ ised to spirit life .
S@@ ar@@ ah loved her husband de@@ arly , and the two set up their home among their relati@@ ves in U@@ r .
What should mo@@ der@@ n - day servants of Jehovah be@@ ar in mind as far as persecu@@ tion is concer@@ ned ?
However , Jehovah made sure that his servants received spiritual food .
Sh@@ ould we not lik@@ e@@ wise for@@ give others when we see their imper@@ fe@@ ctions ?
S@@ ur@@ ely , then , we are moved to jo@@ in David in hon@@ or@@ ing Jehovah and saying : “ As for your great@@ ness , I will dec@@ l@@ are it . ”
How those words encoura@@ ge us as we appro@@ ach the end of this system and the cul@@ min@@ ation of disa@@ str@@ ous in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence from Jehovah !
Let us coura@@ ge@@ ously obey all of Jehovah’s requi@@ re@@ ments , even in the face of tri@@ als .
Consider how a Christian whom we will call M@@ ary got ca@@ ught in a situation that brought her d@@ ang@@ er@@ ously close to com@@ mit@@ ting se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
For continued prote@@ ction against the wicked spirit for@@ ces , we need , among other things , to read and study God’s Word regul@@ arly , making good use of public@@ ations provided through “ the faithful ste@@ ward . ”
For example , the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an e@@ un@@ u@@ ch had a s@@ cro@@ l@@ l in his ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t and was “ reading al@@ ou@@ d the prophet Isaiah . ”
A@@ m I an effe@@ ctive minis@@ ter ?
At that time , we will need to follow Jesus ’ example , show@@ ing un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish love .
Instead , these ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments are made the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c@@ ally .
What Ha@@ ve Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists F@@ ound ?
The new overse@@ er of a conven@@ tion de@@ par@@ t@@ ment called a brother to ask if he would be able to work in that de@@ par@@ t@@ ment .
The information con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed to these men did not lead to any good .
And the apostle Paul wrote : “ My bel@@ o@@ ved ones , fle@@ e from i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 14 .
If we were to re@@ be@@ l against God’s purpose in some way , might we ru@@ n the ris@@ k of not en@@ ter@@ ing into God’s rest ?
Ex@@ pla@@ in . ( b ) What question ar@@ ises with reg@@ ard to sacrific@@ es today ?
This situation shows what can ha@@ p@@ pen if we are not a@@ ware of what time it is or of what is happ@@ ening around us .
It so happened that it was his daugh@@ ter , his only child , who came out to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate his vi@@ ct@@ ory with him .
He was giving a war@@ ning .
His mother could not ra@@ ise him on her own , so he was sent to live in many fo@@ ster ho@@ m@@ es .
O@@ thers have moved to another are@@ a in their own country .
This gives as many as possible an opportunity to share in com@@ men@@ ting .
But the Bible repor@@ ts that at age 8@@ 4 , An@@ na was still a wi@@ do@@ w .
Mari@@ on and I were loo@@ king for a ch@@ urch to jo@@ in and came up with a pl@@ an .
* However , the elders cannot con@@ stan@@ tly be making ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ements of this kind .
She died in early 199@@ 0 .
They “ me@@ et the Lord ” Jesus in the inv@@ isi@@ ble heavenly real@@ m .
( a ) How might more time be made a@@ vail@@ able for Bible study ?
This means that God lo@@ v@@ ingly end@@ ow@@ ed humans with a me@@ asure of his own out@@ standing qualities so that they could enjoy life in peace , happiness , and har@@ mony ​ — po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally forever .
W@@ he@@ ther it is ma@@ st@@ ering a new language , lear@@ ning a tra@@ de , or even develop@@ ing a relationship , most things of value are ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed only through su@@ sta@@ ined effort .
For years , J@@ an held a well - pa@@ ying position at a ban@@ k and provided a com@@ for@@ table life - st@@ y@@ le for his family .
That home was 40 mil@@ es [ about 60 k@@ m ] from my bu@@ sin@@ ess , where I wor@@ ked si@@ x days a we@@ ek .
□ Bo@@ th displa@@ yed me@@ ek@@ ness . ​ — Nu@@ m .
An@@ y v@@ ow@@ s would be h@@ and@@ led in acc@@ ord with what is out@@ l@@ ined in par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 10 and its fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
If you have an opportunity to exam@@ ine some of these tre@@ a@@ sures in the Ch@@ es@@ ter Be@@ at@@ ty Li@@ br@@ ary , you will not be disa@@ p@@ pointed .
And when we do all we can to make chang@@ es to ple@@ ase him , he will help us to succ@@ e@@ ed .
Lo@@ ving Jehovah means that “ we ob@@ serve his comman@@ d@@ ments . ”
H@@ u@@ man@@ s and ani@@ mal@@ s “ have but one spirit . ”
For another example of the life - en@@ ri@@ ch@@ ing experi@@ ences that come to those who devel@@ op faith in Jehovah God , consider R@@ en@@ at@@ o .
Such ‘ p@@ low@@ ing ’ pre@@ pared the bo@@ y’s heart and made it e@@ asi@@ er for him to see that h@@ it@@ ting the neigh@@ b@@ or bo@@ y was the act of a bul@@ ly and was wrong . ​ — 2 Samuel 12 : 1 - 14 .
From a human point of view , “ the number of his years is bey@@ ond com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion . ” ​ — Job 36 : 26 .
How un@@ like the travel@@ ing mer@@ ch@@ ant Jesus spoke of in an illustr@@ ation !
I am s@@ or@@ ry that it turned out that way . ”
But not all spirit - anointed ones serve as overse@@ ers in the congregation .
If a Christian does not keep personal af@@ fai@@ r@@ s in their prop@@ er place , his ze@@ al in the ministry will gra@@ du@@ ally di@@ min@@ ish .
So she took the children to a ne@@ ar@@ by re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ant so that they could have something to e@@ at .
How appro@@ pri@@ ate that Jesus as H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est is the one to take the lead in ap@@ pl@@ ying to us the benef@@ its of his ransom sacrifice !
When we give tal@@ ks in the congregation , especially if there are new@@ com@@ ers in the a@@ udi@@ ence , how can we ut@@ ter spe@@ e@@ ch that is “ eas@@ ily under@@ sto@@ od ” ?
The words of E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 11 : 6 can be app@@ lied to our work .
Ther@@ efore , we must prote@@ ct and control our mind and thoughts in order to prove wor@@ thy of our God , Jehovah .
A@@ ged women are ca@@ u@@ tioned not to be “ en@@ sla@@ ved to a lo@@ t of w@@ ine . ”
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of who is involved ​ — whether a par@@ ent , a friend , a marriage mate , or an ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ ance — ​ di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty ev@@ en@@ tually ge@@ ts ex@@ posed .
The Bible promises : “ The ang@@ el of Jehovah is cam@@ p@@ ing all around those fe@@ aring him , and he res@@ cu@@ es them . ” ​ — Psalm 34 : 7 .
W@@ as it possible for a perfect human to up@@ hold God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of pres@@ sures from “ the wicked one ” ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , love is ready to believe because it is tru@@ sting , not un@@ du@@ ly su@@ spi@@ ci@@ ous .
Con@@ ak@@ ry
El@@ sa was rec@@ ently baptized , and I@@ ra@@ i@@ da is prog@@ res@@ sing toward that go@@ al .
The M@@ er@@ ne@@ p@@ ta@@ h st@@ ela is the ear@@ li@@ est known n@@ on - Bi@@ bli@@ cal refer@@ ence to a people called Israel .
C@@ ould the holy spirit pla@@ y such a ro@@ le in your life ?
We can gain a me@@ asure of tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ill@@ ity by p@@ our@@ ing out our concer@@ ns to our heavenly Father .
Jehovah was a@@ ware of Davi@@ d’s pain and re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed what David went through emo@@ tion@@ ally that ca@@ used his te@@ ars .
; S@@ n@@ ap@@ e , L .
Witnesses in Par@@ is do not need to sa@@ il to far - off lands to enjoy rich cul@@ tural di@@ vers@@ ity .
Christian marriage mat@@ es should tre@@ at each other with tend@@ er@@ ness .
To@@ tal ab@@ st@@ in@@ ence would not be too high a pri@@ ce to pa@@ y for life in God’s righteous new world . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
But he par@@ ted compan@@ y with M@@ ill@@ er@@ ’s group because they accepted un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines , such as the im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the soul , the bur@@ ning of the world , and the ab@@ s@@ ence of any hope for everlasting life for those who die in ign@@ or@@ ance .
J@@ us@@ tice to the nations is what he will bring for@@ th . ”
No@@ thing about it har@@ mon@@ ized with what I learned in the ch@@ urch about neigh@@ b@@ or love .
How wonderful to have wise parents who@@ se judgment can be reli@@ ed on ! ”
In 19@@ 50 , I became a pioneer .
C@@ ould you see that happ@@ ening to you ?
The gra@@ du@@ al develop@@ ments invol@@ ving God’s earthly organiz@@ ational arrang@@ ement and their positi@@ ve resul@@ ts were fore@@ told at Isaiah 60 : 17 : “ Instead of the cop@@ per I shall bring in go@@ ld , and in@@ stead of the ir@@ on I shall bring in s@@ il@@ ver , and in@@ stead of the w@@ o@@ od , cop@@ per , and in@@ stead of the st@@ ones , ir@@ on ; and I will ap@@ point peace as your overse@@ ers and righteousness as your t@@ ask assign@@ ers . ”
Then John ad@@ ded : “ And the One se@@ ated on the thro@@ ne said : . . . ‘ W@@ r@@ ite , because these words are faithful and true . ’ ” ​ — Revelation 21 : 3 - 5 .
Samuel was deep@@ ly up@@ set over Sa@@ ul@@ ’s fa@@ il@@ ings .
The word “ inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate ” means “ to teach and imp@@ ress by fre@@ qu@@ ent re@@ pet@@ iti@@ ons or ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ ons : ur@@ ge on or fi@@ x in the mind . ”
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , we were moved to more su@@ it@@ able qu@@ ar@@ ters ac@@ ro@@ ss the B@@ ra@@ z@@ ili@@ an bor@@ der .
As time pas@@ ses , though , my desire to serve is con@@ stan@@ tly being r@@ ene@@ wed but my physical strength is not .
Jo@@ shua , a n@@ ine - year - old bo@@ y , says that his scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es did not understand words like “ conscience ” and “ loy@@ al@@ ty . ”
Lo@@ ok again at the accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing bo@@ x , “ T@@ e@@ ach@@ ings to H@@ el@@ p You . ”
And how do we benefit from it today ?
That such obedi@@ ence is possible was demonstr@@ ated by a ‘ great cl@@ ou@@ d of p@@ re - Christian wit@@ nesses , ’ who held to their integrity in the face of for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble tri@@ als , even death .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , Jehovah was still the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn , and as a car@@ ing Father , he used his great power to prote@@ ct his people . ​ — Read Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 14 : 13 , 14 .
Tru@@ sting too much in material things can lead a person to be less ‘ consci@@ ous of his spiritual need . ’
He said : “ Lo@@ ok ! dar@@ k@@ ness it@@ self will co@@ ver the earth , and th@@ ic@@ k g@@ loo@@ m the n@@ ational grou@@ ps . ”
That is because both “ ma@@ st@@ ers ” requi@@ re exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion .
Acc@@ ording to Psalm 9@@ 1 : 2 , Moses ref@@ ers to Jehovah as ‘ his refu@@ ge and his str@@ ong@@ hold ’ ​ — his S@@ ource of se@@ cur@@ ity .
He organiz@@ ed a n@@ ati@@ on@@ wide con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ gra@@ m , over@@ see@@ ing the building of p@@ al@@ ac@@ es , ro@@ a@@ ds , w@@ at@@ er@@ works , st@@ or@@ age c@@ ities , ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t c@@ ities , and c@@ ities for the hor@@ s@@ em@@ en .
What was Paul’s feel@@ ing toward Christians before his con@@ ver@@ sion ?
8 , 9 . ( a ) Why should we go on gro@@ wing in knowledge and faith ?
A person may be of nor@@ ma@@ l si@@ ze or may even be th@@ in and yet be a g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on .
I@@ T W@@ A@@ S one of the most a@@ we - inspi@@ ring v@@ isions any man had ever experienced .
Com@@ p@@ lu@@ ten@@ si@@ an P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t , 4 / 15
Why can we be sure that God’s decisions are just ?
What a joy to see my spiritual family again !
If I want to go out@@ side and view the beau@@ ti@@ ful s@@ cen@@ er@@ y , I ask her if she would like to jo@@ in me .
W@@ ise parents follow this direction , set@@ ting and en@@ for@@ c@@ ing clear , cons@@ ist@@ ent , and reason@@ able rul@@ es .
The illustr@@ ation continu@@ es : “ God said to [ the rich man ] , ‘ Un@@ reason@@ able one , this night they are dem@@ an@@ ding your soul from you . Who , then , is to have the things you st@@ ored up ? ’ ”
During her marriage of 5@@ 8 years , Dani@@ el@@ la knew many who lost their mat@@ es .
The day came , however , when I determin@@ e@@ dly put some Bible liter@@ ature in a ba@@ g .
Paul could say : “ What more shall I say ?
Yes , for Jesus told his disciples : “ W@@ ho@@ ever hum@@ bl@@ es himself will be ex@@ al@@ ted . ”
My ye@@ ar@@ ning to understand the Bible was kin@@ d@@ led in my you@@ th .
W@@ rit@@ ers of the T@@ al@@ mu@@ d , which was com@@ p@@ iled during the cen@@ tu@@ ries following the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem in 70 C.E . , re@@ pres@@ ented the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in as an ancient body .
W@@ a@@ shing his hands , he states : “ I am in@@ no@@ c@@ ent of the blood of this man . ”
What , then , are the positi@@ ve effe@@ cts that result from doing so ?
R@@ o@@ t@@ ary pres@@ ses ru@@ n at inc@@ re@@ di@@ ble spe@@ e@@ ds , tur@@ ning out new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers , ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , and boo@@ ks .
The account of Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i high@@ ligh@@ ts the need for bal@@ ance .
What of the future ?
The Jewish En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia expla@@ ins : “ The beli@@ ef that the soul continu@@ es its ex@@ ist@@ ence after the dis@@ so@@ lu@@ tion of the body is a matter of ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ cal or the@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal spe@@ cul@@ ation rather than of simp@@ le faith , and is acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly no@@ where expres@@ s@@ ly taught in Ho@@ ly Scrip@@ ture . ”
E@@ ven@@ tually , nothing the el@@ der does will be right in our eyes , and we too may beg@@ in to com@@ pla@@ in about him .
The pas@@ sing of ne@@ arly a year would have allow@@ ed them pl@@ ent@@ y of time to refle@@ ct on such matters .
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , therefore , we view time as preci@@ ous .
What is the se@@ al@@ ing refer@@ red to at Revelation 7 : 3 ?
Why not do some re@@ sear@@ ch in our public@@ ations on different ty@@ p@@ es of full - time service ?
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying its wise counsel will help us to gain God’s appro@@ val .
Be@@ h@@ ind W@@ alls of An@@ on@@ y@@ m@@ ity
V@@ er@@ y likely , Je@@ h@@ u took a consider@@ able for@@ ce with him in order to be sure of accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing his purpose .
It was the first transl@@ ation of the Bible and one of the most important .
Jesus called the Devil “ the rul@@ er of the world ” and said : “ He has no hold on me . ”
In that new world promised by God , war and in@@ justice will be re@@ plac@@ ed by peace and justice .
His sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn will bl@@ ess all those man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting faith in him as the promised Se@@ ed , the Messi@@ ah , who “ takes away the sin of the world . ” ​ — John 1 : 29 ; Revelation 21 : 3 , 4 .
In this tur@@ bul@@ ent peri@@ od of man@@ kin@@ d’s hist@@ ory , mo@@ des@@ ty is a qu@@ ality that is of great value to true Christians .
As the S@@ ource of life , he be@@ comes the Father of ever@@ yone who is resur@@ rec@@ ted .
T@@ ake , for example , the words of David recorded in Psalm 5@@ 1 .
No so@@ on@@ er had the “ C@@ re@@ ation D@@ r@@ ama ” ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ tions re@@ ached their pe@@ ak than E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe was eng@@ ul@@ f@@ ed in the st@@ or@@ m of Na@@ z@@ ism .
4 : 14 ; 2 Ti@@ m .
A@@ n of@@ fic@@ er pointed to the c@@ him@@ ne@@ y of the cre@@ mat@@ ori@@ u@@ m and told H@@ ar@@ al@@ d , “ You will be as@@ cen@@ ding there to your Jehovah within 14 days if you s@@ tic@@ k to your faith . ”
pages 2@@ 40 , 2@@ 4@@ 1 , 2@@ 5@@ 3 .
Like Paul , it seem@@ s that Timothy learned to “ we@@ ep with those who we@@ ep , ” emp@@ a@@ th@@ iz@@ ing with them so that he could better encoura@@ ge and comfort them .
Per@@ haps another fac@@ t@@ or in Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess is the way David himself had sh@@ own mer@@ cy to Saul .
We might i@@ magine R@@ a@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s hand re@@ sting on a s@@ car@@ let c@@ ord h@@ ang@@ ing from her w@@ in@@ do@@ w , which loo@@ ked out from Jer@@ ic@@ ho@@ ’s great w@@ all .
10@@ 4 : 33 .
He as@@ sum@@ ed that Scrip@@ ture always had a spiritual meaning but not necess@@ ar@@ ily a liter@@ al one .
If the pri@@ ests did not rend@@ er such res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful ho@@ ma@@ ge , Jehovah would not be pleas@@ ed with their ministry . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 30 : 7 , 8 ; 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 13 : 11 .
Bul@@ le@@ ts ri@@ pp@@ ed through the tre@@ es in our gar@@ den .
I have never been att@@ ac@@ ked by cro@@ co@@ dil@@ es , sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by viol@@ ent mo@@ bs , lost in the deser@@ t , or shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ ked on the high se@@ as .
How can Christian parents wis@@ ely provide the right kind of spiritual en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment for their children ?
He also had regul@@ ar discus@@ sions with the pri@@ est , but he was not satis@@ fied when the pri@@ est u@@ su@@ ally ans@@ wer@@ ed , “ There are many my@@ st@@ eri@@ es . ”
How can we benefit from be@@ coming better ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the Word of God ?
As a real son to his father , Solomon must have appreci@@ ated the value of loving discipl@@ ine that instru@@ cts and cor@@ rec@@ ts .
Just as a friend might ta@@ p you on the sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to bring something to your attention , Jehovah can use his spirit to draw your attention to an as@@ pect of your conduct or person@@ ality that you ​ — and no doubt many others like you — ​ need to imp@@ ro@@ ve .
So during that time , my other children and I stri@@ c@@ tly ob@@ served the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s direction on how to act toward dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed ones .
5 : 23 ; 1 C@@ or .
The g@@ or@@ ge@@ ous ra@@ i@@ ment of the high pri@@ est , the cer@@ em@@ on@@ i@@ al v@@ est@@ ments of the other pri@@ ests , the so@@ le@@ m@@ n pro@@ c@@ essi@@ ons , the cho@@ ir@@ s of L@@ ev@@ itical sing@@ ers in@@ t@@ on@@ ing psal@@ ms , the cl@@ ou@@ ds of inc@@ en@@ se from s@@ w@@ ing@@ ing cen@@ s@@ ers ​ — all seem@@ ed a divine mo@@ de@@ l of religious worship , which war@@ ran@@ ted the ch@@ urch in ri@@ v@@ all@@ ing the p@@ om@@ p of the ancient cul@@ ts . ”
Such thinking is er@@ r@@ one@@ ous and can turn into an ob@@ s@@ es@@ sion .
AN@@ T@@ I@@ P@@ A@@ S
In ancient Israel , the house of God was the temple in Jerusalem .
We took refu@@ ge in a po@@ li@@ ce st@@ ation , but the mo@@ b sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded the building , th@@ reat@@ ening to be@@ at us .
In C@@ ho@@ o@@ sing E@@ mp@@ loy@@ ment
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , a good shepher@@ d stri@@ ves to displa@@ y fine , car@@ ing qualities at all times , not just when he is making shepher@@ ding c@@ alls .
The Bible does not say whether Davi@@ d’s supp@@ ort@@ ers f@@ led into G@@ ath with him or kept w@@ atch for him in ne@@ ar@@ by v@@ il@@ la@@ ges of Israel .
Un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly , the princi@@ p@@ al fac@@ t@@ or was fear of God , the desire to avoid com@@ mit@@ ting “ this great ba@@ dness and ac@@ tually sin against God . ”
When on earth , Jesus showed that he is “ the power of God ” by exerc@@ ising control over the for@@ ces of n@@ ature .
His love is as con@@ st@@ ant and ste@@ ad@@ y as the su@@ n , which never st@@ op@@ s sen@@ ding for@@ th its war@@ m ra@@ ys of light to the earth .
The experi@@ ences found in this article and the next may be from lands cul@@ tur@@ ally different from your@@ s .
“ When old , obey your children , ” says a J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese pro@@ ver@@ b .
This purpose invol@@ ves what he origin@@ ally in@@ tend@@ ed for mankind and the earth ​ — that this g@@ lo@@ be be turned into a par@@ adise home , where perfect humans can live in peace and happiness forever .
To wi@@ ves , the Bible gives this direction : “ Let wi@@ ves be in sub@@ je@@ ction to their hus@@ ban@@ ds as to the Lord , because a husband is head of his wife as the Christ also is head of the congregation . . .
W@@ ell , Jesus says that the sheep follow the shepher@@ d “ because they know his vo@@ ice . ”
This wicked world has long since been con@@ dem@@ ned , and its ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion is now close at hand .
How did Jesus show hum@@ ility when comman@@ ding his followers ?
Lo@@ ve and concer@@ n need to be displa@@ yed un@@ st@@ in@@ t@@ ingly .
The Devil pres@@ ented Jesus with three temp@@ t@@ ations .
But some others who were also living away from their mate and family did not .
During times of fin@@ an@@ cial difficul@@ ty , for example , it may be temp@@ ting to rel@@ e@@ g@@ ate Kingdom inter@@ ests to second place .
Many elders today also have pa@@ per@@ work to do .
In early 195@@ 4 , un@@ able to be@@ ar the har@@ s@@ h working con@@ di@@ tions in the compan@@ y any longer , I re@@ turned home .
Hence , one who wants to learn Jesus ’ teachings today needs to remember that there is a differ@@ ence between ag@@ re@@ e@@ ing with them and activ@@ ely em@@ br@@ ac@@ ing them , thus re@@ duc@@ ing st@@ ress .
No matter how rich a person may be or how many pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons he may have , all will prove to be fu@@ t@@ ile un@@ less he is rich toward God .
How did Jesus pre@@ pare himself for the ro@@ le he was to pla@@ y in up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ?
Consider how beau@@ ti@@ fully Jesus man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted dis@@ cre@@ tion and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment by keep@@ ing s@@ il@@ ent .
St@@ anka travel@@ ed all night on the tra@@ in in order to be at the pris@@ on early to vis@@ it me , and then she could tra@@ v@@ el back the same day .
Not all can ass@@ ist full - time min@@ isters in the a@@ bo@@ ve - mentioned way .
A person who lo@@ ves you may dis@@ cer@@ n your mo@@ ti@@ ves and help you to real@@ ize that school can help you to learn not to give up eas@@ ily , a vital qu@@ ality if you want to serve Jehovah fully . ​ — P@@ s .
Lo@@ ve com@@ p@@ els Jehovah’s Witnesses to serve as ze@@ al@@ ous Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers
In early 194@@ 6 , I began pione@@ ering in an ad@@ j@@ ac@@ ent coun@@ ty .
Acc@@ ording to V@@ in@@ e@@ ’s Ex@@ pos@@ it@@ ory Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent Wor@@ ds , the Greek word transl@@ ated “ name ” can ref@@ er to “ all that a name imp@@ lies , of authority , char@@ ac@@ ter , ran@@ k , ma@@ j@@ es@@ ty , power , [ and ] exc@@ el@@ l@@ ence . ”
It is used as an in@@ sul@@ ating and w@@ at@@ er@@ pro@@ of@@ ing material , and it is consider@@ ed one of the best col@@ or sta@@ bi@@ li@@ z@@ ers for clo@@ thing d@@ y@@ es and ar@@ t@@ ists ’ pa@@ in@@ ts .
The@@ y@@ ’@@ ve seen their parents lied to by the st@@ ate , the@@ y@@ ’@@ ve seen them lo@@ se their sa@@ v@@ ings and their jo@@ bs .
Mi@@ ght there also be another reason ?
From P@@ ris@@ on to P@@ ris@@ on
At that time , Jehovah’s loving - kindness was demonstr@@ ated to us again .
That love and fear mo@@ tiv@@ ated me to change . ”
35 : 3 ; M@@ al .
“ So I deci@@ ded in@@ stead to become a teach@@ er so as to support my@@ self fin@@ an@@ cially and serve as a full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er . ”
When we consider vari@@ ous fac@@ t@@ ors that may have a be@@ aring on a matter , including the circumstances and feelings of others , we are un@@ likely to say something that we may later reg@@ re@@ t .
On his fin@@ al night as a human on earth , Jesus expres@@ sed his appreciation to his friends , saying : “ You are the ones that have stu@@ ck with me in my tri@@ als . ” ​ — Luke 22 : 28 .
F@@ igh@@ ters A@@ ga@@ inst God Will Not P@@ re@@ va@@ il , 4 / 1
Hence , a com@@ bin@@ ation of cul@@ tural , religious , and so@@ cial fac@@ t@@ ors li@@ e at the ro@@ o@@ t of the gener@@ al l@@ ack of Bi@@ bli@@ cal educ@@ ation that still pre@@ vail@@ s in I@@ tal@@ y .
This Greek word means “ a br@@ ing@@ ing together ” and is used inter@@ chang@@ e@@ ab@@ ly with ek@@ ·@@ k@@ le@@ ·@@ si@@ ʹ@@ a .
In com@@ men@@ ting on these ver@@ ses , one Bible scho@@ la@@ r wr@@ ites : “ The really no@@ table thing about an early Ch@@ urch service must have been that al@@ most ever@@ yone came feel@@ ing that he had both the privilege and the ob@@ lig@@ ation of contribu@@ ting something to it .
The situation was the same in Ju@@ de@@ a .
Pe@@ ople “ are an@@ no@@ yed by lead@@ ers who appe@@ ar small at a time when the problems fac@@ ing them are so bi@@ g , ” said The W@@ all S@@ tre@@ et J@@ our@@ n@@ al .
11 , 12 . ( a ) Why do many feel disc@@ oura@@ ged today ?
Jesus then went on to say that this slave would be re@@ war@@ ded for his faith@@ ful@@ ness by being appointed over all of the Ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s bel@@ ong@@ ings . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Pe@@ ople who wanted to get to know Jehovah had to be put on a wa@@ iting l@@ ist !
Those who have faith and gen@@ u@@ ine appreciation for Bible truth are e@@ ag@@ er to make a personal dedic@@ ation and get baptized .
( Read Luke 21 : 19 , 34 - 36 . )
He no@@ ted that peace re@@ ign@@ ed and said that he had nothing to do .
One day , two brothers and I were or@@ der@@ ed to p@@ ack to@@ ol@@ s into cr@@ ates .
Let God’s Word su@@ sta@@ in you through difficult times
He based his com@@ ments on Ju@@ d@@ ges 5 : 2 , where individu@@ al Israelites were la@@ u@@ ded for un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ering to serve in Bar@@ ak@@ ’s ar@@ my .
U@@ sing his sa@@ v@@ ings and money bor@@ ro@@ wed from bro@@ k@@ ers , he b@@ ought sto@@ c@@ ks that an@@ al@@ y@@ st@@ s pre@@ di@@ cted would quic@@ k@@ ly ris@@ e in value .
Th@@ r@@ ough A@@ mo@@ s , God said : “ A man and his own father have g@@ one to the same gi@@ r@@ l , for the purpose of prof@@ an@@ ing my holy name . ”
( a ) From what we have consider@@ ed thus far , how would you descri@@ be Jesus ?
“ M@@ ore people eng@@ age in teaching than in any other prof@@ es@@ sion .
For my p@@ al@@ ate in low t@@ ones ut@@ ters truth it@@ self ; and wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness is something de@@ t@@ es@@ table to my li@@ ps .
No one could find any fa@@ ul@@ t with the way Jesus spoke . ​ — John 18 : 22 , 23 .
In what work did Jesus pri@@ mar@@ ily occ@@ up@@ y himself when on earth ?
How tra@@ gi@@ c , for Solomon was the one who ear@@ li@@ er wrote the words : “ Be wise , my son , and make my heart rejo@@ ice , that I may make a rep@@ ly to him that is ta@@ un@@ ting me ” ! ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 .
During his ministry on earth , Jesus Christ was ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed ​ — la@@ ugh@@ ed at , s@@ ne@@ ered at , made fu@@ n of , tre@@ ated in@@ sol@@ ently , and even spi@@ t upon .
God’s Word does not mer@@ ely make us “ com@@ pet@@ ent ” and “ e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed for every good work . ”
You pro@@ ba@@ bly have had the experience of being un@@ able to think of a name or some other pi@@ e@@ ce of information that was on the ti@@ p of your t@@ ong@@ ue . . . .
In mo@@ der@@ n times , the prophecy fin@@ ds its fulfill@@ ment in “ the Israel of God . ”
and called for the fre@@ e@@ ing of the cri@@ min@@ al Bar@@ ab@@ ba@@ s .
Why is a certain seem@@ ingly ni@@ ce scho@@ ol@@ mate not good associ@@ ation ?
S@@ ur@@ ely the imp@@ aled ev@@ il@@ do@@ er was thr@@ il@@ led when Jesus told him : “ You will be with me in Par@@ adise . ”
A person can use a mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r to make sure that he is pres@@ en@@ table .
N@@ um@@ er@@ ous Witnesses around the world feel that their decision to get baptized when they were young helped them great@@ ly .
Do you see the less@@ on in this for those dedic@@ ated to Jehovah today ?
It prom@@ o@@ ted in@@ du@@ stri@@ ousness in the po@@ or , who had to g@@ le@@ an .
Peter wrote about Jesus : “ Th@@ ough you never saw him , you love him .
The man@@ ’s c@@ ous@@ ins , brothers , and sisters have also come from the inter@@ i@@ or of the country in an effort to fle@@ e the hu@@ ng@@ er .
She experienced fir@@ s@@ th@@ and the truth of Matthew 6 : 33 and was faithful until her death .
One thing is to think about why you are not married .
By all means , then , you young ones , praise Jehovah !
Ch@@ il@@ dren too need to stay cal@@ m .
We might i@@ magine that there is little we can do or say that will change their attitude .
At S@@ cho@@ ol To@@ gether
So@@ on ther@@ e@@ after , she ro@@ de her bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le to my home and started a Bible study with me .
A@@ ngi@@ e and I were married in A@@ pri@@ l 195@@ 8 , and we have enjo@@ yed many privile@@ ges of service together .
An@@ xi@@ ety is a very real part of life in these “ last days . ”
“ The min@@ ding of the flesh means death . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M@@ AN@@ S 8 : 6 .
R@@ ul@@ es , which ten@@ d to be spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c , may be for some par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar time or situation , but principles are tim@@ eless .
The fi@@ el@@ ds are in@@ deed ri@@ pe for har@@ v@@ es@@ ting .
From their parents , Ca@@ in and A@@ be@@ l no doubt learned what had occ@@ ur@@ red .
But is it only those in authority who should imitate Jehovah in giving encourag@@ ement ?
Why did Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i make up a st@@ ory that was , in fact , a li@@ e ? — It was because Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i was gre@@ e@@ dy .
He shows du@@ e consider@@ ation for her “ in order for [ his ] prayers not to be h@@ in@@ der@@ ed . ”
Yes , love of God invol@@ ves obedi@@ ence .
• by see@@ king first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness ?
Of course , we know that David did some things that were wrong .
1 : 18 , 19 .
For the va@@ st ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of Jehovah’s servants , that will be life et@@ er@@ n@@ al on a par@@ adise earth , where the effe@@ cts of in@@ her@@ ited sin will be eli@@ min@@ ated and faithful el@@ der@@ ly ones will enjoy the rest@@ or@@ ation of their you@@ th@@ ful vi@@ g@@ or .
Bu@@ il@@ ding Pro@@ je@@ cts Re@@ qui@@ re Lo@@ ve , Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty , and Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful@@ ness
In that article you will find f@@ ran@@ k ans@@ wers based on what the Bible really teach@@ es .
And those know@@ ing your name will trust in you , for you will certainly not leave those loo@@ king for you , O Jehovah . ” ​ — P@@ s .
Per@@ haps they have in mind Paul’s words to the Corinth@@ i@@ an Christians about food : “ Why should my fre@@ e@@ dom be jud@@ ged by another person@@ ’s conscience ? ”
Of course , those who love dar@@ k@@ ness will not receive everlasting life .
E@@ spe@@ cially no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy were C@@ el@@ l@@ ari@@ us ’ bri@@ ef re@@ mar@@ ks regarding the n@@ ature of Jesus Christ .
and The O@@ ri@@ g@@ in of Li@@ fe ​ — F@@ i@@ ve Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Wor@@ th As@@ king .
Can you think of occasi@@ ons when you have displa@@ yed love in a practic@@ al way ?
That last as@@ pect can pose a chall@@ enge for a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ents , for upon en@@ ter@@ ing pu@@ ber@@ ty even the most out@@ going child can su@@ d@@ den@@ ly turn ti@@ mi@@ d .
How do you think that at a young age Jesus was able to am@@ a@@ ze even experienced teach@@ ers with his Bible knowledge ?
The to@@ il@@ et of my c@@ ell was an o@@ pen bu@@ c@@ ke@@ t that was emp@@ ti@@ ed once a day .
The Bible str@@ ong@@ ly ur@@ ges us to set different pri@@ or@@ ities .
See A@@ wa@@ ke ! , J@@ anu@@ ary 22 , 199@@ 3 , pages 18 - 21 .
They never for@@ get that they have been com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned by God and are preaching his message . ​ — 2 Corinthians 2 : 17 .
P@@ ri@@ mar@@ ily in s@@ par@@ ing no effort when it came to preaching the good news .
He wrote : “ Let every soul be in sub@@ je@@ ction to the su@@ peri@@ or author@@ ities , for there is no authority exc@@ ep@@ t by God ; the ex@@ is@@ ting author@@ ities stand plac@@ ed in their relati@@ ve positi@@ ons by God . ”
Jehovah re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed Sam@@ son by giving him su@@ per@@ human strength so that he could av@@ enge himself against God’s enem@@ ies .
The apostle Paul mentioned being a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted by “ a thor@@ n in the flesh , an ang@@ el of Satan , ” that kept “ sla@@ pp@@ ing ” him .
( a ) What s@@ ort of fre@@ e@@ dom does Jehovah’s spirit bring ?
( b ) Why should we not give up if the other person does not at first respon@@ d in a positi@@ ve way ?
It also says : “ If we con@@ f@@ ess our sin@@ s , he is faithful and righteous so as to for@@ give us our sin@@ s and to cle@@ an@@ se us from all un@@ righteousness . ”
A@@ ware that fellow Christians needed to exerc@@ ise wisdom , the apostle Peter s@@ ought to ‘ ar@@ ouse their clear thinking fac@@ ul@@ ties . ’
To@@ o many words , too el@@ ab@@ or@@ ately stated , may lo@@ se the a@@ udi@@ ence .
What of those who are desi@@ r@@ ous of be@@ coming servants of God today ?
We arri@@ ved in L@@ is@@ b@@ on in No@@ v@@ ember 195@@ 9 .
As a result of such a re@@ je@@ ction of Bible standards , Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s flo@@ c@@ ks are like those men spo@@ ken of by the ancient psalmist : “ They have not known , and they do not understand ; in dar@@ k@@ ness they keep wal@@ king about . ”
We care about how they feel , and we do not want to h@@ ur@@ t them by what we say
Although the man@@ ag@@ er did not understand much of what was said back then , he did become inter@@ ested in the Bible .
D@@ ili@@ g@@ ent study of deep@@ er tru@@ ths is a must if we are to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish both right and wrong
Many Ch@@ urch Fa@@ thers after the C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l of N@@ i@@ ca@@ e@@ a became sta@@ un@@ ch Tr@@ in@@ it@@ ari@@ ans .
How is mankind to at@@ tain true peace ? ” ​ — A form@@ er Ca@@ tho@@ lic in Ger@@ many .
A different ty@@ pe of st@@ or@@ m is appro@@ aching ​ — one that th@@ reat@@ ens the very ex@@ ist@@ ence of the human r@@ ace .
Re@@ g@@ arding our Creator , Jehovah God , * it says : “ He has made everything beau@@ ti@@ ful in its time . He has even put et@@ er@@ n@@ ity in their [ man@@ kin@@ d’s ] heart . ”
From the mi@@ d - 19@@ 30 ’ s on@@ ward , it became evid@@ ent that Christ had started to ga@@ ther milli@@ ons of his “ other sheep , ” who would make up a mul@@ t@@ in@@ ational “ great crow@@ d . ”
However , it does not imp@@ ly per@@ fe@@ ction of spe@@ e@@ ch and action by imper@@ fect humans , who cannot pos@@ si@@ bly me@@ asure up comple@@ t@@ ely to God’s standards .
You may be sur@@ pris@@ ed at how much you and your mate can benefit from the Bible - based information , which has helped many s@@ inc@@ ere Christians .
The clear night s@@ ki@@ es were so beau@@ ti@@ ful on the pra@@ i@@ ri@@ e .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on the good things Jehovah has done can help us to be more gr@@ ate@@ ful for his end@@ uring love . ​ — Read Psalm 7@@ 7 : 11 , 12 .
Jesus Christ also righ@@ tly requi@@ res that his sub@@ je@@ cts are loyal to him and his Kingdom .
H@@ el@@ ps us to show s@@ inc@@ ere concer@@ n for the wel@@ f@@ are of others
What can help you and your mate in this reg@@ ard ?
In Jesus ’ pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence , he had experienced the time when everything that happened both in heaven and on earth was in har@@ mony with God’s will .
Your life encoura@@ ges all those who read the Bible to act on their faith . ”
I determined to follow this ad@@ vice .
They c@@ he@@ ck un@@ famili@@ ar words and Bible person@@ alities ​ — when they lived , who they were , what their occ@@ up@@ ation was , and so for@@ th .
The expres@@ sions “ to inc@@ ite to love and fine works , ” “ the ga@@ ther@@ ing of ourselves together , ” and “ encourag@@ ing one another ” all re@@ mind us of what the commun@@ ion o@@ ffering in Israel did for God’s people .
E@@ ach mor@@ ning for a we@@ ek , I had to stand up to my ne@@ ck in the co@@ ld water of a ne@@ ar@@ by ri@@ ver to e@@ ase the pain .
At the time of this same F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of De@@ dic@@ ation , however , Jesus said : “ I have other sheep , which are not of this fo@@ ld ; those also I must bring . ”
But will faith in God’s promises move you to st@@ ore up for a temp@@ or@@ ary future or an everlasting one ?
In what sense should we be like gy@@ m@@ na@@ st@@ s ?
If you are a par@@ ent , do you at times won@@ der whether you will really be able to teach your children to love Jehovah and to keep serving him even when they gro@@ w up ?
The king beg@@ ins with the fa@@ ther@@ ly ad@@ vice : “ My son , keep my sa@@ y@@ ings , and may you tre@@ asure up my own comman@@ d@@ ments with you .
U@@ N@@ D@@ A@@ U@@ N@@ T@@ E@@ D by what had happened , we got more liter@@ ature from where it was st@@ ored and continued our preaching .
It will be encourag@@ ing for them to know that someone from the other side of the world is thinking of them .
W@@ H@@ Y had my wife , An@@ n , and I moved from the relati@@ ve peace of Eng@@ land to this v@@ ol@@ at@@ ile part of Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a ?
The experi@@ ences of ancient Israel illustr@@ ate the d@@ ang@@ ers of allow@@ ing wal@@ king by sight to we@@ ak@@ en one@@ ’s faith .
The book of Acts gives us this repor@@ t : “ Now as they [ the apostle Paul and his travel@@ ing compan@@ i@@ ons ] travel@@ ed on through the c@@ ities they would deli@@ ver to those there for ob@@ serv@@ ance the dec@@ re@@ es that had been deci@@ ded upon by the apostles and older men who were in Jerusalem .
Al@@ so , ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers came loo@@ king for “ the one born king of the Jews . ”
Since this att@@ ack will tri@@ gg@@ er the fin@@ al part of the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation , ” it is Jehovah himself who will set the st@@ age and cho@@ ose the m@@ om@@ ent for this show@@ down .
“ C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , then , shall not God cause justice to be done for his cho@@ s@@ en ones who c@@ ry out to him day and night . . . ?
18 - 19 .
In the mi@@ d - 19@@ 60 ’ s , ani@@ mo@@ s@@ ity between e@@ th@@ ni@@ c grou@@ ps in nor@@ ther@@ n and e@@ ast@@ er@@ n N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ a led to dis@@ tur@@ ban@@ ces , re@@ v@@ ol@@ ts , la@@ w@@ less@@ ness , and e@@ th@@ ni@@ c viol@@ ence .
In order to pre@@ side well over the flo@@ ck , the elders discus@@ s among themselves how to ad@@ d@@ ress the needs of the congregation .
These came to inclu@@ de my@@ ri@@ a@@ ds of angels .
Bo@@ th C@@ al@@ v@@ in@@ ist and Ca@@ tho@@ lic cl@@ er@@ gy m@@ oun@@ ted fi@@ er@@ ce op@@ position against the group , but So@@ c@@ in@@ i@@ an min@@ isters took advan@@ ta@@ ge of the at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere of religious t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance , prom@@ o@@ ted by such P@@ ol@@ ish k@@ ings as Si@@ g@@ is@@ mun@@ d I@@ I Au@@ g@@ us@@ tu@@ s and S@@ te@@ ph@@ en B@@ á@@ th@@ ory , to teach their ide@@ as .
“ S@@ om@@ eho@@ w , my mother kno@@ ws how I feel before I talk to her , ” ob@@ ser@@ ves Mari@@ e , “ so it is eas@@ y for me to talk f@@ ran@@ k@@ ly to her about my problems . ”
By following an appro@@ ach similar to that taken by one prophet of old .
was the the@@ me of the public ad@@ d@@ ress . The truth that was discus@@ sed was , not truth in gener@@ al , but the truth about Jehovah’s purpose to which Jesus Christ bor@@ e witness .
Thus , there can be no doubt that God cho@@ se the right earthly mother and a@@ do@@ p@@ tive father for his Son .
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : V@@ I@@ O@@ L@@ EN@@ T A@@ D@@ O@@ L@@ E@@ S@@ C@@ EN@@ T , S@@ T@@ R@@ E@@ E@@ T F@@ I@@ G@@ H@@ T@@ E@@ R
Why will God’s faithful servants see the sal@@ vation of Jehovah ?
5 , 6 . ( a ) What knowledge does Jehovah pos@@ s@@ ess ?
For some time , we were also in dist@@ ri@@ ct work and were able to me@@ et brothers thr@@ ough@@ out the country .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , Jesus Christ , is the He@@ ad of the Christian congregation .
What practic@@ al less@@ ons have we learned from these three illustr@@ ations ?
Although these men were not des@@ titu@@ te , they had a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned their means of li@@ v@@ eli@@ ho@@ od to foc@@ us their efforts exc@@ lu@@ si@@ vely on the ministry .
A@@ bo@@ ve : I@@ r@@ ene and me in fr@@ on@@ t of our tra@@ il@@ er home
P@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ g@@ ists and writ@@ ers of self - help boo@@ ks ​ — even new@@ s@@ pa@@ per co@@ lum@@ n@@ ists — ​ offer their ide@@ as .
In re@@ com@@ men@@ ding the re@@ inst@@ at@@ ement of one young woman , the elders wrote that she had cle@@ an@@ ed up her life “ par@@ tly because of her fle@@ sh@@ ly bro@@ ther’s respect for the dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing arrang@@ ement . ”
Who am I ?
This likely expla@@ ins what the apostle Paul was refer@@ ring to when he said : “ Now we see in ha@@ z@@ y out@@ l@@ ine by means of a me@@ tal mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 12 .
Tru@@ e K@@ in@@ dness Is Not We@@ ak@@ ness
Acc@@ ess to the “ He@@ are@@ r of P@@ ra@@ y@@ er ”
Jo@@ b@@ ’s thinking needed to be cor@@ rec@@ ted .
T@@ ake as an example Mari@@ a from W@@ es@@ ter@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
Me@@ dit@@ ate on God’s Word , especially when disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement seem@@ s over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing .
Rather , the el@@ der kin@@ dly poin@@ ts out the spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c are@@ as of concer@@ n and re@@ vie@@ ws the go@@ als and pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res .
“ ‘ You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind . ’ This is the great@@ est and first comman@@ d@@ ment . ” ​ — Jesus Christ , 33 C.E . *
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er can re@@ du@@ ce anxi@@ ety .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , this person thought so .
So if we want to be in that new world , we must keep on the w@@ atch .
However , we can stri@@ ve to follow his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y .
What was written about him and the v@@ isi@@ ble evidence of the influ@@ ence he wi@@ el@@ ded prove bey@@ ond doubt that he did ex@@ ist .
O@@ thers use a mi@@ d@@ day bre@@ ak for a sh@@ ort study peri@@ od .
• How do we show that we respect Christ’s ho@@ l@@ iness ?
Sa@@ ys Jo@@ s@@ é : “ I began pra@@ ying with all my heart , as@@ king what I should do to ple@@ ase God .
5 , 6 . ( a ) W@@ ho@@ m has Jesus appointed to care for his sheep , and what does benef@@ iting from this arrang@@ ement requi@@ re of the sheep ?
As we found more interest among the people , Ge@@ or@@ ge had to d@@ ri@@ ve 2@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 3@@ 00 k@@ m ] some S@@ un@@ days , help@@ ing such ones to atten@@ d our meetings .
TH@@ E or@@ c@@ hi@@ d is a very at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive f@@ low@@ er , but it is difficult to ra@@ ise .
The gi@@ r@@ l was re@@ mar@@ ka@@ bly mo@@ des@@ t and hum@@ ble .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate true love ​ — “ the f@@ l@@ ame of J@@ ah ” — ​ by thinking appreci@@ ati@@ vely about your mate .
With fellow work@@ ers in our transl@@ ation of@@ fice
How should a Christian bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ man demonstr@@ ate that he speak@@ s truth ?
In c@@ as@@ es like these , you first present a fact or an ide@@ a ; then you in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce a contr@@ ast by using such expres@@ sions as but , however , rather , or on the other hand .
Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ving T@@ ra@@ ining at G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol
Lo@@ t’s decision to move there would ev@@ en@@ tually cause his family much g@@ ri@@ ef .
But if you are si@@ ck , Jehovah will comfort and support you , as he did his servants in the past .
Can we fully understand the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds of the individuals involved ?
Our gener@@ os@@ ity may well have similar ob@@ je@@ c@@ ti@@ ves .
Peter did not ar@@ gu@@ e with Jesus .
While pat@@ ri@@ o@@ tic fer@@ v@@ or was r@@ un@@ ning high the world over , the Witnesses recogn@@ ized that sal@@ u@@ ting the f@@ la@@ g is much more than a m@@ ere for@@ mal@@ ism .
Ho@@ ly spirit direc@@ ted the apostles and older men in Jerusalem
Then he ad@@ ded : “ The cre@@ ation it@@ self also will be set free from en@@ sla@@ v@@ ement to cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and have the gl@@ ori@@ ous fre@@ e@@ dom of the children of God . ”
What may you@@ ng@@ er ones do to help the congregation be un@@ ited ?
Why should we avoid over@@ in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence in food and dr@@ ink ?
12 , 13 . ( a ) Why is it important that we pray for holy spirit to ass@@ ist us in our ministry ?
But “ Abra@@ m said to Lo@@ t : ‘ P@@ le@@ ase , do not let any qu@@ ar@@ rel@@ ing continue between me and you and between my her@@ d@@ s@@ men and your her@@ d@@ s@@ men , for we men are brothers .
He also has one or two long - r@@ ange personal study pro@@ je@@ cts .
For , look ! Jehovah is coming for@@ th from his place to call to account the er@@ ro@@ r of the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ant of the land against him , and the land will certainly ex@@ pose her b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed and will no longer co@@ ver over her kil@@ led ones . ”
Indeed they were .
The fin@@ ish l@@ ine is as good as in sight .
“ All those listen@@ ing to him were in con@@ st@@ ant am@@ a@@ z@@ ement at his understanding and his ans@@ wers , ” the Bible says . ​ — Luke 2 : 4@@ 7 .
Because he fully under@@ stan@@ ds the dep@@ th of what you are feel@@ ing .
( a ) How has dis@@ cre@@ tion led to greater ca@@ u@@ tion when expla@@ ining certain Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts ?
S@@ even days a we@@ ek Pa@@ v@@ lo@@ s works two long shi@@ f@@ ts , at@@ temp@@ ting to ear@@ n en@@ ough money to make his dre@@ am come true .
I learned that Jehovah is lik@@ ened to a shepher@@ d because he guid@@ es , fe@@ e@@ ds , and prote@@ cts his worshipp@@ ers . ​ — Psalm 23 : 1 - 6 ; 8@@ 3 : 18 .
L@@ ep@@ er He@@ aled ( Na@@ am@@ an ) , 11 / 1
Some per@@ form Bethel service , others eng@@ age in con@@ stru@@ ction or in cir@@ cu@@ it work , serve as field instru@@ ct@@ ors or special pione@@ ers or mission@@ aries or as As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all or Bible school fac@@ ility servants .
A medi@@ e@@ val bi@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ her of C@@ y@@ ri@@ l tel@@ ls us that the local bi@@ sh@@ op@@ s , pri@@ ests , and mon@@ ks f@@ ell upon him “ like ro@@ o@@ ks upon a fal@@ c@@ on . ”
C@@ learly , the book of Daniel con@@ tain@@ s two very different th@@ re@@ a@@ ds .
Yes , in these ways too , we need one another .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly Samuel took the hor@@ n of o@@ il and anointed him in the mi@@ d@@ st of his brothers . And the spirit of Jehovah began to be op@@ er@@ ative upon David from that day for@@ ward . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 16 : 12 , 13 .
On@@ ly if the t@@ ree is u@@ pro@@ o@@ ted will it die .
( b ) What will make time pas@@ s more quic@@ k@@ ly ?
A viol@@ ent death lo@@ om@@ ed very near now .
For my trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions I my@@ self know , and my sin is in fr@@ on@@ t of me con@@ stan@@ tly .
I@@ r@@ ene was brought up as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Li@@ ver@@ po@@ ol , Eng@@ land .
Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a@@ ’s O@@ ut@@ back , 4 / 1
• How did the truth become re@@ ality by means of Jesus Christ ?
Con@@ cer@@ ning her enem@@ ies , she pra@@ ys to God : “ May all their ba@@ dness come before you , and de@@ al sever@@ ely with them , just as you have deal@@ t sever@@ ely with me on account of all my trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions . For my si@@ gh@@ s are many , and my heart is ill . ” ​ — L@@ am@@ ent@@ ations 1 : 12 , 22 .
Our lives were s@@ pared .
As she would have encoura@@ ged us to do , we sta@@ yed bus@@ y with our new work .
Yet , refu@@ sing to talk to each other only he@@ igh@@ ten@@ s ten@@ sion and does little to sol@@ ve the proble@@ m at hand .
in V@@ ene@@ zu@@ el@@ an Si@@ gn L@@ angu@@ age .
We@@ e@@ ding O@@ u@@ t F@@ al@@ se Re@@ as@@ on@@ ing
In C@@ ol@@ om@@ bia temp@@ or@@ ary special pione@@ ers went to preach among the W@@ a@@ yu@@ u In@@ di@@ ans .
When S@@ us@@ ana asked the class if they wanted to see the vi@@ de@@ o No B@@ lood ​ — Me@@ dic@@ ine Me@@ e@@ ts the Ch@@ all@@ enge , all ans@@ wer@@ ed y@@ es .
In 19@@ 15 she said that she always found it sur@@ pris@@ ing that many Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents expe@@ cted to be taken to heaven soon .
That war still ra@@ ges as Satan se@@ ek@@ s to destro@@ y the faith of the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 and the other sheep .
In mo@@ der@@ n times , this prophecy evid@@ ently started to be ful@@ filled in 19@@ 18 when Jehovah , along with “ the m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er of the covenant , ” Jesus Christ , in@@ spe@@ cted the spiritual temple .
As a result , the good news is being pre@@ ached on a sc@@ ale never before seen .
M@@ ak@@ ing All Th@@ ings New ​ — As F@@ o@@ re@@ told
The lo@@ c@@ ation was the S@@ wa@@ z@@ il@@ and R@@ o@@ y@@ al K@@ ra@@ al , or com@@ p@@ ound .
Now he will pro@@ ba@@ bly appreci@@ ate it even more . ”
Jehovah kno@@ ws what each one of us needs , and he uses the Christian congregation to mo@@ ld us .
While this does not imp@@ ly that it is wrong to have children today , many Christian cou@@ ples dec@@ l@@ ine to have children so as to become more fully involved in the ur@@ g@@ ent work that Jehovah has given his people to do .
“ T@@ ur@@ n . . . to the living God , who made the heaven and the earth and the se@@ a and all the things in them . ” ​ — A@@ C@@ T@@ S 14 : 15 .
N@@ or did he believe that con@@ fes@@ sion to pri@@ ests was necess@@ ary to ob@@ tain for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s .
In 195@@ 1 , I was one of a group of four Witnesses who went to Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m .
When John arri@@ ved at the ad@@ d@@ ress , the re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ent@@ ’s wife , who was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , accepted the en@@ vel@@ op@@ e .
G@@ ran@@ ted , tal@@ king to your children about se@@ x may be one of the most a@@ w@@ k@@ ward par@@ en@@ ting t@@ as@@ ks you will face .
S@@ E@@ V@@ E@@ N B@@ O@@ W@@ L@@ S O@@ F G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S AN@@ G@@ E@@ R A@@ R@@ E P@@ O@@ U@@ R@@ E@@ D O@@ U@@ T
Jehovah str@@ ong@@ ly cen@@ sur@@ ed those who f@@ l@@ ou@@ ted his direction by o@@ ffering l@@ ame , si@@ ck , or bl@@ ind ani@@ mal@@ s for sacrifice . ​ — M@@ al .
When I look back on my 5@@ 4 years in the full - time ministry , I am so gr@@ ate@@ ful that I used my you@@ th@@ ful vi@@ g@@ or in Jehovah’s preci@@ ous service .
O@@ thers are high@@ ly educ@@ ated prof@@ es@@ sion@@ als , including s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists .
M@@ AN@@ Y would respon@@ d that all those st@@ at@@ ements are fac@@ tu@@ al .
13 , 14 . ( a ) Acc@@ ording to Jesus ’ par@@ able of the sheep and the go@@ ats , upon what does the sal@@ vation of the sheep dep@@ end ?
Consi@@ der@@ ing these gener@@ ally un@@ known de@@ ta@@ il@@ s , it is ap@@ par@@ ent that there can be no true peace wh@@ en@@ ever in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res dis@@ reg@@ ard God’s la@@ ws and principles .
Tru@@ e to God’s word , the two dis@@ obedi@@ ent humans ev@@ en@@ tually died .
We must remain al@@ er@@ t to things that activ@@ ely com@@ pete for our affe@@ ction , including the desire for material things and any im@@ moral se@@ x@@ u@@ al desi@@ res .
To set the st@@ age for doing so , let us consider some real - life situ@@ ations .
How does the Bible reve@@ al the s@@ ource of all un@@ jus@@ ti@@ fied h@@ at@@ red ?
They might say : “ If you do not know what to do , think of Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 .
Mi@@ ri@@ am and Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has
Indeed , it shows that we have complete trust in Jehovah .
They influ@@ enced many to look down on Jesus as a m@@ ere car@@ p@@ en@@ ter and on his disciples as “ un@@ educ@@ ated and or@@ din@@ ary men . ”
That person may be just as sh@@ y as I am . ”
With E@@ z@@ ra@@ ’s encourag@@ ement , 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 famili@@ es ​ — perhaps num@@ ber@@ ing 6@@ ,000 people — ​ respon@@ ded .
P@@ on@@ der@@ ing Jehovah’s h@@ an@@ di@@ work moved David to praise H@@ im
Des@@ cri@@ be what you might have seen and heard if you had attend@@ ed the in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ation of the temple during Solom@@ on@@ ’s re@@ ign .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ ing in “ prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation along with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving , ” we will pet@@ iti@@ on God to help us do our ut@@ most .
For every@@ body doing these things is something de@@ t@@ es@@ table to Jehovah . ”
A@@ vo@@ i@@ ding the S@@ n@@ are of Mat@@ eri@@ al@@ ism
During 20@@ 14 , the new mo@@ on ne@@ are@@ st the ver@@ n@@ al ( s@@ pr@@ ing ) e@@ qu@@ in@@ o@@ x will be on Mar@@ ch 30 , at 8 : 4@@ 5 p@@ .@@ m .
That prac@@ tice was all too famili@@ ar to the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Israel in Jesus ’ day .
By faith , we must see a clear , foc@@ used pi@@ c@@ ture of life under Kingdom rule .
And Jesus did not hi@@ de the joy he felt while working at his Fa@@ ther’s side .
Yet , he invit@@ es us to en@@ ter into a loving relationship with him .
But Satan is e@@ ag@@ er to use any means at his dis@@ pos@@ al to bre@@ ak our integrity .
As I en@@ tered high school , the ci@@ vi@@ l righ@@ ts mo@@ v@@ ement was pi@@ c@@ king up m@@ om@@ en@@ tu@@ m in the S@@ ou@@ th .
“ Fa@@ ith is the as@@ sur@@ ed expe@@ ct@@ ation of things ho@@ ped for , the evid@@ ent demonstr@@ ation of real@@ ities though not be@@ held , ” Paul said .
A@@ m@@ ong the last ve@@ hi@@ c@@ les to pas@@ s the c@@ he@@ ck@@ point between C@@ ro@@ ati@@ a and Ser@@ bia were the bu@@ ses taking the Ser@@ bi@@ an d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates home .
The world encoura@@ ges people to stri@@ ve to be su@@ peri@@ or to others
The fi@@ ght is on between them , and we will be on the w@@ in@@ ning side only if we keep in st@@ ep with Jehovah’s organization .
L@@ ear@@ n how you can up@@ hold Jehovah God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
“ If it be ar@@ gu@@ ed that Ba@@ al as@@ sum@@ es the shap@@ e of a bul@@ l for the act , ” com@@ men@@ ted ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ist C@@ y@@ r@@ us G@@ or@@ d@@ on , “ the same cannot be said for his pri@@ ests who re - en@@ ac@@ ted his my@@ th@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal care@@ er . ”
The Bible also tel@@ ls us to for@@ give others .
During the day , I was there for her .
“ How I mis@@ s our con@@ vers@@ ations ! ”
Egy@@ p@@ t’s false de@@ ities were un@@ able to sto@@ p the T@@ en P@@ la@@ gu@@ es from Jehovah
* We were married in De@@ c@@ ember 195@@ 7 .
How appro@@ pri@@ ate that we pray for God’s holy spirit to provide what we l@@ ack !
On@@ ly Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God can fore@@ see the future in de@@ ta@@ il .
That means being atten@@ tive to each other , sp@@ en@@ ding time with each other , and dra@@ wing clo@@ s@@ er to each other .
‘ Just se@@ ven days , ’ I thought .
S@@ il@@ van@@ us O@@ k@@ em@@ ir@@ i , a co@@ work@@ er , was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
So help is a@@ vail@@ able , and you should never h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to seek it .
Our go@@ al should not simply be to read a lo@@ t of pages or to pre@@ pare a com@@ ment for the meeting .
For one thing , his faith was streng@@ th@@ ened by associ@@ ation with Christians in ne@@ ar@@ by congregations .
T@@ re@@ asure such a men@@ t@@ or , for his or her ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on can help you to keep doing what is right in Jehovah’s eyes .
The Scriptures c@@ learly st@@ ate : “ S@@ al@@ vation bel@@ ong@@ s to Jehovah . ”
No won@@ der the four Hebrews would not par@@ take of the k@@ ing@@ ’s deli@@ c@@ ac@@ ies !
Ther@@ efore , God for@@ ti@@ fied him for what la@@ y a@@ head .
Will I mis@@ s my friends ?
For example , in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , one often he@@ ars the expres@@ sion : “ A es@@ per@@ an@@ ç@@ a é a ú@@ l@@ ti@@ ma que mor@@ re . ”
H@@ er pl@@ an wor@@ ked only too well .
To this end , a s@@ ound red c@@ ow was sla@@ ugh@@ tered and bur@@ ned .
What about children or other family members ?
That Solomon under@@ sto@@ od human suffering seem@@ s evid@@ ent because of what he said in prayer at the in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ation of the temple of Jehovah .
The expres@@ sion “ a living person ” is transl@@ ated from the Hebrew word ne@@ ’@@ ph@@ es@@ h , * which liter@@ ally means “ a bre@@ a@@ thing cre@@ ature . ” ​ — Genesis 2 : 7 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
Ther@@ efore , they may more re@@ adi@@ ly appreci@@ ate the fre@@ e@@ dom that the truth br@@ ings .
C@@ our@@ t@@ es@@ y of the Egy@@ pt Ex@@ pl@@ or@@ ation So@@ ci@@ ety
In l@@ ine with that , Jehovah did not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on his people first as sla@@ ves in ancient Egy@@ pt and later as cap@@ ti@@ ves in Babyl@@ on .
But is the neu@@ tr@@ ality that Jesus taught really in@@ com@@ pati@@ ble with ac@@ tive concer@@ n for others ?
Still , we should a@@ im to teach not only with our min@@ ds but also with our hearts .
R@@ el@@ ated to it , he has called into question the integrity of humans to their Creator .
Me@@ g@@ an : Th@@ an@@ k you .
Then , like H@@ ann@@ ah , we no longer need to be self - concer@@ ned . ​ — Psalm 5@@ 5 : 22 .
When he was suffering , he did not go th@@ reat@@ ening , but kept on com@@ mit@@ ting himself to the one who jud@@ ges righte@@ ously . ” ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 23 .
What a reli@@ ef this vision must have brought them ​ — a gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e that Jehovah would keep pu@@ re worship clean !
In fact , the Bible says that M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h and the people did “ what was bad more than the nations whom Jehovah had an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ated from before the sons of Israel . ”
The inspired Bible writ@@ er then go@@ es on , as no@@ ted in verse 20 , to give us a reason for avo@@ i@@ ding such an attitude : “ For there is no man righteous in the earth that keep@@ s doing good and does not sin . ”
While the bat@@ tle ra@@ ged , we s@@ at on the gr@@ ass@@ y st@@ ep@@ pe bey@@ ond the peri@@ me@@ ter of the cam@@ p .
N@@ im@@ ro@@ d’s d@@ om@@ a@@ in inclu@@ ded Ba@@ be@@ l and other c@@ ities between the Ti@@ gr@@ is and E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates ri@@ v@@ ers .
God said that he would sp@@ are the c@@ ities if just 50 righteous men were there .
Like C@@ ar@@ ol@@ in@@ e@@ ’s mother , your parents may feel ob@@ lig@@ ated to war@@ n you about pe@@ er pres@@ sure or even to re@@ stri@@ ct certain activities or fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps .
Th@@ ings From Wh@@ ich We Mu@@ st F@@ le@@ e
However , re@@ ality sur@@ pas@@ sed their expe@@ ct@@ ations .
A prof@@ ess@@ or of religion rec@@ ently descri@@ bed the stru@@ gg@@ le in his Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant ch@@ urch as one “ over the authority of Scrip@@ ture and cre@@ ed ver@@ su@@ s the authority of ali@@ en and human@@ is@@ tic ide@@ olo@@ gi@@ es , between the ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ ’s faith@@ ful@@ ness to the l@@ or@@ d@@ ship of Christ ver@@ su@@ s an accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ation and re@@ for@@ mul@@ ation of Christi@@ an@@ ity to the spirit of the age .
TH@@ E AN@@ N@@ U@@ A@@ L M@@ E@@ E@@ T@@ IN@@ G of the members of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a will be held on O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 7 , 20@@ 00 , at the As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses , 2@@ 9@@ 32 K@@ en@@ ne@@ dy B@@ ou@@ le@@ v@@ ard , Jer@@ se@@ y C@@ ity , New Jer@@ se@@ y .
With Jehovah’s help , I now have an over@@ ri@@ ding sense of peace and cal@@ m , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as before I was a time bom@@ b of bit@@ ter@@ ness and ra@@ ge , ready to ex@@ p@@ lo@@ de at the s@@ ligh@@ t@@ est an@@ no@@ y@@ ance . ”
15 : 5@@ 2 , 5@@ 3 ; Re@@ v .
16 : 14 , 16 ; 19 : 19 - 21 .
Such travel@@ s were ar@@ du@@ ous at times , even d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous .
W@@ ould you like to ta@@ st@@ e that joy as well ?
While many su@@ ff@@ er the pain and fru@@ str@@ ation that accom@@ pan@@ y this worl@@ d’s materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic and ple@@ asure - see@@ king li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le , we experience gen@@ u@@ ine joy and con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment .
Let us therefore use them to gl@@ ori@@ fy our Creator .
When Abraham first learned of Jehovah’s purpose to bl@@ ess S@@ ar@@ ah with a child of her own , he “ f@@ ell fac@@ e@@ down and began to la@@ u@@ gh . ”
He kno@@ ws our we@@ ak@@ nesses , our li@@ mit@@ ations , and the prog@@ ress we have made , and he m@@ ol@@ ds each one of us with these circumstances in mind .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , over a peri@@ od of a th@@ ous@@ and years , the text of the V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate had acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ated a no@@ table number of cop@@ y@@ ist er@@ r@@ ors .
So have no fear ; you are wor@@ th more than many s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws . ” ​ — Matthew 10 : 29 - 31 .
In J@@ anu@@ ary 199@@ 0 there were 4@@ 6 publi@@ sh@@ ers in S@@ ã@@ o T@@ om@@ é and P@@ r@@ í@@ n@@ ci@@ pe .
Jehovah gives ad@@ vice and instru@@ ction for our benefit .
To imp@@ r@@ in@@ t his de@@ based thinking on the min@@ ds and hearts of the fo@@ ol@@ ish or un@@ su@@ spe@@ cting ​ — especially the most vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able , the young — ​ he uses such av@@ en@@ u@@ es as ques@@ tion@@ able liter@@ ature , mo@@ vi@@ es , mu@@ si@@ c , com@@ pu@@ ter g@@ ames , and por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y s@@ ites on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t . ​ — John 14 : 30 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 2 : 2 .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , I found my@@ self on a be@@ ach in P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al .
Saul said : ‘ I know a man in uni@@ on with Christ who , f@@ our@@ te@@ en years ag@@ o was ca@@ ught away to the th@@ ir@@ d heaven , into par@@ adise , and heard un@@ ut@@ ter@@ able words which it is not la@@ w@@ ful for a man to speak . ’
Th@@ ink of the g@@ ri@@ ef and pain that have resul@@ ted from ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents , cri@@ me , war@@ f@@ are , ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism , n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers , and other tra@@ ge@@ dies .
For example , Job spoke to men who vie@@ wed themselves as speaking words of wisdom , but he conclu@@ ded : “ I do not find anyone wise among you . ”
If any of us were to prac@@ tice sin se@@ cre@@ tly , we might be able to hi@@ de such conduct from fellow humans for a time .
The Creator is not an ob@@ s@@ cu@@ re for@@ ce that is every@@ where and in everything .
We are pleas@@ ed that our children are res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful and pol@@ ite when they talk with others . ”
Now I find that the Bible is more exc@@ iting than a good no@@ v@@ el . ”
So@@ on more mission@@ aries arri@@ ved , and they were a bi@@ g help to us in organiz@@ ing our ministry and in con@@ duc@@ ting congregation meetings .
I wanted to ple@@ ase my heavenly Father and do his will , but I had been a slave to d@@ ru@@ g@@ s and al@@ co@@ ho@@ l for many years .
When you use illustr@@ ations , you let your children use their i@@ mag@@ in@@ ation .
Let us now consider how we can stand fir@@ m against two other s@@ at@@ ani@@ c tra@@ ps or s@@ na@@ res ​ — materi@@ al@@ ism and temp@@ tation to com@@ mit ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y .
“ Our family read the Bible every S@@ un@@ day .
Acc@@ ording to Psalm 19 : 7 - 11 , what helped David to draw close to God , and how can we imitate David ?
All of this was pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed in the book of Revelation , as was the effect upon their op@@ pon@@ ents .
( Read James 3 : 17 . )
Paul too needed streng@@ th@@ ening .
She dem@@ an@@ ded that I sto@@ p stud@@ ying the Bible and atten@@ ding meetings .
Di@@ rit@@ t@@ i Bi@@ bli@@ o@@ te@@ c@@ a A@@ m@@ bro@@ si@@ ana .
( a ) Jo@@ shua 23 : 6 c@@ alls for courage to do what ?
Peter men@@ tions S@@ ar@@ ah , the beau@@ ti@@ ful wife of Abraham , no@@ ting that she “ used to obey Abraham , c@@ all@@ ing him ‘ l@@ ord . ’ ”
“ C@@ le@@ ar Li@@ ght ” on the Bible From Rus@@ si@@ a@@ ’s O@@ l@@ des@@ t Li@@ br@@ ary
Now , let us go back to the time when Jehovah reve@@ aled his in@@ ten@@ tion to in@@ spe@@ ct the c@@ ities of So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h .
Paul used the sol@@ di@@ er@@ ’s bel@@ t to illustr@@ ate the ex@@ t@@ ent to which Scriptural truth should influ@@ ence our lives .
Th@@ ough it was not as gl@@ ori@@ ous as Solom@@ on@@ ’s temple , the stru@@ c@@ ture la@@ sted for ne@@ arly 6@@ 00 years .
19 , 20 . ( a ) How will all Kingdom sub@@ je@@ cts demonstr@@ ate whether they accept Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ?
There , on May 14 , 194@@ 2 , my father pas@@ sed away .
The me@@ ta@@ p@@ ho@@ r pi@@ c@@ tures God as the ju@@ dge who has re@@ ached a decision in fav@@ or of the acc@@ used , who had been brought before God’s cour@@ t , so to speak , on a char@@ ge of un@@ righteousness .
Now advan@@ ced in age , I can who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly encoura@@ ge you@@ ng@@ er ones to ‘ remember their G@@ r@@ and Creator in the days of their you@@ th . ’ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 1 .
If they st@@ op@@ ped working , they would al@@ most in@@ ev@@ it@@ ab@@ ly end up “ beg@@ g@@ ing in re@@ ap@@ ing time , ” with nothing to e@@ at or to we@@ ar . ​ — Proverbs 20 : 4 .
V@@ er@@ y likely , all of us have been great@@ ly moved by reading acc@@ oun@@ ts of the resur@@ rec@@ tions that Jesus per@@ form@@ ed .
In some ar@@ en@@ as , be@@ ast@@ s appe@@ ared as if by ma@@ gi@@ c , deli@@ vered by under@@ gr@@ ound el@@ ev@@ at@@ ors and tra@@ p@@ do@@ ors .
“ G@@ o therefore and make disciples . . . , teaching them to ob@@ serve all the things I have comman@@ ded you . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 28 : 19 , 20 .
5 : 24 .
On N@@ is@@ an 8 , si@@ x days before the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver , Jesus is back in the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of Jerusalem .
If you feel that he is not yet respon@@ sible en@@ ough to ri@@ de a bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le , you might deci@@ de to post@@ po@@ ne the pur@@ cha@@ se .
( a ) What does fri@@ end@@ ship with God requi@@ re ?
In turn , he has become s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful in using this me@@ th@@ od to re@@ ach others .
When I was 12 , I first heard about the Tr@@ in@@ ity .
V@@ i@@ g@@ ul@@ is ) , 2 / 1
What an up@@ li@@ f@@ ting prophecy !
A R@@ eli@@ able S@@ ource of Tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy V@@ alu@@ es
How can we maintain a bal@@ an@@ ced view of our se@@ cul@@ ar work ?
God’s wisdom is evid@@ ent in the way he used imper@@ fect humans to wr@@ ite the Bible .
O@@ ld ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ an@@ ces were r@@ ene@@ wed , and new ones made .
How did God’s spirit prote@@ ct David ?
Satan still makes use of mis@@ gu@@ i@@ ded counsel or though@@ t@@ less re@@ mar@@ ks from friends and fellow believers .
Like Abraham , we too are a@@ wa@@ iting the fulfill@@ ment of God’s promises .
A@@ no@@ ther fac@@ t@@ or we must consider when we make cho@@ ic@@ es is what Jesus descri@@ bed as the great@@ est comman@@ d@@ ment ​ — that we love God .
They knew that their circumstances allow@@ ed them to do more in Jehovah’s service , but they h@@ es@@ it@@ ated to make the needed chang@@ es .
For example , she ga@@ ined the happiness that comes from satis@@ f@@ ying one@@ ’s spiritual need .
Des@@ pite being relati@@ vely young both in age and in the truth , he was “ well repor@@ ted on ” by the Christian elders in L@@ y@@ str@@ a and neigh@@ bor@@ ing I@@ con@@ i@@ u@@ m .
However , that name appe@@ ars some 7@@ ,000 times in the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s origin@@ al langu@@ ages , in many c@@ as@@ es within the prayers and psal@@ ms of faithful servants of Jehovah .
She says : “ I learned that God is a real person with end@@ ear@@ ing qualities .
“ I A@@ m With You , ” 8 / 15
I will come again and will receive you home to my@@ self , so that where I am you also may be . ” ​ — John 14 : 2 , 3 .
What , if anything , can we learn from his life st@@ ory ?
We soon learned that the cul@@ ture here was va@@ st@@ ly different from what we were used to .
The religion Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am started la@@ sted for cen@@ tu@@ ries and resul@@ ted in ru@@ in for milli@@ ons when God ev@@ en@@ tually called that apost@@ ate nation of Israel to account .
How to de@@ al with se@@ x@@ u@@ al har@@ ass@@ ment
The ke@@ y is@@ su@@ es are qu@@ ite simp@@ le .
He moved to the sou@@ ther@@ n@@ most part of the country ​ — a dr@@ ought - stri@@ ck@@ en re@@ gi@@ on 8@@ 00 mil@@ es ( 1@@ ,@@ 3@@ 00 k@@ m ) from where he had been living .
We might have to pu@@ s@@ h ourselves to atten@@ d Christian meetings .
The Greek expres@@ sion transl@@ ated “ long - suffering ” den@@ o@@ tes pati@@ ence and s@@ low@@ ness to anger .
What about Jesus ’ refer@@ ence to water ?
By the se@@ ven@@ th century C.E . , Is@@ la@@ m had be@@ gu@@ n its s@@ we@@ ep@@ ing ex@@ pan@@ sion .
Today , milli@@ ons may cla@@ im to be Christians , “ but they dis@@ own [ God ] by their works , because they are de@@ t@@ es@@ table and dis@@ obedi@@ ent and not appro@@ ved for good work of any s@@ ort . ”
Some who have been in a situation where their jo@@ b seem@@ ed at ris@@ k may have wonder@@ ed , ‘ How will I fulf@@ ill my responsi@@ bility to provide for my family ? ’
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , because of his respect for himself and his holy name , Jehovah will not per@@ mit the death of his loyal ones as a group .
But why does Luke not l@@ ist M@@ ary in his g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gy as the daugh@@ ter of H@@ el@@ i , her father ?
She was about to com@@ mit su@@ i@@ ci@@ de when she came in cont@@ act with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
G@@ ran@@ ted , those who were not brought up with the Ju@@ de@@ o - Christian conc@@ ep@@ t of mon@@ o@@ the@@ ism may need consider@@ able time before coming to a full appreciation of the ex@@ ist@@ ence of a personal , al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty Creator .
Our Sin@@ ful N@@ ature Can D@@ ist@@ ress U@@ s
In contr@@ ast , in a few conc@@ ise , well - cho@@ s@@ en words , the t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony c@@ ard “ did the tal@@ king ” for the publi@@ sh@@ er .
H@@ ere are some help@@ ful ans@@ wers to this question .
He was ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely certain that Jesus was ra@@ ised from the dead and that others would also be rel@@ eas@@ ed from man@@ kin@@ d’s comm@@ on gra@@ ve .
To remain loyal to Jehovah , we must continue to work hard to stri@@ p off the old person@@ ality with its tend@@ enc@@ y toward pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ousness and self - reli@@ ance .
K@@ ar@@ ina cho@@ se a tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne number from a ne@@ ar@@ by v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
M@@ O@@ S@@ E@@ S knew what Egy@@ pt had to offer .
During that time , I pray@@ ed to Jehovah , b@@ es@@ e@@ e@@ ch@@ ing him for help .
Because we may not see pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda for what it is , be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ist V@@ ance P@@ ac@@ ka@@ r@@ d ob@@ served : “ Many of us are being influ@@ enced and man@@ ip@@ ul@@ ated ​ — far more than we real@@ ize . ”
Is Our E@@ ye S@@ imp@@ le ?
The Bible states : “ The spirit of a man can put up with his mal@@ ad@@ y ; but as for a stri@@ ck@@ en spirit , who can be@@ ar it ? ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
A wi@@ do@@ w nam@@ ed D@@ al@@ ene expla@@ ins : “ B@@ er@@ e@@ a@@ ved ones need to expres@@ s their thoughts and feelings .
When we saw the invit@@ ation to atten@@ d the second class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad , we thought , ‘ They made a mis@@ take !
Mi@@ ri@@ am was the older sister of Moses and A@@ ar@@ on , the lead@@ ers of the Israelites during the Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us .
Jesus said : “ No man that has put his hand to a p@@ low and loo@@ ks at the things be@@ h@@ ind is well f@@ it@@ ted for the kingdom of God . ”
A@@ n important one !
That pa@@ per had our ad@@ d@@ ress on it .
The inc@@ re@@ ase will continue .
I also started reading about the li@@ ber@@ ation the@@ olo@@ gy mo@@ v@@ ement , but the reason@@ ing and lo@@ gi@@ c used by its prop@@ on@@ ents was so f@@ la@@ wed that I cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t make any sense of it .
The wise pro@@ ver@@ b states : “ Tho@@ r@@ ns and tra@@ ps are in the way of the cro@@ o@@ ked one ; he that is gu@@ arding his soul keep@@ s far away from them . ”
Hence , certain pro@@ v@@ isions for life became a@@ vail@@ able after that .
This slave must have felt temp@@ or@@ ary pain ; but it soon pas@@ sed , lea@@ ving a per@@ man@@ ent si@@ gn of his ser@@ vi@@ tu@@ de .
We will be living the wonderful life that the Bible tal@@ ks about .
Gre@@ e@@ dy bu@@ sin@@ ess , cor@@ ru@@ pt pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s , and false religion are ri@@ fe with dec@@ ep@@ tion , fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od , man@@ ip@@ ul@@ ation , and f@@ ra@@ u@@ d .
When those with a right heart con@@ dition read the acc@@ oun@@ ts of Jesus ’ life in the Go@@ sp@@ els and medit@@ ate on how many blessings his faithful course has brought them , this ca@@ uses a deep love for him to gro@@ w within them .
Who kno@@ ws ? ​ — Mat@@ t . 10 : 11 .
“ D@@ ra@@ w close to God , and he will draw close to you . ” ​ — J@@ A@@ M@@ E@@ S 4 : 8 .
C@@ oun@@ t@@ less fa@@ thers shi@@ r@@ k their responsi@@ bil@@ ities ​ — to the dis@@ may and de@@ tri@@ ment of their children .
As a young ad@@ ul@@ t , she had to fle@@ e Ar@@ men@@ ia , and after some time she found her@@ self in P@@ ol@@ and , living in a small ro@@ om with other refu@@ ge@@ es .
They are : ( 1 ) D@@ ev@@ el@@ op a heal@@ thy fear of God .
This might inclu@@ de not let@@ ting a pe@@ t su@@ ff@@ er nee@@ d@@ less@@ ly because of very old age , se@@ v@@ ere in@@ j@@ ur@@ y , or ter@@ min@@ al ill@@ ness .
Y@@ oung La@@ y@@ s@@ an al@@ bat@@ ro@@ ss
“ I real@@ ized that the world had given me succ@@ ess and the ad@@ or@@ ation of f@@ ans in ex@@ change for my who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted worship of Jehovah , ” she says .
When we walk , we are mo@@ ving prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely toward a certain des@@ t@@ in@@ ation or go@@ al .
Yet , even when having to take such action , the elders try to di@@ gn@@ i@@ fy the ones who are involved .
In Paul’s words , you sen@@ sed being in “ an appro@@ ved con@@ dition . ”
“ Do not be loving ei@@ ther the world or the things in the world , ” war@@ ned the apostle John .
As a result , we lived on h@@ and@@ ou@@ ts from our ex@@ tend@@ ed family . Rather than die in s@@ qu@@ al@@ or , we moved back to our v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of E@@ w@@ os@@ sa .
How did this af@@ fect the Israelites ?
On@@ ce a mon@@ th the mission@@ aries hold a meeting to discus@@ s matters that af@@ fect the family , as well as sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ing chang@@ es .
Jehovah rest@@ ored Jo@@ b@@ ’s health , doub@@ led his we@@ al@@ th , and bless@@ ed him with a full , happy life with his loved ones .
For some , fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res crow@@ d out spiritual go@@ als even now , close to our en@@ try into the new system .
However , when inter@@ pre@@ ting tal@@ ks for brothers during these meetings , when inter@@ pre@@ ting for the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy con@@ duc@@ t@@ or or the con@@ duc@@ t@@ or of the C@@ ongreg@@ ation Bible S@@ tu@@ dy , or when taking the lead in sign@@ ing song@@ s , she should we@@ ar a head co@@ ver@@ ing .
After the second day of a dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion , Jo@@ su@@ é , a Be@@ th@@ el@@ ite in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , was t@@ our@@ ing the city of Q@@ u@@ er@@ é@@ t@@ ar@@ o .
Paul said to the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ i@@ an Christians : “ You y@@ ourselves are taught by God to love one another . ”
We can be sure that Jehovah rejo@@ ic@@ es over their interest in up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding his righteous principles .
Th@@ ough A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s was ze@@ al@@ ous , there were some sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant g@@ ap@@ s in his knowledge .
Rather , their having s@@ words on hand on the night of his be@@ tra@@ y@@ al made it possible for Jesus to teach them a vital less@@ on : “ All those who take the s@@ word will per@@ ish by the s@@ word . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
She could have allow@@ ed her@@ self to become disc@@ oura@@ ged when she was mis@@ jud@@ ged by El@@ i , the high pri@@ est of Israel .
I@@ l@@ l health for@@ ced my father to sto@@ p working , but he continued loo@@ king after us spiritually and materi@@ ally .
He is now baptized .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we can put our trust in God because of his ability and desire to support those who serve him .
The fact is that humans can keep God’s comman@@ ds , for Jehovah does not ex@@ pect of them what they cannot pro@@ du@@ ce .
One way is by taking in ad@@ di@@ tional acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge .
How will such prayers af@@ fect us ?
S@@ ad@@ ly , though , we had to move again , and we pray@@ ed that “ the Ma@@ ster of the har@@ v@@ est ” would help us to continue to have a share in the preaching work .
As we learned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , the har@@ v@@ est se@@ as@@ on began in 1914 .
The use of blood on A@@ t@@ on@@ ement Da@@ y , as well as the comm@@ and to p@@ our the blood on the gr@@ ound , is in har@@ mony with Jehovah’s ear@@ li@@ er comm@@ and to Noah and his des@@ c@@ end@@ ants concer@@ ning blood .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , the Bible as@@ sures us that when we give to someone in need , God consi@@ ders this a fav@@ or done to him . ​ — Proverbs 19 : 17 .
We are remin@@ ded of the apostle Paul’s words : “ W@@ he@@ ther you are e@@ ating or dr@@ in@@ king or doing anything el@@ se , do all things for God’s glory . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 31 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 6 ; 1 Timothy 2 : 9 , 10 .
Many of the brothers called us their cir@@ cu@@ it parents .
In fact , when I was young , I used to hi@@ de when gu@@ ests came to our home , even if I knew them .
Hence , make sure that your worship of Jehovah rema@@ ins the most important thing in your life and that you let God’s spirit gu@@ i@@ de you in everything you do .
Th@@ ough David fre@@ qu@@ ently in@@ qui@@ red of Jehovah , he fa@@ iled to do so in a prop@@ er way on this occasi@@ on .
Di@@ d the E@@ arly Ch@@ urch Fa@@ thers T@@ each Ti@@ thing ?
At first he spoke “ without understanding . ”
If that same bul@@ l later kil@@ led someone , the bul@@ l and its ow@@ ner would be put to death .
“ He that is wal@@ king with wise pers@@ ons will become wise , but he that is having deal@@ ings with the stu@@ pi@@ d ones will f@@ are ba@@ dly . ” ​ — Proverbs 13 : 20 .
When on earth , Jesus Christ imit@@ ated his Father in d@@ ele@@ g@@ ating responsi@@ bility .
When she saw the ba@@ by Jesus , she began “ speaking about the child to all who were wa@@ iting for Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s deli@@ ver@@ ance . ” ​ — Luke 2 : 38 .
As a result of e@@ con@@ om@@ ic har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps following World W@@ ar I@@ I , we moved to B@@ om@@ ba@@ y , over 5@@ 50 mil@@ es ( 9@@ 00 k@@ m ) away .
In 199@@ 0 , however , his thinking began to change .
T@@ en@@ sion in the are@@ a was high , and we had to be very ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous and dis@@ cer@@ ning when tal@@ king with people .
( a ) Why did Ad@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants die both before God gave the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law and ther@@ e@@ after ?
Rather , he cho@@ se to foc@@ us on their good in@@ ten@@ tions and positi@@ ve qualities . For example , Peter , James , and John f@@ ell as@@ le@@ ep in@@ stead of supp@@ or@@ ting Jesus through his most tr@@ ying h@@ our .
She is a com@@ pos@@ ite bri@@ de made up of the members of the congregation he@@ ad@@ ed by Jesus Christ .
As to the “ h@@ un@@ d@@ red and tw@@ ent@@ y years ” mentioned at Genesis 6 : 3 , see The Watchtower , De@@ c@@ ember 15 , 20@@ 10 , page 30 .
E@@ mp@@ lo@@ ying ques@@ tion@@ able me@@ tho@@ ds or cu@@ t@@ ting cor@@ n@@ ers on govern@@ ment regul@@ ations and ta@@ x la@@ ws is a comm@@ on prac@@ tice in to@@ da@@ y’s bu@@ sin@@ ess world .
“ I W@@ anted to Ser@@ ve God ”
As to show@@ ing ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality , what can we learn from Christians in ancient M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia ?
Why do we take refu@@ ge in Jehovah ?
C@@ ar@@ ved by W@@ ind and W@@ ater
No , you would pers@@ ist as long as there was hope of sa@@ ving one person .
On those occasi@@ ons I pray@@ ed , prom@@ ising God that if I sur@@ vi@@ ved the mas@@ sac@@ res , I would do his will .
When the mother saw the love , hu@@ g@@ s , and s@@ mil@@ es of the group and heard their happy la@@ ugh@@ ter , her feelings began to change .
God next as@@ ks Job about the heavens .
Lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally , the Jewish religious lead@@ ers should have been the first to wel@@ come Jesus , listen to him , and jo@@ y@@ fully accept his direction .
Acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge about the Bible first re@@ ached these people in the 19@@ 30 ’ s when Jehovah’s Witnesses began s@@ pre@@ ading the Kingdom message in those m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s .
God’s Word con@@ tain@@ s ba@@ si@@ c guid@@ ance for you@@ ths in building bal@@ an@@ ced relation@@ shi@@ ps .
When called upon to make a de@@ f@@ en@@ se before H@@ er@@ od A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa I@@ I , Paul also used a t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful appro@@ ach .
O@@ thers may have married a serv@@ ant of Jehovah , but then their husband or wife left the congregation .
Even when fac@@ ed with ou@@ tri@@ ght ho@@ st@@ ility , we do our best to con@@ qu@@ er evil with good , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that v@@ enge@@ ance bel@@ ong@@ s to Jehovah .
The be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or of your children has really imp@@ ressed me .
O@@ ther g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l in@@ iti@@ ati@@ ves were a@@ do@@ p@@ ted in the de@@ ca@@ des that follow@@ ed .
H@@ er lam@@ ent@@ ation was heard in dist@@ ant R@@ am@@ ah , in the ter@@ rit@@ ory of B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in , nor@@ th of Jerusalem .
One time when I r@@ an out of ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ tes , I was so fru@@ str@@ ated that I col@@ le@@ cted all the stu@@ bs from an a@@ sh@@ tra@@ y , sc@@ ra@@ ped the to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o together , and ro@@ l@@ led a ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ te with a sc@@ ra@@ p of new@@ s@@ pa@@ per .
How can we avoid being cho@@ ked by anxi@@ ety ?
W@@ H@@ Y D@@ O@@ E@@ S G@@ O@@ D B@@ E@@ C@@ O@@ M@@ E IN@@ V@@ O@@ L@@ V@@ E@@ D ?
So@@ on we learned that to ple@@ ase God , we would have to leg@@ al@@ ize our marriage .
For many , this ev@@ ent will come as a sur@@ pris@@ e .
H@@ ad they been wal@@ low@@ ing in “ the same low sin@@ k of de@@ ba@@ u@@ ch@@ er@@ y ” as the people around them , they would have been wel@@ com@@ ed and em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed by them .
However , in@@ sight will also help you to understand how your child might become cu@@ ri@@ ous about por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
When we do what is wrong , our conscience may con@@ dem@@ n or t@@ or@@ ment us .
R@@ es@@ pect God’s arrang@@ ement for discipl@@ ine , and expres@@ s your feelings to friends . ​ — 9 / 1 , pages 18 - 21 .
P@@ ur@@ pose : To help cir@@ cu@@ it and dist@@ ri@@ ct overse@@ ers to be more effe@@ ctive in serving congregations as they “ work hard in speaking and teaching . ” ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
M@@ ore important , though , pra@@ ying in Jesus ’ name gl@@ ori@@ fi@@ es Jehovah , the one who gave his Son for our benefit . ​ — John 3 : 16 . We should pray with our “ whole heart , ” not in a me@@ ch@@ an@@ ic@@ al man@@ ner
It is the field of s@@ ci@@ ence that se@@ ek@@ s to mi@@ mi@@ c desi@@ gn@@ s found in n@@ ature .
Since 19@@ 50 , ten@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of mil@@ it@@ ary men from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates have been st@@ ati@@ oned in K@@ o@@ re@@ a .
What activ@@ ity makes up the ess@@ ence of “ be@@ aring fru@@ it ” ?
When will la@@ w@@ less ones mentioned in the par@@ able of the whe@@ at and the we@@ e@@ ds we@@ ep and gn@@ as@@ h their te@@ et@@ h ?
Just as the apostles under@@ sto@@ od many prophe@@ ci@@ es concer@@ ning the Messi@@ ah only after Jesus ’ death and resurrection , Christians today understand Bible prophecy in its fin@@ est de@@ ta@@ il only after it has been ful@@ filled .
The el@@ des@@ t was B@@ ill , follow@@ ed by Me@@ tr@@ o , John , F@@ red , M@@ ike , and A@@ le@@ x .
The Bible is a pro@@ du@@ ct of holy spirit .
“ There is no one like him in the earth , ” Jehovah said , “ a man b@@ lam@@ eless and u@@ pri@@ ght , fe@@ aring God and tur@@ ning asi@@ de from bad . ”
Jo@@ a@@ b had been re@@ plac@@ ed by A@@ ma@@ sa as ar@@ my gener@@ al and used this opportunity to get ri@@ d of his ri@@ val , pro@@ ba@@ bly in ho@@ p@@ es of being re@@ inst@@ ated as gener@@ al .
In 194@@ 2 , the K@@ ar@@ í@@ t@@ sa C@@ ongreg@@ ation had n@@ ine young men and women between the ages of 15 and 25 .
They tri@@ ed to in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ate many of God’s servants .
But if we try to understand Jehovah’s vie@@ w@@ point , we will be able to continue serving him loy@@ ally while cop@@ ing with the chang@@ es .
Why does it take faith to put Jehovah a@@ head of family expe@@ ct@@ ations ?
How can we prote@@ ct ourselves against Satan’s s@@ ch@@ em@@ es ?
No@@ te that it does not say that God has love or that God is loving , but it says that God is love .
To avoid f@@ all@@ ing pre@@ y to the fear of man , do all you can to strengthen your love for God .
So@@ on , Jehovah himself would demonstr@@ ate his su@@ pre@@ ma@@ cy by en@@ ding the dr@@ ought . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 16 : 30 – 17 : 1 ; 18 : 1 - 40 .
But your children are so qui@@ et and well be@@ ha@@ ved .
A@@ t@@ titu@@ de of the Par@@ ti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts
How does E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s experience show that Jehovah gives his servants courage and strength ?
Th@@ r@@ ough Jesus Christ , God promises to make “ w@@ ars to ce@@ ase to the ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ity of the earth . ”
Pe@@ ople were asked what fac@@ t@@ ors are important for a good marriage .
Ther@@ efore , we worship only Jehovah God , and as his Witnesses , we end@@ e@@ av@@ or to make known his personal name . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 3 : 10 - 12 .
Jesus war@@ ned that these tri@@ als should ne@@ i@@ ther sur@@ pris@@ e us nor disc@@ oura@@ ge us .
He ad@@ ds : “ The important thing is that they should be part of our da@@ ily lives . ”
3 - 5 .
We are not pa@@ id to preach , to teach in the congregation , or to help buil@@ d plac@@ es of worship . After all , Jesus said : “ You received free , give free . ”
Today , there are over 1@@ 6@@ 5@@ ,000 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers in Ger@@ many .
We encoura@@ ge you to turn to the most knowle@@ d@@ ge@@ able s@@ ource ​ — Jehovah’s Witnesses themselves , who pu@@ bl@@ ish this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
That was the experience of Na@@ o@@ ko .
This fil@@ m has made Jehovah’s Witnesses in Rus@@ sia feel more than ever that they are part of Jehovah’s worl@@ d@@ wide organization . ” ​ — T@@ at@@ y@@ ana Kal@@ ina , I@@ r@@ kut@@ s@@ k .
To receive God’s blessing , we need to pa@@ y attention to all the direc@@ tions he gives us through the Christian congregation .
With that in mind , they reas@@ oned : “ Wh@@ atever we do to simp@@ li@@ fy life is wor@@ th the sacrifice . ”
That inclu@@ des the ani@@ mal@@ s .
Many Christians have sh@@ own love by coura@@ ge@@ ously ‘ ris@@ king their ne@@ c@@ ks ’ to avoid ex@@ pos@@ ing fellow believers to b@@ ru@@ tal tre@@ at@@ ment or death at enem@@ y hands . ​ — Read 1 John 3 : 16 . For the early Christians , com@@ prom@@ ising was not an op@@ tion
There is a work going on today that is far more important than any other privilege you might be wa@@ iting for .
What example regarding work do the elders set for the congregation ?
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ine on page 30 ]
Such re@@ sear@@ ch will en@@ able us to “ make sure of the more important things . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 9 , 10 .
Mo@@ ved by deep com@@ pas@@ sion , he took the in@@ iti@@ ative to reli@@ eve the suffering of others .
The S@@ ear@@ ch for En@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment
How did Abraham pur@@ sue peace with his Phil@@ ist@@ ine neigh@@ b@@ ors ?
Jo@@ shua , “ a man in whom there is spirit , ” was to be com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned before all the ass@@ em@@ bly .
It may take effort to ste@@ er con@@ vers@@ ations in the right direction , but the re@@ war@@ ds are many .
He took care of our leg@@ al per@@ m@@ its and gave us the a@@ ir@@ pl@@ ane tic@@ ke@@ ts as a gift !
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ ality and W@@ ell - Be@@ ing , 2 / 1 S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Ne@@ e@@ ds , 2 / 1
R@@ é@@ be@@ cc@@ a , a n@@ ur@@ se , re@@ comm@@ ends : “ Me@@ al@@ times are he@@ c@@ tic .
* Satan asked E@@ ve about God’s comm@@ and regarding a certain t@@ ree .
How will we respon@@ d when discipl@@ ined ?
A Christian brother who could wr@@ ite f@@ ast used a bl@@ ac@@ k@@ bo@@ ard to no@@ te down the ma@@ in poin@@ ts of the tal@@ ks , including the Bible te@@ x@@ ts used .
Jesus ca@@ u@@ tioned that we would not ​ — and we do not — ​ know the ex@@ act day or h@@ our .
Jesus made this clear when he said : “ F@@ i@@ ve s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws sel@@ l for two co@@ ins of small value , do they not ?
In time , through such di@@ lig@@ ent efforts , he became a fine public speak@@ er .
A f@@ ar@@ m@@ er would use the ro@@ of@@ to@@ p to d@@ ry gra@@ in pri@@ or to mil@@ ling or to d@@ ry fi@@ g@@ s and ra@@ is@@ ins . ​ — Jo@@ shua 2 : 6 .
Re@@ call the out@@ come of Din@@ ah’s associ@@ ation with these people .
So we should pa@@ y attention to what God now says through him by holy spirit .
“ The M@@ ind of Christ ”
S@@ ad@@ ly , ign@@ or@@ ing war@@ n@@ ings can have tra@@ gi@@ c resul@@ ts .
His st@@ ep@@ daugh@@ ter vie@@ wed him as someone who had come between her and her mother and res@@ ented him im@@ men@@ sel@@ y .
The Bible descri@@ bes Jehovah as “ the happy God . ”
In time , they re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed the words of 1 Timothy 6 : 6 and deci@@ ded that the only so@@ lu@@ tion was to sel@@ l the house .
“ Ke@@ ep your eyes o@@ pen , ” was the ad@@ vice Jesus gave to those in his day who were con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with religious h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y .
Does it matter whether the person p@@ low@@ ing loo@@ ks m@@ om@@ ent@@ ar@@ ily at what is be@@ h@@ ind or ac@@ tually pu@@ ts down the p@@ low and tur@@ ns around ?
These women form@@ ed a fri@@ end@@ ship that is among the most ad@@ mi@@ ra@@ ble recorded in the Bible .
When I was born in the sou@@ ther@@ n Un@@ ited St@@ ates in 19@@ 28 , se@@ g@@ reg@@ ation of wh@@ ites and bl@@ ac@@ ks was the law .
It is hard to think of David at that time as a man of integrity , is it not ?
Paul wrote that “ the word of God is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power . ”
L@@ ater , under the pre@@ text of gre@@ et@@ ing his c@@ ous@@ in A@@ ma@@ sa , Jo@@ a@@ b took hold of A@@ ma@@ sa@@ ’s be@@ ard with his right hand as if to k@@ is@@ s him and then r@@ an him through with the s@@ word in his left hand .
Ab@@ out si@@ x months ear@@ li@@ er in his ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn of Ca@@ per@@ na@@ u@@ m , Peter appro@@ ached Jesus and asked : “ Lord , how many times is my brother to sin against me and am I to for@@ give him ?
12 - 14 .
( Read Matthew 7 : 24 , 25 . )
It seem@@ s that both An@@ n@@ as and Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has bel@@ ong@@ ed to the powerful se@@ ct of the S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es . ​ — Acts 5 : 17 .
How did that af@@ fect the Israelites ?
In the we@@ ek@@ s , months , and years to follow , he coura@@ ge@@ ously fac@@ ed re@@ pe@@ ated ar@@ rest@@ s , be@@ at@@ ings , and inc@@ ar@@ cer@@ ation , set@@ ting an out@@ standing example of fe@@ ar@@ less integrity . ​ — Acts 2 : 14 - 36 ; 4 : 18 - 21 ; 5 : 29 - 32 , 40 - 4@@ 2 ; 12 : 3 - 5 .
In what has faith in the ransom resul@@ ted ?
( b ) How does Satan at@@ temp@@ t to cor@@ ru@@ pt us ?
He was not a t@@ ac@@ t@@ less inter@@ ro@@ g@@ at@@ or , but he used thought - pro@@ vo@@ king questions .
As@@ k yourself : ‘ Ha@@ ve I become a com@@ pul@@ sive for@@ war@@ der of e - ma@@ il@@ s ?
In what sense , then , is Jesus the only one “ of a k@@ in or kind ” ?
Daniel H@@ ugh@@ es , a ke@@ en Bible stud@@ ent , soon appe@@ ared on the sc@@ ene .
The Bible expla@@ ins that women , whether married or sing@@ le , should sub@@ mit to the he@@ ad@@ ship of spiritually qu@@ ali@@ fied men who exerc@@ ise over@@ sight in the Christian congregation .
M@@ or@@ de@@ ca@@ i is in “ sac@@ k@@ clo@@ th and a@@ sh@@ es . ”
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : S@@ ome@@ time this we@@ ek , as@@ sure your children that you love them and that they did not cause you and your mate to div@@ or@@ ce .
The Devil wants us to worship someone or something el@@ se . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
If we are not sure what to do in a certain situation invol@@ ving our neigh@@ b@@ or , let us pray for God to gu@@ i@@ de us through holy spirit .
He dis@@ reg@@ ar@@ ded Jehovah’s arrang@@ ement for o@@ ffering sacrific@@ es through the prophet Samuel , and he f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c@@ ated exc@@ uses for taking things into his own hands .
They i@@ mag@@ ined that it had always been com@@ posed of scho@@ l@@ ars who me@@ t to de@@ b@@ ate poin@@ ts of Jewish law and held that it d@@ ated from the time Moses ass@@ em@@ b@@ led 70 older men to help him lead Israel .
L@@ ater , through this fir@@ st@@ born Son , Jehovah cre@@ ated all other spirit cre@@ atu@@ res .
1 : 2 - 4 ; 4 : 8 .
King A@@ ha@@ b had co@@ v@@ et@@ ed Na@@ bo@@ th@@ ’s v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard .
How she was bless@@ ed for her faith and courage !
Jesus Christ was fri@@ end@@ ly toward people .
Now they knew for certain that no one had been over@@ loo@@ ked in their preaching efforts !
After four and a half months , L@@ loy@@ d was rel@@ eas@@ ed .
Pe@@ ople in this world disa@@ gre@@ e and even fi@@ ght about many things .
“ The Bible con@@ tain@@ s practic@@ al information for ever@@ yone . ”
• What knowledge is needed for one to be baptized ?
L@@ it@@ tle did any of us present real@@ ize how mem@@ or@@ able those words were going to be . ”
We become God’s sla@@ ves when we get baptized
L@@ on@@ el@@ iness can be con@@ qu@@ ered by giving and sh@@ aring
The anointed as a class were fore@@ or@@ da@@ ined when Jehovah pur@@ posed for the se@@ ed of the woman to b@@ ru@@ ise Satan in the head .
“ Let us consider one another so as to inc@@ ite to love and fine works , not for@@ s@@ ak@@ ing our meeting together . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , your conduct will have a be@@ aring on whether others view you as a su@@ it@@ able marriage mate .
How can the world of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment cause moral des@@ en@@ s@@ iti@@ z@@ ation ?
C@@ ut@@ ting off the ha@@ ir was an expres@@ sion of m@@ our@@ ning or dist@@ ress .
It will also id@@ enti@@ fy a uni@@ que kind of giving that does the most good .
There he said to his disciples : “ Li@@ ft up your eyes and view the fi@@ el@@ ds , that they are wh@@ ite for har@@ v@@ es@@ ting . ”
“ The pri@@ ce for sh@@ ar@@ p@@ ening proved to be a pi@@ m for the p@@ low@@ sh@@ a@@ res and for the mat@@ to@@ c@@ ks and for the three - to@@ o@@ th@@ ed in@@ str@@ um@@ ents and for the a@@ x@@ es and for fi@@ x@@ ing f@@ ast the o@@ x@@ go@@ ad , ” states the Bible . ​ — 1 Samuel 13 : 21 .
While elders should provide tra@@ ining for minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants , there is much that minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants can do to fur@@ ther their own spiritual prog@@ ress .
Acc@@ ording to W@@ H@@ O , there are now over a bil@@ li@@ on s@@ mo@@ k@@ ers in the world , and some four milli@@ on de@@ a@@ ths a year can be at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted to to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o .
They allow the me@@ dia , their pe@@ ers , or po@@ pul@@ ar op@@ in@@ ion to make decisions for them .
He direc@@ ts their attention to page 2@@ 4@@ 9 , par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 21 , of the book D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to Jehovah , * which ex@@ pos@@ es the li@@ e that Jehovah does not love us as individuals .
There is a powerful for@@ ce in the uni@@ verse that can gu@@ i@@ de us succ@@ ess@@ fully through life in this wicked world .
I also now share fre@@ ely with my fellow Witnesses Paul and B@@ ill and the rest of the congregation in the preaching work .
The first - century Christians , especially those living in Jerusalem and Ju@@ de@@ a , were fac@@ ing many tri@@ als and har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps .
For her , time was needed to get Jehovah’s view of matters and to feel com@@ for@@ ted in know@@ ing that he does not for@@ get our service .
30 : 18 .
This can be very d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous .
Thus , C@@ is@@ n@@ er@@ o@@ s did not allow Ne@@ bri@@ ja to cor@@ rec@@ t the L@@ at@@ in V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate in acc@@ ord with the text of the origin@@ al langu@@ ages .
5@@ 4 : 17 .
Th@@ an@@ k@@ fully , the answer is no .
Paul therefore invit@@ ed Timothy to jo@@ in him in the travel@@ ing ministry . ​ — Acts 16 : 1 - 4 .
Yet , no matter what ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments he needs to make , he will still have accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed his go@@ al when he arri@@ ves at his des@@ t@@ in@@ ation .
In ad@@ dition to loving God , there are many reas@@ ons why we cultiv@@ ate love for his Son .
Re@@ ally , his tend@@ er concer@@ n for others con@@ fir@@ ms the ex@@ ist@@ ence of God .
His compan@@ i@@ ons were re@@ bu@@ ked , but he was great@@ ly bless@@ ed . ​ — Job 4@@ 2 : 4 - 17 .
He wor@@ e the fin@@ est hand - ta@@ il@@ ored su@@ its , lived in a 29 - ro@@ om man@@ sion , and ro@@ de in a cha@@ u@@ f@@ fe@@ ur - d@@ ri@@ ven bl@@ ack R@@ ol@@ ls - R@@ o@@ y@@ ce .
She offered S@@ is@@ er@@ a a place to rest .
A@@ vo@@ id cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism because it can eas@@ ily s@@ mother a con@@ vers@@ ation .
Is there a sing@@ le uni@@ vers@@ al purpose for mankind ?
“ Even to one@@ ’s old age I am the same , ” he as@@ sures us .
So when we are anxi@@ ous , we need to turn our wor@@ ries into prayers .
When U@@ z@@ z@@ ah , who was le@@ ading the wa@@ g@@ on , gra@@ b@@ bed hold of the Ar@@ k to ste@@ ad@@ y it , he died on the spo@@ t for his “ ir@@ re@@ ver@@ ent act . ”
E@@ r@@ as@@ mu@@ s publi@@ shed a ma@@ ster Greek text of the Christian Greek Scriptures in 1@@ 5@@ 16 .
All of us un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly need “ power in the Lord . ”
Jehovah is the name of God as found in the Bible . ​ — Psalm 8@@ 3 : 18 .
U@@ p@@ on re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment , a husband may be sur@@ pris@@ ed when his wife hands him a no@@ tice of div@@ or@@ ce .
That is why , for example , we care@@ fully avoid the false religious c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations and ho@@ li@@ days so po@@ pul@@ ar in to@@ da@@ y’s world .
Of course , young children may not fully com@@ pre@@ h@@ end why such ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments are necess@@ ary , but as parents , you can help them to understand .
I remember to this day how difficult it was to talk to relati@@ ves of pati@@ ents who had died because of com@@ p@@ lic@@ ations with blood .
Some have moved to other coun@@ tri@@ es to help the de@@ a@@ f learn about Jehovah .
Thus , I have found that as I end@@ e@@ av@@ or to serve Jehovah faith@@ fully , my tra@@ ining is ong@@ o@@ ing .
Paul ad@@ ded : “ P@@ on@@ der over these things ; be ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in them , that your advan@@ c@@ ement may be man@@ i@@ f@@ est to all pers@@ ons . ”
No human had ever experienced such a resurrection before .
Why Some Mar@@ ri@@ ages Fa@@ il
Why did a mar@@ ti@@ al ar@@ ts ch@@ am@@ pi@@ on change her go@@ als in life ?
Our worship is a way of life , not a m@@ ere for@@ mal@@ ity .
Joseph had given his fir@@ st@@ born the name M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h because it refer@@ red to for@@ get@@ ful@@ ness .
When do you take time to refle@@ ct pray@@ er@@ fully on God’s word ? ​ — Daniel 6 : 10@@ b ; Mark 1 : 35 ; Acts 10 : 9 .
And any ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments must be in har@@ mony with Jehovah’s will , not our personal ide@@ as .
F@@ in@@ ally , S@@ ar@@ ah deci@@ ded that it was time to speak to Abraham of a pl@@ an that had been form@@ ing in her mind .
At the same time , like any wise father , God has good reas@@ ons for not ans@@ wer@@ ing some re@@ ques@@ ts .
With the pas@@ sing of time , some may feel that their Christian responsi@@ bil@@ ities have become a bur@@ den rather than a ref@@ re@@ shing lo@@ ad as Jesus promised .
“ The origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent , ” Satan the Devil , dec@@ ei@@ ved E@@ ve and told her that e@@ ating fru@@ it from “ the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad ” would give her special knowledge .
But all Christians can learn from these qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations .
In the past , such an appro@@ ach was often taken .
There are , therefore , com@@ p@@ el@@ ling reas@@ ons to love our God and to let that love gro@@ w .
We want to con@@ ve@@ y to you the loving concer@@ n the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy has for you and for all the rest of God’s people .
We have God’s own word on it : “ Lo@@ ok !
The brothers helped them into the v@@ an and took them to a Kingdom H@@ all , where they were ev@@ en@@ tually re@@ un@@ ited with their famili@@ es .
How did fe@@ aring God help David fi@@ ght Go@@ li@@ ath ?
‘ If the si@@ gn that we are near the end is so ob@@ vi@@ ous , ’ you might ask , ‘ why do so many people fai@@ l to recogn@@ ize it ? ’
Paul said that in the last days , men would be “ lo@@ v@@ ers of ple@@ a@@ sures rather than lo@@ v@@ ers of God . ”
How does Jehovah support those who hope to mar@@ ry but have not yet found a su@@ it@@ able mate ?
1 : 13 ) Paul was not pr@@ ou@@ d of having to wr@@ ite such things about himself , but ne@@ i@@ ther did he try to act as though no@@ ne of that had ever happened .
Then he he@@ ars Jehovah tell them : “ Be am@@ a@@ zed ; for there is an activ@@ ity that one is car@@ r@@ ying on in your days , which you people will not believe al@@ though it is rel@@ ated . ”
How will Christ’s “ ar@@ ro@@ ws ” prove to be “ sh@@ ar@@ p ” ?
W@@ ater baptism was a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of their dedic@@ ation to God , br@@ ing@@ ing them into a new relationship with him through Jesus Christ . ​ — Acts 2 : 21 , 33 - 36 ; 3 : 19 - 23 .
They dis@@ co@@ vered that their st@@ at@@ es@@ men had fa@@ iled them , their cl@@ er@@ gy had dec@@ ei@@ ved them , and their gener@@ als had be@@ tra@@ yed them .
So@@ on the woman was making fine spiritual prog@@ ress and was better able to cop@@ e with the pa@@ in@@ ful lo@@ ss of her child .
I made up an exc@@ use that I had had to stay in the sh@@ op to help Father .
Our work as mission@@ aries seem@@ ed to be fin@@ i@@ shed .
He will help you to remain cal@@ m and to tre@@ at them kin@@ dly when you speak to them . ​ — Read 1 Peter 5 : 10 .
“ M@@ one@@ y is for a prote@@ ction , ” states the Bible .
Such repor@@ ts provide a real@@ is@@ tic pi@@ c@@ ture of what is done in the world field .
What is one are@@ a of life that we should take seri@@ ously ?
We also keep doing “ what is good toward all , but especially toward those rel@@ ated to us in the faith . ”
P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers of praise .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , sta@@ ying spiritually ac@@ tive will help us as Christians to stay a@@ wa@@ ke . Thus , Peter ur@@ ges us to keep bus@@ y in “ holy ac@@ ts of conduct and de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion . ”
Because we recogn@@ ize Jehovah as the Gi@@ ver of every good gift , our hearts are s@@ ti@@ r@@ red to expres@@ s appreciation for the blessings we receive .
What a wonderful example for us to imitate !
S@@ ven , a young brother serving in Ger@@ many , says of his work at Bethel : “ I feel that I am doing something that has lasting value .
He ple@@ ad@@ ed with Jehovah : “ C@@ re@@ ate in me even a pu@@ re heart , O God , and put within me a new spirit , a ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast one . . . .
In contr@@ ast with a fo@@ ol@@ ish woman , who shows dis@@ respect for the he@@ ad@@ ship arrang@@ ement , a wise woman has deep respect for this pro@@ vision .
It is ne@@ i@@ ther possible nor prop@@ er to feel r@@ om@@ an@@ tic love for just anyone .
There may be sever@@ al reas@@ ons .
( b ) Why do young ones not need to res@@ ent the re@@ stri@@ ctions that their parents place upon them ?
When a young Christian refu@@ ses to go along , he or she may be t@@ ar@@ get@@ ed for ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le or a@@ bu@@ se .
One com@@ men@@ t@@ at@@ or ob@@ served : “ If you think ‘ re@@ v@@ enge is s@@ we@@ et , ’ look into the fac@@ es of those who have lived on it for years . ”
“ G@@ ra@@ y - he@@ a@@ de@@ dness is a cro@@ wn of beau@@ ty when it is found in the way of righteousness , ” says Proverbs 16 : 31 .
W@@ ould they be better off without God’s rul@@ er@@ ship ?
Many off@@ ers of help and well - meaning gi@@ f@@ ts have been received so ung@@ rac@@ i@@ ously that the s@@ inc@@ ere gi@@ ver may think , ‘ That is the last time I@@ ’@@ l@@ l do that ! ’
I found this very difficult , since my parents ’ appro@@ val means a lo@@ t to me .
In ad@@ dition , have an al@@ ter@@ n@@ ate time set asi@@ de to allow for un@@ fore@@ seen circumstances .
As in Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah’s day , Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es still uses his angels to prote@@ ct and strengthen his people .
For us to take that neu@@ tr@@ al position requi@@ red faith in God .
As we get to know Jehovah better as a Per@@ son , our love and appreciation for his ways will gro@@ w to the point that we do not need an ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation for everything he does .
After serving as a sub@@ s@@ titu@@ te cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er , he was invit@@ ed to become a member of the Cana@@ da Bethel family in F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 199@@ 7 .
This con@@ f@@ li@@ ct pu@@ shed them into the Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant fo@@ ld .
Is@@ n@@ ’t it ni@@ ce to know that he wants us to have a good life ?
P@@ o@@ in@@ ting to an out@@ standing fe@@ ature of “ the si@@ gn . . . of the conclu@@ sion of the system of things , ” Jesus said : “ This good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations ; and then the end will come . ”
Bible truth s@@ pr@@ ou@@ ted ra@@ pi@@ dly in hearts that loved God , so more G@@ ile@@ ad mission@@ aries were sent to the Ba@@ h@@ am@@ as .
The people are the op@@ pos@@ ite of the har@@ d@@ ened la@@ va .
What an encourag@@ ement this is to parents !
Many benef@@ its come from tre@@ ating those in our ter@@ rit@@ ory as we would like to be tre@@ ated .
When a brother who is over 60 was asked why he was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that he had found the truth , he foc@@ used on Jesus Christ , expla@@ ining : “ We have care@@ fully stu@@ died the life and ministry of Jesus and have come to appreci@@ ate his example .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to pray for help .
“ I am can@@ c@@ el@@ ing our we@@ d@@ ding .
However , he spoke up , involved the woman in con@@ vers@@ ation , and gave a powerful witness that affe@@ cted many lives in that city .
A@@ pri@@ l 5 - 11 , 20@@ 10
S@@ end me . ” They have used three mo@@ bi@@ le ho@@ m@@ es to tra@@ v@@ el to the nor@@ th , cen@@ tr@@ al , and sou@@ ther@@ n are@@ as .
“ Your R@@ em@@ in@@ ders Are What I A@@ m F@@ ond Of ”
Why is commun@@ ic@@ ation a proble@@ m in many famili@@ es today ?
So do not let Satan di@@ sh@@ ear@@ ten you .
We draw close to Jehovah and show our love for him by con@@ stan@@ tly going to him in prayer , as@@ king him to give us guid@@ ance by means of his holy spirit and his worl@@ d@@ wide congregation .
“ C@@ ome , you who have been bless@@ ed by my Father , in@@ her@@ it the kingdom pre@@ pared for you from the f@@ oun@@ ding of the world . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 25 : 34 .
He never felt such an att@@ ach@@ ment to Le@@ ah , R@@ ac@@ hel@@ ’s older sister , whom he had been tri@@ cked into mar@@ r@@ ying .
H@@ igh@@ light the benef@@ its of being different from Satan’s world .
R@@ es@@ pon@@ sible par@@ en@@ tho@@ od requi@@ res that the husband does all he reason@@ ab@@ ly can to help to look after the child .
Th@@ in@@ king ability is a vital part of your de@@ f@@ en@@ se .
TH@@ E th@@ ir@@ d of four bo@@ ys , I was born in 19@@ 13 in S@@ w@@ an@@ se@@ a , a co@@ ast@@ al to@@ wn in New S@@ ou@@ th W@@ al@@ es , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
Be@@ ing imper@@ fect , the older men had to be al@@ er@@ t to cur@@ b any of their own wa@@ y@@ ward tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es ​ — such as sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness , par@@ ti@@ ality , and gre@@ ed — ​ that might per@@ ver@@ t their judgment .
Paul is here speaking of the im@@ mer@@ sion of spirit - anointed Christians into a course of life wh@@ er@@ e@@ in they keep their integrity until their death and sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent resurrection to spirit life .
When such new under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s are provided , we ought to take time to study the information care@@ fully and medit@@ ate on it .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , the gi@@ r@@ l received this com@@ p@@ li@@ ment : “ Your ne@@ ck is like the tower of David . ”
Yet , in 19@@ 15 only 14 of 8@@ 6 “ D@@ r@@ ama ” te@@ am@@ s repor@@ ted regul@@ arly .
H@@ er Bible questions rema@@ ined un@@ ans@@ wer@@ ed .
From another ang@@ le , we could get so up@@ set with the imper@@ fe@@ ctions of fellow believers that we sto@@ p speaking to certain ones or even star@@ t mis@@ sing Christian meetings .
S@@ imp@@ ly having authority or a wi@@ der name recogn@@ iti@@ on is not the important thing .
In 199@@ 4 , I attend@@ ed the first c@@ ong@@ ress on b@@ loo@@ d@@ less ther@@ ap@@ y in Ri@@ o de J@@ an@@ ei@@ r@@ o , B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , and gave a talk on how to de@@ al with h@@ em@@ or@@ r@@ ha@@ ges .
They accept him as the en@@ thr@@ oned King of God’s esta@@ bli@@ shed Kingdom in heaven , who is about to take full control of the earth and its af@@ fai@@ r@@ s .
That happened in W@@ es@@ ter@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe under the Na@@ z@@ is and in E@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe under the Com@@ mun@@ ist govern@@ ment of the So@@ vi@@ et Un@@ ion .
What develop@@ ments have there been in the field of trans@@ por@@ tation , and how have they helped us in our work ?
Why does our loo@@ king to the re@@ ward refle@@ ct well on our relationship with Jehovah ? Of course , our ma@@ in reason for serving Jehovah is our love for him .
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : I have to com@@ men@@ d you on two coun@@ ts , J@@ on .
H@@ as Jehovah God ever done anything to har@@ m me ? ’
Bro@@ ther The@@ o@@ d@@ ore J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z deli@@ vered a s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring talk ent@@ it@@ led “ St@@ and Fir@@ m Un@@ der T@@ est . ”
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S ’ words recorded at Matthew 24 : 14 are so famili@@ ar that many of us know them by heart .
E@@ r@@ na was born in L@@ ü@@ be@@ ck , Ger@@ many , in 19@@ 0@@ 8 .
S@@ ome@@ times we are asked to take part in special preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ s .
O@@ f@@ ten I was a@@ wa@@ ke and would qui@@ et@@ ly w@@ atch his li@@ ps move as he l@@ ing@@ ered in ear@@ n@@ est supp@@ lic@@ ation to Jehovah .
It is not a commun@@ ity associ@@ ation or a c@@ lu@@ b where people with a similar ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound or similar inter@@ ests in a s@@ por@@ t or a ho@@ b@@ by come together .
After my gra@@ du@@ ation I was invit@@ ed to jo@@ in the F@@ er@@ de M@@ ow@@ ry O@@ r@@ ch@@ es@@ tr@@ a , and it proved to be a good , ste@@ ad@@ y jo@@ b until 194@@ 3 .
The work was ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sting , and the food r@@ ations were in@@ su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient .
Ser@@ ving his Creator en@@ ri@@ ched Jesus ’ life .
P@@ le@@ ase no@@ te who the Bible says is be@@ h@@ ind the present tr@@ ou@@ ble : “ D@@ own the great dra@@ g@@ on was h@@ ur@@ led , the origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent , the one called Devil and Satan , who is mis@@ le@@ ading the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth ; he was h@@ ur@@ led down to the earth , and his angels were h@@ ur@@ led down with him . . . .
We may not all live near an ac@@ tive v@@ ol@@ can@@ o .
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : Th@@ an@@ k you .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , we must not accept the worl@@ d’s low moral standards , and we need to exerc@@ ise care in such matters as our cho@@ ice of associ@@ ates , reading material , and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
Since his inst@@ all@@ ment as King , Jesus is now in a position to b@@ ru@@ ise the great enem@@ y , Satan , in the head per@@ man@@ ently and to destro@@ y his se@@ ed . ​ — Revelation 11 : 15 , 18 ; 20 : 1 - 3 , 10 .
Is clo@@ sen@@ ess with Jehovah really possible ?
One way to as@@ certain the will of the de@@ ities was to look for om@@ ens .
* But Jehovah was not fin@@ i@@ shed gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying his house .
When we man@@ i@@ f@@ est the attitude of a less@@ er one by will@@ ingly supp@@ or@@ ting these arrang@@ ements , we contribu@@ te to the joy , peace , and un@@ ity of the congregation .
After the th@@ ir@@ d study , the Witness wonder@@ ed if the woman really under@@ sto@@ od the information .
This ba@@ n la@@ sted from O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 20 , 19@@ 6@@ 7 , to Au@@ gu@@ st 12 , 199@@ 3 ​ — al@@ most 26 years .
9 / 15 “ S@@ ur@@ pas@@ sing W@@ a@@ y ” of Lo@@ ve , 7 / 15
When the ci@@ vi@@ l war bro@@ ke out , I was serving a congregation in On@@ it@@ sha as a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er , accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by my family .
It seem@@ s that the more famili@@ ar a situation is , the less people are inc@@ l@@ ined to pa@@ y attention to it .
There a young prof@@ ess@@ or s@@ li@@ pp@@ ed away from his com@@ for@@ table ac@@ ad@@ em@@ ic life to go on a j@@ our@@ ne@@ y that would lead him to one of the bi@@ gg@@ est Bible dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ies of all time .
No@@ thing about his sheep es@@ cap@@ es the no@@ tice of our Ex@@ emp@@ la@@ r .
In what way did Jehovah show the value of preaching the good news in “ all . . . t@@ ong@@ u@@ es ” ?
A@@ n S@@ S gu@@ ard told one brother : “ If you will just si@@ gn a pa@@ per r@@ en@@ oun@@ c@@ ing the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , we will set you free , and you can go home . ”
So I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t want to be one of them !
Jesus set an out@@ standing example in deal@@ ing with those who said or did un@@ pleas@@ ant things to him .
The Babyl@@ on@@ ians believ@@ ed in N@@ er@@ g@@ al ( far left ) , a viol@@ ent div@@ in@@ ity ; P@@ l@@ at@@ o ( left ) believ@@ ed in the ex@@ ist@@ ence of two op@@ pos@@ ing “ S@@ ou@@ ls ”
S@@ how The@@ m Consi@@ der@@ ation
L@@ y@@ d@@ da
“ F@@ o@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness is ti@@ ed up with the heart of a bo@@ y , ” war@@ ns the pro@@ ver@@ b .
That coura@@ ge@@ ous decision is an out@@ standing demonstr@@ ation of faith .
I@@ magine the challeng@@ es Noah had to face as re@@ be@@ l angels materi@@ al@@ ized in human form and co@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted with at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive women !
Yes , Timo@@ th@@ y’s tra@@ ining in the Scriptures began in his early chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od .
We do all we can to ass@@ ist and support the person , but we hum@@ bly ad@@ mit that ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely the decision to make a dedic@@ ation bel@@ ong@@ s to that person .
( b ) How may we deter@@ mine who it was that sub@@ je@@ cted cre@@ ation to fu@@ t@@ ility ?
By lear@@ ning from Jehovah , who is the very S@@ ource of love and who demonstr@@ ates love and affe@@ ction to all who who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly turn to him .
E@@ ven@@ tually , I me@@ t M@@ y@@ r@@ na , who sh@@ ared my love for Jehovah , and we were married in De@@ c@@ ember 195@@ 5 .
If someone sin@@ s against us , they o@@ we us a de@@ b@@ t .
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S fore@@ war@@ ned his followers : “ The Devil will keep on thro@@ wing some of you into pris@@ on that you may be fully put to the t@@ est . ”
Paul pointed out that while the Israelites were in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , they had re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly ar@@ ous@@ ed Jehovah’s anger .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 6 , 7 ]
Th@@ ough works al@@ one cannot sa@@ ve us , why are they necess@@ ary ?
“ The spirit of the truth ” has un@@ ited Christ’s brothers and their compan@@ i@@ ons .
Because of our imper@@ fect human n@@ ature , we might leave ‘ the love we had at first . ’
• For what reas@@ ons should we be than@@ k@@ ful to Jehovah ?
Consider what a com@@ pet@@ ent t@@ our gu@@ i@@ de would do when he se@@ es d@@ anger a@@ head .
When you tra@@ in children according to the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel , you will likely have the joy of see@@ ing your children gro@@ w up to be respon@@ sible ad@@ ul@@ ts , consider@@ ate of others , having a sense of mor@@ ality .
• Do true Christians use God’s name as a tal@@ is@@ man ?
Hence , like the apostle Paul , Jeremiah was e@@ ag@@ er to dec@@ l@@ are the message en@@ tru@@ sted to him . ​ — Romans 1 : 15 , 16 .
By sub@@ mit@@ ting to the slave class , God’s people also show their sub@@ je@@ ction to the Ma@@ ster , Jesus Christ .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ Fa@@ thers , do not be ir@@ rit@@ ating your children , but go on br@@ ing@@ ing them up in the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah . ”
Since the Bible c@@ learly associ@@ ates the Je@@ z@@ re@@ el s@@ ite with the peri@@ od of A@@ ha@@ b , he vie@@ ws it as more reason@@ able to accept that these str@@ ata refle@@ ct the time of A@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s rule .
Yet , he was ‘ by far the me@@ ek@@ est of all men . ’ ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 12 : 3 .
Like Paul , wi@@ ves as well as the rest of the congregation need to remain loy@@ ally sub@@ ject to Jesus .
He also ar@@ gu@@ ed that the Scriptures were written for or@@ din@@ ary people and that Bi@@ bli@@ cal refer@@ ences to the ap@@ par@@ ent mo@@ v@@ ement of the su@@ n were not to be inter@@ pre@@ ted liter@@ ally .
N@@ ever under@@ es@@ tim@@ ate your example as a teach@@ er of God’s Word .
In the case of each qu@@ ality , we will consider the questions : What is its meaning ?
Jesus Christ stated : “ Do not two s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws sel@@ l for a co@@ in of small value ?
They recogn@@ ize that their dec@@ or@@ u@@ m and be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or has a be@@ aring on how others view Jehovah and his people . ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 12 .
What is it , and how can you benefit from that as@@ pect of “ the good news ” ?
It is an ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary experience to s@@ wi@@ m among the cor@@ al re@@ ef@@ s and the more than one h@@ un@@ d@@ red spe@@ ci@@ es of col@@ or@@ ful tro@@ pi@@ cal f@@ ish .
What if the work it@@ self does not spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally viol@@ ate any divine requi@@ re@@ ment ?
Consider , for example , the w@@ o@@ es that a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted re@@ si@@ d@@ ents of the h@@ ur@@ ri@@ c@@ ane - f@@ loo@@ ded city of New O@@ r@@ le@@ ans , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , or the hous@@ es f@@ l@@ atten@@ ed by mu@@ d s@@ li@@ des off the co@@ ast@@ al m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of V@@ ene@@ zu@@ ela .
As a family , we took the matter to Jehovah in prayer .
S@@ ad@@ ly , just four years later , his father died .
As Christians , we are ex@@ hor@@ ted to pur@@ sue peace .
But it@@ ’s also one of the most beau@@ ti@@ ful tru@@ ths in God’s Word .
The Witness kept his jo@@ b , while others were dis@@ mis@@ sed .
S@@ il@@ vi@@ a gre@@ w up , fin@@ i@@ shed school , and got a jo@@ b , but she still did not know who Jehovah is .
E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us was an early hist@@ ori@@ an who , in 3@@ 24 C.E . , fin@@ i@@ shed the ten - vo@@ lu@@ me work ent@@ it@@ led H@@ ist@@ ory of the Christian Ch@@ urch .
So foc@@ used was she on her el@@ ab@@ or@@ ate me@@ al that she lost sight of what mat@@ tered most .
Your in@@ iti@@ al feelings about that person may be ne@@ g@@ ative and can become long - lasting if nothing is done to imp@@ ro@@ ve them .
To his son Solomon , King David said : “ K@@ now the God of your father and serve him with a complete heart and with a deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful soul ; for all hearts Jehovah is sear@@ ch@@ ing , and every inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of the thoughts he is dis@@ cer@@ ning . ”
Now God st@@ ep@@ ped in to prote@@ ct his people by st@@ ati@@ on@@ ing a cl@@ ou@@ d between the two cam@@ ps .
Then , when Jesus was no longer a ba@@ by but a small child ​ — perhaps over a year old — ​ their lives su@@ d@@ den@@ ly chang@@ ed again .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : A publi@@ sh@@ er in nor@@ th@@ w@@ est N@@ am@@ i@@ bia wit@@ ness@@ ing to a H@@ im@@ ba woman .
The Par@@ adise earth will be bu@@ st@@ ling with happy activ@@ ity .
It speak@@ s of a change in a person@@ ’s st@@ atu@@ s in rel@@ ation to God , not of an in@@ ner change in the person . . .
If certain friends influ@@ ence you to do things that dis@@ ple@@ ase Jehovah , will you cu@@ t off associ@@ ation with them ?
( b ) How does fri@@ end@@ ship with God help you to de@@ al with pe@@ er pres@@ sure ?
S@@ ur@@ ely , though , we are happy that such ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers will soon be g@@ one forever .
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ans@@ wers to the a@@ bo@@ ve questions will be consider@@ ed .
However , as they saw Jehovah’s direction at each turn in their life ther@@ e@@ after , their faith gre@@ w even more .
Who left Egy@@ pt with the Israelites , and what led them to do so ?
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately after fore@@ tel@@ ling the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem and the resul@@ ting cap@@ tiv@@ ity in Babyl@@ on , Isaiah pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ies about rest@@ or@@ ation .
Even the a@@ the@@ is@@ tic public@@ ation A R@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ist En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia no@@ tes the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of this when it says : “ It has always been a ro@@ ck of off@@ ence to the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans how the Jesus of the Go@@ sp@@ els accepted the beli@@ ef in de@@ v@@ il@@ s . ”
( 1 Samuel 8 : 1 – 15 : 35 )
A compan@@ y direc@@ t@@ or real@@ ized that many of his emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es were de@@ f@@ ra@@ u@@ ding the compan@@ y , so he re@@ ques@@ ted po@@ li@@ ce inter@@ ven@@ tion .
When we get baptized , we are really making the public st@@ at@@ ement : “ This God is our God to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , even forever .
They do not mar@@ ry and re@@ pro@@ du@@ ce their own kind .
Our j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g we@@ b@@ s@@ ite con@@ tain@@ s artic@@ les desi@@ gn@@ ed to help young people work out for themselves how to answer that question .
But how did Jesus re@@ act to this f@@ l@@ at@@ ter@@ ing re@@ qu@@ est ?
Such a hope can su@@ sta@@ in true Christians , or keep them going , in s@@ pite of very difficult situ@@ ations .
On@@ ly those who have the witness of the spirit that they are God’s children should par@@ take of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms .
What happened there id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es Bar@@ ak as a man of ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary faith .
During the last 1@@ 00 years , that has often been done by many who called themselves Christians .
The Bible , at 1 Timothy 5 : 8 , says : “ C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly if anyone does not provide for those who are his own , and especially for those who are members of his hous@@ eho@@ ld , he has dis@@ ow@@ ned the faith and is wor@@ se than a person without faith . ”
L@@ ate into the ni@@ gh@@ ts , we sp@@ ent h@@ our@@ s in in@@ ten@@ se discus@@ sions about the meaning of life .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , we read at 1 K@@ ings 17 : 18 that the wi@@ do@@ w of Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath , upon fin@@ ding that her son had died , said to Eli@@ j@@ ah : “ What do I have to do with you , O man of the true God ?
In what spiritual con@@ dition do many s@@ inc@@ ere people find themselves ?
For Christian overse@@ ers , Go@@ ver@@ nor Ne@@ h@@ emiah is a s@@ pl@@ en@@ did example of hum@@ ility , un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness , and dis@@ cre@@ tion .
As I la@@ y on the flo@@ or ble@@ e@@ ding , feel@@ ing that I could not be@@ ar it any@@ more , I cri@@ ed , “ Jehovah , help me ! ”
But my husband in@@ sis@@ ted on our keep@@ ing a good spiritual r@@ out@@ ine .
This was the case with Tho@@ ma@@ s and D@@ or@@ is .
Jehovah’s Witnesses will com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate Jesus ’ death on Tu@@ es@@ day , A@@ pri@@ l 11 , 20@@ 17 , after su@@ n@@ down .
Why did H@@ ag@@ ar have to displa@@ y hum@@ ility ?
Paul was ur@@ g@@ ing Timothy to keep ap@@ pl@@ ying himself in order to make prog@@ ress in spe@@ e@@ ch , conduct , love , faith , and cha@@ st@@ en@@ ess , as well as in the way he ful@@ filled his ministry .
Such individuals have found gen@@ u@@ ine happiness by doing God’s will and living in har@@ mony with Jesus ’ teachings .
By doing so , he will become “ a work@@ man with nothing to be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of , h@@ and@@ ling the word of the truth ari@@ ght . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 2 : 15 .
He always has . ”
I thought that I knew a lo@@ t about religion , so I set out to prove them wrong .
C@@ ru@@ shed and a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed , I p@@ our@@ ed my heart out to Jehovah in prayer , beg@@ g@@ ing his for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
In the mi@@ d@@ st of his te@@ ars , he ple@@ ad@@ ed for God’s help .
The low@@ est h@@ emo@@ g@@ lo@@ bi@@ n le@@ v@@ el V@@ ic@@ k@@ y had was 6 g / ​ d@@ l , and D@@ r . G@@ ra@@ f kept his promise .
Hence , we need to exerc@@ ise good judgment and re@@ act sen@@ si@@ bly to the op@@ in@@ i@@ ons of others .
The head of the de@@ par@@ t@@ ment told the young woman that he would emp@@ lo@@ y her per@@ man@@ ently and even give her a high@@ er position , provided she would have an im@@ moral relationship with him .
1 : 1 , 2 ; Re@@ v .
In fact , the Bible says : “ God is love . ”
Like Noah , however , we fear Jehovah , not men .
A th@@ ir@@ d less@@ on we learn from Ho@@ se@@ a chap@@ ters 6 to 9 is regarding how Jehovah feel@@ s when his worshipp@@ ers turn away from him .
How can you follow the direction from Jehovah’s organization ?
This app@@ lies in the family cir@@ c@@ le , within the congregation , with neigh@@ b@@ ors , at work , at school , and in our public ministry .
Me@@ et@@ ing To@@ da@@ y’s Ad@@ vers@@ ities With C@@ oura@@ ge
But then , one work@@ er d@@ ressed in over@@ alls came around the cor@@ ner .
Jehovah wants to be our ma@@ in S@@ ource of strength too .
So , what do they do ?
H@@ app@@ ily , N@@ í@@ ko@@ s and others have been helped to he@@ ed Paul’s counsel on this matter : “ Let for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation and un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness of every s@@ ort or gre@@ e@@ din@@ ess not even be mentioned among you , just as it be@@ f@@ its holy people . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 3 .
C@@ ount Your B@@ less@@ ings
They brought us up to believe that we could do good things in Jehovah’s service .
We were deli@@ gh@@ ted to accept the name Jehovah’s Witnesses at our conven@@ tion in 19@@ 31
How can we come to love Jehovah’s remin@@ ders exc@@ e@@ e@@ ding@@ ly ?
Gre@@ ed is an ever - present d@@ anger that can over@@ take us .
T@@ w@@ o months later , we still had all the money .
The Bible c@@ alls this “ the spirit of the world . ”
For more information , see “ The Tru@@ th Ab@@ out the Father , the Son , and the Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t , ” pages 20@@ 1 - 20@@ 4 , in the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
Just get on with the things you can do . ”
; H@@ er@@ n@@ an@@ de@@ z , R .
However , H@@ ann@@ ah res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully explained her situation , and El@@ i said : “ G@@ o in peace , and may the God of Israel gr@@ ant your pet@@ iti@@ on that you have asked of him . ”
“ R@@ es@@ i@@ de in the earth , ” David continu@@ es , “ and de@@ al with faith@@ ful@@ ness . ”
In the a@@ utu@@ m@@ n of 1@@ 5@@ 17 , he wrote his fam@@ ous 9@@ 5 th@@ es@@ es , acc@@ using the ch@@ urch of fin@@ an@@ cial , do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ al , and religious a@@ bu@@ se .
▪ The P@@ r@@ om@@ ised Se@@ ed .
This inspired book provi@@ des war@@ ning examples of how God de@@ als with those who cla@@ im to serve him but who are un@@ faithful .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines have occasi@@ on@@ ally publi@@ shed inform@@ ative artic@@ les on a wide vari@@ ety of spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c health problems and di@@ se@@ as@@ es .
These temp@@ les origin@@ ally con@@ ta@@ ined a st@@ atu@@ e of the de@@ ity to whom o@@ ffer@@ ings and supp@@ lic@@ ations were made .
Instead , be like the man who “ buil@@ t his house upon the ro@@ ck - mas@@ s . ”
Some people care little for their parents , others are not able to help , and still others die before their parents do .
; A@@ ses , A .
I con@@ stan@@ tly find new opportun@@ ities to apply Bible principles and la@@ ws in vari@@ ous ways .
But the inspired account states : “ Noah found fav@@ or in the eyes of Jehovah . . . .
When the Israelites were close to the b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and in 14@@ 7@@ 3 B.C.E . , many of them re@@ bel@@ led , eng@@ ag@@ ing in im@@ mor@@ ality and i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
Rather , they des@@ p@@ ised them , vie@@ wing them as “ acc@@ ur@@ sed people . ”
It be@@ comes evid@@ ent that human a@@ bu@@ se has dam@@ ag@@ ed what was “ a pa@@ st@@ or@@ al par@@ adise . ”
“ The true God had fru@@ str@@ ated their counsel , ” repor@@ ts Ne@@ h@@ emiah .
A@@ c@@ com@@ p@@ li@@ shing these go@@ als could not be done by ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
To en@@ sure that the great@@ est number of pris@@ on@@ ers possible would be e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed to de@@ f@@ end the cam@@ p , the lead@@ ers or@@ der@@ ed all pris@@ on@@ ers to ar@@ m themselves .
Th@@ ough there is a lo@@ t of talk about uni@@ f@@ ying the world , we see few con@@ cre@@ te resul@@ ts .
( b ) Why will Jehovah bring an end to this system of things ?
Fir@@ st , he saw that Na@@ ba@@ l was a sen@@ sel@@ ess man by n@@ ature , and second , David saw that he could inc@@ ur b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t if he av@@ eng@@ ed himself .
When we are ang@@ ry , we do not always think c@@ learly .
Many are st@@ re@@ am@@ ing to “ the m@@ oun@@ tain of Jehovah , ” and the enti@@ re earth is about to be “ filled with the know@@ ing of the glory of Jehovah . ” ​ — Isaiah 2 : 2 , 3 ; Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 2 : 14 .
You can find them in the pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous dist@@ ri@@ cts , where people work in high - ris@@ e of@@ fice b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks , live in ele@@ g@@ ant man@@ sions , and sh@@ op in su@@ per@@ mar@@ ke@@ ts .
However , some in his D@@ u@@ bl@@ in ch@@ urch no@@ tic@@ ed that he did not ref@@ er to the Tr@@ in@@ ity in his ser@@ m@@ ons .
What the@@ me stan@@ ds out in the illustr@@ ation of the wi@@ do@@ w and the ju@@ dge ?
E@@ ach S@@ un@@ day we went to a local commun@@ ity h@@ all , and I would be pre@@ pared to give a public talk that we had ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ised with le@@ af@@ le@@ ts .
We ask Jehovah to help us maintain our spiritu@@ ality and ze@@ al for the ministry . ”
N@@ ever has a clo@@ s@@ er b@@ ond ex@@ is@@ ted between two in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent be@@ ings .
Is that a fe@@ ature of your r@@ out@@ ine ?
With great joy , they will@@ ingly and e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly sh@@ ared the Kingdom message with others . ​ — Luke 10 : 1 , 8 , 9 , 17 .
Jehovah cre@@ ated humans with the need to love and to feel loved .
In fact , a person can be dis@@ tur@@ bed about something but still have joy in his heart .
If we had wanted the money , we would have kept it . ”
Who of us has not lost a loved one to some di@@ se@@ ase , ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , or disa@@ ster ?
On arri@@ ving home , I told my family of my decision , and they all tri@@ ed to dis@@ su@@ a@@ de me .
God’s Word real@@ is@@ tic@@ ally shows that it is n@@ atur@@ al to experience g@@ ri@@ ef when a loved one dies .
The man accepted a Bible study a@@ id .
With N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s ’ knowledge , in@@ sight , hum@@ ility , and a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of spiritual needs , he could have become an out@@ standing disci@@ ple .
During his first tri@@ p , d@@ ated to about 4@@ 7 / 4@@ 8 C.E . , Paul sa@@ iled with his compan@@ i@@ ons from C@@ y@@ pr@@ us to A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or , l@@ an@@ ding at Per@@ ga in P@@ am@@ ph@@ y@@ li@@ a .
W@@ ould you not , then , ag@@ ree that it should take ir@@ refu@@ table evidence to dis@@ mis@@ s these acc@@ oun@@ ts as m@@ ere fi@@ ction ?
We had been in the country less than a we@@ ek and were about to conduct a public meeting in the cap@@ it@@ al , W@@ in@@ d@@ ho@@ ek .
• Why is it help@@ ful to preach to people in their mother t@@ ong@@ ue ?
* You will never be de@@ pri@@ ved of the ability to medit@@ ate on what you have st@@ ored in your mem@@ ory , such as your fav@@ or@@ ite s@@ crip@@ tures and the words of Kingdom song@@ s .
6 : 33 ; 24 : 14 .
A h@@ and@@ some young brother from Bethel , our branch of@@ fice , came to our little congregation to give a talk .
“ E@@ ach of us will rend@@ er an account for himself to God , ” says the Bible .
How were early full - time servants supp@@ or@@ ted materi@@ ally ?
There was never a time in our life that we reg@@ re@@ t@@ ted the cho@@ ic@@ es we had made .
Why are we dra@@ wn to Jehovah’s way of rul@@ ing ?
Yes , Paul did more than preach ser@@ m@@ ons .
What less@@ ons can we learn from the Bible about those who were dis@@ loyal in the past ?
At H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 2 : 4 - 6 , we read : “ ‘ But now be strong , O Z@@ er@@ u@@ b@@ ba@@ be@@ l , ’ is the ut@@ ter@@ ance of Jehovah , ‘ and be strong , O Jo@@ shua the son of Jeho@@ z@@ a@@ da@@ k the high pri@@ est .
Gi@@ ven the inc@@ reas@@ ing b@@ ru@@ tal@@ ity against fore@@ ign@@ ers and against pol@@ itical or ide@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal dis@@ s@@ ent@@ ers , these vi@@ r@@ tu@@ es are a must for every c@@ iti@@ z@@ en of our country . ”
We also used por@@ table ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ s to pla@@ y recor@@ ds of Bible tal@@ ks by the So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent .
These Jews were , on the whole , un@@ rec@@ ep@@ tive to the Kingdom message .
Hence , there is no e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent of the C@@ our@@ t of the W@@ om@@ en and the C@@ our@@ t of Israel in the spiritual temple .
I have served Jehovah from my you@@ th , and now in my advan@@ ced years , I than@@ k Jehovah for my good health that per@@ m@@ its me to h@@ and@@ le my assign@@ ed du@@ ties .
As Jehovah’s present - day servants , we stand out as different from the world because we ob@@ serve divine la@@ ws and principles .
He pray@@ er@@ fully tri@@ es to man@@ i@@ f@@ est the fru@@ it@@ age of the holy spirit so that he does not get over@@ ly ir@@ rit@@ ated .
I@@ magine the feelings of the form@@ er ow@@ ner , who had under@@ valu@@ ed this tre@@ asure !
The result is that God’s people are bless@@ ed with ten@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of ca@@ pa@@ ble elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants .
They ur@@ ged any brothers or sisters from other to@@ w@@ ns who would be pas@@ sing through D@@ er@@ by to look me up and share with me in the ministry .
As a teach@@ er , it would help Christians gr@@ as@@ p things not pre@@ vi@@ ously under@@ sto@@ od .
E@@ s@@ sen@@ ti@@ al to main@@ tain@@ ing ze@@ al for the ministry is cultiv@@ ating and s@@ tic@@ king to good study ha@@ bi@@ ts .
As Christians , we stri@@ ve to be ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary .
So@@ on the gi@@ r@@ l was re@@ un@@ ited with her gr@@ and@@ ma .
And why is our work so ur@@ g@@ ent ?
God never chang@@ es his standards of love and justice
E@@ ver@@ yone fac@@ es some proble@@ m , and often it is one we ourselves have not experienced .
“ Y@@ O@@ U do ask , and yet you do not receive , because you are as@@ king for a wrong purpose . . .
At Na@@ hu@@ m 1 : 7 , he re@@ a@@ ds in an under@@ to@@ ne that Jehovah “ is co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ant of those see@@ king refu@@ ge in him ” and prote@@ cts them like “ a str@@ ong@@ hold in the day of dist@@ ress . ”
So , then , let us consider four Scriptural reas@@ ons for preaching .
We can therefore be confid@@ ent that Jehovah God will not in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely put up with dis@@ respect for his name and mis@@ tre@@ at@@ ment of his Witnesses .
Why is the congregation so bene@@ fi@@ cial , and what is its ke@@ y ro@@ le ?
Even after his death and resurrection , Jesus is descri@@ bed in the Bible as being sub@@ or@@ din@@ ate to God .
What be@@ aring does our conduct have on our h@@ and@@ ling the Word of God ari@@ ght ?
Jehovah God certainly does not cause our tri@@ als .
R@@ em@@ ember , when we fully real@@ ize that we need God’s help , our prayers for holy spirit will be more pers@@ ist@@ ent .
John L@@ ar@@ son , pr@@ inter@@ y overse@@ er , said : “ There was such a happy spirit of co@@ op@@ er@@ ation .
If you hi@@ de ei@@ ther from your mate , you may well under@@ mine trust and cause dam@@ age to your relationship .
6 : 4 - 6 .
Can they succ@@ e@@ ed in le@@ ading a life of dedic@@ ation to Jehovah reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of how others might view them ?
Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous Christian min@@ isters are happy to offer their ser@@ vi@@ ces free of char@@ ge to per@@ form this li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving work .
Even if you su@@ ff@@ er some op@@ position , of what can you be confid@@ ent ?
Thus , our@@ s is a life of con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment , self - respect , and peace of mind .
How did Jesus put his tra@@ ining into prac@@ tice in teaching his followers ?
P@@ i@@ one@@ ering may o@@ pen the do@@ or to other privile@@ ges of service .
One to@@ ol a@@ vail@@ able in many langu@@ ages is the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations In@@ de@@ x .
We also had l@@ ou@@ d@@ speak@@ ers f@@ it@@ ted to the ro@@ of .
“ He is not here , ” said the ang@@ el , “ for he was ra@@ ised up . ”
But re@@ ality soon da@@ w@@ ned on the sol@@ di@@ ers in the tr@@ en@@ ches .
Abraham was willing to sacrifice material com@@ forts in order to ple@@ ase God .
The book of Job and the Psal@@ ms helped me to understand that at present Jehovah God ca@@ res for us pri@@ mar@@ ily spiritually rather than physi@@ c@@ ally .
G@@ r@@ ze@@ g@@ or@@ z got more involved in congregation activities .
It is in what pre@@ ce@@ des it ​ — im@@ moral desi@@ res .
Be@@ come F@@ ul@@ l - G@@ ro@@ wn Th@@ r@@ ough S@@ el@@ f - Con@@ tro@@ l
The S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t B@@ ear@@ s Witness
But think for a m@@ om@@ ent .
“ H@@ O@@ W many of you have never had a c@@ li@@ ent li@@ e to you ? ” Some years ag@@ o , a law prof@@ ess@@ or condu@@ cted a sur@@ ve@@ y by as@@ king that question .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , when we exam@@ ine how the worl@@ d@@ wide congregation op@@ er@@ ates , we mar@@ v@@ el at “ the great@@ ly di@@ ver@@ si@@ fied wisdom of God . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
They are thr@@ ill@@ ing , li@@ ber@@ ating tru@@ ths that give meaning to our lives and f@@ ill us with joy and hope .
“ G@@ o therefore and make disciples of people . . . , teaching them to ob@@ serve all the things I have comman@@ ded you . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 28 : 19 , 20 .
A gi@@ r@@ l in her early te@@ ens felt t@@ or@@ n between the Christian way of life and her associ@@ ation with friends who did not share her beli@@ ef@@ s .
My brother , E@@ m@@ man@@ u@@ el P@@ at@@ er@@ ak@@ is , received from the same full - time minis@@ ter the boo@@ k@@ let Wh@@ ere Are the De@@ ad ? , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
What if he fin@@ ds himself in the pre@@ dic@@ am@@ ent of having made an ag@@ re@@ ement with another person that seem@@ ed good at first but upon clo@@ s@@ er sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ y appe@@ ars fo@@ ol@@ ish ?
Jesus id@@ enti@@ fied the princi@@ p@@ al reason for the ex@@ ist@@ ence of evil .
• What as@@ sur@@ ance can we der@@ i@@ ve from Jehovah’s past expres@@ sions of loving - kindness ?
“ When he kept l@@ ing@@ ering , ” says the Bible , “ then in the com@@ pas@@ sion of Jehovah upon him , the [ angels ] se@@ ized hold of his hand and of the hand of his wife and of the hands of his two daugh@@ ters and they pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to bring him out and to st@@ ation him out@@ side the city . ”
You won@@ der , ‘ Is it wor@@ th un@@ p@@ ac@@ king all my pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons ? ’
The prophet A@@ mo@@ s as@@ sures us : “ The S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah will not do a thing un@@ less he has reve@@ aled his confid@@ enti@@ al matter to his servants the prophe@@ ts . ”
So we were happy to me@@ et Chris@@ to@@ p@@ her , mentioned at the out@@ set , who asked us to return to discus@@ s his Bible questions .
It is truly imp@@ res@@ sive to ob@@ serve the gro@@ w@@ th in the number of those who are ze@@ al@@ ously working to help others learn about Jehovah and his purpose .
‘ What if you get si@@ ck ? ’
By 19@@ 32 the Gre@@ at De@@ pres@@ sion we@@ igh@@ ed heav@@ ily on Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , so R@@ o@@ y and I deci@@ ded to simp@@ li@@ fy our lives .
However , things did not turn out that way .
What ro@@ les have been assign@@ ed to Jesus ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , such conduct gl@@ ori@@ fi@@ es Jehovah and br@@ ings us happiness .
I don@@ ’t know anyone who@@ ’s faithful or wants to be . ”
In contr@@ ast with mo@@ der@@ n - day faith heal@@ ers , who often bl@@ ame the si@@ ck for l@@ ack of faith when no heal@@ ing occ@@ ur@@ s , Jesus heal@@ ed even some who had not yet put faith in him .
The apostle Paul poin@@ ts out the relationship between having faith and enjo@@ ying God’s care .
Ex@@ am@@ ples of God’s Gre@@ at@@ ness
The apostle Paul called love the “ sur@@ pas@@ sing way . ”
Mar@@ il@@ y@@ n came to see that even though she and her husband did not com@@ mit ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , while living ap@@ ar@@ t they could not follow the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s direction to f@@ ill each o@@ ther’s emo@@ tional and se@@ x@@ u@@ al needs .
However , when we look into God’s Word , the Bible , we find that God takes a positi@@ ve view of those who end@@ e@@ av@@ or to ple@@ ase him .
Consider the following .
“ Fir@@ st , it gives me the kind of happiness and satis@@ fac@@ tion Jesus spoke of , ” she says .
How can we deter@@ mine that we have not com@@ mit@@ ted un@@ for@@ gi@@ va@@ ble sin ?
S@@ hor@@ tly after I began the cir@@ cu@@ it work , we had a cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly .
Why P@@ ur@@ sue Pe@@ ace ?
No doubt you feel gr@@ ate@@ ful , too , that Jehovah has dra@@ wn you to his worl@@ d@@ wide congregation and has given you the privilege of being one of his Witnesses .
Ex@@ pres@@ sions of affe@@ ction between them were appro@@ pri@@ ate .
M@@ an’s rule has led to inc@@ ess@@ ant war@@ f@@ are , but God’s rule will make “ w@@ ars to ce@@ ase to the ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ity of the earth . ”
When N@@ or@@ ber@@ to and his par@@ t@@ ner learned about Jehovah’s requi@@ re@@ ments , they got leg@@ ally married and af@@ ter@@ ward were baptized .
If you imitate the faith of Noah , you may lik@@ e@@ wise do yourself and those you love a world of good .
A brother in I@@ tal@@ y who for many years has end@@ ur@@ ed the de@@ gener@@ ative effe@@ cts of mus@@ cul@@ ar d@@ y@@ st@@ ro@@ ph@@ y said : “ The brothers ’ love and affe@@ ction along with their fre@@ qu@@ ent vis@@ its have helped me to end@@ ure . ”
Let us , then , continue to walk as Jesus wal@@ ked .
S@@ ad@@ ly , some would not give up their com@@ for@@ table life .
Ha@@ ve I not already me@@ t those requi@@ re@@ ments ? ’
Lo@@ ok ! Al@@ so , there was a vo@@ ice from the heavens that said : ‘ This is my Son , the bel@@ o@@ ved , whom I have appro@@ ved . ’ ” ​ — Matthew 3 : 16 , 17 .
In his prayer at the in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ation of the temple , King Solomon gave Jehovah God the cre@@ di@@ t for all the temple work , saying : “ You made the promise with your own m@@ ou@@ th , and with your own hand you have made the fulfill@@ ment . ” ​ — 1 K@@ ings 8 : 24 .
But for those “ righ@@ tly dis@@ posed for everlasting life , ” a regul@@ ar study of God’s Word can buil@@ d strong faith .
The over 2@@ 10@@ ,000 present in person or vi@@ a We@@ b@@ c@@ ast respon@@ ded with pro@@ long@@ ed ap@@ pla@@ use .
They listen@@ ed while the c@@ hi@@ ef of po@@ li@@ ce pla@@ yed one of Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d’s tal@@ ks on our gr@@ am@@ op@@ ho@@ ne , which he had also con@@ f@@ is@@ c@@ ated .
Our study of the Scriptures has helped us to id@@ enti@@ fy the real cause of many of the worl@@ d’s difficul@@ ties .
In a nation filled with ba@@ dness , how could he and his wife succ@@ ess@@ fully ra@@ ise their son to serve God ?
They ro@@ de hor@@ ses or wal@@ ked the many mil@@ es to school .
He also mentioned that some local re@@ si@@ d@@ ents in the are@@ a around the st@@ adi@@ u@@ m had in@@ qui@@ red regarding the n@@ ature of the pro@@ gra@@ m .
Does anyone still live by it ?
( b ) Why do Christians stri@@ ve to maintain their marriage ?
Abraham did not allow his a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons to pre@@ v@@ ent him from accep@@ ting a challeng@@ ing assignment from Jehovah , and he was bless@@ ed with be@@ coming the “ father of a crow@@ d of nations . ”
Indeed , we must take time to read in it in an under@@ to@@ ne , or to medit@@ ate on it .
“ My husband and I know each other very well .
The Bible rec@@ ord states : “ God said to Moses : ‘ I Will Be@@ come What I C@@ ho@@ ose to Be@@ come ’ [ or , “ I Will Pro@@ ve to Be What I Will Pro@@ ve to Be ” ] .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ For God is . . . ac@@ ting within you in order for you both to will and to act . ”
One Witness in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe who was imp@@ ris@@ oned for his faith during the second world war ex@@ chang@@ ed three days ’ r@@ ations for a Bible .
And if our heart continu@@ es to con@@ dem@@ n us , do we not get a lum@@ p in our thro@@ at and te@@ ars of gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de in our eyes when we read that “ God is greater than our hearts ” ?
What par@@ ting counsel would the instru@@ ct@@ ors have for the stud@@ ents ?
‘ Why does Jehovah allow this ? ’ one might won@@ der .
The last we@@ ek of Jesus ’ human life was very st@@ res@@ s@@ ful .
When the whe@@ at class once again became evid@@ ent , Satan wa@@ ged bit@@ ter war@@ f@@ are against it .
In ad@@ dition , she rec@@ ently experienced serious health problems .
Yet , they have a b@@ right pro@@ spe@@ ct of sal@@ vation , which is for them a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative , reli@@ able light .
D@@ ad sh@@ ared in the pioneer work when he could .
In his illustr@@ ation of the s@@ ow@@ er , Jesus said that some would accept “ the word of the Kingdom ” and make in@@ iti@@ al prog@@ ress but that “ the anxi@@ ety of this system of things and the dec@@ ep@@ tive power of ri@@ ches ” would “ cho@@ ke the word . ”
Be@@ ing different for te@@ ens is a f@@ ate wor@@ se than death . ”
To strengthen their faith , Jehovah provided the hum@@ ble parents with con@@ fir@@ m@@ ation that this bir@@ th really was God’s will .
When we come under se@@ v@@ ere re@@ pro@@ ach for our faith , we may become disc@@ oura@@ ged , as did the prophet Jeremiah , and feel that we cannot go on serving God .
D@@ on@@ al@@ d , an el@@ der for many de@@ ca@@ des , ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ A@@ p@@ pointed men must ch@@ er@@ ish their relationship with God .
Our attitude and actions toward them speak vo@@ lum@@ es as to whether we accept Christ’s lead@@ er@@ ship .
F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 15 , 20@@ 10
What benef@@ its will the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 bring to those on earth ?
What Is the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Par@@ adise ?
“ Let the one who has an e@@ ar hear what the spirit says to the congregations , ” said Christ .
W@@ ould the respon@@ sible older men post@@ po@@ ne the decision until the religious c@@ li@@ mate in Israel imp@@ ro@@ ved for them ?
She says : “ It does me a lo@@ t of good to hear the meetings while they are ac@@ tually taking place .
How well do you fe@@ ed yourself spiritually ?
Job wanted to ple@@ ase God in good times and in bad times .
When did these we@@ e@@ d@@ like Christians appe@@ ar ?
It also reve@@ als the evil n@@ ature of this inv@@ isi@@ ble enem@@ y and his desire to destro@@ y our relationship with God .
TH@@ E@@ Y A@@ P@@ P@@ R@@ E@@ C@@ I@@ AT@@ E B@@ E@@ TH@@ E@@ L S@@ E@@ R@@ V@@ I@@ C@@ E
He sever@@ ed his ties with pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s and devo@@ ted himself who@@ l@@ ly to his family .
God’s spirit en@@ sur@@ ed that human imper@@ fe@@ ction did not tain@@ t his message .
He f@@ led as soon as this was done , for cur@@ ses and p@@ el@@ ting with st@@ ones were the p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment for this so - called cri@@ me .
For example , do we truly believe that Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at will soon be destro@@ yed ?
S@@ ic@@ k@@ ness , s@@ or@@ ro@@ w , and even death will be eli@@ min@@ ated .
She now has fi@@ ve pa@@ ir@@ s of d@@ ates !
Jehovah also trans@@ form@@ ed my life .
What an inc@@ en@@ tive for us to keep on “ shin@@ ing as il@@ lu@@ min@@ at@@ ors in the world ” ! ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
Mar@@ th@@ a c@@ learly had reason to be confid@@ ent that her faithful brother , La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , would “ ris@@ e in the resurrection on the last day . ”
G@@ r@@ ate@@ ful to Ser@@ ve
I will always be gr@@ ate@@ ful for that g@@ es@@ ture .
C@@ le@@ an clo@@ th@@ es and regul@@ ar wa@@ shing and show@@ ering are requi@@ re@@ ments for the vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers who work and live at these plac@@ es .
They did this in ho@@ p@@ es of w@@ in@@ ning the fav@@ or of their cap@@ t@@ ors .
They were to listen to him .
When w@@ atch@@ ing tel@@ ev@@ ision or using the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t , Christians may su@@ d@@ den@@ ly be temp@@ ted to view something un@@ clean .
1@@ 19 : 16 , 24 , 4@@ 7 , 4@@ 8 , 7@@ 7 , 9@@ 7 .
It also discus@@ ses the blessings we receive when we make sacrific@@ es for the s@@ ake of the good news .
Yet , we should never allow such circumstances or feelings to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce us that Jehovah has left us .
( Read Ne@@ h@@ emiah 9 : 30 . )
may not be the best . The g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing one may think , ‘ You have no ide@@ a how I feel ’ or , ‘ How can I be all right at this time ? ’
Indeed , they recogn@@ ize their responsi@@ bility to be in sub@@ je@@ ction to the govern@@ men@@ tal “ su@@ peri@@ or author@@ ities . ”
The cou@@ ple sta@@ yed for some time and re@@ ques@@ ted some of the liter@@ ature that was on displa@@ y .
11 , 12 . ( a ) What two ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments does the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave receive ?
Although Kat@@ ar@@ z@@ y@@ na appreci@@ ated what M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ena sh@@ ared with her from the Bible , she could not fully accept it .
See the bo@@ x “ S@@ c@@ at@@ ter@@ ing F@@ e@@ a@@ thers in the W@@ ind . ”
In fact , d@@ an@@ c@@ ing is not refer@@ red to in any of the Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts of we@@ d@@ ding@@ s .
In the face of viol@@ ent op@@ position , ‘ Jehovah beau@@ ti@@ fi@@ es his people with sal@@ vation ’
On@@ ly by sta@@ ying mor@@ ally and spiritually pu@@ re can we remain an hon@@ or@@ able v@@ es@@ sel for God’s use .
E@@ f@@ fect on S@@ pe@@ ct@@ at@@ ors
We Mu@@ st R@@ end@@ er an Acc@@ ount
L@@ et@@ ting one@@ ’s be@@ ard gro@@ w was the nor@@ m among many ancient nations , including the Hebrews .
C@@ learly , God ( “ the Father ” ) has sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ed the ex@@ act “ appointed time ” when he will in@@ iti@@ ate the end .
TH@@ E we@@ d@@ ding started with a marriage talk given in a commun@@ ity h@@ all in S@@ ow@@ e@@ to .
The g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gi@@ cal lis@@ ts by Matthew and Luke c@@ learly esta@@ bl@@ ish that Jesus was the fore@@ told Messi@@ ah .
L@@ et@@ ter of appreciation and cer@@ ti@@ fic@@ ate of mer@@ it
And be o@@ pen to the pos@@ si@@ bility that in some way you may have contribu@@ ted to the ri@@ ft .
How can we avoid that d@@ anger ?
Just as in the early cen@@ tu@@ ries of Christi@@ an@@ ity , Satan tri@@ es to enti@@ ce God’s servants by means of worl@@ dly le@@ is@@ ure activities .
It would se@@ em that during appro@@ xi@@ mat@@ ely half of that time , they lived in pe@@ ace@@ ful co@@ ex@@ ist@@ ence with the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans , d@@ wel@@ ling in small to@@ w@@ ns and pas@@ tur@@ ing their flo@@ c@@ ks and her@@ ds .
What reas@@ ons do the Scriptures give for taking such dr@@ as@@ tic me@@ a@@ sures ?
Jehovah also cho@@ se others who could be m@@ ol@@ ded “ for an hon@@ or@@ able use , ” including form@@ er dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ ds , im@@ moral people , and th@@ i@@ ev@@ es .
We had only st@@ ale bre@@ ad and water and s@@ le@@ pt on w@@ o@@ o@@ den pl@@ an@@ ks without bl@@ an@@ ke@@ ts .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the knowledge of Jehovah , the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly One , is ess@@ enti@@ al for ga@@ ining understanding , a no@@ table char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic of wisdom .
There was no suffering in E@@ den .
Do you know why Peter went to Mar@@ y’s home ? — Pro@@ ba@@ bly because he knew members of her family and was a@@ ware that Jesus ’ disciples held meetings in her home .
R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ing him with f@@ on@@ dness , she says : “ What imp@@ ressed me the most about my neigh@@ b@@ or was that he did not c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate ho@@ li@@ days .
Me@@ an@@ while , what ro@@ le were Israel@@ ’s pri@@ ests pla@@ ying ?
W@@ H@@ A@@ T TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E S@@ A@@ Y@@ S : “ You must not de@@ f@@ ra@@ u@@ d a hi@@ red work@@ er who is in need and po@@ or . ”
Jesus also explained that there were some things ne@@ i@@ ther he nor the angels knew but that were known only by God .
Then Moses wrote down the la@@ ws in “ the book of the covenant ” and read them al@@ ou@@ d so that the whole nation could hear them again .
The study ‘ un@@ co@@ v@@ ers the chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s eyes so that they may see the wonderful things out of God’s law . ’
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of our n@@ ational , cul@@ tural , or e@@ th@@ ni@@ c ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , we worship the God we know by name .
In 198@@ 4 we ob@@ ta@@ ined from the govern@@ ment some 5@@ 00 ac@@ res [ 2@@ 00 h@@ a ] of land to buil@@ d a new branch of@@ fice .
At the end of Jesus ’ ministry on earth , when his death was im@@ min@@ ent , the apostles “ a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned him and f@@ led . ”
Un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly , he knew about the events in E@@ den .
Peter would f@@ ill a valu@@ able ro@@ le in the congregation under Christ’s direction .
They kept a positi@@ ve attitude by rec@@ all@@ ing that , like Israel@@ ’s tre@@ k in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , their stay in the cam@@ p would ev@@ en@@ tually come to an end . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out his ministry , he had expres@@ sed his will@@ ing@@ ness to offer his life as a sacrifice .
Mo@@ st scho@@ l@@ ars believe the so - called G@@ el@@ at@@ i Bible , cur@@ r@@ ently kept at the Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an N@@ ational C@@ en@@ tre of M@@ an@@ us@@ crip@@ ts , is a comple@@ t@@ ely new Bible transl@@ ation made by one of the G@@ el@@ at@@ i or I@@ kal@@ to scho@@ l@@ ars .
After that , he “ kept going on his way rejo@@ ic@@ ing . ” ​ — Acts 8 : 27 - 39 .
• Why would it be wrong to have an ab@@ or@@ tion ?
As@@ sis@@ ting those who are we@@ ak br@@ ings blessings to all .
But because the ow@@ ner needed more work@@ ers , he went back to the mar@@ ke@@ t sever@@ al times during the day to hi@@ re more men .
Mo@@ m is now 9@@ 7 .
So@@ on , you will have to make some ma@@ j@@ or decisions regarding worship , emp@@ loy@@ ment , marriage , and family , to name a few .
I believ@@ ed that this was my ob@@ lig@@ ation as a par@@ ent .
Now , however , she wak@@ es up early every day to care for her h@@ ou@@ se@@ work .
Noah , Abraham , Joseph , Moses , and others could not pos@@ si@@ bly have known the full imp@@ act of their faith@@ ful@@ ness on the gener@@ ations to come .
He was help@@ ing Al@@ ma V@@ ar@@ d@@ ja , an el@@ der@@ ly fellow Witness , dem@@ ol@@ ish an old shed .
Some might turn to Bible ma@@ ps to lo@@ c@@ ate plac@@ es , but do you think that ma@@ ps could offer in@@ sight into pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s thinking ?
He said : “ [ God ] res@@ cu@@ ed us from the authority of the dar@@ k@@ ness and trans@@ fer@@ red us into the kingdom of his bel@@ o@@ ved Son , by means of whom we have our rel@@ e@@ ase by ransom , the for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of our sin@@ s . ”
Paul wrote : “ The things seen [ material ] are temp@@ or@@ ary , but the things un@@ seen [ spiritual ] are everlasting . ”
P@@ r@@ inc@@ es took counsel against him and persecu@@ ted him .
S@@ hu@@ n the men@@ tal j@@ un@@ k food that is so re@@ adi@@ ly a@@ vail@@ able and so appe@@ al@@ ing to the flesh but that only resul@@ ts in making the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart in@@ sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve .
P@@ ra@@ ising God in the field ministry is a fine way to n@@ ou@@ ris@@ h our faith .
Instead , they appreci@@ ated his interest in them , and they even we@@ pt at the thought of not being able to see him again . ​ — Acts 20 : 17 , 29 , 30 , 36 - 38 .
Eli@@ sh@@ a@@ ’s experience also t@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es to the fact that “ the ang@@ el of Jehovah is cam@@ p@@ ing all around those fe@@ aring him , and he res@@ cu@@ es them . ”
▪ Jehovah Is the God of Lo@@ ve
11 / 1 World W@@ i@@ th@@ out Des@@ pa@@ ir , 9 / 15
“ Re@@ jo@@ ice with the wife of your you@@ th . . .
What does it mean to “ ob@@ serve the on@@ en@@ ess of the spirit ” ?
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ fully apply yourself to listen@@ ing to Jehovah , and you will draw clo@@ s@@ er to him and his Son .
F@@ in@@ ally , the prin@@ ters began pro@@ du@@ ction in 1@@ 5@@ 14 .
he dem@@ an@@ ded .
Be that as it may , the t@@ ask that the two men under@@ took was not tri@@ vi@@ al .
P@@ res@@ ent - day Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers are often the t@@ ar@@ get of mis@@ information and mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda .
( b ) What indic@@ ates that there is much more work to do , and how do we view our privilege of ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing ?
Rather , it will be an opportunity for all true believers to prove their love for Jehovah and give their support to Christ’s brothers . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Does it really matter what others think about you any@@ way ?
How can you do so ?
P@@ u@@ t simply , the holy spirit is God’s app@@ lied power , or his ac@@ tive for@@ ce .
In ad@@ dition to teaching his disciples about love , however , Jesus taught them what to h@@ ate .
24 : 15 .
His des@@ crip@@ tion of the chang@@ es that we have all wit@@ ness@@ ed was right on t@@ ar@@ get . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 5 .
The year we got married , the Fr@@ ance branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in L@@ ou@@ vi@@ ers invit@@ ed me to come for a mon@@ th of tra@@ ining for transl@@ ation work .
Many in his a@@ udi@@ ence were po@@ or , and they were anxi@@ ous about their physical needs , their food and clo@@ thing .
( b ) How do we know that the Creator had a purpose in pu@@ t@@ ting us here ?
No@@ tice , Jesus said that God is the s@@ ource of “ every ut@@ ter@@ ance ” vital to our life .
See the bo@@ x “ Di@@ v@@ or@@ ce and Se@@ par@@ ation ” in A@@ wa@@ ke !
And Jehovah’s servants every@@ where give what they can to help pa@@ y for building these plac@@ es .
The j@@ our@@ ne@@ y was a long one , 5@@ 00 mil@@ es ( 8@@ 00 k@@ m ) or so , and it la@@ sted perhaps three we@@ ek@@ s .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , God himself descri@@ bed Job as “ b@@ lam@@ eless and u@@ pri@@ ght . ”
Jehovah will soon reve@@ al to his prophet that the Babyl@@ on@@ ians will not remain un@@ p@@ uni@@ shed for their gre@@ e@@ dy des@@ po@@ il@@ ing and their w@@ an@@ t@@ on b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t@@ iness . ​ — Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 2 : 8 .
Un@@ der Ca@@ tho@@ lic F@@ as@@ c@@ ist re@@ gi@@ m@@ es in I@@ tal@@ y , S@@ pain , and P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al , they had to with@@ stand persecu@@ tion even longer .
The apostle Paul , who fac@@ ed t@@ ests himself , descri@@ bed in a letter to the Christians in Corin@@ th how God’s spirit came to his a@@ id .
The situation is similar when we listen with love .
As the human family inc@@ reas@@ ed in number , they were to cultiv@@ ate the earth and make it a par@@ adise .
; Mu@@ ñ@@ o@@ z , V .
P@@ res@@ ent - day mission@@ aries and some Christians who move to plac@@ es where the need for Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers is greater may have to become acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to con@@ di@@ tions bel@@ ow the living stan@@ d@@ ard they have been used to .
Jesus was pro@@ per@@ ly ha@@ iled as King , but that his rule would be future and from heaven would only later be fully under@@ sto@@ od .
As we stri@@ ve to cultiv@@ ate gen@@ u@@ ine hum@@ ility , we real@@ ize that it takes real effort to make low@@ l@@ iness of mind a way of life .
In his in@@ imit@@ able wisdom , Jehovah pl@@ anted within humans the cap@@ ac@@ ity for r@@ om@@ an@@ tic love ​ — a qu@@ ality that would draw men and women together .
Let us remember that spiritual pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity is possible only with Jehovah’s rich blessing . ​ — Pro@@ v .
That is why we need to avoid influ@@ ences that could pre@@ v@@ ent us from sta@@ ying al@@ er@@ t .
As 1 John 4 : 19 says , “ he first loved us . ”
Yet , before long they were ‘ over@@ st@@ ep@@ p@@ ing the covenant ’ by bre@@ ak@@ ing his la@@ ws .
Is it accep@@ table to God in worship ?
16 : 13 , 14 ​ — W@@ as A@@ sa cre@@ m@@ ated ?
Sa@@ ys Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 2 : 12 : “ W@@ o@@ e to the one that is building a city by b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed , and that has so@@ li@@ dly esta@@ bli@@ shed a to@@ wn by un@@ righteousness ! ”
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H is the perfect Father .
A strong Jewish pres@@ ence was felt in the important c@@ ities of A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or .
How can we pre@@ pare now for life in the new world ?
S@@ r@@ i L@@ anka
At one house , I tal@@ ked to a very kind and fri@@ end@@ ly woman , M@@ r@@ s . Z@@ u@@ z@@ ana Mo@@ s@@ ka@@ l .
A Bible S@@ tu@@ dy Pro@@ gra@@ m for All 4
The import@@ ance of faith is seen in an ev@@ ent that took place during Jesus ’ ministry .
What helped David to know that Jehovah provi@@ des the righteous with es@@ cap@@ e ?
We fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly pro@@ cla@@ im the Kingdom message as op@@ en@@ ly as possible .
But God as@@ sur@@ ed him that he would not be al@@ one .
O@@ r do you feel that they often do not understand to@@ da@@ y’s world and that you know more than they do ?
• If you invit@@ e an un@@ believ@@ ing relati@@ ve to give a spe@@ e@@ ch , have you made certain that he will not in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce some u@@ n - Christian tra@@ dition ?
If we ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly seek to obey Jehovah , we have every reason to ex@@ pect that he will hear us fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly .
As an op@@ pos@@ er of Jehovah God , N@@ im@@ ro@@ d in effect worshipp@@ ed Satan and was like those op@@ pos@@ ers to whom Jesus said : “ You are from your father the Devil , and you wish to do the desi@@ res of your father .
It is Jehovah’s wise and powerful means to bring about uni@@ vers@@ al peace and un@@ ity .
P@@ ra@@ y for Fir@@ m Con@@ vi@@ ction
A ma@@ j@@ or ob@@ je@@ ctive of all Christians should be regul@@ ar par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 ; 28 : 19 , 20 .
That is the only way to buil@@ d for a succ@@ ess@@ ful future , a future that will never end .
Mo@@ re@@ over , they were given a pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od , a ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le as a cen@@ ter of worship , and a pro@@ vision for o@@ ffering sacrific@@ es to Jehovah .
“ Although the Pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ i supp@@ ly a we@@ al@@ th of new information on te@@ x@@ tu@@ al de@@ ta@@ il , ” The An@@ cho@@ r Bible Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary ob@@ ser@@ ves , “ they also demonstr@@ ate re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble sta@@ bility in the trans@@ mis@@ sion hist@@ ory of the bi@@ bli@@ cal text . ”
But her pain of lo@@ ss may he@@ al s@@ low@@ ly , and she will need comfort and support for some time .
( b ) What three requi@@ re@@ ments of disci@@ ple@@ ship mentioned in the Go@@ spe@@ l of John are you determined to me@@ et ?
M@@ ake regul@@ ar personal study of God’s Word a pri@@ or@@ ity .
As Israel@@ ’s po@@ or@@ ly e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed tro@@ op@@ s ass@@ em@@ b@@ led on M@@ ount T@@ ab@@ or , S@@ is@@ er@@ a@@ ’s ar@@ my was lu@@ red into the v@@ al@@ le@@ y .
How do we know that Jesus under@@ stan@@ ds human feelings and “ will deli@@ ver the po@@ or one cr@@ ying for help ” ?
At some point during Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment Da@@ y , s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls will be op@@ ened .
If an anointed one pro@@ ves un@@ faithful , it is most likely that a person who has long served God faith@@ fully as one of the other sheep would be called to f@@ ill the v@@ ac@@ an@@ cy thus ca@@ used in the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 .
Ex@@ pla@@ in what it means to ‘ s@@ ow with a view to the spirit . ’
The imp@@ lic@@ ation is clear .
Some st@@ ars ra@@ di@@ ate in only one second the en@@ er@@ gy that the su@@ n ra@@ di@@ ates in a whole day .
O@@ thers have not done anything so bad , but they won@@ der whether some of their cho@@ ic@@ es in life were really the best .
Un@@ der the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y was a cap@@ it@@ al cri@@ me .
In 19@@ 0@@ 7 she married The@@ o@@ d@@ ore Ho@@ li@@ en .
• How is gen@@ u@@ ine rep@@ ent@@ ance man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted ?
Our family life cen@@ tered on the worship of Jehovah , and Fa@@ ther’s deep respect for the Bible n@@ ur@@ tur@@ ed in us a li@@ fel@@ ong appreciation for God’s Word .
These will c@@ li@@ ma@@ x at “ the war of the great day of God the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty , ” better known as “ Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on . ” ​ — Revelation 16 : 14 , 16 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
• What can we do to cop@@ e with temp@@ tation ?
On the other hand , those in God’s mem@@ ory who are in hel@@ l ​ — the comm@@ on gra@@ ve of mankind — ​ have a mar@@ vel@@ ous future .
You also need your parents ’ support when you have to cop@@ e with pe@@ er pres@@ sure .
P@@ op@@ e In@@ no@@ c@@ ent X was ve@@ h@@ em@@ ently against the tre@@ at@@ y , declar@@ ing it n@@ ul@@ l and vo@@ id .
Because “ wisdom is for a prote@@ ction the same as money is for a prote@@ ction ; but the advan@@ ta@@ ge of knowledge is that wisdom it@@ self pre@@ ser@@ ves ali@@ ve its ow@@ n@@ ers . ”
Bro@@ ther Bar@@ r ur@@ ged : “ I am sure you will ag@@ ree that now is the time to ( 1 ) keep Jehovah first and fore@@ most ; ( 2 ) gro@@ w mi@@ gh@@ ty ; and ( 3 ) exer@@ t ourselves in doing Jehovah’s will .
“ If the blood of go@@ ats and of bul@@ ls and the a@@ sh@@ es of a he@@ i@@ f@@ er s@@ prin@@ k@@ led on those who have been de@@ fil@@ ed san@@ c@@ ti@@ fi@@ es to the ex@@ t@@ ent of cle@@ an@@ ness of the flesh , ” Paul wrote , “ how much more will the blood of the Christ , who through an everlasting spirit offered himself without ble@@ mis@@ h to God , cle@@ an@@ se our consci@@ ences from dead works that we may rend@@ er sac@@ red service to the living God ? ”
His many questions show me that he is thinking , e@@ ag@@ er to learn .
When we are con@@ fu@@ sed in our thinking , we should hold back from making our per@@ ple@@ x@@ ing thoughts public .
A sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant number of angels jo@@ ined Satan’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
Since both mother and daugh@@ ter were religi@@ ously inc@@ l@@ ined , they deci@@ ded to go to the meeting .
The Bible descri@@ bes the ex@@ t@@ ent of Jesus ’ tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness in these well - known words : “ No matter how many the promises of God are , they have become Yes by means of him . ”
Rather , you came into the congregation because Jehovah dre@@ w you . What moved him to do so ?
Jehovah himself will gu@@ ard him and pre@@ serve him ali@@ ve .
( b ) W@@ ho@@ se love do we need the most ?
On the question of true religion , one cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man said in a rec@@ ent T@@ V inter@@ view : “ I would in@@ s@@ ist a religion is true if it makes a person a better person when he or she lives by it . ”
W@@ ill@@ ing sub@@ mis@@ sion and obedi@@ ence result in God’s blessing . ​ — He@@ b .
P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la and A@@ qu@@ ila were spiritually strong and well - gr@@ oun@@ ded in the faith .
What does it mean to be a good friend ?
Even though a person@@ ’s body de@@ com@@ pos@@ es , God can resur@@ rec@@ t that same person with a new body . ​ — Read 1 Corinthians 15 : 35 , 38 .
They may reason that material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons make life more com@@ for@@ table and enjo@@ y@@ able , thus more wor@@ th@@ while .
If you are not yet baptized , consider what is involved in re@@ aching this mil@@ es@@ to@@ ne in your life .
N@@ E@@ W G@@ U@@ IN@@ E@@ A
When the first man sin@@ ned against God , he for@@ fe@@ ited perfect human life and all its pro@@ spe@@ cts .
We Acc@@ ep@@ t Bible Tru@@ th
A ro@@ o@@ ster cro@@ ws .
It is true that Jesus , as a perfect man , could have been the s@@ ource of bil@@ li@@ ons of perfect des@@ c@@ end@@ ants .
He was war@@ m , sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic , and kind toward them . ​ — 7 / 15 , page 15 .
H@@ ere is another example : You really like a certain st@@ y@@ le of clo@@ thing , but you know that some in the congregation might be off@@ ended if you we@@ ar those clo@@ th@@ es .
When Jeho@@ as@@ h was se@@ ven , his un@@ c@@ le used his authority as high pri@@ est to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te the wicked qu@@ e@@ en and to en@@ thro@@ ne Jeho@@ as@@ h . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 22 : 10 – 23 : 15 .
After Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s death , the Mo@@ a@@ bit@@ ess Ru@@ th coura@@ ge@@ ously took her stand for true worship .
Di@@ d he not st@@ ate : “ I came to cause div@@ ision , with a man against his father , and a daugh@@ ter against her mother , and a young wife against her mother - in - law ” ?
Because of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s faith and obedi@@ ence , Jehovah esta@@ bli@@ shed a covenant with him , saying : “ I will make you a great nation , and I will bl@@ ess you . ”
3 : 27 ; 1 Th@@ ess .
I@@ T I@@ S ir@@ on@@ ic that many people have a Bible yet se@@ em to gain little value from reading it .
Are you taking in knowledge of Jehovah so as to become in@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with him ?
Com@@ m@@ on fe@@ atu@@ res of these do@@ cum@@ ents are a st@@ at@@ ement of the individuals involved , the time co@@ vered by the contr@@ act , con@@ di@@ tions of work , spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ations concer@@ ning n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment , fin@@ es for bre@@ ach of contr@@ act , wa@@ ges , and how wa@@ ges would be pa@@ id .
He exc@@ el@@ led scho@@ l@@ as@@ tic@@ ally and received a ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s de@@ gre@@ e at C@@ am@@ bri@@ dge in 1@@ 6@@ 32 .
Paul , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , who re@@ plac@@ ed Peter as the overse@@ er of a Bethel de@@ par@@ t@@ ment , said , “ I took time to seek out the ad@@ vice of Peter , and I encoura@@ ged others in the de@@ par@@ t@@ ment to do the same . ”
Per@@ haps you have only rec@@ ently heard the Kingdom good news .
What was the proble@@ m with that ?
But by the end of 20@@ 00 , the ide@@ a of having their own ass@@ em@@ bly , the first of its kind there , was being consider@@ ed by the B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e in Ch@@ ile .
The next day , Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s left , but they re@@ turned to L@@ y@@ str@@ a a little later .
For some reason , the man of the house never came home that day .
H@@ el@@ p was a@@ vail@@ able to the un@@ in@@ ten@@ tional man@@ sla@@ y@@ er , but he had to seek out and accept that help .
We need to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with them because this instru@@ ction is for our own benefit .
Can You Tru@@ st R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on Re@@ g@@ arding W@@ ar ?
N@@ ei@@ ther Jehovah God nor Jesus Christ con@@ d@@ ones ba@@ dness .
What the Bible teach@@ es : The Bible c@@ learly states that God “ has f@@ oun@@ ded the earth upon its esta@@ bli@@ shed plac@@ es ; it will not be made to to@@ t@@ ter to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , or forever . ”
How can l@@ ack of faith lead to wrong conduct ?
Mo@@ st of what the world off@@ ers is desi@@ gn@@ ed to appe@@ al to “ fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res . ”
M@@ A@@ R@@ C@@ H 26 , 20@@ 12 – A@@ P@@ R@@ I@@ L 1 , 20@@ 12
23 : 27 , 28 .
H@@ ar@@ old King , an experienced pioneer who later served as a mission@@ ary in Ch@@ ina , took the lead in s@@ pon@@ s@@ or@@ ing o@@ pen - a@@ ir public tal@@ ks .
After pres@@ en@@ ting a mas@@ s of supp@@ or@@ ting information , F@@ l@@ y@@ n@@ n re@@ tur@@ ns to the ba@@ si@@ c point : “ One of the great ir@@ on@@ ies of Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s is how little of its cont@@ ent is truly Christian .
So@@ on , each of us learned to pre@@ pare a me@@ al on our assign@@ ed co@@ ok day .
The congregation in S@@ ar@@ di@@ s needed ur@@ g@@ ent help because it was dead spiritually .
16 , 17 . ( a ) Why is mo@@ des@@ ty important if we are to trust in Jehovah ?
They could wish for no greater honor than to be or@@ da@@ ined by Jehovah God himself !
So we were able to have our conven@@ tion !
In time , a brother can be helped to see what he needs to do to qu@@ ali@@ fy as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant .
Of course , new ones or sh@@ y ones should especially be comm@@ ended when they make a com@@ ment .
What a joy it is to help Bible stud@@ ents devel@@ op their own relationship with Jehovah !
17 , 18 . ( a ) What d@@ anger th@@ reat@@ ens the flo@@ ck , but of what can we be confid@@ ent ?
Ti@@ m : O@@ K .
Is La@@ sting Pe@@ ace P@@ os@@ sible ?
N@@ ever under@@ es@@ tim@@ ate your po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for working with God by be@@ aring witness to his name and making known his Kingdom at every opportunity .
To make matters wor@@ se , the ter@@ rit@@ ory was ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely un@@ rec@@ ep@@ tive .
One pi@@ e@@ ce of that spiritual ar@@ m@@ or is “ the hel@@ me@@ t of sal@@ vation . ”
As ste@@ war@@ ds , what qu@@ ality must we displa@@ y , and what must we avoid ?
Consider the following three poin@@ ts :
M@@ A@@ K@@ IN@@ G S@@ IN@@ G@@ L@@ EN@@ E@@ S@@ S R@@ E@@ W@@ A@@ R@@ DI@@ N@@ G
How can we be sure that Jehovah will support and comfort us in the face of ad@@ vers@@ ity ?
Jesus instru@@ cted his disci@@ ple An@@ ani@@ as : “ R@@ ise , go to the st@@ re@@ et called S@@ tra@@ i@@ ght , and at the house of Ju@@ d@@ as look for a man nam@@ ed Saul , from T@@ ar@@ su@@ s . . . .
From 195@@ 2 to 195@@ 6 , Mari@@ a was put to work in a la@@ b@@ or cam@@ p near the city of G@@ or@@ ki@@ y ( now N@@ iz@@ h@@ ni@@ y No@@ v@@ g@@ or@@ od ) in Rus@@ sia .
I@@ magine his bo@@ om@@ ing vo@@ ice e@@ cho@@ ing on the h@@ ill@@ si@@ des as he ta@@ un@@ ted the ar@@ my of Israel and their king , Saul .
That happened in the year 6@@ 6 C.E .
The counsel that the apostle Paul gave a mission@@ ary is also help@@ ful for new@@ l@@ y@@ we@@ ds .
Jesus told the 11 apostles present with him in that u@@ pp@@ er ro@@ om : “ E@@ very branch in me not be@@ aring fru@@ it he takes away , and every one be@@ aring fru@@ it he cle@@ ans , that it may be@@ ar more fru@@ it .
Indeed , we can gain the pri@@ ze of everlasting life ​ — provided we remain “ vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant with a view to prayers . ”
Yes , may all of us dis@@ cer@@ n that there is no future for those who seek “ great things ” for themselves in this system .
All of us need relation@@ shi@@ ps based on mutu@@ al trust
Jehovah God’s origin@@ al purpose for human@@ kind inclu@@ ded end@@ less time to learn about him and his beau@@ ti@@ ful cre@@ ation .
The world is full of suffering , but is God be@@ h@@ ind it ?
W@@ as it because of fear of man ?
Ye@@ ars ear@@ li@@ er , when he was on the ro@@ ad to D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us , Paul saw a vision in which he heard Jesus ’ vo@@ ice .
That af@@ ter@@ no@@ on while her mother was taking a na@@ p , V@@ are@@ ta was bus@@ y le@@ af@@ ing through older ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , reading the t@@ it@@ les .
Jesus always listen@@ ed obedi@@ ently to his Father , even when doing so was very difficult .
The point is , Solomon must have used imper@@ fect reason@@ ing to get around what God comman@@ ded , and that same d@@ anger ex@@ ists for us .
In ad@@ dition , va@@ st num@@ bers of other individuals su@@ ffered de@@ bil@@ it@@ ating in@@ ju@@ ries .
To the rema@@ ining 11 apostles , Jesus in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed “ the L@@ or@@ d’s ev@@ ening me@@ al . ”
What happened after the cou@@ ri@@ ers re@@ turned from their over@@ night tri@@ ps ?
How can the right friends help us to become matu@@ re Christians ?
Why do people li@@ e , and with what ne@@ g@@ ative resul@@ ts ?
In effect , we are tel@@ ling our listen@@ er , ‘ I consider you wor@@ thy of my attention and wor@@ thy of being tre@@ ated well . ’
He st@@ ressed that spiritual bl@@ in@@ dness is far wor@@ se than physical bl@@ in@@ dness .
This is how my husband and I , along with my brother and his wife , respon@@ ded to an invit@@ ation to take up an assignment .
It was thought that the con@@ dition and appe@@ ar@@ ance of these or@@ g@@ ans indic@@ ated whether the go@@ ds disa@@ p@@ proved of or fav@@ ored the en@@ ter@@ pris@@ e at hand .
A@@ gain Jesus cri@@ ed out with a l@@ ou@@ d vo@@ ice , and yi@@ el@@ ded up his spirit . ”
F@@ ri@@ ends are often dis@@ loyal to one another .
This may invol@@ ve ob@@ tain@@ ing a li@@ cen@@ se , using a St@@ ate - author@@ ized mar@@ r@@ ying ag@@ ent , and perhaps reg@@ is@@ ter@@ ing the comple@@ ted marriage .
A@@ gain , Jehovah’s w@@ atch@@ man , his witness class , ann@@ oun@@ ced : “ She has fal@@ le@@ n ! Babyl@@ on has fal@@ le@@ n , and all the gra@@ ven i@@ ma@@ ges of her go@@ ds he [ Jehovah ] has bro@@ ken to the earth ! ”
The hist@@ ori@@ an Jose@@ ph@@ us says that the S@@ ele@@ u@@ ci@@ d d@@ y@@ na@@ st@@ y of k@@ ings encoura@@ ged Jews to set@@ tle in the city , giving them full c@@ iti@@ z@@ en@@ ship righ@@ ts .
( b ) How can we benefit from help@@ ing the we@@ ak ?
In many lands , a minis@@ ter of Jehovah’s Witnesses may leg@@ ally of@@ fi@@ ci@@ ate at a marriage cer@@ em@@ on@@ y .
Ti@@ me and again , it is those whom the world would consider or@@ din@@ ary who have main@@ ta@@ ined their integrity to God under fi@@ er@@ y t@@ ests .
W@@ ell , as we study the Scriptures , some of Jehovah’s actions may se@@ em to be not qu@@ ite right from our li@@ mit@@ ed , imper@@ fect vie@@ w@@ point .
Even if your relationship was mis@@ er@@ able , you may g@@ ri@@ eve because you do not have the joy that you had ho@@ ped for in marriage .
Why were they sa@@ d ?
The psalmist had it right when he said : “ Jehovah’s expres@@ sions of loving - kindness I will sing about even to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite .
That prayer was in har@@ mony with Jehovah’s will , as became evid@@ ent a little later .
Why not exam@@ ine your loy@@ al@@ ties in the light of Bible truth ?
Why F@@ ol@@ low Jesus ?
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er is vital .
F@@ ar@@ ms st@@ op@@ ped op@@ er@@ ating .
When we tra@@ in our conscience and follow it , our love for Jehovah and our faith in him will gro@@ w .
How do you feel about Jehovah’s w@@ atch@@ ful care ?
Wh@@ atever A@@ be@@ l may have vis@@ u@@ al@@ ized regarding the future , he had faith based on God’s promise , and Jehovah therefore accepted his sacrifice . ​ — Read Genesis 4 : 3 - 5 ; Hebrews 11 : 4 .
Ser@@ ving Jehovah is not a heav@@ y lo@@ ad for those who love him .
And the d@@ anger is still with us , perhaps even more so .
They pa@@ id much more than just li@@ p service to the st@@ at@@ ement : “ We must obey God as rul@@ er rather than men . ” ​ — Acts 5 : 29 .
What were the resul@@ ts of the re@@ ign of the Ju@@ de@@ an k@@ ings ?
Do@@ ing so can make a great differ@@ ence in his or her day .
[ Ma@@ p / P@@ ic@@ tures on page 24 , 25 ]
The tur@@ bul@@ ent years following Solom@@ on@@ ’s de@@ vi@@ ation from true worship sever@@ ely t@@ ested the loy@@ al@@ ty of God’s servants .
Christian ‘ sons and daugh@@ ters , men@@ servants and ma@@ id@@ servants ’ would pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y in the sense that they would be imp@@ el@@ led by Jehovah’s spirit to dec@@ l@@ are “ the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent things ” that Jehovah had done and would still do .
C@@ en@@ su@@ s e@@ di@@ ct by Rom@@ an gover@@ nor of Egy@@ pt , 10@@ 4 C.E .
But did Jesus not tell the ev@@ il@@ do@@ er that he would be with him in heaven that very day ?
1@@ 19 : 33 - 35 .
On@@ ce more , Jesus main@@ ta@@ ined his integrity to Jehovah and respon@@ ded by qu@@ o@@ ting a s@@ crip@@ ture .
And Paul ur@@ ged fellow believers in the congregation in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a to “ speak cons@@ ol@@ ingly to the de@@ pres@@ sed sou@@ ls . ”
I accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed him around the world sever@@ al times .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the apostle Paul no doubt had to mu@@ ster up courage to provide cor@@ rection when Peter , one of the 12 apostles , showed fav@@ or@@ it@@ ism toward his Jewish brothers .
M@@ ake it your go@@ al to re@@ ach your chil@@ d’s heart
The death of a mate or some other tra@@ ge@@ dy might cause them to lo@@ se interest in life on earth .
But when you show them something from the Bible , they will listen atten@@ tiv@@ ely . ”
If she was a Christian , she might also use the opportunity to talk about her faith to others at the mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place . ​ — Acts 17 : 17 .
Jesus said : “ E@@ ver@@ yone that he@@ ars these sa@@ y@@ ings of mine and does them will be lik@@ ened to a dis@@ cre@@ et man , who buil@@ t his house upon the ro@@ ck - mas@@ s . ”
She was always a good stud@@ ent of the Bible and a fine teach@@ er of it , and many spiritual children keep in t@@ ou@@ ch with us .
No doubt you can see that circumstances fac@@ ed by Christians today requi@@ re that they man@@ i@@ f@@ est certain qualities pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed by Je@@ h@@ u .
This will not occ@@ ur as a result of human efforts but because of the inter@@ ven@@ tion of the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah in earth@@ ’s af@@ fai@@ r@@ s .
( a ) When did true Christians come into Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an cap@@ tiv@@ ity ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , those ac@@ qui@@ ring such peace have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of enjo@@ ying per@@ man@@ ent peace on earth in fulfill@@ ment of Psalm 37 : 11 , 29 . ​ — 7 / 1 , page 7 .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 3 , 4 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 18 - 27
By means of it , God cre@@ ated the physical heavens , the earth , and all living things .
This tr@@ end is mer@@ ely a refle@@ ction of the fact that in many materi@@ ally pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous lands , there is a gro@@ wing hu@@ ng@@ er for spiritual direction in life .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s are by n@@ ature inter@@ ested in themselves .
For example , many com@@ men@@ t@@ at@@ ors , including religious lead@@ ers , have ur@@ ged people to look to the Un@@ ited N@@ ations for world un@@ ity .
The prophet Na@@ hu@@ m said : “ Jehovah is s@@ low to anger and great in power . ”
How we ch@@ er@@ ish the confidence they have in us ! ​ — Read 1 Timothy 1 : 12 .
El@@ ders in more than 10@@ 0@@ ,000 congregations shepher@@ d God’s sheep on a personal le@@ v@@ el .
After these things he must be let lo@@ ose for a little while . ” These ver@@ ses speak only of the ab@@ y@@ s@@ sing of Satan and of his ev@@ en@@ tu@@ al rel@@ e@@ ase for a little while .
At the same time , s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists are re@@ vered , which dra@@ ws the attention of the people away from our Creator .
I@@ d@@ enti@@ f@@ ying one of them , the apostle Paul wrote : “ Let us not become e@@ go@@ t@@ is@@ tic@@ al , s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring up com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on with one another , en@@ v@@ ying one another . ”
You are in a ward where ever@@ yone su@@ ff@@ ers from the same ill@@ ness , a de@@ ad@@ ly di@@ se@@ ase with no known cu@@ re .
In the l@@ ate 19@@ 70 ’ s , we moved from L@@ ou@@ is@@ v@@ il@@ le to S@@ hel@@ b@@ y@@ v@@ il@@ le , K@@ en@@ tu@@ ck@@ y , to serve in a congregation where there was a need .
The disci@@ ple Ju@@ de wrote about mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r@@ ers who were “ dis@@ regarding l@@ or@@ d@@ ship and speaking a@@ bu@@ si@@ vely of gl@@ ori@@ ous ones , ” or respon@@ sible men in the congregation .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful older members of the “ great crow@@ d ” have served Jehovah for de@@ ca@@ des .
Bible writ@@ ers use “ heart ” to descri@@ be man@@ ’s enti@@ re in@@ ner self .
What Bible princi@@ ple can help them find se@@ cur@@ ity and peace ?
Many such recor@@ ding@@ s are a@@ vail@@ able on the we@@ b@@ s@@ ite j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
A v@@ ol@@ can@@ olo@@ g@@ ist ​ — who had re@@ mar@@ ked , “ If one day I have to die , I want it to be at the e@@ dge of a v@@ ol@@ can@@ o ” — ​ lost his life just as he had wi@@ shed .
On@@ ce she deci@@ ded that it was Jehovah she wanted to serve , she pray@@ ed ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly for help .
Par@@ ents , how can you imitate Jehovah in show@@ ing love to your family ?
O@@ r have you felt disc@@ oura@@ ged when your Bible stud@@ ent , who seem@@ ed so prom@@ ising at first , fa@@ iled to take a stand for the truth ?
Th@@ ree months later , he was baptized .
Today , anointed Christians , supp@@ or@@ ted by a gro@@ wing “ great crow@@ d ” of “ other sheep , ” continue to fulf@@ ill the prophe@@ tic com@@ mis@@ sion origin@@ ally given to Jesus .
But who were the K@@ ar@@ a@@ ites ?
Ca@@ ther@@ ine appreci@@ ates that verse .
Can we be certain that Jesus Christ will succ@@ e@@ ed in re@@ mo@@ ving wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness from the earth and in br@@ ing@@ ing about righteous con@@ di@@ tions ?
Even after cen@@ tu@@ ries of apost@@ ate teaching , God’s word pre@@ vail@@ s !
‘ The S@@ ou@@ l That Is Sin@@ ning Will Di@@ e ’
A large ro@@ o@@ t system also en@@ ab@@ les a t@@ ree to ob@@ tain su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient water and nu@@ tri@@ ents from the so@@ il .
You do not know what benefit or encourag@@ ement a new day can bring .
Our tri@@ als , then , are comm@@ on to human experience .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , with the rest@@ or@@ ation of the mon@@ ar@@ ch@@ y , he had fal@@ le@@ n out of fav@@ or with the govern@@ ment .
That vis@@ it moved us to make cho@@ ic@@ es for which I am still gr@@ ate@@ ful .
He accepted a Bible study and gra@@ du@@ ally respon@@ ded to what he learned .
The answer to that question often reve@@ als a person@@ ’s attitude toward spiritual matters .
However , the meeting was so inter@@ es@@ ting that the thought of lea@@ ving never en@@ tered their mind .
How did the first - century Christians in Eph@@ esus bring glory to God ?
To that end , we take seri@@ ously our com@@ mis@@ sion to preach the good news of the Kingdom .
Instead , the Christ was “ des@@ p@@ ised ” by the Jews , and they “ held him as of no account , ” as Isaiah had pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed .
Our situation might be lik@@ ened to that of individuals in a bur@@ ning building .
Yes , “ all Scrip@@ ture is inspired of God ” and is free of human op@@ in@@ i@@ ons . ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
Consider an example .
In all , more than 5@@ 7@@ ,@@ 200@@ ,000 Bi@@ bl@@ es ​ — in whole or in part — ​ were dist@@ ribu@@ ted around the g@@ lo@@ be .
If Satan was be@@ h@@ ind this medi@@ e@@ val tra@@ ge@@ dy , who were his in@@ str@@ um@@ ents ​ — the vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s or their f@@ an@@ ati@@ c religious persecu@@ t@@ ors ?
4@@ 3 : 19 - 25 ; 4@@ 4 : 1 - 12 .
▪ S@@ el@@ f - respect
How does a com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate person benefit himself ?
Jesus lik@@ ened them to sheep because they follow him as their S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d .
The apostle Paul felt this pain and ag@@ on@@ y deep@@ ly .
No one needs to be an in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al to understand it . ​ — Mat@@ t .
• Wh@@ ere can we find f@@ it@@ ting illustr@@ ations ?
The case of Na@@ both comes to mind .
You are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed , of course , that [ it ] is un@@ la@@ w@@ ful for them . ”
F@@ ri@@ ends : Mo@@ st people want friends .
Today , she and her husband are happy to be part of the M@@ aya transl@@ ation te@@ am .
“ I have counsel and practic@@ al wisdom , ” continu@@ es wisdom . “ I ​ — understanding ; I have mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness .
He vie@@ ws all humans as one family .
C@@ ar@@ ter later rel@@ ated : “ When Lord C@@ ar@@ n@@ ar@@ v@@ on , un@@ able to stand the su@@ sp@@ en@@ se any longer , in@@ qui@@ red anxi@@ ously , ‘ Can you see anything ? ’ it was all I could do to get out the words , ‘ Yes , wonderful things . ’ ”
Now let the fear of Jehovah be upon you . Be care@@ ful about what you do , for with Jehovah our God there is no in@@ justice , no par@@ ti@@ ality , no bri@@ be - taking . ”
My Fir@@ st Mis@@ sion@@ ary As@@ sign@@ ment
• What inspired counsel helps young people in their pl@@ an@@ ning for the future ?
All the while , they avo@@ i@@ ded get@@ ting too close to their pa@@ g@@ an neigh@@ b@@ ors .
Pe@@ ople around the earth have heard of Jesus Christ .
You are not perfect , and you will make mis@@ takes along the way .
By doing that , you will gain true happiness , the best qu@@ ality of life now , and the hope of get@@ ting “ a fir@@ m hold on the real life . ” ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , in some ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es it is inc@@ reas@@ ingly difficult to find people who desire to learn about God .
Their go@@ als lead to real and lasting satis@@ fac@@ tion , as they are cen@@ tered on the very purpose of life .
When I was a you@@ ng@@ ster , I was happy to have a C@@ ongreg@@ ation Bo@@ ok S@@ tu@@ dy overse@@ er who took me along every we@@ ek to tra@@ in me in the ministry .
Lu@@ car@@ is ’ love of God’s Word was more than evid@@ ent in the pre@@ face of that Bible transl@@ ation .
Bro@@ ther Jac@@ k@@ son pointed out three things that are emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed in that verse .
Our service took us to Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a , W@@ est V@@ ir@@ g@@ in@@ ia , New H@@ am@@ p@@ shi@@ re , and M@@ ass@@ ach@@ u@@ set@@ ts , among other plac@@ es .
TH@@ E T@@ R@@ I@@ U@@ M@@ P@@ H@@ AN@@ T K@@ IN@@ G R@@ U@@ L@@ E@@ S
What was the work of God’s new organization ?
Su@@ cc@@ um@@ b@@ ing to temp@@ t@@ ations or allow@@ ing themselves to come close to viol@@ ating God’s la@@ ws has ca@@ used some baptized individuals to lead an un@@ ste@@ ad@@ y life .
But Joseph respon@@ ded with a loving reas@@ sur@@ ance .
In 19@@ 22 all Christians were ur@@ ged to share in the preaching work .
In his prayers , Jesus also showed the dep@@ th of feel@@ ing that we ought to imitate in our prayers .
I was the you@@ ng@@ est of three children .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the cha@@ ir@@ man@@ ’s op@@ ening com@@ ments , H@@ ar@@ old Cor@@ k@@ er@@ n of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e spoke on the the@@ me “ Re@@ al@@ is@@ tic Ex@@ pe@@ ct@@ ations ​ — K@@ ey to Jo@@ y@@ ful and Su@@ cc@@ ess@@ ful Ser@@ vice . ”
I now fully real@@ ize what im@@ men@@ se s@@ or@@ ro@@ w the death of loved ones has brought to the human family for so long .
Jehovah’s people lik@@ e@@ wise hon@@ ored the faith of R@@ a@@ ha@@ b .
What a wonderful , lasting future that is !
From the S@@ el@@ f - P@@ r@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ing E@@ dition of the Ho@@ ly Bible , con@@ tain@@ ing the King James and the Rev@@ ised ver@@ sions
Just as when he wal@@ ked on earth those many years ag@@ o , he is still concer@@ ned about me@@ ek ones who long for peace of mind .
V@@ EN@@ E@@ Z@@ U@@ EL@@ A
This ad@@ vice may se@@ em imp@@ os@@ sible for us to apply .
The liter@@ al bre@@ ast@@ pl@@ ate served to prote@@ ct the sol@@ di@@ er@@ ’s ch@@ est , heart , and other vital or@@ g@@ ans .
Some sc@@ ep@@ ters were made of ir@@ on , like the one spo@@ ken of in this psal@@ m .
It was only later that the expres@@ sion came to mean “ one who gives his life for be@@ aring witness , ” or even be@@ aring witness by giving one@@ ’s life .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , our having un@@ necess@@ ary associ@@ ation with those who do not serve Jehovah invol@@ ves ris@@ ks .
W@@ an@@ ting to ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le the brother , they asked him why he did not believe in the Tr@@ in@@ ity , hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re , or the im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the soul .
L@@ ater , B@@ er@@ th@@ a , a sister in her early 20 ’ s , continued the Bible study and helped M@@ other to become a serv@@ ant of Jehovah .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es feel@@ ing sh@@ ame and em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass@@ ment , I thought that there was no longer any place for me in the organization . ”
Ma@@ x@@ im was 11 years old and his sister No@@ em@@ i was one year you@@ ng@@ er when they got baptized .
If we try to obey God in to@@ da@@ y’s world , we are taking our stand in that war .
On the contr@@ ary , care@@ ful fore@@ thought should be given to deci@@ ding which of the c@@ ited s@@ crip@@ tures the teach@@ er or the stud@@ ent will read from the Bible during the study .
As the el@@ des@@ t son , Jesus un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly took over the car@@ p@@ en@@ try bu@@ sin@@ ess and car@@ ed for the family until his baptism .
The f@@ our@@ th Ju@@ de@@ an king following Jeho@@ as@@ h is A@@ ha@@ z , and he ‘ does not do what is right in the eyes of Jehovah . ’
Con@@ cer@@ ning that time , it is written : “ When Jehovah ga@@ ther@@ ed back the cap@@ tive ones of Z@@ ion , . . . our m@@ ou@@ th came to be filled with la@@ ugh@@ ter . ”
Many young brothers and sisters buil@@ d Kingdom H@@ alls or help to re@@ pa@@ ir them .
‘ F@@ il@@ led a V@@ o@@ id ’ ( book D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to Jehovah ) , 7 / 1
O@@ u@@ t of cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity , he also began reading the book .
Such a govern@@ ment would have to have the power both to dist@@ ribu@@ te the worl@@ d’s res@@ our@@ ces fai@@ r@@ ly and to end w@@ ars , which are a ma@@ j@@ or cause of po@@ ver@@ ty .
What rel@@ ated is@@ su@@ es ex@@ ist , and how do you feel about them ?
We can illustr@@ ate this with the Jews and the e@@ ating of me@@ at .
T@@ w@@ ent@@ y se@@ ts of this D@@ r@@ ama were pre@@ pared and wi@@ d@@ ely used to teach people the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message . ​ — 1 / 15 , pages 8 - 9 .
22 S@@ pre@@ ad the Go@@ od Ne@@ ws of Un@@ deser@@ ved K@@ in@@ dness
As Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers today , we enjoy a clean , tr@@ an@@ qu@@ il spiritual en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment in which we can worship Jehovah and have a pe@@ ace@@ ful relationship with him and with our fellow man .
We tal@@ ked about the One who cre@@ ated the st@@ ars .
By doing so , we give evidence of our desire to devel@@ op our spiritu@@ ality . ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
As Jeremiah later loo@@ ked over his de@@ va@@ stated ho@@ m@@ el@@ and , he felt as though he were wal@@ king in dar@@ k@@ ness .
A@@ no@@ ther evidence that Jehovah valu@@ es his servants is that he re@@ war@@ ds them .
As in No@@ ah’s day , however , there will be sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors .
1 AN@@ AL@@ Y@@ Z@@ E TH@@ E S@@ C@@ EN@@ E . ​ — R@@ E@@ A@@ D G@@ EN@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ S 39 : 1 - 12 .
Y@@ ou@@ ths , M@@ ake It Your C@@ ho@@ ice to Ser@@ ve Jehovah
Then than@@ ks to his un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , you might experience the jo@@ ys ​ — as have these four friends — ​ of serving in cir@@ cu@@ it , dist@@ ri@@ ct , or z@@ one work ; of serving at Bethel , including on B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ es ; of instru@@ cting at Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try and P@@ i@@ one@@ er Ser@@ vice scho@@ ol@@ s ; and of speaking at conven@@ tions , both large and small .
Lo@@ v@@ ingly , Jehovah arrang@@ ed for his Son to die a sacri@@ fi@@ cial death ​ — something that co@@ st God de@@ arly .
Acc@@ ording to God’s Word , a wife is to accept that she will be direc@@ ted by her husband rather than by her parents .
Ar@@ r@@ ang@@ ements were then made to call on him at his home .
In one of the congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the city of S@@ ã@@ o Paulo , a hum@@ ble and ze@@ al@@ ous Witness who is po@@ or materi@@ ally often stru@@ gg@@ les to make ends me@@ et .
These three study artic@@ les will strengthen your determin@@ ation to continue sh@@ aring in the Christian ministry .
By reve@@ al@@ ing himself through the pages of the Bible , Jehovah invit@@ es us to draw close to him .
God will not inter@@ v@@ ene in earth@@ ’s af@@ fai@@ r@@ s .
R@@ W@@ AN@@ D@@ A
For our go@@ als to become a re@@ ality , we too must have a strong desire to ac@@ hi@@ eve them .
So Jesus ’ ex@@ hor@@ tation to “ be@@ g the Ma@@ ster of the har@@ v@@ est to s@@ end out work@@ ers into his har@@ v@@ est ” is as v@@ al@@ id now as it was cen@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o . ​ — Matthew 9 : 36 , 38 .
Be@@ ar in mind that faithful Christians are “ under the mi@@ gh@@ ty hand of God . ”
Is that not a s@@ ource of ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment ?
Let each of us be res@@ ol@@ ved to s@@ tic@@ k clo@@ sel@@ y to the instru@@ ction we receive from God’s organization .
Rather , I try to cultiv@@ ate Christian love for all people .
I was close to death sever@@ al times , but than@@ ks to Jehovah’s prote@@ ctive hand , I sur@@ vi@@ ved .
What can such medit@@ ation do for us ?
In what practic@@ al ways can a cou@@ ple strengthen their b@@ ond of love ?
⇨ K@@ as@@ pi
If you ob@@ serve my comman@@ d@@ ments , you will remain in my love , just as I have ob@@ served the comman@@ d@@ ments of the Father and remain in his love . ” — John 15 : 8 - 10 .
With my jo@@ b came a f@@ an@@ cy ca@@ r , a good sal@@ ary , and a p@@ lu@@ s@@ h of@@ fice in the cen@@ ter of M@@ ad@@ ri@@ d , S@@ pain .
How , then , can we find our place within God’s arrang@@ ement and tre@@ asure , or ch@@ er@@ ish , it ?
“ S@@ in En@@ tered In@@ to the World ”
H@@ er heart moved her to re@@ si@@ gn from her position and to end her les@@ bi@@ an relationship .
He wants us , not to ob@@ s@@ ess over the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of the Law , but to dis@@ cer@@ n and apply its “ we@@ igh@@ ti@@ er matters , ” the lo@@ f@@ ty principles that under@@ p@@ in its comman@@ d@@ ments .
By 19@@ 27 field service was organiz@@ ed to the point that S@@ un@@ day was desi@@ gn@@ ated as the most su@@ it@@ able day for par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in the house - to - house preaching work .
So@@ on he was stud@@ ying t@@ wi@@ ce a we@@ ek .
No@@ te , then , that Davi@@ d’s faith was not m@@ ere ide@@ al@@ ism or wi@@ sh@@ ful thinking .
Se@@ e@@ ing her need and the t@@ ol@@ l that care@@ giving was taking on her devo@@ ted husband , two spiritual sisters , S@@ har@@ on and N@@ ic@@ o@@ let@@ te , made themselves a@@ vail@@ able full - time to help her through her fin@@ al days .
K@@ la@@ us S@@ ch@@ wa@@ b , f@@ oun@@ der of the World E@@ con@@ om@@ ic F@@ or@@ u@@ m , rec@@ ently no@@ ted that “ the l@@ ist of challeng@@ es fac@@ ing the world gro@@ ws ever longer and the time to ad@@ d@@ ress them gro@@ ws sh@@ or@@ ter . ”
Still , they e@@ cho@@ ed the words of the psalmist : “ In uni@@ on with God I shall praise his word .
How can you help your te@@ en ac@@ qui@@ re them ?
The t@@ ar@@ get ship tri@@ es to get away .
You are in a sense using that language when you share with others the cor@@ rec@@ t understanding of God’s Kingdom and how it will san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy his name , when you st@@ ress the v@@ indic@@ ation of God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , and when you happ@@ ily talk about the everlasting blessings faithful humans will enjoy .
There , sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by un@@ believers who knew little or nothing of Jehovah , the four Hebrews were put under pres@@ sure to e@@ at deli@@ c@@ ac@@ ies that God’s Law for@@ ba@@ de .
In words direc@@ ted to the congregation , the apostle Paul said : “ Lo@@ ve is pati@@ ent and kind .
In so doing , he will n@@ ul@@ li@@ fy some of the effe@@ cts of the evil su@@ ffered by human@@ ity .
He sh@@ ared many s@@ crip@@ tures and Bible teachings with us .
One te@@ en@@ age gi@@ r@@ l enjo@@ yed what she was lear@@ ning from her we@@ ek@@ ly Bible study .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : It is qu@@ ite a chall@@ enge to find a way to re@@ ach people sc@@ at@@ tered in these ko@@ p@@ j@@ es ( ro@@ ck@@ y h@@ ill@@ s ) , some with mas@@ sive ro@@ c@@ ks bal@@ an@@ ced on to@@ p .
A bat@@ tle takes place , and Ab@@ sal@@ om@@ ’s for@@ ces are de@@ fe@@ ated .
No , for self - interest and n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ is@@ tic as@@ pi@@ r@@ ations of its member nations have fru@@ str@@ ated many of its efforts .
And when the situation became cr@@ itical , he f@@ led from her .
How can a worshi@@ per of Jehovah deter@@ mine what he is not ?
As we gro@@ w older , we may become so concer@@ ned about arrang@@ ing for material se@@ cur@@ ity for our old age that we could beg@@ in to jus@@ ti@@ fy working over@@ time on meeting ni@@ gh@@ ts or beg@@ in to ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct our Christian responsi@@ bil@@ ities in some way .
Ther@@ e@@ after , she declar@@ ed : “ At last my husband will t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate me , because I have bor@@ ne him si@@ x sons . ”
This inclu@@ des family Bible study , pre@@ par@@ ation for and atten@@ ding of congregation meetings , sh@@ aring in the Christian ministry , as well as eng@@ ag@@ ing in so@@ cial activities .
In contr@@ ast , Jesus “ has been ra@@ ised up from the dead , [ and ] dies no more ; death is no longer ma@@ ster over him . ”
Then he hands the man over to be imp@@ aled .
How God made his fav@@ or evid@@ ent , the account does not say .
By allow@@ ing ourselves to be taught by Jehovah , we are bless@@ ed with the knowledge of his will and purpose .
The special relationship between Jehovah and fle@@ sh@@ ly Israel had ended . In 33 C.E . , Jehovah’s fav@@ or had been trans@@ fer@@ red from earthly Israel to spiritual Israel , the Christian congregation , ‘ a nation pro@@ duc@@ ing the fru@@ its ’ of the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom . ​ — Matthew 21 : 4@@ 3 .
“ You must not mu@@ r@@ der . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 20 : 13 .
Bo@@ th baptized and un@@ baptized worshipp@@ ers are acc@@ oun@@ table to God .
The c@@ hi@@ ef h@@ em@@ at@@ olo@@ g@@ ist h@@ and@@ ling can@@ c@@ er c@@ as@@ es has since tre@@ ated other Witness children suffering from le@@ u@@ k@@ em@@ ia , and he has acc@@ or@@ ded them great respect and di@@ gn@@ ity .
For example , when expla@@ ining that God is su@@ peri@@ or to Jesus , perhaps we can try the following appro@@ ach .
C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ A@@ N meetings are a pro@@ vision from Jehovah to keep his people spiritually strong .
Acc@@ ording to James , what bad spirit had develop@@ ed among some Christians , and why is that spirit “ earthly , ” “ ani@@ ma@@ l , ” and “ demon@@ ic ” ?
When the apostle Paul spoke about his close friends A@@ qu@@ ila and P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la , he did not men@@ tion one without the other .
Jehovah gives strength and guid@@ ance to his loyal ones , who seek his help in prayer
As we have seen , both in Jesus ’ day and in Moses ’ day , most Israelites re@@ je@@ cted the uni@@ que opportunity o@@ pen to them .
In other words , he might be thinking , ‘ I will wa@@ it and see if Jehovah really is true to his word . ’
Those judg@@ ing such c@@ as@@ es should do so pray@@ er@@ fully , as@@ king God for his holy spirit , dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment , and understanding .
S@@ ome@@ times your pati@@ ence will be st@@ re@@ t@@ ched to the li@@ mit , but during the par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly difficult times , always remember that anger - based p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment is u@@ su@@ ally op@@ pres@@ sive , exc@@ essi@@ ve , and coun@@ ter@@ pro@@ duc@@ tive .
Paul said of Jehovah God : “ He did not leave himself without witness in that he did good , giving you ra@@ ins from heaven and fru@@ it@@ ful se@@ as@@ ons , f@@ ill@@ ing your hearts to the full with food and good c@@ he@@ er . ” ​ — Acts 14 : 17 ; Psalm 14@@ 7 : 8 .
His counsel re@@ ached their hearts , and the people beg@@ ged Samuel to pray in their be@@ half .
After the vis@@ it , D@@ oura@@ do and I would continue on to the next group .
Tru@@ e , Jesus once said : “ See that you do not des@@ p@@ ise one of these little ones [ Christ’s disciples ] , for I tell you that their angels in heaven always look upon the face of my Father who is in heaven . ”
; Mar@@ t@@ in@@ e@@ z , R .
God has also as@@ sur@@ ed us that he has not for@@ go@@ t@@ ten mankind .
S@@ ur@@ ely , then , we can for@@ give the occasi@@ onal off@@ en@@ se others com@@ mit against us .
How eas@@ y it must have been to have confidence in such a spiritually matu@@ re man ! ​ — He@@ b . 13 : 7 .
How did someone evil gain control over mankind ?
S@@ ur@@ ely both Jehovah and Jesus value all that was cre@@ ated .
In fact , its c@@ hi@@ ef de@@ ity was Di@@ on@@ y@@ su@@ s , the go@@ d of w@@ ine .
From inf@@ an@@ cy to ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od , humans th@@ ri@@ ve on love .
Since 199@@ 6 he has been a ze@@ al@@ ous Witness of Jehovah .
A few become involved in un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural conduct .
The two wi@@ do@@ ws , Na@@ om@@ i and Ru@@ th , re@@ ach Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m at the star@@ t of the ba@@ r@@ le@@ y har@@ v@@ est .
They op@@ t for “ no strong God .
Do you not enjoy listen@@ ing to the song@@ s of bir@@ ds and the s@@ ound of ru@@ st@@ ling lea@@ ves in a g@@ ent@@ le bre@@ e@@ ze ?
The ser@@ m@@ on was in support of the Tr@@ in@@ ity .
This inclu@@ des the new comman@@ d@@ ment to show self - sacrific@@ ing love and also the order Christ gave after his resurrection “ to preach to the people and to give a thor@@ ough witness , ” end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to “ make disciples ” of those who accept the good news . — Acts 10 : 4@@ 2 ; Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 .
Is this information confid@@ enti@@ al ?
• O@@ cc@@ asi@@ on@@ ally , do something i@@ mag@@ in@@ ative .
If we understand what Jesus me@@ ant , then we will see in his words powerful evidence of God’s personal care .
Be@@ fore I tell you about that , let me expla@@ in my ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
• What will ass@@ ist us to maintain faith ?
Ser@@ ving Jehovah Be@@ fore the Da@@ ys of D@@ ist@@ ress C@@ ome
King David said : “ To you the eyes of all look ho@@ pe@@ fully . ”
What hear@@ t@@ felt expres@@ sion does Isaiah make ?
‘ W@@ ell , ’ you might say , ‘ if God would speak to us from the heavens , we could eas@@ ily come to an ag@@ re@@ ement ! ’
Jehovah Un@@ der@@ stan@@ ds Our D@@ ist@@ res@@ ses
At times , you may be temp@@ ted to take the eas@@ y way out by speaking .
For a while I was able to preach and associ@@ ate with the small group of Witnesses who lived in and around Ri@@ ga , the cap@@ it@@ al .
8 , 9 . ( a ) In what sense will God’s people “ keep standing ” ?
She was a true friend .
L@@ ater , their two daugh@@ ters helped with transl@@ ating Bible liter@@ ature into B@@ eng@@ al@@ i , and many of their relati@@ ves also came to know Jehovah .
E@@ ver since then , Satan has exerc@@ ised un@@ seen influ@@ ence over human af@@ fai@@ r@@ s .
What I saw and the kind tre@@ at@@ ment I received made me refle@@ ct on the life I was le@@ ading , ali@@ en@@ ated from Jehovah .
What “ u@@ se@@ ful ha@@ bi@@ ts ” will I ru@@ in by cho@@ o@@ sing bad associ@@ ates ?
Those who take the spiritual lead in the family can imitate Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at by tur@@ ning to Jehovah for guid@@ ance and strength to cop@@ e with the proble@@ m they face .
Now , than@@ ks to my study of the Bible , it pri@@ c@@ ks me wh@@ en@@ ever I am temp@@ ted to be di@@ sh@@ on@@ est ​ — even in small matters .
When Jesus began his in@@ spe@@ ction in 1914 , what did he find ?
Ther@@ efore , let all lo@@ v@@ ers of God jo@@ y@@ fully c@@ ry out : “ P@@ ra@@ ise J@@ ah , you people !
Rather than do that , Israel and Juda@@ h have follow@@ ed a course of re@@ v@@ ol@@ t and will have to su@@ ff@@ er the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
Ser@@ ving as a pioneer will in@@ deed help you to imp@@ ro@@ ve your ability to use the Bible in the ministry and to make spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement .
The desire of those fe@@ aring him he will per@@ form , and their c@@ ry for help he will hear , and he will sa@@ ve them . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 5 : 18 , 19 .
12 : 15 .
However , today 60 per@@ c@@ ent of all prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians live in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , A@@ sia , and L@@ at@@ in A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a .
The vi@@ de@@ o mentioned 1 Corinthians 6 : 9 , but she claim@@ ed that the Bible does not con@@ dem@@ n ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ ality .
After reading the bro@@ ch@@ ure and con@@ fer@@ ring with the Ch@@ ar@@ it@@ able P@@ l@@ an@@ ning O@@ f@@ fice , many have been able to ass@@ ist Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide and at the same time , ma@@ xi@@ mi@@ ze the ta@@ x benef@@ its of doing so .
What power Be@@ h@@ emo@@ th ( the hi@@ p@@ po@@ po@@ ta@@ mu@@ s ) and L@@ ev@@ i@@ a@@ than ( the cro@@ co@@ dile ) have !
Mar@@ ch 30 , 200@@ 9 – A@@ pri@@ l 5 , 200@@ 9
N@@ atur@@ ally , situ@@ ations v@@ ary from land to land .
They ev@@ en@@ tually became believers .
All the ca@@ uses of pain and suffering that have pla@@ gu@@ ed mankind will be un@@ done .
The stud@@ ent has to understand how the information app@@ lies to him person@@ ally , how it benef@@ its him , and how his life would imp@@ ro@@ ve if he follow@@ ed Scriptural direction . ​ — Is@@ a .
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing this , sur@@ ely we should put spiritual inter@@ ests first and ze@@ al@@ ously con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on the li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving Kingdom - preaching work . ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 16 .
Com@@ par@@ ing his anointed disciples to the bran@@ ches of a v@@ ine , Jesus stated : “ E@@ very branch in me not be@@ aring fru@@ it [ my Father ] takes away , and every one be@@ aring fru@@ it he cle@@ ans , that it may be@@ ar more fru@@ it . ”
He ad@@ ds : “ Because of their ex@@ ag@@ g@@ er@@ ated sense of responsi@@ bility and a desire to give their children the best possible star@@ t in life , parents some@@ times cause har@@ m to themselves . ”
N@@ ever before had people been given the privilege of doing anything qu@@ ite like this .
The mother st@@ op@@ ped to think and then said : “ I@@ t’s true that things are not going well right now , but his tra@@ ining is a work in prog@@ ress .
To M . L@@ ag@@ r@@ ange , a Fr@@ en@@ ch Bible re@@ sear@@ ch@@ er , this blessing “ is , not a promise that the me@@ ek shall pos@@ s@@ ess the earth on which they live , ne@@ i@@ ther under the present system nor under a more perfect order , but the place , wh@@ er@@ ever it might be , which is the kingdom of the heavens . ”
It also as@@ sures us : “ Th@@ ro@@ w your bur@@ den upon Jehovah himself , and he himself will su@@ sta@@ in you . ”
And he sh@@ o@@ vel@@ ed gra@@ v@@ el all day long in he@@ at and ra@@ in . ”
What had been be@@ go@@ t@@ ten in her was “ by holy spirit . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Consider also the fine example of King Sa@@ ul@@ ’s son J@@ on@@ a@@ than .
Do not be af@@ ra@@ id or be ter@@ ri@@ fied , for Jehovah . . . is with you . ” ​ — 1 C@@ H@@ R@@ O@@ N .
G@@ et@@ ting to K@@ now God
One reason for this is that since 1914 many large po@@ pul@@ ation c@@ ent@@ ers have develop@@ ed in earth@@ qu@@ ake z@@ ones .
A pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ er uses his t@@ ong@@ ue to buil@@ d up rather than to te@@ ar down . ​ — Proverbs 12 : 18 .
It has been more difficult for men on the is@@ land to respon@@ d to the truth , perhaps because of the str@@ en@@ u@@ ous dem@@ ands of their se@@ cul@@ ar work .
Th@@ ree years later a new branch of@@ fice was buil@@ t and dedic@@ ated .
This has not been eas@@ y .
Jehovah great@@ ly valu@@ es such faithful end@@ ur@@ ance .
At the 19@@ 19 C@@ e@@ da@@ r P@@ o@@ in@@ t , O@@ hi@@ o , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , conven@@ tion of the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents ( known today as Jehovah’s Witnesses ) , 50 - year - old J . F . Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d , who was then over@@ see@@ ing the work , g@@ la@@ dly vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered as a bel@@ l@@ ho@@ p , car@@ r@@ ying lu@@ gg@@ age and es@@ cor@@ ting conven@@ tion@@ ers to their ro@@ om@@ s .
When they ann@@ oun@@ ced their decision by letter , the congregations obe@@ yed the direction given and enjo@@ yed God’s rich blessing .
The st@@ ory of Le@@ ah and R@@ ac@@ he@@ l is an in@@ tegr@@ al part of Bible hist@@ ory .
Jesus is the medi@@ at@@ or .
Not long af@@ ter@@ ward , we b@@ ought a tra@@ il@@ er , and Ch@@ ar@@ les left our fam@@ il@@ y’s pan@@ ts fac@@ t@@ ory in the hands of my brother F@@ ran@@ k .
And how is she doing with lear@@ ning Ch@@ in@@ ese ?
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how di@@ lig@@ ence in tr@@ ying circumstances can result in rich blessings .
There he set up a pr@@ inter@@ y and was appointed prin@@ ter for L@@ ei@@ den Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity , an in@@ s@@ titu@@ tion f@@ oun@@ ded by C@@ al@@ v@@ in@@ ist Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ants .
It is not wrong to make time for this ; ac@@ tually , it is the right thing to do .
Si@@ x@@ te@@ en years ag@@ o , I became a baptized Witness .
Because the days of the Jewish cal@@ end@@ ar r@@ an from the ev@@ ening of one day to that of the next , both the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al and the death of Jesus Christ took place on the same day ​ — N@@ is@@ an 14 , 33 C.E .
God does not make mis@@ takes .
But if he will not do so , he is making tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c of Christ ; be@@ ware of such . ”
Jesus said : “ The Son of man came , not to be minis@@ tered to , but to minis@@ ter and to give his soul a ransom in ex@@ change for many . ”
After all , he is the great@@ est Per@@ s@@ on@@ age in the uni@@ verse , and with him is “ the s@@ ource of life . ” ​ — P@@ s .
Mo@@ re@@ over , God loo@@ ks for the good in humans , and in a tru@@ sting way , he gr@@ ants privile@@ ges and authority to his loyal , though imper@@ fect , servants . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 14 : 13 ; Psalm 8@@ 2 : 6 .
Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 12 : 3 indic@@ ates that the nations receive “ se@@ v@@ ere s@@ cr@@ atch@@ es . ”
1 , 2 . ( a ) What com@@ ment did a new@@ s@@ pa@@ per cor@@ respon@@ d@@ ent make about Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S word was ch@@ eri@@ shed by the com@@ pos@@ er of Psalm 1@@ 19 .
I wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t very good , so after a few b@@ ou@@ ts , I gave it up .
Ha@@ ving sp@@ ent these years in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , the Israelites are still a nation without a land .
For some time , he likely experienced vi@@ vi@@ d mem@@ ori@@ es of his suffering .
M@@ an - made n@@ ational b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries , which today in some sense mar@@ k every human as a fore@@ ign@@ er , will no longer ex@@ ist .
We need to make wise decisions .
Yet , the apostles of Jesus Christ were “ un@@ let@@ tered and or@@ din@@ ary ” men .
The div@@ or@@ ce r@@ ate has s@@ k@@ y@@ ro@@ c@@ ke@@ ted , fu@@ el@@ ed by the emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on personal fulfill@@ ment , the st@@ res@@ ses and st@@ ra@@ ins of da@@ ily life , and the effe@@ cts of r@@ am@@ p@@ ant se@@ x@@ u@@ al in@@ fid@@ el@@ ity .
James and H@@ en@@ ri@@ et@@ ta J@@ ones were my loving and car@@ ing parents .
Hence , it is our hope that the disa@@ b@@ led among our read@@ ers will give special consider@@ ation to God’s wonderful promises as recorded in the Bible .
How , though , may we help our children to love Jehovah and fear him ?
So today we cannot ex@@ pect a mirac@@ le from God to he@@ al us or our loved ones .
How did local Witnesses feel about recei@@ ving this tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous out@@ p@@ our@@ ing of love ?
13 : 6 .
How happy we are that we have the opportunity to appro@@ ach our God and Father , the “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer ” ! ​ — Psalm 6@@ 5 : 2 .
How can you be sure of that ?
She left liter@@ ature , personal let@@ ters , her cont@@ act information , and so for@@ th .
“ In the sum@@ m@@ er we pi@@ cked c@@ ran@@ ber@@ ries in the w@@ o@@ o@@ ds and then ex@@ chang@@ ed them for whe@@ at , ” says a brother who was a you@@ th then .
Na@@ y , we have many , many other things to learn . . . .
3 : 16 , 17 ; 1 C@@ or .
That is an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent go@@ al !
How do we feel when someone shows interest in the prog@@ ress that we have made ?
“ [ God ] com@@ forts us in all our tri@@ bul@@ ation , that we may be able to comfort those in any s@@ ort of tri@@ bul@@ ation through the comfort with which we ourselves are being com@@ for@@ ted by God . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 1 : 4 .
We have no doubt wh@@ at@@ so@@ ever that the re@@ ward for those who loy@@ ally end@@ ure is far greater than any temp@@ or@@ ary suffering . ​ — He@@ b .
What less@@ ons can we draw from the actions of the k@@ ings , the prophe@@ ts , and others mentioned in the book ?
After help@@ ing the congregation in S@@ an Mi@@ gu@@ el de Al@@ l@@ ende , Ru@@ b@@ é@@ n and his family served as pione@@ ers in the to@@ wn of G@@ u@@ ana@@ ju@@ at@@ o , in cen@@ tr@@ al M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , where they helped to form an Eng@@ l@@ ish - language congregation of more than 30 publi@@ sh@@ ers .
“ A dis@@ cre@@ et wife , ” one in whom her husband can really “ put trust , ” is consider@@ ate of his feelings , just as she wants him to be of h@@ ers .
Now an@@ al@@ y@@ ze the reas@@ ons , and ask yourself : ‘ Wh@@ ich is the best course to follow ?
What is known as Be@@ d@@ el@@ l@@ ’s Bible inclu@@ des both his work and W@@ il@@ li@@ am Dani@@ el@@ ’s ear@@ li@@ er work .
This would be no or@@ din@@ ary child . ​ — Luke 1 : 28 - 35 .
Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 25 - 29 id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es conduct that we should spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally avoid . This inclu@@ des speaking fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od , being w@@ ra@@ th@@ ful or la@@ z@@ y , and ut@@ ter@@ ing ro@@ t@@ ten spe@@ e@@ ch rather than sa@@ y@@ ings that are good and up@@ building .
; Joseph , L .
Per@@ s@@ on@@ i@@ fied wisdom fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely re@@ pres@@ ents God’s Son , Jesus Christ , in his pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence .
As a you@@ th , Kris@@ t@@ ina stu@@ died the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Now I share the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message of peace with anyone who will listen .
Even most who are religious have little knowledge of the Scriptures .
K@@ in@@ dness is expe@@ cted of servants of God and Christ .
If we continue to do those things , Jesus will ju@@ dge us as sheep and we will see his words come true : “ C@@ ome , you who have been bless@@ ed by my Father , in@@ her@@ it the Kingdom pre@@ pared for you from the f@@ oun@@ ding of the world . ” ​ — Matthew 25 : 34 .
It can help us to buil@@ d preci@@ ous , Chris@@ t@@ like qualities .
For instance , C@@ ar@@ ol , a daugh@@ ter of my el@@ des@@ t sister , E@@ ster , began pione@@ ering in 195@@ 3 .
Even with those fa@@ shi@@ ons we jud@@ ged un@@ ob@@ je@@ c@@ tion@@ able , we follow@@ ed the counsel we heard some years ag@@ o , ‘ It is a wise person who is not the first to a@@ do@@ pt a new fa@@ shi@@ on nor the last to leave it . ’ ”
Still , the house came with some things I@@ ’@@ d never had before ​ — a ve@@ get@@ able gar@@ den and an or@@ ch@@ ard ! ”
I would c@@ ry at night as I thought of these children .
Do you regul@@ arly praise and than@@ k Jehovah ?
We should , especially if we are l@@ ac@@ king in experience ei@@ ther because we are young or because we are relati@@ vely new in the truth .
Pa@@ ge T@@ hi@@ r@@ ty - T@@ w@@ o
The M@@ em@@ ori@@ al se@@ as@@ on is an appro@@ pri@@ ate time to exam@@ ine ourselves , individu@@ ally and as a congregation , to see if we really have this dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish@@ ing mar@@ k of true Christi@@ an@@ ity — Chris@@ t@@ like love .
He re@@ war@@ ded S@@ hi@@ ph@@ ra@@ h and P@@ u@@ ah with famili@@ es of their own .
Then might you be temp@@ ted to low@@ er your own standards by d@@ res@@ sing in a similar man@@ ner ? ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 1 , 2 .
As we serve Jehovah , he gives us strength to end@@ ure .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of where we are and what our situation is at that time , however , we can be sure that our sur@@ vi@@ val will dep@@ end on our faith in Jehovah and our obedi@@ ence to him .
The sons of Israel return to K@@ ad@@ es@@ h , where Mi@@ ri@@ am dies .
Yet , Jesus was coura@@ ge@@ ous in de@@ f@@ en@@ ding righteous principles . ​ — Matthew 21 : 12 , 13 ; 23 : 13 - 33 .
Still , faithful Jews , such as Daniel and his three friends , refu@@ sed to be m@@ ol@@ ded by the people of Babyl@@ on .
Of course , other Christians also need to act coura@@ ge@@ ously , repor@@ ting serious wr@@ ong@@ doing that they may become a@@ ware of .
R@@ em@@ ember , one of your Christian brothers or sisters will most likely call at that home in the near future .
That was al@@ most ten times the number of Witnesses in the enti@@ re world in 19@@ 36 !
No@@ where do the Scriptures direc@@ t us to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate that bir@@ th , nor is there any evidence that early Christians did so .
An@@ y ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent along those l@@ ines is imp@@ la@@ u@@ sible , since he was seen by so many people .
Be@@ d@@ el@@ l@@ ’s work al@@ most peri@@ shed comple@@ t@@ ely when his home was r@@ ans@@ ac@@ ked and destro@@ yed .
That is not the way things are to be among Jehovah’s people .
Jehovah’s day of judgment against Ba@@ al worship came su@@ d@@ den@@ ly and un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly during the ministry of Eli@@ j@@ ah’s succ@@ ess@@ or , El@@ isha .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of s@@ inc@@ ere individuals from all e@@ th@@ ni@@ c , cul@@ tural , religious , and pol@@ itical ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds are doing just that .
Yet , Jehovah sur@@ ely tre@@ a@@ sures their loy@@ al@@ ty and end@@ ur@@ ance .
How em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sing for the ch@@ urch if one of their pa@@ st@@ ors became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses !
A sin@@ ner must be rep@@ ent@@ ant if he is to receive mer@@ cy .
Par@@ ents will want to help their young ones to see the con@@ ne@@ ction between cre@@ ation and the Creator .
It is therefore vital to have a bal@@ an@@ ced view of our activ@@ ity in support of true worship .
What an inc@@ en@@ tive for those of us who loved him to be there too . ”
Are you not encoura@@ ged when you read the an@@ nu@@ al repor@@ t of Jehovah’s Witnesses and see the resul@@ ts that are being ob@@ ta@@ ined worl@@ d@@ wide ?
T@@ ak@@ ing an interest in others , she used every occasi@@ on a@@ vail@@ able to share the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message .
( b ) On what will our deli@@ ver@@ ance dep@@ end ?
In a similar way , our conscience , or in@@ ner vo@@ ice , can al@@ er@@ t us that a certain course of action is wrong .
H@@ el@@ p Those Who S@@ tra@@ y From the F@@ lo@@ ck
Do not allow pri@@ de to get in the way .
E@@ v@@ ents You Are So@@ on to See H@@ appe@@ n
P@@ re@@ em@@ in@@ ent among such , according to Solomon , are those that origin@@ ate with the one S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d , Jehovah .
O@@ ur@@ s and , by ex@@ ten@@ sion , that of coun@@ t@@ less others who still need to hear the “ good news of the kingdom . ”
For a number of years , we thought that the great tri@@ bul@@ ation began in 1914 with World W@@ ar I and that “ those days were cu@@ t sh@@ ort ” by Jehovah in 19@@ 18 when the war ended so that the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant would have the opportunity to preach the good news to all nations .
The S@@ ource of Me@@ an@@ ing and P@@ ur@@ pose
The sister whom this cou@@ ple ass@@ is@@ ted reg@@ a@@ ined her bal@@ ance gra@@ du@@ ally .
Con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating this , we can e@@ ch@@ o the words of the psalmist who said : “ Jehovah is on my side ; I shall not fear .
And un@@ told num@@ bers of ba@@ bi@@ es are d@@ ying from A@@ I@@ D@@ S , pas@@ sed on to them when they were still in the wom@@ b .
Un@@ der e@@ c@@ olo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally bal@@ an@@ ced con@@ di@@ tions in God’s promised new world , “ there will come to be pl@@ ent@@ y of gra@@ in on the earth ; on the to@@ p of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s there will be an over@@ f@@ low . ” ​ — Psalm 7@@ 2 : 16 ; 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
A b@@ ond of war@@ m Christian love quic@@ k@@ ly develop@@ ed , and te@@ ars ro@@ l@@ led down the fac@@ es of many at the fin@@ al s@@ es@@ sion when they said good - b@@ ye . ​ — John 13 : 35 .
As Paul showed , a se@@ ed pl@@ anted in the so@@ il in effect dies as it chang@@ es to become a see@@ d@@ ling .
There , “ as often as ” ( in the mo@@ der@@ n transl@@ ation of the Hebrew ) ref@@ ers to events that happened “ from year to year , ” or once a year , when El@@ kan@@ ah and his two wi@@ ves went to the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le at Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h .
Indeed , “ far be it from the true God to act wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dly . ” ​ — Job 34 : 10 .
Why is Jehovah wor@@ thy of recei@@ ving our worship ?
Un@@ der what circumstances had J@@ on@@ ah been serving Jehovah in Israel , and how does know@@ ing this af@@ fect your view of him ?
El@@ ders , in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar , should be “ g@@ ent@@ le ” and tre@@ at the flo@@ ck with tend@@ er@@ ness .
I also thought it would be dis@@ loyal to men@@ tion our proble@@ m to anyone ​ — even to the elders in our congregation .
You do well to imitate the faith of Eli@@ j@@ ah .
We also used that opportunity to vis@@ it some other Witnesses in their hi@@ de@@ ou@@ ts .
Moses had led the people for 40 years , and he wanted them to be coura@@ ge@@ ous in order to face the difficul@@ ties that would come .
One night just before the har@@ v@@ est , th@@ i@@ ev@@ es came and sto@@ le his cro@@ p .
It e@@ va@@ por@@ ates from the earth@@ ’s sur@@ face , con@@ den@@ ses in cl@@ ou@@ ds , f@@ alls back to the earth as preci@@ pit@@ ation ( ra@@ in or s@@ now ) , and ev@@ en@@ tually ei@@ ther r@@ un@@ s into the se@@ as or re@@ e@@ va@@ por@@ ates into the at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere .
See the Ju@@ ly 15 , 20@@ 13 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower , pages 22 - 23 , par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 12 .
“ The dra@@ g@@ on [ Satan ] kept standing before the woman who was about to give bir@@ th , ” states Revelation 12 : 4 , “ that , when she did give bir@@ th , it might de@@ v@@ our her child . ”
We must take time to learn about his vie@@ ws , attitu@@ des , a@@ bil@@ ities , accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments , lik@@ es , and dis@@ lik@@ es .
Se@@ cond Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ates us to give our exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion to the true God and remain faithful to him .
While you cannot ex@@ pect inst@@ ant love for new family members from all relati@@ ves and friends , you can ask them to be pol@@ ite and fa@@ ir .
He has sh@@ own me no si@@ gn or no com@@ pas@@ sion . ”
Re@@ fle@@ cting on Jesus ’ hum@@ ble men@@ tal attitude can help us to ‘ conduct ourselves as less@@ er ones ’ among our brothers .
( b ) What does their re@@ action tell us about how they vie@@ wed the mis@@ sing pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion ?
For many today , the only thing that matters is their personal happiness .
We too must s@@ tic@@ k un@@ f@@ l@@ in@@ ch@@ ingly to Jehovah and his righteous standards whether our relati@@ ves are loyal to God or not .
Yes , for Jesus himself called the Devil “ the rul@@ er of the world , ” and the apostle Paul descri@@ bed him as “ the go@@ d of this system of things . ” ​ — John 14 : 30 ; 2 Corinthians 4 : 4 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 12 .
Wh@@ ich fru@@ it best illustr@@ ates your spe@@ e@@ ch ?
What promises !
It was Rom@@ an po@@ li@@ cy to gr@@ ant sub@@ ject pe@@ op@@ les consider@@ able self - determin@@ ation .
Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah’s si@@ x@@ th vision has helped us to see that lo@@ v@@ ers of Jehovah should not eng@@ age in any kind of ste@@ al@@ ing or make false o@@ a@@ ths .
My Par@@ ents ’ C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ous Ex@@ am@@ ple
But later , they too accepted the truth .
At the time , Jehovah told them : “ The thoughts of you people are not my thoughts , nor are my ways your ways . ”
This helps us appreci@@ ate what is involved in our dedic@@ ation to Jehovah ​ — willing obedi@@ ence mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love of God .
( b ) What po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for fur@@ ther inc@@ re@@ ase do you see in the worl@@ d@@ wide field and lo@@ c@@ ally ?
All pol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ ists were destro@@ yed in the F@@ lood .
When I look back over the years , it war@@ ms my heart to see how Jehovah helped me to serve him .
Thus , by ap@@ pl@@ ying what we learn , we show that we have not simply heard Jehovah’s vo@@ ice but also listen@@ ed to it .
Let us therefore use the rema@@ ining time to help sa@@ ve more lives .
“ Why Li@@ ve by Bible St@@ and@@ ar@@ ds ? ” ​ — chap@@ ter 34
For how long a peri@@ od of time did Job su@@ ff@@ er ?
A congregation of 6@@ 9 publi@@ sh@@ ers , 13 of whom were regul@@ ar pione@@ ers , all meeting in a new Kingdom H@@ all .
The holy spirit would also help to id@@ enti@@ fy the Christian congregation and move its members to make wise personal decisions .
It is explained in the Bible .
Are our supp@@ lic@@ ations foc@@ used c@@ hi@@ ef@@ ly on com@@ p@@ li@@ ance with God’s will , the preaching of the Kingdom message , the v@@ indic@@ ation of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , and the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of his name ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , those who allow the com@@ ings and go@@ ings of the world to imp@@ ose un@@ du@@ e dem@@ ands on their time and en@@ er@@ gy may find that they are too pre@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed to devel@@ op any hear@@ t@@ felt appreciation for the word of God .
After all , we worship “ the happy God , ” and he wants us to be jo@@ y@@ ful in our worship .
Not only are in@@ e@@ qualities between rich and po@@ or found in develop@@ ing nations but , as the World Ban@@ k states , “ ‘ po@@ c@@ ke@@ ts of po@@ ver@@ ty ’ are comm@@ on in all coun@@ tri@@ es . ”
20 : 17 .
Our God will never for one m@@ om@@ ent a@@ ban@@ d@@ on those who are loyal to him .
“ I will see all of you in God’s new world , ” she said .
In one rec@@ ent year , the brothers and sisters in Z@@ am@@ bia condu@@ cted over 200@@ ,000 Bible stu@@ dies ​ — that is , on a@@ ver@@ age , more than one Bible study per publi@@ sh@@ er .
What mo@@ tiv@@ ated him to con@@ dem@@ n Jesus ?
In the ro@@ le of M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el the ar@@ chang@@ el , how did Jesus set an example of hum@@ ility and mo@@ des@@ ty in deal@@ ing with the Devil ?
Hence , Christian women “ keep s@@ il@@ ent ” by ref@@ ra@@ ining from tr@@ ying to as@@ su@@ me the ro@@ le of a m@@ ale and instru@@ ct the congregation .
Paul ad@@ ded : “ Indeed , consider clo@@ sel@@ y the one who has end@@ ur@@ ed such contr@@ ary talk by sin@@ n@@ ers against their own inter@@ ests , that you may not get ti@@ red and give out in your sou@@ ls . ”
Jehovah’s Witnesses continue to preach that message and to imitate the preaching me@@ tho@@ ds of Jesus and his disciples .
T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ing in E@@ ast Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a in those days was not eas@@ y .
During that mem@@ or@@ able mon@@ th , vis@@ it@@ ors to the S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a branch were thr@@ il@@ led to see the pro@@ du@@ ction of new Af@@ ri@@ can - language Bi@@ bl@@ es .
Although this par@@ able app@@ lies to anointed Christians , there is a less@@ on for all of us reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of our hope .
What does personal study inclu@@ de , and why is it important ?
Although evil ones may mis@@ re@@ present us , in time Jehovah will make clear who really are his faithful people .
She ag@@ re@@ ed .
E@@ f@@ forts at Ch@@ ange
Many years have pas@@ sed , and Mar@@ c is now serving as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant in the local congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
( b ) What is imp@@ lied by Jesus ’ use of the word “ ste@@ ward ” ?
They taught me much about the true Ho@@ ly Father in heaven , Jehovah God .
Ka@@ re@@ n : But if Jesus is God , how could he be given more authority ?
Bo@@ th those rich and those po@@ or could “ get a fir@@ m hold on the real life . ”
The Son of God Jehovah has many ang@@ eli@@ c sons .
In the first t@@ est , de@@ w form@@ ed only on the fle@@ e@@ ce , while the earth sta@@ yed d@@ ry .
Why , people were am@@ a@@ zed at the way he taught in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount ! ​ — Read Matthew 7 : 28 , 29 .
E@@ st@@ ab@@ l@@ ish a we@@ ek@@ ly sc@@ he@@ du@@ le for field service , and stri@@ ve to s@@ tic@@ k to it .
In his par@@ ab@@ les of the vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins and the tal@@ ents , Jesus used similar situ@@ ations to illustr@@ ate why during the time of the end , some anointed Christians would prove to be faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et , but others would not .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From Isaiah ​ — I@@ I , 1 / 15
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , such a person enjo@@ ys peace now ​ — with self and with God — ​ and will be bless@@ ed with everlasting life in the future .
• Re@@ exam@@ ine your expe@@ ct@@ ations .
But what an inc@@ re@@ ase I have seen during my se@@ ven de@@ ca@@ des of service !
The sel@@ f@@ ish inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of our heart is pro@@ ne to mis@@ gu@@ i@@ de us .
And I have made your name known to them and will make it known , in order that the love with which you loved me may be in them and I in uni@@ on with them . ” ​ — John 17 : 20 , 21 , 26 .
“ P@@ u@@ t on the complete su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or from God so that you may be able to stand fir@@ m against the c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty ac@@ ts of the Devil . ” ​ — E@@ P@@ H .
She said that if she was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed from her study of the Bible that practic@@ ing as a S@@ ang@@ oma was against Jehovah’s will , she would sto@@ p .
Paul’s words to Timothy re@@ mind all of us , men and women , to be prof@@ it@@ ab@@ ly occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed .
Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am was for@@ ced to ask the prophet to so@@ f@@ ten the face of Jehovah and pray that the d@@ ri@@ ed - up hand be rest@@ ored .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to make prog@@ ress .
Of course , how they try to do this vari@@ es according to their beli@@ ef@@ s .
L@@ ater , when sen@@ ding out the 12 apostles , Jesus told them : “ Be on your gu@@ ard against men ; for they will deli@@ ver you up to local cour@@ ts , and they will s@@ cour@@ ge you in their sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es . Why , you will be hal@@ ed before govern@@ ors and k@@ ings for my s@@ ake , for a witness to them and the nations . ”
is often used , not to show dis@@ da@@ in or ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ance , but to refu@@ se invol@@ v@@ ement in some pro@@ posed or su@@ gg@@ ested action or to expres@@ s a differ@@ ence in vie@@ w@@ point or op@@ in@@ ion .
By listen@@ ing well , we can ref@@ res@@ h people who are dist@@ ressed or lo@@ ad@@ ed down with problems .
At Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st of the year 33 , Jewish Christians living in Jerusalem showed ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality to and loving concer@@ n for new ones from different coun@@ tri@@ es .
We need to keep that per@@ spe@@ ctive in mind .
A husband shows respect for his wife by being sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to her physical and emo@@ tional li@@ mit@@ ations .
Jehovah T@@ re@@ a@@ sures Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful O@@ l@@ der On@@ es
In Y@@ ang@@ on , M@@ y@@ an@@ ma@@ r , though@@ t@@ ful co@@ o@@ ks used fe@@ wer fi@@ er@@ y chil@@ ies than u@@ su@@ al in di@@ sh@@ es served to inter@@ n@@ ational d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates .
The En@@ ci@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia H@@ is@@ p@@ á@@ n@@ ic@@ a lik@@ e@@ wise no@@ tes : “ The d@@ ate of De@@ c@@ ember 25 for the c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation of Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s is not the result of a stri@@ ct ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary but , rather , of the Christi@@ an@@ iz@@ ation of the fes@@ tiv@@ als of the w@@ in@@ ter sol@@ s@@ tice that were c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated in R@@ ome . ”
What qualities can help us to maintain that preci@@ ous standing with Jehovah ?
They have also brought re@@ pro@@ ach on God by their sc@@ and@@ als and their h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y .
A Christian man does not a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally become an overse@@ er .
God bless@@ ed Paul’s teaching me@@ tho@@ ds , even as he will bl@@ ess our per@@ sever@@ ance in preaching the good news public@@ ly from house to house , on return vis@@ its , on home Bible stu@@ dies , and any@@ where that people can be found . ​ — Acts 17 : 17 .
The only course o@@ pen to Saul was to jo@@ in them .
When they arri@@ ved at Davi@@ d’s hi@@ ding place , however , “ the spirit of God came to be upon Sa@@ ul@@ ’s m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers , and they began be@@ having like prophe@@ ts . ”
I@@ N 1@@ 7@@ 8@@ 6 a Fr@@ en@@ ch physi@@ ci@@ an publi@@ shed a book called T@@ ra@@ it@@ é d@@ ’@@ an@@ at@@ om@@ i@@ e et de physi@@ olo@@ gi@@ e ( A Dis@@ c@@ us@@ sion of An@@ at@@ om@@ y and Ph@@ ysi@@ olo@@ gy ) .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds rep@@ ented , were baptized , and became Jesus ’ followers .
He is the One who cre@@ ated our su@@ n , which is , in effect , an en@@ or@@ m@@ ous nu@@ clear fur@@ n@@ ace rel@@ eas@@ ing into sp@@ ace va@@ st qu@@ an@@ t@@ ities of en@@ er@@ gy , some in the form of light and he@@ at .
The word “ ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y ” liter@@ ally means “ the love and pur@@ su@@ it of wisdom . ”
Why can we trust that the coming resurrection will be or@@ der@@ ly ?
Ex@@ pla@@ ins Jo@@ ã@@ o Paulo : “ As long as my wife and I have been here , we have l@@ ac@@ ked nothing .
Th@@ in@@ king about the use of blood at the first P@@ as@@ so@@ ver should bring what to our mind ?
Jesus fully expe@@ cted to return to heaven following his so@@ j@@ our@@ n on earth .
The world ali@@ en@@ ated from God is Satan’s princi@@ p@@ al ally in this att@@ ack , al@@ though our own imper@@ fe@@ ctions make his t@@ ask e@@ asi@@ er .
He ans@@ wers : “ Ha@@ ving the right attitude is the ke@@ y .
“ I have plac@@ ed Jehovah in fr@@ on@@ t of me con@@ stan@@ tly . ” ​ — P@@ S .
In@@ stru@@ ctions on di@@ se@@ ase control and h@@ y@@ gi@@ ene
“ Se@@ e@@ ing me sm@@ ile and ch@@ at all day long in the sh@@ op , who could know that once I got home in the ev@@ ening , I cri@@ ed my@@ self to s@@ le@@ ep ? ”
The po@@ em , though high@@ ly r@@ om@@ an@@ ti@@ ci@@ zed , fre@@ qu@@ ently de@@ als with such them@@ es as true fri@@ end@@ ship , gener@@ os@@ ity , respect for women , and un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish love for str@@ ang@@ ers .
Since Jehovah God and Jesus Christ comple@@ t@@ ely trust the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , should we not do the same ?
In s@@ pite of many ear@@ n@@ est efforts to fe@@ ed the hu@@ ng@@ ry , the ri@@ der of the bl@@ ack hor@@ se continu@@ es to ri@@ de .
From ancient times , our mo@@ on has filled mankind with won@@ der .
By contr@@ ast , resur@@ rec@@ ted integrity - keep@@ ers will receive the gift of everlasting life .
Lo@@ ok at your congregation .
The u@@ se@@ ful o@@ live t@@ ree ap@@ tly illustr@@ ates divine blessings .
But who will take the first st@@ ep to fi@@ x the dam@@ ag@@ ed relationship and make peace ?
We need to pa@@ y attention to all three of these el@@ ements to become effe@@ ctive teach@@ ers of the good news .
In the Hebrew Scriptures , “ sal@@ vation ” u@@ su@@ ally means res@@ cu@@ e or deli@@ ver@@ ance from op@@ pres@@ sion or from a viol@@ ent , un@@ tim@@ ely death .
16 : 17 ​ — What is “ the a@@ ir ” upon which the se@@ ven@@ th bo@@ w@@ l is p@@ our@@ ed out ?
The last time they did so , Jesus in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted a new ev@@ ent that his followers ther@@ e@@ after were to keep an@@ nu@@ ally ​ — the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al .
For instance , the apostle John received “ a re@@ vel@@ ation by Jesus Christ , which God gave him , to show his sla@@ ves the things that must sh@@ ort@@ ly take place . ” ​ — Revelation 1 : 1 - 3 .
What shows that M@@ ary was a spiritual person ?
“ There can be no doubt , ” says one scho@@ la@@ r , “ that the Israel@@ ite and Ju@@ de@@ an k@@ ings made use of the cor@@ v@@ é@@ e as a means of se@@ c@@ uring un@@ pa@@ id la@@ b@@ or for their building activities as well as for work on the cro@@ wn - lands . ”
This also ser@@ ves to un@@ ite the family and to re@@ mind each one of his or her share in car@@ ing for the wel@@ f@@ are of all .
When we are hum@@ ble and always obey Jehovah , we become very preci@@ ous to him , as Daniel was .
Paul was saying : ‘ E@@ very time that you do this , you keep pro@@ claim@@ ing the death of the Lord . ’
If an imp@@ o@@ st@@ or who lived after A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der were tr@@ ying to imp@@ ress read@@ ers with a su@@ p@@ posed prophecy , why did he not inclu@@ de the point that im@@ medi@@ ately following A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der@@ ’s death , two of his sons would try to esta@@ bl@@ ish their k@@ ing@@ ship but would be ass@@ as@@ sin@@ ated ?
Let us consider some of those fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al principles .
It showed what can be expe@@ cted by all who r@@ ely upon God .
How did his decision work out ?
All of this proved true Jesus ’ words to his disciples : “ If they have persecu@@ ted me , they will persecu@@ te you also . ”
The apostle Paul wrote about Jesus : “ By means of him all other things were cre@@ ated in the heavens and on the earth , the things v@@ isi@@ ble and the things inv@@ isi@@ ble , whether they are thr@@ ones or l@@ or@@ d@@ shi@@ ps or govern@@ ments or author@@ ities .
We will then enjoy A par@@ adise earth with se@@ cur@@ ity and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity for all . ​ — Isaiah 35 : 1 ; Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 4 .
His followers lik@@ e@@ wise gave up much to support God’s Kingdom .
I feel very bad about what I was for@@ ced to do . ”
With my wife , M@@ y@@ r@@ na
( b ) I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate what makes Satan’s me@@ th@@ od so d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous .
Pe@@ ople who feel wor@@ th@@ less often feel that they can never enjoy a good relationship with God and be bless@@ ed by him .
Let us continue to ban@@ ish im@@ moral thoughts and avoid un@@ seem@@ ly ac@@ ts toward those of the op@@ pos@@ ite or , in@@ deed , the same se@@ x . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 5 .
Bible char@@ ac@@ ters like Ab@@ sal@@ om , U@@ z@@ z@@ iah , and Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar succ@@ um@@ bed to such works of the flesh and were hum@@ b@@ led by Jehovah for their pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ousness . ​ — 2 Sa@@ m .
( a ) What sacrific@@ es are fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al for all true Christians ?
W@@ ould it not be wise for us to use similar cr@@ it@@ eri@@ a today when cho@@ o@@ sing those in whom we place our trust ?
The prophet Isaiah spoke of those in such dar@@ k@@ ness when he wrote : “ W@@ o@@ e to those who are saying that good is bad and bad is good , those who are pu@@ t@@ ting dar@@ k@@ ness for light and light for dar@@ k@@ ness , those who are pu@@ t@@ ting bit@@ ter for s@@ we@@ et and s@@ we@@ et for bit@@ ter ! ”
“ We want to tell ever@@ yone about the truth , ” said V@@ ir@@ g@@ in@@ ia .
Now they are our brothers and sisters .
Re@@ ally listen@@ ing when others speak is an expres@@ sion of our love .
Even though taking such a stand was f@@ ra@@ ught with d@@ anger , she expres@@ sed faith that Jehovah could deli@@ ver her and her family . ​ — Jo@@ s@@ h .
After all , who of us is not exc@@ ited about that pro@@ spe@@ ctive marriage ?
U@@ p@@ on arri@@ ving at that commun@@ ity , he found that all the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of whom were Jehovah’s Witnesses , had f@@ led .
The book of Proverbs out@@ l@@ ines a seri@@ es of st@@ ep@@ s that en@@ able us to devel@@ op godly fear .
U@@ gar@@ iti@@ c stu@@ dies are likely to continue to help Bible stud@@ ents to understand the cul@@ tural , hist@@ ori@@ c , and religious en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment of Bible writ@@ ers and of the Hebrew nation in gener@@ al .
At that point , however , they started sing@@ ing a Kingdom s@@ ong .
A@@ n o@@ il lam@@ p is li@@ t , and the c@@ as@@ ke@@ t is plac@@ ed with the fe@@ et of the dec@@ eas@@ ed fac@@ ing the fr@@ on@@ t do@@ or .
L@@ et@@ ’s see now what happened to U@@ ri@@ j@@ ah , another prophet of Jehovah , who ac@@ ted qu@@ ite differ@@ ently .
Our faith makes us certain that we will see the fulfill@@ ment of the Bible - based promises we hope for , and we are sure about spiritual real@@ ities , al@@ though we cannot see them .
Now there was a su@@ d@@ den turn of events .
S@@ E@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ A@@ L years ag@@ o , a new@@ s@@ pa@@ per cor@@ respon@@ d@@ ent in A@@ mar@@ ill@@ o , T@@ ex@@ as , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , vis@@ ited different ch@@ ur@@ ches in the are@@ a and repor@@ ted on his f@@ indi@@ ng@@ s .
Matthe@@ w@@ ’s account descri@@ bes this w@@ in@@ d@@ st@@ or@@ m as “ a great st@@ or@@ m . ” ​ — Mat@@ t . 8 : 24 .
Those who do good enjoy the go@@ o@@ d@@ will of others as well as God’s loving - kindness .
In time , the sin@@ ner le@@ ts out what one scho@@ la@@ r c@@ alls “ a long lit@@ any of ‘ if on@@ l@@ ys ’ : if only I had listen@@ ed to my father ; if only I ha@@ d@@ n@@ ’t g@@ one my own way ; if only I had taken others ’ ad@@ vice . ”
They also chang@@ ed their feelings regarding their tra@@ di@@ tional practic@@ es .
“ The form@@ er things will not be called to mind , ne@@ i@@ ther will they come up into the heart . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
In ancient times , the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and was refer@@ red to as God’s holy a@@ bi@@ ding place .
Jesus resur@@ rec@@ ted La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , who had been dead for four days , in fr@@ on@@ t of a crow@@ d of m@@ our@@ n@@ ers ​ — no doubt including the man@@ ’s family , friends , and neigh@@ b@@ ors .
Mari@@ a V@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ a loved to go@@ s@@ si@@ p .
K@@ E@@ E@@ P@@ IN@@ G O@@ U@@ R H@@ O@@ P@@ E AL@@ I@@ V@@ E
What would be the si@@ x@@ th head of the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast ?
One Witness , J@@ es@@ ú@@ s Mar@@ t@@ í@@ n , even acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ated sen@@ ten@@ ces that am@@ oun@@ ted to 22 years in pris@@ on .
5 : 28 ; J@@ as .
A@@ no@@ ther qu@@ ality that we need in order to have a full share in the har@@ v@@ est work is di@@ lig@@ ence .
A@@ S S@@ O@@ O@@ N A@@ S my son G@@ ary was born in 195@@ 8 , I sen@@ sed that something was wrong .
R@@ E@@ B@@ E@@ K@@ A@@ H loo@@ ked out over the ru@@ g@@ ged l@@ and@@ s@@ cap@@ e as the sh@@ a@@ do@@ ws l@@ eng@@ th@@ ened .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we wis@@ ely avoid doing anything that could un@@ du@@ ly dis@@ tur@@ b people in our wit@@ ness@@ ing ter@@ rit@@ ory .
The Bible as@@ sures us that we will re@@ a@@ p what we s@@ ow ​ — whether we s@@ ow according to the flesh or according to the spirit .
In order to avoid temp@@ tation , they deci@@ ded not even to coun@@ t the money .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ day life pres@@ ents many challeng@@ es to our integrity
A@@ m@@ ong them were E@@ no@@ ch , Noah , Abraham , R@@ a@@ ha@@ b , and Job .
R@@ ep@@ ort@@ ers quic@@ k@@ ly con@@ ver@@ ged on the school , tr@@ ying to inter@@ view stud@@ ents , many of whom were still in sh@@ o@@ ck .
Th@@ an@@ k@@ fully , most of us have in@@ her@@ ited an i@@ mmu@@ ne system that prote@@ cts us against such att@@ ac@@ ks and sa@@ ves us from f@@ all@@ ing pre@@ y to num@@ er@@ ous in@@ fe@@ c@@ ti@@ ous di@@ se@@ as@@ es .
Christ also spoke of “ the teaching of Bal@@ a@@ am . ”
The E@@ b@@ la@@ ites fe@@ ared them all .
In his fin@@ al ad@@ d@@ ress to the elders from Eph@@ esus , he said : “ I do not make my soul of any account as de@@ ar to me , if only I may fin@@ ish my course and the ministry that I received of the Lord Jesus . ”
F@@ ran@@ k commun@@ ic@@ ation can pre@@ v@@ ent mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s and mis@@ inter@@ pre@@ t@@ ations .
Indeed , the “ other sheep ” coun@@ t it a real privilege to ass@@ ist the slave class in car@@ ing for the Ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s inter@@ ests . ​ — John 10 : 16 .
R@@ em@@ ember , in the same verse in which James ur@@ ges Christians to “ draw close to God , ” he also ex@@ hor@@ ts : “ C@@ le@@ an@@ se your hands , you sin@@ n@@ ers , and pu@@ ri@@ fy your hearts , you in@@ dec@@ isi@@ ve ones . ” ​ — James 4 : 8 .
Be pati@@ ent as they learn the local language and cu@@ st@@ om@@ s .
In this reg@@ ard , Paul wrote : “ Ke@@ ep t@@ es@@ ting whether you are in the faith . ”
We do not know where each one of us may be assign@@ ed to live in the new world .
The pol@@ itical situation became inc@@ reas@@ ingly ten@@ se because of the strong influ@@ ence the Na@@ z@@ i par@@ ty was ga@@ ining in our pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce .
The c@@ lam@@ or ris@@ es to a c@@ res@@ c@@ end@@ o .
We continue to op@@ pose the Devil , and no we@@ ap@@ on that he tri@@ es to use to wi@@ pe out God’s people is succ@@ ess@@ ful , for Jehovah is on our side . ​ — P@@ s .
Can we really sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our hearts while keep@@ ing compan@@ y with them ?
Indeed , will man ru@@ in the earth bey@@ ond re@@ pa@@ ir ?
( Read Psalm 37 : 8 . )
To be heard , prayer must come from the heart .
In the matter of gre@@ et@@ ing one another , Paul’s words to the Romans can help us devel@@ op the prop@@ er view of our fellow worshipp@@ ers .
Like Mar@@ ga@@ re@@ t , may we pati@@ ently and activ@@ ely keep on the w@@ atch
What will help us to accept Jehovah’s authority ?
1 : 11 , 12 .
God’s O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ al P@@ ur@@ pose Will Be F@@ ul@@ filled
I really am a f@@ ra@@ g@@ ile ‘ ear@@ then v@@ es@@ sel . ’
What ro@@ le does holy spirit pla@@ y in the ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment of elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants today ?
What is the meaning of the bre@@ ad and the w@@ ine ?
He gave his followers clear direction and cor@@ rec@@ ted them when necess@@ ary .
What view should we take of the pres@@ ence in our ter@@ rit@@ ory of people who speak different langu@@ ages ?
32 Su@@ b@@ ject In@@ de@@ x for The Watchtower 20@@ 16
H@@ el@@ p From the C@@ hi@@ ef of the Ang@@ els
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : W@@ r@@ ite down one or two are@@ as in which you could ex@@ ten@@ d a little more fre@@ e@@ dom to your a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent .
He gave “ rul@@ er@@ ship and di@@ gn@@ ity and kingdom ” to his tri@@ ed and pro@@ ven Son , Jesus .
25 Let No@@ thing D@@ ep@@ ri@@ ve You of the P@@ ri@@ ze
In ad@@ dition to set@@ ting up jud@@ ges , what other pro@@ v@@ isions did Jehovah make to care for his people ?
A@@ n on@@ l@@ ine for@@ u@@ m is not an appro@@ pri@@ ate set@@ ting for “ instru@@ cting with mil@@ dness those not fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly dis@@ posed . ”
They even claim@@ ed that some of the l@@ an@@ d’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants were gi@@ ants des@@ c@@ ended from the N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m , the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of re@@ be@@ l angels and women .
Noah received the war@@ ning of the up@@ coming c@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ p@@ he de@@ ca@@ des in ad@@ v@@ ance , and he wis@@ ely used the time to pre@@ pare for sur@@ vi@@ val .
Jesus said that the Kingdom is like a hi@@ d@@ den tre@@ asure that can be found .
Jehovah is not stu@@ mp@@ ed when you face a jo@@ b lo@@ ss or an un@@ expe@@ cted e@@ con@@ om@@ ic do@@ w@@ n@@ turn .
6 , 7 . ( a ) What Scriptural counsel can we follow before a discus@@ sion with a fellow beli@@ ever be@@ comes he@@ ated ?
How could the ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation invol@@ ving desi@@ gn in the uni@@ verse and of life it@@ self be complete if the ex@@ ist@@ ence and id@@ ent@@ ity of the desi@@ gn@@ er were conc@@ e@@ aled or not even consider@@ ed ?
But how encourag@@ ing it is to know that if we pre@@ v@@ ent un@@ clean desi@@ res from taking ro@@ o@@ t , we need not become involved in im@@ moral conduct and su@@ ff@@ er its bit@@ ter con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences !
Even now , those who are close to God can have “ the peace of God that sur@@ pas@@ ses all understanding . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 .
The apostle Paul ref@@ ers to Jehovah as “ the God of all comfort . ”
M@@ ore often , they gra@@ du@@ ally get involved in something that di@@ str@@ ac@@ ts them from pa@@ ying attention to God’s Word .
He@@ ad of the C@@ ongreg@@ ation . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 23 .
It is pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely this trust in Jehovah that has led many Witnesses all over the world to learn the si@@ gn language of the de@@ a@@ f people in their country .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N 12 - year - old Jesus coura@@ ge@@ ously spoke to the religious lead@@ ers in Jerusalem , “ all those listen@@ ing to him were in con@@ st@@ ant am@@ a@@ z@@ ement at his understanding and his ans@@ wers . ”
1 Peter 3 : 20 , 21
By Paul’s preaching in public lo@@ c@@ ations and from house to house , many heard his message .
What attitude toward God’s Word did the writ@@ er of Psalm 1@@ 19 have ?
How should M@@ an@@ f@@ red respon@@ d ?
Is this also the case with your neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od ?
H@@ er@@ ber@@ t , who has been a wi@@ do@@ wer for si@@ x years , says : “ E@@ spe@@ cially do I tre@@ asure the times when vis@@ it@@ ors s@@ at qui@@ et@@ ly and listen@@ ed while I re@@ minis@@ ced or ver@@ bal@@ ized something that was occ@@ up@@ ying my mind at the m@@ om@@ ent .
P@@ la@@ y does much more than provide an opportunity to have fu@@ n together .
He had form@@ ed that love as a stud@@ ent .
By this means , the earth would ev@@ en@@ tually become a par@@ adise po@@ pul@@ ated by perfect people who would have other living things in sub@@ je@@ ction . ​ — G@@ en .
Lo@@ y@@ ally up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding true worship means that we faith@@ fully end@@ ure in the course we have cho@@ s@@ en , come what may .
They really tri@@ ed to make me feel com@@ for@@ table . ”
What did these hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al fi@@ gu@@ res have in comm@@ on ?
He as@@ sures us that he he@@ ars the prayers of the righteous ones .
With her f@@ em@@ in@@ ine qualities , the perfect woman , E@@ ve , was in@@ deed lo@@ va@@ ble .
His sons , their wi@@ ves , and his own de@@ ar wife had all been la@@ bor@@ ing with him on this pro@@ ject for de@@ ca@@ des now .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , su@@ p@@ pose you had been tra@@ ined to id@@ enti@@ fy the vari@@ ous min@@ es .
We need not feel gu@@ il@@ ty when we do not see these sign@@ s and fai@@ l to take help@@ ful action .
Like Jesus , a husband will be willing to car@@ ry out men@@ i@@ al t@@ as@@ ks hum@@ bly , not sh@@ un@@ ning such work as som@@ eho@@ w being bene@@ ath his di@@ gn@@ ity .
No@@ tice how Jesus expres@@ sed these two thoughts .
Ex@@ am@@ ine the way you re@@ act when you receive counsel about what you feel is a personal pre@@ fer@@ ence ​ — for example , on the matter of d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing .
After es@@ cor@@ ting Lo@@ t , his wife , and his daugh@@ ters out of So@@ dom , the angels said to them : “ E@@ s@@ cap@@ e to the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous re@@ gi@@ on for fear you may be s@@ we@@ pt away ! ”
As@@ soci@@ ation with faithful ones of the “ little flo@@ ck , ” those with the heavenly c@@ all@@ ing , has provided ess@@ enti@@ al tra@@ ining for those of the “ other sheep , ” who have the hope of living forever on earth .
It can make one d@@ ro@@ w@@ s@@ y and la@@ z@@ y long before that .
How was a brother in C@@ am@@ er@@ o@@ on able to star@@ t Bible stu@@ dies with some among a group of ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ers ?
9 : 7 , 26 .
Su@@ b@@ s@@ crip@@ tion reg@@ is@@ ter .
Then no@@ te how things turned out for them .
And concer@@ ning the future , we find another way the Bible can be of special help to the you@@ ng@@ er gener@@ ation .
At that time , no one@@ ’s good works will be cu@@ t sh@@ ort by death .
The first - century P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es were another in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant group .
( K@@ J ) Jesus and his listen@@ ers knew that these words in Isaiah refer@@ red to the tre@@ at@@ ment of the car@@ c@@ as@@ ses of those not deser@@ ving a bu@@ ri@@ al .
W@@ ary of ran@@ k@@ ling already res@@ tive Jews , F@@ eli@@ x ad@@ j@@ our@@ ned , effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely for@@ c@@ ing a j@@ udi@@ cial st@@ al@@ em@@ ate .
Un@@ for@@ tun@@ ately , any such be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or during the ho@@ li@@ day se@@ as@@ on in Rus@@ sia is ag@@ gra@@ v@@ ated by another fac@@ t@@ or .
For such a person , the s@@ ound of Jehovah’s vo@@ ice be@@ comes very fa@@ in@@ t .
This activ@@ ity provi@@ des deep satis@@ fac@@ tion and sta@@ bility that st@@ em from a su@@ peri@@ or purpose and sur@@ pas@@ sing valu@@ es , not from fin@@ an@@ cial gain .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia A@@ mer@@ ic@@ ana says : “ F@@ our@@ th century Tr@@ in@@ it@@ ari@@ an@@ ism did not refle@@ ct acc@@ ur@@ ately early Christian teaching regarding the n@@ ature of God ; it was , on the contr@@ ary , a de@@ vi@@ ation from this teaching . ”
At that time , “ the earth will certainly be filled with the knowledge of Jehovah as the w@@ at@@ ers are co@@ ver@@ ing the very se@@ a . ”
( c ) field service ?
The Bible took away his desire to fi@@ ght , and he started to he@@ al his s@@ or@@ ro@@ w , g@@ ri@@ ef , h@@ at@@ red , and bit@@ ter@@ ness .
These artic@@ les discus@@ s how we can prote@@ ct ourselves from fi@@ ve of his tra@@ ps : un@@ contro@@ l@@ led spe@@ e@@ ch , fear and pres@@ sure , exc@@ essi@@ ve gu@@ il@@ t , materi@@ al@@ ism , and temp@@ tation to com@@ mit ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y .
O@@ thers en@@ vision a place of bl@@ is@@ s@@ ful tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ill@@ ity called heaven , po@@ pul@@ ated by angels and good people who have died .
In the matter of tra@@ ining others to take on inc@@ reas@@ ed responsi@@ bility , there is no better example than that of Jesus .
L@@ ater , under@@ pri@@ ests also rend@@ ered this service , exc@@ ep@@ t on the Da@@ y of A@@ t@@ on@@ ement .
“ His praise is standing forever . ” ​ — P@@ s .
As a result , we will have loyal friends ​ — a preci@@ ous re@@ ward in@@ deed ! ​ — Proverbs 18 : 24 .
F@@ in@@ ally , he turned to us and said , “ I@@ t’s sa@@ fe to leave now . ”
How happy we are that Jehovah arrang@@ ed for this spiritual ref@@ ining work to cle@@ an@@ se a special people for fine works !
Some are so e@@ ag@@ er to fe@@ ed their own re@@ pu@@ tation and to l@@ ink their name to a star@@ t@@ ling new the@@ ory that they fai@@ l to exam@@ ine hon@@ es@@ tly the evidence about Jesus .
No@@ te the strong words that Jehovah direc@@ ts against them .
T@@ w@@ o sisters at the branch ty@@ ped the Tu@@ valu@@ an text into a com@@ pu@@ ter se@@ par@@ ately , even though they did not understand the language .
So how can we use this wonderful gift to encoura@@ ge others ?
P@@ once de Le@@ ó@@ n : H@@ ar@@ per@@ ’s En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia of Un@@ ited St@@ ates H@@ ist@@ ory
Will S@@ he@@ ol become Jo@@ b@@ ’s per@@ man@@ ent sh@@ el@@ ter ?
Some we have stu@@ died with
What Can We L@@ ear@@ n From Bar@@ u@@ ch ?
My fa@@ ther’s ze@@ al for the ministry had left an in@@ deli@@ ble imp@@ res@@ sion on my mind and heart .
F@@ ur@@ ther , the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law provided for the sacrifice of vari@@ ous ani@@ mal@@ s , including sheep and go@@ ats . ​ — E@@ x .
Jesus Christ poin@@ ts to the simp@@ le st@@ ep that we must take : “ This means everlasting life , their taking in knowledge of you , the only true God , and of the one whom you sent for@@ th , Jesus Christ . ”
As a member of the Jewish nation , Jesus was a witness of Jehovah by bir@@ th .
Consider how Jehovah used angels in the case of Jesus .
Jehovah im@@ medi@@ ately began to fulf@@ ill his side of the Law covenant by arrang@@ ing for a t@@ ent of worship and a pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od that made it possible for sin@@ ful humans to appro@@ ach him .
Wh@@ ere was T@@ im@@ g@@ ad , and what attitude did some there have ?
Witnesses were sever@@ ely ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed regarding the seri@@ ousness of sp@@ ill@@ ing in@@ no@@ c@@ ent blood .
It appe@@ ars that as part of that con@@ qu@@ est , many cap@@ ti@@ ves were ass@@ em@@ b@@ led at R@@ am@@ ah , some fi@@ ve mil@@ es ( 8 k@@ m ) nor@@ th of Jerusalem .
There is “ peace ” among Jehovah’s servants today , and love of “ righteousness ” has become their ‘ t@@ ask assign@@ er ’ ​ — the for@@ ce that imp@@ els them to serve God .
He was a hard work@@ er and a consider@@ ate and loving overse@@ er as well as a loyal friend .
The sing@@ le congregation that ex@@ is@@ ted in S@@ an@@ ta C@@ ru@@ z back in 19@@ 6@@ 6 had become more than 50 congregations .
P@@ ure , or true , religion comes from God .
Jehovah’s love of mankind moved him to s@@ end his Son to earth to die for them .
Is what he said really important ?
At that time the earth was filled with viol@@ ence , and the inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of the heart of man was “ only bad all the time . ”
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , the brothers ex@@ tend@@ ed their efforts to ne@@ ar@@ by v@@ il@@ la@@ ges , even re@@ aching Tu@@ tra@@ ka@@ n , 35 mil@@ es [ 5@@ 5 k@@ m ] w@@ est of S@@ il@@ is@@ tr@@ a .
( V@@ er@@ ses 20 , 27 ) No won@@ der she is pra@@ ised ! ​ — V@@ er@@ se 31 .
This e@@ dition inclu@@ ded a de@@ ta@@ iled com@@ men@@ t@@ ary and help@@ ful mar@@ g@@ in@@ al no@@ tes that provided possible al@@ ter@@ n@@ ate rend@@ er@@ ings for some pas@@ sa@@ ges .
The ans@@ wers to these and other vital questions are reve@@ aled at Revelation 13 : 1 – 22 : 21 .
W@@ ere they not instru@@ cted in the Law , the righteous standards of God ?
Des@@ pite having to end@@ ure in@@ ten@@ se t@@ es@@ ting , the anointed are spe@@ ar@@ he@@ ading the great@@ est preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign in hist@@ ory .
It was clear that J@@ a@@ ir@@ o had already dedic@@ ated his life to Jehovah .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S Word ex@@ hor@@ ts us to love “ loving - kindness . ”
( Read Psalm 1@@ 19 : 10@@ 5 . )
But to serve him faith@@ fully now is de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely wor@@ th it !
O@@ ther organiz@@ ations have taken its place .
A Christian cou@@ ple invit@@ ed an el@@ der to their home for a me@@ al .
The Greek word transl@@ ated “ keep@@ ing w@@ atch ” liter@@ ally means “ ab@@ sta@@ ining from s@@ le@@ ep . ”
But i@@ magine hear@@ ing God himself give his t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony , con@@ fir@@ m@@ ing the id@@ ent@@ ity and the ro@@ le of his anointed Son !
These fellow believers can be buil@@ t up and streng@@ th@@ ened spiritually by consider@@ ing material they mis@@ sed while they were ab@@ sent from the congregation .
During the sum@@ m@@ er of 194@@ 2 , a course at Bethel was arrang@@ ed to tra@@ in brothers for this ty@@ pe of ministry , and I was privile@@ ged to be among those recei@@ ving tra@@ ining .
( b ) Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed Timothy about what three as@@ pe@@ cts of lear@@ ning ?
See the Per@@ son , Not the I@@ l@@ l@@ ness
For example , our clo@@ th@@ es were now in a dra@@ wer rather than in a su@@ it@@ case , and we bel@@ ong@@ ed to one congregation .
Thus , they fa@@ iled in@@ spe@@ ction and lost the opportunity to atten@@ d the heavenly marriage fe@@ ast .
What s@@ ound reas@@ ons for having faith in God’s prophe@@ tic word !
There is a con@@ st@@ ant bat@@ tle between our imper@@ fect human desi@@ res and our ear@@ n@@ est wish to ple@@ ase God .
H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds should imitate Jesus in show@@ ing affe@@ ction for those under their care .
One conc@@ ep@@ t of why people may com@@ pare themselves with others is that this ser@@ ves to maintain or en@@ h@@ ance their self - es@@ te@@ em .
Jesus said : “ I tell you that every un@@ prof@@ it@@ able saying that men speak , they will rend@@ er an account concer@@ ning it on Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment Da@@ y . ”
He said : “ Ke@@ ep loo@@ king , keep a@@ wa@@ ke , for you do not know when the appointed time is .
Acc@@ ording to one refer@@ ence work , the verse can apply to humans who make God’s works “ the ob@@ je@@ cts of ear@@ n@@ est and de@@ v@@ out medit@@ ation and study . ”
Al@@ together , Se@@ cond K@@ ings co@@ v@@ ers a peri@@ od of 3@@ 40 years ​ — from 9@@ 20 B.C.E . to 5@@ 8@@ 0 B.C.E . when the prophet Jeremiah comple@@ ted the writ@@ ing of this book .
Tru@@ e and lasting joy comes from doing God’s will , from know@@ ing that we are pleas@@ ing the Su@@ pre@@ me One .
Since 1914 more than 1@@ 00 milli@@ on lives have been lost in w@@ ars !
A similar public service is being rend@@ ered today , especially by anointed Christians , who serve as “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” su@@ p@@ pl@@ ying spiritual food at the prop@@ er time .
It con@@ tain@@ s a judgment message , which f@@ ill@@ s both si@@ des of the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l .
A W@@ I@@ S@@ E K@@ IN@@ G P@@ R@@ O@@ M@@ O@@ T@@ E@@ S P@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ E AN@@ D P@@ R@@ O@@ S@@ P@@ E@@ R@@ I@@ T@@ Y
Indeed , he “ se@@ es what the heart is . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 16 : 7 .
In the next ver@@ ses of Genesis , we read that the Creator pro@@ duc@@ ed what the Bible c@@ alls “ an ex@@ pan@@ se . ”
A we@@ al@@ thy man nam@@ ed Na@@ ba@@ l s@@ cre@@ am@@ ed a@@ bu@@ ses at Davi@@ d’s men , though they had prote@@ cted Na@@ bal@@ ’s flo@@ c@@ ks and shepher@@ ds .
W@@ ould you say that this verse s@@ oun@@ ds as if it is refer@@ ring to God’s Kingdom ?
( 3 ) To the ex@@ t@@ ent possible , Jehovah a@@ da@@ p@@ ted his course of action to accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ate Abraham .
My prayers su@@ sta@@ ined me through one of the most har@@ ro@@ wing experi@@ ences of my life .
Of serious concer@@ n to religious author@@ ities is the de@@ ar@@ th of can@@ di@@ d@@ ates for the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od .
Rather , listen with sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic concer@@ n .
Yet S@@ ar@@ ah co@@ op@@ er@@ ated , tru@@ sting that God would bl@@ ess her . She res@@ pe@@ cted Abraham , displa@@ ying beau@@ ti@@ ful qualities . ​ — 1 / 1 , page 8 .
The speak@@ er encoura@@ ged the gra@@ du@@ ates : “ T@@ ake this st@@ ored tre@@ asure of information , and use it to teach others . ” ​ — Matthew 13 : 5@@ 2 .
But , b@@ es@@ id@@ es all these things , clo@@ the y@@ ourselves with love , for it is a perfect b@@ ond of uni@@ on . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 13 , 14 .
( b ) How do you feel about the ransom ?
I@@ N TH@@ I@@ S way the book of Acts beg@@ ins its account of the experi@@ ences of the Christian mission@@ aries Paul , Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s , and John Mark when they vis@@ ited C@@ y@@ pr@@ us about 4@@ 7 C.E .
How O@@ thers Can H@@ el@@ p
Why is righteousness important to a Christian ?
Many of his par@@ ab@@ les refle@@ ct things that he had no doubt ob@@ served while gro@@ wing up in Gal@@ ile@@ e .
Th@@ ink for a m@@ om@@ ent about the great fav@@ or that Jehovah b@@ es@@ to@@ ws upon rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers .
He and the earthly part of his organization have cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly provided s@@ ound direction and preci@@ ous ass@@ ist@@ ance , en@@ ab@@ ling me to re@@ ach my full po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al as I have sp@@ ent my life serving him .
When a Mo@@ a@@ bi@@ te king re@@ bel@@ s against Israel , Jeho@@ ra@@ m , Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at , and the king of E@@ dom go out to me@@ et him in bat@@ tle .
Jehovah asked his faithful serv@@ ant Job : “ Wh@@ ere did you ha@@ p@@ pen to be when I f@@ oun@@ ded the earth ?
“ [ God ] has bless@@ ed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly plac@@ es in uni@@ on with Christ , ” wrote the apostle Paul , “ just as he cho@@ se us in uni@@ on with him before the f@@ oun@@ ding of the world . . .
TH@@ E@@ Y A@@ R@@ E R@@ E@@ A@@ D@@ Y T@@ O A@@ S@@ S@@ I@@ S@@ T
Is There An@@ y H@@ op@@ e of S@@ al@@ vation ?
How did he feel about the things he had left be@@ h@@ ind ?
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 3 ]
We also know that after the death of the apostles , gen@@ u@@ ine anointed Christian “ whe@@ at ” came to “ gro@@ w together ” with coun@@ ter@@ fe@@ it Christians , “ we@@ e@@ ds . ”
ON@@ E l@@ ate s@@ pr@@ ing mor@@ ning in the year 33 C.E . , an am@@ a@@ z@@ ing thing happened to a group of men and women , disciples of Jesus Christ who were ga@@ ther@@ ed in a priv@@ ate home in Jerusalem .
Al@@ so , “ a b@@ right cl@@ ou@@ d over@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed them , ” and they heard God’s own vo@@ ice saying : “ ‘ This is my Son , the bel@@ o@@ ved , whom I have appro@@ ved ; listen to him . ’
The Bible says : “ The ba@@ dness of man was a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in the earth and every inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of the thoughts of his heart was only bad all the time . . . .
A dis@@ tur@@ bed young man , I started to co@@ ver my body with t@@ at@@ to@@ o@@ s and to dr@@ ink .
Acc@@ ording to cu@@ sto@@ m , the j@@ a@@ il@@ er may have been a re@@ ti@@ red ar@@ my v@@ et@@ er@@ an .
Acc@@ ording to Jewish hist@@ ori@@ an Jose@@ ph@@ us , over a milli@@ on Jews per@@ ish .
Then he told them : “ This is my comman@@ d@@ ment , that you love one another just as I have loved you .
A@@ n ass@@ em@@ bly in R@@ ö@@ ki@@ ö , F@@ in@@ land , was ty@@ pi@@ cal .
What rema@@ ins to be done ?
It was hard for my mother to find en@@ ough food for all of us .
“ St@@ and Fir@@ m in the Fa@@ ith ”
1 Dis@@ cer@@ n the Re@@ al Si@@ tu@@ ation .
He is called Satan ( R@@ es@@ is@@ ter ) , Devil ( S@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ er ) , Ser@@ p@@ ent ( sy@@ n@@ on@@ y@@ m@@ ous with De@@ c@@ ei@@ ver ) , T@@ emp@@ ter , and Li@@ ar .
• Who were the “ P@@ ol@@ ish B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n ” ?
What May We As@@ k For ?
( a ) What should be in our hand when we preach , and why ?
H@@ op@@ e for the De@@ ad , 11 / 1 How Mu@@ ch Go@@ ld Solomon O@@ wn ?
In the months that follow@@ ed , those two do@@ l@@ ls became many different Bible char@@ ac@@ ters .
He@@ ather , baptized in 19@@ 6@@ 2 : “ When I think of all that Jehovah has done for me , I want to show him my gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de by faith@@ fully serving him . ”
For where your tre@@ asure is , there your heart will be also . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
“ W@@ is@@ dom is v@@ indic@@ ated by its resul@@ ts , ” the Bible says .
He cor@@ respon@@ ded ex@@ ac@@ tly to all that Adam should have been ​ — a perfect man , ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely loyal and obedi@@ ent to God .
He bless@@ es his servants who give attention to his Word , y@@ es , who read it da@@ ily . ​ — Psalm 1 : 1 , 2 .
It also off@@ ers in@@ sight into the wisdom of mon@@ o@@ g@@ am@@ y and mar@@ it@@ al fid@@ el@@ ity .
A f@@ our@@ th reason why we know that Jesus was resur@@ rec@@ ted is that we have evidence that he is now rul@@ ing as King and is serving as He@@ ad of the Christian congregation .
However , we arri@@ ved there comple@@ t@@ ely p@@ en@@ n@@ il@@ ess and wonder@@ ed how we would sur@@ vi@@ ve as pione@@ ers .
A care@@ ful study of Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es has con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed reason@@ ing people around the g@@ lo@@ be that the Messi@@ ah came in the first century and that he was to return .
Saul wanted to pre@@ serve his re@@ pu@@ tation , and this kept him from making a spiritual reco@@ very .
How did shepher@@ ding help to teach David about fe@@ aring Jehovah ?
And so are such things as ste@@ al@@ ing , l@@ ying , and s@@ l@@ an@@ der .
There was a gover@@ ning body , that is , a group of men who gave the congregations direction .
C@@ o@@ v@@ et@@ ousness can lead to disa@@ str@@ ous resul@@ ts
Then God’s promised new world of righteousness will bring about a per@@ man@@ ent end to the ca@@ uses be@@ h@@ ind ho@@ p@@ el@@ ess@@ ness and su@@ i@@ ci@@ de . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
“ All that the ch@@ urch wanted was our money .
“ S@@ ome@@ times we wonder@@ ed if we were doing the right thing , but we were happy .
O@@ ri@@ ent@@ al@@ ists were sur@@ pris@@ ed to dis@@ co@@ ver such an old S@@ em@@ iti@@ c language .
The d@@ ele@@ g@@ ation , however , appro@@ ached H@@ ul@@ da@@ h the prophe@@ t@@ ess .
They consider him too re@@ mo@@ te or in@@ acc@@ es@@ sible to pla@@ y any mean@@ ing@@ ful ro@@ le in their lives .
“ Be wise , my son , and make my heart rejo@@ ice . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ S 27 : 11 .
• Why is it so important to remain hum@@ ble ?
These qualities are in@@ dis@@ p@@ en@@ sa@@ ble in a succ@@ ess@@ ful marriage . ”
That way they have su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient fun@@ ds to live and preach full - time in U@@ g@@ anda the rest of the year .
O@@ ther@@ wise there would have been no need for the inspired ad@@ vice for us to continue “ pu@@ t@@ ting up with one another . ”
A@@ g@@ boo@@ la saw the reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations regarding death and the id@@ ent@@ ity of the spi@@ r@@ its .
The Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law requi@@ red that a person love his neigh@@ b@@ or as he loved himself .
Because R@@ a@@ ha@@ b ali@@ gn@@ ed her@@ self with Jehovah’s organization of that time , God saw to it that she and her hous@@ eho@@ ld were s@@ pared when the Israelites con@@ qu@@ ered Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o .
We can c@@ learly see that Bible prophecy is being ful@@ filled and that the end of this wicked system is very close .
This ser@@ ves as a Scriptural pre@@ ce@@ d@@ ent for Christians who have bu@@ sin@@ ess deal@@ ings with their spiritual brothers and sisters .
In fact , those who will then live on earth will benefit in an everlasting way .
And now I really do preach to more people than before . ”
But my parents don@@ ’t wa@@ it until my bir@@ th@@ day .
Samuel did in@@ deed help to bring about what was good and right in God’s eyes .
In the first century , many , including some who claim@@ ed to be Christians , showed a l@@ ack of hum@@ ility and were stu@@ mb@@ led by what the apostle Paul reve@@ aled to them about God’s purpose .
W@@ ell , for one thing , by pra@@ ying for holy spirit , you ac@@ knowledge your reli@@ ance on Jehovah .
With great effort , I st@@ op@@ ped s@@ mo@@ king and heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ king .
After car@@ r@@ ying the dead child to the ro@@ of ch@@ am@@ ber , Eli@@ j@@ ah pra@@ ys re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly for the chil@@ d’s life to be re@@ turned .
In 199@@ 8 during one such disa@@ ster in I@@ tal@@ y , a j@@ our@@ n@@ al@@ ist ob@@ served that Jehovah’s Witnesses “ op@@ er@@ ate in a practic@@ al way , ho@@ l@@ ding out a hand to those who su@@ ff@@ er , without wor@@ r@@ ying about which religion they bel@@ ong to . ”
How can we res@@ ist Satan and his wicked angels ?
“ From the hand of S@@ he@@ ol I shall re@@ de@@ em them , ” said Jehovah .
We also find great comfort in the hope that the Kingdom provi@@ des us .
C@@ ur@@ sing her l@@ ou@@ dly , he dem@@ an@@ ded the sis@@ ter@@ ’s ad@@ d@@ ress and war@@ ned her not to preach in the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
Ar@@ di@@ s could mil@@ k the c@@ ow@@ s better than I could , so my jo@@ b was to clean the st@@ alls in the hor@@ se ba@@ r@@ n , sh@@ o@@ vel@@ ing out the man@@ ure .
These inclu@@ de sp@@ en@@ ding time with family and friends .
In some bran@@ ches this is also possible using j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g or another desi@@ gn@@ ated We@@ b s@@ ite .
If someone is not willing to talk , we wish him well and move on .
If an authority on or@@ c@@ hi@@ d cultiv@@ ation came along and gave you some good ide@@ as and confid@@ ently said , “ You will succ@@ e@@ ed if you do it this way , ” how reli@@ ev@@ ed you would be !
“ In God’s I@@ ma@@ ge ”
Un@@ less we pro@@ per@@ ly satis@@ fy the need to be in t@@ ou@@ ch with our Creator , we cannot find true and lasting happiness .
Ju@@ li@@ an , according to ch@@ urch hist@@ ori@@ ans , encoura@@ ged the Jews to re@@ buil@@ d their temple , in the beli@@ ef that this would prove that Jesus was a false prophet .
N@@ or is Jehovah un@@ just . On the contr@@ ary , Jehovah is “ the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ”
And it may cause tr@@ ou@@ ble in the congregation .
At Bethel , there was no sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ge of work , and I was happy to help in any way possible .
I learned much from them .
( a ) To whom does the expres@@ sion “ Israel of God ” ref@@ er ?
Even when you are al@@ one with your mate , res@@ ist the ur@@ ge to use s@@ ar@@ c@@ as@@ m and name - c@@ all@@ ing .
In that year , the public talk ent@@ it@@ led “ M@@ il@@ li@@ ons Now Li@@ ving May N@@ ever Di@@ e ” offered hope that many will gain life in a par@@ adise earth after the bat@@ tle of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
Con@@ stan@@ tly Mo@@ ving F@@ or@@ ward
N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s might come to your mind .
A Christi@@ an’s heart is important , for we are comman@@ ded to love Jehovah with our whole heart and to love our neigh@@ b@@ or as ourselves .
What gave ris@@ e to the ide@@ a that God’s Law author@@ ized personal ac@@ ts of re@@ v@@ enge ?
Is that not what you too desire ?
Thus , the L@@ ev@@ ites set a good example for us to praise and than@@ k Jehovah first before making personal re@@ ques@@ ts in our prayers .
On this account be g@@ la@@ d , you heavens and you who re@@ side in them !
F@@ i@@ gu@@ res v@@ ary wi@@ d@@ ely , but one es@@ tim@@ ate says that the f@@ lu kil@@ led some 50 milli@@ on people .
As was u@@ su@@ ally the case in c@@ ities of ancient times , hous@@ es in Jerusalem were buil@@ t close together .
7 : 24 .
While Christians today real@@ ize that God is not now ra@@ ising the dead and per@@ form@@ ing mirac@@ les as in the first century , they allow the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s spirit to id@@ enti@@ fy them as being gen@@ u@@ ine disciples of Jesus Christ . ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 8 .
The Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an king has be@@ gu@@ n his fin@@ al si@@ e@@ ge of Jerusalem .
Ther@@ e@@ after , they had to work hard to keep themselves “ without spo@@ t from the world , ” thus be@@ coming examples to the “ great crow@@ d , ” re@@ pres@@ ented by the n@@ on@@ pri@@ es@@ tly tri@@ bes . ​ — James 1 : 27 ; Revelation 7 : 9 , 10 .
Jehovah I@@ l@@ lu@@ min@@ ates the P@@ ath Do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ ally
U@@ sed Bible to An@@ s@@ wer E@@ very Q@@ u@@ es@@ tion ( I .
Thus their “ words of encourag@@ ement can comple@@ ment what experienced brothers say . ”
He said : “ I will change the language of the pe@@ op@@ les to a pu@@ re language , so that all of them may call on the name of Jehovah , to serve him sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der . ”
F@@ ac@@ t@@ ors That En@@ rich the “ So@@ il ” of Our H@@ ear@@ t
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a doubt , the pri@@ m@@ ary s@@ ource of cons@@ ol@@ ation is our com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate heavenly Father , Jehovah .
For example , in pre@@ par@@ ation for service at the temple , King David organiz@@ ed 4@@ ,000 L@@ ev@@ ites to provide mu@@ si@@ c of praise .
As he did so , he sent for@@ th a powerful for@@ ce , for the cre@@ ation account ad@@ ds : “ God’s ac@@ tive for@@ ce was mo@@ ving to and fr@@ o . ”
He fac@@ ed the chall@@ enge of r@@ all@@ ying people to his cause .
So there would be no one to in@@ her@@ it J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s name and land .
I@@ ts so@@ il is red , and num@@ er@@ ous uni@@ que spe@@ ci@@ es th@@ ri@@ ve there
Jehovah’s spirit pla@@ yed a ma@@ j@@ or ro@@ le in the apost@@ le@@ ’s courage and st@@ am@@ ina in the preaching work .
When the 70 comple@@ ted their preaching assignment , they repor@@ ted back to Jesus “ with joy , saying : ‘ Lord , even the dem@@ ons are made sub@@ ject to us by the use of your name . ’ ”
P@@ le@@ ase cont@@ act one of them in your commun@@ ity .
The mo@@ der@@ n - day w@@ atch@@ man class , anointed Christians , have been war@@ ning about the do@@ om of Chris@@ tend@@ om , an@@ t@@ it@@ y@@ pi@@ cal Jerusalem .
To appreci@@ ate God’s la@@ ws as the psalmist did , we need to medit@@ ate on what we read in the Bible .
Even now , in lands where re@@ stri@@ ctions are in effect and no leg@@ al ent@@ ities are used , the Kingdom message is being pro@@ claim@@ ed , disciples are being made , and the@@ o@@ cr@@ ac@@ y’s inc@@ re@@ ase continu@@ es .
Thus , it was felt that in the mo@@ der@@ n - day fulfill@@ ment , Jesus was refer@@ ring to the wicked “ gener@@ ation ” of un@@ believers who would see both the fe@@ atu@@ res that would char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ize “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ” ( sy@@ n@@ ·@@ te@@ ʹ@@ le@@ i@@ ·@@ a ) and the syst@@ em@@ ’s end ( te@@ ʹ@@ lo@@ s ) .
We arri@@ ved in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n and set@@ t@@ led in .
Jehovah is also tend@@ er in affe@@ ction and mer@@ ci@@ ful . ​ — 7 / 1 , page 4 .
By re@@ vie@@ wing certain Scriptural n@@ arr@@ ati@@ ves and no@@ ting other Bible te@@ x@@ ts , we will see that Jehovah’s loving - kindness is ( 1 ) expres@@ sed by spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c actions and ( 2 ) experienced by his faithful servants .
They are to love as Jesus did , and he will@@ ingly la@@ id down his life in be@@ half of his friends .
Now people could fre@@ ely talk about the Bible and even disa@@ gre@@ e with the ch@@ ur@@ ches .
Is it pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous of Jehovah’s Witnesses to point out that they al@@ one have God’s ba@@ c@@ king ?
If you are a sing@@ le par@@ ent , stri@@ ve to apply Bible principles in your home .
“ The ca@@ sting pro@@ c@@ ess must have been similar to the ‘ lost wa@@ x ’ me@@ th@@ od still in use for large br@@ on@@ ze bel@@ ls , ” says Z@@ u@@ id@@ h@@ of .
God’s Word expla@@ ins that our fre@@ e@@ dom has b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries and that we must ob@@ serve the li@@ m@@ its Jehovah appro@@ pri@@ ately plac@@ es on us .
This Is Our God ”
How can a par@@ ent put God’s mind in a child ?
What was the proble@@ m ?
L@@ O@@ V@@ E O@@ F P@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ E
To learn more about Christ’s ransom sacrifice , see chap@@ ter 5 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
Di@@ d not the apostle Paul com@@ promise his Christian faith when he said before the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in : “ I am a P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e ” ?
Fir@@ st , it has been ob@@ served that people who are able to control their imp@@ ul@@ ses gener@@ ally have fe@@ wer ma@@ j@@ or problems .
What questions will this article discus@@ s ?
J@@ on@@ a@@ than had ad@@ mi@@ ra@@ ble qualities .
O@@ r what if someone ​ — like Di@@ o@@ tre@@ ph@@ es in the first century — ​ s@@ ow@@ s see@@ ds of disc@@ ord ?
The two years that Paul sp@@ ent imp@@ ris@@ oned in Ca@@ es@@ are@@ a likely af@@ for@@ ded Luke opportunity to do re@@ sear@@ ch for his Go@@ spe@@ l account .
Because of their stand , the govern@@ ment persecu@@ ted them .
For good reason , however , his thoughts kept going back to C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e , a city in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or .
S@@ ome@@ times they vis@@ ited people in their ho@@ m@@ es on the pre@@ text of bu@@ ying li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck or gra@@ in .
But did E@@ dom , A@@ m@@ m@@ on , and Mo@@ a@@ b tre@@ at their Israel@@ ite relati@@ ves in a bro@@ ther@@ ly man@@ ner ?
If you off@@ end someone , do you avoid that person and hope that time and a sh@@ ort mem@@ ory will co@@ ver over the proble@@ m ?
1 : 20 . ( a ) How eas@@ y was it for H@@ ann@@ ah to pa@@ y her v@@ ow ?
Wh@@ ere do we especially find re@@ pe@@ ated refer@@ ences to Jehovah’s remin@@ ders ?
With Jehovah’s ba@@ c@@ king , we too can be coura@@ ge@@ ous wit@@ nesses , never “ a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of the good news . ” ​ — Romans 1 : 16 .
And des@@ pite many e@@ con@@ om@@ ic and s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c advan@@ ces since 1914 , food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges continue to th@@ reat@@ en world se@@ cur@@ ity .
But the Witnesses never com@@ pla@@ ined .
To teach his listen@@ ers Jehovah’s view of those who have st@@ ra@@ yed , Jesus gave two bri@@ ef illustr@@ ations .
Di@@ f@@ ficul@@ t ide@@ as are expres@@ sed by words that are comm@@ on to our da@@ ily experience .
What is a true prophet , and why was Moses one ?
Be@@ ware of a T@@ re@@ ach@@ er@@ ous H@@ ear@@ t
How may we pre@@ pare our heart ?
The answer was cr@@ y@@ st@@ al clear .
No doubt when the brothers in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i read Paul’s letter to them , they re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed what had happened to him and how no@@ ne of them had expe@@ cted Jehovah to take action in the way that he did .
Th@@ in@@ king ability can help us to face another sub@@ tle pres@@ sure .
When that time is up , he will inter@@ v@@ ene to re - exerc@@ ise to@@ tal control of the earth .
Jehovah’s war@@ ning was clear : There is no hi@@ ding place bey@@ ond his re@@ ach .
At the same time , they should recogn@@ ize that they have a we@@ igh@@ ty responsi@@ bility .
Hence , wise Christians real@@ ize that Jesus ’ counsel app@@ lies as much today as it did in the first century , and they try to keep a bal@@ ance .
How were the ancient Jews involved in a fulfill@@ ment of Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 17 - 19 ?
W@@ ill@@ ful mu@@ r@@ der@@ ers were put to death by the vi@@ c@@ tim@@ ’s ne@@ are@@ st m@@ ale relati@@ ve , known as “ the av@@ eng@@ er of blood . ”
During the rema@@ ining de@@ ca@@ des , Noah did more than provide an example of righteousness by his life .
How does ac@@ qui@@ ring wisdom af@@ fect our spe@@ e@@ ch ?
As fore@@ told by the prophet Isaiah , God ra@@ ised up King C@@ y@@ r@@ us of Per@@ sia to li@@ ber@@ ate the Jews from the power of Babyl@@ on .
( a ) If we obey God , what privilege can we enjoy ?
Even though the Jews ev@@ en@@ tually rest@@ ored true worship , cen@@ tu@@ ries later Jesus was prom@@ p@@ ted to dec@@ l@@ are : “ The kingdom of God will be taken from you and be given to a nation pro@@ duc@@ ing its fru@@ its . ”
Even in L@@ it@@ tle Th@@ ings
What good are ri@@ ches , glory , long life , and even a large family if circumstances pre@@ v@@ ent us from enjo@@ ying them ?
As a result , they enjo@@ yed an in@@ ner peace un@@ known to others .
Y@@ oung ones enjoy doing things that they do well .
That led to many inter@@ es@@ ting con@@ vers@@ ations .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y R@@ O@@ MU@@ AL@@ D S@@ T@@ A@@ W@@ S@@ K@@ I
The Bible has sur@@ vi@@ ved .
Ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing God in prayer , the psalmist said : “ If you s@@ end for@@ th your spirit , they are cre@@ ated . ”
Acc@@ ording to the H@@ ol@@ man I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ated Bible Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary , “ often the soul is e@@ qu@@ ated with the to@@ tal person . ”
( K@@ no@@ x ) On@@ ly by being thor@@ ough@@ ly famili@@ ar with God’s comman@@ ds could they inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate them in their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 6 - 8 .
• Why did Saul act in an in@@ sol@@ ent man@@ ner ?
L@@ ater , those vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers were organiz@@ ed into Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al Li@@ a@@ is@@ on Com@@ mit@@ te@@ es .
This teach@@ es us that reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of what Satan does , we can maintain our integrity .
We learn something about Jehovah by care@@ fully ob@@ serving the things he cre@@ ated .
Jehovah’s Witnesses in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o C@@ ity stu@@ died the Bible with her , and she was baptized in 199@@ 6 .
It is wrong to bu@@ y sto@@ le@@ n pro@@ per@@ ty know@@ ingly and to take things without per@@ mis@@ sion .
Lo@@ ok for poin@@ ts you can inclu@@ de in your prayers .
For yet ‘ a very little while , ’ and ‘ he who is coming will arri@@ ve and will not d@@ el@@ a@@ y . ’ ” ​ — He@@ b .
It appe@@ ars that they could not af@@ for@@ d such o@@ ffer@@ ings .
Why may we at times feel some@@ what dist@@ ant from Jehovah ?
The apostle Peter wrote : “ Ha@@ ve love for the whole associ@@ ation of brothers , be in fear of God . ”
9 , 10 . ( a ) How does Jehovah’s tru@@ en@@ ess sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard his people ?
He explained that milli@@ ons will be resur@@ rec@@ ted , taught the truth , and have the opportunity to exerc@@ ise faith in Christ .
The speak@@ er said : “ We are ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that his en@@ thr@@ on@@ ement took place in 1914 .
I refu@@ sed to si@@ gn it .
One of the Witnesses read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 18 : 10 - 12 to show her God’s view of spi@@ rit@@ is@@ tic practic@@ es .
We all rejo@@ ice at see@@ ing Jehovah’s blessing on the Kingdom - preaching activ@@ ity .
Fir@@ st , by the words “ this is my Son , ” Jehovah was saying , in effect , ‘ I am pr@@ ou@@ d to be your Father . ’
Re@@ pu@@ di@@ ate Wor@@ l@@ dly Des@@ i@@ res
Y@@ i@@ el@@ ding to the sin@@ ful human tend@@ enc@@ y to res@@ ent re@@ pro@@ of , he de@@ gra@@ des himself to the le@@ v@@ el of an un@@ reason@@ ing ani@@ ma@@ l ​ — a b@@ ru@@ te — ​ l@@ ac@@ king moral dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ation .
Tru@@ e to Jesus ’ words , Satan rel@@ ent@@ less@@ ly att@@ ac@@ ked Jesus ’ disciples back then , and he att@@ ac@@ ks us today .
Your regul@@ ar vis@@ its to the el@@ der@@ ly may influ@@ ence the qu@@ ality of care they receive .
D@@ on@@ ations of c@@ as@@ h , je@@ wel@@ ry , or other valu@@ able personal pro@@ per@@ ty .
When the prophet Moses des@@ c@@ ended from M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i with the ta@@ ble@@ ts be@@ aring the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments , his face em@@ it@@ ted ra@@ ys because Jehovah had spo@@ ken with him .
Is the situation of such a person ho@@ p@@ eless ?
How did Jehovah view their attitude ?
T@@ e@@ aching the Gen@@ er@@ ation to C@@ ome
That is so whether the activ@@ ity or interest di@@ ver@@ ting our attention is the pur@@ su@@ it of we@@ al@@ th , get - rich - quic@@ k s@@ ch@@ em@@ es , ambi@@ ti@@ ous pl@@ ans for advan@@ ced educ@@ ation to have a desi@@ ra@@ ble care@@ er in this system , or pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s for personal fulfill@@ ment .
Some of my scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es ca@@ ught sight of me , and they wa@@ sted no time get@@ ting in l@@ ine be@@ h@@ ind me , sing@@ ing “ God Sa@@ ve the King . ”
5 : 10 ; 7 : 4 ; 14 : 1 , 4 ; 20 : 6 ; J@@ as .
But once wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness was in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed into the human family , Jehovah expres@@ sed his love in new ways .
From experience , we knew that Jehovah always provi@@ des the strength if we seek to do his will .
In his ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation , Jesus id@@ enti@@ fied “ the righteous ones ” as “ the sons of the kingdom , ” anointed Christians . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Eli@@ sh@@ a@@ ’s attend@@ ant l@@ ac@@ ked spiritual per@@ c@@ ep@@ tion .
If a sol@@ di@@ er did not have a large shi@@ eld to prote@@ ct himself from such mis@@ s@@ il@@ es , he could be gra@@ vely in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed or even kil@@ led .
Then he said that he wanted me to have that opportunity .
To@@ ba@@ cc@@ o , 8 / 1
( b ) What question might we consider with inter@@ ested ones ?
Yet , that one of God’s people can ign@@ ore his direction with no im@@ medi@@ ate ne@@ g@@ ative con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence does not mean that there will be no sa@@ d out@@ come ev@@ en@@ tually .
You will be g@@ la@@ d that you did .
O@@ ur@@ s is a peri@@ od similar to the time when Noah and his family con@@ stru@@ cted the gi@@ gan@@ tic ar@@ k that pre@@ served them through the great F@@ lood .
Their guid@@ ance is often fal@@ li@@ ble , and trust plac@@ ed in such “ no@@ bl@@ es ” can quic@@ k@@ ly turn into disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
Why not , “ the gift Jesus gives ” ?
Hence , how should his words be under@@ sto@@ od ?
Abraham kept a clear foc@@ us on what was important .
Un@@ like other pris@@ on@@ ers , the Witnesses were not allow@@ ed to have a Bible .
On the contr@@ ary , they will rejo@@ ice because they know that their deli@@ ver@@ ance is near . ​ — Read Luke 21 : 25 - 28 .
11 Ke@@ ys to F@@ am@@ ily H@@ app@@ iness ​ — How Ch@@ il@@ dren Ch@@ ange a Mar@@ ri@@ age
Me@@ ek@@ ness is mil@@ dness of temp@@ er .
If that is what you want , we encoura@@ ge you to ask Jehovah’s Witnesses to help you study the Bible .
A@@ Z@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ A@@ I@@ J@@ A@@ N
S@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c re@@ sear@@ ch is li@@ mit@@ ed ​ — re@@ stri@@ cted to what humans can ac@@ tually ob@@ serve or study .
And F@@ ran@@ ces says : “ F@@ igh@@ ting ne@@ g@@ ative thoughts on my own is an u@@ ph@@ ill bat@@ tle .
The blood rema@@ ining in the pati@@ ent is di@@ lu@@ ted .
For example , in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates ​ — the lo@@ c@@ ation of our world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters — ​ the Con@@ s@@ titu@@ tion gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es fre@@ e@@ dom of religion , spe@@ e@@ ch , and ass@@ em@@ bly .
See Revelation ​ — I@@ ts G@@ r@@ and C@@ li@@ ma@@ x at H@@ and !
These were faithful men who had a great de@@ al of respect for God .
They also have the joy of see@@ ing good resul@@ ts .
In J@@ anu@@ ary 200@@ 1 , I received the p@@ ho@@ ne call I mentioned at the beg@@ in@@ ning .
His un@@ deser@@ ved kindness has given us the pro@@ spe@@ ct of deli@@ ver@@ ance from sin and imper@@ fe@@ ction through the promised Se@@ ed .
For example , when the Israelites were in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness of Sin@@ a@@ i , Jehovah instru@@ cted them to buil@@ d a place of worship .
( a ) What is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy about many song@@ s su@@ ng by Christians ?
But do such con@@ fr@@ on@@ t@@ ations ac@@ hi@@ eve the desi@@ red resul@@ ts ?
She says : “ Why do I serve Jehovah ?
They called themselves Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents .
L@@ ear@@ ning about Jehovah sa@@ ved my life !
Who would be so d@@ aring as to ann@@ oun@@ ce ​ — 3@@ 00 years in ad@@ v@@ ance — ​ the ex@@ act name and spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c an@@ c@@ es@@ try of a man who would bur@@ n human b@@ ones on an al@@ ta@@ r , as well as the name of the to@@ wn where the al@@ ta@@ r would be lo@@ c@@ ated ?
Then “ no re@@ si@@ d@@ ent will say : ‘ I am si@@ ck . ’ ”
Lo@@ ve for God , concer@@ n for people , a self - sacrific@@ ing spirit , and pati@@ ence are important fac@@ t@@ ors in succ@@ ess@@ ful disci@@ ple making .
We enjo@@ yed the cir@@ cu@@ it work for over four years and saw the organization continue to ex@@ p@@ and .
Satan is a mal@@ ign@@ ant re@@ ality , always ho@@ st@@ ile to God and to God’s people . ” ​ — “ The New Bible Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary . ”
I@@ magine how the resurrection will fur@@ ther demonstr@@ ate our un@@ ity !
Re@@ g@@ arding Eli@@ j@@ ah , the Bible says : “ He asked that he might die . ”
If the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der is o@@ pen - min@@ ded , he would likely say that it would be un@@ reason@@ able to refu@@ se to look at such evidence .
Those clo@@ th@@ ed with the new person@@ ality tre@@ at fellow believers and out@@ si@@ ders with di@@ gn@@ ity , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of their so@@ cial or rac@@ i@@ al ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
But Eli@@ h@@ u also con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed to Job a positi@@ ve message from God : “ Let him [ Job ] off from going down into the pi@@ t [ the comm@@ on gra@@ ve ] ! I have found a ransom !
8 , 9 . ( a ) How did Jehovah strengthen the early Christians ’ faith ?
This fre@@ es me from un@@ necess@@ ary anxi@@ ety .
We had been led to believe that our sal@@ vation came from the pri@@ ests .
World W@@ ar I can be vie@@ wed as just the beg@@ in@@ ning of sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant w@@ ars , as is proved by rec@@ ent world develop@@ ments .
That ev@@ ent will be the beg@@ in@@ ning of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
C@@ ite situ@@ ations in which God’s ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces should gu@@ i@@ de our st@@ ep@@ s .
He says of himself : “ I , Jehovah , am your God , the One teaching you to benefit yourself , the One ca@@ using you to tre@@ ad in the way in which you should walk . ”
Tru@@ e , some find that it is a chall@@ enge to understand the Bible .
On these two comman@@ d@@ ments the whole Law h@@ ang@@ s . ”
In 198@@ 7 , our son Y@@ ar@@ o@@ sla@@ v moved to the city of Ri@@ ga in L@@ at@@ vi@@ a , where he was able to preach more op@@ en@@ ly .
S@@ ad to say , some look back on sacrific@@ es they made in the past and view them as mis@@ sed opportun@@ ities .
Although M@@ el@@ o@@ dy and I e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated mo@@ ving to B@@ angal@@ ore , po@@ or health for@@ ced us to return to Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a in 199@@ 9 .
An@@ xi@@ ety Ab@@ out the F@@ utu@@ re
That “ city ” proved to be the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom .
This inv@@ in@@ ci@@ ble “ King of k@@ ings ” will res@@ cu@@ e Jehovah’s loyal worshi@@ p@@ ers and an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ate all their enem@@ ies .
In Greek and Rom@@ an times , S@@ y@@ rac@@ use ri@@ v@@ aled A@@ th@@ ens and R@@ ome .
For example , someone may hope to w@@ in the lo@@ t@@ ter@@ y , but he cannot be at all sure that he will w@@ in it .
G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S P@@ E@@ O@@ P@@ L@@ E
Re@@ g@@ arding ta@@ x@@ es , what can be said about the early Christians and Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
Jehovah anointed them with holy spirit to be his sons .
For instance , a de@@ pres@@ sed brother may feel wor@@ th@@ less , like the psalmist who com@@ pared himself to a sh@@ ri@@ vel@@ ed “ s@@ k@@ in bo@@ t@@ tle in the s@@ mo@@ ke . ”
It is part of gro@@ wing to ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od .
S@@ is@@ ter M@@ or@@ go@@ u re@@ turned to Fr@@ ance and was able to make a fi@@ f@@ th tri@@ p to To@@ go from O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 6 , 200@@ 3 , to F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 6 , 200@@ 4 .
S@@ imp@@ ly that God’s spirit op@@ er@@ ates in different ways on members of the congregation .
Mo@@ re@@ over , get@@ ting en@@ ough rest is vital . ​ — Mark 6 : 31 .
And that seem@@ ed to be true !
“ The whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one , ” states the Bible .
L@@ ong after the faithful pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s had died , Jehovah said to Moses : “ I am the God of . . .
The word of God rema@@ ins in them .
Do You Re@@ call ?
After id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying the t@@ ong@@ ue as “ a little member ” ca@@ pa@@ ble of ‘ spo@@ t@@ ting up the whole body , ’ James war@@ ns of worl@@ dly tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es that can dam@@ age one@@ ’s relationship with God .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From Gal@@ ati@@ ans , Eph@@ es@@ ians , Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans , C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans , 8 / 15
S@@ cen@@ ari@@ o 3 : In our ministry , we me@@ et someone who believ@@ es that all good people go to heaven .
A S@@ on@@ ’s V@@ i@@ e@@ w@@ point
Di@@ d Joseph benefit from such tra@@ ining ?
The account says that they took A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s “ into their compan@@ y and ex@@ p@@ oun@@ ded the way of God more cor@@ rec@@ tly to him . ”
Christian Matu@@ r@@ ity ​ — Why B@@ ene@@ fi@@ cial ?
1 , 2 . ( a ) Why must we set asi@@ de time for medit@@ ation ?
In deci@@ ding medi@@ cal is@@ su@@ es invol@@ ving blood , what should we keep up@@ per@@ most in mind ?
Why is it important to encoura@@ ge others ?
We always experienced a sense of a@@ we when stud@@ ying God’s Word direc@@ tly under the star@@ ry heavens , such a ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent part of his cre@@ ation .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on is often seen as a fac@@ t@@ or be@@ h@@ ind w@@ ars and viol@@ ence .
But he has found help in prayer .
“ Be tra@@ ining yourself with godly devo@@ tion as your a@@ im . ” ​ — 1 T@@ I@@ M@@ O@@ TH@@ Y 4 : 7 .
How tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous the heart can be ​ — even to the point of dis@@ regarding the direc@@ t counsel of God !
• What did Jesus ’ death accom@@ pl@@ ish ?
How ? ​ — Mark 13 : 7 ; Matthew 24 : 7 , 21 , 22 ; Luke 21 : 10 , 11 .
The benef@@ its of the ransom last forever .
N@@ ei@@ ther could they es@@ cap@@ e divine judgment by going “ up to the heavens , ” that is , tr@@ ying to find refu@@ ge on high m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s .
However , God “ loved us and sent his Son [ Jesus Christ ] as a means of appe@@ as@@ ement for our sin@@ s . ”
Yes , he was in@@ t@@ ent on pre@@ ven@@ ting me from preaching .
Adam and E@@ ve hi@@ d themselves after their sin in the gar@@ den of E@@ den .
Because of Jesus ’ un@@ d@@ ying love for Jehovah , Satan was un@@ able to bre@@ ak his integrity .
How can we reason about the no@@ tion that a person can deter@@ mine what is good without believ@@ ing in God ?
8@@ 3 : 18 .
How can we benefit from Paul’s refer@@ ences to those cont@@ ests ?
We wanted to continue in the full - time service and were willing to accept any assignment .
In time , R@@ a@@ ha@@ b became part of the Jewish people .
Solomon is st@@ ating here that it is good to be ali@@ ve and that we should “ rejo@@ ice ” before the days of dar@@ k@@ ness , or old age , ro@@ b us of vit@@ ality .
The answer dep@@ ends on who@@ se will we wish to do .
E@@ ver@@ yone has to face them .
As Jehovah’s Witnesses , we la@@ u@@ d him for such great de@@ e@@ ds as the fre@@ e@@ ing of Israel from Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an b@@ onda@@ ge and the mirac@@ ul@@ ous conc@@ ep@@ tion of his de@@ ar Son .
The vi@@ de@@ o came right on time !
Today , some 16 years after he left us , he still has not re@@ turned .
The future of the earth and humans
S@@ ome@@ thing in@@ side tel@@ ls me it is wrong ” ?
The new E@@ b@@ la also had an imp@@ o@@ sing ring of d@@ ou@@ ble w@@ alls , which might imp@@ ress any enem@@ ies .
Many we@@ ek@@ s later , the brother fin@@ ally found him again , but the young man did not want to talk with him .
In ad@@ dition to the possible dam@@ age to a you@@ th@@ ’s physical well - being , there is an even greater spiritual d@@ anger .
One reason that many young people in the world are un@@ rest@@ ra@@ ined and live for fle@@ sh@@ ly ple@@ a@@ sures is that they have no “ vision ” ​ — no divine guid@@ ance or sure hope for the future .
There we read that the Israelites were to allow a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted ones and ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ents to share in the har@@ v@@ est .
Why is it wise for young people to pre@@ pare for the future ?
A rec@@ ent seri@@ es of stu@@ dies invol@@ ving more than 6@@ 8@@ ,000 ad@@ ul@@ ts reve@@ aled that even mil@@ d anxi@@ ety inc@@ reas@@ es the ris@@ k of pre@@ matu@@ re death .
Lo@@ o@@ king back , however , we see more c@@ learly how Jehovah proved to be with us .
We will consider the respon@@ ses to what question , and on what should we refle@@ ct ?
Yes , any succ@@ ess we might have in preaching the good news st@@ em@@ s , not from our own ability and power , but from God’s help by holy spirit , which he gives to those who keep on listen@@ ing to his vo@@ ice . ​ — Isaiah 40 : 29 - 31 .
The Bible book of Ru@@ th is all that and more .
He said : “ If any other man thin@@ ks he has gr@@ oun@@ ds for confidence in the flesh , I the more so : circum@@ c@@ ised the ei@@ gh@@ th day , out of the family sto@@ ck of Israel , of the tri@@ be of B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in , a Hebrew born from Hebrews ; as res@@ pe@@ cts law , a P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e ; as res@@ pe@@ cts ze@@ al , persecu@@ ting the congregation ; as res@@ pe@@ cts righteousness that is by means of law , one who proved himself b@@ lam@@ eless . ”
On the way , two of Jesus ’ c@@ ous@@ ins , James and John , man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted a wrong view of great@@ ness .
Because the mother sta@@ yed cal@@ m and was kind to the sister , they continued to be friends .
What will help us to become more emp@@ a@@ the@@ tic ?
You can read E@@ sa@@ ’s st@@ ory in its enti@@ re@@ ty in the article , “ The Bible Ch@@ ang@@ es Li@@ ves — My Be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or W@@ as B@@ ru@@ tal ” .
In fact , her loy@@ al@@ ty was t@@ ested right after we got married !
Why can we say that Jehovah is respon@@ sible wh@@ en@@ ever one true worshi@@ per helps another ?
She pres@@ ented her@@ self on time before a ju@@ dge .
Who were Eli@@ a@@ shi@@ b and To@@ bi@@ ah , and why might Eli@@ a@@ shi@@ b have been associ@@ ating with To@@ bi@@ ah ?
All elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants should do their ut@@ most to serve hum@@ bly in be@@ half of others and to take the lead in sac@@ red service , set@@ ting a wor@@ thy example for others to imitate . ​ — 1 Corinthians 9 : 19 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 13 ; 2 Timothy 4 : 5 .
My husband is now a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant in the congregation , and he rec@@ ently gave a public Bible dis@@ course in Ch@@ in@@ ese .
“ To pre@@ pare ” means “ to make ready be@@ fore@@ hand for some purpose : put into con@@ dition for a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar use , app@@ lic@@ ation , or dis@@ position . ”
Daniel was a man of princi@@ ple .
This is because go@@ ld is res@@ ist@@ ant to att@@ ac@@ ks by water , o@@ x@@ y@@ g@@ en , sul@@ fu@@ r , and al@@ most everything el@@ se .
A loving father thin@@ ks seri@@ ously about the future of his children .
There is no doubt that Jehovah’s organization will be pre@@ served and will pro@@ sp@@ er spiritually .
W@@ he@@ ther we are at school , at work , with fellow Christians , or in the public ministry , our up@@ per@@ most desire should be to praise Jehovah .
A father nam@@ ed V@@ l@@ adi@@ mi@@ r , who lost his son fi@@ ve years ear@@ li@@ er , explained that he still fin@@ ds it too difficult to speak about his son .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the S@@ pan@@ ish world , he came to have a re@@ pu@@ tation of being a le@@ ading prin@@ ter .
What does the order seen in the uni@@ verse teach us about cre@@ ation ?
Like the gu@@ i@@ de in our illustr@@ ation , Jehovah kin@@ dly ex@@ tend@@ s his help@@ ing hand and his fri@@ end@@ ship to those who seek to walk with him .
“ I am not going to let you go until you first bl@@ ess me . ”
This is no m@@ ere local f@@ lood .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H is the S@@ ource of the su@@ n@@ light that makes life possible on earth .
Our Con@@ du@@ ct Mu@@ st Be Go@@ od
Some sol@@ di@@ ers had Witness relati@@ ves , and this was another reason for their fri@@ end@@ l@@ iness . ”
SH@@ O@@ R@@ T@@ L@@ Y before his death , Jesus war@@ ned his disciples : “ Lo@@ ok ! Satan has dem@@ an@@ ded to have you men to si@@ ft you as whe@@ at . ”
This c@@ learly means that parents need to inter@@ act with children and to teach them con@@ stan@@ tly each day .
This po@@ ol , though , d@@ ates from the f@@ our@@ th century C.E .
The Genesis account states : “ A man will leave his father and his mother and he must s@@ tic@@ k to his wife and they must become one flesh . ”
When some of their expe@@ ct@@ ations about what would ha@@ p@@ pen in 1914 did not come about , what did they do ?
The po@@ em was ent@@ it@@ led “ To Be a Witness . ”
F@@ in@@ ally the pri@@ est , not being able to answer my questions , said : “ I cannot con@@ v@@ in@@ ce you , and you cannot con@@ v@@ in@@ ce me . . . .
His disciples found great ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment serving under Jesus ’ authority .
In his fam@@ ous Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus descri@@ bes what it takes to be happy .
Timothy had already been preaching for many years .
Ch@@ r@@ is and L@@ es@@ li@@ e , a cou@@ ple assign@@ ed to serve as mission@@ aries in Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a , put it this way : “ Since we have dis@@ ow@@ ned ourselves , we want to make ourselves a@@ vail@@ able to do anything in associ@@ ation with Jehovah’s organization . ”
Today , Ka@@ ther@@ ine happ@@ ily ser@@ ves as a special pioneer on the P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c is@@ land of K@@ os@@ ra@@ e .
Ab@@ out the time that Peter of B@@ ru@@ ys was bur@@ ned ali@@ ve for d@@ aring to cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze the ch@@ urch , a person was born who would later have a powerful influ@@ ence on the s@@ pre@@ ad of Bible truth .
U@@ p@@ on lea@@ ving the earth , Jesus d@@ ele@@ g@@ ated he@@ a@@ vi@@ er responsi@@ bil@@ ities , including the worl@@ d@@ wide preaching work , to his tra@@ ined disciples . ​ — Mat@@ t .
As a result of car@@ ing for him , my ne@@ ck , sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders , and ar@@ ms ac@@ he , and I am an out@@ pati@@ ent at an or@@ tho@@ pe@@ di@@ c ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
21 , 22 . ( a ) What determin@@ ation do we want to have as Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers ?
8 , 9 . ( a ) What may parents learn from bir@@ ds about provi@@ ding sel@@ f@@ less@@ ly for their young ?
God plac@@ ed the first human cou@@ ple in a par@@ adise gar@@ den and instru@@ cted them : “ Be fru@@ it@@ ful and become many and f@@ ill the earth and sub@@ du@@ e it . ”
Per@@ haps they were qu@@ o@@ ting out of con@@ text Paul’s st@@ at@@ ement that Christians had been dead in their sin@@ s but were made ali@@ ve through God’s spirit .
David ap@@ par@@ ently learned to use this we@@ ap@@ on during his years as a shepher@@ d bo@@ y . ​ — 1 Samuel 17 : 40 - 50 .
4 : 1 .
And “ God continued giving Solomon wisdom and understanding in very great me@@ asure and a bro@@ ad@@ ness of heart , like the s@@ and that is upon the se@@ a@@ sh@@ ore . ”
For w@@ es@@ ter@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ in@@ e@@ ’s answer was that it certainly seem@@ s that way .
What do the Scriptures tell us about the orig@@ in of angels ?
They have been given “ with a view to the read@@ ju@@ st@@ ment of the holy ones , for minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al work , for the building up of the body of the Christ . ”
Will such faithful ones have to live on a pol@@ lu@@ ted pl@@ an@@ et ?
So it must have me@@ ant that we should ad@@ just to another and more out@@ standing way to pu@@ bl@@ ish the good news of the Kingdom . ”
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H G@@ O@@ D gave humans the gift of language .
Even so , some see@@ ds still f@@ all on fine so@@ il , take ro@@ o@@ t , and s@@ pr@@ out , just as Jesus fore@@ told .
Ser@@ gi@@ us Pa@@ ulu@@ s was pro@@ con@@ su@@ l when Paul pre@@ ached there . ​ — Acts 13 : 7 .
Yes , the elders do much good once they hear the a@@ il@@ ing she@@ ep@@ ’s concer@@ ns and pray with him .
This woman also had a sister called M@@ ary , who , however , s@@ at down at the fe@@ et of the Lord and kept listen@@ ing to his word .
Paul ‘ went on end@@ uring all things ’ so that all who remain faithful ‘ may ob@@ tain sal@@ vation along with everlasting glory . ’ ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
With such blessings in view , let us take to heart King Solom@@ on@@ ’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ F@@ e@@ ar the true God and keep his comman@@ d@@ ments . For this is the whole ob@@ lig@@ ation of man . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 13 .
Ge@@ ol@@ tra@@ in has now declar@@ ed that “ no@@ body should h@@ enc@@ e@@ for@@ th d@@ are to speak of the ‘ imp@@ la@@ u@@ sible t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony ’ of Jose@@ ph@@ us . ”
15 , 16 . ( a ) Why should we not ex@@ pect that ever@@ yone we preach to will accept the Kingdom message ?
He promised he would , but he did not .
Thus , every meeting can be a blessing for us if we pa@@ y attention and follow along in our Bi@@ bl@@ es . ​ — Acts 2 : 1 - 4 ; Hebrews 10 : 24 , 25 .
That certainly proved to be true with the ano@@ in@@ ting of many at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E .
However , in time a question ar@@ ose about one ke@@ y ob@@ lig@@ ation ​ — m@@ ale circum@@ c@@ ision .
At the same time , Jehovah al@@ lo@@ ws us to have a personal relationship with him , and he promises to care for us if we “ keep on . . . see@@ king first the kingdom and his righteousness . ”
“ The Li@@ ght H@@ as C@@ ome In@@ to the World ”
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a doubt , Jehovah and Jesus appreci@@ ate the hard work of the th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of shepher@@ ds who will@@ ingly ten@@ d the worl@@ d@@ wide flo@@ ck .
O@@ U@@ T@@ R@@ I@@ G@@ H@@ T D@@ ON@@ AT@@ I@@ ON@@ S
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 3 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 10@@ 8 , 7@@ 4
In what ways might we feel pres@@ sur@@ ed to follow the crow@@ d ?
It comman@@ ded one of the most important tra@@ de r@@ out@@ es between R@@ ome and the Ti@@ gr@@ is - E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates V@@ al@@ le@@ y .
Ar@@ ound the world , sal@@ t is used as a pre@@ serv@@ ative .
Some have ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic ill@@ nesses .
And our own “ faith without h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y ” may well b@@ ol@@ ster the faith of others . ​ — 1 Timothy 1 : 5 ; Hebrews 13 : 7 .
Why did he give such emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is to this qu@@ ality ?
Our beli@@ ef@@ s , activities , and go@@ als were comple@@ t@@ ely different .
Ar@@ ound the world some si@@ x milli@@ on of Jehovah’s Witnesses are sh@@ aring that good news with their neigh@@ b@@ ors .
When Paul wrote of “ the pri@@ m@@ ary do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine about the Christ , ” he inclu@@ ded “ the teaching on . . . the resurrection of the dead . ”
P@@ re@@ des@@ t@@ in@@ ation thus su@@ gg@@ ests that God long ag@@ o fore@@ or@@ da@@ ined the future ​ — good or bad — ​ of every individu@@ al .
( Read Proverbs 29 : 25 . )
U@@ sing this conc@@ ep@@ t , he at@@ temp@@ ted to show that God , his Son , and the holy spirit were three dist@@ in@@ ct pers@@ ons ex@@ is@@ ting in one divine sub@@ st@@ ance .
Th@@ ink about this .
These benef@@ its star@@ t im@@ medi@@ ately and last into the future .
Christian parents wis@@ ely provide their children from inf@@ an@@ cy with a strong spiritual en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment
We too should appreci@@ ati@@ vely medit@@ ate on Jehovah’s activ@@ ity .
• As Samu@@ el@@ ’s parents taught him God’s word , bring your children up in “ the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 4 .
Acc@@ ording to the illustr@@ ation of the whe@@ at and the we@@ e@@ ds , har@@ v@@ est@@ time would come at “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
W@@ i@@ th@@ out h@@ es@@ it@@ ation , they destro@@ yed all the ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ tes in their sh@@ op .
Even so , Jehovah expe@@ cts us to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere with some decisions though we may enc@@ oun@@ ter tri@@ als .
David c@@ ites what reas@@ ons for his confidence in Jehovah ?
( b ) What was the out@@ come of the t@@ est , and what does this illustr@@ ate ?
E@@ very day milli@@ ons of people g@@ ri@@ eve over the death of a loved one .
How can we show “ low@@ l@@ iness of mind ” in our deal@@ ings with fellow Christians ?
Sh@@ ould not all of us end@@ e@@ av@@ or to be ‘ streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ i@@ ds ’ to fellow Christians ?
One reason might be that you are rel@@ ying too much on yourself .
We rec@@ al@@ led some good ad@@ vice from a fellow Witness : “ T@@ ell Jehovah about your problems .
This ty@@ pe of gar@@ ment re@@ stri@@ cted a sol@@ di@@ er@@ ’s mo@@ v@@ ement to some de@@ gre@@ e , and it requi@@ red that he regul@@ arly c@@ he@@ ck that the pl@@ ates were fir@@ m@@ ly fi@@ x@@ ed in place .
Th@@ ink about how you benefit from reading the Bible , exam@@ ining the public@@ ations of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” w@@ atch@@ ing J@@ W Bro@@ ad@@ ca@@ sting , vis@@ iting j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g , tal@@ king with the elders , and associ@@ ating with fellow Christians .
However , after many in@@ ten@@ se prayers , I began a tur@@ n@@ around . ”
“ T@@ emp@@ or@@ ary R@@ es@@ id@@ ents ” in a W@@ ic@@ ked World
Such inter@@ fer@@ ence may not be deli@@ ber@@ ate and can pro@@ ba@@ bly be h@@ and@@ led by ap@@ pl@@ ying the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to “ continue pu@@ t@@ ting up with one another and for@@ giving one another fre@@ ely if anyone has a cause for com@@ pla@@ in@@ t against another . ”
T@@ w@@ o of his close friends come to his a@@ id .
It prom@@ o@@ tes the ide@@ a of the per@@ pe@@ tu@@ al vi@@ r@@ g@@ in@@ ity of M@@ ary and has c@@ learly been written to gl@@ ori@@ fy her . ​ — Matthew 1 : 24 , 25 ; 13 : 5@@ 5 , 5@@ 6 .
Are we temp@@ ted to for@@ go the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c privile@@ ges in order to get what we want now ?
By the time Jeho@@ as@@ h re@@ ached se@@ ven years of age , H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est Jeho@@ i@@ a@@ da was ready to la@@ un@@ ch his pl@@ an to dis@@ lo@@ dge the u@@ sur@@ p@@ ing qu@@ e@@ en from her ill - go@@ t@@ ten thro@@ ne .
The psalmist A@@ sa@@ ph , however , came to appreci@@ ate real glory ​ — the pri@@ c@@ eless tre@@ asure of a bless@@ ed relationship with Jehovah .
Mo@@ re@@ over , as we preach the good news of God’s Kingdom , we need to maintain bal@@ ance between b@@ ol@@ dness and t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful@@ ness so that we do not off@@ end someone un@@ in@@ ten@@ tion@@ ally .
You could ba@@ ke a c@@ ake with your child using a re@@ ci@@ pe .
In 19@@ 19 , Jesus plac@@ ed “ the ke@@ y of the house of David ” upon the sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” by ap@@ poin@@ ting that slave class “ over all his bel@@ ong@@ ings . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
But A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa under@@ sto@@ od per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly well .
May we ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly pet@@ iti@@ on Jehovah for help so that we can exerc@@ ise rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t and re@@ present him pro@@ per@@ ly , even under difficult circumstances .
Pro@@ vi@@ ding C@@ are for the El@@ der@@ ly
F@@ e@@ ar was a part of our lives , and it h@@ ur@@ t me deep@@ ly to see M@@ other su@@ ff@@ er .
In Jesus ’ case , lear@@ ning a tra@@ de did not inter@@ f@@ ere with other ty@@ p@@ es of educ@@ ation .
The gover@@ ning body in Jerusalem sent the apostles Peter and John to these Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an con@@ ver@@ ts , and “ they la@@ id their hands on them , and they began to receive holy spirit . ”
The Christian elders who knew her spoke high@@ ly of her spiritual qualities and a@@ bil@@ ities as a pioneer .
Our con@@ vers@@ ation with him cen@@ tered on the earthly Par@@ adise that God pur@@ posed for righ@@ tly dis@@ posed people .
Can we more clo@@ sel@@ y imitate Jesus ’ w@@ atch@@ ful example , perhaps by stri@@ ving to be inc@@ reas@@ ingly al@@ er@@ t to opportun@@ ities to share the good news with people we me@@ et in our day - to - day life ?
At Go@@ l@@ go@@ th@@ a , a place out@@ side Jerusalem , his blood was p@@ our@@ ed out “ for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s . ”
Their hear@@ t@@ felt contr@@ iti@@ on did not es@@ cap@@ e Jehovah’s no@@ tice .
But he as@@ sur@@ ed them : “ I will re@@ qu@@ est the Father and he will give you another help@@ er to be with you forever . ”
How did John M@@ il@@ t@@ on come to have such influ@@ ence ?
He says : “ The elders who have moved here give a lo@@ t of one - on - one attention to the local brothers .
In l@@ ate 195@@ 9 , our first son , Jo@@ el , was born , and in 19@@ 6@@ 2 , a second bo@@ y , Samuel , follow@@ ed .
He is a great help in the congregation , accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing many young ones in the ministry .
De@@ c@@ ember 15 , 200@@ 8
R@@ ich blessings also come to those in Bethel service at branch of@@ fic@@ es of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing in mind our ob@@ je@@ c@@ ti@@ ves , we po@@ lit@@ ely turned down these and other off@@ ers . ​ — 2 Timothy 2 : 4 .
How can you help to make the congregation a ha@@ ven of kindness ?
Those who filled this of@@ fice were care@@ er sol@@ di@@ ers who had to be good lead@@ ers .
When the apostle Paul re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly pray@@ ed for deli@@ ver@@ ance from his “ thor@@ n in the flesh , ” Jehovah told him : “ My power is being made perfect in we@@ ak@@ ness . ”
Joseph , R@@ a@@ ha@@ b , Jesus , and the apostles displa@@ yed an in@@ ner strength that mo@@ tiv@@ ated them to per@@ form good works .
He s@@ ends m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers to their king to dis@@ co@@ ver the reason for A@@ m@@ mon@@ ite ag@@ g@@ res@@ sion .
What need did Peter dis@@ cer@@ n , and what words of Jesus did he likely have in mind ?
And we need to keep streng@@ th@@ ening our faith by always pra@@ ying to Jehovah and stud@@ ying his Word . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 18 ; 1 Peter 2 : 2 .
He would be b@@ ru@@ ised in the he@@ el by Satan .
( Com@@ pare Revelation 2 : 4 . )
It is , therefore , a s@@ ource of joy for all of God’s people to ob@@ serve that so many young servants of God around the world take to heart Paul’s ex@@ hor@@ tation : “ Let us consider one another to inc@@ ite to love and fine works , not for@@ s@@ ak@@ ing the ga@@ ther@@ ing of ourselves together , as some have the cu@@ sto@@ m , but encourag@@ ing one another , and all the more so as you b@@ eho@@ ld the day dra@@ wing near . ”
Instead , by continu@@ ing in the way that Eli@@ j@@ ah had car@@ ri@@ ed out his ministry , El@@ isha showed du@@ e respect for his teach@@ er , which reas@@ sur@@ ed Eli@@ sh@@ a@@ ’s fellow prophe@@ ts .
Eli@@ j@@ ah im@@ medi@@ ately car@@ ri@@ ed him up to the ro@@ of ch@@ am@@ ber where the prophet lo@@ d@@ ged and pet@@ iti@@ oned Jehovah to rest@@ ore the bo@@ y’s life .
R@@ em@@ ember , Jesus died for rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers .
A@@ no@@ ther way for family members to strengthen their faith and contribu@@ te to the spiritual well - being of the enti@@ re family is for them to set spiritual go@@ als and pur@@ sue them .
When we show love , the benef@@ its are far - re@@ aching .
A@@ R@@ E you con@@ ten@@ ding with some ong@@ o@@ ing tri@@ al ?
18 : 20 .
How V@@ i@@ e@@ w Y@@ our@@ self ? 1 / 15
I@@ mit@@ ate Jesus ’ Ex@@ am@@ ple of W@@ is@@ dom
For the first few years of my life , I sp@@ ent sever@@ al h@@ our@@ s each we@@ ek with a spe@@ e@@ ch ther@@ ap@@ ist .
We are free to cho@@ ose between life and death , good and bad .
How does fav@@ or@@ it@@ ism work against mer@@ cy ?
From the su@@ n@@ ’s ris@@ ing in the e@@ ast to its set@@ ting in the w@@ est , the ra@@ ys of the su@@ n il@@ lu@@ min@@ ate the enti@@ re g@@ lo@@ be .
Jesus is the personal gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e , or the “ A@@ men , ” that every promise Jehovah God makes will come true !
Per@@ haps Mark was to care for practic@@ al needs during the tri@@ p so that the apostles could con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on spiritual matters .
What a prote@@ ction that will be for the young ones !
Jehovah made this clear to Adam even before E@@ ve was cre@@ ated .
A few months later , the So@@ ci@@ ety asked her to go to S@@ pain .
Some a@@ da@@ pt well to sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess , but others find that the desire to mar@@ ry and have children inc@@ reas@@ es over the years .
Bu@@ il@@ ding a S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually S@@ tr@@ ong F@@ am@@ ily
To what d@@ anger should we ‘ keep our eyes o@@ pen ’ ?
“ I believ@@ ed in God , so I s@@ ought comfort from the local pri@@ est .
It was with her that I went in the ministry for the first time because I wanted to . ”
And even though we have never seen him or heard his vo@@ ice , it is as if he commun@@ ic@@ ates direc@@ tly with us through the Bible .
Davi@@ d’s view of exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion to Jehovah is expres@@ sed in the words : “ Jehovah is great and very much to be pra@@ ised , and he is to be fe@@ ared more than all other go@@ ds . For all the go@@ ds of the pe@@ op@@ les are valu@@ eless go@@ ds .
He would be fo@@ ol@@ ish to ex@@ pect her to be perfect .
7 : 20 - 25 .
“ In the p@@ ath of righteousness there is life , ” Solomon as@@ sures us , “ and the j@@ our@@ ne@@ y in its pa@@ th@@ way means no death . ” ​ — Proverbs 12 : 28 .
This ro@@ d al@@ lo@@ ws me to ty@@ pe let@@ ters on a ke@@ y@@ bo@@ ard and di@@ al num@@ bers on my c@@ ell p@@ ho@@ ne .
While A@@ ha@@ b went off to f@@ ill his st@@ om@@ ach , Eli@@ j@@ ah had an opportunity to pray to his Father .
How did Jehovah expres@@ s his concer@@ n for you@@ ths in the early Christian congregation ?
What does Jesus accom@@ pl@@ ish in fulfill@@ ing his ro@@ le as the Messi@@ ah , br@@ ing@@ ing what resul@@ ts for obedi@@ ent mankind ?
In fact , he had held a family meeting so as to pas@@ s on the good poin@@ ts he had read in the book .
7 : 37 , 38 .
Per@@ haps one of her m@@ ale col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es shows an interest in her .
Jehovah under@@ stan@@ ds and lo@@ ves you , y@@ es , even more than your parents do .
In time , that did occ@@ ur . ​ — J@@ er .
At the to@@ p of the l@@ ist was mutu@@ al faith@@ ful@@ ness .
To encoura@@ ge one another to stay fir@@ m , in the mor@@ ning they would share a Bible verse , such as Psalm 18 : 2 , so that they could medit@@ ate on it during the day .
If we are like the inspired song@@ writ@@ er , we will ye@@ ar@@ n to understand “ the wonderful things ” of God’s law .
It says : “ Wh@@ atever things are true , wh@@ atever things are of serious concer@@ n , wh@@ atever things are righteous , wh@@ atever things are cha@@ st@@ e , wh@@ atever things are lo@@ va@@ ble , wh@@ atever things are well spo@@ ken of , wh@@ atever vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e there is and wh@@ atever pra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy thing there is , continue consider@@ ing these things . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 8 .
Yet , I see now how streng@@ th@@ ening it was for me to sp@@ end the form@@ ative years of my life cop@@ ing with such difficult circumstances ; it helped me appreci@@ ate the more important spiritual things .
O@@ ver the cen@@ tu@@ ries , re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers have tri@@ ed to come up with a s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c appro@@ ach to the pos@@ si@@ bility of dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ing a person@@ ’s char@@ ac@@ ter by his physical appe@@ ar@@ ance .
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : A@@ h , y@@ es . Th@@ at@@ ’s the prophecy recorded in Daniel chap@@ ter 4 .
The pa@@ y@@ ment of ti@@ th@@ es was a@@ do@@ p@@ ted from the O@@ ld Law . . .
The land of Ma@@ go@@ g ref@@ ers to the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of the earth , to which Satan and his dem@@ ons are con@@ f@@ ined . ​ — John 12 : 31 ; Revelation 12 : 7 - 12 .
Jehovah will use his Son to car@@ ry out divine justice in the future .
• What can a wife do to show that she deep@@ ly res@@ pe@@ cts her husband ?
What a f@@ ran@@ k ad@@ mis@@ sion that human rule is a fa@@ il@@ ure !
W@@ il@@ der@@ ness of Par@@ an
In@@ to the F@@ i@@ eld
Peter wrote : “ You are doing well in pa@@ ying attention to [ the prophe@@ tic word ] as to a lam@@ p shin@@ ing in a dar@@ k place , until day da@@ w@@ ns and a da@@ y@@ st@@ ar ris@@ es . ”
Be a good stud@@ ent of God’s Word , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that Jesus Christ re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly refer@@ red to God’s Word when he was temp@@ ted by the Devil .
What can we learn from the word for “ life ” found in the Bible account ?
It stan@@ ds to reason that if our God - given hope gro@@ ws di@@ m in our mind and heart or if our foc@@ us shi@@ f@@ ts el@@ se@@ where ​ — perhaps to material things or to se@@ cul@@ ar go@@ als — ​ spiritual we@@ ar@@ iness may soon over@@ take us , ev@@ en@@ tually le@@ ading to lo@@ ss of moral strength and courage .
13 : 5@@ 1 , 5@@ 2 .
Instead of being a f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ing c@@ at@@ ac@@ l@@ y@@ s@@ mi@@ c end , Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on will sign@@ al a happy beg@@ in@@ ning for righteous individuals , who will live forever on a par@@ adise earth . ​ — Psalm 37 : 29 .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , more and more , death has moved from the home to the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
No human kno@@ ws the “ day and h@@ our ” when that will come .
O@@ ther@@ wise , I would pro@@ ba@@ bly not have said a word .
However , the situ@@ ations descri@@ bed a@@ bo@@ ve ac@@ tually pres@@ ented an opportunity for those parents to teach their child a valu@@ able less@@ on in responsi@@ bility .
( a ) What was No@@ ah’s respon@@ se to the war@@ ning about the F@@ lood ?
Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ine M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , 4 / 15
In what ways did four Ju@@ de@@ an k@@ ings prove to be ze@@ al@@ ous for fine works ?
“ E@@ ar@@ th@@ qu@@ ak@@ es . ”
“ L@@ O@@ R@@ D , where are you going ? ”
To some people today , what those four young men did may se@@ em in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant .
No doubt we all ag@@ ree with the princi@@ ple that we must be physi@@ c@@ ally , mor@@ ally , and spiritually clean in order to ple@@ ase God .
Rather , we should be willing to o@@ pen our heart , as Paul did toward the Corinthians , and show our fellow believers that we are truly concer@@ ned about their wel@@ f@@ are .
Jehovah Pro@@ vi@@ des Da@@ ily Ne@@ e@@ ds ( Mo@@ de@@ l P@@ ra@@ y@@ er ) , 2 / 1
I@@ N A@@ P@@ P@@ O@@ IN@@ T@@ IN@@ G jud@@ ges over Israel , Moses st@@ ro@@ ve to find “ wise and dis@@ cre@@ et and experienced men . ”
When Jesus said that “ life does not result from the things he pos@@ s@@ ess@@ es , ” the word used here for “ life ” in Lu@@ ke@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l ( Greek , z@@ o@@ ·@@ e@@ ʹ ) ref@@ ers , not to the man@@ ner or st@@ y@@ le of living , but to life it@@ self , life in the ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te sense .
Like their rul@@ er , dem@@ ons c@@ ra@@ ve the worship of humans .
Noah reli@@ ed on Jehovah for every important decision .
Peter did this des@@ pite the fact that he had been privile@@ ged to o@@ pen the way for G@@ ent@@ il@@ es to be ad@@ mit@@ ted to the Christian congregation .
C@@ en@@ ter@@ ing his com@@ ments on 2 Timothy 4 : 5 , Bro@@ ther J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z high@@ ligh@@ ted the ma@@ in work of a G@@ ile@@ ad - tra@@ ined mission@@ ary ​ — to “ do the work of an ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er . ”
* Those Christians destro@@ yed any ob@@ je@@ cts associ@@ ated with spi@@ rit@@ ism , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of mon@@ et@@ ary value .
When we foc@@ us on doing God’s will rather than our own , our life be@@ comes mean@@ ing@@ ful and satis@@ f@@ ying .
He was descri@@ bed as a man who@@ se heart was “ complete with Jehovah . ”
And on one occasi@@ on , he even wal@@ ked on water !
Even the worl@@ d’s h@@ at@@ red does not make us for@@ get any of God’s instru@@ ctions .
They give a witness at every opportunity .
In turn , loy@@ al@@ ty and complete trust in Jehovah prom@@ o@@ te joy among his people . ​ — P@@ s .
The man said that he was a leg@@ al re@@ si@@ d@@ ent but had been ro@@ b@@ bed of his do@@ cum@@ ents and money .
What Mu@@ st We Do ?
You were so happy to hear these things ​ — even exc@@ ited — ​ and wanted to learn more .
As John dis@@ co@@ vered , a life devo@@ id of spiritual valu@@ es is un@@ satis@@ f@@ ying .
• Why should we desire to inc@@ re@@ ase our knowledge and understanding concer@@ ning Bible lands ?
Like Isa@@ a@@ c of old , Jesus was willing to be offered up as a sacrifice on the al@@ ta@@ r of Jehovah’s will for him .
Will we some@@ day be able to make a similar expres@@ sion ?
They will not to@@ il for nothing , nor will they bring to bir@@ th for dis@@ tur@@ ban@@ ce . ” ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 21 - 23 .
Who among us would not want to be more loving , jo@@ y@@ ful , and pe@@ ace@@ able ?
He was bur@@ sting with good news to tell his ma@@ ster ​ — Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h was to become Isa@@ ac@@ ’s wife !
Now , why does a conven@@ tion ba@@ dge often tri@@ gg@@ er a con@@ vers@@ ation ?
That will hold them back from making prog@@ ress .
Jehovah is e@@ ag@@ er to for@@ give a rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ ner .
Such a view is contr@@ ary to what the inspired Scriptures say .
Be@@ ing known by Jehovah is un@@ den@@ i@@ ab@@ ly a preci@@ ous privilege that br@@ ings satis@@ fac@@ tion to our life now , and it ho@@ l@@ ds out wonderful blessings for the future . ​ — P@@ s .
The teach@@ er might thus ask : “ Why does the Bible con@@ dem@@ n se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations out@@ side of marriage ?
The Bible poin@@ ts out that all human cre@@ ation is so we@@ igh@@ ed down with bur@@ den@@ s that many anxi@@ ously a@@ wa@@ it rel@@ e@@ ase from to@@ da@@ y’s st@@ res@@ s@@ ful life .
We can pur@@ sue love and mil@@ dness of temp@@ er
Paul’s des@@ crip@@ tion of Christian meetings found at 1 Corinthians 14 : 26 - 33 gives us in@@ sight into how those ga@@ ther@@ ings were condu@@ cted in the first century .
3 / 1 Pa@@ g@@ an Ho@@ li@@ day Ma@@ de Christian ?
What are three challeng@@ es to making a second marriage work ?
We need to ad@@ just our vie@@ w@@ point to ali@@ gn with God’s because his thoughts are su@@ peri@@ or to our@@ s
What will help us remain loyal to Jehovah ?
This was an in@@ sul@@ t to Jehovah , and it ang@@ ered him great@@ ly . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 32 : 5 , 7 - 10 ; Psalm 10@@ 6 : 19 , 20 .
Jehovah’s people are gr@@ ate@@ ful that there are el@@ der@@ ly ones in the congregations .
In the world to come , these will enjoy life in per@@ man@@ ent peace and se@@ cur@@ ity as never before . — Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 3 , 4 ; Revelation 7 : 9 - 17 .
My man@@ ag@@ er was ast@@ oun@@ ded that I turned down his lu@@ cr@@ ative offer .
Ad@@ ver@@ t@@ is@@ ers also know that see@@ ing an ad@@ ver@@ t@@ is@@ ement once or t@@ wi@@ ce will u@@ su@@ ally not per@@ su@@ a@@ de people to r@@ us@@ h out and bu@@ y the pro@@ du@@ ct .
Those who have come to know Jehovah have a different view .
He is likely to foc@@ us his attention on those appro@@ aching baptism as well as on new@@ ly baptized ones .
You can be confid@@ ent that the re@@ war@@ ds are great now and will be even greater “ in the coming system of things . ” ​ — Mark 10 : 28 - 30 .
G@@ a@@ il : I see .
P@@ ra@@ y for holy spirit , which can give you pati@@ ence and self - control .
On our way home , we appro@@ ach a man s@@ it@@ ting in the sh@@ a@@ de of a m@@ ang@@ o t@@ ree .
60 : 22 .
However , they mis@@ s out on the benef@@ its they could der@@ i@@ ve from stud@@ ying the Bible .
For those who have esta@@ bli@@ shed a good name over the years , the day of death is in@@ deed better in that respect than the day of bir@@ th .
It came to be known as the Phil@@ o@@ x@@ en@@ i@@ an V@@ er@@ sion .
Many are “ un@@ than@@ k@@ ful , dis@@ loyal , having no n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction . ”
Let us therefore trust in Jehovah imp@@ lic@@ it@@ ly , ch@@ er@@ ish our tre@@ asure of service , and fully accom@@ pl@@ ish our ministry .
Consider this : The ancient Israelites were told that they must not bre@@ ak any b@@ one of the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver lam@@ b .
If a Christian brother in such a di@@ re situation se@@ ek@@ s fin@@ an@@ cial a@@ id , would it not be kind to rend@@ er ass@@ ist@@ ance ?
Indeed , we are working hand in hand with the Creator himself , who vie@@ ws such ac@@ ts of kindness as a lo@@ an made to him .
As we person@@ ally cop@@ e with li@@ fe@@ ’s problems and di@@ lig@@ ently seek to comfort others , we can have the same faith and con@@ vi@@ ction as did the psalmist who san@@ g : “ Th@@ ro@@ w your bur@@ den upon Jehovah himself , and he himself will su@@ sta@@ in you .
One result of the congreg@@ ational arrang@@ ement was that “ the word of God went on gro@@ wing , and the number of the disciples kept mul@@ ti@@ pl@@ ying in Jerusalem very much . ” ​ — Acts 6 : 1 - 7 .
It is a mar@@ v@@ el that these let@@ ters sur@@ vi@@ ved and re@@ appe@@ ared after more than 60 years !
Wor@@ k of su@@ peri@@ or qu@@ ality , meeting high standards of pre@@ c@@ ision and exc@@ el@@ l@@ ence , is in dem@@ and .
R@@ A@@ C@@ I@@ A@@ L H@@ A@@ R@@ M@@ ON@@ Y
Des@@ pite the difficul@@ ties , however , Ka@@ zu@@ ko says : “ Our b@@ ond as a cou@@ ple has become str@@ ong@@ er . ”
In J@@ ap@@ an , for example , a certain Witness fac@@ ed ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le from both a hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der and his gu@@ est .
The disciples as@@ sum@@ ed that if La@@ z@@ ar@@ us was mer@@ ely re@@ sting , he would get better .
I went there , learned how to cu@@ t ha@@ ir , and op@@ ened a ba@@ r@@ ber@@ sh@@ op to support my@@ self .
Jesus was there ne@@ i@@ ther of his own cho@@ ice nor at the invit@@ ation of P@@ il@@ ate .
The wise man was like those who listen@@ ed to and app@@ lied Jesus ’ words .
M@@ ake It P@@ rac@@ tic@@ al
They kept on stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing , or con@@ ten@@ ding , and ac@@ ting in har@@ mony with their prayers .
How have they cop@@ ed with this situation ?
O@@ thers feel that they w@@ in God’s appro@@ val by per@@ form@@ ing char@@ it@@ able ac@@ ts for the po@@ or .
• How can we continue to walk in Jehovah’s u@@ pri@@ ght ways ?
Yet , many who own a Bible find it difficult to understand .
Sh@@ ould we not stri@@ ve to “ continue pu@@ t@@ ting up with one another and for@@ giving one another fre@@ ely ” ? ​ — C@@ ol .
In every as@@ pect of our lives , we end@@ e@@ av@@ or to show that we love that Kingdom govern@@ ment and want to be loyal to it .
St@@ é@@ ph@@ ane started to study the Bible with me .
It is un@@ real@@ is@@ tic to think that you can enjoy a little of what is wrong but not go all the way , that you can “ ta@@ st@@ e ” without s@@ wal@@ low@@ ing .
In the last 15 years , the number of congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide has gro@@ wn from some 7@@ 0@@ ,000 to over 10@@ 0@@ ,000 ​ — an inc@@ re@@ ase of over 40 per@@ c@@ ent .
The second st@@ age pre@@ pa@@ res those who will d@@ well in Par@@ adise on earth under Christ’s Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom .
By expres@@ sing how you feel about your bro@@ ther’s fine qualities , you ac@@ tually pre@@ pare your heart and his for a con@@ stru@@ ctive con@@ vers@@ ation .
An@@ al@@ y@@ ze Y@@ our@@ self
Jehovah evid@@ ently does not , for the inspired psalmist san@@ g : “ If er@@ r@@ ors were what you w@@ atch , O J@@ ah , O Jehovah , who could stand ? ”
I@@ F Y@@ O@@ U are a par@@ ent , can you rel@@ ate to the emo@@ tions expres@@ sed in the op@@ ening st@@ at@@ ements ?
The daugh@@ ter was kil@@ led ; the father , sever@@ ely in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed .
P@@ ra@@ y in Fa@@ ith
“ See the Go@@ od L@@ and ” ​ — This bro@@ ch@@ ure fe@@ atu@@ res ma@@ ps and p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ s of plac@@ es mentioned in the Bible
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s life was often at ris@@ k , so in 198@@ 2 , after 20 years of ar@@ m@@ ed stru@@ gg@@ le , he f@@ led to E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
Un@@ able to gr@@ as@@ p Paul’s sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent ex@@ position before A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa , F@@ es@@ tu@@ s exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ You are going ma@@ d , Paul ! Gre@@ at lear@@ ning is d@@ ri@@ ving you into ma@@ dness ! ”
However , since his en@@ thr@@ on@@ ement as King of God’s Kingdom in 1914 , he is going for@@ th “ con@@ qu@@ ering and to complete his con@@ qu@@ est . ”
E@@ X@@ P@@ L@@ O@@ R@@ E@@ R P@@ ON@@ C@@ E D@@ E L@@ E@@ Ó@@ N
G@@ ro@@ wing among them are coun@@ t@@ less fer@@ ns , mo@@ s@@ ses , v@@ ines , sh@@ ru@@ bs , and her@@ bs .
The fin@@ est privilege any of us can have is to be one of “ God’s fellow work@@ ers . ”
Our In@@ tegrity and the Is@@ sue of S@@ over@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y
Our loy@@ al@@ ty to the true God and his organization should sur@@ pas@@ s loy@@ al@@ ty to any human , no matter how close .
O@@ ver the years Jehovah’s Witnesses in T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n have wor@@ ked hard to pl@@ ant and har@@ v@@ est see@@ ds of Scriptural truth in some are@@ as that did not se@@ em to be pro@@ duc@@ tive .
Mo@@ st people are dra@@ wn to things that are clean and beau@@ ti@@ ful .
Many of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als expres@@ sed their appreciation for the Witnesses .
The Hebrew word sa@@ r , transl@@ ated “ prin@@ ce , ” ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally means “ c@@ hi@@ ef , ” or “ head one . ”
“ I always wanted to mar@@ ry someone whom I deep@@ ly ad@@ mi@@ red , ” says N@@ at@@ ali@@ e .
We can certainly do so when we are being persecu@@ ted or if we are fac@@ ing a life - th@@ reat@@ ening ill@@ ness .
However , as I made the effort , I gra@@ du@@ ally came to love Jehovah , and something started to change in@@ side me ​ — my conscience began to bo@@ ther me .
In any case , the to@@ tal number of those serving as de@@ pu@@ ties was 3@@ ,@@ 8@@ 50 .
‘ In all his ways ’ ​ — in congregation matters , educ@@ ation or se@@ cul@@ ar work , rel@@ a@@ x@@ ation , or anything el@@ se — ​ he mo@@ des@@ tly se@@ ek@@ s Jehovah’s counsel . ​ — Psalm 7@@ 3 : 24 .
How do people view authority today ?
For example , when con@@ duc@@ ting home Bible stu@@ dies with the help of the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe , it is wise to read and discus@@ s a number of the c@@ ited s@@ crip@@ tures .
Now , Jehovah is real to me .
By doing so , we help to prove Satan a li@@ ar and thus deli@@ ght Jehovah .
By he@@ ap@@ ing re@@ pro@@ ach on these Witnesses , he can make a se@@ v@@ ere tri@@ al even more difficult for them to be@@ ar .
Those with experience as “ need great@@ ers ” st@@ ress the import@@ ance of pre@@ par@@ ing on@@ es@@ el@@ f by taking these st@@ ep@@ s : P@@ l@@ an a@@ head .
How can Jehovah comfort us when a loved one dies ?
In the past , con@@ vers@@ ation with your child may have f@@ low@@ ed like a two - l@@ ane high@@ way .
24 : 13 - 16 ​ — How would the Jews become “ in among the pe@@ op@@ les , like the be@@ ating off of the o@@ live t@@ ree , like the g@@ le@@ an@@ ing when the gra@@ pe ga@@ ther@@ ing has come to an end ” ?
R@@ em@@ ember , though , that Jehovah has already determined the out@@ come of any op@@ position to the fulfill@@ ing of his will .
Mo@@ st important of all , you will de@@ e@@ pen your relationship with Jehovah God .
I did my best to support him in his important efforts .
E@@ ven@@ tually , the h@@ at@@ red of Jose@@ p@@ h’s brothers became so in@@ ten@@ se that they so@@ ld him into sla@@ very . ​ — Genesis 37 : 26 - 33 .
How can we be of encourag@@ ement to others at Christian meetings ?
Con@@ cer@@ ning them , he wrote : “ No greater cause for than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness do I have than these things , that I should be hear@@ ing that my [ spiritual ] children go on wal@@ king in the truth . ”
“ M@@ ore than all el@@ se that is to be gu@@ ar@@ ded , sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard your heart , ” say the Scriptures , “ for out of it are the s@@ our@@ ces of life . ”
Jehovah could have destro@@ yed them and started over with another cou@@ ple , but that would not have set@@ t@@ led the is@@ sue of who@@ se rul@@ er@@ ship is right and best for people .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 12 , 13 ]
The work prog@@ ressed very s@@ low@@ ly , pos@@ si@@ bly because of s@@ qu@@ ab@@ bl@@ ing or the l@@ ack of interest on the part of the re@@ vis@@ ers .
Because God - fe@@ aring Jeho@@ i@@ a@@ da ac@@ ted as father and ad@@ vis@@ er to Jeho@@ as@@ h , the young rul@@ er “ kept doing what was right in Jehovah’s eyes all the days of Jeho@@ i@@ a@@ da the pri@@ est . ” ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 22 : 10 – 23 : 1 , 11 ; 24 : 1 , 2 .
But his cam@@ pa@@ ign against the V@@ isi@@ go@@ ths was crow@@ ned with succ@@ ess when , in 5@@ 0@@ 7 C.E . , he de@@ fe@@ ated them at V@@ ou@@ ill@@ é , near P@@ o@@ iti@@ ers , a vi@@ ct@@ ory that gave him control of most of sou@@ th@@ w@@ est G@@ a@@ ul .
“ T@@ ake these things away from here ! ” he comman@@ ds those sel@@ ling the do@@ ves .
Let us consider some examples .
Hence , I@@ tal@@ i@@ an Witnesses of Jehovah are determined to continue imit@@ ating God by o@@ ffering others his wonderful message of comfort .
When was the last time that my sp@@ ouse and I had a cal@@ m con@@ vers@@ ation about money ?
Of what have milli@@ ons of people thr@@ ough@@ out the earth become con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed ?
In the re@@ gi@@ on where I lived , po@@ ver@@ ty was wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad , and the work it took to make ends me@@ et was ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sting .
How happy our Le@@ ad@@ er , Christ Jesus , must be to ob@@ serve from heaven how the preaching work that he started is being car@@ ri@@ ed out in ever more re@@ gi@@ ons of the earth !
That person may be sear@@ ch@@ ing in all s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity for religious truth .
C@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ D@@ R@@ E@@ N happ@@ ily pla@@ ying with their loving parents ​ — who does not enjoy w@@ atch@@ ing such a sc@@ ene ?
M@@ ak@@ ing Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t O@@ ne@@ ’s Per@@ s@@ onal H@@ el@@ per , 10 / 15 Mo@@ des@@ ty P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ tes Pe@@ ace , 3 / 15
If so , ask Jehovah’s Witnesses to discus@@ s with you chap@@ ter 14 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
A person@@ ’s earthly tre@@ asure may be more than just money .
When we are able to see good resul@@ ts from our work , we ten@@ d to enjoy doing it .
The water can@@ op@@ y , or heavenly o@@ ce@@ an , bur@@ st@@ s o@@ pen , and a t@@ or@@ r@@ enti@@ al do@@ w@@ n@@ p@@ our p@@ oun@@ ds the ar@@ k .
Hence , on one occasi@@ on , some P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es challeng@@ ed Jesus with this question : “ Is it la@@ w@@ ful for a man to div@@ or@@ ce his wife on every s@@ ort of gr@@ oun@@ ds ? ” ​ — Matthew 19 : 3 .
How beau@@ ti@@ ful those words are !
World events indic@@ ate that we are living in “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ” and that the end is very near .
Many are comple@@ t@@ ely eng@@ ro@@ s@@ sed in their personal pur@@ su@@ its and have no faith in God .
To qu@@ en@@ ch their th@@ ir@@ st , gu@@ ests were served be@@ er or w@@ ine .
“ I gu@@ ess every@@ body says this to you , ” he com@@ men@@ ted to a work@@ er , “ but to me this is simply a mirac@@ le ! ”
W@@ ell , Jehovah’s love for you is just as tend@@ er .
It is a t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing n@@ arr@@ ative of the jo@@ ys and s@@ or@@ ro@@ ws of a family .
Because this would mean that we were in@@ dec@@ isi@@ ve and un@@ ste@@ ad@@ y in prayer or in other ways ​ — y@@ es , even in the exerc@@ ising of faith .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , God allow@@ ed the bo@@ y’s ill@@ ness to take its course , know@@ ing that a resurrection ​ — the first one recorded in the Scriptures — ​ would take place and would give hope to future gener@@ ations .
On@@ ly Jehovah can give us a sure hope , which he does by means of his inspired Word .
God’s only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son showed hum@@ ility even before he came to earth .
How true that was !
From a human stan@@ d@@ point , he must have seem@@ ed to be one of the le@@ ast likely people to become a Christian .
Are the parents of today less anxi@@ ous and better e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed to ra@@ ise their children than those of y@@ es@@ ter@@ year ?
5 : 3 - 7 .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we can be to our car@@ ing heavenly Father , who se@@ es even our hi@@ d@@ den sin@@ s and cor@@ rec@@ ts us before we go too far !
E@@ ach of us has the opportunity and the responsi@@ bility to demonstr@@ ate by our personal integrity that we serve Jehovah because we love him ​ — not for sel@@ f@@ ish reas@@ ons .
For instance , Tho@@ ma@@ s and G@@ ab@@ ri@@ ele , our two you@@ ng@@ est , felt that we as parents were show@@ ing fav@@ or@@ it@@ ism toward their el@@ des@@ t brother .
The Bible says : “ F@@ e@@ ar began to f@@ all upon every soul , and many por@@ ten@@ ts and sign@@ s began to occ@@ ur through the apostles . ” ​ — Acts 2 : 4@@ 1 , 4@@ 3 .
W@@ ould he see his de@@ ar el@@ der@@ ly father again or his bel@@ o@@ ved you@@ ng@@ er brother , B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in ?
For example , though ne@@ arly all religi@@ ons prom@@ o@@ te a beli@@ ef in a high@@ er power , they have different conc@@ ep@@ ts of who or what that is .
This , then , is another benefit enjo@@ yed by those who are close to Jehovah : He re@@ war@@ ds his servants . ​ — Hebrews 11 : 6 .
Mo@@ re@@ over , because they stri@@ ve to ‘ remember their G@@ r@@ and Creator , ’ they have to cop@@ e with ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le ​ — even har@@ ass@@ ment — ​ from those who op@@ pose their beli@@ ef@@ s .
Ser@@ ving O@@ thers Al@@ le@@ vi@@ ates Su@@ ffering
“ Su@@ pp@@ ly . . . to your knowledge self - control . ” ​ — 2 P@@ E@@ T@@ E@@ R 1 : 5 - 8 .
It was used for fi@@ shing and had a st@@ er@@ n de@@ ck to hold the large and heav@@ y se@@ ine ne@@ t .
Com@@ pl@@ ying with those words will help all of us to pre@@ serve peace in the congregation and maintain a good relationship with Jehovah . ​ — Mat@@ t .
30 : 14 , 15 ​ — Why did R@@ ac@@ he@@ l rel@@ in@@ qu@@ ish an opportunity to conc@@ ei@@ ve in ex@@ change for some man@@ dr@@ ak@@ es ?
O@@ r should we view him as someone to be worshipp@@ ed ?
We were all born with a f@@ at@@ al f@@ law ​ — sin !
“ A@@ do@@ p@@ tion was ess@@ enti@@ ally a Rom@@ an u@@ sage , and was clo@@ sel@@ y con@@ ne@@ cted with the Rom@@ an ide@@ as of family , ” says the book S@@ t . Paul at R@@ ome .
But there was another word that was more than pol@@ ite .
We can ask that others pray for us , even as the apostle Paul did .
In A@@ pri@@ l of 194@@ 3 , the N@@ i@@ e@@ der@@ ha@@ g@@ en cam@@ p was fin@@ ally ev@@ ac@@ u@@ ated .
He is a r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned st@@ at@@ es@@ man , one of the ri@@ ch@@ est men on earth , and the great@@ est in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al of his gener@@ ation .
Do you have it ?
God also listen@@ s to humans .
Instead of tru@@ sting in Jehovah , they became af@@ ra@@ id and com@@ pla@@ ined against Moses .
Do they know that Jehovah God is not part of a Tr@@ in@@ ity ?
S@@ hor@@ tly after 19@@ 00 , Mo@@ ther’s sister , E@@ m@@ ma , went to N@@ or@@ th@@ field , M@@ in@@ n@@ es@@ o@@ ta , to study mu@@ si@@ c .
The prophe@@ ci@@ es that are op@@ en@@ ly pres@@ ented in the Bible give a so@@ li@@ d bas@@ is for believ@@ ing its inspi@@ r@@ ation .
How can you imitate Jesus in show@@ ing courage ?
[ Ma@@ p on page 8 ]
God’s Word indic@@ ates that a man who does not care for the physical , emo@@ tional , and spiritual needs of his family is wor@@ se than one without faith !
Mis@@ st@@ ep@@ s That Le@@ ad to S@@ in
Yet , contr@@ ary to the clear instru@@ ctions they had received , Saul and his people kept ali@@ ve King A@@ ga@@ g and “ the best of the flo@@ ck and the her@@ d and the f@@ at ones and . . . the r@@ am@@ s and . . . all that was good . ”
; P@@ ear@@ son , N .
Thus , both mat@@ es should cultiv@@ ate a war@@ m personal relationship with Jehovah and find deli@@ ght in doing his will .
The Bible as@@ sures us that “ God is love . ”
While Jehovah’s Witnesses certainly want to keep living , we are com@@ mit@@ ted to obey Jehovah’s law on blood .
No@@ tes E@@ j@@ v@@ or , a pioneer for 34 years : “ Today , more than ever , many people feel emo@@ tion@@ ally low .
Ban@@ ner Ye@@ ar for D@@ ist@@ ribu@@ tion , 1 / 15
What similar situation will Christians soon face , and what will we consider in this article ?
He was con@@ vi@@ cted .
Un@@ like the mer@@ ch@@ ant , this man was not sear@@ ch@@ ing for tre@@ asure .
The first part of the 1@@ 1@@ th chap@@ ter of the Bible book of Proverbs shows how our integrity can gu@@ i@@ de us in vari@@ ous are@@ as of life and as@@ sures us of the blessings that will follow .
Like E@@ m@@ man@@ u@@ el@@ ’s family , try to do something every day to prove yourself ready and “ keep on the w@@ atch . ”
As the ba@@ n was in effect , the Bi@@ bl@@ es were quic@@ k@@ ly dist@@ ribu@@ ted , and 70 co@@ pi@@ es of the Scriptures were bu@@ ri@@ ed to sa@@ ve them from des@@ tru@@ ction .
E@@ i@@ ther way , he is faithful to his el@@ ev@@ ated principles .
W@@ ere we to do so , it could give the wrong imp@@ res@@ sion .
How is the ex@@ t@@ ent of God’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess illustr@@ ated in King M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h’s case ?
Bethel and I pray@@ ed about it and tal@@ ked with our mo@@ thers to get their ad@@ vice .
I pray@@ ed often to Jehovah , and the desire to move gra@@ du@@ ally became str@@ ong@@ er . ”
* It also dem@@ ands time , en@@ er@@ gy , and emo@@ tional com@@ mit@@ ment .
It is as Proverbs 15 : 13 says : “ A jo@@ y@@ ful heart has a good effect on the coun@@ ten@@ ance . ”
O@@ thers eng@@ age in the pioneer service .
A@@ no@@ ther important fac@@ t@@ or is that of men@@ tal and emo@@ tional dis@@ or@@ ders that are involved in many su@@ i@@ ci@@ des .
On more than one occasi@@ on , he had coun@@ sel@@ ed his followers to be hum@@ ble , and on the night of N@@ is@@ an 14 , he demonstr@@ ated his own hum@@ ility by wa@@ shing the fe@@ et of his apostles .
The Phil@@ ist@@ ines kept re@@ tre@@ ating during the rest of Samu@@ el@@ ’s days as ju@@ dge .
Those who experience hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he in the mar@@ it@@ al relationship may won@@ der : ‘ Is my un@@ happy marriage really wor@@ th sa@@ ving ?
By obe@@ ying Jehovah in preaching the good news , I have helped to buil@@ d something per@@ man@@ ent ​ — fine God - fe@@ aring Christians .
Un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble !
Yet , King David wrote : “ H@@ app@@ y is anyone ac@@ ting with consider@@ ation toward the low@@ ly one , ” such as a person who is in need of help because of ill@@ ness . ​ — P@@ s .
And if you are par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly tr@@ oub@@ led over the course of a dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed relati@@ ve , p@@ our out your heart to Jehovah in prayer .
( b ) Why is that ancient ev@@ ent sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant for us ?
G@@ om@@ er , Ho@@ se@@ a@@ ’s wife , com@@ mit@@ ted re@@ pe@@ ated ac@@ ts of ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y .
Not even the exc@@ ru@@ ci@@ ating pain of death on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake bro@@ ke his integrity to God .
Th@@ ough God vie@@ wed that nation as his “ special pro@@ per@@ ty , ” it was sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by enem@@ ies .
Des@@ pite our sin@@ ful con@@ dition , Jehovah has proved to be “ the God who gives hope . ”
Per@@ fun@@ ct@@ ory per@@ for@@ man@@ ce of Christian du@@ ties may mas@@ k the gro@@ wing f@@ ra@@ il@@ ty of a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart that is we@@ ak@@ ened by se@@ cre@@ t in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence in materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es or en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment that fe@@ atu@@ res im@@ mor@@ ality , viol@@ ence , or the occ@@ ul@@ t .
Even the apostle Paul lam@@ ented : “ The good that I wish I do not do , but the bad that I do not wish is what I prac@@ tice .
How does that af@@ fect our relationship with him and with our brothers and sisters ?
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents do not need to go to col@@ le@@ ge to get a good jo@@ b , but they do need to ma@@ ster high school - le@@ v@@ el s@@ k@@ ill@@ s . ” ​ — A@@ mer@@ i@@ can E@@ duc@@ at@@ or , S@@ pr@@ ing 200@@ 4 .
Consider the law given to Israel regarding the se@@ iz@@ ing of a man@@ ’s gar@@ ment as se@@ cur@@ ity for a lo@@ an .
But a father who discipl@@ ines his son to instru@@ ct or prote@@ ct him is good .
Let us discus@@ s three things that could sto@@ p us from sta@@ ying a@@ wa@@ ke .
Acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of what is stated in the Bible is fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al to ga@@ ining godly wisdom .
A@@ n ul@@ tr@@ as@@ ound reve@@ aled that she was car@@ r@@ ying , not one ba@@ by , but four !
Are the direc@@ t@@ ors and of@@ fic@@ ers of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a and the members of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy one and the same , or are they different ?
Per@@ haps we can re@@ ach them by tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne and expres@@ s our interest in their wel@@ f@@ are or offer ass@@ ist@@ ance . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 4 .
During this time , he was able to re@@ exam@@ ine all that he had learned thr@@ ough@@ out his 7@@ 4 years .
To illustr@@ ate : A local ju@@ dge may be best known by those who have fac@@ ed him in cour@@ t as a fir@@ m en@@ for@@ c@@ er of the law .
Is it really possible to w@@ in the fi@@ ght against such powerful enem@@ ies ?
The pri@@ me thing in our lives , Jesus st@@ ressed , should be to ‘ keep on see@@ king first God’s kingdom and his righteousness . ’ ​ — Matthew 6 : 33 .
By our willing and loving support , we reas@@ sure our el@@ der@@ ly fellow Christians that they are not for@@ go@@ t@@ ten !
As we read the Scriptures , what should we do if we come ac@@ ro@@ ss a pas@@ sage that is difficult to understand , especially with reg@@ ard to Jehovah’s thinking ?
Bible reading was part of my early years .
9 , 10 . ( a ) How did Jesus fulf@@ ill Isaiah 4@@ 2 : 3 during his ministry ?
As we read at Mi@@ ca@@ h 7 : 14 , Mi@@ ca@@ h com@@ pa@@ res God’s people with sheep se@@ cur@@ ely re@@ si@@ ding with their shepher@@ d .
When Jesus said that his yo@@ ke was kin@@ dly and his lo@@ ad light , did M@@ ary think back on some g@@ ol@@ den af@@ ter@@ no@@ on long ag@@ o when she w@@ atch@@ ed Joseph teach a young Jesus how to make and shap@@ e a yo@@ ke with care so that an ani@@ ma@@ l could be@@ ar it in comfort ?
Many also lost their lives .
Let us never act as if Jehovah cannot see what we do
( a ) Paul was concer@@ ned with what two as@@ pe@@ cts of his service to God ?
And they do not let op@@ position turn them away from serving the true God !
In what are@@ a ( s ) of life could you be more dec@@ isi@@ ve when it comes to res@@ is@@ ting se@@ x@@ u@@ al temp@@ tation ?
What lea@@ ds us to this conclu@@ sion ?
Are spiritual ri@@ ches and privile@@ ges of Kingdom service more desi@@ ra@@ ble and important to you than the things the world off@@ ers ?
“ A P@@ ure L@@ angu@@ age ” for W@@ ho@@ m ?
Some are even able to atten@@ d G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol .
The king was fu@@ ri@@ ous !
The Bible long ag@@ o stated : “ M@@ an has d@@ om@@ in@@ ated man to his in@@ j@@ ur@@ y . ”
Their sin@@ s were so serious that Jehovah said he would p@@ un@@ ish them by having them ex@@ iled to Babyl@@ on .
Paul too ur@@ ged us to “ continue pu@@ t@@ ting up with one another . ”
Why should you seek to dis@@ co@@ ver the truth about the holy spirit ?
El@@ ders today must be sure to imitate Jehovah , who “ lo@@ ves justice . ”
He said : “ Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first the kingdom and his righteousness , and all these other things will be ad@@ ded to you . ”
However , in time she had to have hi@@ p - re@@ plac@@ ement sur@@ g@@ er@@ y , and a year and a half later , she under@@ went a g@@ all@@ b@@ la@@ d@@ der op@@ er@@ ation .
They need to be re@@ conc@@ iled to God .
R@@ em@@ ember Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c and Israel your servants , to whom you s@@ wor@@ e by yourself , in that you said to them , “ I shall mul@@ ti@@ p@@ ly your se@@ ed like the st@@ ars of the heavens , and all this land that I have desi@@ gn@@ ated I shall give to your se@@ ed , that they may in@@ deed take pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of it to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ” ’
( b ) When does a young person become respon@@ sible before Jehovah for the cho@@ ic@@ es he makes ?
There are those who want to know the Bible , but often there is no one to bre@@ ak the bre@@ ad of the Word for them . ”
But it was years later in a ba@@ r@@ ber@@ sh@@ op , not in a ch@@ urch , that my fear was dis@@ p@@ el@@ led .
A li@@ fe@@ time of hard work in the pur@@ su@@ it of a se@@ cul@@ ar care@@ er or material pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity will not necess@@ ar@@ ily mean that one will “ see good ” if it is done to the exc@@ lu@@ sion of spiritual things .
In@@ iti@@ ally , there is no differ@@ ence in the gro@@ w@@ th of the new pl@@ ant in these two ty@@ p@@ es of so@@ il .
However , they needed tra@@ ining .
Instead , Saul refu@@ sed to be m@@ ol@@ ded .
“ S@@ ir , did you know that soon there will be no jud@@ ges and no cour@@ ts on earth ? ”
No@@ te his words : “ God kno@@ ws . ”
19 Li@@ fe St@@ ory ​ — Jehovah H@@ as N@@ ever Fa@@ iled M@@ e !
The ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation is that he was inspired by the Creator of the heavens and the earth .
His spirit be@@ ars witness with their spirit , giving them the real@@ iz@@ ation that they are Jehovah’s anointed sons .
Thus , the we@@ al@@ th@@ i@@ er a person was , the more good he could do .
You pro@@ ba@@ bly also high@@ light that God’s Kingdom will re@@ esta@@ bl@@ ish Par@@ adise on earth so that peace and happiness can f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h .
The power of cho@@ ice .
In Au@@ gu@@ st 19@@ 40 , I served the congregation in T@@ ow@@ ns@@ v@@ il@@ le , which had four pione@@ ers ​ — Per@@ cy and I@@ l@@ ma Is@@ z@@ la@@ u@@ b * and si@@ bl@@ ings N@@ or@@ man and Be@@ at@@ ri@@ ce B@@ el@@ lo@@ t@@ t@@ i .
Rus@@ sel@@ l dis@@ cer@@ ned from the Bible that the time had come to make the good news wi@@ d@@ ely known .
During the last days , “ the ones having in@@ sight ” ​ — anointed Christians — ​ have been “ shin@@ ing as il@@ lu@@ min@@ at@@ ors ” and have brought “ many to righteousness , ” including the “ great crow@@ d ” of “ other sheep . ”
You can so eas@@ ily h@@ ur@@ t his di@@ gn@@ ity .
If that were not so , the comman@@ d@@ ment would have little meaning .
The I@@ ne@@ x@@ peri@@ enced Be@@ come W@@ ise
9 , 10 . ( a ) What message will God’s people deli@@ ver at that time ?
• What are some ways we show Chris@@ t@@ like mil@@ dness and kindness in this imper@@ fect world ?
• What was accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed with the Pe@@ ace of W@@ est@@ ph@@ ali@@ a , and how was religion involved ?
So after discus@@ sing matters with her husband , the new sister turned down the offer and in@@ stead arrang@@ ed for part - time work so that she could prog@@ ress toward being a full - time minis@@ ter , a pioneer .
How did Jesus show that he took deli@@ ght in fe@@ aring Jehovah ?
When Joseph rel@@ ated the second dre@@ am to his father as well as his brothers , the re@@ action was not much better .
What may have ca@@ used some Christians to become in@@ ac@@ tive ?
Mo@@ st important , ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles gives us the dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment needed to be sel@@ e@@ ctive in cho@@ o@@ sing friends and to avoid ‘ bad associ@@ ations that spo@@ il u@@ se@@ ful ha@@ bi@@ ts . ’ ​ — 1 C@@ or .
S@@ he@@ ep and ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound h@@ ill : P@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ al Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ve ( Ne@@ ar E@@ ast@@ er@@ n H@@ ist@@ ory ) E@@ st .
During certain pa@@ g@@ an ho@@ li@@ days , people would direc@@ tly bring sacrific@@ es to an i@@ do@@ l .
P@@ o@@ in@@ ting to the example of A@@ mo@@ s , the first speak@@ er dre@@ w attention to the responsi@@ bility we have to war@@ n people of Jehovah’s coming judgment .
If you are a wife in such a marriage , ask yourself , ‘ Is my dis@@ position making it difficult for my husband to be around me ? ’
They pre@@ ached the good news “ in all cre@@ ation that is under heaven . ”
19 : 30 - 38 ​ — Di@@ d Jehovah con@@ done Lo@@ t’s get@@ ting dr@@ un@@ k and fa@@ ther@@ ing sons by his two daugh@@ ters ?
His love for humans was so great that he will@@ ingly gave his life as a ransom so that we might receive everlasting life . ​ — Matthew 20 : 28 ; John 10 : 18 .
DI@@ D you once serve in a respon@@ sible position in the Christian congregation ?
Jesus told the apostles going off to vari@@ ous c@@ ities and v@@ il@@ la@@ ges that they were to preach the Kingdom , cu@@ re the si@@ ck , and expe@@ l dem@@ ons .
T@@ w@@ o of them were with older people who were de@@ v@@ out members of their ch@@ ur@@ ches .
Do I respect and love the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s moral standards ?
When it was ann@@ oun@@ ced that G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol would beg@@ in the next year , my desire to become a mission@@ ary was s@@ par@@ ked .
It is wor@@ th the effort .
Per@@ haps we are experi@@ enc@@ ing a rec@@ ur@@ ring temp@@ tation at work .
The e@@ ag@@ le is mentioned many times in the Bible , and its str@@ ik@@ ing s@@ il@@ h@@ ou@@ et@@ te is a famili@@ ar fe@@ ature of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
Jesus main@@ ta@@ ined perfect integrity .
It encoura@@ ges us : “ Let your bro@@ ther@@ ly love continue . ”
C@@ learly , this comm@@ and requi@@ res that parents have mean@@ ing@@ ful , spiritual con@@ vers@@ ations with their children .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ ing , Solomon says : “ The one in want of heart has des@@ p@@ ised his own fel@@ low@@ man , but the man of bro@@ ad dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment is one that keep@@ s s@@ il@@ ent .
He mentioned this de@@ ta@@ il in his wit@@ ness@@ ing work .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of bri@@ bes change hands every day , and bil@@ li@@ ons of people su@@ ff@@ er the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
Yet , Jesus ’ knowledge did not make him ha@@ ugh@@ ty . Rather , it made him respect his parents .
And their vi@@ g@@ il@@ ance would take on greater ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y as the end of the present wicked system of things appro@@ ached .
After recei@@ ving acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge about the Christ and his ro@@ le in God’s purpose , Paul could see that he was fac@@ ed with a cho@@ ice : Sh@@ ould he remain a P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e and continue to enjoy position and es@@ te@@ em , or should he change his life course and star@@ t to do wh@@ atever was necess@@ ary to gain God’s appro@@ val ?
B@@ ran@@ ches repor@@ t that the fine tra@@ ining received by the stud@@ ents is refle@@ cted in their ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing , shepher@@ ding , and teaching activities .
Even though Ad@@ al@@ ber@@ to was determined to sto@@ p these Bible stu@@ dies , I was able to talk with him for qu@@ ite a long time about other sub@@ je@@ cts .
They are hist@@ or@@ ic@@ ally acc@@ ur@@ ate and con@@ tain true prophecy .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to men who appe@@ ar to be worl@@ dly - wise , he says : “ Wh@@ en@@ ever it is that they are saying : ‘ Pe@@ ace and se@@ cur@@ ity ! ’ then su@@ d@@ den des@@ tru@@ ction is to be in@@ stan@@ tly upon them . ”
1 : 4 ; 4 : 19 , 20 ; 6 : 3 , 15 .
A second point that we can draw from Pet@@ er@@ ’s words is that Jehovah is pati@@ ent because he desi@@ res all to at@@ tain to rep@@ ent@@ ance .
He was cu@@ t off !
He wrote to the congregation in Eph@@ esus regarding “ the ste@@ war@@ d@@ ship of the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness of God ” that was given to him for their benefit .
And go the Israelites do , pos@@ si@@ bly more than three milli@@ on of them along with an un@@ num@@ ber@@ ed “ va@@ st mi@@ x@@ ed compan@@ y ” of n@@ on - Israelites . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 12 : 1 - 7 , 29 , 31 , 37 , 38 .
* U@@ se this hear@@ t@@ bre@@ ak@@ ing situation to make your relationship with Jehovah more real .
“ When the children go to bed , I some@@ times can@@ ’t sto@@ p cr@@ ying , ” lam@@ ented one sing@@ le par@@ ent .
Tho@@ ma@@ s real@@ ized that he was not ready for marriage , since he was only 18 years of age .
• How did love contribu@@ te to Jesus ’ out@@ standing courage ?
Lo@@ ve Bo@@ th the F@@ lo@@ ck and E@@ ach In@@ di@@ vidu@@ al S@@ he@@ ep
It is a dar@@ k er@@ a .
On one occasi@@ on , for example , he asked : “ What do you think , S@@ im@@ on ? From whom do the k@@ ings of the earth receive du@@ ties or head ta@@ x ? From their sons or from the str@@ ang@@ ers ? ”
T@@ ake special no@@ te of the Scriptural reason@@ ing used to re@@ ach the conclu@@ sions pres@@ ented .
Jehovah will gu@@ ard him and keep him ali@@ ve . ”
Yes , there was a need ( by the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans and by us ) for full con@@ vi@@ ction about the Christ’s ro@@ le in God’s purpose and in our life .
With the e@@ ye of a car@@ ing and care@@ ful physi@@ ci@@ an , Luke tr@@ ac@@ es “ all things from the star@@ t with acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y ” and co@@ v@@ ers a peri@@ od of 35 years ​ — from 3 B.C.E . to 33 C.E .
Why can we say that a long time for us is very sh@@ ort to God ?
Why did God per@@ mit this to ha@@ p@@ pen to me ? ”
Wor@@ king in a c@@ lu@@ t@@ tered sp@@ ace is time - con@@ sum@@ ing and fru@@ str@@ ating
“ S@@ pe@@ ak truth each one of you with his neigh@@ b@@ or . ”
“ A Ca@@ pa@@ ble W@@ i@@ fe Is a C@@ ro@@ wn to H@@ er O@@ w@@ ner ”
Even so , it is just one of the num@@ er@@ ous cre@@ ations that teach us about Jehovah’s im@@ men@@ se power .
• How have there been imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ements in the Christian ministry ?
For God kno@@ ws that in the very day of your e@@ ating from [ the t@@ ree that is in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the gar@@ den ] your eyes are b@@ ound to be op@@ ened and you are b@@ ound to be like God , know@@ ing good and bad . ”
Jesus was ze@@ al@@ ous in his efforts to s@@ pre@@ ad the good news , and he inspired his followers with that same ze@@ al for the Kingdom .
( a ) What com@@ for@@ ting words did David wr@@ ite ?
In many famili@@ es , much of the responsi@@ bility of care@@ giving seem@@ s to f@@ all on one son or daugh@@ ter , the one who lives clo@@ s@@ est to the parents .
Now is therefore the time to take a clo@@ s@@ er look at your way of life .
However , David tri@@ ed mo@@ ving about while we@@ aring that large and cum@@ ber@@ some e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment and soon found that it would not work for him .
O@@ r would you teach him to expres@@ s his gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de ?
Even after the Jews had sla@@ in his Son , Jehovah continued to show them long - suffering for a peri@@ od of three and a half more years , gr@@ an@@ ting them the exc@@ lu@@ sive opportunity of being called to become a part of the spiritual se@@ ed of Abraham .
Hence , the fre@@ e@@ dom that Christians enjoy is not without li@@ mit@@ ations .
Do you have reason to be af@@ ra@@ id that you will ?
He tru@@ st@@ s that he will re@@ a@@ p .
But how can we show loving - kindness ?
The first of these two artic@@ les shows how Jehovah en@@ ab@@ led Jesus ’ first - century disciples to pro@@ cla@@ im the good news .
Their work is supp@@ or@@ ted by vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary don@@ ations .
Th@@ an@@ ks “ It is good to give than@@ ks to Jehovah . ” ​ — Psalm 9@@ 2 : 1 .
A@@ ris@@ to@@ bulu@@ s , a Je@@ w who lived in the second century B.C.E . , wrote that a ver@@ sion of the Hebrew law was transl@@ ated into Greek and was comple@@ ted during the re@@ ign of P@@ to@@ le@@ my Phil@@ ad@@ el@@ ph@@ us ( 2@@ 8@@ 5 - 2@@ 4@@ 6 B.C.E . ) .
What example from the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law illustr@@ ates that Jehovah lea@@ ds “ according to the p@@ ace of ” his sheep ?
Jehovah wants his worshipp@@ ers to imitate him in displa@@ ying this desi@@ ra@@ ble qu@@ ality . ​ — E@@ ph .
Par@@ tly because of No@@ ah’s obedi@@ ence , we are ali@@ ve today . ​ — Genesis 6 : 22 .
May it be similar in our case .
From the time of his cre@@ ation on@@ ward , God’s only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son has truly been uni@@ que , one of a kind .
That is what Ru@@ bi , a Christian sister , did soon after the bir@@ th of her first son , Joseph .
That did not sa@@ ve him .
“ Ex@@ al@@ ted With G@@ l@@ ory ”
How does “ the righteous one keep pas@@ tur@@ ing many ” ?
What effect did Moses ’ 40 - year so@@ j@@ our@@ n in M@@ idi@@ an have on him ?
They may be stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to cop@@ e with family tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es , disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement , or ill health .
Ther@@ e@@ ’s still a lo@@ t to do in our own congregation . ”
S@@ c@@ at@@ ter@@ ing knowledge about Jehovah and his purpose and o@@ ffering him “ the fru@@ it of li@@ ps ” as “ a sacrifice of praise ” is certainly the course of wisdom .
On Bi@@ bli@@ cal gr@@ oun@@ ds , he re@@ je@@ cted the C@@ al@@ v@@ in@@ ist do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of pre@@ des@@ t@@ in@@ ation in fav@@ or of free will .
Jesus ’ teachings helped them to get back on good ter@@ ms .
At the inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion in 19@@ 50 , what was learned about the pr@@ inc@@ es mentioned at Psalm 4@@ 5 : 16 ?
O@@ thers , even children , were dra@@ wn to and com@@ for@@ table with him . ​ — 4 / 15 , page 10 .
A@@ mo@@ s can@@ di@@ dly said : “ I was not a prophet , ne@@ i@@ ther was I the son of a prophet . ”
Because they do not exerc@@ ise justice , they fai@@ l to fulf@@ ill their com@@ mis@@ sion to prote@@ ct the flo@@ ck .
To h@@ and@@ le this situation , Timothy was to be fir@@ m for Scriptural truth yet g@@ ent@@ le in deal@@ ing with his brothers .
The husband , who is the head of the hous@@ eho@@ ld , ought to show un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish love by see@@ king his wi@@ fe@@ ’s best inter@@ ests .
At the L@@ am@@ b@@ ’s marriage , who is the bri@@ de , and how has Christ been pre@@ par@@ ing her for the we@@ d@@ ding ?
Why can it be said that Jehovah is in@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble of in@@ justice ?
The work may have requi@@ red ne@@ go@@ ti@@ ations with mer@@ ch@@ ants and pa@@ y@@ ment for go@@ o@@ ds and ser@@ vi@@ ces .
God’s promises , whether to an individu@@ al , a nation , or all mankind , will not be for@@ go@@ t@@ ten but be car@@ ri@@ ed out in his du@@ e time .
The message of Daniel is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
What made Jesus ’ counsel effe@@ ctive ?
In J@@ ap@@ an , 12 - year - old Me@@ g@@ um@@ i vie@@ ws her school as a rich field for preaching and teaching .
However , they should never lo@@ se sight of their go@@ al ​ — to have their children become Christian disciples .
May it be your joy and blessing to find the tre@@ a@@ sures “ care@@ fully conc@@ e@@ aled in him . ”
By the way , how are you doing on time ?
For example , in 19@@ 40 , our brothers were first encoura@@ ged to do st@@ re@@ et wit@@ ness@@ ing one day every we@@ ek .
So he conclu@@ des with these end@@ ear@@ ing words : “ R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous Father , the world has , in@@ deed , not come to know you ; but I have come to know you , and these have come to know that you sent me for@@ th .
( b ) What are some things marriage mat@@ es can do to strengthen their b@@ ond as “ one flesh ” ?
A@@ bo@@ ve all , we will imitate more clo@@ sel@@ y our bal@@ an@@ ced and loving God , Jehovah . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 1 .
Why do I have to be bl@@ ind ? ”
He re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed what he saw in the mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r and kept working to imp@@ ro@@ ve .
One brother es@@ tim@@ ated that in se@@ ven years he plac@@ ed 1@@ 5@@ ,000 boo@@ ks .
Peter himself explained : “ M@@ en of Israel , why are you wonder@@ ing over this , or why are you ga@@ z@@ ing at us as though by personal power or godly devo@@ tion we have made him walk ? ”
3 : 17 - 19 ​ — How were Z@@ er@@ u@@ b@@ ba@@ be@@ l , Pe@@ da@@ iah , and S@@ heal@@ ti@@ el rel@@ ated ?
A mon@@ th later , the school vice - princi@@ p@@ al read a letter to the whole class pra@@ ising G@@ is@@ el@@ le for her hon@@ es@@ ty and com@@ men@@ ding her family for her good tra@@ ining and religious up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing .
Des@@ pite con@@ fin@@ ement , he said : “ I will also keep on rejo@@ ic@@ ing . ” ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
Because we are God’s servants , we need to do more than just we@@ ar what is com@@ for@@ table or what we like .
15 : 1 , 4 .
On@@ ly if we avoid un@@ clean conduct , se@@ cre@@ t or o@@ ther@@ wise , will Jehovah allow us to continue wal@@ king on “ the W@@ a@@ y of H@@ ol@@ iness . ”
TH@@ E apostle Paul saw the need to ad@@ minis@@ ter some cor@@ rection to first - century Christians in Gal@@ ati@@ a .
The situation is the same for true Christians today . ​ — 1 Peter 4 : 4 , 12 , 15 , 16 .
But that action will str@@ ike ter@@ ro@@ r in the heart of the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the earth who have not he@@ e@@ ded the divine war@@ ning to sub@@ mit to the K@@ ing@@ ’s rule .
In their min@@ ds , being a slave con@@ ju@@ res up thoughts of being c@@ ru@@ el@@ ly d@@ om@@ in@@ ated , op@@ pres@@ sed , and un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly tre@@ ated .
But this is not true , if , as some su@@ p@@ pose , the Father , Word , and Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t are three pers@@ ons in one God ; for , according to this [ teaching , the Tr@@ in@@ ity do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine , ] the . . .
The next day he “ got all the ass@@ em@@ bly together against [ Moses and A@@ ar@@ on ] at the en@@ tr@@ ance of the t@@ ent of meeting . ”
A family can me@@ et to discus@@ s how needs can be me@@ t ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 6 - 8 )
It is f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating and faith - streng@@ th@@ ening to study such prophe@@ tic pi@@ c@@ tures .
But the ter@@ ms are also app@@ lied to what is un@@ con@@ tam@@ in@@ ated ​ — not ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ated , so@@ iled , or cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted — ​ in a moral and religious sense .
The good news is that we can have complete confidence that Jehovah will end wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
Na@@ than was very prog@@ res@@ sive , always pl@@ an@@ ning a@@ head for future gro@@ w@@ th .
Can the Un@@ ited N@@ ations put a sto@@ p to re@@ ar@@ m@@ ing this world with demon@@ ic in@@ str@@ um@@ ents of war ?
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ ing , Paul wrote that “ the appro@@ ved con@@ dition , in turn , [ pro@@ du@@ ces ] hope . ”
Re@@ g@@ arding the Scriptural call for com@@ pas@@ sion , one Bible refer@@ ence work says : “ That call is more than an appe@@ al for us to feel with and for the nee@@ dy .
How will it do so ?
To speak in a gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous way : We speak in a kind and g@@ ent@@ le way to others because we respect them .
L@@ ef@@ t to ourselves , we are vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able to Satan’s att@@ ac@@ ks .
Ho@@ pe@@ fully , such men will change their ways .
Some of these have re@@ ached out to serve as pioneer min@@ isters in plac@@ es where the need is great , as elders or minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants , and at Bethel .
Dis@@ ab@@ led Yet E@@ ag@@ er to Ser@@ ve , 4 / 15
He will become s@@ il@@ ent in his love . He will be jo@@ y@@ ful over you with happy cri@@ es . ’ ” ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 3 : 14 - 17 .
Pe@@ ople were giving themselves per@@ mis@@ sion to sp@@ end less time with their children . ”
To@@ o R@@ es@@ tri@@ ctive ? 10 / 1
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , within the worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od , we can also find spiritual fa@@ thers , mo@@ thers , brothers , and sisters who@@ se love will en@@ rich our lives .
Consider the apostle Paul’s example .
When K@@ o@@ j@@ o re@@ ach@@ es over to help Luke find a Bible text , I w@@ atch as his strong hands g@@ ently turn the th@@ in pages to the s@@ crip@@ ture .
How does cre@@ ation provide evidence of God’s wisdom ?
She sent more than a th@@ ous@@ and ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines every we@@ ek .
W@@ ise parents real@@ ize that ‘ there is a time to la@@ u@@ gh and a time to s@@ ki@@ p about . ’
( a ) What can help us to gro@@ w spiritually ?
L@@ ear@@ n From the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er is a book that will help parents to sp@@ end spiritually re@@ war@@ ding time with their children , God’s gift to them .
Why had they all come ?
L@@ ater , when Israel re@@ bel@@ led against Jehovah God , their fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative husband , he told them that he would mer@@ ci@@ fully ‘ speak to their heart . ’
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Satan and his world will soon go down in to@@ tal de@@ fe@@ at .
How did M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h return to Jehovah ?
However , it is Jehovah who cre@@ ated the n@@ atur@@ al c@@ y@@ c@@ le needed to gro@@ w food , even for young ra@@ ven@@ s that call out for it !
God’s Word descri@@ bes a future worl@@ d@@ wide soci@@ ety in which people will love one another .
As anointed Christians fin@@ ish their earthly course during Christ’s pres@@ ence , they are resur@@ rec@@ ted to heavenly life .
Even though au@@ th@@ ors and s@@ cre@@ en@@ writ@@ ers often dr@@ am@@ ati@@ ze and r@@ om@@ an@@ ti@@ ci@@ ze tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous ac@@ ts in liter@@ ature and in the mo@@ vi@@ es , in real life dis@@ loy@@ al@@ ty and be@@ tra@@ y@@ al cause pain and suffering .
They try to s@@ ow disc@@ ord , know@@ ing that inter@@ n@@ al div@@ isions are des@@ tru@@ ctive .
Why does wi@@ f@@ ely sub@@ je@@ ction not imp@@ ly inf@@ eri@@ or@@ ity , and what Bible example supp@@ or@@ ts this ?
When his work allow@@ ed , he attend@@ ed these , though beg@@ ru@@ d@@ g@@ ingly .
W@@ ell , did Jehovah not help Ju@@ dge E@@ hu@@ d when he led Israel against Mo@@ a@@ b ?
A ‘ soul for a soul ’ would me@@ et the dem@@ ands of true justice . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 21 : 23 - 25 .
However , rejo@@ ic@@ ing over the marriage of the L@@ am@@ b will not be li@@ mit@@ ed to the B@@ ri@@ de@@ gro@@ om and his bri@@ de .
you may say .
Since I was assign@@ ed to do some transl@@ ation , I did it at the home where we sta@@ yed for the we@@ ek .
I was invit@@ ed to jo@@ in the family for bre@@ ak@@ f@@ ast , and then they took me to the meeting .
How was Jesus ’ sacrifice fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed ?
In 18@@ 8@@ 3 , Tho@@ ma@@ s Wh@@ it@@ t@@ on W@@ il@@ li@@ am@@ s and his wife , P@@ ho@@ ebe , ( 4 ) moved their young family to Per@@ th , W@@ es@@ ter@@ n Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
• Samuel did all he could to prom@@ o@@ te true worship , even as we should do .
We need to remember , though , what he is loo@@ king for .
Pe@@ ople there are pre@@ d@@ om@@ in@@ an@@ tly po@@ or .
And what about minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants , many of whom are pro@@ spe@@ ctive shepher@@ ds ?
What chall@@ enge does the prophecy found at Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 8 : 23 high@@ light ?
I try to gr@@ as@@ p the situation .
Yet , “ the hope of sal@@ vation ” is a ba@@ si@@ c el@@ ement of true worship .
The c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation of Christ’s bir@@ th rather than the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of it has become of par@@ am@@ ount import@@ ance .
Jehovah gives it fre@@ ely and gener@@ ously to all who ask for it in faith .
A@@ do@@ p@@ ting P@@ y@@ th@@ ag@@ or@@ as ’ view that the cir@@ c@@ le and s@@ ph@@ ere were perfect shap@@ es , A@@ ris@@ to@@ tle believ@@ ed that the heavens were a seri@@ es of s@@ ph@@ er@@ es within s@@ ph@@ er@@ es , like la@@ y@@ ers of an on@@ ion .
He explained how he was cur@@ ed and that it was Jesus who did it .
E@@ f@@ fort and self - discipl@@ ine are requi@@ red if we are to become s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful teach@@ ers of God’s Word , but such efforts bring re@@ war@@ ds .
With my wife , A@@ ile@@ en
• What are some reas@@ ons why we should trust Jehovah imp@@ lic@@ it@@ ly ?
What imp@@ els the ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t to move in a certain direction ?
Par@@ ents and children who worship together are likely to become un@@ ited in love , the “ perfect b@@ ond of uni@@ on . ” ​ — C@@ ol .
The hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al rec@@ ord states : “ He made a fe@@ ast for [ his vis@@ it@@ ors ] and they ate and d@@ ran@@ k .
Al@@ ong with the rest of the nation , they had seen Jehovah hum@@ ili@@ ate mi@@ gh@@ ty Egy@@ pt and its go@@ ds by means of the T@@ en P@@ la@@ gu@@ es .
No@@ tice that this is a personal re@@ qu@@ est not pur@@ ely for “ my ” bre@@ ad for the day but for “ our ” bre@@ ad for the day .
On@@ ce for all time , he li@@ f@@ ted the v@@ ei@@ l of dar@@ k@@ ness that had so long ob@@ sc@@ ur@@ ed the true person@@ ality of his Father , making God’s name man@@ i@@ f@@ est to all those inter@@ ested in having a personal relationship with H@@ im . ​ — John 17 : 6 , 26 .
P@@ est@@ il@@ ences . ​ — Luke 21 : 11 ; Revelation 6 : 8
When under st@@ ress , even one who has buil@@ t up a fine rec@@ ord in Jehovah’s service may f@@ all sh@@ ort .
It is clear that J@@ on@@ ah’s attitude , not Jehovah’s , needed al@@ ter@@ ing .
It remin@@ ds us of the need for sal@@ vation from sin and death and of Jehovah God’s pro@@ vision for such sal@@ vation through Jesus .
Jehovah has not yet given us a complete understanding of his written Word , but what religious group under@@ stan@@ ds more ?
“ G@@ O@@ D is a S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t , ” inv@@ isi@@ ble to human eyes .
At their study , T@@ essi@@ e told her teach@@ er why she had not made any prog@@ ress .
David : I was born in 194@@ 5 in the coun@@ ty of Sh@@ ro@@ p@@ shi@@ re , Eng@@ land .
• How was the house - to - house ministry given emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is in mo@@ der@@ n times ?
• How does the trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation buil@@ d faith ?
M@@ ak@@ ing W@@ ise C@@ ho@@ ic@@ es During Y@@ ou@@ th
A neigh@@ b@@ or bur@@ st into my house , s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing that my son had been h@@ it by a ca@@ r .
“ Ang@@ els that did not keep their origin@@ al position but for@@ so@@ ok their own prop@@ er d@@ wel@@ ling place [ God ] has re@@ served with et@@ er@@ n@@ al b@@ on@@ ds under den@@ se dar@@ k@@ ness for the judgment of the great day . ” ​ — J@@ U@@ D@@ E 6 .
( b ) When do anointed ones receive their fin@@ al se@@ al@@ ing ?
By this he could have me@@ ant that se@@ x , food , or other ple@@ a@@ sures were the most important things in their lives .
Ch@@ il@@ dren sel@@ dom ask just once for some desi@@ red ob@@ ject .
The char@@ ac@@ ters they co@@ pi@@ ed were fic@@ tional , but the li@@ qu@@ or Al@@ le@@ n and his friends d@@ ran@@ k was real .
In fact , E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 7 : 2 tel@@ ls us : “ Bet@@ ter is it to go to the house of m@@ our@@ ning than to go to the ban@@ qu@@ et house , because that is the end of all mankind . ”
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , I made prog@@ ress .
A D@@ r@@ am@@ ati@@ c R@@ o@@ le in the Ne@@ ar F@@ utu@@ re
But I st@@ op@@ ped going a long time ag@@ o .
As we become a@@ ware of how Jehovah supp@@ or@@ ts us , he will become more real to us .
As for the reason why a person is id@@ enti@@ fied as a sheep , the article conclu@@ ded that people would be jud@@ ged as such because they ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged Jesus as their Lord and loo@@ ked to the Kingdom to bring better con@@ di@@ tions .
H@@ er@@ od re@@ adi@@ ly accepted glory that should be given only to God .
B@@ EL@@ I@@ E@@ F : Th@@ ree wise men ( or k@@ ings in some tra@@ di@@ tions ) vis@@ ited Jesus at the time of his bir@@ th .
How , then , can we avoid g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing God’s spirit ?
▪ ‘ L@@ isten and Un@@ der@@ stand the Me@@ an@@ ing ’
Some years ear@@ li@@ er , though , B@@ r@@ un@@ o had dedic@@ ated himself to Jehovah , prom@@ ising to put God’s will fore@@ most in his life .
Of course , Jehovah’s servants would never want to displa@@ y h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical love .
His life and death on earth would be cen@@ tr@@ al to the v@@ indic@@ ation of Jehovah’s uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , so that the angels could say : “ G@@ l@@ ory in the he@@ igh@@ ts a@@ bo@@ ve to God . ” ​ — Luke 2 : 14 .
Then he does something that reve@@ als a truly tend@@ er and loving man@@ ner .
Thus the words at Isaiah 11 : 9 will be ful@@ filled : “ The earth will certainly be filled with the knowledge of Jehovah as the w@@ at@@ ers are co@@ ver@@ ing the very se@@ a . ”
What encourag@@ ement did Jehovah provide through H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i , and how can these words be a s@@ ource of strength to us ?
We do well to act simil@@ arly .
• What does sal@@ vation inclu@@ de ?
Read Matthew 25 : 14 - 30 .
His first t@@ our started with I@@ rel@@ and , in Ju@@ ly 18@@ 9@@ 1 .
The money was good , so I accepted .
What must people do to sur@@ vi@@ ve the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ?
“ Gi@@ ve me ne@@ i@@ ther po@@ ver@@ ty nor ri@@ ches , ” pray@@ ed A@@ gu@@ r .
In the do@@ cum@@ ent@@ ary , hist@@ ori@@ ans and e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses rel@@ ate how the Witnesses sur@@ vi@@ ved and even f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed des@@ pite ex@@ tre@@ me pres@@ sure .
He soon will go into action to bring an end to Satan’s system .
If you are a father , do you real@@ ize what a privilege you have to help your children to form a conc@@ ep@@ t of what a loving , prote@@ ctive father is ?
One was about 8@@ 0 years old and needed ex@@ tr@@ a help .
However , after living more than 8@@ 0 years , 40 of which I have sp@@ ent in mission@@ ary service , I am con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jesus ’ words are true .
God did not cre@@ ate man to get old and die .
F@@ ur@@ ther , it takes hum@@ ility to ac@@ knowledge that we may need help in times of personal dist@@ ress .
Why not do so soon ?
Christian wi@@ ves are ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed to have deep respect for their hus@@ ban@@ ds .
Jesus explained : “ When that one arri@@ ves , the spirit of the truth , he will gu@@ i@@ de you into all the truth , for he will not speak of his own imp@@ ul@@ se , but what things he he@@ ars he will speak , and he will dec@@ l@@ are to you the things coming . ”
It was one of those hard - to - re@@ ach go@@ als .
The answer can be found in King Solom@@ on@@ ’s words recorded at Proverbs 2 : 1 - 6 .
Many fore@@ ign@@ ers respon@@ d well to Bible truth
The work of Gi@@ or@@ g@@ i and Eph@@ re@@ m la@@ id a so@@ li@@ d f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for fur@@ ther transl@@ ation activ@@ ity .
Although I was young , my heart was t@@ ou@@ ched by what I read in The Watchtower , and Pa@@ pa Au@@ gu@@ ste@@ ’s daugh@@ ter - in - law , Su@@ z@@ an@@ ne Be@@ u@@ g@@ in , took me under her wing .
H@@ el@@ p is also given to is@@ ol@@ ated congregations that have an ex@@ ten@@ sive ter@@ rit@@ ory to co@@ ver .
Re@@ fle@@ cting the same attitude , Jesus never sever@@ ely cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed his disciples for their fa@@ ul@@ ts but pati@@ ently helped and encoura@@ ged them .
Their case was never brought to tri@@ al , for that land had no pro@@ vision for consci@@ enti@@ ous ob@@ je@@ ct@@ ors .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , encourag@@ ement comes even from those eng@@ ag@@ ed in the con@@ fr@@ on@@ tation , who often ur@@ ge the Witnesses to keep on in their preaching work .
The letter to the Hebrews was likely written in 6@@ 1 C.E .
By show@@ ing love and respect for her husband , an ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary wife contribu@@ tes much to the mar@@ it@@ al par@@ t@@ n@@ er@@ ship and to the well - being of the enti@@ re family .
( a ) What might make some view worship of Jehovah as re@@ stri@@ ctive ?
In some are@@ as , women are even expe@@ cted to prove their ability to be@@ ar children before marriage .
One way to come near to God is through prayer .
Th@@ ink , for example , of a person who develop@@ s the ha@@ bi@@ t of w@@ atch@@ ing por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
When Jac@@ o@@ b died at 14@@ 7 years of age , Jose@@ p@@ h’s brothers fe@@ ared that their powerful si@@ bl@@ ing might now seek re@@ v@@ enge .
We can also read in hist@@ ory boo@@ ks about its gl@@ adi@@ at@@ ori@@ al g@@ ames , ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t rac@@ es , and pla@@ ys and mu@@ si@@ c@@ als on a wide r@@ ange of sub@@ je@@ cts , some of them sh@@ am@@ e@@ ful .
This tre@@ asure is , in effect , bu@@ ri@@ ed in the Bible .
; 2 P@@ et .
In what ways can the experience of Lo@@ t be of comfort to us ?
( Read 2 K@@ ings 18 : 31 , 32 . )
4 Jesus Christ ​ — The Re@@ ach of His M@@ es@@ sage
What if a young person res@@ ists par@@ ent@@ al tra@@ ining because of pe@@ er pres@@ sure , the desire to go along with the crow@@ d ?
N@@ ex@@ t , we might ask the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der : “ If you wanted to teach me that two people are e@@ qu@@ al , what ty@@ pe of family relationship would you use to illustr@@ ate the point ? ”
The disci@@ ple - making work also requi@@ res pati@@ ence .
How can we demonstr@@ ate the mind of Christ in this reg@@ ard ?
T@@ ra@@ gi@@ c@@ ally , sh@@ ort@@ ly after tak@@ e@@ off , the pl@@ ane c@@ ra@@ shed into the o@@ ce@@ an .
But how can this be done ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , we do not wish to bring re@@ pro@@ ach on Jehovah’s name by being p@@ uni@@ shed for wr@@ ong@@ doing . ​ — Romans 13 : 1 , 4 - 7 ; Ti@@ tu@@ s 3 : 1 ; 1 Peter 3 : 17 .
U@@ sing an al@@ ter@@ n@@ ative illustr@@ ation may call for ad@@ v@@ ance pre@@ par@@ ation .
Jehovah has for@@ given us a hu@@ ge de@@ b@@ t of sin .
S@@ ever@@ al years later , she was re@@ inst@@ ated .
W@@ he@@ ther you have fac@@ ed a similar chall@@ enge or not , from your own experience you are likely sure that you will never be disa@@ p@@ pointed if God is your share and you high@@ ly tre@@ asure the privilege of serving him .
• What can we do to prote@@ ct ourselves from har@@ m@@ ful apost@@ ate information ?
“ We . . . refle@@ ct like mi@@ r@@ r@@ ors the glory of Jehovah . ” ​ — 2 C@@ O@@ R .
C@@ le@@ an@@ l@@ iness , however , is much more than ou@@ tw@@ ard appe@@ ar@@ ance .
“ E@@ sa@@ u went r@@ un@@ ning to me@@ et him , ” the Bible tel@@ ls us , “ and he began to em@@ br@@ ace him and f@@ all upon his ne@@ ck and k@@ is@@ s him . ” ​ — G@@ en .
19 , 20 . ( a ) How can we make sure that no@@ ne of our da@@ ily pur@@ su@@ its will dist@@ ance us from Jehovah ?
God’s Word needs no re@@ vision .
“ Jehovah’s spirit now [ comes ] upon J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah , and he [ pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ds ] to pas@@ s through G@@ ile@@ ad and M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h , ” likely sum@@ mon@@ ing able - bo@@ died men for a fi@@ ght . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 11 : 28 , 29 .
14 , 15 . ( a ) Why did the Israelites have no exc@@ use for be@@ coming for@@ get@@ ful hear@@ ers ?
Of course , the Devil was not pleas@@ ed to see anyone show@@ ing faith@@ ful@@ ness and obedi@@ ence to Christ .
As a result , our family has dra@@ wn together . ”
Acc@@ ording to the hist@@ ori@@ an Jose@@ ph@@ us , the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es ’ dem@@ ands were rel@@ u@@ ct@@ an@@ tly me@@ t by the S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es .
9 : 16 , 17 .
If that happ@@ ens , remember that Jehovah for@@ gives truly rep@@ ent@@ ant ones “ in a large way . ”
As I s@@ at in the a@@ udi@@ ence , I cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t help but no@@ tice the contr@@ ast between the res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful conduct I saw among the Witnesses and the ro@@ w@@ dy be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or I had seen among the crow@@ ds at ba@@ se@@ bal@@ l g@@ ames .
As we appro@@ ach the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” rema@@ ins res@@ ol@@ ved not to com@@ promise its obedi@@ ence to the Ma@@ ster , Christ .
Yet , being on time is important .
Jehovah’s Witnesses follow@@ ed Jesus ’ ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to stay pol@@ iti@@ c@@ ally neu@@ tr@@ al and to be “ no part of the world , ” so they did not vo@@ te .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ate Your B@@ less@@ ings ?
When we ob@@ serve the benef@@ its that come from such obedi@@ ence , our trust in our heavenly Father is streng@@ th@@ ened , en@@ ab@@ ling us to face lar@@ g@@ er or more for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble tri@@ als .
Be@@ ar
As a result of inc@@ reas@@ ing po@@ pul@@ ation and the prog@@ ress of te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy , that viol@@ ence has es@@ cal@@ ated over time .
( b ) To what ex@@ t@@ ent did David desire to praise Jehovah ?
A@@ G@@ E : 30
She learned what things she really needed and how to avoid being anxi@@ ous about the next day .
Let us foc@@ us on one such purpose ​ — help@@ ing to provide plac@@ es of worship .
However , it too dep@@ ends on a good par@@ t@@ ner , on co@@ or@@ din@@ ated effort , and especially on wise counsel .
What are some of the reas@@ ons why you came to appreci@@ ate the Bible ?
A@@ n out@@ l@@ ine for a 30 - min@@ u@@ te marriage dis@@ course ent@@ it@@ led “ H@@ on@@ or@@ able Mar@@ ri@@ age in God’s Si@@ ght ” is used by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
“ Christ su@@ ffered for you , ” states the Bible , “ lea@@ ving you a mo@@ de@@ l for you to follow his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y . ”
See the article “ Why Dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing Is a Lo@@ ving Pro@@ vision , ” in this is@@ sue .
Instead , we must fully trust in him . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 .
or the one ent@@ it@@ led The O@@ ri@@ g@@ in of Li@@ fe ​ — F@@ i@@ ve Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Wor@@ th As@@ king .
R@@ em@@ ember , Eli@@ j@@ ah had just told King A@@ ha@@ b : “ There is the s@@ ound of the tur@@ mo@@ il of a do@@ w@@ n@@ p@@ our . ”
The first por@@ tion of the prophecy , recorded at Matthew 24 : 4 - 22 , has two fulfill@@ ments ​ — first , in the years from 33 C.E . through 70 C.E . , and second , in a more far - re@@ aching way in our day .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , they make every effort “ to walk wor@@ th@@ ily of Jehovah to the end of fully pleas@@ ing him , ” ap@@ pl@@ ying his standards in every as@@ pect of their lives .
In the early Christian congregations , overse@@ ers taught the truth , and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants ass@@ is@@ ted fellow believers in vari@@ ous ways .
Some new hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves do not find this to be eas@@ y .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , they desi@@ red to remain there longer in order to learn more about their new faith and to be@@ ar witness to others .
The two cou@@ ples , along with many other willing work@@ ers , continue to ass@@ ist the gro@@ wing congregations . T@@ at@@ y@@ ana
T@@ aka@@ hi@@ r@@ o expla@@ ins : “ Wh@@ en@@ ever I went to bed and then real@@ ized that I had not yet done my Bible reading for the day , I would get up and do it .
The Bible , not our personal op@@ in@@ ion , is our authority regarding what is right and what is wrong .
On the other hand , she rema@@ ined supp@@ or@@ tive of her faithful son .
At first , the S@@ y@@ r@@ o - Israel@@ ite al@@ li@@ ance seem@@ ed to have the u@@ pp@@ er hand .
On this m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous sp@@ ine live over a th@@ ir@@ d of Per@@ u@@ ’s 27 milli@@ on people .
Di@@ d they have the right to preach in a land where Jehovah was already worshi@@ ped ?
This inclu@@ ded the use of i@@ con@@ s and cro@@ s@@ ses in worship .
He l@@ ac@@ ks nothing and needs no one .
What could you pos@@ si@@ bly give him that he does not already pos@@ s@@ ess ?
H@@ er@@ od evid@@ ently bas@@ ked in the praise .
said one . But the other wanted to c@@ he@@ ck the con@@ dition of my health before they took action .
A@@ n in@@ va@@ ding ar@@ my was ga@@ ther@@ ed out there ​ — the for@@ ces of Israel .
Although my body has become more and more f@@ ra@@ g@@ ile , Jehovah has made me strong .
The Bible rec@@ ord re@@ a@@ ds : “ Now Mi@@ ri@@ am and A@@ ar@@ on began to speak against Moses on account of the C@@ u@@ shi@@ te wife whom he had taken . . .
W@@ ho@@ se prayers does God hear ?
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : With your mate , set asi@@ de time to discus@@ s the su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions under this sub@@ he@@ ading .
Re@@ al H@@ el@@ p for the Li@@ ving and the De@@ ad
• Consider also Bi@@ jo@@ e , who comes from another part of In@@ dia ​ — the sou@@ th@@ w@@ es@@ ter@@ n st@@ ate of K@@ er@@ ala .
10 : 4 ; E@@ ph .
L@@ ater , many of them dis@@ co@@ ver that such ‘ hel@@ ic@@ op@@ ter par@@ en@@ ting ’ only d@@ ro@@ ve their te@@ en under@@ gr@@ ound .
The same is true of God’s other qualities that Jesus reve@@ aled to his disciples while he was on earth .
“ It F@@ il@@ led a V@@ o@@ id in My H@@ ear@@ t ”
( Read Revelation 2 : 12 - 17 . )
What two fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al tru@@ ths su@@ m up Jehovah’s valu@@ es and principles ?
The apostle Paul wrote of Moses that “ he continued ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast as see@@ ing the One who is inv@@ isi@@ ble . ”
If you find yourself temp@@ ted to devel@@ op an imp@@ ro@@ per r@@ om@@ an@@ tic relationship , medit@@ ate on the dam@@ ag@@ ing con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation and ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y .
His ob@@ je@@ ctive is to cause us to com@@ promise our faith .
With these sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic pro@@ v@@ isions , “ the nations , ” or family grou@@ ps of mankind , will be comple@@ t@@ ely cur@@ ed of the imper@@ fe@@ ction in@@ her@@ ited from Adam .
At the same time , God’s remin@@ ders help us to keep f@@ res@@ h in our min@@ ds and hearts his prophe@@ ci@@ es that are a@@ wa@@ iting fulfill@@ ment .
En@@ d Ne@@ ar ? 8 / 1
Des@@ pite this , he wrote : “ I will li@@ e down and s@@ le@@ ep in peace , for you al@@ one , O Jehovah , make me d@@ well in se@@ cur@@ ity . ” ​ — Psalm 4 : 8 .
In verse 1 , the days of old age are called “ the days of dist@@ ress , ” or “ the cal@@ am@@ it@@ ous days , ” f@@ t@@ n .
M@@ em@@ ori@@ es of their happiness and ze@@ al will always remain with me .
Is it really that important for us not only to feel appreci@@ ative but also to expres@@ s our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de ?
My compan@@ ion re@@ turned home , but I sta@@ yed .
What pro@@ v@@ isions can you ut@@ il@@ ize to help you pon@@ der on Jehovah’s Word regul@@ arly ?
It also takes courage for him to be id@@ enti@@ fied with “ that imp@@ o@@ st@@ or , ” as his fellow P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es call Jesus .
At the time , the po@@ st of@@ fice was con@@ f@@ is@@ c@@ ating Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines ad@@ d@@ ressed to known Witnesses but not those sent to other sub@@ s@@ cri@@ bers .
As a child , I knew it ​ — and G@@ r@@ and@@ ma@@ ’s pre@@ t@@ ty ch@@ ina — ​ well .
Rev@@ i@@ e@@ wing , that is , rest@@ ating ke@@ y poin@@ ts after reading an article , is another mem@@ ory a@@ id you can in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce them to .
Is it real@@ is@@ tic to ye@@ ar@@ n for such a world ?
How do the Scriptures as@@ sure us that Jehovah is our S@@ ource of strength ?
Let them ris@@ e up if they can sa@@ ve you in your time of cal@@ am@@ ity . . .
When we make a mis@@ take , we can ask Jehovah for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
Des@@ cri@@ b@@ ing his early spiritual inter@@ ests , M@@ il@@ t@@ on wrote : “ I began by devo@@ ting my@@ self when I was a bo@@ y to an ear@@ n@@ est study of the O@@ ld and New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ents in their origin@@ al langu@@ ages . ”
A S@@ tr@@ anger at the W@@ ell
G@@ r@@ ant Su@@ it@@ er was in char@@ ge of ter@@ rit@@ ory , and he asked who would be working it .
In@@ f@@ lu@@ ence on the F@@ am@@ ily
The worl@@ d@@ wide n@@ ature of our work as well as our un@@ ity became clear to them . ”
The following day , A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ r@@ a re@@ turned with the other number that was in the case .
They will if you keep listen@@ ing to Jehovah .
They were so kind and g@@ ent@@ le , which I found very appe@@ al@@ ing .
The work of making disciples invol@@ ves both preaching and teaching , yet some Christians who are comm@@ end@@ able pre@@ ach@@ ers find it difficult to teach people effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
I have deal@@ t with many c@@ as@@ es of viol@@ ence , cri@@ me , and child a@@ bu@@ se , as well as other serious cri@@ min@@ al off@@ en@@ ses .
That interest went hand in hand with another pas@@ sion of mine ​ — mo@@ t@@ or@@ bi@@ king .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , they were able to real@@ ize a long - ch@@ eri@@ shed dre@@ am ​ — that of ow@@ ning a sa@@ il@@ bo@@ at and living on it year - r@@ ound .
C@@ I@@ R@@ C@@ U@@ I@@ T@@ S
“ Why did she have to die and leave us ? ”
It means that wh@@ atever difficul@@ ties we may have in life , Jehovah will give us what we need in order to end@@ ure .
At the conclu@@ sion of a z@@ one vis@@ it by The@@ o@@ d@@ ore J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z in 198@@ 4 , I received a letter from the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy that simply said : “ When he fin@@ ish@@ es , we would like you to accom@@ pan@@ y Bro@@ ther J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z to Gre@@ e@@ ce . ”
A L@@ ach@@ ish L@@ et@@ ter show@@ ing God’s name
The n@@ in@@ th , Psalm 50 , is a com@@ position of A@@ sa@@ ph .
30 For Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople ​ — A God Who Ab@@ hor@@ s In@@ justice
Just as what was lost rema@@ ined preci@@ ous in the eyes of the shepher@@ d and of the woman , so those who have d@@ ri@@ f@@ ted away and lost cont@@ act with God’s people remain preci@@ ous in Jehovah’s eyes .
Although at first I found it hard to accept their encourag@@ ing words , the Bible has helped me to understand that love “ believ@@ es all things . ”
After 40 days and 40 ni@@ gh@@ ts had pas@@ sed , the ra@@ in fin@@ ally st@@ op@@ ped .
But this en@@ or@@ m@@ ous t@@ ask often requi@@ red that large num@@ bers of vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers work long h@@ our@@ s and even mis@@ s some or all of the pro@@ gra@@ m .
S@@ hor@@ tly after my we@@ d@@ ding , two overse@@ ers from the local congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses came to vis@@ it me .
Such associ@@ ation streng@@ th@@ ened their trust in Jehovah , en@@ ab@@ ling them to end@@ ure c@@ ru@@ cial t@@ ests of faith .
The love he has inspired , the sol@@ ace he has given , the good he has eng@@ end@@ ered , the hope and joy he has kin@@ d@@ led ​ — all that is un@@ e@@ qu@@ al@@ led in human hist@@ ory .
It be@@ comes clear that he has the hear@@ t@@ felt desire ​ — as well as the ability — ​ to provide a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant comfort and to e@@ ase our pain in times of dist@@ ress .
I@@ ’@@ ve just fin@@ i@@ shed reading up on this sub@@ ject to re@@ mind my@@ self of the ke@@ y poin@@ ts .
Be@@ fore Jo@@ shua went into action , Jehovah encoura@@ ged him , saying : “ Ha@@ ve I not comman@@ ded you ?
In the second century C.E . , certain Jews believ@@ ed that the 70 we@@ ek@@ s co@@ vered the peri@@ od from the des@@ tru@@ ction of the first temple in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . to the des@@ tru@@ ction of the second temple in 70 C.E . , while others con@@ ne@@ cted the fulfill@@ ment of the prophecy with the M@@ ac@@ ca@@ be@@ an peri@@ od of the second century B.C.E .
He turned from li@@ qu@@ or , and his trans@@ form@@ ation has not g@@ one un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed by his neigh@@ b@@ ors and ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ an@@ ces .
Indeed , the persecu@@ tion that some of Jehovah’s mo@@ der@@ n - day Witnesses have end@@ ur@@ ed has been as har@@ s@@ h as any thr@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory .
The apostle Peter wrote to Christians : “ B@@ el@@ o@@ ved ones , do not be pu@@ z@@ z@@ led at the bur@@ ning among you , which is happ@@ ening to you for a tri@@ al , as though a str@@ ange thing were be@@ f@@ all@@ ing you . ”
The Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans put them to work as sla@@ ves in min@@ ing , building temp@@ les , and cu@@ t@@ ting can@@ als .
He op@@ ened his Bible and read Revelation 12 : 7 - 12 .
After just a few vis@@ its , E@@ rich invit@@ ed me to a conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses , which I believe was one of the first to be organiz@@ ed after the war .
The J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese have a ter@@ m for it ​ — ka@@ ro@@ shi , “ death from over@@ work . ”
So Jehovah for@@ gave him and continued to use him .
Paul’s words leave no doubt about how we should tre@@ at n@@ on@@ believers , even those who op@@ pose us .
There , I was in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed to a fe@@ ature of service I thought I would never be able to do .
“ I have the joy of teaching others the Bible full - time , ” she says .
Is it like that of our Ex@@ emp@@ la@@ r , Jesus ?
What par@@ all@@ els are there between the me@@ tho@@ ds used by A@@ ma@@ z@@ iah and those emp@@ lo@@ yed by cl@@ er@@ ic@@ s today ?
Bethel and I then began to pioneer again , and because of that we later had the opportunity to do sub@@ s@@ titu@@ te cir@@ cu@@ it work and conven@@ tion work .
We have s@@ ound reas@@ ons to be gr@@ ate@@ ful for “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” appointed by Jesus Christ over his bel@@ ong@@ ings on earth .
All of us in Jehovah’s worl@@ d@@ wide organization are thr@@ il@@ led to see the many th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of ze@@ al@@ ous young ones who are sh@@ aring in true worship !
“ I have found that foc@@ using on the ministry is the best help ever , ” she says .
They told me to wa@@ it .
As@@ soci@@ ating with true worshi@@ p@@ ers helps to satis@@ fy our spiritual need
Th@@ ree years later she moved with her family to the is@@ land of R@@ ho@@ des .
( b ) Why did Jehovah ask his people to ‘ return to him ’ ?
; Le@@ e , A .
1@@ 19 : 1@@ 11 .
I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant as@@ pe@@ cts of the Kingdom ​ — its king , his cor@@ ul@@ ers , the d@@ om@@ a@@ in of their rule — ​ have all been leg@@ ally esta@@ bli@@ shed by means of coven@@ ants , that is , by leg@@ al contr@@ ac@@ ts or arrang@@ ements in which one of the bin@@ ding par@@ ties is ei@@ ther God or his Son , Jesus Christ .
Jehovah asked which of the angels could fo@@ ol King A@@ ha@@ b of Israel to bring about the do@@ w@@ n@@ f@@ all of the wicked king .
“ G@@ ent@@ l@@ er me@@ a@@ sures pro@@ ba@@ bly would have fa@@ iled to er@@ adi@@ c@@ ate Ba@@ al worship from Israel . ”
It helps , though , if we try to understand what has made him ang@@ ry .
In 200@@ 8 , we were baptized as Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Yet , that was not to be .
But in order for your children to find happiness , you also need to teach them to love God and to learn from him .
It may also be that si@@ x me@@ a@@ sures of ba@@ r@@ le@@ y is all that Ru@@ th could car@@ ry on her head .
Sam@@ son took no v@@ ow of Na@@ z@@ ir@@ it@@ e@@ ship .
F@@ ar@@ m@@ er : G@@ ar@@ o N@@ al@@ ban@@ di@@ an
Al@@ ways remember , you are never on your own , for Jesus is with you .
Jesus did not say that we should follow him for only a we@@ ek , a mon@@ th , or a year .
Of course , God , who can read the heart , could ac@@ tually en@@ for@@ ce such comman@@ ds . ​ — 1 Samuel 16 : 7 .
Go@@ od Mo@@ tive Is Ne@@ e@@ ded
Paul tra@@ ined Timothy and encoura@@ ged him to tra@@ in others .
O@@ thers , sen@@ sing that life is fle@@ et@@ ing and un@@ certain , try to find se@@ cur@@ ity and per@@ man@@ ence in material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful anointed ones are “ coun@@ ted wor@@ thy of the Kingdom of God . ”
Jesus said : “ If , now , that right e@@ ye of your@@ s is making you stu@@ m@@ ble , te@@ ar it out and thro@@ w it away from you . ” ​ — Matthew 5 : 29 .
In any case , Je@@ h@@ u made a stu@@ died effort to find the best way to car@@ ry out his com@@ mis@@ sion .
Rather , he stated that these would occ@@ ur “ in one place after another . ”
“ S@@ ing to Jehovah a new s@@ ong , his praise in the congregation of loyal ones . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 9 : 1 .
In pain you will e@@ at its pro@@ du@@ ce all the days of your life . And thor@@ ns and th@@ ist@@ les it will gro@@ w for you . ”
TH@@ E fore@@ going in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent was a c@@ lu@@ e to me that something un@@ u@@ su@@ al was un@@ fol@@ ding in my life .
One young sister , H@@ as@@ ina , has become my personal inter@@ pre@@ ter .
Jehovah began cho@@ o@@ sing anointed ones after Jesus was resur@@ rec@@ ted .
I am Jehovah your God . ” On@@ ce again , no spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c am@@ ount was requi@@ red .
In a ra@@ ge , he th@@ re@@ w the prophet H@@ an@@ an@@ i into the sto@@ c@@ ks .
His words indic@@ ate that our disci@@ ple@@ ship cannot be a m@@ ere p@@ ha@@ se of our life or a pas@@ sing devo@@ tion that is here today and g@@ one t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
The Bible reve@@ als that there are “ my@@ ri@@ a@@ ds of my@@ ri@@ a@@ ds and th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds ” of such spirit cre@@ atu@@ res .
The psalmist declar@@ ed : “ The law of Jehovah is perfect , br@@ ing@@ ing back the soul .
So once I qu@@ ali@@ fied to do so , I went preaching as much as possible .
Thus , we should be willing to post@@ po@@ ne the pur@@ su@@ it of many of our personal inter@@ ests , know@@ ing that in his new world , Jehovah will allow us to enjoy “ the real life ” ​ — everlasting life in happy , pe@@ ace@@ ful con@@ di@@ tions . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Bu@@ il@@ d for the future . ”
Their love for Jehovah and neigh@@ b@@ or truly helped me to return to the flo@@ ck . ”
Ther@@ efore , let us jo@@ y@@ fully use these pro@@ v@@ isions .
For example , one fam@@ ous ac@@ t@@ ress stated : “ M@@ on@@ o@@ g@@ am@@ y is imp@@ os@@ sible for both se@@ x@@ es .
• What is Jehovah’s purpose for things in heaven and things on earth ?
In W@@ ess@@ el@@ ’s writ@@ ings , the name of God is gener@@ ally rend@@ ered “ Jo@@ ha@@ va@@ h . ”
Satan knew that Jehovah is the righ@@ t@@ ful S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of all that He has cre@@ ated , including the first human pa@@ ir .
The old lo@@ a@@ ves were or@@ din@@ ar@@ ily re@@ served for the pri@@ ests to e@@ at .
Th@@ ro@@ wing all good sense to the w@@ ind , he go@@ es after her ‘ like a bul@@ l to the sla@@ ugh@@ ter . ’
The prayer conclu@@ des with the words : “ Jehovah the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord is my vital en@@ er@@ gy ; and he will make my fe@@ et like those of the h@@ in@@ ds , and upon my high plac@@ es he will cause me to tre@@ ad . ” ​ — Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 3 : 1 , 19 .
The brother was making deli@@ ver@@ ies and had taken a wrong turn .
He expla@@ ins : “ It was a stru@@ gg@@ le for me to stri@@ p off my old person@@ ality .
Some pris@@ on@@ ers who are serving life sen@@ ten@@ ces for ho@@ mi@@ ci@@ de or other serious cri@@ m@@ es have rep@@ ented and dr@@ as@@ tic@@ ally chang@@ ed their lives .
As an a@@ id to see@@ ing why that is so , consider some Bi@@ bli@@ cal , hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al , and medi@@ cal ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
The Devil par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly t@@ ar@@ ge@@ ts the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of anointed ones who will ev@@ en@@ tually rule with Christ in his heavenly Kingdom .
For instance , D@@ en@@ n@@ is and his wife , J@@ en@@ n@@ y , regul@@ arly support Kingdom H@@ all building pro@@ je@@ cts .
A Mo@@ ther’s Fa@@ ith T@@ ri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ s O@@ ver T@@ ra@@ ge@@ dy
To see how that is so , let us consider the first account about Mar@@ th@@ a in the Bible .
Des@@ pite great human@@ it@@ ari@@ an action , man@@ kin@@ d’s problems gro@@ w in@@ ex@@ or@@ ab@@ ly .
H@@ el@@ p to avoid temp@@ tation “ C@@ ar@@ ry on prayer so that you do not en@@ ter into temp@@ tation . ” ​ — Luke 22 : 40 .
He expres@@ sed them in prayer to God , as we see in the 7@@ 3@@ r@@ d Psalm .
In these com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated , cr@@ itical times , great effort must be ex@@ p@@ ended so that children become “ lo@@ v@@ ers of Jehovah ” who truly “ h@@ ate what is bad . ”
“ When I first heard this st@@ ory as a child , I was ou@@ tra@@ ged , ” says a prof@@ ess@@ or nam@@ ed C@@ ar@@ ol .
Such a respon@@ se should be avo@@ i@@ ded .
Then you will be able to appro@@ ach even bir@@ ds and t@@ in@@ y cre@@ atu@@ res who@@ se ha@@ bit@@ at is the fore@@ st or ju@@ ng@@ le ​ — y@@ es , ob@@ serve , learn from , and enjoy them .
E@@ ach language has its own word com@@ bin@@ ations , rul@@ es , exc@@ ep@@ tions to these rul@@ es , idi@@ om@@ s , and al@@ lu@@ sions .
And Jehovah’s prophe@@ ci@@ es never fai@@ l , for “ God . . . cannot li@@ e . ”
For example , we@@ al@@ th may appe@@ ar to hold the answer to many problems , but the power of ri@@ ches is dec@@ ep@@ tive .
* G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el rec@@ alls something that he came to love : “ When I was only four years old , my mother san@@ g to me every day while she was co@@ o@@ king .
At that time , I was living out of we@@ d@@ lo@@ ck with the father of three of my si@@ x children .
How can they man@@ age if they have no support from family members ?
The remin@@ ders found in the Bible will help you to cop@@ e succ@@ ess@@ fully with problems in life .
This “ man of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness ” is no@@ ne other than the cl@@ er@@ gy class that ex@@ al@@ ted it@@ self into a rul@@ ing position over the “ Christian ” congregation .
To learn more about that Par@@ adise and God’s requi@@ re@@ ments , speak to any one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
M@@ au@@ re@@ en
We can be confid@@ ent that Jehovah feel@@ s the same about his servants today .
1 , 2 . ( a ) N@@ ame some occasi@@ ons on which Jehovah used holy spirit in be@@ half of his servants . ( b ) Is the op@@ er@@ ation of holy spirit li@@ mit@@ ed to special occasi@@ ons ?
A chil@@ d’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous attitude and be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or are u@@ su@@ ally sy@@ mp@@ t@@ om@@ s of spiritual we@@ ak@@ ness , refle@@ ctions of what is in his heart .
Such du@@ ties would be un@@ po@@ pul@@ ar at best .
Tru@@ e Christians are fore@@ most in ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing that respect for du@@ ly appointed authority is ess@@ enti@@ al .
These principles apply no matter what country or c@@ li@@ mate we live in or what our cul@@ ture is .
This too can loo@@ m as a stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ ck .
Di@@ ffer@@ ent T@@ y@@ p@@ es of So@@ il
J@@ U@@ L@@ Y 12 - 14
Now on the ro@@ ad and with a little more prac@@ tice , we were ready to go !
All Th@@ an@@ ks to Jehovah and His A@@ p@@ proved Ser@@ v@@ ant !
The rec@@ ently dis@@ co@@ vered os@@ su@@ ary
King David com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with B@@ ath - she@@ ba , had her husband kil@@ led in bat@@ tle , and then took her as his wife .
But her fa@@ ther’s v@@ ow ob@@ li@@ ged her to serve at the san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary from her you@@ th on@@ ward .
A woman from a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge some dist@@ ance away vis@@ ited L@@ ö@@ r@@ r@@ ach in the 198@@ 0 ’ s .
The ur@@ ge to change Christian teachings to su@@ it the spirit of the age has a long hist@@ ory , as we shall see .
To fi@@ ght Satan and w@@ in , therefore , we must up@@ hold God’s mar@@ it@@ al arrang@@ ement .
God’s holy spirit , or ac@@ tive for@@ ce , helps us to devel@@ op the positi@@ ve qualities that our al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God has .
F@@ in@@ ally , we can pur@@ sue love by sta@@ ying close to the Christian congregation .
C@@ L@@ A@@ S@@ S S@@ T@@ AT@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ S
Because living as a true disci@@ ple of Christ year after year c@@ alls for end@@ ur@@ ance .
To@@ o Mu@@ ch K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge for U@@ s ?
For example , just a few we@@ ek@@ s after their deli@@ ver@@ ance from sla@@ very in Egy@@ pt , “ the enti@@ re ass@@ em@@ bly of the sons of Israel began to mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r against Moses and A@@ ar@@ on . ”
W@@ ould you be willing to take a look at what the Bible can offer you ?
He took these and then in@@ sis@@ ted on loo@@ king in the gar@@ age .
A person who stri@@ ves to at@@ tain this will f@@ it Jesus ’ des@@ crip@@ tion of a happy person .
A@@ n ang@@ el direc@@ ted Ph@@ ili@@ p to preach about Christ to an E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an e@@ un@@ u@@ ch , who then got baptized .
H@@ um@@ ility helps us to appro@@ ach str@@ ang@@ ers in our ministry
One of the most out@@ standing fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps descri@@ bed in the Bible is that of David and J@@ on@@ a@@ than .
This world is har@@ dly a par@@ adise .
No won@@ der they brought judgment upon themselves ! ​ — 1 Corinthians 11 : 27 - 34 .
“ Lo@@ ok ! ” the account continu@@ es , “ a man of the sons of Israel came , and he was br@@ ing@@ ing near to his brothers a M@@ idi@@ an@@ ite woman before Moses ’ eyes and before the eyes of all the ass@@ em@@ bly of the sons of Israel , while they were we@@ ep@@ ing at the en@@ tr@@ ance of the t@@ ent of meeting . ”
Des@@ pite their best efforts , even family members and our de@@ ar spiritual brothers and sisters may at times b@@ lu@@ r@@ t out things that h@@ ur@@ t our feelings .
▪ What change of relationship does it bring about ?
They offered to study the Bible with me , and I accepted .
Sam@@ son had no im@@ moral purpose in mind .
As such , he works di@@ lig@@ ently so that God’s people as a whole may d@@ well in se@@ cur@@ ity des@@ pite living in the mi@@ d@@ st of this ho@@ st@@ ile world .
A Rom@@ an c@@ iti@@ z@@ en was sub@@ ject to Rom@@ an law , not the la@@ ws of pro@@ v@@ in@@ cial c@@ ities .
N@@ in@@ ety Ye@@ ars A@@ go I Be@@ g@@ an to ‘ R@@ em@@ ember My G@@ r@@ and Creator ’
We too may have to w@@ rest@@ le with ad@@ vers@@ ity , even when we are doing the right thing .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , during Ju@@ d@@ y’s ill@@ ness and after her death , Jehovah com@@ for@@ ted us through his Word , his holy spirit , and the bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
F@@ in@@ ally , I said I wanted to talk to a pri@@ est , and I told him what had happened .
C@@ iting a reason for her stru@@ gg@@ le , she says , “ I cannot rec@@ all a time when my bi@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal father showed me affe@@ ction . ”
Because we are determined to “ conduct ourselves hon@@ es@@ tly in all things , ” we avoid taking advan@@ ta@@ ge of our Christian brothers .
In this way the cou@@ ple are loo@@ ked upon as husband and wife , this being the d@@ ate of their marriage .
Par@@ ents show a similar spirit when they devo@@ te much of their time and they sacrifice personal inter@@ ests in order to give spiritual tra@@ ining to their children .
Indeed , it could lead to S@@ te@@ ve@@ ’s lo@@ sing his relationship with Jehovah .
Jo@@ shua explained : “ These st@@ ones must serve as a mem@@ ori@@ al to the sons of Israel . ”
If we read the Bible da@@ ily , such help@@ ful pas@@ sa@@ ges may come to mind when we supp@@ lic@@ ate Jehovah .
TH@@ E TH@@ R@@ E@@ A@@ T : Many pol@@ itical and religious lead@@ ers pur@@ su@@ ed an ag@@ enda contr@@ ary to the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message .
No@@ tice what we are coun@@ sel@@ ed to do : “ Th@@ ro@@ w all your anxi@@ ety upon him . ”
A@@ t@@ ten@@ d fun@@ er@@ al or we@@ d@@ ding in ch@@ urch ?
That is true ; however , Jewish Christians would have got the point .
Solomon was also called “ the congreg@@ at@@ or ” who “ taught the people knowledge continu@@ ally . ”
Even more , he end@@ ur@@ ed all man@@ ner of har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps and suffering .
Yet , even if you did not su@@ ff@@ er those con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences for mar@@ r@@ ying an un@@ beli@@ ever , how would your relationship with your loving heavenly Father be affe@@ cted ?
The Bible rec@@ ord thus indic@@ ates that Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n , three of his sons , and two of his gr@@ and@@ sons used their influ@@ enti@@ al positi@@ ons to support true worship and the faithful prophet Jeremiah .
How did Job illustr@@ ate his con@@ vi@@ ction that God would call him for@@ th from the gra@@ ve ?
* W@@ ould you like to see the pas@@ sing of se@@ as@@ ons through the eyes of a bo@@ y who lived back then ?
What did Jesus mean when he said that we must worship “ with spirit and truth ” ?
However , in many lands the influ@@ ence of a per@@ mis@@ sive soci@@ ety that ex@@ al@@ ts personal fre@@ e@@ dom can make it difficult to follow the a@@ bo@@ ve ad@@ vice .
Our Creator pur@@ pos@@ es that faithful ones will live forever on a par@@ adise earth .
They spoke “ tw@@ is@@ ted things to draw away the disciples after themselves . ”
How did Jesus ’ disciples show love for others ?
How , spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally , can experienced shepher@@ ds tra@@ in others to care for congreg@@ ational privile@@ ges ?
One way is materi@@ ally ​ — taking care of your wi@@ fe@@ ’s physical needs .
Although they accept ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality from fellow believers , they do not “ put an ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive bur@@ den ” upon anyone . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess .
In an ex@@ tend@@ ed app@@ lic@@ ation , Psalm 34 : 20 as@@ sures us that no matter what tri@@ als anointed Christians and their “ other sheep ” compan@@ i@@ ons face , they will never be per@@ man@@ ently disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ged .
The apostles ’ words af@@ fir@@ m@@ ing their al@@ le@@ gi@@ ance to God should car@@ ry consider@@ able we@@ i@@ ght with the members of the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in .
Sa@@ ys Fa@@ bi@@ an : “ I was really moved when she said that .
But when can we find time for medit@@ ation ?
When those serving as elders in the congregation exer@@ t themselves as ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers , shepher@@ ds , and teach@@ ers , they give us s@@ ound reas@@ ons to appreci@@ ate such “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men . ”
And like J@@ a@@ ir@@ us and his wife , the parents of those children will be “ b@@ es@@ i@@ de themselves with great e@@ c@@ st@@ as@@ y . ”
What can h@@ in@@ der us from con@@ ver@@ sing with others ?
Tru@@ e , it takes “ ear@@ n@@ est effort ” to share in activities that help us cultiv@@ ate godly qualities .
M@@ ore than being un@@ s@@ wer@@ ving in al@@ le@@ gi@@ ance , activ@@ ely pur@@ sue a close relationship with your mate .
But what about the fo@@ ol@@ ish ?
Even a stu@@ b@@ born bul@@ l is ev@@ en@@ tually pro@@ d@@ ded in the direction its ow@@ ner wants .
At that time , most of God’s people had the hope of be@@ coming k@@ ings and pri@@ ests in heaven with Jesus .
Is there any@@ where we can turn for reli@@ able help and comfort ?
For example , he can man@@ e@@ u@@ ver govern@@ ments into ban@@ ning our preaching work .
Ha@@ ving over@@ come differ@@ ences that cause stri@@ fe and di@@ sh@@ ar@@ mony in many plac@@ es , these vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers happ@@ ily work together to serve others as members of the un@@ ited Bethel family in In@@ dia . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 33 : 1 .
Ri@@ ches of Gen@@ er@@ os@@ ity B@@ ring Jo@@ y
Peter ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed : “ You hus@@ ban@@ ds , continue d@@ wel@@ ling in like man@@ ner with [ your wi@@ ves ] according to knowledge , assign@@ ing them honor as to a we@@ ak@@ er v@@ es@@ sel , the f@@ em@@ in@@ ine one . ”
Does my a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of his pres@@ ence influ@@ ence my thoughts , words , and de@@ e@@ ds ?
The Bible can help parents to teach their children how to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish right from wrong .
Christians are to “ h@@ ate ” their relati@@ ves in the sense of loving them less than they do Jesus . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Such pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda prom@@ o@@ tes , not God’s ways , but “ the spirit of the world ” and of its ang@@ ry rul@@ er , Satan .
L@@ ater , in the first century , Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah ac@@ ted as a prophet in reve@@ al@@ ing God’s purpose regarding his son , John .
Ke@@ ep in mind , however , that J@@ anu@@ ary 7 on the G@@ reg@@ ori@@ an cal@@ end@@ ar is De@@ c@@ ember 25 on the Ju@@ li@@ an cal@@ end@@ ar .
No@@ tice Jesus ’ pri@@ or@@ ities in the in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction to his prayer .
Gi@@ f@@ ts were la@@ vi@@ shed upon them , and the city gave them a large p@@ en@@ sion for life .
Jehovah used Isaiah to con@@ ve@@ y a reas@@ sur@@ ing message .
He is still “ one Jehovah . ”
I started feel@@ ing st@@ ab@@ b@@ ing pa@@ ins in my hands and an@@ k@@ les .
This govern@@ ment , the Bible reve@@ als , is made up of “ the h@@ un@@ d@@ red and for@@ ty - four th@@ ous@@ and , who have been b@@ ought from the earth , ” along with “ the L@@ am@@ b , ” Christ Jesus .
The group gre@@ w very ra@@ pi@@ dly , and soon more than 35 attend@@ ed the S@@ un@@ day meetings . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 10 : 3 .
We@@ ek@@ ly , we fac@@ ed the chall@@ enge of ob@@ tain@@ ing per@@ mis@@ sion just to en@@ ter such are@@ as , let al@@ one stay there over@@ night .
O@@ r ‘ are we inc@@ iting Jehovah to je@@ al@@ ous@@ y ’ ? ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 20 - 22 .
When God cre@@ ated the first human pa@@ ir , where did he put them ?
What is needed in order to demonstr@@ ate faith , and what encourag@@ ement will we find by consider@@ ing faithful ones of old ?
Our conscience is pro@@ of that Jehovah lo@@ ves us and wants us to succ@@ e@@ ed .
At first , I ign@@ ored these doub@@ ts , but gra@@ du@@ ally my faith became we@@ ak@@ er and we@@ ak@@ er .
Mas@@ e@@ is@@ o obe@@ yed .
We got married a year later , in A@@ pri@@ l 19@@ 6@@ 7 , and we were allow@@ ed to continue in the travel@@ ing work together .
What Ab@@ out E@@ vi@@ l S@@ pi@@ r@@ its ?
Why was tim@@ ing important in con@@ ne@@ ction with the F@@ lood ?
That day , he r@@ an appro@@ xi@@ mat@@ ely 70 mil@@ es [ 1@@ 10 k@@ m ] !
She ro@@ se in@@ stan@@ tly , and “ her parents were b@@ es@@ i@@ de themselves ” with e@@ c@@ st@@ as@@ y .
It can af@@ fect even older ones who want to do what is right . We need to res@@ ist ne@@ g@@ ative pe@@ er pres@@ sure . ​ — 11 / 15 , page 8 . • Wh@@ ich are fact , and which are fi@@ ction ? Satan is a real person : fact .
In B@@ r@@ ita@@ in , for example , don@@ ations to char@@ ity re@@ ached a rec@@ ord $ 13 bil@@ li@@ on ( U@@ .@@ S . ) in 200@@ 2 .
Hence , those who keep on working hard to pre@@ serve their marriage because they want to remain faithful to their we@@ d@@ ding v@@ ow deser@@ ve respect and loving help from the Christian congregation .
H@@ ear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing R@@ es@@ pon@@ se
W@@ ell - meaning friends or family members may even op@@ pose our study of the Bible .
After recei@@ ving the simp@@ li@@ fied e@@ dition , sever@@ al in the S@@ ou@@ th P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c repor@@ ted : “ Now the brothers are really able to get the full sense of The Watchtower . ”
“ The one listen@@ ing to counsel is wise , ” states Proverbs 12 : 15 .
Those refu@@ sing to listen to Jesus would be destro@@ yed . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 18 : 18 , 19 ; Acts 3 : 22 , 23 .
Solomon war@@ ns : “ V@@ alu@@ able things resul@@ ting from van@@ ity become fe@@ wer , but the one col@@ le@@ cting by the hand is the one that makes inc@@ re@@ ase . ” ​ — Proverbs 13 : 11 .
When Bo@@ a@@ z does wa@@ ke up , Ru@@ th@@ ’s sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic action no doubt helps him to appreci@@ ate the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of her re@@ qu@@ est that he ‘ s@@ pre@@ ad out his s@@ ki@@ r@@ t over his slave gi@@ r@@ l . ’
Now that Christ has been ra@@ ised from the dead and has been plac@@ ed at the right hand of God , he activ@@ ely ple@@ a@@ ds for Christians .
Un@@ der the Law covenant , the Israelites were con@@ stan@@ tly remin@@ ded that they were sla@@ ves to sin and in need of re@@ de@@ mp@@ tion . ​ — Jeremiah 31 : 31 , 32 ; Romans 7 : 14 - 24 .
By ob@@ serving Jesus ’ comman@@ d@@ ments .
• What is involved in pu@@ t@@ ting off “ every we@@ i@@ ght ” ?
TH@@ E answer that the Bible gives to this question is very simp@@ le but clear and full of sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance .
He bless@@ es them with an understanding of his will .
Why could Jesus ’ early disciples ‘ keep speaking God’s word with all b@@ ol@@ dness ’ ?
We can also benefit from the preci@@ ous promises Jehovah made to Abraham . ​ — Genesis 17 : 7 .
And that is what the Kingdom good news off@@ ers .
This name may have origin@@ ated from the ancient Mal@@ a@@ y word t@@ ing@@ g@@ i , which means “ m@@ oun@@ tain . ”
He takes all the circumstances into account , including what is not ob@@ vi@@ ous .
The apostle Peter sum@@ m@@ ed up the wonderful hope of true Christians when he wrote : “ There are new heavens and a new earth that we are a@@ wa@@ iting according to his promise , and in these righteousness is to d@@ well . ”
In what ways did Noah show great courage ?
Because we ob@@ serve Jehovah’s remin@@ ders , we are able to rejo@@ ice even when suffering for righteousness ’ s@@ ake .
Sh@@ ould true Christians fear that ev@@ ent and the other as@@ pe@@ cts of the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” that will follow ?
I said y@@ es .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , therefore , during the time of the Hebrew Scriptures , a person who deser@@ ved to die was first put to death and then h@@ un@@ g on a st@@ ake or a t@@ ree .
Just read the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts , and no@@ te how often Jesus said “ it is written ” or in other ways refer@@ red to spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c pas@@ sa@@ ges of Scrip@@ ture .
( Mat@@ t .
“ Jehovah de@@ t@@ ests a de@@ vi@@ ous person , ” says Proverbs 3 : 32 , such as one who deli@@ ber@@ ately pu@@ ts up a fr@@ on@@ t , fe@@ ign@@ ing obedi@@ ence while practic@@ ing sin in se@@ cre@@ t .
Un@@ contro@@ l@@ led spe@@ e@@ ch can put a real st@@ ra@@ in on a marriage . ​ — Proverbs 12 : 18 ; 15 : 1 , 2 ; 16 : 24 ; 21 : 9 ; 31 : 26 .
Like Paul , you too should learn to view the ransom as a personal gift from God .
The people needed to be war@@ ned that their ung@@ o@@ dly de@@ e@@ ds had not g@@ one un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed .
A@@ do@@ l@@ f@@ o and other Witnesses would vis@@ it us in the cam@@ p every now and again .
C@@ are@@ ful inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ation pro@@ ves that ‘ the God of peace e@@ qu@@ ip@@ s them with every good thing to do his will . ’ ​ — Hebrews 13 : 20 , 21 .
5 : 29 , 30 .
A li@@ mit@@ ed number ​ — 14@@ 4@@ ,000 — ​ will live in heaven .
You can see this by the many questions they ask .
So use it wis@@ ely ! ” ​ — Pa@@ m , age se@@ ven .
Thus e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed , Adam had all he needed to fulf@@ ill his ro@@ le as ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ at@@ or of God’s earthly h@@ an@@ di@@ work .
10 : 39 .
My mother en@@ ro@@ l@@ led me in a mo@@ t@@ or@@ bi@@ ke r@@ ace called Z@@ el@@ ta M@@ op@@ ē@@ ds ( The Go@@ l@@ den M@@ op@@ ed ) .
Today , many young ones are bless@@ ed with God - fe@@ aring parents and gr@@ and@@ parents who , like Lo@@ is and E@@ un@@ ice , recogn@@ ize the import@@ ance of spiritual go@@ als .
It was l@@ ate in the ev@@ ening .
There is the leg@@ ally cons@@ titu@@ ted govern@@ ment of the “ S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah . ”
The apostle Peter refer@@ red to Jesus as “ a man public@@ ly sh@@ own by God to you through powerful works and por@@ ten@@ ts and sign@@ s that God did through him in your mi@@ d@@ st , just as you y@@ ourselves know . ”
Jehovah uses his organization to gu@@ i@@ de us , his people , through “ the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness ” during these last days of Satan’s wicked world .
Now 23 of the 25 famili@@ es in the commun@@ ity are stud@@ ying God’s Word .
They are rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to accept the responsi@@ bility and privilege of being Jesus ’ disciples .
To illustr@@ ate : After too many dr@@ in@@ ks , a dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ d may be in a h@@ il@@ ari@@ ous mo@@ od .
In what way were the pri@@ ests des@@ p@@ ising Jehovah’s table ?
R@@ o@@ a@@ ds were important to R@@ ome even before her in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants started building new ones .
David felt respon@@ sible for their de@@ a@@ ths .
By their fa@@ il@@ ure to teach the truth and by their po@@ or example , the pri@@ ests mis@@ led many Israelites , so Jehovah was righ@@ tly ang@@ ry with them .
Even then , she man@@ i@@ fes@@ ts a “ qui@@ et and mil@@ d spirit ” and co@@ op@@ er@@ ates with him to make his decision work .
Some may disa@@ gre@@ e , ar@@ gu@@ ing that what you don@@ ’t know will never h@@ ur@@ t you .
No@@ te the wisdom evid@@ ent in the desi@@ gn of just some of these cre@@ atu@@ res .
So I am g@@ la@@ d that Jehovah has exerc@@ ised pati@@ ence . ”
Yes , Moses remin@@ ded the Israelites that Jehovah’s love and care for them would never change .
( Read Isaiah 60 : 22 . )
A@@ no@@ inted Christians did not as@@ c@@ end to heaven at the end of the G@@ ent@@ ile T@@ im@@ es , as many had expe@@ cted they would .
K@@ IN@@ G@@ S O@@ F J@@ U@@ D@@ A@@ H AN@@ D O@@ F I@@ S@@ R@@ A@@ E@@ L
The apostle Paul knew this to be false , for God gave holy spirit to some who had never ob@@ served Jewish law .
No@@ ah’s Fa@@ ith Con@@ dem@@ ns World , 11 / 15
Tho@@ r@@ ough knowledge of the Scriptures streng@@ th@@ ens and e@@ qu@@ ip@@ s us for the ministry .
S@@ ad@@ ly , my de@@ ar wife J@@ en@@ n@@ y was not there with me .
Genesis chap@@ ter 1 shows that Jehovah , likely through his fir@@ st@@ born heavenly Son , deal@@ t with Adam and E@@ ve .
Why did Bar@@ u@@ ch lo@@ se his joy , and what counsel did Jehovah give him ?
In the mean@@ time , he continued his hum@@ ble work of shepher@@ ding .
S . L@@ et@@ t . Fr@@ on@@ t ro@@ w , left to right : S .
He c@@ atch@@ es sight of a young man who is par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able .
As a result , they became the first un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised G@@ ent@@ ile believers to receive the holy spirit as Kingdom he@@ ir@@ s .
Th@@ ink of how Jehovah has bless@@ ed the Kingdom work with inc@@ re@@ ase over the de@@ ca@@ des following World W@@ ar I and right up to our time .
Why are pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous ac@@ ts serious ?
However , the as@@ su@@ mp@@ tion that Jehovah God fore@@ or@@ da@@ ined th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years before they were born spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c individuals to receive this privilege con@@ f@@ li@@ cts with the fact that humans are end@@ ow@@ ed with fre@@ e@@ dom of cho@@ ice .
They pre@@ ached the “ good news of the kingdom ” both to Israelites and to people of the nations .
The resurrection is possible because God sent his Son to give his life for us .
As a result , Paul was given the opportunity to speak in his own de@@ f@@ en@@ se . ​ — Acts 21 : 37 - 40 .
P@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph taken by cour@@ t@@ es@@ y of the B@@ rit@@ ish Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m
He felt that it was a gro@@ ss in@@ justice on Jehovah’s part .
A proble@@ m ex@@ is@@ ted among Christians in first - century Gal@@ ati@@ a .
Just as certain me@@ tal@@ s ten@@ d to ru@@ st , imper@@ fect humans have a tend@@ enc@@ y to com@@ pla@@ in .
No@@ te how they continu@@ ally re@@ bel@@ led against him .
Gi@@ f@@ ts F@@ it for a King 13
In F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 194@@ 3 , G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol was esta@@ bli@@ shed for the tra@@ ining of pione@@ ers for mission@@ ary service .
O@@ ri@@ g@@ en pointed out that the Israelites made u@@ ten@@ s@@ il@@ s for Jehovah’s temple out of Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an go@@ ld .
In ancient Israel , the earthly part of God’s organization was sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed by Jerusalem , where Jehovah’s temple was lo@@ c@@ ated and his anointed king re@@ si@@ ded .
P@@ or@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y can also h@@ ur@@ t children more direc@@ tly .
For some si@@ x years , El@@ isha served as Eli@@ j@@ ah’s faithful attend@@ ant and was determined to do this to the end .
Jehovah’s Lo@@ ving - K@@ in@@ dness and His G@@ u@@ id@@ ance
Acc@@ ording to the news j@@ our@@ n@@ al Mu@@ o@@ vit@@ i Mu@@ o@@ vit@@ i , the parents char@@ ged that ‘ giving children this kind of message contribu@@ tes to their re@@ je@@ cting anyone who does not think as they do or to their exc@@ lu@@ ding someone because he is religi@@ ously “ different . ” ’
One prof@@ ess@@ or says that even s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists “ often f@@ all in love with their own con@@ stru@@ ctions . ”
What less@@ on can parents learn from the illustr@@ ation found at Isaiah 28 : 24 , 25 ?
How may an el@@ der be an example to the flo@@ ck ?
; W@@ a@@ shin@@ g@@ t@@ on , S .
W@@ he@@ ther we are baptized Christians or are individuals just beg@@ in@@ ning to learn about God and his pur@@ pos@@ es , we can find great comfort in the written Word of God .
If the bri@@ de is not pre@@ gn@@ ant within a year or so , they pro@@ be to see if there is any proble@@ m that they can help to sol@@ ve .
Be@@ fore long , though , Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar seem@@ s to for@@ get this less@@ on .
When the spirit was p@@ our@@ ed out on Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us , his relati@@ ves , and his in@@ tim@@ ate friends , the apostle Peter recogn@@ ized that un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised G@@ ent@@ il@@ es could qu@@ ali@@ fy to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ .
Many of the cop@@ ing s@@ k@@ ill@@ s that they have learned e@@ ch@@ o the tim@@ eless ad@@ vice found in the Bible .
He also asked that his body would he@@ al and he would get better .
It even appe@@ ars on some Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant ch@@ ur@@ ches .
How encourag@@ ing this re@@ vel@@ ation must have been for chil@@ d@@ less Abra@@ m !
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in E@@ den , Jehovah fore@@ told that there would be en@@ m@@ ity between those who served God and those who served Satan .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the book , information is pres@@ ented to help a Christian to imitate Jesus .
He received fin@@ an@@ cial support from s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ist R@@ ob@@ er@@ t Bo@@ y@@ le and coura@@ ge@@ ously publi@@ shed Be@@ d@@ el@@ l@@ ’s Bible in 1@@ 6@@ 8@@ 5 .
Yes , God has set in mo@@ tion an arrang@@ ement to bring everything in heaven and on earth back into har@@ mony under his direc@@ t control .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing an am@@ pu@@ tation , individuals some@@ times “ feel ” their lost li@@ m@@ b .
J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s heart was bro@@ ken .
Thus , they ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy God’s wisdom . ​ — 4 / 15 , pages 16 - 19 .
These brothers are rema@@ ining ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast in their love for Jehovah .
Hence , their discipl@@ ine should never take the form of v@@ enge@@ ful or ho@@ st@@ ile p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment .
This was the loving thing to do .
Ad@@ ds L@@ ou@@ is , “ I@@ magine , at our first M@@ em@@ ori@@ al in Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r , ten of our Bible stud@@ ents attend@@ ed ! ”
How can we imitate Jesus ’ example ?
The rec@@ ord re@@ a@@ ds : “ Jehovah set men in ambu@@ s@@ h against the sons of A@@ m@@ m@@ on , Mo@@ a@@ b and the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous re@@ gi@@ on of Se@@ ir who were coming into Juda@@ h , and they went s@@ mit@@ ing one another .
So bre@@ ad of that kind is used at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al .
The Bible says that Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God shows fav@@ or to hum@@ ble individuals “ in du@@ e time . ”
D@@ U@@ R@@ IN@@ G his fin@@ al night on earth , Jesus encoura@@ ged his loyal disciples to remain friends with one another .
But if they had a@@ do@@ p@@ ted the men@@ tal attitude of Christ , they could have re@@ ta@@ ined their joy and rema@@ ined among Jehovah’s people . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 5 - 8 .
If allow@@ ed to fes@@ ter , this res@@ ent@@ ment may under@@ mine your res@@ ol@@ ve to stay faithful to Jehovah .
Si@@ mil@@ ar determin@@ ation will help us to maintain our integrity under any circumstances ​ — in the face of temp@@ t@@ ations , op@@ position , or ad@@ vers@@ ity .
Those refer@@ red to as “ my brothers ” are spirit - anointed men and women , who will rule with Christ from heaven .
25 : 20 - 23 .
Y@@ i@@ el@@ ding to Jehovah’s direction in con@@ ne@@ ction with this cho@@ ice is the wise course .
After all , it is n@@ atur@@ al to want to feel valu@@ ed and appreci@@ ated . ​ — Matthew 25 : 19 - 23 .
P@@ artic@@ ul@@ arly in the ra@@ in@@ y se@@ as@@ on , however , the are@@ a around small st@@ re@@ am@@ s and ri@@ v@@ ers provi@@ des pe@@ ace@@ ful , “ well - w@@ at@@ ered re@@ sting - plac@@ es . ” ​ — Psalm 23 : 2 .
“ M@@ ake Su@@ re of the M@@ ore I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant Th@@ ings , ” 4 / 15
H@@ as it not been deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful to refle@@ ct on some of Jesus ’ appe@@ al@@ ing qualities ?
They direc@@ ted their com@@ pla@@ in@@ t to the apostles , who arrang@@ ed for prom@@ pt action to be taken because the com@@ pla@@ in@@ t was jus@@ ti@@ fied .
By assign@@ ing some 40 temp@@ or@@ ary special pione@@ ers to work in the more den@@ sel@@ y po@@ pul@@ ated un@@ assign@@ ed ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es .
They have under@@ sto@@ od that the soul , rather than being im@@ mor@@ tal , can die and be destro@@ yed .
C@@ o@@ op@@ er@@ ation P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ tes S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Pro@@ g@@ ress
O@@ p@@ position was not s@@ low in coming .
T@@ ear@@ s r@@ an down her c@@ he@@ ek@@ s when she thought about the g@@ ri@@ ef they would experience at the lo@@ ss of their mother .
By as@@ king Job over 70 different questions , no@@ ne of which Job could answer , Jehovah emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed the li@@ mit@@ ations of Jo@@ b@@ ’s understanding .
One way he does this is by means of Christian meetings .
I am giving it with great affe@@ ction and love for Jehovah . ”
There are , of course , many who recogn@@ ize the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant pro@@ of that there is a God .
How do we re@@ act under such circumstances ?
Do you know what they look like , ma@@ y@@ be having exam@@ ined them at their s@@ ource ?
“ D@@ eli@@ ver@@ ance at H@@ and ! ”
( Read Matthew 6 : 30 - 34 . )
Tru@@ ly , it was qu@@ ite different from what I had known back in our small v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
It is according to his good ple@@ asure which he pur@@ posed in himself for an ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation at the full li@@ mit of the appointed times , nam@@ ely , to ga@@ ther all things together again in the Christ , the things in the heavens and the things on the earth . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
Jesus was as much as saying that a person using such a word would be jud@@ ged not just by a local cour@@ t but by the Su@@ pre@@ me C@@ our@@ t , the full S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in ​ — the j@@ udi@@ cial body in Jerusalem made up of the high pri@@ est and 70 older men and s@@ cri@@ bes . ​ — Mark 15 : 1 .
Such faithful ones who die will live on in God’s perfect mem@@ ory , and he will resur@@ rec@@ t them in du@@ e time . ​ — Luke 20 : 37 , 38 ; 1 Corinthians 15 : 22 - 26 .
H@@ as Jehovah’s counsel helped you to avoid problems ?
But if we di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t keep this rule , they might soon lo@@ se their com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion of S@@ pan@@ ish . ”
Me@@ an@@ while , Matthew married Mar@@ ina , and M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el married O@@ l@@ ga .
What Is an I@@ c@@ on ?
Par@@ t of K@@ or@@ ah’s proble@@ m very likely was that he did not ch@@ er@@ ish his own privile@@ ges in God’s arrang@@ ement .
It is not eas@@ y to res@@ ist temp@@ ting off@@ ers and to keep away from di@@ sh@@ on@@ est practic@@ es . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
Consider just some repor@@ ts that high@@ light the proble@@ m .
Do you appreci@@ ate how great this love is ?
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are that our p@@ ath “ is like the b@@ right light that is get@@ ting ligh@@ ter and ligh@@ ter ” !
Ther@@ e@@ after , the Bible was transl@@ ated and pro@@ duc@@ ed at an un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted p@@ ace .
Jehovah has the ability to de@@ te@@ ct the g@@ ene@@ tic b@@ ent of the un@@ born and to exerc@@ ise his fore@@ knowledge and sel@@ e@@ ct be@@ fore@@ hand whom he cho@@ o@@ ses for his pur@@ pos@@ es .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate Go@@ dly Q@@ u@@ alities
The d@@ ye was ex@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted from the bo@@ dies of f@@ em@@ ale in@@ se@@ cts of the C@@ o@@ c@@ ci@@ da@@ e family .
It streng@@ th@@ ened him to act dec@@ isi@@ vely and wis@@ ely under difficult circumstances .
( b ) What should we do if we are tr@@ oub@@ led by “ dis@@ qui@@ et@@ ing thoughts ” regarding serious sin ?
( Read Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 4 : 14 - 16 . )
Their emo@@ tions ru@@ n deep and yet are very different .
O@@ ver 1@@ 00 Kingdom H@@ alls and more than 1@@ ,000 ho@@ m@@ es of Witnesses were destro@@ yed in a wa@@ ve of persecu@@ tion .
His happy dis@@ position and good sense of hum@@ or contribu@@ ted to his reco@@ very and made it e@@ asi@@ er for me to give him ong@@ o@@ ing care .
For example , R@@ ob@@ er@@ t and Ka@@ thy accepted an assignment as mission@@ aries to C@@ am@@ ir@@ i .
She was invit@@ ed sever@@ al times , even though she sh@@ ared with her cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es fine material from the book Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k .
; L@@ ake , J .
Acc@@ ording to cu@@ sto@@ m , the parents of a number of stud@@ ents in her school got together to hi@@ re tu@@ t@@ ors for difficult sub@@ je@@ cts in order to pre@@ pare the you@@ ths for exam@@ s .
A sur@@ pris@@ ing number of disa@@ st@@ ers are at le@@ ast par@@ ti@@ ally man - made .
What did Jesus tell the Jewish religious lead@@ ers of his day , and why did he make such a st@@ at@@ ement ?
Let us exam@@ ine two are@@ as in which God’s Word can be of special help to young people , perhaps of more help to the young than to any other age group .
He had thought about it and taken its message to heart .
Lu@@ car@@ is was determined to use this new opportunity to educ@@ ate the O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x cl@@ er@@ gy and la@@ ity by publi@@ shing a transl@@ ation of the Bible and the@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal tr@@ ac@@ ts .
That which is true invol@@ ves more than information that is cor@@ rec@@ t and not false .
The best way to come to know God and to draw close to him is to study his Word , the Bible .
They were to be resur@@ rec@@ ted to im@@ mor@@ tal life in heaven .
Acc@@ ording to hist@@ ori@@ ans , some as@@ ser@@ ted that the use of I@@ ris@@ h was “ d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous to the St@@ ate ” and others su@@ gg@@ ested that it was “ against the inter@@ ests of the Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ment . ”
Then end@@ e@@ av@@ or to help them by emp@@ lo@@ ying Jesus ’ vari@@ ous me@@ tho@@ ds of teaching .
With eyes of faith , we see Jesus Christ going “ for@@ th con@@ qu@@ ering and to complete his con@@ qu@@ est . ”
In its enti@@ re@@ ty it comes for m@@ ere viol@@ ence .
In@@ duc@@ ing someone to part with money or pro@@ per@@ ty on false pre@@ ten@@ ses .
Even when he was pl@@ an@@ ning on re@@ sting in “ a l@@ on@@ ely place , ” he respon@@ ded when the crow@@ ds s@@ ought him out for more instru@@ ction .
Can we really ex@@ pect Jehovah to bl@@ ess us un@@ less we give true worship the first place in our lives ?
This con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation of An@@ a@@ bap@@ t@@ ists in M@@ ü@@ n@@ ster led to a hor@@ ri@@ fi@@ c ep@@ is@@ o@@ de .
In 19@@ 31 our family attend@@ ed the C@@ o@@ lum@@ bu@@ s , O@@ hi@@ o , conven@@ tion , where we were thr@@ il@@ led to share in a@@ do@@ p@@ ting the new name , Jehovah’s Witnesses .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N the most d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous ev@@ ent in hist@@ ory bre@@ ak@@ s out , Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God will make sure that all who have his appro@@ val “ get away sa@@ fe . ”
TH@@ E TH@@ R@@ E@@ A@@ T : Pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us and par@@ ch@@ ment were the pri@@ m@@ ary writ@@ ing materi@@ als used by Bible writ@@ ers and cop@@ y@@ ists .
“ Jehovah is near to those that are bro@@ ken at heart ; and those who are c@@ ru@@ shed in spirit he sa@@ ves . ” ​ — P@@ s .
▪ C@@ O@@ O@@ R@@ DI@@ N@@ AT@@ O@@ R@@ S ’ C@@ O@@ M@@ MI@@ T@@ T@@ E@@ E : This com@@ mit@@ te@@ e is made up of the co@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ or of each of the other Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy com@@ mit@@ te@@ es and a se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary who is also a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
Our con@@ vers@@ ations cen@@ ter on things that are truly important ​ — spiritual to@@ pi@@ c@@ s .
I@@ S TH@@ E Bi@@ ble@@ ’s view regarding se@@ x old - fa@@ shi@@ oned and nee@@ d@@ less@@ ly re@@ stri@@ ctive ?
A ke@@ y fac@@ t@@ or in the Greek t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s was the ph@@ al@@ an@@ x ​ — a b@@ lo@@ ck of sol@@ di@@ ers mar@@ ch@@ ing in ti@@ ght form@@ ation .
P@@ res@@ ent - day Bethel famili@@ es might be lik@@ ened to well - organiz@@ ed ‘ hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds buil@@ t up by wisdom ’ and f@@ oun@@ ded on love for Jehovah . ​ — Proverbs 24 : 3 .
I remember her answer : “ Son , it@@ ’s a my@@ st@@ er@@ y . We@@ ’@@ re not me@@ ant to understand it . ”
Some in@@ du@@ stri@@ es pol@@ lu@@ te the en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
If you are an el@@ der@@ ly Christian , your words and de@@ e@@ ds can show others that ‘ Jehovah is your R@@ o@@ ck , in whom there is no un@@ righteousness . ’
At home , there were disa@@ gre@@ ements and continu@@ ous ten@@ sion .
In this way , obedi@@ ent mankind has the pro@@ spe@@ ct of be@@ coming part of God’s family , his “ children . ” ​ — Romans 8 : 19 - 21 .
N@@ ose r@@ ings were a po@@ pul@@ ar ad@@ or@@ n@@ ment during Bible times .
If so , how do you re@@ act ?
Some pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ i , after their dis@@ co@@ very , were ex@@ posed to exc@@ essi@@ ve light or hu@@ mi@@ di@@ ty , acc@@ el@@ er@@ ating their deter@@ i@@ or@@ ation .
The second article will expla@@ in how those serving in a fore@@ ign - language congregation can keep their relationship with Jehovah strong .
That law makes it a cri@@ me to organiz@@ e or lead a religious group that , under the gu@@ ise of preaching religious beli@@ ef@@ s , ‘ lu@@ res young people into atten@@ ding religious meetings of an un@@ reg@@ is@@ tered religion ’ and ‘ influ@@ ences members to refu@@ se their ci@@ vi@@ c du@@ ties . ’
“ Y@@ O@@ U are pro@@ ba@@ bly famili@@ ar with Jesus ’ hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing words that ‘ the me@@ ek shall in@@ her@@ it the earth . ’
What a cause for joy that will be ​ — both in heaven and on earth !
We keep ho@@ l@@ ding to this pat@@ ter@@ n by practic@@ ing what we have learned from the Bible .
H@@ er@@ o@@ es like A@@ chil@@ les were said to be of both divine and human des@@ c@@ ent and were end@@ ow@@ ed with su@@ per@@ human ability but not with im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity .
In 198@@ 7 , I se@@ ized the opportunity for early re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment and jo@@ ined An@@ ni in the pioneer ministry .
“ I am with you to deli@@ ver you , ” he promised Jeremiah .
S@@ hi@@ f@@ ting our attention from how an individu@@ al is affe@@ cted by the fear of God to how it affe@@ cts an enti@@ re nation , the king of Israel says : “ R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness is what ex@@ al@@ ts a nation , but sin is something dis@@ gr@@ ace@@ ful to n@@ ational grou@@ ps . ”
These am@@ p@@ ho@@ ra@@ e origin@@ ally con@@ ta@@ ined preci@@ ous A@@ t@@ tic o@@ il .
On@@ ly we@@ ek@@ s after their mirac@@ ul@@ ous deli@@ ver@@ ance from Egy@@ pt , they turned to i@@ do@@ l worship , show@@ ing gro@@ ss dis@@ respect for their Sa@@ vi@@ or .
Isaiah proved true to his word ​ — his Yes me@@ ant Yes .
No mer@@ cy for them !
He appointed tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy men to over@@ see the temple sto@@ res and future dist@@ ribu@@ tions .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Paul ur@@ ges that we ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly end@@ e@@ av@@ or “ to ob@@ serve the on@@ en@@ ess of the spirit in the un@@ iting b@@ ond of peace . ”
In the H@@ in@@ du religion , there are many go@@ ds and go@@ dd@@ ess@@ es .
For us to apply the less@@ on of Romans 2 : 21 - 23 means lear@@ ning Christian mor@@ ality from God’s Word , ac@@ ting in l@@ ine with what we learn , and then instru@@ cting others to do the same .
If so , do not allow Satan to use those feelings to h@@ in@@ der you from serving Jehovah .
Why did Jehovah pro@@ ce@@ ed “ to rest on the se@@ ven@@ th day ” ?
“ The Bible says that God’s people must be holy because God is holy , ” she expla@@ ins .
F@@ ru@@ it@@ ful study is more like an expe@@ dition on which you can ex@@ pl@@ ore and dis@@ co@@ ver new as@@ pe@@ cts of Jehovah’s person@@ ality .
Mar@@ ri@@ age is a li@@ fel@@ ong com@@ mit@@ ment , not a ca@@ su@@ al ag@@ re@@ ement that can be ligh@@ tly a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned .
I was also t@@ ou@@ ched by the many expres@@ sions of gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de from local sisters who often than@@ ked me for coming to help them .
As spiritual Israelites , these anointed Christians were in the new covenant made between Jehovah and “ the Israel of God . ”
H@@ on@@ est people contribu@@ te to a c@@ li@@ mate of trust and confidence , which lea@@ ds to heal@@ thy attitu@@ des and prom@@ o@@ tes strong human relation@@ shi@@ ps .
But if there is a good reason to talk to him , we should wa@@ it until we cal@@ m down .
It would have been n@@ atur@@ al for Saul to want to expla@@ in the ra@@ di@@ cal change in his life and to stri@@ ve to en@@ ligh@@ ten form@@ er friends about the Messi@@ ah .
Now she really mis@@ ses her personal study if for some reason she cannot get to it .
One el@@ der@@ ly brother said : “ I have wa@@ ited for this Bible for so long .
How can we show respect for se@@ cul@@ ar authority ?
Ke@@ ep Christ’s M@@ ent@@ al A@@ t@@ titu@@ de in You
Like the psalmist David , at times we may even gro@@ w “ num@@ b and become c@@ ru@@ shed to an ex@@ tre@@ me de@@ gre@@ e . ”
10 : 28 , 29 .
They real@@ ize that in the end , it is love ​ — not ability — ​ that id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es a true Christian . ​ — John 13 : 35 ; 1 Corinthians 13 : 1 - 3 .
In the pro@@ c@@ ess , I have ga@@ ined a preci@@ ous fri@@ end@@ ship that I value more than any other .
At times , an ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal dis@@ co@@ very direc@@ tly or indi@@ rec@@ tly con@@ fir@@ ms the ex@@ ist@@ ence of a Bible char@@ ac@@ ter .
A@@ g@@ ing in it@@ self is not a cur@@ se , for continued ex@@ ist@@ ence requi@@ res the pas@@ sing of years .
For a faithful Je@@ w , life in pa@@ g@@ an Babyl@@ on pres@@ ented bi@@ g challeng@@ es .
The Bible in@@ tro@@ du@@ ces “ Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n the son of A@@ z@@ al@@ iah the son of Me@@ sh@@ ul@@ la@@ m ” to us in con@@ ne@@ ction with Jo@@ si@@ ah’s rest@@ or@@ ation of true worship in about 6@@ 4@@ 2 B.C.E .
Who has cre@@ ated these things ?
What does that word bring to your mind ?
Because of this mer@@ g@@ er , the Bethel family in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o has become more mul@@ tic@@ ul@@ tural and inter@@ n@@ ational .
The tra@@ in@@ ers “ no@@ tic@@ ed that a s@@ kil@@ led mas@@ sage of the mus@@ c@@ les before tra@@ ining had bene@@ fi@@ cial effe@@ cts , and also that a care@@ ful , light mas@@ sage ass@@ is@@ ted the pro@@ c@@ ess of w@@ in@@ ding down and reco@@ very by an a@@ th@@ le@@ te who had comple@@ ted a long tra@@ ining s@@ es@@ sion , ” ob@@ ser@@ ves The O@@ l@@ y@@ mp@@ ic G@@ ames in An@@ cient Gre@@ e@@ ce .
The earthly part of Jehovah God’s organization is lik@@ e@@ wise on the move .
What ex@@ hor@@ tation app@@ lies to all Christians from before 19@@ 19 down to our day ?
Can you find the ans@@ wers ?
G@@ u@@ y P@@ i@@ er@@ ce was born in Au@@ bur@@ n , C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , on No@@ v@@ ember 6 , 19@@ 34 , and was baptized in 195@@ 5 .
I fur@@ ther learned that Jehovah does not leave us without hope .
( See also fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te . ) ( b ) What wise ad@@ vice did Jesus offer about how to avoid un@@ du@@ e anxi@@ ety ?
Job was gu@@ i@@ ded by his integrity , and Jehovah bless@@ ed him
The c@@ li@@ mate was also qu@@ ite a sh@@ o@@ ck .
Is death str@@ ong@@ er than God ?
My heart now over@@ f@@ low@@ ed with joy because of the tru@@ ths I was lear@@ ning from the Bible .
O@@ r col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es at work may ta@@ un@@ t you for taking days off for spiritual activities or for not often working over@@ time .
You see only that their li@@ ps are mo@@ ving .
By con@@ sen@@ ting to be “ pi@@ er@@ ced for our trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion ” and “ c@@ ru@@ shed for our er@@ r@@ ors , ” Christ car@@ ri@@ ed our sin@@ s upon the st@@ ake and died in our place .
His wife says : “ We have learned the import@@ ance of pra@@ ying together regul@@ arly and of ap@@ pl@@ ying the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ vice to be s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely loving and pati@@ ent with each other .
What is re@@ comm@@ ended regarding s@@ crip@@ tures c@@ ited in our public@@ ations ?
He will use any means possible , including dis@@ ru@@ p@@ ting a marriage , to bre@@ ak our integrity to God .
What examples of tal@@ ented people does the Bible present , and how are they re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed ?
A@@ wa@@ ke and c@@ ry out jo@@ y@@ fully , you re@@ si@@ d@@ ents in the du@@ st !
Ha@@ ff@@ ner , I have good news for you , ” he said .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out war@@ ning , the 19@@ 0@@ 6 earth@@ qu@@ ake and resul@@ ting fi@@ re destro@@ yed a large part of do@@ w@@ n@@ to@@ wn S@@ an F@@ ran@@ c@@ is@@ c@@ o
Does this instru@@ ction requi@@ re that you liter@@ ally ut@@ ter in a low vo@@ ice all the words you read from Genesis to Revelation ?
What , though , if a husband and wife have serious disa@@ gre@@ ements ?
; B@@ y@@ r@@ ne , M .
In what sense will Jehovah “ draw close to you , ” br@@ ing@@ ing what blessings ?
This is a good reason for continu@@ ing to be@@ ar witness even to those who op@@ pose us .
“ Our Scriptural com@@ mis@@ sion is to ‘ go and make disciples of people of all the nations , teaching them to ob@@ serve all the things that Christ comman@@ ded . ’
I wonder@@ ed why God would allow some ba@@ bi@@ es to be born with disa@@ bil@@ ities .
To the physical e@@ ye , Moses was no mat@@ ch for P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h .
We need it just to sur@@ vi@@ ve , and we can use it well in Jehovah’s service .
How can he do that ?
Mo@@ st of us long for the fulfill@@ ment of God’s promises and e@@ ch@@ o the sen@@ ti@@ ment of the apostle John : “ A@@ men ! C@@ ome , Lord Jesus . ”
Consi@@ der@@ ing the pre@@ vail@@ ing w@@ ind and “ the direction and r@@ ate of d@@ ri@@ ft , ” Con@@ y@@ be@@ are and How@@ son no@@ ted in their book The Li@@ fe and E@@ p@@ ist@@ les of S@@ t . Paul : “ The dist@@ ance between C@@ la@@ u@@ da [ or , C@@ au@@ da ] and Mal@@ ta is rather less than 4@@ 8@@ 0 mil@@ es [ 7@@ 70 kil@@ om@@ et@@ ers ] .
As a result , his faith was un@@ sh@@ aka@@ ble .
How does the book of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el descri@@ be the heavenly part of Jehovah’s organization ?
S@@ ome@@ thing s@@ n@@ app@@ ed , and I just c@@ li@@ cked it o@@ pen . ” ​ — C@@ O@@ D@@ Y .
( Read Proverbs 11 : 14 . )
As recorded at 2 Corinthians 12 : 21 , Paul ref@@ ers to those who “ form@@ er@@ ly sin@@ ned but have not rep@@ ented over their un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness and for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation and lo@@ ose conduct that they have practic@@ ed . ”
We ob@@ serve what others have ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed .
17 , 18 . ( a ) If a brother no longer qu@@ ali@@ fi@@ es for ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment , what may be needed ?
As a result , in early 19@@ 6@@ 1 we were in a position to accept an assignment as special pione@@ ers in F@@ alls C@@ ity , Ne@@ br@@ as@@ ka .
“ The wicked one has desi@@ red the ne@@ t@@ ted pre@@ y of bad men , ” says the wise king .
I pray@@ ed about it because I felt that I needed to be with the sur@@ vi@@ ving members of my family and with those in the congregation .
We cannot res@@ ort to de@@ vi@@ ous means if we are to be coun@@ ted among integrity keep@@ ers .
On these occasi@@ ons , we have some fine tal@@ ks that benefit us both . ”
( b ) As used in the Bible , what does Jehovah’s “ hand ” often ref@@ er to ?
A@@ gain and again , meetings of world lead@@ ers have foc@@ used on the sub@@ ject .
( Ju@@ d@@ ges 14 : 2 )
If we are stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing with un@@ clean desi@@ res , why is it important to seek help ?
When you learn that a do@@ ct@@ or is spe@@ ar@@ he@@ ading an effort to find a cu@@ re , you are ho@@ pe@@ ful .
Instead , he offered to study the Bible with A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o and his sisters free of char@@ ge .
Some even inc@@ reas@@ ed their activities .
How did A@@ sa , Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at , He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah , and Jo@@ si@@ ah show ze@@ al for Jehovah’s house ?
But Jehovah always took care of us . ”
C@@ hi@@ ef among them is Satan the Devil .
Rather than tr@@ ying to for@@ ce his associ@@ ates in the congregation to act in a certain way , a good spiritual shepher@@ d thin@@ ks in ter@@ ms of appe@@ al@@ ing to their heart .
I pro@@ s@@ per@@ ed fin@@ an@@ cially , sta@@ yed in lu@@ x@@ ur@@ y ho@@ tel@@ s , and some@@ times I even went to work by priv@@ ate j@@ et .
This is the day of all days .
We are than@@ k@@ ful to Jehovah for making all these pro@@ v@@ isions a@@ vail@@ able through “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
Com@@ men@@ ting on these f@@ indi@@ ng@@ s , The Me@@ di@@ cal J@@ our@@ n@@ al of Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a ( M@@ J@@ A ) states : “ R@@ eli@@ gi@@ os@@ ity has also been associ@@ ated with . . . low@@ er blood pres@@ sure , low@@ er cho@@ les@@ ter@@ ol . . . and even low@@ er ris@@ k for col@@ on can@@ c@@ er . ”
You can find on its pla@@ ins el@@ ep@@ h@@ ants , bu@@ ff@@ al@@ o , and li@@ ons .
As Jehovah’s servants , why are we not in@@ fe@@ cted by de@@ ad@@ ly pla@@ gu@@ es ?
The Gre@@ ater Solomon , though , will free his sub@@ je@@ cts from all of that . ​ — Read Romans 8 : 19 - 21 .
Rather than fo@@ st@@ ering in people the mind of Christ , the worl@@ d’s spirit ca@@ uses their thinking and actions to res@@ em@@ ble those of the rul@@ er of the world , Satan .
Then A@@ mo@@ s explained that Jehovah al@@ one should be worshipp@@ ed because he is the Creator , “ the One c@@ all@@ ing for the w@@ at@@ ers of the se@@ a , that he may p@@ our them out upon the sur@@ face of the earth . ”
9 : 26 .
It is the only ro@@ ad that lea@@ ds to everlasting life .
Th@@ an@@ ks to his tri@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le , he is now more in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent and is able by himself to make the se@@ ven - m@@ ile [ 12 k@@ m ] j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to atten@@ d congregation meetings .
Paul tel@@ ls us : “ De@@ ad@@ en . . . your body members that are upon the earth as res@@ pe@@ cts for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , se@@ x@@ u@@ al ap@@ pet@@ ite , h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful desire , and co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness , which is i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry . ”
O@@ f@@ ten , however , this str@@ ate@@ gy ba@@ ck@@ fi@@ res because it dra@@ ws God’s people even clo@@ s@@ er together in the b@@ on@@ ds of Christian love and mo@@ ves many of them to greater ze@@ al .
As individuals , the believ@@ ing Jews needed to accept this new arrang@@ ement .
17 - 19 . ( a ) In what ways can we t@@ est ourselves ?
He also had a we@@ al@@ th of Scriptural knowledge , ans@@ wer@@ ing many of our questions .
She also read rel@@ ev@@ ant Bible pas@@ sa@@ ges show@@ ing Jehovah’s ability to su@@ sta@@ in his people during difficul@@ ties , and other help@@ ful information .
We are par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly gr@@ ate@@ ful for an acc@@ ur@@ ate mo@@ der@@ n - language transl@@ ation , the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures , now a@@ vail@@ able in whole or in part in over 40 langu@@ ages .
However , in prayer He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah expres@@ sed full trust in Jehovah’s sa@@ ving power .
Are you a young person who is tr@@ ying to deci@@ de what you will do with your life ?
I used to be bit@@ ter at heart , d@@ om@@ in@@ e@@ ering , and viol@@ ent .
No@@ tice what he said next .
What rec@@ ent develop@@ ments show that the conc@@ ep@@ t of “ fore@@ ign@@ er ” can be over@@ come ?
P@@ os@@ si@@ bly , you have given a lo@@ t of thought to what course you are going to pur@@ sue in life .
Un@@ contro@@ l@@ led anger is a si@@ gn of we@@ ak@@ ness , not of strength .
Why should we remain al@@ er@@ t to the d@@ anger of lo@@ sing our appreciation for Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness ?
T@@ w@@ o de@@ ca@@ des ear@@ li@@ er , E@@ d had made a decision that co@@ st B@@ ill his jo@@ b , and that t@@ ore these once close friends ap@@ ar@@ t .
H@@ er inf@@ er@@ t@@ ility was out of her control .
How W@@ ould You R@@ es@@ pon@@ d ?
He wants us to expres@@ s our love for him by fre@@ ely cho@@ o@@ sing to serve him .
We will be deli@@ gh@@ ted as we see those we tra@@ ined ‘ working hard and exer@@ ting themselves ’ in the congregation or in the preaching work .
T@@ w@@ o years later , one who com@@ promised found himself part of a fir@@ ing s@@ qu@@ ad assign@@ ed to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te the faithful Witnesses .
Jeremiah found joy in his work .
We cannot help but praise Jehovah for the love and com@@ pas@@ sion associ@@ ated with the ransom , provided at tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous co@@ st to himself and his de@@ arly bel@@ o@@ ved Son .
In most c@@ as@@ es , it would be better to make do with less than to ob@@ lig@@ ate on@@ es@@ el@@ f by bor@@ ro@@ wing .
Per@@ haps you also go to meetings where you study the Bible .
Because L@@ y@@ dia wanted to do good things for others , she pre@@ va@@ iled upon Paul and his associ@@ ates to stay with her .
; S@@ te@@ in@@ ing@@ er , M .
Com@@ mun@@ ion sacrific@@ es at the temple in Jerusalem cons@@ is@@ ted of me@@ at , f@@ l@@ our , o@@ il , and w@@ ine .
A@@ no@@ ther refer@@ ence work expla@@ ins that this Greek ver@@ b is in a form that su@@ gg@@ ests in@@ ten@@ s@@ ity and con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ated effort .
( 2 ) B@@ y@@ r@@ ge , T .
That one would be the Messi@@ ah , the D@@ eli@@ ver@@ er appointed by God to sa@@ ve mankind and rest@@ ore Par@@ adise to the earth .
The Bible promises those who keep sear@@ ch@@ ing : “ You will find the very knowledge of God . ” ​ — Proverbs 2 : 4 , 5 .
It can also ref@@ er to an ac@@ tive expres@@ sion of com@@ pas@@ sion , br@@ ing@@ ing reli@@ ef to the disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ged . — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 10 : 18 ; Luke 10 : 29 - 37 .
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : Your feelings and questions are under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble .
The preaching work also has the effect of br@@ ing@@ ing “ the desi@@ ra@@ ble things of all the nations ” into Jehovah’s house , thus f@@ ill@@ ing it with glory .
M@@ Y P@@ A@@ S@@ T : I gre@@ w up in So - T@@ cha@@ h@@ ou@@ é , a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge situ@@ ated in a mar@@ sh@@ y are@@ a near a l@@ ake .
Un@@ lo@@ c@@ king the meaning of this sac@@ red book can help you to do the following :
Thus , we do not dre@@ ad it , nor do we seek un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural means to e@@ va@@ de or end it .
No , she imp@@ l@@ ored God every day to s@@ end her his spirit .
Thus , under guid@@ ance from Jehovah , the older men of the congregation are ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed to pray over such a man , fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely “ gre@@ as@@ ing him with o@@ il in the name of Jehovah , ” an ess@@ enti@@ al me@@ asure in effe@@ cting spiritual reco@@ very . ​ — James 5 : 13 - 15 ; Psalm 14@@ 1 : 5 .
It was as if my whole world were f@@ all@@ ing ap@@ ar@@ t because I knew that we would go our se@@ par@@ ate ways .
Fir@@ st , you must be mo@@ tiv@@ ated .
Of course , there is a differ@@ ence between having a Bible and reading it .
It is so true that “ time and un@@ fore@@ seen occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence ” be@@ f@@ all us all . ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
The re@@ qu@@ est to get some o@@ il remin@@ ds us that no one can be faithful for us or stay w@@ atch@@ ful for us
Just at that time , along came An@@ ni@@ e R@@ at@@ c@@ li@@ f@@ fe , the only Witness of Jehovah living in our are@@ a .
A@@ pri@@ l 12 - 18 , 20@@ 10
If you do that , though , in your case “ you@@ th and the pri@@ me of life ” will in@@ deed prove to be “ van@@ ity . ”
4 What the Bible Sa@@ ys Ab@@ out Li@@ fe and De@@ ath
And I saw how Jehovah ans@@ wer@@ ed my prayers , especially when I felt dem@@ or@@ al@@ ized after a rel@@ ap@@ se .
The Bible teach@@ es that Jesus Christ , the “ son of man , ” is the King of God’s Kingdom and that Christ has fellow rul@@ ers .
What d@@ ang@@ ers th@@ reat@@ en our relationship with God ?
The fact is , we can find evidence of Jesus ’ ex@@ ist@@ ence in what se@@ cul@@ ar hist@@ ori@@ ans wrote about him and his followers .
O@@ u@@ t of she@@ er des@@ per@@ ation , they will , as it were , seek refu@@ ge “ in the ca@@ ves and in the ro@@ ck - mas@@ ses of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s . ”
“ That is why su@@ d@@ den@@ ly there will come his disa@@ ster , ” ans@@ wers the king of Israel . “ In an inst@@ ant he will be bro@@ ken , and there will be no heal@@ ing . ”
For more information on those prophe@@ ci@@ es , see chap@@ ter 3 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
4 : 10 .
From Au@@ gu@@ st 16 to 18 , 199@@ 1 , the first inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses in this country was held in Z@@ ag@@ re@@ b , C@@ ro@@ ati@@ a .
Yes , Jehovah will sa@@ ve his faithful anointed servants .
A tu@@ t@@ or of ancient times accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed children to and from school .
6@@ 1 : 1 , 2 .
An@@ cient King David refle@@ cted on the physical ma@@ ke@@ up of his ma@@ st@@ er@@ fully form@@ ed body .
A young Christian mother may expres@@ s such sen@@ ti@@ ments because she feel@@ s over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by the con@@ st@@ ant attention dem@@ an@@ ded by her new@@ born child and is fru@@ str@@ ated that she cannot pa@@ y more attention to spiritual inter@@ ests .
As no@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , rather than invol@@ ve yourself fur@@ ther in the situation , re@@ com@@ men@@ d that he appro@@ ach the elders .
Ha@@ ving a ze@@ al@@ ous share in the preaching work helps us to re@@ tain our “ mar@@ k ”
Ad@@ ju@@ sting an imper@@ fect heart can be a deli@@ c@@ ate , time - con@@ sum@@ ing , and some@@ times fru@@ str@@ ating end@@ e@@ av@@ or .
I was imp@@ ressed to learn that God has a name , Jehovah , and that we can devel@@ op a fri@@ end@@ ship with him .
( See the bo@@ x ent@@ it@@ led “ How to Be Su@@ cc@@ ess@@ ful in M@@ ak@@ ing Re@@ turn V@@ is@@ its , ” on page 16 . )
Jehovah is con@@ st@@ ant and dep@@ end@@ able , even in the min@@ ut@@ est de@@ ta@@ il@@ s .
The Romans even de@@ i@@ fied ab@@ str@@ actions .
On another occasi@@ on , religious op@@ pos@@ ers tri@@ ed to inc@@ ite the city rul@@ ers to act against Christ’s followers , as@@ ser@@ ting : “ These men that have over@@ turned the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth are present here also , [ and they ] act in op@@ position to the dec@@ re@@ es of Ca@@ es@@ ar . ”
Com@@ men@@ ting on the succ@@ ess of the san@@ d@@ wi@@ ch - si@@ gn par@@ a@@ de in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o C@@ ity , the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine L@@ a N@@ ac@@ i@@ ó@@ n stated : “ The first [ ass@@ em@@ bly ] day , [ the Witnesses ] were asked to invit@@ e more people .
8 Are You T@@ ak@@ ing Re@@ fu@@ ge in Jehovah ?
( Read Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 13 , 14 . )
• Un@@ der what circumstances did A@@ mo@@ s fulf@@ ill his God - given com@@ mis@@ sion ?
T . Rus@@ sel@@ l a@@ bo@@ ard the L@@ us@@ it@@ ani@@ a
E@@ ven@@ tually , Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s ch@@ ur@@ ches s@@ pl@@ inter@@ ed into num@@ er@@ ous se@@ cts , most of which t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ism .
What does Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na re@@ present ?
Such a study pro@@ ject may help you to de@@ e@@ pen your love and appreciation for Jehovah and Jesus and thus may help you to benefit more fully from the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al .
J@@ on : Yes , I@@ ’@@ ve always been imp@@ ressed with this about you ​ — no matter what you say , you back it up with a s@@ crip@@ ture .
In har@@ mony with Psalm 4 : 4 , what should we do if we have been the ob@@ ject of un@@ kind words or actions ?
However , some may feel un@@ com@@ for@@ table sing@@ ing in public .
Ke@@ ys to F@@ am@@ ily H@@ app@@ iness ​ — T@@ al@@ k to Your T@@ e@@ en@@ ag@@ er — ​ W@@ i@@ th@@ out Ar@@ gu@@ ing 8
Paul may have received that st@@ at@@ ement or@@ ally ( ei@@ ther from a disci@@ ple who heard Jesus say it or from the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus ) or by divine re@@ vel@@ ation . ​ — Acts 22 : 6 - 15 ; 1 Corinthians 15 : 6 , 8 .
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing they might be for@@ ced to leave before the Mal@@ ag@@ as@@ y Bible was comple@@ ted , C@@ am@@ er@@ on asked for a we@@ ek to think about the qu@@ e@@ en@@ ’s re@@ mar@@ k .
There is much more going on in support of Jehovah’s pur@@ pos@@ es than what we can see .
What can the pur@@ su@@ it of spiritual go@@ als do for a family ?
The me@@ ek and righteous will then enjoy true peace because they will always find deli@@ ght in “ the law of Jehovah . ”
Tru@@ e , they were sin@@ ful .
The prophecy fur@@ ther states that there is en@@ m@@ ity between the One doing the b@@ ru@@ ising and Satan’s se@@ ed .
At the end of each chap@@ ter is a bo@@ x ent@@ it@@ led “ What Do You Th@@ ink ? ”
W@@ as Paul here su@@ gg@@ es@@ ting that living people be baptized on be@@ half of those who died in an un@@ baptized st@@ ate ?
A s@@ ci@@ ence te@@ x@@ t@@ book , H@@ y@@ d@@ ro@@ lo@@ gy in P@@ rac@@ tice , states : “ There are sever@@ al the@@ ori@@ es of how cl@@ ou@@ d d@@ ro@@ ple@@ ts gro@@ w to become ra@@ in@@ d@@ ro@@ ps , and inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ations into the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of sever@@ al pro@@ posed me@@ tho@@ ds continue to cla@@ im the attention of re@@ sear@@ ch work@@ ers . ”
Isaiah chap@@ ter 6@@ 5 prophe@@ tic@@ ally descri@@ bes con@@ di@@ tions that we will enjoy if we have Jehovah’s appro@@ val to live when he , in the fin@@ al sense , cre@@ ates these new heavens and new earth .
The ma@@ y@@ or of No@@ cer@@ a U@@ m@@ br@@ a , one of the to@@ w@@ ns most affe@@ cted , wrote to the Witnesses : “ I than@@ k you hear@@ t@@ ily and person@@ ally for the a@@ id offered to the po@@ pul@@ ation of No@@ cer@@ a .
But when we face temp@@ tation , that is a time to pray even more in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y . ​ — Mat@@ t .
How does displa@@ ying in@@ sight imp@@ ro@@ ve commun@@ ic@@ ation in marriage ?
Per@@ haps nothing dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish@@ es us as much as our ex@@ ten@@ sive preaching work ​ — from house to house , in public plac@@ es , and wh@@ er@@ ever people are found .
“ I want to , ” he said to a le@@ per who ent@@ re@@ ated him for a cu@@ re .
King David was also the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of many in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es .
A@@ p@@ pointed to shepher@@ d “ the flo@@ ck of God , ” overse@@ ers give direction and take the lead in the congregations .
He is “ loyal in all his works . ”
S@@ tu@@ dy will for@@ ti@@ fy us so that “ the power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l may be God’s and not that out of ourselves . ”
Just like many people el@@ se@@ where , though , they often ign@@ ore his personal name ​ — Jehovah .
Do not lo@@ se heart , even if the ro@@ ad you tra@@ v@@ el ge@@ ts bu@@ mp@@ y at times .
As we do so , be@@ ar in mind that all sacrific@@ es that the Israelites pres@@ ented to Jehovah had to be the very best they had . ​ — E@@ x .
How is this pro@@ ving true ?
How many of these ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers , or “ mag@@ i , ” vis@@ ited the child Jesus is not dis@@ clo@@ sed , and there is no fir@@ m bas@@ is for the tra@@ di@@ tional no@@ tion that there were three ; ne@@ i@@ ther are they nam@@ ed in the Bi@@ bli@@ cal account .
P@@ at@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Jo@@ ak@@ im I@@ I@@ I of Con@@ stan@@ t@@ in@@ ople is@@ su@@ ed a do@@ cum@@ ent disa@@ p@@ pro@@ ving the rend@@ ering .
• Why should you consider whether you person@@ ally are giving glory to Jehovah ?
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we would be that we did not make a situation wor@@ se by s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ing a fellow Christian !
The expres@@ sion “ Jehovah’s hand ” often ref@@ ers to his power .
Jehovah “ will bur@@ n up [ N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h’s ] war ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t in the s@@ mo@@ ke .
Of course , we do not want our meetings to res@@ em@@ ble Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s ch@@ urch ser@@ vi@@ ces .
He likely came in t@@ ou@@ ch with Christi@@ an@@ ity as a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er when Paul pre@@ ached in L@@ y@@ str@@ a about 4@@ 7 C.E .
W@@ ell , they have reason to be .
Des@@ pite the ba@@ n , I wor@@ ked with other brothers to strengthen the congregations and help fellow Witnesses who were dis@@ pers@@ ed because of the activ@@ ity of the se@@ cur@@ ity ser@@ vi@@ ces .
How good it is to ob@@ serve the spiritual prog@@ ress made by new ones !
The apostle Peter c@@ alls anointed members of the Christian congregation “ a people for special pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion . ”
They even mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ously had him ar@@ rest@@ ed and imp@@ ris@@ oned .
Some elders have a hard time re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing n@@ ames .
That will never fai@@ l , or end .
This t@@ it@@ le id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es the fun@@ ction that he has per@@ form@@ ed since other in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res came into ex@@ ist@@ ence .
Al@@ so , we put effort into show@@ ing an interest in others , especially fellow servants of God .
Tru@@ e fear of God , however , has a much bro@@ ad@@ er meaning and , as we shall see , is not just a feel@@ ing or an emo@@ tion .
On@@ ce , we pre@@ pared ho@@ t bis@@ cu@@ its for bre@@ ak@@ f@@ ast for our hu@@ ng@@ ry family , but when we took the bis@@ cu@@ its out of the o@@ ven , we no@@ tic@@ ed a very disa@@ gre@@ e@@ able o@@ d@@ or .
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : D@@ E@@ F@@ R@@ A@@ U@@ D@@ E@@ R , G@@ AMB@@ L@@ E@@ R
The pe@@ ace@@ able live in peace with their Christian brothers and , as far as it dep@@ ends on them , with their neigh@@ b@@ ors .
In contr@@ ast , the religious lead@@ ers of that time dis@@ reg@@ ar@@ ded God’s Word wh@@ en@@ ever it cont@@ ra@@ di@@ cted their own tra@@ di@@ tions .
As a result , many lo@@ se confidence in religion as a s@@ ource of tra@@ ining or educ@@ ation for a succ@@ ess@@ ful life .
“ K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge from the Scriptures con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed me that the Devil ex@@ ists .
B@@ om@@ ba@@ y ( Mu@@ mba@@ i )
We Are R@@ es@@ pon@@ sible
These sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors are not just “ a crow@@ d . ”
They lik@@ ed being with Jesus ; they felt com@@ for@@ table in his compan@@ y .
Acc@@ ording to a Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity of T@@ ex@@ as hist@@ ori@@ an , “ the ear@@ li@@ est Christians simply wer@@ en@@ ’t inter@@ ested in c@@ ele@@ br@@ ating the N@@ ati@@ v@@ ity . ”
T@@ ak@@ ing advan@@ ta@@ ge of a bre@@ ak , Jose@@ t@@ te went to the par@@ k , where an el@@ der@@ ly la@@ dy , Al@@ ine , was taking a walk .
The E@@ s@@ sen@@ es were a Jewish se@@ ct mentioned by first - century writ@@ ers Jose@@ ph@@ us , Phil@@ o of A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a , and P@@ l@@ in@@ y the El@@ der .
The g@@ ri@@ pp@@ ing dr@@ ama is p@@ ac@@ ked with human emo@@ tions expres@@ sed with deep in@@ ten@@ s@@ ity .
Do Not Let the World Sha@@ pe You
To answer that question , we need to sear@@ ch the Scriptures to find out who att@@ ac@@ ks God’s people .
We are pr@@ ou@@ d of young Christians who are determined to res@@ ist pres@@ sure to share in se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality , and Jehovah is pr@@ ou@@ d of them too !
( Read Revelation 12 : 9 , 12 . )
That being the case , is there anything that we can give him ?
; Bo@@ s@@ s@@ i , F .
10 : 1 , 36 , 37 .
The disci@@ ple James gave a vi@@ vi@@ d pi@@ c@@ ture of the des@@ tru@@ ctive power of the un@@ bri@@ d@@ led t@@ ong@@ ue : “ The t@@ ong@@ ue is a little member and yet makes great b@@ ra@@ g@@ s . Lo@@ ok !
24 : 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 7 )
He will experience the joy that comes from see@@ ing how brothers and sisters in the congregation benefit from the service he rend@@ ers .
What could be more important ? After all , it is each individu@@ al@@ ’s dedic@@ ation , baptism , and faithful service to God that will bring him in l@@ ine for being mar@@ ked for sal@@ vation during the coming great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ​ — Mat@@ t .
I have always been deep@@ ly gr@@ ate@@ ful that my parents ra@@ ised their three children in the way of righteousness .
C@@ ould it be that all these people are not pra@@ ying in the right way ?
With what ad@@ vers@@ ities did Timothy stru@@ gg@@ le ?
What example did Jesus set in his deal@@ ings with others ?
We may beg@@ in to won@@ der if Jehovah really he@@ ars our prayers or if he even consi@@ ders himself to be in a relationship with us .
When Jesus died , there was a viol@@ ent earth@@ qu@@ ake , and the Rom@@ an ar@@ my of@@ fic@@ er in char@@ ge of the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion was moved to say : “ C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly this was God’s Son . ”
“ When the people building the Bi@@ bli@@ cal T@@ ow@@ er of Ba@@ be@@ l found that they could no longer understand one another because their language was con@@ fu@@ sed by God , they had to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on their pro@@ ject and leave the tower in@@ complete , ” re@@ mar@@ ks vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er work@@ er G@@ ra@@ eme .
“ A W@@ om@@ an of S@@ tu@@ pi@@ di@@ ty Is Bo@@ is@@ ter@@ ous ”
By saying that the vis@@ it@@ ors had “ come under the sh@@ a@@ do@@ w ” of his ro@@ of , Lo@@ t indic@@ ated that he felt com@@ p@@ el@@ led to provide prote@@ ction and refu@@ ge for them .
Des@@ cri@@ bed as “ one of the most ter@@ ri@@ ble si@@ e@@ ges in all hist@@ ory , ” it is repor@@ ted to have led to the death of over a milli@@ on Jews .
At the beg@@ in@@ ning of the 2@@ 1@@ st century , that question lo@@ om@@ s lar@@ g@@ er than ever .
In time , D@@ ad and my older brothers , V@@ er@@ ner and H@@ ar@@ old , as well as their wi@@ ves dedic@@ ated their lives to God .
To “ know , ” says one refer@@ ence , here means also to have appreciation because “ what is ‘ known ’ is of value or import@@ ance to the one who kno@@ ws . ”
; C@@ ic@@ how@@ s@@ ki , P .
Satan certainly t@@ ested Jesus in this reg@@ ard .
I i@@ magine his sm@@ ile , or I se@@ em to hear his famili@@ ar la@@ u@@ gh .
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately you fle@@ e to the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s ac@@ ro@@ ss the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver , along with all the other faithful Christians in the city and its sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s .
A young sister nam@@ ed E@@ mil@@ y ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ When my parents talk to me about d@@ ating , they don@@ ’t make the sub@@ ject se@@ em ne@@ g@@ ative .
David in@@ qui@@ red of Jehovah before taking up re@@ si@@ d@@ ence in He@@ br@@ on and pri@@ or to going up against his enem@@ ies .
Those who were then en@@ tru@@ sted with over@@ sight exam@@ ined the Scriptures and pray@@ ed to Jehovah for direction .
All such pro@@ v@@ isions are expres@@ sions of “ the tend@@ er com@@ pas@@ sion of our God . ” ​ — Luke 1 : 7@@ 8 .
If the world re@@ ac@@ ts to the message about God’s Kingdom with a@@ pa@@ thy , ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le , or even persecu@@ tion , Christians do well to remember Noah .
There were only two gr@@ ing@@ o@@ s there , and I was one of them !
My determin@@ ation has not chang@@ ed ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , our example will encoura@@ ge others to imitate our faith .
I had learned en@@ ough about God to know that it would be far from his way of ac@@ ting ever to do anything un@@ just .
30 For Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople ​ — R@@ es@@ cu@@ ed From a F@@ i@@ er@@ y F@@ ur@@ n@@ ace !
Do not be anxi@@ ous over anything , but in everything by prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation along with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving let your pet@@ iti@@ ons be made known to God ; and the peace of God that exc@@ els all thought will gu@@ ard your hearts and your men@@ tal po@@ wers by means of Christ Jesus . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 4 , 6 , 7 .
There is no better place to look for the ans@@ wers than in God’s inspired Word , the Bible .
“ In the first trans@@ por@@ t to Lo@@ d@@ z , ” rec@@ all three of them , “ the Ger@@ man@@ s took ten of us , ag@@ ed fi@@ ve to n@@ ine .
What would result ?
“ I help them with their ho@@ me@@ work , and if problems come up , I can h@@ and@@ le them right away , ” she says .
By your course of action , you will show that you support ei@@ ther Satan’s ta@@ un@@ t or Jehovah’s rep@@ ly .
For example , when reading Psalm 10@@ 6 , qu@@ o@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve in part , medit@@ ate on Jehovah’s qualities .
In Jehovah the two qualities are in perfect e@@ qu@@ ili@@ bri@@ u@@ m .
And what is that ?
A@@ no@@ ther way that we can show that we are pa@@ ying attention to ourselves is by faith@@ fully end@@ uring as Christians .
How may Daniel have been a blessing to his fellow Jews ?
For the work of your hands you will have a ye@@ ar@@ ning . ” ​ — Job 14 : 13 - 15 .
1 : 5 - 5@@ 3 .
If you find yourself in a challeng@@ ing preaching assignment and you r@@ ely on God , you may be confid@@ ent that he will strengthen you just as he did his prophet E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 3 : 4 , 7 - 9 .
Jesus high@@ ligh@@ ted that less@@ on after he heal@@ ed ten men of a de@@ bil@@ it@@ ating di@@ se@@ ase that had no cu@@ re at the time .
O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ational Pro@@ g@@ ress
Jesus succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in being t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful because he ob@@ served how people felt and respon@@ ded com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ately .
Now the earth sh@@ o@@ ok viol@@ ently .
( Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 15 : 22 – 40 : 38 )
Yes , if we person@@ ally make the effort to f@@ ill our mind and heart with the tru@@ ths of God’s Word , we will gain real wisdom , in@@ sight , and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment .
O@@ r if the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders do come to the do@@ or , they may not want to listen to our message because they think that Jehovah’s Witnesses are a small local se@@ ct .
Hebrews 11 : 6 says : “ W@@ i@@ th@@ out faith it is imp@@ os@@ sible to ple@@ ase him well , for he that appro@@ ach@@ es God must believe that he is and that he be@@ comes the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ”
Not to be out@@ done , Le@@ ah too gave Jac@@ o@@ b her ma@@ id@@ serv@@ ant , Z@@ il@@ pa@@ h .
Sha@@ ck@@ let@@ on real@@ ized that their only hope of sur@@ vi@@ val la@@ y in sen@@ ding for help from a wh@@ al@@ ing st@@ ation on the is@@ land of S@@ ou@@ th Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ a .
Des@@ pite all he did and his desire to do more for the people , P@@ re@@ si@@ d@@ ent L@@ inc@@ ol@@ n led his country for only four years .
For de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about how the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od was main@@ ta@@ ined , see In@@ sight on the Scriptures , V@@ olu@@ me 2 , page 6@@ 8@@ 4 .
“ To Adam [ God ] said : ‘ Because you . . . ate from the t@@ ree concer@@ ning which I gave you this comm@@ and , . . . in the s@@ we@@ at of your face you will e@@ at bre@@ ad until you return to the gr@@ ound , for out of it you were taken .
Jesus was concer@@ ned about those “ who tru@@ sted in themselves that they were righteous and who consider@@ ed the rest as nothing . ”
“ But I have spiritual brothers and sisters I can turn to for ad@@ vice , ones who help me see things positi@@ vely .
“ Although this l@@ ist makes no spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c men@@ tion of j@@ our@@ ne@@ ys to Jerusalem , ” says scho@@ la@@ r Jo@@ ac@@ him Jer@@ em@@ i@@ as , “ the ide@@ a is imp@@ lic@@ it , since it was ob@@ lig@@ at@@ ory for all ad@@ ul@@ t Jews to make the p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ ma@@ ge there . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 16 : 16 .
Se@@ cond , they will@@ ingly sub@@ mit themselves to the direction provided by the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy . ​ — He@@ b . 13 : 17 ; read Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 8 : 23 .
As we dec@@ l@@ are God’s judgment mes@@ sa@@ ges , we also fe@@ ature the positi@@ ve as@@ pe@@ cts of the Kingdom message .
Jesus conclu@@ ded his illustr@@ ation by saying : “ In like man@@ ner my heavenly Father will also de@@ al with you if you do not for@@ give each one his brother from your hearts . ”
Yet , that po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al does not be@@ ar fru@@ it a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally .
S@@ ent@@ ence by s@@ ent@@ ence , his talk is being inter@@ pre@@ ted into P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese .
It is something to be pr@@ ou@@ d of , something to tre@@ asure .
We always c@@ he@@ ered one another up with the positi@@ ve thought that we had taken our stand on Jehovah’s side on the is@@ sue of uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y . ”
What did the ministry of Timothy inclu@@ de ?
F@@ o@@ reg@@ le@@ am@@ s of God’s Kingdom Be@@ come a Re@@ ality
The fore@@ going , however , does not mean that God’s law can be viol@@ ated when circumstances become difficult .
The fes@@ tiv@@ ities beg@@ in on De@@ c@@ ember 16 with the po@@ sa@@ d@@ as .
What is the wise re@@ action to apost@@ ate pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda ?
Rather , the Bible lea@@ ves the do@@ or o@@ pen to s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c dis@@ co@@ very .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y R@@ E@@ G@@ IN@@ AL@@ D W@@ AL@@ L@@ W@@ O@@ R@@ K
I was told that the Kingdom H@@ all would be bl@@ ack ! ”
Jesus gave similar as@@ sur@@ ance to his followers . ​ — Matthew 6 : 33 .
However , principles ther@@ e@@ in provide less@@ ons regarding the spirit of gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de that Jehovah expe@@ cts from his worshipp@@ ers today , as these artic@@ les will expla@@ in .
O@@ r do we continue doing things just as we have been acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to doing them ?
Then let those in Ju@@ de@@ a beg@@ in fle@@ e@@ ing to the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , and let those in the mi@@ d@@ st of her with@@ draw . ”
[ Bo@@ x on page 19 ]
A@@ m@@ ong other things , they refu@@ sed to be@@ ar ar@@ ms , kept se@@ par@@ ate from the world , and ex@@ commun@@ ic@@ ated wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers .
Yes , show@@ ing kindness to others can be the best thing you can do for yourself when you feel down .
Their individu@@ al circumstances and a@@ bil@@ ities di@@ ff@@ er .
Many , including spi@@ rit@@ ists , recogn@@ ize that God is the Su@@ pre@@ me Be@@ ing , et@@ er@@ n@@ al , in@@ fin@@ it@@ ely perfect , kind , good , and just .
He s@@ pre@@ a@@ ds his prote@@ ction like a sh@@ el@@ ter over his servants .
With the ad@@ v@@ ent of por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t and because of the priv@@ ac@@ y in which it is a@@ vail@@ able , some who once had no acc@@ ess to such im@@ moral material are now fin@@ ding “ an in@@ fin@@ ite supp@@ ly of se@@ x@@ u@@ al opportun@@ ities , ” says one medi@@ cal do@@ ct@@ or .
Since we have been b@@ ought with the preci@@ ous blood of Jesus Christ , we also become his sla@@ ves and are under ob@@ lig@@ ation to keep his comman@@ d@@ ments . ​ — 1 Peter 1 : 18 , 19 .
He rep@@ lied that A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o had done nothing at all to up@@ set him and as@@ sur@@ ed him that he had not me@@ ant to act any differ@@ ently toward him .
Yes , all who are ali@@ en@@ ated from the Father need to turn to the One who can “ cu@@ re ” them . ​ — E@@ ph .
A R@@ E@@ S@@ E@@ A@@ R@@ C@@ H@@ E@@ R rec@@ ently pol@@ led over 8@@ 00 you@@ ths from more than a do@@ z@@ en religious den@@ om@@ in@@ ations , as@@ king whether they believ@@ ed that Jesus ans@@ wers prayers .
For example , when J@@ on and Mas@@ ak@@ o were invit@@ ed to help with the Ch@@ in@@ ese - speaking field in K@@ en@@ ya , they in@@ iti@@ ally had some re@@ serv@@ ations .
“ Th@@ ree W@@ ise M@@ en , ” 12 / 15 Tru@@ st in a God Who Is Re@@ al 1 / 15
Rather than being dis@@ co@@ vered and do@@ cum@@ ented by ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists , the do@@ cum@@ ent ab@@ ru@@ p@@ tly appe@@ ared on the an@@ ti@@ qu@@ ities mar@@ ke@@ t in the l@@ ate 19@@ 70 ’ s or early 198@@ 0 ’ s .
The article Fa@@ thers ’ R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous In@@ v@@ ol@@ v@@ ement and E@@ arly Ch@@ il@@ d@@ ho@@ od Be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or , publi@@ shed in 200@@ 9 , stated : “ In@@ v@@ ol@@ v@@ ement in a religious commun@@ ity may help men become better fa@@ thers .
Our show@@ ing kindness to those who are un@@ kind may so@@ f@@ ten their attitude and bring out their better qualities .
[ Bo@@ x / ​ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 29 ]
What does “ the end ” really mean according to the Bible ?
V@@ ic@@ t@@ or P@@ o@@ po@@ v@@ y@@ ch , ar@@ rest@@ ed in 19@@ 70
And when Jesus pres@@ ented himself for baptism in the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver , John said : “ I am the one nee@@ ding to be baptized by you , and are you coming to me ? ”
In@@ v@@ ol@@ ved in B@@ ris@@ k In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational T@@ ra@@ de
Does he , though , inc@@ ite others to com@@ mit v@@ ile de@@ e@@ ds ?
He wanted to enjoy serving God , but he was not happy .
To help your Bible stud@@ ent devel@@ op the qualities requi@@ red in order to stand up to the t@@ ests that he may enc@@ oun@@ ter , you need to ass@@ ist him by building with fi@@ re - res@@ ist@@ ant materi@@ als .
“ The t@@ ong@@ ue , ” war@@ ns the disci@@ ple James , “ not one of mankind can get it tam@@ ed . ”
7 : 1 ; G@@ al .
Sh@@ ould not the desire to keep the congregation clean move us to repor@@ t any knowledge of gro@@ ss im@@ mor@@ ality to Christian elders ?
Yes , it is possible to sin against Jehovah’s holy spirit .
He was kil@@ led in 194@@ 3 while fi@@ gh@@ ting in Rus@@ sia .
They believe that Jews , Mus@@ li@@ ms , and others “ may be as likely to en@@ ter heaven [ as Christians are ] , ” says a repor@@ t in The New Yor@@ k T@@ im@@ es .
We pro@@ sp@@ er because of sh@@ un@@ ning the spiritually and physi@@ c@@ ally de@@ fil@@ ing use of to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o and il@@ lic@@ it d@@ ru@@ g@@ s .
For instance , Ca@@ in became je@@ al@@ ous of his brother A@@ be@@ l and kil@@ led him .
Let in@@ du@@ stri@@ ousness and tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness ad@@ or@@ n our re@@ pu@@ tation .
M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el repor@@ ts : “ We had not eng@@ ag@@ ed in this form of service for sever@@ al years , so we had bu@@ t@@ ter@@ f@@ lies in our st@@ om@@ ach .
Y@@ oung ones need to sense that their parents love them and are inter@@ ested in them .
El@@ ders too are appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble , and as they show war@@ m affe@@ ction and kindness , others ​ — even children — ​ feel at e@@ ase with them .
As Jesus war@@ ned us , in the world we will have tri@@ bul@@ ation .
( Read Romans 1 : 19 , 20 . )
John also mentioned “ the desire of the eyes ” as an en@@ tic@@ ement .
What is the first consider@@ ation in making emp@@ loy@@ ment decisions ?
On@@ ce the so@@ f@@ ten@@ ed so@@ il was p@@ low@@ ed , whe@@ at and ba@@ r@@ le@@ y could be s@@ own .
• How can all in the congregation prom@@ o@@ te joy and peace ?
I want to take this matter seri@@ ously now , to study and get baptized .
The apostles and disciples were ref@@ re@@ shed by Jesus ’ mil@@ d temp@@ er and low@@ l@@ iness of heart .
Because Satan’s system of things seem@@ s to have la@@ sted longer than expe@@ cted , he might “ ti@@ re out , ” feel@@ ing that the end has been d@@ el@@ a@@ yed .
Christians and the G@@ ames
How A@@ un@@ t M@@ ary H@@ el@@ ped M@@ e
I had the privilege of working with them and lear@@ ning from them .
During his pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence , Jesus was God’s Word , or S@@ po@@ k@@ es@@ man .
After sever@@ al preaching tri@@ ps to Bal@@ y@@ k@@ ch@@ y , we dis@@ co@@ vered wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad interest there .
Although ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely bus@@ y with his medi@@ cal prac@@ tice , K@@ ar@@ l made time for a regul@@ ar Bible study .
Why are you up@@ set ?
“ I am sen@@ ding an ang@@ el a@@ head of you ”
* When , because of old age , the ma@@ in tr@@ un@@ k no longer be@@ ars the fru@@ it it once did , cultiv@@ at@@ ors may allow sever@@ al s@@ li@@ ps , or new sh@@ o@@ o@@ ts , to gro@@ w until they become an in@@ tegr@@ al part of the t@@ ree .
In order to avoid such cal@@ am@@ ities , a wise person takes no@@ te of the sign@@ s poin@@ ting to d@@ anger and ac@@ ts acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly .
Daniel was able to over@@ come the un@@ clean ha@@ bi@@ t of s@@ mo@@ king , as well as to sto@@ p w@@ il@@ d par@@ t@@ ying and al@@ co@@ ho@@ l a@@ bu@@ se .
its ro@@ o@@ t ?
The first thing to remember is that we do not always have all the fac@@ ts .
The next article in this seri@@ es will consider Bible ver@@ ses that shed light on the l@@ eng@@ th of the se@@ ven times .
“ The things in the world ” are like the lu@@ res of a fi@@ sh@@ er@@ man .
Why is that me@@ ta@@ p@@ ho@@ r f@@ it@@ ting ?
We want to stay ali@@ ve and heal@@ thy .
As told by Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ a Pet@@ ri@@ do@@ u
Be coura@@ ge@@ ous and strong . Do not su@@ ff@@ er sh@@ o@@ ck or be ter@@ ri@@ fied , for Jehovah your God is with you wh@@ er@@ ever you go . ”
H@@ ere is your serv@@ ant C@@ him@@ ham .
Even if you are not an al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic , do you ten@@ d to dr@@ ink too much ?
It is prop@@ er to pray that Jehovah “ fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bl@@ ish . . . the work of our hands ” and bl@@ ess our efforts in the ministry .
As Christians , what can we do to avoid being influ@@ enced by the pre@@ vail@@ ing dist@@ or@@ ted view of marriage ?
One year after my parents were baptized as Jehovah’s Witnesses , I sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed my dedic@@ ation to God .
On that day , the whole leg@@ al esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment of the pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce was present , and the cour@@ tro@@ om was j@@ am - p@@ ac@@ ked with pri@@ ests .
We bring great joy to Jehovah’s heart when we cho@@ ose to do that which refle@@ cts his thinking , even when there is no spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c law to di@@ ct@@ ate our course .
How could I have ‘ them ’ as friends and also be a friend to Jehovah ? ”
E@@ spe@@ cially through the kindness and tim@@ ely ass@@ ist@@ ance of fellow believers , he continu@@ es to as@@ sure me : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id . I will help you . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
At God’s invit@@ ation , Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah gave up the com@@ forts of city life in U@@ r of the Ch@@ al@@ de@@ ans and accepted the chall@@ enge of living as n@@ om@@ a@@ ds in a fore@@ ign land .
( Lo@@ ok under A@@ B@@ O@@ U@@ T U@@ S > A@@ C@@ T@@ I@@ V@@ I@@ T@@ I@@ E@@ S )
Some four th@@ ous@@ and years later , the apostle Paul expres@@ sed fe@@ ars that anointed Christians in Corin@@ th might f@@ all vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m to Satan’s c@@ ra@@ f@@ t@@ iness .
Why is such an exam@@ in@@ ation vital ?
That often means lear@@ ning cu@@ st@@ om@@ s that might se@@ em un@@ u@@ su@@ al by W@@ es@@ ter@@ n standards .
1 : 7 .
S@@ an@@ ti@@ ag@@ o showed from the Bible that the dead will be resur@@ rec@@ ted and that mankind will be instru@@ cted in the perfect ways of Jehovah with everlasting life in view .
It says : “ Re@@ turn evil for evil to no one . . . .
His go@@ al is not necess@@ ar@@ ily to destro@@ y them , as a bi@@ g - g@@ ame h@@ un@@ ter k@@ ill@@ s pre@@ y .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of people have had a similar experience .
In fact , the Bible war@@ ns us that those who follow the example of Christ Jesus “ will also be persecu@@ ted . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 12 .
Is it found in the city as op@@ posed to the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , as Jo@@ su@@ é thought ?
When Jesus real@@ iz@@ es what the disciples are doing , he is not pleas@@ ed .
Be@@ fore fac@@ ing the gi@@ ant Go@@ li@@ ath , David put his imp@@ lic@@ it trust in God and told Israel@@ ite King Saul : “ Jehovah , who deli@@ vered me from the pa@@ w of the li@@ on and from the pa@@ w of the be@@ ar , he it is who will deli@@ ver me from the hand of this Phil@@ ist@@ ine . ”
“ En@@ ter In@@ to Your In@@ ter@@ i@@ or R@@ o@@ om@@ s ”
All of Ad@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants are born sin@@ n@@ ers , “ trans@@ g@@ res@@ s@@ ors , ” and therefore receive “ the wa@@ ges sin pa@@ ys , ” nam@@ ely , death .
My great@@ est fru@@ str@@ ation is that I can no longer do as much as I used to do in Jehovah’s service . ”
During all that time , Jehovah’s Ser@@ v@@ ant listen@@ ed to his Father and learned from him , be@@ coming a sub@@ mis@@ sive disci@@ ple .
Th@@ r@@ ough prayer , “ you der@@ i@@ ve comfort un@@ known from any other s@@ ource , ” says Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th .
That is the kind of faith we need if we are to walk with God .
Because I did not really understand all that they were tal@@ king about , I deci@@ ded to leave .
A young husband ru@@ shing his wife to the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al because their new ba@@ by is on its way would jus@@ ti@@ fi@@ ab@@ ly be imp@@ ati@@ ent about d@@ el@@ a@@ ys .
Just deal@@ ing with pres@@ sures of every@@ day life can ab@@ s@@ or@@ b so much of our attention that we do not make an effort to speak to God .
12 : 5 , 6 .
Jehovah has h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of milli@@ ons of spirit sons .
M@@ e - ism can act like a mag@@ ne@@ t .
Lo@@ ok back over the past few years .
Ar@@ m@@ ed with a simp@@ le s@@ ling and fi@@ ve s@@ mo@@ o@@ th st@@ ones , David go@@ es out to me@@ et Go@@ li@@ ath .
God gave the reason for the comm@@ and , saying : “ You must get circum@@ c@@ ised in the flesh of your fo@@ res@@ kin@@ s , and it must serve as a si@@ gn of the covenant between me and you . ”
( b ) How will you benefit from expres@@ sing gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de in your prayers ?
What mis@@ taken view might some have about personal study ?
By clo@@ thing themselves with mil@@ dness , many individuals who were once ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive are now happy .
At both Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 17 and 6@@ 6 : 22 , the Hebrew word for heavens is in the p@@ lu@@ r@@ al form , and the cons@@ ist@@ ent rend@@ ering cho@@ s@@ en is “ new heavens and a [ or , the ] new earth . ”
The most important v@@ ow that a Christian can make is the one with which he dedic@@ ates his life to Jehovah .
11 : 4 - 6 .
It is even as the psalmist said of those who walk in Jehovah’s ways : “ H@@ app@@ y you will be and it will be well with you . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 28 : 1 , 2 .
C@@ ould you bring them a me@@ al , help them with cho@@ res in the home , offer them a ri@@ de to the meeting , or invit@@ e them to work with you in the ministry ?
The la@@ dy wanted to know more , so V@@ ene@@ ci@@ a began to study with her .
He is the Gre@@ ater David , the long - ho@@ ped - for Messi@@ ani@@ c King . ​ — John 7 : 4@@ 2 .
There can be no better prote@@ ction against self - dec@@ ep@@ tion than a heart that is wise and understanding and a conscience that is en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ed by the knowledge of God’s Word .
For example , Proverbs 13 : 24 says : “ The one ho@@ l@@ ding back his ro@@ d is h@@ ating his son , but the one loving him is he that does look for him with discipl@@ ine . ”
Why is it com@@ for@@ ting to know that others have succ@@ ess@@ fully res@@ is@@ ted temp@@ tation ?
At a certain point , even se@@ cul@@ ar rul@@ ers will be for@@ ced to ac@@ knowledge its authority . ​ — Psalm 2 : 6 - 12 .
It is with that spirit that we invit@@ e you to exam@@ ine how s@@ ci@@ ence and the Bible har@@ mon@@ ize and comple@@ ment each other .
Some even serve ab@@ ro@@ ad .
How does Jesus want elders to tre@@ at the flo@@ ck , and what example did Paul set in this reg@@ ard ?
Hence , hus@@ ban@@ ds are requi@@ red to exerc@@ ise their he@@ ad@@ ship , not in a sel@@ f@@ ish way , but in a loving way .
And many hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people can see the differ@@ ence between true Christians , who are re@@ ver@@ ently “ thinking upon his name ” and serving as his Witnesses , and those of mankind who are not serving him .
The world lies in spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness , but Christians must “ [ shin@@ e ] as il@@ lu@@ min@@ at@@ ors . ”
It is one as@@ pect of the fru@@ it@@ age of the holy spirit .
T@@ en bul@@ le@@ ts were fir@@ ed into his bro@@ ther’s body .
We share the feelings expres@@ sed by David , who al@@ though for@@ ced to live as a fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve , pra@@ ised Jehovah in s@@ ong , saying : “ Because your loving - kindness is better than life , my own li@@ ps will com@@ men@@ d you .
T@@ hi@@ ck , lu@@ x@@ u@@ ri@@ ant fore@@ st@@ s co@@ ver the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ si@@ des .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ For all things I have the strength by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of him [ Jehovah God ] who imp@@ ar@@ ts power to me . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 13 .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , Jehovah’s Witnesses do not act in such a way .
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ing and Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing Mo@@ des@@ ty
However , they had “ received the Law as trans@@ mit@@ ted by angels but [ had ] not kept it . ”
He ex@@ p@@ lo@@ its feelings of disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement .
How can a young person draw close to God ?
H@@ i@@ ding in the M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s
Jehovah’s blessing is c@@ learly evid@@ ent on the great@@ est Bible educ@@ ational work that has ever been done in all the world as a witness to the nations .
How much longer , though , must we wa@@ it ?
So the preaching work should not be a bu@@ sin@@ ess .
Per@@ haps you have learned how to over@@ see congregation activities , ass@@ em@@ bly de@@ par@@ t@@ ments , or Kingdom H@@ all con@@ stru@@ ction .
They are many and vari@@ ed , but he is using se@@ x@@ u@@ al temp@@ t@@ ations as one of the ma@@ in c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty ac@@ ts in his effort to bre@@ ak the integrity of Jehovah’s people .
So@@ on after Jesus comm@@ ended his disciples for their loy@@ al@@ ty , these same men a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned him .
By the way , my name is B@@ ri@@ an .
If we are “ ar@@ d@@ ently desi@@ ring ” to sur@@ vi@@ ve Jehovah’s day , we will make that evid@@ ent by our “ holy ac@@ ts of conduct and de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion . ”
So she quic@@ k@@ ly s@@ w@@ un@@ g her water j@@ ar from her sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der and let the man dr@@ ink , not a m@@ ere si@@ p , but a real dr@@ ink of the f@@ res@@ h , co@@ ol water .
Some 1@@ 20 langu@@ ages are spo@@ ken in the country , but well over ten milli@@ on speak N@@ ep@@ al@@ i and many others use it as a second t@@ ong@@ ue .
Davi@@ d’s appreciation for God’s ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ence and s@@ pl@@ end@@ or inspired him to ex@@ al@@ t Jehovah “ all day long . ” ​ — P@@ s .
Yes , Paul had confidence that Jesus ’ shed blood could re@@ de@@ em him from in@@ her@@ ited sin . ​ — Romans 5 : 18 .
S@@ us@@ i , qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , says : “ There were so many times when we just d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed to our k@@ ne@@ es and imp@@ l@@ ored Jehovah to comfort us .
There is reason to believe that our et@@ er@@ n@@ al wel@@ f@@ are dep@@ ends on know@@ ing the truth about God .
Because we hold Christ in our hearts as our Ex@@ emp@@ la@@ r , we take care to man@@ i@@ f@@ est both mil@@ dness and respect when wit@@ ness@@ ing to those who speak har@@ sh@@ ly .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E 5 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 26 - 30
There , once again E@@ r@@ na me@@ t with op@@ position , this time from the So@@ ci@@ al@@ ist author@@ ities in E@@ ast Ger@@ many .
With a long hist@@ ory of po@@ ver@@ ty and de@@ priv@@ ation , a group of indi@@ gen@@ ous M@@ aya In@@ di@@ ans st@@ ag@@ ed an ar@@ m@@ ed up@@ ris@@ ing in J@@ anu@@ ary 199@@ 4 , under the ban@@ ner of the E@@ j@@ é@@ r@@ ci@@ to Z@@ ap@@ atis@@ ta de Li@@ ber@@ ac@@ i@@ ó@@ n N@@ ac@@ i@@ onal ( E@@ Z@@ L@@ N , N@@ ational Li@@ ber@@ ation Z@@ ap@@ atis@@ ta Ar@@ my ) .
That kind of end@@ ur@@ ance br@@ ings great satis@@ fac@@ tion when t@@ ests of faith end .
Se@@ em@@ ing cont@@ ra@@ dic@@ tions in Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts are often eas@@ ily res@@ ol@@ ved .
He knew the value of d@@ ele@@ g@@ ating , but he also real@@ ized that the tra@@ in@@ e@@ es would not always live up to his expe@@ ct@@ ations .
He asked Jesus to come and help his bel@@ o@@ ved 12 - year - old daugh@@ ter , who la@@ y near death .
It off@@ ers to gu@@ i@@ de us in every as@@ pect of life and to e@@ qui@@ p us for any chall@@ enge that matters .
Mo@@ st people , wh@@ atever their beli@@ ef@@ s , have pon@@ der@@ ed over questions rel@@ ated to God’s ex@@ ist@@ ence .
Some have stu@@ died the Bible and have faith@@ fully attend@@ ed Christian meetings for years , yet their understanding has been li@@ mit@@ ed .
Paul also wrote to his fellow believers about “ always giving than@@ ks to our God and Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ . ”
They too want to see the person come back to the fo@@ ld and enjoy God’s support , prote@@ ction , and blessing .
A@@ gain , the s@@ ow@@ er may have little or no control over this , but he rejo@@ ic@@ es when he se@@ es that Jehovah has made it gro@@ w . ​ — Read Psalm 1@@ 26 : 5 , 6 .
Mar@@ y’s son was called “ the Na@@ z@@ ar@@ ene , ” which served to id@@ enti@@ fy him as the Jesus who came from Na@@ z@@ are@@ th .
Why must parents help their children to ac@@ qui@@ re the ha@@ bi@@ t of stud@@ ying God’s Word ?
Ye@@ ars later , wh@@ en@@ ever F@@ er@@ din@@ and spoke about this ep@@ is@@ o@@ de , his eyes be@@ am@@ ed and he exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ What comfort that Bible gave me ! ”
Be@@ fore Jehovah gave the Law to the Israelites , family he@@ a@@ ds served as pri@@ ests among them .
He allow@@ ed God’s words to af@@ fect his emo@@ tions deep@@ ly . ​ — Read Psalm 1@@ 19 : 11 , 4@@ 6 .
The prayer is recorded at Matthew 6 : 9 - 13 .
You can pas@@ s on to you@@ ng@@ er ones what you have learned from Jehovah .
At one time or another , perhaps someone has ur@@ ged you to do something that you know is wrong .
Even when marriage mat@@ es do not se@@ em well - mat@@ ched , what may help ?
We ag@@ re@@ ed with them that this was O@@ K at our house but that they w@@ ou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t call me Mo@@ m when they were with their mother , J@@ ane , or her family .
Jesus said he would continue to support the work of his disciples until God’s Kingdom br@@ ings human govern@@ ments to an end . ​ — Read Matthew 24 : 14 ; 28 : 19 , 20 .
H@@ el@@ p@@ ing others pro@@ du@@ ces ple@@ asure in our own hearts .
The Word of God Ex@@ er@@ ts P@@ ow@@ er
O@@ thers were off@@ ended because the D@@ al@@ a@@ i L@@ ama was not invit@@ ed to the first two days for fear of an@@ ta@@ g@@ on@@ iz@@ ing Ch@@ ina .
You could invit@@ e a ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved person to a simp@@ le me@@ al or to go for a walk .
You might also show them some of the pi@@ c@@ tures and examples on pages 10 to 20 of our bro@@ ch@@ ure The O@@ ri@@ g@@ in of Li@@ fe ​ — F@@ i@@ ve Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Wor@@ th As@@ king .
In view of God’s prote@@ ction , the psalmist says : “ You will not be af@@ ra@@ id of anything dre@@ ad@@ ful by night , nor of the ar@@ ro@@ w that f@@ lies by day , nor of the p@@ est@@ il@@ ence that wal@@ ks in the g@@ loo@@ m , nor of the des@@ tru@@ ction that des@@ po@@ il@@ s at mi@@ d@@ day . ”
The sons of the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Jac@@ o@@ b h@@ ated their brother Joseph so much that they so@@ ld him into sla@@ very .
Instead , they used it as a bl@@ an@@ ke@@ t on which to s@@ pra@@ w@@ l while fe@@ a@@ sting and dr@@ in@@ king to false go@@ ds .
One of our ma@@ in ob@@ je@@ c@@ ti@@ ves is to refle@@ ct spiritual light from God’s Word by con@@ duc@@ ting effe@@ ctive home Bible stu@@ dies .
Yes , we want to give her a good spiritual her@@ it@@ age of everlasting life in the coming Par@@ adise here on earth . ​ — Con@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying what is stated there and el@@ se@@ where in the Scriptures certainly streng@@ th@@ ens the marriage b@@ ond , helps parents to bring up children pro@@ per@@ ly , and contribu@@ tes to a happy family life .
However , because I wanted to make Jehovah happy , this time I could not obey her .
C@@ learly , the ad@@ vice to a man is to be faithful to his wife .
This conc@@ ep@@ t is not re@@ mo@@ te from Christi@@ an@@ ity .
Do the in@@ mat@@ es benefit ?
When David showed pro@@ w@@ ess as a war@@ ri@@ or and received acc@@ la@@ im from the people , Saul began to view David as a ri@@ val .
C@@ our@@ t@@ es@@ y of C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a St@@ ate Par@@ ks , 200@@ 2
They are “ the righteous nation that is keep@@ ing faithful conduct . ”
Do@@ ing this will result in a pri@@ c@@ eless heavenly cro@@ wn for anointed ones and everlasting earthly life for their loyal compan@@ i@@ ons .
Jesus , the only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son of Jehovah God , was in Mar@@ th@@ a@@ ’s home to teach the truth .
Christians who today stri@@ ve to imitate Jesus also refu@@ se to be di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted by the pur@@ su@@ it of we@@ al@@ th .
The whe@@ at@@ like Christians would be col@@ le@@ cted together in un@@ ity and “ the we@@ e@@ ds ” would ev@@ en@@ tually be destro@@ yed .
There we find a we@@ al@@ th of sub@@ je@@ cts for up@@ building con@@ vers@@ ations . ​ — Proverbs 6 : 6 - 8 ; 20 : 12 ; 26 : 2 .
Why is it important for us to “ keep on the w@@ atch ” ?
We were married on Ju@@ ne 30 , 19@@ 40 .
Re@@ jo@@ ice and be over@@ jo@@ yed , since your re@@ ward is great in the heavens , for in that way they persecu@@ ted the prophe@@ ts pri@@ or to you . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
How I look for@@ ward to a bi@@ g family re@@ uni@@ on with Mo@@ m and D@@ ad in the par@@ adise earth ! ​ — Re@@ v .
In our ter@@ rit@@ ory , perhaps there are grou@@ ps of people who se@@ em ho@@ st@@ ile to the message we be@@ ar .
What a re@@ comm@@ end@@ ation !
Th@@ ri@@ ving Un@@ der the Romans
How can pu@@ t@@ ting faith in it benefit us now ?
Today , the Bible is the most wi@@ d@@ ely transl@@ ated book in hist@@ ory .
C@@ our@@ t@@ es@@ y of The E@@ arly Mo@@ der@@ n We@@ b at O@@ x@@ for@@ d
Des@@ pite her po@@ or health , W@@ o@@ th ser@@ ves as an au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer from time to time .
Mo@@ on : N@@ A@@ S@@ A p@@ ho@@ to
David was not per@@ mit@@ ted to su@@ per@@ v@@ ise the con@@ stru@@ ction of Jehovah’s house .
What a de@@ va@@ st@@ ating effect such feelings can have on a person@@ ’s life !
( a ) In what two ways was Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s obedi@@ ence t@@ ested when Jehovah instru@@ cted him to tell the b@@ es@@ i@@ e@@ ged Jews to ‘ f@@ all away to the Ch@@ al@@ de@@ ans ’ ?
Re@@ ally , though , it should not be necess@@ ary for others to tell us that a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar book , mo@@ vi@@ e , g@@ ame , d@@ ance , or s@@ ong is un@@ accep@@ table .
A@@ n Israel@@ ite man could mar@@ ry such a woman , but only if she took certain me@@ a@@ sures .
We thus can keep our moral com@@ pas@@ s in good order , a com@@ pas@@ s that will direc@@ t us into a new system of God’s making .
They were ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed to avoid the attitude of the pr@@ ou@@ d “ ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic ones ” spo@@ ken of by Ne@@ h@@ emiah and in@@ stead be willing to work qui@@ et@@ ly in the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound . ​ — Ne@@ h@@ emiah 3 : 5 .
In 194@@ 6 , I was invit@@ ed to atten@@ d the se@@ ven@@ th class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad , which was lo@@ c@@ ated near S@@ ou@@ th L@@ ans@@ ing , New Yor@@ k .
The fir@@ st@@ born Son also be@@ ars the t@@ it@@ le “ the Word . ”
1 : 21 .
Paul gives us another word of ca@@ u@@ tion when he wr@@ ites : “ N@@ ei@@ ther become i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ers , as some of them did ; just as it is written : ‘ The people s@@ at down to e@@ at and dr@@ ink , and they got up to have a good time . ’ ”
As the cl@@ ou@@ ds of war ga@@ ther@@ ed , St@@ an@@ le@@ y R@@ o@@ g@@ ers and I were bus@@ y ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising the public le@@ c@@ ture “ F@@ ace the F@@ ac@@ ts , ” to be given at L@@ ond@@ on@@ ’s R@@ o@@ y@@ al Al@@ ber@@ t H@@ all on S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 11 , 19@@ 38 .
9 , 10 . ( a ) Why was the tim@@ ing of a si@@ gn for Jesus ’ disciples provi@@ d@@ enti@@ al ?
Th@@ r@@ ough a pro@@ c@@ ess called p@@ ho@@ to@@ sy@@ n@@ th@@ esis , lea@@ ves become “ food fac@@ t@@ ori@@ es . ”
“ Those consci@@ ous of their spiritual need ” real@@ ize that they are spiritually des@@ titu@@ te and need God’s mer@@ cy .
S@@ how@@ ing ze@@ al like that of A@@ mo@@ s , Jehovah’s Witnesses around the g@@ lo@@ be are imp@@ el@@ led to continue declar@@ ing the good news with b@@ ol@@ dness .
What Isaiah pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed some 2@@ 00 years ear@@ li@@ er came true .
He was att@@ ac@@ ked by a real person whom he later called “ the rul@@ er of the world . ”
Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has should not have been sur@@ pris@@ ed to see Peter and John back in cour@@ t .
They have a@@ do@@ p@@ ted pa@@ g@@ an ri@@ tu@@ als and have di@@ sh@@ on@@ ored God by their un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural do@@ g@@ ma@@ s , their “ holy w@@ ars , ” and their im@@ moral conduct .
J@@ E@@ R@@ O@@ M@@ E
4 : 8 , 11 , 12 .
El@@ ders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants are privile@@ ged to serve by the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment
Di@@ d Jehovah appro@@ ve ?
What me@@ tho@@ ds are likely to work best ?
It could not change what had happened to Abraham .
Yet I had little educ@@ ation and no refer@@ ences .
As a result , deep tr@@ ough@@ s may have been form@@ ed and cont@@ in@@ ents pu@@ shed out of the o@@ ce@@ an . ​ — Psalm 10@@ 4 : 6 - 8 .
He was fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ used of bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ y .
You may come to the conclu@@ sion that you too can have a share in this exc@@ iting and satis@@ f@@ ying form of sac@@ red service .
( a ) Who are re@@ pres@@ ented by “ the cultiv@@ at@@ or , ” “ the v@@ ine , ” and “ the bran@@ ches ” ?
Like Mi@@ ca@@ h , we coura@@ ge@@ ously car@@ ry out our ministry
They like to walk through it or perhaps si@@ t on a ben@@ ch and enjoy the sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing the pu@@ re language invol@@ ves not only believ@@ ing the truth and teaching it to others but also har@@ mon@@ iz@@ ing our conduct with God’s la@@ ws and principles .
“ The Kingdom of God H@@ as D@@ ra@@ wn Ne@@ ar ”
U@@ l@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , for God’s faithful servants , sal@@ vation by God means not only deli@@ ver@@ ance from op@@ pres@@ sion and dist@@ ress but also the opportunity to have everlasting life .
An@@ y spiritual ti@@ re@@ dness we experience is often the result of the ad@@ ded we@@ i@@ ght plac@@ ed on us by this cor@@ ru@@ pt system of things .
Then he ad@@ ded : “ However , how will they call on him in whom they have not put faith ?
J@@ on@@ a@@ than was ra@@ ised as a prin@@ ce , and David as a shepher@@ d .
S@@ el@@ f - dec@@ ep@@ tion occ@@ ur@@ s very eas@@ ily .
All of God’s servants should take to heart examples set out in the Bible , for we are told : “ Now these things went on be@@ f@@ all@@ ing them as examples , and they were written for a war@@ ning to us upon whom the ends of the syst@@ em@@ s of things have arri@@ ved . ”
Consider how many bu@@ y lo@@ t@@ ter@@ y tic@@ ke@@ ts , sp@@ end money in c@@ as@@ in@@ o@@ s , or spe@@ cul@@ ate rec@@ k@@ less@@ ly in the sto@@ ck mar@@ ke@@ t , dre@@ am@@ ing of making a for@@ tu@@ ne .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Par@@ adise , 3 / 1
One woman who accepted the truth 18 years after her husband did says , “ I , for one , needed to learn it gra@@ du@@ ally . ”
T@@ a@@ x@@ es and Con@@ s@@ ci@@ ence
Then it started to ra@@ in very hard .
Instead , he was to@@ t@@ ally dep@@ end@@ ent on those around him , most of whom h@@ ated him !
Yet , vie@@ ws on this sub@@ ject di@@ ff@@ er wi@@ d@@ ely , so you may won@@ der : ‘ What is true spiritu@@ ality ?
For some , the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t has become a f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating to@@ y in@@ stead of a help@@ ful to@@ ol .
A@@ no@@ ther L@@ ach@@ ish L@@ et@@ ter is believ@@ ed to support what the prophe@@ ts Jeremiah and E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el say about efforts by the king of Juda@@ h to get support from Egy@@ pt in the re@@ v@@ ol@@ t against Babyl@@ on .
Bible scho@@ la@@ r F@@ re@@ der@@ ic W . F@@ ar@@ ra@@ r wr@@ ites : “ At the house of a t@@ an@@ ner no stri@@ ct and un@@ com@@ prom@@ ising follow@@ er of the O@@ r@@ al [ Mo@@ sa@@ ic ] Law could have been in@@ duc@@ ed to d@@ well .
“ S@@ ome@@ times hum@@ or@@ ous mi@@ shap@@ s would take place , ” rec@@ al@@ led C@@ la@@ y@@ t@@ on J .
Un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly , God’s loving - kindness and mer@@ cy made it e@@ asi@@ er for David to return to Jehovah .
However , ne@@ i@@ ther money nor ple@@ asure is the most important thing in life .
In what other res@@ pe@@ cts can we benefit from divine counsel ?
S@@ ome@@ times I ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted to study with them , and I saw their love for God we@@ ak@@ en . ”
I rejo@@ ice over the many de@@ ar ones whom we have helped to learn Bible truth .
Will you imitate the st@@ or@@ k and take no@@ tice of ‘ the se@@ as@@ on ’ ?
Paul’s hard work in be@@ half of the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans had been a public service rend@@ ered with love and di@@ lig@@ ence .
We are also a@@ ware that the par@@ am@@ ount is@@ sue of God’s uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y is du@@ e for set@@ t@@ le@@ ment and that by main@@ tain@@ ing our integrity to him , each one of us is person@@ ally involved in that is@@ sue .
E@@ very three months , congregation account recor@@ ds are a@@ udi@@ ted .
So it is vital that we keep on living up to our dedic@@ ation today !
For the past 20 years , she has happ@@ ily served in the full - time ministry .
Let Your Yes Me@@ an Yes
He ur@@ ged others to serve Jehovah .
T@@ each those who are willing to listen .
What resul@@ ts when the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ vice regarding se@@ x@@ u@@ al matters is ign@@ ored ?
The book of Genesis tel@@ ls us about the world before the F@@ lood , what happened as the po@@ st - F@@ lood er@@ a began , and how Jehovah God deal@@ t with Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , Jac@@ o@@ b , and Joseph .
In 19@@ 7@@ 5 our se@@ ven@@ th child , V@@ au@@ gh@@ n , was born .
If you have a loving relationship with Jehovah , you will be a ‘ do@@ er of the word , not a he@@ are@@ r only . ’
What help can all members of the Christian congregation offer to one another ?
However , the pri@@ est A@@ him@@ ele@@ ch did nothing sin@@ ful when he sh@@ ared the show@@ bre@@ ad with David and his men .
Who was the promised Se@@ ed , and how was his he@@ el b@@ ru@@ ised ?
( b ) What can result from pu@@ t@@ ting emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on mun@@ d@@ ane ple@@ a@@ sures ?
1 , 2 . ( a ) How do we know that Jesus is with his sub@@ je@@ cts now and will be with them in the future ?
* A@@ bo@@ ve all , never let the attitu@@ des of others hold you back from tal@@ king about the things that t@@ ou@@ ch your heart .
We can do nothing better with our life than con@@ form to God’s Word and learn from his Son , Jesus Christ .
How did Jesus indic@@ ate that love was the ess@@ ence of Jehovah’s la@@ ws ?
We knew he was right , so we left to@@ wn .
P@@ A@@ R@@ EN@@ T@@ S , elders , pro@@ claim@@ ers of the good news ​ — all are requi@@ red to be teach@@ ers .
( b ) What can Jehovah do to he@@ al a “ bro@@ ken and c@@ ru@@ shed ” heart ?
Be@@ ing un@@ able to read a ma@@ p may even li@@ mit a person@@ ’s ability to accom@@ pl@@ ish his ministry in an assign@@ ed are@@ a . ​ — 2 Timothy 4 : 5 .
He ad@@ ded : “ His blood was on his own head , because he did not make use of the se@@ cur@@ ity God had provided for him . ”
C@@ le@@ an for Tru@@ e Wor@@ ship
Peter gave in to the s@@ n@@ are of fear of man .
How was Moses to de@@ al with a people whom Jehovah himself descri@@ bed as s@@ ti@@ f@@ f - ne@@ cked ?
Why can we be confid@@ ent of Jesus ’ sy@@ mp@@ a@@ thy today ?
A congregation el@@ der must ‘ hold fir@@ m@@ ly to the faithful word as res@@ pe@@ cts his ar@@ t of teaching . ’
One woman , who was about 6@@ 5 years old when she became a Christian , wrote on the in@@ side co@@ ver of her Bible the d@@ ate when she began to read it through and later the d@@ ate when she fin@@ i@@ shed it .
We moved to C@@ y@@ pr@@ us , my hus@@ ban@@ d’s is@@ land home .
If our material res@@ our@@ ces are low , sp@@ en@@ ding money on lu@@ x@@ u@@ ries just to appe@@ ar well - off can ro@@ b us and our famili@@ es of the necess@@ ities of life .
Lu@@ ke@@ ’s cor@@ rec@@ t use of t@@ it@@ les is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy because when the st@@ atu@@ s of a Rom@@ an ter@@ rit@@ ory chang@@ ed , so did the t@@ it@@ le of its ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ at@@ or .
The second , ‘ o@@ pen deed ’ was a cop@@ y of the se@@ aled , bin@@ ding ver@@ sion , and was in@@ tend@@ ed for nor@@ ma@@ l per@@ us@@ al .
Those who are bless@@ ed to live in God’s new world will always be young in com@@ par@@ is@@ on with the et@@ er@@ n@@ ity yet to be experienced .
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 23 ]
Why , though , would they take the con@@ tain@@ er to Babyl@@ on ?
The inspired sa@@ y@@ ings col@@ le@@ cted in the book of Proverbs have a tw@@ o@@ fo@@ ld purpose ​ — “ for one to know wisdom and discipl@@ ine . ”
Still , my Bible questions rema@@ ined un@@ ans@@ wer@@ ed .
I@@ ts Hebrew name liter@@ ally means “ a@@ wak@@ ening one . ”
We invit@@ e you to cont@@ act the Witnesses in your are@@ a or to vis@@ it our We@@ b s@@ ite , j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
Although she was still stud@@ ying the Bible her@@ self , El@@ la appro@@ ached the family and sh@@ ared with them the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s promise of a pe@@ ace@@ ful world .
O@@ ver 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years later , the Christian apostles comman@@ ded all Christians to “ keep ab@@ sta@@ ining . . . from blood . ” ​ — Acts 15 : 29 .
What future ev@@ ent makes tra@@ ining of vital import@@ ance ?
Our doing so coun@@ ter@@ ac@@ ts sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness ​ — a sure ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le to displa@@ ying self - sacrific@@ ing love .
W@@ ere these wh@@ ite ro@@ bes h@@ an@@ ded out to po@@ ol@@ s of blood l@@ ying at the ba@@ se of an al@@ ta@@ r ?
This ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement buil@@ t fur@@ ther on dis@@ cour@@ ses given ear@@ li@@ er that day by The@@ o@@ d@@ ore J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z and Daniel S@@ y@@ d@@ li@@ k . ​ — See pages 12 - 16 and 28 - 31 of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ o@@ ks of Na@@ hu@@ m , Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k , and Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah
God will deli@@ ver the po@@ or and a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted .
( a ) What qualities of Jehovah might a Christian consider ?
Bible ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gy plac@@ es No@@ ah’s bir@@ th in 2@@ 9@@ 70 B.C.E . ​ — 1@@ 26 years after Ad@@ am@@ ’s death .
Ar@@ ound the g@@ lo@@ be , experience has sh@@ own that the most ef@@ fi@@ cient way to ac@@ qui@@ re this knowledge is by means of a personal Bible study gu@@ i@@ ded by someone who has already gr@@ as@@ ped the material .
Jesus knew that we would be under much pres@@ sure to give up , so he coun@@ sel@@ ed us : “ Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch . . . because you do not know on what day your Lord is coming . ”
M@@ AN@@ A@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ H
4@@ 5 : 3 , 4 .
So be determined to s@@ tic@@ k to the divine comman@@ d@@ ment to mar@@ ry “ only in the Lord . ”
1 , 2 . ( a ) What less@@ on did one man learn about sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ arding his pro@@ per@@ ty ?
The S@@ cop@@ e of Jehovah’s Law
He said : “ Jehovah himself will su@@ sta@@ in him upon a div@@ an of ill@@ ness ; all his bed you will certainly change during his si@@ ck@@ ness . ”
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 7 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 60 , 23
Rather than conc@@ e@@ al their h@@ at@@ red , some people make false acc@@ us@@ ations or s@@ pre@@ ad dis@@ par@@ ag@@ ing com@@ ments concer@@ ning the one they h@@ ate .
E@@ ach individu@@ al is respon@@ sible for his own course of action . ​ — 2 Corinthians 5 : 10 .
“ H@@ el@@ p@@ ing the brothers is a great s@@ ource of joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion to me ! ”
Yet , on one occasi@@ on , there occ@@ ur@@ red between them “ a sh@@ ar@@ p bur@@ st of anger , so that they se@@ par@@ ated from each other . ”
Our re@@ sear@@ ch may yi@@ eld many inter@@ es@@ ting de@@ ta@@ il@@ s .
How can we avoid mis@@ using our God - given fre@@ e@@ dom ?
Some hous@@ es s@@ at se@@ c@@ lu@@ ded within gar@@ den@@ s , with por@@ ches for enjo@@ ying the bre@@ e@@ ze , high w@@ in@@ do@@ ws for v@@ ent@@ il@@ ation , and many ro@@ om@@ s , including a large din@@ ing ro@@ om and qu@@ ar@@ ters for servants .
Jo@@ y is a rec@@ ur@@ ring experience among conven@@ tion@@ ers .
Jehovah’s Witnesses in your lo@@ c@@ ality will be pleas@@ ed to let you know the ex@@ act time and place for this most important ev@@ ent .
This one is no@@ ne other than Jesus Christ in Kingdom power .
Today , H@@ ar@@ an is va@@ st@@ ly different from what it was in the past .
The Israelites att@@ ac@@ ked in the s@@ pr@@ ing of the year , just after har@@ v@@ est@@ time when gra@@ in supp@@ lies were a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant .
The Na@@ z@@ is and then the Com@@ mun@@ ists had made great promises , only to disa@@ p@@ point us .
Jesus Christ’s life course of hum@@ ility is a cause of joy and is high@@ ly bene@@ fi@@ cial .
“ When I@@ ’@@ m ti@@ red at the end of the day , I feel a real sense of accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment and joy .
( b ) Our liter@@ ature foc@@ uses more on what today ?
Yes , Timothy car@@ ed about people .
C@@ al@@ m@@ ly de@@ fine the proble@@ m in clear , simp@@ le , n@@ on@@ acc@@ us@@ at@@ ory words .
A dedic@@ ation is a prayer tel@@ ling Jehovah that you promise to serve him forever .
Although some att@@ ach great import@@ ance to ch@@ ur@@ ches , others have doub@@ ts about their necess@@ ity as plac@@ es of worship .
S@@ ome@@ times , I use A@@ ile@@ en@@ ’s personal Bible and der@@ i@@ ve great ple@@ asure from no@@ ting what t@@ ou@@ ched her heart ​ — whole ver@@ ses , spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c ph@@ r@@ as@@ es , and individu@@ al words that she mar@@ ked .
It m@@ ol@@ ds our very out@@ look on life .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N S@@ il@@ vi@@ a was born in De@@ c@@ ember 199@@ 2 , she seem@@ ed to be a comple@@ t@@ ely heal@@ thy little gi@@ r@@ l .
“ Let me ref@@ er to the dec@@ ree of Jehovah ; he has said to me : ‘ You are my son . . .
This lea@@ ds to such re@@ adi@@ ng@@ s as “ let God take re@@ v@@ enge ” ( The Con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary Eng@@ l@@ ish V@@ er@@ sion ) ; “ give place un@@ to the wr@@ ath of God ” ( A@@ mer@@ i@@ can St@@ and@@ ard V@@ er@@ sion ) ; “ let God p@@ un@@ ish if he will ” ( The New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent in Mo@@ der@@ n Eng@@ l@@ ish ) ; “ leave a place for divine re@@ tri@@ bu@@ tion . ” ​ — The New Eng@@ l@@ ish Bible .
How is it that the o@@ stri@@ ch “ la@@ ugh@@ s at the hor@@ se and at its ri@@ der ” ?
Sol@@ di@@ ers went into bat@@ tle cr@@ ying ei@@ ther “ S@@ an@@ ta Mari@@ a ” or “ God is with us ”
Why F@@ our Da@@ ys to Ar@@ ri@@ ve at T@@ om@@ b of La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ? 1 / 1
How can we with@@ stand tri@@ als or tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ ing situ@@ ations ?
W@@ ould M@@ an@@ f@@ red have been ob@@ li@@ ged to tell him everything ?
To a large ex@@ t@@ ent , resul@@ ts dep@@ end on the heart con@@ dition of the he@@ are@@ r .
They can thus have a preci@@ ous relationship with Jehovah and en@@ ter@@ tain the hope of living forever to serve and praise him .
In the light of Bible prophecy , you have reason to trust that Jesus Christ , our heavenly King , will soon “ bre@@ ak up the works of the Devil . ”
Such giving will not only make us happy but also end@@ e@@ ar us to God , for he “ lo@@ ves a c@@ he@@ er@@ ful gi@@ ver . ”
• How can the book of Daniel buil@@ d our faith ?
Di@@ gn@@ i@@ f@@ ying others is especially important when two people are pur@@ su@@ ing a r@@ om@@ an@@ tic relationship with marriage in mind .
If Jac@@ o@@ b had such anxi@@ e@@ ties , these no doubt m@@ el@@ ted away when he re@@ ached Lu@@ z , some 60 mil@@ es ( 1@@ 00 k@@ m ) from Be@@ er - she@@ ba .
A@@ no@@ ther example of how the conscience op@@ er@@ ates is the way King David re@@ ac@@ ted when he dis@@ cer@@ ned that he had sin@@ ned by taking a cen@@ su@@ s .
With the death of Jo@@ shua and the other older men , however , there began a 3@@ 00 - year peri@@ od of v@@ ac@@ ill@@ ation between true worship and false , le@@ ading up to the days of Samuel the prophet .
P@@ ure worship has never in all of hist@@ ory been so ex@@ al@@ ted on earth .
What , then , can be said about Jesus ’ words to M@@ ary ?
S@@ ever@@ al S@@ pan@@ ish and C@@ at@@ al@@ on@@ i@@ an transl@@ ations are no@@ table exc@@ ep@@ tions in their rend@@ ering of the Hebrew T@@ et@@ ra@@ gr@@ am@@ mat@@ on , using “ Y@@ av@@ é , ” “ Y@@ ah@@ ve@@ h , ” “ J@@ ah@@ v@@ è , ” and “ Jeho@@ v@@ á . ” P@@ u@@ bli@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Even if you too have lost a child , you do not know ex@@ ac@@ tly how they feel .
What did Jesus say ?
M@@ ore T@@ ha@@ n N@@ or@@ ma@@ l P@@ ow@@ er Ne@@ e@@ ded
The princi@@ p@@ al reason should be your desire to imitate and gl@@ ori@@ fy the S@@ ource of love and com@@ pas@@ sion , Jehovah God .
( b ) Why can rema@@ ining emo@@ tion@@ ally dist@@ ant from others be spiritually dam@@ ag@@ ing ?
As one who pur@@ su@@ es godly devo@@ tion , you would certainly not want to invit@@ e un@@ du@@ e attention by f@@ li@@ r@@ ting or by being im@@ mo@@ des@@ t in your d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing . . . .
In mo@@ der@@ n times , some have c@@ eas@@ ed associ@@ ating with the local congregation , feel@@ ing that they will serve God on their own .
There were some 30 other pas@@ s@@ eng@@ ers in and on the tru@@ ck , some l@@ ying on the ro@@ of and others h@@ ang@@ ing on the back .
Even mission@@ aries know that to remain strong in their fore@@ ign assignment , they cannot r@@ ely only on what they hear at the meetings .
But in 19@@ 19 , they were gra@@ du@@ ally re@@ organiz@@ ed and re@@ un@@ ited .
A@@ F@@ T@@ E@@ R Jesus Christ’s th@@ ir@@ d preaching t@@ our of Gal@@ ile@@ e , he told his disciples : “ The har@@ v@@ est is great , but the work@@ ers are few . ”
* The wonderful way in which Jehovah would ad@@ minis@@ ter things to accom@@ pl@@ ish his purpose involved a “ sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ t ” that would prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely be made known over the cen@@ tu@@ ries . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 10 ; 3 : 9 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ tes .
And if you have been baptized for many years , what now ?
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently so , for he taught them , among other things , “ about rep@@ ent@@ ance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus . ”
The Bible shows that when the end is near , many will bel@@ it@@ tle the evidence .
In the wa@@ ke of tra@@ di@@ tional religious beli@@ ef@@ s came the no@@ tion that people have the right to deci@@ de for themselves what is right and what is wrong .
The Bible tel@@ ls us that Jehovah God con@@ fu@@ sed the pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s language at Ba@@ be@@ l because they re@@ bel@@ led against him .
When one of Jehovah’s Witnesses pointed out the blessings that everlasting life would bring , however , one woman said : “ I don@@ ’t want to live forever .
I@@ mp@@ ro@@ ved physical , men@@ tal , and spiritual health
How faith - streng@@ th@@ ening this must have been for Ne@@ h@@ emiah !
There is nothing wrong with enjo@@ ying good food and dr@@ ink in mo@@ der@@ ation .
Consider some other reas@@ ons why we might be cr@@ itical of others .
How does S@@ ar@@ ah’s example show that women are not to be s@@ il@@ ent par@@ t@@ n@@ ers in marriage ?
20 , 21 ​ — How can we “ keep [ ourselves ] in God’s love ” ?
By our being determined to ref@@ ra@@ in from these ne@@ g@@ ative fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res , we show c@@ learly that we do not want to be a part of Satan’s wicked world .
He sent his prophet Na@@ than to con@@ fr@@ on@@ t David .
W@@ he@@ ther we are young or old , by our str@@ en@@ u@@ ously up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding the clean standards associ@@ ated with our worship , we shall re@@ a@@ p many benef@@ its .
Adam and E@@ ve knew vi@@ r@@ tually nothing about this spirit .
As a result , in a number of pris@@ ons thr@@ ough@@ out the world there are now grou@@ ps of in@@ mat@@ es who worship Jehovah together .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H loved Abraham , so He showed loyal love to Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants .
I have enjo@@ yed coun@@ t@@ less blessings and have also end@@ ur@@ ed two ma@@ j@@ or tra@@ ge@@ dies ​ — lo@@ sing one par@@ t@@ ner to in@@ fid@@ el@@ ity and another to ill@@ ness .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , a wise gro@@ om will cho@@ ose a spiritually matu@@ re Christian brother for this ke@@ y ro@@ le .
Di@@ d he hope that S@@ ar@@ ah , who left pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous U@@ r to d@@ well in ten@@ ts , would be se@@ duc@@ ed by the lu@@ x@@ u@@ ri@@ ous p@@ al@@ ac@@ es of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h and A@@ bim@@ ele@@ ch ?
Jesus said that his pres@@ ence as King in heaven would be mar@@ ked on earth by w@@ ars , fam@@ ines , earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es , p@@ est@@ il@@ ences , and la@@ w@@ less@@ ness .
It c@@ alls to our attention how important these de@@ ar ones are to Jehovah .
You likely see this tr@@ ou@@ ble fir@@ s@@ th@@ and .
‘ Ther@@ efore , get out from among them , and se@@ par@@ ate y@@ ourselves , ’ says Jehovah , ‘ and qu@@ it t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing the un@@ clean thing . ’ ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 6 : 14 , 17 .
M@@ ore important , the Kingdom will educ@@ ate its sub@@ je@@ cts in a pe@@ ace@@ ful way of life while at the same time ra@@ ising them to the very p@@ in@@ n@@ ac@@ le of human per@@ fe@@ ction .
At a tend@@ er age , he was tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ously so@@ ld as a slave and taken to Egy@@ pt , h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of mil@@ es away from his God - fe@@ aring father and a world away from the war@@ m , supp@@ or@@ tive at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere of his home .
The prophecy at Matthew 24 : 3 , 7 , 14 or 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 5 might help them to see the bi@@ gg@@ er pi@@ c@@ ture and the meaning of the con@@ di@@ tions they are end@@ uring , nam@@ ely , that we are living in the conclu@@ sion of the old system of things .
On@@ ce again we see that for the wicked , there is no es@@ cap@@ ing divine judgment .
His me@@ th@@ od of inter@@ pre@@ ting the Scriptures had a strong influ@@ ence on other Bible scho@@ l@@ ars and re@@ form@@ ers . ​ — See the bo@@ x “ How Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ ther W@@ as In@@ f@@ lu@@ enced by L@@ ef@@ è@@ v@@ re . ”
W@@ ell , co@@ pi@@ es of the Scriptures were few .
• What is involved in making spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement ?
In this article we will learn in what ways God shows his love to us .
He takes them all for gr@@ anted .
When Paul spoke of “ anyone ” here , whom did he have in mind ?
You can believe the repor@@ t of what Jesus did that day because it too was ob@@ served by many wit@@ nesses . ​ — Read John 11 : 39 - 4@@ 5 .
By 194@@ 3 the ba@@ n on Jehovah’s Witnesses in Cana@@ da was li@@ f@@ ted , and the preaching work ga@@ ined m@@ om@@ en@@ tu@@ m .
Je@@ h@@ u is anointed king over Israel .
Then you can make your cho@@ ice . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 13 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 9 ; 1 Timothy 6 : 20 ; 2 Peter 3 : 18 .
Pro@@ ble@@ ms may ar@@ ise when we com@@ pare ourselves with others .
It is very important to know this . ”
W@@ ould it not then be reason@@ able to think that God consi@@ ders you ca@@ pa@@ ble of deci@@ ding to serve him ?
4@@ 2 : 11 ; He@@ b .
In what ways did Jehovah show consider@@ ation for Lo@@ t ?
The flo@@ c@@ ks mi@@ x@@ ed with each other , and we wonder@@ ed how each shepher@@ d would get his own again .
* If it is clear that you cannot control your dr@@ in@@ king , be willing to cu@@ t it out of your life .
When God destro@@ yed the viol@@ ent ancient world by means of the F@@ lood in the days of Noah , very few humans sur@@ vi@@ ved .
5 : 2 , 6 .
How can we succ@@ e@@ ed in making the necess@@ ary trans@@ form@@ ation ?
Jehovah was thus able to use him to pre@@ serve the l@@ ine le@@ ading to the promised Se@@ ed .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the c@@ it@@ y’s lo@@ c@@ ation at the j@@ un@@ ction of str@@ ate@@ gi@@ c tra@@ de r@@ out@@ es made it one of the first great inter@@ n@@ ational por@@ ts .
How is this high moral stan@@ d@@ ard ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed ?
Mu@@ ch to my cha@@ gr@@ in , he did not wa@@ ver .
How W@@ i@@ do@@ who@@ od Af@@ fe@@ cted T@@ w@@ o W@@ om@@ en
He was inspired to wr@@ ite : “ It will turn out well with those fe@@ aring the true God , because they were in fear of him . ”
He had in@@ ten@@ se love for his Father , and he loved people .
Jesus said : “ What woman with ten dr@@ ach@@ ma co@@ ins , if she lo@@ ses one dr@@ ach@@ ma co@@ in , does not light a lam@@ p and s@@ we@@ ep her house and sear@@ ch care@@ fully until she fin@@ ds it ?
Instead of accep@@ ting cor@@ rec@@ tive counsel from respon@@ sible ones in the Christian congregation and gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely rep@@ en@@ ting , some who are following a wrong course cho@@ ose to leave the p@@ ath of righteousness .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es tri@@ bul@@ ation , Christians in S@@ my@@ r@@ na end@@ ur@@ ed po@@ ver@@ ty , pos@@ si@@ bly suffering e@@ con@@ om@@ ic san@@ ctions because they would not eng@@ age in emp@@ er@@ or worship .
I@@ ts cap@@ it@@ al city , Jerusalem , was ev@@ en@@ tually destro@@ yed , and the people were taken cap@@ tive to Babyl@@ on .
They say , “ Do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t the Bible speak of ‘ e@@ ye for e@@ ye , to@@ o@@ th for to@@ o@@ th ’ ? ”
In sh@@ ort , it would have been a perfect rul@@ er@@ ship .
For some un@@ dis@@ clo@@ sed reason , Jo@@ si@@ ah go@@ es out to fi@@ ght the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an .
Jesus did not s@@ end him away but in@@ stead sp@@ ent time with him and explained important tru@@ ths to him .
In turn , peace with God lea@@ ds to everlasting life . ​ — John 17 : 3 ; Acts 3 : 19 ; 13 : 38 , 4@@ 8 ; 2 Corinthians 5 : 18 - 20 .
Why are all people acc@@ oun@@ table to the Creator ?
How can we avoid be@@ coming en@@ sla@@ ved to Satan and his world ?
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Witnesses kept loyal to their faith and sta@@ yed neu@@ tr@@ al in pol@@ itical af@@ fai@@ r@@ s , des@@ pite even the c@@ ru@@ el@@ est persecu@@ tion .
N@@ ur@@ tur@@ ing or A@@ bu@@ sive Ch@@ il@@ d@@ ho@@ od ?
He has promised that by means of his Kingdom , his will shall take place “ as in heaven , also upon earth . ”
Un@@ der inspi@@ r@@ ation , the apostle Paul wrote : “ R@@ em@@ ember those who are taking the lead among you , who have spo@@ ken the word of God to you , and as you con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate how their conduct tur@@ ns out imitate their faith .
P@@ ur@@ sue the C@@ our@@ se of Tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness
T@@ ake advan@@ ta@@ ge of the tra@@ ining and su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions given at Christian meetings .
It is powerful bey@@ ond me@@ asure .
Di@@ d you not feel a love for Jehovah ? ​ — Romans 5 : 10 .
To the first , we say no ; to the second , ma@@ y@@ be .
Still , in our preaching and teaching , we too must wa@@ ge spiritual war@@ f@@ are against Satan , the one who has “ bl@@ in@@ ded the min@@ ds of the un@@ believers . ”
Do I consider my wi@@ fe@@ ’s op@@ in@@ ion before making a decision ?
B@@ r@@ un@@ o , like th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of other young people around the world , accepted Jehovah’s invit@@ ation : “ T@@ est me out , ple@@ ase , . . . whether I shall not o@@ pen to you people the f@@ loo@@ d@@ g@@ ates of the heavens and ac@@ tually emp@@ ty out upon you a blessing . ”
This imp@@ lies that parents may have to re@@ pe@@ at themselves many times before a child lear@@ ns to apply God’s la@@ ws .
( b ) Why can we say that wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness is advan@@ c@@ ing from bad to wor@@ se ?
He needed courage and end@@ ur@@ ance to face the har@@ d@@ he@@ ad@@ ed people of Juda@@ h on a da@@ ily bas@@ is .
D@@ U@@ R@@ IN@@ G st@@ or@@ my we@@ ather , you may hear l@@ ou@@ d th@@ under .
Let us see what that book , the Bible , says about the meaning of spiritu@@ ality and the value of it .
For example , we should have a ze@@ al@@ ous share in the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work . ​ — Mat@@ t .
One S@@ atur@@ day ev@@ ening after a group of us had fin@@ i@@ shed st@@ re@@ et wit@@ ness@@ ing , the att@@ ack mentioned at the out@@ set took place .
Jesus himself righ@@ tly said : “ I am the light of the world . ” ​ — John 8 : 12 ; 11 : 28 ; 18 : 37 .
What less@@ on about sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ arding our heart can we learn from the account of Jose@@ p@@ h’s ten brothers ?
“ The fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit is love , joy , peace , long - suffering , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , faith , mil@@ dness , self - control . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 22 , 23 .
Hence , Jehovah’s justice should not be vie@@ wed as har@@ s@@ h or nee@@ ding to be so@@ f@@ ten@@ ed .
B@@ ap@@ tism is a vital st@@ ep to be taken by those w@@ an@@ ting to serve God .
Satan is har@@ s@@ h and ex@@ ac@@ ting .
He g@@ ently said : “ Mar@@ th@@ a , Mar@@ th@@ a , you are anxi@@ ous and dis@@ tur@@ bed about many things . A few things , though , are needed , or just one . For her part , M@@ ary cho@@ se the good por@@ tion , and it will not be taken away from her . ”
If those now in spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness are to es@@ cap@@ e des@@ tru@@ ction , they need light from God .
* Jehovah has appointed “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” to provide teaching based on his Word .
This was part of a str@@ ate@@ gy later known as the death mar@@ ches .
At the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al you will learn more about what you need to do so that Christ’s ransom can free you from the de@@ ad@@ ly effe@@ cts of Ad@@ am@@ ’s sin .
As they had in pre@@ vi@@ ous years , before their conven@@ tion in 199@@ 9 , h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of Witnesses wor@@ ked hard to clean the fac@@ il@@ ities and set up a s@@ ound system and th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of cha@@ ir@@ s .
We knew that we had an opportunity to take a stand for Jehovah’s rul@@ er@@ ship . . . .
How many times did he w@@ atch the fi@@ sh@@ er@@ men as they let down their ne@@ ts into the clear b@@ lu@@ e w@@ at@@ ers of the Se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e ?
But that was not this wi@@ do@@ w@@ ’s re@@ action .
We fear to dis@@ ple@@ ase Jehovah because we tre@@ asure his fri@@ end@@ ship .
Un@@ be@@ know@@ n@@ st to me , Jehovah’s Witnesses had be@@ gu@@ n to study the Bible with him .
; L@@ ang@@ lo@@ is , M .
The hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing answer is y@@ es !
When Re@@ u@@ b@@ en became gu@@ il@@ ty of mis@@ conduct , the right of fir@@ st@@ born pas@@ sed to Joseph .
If health care became the most important thing in our life , we could become self - cen@@ tered .
S@@ te@@ ven B@@ er@@ gl@@ as su@@ gg@@ ested that bur@@ ned - out ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ti@@ ves ‘ find a cause they feel pas@@ sion for and work it into their life . ’
As we shall see later , the holy spirit p@@ our@@ ed out at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed many things for the early Christians .
Those serving in a fore@@ ign - language congregation need to learn a new language , but they also need to make sure that they regul@@ arly study the deep things of God .
This was ful@@ filled when God’s enem@@ ies ca@@ used Jesus Christ’s death on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake .
A true prophet is an inspired spo@@ k@@ es@@ man for Jehovah , one who pro@@ claim@@ s “ the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent things of God . ”
A P@@ u@@ z@@ z@@ ling O@@ mis@@ sion
We can acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly ask ourselves : ‘ How do I feel about personal study of God’s Word , whether I have been associ@@ ated with the Christian congregation for a sh@@ ort while or for de@@ ca@@ des ?
Some co@@ ins found during the ex@@ ca@@ vation d@@ ate back to the second , the th@@ ir@@ d , and the f@@ our@@ th years of the Jewish re@@ v@@ ol@@ t against R@@ ome .
Ma@@ y@@ be I can help him . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , under the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , a v@@ ow made by a woman could be ann@@ ul@@ led by her father or her husband . ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 30 : 3 - 15 .
When Jesus ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed his disciples to “ keep a@@ wa@@ ke , ” he had just war@@ ned them of some spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c d@@ ang@@ ers .
S@@ ome@@ times we re@@ pla@@ yed a se@@ ction or pa@@ used the vi@@ de@@ o to allow for discus@@ sion . ”
During the years we served al@@ ong@@ side those de@@ ar brothers in A@@ ma@@ gan@@ set@@ t , we learned that being cont@@ ent with the ba@@ si@@ c@@ s resul@@ ts in a satis@@ f@@ ying life .
18 : 3 - 7 .
the te@@ ars of those being op@@ pres@@ sed , but they had no com@@ for@@ ter ; and on the side of their op@@ pres@@ s@@ ors there was power , so that they had no com@@ for@@ ter . ” ​ — E@@ C@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ A@@ S@@ T@@ E@@ S 4 : 1 .
The qu@@ ali@@ f@@ ying ter@@ m “ in prop@@ or@@ tion ” indic@@ ates that qualities and a@@ bil@@ ities may v@@ ary not only in n@@ ature but also in ex@@ t@@ ent .
• Why do Christians need end@@ ur@@ ance ?
God also fore@@ war@@ ns us through his Word and the congregation about situ@@ ations that we must avoid , such as sp@@ en@@ ding exc@@ essi@@ ve time , money , and en@@ er@@ gy on n@@ on@@ ess@@ enti@@ al material things .
He did not have to continue suffering right down to his death .
I have a wonderful spiritual family now . ”
The un@@ fol@@ ding uni@@ vers@@ al dr@@ ama invol@@ ves what two inter@@ rel@@ ated is@@ su@@ es ?
“ O@@ ther sheep , ” ones who have the hope of living et@@ er@@ n@@ ally on a par@@ adise earth .
Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice was provided , not because we are wor@@ thy , but because we are loved .
So who are preaching the good news of the Kingdom today ?
His view of our situation might be enti@@ r@@ ely different .
Can You Tru@@ st R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on Re@@ g@@ arding M@@ or@@ als ?
Yes , Israel@@ ’s ho@@ l@@ iness was dep@@ end@@ ent on obedi@@ ence .
“ W@@ O@@ R@@ K@@ IN@@ G ab@@ ro@@ ad , I had a respon@@ sible jo@@ b and made good money , ” rec@@ alls E@@ du@@ ar@@ do .
The congregation is organiz@@ ed for the purpose of sear@@ ch@@ ing out she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike individuals in the ter@@ rit@@ ory and building them up spiritually .
On what bas@@ is does he reve@@ al Bible truth to some and not to others ?
Ph@@ ili@@ p Y@@ an@@ ce@@ y , a form@@ er e@@ dit@@ or of Christi@@ an@@ ity Today , wr@@ ites in his book The Bible Jesus Read : “ It do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t always make sense , and what sense it does make off@@ ends mo@@ der@@ n ear@@ s .
Some time later , the elders in the congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses that he attend@@ ed made cont@@ act with Tu@@ k@@ is@@ o and brought him some food .
How can we help people to reason on the Scriptures ?
But the less@@ on go@@ es fur@@ ther .
T@@ ac@@ t@@ ful questions , kin@@ dly asked , can act as a ke@@ y that op@@ ens a person@@ ’s heart to the good news .
But no one really knew what to do .
However , they can turn to Jehovah for help in re@@ aring their children in har@@ mony with Bible principles .
Be@@ fore the F@@ lood , dis@@ obedi@@ ent angels for@@ so@@ ok their heavenly position vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily ; in mo@@ der@@ n times , however , they were for@@ ci@@ bly ev@@ ic@@ ted .
Instead , we should deli@@ ght in the law of Jehovah . ​ — 3 / 1 , page 17 .
In what way did the elders from Eph@@ esus respon@@ d to Paul’s love for them ?
Lo@@ ve also mo@@ tiv@@ ated E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s , Luke , On@@ es@@ ip@@ hor@@ us , and others to help the apostle while he was imp@@ ris@@ oned in R@@ ome .
Many sisters and brothers in our congregation have tal@@ ked about you .
He had been end@@ ow@@ ed with free will .
1 , 2 . ( a ) At the age of 40 , what decision did Moses make ?
In 19@@ 50 the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Christian Greek Scriptures was rel@@ eas@@ ed in Eng@@ l@@ ish .
The beau@@ ty of such wisdom is that it cannot be taken away or destro@@ yed .
Jehovah’s blessing on us today dep@@ ends on the ex@@ t@@ ent to which we are ma@@ gn@@ i@@ f@@ ying his name and mo@@ ving a@@ head in our work at his spiritual temple .
I have a wonderful marriage and a future far better than the one offered by s@@ ci@@ ence .
Yet , there are good reas@@ ons why he has not yet ac@@ ted to re@@ move Satan’s wicked system of things .
Yet , even after all these years , we@@ ’@@ re still lear@@ ning things about each other that we never knew ! ”
Instead , Z@@ e@@ de@@ ki@@ ah turned to Egy@@ pt in a fru@@ it@@ less at@@ temp@@ t to bre@@ ak free from Babyl@@ on@@ ’s yo@@ ke . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek .
When might a Christian sp@@ ouse consider ac@@ tually de@@ par@@ ting , but why is pray@@ er@@ ful and hon@@ est consider@@ ation important ?
When was the last time that I gave s@@ inc@@ ere comm@@ end@@ ation to a family member or a fellow beli@@ ever ? ’
The prophet Isaiah showed similar appreciation when he said : “ The S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah himself has given me the t@@ ong@@ ue of the taught ones , that I may know how to answer the ti@@ red one with a word .
Jesus ’ mirac@@ les give us confidence in his ability and his desire soon to use his authority for our good .
But we experience our fi@@ er@@ c@@ est stru@@ gg@@ les now ​ — before we cro@@ ss into the new world .
To qu@@ ali@@ fy for the of@@ fice of overse@@ er , a man must be s@@ ound in mind in that he c@@ learly under@@ stan@@ ds divine principles and kno@@ ws how to apply them in his own life .
In one sur@@ ve@@ y , “ women em@@ er@@ ged as the most pro@@ ne to in@@ d@@ ul@@ ge in re@@ ta@@ il ther@@ ap@@ y , ” says the B@@ rit@@ ish new@@ s@@ pa@@ per The G@@ u@@ ar@@ di@@ an .
In order to have a prop@@ er attitude toward our ministry , we must have the right mo@@ tive .
E@@ spe@@ cially during my high - school years , I thought about how ho@@ p@@ eless and emp@@ ty the lives of my fellow stud@@ ents seem@@ ed to be .
We pione@@ ered before we had our son and daugh@@ ter , and we never lost the desire to pioneer .
But if we do not give it en@@ ough water , it will wi@@ ther and die .
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 11 - 13 ) 11 , 12 . ( a ) In what ways is Jehovah help@@ ing his servants ?
His respon@@ se was im@@ medi@@ ate .
Jesus cons@@ ol@@ ed them with these words : “ Do not let your hearts be tr@@ oub@@ led .
L@@ am@@ ela ) , 4 / 1
The fi@@ er@@ y - col@@ ored hor@@ se , who@@ se ri@@ der has authority “ to take peace away from the earth . ”
Who can ex@@ ac@@ tly number the cl@@ ou@@ ds in wisdom , or the water j@@ ars of heaven ​ — who can ti@@ p them over ? ”
And A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s was no doubt gr@@ ate@@ ful to his new compan@@ i@@ ons for sh@@ aring these important de@@ ta@@ il@@ s with him .
It con@@ tain@@ s a fin@@ ite am@@ ount of f@@ res@@ h water , and we can har@@ dly ex@@ por@@ t wa@@ st@@ e pro@@ du@@ cts into ou@@ ter sp@@ ace .
P@@ u@@ t on the new person@@ ality which was cre@@ ated according to God’s will in true righteousness and loy@@ al@@ ty . ”
A scho@@ ol@@ teach@@ er in P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al who had been educ@@ ated by n@@ un@@ s and pri@@ ests s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely practic@@ ed her faith .
On the contr@@ ary : “ Jehovah made wh@@ atever [ Joseph ] did succ@@ ess@@ ful . ” ​ — G@@ en .
Some years later King David , out of his great love for J@@ on@@ a@@ than , expres@@ sed loving - kindness to M@@ ep@@ hi@@ bo@@ sh@@ et@@ h .
For a time , it f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed as a cen@@ ter of Jewish lear@@ ning .
Un@@ like Mark , Luke made no men@@ tion of san@@ d@@ als .
O@@ ph@@ ra@@ h
E@@ very individu@@ al will have to answer to him for his or her beli@@ ef@@ s and actions .
See more examples of courage in the article “ Be C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ous and V@@ er@@ y S@@ tr@@ ong ” in The Watchtower of F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 15 , 20@@ 12 .
Jesus ’ word pi@@ c@@ tures effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely descri@@ be Jehovah’s concer@@ n for each of His servants .
One of them , a man nam@@ ed Christi@@ a@@ an , no@@ tic@@ ed a pi@@ e@@ ce of pa@@ per we@@ d@@ ged under a ra@@ il .
A@@ n Ex@@ am@@ ple to I@@ mit@@ ate
L@@ im@@ ited in How Mu@@ ch We Can Do
Jesus made that clear when a P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e asked : “ T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , which is the great@@ est comman@@ d@@ ment in the Law ? ”
His eyes f@@ ill with te@@ ars every time he re@@ a@@ ds the psalmist Davi@@ d’s words : “ In case my own father and my own mother did leave me , even Jehovah himself would take me up . ” ​ — Psalm 27 : 10 .
A T@@ est of Fa@@ ith
With Jehovah on our side , what do we have to fear ?
David wrote that he had “ not seen anyone righteous a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned , nor his children loo@@ king for bre@@ ad . ”
What is involved in show@@ ing honor ?
He had gro@@ wn up in a n@@ om@@ adi@@ c family who d@@ wel@@ led in ten@@ ts as they moved fre@@ qu@@ ently and tend@@ ed their flo@@ c@@ ks of sheep .
Go@@ od Le@@ ad@@ er@@ ship ​ — Wh@@ ere Can We F@@ ind It ?
He stu@@ died it on his own , wrote to L@@ ond@@ on for more liter@@ ature , and had been ze@@ al@@ ously sh@@ aring his new@@ found faith ever since .
The great tri@@ bul@@ ation will re@@ ach its c@@ li@@ ma@@ x with the des@@ tru@@ ction of all the govern@@ ments of this old world and all those who side with them against God’s Kingdom .
M@@ ake Per@@ s@@ onal De@@ c@@ isions W@@ is@@ ely
In har@@ mony with that counsel , she b@@ ol@@ dly sh@@ ared her Bible - based beli@@ ef@@ s with her cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es on every appro@@ pri@@ ate occasi@@ on .
In the ministry , we pres@@ ented a r@@ are sight for the local people , who had never before seen a ba@@ by car@@ ri@@ age .
Who would d@@ are appro@@ ach such a f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ing war ma@@ ch@@ ine ?
Th@@ ink , too , of more rec@@ ent ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments , such as the chang@@ es in appe@@ ar@@ ance , con@@ ten@@ ts , and me@@ tho@@ ds of dist@@ ribu@@ tion of our public@@ ations .
Jesus too is su@@ pre@@ m@@ ely wise and is called “ P@@ r@@ in@@ ce of Pe@@ ace . ”
In times of dist@@ ress , we may need comfort that so@@ o@@ th@@ es our heart , our mind , our emo@@ tions , and both our physical and spiritual health .
Solomon did not know whether his succ@@ ess@@ or would continue his good work or te@@ ar it all down .
The a@@ udi@@ ence respon@@ ded with hear@@ t@@ felt ap@@ pla@@ use .
( Read Job 27 : 5 . )
God also helped the writ@@ er of Psalm 7@@ 3 , who al@@ most gave up serving H@@ im .
E@@ no@@ ch was a family man who had a wife and fa@@ ther@@ ed “ sons and daugh@@ ters . ”
K@@ no@@ wing this gives me the mo@@ tiv@@ ation to fi@@ ght these feelings . ”
But when we sp@@ end too much time on “ fu@@ n ” things at the ex@@ p@@ en@@ se of activities con@@ ne@@ cted with our worship , rel@@ a@@ x@@ ation be@@ comes a valu@@ eless thing , ad@@ ver@@ sel@@ y affe@@ cting our spiritual well - being .
The faith - streng@@ th@@ ening answer is found in Psalm 70 .
How can I get along better with my mat@@ e@@ ’s form@@ er sp@@ ouse ?
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message br@@ ings real hope
Moses ​ — A M@@ an of H@@ um@@ ility 5
Re@@ al@@ is@@ tic@@ ally , some might ask : ‘ How would the mer@@ ch@@ ant find food , clo@@ thing , and sh@@ el@@ ter now that he had nothing to f@@ all back on ?
In the first century C.E . , “ he made known to [ Christians ] the sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ t of his will . ”
Z@@ e@@ de@@ ki@@ ah respon@@ ded fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly and had 30 men accom@@ pan@@ y E@@ bed - m@@ ele@@ ch to res@@ cu@@ e Jeremiah .
No one is really f@@ ond of “ wicked ones . ”
After expla@@ ining that Christians have a su@@ peri@@ or bas@@ is for appro@@ ach to God , the apostle Paul out@@ l@@ ines , as we read at Hebrews 10 : 22 - 25 , three ways in which we can demonstr@@ ate our faith and appreciation for God’s loving pro@@ vision .
A@@ no@@ ther reason why op@@ position and persecu@@ tion for righteousness ’ s@@ ake makes us happy is that it pro@@ ves that we are living as true Christians with godly devo@@ tion .
Paul com@@ pared the stru@@ gg@@ les of Christians to those of a@@ th@@ let@@ es com@@ pe@@ ting in Greek cont@@ ests , such as r@@ un@@ ning , w@@ rest@@ ling , and bo@@ x@@ ing .
Jesus ’ st@@ at@@ ement “ if you remain in my word ” imp@@ lies that there are certain requi@@ re@@ ments or b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries for being set free by him .
S@@ el@@ f - De@@ c@@ ep@@ tion in A@@ ction
Who of us would not like to ab@@ ound in long - suffering , kindness , and go@@ o@@ dness ?
The apostle Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed Christians : “ Al@@ ways rejo@@ ice in the Lord . On@@ ce more I will say , Re@@ jo@@ ice !
Un@@ der the spi@@ rit@@ ’s direction , Jesus promised : “ To him that con@@ qu@@ ers I will gr@@ ant to e@@ at of the t@@ ree of life , which is in the par@@ adise of God . ”
Because of his godly fear , Noah , along with his family , sur@@ vi@@ ved the great F@@ lood and became the an@@ c@@ est@@ or of all people living on earth today .
Jehovah promised Abraham that He would “ make a great nation ” out of him .
Paul did not want his bel@@ o@@ ved fellow believers to end@@ anger their spiritu@@ ality .
We always work for the good , not the har@@ m , of our Christian brothers .
For the s@@ ake of illustr@@ ation , let us say that a bo@@ y comes home from school car@@ r@@ ying his repor@@ t c@@ ard and loo@@ king de@@ je@@ cted .
* Hence , while not ne@@ g@@ le@@ cting Bible - based public@@ ations , we need to read the Bible it@@ self .
“ I saw , and look !
Jehovah’s Witnesses were invit@@ ed to take part and to share their experi@@ ences .
Does being imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al mean that we should never show special consider@@ ation to anyone ?
The Bible does show that there are f@@ it@@ ting occasi@@ ons for prayer .
Some have to res@@ ol@@ ve pre@@ vi@@ ous par@@ t@@ n@@ er@@ shi@@ ps and then get married leg@@ ally .
M@@ er@@ ch@@ ants are not the only ones on the move .
On@@ ce , an ang@@ ry mo@@ b att@@ ac@@ ked us , h@@ ur@@ led st@@ ones at us , and be@@ at us sever@@ ely .
When tel@@ ling the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e that the second great@@ est comman@@ d@@ ment was to love one@@ ’s neigh@@ b@@ or as on@@ es@@ el@@ f , Jesus was refer@@ ring to a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c law given to Israel .
Does he want us to understand his Word ?
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , what Bi@@ bli@@ cal guid@@ ance can help parents deter@@ mine whether their children are ready for baptism ?
( Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 9 - 11 . )
We fi@@ ght our we@@ ak@@ nesses : We may have we@@ ak@@ nesses that are not eas@@ y to control , or we may make the same mis@@ takes again and again .
Why would you say that it is prop@@ er to ask others to pray for us ?
Consider the cop@@ per al@@ ta@@ r of bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering that sto@@ od before the en@@ tr@@ ance of the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le .
TH@@ E Q@@ U@@ E@@ E@@ N MU@@ S@@ T IN@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ C@@ E@@ D@@ E
Instead of giving counsel about any j@@ udi@@ cial or confid@@ enti@@ al matter , the publi@@ sh@@ er should su@@ gg@@ est that he speak to the elders .
He@@ idi
The as@@ pect of love was illustr@@ ated . A gi@@ r@@ l bak@@ es a c@@ ake for her parents .
( Read 1 Corinthians 3 : 6 - 9 . )
In the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , according to the F@@ e@@ der@@ al Bu@@ re@@ au of In@@ v@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ation ( F@@ B@@ I ) , “ rac@@ i@@ al pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce mo@@ tiv@@ ated more than half the 7@@ ,@@ 7@@ 5@@ 5 h@@ ate cri@@ m@@ es com@@ mit@@ ted in 199@@ 8 that were repor@@ ted to the F@@ B@@ I . ”
8 : 21 ; Re@@ v .
There are sever@@ al ways in which you can do this .
T@@ ear@@ s well up in my eyes as I think about this family going back to P@@ ak@@ ist@@ an soon .
O@@ ver 9@@ 0 per@@ c@@ ent of the human family have acc@@ ess to at le@@ ast part of it in their own language .
Ab@@ out si@@ x milli@@ on of Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide have accepted Jesus ’ invit@@ ation to “ take [ his ] yo@@ ke upon ” them ; they have become “ fi@@ sh@@ ers of men . ”
I was sent back to my ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn by tra@@ in without a gu@@ ard to es@@ c@@ ort me , and I repor@@ ted to G@@ esta@@ p@@ o he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters in L@@ in@@ z .
How com@@ for@@ ting for Samuel , yet how a@@ w@@ ful an in@@ sul@@ t those people had f@@ lu@@ ng at Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God !
When the first human pa@@ ir , Adam and E@@ ve , were plac@@ ed in the gar@@ den of E@@ den , Jehovah gave them the pro@@ spe@@ ct of everlasting life in an earthly par@@ adise .
Since the o@@ ffer@@ er could take part of the commun@@ ion sacrifice for himself and his family , she thus su@@ gg@@ ests that there is pl@@ ent@@ y to e@@ at and dr@@ ink at her house .
One day , in Jerusalem , Jesus was tal@@ king about his Father , Jehovah , and ex@@ pos@@ ing the false religious lead@@ ers of his day .
And I got really an@@ no@@ yed when they , at times , p@@ uni@@ shed me by not allow@@ ing me to go c@@ ano@@ e@@ ing ​ — something I loved .
Re@@ as@@ on@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess Is V@@ it@@ al
The to@@ tal we@@ i@@ ght of the go@@ ld or@@ nam@@ ents am@@ oun@@ ted to over 5@@ 00 tro@@ y p@@ oun@@ ds ( 19@@ 0 k@@ g ) . ​ — Nu@@ m .
Fir@@ st , they must teach their children the principles and standards found in God’s Word .
I often s@@ at on our por@@ ch in the af@@ ter@@ no@@ on and ad@@ mi@@ red the fi@@ el@@ ds of gre@@ en whe@@ at as the w@@ ind ble@@ w ac@@ ro@@ ss them , ca@@ using them to look like s@@ il@@ ver in the su@@ n@@ light .
F@@ ear@@ less early disciples of Jesus Christ proved faithful to death des@@ pite the things they su@@ ffered .
It is little won@@ der , then , that the to@@ wn has been n@@ ic@@ k@@ nam@@ ed the P@@ i@@ one@@ er F@@ ac@@ t@@ ory .
On@@ ly after Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st of 33 C.E . when they were anointed by God’s spirit to be future k@@ ings did Jesus ’ followers dis@@ cer@@ n that their thr@@ ones would be in heaven .
How did Jesus view those who became har@@ d@@ ened in sin ?
When individuals and famili@@ es are helped in this way , problems in the commun@@ ity are less@@ ened ​ — there are fe@@ wer d@@ ru@@ g ad@@ di@@ cts , fe@@ wer c@@ as@@ es of family viol@@ ence , and so for@@ th .
I@@ da@@ ’s experience high@@ ligh@@ ts an important truth : The liter@@ al shi@@ eld given to a sol@@ di@@ er had fi@@ x@@ ed di@@ men@@ sions , but the si@@ ze of our shi@@ eld of faith can ei@@ ther sh@@ r@@ ink or gro@@ w .
G@@ ro@@ wing up , I do not ever rec@@ all lear@@ ning the T@@ ulu expres@@ sions for “ sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess , ” “ l@@ on@@ el@@ iness , ” or “ ho@@ mes@@ ic@@ k@@ ness . ”
D@@ an .
Al@@ so , no matter how hard we try , we must da@@ ily ask for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess for any l@@ ack of ho@@ l@@ iness , recogn@@ iz@@ ing that we are sin@@ n@@ ers and that being allow@@ ed to be@@ ar God’s holy name is an in@@ descri@@ ba@@ bly great honor . ​ — Read 1 John 1 : 8 , 9 .
O@@ b@@ serving your conduct , I deci@@ ded to beg@@ in stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses . ”
So they p@@ en@@ ned words that no ang@@ el could have expres@@ sed .
She states : “ What was left of my conscience felt gu@@ il@@ ty .
( b ) What did A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il do when she re@@ turned home , and how did matters turn out for her ?
These artic@@ les discus@@ s the part holy spirit pla@@ ys in our ministry .
She does not pur@@ sue self - fulfill@@ ment pri@@ mar@@ ily through se@@ cul@@ ar pur@@ su@@ its but uses her God - given gi@@ f@@ ts main@@ ly to serve others ​ — her family , fellow Christians , neigh@@ b@@ ors , and a@@ bo@@ ve all , Jehovah .
Des@@ pite Pet@@ er@@ ’s serious fa@@ il@@ ings , how did Jesus reg@@ ard him ?
She was baptized and is now the only Witness on that is@@ land where the apostle John was is@@ ol@@ ated 1@@ ,@@ 9@@ 00 years ag@@ o .
Ch@@ ar@@ l@@ ene@@ ’s husband says : “ I will always remember the kind and practic@@ al support of these two de@@ ar sisters .
In his mo@@ de@@ l prayer , Jesus taught us to pray , not for fin@@ an@@ cial se@@ cur@@ ity , but for our da@@ ily needs , “ our bre@@ ad for this day . ”
L@@ ater , at a meeting in Jerusalem , the apostles and older men dec@@ re@@ ed that we must ‘ ab@@ sta@@ in from blood . ’
Can viol@@ ence exerc@@ ise its se@@ duc@@ tive power over true worshipp@@ ers ?
G@@ u@@ ard A@@ ga@@ inst Be@@ ing De@@ c@@ ei@@ ved
O@@ r if you are involved in doing work around the Kingdom H@@ all , why not invit@@ e a young brother to work along with you ?
We are ever clo@@ s@@ er to the gl@@ ori@@ ous day when God’s Kingdom will esta@@ bl@@ ish peace and rest@@ ore all faithful humans to per@@ fe@@ ction .
The question , “ Why are we here ? ”
The fin@@ al repor@@ t came from Ri@@ ch@@ ard M@@ or@@ l@@ an , a field instru@@ ct@@ or of the S@@ cho@@ ol for C@@ ongreg@@ ation El@@ ders .
Their work w@@ on the hearts and con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed the min@@ ds of many who were hu@@ ng@@ ering and th@@ ir@@ sting for spiritual truth .
Yet , Jehovah su@@ sta@@ ined me .
Consider the prophe@@ ci@@ es con@@ ta@@ ined ther@@ e@@ in ​ — those already ful@@ filled and those yet to be ful@@ filled .
This disa@@ bility must have been qu@@ ite a thor@@ n for M@@ ep@@ hi@@ bo@@ sh@@ et@@ h to end@@ ure as he gre@@ w up .
Such Bible te@@ x@@ ts as Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 helped her to feel Jehovah’s loving care .
“ What a differ@@ ence that made !
God spoke to Moses through an ang@@ el and appointed him as medi@@ at@@ or of the covenant .
Those P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es had no love for the people but pl@@ ent@@ y of con@@ temp@@ t .
Wh@@ atever the case , it is evid@@ ent that Jehovah God inspired the writ@@ ing of this pray@@ er@@ ful s@@ ong at a time when his nation was in d@@ anger .
What a spiritual fe@@ ast we enjo@@ yed at the “ T@@ e@@ ach@@ ers of God’s Word ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tion !
The vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers , complete str@@ ang@@ ers to the ow@@ ner of the house , sp@@ end the whole day re@@ mo@@ ving fal@@ le@@ n tre@@ es and de@@ br@@ is with cha@@ in sa@@ ws .
Why do we need to medit@@ ate on ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on from God ?
He f@@ ell s@@ il@@ ent .
These same pro@@ v@@ isions can help us all in our qu@@ est for true fre@@ e@@ dom .
Do you not ag@@ ree that this wise “ saying ” helps to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard the moral and spiritual pur@@ ity of the Christian congregation ?
What must we do to receive the blessing of living forever in Par@@ adise on earth ?
Does the thought of enjo@@ ying everlasting life on earth under such con@@ di@@ tions appe@@ al to you ?
O@@ u@@ t of that bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od came a very special blessing ​ — my wife , Ad@@ ri@@ an@@ ne , whom I deep@@ ly love and ch@@ er@@ ish .
He then ad@@ ded : “ When you st@@ ep off the pl@@ ane , put your best fo@@ o@@ t for@@ ward , and may Jehovah bl@@ ess those beau@@ ti@@ ful fe@@ et of your@@ s as they bring the ‘ good news of something better ’ to the people . ” ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 2 : 7 .
Thus , David has little ide@@ a of what M@@ ary is going through .
In view of its n@@ ature , An@@ ani@@ as may have had to sear@@ ch for some time to find the house of Ju@@ d@@ as .
We can help new ones by set@@ ting a fine example through regul@@ ar par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in Christian meetings .
In some r@@ ur@@ al are@@ as , f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers fear that neigh@@ b@@ ors might refu@@ se to help with the har@@ v@@ est or to prote@@ ct their li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck .
But when we fi@@ ght against every kind of sin , we show that we are truly gr@@ ate@@ ful for the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness that God and Christ have sh@@ own us .
What did Ge@@ or@@ ge St@@ or@@ r@@ s dis@@ cer@@ n about the resurrection ?
“ He cri@@ ed out with a strong vo@@ ice , saying : ‘ She has fal@@ le@@ n ! Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at has fal@@ le@@ n ! ’ ”
M@@ ak@@ ing disciples is te@@ am@@ work . The whole congregation sear@@ ches for s@@ inc@@ ere ones .
R@@ ul@@ ers were bu@@ ri@@ ed with la@@ v@@ ish o@@ ffer@@ ings , and during peri@@ o@@ ds of m@@ our@@ ning , the S@@ c@@ y@@ th@@ ians sp@@ il@@ led their blood and cu@@ t off their ha@@ ir .
That very same year , I dedic@@ ated my@@ self to Jehovah and was baptized .
TH@@ E man came from a prom@@ in@@ ent city .
You have even more of God’s inspired rec@@ ord a@@ vail@@ able to you than Mi@@ ca@@ h did .
Jehovah does not have d@@ ou@@ ble standards .
Paul loo@@ ked for@@ ward to tal@@ king with the Christians in R@@ ome .
The apostle Paul out@@ l@@ ined this c@@ learly to the Corinthians : “ I want you to know that the head of every man is the Christ ; in turn the head of a woman is the man ; in turn the head of the Christ is God . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
In Jerusalem , therefore , “ the apostles and the older men ga@@ ther@@ ed together to see about this af@@ fa@@ ir . ” ​ — Acts 15 : 1 , 2 , 6 .
Q@@ um@@ r@@ an ex@@ ca@@ v@@ ations : P@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ al Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ve ( Ne@@ ar E@@ ast@@ er@@ n H@@ ist@@ ory ) E@@ st . ; man@@ us@@ crip@@ t : C@@ our@@ t@@ es@@ y of Sh@@ r@@ ine of the Bo@@ ok , Israel Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m , Jerusalem
So@@ on after lear@@ ning to talk , he could rel@@ ate many Bible st@@ ori@@ es in his own words .
What , though , of the milli@@ ons who live in ab@@ ject po@@ ver@@ ty or who are star@@ ving ?
Then , too , family op@@ position is not necess@@ ar@@ ily per@@ man@@ ent .
Un@@ der@@ standing the n@@ ature and cu@@ st@@ om@@ s of those g@@ ames can shed light on qu@@ ite a number of Bible ver@@ ses .
You can also u@@ su@@ ally ob@@ tain liter@@ ature in the language of the people whom you me@@ et .
In the rec@@ ord , Joseph is s@@ il@@ ent .
God gave his Son in our be@@ half because he loved us .
Do you see why it is that gr@@ as@@ p@@ ing the spiritual truth found in the Bible may be consider@@ ed a matter of privilege ?
; S@@ il@@ v@@ es@@ tr@@ i , S .
What ty@@ pe of body do they receive when they are resur@@ rec@@ ted ?
What are ways in which God shows his care for us ?
They will be thr@@ il@@ led to see what a fine her@@ it@@ age they left their family .
“ We have not come to our fin@@ ish , ” he said .
( b ) Gi@@ ve an example of publi@@ shed material that can help Christians to avoid ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y .
But at le@@ ast some of this concer@@ n may be al@@ la@@ yed if we be@@ ar in mind these words of Jesus : “ S@@ to@@ p being anxi@@ ous about your sou@@ ls as to what you will e@@ at or what you will dr@@ ink , or about your bo@@ dies as to what you will we@@ ar . . . .
How does the slave class tra@@ in appointed men ?
They take no no@@ te of the war@@ n@@ ings that God’s servants pro@@ cla@@ im .
Davi@@ d’s conscience moved him to rep@@ ent@@ ance .
However , he also stated that God has sub@@ je@@ cted to Jesus “ the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth to come . ”
Per@@ haps he felt that their e@@ ating of it would not be pleas@@ ing to Jehovah , even though they bor@@ e no direc@@ t responsi@@ bility for the er@@ ro@@ r com@@ mit@@ ted by Na@@ da@@ b and A@@ bi@@ h@@ u . ​ — Le@@ v .
How can you res@@ ist his pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda ?
A mo@@ des@@ t , God - fe@@ aring woman does not ambi@@ ti@@ ously prom@@ o@@ te her@@ self or com@@ pete with her husband .
“ Now that I had started to believe in God , ” says John , “ I accepted his offer . ”
When we arri@@ ved at the Kingdom H@@ all , I in@@ sis@@ ted on s@@ it@@ ting near the do@@ or so that I could keep an e@@ ye on those who came in and out .
All Christians need to ad@@ v@@ ance in Bible knowledge if they are to ple@@ ase God .
Jehovah heard Sam@@ s@@ on@@ ’s prayer and ans@@ wer@@ ed it .
N@@ ei@@ ther a dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ d nor a g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on can be part of the Christian congregation .
Lo@@ o@@ king back , I can say that my life as a full - time minis@@ ter has been one of im@@ men@@ se blessings and privile@@ ges .
We cannot .
Today , elders want to do the same .
De@@ ca@@ des ag@@ o Jehovah’s Witnesses made their stand clear .
R@@ elu@@ ct@@ an@@ tly , he left the h@@ all , know@@ ing that he could not re@@ en@@ ter .
R@@ ep@@ or@@ ts From F@@ ar and W@@ i@@ de
What is this godly wisdom about which the apostle Paul spoke during the course of his mission@@ ary service ?
Jesus told his followers : “ If you love me , you will ob@@ serve my comman@@ d@@ ments .
However , we can still cho@@ ose not to be rul@@ ed , or contro@@ l@@ led , by sin .
Un@@ der the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , no work was to be done on the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h .
Of the grou@@ ps , 17 are in fore@@ ign langu@@ ages , since it is Jehovah’s will that “ all s@@ or@@ ts of men should be sa@@ ved and come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ”
There would be 7 p@@ lu@@ s 6@@ 2 of such we@@ ek@@ s , making a to@@ tal of 6@@ 9 we@@ ek@@ s of years .
Why would this sing@@ le Bible book especially me@@ et the needs of the J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese field ?
Mar@@ ina , a medi@@ cal do@@ ct@@ or , says : “ I never really thought about my spiritu@@ ality until I started working in a ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al and began to feel deep@@ ly the suffering of others .
It would be a sacrifice of far greater wor@@ th than that of ani@@ mal@@ s .
Yes , from an@@ ti@@ qu@@ ity , bre@@ ad has been a st@@ ap@@ le food .
The Bible shows how God’s servants can keep peace when there are disa@@ gre@@ ements .
We might be remin@@ ded of the prophe@@ ci@@ es that gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e perfect health and vi@@ g@@ or to faithful ones in the coming earthly Par@@ adise .
S@@ el@@ f - mut@@ il@@ ation shows dis@@ respect for the human body , may be con@@ ne@@ cted with false religion , and must be avo@@ i@@ ded .
The apostle Paul gave some ad@@ vice that can help us in our relation@@ shi@@ ps with all in the congregation .
40 : 28 .
The Bible is clear when it descri@@ bes the con@@ dition of the dead .
In the Law , which God gave to the nation of Israel , he indic@@ ated that those who want to ple@@ ase him must respect human life .
J@@ ared
( a ) What can be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed by emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ ing that the comfort God gives “ ab@@ oun@@ ds through the Christ ” ?
In 19@@ 40 , L@@ loy@@ d’s mother vis@@ ited Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , and L@@ loy@@ d told her that we were thinking of marriage .
As Jehovah’s Witnesses , we ye@@ ar@@ n to share in ex@@ pos@@ ing Satan’s s@@ l@@ and@@ ers and in san@@ c@@ ti@@ f@@ ying God’s name before mankind .
This is one of the ma@@ in reas@@ ons why the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy feel@@ s that it is very important that people of all langu@@ ages have a Bible that hon@@ ors God’s name .
They dem@@ and the enti@@ re person . ”
It is a matter of public rec@@ ord that this preaching work is now being per@@ form@@ ed worl@@ d@@ wide .
How , though , can an individu@@ al imp@@ ro@@ ve if he fin@@ ds that this par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar as@@ pect of his Christian activ@@ ity is a chall@@ enge ?
What happened when the people of Israel and Juda@@ h fa@@ iled to keep listen@@ ing to Jehovah ?
He said : “ If , then , your e@@ ye is simp@@ le , your whole body will be b@@ right . ”
What is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy about Jac@@ ob@@ ’s prayer when he was about to me@@ et E@@ sa@@ u ?
We know that life in Satan’s system is often un@@ fa@@ ir and that we need to fi@@ ght against let@@ ting ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers inc@@ en@@ se us .
In part , the prophecy stated : “ From the going for@@ th of the word to rest@@ ore and to re@@ buil@@ d Jerusalem until Messi@@ ah the Le@@ ad@@ er , there will be se@@ ven we@@ ek@@ s , also si@@ x@@ ty - two we@@ ek@@ s . ”
In be@@ mo@@ an@@ ing the wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ings of the ch@@ urch , Lu@@ ther was not al@@ one .
It is con@@ st@@ ant and all - per@@ me@@ ating . ”
Why should we , like Jesus , use questions in the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work ?
From now on , personal study and medit@@ ation will always be a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant part of my life . ”
I enjo@@ yed help@@ ing the si@@ ck and in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed and had the go@@ al of be@@ coming a sur@@ ge@@ on .
We were very gr@@ ate@@ ful that they were willing to make such a sacrifice , and we were also gr@@ ate@@ ful for the help of the brothers and sisters in the are@@ a .
For example , the high div@@ or@@ ce r@@ ate in many lands gives evidence of wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad dis@@ loy@@ al@@ ty .
In doing so , they are mo@@ tiv@@ ated by faith and a desire to use their en@@ er@@ gi@@ es as fully as possible in serving Jehovah .
What will help us stay on the course of integrity ?
During that time , Jehovah’s Witnesses su@@ ffered b@@ ru@@ tal , syst@@ em@@ ati@@ c , and pro@@ long@@ ed persecu@@ tion under both of the ma@@ j@@ or to@@ tal@@ it@@ ari@@ an re@@ gi@@ m@@ es in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
Li@@ ving but Not on B@@ read A@@ lo@@ ne
How do travel@@ ing overse@@ ers themselves cop@@ e when working in dr@@ ought - stri@@ ck@@ en are@@ as ?
How does Jehovah prote@@ ct the Christian congregation ?
4 : 19 , 20 ; Luke 18 : 28 - 30 .
6 , 7 . ( a ) How is our faith streng@@ th@@ ened when we teach Bible tru@@ ths ?
When we gu@@ i@@ de our st@@ ep@@ s , not sol@@ ely by pre@@ fer@@ ence , but pri@@ mar@@ ily by Jehovah’s thinking and concer@@ ns , we show that we love and support his way of rul@@ ing .
“ How can I use this information in my life ? ”
F@@ i@@ re fi@@ gh@@ ters and po@@ lic@@ em@@ en f@@ ran@@ tic@@ ally rac@@ ed to help them .
L@@ ol@@ i , an ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ at@@ or for 20 years in a large school , says : “ I have seen lo@@ ts of young Witnesses go through school .
M@@ ake a F@@ ran@@ k A@@ pp@@ ra@@ is@@ al
How Like to Be R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ed ?
J@@ on : Yes , I was reading one of your public@@ ations , and it said that God’s Kingdom started rul@@ ing in 1914 .
A few months after I was born in 19@@ 22 , e@@ th@@ ni@@ c con@@ f@@ li@@ ct ca@@ used my family to fle@@ e to Gre@@ e@@ ce as refu@@ ge@@ es .
4 : 29 - 31 ; 7 : 8 - 13 .
Satan wants us to use our en@@ er@@ gy to get more money and things in@@ stead of using it for Jehovah .
Yes , Jehovah’s word concer@@ ning Juda@@ h’s l@@ ying des@@ ol@@ ate was ful@@ filled .
In the af@@ o@@ re@@ mentioned acc@@ oun@@ ts of those who received mirac@@ ul@@ ous heal@@ ing , was ear@@ n@@ est@@ ness the so@@ le requi@@ re@@ ment for the cu@@ res ?
Our brothers and sisters in the first century had high reg@@ ard for those appointed to take the lead , and we feel simil@@ arly today .
Who have proved themselves ready for sur@@ vi@@ val ?
God Can F@@ e@@ el H@@ ur@@ t , 9 / 1
How can God’s Word help you to re@@ du@@ ce anxi@@ ety ?
A@@ vo@@ id den@@ ying the feel@@ ing or judg@@ ing yourself har@@ sh@@ ly for feel@@ ing the way you do . ”
16 : 14 ; 18 : 11 , 25 , 28 , 29 ; 19 : 10 , 11 ; 20 : 32 , 33 ; 22 : 16 - 19 .
I rep@@ lied that I did not understand why I should si@@ gn such a st@@ at@@ ement , since every@@ body already knew that I was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Do you appreci@@ ate what our meetings do for us ?
Even though prin@@ ting with mo@@ va@@ ble ty@@ pe was in@@ ven@@ ted in his li@@ fe@@ time , most boo@@ ks were still h@@ and@@ written and were co@@ st@@ ly .
; Bu@@ r@@ g@@ ho@@ ff@@ er , T .
How do spiritual shepher@@ ds maintain a willing and e@@ ag@@ er spirit ?
P@@ ut@@ ting Kingdom inter@@ ests first in our lives and having confidence that Jehovah will provide for us will keep anxi@@ e@@ ties at ba@@ y and help us stay a@@ wa@@ ke . ​ — Matthew 6 : 25 - 34 .
S@@ ing@@ l@@ en@@ ess in L@@ ater Li@@ fe
To see why it is wor@@ th feel@@ ing that way , let us consider three questions .
The covenant that Jesus then made with the 11 will ex@@ ten@@ d to all 14@@ 4@@ ,000 anointed Christians .
G@@ reg@@ ory of P@@ ra@@ gu@@ e
A con@@ st@@ ant a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of God’s affe@@ ction for us will help us to maintain a positi@@ ve attitude , even to rejo@@ ice .
Th@@ ri@@ ving S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually During G@@ ra@@ y - He@@ a@@ de@@ dness
The comm@@ on Jewish gre@@ et@@ ing inclu@@ ded the word “ peace . ”
E@@ st@@ ab@@ li@@ shing pri@@ or@@ ities can move us to find more time for Kingdom inter@@ ests , including personal study .
In the year 33 C.E . , Jesus died , ro@@ se from the dead , and as@@ c@@ ended to heaven .
( See fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te . ) ( b ) How might we reason with n@@ on - Witness relati@@ ves as to our stand regarding a ch@@ urch we@@ d@@ ding ?
Jehovah’s power is in@@ ex@@ ha@@ us@@ ti@@ ble . If we r@@ ely on him and not on ourselves , he will not for@@ s@@ ake us .
Jehovah’s inspired Word is “ bene@@ fi@@ cial for teaching , ” and it en@@ ab@@ les God’s servants to be “ fully com@@ pet@@ ent , comple@@ t@@ ely e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed for every good work . ”
“ There is hope even for a t@@ ree , ” Job said . “ If it is cu@@ t down , it will s@@ pr@@ out again . ”
The cou@@ ple felt that they were living a simp@@ le life , rel@@ ying on Jehovah .
The book F@@ or@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess ​ — How to M@@ ake Pe@@ ace With Your P@@ ast and G@@ et On With Your Li@@ fe ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ R@@ age con@@ sum@@ es you .
By means of his holy spirit , during cre@@ ative days three through si@@ x , God cre@@ ated an ast@@ oun@@ ding vari@@ ety of pl@@ ants and ani@@ mal@@ s .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er and Jehovah’s spirit will also help us to say the right things in a prop@@ er way .
I still love to vis@@ it and help them .
His love is greater than that of imper@@ fect humans .
When and where did the disciples first hear the prophecy recorded at Matthew 24 : 14 ?
“ No other ancient book has anything like such early and pl@@ enti@@ ful t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony to its text , ” wrote S@@ ir F@@ re@@ der@@ ic K@@ en@@ y@@ on about the Christian Greek Scriptures , “ and no un@@ bi@@ as@@ ed scho@@ la@@ r would den@@ y that the text that has come down to us is sub@@ stan@@ ti@@ ally s@@ ound . ”
Re@@ g@@ arding a righteous man nam@@ ed Job , Satan challeng@@ ed Jehovah with the question : “ Is it for nothing that Job has fe@@ ared God ? ”
We end@@ e@@ av@@ or to maintain an op@@ ti@@ mis@@ tic attitude and not per@@ mit the di@@ se@@ ase to d@@ om@@ in@@ ate our lives .
With no home or emp@@ loy@@ ment and with our th@@ ir@@ d daugh@@ ter just a year old , we pray@@ ed to Jehovah for help and guid@@ ance .
E@@ no@@ ch spoke in the past ten@@ se because that prophecy was sure to be ful@@ filled .
L@@ ON@@ D@@ O@@ N ( Greek only ) , N@@ or@@ th L@@ ond@@ on As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all , 1@@ 7@@ 4 B@@ ow@@ es R@@ d . J@@ U@@ L@@ Y 15 - 17
Si@@ mil@@ arly , accep@@ ting that there is a Des@@ ign@@ er should not disc@@ oura@@ ge us from in@@ qui@@ ring into the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s and comple@@ x@@ ity of his desi@@ gn@@ s and cre@@ ations .
What is the fru@@ it@@ age of this hard work ?
By re@@ plac@@ ing it with self - sacrific@@ ing love .
Because David fe@@ ared God , even that relati@@ vely har@@ m@@ less act t@@ or@@ men@@ ted his conscience .
They tal@@ ked about the time when there would be a par@@ adise on earth , when no one would be ang@@ ry ​ — y@@ es , when even the ani@@ mal@@ s would be pe@@ ace@@ able .
If you would like God to over@@ look your fa@@ ul@@ ts ​ — the ra@@ f@@ ter in your e@@ ye — ​ it is in your best inter@@ ests to over@@ look f@@ la@@ ws in your mate . ​ — Matthew 6 : 14 , 15 .
No@@ te , however , that the word “ slave ” in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation is sing@@ ul@@ ar , indic@@ ating that this is a com@@ pos@@ ite slave .
• In what practic@@ al ways has “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” helped us to read the Bible regul@@ arly ?
However , the Bible does not say that any po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of Jesus form@@ ed part of the ransom .
▪ Do You See God’s H@@ and in Your Li@@ fe ?
You too can do so !
Many people have been spiritually in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed ​ — s@@ kin@@ ned and thro@@ wn about by false shepher@@ ds .
I@@ ’@@ ve learned ei@@ ther to walk away from people who are tr@@ ying to pro@@ vo@@ ke me or to de@@ fu@@ se the situation in other ways .
What gave Jehovah’s people the strength to end@@ ure persecu@@ tion ?
In turn , our in@@ tim@@ ate relationship with Jehovah God will serve as a prote@@ ction when we find ourselves con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with a temp@@ tation .
Consider the example of Mari@@ a , a s@@ inc@@ ere Ca@@ tho@@ lic living in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
They were all dis@@ loyal ​ — D@@ el@@ il@@ ah to the man who loved her , Ju@@ dge Sam@@ son ; Ab@@ sal@@ om to his father , King David ; Ju@@ d@@ as to his Ma@@ ster , Christ Jesus .
Then he asked if I had ever been to the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of our organization .
There will be an att@@ ack on God’s people .
• Why can we say that we have something to give to Jehovah ?
A cam@@ el sto@@ res food in the f@@ at of its hum@@ p .
How had he buil@@ t up such a re@@ pu@@ tation ?
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s sen@@ sible ad@@ vice on al@@ co@@ ho@@ l comes from the true God , who wants the best for us ​ — not only for our present enjo@@ y@@ ment but also for our lasting benefit .
Today , however , Li@@ z and her husband feel much more secu@@ re , al@@ though they have less money .
O@@ p@@ ti@@ ci@@ an S@@ ow@@ s Se@@ ed ( U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine , Israel ) , 2 / 1
Fir@@ st , medit@@ ation en@@ ab@@ les us to as@@ simil@@ ate what we read and to devel@@ op heart appreciation for it .
Although at the time I did not fully appreci@@ ate it , she would become an inv@@ alu@@ able s@@ ource of strength and encourag@@ ement to me through the years .
If we have any doub@@ ts about Jehovah’s sure promises , now is the time for us to a@@ wak@@ en from any spiritual d@@ ro@@ w@@ sin@@ ess .
She de@@ v@@ our@@ ed these and was deep@@ ly moved by the Bible tru@@ ths she was lear@@ ning .
For the most part , one ha@@ ir seem@@ s just like the next , and no sing@@ le ha@@ ir seem@@ s to deser@@ ve our par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ y .
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : Com@@ men@@ d your other children for any support that they give to your ill child .
F@@ ur@@ ther Li@@ ght Ne@@ e@@ ded
A young woman nam@@ ed S@@ and@@ r@@ a , who has cultiv@@ ated the ha@@ bi@@ t of get@@ ting to the meetings in good time , com@@ ments : “ What I like about arri@@ ving early is that I have a ch@@ ance to gre@@ et the brothers and sisters , talk with them , and get to know them better . ”
I lost my sight as a result of that ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent ; sa@@ d to say , my brother lost his life .
After my ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al stay , I went back to school .
Many put faith in Jesus when they see a man who has been dead for four days come to life .
O@@ ver th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years , the Devil has care@@ fully c@@ ra@@ f@@ ted the en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding us .
Mark N@@ ou@@ ma@@ ir , also a G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ or , explained that God’s Word is like “ a ba@@ g@@ ful of wisdom . ”
* What determined whether they benef@@ ited from Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness was , not their e@@ th@@ ni@@ c orig@@ in , but their re@@ action upon lear@@ ning about Jehovah and the pro@@ spe@@ cts offered by the ransom of his Son , Jesus .
For one thing , “ by him we have life and move and ex@@ ist . ”
The branch of@@ fice in B@@ er@@ n , S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land , began ga@@ ther@@ ing repor@@ ts , including some that were s@@ mu@@ gg@@ led out of the cam@@ ps , for a book called K@@ re@@ u@@ z@@ zu@@ g ge@@ g@@ en d@@ as Chris@@ ten@@ tu@@ m ( C@@ ru@@ sa@@ de A@@ ga@@ inst Christi@@ an@@ ity ) , an ex@@ pos@@ é of Na@@ z@@ i cri@@ m@@ es .
Ther@@ efore , let us never allow anything to make us tre@@ at meeting attend@@ ance ligh@@ tly .
What less@@ on did Peter learn from Jesus ?
See 200@@ 5 C@@ al@@ end@@ ar of Jehovah’s Witnesses , May / Ju@@ ne .
Yet , some brothers ‘ sta@@ b themselves all over with many pa@@ ins ’ by pu@@ t@@ ting material inter@@ ests a@@ head of Kingdom inter@@ ests .
H@@ u@@ man govern@@ ments requi@@ re that their sub@@ je@@ cts learn and obey the la@@ ws of the land .
He is not only the Su@@ pre@@ me One but also a loving Father who ca@@ res for his earthly children .
Yes , cre@@ ation truly dec@@ la@@ res the glory of God !
In what res@@ pe@@ cts will Jehovah’s servants stand still ?
• How can you use questions in your ministry ?
1 , 2 . ( a ) What did Eli@@ p@@ ha@@ z and Bil@@ da@@ d cla@@ im about the effect of our service to God ?
What should we avoid , and why ?
Consider other ways in which things chang@@ ed great@@ ly for God’s Son when he came to earth .
We can be at peace , lea@@ ving matters in his ca@@ pa@@ ble hands !
It says : “ C@@ ome , let us go up to the m@@ oun@@ tain of Jehovah . . . He will instru@@ ct us about his ways , and we will walk in his pa@@ ths . ” ​ — Isaiah 2 : 2 , 3 .
A man nam@@ ed T@@ ro@@ y , who was ho@@ o@@ ked on In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , says : “ I f@@ ought to pur@@ ge wrong thoughts from my mind by foc@@ using on positi@@ ve thoughts in@@ stead .
It is prop@@ er to have some reason@@ able expe@@ ct@@ ations of others .
The Bible tel@@ ls about a family in which je@@ al@@ ous@@ y ca@@ used a bi@@ g proble@@ m .
Jehovah “ felt reg@@ re@@ t ” in the sense that he al@@ tered his deal@@ ings with the N@@ in@@ ev@@ ites because they chang@@ ed their ways .
However , I believe that over the years , a person can also sacrifice his life little by little .
“ The true knowledge ” has become a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant for a good purpose .
How can you cor@@ ro@@ bor@@ ate your Scriptural point ?
( a ) What pri@@ mar@@ ily contribu@@ ted to Jeho@@ a@@ sh@@ ’s spiritual dem@@ ise ?
Many of these continue to serve Jehovah faith@@ fully .
Is it a question of beli@@ ef in Jesus ver@@ su@@ s beli@@ ef in Jehovah ?
Jesus set us a fine example by using the Scriptures to instru@@ ct and comfort others .
So we should not be sur@@ pris@@ ed when we read in the Bible that peace will come to pre@@ va@@ il between humans and ani@@ mal@@ s .
During the day , brothers would bring food and leave it at the do@@ or or even put it in the ref@@ ri@@ g@@ er@@ at@@ or for us .
In 1@@ 1@@ 40 , Peter pa@@ id for his beli@@ ef@@ s with his life .
Those who worship Jehovah have not been ex@@ emp@@ t .
Ch@@ il@@ dren need loving discipl@@ ine
L@@ ine le@@ ading to Messi@@ ah ti@@ ed to right of fir@@ st@@ born ?
How can we sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our good name , or re@@ pu@@ tation ?
A year and a half later , I received from the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ri@@ o de J@@ an@@ ei@@ r@@ o a large bro@@ wn en@@ vel@@ op@@ e with an invit@@ ation for me to en@@ ter the full - time preaching work .
The apostle Paul ur@@ ged all Christians not to take for gr@@ anted the fre@@ e@@ dom that Jehovah has kin@@ dly given us through his Son , Jesus Christ .
For him , this was very difficult emo@@ tion@@ ally .
How does a woman pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ing wisdom buil@@ d up her hous@@ eho@@ ld ?
Se@@ cond , Jesus ended his rep@@ ly by refer@@ ring to Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , and Jac@@ o@@ b ​ — faithful pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s who are in l@@ ine to be resur@@ rec@@ ted to life on earth . ​ — Luke 20 : 37 , 38 .
( a ) How do we know that Jehovah expe@@ cts hus@@ ban@@ ds to show their wi@@ ves loving - kindness ?
The world has a f@@ on@@ dness for those who con@@ form to its valu@@ es .
“ The great day of Jehovah is near . It is near , and there is a h@@ ur@@ r@@ ying of it very much . ” ​ — Z@@ E@@ P@@ H@@ AN@@ I@@ A@@ H 1 : 14 .
( See bo@@ x@@ es on pages 20 and 21 . )
C@@ ould you benefit from a similar out@@ look ?
D@@ ef@@ ine kindness , and c@@ ite examples of it .
The man ag@@ re@@ ed , and he was baptized at an ass@@ em@@ bly a few months later .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory , ever@@ yone born has known that he would ev@@ en@@ tually die , and many have wonder@@ ed : ‘ What comes next ?
O@@ N O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 30 , 19@@ 38 , milli@@ ons of people in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates were listen@@ ing to a po@@ pul@@ ar ra@@ di@@ o pro@@ gra@@ m that fe@@ atu@@ red the@@ at@@ ri@@ cal pla@@ ys .
If people were free to do wh@@ atever they wi@@ shed , the result would be cha@@ o@@ s .
( b ) What does baptism mean ?
G@@ ran@@ ted , no one could have st@@ op@@ ped H@@ ur@@ ri@@ c@@ ane Kat@@ r@@ ina , for example . But might not better fore@@ sight and pl@@ an@@ ning have done much to min@@ i@@ mi@@ ze the effe@@ cts on the city and its in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants ?
If we do not bo@@ ast about our char@@ ity , our “ gi@@ f@@ ts of mer@@ cy ” will be in se@@ cre@@ t .
A hard - hear@@ ted l@@ end@@ er might have been temp@@ ted to se@@ ize the de@@ b@@ t@@ or@@ ’s gar@@ ment , lea@@ ving him without a co@@ ver@@ ing in which to s@@ le@@ ep .
Thus began a care@@ er of ne@@ arly 25 years in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , tra@@ ver@@ sing most par@@ ts of that va@@ st country .
If , as the organiz@@ er , you gu@@ i@@ de matters wis@@ ely and t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully , your ‘ reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess will become known ’ to those present .
Des@@ pite their bus@@ y sc@@ he@@ du@@ le , car@@ ing elders take the in@@ iti@@ ative to appro@@ ach the young ones , the family he@@ a@@ ds , the sing@@ le mo@@ thers , the h@@ ou@@ se@@ wi@@ ves , and the el@@ der@@ ly , whether such ones are fac@@ ing problems or not .
I also learned that he does not appro@@ ve of the use of i@@ do@@ ls in worship .
Ab@@ out this time , I got some very encourag@@ ing news from Eng@@ land .
In some coun@@ tri@@ es , more than half of all cou@@ ples get div@@ or@@ ced .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of why such things ha@@ p@@ pen and where the so@@ lu@@ tion lies , these people are without hope . ​ — E@@ ph .
How can we help others to understand the truth about the Creator and at the same time strengthen our own faith in him ?
U@@ p@@ on des@@ cen@@ ding from the m@@ oun@@ tain , he saw the Israelites worshi@@ p@@ ing the m@@ ol@@ ten cal@@ f and ang@@ r@@ ily th@@ re@@ w down the ta@@ ble@@ ts , sh@@ at@@ ter@@ ing them .
S@@ low@@ ly ​ — often imper@@ c@@ ep@@ ti@@ bly — ​ people star@@ t con@@ sum@@ ing a little more al@@ co@@ ho@@ l with inc@@ reas@@ ing fre@@ qu@@ enc@@ y .
If we ever have to cho@@ ose between in@@ sis@@ ting on our righ@@ ts or making conc@@ essi@@ ons to pre@@ serve peace , we might no@@ te that Jehovah did not let Abraham su@@ ff@@ er because he showed consider@@ ation for Lo@@ t .
What do the Scriptures teach about rest and rel@@ a@@ x@@ ation ?
Today , at well over 9@@ 0 years of age , I real@@ ize that God’s Word has always given me strength to face t@@ ests and over@@ come them .
If so , you will be teaching them a less@@ on that will benefit them for a li@@ fe@@ time .
What a f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ing pro@@ spe@@ ct ! ​ — Matthew 24 : 3 , 7 , 8 , 15 - 22 ; Luke 21 : 10 , 11 .
When help@@ ing others to read@@ just , there is always the d@@ anger that the counsel may be con@@ stru@@ ed as cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism .
What Is G@@ ri@@ ef ?
Still , he rema@@ ined faithful through it all .
( b ) What should we keep in mind when fac@@ ed with decisions ?
So even though we do not know what God’s spirit body loo@@ ks like , the Bible speak@@ s of God as having eyes , ear@@ s , hands , ar@@ ms , f@@ ing@@ ers , fe@@ et , and a heart . ​ — Genesis 8 : 21 ; Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 3 : 20 ; 31 : 18 ; Job 40 : 9 ; Psalm 18 : 9 ; 34 : 15 .
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ar study of the Bible , accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by pur@@ po@@ se@@ ful medit@@ ation , will help us to prog@@ ress spiritually .
B@@ ring your Bible and the public@@ ation ( s ) used during the meeting so that you can follow along and better gr@@ as@@ p what is being discus@@ sed .
The off@@ en@@ ding Israel@@ ite tri@@ bes mil@@ dly , yet c@@ learly , explained their position , thus de@@ fu@@ sing what was un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly an emo@@ tion@@ ally char@@ ged enc@@ oun@@ ter with their brothers .
Wh@@ ere is God when we need him the most ?
D@@ un@@ can , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , says : “ When my wife and I real@@ ized that we could never go back to our form@@ er way of life , we were de@@ va@@ stated .
Why is doing good to others often challeng@@ ing ?
Jehovah promises to put an end to it for all time .
Jesus also kin@@ dly pointed out the import@@ ance of obedi@@ ence to God’s arrang@@ ement .
• What will help us to res@@ ist spiritual d@@ ro@@ w@@ sin@@ ess ?
Fir@@ ko@@ vi@@ ch man@@ ag@@ ed to am@@ ass great num@@ bers of man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts , and in 18@@ 5@@ 9 he deci@@ ded to offer his va@@ st col@@ le@@ ction to The I@@ mp@@ eri@@ al Li@@ br@@ ary .
That text encoura@@ ges you to do “ nothing out of con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ousness or out of e@@ go@@ tism , but with low@@ l@@ iness of mind [ consider ] that the others are su@@ peri@@ or to you . ”
Solomon did not he@@ ed those war@@ n@@ ings .
Now , with this ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment , we have an ad@@ di@@ tional ev@@ ening that al@@ lo@@ ws us to foc@@ us on family worship ! ”
God did cause the soul , or life , to come back within the bo@@ y .
“ No one has love greater than this , that someone should sur@@ rend@@ er his soul in be@@ half of his friends . ”
To some , God spoke through angels or by means of v@@ isions or dre@@ am@@ s , thus reve@@ al@@ ing to them what would ha@@ p@@ pen in the future .
“ I learned that in the future the earth will be rest@@ ored to a par@@ adise and that people will live in peace , free from anxi@@ ety .
Wh@@ atever the g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ance may be , mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring will not res@@ ol@@ ve matters .
This su@@ gg@@ ests that it came from a co@@ de@@ x rather than a s@@ cro@@ l@@ l .
We have no@@ ted in the two pre@@ ce@@ ding artic@@ les that Jesus was a person of tend@@ er feelings ​ — car@@ ing , appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble , consider@@ ate , tru@@ sting , and a@@ bo@@ ve all , loving .
How would they deci@@ de what is truth ?
At C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 8 , we read : “ P@@ u@@ t them all away from you , wr@@ ath , anger , ba@@ dness , a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch , and ob@@ sc@@ ene talk out of your m@@ ou@@ th . ”
E@@ f@@ forts are being made to re@@ ach people mis@@ sed in our house - to - house preaching work
This was certainly a milli@@ on mil@@ es away from the world I was used to !
Ex@@ am@@ ples of this so - called ben@@ ev@@ ol@@ ent ma@@ gi@@ c inclu@@ de sp@@ el@@ ls to prote@@ ct yourself , to pu@@ ri@@ fy your home from ne@@ g@@ ative en@@ er@@ gy left be@@ h@@ ind by form@@ er ten@@ ants , to make a person f@@ all in love with you , to prom@@ o@@ te heal@@ ing and health , to pre@@ v@@ ent the lo@@ ss of your jo@@ b , and to ac@@ qui@@ re money .
E@@ arly O@@ p@@ position
The Eng@@ l@@ ish language has chang@@ ed since the first e@@ dition of the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation was rel@@ eas@@ ed , so it became necess@@ ary to up@@ d@@ ate its wor@@ ding .
After all , present - day elders are not the ma@@ st@@ ers over their brothers ’ faith . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
F@@ er@@ n with some of her Bible stud@@ ents
When fac@@ ing tri@@ als , Paul continued to exam@@ ine the Scriptures and der@@ i@@ ve strength from their inspired message .
( b ) What does the contr@@ ast between Jesus and H@@ er@@ od A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa I teach us about Jehovah’s cho@@ ice of a lead@@ er ?
24 : 4@@ 5 ; John 14 : 16 , f@@ t@@ n . , R@@ om . 15 : 4 .
Peter had received a divine vision in which he was told : “ You sto@@ p c@@ all@@ ing de@@ fil@@ ed the things God has cle@@ ans@@ ed . ”
It was a preaching of judgment .
( b ) What actions has Christ under@@ taken since his en@@ thr@@ on@@ ement ?
Of course , the Bible does not de@@ al with every proble@@ m in de@@ ta@@ il .
Who was A@@ hi@@ th@@ op@@ he@@ l , and where did he go at his death ?
No@@ te that Mar@@ th@@ a spoke of La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ’ coming back to life in the future , “ on the last day . ”
The t@@ ree therefore re@@ pres@@ ents the su@@ pre@@ me rul@@ er@@ ship of God , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly in its relationship to the earth .
T@@ ake re@@ medi@@ al st@@ ep@@ s as soon as possible .
How did Jesus in@@ ten@@ d his followers in the last days to understand that powerful word pi@@ c@@ ture ?
This th@@ ir@@ d pet@@ iti@@ on of the mo@@ de@@ l prayer , like the first two , helps us to keep our foc@@ us on what matters most ​ — not our own will , but God’s .
How can you help them to o@@ pen their hearts ?
“ The word of Jehovah became for me a cause for re@@ pro@@ ach and for je@@ ering all day long , ” he wrote .
Th@@ ough the boo@@ ks that H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah wrote are sh@@ ort , they are part of “ all Scrip@@ ture [ that ] is inspired of God and bene@@ fi@@ cial for teaching , for re@@ pro@@ ving , for set@@ ting things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght , for discipl@@ ining in righteousness . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 16 .
If we give our full attention to Bible prophecy and to what Jehovah God and Jesus Christ are doing , we cannot fai@@ l to see com@@ p@@ el@@ ling evidence that we are in@@ deed living close to the end of this system of things .
So@@ on Christ will act against Satan’s wicked system .
While it is nor@@ ma@@ l to want to have some time al@@ one , do not go into is@@ ol@@ ation .
However , it is il@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal to think that he cannot control his ability to know the future or that he is respon@@ sible for every out@@ come .
We may think of a neigh@@ b@@ or as a person living ne@@ ar@@ by who is a close and help@@ ful friend .
Some young people have learned the truth of God’s Word on their own , without the help of their parents .
“ You will be wit@@ nesses of me both in Jerusalem and in all Ju@@ de@@ a and Sam@@ ari@@ a and to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ” ​ — A@@ C@@ T@@ S 1 : 8 .
The anointed cor@@ ul@@ ers will be at his side when he accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ es “ a@@ we - inspi@@ ring things ” while shepher@@ ding the nations with an ir@@ on ro@@ d .
Sh@@ ould you star@@ t sto@@ ck@@ p@@ il@@ ing supp@@ lies or making other physical pre@@ par@@ ations ?
If a person dis@@ continu@@ es his Bible study , we may be disa@@ p@@ pointed .
This men@@ tal h@@ ou@@ se@@ cle@@ an@@ ing is especially help@@ ful during s@@ le@@ e@@ pl@@ ess ni@@ gh@@ ts .
Un@@ re@@ stri@@ cted appro@@ ach to Jehovah in prayer means that we can tell him anything .
F@@ ur@@ ther information regarding the id@@ ent@@ ity of “ the man of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness ” can be found in The Watchtower , F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 1 , 199@@ 0 , pages 10 - 14 .
After reading the bro@@ ch@@ ure and con@@ fer@@ ring with their own leg@@ al or ta@@ x ad@@ vis@@ ers , many have been able to help support our religious and human@@ it@@ ari@@ an activities worl@@ d@@ wide and ma@@ xi@@ mi@@ ze their ta@@ x benef@@ its while doing so .
The people even wanted to return to Egy@@ pt , the land of their sla@@ very ! ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 13 : 31 – 14 : 4 .
Yet , even tri@@ als of a less se@@ v@@ ere n@@ ature were disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ing some of them from continu@@ ing to car@@ ry on the cont@@ est ; they were ‘ get@@ ting ti@@ red and giving out in their sou@@ ls . ’
How ze@@ al@@ ous were our brothers in the preaching work during World W@@ ar I ?
Tru@@ e , because of our integrity , we may have to cop@@ e with un@@ pleas@@ ant and even har@@ s@@ h tre@@ at@@ ment from others .
Why , some stud@@ ents beg@@ in s@@ em@@ in@@ ary stu@@ dies as believers in the Bible but gra@@ du@@ ate as s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ s !
But avoid in@@ tru@@ ding in the priv@@ ate are@@ as of their home or in their lives .
It is well - known that certain ty@@ p@@ es of o@@ y@@ st@@ ers can turn ir@@ rit@@ ants ​ — small f@@ ra@@ g@@ ments of st@@ one , for instance — ​ into lustr@@ ous pe@@ ar@@ ls by en@@ vel@@ op@@ ing them in la@@ y@@ ers of a se@@ cre@@ tion known as n@@ ac@@ re .
However , Ho@@ se@@ a@@ ’s words refer@@ red not only to a past ev@@ ent but also to a future one . His words were a prophecy that was ful@@ filled when Joseph and M@@ ary re@@ turned from Egy@@ pt with Jesus after the death of King H@@ er@@ od . ​ — Mat@@ t .
( a ) What opportunity is still o@@ pen to wicked individuals ?
Gal@@ ile@@ o un@@ necess@@ ar@@ ily made powerful enem@@ ies for himself by his quic@@ k w@@ it and cu@@ t@@ ting s@@ ar@@ c@@ as@@ m .
“ I was very happy and exc@@ ited to have the privilege of sh@@ aring in the pro@@ du@@ ction of the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation in Sh@@ ona and other langu@@ ages of Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , ” said N@@ h@@ l@@ an@@ h@@ la , a member of the Bethel family who works on the bin@@ der@@ y l@@ ine .
However , do you not see that from the stan@@ d@@ point of everlasting life , those really are “ dead works ” ?
Ther@@ efore , the king se@@ cre@@ tly wrote to his ar@@ my comman@@ der to have U@@ ri@@ ah plac@@ ed “ in fr@@ on@@ t of the he@@ a@@ vi@@ est bat@@ tle char@@ ges ” and to have his fellow sol@@ di@@ ers re@@ tre@@ at from be@@ h@@ ind him .
7@@ 8@@ 0 / 7@@ 7@@ 8 ․ ․ ․ ․
This was , as it were , a different world to H@@ el@@ en and me because we were used to preaching in the sou@@ th .
The beau@@ ti@@ ful al@@ mon@@ d b@@ lo@@ s@@ som remin@@ ds us that Jehovah will ‘ keep a@@ wa@@ ke ’ concer@@ ning his word in order to car@@ ry it out .
How satis@@ f@@ ying it is to help such rec@@ ep@@ tive individuals ! ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 1 , 2 .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T | H@@ O@@ W T@@ O EN@@ J@@ O@@ Y Y@@ O@@ U@@ R W@@ O@@ R@@ K
The Bible id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es what as more valu@@ able than go@@ ld or s@@ il@@ ver ?
12 , 13 . ( a ) In what ways do Christian meetings invol@@ ve self - control ?
It was as if he had kil@@ led the pri@@ est who had helped him .
When we enc@@ oun@@ ter an ang@@ ry respon@@ se in the Christian ministry , does this not often ha@@ p@@ pen because the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der is mis@@ inform@@ ed about our beli@@ ef@@ s or bl@@ in@@ ded by some mis@@ conc@@ ep@@ tion ?
“ So when I learned that he was just as@@ le@@ ep in death , I felt de@@ je@@ cted at first . ”
And Paul said : “ All those desi@@ ring to live with godly devo@@ tion in associ@@ ation with Christ Jesus will also be persecu@@ ted . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
By early 200@@ 2 , some 2@@ 8@@ ,@@ 3@@ 00 pione@@ ers had par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated in these pioneer r@@ out@@ es .
In n@@ ine days , O@@ r@@ l@@ in stu@@ died with S@@ v@@ et@@ om@@ ir ei@@ ght times .
I had only men@@ i@@ al jo@@ bs , yet I was cont@@ ent as long as I had en@@ ough to e@@ at .
Jehovah regul@@ arly commun@@ ic@@ ated with Abraham through v@@ isions , dre@@ am@@ s , and ang@@ eli@@ c m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers .
For many this is a chall@@ enge because few of Jehovah’s people have vis@@ ited the plac@@ es they read about in the Bible , travel@@ ing the l@@ eng@@ th and bre@@ ad@@ th of the land .
Today , many of our brothers and sisters serve Jehovah with joy even though they are har@@ sh@@ ly persecu@@ ted .
G@@ ran@@ ted , in this account Satan is not liter@@ ally ter@@ m@@ ed “ a str@@ anger . ”
“ C@@ le@@ an@@ se your hands , . . . and pu@@ ri@@ fy your hearts . ” ​ — J@@ A@@ S .
He that is quic@@ k to anger will com@@ mit fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness , but the man of thinking a@@ bil@@ ities is h@@ ated . ” ​ — Proverbs 14 : 16 , 17 .
This article discus@@ ses fi@@ ve reas@@ ons why we should want to follow “ the Christ ” and keep on doing so more fully .
What are some Scriptural examples that we can consider in lear@@ ning godly fear ?
The apostle Peter ur@@ ged elders not to be “ l@@ ording it over those who are God’s in@@ her@@ it@@ ance , but [ to become ] examples to the flo@@ ck . ”
To faithful humans , the promise of that Se@@ ed provided a bas@@ is for hope that God would not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on his purpose for mankind .
A neigh@@ b@@ or asked the bo@@ y what they had done there .
; Re@@ v .
They Sh@@ are Go@@ od Ne@@ ws With the De@@ a@@ f
• A har@@ d@@ working el@@ der in your congregation . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess .
Such thinking makes people f@@ all vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m to “ the dec@@ ep@@ tive power of sin . ” ​ — He@@ b .
We were then or@@ der@@ ed to leave .
I me@@ t G@@ r@@ ace in 194@@ 7 , and we got married on Ju@@ ly 16 , 194@@ 9 .
H@@ ere a hu@@ ge sa@@ w@@ m@@ ill was situ@@ ated in a c@@ lear@@ ing in the ju@@ ng@@ le .
When making decisions , we will sto@@ p and pon@@ der over these questions : ‛ What Bible principles will help me deci@@ de ?
For the past 14 years , I have served in the full - time ministry , help@@ ing others to learn what the Bible teach@@ es , and rec@@ ently , my wife has jo@@ ined me in the full - time ministry .
Paul began with the confid@@ ent st@@ at@@ ement that Christ died for our sin@@ s , was bu@@ ri@@ ed , and was resur@@ rec@@ ted .
One day , a work@@ mate told me that I could find ans@@ wers to all my questions in the Bible .
Yes , we do need some money , and enjo@@ y@@ ment has its place .
You brought your wisdom to ru@@ in on account of your be@@ am@@ ing s@@ pl@@ end@@ or . ”
How might all of us ad@@ d to the spirit of joy in the congregation ?
However , the good news is that God will soon deli@@ ver those who love him .
Wh@@ er@@ ever possible , sa@@ ve for pur@@ cha@@ ses in@@ stead of bu@@ ying on cre@@ di@@ t .
On the contr@@ ary , “ return evil for evil to no one , ” the apostle Paul coun@@ sel@@ ed Christians .
However , when E@@ m@@ ma@@ s was travel@@ ing , he always made sure that I condu@@ cted our family Bible study .
Tru@@ ly , the earth is far too preci@@ ous to end up in en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ men@@ tal ban@@ k@@ ru@@ p@@ t@@ cy .
“ C@@ H@@ O@@ O@@ S@@ E ” is a powerful word .
It helps us to see the many fac@@ e@@ ts of his person@@ ality .
How was F@@ er@@ din@@ and f@@ aring ?
Is it na@@ i@@ ve to think that the dead will live again ?
• P@@ ri@@ mar@@ ily in what sense was Jesus a mar@@ ty@@ r ?
T@@ ake , for example , Isaiah chap@@ ter 5@@ 3 , which con@@ tain@@ s sever@@ al prophe@@ tic fe@@ atu@@ res regarding the Messi@@ ah .
O@@ r do they expres@@ s in their prayers how they really feel about Jehovah ?
It takes about 6@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 lives a year .
Do you allow Jehovah to speak to you every day by reading his Word , the Bible , da@@ ily ?
1 : 1 ; 1 C@@ or .
The Bible coun@@ sel@@ s : “ A sh@@ re@@ w@@ d person se@@ es d@@ anger and hi@@ des himself , but the na@@ i@@ ve keep right on going and su@@ ff@@ er for it . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
What qualities or tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es ex@@ emp@@ li@@ fied by Bible char@@ ac@@ ters do we need to imitate or to avoid ?
Jehovah began sel@@ e@@ cting them at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , sh@@ ort@@ ly after he resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus .
[ 36 langu@@ ages ]
I try to be@@ ar that in mind . ”
Still , before accep@@ ting the you@@ th as his son , the man wants the bo@@ y to make a promise .
Th@@ r@@ ough Moses , however , Jehovah gave the Israelites a law co@@ de that would dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish them from all other nations .
But for a long time , few knew that name .
( a ) Acc@@ ording to Matthew 13 : 34 , 35 , what is one reason why Jesus used illustr@@ ations ?
Since you have re@@ je@@ cted the word of Jehovah , he acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly re@@ je@@ cts you from being king . ” ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
Let us take a clo@@ s@@ er look at s@@ il@@ ence as a mar@@ k of respect , as evidence of dis@@ cre@@ tion and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment , and as an a@@ id to medit@@ ation .
G@@ la@@ u@@ com@@ a ​ — a le@@ ading cause of bl@@ in@@ dness .
Those occasi@@ ons made a bi@@ g imp@@ res@@ sion on me .
They did not water down their message , and when con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with op@@ position , they were determined to obey God as rul@@ er rather than men .
He promised that he would ‘ re@@ move any ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le from the way of his people ’ when fle@@ e@@ ing Satan’s control .
Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ating With A@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ents , 8 / 1
28 : 1 - 4 .
The Hebrew word here transl@@ ated “ ta@@ r ” evid@@ ently ref@@ ers to bitu@@ men , a n@@ atur@@ ally occ@@ ur@@ ring pet@@ ro@@ le@@ u@@ m sub@@ st@@ ance .
The apostle Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed Christians : “ C@@ lo@@ the y@@ ourselves with the tend@@ er affe@@ ctions of com@@ pas@@ sion , kindness , low@@ l@@ iness of mind , mil@@ dness , and long - suffering . ”
In the gar@@ den of Ge@@ th@@ s@@ em@@ ane on the night before he died , Jesus re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly used “ the same word ” in prayer . ​ — Mark 14 : 32 - 39 .
Is such a seem@@ ingly pas@@ sive course really practic@@ al ?
W@@ ould you have re@@ adi@@ ly com@@ p@@ lied , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that the direction came from Jehovah ?
The fact is , ever@@ yone is gu@@ i@@ ded by principles of some s@@ ort , which he or she believ@@ es are important .
Jehovah , of course , is the righteous Ju@@ dge .
They will not buil@@ d and someone el@@ se have occ@@ u@@ pan@@ cy ; they will not pl@@ ant and someone el@@ se do the e@@ ating .
They t@@ ested what they heard by using the most tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy t@@ ou@@ ch@@ st@@ one .
On@@ ly death pre@@ ven@@ ted him from be@@ coming a baptized serv@@ ant of Jehovah .
We may won@@ der how humans can fi@@ ght against an inv@@ isi@@ ble , heavenly govern@@ ment .
When truly based on Bible principles , our ad@@ vice will prove to be s@@ ound and may contribu@@ te to the everlasting good of the listen@@ er .
In another place , a cou@@ ple has rec@@ ently re@@ turned from preaching in a fore@@ ign land .
It is un@@ likely that Jerusalem in the first century had more than 1@@ 20@@ ,000 in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants .
This pa@@ ves the way for many Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans to become believers .
C@@ learly , Jesus wanted to avoid any di@@ str@@ action and ent@@ ang@@ le@@ ment that would pre@@ v@@ ent him from pu@@ t@@ ting the Kingdom first .
Be made clean . ”
4 : 1 - 3 .
L@@ ong before Jehovah God cre@@ ated humans , he made a mul@@ titu@@ de of spirit cre@@ atu@@ res .
My form@@ er par@@ t@@ n@@ ers went a@@ head with the ro@@ b@@ ber@@ y .
So love will never fai@@ l , or end .
Some 2@@ 30 ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines were dist@@ ribu@@ ted in vari@@ ous scho@@ ol@@ s in the city .
Be o@@ pen to counsel in cho@@ o@@ sing a care@@ er
S@@ il@@ ence may be the prop@@ er respon@@ se to ver@@ ba@@ l a@@ bu@@ se in our ministry
What should each of us be determined to do ?
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , the good news of the kingdom was to be pre@@ ached during this time . ​ — 9 / 15 , pages 4 - 6 .
One refer@@ ence work claim@@ s : “ The woman ( v . 37 ) took advan@@ ta@@ ge of the so@@ cial cu@@ st@@ om@@ s that per@@ mit@@ ted nee@@ dy people to vis@@ it such a ban@@ qu@@ et to receive some of the le@@ f@@ to@@ v@@ ers . ”
This means that any hope of future life for that person now rest@@ s enti@@ r@@ ely with God .
In Acts chap@@ ter 10 , we read of an ev@@ ent in the life of Rom@@ an ar@@ my of@@ fic@@ er Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us , who had been inform@@ ed by an ang@@ el that his prayers had been heard .
But how sa@@ d to take such a sh@@ ort@@ si@@ gh@@ ted vie@@ w@@ point and allow our most preci@@ ous pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion ​ — our relationship with Jehovah — ​ to be we@@ ak@@ ened by what others do or say .
Jesus , the Gre@@ ater Solomon , has sy@@ mp@@ a@@ thy for us because he under@@ stan@@ ds our imper@@ fect con@@ dition .
We sp@@ ent the ni@@ gh@@ ts with Witnesses who lived along the r@@ ou@@ te .
As sub@@ je@@ cts of the heavenly Kingdom , human “ cre@@ ation ” will beg@@ in to experience deli@@ ver@@ ance from the effe@@ cts of sin and death .
By means of his spirit , Jehovah prote@@ cted the ancient nation of Israel , into which the promised Se@@ ed would be born .
It is nor@@ ma@@ l to care about ourselves and to have a heal@@ thy me@@ asure of self - respect .
S@@ ho@@ cked by the ex@@ t@@ ent of the de@@ va@@ st@@ ation , people every@@ where wanted to help .
W@@ ho@@ m , then , did “ the free woman ” S@@ ar@@ ah and her son , Isa@@ a@@ c , re@@ present ?
Lo@@ y@@ al love should be evid@@ ent in all our deal@@ ings with fellow worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah .
We can be sure , though , that Timothy refle@@ cted godly qualities in all that he did , for he un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly ac@@ ted in har@@ mony with Paul’s counsel to instru@@ ct “ with mil@@ dness ” and to “ be g@@ ent@@ le toward all ” in the dis@@ char@@ ge of his Christian over@@ sight .
A scho@@ la@@ r stud@@ ying Ch@@ in@@ ese - language religious grou@@ ps in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe ob@@ served that Jehovah’s Witnesses are “ su@@ pr@@ an@@ ational . ”
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , a v@@ an st@@ op@@ ped ne@@ ar@@ by , and Le@@ on@@ ar@@ do recogn@@ ized that the d@@ ri@@ ver was one of his Christian brothers .
Even after an ar@@ m@@ ed con@@ f@@ li@@ ct has c@@ eas@@ ed , milli@@ ons go on suffering from the g@@ ha@@ st@@ ly w@@ oun@@ ds of war .
“ Re@@ jo@@ ice With the W@@ i@@ fe of Your Y@@ ou@@ th ”
Da@@ ily , I than@@ k Jehovah that our children were so supp@@ or@@ tive during those difficult years and that I am still able to do what I can in his service to the glory of his name .
How could anyone dedic@@ ated to Jehovah ever do such a thing ?
If the children had sta@@ yed be@@ h@@ ind , the lik@@ eli@@ ho@@ od that the dis@@ mis@@ sed wi@@ ves would return on account of them would have inc@@ reas@@ ed .
Consider a Bible example that illustr@@ ates why we must respect our brothers ’ fre@@ e@@ dom to make their own decisions in matters of conscience .
W@@ ise King Solomon wrote : “ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing has its appointed h@@ our , there is a time for all things under heaven . ”
When we pray for deli@@ ver@@ ance from a tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es@@ ome situation , it is wise to exam@@ ine our mo@@ ti@@ ves .
Their res@@ our@@ ce@@ ful@@ ness was re@@ war@@ ded .
14 , 15 . ( a ) What privilege does the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s Au@@ th@@ or offer us ?
Jehovah will also do future “ wonderful works ” in be@@ half of his faithful servants .
He had origin@@ ally cho@@ s@@ en his present jo@@ b , which did not pa@@ y par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly well , in order to have the we@@ ek@@ ends off , allow@@ ing him to atten@@ d the meetings and be in the ministry with his family .
But the Bible as@@ sures us that if we “ seek God , ” we will “ really find him , ” for “ he is not far off from each one of us . ”
Ho@@ se@@ a reve@@ als that even many Israelites did not want to .
He ans@@ wers : “ I have come into my gar@@ den , O my sister , my bri@@ de . ”
How does Bi@@ r@@ g@@ it feel now ?
The sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic se@@ par@@ ating of f@@ ish does not ref@@ er to the fin@@ al judgment during the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
I also learned about the hope of everlasting life in Par@@ adise on earth .
She therefore vis@@ ited a Me@@ tho@@ di@@ st ch@@ urch in ho@@ p@@ es of satis@@ f@@ ying her spiritual needs .
For the next conven@@ tion , I su@@ gg@@ ested that we find accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations in priv@@ ate ho@@ m@@ es .
20 : 9 ) What a fine example Jeremiah is for us , especially those of us who serve God in difficult ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es !
The fear of Jehovah means the h@@ ating of bad .
I am gr@@ ate@@ ful to my parents for imp@@ l@@ an@@ ting Bible principles in me .
To illustr@@ ate , he told me that when he was the fac@@ t@@ ory overse@@ er , Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d would call him on the p@@ ho@@ ne and say : “ Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r , when you come over from the fac@@ t@@ ory for din@@ ner , bring me some p@@ en@@ ci@@ l er@@ as@@ ers .
H@@ er health did not allow her to atten@@ d congregation meetings very often , yet she deli@@ gh@@ ted in having brothers and sisters vis@@ it her .
M@@ AT@@ E@@ R@@ I@@ AL@@ I@@ S@@ M ​ — TH@@ E T@@ R@@ A@@ P TH@@ A@@ T C@@ H@@ O@@ K@@ E@@ S
The next article will ad@@ d@@ ress this concer@@ n .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons today who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly e@@ ch@@ o Davi@@ d’s thoughts .
In the sh@@ ort time he has left , that wicked “ go@@ d of this system of things ” is tr@@ ying to make anyone who lo@@ ves Jehovah give up doing His will .
▪ How to Ma@@ in@@ tain the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t of S@@ el@@ f - S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fice
H@@ ere Paul explained that people who live “ according to the flesh ” are those who are foc@@ used on and follow their own sin@@ ful desi@@ res , doing wh@@ atever they want .
Moses again war@@ ns against dis@@ obedi@@ ence and ex@@ hor@@ ts the people to “ cho@@ ose life . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 30 : 19 .
T@@ w@@ o th@@ ous@@ and d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates respon@@ ded by sh@@ aring in a special “ Ser@@ vice Da@@ y , ” vis@@ iting ho@@ m@@ es up to 4@@ 5 mil@@ es ( 7@@ 2 k@@ m ) away from the conven@@ tion s@@ ite .
Jesus heal@@ ed the si@@ ck in ways dist@@ inc@@ tly different from those of mo@@ der@@ n - day heal@@ ers .
What are some things we should pray about ?
We can be sure that if the one provi@@ ding loving care were to experience har@@ d@@ ship or cal@@ am@@ ity himself , Jehovah would help him .
“ E@@ U@@ R@@ E@@ K@@ A ! ”
That tend@@ enc@@ y on the part of wi@@ do@@ wers par@@ tly expla@@ ins why many see re@@ marriage as the only way out of their l@@ on@@ el@@ iness ​ — des@@ pite the ris@@ k of be@@ coming involved in a new relationship too quic@@ k@@ ly .
The crow@@ ds are “ ast@@ oun@@ ded at his way of teaching , ” for he speak@@ s from the Scriptures with authority .
In conclu@@ sion , what really makes life wor@@ th@@ while ?
What could prom@@ pt a slave to do this ?
What can we learn from Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s example ?
Let us , then , be faithful ste@@ war@@ ds .
A S@@ pe@@ cial An@@ n@@ oun@@ c@@ ement
Some find that their work sc@@ he@@ du@@ le regul@@ arly inter@@ fer@@ es with their meeting attend@@ ance .
After his resurrection , Jesus told his disciples : “ All authority has been given me in heaven and on the earth . ”
M@@ ary and the G@@ reg@@ ory sisters began pione@@ ering and accepted an assignment in nor@@ ther@@ n V@@ ir@@ g@@ in@@ ia .
And if you su@@ ff@@ er an a@@ ff@@ r@@ on@@ t or an in@@ justice , what can help you to keep your emo@@ tions under control , re@@ act as Jehovah would want you to , and be willing to for@@ give ?
Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide Un@@ ity in Our Ti@@ me !
What was fore@@ told at Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 1 : 4 - 6 , and how was that prophecy ful@@ filled in ancient Juda@@ h ?
To Jewish op@@ pos@@ ers he said : “ Why is it you do not believe me ?
Do you think that she pro@@ ba@@ bly re@@ turned to her sa@@ d way of life ?
No , he kin@@ dly reas@@ oned with them , st@@ ating : “ Wh@@ ich one is greater , the one rec@@ l@@ ining at the table or the one minis@@ ter@@ ing ?
Of course , some people look to themselves or to their fellow humans to f@@ ill spiritual needs .
“ We O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ ate With God ”
A first st@@ ep is to use it li@@ ber@@ ally when we preach and teach .
He was also a ti@@ rel@@ ess pre@@ ach@@ er .
N@@ ei@@ ther their s@@ il@@ ver nor their go@@ ld will be able to deli@@ ver them in the day of Jehovah’s fu@@ ry ; but by the fi@@ re of his ze@@ al the whole earth will be de@@ v@@ our@@ ed , because he will make an ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ation , in@@ deed a ter@@ ri@@ ble one , of all the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the earth . ”
1 : 11 .
Yet , the kindness and willing co@@ op@@ er@@ ation of those brothers helped me great@@ ly .
Phil@@ o lived and wor@@ ked in Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a .
After fer@@ v@@ ent prayers , those respon@@ sible for organiz@@ ing the conven@@ tion told them , “ C@@ ome any@@ way ! ”
Yet , even righ@@ tly mo@@ tiv@@ ated go@@ als are at times not real@@ ized .
Tru@@ e worshipp@@ ers are also un@@ ited because they look to God’s Kingdom as the only hope for mankind .
Yet , its teachings are deep , get@@ ting to the very heart of such matters as ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , div@@ or@@ ce , and materi@@ al@@ ism .
She saw that the fru@@ it “ was good for food and that it was something to be long@@ ed for to the eyes , y@@ es , the t@@ ree was desi@@ ra@@ ble to look upon . ”
Di@@ d those things really ha@@ p@@ pen ?
They had to look for people who wanted to know the truth .
When they make supp@@ lic@@ ation , the place in which they are ga@@ ther@@ ed together is sh@@ ak@@ en , and they are one and all filled with the holy spirit and speak the word of God with b@@ ol@@ dness .
Mo@@ re@@ over , making a dedic@@ ation and get@@ ting baptized will show that you really want to be one of Jehovah’s Witnesses . ​ — Is@@ a .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of people ut@@ ter its words by rote every day , perhaps often during the day .
No@@ thing in these s@@ crip@@ tures indic@@ ates that the soul is some im@@ material ent@@ ity that lives on after death .
Instead of invol@@ ving ourselves in such works , we “ go on wal@@ king as children of light . ”
Con@@ ver@@ sel@@ y , may we never become har@@ d@@ ened by pri@@ de , by a l@@ ack of faith , or by “ the dec@@ ep@@ tive power of sin . ”
For example , An@@ na had made an in@@ no@@ c@@ ent re@@ mar@@ k about the po@@ pul@@ ar@@ ity of an ab@@ sent friend .
“ The n@@ ature of the differ@@ ence [ between Jesus and the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es ] is made clear only in the light of the two op@@ pos@@ ing under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s of God .
And it is the right si@@ ze too .
H@@ ans d@@ ro@@ ve them from the tra@@ in st@@ ation to Bethel , where he turned them over to a rather res@@ olu@@ te el@@ der@@ ly sister who spoke no Eng@@ l@@ ish .
Some have taken fore@@ ign wi@@ ves .
S@@ hel@@ ah
To be obedi@@ ent to your parents “ is righteous ” ​ — right and prop@@ er .
We , therefore , war@@ m@@ ly invit@@ e you to ass@@ em@@ ble with Jehovah’s Witnesses in ob@@ serving the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Jesus ’ death .
This is certainly true in marriage .
They know that God’s Kingdom will sh@@ ort@@ ly re@@ place human govern@@ ments and bl@@ ess obedi@@ ent mankind with gen@@ u@@ ine , lasting peace .
This invol@@ ves pu@@ t@@ ting Chris@@ t@@ like kindness to work .
It was wonderful to be a part of this arrang@@ ement .
For more information , see the article “ Can You ‘ S@@ te@@ p O@@ ver In@@ to M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia ’ ? ”
We have milli@@ ons of faithful brothers and sisters whom we could cho@@ ose as our friends .
In his op@@ ening re@@ mar@@ ks , the cha@@ ir@@ man , John E . Bar@@ r , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses , stated : “ O@@ u@@ t of all the earth@@ ’s bil@@ li@@ ons , we know and believe that Jehovah’s bel@@ o@@ ved Son , Christ Jesus , is now en@@ thr@@ oned in the heavens , rul@@ ing am@@ id his enem@@ ies . ”
Even more dis@@ tur@@ b@@ ing is the fact that in these “ last days , ” wicked men have advan@@ ced “ from bad to wor@@ se . ”
It is similar with reg@@ ard to cho@@ o@@ sing friends .
The apostle John wrote : “ We know we origin@@ ate with God , but the whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one . ”
In num@@ er@@ ous coun@@ tri@@ es family life is fal@@ ter@@ ing .
They gener@@ ally have many opportun@@ ities to teach the truth to others and conduct Bible stu@@ dies .
What events will lead direc@@ tly to Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on ?
They bel@@ ong to Jehovah and live to serve him , not to ple@@ ase themselves .
O@@ thers benef@@ ited by being encoura@@ ged to be gener@@ ous and to r@@ ely on God’s blessing . ​ — 2 / 1 , page 15 .
There is a pi@@ c@@ ture of these brothers on the j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g we@@ b@@ s@@ ite .
Job had to have his vie@@ w@@ point cor@@ rec@@ ted .
Ha@@ ving lived in Fr@@ ance and Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r , he had been ex@@ posed to prog@@ res@@ sive ide@@ as about religion .
Wh@@ atever the case , it is evid@@ ent that the Bible , or at le@@ ast par@@ ts of it , had been transl@@ ated into Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an as early as the f@@ our@@ th century and that God’s Word has been a@@ vail@@ able or known to the Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an people in their mother t@@ ong@@ ue since then .
Acc@@ ording to The An@@ cho@@ r Bible Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary , the do@@ s@@ si@@ er of se@@ cul@@ ar hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al refer@@ ences to him is “ lar@@ g@@ er and more de@@ ta@@ iled than that of any other Rom@@ an gover@@ nor of Ju@@ de@@ a . ”
He states : “ The hand of the di@@ lig@@ ent ones is the one that will rule , but the s@@ l@@ ack hand will come to be for for@@ ced la@@ b@@ or . ”
D@@ ra@@ w close to God , and he will draw close to you .
P@@ ur@@ su@@ ing K@@ in@@ dness in a Ho@@ st@@ ile World
Why , on a different occasi@@ on , he even refer@@ red to himself as the bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om !
A@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments of Christian overse@@ ers , or elders , and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants are the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c because the pro@@ c@@ ess of re@@ com@@ men@@ ding and ap@@ poin@@ ting such respon@@ sible men is car@@ ri@@ ed out according to God’s arrang@@ ement as set out in the Ho@@ ly Scriptures .
F@@ l@@ ori@@ an@@ o satis@@ fied all my requi@@ re@@ ments !
What contribu@@ tes to the joy we experience in the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative har@@ v@@ est work ?
When it comes to listen@@ ing to ad@@ vice from young people your own age , you need to be care@@ ful .
To be mean@@ ing@@ ful , praise must s@@ pr@@ ing from a heart filled with love for Jehovah and a s@@ inc@@ ere recogn@@ iti@@ on of his uni@@ que glory .
For example , F@@ ran@@ k and his wife , R@@ ose , took up a pioneer assignment 40 years ag@@ o in a to@@ wn in nor@@ ther@@ n S@@ co@@ t@@ land .
O@@ thers are deep@@ ly disa@@ p@@ pointed that life has not turned out as was ho@@ ped .
A@@ i@@ ds to En@@ du@@ r@@ ance
“ I asked Jehovah to help me love the people in my assignment .
Such ones are brothers “ born for when there is dist@@ ress . ”
“ As for the word of our God , it will last to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite ”
With some pri@@ de I pointed out the resul@@ ts to Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r when he attend@@ ed the conven@@ tion .
What kind of example would an el@@ der be set@@ ting for the flo@@ ck if he was car@@ eless about Ca@@ es@@ ar@@ ’s tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c regul@@ ations or deli@@ ber@@ ately fa@@ iled to obey them ? ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 3 .
There are many gi@@ f@@ ted people among Jehovah’s Witnesses .
A@@ ver@@ age years in full - time ministry : 1@@ 3@@ .@@ 8
They ‘ pas@@ s over from death to life ’ in that the con@@ dem@@ nation of death is li@@ f@@ ted from them , and they are given the hope of everlasting life because of their faith in God . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
A great w@@ ind ble@@ w .
Why do we as Jehovah’s Witnesses coun@@ t it a privilege to be persecu@@ ted like the prophe@@ ts of old ?
So al@@ though from a human vie@@ w@@ point we may not see a way out of our problems , Jehovah does , and he can do the un@@ expe@@ cted . ​ — Read 2 Peter 2 : 9 .
H@@ er husband ev@@ en@@ tually accepted a Bible study , dedic@@ ated his life to God , and later served as an overse@@ er with many responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
But how do we re@@ act when we are asked to do something that we do not like ?
However , they man@@ age to gra@@ b their la@@ p@@ to@@ p com@@ pu@@ ters , which they take with them to the refu@@ ge@@ e cam@@ ps .
Hence , when Jesus descri@@ bed the faithful slave as dis@@ cre@@ et , he indic@@ ated that those re@@ pres@@ ented by that slave would displa@@ y dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment , fore@@ sight , and good judgment because they ba@@ se their faith , actions , and teachings on God’s Word of truth .
As God Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty , he could sur@@ ely have done so .
In that case , Jehovah allow@@ ed the nee@@ dy Israel@@ ite to offer a little f@@ l@@ our .
God sent his Son into the world “ for the world to be sa@@ ved through him , ” says John 3 : 17 .
“ Be@@ come Do@@ ers of the Word ”
In the de@@ ca@@ des after the first members of the congregation of anointed Christians were cho@@ s@@ en , Jehovah saw f@@ it to have a per@@ man@@ ent rec@@ ord made of the earthly ministry of Jesus as well as His deal@@ ings with and counsel to first - century anointed Christians .
So in 19@@ 19 a new of@@ fice was in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted in each congregation ​ — that of a service direc@@ t@@ or .
U@@ p@@ on a@@ wak@@ ening , he would be so@@ ak@@ ing we@@ t with per@@ spi@@ r@@ ation .
The situation is wor@@ sen@@ ed by the fact that some coun@@ tri@@ es are con@@ fr@@ on@@ ting a serious e@@ con@@ om@@ ic c@@ ris@@ is , which ca@@ uses many of their c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens to live in ex@@ tre@@ me po@@ ver@@ ty .
What can I learn from these Bible examples ? ’
We can appreci@@ ate God’s love for us when we think about all that he is doing just to make life possible .
There was an ad@@ di@@ tional fac@@ t@@ or that mo@@ tiv@@ ated both Moses and Job , a fac@@ t@@ or that should also mo@@ tiv@@ ate us .
Un@@ like those who are mis@@ led by the spirit of the world , true Christians are gu@@ i@@ ded by God’s holy spirit .
• How does Jehovah strengthen us to stand fir@@ m in the face of s@@ at@@ ani@@ c h@@ at@@ red ?
There they heard of the at@@ ro@@ c@@ ities per@@ pe@@ tr@@ ated against our fellow believers in Ger@@ many .
Yes , when the many di@@ verse com@@ ments given by the congregation and the few well - plac@@ ed re@@ mar@@ ks made by the con@@ duc@@ t@@ or are s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully put together , they form a beau@@ ti@@ ful b@@ ou@@ qu@@ et of words that will deli@@ ght all in attend@@ ance .
H@@ an@@ na@@ h’s godly respon@@ se to Eli@@ ’s acc@@ us@@ ation provi@@ des a st@@ er@@ ling example for us today .
F@@ am@@ ily he@@ a@@ ds may also find it help@@ ful to con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate Jesus ’ perfect example .
“ F@@ or@@ get@@ ting the things be@@ h@@ ind and st@@ re@@ t@@ ch@@ ing for@@ ward to the things a@@ head . ” ​ — P@@ H@@ I@@ L .
Pe@@ ople of all ages flo@@ cked to Jesus and conclu@@ ded : “ We have found the Messi@@ ah ” ! ​ — John 1 : 4@@ 1 .
Per@@ haps his great@@ est privilege was that of writ@@ ing an inspired account of Jesus ’ life and ministry .
L@@ ear@@ n to enjoy the best el@@ ements of all cul@@ tures .
“ In the fin@@ al part of the days , ” that is , during these “ last days , ” true worship is being ex@@ al@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve all false religion and obedi@@ ent ones are st@@ re@@ am@@ ing to it .
Although they were imp@@ ressed by Jesus ’ wise words and powerful works , they refu@@ sed to believe that he could be anything more than what they had already deci@@ ded , based on their pre@@ conc@@ ei@@ ved ide@@ as .
M@@ Y N@@ A@@ M@@ E is So@@ le@@ da@@ d , which means “ L@@ on@@ el@@ iness . ”
Jehovah had gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ ed sta@@ bility and prote@@ ction for their work .
For how long would an emp@@ loy@@ er t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate an id@@ l@@ er ?
Why might we righ@@ tly com@@ men@@ d a s@@ inc@@ ere person who ra@@ ises a tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ ing spiritual question ?
They will still keep on th@@ ri@@ ving during gra@@ y - he@@ a@@ de@@ dness , f@@ at and f@@ res@@ h they will continue to be , to tell that Jehovah is u@@ pri@@ ght . ”
In rec@@ ent years , there have been many exc@@ iting new in@@ iti@@ ati@@ ves .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in two years , he and his family reg@@ a@@ ined their spiritual health .
C@@ y@@ r@@ us ’ pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation for the rel@@ e@@ ase of the Jews from ex@@ ile was made “ in the first year of C@@ y@@ r@@ us the king of Per@@ sia , ” likely in the year 5@@ 38 B.C.E . or early in 5@@ 37 B.C.E .
C@@ learly , apost@@ ates do not have our best inter@@ ests at heart .
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s many examples of how God’s people in ancient times were helped by por@@ tions of his Word that had already been recorded .
Although I found some inter@@ es@@ ting ide@@ as , no@@ ne of them fully satis@@ fied me .
9 , 10 . ( a ) What must we not allow Satan to do ?
By the age of three , I was still un@@ able to talk .
Des@@ pite all the difficul@@ ties and problems we may face , however , a well - f@@ oun@@ ded hope ex@@ ists , one that is based on God’s com@@ pas@@ sion and love .
The ro@@ d , in this instance , is a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of par@@ ent@@ al authority .
“ T@@ hi@@ r@@ ty - fi@@ ve times , ” she rep@@ lied , “ and then I lost coun@@ t . ”
I spoke to Mari@@ on about my go@@ als .
It was not eas@@ y to make those chang@@ es , as these ha@@ bi@@ ts had been a part of my life for a long time .
As we will see , this involved dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish@@ ing between what they could not do and what they could do and then ac@@ ting acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly .
Be@@ ing among those who had “ ad@@ v@@ ance knowledge , ” Peter knew that in the last days , Christians would have to be especially on gu@@ ard in order to maintain their integrity .
In the end , the R@@ o@@ y@@ al Bible was well received , and it became a stan@@ d@@ ard work in vari@@ ous uni@@ vers@@ ities .
Thus , we find that our liter@@ ature today foc@@ uses more on the simp@@ le , practic@@ al less@@ ons about faith , end@@ ur@@ ance , godly devo@@ tion , and other vital qualities that we learn about from Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts .
When M@@ ary and Mar@@ th@@ a said to Jesus : “ If you had been here , ” he did not ap@@ por@@ tion bl@@ ame or take is@@ sue with what they said .
That is because God’s discipl@@ ine is an expres@@ sion of his love for us and of his desire that we gain everlasting life .
What did Jesus and his apostles fore@@ tell would ha@@ p@@ pen among Christians , and how has it been ful@@ filled ?
Des@@ pite strong family op@@ position , O@@ s@@ man continued to make spiritual prog@@ ress and was baptized .
I felt a great emp@@ t@@ iness , cr@@ ying day and night .
Are you gr@@ ate@@ ful for our spiritual bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od , which cir@@ c@@ les the g@@ lo@@ be ?
God is inter@@ ested in the decisions we make .
And even on the men@@ servants and on the ma@@ id@@ servants in those days I shall p@@ our out my spirit . . . before the coming of the great and fear - inspi@@ ring day of Jehovah . ” ​ — Jo@@ el 1 : 1 ; 2 : 28 , 29 , 31 ; Acts 2 : 17 , 18 , 20 .
11 : 7 , 11 .
For many , the pri@@ m@@ ary new real@@ iz@@ ation was the Bible - based pos@@ si@@ bility of life in an earthly par@@ adise .
C@@ ould you d@@ ro@@ p off some food or a ba@@ g of gro@@ cer@@ ies at their home ?
He had un@@ born off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing in his lo@@ ins when he died as a perfect human sacrifice .
We need not be in dre@@ ad of Satan or his human ag@@ ents .
( b ) What resul@@ ted from Solom@@ on@@ ’s el@@ ev@@ ating of true worship ?
When a fellow beli@@ ever is physi@@ c@@ ally si@@ ck , the vis@@ it of a shepher@@ d of God’s flo@@ ck can be a s@@ ource of joy and encourag@@ ement .
For ne@@ arly 29 years , I continued in the mission@@ ary work in E@@ l S@@ al@@ va@@ d@@ or , first in the city of S@@ an@@ ta An@@ a , then S@@ on@@ s@@ on@@ ate , next S@@ an@@ ta T@@ e@@ c@@ la , and fin@@ ally S@@ an S@@ al@@ va@@ d@@ or .
“ O the D@@ ep@@ th of God’s . . . W@@ is@@ dom ! ”
But which is which ?
One result of this has been that some people today think that all there is to cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness is personal h@@ y@@ gi@@ ene .
A@@ ware of Satan’s Des@@ ign@@ s
H@@ ar@@ o@@ sh@@ et@@ h
For instance , when H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has said , “ I put you under o@@ ath by the living God to tell us whether you are the Christ , the Son of God ! , ” Jesus was hon@@ est and id@@ enti@@ fied himself as the Messi@@ ah .
No won@@ der Paul was great@@ ly dis@@ tur@@ bed !
C@@ he@@ c@@ ks sent to the a@@ bo@@ ve ad@@ d@@ ress should be made pa@@ y@@ able to “ W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er . ”
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying a similar princi@@ ple can help us when we are making important decisions .
How , though , can we know what Jesus is like ?
S@@ how@@ ing D@@ ue R@@ es@@ pect for the Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful S@@ la@@ ve
“ The truly wise woman has buil@@ t up her house , but the fo@@ ol@@ ish one te@@ ars it down with her own hands . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ S 14 : 1 .
De@@ ath , where is your sting ? ’
What helps her to cop@@ e with st@@ res@@ s@@ ful situ@@ ations ?
Although you may not think so at present , each day will get better as time go@@ es on .
Jehovah wants you to succ@@ e@@ ed , and he is ur@@ g@@ ing you on toward that go@@ al .
O@@ thers maintain that f@@ la@@ x was gro@@ wn only later in the year .
We set our de@@ par@@ ture d@@ ate for De@@ c@@ ember 1 , 199@@ 8 .
U@@ S@@ A Today repor@@ ts that stu@@ dies done by the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity of M@@ ic@@ hi@@ g@@ an In@@ s@@ titu@@ te for So@@ cial R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch show that a ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved sp@@ ouse needs at le@@ ast 18 months to beg@@ in to rec@@ over physi@@ c@@ ally and p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally .
As you read the words of this article , your eyes are com@@ for@@ table with the col@@ or contr@@ ast between the text and the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
What wise counsel did G@@ am@@ ali@@ el give to the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in ?
After meeting together on Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st of the year 33 , Christians me@@ t regul@@ arly to worship Jehovah .
Such activities may not in themselves be ob@@ je@@ c@@ tion@@ able .
What may tri@@ gg@@ er ne@@ g@@ ative feelings ?
Go@@ dly courage is re@@ war@@ ded .
When Jesus saw a nee@@ dy wi@@ do@@ w d@@ ro@@ p in “ two small co@@ ins of very little value , ” he said : “ I tell you tru@@ th@@ fully , This wi@@ do@@ w , al@@ though po@@ or , d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed in more than they all did . For all these d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed in gi@@ f@@ ts out of their sur@@ p@@ lu@@ s , but this woman out of her want d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed in all the means of living she had . ” ​ — Luke 21 : 1 - 4 .
In ut@@ ter con@@ fu@@ sion , they chang@@ ed quic@@ k@@ ly from bul@@ lies to t@@ ar@@ ge@@ ts .
To most people , being clean simply means to be free from di@@ r@@ t or con@@ tam@@ in@@ ation .
The children in the pi@@ c@@ tures are pla@@ ying the ro@@ les of a Bible teach@@ er and a stud@@ ent .
W@@ ould God have needed a lo@@ t of power to cre@@ ate the va@@ st uni@@ verse and everything in it ?
But when Bo@@ a@@ z heard that she had asked for per@@ mis@@ sion to g@@ le@@ an in his field , he was deep@@ ly imp@@ ressed and allow@@ ed her to g@@ le@@ an even among the bun@@ d@@ les of gra@@ in . ​ — Read Ru@@ th 2 : 5 - 7 , 15 , 16 .
We will ch@@ er@@ ish the privilege of pro@@ claim@@ ing the good news of God’s Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom and will do so ze@@ al@@ ously .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the death of Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l in 19@@ 16 , there was dis@@ sen@@ sion among the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents worl@@ d@@ wide .
The talk “ G@@ u@@ ard A@@ ga@@ inst De@@ c@@ ep@@ tion ” showed that we wis@@ ely tre@@ at as po@@ is@@ on the dist@@ or@@ tions , half - tru@@ ths , and ou@@ tri@@ ght fal@@ s@@ eho@@ o@@ ds pro@@ pa@@ g@@ ated by apost@@ ates .
The te@@ en@@ age years and early 20 ’ s should provide an individu@@ al with a good star@@ t for later life .
A similar feel@@ ing can be your@@ s if you re@@ ach out and accept the invit@@ ation to hope in Jehovah . ​ — Psalm 37 : 34 .
This , in turn , will make it e@@ asi@@ er for us to do the will of God and remain in his fav@@ or forever . ​ — 1 John 2 : 15 - 17 .
Who is in a better position to give such guid@@ ance than the Creator ?
And God certainly was with him , for the ma@@ j@@ or con@@ qu@@ est of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and was comple@@ ted in only si@@ x years ​ — by 14@@ 6@@ 7 B.C.E .
He left be@@ h@@ ind not only the com@@ forts of the world but also the pos@@ si@@ bility of be@@ coming a future lead@@ er of Juda@@ ism .
Like David , many em@@ i@@ gr@@ ate from imp@@ over@@ i@@ shed ho@@ m@@ el@@ ands each year , ho@@ p@@ ing to imp@@ ro@@ ve their e@@ con@@ om@@ ic situation .
We can confid@@ ently look for@@ ward to the fulfill@@ ment of God’s promise made through the prophet Isaiah : “ H@@ ere I am cre@@ ating new heavens and a new earth ; and the form@@ er things will not be called to mind , ne@@ i@@ ther will they come up into the heart . ”
W@@ i@@ th@@ in two or three years , we were bless@@ ed with another th@@ ri@@ ving congregation .
What was Paul’s ad@@ vice ?
One of these is the M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol .
The Bible descri@@ bes Satan as “ the father of the li@@ e ” and “ the origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent . ”
With the help of God’s ac@@ tive for@@ ce ​ — his holy spirit — ​ it is possible to maintain Christian qualities even under difficult circumstances .
The Bible pres@@ ents a number of f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating v@@ isions that per@@ mit us to pe@@ er , as it were , into the inv@@ isi@@ ble heavenly real@@ m .
To the contr@@ ary , they are full of strength and power from Jehovah and are e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly a@@ wa@@ iting new comman@@ ds from the King to fur@@ ther The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c inter@@ ests . ”
When the time arri@@ ves for Jehovah’s judgment to be ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted on Satan’s world , what will matter is our standing with God .
( b ) Why might an a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent expres@@ s doub@@ ts about true worship ?
“ The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous ones , and his ear@@ s are toward their c@@ ry for help . ” ​ — P@@ S .
J@@ U@@ N@@ E 10 - 16 , 20@@ 13
Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God , the One respon@@ sible for cre@@ ating the va@@ st uni@@ verse , can remember every de@@ ta@@ il of each of our dead loved ones , including n@@ atur@@ al and ac@@ qui@@ red tra@@ its .
I@@ ’@@ m going to pul@@ l the tri@@ gg@@ er because you@@ ’@@ re really a ho@@ p@@ eless case . ”
( a ) What qualities of Jehovah do you per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve in cre@@ ation ?
Jehovah bless@@ es us when we co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with one another to do his will .
I listen to ever@@ yone who tal@@ ks to me , and when appro@@ pri@@ ate , I often tell them : “ ‘ God lo@@ ves a c@@ he@@ er@@ ful gi@@ ver . ’
Then a cho@@ ir of Christian you@@ ths san@@ g song@@ s of praise to God in four - part har@@ mony .
P@@ u@@ m wor@@ ked as a boo@@ k@@ keep@@ er in a ph@@ ar@@ ma@@ ce@@ u@@ tic@@ al fir@@ m .
Like the faithful prophet Isaiah of old , the Witnesses fe@@ ared God , not man .
D@@ ep@@ en@@ ding on the circumstances , you may also need to be for@@ giving .
Indeed , Jesus inclu@@ ded the following as@@ sur@@ ance in his prophecy about the last days : “ This good news of the Kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations , and then the end will come . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
“ I learned to accept any s@@ ort of work , and we cu@@ t down on all un@@ necess@@ ary ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses . ” ​ — J@@ on@@ a@@ than
What can we learn about on@@ en@@ ess from the actions and attitude of the early Christians ?
“ The bi@@ g s@@ n@@ ake ” may re@@ mind us of whom , and what do we need to do if we are under att@@ ack ?
What if a cou@@ ple deci@@ de that out of she@@ er e@@ con@@ om@@ ic necess@@ ity , both of them have to work full - time ?
They have come to know Jehovah God and ‘ to love him with their whole heart and with their whole soul and with their whole mind . ’
During shepher@@ ding vis@@ its , an el@@ der al@@ lo@@ ws his brothers and sisters to expres@@ s themselves while he listen@@ s atten@@ tiv@@ ely .
15 , 16 . ( a ) Why was Paul de@@ arly loved by his fellow believers ?
Yes , by following Christ’s teachings , many are succ@@ ess@@ fully we@@ a@@ ther@@ ing st@@ or@@ m@@ like tri@@ als .
Let your mer@@ ci@@ es come to me , that I may keep living ; for your law is what I am f@@ ond of .
What support do we have as Jehovah’s servants ?
How might we un@@ wit@@ t@@ ingly be s@@ pre@@ ading false st@@ ori@@ es ?
I had been married for fi@@ ve years to J@@ a@@ a@@ p de J@@ ong@@ e , a car@@ ing husband , and we had a preci@@ ous three - year - old daugh@@ ter nam@@ ed W@@ il@@ ly .
They have come out of the wicked world , put off their old person@@ ality , left their form@@ er associ@@ ates , and given up their worl@@ dly pur@@ su@@ its .
The apostle Paul ur@@ ged fellow believers to “ live with s@@ oun@@ dness of mind and righteousness and godly devo@@ tion am@@ id this present system of things . ” ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 12 .
Such blessings might be consider@@ ed “ un@@ seen ” to us today .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ Do not be anxi@@ ous over anything , but in everything by prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation along with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving let your pet@@ iti@@ ons be made known to God ; and the peace of God that exc@@ els all thought will gu@@ ard your hearts and your men@@ tal po@@ wers . ” ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
We have learned the truth of God’s Word .
I@@ S@@ R@@ A@@ E@@ L
We im@@ medi@@ ately st@@ op@@ ped atten@@ ding the O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch , jo@@ ined the small group at S@@ it@@ í@@ a , and wit@@ ness@@ ed to our si@@ bl@@ ings about our new@@ found faith .
How are we ap@@ por@@ tion@@ ing our time between the vari@@ ous as@@ pe@@ cts of our Christian life ?
Mi@@ rac@@ ul@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts of the spirit , such as speaking in t@@ ong@@ u@@ es , gave evidence of that change .
S@@ hor@@ tly before he as@@ c@@ ended to heaven , the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus appe@@ ared to his faithful disciples and made a promise to them , saying : “ Lo@@ ok ! I am with you all the days until the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
If the person says no , we might ask whether something in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar has ca@@ used him to doubt that God ex@@ ists .
In his letter to the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans , Paul spoke about having the right attitude .
Jehovah has helped me in a special way since J@@ anu@@ ary 195@@ 7 .
On@@ ce a person star@@ ts to obey what the Bible teach@@ es , he will pro@@ ba@@ bly face ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les that could h@@ in@@ der his prog@@ ress .
S@@ ome@@ times he would invit@@ e children to come to him .
But they are still righteous in Jehovah’s eyes if they continue to “ get up , ” that is , s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely rep@@ ent and stri@@ ve to re@@ su@@ me a course of loyal service .
Not at all .
By letter , O@@ ri@@ g@@ en ple@@ ad@@ ed with his father : “ Be care@@ ful not to change your mind because of us . ”
S@@ EL@@ F - C@@ ON@@ T@@ R@@ O@@ L is a godly qu@@ ality .
No won@@ der the Bible war@@ ns : “ Do not con@@ form ou@@ tw@@ ar@@ dly to the standards of this world ” ! ​ — Romans 12 : 2 , To@@ da@@ y’s Eng@@ l@@ ish V@@ er@@ sion .
What pro@@ ves that God’s people have succ@@ ess@@ fully op@@ posed the Devil in our time ?
Do such questions occ@@ ur to you at times ?
( b ) How was K@@ or@@ ah’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ on brought to a disa@@ str@@ ous end ?
All who want God’s fav@@ or must follow these words : “ G@@ ir@@ d y@@ ourselves with low@@ l@@ iness of mind toward one another , because God op@@ pos@@ es the ha@@ ugh@@ ty ones , but he gives un@@ deser@@ ved kindness to the hum@@ ble ones . ” ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 5 .
The Hebrews knew the divine name .
Jesus helped his disciples to devel@@ op the kind of love that ex@@ is@@ ted between him and his Father , reve@@ al@@ ing both by word and by example what God’s name re@@ pres@@ ents ​ — God’s wonderful qualities .
Lo@@ ve ​ — The Mo@@ tiv@@ ating F@@ or@@ ce
With good reason , the Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ ers devo@@ ted most of their writ@@ ings to the events of Jesus ’ ministry .
When he spoke of the Greek g@@ ames , however , Paul appro@@ pri@@ ately refer@@ red to them mer@@ ely to illustr@@ ate the import@@ ance for Christians to have such qualities as self - control and end@@ ur@@ ance .
A lo@@ t of older people are Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s and they live their faith ​ — but there is not the sense of com@@ mit@@ ment among you@@ ng@@ er people . ”
The Be@@ ast Ex@@ posed
▪ An@@ s@@ wer : The Bible does per@@ mit div@@ or@@ ce .
Con@@ fi@@ ding in our parents , our sp@@ ouse , or a tru@@ sted friend who vie@@ ws things from God’s stan@@ d@@ point may help to reli@@ eve our anxi@@ ety .
As he does not yet know how to wr@@ ite , a friend wrote for him .
“ You do not have children , do you ? ” the man asked .
( b ) How can we medit@@ ate effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely ?
W@@ al@@ k in W@@ a@@ y of In@@ tegrity , 12 / 1
( Read Proverbs 24 : 3 . )
In a rec@@ ent year , these fi@@ ve c@@ ate@@ g@@ ori@@ es of di@@ se@@ ase kil@@ led an es@@ tim@@ ated 10@@ .@@ 7 milli@@ on individuals .
Christian principles di@@ ct@@ ate that we co@@ op@@ er@@ ate fully to make sure that this building me@@ a@@ sures up to the purpose for which it was buil@@ t .
Even if differ@@ ences ex@@ ist , the Christian can u@@ su@@ ally imp@@ ro@@ ve matters by good conduct , kindness , and co@@ op@@ er@@ ation .
Then he told me : “ We cannot t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate Jehovah’s Witnesses .
To h@@ it the t@@ ar@@ get , he must quic@@ k@@ ly let it go .
9 : 9 - 11 , 24 , 25 .
Bro@@ thers and sisters from both congregations sh@@ ared in the preaching work , attend@@ ed meetings together , and enjo@@ yed ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality at the ho@@ m@@ es of one another .
The proble@@ m was h@@ and@@ led by the apostles .
It is as the Bible says : “ Jehovah is near to all those c@@ all@@ ing on him , to all who call on him in s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 5 : 18 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
But the important thing for lo@@ v@@ ers of Jehovah is that they serve him faith@@ fully to the end of their days .
2@@ 8@@ ,@@ 8@@ 24
Ch@@ in@@ ese emp@@ er@@ ors follow@@ ed a similar dre@@ am of im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity , al@@ be@@ it through a different r@@ ou@@ te ​ — that of the my@@ th@@ ic@@ al eli@@ x@@ ir of life .
What has Jehovah done for milli@@ ons of people , and what du@@ ty do they have ?
In Jose@@ p@@ h’s house , Jesus gra@@ du@@ ally gre@@ w to be a to@@ dd@@ l@@ er , a little bo@@ y , and then a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er . He was sin@@ less .
The three Hebrews took what coura@@ ge@@ ous stand , and how can we benefit from their experience ?
It is about 1@@ ,@@ 7@@ 00 fe@@ et [ 5@@ 00 m ] long and 36 fe@@ et [ 11 m ] wide , ar@@ ra@@ yed with co@@ lum@@ ns on both si@@ des .
Jesus set a powerful example for us in res@@ is@@ ting temp@@ t@@ ations .
S@@ p@@ en@@ ding time with your children , especially when cen@@ tered on spiritual matters , is well wor@@ th the effort and is one of the best ways to keep a family un@@ ited .
No Israel@@ ite was to appro@@ pri@@ ate , st@@ ore , and use the blood of another cre@@ ature , who@@ se life bel@@ ong@@ ed to God .
How do fi@@ re and s@@ now accom@@ pl@@ ish Jehovah’s will ?
For example , giving up mar@@ i@@ ju@@ ana has sa@@ ved me from wa@@ sting h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of do@@ l@@ l@@ ars each mon@@ th .
When we pray , God does not want us to use show@@ y words or to re@@ pe@@ at mem@@ or@@ ized prayers .
Acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God br@@ ings true prote@@ ction and happiness
How might Jehovah’s feelings toward us be com@@ pared to those of a par@@ ent teaching a child to walk ?
A t@@ ou@@ ch or a qui@@ et affe@@ c@@ tion@@ ate word can say : “ I still love you .
When does “ the marriage of the L@@ am@@ b ” take place ?
Un@@ like other coven@@ ants , in which Jehovah is one of the par@@ ties to the covenant , this is a personal covenant between Jesus and his anointed followers .
In the vision , the b@@ ones came to life and became a large ar@@ my .
El@@ ders use the Bible to encoura@@ ge others and to strengthen their faith .
It could even lead to a hus@@ ban@@ d’s prayers being b@@ lo@@ cked , as happened to some ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct@@ ful servants of God in the past .
Of course , they cannot read our min@@ ds .
Do you remember when you last loo@@ ked into the s@@ k@@ y on a clear night and found yourself en@@ com@@ pas@@ sed by th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of st@@ ars ? “ The glory of the st@@ ars ” is a@@ we - inspi@@ ring .
He will not “ for@@ get your work and the love you showed for his name . ”
No@@ tice that we can be deli@@ vered from the effe@@ cts of sin only if we exerc@@ ise faith in God’s Son .
( b ) What can we learn from Lo@@ t’s example ?
To whom did the ter@@ m apply ?
Just then , my a@@ un@@ t came wal@@ king around the cor@@ ner .
He was taken to the G@@ esta@@ p@@ o st@@ ation , where his id@@ ent@@ ity was con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed .
Many young ones have found that if they are well - pre@@ pared to dec@@ l@@ are the good news , they feel more com@@ for@@ table doing it .
The G@@ esta@@ p@@ o of@@ fic@@ ers were fu@@ ri@@ ous that F@@ er@@ din@@ and , a Ger@@ man n@@ ational , had not repor@@ ted for mil@@ it@@ ary du@@ ty , and they th@@ reat@@ ened to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te him as a tra@@ it@@ or .
World W@@ ar I put an end to the rule of some of the most powerful emp@@ er@@ ors in hist@@ ory .
The cl@@ er@@ gy would thus be imit@@ ating the false prophe@@ ts of ancient Juda@@ h .
What do they see as being most important to you ​ — your care@@ er or your fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah ?
A@@ no@@ ther way to gu@@ ard our gift of free will is to put our trust in Jehovah and let him gu@@ i@@ de us within the prote@@ ctive b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries that he has set for us .
How were the po@@ les for car@@ r@@ ying the ar@@ k of the covenant positi@@ oned , since 1 K@@ ings 8 : 8 indic@@ ates that they were v@@ isi@@ ble from the Ho@@ ly ?
A Christian wife res@@ pe@@ cts and hon@@ ors her husband
A@@ n ang@@ el of Jehovah me@@ t H@@ ag@@ ar and told her : “ Re@@ turn to your mis@@ t@@ ress and hum@@ ble yourself under her hand . ”
6 Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers
Rather than seek re@@ v@@ enge , however , Joseph tri@@ ed to make peace with them .
The other questions the pione@@ er@@ ’s mo@@ ti@@ ves and imp@@ lies that she is mer@@ ely see@@ king prom@@ in@@ ence in the congregation .
E@@ ach year , some fi@@ ve milli@@ on people die as a result of to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o con@@ su@@ mp@@ tion . By com@@ par@@ is@@ on , about three milli@@ on die each year from H@@ I@@ V / ​ A@@ I@@ D@@ S .
When Paul made that st@@ at@@ ement , he was com@@ par@@ ing the world to a st@@ age .
Then , in 198@@ 7 , I was assign@@ ed to a new de@@ par@@ t@@ ment called Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al In@@ form@@ ation Ser@@ vi@@ ces .
If he w@@ ins , we will serve you . ’
I had never been to a congregation meeting in Ger@@ many , so I just gu@@ ess@@ ed at how it should be done and spoke about God’s Kingdom .
At times , un@@ believers have for@@ ci@@ bly taken over Christian fun@@ er@@ al arrang@@ ements .
This is the only refer@@ ence in the Scriptures to what Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n himself did .
An@@ yone coming to them for w@@ at@@ ers of truth will be bit@@ ter@@ ly disa@@ p@@ pointed .
As people dedic@@ ated to God , their “ whole ob@@ lig@@ ation ” was to “ fear the true God and keep his comman@@ d@@ ments . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 13 .
We still do not know the ex@@ act day or h@@ our that Jehovah’s day will arri@@ ve , and do we really need to know ?
• How can we benefit from complete trust in God ?
If we want to tra@@ in our child according to Jehovah’s la@@ ws , God’s comman@@ d@@ ments must first of all prove to be on our hearts .
However , she ob@@ served : “ I have learned to be pati@@ ent and to rejo@@ ice at the s@@ mal@@ l@@ est si@@ gn of prog@@ ress .
Not know@@ ing who T@@ am@@ ar was , Juda@@ h had rel@@ ations with her .
That fact al@@ one is an important consider@@ ation for Christians , since the Bible states that “ gre@@ e@@ dy pers@@ ons ” will not in@@ her@@ it God’s Kingdom and cl@@ as@@ ses co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness with i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry . ​ — 1 Corinthians 6 : 9 , 10 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 5 .
Jo@@ shua of old att@@ ested to God’s tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thin@@ ess .
S@@ ur@@ pris@@ ingly , as bo@@ ld and ze@@ al@@ ous as Peter had sh@@ own himself to be , his r@@ as@@ h respon@@ se on this occasi@@ on reve@@ aled a cr@@ itical f@@ law in his thinking .
So Al@@ an as@@ ks himself , ‘ What do I want men to do to me ? ’
Since the har@@ v@@ est of@@ fi@@ cially began when all m@@ ale Israelites were atten@@ ding the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Un@@ fer@@ men@@ ted C@@ ak@@ es , who har@@ v@@ ested the fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its of the ba@@ r@@ le@@ y that were brought to the san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary ?
Lo@@ v@@ ingly , Jehovah provided a perfect so@@ lu@@ tion .
One way Jehovah has prote@@ cted his people , both in the past and today , is by means of his angels .
This will prote@@ ct us not only from being pu@@ ff@@ ed up with pri@@ de but also from being disc@@ oura@@ ged .
Christ’s first k@@ ingly action after his en@@ thr@@ on@@ ement was his vi@@ ct@@ ory over “ the dra@@ g@@ on and its angels . ”
“ Y@@ O@@ U must not let people call you ‘ lead@@ ers ’ ​ — you have only one lead@@ er , Christ ! ”
Some sub@@ s@@ titu@@ te n@@ ames are used in this article .
Sh@@ ould not a div@@ in@@ ely inspired book for all people con@@ tain tim@@ eless ad@@ vice for living ?
The people were about to bu@@ ry the only son of a wi@@ do@@ w .
I w@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines for ma@@ il@@ ing , pro@@ cess@@ ed sub@@ s@@ crip@@ tions , and served as a rec@@ ep@@ tion@@ ist ; I did wh@@ atever I was asked to do .
During this time , Jo@@ shua circum@@ c@@ ises all mal@@ es born in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
Now , in over 7@@ 00 langu@@ ages , people can read something that teach@@ es them the truth from the Bible .
The j@@ our@@ n@@ al@@ ist , M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el D@@ ro@@ s@@ n@@ in , wrote that he had tri@@ ed to war@@ n the pri@@ me minis@@ ter over a year before the ass@@ as@@ sin@@ ation but to no a@@ va@@ il .
Of my im@@ medi@@ ate family , I am the only one still ali@@ ve .
As events un@@ fo@@ ld , he continu@@ es to cause his will and purpose to be real@@ ized no matter what any op@@ pos@@ er , such as Satan , may do in an at@@ temp@@ t to th@@ war@@ t the prog@@ res@@ sive out@@ working of God’s will .
When I attend@@ ed a meeting of Jehovah’s Witnesses for the first time , I did not understand a thing .
This will take place during “ the re - cre@@ ation , ” or time of reg@@ en@@ er@@ ation , during Christ’s M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ule . ​ — Read Matthew 19 : 28 ; f@@ t@@ n .
C@@ he@@ c@@ ks sent to the a@@ bo@@ ve ad@@ d@@ ress should be made pa@@ y@@ able to “ Watchtower . ”
What if , in the new world , we would love to live in one are@@ a but Jehovah’s organization as@@ ks us to move to another ?
After re@@ tur@@ ning from V@@ i@@ et@@ na@@ m , I felt a need for God in my life .
S@@ el@@ f - control mo@@ ves us to do good
For instance , one night I went home and dis@@ co@@ vered that my wife had left me .
Today , Davi@@ de has st@@ ra@@ igh@@ ten@@ ed out his life and ser@@ ves Jehovah .
A@@ lej@@ and@@ r@@ o continu@@ es : “ I still live at home .
When he commun@@ ic@@ ated with the first man , Adam , in the gar@@ den of E@@ den , Jehovah pro@@ ba@@ bly used an ancient form of the Hebrew language .
And viol@@ ent anger has no place in a Christian family .
27 F@@ in@@ ding R@@ eli@@ ef From Y@@ ou@@ th@@ ful Des@@ pa@@ ir
But that was only the beg@@ in@@ ning .
Ho@@ ly spirit ​ — the d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic for@@ ce be@@ h@@ ind cre@@ ation .
What needs will we consider ?
This teach@@ es us two important fac@@ ts about God .
During his ministry , he instru@@ cted his apostles : “ Do not go off into the ro@@ ad of the nations , and do not en@@ ter into a Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an city ; but , in@@ stead , go continu@@ ally to the lost sheep of the house of Israel .
When you real@@ ized that , al@@ though you were born a sin@@ ner ali@@ en@@ ated from him , Jehovah had op@@ ened the way for humans to be declar@@ ed righteous with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of end@@ less life , was not your heart t@@ ou@@ ched ?
“ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing Jehovah H@@ as Ma@@ de for His P@@ ur@@ pose ”
Jesus explained that he was “ the s@@ ow@@ er . ”
I@@ mit@@ ate Their Fa@@ ith ​ — He En@@ du@@ red in the F@@ ace of In@@ justice 12
He dec@@ la@@ res : “ I will show a wa@@ iting attitude for the God of my sal@@ vation . ”
( b ) What will result if we continue to follow the lead of God’s holy spirit ?
The re@@ be@@ l ang@@ el who became Satan the Devil can do nothing to th@@ war@@ t His gr@@ and purpose to san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy His own name and esta@@ bl@@ ish a gl@@ ori@@ ous Kingdom rule over a par@@ adi@@ sa@@ ic earth .
Jehovah’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t Q@@ u@@ ali@@ fi@@ es U@@ s
( b ) How can you benefit from Jehovah’s car@@ ing personal attention ?
Acc@@ ording to John chap@@ ter 6 , Jesus first com@@ pa@@ res his flesh to man@@ na , saying : “ Your fore@@ fa@@ thers ate the man@@ na in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness and yet died .
We have pl@@ ent@@ y to do in the work of the Lord .
Because the N@@ in@@ ev@@ ites “ had turned back from their bad way . ”
But God’s Word states the truth about death .
Mo@@ re@@ over , “ their love and their h@@ ate and their je@@ al@@ ous@@ y have already peri@@ shed , ” for they cannot expres@@ s any emo@@ tion . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 5 , 6 , 10 .
And first - century Christians had no reason to er@@ e@@ ct such plac@@ es .
( V@@ er@@ se 11 ) This app@@ lied to the nation of Israel and would later apply to “ the Israel of God , ” who are the anointed .
Such situ@@ ations can t@@ est our faith in Jehovah and in his organiz@@ ational arrang@@ ement .
T@@ ake my yo@@ ke upon you and learn from me , for I am mil@@ d - temp@@ ered and low@@ ly in heart , and you will find ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment for your sou@@ ls . ” ​ — Matthew 11 : 28 , 29 .
8 : 1 - 9 .
However , not all children need physical p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment .
S@@ ur@@ ely a man is no mat@@ ch for Be@@ h@@ emo@@ th , with its mas@@ sive body , hu@@ ge m@@ ou@@ th , and powerful j@@ a@@ ws .
N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s , 2 / 1
Some may have the best of in@@ ten@@ tions for their fel@@ low@@ men .
A sur@@ ve@@ y of the one h@@ un@@ d@@ red ri@@ ch@@ est people in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates showed that they were no ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er than people in gener@@ al .
But even if the situation is what we think it is , consider this : For a while , a serious wrong ex@@ is@@ ted in the Corinth@@ i@@ an congregation , a congregation that Jehovah car@@ ed for .
What are they wa@@ iting for ?
L@@ ON@@ G I@@ S@@ L@@ AN@@ D C@@ I@@ T@@ Y , N@@ Y ( Ch@@ in@@ ese only ) , As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses , 4@@ 4 - 17 Gre@@ en@@ point A@@ ve .
In the first century , the “ people for his name ” was the Christian congregation .
How can I over@@ come any ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion that may hold me back from sing@@ ing out jo@@ y@@ fully ?
Con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with the re@@ ality of fam@@ ine , war , si@@ ck@@ ness , and death , many re@@ ject ou@@ tri@@ ght the no@@ tion of a Creator who ca@@ res about mankind .
When we than@@ k our Father for the good things that come our way , we foc@@ us on our blessings .
D@@ ele@@ g@@ ating inclu@@ des assign@@ ing a t@@ ask and following up on the prog@@ ress
T@@ ry to i@@ magine the full sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of Paul’s words found at 1 Corinthians 15 : 24 , 25 , 28 . ​ — Read .
Be@@ fore doing that , however , make good use of material that Jehovah’s organization has provided for parents .
He said that they were among the circum@@ c@@ ised , of Jewish ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
• Re@@ du@@ ce the lik@@ eli@@ ho@@ od of un@@ wanted , us@@ eless , ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive , co@@ st@@ ly tre@@ at@@ ments
Are such Christians over@@ re@@ ac@@ ting ?
Acc@@ ording to V@@ in@@ e@@ ’s Ex@@ pos@@ it@@ ory Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of O@@ ld and New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent Wor@@ ds , the Greek ter@@ m for the expres@@ sion “ fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch ” den@@ o@@ tes “ fre@@ e@@ dom of spe@@ e@@ ch , un@@ re@@ serv@@ e@@ dness of ut@@ ter@@ ance , . . . the ab@@ s@@ ence of fear in speaking b@@ ol@@ dly ; h@@ ence , confidence , c@@ he@@ er@@ ful courage , b@@ ol@@ dness , without any con@@ ne@@ ction necess@@ ar@@ ily with spe@@ e@@ ch . ”
Yes , sh@@ aring in family worship will provide a sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard against spe@@ cul@@ ation and doub@@ ts .
Are mil@@ dness and long - suffering really needed in the congregation ?
The new covenant was v@@ al@@ id@@ ated by Christ’s shed blood .
A father says this about his way of deal@@ ing with such a situation : “ When the children make mis@@ takes , I try not to over@@ re@@ act .
“ Those who have been coun@@ ted wor@@ thy of ga@@ ining . . . the resurrection from the dead . ”
A second reason for co@@ op@@ er@@ ating with Christian overse@@ ers is that “ they are keep@@ ing w@@ atch over [ our ] sou@@ ls . ”
What did Paul do when he wanted to expla@@ in deep Bible tru@@ ths to his listen@@ ers ?
“ It does not take much in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ence to see what is happ@@ ening in the world , ” he says .
In the mean@@ time , keep lear@@ ning all you can about Jehovah and his ways .
Paul thus encoura@@ ged first - century Christians who pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed the fr@@ am@@ e@@ work of knowledge con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed by the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law to put that knowledge into prac@@ tice .
But as the child fin@@ ds his bal@@ ance , the par@@ ent ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ously le@@ ts go for a few m@@ om@@ ents at a time .
Per@@ haps Le@@ ah re@@ sign@@ ed her@@ self to that fact , for her f@@ our@@ th s@@ on@@ ’s name con@@ ta@@ ined no refer@@ ence to her ho@@ p@@ es of better rel@@ ations with Jac@@ o@@ b .
When Jerusalem f@@ alls 18 months later , E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s message once again takes on a new the@@ me : the gl@@ ori@@ ous rest@@ or@@ ation of true worship .
They know that Jehovah has bless@@ ed this group of anointed ones and feel that it is an honor to worship him with them .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the cer@@ em@@ on@@ y , the bri@@ de@@ ’s parents invit@@ ed the gu@@ ests home for some light ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ments .
( b ) What do we learn about this Kingdom in the boo@@ ks of Daniel and Revelation ?
2 : 5 ; P@@ s .
It is true that we cannot avoid all sin .
L@@ ater , God inspired a Bible writ@@ er to give these instru@@ ctions to hus@@ ban@@ ds : “ Re@@ jo@@ ice with the wife of your you@@ th . . .
But Jehovah is the one who has the right to set the stan@@ d@@ ard for righteousness , not us ! ​ — R@@ om .
N@@ one of these ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations makes much sense in 3 : 22 , which speak@@ s of ‘ one of us . ’ ”
Are you making the most of your opportun@@ ities in God’s service ?
When we re@@ turned from the conven@@ tion in Lo@@ s Ang@@ el@@ es , we all sh@@ ared the Kingdom message with people in enti@@ re coun@@ ties of S@@ ou@@ th C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ina , V@@ ir@@ g@@ in@@ ia , W@@ est V@@ ir@@ g@@ in@@ ia , and K@@ en@@ tu@@ ck@@ y .
F@@ ur@@ ther cont@@ ra@@ sting the effect of the u@@ pri@@ ght and the wicked on a commun@@ ity , Solomon states : “ Because of the blessing of the u@@ pri@@ ght ones a to@@ wn is ex@@ al@@ ted , but because of the m@@ ou@@ th of the wicked ones it ge@@ ts t@@ or@@ n down . ” ​ — Proverbs 11 : 11 .
1 : 25 - 27 ; 2 : 2 ; 4 : 2 , 3 .
The ke@@ y to a happy , mean@@ ing@@ ful life is this : We must have a prop@@ er relationship with Jehovah , our Creator and heavenly Father .
In the s@@ pr@@ ing of 195@@ 8 , I was about to fin@@ ish my ap@@ pr@@ en@@ tic@@ e@@ ship as a wa@@ it@@ er at the G@@ r@@ and Ho@@ te@@ l W@@ i@@ es@@ l@@ er of G@@ ra@@ z , Au@@ stri@@ a .
Be Re@@ as@@ on@@ able With Al@@ co@@ ho@@ l
When one Witness was as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ted but refu@@ sed to re@@ tal@@ i@@ ate , he was stru@@ ck on the sp@@ ine from be@@ h@@ ind and had to be ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al@@ ized .
The account states : “ C@@ ris@@ p@@ us . . . became a beli@@ ever in the Lord , and so did all his hous@@ eho@@ ld .
This means that we worship only Jehovah and that we obey him with our whole heart .
We are in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge in that we have within us his qualities , including a moral sense with a fun@@ c@@ tion@@ ing conscience .
“ They say but do not per@@ form , ” Jesus said of them .
U@@ r@@ ge them to star@@ t atten@@ ding im@@ medi@@ ately .
At this , the young man ju@@ mp@@ ed off the st@@ age and disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared .
An@@ na G@@ ar@@ d@@ ner descri@@ bed how “ the ra@@ f@@ ters sh@@ o@@ ok with the ap@@ pla@@ use . ”
S@@ ad@@ ly , I lost her to can@@ c@@ er in Ju@@ ly 200@@ 1 .
He made sure that the result of any mirac@@ le was that God received the cre@@ di@@ t and the glory .
God said : “ I am pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ding to go down to deli@@ ver them out of the hand of the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans and to bring them up out of that land [ Egy@@ pt ] to a land good and sp@@ ac@@ i@@ ous , to a land f@@ low@@ ing with mil@@ k and h@@ one@@ y . ”
( Read Psalm 7@@ 3 : 16 - 19 , 27 , 28 . )
G@@ r@@ and@@ pa asked . He c@@ he@@ cked his v@@ est .
22 K@@ now Your En@@ em@@ y
One of the Witness refu@@ ge@@ es ob@@ served that this ass@@ em@@ bly was pro@@ of of the un@@ ity and love among Jehovah’s Witnesses in a di@@ vi@@ ded world .
Di@@ d David right this wrong ?
On the contr@@ ary , they give honor and glory to the living God , Jehovah . ​ — Mark 7 : 9 , 13 .
( b ) How should this com@@ par@@ is@@ on af@@ fect the cont@@ ent of our prayers ?
Yet , upon being rel@@ eas@@ ed they “ went their way . . . , and every day in the temple and from house to house they continued without le@@ tu@@ p teaching and declar@@ ing the good news about the Christ , Jesus . ” ​ — Acts 5 : 40 - 4@@ 2 .
We had to be very ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous about the way we eng@@ ag@@ ed in the preaching work .
They will listen to us and then try to buil@@ d us up with war@@ m encourag@@ ement and appro@@ pri@@ ate Scriptural counsel .
We might also make a men@@ tal no@@ te of those who are mis@@ sing from the C@@ ongreg@@ ation Bo@@ ok S@@ tu@@ dy we atten@@ d .
Although we person@@ ally need to be com@@ for@@ ted , we also have the gr@@ and privilege of br@@ ing@@ ing comfort to others .
“ Pa@@ y attention to how you listen . ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 8 : 18 .
M@@ ore than that , though , it ans@@ wers such questions as : Why do good people su@@ ff@@ er ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the reason why I was sh@@ own mer@@ cy was that by means of me as the fore@@ most case Christ Jesus might demonstr@@ ate all his long - suffering for a s@@ am@@ ple of those who are going to rest their faith on him for everlasting life . ”
What does integrity invol@@ ve , and what may we learn from Jehovah’s law regarding ani@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es ?
1 , 2 . ( a ) How important is light ?
By pro@@ claim@@ ing the Kingdom message , we have the privilege of ex@@ ten@@ ding to others an invit@@ ation to en@@ ter the spiritual par@@ adise .
Yes , every human on earth will have acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God and be obedi@@ ent to him .
What does a family really need ?
T@@ wel@@ ve spi@@ es provided evidence of its fer@@ t@@ ility by br@@ ing@@ ing fi@@ g@@ s and other fru@@ it back to the Israel@@ ite cam@@ p .
Does he displa@@ y self - control ?
As we study God’s Word , we can accept the discipl@@ ine that comes direc@@ tly from Jehovah through the Scriptures .
They were not working at all but were get@@ ting involved in things that did not concer@@ n them .
For a long time , s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists have been t@@ ac@@ k@@ ling the mon@@ um@@ ent@@ al t@@ ask of fin@@ ding g@@ ene@@ tic ca@@ uses and cu@@ res for human pa@@ th@@ olo@@ gy and be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
The man in the illustr@@ ation pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed ei@@ ght tal@@ ents , a hu@@ ge for@@ tu@@ ne in those days .
Because she and her el@@ der brother , Jo@@ e , refu@@ sed to sto@@ p stud@@ ying the Bible , they were ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from home by ze@@ al@@ ous O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x parents .
What did Jo@@ shua have to do to su@@ sta@@ in his faith and courage ?
Because they wal@@ ked in the truth , the early Christians were b@@ ound together in a pe@@ ace@@ ful bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od , even as Jehovah’s Witnesses are today .
Because temp@@ tation str@@ ik@@ es where we are most vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able , we cannot res@@ ist it al@@ one .
Isaiah fore@@ told : “ Tru@@ ly our si@@ ck@@ nesses were what he himself car@@ ri@@ ed ; and as for our pa@@ ins , he bor@@ e them . ”
But Jehovah , though inv@@ isi@@ ble , was real to Moses , un@@ like all the i@@ do@@ ls re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting the li@@ fel@@ ess go@@ ds of Egy@@ pt .
* H@@ er husband a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned her for a you@@ ng@@ er woman .
Those Christians look for@@ ward to enjo@@ ying in du@@ e time “ the gl@@ ori@@ ous fre@@ e@@ dom of the children of God . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , since he that “ practic@@ es for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation is sin@@ ning against his own body , ” im@@ moral conduct of any kind rend@@ ers his sacrifice off@@ en@@ sive to Jehovah .
Those with this earthly hope will in the ful@@ l@@ est sense become God’s children after they have re@@ ached per@@ fe@@ ction and have proved their loy@@ al@@ ty in the fin@@ al t@@ est . ​ — R@@ om . 8 : 21 ; Re@@ v .
I loo@@ ked for@@ ward to sp@@ en@@ ding some time at a con@@ v@@ ent because I loved God .
H@@ ist@@ ory repor@@ ts : “ Then Jehovah made it ra@@ in sul@@ p@@ hu@@ r and fi@@ re from Jehovah , from the heavens , ” upon those c@@ ities .
A cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er in a war - t@@ or@@ n are@@ a of Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a repor@@ ts : “ Be@@ fore re@@ aching the last ro@@ ad@@ b@@ lo@@ ck between the ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed by the re@@ bel@@ s and that contro@@ l@@ led by the govern@@ ment , my wife and I were sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by four re@@ be@@ l mil@@ it@@ ary comman@@ ders and their bo@@ d@@ y@@ gu@@ ar@@ ds , who in@@ qui@@ red about our id@@ ent@@ ity .
A 24 - year - old brother who got baptized before he was a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er says , “ I may have had a deep@@ er understanding if I had been older , but making the decision to dedic@@ ate my@@ self to Jehovah prote@@ cted me from worl@@ dly pur@@ su@@ its . ”
The In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational St@@ and@@ ard Bible En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pa@@ e@@ dia states : “ N@@ ex@@ t in import@@ ance to the go@@ ds in the Ba@@ b [ yl@@ on@@ i@@ an ] religion are the dem@@ ons who had the power to a@@ ff@@ li@@ ct men with man@@ i@@ fo@@ ld di@@ se@@ as@@ es of body or mind .
God dec@@ la@@ res : “ From the beg@@ in@@ ning I fore@@ tell the out@@ come , . . . I say , ‘ My decision will stand , and I will do wh@@ atever I ple@@ ase . ’ ”
Li@@ fe was not eas@@ y .
“ Pe@@ ople of the nations that do not have [ God’s ] law do by n@@ ature the things of the law . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M@@ AN@@ S 2 : 14 .
Yet , because the t@@ ask was di@@ vi@@ ded among many willing famili@@ es , the work was accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed .
He ad@@ ds : “ At this point , I real@@ ized that I had found what had been mis@@ sing in my life ​ — the feel@@ ing of deep satis@@ fac@@ tion that comes from pu@@ t@@ ting Kingdom inter@@ ests first .
Yet , Jehovah pre@@ served that Law for us in his Word , the Bible .
King Saul un@@ wis@@ ely imp@@ o@@ sed a cur@@ se on any of his sol@@ di@@ ers who ate before the bat@@ tle had been w@@ on .
S@@ í@@ l@@ vi@@ a , a two - time can@@ c@@ er sur@@ vi@@ v@@ or , ag@@ re@@ es .
Why can we say that Jehovah is the G@@ r@@ and Pro@@ vi@@ der ?
T@@ ak@@ ing advan@@ ta@@ ge of the situation , the cl@@ er@@ gy led the author@@ ities to believe that we were Com@@ mun@@ ists and to persecu@@ te us vi@@ ci@@ ously .
Do feelings of rac@@ i@@ al su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity have any mer@@ it ?
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , the apostle Paul was inspired to apply Psalm 1@@ 12 : 9 in con@@ ne@@ ction with Christians in the first century .
This ob@@ vi@@ ously is contr@@ ary to the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel that a Christian should “ do hard work , doing with his hands what is good work , that he may have something to dist@@ ribu@@ te to someone in need . ”
“ The second pos@@ si@@ bility is [ that Bet@@ h ʹ@@ I@@ m@@ r@@ i is ] the place of orig@@ in of the dec@@ eas@@ ed or of her enti@@ re family . ”
That may have pointed to the fact that the anointed sons of God would ev@@ en@@ tually be dra@@ wn from two grou@@ ps ​ — first from n@@ atur@@ al Jews and later from G@@ ent@@ il@@ es . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 3 : 26 - 29 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 2 : 13 - 18 .
However , that did not di@@ min@@ ish Davi@@ d’s confidence in Jehovah .
11 : 36 - 40 .
Ther@@ e@@ in you find examples of faithful men and women who@@ se life course and qualities you would like to imitate .
I@@ r@@ è@@ ne and I were married in 195@@ 6 , and she jo@@ ined me in the cir@@ cu@@ it work .
Satan is “ a li@@ ar and the father of the li@@ e , ” but he por@@ tra@@ ys himself as “ an ang@@ el of light . ”
St@@ or@@ r@@ s and his associ@@ ates went to the other ex@@ tre@@ me and conclu@@ ded that the wicked would not be resur@@ rec@@ ted at all .
Some were a@@ the@@ ists or de@@ ists , * but they became con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of the ex@@ ist@@ ence of a Creator with whom they could have a mean@@ ing@@ ful relationship .
What is relati@@ ve fre@@ e@@ dom ?
In some lands , the a@@ ver@@ age person is not ra@@ ised thinking that he ( or she ) was born a sin@@ ner , that he in@@ her@@ ited sin .
The time is f@@ ast appro@@ aching when your own eyes will see on the earth the blessings of God’s Kingdom !
In what way is wisdom “ with the mo@@ des@@ t ones ” ?
For example , the J@@ anu@@ ary 22 , 200@@ 1 , is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke ! fe@@ atu@@ red the co@@ ver seri@@ es “ Com@@ fort for the S@@ ic@@ k . ”
On@@ ce , over 5@@ 00 people saw him , most of whom were still ali@@ ve when the apostle Paul used that in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent as evidence in his de@@ f@@ en@@ se of the resurrection . ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 6 .
Re@@ pet@@ iti@@ on helps the mem@@ ory , and re@@ pe@@ ated remin@@ ders are an in@@ tegr@@ al part of our Christian educ@@ ation .
Although we may be b@@ es@@ et by such tri@@ als as op@@ position , si@@ ck@@ ness , old age , de@@ pres@@ sion , ber@@ e@@ av@@ ement , and e@@ con@@ om@@ ic har@@ d@@ ship , we know that they are temp@@ or@@ ary .
C@@ ould anything be more preci@@ ous than that ? — John 17 : 3 .
She offered the second prayer after she arri@@ ved at the a@@ ir@@ por@@ t and learned that her f@@ light had been d@@ el@@ a@@ yed until the next day .
How can we show love for those who persecu@@ te us ?
How loving that Jehovah took the prophet out of their re@@ ach !
“ Th@@ r@@ ough this faith he con@@ dem@@ ned the world , ” wrote the apostle Paul .
In the origin@@ al language , the words transl@@ ated “ the f@@ at@@ ty things ” at Ne@@ h@@ emiah 8 : 10 and “ f@@ at ” at L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 3 : 17 are different .
Mo@@ ved by I@@ ra@@ i@@ da@@ ’s re@@ qu@@ est for help , El@@ sa asked that a Witness in the congregation study with her .
Why should we respect the personal decisions of others ?
The Israelites dis@@ obe@@ yed clear direction from Jehovah .
O@@ thers avoid certain ty@@ p@@ es of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment that are not in themselves wrong but that can fu@@ el personal moral we@@ ak@@ nesses .
Jesus did not re@@ v@@ ile his acc@@ us@@ ers . ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 17 - 21 ; 1 P@@ et .
How important is the Kingdom message ?
Tru@@ ly , Jehovah’s su@@ sta@@ ining hand is often expres@@ sed through those around us .
( Read James 3 : 14 - 18 . )
Since Jesus ca@@ u@@ tioned his followers to “ w@@ atch out . . . for the teaching of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , ” we can ask ourselves , ‘ W@@ ho@@ se disci@@ ple have I become ? ’ ​ — Matthew 16 : 12 .
When God’s Kingdom exerc@@ ises rul@@ er@@ ship over the earth , an “ a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace ” will pre@@ va@@ il forever .
Of course , the Bible provi@@ des other practic@@ al su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions .
The pri@@ est became very ang@@ ry and war@@ ned me that I was in d@@ anger of lo@@ sing my faith .
W@@ as Joseph still living when Jesus began his ministry at about 30 years of age ?
This was ap@@ par@@ ently the first time that spi@@ r@@ its became v@@ isi@@ ble to humans .
That psal@@ m shows how we can qu@@ ali@@ fy to be among the milli@@ ons who will enjoy pra@@ ising God forever .
What can we learn from Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s appro@@ ach to God ?
Jehovah’s name appe@@ ars
While E@@ r@@ na was in R@@ av@@ en@@ s@@ br@@ ü@@ ck , something happened that led to her coming off tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ ant .
What may cause a proble@@ m with n@@ on - Witness relati@@ ves ?
At first , we did not want him to go .
Lo@@ ok at the situation ob@@ je@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
It was an en@@ ri@@ ch@@ ing experience to see them at work and ob@@ serve their Christian ways .
A name to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite I shall give them , one that will not be cu@@ t off . ”
Re@@ g@@ arding this , Paul told Timothy , his compan@@ ion in the ministry : “ To be sure , it is a means of great gain , this godly devo@@ tion along with self - su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y .
His Com@@ mun@@ ist Par@@ ty w@@ on the 194@@ 6 ele@@ ctions , and he became pri@@ me minis@@ ter .
“ I feel ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted and un@@ loved ”
Jesus Christ proved to be the pri@@ m@@ ary part of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s “ se@@ ed . ”
T@@ O TH@@ I@@ S question , many answer with a simp@@ le , “ No . Why should I ? ”
S@@ ome@@ times fellow Christians ask me what less@@ ons I have learned during my 5@@ 7 years of Bethel service .
In that way , our life ​ — whether we are sing@@ le or married , with or without children — ​ will bring honor and praise to Jehovah and to the Christian congregation .
Yet , years later , after an ex@@ ile of 70 years , many of God’s people had not learned from this .
M@@ ore ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments become necess@@ ary when the ba@@ by arri@@ ves .
J@@ a@@ wa@@ har@@ l@@ al Ne@@ h@@ r@@ u , form@@ er pri@@ me minis@@ ter of In@@ dia , called dem@@ o@@ cr@@ ac@@ y good but ad@@ ded : “ I say this because other syst@@ em@@ s are wor@@ se . ”
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , Jews in Phil@@ ad@@ el@@ p@@ hi@@ a un@@ succ@@ ess@@ fully tri@@ ed to per@@ su@@ a@@ de Jewish Christians there to re@@ tain certain practic@@ es of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law or to return to them .
O@@ f@@ ten , their jo@@ b requi@@ res that they be away from home for most of the day .
What do we learn from Jehovah’s cre@@ ation ?
M@@ ake Go@@ od U@@ se of Ch@@ ang@@ ing C@@ ir@@ cum@@ stances
Yet , other angels dec@@ l@@ ined to dis@@ close their n@@ ames .
De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 21 : 23 states that “ something acc@@ ur@@ sed of God is the one h@@ un@@ g up . ”
To just anyone or to your clo@@ s@@ est compan@@ i@@ ons ? ​ — A@@ mo@@ s 3 : 7 ; Isaiah 40 : 13 , 25 , 26 .
On one side were those who real@@ ized that the spiritual and moral develop@@ ment of people dep@@ ended on ex@@ po@@ sure to the Bible .
The sur@@ vi@@ ving wi@@ do@@ w or wi@@ do@@ wer is often left with a bl@@ end of hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he , l@@ on@@ el@@ iness , and ma@@ y@@ be even some anger or gu@@ il@@ t .
What is one way we can mu@@ ster up b@@ ol@@ dness to preach ?
God’s Kingdom is a real govern@@ ment that rul@@ es from heaven .
I wish to let you know how much encourag@@ ement I have received from your ze@@ al@@ ous example and strong faith .
1 : 9 ; 2 : 12 .
“ S@@ ome@@ times we cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t help but c@@ ry un@@ contro@@ l@@ la@@ bly in the pres@@ ence of vis@@ it@@ ors .
The apostle Paul fre@@ qu@@ ently pra@@ ised the fine qualities of his fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers .
O@@ b@@ serve God’s W@@ on@@ der@@ ful Q@@ u@@ alities
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 18 ]
Paul st@@ op@@ s the j@@ a@@ il@@ er from com@@ mit@@ ting su@@ i@@ ci@@ de .
Why does Satan want to disc@@ oura@@ ge God’s people ?
Yet , Jehovah had or@@ da@@ ined that David would succ@@ e@@ ed Saul as king , and what God had pur@@ posed was for J@@ on@@ a@@ th@@ an’s own good and that of others .
El@@ ders make decisions that af@@ fect the congregation .
A person could eas@@ ily conclu@@ de that show@@ ing kindness is har@@ dly a pri@@ or@@ ity and may even be a si@@ gn of we@@ ak@@ ness .
Mo@@ st important , after you medit@@ ate on what you have read , stri@@ ve to apply it .
A@@ men . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
The time comes when you young people are no longer prote@@ cted by the faith@@ ful@@ ness of your parents .
R@@ es@@ pect pla@@ ys what part in a happy marriage ?
A King Who In@@ spi@@ res Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty
Why not exam@@ ine this now ?
When the Israelites had been sla@@ ves in Egy@@ pt for many years , Jehovah sent Moses and his brother , A@@ ar@@ on , to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h to ask him to li@@ ber@@ ate His people .
Yet , such a tr@@ end toward com@@ mer@@ ci@@ al@@ ism is pro@@ ba@@ bly in@@ ev@@ it@@ able in view of the ro@@ o@@ ts of many Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s practic@@ es .
“ W@@ ell , if I am a man of God , ” he said , “ let fi@@ re come down from the heavens and e@@ at up you and your fi@@ f@@ ty . ”
In Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i the author@@ ities had be@@ at@@ en Paul and his compan@@ ion S@@ il@@ as with ro@@ ds , thro@@ wn them into pris@@ on , and con@@ f@@ ined them in sto@@ c@@ ks .
3 : 17 - 21 .
We know nothing of Jo@@ shua during that peri@@ od .
A@@ no@@ ther one of Jehovah’s end@@ ear@@ ing qualities is reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess .
You will find that this is rel@@ ev@@ ant and important to you person@@ ally . ​ — See bo@@ x on page 6 .
6 : 11 - 15 ; 8 : 1 - 3 , 22 , 23 .
“ We were am@@ a@@ zed at how respon@@ sible our daugh@@ ters ( in their ro@@ le as the parents ) were when expla@@ ining to us ( as the children ) their Bible - based reas@@ ons why it would be un@@ wise to go to the d@@ ance , ” the father continu@@ es .
Ex@@ pl@@ ore as we will in the mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ um@@ s a@@ head , we will never comple@@ t@@ ely fa@@ th@@ om “ the dep@@ th of God’s ri@@ ches and wisdom and knowledge . ” ​ — Romans 11 : 33 .
Why should you con@@ stan@@ tly put into prac@@ tice the things you are lear@@ ning from God’s Word ?
Let us consider the same three fac@@ t@@ ors that direc@@ ted the gover@@ ning body in the first century .
Who is the best example we can imitate ?
P@@ re@@ serv@@ ation will dep@@ end on an individu@@ al@@ ’s continu@@ ing to seek me@@ ek@@ ness and righteousness . ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 2 : 3 .
“ T@@ w@@ o par@@ ts ” of Eli@@ j@@ ah’s spirit , 11 / 1
Christians consider life to be far more valu@@ able than material things .
When an ir@@ ate pri@@ est arri@@ ved , I was able to stand up to him coura@@ ge@@ ously , ign@@ or@@ ing his pers@@ ist@@ ent dem@@ and that I accom@@ pan@@ y him to the po@@ li@@ ce st@@ ation .
On one occasi@@ on when I was let out of pris@@ on , I deci@@ ded to go and vis@@ it one of my a@@ un@@ ts .
One of the best ways to appreci@@ ate Jehovah’s mat@@ ch@@ less qualities is to study the life and ministry of Jesus Christ .
In fact , when the apostle Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed first - century Christians to “ slave for Jehovah , ” he was encourag@@ ing sac@@ red service prom@@ p@@ ted by love of God .
They know that it is in their best inter@@ ests to he@@ ed the counsel in God’s Word .
N@@ one of us can now es@@ cap@@ e the dis@@ order that their re@@ bel@@ li@@ on un@@ lea@@ shed .
G@@ ro@@ w@@ th A@@ m@@ ong U@@ gan@@ da@@ ’s Di@@ verse Pe@@ ople
The experi@@ ences of “ those who have end@@ ur@@ ed ” teach us how to remain faithful , reas@@ sure us that we can succ@@ e@@ ed , and re@@ mind us that our loy@@ al@@ ty will be re@@ war@@ ded .
That made it possible for me to take along in my viol@@ in case spiritual food to our Christian brothers and to return with the repor@@ ts of their wit@@ ness@@ ing activ@@ ity .
For ne@@ arly a century , the con@@ di@@ tions fore@@ told at 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 5 have been in evidence .
I@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ ally , even ch@@ urch lead@@ ers have given in to this way of thinking .
I took a dem@@ o@@ tion at work , which me@@ ant the lo@@ ss of 50 per@@ c@@ ent of my sal@@ ary , and began to share in the preaching work again . ”
That attitude toward life and death was not uni@@ que to the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans .
It might have been a physical a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction , such as po@@ or ey@@ es@@ i@@ ght .
Your do@@ ct@@ or may beg@@ in with a physical c@@ he@@ c@@ ku@@ p , since anxi@@ ety is some@@ times the result of an under@@ l@@ ying medi@@ cal con@@ dition .
• What benef@@ its are there in imp@@ ar@@ ting Bible truth to others ?
U@@ sing God’s name ei@@ ght times , the first n@@ ine ver@@ ses of Proverbs chap@@ ter 16 show us how we can bring our life under God’s control so that ‘ our pl@@ ans will be fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed . ’
It appe@@ ars that sh@@ ort@@ ly ther@@ e@@ after cop@@ y@@ ists re@@ plac@@ ed the divine name with sur@@ ro@@ g@@ ates , such as K@@ y@@ ʹ@@ ri@@ ·@@ o@@ s ( Lord ) and The@@ ·@@ os@@ ʹ ( God ) .
It helps if we ask ourselves : ‘ Why did I cho@@ ose to follow Jesus in the first place ?
A@@ vo@@ id ca@@ f@@ fe@@ ine ? 4 / 15
P@@ re@@ par@@ ations for a C@@ ir@@ cu@@ it As@@ s@@ em@@ bly
( c ) What gi@@ f@@ ts strengthen us today ?
Con@@ cer@@ ning di@@ str@@ actions , how does the world we live in com@@ pare with the world of Bible times ?
The cou@@ ple should not ex@@ pect or allow a th@@ ir@@ d par@@ ty , not even a physi@@ ci@@ an , to deter@@ mine what they will do .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying these will help us with@@ stand me - ism , however it may be desi@@ gn@@ ated .
A@@ n effort has been made to re@@ ach the stud@@ ent@@ ’s heart by invol@@ ving him wh@@ en@@ ever possible .
Ab@@ out the th@@ ir@@ d day , it is comm@@ on to trans@@ f@@ er into the wi@@ fe@@ ’s wom@@ b not one but two or three of the best em@@ br@@ yo@@ s so as to inc@@ re@@ ase the ch@@ ance of a pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy .
Jehovah ans@@ wers our prayers “ so that we may be of good courage and say : ‘ Jehovah is my help@@ er ; I will not be af@@ ra@@ id .
Jehovah pro@@ pos@@ es to str@@ ike the people with p@@ est@@ il@@ ence , but Moses inter@@ ce@@ des , and God dec@@ la@@ res that they will become w@@ an@@ der@@ ers in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness for 40 years ​ — until those num@@ ber@@ ed have died .
So Jehovah told Bar@@ u@@ ch that his thinking was wrong and that he needed to change .
T@@ ake A@@ ction !
In those 12 months , 2@@ 6@@ 2@@ ,@@ 4@@ 16 people public@@ ly sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed their dedic@@ ation to Jehovah by water baptism .
B@@ as@@ ed on these par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s or a personal field service experience , show how Scriptural truth can change a person@@ ’s attitude .
On the sur@@ face , these two famili@@ es se@@ em to have little in comm@@ on .
Their deli@@ ght is seen in the prophe@@ tic words of Isaiah 6@@ 1 : 10 : “ W@@ i@@ th@@ out fai@@ l I shall ex@@ ul@@ t in Jehovah . My soul will be jo@@ y@@ ful in my God . For he has clo@@ th@@ ed me with the gar@@ ments of sal@@ vation . ”
Some of these have faith@@ fully been pro@@ duc@@ ing Kingdom fru@@ it@@ age for de@@ ca@@ des .
What does Christian dedic@@ ation en@@ ta@@ il , le@@ ading to what questions ?
( b ) What will be discus@@ sed in our next article ?
We know that the end is coming soon , so we must live in a way that shows we ex@@ pect the end to come at any time .
The apostle Paul was inspired to wr@@ ite 14 boo@@ ks of the Bible .
Can you see what Jesus did to draw up and ex@@ pose what was in Pet@@ er@@ ’s heart ?
“ Lo@@ o@@ king back , ” says Si@@ me , “ I@@ ’@@ m so gr@@ ate@@ ful that I over@@ came my fear of lo@@ sing my jo@@ b and that I put Jehovah first .
• How can we make sure that we remain among those who have been ‘ col@@ le@@ cted into v@@ ess@@ els ’ ?
“ A F@@ E@@ W days ag@@ o , I received a cop@@ y of The Watchtower from one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , ” wrote a ci@@ vi@@ l serv@@ ant working at the ministry of justice in Se@@ ou@@ l , Re@@ public of K@@ o@@ re@@ a .
* All others who later become the se@@ con@@ d@@ ary part of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed are such because they “ bel@@ ong to Christ . ”
Will you be present on A@@ pri@@ l 4 , 200@@ 4 , to com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate Jesus ’ death ?
8 Do You K@@ now Jehovah as Di@@ d Noah , Daniel , and Job ?
Yet , when one ac@@ ts in acc@@ ord with the conscience , a sense of satis@@ fac@@ tion and peace can result .
St@@ ress .
Then the op@@ position came ​ — hard and f@@ ast .
Consider the case of King Saul of Israel .
As in the case of the Israelites , the temp@@ t@@ ations that we face are comm@@ on to human experience .
“ Yes , ” I ans@@ wer@@ ed , “ rel@@ e@@ ase me . ”
Ho@@ ly spirit was p@@ our@@ ed out on all anointed Christians , but it spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally en@@ ab@@ led the apostles and other elders in Jerusalem to fulf@@ ill their ro@@ le as overse@@ ers .
Why did the young woman go to such l@@ eng@@ ths to return the money ?
And will we ever see a time when the whole world will be free of pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce ?
And Juda@@ h and Israel continued to d@@ well in se@@ cur@@ ity , ever@@ yone under his own v@@ ine and under his own fi@@ g t@@ ree . ” ​ — 1 K@@ ings 4 : 20 , 25 .
Thus , I was given some me@@ dic@@ ine , and I rec@@ u@@ per@@ ated .
S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ es offered by the Israelites had value only if the people had prop@@ er mo@@ ti@@ ves .
The way the wicked b@@ ru@@ tal@@ ize children , the el@@ der@@ ly , and other de@@ f@@ en@@ sel@@ ess ones f@@ ill@@ s us with hor@@ ro@@ r .
32 : 5 ; 1@@ 19 : 9@@ 7 ; Pro@@ v .
Mo@@ st of us do in this cor@@ ru@@ pt world .
( 5 ) J@@ as@@ ic@@ ki , M .
“ There is no sear@@ ch@@ ing out of [ Jehovah’s ] understanding . ”
5 : 15 , 16 .
On both occasi@@ ons , he sent his followers for@@ th as har@@ v@@ est work@@ ers . ​ — Matthew 10 : 5 ; Luke 10 : 3 .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , Jesus did not in@@ ten@@ d to cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct God’s Word , which c@@ learly states : “ The dead no longer know anything . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 5 , N@@ A@@ B .
F@@ ri@@ ends who disa@@ p@@ point us may still have fine qualities . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 13 .
The t@@ ent of God is with mankind , and he will re@@ side with them , and they will be his people .
B@@ ri@@ ef@@ ly rel@@ ate the st@@ ory of the S@@ ong of Solomon .
What were parents of old comman@@ ded by God to teach their children ?
For example , they may respect and love their parents .
Y@@ O@@ U have no doubt seen a c@@ at cur@@ led up and pur@@ ring ​ — a pi@@ c@@ ture of ob@@ vi@@ ous con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment .
L@@ it@@ tle did she know that the ser@@ p@@ ent was mer@@ ely a m@@ ou@@ th@@ pi@@ e@@ ce for Satan the Devil . ​ — Genesis 3 : 1 - 6 .
The Father and Son must have commun@@ ic@@ ated ex@@ ten@@ si@@ vely and develop@@ ed deep affe@@ ction for each other over a@@ e@@ ons of time .
The righteous is the one res@@ cu@@ ed even from dist@@ ress , and the wicked one comes in in@@ stead of him . ”
O@@ r it may simply have been that we were recogn@@ ized in the ter@@ rit@@ ory as Jehovah’s Witnesses , and this al@@ one turned out to be a fine witness .
In fact , the Son will always be in sub@@ je@@ ction to God .
So if someone we love is doing something bad and lea@@ ves the truth , we must remember that it is more important to be loyal to Jehovah than to anyone el@@ se . ​ — Read Matthew 22 : 37 .
Paul explained : “ [ They ] gave me and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s the right hand of sh@@ aring together , that we should go to the nations , but they to those who are circum@@ c@@ ised . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 2 : 1 , 9 .
God’s cre@@ ation shows us that he is “ the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty ” ​ — the One “ great in power . ” ​ — Job 37 : 23 .
The H@@ ar@@ v@@ est Re@@ aching I@@ ts C@@ li@@ ma@@ x
A@@ ri@@ ad@@ ne was baptized in 194@@ 2 , and I , in 194@@ 3 .
S@@ how love by sh@@ aring the good news with others
Although her husband is not with her , she kno@@ ws what he would think if she sp@@ ent that much money .
After all , is it not God’s appro@@ val that really matters ? ​ — John 17 : 3 ; 1 Timothy 2 : 3 , 4 .
Their bo@@ dies were plac@@ ed in ca@@ ges and ho@@ is@@ ted up to h@@ an@@ g from the ste@@ ep@@ le of S@@ t . L@@ am@@ ber@@ t’s Ch@@ urch .
• How can we find deli@@ ght in Jehovah’s righteousness ?
If such op@@ tions are o@@ pen to you , give them care@@ ful and pray@@ er@@ ful consider@@ ation .
‘ If I don@@ ’t have time to change the o@@ il , ’ he may reason , ‘ the eng@@ ine will still keep r@@ un@@ ning , at le@@ ast for a while . ’
As a Y@@ ou@@ th , D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to Jehovah
But at night I cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t get to s@@ le@@ ep without ho@@ l@@ ding a cro@@ ss in my hand to ward off g@@ ho@@ st@@ s and v@@ am@@ pi@@ res , which many of the fil@@ ms were about .
At times , it is not what is said but how it is con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed that reve@@ als a person@@ ’s in@@ ner thinking .
Th@@ ree times Sam@@ son gave D@@ el@@ il@@ ah mis@@ le@@ ading ans@@ wers to her in@@ qui@@ ry , and three times she be@@ tra@@ yed him by tr@@ ying to deli@@ ver him to his enem@@ ies .
In Bible times , car@@ p@@ ent@@ ers were emp@@ lo@@ yed in building hous@@ es , con@@ stru@@ cting fur@@ ni@@ ture ( including ta@@ bl@@ es , sto@@ ol@@ s , and ben@@ ches ) , and making f@@ ar@@ m@@ ing imp@@ le@@ ments .
Jesus spoke those words in his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount .
V@@ er@@ y likely , many people were am@@ a@@ zed at what Noah and his family were accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing .
The p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ ms exc@@ el@@ led at teaching and using char@@ ts , mo@@ d@@ els , or wh@@ atever they had at hand to make their sub@@ ject come ali@@ ve . R . H .
1 , 2 . ( a ) R@@ el@@ ate an experience that shows the value of as@@ king well - cho@@ s@@ en questions .
He showed it by what he did .
Thus , by ex@@ ten@@ sion , Paul’s words recorded at Hebrews 4 : 12 can pro@@ per@@ ly be app@@ lied to the Bible .
Bet@@ h - she@@ an ( Bet@@ h - sh@@ an )
“ Mi@@ rac@@ les just do not ha@@ p@@ pen ​ — peri@@ od , ” said a young person who called himself an ag@@ no@@ s@@ tic .
Even under the most ex@@ tre@@ me t@@ ests , Jesus never sin@@ ned nor bro@@ ke any of God’s la@@ ws .
However , Jesus mentioned a con@@ dition : To be for@@ given by God , we must for@@ give others .
Why did God not im@@ medi@@ ately destro@@ y the first human cou@@ ple along with Satan , the inv@@ isi@@ ble in@@ s@@ ti@@ g@@ at@@ or of their re@@ bel@@ li@@ on ?
Di@@ v@@ ine judgment will also be sel@@ e@@ ctive in that Jesus will bring v@@ enge@@ ance “ upon those who do not know God and those who do not obey the good news . ”
By means of Jesus , Jehovah would ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely cr@@ us@@ h Satan and re@@ move the effe@@ cts of his re@@ bel@@ li@@ on . ​ — Genesis 3 : 15 .
“ But what if an of@@ fic@@ er se@@ es us with the mu@@ le and or@@ ders us to car@@ ry we@@ ap@@ ons to the fr@@ on@@ t l@@ ines ? ” we reas@@ oned .
“ These are the things that he says who ho@@ l@@ ds the se@@ ven st@@ ars in his right hand . ” ​ — R@@ E@@ V@@ EL@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N 2 : 1 .
Jehovah himself gives fre@@ ely of his holy spirit if we ask for it in prayer .
When elders imitate “ the great shepher@@ d , ” what can result ?
2 , 3 . ( a ) What indic@@ ates that we are living in the har@@ v@@ est@@ time ?
For more information on this sub@@ ject , see the bro@@ ch@@ ure S@@ pi@@ r@@ its of the De@@ ad ​ — Can They H@@ el@@ p You or H@@ ar@@ m You ?
“ K@@ no@@ wing that we have Jesus ’ full support inspi@@ res op@@ ti@@ mis@@ m and per@@ sever@@ ance , wh@@ atever the re@@ action in the ter@@ rit@@ ory . ” ​ — H@@ ar@@ ry , age 7@@ 2 ; baptized 194@@ 6 .
A st@@ ela dedic@@ ated to the go@@ dd@@ ess I@@ sh@@ ta@@ r
In a similar way , God will give us the strength to continue in our preaching work des@@ pite our own anxi@@ e@@ ties and des@@ pite op@@ position and l@@ ack of interest sh@@ own by others .
I@@ T W@@ A@@ S early sum@@ m@@ er in 19@@ 70 .
I felt ter@@ ri@@ bly hum@@ ili@@ ated to be baptized along with ba@@ bi@@ es .
Yes , E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s knew those in his home congregation , and he ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly pray@@ ed about them because both he and Paul wanted such devo@@ ted ones to walk wor@@ th@@ ily of Jehovah .
F@@ i@@ ve years later , in 1@@ 5@@ 35 , Fr@@ en@@ ch transl@@ at@@ or O@@ li@@ v@@ é@@ t@@ an rel@@ eas@@ ed his ver@@ sion of the Bible based on the origin@@ al langu@@ ages .
What par@@ al@@ le@@ l ex@@ ists between certain sacrific@@ es made by the Israelites and by Christians today ?
Do I keep up - to - d@@ ate with our present understanding as set out in the pages of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine and other Bible - based public@@ ations provided for the worl@@ d@@ wide congregation of God’s people ? ’
For example , see the seri@@ es “ The Bible Ch@@ ang@@ es Li@@ ves ” in the public e@@ dition of The Watchtower .
And the Bible as@@ sures us : “ He will gu@@ ard the very way of his loyal ones . ”
Why did Paul do this ?
Such te@@ x@@ ts as Psalm 4@@ 6 : 1 - 3 , 8 , 9 and Isaiah 2 : 2 - 4 might help them to real@@ ize that there truly is hope for a pe@@ ace@@ ful future .
E@@ ar@@ th@@ ly Li@@ fe and In@@ f@@ lu@@ ences
Peter wrote that God used , not go@@ ld or s@@ il@@ ver , but the blood of his Son to deli@@ ver Christians from their death - b@@ ound way of life .
He in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed himself , saying : “ I am from St@@ ate Se@@ cur@@ ity .
He made sure that we went to the meetings .
To benefit most , however , we need to direc@@ t those questions to ourselves , as if Jehovah were ques@@ tion@@ ing us person@@ ally .
( See also the article “ The 20@@ 13 Rev@@ ision of the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation ” found in the stan@@ d@@ ard e@@ dition of this is@@ sue . )
“ O@@ h , you@@ ’@@ ve got those boo@@ ks ! ”
P@@ ati@@ ently wa@@ it on God and Christ , the He@@ ad of the congregation .
It pri@@ c@@ ks our conscience and we are em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed by the ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive [ a@@ ut@@ om@@ o@@ bil@@ es ] we d@@ ri@@ ve . ”
Per@@ haps you too are pu@@ z@@ z@@ led by this .
They rel@@ ated f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating experi@@ ences .
“ I no longer su@@ ff@@ er , and I don@@ ’t make others su@@ ff@@ er .
Many brothers and sisters are already serving as regul@@ ar or au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pione@@ ers .
This means that we remain cont@@ ent with our material pro@@ v@@ isions and give God’s service the first place in our life . ​ — He@@ b .
Re@@ ading the Bible da@@ ily can be mo@@ tiv@@ ating for young people .
Ex@@ pla@@ in why we should exam@@ ine our study ha@@ bi@@ ts .
God’s pro@@ vision of the ransom sacrifice ?
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , prog@@ ress in cur@@ b@@ ing viol@@ ence has been made in some par@@ ts of the world .
T@@ ill this day , the pla@@ que s@@ its on my of@@ fice des@@ k in the G@@ u@@ at@@ em@@ ala branch .
You may find it bene@@ fi@@ cial to follow their r@@ ou@@ te on the ma@@ p on page 9 of the bro@@ ch@@ ure “ See the Go@@ od L@@ and , ” publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
All hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones who have love for the truth can learn this language .
a .
In a s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring conclu@@ sion , Bro@@ ther Bar@@ r ex@@ hor@@ ted the gra@@ du@@ ates to coun@@ t their blessings , saying : “ Da@@ y by day , when you pray to Jehovah out in your assignment , than@@ k him from the bo@@ t@@ to@@ m of your heart for your part in the fulfill@@ ment of the words , ‘ In@@ to all the earth their s@@ ound went out . ’ ”
Be@@ fore we got married , she had been serving in the Fr@@ en@@ ch - speaking pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of Q@@ u@@ ebe@@ c .
This ta@@ ble@@ t has come to be known as the Ge@@ z@@ er C@@ al@@ end@@ ar .
It ex@@ tend@@ s to the point of being willing to maintain our integrity and even to lo@@ se our life for the s@@ ake of Christ .
But when Satan challeng@@ ed Jo@@ b@@ ’s integrity , he had more in mind than just the man Job .
This right inclu@@ des the fre@@ e@@ dom “ to change his religion or beli@@ ef ” if he wants to do so .
During this peri@@ od , Satan wa@@ ges war with the anointed followers of Christ .
Then in 195@@ 3 , out of the b@@ lu@@ e , I was appointed to be a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er in Al@@ s@@ ace - L@@ or@@ ra@@ ine , a re@@ gi@@ on that between 18@@ 7@@ 1 and 194@@ 5 was t@@ wi@@ ce an@@ ne@@ x@@ ed by Ger@@ many .
No , Jehovah knew their li@@ mit@@ ations in this reg@@ ard .
But man was end@@ ow@@ ed with free will , so the pos@@ si@@ bility ex@@ is@@ ted that he might cho@@ ose to ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it the earth and mis@@ man@@ age it .
No so@@ on@@ er had we made that ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment than we were invit@@ ed to atten@@ d Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol , at that time a one - mon@@ th course of instru@@ ction at S@@ ou@@ th L@@ ans@@ ing , New Yor@@ k .
He person@@ ally listen@@ s to our prayers .
S@@ il@@ ence is often a good way to h@@ and@@ le imper@@ t@@ in@@ ent questions .
When cre@@ ating our sol@@ ar system , God dec@@ re@@ ed : “ Let lu@@ min@@ aries come to be in the ex@@ pan@@ se of the heavens . . . , and they must serve as sign@@ s and for se@@ as@@ ons and for days and years . ”
I was tri@@ ed in the cour@@ t and ac@@ qu@@ it@@ ted .
4 : 8 ; 1 P@@ et .
Consider what Jehovah is doing in our time and how you can have a share in his service .
Ke@@ ep Jehovah Be@@ fore You Con@@ stan@@ tly , 2 / 15
Although no organization direc@@ ted by humans can be perfect , we are deli@@ gh@@ ted to be able to serve God in the compan@@ y of faithful fellow believers , who g@@ la@@ dly sub@@ mit to godly authority !
Par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 3 : Since Jesus ’ apostles had died and the rema@@ ining anointed ones on earth were pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed , not by sla@@ ves , but by whe@@ at , these sla@@ ves well pi@@ c@@ ture the angels .
If you have not yet started to pro@@ cla@@ im the good news public@@ ly , your long - ter@@ m go@@ al might be to become a Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ er .
3 : 5 , 6 .
But at what co@@ st ?
How happy we are that Jehovah commun@@ ic@@ ates with us !
W@@ he@@ ther we are anointed Christians or we have an earthly hope , we exerc@@ ise faith in the ransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ and in his ser@@ vi@@ ces as our great H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est .
But this was not the first time my life was in d@@ anger .
Ang@@ o@@ la
Are you satis@@ fied with the spiritual food you are recei@@ ving ?
* Acc@@ ording to one refer@@ ence work , this word descri@@ bes “ the fu@@ t@@ ility of an ob@@ ject which does not fun@@ ction as it was desi@@ gn@@ ed to do . ”
Wh@@ atever the reason for su@@ i@@ ci@@ d@@ al feelings , having a dis@@ cer@@ ning , sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic , and pati@@ ent person to con@@ fi@@ de in may well make a differ@@ ence .
If we take these to heart , the Creator be@@ comes the pri@@ me influ@@ ence on our moral com@@ pas@@ s .
But no effort is too great when so much is at st@@ ake .
V@@ i@@ ol@@ ence is experienced as ran@@ dom and un@@ pre@@ dic@@ table and people are left feel@@ ing dis@@ con@@ ne@@ cted and vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able . ” ​ — Bu@@ sin@@ ess Da@@ y , new@@ s@@ pa@@ per , S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
L@@ ater we came to a ri@@ ver , but the bri@@ dge was under re@@ pa@@ ir .
M@@ ake a prac@@ tice of giving your sp@@ ouse s@@ inc@@ ere comm@@ end@@ ation .
They T@@ ri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ ed O@@ ver Per@@ secu@@ tion
At Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st in the year 33 , Jehovah showed that he wanted the good news to be pre@@ ached all over the world .
For instance , while . . . care@@ fully ob@@ serving your ob@@ je@@ cts of ven@@ er@@ ation I also found an al@@ ta@@ r on which had been in@@ s@@ cri@@ bed ‘ To an Un@@ known God . ’
Paul descri@@ bed the best attitude when he wrote to Timothy : “ Re@@ prove , re@@ pri@@ m@@ and , ex@@ hor@@ t , with all long - suffering and ar@@ t of teaching . ”
Like the fine so@@ il , the thor@@ n@@ y so@@ il le@@ ts the se@@ ed take ro@@ o@@ t and s@@ pr@@ out .
If Jehovah se@@ es something in us that we need to ad@@ just , he war@@ ns us and helps us to see what we must do to stay close to him
Gi@@ ve examples of how Jesus ’ par@@ ab@@ les refle@@ cted things that he no doubt had ob@@ served while gro@@ wing up in Gal@@ ile@@ e .
There appe@@ ar to be only two al@@ ter@@ n@@ ati@@ ves .
They also started to give pri@@ or@@ ity to personal com@@ forts .
C@@ learly , then , people who live im@@ moral lives and refu@@ se to change will not be allow@@ ed to live in God’s new world .
He was involved in pet@@ ty cri@@ me and sel@@ ling d@@ ru@@ g@@ s and had a re@@ pu@@ tation for being ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely viol@@ ent .
C@@ ur@@ r@@ ent situ@@ ations , tr@@ ends , and im@@ medi@@ ate needs of the congregations are co@@ vered .
The high pri@@ est knew the op@@ in@@ i@@ ons of his fellow con@@ spi@@ r@@ at@@ ors regarding any self - pro@@ claim@@ ed Messi@@ ah .
Th@@ ink of the imp@@ lic@@ ations of that one simp@@ le but powerful truth .
The Bible fore@@ told that “ the last days ” would be mar@@ ked by a l@@ ack of “ n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction , ” that is , a l@@ ack of the n@@ atur@@ al a@@ ff@@ in@@ ity that family members u@@ su@@ ally have for one another .
They are the Sam@@ ari@@ a o@@ str@@ ac@@ a , the A@@ ra@@ d o@@ str@@ ac@@ a , and the L@@ ach@@ ish o@@ str@@ ac@@ a .
As a young man nam@@ ed Saul , the apostle Paul seem@@ ed to have so much going for him .
What s@@ ort of pers@@ ons in@@ deed !
It is reason@@ able to conclu@@ de that he himself app@@ lied the counsel he gave to others . ​ — R@@ om . 2 : 21 .
A@@ pri@@ l 18 - 24 , 20@@ 11
Will You W@@ al@@ k With God ?
However , she had now dedic@@ ated her life to Jehovah .
I as@@ sur@@ ed the family that I had come in peace and wi@@ shed to go in peace .
K@@ in@@ dness is an end@@ ear@@ ing qu@@ ality that st@@ em@@ s from gen@@ u@@ ine interest in others , an interest that is man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted in help@@ ful ac@@ ts and consider@@ ate words .
( Read E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 38 : 23 . )
We found great joy serving on inter@@ n@@ ational con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ je@@ cts
On more than one occasi@@ on , Jehovah expres@@ sed love for his Son and appro@@ val of him .
He says : “ Not until I thor@@ ough@@ ly stu@@ died the book Li@@ fe Does Ha@@ ve a P@@ ur@@ pose at the age of 19 did I feel deep@@ ly t@@ ou@@ ched by Jehovah’s love and Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice .
Peter , a re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ent of Jesus ’ love , simil@@ arly ur@@ ged Christians to cultiv@@ ate “ un@@ h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction ” and to displa@@ y “ obedi@@ ence to the truth . ”
W@@ AL@@ K@@ IN@@ G I@@ N L@@ IN@@ E W@@ I@@ T@@ H O@@ U@@ R H@@ O@@ P@@ E
He also demonstr@@ ated great love for people .
That same year , we fac@@ ed another important decision .
I became con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah’s Witnesses f@@ it the words of Jesus recorded at John 13 : 35 : “ By this all will know that you are my disciples ​ — if you have love among y@@ ourselves . ”
The power of God’s Word and holy spirit cou@@ pl@@ ed with their determin@@ ation to con@@ form to it .
( Read Jeremiah 8 : 21 ; 9 : 1 . )
A@@ U@@ G@@ U@@ S@@ T 5 - 11 , 20@@ 13
F@@ o@@ c@@ us on what you can do , not on what you cannot do . ​ — Mat@@ t .
R@@ em@@ ar@@ ks one writ@@ er : “ The occ@@ ul@@ t world off@@ ers to the individu@@ al a ‘ free mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place ’ of ide@@ as . ”
The apostle Paul wrote : “ What I wish , this I do not prac@@ tice ; but what I h@@ ate is what I do . ” ​ — Romans 7 : 15 .
Consider the pri@@ ze that Jehovah has set before you .
Yet , he succ@@ um@@ bed to temp@@ tation and became gu@@ il@@ ty of ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y and mu@@ r@@ der .
Many have found com@@ for@@ ting thoughts to share from the bro@@ ch@@ ure When S@@ ome@@ one You Lo@@ ve Di@@ es .
In ancient times , a slave had little cho@@ ice but to obey the or@@ ders of his ma@@ ster .
What is more , when he saw them there bo@@ wing before him , his thoughts fle@@ w back to his bo@@ y@@ ho@@ od .
The people there respon@@ ded to the Kingdom message .
• How can we gro@@ w in appreciation for Jehovah’s gl@@ ori@@ ous di@@ gn@@ ity ?
H@@ ere , we are sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by faithful Christians who are doing their best to serve Jehovah . ”
F@@ or@@ give fre@@ ely .
Jehovah God does care .
Jehovah also cre@@ ated Adam and E@@ ve with the sen@@ ses of ta@@ st@@ e , t@@ ou@@ ch , sight , s@@ ound , and sm@@ ell .
Joseph , a son of the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Jac@@ o@@ b , was so@@ ld into sla@@ very at the age of 17 .
L@@ ear@@ ning important Bible tru@@ ths and regul@@ arly associ@@ ating with Jehovah’s people led me to dedic@@ ate my life to Jehovah , and I was baptized on May 25 , 194@@ 6 .
“ Ke@@ ep Your S@@ en@@ ses Com@@ ple@@ t@@ ely , ” 3 / 1
1 : 2 , 3 ​ — Why is the re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of the shepher@@ d bo@@ y’s expres@@ sions of end@@ ear@@ ment like w@@ ine and his name like o@@ il ?
Those “ taken along , ” or deli@@ vered , are lik@@ ened to f@@ ar@@ si@@ gh@@ ted e@@ ag@@ les .
The apostle Paul ur@@ ged fellow Christians : “ Do not for@@ get the doing of good and the sh@@ aring of things with others , for with such sacrific@@ es God is well pleas@@ ed . ”
We certainly are “ wor@@ th more than many s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws ” ; we are uni@@ que and preci@@ ous in his eyes .
She was over@@ jo@@ yed when B@@ la@@ ise re@@ turned the money .
Our develop@@ ing hum@@ ility , then , is ess@@ enti@@ al to our sur@@ vi@@ val .
Daniel and Mi@@ ri@@ am thought that by using their sa@@ v@@ ings , they could stay in P@@ an@@ ama for about ei@@ ght months .
God accep@@ ts only worship based on his Word of truth .
What truth does I@@ da@@ ’s experience high@@ light ?
Their refu@@ s@@ al was me@@ t with ra@@ ge .
But does this thinking re@@ present God’s ?
How was the transl@@ ation work done ?
And we would har@@ dly consider spi@@ ces su@@ it@@ able gi@@ f@@ ts for a king .
Ther@@ e@@ upon , a marriage cer@@ ti@@ fic@@ ate is reg@@ is@@ tered .
Then s@@ can the sub@@ to@@ pi@@ c@@ s for rel@@ ev@@ ant artic@@ les .
As the moral dec@@ l@@ ine of Satan’s world continu@@ es , how pr@@ ou@@ d Jehovah must be to find his devo@@ ted servants pu@@ t@@ ting for@@ th ear@@ n@@ est effort to keep their thoughts clean and to up@@ hold his high moral standards !
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : To help you have your thoughts c@@ learly in mind before tal@@ king to your mate , wr@@ ite down what you understand the proble@@ m to be and how you would like to res@@ ol@@ ve it .
And what about those who res@@ ort to war@@ f@@ are to bring an end to their op@@ pres@@ sion ?
To keep our good relationship with Jehovah , we do not cho@@ ose to associ@@ ate with anyone who practic@@ es bad things .
I was des@@ per@@ ately l@@ on@@ ely .
As such ones come to believe in God and trust in the Scriptures , we will need to expla@@ in Jesus ’ ro@@ le .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess should follow hon@@ est self - exam@@ in@@ ation , rep@@ ent@@ ance , and con@@ fes@@ sion , based on faith in the re@@ de@@ mp@@ tive power of Christ’s shed blood .
“ Do Not Be a T@@ ak@@ er of F@@ ac@@ es ” was the the@@ me develop@@ ed by R@@ ob@@ er@@ t C@@ ir@@ an@@ ko , a help@@ er to the W@@ rit@@ ing Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
5@@ 5 : 1 .
In 200@@ 3 she her@@ self got baptized .
Let your love for God , for your marriage mate , and for your children move you to fulf@@ ill your spiritual responsi@@ bility to your family .
“ Do Not P@@ u@@ t O@@ u@@ t the F@@ i@@ re of the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ”
In s@@ pite of his tri@@ als , Job came to appreci@@ ate that Jehovah car@@ ed for him
F@@ or@@ ms of a@@ po@@ lo@@ gy may se@@ em to be over@@ used in other cul@@ tures too .
a man@@ ed young li@@ on ro@@ aring upon meeting him .
Some scho@@ l@@ ars believe that S@@ ou@@ th A@@ ra@@ bi@@ an mer@@ ch@@ ants involved in the inc@@ en@@ se tra@@ de used cam@@ els to trans@@ por@@ t their go@@ o@@ ds nor@@ th@@ ward through the deser@@ t , he@@ ading to such are@@ as as Egy@@ pt and S@@ y@@ ri@@ a and ther@@ e@@ by in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ing cam@@ els to these are@@ as .
A@@ m I an apost@@ ate who has re@@ je@@ cted spiritual light ? ’
Some of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als su@@ spe@@ cted that we were N@@ or@@ th A@@ mer@@ i@@ can spi@@ es because most of our public@@ ations came from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
A small congregation in nor@@ ther@@ n U@@ g@@ anda used to hold meetings under some den@@ sel@@ y lea@@ ved m@@ ang@@ o tre@@ es .
I pray@@ ed to Jehovah , expla@@ ining my situation .
Why were such spi@@ ces and rel@@ ated pro@@ du@@ cts so valu@@ able and ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive in Bible times ?
May each of us learn to do the same !
We may be pleas@@ ed with much about our spiritual par@@ adise .
What ide@@ as has Satan the Devil s@@ pre@@ ad to under@@ mine faith in God ?
E@@ ven@@ tually , because of Sa@@ ul@@ ’s continued efforts to cap@@ ture and k@@ ill him , David determined to seek refu@@ ge out@@ side the ter@@ rit@@ ory of Israel . ​ — 1 Samuel 18 : 11 ; 19 : 9 , 10 .
I will give ad@@ vice with my e@@ ye upon you . ”
“ When it comes to s@@ pre@@ ading the faith , few den@@ om@@ in@@ ations are as en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic . . . as the Jehovah’s Witnesses . ” ​ — The Re@@ public of C@@ o@@ lum@@ bu@@ s , In@@ di@@ ana , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
King David has written a personal cop@@ y of the Law and kno@@ ws that in it Jehovah dec@@ la@@ res : “ V@@ enge@@ ance is mine , and re@@ tri@@ bu@@ tion . ”
How is making advan@@ c@@ ement rel@@ ated to gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying our heavenly Father ?
His ex@@ pul@@ sion from the congregation resul@@ ts in “ the des@@ tru@@ ction , ” or re@@ mo@@ val , of the cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting el@@ ement from among us , and the spirit of the congregation is pre@@ served .
The following article discus@@ ses what that is@@ sue is and how it affe@@ cts us .
My ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent 40 years ag@@ o sh@@ at@@ tered my dre@@ am of a life of per@@ for@@ man@@ ce and tra@@ v@@ el and left me con@@ f@@ ined to a whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir .
F@@ am@@ ily worship can pla@@ y a large ro@@ le in building your chil@@ d’s faith in this reg@@ ard .
O@@ ver the pre@@ vi@@ ous months , these men listen@@ ed to Jesus , saw him per@@ form mirac@@ les , ob@@ served his ze@@ al for righteousness , and wit@@ ness@@ ed the am@@ a@@ z@@ ing respon@@ se to his preaching .
Jesus knew that he should not use such power for sel@@ f@@ ish pur@@ pos@@ es .
In contr@@ ast , the Bible pres@@ ents prayer as much more than just a form of ther@@ ap@@ y .
C@@ ould you ad@@ just your circumstances so as to have a share in this s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ating ministry ?
This cir@@ cu@@ it also had its share of uni@@ que challeng@@ es .
In the news me@@ dia and ac@@ ad@@ em@@ ic cir@@ c@@ les , religion is under att@@ ack .
But won@@ der of won@@ ders ! On the th@@ ir@@ d day after Jesus ’ c@@ ru@@ el death , Jehovah resur@@ rec@@ ted him , not as a human , but as an im@@ mor@@ tal spirit cre@@ ature .
He pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed at a time when the apost@@ ate ten - tri@@ be kingdom op@@ en@@ ly eng@@ ag@@ ed in God - di@@ sh@@ on@@ or@@ ing practic@@ es .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 7 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 14 , 1@@ 13
The al@@ p@@ ha@@ be@@ t called C@@ y@@ r@@ il@@ lic is based clo@@ sel@@ y on the Greek al@@ p@@ ha@@ be@@ t , with a do@@ z@@ en or so ad@@ di@@ tional char@@ ac@@ ters in@@ ven@@ ted to re@@ present S@@ la@@ v@@ on@@ ic s@@ oun@@ ds not found in Greek .
Jehovah shows kindness to fore@@ ign@@ ers
“ Cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion is like a heav@@ y pol@@ lu@@ tion that we@@ igh@@ s on pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s spi@@ r@@ its , ” lam@@ ents Ar@@ na@@ u@@ d M@@ on@@ te@@ b@@ our@@ g , a Par@@ is la@@ w@@ y@@ er .
So great was Jesus ’ love and appreciation for Jehovah’s temple in Jerusalem that a Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ er at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted to him the prophe@@ tic sen@@ ti@@ ment : “ Z@@ e@@ al for your house has con@@ sum@@ ed me . ”
See K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe , chap@@ ter 10 , and Revelation ​ — I@@ ts G@@ r@@ and C@@ li@@ ma@@ x At H@@ and ! chap@@ ter 27 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Then they were flo@@ g@@ ged .
The most important promise that a person can make concer@@ ns his or her dedic@@ ation to God .
C@@ ould it be love of ad@@ ven@@ ture ?
3 : 1 - 5 , 16 - 23 .
May all of us work “ whole - sou@@ led as for Jehovah , ” and our heavenly Father will re@@ ward our ear@@ n@@ est efforts . ​ — C@@ ol .
Some even cam@@ pa@@ ign for a change , emp@@ lo@@ ying such s@@ lo@@ g@@ ans as , Jesus is the reason for the se@@ as@@ on .
• Why is it sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant that Eli@@ j@@ ah had his attend@@ ant look toward the se@@ a while the prophet pray@@ ed for ra@@ in ?
5 : 12 ​ — What is the thought be@@ h@@ ind the expres@@ sion “ his eyes are like do@@ ves by the ch@@ ann@@ els of water , which are ba@@ thing themselves in mil@@ k ” ?
I was baptized in 19@@ 6@@ 8 in a re@@ mo@@ te are@@ a , the Q@@ u@@ e@@ en@@ s@@ land out@@ back .
Th@@ ro@@ wing our anxi@@ e@@ ties upon Jehovah in prayer , we can be sure that he can “ do more than su@@ per@@ a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly bey@@ ond all the things we ask or conc@@ ei@@ ve . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 3 : 20 .
If you con@@ sul@@ t the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations In@@ de@@ x , you will likely find an experience of a fellow Christian who has had a tri@@ al similar to your own .
There will be no more op@@ pres@@ sion , po@@ ver@@ ty , and hu@@ ng@@ er .
Rather , it taught that div@@ or@@ ce cannot be gr@@ anted for any reason .
Why should the sheep listen to the under@@ shepher@@ ds ?
Indeed , you will be am@@ a@@ zed at how much he ca@@ res for you ! ​ — Psalm 7@@ 3 : 28 .
So T@@ ro@@ p@@ hi@@ mu@@ s had to sto@@ p travel@@ ing with Paul and stay in M@@ ile@@ tu@@ s to get better .
We may also have been deep@@ ly influ@@ enced by our en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
Ther@@ efore , he has good reason for in@@ sis@@ ting that se@@ x be enjo@@ yed only by married cou@@ ples , as the next article will expla@@ in .
“ I@@ magine , ” she said , “ this was the God I had long@@ ed to know since I was a child ! ”
His fo@@ es had long been working to see him dead and bu@@ ri@@ ed .
The resul@@ ting jo@@ y@@ ful no@@ ise is being heard with ever - inc@@ reas@@ ing vo@@ lu@@ me as their ran@@ ks gro@@ w .
That makes a Christian meeting a truly jo@@ y@@ ous and faith - streng@@ th@@ ening occasi@@ on .
Th@@ ough Jehovah is the Su@@ pre@@ me One , he invit@@ es us to appro@@ ach him in prayer and as@@ sures us that he listen@@ s to us .
• What is the con@@ ne@@ ction between fe@@ aring God and wal@@ king with God ?
A@@ n ang@@ el also fre@@ ed the apostle Peter from pris@@ on . ​ — Acts 12 : 6 - 11 .
6 , 7 . ( a ) What does the psalmist pray for in the op@@ ening words of Psalm 8@@ 3 ?
• Why do many ign@@ ore the ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y of the times ?
The Bible war@@ ns against loo@@ king to human in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions for the so@@ lu@@ tion when it says : “ Do not put your trust in no@@ bl@@ es , nor in the son of earth@@ ling man , to whom no sal@@ vation bel@@ ong@@ s . ”
With the 5@@ 6 gra@@ du@@ ates from this class , G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol has sent out over 8@@ ,000 mission@@ aries to “ the most dist@@ ant part of the earth ” ! ​ — Acts 1 : 8 .
Jesus pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed : “ This good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations ; and then the end will come . ”
The Israel@@ ite gi@@ r@@ l spoke up , saying to her mis@@ t@@ ress : “ If only my l@@ ord were before the prophet that is in Sam@@ ari@@ a ! In that case he would rec@@ over him from his le@@ pro@@ s@@ y . ”
( Read Isaiah 4@@ 4 : 5 . )
If you do , you will star@@ t to feel a f@@ on@@ dness for the Au@@ th@@ or of the Bible , Jehovah God .
Noah ?
Be@@ fore I left , we also spoke bri@@ ef@@ ly about baptism .
In what way do those who par@@ take of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al w@@ ine ‘ share in the blood of the Christ ’ ?
However , some transl@@ at@@ ors have g@@ one so far as to re@@ move this name from their ver@@ sions of the Bible .
N@@ ei@@ ther do we .
And all members of the worl@@ d@@ wide Christian congregation benefit from the for@@ ti@@ f@@ ying spiritual n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment provided by “ bi@@ g tre@@ es of righteousness , ” the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant . ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 1 : 3 .
David , the last of ei@@ ght bo@@ ys born to J@@ es@@ se , was not even present when Samuel came to J@@ es@@ se@@ ’s hous@@ eho@@ ld to ano@@ in@@ t one of that faithful man@@ ’s sons as the next king of the land .
But no@@ te what the prophet Isaiah stated : “ Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es ​ — he is the One you should reg@@ ard as holy . ”
Who is this slave , or ste@@ ward , and how does he provide “ food at the prop@@ er time ” ?
When I was n@@ ine , our family and h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of other M@@ ol@@ do@@ v@@ an Witnesses were ex@@ iled to Si@@ b@@ eri@@ a .
This un@@ ited cou@@ ple is a good example of what God me@@ ant when he said that a husband and a wife should become “ one flesh . ”
W@@ al@@ king with Jehovah imp@@ lied a famili@@ ar@@ ity and an in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with God possible only because E@@ no@@ ch lived in har@@ mony with the divine will .
TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E I@@ S N@@ O@@ T A S@@ C@@ I@@ EN@@ C@@ E T@@ E@@ X@@ T@@ B@@ O@@ O@@ K , Y@@ E@@ T I@@ T C@@ ON@@ T@@ A@@ IN@@ S S@@ T@@ AT@@ E@@ M@@ EN@@ T@@ S TH@@ A@@ T W@@ E@@ R@@ E W@@ A@@ Y A@@ H@@ E@@ A@@ D O@@ F TH@@ E@@ I@@ R T@@ I@@ M@@ E .
So if we can deter@@ mine how long they la@@ sted , then we will know when God’s Kingdom began rul@@ ing .
Some re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers hold that no st@@ ress is more se@@ v@@ ere than that resul@@ ting from the death of a bel@@ o@@ ved mate .
As Jehovah’s servants and followers of Jesus Christ , we real@@ ize that all those hu@@ ng@@ ering and th@@ ir@@ sting for righteousness “ will be filled . ”
Because he is un@@ able to do se@@ cul@@ ar work , he has more time to look after Jo@@ el .
50 : 4 .
The sacrifice of his Son was an expres@@ sion of God’s deep love for mankind .
Di@@ d they return to the mo@@ de@@ l of the early Christian congregation ?
“ L@@ O@@ R@@ D , teach us how to pray . ”
T@@ each Christian M@@ or@@ ality
6@@ 2 : 8 .
And h@@ ers is not a fle@@ et@@ ing glory .
With A@@ ile@@ en , 195@@ 8
Per@@ haps you would won@@ der in am@@ a@@ z@@ ement , ‘ What is it made of ? ’
Mo@@ st Christians , however , imitate Jesus .
How than@@ k@@ ful we can be that Jehovah has taken the in@@ iti@@ ative to draw us to him and to help us to form and maintain a close b@@ ond with him !
S@@ v@@ et@@ l@@ ana was also thr@@ il@@ led to learn the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s answer to such questions as why hon@@ est people su@@ ff@@ er .
If he does , then why do we experience so much suffering today ?
On the other hand , if no cer@@ em@@ on@@ y accom@@ pan@@ ies the ra@@ ising or low@@ ering of the f@@ la@@ g , then these actions cons@@ titu@@ te nothing more than per@@ form@@ ing such t@@ as@@ ks as pre@@ par@@ ing the building for use , un@@ lo@@ c@@ king and lo@@ c@@ king the do@@ ors , and op@@ ening and clo@@ sing the w@@ in@@ do@@ ws .
The husband says : “ There have been difficul@@ ties .
What , though , did that invol@@ ve ?
Are you hum@@ ble en@@ ough to accept s@@ ound ad@@ vice ?
After a few more dr@@ in@@ ks , John left with her and com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y .
He said that it would be ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous and that he could be ar@@ rest@@ ed at any time .
TH@@ E divine name , Jehovah , is re@@ pres@@ ented by the T@@ et@@ ra@@ gr@@ am@@ mat@@ on , that is , the four Hebrew let@@ ters י@@ ה@@ ו@@ ה ( Y@@ H@@ W@@ H ) .
The Bible transl@@ at@@ or who was be@@ h@@ ind this in@@ iti@@ ative , Jac@@ qu@@ es L@@ ef@@ è@@ v@@ re d@@ ’@@ É@@ ta@@ ples ( L@@ at@@ in , Jac@@ o@@ bu@@ s F@@ ab@@ er S@@ ta@@ pul@@ en@@ s@@ is ) , later wrote to a close friend : “ You can s@@ car@@ c@@ ely i@@ magine with what ar@@ d@@ or God is mo@@ ving the min@@ ds of the simp@@ le [ people ] in some plac@@ es to em@@ br@@ ace his Word . ”
W@@ ho@@ se law was to deter@@ mine the prop@@ er li@@ m@@ its of fre@@ e@@ dom ?
As seen at John 10 : 16 , Jesus no@@ ted : “ I have other sheep , which are not of this fo@@ ld ; those too I must bring in , and they will listen to my vo@@ ice , and they will become one flo@@ ck , one shepher@@ d . ”
I@@ ts message should prove to be ‘ a lam@@ p to our fo@@ o@@ t , and a light to our ro@@ ad@@ way . ’
As never before , worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah will need to call upon him ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly , even cr@@ ying for help .
He pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced a blessing on the people and conclu@@ ded with these words : “ H@@ app@@ y you are , O Israel !
was transl@@ ated into H@@ u@@ a@@ ve , M@@ aya , Ma@@ z@@ ate@@ c , To@@ t@@ on@@ a@@ c , T@@ z@@ el@@ tal , and T@@ z@@ o@@ t@@ z@@ il .
This happened on a n@@ ational sc@@ ale in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . , at the hands of the Babyl@@ on@@ ians , and again in 70 C.E . , at the hands of the Romans .
G@@ I@@ V@@ IN@@ G AN@@ D R@@ E@@ C@@ E@@ I@@ V@@ IN@@ G
A@@ n inc@@ reas@@ ing number of you@@ ths and ad@@ ul@@ ts com@@ mit su@@ i@@ ci@@ de
There was little time sp@@ ent in spiritual activities .
We cl@@ ing to Jehovah when we he@@ ed his Word , which often r@@ un@@ s contr@@ ary to human wisdom .
It will fur@@ n@@ ish con@@ cre@@ te pro@@ of that Christ has moved into action as Jehovah’s appointed Ju@@ dge .
Jehovah t@@ ol@@ er@@ ated pol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ y and con@@ cu@@ bin@@ age for a time , but he later author@@ ized Jesus Christ to rest@@ ore marriage to the origin@@ al stan@@ d@@ ard of mon@@ o@@ g@@ am@@ y set in E@@ den . ​ — Genesis 2 : 24 ; Matthew 19 : 3 - 9 .
In@@ form@@ ation from past is@@ su@@ es of The Watchtower can help you to do so .
The proble@@ m ar@@ ises when you are so af@@ ra@@ id of making a mis@@ take that you stay away from someone who needs you . ”
For instance , the second century Greek ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ her Pa@@ us@@ ani@@ as mentioned al@@ t@@ ars of “ go@@ ds N@@ am@@ ed Un@@ known ” at Ph@@ al@@ er@@ on , not far from A@@ th@@ ens .
If the op@@ in@@ ion we form@@ ed of that person tur@@ ns out to be cor@@ rec@@ t , we c@@ ong@@ r@@ atu@@ l@@ ate ourselves on our good judgment , and our beli@@ ef that we can trust our first imp@@ res@@ sions is re@@ in@@ for@@ ced .
Thus , “ Jehovah ” means “ He Ca@@ uses to Be@@ come . ” ​ — G@@ en . 2 : 4 , f@@ t@@ n .
; N@@ ut@@ ter , P .
Samu@@ el@@ ’s prophecy was ful@@ filled when David was but a you@@ th .
It had to do with for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
So we need to S@@ T@@ O@@ P to read what the Bible says , L@@ O@@ O@@ K to understand what it means for us , and L@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ E@@ N by obe@@ ying God’s guid@@ ance now .
So we should never give anyone the ide@@ a that a certain govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ cial is contro@@ l@@ led by the Devil .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , the faithful angels rejo@@ ic@@ ed great@@ ly that , at last , the heavens were ri@@ d of those v@@ ile tr@@ ou@@ ble@@ mak@@ ers !
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ arly read the Word of God with your mate .
This time , however , it is no ban@@ di@@ t that pres@@ ses the dem@@ and .
We do this because we are direc@@ ted to do so in God’s Word .
Th@@ ough know@@ ing how to read is not a requi@@ re@@ ment for sal@@ vation , the Bible does associ@@ ate reading with great spiritual benef@@ its .
With this in mind , the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave continu@@ es to take the lead in car@@ ing for the K@@ ing@@ ’s bu@@ sin@@ ess , gr@@ ate@@ ful for the support of devo@@ ted members of the great crow@@ d .
What does the Bible tell us about angels ?
E@@ ven@@ tually , 3@@ 8@@ 2 vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers were ze@@ al@@ ously preaching in ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es that had sel@@ dom been re@@ ached with the good news .
If this is the case , why not make a consci@@ ous effort to draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah and try to see how he guid@@ es and direc@@ ts you ?
And his love is always refle@@ cted in the way he uses his other at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes .
For example , a@@ us@@ pi@@ ci@@ ous num@@ bers are cho@@ s@@ en for lo@@ t@@ ter@@ y tic@@ ke@@ ts ; the ut@@ ter@@ ing of certain words is for@@ bi@@ d@@ den among su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ous ma@@ h - j@@ ong@@ g pla@@ y@@ ers ; and a pu@@ f@@ f of a@@ ir is b@@ low@@ n over di@@ ce before they are thro@@ wn .
Your ch@@ eri@@ shed religious beli@@ ef@@ s may have ex@@ is@@ ted for cen@@ tu@@ ries , perhaps having been pas@@ sed down from gener@@ ation to gener@@ ation .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the new mission@@ aries have what it takes to succ@@ e@@ ed in their assign@@ ed ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es .
Hence , Jehovah , as a wise and experienced friend , gives us ad@@ vice as to the kind of individuals we should trust .
Tru@@ e , such accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations were more ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive , but having them re@@ duc@@ ed our chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s ex@@ po@@ sure to un@@ who@@ les@@ ome influ@@ ences .
N@@ O ON@@ E is born with a giving spirit .
There it was pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed that “ the ma@@ id@@ en [ ha@@ ·@@ ʽ@@ al@@ ·@@ ma@@ h@@ ʹ ] ” would give bir@@ th to a son .
In ad@@ dition , four of@@ fic@@ ers si@@ mul@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ously tri@@ ed to make me t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy against Bro@@ ther W@@ il@@ hel@@ m S@@ c@@ he@@ i@@ der , who was then su@@ per@@ vis@@ ing our activ@@ ity in P@@ ol@@ and .
At the time , I was serving as the pre@@ si@@ ding overse@@ er of the Eng@@ l@@ ish congregation in S@@ an J@@ ose , and I was also car@@ ing for the S@@ pan@@ ish - speaking Witnesses there .
The un@@ ity of Jehovah’s people is so@@ o@@ thing , who@@ les@@ ome , and ref@@ re@@ shing .
The number of the re@@ pat@@ ri@@ ated Jews was small .
Pe@@ ople every@@ where who love what is right look for@@ ward to the end of this wicked system of things .
In other words , the jud@@ ges in cour@@ t would make the str@@ ik@@ er pa@@ y a fine to the husband of the in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed mother .
He said : “ I know your re@@ adi@@ ness of mind of which I am bo@@ a@@ sting to the M@@ ace@@ don@@ ians about you , . . . and your ze@@ al has s@@ ti@@ r@@ red up the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of them . ”
For sever@@ al we@@ ek@@ s ther@@ e@@ after , their cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es continued to ask questions about Jehovah’s Witnesses !
You must not bo@@ w down to them nor be in@@ duc@@ ed to serve them . ”
In contr@@ ast , Jesus was willing to share the information he had about the Father , reve@@ al@@ ing H@@ im fully to others .
When Israel@@ ’s Q@@ u@@ e@@ en Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l , a f@@ an@@ ati@@ c prom@@ o@@ ter of Ba@@ al worship , learned that the prophe@@ ts of Ba@@ al had been kil@@ led by Eli@@ j@@ ah , she s@@ wor@@ e to put him to death .
R@@ ep@@ ort@@ ers and fil@@ m@@ mak@@ ers apply the ter@@ m not only to events that have already occ@@ ur@@ red but also to those that they fear will ha@@ p@@ pen . For instance , they have used the word “ Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on ” to descri@@ be the i@@ mag@@ ined effe@@ cts of an ast@@ er@@ o@@ id str@@ ik@@ ing the earth .
C@@ er@@ tain the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans have even pro@@ ffered the view that faith in Jesus is not c@@ ru@@ cial to sal@@ vation .
Jehovah gave his de@@ ar Son so that ever@@ yone who has faith in Jesus can have his sin@@ s for@@ given .
You will not get a jo@@ b .
O@@ r we may appro@@ ach Jehovah about Christians and others in a re@@ gi@@ on h@@ it by a disa@@ ster or tra@@ ge@@ dy .
1 : 1 - 7 ; Luke 2 : 4@@ 1 , 4@@ 2 .
This name [ Jehovah ] was to be Israel@@ ’s for@@ t@@ ress , an in@@ fin@@ ite sto@@ re@@ house of ho@@ p@@ es and cons@@ ol@@ ations . ”
He wrote : “ I am con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that ne@@ i@@ ther death nor life . . . nor things now here nor things to come . . . nor any other cre@@ ation will be able to se@@ par@@ ate us from God’s love that is in Christ Jesus our Lord . ”
Pro@@ te@@ ction in D@@ ang@@ er@@ ous T@@ im@@ es
I did not know what to do , and I pray@@ ed fer@@ v@@ ently for Jehovah’s help .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we should be that Jehovah is willing to for@@ give “ in a large way ” !
After that , the origin@@ al account descri@@ bes fur@@ ther ac@@ ts of cre@@ ation invol@@ ving the earth , lasting si@@ x “ days , ” or peri@@ o@@ ds of time .
Consider this fact though : While all godly principles are bene@@ fi@@ cial , some car@@ ry more we@@ i@@ ght than others .
Th@@ ink , if Jehovah had not allow@@ ed an in@@ justice , Joseph would not have been in pris@@ on .
We may g@@ le@@ an help@@ ful information and practic@@ al su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions from artic@@ les publi@@ shed in The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke ! that discus@@ s our par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar health proble@@ m .
If the dead are not ra@@ ised at all , what is the point of being bap@@ t@@ ised on their be@@ half ? ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 29 .
Is it possible to imitate that “ men@@ tal attitude ” and cultiv@@ ate such “ low@@ l@@ iness of mind ” ?
Satan was proved a li@@ ar in that he could not bre@@ ak Jo@@ b@@ ’s integrity .
Are we keep@@ ing our gar@@ ments of Christian conduct and person@@ ality spo@@ t@@ less , not tain@@ ted by the world ?
The pri@@ est who married us su@@ gg@@ ested that we at le@@ ast say the L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er together each ev@@ ening .
M@@ il@@ dness Re@@ qui@@ res S@@ el@@ f - Con@@ tro@@ l
Fir@@ st , in saying , “ So you have found me ” to Eli@@ j@@ ah , A@@ ha@@ b reve@@ aled that he was spiritually bl@@ ind .
Jesus stated : “ He who cre@@ ated [ man and woman ] from the beg@@ in@@ ning made them m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale and said , ‘ For this reason a man will leave his father and his mother and will s@@ tic@@ k to his wife . ’ ”
We were to vis@@ it and strengthen the congregations in cen@@ tr@@ al and nor@@ ther@@ n Gre@@ e@@ ce .
How can we ac@@ qui@@ re the prop@@ er view of great@@ ness ?
Com@@ ple@@ ted about 8@@ 0@@ 4 B.C.E . after the prophe@@ t’s return to Juda@@ h , the book of A@@ mo@@ s is written in language that is simp@@ le but pi@@ c@@ tu@@ res@@ que .
Wh@@ atever the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of that might be , many around the g@@ lo@@ be have found that the Bible has a positi@@ ve influ@@ ence on their out@@ look on work , resul@@ ting in a more bal@@ an@@ ced appro@@ ach to life .
O@@ re was put into a fur@@ n@@ ace , and a la@@ y@@ er of co@@ als was put not only under@@ ne@@ ath the ore but also on to@@ p of it .
During the day , the cap@@ tain main@@ ta@@ ined a z@@ i@@ g@@ z@@ a@@ g course and fir@@ ed sh@@ el@@ ls continu@@ ously .
It is Jesus , of course .
We did not ex@@ pect lu@@ x@@ u@@ ries or special food , which our ho@@ st@@ s could not af@@ for@@ d .
He we@@ igh@@ ed only 3 p@@ oun@@ ds 12 oun@@ ces [ 1@@ .@@ 7 k@@ g ] .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N Abraham offered Lo@@ t the first cho@@ ice of the land , Lo@@ t’s eyes were dra@@ wn to a well - w@@ at@@ ered re@@ gi@@ on that was “ like the gar@@ den of Jehovah . ”
“ A certain one of his disciples said to him : ‘ Lord , teach us how to pray . ’ ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 11 : 1 .
If we become tr@@ oub@@ led over a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar Bible account , we need to remember that because of our in@@ her@@ ited sin , our sense of what is just and right is imper@@ fect .
This helped me to appreci@@ ate that in s@@ pite of my con@@ dition , I should not get disc@@ oura@@ ged , even though the time I sp@@ ent in the ministry was less than I wi@@ shed .
( See the bo@@ x “ Ad@@ di@@ tional W@@ a@@ ys in Wh@@ ich Jesus W@@ as Like Moses , ” on page 26 . )
R@@ em@@ ember that in this world , all happiness is li@@ mit@@ ed in some way .
T@@ ry to understand what practic@@ al help , emo@@ tional support , and encourag@@ ement from the Bible your brothers and sisters need
Acc@@ ording to one scho@@ la@@ r , the Greek word rend@@ ered “ fre@@ ely for@@ give ” “ is not the comm@@ on word for re@@ mis@@ sion or for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess . . . but one of ri@@ ch@@ er cont@@ ent emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ ing the gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous n@@ ature of the par@@ d@@ on . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , we are wise to avoid un@@ du@@ e con@@ fr@@ on@@ t@@ ations with op@@ pos@@ ers as we devo@@ te our en@@ er@@ gy to the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work . ​ — John 5 : 1 - 18 ; 6 : 1 .
It proved to be especially u@@ se@@ ful in the J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese field .
Of course , your cho@@ ice to serve Jehovah is not the only cho@@ ice that affe@@ cts your future .
Why was the con@@ ver@@ sion of Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant develop@@ ment ?
How can anyone find his way in this dar@@ k@@ ness ?
( 1 ) A c@@ ac@@ he of hi@@ d@@ den tre@@ a@@ sures !
S@@ te@@ ph@@ en c@@ learly was a good stud@@ ent of the Word of God , and he power@@ fully de@@ f@@ ended it before the Jewish religious lead@@ ers of his day .
What con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed them that Jesus Christ was the one through whom Jehovah was le@@ ading his people ?
2 : 8 - 14 .
Re@@ ally , what your bel@@ o@@ ved family member needs to see is your res@@ olu@@ te st@@ ance to put Jehovah a@@ bo@@ ve everything el@@ se ​ — including the family b@@ ond .
Mo@@ st question the Bi@@ bli@@ cal account of his heavenly orig@@ in and his resurrection .
Lo@@ ve is not je@@ al@@ ous . It does not b@@ ra@@ g , does not get pu@@ ff@@ ed up , does not be@@ have in@@ dec@@ ently , does not look for its own inter@@ ests , does not become pro@@ vo@@ ked .
What an un@@ for@@ get@@ table sight !
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing Paul’s example will help us to ru@@ n the r@@ ace for et@@ er@@ n@@ al life succ@@ ess@@ fully .
Di@@ d Th@@ ree W@@ ise M@@ en Re@@ ally V@@ is@@ it Ba@@ by Jesus ?
O@@ ver the cen@@ tu@@ ries , gen@@ u@@ ine anointed ones gre@@ w as “ whe@@ at ” in a field of “ we@@ e@@ ds , ” or false Christians .
F@@ in@@ ally To@@ gether as a F@@ am@@ ily
Consider the work Jesus fore@@ told that his followers would do before the end of this system of things .
Does God really con@@ dem@@ n people to bur@@ n in hel@@ l ? ”
He always felt like an out@@ si@@ der and long@@ ed for the se@@ cur@@ ity of bel@@ ong@@ ing to a loving family .
But of Jesus ’ resurrection , we read : “ Jesus Christ . . . is at God’s right hand , for he went to heaven . ”
Af@@ ter@@ ward , there will be no cor@@ ru@@ pt organiz@@ ations at all !
Ho@@ ly spirit has lik@@ e@@ wise been working in be@@ half of true Christians in our day .
Jesus Christ himself c@@ learly stated : “ This means everlasting life , their coming to know you , the only true God , and the one whom you sent , Jesus Christ . ”
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Con@@ vers@@ ations Are Re@@ war@@ ding
Yes , Jehovah has provided matu@@ re individuals in the congregation .
This one will be called W@@ om@@ an , because from man this one was taken . ” ​ — Genesis 2 : 18 - 23 .
As a witness to the n@@ ational grou@@ ps I [ Jehovah ] have given him , as a lead@@ er and comman@@ der to the n@@ ational grou@@ ps . ”
Many cou@@ ples also have difficul@@ ty in cop@@ ing with dem@@ an@@ ding emp@@ loy@@ ment while car@@ ing for children .
Jehovah’s present - day Witnesses experience the truth of Jesus ’ words .
Per@@ haps you could sel@@ e@@ ct a few ke@@ y te@@ x@@ ts that expla@@ in what God’s Kingdom is and how it will sol@@ ve spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c problems that concer@@ n people in your neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od .
“ W@@ at@@ ering ” L@@ ake T@@ iti@@ c@@ ac@@ a
It is because of their conscience .
This is especially true of Jesus ’ sa@@ y@@ ings recorded in the Go@@ sp@@ els .
“ M@@ ake sure of the more important things . ” ​ — P@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ I@@ P@@ P@@ I@@ AN@@ S 1 : 10 .
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s move took his family first to H@@ ar@@ an , a city in nor@@ ther@@ n M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia , and then on into Cana@@ an .
On@@ ly Jehovah is ca@@ pa@@ ble of wa@@ g@@ ing a truly just and truly sel@@ e@@ ctive war during which righ@@ the@@ ar@@ ted individuals , wh@@ er@@ ever they may be on earth , will be pre@@ served .
Indeed , Christians can stand their gr@@ ound only if they are fir@@ m@@ ly ro@@ o@@ ted in Christ . ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 21 .
A@@ no@@ inted by holy spirit : Jehovah uses his holy spirit to invit@@ e a person to rule with Jesus in heaven .
M@@ er@@ ete and I continued to serve together in the cir@@ cu@@ it and dist@@ ri@@ ct work until 19@@ 7@@ 6 .
asked the pri@@ ests . “ By pres@@ en@@ ting upon my al@@ ta@@ r pol@@ lu@@ ted bre@@ ad , ” Jehovah rep@@ lied .
How long are those se@@ ven times ?
What shows that being vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant in prayer is ess@@ enti@@ al to keep@@ ing on the w@@ atch ?
Consider how effe@@ ctive Satan was in using ba@@ it to tra@@ p a large number of his ang@@ eli@@ c brothers .
“ A D@@ ou@@ ble Li@@ fe ”
So he was very hon@@ est with me , giving me many reas@@ ons why I should think care@@ fully before I accepted his pro@@ pos@@ al of marriage .
H@@ ere again , the lo@@ ver of Jehovah se@@ es in this an opportunity , not to do wh@@ atever he pleas@@ es , but to do what will make his heavenly Father rejo@@ ice .
C@@ R@@ E@@ T@@ E
; D@@ e S@@ im@@ one , A .
However , I stru@@ gg@@ led to change my ways so as to live in har@@ mony with the Bible .
( b ) Why should we be par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly inter@@ ested in ob@@ tain@@ ing Jehovah’s blessing ?
In deci@@ ding whether to we@@ ar a ring with a bir@@ th@@ st@@ one , a Christian might ask himself , ‘ Do I want to we@@ ar this ring mer@@ ely because the ge@@ m appe@@ als to me , al@@ though it also happ@@ ens to be a so - called bir@@ th@@ st@@ one ?
“ H@@ app@@ y Is the Pe@@ ople W@@ ho@@ se God Is Jehovah ! ”
We therefore rend@@ er to Jehovah God sub@@ mis@@ sion without re@@ serv@@ ation . ​ — Read Psalm 8@@ 6 : 11 , 12 .
; Bo@@ or , C .
As recorded at Matthew 16 : 24 , what course did Jesus out@@ l@@ ine for his followers to take ?
Paul expla@@ ins : “ G@@ et@@ ting to know God well takes time and effort , but the di@@ vi@@ d@@ ends are high .
The ra@@ in@@ y , hu@@ mi@@ d c@@ li@@ mate has pro@@ duc@@ ed lu@@ x@@ u@@ ri@@ ous ra@@ in fore@@ st@@ s , co@@ ver@@ ing the s@@ lo@@ p@@ es of m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s that ris@@ e to over 6@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 fe@@ et [ 2@@ ,000 m ] .
His enti@@ re being and his life are seri@@ ously affe@@ cted , and he has gra@@ vely sin@@ ned against God .
When we served congregations in the bi@@ g to@@ w@@ ns , our brothers hi@@ red a ta@@ x@@ i to take us to the next congregation .
Many who heard Jesus ’ words were po@@ or
J@@ a@@ y@@ av@@ an@@ th , a physi@@ ci@@ an in In@@ dia , s@@ mo@@ ked for 38 years .
He attend@@ ed the dis@@ course and found true comfort from the Bible .
How Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine Ch@@ il@@ dren ?
By giving spiritually , we can help people to benefit themselves both now and thr@@ ough@@ out et@@ er@@ n@@ ity . ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 8 .
H@@ um@@ ility invol@@ ves having a sub@@ mis@@ sive attitude .
Many feel the same way about the so - called O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent .
W@@ al@@ k With God , and Re@@ a@@ p What Is Go@@ od
In what ways must Christians wa@@ it for Jehovah ?
That made me even more up@@ set . ”
These con@@ f@@ li@@ cts re@@ ached a c@@ li@@ ma@@ x in 1@@ 6@@ 6@@ 1 when an In@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ onal cour@@ t at Go@@ a , In@@ dia , sen@@ ten@@ ced Al@@ me@@ i@@ da to death for her@@ es@@ y .
Des@@ pite vari@@ ous as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ts on the Bible , it has been pre@@ served .
Some may even offer tre@@ at@@ ments that use a se@@ cre@@ t ing@@ re@@ di@@ ent or an un@@ known for@@ ce .
What Jesus started in 33 C.E . and what he has continued from heaven ever since will then be car@@ ri@@ ed out to per@@ fe@@ ction .
The Bible war@@ ns against “ the works of the flesh . ”
These would then be moved to Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n to teach , and four more would be tra@@ ined .
• How can you benefit from Solom@@ on@@ ’s war@@ ning example ?
The man could become gu@@ il@@ ty of com@@ mit@@ ting an un@@ for@@ gi@@ va@@ ble sin , deser@@ ving of death with no resurrection . ​ — Mat@@ t .
One of the first questions F@@ la@@ vi@@ o posed was , “ Does your religion teach that people are t@@ or@@ men@@ ted in hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re ? ”
B@@ es@@ id@@ es the el@@ ab@@ or@@ ate nor@@ ms and la@@ ws imp@@ o@@ sed by those cul@@ tures , Saul dis@@ cer@@ ned that humans in gener@@ al are gu@@ i@@ ded by an in@@ her@@ ent moral sense .
Wh@@ atever we do , we will not sto@@ p let@@ ting down our ne@@ ts .
The prophet A@@ mo@@ s , who lived at about the same time as J@@ on@@ ah , descri@@ bed the Israelites of the day as materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic ple@@ asure - lo@@ v@@ ers .
“ The blood of the Christ [ will ] cle@@ an@@ se our consci@@ ences from dead works that we may rend@@ er sac@@ red service to the living God . ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B@@ R@@ E@@ W@@ S 9 : 14 .
Des@@ cri@@ b@@ ing one se@@ ction of a ro@@ y@@ al p@@ al@@ ace that he had un@@ co@@ vered in the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an cap@@ it@@ al of N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h , ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ist Au@@ st@@ en La@@ y@@ ard wrote : “ The ce@@ il@@ ings . . . were di@@ vi@@ ded into s@@ qu@@ are com@@ par@@ t@@ ments , pa@@ inted with f@@ low@@ ers , or with the fi@@ gu@@ res of ani@@ mal@@ s .
The Bible poin@@ ts out the reason for to@@ da@@ y’s f@@ all@@ ing standards .
So let us pa@@ y attention to Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es and to how these are being ful@@ filled .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we can demonstr@@ ate our appreciation for spiritual things , even as H@@ ann@@ ah did .
Why is it the course of wisdom to accept and hold to divine la@@ ws ?
Do you believe that it teach@@ es what Christ taught and what the early followers of Christ believ@@ ed in ?
U@@ se the T@@ ong@@ ue W@@ is@@ ely
A you@@ th who ad@@ mit@@ ted that he had been s@@ wal@@ low@@ ed up in the way of the world began to appreci@@ ate spiritual valu@@ es .
The point is , when we dedic@@ ate ourselves to God , we cho@@ ose to put his inter@@ ests first in our life .
He said : “ No one has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fi@@ el@@ ds for my s@@ ake and for the s@@ ake of the good news who will not get a h@@ un@@ dre@@ d@@ fo@@ ld now in this peri@@ od of time . . . and in the coming system of things everlasting life . ”
Can you try to see things from your mat@@ e@@ ’s per@@ spe@@ ctive ?
The anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant love their compan@@ i@@ ons and are happy to know that the B@@ ri@@ de@@ gro@@ om@@ ’s Father , Jehovah , has gr@@ anted these other sheep on earth the privilege of jo@@ ining in the ju@@ bil@@ ation over the heavenly marriage of the L@@ am@@ b .
Thus , he la@@ id the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l preaching and teaching cam@@ pa@@ ign that is still continu@@ ing .
I ch@@ er@@ ish the help I received from faithful spiritual brothers
Yes , Jehovah’s Word as@@ sures us : “ O@@ p@@ pose the Devil , and he will fle@@ e from you . ” ​ — J@@ as .
God is with us .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out tel@@ ling anyone , we p@@ ac@@ ked a cou@@ ple of ba@@ ck@@ p@@ ac@@ ks and a t@@ ar@@ pa@@ ul@@ in and left through the w@@ in@@ do@@ w , b@@ ound for the Au@@ stri@@ an bor@@ der just w@@ est of M@@ ount S@@ to@@ l .
We know this because he himself wrote : “ I . . . dis@@ cer@@ ned by the boo@@ ks the number of the years . . . for fulfill@@ ing the de@@ va@@ st@@ ations of Jerusalem . ”
8 “ I Ha@@ ve H@@ op@@ e T@@ ow@@ ard God ”
“ By this , ” he said , “ all will know that you are my disciples , if you have love among y@@ ourselves . ”
L@@ ong di@@ stances , t@@ or@@ r@@ enti@@ al ra@@ ins , app@@ all@@ ing ro@@ a@@ ds , f@@ l@@ at ti@@ res , and bre@@ ak@@ do@@ w@@ ns may prove fru@@ str@@ ating .
Why “ Un@@ reason@@ able ” ?
Instead of dis@@ mis@@ sing it as something tri@@ vi@@ al , listen to your mate , respect his or her view , and respon@@ d in a com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate man@@ ner .
Rather , they imitate Jesus , who pers@@ is@@ ted in doing God’s will even though he was des@@ p@@ ised by many .
God’s L@@ imit@@ less P@@ ow@@ er
Di@@ d David believe that God is far away from those who in the face of dist@@ ress become de@@ je@@ cted or feel un@@ wor@@ thy of His no@@ tice ?
“ The min@@ ding of the flesh means en@@ m@@ ity with God , ” wh@@ er@@ e@@ as “ the min@@ ding of the spirit means life and peace . ”
That would especially be a ris@@ k for a person ten@@ ding to be confid@@ ent in his own conclu@@ sions even when these cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct what Jehovah’s organization is teaching .
After years of persecu@@ tion , in Ju@@ ly 19@@ 70 our work was fin@@ ally leg@@ ally recogn@@ ized by the F@@ ran@@ c@@ o govern@@ ment .
Mo@@ st high - ran@@ king cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men lived lu@@ x@@ u@@ ri@@ ously .
The desi@@ res that give bir@@ th to sin@@ ful ac@@ ts can be deep@@ ly en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched .
How did Jesus set a pat@@ ter@@ n of deal@@ ing hum@@ bly , pati@@ ently , and kin@@ dly with his disciples ?
As a result , I felt loved and was not je@@ al@@ ous of the time he sp@@ ent serving the congregation . ”
Yet , the fi@@ ght against sin@@ ful desi@@ res can be w@@ on .
In respon@@ se to this transl@@ ation , 34 years later an O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x sy@@ no@@ d in Jerusalem declar@@ ed that the Scriptures “ should be read , not by just anyone , but only by the ones pe@@ ering into the deep things of the spirit after having done appro@@ pri@@ ate re@@ sear@@ ch . ”
Jesus states that the s@@ ow@@ er “ s@@ le@@ ep@@ s at night and ris@@ es up by day . ”
Un@@ der@@ standing our orig@@ in is vital to understanding who we are , where we are going , and how we should live .
We also become sla@@ ves of Christ .
Ke@@ ep in mind how Jehovah reas@@ oned with the Israelites again and again out of com@@ pas@@ sion for them .
“ Let the ste@@ al@@ er ste@@ al no more . ” ​ — 4 : 28 .
“ What wor@@ ked with one child di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t work for the other . ”
“ The ability of human children to ac@@ qui@@ re a language , ” states a prof@@ ess@@ or of l@@ ing@@ u@@ is@@ tic@@ s , “ is one of the h@@ all@@ mar@@ ks of [ humans ] . ”
What nation did Jehovah organiz@@ e to be his witness , but why did he allow it to go into ex@@ ile ?
The gra@@ in o@@ ffering con@@ ta@@ ined no le@@ av@@ en , which is a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion ; ne@@ i@@ ther would it con@@ tain h@@ one@@ y , likely meaning the sy@@ ru@@ p of fru@@ it , which has a tend@@ enc@@ y to cause fer@@ men@@ tation .
S@@ atur@@ day arri@@ ved . Un@@ der a t@@ in ro@@ of , the a@@ udi@@ ence of more than 3@@ 00 s@@ at on w@@ o@@ o@@ den ben@@ ches and pl@@ as@@ tic cha@@ ir@@ s .
A@@ no@@ ther temp@@ tation that has come to the fore in mo@@ der@@ n times is the vie@@ wing of por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
“ [ Jesus ] said to them : ‘ . . .
“ You pro@@ ba@@ bly won@@ ’t make it , ” says one fam@@ ous sing@@ er famili@@ ar with the stru@@ gg@@ le to become a succ@@ ess@@ ful mu@@ si@@ ci@@ an .
W@@ ould you wel@@ come help in making the right decision , the wise one ?
The following mon@@ th another c@@ ra@@ zed g@@ un@@ man mas@@ sac@@ red 32 people in the qui@@ et T@@ as@@ man@@ i@@ an to@@ wn of P@@ ort Ar@@ th@@ ur , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
That time will have pas@@ sed .
On sever@@ al occasi@@ ons , Jehovah man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted his might to his servants .
P@@ o@@ li@@ ce from the city of Mar@@ ne@@ ul@@ i set up ro@@ ad@@ b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks to sto@@ p the Witnesses from re@@ aching the conven@@ tion lo@@ c@@ ation .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , Christian elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants foc@@ us on doing things for the benefit of the congregation , and their fellow believers love them for this spirit .
But his words car@@ ry little we@@ i@@ ght because the si@@ gn is in pla@@ in view and there is nothing wrong with the d@@ ri@@ ver@@ ’s vision .
Li@@ fe on a Par@@ adise E@@ ar@@ th
W@@ E L@@ I@@ V@@ E in a time of ad@@ vers@@ ities .
Na@@ than was 18 when he arri@@ ved at Bethel in 19@@ 23 .
Be@@ ing ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e me@@ ant being s@@ cor@@ ned , sh@@ un@@ ned , and tre@@ ated as an out@@ c@@ ast by fellow Jews .
In this way he was able to learn the cor@@ rec@@ t use of G@@ y@@ p@@ s@@ y idi@@ om@@ s .
The prophecy at Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 states : “ In the days of those k@@ ings [ now rul@@ ing on earth ] the God of heaven will set up a kingdom [ a govern@@ ment in heaven ] that will never be brought to ru@@ in .
Jehovah’s ability to a@@ da@@ pt to new circumstances while in the pro@@ c@@ ess of br@@ ing@@ ing his purpose to comple@@ tion is in har@@ mony with a des@@ crip@@ tion he gave of himself .
A@@ no@@ ther transl@@ ation of Romans 3 : 25 re@@ a@@ ds : “ This showed that God always does what is right and fa@@ ir . ”
Read Isaiah 40 : 28 .
At that , Jo@@ as@@ h ap@@ tly c@@ alls his son Jer@@ u@@ b@@ ba@@ al , meaning “ Let Ba@@ al M@@ ake a Le@@ g@@ al D@@ ef@@ en@@ se A@@ ga@@ inst H@@ im . ” ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 6 : 25 - 32 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
While ap@@ par@@ ently un@@ able to materi@@ al@@ ize again , the dem@@ ons can still exerc@@ ise great power over the min@@ ds and lives of humans , and they are doub@@ t@@ less respon@@ sible for much of the viol@@ ence we are wit@@ ness@@ ing today . ​ — Matthew 12 : 4@@ 3 - 4@@ 5 ; Luke 8 : 27 - 33 .
Why is it not eas@@ y to be a true Christian today ?
Why does the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation say at De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 31 : 2 that Moses would “ no more be allow@@ ed to go out and come in ” as Israel@@ ’s lead@@ er , when other transl@@ ations indic@@ ate that he was no longer able to do so ?
Why must a par@@ ent@@ ’s words be ba@@ cked up by actions ?
That is why s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists will never find the ke@@ y to end@@ less life in man@@ ’s g@@ ene@@ tic co@@ de . The ke@@ y lies el@@ se@@ where .
So she ris@@ ked her life to prote@@ ct God’s cho@@ s@@ en people and thus plac@@ ed her future in their hands .
We hand co@@ pi@@ ed in small let@@ ters on wa@@ x@@ ed pa@@ per a complete is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
* Adam , who served as a res@@ pe@@ cted el@@ der for 12 years , com@@ ments : “ I have lost so much of my self - respect that at times I@@ ’@@ m filled with anger , and I@@ ’@@ m temp@@ ted to dist@@ ance my@@ self from every@@ body . ”
Jesus himself said : “ No man has as@@ c@@ ended into heaven but he that des@@ c@@ ended from heaven , the Son of man . ”
You will dis@@ co@@ ver that I have not s@@ ch@@ em@@ ed . ”
Those al@@ li@@ an@@ ces too will prove to be “ a li@@ e . ”
When the po@@ li@@ ce fin@@ ally ca@@ ught up with him , he sh@@ o@@ t himself in the head .
As told by Pa@@ we@@ l P@@ y@@ z@@ ar@@ a
As a result of sp@@ en@@ ding more time in the ministry and lear@@ ning from other sisters , I have gra@@ du@@ ally imp@@ ro@@ ved in my ability to witness .
What less@@ on is con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed in this wise saying ?
Because of li@@ mit@@ ed sp@@ ace , ad@@ mis@@ sion will be by tic@@ ke@@ t only .
Th@@ an@@ ks be to him for s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring the hearts of his servants to wi@@ den out and in@@ ten@@ si@@ fy the sear@@ ch for deser@@ ving ones in K@@ en@@ ya , making it a land of spiritual s@@ pl@@ end@@ or .
As we do , let us consider how we might cultiv@@ ate “ the same men@@ tal attitude that Christ Jesus had . ”
To their sur@@ pris@@ e , they dis@@ co@@ vered a ver@@ it@@ able tre@@ asure tro@@ ve , sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ently nam@@ ed the Na@@ ha@@ l Mi@@ sh@@ ma@@ r ho@@ ard .
Mari@@ a refu@@ sed .
What valu@@ able less@@ ons the inspired pro@@ verbs teach !
God appointed the husband as head of the family , just as Jesus is He@@ ad of the congregation .
Let us therefore strengthen our determin@@ ation to avoid not only doing wrong but even thinking about it .
Such con@@ vers@@ ations can help you put emo@@ tional re@@ actions in per@@ spe@@ ctive .
“ T@@ re@@ ating the children as occasi@@ ons of sin , ” com@@ men@@ ted one repor@@ ter in I@@ rel@@ and , “ the ch@@ urch author@@ ities mer@@ ely moved on the off@@ en@@ ding pri@@ est [ to another lo@@ c@@ ation ] . ”
L@@ ater , Moses himself asked Jehovah : “ How will P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h ever listen to me ? ”
Jehovah shu@@ t the do@@ or in order to prote@@ ct his worshipp@@ ers .
I never i@@ mag@@ ined that my mother would say this !
Re@@ g@@ arding that ro@@ ad , Jesus said : “ F@@ e@@ w are the ones fin@@ ding it . ”
Acc@@ ording to Jo@@ shua 17 : 1 - 6 , ten cl@@ ans of M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h , through his gr@@ and@@ son G@@ ile@@ ad , were al@@ lo@@ t@@ ted tr@@ ac@@ ts of land in this are@@ a .
After Pa@@ olo and I had been married for ten years , we were invit@@ ed to serve in the cir@@ cu@@ it work .
And even then , the person will still have to “ stand before the judgment se@@ at of God . ” ​ — Romans 14 : 10 - 12 ; see The Watchtower , No@@ v@@ ember 15 , 19@@ 7@@ 9 , pages 31 - 32 .
I was very happy to see one of my gr@@ and@@ children , with whom I stu@@ died the Bible some 12 years ag@@ o , make spiritual prog@@ ress and show appreciation for Bible truth .
Proverbs 21 : 5 war@@ ns : “ The pl@@ ans of the di@@ lig@@ ent one sur@@ ely make for advan@@ ta@@ ge , but ever@@ yone that is ha@@ st@@ y sur@@ ely he@@ a@@ ds for want . ”
She reas@@ oned : “ It is because Jehovah has listen@@ ed , in that I was h@@ ated and so he gave me also this one . ” ​ — Genesis 29 : 30 - 33 .
No@@ tice , Jesus uses the word “ vo@@ ice ” three times .
A@@ ware that the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es s@@ ought prom@@ in@@ ence , Jesus said later in his ministry : “ E@@ ver@@ yone that ex@@ al@@ ts himself will be hum@@ b@@ led and he that hum@@ bl@@ es himself will be ex@@ al@@ ted . ”
In 19@@ 6@@ 6 , Jehovah’s Witnesses vis@@ ited our home and had long con@@ vers@@ ations with my father .
What must parents do to help their famili@@ es stay spiritually strong ?
They stated that they were there to sear@@ ch my house for liter@@ ature pro@@ duc@@ ed by Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — a ban@@ ned organization .
There we were told to avoid d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous se@@ cts .
It seem@@ s that a case could be made for ei@@ ther view .
C@@ ol@@ in was in H@@ on@@ i@@ ar@@ a and saw the Solomon Is@@ lands As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all being buil@@ t .
Bro@@ ther L@@ et@@ t also ann@@ oun@@ ced that the S@@ cho@@ ol for T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ing O@@ ver@@ se@@ ers and Their W@@ i@@ ves and the S@@ cho@@ ol for B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e M@@ em@@ bers and Their W@@ i@@ ves would be ex@@ pan@@ ded to two cl@@ as@@ ses each year at P@@ at@@ ter@@ son , with pro@@ v@@ isions for those who have pre@@ vi@@ ously attend@@ ed to atten@@ d a second time .
( b ) What might cause a Christian to lo@@ se sight of his hope ?
“ This move is the best thing that ever happened to us , ” they say .
For instance , su@@ p@@ pose a brother or a sister as@@ ks you about d@@ ating someone with marriage in view .
Mi@@ ri@@ am and A@@ ar@@ on mu@@ r@@ mu@@ red against him , yet the Bible rec@@ ord says that Moses was “ by far the me@@ ek@@ est of all the men . ”
It is , he wrote , “ the one great cur@@ se , the one en@@ or@@ m@@ ous and in@@ n@@ er@@ most per@@ ver@@ sion , . . . for which no means are too ven@@ om@@ ous , too under@@ hand , too under@@ gr@@ ound and too pet@@ ty . ”
Con@@ fir@@ m@@ ing the l@@ ink between see@@ ing and desi@@ ring , Jesus war@@ ned : “ E@@ ver@@ yone who keep@@ s on loo@@ king at a woman so as to have a pas@@ sion for her has already com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with her in his heart . ”
We too have our e@@ ye fi@@ x@@ ed on the fulfill@@ ment of Jehovah’s purpose .
In fact , rather than allow the earth to be ru@@ ined , the time is ra@@ pi@@ dly appro@@ aching for God to “ bring to ru@@ in those ru@@ ining the earth . ” ​ — Revelation 11 : 18 .
It was how they were tre@@ ated .
How did O@@ badi@@ ah’s godly fear help him , and how does his example help you ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jesus will@@ ingly accepted that he was to die , but it was Jehovah who was the Au@@ th@@ or of the ransom arrang@@ ement .
“ He that is pur@@ su@@ ing righteousness and loving - kindness will find life , righteousness and glory , ” says God’s Word .
C@@ ould they feel as did Mar@@ th@@ a , who said : “ I know [ my brother ] will ris@@ e in the resurrection on the last day ” ?
Although his g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing made him po@@ pul@@ ar , he had n@@ ag@@ g@@ ing thoughts about his m@@ oun@@ ting de@@ b@@ ts , tr@@ oub@@ led marriage , and ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted daugh@@ ters .
Yet , Jehovah’s sheep are preci@@ ous in his sight .
This num@@ er@@ ic@@ al gro@@ w@@ th was lar@@ g@@ ely by con@@ ver@@ sion .
H@@ er son , now 20 years old , is a baptized brother .
We from e@@ ast@@ er@@ n S@@ lo@@ v@@ ak@@ ia travel@@ ed by special tra@@ ins arrang@@ ed for the conven@@ tion d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates .
But why do we need to make wise decisions ?
When we pres@@ ented ourselves for Christian baptism , we had already deci@@ ded to serve Jehovah , to be his slave .
In contr@@ ast , many others d@@ well in relati@@ ve peace and qui@@ et .
W@@ rit@@ ten some@@ time during 50 - 5@@ 2 C.E . , the letter con@@ tain@@ s direc@@ t counsel and strong ex@@ hor@@ tation .
“ Do not be ex@@ as@@ per@@ ating your children , so that they do not become do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 21 .
U@@ l@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , this building effort br@@ ings praise to Jehovah .
T@@ each Lo@@ ve by Ex@@ am@@ ple
A j@@ udi@@ cial com@@ mit@@ te@@ e would be form@@ ed because gro@@ ss un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness is involved .
Se@@ par@@ ately , as a fe@@ tu@@ s ’ red c@@ el@@ ls complete their nor@@ ma@@ l life sp@@ an , their o@@ x@@ y@@ g@@ en - car@@ r@@ ying por@@ tion is pro@@ cess@@ ed . Some of it be@@ comes bi@@ li@@ ru@@ bi@@ n , which cro@@ s@@ ses the plac@@ en@@ ta to the mother and is eli@@ min@@ ated with her body wa@@ st@@ es .
What H@@ app@@ ened to The@@ m ?
N@@ one other than Jehovah God himself !
When we “ speak cons@@ ol@@ ingly to the de@@ pres@@ sed sou@@ ls ” and “ support the we@@ ak , ” are we not pu@@ t@@ ting into effect the heal@@ ing power of spo@@ ken words ?
Per@@ s@@ onal a@@ bil@@ ities , s@@ k@@ ill@@ s , and a@@ vail@@ able time must be taken into consider@@ ation .
15 , 16 . ( a ) Gi@@ ve an example of how a Christian might be “ un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised in heart . ” ( b ) Why do you think an ‘ un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised heart ’ would be dis@@ pleas@@ ing to Jehovah ?
When women follow God’s direction to do so , they set an example for the angels in God’s organiz@@ ational arrang@@ ement .
It is similar with Satan’s ne@@ g@@ ative influ@@ ences ; some are more ob@@ vi@@ ous than others .
They had pro@@ v@@ isi@@ oned themselves with en@@ ough o@@ il so that they could continue to shed light when the bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om arri@@ ved and they were allow@@ ed into the fe@@ ast . ​ — Matthew 25 : 10 - 12 .
As the tw@@ ins gre@@ w up , they differ@@ ed in temp@@ er@@ am@@ ent and in their cho@@ ice of activities .
In No@@ v@@ ember 19@@ 18 , Ger@@ many wanted peace , but the Al@@ lies would not sto@@ p fi@@ gh@@ ting until a change in rul@@ er@@ ship had been made .
The book of E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es says : “ A name is better than good o@@ il , and the day of death than the day of one@@ ’s being born . ”
However , in his day , there were few li@@ br@@ aries .
Indeed , the only way to at@@ tain true happiness and se@@ cur@@ ity is to trust in our car@@ ing Father rather than in money . ​ — Read Matthew 6 : 24 , 25 , 31 - 34 .
We can tre@@ asure the par@@ ent , mate , or friend who pre@@ v@@ ents us from going plac@@ es we should not go , from see@@ ing things we should not see , or from doing things we should not do .
We dedic@@ ated our lives to Jehovah and got baptized in 19@@ 7@@ 2 .
For his part , Jehovah “ will gu@@ ard the very way of his loyal ones . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
• If a person wants to be happy , why would it be good for him to consider the book of Psal@@ ms ?
O@@ f@@ ten , though , the help we receive from fellow believers is more direc@@ t .
In the Christian congregation , there are many opportun@@ ities to encoura@@ ge fellow believers .
The psalmist said that he was “ c@@ ru@@ shed with long@@ ing ” for God’s righteous j@@ udi@@ cial decisions .
But is it not true that some of the clo@@ s@@ est fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps in the Bible were between people who , to all appe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces , had little in comm@@ on ?
St@@ or@@ r@@ s dis@@ cer@@ ned that some will gain end@@ less life on earth .
When fer@@ t@@ il@@ iz@@ ation invol@@ ving e@@ gg@@ s or s@@ per@@ m ( or both ) from someone not within the mar@@ it@@ al uni@@ on occ@@ ur@@ s , this am@@ oun@@ ts to what the Bible ter@@ ms por@@ ·@@ ne@@ i@@ ʹ@@ a , se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality . Those pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res are a gro@@ ss mis@@ use of the se@@ x@@ u@@ al or@@ g@@ ans . ​ — Mat@@ t . 5 : 32 ; 1 C@@ or . 5 : 11 ; 6 : 9 , 18 ; He@@ b . 13 : 4 . A@@ wa@@ ke !
I did , however , enjoy school and s@@ por@@ ts .
Fir@@ st , let us bri@@ ef@@ ly consider the con@@ text .
Does S@@ ome@@ thing P@@ re@@ v@@ ent You From G@@ et@@ ting B@@ ap@@ ti@@ zed ?
B@@ eho@@ ld the Do@@ er of W@@ on@@ der@@ ful Th@@ ings !
The apostle Paul , who bel@@ ong@@ ed to that group , wrote to fellow believers : “ You received a spirit of a@@ do@@ p@@ tion as sons , by which spirit we c@@ ry out : ‘ Ab@@ ba , Father ! ’
It began to ra@@ in as they were speaking to a woman out@@ side her home .
R@@ igh@@ te@@ ously indi@@ gn@@ ant , David and a band of his men gi@@ r@@ ded on their s@@ words and set off to con@@ fr@@ on@@ t Na@@ ba@@ l . ​ — 1 Samuel 25 : 2 - 13 .
Ther@@ e@@ after , with God’s blessing , faithful sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors of the end of this system will beg@@ in to work on “ sc@@ ene ” chang@@ es that will end@@ ure forever .
A@@ no@@ ther ra@@ b@@ bin@@ ic op@@ in@@ ion post@@ d@@ ating the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s temple , however , stated that “ he who he@@ ars the Di@@ v@@ ine N@@ ame bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ed no@@ wa@@ days need not r@@ end his gar@@ ments , for o@@ ther@@ wise one@@ ’s gar@@ ments would be re@@ duc@@ ed to t@@ at@@ ters . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly today , many young servants of Jehovah mu@@ ster up courage to speak to their teach@@ ers and scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es about God and the Bible , and often they experience e@@ qu@@ ally gr@@ ati@@ f@@ ying resul@@ ts .
When some sisters heard that I wanted to pioneer , they told me that I should wa@@ it for my parents to cal@@ m down .
F@@ in@@ ding his spe@@ e@@ ch sh@@ o@@ c@@ king , “ many of his disciples went off to the things be@@ h@@ ind and would no longer walk with him . ”
14 - 16 . ( a ) Why was Joseph such a good moral example ?
Although the anointed had for de@@ ca@@ des loo@@ ked to 1914 as a mar@@ ked year , they did not c@@ learly understand what would ha@@ p@@ pen .
However , I still find much joy in Jehovah’s service , al@@ though my p@@ ace has s@@ low@@ ed .
In fact , “ even anyone fo@@ ol@@ ish , when keep@@ ing s@@ il@@ ent , will be reg@@ ar@@ ded as wise ; anyone clo@@ sing up his own li@@ ps , as having understanding . ”
K@@ in@@ dness too is a part of the holy spi@@ rit@@ ’s fru@@ it@@ age .
“ All those . . . who have come to know the truth ” can answer that question .
What can you do to be ready ?
God’s servants also feel the up@@ li@@ f@@ ting power that is exer@@ ted by the message found in God’s inspired Word , the Bible .
‘ T@@ ent of U@@ pri@@ ght Will F@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h ’ , 11 / 15
The Law covenant also prote@@ cted the Israelites from the de@@ fil@@ ing practic@@ es of the nations around them .
Ju@@ d@@ as , the follow@@ er of Jesus who be@@ tra@@ yed him , allow@@ ed himself to become a person judg@@ ing others .
What right attitude should we end@@ e@@ av@@ or to cultiv@@ ate toward those having positi@@ ons of authority in the congregation ?
V@@ o@@ ic@@ es of Ex@@ peri@@ ence S@@ pe@@ ak
A special blessing has been my marriage to my bel@@ o@@ ved wife , Kris@@ t@@ ina .
Jehovah has become a real person to me , and I know that he has my best inter@@ ests at heart . ”
Tru@@ sted men who had been ca@@ str@@ ated over@@ saw the wom@@ en@@ ’s qu@@ ar@@ ters , or ha@@ re@@ ms , in ro@@ y@@ al hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds .
He cannot en@@ ter into the wom@@ b of his mother a second time and be born , can he ? ’
4@@ 3 : 13 - 20 ​ — What is sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed by the al@@ ta@@ r that E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el saw in vision ?
A@@ n el@@ der from the G@@ r@@ on@@ ing@@ en C@@ ongreg@@ ation , K@@ la@@ as de V@@ ries , was sub@@ je@@ cted to c@@ ru@@ el , mer@@ c@@ il@@ ess inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ation by the Na@@ z@@ i G@@ esta@@ p@@ o , plac@@ ed in sol@@ it@@ ary con@@ fin@@ ement for 12 days with only bre@@ ad and water , and then ques@@ tioned again .
God’s Word provi@@ des the n@@ ames of only two of God’s faithful angels , M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el and G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el .
Luke 7 - 21
M@@ ore than ever , the d@@ ying person may feel the need to remain in cont@@ act with those who coun@@ t the most in his life .
The pione@@ ers learned that On@@ es@@ mu@@ s , now in his l@@ ate 30 ’ s , was born with o@@ ste@@ o@@ gen@@ esis imper@@ fe@@ c@@ ta , or br@@ it@@ tle b@@ one di@@ se@@ ase .
Let us consider each of the he@@ a@@ ds of the be@@ ast descri@@ bed in Revelation .
In what other ways may God’s servants be lik@@ ened to tre@@ es ?
Mar@@ co@@ s ’ bad practic@@ es continued after he got married .
She said : “ P@@ ra@@ y@@ er helped me to draw close to Jehovah . . .
A person may have sin@@ ned un@@ in@@ ten@@ tion@@ ally .
Paul and his compan@@ ion Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s ris@@ ked their lives to encoura@@ ge their brothers .
Yet , there are con@@ f@@ lic@@ ting ide@@ as about who Jesus was .
He began to study in ear@@ n@@ est , attend@@ ed a cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly , and now attend@@ s meetings at the local Kingdom H@@ all .
There are times when we may , so to speak , “ walk in the v@@ al@@ le@@ y of deep sh@@ a@@ do@@ w . ”
8 / 1 Who S@@ ent “ S@@ ta@@ r ” ?
Although be@@ d@@ ri@@ d@@ den , I was determined to continue pres@@ sing for@@ ward .
C@@ learly , David was a@@ ware of the dep@@ th of Jehovah’s interest in him .
They reve@@ al the truth about Jesus , en@@ ab@@ ling us to se@@ par@@ ate my@@ th from fact .
Peter out@@ l@@ ined their mis@@ sion by st@@ ating : “ You are ‘ a cho@@ s@@ en r@@ ace , a ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od , a holy nation , a people for special pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion , that you should dec@@ l@@ are ab@@ ro@@ ad the exc@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ ci@@ es ’ of the One who called you out of dar@@ k@@ ness into his wonderful light . ”
H@@ app@@ iness cannot be found by am@@ as@@ sing we@@ al@@ th , is@@ ol@@ ating on@@ es@@ el@@ f , or tru@@ sting in man@@ ’s li@@ mit@@ ed knowledge
R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness and S@@ al@@ vation
We can make many friends by show@@ ing fellow feel@@ ing .
If you wr@@ ite down what you have learned after con@@ ver@@ sing with someone about the good news , this will help you to keep on ass@@ is@@ ting the person spiritually .
Why is Jesus ’ sacrifice truly uni@@ que ?
How may a simp@@ le life make it e@@ asi@@ er to serve God ?
He reve@@ als why some will receive everlasting life while others will be cu@@ t off in death forever .
What was consider@@ ed e@@ d@@ gy tel@@ ev@@ ision in the 19@@ 50 ’ s is now r@@ ated as su@@ it@@ able for famili@@ es .
In that way , he made it possible for the little flo@@ ck of his anointed brothers and for the other sheep to have a righteous standing before Jehovah .
D@@ oub@@ ts came up in their hearts .
They could learn what God’s will is for people during this peri@@ od and con@@ form to it as clo@@ sel@@ y as possible .
Indeed , pati@@ ence and pers@@ ist@@ ence can bring happy resul@@ ts in the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work . ​ — Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 .
Why not sp@@ end time re@@ vie@@ wing these ?
“ No one can slave for two ma@@ st@@ ers . . .
B@@ ap@@ tism and F@@ ul@@ l - Ti@@ me M@@ in@@ is@@ try
In Bible language , “ stu@@ pi@@ d ones ” ref@@ ers , not to those who l@@ ack in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ence , but to those who ign@@ ore the wise counsel from God’s Word .
In s@@ pite of human imper@@ fe@@ ction , people gener@@ ally ac@@ knowledge that there are moral b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries that should never be cro@@ s@@ sed and that humans are ca@@ pa@@ ble of ab@@ sta@@ ining from evil ac@@ ts .
Fir@@ st , however , God’s spirit would imp@@ el the prophet to pro@@ cla@@ im dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c w@@ o@@ es .
This is well - expres@@ sed at Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 5 : “ All the pe@@ op@@ les , for their part , will walk each one in the name of its go@@ d ; but we , for our part , shall walk in the name of Jehovah our God to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , even forever . ”
What should be our attitude toward the elders , and why ?
What helps you to “ be@@ ar fru@@ it with end@@ ur@@ ance ” ? ​ — Luke 8 : 15 .
Let us consider three Scriptural poin@@ ts that we may want to esta@@ bl@@ ish bri@@ ef@@ ly before d@@ el@@ ving into the answer to the question .
How am@@ a@@ zed he must have been to learn the reason : His father had stru@@ gg@@ led the night before with a mi@@ gh@@ ty ang@@ el !
They f@@ ill ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved relati@@ ves or close friends with hope , mo@@ ving many to seek out a spirit medi@@ u@@ m who claim@@ s to be able to cont@@ act the dead .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , the mat@@ er@@ n@@ ity de@@ par@@ t@@ ment and the deli@@ very ro@@ om at the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al are important , consider@@ ing that in a cam@@ p of 4@@ 8@@ ,000 refu@@ ge@@ es , there could be about 2@@ 50 bir@@ ths a mon@@ th .
Ex@@ per@@ ts say that many of these de@@ a@@ ths could be avo@@ i@@ ded if d@@ ri@@ v@@ ers pa@@ id more attention to the ro@@ ad .
“ When he was being re@@ v@@ iled , he did not go re@@ v@@ il@@ ing in return , ” wrote the apostle Peter . “ When he was suffering , he did not go th@@ reat@@ ening , but kept on com@@ mit@@ ting himself to the one who jud@@ ges righte@@ ously . ” ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 23 .
Tr@@ ying to remain cal@@ m on the out@@ side while bo@@ il@@ ing with anger on the in@@ side pu@@ ts us under st@@ ra@@ in .
The book of Genesis says that when Jehovah d@@ ro@@ ve dis@@ obedi@@ ent Adam and E@@ ve out of the gar@@ den of E@@ den , he post@@ ed ch@@ er@@ u@@ bs , or angels , to the e@@ ast of the gar@@ den to pre@@ v@@ ent anyone from en@@ ter@@ ing it .
In answer to W@@ all@@ ’s cr@@ iti@@ c@@ is@@ ms , Ban@@ c@@ he@@ t@@ t@@ i said : “ I am certain that if you read Rus@@ sel@@ l@@ ’s si@@ x vo@@ lum@@ es , you would experience a vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous and deep joy , and you would than@@ k me with emo@@ tion .
Isaiah pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed : “ Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es will certainly make for all the pe@@ op@@ les . . . a ban@@ qu@@ et of well - o@@ iled di@@ sh@@ es , a ban@@ qu@@ et of w@@ ine kept on the d@@ reg@@ s , of well - o@@ iled di@@ sh@@ es filled with mar@@ ro@@ w , of w@@ ine kept on the d@@ reg@@ s , fil@@ tered .
The re@@ sear@@ ch reve@@ als that there was no co@@ ver - up ; there were no hi@@ d@@ den s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls .
“ I am not inter@@ ested in any religion , ” the stud@@ ent rep@@ lied .
P@@ E@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ S@@ BU@@ R@@ G , F@@ L ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , Ba@@ y@@ fr@@ on@@ t C@@ en@@ ter , 4@@ 00 1@@ st S@@ t . S .
Des@@ cri@@ be the gro@@ w@@ th of Christi@@ an@@ ity during the first century .
It is true of the elders ​ — and of us all — ​ that “ the power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l [ is ] God’s and not that out of ourselves . ”
Although I put on a b@@ ra@@ ve face and a happy sm@@ ile , all was not well .
Some w@@ ou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t bo@@ w ​ — even at the ris@@ k of their lives .
( Read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 18 : 10 - 12 . )
E@@ ven@@ tually the situation sta@@ bi@@ li@@ zed , but the are@@ a was still under mil@@ it@@ ary control .
What hope is there for the dead ?
In these and similar situ@@ ations , the words of Proverbs 29 : 23 are com@@ for@@ ting : “ The very ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness of earth@@ ling man will hum@@ ble him , but he that is hum@@ ble in spirit will take hold of glory . ”
All who want everlasting life must learn obedi@@ ence , for the Bible c@@ learly states that “ those who do not know God and those who do not obey the good news about our Lord Jesus ” will not sur@@ vi@@ ve God’s day of v@@ enge@@ ance .
He said to them : ‘ What are these matters that you are de@@ bat@@ ing between y@@ ourselves as you walk along ? ’
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E 4 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 23 - 27
But what about sin@@ s that some may consider to be less serious ?
I know that when I s@@ qu@@ e@@ e@@ ze an or@@ ange , or@@ ange ju@@ ice comes out , so why should I give thought to what is in@@ side me , in my heart ? ​ — Mark 7 : 20 - 23 .
P@@ U@@ R@@ P@@ O@@ S@@ E : It leg@@ ally jo@@ ins anointed Christians with Christ to rule as k@@ ings and serve as pri@@ ests in heaven
Jesus under@@ sto@@ od that the cur@@ r@@ ent e@@ con@@ om@@ ic system would not change until God’s Kingdom comes .
When a personal c@@ ris@@ is str@@ ik@@ es , many have found that only Bible truth can provide real comfort .
The members of the bri@@ de class ​ — the spirit - anointed Christians — ​ are the first to ex@@ ten@@ d the invit@@ ation to “ come . ”
In the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus declar@@ ed : “ H@@ app@@ y are the pu@@ re in heart . ”
This love also mo@@ ves sub@@ je@@ cts of the Kingdom to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere loy@@ ally in their ma@@ in work .
When the Israelites offered fru@@ its or gra@@ ins to Jehovah , they needed to be the “ fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its , ” “ the very best ” of their har@@ v@@ ests .
These are un@@ real@@ is@@ tic i@@ mag@@ in@@ ations , da@@ y@@ dre@@ am@@ s , id@@ le mind w@@ an@@ der@@ ings .
Your st@@ at@@ ements should be so@@ li@@ dly based on God’s Word .
C@@ learly , Jehovah wants his servants to serve him with gr@@ ate@@ ful , appreci@@ ative hearts .
Consider just one of its boo@@ ks ​ — Psal@@ ms .
Jehovah’s servants are so preci@@ ous to him that he will not allow them to per@@ ish as a group .
How Jehovah R@@ ul@@ es Today
But the first man dis@@ obe@@ yed the comm@@ and not to e@@ at from the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad .
We are told that when Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s were on their way back home from their first mission@@ ary tri@@ p , “ they appointed elders for them in each congregation , o@@ ffering prayer with fa@@ sting , and they en@@ tru@@ sted them to Jehovah , in whom they had become believers . ”
It can be the same to you . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 10@@ 5 .
E@@ mp@@ ow@@ ered by God , Jesus will destro@@ y Satan .
S@@ ad@@ ly , our vis@@ it has come to an end .
Joseph was not rich .
A@@ de conclu@@ ded : “ If Jehovah can really prote@@ ct me , then I will re@@ move the tal@@ is@@ man . ”
The S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t was used ex@@ ten@@ si@@ vely by Greek - speaking Jews pri@@ or to and during the time of Jesus Christ and his apostles .
If so , then you can take comfort in know@@ ing that a relationship with Jehovah is within your re@@ ach .
We can be sure that persecu@@ t@@ ors of God’s people really do not gain anything .
How acc@@ ur@@ ately that descri@@ bes the activities of so many religious lead@@ ers thr@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory !
The d@@ ying person may wish to re@@ conc@@ ile pre@@ vi@@ ous differ@@ ences , expres@@ s reg@@ re@@ ts , or ask for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
He pi@@ cked it up from the p@@ ile and read it .
That con@@ stan@@ cy can have a streng@@ th@@ ening effect on others . ​ — James 2 : 18 .
That makes me feel that his love for me has co@@ ol@@ ed .
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately he tur@@ ns to Jehovah in prayer .
Christian meetings have always been a blessing to those wal@@ king in the truth
No , for the Bible says that “ the man came to be a living soul . ”
Be@@ th@@ any was a small v@@ il@@ la@@ ge that la@@ y two mil@@ es ( 3 k@@ m ) from Jerusalem .
Th@@ ough Satan’s words were about Job , the imp@@ lic@@ ation was that all humans have sel@@ f@@ ish mo@@ ti@@ ves for serving God .
For example , early in Jesus ’ ministry , a man nam@@ ed Na@@ th@@ ana@@ el appro@@ ached him .
If you become ill , you pro@@ ba@@ bly sp@@ end time and money to see a medi@@ cal prof@@ essi@@ onal or to pre@@ pare a tra@@ di@@ tional re@@ me@@ dy .
How can parents help their children to gro@@ w up to be matu@@ re worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah , able to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish “ both right and wrong ” ? ​ — Hebrews 5 : 14 .
The Un@@ likely Mar@@ ri@@ age of Bo@@ a@@ z and Ru@@ th
However , he did not r@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ize ; he refu@@ sed to cor@@ ru@@ pt Bible truth . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 19 - 23 .
He wrote : “ I desire the women to ad@@ or@@ n themselves in well - arrang@@ ed d@@ ress , with mo@@ des@@ ty and s@@ oun@@ dness of mind , not with st@@ y@@ les of ha@@ ir b@@ ra@@ i@@ ding and go@@ ld or pe@@ ar@@ ls or very ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive gar@@ b , but in the way that be@@ f@@ its women prof@@ ess@@ ing to re@@ ver@@ ence God , nam@@ ely , through good works . ”
How can imper@@ fect people displa@@ y the “ mil@@ dness that bel@@ ong@@ s to wisdom ” ?
P@@ ic@@ ture what happened : Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , a b@@ right light filled his c@@ ell .
Ch@@ urch con@@ dem@@ nations cul@@ min@@ ated in the ana@@ the@@ ma that the F@@ our@@ th L@@ at@@ er@@ an C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l is@@ su@@ ed against the W@@ al@@ den@@ ses in 1@@ 2@@ 15 .
Jehovah per@@ form@@ ed the first marriage by cre@@ ating Adam and E@@ ve and br@@ ing@@ ing them together .
I@@ ts f@@ l@@ at sum@@ mit comman@@ ded a view of the P@@ la@@ in of E@@ s@@ dra@@ el@@ on , some 1@@ ,@@ 3@@ 00 fe@@ et ( 4@@ 00 m ) bel@@ ow , which f@@ an@@ ned out to the sou@@ th@@ w@@ est .
How do two Bible examples c@@ ited here illustr@@ ate the differ@@ ence between human kindness and loving - kindness ?
There is no cre@@ di@@ ble evidence that the ch@@ urch system that ar@@ ose following the death of Jesus ’ apostles was ever direc@@ ted by God’s holy spirit . ​ — Romans 8 : 9 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 19 - 21 .
Ge@@ or@@ ge was se@@ ven when his mother died .
Mo@@ re@@ over , he promises that if we continue to put Kingdom inter@@ ests first in our lives , he will take care of all our needs , spiritual and physical . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Is the world like a gr@@ en@@ a@@ de ready to b@@ low up ?
( b ) What com@@ ment did a Bible scho@@ la@@ r make on God’s long - suffering and kindness ?
To get the sense of the sub@@ ject that is consider@@ ed , we need to pre@@ pare well for each Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al F@@ o@@ od Da@@ y by Da@@ y
The way in which Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide have supp@@ or@@ ted that work ​ — fin@@ an@@ cially and o@@ ther@@ wise — ​ is truly comm@@ end@@ able .
The apostle Peter descri@@ bed the rul@@ er of all wicked spi@@ r@@ its , Satan the Devil , as being like “ a ro@@ aring li@@ on , see@@ king to de@@ v@@ our someone . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 12 ; 1 Peter 5 : 8 .
Consider this : Does the best friend of a sur@@ ge@@ on need to have a de@@ gre@@ e in me@@ dic@@ ine ?
Fa@@ ith in God invol@@ ves confidence that he kno@@ ws what is best for us , even if we do not fully gr@@ as@@ p all the reas@@ ons why he direc@@ ts us in the way that he does .
The apostle Peter ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed Christians : “ Ke@@ ep your sen@@ ses , be w@@ atch@@ ful . Your ad@@ vers@@ ary , the Devil , wal@@ ks about like a ro@@ aring li@@ on , see@@ king to de@@ v@@ our someone . But take your stand against him , so@@ li@@ d in the faith . ”
1 , 2 . ( a ) Why were people in the apostle Paul’s day concer@@ ned with sla@@ very and fre@@ e@@ dom ?
4 : 8 .
The el@@ der ur@@ ged her not to do anything r@@ as@@ h .
What will you do to maintain a complete heart toward Jehovah ?
Why should we listen to its l@@ ou@@ d and clear vo@@ ice ?
As H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est and King , Christ will then present the comple@@ t@@ ely rest@@ ored human family to Jehovah .
Such a jo@@ y@@ ful occasi@@ on , though , can also cre@@ ate anxi@@ ety for parents .
How deli@@ ci@@ ous the first ri@@ pe gra@@ p@@ es were !
It was repor@@ ted that members of this bro@@ ther’s family , because of fear , kil@@ led him the night before the vo@@ te , du@@ mp@@ ed his body in a well , and later claim@@ ed that he got s@@ car@@ ed and kil@@ led himself .
En@@ du@@ r@@ ance and self - control are also vital .
We had not been there long , however , when I was stri@@ ck@@ en with po@@ li@@ o while travel@@ ing to a L@@ ond@@ on conven@@ tion .
How does Jehovah speak to us ?
All too often , exc@@ essi@@ ve concer@@ n with material things lies be@@ h@@ ind such tra@@ ge@@ dies .
Some had pre@@ conc@@ ei@@ ved op@@ in@@ i@@ ons and wrong mo@@ ti@@ ves .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the Christian ministry car@@ ri@@ ed on by the other sheep around the g@@ lo@@ be is a tre@@ asure .
And some 4@@ 00 years after that faithful pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ ’s death , the prophet Moses wrote : “ In themselves the days of our years are se@@ v@@ ent@@ y years ; and if because of special mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness they are ei@@ gh@@ ty years , yet their in@@ s@@ ist@@ ence is on tr@@ ou@@ ble and h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful things . ”
In fact , he and S@@ il@@ as com@@ for@@ ted the j@@ a@@ il@@ er and respon@@ ded to his question : “ S@@ ir@@ s , what must I do to get sa@@ ved ? ”
What a t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing and tel@@ ling indic@@ ation of how Jesus feel@@ s about his “ little sheep ” !
T@@ w@@ o sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing c@@ ent@@ ers in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il r@@ an a special prom@@ o@@ tion .
Even if we are influ@@ enced only min@@ im@@ ally by those who have a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned the Christian course , it could h@@ in@@ der our spiritual prog@@ ress and ev@@ en@@ tually put us in d@@ anger .
Au@@ th@@ or Sh@@ mule@@ y Bo@@ teach expres@@ ses qu@@ ite the op@@ pos@@ ite view in his book A@@ n I@@ nt@@ el@@ lig@@ ent Per@@ s@@ on@@ ’s G@@ u@@ i@@ de to Juda@@ ism .
What about S@@ and@@ ra@@ ’s ad@@ dic@@ tions ?
Indeed , God’s Word , the Bible , con@@ tain@@ s the la@@ ws , principles , and examples a shepher@@ d needs in order to become “ fully com@@ pet@@ ent , comple@@ t@@ ely e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed for every good work . ”
He wrote : “ Let us therefore do our ut@@ most to en@@ ter into that rest , for fear anyone should f@@ all in the same pat@@ ter@@ n of dis@@ obedi@@ ence . ”
▪ L@@ isten care@@ fully , see@@ king to understand the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der@@ ’s vie@@ ws .
His ac@@ ad@@ em@@ ic ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements as a high - school stud@@ ent qu@@ ali@@ fied him to atten@@ d any of the best uni@@ vers@@ ities in his country .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N we look at the Christian congregation , is it not hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing to see so many married cou@@ ples who have been loyal to their mat@@ es for 10 , 20 , 30 , or even more years ?
Par@@ ents should provide godly tra@@ ining in a bal@@ an@@ ced yet positi@@ ve and reason@@ able way , pre@@ par@@ ing their children to stand on their own fe@@ et later in life .
What Di@@ d Jesus Th@@ ink ?
I d@@ ro@@ ve an ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive ca@@ r , lived in a ni@@ ce ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment , and I had the money to bu@@ y anything I wanted .
; Si@@ mo@@ t@@ te@@ l , C .
Some who are up@@ set may simply need our kind reas@@ sur@@ ance .
H@@ op@@ e in promises we long to see ful@@ filled will no longer be en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined after all things have become new .
The rest@@ or@@ ative effe@@ cts of s@@ il@@ ence cannot be den@@ i@@ ed .
L@@ ater , I jo@@ ined an indi@@ gen@@ ous - language congregation that had rec@@ ently been form@@ ed .
Re@@ jo@@ ice in F@@ el@@ low@@ ship With God and M@@ en
Jehovah had used a three - and - a - half - year dr@@ ought to ex@@ pose the power@@ less@@ ness of Ba@@ al , who was worshipp@@ ed as a br@@ ing@@ er of ra@@ in and fer@@ t@@ ility to the land .
E@@ ach had its own dist@@ inc@@ tive name , the princi@@ p@@ al go@@ ds being O@@ r@@ o and T@@ a@@ ar@@ o@@ a .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : A cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er and some special pione@@ ers tra@@ v@@ el by bo@@ at in the A@@ ma@@ z@@ on ra@@ in fore@@ st .
They must have faith that he will provide help . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 21 : 1 - 3 .
In what way is the com@@ mis@@ sion to preach the good news being ful@@ filled today ?
What self - exam@@ in@@ ation may be in order concer@@ ning our cho@@ ice of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment ?
The ability ra@@ pi@@ dly to change the foc@@ us of its eyes en@@ ab@@ les an e@@ ag@@ le to keep its pre@@ y or a car@@ c@@ ass in sight during a long di@@ ve .
P@@ ra@@ et@@ ori@@ an G@@ u@@ ard Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ves Witness , 2 / 15 P@@ ra@@ y to Sa@@ in@@ ts ?
* He said , “ I had fal@@ le@@ n into the ha@@ bi@@ t of using the same expres@@ sions re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly when I pray@@ ed to Jehovah . ”
Of course , David was not a L@@ ev@@ ite and did not have the privilege of per@@ form@@ ing pri@@ es@@ tly service at the al@@ ta@@ r .
O@@ U@@ R st@@ ory beg@@ ins in 199@@ 0 when El@@ la , a young woman of Jewish ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , was living in L@@ vi@@ v .
U@@ p@@ on recei@@ ving the gi@@ f@@ ts , the children in T@@ ag@@ an@@ ro@@ g wrote illustr@@ ated than@@ k - you let@@ ters to the family in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
Although Christians today pro@@ per@@ ly direc@@ t all their prayers to Jehovah God , they too have un@@ sh@@ aka@@ ble faith that Jesus is “ the resurrection and the life . ”
Do this any@@ time you are with them , not only when pre@@ par@@ ing for meetings or during family worship .
The people of Israel in Moses ’ day had seen great man@@ i@@ fes@@ t@@ ations of God’s power , including God’s mirac@@ ul@@ ous p@@ il@@ la@@ r of cl@@ ou@@ d that led them by day and that helped them to es@@ cap@@ e through the R@@ ed Se@@ a .
When on earth , Jesus out@@ stan@@ ding@@ ly displa@@ yed godly qualities .
Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty ​ — To@@ o No@@ ble a St@@ and@@ ard ?
R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ing Creator From Y@@ ou@@ th On ( D .
If you were baptized years or de@@ ca@@ des ag@@ o , sur@@ ely you have experienced the influ@@ ence of the holy spirit .
( Read Proverbs 15 : 1 . )
In the first century , Jesus en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ed his disciples .
This pet@@ iti@@ on will be ans@@ wer@@ ed when Jehovah br@@ ings an end to Satan’s wicked world !
Mar@@ ri@@ age , though , does not fur@@ n@@ ish a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c prote@@ ction against se@@ x@@ u@@ al un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness .
C@@ learly , Satan has no com@@ pas@@ sion for the nee@@ dy or for vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of cal@@ am@@ ity .
It may only serve to ag@@ gra@@ v@@ ate the proble@@ m .
“ An@@ y happiness in life is mul@@ ti@@ p@@ lied and any pain is hal@@ ved when I share it with her . ”
mon@@ th of sum@@ m@@ er fru@@ it . ”
He states : “ Although it was the most difficult thing I have ever done , I deci@@ ded to tell the elders about my proble@@ m . ”
Jesus knew that God “ did not want ” ani@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es to continue to be offered at Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s temple .
Tru@@ e , Jehovah appointed the husband as head of the family .
L@@ imit@@ ations put on pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s fre@@ e@@ dom can prote@@ ct them .
I accepted an invit@@ ation to atten@@ d one of their meetings , and I im@@ medi@@ ately recogn@@ ized that their teachings had the ring of truth .
Jesus was the “ for@@ er@@ un@@ ner ” of all who as@@ c@@ end to heaven . ​ — John 3 : 13 ; Hebrews 6 : 19 , 20 .
The very next day , Ha@@ z@@ a@@ el su@@ ff@@ o@@ c@@ ates the king under a we@@ t “ ne@@ t@@ ted clo@@ th ” and as@@ sum@@ es the k@@ ing@@ ship .
You and your family can have a wonderful future .
The New Bi@@ r@@ th ​ — How Does It T@@ ake P@@ l@@ ace ?
What could cause us to lo@@ se appreciation for all that Jehovah has done for us ?
F@@ al@@ se religi@@ ons take si@@ des in pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s , and this di@@ vi@@ des people .
There they lived for over a year while giving of their time , strength , and res@@ our@@ ces to help their brothers .
J@@ on@@ ah came to have Jehovah’s view of the rep@@ ent@@ ant N@@ in@@ ev@@ ites
W@@ ho@@ se example of faith and courage can help you to do the preaching work ?
Paul com@@ pared holy spirit to a se@@ al when he stated : “ He who gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es that you and we bel@@ ong to Christ and he who has anointed us is God . He has also put his se@@ al upon us and has given us the to@@ ken of what is to come , that is , the spirit , in our hearts . ”
Your father and your mother will rejo@@ ice , and she that gave bir@@ th to you will be jo@@ y@@ ful . ” ​ — Proverbs 23 : 24 , 25 .
The id@@ ent@@ ity of the vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins is explained in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article in this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
During those early days , the brothers in In@@ dia needed to come into clo@@ s@@ er ali@@ gn@@ ment with Jehovah’s organiz@@ ational arrang@@ ements .
( b ) How can overse@@ ers today follow Jesus ’ example ?
If ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in your thinking or feelings are needed , do not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to make them .
For example , I would bu@@ y large qu@@ an@@ t@@ ities of go@@ ld - pl@@ ated w@@ atch@@ es , br@@ ac@@ ele@@ ts , and r@@ ings , mar@@ k them as 14 - car@@ at go@@ ld with an eng@@ ra@@ ver@@ ’s st@@ am@@ p , and then sel@@ l them on the st@@ re@@ et and in the par@@ king lo@@ ts of sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing c@@ ent@@ ers .
In heaven , God’s only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son was a mi@@ gh@@ ty spirit person .
De@@ ad Se@@ a S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls , 2 / 15
Our place in God’s arrang@@ ement is not fi@@ x@@ ed , however .
Rus@@ sel@@ l was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that the Bible , when taken as a whole , must reve@@ al a message har@@ mon@@ i@@ ous and cons@@ ist@@ ent with it@@ self and with the char@@ ac@@ ter of its Di@@ v@@ ine Au@@ th@@ or .
* E@@ very two we@@ ek@@ s , a 15 - min@@ u@@ te pro@@ gra@@ m with that t@@ it@@ le is pres@@ ented on N@@ ational R@@ adi@@ o .
32 A@@ n A@@ bun@@ d@@ ant H@@ ar@@ v@@ est !
C@@ r@@ itical ?
The Bible also says : “ The whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one . ”
Who Are to Par@@ take ?
In Psalm 7@@ 3 , A@@ sa@@ ph wrote can@@ di@@ dly about his per@@ ple@@ x@@ ity .
He was ap@@ par@@ ently refer@@ ring to the fact that or@@ da@@ ined pri@@ ests could not be pro@@ secu@@ ted , and it appe@@ ars that the t@@ on@@ sure did in@@ deed sa@@ ve many pri@@ ests from the g@@ al@@ lo@@ ws !
Th@@ ink of what has been accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed !
Tru@@ c@@ ks , shi@@ ps , and tra@@ ins make it possible to trans@@ por@@ t Bible - based liter@@ ature to very re@@ mo@@ te re@@ gi@@ ons within we@@ ek@@ s .
An@@ n and I feel that we could not have cho@@ s@@ en a better en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment for br@@ ing@@ ing up our family .
He is “ the rul@@ er of this world . ”
On S@@ un@@ day , N@@ is@@ an 9 , Jesus comes to Jerusalem tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ an@@ tly .
The book E@@ le@@ ph@@ ants ​ — G@@ ent@@ le Gi@@ ants of Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a and A@@ sia expla@@ ins : “ A means of de@@ f@@ en@@ se that the ty@@ pi@@ cal her@@ d of el@@ ep@@ h@@ ants com@@ mon@@ ly emp@@ lo@@ ys is to form a cir@@ c@@ le of their bo@@ dies , with the ad@@ ul@@ ts fac@@ ing ou@@ tw@@ ard against the th@@ re@@ at and the young ani@@ mal@@ s prote@@ cted in@@ side the ring . ”
What did Mar@@ c do ?
A@@ no@@ inted ones who fin@@ ish their earthly course in faith@@ ful@@ ness are ra@@ ised to heaven and given im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity ​ — end@@ less , in@@ des@@ tru@@ c@@ ti@@ ble life .
You e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly a@@ wa@@ it news of any develop@@ ments .
3 : 21
What effect did fa@@ il@@ ure to con@@ f@@ ess his trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions have on David ?
“ I often pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed my@@ self being po@@ pul@@ ar with my cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es and str@@ ut@@ ting down the st@@ re@@ et with a gi@@ r@@ l@@ friend .
“ The whole world ” inclu@@ des pol@@ itical , religious , and com@@ mer@@ cial el@@ ements , as well as pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda ch@@ ann@@ els .
He knew that spiritual ri@@ ches lead to per@@ man@@ ent re@@ war@@ ds and are va@@ st@@ ly more important than tr@@ an@@ si@@ ent material gain . ​ — Luke 12 : 13 - 31 .
If one of them ac@@ ts in an un@@ ch@@ ris@@ ti@@ an man@@ ner , it may se@@ em like a bre@@ ach of trust and may cause us deep dist@@ ress .
O@@ l@@ der and ne@@ wer meeting plac@@ es of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Th@@ r@@ ough faith in Christ’s blood , they will make up the “ great crow@@ d , ” who will sur@@ vi@@ ve “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ” ​ — Revelation 7 : 9 - 14 .
I@@ T I@@ S a famili@@ ar sight in al@@ most every nation on earth . T@@ w@@ o ne@@ at@@ ly d@@ ressed individuals appro@@ ach a house and end@@ e@@ av@@ or to share with the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der a bri@@ ef message from the Bible concer@@ ning God’s Kingdom .
Are you loo@@ king for God ?
What does this su@@ gg@@ est about the effect that your be@@ aring thor@@ ough witness might have ?
This me@@ ant that each par@@ ty to the tre@@ at@@ y ag@@ re@@ ed to respect the ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ al righ@@ ts of all other par@@ ties and not to inter@@ f@@ ere in their inter@@ n@@ al af@@ fai@@ r@@ s .
S@@ ta@@ y ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in spiritual activities .
On two occasi@@ ons David had opportunity to put Saul to death .
Psalm 5@@ 1 : 1 - 4 states : “ S@@ how me fav@@ or , O God , according to your loving - kindness . Acc@@ ording to the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of your mer@@ ci@@ es wi@@ pe out my trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions .
They sur@@ ely do not view the ac@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ on of we@@ al@@ th to be of ut@@ most import@@ ance . In fact , Jesus told his disciples : “ How difficult a thing it will be for those with money to en@@ ter into the kingdom of God ! ”
We are cre@@ ated with the cap@@ ac@@ ity for show@@ ing love , and we th@@ ri@@ ve when we feel loved .
This was not a position of we@@ ak@@ ness but one of great in@@ ner strength .
Jehovah off@@ ers us his spirit and e@@ qu@@ ip@@ s us with “ the s@@ word of the spirit , ” God’s Word .
How did Abraham man@@ i@@ f@@ est a prop@@ er view of material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons ?
How did Christ use the apostles and older men in Jerusalem ?
E@@ arly Christi@@ an@@ ity and the Go@@ ds of R@@ ome
( Com@@ pare Acts 17 : 16 , 17 . )
When we are being re@@ pres@@ ented in public prayer , we need to displa@@ y re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al “ fear of God . ”
The Ba@@ al prophe@@ ts pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to set up their sacrifice and call upon their go@@ d .
Many W@@ a@@ yu@@ u have accepted so - called Christian cu@@ st@@ om@@ s , such as i@@ ma@@ ge worship and inf@@ ant baptism , but they have not a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned beli@@ ef@@ s and r@@ ites ro@@ o@@ ted in tra@@ di@@ tional my@@ th@@ olo@@ gy and su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ons .
A number of the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l f@@ ra@@ g@@ ments ref@@ er to the Messi@@ ah , who@@ se coming the au@@ th@@ ors saw as im@@ min@@ ent .
However , before Jehovah could give him that assignment , Moses needed something more .
Who is this enem@@ y ?
He will do all he can to enti@@ ce Jehovah’s servants to bre@@ ak their integrity as Christians .
And is it necess@@ ary for a mother to work se@@ cul@@ arly to find fulfill@@ ment ?
The Bible thus cre@@ di@@ ts him , as family head , with making the move toward Cana@@ an .
What moved Jehovah to imp@@ ar@@ t life to others ?
Th@@ ough heal@@ thy and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous for most of his life , the Bible char@@ ac@@ ter Job ob@@ served : “ M@@ an , born of woman , is sh@@ ort - lived and g@@ lu@@ t@@ ted with ag@@ it@@ ation . ” ​ — Job 14 : 1 .
We long@@ ed for the day when our de@@ ten@@ tion would be over and we could have a full share in the ministry once again .
Jeremiah simil@@ arly felt disc@@ oura@@ ged by the op@@ position , ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le , and a@@ pa@@ thy he me@@ t up with .
She enjo@@ yed the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al and appreci@@ ated that the pro@@ found thoughts were explained in simp@@ le ter@@ ms .
They had already sp@@ ent some years and a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant am@@ ount of money experi@@ men@@ ting .
Des@@ pite Satan’s fu@@ t@@ ile at@@ temp@@ ts to d@@ om@@ in@@ ate God’s people and all mankind , we deep@@ ly appreci@@ ate our spiritual her@@ it@@ age and are determined to maintain our integrity to God and la@@ u@@ d the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah now and forever . ​ — Read Psalm 26 : 11 ; 8@@ 6 : 12 .
But I wish they would talk to me more about it . ” ​ — An@@ a , B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences , true Christians ‘ gu@@ ard themselves from i@@ do@@ ls . ’ ​ — 1 John 5 : 21 .
Un@@ der its loving rule , they will be ra@@ ised to human per@@ fe@@ ction , with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of everlasting life .
; An@@ aya , R .
J@@ on : Th@@ an@@ k you .
So how do we know that it really is Jehovah who is le@@ ading us by means of his inv@@ isi@@ ble Son ?
They use small bo@@ ats to tra@@ v@@ el .
At the sight of Jesus , An@@ na “ began re@@ tur@@ ning than@@ ks to God and speaking about the child to all those wa@@ iting for Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s deli@@ ver@@ ance . ” ​ — Luke 2 : 22 - 24 , 36 - 38 ; N@@ um@@ bers 18 : 6 , 7 .
This has led to difficul@@ ties for Witnesses on an individu@@ al , congreg@@ ational , and n@@ ational le@@ v@@ el .
The mil@@ it@@ ary comman@@ der L@@ ysi@@ as or@@ ders that Paul be exam@@ ined under s@@ cour@@ g@@ ing to learn why the Jews acc@@ use him .
R@@ ever@@ enti@@ al fear of God and ac@@ u@@ te a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of his a@@ w@@ es@@ ome power are pre@@ cur@@ s@@ ors of trust and confidence in Jehovah .
They can e@@ ch@@ o the psalmis@@ t’s words : “ My help is from Jehovah . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 21 : 2 .
( b ) How can you@@ ths com@@ ba@@ t pe@@ er pres@@ sure ?
Li@@ ving in har@@ mony with such valu@@ es will mean ga@@ ining God’s appro@@ val now and will lead to a lasting life gover@@ ned by divine , tim@@ eless principles .
Those of us who will make up the “ great crow@@ d ” of sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors into God’s new world and who remain faithful during a fin@@ al t@@ est will be ‘ satis@@ fied by him with l@@ eng@@ th of days ’ ​ — life without end .
Since La@@ z@@ ar@@ us had died four days ear@@ li@@ er , his sister was sure that there would be an o@@ d@@ or when the t@@ om@@ b was op@@ ened . ​ — John 11 : 38 - 4@@ 4 .
What fi@@ en@@ dis@@ h persecu@@ tion did the Witnesses in S@@ ach@@ sen@@ ha@@ us@@ en end@@ ure , and what gave them the strength to do so ?
He was so con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed he was right that he st@@ op@@ ped serving Jehovah and was in@@ ac@@ tive for ten years .
It may cause feelings of anxi@@ ety , disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment , and even res@@ ent@@ ment .
He also rel@@ ates that in an effort to appe@@ ase the Per@@ si@@ an over@@ l@@ or@@ ds , S@@ hu@@ sh@@ an@@ ik@@ ’s husband V@@ ar@@ s@@ ken , a gover@@ nor of the Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an Kingdom of K@@ ar@@ t@@ l@@ i , a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned “ Christi@@ an@@ ity , ” con@@ ver@@ ted to Per@@ si@@ an Z@@ or@@ o@@ a@@ stri@@ an@@ ism , and dem@@ an@@ ded that his wife do the same .
What can we learn from Je@@ hu@@ ’s enc@@ oun@@ ter with King Jeho@@ ra@@ m ?
She was ra@@ ised in the truth from the time she was fi@@ ve years old .
If we see the sever@@ ity of the “ di@@ se@@ ase ” that a@@ ff@@ li@@ cts us , we can better appreci@@ ate the value of the “ cu@@ re ” ​ — our deli@@ ver@@ ance .
H@@ O@@ W TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E C@@ H@@ AN@@ G@@ E@@ D M@@ Y L@@ I@@ F@@ E : When I me@@ t Jehovah’s Witnesses , they showed me from the Bible that God will make the whole earth a par@@ adise .
Di@@ d not God make the wisdom of the world fo@@ ol@@ ish ? ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 1 : 20 .
E@@ very one of us enjo@@ yed the privilege , and than@@ ks to Jehovah , we got the jo@@ b done .
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ate educ@@ ation should also be provided for our children .
However , the respon@@ sible brothers gave their per@@ mis@@ sion , and since the sum@@ m@@ er of 198@@ 5 , I have been pione@@ ering in A@@ th@@ ens , where I began the full - time service back in 194@@ 7 .
Job was a married man who was determined not to viol@@ ate God’s moral la@@ ws .
At the same time , God’s Word high@@ ligh@@ ts that God’s people also have the opportunity to give .
Their writ@@ ings inclu@@ de h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of prophe@@ ci@@ es and de@@ ta@@ iled g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gi@@ es , all poin@@ ting to the Messi@@ ah .
“ I have some questions for you , gi@@ r@@ l , ” he said .
If so , now is the time to beg@@ in taking in the preci@@ ous “ knowledge of Jehovah . ”
It would be hard work .
He will continue to beau@@ ti@@ fy his people by she@@ d@@ ding light upon them .
W@@ ell , we were married in w@@ in@@ ter , on J@@ anu@@ ary 31 , 195@@ 3 , and we sp@@ ent our hon@@ ey@@ mo@@ on that S@@ atur@@ day af@@ ter@@ no@@ on and S@@ un@@ day in New Jer@@ se@@ y .
The ke@@ y question , then , is , How will you respon@@ d ?
From among these he will ap@@ point “ pr@@ inc@@ es in all the earth . ”
Although a rich man , he refu@@ sed to put his trust in ri@@ ches , and he sh@@ un@@ ned every form of i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry . ​ — Job 31 : 1 , 9 - 11 , 24 - 28 .
In turn , Jehovah is on our side .
Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty in the F@@ ace of Ad@@ vers@@ ity
With those c@@ un@@ ning words , Satan pres@@ ented humans with a sh@@ am opportunity to be self - gover@@ ned .
In E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s vision , the heavenly part of Jehovah’s organization is de@@ pi@@ cted as a c@@ el@@ es@@ ti@@ al ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t that is ir@@ res@@ is@@ ti@@ bly on the move to fulf@@ ill Jehovah’s purpose .
Many of Jehovah’s Witnesses have fac@@ ed similar tri@@ als , yet they came off tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ ant .
( b ) Why did Ne@@ h@@ emiah turn down the invit@@ ation to me@@ et his op@@ pos@@ ers ?
14 : 6 .
However , he contr@@ ac@@ ted mal@@ ari@@ a and died within a mon@@ th of his arri@@ val , lea@@ ving no one who could op@@ er@@ ate the pres@@ s .
How did Christ by means of holy spirit ex@@ p@@ and the preaching work ?
He went home , “ sul@@ le@@ n and de@@ je@@ cted ” that he had not got his way .
It can be full of ven@@ om , but it can also be “ a t@@ ree of life . ”
When I came out of the show@@ er , I re@@ pe@@ ated the pro@@ c@@ ess and s@@ li@@ d the Bible over to the p@@ ile of clean clo@@ th@@ es .
Some sub@@ s@@ titu@@ te n@@ ames have been used in this article .
17 , 18 . ( a ) What ro@@ le does prayer pla@@ y in res@@ is@@ ting Satan ?
A little over 1@@ 00 years later , the prophecy comes true .
O@@ thers were ap@@ par@@ ently con@@ fu@@ sed and disa@@ p@@ pointed after he had re@@ je@@ cted their efforts to make him king .
We prac@@ tice mer@@ cy by tre@@ ating others imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ally .
We have our own religion . ’
He ful@@ filled his v@@ ow by devo@@ ting his daugh@@ ter to exc@@ lu@@ sive service at Jehovah’s san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary at Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h .
Then that life gre@@ w in@@ side her just as other ba@@ bi@@ es do in@@ side their mo@@ thers .
“ My parents tell me to read artic@@ les deal@@ ing with se@@ x and then appro@@ ach them if I have any questions .
( b ) If we have lost some of our in@@ iti@@ al ze@@ al , what should we remember about Jehovah and Jesus ?
She says , “ In a way , I consider it my ter@@ rit@@ ory . ”
The answer may be ob@@ vi@@ ous if we have done this in times past .
Paul ex@@ hor@@ ted Phil@@ em@@ on “ on the bas@@ is of love . ”
But if a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c pro@@ du@@ ct pos@@ es a th@@ re@@ at , the govern@@ ment may is@@ sue bal@@ an@@ ced war@@ n@@ ings to prote@@ ct its c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens .
To appe@@ ar to be better than others ?
The i@@ do@@ li@@ z@@ ing , ven@@ er@@ ating , or ad@@ or@@ ing of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment person@@ alities , s@@ por@@ ts fi@@ gu@@ res , pol@@ itical syst@@ em@@ s , and certain religious lead@@ ers is also com@@ mon@@ place today .
To “ fle@@ e from for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , ” we must avoid all form@@ s of se@@ x@@ u@@ al un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness and lo@@ ose conduct that could lead to the gro@@ ss sin of por@@ ·@@ ne@@ i@@ ʹ@@ a .
Our trust in God’s power to provide be@@ comes more and more important as we move deep@@ er into the last days . ​ — Re@@ v .
Mo@@ re@@ over , our “ end@@ ur@@ ance in work that is good ” inc@@ ites others to remain ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast , to their everlasting benefit .
In fact , the Bible says of those living in our time : “ Instead of loving God , they will love ple@@ asure . Even though they will make a show of being religious , their religion won@@ ’t be real .
I learned to serve our “ happy God ” from my mother .
Israel@@ ite f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers nor@@ m@@ ally th@@ res@@ h whe@@ at with an o@@ x and a s@@ le@@ dge in an ex@@ posed , a@@ i@@ ry lo@@ c@@ ation so that the bre@@ e@@ ze can c@@ atch the cha@@ f@@ f and se@@ par@@ ate it from the gra@@ in in the w@@ in@@ no@@ wing pro@@ c@@ ess .
In our day , Jehovah has ac@@ ted in a wonderful way to ga@@ ther the last anointed Christians .
Because “ he [ He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah ] kept s@@ tic@@ king to Jehovah . He did not turn asi@@ de from following him , but he continued keep@@ ing his comman@@ d@@ ments . ” ​ — 2 K@@ i .
Ang@@ ela has taught us the import@@ ance of res@@ pe@@ cting her religion , something qu@@ ite dist@@ in@@ ct from our prof@@ essi@@ onal e@@ th@@ ic@@ s . . . .
I@@ ts s@@ ale was for@@ bi@@ d@@ den , and the ex@@ is@@ ting co@@ pi@@ es were destro@@ yed .
Because Jo@@ ã@@ o has to support a wife and four children on a small in@@ come , the cre@@ dit@@ or ag@@ re@@ ed that he could pa@@ y back the am@@ ount in mon@@ th@@ ly inst@@ all@@ ments .
They also use their free time for Bible study , rec@@ re@@ ation , and car@@ ing for personal matters .
In the illustr@@ ation of the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , Jesus spoke of an evil slave who be@@ at his fellow sla@@ ves .
Christians young and old tra@@ in to de@@ f@@ end their faith ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 16 )
F@@ e@@ wer sy@@ mp@@ t@@ om@@ s of de@@ pres@@ sion
Joseph put spiritual inter@@ ests first in his life and car@@ ed for the physical and spiritual wel@@ f@@ are of his family .
( b ) Why is faith ess@@ enti@@ al ?
We must take seri@@ ously the ag@@ re@@ ements we make and keep our word .
In the same book , he tel@@ ls of a man who made such an imp@@ res@@ sion on him that it has sta@@ yed with him for over 60 years .
Mo@@ st fac@@ e@@ ts of the si@@ gn of the last days are dist@@ res@@ sing .
It is important not only to know but also to use that name .
He thought that “ the Word of God had to be en@@ vel@@ op@@ ed in dis@@ cre@@ et my@@ st@@ eri@@ es far from the re@@ ach of the comm@@ on man . ”
“ Jehovah is my S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d . I shall l@@ ack nothing . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 23 : 1
Jehovah bless@@ es his people .
How can we sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our heart ?
Un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted war@@ f@@ are . ​ — Matthew 24 : 7 ; Revelation 6 : 4
If you would find it you must be ever on the loo@@ k@@ out . . . .
She be@@ ars the name “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at . ”
And how important are wisdom and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment ?
If you find yourself in ei@@ ther situation , consider the example of Moses .
31 : 1 - 6 .
Many of the hum@@ ble , har@@ d@@ working people speaking Q@@ u@@ e@@ ch@@ ua and A@@ y@@ mar@@ a have rec@@ ently come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of Bible truth .
I was only 17 years old , but my pioneer par@@ t@@ ner and I were respon@@ sible for con@@ duc@@ ting meetings because there were only a few qu@@ ali@@ fied brothers in the new congregation .
In the year 19@@ 19 , Jehovah per@@ form@@ ed another wonderful work that demonstr@@ ated his great@@ ness .
Consider Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s wife , S@@ ar@@ ah .
In ad@@ dition , the more you expres@@ s your in@@ n@@ er@@ most concer@@ ns to Jehovah , the clo@@ s@@ er he will draw to you .
And har@@ m@@ ful go@@ s@@ si@@ p is certainly to be avo@@ i@@ ded , for it can eas@@ ily cause “ con@@ ten@@ tions among brothers . ”
S@@ ome@@ times we fai@@ l to appreci@@ ate the fre@@ e@@ dom we enjoy and the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of spiritual food that Jehovah provi@@ des for us .
There will be no reason for doing so .
Instead , when stud@@ ying the Bible , we want to take time to sto@@ p and enjoy the s@@ cen@@ er@@ y , so to speak .
However , prayers are not trans@@ mit@@ ted by m@@ ere s@@ ound wa@@ ves .
Yet , on such occasi@@ ons do you some@@ times find that your mind w@@ and@@ ers and you star@@ t thinking about less important matters ?
Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ising faith in Jesus requi@@ res , first of all , knowledge about him and his Father , Jehovah .
Why do we sin and die ?
So after the conven@@ tion , we he@@ ad@@ ed for New Mar@@ ke@@ t .
By com@@ par@@ is@@ on , that was during the time of the mi@@ gh@@ ty Sh@@ an@@ g d@@ y@@ na@@ st@@ y of Ch@@ ina and about ten cen@@ tu@@ ries before Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ism started in In@@ dia . ​ — See the bo@@ x “ F@@ ac@@ ts Ab@@ out the Bible . ”
From an early age , I was very religious .
She was at the fun@@ er@@ al of her father , who had died in a ca@@ r ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
Per@@ haps you im@@ medi@@ ately think of p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment , but much more is involved .
Per@@ haps The Watchtower or some other public@@ ation of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety may say something that makes us a@@ ware of an er@@ ro@@ r .
To illustr@@ ate : The c@@ hi@@ ef ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tive of a large cor@@ por@@ ation has many responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
13 , 14 . ( a ) What inform@@ ative artic@@ les on health matters have been publi@@ shed in the Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
We look for@@ ward to enjo@@ ying the teachings of Jehovah thr@@ ough@@ out et@@ er@@ n@@ ity as well as all the rich blessings that will be real@@ ized by those who continue to do his will .
Ex@@ pres@@ sions with the same gr@@ am@@ m@@ ati@@ cal con@@ stru@@ ction as having “ life in y@@ ourselves ” are found el@@ se@@ where in the Greek Scriptures .
These Ba@@ al pri@@ ests were com@@ mit@@ ted enem@@ ies of Jehovah God who wor@@ ked deli@@ ber@@ ately against his pur@@ pos@@ es .
Mar@@ g@@ ari@@ th@@ a enjo@@ ys wit@@ ness@@ ing to people at a ne@@ ar@@ by su@@ per@@ mar@@ ke@@ t , and the congregation has kin@@ dly set asi@@ de some ter@@ rit@@ ory for us near our home , which makes it e@@ asi@@ er for us to preach as our health per@@ m@@ its .
“ This one will be called W@@ om@@ an , because from man she was taken . ” ​ — G@@ en .
We can see this from the account of the death of King Saul and his three sons .
“ Ke@@ ep on the W@@ atch ” ​ — The H@@ our of Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment H@@ as Ar@@ ri@@ ved !
What comfort did God give to early Christians who were sever@@ ely persecu@@ ted ?
The Jewish lead@@ ers told Jeremiah : “ It is a fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od that you are speaking .
Mo@@ ved by love for their neigh@@ b@@ or , Jehovah’s Witnesses sp@@ are no effort as they war@@ n others of God’s day of judgment that is f@@ ast appro@@ aching .
Although the Scriptures do not con@@ tain one word ut@@ tered by A@@ be@@ l , by means of his ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary faith , he “ yet speak@@ s . ” — Hebrews 11 : 4 .
Per@@ haps Joseph began show@@ ing his young son how to per@@ form such simp@@ le t@@ as@@ ks as s@@ mo@@ o@@ thing r@@ ough spo@@ ts on w@@ o@@ od with d@@ ri@@ ed f@@ ish s@@ k@@ in .
He wanted to encoura@@ ge the Corinth@@ i@@ an Christians to support the reli@@ ef work for their nee@@ dy fellow believers in Ju@@ de@@ a .
R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous Job also had consider@@ able we@@ al@@ th ​ — in li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck , servants , go@@ ld , and s@@ il@@ ver .
Phil@@ ad@@ el@@ p@@ hi@@ a
Jesus con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed a similar message when he said : “ If your e@@ ye makes you stu@@ m@@ ble , te@@ ar it out and thro@@ w it away from you . ”
If it mo@@ ves an individu@@ al to pur@@ sue a wrong course , though , his heart is said to be at his left hand .
So@@ on , in the sum@@ m@@ er of 195@@ 3 , I was assign@@ ed to serve bl@@ ack cir@@ cu@@ its in the S@@ ou@@ th as dist@@ ri@@ ct overse@@ er .
B@@ ri@@ m@@ m@@ ing with self - confidence , he had his ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts and ca@@ v@@ al@@ r@@ y@@ men char@@ ge down on@@ to the se@@ ab@@ ed .
Does the fact that two Christians might re@@ ach different conclu@@ sions su@@ gg@@ est that it makes no differ@@ ence what a person does or that one of these two must have a we@@ ak conscience ?
Wh@@ ale : C@@ our@@ t@@ es@@ y of T@@ ou@@ ris@@ m Q@@ u@@ e@@ en@@ s@@ land
What benef@@ its have resul@@ ted from Jesus ’ course of hum@@ ility ?
How I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant Is Lo@@ ving - K@@ in@@ dness ?
The po@@ pul@@ ation is pri@@ mar@@ ily made up of the des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of I@@ tal@@ i@@ an and S@@ pan@@ ish im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants .
We read : “ Let the ste@@ al@@ er ste@@ al no more . ”
In his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , however , Jesus said : “ H@@ app@@ y are the pu@@ re in heart , since they will see God . ”
When he under@@ sto@@ od God’s will for him , He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah ac@@ ted dec@@ isi@@ vely .
Be dep@@ end@@ able and p@@ un@@ c@@ tu@@ al .
Ther@@ efore , know@@ ingly or un@@ know@@ ingly , those in@@ fe@@ cted by the worl@@ d’s spirit allow their min@@ ds and hearts to be influ@@ enced by Satan , so that they refle@@ ct his thinking and attitude .
He wor@@ ked to eli@@ min@@ ate i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry and spi@@ rit@@ ism from the land , and he encoura@@ ged the people to obey Jehovah .
Like the 3@@ r@@ d Psalm , the 4@@ th is an ear@@ n@@ est prayer of David that gives evidence of his complete trust in Jehovah .
If you keep this up , you won@@ ’t am@@ ount to anything ! ”
S@@ qu@@ e@@ ak@@ ing , the ru@@ sted h@@ ing@@ es gra@@ du@@ ally give way .
Because Jehovah is the Su@@ pre@@ me One , nothing can th@@ war@@ t the real@@ iz@@ ation of his pur@@ pos@@ es .
Some believe that ca@@ f@@ fe@@ ine can af@@ fect a person@@ ’s health or that of an un@@ born child .
They res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully listen to their fellow shepher@@ ds ’ com@@ ments .
Hebrews 11 : 6 says : “ W@@ ho@@ ever appro@@ ach@@ es God must believe that he is and that he be@@ comes the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ”
What effect did A@@ br@@ am@@ ’s faith have upon his im@@ medi@@ ate family members , and what might Christians learn from this ?
How we tra@@ in our children .
“ To me , a true friend is someone who is always there for you and who for@@ gives you when you f@@ all sh@@ ort , ” says a Christian sister nam@@ ed A@@ sh@@ le@@ y .
As true Christians , we must do more than simply say that we trust in Jehovah .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we take deli@@ ght in our associ@@ ation with those who man@@ i@@ f@@ est the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s spirit .
But as soon as the fru@@ it per@@ m@@ its it , he th@@ ru@@ st@@ s in the si@@ ck@@ le , because the har@@ v@@ est@@ time has come . ”
For similar reas@@ ons , Jehovah wants us to be clean .
However , bi@@ o@@ e@@ th@@ ic@@ ist John H@@ arr@@ is said : “ New re@@ sear@@ ch now al@@ lo@@ ws a g@@ li@@ mp@@ se into a world in which ag@@ ing ​ — and even death — ​ may no longer be in@@ ev@@ it@@ able . ”
His joy is sh@@ ared by “ the ro@@ y@@ al cons@@ ort , ” the heavenly part of God’s organization , which inclu@@ des “ the daugh@@ ters of k@@ ings , ” that is , the holy angels .
It is a pleas@@ ant time when others who share that love come to our home for an ev@@ ening and we pla@@ y our in@@ str@@ um@@ ents together .
J@@ O@@ S@@ E@@ P@@ H hon@@ ored his fa@@ ther’s re@@ qu@@ est by taking advan@@ ta@@ ge of a cu@@ sto@@ m that pre@@ va@@ iled in Egy@@ pt at the time .
“ I always had a va@@ gu@@ e hope that my father was some@@ where , ” he says .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 28 ]
He lo@@ v@@ ingly gives them an opportunity to rep@@ ent from their un@@ righteous works .
Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard Your In@@ her@@ it@@ ance by M@@ ak@@ ing W@@ ise C@@ ho@@ ic@@ es
The preaching work continued to have good succ@@ ess in s@@ pite of regul@@ ar cl@@ er@@ gy op@@ position .
( 9 ) Ho@@ d@@ g@@ son , K .
Our bri@@ ef consider@@ ation of chap@@ ter 12 of Paul’s letter to the Christians in R@@ ome has remin@@ ded us of many things .
God also provi@@ des reli@@ able hope that he will soon re@@ verse the bad effe@@ cts of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness for those who love him .
However , is that the case ?
Th@@ ough the ba@@ n was still in for@@ ce and many had f@@ led to Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que , by 19@@ 7@@ 2 a new pe@@ ak of 2@@ 3@@ ,@@ 3@@ 9@@ 8 publi@@ sh@@ ers was repor@@ ted .
Lu@@ do@@ vi@@ c , an el@@ der who benef@@ ited from such interest when he was you@@ ng@@ er , says : “ When I show gen@@ u@@ ine interest in a brother , he makes advan@@ c@@ ement more quic@@ k@@ ly . ”
C@@ R@@ I@@ P@@ P@@ L@@ IN@@ G ill@@ ness may leave a person feel@@ ing that his life is in ru@@ ins .
For many , an ad@@ mi@@ ra@@ ble first go@@ al is that of reading the enti@@ re Bible .
For instance , we might apply ourselves to having an inc@@ reas@@ ed share in the preaching work .
Of course , Bible reading in it@@ self will not ma@@ gi@@ c@@ ally make you succ@@ ess@@ ful .
In the w@@ es@@ ter@@ n city of P@@ o@@ iti@@ ers , travel@@ ers arri@@ ving by tra@@ in at n@@ ine have already received the tr@@ act at their point of de@@ par@@ ture .
He thus refu@@ ted a false teaching by refer@@ ring to an ev@@ ent that was well - known to his hear@@ ers .
( a ) On what con@@ dition could Israel real@@ ize the promise of provi@@ ding “ a kingdom of pri@@ ests ” ?
Jesus ’ par@@ able gives us the g@@ ri@@ m answer .
Jesus could have refer@@ red to Jehovah by using such imp@@ res@@ sive t@@ it@@ les as “ the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty , ” the “ G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or , ” “ the Creator , ” “ the An@@ cient of Da@@ ys , ” and “ the King of et@@ er@@ n@@ ity . ”
If we foc@@ us on the wrong things , our faith could quic@@ k@@ ly become we@@ ak
And just think ​ — con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ ba@@ bly la@@ sted some 50 or 60 years !
Yes , a Christian should be al@@ er@@ t to keep ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness out of his heart .
4 : 13 .
What can help us to buil@@ d strong faith ?
Paul gave practic@@ al counsel on how Christians can show love for one another .
H@@ i@@ ding P@@ l@@ ace From the W@@ ind , 2 / 15
On@@ ly the Kingdom will bring per@@ man@@ ent reli@@ ef .
In s@@ pite of my li@@ mit@@ ations and ill@@ ness , I have taken to heart the words of C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 23 , 24 : “ Wh@@ atever you are doing , work at it whole - sou@@ led as to Jehovah , and not to men , for you know that it is from Jehovah you will receive the du@@ e re@@ ward of the in@@ her@@ it@@ ance . ”
During World W@@ ar I@@ I , Jehovah’s Witnesses experienced much persecu@@ tion because of their neu@@ tr@@ al stand .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , Jesus taught the very same princi@@ ple . ​ — Luke 20 : 25 .
Sa@@ ys V@@ in@@ e@@ ’s Ex@@ pos@@ it@@ ory Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of O@@ ld and New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent Wor@@ ds : “ The ide@@ a of ap@@ pl@@ ying ‘ the nee@@ d@@ le@@ ’s e@@ ye ’ to small g@@ ates seem@@ s to be a mo@@ der@@ n one ; there is no ancient tr@@ ace of it .
As a result , my father left .
2 T@@ A@@ K@@ E T@@ I@@ M@@ E T@@ O M@@ E@@ DI@@ T@@ AT@@ E .
I su@@ ff@@ er from se@@ v@@ ere ar@@ thr@@ it@@ is and have had both hi@@ ps and both k@@ ne@@ es re@@ plac@@ ed .
What do we learn from Jesus ’ words recorded at Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 ?
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of peace tre@@ ati@@ es have been made and bro@@ ken
Ha@@ ving been baptized ‘ in the name of the holy spirit , ’ they co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with and r@@ ely on the spirit to help them .
W@@ on@@ der@@ ful Wor@@ ks and Mi@@ gh@@ ty Acts
Thus , in a stu@@ n@@ ning re@@ vers@@ al , one part of Satan’s system will att@@ ack another part , and Satan will be power@@ less to pre@@ v@@ ent it . ​ — Mat@@ t .
But then he com@@ mit@@ ted this ter@@ ri@@ ble sin !
Wh@@ atever they felt about Paul’s ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents , F@@ es@@ tu@@ s and A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa ag@@ re@@ ed that Paul was in@@ no@@ c@@ ent and could have been rel@@ eas@@ ed had he not appe@@ aled to Ca@@ es@@ ar . ​ — Acts 25 : 13 - 27 ; 26 : 24 - 32 .
10 : 20 - 27 .
L@@ en@@ s@@ ki conclu@@ des : “ When Luke wrote his Go@@ spe@@ l to The@@ op@@ h@@ il@@ us , this dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed man was not yet a Christian but was great@@ ly inter@@ ested in things Christian ; but when Luke sent the Acts to him , The@@ op@@ h@@ il@@ us had become a con@@ ver@@ t . ”
Do you not take st@@ ep@@ s to prote@@ ct it ?
As S@@ ar@@ ah p@@ ac@@ ked her things , she fac@@ ed the di@@ le@@ m@@ ma of what to keep and what to leave be@@ h@@ ind .
One of our cont@@ ac@@ ts was with I@@ b@@ ra@@ him S@@ he@@ ha@@ di , with whom I had ear@@ li@@ er become ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted through cor@@ respon@@ d@@ ence .
How did Jesus b@@ eho@@ ld God’s glory , and in what did he deli@@ ght ?
L@@ is@@ be@@ th says : “ Just half an h@@ our from where we live , there are ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es that have never been re@@ ached with the good news .
What me@@ a@@ sures might a Christian take to gu@@ ard his heart , and how do these invol@@ ve the exerc@@ ise of self - control ?
Ser@@ ving in F@@ o@@ re@@ ign - L@@ angu@@ age C@@ ongreg@@ ations
If it did , we would have no future .
W@@ ho@@ ever there is among you of all his people , Jehovah his God be with him . So let him go up [ to Jerusalem ] . ”
On another occasi@@ on , I asked a question that I thought would be too difficult for a 12 - year - old to answer .
I often felt like a fa@@ il@@ ure .
Des@@ pite temp@@ or@@ ary har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps , what should we be determined to do ?
No friends and neigh@@ b@@ ors had come to vis@@ it him .
God’s servants in the past kept end@@ uring , whether they expe@@ cted im@@ medi@@ ate deli@@ ver@@ ance or not .
The cultiv@@ at@@ ors went to the ex@@ tre@@ me of pu@@ t@@ ting him to death .
His name was Solomon , and in the book of E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es , we find his des@@ crip@@ tion of his sear@@ ch for satis@@ fac@@ tion .
We exerc@@ ise thinking ability if we medit@@ ate on what we learn from God’s Word .
When the Witnesses re@@ turned , one man said : “ I have read and r@@ er@@ e@@ ad the bro@@ ch@@ ure .
( b ) What benef@@ its can come when children learn such less@@ ons early in life ?
“ You , the one preaching ‘ Do not ste@@ al , ’ do you ste@@ al ?
A@@ no@@ ther man who put Jehovah’s service first was the prophet Jeremiah .
His com@@ ments showed an in@@ tim@@ ate knowledge of the streng@@ ths and we@@ ak@@ nesses of the individuals in those congregations . ​ — Revelation 2 : 1 – 3 : 22 .
Rather than har@@ sh@@ ly d@@ om@@ in@@ ating his wife , as the Bible fore@@ told that men would com@@ mon@@ ly do , a husband who w@@ ins God’s appro@@ val will honor her .
We too have not for@@ go@@ t@@ ten Fa@@ ther’s work .
“ God loved the world so much that he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , in order that ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might . . . have everlasting life . ”
Di@@ d you once serve in a respon@@ sible position in the Christian congregation ?
How have some app@@ lied this Scriptural counsel and made needed chang@@ es that allow@@ ed them to experience lasting peace ​ — with Jehovah , with themselves , and with fellow humans ?
A N@@ atur@@ al Re@@ action
10 , 11 . ( a ) Wh@@ ere do ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y and for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation origin@@ ate ?
9 : 7 .
Jesus ’ example is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy in that he never consider@@ ed himself to be off du@@ ty .
; P@@ el@@ t@@ z , K .
They have sp@@ ent an en@@ or@@ m@@ ous am@@ ount of time , effort , and res@@ our@@ ces in its pur@@ su@@ it , but to little or no a@@ va@@ il .
But how could that occ@@ ur if Abraham put Isa@@ a@@ c to death as a sacrifice ?
The people who had taken fore@@ ign wi@@ ves hum@@ bly rep@@ ented and cor@@ rec@@ ted their er@@ r@@ one@@ ous ways .
She provided food for Jehovah’s anointed one , David , and for his men .
Why ? We know from our own experience how many blessings a@@ wa@@ it those who deci@@ de to serve Jehovah .
That S@@ un@@ day night I had to work .
However , that in@@ ev@@ it@@ able out@@ come had to be made ob@@ vi@@ ous to all in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res .
E@@ le@@ ph@@ ants move about in her@@ ds , care@@ fully gu@@ arding their young .
However , the me@@ ek among mankind did not lo@@ se out on the promised blessings .
He did not know that Satan was the cause of his tri@@ als , so he mis@@ tak@@ en@@ ly conclu@@ ded that God had left him .
What resul@@ ts when parents fulf@@ ill their Scriptural responsi@@ bil@@ ities in the home ?
Par@@ ents who listen to their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s com@@ ments and expres@@ sions get a g@@ li@@ mp@@ se of the thinking and feelings of their young ones .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E 1 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 7 - 11
Thus , Paul and S@@ il@@ as f@@ led the M@@ ace@@ don@@ i@@ an se@@ ap@@ ort of Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a in about 50 C.E .
( b ) What should we not sto@@ p pra@@ ying for , and why ?
He can deli@@ ver us from death it@@ self .
As for M@@ emp@@ his , little rema@@ ins exc@@ ep@@ t for its c@@ em@@ et@@ eri@@ es .
Such parents are e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ing their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing with what they need to res@@ ol@@ ve con@@ f@@ li@@ cts and to be pe@@ ace@@ able .
Ex@@ pla@@ in how Ho@@ se@@ a 11 : 1 was ful@@ filled in Jesus .
In this article , we will see how being direc@@ ted by holy spirit helps us to speak with b@@ ol@@ dness when we eng@@ age in the ministry .
He told them : “ These things , however , I did not tell you at first , because I was with you .
We were pol@@ iti@@ c@@ ally in@@ do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ ated and were taught to h@@ ate wh@@ ite people .
If you are a par@@ ent , these words will t@@ ou@@ ch your heart : “ They will not to@@ il for nothing , nor will they bring to bir@@ th for dis@@ tur@@ ban@@ ce ; because they are the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing made up of the bless@@ ed ones of Jehovah , and their des@@ c@@ end@@ ants with them .
• Ex@@ pla@@ in what a spirit of self - sacrifice invol@@ ves .
Yes , he takes no@@ tice of the tri@@ als you face , and he can give you the strength to end@@ ure each one of them .
It is a ple@@ asure to walk the Christian way “ side by side ” with them .
P@@ R@@ E@@ C@@ I@@ O@@ U@@ S W@@ O@@ R@@ D@@ S F@@ R@@ O@@ M TH@@ E P@@ A@@ S@@ T
O@@ r at times we may simply pre@@ f@@ er to do something el@@ se in@@ stead of going to the meetings .
Those rema@@ ining in Babyl@@ on , such as the ag@@ ed prophet Daniel , could have God’s blessing , provided they who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly supp@@ or@@ ted pu@@ re worship cen@@ tered in Jerusalem and rema@@ ined se@@ par@@ ate from Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an false worship .
The s@@ k@@ y had g@@ one dar@@ k at mi@@ d@@ day .
Like Paul , you may have pray@@ ed with pers@@ ist@@ ence and with confidence , as@@ king Jehovah to re@@ move a tri@@ al .
My parents were deep@@ ly t@@ ou@@ ched by what they read in these public@@ ations .
After the meeting , discus@@ s the pro@@ gra@@ m with others .
‘ Bu@@ ying O@@ u@@ t O@@ pp@@ or@@ tu@@ ne Ti@@ me , ’ 5 / 1
In ad@@ dition to the ong@@ o@@ ing teaching pro@@ gra@@ m in their congregations , Jehovah’s Witnesses have esta@@ bli@@ shed a number of spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ized scho@@ ol@@ s .
Indeed , out of love for his brothers , Paul fully sp@@ ent himself in streng@@ th@@ ening them .
Now , stri@@ pp@@ ed of its form@@ er glory and co@@ vered by la@@ y@@ ers of earth , it has been re@@ duc@@ ed to a m@@ ound , or tell .
I never let a year go by without writ@@ ing to each of them .
Our enti@@ re way of life is involved .
How did he tra@@ in others ?
F@@ el@@ low Christians can provide a com@@ for@@ ting ‘ sa@@ f@@ ety ne@@ t ’ of true friends .
As that emp@@ i@@ re s@@ pre@@ ad , Greek became the comm@@ on language of many of its sub@@ je@@ cts , including Jews who were sc@@ at@@ tered over a va@@ st are@@ a .
Indeed , ou@@ ter at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess may mas@@ k in@@ ner u@@ gl@@ iness .
Par@@ ents can help their children by imp@@ ro@@ ving the qu@@ ality of their own prayers .
Why is it ur@@ g@@ ent that we seek God’s appro@@ val without d@@ el@@ a@@ y ?
The Go@@ sp@@ els provide in@@ sight into his person@@ ality , life course , and “ men@@ tal attitude . ”
The char@@ t on pages 19 to 22 gives the repor@@ t of the activ@@ ity of Jehovah’s Witnesses during the 200@@ 1 service year .
For 12 years , a po@@ or woman had su@@ ffered from a g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous health proble@@ m .
By the fi@@ re of his ze@@ al the whole earth will be de@@ v@@ our@@ ed , because he will make an ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ation , in@@ deed a ter@@ ri@@ ble one , of all the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the earth . ”
So let us make known to God our ear@@ n@@ est wish to ple@@ ase him with the medit@@ ation of our heart .
Thus they as@@ sure their children that they do not have to be over@@ ly involved in their da@@ ily life .
G@@ ran@@ ted , it may not be eas@@ y to ask for help in deal@@ ing with a we@@ ak@@ ness .
And what can we learn from the faith of a young man who was vi@@ c@@ ti@@ mi@@ zed and re@@ je@@ cted by members of his own family ?
In that fin@@ al bat@@ tle , God’s Kingdom “ will cr@@ us@@ h and put an end to all these k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s [ of the world ] , and it it@@ self will stand to times in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ”
From the out@@ set , rel@@ ations between transl@@ at@@ or and re@@ vis@@ ers were st@@ ra@@ ined . Bi@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ her J .
H@@ at@@ red was also r@@ am@@ p@@ ant in Jesus ’ day .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , cre@@ di@@ ting it as her s@@ ource at the conclu@@ sion of her es@@ say . H@@ er teach@@ er told her that it was one of the best es@@ says she had ever read .
“ W@@ ho@@ ever stu@@ m@@ bl@@ es one of these little ones who put faith in me , ” war@@ ned Jesus , “ it is more bene@@ fi@@ cial for him to have h@@ un@@ g around his ne@@ ck a mil@@ l@@ st@@ one such as is turned by an ass and to be su@@ n@@ k in the wide , o@@ pen se@@ a . ”
The char@@ ge was pe@@ dd@@ ling without a li@@ cen@@ se .
• Why should we be gener@@ ous as s@@ ow@@ ers of Kingdom truth ?
This way of life brought me a lo@@ t of emo@@ tional pain . ”
As a result of his res@@ olu@@ te stand , he lost his jo@@ b and was un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly imp@@ ris@@ oned , but Jehovah bless@@ ed him .
Ke@@ ep On Dis@@ pla@@ ying Go@@ o@@ dness
What , spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally , can help ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved individuals he@@ al their pa@@ in@@ ful emo@@ tional w@@ oun@@ ds ?
The members of the gra@@ du@@ ating class had fin@@ i@@ shed their fi@@ ve - mon@@ th study of the Bible and tra@@ ining in pre@@ par@@ ation for mission@@ ary work .
Israel pul@@ ls away from K@@ ad@@ es@@ h , and A@@ ar@@ on dies at M@@ ount H@@ or .
In to@@ da@@ y’s world , however , it is a chall@@ enge for parents to provide what is best for their children .
In contr@@ ast , Jesus was a man of deep com@@ pas@@ sion .
18 , 19 . ( a ) What does it mean to “ coun@@ t our days in such a way that we may bring a heart of wisdom in ” ?
The apostle Paul made a similar point when he wrote : “ If your enem@@ y is hu@@ ng@@ ry , fe@@ ed him ; if he is th@@ ir@@ st@@ y , give him something to dr@@ ink . ”
( Read Romans 5 : 8 - 10 . )
No@@ tice that the rep@@ ent@@ ant one@@ ’s sin@@ s would “ not be re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed against him . ”
In Jo@@ b@@ ’s case , he had lived a good life , seem@@ ingly sh@@ el@@ tered from mis@@ for@@ tu@@ ne .
Al@@ so , the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class provi@@ des much - needed understanding of the pu@@ re w@@ at@@ ers of Bible truth .
Will they h@@ it the t@@ ar@@ get ​ — that is , will the children continue to love and serve God after they leave home ?
( b ) Why would you say that only Jesus could fulf@@ ill all the Messi@@ ani@@ c prophe@@ ci@@ es ?
A G@@ a@@ ther@@ ing St@@ or@@ m
For what fel@@ low@@ ship do righteousness and la@@ w@@ less@@ ness have ?
Per@@ haps we feel un@@ able to care for a certain Scriptural responsi@@ bility or privilege of service .
Since I am the only el@@ der@@ ly Witness here , the brothers and sisters have kin@@ dly “ a@@ do@@ p@@ ted ” me as their “ gr@@ and@@ mother . ”
We can medit@@ ate on the benef@@ its of avo@@ i@@ ding things that are mor@@ ally wrong or physi@@ c@@ ally de@@ bil@@ it@@ ating .
Those accep@@ ting the ransom sacrifice of Christ will receive et@@ er@@ n@@ al life on earth .
The city was no@@ ted for num@@ er@@ ous c@@ ra@@ f@@ ts . I@@ ts d@@ ye mak@@ ers used ma@@ d@@ der ro@@ o@@ t as a s@@ ource for their c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated s@@ car@@ let , or pur@@ ple .
Consider what took place between Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s .
If you are t@@ or@@ men@@ ted by past mis@@ takes , be as@@ sur@@ ed that Jehovah will for@@ give “ in a large way ” truly rep@@ ent@@ ant ones .
If we want to be ready for life in the new world , we need to learn to be cont@@ ent and to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with Jehovah’s organization and with one another .
He will not let pri@@ de or stu@@ b@@ bor@@ n@@ ness pre@@ v@@ ent him from ad@@ ju@@ sting or even re@@ ver@@ sing a decision .
Why W@@ as S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h - Ke@@ ep@@ ing T@@ emp@@ or@@ ary ?
Al@@ er@@ t@@ ness ( F@@ in@@ land ) , 7 / 15 An@@ nu@@ al Me@@ et@@ ing , 6 / 15
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a stu@@ dies with that in mind .
On the day of my con@@ fir@@ m@@ ation into the E@@ p@@ is@@ cop@@ al Ch@@ urch in 19@@ 33 , the bi@@ sh@@ op read only one verse from the Bible , and then he began to talk pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s .
And to what did A@@ sa at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te that tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ill@@ ity ?
3 Why Read the Bible ?
Jehovah is dra@@ wing people of all nations to true worship .
W@@ al@@ k in it . ”
Des@@ pite the di@@ se@@ ase that still pla@@ gu@@ ed him , Job rejo@@ ic@@ ed that this ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment in his thinking had dra@@ wn him clo@@ s@@ er to God .
In time , we pur@@ su@@ ed a cour@@ tshi@@ p and were married .
She knew ex@@ ac@@ tly how to cal@@ m my n@@ er@@ ves .
Many wrote to me to expres@@ s their gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de .
Yet , they never gave up but kept going back “ again and again ” with their God - given message .
H@@ O@@ W deli@@ gh@@ ted Jehovah must feel to see among the congreg@@ ated thr@@ ong@@ s of his worshipp@@ ers on earth you new@@ ly inter@@ ested ones and young ones !
I am a new person now . ”
• How can we mu@@ ster up b@@ ol@@ dness to preach ?
The psalmist pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ies : “ Your right hand will accom@@ pl@@ ish a@@ we - inspi@@ ring things . ”
Paul , qu@@ o@@ ting the inspired words of Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k , wrote : “ The righteous one will live by reason of faith . ”
“ G@@ EN@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ S ” means “ orig@@ in , ” or “ bir@@ th . ”
Does this not make us love him even more ?
What do you think their father should have done ? — Yes , he should have discipl@@ ined them and not allow@@ ed them to do those bad things .
Paul , however , is kept in pris@@ on for two years , as F@@ eli@@ x ho@@ p@@ es to receive a bri@@ be that never comes . ​ — Acts 23 : 33 – 24 : 27 .
Can you pi@@ c@@ ture him ther@@ e@@ after stri@@ ding along , e@@ ag@@ er to see how God would fulf@@ ill His word ?
Re@@ fle@@ ct on some evidence of that .
How did the disciples respon@@ d ?
As far as leg@@ al requi@@ re@@ ments per@@ mit@@ ted , n@@ ational ba@@ r@@ ri@@ ers were ign@@ ored when such con@@ so@@ li@@ d@@ ations were made .
I told my wife and children to hi@@ de among the ne@@ ar@@ by ban@@ ana tre@@ es .
O@@ U@@ R “ F@@ A@@ MI@@ L@@ Y AL@@ BU@@ M ” AN@@ D “ H@@ E@@ I@@ R@@ L@@ O@@ O@@ M@@ S ”
“ In show@@ ing honor to one another take the lead , ” states Romans 12 : 10 .
Why can we view S@@ ar@@ ah as a godly woman and a preci@@ ous wife ?
Are you ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah will bl@@ ess you if you continue to serve him faith@@ fully ?
22 : 3 .
; K@@ am@@ in@@ s@@ ki , J .
In B@@ en@@ in , Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , a te@@ en@@ age Christian fac@@ ed an un@@ u@@ su@@ al ty@@ pe of pres@@ sure .
In the mean@@ time , they were not author@@ ized by God to take it upon themselves to eng@@ age in war@@ f@@ are against their enem@@ ies .
It is not sur@@ pris@@ ing , then , that people around us feel ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely in@@ secu@@ re or that they simply pre@@ f@@ er not to think too deep@@ ly about their future .
To en@@ sure that Fa@@ ther’s soul was re@@ sting in heaven , M@@ other vis@@ ited the c@@ em@@ et@@ er@@ y often , u@@ su@@ ally emp@@ lo@@ ying the ser@@ vi@@ ces of an O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x pri@@ est .
Jesus wanted his bel@@ o@@ ved disciples and friends to experience the joy that comes from a bus@@ y life in Jehovah’s service .
Wh@@ atever me@@ th@@ od is used , the in@@ t@@ ent is the same ​ — to re@@ pa@@ y in kind , to re@@ tal@@ i@@ ate .
I knew that I wanted a par@@ t@@ ner who would ass@@ ist me in car@@ r@@ ying out the Kingdom work .
At a ga@@ ther@@ ing there , a brother told me : “ Many years ag@@ o my mother and I b@@ ought a house in to@@ wn .
Gen@@ u@@ ine rep@@ ent@@ ance is hear@@ t@@ felt .
It can also inclu@@ de the em@@ br@@ ac@@ es and long con@@ vers@@ ation that may take place when we me@@ et a friend .
When you ob@@ serve the won@@ ders of cre@@ ation or read God’s Word , the Bible , do you , like David , medit@@ ate on what you see and read ?
( Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 19 - 23 . )
That m@@ om@@ ent helped c@@ ement my decision to make pione@@ ering my li@@ fe@@ ’s care@@ er .
All said that it was accep@@ table for Christians to take up ar@@ ms .
Jehovah God is good to the su@@ per@@ l@@ ative de@@ gre@@ e .
She c@@ li@@ m@@ bed up and down ru@@ g@@ ged m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , preaching with Bible in hand .
C@@ ite examples of mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring recorded in the Christian Greek Scriptures .
In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational Con@@ ven@@ tions .
The verse could also mean that “ he who he@@ e@@ ds discipl@@ ine shows the way to life [ to others because his good example benef@@ its them ] , but who@@ ever i@@ g@@ no@@ res cor@@ rection lea@@ ds others ast@@ ra@@ y . ”
You can see this from the resul@@ ts of the Christian ministry of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
K@@ ra@@ ʹ@@ to@@ s ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally means “ for@@ ce , strength , might . ”
Yet , milli@@ ons saw the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama of C@@ re@@ ation ” free of char@@ ge !
They want to know about God ​ — what his name is , what his purpose is for the earth and human@@ kind , how they can draw close to him .
W@@ he@@ ther your work is mo@@ st@@ ly men@@ tal , mo@@ st@@ ly physical , or some@@ where in between , recogn@@ ize that “ there is benefit in every kind of hard work . ”
Jehovah is the wonderful Creator of everything in ex@@ ist@@ ence .
M@@ ore than 3@@ 00 were in attend@@ ance at that meeting held in a large t@@ ent .
They believe that they ther@@ e@@ by imitate Christ’s apostles , who hum@@ bly ad@@ ju@@ sted their thinking wh@@ en@@ ever Jesus cor@@ rec@@ ted them . ​ — Acts 1 : 6 , 7 .
1 , 2 . ( a ) Who was God’s first cre@@ ation , and how did Jehovah use him ?
Yet , Jehovah God desi@@ res marriage to be “ hon@@ or@@ able among all ” and the marriage bed to be “ without de@@ fil@@ ement . ”
Some of our brothers are in pris@@ on on account of their Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality .
Ca@@ in , the first son of Adam and E@@ ve , kil@@ led his you@@ ng@@ er brother A@@ be@@ l out of je@@ al@@ ous anger .
In the mi@@ d - 19@@ 60 ’ s , we pur@@ cha@@ sed a fine two - st@@ ory building do@@ w@@ n@@ to@@ wn that served as a Kingdom H@@ all .
I@@ ts members con@@ ni@@ ved to have him put to death .
We pres@@ ented the C@@ re@@ o@@ le e@@ di@@ tions of the bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res A@@ pp@@ ly Y@@ our@@ self to Re@@ ading and W@@ rit@@ ing and En@@ joy Li@@ fe on E@@ ar@@ th F@@ o@@ re@@ ver !
“ S@@ wi@@ ft Ab@@ out H@@ ear@@ ing ”
The re@@ v@@ ised wor@@ ding f@@ its in well with the rest of the psal@@ m . The use of “ then ” in verse 12 means that the blessings that follow in ver@@ ses 12 to 14 are under@@ sto@@ od as ap@@ pl@@ ying to the righteous ​ — those who ask to be ‘ res@@ cu@@ ed and sa@@ ved ’ from the wicked .
“ You must not take v@@ enge@@ ance nor have a g@@ ru@@ dge against the sons of your people , ” says L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 19 : 18 , “ and you must love your fellow as yourself .
Do you believe that in this year of 20@@ 11 , Jehovah is “ a@@ wa@@ ke ” to the fulfill@@ ment of his promises ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , their strong desire to sear@@ ch for the cr@@ am@@ ped ro@@ ad and to follow it in the face of op@@ position is something for Christians today to no@@ te .
How appro@@ pri@@ ate that the bre@@ ad used to re@@ present Christ’s sin@@ less fle@@ sh@@ ly body be un@@ le@@ av@@ ened !
As I stu@@ died the Bible , I came to see that I needed to make bi@@ g chang@@ es in my life .
There was some hope , for two important reas@@ ons .
We avoid words or actions that would ru@@ in that fri@@ end@@ ship .
We show such confidence by pra@@ ying for help that is not li@@ mit@@ ed to our spiritual needs .
God’s Law gave ancient Israel a leg@@ al system based on imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality and fai@@ r@@ ness .
Eng@@ ag@@ ement was so bin@@ ding that if ​ — because of a change of heart on the part of the bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om or for some other com@@ p@@ el@@ ling reason — ​ the marriage did not take place , the young woman was not free to mar@@ ry until she had ob@@ ta@@ ined a div@@ or@@ ce cer@@ ti@@ fic@@ ate .
1 : 19 - 21 .
Tru@@ e Christians make what use of the Bible ?
If we f@@ ill our mind with the dre@@ am@@ s and go@@ als of this system of things in@@ stead of keep@@ ing in mind the hope a@@ head , our faith in God’s promises will get we@@ ak@@ er .
We@@ ap@@ ons used against true worshipp@@ ers have inclu@@ ded ban@@ s , mo@@ b viol@@ ence , pris@@ ons , and the ‘ fr@@ am@@ ing of tr@@ ou@@ ble by law . ’
Mar@@ co@@ s became no@@ t@@ ori@@ ous for g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing , th@@ i@@ every , and ho@@ l@@ du@@ ps .
To ass@@ ist individuals desi@@ ring to benefit the worl@@ d@@ wide work of Jehovah’s Witnesses through some form of char@@ it@@ able giving , a bro@@ ch@@ ure ent@@ it@@ led Ch@@ ar@@ it@@ able P@@ l@@ an@@ ning to B@@ ene@@ f@@ it Kingdom Ser@@ vice Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide has been pre@@ pared .
This does not necess@@ ar@@ ily mean that he always ag@@ re@@ ed with their decisions .
Let us look into a number of real - life c@@ as@@ es that will help us see not only that it is possible for people to make the change but also that there is something that can help them to do so .
Ha@@ ving strong faith , even if we should die , we are his dedic@@ ated servants with a resurrection hope .
I thought it would take me about 6 h@@ our@@ s , but because of the heav@@ y ra@@ in and a strong he@@ ad@@ w@@ ind , it took 12 h@@ our@@ s , even though I took the tra@@ in for the fin@@ al 5@@ 5 mil@@ es ( 9@@ 0 k@@ m ) !
This con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed Job even more that Jehovah would end his tri@@ als at the right time .
“ Just si@@ gn , and you can go . ”
She allow@@ ed the elders an opportunity to reas@@ sure her of Jehovah’s love .
R@@ ose was baptized in 200@@ 9 , and the next year , she began to serve as a regul@@ ar pioneer .
With the new@@ ly form@@ ed Bo@@ st@@ on Ch@@ in@@ ese C@@ ongreg@@ ation
22 : 37 - 39 .
Tru@@ e to the pat@@ ter@@ n he set in the first century , Jesus would once again fe@@ ed many through the hands of a few .
Yes , provided that they me@@ t the three con@@ di@@ tions out@@ l@@ ined at Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 2 : 2 , 3 .
W@@ ei@@ gh@@ ing even more heav@@ ily on him is the disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment that his parents may feel . They are coun@@ ting on him for fin@@ an@@ cial ass@@ ist@@ ance .
His work inclu@@ ded mon@@ it@@ or@@ ing some 30 different tel@@ ev@@ ision and ra@@ di@@ o pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s .
which means , when transl@@ ated : ‘ My God , my God , why have you for@@ s@@ ak@@ en me ? ’ ”
He ref@@ ra@@ ined from tr@@ ying to tell them how to feel .
He also ad@@ ded this thought : “ What God has yo@@ ked together let no man put ap@@ ar@@ t . ”
Moses had an exc@@ ep@@ tion@@ ally close relationship with God ; yet , he too had to ask “ according to [ God’s ] will . ”
Davi@@ d’s family lived in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m , a little to@@ wn on the sum@@ mit and s@@ lo@@ p@@ es of a ri@@ dge in the h@@ ill@@ s of Juda@@ h .
But how can they learn more and con@@ v@@ in@@ ce others that the ba@@ by mentioned by the ang@@ el will be Jehovah’s appointed Messi@@ ah ?
In the Ser@@ vice De@@ par@@ t@@ ment at Bethel
He states : “ In my heart [ the word of God ] proved to be like a bur@@ ning fi@@ re shu@@ t up in my b@@ ones ; and I got ti@@ red of ho@@ l@@ ding in . ”
S@@ ur@@ ely these are exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent reas@@ ons for re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing the wi@@ do@@ w of Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath .
The children will likely learn the local language at school and in their en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
They will be ut@@ ter@@ ly l@@ ac@@ king in gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de . ”
1 : 15 – 17 .
What hous@@ ing con@@ di@@ tions do many face today ?
So he asked : “ You do not want to go also , do you ? ”
To be in that covenant relationship , a person simply had to be one of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s Hebrew off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
He could not have offered us anyone de@@ are@@ r to him .
When out@@ side pres@@ sure th@@ reat@@ ens to dam@@ age our sense of Christian id@@ ent@@ ity , it is good to remember that our loy@@ al@@ ty to God is far more important than public op@@ in@@ ion or the tr@@ ends of the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity .
Since the f@@ at was reg@@ ar@@ ded as the best or the ri@@ ch@@ est part , the pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion against e@@ ating it evid@@ ently imp@@ ressed upon the Israelites that the best part bel@@ ong@@ ed to Jehovah .
How can a serv@@ ant of God today devel@@ op strong faith like that of Abraham ?
The Bible fre@@ qu@@ ently speak@@ s of God’s servants as enjo@@ ying good food with family , friends , or fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers .
What a blessing it was that by then I had learned sever@@ al h@@ un@@ d@@ red s@@ crip@@ tures by heart !
My parents , Jo@@ s@@ é and So@@ le@@ da@@ d
P@@ ic@@ ture this : Some young children are wa@@ iting in l@@ ine to use a s@@ wing .
What should you know in order to help wi@@ do@@ ws and wi@@ do@@ wers work through their g@@ ri@@ ef ?
These new ones need to be tra@@ ined .
I felt that it was my personal responsi@@ bility to teach my children about se@@ x and the d@@ anger of child m@@ ol@@ es@@ ters . ”
It is vital , then , that we be di@@ lig@@ ent stud@@ ents of God’s Word .
“ He is the i@@ ma@@ ge of the inv@@ isi@@ ble God , the fir@@ st@@ born of all cre@@ ation ; because by means of him all other things were cre@@ ated in the heavens and upon the earth . ”
O@@ f@@ fi@@ cially , the Romans f@@ oun@@ ded T@@ im@@ g@@ ad for re@@ ti@@ red v@@ et@@ er@@ ans , but they really buil@@ t the city with a view to we@@ ak@@ ening the res@@ ist@@ ance of the local tri@@ bes .
How did Davi@@ d’s life under@@ go change ?
Is it possible to maintain our joy even in such situ@@ ations ?
“ The Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh is R@@ ul@@ er in the kingdom of mankind . ” ​ — D@@ A@@ N .
“ They so@@ ak up information like sp@@ ong@@ es , ” says one mother .
L@@ it@@ tle did I real@@ ize that my life was about to change dr@@ as@@ tic@@ ally .
“ Because of an e@@ con@@ om@@ ic c@@ ris@@ is , 20 years of hard work came to nothing .
For example , th@@ ir@@ d - century Ch@@ urch Father O@@ ri@@ g@@ en of A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a con@@ dem@@ ned believers in the earthly blessings of the M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m .
Jesus direc@@ ted his followers to com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate his death , not his resurrection . ​ — 3 / 1 , page 8 .
How do we know that the congregation would need spiritual instru@@ ction ?
How can parents ‘ bu@@ y out time ’ to re@@ ar Christian children ?
One of the most effe@@ ctive de@@ f@@ en@@ ses a woman has when she is th@@ reat@@ ened with ra@@ pe is to s@@ cre@@ am .
Thus , if others have expres@@ sed concer@@ n that your al@@ co@@ ho@@ l con@@ su@@ mp@@ tion is be@@ coming exc@@ essi@@ ve , take st@@ ep@@ s to control it .
D@@ E@@ C@@ A@@ D@@ E@@ S ag@@ o , in a small m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous country in sou@@ the@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , there was a fe@@ ar@@ less band of Christians .
It is no won@@ der that Jehovah took no ple@@ asure in o@@ ffer@@ ings from their hands !
A@@ ver@@ age years in truth : 1@@ 7@@ .@@ 6
Th@@ ink , too , of the joy there is in a@@ i@@ ding our own children to become our spiritual children !
In ad@@ dition to the fore@@ going , Christians are neu@@ tr@@ al in the worl@@ d’s af@@ fai@@ r@@ s because of their relationship with other Christians .
( b ) What questions need to be ans@@ wer@@ ed ?
How long might it take to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce them that our mis@@ sion is pe@@ ace@@ ful ?
S@@ ur@@ ely my father , a con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed a@@ the@@ ist , would not appro@@ ve of the book I had in my hands ​ — the Bible .
Like them , you can dis@@ co@@ ver that God still fulfill@@ s this hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing promise : “ As a mother com@@ forts her son , so I will keep com@@ for@@ ting you . ” ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 6 : 13 .
What is the pri@@ m@@ ary meaning of “ discipl@@ ine ” as used in the Bible ?
He used the physical and in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al a@@ bil@@ ities that Jehovah gr@@ anted him and t@@ ac@@ k@@ led the proble@@ m at hand .
G@@ ran@@ ted , the stan@@ d@@ ard of living vari@@ es from country to country .
Con@@ cer@@ ning our relationship with God , what questions should we consider ?
The Greek word rend@@ ered “ stand fir@@ m ” rel@@ ates to a sol@@ di@@ er@@ ’s ho@@ l@@ ding his position .
( b ) What can we learn from the com@@ ments of one Bible stud@@ ent ?
For cen@@ tu@@ ries , the e@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ as@@ tic@@ al hi@@ er@@ ar@@ ch@@ y mon@@ o@@ po@@ li@@ zed educ@@ ation , including that at the few uni@@ vers@@ ities that ex@@ is@@ ted .
Paul showed this when he said : “ H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds ought to be loving their wi@@ ves as their own bo@@ dies . . . .
Per@@ mit your mate to cor@@ rec@@ t you if you mis@@ under@@ sto@@ od something that was said .
May all of us , therefore , maintain our hope fir@@ m to the end and continue to serve Jehovah whole - sou@@ led .
Si@@ x years later , the whole world e@@ con@@ om@@ y col@@ la@@ p@@ sed .
The earth has been in@@ un@@ d@@ ated with disa@@ st@@ ers .
Jesus said : “ He that he@@ ars my word and believ@@ es him that sent me has everlasting life . ”
Is it not encourag@@ ing to know that wh@@ atever your circumstances , you can find fav@@ or in the eyes of our appreci@@ ative God and of his Son ?
( a ) What happened when David at@@ temp@@ ted to bring the Ar@@ k to Jerusalem ?
They evid@@ ently feel that they have no need for God .
He can@@ ’t even wr@@ ite two st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght l@@ ines .
The following mor@@ ning , sol@@ di@@ ers again or@@ der@@ ed me to put on an ar@@ my uni@@ form .
When Israel@@ ite spi@@ es went to her home in Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o , she could have given in to fear and turned them away .
No doubt , on coun@@ t@@ less occasi@@ ons .
Samuel had to give him strong cor@@ rection and fore@@ told that the k@@ ing@@ ship would not remain in Sa@@ ul@@ ’s family .
“ A great crow@@ d ” from all nations are now jo@@ ining the rema@@ ining ones of Jesus ’ brothers in serving God and as a result enjoy a clean standing before Jehovah .
“ R@@ ele@@ ase by R@@ an@@ som ”
However , each assignment was a family pro@@ ject , and we sp@@ ent many h@@ our@@ s help@@ ing them to pre@@ pare their tal@@ ks . ”
For example , the e@@ un@@ u@@ ch@@ s He@@ ga@@ i and Sha@@ a@@ sh@@ ga@@ z served as gu@@ ar@@ di@@ ans of the wi@@ ves and con@@ cu@@ bin@@ es of Per@@ si@@ an King A@@ ha@@ su@@ er@@ us , who is thought to be X@@ er@@ x@@ es I . ​ — E@@ s@@ ther 2 : 3 , 14 .
“ He works hard , and he has a good ra@@ pp@@ ort with his c@@ li@@ ents because of the qu@@ ality of his work .
What is necess@@ ary if we are to keep see@@ king Jehovah ?
When we do this , it helps us to “ continue pu@@ t@@ ting up with one another . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 13 .
God only per@@ mit@@ ted this with the knowledge that he could re@@ me@@ dy any dam@@ age that would en@@ sue .
In help@@ ing their children spiritually , why should im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ant parents ev@@ alu@@ ate the matter of language ?
The Hebrew Scriptures themselves un@@ e@@ qui@@ vo@@ c@@ ally con@@ dem@@ ned such a my@@ s@@ tic@@ al appro@@ ach . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 13 : 1 - 5 ; 18 : 9 - 13 .
In 198@@ 3 , the Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a branch began to prin@@ t The Watchtower in Tu@@ valu@@ an .
What can we do to esta@@ bl@@ ish a good re@@ pu@@ tation ?
All of us ​ — especially children — ​ need to have Scriptural pas@@ sa@@ ges ex@@ p@@ oun@@ ded .
We will learn how our ability to vis@@ u@@ al@@ ize things un@@ seen can help us to exerc@@ ise faith and imitate Jehovah’s love , kindness , wisdom , and happiness .
W@@ o@@ od , W@@ a@@ x , and Par@@ ch@@ ment
After he saw the re@@ dra@@ wn pl@@ ans , he quic@@ k@@ ly gave us per@@ mis@@ sion to continue , and from then on the local pl@@ an@@ ning of@@ fic@@ er went out of his way to help us .
What deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful con@@ di@@ tions can ex@@ ist in a congregation as brothers and sisters work at displa@@ ying ever more the godly qualities about which James wrote !
As we fre@@ ely give of ourselves in this special assignment from Jehovah , we can coun@@ t on the help of his angels .
What father would re@@ ject a son who hum@@ bly tur@@ ns to him for help and ad@@ vice after making a mis@@ take ?
Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts show that Jehovah no@@ tic@@ es the accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments of humans .
A cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ti@@ ble body of flesh and blood cannot in@@ her@@ it inc@@ or@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and the heavenly Kingdom .
What a deli@@ ght it was to be back in an are@@ a where so many people show an interest in the Bible !
The Bible con@@ dem@@ ns the materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic foc@@ us that is so prom@@ in@@ ent at this time .
He gave up a 28 - year - long s@@ mo@@ king ha@@ bi@@ t and st@@ op@@ ped associ@@ ating with friends who eng@@ ag@@ ed in all the things he was tr@@ ying to over@@ come .
He “ wal@@ ks about like a ro@@ aring li@@ on , see@@ king to de@@ v@@ our someone . ”
Th@@ ings are not very different today .
It is par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly important to gu@@ ard against f@@ li@@ r@@ ting when it comes to married people .
What ro@@ le does hope pla@@ y in Mari@@ a@@ ’s life ?
W@@ O@@ R@@ L@@ D@@ W@@ I@@ D@@ E , the pers@@ ist@@ ence with which Jehovah’s Witnesses eng@@ age in their house - to - house ministry is well - known .
• Be willing to take the fin@@ al responsi@@ bility
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly he bur@@ st out of the ro@@ om and exc@@ it@@ e@@ dly sign@@ ed : ‘ I got it !
‘ B@@ less@@ ings Are for His He@@ ad ’
The sh@@ re@@ w@@ d one also ac@@ ts with knowledge when making decisions .
Ha@@ ve You Lo@@ st a Ser@@ vice P@@ ri@@ v@@ ile@@ ge ?
Un@@ til when should we continue with disci@@ ple making ?
“ The ra@@ b@@ bi , ” Peter rec@@ alls , “ was sur@@ pris@@ ed that I knew the answer ​ — but not as sur@@ pris@@ ed as I was !
Re@@ jo@@ ice in the con@@ vi@@ ction that your end@@ ur@@ ance lea@@ ds to an appro@@ ved con@@ dition in God’s eyes and that your faith@@ ful@@ ness makes his heart rejo@@ ice ! ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 ; Romans 5 : 3 - 5 .
G@@ rac@@ i@@ ous spe@@ e@@ ch is without a doubt one of the ke@@ ys to mar@@ it@@ al sta@@ bility .
The Bible says : “ By faith Noah . . . con@@ stru@@ cted an ar@@ k . ”
Be S@@ low to Ang@@ er
“ Because of the inc@@ reas@@ ing of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness , the love of the greater number will gro@@ w co@@ ld . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
He said : “ Then there will be great tri@@ bul@@ ation such as has not occ@@ ur@@ red since the worl@@ d’s beg@@ in@@ ning until now , no , nor will occ@@ ur again . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 21 .
He did not live on in God’s mem@@ ory .
The Bible c@@ learly war@@ ns that a person who is “ false to ag@@ re@@ ements ” is among those who are “ deser@@ ving of death . ”
He said that this faithful brother was “ willing to face the s@@ war@@ ms of mo@@ s@@ qu@@ it@@ o@@ es and the op@@ pres@@ sive hu@@ mi@@ di@@ ty . . . .
( Read Hebrews 10 : 15 - 20 . )
But can we really love God , since we cannot see him ?
While the holy spirit may not re@@ move tri@@ als or temp@@ t@@ ations , it can sur@@ ely help us to end@@ ure them .
This is what br@@ ings gen@@ u@@ ine happiness .
Thus , the very meaning of God’s name c@@ alls attention to his Creat@@ or@@ ship and his purpose .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Jehovah’s love char@@ ac@@ ter@@ iz@@ es his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
; P@@ re@@ is@@ s , D .
O@@ r do I purpose things in a fle@@ sh@@ ly way , so that I am saying ‘ Yes , y@@ es ’ and then ‘ No , no ’ ? ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
Yet , they continued to preach and to bapti@@ ze .
Is there any way that they benefit us ?
The persecu@@ tion of true worshi@@ p@@ ers has a long hist@@ ory , re@@ aching all the way back to “ righteous A@@ be@@ l . ”
1 : 1 - 3 , 6 ; Luke 3 : 23 , 31 - 34 .
And 29 per@@ c@@ ent ad@@ mit@@ ted that they are ei@@ ther “ not very ” or “ not at all ” famili@@ ar with the Bible .
What is more , Jehovah gener@@ ously reve@@ als the truth to others .
O@@ f@@ ten h@@ ou@@ ʹ@@ to@@ s , gener@@ ally transl@@ ated “ this ” or “ this one , ” does not ref@@ er to the im@@ medi@@ ately pre@@ ce@@ ding sub@@ ject of a ph@@ ra@@ se .
The an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t thus sh@@ r@@ ou@@ ds in my@@ st@@ er@@ y the id@@ ent@@ ity of Jehovah God and Jesus Christ .
As David ad@@ mit@@ ted , tr@@ ying to re@@ pres@@ s a gu@@ il@@ ty conscience wor@@ e him out !
The conven@@ tion@@ ’s second day had the the@@ me “ Be Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous for What Is Go@@ od . ”
So the next time someone says or does something that off@@ ends you , ask yourself : ‘ Can I ign@@ ore this off@@ en@@ se ?
When we help such ones return to the congregation , we contribu@@ te to making Jehovah and the angels rejo@@ ice .
We s@@ at on the c@@ ement flo@@ or and tal@@ ked .
As Jehovah’s C@@ hi@@ ef Ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion@@ er , M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el , who is Jesus Christ , stan@@ ds ready to bring an end to this wicked system of things during the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
In his advan@@ ced age , the prophet Daniel had a str@@ ik@@ ing enc@@ oun@@ ter early one ev@@ ening .
On A@@ pri@@ l 16 , 19@@ 22 , Joseph F .
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By doing so , we have the wonderful pro@@ spe@@ ct of being inclu@@ ded among those who will ex@@ al@@ t , bl@@ ess , and praise Jehovah “ all day long ” and “ even forever . ”
However , a number of scho@@ l@@ ars no@@ te that the sense of the word used in the origin@@ al Greek invol@@ ves something more ​ — a continu@@ ous pro@@ c@@ ess , one that may even lead to in@@ tim@@ ate ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ ance with another .
I@@ mp@@ ro@@ ved men@@ tal and spiritual well - being
In fact , “ every good gift and every perfect present is from a@@ bo@@ ve , for it comes down from the Father of the c@@ el@@ es@@ ti@@ al ligh@@ ts . ”
Bo@@ th o@@ pen with the exc@@ lam@@ ation “ P@@ ra@@ ise J@@ ah , you people ! ”
The apostle Paul men@@ tions another example of pati@@ ence .
Why did Jesus use the illustr@@ ation about the le@@ av@@ en ?
C@@ er@@ tain men hold back from get@@ ting involved in spiritual matters because they do not read well or cannot expres@@ s themselves f@@ lu@@ ently or are just sh@@ y .
( b ) How can you help your children pon@@ der blessings that come from obe@@ ying God’s la@@ ws ?
The ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work was not ban@@ ned there , and we could associ@@ ate fre@@ ely with our brothers .
Many of those who listen@@ ed to Jesus were from the disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ged , low@@ ly class of Jews .
While Christians do not offer liter@@ al sacrific@@ es ​ — ani@@ ma@@ l or ve@@ get@@ able — ​ they do have the responsi@@ bility to be@@ ar witness to the Kingdom good news and to make disciples of Jesus Christ .
L@@ ater , three false com@@ for@@ ters acc@@ used him of mis@@ conduct .
On Tu@@ es@@ day , N@@ is@@ an 11 , Jesus once again go@@ es into the temple to teach .
G@@ et@@ ting to K@@ now “ the M@@ ind of Christ ”
Th@@ r@@ ough his prophet Mal@@ ach@@ i , he declar@@ ed : “ You people will again certainly see the dist@@ inc@@ tion between a righteous one and a wicked one , between one serving God and one who has not served him . ” ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 18 .
In fact , he now sc@@ ru@@ pul@@ ously avo@@ i@@ ds things even va@@ gu@@ ely similar to what God for@@ bi@@ ds .
We need the Kingdom of God to come ; only then will in@@ justice end .
Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide , you v@@ ary great@@ ly in person@@ ality , ability , experience , inter@@ ests , and faith .
While rec@@ over@@ ing , he was str@@ ang@@ led by one of C@@ es@@ are@@ ’s servants . ”
Such love is especially appreci@@ ated by those who may have been “ s@@ kin@@ ned and thro@@ wn about ” in the lo@@ vel@@ ess world around us .
Are O@@ thers Al@@ so In@@ c@@ lu@@ ded ?
This can be not only pa@@ in@@ ful but also de@@ bil@@ it@@ ating ​ — ca@@ using us to “ give out . ”
Thus , the Bible is s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fic@@ ally cor@@ rec@@ t in st@@ ating that ‘ go@@ ld peri@@ sh@@ es . ’
Sa@@ ys the psalmist : “ He himself well kno@@ ws the form@@ ation of us , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that we are du@@ st . ”
However , I was great@@ ly encoura@@ ged by the apostle Paul’s words recorded at 1 Corinthians 6 : 9 - 11 .
Paul wrote the Eph@@ es@@ ians , living to the w@@ est of C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e , that shepher@@ ds and teach@@ ers try to help “ all at@@ tain to the on@@ en@@ ess in the faith and in the acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the Son of God , to a full - gro@@ wn man , to the me@@ asure of st@@ ature that bel@@ ong@@ s to the ful@@ l@@ ness of the Christ . ”
He se@@ duc@@ ed Juda@@ h and Jerusalem “ to do wor@@ se than the nations that Jehovah had an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ated from before the sons of Israel . ” ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 33 : 1 - 9 .
No@@ ah’s father , L@@ am@@ e@@ ch , had nam@@ ed his son Noah ​ — pro@@ ba@@ bly meaning “ R@@ est , ” or “ Con@@ sol@@ ation ” ​ — and had fore@@ told that his son would lead mankind to a time of rest from that cur@@ se .
The second ev@@ ent takes place not long after the death of Jo@@ shua .
No , he made it a matter of fer@@ v@@ ent prayer and wor@@ ked on lear@@ ning how to str@@ ike up a con@@ vers@@ ation .
But Jesus re@@ pri@@ man@@ ded his disciples .
Ar@@ ri@@ ving at the C@@ am@@ p
Jehovah has high standards , and we are happy to follow them .
On the other hand , to shu@@ n discipl@@ ine is to re@@ ject life .
It is just as effe@@ ctive in help@@ ing us make needed chang@@ es after our baptism as it was pri@@ or to our taking that st@@ ep .
( b ) How will Jehovah’s name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied and his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y be v@@ indic@@ ated ?
In 19@@ 29 the name of the country was chang@@ ed to Yu@@ go@@ sla@@ vi@@ a , liter@@ ally “ S@@ ou@@ th S@@ la@@ vi@@ a . ”
The Bible does not spe@@ ci@@ fy when their fri@@ end@@ ship began .
We do not know how or when that happened , but we may be fai@@ r@@ ly sure of this : Mar@@ th@@ a@@ ’s preci@@ ous faith helped her end@@ ure to the end .
Today , we ga@@ ther to offer prayers to God at our meetings .
Di@@ v@@ ine In@@ ter@@ ven@@ tion ​ — What Can We Ex@@ pect ?
Some would prove false to their cla@@ im of serving God .
It is no co@@ in@@ ci@@ d@@ ence that viol@@ ence , often with occ@@ ul@@ t them@@ es , s@@ atur@@ ates the po@@ pul@@ ar me@@ dia .
The Law stated : “ You must not desire your fel@@ low@@ man@@ ’s house .
A@@ ver@@ age years in truth : 16
They did not take him seri@@ ously .
Many people are famili@@ ar with or often re@@ pe@@ at that prayer , which some call the L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er .
M@@ ore than any of his disciples , Jesus was well a@@ ware of the vi@@ ci@@ ous ani@@ mo@@ s@@ ity of the Devil .
However , as happened in Jesus ’ time , those who pre@@ f@@ er the dar@@ k@@ ness can only ex@@ pect an un@@ fav@@ or@@ able judgment . ​ — John 1 : 9 - 11 ; 3 : 19 - 21 , 36 .
32 : 4 ; Ne@@ h .
G . H@@ ar@@ dy says that the emp@@ er@@ ors vie@@ wed them as “ some@@ what con@@ temp@@ ti@@ ble en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ ast@@ s . ”
This means that an earthly par@@ adise will ex@@ ist again ! ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 13 ; Revelation 21 : 4 .
In every other is@@ sue , the public e@@ dition of The Watchtower con@@ tain@@ s the study pro@@ ject “ For Our Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople . ”
What we really want and are stri@@ ving hard to ac@@ hi@@ eve is per@@ man@@ ent re@@ si@@ d@@ enc@@ y in God’s new world of righteousness .
A@@ T S@@ O@@ M@@ E P@@ ol@@ ish col@@ le@@ ges , stud@@ ents cu@@ st@@ om@@ ar@@ ily col@@ le@@ ct money to bu@@ y gi@@ f@@ ts for their teach@@ ers , ho@@ p@@ ing to get better gra@@ des on their exam@@ s .
To sp@@ end more time in the field service , an el@@ der needs good personal organization to bal@@ ance his sc@@ he@@ du@@ le and to know what to d@@ ele@@ g@@ ate and how to do so .
As a faithful serv@@ ant of Jehovah , you can be sure , then , that when you are pa@@ ined , Jehovah is pa@@ ined .
Today , they are serving in an Eng@@ l@@ ish - speaking group in I@@ ra@@ pu@@ at@@ o , a to@@ wn near G@@ u@@ ana@@ ju@@ at@@ o .
Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ments lo@@ se cre@@ di@@ bility when they try to er@@ adi@@ c@@ ate cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion among po@@ li@@ ce or cu@@ st@@ om@@ s of@@ fic@@ ers while t@@ ol@@ er@@ ating it among high of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als .
( a ) What was the n@@ ature of the lies told in E@@ den ?
After all , such sh@@ ame would be felt only by those who fully accepted the valu@@ es comm@@ on to his day .
In World W@@ ar I@@ I , about 50 milli@@ on com@@ bat@@ ants and ci@@ v@@ ili@@ ans were kil@@ led , including milli@@ ons of de@@ f@@ en@@ sel@@ ess women , children , and el@@ der@@ ly men .
As a result of ho@@ l@@ ding to this Christian position , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Witnesses , young and old , m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale , have been persecu@@ ted .
“ No man that has put his hand to a p@@ low and loo@@ ks at the things be@@ h@@ ind is well f@@ it@@ ted for the kingdom of God . ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 9 : 6@@ 2 .
When you do , you become part of something wonderful ​ — the uni@@ vers@@ al family of those pra@@ ising Jehovah .
As you@@ ths , they were taken as cap@@ ti@@ ves to Babyl@@ on .
“ S@@ ome@@ times we parents don@@ ’t give children the cre@@ di@@ t they deser@@ ve , ” wrote one mother .
Will Satan rule forever ?
Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s cl@@ er@@ gy and other pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous ones have tri@@ ed to cla@@ im the spiritual pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od for themselves .
So she beg@@ ged for mer@@ cy , ple@@ ading that she and her family be s@@ pared .
Is su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ on an in@@ con@@ se@@ qu@@ enti@@ al fo@@ i@@ ble or an om@@ in@@ ous th@@ re@@ at ?
• Acc@@ ording to Paul , what ke@@ y purpose did the Law and its sacrific@@ es serve ?
Does David rejo@@ ice when he lear@@ ns what has be@@ fal@@ le@@ n his son ?
They pa@@ y li@@ p service to the la@@ ws and standards of the land but seek to circum@@ v@@ ent them at every opportunity .
How was le@@ av@@ en used in Israel of old ?
Ang@@ els have thus served as a means of commun@@ ic@@ ation between God and mankind .
“ T@@ re@@ asure U@@ p K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge ”
One thing you need to consider is your mo@@ ti@@ ves .
What God Pro@@ vi@@ ded Th@@ r@@ ough Jesus Christ
And even with advan@@ ces in s@@ ci@@ ence and me@@ dic@@ ine , every year hu@@ ng@@ er still claim@@ s the lives of some fi@@ ve milli@@ on children . ​ — See chap@@ ter 9 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
We must already have fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ed such challeng@@ es into the co@@ st of being a disci@@ ple of Christ , know@@ ing that the re@@ ward ​ — sal@@ vation from sin and death — ​ is wor@@ th far more than anything that the present system can offer us .
She spoke to me about the need for Christian baptism and invit@@ ed me to vis@@ it Mar@@ c@@ el@@ l@@ o Mar@@ t@@ in@@ el@@ l@@ i , who lived in C@@ as@@ ti@@ one An@@ de@@ ven@@ no , in the pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of S@@ ond@@ ri@@ o .
Can we as@@ su@@ me , however , that Jehovah will a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally keep us in his love no matter what we cho@@ ose to do ?
Proverbs 18 : 1 war@@ ns : “ One is@@ ol@@ ating himself will seek his own sel@@ f@@ ish long@@ ing ; against all practic@@ al wisdom he will bre@@ ak for@@ th . ”
He has always come through for us at the right time , often just in time .
C@@ learly , by the ter@@ m “ the ones cho@@ s@@ en , ” Peter refer@@ red to those who , like him , had been anointed by holy spirit and given “ a new bir@@ th to a living hope ” to rule with Christ in the heavens .
C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e , La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ a , and H@@ i@@ er@@ a@@ pol@@ is were c@@ ities in the same are@@ a of A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or .
His father said that he might atten@@ d .
Ge@@ or@@ ge B@@ or@@ ro@@ w@@ ’s efforts to transl@@ ate and dist@@ ribu@@ te the Bible took him from ( 1 ) Eng@@ land to ( 2 ) Rus@@ sia , ( 3 ) P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al , and ( 4 ) S@@ pain
Re@@ ally , all should learn to h@@ and@@ le disa@@ gre@@ ements pe@@ ace@@ fully , even if this means sacrific@@ ing personal pre@@ fer@@ ences .
As a result , they were spiritually lu@@ ke@@ war@@ m , near to being ‘ v@@ om@@ ited out of ’ Jesus ’ m@@ ou@@ th . ​ — Revelation 3 : 14 - 17 .
Yes , Moses was certainly not n@@ on@@ ch@@ al@@ ant about the hope that Jehovah had set before him .
A mon@@ th pri@@ or to the a@@ bo@@ ve ass@@ em@@ bly , the Jews had comple@@ ted the re@@ building of Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s w@@ alls .
He en@@ ro@@ l@@ led in a cor@@ respon@@ d@@ ence course and received a di@@ pl@@ oma from an Ad@@ v@@ ent@@ ist ch@@ urch , but he was not satis@@ fied .
Why should we not hold back from expla@@ ining to hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders that we accept contribu@@ tions to the worl@@ d@@ wide work done by Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
; M@@ our@@ l@@ ho@@ u , J .
It has already cle@@ ans@@ ed the heavens of Satan , the s@@ ource of all c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty , and his dem@@ ons .
A kind person is fri@@ end@@ ly , g@@ ent@@ le , sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic , and gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous .
“ I Ha@@ ve A@@ p@@ proved You ”
I was thr@@ il@@ led to be d@@ ri@@ ven in the man@@ ag@@ er@@ ’s ca@@ r , an A@@ mer@@ i@@ can a@@ ut@@ om@@ o@@ bi@@ le , to inter@@ vie@@ ws and tri@@ als by a group of tra@@ in@@ ers .
If that happened , we might find it hard to maintain our ze@@ al for preaching the good news .
That example can do us a lo@@ t of good today .
The fin@@ al one , yet to be ful@@ filled , app@@ lies to the im@@ min@@ ent des@@ tru@@ ction of all wicked humans .
For example , at Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 34 : 6 , 7 , Jehovah descri@@ bed himself to Moses as “ a God mer@@ ci@@ ful and com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , s@@ low to anger and a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in loyal love and truth , show@@ ing loyal love to th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds , par@@ don@@ ing er@@ ro@@ r and trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion and sin . ”
On@@ ly those who let their gu@@ ard down and ce@@ ase fi@@ gh@@ ting will be over@@ come by this wicked world and its evil rul@@ er , Satan the Devil . ​ — 1 John 5 : 19 .
It was so un@@ necess@@ ary for all those people to lo@@ se their lives .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the ap@@ par@@ ent lo@@ ss of his bel@@ o@@ ved son Joseph , the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Jac@@ o@@ b refu@@ sed to take comfort , declar@@ ing : “ I shall go down m@@ our@@ ning to my son into S@@ he@@ ol ! ”
He too had lost his wife in death but had since re@@ married .
The Bible as@@ sures us : “ [ Jehovah ] has ne@@ i@@ ther des@@ p@@ ised nor lo@@ a@@ th@@ ed the a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction of the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted one ; and he has not conc@@ e@@ aled his face from him , and when he cri@@ ed to him for help he heard . ”
A de@@ pl@@ or@@ able situation ex@@ is@@ ted among the Jews during the fi@@ f@@ th century B.C.E .
P@@ A@@ U@@ L@@ ’@@ S Z@@ E@@ AL@@ O@@ U@@ S MI@@ N@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ R@@ Y
“ I promise , ” I said .
Consider the example of D@@ en@@ n@@ is * who was serving as an el@@ der .
Hence , he likely knew in ad@@ v@@ ance that un@@ pleas@@ ant experi@@ ences a@@ wa@@ ited him .
Per@@ fect in mind and body , they could cho@@ ose to control their thoughts , feelings , and actions .
Be D@@ et@@ er@@ min@@ ed to Re@@ ma@@ in Lo@@ y@@ al
There are others , and the following article will offer ad@@ di@@ tional Scriptural guid@@ el@@ ines on how to make a succ@@ ess of marriage .
Their spiritual dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment might be stu@@ n@@ ted , and their relationship with Jehovah could su@@ ff@@ er . ”
M@@ ake sure that you are get@@ ting needed rest .
What point was being made ?
11 , 12 . ( a ) How did the psalmist over@@ come his doub@@ ts , and what does this teach us ?
A@@ no@@ ther f@@ ond mem@@ ory of my days in Je@@ qui@@ é invol@@ ves Lu@@ i@@ z C@@ o@@ tri@@ m , a high - school teach@@ er with whom I stu@@ died the Bible .
We are determined to do Jehovah’s will wh@@ er@@ ever he assign@@ s us . ​ — Isaiah 6 : 8 .
The A@@ I@@ D@@ S e@@ pi@@ dem@@ ic is one of the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
What dis@@ cre@@ tion should be exerc@@ ised if al@@ co@@ ho@@ l is served at a so@@ cial ga@@ ther@@ ing ?
By that time , B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a had been under Rom@@ an occ@@ up@@ ation for two cen@@ tu@@ ries .
He uses his high authority to give , not to take .
After making those chang@@ es , I loo@@ ked for a Kingdom H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses and asked to jo@@ in the religion .
“ I TH@@ AN@@ K Jehovah every mor@@ ning for help@@ ing me to understand the Bible . ”
The apostle Peter l@@ in@@ ks the pur@@ su@@ it of peace with rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t of the t@@ ong@@ ue .
; B@@ en@@ ne@@ t@@ t , J .
How than@@ k@@ ful we can be that God has rema@@ ined true to his promise by su@@ p@@ pl@@ ying holy spirit to his faithful servants today !
If she does div@@ or@@ ce him , then she is free to mar@@ ry another .
Such was the case of J@@ ear@@ im , a te@@ en@@ age gi@@ r@@ l in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , who turned in the following no@@ te at a special ass@@ em@@ bly day of Jehovah’s Witnesses :
S@@ pe@@ cial care is needed to re@@ me@@ dy the effe@@ cts of star@@ vation on the body .
It is associ@@ ated not only with wisdom but also with joy , peace , pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity , long@@ ev@@ ity , hope , trust , and confidence .
S@@ pe@@ ak Tru@@ th With Go@@ ver@@ n@@ men@@ tal Au@@ thor@@ ities
Yet we end@@ e@@ av@@ or to remain pol@@ iti@@ c@@ ally neu@@ tr@@ al .
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Yes , the resurrection hope is a real s@@ ource of comfort to them and coun@@ t@@ less others who have lost loved ones .
We can imitate their attitude by stri@@ ving to maintain peace with God and being willing to h@@ and@@ le even hum@@ ble assign@@ ments in his service .
Jehovah fore@@ told that his people who were in Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an ex@@ ile would be rest@@ ored to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a doubt one of the most expres@@ sive and imp@@ ul@@ sive was Peter , or C@@ ep@@ has , form@@ er@@ ly a fi@@ sh@@ er@@ man in Gal@@ ile@@ e .
God’s people , both the anointed slave class and those making up the “ great crow@@ d , ” have proved to be gener@@ ous regarding material things .
At the first - flo@@ or le@@ v@@ el , a w@@ o@@ o@@ den g@@ all@@ er@@ y r@@ an around the w@@ all , provi@@ ding acc@@ ess to ro@@ om@@ s re@@ served for family use .
S@@ up@@ pose you are d@@ ri@@ ving a ca@@ r on a high@@ way and get stu@@ ck in tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c .
Do not dec@@ ei@@ ve yourself regarding en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment
After listen@@ ing to an ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation of why God gave his written Word to humans , M@@ au@@ ri@@ ce exam@@ ined vari@@ ous Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es .
What fac@@ t@@ ors will influ@@ ence this decision ?
F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill Your R@@ o@@ le as an E@@ v@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er
Jehovah had given the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law to the Israelites to teach them how to live and worship him .
A fri@@ end@@ ly u@@ sh@@ er pi@@ cked me up and sto@@ od me on a t@@ all contribu@@ tion bo@@ x and told me to look for someone I knew .
This remin@@ ds us of the ty@@ pe of sacrifice that men like A@@ be@@ l , Noah , and Abraham offered .
Why , we should not let a mon@@ th go by without speaking about Jehovah to others !
“ G@@ O@@ D pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to say : ‘ Let light come to be . ’
What a ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ le !
However , my mother - in - law refu@@ sed to let me go to the coun@@ ty ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
10 : 11 , 12 .
22 : 4@@ 2 .
The un@@ ited kingdom of Israel is di@@ vi@@ ded in two ​ — the nor@@ ther@@ n ten - tri@@ be kingdom and the sou@@ ther@@ n two - tri@@ be kingdom of Juda@@ h and B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in .
My case was heard at a local B@@ ris@@ to@@ l T@@ ri@@ bun@@ al where Bro@@ ther An@@ th@@ on@@ y Bu@@ ck , a form@@ er pris@@ on of@@ fic@@ er , spoke in my be@@ half .
It ref@@ ers to op@@ ening at ran@@ dom a book , often the Bible , and reading the text that first me@@ e@@ ts the e@@ ye in the beli@@ ef that those words will provide needed guid@@ ance .
One ide@@ a is that it did so through body language or g@@ es@@ tures .
So you can i@@ magine the exc@@ it@@ ement and hu@@ b@@ bu@@ b when people saw him wal@@ king about see@@ ing !
Now consider this question : What kind of gift can you offer your Creator , Jehovah God ?
How do many people view the el@@ der@@ ly ?
S@@ ar@@ ah would no doubt have much to do with car@@ ing for this el@@ der@@ ly par@@ ent .
H@@ um@@ ili@@ ation at Jehovah’s hand also came to other ha@@ ugh@@ ty rul@@ ers .
Even in the account of her fam@@ il@@ y’s vis@@ it to the temple when Jesus was 12 years old , Luke qu@@ o@@ tes the words of M@@ ary , not those of Joseph .
If you are a par@@ ent , would you say that your actions show that you view your little ones as a gift that the Creator of the uni@@ verse has en@@ tru@@ sted to you ?
N@@ ex@@ t , 15 - year - old Kat@@ ar@@ z@@ y@@ na said en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally : “ You are wel@@ come to come to So@@ s@@ no@@ wi@@ e@@ c for the dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
St@@ atu@@ et@@ te of Ba@@ al and r@@ h@@ y@@ t@@ on in the shap@@ e of an ani@@ mal@@ ’s head : Mus@@ é@@ e du L@@ ou@@ v@@ re , Par@@ is ; pa@@ in@@ ting of the ro@@ y@@ al p@@ al@@ ace : © D .
That real@@ iz@@ ation appro@@ pri@@ ately pro@@ duc@@ ed a contr@@ ite heart .
His comman@@ ds invol@@ ving those four all - em@@ br@@ ac@@ ing expres@@ sions ra@@ ise some important questions , which can be sum@@ m@@ ed up in the words why ?
Many doubt the ex@@ ist@@ ence of God because of the tra@@ gi@@ c resul@@ ts of gen@@ o@@ ci@@ des , such as the one in R@@ w@@ anda
Those who live a life of self - sacrifice should be comm@@ ended .
“ We wr@@ ite regul@@ arly , ” expla@@ ins Ger@@ da , “ rel@@ ating experi@@ ences and descri@@ b@@ ing our in@@ n@@ er@@ most feelings , be they jo@@ y@@ ful or sa@@ d .
Of course , some may already have a ba@@ si@@ c knowledge of what God requi@@ res .
I too wanted to atten@@ d all the meetings as well as conduct a mean@@ ing@@ ful family study .
On@@ ce these form@@ er ex@@ il@@ es had re@@ turned and re@@ buil@@ t Jehovah’s temple in Jerusalem , they became wit@@ nesses to the fact that Jehovah , the only true God , always fulfill@@ s his word .
Be@@ fore the coming of his great day , though , Jehovah will “ p@@ our out [ his ] spirit on every s@@ ort of flesh ” and will “ give por@@ ten@@ ts in the heavens and on the earth . ” ​ — Jo@@ el 2 : 12 , 18 - 20 , 28 - 31 .
In some un@@ dis@@ clo@@ sed way , they even put their lives in je@@ op@@ ar@@ dy in Paul’s be@@ half .
Father told me that if the pres@@ sure became too great , I should not be af@@ ra@@ id to come home .
Like C@@ ar@@ ol , you young ones today who coura@@ ge@@ ously s@@ tic@@ k to Bible principles may mo@@ tiv@@ ate hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted individuals to get to know Jehovah .
At a conven@@ tion in C@@ o@@ st@@ a R@@ ic@@ a in 199@@ 9 , a v@@ end@@ or at the a@@ ir@@ por@@ t became up@@ set because the local Witnesses wel@@ coming arri@@ ving d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates in@@ ad@@ ver@@ ten@@ tly li@@ mit@@ ed the v@@ isi@@ bility of his bu@@ sin@@ ess place .
When our prayers are ans@@ wer@@ ed , we know that God is with us .
For example , the Cana@@ an@@ ite pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te R@@ a@@ ha@@ b was sa@@ ved , along with her family .
In@@ cre@@ ase the Jo@@ y and Di@@ gn@@ ity of Your We@@ d@@ ding Da@@ y
For the past 14 years , she has served as a pioneer .
One way we can do so is by loo@@ king up each of the c@@ ited Bible te@@ x@@ ts .
( 2 ) T@@ each them the things about Jehovah that are in your heart .
But Christians would not say anything that is har@@ s@@ h and un@@ kind , not even in a hum@@ or@@ ous way .
Un@@ like human coun@@ sel@@ ors , he never ge@@ ts ti@@ red of hear@@ ing our pet@@ iti@@ ons , even when we ask for his help over and over .
Je@@ h@@ u wanted to rule out the pos@@ si@@ bility of such res@@ ist@@ ance .
One way that we can receive help to de@@ al with our personal tri@@ als or tri@@ bul@@ ations is through prayer .
V@@ er@@ se 6 of that chap@@ ter men@@ tions those who will serve as “ pri@@ ests of Jehovah . ”
( b ) How have Christians respon@@ ded to being vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of in@@ justice ?
We will not be too bus@@ y to read his Word , the Bible , regul@@ arly .
What t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony to God’s power did the Israelites witness in the year 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E . ?
In fact , in all its 6@@ 6 boo@@ ks , the Bible never l@@ in@@ ks the ter@@ ms “ im@@ mor@@ tal ” or “ everlasting ” with the word “ soul . ”
W@@ H@@ O can cla@@ im never to have experienced the pain that l@@ on@@ el@@ iness br@@ ings ?
Lo@@ o@@ king back on those events , a psalmist later wrote : “ How often they would re@@ be@@ l against him in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , they would make him feel h@@ ur@@ t in the deser@@ t !
As those associ@@ ated with God’s organization , we have the joy of sh@@ aring in “ the holy work of the good news of God . ”
Indeed , a person@@ ’s heart con@@ dition can change for good or for bad .
I@@ N J@@ U@@ L@@ Y 20@@ 00 , a call went out in Au@@ stri@@ a , Ger@@ many , and S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land for Ger@@ man - speaking Witnesses to move to Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a .
We are also helped to remain a@@ wa@@ ke when we share who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly in the Christian ministry .
King Solomon used a va@@ st qu@@ an@@ t@@ ity of cop@@ per in fur@@ ni@@ shing the temple in Jerusalem .
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• How did Satan use re@@ pro@@ ach in an effort to bre@@ ak the integrity of Job and Jesus ?
Even in lands where most people have been a@@ pa@@ the@@ tic about our preaching work , many are now accep@@ ting the good news and taking action to become re@@ conc@@ iled to God .
Now , when they see me in the ministry , they no longer la@@ u@@ gh at me ! ”
What will help us to pre@@ pare for sur@@ vi@@ val ?
With l@@ eng@@ th of days I shall satis@@ fy him , and I shall cause him to see sal@@ vation by me . ”
Th@@ in@@ king that he wanted to get famili@@ ar with me , I ign@@ ored him .
Jesus told his followers to pray for it to come because it will rest@@ ore righteousness and peace to the earth .
Still , we need to be res@@ olu@@ te about having family worship regul@@ arly .
Why might it be especially challeng@@ ing to trust in Jehovah when we are under st@@ ress ?
G@@ E@@ T@@ T@@ IN@@ G B@@ E@@ T@@ T@@ E@@ R A@@ C@@ Q@@ U@@ A@@ IN@@ T@@ E@@ D
Instead of allow@@ ing a qu@@ ar@@ re@@ l to continue between his her@@ ders and those of his ne@@ p@@ he@@ w Lo@@ t , Abraham su@@ gg@@ ested se@@ par@@ ating their cam@@ ps and invit@@ ed the you@@ ng@@ er man Lo@@ t to cho@@ ose the land he pre@@ fer@@ red .
Jehovah’s words are very com@@ for@@ ting .
H@@ ere is another princi@@ ple we can g@@ le@@ an from this account . T@@ ak@@ ing into consider@@ ation the conscience of others is more important than in@@ sis@@ ting on our righ@@ ts .
The re@@ actions of people to the good news should eli@@ c@@ it what respon@@ se in us as Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers ?
For example , in 20@@ 10 , one repor@@ t spoke about “ ‘ Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on ’ in Ha@@ it@@ i . ”
One young woman , descri@@ bed in The I@@ ris@@ h T@@ im@@ es as a “ high - ran@@ king wit@@ ch and lead@@ er of one of I@@ rel@@ an@@ d’s most sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant coven@@ s , ” reas@@ ons this way : “ B@@ eli@@ ef in the Devil imp@@ lies accep@@ t@@ ance of Christi@@ an@@ ity . . .
The mo@@ b was ar@@ m@@ ed , and Peter had already w@@ oun@@ ded one of them .
What kind of pain will be no more ?
Sa@@ id David : “ Y@@ our@@ s is the kingdom , O Jehovah , the One also li@@ f@@ ting yourself up as head over all . ”
M@@ ake de@@ fin@@ ite pl@@ ans .
This good news as@@ sures us of an end to suffering , si@@ ck@@ ness , pain , s@@ or@@ ro@@ w , and death .
Jesus as@@ sur@@ ed his disciples that he would s@@ end them “ the help@@ er , the holy spirit . ”
Many brothers who refu@@ sed en@@ l@@ ist@@ ment were t@@ or@@ tur@@ ed .
When he is ex@@ posed , the li@@ ar@@ ’s re@@ pu@@ tation is ru@@ ined in@@ stan@@ tly .
Paul’s friends were not off@@ ended .
( 2 ) R@@ o@@ bin@@ son , C .
Thus , for cen@@ tu@@ ries , Jehovah had just a s@@ prin@@ k@@ ling of faithful worshipp@@ ers on the earth but no organiz@@ ed “ people for his name . ”
How do true Christians view prayer ?
The true God “ felt reg@@ re@@ t over , ” or chang@@ ed his mind about , the cal@@ am@@ ity that he had spo@@ ken of , and he “ did not cause it . ”
I@@ l@@ se Un@@ ter@@ d@@ ö@@ r@@ f@@ er and El@@ fri@@ e@@ de L@@ ö@@ h@@ r began stud@@ ying the Bible with me in 195@@ 8
; Pe@@ ck@@ ham , R .
Indeed , it is a time of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y .
Ad@@ d to the me@@ al good con@@ vers@@ ation and war@@ m associ@@ ation with people you love , and it be@@ comes a deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful ev@@ ent that satis@@ fi@@ es more than just our hu@@ ng@@ er .
What about you ? W@@ ould you be able to make sacrific@@ es to serve Jehovah more fully ?
This article gives help@@ ful su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions on how we can do this in the preaching work , in the congregation , and in our family .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying this counsel invol@@ ves yi@@ el@@ ding to the influ@@ ence of God’s spirit and allow@@ ing it to pro@@ du@@ ce its fru@@ it@@ age in us .
E@@ ach succ@@ essi@@ ve gener@@ ation was born , gre@@ w up , pro@@ duc@@ ed off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , and then died off .
If you truly want to over@@ come the effect of too much st@@ ress in your life , what is going to help ?
Who is be@@ h@@ ind these prog@@ res@@ sive chang@@ es ?
The article “ Li@@ ving Su@@ cc@@ ess@@ fully With Your A@@ il@@ ment ​ — How ? ”
For instance , av@@ al@@ an@@ ches in the Al@@ p@@ ine m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of Au@@ stri@@ a , Fr@@ ance , I@@ tal@@ y , and S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land some@@ times cla@@ im the lives of t@@ ou@@ ris@@ ts who ign@@ ore war@@ n@@ ings that ur@@ ge them to s@@ ki or s@@ no@@ w@@ bo@@ ard only on secu@@ re r@@ out@@ es .
The refu@@ ge@@ e proble@@ m will be a thing of the past .
The faithful disciples who respon@@ ded to Jesus ’ tra@@ ining were later emp@@ ow@@ ered by holy spirit at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . to be wit@@ nesses “ to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ”
How has sh@@ aring in preaching the good news benef@@ ited both you and others ?
I thought we would sp@@ end a lo@@ t of time reading the Bible and lear@@ ning about it .
With Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th sh@@ ort@@ ly before her death
Jesus refer@@ red to the har@@ v@@ est as a “ se@@ as@@ on , ” so it continu@@ es over a peri@@ od of time .
I@@ magine a we@@ b en@@ lar@@ ged in sc@@ ale until it is the si@@ ze of a ne@@ t used on a fi@@ shing bo@@ at .
Although Matthew 13 : 39 - 4@@ 3 ref@@ ers to a different as@@ pect of the Kingdom - preaching work , the time of its fulfill@@ ment par@@ all@@ els the time of the fulfill@@ ment of the dra@@ g@@ ne@@ t illustr@@ ation , nam@@ ely , during “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
Yes , wor@@ r@@ ying about what might or might not ha@@ p@@ pen can har@@ m our men@@ tal and physical health .
Let us , therefore , pro@@ du@@ ce fru@@ it@@ age that hon@@ ors both the Father and the Son .
They might have felt that they had ear@@ ned them and had a right to keep them .
You will also see what you might do to “ s@@ end out your bre@@ ad upon the sur@@ face of the w@@ at@@ ers , ” so to speak , in order to help those who have not yet respon@@ ded to the truth . ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
The letter he wrote to his mother the night before he died showed tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous faith and confidence in Jehovah , and I wanted to follow his example if I fac@@ ed such a tri@@ al . ” ​ — See end@@ no@@ te .
One Christian gi@@ r@@ l ad@@ m@@ its : “ For a while my faith was we@@ ak@@ ened to a certain ex@@ t@@ ent by my cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es .
Many early Christians did just that .
We can be certain that the gl@@ ori@@ ous prophe@@ tic ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement of peace made by the angels at Jesus ’ bir@@ th will be ful@@ filled without fai@@ l .
Thus , we are wise to follow Jesus ’ counsel about pra@@ ying for more of that spirit because Jesus as@@ sures us that the Father will “ give holy spirit to those as@@ king him . ” ​ — Luke 11 : 13 .
Let us , therefore , take care of our health but always in acc@@ ord with the clear guid@@ el@@ ines con@@ ta@@ ined in God’s inspired Word !
( a ) Ad@@ am@@ ’s sin ra@@ ised what question ?
In 199@@ 3 , Mo@@ sc@@ ow@@ ’s De@@ par@@ t@@ ment of J@@ us@@ tice reg@@ is@@ tered the Mo@@ sc@@ ow Com@@ mun@@ ity of Jehovah’s Witnesses , as we are leg@@ ally known there .
It was wonderful to be together again .
We must op@@ pose the Devil , giving him no opportunity to har@@ m us spiritually .
He will never for@@ get the loving sacrific@@ es of all these faithful ones .
So it was that on A@@ pri@@ l 18 , 19@@ 40 , Bro@@ ther K@@ le@@ in baptized B@@ en@@ ne@@ t@@ t , our sister V@@ el@@ va , and me .
J@@ A@@ C@@ O@@ B H@@ A@@ S 12 S@@ ON@@ S
• What is “ the si@@ gn ” mentioned at Matthew 24 : 3 ?
Le@@ g@@ al se@@ par@@ ation and div@@ or@@ ce are on the inc@@ re@@ ase every@@ where .
God W@@ el@@ comes All N@@ ations , 4 / 1
( a ) What did Jesus say about giving ?
The words , ‘ Not by power but by my spirit , ’ remin@@ ded me that Jehovah’s spirit was the only reason the Kingdom work prog@@ ressed .
One day the pa@@ st@@ or of our ch@@ urch asked all who wor@@ ked in the local mar@@ ke@@ t to bring him a certain am@@ ount of money along with some of their go@@ o@@ ds so that he could b@@ es@@ to@@ w a blessing upon them .
She ans@@ wers , “ P@@ ra@@ y@@ er@@ ful reli@@ ance on Jehovah . ”
My heart over@@ flo@@ ws with joy at see@@ ing the way Jehovah has bless@@ ed the efforts of our hum@@ ble M@@ ex@@ i@@ can brothers , who work so hard to praise him .
Da@@ ily we are sub@@ je@@ cted to pres@@ sures ​ — some sub@@ tle , some more ob@@ vi@@ ous — ​ that could turn us away from the p@@ ath that is in acc@@ ord with godly devo@@ tion .
How did Jesus help his disciples to experience the joy that comes from a bus@@ y life in Jehovah’s service ?
Not w@@ an@@ ting to jo@@ in them , I s@@ cre@@ am@@ ed as she liter@@ ally dra@@ g@@ ged me out of my ro@@ om .
In such c@@ as@@ es , the family comes together , and the children are inclu@@ ded in the con@@ vers@@ ation .
Indeed , God would be dis@@ pleas@@ ed if a person know@@ ingly re@@ pres@@ ented himself as one called to be a heavenly king and pri@@ est when he did not really have such a c@@ all@@ ing . ​ — Romans 9 : 16 ; Revelation 22 : 5 .
Jesus was consider@@ ate .
If I have to post@@ po@@ ne tra@@ ining for a while , the congregation will continue to fun@@ ction . ’
When used fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely in the Bible , the number ten re@@ pres@@ ents comple@@ ten@@ ess .
In this case , the ransom that can free us from sin and death is Jesus ’ perfect human life .
But many parents today do not accept the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s standards of right and wrong .
Many others have learned them by rote and ut@@ ter them with little or no thought to the meaning .
D@@ í@@ a@@ z Mar@@ ro@@ qu@@ í@@ n , qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , states that “ people are ca@@ pa@@ ble of un@@ lear@@ ning ” un@@ desi@@ ra@@ ble be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
So let us put full confidence in his ability and desire to care for our needs . ​ — Matthew 6 : 25 - 32 ; 11 : 28 - 30 . How do Christians keep a ‘ simp@@ le e@@ ye ’ ?
Sh@@ ould I accept a certain jo@@ b offer ? ’
T@@ ow@@ ard the end of the illustr@@ ation , Jesus ur@@ ged his followers to be@@ ar “ much fru@@ it . ”
How did one sis@@ ter@@ ’s experience illustr@@ ate the benefit of up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ?
And [ E@@ gl@@ on@@ ’s ] servants came and began loo@@ king , and there the do@@ ors of the ro@@ of ch@@ am@@ ber were lo@@ cked .
The Greek word for “ affe@@ ction ” or “ fri@@ end@@ ship ” is p@@ hi@@ ·@@ li@@ ʹ@@ a .
Hence , Jo@@ shua declar@@ ed : “ As for me and my hous@@ eho@@ ld , we shall serve Jehovah . ”
G@@ r@@ and@@ pa was appointed its e@@ dit@@ or , and he contribu@@ ted artic@@ les for it right up through the 19@@ 40 ’ s , sh@@ ort@@ ly before his death .
One cou@@ ple who have been happ@@ ily married for 19 years p@@ ho@@ ne or text each other during the day “ just to see how things are going , ” the husband said .
For a we@@ ek , we d@@ ro@@ ve by day , and each night we s@@ le@@ pt in a t@@ ent .
Re@@ call what Solomon wrote : “ Because s@@ ent@@ ence against a bad work has not been ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted spe@@ e@@ di@@ ly , that is why the heart of the sons of men has become fully set in them to do bad . ”
As long as we have any tain@@ t of sin , we will need the ser@@ vi@@ ces of the H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est Jesus Christ to help us have a right standing with God .
The answer was : “ The Scriptural evidence poin@@ ts to the conclu@@ sion that they do not . ”
Consider , too , the evidence con@@ ta@@ ined in Revelation chap@@ ter 6 .
These t@@ it@@ les reve@@ al something about him .
They con@@ stan@@ tly need to re@@ mind themselves of Jehovah’s standards of good and bad .
I remember the exc@@ it@@ ement in 19@@ 22 when the call came to ‘ ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ise the King and his kingdom . ’
Our home has been and still is o@@ pen to ze@@ al@@ ous Christians , many of whom are travel@@ ing min@@ isters of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The fe@@ ature “ A L@@ et@@ ter From . . . ” will present a first - person repor@@ t from mission@@ aries and others in vari@@ ous par@@ ts of the world .
Re@@ bu@@ king the mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r@@ ers , God remin@@ ded them that he had a uni@@ que relationship with Moses : “ M@@ ou@@ th to m@@ ou@@ th I speak to him . ”
Wh@@ ere can family members turn to for help ?
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H inspired the apostle Peter to l@@ ink the ho@@ l@@ iness emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed in the book of L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us with the need to be holy in our conduct as Christians .
The ol@@ des@@ t te@@ ars his pan@@ ts while pla@@ ying .
To cultiv@@ ate a bal@@ an@@ ced , who@@ les@@ ome view of work in to@@ da@@ y’s ra@@ pi@@ dly chang@@ ing work@@ place can be a chall@@ enge .
I was so encoura@@ ged by their examples !
Our first assignment was to the cap@@ it@@ al city , Q@@ u@@ i@@ to , some 9@@ ,000 fe@@ et ( 2@@ ,@@ 8@@ 50 m ) high in the An@@ des M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s .
What a gr@@ and privilege that is !
In what are@@ as ?
“ C@@ oun@@ t@@ less people came into the truth through the ‘ C@@ re@@ ation D@@ r@@ ama , ’ ” rec@@ al@@ led E@@ rich F@@ ro@@ st . ​ — 3 John 1 - 3 .
How can parents teach children the fear of Jehovah ?
Sh@@ ould that not make us fe@@ ar@@ ful ?
Lo@@ cal people came to the a@@ id of those str@@ ang@@ ers , show@@ ing “ ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary human kindness . ”
A@@ th@@ let@@ es r@@ an and exerc@@ ised comple@@ t@@ ely nu@@ de .
I want to help them see that much of what this world off@@ ers may appe@@ ar at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive , but in the end it is just “ a lo@@ t of refu@@ se . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 3 : 8 .
What about this year ?
They were baptized in 19@@ 34 .
Sh@@ ould we not show the wel@@ coming attitude of the pro@@ di@@ g@@ al@@ ’s father in Jesus ’ par@@ able ?
2 : 1 , 2 ; 6 : 8 .
Thus , the Go@@ sp@@ els were co@@ pi@@ ed over and over again , and this no doubt contribu@@ ted to the ra@@ pi@@ d gro@@ w@@ th of Christi@@ an@@ ity .
God’s Law to Israel stated : “ You must not com@@ mit ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y . ”
What should we real@@ ize about our res@@ ol@@ ve to serve Jehovah ?
It can give you “ everlasting comfort and good hope ” and thus “ make you fir@@ m in every good deed and word . ” ​ — 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 16 , 17 .
Indeed , moral integrity is far more valu@@ able than material ri@@ ches .
Jo@@ ch@@ en , one of my other brothers , rec@@ alls his pris@@ on experi@@ ences : “ I san@@ g the song@@ s I could remember from our song@@ book .
We trust that Jehovah is able to cho@@ ose and draw the right people .
The L@@ ev@@ ites were not given an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance in the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and exc@@ ep@@ t for 4@@ 8 c@@ ities sc@@ at@@ tered thr@@ ough@@ out Israel .
The let@@ ters “ A@@ D@@ V ” were every@@ where ​ — on tre@@ es , on buil@@ ding@@ s , even on the conven@@ tion pro@@ gra@@ m !
How can we help new ones to become disciples of Jesus Christ ?
Be@@ fore long , though , the Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic bi@@ sh@@ op of I@@ tu vis@@ ited her and told her to s@@ end us away , but she sto@@ od her gr@@ ound : “ When my husband died , you did nothing to con@@ so@@ le me .
The 194@@ 1 conven@@ tion in S@@ t .
© J .
H@@ er@@ al@@ d the message far and wide .
Be W@@ ise ​ — Se@@ ek “ S@@ k@@ ill@@ ful Di@@ rection ”
In the King James V@@ er@@ sion , we read : “ El@@ se what shall they do which are baptized for the dead , if the dead ris@@ e not at all ?
• J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah ?
However , as soon as she real@@ ized that K@@ en@@ ne@@ th and F@@ il@@ om@@ ena were there , she came to the do@@ or and invit@@ ed them in .
So we may ask ourselves , ‘ What is important in my life ? ’
The Bible does not say whether Jehovah brought about the death of the old prophet .
Hence , at 19 years of age , he vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered for mil@@ it@@ ary service and asked to be sent to the bat@@ t@@ le@@ fr@@ on@@ t .
The imp@@ res@@ sive har@@ b@@ or g@@ ate at the bo@@ t@@ to@@ m of the st@@ re@@ et was the g@@ ate@@ way to the world , and here our sh@@ ort t@@ our through some of the worl@@ d’s most f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating ru@@ ins comes to an end .
A@@ vo@@ i@@ ding f@@ li@@ r@@ ting has also helped him to avoid im@@ mor@@ ality .
When Saul saw the light and real@@ ized what was requi@@ red of him , he did not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to do it .
T@@ ake Your St@@ and A@@ ga@@ inst the Devil
H@@ ere , then , was a great cro@@ s@@ s@@ ro@@ a@@ ds in Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h’s life .
But Christians need to ‘ bu@@ y out the time ’ for “ the more important things , ” such as the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work , personal study , and atten@@ ding Christian meetings . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 16 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 10 .
Some Christians in ancient Corin@@ th were con@@ fu@@ sed about the matter , and others did not believe in the liter@@ al resurrection at all .
How can we learn more about God’s righteousness ?
Consider Ne@@ h@@ emiah , who served as cu@@ p@@ be@@ are@@ r to Per@@ si@@ an King Ar@@ ta@@ x@@ er@@ x@@ es in the fi@@ f@@ th century B.C.E .
He was ev@@ en@@ tually found out and had to be dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed from the congregation .
The disci@@ ple James provi@@ des fur@@ ther reason for us to care for the el@@ der@@ ly .
Thus , after ag@@ re@@ e@@ ing that Paul would con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on the G@@ ent@@ il@@ es in his preaching , Peter , James , and John ur@@ ged him to “ keep the po@@ or in mind . ”
But Chris@@ t@@ ine was ar@@ rest@@ ed sever@@ al times , and she lived with the con@@ st@@ ant ris@@ k of being sent to pris@@ on .
Jehovah’s holy spirit had what ro@@ le in the con@@ stru@@ ction of the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le ?
A gra@@ y bal@@ lo@@ t shows that the ide@@ as may be close to those of Jesus , but the st@@ at@@ ement did not origin@@ ate with him .
By the same to@@ ken , a uni@@ verse that began seem@@ s to dem@@ and a first cause ; for who could i@@ magine such an effect without a su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient cause ? ”
Although most stud@@ ents were assign@@ ed to well - wor@@ ked ter@@ rit@@ ory while in G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol at P@@ at@@ ter@@ son , New Yor@@ k , they found inter@@ ested ones .
( b ) How should we respon@@ d if we are re@@ v@@ iled ?
So he st@@ op@@ ped going out with bad friends , got baptized , and later served at Bethel .
There was a need in the S@@ ou@@ th Au@@ str@@ ali@@ an field , so we so@@ ld our home and pur@@ cha@@ sed a car@@ av@@ an , or tra@@ il@@ er , which we nam@@ ed M@@ iz@@ pa@@ h , meaning “ Watchtower . ”
By exerc@@ ising the gift of free will pro@@ per@@ ly , Adam and E@@ ve and their des@@ c@@ end@@ ants could have enjo@@ yed life in a par@@ adise home as part of Jehovah’s uni@@ vers@@ al family of in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res .
And God saw justice done , p@@ un@@ ish@@ ing wicked Ca@@ in for his cri@@ me .
When the low@@ er cour@@ ts could not re@@ ach a decision in a case , it was refer@@ red to the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in , who@@ se rul@@ ings were fin@@ al .
Even our ability to reason is d@@ war@@ f@@ ed by his .
On@@ ly Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b ur@@ ged the people not to re@@ be@@ l out of fear , for Jehovah would sur@@ ely be with them .
We ask them such simp@@ le questions as : ‘ Di@@ d the person have a hard day ?
A man in his 60 ’ s told one publi@@ sh@@ er : “ I read it many times over and was com@@ for@@ ted .
For if one of them should f@@ all , the other one can ra@@ ise his par@@ t@@ ner up . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 4 : 9 , 10 .
D@@ ru@@ g or al@@ co@@ ho@@ l a@@ bu@@ se may follow .
“ M@@ ake sure of the more important things , ” ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es the apostle Paul , “ so that you may be f@@ la@@ w@@ less and not be stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing others up to the day of Christ . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 10 .
When liter@@ al f@@ loo@@ ding occ@@ ur@@ s , a comm@@ on re@@ action is to ru@@ n to high@@ er gr@@ ound or to c@@ li@@ m@@ b on@@ to the ro@@ of of a building ​ — any@@ where of high@@ er el@@ ev@@ ation .
The Bro@@ thers B@@ ring O@@ ffer@@ ings
H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of st@@ alls and v@@ end@@ ors l@@ ine the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts with their go@@ o@@ ds : he@@ ap@@ s of red and gre@@ en chil@@ ies , bas@@ ke@@ ts of ri@@ pe t@@ om@@ at@@ o@@ es , m@@ oun@@ ds of o@@ k@@ r@@ a , as well as ra@@ di@@ o@@ s , um@@ br@@ el@@ l@@ as , ba@@ r@@ s of so@@ a@@ p , wi@@ g@@ s , co@@ o@@ king u@@ ten@@ s@@ il@@ s , and p@@ il@@ es of se@@ con@@ d@@ hand sh@@ o@@ es and clo@@ th@@ es .
If it is a sa@@ fe ha@@ ven , it will help your children to face their da@@ ily challeng@@ es .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out divine prote@@ ction , the small , vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able nation of Israel would be at the mer@@ cy of c@@ ru@@ el and powerful neigh@@ b@@ ors .
I wor@@ ked in the k@@ it@@ ch@@ en , which I enjo@@ yed very much .
Some you@@ ths find it difficult to appreci@@ ate Christian meetings .
By doing so , they put God first while main@@ tain@@ ing respect for govern@@ ments and their rul@@ ers .
One sum@@ m@@ er , we needed fun@@ ds in order to tra@@ v@@ el to the conven@@ tion , and a brother ag@@ re@@ ed to bu@@ y our 19@@ 50 F@@ ord in order to make it possible .
She also d@@ ran@@ k heav@@ ily .
When the time came to cap@@ ture Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o , the Israelites sh@@ ou@@ ted and pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to b@@ low the hor@@ ns .
The gener@@ os@@ ity and kindness of this brother imp@@ ressed him .
In doing so , these s@@ inc@@ ere Christians do not com@@ promise Bible tru@@ ths that ex@@ pose and con@@ dem@@ n do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ al er@@ ro@@ r and un@@ ch@@ ris@@ ti@@ an be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
; Bi@@ h@@ ari@@ e , S .
So avoid being dec@@ ei@@ ved .
As@@ king questions is also important .
For all those individuals , there is “ a sub@@ stan@@ ti@@ al am@@ ount of scho@@ l@@ arly ag@@ re@@ ement ” for a fir@@ m id@@ enti@@ fic@@ ation , states the article .
It re@@ pres@@ ented Jehovah’s pres@@ ence in ancient Israel . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 25 : 22 .
For example , would God imp@@ l@@ ant even a par@@ ti@@ ally develop@@ ed em@@ br@@ yo in the wom@@ b of a woman in Par@@ adise ?
W@@ H@@ A@@ T moved a form@@ er re@@ be@@ l sol@@ di@@ er and th@@ i@@ ef to change his li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le ?
( Read J@@ on@@ ah 4 : 11 . )
I made money by sel@@ ling d@@ ru@@ g@@ s and go@@ o@@ ds sto@@ le@@ n by wh@@ ar@@ f work@@ ers .
Mo@@ re@@ over , an un@@ bal@@ an@@ ced pur@@ su@@ it of ple@@ asure will h@@ in@@ der us from pa@@ ying prop@@ er attention to we@@ igh@@ ti@@ er matters .
Be@@ fore he re@@ turned to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , we also travel@@ ed to P@@ al@@ est@@ ine .
D@@ ra@@ wing on Romans 8 : 38 , 39 , Bro@@ ther L@@ ar@@ son ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed the stud@@ ents : “ S@@ to@@ p and refle@@ ct on the power that God is using in your be@@ half , and remember that nothing can bre@@ ak Jehovah’s personal att@@ ach@@ ment to you . ”
( See op@@ ening i@@ ma@@ ge . ) ( b ) What questions will we now consider ?
These tru@@ ths were beg@@ in@@ ning to change my life For a while , I thought that I could se@@ cre@@ tly worship Jehovah God and continue as a pa@@ st@@ or .
“ Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h ” sign@@ i@@ fi@@ es “ He W@@ ho@@ se It Is ; He to W@@ ho@@ m It B@@ el@@ ong@@ s . ”
We should imitate the example of faithful D@@ em@@ et@@ ri@@ us and not that of ch@@ at@@ ter@@ ing Di@@ o@@ tre@@ ph@@ es , who was a s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ er .
5 : 15 ; Mat@@ t .
They take no part in pol@@ itical af@@ fai@@ r@@ s or so@@ cial con@@ f@@ li@@ cts .
After the man read the page in the boo@@ k@@ let that fe@@ atu@@ res the Kingdom message in A@@ ra@@ bi@@ c , he shed te@@ ars of joy .
A R@@ E@@ C@@ EN@@ T D@@ E@@ F@@ IN@@ I@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N : In rec@@ ent years , some den@@ om@@ in@@ ations have re@@ v@@ ised their teaching about hel@@ l .
Be@@ fore long he fac@@ ed fam@@ ine , ho@@ st@@ ility from his neigh@@ b@@ ors , the near lo@@ ss of his wife , ani@@ mo@@ s@@ ity from some kin@@ s@@ men , and the b@@ ru@@ tal@@ ity of war .
It may also be rend@@ ered “ ability ” or “ powerful works . ”
These men may have real@@ ized that the ‘ b@@ ru@@ ising in the he@@ el of the se@@ ed ’ would invol@@ ve the she@@ d@@ ding of blood . ​ — G@@ en .
The sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic t@@ ree was cu@@ t down , and ban@@ ds of ir@@ on and cop@@ per were plac@@ ed upon the stu@@ m@@ p in order to pre@@ v@@ ent its gro@@ w@@ th .
Jesus Christ also spoke of a time of ex@@ tre@@ me anxi@@ ety and un@@ certain@@ ty that would come upon a whole gener@@ ation of people .
Why should we allow a mon@@ th to pas@@ s without wit@@ ness@@ ing about Jehovah and his purpose ?
After Moses , Jehovah inspired other Bible writ@@ ers to men@@ tion the hope of everlasting life .
How did Jesus help his listen@@ ers to think on the bas@@ is of principles ?
In his book St@@ atu@@ s P@@ r@@ æ@@ sen@@ s E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ æ G@@ r@@ æ@@ c@@ æ ( The C@@ ur@@ r@@ ent St@@ atu@@ s of the Greek Ch@@ urch ) , he vi@@ ci@@ ously att@@ ac@@ ked the transl@@ at@@ ors and rend@@ er@@ ings of the Bible .
( a ) What new per@@ spe@@ ctive did Jesus o@@ pen up to his disciples on the night of N@@ is@@ an 14 , 33 C.E . ?
Un@@ faithful Jews needed to pre@@ pare , so@@ f@@ ten , and cle@@ an@@ se the so@@ il of their hearts .
What should I say to them ?
But in many lands , a mas@@ sive po@@ pul@@ ation shi@@ ft from r@@ ur@@ al to city life has al@@ most comple@@ t@@ ely sever@@ ed such close family ties .
Fir@@ st of all , the form@@ at of the f@@ ra@@ g@@ ment gives us some in@@ sight into how the early Christians valu@@ ed the Scriptures .
or “ Is there a lasting so@@ lu@@ tion to problems like food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ge , di@@ se@@ ase , war , and cri@@ me ? ”
H@@ u@@ man@@ s are gr@@ anted per@@ mis@@ sion to e@@ at me@@ at but with the comm@@ and to ab@@ sta@@ in from blood .
I was on the n@@ ational te@@ am from 194@@ 9 t@@ ill 195@@ 2 , and I pla@@ yed a seri@@ es of g@@ ames in C@@ u@@ ba , M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , and N@@ ic@@ ar@@ ag@@ ua .
In her s@@ on@@ ’s illustr@@ ations , did M@@ ary de@@ te@@ ct some e@@ cho@@ es of Jesus ’ chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od as he was gro@@ wing up in Na@@ z@@ are@@ th ?
( a ) Why may some at times find it difficult to accept the stand of Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality taken by Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
The world is in@@ deed d@@ om@@ in@@ ated by a spirit of ing@@ r@@ ati@@ tu@@ de .
He f@@ ill@@ s our “ hearts to the full with food and good c@@ he@@ er , ” said Paul .
But I under@@ sto@@ od har@@ dly any of it . ” ​ — J@@ o - An@@ ne , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
We are t@@ ou@@ ched by the appreciation sh@@ own , so we pl@@ an to hold meetings on the ran@@ ch . ”
Because we do not want to receive in the way many in the world do ​ — without any gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de .
Jesus ’ disciples fac@@ ed what ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les to preaching the good news in “ all the nations ” ?
E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe ​ — B@@ or@@ ing ?
I pray@@ ed for sever@@ al days and re@@ sear@@ ched Bible public@@ ations . ”
Jehovah is pleas@@ ed when we imitate him and his Son by being mer@@ ci@@ ful in our deal@@ ings with one another .
F@@ ru@@ it takes time to ri@@ pen , and wa@@ iting for that to ha@@ p@@ pen is certainly wor@@ th@@ while .
Satan is in@@ ten@@ si@@ f@@ ying his att@@ ac@@ ks on God’s people .
How we appreci@@ ate the hum@@ ility of the elders who do co@@ op@@ er@@ ate as a body !
F@@ or@@ ty days after his resurrection in 33 C.E . , Jesus as@@ c@@ ended to heaven , where he pres@@ ented the value of his “ preci@@ ous blood ” to God .
Some of the “ bur@@ ning ar@@ ro@@ ws ” that Satan might fi@@ re at you are lies about Jehovah ​ — that He does not care about you and that you are un@@ lo@@ va@@ ble .
How ag@@ re@@ e@@ able it is to our soul to real@@ ize that Jehovah God takes great ple@@ asure in us when we appro@@ ach him in hum@@ ble prayer !
TH@@ E P@@ R@@ O@@ B@@ L@@ E@@ M : The effort to eli@@ min@@ ate cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion “ must star@@ t at the to@@ p , ” ob@@ ser@@ ves S@@ us@@ an R@@ ose - A@@ ck@@ er@@ man , qu@@ o@@ ted in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article .
After we had tal@@ ked for a while , he invit@@ ed me to a meeting of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
P@@ rac@@ tic@@ es like this are comm@@ on and seem@@ ed to be qu@@ ite effe@@ ctive .
“ Li@@ fe is un@@ pre@@ dic@@ table at times , un@@ certain , and even hard to de@@ al with , ” he said .
For example , on one occasi@@ on while going from house to house in the Christian ministry , I cha@@ sed after a th@@ i@@ ef who had just sto@@ le@@ n the ra@@ di@@ o from my ca@@ r . As I got clo@@ s@@ er to him , he d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed the ra@@ di@@ o and r@@ an away .
Sh@@ ould this not be the foc@@ us of our e - ma@@ il ?
H@@ app@@ ily , he real@@ ized the seri@@ ousness of the proble@@ m and took me@@ a@@ sures to cor@@ rec@@ t it .
Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers 21
F@@ ur@@ ther , in her sear@@ ch for ar@@ t@@ is@@ tic per@@ fe@@ ction in mu@@ si@@ c , she often became st@@ ressed and wor@@ ri@@ ed in@@ stead of enjo@@ ying her pla@@ ying or sing@@ ing .
Par@@ ents might not know much about com@@ pu@@ ters , but they know all about the le@@ an@@ ings of the imper@@ fect flesh . ​ — Matthew 26 : 4@@ 1 ; 2 Corinthians 2 : 11 .
Some K@@ ep@@ t F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the “ Tu@@ t@@ or ”
The temple and the al@@ ta@@ r had been destro@@ yed , and the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od could not work in an organiz@@ ed way .
His parents inst@@ il@@ led in him a love for the Bible .
C@@ ould something similar ha@@ p@@ pen to Christi@@ an@@ ity ?
O@@ ther r@@ ur@@ al d@@ wel@@ l@@ ers move to c@@ ities because they are en@@ tic@@ ed by promises of a better life .
That govern@@ ment will soon go to war against all govern@@ ments on earth .
In what way can mil@@ dness pa@@ ve the way for someone to accept Christian truth ?
In har@@ mony with that , in our time the ing@@ a@@ ther@@ ing has wi@@ d@@ ened out to inclu@@ de individuals from all nations who exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus and have the hope of living on a par@@ adise earth .
He gave his op@@ pon@@ ents every advan@@ ta@@ ge , let@@ ting them cho@@ ose their bul@@ l to sacrifice and appro@@ ach Ba@@ al first .
Not so with a man .
With my mother , and later with my father
David and B@@ ath - she@@ ba were not to es@@ cap@@ e all con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of their sin .
Even though Jesus was su@@ peri@@ or to imper@@ fect humans in every way and pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed un@@ mat@@ ched authority from his Father , he was mo@@ des@@ t in his deal@@ ings with his disciples .
Does the Bible Ha@@ ve a H@@ id@@ den C@@ o@@ de ?
P@@ our out your feelings to Jehovah in prayer .
Not all people do .
You may h@@ es@@ it@@ ate at first to let the brothers and sisters know of your needs .
The inspired account invol@@ ving H@@ ann@@ ah shows that we can be h@@ ur@@ t by the imper@@ fe@@ ctions or the s@@ pite of others .
Un@@ like in Gre@@ e@@ ce , in C@@ y@@ pr@@ us the preaching work was un@@ h@@ in@@ der@@ ed .
Many de@@ a@@ f people were hu@@ ng@@ ering for the good news and were wa@@ iting to be vis@@ ited .
What is more , Jehovah w@@ atch@@ es to see how we respon@@ d to his fa@@ ther@@ ly tra@@ ining , and he se@@ ek@@ s to help us fur@@ ther .
Just as Jesus th@@ war@@ ted Satan’s advan@@ ces by rec@@ all@@ ing appro@@ pri@@ ate s@@ crip@@ tures , when temp@@ ted we can rec@@ all such te@@ x@@ ts as Genesis 39 : 9 and 1 Corinthians 6 : 18 .
Pe@@ ople in B@@ en@@ in , Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , say : “ To@@ o much water will ev@@ en@@ tually d@@ ro@@ wn even the f@@ ro@@ g@@ s . ”
“ Jehovah is gu@@ arding all those loving him , but all the wicked ones he will an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ate . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 14@@ 5 : 20 .
Un@@ known to Job , Satan ques@@ tioned Jo@@ b@@ ’s integrity , saying that he served God only for sel@@ f@@ ish reas@@ ons .
En@@ du@@ r@@ ance in our ministry gives evidence that God’s spirit is upon us .
5 , 6 . ( a ) How has Jehovah used inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tions to teach his people about Christian affe@@ ction ?
Although he had been a ra@@ bi@@ d persecu@@ t@@ or of Christ’s followers , he chang@@ ed course and became “ a cho@@ s@@ en v@@ es@@ sel ” to be@@ ar Christ’s name .
The book of Revelation also reas@@ sures us that Satan has only “ a sh@@ ort peri@@ od of time . ”
What kind of conduct can lead to se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality ?
God’s Kingdom will ro@@ o@@ t out all har@@ m@@ ful anxi@@ ety forever .
Jo@@ y@@ ful Ex@@ peri@@ ences in Kingdom Ser@@ vice and at G@@ ile@@ ad
As Jehovah’s Witnesses , we therefore want people to learn what the Bible teach@@ es .
He felt so@@ o@@ th@@ ed and ref@@ re@@ shed by those expres@@ sions of love from his people .
We read : “ It came about in the time of Solom@@ on@@ ’s gro@@ wing old that his wi@@ ves themselves had inc@@ l@@ ined his heart to follow other go@@ ds ; and his heart did not prove to be complete with Jehovah . ”
“ Ang@@ ela is full of life and has the will to live .
Your body , for instance , is made up of about 1@@ 00 tr@@ il@@ li@@ on c@@ el@@ ls .
Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s dec@@ or@@ ations are prom@@ in@@ ently displa@@ yed on sto@@ ref@@ r@@ on@@ ts .
By doing God’s will in pur@@ su@@ ing the sur@@ pas@@ sing way of love that never fa@@ il@@ s , you may remain forever . ​ — 1 John 2 : 17 .
“ Per@@ haps 15 to 20 years , ” the ex@@ per@@ t ans@@ wers .
10@@ 3 : 3 .
We are determined not to for@@ fe@@ it Jehovah’s appro@@ val in an effort to sa@@ ve our present life , for we are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that if we remain faithful to God , we will “ get a fir@@ m hold on the real life , ” everlasting life in his promised new system of things . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Jesus ’ par@@ able may even prom@@ pt us to ask ourselves : ‘ What kind of neigh@@ b@@ or am I ?
What a privilege to provide a listen@@ ing e@@ ar along with help@@ ful counsel wh@@ en@@ ever we can !
Di@@ d he deci@@ de that it was no use end@@ uring ?
Then let us help fellow believers to foc@@ us on the ma@@ in reason why God per@@ m@@ its persecu@@ tion ​ — the is@@ sue of uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
She was a Ca@@ tho@@ lic , and she said that the only thing she l@@ in@@ ked the Witnesses to was “ do@@ or - to - do@@ or preaching . ”
Dani@@ el@@ ’s new name refer@@ red to B@@ el , the ma@@ in go@@ d in Babyl@@ on .
C@@ A@@ N you i@@ magine how you would feel if you had to stand before the most powerful rul@@ er on earth and speak up in be@@ half of Jehovah’s people ?
As a result of liter@@ al bl@@ in@@ dness , ‘ the eyes of my heart ’ were op@@ ened to Bible tru@@ ths that I had ign@@ ored until then !
Our hope is that they will respon@@ d fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly to the Kingdom message .
“ What I teach , ” said Jesus Christ , “ is not mine , but bel@@ ong@@ s to him that sent me . ”
( See the bo@@ x “ How to T@@ ra@@ in O@@ thers . ” )
How will Kingdom rule bring true reli@@ ef to mankind ?
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately , Peter and An@@ dre@@ w ​ — as well as James and John , the sons of Z@@ ebe@@ de@@ e — ​ left their bo@@ ats and follow@@ ed Jesus .
On@@ es@@ mu@@ s ’ desire to be a regul@@ ar pioneer me@@ t with the same concer@@ n .
Al@@ most 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o when Jesus was on the earth , the gr@@ oun@@ d@@ work was la@@ id for such a soci@@ ety .
In c@@ ities where he pre@@ ached , mul@@ titu@@ des of both Jews and Gre@@ ek@@ s became believers .
N@@ am@@ ed after P@@ i@@ er@@ re V@@ au@@ d@@ è@@ s , or Peter W@@ al@@ do , a 1@@ 2@@ th - century mer@@ ch@@ ant of L@@ y@@ ons , Fr@@ ance .
Why is it not sur@@ pris@@ ing that the angels have a ke@@ en interest in the wel@@ f@@ are of God’s earthly servants ?
Si@@ gn - language congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses are plac@@ es where de@@ a@@ f people can come together regul@@ arly to learn about God and worship him .
Per@@ haps you will succ@@ e@@ ed .
How can we succ@@ e@@ ed in sac@@ red service as Jo@@ shua did ?
An@@ na : “ I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t think it was possible for me , a sing@@ le sister , to enjoy a life like that of a mission@@ ary .
What an ex@@ ten@@ sive witness to the truth is given in Gal@@ ile@@ e ! ​ — Matthew 4 : 18 - 25 ; Luke 8 : 1 - 3 ; 9 : 1 - 6 .
No@@ tice that if we continue to serve Jehovah faith@@ fully , we can be as@@ sur@@ ed of real@@ iz@@ ing our hope .
What was Jehovah’s respon@@ se ?
It is not going to help if the off@@ en@@ ding par@@ ty he@@ ars your com@@ pla@@ in@@ t from some@@ body el@@ se first .
“ J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H [ G@@ O@@ D ] is righteous in all his ways , ” says the Bible .
Com@@ par@@ ing our preaching work to de@@ w can also help us to understand that our individu@@ al efforts in the ministry are valu@@ able .
Because when Paul first me@@ t Timothy , the young man was “ well repor@@ ted on by the brothers in L@@ y@@ str@@ a and I@@ con@@ i@@ u@@ m . ”
Hence , the book of Job id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es Satan as man@@ kin@@ d’s mer@@ c@@ il@@ ess enem@@ y .
So in conclu@@ sion , he ur@@ ged the gra@@ du@@ ates to “ star@@ t di@@ gg@@ ing ” in their mission@@ ary assign@@ ments .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es their meeting friends , En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pa@@ e@@ dia Juda@@ ic@@ a expla@@ ins , the p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ ms en@@ tered the temple to worship , offer sacrific@@ es , and eng@@ age in the study of the T@@ or@@ ah .
One example is Á@@ d@@ á@@ m S@@ z@@ ing@@ er .
M@@ ak@@ ing such chang@@ es can be difficult .
When Joseph dies at the age of 1@@ 10 , his body is em@@ bal@@ m@@ ed , ev@@ en@@ tually to be trans@@ por@@ ted to the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 13 : 19 .
Today , there is much con@@ fu@@ sion among religious teach@@ ers about God’s Kingdom .
Does taking care of un@@ necess@@ ary material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons con@@ su@@ me a lo@@ t of our time and en@@ er@@ gy ?
As a 40 - year - old man with power and ability , Moses pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ously took it upon himself to li@@ ber@@ ate his people .
A s@@ ci@@ ence prof@@ ess@@ or no@@ tes that the gener@@ al public “ over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ingly , and sen@@ si@@ bly , thin@@ ks that life was desi@@ gn@@ ed . ”
The F@@ i@@ ght A@@ ga@@ inst P@@ over@@ ty ​ — A Lo@@ sing B@@ at@@ tle ?
Many have pres@@ ented their questions to religious instru@@ ct@@ ors but have not received satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers .
B@@ re@@ ak@@ ing one@@ ’s marriage v@@ ow is e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent to l@@ ying to God , and God h@@ ates li@@ ars !
At G@@ ile@@ ad we were told that a mother does not teach her ba@@ by a language .
A@@ n ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment was made in the direc@@ t@@ or@@ ship of certain leg@@ al cor@@ por@@ ations , making it possible for the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy to con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate more fully on the spiritual inter@@ ests of God’s people rather than being di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted by day - to - day leg@@ al matters .
Yes , with Jehovah’s help we can con@@ qu@@ er any form of evil .
What can family members do to comfort and care for their ter@@ min@@ ally ill loved one ?
“ But where was all the happiness that I was su@@ p@@ posed to feel ? ”
In l@@ ine with the free will that he gr@@ ants us , he res@@ pe@@ cts our responsi@@ bility and right to ‘ cho@@ ose for ourselves ’ whether we will serve him .
I@@ MI@@ T@@ AT@@ E TH@@ E G@@ R@@ E@@ A@@ T T@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H@@ E@@ R
How can we avoid com@@ mit@@ ting ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y even in our heart ?
N@@ one of this will go un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed by our enem@@ ies .
Yes , Psalm 9@@ 6 : 1 is refer@@ ring to the people on the earth .
B@@ EL@@ T@@ O@@ N , T@@ X ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , B@@ ell C@@ oun@@ ty Ex@@ p@@ o C@@ en@@ ter Ar@@ ena , 3@@ 0@@ 1 W . Lo@@ op 1@@ 21
Instead , he in@@ qui@@ red about this woman ​ — B@@ ath - she@@ ba — ​ and the resul@@ ts were de@@ va@@ st@@ ating .
What part does prayer pla@@ y in rest@@ or@@ ing an er@@ ring one@@ ’s relationship with Jehovah ?
“ B@@ E@@ C@@ O@@ M@@ E imit@@ at@@ ors of me , ” wrote the apostle Paul , “ even as I am of Christ . ”
Yet , it still ex@@ ists and this , at le@@ ast in part , in over 2@@ ,000 langu@@ ages .
To me 195@@ 9 was a very special year .
Satan accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed this in a way that made it appe@@ ar as if God himself had been the cause of Jo@@ b@@ ’s tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es .
To be fully obedi@@ ent , however , we have to fi@@ ght our sin@@ ful flesh and turn away from bad while building appreciation for what is good . ​ — Romans 12 : 9 .
He deci@@ des which matters he will h@@ and@@ le person@@ ally and which he will d@@ ele@@ g@@ ate to others .
“ Yes , ” the man rep@@ lied .
( b ) To avoid stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing , on what do we need to be foc@@ used ?
In fulfill@@ ment of this prophecy , Jehovah’s dedic@@ ated servants are public@@ ly pra@@ ising his name in all the earth as they hum@@ bly car@@ ry out their ministry .
What took place be@@ h@@ ind the s@@ cen@@ es during ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ tions of the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama ” ?
Why did the Israelites feel tra@@ pp@@ ed ?
However , you have likely no@@ ted war@@ ning examples also ​ — men and women who@@ se de@@ e@@ ds or attitu@@ des you do well to avoid .
The day that was now dra@@ wing to a close had reve@@ aled much about the char@@ ac@@ ter of both men .
Satan claim@@ ed that Job would give up his faith if he were to lo@@ se his good health .
They may feel that it also reli@@ ev@@ es them of responsi@@ bility for anything that might ha@@ p@@ pen .
One brother taught me to take p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ s , another to re@@ pa@@ ir sh@@ o@@ es .
We must look to our Creator , who has promised to “ bre@@ ak up the works of the Devil ” and his followers .
Hence , we may su@@ d@@ den@@ ly find ourselves la@@ id off our jo@@ b .
( b ) In what ways can those who have the earthly hope refle@@ ct God’s glory ?
Some time ag@@ o , a group of pione@@ ers who speak Q@@ u@@ e@@ ch@@ ua and A@@ y@@ mar@@ a made a tri@@ p to A@@ man@@ t@@ an@@ i and T@@ a@@ qu@@ ile is@@ lands on L@@ ake T@@ iti@@ c@@ ac@@ a .
If you know who the person is , will you avoid soci@@ al@@ iz@@ ing with him ?
Jehovah cre@@ ated us , and we should obey him .
Pro@@ spe@@ cts loo@@ ked b@@ righ@@ ter when the Ar@@ ch@@ bi@@ sh@@ op of C@@ an@@ ter@@ bu@@ ry promised to provide the needed fin@@ an@@ cial ass@@ ist@@ ance .
Tr@@ ying to s@@ ti@@ r up their thinking ability , T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an wrote : “ How mon@@ str@@ ous it is to go from God’s ch@@ urch to the de@@ v@@ il@@ ’s ​ — from the s@@ k@@ y to the st@@ ye . ”
F@@ ol@@ low the ad@@ vice given to Timothy .
The heavenly woman gives bir@@ th to a son , a m@@ ale .
He did so in order that “ we might gain life . ”
• Why are moral and spiritual cle@@ an@@ ness even more important than physical cle@@ an@@ ness ?
If we pi@@ ck up a new@@ s@@ pa@@ per in any country , we find repor@@ ts of c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty and viol@@ ence on an un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted sc@@ ale .
H@@ app@@ ily , he has made it possible for us to make our mind over and to cultiv@@ ate s@@ oun@@ dness of mind .
Mark N@@ ou@@ ma@@ ir based his the@@ me on Ru@@ th 3 : 18 , “ S@@ it Still Un@@ til You See How the Mat@@ ter T@@ ur@@ ns O@@ u@@ t . ”
Jehovah direc@@ ts his power in a contro@@ l@@ led way .
Do we reason that there are others who are better qu@@ ali@@ fied ?
20 : 12 .
Wh@@ ere but in the family do children form their first imp@@ res@@ sions of love and authority ?
It provi@@ des de@@ ta@@ il@@ s and reason@@ ing , yet you will see that what it says ag@@ re@@ es with the ba@@ si@@ c@@ s pres@@ ented in 198@@ 1 .
He explained by saying : “ It is for this purpose [ that is , to preach ] I have g@@ one out . ”
Israelites jo@@ y@@ fully d@@ wel@@ led in boo@@ ths and rejo@@ ic@@ ed in the har@@ v@@ est , 70 bul@@ ls offered
During family study and worship , in con@@ vers@@ ations with fellow believers , and in discus@@ sions with Bible stud@@ ents and inter@@ ested ones , let us speak en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally about our mar@@ vel@@ ous hope and pro@@ spe@@ cts .
Mo@@ re@@ over , g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on@@ y certainly is inclu@@ ded in Paul’s expres@@ sion “ and things like these . ”
In this be@@ dar@@ k@@ ened world , such light gives me@@ ek ones hope , ass@@ ists them to have a relationship with God , and helps them to avoid spiritual pit@@ f@@ alls .
* When app@@ lied , the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s moral standards benefit young and old al@@ ike , no matter what their so@@ cial , educ@@ ational , or cul@@ tural ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
1 , 2 . ( a ) From a human point of view , what were Israel@@ ’s pro@@ spe@@ cts of vi@@ ct@@ ory over the Cana@@ an@@ ites ?
We can confid@@ ently look to Jehovah for help as did Paul .
In the Bible is also found Jesus ’ fam@@ ous st@@ at@@ ement : “ B@@ less@@ ed are the me@@ ek : for they shall in@@ her@@ it the earth . ” ​ — Matthew 5 : 5 , King James V@@ er@@ sion .
What deli@@ ver@@ ance is yet to come ?
For many , however , con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment is hard to find , and it is fle@@ et@@ ing .
So@@ on , he will be b@@ ound and thro@@ wn “ into the ab@@ y@@ ss . ”
W@@ ould he pur@@ sue tre@@ a@@ sures on earth , or would he seek tre@@ a@@ sures in heaven ?
When he was just an inf@@ ant , he was taught the holy writ@@ ings by his mother , E@@ un@@ ice , and his gr@@ and@@ mother Lo@@ is .
F@@ in@@ ding a satis@@ f@@ ying and tru@@ th@@ ful answer to this pu@@ z@@ z@@ ling question is vital for our peace of mind and our relationship with God .
The Creator of our b@@ ra@@ in kno@@ ws this .
Tr@@ ying to commun@@ ic@@ ate with an un@@ responsi@@ ve a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent can t@@ est a par@@ ent@@ ’s pati@@ ence .
“ The world is over@@ come by ver@@ ti@@ go , as if occ@@ ul@@ t po@@ wers were consci@@ enti@@ ously tr@@ ying to b@@ lo@@ ck all the em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y ex@@ its . ” ​ — Je@@ an - C@@ la@@ u@@ de S@@ ou@@ l@@ é@@ ry , j@@ our@@ n@@ al@@ ist .
For example , while we were preaching in B@@ res@@ ci@@ a , some bo@@ ys were encoura@@ ged by the pri@@ est to thro@@ w ro@@ c@@ ks at us .
In such an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , we are wise to follow Jesus ’ example .
This was certainly true of the early Christians .
She was loyal to her husband , to her marriage , and to her God .
He explained how he and others had in the past organiz@@ ed themselves to get to a conven@@ tion .
So har@@ m@@ ful is la@@ z@@ iness that the apostle Paul found it necess@@ ary to wr@@ ite to fellow Christians in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a and cor@@ rec@@ t certain individuals there who were “ wal@@ king dis@@ or@@ der@@ ly ” ​ — not working at all but me@@ dd@@ ling with what did not concer@@ n them .
However , we are not in the congregation mer@@ ely to receive ; we are also there to give .
That they have sh@@ own fear of the ab@@ y@@ ss indic@@ ates that they are a@@ ware of this for@@ th@@ coming rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t . ​ — 11 / 15 , pages 30 - 1 .
A@@ no@@ ther Bible ver@@ sion rend@@ ers his words : “ Do not wor@@ ry about t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w ; it will have en@@ ough wor@@ ries of its own .
What prog@@ ress had the s@@ pre@@ ading of good news made by the 19@@ 30 ’ s ?
If a Christian he@@ ars vo@@ ic@@ es , does that necess@@ ar@@ ily mean that he is under dem@@ on att@@ ack ?
( 7 ) F@@ l@@ or@@ it , J .
P@@ rac@@ tice hum@@ ble obedi@@ ence by co@@ op@@ er@@ ating will@@ ingly with those taking the lead in your local congregation .
When ques@@ tioned , they may re@@ adi@@ ly answer that pre@@ mar@@ it@@ al se@@ x is wrong .
The S@@ pl@@ end@@ or of Jehovah’s C@@ re@@ ation
Ha@@ ving good moral valu@@ es will help your te@@ en answer that question wis@@ ely .
To what influ@@ ences would he have been sub@@ ject ?
Even if el@@ der@@ ly John did not in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce G@@ a@@ i@@ us to the truth , the apost@@ le@@ ’s advan@@ ced age , Christian matu@@ r@@ ity , and fa@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction made it f@@ it@@ ting that this ap@@ par@@ ently you@@ ng@@ er man be vie@@ wed as one of Joh@@ n@@ ’s spiritual children .
“ The result of hum@@ ility and the fear of Jehovah is ri@@ ches and glory and life , ” states Proverbs 22 : 4 .
What is the pu@@ re language , and how do we “ speak ” it ?
Christians from M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia and A@@ cha@@ ia made contribu@@ tions to brothers in Jerusalem , but there is no indic@@ ation that their n@@ ames were publi@@ ci@@ zed .
When a s@@ cri@@ be asked him which was the great@@ est comman@@ d@@ ment , Jesus qu@@ o@@ ted appro@@ pri@@ ate Bible ver@@ ses to him .
Be@@ ing the se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary to the ancient prophet Jeremiah , Bar@@ u@@ ch coura@@ ge@@ ously war@@ ned the Israelites of Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s imp@@ en@@ ding do@@ om .
The Law requi@@ red that the Israelites stay se@@ par@@ ate from other nations .
O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 11 - 17 , 20@@ 10
10 - 12 . ( a ) What counsel did the apostle Peter give to Christians who have un@@ believ@@ ing mat@@ es ?
Be Y@@ i@@ el@@ ding , Be Bal@@ an@@ ced
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ar house - to - house work on S@@ un@@ days was organiz@@ ed in 19@@ 27 .
When Na@@ than the prophet un@@ co@@ vered Davi@@ d’s ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , David rep@@ lied by saying : “ I have sin@@ ned against Jehovah . ”
These men have a lo@@ t of experience and can help a cou@@ ple to apply God’s counsel in their lives .
Paul ad@@ v@@ ised Ti@@ tu@@ s about the qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations of congregation elders and then pointed out that there were “ many un@@ ru@@ ly men , prof@@ it@@ less tal@@ k@@ ers , and dec@@ ei@@ v@@ ers of the mind . ”
During the past ten years , more than 2@@ ,@@ 7@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 people have made the decision to serve Jehovah and be baptized in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of their dedic@@ ation to him .
As a young bo@@ y
Des@@ pite an ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive , viol@@ ent person@@ ality , however , Ger@@ son long@@ ed for in@@ ner peace .
What can you do to help someone who has feelings like those mentioned ear@@ li@@ er in this article ?
So Eli@@ j@@ ah told A@@ ha@@ b that God had or@@ da@@ ined “ a clean s@@ we@@ ep , ” the ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ation of that enti@@ re d@@ y@@ na@@ st@@ y .
Thus he did his best to fulf@@ ill his Christian ob@@ lig@@ ations .
For instance , what would you think of a woman who disa@@ gre@@ ed with her hus@@ ban@@ d’s vie@@ w@@ point and fir@@ m@@ ly but res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully expres@@ sed her dis@@ sen@@ ting view ?
This , of course , en@@ ab@@ led me to car@@ ry on my Christian ministry .
Job displa@@ yed what attitude toward Jehovah ?
The prophet go@@ es on to rel@@ ate : “ I began to e@@ at it , and it came to be in my m@@ ou@@ th like h@@ one@@ y for s@@ we@@ et@@ ness . ”
The apostle Paul was another faithful follow@@ er of Jesus .
However , persecu@@ tion does not necess@@ ar@@ ily invol@@ ve viol@@ ence .
I@@ l@@ lu@@ sion or God - Gi@@ ven P@@ ow@@ er ?
I lived with my parents and my you@@ ng@@ er brother in a one - be@@ d@@ ro@@ om ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment , so it was rather cr@@ am@@ ped .
L@@ ag@@ an@@ i A@@ un@@ a T@@ ree , 2 / 1 Li@@ ving F@@ o@@ re@@ ver , 10 / 1
Jesus even “ took the children into his ar@@ ms and began blessing them . ”
Pe@@ ople around the g@@ lo@@ be ask these questions .
She would also have the special privilege of be@@ aring children .
When taking human form , they had great beau@@ ty .
“ May your heart not turn asi@@ de ” to such ways , ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es Solomon .
S@@ il@@ as , Ju@@ d@@ as , Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s , and Paul took it to An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch .
; Par@@ is , S .
The So@@ ci@@ ety publi@@ shed the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents ’ e@@ dition of the King James V@@ er@@ sion , which inclu@@ ded a 5@@ 00 - page app@@ en@@ di@@ x .
A cro@@ o@@ ked ro@@ w would certainly prove to be an em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass@@ ment to a se@@ as@@ oned f@@ ar@@ m@@ er .
• What blessings result from car@@ ing for el@@ der@@ ly Christians ?
Indeed , soon Jehovah God will make good on his promise expres@@ sed by the psalmist : “ Your k@@ ing@@ ship is a k@@ ing@@ ship for all times in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . . .
O@@ ver the years , for example , we have received pointed direction on d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing , en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , and imp@@ ro@@ per use of the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t .
The deep@@ er reason for their fear , however , is not op@@ position .
In ancient times , he accepted vari@@ ous ani@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es and other o@@ ffer@@ ings .
One wi@@ do@@ wer said : “ My wife and I did not cho@@ ose to end our marriage .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the C@@ ongreg@@ ation Bible S@@ tu@@ dy is the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol .
So@@ on this perfect R@@ ul@@ er , now a mi@@ gh@@ ty spirit person , will h@@ ur@@ l the be@@ ast , its k@@ ings , and its ar@@ mi@@ es into “ the fi@@ er@@ y l@@ ake that bur@@ ns with sul@@ p@@ hu@@ r , ” a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of complete des@@ tru@@ ction .
The man fin@@ ally left , but not before com@@ men@@ ding the pione@@ ers on the important work they were doing .
In this case , the sel@@ l@@ er would have to give the bu@@ y@@ er some kind of ch@@ it , indic@@ ating that the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m was un@@ ble@@ mi@@ shed . ”
His att@@ ac@@ k@@ ers are Jews who ve@@ h@@ em@@ ently ob@@ ject to Paul’s preaching and acc@@ use him of de@@ fil@@ ing the temple .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , he felt that he would do better to continue to cour@@ t the gi@@ r@@ l than to turn H@@ er@@ ber@@ t in .
By lear@@ ning to imitate him , his servants are “ able to comfort those in any s@@ ort of tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
Instead , He cho@@ se Davi@@ d’s son Solomon to buil@@ d the temple .
Instead , he is filled with an un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish desire to benefit others .
If the son has not , she should discus@@ s the matter with her husband before anything is deci@@ ded .
The truth is , ever@@ yone experi@@ ences in@@ justice from time to time .
She D@@ re@@ w “ Con@@ c@@ lu@@ sions in H@@ er H@@ ear@@ t ” ( M@@ ary ) , 10 / 1
Di@@ d his hum@@ ility benefit him ?
Will You F@@ ol@@ low Jehovah’s Lo@@ ving G@@ u@@ id@@ ance ?
It is not en@@ ough mer@@ ely to atten@@ d the meetings .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds were f@@ ed through the hands of a few ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 4 )
What should be our determin@@ ation concer@@ ning the Chris@@ t@@ like view of great@@ ness ?
The ul@@ tim@@ ate S@@ ource of ad@@ vice on ra@@ ising children is Jehovah God , the O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or of the family .
He , in effect , told her that it does not matter what the Bible says ​ — a hel@@ l of fi@@ er@@ y t@@ or@@ ment needs to be taught .
S@@ ur@@ ely , death is no mat@@ ch for the all - powerful S@@ ource of life !
Of course , our go@@ al is not simply to place tr@@ ac@@ ts or to use them at every do@@ or but to star@@ t Bible discus@@ sions that lead to Bible stu@@ dies .
Instead , we stri@@ ve to mer@@ it his appro@@ val .
“ Ab@@ out 19@@ 33 , many brothers used s@@ ound c@@ ars to s@@ pre@@ ad the Kingdom message , ” said a sister .
If you see that one of your brothers is lo@@ sing his joy in Jehovah’s service , try to encoura@@ ge him .
It was just before the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver of 32 C.E .
Jesus bro@@ ke the un@@ le@@ av@@ ened bre@@ ad so that he could pas@@ s some to the apostles on each side of him .
I wonder@@ ed what I should do , but I accepted her invit@@ ation .
Di@@ d you remember to than@@ k Jehovah for having given you the ex@@ tr@@ a strength you needed and for blessing you ?
In fact , there are many nations around the world with a s@@ mal@@ l@@ er po@@ pul@@ ation than the to@@ tal number of Jehovah’s people .
Some years later , in 19@@ 27 , the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents held a ma@@ j@@ or conven@@ tion in T@@ or@@ on@@ to at the C@@ ol@@ is@@ e@@ u@@ m in the C@@ an@@ adi@@ an N@@ ational Ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion G@@ r@@ oun@@ ds .
Thus , the o@@ ce@@ ans act as a hu@@ ge he@@ at re@@ serv@@ o@@ ir , mo@@ der@@ ating the fri@@ gi@@ d co@@ ld of w@@ in@@ ter .
Yes , we can be certain that Jehovah , “ the Ju@@ dge of all the earth , ” will always do what is right , “ for all his ways are justice . ” ​ — G@@ en . 18 : 25 ; De@@ u@@ t .
15 , 16 . ( a ) Jehovah’s reas@@ sur@@ ing words to his people in the days of Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at present what cause for op@@ ti@@ mis@@ m for Christians today ?
I feel that Bethel service is a great honor
But God resur@@ rec@@ ted him by loo@@ sing the pang@@ s of death , because it was not possible for him to continue to be held f@@ ast by it .
“ [ God ] is kind toward the un@@ than@@ k@@ ful and wicked , ” states Luke 6 : 35 .
And what a blessing it is to be un@@ ited with one another in true worship !
Are they mer@@ ely small and in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant g@@ ap@@ s in our knowledge ?
“ TH@@ E@@ R@@ E ex@@ ists a way that is u@@ pri@@ ght before a man , but the ways of death are the end of it af@@ ter@@ ward . ”
◆ Mar@@ th@@ a and M@@ ary : Mark 14 : 3 - 9 ; Luke 10 : 38 - 4@@ 2 ; John 11 : 17 - 29 ; 12 : 1 - 8 .
“ Do come , ” she imp@@ lo@@ res him , “ let us dr@@ ink our f@@ ill of love until the mor@@ ning ; do let us enjoy each other with love expres@@ sions . ”
For example , out of the heart come wicked reason@@ ings , mu@@ r@@ ders , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ies , for@@ n@@ ic@@ ations , th@@ i@@ ever@@ ies , false t@@ es@@ ti@@ mon@@ ies , bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ies . These are the things de@@ fil@@ ing a man ; but to take a me@@ al with un@@ wa@@ shed hands does not de@@ file a man . ” ​ — Matthew 15 : 11 , 18 - 20 .
In doing so , you can experience “ the peace of God that exc@@ els all thought . ”
For example , God recogn@@ ized that for His purpose to be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed , it was “ not good for the man to continue by himself ” in the gar@@ den of E@@ den .
Now , some 27 years later , the number of ac@@ tive Witnesses has tri@@ pl@@ ed and the number of congregations has al@@ most doub@@ led .
O@@ ut@@ side that city , de@@ v@@ out Jews often pray@@ ed t@@ wi@@ ce a day while “ standing in the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es . ” ​ — Com@@ pare Luke 18 : 11 , 13 .
Paul had experienced ex@@ tre@@ me difficul@@ ties ; yet , he demonstr@@ ated that he had “ the peace of God . ”
Even a Jewish ra@@ b@@ bi called it “ a na@@ i@@ ve at@@ temp@@ t to expla@@ in the orig@@ in of nations . ”
A@@ i@@ ded by those in the congregation , his older brothers lik@@ e@@ wise made much prog@@ ress in a spiritual way .
At tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c ligh@@ ts , children ru@@ n between the st@@ op@@ ped c@@ ars , tr@@ ying to sel@@ l can@@ dies in ho@@ p@@ es of get@@ ting a few co@@ ins .
They may view medit@@ ation as a da@@ un@@ ting t@@ ask requi@@ ring in@@ ten@@ se con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation .
How can we show love for them ?
For more information on the lea@@ f - cu@@ t@@ ting ant , see the A@@ wa@@ ke !
This shows that God took a special interest in the fun@@ ction , c@@ ra@@ f@@ t@@ s@@ man@@ ship , desi@@ gn , and other de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of their work .
G@@ ide@@ on@@ ’s dis@@ cre@@ tion and ca@@ u@@ tion should not be mis@@ inter@@ pre@@ ted as a si@@ gn of c@@ ow@@ ar@@ di@@ ce .
W@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ E eng@@ ag@@ ing in the ministry , a witness of Jehovah was con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted by a pri@@ est .
She conclu@@ ded that her prayer was ans@@ wer@@ ed when she ev@@ en@@ tually found within the Christian congregation a friend in whom she could con@@ fi@@ de .
A@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely supp@@ or@@ ting her husband with words and actions will sur@@ ely invol@@ ve sacrific@@ es on her part .
They saw the wonderful light of truth and made the trans@@ iti@@ on from spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness to il@@ lu@@ min@@ ating light .
He re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed his promise to David ; thus , he sent the prophet Isaiah with a most encourag@@ ing message .
While D@@ ad was out , she sh@@ ared what she learned with my sister and me .
Re@@ g@@ arding 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . , Jehovah promised that those who listen@@ ed to him would sur@@ vi@@ ve .
If you will stand fir@@ m until death , we shall me@@ et again in the resurrection . . . .
wonder@@ ed O@@ s@@ man . His cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity pi@@ qu@@ ed , O@@ s@@ man took the book home and read it in one s@@ it@@ ting .
A Mis@@ le@@ ading “ Ang@@ el of Li@@ ght ”
“ Ha@@ ve no fear , little flo@@ ck , for your Father has appro@@ ved of giving you the Kingdom . ” ​ — Luke 12 : 32 .
“ I felt wor@@ th@@ less , gu@@ il@@ ty , al@@ one , and tra@@ pp@@ ed .
To maintain moral cle@@ an@@ ness , we must f@@ ill our min@@ ds with godly wisdom . ​ — James 3 : 17 .
( a ) How was sac@@ red service per@@ ver@@ ted in the days of Moses ?
Al@@ so com@@ for@@ ting to rep@@ ent@@ ant wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers are the psalmis@@ t’s words : “ The sacrific@@ es to God are a bro@@ ken spirit ; a heart bro@@ ken and c@@ ru@@ shed , O God , you will not des@@ p@@ ise . ” ​ — Psalm 5@@ 1 : 17 .
It was ent@@ it@@ led “ Now Is the Ti@@ me to S@@ ta@@ y A@@ wa@@ ke , St@@ and Fir@@ m , and G@@ ro@@ w Mi@@ gh@@ ty . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 16 : 13 .
M@@ E@@ S@@ A@@ O@@ R@@ I@@ A P@@ L@@ A@@ I@@ N
We wor@@ ked side by side and ch@@ at@@ ted about spiritual matters , as was our cu@@ sto@@ m .
But som@@ eho@@ w . . . these people have sta@@ yed married des@@ pite the [ tur@@ mo@@ il ] of mo@@ der@@ n life . ”
In the Scriptures , “ loving - kindness ” is a transl@@ ation of a Hebrew ter@@ m so rich in meaning that most langu@@ ages have no sing@@ le word ex@@ ac@@ tly expres@@ sing its full sense .
But it has its prop@@ er place within marriage .
One day in J@@ anu@@ ary 19@@ 37 , when I was ten , Father re@@ turned home over@@ jo@@ yed .
However , E@@ no@@ ch , born h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of years later , was .
They would “ learn ” from the fe@@ atu@@ res of that si@@ gn and “ know ” their true meaning .
M@@ ake good use of Jehovah’s pro@@ v@@ isions to buil@@ d up your spiritu@@ ality .
El@@ isha told the king to take some ar@@ ro@@ ws and str@@ ike the earth with them .
He will support you des@@ pite the tri@@ als you experience .
Jo@@ s@@ é Á@@ ng@@ el also pray@@ ed fer@@ v@@ ently for help .
For more than a century , this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , The Watchtower , has explained these two as@@ pe@@ cts in the accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing of the divine purpose .
They were to have special pioneer assign@@ ments one year at a time for up to three years .
The speak@@ er do@@ cum@@ ented how the s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c and religious commun@@ ities in gener@@ al have not gl@@ ori@@ fied God .
The apostle Paul wrote that “ any un@@ beli@@ ever or or@@ din@@ ary person ” could come into the Christian congregation and become a beli@@ ever .
Di@@ d they in@@ her@@ it sin as well as death ?
The or@@ ders from Jehovah are righteous , ca@@ using the heart to rejo@@ ice ; the comman@@ d@@ ment of Jehovah is clean , making the eyes shin@@ e . ”
( b ) How does Pet@@ er@@ ’s experience af@@ fect you ?
A@@ gain , all my relati@@ ves were sh@@ o@@ cked to lo@@ se another family member .
In what ways does the Bible use the ter@@ m “ congregation ” ?
That was a hard time for me .
F@@ i@@ er@@ y co@@ als he@@ ap@@ ed on to@@ p inc@@ reas@@ ed the he@@ at so that the hard me@@ tal m@@ el@@ ted and se@@ par@@ ated from the imp@@ ur@@ ities in the ore .
For a new@@ born ba@@ by , mil@@ k me@@ e@@ ts its full nu@@ tr@@ iti@@ onal needs .
This man , his wife , and two of their fi@@ ve children are now baptized .
( b ) What can we do to prom@@ o@@ te affe@@ ction within the congregation ?
How Can You Ke@@ ep a Bal@@ an@@ ced V@@ i@@ e@@ w of M@@ one@@ y ?
Like Jac@@ o@@ b and R@@ ac@@ he@@ l , many today can t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy that di@@ lig@@ ent effort is requi@@ red to receive Jehovah’s blessing .
There are at le@@ ast two important reas@@ ons why that is not so for Christians .
De@@ pi@@ cting his pro@@ found s@@ or@@ ro@@ w , the prophet lam@@ ents : “ My eyes have come to their end in she@@ er te@@ ars . My in@@ t@@ est@@ ines are in a fer@@ ment . My li@@ ver has been p@@ our@@ ed out to the very earth . ”
How should we ‘ keep our eyes o@@ pen , ’ as Jesus ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed ?
Because he had pur@@ posed to f@@ ill the earth with perfect humans and he continued working to accom@@ pl@@ ish that purpose .
Christian cou@@ ples are able to find so@@ lu@@ tions to their problems because they allow God to gu@@ i@@ de them
As long as we live in this old system of things , tri@@ als of one form or another are in@@ ev@@ it@@ able .
5 , 6 . ( a ) What are some of the challeng@@ es fac@@ ing those tr@@ ying to provide materi@@ ally for their own ?
Genesis chap@@ ters 24 - 27
As we have no@@ ted , at this commun@@ ion me@@ al , the bre@@ ad sign@@ i@@ fi@@ es Christ’s sacrific@@ ed human body and the w@@ ine his shed blood .
When your parents did not give in to your every dem@@ and , did you ever acc@@ use them of not loving you ?
For si@@ x years he and his wife hi@@ d the only sur@@ vi@@ ving ro@@ y@@ al he@@ ir , Jeho@@ as@@ h , in the temple .
After death , these are resur@@ rec@@ ted to the heavenly Par@@ adise and jo@@ in Christ to rule over the earthly Par@@ adise .
The refer@@ ence here is ap@@ par@@ ently to L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 26 : 17 , which states : “ I shall in@@ deed set my face against you , and you will certainly be de@@ fe@@ ated before your enem@@ ies ; and those who h@@ ate you will just tre@@ ad down upon you , and you will ac@@ tually fle@@ e when no one is pur@@ su@@ ing you . ”
In a similar way , your positi@@ ve words can encoura@@ ge others and help them to continue serving Jehovah .
For example , Moses called for don@@ ations for the con@@ stru@@ ction of the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , as did King David for the building of the temple .
Christ’s ransom sacrifice is the great@@ est pro@@ of of God’s love for us and shows how great His un@@ deser@@ ved kindness is .
Then the bro@@ ch@@ ure A Sat@@ is@@ f@@ ying Li@@ fe ​ — How to A@@ t@@ tain It was publi@@ shed .
The Law covenant was re@@ moved in 33 C.E . when Jesus was imp@@ aled .
Je@@ h@@ u rep@@ lied : “ What peace could there be as long as there are the for@@ n@@ ic@@ ations of Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l your mother and her many s@@ or@@ cer@@ ies ? ”
What Is D@@ ele@@ g@@ ating ?
If you cho@@ ose to sp@@ end exc@@ essi@@ ve time on rec@@ re@@ ation and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , you will find that your do@@ w@@ n@@ time is not as ref@@ re@@ shing as it could be .
I wanted to be th@@ in like the mo@@ d@@ els I saw in s@@ mo@@ king ad@@ ver@@ t@@ is@@ ements .
I moved in with them .
It was also a dis@@ gu@@ sting and b@@ ru@@ tal religion .
My respon@@ se to a sur@@ ge@@ on who said that would often be , “ H@@ old out your hand , ple@@ ase . ”
Jesus showed his ke@@ en interest in spiritual things by regul@@ arly atten@@ ding meetings for worship .
16 , 17 . ( a ) Why do we need God’s remin@@ ders , and how should we view them ?
When fac@@ ed with the re@@ ality of death , we may turn from our r@@ out@@ ine concer@@ ns or activities and foc@@ us on the bre@@ v@@ ity of life .
• Why do we keep on rejo@@ ic@@ ing in the har@@ v@@ est ?
T@@ w@@ ent@@ y of them also came to the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death , held in a local Kingdom H@@ all .
What course are we determined to follow ?
Sh@@ ould Christians pray to Jesus Christ ?
• You should appro@@ ach a study of God’s Word with what fr@@ ame of mind ?
Th@@ ough the thought of viol@@ ence is un@@ pleas@@ ant , we should real@@ ize that in those days , Jehovah used his servants to car@@ ry out his judg@@ ments .
C@@ aring for my privile@@ ges of service at Bethel has become more difficult as I have re@@ ached my mi@@ d - 8@@ 0 ’ s .
How does she feel about living ab@@ ro@@ ad ?
A woman standing near me fa@@ inted .
• What special relationship with Jehovah did the ancient Israelites have ?
T@@ w@@ o te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers in the cir@@ cu@@ it ​ — J@@ a@@ y K@@ o@@ sin@@ s@@ ki and Jo@@ An@@ n K@@ res@@ y@@ man — ​ were just wa@@ iting for such encourag@@ ement .
It is u@@ su@@ ally called the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount .
In time , Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s temple was re@@ buil@@ t , and the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od was again in a position to instru@@ ct the people in the Law .
Pet@@ er@@ ’s example can help us to cultiv@@ ate a spirit of self - sacrifice .
Because of her past experience , one sister found it hard to love Jehovah .
This was the case with Rus@@ sel@@ l@@ ’s gift to J@@ or@@ d@@ an , mentioned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article .
This same building now hous@@ es C@@ u@@ sa@@ ’s li@@ br@@ ary of more than 3@@ 10 man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts .
We are told : “ De@@ ad@@ en . . . your body members . . . as res@@ pe@@ cts for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , se@@ x@@ u@@ al ap@@ pet@@ ite , h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful desire , and co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness , which is i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry . On account of those things the wr@@ ath of God is coming . ” ​ — C@@ ol .
How has this happened without the advan@@ ta@@ ge of the spo@@ ken word ?
The apostle Peter wrote : “ T@@ ake your stand against [ the Devil ] , so@@ li@@ d in the faith , know@@ ing that the same things in the way of su@@ ffer@@ ings are being accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed in the enti@@ re associ@@ ation of your brothers in the world . ”
And when Abraham demonstr@@ ated un@@ sh@@ aka@@ ble faith in God’s promises by show@@ ing will@@ ing@@ ness to offer up his only son , Jehovah re@@ in@@ for@@ ced the covenant with an un@@ con@@ di@@ tional promise .
Some d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ ated ani@@ mal@@ s make good compan@@ i@@ ons as pe@@ ts .
Although “ ne@@ i@@ ther their s@@ il@@ ver nor their go@@ ld will be able to deli@@ ver them in the day of Jehovah’s fu@@ ry , ” there is a way to sur@@ vi@@ ve that fear - inspi@@ ring day . ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 1 : 14 - 18 .
Let us consider some ad@@ di@@ tional information that will help us answer these last two questions .
“ When I got to see ” the it@@ em@@ s , A@@ cha@@ n said , “ then I wanted them , and I took them . ”
How did Christians lea@@ ving Jerusalem refle@@ ct Christ’s men@@ tal attitude ?
What helps us find joy in the ministry ?
The re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ents of divine loving - kindness whom we have just consider@@ ed were individuals who had a good relationship with Jehovah God and served the divine purpose in certain ways .
But it does say : “ Let for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation and un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness of every s@@ ort or gre@@ e@@ din@@ ess not even be mentioned among you , just as it be@@ f@@ its holy people ; ne@@ i@@ ther sh@@ am@@ e@@ ful conduct nor fo@@ ol@@ ish tal@@ king nor ob@@ sc@@ ene j@@ es@@ ting , things which are not be@@ coming . ”
One form@@ er a@@ the@@ ist , a so@@ cial work@@ er , came to be imp@@ ressed by the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ability to influ@@ ence lives .
When we stri@@ ve to imitate God’s s@@ low@@ ness to anger and his mil@@ dness , we follow a course of wisdom that pleas@@ es Jehovah great@@ ly . ​ — E@@ ph .
How com@@ for@@ ting for Eli@@ j@@ ah to have such a ca@@ pa@@ ble , help@@ ful attend@@ ant !
And how should those words af@@ fect Christian elders today ?
In each of them , of course , the conscience will come into pla@@ y , but it needs to be gu@@ i@@ ded , first and fore@@ most , by the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s inspired standards of conduct .
C@@ ould it be that I am on a long , in@@ secu@@ re de@@ t@@ our and that what I really want and what is real@@ is@@ tic@@ ally possible can be at@@ ta@@ ined by a less com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated r@@ ou@@ te ?
• What should be our attitude with reg@@ ard to giving ?
Because my father was an un@@ beli@@ ever , those elders showed a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar interest in me and became like spiritual fa@@ thers to me .
How could con@@ temp@@ l@@ ation har@@ m us ?
Those who respon@@ d to that message can enjoy a better life now , as milli@@ ons of true Christians can t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy .
We have to learn to ad@@ just our un@@ ste@@ ad@@ y st@@ ep@@ s to mat@@ ch Jehovah’s ste@@ ad@@ y lead .
It is a stan@@ d@@ ard of right that br@@ ings one into a prop@@ er relationship with God .
He st@@ op@@ ped reading our Christian liter@@ ature and ev@@ en@@ tually told the elders of the local congregation that he no longer wi@@ shed to be one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the building pro@@ ject , they kept in mind the inspired words found at Psalm 1@@ 27 : 1 : “ Un@@ less Jehovah himself buil@@ ds the house , it is to no a@@ va@@ il that its buil@@ ders have wor@@ ked hard on it . ”
Bo@@ th these women experienced great joy as God rest@@ ored their bel@@ o@@ ved off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing to life .
The R@@ o@@ o@@ t of the Pro@@ ble@@ m
However , B@@ ill came for the study as u@@ su@@ al .
A@@ st@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers and div@@ in@@ ers look to ho@@ ro@@ sc@@ op@@ es , cr@@ y@@ st@@ al bal@@ ls , and the occ@@ ul@@ t , and they have a hu@@ ge following .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed in Mar@@ i as it did el@@ se@@ where in M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia .
“ A Ch@@ in@@ ese brother tel@@ ep@@ h@@ oned to ask me if I was willing to learn Ch@@ in@@ ese , ” she rec@@ alls .
C@@ learly , when the shepher@@ d says to the gi@@ r@@ l , “ you are al@@ together beau@@ ti@@ ful , . . . there is no ble@@ mis@@ h in you , ” he has more than her physical beau@@ ty in mind .
How can we find more enjo@@ y@@ ment in stud@@ ying the Bible ?
What example did Paul set , and how may we imitate him ?
10@@ 5 : 14 , 15 .
We know nothing about Na@@ th@@ an’s an@@ c@@ es@@ try or personal life .
This account also gives evidence of Jehovah’s desire and ability to resur@@ rec@@ t the dead .
If you do , you will make both Jehovah and your parents happy .
They arri@@ ved with four children ​ — three bo@@ ys and a gi@@ r@@ l .
The apostle Paul inclu@@ ded in the Scriptures clear instru@@ ctions for Christians to provide care for nee@@ dy wi@@ do@@ ws . ​ — 6 / 15 , pages 9 - 11 .
Those who benefit will live forever !
This understanding filled them with r@@ ene@@ wed ze@@ al for preaching the good news of the Kingdom .
Li@@ fe After De@@ ath ? 7 / 15
Since then , they have been lear@@ ning more about God’s will , and their love for him has gro@@ wn even deep@@ er .
“ The po@@ or will not always be for@@ go@@ t@@ ten . ” ​ — Psalm 9 : 18 .
The wise king war@@ ns of where knowledge is not to be found .
“ When people com@@ men@@ d me , I feel that they have confidence in me , that they believe in me , ” says E@@ la@@ ine , a Christian wife .
It means get@@ ting to know how God vie@@ ws matters and being atten@@ tive to his feelings .
In@@ f@@ lu@@ enced by Satan , Adam and E@@ ve dis@@ obe@@ yed God’s comm@@ and .
The Father and Son “ are one , ” he explained , only as a husband and wife are said to be “ one flesh ” ​ — un@@ ited , yet still two pers@@ ons .
The el@@ der@@ ly brother did not ac@@ tually no@@ ti@@ fy any of the mission@@ aries to call on D@@ ol@@ ly .
How does this information con@@ ne@@ ct with what I already know ? ’
As we look back now , we might well ask ourselves : ‘ A@@ m I making prog@@ ress in my fri@@ end@@ ship with God ?
He asked Jehovah , in effect , to cho@@ ose the young woman for Isa@@ a@@ c to mar@@ ry .
Ex@@ c@@ uses ​ — How Does Jehovah V@@ i@@ e@@ w The@@ m ?
One of the sons of J@@ es@@ se evid@@ ently died without having any children .
And what will be the lo@@ t of obedi@@ ent humans ?
After two gra@@ du@@ ates arri@@ ved at one congregation in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , the to@@ tal am@@ ount of time that the brothers sp@@ ent in the ministry doub@@ led .
They are now ze@@ al@@ ous publi@@ sh@@ ers of the good news of Jehovah’s Kingdom .
I@@ magine the sh@@ o@@ ck of those in sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding nations who were enem@@ ies of God’s people !
We have come to see that we do not need much materi@@ ally in order to have a full and happy life . ”
A pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous family would likely have cho@@ s@@ en the following pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re :
That was truly a dar@@ k time for Z@@ ion , as re@@ pres@@ ented by her anointed children on earth !
S@@ how@@ ing the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s fil@@ ms on Af@@ ri@@ can re@@ ser@@ ves was another un@@ for@@ get@@ table experience .
• In keep@@ ing with 1 John 3 : 15 , how can we avoid being man@@ sla@@ y@@ ers ?
But re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against God’s authority in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed suffering to mankind .
Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a : It says that God ex@@ al@@ ted him to a su@@ peri@@ or position .
Tr@@ ying to be in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent from him , people would de@@ v@@ ise so@@ cial , e@@ con@@ om@@ ic , pol@@ itical , and religious syst@@ em@@ s that would con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with one another , and ‘ man would d@@ om@@ in@@ ate man to his in@@ j@@ ur@@ y . ’ ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 8 : 9 .
These two as@@ pe@@ cts of Jesus ’ com@@ mis@@ sion to us will be consider@@ ed in the following article .
Mu@@ ch of this worl@@ d’s me@@ dia , such as tel@@ ev@@ ision pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s , we@@ b@@ s@@ ites , and boo@@ ks , can har@@ m our relationship with Jehovah .
He also under@@ sto@@ od why this should be done .
Since Jehovah plac@@ es such value on a sing@@ le s@@ par@@ ro@@ w , of how much greater wor@@ th is a human !
the tru@@ ths he has taught you ?
For the rest of his long life , Abraham “ was a@@ wa@@ iting the city having real f@@ oun@@ d@@ ations , who@@ se desi@@ gn@@ er and buil@@ der is God . ”
Today , there are many examples of brothers who have wor@@ ked en@@ er@@ ge@@ tic@@ ally for de@@ ca@@ des and who have pre@@ pared others to take on inc@@ reas@@ ed responsi@@ bility .
What especially se@@ ts humans ap@@ ar@@ t from ani@@ mal@@ s ?
F@@ er@@ n@@ an@@ do made this com@@ ment : “ When a person cultiv@@ ates the fru@@ its of the spirit , he contribu@@ tes to the spiritual par@@ adise . ”
In fact , for most of his life , Abraham was un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised .
Tru@@ th and Un@@ truth ​ — A F@@ un@@ dam@@ ent@@ al Ri@@ v@@ al@@ ry
But his deli@@ ght is in the law of Jehovah , and in his law he re@@ a@@ ds in an under@@ to@@ ne day and night .
We can buil@@ d our lives on what the Bible says .
These L@@ at@@ in Bi@@ bl@@ es cir@@ cul@@ ated in S@@ pain for many years before Jer@@ ome comple@@ ted his r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned L@@ at@@ in V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate early in the fi@@ f@@ th century C.E .
In his letter to the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans , the apostle Paul poin@@ ts to something el@@ se that can become a go@@ d .
After some ten years of working with Timothy , the apostle Paul wrote to the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans : “ I have no one el@@ se of a dis@@ position like [ Timo@@ th@@ y’s ] who will gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely care for the things per@@ tain@@ ing to you . . . .
As a gro@@ wn - up , Jesus always did the things pleas@@ ing to his heavenly Father .
What is it about suffering that makes Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers happy ?
“ It is as a free gift that they are being declar@@ ed righteous by [ God’s ] un@@ deser@@ ved kindness through the rel@@ e@@ ase by the ransom pa@@ id by Christ Jesus . ”
W@@ is@@ ely , the Bible says : “ Do not put your trust in no@@ bl@@ es , nor in the son of earth@@ ling man , to whom no sal@@ vation bel@@ ong@@ s . ”
Yet , an et@@ er@@ n@@ ity of blessings a@@ wa@@ its all who seek to do God’s will .
On the other hand , do not pro@@ c@@ ra@@ st@@ in@@ ate .
Why is Jesus ’ rep@@ ly to Peter encourag@@ ing to all of us ?
One day when the Witnesses called at her do@@ or , she listen@@ ed and showed interest in what she heard .
The succ@@ ess@@ ful and g@@ lam@@ or@@ ous people fe@@ atu@@ red in com@@ mer@@ ci@@ als and on so@@ a@@ p op@@ er@@ as are sel@@ dom seen cle@@ an@@ ing the house , s@@ we@@ ep@@ ing the y@@ ard , pi@@ c@@ king up tr@@ as@@ h , or cle@@ an@@ ing up after their pe@@ t c@@ ats and do@@ g@@ s .
Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ists , on the other hand , believe that by way of coun@@ t@@ less re@@ bir@@ ths , the for@@ ce , or men@@ tal en@@ er@@ gy , within a person can re@@ ach a bl@@ is@@ s@@ ful st@@ ate called N@@ ir@@ v@@ ana .
He is now serving as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant .
“ To be hon@@ est , ” ad@@ m@@ its Ma@@ sha , a 19 - year - old gi@@ r@@ l in K@@ ha@@ ba@@ ro@@ v@@ s@@ k , “ in the past , I would avoid Jehovah’s Witnesses like the pla@@ gu@@ e . ”
In time , a number of these dedic@@ ated themselves to Jehovah , and H@@ ill@@ ar@@ y’s two daugh@@ ters ev@@ en@@ tually attend@@ ed G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol and received a fore@@ ign assignment .
H@@ ep@@ her
Thus , Christian brothers and sisters from Sam@@ o@@ s come to help preach to the people of I@@ c@@ ari@@ a , as well as to those on the is@@ lands of Ph@@ our@@ no@@ i , P@@ at@@ mo@@ s , and L@@ ip@@ so@@ s .
I had only 40 do@@ l@@ l@@ ars , a used bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le , and a new bri@@ ef@@ case .
That more disciples might be ga@@ ther@@ ed before the end comes to this wicked system of things .
C@@ H@@ A@@ R@@ I@@ T@@ A@@ B@@ L@@ E P@@ L@@ AN@@ N@@ IN@@ G O@@ F@@ F@@ I@@ C@@ E
If so , why not res@@ ol@@ ve to do so ?
May our man@@ ner of living show that we respect and appreci@@ ate the so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y of God in every fac@@ et of our life .
• Pro@@ vi@@ de necess@@ ary res@@ our@@ ces
One of them took a stand for the truth and later dedic@@ ated himself to Jehovah and was baptized .
As Christians , we feel an ob@@ lig@@ ation to preach the good news and to make disciples .
How than@@ k@@ ful we are that ‘ all Scrip@@ ture is inspired of God and comple@@ t@@ ely e@@ qu@@ ip@@ s us for every good work ’ ! ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 16 , 17 .
If so , Christ will fe@@ ast with them to their great spiritual benefit .
Some bel@@ ts also had strong c@@ li@@ ps that served to car@@ ry a s@@ word and a da@@ gg@@ er .
O@@ l@@ s@@ ze@@ w@@ s@@ ki@@ ’s te@@ am did not go un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed by the author@@ ities , but that did not disc@@ oura@@ ge him from ass@@ is@@ ting us .
Si@@ me@@ on became a lead@@ er of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es and pla@@ yed a prom@@ in@@ ent ro@@ le ​ — des@@ pite some re@@ serv@@ ations — ​ in the Jewish re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against R@@ ome in 6@@ 6 - 70 C.E .
Their famili@@ es too are happy as they continue to put Jehovah’s purpose first . ”
They do not ex@@ pect special tre@@ at@@ ment ; nor do they cla@@ im that their par@@ taking of the em@@ ble@@ ms plac@@ es them a@@ bo@@ ve the appointed elders in the congregation .
E@@ ve deci@@ ded to par@@ take of the fru@@ it that God had expres@@ s@@ ly for@@ bi@@ d@@ den .
He ur@@ ged all to “ keep on the w@@ atch . ” ​ — Mark 13 : 37 .
We read : “ The me@@ ek ones themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will in@@ deed find their ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace .
In turn he that lo@@ ves me will be loved by my Father . ” — J@@ O@@ H@@ N 14 : 21 .
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , this s@@ pre@@ ad to my left side .
Per@@ haps you see ro@@ om for imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement .
How happy they will be to hear that this promised Messi@@ ah , Jesus , proved faithful to death , ther@@ e@@ by giving his life as a ransom sacrifice !
After years of marriage , a husband u@@ su@@ ally kno@@ ws how to comfort his wife and li@@ ft her spi@@ r@@ its when she feel@@ s b@@ lu@@ e or fru@@ str@@ ated .
O@@ r make a l@@ ist of resur@@ rec@@ ted people you would like to talk with and what you would like to say to them .
The Bible pla@@ in@@ ly states : “ All Scrip@@ ture is inspired of God and bene@@ fi@@ cial for teaching , for re@@ pro@@ ving , for set@@ ting things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght , for discipl@@ ining in righteousness . ”
This , they think , will result in a good life .
• Why should we coun@@ ter@@ act the worl@@ d’s fri@@ v@@ ol@@ ous view of life ?
Then I was sum@@ mon@@ ed by the inter@@ ro@@ g@@ at@@ or mentioned at the out@@ set .
The set time for their arri@@ val is ra@@ pi@@ dly appro@@ aching .
Will all the bad things in the world really come to an end ?
What char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic of loving - kindness is fur@@ ther high@@ ligh@@ ted by the three Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts we have consider@@ ed ?
Thus , many transl@@ ations set the s@@ ent@@ ence off in br@@ ac@@ ke@@ ts or par@@ en@@ th@@ es@@ es , offer an ex@@ pl@@ an@@ at@@ ory fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te , or simply om@@ it the s@@ ent@@ ence al@@ together .
One brother who end@@ ur@@ ed many years of sol@@ it@@ ary con@@ fin@@ ement said : “ I would like to encoura@@ ge ever@@ yone to show prop@@ er appreciation for all spiritual food that is given us , since we do not know just how it will be of value to us at some time . ”
Thus , the apostle Paul wrote : “ Do not be get@@ ting dr@@ un@@ k with w@@ ine , in which there is de@@ ba@@ u@@ ch@@ er@@ y , but keep get@@ ting filled with spirit . ”
L@@ et@@ ’s talk about this and see how we can bring God joy rather than pain .
Mar@@ c@@ el@@ l@@ o used the Bible to expla@@ in the requi@@ re@@ ments for baptism , after which we pray@@ ed and went to the ri@@ ver Ad@@ da , where I was baptized .
For instance , he and Timothy became close friends des@@ pite a differ@@ ence in age and ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
Some even read their let@@ ters out l@@ ou@@ d to the whole ch@@ urch .
• How can we become rich toward God ?
What helped Job to maintain his integrity ?
What will help us to buil@@ d and maintain our faith ?
When it comes to spiritual activities , however , you may not feel that way .
W@@ es@@ sel G@@ ans@@ fort ​ — “ A Re@@ form@@ er Be@@ fore the Re@@ form@@ ation ”
The other sheep also benefit from Jesus ’ public service in that they are “ la@@ ying hold of [ Jehovah’s ] covenant . ”
A Christian marriage should beg@@ in with a baptized man and a baptized woman who love Jehovah with their whole heart .
On the contr@@ ary , we are taught Jehovah’s high moral standards at our Kingdom H@@ alls , which are c@@ ent@@ ers for Bible educ@@ ation .
“ From now on you will be c@@ atch@@ ing [ people ] ali@@ ve . ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 5 : 10 .
▪ The “ In@@ f@@ an@@ cy Go@@ spe@@ l of Tho@@ ma@@ s ” con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ates on Jesus as a child ​ — between 5 and 12 years of age — ​ and cre@@ di@@ ts him with per@@ form@@ ing a seri@@ es of far - f@@ et@@ ched mirac@@ les .
What happened on one occasi@@ on when a brother com@@ promised his neu@@ tr@@ ality ?
With such la@@ ws , Jehovah made it clear that he wanted his people to ob@@ serve sa@@ fe practic@@ es in@@ side and out@@ side the home .
S@@ tr@@ ang@@ ely en@@ ough , that is something I long@@ ed for as a child . ”
Thus , the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Christian Greek Scriptures in these two langu@@ ages was com@@ bin@@ ed into one vo@@ lu@@ me with a transl@@ ation of the Hebrew Scriptures in the same language .
He ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed them : “ You heard that it was said , ‘ You must not com@@ mit ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y . ’ But I say to you that ever@@ yone that keep@@ s on loo@@ king at a woman so as to have a pas@@ sion for her has already com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with her in his heart . ”
“ The course co@@ vered all my questions and many more . ” ​ — B@@ er@@ th@@ a , M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
That peri@@ od should be a jo@@ y@@ ful time , full of hope and an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation , but some young cou@@ ples ma@@ r it by to@@ ying with im@@ mor@@ ality .
Si@@ mil@@ ar re@@ pet@@ iti@@ on is often needed to teach other less@@ ons in life .
She con@@ sul@@ ted with her do@@ ct@@ ors .
These differ@@ ences likely led to the se@@ ct@@ ’s re@@ tre@@ ating to the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
So in May 199@@ 9 , I vis@@ ited my sister , Th@@ el@@ ma , and her husband in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
These show that both John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er and Jesus ’ disciples were per@@ form@@ ing bap@@ t@@ is@@ ms in water .
So my da@@ ily prayer was simply that God would ‘ give us today our bre@@ ad for this day ’ in order for us to sur@@ vi@@ ve .
Ne@@ h@@ emiah was appointed gover@@ nor of Jerusalem , but before that , he was a high - ran@@ king of@@ fi@@ cial in the Per@@ si@@ an cour@@ t in the city of S@@ hu@@ sh@@ an .
These can gu@@ i@@ de our conscience to ass@@ ess matters cor@@ rec@@ tly and set them st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght .
However , some Jewish Christians were cl@@ ing@@ ing to other tra@@ di@@ tions associ@@ ated with the Law . ​ — G@@ al .
Moses wrote this book in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness of Sin@@ a@@ i , pos@@ si@@ bly comple@@ ting it in 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E .
He may try to in@@ du@@ ce us to imitate worl@@ dly fa@@ ds in d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing or to eng@@ age in ques@@ tion@@ able en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
On one occasi@@ on , the apostle Peter told Jesus : “ Lo@@ ok ! We have left all things and follow@@ ed you . ”
Al@@ ong the ri@@ ver , they had to na@@ vi@@ g@@ ate between the hi@@ p@@ po@@ s and the cro@@ co@@ dil@@ es that are comm@@ on to that re@@ gi@@ on .
What a privilege it is for us to have a share in this gr@@ and work !
In 19@@ 7@@ 7 , I married So@@ le@@ da@@ d .
The Bible associ@@ ates ho@@ l@@ iness and spiritual cle@@ an@@ ness with physical cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness . Thus , if people desire to be accep@@ table to Jehovah , they must also prac@@ tice good h@@ y@@ gi@@ ene .
As we no@@ ted in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , God exam@@ ined A@@ sa@@ ’s heart and jud@@ ged it to be complete with H@@ im .
Paul was able to leave Timothy in B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a with S@@ il@@ as . He even sent the young man al@@ one to Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a .
To Phil@@ o , the sou@@ l@@ ’s death was sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic .
M@@ A@@ Y 21 - 27 , 20@@ 12
M@@ ore is requi@@ red than m@@ ere words .
Our l@@ and@@ l@@ ord was pres@@ sur@@ ed to ev@@ i@@ ct us , so the branch of@@ fice re@@ comm@@ ended that we leave the are@@ a .
She b@@ ol@@ dly ex@@ posed H@@ am@@ an , a powerful and ru@@ th@@ less man who p@@ lo@@ t@@ ted to an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ate the Jews .
C@@ ould we make better use of this valu@@ able s@@ k@@ ill ?
So words of a@@ po@@ lo@@ gy can help us to make peace .
They often cont@@ act individuals who were just pra@@ ying for someone to help them understand God’s pur@@ pos@@ es .
Jehovah thus as@@ sures us that when he for@@ gives rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers , he does not remember their sin@@ s any@@ more .
I did vis@@ it him a few times before he died .
He just g@@ lar@@ ed at me and said , “ I@@ t’s lo@@ cked . ”
No , for he go@@ es on to expla@@ in : “ I thor@@ ough@@ ly bor@@ e witness both to Jews and to Gre@@ ek@@ s about rep@@ ent@@ ance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus . ”
The next day , I received another p@@ ile of so@@ c@@ ks from the cl@@ er@@ ks .
She regul@@ arly vis@@ its his gra@@ ve and tal@@ ks to him out l@@ ou@@ d for h@@ our@@ s .
Bu@@ il@@ ding Kingdom H@@ alls is an important part of our sac@@ red service .
Ther@@ efore , Satan wa@@ ges war “ with the rema@@ ining ones of her se@@ ed [ the se@@ ed of the “ woman , ” the heavenly part of God’s organization ] , who ob@@ serve the comman@@ d@@ ments of God and have the work of be@@ aring witness to Jesus . ”
Mo@@ st men sp@@ end their days gar@@ d@@ ening , fi@@ shing , car@@ ving , bo@@ at@@ building , and men@@ ding fi@@ sh@@ ne@@ ts .
Yes , the su@@ n gl@@ ori@@ fi@@ es Jehovah , “ the M@@ ak@@ er of heaven and earth . ”
During this se@@ ven@@ th day , Jehovah has been re@@ sting , secu@@ re in the knowledge that his purpose will be ful@@ filled and that , as a group , his people will support it . What about you ?
These were not m@@ ere words .
These wicked spi@@ r@@ its cannot for@@ ce us to do evil things that dis@@ ple@@ ase our heavenly Father .
The emp@@ ty t@@ om@@ b was ast@@ on@@ ish@@ ing to Jesus ’ enem@@ ies , just as it was to his friends .
To me it was just like Par@@ adise !
When we see how Jehovah ans@@ wers our prayers , our faith in him ge@@ ts str@@ ong@@ er
In fact , thr@@ ough@@ out the world , rich blessings are being experienced as we jo@@ y@@ fully continue to eng@@ age in the spiritual har@@ v@@ est .
But we do well to avoid get@@ ting into a ru@@ t when commun@@ ic@@ ating with him .
Your fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart may imp@@ el you to desire what is for@@ bi@@ d@@ den or to pro@@ t@@ est at any ap@@ par@@ ent den@@ i@@ al of fre@@ e@@ dom .
How did one individu@@ al in the C@@ ze@@ ch Re@@ public demonstr@@ ate his love for the Kingdom ?
A@@ n invit@@ ation to the Kingdom H@@ all may help the g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing one to get to know people who truly love their neigh@@ b@@ ors and who know how to buil@@ d one another up .
The high pri@@ est would benefit from such ligh@@ ting when he en@@ tered that in@@ n@@ er@@ most ch@@ am@@ ber on A@@ t@@ on@@ ement Da@@ y .
There is no dis@@ pu@@ ting that death has “ s@@ pre@@ ad to all men , ” as the Bible stated .
( b ) What pur@@ su@@ its in life will we consider ?
Le@@ a@@ ving family be@@ h@@ ind was the real chall@@ enge , much wor@@ se than we an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated .
All that spiritual activ@@ ity helped me matu@@ re , but I still had to con@@ qu@@ er my fear of man .
“ Jehovah’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t Be@@ came O@@ per@@ ative U@@ p@@ on ” Sam@@ son
W@@ ere they to vis@@ it without a pri@@ or invit@@ ation ?
That was his origin@@ al purpose in cre@@ ating humans , and he has not for@@ go@@ t@@ ten it .
We read : “ Now it came to be the day when [ Jo@@ b@@ ’s ] sons and his daugh@@ ters were e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king w@@ ine in the house of their brother the fir@@ st@@ born . ”
What hope was there for God’s faithful servants in Juda@@ h ?
“ The M@@ ak@@ er of the earth ” gave Adam and E@@ ve a beau@@ ti@@ ful par@@ adise home , the gar@@ den of E@@ den .
This gives them a clean standing before Jehovah and plac@@ es them under ob@@ lig@@ ation to “ cle@@ an@@ se [ themselves ] of every de@@ fil@@ ement of flesh and spirit , per@@ fe@@ cting ho@@ l@@ iness in God’s fear . ”
So the t@@ it@@ le and the l@@ y@@ ri@@ c@@ s were mo@@ di@@ fied .
Jehovah’s Witnesses today end@@ e@@ av@@ or to ad@@ here to the mo@@ de@@ l la@@ id down by Jesus and his first - century followers .
Be@@ fore he brought the great D@@ elu@@ ge , though , Jehovah gave people an opportunity to rep@@ ent .
Al@@ so , do not bl@@ ame others .
Is that a good thing ?
Y@@ E@@ A@@ R B@@ O@@ R@@ N : 19@@ 7@@ 1
He did , however , fore@@ or@@ da@@ in a class of faithful and devo@@ ted people who would share with Christ in un@@ doing the har@@ m that Satan the Devil , along with Adam and E@@ ve , brought on the human family . ​ — Luke 12 : 32 ; Hebrews 2 : 14 - 18 .
Why did Jesus say that ?
* He rel@@ ates : “ When I was 12 , I jo@@ ined a v@@ ol@@ le@@ y@@ bal@@ l c@@ lu@@ b .
Jehovah fore@@ told through Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah : “ He that is t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing you is t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing my e@@ ye@@ bal@@ l . ”
L@@ ac@@ king dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment , the in@@ experienced ones cho@@ ose what is fo@@ ol@@ ish . This be@@ comes their lo@@ t in life .
Pe@@ ople wor@@ ry des@@ per@@ ately about their needs , real and i@@ mag@@ ined , and stri@@ ve anxi@@ ously to ob@@ tain things they do not really need .
S@@ ource of Un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing G@@ u@@ id@@ ance
Re@@ g@@ arding those who stay close to Jehovah and live by his righteous ways , the Bible promises : “ They will still keep on th@@ ri@@ ving during gra@@ y - he@@ a@@ de@@ dness , f@@ at and f@@ res@@ h they will continue to be , to tell that Jehovah is u@@ pri@@ ght . ”
In your congregation , there may be Christians with a long rec@@ ord of faithful service who might jo@@ in you for family worship one ev@@ ening .
Do your prayers show that you appreci@@ ate the privilege of ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ing Jehovah’s Kingdom ?
When moved by appreciation for what Jehovah has done for you , one way to show your gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de is by making contribu@@ tions to the worl@@ d@@ wide work of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
How does Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws show that we have value in Jehovah’s eyes ?
On@@ ce , A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ a@@ ’s little bo@@ y said : “ Mu@@ m@@ my , does she make mis@@ takes on purpose to make us la@@ u@@ gh ? ”
How does Jesus ’ pres@@ ence find a par@@ al@@ le@@ l in the events of No@@ ah’s day ?
While away , they were involved in a f@@ at@@ al a@@ ut@@ om@@ o@@ bi@@ le ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , lea@@ ving a tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous vo@@ id in the lives of their loved ones and co@@ work@@ ers .
There are other circumstances under which it is re@@ war@@ ding to wa@@ it .
R@@ em@@ ember that understanding and ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible tru@@ ths means your life .
When God ans@@ wer@@ ed his prayer by reve@@ al@@ ing to him Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar@@ ’s dre@@ am and its inter@@ pre@@ tation , Daniel said : “ Let the name of God become bless@@ ed from time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite even to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , for wisdom and mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness ​ — for they bel@@ ong to him . ”
In the gar@@ den of E@@ den , which means “ P@@ lea@@ sure , ” or “ D@@ eli@@ ght . ”
In the refu@@ ge@@ e cam@@ ps of Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que and Z@@ am@@ bia , we fre@@ ely attend@@ ed meetings held in r@@ us@@ tic , gr@@ ass - ro@@ of@@ ed Kingdom H@@ alls .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Jehovah himself promises to re@@ ward those who do good toward others . ​ — Pro@@ v . 19 : 17 ; read Hebrews 6 : 10 .
“ Your eyes saw even the em@@ br@@ yo of me , and in your book all its par@@ ts were down in writ@@ ing , as reg@@ ar@@ ds the days when they were form@@ ed and there was not yet one among them . ”
The Scriptures ref@@ er to heaven as Jehovah’s “ lo@@ f@@ ty a@@ bo@@ de of ho@@ l@@ iness and beau@@ ty . ”
Jehovah’s confidence in you and your a@@ bil@@ ities .
The Bible does more than just war@@ n against des@@ tru@@ ctive ha@@ bi@@ ts .
We vie@@ wed the family study as seri@@ ously as the other fi@@ ve we@@ ek@@ ly meetings at the Kingdom H@@ all .
In ex@@ tre@@ me dist@@ ress , he pray@@ ed : “ If you are there to hear me , show me som@@ eho@@ w , and show me a way out of my own mis@@ er@@ y and the pain su@@ ffered by the human family . ”
( c ) how we should tre@@ at those who op@@ pose our faith ?
He was encoura@@ ged by the thoughts they sh@@ ared with him from the Bible .
Al@@ so , many did not know that the Witnesses held in Na@@ z@@ i con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps wor@@ e a special id@@ enti@@ fic@@ ation ​ — a pur@@ ple tri@@ ang@@ le . ”
The Bible repor@@ ts that the man did so .
1 : 21 ​ — Does Jehovah really use “ fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness ” to sa@@ ve those believ@@ ing ?
10 : 30 , 31 .
For this reason , the congregation where this gi@@ r@@ l associ@@ ates encoura@@ ged young Witnesses to give a cop@@ y of the Ju@@ ne 22 , 199@@ 8 , A@@ wa@@ ke ! ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine to their teach@@ ers and scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es .
Go@@ dly T@@ ra@@ ining From In@@ f@@ an@@ cy B@@ ear@@ s F@@ ru@@ it
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of people con@@ ver@@ ged on the the@@ ater , which could se@@ at 2@@ 5@@ ,000 spe@@ ct@@ at@@ ors .
We will show it by sh@@ aring with others our wonderful hope of deli@@ ver@@ ance , so that they too may have a clean standing with Jehovah and the hope for an et@@ er@@ n@@ al future .
Because of Jesus ’ course of hum@@ ility and faith@@ ful@@ ness on earth , Jehovah God ex@@ al@@ ted his Son , giving him authority over cre@@ atu@@ res in heaven and on earth . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
Per@@ haps with te@@ ars in her eyes , she em@@ br@@ ac@@ es her child and expres@@ ses her hear@@ t@@ felt appreciation .
A@@ t@@ ten@@ ding as R@@ espe@@ ct@@ ful O@@ b@@ serv@@ ers
The ye@@ ar@@ text for 200@@ 8 will be : “ St@@ and fir@@ m and see the sal@@ vation of Jehovah . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 14 : 13 .
For all these are the things the nations are e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly pur@@ su@@ ing . For your heavenly Father kno@@ ws you need all these things . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
What preci@@ ous her@@ it@@ age does Jehovah offer to those who are not of the little flo@@ ck ?
So it is more important than ever that we do not allow ourselves to be par@@ al@@ y@@ zed by such challeng@@ es .
The language of the let@@ ters res@@ em@@ bl@@ es that used in the writ@@ ings of the con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary prophet Jeremiah .
S@@ now , ha@@ il , ra@@ inst@@ or@@ ms , w@@ ind , and ligh@@ t@@ ning are all in his ar@@ sen@@ al .
In this re@@ mo@@ te re@@ gi@@ on , it might have seem@@ ed to David that no friend was at his side to give him prote@@ ctive support .
S@@ ad@@ ly , some members of my family have died because they di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t change their viol@@ ent temp@@ er@@ am@@ ent .
Con@@ qu@@ ering Our L@@ imit@@ ations
Th@@ ink of how sh@@ o@@ cked Job must have been when he heard of the su@@ d@@ den and viol@@ ent death of his ten de@@ ar children , not to men@@ tion the lo@@ ss of all his li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck and his servants .
To co@@ ver their ter@@ rit@@ ory , they often tra@@ v@@ el for many h@@ our@@ s on bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ les in temp@@ er@@ atu@@ res over 1@@ 00 de@@ gre@@ es F@@ ah@@ r@@ en@@ he@@ it [ 40 ° C ] .
Lo@@ ok again at your congregation .
If a cou@@ ple who will have a ci@@ vi@@ l marriage desire to have a talk at a certain Kingdom H@@ all , they should be@@ fore@@ hand seek the per@@ mis@@ sion of the elders form@@ ing the C@@ ongreg@@ ation Ser@@ vice Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jo@@ shua , Moses ’ succ@@ ess@@ or as lead@@ er of Israel , along with a whole gener@@ ation of people also des@@ c@@ ended to S@@ he@@ ol at death . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 2 : 8 - 10 .
Ju@@ de descri@@ bes those in@@ fil@@ tr@@ ating the congregation as “ mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r@@ ers , com@@ pla@@ in@@ ers about their lo@@ t in life , pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ding according to their own desi@@ res . ”
But what a b@@ low it is to Satan when we and milli@@ ons of other imper@@ fect men , women , and children maintain integrity and gl@@ ori@@ fy God !
You and D@@ ad@@ dy certainly deser@@ ve comm@@ end@@ ation . ”
The apostle Paul made this pla@@ in when he ur@@ ged fellow Christians : “ You have need of end@@ ur@@ ance , in order that , after you have done the will of God , you may receive the fulfill@@ ment of the promise . ”
L@@ ater , the apostle John was told that this little flo@@ ck would to@@ tal 14@@ 4@@ ,000 in number .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons ​ — perhaps more than at any pre@@ vi@@ ous time in hist@@ ory — ​ are saying : “ I will bl@@ ess Jehovah at all times ; con@@ stan@@ tly his praise will be in my m@@ ou@@ th . ” ​ — Psalm 34 : 1 .
Al@@ so , by sing@@ ing song@@ s with a Bible message while working , I streng@@ th@@ ened my@@ self .
His conduct may not yet have es@@ cal@@ ated to the point of be@@ coming gro@@ ss un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , but he is not continu@@ ing to consider only ‘ wh@@ atever things are cha@@ st@@ e , well spo@@ ken of , vi@@ r@@ tu@@ ous , and pra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy . ’
“ What evidence do you have for that ? ” the ju@@ dge asked .
From a human point of view , that may appe@@ ar to be the case .
Like W@@ il@@ li@@ am Wh@@ ist@@ on and another res@@ pe@@ cted scho@@ la@@ r , Isa@@ a@@ c Ne@@ w@@ t@@ on , E@@ m@@ l@@ y@@ n found that the Bible does not support the Tr@@ in@@ ity do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine as refle@@ cted in the A@@ than@@ asi@@ an C@@ re@@ ed .
Mo@@ st mo@@ der@@ n transl@@ ations , therefore , eli@@ min@@ ate this s@@ pu@@ ri@@ ous refer@@ ence to God .
Al@@ ong the way , Na@@ om@@ i ur@@ ges her daugh@@ ters - in - law to go back to Mo@@ a@@ b and find hus@@ ban@@ ds from among their own people .
So we face a cho@@ ice .
Dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing takes place only if a member of the congregation un@@ rep@@ ent@@ an@@ tly eng@@ ages in gro@@ ss sin .
W@@ ill@@ s and Tru@@ st@@ s : Pro@@ per@@ ty or money may be be@@ qu@@ e@@ a@@ th@@ ed to the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety by means of a leg@@ ally ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted will , or the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety may be nam@@ ed as a bene@@ fi@@ ci@@ ary of a trust ag@@ re@@ ement .
C@@ al@@ m@@ ly , she sto@@ od up and said to the man , “ I will not give you my ad@@ d@@ ress , and I will continue to preach in the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge . ”
What re@@ war@@ ds could make such sacrific@@ es wor@@ th@@ while ?
When the elders are “ examples to the flo@@ ck , ” we can learn from them and “ imitate their faith . ” ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 3 ; Hebrews 13 : 7 .
L@@ ik@@ ely , that de@@ ar inter@@ ested person will never for@@ get the first imp@@ res@@ sion the truth made on her .
Gi@@ ving even s@@ light attention to the earth@@ ’s mo@@ tion , we must mar@@ v@@ el that earth does not sp@@ in too ra@@ pi@@ dly , which would be disa@@ str@@ ous , as we can eas@@ ily real@@ ize .
After all , Par@@ adise is where mankind bel@@ ong@@ s .
Des@@ pite evidence to the contr@@ ary , some people today ten@@ d to den@@ y the ex@@ ist@@ ence of Satan or evil spi@@ r@@ its .
The early Christians me@@ t together in priv@@ ate ho@@ m@@ es
We were moved , we cri@@ ed as if the age - old h@@ at@@ red disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared at the sight of dead ba@@ bi@@ es . ”
R@@ es@@ pon@@ ding to a su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion to read the whole Bible , he kept to a regul@@ ar Bible reading sc@@ he@@ du@@ le .
S@@ ar@@ ah had to pre@@ pare this bre@@ ad quic@@ k@@ ly and pro@@ ba@@ bly bak@@ ed the d@@ ough on ho@@ t st@@ ones . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 19 : 6 .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous lead@@ ers of every cre@@ ed and den@@ om@@ in@@ ation preach love and un@@ ity .
Our appreciation for the ro@@ le that angels pla@@ y in God’s purpose is par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly com@@ for@@ ting , since there are angels who have re@@ bel@@ led against Jehovah and have come under Satan’s lead@@ er@@ ship .
6 : 2 ; 1 Th@@ ess .
Do you won@@ der if you really have what it takes to succ@@ e@@ ed as a sing@@ le pioneer in a fore@@ ign country ?
W@@ rit@@ ing his Go@@ spe@@ l was by no means the only thing Mark did in R@@ ome .
But Bro@@ ther Y@@ ac@@ o@@ s hum@@ bly and lo@@ v@@ ingly showed me what to do .
As@@ k yourself , ‘ If I were in their position , how would I like to be tre@@ ated ? ’ ​ — Mat@@ t .
In Ser@@ bia these pris@@ on@@ ers were now under the control of H@@ it@@ l@@ er@@ ’s T@@ hi@@ r@@ d R@@ ei@@ ch .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the apostle John ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged his fellow Christian G@@ a@@ i@@ us for his st@@ er@@ ling example of “ wal@@ king in the truth . ” ​ — 3 John 1 - 4 .
Christian meetings can in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ate us spiritually
The Law given to Israel through Moses states : “ In case you v@@ ow a v@@ ow to Jehovah your God , you must not be s@@ low about pa@@ ying it , because Jehovah your God will without fai@@ l requi@@ re it of you , and it would in@@ deed become a sin on your part . ”
Some may have in@@ sin@@ u@@ ated that Paul had tri@@ ed to ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it the Corinthians .
Con@@ cer@@ ning King He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah of Juda@@ h , the Bible says : “ He kept s@@ tic@@ king to Jehovah . He did not turn asi@@ de from following him , but he continued keep@@ ing his comman@@ d@@ ments that Jehovah had comman@@ ded Moses . ”
I can@@ ’t see , ” said our p@@ il@@ o@@ t in a s@@ lu@@ r@@ red vo@@ ice .
C@@ ould I mer@@ ely be going through the mo@@ tions and flo@@ ating along , as it were , without my heart being fully involved with the truth ?
; B@@ ell , E .
But each mon@@ th , I made a tri@@ p to our origin@@ al assignment to give a mu@@ si@@ c less@@ on .
The mem@@ ori@@ es from this pro@@ ject are in@@ deli@@ bly in@@ s@@ cri@@ bed on my heart .
Wor@@ k beg@@ ins on the new fac@@ il@@ ities at the M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o branch
What less@@ ons in help@@ ing we@@ ak ones can we draw from the actions of the woman in the illustr@@ ation of the lost co@@ in ?
The P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es pri@@ ded themselves on ti@@ thing the t@@ in@@ i@@ est her@@ bs , like min@@ t , dil@@ l , and cum@@ in .
Jehovah made this pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy possible by per@@ form@@ ing a great mirac@@ le .
Satan wants us to believe that we can enjoy life only if we have a lo@@ t of things .
The mother , who spoke Eng@@ l@@ ish , came over .
In time , others were en@@ tru@@ sted with we@@ igh@@ ty responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
In what ways does a Christian husband provide for his wife ?
For example , Jesus wanted to as@@ sure his disciples that they did not need to wor@@ ry about what they would e@@ at each day .
It takes great effort for me to atten@@ d the meetings . ”
S@@ ur@@ ely you will ag@@ ree that no matter how many years we may have been atten@@ ding meetings , it rema@@ ins a true ple@@ asure to listen to the com@@ ments made by our brothers and sisters .
For example , a ri@@ v@@ al@@ ry develop@@ ed among them that man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted it@@ self again toward the end of Jesus ’ ministry .
A No@@ te That Ch@@ ang@@ ed My Li@@ fe
Christ went to heaven and pre@@ pared for the arri@@ val of some of his disciples .
That was the last year of relati@@ ve sta@@ bility and cal@@ m in the world , for World W@@ ar I bro@@ ke out the following year .
Jehovah respon@@ ds to that re@@ qu@@ est by ap@@ pl@@ ying the cle@@ ans@@ ing blood of Christ’s sacrifice to us .
At the tri@@ al , G@@ r@@ and@@ pa and most of the others were sen@@ ten@@ ced to four conc@@ ur@@ r@@ ent ter@@ ms of 20 years each .
But he does not wa@@ it for Jesus ’ fur@@ ther com@@ ment . ​ — John 18 : 36 - 38 .
At age 15 , I qu@@ ali@@ fied for high@@ er educ@@ ation , but I really wanted to serve as a full - time minis@@ ter .
W@@ ell , some have inc@@ reas@@ ed their effe@@ ctive Bible study time by get@@ ting up a bi@@ t ear@@ li@@ er in the mor@@ ning .
Pe@@ ople can learn to ad@@ here to these high moral standards , as the early Christians proved .
Instead , Satan claim@@ ed to be more hon@@ est than God .
Jesus cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly tre@@ ated others with kindness .
W@@ E L@@ I@@ K@@ EL@@ Y make do@@ z@@ ens of them each day .
Do you show du@@ e respect for those in authority ?
When we har@@ b@@ or anger and res@@ ent@@ ment ​ — and with@@ hold for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess — ​ we h@@ ur@@ t ourselves .
The one consider@@ ing making a lo@@ an ( or giving a gift ) would also need to look at his own family situation .
What faith - streng@@ th@@ ening evidence that Jehovah is she@@ d@@ ding light on his prophe@@ tic Word !
The better we understand God’s vie@@ ws and ways , the more we will be able to ev@@ alu@@ ate our circumstances acc@@ ur@@ ately and make decisions with a clean conscience .
• Why should we be gr@@ ate@@ ful for those taking the lead in the congregation ?
That is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy in view of the s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c s@@ oun@@ dness of the Genesis account .
For a sacrifice to have su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient value to at@@ one for , or re@@ move , sin@@ s per@@ man@@ ently , it would have to be e@@ qu@@ al in value to what Adam for@@ fe@@ ited .
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Jehovah has the power to af@@ fect pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s health .
When discipl@@ ine invol@@ ves re@@ stri@@ ctions , how does this refle@@ ct God’s love ?
We are all imper@@ fect , so we can ex@@ pect people to say or do things that may off@@ end us .
S@@ ur@@ ely Jehovah’s example of hum@@ ility should be of great encourag@@ ement to each of us to be@@ have as a less@@ er one .
That comm@@ and would make sense to Jesus ’ disciples .
Be@@ ware of C@@ o@@ v@@ et@@ ousness
The following mor@@ ning , the ship do@@ cked al@@ ong@@ side the wh@@ ar@@ f .
If we keep working at doing this , we are un@@ likely to com@@ mit serious sin@@ s .
( a ) To whom has Jehovah assign@@ ed the responsi@@ bility of ra@@ ising children ?
S@@ ing@@ le On@@ es Who W@@ ish to Mar@@ ry
If so , you may won@@ der , ‘ Does Jehovah really care about his worshipp@@ ers as individuals ? ’
3 / 1 D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to God , 1 / 1 , 2 / 1 , 3 / 1 , 4 / 1 , 5 / 1 , 6 / 1 , 7 / 1 , 8 / 1 , 9 / 1 , 10 / 1 , 11 / 1 , 12 / 1
Per@@ haps you could show him how to pre@@ pare the information in the public@@ ation you are stud@@ ying with him .
He bur@@ ned all his spi@@ rit@@ is@@ tic par@@ ap@@ her@@ n@@ ali@@ a and gave up car@@ ous@@ ing .
Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r , 195@@ 3
C@@ oun@@ tri@@ es with a hist@@ ory of religious t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance can become in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant .
Instead , in gu@@ i@@ ding us he reve@@ als his thinking .
For instance , he san@@ g : “ Jehovah is my S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d . I shall l@@ ack nothing . ”
And the Bible , more than any other book , expla@@ ins the reas@@ ons for world con@@ di@@ tions and tel@@ ls us what to ex@@ pect in the future .
Mo@@ st important , their mo@@ tive for serving Jehovah was pu@@ re .
The first article expla@@ ins what it means to stri@@ p off the old person@@ ality and why doing so is ur@@ g@@ ent .
But this does not mean that our family ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound will deter@@ mine the ty@@ pe of person we will become .
If so , we should not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to let ourselves be exam@@ ined in the light of God’s Word .
When the fi@@ f@@ th ang@@ el ble@@ w his tru@@ mp@@ et , John saw “ a st@@ ar that had fal@@ le@@ n from heaven to the earth . ”
But we do not pray only to find someone with whom to conduct a home Bible study .
I remember one day when I was in the ministry , a child called out , “ V@@ a@@ z@@ ah@@ a !
However , each Christian should be a@@ ware of his acc@@ oun@@ ta@@ bility to Jehovah and ought to consider a number of Scriptural principles when making a decision about atten@@ ding the we@@ d@@ ding of a n@@ on - Witness .
Our loving Jehovah invol@@ ves a second point that is brought to our attention in Mal@@ ach@@ i chap@@ ter 1 .
Ser@@ v@@ ants of God who have done so ​ — who have , as it were , u@@ pro@@ o@@ ted the thor@@ ns from the so@@ il to give more nu@@ tr@@ iti@@ on , light , and sp@@ ace to the fru@@ it - be@@ aring pl@@ ant — ​ are experi@@ enc@@ ing Jehovah’s blessing .
Those brothers had not been allow@@ ed to be ac@@ tive for a peri@@ od of time .
E@@ arly in 194@@ 2 , the Na@@ z@@ is ar@@ rest@@ ed 17 brothers from W@@ is@@ ł@@ a .
The woman obe@@ ys , and what a hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing sight gre@@ e@@ ts her !
Be@@ ing “ the i@@ ma@@ ge of the inv@@ isi@@ ble God , ” Jehovah , Jesus always per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly imit@@ ates his Father in show@@ ing appreciation for those who serve God out of a clean heart .
Of course not , but we live a very re@@ war@@ ding life , and we who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly re@@ com@@ men@@ d this service to others . ”
Isaiah fore@@ told that the Messi@@ ah would be re@@ je@@ cted , persecu@@ ted , and ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted , or pi@@ er@@ ced , to be@@ ar the sin@@ s of imper@@ fect humans . ​ — Is@@ a .
If the child is a min@@ or and is living at home , you will n@@ atur@@ ally continue to take care of his physical needs .
So the bi@@ g question is : When did the se@@ ven times end ?
By contr@@ ast , the se@@ par@@ ating refer@@ red to in the illustr@@ ation of the dra@@ g@@ ne@@ t occ@@ ur@@ s during “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
Hence , to be de@@ pri@@ ved of a bu@@ ri@@ al was cal@@ am@@ it@@ ous and was often an expres@@ sion of God’s dis@@ fav@@ or . ​ — Jeremiah 25 : 32 , 33 .
That made us very happy .
He re@@ sum@@ ed his life where he had pre@@ matu@@ r@@ ely left it and re@@ turned to the loved ones who had m@@ our@@ ned his death . ​ — John 12 : 1 , 2 .
Some religious lead@@ ers have pre@@ ached that it is wrong to stri@@ ve after succ@@ ess and that all effort to succ@@ e@@ ed should be s@@ ti@@ f@@ led .
What does exerc@@ ising faith in the ransom inclu@@ de ?
The great mul@@ titu@@ de ! ” There was a hus@@ h , follow@@ ed by l@@ ou@@ d c@@ he@@ ering .
L@@ ong@@ ing to be like the s@@ wal@@ low that had a per@@ man@@ ent home in Jehovah’s house , he exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ How lo@@ vely your gr@@ and ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le is , O Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es !
By means of their instru@@ ction , example , and help , I learned to wi@@ den out in my love for people of other nations and rac@@ es .
When I see them all at Christian meetings , I feel that the sacrifice of coming here was wor@@ th it . ”
Yet , we real@@ ize that Jehovah pos@@ s@@ ess@@ es many end@@ ear@@ ing qualities .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , we do not support false worship in any way .
Jesus ex@@ posed those men as h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites because they had lost sight of the righteous principles on which the Law was based .
Since g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing invol@@ ves bet@@ ting on un@@ certain@@ ties , beli@@ ef in lu@@ ck ​ — a my@@ st@@ eri@@ ous for@@ ce that su@@ p@@ po@@ se@@ dly contro@@ ls ran@@ dom events — ​ pla@@ ys a large ro@@ le , especially when money is wa@@ g@@ ered .
For the past 12 years , An@@ n and I have had the privilege of serving at the Solomon Is@@ lands branch of@@ fice , and during that time , we have seen the number of Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers in the Solomon Is@@ lands d@@ ou@@ ble , re@@ aching over 1@@ ,@@ 8@@ 00 .
In it , Jesus foc@@ uses on two grou@@ ps , one cl@@ as@@ sed as sheep and the other as go@@ ats .
What may children learn from listen@@ ing to their parents ’ prayers ?
Our preaching work has the great@@ est sc@@ op@@ e , because we preach to people of all nations and langu@@ ages .
He clo@@ sed his eyes until the bu@@ s pul@@ led a@@ head .
Luke was not just someone who lik@@ ed to give ad@@ vice about health .
In such a world , hum@@ ility may not se@@ em to have much to re@@ com@@ men@@ d it .
But coura@@ ge@@ ously plac@@ ing ourselves under the kin@@ dly sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ y of a matu@@ re Christian may pre@@ v@@ ent us from r@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ iz@@ ing any wrong desi@@ res .
Con@@ fes@@ sion , 6 / 1 C@@ op@@ e With Dis@@ coura@@ g@@ ement !
No@@ te that Jesus cho@@ se a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c sub@@ ject ​ — “ himself , ” the Messi@@ ah — ​ and that he qu@@ o@@ ted from “ all the Scriptures ” in his discus@@ sion .
W@@ E L@@ I@@ V@@ E I@@ N M@@ O@@ M@@ EN@@ T@@ O@@ U@@ S T@@ I@@ M@@ E@@ S
I@@ v@@ ory co@@ s@@ me@@ tic - bo@@ x co@@ ver de@@ pi@@ cting a fer@@ t@@ ility go@@ dd@@ ess
You might say : ‘ I am a dedic@@ ated , baptized serv@@ ant of God , one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
As@@ king Jehovah to give attention to the re@@ pro@@ ach of the enem@@ y , he says : “ You will give back to them a tre@@ at@@ ment , O Jehovah , according to the work of their hands . ” ​ — L@@ am@@ ent@@ ations 3 : 1 , 25 , 5@@ 6 , 6@@ 4 .
The C@@ ris@@ is Un@@ der P@@ or@@ ci@@ us F@@ es@@ tu@@ s
Why can present - day Christian women be refer@@ red to as “ a large ar@@ my ” ? ​ — P@@ s .
When he heard that the educ@@ ational work of Jehovah’s Witnesses is fully supp@@ or@@ ted by vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary don@@ ations , he got even more exc@@ ited .
After he had me@@ t with the elders from Eph@@ esus for the last time , “ they f@@ ell upon Paul’s ne@@ ck and tend@@ er@@ ly k@@ is@@ sed him , because they were especially pa@@ ined at the word he had spo@@ ken that they were going to b@@ eho@@ ld his face no more . ”
It is prop@@ er to be “ re@@ aching out for an of@@ fice of overse@@ er , ” but this go@@ al should s@@ pr@@ ing from a desire to help others .
And in another sense , those whom God appro@@ ves truly become rich , even if that is not in a material sense .
Di@@ d Jeremiah sto@@ p preaching ?
In pre@@ par@@ ation , he s@@ ends out two spi@@ es to Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o ​ — the city that is to be con@@ qu@@ ered first .
Because of a fam@@ ine in the land , Isa@@ a@@ c moved his hous@@ eho@@ ld nor@@ th , from Be@@ er - la@@ ha@@ i - ro@@ i in the ar@@ id re@@ gi@@ on of the Ne@@ ge@@ b into the more fer@@ t@@ ile ter@@ rit@@ ory of the Phil@@ ist@@ ines at Ger@@ ar .
As Jo@@ shua sur@@ v@@ ey@@ ed what la@@ y a@@ head , perhaps tri@@ als he had already fac@@ ed and over@@ come rac@@ ed through his mind .
K@@ un@@ a women ho@@ l@@ ding ta@@ p@@ es@@ tri@@ es
He said : “ It is a fine work because it invol@@ ves sa@@ ving the lives of people , and more important , it is a fine work because it ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fi@@ es our heavenly Father , Jehovah . ”
We arri@@ ve at that conclu@@ sion , not by wi@@ sh@@ ful thinking , but by exam@@ ining the fac@@ ts and by using our “ power of reason . ” ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 1 .
• How do we demonstr@@ ate that we are “ ag@@ low with the spirit ” ?
As he sear@@ ches for them , his ing@@ en@@ u@@ ity takes him to under@@ gr@@ ound pa@@ th@@ ways that no f@@ ar@@ si@@ gh@@ ted bir@@ d of pre@@ y can see .
As you un@@ earth a nu@@ g@@ get of truth , ask yourself : ‘ What makes it a tre@@ asure ?
Indeed , what do you have that you did not receive ?
David J@@ ones said at the time : “ King R@@ ad@@ ama is exc@@ e@@ e@@ ding@@ ly kind and af@@ fa@@ ble .
L@@ ater , in 20@@ 00 , she moved to Rus@@ sia .
L@@ ear@@ ning A@@ ra@@ bi@@ c was a chall@@ enge , however , and I had to make use of t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony car@@ ds in four langu@@ ages .
If you are at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted by the in@@ sight that the Bible off@@ ers and by the blessings that result from living in har@@ mony with it , make reading and medit@@ ation on God’s Word a pri@@ or@@ ity in your life .
Their go@@ al is to k@@ is@@ s an ic@@ on of M@@ ary and pro@@ str@@ ate themselves before it .
7 : 1 - 3 ; 8 : 10 ​ — Why did Jehovah say that G@@ ide@@ on@@ ’s 3@@ 2@@ ,000 men were too many against the enem@@ y for@@ ce of 1@@ 3@@ 5@@ ,000 ?
Consider how God’s la@@ ws are a s@@ ound gu@@ i@@ de to a succ@@ ess@@ ful marriage .
Con@@ cer@@ ning his re@@ action at a time when evil was especially r@@ am@@ p@@ ant , the Bible says : “ He felt h@@ ur@@ t at his heart . ”
What reas@@ ons do we have to make str@@ ang@@ ers feel wel@@ come ?
Jo@@ shua was in Egy@@ pt when Jehovah brought the ten pla@@ gu@@ es upon that nation , fore@@ tel@@ ling each in ad@@ v@@ ance .
Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ ther ​ — The M@@ an and His Le@@ g@@ ac@@ y
How should we tre@@ at those who are different from us ?
In this reg@@ ard the Scriptures promise : “ The earth will certainly be filled with the knowledge of Jehovah as the w@@ at@@ ers are co@@ ver@@ ing the very se@@ a . ”
A@@ m@@ ong these was Na@@ sh@@ o I@@ d@@ ri@@ z@@ i .
This certainly is food for thought in our materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic age , when people e@@ qu@@ ate a@@ ff@@ lu@@ ence and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity with happiness and succ@@ ess .
“ Many things you yourself have done , O Jehovah my God , even your wonderful works and your thoughts toward us ; there is no@@ ne to be com@@ pared to you . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 40 : 5 .
Because you will live , not for just 70 or 8@@ 0 years , but for et@@ er@@ n@@ ity . ​ — Psalm 22 : 26 ; 9@@ 0 : 10 ; E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 3 : 11 .
But what about individu@@ al members of n@@ atur@@ al Israel ?
“ I consider@@ ed that I could not pro@@ per@@ ly en@@ trust ei@@ ther my cre@@ ed or my hope of sal@@ vation to such guid@@ es , ” he later wrote .
During the last century , many servants of Jehovah wor@@ ked hard to re@@ ach new lands in order to s@@ pre@@ ad the good news .
Even as they do now , they will praise Jehovah and make men@@ tion of him every day and “ thr@@ ough@@ out all gener@@ ations to come . ” ​ — Psalm 4@@ 5 : 17 ; 14@@ 5 : 2 .
Mark states : “ It was now the th@@ ir@@ d h@@ our , and they [ sol@@ di@@ ers ] imp@@ aled him . ”
O@@ ver the years , Jehovah’s rich blessing over@@ took L@@ au@@ re@@ l .
How he must have long@@ ed for reli@@ ef ! ​ — Genesis 7 : 6 .
God is per@@ form@@ ing great and wonderful works in be@@ half of milli@@ ons of loyal sub@@ je@@ cts .
World W@@ ar I@@ I had just ended in May 194@@ 5 .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing is a s@@ am@@ pl@@ ing of their re@@ actions :
A P@@ l@@ ace for Y@@ ou@@ ths to Th@@ ri@@ ve
Paul even displa@@ yed mo@@ des@@ ty when he had to give strong counsel and direction .
Yes , Jehovah used an organization in the first century .
TH@@ E year is 29 C.E .
Paul’s let@@ ters reve@@ al the attention that he gave to this matter .
During the last ev@@ ening that Jesus sp@@ ent with his apostles , he told them : “ I leave you peace , I give you my peace . ”
H@@ app@@ y Are Those Who L@@ isten and O@@ be@@ y
Many others consider it a time to refle@@ ct on the bir@@ th of Jesus Christ and his ro@@ le in the sal@@ vation of human@@ kind .
A@@ m@@ ong Jehovah’s Witnesses , congregation elders take the lead in show@@ ing reg@@ ard for the el@@ der@@ ly .
H@@ um@@ bly Acc@@ ep@@ ted Cor@@ rection
What if we are some@@ what s@@ kil@@ led as a speak@@ er or a teach@@ er of Bible tru@@ ths ? Then let us cre@@ di@@ t God for what he al@@ lo@@ ws us to do . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Ha@@ ve a mutu@@ al interest out@@ side the ill@@ ness
Paul encoura@@ ged fellow believers to “ stand fir@@ m against the ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations of the Devil . ”
In fact , Jesus ’ instru@@ ction not to tell the vision to anyone until he had ris@@ en from the dead shows that his ex@@ al@@ tation and gl@@ ori@@ fic@@ ation would come after his resurrection .
There is no reason to fear that he will for@@ get us .
You may know some who have ze@@ al@@ ously pre@@ ached the good news for de@@ ca@@ des and who@@ se good examples have helped to mo@@ tiv@@ ate you@@ ng@@ er ones and mo@@ ld their lives .
• What makes it difficult for a Christian to show kindness ?
Although there were not even ten righteous people in the are@@ a , Jehovah did pre@@ serve Lo@@ t and his daugh@@ ters . ​ — G@@ en .
When E@@ ve re@@ pe@@ ated God’s comm@@ and , Satan said to her : “ You positi@@ vely will not die . For God kno@@ ws that in the very day of your e@@ ating from it your eyes are b@@ ound to be op@@ ened and you are b@@ ound to be like God , know@@ ing good and bad . ”
These self - sacrific@@ ing Witnesses have a large share in br@@ ing@@ ing in the spiritual har@@ v@@ est .
Th@@ ree things are desi@@ red : pre@@ serving the rema@@ ins in a li@@ fel@@ ike st@@ ate , pre@@ ven@@ ting pu@@ t@@ ref@@ action , and rend@@ ering the cor@@ p@@ se res@@ ist@@ ant to the ra@@ va@@ ges of in@@ se@@ cts .
P@@ le@@ ase , Jehovah , do not let our four children star@@ ve for bre@@ ad . ”
Yet , it is the only prop@@ er cho@@ ice for a Christian .
W@@ ere the two coven@@ ants rel@@ ated ?
H@@ app@@ ily , in apost@@ o@@ lic times the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of Christians were faithful and rema@@ ined foc@@ used on the work of declar@@ ing the good news of God’s Kingdom .
We also get courage by keep@@ ing ac@@ tive in the Kingdom - preaching work .
* Be@@ ing “ no part of the world , ” however , they do not over@@ ly concer@@ n themselves with the per@@ for@@ man@@ ce or even the id@@ ent@@ ity of the pla@@ y@@ ers .
W@@ ine was dr@@ un@@ k during the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver ob@@ serv@@ ance , and Christ used it when in@@ s@@ titu@@ ting the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of his death .
At first I enjo@@ yed it , but gra@@ du@@ ally I became bor@@ ed .
2 : 1 - 3 .
Thus , there was a ma@@ j@@ or change of foc@@ us in the So@@ vi@@ et Un@@ ion .
While on earth , God’s Son , Jesus Christ , demonstr@@ ated interest in the di@@ gn@@ ity of others .
( b ) At what point , ap@@ par@@ ently , will the last member of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 receive his heavenly re@@ ward ?
Yes , Jehovah will cor@@ rec@@ t everything that is wrong , doing so in a way that is far bey@@ ond our expe@@ ct@@ ations .
To fellow believers in Corin@@ th , he wrote : “ I received from the Lord that which I also h@@ an@@ ded on to you , that the Lord Jesus . . . took a lo@@ a@@ f and , after giving than@@ ks , he bro@@ ke it and said : ‘ This means my body which is in your be@@ half .
Still , his trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion may have inc@@ ur@@ red gu@@ il@@ t against the righ@@ ts of ei@@ ther his fel@@ low@@ men or Jehovah God , and that wrong had to be satis@@ fied or righ@@ ted .
They were loo@@ ked down upon and des@@ p@@ ised .
I loo@@ ked around , and there on the k@@ it@@ ch@@ en flo@@ or la@@ y the co@@ ok , who was ei@@ ght months pre@@ gn@@ ant .
What should we always remember in our deal@@ ings with our brothers ?
What we@@ i@@ ght was given to the authority of the so - called Ch@@ urch Fa@@ thers , and why so ?
We could eas@@ ily become disc@@ oura@@ ged and feel ‘ si@@ ck at heart because our expe@@ ct@@ ations have been post@@ pon@@ ed ’ bey@@ ond what we i@@ mag@@ ined .
In ad@@ dition , they have had to de@@ al with persecu@@ tion , pres@@ sures from work , and vari@@ ous temp@@ t@@ ations to do wrong , all of which may th@@ reat@@ en their spiritu@@ ality .
It has righ@@ tly been said that a wom@@ an’s work is never done .
One day , B@@ less@@ ing got a p@@ ho@@ ne call from the ma@@ dam .
F@@ ra@@ u@@ d : De@@ c@@ ei@@ ving or tri@@ c@@ king another person with the purpose of get@@ ting something valu@@ able or some leg@@ al right
Des@@ pite having faith in the resurrection , Abraham felt in@@ ten@@ se g@@ ri@@ ef when his loved one died .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N persecu@@ tion f@@ lar@@ ed after S@@ te@@ ph@@ en@@ ’s mar@@ ty@@ r@@ dom , many of Jesus ’ disciples f@@ led Jerusalem .
At long last , the promised “ se@@ ed ” had appe@@ ared !
Li@@ fe T@@ ak@@ es an U@@ ne@@ x@@ pe@@ cted T@@ ur@@ n
He began to study the Bible and learned things that not only have helped him to cop@@ e but also have given him a wonderful hope of a happy future right here on earth .
but not once in the spe@@ e@@ ch did he men@@ tion the divine name , even though he qu@@ o@@ ted from the Hebrew Scriptures sever@@ al times .
And how can we imitate Jesus in reve@@ al@@ ing the Father to others ?
While God rejo@@ ic@@ es in those who love him , he feel@@ s h@@ ur@@ t when humans turn away from him and follow a course of wr@@ ong@@ doing .
As long as the ro@@ o@@ ts remain ali@@ ve , it will s@@ pr@@ out again .
What fine encourag@@ ement the news of these inc@@ reas@@ es must have brought to the disciples ! ”
As “ the son of the daugh@@ ter of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h , ” Moses had power , pres@@ ti@@ ge , and the we@@ al@@ th of Egy@@ pt at his dis@@ pos@@ al .
“ Ti@@ me and Un@@ fore@@ seen O@@ cc@@ ur@@ r@@ ence ”
W@@ he@@ ther we “ bel@@ it@@ tle ” the counsel because we re@@ ject it or we “ give out ” because we accept it and then give up , the result is the same ​ — we do not truly allow the counsel to benefit and ref@@ ine us .
In truth , all of us are su@@ sc@@ ep@@ ti@@ ble to such d@@ anger .
How can we imitate Jesus in demonstr@@ ating hum@@ ility ?
They felt that the se@@ par@@ ating of the sheep from the go@@ ats would take place during the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn of Christ .
A young child feel@@ s sa@@ fe , secu@@ re , and un@@ af@@ ra@@ id when wal@@ king hand in hand with his father .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , I was offered a better jo@@ b in the govern@@ ment service where I was working as a se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary .
In ad@@ dition to that , with cop@@ per - rel@@ eas@@ ing I@@ U@@ D@@ s , the cop@@ per appe@@ ars to be to@@ x@@ ic to s@@ per@@ m , ac@@ ting as a s@@ per@@ mi@@ ci@@ de .
Pro@@ ba@@ bly you may be conc@@ e@@ aled in the day of Jehovah’s anger . ” ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 2 : 2 , 3 .
O@@ r if someone is ex@@ posed to certain di@@ se@@ as@@ es , do@@ ct@@ ors might pres@@ cri@@ be in@@ je@@ ctions of g@@ am@@ ma g@@ lo@@ bul@@ in , ex@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted from the blood pl@@ as@@ ma of people who already had im@@ mun@@ ity .
Are you not encoura@@ ged when you see , for example , the sing@@ le par@@ ent who regul@@ arly comes to the Kingdom H@@ all with children in to@@ w ?
Lo@@ ve for Jehovah mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to end@@ ure anything that he al@@ lo@@ ws .
Paul helped and encoura@@ ged the congregations he served , as travel@@ ing overse@@ ers do today .
Yet , they are only one prophecy that is being ful@@ filled .
Why is the L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er so high@@ ly es@@ te@@ em@@ ed ?
He is one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
By the mi@@ d - 19@@ 30 ’ s , that t@@ ask was evid@@ ently well along and many of those respon@@ ding to the preaching work did not have the desire to go to heaven .
• How did Christ lead the early congregation ?
H@@ u@@ man@@ s will be in the pro@@ c@@ ess of ru@@ ining the earth when God st@@ ep@@ s in and st@@ op@@ s them . ​ — Psalm 9@@ 2 : 7 ; Revelation 11 : 18 .
Y@@ oung and old , m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale , they jo@@ y@@ fully respon@@ d to the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ex@@ hor@@ tation : “ P@@ re@@ ach the word , be at it ur@@ g@@ ently in fav@@ or@@ able se@@ as@@ on , in tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es@@ ome se@@ as@@ on . ”
2 : 7 - 10 .
One day Satan challeng@@ es Jo@@ b@@ ’s integrity before God .
In God I have put my trust ; I shall not be af@@ ra@@ id .
It is eas@@ y to for@@ get , though , how much effort go@@ es into get@@ ting a family to the meetings on time .
Those words proved to be true in his own case .
S@@ ome@@ times the cu@@ mul@@ ative effect of our difficul@@ ties can we@@ ar us down so much that wh@@ atever emo@@ tional and spiritual strength we mu@@ ster up may not be en@@ ough for us to cop@@ e with the disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement .
What example would Christian famili@@ es do well to imitate ?
Be@@ fore re@@ aching their des@@ t@@ in@@ ation , they heard that a cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly of Jehovah’s Witnesses was being held in a ne@@ ar@@ by to@@ wn .
Some of my cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es also helped me .
They also enjoy “ for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of [ their ] t@@ res@@ pas@@ ses ” because of their faith in Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice .
She expla@@ ins why : “ I am able to preach in an are@@ a where many people respon@@ d to the good news .
There was to be a re - cre@@ ation of con@@ di@@ tions on earth , so that things would be as they were in the gar@@ den of E@@ den before Adam and E@@ ve sin@@ ned . The re - cre@@ ation will fulf@@ ill God’s promise of “ cre@@ ating new heavens and a new earth . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
For I deci@@ ded not to know anything among you exc@@ ep@@ t Jesus Christ , and him imp@@ aled . ”
and gr@@ ate@@ fully accepted a cop@@ y of the book .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , their ne@@ g@@ ative respon@@ se should not de@@ ter you .
However , when I offered her a regul@@ ar Bible study , she said : “ No .
( See the bo@@ x “ Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly out of P@@ ow@@ er , ” on page 5 . )
( Read Jeremiah 1 : 17 - 19 . )
After a few min@@ ut@@ es , he lost consci@@ ousness .
( b ) What must we do to enjoy the fre@@ e@@ dom that comes from Jehovah ?
What would be the effect on those who attend@@ ed ?
As servants of Jehovah , however , we are confid@@ ent that following Jehovah’s direction in all matters is the best course .
Paul was show@@ ing that it is appro@@ pri@@ ate to ask a fellow Christian to pray to God in our be@@ half .
O@@ f@@ ten he pre@@ fac@@ ed his words with the st@@ at@@ ement : “ It is written , ” that is , in God’s Word .
And th@@ at@@ ’s what Jehovah’s Witnesses ga@@ ther to remember each year on the an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary of the death of Jesus .
In Matthe@@ w@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l , we are told that “ ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers from e@@ ast@@ er@@ n par@@ ts ” vis@@ ited Jesus , br@@ ing@@ ing him gi@@ f@@ ts .
We are also gr@@ ate@@ ful that Jehovah has ‘ made his face shin@@ e upon us ’ in appro@@ val , al@@ though ‘ st@@ re@@ am@@ s of water ru@@ n from our eyes ’ because others viol@@ ate his law . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 1@@ 35 , 1@@ 36 ; N@@ um@@ bers 6 : 25 .
Does that s@@ ound like a m@@ ere dre@@ am ?
But Na@@ om@@ i was determined to return to Israel , her ho@@ m@@ el@@ and .
She is in@@ deed the right cho@@ ice ! ​ — Genesis 24 : 29 - 5@@ 9 .
“ The F@@ e@@ ar of Jehovah ​ — That Is W@@ is@@ dom ”
For example , in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , we discus@@ sed Jesus ’ st@@ at@@ ement that Jehovah has num@@ ber@@ ed “ the very ha@@ ir@@ s of your head . ”
C@@ le@@ men@@ s V@@ ol@@ l@@ n@@ h@@ als of the H@@ ann@@ ah - Ar@@ end@@ t - In@@ s@@ titu@@ te for R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch In@@ to To@@ tal@@ it@@ ari@@ an@@ ism ob@@ served : “ To@@ tal@@ it@@ ari@@ an re@@ gi@@ m@@ es do not re@@ stri@@ ct their activities to pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s .
“ Th@@ an@@ k you for all you do in be@@ half of all of us .
He provided a powerful demonstr@@ ation of that future sacrifice by what he asked of Abraham .
It was under these circumstances that a M@@ en@@ n@@ on@@ ite f@@ ar@@ m@@ er nam@@ ed Joh@@ an@@ n saw a cop@@ y of the Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine in his neigh@@ bor@@ ’s home .
So we need to be care@@ ful .
They could af@@ fect your emo@@ tional , spiritual , and material well - being .
In fact , we may pro@@ per@@ ly bo@@ ast in know@@ ing the Father .
That perfect sacrifice would provide real at@@ on@@ ement for two grou@@ ps of people ​ — the pri@@ es@@ tly class of Christ’s 14@@ 4@@ ,000 spirit - anointed brothers and the “ other sheep . ”
Pa@@ we@@ ł S@@ z@@ al@@ bo@@ t , a Witness who died rec@@ ently , once rec@@ al@@ led : “ During inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ations the G@@ esta@@ p@@ o would ask me over and over again why I refu@@ sed to jo@@ in the Ger@@ man ar@@ my and to he@@ il H@@ it@@ l@@ er . ”
You can see that Jo@@ a@@ b did not control his spirit , including his sel@@ f@@ ish ambi@@ tion .
“ Of course we@@ ’@@ re inter@@ ested in that , ” my da@@ d rep@@ lied .
What a gr@@ and privilege godly women enjoy today !
Our Father ​ — The “ T@@ end@@ er Pro@@ te@@ ct@@ or ”
E@@ spe@@ cially when we face problems that are ca@@ using us dist@@ ress , Jehovah wants us to make use of help that he makes a@@ vail@@ able .
It is held that the three “ are c@@ o - et@@ er@@ n@@ al and c@@ o - e@@ qu@@ al . ”
Word P@@ ic@@ tures , 5 / 1 C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ A@@ N L@@ I@@ F@@ E AN@@ D Q@@ U@@ AL@@ I@@ T@@ I@@ E@@ S
W@@ r@@ ong to take life of pe@@ t ?
St@@ and@@ ar@@ ds of living may go down .
M@@ O@@ S@@ T people want to have good friends .
Tru@@ ly , that “ ro@@ aring li@@ on ” will be s@@ il@@ enced ! ​ — 1 P@@ et .
Since “ the soul [ or , life ] of the flesh is in the blood , ” what is really re@@ pres@@ ented as being at the fo@@ o@@ t of the al@@ ta@@ r is the blood of faithful servants of Jesus who were sla@@ ugh@@ tered because of their bo@@ ld and ze@@ al@@ ous wit@@ ness@@ ing . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 17 : 11 .
Yet , the Bible ur@@ ges servants of God : “ You should be made new in the for@@ ce ac@@ tu@@ ating your mind , and should put on the new person@@ ality which was cre@@ ated according to God’s will . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 23 , 24 .
For example , have you ever wonder@@ ed , ‘ Why are we here ? ’
It helped them see that des@@ pite the ong@@ o@@ ing tri@@ als we may face , Jehovah can strengthen us by means of his holy spirit , his Word , and our Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
• As we teach others the good news , why is it important to have . . .
The apostle continu@@ es : “ G@@ o on per@@ c@@ ei@@ ving what the will of Jehovah is . ”
In what sense was the psalmist “ like a s@@ k@@ in bo@@ t@@ tle in the s@@ mo@@ ke ” ?
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 8 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 2 , 7@@ 5
H@@ er enti@@ re family had accepted the truth in 194@@ 2 during the time of Na@@ z@@ i persecu@@ tion .
The Bible helps us to re@@ ach a s@@ ound conclu@@ sion in this matter .
A@@ m@@ ong Jehovah’s Witnesses , I have gen@@ u@@ ine friends in whom I can place complete trust .
On@@ ce app@@ lied , the li@@ qu@@ id bitu@@ men d@@ ri@@ ed and har@@ d@@ ened to form a w@@ at@@ er@@ pro@@ of co@@ ating .
Yet , he would be wise to ex@@ pect her to be who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted in her love for him , that is , to have r@@ om@@ an@@ tic love for him al@@ one .
Jesus Christ ​ — The Re@@ ach of His M@@ es@@ sage
Many who have accepted such help have come to love God and have develop@@ ed gen@@ u@@ ine faith in him .
He could not see the heavenly ho@@ st@@ s .
I@@ T I@@ S God’s will that “ all s@@ or@@ ts of men should be sa@@ ved and come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ”
But I gra@@ du@@ ally lost that fear .
• The tre@@ at@@ ments that you will accept or refu@@ se should your con@@ dition become ir@@ re@@ ver@@ sible
To c@@ ite just one example , 7@@ 6 per@@ c@@ ent of the Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s in Ger@@ many believe that it is accep@@ table for a man and a woman to live together before marriage ​ — a view contr@@ ary to the teachings of both their ch@@ urch and the Bible .
Those who put themselves first are r@@ ar@@ ely satis@@ fied .
The first three chap@@ ters tell us about cre@@ ation and the f@@ all of man into sin , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as the last three de@@ al with man@@ kin@@ d’s reco@@ very .
This gives me an opportunity to share with her what it was like for me when I was her age , and then she will tell me what things are like today .
It is hard to i@@ magine that serious cri@@ es of com@@ pla@@ in@@ t would have come from the li@@ ps of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful wife , S@@ ar@@ ah , when they left the com@@ forts of U@@ r and became temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents living in ten@@ ts in another land .
While the parents and si@@ bl@@ ings of a dec@@ eas@@ ed child feel great s@@ or@@ ro@@ w , their friends may feel ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion .
5 : 6 - 8 .
All of a su@@ d@@ den , it da@@ w@@ ned on me that a Christian should not fi@@ ght with others ​ — even in a s@@ por@@ t !
The psalmist spoke of such people when he said : “ Their heart has become un@@ feel@@ ing just like f@@ at . ”
In the end , the letter be@@ ars his sign@@ ature and is vie@@ wed as coming from him .
One day when I was 14 years old , the Na@@ z@@ is t@@ ore my bel@@ o@@ ved parents away from me , and I never saw them again .
With ‘ low@@ l@@ iness of mind , we consider that others are su@@ peri@@ or to us . ’
E@@ ach time we call on a hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der , we try to pl@@ ant a se@@ ed of Scriptural truth .
The origin@@ al - language word for “ loving - kindness ” is al@@ ter@@ n@@ ati@@ vely rend@@ ered “ loyal love ” and en@@ ta@@ il@@ s fid@@ el@@ ity , so@@ li@@ dar@@ ity , and loy@@ al@@ ty .
In 19@@ 33 , I was appointed to serve as a pioneer ​ — the first one in the M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast .
What did An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch@@ us I@@ V do ?
U@@ z@@ z@@ iah , a king of Juda@@ h , proved faithful for years .
( b ) Why are we moved to praise Jehovah da@@ ily ?
Thus , in 1914 he “ came ” to beg@@ in his pres@@ ence as en@@ thr@@ oned King .
Jehovah has for@@ given their sin@@ s on the bas@@ is of the ransom .
P@@ u@@ bli@@ sh@@ ers may in@@ ser@@ t a small par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph that supp@@ lies the name of the writ@@ er@@ ’s ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn , his ac@@ ad@@ em@@ ic cre@@ d@@ enti@@ als , and a l@@ ist of his publi@@ shed works .
Their self - sacrifice streng@@ th@@ ened my faith in Jehovah and my love for our whole associ@@ ation of brothers . ”
Tru@@ ly , when it comes to pl@@ an@@ ting liter@@ al se@@ ed , we do not know where or if it will s@@ pr@@ out .
To which la@@ ws do Christ’s sub@@ je@@ cts sub@@ mit themselves ?
Be@@ fore discus@@ sing that important sub@@ ject , let us exam@@ ine Jesus ’ own example of being a good friend and see what we can learn from the way his disciples respon@@ ded to him .
In De@@ c@@ ember 19@@ 70 , im@@ medi@@ ately after my gra@@ du@@ ation , I went st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght to the Kingdom H@@ all , and I have been going to the meetings of Jehovah’s Witnesses ever since .
Why did E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us em@@ ba@@ r@@ k upon such un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted hu@@ ge pro@@ je@@ cts ?
( b ) What are some situ@@ ations at school when you might need to offer a bri@@ ef , s@@ il@@ ent prayer to Jehovah ?
By the st@@ ro@@ ke of a pen , the powerful king seem@@ ed to have co@@ vered his tr@@ ac@@ ks , sen@@ ding U@@ ri@@ ah to his death . ​ — 2 Samuel 11 : 14 - 17 .
Of course , there is now no way of tel@@ ling how long a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar por@@ tion of the earth was f@@ loo@@ ded , for the earth@@ ’s to@@ po@@ gra@@ ph@@ y was un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly chang@@ ed by the D@@ elu@@ ge .
Although a king , he was not even allow@@ ed in the cour@@ ty@@ ard of the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le .
Because they make up the group that John saw in a vision who “ came to life and rul@@ ed as k@@ ings with the Christ for a th@@ ous@@ and years . ”
I soon dis@@ co@@ vered that as an un@@ s@@ kil@@ led work@@ er , I had few pro@@ spe@@ cts of ear@@ ning a dec@@ ent wa@@ ge .
If we con@@ stan@@ tly ask for his help , he will give us the strength and wisdom needed in order to end@@ ure .
What is sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant about Paul’s word cho@@ ice in this s@@ crip@@ ture ?
But why set a time li@@ mit ?
Ar@@ m@@ ed mo@@ bs p@@ lun@@ der the ho@@ m@@ es of the dead and the d@@ ying .
When he cre@@ ated E@@ ve as a wife for Adam , Jehovah stated that the divine stan@@ d@@ ard was one wife for one husband .
You may won@@ der , ‘ Why would God cre@@ ate us with the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al to enjoy the vi@@ g@@ or of you@@ th only to have us end up dre@@ ading the effe@@ cts of old age ? ’
Yes , this fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative marriage of Israel to God was sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed by Ho@@ se@@ a@@ ’s clean marriage to G@@ om@@ er .
Isaiah used comm@@ on li@@ qui@@ ds ​ — water , mil@@ k , and w@@ ine — ​ as me@@ ta@@ p@@ hor@@ s to show how our personal life is affe@@ cted when we listen to Jehovah and follow the Le@@ ad@@ er and Com@@ man@@ der he has given us .
Like Paul , we too recogn@@ ize that we are en@@ tru@@ sted with the assignment of serving as pre@@ ach@@ ers of God’s Kingdom .
Revelation 21 : 14 , written de@@ ca@@ des after Paul’s let@@ ters to Timothy , men@@ tions 12 “ f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation st@@ ones ” in@@ s@@ cri@@ bed with the n@@ ames of the 12 apostles .
In The E@@ arly Ch@@ urch , hist@@ ori@@ an H@@ en@@ ry C@@ ha@@ d@@ wi@@ ck says that the early Christian congregation was known for its “ indi@@ ffer@@ ence to the pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of power in this world . ”
On this occasi@@ on Jesus and his disciples bo@@ ar@@ ded a bo@@ at and sa@@ iled e@@ ast ac@@ ro@@ ss the Se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e .
Per@@ haps you have experienced similar pe@@ er pres@@ sure .
How long would the preaching work continue ?
Then in 19@@ 70 , we were invit@@ ed to the branch of@@ fice in P@@ ort Mo@@ res@@ by , the cap@@ it@@ al of Pa@@ pua New G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a , to serve as full - time transl@@ at@@ ors .
This activ@@ ity , however , is not just for the young .
R@@ al@@ ph W@@ alls
C@@ i@@ vi@@ l W@@ ar B@@ r@@ ings T@@ ests
For some , it was the first time they had attend@@ ed a ga@@ ther@@ ing of more than 15 or 20 of God’s people .
Those Who In@@ qui@@ red of God
R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch@@ er V@@ it@@ ali@@ j I@@ v@@ ano@@ vi@@ ch Pe@@ tr@@ en@@ ko wrote : “ The use of i@@ ma@@ ges and its tra@@ dition comes from well before the Christian er@@ a and had an ‘ an@@ c@@ es@@ try in pa@@ gan@@ ism . ’ ”
The Com@@ p@@ lu@@ ten@@ si@@ an P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t ( 1@@ 5@@ 14 - 17 ) , s@@ pon@@ s@@ ored by C@@ ar@@ din@@ al C@@ is@@ n@@ er@@ o@@ s , was pr@@ inted in Al@@ cal@@ á de H@@ en@@ a@@ res , S@@ pain .
What a sh@@ o@@ ck to those who@@ se hope was in human rul@@ ers !
She we@@ t his fe@@ et with her te@@ ars and wi@@ ped them off with the ha@@ ir of her head .
This time he bo@@ ar@@ ded a ship b@@ ound for A@@ th@@ ens .
Ha@@ ve a prop@@ er view of money .
In time , some of the c@@ li@@ ff@@ s bor@@ der@@ ing these c@@ any@@ ons gra@@ du@@ ally bro@@ ke up into a my@@ ri@@ ad of co@@ lum@@ ns of ro@@ ck@@ y con@@ es , end@@ ow@@ ing the land with s@@ cul@@ p@@ tures found no@@ where el@@ se on earth .
This provi@@ des a reas@@ sur@@ ing less@@ on for us .
How did Paul view his personal share in the r@@ ace ?
N@@ ex@@ t , the W@@ arri@@ or - King will pro@@ ce@@ ed against Satan’s pol@@ itical system , br@@ ing@@ ing it to nothing .
Yet , Paul had no mor@@ bi@@ d fear for his life .
Ha@@ ving seen David as a person of faith and courage who had just de@@ fe@@ ated Go@@ li@@ ath , Saul wanted to know what kind of man had ra@@ ised such a bo@@ y .
( a ) How should you@@ ng@@ er ones ad@@ d@@ ress their parents ?
The ans@@ wers to these and rel@@ ated questions will be consider@@ ed in the following article .
On the other hand , serious trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions of Jehovah’s law that are com@@ mit@@ ted by a person who does not man@@ i@@ f@@ est a b@@ ra@@ z@@ en attitude may invol@@ ve “ gre@@ e@@ din@@ ess . ”
Di@@ d Jesus ac@@ tually need this qu@@ ality ?
Be@@ fore we can c@@ learly imp@@ ar@@ t to others what the Bible says , we need to get the sense of it ourselves .
The f@@ ar@@ m@@ er let me r@@ ent a small co@@ t@@ ta@@ ge .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ It is a means of great gain , this godly devo@@ tion along with self - su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y . . . . Ha@@ ving su@@ st@@ en@@ ance and co@@ ver@@ ing , we shall be cont@@ ent with these things . ”
His name was G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el .
often con@@ tain@@ s artic@@ les on health matters .
Even when As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a , the world power at that time , in@@ va@@ ded Juda@@ h and th@@ reat@@ ened to an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ate Jerusalem , He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly reli@@ ed on Jehovah .
A@@ U@@ G@@ U@@ S@@ T 9 - 11
He never for@@ got his first imp@@ res@@ sion of a vis@@ it to a branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in W@@ es@@ ter@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
It was faith in the resurrection of Jesus Christ that moved his disciples to preach the go@@ spe@@ l thr@@ ough@@ out the G@@ rec@@ o - Rom@@ an world ​ — “ in all cre@@ ation that is under heaven . ”
Who have taken the lead in “ the ministry of the re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation , ” and how have they done so ?
When one of Jehovah’s Witnesses vis@@ ited him , he accepted a Bible study .
N@@ ever before had I seen the Bible .
Jesus reas@@ oned with the mo@@ b that if they were loo@@ king for him , they should let his apostles go .
However , a much more inter@@ es@@ ting ph@@ en@@ om@@ en@@ on is occ@@ ur@@ ring among the people of Ch@@ ile .
The public ad@@ d@@ ress , “ The P@@ r@@ in@@ ce of Pe@@ ace , ” being ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ised on a city bu@@ s in Bar@@ ba@@ do@@ s
The information we take in will help us to make wise and bene@@ fi@@ cial decisions that ple@@ ase Jehovah and make his heart rejo@@ ice .
( b ) Gi@@ ve Scriptural examples of older ones who pro@@ duc@@ ed “ the fru@@ it of li@@ ps . ”
We should therefore be more determined than ever to take an ac@@ tive part in the work that Jesus fore@@ told when he said : “ This good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations ; and then the end [ te@@ ʹ@@ lo@@ s ] will come . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Jehovah chang@@ ed A@@ br@@ am@@ ’s name to Abraham in Cana@@ an when Abraham was 9@@ 9 years old . ​ — Genesis 17 : 1 , 5 .
( b ) What does “ un@@ deser@@ ved kindness ” mean ?
So I look to God to sol@@ ve such in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es . ​ — John 17 : 14 ; Acts 10 : 34 , 35 .
No , they im@@ medi@@ ately provide the needed medi@@ cal ass@@ ist@@ ance .
“ By faith Noah , after being given divine war@@ ning of things not yet be@@ held , showed godly fear and con@@ stru@@ cted an ar@@ k . ”
F@@ or@@ m@@ er U@@ .@@ S . c@@ ong@@ res@@ s@@ man W@@ il@@ li@@ am R@@ an@@ do@@ l@@ ph H@@ ear@@ st once said : “ All men are cre@@ ated e@@ qu@@ al in one respect , at le@@ ast , and that is their desire to be un@@ e@@ qu@@ al . ”
Why should we re@@ ject self - con@@ dem@@ ning thoughts ?
The travel@@ ers were en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally gre@@ et@@ ed by the refu@@ ge@@ es .
C@@ ould it be that Jesus did not die at Go@@ l@@ go@@ th@@ a , as the Bible says he did , but sur@@ vi@@ ved ?
Some I@@ tal@@ ians with whom we stu@@ died left the country , and it was not possible to organiz@@ e a congregation there .
They , however , were not the first to die .
Even with the best of pl@@ ans and the most s@@ inc@@ ere in@@ ten@@ tions , things do not always turn out as expe@@ cted .
They are r@@ un@@ ning away from problems .
So it is wise for parents to help their children to learn the truth and to love it while the children are still young .
To accom@@ pl@@ ish this requi@@ res that the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing also serve in a pri@@ es@@ tly cap@@ ac@@ ity .
And one bi@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ her of Me@@ tho@@ di@@ us even men@@ tions that their mother was of S@@ la@@ vi@@ c orig@@ in .
Today , while car@@ ing for her mother in Cana@@ da , M@@ au@@ re@@ en still ser@@ ves as a special pioneer .
S@@ af@@ ety regul@@ ations u@@ su@@ ally requi@@ re that work@@ ers on a s@@ ite use personal prote@@ ctive e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment .
J@@ U@@ L@@ Y 6 - 8
My parents had a special gift for making opportun@@ ities to speak about the Kingdom .
That , too , was a li@@ e .
Is it not one God that has cre@@ ated us ?
Why can it be said that the Bible is like no other book of religion ?
At times , he even used the expres@@ sion “ ple@@ ase ” when ple@@ ading with them to turn back from their h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful ways and do what was right . ​ — Read E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 18 : 25 .
The ph@@ ra@@ se “ at that time ” evid@@ ently ref@@ ers to the ev@@ ent that Jesus had just mentioned , nam@@ ely , the ‘ pit@@ ch@@ ing of the we@@ e@@ ds into the fi@@ er@@ y fur@@ n@@ ace . ’
I have pleas@@ ant mem@@ ori@@ es of when I was a you@@ th s@@ it@@ ting on our back por@@ ch at night and listen@@ ing to Father and Bro@@ ther N@@ ic@@ ho@@ ls talk .
De@@ c@@ ember ​ — J@@ anu@@ ary
R@@ em@@ ember , though , that Jehovah’s pain was likely more in@@ ten@@ se .
The f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of the temple was la@@ id in 5@@ 36 B.C.E . ​ — “ in the second year of their coming . ”
If you apply the wise counsel found in 1 Corinthians chap@@ ter 7 , you can keep such problems to a min@@ i@@ mu@@ m .
Rather , he as@@ sures us that ‘ he ca@@ res for us . ’
Fir@@ st , let us re@@ view what re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers have dis@@ co@@ vered about the imp@@ act that to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o use has on human health .
When you mar@@ ry someone who lo@@ ves Jehovah , you will have a par@@ t@@ ner who will help you to remain faithful to God
( b ) I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how ‘ God’s word r@@ un@@ s s@@ wi@@ f@@ tly . ’
Bro@@ ther L@@ et@@ t explained that one ob@@ je@@ ctive of the re@@ vision was to bring the song@@ s into har@@ mony with the re@@ v@@ ised New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures .
Un@@ der what circumstances may we need to refle@@ ct Jehovah’s sense of justice ?
Par@@ k@@ in
To put it another way , our study of the Bible needs to be more than an ac@@ ad@@ em@@ ic exerc@@ ise .
The young v@@ il@@ la@@ g@@ ers had come to the bi@@ g city to seek se@@ cur@@ ity in order to support their famili@@ es or to get a@@ head fin@@ an@@ cially .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , her wi@@ do@@ wed daugh@@ ter - in - law Ru@@ th became the wife of el@@ der@@ ly Bo@@ a@@ z , bor@@ e him a son , and became an an@@ c@@ est@@ ress of Jesus , the Messi@@ ah !
In the 4@@ 5@@ th Psalm , the ro@@ y@@ al we@@ d@@ ding occ@@ ur@@ s after the King Jesus Christ gi@@ r@@ ds on his s@@ word and ‘ go@@ es on to vi@@ ct@@ ory ’ over his enem@@ ies . ​ — P@@ s .
What if personal study is difficult for us ?
Like Saul , he could find himself dra@@ g@@ ged into a des@@ tru@@ ctive course of action .
How Do Jehovah’s Witnesses V@@ i@@ e@@ w Mar@@ ri@@ age ?
No , I wish that all of Jehovah’s people were prophe@@ ts , because Jehovah would put his spirit upon them ! ”
What of a congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s r@@ en@@ ting a building that bel@@ ong@@ s to a religious organization ?
A young L@@ ab@@ ra@@ d@@ or re@@ tri@@ ever nam@@ ed O@@ c@@ é@@ ane was ready to become my “ eyes . ”
The apostles simply could not com@@ p@@ ly with that order .
The su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions on page 21 may help .
For example , two 15 - year - old bo@@ ys , both Jehovah’s Witnesses , received an assignment as part of their world hist@@ ory class to wr@@ ite a repor@@ t on one of the worl@@ d’s religi@@ ons .
How does he feel about his decision to get baptized when he was 12 years old ?
Ju@@ ne 21 - 27 , 20@@ 10
Peter , James , and John ​ — “ who seem@@ ed to be p@@ ill@@ ars ” — ​ gave the apostle Paul and his fellow work@@ er Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s a com@@ mis@@ sion .
There we find an “ inter@@ change of encourag@@ ement . . . each one through the o@@ ther’s faith . ”
Jesus , however , “ hum@@ b@@ led himself and became obedi@@ ent as far as death . ”
How the Mal@@ ag@@ as@@ y transl@@ ation was pro@@ duc@@ ed is a st@@ ory of pers@@ ist@@ ence and dedic@@ ation .
When we do so , we demonstr@@ ate that we really trust in Jehovah and cho@@ ose the only sa@@ fe way for a Christian to live .
Daniel was pro@@ ba@@ bly in his 9@@ 0 ’ s when B@@ el@@ sh@@ a@@ z@@ z@@ ar sum@@ mon@@ ed him to inter@@ pre@@ t the my@@ st@@ eri@@ ous h@@ and@@ writ@@ ing on the w@@ all .
In S@@ r@@ i L@@ anka , a family regul@@ arly read the Bible together , but they were not get@@ ting ans@@ wers to many questions that were important to them .
It may take many at@@ temp@@ ts to find them at home , but it is wor@@ th the effort .
Because of his un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish interest in his fel@@ low@@ man , Job was ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able to str@@ ang@@ ers .
The true God destro@@ yed an enti@@ re world of mankind because of their viol@@ ent ways .
I feel truly bless@@ ed to have such a rich spiritual her@@ it@@ age .
The local people prof@@ ess@@ ed to believe in the al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God , the Father , but they did not know his name .
H@@ ol@@ l@@ y@@ w@@ o@@ od is good at pi@@ c@@ king up on tr@@ ends . . . .
Even in Bible times , however , mirac@@ ul@@ ous deli@@ ver@@ ance was the exc@@ ep@@ tion rather than the rule .
* However , when God’s t@@ ol@@ er@@ ation of these ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers ended , they were “ h@@ ur@@ led ” out of heaven , ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely to be destro@@ yed .
Their bo@@ at was mo@@ ored near A@@ st@@ ori@@ a , O@@ reg@@ on , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , a pi@@ c@@ tu@@ res@@ que to@@ wn sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by fore@@ sted h@@ ill@@ s and s@@ no@@ w@@ c@@ app@@ ed m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , just a sh@@ ort dist@@ ance from the P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c O@@ ce@@ an .
“ Do put my te@@ ars in your s@@ k@@ in bo@@ t@@ tle .
S@@ ad@@ ly , however , he has vi@@ vi@@ d mem@@ ori@@ es of the h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y of the pri@@ ests who d@@ ran@@ k heav@@ ily , g@@ am@@ b@@ led , and sto@@ le from the col@@ le@@ ction pl@@ ate , all the while preaching to him about bur@@ ning in hel@@ l if he sin@@ ned .
The apostle Peter c@@ learly id@@ enti@@ fied this new nation .
What assignment had we been given ?
Jesus went on to say : “ What I say to you I say to all , Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch . ”
Jesus told his listen@@ ers : “ If you , al@@ though being wicked , know how to give good gi@@ f@@ ts to your children , how much more so will the Father in heaven give holy spirit to those as@@ king him ! ”
For instance , if we fai@@ l to pas@@ s an ex@@ am , get a jo@@ b , or w@@ in some@@ one@@ ’s heart , we may feel wor@@ th@@ less .
Why can we be sure that Paul’s house - to - house preaching involved un@@ believers ?
Is it possible , though , that Revelation 20 : 1 - 3 does not men@@ tion the dem@@ ons because they are destro@@ yed at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on along with the v@@ isi@@ ble part of Satan’s se@@ ed ?
O@@ thers view God more as a dist@@ ant relati@@ ve .
The ministry , a chall@@ enge at first , became a s@@ ource of great joy , so much so that in 199@@ 8 , I en@@ ro@@ l@@ led as a regul@@ ar pioneer .
What el@@ se could A@@ le@@ x do ?
Even the perfect man Jesus we@@ pt over the death of his friend La@@ z@@ ar@@ us .
At times , some young ones , like the pro@@ di@@ g@@ al son , may turn away from the truth .
S@@ A@@ U@@ L was see@@ thing with ra@@ ge at Jesus ’ followers .
In God’s strength , Jeremiah accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed what he could never have done on his own . ​ — Read Jeremiah 20 : 7 - 9 .
Even though the answer to his pet@@ iti@@ ons did not take the form he wanted , Paul accepted God’s respon@@ se with gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de . ​ — 2 Corinthians 12 : 9 , 10 .
U@@ p@@ on fin@@ ding one pe@@ ar@@ l of high value , away he went and prom@@ p@@ tly so@@ ld all the things he had and b@@ ought it . ”
One S@@ un@@ day my father came to the meeting with us , in@@ ten@@ ding to vo@@ ice his dis@@ satis@@ fac@@ tion with the Witnesses .
• If possible , the name of the do@@ ct@@ or who is a@@ ware of your cho@@ ic@@ es
L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing to my mother tal@@ king about the hist@@ ory of God’s organization and see@@ ing for my@@ self the fulfill@@ ment of Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es concer@@ ning the last days cultiv@@ ated in me a desire to serve at Bethel .
Fir@@ st , through the Bible , he provi@@ des knowledge and guid@@ ance to help you face ad@@ vers@@ ities succ@@ ess@@ fully .
“ Be kind to yourself , Lord ”
In the next vision , John b@@ eho@@ l@@ ds “ se@@ ven angels with se@@ ven pla@@ gu@@ es . ”
Th@@ ough some ch@@ ur@@ ches cla@@ im that their faith is based on the Bible , their message of ‘ believe in Jesus and you will be sa@@ ved ’ makes light of serious Bible study .
As the years pas@@ sed and the ar@@ k took shap@@ e , Noah must have been so g@@ la@@ d to have the support of his family !
Since id@@ le talk may lead to s@@ l@@ an@@ der , Paul spoke out against certain go@@ s@@ si@@ p@@ ers .
David did not want to be cl@@ as@@ sed with the wicked .
H@@ on@@ or@@ ing Jehovah and Christ is not op@@ tional .
• Why do we need the help of others in our congregation ?
Jehovah had Jesus pas@@ s on holy spirit to strengthen his disciples in Christian truth .
L@@ ear@@ ning of this , local ch@@ urch of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als told their par@@ ishi@@ on@@ ers to ga@@ ther in that h@@ all for a ch@@ urch service at the time sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ed for our ev@@ ent .
The Scriptures say that “ God is love ” because he is the very ep@@ it@@ ome of that qu@@ ality .
Fir@@ st of all , they ref@@ ra@@ in from any such activ@@ ity themselves .
When the war ended in 194@@ 5 , I re@@ turned to H@@ el@@ sin@@ ki , and M@@ other started taking me to the meetings of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Ch@@ il@@ dren ​ — What Will H@@ el@@ p You to F@@ ol@@ low Jesus ’ Ex@@ am@@ ple ?
How did anointed ones prove themselves faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et ?
How thor@@ ough@@ ly did they car@@ ry out that assignment ?
[ Bo@@ x on page 10 , 11 ]
For example , he gives his people “ power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l ” by means of his holy spirit .
Indeed , by s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely com@@ men@@ ding fellow believers , an el@@ der li@@ f@@ ts their spirit and deep@@ ens their joy .
In 19@@ 37 , when I was in the si@@ x@@ th gra@@ de of el@@ em@@ ent@@ ary school , the Sin@@ o - J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese W@@ ar began .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Na@@ am@@ an became a worshi@@ per of Jehovah . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 5 : 1 - 3 , 13 - 19 .
As a child , I would often mu@@ se about li@@ fe@@ ’s in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es , not only because my family was po@@ or but also because I su@@ ffered from c@@ ong@@ en@@ it@@ al cur@@ v@@ ature of the sp@@ ine .
Let us see how the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit will help us in spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c ways .
8 : 6 - 12 ; 9 : 1 , 13 ; 11 : 15 ​ — When did the se@@ ven angels pre@@ pare to b@@ low their tru@@ mp@@ e@@ ts , and when and how were the tru@@ mp@@ et b@@ la@@ st@@ s s@@ oun@@ ded ?
Y@@ E@@ A@@ R B@@ O@@ R@@ N : 198@@ 6
However , this does not mean that God vie@@ ws ani@@ mal@@ s in the same way that he does humans .
A go - between had been asked to tra@@ v@@ el a long dist@@ ance to find a bri@@ de for the man .
C@@ ar@@ lo@@ s , now a member of a Bethel family , rel@@ ates how his mother over@@ came the strong op@@ position of his father by rema@@ ining kind and taking prop@@ er care of the home .
Gre@@ at joy comes from giving of ourselves to our brothers and sisters .
Even so , he men@@ tions Je@@ h@@ u three times ​ — on a st@@ ela , on a st@@ atu@@ e of S@@ hal@@ man@@ es@@ er , and in the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an ro@@ y@@ al ann@@ als .
Consider some are@@ as of life in which obedi@@ ence is especially important .
D@@ ra@@ w close to God by using his name , pra@@ ying to him , stud@@ ying his Word , and doing what pleas@@ es him
During the H@@ it@@ l@@ er re@@ gi@@ me , Jehovah’s Witnesses were persecu@@ ted because they refu@@ sed to put H@@ it@@ l@@ er a@@ bo@@ ve the true God , Jehovah .
No@@ tice that in each of the a@@ bo@@ ve - mentioned c@@ as@@ es , M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el is por@@ tra@@ yed as a war@@ ri@@ or ang@@ el bat@@ t@@ ling for and prote@@ cting God’s people , even con@@ fr@@ on@@ ting Jehovah’s great@@ est enem@@ y , Satan .
For example , even among the members of the O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation for E@@ con@@ om@@ ic C@@ o@@ op@@ er@@ ation and D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ment , by 200@@ 4 un@@ emp@@ loy@@ ment had “ ris@@ en to a@@ bo@@ ve 32 milli@@ on , re@@ aching a high@@ er le@@ v@@ el than during the Gre@@ at De@@ pres@@ sion of the 19@@ 30 ’ s . ”
In his deal@@ ings with the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , how did Jesus show his loyal love for God’s Word ?
A person who shows loving - kindness to fellow humans does so by vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary de@@ e@@ ds in@@ tend@@ ed to f@@ ill a c@@ ru@@ cial need .
In@@ sight A@@ ver@@ ts a C@@ ris@@ is
When your son was you@@ ng@@ er , he was like a bo@@ at ti@@ ed to a do@@ ck ​ — you .
W@@ ell , we sin da@@ ily , and sin lea@@ ds to death .
How is faithful end@@ ur@@ ance possible ?
Un@@ like Israel@@ ’s wicked King A@@ ha@@ b , some Israelites who wit@@ ness@@ ed Jehovah’s respon@@ se to Eli@@ j@@ ah’s fi@@ re t@@ est recogn@@ ized God’s hand in matters .
Th@@ ough much of the language here is sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic , we can re@@ adi@@ ly dis@@ cer@@ n this much : God will s@@ end an ar@@ my of ang@@ eli@@ c cre@@ atu@@ res to ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ate his enem@@ ies .
“ I would do anything to see her come back to Jehovah ! ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , they make up their mind not to be di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted by this world .
From pris@@ on in Bu@@ da@@ p@@ est , he was sent to the la@@ b@@ or cam@@ p at B@@ or , with some 1@@ 60 other brothers .
As a result of these actions by God in their be@@ half , anointed Christians do not hope to live et@@ er@@ n@@ ally on earth .
Why do some te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers se@@ em so con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ous ?
11 ​ — Why do some eng@@ age in bad conduct ?
We , however , hope to enjoy everlasting life and witness the resurrection , things un@@ seen by the world .
E@@ very first day of the we@@ ek let each of you at his own house set something asi@@ de in st@@ ore as he may be pro@@ s@@ per@@ ing . . .
As with any s@@ k@@ ill , some people se@@ em to be able to ma@@ ster it qu@@ ite eas@@ ily , while others have a har@@ der time .
What a fine way to in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce his message in a kind , res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful man@@ ner !
Fa@@ ith in God and love for the congregation move Christian men to re@@ ach out for this fine work , not thinking that the pri@@ ce is too high or that it is too dem@@ an@@ ding .
When he went into the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , he did not we@@ ar a v@@ ei@@ l .
Can the Bible serve as a valu@@ able guid@@ el@@ ine ?
He knew that by pro@@ ving that acc@@ us@@ ations made against God were to@@ t@@ ally un@@ f@@ oun@@ ded , he was making Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice . ​ — Pro@@ v .
He not only cor@@ rec@@ ts us when necess@@ ary , but he also tra@@ ins us .
“ I pu@@ m@@ me@@ l my body and lead it as a slave , ” said Paul , “ that , after I have pre@@ ached to others , I my@@ self should not become disa@@ p@@ proved som@@ eho@@ w . ”
A C@@ ase of Mis@@ gu@@ i@@ ded W@@ a@@ iting
Jehovah loved his human cre@@ ation and car@@ ed for their wel@@ f@@ are .
By keep@@ ing our life simp@@ le , we have more time to re@@ ach people with the good news .
• How was Jesus ’ way of teaching su@@ peri@@ or to that of the s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es ?
( a ) After his resurrection , Jesus gave what comm@@ and to his followers ?
In descri@@ b@@ ing the tri@@ als that come with old age , E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 5 says : “ M@@ an is wal@@ king to his long - lasting house and the wa@@ il@@ ers have mar@@ ched around in the st@@ re@@ et . ”
They received more instru@@ ction than many other disciples in the first century did .
The men could then quic@@ k@@ ly col@@ le@@ ct the c@@ in@@ nam@@ on ba@@ r@@ k and sel@@ l it to mer@@ ch@@ ants .
To whom do we give cre@@ di@@ t for the things we have come to see and hear ?
Ex@@ pres@@ sing his feelings about God’s Word , the psalmist David wrote : “ To me how preci@@ ous your thoughts are !
A@@ c@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing Jehovah as the S@@ ource of his life , Jesus said : “ I live because of the Father . ”
We may think of a child who gives a gift to his parents from the small allow@@ ance they have given him .
Why is Moses ’ re@@ qu@@ est recorded at Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 33 : 13 of special interest to Christian overse@@ ers today ?
I have taken deli@@ ght in help@@ ing our son and daugh@@ ter get to know Jehovah as I do .
The sister in the rec@@ ep@@ tion are@@ a could pres@@ s a bu@@ t@@ t@@ on that ran@@ g a b@@ ell down in the bas@@ ement when any d@@ anger th@@ reat@@ ened , so that the sisters there could hi@@ de the public@@ ations before anyone could star@@ t an in@@ spe@@ ction .
Satan will be imp@@ ris@@ oned for 1@@ ,000 years , but people who love God will sur@@ vi@@ ve to enjoy a new system of things on earth . ​ — Read Revelation 16 : 14 , 16 ; 20 : 1 - 3 ; 21 : 3 , 4 .
So boo@@ ks , ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , fil@@ ms , and mu@@ si@@ c that encoura@@ ge se@@ x@@ u@@ al feelings will lead to wrong desi@@ res , and these may ev@@ en@@ tually lead to sin .
In turn , mis@@ trust soon num@@ bs human com@@ pas@@ sion .
The fact that certain boo@@ ks were mentioned in the Bible and that they were u@@ sa@@ ble s@@ our@@ ces should not lead us to conclu@@ de that they were inspired .
“ If you come back at 5 : 00 p@@ .@@ m . , we can arr@@ ange it , ” Bro@@ ther Su@@ it@@ er respon@@ ded .
Hence , let us demonstr@@ ate each day , in@@ deed each h@@ our , of our lives that we are worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah , sub@@ je@@ cts of his Kingdom , and pr@@ ou@@ d to be his Witnesses .
14 , 15 . ( a ) What did Paul re@@ com@@ men@@ d we set our mind on ?
I still remember my first day in the house - to - house ministry .
Ser@@ vice A@@ bro@@ ad
In a vision repor@@ ted in the book of Revelation , Jesus is seen as a King ri@@ ding for@@ th vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ously on a wh@@ ite hor@@ se .
Mar@@ ri@@ age mat@@ es can show this love by being pati@@ ent and kind and by not keep@@ ing “ account of the in@@ j@@ ur@@ y . ”
This would inclu@@ de being al@@ er@@ t to indic@@ ations of spiritual prog@@ ress .
One Witness was so appreci@@ ative of the help that when she received pa@@ y@@ ment from her in@@ sur@@ ance compan@@ y to co@@ ver the re@@ pa@@ ir@@ s to her house , she im@@ medi@@ ately don@@ ated the money to the reli@@ ef fun@@ d so that it could help others in need .
Bu@@ ying O@@ u@@ t Ti@@ me for Re@@ ading and S@@ tu@@ dy , 10 / 1
As long as we are free and able to associ@@ ate with one another , we must not try to walk al@@ one along the cr@@ am@@ ped ro@@ ad le@@ ading off into life . ​ — Proverbs 18 : 1 ; Matthew 7 : 14 .
F@@ o@@ c@@ us on positi@@ ve thoughts
If your mate la@@ sh@@ es out with h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful words in respon@@ se to har@@ d@@ ship or “ op@@ pres@@ sion , ” try to remain cal@@ m .
He conclu@@ ded : “ When I am we@@ ak , then I am powerful . ”
That origin@@ al one became known as the U@@ pp@@ er B@@ r@@ on@@ x C@@ ongreg@@ ation , which I attend@@ ed .
To whom does the expres@@ sion “ the tw@@ el@@ ve tri@@ bes of Israel ” ref@@ er in the con@@ text of Matthew 19 : 28 and Luke 22 : 30 ?
For most who cla@@ im to be Christians , Par@@ adise has been lost .
Ther@@ efore , he sent his el@@ des@@ t serv@@ ant to M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia to ob@@ tain a wife for Isa@@ a@@ c .
He came and really enjo@@ yed them .
“ With a M@@ il@@ d T@@ emp@@ er and De@@ ep R@@ es@@ pect ”
When does the Lord ‘ arri@@ ve ’ ?
What less@@ on can we learn from Paul’s hum@@ bly ad@@ mit@@ ting his need for “ a streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id ” ?
His listen@@ ers feel no need to expres@@ s themselves .
We Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ve an In@@ her@@ it@@ ance
It cannot less@@ en ei@@ ther the happiness of rul@@ ing with Christ in the heavenly Kingdom or the joy of being gr@@ anted everlasting life as one of the earthly sub@@ je@@ cts of that govern@@ ment .
The Bible coun@@ sel@@ s men to s@@ tic@@ k “ with the wife of [ their ] you@@ th . ”
In light of these fac@@ ts , does not the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ vice about al@@ co@@ ho@@ l s@@ ound reason@@ able to you ?
Why are Christian parents in the best position to pre@@ pare their children for making a dedic@@ ation to Jehovah ?
A pi@@ e@@ ce of fru@@ it , as mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , is matu@@ re , or ri@@ pe , when it has comple@@ ted its n@@ atur@@ al gro@@ w@@ th c@@ y@@ c@@ le and its appe@@ ar@@ ance , col@@ or , ar@@ oma , and ta@@ st@@ e have re@@ ached what is consider@@ ed desi@@ ra@@ ble .
She im@@ medi@@ ately began s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing , sum@@ mon@@ ing the other servants into the house .
A@@ n example from the ancient nation of Israel may help us .
At times , some of these individuals are l@@ on@@ ely .
But in the new world to come , the me@@ ek and the righteous will be ne@@ i@@ ther a min@@ or@@ ity nor a ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity ; they will be the only people ali@@ ve .
The L@@ or@@ d’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to Paul , “ My power is being made perfect in we@@ ak@@ ness ” proved true in my life too .
I pray@@ ed to Jehovah about my vie@@ w@@ poin@@ ts and the in@@ ten@@ tions of my heart .
May we , then , be care@@ ful not to make fo@@ ol@@ ish ple@@ d@@ ges .
Jesus is a wonderful example of someone mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love .
As medi@@ at@@ or of that covenant , Moses con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed God’s word to the sons of Israel : “ If you will stri@@ c@@ tly obey my vo@@ ice and will in@@ deed keep my covenant , then you will certainly become . . . a holy nation . ”
Ex@@ c@@ el@@ l@@ ent practic@@ al su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions for imp@@ ro@@ ving the way we study can be found in S@@ tu@@ dy 7 of the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol G@@ u@@ ide@@ book .
As a result , I always felt d@@ ri@@ ven to re@@ ach go@@ als .
Thus , James and his mother set off for the Kingdom H@@ all al@@ one .
I@@ t@@ se@@ di@@ n was an old fort , and my c@@ ell was full of r@@ ats .
They righ@@ tly feel li@@ ber@@ ated by God’s law , are truly happy , and ke@@ en@@ ly a@@ wa@@ it the time when they will be set free from sin and its de@@ ad@@ ly effe@@ cts .
How sa@@ d if one en@@ ter@@ tain@@ s no hope bey@@ ond life in this present world !
Do You S@@ how R@@ es@@ pect ?
‘ Such di@@ vers@@ ity in religion , ’ say many , ‘ is no more than a heal@@ thy expres@@ sion of individu@@ al fre@@ e@@ dom . ’
C@@ ha@@ p@@ ter 18 is ent@@ it@@ led “ Do You R@@ em@@ ember to Sa@@ y Th@@ an@@ k You ? ”
Can We Re@@ ally G@@ et to K@@ now God ?
T@@ ak@@ ing such a fac@@ t@@ or into consider@@ ation , he jud@@ ged them acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , in a mer@@ ci@@ ful and loving man@@ ner .
How confid@@ ent that ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant man must have been , especially when the Israelites appe@@ ared to be tra@@ pp@@ ed between the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s and the se@@ a !
How did the un@@ fol@@ ding of events make the meaning of Jesus ’ instru@@ ctions clear ?
Today , we too need to think about what is most important to us .
We can sto@@ p if we allow such qualities as peace , go@@ o@@ dness , and self - control to exerc@@ ise a godly influ@@ ence in our lives . ​ — Luke 11 : 13 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 22 , 23 .
This sh@@ am@@ e@@ ful conduct may r@@ ange from con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ousness to ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y .
By displa@@ ying a will@@ ing@@ ness to per@@ form such a low@@ ly t@@ ask , Jesus gave his apostles an ob@@ ject less@@ on that would be deep@@ ly eng@@ ra@@ ved on their min@@ ds and would encoura@@ ge them to be hum@@ ble in the days a@@ head .
A matu@@ re Christian wants to have an “ acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge ” of the Bible .
C@@ u@@ ri@@ os@@ ity moved me to jo@@ in the con@@ vers@@ ation , and I asked a few questions .
Our inc@@ ess@@ ant prayers , however , will help us to keep our lives on a spiritual course des@@ pite pers@@ ist@@ ent problems , temp@@ t@@ ations , and disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement .
If this is the case , where did the Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation come from ?
TH@@ E apostle Paul wrote under inspi@@ r@@ ation about n@@ ine qualities that result from the action of holy spirit .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , God promises to “ wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more . ”
When both husband and wife have jo@@ bs , it has a serious imp@@ act .
What resul@@ ts when we receive this “ peace of God that sur@@ pas@@ ses all understanding ” ?
One sur@@ vi@@ v@@ or of the 19@@ 0@@ 6 earth@@ qu@@ ake called it “ the most ter@@ ri@@ ble disa@@ ster that ever be@@ f@@ ell a st@@ ate or city . ”
As the group made spiritual prog@@ ress , the he@@ ad@@ ma@@ ster of the local school pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted them from stud@@ ying the Bible on public land .
( Read 2 Corinthians 2 : 6 - 8 . )
What is known about the s@@ cri@@ ba@@ l prof@@ es@@ sion in that early peri@@ od ?
Rus@@ sel@@ l , e@@ dit@@ or of “ Z@@ i@@ on@@ ’s W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er , ” moved to Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
B@@ ap@@ t@@ is@@ ma@@ l can@@ di@@ d@@ ates must also ac@@ knowledge the “ su@@ peri@@ or position ” to which God has ex@@ al@@ ted his Son . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 8 - 11 ; Revelation 19 : 16 .
Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment by Jesus will mean ei@@ ther life or death .
On the other hand , Jehovah felt deep affe@@ ction for the prophet Daniel , for an ang@@ el called him a “ very desi@@ ra@@ ble man . ”
Do we have a re@@ pu@@ tation for being g@@ ent@@ le and eas@@ y to talk to ?
That is commun@@ ic@@ ation .
If so , Jehovah’s Witnesses in your commun@@ ity will be g@@ la@@ d to show you how to find true friends .
Indeed , when you walk by spirit , ap@@ pl@@ ying the direction given to Jehovah’s servants , you can re@@ a@@ p b@@ oun@@ ti@@ fully .
Par@@ ents , Pro@@ vi@@ de for Ne@@ e@@ ds of Your F@@ am@@ ily , 6 / 15
What bat@@ tle has he w@@ on ?
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , in his day most people did not enjoy in@@ ner peace .
Your Per@@ s@@ onal C@@ ho@@ ice
In a similar way , get@@ ting to know God’s ways through the pages of the Bible is help@@ ing milli@@ ons of people worl@@ d@@ wide today to make bene@@ fi@@ cial chang@@ es in their lives .
Peter , who@@ se name means “ A P@@ i@@ e@@ ce of R@@ o@@ ck , ” in@@ deed lived up to his name , for he displa@@ yed ro@@ ck@@ like qualities .
While the moral standards pres@@ ented in God’s Word are clear and spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c , they are not an op@@ pres@@ sive bur@@ den .
On the bas@@ is of her ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation , he may conclu@@ de that his wi@@ fe@@ ’s pres@@ ence could give ris@@ e to a situation that might be un@@ pleas@@ ant to him .
David has had second thoughts about the wisdom of mo@@ ving to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , and he has res@@ ol@@ ved never again to let money d@@ om@@ in@@ ate his decisions .
Al@@ most all the water on the earth has pas@@ sed through the water c@@ y@@ c@@ le coun@@ t@@ less times . ” ​ — M@@ ic@@ ro@@ so@@ ft En@@ car@@ ta Re@@ fer@@ ence Li@@ br@@ ary 200@@ 5 .
God streng@@ th@@ ened him , reas@@ sur@@ ing Eli@@ j@@ ah that he was not al@@ one , since there were others who were loyal to true worship .
In fact , he has g@@ one on rec@@ ord un@@ ambi@@ gu@@ ously st@@ ating that he will inter@@ v@@ ene and “ bring to ru@@ in those ru@@ ining the earth . ”
The man@@ ’s neigh@@ b@@ ors also no@@ ted the man , but all they saw was a beg@@ g@@ ar .
8 , 9 . ( a ) Why did J@@ on@@ a@@ than ple@@ dge his loy@@ al@@ ty to David ?
It filled a vo@@ id in my heart ​ — the need to feel loved and ch@@ eri@@ shed by Jehovah .
Be@@ fore Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , Jesus will give them their promised heavenly re@@ ward .
R@@ em@@ ember , no man has reason to bo@@ ast in his knowledge .
Wor@@ ship God “ in S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ”
The is@@ sue d@@ ated the 1@@ 5@@ th will be a study e@@ dition that Jehovah’s Witnesses will use at their congregation meetings , which are o@@ pen to the public .
How do true Christians use res@@ our@@ ces from the nations ?
Af@@ ter@@ ward , Satan comes before Jehovah , who says to him : “ [ Job ] is ho@@ l@@ ding f@@ ast his integrity , al@@ though you inc@@ ite me against him to s@@ wal@@ low him up without cause . ”
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 5@@ 3 , 7@@ 3
No greater honor could be b@@ es@@ to@@ wed on any human than that of serving Jehovah , the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh .
Be@@ fore the work@@ ers re@@ turned to their coun@@ tri@@ es of orig@@ in , the brothers were able to vis@@ it sever@@ al of them at the ho@@ tel@@ s where they sta@@ yed and to expla@@ in the Kingdom message in more de@@ ta@@ il .
By n@@ ature , some sheep may not be war@@ m and compan@@ i@@ on@@ able .
Per@@ haps that is why “ the m@@ ol@@ ten se@@ a ” of Solom@@ on@@ ’s temple ​ — a hu@@ ge water bas@@ in used for the pri@@ ests to wa@@ s@@ h in — ​ is l@@ ac@@ king in the v@@ isi@@ on@@ ary temple . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 7 : 23 - 26 .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out tel@@ ling Na@@ ba@@ l , she “ ha@@ st@@ ened and took two h@@ un@@ d@@ red lo@@ a@@ ves of bre@@ ad and two large j@@ ars of w@@ ine and fi@@ ve sheep d@@ ressed and fi@@ ve se@@ ah me@@ a@@ sures of ro@@ ast@@ ed gra@@ in and a h@@ un@@ d@@ red c@@ ak@@ es of ra@@ is@@ ins and two h@@ un@@ d@@ red c@@ ak@@ es of pres@@ sed fi@@ g@@ s ” and gave them to David and his men .
A@@ no@@ ther sister at Bethel wrote : “ I e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly look for@@ ward to hear@@ ing the com@@ ments of little ones in the congregation .
“ We than@@ ked Jehovah for let@@ ting us help this dist@@ ra@@ ught la@@ dy , ” says K@@ en@@ ne@@ th , “ and especially for mo@@ ving us ​ — perhaps by an ang@@ el or by His holy spirit — ​ to make that p@@ ho@@ ne call ! ”
Th@@ ough still inc@@ ar@@ cer@@ ated , N@@ ei@@ l and F@@ ran@@ z now see their conscience as a divine gift to be pro@@ per@@ ly tra@@ ined and , y@@ es , ch@@ eri@@ shed .
They re@@ side “ al@@ one in a fore@@ st ​ — in the mi@@ d@@ st of an or@@ ch@@ ard , ” spiritually se@@ par@@ ated from this inc@@ reas@@ ingly tr@@ oub@@ led and d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous world . ​ — John 10 : 16 ; De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 33 : 28 ; Jeremiah 4@@ 9 : 31 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 16 .
On occasi@@ on , they must h@@ and@@ le c@@ as@@ es of wr@@ ong@@ doing in which they ‘ ju@@ dge for Jehovah . ’
The do@@ or@@ keep@@ er op@@ ens to this one , and the sheep listen to his vo@@ ice , and he c@@ alls his own sheep by name and lea@@ ds them out .
I found a jo@@ b , got married and , un@@ for@@ tun@@ ately , also started dr@@ in@@ king .
It feel@@ s like I will never comple@@ t@@ ely be able to er@@ ase them . ”
In time , the Israelites did turn asi@@ de from true worship .
The next we@@ ek , the brothers me@@ t at the Kingdom H@@ all , and after pra@@ ying to Jehovah , they tal@@ ked for an h@@ our .
No@@ tes the book The Se@@ a : “ All form@@ s of life need water ​ — which must come ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely from the o@@ ce@@ ans , even for the pl@@ ants and ani@@ mal@@ s that live on land . ”
Ther@@ efore , we do well to ask : Why should we be sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic ?
H@@ er des@@ tru@@ ction will be fin@@ al . ​ — Read Revelation 17 : 16 .
Then Job was stru@@ ck with “ a mal@@ ign@@ ant bo@@ il from the so@@ le of his fo@@ o@@ t to the cro@@ wn of his head . ”
Why would the man@@ ner in which Jesus died cause some to stu@@ m@@ ble ?
By the time the book of Jeremiah was written , the nor@@ ther@@ n ten - tri@@ be kingdom had already fal@@ le@@ n to the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans and many of its people had been taken away cap@@ tive .
We need to foc@@ us on sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant events that are as yet un@@ seen .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , it is important to sto@@ p being anxi@@ ous about da@@ ily needs , tru@@ sting that God can make it possible to keep us going . ​ — 9 / 1 , pages 14 - 15 .
1 : 5 ; Mat@@ t .
Thus , from time to time , our imper@@ fect heart will res@@ ort to “ in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ous reason@@ ings ” that can lead to pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce . ​ — Mark 7 : 21 .
What if the work would invol@@ ve us in an un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural prac@@ tice , such as ans@@ wer@@ ing ph@@ ones at a g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment ?
Di@@ d Samuel follow their bad example ? — No , he kept doing what was right , just as his parents had taught him to do .
Many among them were high@@ ly educ@@ ated .
In the F@@ lood account , we read that the D@@ elu@@ ge began when Noah was 6@@ 00 years old , “ in the second mon@@ th , on the se@@ ven@@ te@@ en@@ th day of the mon@@ th . ”
Su@@ b@@ tle att@@ ac@@ ks are more like a col@@ on@@ y of ter@@ mit@@ es that s@@ low@@ ly cre@@ ep in and ni@@ b@@ ble away at the w@@ o@@ od of your house until it col@@ la@@ p@@ ses .
How does Jehovah su@@ sta@@ in us in the Christian ministry ?
We did so well at w@@ o@@ o@@ d@@ cu@@ t@@ ting that the gover@@ nor of the pris@@ on gave us a Bible and our Bible liter@@ ature , in s@@ pite of stri@@ ct or@@ ders that we should be den@@ i@@ ed such it@@ em@@ s .
Then ask yourself , ‘ How can I benefit from this divine educ@@ ation ? ’
Even though Jehovah had demonstr@@ ated that he was their King , this was not en@@ ough to make them walk by faith .
One day in 200@@ 3 , Ch@@ er@@ i called me from V@@ an@@ cou@@ ver , Cana@@ da , where she was making a fil@@ m .
A@@ p@@ pro@@ ach Jehovah often , l@@ ing@@ er in prayer , seek the direction of holy spirit , and be quic@@ k to accept that direction when it be@@ comes evid@@ ent .
H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of brothers and sisters have wor@@ ked hard to buil@@ d the new he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses at W@@ ar@@ wi@@ ck , New Yor@@ k , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
After being mo@@ b@@ bed by Jews in Jerusalem , Paul ad@@ d@@ ressed the crow@@ d .
It also shi@@ el@@ ds us from the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of the de@@ br@@ is that h@@ ur@@ t@@ les through sp@@ ace .
And let us be@@ ar in mind that if we per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in a di@@ vi@@ ded hous@@ eho@@ ld des@@ pite har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps , we may experience the joy of w@@ in@@ ning a mate over to true worship .
A@@ n exam@@ in@@ ation of this illustr@@ ation will en@@ h@@ ance our appreciation for the dep@@ th of Jehovah’s wisdom , whether our hope is to go to heaven or to gain everlasting life here on earth .
Paul’s war@@ ning was tim@@ ely : “ Lo@@ ok out : perhaps there may be someone who will car@@ ry you off as his pre@@ y through the ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y and emp@@ ty dec@@ ep@@ tion according to the tra@@ dition of men , according to the el@@ em@@ ent@@ ary things of the world and not according to Christ . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 2 : 8 .
( a ) How should we imitate Jehovah’s example in contro@@ l@@ ling our anger ?
The bo@@ ys are always wa@@ iting and ready to go . ”
We me@@ t a young woman who listen@@ ed to my pre@@ pared pres@@ ent@@ ation .
Solom@@ on@@ ’s own example t@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es to the value of the counsel to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard the heart .
Yes , you dis@@ ow@@ ned that holy and righteous one . ” ​ — Acts 3 : 13 , 14 .
N@@ ever before had such large b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks of mar@@ ble been used to cre@@ ate a building of this kind and si@@ ze .
K@@ now that there is no other organization that has Jehovah’s blessing and fav@@ or . ​ — John 6 : 6@@ 8 .
Jesus , on the other hand , gave con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing evidence of being appointed by God , and he con@@ stan@@ tly gl@@ ori@@ fied Jehovah as the Su@@ pre@@ me Le@@ ad@@ er of his people .
With your help and encourag@@ ement , they might become pione@@ ers , Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites , mission@@ aries , or travel@@ ing overse@@ ers .
What H@@ el@@ ps U@@ s P@@ re@@ ach With B@@ ol@@ dness ?
The bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering was pres@@ ented as a gift to God to allow appro@@ ach to him , so it was offered to God exc@@ lu@@ si@@ vely and in to@@ tal .
The teachings of Jesus that we have consider@@ ed are beau@@ ti@@ ful , simp@@ le , and powerful .
Even so , he wrote : “ I b@@ eho@@ ld in my members another law war@@ ring against the law of my mind and le@@ ading me cap@@ tive to sin@@ ’s law . ”
When making decisions , we would do well to ask ourselves : ‘ F@@ i@@ ve or ten years from now , will I be happy with the decisions I am making today , or will I reg@@ re@@ t them ?
help you to remain ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast during the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ?
Con@@ ven@@ tion@@ ers were thr@@ il@@ led to receive V@@ olu@@ me I of the two - vo@@ lu@@ me set Isa@@ i@@ ah’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy ​ — Li@@ ght for All M@@ an@@ kind .
What would they do now ?
Yes , the knowledge of the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord of the uni@@ verse is within our re@@ ach if we are willing to receive and tre@@ asure his sa@@ y@@ ings .
“ Mo@@ ved with p@@ ity , ” says the Bible , “ Jesus t@@ ou@@ ched their eyes , and im@@ medi@@ ately they received sight . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the Bible descri@@ bes a wife as “ a lo@@ va@@ ble h@@ ind and a char@@ m@@ ing m@@ oun@@ tain go@@ at . ”
To de@@ al with such de@@ fi@@ ci@@ en@@ ci@@ es requi@@ res di@@ lig@@ ent effort in cultiv@@ ating self - control .
And I am imp@@ ressed to see how other brothers in this country , even though po@@ or , keep spiritual things first in their lives .
It rejo@@ ic@@ es with the truth , not over un@@ righteousness .
Of course , we must avoid com@@ mit@@ ting the serious sin@@ s that some in Corin@@ th had com@@ mit@@ ted .
; Ma@@ y@@ er , A .
After the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der read the c@@ ard , we would present the liter@@ ature and be on our way . ”
If he continu@@ es to fe@@ ed the ra@@ ven@@ s , you can trust that Jehovah will provide your material necess@@ ities too . ​ — P@@ s .
On the t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony of two wit@@ nesses or on the t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony of three wit@@ nesses the matter should be esta@@ bli@@ shed . ”
It also says : “ If er@@ r@@ ors were what you w@@ atch , O J@@ ah , O Jehovah , who could stand ?
In his book The Li@@ fe and T@@ im@@ es of Jesus the Messi@@ ah , Al@@ f@@ red E@@ der@@ sh@@ ei@@ m wrote : “ The [ ra@@ b@@ bi@@ s ] ​ — the ‘ great ones of the world ’ had long set@@ t@@ led it , that study was before works . ”
The l@@ adi@@ es ask : “ O@@ ught they not to dist@@ ribu@@ te spo@@ il , a wom@@ b ​ — two wom@@ bs [ sol@@ di@@ ers ’ expres@@ sion for cap@@ tur@@ ed con@@ cu@@ bin@@ es , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ] to every able - bo@@ died man , spo@@ il of d@@ yed stu@@ ff@@ s for S@@ is@@ er@@ a . . .
W@@ he@@ ther the husband or the wife is the wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er , a mar@@ it@@ al bre@@ aku@@ p can cause the in@@ no@@ c@@ ent mate , the children , and others great pain .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine for a year .
Then , when we ask for Jehovah’s help and he guid@@ es us through some difficul@@ ty , we know that he is with us , and our love for him deep@@ ens .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , pione@@ ers need a good r@@ out@@ ine of personal study to re@@ pl@@ en@@ ish themselves spiritually if they are to pers@@ ist in the full - time ministry . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Wh@@ ere to Ser@@ ve
How may Satan seek to use the tri@@ bul@@ ations we su@@ ff@@ er ?
F@@ am@@ ily members must deci@@ de whether to continue or to dis@@ continue that ar@@ ti@@ fi@@ cial life support .
What did Paul mean by the expres@@ sion “ a sur@@ pas@@ sing way ” ?
One reason is that our Creator , Jehovah God , “ with whom there is no in@@ justice , ” em@@ be@@ d@@ ded in humans a strong sense of justice .
What do you think ?
F@@ or@@ mer@@ ly called L@@ ak@@ em@@ ba Is@@ land , it is lo@@ c@@ ated in F@@ i@@ ji@@ ’s e@@ ast@@ er@@ n L@@ au G@@ r@@ ou@@ p .
Witnesses in all cam@@ ps also benefit from lar@@ g@@ er Christian ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es and conven@@ tions .
However , some were h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites because in se@@ cre@@ t they were com@@ mit@@ ting the@@ ft or ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y .
The st@@ re@@ et called S@@ tra@@ i@@ ght in present - day D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us
We are fru@@ str@@ ated because we tri@@ ed so hard , but it was still not good en@@ ough .
These examples may move us to exam@@ ine our own reason@@ ing and practic@@ es and to consider whether we might more fully apply God’s counsel , which is desi@@ gn@@ ed to prote@@ ct us . ​ — Is@@ a .
Jesus is tel@@ ling us that we need to be pers@@ ist@@ ent ​ — to keep as@@ king , see@@ king , and kno@@ c@@ king .
The principles be@@ h@@ ind the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law have not lost any sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance or value .
How We Can I@@ mit@@ ate A@@ mo@@ s
She died on No@@ v@@ ember 27 , 19@@ 6@@ 6 .
That spirit pro@@ du@@ ces fru@@ it@@ age , including love and go@@ o@@ dness , in those who seek its influ@@ ence .
They have re@@ ached this conclu@@ sion on the bas@@ is of what Jehovah’s Witnesses teach and how they conduct themselves , as well as on the bas@@ is of the benef@@ its their religion has brought .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the Bible says : “ This means everlasting life , their taking in knowledge of you , the only true God , and of the one whom you sent for@@ th , Jesus Christ . ”
V@@ alu@@ able com@@ mo@@ di@@ ties from C@@ y@@ pr@@ us were trans@@ por@@ ted by ship to C@@ re@@ te , S@@ ar@@ din@@ ia , and S@@ ic@@ ily as well as to the is@@ lands of the A@@ e@@ ge@@ an .
What if you feel dist@@ ressed over some matter ?
G@@ ran@@ ted , the present “ last days ” of this ung@@ o@@ dly world are char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized by “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with . ”
He di@@ gn@@ i@@ fi@@ es others by d@@ ele@@ g@@ ating responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
Jose@@ p@@ h’s example teach@@ es us how to re@@ act when others disa@@ p@@ point us .
C@@ ould it be that our personal standards , though high@@ er than those of the world , are er@@ o@@ ding ?
In you I have ho@@ ped all day long . ”
They may show their concer@@ n for other members of the congregation through their prayers and by o@@ ffering practic@@ al ass@@ ist@@ ance to nee@@ dy ones .
After we got married , M@@ el@@ o@@ dy and I op@@ ened our own p@@ ho@@ to stu@@ di@@ o in Ne@@ w@@ ca@@ st@@ le .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 23 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 4@@ 3 , 9@@ 2
W@@ ell , consider a real - life example .
The cour@@ t also ob@@ served that when Witnesses prac@@ tice “ Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality , ” they do “ not att@@ ack the princi@@ ple of dem@@ o@@ cr@@ ac@@ y ” and do “ not wish to re@@ place dem@@ o@@ cr@@ ac@@ y with another form of govern@@ ment . ”
Although ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ gy and wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft are still po@@ pul@@ ar today , the Bible war@@ ns against their use .
This woman , a Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an , ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that Jesus was a prophet .
They must be cultiv@@ ated .
The un@@ will@@ ing@@ ness on the part of the people of Gi@@ be@@ ah to ex@@ ten@@ d ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality was an indic@@ ation of a moral sh@@ ort@@ coming .
* Be@@ y@@ ond the shi@@ p@@ y@@ ard , a do@@ z@@ en Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents sto@@ od on the qu@@ a@@ y , a@@ wa@@ iting his arri@@ val .
So when they “ eng@@ ag@@ ed again in doing what was bad in Jehovah’s eyes , . . . Jehovah gave them into the hand of the Phil@@ ist@@ ines for for@@ ty years . ” ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 13 : 1 .
To in@@ va@@ de Jerusalem , re@@ move King A@@ ha@@ z from the thro@@ ne , and re@@ place him with another man , perhaps one who was not of the l@@ ine of King David .
The Bible has a lo@@ t to say about ra@@ in .
T@@ ak@@ en together , the acc@@ oun@@ ts of Daniel and John not only id@@ enti@@ fy ei@@ ght k@@ ings , or human rul@@ er@@ shi@@ ps , but also show the se@@ qu@@ ence in which those po@@ wers would appe@@ ar .
“ N@@ ei@@ ther will . . . pain be any@@ more . ”
If you live in a re@@ gi@@ on where peace is often dis@@ ru@@ p@@ ted , you might ask a person : “ C@@ ould you ever i@@ magine this as being the lead news st@@ ory of the day : ‘ The whole earth now rest@@ s , free of dis@@ tur@@ ban@@ ce . Pe@@ ople c@@ ry out for joy ’ ?
How can we ac@@ qui@@ re comm@@ on sense ?
When the preci@@ ous truth about Jehovah fin@@ ally re@@ ached my own family in the 198@@ 0 ’ s , my wife , Ma@@ ir@@ ambu@@ bu , heard it first .
We do not ex@@ pect that ever@@ yone who he@@ ars the good news will respon@@ d fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly , but some will .
Why was Jeremiah prote@@ cted , but U@@ ri@@ j@@ ah was not ?
O@@ l@@ der ones were s@@ it@@ ting on cha@@ ir@@ s , you@@ ng@@ er ones on ben@@ ches , and small children on bri@@ c@@ ks or on the flo@@ or .
Mo@@ st of the Scriptural examples we have consider@@ ed show that mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring ca@@ used much dam@@ age among God’s people in the past .
At the P@@ u@@ bli@@ c Me@@ et@@ ing and Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy , we take in fur@@ ther rich spiritual food .
This invol@@ ves more than just reading it .
After standing from 3 - 5 days the p@@ ile is turned over to stand for a similar peri@@ od .
What ca@@ used Joseph to re@@ ject im@@ moral advan@@ ces ?
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , we appreci@@ ate the example set by the faithful anointed ones who took the lead during that time of t@@ es@@ ting and ther@@ e@@ by served as the sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic two wit@@ nesses .
In ad@@ dition to e@@ dif@@ ying them spiritually , the arrang@@ ement has brought these three good friends even clo@@ s@@ er to one another .
We@@ ek after we@@ ek , Lu@@ c jo@@ y@@ fully wal@@ ked more than three mil@@ es [ 5 k@@ m ] each way to conduct the study .
Now I even deli@@ ver public tal@@ ks .
They felt God’s war@@ m , loving care in provi@@ ding the right spiritual encourag@@ ement just when they needed it .
So it is possible that Luke was tra@@ ined in a medi@@ cal school in La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ a , a city near C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e .
Many people , un@@ satis@@ fied with their da@@ ily lives , sear@@ ch for ever greater exc@@ it@@ ement .
The joy in heaven will also be great as Jehovah deli@@ gh@@ ts in direc@@ ting his Son to car@@ ry out resur@@ rec@@ tions on a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l sc@@ ale .
What is the fore@@ most reason that God per@@ m@@ its his people to su@@ ff@@ er persecu@@ tion ?
“ In O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 20@@ 14 , we attend@@ ed the Bible S@@ cho@@ ol for Christian C@@ ou@@ ples * in Fr@@ ance , ” says L@@ ou@@ is .
On one occasi@@ on , we were st@@ op@@ ped at a ro@@ ad@@ b@@ lo@@ ck .
What a blessing it is to be part of God’s organization !
Some of the vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers who are working at W@@ ar@@ wi@@ ck
They ‘ were or@@ ally instru@@ cted out of the Law and were per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed that they were guid@@ es of the bl@@ ind and a light for ones in dar@@ k@@ ness , teach@@ ers of ba@@ bes . ’
In No@@ v@@ ember 195@@ 7 , Ge@@ or@@ ge B@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ on called at my home and started a Bible study with me .
Why do humans as@@ cri@@ be glory to God ?
7 : 21 - 23 ; 25 : 11 , 12 .
H@@ O@@ W I H@@ A@@ V@@ E B@@ EN@@ E@@ F@@ I@@ T@@ E@@ D : If I had not stu@@ died the Bible and chang@@ ed my li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le , I would pro@@ ba@@ bly be dead by now .
( a ) What may have happened to some Christians as time el@@ ap@@ sed after Jesus ’ death ?
We may find it challeng@@ ing to conduct ourselves as less@@ er ones ​ — at le@@ ast in some circumstances .
Wor@@ king to qu@@ ali@@ fy for privile@@ ges in the congregation is a bless@@ ed opportunity from Jehovah ; ne@@ i@@ ther he nor his organization desi@@ res that those re@@ aching out become fru@@ str@@ ated and un@@ happy in his service .
As we help ourselves to a gener@@ ous serving of cer@@ e@@ al , the mission@@ ary se@@ ated next to us ur@@ ges us to s@@ pre@@ ad ban@@ ana s@@ li@@ ces on it .
They could be p@@ ene@@ tr@@ ating in@@ sul@@ ts , lies , and half - tru@@ ths put out by enem@@ ies and apost@@ ates tr@@ ying to we@@ ak@@ en our faith .
When the wicked ones are cu@@ t off , you will see it . ”
Because of pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce , others re@@ je@@ cted Jesus ’ teachings .
The th@@ ir@@ d co@@ de@@ x con@@ tain@@ s about one th@@ ir@@ d of the book of Revelation .
In fact , in that same chap@@ ter of the Bible there is a verse that encoura@@ ges us to be reason@@ able .
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ ize E@@ arly W@@ ar@@ ning Si@@ gn@@ s
So they said : ‘ He is just eas@@ ing n@@ ature in the co@@ ol inter@@ i@@ or ro@@ om . ’ ” ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 3 : 23 , 24 .
How hus@@ ban@@ ds can imitate Jesus .
9 : 19 - 23 .
Some people believe . . . that real peace of mind cannot be found as long as the world is filled with suffering and in@@ justice .
The other sheep will thus “ be made perfect ” in body and mind . — Revelation 22 : 1 , 2 .
What exc@@ it@@ ement ! After all , it had been n@@ ine years since we left home .
What emo@@ tions do you sense in the con@@ vers@@ ation between Jac@@ o@@ b and E@@ sa@@ u in ver@@ ses 30 to 33 ?
1 : 2 , 5 - 7 .
Peter wrote : “ What s@@ ort of pers@@ ons ought you to be . . . , a@@ wa@@ iting and keep@@ ing close in mind the pres@@ ence of the day of Jehovah , through which the heavens being on fi@@ re will be dis@@ sol@@ ved and the el@@ ements being in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y ho@@ t will m@@ el@@ t ! ” ​ — 2 P@@ et .
W@@ as Jesus ob@@ lig@@ ated to per@@ form this mirac@@ le ?
How ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent !
The bur@@ den on Mar@@ th@@ a@@ ’s heart was li@@ f@@ ted !
No We@@ ap@@ on F@@ or@@ m@@ ed A@@ ga@@ inst You Will Su@@ cc@@ e@@ ed
H@@ us@@ band and wife need to be o@@ pen with each other and real@@ ize that a l@@ ack of tend@@ er@@ ness in in@@ tim@@ ate rel@@ ations can lead to problems .
Yet , having a disa@@ bility in comm@@ on is no gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e of a happy marriage .
Gi@@ ving a Bible talk ; with my family and my brother
C@@ eli@@ a loved the Bible .
As reve@@ aled in the case of Job , who was loyal to Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , Satan claim@@ ed that he could turn all humans away from God . ​ — Job 2 : 1 - 5 .
At times , she felt so bad that she had to see a do@@ ct@@ or .
He at times experienced hu@@ ng@@ er and th@@ ir@@ st . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
What likely acc@@ oun@@ ts for the disciples ’ prom@@ pt respon@@ se to Jesus ’ call ?
A spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c com@@ pu@@ ter so@@ f@@ tw@@ are pro@@ gra@@ m has been desi@@ gn@@ ed to help in rend@@ ering the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation into new langu@@ ages , and such transl@@ ation br@@ ings much joy .
• How did the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es and Jesus di@@ ff@@ er ?
No won@@ der those who heard his dis@@ course “ were ast@@ oun@@ ded at his way of teaching . ”
Ti@@ e them about your thro@@ at .
The B@@ er@@ le@@ bur@@ g Bible certainly has some inter@@ es@@ ting poin@@ ts .
If we have hear@@ t@@ felt re@@ adi@@ ness to do all we can , God will sur@@ ely accept our service .
With G@@ a@@ i@@ us in mind , John wrote : “ No greater cause for than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness do I have than these things , that I should be hear@@ ing that my children go on wal@@ king in the truth . ”
When the people ac@@ ted in har@@ mony with Jehovah’s will , they experienced great joy . ​ — Ne@@ h .
The apostle Paul poin@@ ts out : “ W@@ i@@ th@@ out faith it is imp@@ os@@ sible to ple@@ ase him well , for he that appro@@ ach@@ es God must believe that he is and that he be@@ comes the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ” ​ — Hebrews 11 : 6 .
Of course , there is no exc@@ use for se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
Wh@@ ich par@@ ts of the Go@@ sp@@ els are likely to be st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght repor@@ ting rather than my@@ th@@ making ?
The very ze@@ al of Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es will do this . ” ​ — Isaiah 9 : 6 , 7 .
When we care for one another in this way , love and un@@ ity f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h in the family and in the congregation .
“ The inc@@ reas@@ ing of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness ” is another no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy fe@@ ature of the last days .
O@@ r could you ad@@ just your attitude by recogn@@ iz@@ ing the spiritual qualities of that serv@@ ant of God ?
After tel@@ ling Ti@@ tu@@ s to counsel Christians in C@@ re@@ te about their deal@@ ings with human author@@ ities , Paul said to re@@ mind them “ to speak in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ously of no one , not to be bel@@ lig@@ er@@ ent , to be reason@@ able , ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ ting all mil@@ dness toward all men . ” ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 3 : 1 , 2 .
How , then , could any of us ju@@ dge a fellow worshipp@@ er as being un@@ wor@@ thy of our love ?
My wife began her mission@@ ary assignment in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o in 194@@ 7
What , though , about the l@@ at@@ ter part of that st@@ at@@ ement ?
Let us , then , exam@@ ine two Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts .
7@@ 40 ․ ․ ․ ․ ․ ․
We wanted to wr@@ ite upon their tend@@ er hearts before other people who did not know Jehovah started to influ@@ ence them .
So Jehovah provided man@@ na for them .
M@@ y@@ r@@ r@@ h is mentioned three times in acc@@ oun@@ ts about Jesus : as a gift when he was a ba@@ by , as an an@@ al@@ g@@ es@@ ic offered with w@@ ine when he was h@@ ang@@ ing on the st@@ ake , and as one of the spi@@ ces used in the pre@@ par@@ ation of his body for bu@@ ri@@ al .
For instance , we read of a peri@@ od when “ the congregation thr@@ ough@@ out the whole of Ju@@ de@@ a and Gal@@ ile@@ e and Sam@@ ari@@ a en@@ tered into a peri@@ od of peace , being buil@@ t up . ” Mo@@ re@@ over , “ as it wal@@ ked in the fear of Jehovah and in the comfort of the holy spirit it kept on mul@@ ti@@ pl@@ ying . ”
A married cou@@ ple said , “ E@@ very Th@@ ur@@ s@@ day night for the last four we@@ ek@@ s , something happened in our family that al@@ most st@@ op@@ ped us from having our study , but we did not let it inter@@ f@@ ere . ”
A later pro@@ ver@@ b war@@ ns : “ When your enem@@ y f@@ alls , do not rejo@@ ice ; and when he is ca@@ used to stu@@ m@@ ble , may your heart not be jo@@ y@@ ful , that Jehovah may not see and it be bad in his eyes and he certainly turn back his anger from against him . ”
Th@@ ink of that if you are ever temp@@ ted to viol@@ ate God’s comm@@ and not to associ@@ ate with your dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed relati@@ ves .
How should anointed Christians feel about themselves ?
Why Is It So H@@ ard to A@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze ?
P@@ A@@ R@@ EN@@ T@@ S bring into the world a new living person who has physical char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s and person@@ ality tra@@ its similar to their own .
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ate Re@@ actions
T@@ w@@ o Go@@ sp@@ els , Matthew and Luke , ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ le the bir@@ th of Jesus .
It would also be in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate for Christians to att@@ ach special sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance to the fact that a ring had a bir@@ th@@ st@@ one .
Although some are af@@ ra@@ id to speak in public or to atten@@ d a meeting , how do they show end@@ ur@@ ance ?
• What is the truth about the soul and death ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we can learn a less@@ on from the fore@@ most family relationship , which has sto@@ od the t@@ est of time .
C@@ ould any pri@@ ze this world off@@ ers com@@ pare with im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity , the pri@@ ze of inc@@ or@@ ru@@ p@@ ti@@ ble life in heavenly glory with Christ ?
No , Jo@@ shua was not from the ro@@ y@@ al l@@ ine of David and thus did not qu@@ ali@@ fy to be king .
So the Ho@@ ly Scriptures help make us “ fully com@@ pet@@ ent , comple@@ t@@ ely e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed ” to car@@ ry out the “ good work ” of teaching people about God’s Word .
“ It gave me real hope , and I started thinking about the future with op@@ ti@@ mis@@ m . ”
How have the accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments of 1@@ 00 years of Kingdom rule affe@@ cted your life ?
Jehovah , though , can do much more , as he did in Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s day .
After we had co@@ vered one v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , we wal@@ ked to the next one .
In a leg@@ al sense , mer@@ cy is under@@ sto@@ od to ref@@ er to cle@@ men@@ cy on the part of a ju@@ dge who ref@@ ra@@ ins from inf@@ lic@@ ting on a wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er the full p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment allow@@ ed under law .
A ba@@ si@@ c way to qu@@ it “ being sla@@ ves to sin ” is to avoid temp@@ tation when possible .
15 A V@@ is@@ it to a R@@ em@@ ar@@ ka@@ ble P@@ r@@ inter@@ y
The longer you apply Jesus ’ teachings , the more you will find that what makes life very st@@ res@@ s@@ ful for many today will not be as dist@@ res@@ sing to you .
Joh@@ n@@ ’s father became ter@@ min@@ ally ill and needed family care .
Just think of the great honor that 14@@ 4@@ ,000 individuals have in being k@@ ings and pri@@ ests in heaven under Christ when he rul@@ es over this earth !
If left on the v@@ ine , those that have no fru@@ it will still draw nu@@ tri@@ ents and water from the tr@@ un@@ k .
When the gu@@ ard was not loo@@ king , I s@@ li@@ pp@@ ed a letter into her h@@ and@@ ba@@ g , as@@ king her to put a Bible in her ba@@ g the next time she vis@@ ited .
And even though S@@ im@@ on did not say anything , Jesus was able to dis@@ cer@@ n that he was saying within himself : “ This man , if he were a prophet , would know who and what kind of woman it is that is t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing him , that she is a sin@@ ner . ” ​ — Luke 7 : 37 - 39 .
How is it , then , that Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s “ streng@@ th@@ ened the disciples ” with a message that pointed to more tri@@ bul@@ ation ?
• Why are Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es rather than pre@@ dic@@ tions by fu@@ tu@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ists or ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers to be tru@@ sted ?
My tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es began when I went to study law at a uni@@ vers@@ ity in the city of W@@ ro@@ c@@ ł@@ a@@ w .
I e@@ ch@@ o the feelings of the psalmist who wrote : “ H@@ app@@ y is the one you cho@@ ose and cause to appro@@ ach , that he may re@@ side in your cour@@ ty@@ ar@@ ds .
‘ S@@ T@@ A@@ Y A@@ W@@ A@@ K@@ E , S@@ T@@ AN@@ D F@@ I@@ R@@ M , G@@ R@@ O@@ W MI@@ G@@ H@@ T@@ Y ’
The account re@@ a@@ ds : “ As soon as A@@ ha@@ b heard these words , he ri@@ pp@@ ed his gar@@ ments ap@@ ar@@ t and put sac@@ k@@ clo@@ th on his body ; and he went on a f@@ ast and kept l@@ ying down in sac@@ k@@ clo@@ th and wal@@ king des@@ pon@@ d@@ ently . ”
The prophet Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah says : “ The great day of Jehovah is near .
When the M@@ idi@@ an@@ ites and their al@@ lies again in@@ va@@ de Israel@@ ite ter@@ rit@@ ory , ‘ Jehovah’s spirit en@@ vel@@ op@@ s G@@ ide@@ on . ’
One congregation in U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine repor@@ ts about the Bible educ@@ ation work in a local pris@@ on : “ The ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation is than@@ k@@ ful for the liter@@ ature we provide .
So when the day of their mas@@ sac@@ re fin@@ ally arri@@ ves , not the Jews , but those see@@ king to har@@ m them are kil@@ led .
On@@ ly their own for@@ titu@@ de ge@@ ts them through each day ​ — with li@@ mit@@ ed succ@@ ess .
They esta@@ bli@@ shed a ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine r@@ ou@@ te , started a Bible study , and both of them have sh@@ ared in the au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer service .
In other words , many as@@ pe@@ cts of the Law not only gu@@ i@@ ded the Israelites until the coming of the Christ but also cons@@ titu@@ ted a fo@@ reg@@ le@@ am of God’s pur@@ pos@@ es to be ful@@ filled through Jesus Christ .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , al@@ though persecu@@ tion has some@@ times s@@ low@@ ed down the preaching work , often it has served only to strengthen the faith of those persecu@@ ted .
With his mother and sister , he attend@@ ed a conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses in D@@ u@@ is@@ bur@@ g .
V@@ er@@ on@@ ic@@ a , who saw two of her three sons leave the truth , says : “ My husband and I were remin@@ ded that if we remain in a strong spiritual st@@ ate , we will be in the best con@@ dition to wel@@ come back our sons when they come to their sen@@ ses .
In the years that follow@@ ed , I became ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with more and more Christian brothers and sisters .
It cor@@ ro@@ bor@@ ates the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s prophe@@ tic st@@ at@@ ement that while a “ re@@ m@@ n@@ ant ” of Israelites re@@ turned to Ju@@ de@@ a from ex@@ ile in As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a and Babyl@@ on , many did not . ​ — Is@@ a .
On@@ loo@@ k@@ ers are often ast@@ on@@ i@@ shed when they see people whom they would ex@@ pect to be at en@@ m@@ ity with one another “ ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to ob@@ serve the on@@ en@@ ess of the spirit in the un@@ iting b@@ ond of peace . ”
S@@ ever@@ al brothers and sisters encoura@@ ged her to think about pione@@ ering .
H@@ er answer showed that she fully tru@@ sted that wh@@ atever Jehovah asked from her would be good .
In 199@@ 2 , I was appointed as a help@@ er to the Ser@@ vice Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , and since Ju@@ ly 199@@ 4 , I have had the privilege of serving on the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
“ The T@@ ong@@ ue of W@@ ise On@@ es Does Go@@ od ”
What s@@ ort of questions must parents help their children to res@@ ol@@ ve ?
Even as Paul wrote , the tri@@ bul@@ ation pro@@ duc@@ ed in you end@@ ur@@ ance .
We will also consider how the examples of faithful men and women of old can help us learn to wa@@ it pati@@ ently .
That is sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant because it helps us to understand what Jehovah is like .
How may elders s@@ n@@ atch the sheep from Satan’s j@@ a@@ ws , fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely speaking ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , the Babyl@@ on@@ ians loo@@ ked down on the Jews , mo@@ c@@ king both them and their God , Jehovah .
I was born on De@@ c@@ ember 26 , 19@@ 19 , to Greek - Ca@@ tho@@ lic parents in the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of Sa@@ j@@ ó@@ s@@ z@@ ent@@ p@@ é@@ ter , H@@ ung@@ ary , some 1@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 1@@ 60 k@@ m ] e@@ ast of Bu@@ da@@ p@@ est .
His parents and the pri@@ ests would sur@@ ely have taught him much .
Jehovah is de@@ pi@@ cted as wal@@ king be@@ h@@ ind his people , is@@ su@@ ing direc@@ tions on the right way to walk .
On@@ ly whole - sou@@ led obedi@@ ence based on love for God and Christ makes Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice . ​ — Matthew 22 : 37 .
This requi@@ red time .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , parents need to find ways to teach ba@@ si@@ c tru@@ ths to their children , pati@@ ently re@@ pe@@ ating Jehovah’s principles until the children ab@@ s@@ or@@ b and apply them .
A@@ n el@@ der@@ ly Christian wom@@ an’s home was in serious need of re@@ pa@@ ir .
Is a World F@@ ree of V@@ i@@ ol@@ ence P@@ os@@ sible ?
Jesus himself taught his disciples many tru@@ ths that were new to them .
‘ Ke@@ ep On Se@@ e@@ king Fir@@ st the Kingdom ’
And how can we avoid being over@@ re@@ ached by the Devil ?
Se@@ ek the compan@@ y of those who will encoura@@ ge you to pur@@ sue wor@@ th@@ while go@@ als and avoid tr@@ ou@@ ble .
He h@@ an@@ ded it to the ro@@ y@@ al se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n who , in turn , began to read its con@@ ten@@ ts to Jo@@ si@@ ah .
The Bible says : “ Let us not give up in doing what is fine , for in du@@ e se@@ as@@ on we shall re@@ a@@ p if we do not ti@@ re out .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , our pri@@ est deli@@ vered a long ser@@ m@@ on in ch@@ urch and read out the n@@ ames of four men who had died de@@ f@@ en@@ ding the fa@@ ther@@ land .
C@@ od - li@@ ver o@@ il has been around for a long time .
In fact , many have taken st@@ ep@@ s to simp@@ li@@ fy their li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le so that they can give more time to the ministry .
What will ha@@ p@@ pen when Jesus arri@@ ves ?
N@@ ever To@@ o L@@ ate to Ser@@ ve God ( S@@ pain ) , 12 / 15
Consider some reas@@ ons why a study of the Bible can ad@@ d joy to your life .
The apostle Paul explained that Jesus offered himself as a sacrifice and “ a@@ bo@@ li@@ shed . . . the Law of comman@@ d@@ ments cons@@ is@@ ting in dec@@ re@@ es ” and “ b@@ lo@@ t@@ ted out the h@@ and@@ written do@@ cum@@ ent . ”
How is Christ’s direction of congregation elders sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed , but what arrang@@ ement needs to be recogn@@ ized ?
And I have no@@ tic@@ ed a bi@@ g differ@@ ence between your children and those I nor@@ m@@ ally enc@@ oun@@ ter .
Why is wit@@ ness@@ ing the gro@@ w@@ th pro@@ c@@ ess both am@@ a@@ z@@ ing and hum@@ bl@@ ing ?
And doing so does take courage com@@ bin@@ ed with determin@@ ation .
( Read 1 John 5 : 19 . )
The ten mission@@ aries war@@ m@@ ly wel@@ come us and make ro@@ om for us at the bre@@ ak@@ f@@ ast table .
In the mor@@ ning , P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h a@@ w@@ oke deep@@ ly ag@@ it@@ ated over the dre@@ am@@ s , so he called on all his wise men and ma@@ gi@@ c - practic@@ ing pri@@ ests to inter@@ pre@@ t them .
In fact , the prophet lives to see the fore@@ told des@@ tru@@ ction of Sam@@ ari@@ a by As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an hor@@ des in 7@@ 40 B.C.E .
We can have full confidence in his promises .
Because the sisters found interest at al@@ most every do@@ or , they had difficul@@ ty c@@ all@@ ing on every hous@@ eho@@ ld in the ter@@ rit@@ ory .
M@@ ore than 6@@ ,000 Mus@@ li@@ ms disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared , and at le@@ ast 1@@ ,@@ 2@@ 00 Mus@@ li@@ m ci@@ v@@ ili@@ ans were mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed .
TH@@ E days of our life se@@ em few and fle@@ et@@ ing .
I especially remember the 194@@ 7 conven@@ tion in B@@ r@@ no , where three Christian overse@@ ers from the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters , including Bro@@ ther Na@@ than H .
A@@ n hon@@ est person is a valu@@ ed emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ e and is often tru@@ sted with greater responsi@@ bility .
At le@@ ast it can be under@@ sto@@ od that he was a man who pl@@ an@@ ned and sa@@ ved for the future , perhaps with the wel@@ f@@ are of his family in mind .
In fact , his obedi@@ ence to God’s Word went as far as sub@@ mit@@ ting to death on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake .
24 - 26 .
But what sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance does this re@@ sear@@ ch have for Bible stud@@ ents ?
“ We vari@@ ed how we condu@@ cted the study .
“ For we ‘ make hon@@ est pro@@ vision , not only in the sight of Jehovah , but also in the sight of men . ’ ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 8 : 6 , 18 - 23 ; 12 : 18 .
However , it does not mean per@@ fe@@ ction .
4 : 6 ; Luke 11 : 9 , 13 .
R@@ í@@ o@@ ha@@ ch@@ a
Mi@@ ght you be temp@@ ted to ‘ follow your heart and eyes ’ and be se@@ duc@@ ed by what you see ?
Par@@ ents can learn from the example of Dani@@ el@@ ’s parents . How so ?
We used this s@@ ound ca@@ r in nor@@ th Q@@ u@@ e@@ en@@ s@@ land
W@@ H@@ E@@ N the Israelites he@@ ad@@ ed for fre@@ e@@ dom after sp@@ en@@ ding 2@@ 15 years in Egy@@ pt , much of that time in sla@@ very , “ a va@@ st mi@@ x@@ ed compan@@ y also went up with them . ”
C@@ al@@ m Dis@@ c@@ us@@ sion R@@ es@@ to@@ res Pe@@ ace
Why is it not sur@@ pris@@ ing that man@@ kin@@ d’s hope of everlasting life on earth was ob@@ sc@@ ur@@ ed ?
Des@@ pite the h@@ our , he go@@ es to a fri@@ end@@ ’s house in order to bor@@ ro@@ w some bre@@ ad .
A new system of sh@@ aring earth@@ ’s b@@ oun@@ ties will be a way of life .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , A@@ ma@@ z@@ iah al@@ le@@ ged that A@@ mo@@ s had said : ‘ Israel will without fai@@ l go into ex@@ ile . ’
They will not buil@@ d and someone el@@ se have occ@@ u@@ pan@@ cy ; they will not pl@@ ant and someone el@@ se do the e@@ ating . For like the days of a t@@ ree will the days of my people be ; and the work of their own hands my cho@@ s@@ en ones will use to the full . ”
A material temple would no longer be necess@@ ary in the worship of Jehovah , for Jesus explained : “ God is a S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t , and those worshi@@ p@@ ing him must worship with spirit and truth . ”
By rema@@ ining un@@ de@@ fil@@ ed by this world , we have the ad@@ ded blessing of a clean conscience .
By help@@ ing them to find joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion in their s@@ inc@@ ere efforts to ple@@ ase God .
This may result in qu@@ ite a change in a Bible stud@@ ent@@ ’s li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
Those C@@ oun@@ ted R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous by God
1@@ 36 : 13 - 15 .
“ This com@@ mit@@ ment made us feel sa@@ fe and secu@@ re , ” says S@@ ab@@ ine . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 25 .
“ sta@@ ys pol@@ iti@@ c@@ ally neu@@ tr@@ al and does not ex@@ al@@ t one r@@ ace a@@ bo@@ ve another . ”
We are confid@@ ent that this public@@ ation will move all of us to exam@@ ine ourselves and ask : ‘ A@@ m I really following Jesus ?
Fir@@ st , Gal@@ ile@@ e was sub@@ du@@ ed in 6@@ 7 C.E . , and then Juda@@ e@@ a was syst@@ em@@ ati@@ c@@ ally con@@ qu@@ ered the following year .
He says : “ I pray@@ ed to Jehovah for his prote@@ ction and for help to put my trust in him .
My family bel@@ ong@@ s to the I@@ x@@ il people , an e@@ th@@ ni@@ c group of M@@ aya des@@ c@@ ent .
A@@ n H@@ on@@ est Con@@ s@@ ci@@ ence
Today , Jehovah’s servants continue to use their material as@@ se@@ ts to help one another and to support God’s work .
How can we show that we are tr@@ ying to maintain integrity ?
The branch moved to Nu@@ ma@@ zu , and years later to E@@ bin@@ a , where the present branch fac@@ il@@ ities are lo@@ c@@ ated .
Christians remember that at all times , even when they are rel@@ a@@ x@@ ing , they are min@@ isters re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn .
What blessings that resul@@ ts in for us now !
But he was not truly old , not in the world of his time .
However , we also enjoy gen@@ u@@ ine happiness .
The same was true later when the Ar@@ k was in the temple that Solomon buil@@ t . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 25 : 10 - 22 ; 37 : 4 - 9 ; 40 : 17 - 21 .
This ab@@ nor@@ mal@@ ity is con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed by the kind of off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing that resul@@ ted from these uni@@ ons .
While this article ref@@ ers main@@ ly to Kingdom H@@ alls , the same principles apply to As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ alls and other fac@@ il@@ ities that are used for pu@@ re worship .
Why We Lo@@ ve Our Lord Jesus Christ
What we pres@@ ently understand about n@@ ature is in@@ fin@@ it@@ es@@ i@@ ma@@ l when com@@ pared with all there is to learn .
In view of their di@@ min@@ ish@@ ing num@@ bers , the anointed cannot be present in all congregations to en@@ sure the man@@ ag@@ ement of Christ’s bel@@ ong@@ ings .
The prophet is ‘ no longer spe@@ e@@ ch@@ less ’ to the ex@@ il@@ es .
the need to take dec@@ isi@@ ve action to benefit from God’s mer@@ cy ?
12 : 24 , 25 .
“ B@@ E@@ IN@@ G S@@ T@@ A@@ BI@@ L@@ I@@ Z@@ E@@ D I@@ N TH@@ E F@@ A@@ I@@ T@@ H ”
Consider , too , the experience of Jer@@ ry , a travel@@ ing overse@@ er , and his wife , Mari@@ a .
What confidence this gives us in Jehovah’s organization ! ​ — Mat@@ t .
C@@ learly , the su@@ st@@ en@@ ance of the L@@ ev@@ itical tri@@ be h@@ ing@@ ed on the spiritu@@ ality of the nation .
He thought that I had not arrang@@ ed trans@@ por@@ tation for the mission@@ aries vis@@ iting the country , even though I had .
In fact , one who saw Na@@ th@@ an’s pl@@ ans asked him : “ What is this , Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r ?
He al@@ lo@@ ws time for people to learn his requi@@ re@@ ments and com@@ p@@ ly with them .
Indeed , “ whom Jehovah lo@@ ves he discipl@@ ines . ”
By your words and actions , look for ways to reas@@ sure your mate that to you , he or she is the most important person on earth .
Their un@@ ity is the most pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced and end@@ uring in the hist@@ ory of the world , a un@@ ity exc@@ e@@ e@@ ding anything experienced by Satan’s sub@@ je@@ cts .
John the B@@ ap@@ t@@ ist used the word “ fle@@ e ” in such a sense .
The W@@ ar to En@@ d All W@@ ars
Those with whom S@@ te@@ ph@@ en had pre@@ vi@@ ously dis@@ pu@@ ted were of “ the so - called S@@ y@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e of the F@@ re@@ e@@ d@@ men , and of the C@@ y@@ r@@ en@@ ians and A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ ans and of those from C@@ ili@@ ci@@ a and A@@ sia . ”
We can reas@@ sure them that Jehovah deep@@ ly ca@@ res for his servants who are “ bro@@ k@@ en@@ hear@@ ted ” or “ c@@ ru@@ shed in spirit . ”
What par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly imp@@ ressed us was the pati@@ ence and love of the instru@@ ct@@ ors , pre@@ par@@ ing us to face difficul@@ ties in the fore@@ ign field .
Some Bible ver@@ sions use ex@@ ac@@ tly that expres@@ sion .
How can we benefit from these two illustr@@ ations ?
Rather than con@@ dem@@ n their i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , Paul comm@@ ended them for being religi@@ ously de@@ v@@ out . ​ — Acts 17 : 22 .
Some have sacrific@@ ed their lives for their faith .
We could become so ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in the dem@@ ands of our day - to - day life that we for@@ get just how important the v@@ indic@@ ation of God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y really is .
( a ) How can so@@ cial ga@@ ther@@ ings be bene@@ fi@@ cial ?
Then he kin@@ dly helped S@@ im@@ on to recogn@@ ize the many sign@@ s of the wom@@ an’s true feelings and her expres@@ sions of rep@@ ent@@ ance .
The shepher@@ d bo@@ y David was d@@ war@@ f@@ ed by his op@@ pon@@ ent .
She later said that an un@@ beli@@ e@@ va@@ ble peace came over them .
What real@@ is@@ tic view of marriage is encoura@@ ged ?
What did one brother find l@@ ac@@ king with reg@@ ard to his spiritual con@@ dition , and what did he do about it ?
Fir@@ st he ac@@ ted out of re@@ v@@ enge to eli@@ min@@ ate Ab@@ ner .
In direc@@ ting this ple@@ a to God , Moses expres@@ sed his desire to live his rema@@ ining days wis@@ ely , in a way that would ple@@ ase his Creator .
Th@@ r@@ ough his prophet Mi@@ ca@@ h , Jehovah said : “ They will ac@@ tually si@@ t , each one under his v@@ ine and under his fi@@ g t@@ ree , and there will be no one making them tre@@ m@@ ble . ” ​ — Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 4 .
The sons of Israel are remin@@ ded of an important less@@ on they learned in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness : “ Not by bre@@ ad al@@ one does man live but by every expres@@ sion of Jehovah’s m@@ ou@@ th does man live . ”
Yet , as David told Solomon , for our da@@ ily worship to be accep@@ table to Jehovah , we have to “ serve him with a complete heart . ”
Why did Jesus per@@ form this hum@@ ble act ? ​ — John 13 : 3 - 5 .
* The spirit does not pro@@ du@@ ce a vari@@ ety of fru@@ its for us to pi@@ ck our fav@@ or@@ ite .
Al@@ so , about 7@@ 5@@ 0@@ ,000 people vis@@ ited us at the j@@ am@@ bo@@ ree , including Q@@ u@@ e@@ en Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th of Eng@@ land .
For example , Noah was living when the p@@ re - F@@ lood world was en@@ ding .
Even when your kindness is not appreci@@ ated , that does not mean it is wa@@ sted .
Pe@@ ople who die are ac@@ qu@@ it@@ ted of , or par@@ d@@ oned for , their sin@@ s .
The br@@ on@@ ze - cla@@ d ra@@ m of the tri@@ re@@ me p@@ lo@@ ws into the other shi@@ p@@ ’s light h@@ ul@@ l .
To fur@@ ther your spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement , you young ones should make da@@ ily Bible reading a cu@@ sto@@ m that you keep thr@@ ough@@ out your te@@ en@@ age years and on into ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od .
Re@@ g@@ arding a ha@@ il@@ st@@ or@@ m in 1@@ 5@@ 4@@ 5 , I@@ tal@@ i@@ an s@@ cul@@ p@@ t@@ or B@@ en@@ ven@@ u@@ to C@@ el@@ l@@ in@@ i wrote : “ We were one day dist@@ ant from L@@ y@@ ons . . . when the heavens began to th@@ under with sh@@ ar@@ p r@@ att@@ ling cla@@ ps . . . .
God re@@ pe@@ ated to Samuel His purpose to p@@ un@@ ish Eli@@ ’s family .
Some taught that the ter@@ ms “ friend ” and “ neigh@@ b@@ or ” app@@ lied only to Jews .
Consider some examples :
F@@ in@@ ally , King Saul himself went to David , but Saul too was un@@ able to with@@ stand God’s spirit .
In 19@@ 19 the gl@@ ori@@ fied Jesus Christ plac@@ ed “ an op@@ ened do@@ or ” before the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant .
TH@@ E@@ S@@ E words , qu@@ o@@ ted last year in Ne@@ w@@ s@@ we@@ ek ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , refle@@ ct the feelings of many people living in to@@ da@@ y’s tur@@ bul@@ ent world .
For instance , in 1@@ 5@@ 21 four men known as the Z@@ wi@@ c@@ ka@@ u prophe@@ ts ca@@ used a s@@ ti@@ r by preaching An@@ a@@ bap@@ t@@ ist teachings in Wit@@ ten@@ ber@@ g .
E@@ ven@@ tually , it would become clear who was tel@@ ling the truth and who was l@@ ying .
Although we may not receive new information at every meeting , by being present we get a better understanding of Bible principles as well as valu@@ able remin@@ ders that help us to an@@ al@@ y@@ ze the in@@ ten@@ tions of the heart .
“ I@@ ’@@ ve written a Bi@@ bli@@ cal sc@@ ene Jesus N@@ av@@ in@@ us [ Jo@@ shua ] , ” he wrote to a friend , “ enti@@ r@@ ely according to the Bible and even following the r@@ ou@@ te of the vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous mar@@ ches of N@@ av@@ in@@ us through Cana@@ an . ”
Just a we@@ ek before , one of his friends had given him a book about N@@ ep@@ al , and D@@ ad had even been thinking that it would be a ni@@ ce place to vis@@ it .
; Da@@ u@@ ga@@ ard , H .
E@@ ve re@@ pe@@ ated God’s clear comm@@ and that one spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c t@@ ree was not to be t@@ ou@@ ched , on pain of death .
As the pol@@ itical situation in the Bal@@ tic St@@ ates deter@@ i@@ or@@ ated , an@@ t@@ i - Witness sen@@ ti@@ ments gre@@ w and our preaching work was ban@@ ned in Li@@ th@@ u@@ ani@@ a as well .
The Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy con@@ duc@@ t@@ or will want to give the congregation the opportunity to com@@ ment on each pi@@ c@@ ture , to tell how it app@@ lies to the less@@ on or what imp@@ act it has on them person@@ ally .
The Phil@@ ist@@ ines were gu@@ il@@ ty of taking Israel@@ ite ex@@ il@@ es , or cap@@ ti@@ ves , and sel@@ ling them to the E@@ d@@ om@@ ites , and some Israelites came into the hands of T@@ y@@ ri@@ an slave tra@@ ders .
This al@@ lo@@ ws for 5@@ 34 congregations to me@@ et in Kingdom H@@ alls so@@ li@@ dly con@@ stru@@ cted with bri@@ c@@ ks .
The Bible de@@ pi@@ cts faithful servants of God as pra@@ ying in many set@@ t@@ ings and pos@@ tures .
The following refer@@ ences may be help@@ ful : Matthew 5 : 4@@ 3 - 4@@ 7 ; John 15 : 12 , 13 ; Romans 13 : 8 - 10 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 2 , 25 , 28 ; 1 John 3 : 15 - 18 ; 4 : 16 - 21 .
Indeed , during the re@@ ign of Davi@@ d’s son Solomon , the nation enjo@@ yed un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted peace and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity .
Even se@@ a@@ water refle@@ cts Jehovah’s wisdom .
On the other hand , if you com@@ p@@ ly sul@@ l@@ en@@ ly , you may lo@@ se your in@@ ner peace .
Why were Israel@@ ite men per@@ mit@@ ted to mar@@ ry cap@@ tive fore@@ ign women when the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law comman@@ ded that no marriage al@@ li@@ ance be form@@ ed with fore@@ ign@@ ers ? ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 7 : 1 - 3 ; 21 : 10 , 11 .
The Bible rec@@ ord re@@ a@@ ds : “ Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly Jeremiah came to Ge@@ d@@ al@@ iah the son of A@@ hi@@ ka@@ m at M@@ iz@@ pa@@ h and took up d@@ wel@@ ling with him . ”
One day we re@@ turned from service to find a ba@@ r@@ bed - wi@@ re f@@ ence ac@@ ro@@ ss the ro@@ ad where we lived .
In 19@@ 31 at a conven@@ tion in L@@ ond@@ on , Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d called for vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers to s@@ pre@@ ad the good news in fore@@ ign lands .
* Fa@@ i@@ th@@ fully , for 1@@ 20 years The Watchtower has kept w@@ atch on world events and their prophe@@ tic imp@@ ort .
P@@ el@@ la
Be@@ ware of Wor@@ l@@ dly Phil@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y
For instance , Psalm 9@@ 6 : 1 says liter@@ ally : ‘ S@@ ing to Jehovah , all the earth . ’
[ B@@ lu@@ r@@ b on page 9 ]
A@@ be@@ l offered a gift invol@@ ving life and blood to the S@@ ource of life , likely as a to@@ ken of his in@@ ten@@ se long@@ ing for and in an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation of the real@@ iz@@ ation of Jehovah’s promise .
Y@@ oung men were rec@@ ru@@ ited to strengthen the for@@ ti@@ fic@@ ations , to take up we@@ ap@@ ons , and to serve in the mil@@ it@@ ary .
David man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted true rep@@ ent@@ ance
C@@ ar@@ ry On as Kingdom C@@ iti@@ z@@ ens !
Some fe@@ atu@@ red demon@@ ism .
What has helped Bible transl@@ ation ?
What instru@@ ctions for sur@@ vi@@ val are given to the Israelites , and with what result ?
27 E@@ ag@@ er to Ser@@ ve Jehovah ​ — No Mat@@ ter Wh@@ ere
S@@ even were from ear@@ li@@ er cl@@ as@@ ses of G@@ ile@@ ad .
“ L@@ ater that day , two of Jehovah’s Witnesses kno@@ cked on P@@ at@@ ’s do@@ or and showed him some of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s practic@@ al ad@@ vice .
Mu@@ ch dep@@ ends on how well you learn to h@@ ate la@@ w@@ less@@ ness .
To re@@ move their spiritual po@@ ver@@ ty , bl@@ in@@ dness , and n@@ ak@@ e@@ dness , any who are like them today need to bu@@ y from Christ the ‘ ref@@ ined go@@ ld ’ of t@@ ested faith , “ wh@@ ite ou@@ ter gar@@ ments ” of righteousness , and “ ey@@ es@@ al@@ ve ” that prom@@ o@@ tes spiritual sight .
The w@@ o@@ od o@@ ffering was not comman@@ ded in the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
However , un@@ be@@ know@@ n@@ st to you , someone re@@ plac@@ ed the new 1@@ 00 - w@@ at@@ t bul@@ b with a 9@@ 5 - w@@ at@@ t bul@@ b . W@@ ould you no@@ tice the differ@@ ence ?
O@@ ver a peri@@ od of years , they co@@ ver the enti@@ re r@@ ange of Bible teachings .
“ Pa@@ y con@@ st@@ ant attention to yourself and to your teaching . . . .
No won@@ der that after writ@@ ing to the Hebrews , Paul ur@@ ged his spiritual pro@@ t@@ é@@ g@@ é Timothy to ‘ do his ut@@ most to h@@ and@@ le the word of the truth ari@@ ght . ’
In 195@@ 5 , we moved to K@@ em@@ i , a city f@@ ar@@ ther nor@@ th .
S@@ pe@@ ak with mil@@ dness .
“ Are you my brother , and must you serve me for nothing ? ” he asked .
King Solomon was confid@@ ent of what ?
When we understand Satan’s t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s , we are better able to keep our sen@@ ses and remain w@@ atch@@ ful .
Because Jehovah exerc@@ ised long - suffering , he was able to take out of the nations “ a people for his name . ”
F@@ our men@@ tal - health prof@@ es@@ sion@@ als ​ — all ad@@ ul@@ ts — ​ ad@@ d@@ ressed the a@@ udi@@ ence .
In ad@@ dition to material support , “ the Father of tend@@ er mer@@ ci@@ es and the God of all comfort ” gives us emo@@ tional and spiritual support .
This has been the hope of believ@@ ing mankind ever since human per@@ fe@@ ction was lost in the gar@@ den of E@@ den .
Jehovah is the name of God as reve@@ aled in the Bible . In Bible times , God expe@@ cted jud@@ ges in Israel to show special consider@@ ation for wi@@ do@@ ws and or@@ ph@@ ans . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 1 : 16 , 17 ; 24 : 17 ; Psalm 6@@ 8 : 5 .
Con@@ dem@@ ned cri@@ min@@ als and , ev@@ en@@ tually , many Christians were thro@@ wn to fer@@ o@@ ci@@ ous be@@ ast@@ s .
On@@ ce a new Kingdom H@@ all is buil@@ t , it needs to be kept clean and ti@@ dy to refle@@ ct the qualities and person@@ ality of the God whom we worship ​ — a God of order .
Thus , even after en@@ ter@@ ing the r@@ ace , we have to be care@@ ful to keep on con@@ ten@@ ding according to the rul@@ es in order to continue having Jehovah’s appro@@ val and gain everlasting life .
He will end po@@ ver@@ ty .
M@@ ak@@ ing these chang@@ es involved get@@ ting ri@@ d of mu@@ si@@ c that encoura@@ ged rac@@ ism and cu@@ t@@ ting off associ@@ ation with my form@@ er friends , who would try to influ@@ ence me to f@@ all back into my old li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
The mo@@ der@@ n to@@ wn of Lu@@ x@@ or is situ@@ ated on part of the s@@ ite of ancient The@@ bes , and other small v@@ il@@ la@@ ges ex@@ ist among its ru@@ ins .
Then , before King Jeho@@ ra@@ m could fle@@ e , Je@@ h@@ u dre@@ w his bo@@ w and kil@@ led Jeho@@ ra@@ m with an ar@@ ro@@ w that pi@@ er@@ ced his heart . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 9 : 20 - 24 .
What less@@ on do you think you can learn from his example ? ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 5 : 16 , 29 .
With my family in 195@@ 8 , the year I was baptized
Your mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ce to@@ tal@@ s only 5@@ 8@@ 0@@ ,000 !
To spiritually matu@@ re and al@@ er@@ t individuals , the worl@@ d’s ra@@ pi@@ d des@@ c@@ ent into moral de@@ ca@@ d@@ ence is powerful evidence of Satan’s des@@ per@@ ation .
11 : 32 - 34 .
He has been h@@ ur@@ led down to the earth .
In time , Jehovah God re@@ plac@@ ed the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law with “ the law of the Christ . ”
The teaching that sou@@ ls su@@ ff@@ er in hel@@ l prom@@ o@@ tes a mor@@ bi@@ d fear of God .
We do well to remember that “ bad associ@@ ations spo@@ il u@@ se@@ ful ha@@ bi@@ ts . ”
He made a similar st@@ at@@ ement in the next chap@@ ter of John .
My c@@ ous@@ in with whom I lived and served as an ap@@ pr@@ enti@@ ce st@@ op@@ ped provi@@ ding food and tra@@ ining and did not pa@@ y me even a p@@ en@@ n@@ y for the ser@@ vi@@ ces I had rend@@ ered him .
Since Jesus was ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted public@@ ly , there were wit@@ nesses to the fact that he ac@@ tually died on the st@@ ake .
How eas@@ y it is for us to shi@@ ft the bl@@ ame from ourselves to someone el@@ se !
One of the fore@@ most ways that Jehovah has helped me is by means of the support of fellow Christians .
What re@@ sear@@ ch to@@ ol@@ s can you use to strengthen your faith in Jehovah ?
The more pi@@ e@@ ces , the bi@@ gg@@ er and cle@@ are@@ r the pi@@ c@@ ture be@@ comes and the more appreciation a person develop@@ s .
We rejo@@ ice that Jehovah ex@@ tend@@ s his loving - kindness to his appro@@ ved servants ​ — ei@@ ther as individuals or as a group .
W@@ he@@ ther we are giving of our time , en@@ er@@ gy , or material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , let us do so of our own free will and because we find gen@@ u@@ ine ple@@ asure in being gener@@ ous to others , especially those in need .
C@@ he@@ ating by emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es ra@@ ises op@@ er@@ ating co@@ st@@ s and resul@@ ts in more ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive pro@@ du@@ cts .
The gift of peace .
See Revelation ​ — I@@ ts G@@ r@@ and C@@ li@@ ma@@ x At H@@ and ! , pages 2@@ 5@@ 1 - 4 .
Still , if a Christian minis@@ ter is asked to pre@@ side at the fun@@ er@@ al , he may feel that on a priv@@ ate bas@@ is , he can do so .
I left Ger@@ many , b@@ ought a mo@@ t@@ or@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le , and he@@ ad@@ ed for Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
In Mar@@ ch 20@@ 00 , 32 people came to hear the public talk by the vis@@ iting cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er .
So Joseph h@@ es@@ it@@ ated to con@@ f@@ ess his faith in Jesus op@@ en@@ ly .
“ [ A@@ g@@ ing ] , ” says Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or of Me@@ dic@@ ine To@@ m K@@ ir@@ k@@ w@@ o@@ od , “ rema@@ ins one of the great my@@ st@@ eri@@ es of medi@@ cal s@@ ci@@ ence . ”
Now I have to keep that ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
St@@ ar@@ ting in 19@@ 70 , I was assign@@ ed to tra@@ v@@ el for a few we@@ ek@@ s every year or two to vis@@ it a number of branch of@@ fic@@ es of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety , making what were then called z@@ one vis@@ its .
M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el , E@@ m@@ man@@ u@@ el@@ ’s fi@@ ve - year - old brother , also asked for a bo@@ x .
In one illustr@@ ation , he lik@@ ened ro@@ ck@@ y so@@ il to individuals who “ receive [ God’s ] word with joy ” but f@@ all away when fac@@ ed with t@@ ests of faith .
How can he re@@ ach the heart of relati@@ ves who have a different religion ​ — or no faith at all ?
Be@@ z@@ al@@ el was appointed to take the lead in making the necess@@ ary fur@@ ni@@ shin@@ g@@ s for the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le .
As a result , he ga@@ ined the wisdom and understanding needed to cop@@ e with challeng@@ es and to make good decisions .
Do we follow Paul’s example , hum@@ bly consider@@ ing ourselves to be less than the le@@ ast of our brothers ?
Because they wanted to serve where there was a greater need for Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers , they were direc@@ ted by the branch of@@ fice to El@@ l@@ w@@ ang@@ en , B@@ ad@@ en - W@@ ü@@ r@@ t@@ t@@ em@@ ber@@ g .
Li@@ fe is po@@ or , in@@ deed , when we are ber@@ ef@@ t of hope .
Satan lied to the first woman , E@@ ve , and per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed her to obey him in@@ stead of God .
Jehovah will de@@ f@@ end his people again , during the war of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on
On what bas@@ is might we re@@ ach that conclu@@ sion ?
Because the ch@@ ur@@ ches refu@@ sed to sel@@ l them to Jehovah’s Witnesses .
As persecu@@ tion by the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch continued , large num@@ bers of W@@ al@@ den@@ ses set@@ t@@ led in the sa@@ f@@ er Pro@@ v@@ ence re@@ gi@@ on of sou@@ ther@@ n Fr@@ ance , as did Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants .
How can spiritual ill@@ ness be coun@@ ter@@ ac@@ ted ?
( a ) What reli@@ ef do the Scriptures offer to those who are hard - pres@@ sed e@@ con@@ om@@ ic@@ ally ?
3 : 17 , 18 .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message of God’s Kingdom that is pre@@ ached by Jehovah’s Witnesses today gives people a hope for the future ​ — a hope that makes life wor@@ th living , even under the most tr@@ ying circumstances .
Al@@ most all I knew of B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m was that it had served as a bat@@ t@@ le@@ field in sever@@ al w@@ ars , but I soon learned that most B@@ el@@ gi@@ ans really are peace loving .
How fo@@ ol@@ ish that is !
Thus , one of my ma@@ in contribu@@ tions to the family pan@@ try was a ste@@ ad@@ y supp@@ ly of ra@@ b@@ bi@@ t me@@ at .
Ther@@ efore Jesus , know@@ ing they were about to come and se@@ ize him to make him king , with@@ dre@@ w again into the m@@ oun@@ tain all al@@ one . ” ​ — John 6 : 14 , 15 .
As we “ keep wal@@ king by spirit , ” God’s ac@@ tive for@@ ce will mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to obey Jehovah .
D@@ O@@ E@@ S TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E T@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H R@@ E@@ IN@@ C@@ A@@ R@@ N@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N ?
Ther@@ efore , it is vital that we put faith in the One who can really help .
At his place of emp@@ loy@@ ment , R@@ y@@ an wit@@ ness@@ ed inform@@ ally to a co@@ work@@ er .
From Timo@@ th@@ y’s early chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od , his mother and gr@@ and@@ mother had fir@@ m@@ ly gr@@ oun@@ ded his faith in God on knowledge of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures .
C@@ ra@@ z@@ y ?
King David was imper@@ fect and made sever@@ al serious mis@@ takes during his life .
By that same holy spirit , Jehovah qu@@ ali@@ fied Be@@ z@@ al@@ el for special work on the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , emp@@ ow@@ ered Sam@@ son to per@@ form de@@ e@@ ds requi@@ ring out@@ standing strength , and en@@ ab@@ led Peter to walk on water .
“ No@@ thing , ” she says with a sh@@ ru@@ g . Tr@@ ying to j@@ um@@ p - star@@ t a con@@ vers@@ ation with “ why don@@ ’t you talk more ? ” is me@@ t with st@@ on@@ y s@@ il@@ ence .
How can we de@@ al with the challeng@@ es just mentioned ?
For instance , at the “ Go@@ dly O@@ be@@ di@@ ence ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tion of 200@@ 5 / 0@@ 6 , a tr@@ act ent@@ it@@ led All Su@@ ffering So@@ on to En@@ d !
For our encourag@@ ement , God’s Word descri@@ bes a number of in@@ ci@@ d@@ ents that illustr@@ ate mo@@ des@@ ty in its vari@@ ous form@@ s .
▪ Me@@ dit@@ ate on Scriptural pas@@ sa@@ ges .
How can par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in the Christian ministry help us to avoid being un@@ du@@ ly dis@@ tur@@ bed by the pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity of the wicked ?
* So no one could righ@@ tly jus@@ ti@@ fy the indi@@ ffer@@ ence of these men by saying , ‘ They avo@@ i@@ ded the in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed man because he appe@@ ared to be dead , and t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing a cor@@ p@@ se would have made them temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily un@@ f@@ it to serve at the temple . ’
In the ei@@ gh@@ th century before our Com@@ m@@ on E@@ r@@ a , the prophet Mi@@ ca@@ h wrote the following inspired words : “ What is Jehovah as@@ king back from you but to exerc@@ ise justice and to love kindness and to be mo@@ des@@ t in wal@@ king with your God ? ” ​ — Mi@@ ca@@ h 6 : 8 .
He stated : “ A covenant I have conclu@@ ded with my eyes . So how could I show my@@ self atten@@ tive to a vi@@ r@@ g@@ in ? ”
When encourag@@ ing Christians to be sub@@ mis@@ sive even to har@@ s@@ h , un@@ just author@@ ities of this world , Peter explained : “ In fact , to this course you were called , because even Christ su@@ ffered for you , lea@@ ving you a mo@@ de@@ l for you to follow his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y . ”
If you dis@@ cer@@ n that the ministry could be more inter@@ es@@ ting or more re@@ war@@ ding for your children , set go@@ als with them .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing the En@@ d in Si@@ ght
The gi@@ r@@ ls at my table happened to be discus@@ sing religion , and one of the gi@@ r@@ ls asked me what religion I bel@@ ong@@ ed to , ” she says .
Thus , it is lo@@ gi@@ cal to conclu@@ de that Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s son I@@ sh@@ ma@@ el and Moses ’ brother , A@@ ar@@ on , both went to S@@ he@@ ol at their death , there to a@@ wa@@ it a resurrection .
“ Mu@@ ch good can be ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed with pati@@ ence , pati@@ ence , and still more pati@@ ence . ”
She im@@ medi@@ ately accepted a Bible study , d@@ ran@@ k in the truth , and made bi@@ g chang@@ es in her life .
( b ) What position does the fir@@ st@@ born Son have with respect to the Father ?
The s@@ ite was on the to@@ p of the high@@ est h@@ ill in the are@@ a , over@@ loo@@ king the ro@@ ad .
What will help us to pur@@ sue a course of go@@ o@@ dness ?
You Can Be C@@ lo@@ se to God , 12 / 1
Abraham lived in U@@ r , in what is now sou@@ ther@@ n I@@ ra@@ q .
The Bible reve@@ als this truth by sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic@@ ally por@@ tra@@ ying the dra@@ g@@ on as dra@@ gg@@ ing a th@@ ir@@ d of the st@@ ars of heaven with him in his f@@ all .
The shepher@@ d felt a sense of responsi@@ bility toward each of his sheep .
Jehovah , though fully a@@ ware of what is in our heart , encoura@@ ges us to commun@@ ic@@ ate with him .
Ther@@ efore , a young Witness should get the ide@@ a in mind , put it in his or her own words , and then expres@@ s it in a man@@ ner appro@@ pri@@ ate to the situation and the scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es .
This time the imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment was very se@@ v@@ ere .
Do you feel this way about the message of God’s Word , the Bible ?
When Jesus re@@ ach@@ es the t@@ om@@ b of La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , he first gives instru@@ ction to take away the st@@ one b@@ lo@@ c@@ king the en@@ tr@@ ance to the t@@ om@@ b .
During the F@@ ran@@ c@@ o re@@ gi@@ me ( 19@@ 39 - 7@@ 5 ) , h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of dedic@@ ated young Witnesses took a stand as Christian neu@@ tr@@ als .
Do Not Let I@@ l@@ l@@ ness R@@ o@@ b You of Jo@@ y
No am@@ ount of we@@ al@@ th will bring deli@@ ver@@ ance through the up@@ coming great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
And Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers are e@@ ag@@ er to have a share in the fulfill@@ ment of prophe@@ ci@@ es concer@@ ning the ga@@ ther@@ ing of true worshi@@ p@@ ers from many different nations . ​ — Isaiah 2 : 2 , 3 ; Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 1 - 3 .
Un@@ like the woman in the first instance , this woman c@@ learly did not give in to the actions of the att@@ ac@@ k@@ er .
Lo@@ ve for Jehovah God must be cultiv@@ ated in the hearts of our children .
Jehovah wi@@ p@@ es out trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions for his own s@@ ake .
“ Des@@ pite my physical hu@@ ng@@ er , I received the spiritual food that helped su@@ sta@@ in me as well as others in our tri@@ als during those tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ ous times .
Those words apply to to@@ da@@ y’s anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant and to Jesus ’ “ other sheep ” even if they die in these last days .
E@@ ach of us could ask ourselves , ‘ Do I have a re@@ pu@@ tation for being a s@@ tic@@ k@@ l@@ er for certain rul@@ es , such as ones that refle@@ ct personal op@@ in@@ ion or comm@@ on appro@@ ach@@ es to a matter ?
C@@ H@@ R@@ ON@@ I@@ C I@@ L@@ L H@@ E@@ AL@@ T@@ H O@@ R DI@@ S@@ A@@ BI@@ L@@ I@@ T@@ Y C@@ A@@ N H@@ A@@ V@@ E A M@@ A@@ J@@ O@@ R I@@ M@@ P@@ A@@ C@@ T O@@ N A P@@ E@@ R@@ S@@ ON@@ ’@@ S L@@ I@@ F@@ E .
One reason why we need to walk with Jehovah God is explained at Jeremiah 10 : 23 : “ I well know , O Jehovah , that to earth@@ ling man his way does not bel@@ ong . It does not bel@@ ong to man who is wal@@ king even to direc@@ t his st@@ ep . ”
Y@@ oung J@@ im@@ my kept as@@ king her , “ Why did you leave me ? ”
Yet , he lives in a per@@ man@@ ent st@@ ate of con@@ f@@ lic@@ ting emo@@ tions ​ — deli@@ ght and satis@@ fac@@ tion with what he is accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing along with des@@ pa@@ ir and fru@@ str@@ ation because of the m@@ oun@@ ting problems with which he must de@@ al .
In the re@@ vel@@ ation given to the apostle John , Jesus reve@@ aled that his anointed brothers have “ con@@ qu@@ ered [ Satan ] because of the blood of the L@@ am@@ b and because of the word of their wit@@ ness@@ ing . ”
Christians sur@@ ely would want to avoid making anyone feel un@@ com@@ for@@ table or em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed by public@@ ly ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ing the n@@ ames of the gi@@ v@@ ers . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 8 .
15 , 16 . ( a ) When was it time to set@@ tle acc@@ oun@@ ts ?
Ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising a conven@@ tion while I was pione@@ ering in I@@ rel@@ and
With both of our sons at Bethel , we continued pione@@ ering .
Jehovah also gave them spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c work assign@@ ments .
Does the Bible Q@@ u@@ o@@ te From the Bo@@ ok of E@@ no@@ ch ?
If not , then I will do the re@@ pur@@ cha@@ sing . ’
Jesus , the f@@ oun@@ der of Christi@@ an@@ ity , said : “ You received free , give free . ”
Re@@ as@@ on on the matter .
* ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 23 : 16 , 17 , 20 .
Is it really true that one can be happy without religion ?
But one thing is certain : Lo@@ ve is still the ma@@ in ing@@ re@@ di@@ ent at our conven@@ tions . ​ — John 13 : 34 , 35 .
( Read Genesis 4@@ 9 : 5 - 7 . )
That he proved faithful and tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy is sh@@ own by what Paul wrote about him some years later .
What support did M@@ ary receive from the ang@@ el G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el ?
How did the in@@ iti@@ ally rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant prophet Jeremiah over@@ come his sh@@ y@@ ness ?
Me@@ g@@ um@@ i ans@@ wers their questions and tel@@ ls them that God has a name .
Your loving brother , Peter . ”
‘ Do I un@@ wit@@ t@@ ingly h@@ in@@ der commun@@ ic@@ ation by tr@@ ying to for@@ ce my a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent to talk ? ’
‘ My P@@ al@@ ate U@@ t@@ ters Tru@@ th ’
However , that does not mean that we should refu@@ se to change a decision once we have made it . There are times when we will do well to re@@ consider a decision and perhaps change it .
Does he have the same Bible - based valu@@ es and mor@@ als that I have ?
Some time later , Ru@@ th appe@@ ared at the Kingdom H@@ all , and when the meeting was over , she asked S@@ and@@ r@@ a , “ Why have you st@@ op@@ ped coming to study with me ? ”
Li@@ ving U@@ p to Their De@@ dic@@ ation
When op@@ pos@@ ers tri@@ ed to sto@@ p work on the temple in Jerusalem , for instance , an of@@ fi@@ cial sear@@ ch of recor@@ ds in the ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves at the Me@@ di@@ an cap@@ it@@ al of E@@ c@@ bat@@ ana brought to light a do@@ cum@@ ent is@@ su@@ ed by King C@@ y@@ r@@ us author@@ iz@@ ing such con@@ stru@@ ction .
17 , 18 . ( a ) What feel@@ ing did Paul devel@@ op toward those in the congregations ?
Although I was only a bo@@ y , I deci@@ ded to learn C@@ am@@ bo@@ di@@ an so that I could tell my scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es about Jehovah .
This may be har@@ der for elders who live in coun@@ tri@@ es where class consci@@ ousness is the nor@@ m .
Pro@@ vi@@ de them with practic@@ al support .
; S@@ par@@ ks , T .
How can we make sure that our heart rema@@ ins rec@@ ep@@ tive to the word of God ?
If you desire ad@@ di@@ tional information , Jehovah’s Witnesses will be deli@@ gh@@ ted to help you .
Jesus told his followers : “ If you were part of the world , the world would be f@@ ond of what is its own .
I was determined to do my ut@@ most to help my hous@@ eho@@ ld serve Jehovah .
At first , many were af@@ ra@@ id of O@@ c@@ é@@ ane .
How would a cont@@ est@@ ant direc@@ t his b@@ lo@@ ws or th@@ ru@@ st@@ s ?
He was never too bus@@ y to help others in both material and spiritual ways .
If op@@ position or persecu@@ tion ro@@ b us of our li@@ v@@ eli@@ ho@@ od or our fre@@ e@@ dom , we res@@ ol@@ ve to remain fir@@ m in the faith wh@@ atever tri@@ als we may face .
H@@ ere you see a pi@@ c@@ ture of a house in the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of B@@ ever .
The ang@@ el@@ ’s instru@@ ction to the apostles was that they “ keep on speaking to the people all the sa@@ y@@ ings about this life . ”
The neu@@ tr@@ al stand taken by Jehovah’s Witnesses should not be mis@@ under@@ sto@@ od to mean that they support or con@@ done ac@@ ts of viol@@ ence .
To help people in Z@@ im@@ ba@@ b@@ we , Jehovah’s Witnesses are bus@@ y declar@@ ing that the best way of life is one gu@@ i@@ ded by God’s standards set out in the Bible .
The t@@ in@@ y bir@@ ds are sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to po@@ is@@ on@@ ous g@@ as@@ es , such as car@@ b@@ on mon@@ o@@ xi@@ de .
Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h Be@@ comes E@@ ar@@ th@@ ’s R@@ igh@@ t@@ ful R@@ ul@@ er
L@@ ater in that same ser@@ m@@ on , Jesus reve@@ aled the means by which the earth would be res@@ cu@@ ed from ru@@ in .
Even your to@@ ne of vo@@ ice can have an effect .
If you have never person@@ ally experienced some as@@ pe@@ cts of the si@@ gn , should you reason that the great tri@@ bul@@ ation is still a long way off ?
This me@@ tro@@ pol@@ is of S@@ y@@ ri@@ a d@@ om@@ in@@ ated the nor@@ the@@ ast cor@@ ner of the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an bas@@ in .
The first one to receive this gift was his fir@@ st@@ born Son , “ the i@@ ma@@ ge of the inv@@ isi@@ ble God . ”
The interest was so great that he re@@ v@@ ised it for public@@ ation , and over the next 40 years , it re@@ ached a cir@@ cul@@ ation of 200@@ ,000 in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates and Gre@@ at B@@ r@@ ita@@ in .
Still , the elders are care@@ ful to allow individu@@ al brothers and sisters to make their own decisions . That is lo@@ gi@@ cal because those individuals will be@@ ar the responsi@@ bility for the resul@@ ts .
To enjoy the privilege of having a friend , you have to accept the responsi@@ bility of being a friend .
In fact , according to S@@ wis@@ s the@@ olo@@ gi@@ an U@@ l@@ rich Lu@@ z , the con@@ sen@@ su@@ s of op@@ in@@ ion on this sub@@ ject among Bible scho@@ l@@ ars today would have been con@@ dem@@ ned by the 18@@ 70 V@@ ati@@ can C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l as her@@ es@@ y .
T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an called attention to Jesus ’ own words : “ The Father is greater than I am . ”
Jesus sp@@ ent most of his fin@@ al night giving encourag@@ ement to his faithful apostles .
For example , when David wrote Psalm 5@@ 5 , he was af@@ ra@@ id he would be kil@@ led .
What does it mean to be an ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er ?
To the sur@@ pris@@ e of his listen@@ ers , Jesus also fore@@ told the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem with its temple .
What was the spiritual con@@ dition of Israel during the time of A@@ mo@@ s ?
Y@@ ou@@ ths ​ — ‘ Ke@@ ep Your E@@ y@@ es on the Th@@ ings Un@@ seen ’
Hence , g@@ one will be the suffering ca@@ used by “ time and un@@ expe@@ cted events . ”
• How should we view ref@@ in@@ ements in the understanding of the Scriptures ?
In many res@@ pe@@ cts , people today are like the men and women who lived in No@@ ah’s day .
At a time when the lead@@ ers of ancient Juda@@ h bor@@ e heav@@ y gu@@ il@@ t , Jehovah declar@@ ed : “ When you s@@ pre@@ ad out your p@@ al@@ ms , I hi@@ de my eyes from you . Even though you make many prayers , I am not listen@@ ing ; with b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed your very hands have become filled . ” ​ — Isaiah 1 : 1 , 15 .
Des@@ pite all of this , he always held the family study .
N@@ ever allow “ the un@@ real@@ ities , ” such as trust in men , confidence in the mil@@ it@@ ary might of nations , or i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , to turn you asi@@ de from serving Jehovah .
How they must have enjo@@ yed its st@@ re@@ am@@ s , its f@@ low@@ ers , its tre@@ es !
* I rejo@@ ic@@ ed with the parents when one of the sur@@ ge@@ ons em@@ er@@ ged from the op@@ er@@ ating ro@@ om to ann@@ oun@@ ce that the op@@ er@@ ation had been a succ@@ ess and the fam@@ il@@ y’s conscience had been res@@ pe@@ cted .
We benef@@ ited from our fine re@@ pu@@ tation in other ways as well .
Because those in attend@@ ance are not m@@ ere ob@@ serv@@ ers .
To answer , let us consider some events in the life of a lear@@ ner in the past .
Be vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant with a view to prayers . ”
G@@ et@@ ting to know Jehovah and his Son , Jesus Christ , “ means everlasting life . ” ​ — John 17 : 3 .
God ann@@ oun@@ ced that he in@@ tend@@ ed to destro@@ y those wicked c@@ ities and gave Lo@@ t an opportunity to be res@@ cu@@ ed along with his family .
The way God’s servants today use the Bible imp@@ res@@ ses many .
While we wa@@ it for the wonderful future in st@@ ore for us , Jehovah’s will is that we enjoy the good things that he gives us .
By listen@@ ing to “ what God says to the heart . ”
1@@ 2@@ 3@@ r@@ d G@@ ile@@ ad G@@ ra@@ du@@ ation
A com@@ for@@ ting less@@ on that can be dra@@ wn from Jesus ’ mirac@@ les is that he was “ moved with p@@ ity ” and did things to help people .
Solomon dec@@ la@@ res : “ His own er@@ r@@ ors will c@@ atch the wicked one , and in the ro@@ p@@ es of his own sin he will be taken hold of .
If we trust in Jehovah and are determined not to let the world con@@ qu@@ er us , its evil will not over@@ come us .
“ T@@ ake your stand against [ Satan ] , fir@@ m in the faith . ” ​ — 1 P@@ E@@ T .
L@@ is@@ ten@@ ers were encoura@@ ged to read the Bible care@@ fully , taking the time to vis@@ u@@ al@@ ize Scriptural acc@@ oun@@ ts and to associ@@ ate new poin@@ ts with things already learned .
However , every day I ye@@ ar@@ ned for my husband and child .
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans at the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity of Par@@ is ​ — the S@@ or@@ b@@ on@@ ne — ​ soon at@@ temp@@ ted to s@@ il@@ ence L@@ ef@@ è@@ v@@ re .
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 13 - 17 )
If you are in such a situation , take the in@@ iti@@ ative to cor@@ rec@@ t matters by speaking in a kin@@ dly way to the off@@ en@@ ding one .
What is involved in having “ the mind of Christ ” ?
What helped David to dis@@ cer@@ n God’s will ?
After sever@@ al years of di@@ lig@@ ent work by inter@@ n@@ ational and local vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers of all age grou@@ ps , the fine new fac@@ il@@ ities at H@@ sin@@ wu were ready for use in Au@@ gu@@ st 199@@ 4 .
He was away from the family for long peri@@ o@@ ds but re@@ turned at regul@@ ar inter@@ v@@ als .
In 1@@ 6@@ 5@@ 8 par@@ li@@ am@@ ent dec@@ re@@ ed that the P@@ ol@@ ish B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n were to sel@@ l their pro@@ per@@ ty and move ab@@ ro@@ ad within three years .
Mas@@ sive w@@ alls with h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of to@@ wers did not pre@@ v@@ ent the fulfill@@ ment of Jehovah’s word against N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h .
Even in difficult e@@ con@@ om@@ ic times , we can prom@@ o@@ te a gener@@ ous spirit .
King Solomon of ancient Israel said : “ S@@ we@@ et is the s@@ le@@ ep of the one serving , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of whether it is little or much that he e@@ ats ; but the pl@@ ent@@ y bel@@ ong@@ ing to the rich one is not per@@ mit@@ ting him to s@@ le@@ ep . ”
Thus , now is the time to give care@@ ful consider@@ ation to these matters .
A@@ be@@ l knew en@@ ough about God’s pur@@ pos@@ es to en@@ vision a better future , exerc@@ ise faith , and em@@ br@@ ace a reli@@ able hope .
Since Jehovah God al@@ lo@@ ws humans to occ@@ up@@ y vari@@ ous positi@@ ons of authority , we show those humans appro@@ pri@@ ate honor .
; S@@ k@@ id@@ more , D .
L@@ ou@@ ise and Ge@@ or@@ ge B@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ on with An@@ n , 199@@ 1
For a dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ d and a g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on will come to po@@ ver@@ ty , and d@@ ro@@ w@@ sin@@ ess will clo@@ the one with m@@ ere ra@@ g@@ s . ”
E@@ m@@ man@@ u@@ el
The s@@ or@@ ro@@ w I feel because of the lo@@ ss of Lu@@ c@@ í@@ a has not comple@@ t@@ ely disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared , yet I am so gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah for the leg@@ ac@@ y Lu@@ c@@ í@@ a left .
Then off he went again .
Paul ur@@ ges his Hebrew fellow believers to “ pres@@ s on to matu@@ r@@ ity . ” ​ — He@@ b .
However , it was the way she asked my op@@ in@@ ion that told me that this person was willing to listen .
God’s promises are comple@@ t@@ ely reli@@ able and tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy .
My son was kept in pris@@ on for more than si@@ x years .
Those who un@@ rep@@ ent@@ an@@ tly eng@@ age in practic@@ es that are not mentioned but that are “ like these ” will not in@@ her@@ it the blessings of God’s Kingdom .
E@@ ach time Jehovah’s Witnesses came , I left the house because I was af@@ ra@@ id of them .
After all , you did not leave Jehovah .
( Read Revelation 13 : 1 , 2 . )
God’s spirit can direc@@ t anointed ones and their compan@@ i@@ ons with an earthly hope in a life of faith@@ ful@@ ness and can help them to avoid sin@@ ful works .
4 , 5 . ( a ) To what did Jesus com@@ pare the time of his pres@@ ence ?
Re@@ g@@ arding that man the Bible tel@@ ls us : “ He then got up and was baptized . ”
“ Will You Be a Gi@@ ver or a T@@ ak@@ er ? ” was the question G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ or Mark N@@ ou@@ ma@@ ir ra@@ ised .
( 1 ) No one has a mon@@ o@@ po@@ ly on problems , a@@ il@@ ments , or difficult situ@@ ations in life , and ( 2 ) Jehovah listen@@ s to the out@@ cri@@ es of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly appe@@ al@@ ing to him for help and a blessing . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 3 : 7 - 10 ; James 4 : 8 , 10 ; 1 Peter 5 : 8 , 9 .
Ma@@ in@@ tain a Bal@@ an@@ ced V@@ i@@ e@@ w of the U@@ se of Al@@ co@@ ho@@ l
In the min@@ ds of just and loving people , it is a rep@@ el@@ ling thought !
The inspired apostle Peter could thus tell fellow believers : “ [ B@@ ap@@ tism ] is also now sa@@ ving you . ”
And when you have a “ word of encourag@@ ement , ” by all means , “ tell it . ” ​ — Acts 13 : 15 .
Paul’s use of the word “ qu@@ it ” imp@@ lies that some of them were still being influ@@ enced by that system of things .
“ S@@ hor@@ tly after my father died , my husband told me that he was see@@ ing another woman , ” rel@@ ates J@@ an@@ et .
P@@ il@@ ate again tri@@ ed to dis@@ su@@ a@@ de the un@@ reason@@ able op@@ pos@@ ers , but he fin@@ ally gave way to the public c@@ lam@@ or .
Yes , Jehovah is the ul@@ tim@@ ate S@@ ource of all power , just as he is the S@@ ource of all life .
Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a : That seem@@ s reason@@ able .
If you are advan@@ ced in years , do you appreci@@ ate just how your words and actions can af@@ fect others bene@@ fi@@ cially ?
What will the future pro@@ spe@@ cts be for my parents , who@@ se death I had fe@@ ared in my chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od ?
A@@ n earthly par@@ adise a@@ wa@@ its sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors of the last days
With the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s help , she had ri@@ d her@@ self of such vi@@ ces as i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , im@@ mor@@ ality , and for@@ tu@@ ne tel@@ ling .
When in@@ s@@ titu@@ ting the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al , Jesus used a lo@@ a@@ f of bre@@ ad and a c@@ up of red w@@ ine as em@@ ble@@ ms , or sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s .
The apostle Peter also emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed the need to stand fir@@ m against Satan .
“ In many c@@ as@@ es , ” says the book U@@ r@@ ba@@ n T@@ er@@ r@@ or@@ ism , “ the pri@@ m@@ ary mo@@ tiv@@ ation for a ter@@ r@@ or@@ ist is a gen@@ u@@ ine fru@@ str@@ ation with seem@@ ingly in@@ tr@@ ac@@ table pol@@ itical , so@@ cial , and e@@ con@@ om@@ ic for@@ ces . ”
Who could doubt that Jehovah was blessing the work ?
The two e@@ ag@@ les re@@ present the rul@@ ers of Babyl@@ on and Egy@@ pt .
Let us discus@@ s three ways in which Jehovah tra@@ ins individuals whom he ap@@ poin@@ ts to care for his sheep .
M@@ ore important , it reve@@ als tru@@ ths that will benefit us during times of ad@@ vers@@ ity .
The Bethel family had v@@ ac@@ ated the S@@ tra@@ th@@ field of@@ fice in May 194@@ 2 and had rel@@ o@@ c@@ ated into priv@@ ate ho@@ m@@ es .
Ther@@ efore , mutu@@ al conc@@ essi@@ ons and a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ es are called for . ​ — 11 / 1 , pages 4 - 7 .
In an illustr@@ ation about whe@@ at and we@@ e@@ ds , Jesus fore@@ told that true religion would be vi@@ r@@ tually ob@@ sc@@ ur@@ ed for a time .
What helped Paul to remain spiritually strong when fac@@ ing tri@@ als ?
Why did Jesus hold back some information about his Father ?
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 28 ]
If an individu@@ al cho@@ o@@ ses to bur@@ n inc@@ en@@ se , his decision should take into consider@@ ation both his own conscience and the feelings of others .
Why is that so ? ​ — Matthew 4 : 4 ; 22 : 37 - 39 .
Is God’s Will Be@@ ing D@@ one ?
From God’s stan@@ d@@ point , our com@@ mis@@ sion , which foc@@ uses on the spiritual needs of those hu@@ ng@@ ering for righteousness , has first pri@@ or@@ ity .
□ Who is God , and what is his name ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , it is wise to exam@@ ine religion care@@ fully .
Be a@@ ware of his desi@@ gn@@ s , and let that a@@ war@@ en@@ ess make you determined to end@@ ure .
L@@ ik@@ ely , on their own , the sheep would not find a ref@@ re@@ shing spo@@ t to li@@ e down in peace .
D@@ oub@@ t and un@@ certain@@ ty se@@ em to be a part of life .
What about our har@@ d@@ working elders who mis@@ s me@@ als or lo@@ se s@@ le@@ ep to care for Jehovah’s sheep ?
200@@ 4 S@@ E@@ R@@ V@@ I@@ C@@ E Y@@ E@@ A@@ R R@@ E@@ P@@ O@@ R@@ T O@@ F J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S W@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ S W@@ O@@ R@@ L@@ D@@ W@@ I@@ D@@ E
16 , 17 . ( a ) Why was it possible for p@@ re - Christian wit@@ nesses of Jehovah to have a righteous standing with him ?
8 , 9 . ( a ) How was Jesus “ pi@@ er@@ ced for our trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion ” ?
Th@@ r@@ ough the prophet , God re@@ war@@ ded this chil@@ d@@ less woman and her el@@ der@@ ly husband with a son .
The two men were , in fact , spi@@ es from the cam@@ p of Israel .
What Paul believ@@ ed as a Christian was not in con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with the beli@@ ef@@ s of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es on such matters as the resurrection , angels , and some poin@@ ts of the Law .
( b ) What could move people to change their view about the Kingdom message ?
I@@ N Bible times , c@@ is@@ ter@@ ns were man - made under@@ gr@@ ound ca@@ v@@ ities used princi@@ p@@ ally for the st@@ or@@ age of water .
When the pri@@ ests war@@ ned him not to com@@ mit this pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous act , “ U@@ z@@ z@@ iah became en@@ ra@@ ged . ”
It is the attitude and re@@ action of others that can cons@@ titu@@ te an a@@ ff@@ r@@ on@@ t to one@@ ’s di@@ gn@@ ity .
At the same time , we must real@@ is@@ tic@@ ally ac@@ knowledge that many faithful Christians have died as a result of persecu@@ tion , as was the case during the Na@@ z@@ i er@@ a .
What occ@@ ur@@ red with Si@@ me@@ on and L@@ ev@@ i and between David and A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il shows un@@ mis@@ ta@@ ka@@ bly that Jehovah op@@ pos@@ es un@@ bri@@ d@@ led anger and viol@@ ence and that he bless@@ es efforts to make peace .
When we are hum@@ ble and always obey Jehovah , we become very preci@@ ous to him
• “ My husband does not show in@@ iti@@ ative ”
Of course , to get going again after a set@@ back is not always eas@@ y .
It was a fa@@ bul@@ ously we@@ al@@ thy city in which people plac@@ ed much emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on lu@@ x@@ u@@ ries , le@@ is@@ ure , and com@@ for@@ table living .
We need hous@@ ing , food , clo@@ thing , a ba@@ si@@ c educ@@ ation , emp@@ loy@@ ment , rec@@ re@@ ation , and the l@@ ist go@@ es on .
Many experi@@ ences could be used to illustr@@ ate God’s ac@@ ts of com@@ pas@@ sion .
In ad@@ dition to a regul@@ ar pro@@ gra@@ m of personal Bible reading , it is important for us to set asi@@ de time for F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship and in - dep@@ th study of Bible sub@@ je@@ cts .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er on the same day that Jesus war@@ ned about the lo@@ ss of love , he emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed the most important love of all .
We did something , and then we were tr@@ oub@@ led , dis@@ tur@@ bed about how we ac@@ ted .
The apostle Paul , who end@@ ur@@ ed serious tri@@ als , said : “ For all things I have the strength through the one who gives me power . ”
Such a trans@@ form@@ ation does not ha@@ p@@ pen by m@@ ere ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
You can be ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely sure that your standing complete and with fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ction in all the will of God will not go un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed .
For yet ‘ a very little while , ’ and ‘ he who is coming will arri@@ ve and will not d@@ el@@ a@@ y . ’
Consider a tim@@ ely Bible example . ​ — R@@ om .
Mi@@ ght spe@@ ct@@ at@@ ors at some of to@@ da@@ y’s s@@ por@@ ts events be simil@@ arly affe@@ cted , be@@ coming “ more c@@ ru@@ el and in@@ human ” ?
They could com@@ pare the teachings of God’s Word with the teachings of the ch@@ urch .
3 : 7 - 10 .
In W@@ rit@@ ing Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves , di@@ lig@@ ent work is now under way to pre@@ serve and do@@ cum@@ ent our rich and gro@@ wing leg@@ ac@@ y .
Consider how the Bible book of Revelation descri@@ bes false religion .
5 : 7 - 9 .
World Un@@ ity , 6 / 1
T@@ ry to i@@ magine the sc@@ ene .
M@@ ak@@ ing Pro@@ g@@ ress as a F@@ am@@ ily
By that time , A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s could cor@@ rec@@ tly expla@@ in the meaning of Christian baptism .
They wanted to be “ v@@ isi@@ ble to men ” who were pas@@ sing through those inter@@ se@@ ctions .
O@@ r would she nor@@ m@@ ally be willing to pur@@ cha@@ se things at his re@@ qu@@ est , without judg@@ ing what he in@@ tend@@ s to do with the it@@ em@@ s she bu@@ ys for him while doing her sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing ?
You likely would not char@@ ge out of his of@@ fice like a fi@@ re@@ man on an em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y call . But you would pro@@ ba@@ bly get his re@@ comm@@ end@@ ations , go home , and give serious thought to your pri@@ or@@ ities .
Jesus war@@ ned : “ If . . . a bl@@ ind man guid@@ es a bl@@ ind man , both will f@@ all into a pi@@ t . ” ​ — Matthew 15 : 6 , 14 .
I now serve as an el@@ der in one of the P@@ i@@ ra@@ i@@ é@@ v@@ s congregations .
How do the Scriptures show that un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish giving is a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al as@@ pect of true worship ?
1 - 3 . ( a ) What are reg@@ re@@ ts , and how may they af@@ fect us ?
Why not think of spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c individuals whom you can men@@ tion by name as you speak to Jehovah , the “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer ” ? ​ — P@@ s .
( b ) What may result when we are loyal to God and his arrang@@ ement ?
The people were deli@@ gh@@ ted , so it was deci@@ ded that fur@@ ther vis@@ its should be made to their v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
We want to prove our love for Jesus and our appreciation for his great love for us .
They are “ fellow work@@ ers for the kingdom of God ” and “ a streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id ” to us .
Th@@ ink about the Israelites at M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i .
The earth will be trans@@ form@@ ed into a par@@ adise .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the conclu@@ sion of the system of things .
( a ) Why was Jehovah going to take action against Israel and Juda@@ h ?
Instead , they pati@@ ently wa@@ it for God’s du@@ e time to inter@@ v@@ ene in human af@@ fai@@ r@@ s through the rule of his Son , Jesus , who said : “ My kingdom is no part of this world . ” ​ — John 18 : 36 .
Then , fi@@ ve years after the last sur@@ g@@ er@@ y , he was in a very serious ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , one that could have kil@@ led him .
For a time , Jehovah has t@@ ol@@ er@@ ated re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
His se@@ ed inclu@@ des the wicked angels , or dem@@ ons .
We can take the in@@ iti@@ ative to ass@@ ist someone in need of help , and in doing so , we ac@@ tually gro@@ w in understanding and love .
And the ra@@ in p@@ our@@ ed down and the f@@ loo@@ ds came and the w@@ in@@ ds ble@@ w and la@@ shed against that house , but it did not ca@@ ve in , for it had been f@@ oun@@ ded upon the ro@@ ck - mas@@ s .
I was appointed as a travel@@ ing overse@@ er in nor@@ th Q@@ u@@ e@@ en@@ s@@ land , an assignment that would often put my trust in Jehovah to the t@@ est .
A@@ mo@@ s did not beg@@ in his work by pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ing Jehovah’s judgment against the wa@@ y@@ ward nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom of Israel .
On@@ ce a Christian deci@@ des to give , he should do so c@@ he@@ er@@ fully , or with joy , says Paul .
The earthly part of Jehovah’s organization is gro@@ wing in many ways , but gro@@ w@@ th necess@@ it@@ ates change .
Yet , we all do well to consider seri@@ ously how much is really needed in life .
Thus we acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ate de@@ b@@ t .
What Do You K@@ now Ab@@ out Wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft ?
In the Bible , mo@@ des@@ ty simil@@ arly ref@@ ers to having a prop@@ er es@@ tim@@ ate of ourselves and an a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of our li@@ mit@@ ations .
Ru@@ th , a Mo@@ a@@ bi@@ te woman who was married to an Israel@@ ite , became a wi@@ do@@ w and was fac@@ ed with a cho@@ ice : stay in her own country or return with her mother - in - law to Israel .
Un@@ is@@ e@@ x fa@@ shi@@ on : C@@ lo@@ thing that does not show the differ@@ ence between men and women
Instead , Jesus t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully pres@@ ented S@@ im@@ on with an illustr@@ ation about a man who for@@ gave one person a large de@@ b@@ t and another person a much s@@ mal@@ l@@ er de@@ b@@ t .
Th@@ ink about what this means .
Yet he and M@@ ary per@@ sever@@ ed , dra@@ wing strength from their faith in Jehovah God .
But after lear@@ ning from the m@@ ou@@ th of the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus himself about his ro@@ le in God’s purpose for man@@ kin@@ d’s sal@@ vation , they said : “ W@@ ere not our hearts bur@@ ning as he was speaking to us on the ro@@ ad , as he was fully op@@ ening up the Scriptures to us ? ” ​ — Luke 24 : 32 .
St@@ anka and I were se@@ ated op@@ pos@@ ite each other at a table , with a gu@@ ard assign@@ ed to w@@ atch us .
E@@ mp@@ a@@ thy ​ — K@@ ey to K@@ in@@ dness and Com@@ pas@@ sion
He “ com@@ forts us in all our tri@@ als . ”
These mes@@ sa@@ ges ring out in chap@@ ters 3 through 5 of Mi@@ ca@@ h’s prophecy .
Their pl@@ ans were made , but before lea@@ ving they asked Jeremiah to pray in their be@@ half and seek direction from Jehovah .
Those who do get to another land often find that they have simply ex@@ chang@@ ed one set of problems for another .
“ I just vie@@ wed him as the God who cre@@ ated everything , ” ad@@ m@@ its Chris@@ t@@ ina , a woman from I@@ rel@@ and who attend@@ ed ch@@ urch every we@@ ek .
Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es Re@@ qui@@ ring S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fice
The two Bible - based j@@ our@@ n@@ als they pro@@ du@@ ce , The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke ! , are by far the worl@@ d’s most wi@@ d@@ ely dist@@ ribu@@ ted ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines .
Per@@ haps you are cop@@ ing with si@@ ck@@ ness , op@@ position from an un@@ believ@@ ing mate , heav@@ y family responsi@@ bil@@ ities , or some other difficult proble@@ m .
Jehovah’s Witnesses take those words to heart .
When the ac@@ t@@ ress was en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic , the inf@@ ants were more ap@@ t to pla@@ y with the to@@ y . ”
S@@ how “ fellow feel@@ ing ” to the chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s mother by making it clear that you are not tr@@ ying to re@@ place her .
The W@@ ic@@ ked Se@@ em to Pro@@ sp@@ er
In fact , if we want to know whether prayers do any good , we must understand their purpose .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing about his Father , Jesus stated : “ He takes away every branch in me not be@@ aring fru@@ it . ”
God’s spirit and your spirit thus jo@@ in in be@@ aring witness that you have the heavenly hope .
Those then living will enjoy a par@@ adise as well as God’s fav@@ or , both of which Adam lost . ​ — Revelation 21 : 3 .
Hence , as imit@@ at@@ ors of God , we should be al@@ er@@ t to recogn@@ ize the efforts of others .
En@@ de@@ av@@ or@@ ing to Mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r F@@ ine Ex@@ am@@ ples ( T .
“ I had no go@@ als .
For instance , you will hear spiritually up@@ building com@@ ments , be remin@@ ded of your Bible - based hope , and ob@@ serve the faith of others who are end@@ uring tri@@ als .
There are , in fact , sever@@ al examples in the Bible of faithful men and women who were we@@ al@@ thy .
But they dist@@ ress me too because I always won@@ der who will do such things for you when you are my age ?
King Solomon of ancient Israel com@@ men@@ ces the th@@ ir@@ d chap@@ ter of Proverbs with the words : “ My son , my law do not for@@ get , and my comman@@ d@@ ments may your heart ob@@ serve , because l@@ eng@@ th of days and years of life and peace will be ad@@ ded to you . ”
Saul had a mo@@ des@@ t op@@ in@@ ion of himself and his family , even though his father , K@@ ish , was “ mi@@ gh@@ ty in we@@ al@@ th . ” ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
Consider another fo@@ reg@@ le@@ am of Par@@ adise .
In@@ tegrity is moral s@@ oun@@ dness , comple@@ ten@@ ess .
He provided the answer when he said to Moses : “ In a cl@@ ou@@ d I shall appe@@ ar over the co@@ ver . ”
Rather than ‘ fol@@ ding up ’ when enc@@ oun@@ ter@@ ing difficul@@ ty or fa@@ il@@ ure , the per@@ sever@@ ing individu@@ al ‘ ge@@ ts up , ’ ‘ keep@@ s on , ’ and tri@@ es again .
This was follow@@ ed by Kingdom Ne@@ ws No .
Are we person@@ ally in st@@ ep with this wonderful organization ?
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , then , Jesus comman@@ ded his followers not only to preach the Kingdom message but also to help individuals who accept it to become his disciples .
Yes , Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s God - given hope gave his faith that he would have off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing a fir@@ m f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation .
These activities are not op@@ tional .
“ A fellow Christian found me right away and gave me a hear@@ ty wel@@ come , ” she rec@@ alls .
Con@@ f@@ ess and a@@ ban@@ d@@ on se@@ cre@@ t sin@@ s .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , it was a real joy to serve , as our num@@ bers in G@@ h@@ ana gre@@ w from just over 6@@ ,000 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers in 195@@ 6 to 2@@ 1@@ ,000 in 19@@ 7@@ 5 .
I said : “ I don@@ ’t know them , exc@@ ep@@ t one .
The answer can be found in these words of Jesus to his faithful apostles : “ I make a covenant with you , just as my Father has made a covenant with me , for a kingdom , that you may e@@ at and dr@@ ink at my table in my kingdom , and si@@ t on thr@@ ones to ju@@ dge the tw@@ el@@ ve tri@@ bes of Israel . ”
One day the man@@ ag@@ ing direc@@ t@@ or called me to his of@@ fice to offer me the pro@@ spe@@ ct of a prom@@ ising care@@ er as a bu@@ y@@ er for the fir@@ m .
• What kind of message do we dec@@ l@@ are ?
Yet , imper@@ fect humans are pro@@ ne to give in to some form of “ the works of the flesh . . . , for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , lo@@ ose conduct , i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , prac@@ tice of spi@@ rit@@ ism , en@@ m@@ ities , stri@@ fe , je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , f@@ its of anger , con@@ ten@@ tions , div@@ isions , se@@ cts . ”
By whom was Psalm 8@@ 3 com@@ posed , and what th@@ re@@ at does he descri@@ be ?
Because we do not support human govern@@ ments , we have a clean conscience when we preach that only God’s Kingdom will sol@@ ve all man@@ kin@@ d’s problems .
TH@@ E F@@ IN@@ A@@ L M@@ ON@@ T@@ H
It is wise to be ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous about such tal@@ es , especially if we do not know the origin@@ al s@@ ource of the information .
If we trust in Jehovah with all our heart , we will enjoy life now and will be able to keep on wal@@ king forever in the righteous ways of the loving Pro@@ vi@@ der of holy spirit . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 28 : 1 ; Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 .
Yet , ti@@ thing has a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic meaning .
For example , we give little thought to the ele@@ c@@ tri@@ cal power that gives us light and he@@ at or to the conven@@ i@@ ence of p@@ lu@@ gg@@ ing in any ele@@ c@@ tri@@ cal app@@ li@@ ance we may own .
H@@ app@@ y is the man to who@@ se account Jehovah does not put er@@ ro@@ r . ” ​ — Psalm 32 : 1 , 2 .
Christian S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds , ‘ O@@ pen W@@ i@@ de Your H@@ ear@@ t ’ !
The ans@@ wers in the Bible were very exc@@ iting .
Be M@@ il@@ d - T@@ emp@@ ered
So@@ on after this conven@@ tion , I received an invit@@ ation to serve with the L@@ ond@@ on Bethel family .
It gives us much joy to see th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of young people get baptized every year .
Na@@ than deli@@ vered God’s message but in a way that helped David gr@@ as@@ p the gra@@ v@@ ity of his er@@ r@@ ors and moved him to take action . ​ — 2 Sa@@ m . 12 : 1 - 14 .
When he refu@@ sed to rel@@ e@@ ase the bo@@ y , both tu@@ t@@ or and child were kil@@ led .
So in A@@ pri@@ l 194@@ 9 , my mother and I got ri@@ d of all our fur@@ ni@@ ture and moved to M@@ id@@ d@@ let@@ on , near M@@ an@@ ch@@ es@@ ter , where we began pione@@ ering .
I began to learn the meaning of Jesus ’ words : “ M@@ an must live , not on bre@@ ad al@@ one , but on every ut@@ ter@@ ance coming for@@ th through Jehovah’s m@@ ou@@ th . ” ​ — Matthew 4 : 4 .
We can take refu@@ ge by ‘ see@@ king Jehovah , see@@ king righteousness , and see@@ king me@@ ek@@ ness . ’
he said . “ S@@ to@@ p making the house of my Father a house of mer@@ ch@@ an@@ di@@ se ! ”
Paul wrote : “ If any wi@@ do@@ w has children or gr@@ and@@ children , let these learn first to prac@@ tice godly devo@@ tion in their own hous@@ eho@@ ld and to keep pa@@ ying a du@@ e com@@ p@@ en@@ s@@ ation to their parents and gr@@ and@@ parents , for this is accep@@ table in God’s sight . ”
pages 2@@ 15 - 18 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
It took courage for me to go from house to house , as I was sh@@ y by n@@ ature .
Job does not accept the false reason@@ ing of his vis@@ it@@ ors .
O@@ ver a century before Babyl@@ on@@ ia became the c@@ hi@@ ef world power , Jehovah’s people were re@@ pres@@ ented as making this declar@@ ation against “ the king of Babyl@@ on ” : “ You have said in your heart , ‘ To the heavens I shall go up . A@@ bo@@ ve the st@@ ars of God [ k@@ ings of Davi@@ d’s ro@@ y@@ al l@@ ine ] I shall li@@ ft up my thro@@ ne . . .
So whether your God - given hope is that of everlasting life in heaven or on earth , Jehovah can supp@@ ly you with “ power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l ” in order for you to maintain your integrity and receive your re@@ ward .
I@@ ’@@ ve heard of people c@@ ele@@ br@@ ating the bir@@ th of Jesus at Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s and his resurrection at E@@ ast@@ er , but I@@ ’@@ ve never heard of anyone com@@ mem@@ or@@ ating his death .
P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness led to his hum@@ ili@@ ation
When they me@@ t “ a friend of peace , ” they were to give him a thor@@ ough witness concer@@ ning the Kingdom .
If we exam@@ ine some of the Scriptural evidence sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding mirac@@ les as@@ cri@@ bed to Jesus Christ , what will we find ?
It seem@@ ed best to return to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates so that she could receive medi@@ cal care .
The deli@@ ght that comes from exam@@ ining God’s Word will make us ag@@ low with God’s spirit , e@@ ag@@ er to share with others the things we learn .
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of the W@@ ine
O@@ r do you believe that man is ca@@ pa@@ ble of gover@@ ning himself ? ​ — G@@ en .
What co@@ st did Jesus mean ?
Al@@ so , if it is possible , you could res@@ c@@ he@@ du@@ le or sacrifice n@@ on@@ ess@@ enti@@ al activities so that you can regul@@ arly support congregation field service arrang@@ ements . ​ — C@@ ol .
By reading the Bible and medit@@ ating on what you read , you can learn to be wise , to think and reason c@@ learly , and to make good decisions .
The perfect man Adam sin@@ ned .
What spiritually d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous influ@@ ences ex@@ is@@ ted in the congregations at Per@@ ga@@ mu@@ m and Th@@ y@@ ati@@ r@@ a , and why are Jesus ’ words to them appro@@ pri@@ ate today ?
1 : 8 - 17 : G@@ u@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es the comple@@ tion of the temple and shows that Jerusalem and other c@@ ities in Juda@@ h will be bless@@ ed .
During 200@@ 9 , may we all take to heart our com@@ mis@@ sion to witness from house to house and in other ways .
The P@@ ath That Is Re@@ war@@ ding
How should we respon@@ d when we are affe@@ cted ?
We do not need to seek prom@@ in@@ ence or we@@ al@@ th .
You can remain a Witness , continue your stu@@ dies , and talk about the Bible as you ple@@ ase .
She asked Jehovah to o@@ pen the way for her to give a witness .
Mo@@ st cap@@ tiv@@ ating of all , there was “ also the t@@ ree of life in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the gar@@ den . ” ​ — Genesis 2 : 8 , 9 .
They are used to fur@@ ther the worl@@ d@@ wide preaching work , which inclu@@ des supp@@ or@@ ting mission@@ aries and other special full - time servants .
As mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , true worship invol@@ ves both the mind and the heart .
Ther@@ efore , avoid dr@@ in@@ king al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ ages just before atten@@ ding Christian meetings , when sh@@ aring in the ministry , and when car@@ ing for other spiritual responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
Acc@@ ording to some repor@@ ts , during a sto@@ po@@ ver in P@@ in@@ er@@ olo , I@@ tal@@ y , Rus@@ sel@@ l me@@ t Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or Dani@@ ele Ri@@ vo@@ i@@ re , a form@@ er pa@@ st@@ or of a religious group called the W@@ al@@ den@@ ses .
The Bible therefore uses fi@@ gu@@ res of spe@@ e@@ ch , such as simil@@ es , me@@ ta@@ p@@ hor@@ s , and an@@ thro@@ p@@ om@@ or@@ ph@@ is@@ ms to help us com@@ pre@@ h@@ end God’s might , ma@@ j@@ es@@ ty , and activities . An@@ thro@@ p@@ om@@ or@@ ph@@ ism ( Greek , “ man - form ” ) is the at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ting of human char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s to a n@@ on@@ human sub@@ ject .
Ha@@ ving been ra@@ ised in an ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ tural dist@@ ri@@ ct , I now found my@@ self in A@@ m@@ st@@ er@@ dam , the lar@@ g@@ est city in the Ne@@ ther@@ lands .
And we do need to ask him .
What ad@@ vice does the Bible give to someone who is married to an un@@ beli@@ ever ?
How does regul@@ ar par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in the ministry strengthen us spiritually ?
This seem@@ s to be the oppor@@ tu@@ ne time to str@@ ike , for it will take a while before the eyes of the new s@@ ent@@ ries ad@@ just to the dar@@ k@@ ness .
Indeed , how can a person be jo@@ y@@ ful if h@@ at@@ red and des@@ tru@@ ctive feelings are bo@@ t@@ t@@ led up in@@ side of him ?
“ H@@ on@@ or Jehovah with your valu@@ able things and with the fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its of all your pro@@ du@@ ce , ” instru@@ cts the king .
The cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er , however , was taken to pris@@ on .
It con@@ tain@@ s instru@@ ctions on how to make an ap@@ ple .
* We stand to benefit from consider@@ ing what is stated in these chap@@ ters because many of the prophe@@ ci@@ es in this se@@ ction are having their ma@@ j@@ or , or fin@@ al , fulfill@@ ment in our day or will be ful@@ filled in the near future .
They will also s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ate us to help others to honor him .
Genesis 22 : 18 imp@@ lies what about God’s blessing ?
He f@@ on@@ dly re@@ members the one act of Christian kindness that dre@@ w him to a life of pu@@ re worship . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
Consi@@ der@@ ing our imper@@ fe@@ ction and sin@@ ful@@ ness , our re@@ de@@ mp@@ tion truly is , as Paul said , an un@@ deser@@ ved kindness .
Mu@@ ch of this work is done out of public view and may receive little recogn@@ iti@@ on .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Christians stri@@ ve hard to say no to worl@@ dly desi@@ res , a@@ ware that by so doing , they are saying y@@ es to their Creator .
It is not because he in@@ tend@@ s to den@@ y us what is bene@@ fi@@ cial .
What would this en@@ ta@@ il ?
Jesus ’ id@@ ent@@ ity as the Messi@@ ah is supp@@ or@@ ted by two de@@ ta@@ iled g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gi@@ es show@@ ing that he des@@ c@@ ended from King David .
In@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ ally , what about the New Ye@@ ar@@ ’s c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation ?
S@@ ad@@ ly , children have been h@@ ur@@ t or even kil@@ led for fa@@ il@@ ing to obey .
B@@ ri@@ bes under@@ mine good govern@@ ance , har@@ m e@@ con@@ om@@ ic ef@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y and develop@@ ment , dist@@ ort tra@@ de , and p@@ en@@ al@@ ize c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens around the world . ”
“ I@@ T W@@ I@@ L@@ L be well with the righteous one , ” declar@@ ed the prophet Isaiah , “ for they will e@@ at the very fru@@ it@@ age of their deal@@ ings . ”
Rather , most of these organiz@@ ations have simply become a refle@@ ction of the di@@ su@@ n@@ ity that ex@@ ists among vari@@ ous nations .
So@@ on after that , N@@ er@@ o ap@@ par@@ ently sen@@ ten@@ ced him to death .
They are su@@ per@@ bly organiz@@ ed and have high positi@@ ons in God’s arrang@@ ement , the ar@@ chang@@ el being M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el ( Jesus ’ heavenly name ) .
The ru@@ in of the low@@ ly ones is their po@@ ver@@ ty . ”
They will be c@@ ast into an ab@@ y@@ ss , where they will no longer be able to mis@@ lead the nations .
How De@@ ep@@ ly Do We Lo@@ ve Jehovah ?
24 : 3 , 4 .
Un@@ like the fo@@ ol@@ ish ones , though , fi@@ ve vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins truly pre@@ pared themselves , br@@ ing@@ ing ex@@ tr@@ a o@@ il in their f@@ l@@ as@@ ks along with their lam@@ ps .
L@@ I@@ B@@ Y@@ A
Although I we@@ igh@@ ed a good si@@ x p@@ oun@@ ds [ about 3 k@@ g ] at bir@@ th , the do@@ ct@@ or knew that something was seri@@ ously wrong with me .
But one day , the woman had a different pl@@ an to get well .
We should never find ourselves saying , as it were , “ ‘ y@@ es ’ and yet ‘ no . ’ ”
He com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned Noah to preach , and Noah obe@@ yed ​ — serving as “ a pre@@ ach@@ er of righteousness ” perhaps for 40 or 50 years or more .
Y@@ ou@@ ths ​ — T@@ ou@@ ch Par@@ ents ’ H@@ ear@@ t , 5 / 1
One F@@ il@@ ip@@ in@@ o Witness cre@@ ated her own special ter@@ rit@@ ory .
During those vis@@ its , we give them a public@@ ation called F@@ am@@ ily C@@ are and Me@@ di@@ cal M@@ an@@ ag@@ ement for Jehovah’s Witnesses , which was especially pre@@ pared to in@@ form such of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als of our position on the use of blood and the a@@ vail@@ ability of n@@ on@@ blood medi@@ cal al@@ ter@@ n@@ ati@@ ves .
Do Not H@@ i@@ de Who You Are
The G@@ lo@@ be stated : “ Ab@@ out half the worl@@ d’s ri@@ v@@ ers are pol@@ lu@@ ted or seri@@ ously de@@ ple@@ ted .
Why , Na@@ am@@ an’s le@@ pro@@ s@@ y stu@@ ck to gre@@ e@@ dy Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i ! ​ — 2 K@@ i .
( a ) What does self - sacrific@@ ing love invol@@ ve ?
Pro@@ claim@@ ers of the good news do not pre@@ ju@@ dge people
It fur@@ ther as@@ sures us that “ to the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of the pr@@ inc@@ ely rule and to peace there will be no end . ” ​ — Isaiah 9 : 6 , 7 .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , this ancient form of Jewish su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ on appe@@ ars to have continued in some Israel@@ ite hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds .
P@@ R@@ O@@ M@@ O@@ T@@ E@@ R O@@ F P@@ U@@ R@@ E W@@ O@@ R@@ SHI@@ P
How privile@@ ged we are to make Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice , as did faithful Job , who hum@@ bly accepted cor@@ rection ! ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 .
“ A mind , ” he said , “ is all the ba@@ si@@ c e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment we need to ac@@ hi@@ eve complete happiness . ”
4 : 7 - 9 .
Since the faithful slave supp@@ lies des@@ per@@ ately needed spiritual food , it is in our inter@@ ests to find the answer .
One day when their friend Jesus is away , La@@ z@@ ar@@ us be@@ comes cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ally ill .
But after she p@@ our@@ ed out her feelings to God , she no longer felt mis@@ er@@ able . ​ — 1 Samuel 1 : 18 .
They can also make a valu@@ able spiritual contribu@@ tion .
And they have to preach in it to seek out righ@@ tly dis@@ posed people and teach them to be disciples of Christ .
Today , such ter@@ ms as “ C@@ al@@ v@@ in@@ ist ” or “ P@@ ur@@ it@@ an ” bring to mind not just the followers of certain beli@@ ef@@ s but the har@@ s@@ h discipl@@ ine associ@@ ated with such grou@@ ps .
What if mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s ar@@ ise that we simply cannot res@@ ol@@ ve in our heart ?
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , there are h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of refer@@ ences to God’s la@@ ws , or@@ ders , comman@@ d@@ ments , j@@ udi@@ cial decisions , and regul@@ ations , all of which call for sub@@ mis@@ sion .
How have you used the boo@@ k@@ let Go@@ od Ne@@ ws for Pe@@ ople of All N@@ ations ?
He and M@@ ary regul@@ arly took them to the local sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e , where the Law was read al@@ ou@@ d and explained .
A@@ m I ready to be the spiritual head of a hous@@ eho@@ ld ?
He told the man : “ D@@ u@@ st you are and to du@@ st you will return . ”
R@@ es@@ ists T@@ emp@@ tation , 5 / 1 T@@ e@@ ach@@ ings Ab@@ out F@@ am@@ ily Li@@ fe , 11 / 1
S@@ on@@ ja was ready for the study when I came , and we have stu@@ died every we@@ ek since that time . ”
The anointed followers of Christ have been ex@@ ten@@ ding the invit@@ ation since as far back as 19@@ 18 .
Al@@ so , the h@@ em@@ s of our long w@@ in@@ ter co@@ ats got we@@ t when we wa@@ ded through the s@@ now .
God expe@@ cts us to be tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy friends .
It is Jehovah’s will , not our@@ s , that is the important thing .
When Na@@ om@@ i su@@ gg@@ ested that Ru@@ th appro@@ ach Bo@@ a@@ z , loving - kindness moved the Mo@@ a@@ bit@@ ess to dec@@ l@@ are : “ All that you say to me I shall do . ” ​ — Ru@@ th 3 : 1 - 5 .
The v@@ isions recorded in E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el chap@@ ter 1 and Daniel chap@@ ter 7 vi@@ vi@@ dly por@@ tra@@ y Jehovah man@@ e@@ u@@ ver@@ ing matters to a gr@@ and c@@ li@@ ma@@ x .
In the con@@ fu@@ sion Paul is ar@@ rest@@ ed as a su@@ spe@@ cted ev@@ il@@ do@@ er .
“ Lo@@ ok after or@@ ph@@ ans and wi@@ do@@ ws in their tri@@ bul@@ ation . ” ​ — James 1 : 27 .
They deci@@ ded to study the sub@@ ject of kindness together .
Ther@@ e@@ after , Matthew ob@@ ta@@ ined a uni@@ vers@@ ity de@@ gre@@ e in mu@@ si@@ c .
We will ‘ keep on ho@@ l@@ ding f@@ ast what we have ’ from Christ by stri@@ ving to inc@@ re@@ ase those Kingdom inter@@ ests .
Wh@@ atever your pre@@ fer@@ red form@@ at of the Bible , cultiv@@ ate a love for God’s Word , making it your da@@ ily concer@@ n . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 9@@ 7 , 1@@ 6@@ 7 .
You and your family and friends are war@@ m@@ ly invit@@ ed to atten@@ d and listen to a Bible - based talk .
Be@@ fore the out@@ bre@@ ak of the war of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , therefore , all members of the “ bri@@ de ” will be in heaven .
Th@@ ings keep hum@@ m@@ ing t@@ ill well after mi@@ d@@ night .
Does David feel th@@ reat@@ ened by such close sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ y ?
I am still jo@@ y@@ fully pur@@ su@@ ing a life of full - time service .
E@@ ver obedi@@ ent to his God , Samuel went and anointed the king whom Jehovah cho@@ se . ​ — 1 Samuel 8 : 7 - 19 .
In 19@@ 7@@ 8 , we became Witnesses ourselves .
“ That is why a man will leave his father and his mother and he must s@@ tic@@ k to his wife and they must become one flesh . ” ​ — Genesis 2 : 24 .
( b ) The answer to what question reve@@ als Jehovah’s fle@@ xi@@ bility in fulfill@@ ing his purpose ?
Many of these were wise older ones .
What ca@@ used that develop@@ ment ? ​ — Psalm 8@@ 3 : 3 - 7 ; Jo@@ el 3 : 4 - 6 ; A@@ mo@@ s 1 : 9 , 10 .
The blessings Mari@@ a and I received for rema@@ ining ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast have been greater than I could ever have i@@ mag@@ ined .
In one land , e@@ th@@ ni@@ c viol@@ ence has been associ@@ ated with such small religious grou@@ ps , and the law requi@@ res that all religious meetings be held in@@ side a house of worship .
To teach Peter how to reason on principles , Jesus asked him a mul@@ ti@@ ple - cho@@ ice question .
They had fav@@ or@@ ite plac@@ es , such as the gar@@ den of Ge@@ th@@ s@@ em@@ ane .
What will help them as they do all of this ?
We married in Mar@@ ch 195@@ 1 , and soon ther@@ e@@ after we learned that we were going to be parents !
It was to reas@@ sure those who would become jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s with Christ , making up the se@@ con@@ d@@ ary part of the promised “ se@@ ed , ” and to strengthen their faith .
But now The Watchtower is transl@@ ated into over 2@@ 40 langu@@ ages , and for most of them , the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine is a@@ vail@@ able at the same time as the Eng@@ l@@ ish .
F@@ or@@ n@@ ic@@ ation se@@ par@@ ates the one practic@@ ing it from Jehovah and the congregation , and ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y can c@@ ru@@ el@@ ly se@@ par@@ ate children from parents and in@@ no@@ c@@ ent par@@ t@@ n@@ ers from marriage mat@@ es .
Their vis@@ it turned out to be of great import@@ ance for the re@@ organization of the preaching work in S@@ we@@ den ​ — and for me person@@ ally .
23 Di@@ d You K@@ now ?
It helps to clear up mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s , and it pa@@ ves the way for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
Now she is happy to share the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message with others .
Thus , in@@ stead of simply tur@@ ning down the re@@ qu@@ est , Jesus got to the heart of the matter and said : “ Ke@@ ep your eyes o@@ pen and gu@@ ard against every s@@ ort of co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness , because even when a person has an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance his life does not result from the things he pos@@ s@@ ess@@ es . ” ​ — Luke 12 : 15 .
He now ser@@ ves as a congregation el@@ der .
We had been pl@@ an@@ ning it for years .
We can be sure that she made Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice and that he e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly loo@@ ks for@@ ward to the time when he will bring V@@ al@@ ent@@ ina and all others who died faithful back to life by means of the resurrection . ​ — Job 14 : 15 .
What is the ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation of the prophe@@ tic “ se@@ v@@ ent@@ y we@@ ek@@ s ” of Daniel 9 : 24 - 27 ?
She did everything in her power to so@@ o@@ the his dis@@ comfort and help him get better .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , sen@@ sing Jehovah’s love gives us the heart to continue in the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work .
Consider the following s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o : At a congregation meeting , an ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement is made that a certain sister has been appointed a regul@@ ar pioneer .
That was the res@@ ol@@ ve of God’s prophet Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k .
To keep our id@@ ent@@ ity as true Christians , we must ris@@ e a@@ bo@@ ve such attitu@@ des .
Ther@@ efore , let us make sure that our Yes really means Yes !
[ Ma@@ p on page 25 ]
When asked why so many car@@ p@@ ent@@ ers have a f@@ ing@@ er mis@@ sing , an experienced c@@ ra@@ f@@ t@@ s@@ man simply rep@@ lied : “ They lo@@ se their fear of those high - spe@@ ed ele@@ c@@ tri@@ c sa@@ ws . ”
( b ) What situation ex@@ ists today that c@@ alls for wa@@ ke@@ ful@@ ness on our part ?
O@@ ther I@@ tal@@ i@@ an transl@@ ations ​ — in re@@ ality re@@ v@@ isions of B@@ ru@@ ci@@ o@@ li@@ ’s Bible — ​ were publi@@ shed , some by Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s .
He even chang@@ es the way he lives , thin@@ ks , and ac@@ ts .
Because Jehovah gr@@ ants us “ power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l . ”
Thus , at Isaiah 37 : 38 , the Greek S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t transl@@ ation of the Bible rend@@ ers the expres@@ sion “ the land of Ar@@ ar@@ at ” as “ Ar@@ men@@ ia . ”
Pro@@ p@@ he@@ tic@@ ally descri@@ b@@ ing that rul@@ er@@ ship by the Messi@@ ah , the psalmist wrote : “ He will deli@@ ver the po@@ or one cr@@ ying for help , also the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted one and who@@ ever has no help@@ er .
Abraham nam@@ ed the ba@@ by Isa@@ a@@ c , or “ L@@ au@@ gh@@ ter , ” just as God had said .
On the contr@@ ary , how com@@ for@@ ting it was to Mat@@ se@@ pan@@ g when she learned that we can have heal@@ thy self - respect if we rep@@ ent of our sin@@ ful past , seek God’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , and stri@@ ve to ple@@ ase him !
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , a mor@@ ally u@@ pri@@ ght travel@@ er would avoid sta@@ ying at such in@@ ns wh@@ en@@ ever possible .
At 1 Peter 4 : 3 , we read that some Christians had once sh@@ ared in “ il@@ leg@@ al i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ries . ”
When we read the Scriptures , we should take into account the con@@ text and the over@@ all ten@@ or of the Bible .
Why is the im@@ min@@ ent att@@ ack by “ Go@@ g of the land of Ma@@ go@@ g ” of greater con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence than is the th@@ re@@ at of inter@@ n@@ ational ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism ?
( b ) What ro@@ le do the “ other sheep ” pla@@ y ?
But as soon as he men@@ tions his com@@ mis@@ sion to preach to G@@ ent@@ il@@ es , viol@@ ence er@@ up@@ ts again .
On the contr@@ ary , you will remain ​ — ali@@ ve and jo@@ y@@ ful — ​ for all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity ! This par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph descri@@ bes a pris@@ on cu@@ sto@@ m that was comm@@ on prac@@ tice years ag@@ o in some par@@ ts of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
The older bo@@ ys often took El@@ t@@ on out in the ministry with them .
In both coun@@ tri@@ es , they remain pol@@ iti@@ c@@ ally neu@@ tr@@ al , being “ no part of the world , ” and continue ze@@ al@@ ously “ declar@@ ing the good news of the word . ” ​ — John 15 : 19 ; Acts 8 : 4 .
But spirit and truth are not material , nor are they li@@ mit@@ ed to any physical place .
En@@ try into the Kingdom would requi@@ re ‘ dis@@ ow@@ ning on@@ es@@ el@@ f , ’ ‘ e@@ ating ’ Jesus ’ flesh and blood , being “ born again , ” and being “ no part of the world . ”
In a letter of appreciation for a conven@@ tion , one family wrote : “ The pro@@ gra@@ m really re@@ ached our hearts .
S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ding the flo@@ ck in acc@@ or@@ d@@ ance with the pat@@ ter@@ n set by Jehovah and Christ Jesus is no eas@@ y t@@ ask , but it is more vital now than ever before .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , Ru@@ th and Bo@@ a@@ z got up early so that no one would have a reason for star@@ ting gr@@ oun@@ d@@ less r@@ um@@ ors .
How can I follow him more clo@@ sel@@ y ? ’
Since the last bu@@ s for the day had left , I asked the sh@@ op ow@@ ner to f@@ la@@ g down a pas@@ sing tru@@ ck for me .
Of course , much of what every Witness does in fulfill@@ ing his responsi@@ bility as a dedic@@ ated serv@@ ant of Jehovah does not appe@@ ar on his repor@@ t .
When possible , take time to medit@@ ate on the principles involved and on all the information you have ga@@ ther@@ ed .
For example , your parents can help you re@@ ject the ide@@ a that there is a mi@@ dd@@ le ro@@ ad between the n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w one to life and the bro@@ ad one to des@@ tru@@ ction .
We need end@@ ur@@ ance , for Jesus said : “ He that has end@@ ur@@ ed to the end is the one that will be sa@@ ved . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 13 .
( b ) Acc@@ ording to John 11 : 25 , what power has God given Jesus ?
( 2 ) P@@ u@@ t spiritual valu@@ es first , even when that means making sacrific@@ es .
Jehovah’s Word Q@@ u@@ ali@@ fi@@ es U@@ s
How only can true justice for human@@ kind come about ?
W@@ ould it be possible to teach others to “ be pe@@ ace@@ able with all men , ” while at the same time ear@@ ning a living by car@@ r@@ ying a we@@ ap@@ on ?
Even now , if you than@@ k someone for a kindness , he or she may rep@@ ly , “ Th@@ an@@ k Jehovah , ” ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing the S@@ ource of all good things .
He is the one whom Jehovah appointed over His sheep . ​ — Read John 10 : 3 - 5 .
Because sing@@ ing song@@ s with religious con@@ no@@ t@@ ations con@@ f@@ li@@ cted with her Bible - based con@@ vi@@ ctions .
For example , he deli@@ vered the Israelites from sla@@ very in Egy@@ pt and bless@@ ed them ri@@ ch@@ ly .
We also used them when going to conven@@ tions and vis@@ iting our parents , who lived h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of mil@@ es away .
“ H@@ on@@ or men of all s@@ or@@ ts , have love for the whole associ@@ ation of brothers , be in fear of God , have honor for the king . ” ​ — 1 P@@ E@@ T@@ E@@ R 2 : 17 .
Gi@@ ving That B@@ r@@ ings Jo@@ y
For example , com@@ ments that demonstr@@ ate how to over@@ come or avoid problems strengthen the determin@@ ation of our brothers to follow Bible principles .
In a similar way , Jehovah’s Witnesses u@@ su@@ ally ref@@ er to the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent as the Christian Greek Scriptures .
H@@ el@@ p them vis@@ u@@ al@@ ize the lo@@ c@@ ation and fe@@ atu@@ res of the land where events being discus@@ sed took place .
And the fact that 1@@ 5@@ ,@@ 3@@ 7@@ 4@@ ,@@ 9@@ 8@@ 6 attend@@ ed the an@@ nu@@ al M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Jesus ’ death indic@@ ates that there is much more work to do .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N did prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians a@@ do@@ pt the beli@@ ef in hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re ?
Jesus Christ fore@@ told a time when ‘ nation would ris@@ e against nation ’ and food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges and p@@ est@@ il@@ ences would s@@ we@@ ep through the earth .
Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the v@@ ine also shows that within the li@@ m@@ its of our circumstances , we must make ro@@ om for gro@@ w@@ th in our activities as a disci@@ ple .
I can feel the peace of God that the Bible speak@@ s of .
Is it hard for me to for@@ give ?
“ D@@ O R@@ E@@ M@@ E@@ MB@@ E@@ R M@@ E , O M@@ Y G@@ O@@ D , F@@ O@@ R G@@ O@@ O@@ D ”
However , while God’s enem@@ ies tre@@ m@@ ble with fear , Jehovah’s loyal servants will feel no dre@@ ad .
How can we help to f@@ ill the great@@ est needs of refu@@ ge@@ es ?
While health problems have li@@ mit@@ ed my activ@@ ity and on occasi@@ on cause me disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement , I am still able to pioneer .
The sub@@ ject of Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice is a deep one .
In ex@@ tre@@ me c@@ as@@ es , there may be v@@ al@@ id reason for a married cou@@ ple to se@@ par@@ ate .
“ In the F@@ e@@ ar of Jehovah ”
As loyal servants of God , we ye@@ ar@@ n for the day when the Gre@@ at King , Jehovah , is re@@ vered by all mankind .
Par@@ ents , though , have the jo@@ b of deci@@ ding what is best for their own family .
Such is the value of Jesus ’ death and of his ro@@ le as H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est .
For example , some Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates have been reas@@ sign@@ ed to the field .
At our first meeting there , Bro@@ ther R@@ o@@ d@@ ri@@ go V@@ ac@@ a sto@@ od on the pl@@ at@@ form and condu@@ cted a part that inclu@@ ded a@@ udi@@ ence par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation .
As Jehovah’s Witnesses , we are not i@@ mmu@@ ne to the pres@@ sures of living in “ the last days . ”
Ha@@ ve your children read to you , and ur@@ ge them to ask questions . ​ — 7 / 15 , page 26 .
When Jesus was on earth , he showed what the Father is like by taking little ones into his ar@@ ms and blessing them .
Solomon said that “ Jehovah himself gives wisdom , ” but he wrote that we should stri@@ ve to gain that godly qu@@ ality : “ Pa@@ y attention to wisdom with your e@@ ar , that you may inc@@ l@@ ine your heart to dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment . ”
Jehovah H@@ as Gi@@ ven M@@ e Su@@ cc@@ ess ( C . R@@ o@@ bis@@ on ) , F@@ e@@ b .
She expla@@ ins : “ Many prayers to Jehovah and long con@@ vers@@ ations with matu@@ re brothers and sisters helped me to see that Jehovah bless@@ es a willing spirit . ”
At H@@ ome With God’s Pe@@ ople
Just before his death , E@@ no@@ ch may have received a vision from God , perhaps one show@@ ing him the earth as a par@@ adise .
Jo@@ y@@ ful Des@@ pite T@@ ri@@ als
• In what ways may we show emp@@ a@@ thy and com@@ pas@@ sion to fellow believers ?
Th@@ r@@ ough study , ob@@ serv@@ ation , and experience , faithful older worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah have acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ated pri@@ c@@ eless knowledge .
L@@ y@@ ons
• How can we receive and re@@ tain the spirit that is from God ?
• How can the resurrection hope comfort us now ?
The Bible ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges that often “ people of the nations that do not have law do by n@@ ature the things of the law . ”
Because it gave people am@@ ple opportunity to cho@@ ose whether they would serve Jehovah or not .
• Why do parents especially now need to prote@@ ct their children ?
The apostle Paul emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed this point in his letter to the Christians in R@@ ome .
We can en@@ h@@ ance our love for Bible truth by regul@@ arly atten@@ ding congregation meetings .
O@@ ver@@ emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on we@@ al@@ th and care@@ er will only dist@@ ance you from Jehovah .
The psalmist ad@@ ds : “ He himself [ Jehovah ] will deli@@ ver you from the tra@@ p of the bir@@ d@@ c@@ atch@@ er , from the p@@ est@@ il@@ ence ca@@ using ad@@ vers@@ ities . ”
God took action by br@@ ing@@ ing a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l d@@ elu@@ ge and prote@@ cting the one righteous family still living ​ — Noah , his wife , his sons , and their wi@@ ves .
6 , 7 . ( a ) Ex@@ pla@@ in the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of Joh@@ n@@ ’s baptism . ( b ) What uni@@ que baptism did John per@@ form ?
That spirit would have us believe that a sto@@ ck@@ p@@ ile of material things will provide lasting se@@ cur@@ ity .
When a ba@@ by is born into a family , the parents experience emo@@ tions that are found in no other human relationship .
One is at Psalm 8@@ 3 : 18 : “ That people may know that you , who@@ se name is Jehovah , you al@@ one are the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh over all the earth . ”
In ad@@ dition to the ans@@ wers to these questions , we will consider some things we can do during the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al se@@ as@@ on .
The teach@@ er op@@ ens it and im@@ medi@@ ately invit@@ es us into the cl@@ ass@@ ro@@ om , where 38 pa@@ ir@@ s of cu@@ ri@@ ous eyes foc@@ us on four str@@ ang@@ ers .
God is e@@ ag@@ er to give the gift of everlasting life to those who learn the truth about his Son and act in har@@ mony with it . ​ — Romans 6 : 23 .
His blood , which ‘ cri@@ ed out to Jehovah from the gr@@ ound , ’ has not been for@@ go@@ t@@ ten .
Gi@@ ving effe@@ ctive discipl@@ ine is a s@@ k@@ ill .
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing that Jehovah is ac@@ tive in my life helps me to see that he ex@@ ists and wants me to be happy . ”
R@@ em@@ ember that “ the eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous ones , and his ear@@ s are toward their c@@ ry for help . ” ​ — P@@ s .
What do you see ?
When the ma@@ ster was inform@@ ed , he had the un@@ for@@ giving slave thro@@ wn into pris@@ on .
M@@ or@@ al In@@ tegrity E@@ s@@ sen@@ ti@@ al
O@@ ther young people at the cen@@ ter ur@@ ged him to jo@@ in their s@@ por@@ ts c@@ lu@@ b .
From the fore@@ going we see that in the ancient past , God vie@@ wed war@@ f@@ are as a leg@@ iti@@ mate means of br@@ ing@@ ing an end to vari@@ ous form@@ s of op@@ pres@@ sion and wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
O@@ cc@@ asi@@ on@@ ally , I jo@@ ined them in the study to help inter@@ pre@@ t D@@ ali@@ a@@ ’s spe@@ e@@ ch .
So we made chang@@ es to imp@@ ro@@ ve our transl@@ ation .
De@@ ep@@ ly dist@@ ressed , Jeremiah says : “ In the he@@ at of anger [ Jehovah ] has cu@@ t down every hor@@ n of Israel .
If knowledge is to influ@@ ence your mo@@ ti@@ ves , it must re@@ ach your heart .
He was also un@@ happy and de@@ pres@@ sed much of the time . ”
A@@ no@@ ther vital st@@ ep in res@@ is@@ ting the spirit of the world invol@@ ves man@@ ag@@ ing anxi@@ ety .
Instead , they had to car@@ ry Jesus ’ words in their min@@ ds and hearts .
Are they sh@@ od with the message of truth and the good news of peace ?
☞ How does the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy make decisions ? ​ — “ B@@ ear@@ ing Tho@@ r@@ ough Witness ” Ab@@ out God’s Kingdom , pages 10@@ 8 - 1@@ 14 .
What an oppor@@ tu@@ ne time to praise Jehovah coura@@ ge@@ ously !
You may have a serious health proble@@ m that li@@ m@@ its what you can do in the ministry , or you may be stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing with low self - respect .
What did Jesus do to demonstr@@ ate what the Kingdom will accom@@ pl@@ ish ?
How happy we are to have a mo@@ der@@ n - day col@@ le@@ ction of hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing song@@ s of praise to Jehovah !
“ An@@ y we@@ ap@@ on . . . form@@ ed against you will have no succ@@ ess . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A@@ I@@ A@@ H 5@@ 4 : 17 .
When you reason with your children and ask questions , you help them to use their “ thinking ability ” and to strengthen their faith in Jehovah . ​ — Proverbs 2 : 10 - 12 .
Why is the s@@ n@@ are of “ tre@@ m@@ bl@@ ing at men ” so effe@@ ctive ?
Like C@@ es@@ ar and R@@ o@@ ci@@ o , h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of brothers and sisters have made sacrific@@ es in order to share in the con@@ stru@@ ction work that is taking place in New Yor@@ k St@@ ate .
When I was young , I was ide@@ al@@ is@@ tic .
During this cal@@ end@@ ar year , we are enjo@@ ying the “ Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous Kingdom Pro@@ claim@@ ers ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tions , which s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ate us to give a greater witness .
( b ) Why should those with an earthly hope not par@@ take of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms ?
P@@ on@@ der over these things ; be ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in them , that your advan@@ c@@ ement may be man@@ i@@ f@@ est to all pers@@ ons . ”
What d@@ anger do we need to avoid ?
P@@ o@@ st@@ pon@@ ing a decision may be a decision in it@@ self ​ — pos@@ si@@ bly an un@@ wise one .
Bo@@ th words liter@@ ally mean “ A@@ no@@ inted One . ”
Like the psalmist , we are sure that our prayers will be ans@@ wer@@ ed .
That se@@ al@@ ing happ@@ ens before the out@@ bre@@ ak of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
[ 2 ] ( par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 9 ) B@@ ene@@ f@@ it From The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol E@@ duc@@ ation , pages 6@@ 2 - 6@@ 4 , has exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions on how to speak to people in the field ministry .
A Ye@@ ar in “ the Go@@ od L@@ and ”
How can you follow the course of Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at ?
Why should we imitate Jesus Christ ?
If the liter@@ al heart needs regul@@ ar c@@ he@@ c@@ ku@@ ps , what about your fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart ?
We would be going against the spirit - inspired counsel of God’s Word , the Bible .
He is the one standing on the far right .
Eng@@ l@@ ish Ju@@ ne 29 – Ju@@ ly 1
That was the last Jac@@ o@@ b had seen of the bo@@ y .
But the real stru@@ gg@@ le is “ against the world rul@@ ers of this dar@@ k@@ ness , against the wicked spirit for@@ ces in the heavenly plac@@ es . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 12 .
As we ta@@ st@@ e Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness , we too can devel@@ op such con@@ vi@@ ction . ​ — P@@ s .
Even my four - year - old son , W@@ ol@@ f@@ gan@@ g , was not allow@@ ed to speak about “ D@@ ad ” but only about “ O@@ me J@@ an ” ( Un@@ c@@ le John ) .
For he must rule as king until God has put all enem@@ ies under his fe@@ et . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 24 , 25 .
May we be determined to maintain a serious view of our life and worship .
After a while , the children found part - time jo@@ bs , ” she ad@@ ds , “ and they help us co@@ ver the ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses for food and trans@@ por@@ tation . ”
Of course , God’s war@@ n@@ ings were direc@@ ted to Mi@@ ca@@ h’s con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries .
In Ju@@ ne 19@@ 35 , A@@ ile@@ en and I were married in an Ang@@ li@@ can ch@@ urch .
Why were conven@@ tions that were held by Moses and Jo@@ shua par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant ?
A@@ gain tur@@ ning his attention to ani@@ ma@@ l cre@@ ation , God asked Job about Be@@ h@@ emo@@ th , gener@@ ally id@@ enti@@ fied as the hi@@ p@@ po@@ po@@ ta@@ mu@@ s .
How can we pre@@ pare for the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al ?
Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , was imp@@ ati@@ ent with her@@ self because of her si@@ ck@@ ness .
As you can see in the pi@@ c@@ ture , s@@ tic@@ ks made of stri@@ ps of pan@@ d@@ an@@ us ro@@ o@@ ts or the ri@@ bs of co@@ con@@ u@@ t lea@@ ves were ti@@ ed together to form a l@@ at@@ tic@@ e@@ work that re@@ pres@@ ented wa@@ ve pat@@ ter@@ ns .
Luke c@@ alls H@@ er@@ od An@@ ti@@ p@@ as a te@@ tr@@ ar@@ ch , or dist@@ ri@@ ct rul@@ er , and Ser@@ gi@@ o Pa@@ ulu@@ s he c@@ alls the pro@@ con@@ su@@ l of C@@ y@@ pr@@ us . ​ — Acts 13 : 1 , 7 .
I keep bus@@ y in personal study and in the ministry , and I per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in prayer .
Con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate what David end@@ ur@@ ed because of the in@@ s@@ ane je@@ al@@ ous@@ y of his father - in - law , King Saul .
It ad@@ ds that “ sh@@ r@@ ink back ” may be a me@@ ta@@ p@@ ho@@ r based on “ low@@ ering a sa@@ il and so s@@ l@@ ac@@ k@@ ening the course ” in reg@@ ard to God’s service .
Con@@ di@@ tions were c@@ ru@@ de .
Why does Chris@@ tend@@ om deser@@ ve God’s ad@@ verse judgment ?
How did C@@ al@@ e@@ b show that he had confidence in God ?
To those who pur@@ sue godly devo@@ tion out of love , the Bible promises rich blessings now and uni@@ mag@@ in@@ ab@@ ly wonderful blessings in the future .
The less experienced publi@@ sh@@ er will also benefit from recei@@ ving comm@@ end@@ ation and help@@ ful su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions . ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
John made what app@@ lic@@ ation of Psalm 6@@ 9 : 4 ?
How did Z@@ acc@@ ha@@ e@@ us show his determin@@ ation to gain God’s Kingdom ?
Yes , while e@@ ag@@ er to learn , the B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ ans made sure that what they heard and accepted was fir@@ m@@ ly ro@@ o@@ ted in the Scriptures .
What Is Me@@ ant by “ R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection ” ?
D@@ O Y@@ O@@ U consider yourself to be a Christian ?
6 : 8 .
“ Do not be anxi@@ ous over anything , ” the apostle Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed , “ but in everything by prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation along with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving let your pet@@ iti@@ ons be made known to God ; and the peace of God that exc@@ els all thought will gu@@ ard your hearts and your men@@ tal po@@ wers by means of Christ Jesus . ”
“ I C@@ O@@ U@@ L@@ D@@ N@@ ’@@ T wa@@ it to tell my family about the two ‘ angels ’ God sent to me . ” So wrote a g@@ ent@@ le@@ man who was vis@@ ited by two young women who are Jehovah’s Witnesses .
O@@ r there may be a govern@@ ment ag@@ enc@@ y that can tell you what work is in dem@@ and lo@@ c@@ ally or where you hope to serve .
( b ) How can we refle@@ ct Jesus ’ view of we@@ ak@@ er ones ?
Gi@@ ve examples of some fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al principles .
Yet , for many years it was the clo@@ s@@ est thing to a Bible in mo@@ der@@ n Greek that people had acc@@ ess to .
Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s God - given message was that the Babyl@@ on@@ ians , or Ch@@ al@@ de@@ ans , would destro@@ y the city .
H@@ om@@ es were sear@@ ched , and their occ@@ u@@ pan@@ ts were ar@@ rest@@ ed .
This was the en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment that Paul enc@@ oun@@ tered as he tra@@ ver@@ sed C@@ y@@ pr@@ us and taught people about the Christ .
Consider the following three su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions .
What determin@@ es whether a person will be cl@@ as@@ sed as a sheep or a go@@ at ?
I then made the pioneer ministry my go@@ al .
While still qu@@ ite young , F@@ eli@@ to began wit@@ ness@@ ing on his own .
In this time of the end , since 1914 , many of the anointed have found themselves in such situ@@ ations .
They were confid@@ ent that God was ba@@ c@@ king David , and their fac@@ es were ra@@ di@@ ant .
For qu@@ ite a while , I knew nothing about it .
For this reason , the apostle Paul descri@@ bed Jesus as the one “ whom [ God ] appointed he@@ ir of all things . ”
Those who devel@@ op a love for God’s Word and continue to be gu@@ i@@ ded by it find that Jehovah will make their pa@@ ths st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght .
Because of this godly fear , Jehovah listen@@ ed fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly to his S@@ on@@ ’s supp@@ lic@@ ations , streng@@ th@@ ened him , and sa@@ ved him out of death . ​ — Hebrews 5 : 7 .
In des@@ pa@@ ir S@@ and@@ r@@ a at@@ temp@@ ted to k@@ ill her@@ self .
A@@ ph@@ ro@@ di@@ te was the most po@@ pul@@ ar of the Greek de@@ ities in C@@ y@@ pr@@ us and was worshi@@ ped fer@@ v@@ ently until the second century C.E .
See the 200@@ 5 C@@ al@@ end@@ ar of Jehovah’s Witnesses , Mar@@ ch / A@@ pri@@ l .
As is true of Be@@ d@@ ou@@ in ten@@ ts even today , the ten@@ ts of Ke@@ da@@ r may well have been made of bl@@ ack go@@ at@@ ’s ha@@ ir .
We are not ign@@ or@@ ant of Satan’s s@@ ch@@ em@@ es .
However , because God’s Kingdom comes first in our lives , we refu@@ se to com@@ promise .
It so@@ li@@ di@@ fied my pl@@ ans for the future .
C@@ learly , the ch@@ ur@@ ches have a@@ do@@ p@@ ted a tra@@ dition that is not Bi@@ bli@@ cal .
The two lo@@ a@@ ves offered at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed the congregation of anointed Christians
These two artic@@ les exam@@ ine why the ransom became necess@@ ary , what it accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed , and how we can show hear@@ t@@ felt gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for this most loving of all gi@@ f@@ ts from our heavenly Father .
A@@ no@@ ther benefit of having the cer@@ em@@ on@@ y in the Kingdom H@@ all in@@ stead of at another lo@@ c@@ ation was that it showed our n@@ on@@ believ@@ ing relati@@ ves who attend@@ ed how important worship of Jehovah is for us . ”
( b ) Who were “ the rema@@ ining ones of the people ” ?
S@@ ever@@ al times in his life , he did not respon@@ d as a spiritual man should .
N@@ ik@@ ol@@ a@@ i C@@ hi@@ mp@@ o@@ es@@ h
In a way , it says : ‘ Lo@@ ok bey@@ ond the face and the fi@@ gu@@ re .
“ This good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 24 : 14 .
With Bible truth in their heart , they end@@ e@@ av@@ or to find ways to share it with as many as possible .
Even though you may not know it , your up@@ building n@@ ature and kind words have me@@ ant a lo@@ t . ” ​ — J@@ en@@ ni@@ f@@ er .
As a result , he rema@@ ined loyal to Jehovah even though he was har@@ sh@@ ly persecu@@ ted for many years by the Na@@ z@@ i G@@ esta@@ p@@ o and then by the Com@@ mun@@ ist St@@ as@@ i of E@@ ast Ger@@ many .
We can come to love him and exerc@@ ise faith in him .
How will a truly wise person conduct himself ?
Our commun@@ ity , form@@ er@@ ly known as the F@@ or@@ rest Ri@@ ver Mis@@ sion , had pro@@ v@@ isions for scho@@ ol@@ ing from gra@@ de one through gra@@ de fi@@ ve .
Not long after her baptism in 19@@ 32 , someone inform@@ ed the G@@ esta@@ p@@ o that E@@ r@@ ika had refu@@ sed to say “ H@@ ei@@ l H@@ it@@ l@@ er ! ”
In the 19@@ 20 ’ s , how was our understanding ref@@ ined ?
H@@ er life had been th@@ reat@@ ened , her home had been bur@@ ned down , and she had been gan@@ g - ra@@ ped .
How happy Jehovah must be to ob@@ serve an ever - gro@@ wing number of young brothers and sisters all around the world who “ offer themselves will@@ ingly ” to preach the good news of his Kingdom in re@@ mo@@ te are@@ as !
Since this time , much has been done to imp@@ ro@@ ve se@@ cur@@ ity on the r@@ ou@@ te between D@@ ou@@ ala and B@@ angu@@ i .
Does God really care about us ?
Some of my friends got mo@@ t@@ or@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ les ; others r@@ en@@ o@@ v@@ ated their ho@@ m@@ es .
What , then , do we need to do in order to remain in God’s love ?
What past events gave Christians a bas@@ is for confidence that there will be a resurrection ?
Me@@ an@@ while , let us make it our a@@ im to ‘ honor Jehovah with our valu@@ able things . ’ ​ — Proverbs 3 : 9 .
During a cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly in 195@@ 1 , I@@ r@@ è@@ ne and I were inter@@ vie@@ wed about our pioneer service .
W@@ ould it not de@@ pri@@ ve us of the privilege of minis@@ ter@@ ing to fellow believers ? ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
O@@ f@@ ten , a de@@ gre@@ e of such tri@@ bul@@ ation is the result of human imper@@ fe@@ ction .
W@@ ould it have been more practic@@ al for them to set up pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s to al@@ le@@ vi@@ ate the so@@ cial ill@@ s of the day ?
If this is even par@@ ti@@ ally so , the important ob@@ ject for Christians , the Kingdom , can eas@@ ily be lost in a c@@ lu@@ t@@ ter of other i@@ ma@@ ges , each v@@ ying for your attention .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out d@@ el@@ a@@ y , he got into his ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t and sp@@ ed toward Je@@ z@@ re@@ el .
Tru@@ e Christians are not i@@ mmu@@ ne to the problems and pres@@ sures exer@@ ted by Satan’s system of things .
At the time of the cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly , the cir@@ cu@@ it and dist@@ ri@@ ct overse@@ ers held a special s@@ es@@ sion with the pioneer min@@ isters .
To car@@ ry out the responsi@@ bility as a prophet to Israel , El@@ isha would need the same spirit that Eli@@ j@@ ah had sh@@ own , that of courage and fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ness .
Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 3 : “ Wh@@ er@@ e@@ as Jesus Christ is com@@ mon@@ ly st@@ y@@ led the Son of God , we never find the Father st@@ y@@ led the Father of God , th@@ o he be of@@ t called the Father of our Lord Jesus . ”
“ Let us also thro@@ w off every we@@ i@@ ght , ” wrote the apostle Paul , who lik@@ ened the course of a dedic@@ ated Christian to an end@@ ur@@ ance r@@ ace .
That is not to say that com@@ pas@@ sion is to be sh@@ own in every situation .
Jehovah ra@@ ises up the prophet H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and two months later the prophet Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah to speak His word .
But before we act on them , should we not exam@@ ine our mo@@ ti@@ ves ?
At 1 Corinthians 12 : 31 , he explained : “ Yet I show you a sur@@ pas@@ sing way . ”
How would you expla@@ in the prophe@@ tic sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 1 : 7 ?
In their dis@@ cour@@ ses , Bro@@ thers S@@ y@@ d@@ li@@ k and J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z had explained that the fact that “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” has been en@@ tru@@ sted with all of the L@@ or@@ d’s earthly bel@@ ong@@ ings does not pre@@ v@@ ent the slave class from allow@@ ing qu@@ ali@@ fied men from among the “ other sheep ” to care for certain r@@ out@@ ine ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ative responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
What call went out in the A@@ pri@@ l 18@@ 8@@ 1 is@@ sue of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine ?
Like God - fe@@ aring O@@ badi@@ ah , many of Jehovah’s loyal present - day servants have coura@@ ge@@ ously prote@@ cted fellow believers by not giving persecu@@ t@@ ors information about them .
The apostle tel@@ ls them : “ Wh@@ atever you are doing , work at it whole - sou@@ led as to Jehovah , and not to men . ”
When fac@@ ed with the th@@ re@@ at of b@@ ru@@ tal persecu@@ tion , will we remain loyal to our brothers and sisters ?
The pris@@ on war@@ den there said : “ The so@@ cial import@@ ance of a cho@@ ice that lea@@ ds to better be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or toward all should be encoura@@ ged , both for the benefit of the pris@@ on commun@@ ity and for all soci@@ ety . ”
While I W@@ as B@@ l@@ ind , My E@@ y@@ es W@@ ere O@@ p@@ ened !
In 19@@ 6@@ 4 a young man called E@@ u@@ gen@@ i@@ o vis@@ ited our home .
The fore@@ most reason we want to be p@@ un@@ c@@ tu@@ al is that we want to imitate the God we worship .
Fir@@ st , it can al@@ er@@ t us to the spiritual d@@ ang@@ ers , and second , it can mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to pl@@ an an appro@@ pri@@ ate course .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , Jesus took action against Satan and his dem@@ ons .
I wonder@@ ed if there was more to life .
R@@ em@@ ember that Saul had his ide@@ as about God’s will before he became the apostle Paul .
B@@ om@@ bs , sh@@ el@@ ls , and ro@@ c@@ ke@@ ts f@@ ell da@@ ily , but I still went for my tra@@ ining .
How would he counsel a brother pur@@ su@@ ing fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps with to@@ tal str@@ ang@@ ers on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t ?
His close friends may find that he is an appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble man with a good sense of hum@@ or .
And Jehovah always deli@@ gh@@ ts in your prayers , even if you are li@@ mit@@ ed in what you can do . ​ — Pro@@ v .
As a spiritually matu@@ re you@@ th , you would want to pre@@ pare instru@@ ctive stud@@ ent tal@@ ks in the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol , ad@@ her@@ ing to the assign@@ ed material .
Can you really love someone who is imp@@ os@@ sible to know or understand ?
Since Jehovah had also stated : “ Lo@@ ok !
Of all the “ desi@@ gn@@ s ” used by Satan to mis@@ lead mankind , the appe@@ al to “ the desire of the eyes ” is most powerful .
Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es that have already been ful@@ filled give us the confidence that all other promises made by Jehovah God will also come true .
It can be taken to be a simp@@ le expres@@ sion of God’s purpose or determin@@ ation .
the ba@@ by ?
What illustr@@ ates the sac@@ red n@@ ature of Israel@@ ’s ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es ?
When vie@@ wing a ma@@ in he@@ ading , no@@ te whether there are any “ See also ” to@@ pi@@ c@@ s , which may point to a he@@ ading more direc@@ tly rel@@ ated to your sear@@ ch .
A@@ no@@ ther example of something u@@ se@@ ful that can become a valu@@ eless thing is se@@ cul@@ ar educ@@ ation .
It will bring about wonderful chang@@ es ​ — the end of all w@@ ars , cri@@ me , viol@@ ence , and even di@@ se@@ ase .
Jesus had s@@ inc@@ ere concer@@ n for others , and Christians want to imitate him .
He rep@@ lies : “ My Father has kept working until now , and I keep working . ”
( b ) How has one travel@@ ing overse@@ er helped do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted ones ?
Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide , there are some 2@@ ,@@ 8@@ 00 Witnesses who serve as transl@@ at@@ ors .
Do not ex@@ pose your mat@@ e@@ ’s we@@ ak@@ nesses or har@@ p on his idi@@ o@@ sy@@ n@@ cr@@ asi@@ es ​ — not even jo@@ k@@ ingly .
In the Bible , that expres@@ sion often means an un@@ known number , without su@@ gg@@ es@@ ting that it is im@@ men@@ se .
How tra@@ gi@@ c it is when someone ge@@ ts so deep@@ ly involved in bu@@ sin@@ ess en@@ ter@@ pris@@ es that he sacrific@@ es the truly important things , such as Christian associ@@ ation , sac@@ red service , moral principles , and family responsi@@ bil@@ ities !
“ The do@@ ct@@ or was very kind , ” rec@@ alls R@@ ic@@ ar@@ do , “ but he ob@@ vi@@ ously real@@ ized the gra@@ v@@ ity of the situation because he kept tel@@ ling us that we had to trust in God . ”
But Le@@ an@@ ne just could not se@@ em to si@@ t still .
In respon@@ se to att@@ ac@@ ks la@@ un@@ ched against them , the W@@ al@@ den@@ ses even res@@ or@@ ted to ar@@ m@@ ed for@@ ce to de@@ f@@ end themselves .
Mo@@ re@@ over , by taking matters into his own hands , he shows a l@@ ack of faith in Jehovah’s as@@ sur@@ ance : “ I will re@@ pa@@ y . ”
In 1@@ 6@@ 0@@ 7 , Gi@@ o@@ van@@ ni Di@@ o@@ d@@ at@@ i , a C@@ al@@ v@@ in@@ ist pa@@ st@@ or who@@ se parents had f@@ led to S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land to avoid religious persecu@@ tion , publi@@ shed in Gen@@ ev@@ a another transl@@ ation into I@@ tal@@ i@@ an from the origin@@ al langu@@ ages .
Since we make our dedic@@ ation in priv@@ ate , however , a public declar@@ ation on the day of baptism ser@@ ves to let ever@@ yone know that we have made this so@@ le@@ m@@ n dedic@@ ation to our heavenly Father . ​ — Romans 10 : 10 .
Our public@@ ations need not be qu@@ o@@ ted ver@@ b@@ ati@@ m .
What effect does the Kingdom good news have on those who accept it ?
Indeed , their example is a war@@ ning for us !
What , though , if a situation in the congregation makes it difficult for you to atten@@ d meetings ?
F@@ in@@ ally , rather than taking matters into our own hands , let us be determined to be loyal and wa@@ it pati@@ ently on Jehovah to cor@@ rec@@ t matters .
When young ones come to us , how do we respon@@ d ​ — even when we are bus@@ y ?
Of course , there is ro@@ om for deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful vari@@ ety in st@@ y@@ le as a result of cul@@ tural pre@@ fer@@ ence or personal ta@@ st@@ e .
P@@ le@@ ase no@@ te some of the su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions and s@@ crip@@ tures lis@@ ted in the bo@@ x “ What Will H@@ el@@ p You to Ke@@ ep F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the Christ ? ”
• What tri@@ als did David end@@ ure as a young man ?
However , the pi@@ c@@ ture of the un@@ born ba@@ by on page 24 of the bro@@ ch@@ ure t@@ ou@@ ched the wom@@ an’s heart .
in this is@@ sue .
( 6@@ 5@@ 9 - 6@@ 29 B.C.E . )
If he deci@@ des to do so , he should be dis@@ cre@@ et in not making any fir@@ m st@@ at@@ ements about whether a resurrection might be possible .
I@@ T@@ AL@@ Y , the boo@@ t - shap@@ ed p@@ en@@ in@@ su@@ la ex@@ ten@@ ding into the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an Se@@ a , has been a place where religious and cul@@ tural events have influ@@ enced world hist@@ ory .
8 : 13 ; 9 : 12 ; 11 : 14 ​ — In what way are the fin@@ al three tru@@ mp@@ et b@@ la@@ st@@ s “ w@@ o@@ es ” ?
13 : 20 .
The B@@ as@@ is for Christian Un@@ ity
Consider how Jesus respon@@ ded when his disciples tri@@ ed to pre@@ v@@ ent parents from br@@ ing@@ ing their children to him .
As used in the Bible , human integrity den@@ o@@ tes a comple@@ ten@@ ess of heart devo@@ tion to the person of Jehovah .
So time sp@@ ent in the field with a fellow beli@@ ever off@@ ers a fine opportunity for “ an inter@@ change of encourag@@ ement . ” ​ — R@@ om .
The answer to this question has to do with the fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al reason why God has per@@ mit@@ ted suffering .
Be@@ y@@ ond Ch@@ urch H@@ ist@@ ory , E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us p@@ en@@ ned Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ le , in two vo@@ lum@@ es .
M@@ an had in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al cap@@ ac@@ ity , en@@ ab@@ ling him to medit@@ ate on the reason for the ex@@ ist@@ ence of humans , to acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ate knowledge of his Creator , and to devel@@ op in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with that One .
As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a has also long been a men@@ ace to Juda@@ h .
In ad@@ dition , when we follow the pat@@ ter@@ n Jesus left and help others to do the same , our happy , un@@ ited worship will bring joy to God himself .
P@@ re@@ vi@@ ously , Paul’s knowledge of God came lar@@ g@@ ely from the se@@ ct of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , of which he was a member .
He soon real@@ ized that what he was lear@@ ning was what he had been see@@ king , the answer to his ear@@ li@@ er prayer to God .
In@@ ner Pe@@ ace in a Tr@@ oub@@ led World
Ther@@ efore , with the pa@@ p@@ ac@@ y and the emp@@ i@@ re in power , E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe was fir@@ m@@ ly in Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic hands .
We ur@@ ge you to exam@@ ine care@@ fully the Scriptural evidence of the “ last days ” pres@@ ented in the bo@@ x accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing this article .
Be@@ ing imper@@ fect , they fac@@ ed tri@@ als and pres@@ sures similar to our own .
M@@ ore than that , the words “ how could I ” indic@@ ate that he had made God’s view his own ​ — a part of his very id@@ ent@@ ity . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 1 .
3 Be@@ au from Cana@@ da
Jehovah made every effort to keep pu@@ re worship clean ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 16 - 18 )
M@@ ake me walk in your truth and teach me , for you are my God of sal@@ vation .
What do you learn from such ones ?
Let us now exam@@ ine how we can succ@@ ess@@ fully res@@ ist these powerful spirit for@@ ces .
He lo@@ ad@@ ed his s@@ ling and wh@@ ir@@ led it over his head until it fai@@ r@@ ly wh@@ ist@@ led .
And how can we be good gu@@ ests ?
Davi@@ d’s confidence and complete trust in God are evid@@ ent in another of his psal@@ ms , one con@@ tain@@ ing these inspired words : “ Jehovah is my light and my sal@@ vation .
P@@ il@@ ate , of course , was not really see@@ king the truth .
Why did Israel o@@ we God stri@@ ct obedi@@ ence , and what should mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to obey him ?
; Y@@ an@@ g , H .
The joy he has found is evid@@ ent to all who know him .
Do I beau@@ ti@@ fy the truth in the eyes of those sear@@ ch@@ ing for it ? ’
He makes it a matter of prayer , and Jehovah s@@ ends an ang@@ el of high ran@@ k to Daniel .
The P@@ la@@ in of S@@ har@@ on , a fru@@ it@@ ful are@@ a in the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and
M@@ other had always wonder@@ ed about that .
* H@@ app@@ ily , God himself as@@ sures us that such a world will come ​ — al@@ though not by human efforts .
3 : 1 - 27 .
When we dedic@@ ate our life to Jehovah , we say to him , “ My life bel@@ ong@@ s to you , not me . ”
The ex@@ ist@@ ence of a spiritual par@@ adise in the mi@@ d@@ st of a wicked , cor@@ ru@@ pt , and lo@@ vel@@ ess world is a mo@@ der@@ n - day mirac@@ le !
Ne@@ h@@ emiah respon@@ ded by assign@@ ing the buil@@ ders the t@@ ask of de@@ f@@ en@@ ding the city “ with their s@@ words , their l@@ an@@ ces and their bo@@ ws . ”
( 1 ) The comfort found in the Bible is from Jehovah , the true God .
How would Jesus accom@@ pl@@ ish this ?
After speaking those words , “ he sum@@ mon@@ ed his tw@@ el@@ ve disciples ” and sent them out on a preaching , or ‘ har@@ v@@ es@@ ting , ’ t@@ our .
Jesus would not with his liter@@ al eyes see all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s in an inst@@ ant , but Satan must have felt that the glory of these k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s , as pres@@ ented in a vision , would hold some at@@ tr@@ action for Jesus .
How for@@ ce@@ fully his experience under@@ s@@ co@@ res the value of mo@@ des@@ tly and loy@@ ally serving Jehovah !
And as a result of the integrity of our de@@ a@@ f fellow believers in Rus@@ sia , we ob@@ ta@@ ined a leg@@ al vi@@ ct@@ ory in the E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an C@@ our@@ t of H@@ u@@ man R@@ igh@@ ts .
“ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ” ​ — Acts 20 : 35 .
How did she gain A@@ ha@@ su@@ er@@ us ’ “ fav@@ or and loving - kindness ” ?
page 24 , par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 4 .
The Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law pres@@ cri@@ bed keep@@ ing people with le@@ pro@@ s@@ y se@@ par@@ ate from others .
And i@@ magine what was in Ab@@ sal@@ om@@ ’s heart , le@@ ading him to mu@@ r@@ der his half brother A@@ m@@ n@@ on .
Jehovah took no@@ te of H@@ an@@ na@@ h’s godly devo@@ tion and re@@ war@@ ded her a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly .
By means of his prophet , Jehovah stated : “ Even if it should d@@ el@@ a@@ y , keep in expe@@ ct@@ ation of it ; for it will without fai@@ l come true . It will not be l@@ ate . ”
When it comes to for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , as in other res@@ pe@@ cts , we are ur@@ ged to become imit@@ at@@ ors of God . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 1 .
A b@@ loo@@ dy and viol@@ ent ci@@ vi@@ l war en@@ su@@ ed .
On Mar@@ ch 8 , 200@@ 8 , gu@@ ests from more than 30 coun@@ tri@@ es jo@@ ined the Bethel family for the gra@@ du@@ ation of the 1@@ 2@@ 4@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol .
The next words in Jesus ’ prayer provide the answer .
S@@ id@@ on
S@@ ur@@ ely , one might think , if anyone was likely to remain faithful to God , it was Solomon .
Like T@@ on@@ y , many have learned that de@@ ad@@ ly ad@@ dic@@ tions can be over@@ come .
In the par@@ al@@ le@@ l account , Jesus said that all the other comman@@ d@@ ments h@@ an@@ g on these two . ​ — Matthew 22 : 40 .
In many plac@@ es today , a woman can cho@@ ose ei@@ ther to accept or to re@@ ject a marriage pro@@ pos@@ al .
“ When anyone is re@@ pl@@ ying to a matter before he he@@ ars it , that is fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness on his part and a hum@@ ili@@ ation , ” the Bible says .
The last en@@ try on A@@ bi@@ j@@ ah’s cal@@ end@@ ar refer@@ red to sum@@ m@@ er fru@@ it .
But Jehovah does not make rac@@ i@@ al dist@@ inc@@ tions , and before too long the congregations became rac@@ i@@ ally in@@ tegr@@ ated .
Mo@@ re@@ over , they bel@@ it@@ tle those who end@@ e@@ av@@ or to preach and be@@ ar witness to this Kingdom .
The su@@ pers@@ crip@@ tion to Psalm 18 says that David “ spoke to Jehovah the words of this s@@ ong in the day that Jehovah had deli@@ vered him . . . out of the hand of Saul . ”
C@@ learly , Timothy began to make his advan@@ c@@ ement man@@ i@@ f@@ est to others when he was a young person .
Many people appro@@ aching re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment age look for@@ ward to having more time and fe@@ wer responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
He comman@@ ded it ; through his Son he direc@@ ts it ; and by means of holy spirit he emp@@ ow@@ ers those who share in it .
F@@ in@@ ally , the b@@ on@@ ds that had ti@@ ed the Bible to s@@ car@@ ce h@@ and@@ written do@@ cum@@ ents were bro@@ ken .
Mo@@ st tru@@ ths con@@ ta@@ ined in God’s Word are in themselves relati@@ vely simp@@ le .
Thus , Jehovah’s Witnesses have a uni@@ que opportunity to re@@ ach people of many nations and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es .
After the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in E@@ den , Jehovah gave the hope - filled first prophecy .
C@@ ould not Jehovah re@@ move a me@@ asure of that fear and ter@@ ro@@ r , so that his origin@@ al man@@ d@@ ate would be ful@@ filled ?
To whom has he given his spirit ?
One thing that can help us is that we gr@@ as@@ p fully the meaning of Jesus ’ illustr@@ ations recorded in the Ho@@ ly Scriptures .
“ S@@ k@@ ill@@ ful direction ” is certainly needed in the family .
Consider the u@@ pri@@ ght man Job .
A F@@ am@@ ily E@@ f@@ fort
When I received this p@@ ac@@ ka@@ ge , I knew that Jehovah had not for@@ go@@ t@@ ten me .
Let All De@@ cl@@ are the G@@ l@@ ory of Jehovah , 1 / 1
Adam and E@@ ve ​ — M@@ ere M@@ y@@ th ?
The end of Satan’s wicked world is coming soon .
Even my p@@ sy@@ c@@ hi@@ at@@ ris@@ t told me : “ I@@ t’s over for you !
To them the words of Proverbs 13 : 12 would certainly apply : “ Ex@@ pe@@ ct@@ ation post@@ pon@@ ed is making the heart si@@ ck , but the thing desi@@ red is a t@@ ree of life when it does come . ”
In 19@@ 6@@ 9 , we ho@@ sted what proved to be the lar@@ g@@ est of all the conven@@ tions held in S@@ can@@ din@@ a@@ vi@@ a , with a pe@@ ak attend@@ ance of 4@@ 2@@ ,@@ 0@@ 7@@ 3 !
As for our pl@@ ans to tra@@ v@@ el the world , I thought that devo@@ ting our lives to ob@@ serving God’s mar@@ vel@@ ous cre@@ ation was certainly a wor@@ th@@ while end@@ e@@ av@@ or .
Those who have In@@ sight on the Scriptures in their language can con@@ sul@@ t V@@ olu@@ me 2 , under the he@@ ading “ Jehovah . ”
( a ) How did the shepher@@ d and the woman re@@ act to their lo@@ ss ?
They f@@ ell under God’s just disa@@ p@@ pro@@ val and began a har@@ s@@ h life in imper@@ fe@@ ction , death being the fin@@ al result .
Our mo@@ tive for being hon@@ est is not to receive praise from fellow humans .
How do we really feel about what this world has to offer ?
A Ca@@ tho@@ lic j@@ our@@ n@@ al@@ ist , F@@ ili@@ pp@@ o G@@ ent@@ il@@ on@@ i , ob@@ served : “ It was , however , lo@@ gi@@ cal that many com@@ men@@ t@@ at@@ ors when con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with the difficult question regarding where God was ​ — a question without an answer — ​ in@@ stead re@@ ques@@ ted an answer to the e@@ asi@@ er question : Wh@@ ere was P@@ i@@ us X@@ I@@ I ? ”
That relationship was done away with only after Jewish lead@@ ers re@@ je@@ cted Jesus Christ and had him put to death in 33 C.E . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 2 : 14 .
P@@ artic@@ ul@@ arly mean@@ ing@@ ful are the k@@ ing@@ ’s words to work@@ ers during the har@@ v@@ est .
While we a@@ wa@@ it the day of Jehovah’s anger upon this wicked system , we “ me@@ et with vari@@ ous tri@@ als . ”
P@@ R@@ A@@ Y@@ E@@ R .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s words reve@@ aled his confidence in Jehovah’s fai@@ r@@ ness .
This invol@@ ves our faith@@ fully atten@@ ding and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in Christian meetings .
Even though 20 years have pas@@ sed since E@@ sa@@ u so@@ ld his right as fir@@ st@@ born to his brother , Jac@@ o@@ b fe@@ ars that his brother may still har@@ b@@ or a mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous g@@ ru@@ dge against him .
No matter how long you have been married , think about what you can say or do to strengthen your marriage .
Lu@@ ther also la@@ id the bas@@ is for a standar@@ di@@ zed written Ger@@ man language .
Per@@ haps we have not thought of him in that way , but that is how he first in@@ tro@@ du@@ ces himself in the Bible .
They do not take si@@ des for or against any n@@ ational , rac@@ i@@ al , so@@ cial , or e@@ con@@ om@@ ic group .
Jesus was an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent example in this reg@@ ard .
“ How com@@ ely upon the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s are the fe@@ et of the one . . . br@@ ing@@ ing good news of something better . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A@@ I@@ A@@ H 5@@ 2 : 7 .
Jesus does not accept all those who cla@@ im to follow him .
We are or@@ din@@ ary people like you .
When you dedic@@ ate your life to Jehovah , you tell him that you now bel@@ ong to him .
When someone gives you a gift , most likely you show that you are gr@@ ate@@ ful .
The expres@@ sion su@@ gg@@ ests that one can beg@@ in desi@@ ring something by simply loo@@ king at it .
So it is important to pray for deli@@ ver@@ ance from “ the wicked one , ” Satan the Devil .
Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine should be consider@@ ed not simply p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment but a means of tra@@ ining us in the way of righteousness .
Yes , we will person@@ ally experience the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of the as@@ sur@@ ance found at Proverbs 3 : 13 , 18 , which states : “ H@@ app@@ y is the man that has found wisdom , and the man that ge@@ ts dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment .
Those who are close to Jehovah enjoy another blessing ​ — divine prote@@ ction .
F@@ in@@ ding In@@ ner Pe@@ ace , 7 / 1
During this time , there was another develop@@ ment that has en@@ ri@@ ched my life to this day .
M@@ ore in the congregation now have an opportunity to make a public expres@@ sion of their faith by ans@@ wer@@ ing a pr@@ inted question , by giving an app@@ lic@@ ation of a s@@ crip@@ ture , by rel@@ ating a bri@@ ef experience that illustr@@ ates the wisdom of following Bible principles , or in other ways .
We can person@@ ally find satis@@ fac@@ tion when our love for God mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to do what Jehovah comman@@ ds , even at times when we are pres@@ sur@@ ed or temp@@ ted to do o@@ ther@@ wise .
* Consider the associ@@ ation that Jesus had in the heavens before coming to earth .
During temple re@@ pa@@ ir work , “ the very book of the law ” was found , and Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n “ began to read it before the king . ”
O@@ r if you pre@@ pare di@@ lig@@ ently for your meeting par@@ ts but have little interest in sh@@ aring in cle@@ an@@ ing the Kingdom H@@ all , you could set a go@@ al to apply the ad@@ vice found at Romans 12 : 16 . ​ — Read .
One s@@ ource ob@@ ser@@ ves that according to the Rom@@ an scho@@ la@@ r P@@ l@@ in@@ y the El@@ der , pe@@ ar@@ ls occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed the “ to@@ p@@ most ran@@ k among all things of pri@@ ce . ”
B@@ ene@@ ath the dead lea@@ ves , the so@@ il of a fore@@ st te@@ em@@ s with life .
Ther@@ efore , should we not praise him in our prayers “ se@@ ven times in the day , ” that is , very often ?
9 , 10 . ( a ) What arrang@@ ements have been made to tra@@ in Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers ?
We invit@@ e you to vis@@ it the local Kingdom H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 10 )
Even though Phil@@ em@@ on had the leg@@ al right to p@@ un@@ ish On@@ es@@ i@@ mu@@ s sever@@ ely , Paul asked Phil@@ em@@ on to “ receive him kin@@ dly , ” on the bas@@ is of love and personal fri@@ end@@ ship . ​ — Phil@@ em@@ on 10 , 11 , 15 - 18 .
How often elders p@@ our their heart out to Jehovah , pra@@ ying for the courage , wisdom , and t@@ act necess@@ ary to fulf@@ ill this difficult as@@ pect of their shepher@@ ding work !
If married , she will gain glory for her@@ self in the eyes of her husband .
Ru@@ n in such a way that you may at@@ tain it .
Are You Mo@@ ving A@@ head With Jehovah’s O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation ? 5 / 15
How I F@@ ound the Tru@@ th
Da@@ ily spiritual discus@@ sions help E@@ m@@ man@@ u@@ el and his family to ‘ prove themselves ready ’
At meetings and on other occasi@@ ons , being with fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers who demonstr@@ ate love and who ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly end@@ e@@ av@@ or to put on “ the new person@@ ality ” is a s@@ ource of great happiness .
How did God’s people come into Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an cap@@ tiv@@ ity after the apostles died ?
When World W@@ ar I@@ I bro@@ ke out in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , they were invit@@ ed to serve at the Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a Bethel , lo@@ c@@ ated in an in@@ ner su@@ bur@@ b of S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y .
This was a mirac@@ ul@@ ous pro@@ vision , as was the regul@@ ar supp@@ ly of man@@ na .
With Bi@@ bl@@ es at the ready , all in attend@@ ance were e@@ ag@@ er to find out .
He also me@@ e@@ ts and ev@@ en@@ tually marri@@ es beau@@ ti@@ ful A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il .
The two den@@ ari@@ i left with the in@@ n@@ keep@@ er for the man@@ ’s care am@@ oun@@ ted to about two days ’ wa@@ ges .
One day Sam@@ son came to his father and mother and said : “ There is a woman that I have seen in T@@ im@@ n@@ ah of the daugh@@ ters of the Phil@@ ist@@ ines , and now get her for me as a wife . ”
Thus , Jesus told his followers to pray in his name .
I also occasi@@ on@@ ally pla@@ y g@@ ol@@ f , ho@@ c@@ ke@@ y , and ten@@ n@@ is with friends in the congregation and at Bethel .
Many cal@@ am@@ ities are the result of “ time and un@@ fore@@ seen occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence . ”
Instead , they destro@@ yed it .
In many par@@ ts of our earth , s@@ now and ha@@ il are part of life .
All our cro@@ ps are g@@ one .
As a result , op@@ pos@@ ers have been sh@@ am@@ ed .
In the case under discus@@ sion , the country does have a pro@@ vision for div@@ or@@ ce .
And how can we ward off such per@@ il@@ ous influ@@ ences ?
16 : 1 - 13 ; Acts 10 : 30 - 35 , 4@@ 4 - 4@@ 8 .
A@@ n el@@ der@@ ly brother or sister may be in need of trans@@ por@@ tation to Christian meetings .
Instead , let her husband dis@@ cer@@ n the effect of Bible teachings on her in@@ ner person .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , for th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years , un@@ coun@@ table cor@@ on@@ ations , re@@ vo@@ lu@@ tions , cou@@ ps , ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments , ele@@ ctions , ass@@ as@@ sin@@ ations , and re@@ gi@@ me chang@@ es have occ@@ ur@@ red .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , he was af@@ ra@@ id that P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h would not receive or pa@@ y attention to a re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative of Jehovah God .
Do you regul@@ arly show ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality ?
And how is Jesus “ a prop@@ iti@@ at@@ ory sacrifice ” for sin@@ s ?
In those days z@@ one servants , or travel@@ ing overse@@ ers , vis@@ ited congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses and is@@ ol@@ ated Witnesses to strengthen them spiritually .
What a sur@@ pris@@ e and reli@@ ef !
So , too , Paul ad@@ vis@@ es us that the congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s members “ should have the same care for one another . ”
We are all free to cho@@ ose our own course in life .
Jesus Christ ​ — Our Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions An@@ s@@ wer@@ ed
As we stri@@ ve to see ourselves and others the way Jehovah does , we can be sure of his help .
One day , while I was d@@ ri@@ ving my red con@@ ver@@ ti@@ ble through to@@ wn , two young women wa@@ ved me over .
Jesus promised that he would be with his followers “ all the days until the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
Christ will help us cop@@ e with problems greater than we al@@ one can h@@ and@@ le
Satan claim@@ s that no one ser@@ ves God out of a willing heart .
How might refle@@ cting on this account benefit us in the future ?
M@@ adi@@ son , 15 , says : “ I@@ t’s a stru@@ gg@@ le for me to s@@ tic@@ k to Jehovah’s standards and not go along with what my pe@@ ers think is co@@ ol or fu@@ n . ”
He stu@@ died the Bible , made prog@@ ress , and became a baptized serv@@ ant of Jehovah .
I have never disc@@ oura@@ ged the children from ex@@ pan@@ ding their Kingdom service , and those of us who rema@@ ined at home have never su@@ ffered want .
A woman who was fi@@ ve months pre@@ gn@@ ant spoke those words regarding the kindness and integrity of a str@@ anger .
The “ D@@ eli@@ ver@@ ance at H@@ and ! ” special conven@@ tions proved this .
L@@ AN@@ G@@ U@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S I@@ N W@@ H@@ I@@ C@@ H T@@ R@@ AN@@ S@@ L@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N I@@ S D@@ ON@@ E
Mu@@ si@@ c and De@@ dic@@ ation
These reli@@ ef efforts did not go un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed .
They have in@@ deed !
Be@@ fore Israel cro@@ s@@ ses the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver into the land of Cana@@ an , Moses pre@@ pa@@ res the congregation for the great t@@ ask a@@ head .
A do@@ ct@@ or and his wife , who is a n@@ ur@@ se , also live in our home .
Your brother . ”
In its right place , exerc@@ ise can be enjo@@ y@@ able , and the apostle Paul did say that “ bo@@ di@@ ly tra@@ ining is bene@@ fi@@ cial for a little . ”
This conven@@ tion was un@@ for@@ get@@ table ! ”
P@@ ra@@ y about it ! ”
It gives us the opportunity to make God’s heart g@@ la@@ d .
One way is by being gener@@ ous when we give of our time , en@@ er@@ gy , and material things to worship Jehovah and help others learn about him .
3 : 8 - 10 .
At the sight of this the crow@@ ds were stru@@ ck with fear , and they gl@@ ori@@ fied God , who gave such authority to men . ”
What study pro@@ je@@ cts would give you the joy of new in@@ sight ?
W@@ he@@ ther we are young or old , have just be@@ gu@@ n wal@@ king in the truth or have wal@@ ked in it for years , we can prom@@ o@@ te the spiritual wel@@ f@@ are of fellow believers ​ — and they do need us .
We will never be able to com@@ pre@@ h@@ end all the in@@ tri@@ c@@ ate la@@ ws that God put into op@@ er@@ ation when he cre@@ ated the uni@@ verse .
All s@@ at@@ ani@@ c influ@@ ence will be g@@ one when Satan and the dem@@ ons are b@@ ound and h@@ ur@@ led into “ the ab@@ y@@ ss , ” a st@@ ate of to@@ tal in@@ activ@@ ity .
Their works inclu@@ de “ lo@@ ose conduct , ” which is a b@@ ra@@ z@@ en dis@@ reg@@ ard for high moral principles .
Such ones have fa@@ iled to remain “ ba@@ bes as to ba@@ dness . ”
They have been a real support to us in our mission@@ ary assignment .
Does h@@ un@@ ting or fi@@ shing put me in close associ@@ ation with un@@ believers or cause me to ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct my family ? ’ ​ — Luke 6 : 4@@ 5 .
I have made many good friends among Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers .
Jehovah may keep certain matters confid@@ enti@@ al for a peri@@ od of time and ev@@ en@@ tually reve@@ al them to some individuals .
We would often say , “ S@@ ta@@ y free until you are at le@@ ast 23 . ”
He he@@ ad@@ ed into the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts of the city , his way li@@ t by the sin@@ king full mo@@ on .
That st@@ at@@ ement did not appe@@ ar in the origin@@ al text .
The rec@@ ord reve@@ als that after the peri@@ od was over , Samuel made a cu@@ sto@@ m of vis@@ iting three c@@ ities in Israel , making a cir@@ cu@@ it each year , h@@ and@@ ling dis@@ pu@@ tes and res@@ ol@@ ving questions .
G@@ a@@ ining God’s appro@@ val is not too difficult for us .
Then , his kingdom was ev@@ en@@ tually di@@ vi@@ ded among four of his gener@@ als . ​ — Read Daniel 8 : 20 - 22 .
When on cam@@ pa@@ ign , they car@@ ri@@ ed their own standards be@@ aring i@@ con@@ s of the emp@@ er@@ or as well as shi@@ el@@ ds , often em@@ b@@ la@@ z@@ oned with s@@ cor@@ pi@@ ons , the st@@ ar si@@ gn of Ti@@ b@@ eri@@ us Ca@@ es@@ ar .
P@@ le@@ ase , se@@ par@@ ate from me .
The disci@@ ple James uses a form of the Greek word sy@@ ·@@ na@@ ·@@ go@@ ·@@ ge@@ ʹ to ref@@ er to a Christian meeting .
It would take a world govern@@ ment to end po@@ ver@@ ty .
There is much more to learn from the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount .
All four individuals just mentioned thought that they knew what they were living for .
Th@@ ough he came to earth to take away the sin of the world , he showed love for individuals ​ — a si@@ ck@@ ly woman , a le@@ per , a child .
That day is also called the end , as discus@@ sed in the co@@ ver artic@@ les of this is@@ sue .
He wants you to succ@@ e@@ ed .
Al@@ mas@@ i / K .
And his sisters are here with us , are they not ? ”
Paul was ke@@ en@@ ly inter@@ ested in the spiritual wel@@ f@@ are of his fellow believers in Corin@@ th .
As they l@@ end their support to their anointed brothers , members of the great crow@@ d are being tra@@ ined as the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of the new human soci@@ ety that will ex@@ ist after Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
Ha@@ ving such con@@ vers@@ ations with the lear@@ ner as part of his tra@@ ining will help him to foc@@ us more on people than on rul@@ es .
Let us consider some events in Israel@@ ’s hist@@ ory that will under@@ s@@ cor@@ e that we should not for@@ get God .
Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , 6 / 1
Paul’s wor@@ ding su@@ gg@@ ests that he was qu@@ o@@ ting from another s@@ ource .
What did God’s Law to ancient Israel say about false prophe@@ ts ?
I have found peace in know@@ ing that her future life pro@@ spe@@ cts are in his loving hands . ”
L@@ ess than 10 per@@ c@@ ent of Fr@@ en@@ ch Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s atten@@ d Mas@@ s every S@@ un@@ day , while only from 3 to 4 per@@ c@@ ent of Par@@ isi@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s regul@@ arly atten@@ d ch@@ urch .
No one emp@@ lo@@ yed by that compan@@ y had ever had such fav@@ or@@ able ter@@ ms .
Many a time , the ca@@ r helped us to stay just a@@ head of their ho@@ es and pit@@ ch@@ for@@ ks .
He rec@@ alls : “ I con@@ stan@@ tly felt on e@@ dge .
Of course , con@@ qu@@ ered or sub@@ ju@@ g@@ ated pe@@ op@@ les were fre@@ qu@@ ently set to for@@ ced la@@ b@@ or .
Ne@@ h@@ emiah is in S@@ hu@@ sh@@ an the ca@@ st@@ le , serving King Ar@@ ta@@ x@@ er@@ x@@ es L@@ ong@@ i@@ man@@ us in a tru@@ sted position .
Paul also said : “ Ke@@ ep from be@@ coming ca@@ uses for stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing . ”
They appreci@@ ate their privilege of using their gi@@ f@@ ts to praise Jehovah , who is wor@@ thy of the best they can offer .
Today , we show our support for the Kingdom by ass@@ is@@ ting Christ’s brothers on earth in car@@ r@@ ying out the com@@ mis@@ sion to preach the good news of the Kingdom worl@@ d@@ wide . ​ — Mat@@ t .
However , we can never com@@ promise Bible principles to w@@ in the fav@@ or of others ; ne@@ i@@ ther can we put on a false fr@@ on@@ t to imp@@ ress them .
Fir@@ st of all , the scho@@ l@@ ars emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze that the ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal d@@ ata support a d@@ ate before the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an ex@@ ile .
By means of our free Bible study pro@@ gra@@ m , we offer you the opportunity to com@@ pare what Jehovah’s Witnesses believe about God’s Kingdom with what the Bible teach@@ es .
Our heavenly Father in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ates us and streng@@ th@@ ens us by means of his holy spirit , or ac@@ tive for@@ ce .
Our cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es were assign@@ ed to Ch@@ ina , S@@ ing@@ ap@@ ore , In@@ dia , coun@@ tri@@ es in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , and el@@ se@@ where .
Indeed , the Bible is bene@@ fi@@ cial in a practic@@ al and an emo@@ tion@@ ally satis@@ f@@ ying way .
• Why is experi@@ enc@@ ing Jehovah’s love “ better than life ” ?
This led to dedic@@ ation and baptism .
“ Who is always in tr@@ ou@@ ble ? Who ar@@ gu@@ es and fi@@ gh@@ ts ? ”
He ad@@ ded : “ Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
After sever@@ al months of tra@@ ining , O@@ c@@ é@@ ane was en@@ tru@@ sted to my care .
One day an en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic young minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant asked an el@@ der for su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions on how to become more u@@ se@@ ful in the congregation .
All of us , however , have one thing in comm@@ on .
So he used the book Li@@ fe ​ — How Di@@ d It G@@ et H@@ ere ?
Tru@@ e Christians take care to understand what the Bible really teach@@ es .
Paul said : “ You know the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness of our Lord Jesus Christ , that though he was rich he became po@@ or for your s@@ ak@@ es , that you might become rich through his po@@ ver@@ ty . ”
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying such principles and pati@@ ently wa@@ iting on Jehovah certainly brought blessings to J@@ ear@@ im and her family .
On other occasi@@ ons , Jesus demonstr@@ ated his ability to he@@ al without any physical cont@@ act ​ — at times from a dist@@ ance .
A@@ m I end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to avoid “ the works of the flesh , ” such as f@@ its of anger and stri@@ fe ? ​ — G@@ al .
The form@@ er Me@@ tho@@ di@@ st mission@@ ary who wrote that ad@@ ded : “ These char@@ ges are true .
Because you cannot always pre@@ di@@ ct what challeng@@ es you will face in the future .
Jehovah’s “ eyes are ro@@ ving about through all the earth to show his strength in be@@ half of those who@@ se heart is complete toward him . ”
( b ) Why have our public@@ ations in rec@@ ent years sel@@ dom mentioned ty@@ p@@ es and an@@ t@@ it@@ y@@ p@@ es ?
David of old knew the feel@@ ing of being avo@@ i@@ ded . ​ — P@@ s .
The b@@ es@@ i@@ e@@ g@@ ing S@@ y@@ ri@@ ans were star@@ ving out Sam@@ ari@@ a .
How do some people view fore@@ ign@@ ers , but how is the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s view different ?
Saul , who later became the apostle Paul , also had to make chang@@ es and ri@@ d himself of pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce .
There was a st@@ ack of 5@@ ,000 - k@@ or@@ un@@ a no@@ tes !
I felt both s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ al and cu@@ ri@@ ous , but cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity w@@ on the day .
A@@ n expe@@ ct@@ ant mother lo@@ v@@ ingly loo@@ ks for@@ ward to the bir@@ th of her ba@@ by .
P@@ ut@@ ting them at e@@ ase , Bro@@ ther J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z said : “ Now it is time to leave some sp@@ ace for holy spirit to work . ”
* When are Christians set free from the law of sin ?
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate Lo@@ ve That N@@ ever Fa@@ il@@ s , 12 / 15
Con@@ tro@@ l@@ ling our anger is a si@@ gn of strength , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as giving v@@ ent to it is pro@@ of of we@@ ak@@ ness .
The news could not have sur@@ pris@@ ed Lo@@ t , who “ was great@@ ly dist@@ ressed by the in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence of the law - de@@ f@@ ying people in lo@@ ose conduct . ”
( 7 ) Par@@ r@@ a , B .
U@@ p@@ on real@@ iz@@ ing that par@@ ts of the Bible are older than the most ancient H@@ in@@ du writ@@ ings , the V@@ e@@ d@@ as , he deci@@ ded to read the Bible and exam@@ ine its con@@ ten@@ ts .
As he read it , his eyes quic@@ k@@ ly foc@@ used on the question : “ What is hel@@ l ? ”
After w@@ atch@@ ing it , I needed a lo@@ t of time to think .
Ha@@ ve you not seen that many lo@@ v@@ ers of we@@ al@@ th ye@@ ar@@ n to have ever more ?
Let us never we@@ ary of pra@@ ying hum@@ bly to our mer@@ ci@@ ful God , as@@ king his for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess and help .
Because he end@@ ur@@ ed , however , many accepted the good news and became min@@ isters .
Acc@@ ording to the B@@ rit@@ ish ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine The E@@ con@@ om@@ ist , as much as 10 per@@ c@@ ent of the $ 25 bil@@ li@@ on sp@@ ent every year in inter@@ n@@ ational ar@@ ms tra@@ de ser@@ ves to bri@@ be po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al cu@@ st@@ om@@ ers .
Ab@@ out 5@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 de@@ a@@ ths a year ​ — main@@ ly women and children — ​ are at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted to so - called small ar@@ ms .
How do elders make sure that their words are not valu@@ eless ?
When we are ne@@ at , clean , and well - gro@@ om@@ ed and our clo@@ thing is mo@@ des@@ t , people may have more respect for us as servants of the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah .
L@@ ater , we san@@ g religious song@@ s and c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated Mas@@ s , all in L@@ at@@ in .
It is b@@ ound to succ@@ e@@ ed in accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing the purpose for which it has been set up .
And what an imp@@ e@@ tu@@ s this proved to be for fur@@ ther ex@@ pan@@ sion !
I was assign@@ ed to serve in the cir@@ cu@@ it and dist@@ ri@@ ct work and as a member of the B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e .
On sever@@ al occasi@@ ons , God’s faithful serv@@ ant and friend Abraham , moved by God’s promises and blessings , ‘ buil@@ t an al@@ ta@@ r and called on the name of Jehovah . ’
O@@ ther@@ wise , our per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers will necess@@ ar@@ ily remain li@@ mit@@ ed .
Such practic@@ al help may make a bi@@ g differ@@ ence for our brothers and sisters . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 27 .
In fact , a l@@ ack of support is now refle@@ cted in the news me@@ dia , where religion and religious lead@@ ers are inc@@ reas@@ ingly coming under att@@ ack .
But Jehovah “ allow@@ ed their [ the op@@ pon@@ ents ’ ] hearts to become stu@@ b@@ born so that they wa@@ ged war against Israel . ”
What bas@@ is did A@@ be@@ l have for form@@ ing a men@@ tal pi@@ c@@ ture of the future ?
Their er@@ r@@ one@@ ous ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents sh@@ o@@ ved the thor@@ ns in his flesh deep@@ er and deep@@ er , as it were .
“ When pra@@ ying , do not say the same things over and over again , just as the people of the nations do , for they i@@ magine they will get a hear@@ ing for their use of many words . ”
And ch@@ urch prophe@@ ts say that when “ the Kingdom of God will be@@ ar rule , the f@@ la@@ g of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates will pr@@ ou@@ dly f@@ lu@@ t@@ ter un@@ sul@@ lied on the f@@ la@@ g st@@ af@@ f of li@@ ber@@ ty and e@@ qu@@ al righ@@ ts . ”
She showed that Jehovah’s service came first by saying to her father : “ Do to me as you have promised . ”
* The brothers in the congregation in R@@ ome knew that Paul was coming .
8 , 9 . ( a ) What example was set by many young men in S@@ pain during the F@@ ran@@ c@@ o re@@ gi@@ me ?
So@@ on we were wa@@ ding through the k@@ ne@@ e - deep water .
Who kno@@ ws better than our Creator whom to ap@@ point as a Le@@ ad@@ er for us ?
( a ) How did Jesus war@@ n about the n@@ atur@@ al tend@@ enc@@ y toward d@@ ro@@ w@@ sin@@ ess ?
By means of the preaching work and by means of holy spirit , Jehovah is dra@@ wing she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike individuals , “ the desi@@ ra@@ ble things of all the nations . ”
* Ju@@ de@@ a is vi@@ r@@ tually emp@@ ti@@ ed of Jews .
K@@ nor@@ r
Many of them became believers .
Revelation 21 : 3 , 4 states : “ Lo@@ ok !
Thus , it is very comm@@ on to fai@@ l at one@@ ’s first at@@ temp@@ t at ra@@ ising an or@@ c@@ hi@@ d .
How , then , can we be friends of Christ ?
Jesus told his followers that they should “ love one another . ”
1 : 24 - 32 ​ — Di@@ d the de@@ gra@@ d@@ ation descri@@ bed here apply to the Jews or to the G@@ ent@@ il@@ es ?
While this ad@@ ds to the chall@@ enge of ra@@ ising a child , succ@@ ess can be ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed .
Because of these tr@@ ying con@@ di@@ tions , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of the Israelites practic@@ ed inter@@ faith , tr@@ ying to ple@@ ase both Jehovah and Ba@@ al .
He was one of the 4@@ 9@@ 2 baptized in B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m during the 200@@ 1 service year .
Do Jehovah’s Witnesses Acc@@ ep@@ t the O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent ?
This tr@@ end is not uni@@ que to the O@@ ri@@ ent .
The new covenant rel@@ ates to the Kingdom in that it pro@@ du@@ ces a holy nation that has the privilege of be@@ coming k@@ ings and pri@@ ests in that heavenly Kingdom .
That person may not be matu@@ re en@@ ough for the responsi@@ bil@@ ities of marriage .
Since the end of World W@@ ar I@@ I , there have been ne@@ arly 50 do@@ cum@@ ented in@@ ci@@ d@@ ents of gen@@ o@@ ci@@ de and pol@@ iti@@ c@@ ally mo@@ tiv@@ ated mas@@ s mu@@ r@@ der .
H@@ ist@@ ory pro@@ ves that religion has the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al to fu@@ el bi@@ go@@ try and h@@ at@@ red .
What encourag@@ ement may we find in the life st@@ ori@@ es publi@@ shed in the Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
In time , I took a Bible cor@@ respon@@ d@@ ence course s@@ pon@@ s@@ ored by the S@@ ev@@ en@@ th - Da@@ y Ad@@ v@@ ent@@ ist Ch@@ urch .
“ I sto@@ od there half da@@ zed , ” Bro@@ ther M@@ ac@@ mil@@ l@@ an wrote years later .
“ Ch@@ ar@@ m may be false , and pre@@ t@@ t@@ iness may be va@@ in , ” says Proverbs 31 : 30 , “ but the woman that fe@@ ars Jehovah is the one that pro@@ cu@@ res praise for her@@ self . ”
When a sh@@ ell ex@@ p@@ lo@@ ded ne@@ ar@@ by , the cha@@ pla@@ in f@@ led in pan@@ ic , str@@ ik@@ ing his hor@@ se with a c@@ ru@@ ci@@ fi@@ x to ur@@ ge it on .
Thus , Moses was physi@@ c@@ ally able to lead the nation , but it was not Jehovah’s will for him to continue to do so .
The k@@ ings of S@@ y@@ ri@@ a and Israel pl@@ an@@ ned to de@@ thro@@ ne King A@@ ha@@ z of Juda@@ h and inst@@ all in his place a pu@@ p@@ pe@@ t rul@@ er , the son of T@@ a@@ be@@ el ​ — a man who was not a des@@ c@@ end@@ ant of David .
They will ‘ ra@@ ise themselves er@@ e@@ ct and li@@ ft up their he@@ a@@ ds because their deli@@ ver@@ ance is get@@ ting near . ’ ​ — Mat@@ t .
This imp@@ ressed the l@@ an@@ do@@ w@@ ner so much that not only did he allow them to stay but he gave them ad@@ di@@ tional land to cultiv@@ ate .
Why was it important for the L@@ ev@@ ites to be as@@ sur@@ ed of the new k@@ ing@@ ’s support ?
How is sal@@ vation possible ?
Our s@@ inc@@ ere concer@@ n for one another in the congregation should be displa@@ yed , not by me@@ dd@@ ling in the af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of others , but by our re@@ adi@@ ness to help .
That spirit is all around us .
We may give such concer@@ ns consider@@ able attention .
“ D@@ em@@ on@@ ic spi@@ r@@ its . . . go ab@@ ro@@ ad to the k@@ ings of the whole world . . . , and they ass@@ em@@ b@@ led them at the place that in Hebrew is called H@@ ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ d@@ on . ” ( I@@ tal@@ ic@@ s our@@ s . ) ​ — R@@ E@@ V@@ EL@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N 16 : 14 , 16 , New Rev@@ ised St@@ and@@ ard V@@ er@@ sion .
On the contr@@ ary , Jesus said : “ T@@ ake my yo@@ ke upon you and learn from me , for I am mil@@ d - temp@@ ered and low@@ ly in heart , and you will find ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment for your sou@@ ls . ”
How can we pre@@ v@@ ent res@@ ent@@ ment from de@@ pri@@ ving us of the pri@@ ze ?
When Jesus ’ human parents went to Jerusalem some 40 days after his bir@@ th , they pres@@ ented a sacri@@ fi@@ cial o@@ ffering pres@@ cri@@ bed by the Law .
L@@ ater , Paul pre@@ ach@@ es to him and his wife D@@ r@@ us@@ il@@ la about Jesus , self - control , righteousness , and the coming judgment .
H@@ el@@ p him to devel@@ op his good qualities by giving him inc@@ reas@@ ed responsi@@ bility when possible .
The apostle Paul taught those who wish to ple@@ ase God to change their person@@ ality and to imitate the way God tre@@ ats people .
L@@ ater events su@@ gg@@ est that the answer is no .
M@@ an@@ kin@@ d’s Pro@@ ble@@ ms , 6 / 15
Then I me@@ t a young Ch@@ in@@ ese man who was doing re@@ sear@@ ch at the local uni@@ vers@@ ity .
How W@@ ould You Ex@@ pla@@ in ?
The actions of your un@@ faithful mate may cause you to su@@ ff@@ er for qu@@ ite some time .
A@@ no@@ in@@ ting a man to be a lead@@ er of a nation is , of course , not the same as tra@@ ining a brother to be an el@@ der or a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant in the congregation .
( b ) Why is a s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ al attitude par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous ?
The apostle Paul wrote of that in his letter to the Corinthians , no@@ ting that some of those wit@@ nesses were still ali@@ ve , imp@@ l@@ ying that they could t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to what they had seen and heard . ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 3 - 8 .
P@@ H@@ O@@ E@@ B@@ E , a first - century Christian , had a proble@@ m .
We need to study the Scriptures care@@ fully
How can we show our respect for sac@@ red ga@@ ther@@ ings by our d@@ ress and be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or ?
S@@ ur@@ ely , living things , which are much more com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated than a house , must have been desi@@ gn@@ ed and made by someone .
* In Israel , N@@ is@@ an 14 was the jo@@ y@@ ous day of the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation .
The discus@@ sion re@@ v@@ ol@@ ved around the invol@@ v@@ ement of religion in the first world war .
“ Of course , it would , ” he said . “ You have a child , and I believe you want to ra@@ ise him . ”
For example , many G@@ ile@@ ad - tra@@ ined mission@@ aries stay in their fore@@ ign assignment for sever@@ al years before going back to their country of orig@@ in for a vis@@ it .
What , then , can we do to make sure that our spe@@ e@@ ch is ref@@ re@@ shing to others ?
( 1 Th@@ ess .
To ex@@ ten@@ d that work to “ all the nations ” would be challeng@@ ing ; to do so in the face of “ h@@ at@@ red by all the nations ” would be nothing sh@@ ort of mirac@@ ul@@ ous .
Some of our brothers su@@ ff@@ er because of old age , health problems , persecu@@ tion from their family , l@@ on@@ el@@ iness , or the lo@@ ss of a loved one .
S@@ an@@ t@@ ina learned to read , and des@@ pite her hus@@ ban@@ d’s op@@ position , she made prog@@ ress and was baptized .
“ This good news of the kingdom , ” he fore@@ told , “ will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations ; and then the end will come . ”
To ac@@ hi@@ eve that , how much time should we sp@@ end on it ?
How does Revelation 6 : 2 por@@ tra@@ y Jesus as he is today ?
De@@ dic@@ ated Christians ag@@ ree with Paul , who said after he became a follow@@ er of Christ : “ On account of [ Jesus ] I have taken the lo@@ ss of all things and I consider them as a lo@@ t of refu@@ se , that I may gain Christ . ”
R@@ o@@ d@@ ri@@ go B@@ or@@ gi@@ a , P@@ op@@ e A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der V@@ I
It may even requi@@ re that we give up our in@@ ner and ou@@ ter gar@@ ments , so to speak .
Mar@@ c@@ o speak@@ s for many young men and women when he says : “ Bi@@ bli@@ cal principles are a bi@@ g help in get@@ ting along with others .
O@@ l@@ der people will tell you that you@@ th does not last long , and they are right .
He con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed his trust in them by giving them instru@@ ctions about the most important educ@@ ational work in human hist@@ ory .
• How does Jehovah help us to maintain our ze@@ al in the preaching work ?
37 : 40 .
Mo@@ st think of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates as high@@ ly mo@@ der@@ n in every way , but our tri@@ p took us back two h@@ un@@ d@@ red years into the past .
A@@ no@@ ther study found that “ giving money to someone el@@ se li@@ f@@ ted par@@ ti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts ’ happiness more than sp@@ en@@ ding it on themselves . ”
O@@ r perhaps their consci@@ ences were har@@ d@@ ened to the ex@@ t@@ ent that they saw nothing wrong with worshipp@@ ing Ba@@ al while claim@@ ing to be worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah .
6 , 7 . ( a ) How might materi@@ al@@ ism prove to be a d@@ anger at one@@ ’s place of emp@@ loy@@ ment ?
These will help us to do what Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 1 ur@@ ges : “ Be@@ come imit@@ at@@ ors of God . ”
( a ) What have some experienced when h@@ and@@ ling a part on the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol ?
Lo@@ o@@ ks like something anyone could do if he just under@@ sto@@ od the tri@@ ck , had the ability , or inter@@ c@@ ep@@ ted the b@@ ol@@ t of ligh@@ t@@ ning from God . ”
The faithful ones Jehovah is sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ arding . ”
It may have seem@@ ed to him that Jehovah had a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned him .
One writ@@ er no@@ ted : “ The more we want to do something ​ — whether it is to mar@@ ry or sc@@ ale a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar m@@ oun@@ tain — ​ the more likely we are to make un@@ c@@ he@@ cked as@@ su@@ mp@@ tions and pa@@ y attention only to the d@@ ata that tel@@ ls us what we want to hear . ”
We pla@@ y g@@ ames together , associ@@ ate with friends , and vis@@ it enjo@@ y@@ able plac@@ es .
Yet , Jesus did not hold back from coun@@ sel@@ ing Mar@@ th@@ a when she gave un@@ du@@ e attention to a me@@ al that she was pre@@ par@@ ing , thus li@@ mit@@ ing her time to receive spiritual instru@@ ction from him .
Si@@ x of the angels b@@ low their tru@@ mp@@ e@@ ts , her@@ al@@ ding judgment mes@@ sa@@ ges on “ a th@@ ir@@ d ” of mankind ​ — Chris@@ tend@@ om .
In this dec@@ ep@@ tive world , we must be care@@ ful not to be dra@@ wn to de@@ co@@ y ligh@@ ts that can lu@@ re us to spiritual shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ k .
S@@ ur@@ ely it was not because he needed to rec@@ u@@ per@@ ate “ from all his work that he had made . ”
Not until the pla@@ gu@@ es of the M@@ id@@ d@@ le A@@ ges did medi@@ cal do@@ ct@@ ors learn to apply this princi@@ ple , which is still de@@ em@@ ed effe@@ ctive . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us , chap@@ ters 13 and 14 .
Hence , Jesus said : “ He that has seen me has seen the Father also . ”
L@@ ater on , Mark was fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly mentioned by Paul and enjo@@ yed close associ@@ ation with the apostle Peter in Babyl@@ on .
What com@@ mis@@ sion did Jeremiah receive , and how long did his work continue ?
4 : 4 ; Pro@@ v .
What can mo@@ tiv@@ ate a person to make such dr@@ as@@ tic chang@@ es ?
“ Yes , I have these boo@@ ks , ” I said .
His wisdom and power are a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly demonstr@@ ated both in the dist@@ ant uni@@ verse and in the world around us , from mi@@ gh@@ ty g@@ al@@ a@@ xi@@ es to t@@ in@@ y at@@ om@@ s .
How can we imitate Jesus ?
With the ba@@ c@@ king of Jehovah , Moses became the spo@@ k@@ es@@ man for and c@@ hi@@ ef organiz@@ er of the nation of Israel .
If you are se@@ ated before the pro@@ gra@@ m star@@ ts , you can jo@@ in in the op@@ ening s@@ ong and prayer , which form part of our worship to Jehovah .
To remain in God’s love , we cannot allow our conscience to become in@@ sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to sin .
He pr@@ ou@@ dly set up an im@@ men@@ se i@@ ma@@ ge ​ — perhaps re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting himself — ​ on the pla@@ in of D@@ ur@@ a .
R@@ em@@ in@@ is@@ c@@ ent of the conduct of Con@@ stan@@ t@@ ine after his so - called con@@ ver@@ sion to Christi@@ an@@ ity , C@@ lo@@ v@@ is set out to con@@ so@@ li@@ d@@ ate his rul@@ er@@ ship by syst@@ em@@ ati@@ c@@ ally k@@ ill@@ ing off all ri@@ v@@ als to the thro@@ ne .
S@@ um@@ m@@ ing up the matter n@@ ic@@ ely , Paul wrote at Romans 6 : 23 : “ The wa@@ ges sin pa@@ ys is death , but the gift God gives is everlasting life by Christ Jesus our Lord . ”
The Kingdom is the means by which Jehovah’s name will be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied , his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y v@@ indic@@ ated , and his will done on earth as it is in heaven .
To illustr@@ ate : I@@ magine you g@@ li@@ mp@@ sed the bl@@ in@@ ding f@@ l@@ as@@ h of a wel@@ der@@ ’s t@@ or@@ ch .
Such ones may also feel gu@@ il@@ ty for ne@@ g@@ le@@ cting medit@@ ation , especially when they read of its import@@ ance .
I@@ ts authority , or power , lies in its per@@ su@@ asi@@ ven@@ ess , pers@@ ist@@ ence , and rel@@ ent@@ less@@ ness .
A@@ p@@ proved in 19@@ 6@@ 8 , this tre@@ at@@ y for@@ bi@@ ds the develop@@ ment of nu@@ clear we@@ ap@@ ons in lands that do not have them and li@@ m@@ its their s@@ pre@@ ad in lands that do .
Per@@ haps his ga@@ ze took in d@@ ate p@@ al@@ ms and other fru@@ it tre@@ es , po@@ ol@@ s with water pl@@ ants , and just bey@@ ond the w@@ all , a g@@ li@@ mp@@ se of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s p@@ al@@ ace .
H@@ ere is how A@@ my descri@@ bes her life now : “ I believe that I have made the best possible cho@@ ice in life . . . .
They “ sh@@ o@@ o@@ t ” at b@@ lam@@ eless Christians , using spo@@ ken or written words as “ ar@@ ro@@ ws ” of mis@@ re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ation .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of their e@@ con@@ om@@ ic circumstances , Christian women today can show a spirit like that of E@@ s@@ ther by encourag@@ ing the de@@ pres@@ sed , vis@@ iting the si@@ ck , sh@@ aring in the preaching work , and co@@ op@@ er@@ ating with the elders .
For example , I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t understand that my parents were stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
There is very little time left before Jehovah gives Christ the comm@@ and to lead powerful ang@@ eli@@ c for@@ ces against Satan’s world .
La@@ w@@ less mo@@ bs , some led by cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men or pol@@ itical f@@ an@@ ati@@ c@@ s , have mis@@ tre@@ ated God’s people in many plac@@ es .
As I took part in set@@ ting the sacri@@ fi@@ cial table and bo@@ wing down , I wonder@@ ed if the dead an@@ c@@ est@@ ors came to e@@ at the food and to see our bo@@ wing down to them . ” ​ — A form@@ er Con@@ fu@@ ci@@ an@@ ist in K@@ o@@ re@@ a .
Can you pati@@ ently and res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully help brothers and sisters who face such challeng@@ es ? ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
18 , 19 . ( a ) Con@@ tr@@ ast a “ simp@@ le ” e@@ ye with one that is “ wicked . ” ( b ) Why is it important to keep on consider@@ ing what is valu@@ able , and what ad@@ vice does Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 8 give in this reg@@ ard ?
Per@@ haps his kin@@ dly man@@ ner as@@ sur@@ ed the men that it was sa@@ fe for them to reve@@ al their tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es .
Why can we be confid@@ ent that God’s ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tional for@@ ces will destro@@ y Satan’s system ?
14@@ 6 : 9 .
When reading a Bible account , pi@@ c@@ ture yourself in a similar situation
In Au@@ gu@@ st 194@@ 4 , 21 - year - old Jac@@ o@@ b wrote his family from a pris@@ on in the city of R@@ o@@ t@@ ter@@ dam :
And , look ! I am with you all the days until the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
Yet not one of them will f@@ all to the gr@@ ound without your Fa@@ ther’s knowledge .
We must also keep “ wal@@ king in the light ” by regul@@ arly stud@@ ying the Bible and living in har@@ mony with its teachings . ​ — 1 John 1 : 7 .
Instead , as the apostle Paul no@@ tes , they have left people “ in dar@@ k@@ ness men@@ t@@ ally , and ali@@ en@@ ated from the life that bel@@ ong@@ s to God . ”
No , she succ@@ e@@ e@@ ds because she syst@@ em@@ ati@@ c@@ ally sear@@ ches “ until she fin@@ ds it . ”
R@@ ep@@ en@@ ting in deep s@@ or@@ ro@@ w , David pet@@ iti@@ oned Jehovah : “ Your holy spirit O do not take away from me . ”
In view of this , we ought to sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ ize ourselves in all are@@ as of life to be sure that our service to Jehovah is accep@@ table to him .
With great appreciation for God’s gift of marriage , Ru@@ th became the wife of el@@ der@@ ly Bo@@ a@@ z , a true worshipp@@ er of Jehovah .
It was like the kno@@ ck on our do@@ or , and I remember my mother saying : ‘ Per@@ haps ther@@ e@@ ’s a fi@@ re some@@ where . ’
Daniel knew that God is “ re@@ mo@@ ving k@@ ings and set@@ ting up k@@ ings . ”
I was still ang@@ ry with her .
12 : 22 , 23 , 29 .
That day , more fe@@ ar@@ some and des@@ tru@@ ctive than any local v@@ ol@@ c@@ ani@@ c er@@ up@@ tion or earth@@ qu@@ ake , is im@@ min@@ ent .
King Solomon w@@ an@@ der@@ ed , al@@ though he was a member of a nation dedic@@ ated to Jehovah and had origin@@ ally ac@@ ted in har@@ mony with God - given wisdom .
D@@ ri@@ ed fi@@ g@@ s could be pres@@ sed into r@@ ound c@@ ak@@ es , some@@ times with al@@ mon@@ ds ad@@ ded .
D@@ en@@ ying that these are “ the last days , ” they say in their heart , “ Jehovah will not do good , and he will not do bad . ”
All a pris@@ on@@ er had to do was sc@@ at@@ ter a p@@ in@@ ch of inc@@ en@@ se on the f@@ l@@ ame and he was given a C@@ er@@ ti@@ fic@@ ate of S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fice and turned free .
At times , I was ang@@ ry and bit@@ ter . ”
One way is to expres@@ s s@@ inc@@ ere confidence that a faithful son or daugh@@ ter will continue to apply Bible teachings and receive Jehovah’s blessing as a result .
It would have been difficult to keep a@@ wa@@ ke all that night if they thought that their ma@@ ster might come some other night .
They were not spi@@ r@@ its of dead humans .
His later es@@ says became inc@@ reas@@ ingly se@@ v@@ ere .
So it pa@@ ined Paul to see them re@@ ject God’s mer@@ cy .
Luke is more foc@@ used on M@@ ary ; for example , her vis@@ it to Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th and her re@@ action when the bo@@ y Jesus rema@@ ined at the temple . ​ — w@@ 1@@ 7@@ .@@ 0@@ 8 , p .
Jesus also showed in@@ sight by see@@ ing where his disciples needed help and where they exc@@ el@@ led .
During his 4@@ 3 - year re@@ ign , he buil@@ t an emp@@ i@@ re that em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es once occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed by As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a , and he ex@@ tend@@ ed his d@@ om@@ a@@ in into S@@ y@@ ri@@ a and P@@ al@@ est@@ ine down to the bor@@ der of Egy@@ pt .
M@@ en and women who are di@@ lig@@ ent stud@@ ents of God’s Word , who are ze@@ al@@ ous pre@@ ach@@ ers of the good news , who are f@@ la@@ w@@ less in their integrity , and who are loyal supp@@ ort@@ ers of the Kingdom are a great blessing to the congregation .
These artic@@ les exam@@ ine in sub@@ ject order all the ver@@ ses of Romans chap@@ ter 12 .
It is like a bre@@ ath of f@@ res@@ h a@@ ir . ”
I had never before heard anything about the truth .
It certainly is not just Chris@@ tend@@ om that has given religion a po@@ or re@@ pu@@ tation .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of where we live , we consci@@ enti@@ ously obey the law .
“ We have as high pri@@ est , not one who cannot sy@@ mp@@ a@@ th@@ ize with our we@@ ak@@ nesses , ” wrote Paul , “ but one who has been t@@ ested in all res@@ pe@@ cts like ourselves , but without sin . ”
F@@ our cen@@ tu@@ ries later , the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law s@@ ti@@ pul@@ ated that a hand m@@ ill could not be taken as se@@ cur@@ ity for a lo@@ an , since it was “ some@@ one@@ ’s li@@ v@@ eli@@ ho@@ od . ”
Jehovah cre@@ ated humans with se@@ x@@ u@@ al desi@@ res , and those desi@@ res can be strong .
When the first man , Adam , deli@@ ber@@ ately dis@@ obe@@ yed God’s comm@@ and , He said to him : “ In the s@@ we@@ at of your face you will e@@ at bre@@ ad until you return to the gr@@ ound , for out of it you were taken .
Thus , Jesus ’ use of un@@ le@@ av@@ ened bre@@ ad was sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant because it f@@ it@@ t@@ ingly re@@ pres@@ ented his sin@@ less body .
20 , 21 . ( a ) What work is still a@@ head of us ?
Today , spiritual instru@@ ction beg@@ ins when a man accep@@ ts a Bible study .
The bal@@ an@@ ced view is to be cont@@ ent with less material gain along with a reason@@ able me@@ asure of peace rather than be lo@@ ad@@ ed down with a d@@ ou@@ ble do@@ se of work along with stri@@ fe and mis@@ er@@ y .
Jesus can “ sy@@ mp@@ a@@ th@@ ize with our we@@ ak@@ nesses ” because he “ has been t@@ ested in all res@@ pe@@ cts like ourselves , but without sin . ” ​ — Hebrews 2 : 17 , 18 ; 4 : 15 , 16 .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , appreciation for our ro@@ le in Jehovah’s service will gro@@ w as we , in imit@@ ation of our God , look for the good in others .
On the contr@@ ary , any go@@ o@@ dness , tal@@ ent , or strength that we pos@@ s@@ ess is a trust from God , and he takes no@@ te of how we use it .
No@@ te , however , the com@@ ment made by Fr@@ en@@ ch Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or O@@ s@@ ca@@ r C@@ ul@@ l@@ man@@ n .
A word of ca@@ u@@ tion , though : R@@ es@@ ist the ur@@ ge to inter@@ ru@@ pt your par@@ t@@ ner when he or she is using an effe@@ ctive l@@ ine of reason@@ ing .
En@@ ter@@ ing In@@ to God’s R@@ est Today
Ther@@ efore , the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al bre@@ ad and w@@ ine are em@@ ble@@ m@@ ati@@ c in n@@ ature , re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting Christ’s flesh and blood .
After consider@@ ing the a@@ bo@@ ve fac@@ ts , milli@@ ons of people have deci@@ ded to ab@@ sta@@ in from c@@ ele@@ br@@ ating Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s .
However , the regul@@ ations found in L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us can benefit us , teaching us much about the worship of our God , Jehovah .
Jehovah comman@@ ded A@@ mo@@ s : “ G@@ o , pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y to my people Israel . ”
You may feel that un@@ reason@@ able dem@@ ands are being made on your time and en@@ er@@ gi@@ es , and you may therefore re@@ act indi@@ gn@@ an@@ tly .
New ones need consider@@ able help to gain confidence in pres@@ en@@ ting the Kingdom message .
In har@@ mony with that Scriptural pre@@ ce@@ d@@ ent , in 195@@ 3 , Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers began a pro@@ gra@@ m of tra@@ ining others in the ministry .
W@@ ould the bre@@ ach between man and God ever be heal@@ ed ?
Because like w@@ ars , personal bat@@ t@@ les are des@@ tru@@ ctive .
Jehovah must love us to give us so much deli@@ ght . ”
No doubt each of those brothers had an op@@ in@@ ion on the sub@@ ject and an ide@@ a of how the matter might be h@@ and@@ led .
Let us therefore take full advan@@ ta@@ ge of the w@@ at@@ ers of life that are f@@ low@@ ing a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly in our day and make true worship the very cen@@ ter of our lives .
He was about to leave for his fore@@ ign assignment .
So@@ on after his arri@@ val in L@@ at@@ vi@@ a , G@@ l@@ ü@@ ck started lear@@ ning Rus@@ si@@ an .
Do@@ ing this takes time and so@@ li@@ tu@@ de , yet , how ref@@ re@@ shing it is to par@@ take of the spiritual food and the w@@ at@@ ers of truth found in God’s Word !
W@@ he@@ ther people show interest in our message or not , our attitude pla@@ ys a ke@@ y ro@@ le in our fin@@ ding deli@@ ght in the ministry .
No man can fore@@ tell the future in de@@ ta@@ il .
We should try to look for the good in others and say things that buil@@ d respect for them .
Per@@ haps because of what they know from hist@@ ory .
( b ) What does the Bible say about Jehovah and his qu@@ ality of justice ?
In H@@ em@@ s@@ wor@@ th sh@@ ort@@ ly after our we@@ d@@ ding in 194@@ 9
He showed not only faith but pati@@ ence , sh@@ re@@ w@@ dness , courage , and un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish love .
What was the bas@@ is for their decision ?
He is blessing the com@@ pos@@ ite group of anointed Christians on earth today .
Why can we say that Jehovah’s exerc@@ ise of fore@@ knowledge is sel@@ e@@ ctive ?
There are a number of poin@@ ts in Paul’s counsel we do well to take to heart .
In 14@@ 7@@ 3 B.C.E . , Israel was po@@ ised to en@@ ter the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
Consider , for example , the pre@@ c@@ ise d@@ ate recorded in the Scriptures .
L@@ I@@ TH@@ U@@ AN@@ I@@ A
Our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative hel@@ me@@ t prote@@ cts our men@@ tal po@@ wers , en@@ ab@@ ling us to make wise decisions , set s@@ ound pri@@ or@@ ities , and maintain integrity .
I@@ magine how wonderful life will be when ever@@ yone we know is clo@@ th@@ ed to per@@ fe@@ ction with the new person@@ ality !
They mo@@ tiv@@ ated me to love the preaching work .
G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S W@@ A@@ Y@@ S : The Bible teach@@ es that man can “ never find out the work that the true God has made from star@@ t to fin@@ ish . ”
Yet , you can be certain that God’s continued blessing dep@@ ends on our doing the work at the spiritual temple in the way that Jehovah wants it done .
Yes , gen@@ u@@ ine bro@@ ther@@ ly love should move us to displa@@ y care and concer@@ n for all our Christian brothers and sisters .
Hence , many pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes had been made among the Gre@@ ek@@ s .
Mo@@ re@@ over , “ there will prove to be no future ” for him . ​ — Proverbs 24 : 20 .
“ By building up y@@ ourselves on your most holy faith , and pra@@ ying with holy spirit , ” wrote Ju@@ de , “ keep y@@ ourselves in God’s love , while you are wa@@ iting for the mer@@ cy of our Lord Jesus Christ with everlasting life in view . ”
Jehovah may at times deli@@ ver his people from persecu@@ tion ​ — perhaps by ra@@ ising up fa@@ ir - min@@ ded jud@@ ges , by re@@ plac@@ ing ho@@ st@@ ile of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als with reason@@ able ones , or by imp@@ ar@@ ting to his worshipp@@ ers the strength to end@@ ure . ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 13 .
“ O that I were as in the lun@@ ar months of long ag@@ o , ” he gro@@ an@@ ed .
Jehovah uses Moses to bring about one tel@@ ling b@@ low after another .
• Do I feel un@@ com@@ for@@ table when others ab@@ sta@@ in from al@@ co@@ ho@@ l ?
Jehovah has already used Eli@@ j@@ ah to per@@ form a pro@@ long@@ ed mirac@@ le to re@@ ward the faith of this hum@@ ble wi@@ do@@ w .
When the Israelites offered up prop@@ er ani@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es on Jehovah’s al@@ ta@@ r , the s@@ mo@@ ke that d@@ ri@@ f@@ ted up was like “ a rest@@ ful o@@ d@@ or ” to the true God .
( In@@ c@@ lu@@ de bo@@ x . )
But gra@@ y - he@@ ad@@ ed work@@ ers ​ — those se@@ as@@ oned in the con@@ stru@@ ction tra@@ des — ​ do de@@ ta@@ iled fin@@ ish work with their hands and to@@ ol@@ s .
By pro@@ ving faithful in the fin@@ al t@@ est at the end of Jesus ’ M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn , we will never again have reason to doubt any@@ one@@ ’s word .
His associ@@ ates par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly valu@@ ed his or@@ der@@ l@@ iness , his mo@@ des@@ ty , and his sense of hum@@ or .
Jesus was ali@@ ve as a mi@@ gh@@ ty spirit person whom no human could har@@ m .
And when we bring to others “ good news of something better , ” are we not according them di@@ gn@@ ity ? ​ — Is@@ a .
Indeed , atten@@ ding and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in meetings are important fe@@ atu@@ res of our worship to Jehovah . ​ — P@@ s .
Even when the cause of some@@ one@@ ’s anger is not re@@ adi@@ ly dis@@ cer@@ ni@@ ble , respon@@ ding with words ca@@ using pain would indic@@ ate a l@@ ack of self - discipl@@ ine on our part .
Do you wel@@ come Jesus and listen to him ?
If we do the same , then to ple@@ ase Jehovah and his Son , Jesus , we will try our best to stay a@@ wa@@ ke when we should .
Can I do so even more ? ’ ​ — Psalm 1 : 2 , 3 .
For example , according to a rec@@ ent sur@@ ve@@ y publi@@ shed in the B@@ rit@@ ish Me@@ di@@ cal J@@ our@@ n@@ al , many who eng@@ ag@@ ed in se@@ x@@ u@@ al inter@@ course for the first time were mer@@ ely cu@@ ri@@ ous to find out what se@@ x was like .
W@@ ere some of the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ ms baptized at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . ?
How will you keep your faith strong , and what will we discus@@ s in the next article ?
H@@ u@@ man@@ s have pon@@ der@@ ed such questions for th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years .
At times , it may be wise for us to do simil@@ arly .
Noah lived early in human hist@@ ory .
* O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , God in@@ tend@@ ed for marri@@ ages to last .
Satan would certainly not be pleas@@ ed to see H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est Jo@@ shua per@@ form ser@@ vi@@ ces in be@@ half of the people at a new temple .
( b ) Why did one young brother refu@@ se to com@@ promise ?
One was a mission@@ ary in S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , the other wor@@ ked at world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters , in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k .
Jehovah ans@@ wers his own question : “ In me the is@@ lands themselves will keep ho@@ p@@ ing , the shi@@ ps of T@@ ar@@ shi@@ s@@ h also as at the first , in order to bring your sons from far away , their s@@ il@@ ver and their go@@ ld being with them , to the name of Jehovah your God and to the Ho@@ ly One of Israel , for he will have beau@@ ti@@ fied you . ” ​ — Isaiah 60 : 9 .
“ Lo@@ ve Your En@@ em@@ ies ”
Bo@@ a@@ z lo@@ ses no time in set@@ t@@ ling the matter .
O@@ r think of an instance later in the hist@@ ory of God’s people when they were ob@@ li@@ ged to make a decision .
This mo@@ ves me to encoura@@ ge people by tel@@ ep@@ hon@@ ing them or writ@@ ing them let@@ ters .
Paul sp@@ ent a lo@@ t of time with Timothy because he wanted to make sure that Timothy was tra@@ ined well .
The close relationship between Jehovah and Joseph is emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed thr@@ ough@@ out Genesis chap@@ ter 39 .
“ I was born into a family of se@@ ven children on a c@@ at@@ tle f@@ ar@@ m .
He can for@@ ti@@ fy you , giving you “ the power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
So that no one could hear the speak@@ er , they would also ring the ch@@ urch bel@@ ls wh@@ en@@ ever we had tal@@ ks near their ch@@ ur@@ ches .
Cana@@ an@@ ite King J@@ a@@ bi@@ n had op@@ pres@@ sed the Israelites for 20 years when God had the prophe@@ t@@ ess De@@ bor@@ ah mo@@ tiv@@ ate Ju@@ dge Bar@@ ak to take action .
However , that did not mean that he would be without an organization of loyal servants on earth .
They are encoura@@ ged to serve Jehovah and may ev@@ en@@ tually receive the life that God makes possible .
“ Un@@ for@@ get@@ table ” ( “ C@@ re@@ ation D@@ r@@ ama ” ) , 2 / 15
If your Bible stud@@ ent ra@@ ises serious questions about certain Bible sub@@ je@@ cts under discus@@ sion , how can you go about fin@@ ding more Bible information that will help him answer those questions ?
And how can we devel@@ op such love ?
Even if they go to ch@@ urch on occasi@@ on , they consider the Bible account of Adam and E@@ ve to be mer@@ ely a fa@@ ble or a my@@ th .
He may well have com@@ posed Psalm 14@@ 2 in one of those ca@@ ves .
Instead , we stri@@ ve to com@@ p@@ ly .
But God’s love and personal interest give us the real bas@@ is for our wor@@ th ​ — we bel@@ ong to him .
What a thr@@ ill , for I had not yet turned 17 !
Jesus certainly was right when he said : “ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ” ​ — Acts 20 : 35 .
The Tho@@ mp@@ sons sta@@ yed there for sever@@ al years and later attend@@ ed the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad and moved to a mission@@ ary assignment in E@@ ast Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , where they serve in the travel@@ ing work .
L@@ ake V@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ a@@ ’s nor@@ ther@@ n out@@ let op@@ ens into the N@@ ile Ri@@ ver .
I ag@@ ree comple@@ t@@ ely with the words of Proverbs 10 : 22 , which re@@ a@@ ds : “ The blessing of Jehovah ​ — that is what makes rich . ”
The expres@@ sion “ heavenly plac@@ es ” here does not ref@@ er to their promised heavenly in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
H@@ um@@ bly accep@@ ting Jehovah’s decision , Paul said : “ Mo@@ st g@@ la@@ dly , therefore , will I rather bo@@ ast as res@@ pe@@ cts my we@@ ak@@ nesses , that the power of the Christ may like a t@@ ent remain over me . ”
Do you know why bul@@ ls were a f@@ it@@ ting re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ation in the ba@@ se of the m@@ ol@@ ten se@@ a ?
Are the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts of the bir@@ th of Jesus Christ true ?
* All life on our g@@ lo@@ be dep@@ ends on the en@@ er@@ gy gener@@ ated by at@@ om@@ ic re@@ actions on the su@@ n .
O@@ ver@@ se@@ ers among them are not put into of@@ fice by some congreg@@ ational , hi@@ er@@ ar@@ c@@ hi@@ cal , or pres@@ b@@ y@@ ter@@ i@@ an form of ch@@ urch govern@@ ment .
On more than one occasi@@ on when I felt l@@ on@@ ely , a t@@ in@@ y hand cre@@ pt into one of mine , and I loo@@ ked down to see a s@@ mil@@ ing face that seem@@ ed so happy to see me even though I could not commun@@ ic@@ ate very well .
However , after she made the effort to atten@@ d a public meeting , she wrote : “ The talk was about disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement .
“ As we look to the future , it is high@@ ly important that all of God’s people not for@@ s@@ ake the ass@@ em@@ bl@@ ing of themselves together .
( b ) What is one important reason why Jehovah lo@@ ves Jesus ?
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 22 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 27 , 8@@ 3
I have been especially encoura@@ ged by the respon@@ se of some heart sur@@ ge@@ ons who spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ize in tre@@ ating children .
By 3@@ 26 B.C.E . , this rel@@ ent@@ less con@@ qu@@ er@@ or had sub@@ du@@ ed them and had g@@ one as far to the e@@ ast as the In@@ d@@ us Ri@@ ver , lo@@ c@@ ated in mo@@ der@@ n - day P@@ ak@@ ist@@ an .
Per@@ haps a public@@ ation is emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ ing that a good par@@ t@@ ner and co@@ or@@ din@@ ated effort are important in a marriage .
He beg@@ ged Jehovah for help , as@@ king : “ How long , O Jehovah , must I c@@ ry for help ? ”
A@@ n un@@ en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ed and un@@ tra@@ ined conscience can lead us into thinking that the wrong way is the right way .
Pa@@ ula was re@@ ared a Ca@@ tho@@ lic , but by the time she was a young ad@@ ul@@ t , she consider@@ ed her@@ self an ag@@ no@@ s@@ tic .
Even if Jehovah is not pres@@ ently inter@@ ven@@ ing in that way in human af@@ fai@@ r@@ s , we find around us a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant pro@@ of of his wonderful works .
Consider , for example , the following Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts : Genesis 20 : 2 - 7 and Matthew 26 : 31 - 35 .
; Bro@@ wn , O .
Des@@ pite the ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les , S@@ yl@@ vi@@ ana@@ ’s dre@@ am had come true ​ — and what a fine blessing she received !
( b ) What example did Abra@@ m set for Christian famili@@ es today ?
They must have been moved to “ rec@@ ount it to the future gener@@ ation . ”
5 : 7
When an is@@ sue was set@@ t@@ led by the gover@@ ning body , the congregations accepted the decision and “ rejo@@ ic@@ ed over the encourag@@ ement . ” ​ — Acts 15 : 1 , 2 , 28 , 30 , 31 .
By using vie@@ w@@ point questions , such as “ What do you think ? ”
As the months go by , do not allow a h@@ it - or - mis@@ s attitude to cre@@ ep in .
O@@ thers ​ — including enti@@ re famili@@ es — ​ have vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily moved to lands where there is a pres@@ sing need for Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers .
He re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly saw fir@@ s@@ th@@ and how Jehovah sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ded those who loved H@@ im .
The cro@@ wn was to be li@@ f@@ ted off the head of that king , and God’s rul@@ er@@ ship over His people was to be inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted .
Then he ra@@ ised up my fe@@ et upon a c@@ ra@@ g ; he fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed my st@@ ep@@ s . ” ​ — Psalm 40 : 2 .
* Then , in 70 C.E . , a new Rom@@ an ar@@ my he@@ a@@ ds for Jerusalem and destro@@ ys the city .
You do not want to allow such a thing to ha@@ p@@ pen to you , le@@ ading you to emo@@ tional and spiritual shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ k .
How did Jesus pre@@ pare a large field of activ@@ ity and author@@ ize his “ sla@@ ves ” to do bu@@ sin@@ ess ?
“ His ma@@ ster . . . will ap@@ point him over all his bel@@ ong@@ ings . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 24 : 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 7 .
How vital it is that we buil@@ d strong fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps by commun@@ ic@@ ating op@@ en@@ ly and for@@ giving one another fre@@ ely !
These are challeng@@ ing questions , especially when you see other you@@ ths in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ing in sel@@ f@@ ish pur@@ su@@ its , “ see@@ king great things ” that they think will lead to a b@@ right future .
Since no questions are provided for the sub@@ je@@ cts discus@@ sed in the app@@ en@@ di@@ x , you will need to be famili@@ ar with the information in order to for@@ mul@@ ate mean@@ ing@@ ful questions .
• Un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted war@@ f@@ are
L@@ ater called p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ ms , these experienced , har@@ d@@ working men were sel@@ e@@ cted for having me@@ ek@@ ness , Bible knowledge , and fine speaking and teaching ability , and for demonstr@@ ating fid@@ el@@ ity to the ransom .
O@@ thers say that al@@ most anything go@@ es as long as it makes a person feel good .
What benef@@ its will we enjoy if we keep on min@@ ding the spirit ?
A@@ m@@ ong them is Psalm 1@@ 18 , su@@ ng by Israel@@ ite hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds to conclu@@ de the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver ob@@ serv@@ ance .
The P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and did not come under their control , and they did not see all nations bl@@ ess themselves by means of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed .
“ A fi@@ re came out from Jehovah and pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to con@@ su@@ me the two h@@ un@@ d@@ red and fi@@ f@@ ty men o@@ ffering the inc@@ en@@ se . ” ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 16 : 23 - 35 ; 26 : 10 .
For example , we do not find spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c instru@@ ctions in the Bible on what we should we@@ ar .
How different it is with Jehovah’s works , which are always based on what is right !
Yes , the Mal@@ ag@@ as@@ y Bible had been born !
Let him show out of his fine conduct his works with a mil@@ dness that bel@@ ong@@ s to wisdom . ” ​ — J@@ A@@ S .
A well - cho@@ s@@ en s@@ crip@@ ture will likely be much more powerful than anything we might say .
Although many today dis@@ reg@@ ard our preaching work , they will soon come to view it in a different light .
Such a man@@ ’s por@@ tion will be in the l@@ ake that bur@@ ns with fi@@ re and sul@@ fu@@ r ​ — the second death — ​ along with such wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers as mu@@ r@@ der@@ ers , for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ ors , and i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ers . ​ — Revelation 21 : 8 .
He said : “ The teach@@ er dis@@ mis@@ sed us early for the day , so I came to work .
In these cr@@ itical times , God’s sheep need appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble shepher@@ ds , men who are like “ a hi@@ ding place from the w@@ ind . ”
Why was that ?
Do we act and d@@ ress with prop@@ er dec@@ or@@ u@@ m at all times ?
A la@@ dy told one Witness : “ W@@ ell , now you leave .
For example , if the elders no@@ tice that we have a we@@ ak@@ ness , they try to help us .
No@@ te how one dic@@ tion@@ ary de@@ fin@@ es hum@@ ility : “ The qu@@ ality of being hum@@ ble or having a low@@ ly op@@ in@@ ion of on@@ es@@ el@@ f . . . the op@@ pos@@ ite of pri@@ de or ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness . ”
In sh@@ ort , it th@@ ri@@ ves by making the most of difficult circumstances .
What can a wife do to help her family to “ stay a@@ wa@@ ke ” ?
Wor@@ ds cannot expres@@ s my gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to Jehovah .
Like a child who needs to sense the pres@@ ence of his parents to feel happy and secu@@ re , we need a good relationship with our heavenly Father to find real meaning and purpose in life .
A Ca@@ pa@@ ble H@@ us@@ band
Ther@@ efore , if you , al@@ though being [ imper@@ fect and thus com@@ par@@ ati@@ vely ] wicked , know how to give good gi@@ f@@ ts to your children , how much more so will the Father in heaven give holy spirit to those as@@ king him ! ”
L@@ ater it also inclu@@ ded B@@ er@@ mu@@ da .
As told by B@@ ill W@@ al@@ den
The king develop@@ ed a bad spirit and even wanted to k@@ ill David .
He ris@@ ked much to help h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of Witnesses to cro@@ ss the bor@@ der into Z@@ am@@ bia .
How important is this love ?
She would want to re@@ tain cu@@ sto@@ dy of her bel@@ o@@ ved children so that she could continue to show them mo@@ ther@@ ly love , give them moral tra@@ ining , and in@@ still in them faith based on fine Bible teachings .
All the pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons we had left be@@ h@@ ind had been sto@@ le@@ n .
S@@ el@@ ma ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ Even before I got the truth , living with S@@ te@@ ve was like wal@@ king on e@@ gg@@ sh@@ el@@ ls .
With the gra@@ du@@ al dec@@ l@@ ine of ci@@ vi@@ l ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation out@@ side the cap@@ it@@ al , bi@@ sh@@ op@@ s often became the most powerful men in their c@@ ities , on a pa@@ r with pro@@ v@@ in@@ cial govern@@ ors , whom they helped to sel@@ e@@ ct .
H@@ U@@ M@@ AN@@ S A@@ R@@ E U@@ N@@ I@@ Q@@ U@@ E I@@ N M@@ AN@@ Y W@@ A@@ Y@@ S ​ — W@@ E W@@ R@@ I@@ T@@ E , W@@ E P@@ A@@ IN@@ T , W@@ E C@@ R@@ E@@ AT@@ E , AN@@ D W@@ E TH@@ IN@@ K A@@ B@@ O@@ U@@ T L@@ I@@ F@@ E@@ ’@@ S BI@@ G Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S : Why does the uni@@ verse ex@@ ist ?
B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in thought about it .
You may well conclu@@ de , as milli@@ ons already have , that to hope for a rest@@ ored earthly par@@ adise is reason@@ able in@@ deed .
The book conclu@@ des with an expres@@ sion of confidence that Jehovah will have mer@@ cy on his people .
E@@ v@@ ents You Are Se@@ e@@ ing F@@ ul@@ filled
The trust of our people in God should be declar@@ ed on our n@@ ational co@@ ins . ”
The world encoura@@ ges people to learn , but high@@ er educ@@ ation often makes them lo@@ se their love for God .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the cen@@ tu@@ ries since his resurrection , Jesus has faith@@ fully su@@ per@@ v@@ ised the activities of the Christian congregation over which he has been rul@@ ing as King .
E@@ ven@@ tually , he succ@@ um@@ bed to his desire and did what he knew was wrong .
Bible study can be hard work !
He was able to arr@@ ange for part - time emp@@ loy@@ ment at the compan@@ y where he wor@@ ked , and he began to serve as a regul@@ ar pioneer .
What greater privilege could a human have ? ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 .
Even so , ear@@ li@@ er her mother had some l@@ ing@@ ering questions . She had asked her@@ self : ‘ Is Mari@@ a too young to get baptized ?
Read 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
In effect , Jesus was saying : ‘ If the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave were ever to mis@@ tre@@ at his fellow sla@@ ves in these ways , this is what the ma@@ ster will do when he arri@@ ves . ’
He wants us to re@@ ach our des@@ t@@ in@@ ation .
Jehovah “ will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more . ”
How did a sister h@@ and@@ le rel@@ ent@@ less inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ation follow@@ ed by a long pris@@ on ter@@ m ?
We moved about wh@@ er@@ ever we could find work , to plac@@ es like the S@@ an Jo@@ a@@ qu@@ in V@@ al@@ le@@ y , S@@ an@@ ta C@@ lar@@ a , S@@ al@@ in@@ as , and King C@@ ity .
Christians are not b@@ ound by the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
Re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly , by means of the earthly part of his “ se@@ ed ” ​ — both pol@@ itical and religious — ​ Satan at@@ temp@@ ted to s@@ il@@ ence the “ se@@ ed ” of God’s woman .
Like many new@@ ly married cou@@ ples , they stru@@ gg@@ led with ad@@ ju@@ sting to each o@@ ther’s person@@ ality and with having o@@ pen commun@@ ic@@ ation .
How can we today show gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de like that of C@@ al@@ e@@ b and Jo@@ shua ?
( a ) How would the followers of Jesus know that he was present in Kingdom power ?
She rel@@ ates : “ I asked the brothers and sisters where the best plac@@ es are to bu@@ y fru@@ its and ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les at low pri@@ ces .
Yet , it would se@@ em that David was already a very spiritually - min@@ ded person .
I em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ ism and was baptized at ten .
“ I pray@@ ed to God for help , but at the same time , I felt that he was far away , al@@ most un@@ re@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble .
Un@@ like those mentioned a@@ bo@@ ve , we real@@ ize that Jehovah ob@@ ser@@ ves everything we do .
I@@ magine how bad the world would be if no one had a conscience !
Lo@@ i@@ re Ri@@ ver
The tru@@ ths we learned about Jehovah and his pur@@ pos@@ es deep@@ ened our love for him , and we deci@@ ded to dedic@@ ate our lives to him .
His san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary , here pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ing pu@@ re Christian worship , is among them .
Still , the Israelites refu@@ sed to listen and , as a result , were not allow@@ ed to en@@ ter the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and at that time .
O@@ ther wit@@ ches worship a go@@ d and go@@ dd@@ ess together .
We will sur@@ ely be bless@@ ed if we cho@@ ose to do so . ​ — Matthew 6 : 33 .
As children gro@@ w older , many parents find that they need to expla@@ in the same sub@@ je@@ cts again in more de@@ ta@@ il .
How might we demonstr@@ ate our pati@@ ence and end@@ ur@@ ance , and what sub@@ ject will we consider in the next article ?
T@@ W@@ O scho@@ l@@ ars are on the h@@ un@@ t for ancient Bible man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts .
Still , according to D@@ r . R@@ ob@@ er@@ t S .
On the other hand , sin is often illustr@@ ated in the Scriptures by a sta@@ in or by di@@ r@@ t . ​ — Proverbs 15 : 26 ; Isaiah 1 : 16 ; James 1 : 27 .
( b ) What is the divine for@@ mu@@ la for ac@@ qui@@ ring peace of mind about our past fa@@ il@@ ings ?
Is anyone listen@@ ing ? ’
It is com@@ for@@ ting to learn that Jehovah does not cause suffering .
Jehovah also listen@@ ed to Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k , who asked : “ How long , O Jehovah , must I c@@ ry for help , and you do not hear ? ”
For example , when you are on the recei@@ ving end of though@@ t@@ less or un@@ kind words , it can be hard to let them pas@@ s .
O@@ ver the cen@@ tu@@ ries , such rul@@ er@@ ship has p@@ lu@@ ng@@ ed human soci@@ ety into one cal@@ am@@ ity after another .
How can they be taught not just to be ou@@ tw@@ ar@@ dly pol@@ ite but to be gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful ?
On@@ ce the Christ came and was id@@ enti@@ fied , the La@@ w@@ ’s ro@@ le was real@@ ized .
These dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ies give us ad@@ ded reason for ag@@ re@@ e@@ ing with the psalmist who wrote of Jehovah : “ I shall la@@ u@@ d you because in a fear - inspi@@ ring way I am wonder@@ fully made .
* In this con@@ text ​ — when speaking about events that would take place in the last days — ​ Jesus rel@@ ated the illustr@@ ation of the faithful slave .
In the book of Proverbs , the wise man Solomon dra@@ ws attention to the un@@ ity of God - fe@@ aring parents before their children , saying : “ L@@ isten , my son , to the discipl@@ ine of your father , and do not for@@ s@@ ake the law of your mother . ”
While sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing , she has been able to star@@ t num@@ er@@ ous Bible stu@@ dies by str@@ ik@@ ing up con@@ vers@@ ations with other F@@ il@@ ip@@ in@@ o@@ s in sto@@ res .
All will be t@@ ested in one way or another , and no one should ex@@ pect to be ex@@ emp@@ t .
In these per@@ il@@ ous times , we need to ad@@ here clo@@ sel@@ y to the counsel of God’s Word : “ Ke@@ ep stri@@ ct w@@ atch that how you walk is not as un@@ wise but as wise pers@@ ons , bu@@ ying out the oppor@@ tu@@ ne time for y@@ ourselves , because the days are wicked . ”
A@@ D@@ R@@ Y@@ AN@@ A , a si@@ x - year - old gi@@ r@@ l in T@@ ul@@ sa , O@@ k@@ la@@ ho@@ ma , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , had a wish .
It seem@@ s possible that David was not following that instru@@ ction at the time he com@@ mit@@ ted these gra@@ ve sin@@ s .
Many men in mo@@ der@@ n times have at@@ temp@@ ted to do just that but have fa@@ iled .
This was prom@@ p@@ tly arrang@@ ed , and over 60 people atten@@ d regul@@ arly .
Will the brother remember only the el@@ der@@ ’s in@@ iti@@ al com@@ ments , or will he give serious consider@@ ation to the follow - up ?
But first , E@@ no@@ ch received “ the witness that he had pleas@@ ed God well . ”
T@@ ar@@ a says : “ I came to real@@ ize that a God of love could not be respon@@ sible for all the suffering in the world . . .
L@@ ess v@@ isi@@ ble is the time they sp@@ end main@@ tain@@ ing recor@@ ds , pro@@ cess@@ ing cor@@ respon@@ d@@ ence , making sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ es , and car@@ ing for num@@ er@@ ous other de@@ ta@@ il@@ s in order to en@@ sure that congregation meetings and other activities take place “ dec@@ ently and by arrang@@ ement . ”
A shepher@@ d used a cur@@ ved st@@ af@@ f , or cro@@ ok , to gu@@ i@@ de his flo@@ ck .
Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ving comm@@ end@@ ation can , however , pose a t@@ est for some .
Today , for true Christians in al@@ most every land around the g@@ lo@@ be , there is an ur@@ g@@ ent need to fle@@ e in a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative way .
Se@@ cond , he remin@@ ds you that his promises are tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy : “ I have spo@@ ken , and I will bring it about . I have pur@@ posed it , and I will also car@@ ry it out . ”
The Devil stru@@ ck very early in the hist@@ ory of the human r@@ ace ​ — before any children had been born .
The P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ an@@ d’s ver@@ d@@ ant beau@@ ty and fru@@ it@@ ful@@ ness was such that mer@@ ely men@@ tion@@ ing certain lo@@ cal@@ es brought to mind par@@ adi@@ sel@@ ike con@@ di@@ tions .
Those privile@@ ged to live in Par@@ adise on earth under God’s Kingdom will certainly not be dem@@ an@@ ding , self - righteous individuals .
What a joy to see the congregations in the city of C@@ u@@ enc@@ a inc@@ re@@ ase to 33 and in the va@@ st ter@@ rit@@ ory that was our first assignment , to a to@@ tal of 6@@ 3 ​ — a mar@@ vel@@ ous ex@@ pan@@ sion in@@ deed !
F@@ re@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch is clo@@ sel@@ y associ@@ ated with teaching .
The teach@@ er was sur@@ pris@@ ed to learn that Jehovah’s Witnesses were also persecu@@ ted under the Na@@ z@@ i re@@ gi@@ me .
4 : 8 , 9 , 16 - 18 ; 5 : 7 .
The l@@ at@@ ter , St@@ or@@ r@@ s conclu@@ ded , would have to be ra@@ ised from the dead to give them a ch@@ ance to benefit from the ransom sacrifice of Christ Jesus .
She real@@ ized that they were loo@@ king for the money , so she appro@@ ached them and said : “ Di@@ d you lo@@ se something ? ”
Of course , A@@ qu@@ ila and P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la would have appro@@ ached A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s in a t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful and help@@ ful man@@ ner , not making him feel that he was being cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed .
Acc@@ ording to Isaiah 60 : 17 , Jehovah promised : “ Instead of the cop@@ per I shall bring in go@@ ld , and in@@ stead of the ir@@ on I shall bring in s@@ il@@ ver , and in@@ stead of the w@@ o@@ od , cop@@ per , and in@@ stead of the st@@ ones , ir@@ on ; and I will ap@@ point peace as your overse@@ ers and righteousness as your t@@ ask assign@@ ers . ”
• Why do Christians need to be dedic@@ ated to Jehovah ?
In any case , be as@@ sur@@ ed that Jehovah se@@ es your situation and will do something about it in his own du@@ e time .
In a similar way , it was as if the Christians too had died .
If so , this can boo@@ st your feelings of self - wor@@ th and may contribu@@ te to your mat@@ e@@ ’s ability to continue provi@@ ding care .
They are all b@@ ound by a “ V@@ ow of O@@ be@@ di@@ ence and P@@ over@@ ty , ” with which they ag@@ ree to do wh@@ atever is assign@@ ed to them in the advan@@ c@@ ement of Kingdom inter@@ ests , to live a simp@@ le li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le , and to ab@@ sta@@ in from se@@ cul@@ ar emp@@ loy@@ ment without per@@ mis@@ sion .
Jesus is our example .
For example , before giving his apostles the com@@ mis@@ sion to make disciples , Jesus gave them a reason why they should obey .
G@@ u@@ ard Your H@@ ear@@ t A@@ ga@@ inst H@@ au@@ gh@@ t@@ iness
In fact , we can ex@@ pect the fulfill@@ ment of it very soon .
He than@@ ked Jehovah for provi@@ ding his Word , so that ‘ a young man could cle@@ an@@ se his p@@ ath . ’ ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 9 .
( a ) How can we learn about Jehovah’s car@@ din@@ al at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes ?
H@@ u@@ man Di@@ gn@@ ity ​ — A Ri@@ ght O@@ f@@ ten V@@ i@@ ol@@ ated
How can we benefit from consider@@ ing Timo@@ th@@ y’s spirit ?
Some elders help to buil@@ d Kingdom H@@ alls .
Jesus then made this point : Jehovah will not for@@ give the one who does not for@@ give his brother .
What are the co@@ st@@ s ?
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , I made spiritual prog@@ ress , and in 19@@ 37 , I en@@ tered the full - time ministry .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S W@@ O@@ R@@ D T@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H@@ E@@ S : God has already inter@@ ven@@ ed in a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble way to help and comfort humans .
Pe@@ ople have taken in “ the knowledge of Jehovah ” and have app@@ lied it in their lives .
P@@ ur@@ pose : To pre@@ pare sing@@ le elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants to care for ad@@ di@@ tional responsi@@ bil@@ ities in Jehovah’s organization .
What is self - control , and what are two are@@ as in which we must exerc@@ ise it ?
I began to e@@ at , I s@@ le@@ pt the whole night , I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t have to take pain me@@ dic@@ ation so often , and I was s@@ mil@@ ing again ! ” ​ — Proverbs 16 : 24 .
Pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda , ign@@ or@@ ance , and pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce will have been re@@ plac@@ ed by en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment , truth , and righteousness .
But having a ne@@ g@@ ative view of the ter@@ rit@@ ory can imp@@ e@@ de our efforts to star@@ t Bible stu@@ dies .
Ser@@ bi@@ an , Bo@@ s@@ ni@@ an , and C@@ ro@@ ati@@ an Christians enjoy one ano@@ ther’s compan@@ y
Paul says that they should star@@ t by exam@@ ining their attitude .
17 Jehovah T@@ au@@ ght M@@ e to Do His Will
As your tra@@ in@@ er , Jehovah is ke@@ en@@ ly inter@@ ested in you .
The apostle Paul , who person@@ ally experienced the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of these words , wrote : “ We do not give up , but even if the man we are out@@ side is wa@@ sting away , certainly the man we are in@@ side is being r@@ ene@@ wed from day to day . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 16 .
If you are a serv@@ ant of Jehovah , you sur@@ ely want to enjoy that love forever .
In one ven@@ ue , a min@@ isters ’ uni@@ on had the ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city cu@@ t off .
We remember that gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous words may o@@ pen do@@ ors ​ — and hearts .
For one thing , a gen@@ u@@ ine follow@@ er of Christ no longer lives for himself but lives to do God’s will .
What benef@@ its do they enjoy ?
Even though the decision would likely ex@@ pose Jewish Christians to more persecu@@ tion , faithful ones l@@ ent their full support to the Bible - based decision . ​ — Acts 16 : 4 , 5 .
C@@ learly , Jesus did not appro@@ ve of mi@@ x@@ ing com@@ mer@@ ce and religion .
( Read Jo@@ shua 5 : 13 - 15 . )
This s@@ inc@@ ere man continued his study of God’s Word and , in time , came to love the God of the Bible .
What char@@ ac@@ ter@@ iz@@ es the at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere in your home ?
Su@@ ra@@ h 7@@ 5 says in part : “ I do s@@ we@@ ar by the R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection Da@@ y . . .
I still rec@@ all what the ju@@ dge said to me at the tri@@ al that day : “ Yu@@ ri@@ i , the decision to imp@@ ris@@ on you four years ag@@ o was il@@ leg@@ al .
I des@@ per@@ ately wanted to know where my father was .
How should I appro@@ ach them ?
The The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol teach@@ es us to speak in public , and the Ser@@ vice Me@@ et@@ ing tra@@ ins us to present our message effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
Ha@@ ving an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance can reli@@ eve us of anxi@@ ety about our da@@ ily needs .
They also enjoy greater mar@@ it@@ al har@@ mony when they “ let the peace of the Christ control [ their ] hearts . ”
O@@ l@@ der Christians are a po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally powerful s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement for Jehovah’s people by teaching , le@@ ading , and streng@@ th@@ ening the brothers and sisters . ​ — Read Job 12 : 12 .
As old as it is , the Bible ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses those needs and more .
Today many people su@@ ff@@ er because they are so po@@ or , while others are very rich .
From the time he was cre@@ ated , the Son had an in@@ tim@@ ate relationship with his Father .
O@@ u@@ t of gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to Jehovah , she deci@@ ded to sp@@ end the rest of her life as a pioneer .
Those who think so u@@ su@@ ally have a ru@@ de a@@ wak@@ ening !
T@@ es@@ ti@@ f@@ ying before a U@@ .@@ S . S@@ en@@ ate com@@ mit@@ te@@ e , D@@ r . J@@ udi@@ th Re@@ is@@ man , a le@@ ading re@@ sear@@ ch@@ er on por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , said : “ P@@ or@@ no@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c vis@@ u@@ al i@@ ma@@ ges imp@@ r@@ in@@ t and al@@ ter the b@@ ra@@ in , tri@@ gg@@ ering an inst@@ ant , in@@ vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary , but lasting , bi@@ o@@ ch@@ em@@ ic@@ al mem@@ ory tra@@ il [ that is ] difficult or imp@@ os@@ sible to d@@ el@@ ete . ”
N@@ atur@@ ally , this affe@@ cts pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s attitu@@ des toward work .
The imit@@ ation , we@@ e@@ d@@ like Christians , the imp@@ o@@ st@@ ors , will be er@@ adi@@ c@@ ated during the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
For us , though , these are matters of ut@@ most import@@ ance .
Fa@@ ith therefore moved him to offer an ani@@ ma@@ l sacrifice that proved accep@@ table to God .
I am con@@ stan@@ tly loo@@ king for per@@ fe@@ ction , and this lea@@ ds to imp@@ ati@@ ence , fru@@ str@@ ation , and disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment . ”
“ How will you make ends me@@ et if you go back home ? ”
T@@ e@@ aching With C@@ as@@ set@@ te Re@@ cor@@ ding@@ s
What a preci@@ ous in@@ her@@ it@@ ance they have ! ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 16 - 18 .
Yes , there would be a “ slave ” who had been assign@@ ed to provide spiritual food , a “ slave ” who would be both faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et .
Not that we can bu@@ y fri@@ end@@ ship with Jesus or Jehovah .
God will see to it that the preaching work is car@@ ri@@ ed out fully , in har@@ mony with his will .
Ke@@ ep a Pro@@ per V@@ i@@ e@@ w of T@@ ri@@ als
Ke@@ ep a@@ wa@@ ke , then , all the time making supp@@ lic@@ ation that you may succ@@ e@@ ed in es@@ cap@@ ing all these things that are des@@ t@@ ined to occ@@ ur . ”
The many cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct@@ ory ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations may lead the s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic to see the whole matter as a fu@@ t@@ ile de@@ b@@ ate about the un@@ known .
Yes , Jehovah ho@@ l@@ ds Christian parents acc@@ oun@@ table if they fai@@ l to provide needed discipl@@ ine to a child !
When we went from house to house , we did not know whether the author@@ ities would su@@ d@@ den@@ ly appe@@ ar and ar@@ rest us . ”
Instead of s@@ qu@@ an@@ der@@ ing or mis@@ using it , let us use our fre@@ e@@ dom and the opportun@@ ities it br@@ ings to serve Jehovah to the ful@@ l@@ est ex@@ t@@ ent possible .
Juda@@ h ac@@ ted as their spo@@ k@@ es@@ man .
• Romans 13 : 1 , 2 ?
C@@ ould the fulfill@@ ment of this prophecy mean that something better lies just a@@ head ?
He will always be ali@@ ve and ready to help us .
It was before this man that Moses , a me@@ ek shepher@@ d , appe@@ ared re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly ​ — un@@ bi@@ d@@ den and un@@ wel@@ come .
The mission@@ aries helped them to find bu@@ y@@ ers .
( Read Acts 1 : 6 - 8 . )
He needed to “ dis@@ own himself and pi@@ ck up his t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake day after day and follow [ Jesus ] continu@@ ally . ” — Luke 9 : 23 .
And God continu@@ es to be kind to all , even to un@@ than@@ k@@ ful and wicked people .
The next article will consider some practic@@ al ways to show such love in car@@ ing for their needs .
S@@ is@@ er@@ a was dead ! ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 4 : 18 - 21 ; 5 : 24 - 27 .
De@@ c@@ ember 13 - 19 , 20@@ 10
Con@@ f@@ lic@@ ting ide@@ as about the soul have ca@@ used people to be con@@ fu@@ sed about God’s purpose for the earth .
What st@@ res@@ ses ex@@ ist in the mo@@ der@@ n work@@ place ?
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ately , The New Yor@@ k T@@ im@@ es qu@@ o@@ ted one prof@@ ess@@ or of bi@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal s@@ ci@@ ences as st@@ ating : “ The physical mar@@ ks of desi@@ gn are v@@ isi@@ ble in as@@ pe@@ cts of bi@@ olo@@ gy . ”
We all need a word of encourag@@ ement from time to time .
The Witnesses in New O@@ r@@ le@@ ans ass@@ is@@ ted by giving the pione@@ ers clo@@ th@@ es , money , and food .
With un@@ jus@@ ti@@ fied anger , P@@ o@@ ti@@ p@@ ha@@ r had Joseph thro@@ wn into pris@@ on .
C@@ our@@ t@@ es@@ y of Ang@@ l@@ o - Au@@ str@@ ali@@ an O@@ b@@ serv@@ at@@ ory , p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph by David Mal@@ in
For example , in the first century , Christians in the city of Eph@@ esus col@@ le@@ cted all their boo@@ ks on ma@@ gi@@ c and bur@@ ned them .
( Read Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 13 . )
• How do God’s people serve Jehovah “ day and night ” ?
Yes , by being im@@ mer@@ sed in God’s Word , by pra@@ ying continu@@ ally , and by sta@@ ying ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in spiritual activities , let us trust that Jehovah can and will see us through our present circumstances as well as everything el@@ se that lies a@@ head .
Why W@@ ic@@ ke@@ dness Con@@ t@@ inu@@ es
“ The p@@ il@@ la@@ r of cl@@ ou@@ d ” that was le@@ ading the Israelites moved to their re@@ ar , b@@ lo@@ c@@ king the appro@@ ach of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s ar@@ my and thro@@ wing them into dar@@ k@@ ness .
Tru@@ e , in some ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es , few se@@ em to want to learn about Jehovah .
Although some may at first have been h@@ es@@ it@@ ant about organiz@@ ing tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne wit@@ ness@@ ing , har@@ b@@ or wit@@ ness@@ ing , or public wit@@ ness@@ ing , they soon saw good resul@@ ts .
To the Israelites of long ag@@ o , Moses said : “ You must cho@@ ose life in order that you may keep ali@@ ve , you and your off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , by loving Jehovah your God , by listen@@ ing to his vo@@ ice and by s@@ tic@@ king to him ; for he is your life and the l@@ eng@@ th of your days . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 30 : 19 , 20 .
Read out l@@ ou@@ d .
We “ bl@@ ess those cur@@ sing ” us by speaking to them in a kind way .
What are some of the benef@@ its resul@@ ting from strong faith in Jehovah ?
The pre@@ ce@@ ding article out@@ l@@ ined less@@ ons learned from the st@@ ep@@ s taken by the fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve .
S@@ U@@ G@@ G@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N : F@@ re@@ ely share your concer@@ ns with your mate .
This , in fact , is what the Law and the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts mean . ”
What position did Jehovah’s Witnesses take during World W@@ ar I@@ I and later , and why ?
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , mission@@ ary cou@@ ples today should work together , worship together , and me@@ et the uni@@ que challeng@@ es of a fore@@ ign assignment together , thus comple@@ men@@ ting one another . ​ — G@@ en .
“ I came under the influ@@ ence of a group of young ones who saw Christi@@ an@@ ity as bor@@ ing and as an ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le to having fu@@ n .
We have even more reason for having so@@ li@@ d faith , for Jesus now ser@@ ves as the “ Per@@ fe@@ c@@ ter of our faith . ”
Gi@@ ving may also low@@ er st@@ ress and blood pres@@ sure .
A@@ st@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers V@@ is@@ it ? 1 / 1 “ Ban@@ k@@ ers ” M@@ enti@@ oned , 12 / 1
Fa@@ ith chang@@ ed his life so much that other pris@@ on@@ ers now turn to him for counsel on how to de@@ al with their problems .
For example , we should always feel pr@@ ou@@ d to be Jehovah’s Witnesses .
As a pro@@ sel@@ y@@ te , he had some knowledge of the Scriptures , but he could not answer every question about God’s pur@@ pos@@ es .
Th@@ ough many faithful ones lost their life , others cho@@ se to fle@@ e from the d@@ anger z@@ one , which was ap@@ par@@ ently a reason@@ able course under such circumstances .
Let us never under@@ es@@ tim@@ ate the bene@@ fi@@ cial effe@@ cts of go@@ o@@ dness .
Q@@ U@@ E@@ B@@ E@@ C C@@ I@@ T@@ Y , Q@@ U@@ E . ( Fr@@ en@@ ch only ) , C@@ ol@@ is@@ é@@ e de Q@@ u@@ é@@ be@@ c , 2@@ 50 , b@@ ou@@ l .
Let us see what el@@ se we must do .
We should remember what when fac@@ ed with difficult problems ?
“ This is what I continue pra@@ ying , ” he says , “ that your love may ab@@ ound yet more and more with acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge and full dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment . ”
“ At first I was en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic about en@@ ter@@ ing the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od .
Jesus was also certain that in God’s du@@ e time , Satan and his dem@@ ons would be ab@@ y@@ s@@ sed and later destro@@ yed once and for all . ​ — Romans 16 : 20 ; Hebrews 2 : 14 ; Revelation 20 : 1 - 3 , 7 - 10 .
The more we stri@@ ve to be like Christ , the more we will receive holy spirit .
The question is an important one , especially for those who have lost a bel@@ o@@ ved mate .
• F@@ o@@ od sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges
Why should we pur@@ sue the course of tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness ?
I had just fin@@ i@@ shed my stu@@ dies at a com@@ mer@@ cial col@@ le@@ ge and was free of ob@@ lig@@ ations , so I offered to help out at the de@@ po@@ t .
How did Satan at@@ temp@@ t to coun@@ ter the good news , and how had this been fore@@ told ?
“ I have been able to return to Jehovah because he dre@@ w me back ”
What will help us to re@@ tain “ the peace of God , ” and how is this possible ?
The pi@@ ous h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites would “ for a pre@@ text make long prayers ” in order to be ad@@ mi@@ red by on@@ loo@@ k@@ ers .
As a con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence of re@@ bel@@ ling against Jehovah , they died and re@@ turned to the du@@ st from which they had been cre@@ ated . ​ — G@@ en .
He was gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely inter@@ ested in their spiritual wel@@ f@@ are , and he will@@ ingly ex@@ p@@ ended himself in their be@@ half .
When Jesus lived on earth , he provided a hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing pre@@ view of future con@@ di@@ tions under his rul@@ er@@ ship .
Wh@@ ere can we find reli@@ able and satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers ?
The slave thus deser@@ ves our complete trust .
When Jesus made that st@@ at@@ ement , he himself was ready for a great t@@ est ​ — his death as a ransom sacrifice .
( Read 1 Corinthians 7 : 8 . )
There are li@@ m@@ its to what all of us can do in Jehovah’s service .
Rather , it was in order that ‘ all nations would be bless@@ ed . ’ — Genesis 22 : 18 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 3 : 8 .
When Moses was com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned to appe@@ ar before P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h and to bring the Israelites out of Egy@@ pt , Jehovah appointed A@@ ar@@ on to accom@@ pan@@ y Moses and speak re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ vely for him .
When Jehovah’s Witnesses called , they me@@ t with the same respon@@ se at every do@@ or , “ We are not inter@@ ested ! ”
“ When he got there , he great@@ ly helped those who had believ@@ ed on account of God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness ; for with in@@ ten@@ s@@ ity he thor@@ ough@@ ly proved the Jews to be wrong public@@ ly , while he demonstr@@ ated by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ . ”
At that time , some doub@@ ted whether the brothers could h@@ and@@ le the t@@ ask .
W@@ ere such bap@@ t@@ is@@ ms appro@@ pri@@ ate ?
Consider E@@ thel , an el@@ der@@ ly sister in a n@@ ur@@ sing home .
N@@ ex@@ t , he gave Peter an opportunity to respon@@ d from the heart .
The disci@@ ple Ju@@ de wanted to wr@@ ite to early Christians about “ the sal@@ vation [ they held ] in comm@@ on . ”
They have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living forever on earth in a rest@@ ored par@@ adise .
We will also look at some mo@@ der@@ n - day examples of faithful fellow believers who ‘ sto@@ od fir@@ m against the ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations of the Devil . ’ ​ — E@@ ph .
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ les 1 , 2 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 7 - 15
Since the liter@@ ature dist@@ ribu@@ ted by Jehovah’s Witnesses ex@@ posed the evil actions of Na@@ z@@ ism and ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ated the Kingdom of God , the Na@@ z@@ is lost no time in tr@@ ying to sto@@ p the activities of the Witnesses .
The Bible - based educ@@ ation they receive mo@@ ves them to man@@ i@@ f@@ est bro@@ ther@@ ly love and tend@@ er affe@@ ction for one another .
Yet , Mo@@ m never bo@@ ast@@ ed about these things to others .
They n@@ ur@@ tur@@ ed their sense of won@@ der by medit@@ ating appreci@@ ati@@ vely on the works of God .
Ha@@ ving in@@ sight and understanding of a situation helps one see bene@@ ath the ap@@ par@@ ent reas@@ ons for con@@ fr@@ on@@ tation and can pre@@ v@@ ent anger from f@@ lar@@ ing up .
During their tri@@ als , Jehovah was with them .
Jehovah’s Witnesses view the Bible as God’s Word and accept both the O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent and the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent as in@@ tegr@@ al par@@ ts of it .
Timothy and other faithful Christians lived by that inspired counsel .
“ To O@@ be@@ y Is Bet@@ ter T@@ ha@@ n a S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fice ”
O@@ r do you think of his des@@ c@@ end@@ ants , the ancient nation of Israel ?
Jehovah’s exerc@@ ise of self - control teach@@ es us that we too ought to we@@ i@@ gh our words and consider our st@@ ep@@ s care@@ fully ; we should not r@@ us@@ h into things .
A@@ ma@@ z@@ ing D@@ et@@ a@@ il
Jesus ’ cor@@ ul@@ ers , on the other hand , receive the gift of im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity , which is pro@@ of of Jehovah’s un@@ sh@@ aka@@ ble confidence in their faith@@ ful@@ ness .
Daniel 2 : 4@@ 9 does indic@@ ate that for a time he had a position high@@ er than that of his three compan@@ i@@ ons .
This is so because of the viol@@ ent bre@@ a@@ thing or s@@ nor@@ ting of an en@@ ra@@ ged person .
This seri@@ es of artic@@ les discus@@ ses the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating st@@ ory of sur@@ vi@@ val .
But we must never for@@ get that ne@@ i@@ ther se@@ cul@@ ar educ@@ ation nor ability to speak el@@ o@@ qu@@ ently qu@@ ali@@ fi@@ es any of us for the ministry or for over@@ sight in the congregation .
That is where the gra@@ du@@ ates would now be car@@ r@@ ying on their mission@@ ary work .
( b ) To what ex@@ t@@ ent is it prop@@ er to support of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als ?
U@@ sing illustr@@ ations from the book The Gre@@ at@@ est M@@ an Who E@@ ver Li@@ ved , * he explained that Jesus heal@@ ed the si@@ ck , including the de@@ a@@ f .
Di@@ d they do so des@@ pite spi@@ es and in@@ spe@@ ct@@ ors making r@@ oun@@ ds to sear@@ ch out inf@@ ants ?
That is still true in a few plac@@ es .
Jesus ’ ex@@ al@@ ted position as H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est gives ad@@ ded bas@@ is for confidence in prayer .
Con@@ cer@@ ning the ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ ’s a@@ do@@ p@@ tion of the pa@@ g@@ an conc@@ ep@@ t of the Tr@@ in@@ ity , the New Ca@@ tho@@ lic En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia says : “ The for@@ mul@@ ation ‘ one God in three Per@@ sons ’ was not so@@ li@@ dly esta@@ bli@@ shed , certainly not fully as@@ simil@@ ated into Christian life and its prof@@ es@@ sion of faith , pri@@ or to the end of the 4@@ th century .
If there are children , they benefit from the faith@@ ful@@ ness of the Christian par@@ ent . ​ — 1 Corinthians 7 : 12 - 14 .
Then her husband of 38 years died .
To support Kingdom activities , many make sacrific@@ es to serve at Bethel , to ass@@ ist with building Kingdom H@@ alls and As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ alls , to organiz@@ e conven@@ tions , or to do reli@@ ef work in the wa@@ ke of n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers .
I especially have f@@ ond mem@@ ori@@ es of one held in 19@@ 6@@ 6 , in B@@ or@@ de@@ au@@ x .
Ha@@ il the Messi@@ ani@@ c King !
But the Bible real@@ is@@ tic@@ ally states : “ Your money can be g@@ one in a f@@ l@@ as@@ h , as if it had gro@@ wn w@@ ings and f@@ low@@ n away like an e@@ ag@@ le . ”
Some might say no , claim@@ ing that God is not inter@@ ested in us .
Jehovah’s Witnesses will be happy to help you .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of N@@ um@@ bers
Can we listen without ag@@ re@@ e@@ ing with what is being said ?
Does it really matter to Jehovah whether you know and use his name or not ?
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , if we do not ar@@ ouse our clear thinking fac@@ ul@@ ties , false reason@@ ings can take ro@@ o@@ t in our min@@ ds .
When he fin@@ ds such a person , he respon@@ ds in a t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing way .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing this me@@ th@@ od , the par@@ ti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts in the Jesus S@@ em@@ in@@ ar have dis@@ mis@@ sed all four poin@@ ts ra@@ ised in question form at the out@@ set .
• What is righteousness ?
One reason for this disa@@ gre@@ ement was that the qu@@ ality of the origin@@ al p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ s of these very small s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls did not allow for a close en@@ ough exam@@ in@@ ation of the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s .
Yet in@@ stead of tr@@ ying to find an eas@@ y but di@@ sh@@ on@@ est so@@ lu@@ tion , they work hard and are di@@ lig@@ ent .
( a ) How do you view the comm@@ and to fear God ?
These is@@ lands are not u@@ su@@ ally ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ised in v@@ ac@@ ation bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res .
These are of special value , says K@@ en@@ y@@ on , “ because the book [ of Genesis ] is al@@ most who@@ l@@ ly l@@ ac@@ king in the V@@ ati@@ can@@ us and Sin@@ a@@ iti@@ c@@ us , ” f@@ our@@ th - century vel@@ lu@@ m man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts .
But if they rema@@ ined faithful , they would always have Jehovah’s appro@@ val .
Acts of kindness toward our mat@@ es , children , parents , and other relati@@ ves bring deep satis@@ fac@@ tion .
Hence , do not hold back from giving him or her the opportunity to find it . ​ — Read Proverbs 3 : 27 .
A@@ no@@ inted Christians today , having been coun@@ ted wor@@ thy to receive a Kingdom , e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly look for@@ ward to rul@@ ing during Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment Da@@ y .
What a hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing fo@@ reg@@ le@@ am of what Jesus will do in the new world !
As the earth is trans@@ form@@ ed into a par@@ adise , “ righteousness is what the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the pro@@ duc@@ tive land will certainly learn . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
What should we recogn@@ ize about our own mis@@ takes ?
Why did the apostle Paul com@@ pare the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law to a tu@@ t@@ or ?
David : The years we wor@@ ked on our f@@ ar@@ m were physi@@ c@@ ally hard ; spiritually , we tri@@ ed to set a good example for our gi@@ r@@ ls .
After they told her that they wanted to talk about the problems that every@@ body fac@@ es , such as d@@ ru@@ g a@@ bu@@ se and family tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es , she ag@@ re@@ ed to listen .
For example , the Christians living in M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia were in “ deep po@@ ver@@ ty ” and “ under a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction . ”
she lam@@ ented . “ I just felt ter@@ ri@@ bly l@@ on@@ ely .
Paul dre@@ w the conclu@@ sion : “ If in this life only we have ho@@ ped in Christ , we are of all men most to be p@@ iti@@ ed . ”
In his first letter to Timothy , Paul high@@ ligh@@ ted principles that should gover@@ n Christian sla@@ ves , some of whom may have expe@@ cted material advan@@ ta@@ ges because of having Christian ow@@ n@@ ers .
For you did not receive a spirit of sla@@ very ca@@ using fear again , but you received a spirit of a@@ do@@ p@@ tion as sons , by which spirit we c@@ ry out : ‘ Ab@@ ba , Father ! ’
Mari@@ a , who has ra@@ ised three children , says : “ It requi@@ res time to si@@ t down with your children and expla@@ in to them what is involved when someone gives a gift ​ — that someone thought about you person@@ ally and wanted to show how much they care about you .
Con@@ tri@@ bu@@ ting to the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Par@@ adise
How did one Christian face emo@@ tional problems ?
L@@ loy@@ d was deli@@ ver@@ ing the fin@@ al ad@@ d@@ ress at the dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion in Ha@@ wa@@ i@@ i that F@@ ri@@ day .
That new nation was born at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . when God’s spirit was p@@ our@@ ed out on about 1@@ 20 disciples of Jesus ga@@ ther@@ ed in Jerusalem .
“ O@@ ught you not . . . to have had mer@@ cy on your fellow slave , as I also had mer@@ cy on you ? ” the ma@@ ster asked .
But from where did their bad deal@@ ings origin@@ ate ?
Then he ad@@ ded : “ Your faith has sa@@ ved you ; go your way in peace . ”
Wh@@ atever health instru@@ ct@@ ors may say to the contr@@ ary , yo@@ ga does not sto@@ p with physical exerc@@ ises .
( b ) What can we learn from the example set by Pet@@ er@@ ’s fellow Christians in the matter of prayer ?
1@@ 19 : 9@@ 8 , 9@@ 9 , 1@@ 30 .
He wanted to cor@@ rec@@ t the evid@@ ent mis@@ takes that had cre@@ pt into the ex@@ is@@ ting co@@ pi@@ es of the V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate .
Abraham was happy to wa@@ it , even though he did not see the complete fulfill@@ ment of the promise in his day .
Sa@@ ys D@@ et@@ le@@ f : “ Just thinking of this mo@@ ves me to te@@ ars .
Al@@ ber@@ t had sear@@ ched for religious truth in vari@@ ous ch@@ ur@@ ches , and he was involved in spi@@ rit@@ is@@ tic practic@@ es .
W@@ om@@ en who buil@@ d their id@@ ent@@ ities around their work are therefore at a dist@@ in@@ ct disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ge . ”
Do your children know what to do in case someone tri@@ es to take advan@@ ta@@ ge of them when you are not present ?
He gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely ca@@ res for us and wants us to get everlasting life .
We have the responsi@@ bility to war@@ n people of Jehovah’s coming judgment .
Indeed , Jehovah became King over the new nation .
A form@@ er direc@@ t@@ or gener@@ al of the Com@@ mon@@ we@@ al@@ th of Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a supp@@ or@@ ted this conclu@@ sion when he said : “ All questions of public health re@@ du@@ ce themselves to a consider@@ ation of the one man , the one woman , the one child . ”
Gi@@ ve examples of men who lost foc@@ us on what was truly important .
S@@ W@@ I@@ T@@ Z@@ E@@ R@@ L@@ AN@@ D
Per@@ haps ass@@ ist@@ ance is needed with sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing and cle@@ an@@ ing , with trans@@ por@@ tation to Christian meetings , with reading the Bible and Christian public@@ ations , and with a ho@@ st of other things .
The brother is gr@@ ate@@ ful that the overse@@ er spoke to him in a kind and g@@ ent@@ le way .
Their heart was stu@@ b@@ bor@@ n@@ ly re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous .
As I could speak both Eng@@ l@@ ish and Greek , I was invit@@ ed to return to work on the new building s@@ ite in 199@@ 0 as inter@@ pre@@ ter for the family of inter@@ n@@ ational servants working there .
P@@ u@@ bli@@ c talk invit@@ ations were used in To@@ k@@ yo and sc@@ at@@ tered from pl@@ an@@ es over O@@ saka
Bet@@ ty was a ‘ wrong number , ’ and just think , she@@ ’s 8@@ 9 years old ! ” ​ — Revelation 14 : 6 .
Such h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical conduct does not re@@ conc@@ ile anyone to God .
The fin@@ al w@@ atch would prove to be a challeng@@ ing time to stay a@@ wa@@ ke , for it la@@ sted from about three in the mor@@ ning until su@@ n@@ ris@@ e .
Un@@ like many human mon@@ ar@@ ch@@ s , Jehovah is pleas@@ ed to d@@ ele@@ g@@ ate responsi@@ bility to his sub@@ je@@ cts , tre@@ ating them as tru@@ sted members of his family .
We also made fri@@ end@@ ly vis@@ its to their ho@@ m@@ es .
15 , 16 . ( a ) How should we ex@@ pect others to re@@ act to our rema@@ ining loyal to God ?
That spirit of gre@@ ed and sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness has led many to is@@ ol@@ ate themselves .
Is the Devil real ?
The the@@ me of his part , “ We Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ise Fa@@ ith and Ther@@ efore We S@@ pe@@ ak , ” called to mind the apostle Paul’s words found at 2 Corinthians 4 : 13 .
Not only could Jesus he@@ al the si@@ ck and crip@@ pl@@ ed but he could also ra@@ ise the dead .
4 : 23 – 5 : 2 ; Luke 6 : 12 - 19 .
God t@@ ol@@ er@@ ated such marri@@ ages because it was not yet his time to re@@ esta@@ bl@@ ish his origin@@ al stan@@ d@@ ard of marriage among true worshipp@@ ers . ​ — Matthew 19 : 3 - 9 .
To understand better why Jehovah is f@@ it@@ t@@ ingly called a S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d , it is help@@ ful for us to know two things : first , the dis@@ position of sheep and second , the du@@ ties and qualities of a good shepher@@ d .
10 : 11 - 14 .
It takes dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment to draw a person out .
Abra@@ m may have su@@ ffered fin@@ an@@ cial lo@@ ss in making such h@@ ur@@ ri@@ ed pre@@ par@@ ations , but he was deli@@ gh@@ ted to obey Jehovah .
What he did next gave clear evidence of his hear@@ t@@ felt appreciation for the tru@@ ths he had learned .
By means of the preaching activ@@ ity of his Witnesses , Jehovah is dra@@ wing out for his service “ the desi@@ ra@@ ble things of all the nations ” ​ — the me@@ ek , she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike people of the earth . ​ — H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 2 : 6 , 7 .
Then , to en@@ sure that you under@@ sto@@ od what was said , re@@ ph@@ ra@@ se what you heard and re@@ pe@@ at it to your mate , doing so without s@@ ar@@ c@@ as@@ m or ag@@ g@@ res@@ sion .
She felt the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of what the Bible says : “ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ”
We should never under@@ es@@ tim@@ ate the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of seem@@ ingly min@@ or decisions .
Those who love God and neigh@@ b@@ or real@@ ize that ste@@ al@@ ing is never jus@@ ti@@ fied . ​ — Mark 12 : 28 - 31 .
In time , a ha@@ ugh@@ ty man nam@@ ed H@@ am@@ an is ex@@ al@@ ted to the position of pri@@ me minis@@ ter .
If we are known for tal@@ king about fle@@ sh@@ ly , im@@ moral sub@@ je@@ cts , we are reve@@ al@@ ing something about the con@@ dition of our heart .
Instead , he gave Job the opportunity to prove his integrity , to show that his worship st@@ em@@ m@@ ed from a pu@@ re , un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish heart .
And the lo@@ ss of the bi@@ g to@@ es would result in in@@ ability to maintain one@@ ’s bal@@ ance pro@@ per@@ ly .
On the se@@ ven@@ th day , however , there was to be a mar@@ ked inc@@ re@@ ase in their activ@@ ity .
That would viol@@ ate the fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al princi@@ ple of justice .
In@@ du@@ stri@@ ousness is a godly qu@@ ality , and hard work is re@@ war@@ ding .
Why should we pray for fellow believers ?
Since he was an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent and tru@@ sted work@@ er , his emp@@ loy@@ er res@@ pe@@ cted his wi@@ sh@@ es .
Since the temp@@ er@@ ature often ho@@ vered at 1@@ 00 de@@ gre@@ es F@@ ah@@ r@@ en@@ he@@ it [ 40 ° C ] , we appreci@@ ated their ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality very much .
“ Who is we@@ ak , and I am not we@@ ak ?
Many respect us for our fir@@ m determin@@ ation to keep ourselves un@@ de@@ fil@@ ed . ​ — James 1 : 27 .
That night , there was a large en@@ vel@@ op@@ e wa@@ iting for me in my ro@@ om .
on page 6 . )
There a sur@@ ge@@ on , an an@@ es@@ the@@ t@@ ist , a sc@@ ru@@ b n@@ ur@@ se , and a cir@@ cul@@ ating n@@ ur@@ se were cr@@ am@@ m@@ ed into the t@@ in@@ y sp@@ ace , doing their best to sa@@ ve lives .
How did I cop@@ e ?
Jesus comm@@ ended and encoura@@ ged them .
They served to prove that Jesus Christ was the true Messi@@ ah and to show that God’s fav@@ or had been trans@@ fer@@ red from the Jewish nation to the young Christian congregation .
Of course , if I was ca@@ ught a second time by the Na@@ z@@ i author@@ ities while preaching about God’s Kingdom , my p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment would be se@@ v@@ ere .
5@@ 1 : 18 .
Lo@@ ve also invol@@ ves a feel@@ ing of deep affe@@ ction for others and a s@@ inc@@ ere concer@@ n for them , as well as a war@@ m att@@ ach@@ ment to them .
Th@@ r@@ ough the in@@ ten@@ se pain , I rec@@ al@@ led Jesus ’ words : “ H@@ app@@ y are you when people re@@ pro@@ ach you and persecu@@ te you . . .
When Jehovah com@@ mis@@ sions him to “ sa@@ ve Israel out of M@@ idi@@ an’s p@@ al@@ m , ” G@@ ide@@ on mo@@ des@@ tly states : “ Ex@@ c@@ use me , Jehovah . With what shall I sa@@ ve Israel ?
You may have your own beli@@ ef on the sub@@ ject , dep@@ en@@ ding on your up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing or cul@@ tural ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
W@@ rit@@ ten about 5@@ 6 - 5@@ 8 C.E . , the book of Luke is a com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive account of Jesus ’ life and ministry .
This has resul@@ ted in pan@@ ic att@@ ac@@ ks , bre@@ a@@ thing problems , and st@@ om@@ ach cr@@ am@@ ps .
I wanted the fre@@ e@@ dom that their li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le seem@@ ed to offer .
For example , when first - century Christians saw certain prophe@@ ci@@ es ful@@ filled , they left Jerusalem .
God’s Law to Israel Just and Fa@@ ir ?
The large shi@@ eld of faith .
But Na@@ bal@@ ’s gre@@ ed and har@@ sh@@ ness had g@@ one too far .
B@@ E@@ A@@ R@@ IN@@ G TH@@ O@@ R@@ O@@ U@@ G@@ H W@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S D@@ E@@ S@@ P@@ I@@ T@@ E O@@ B@@ S@@ T@@ A@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S
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Then some of the inter@@ ested ones su@@ gg@@ ested to the minis@@ ter that he come to our meeting and dis@@ prove our teachings during an o@@ pen de@@ b@@ ate .
For still others , “ the land of promise , Cana@@ an , is taken in a spiritual sense and re@@ pres@@ ents the ho@@ m@@ el@@ and a@@ bo@@ ve , the kingdom of God , the pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of which is gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ ed to those who are me@@ ek .
We read : “ Con@@ cer@@ ning that day or the h@@ our no@@ body kno@@ ws , ne@@ i@@ ther the angels in heaven nor the Son , but the Father .
D@@ em@@ on@@ str@@ ating their faith in Jesus ’ prophe@@ tic war@@ ning , the Christians fle@@ e from Jerusalem to P@@ el@@ la , a neu@@ tr@@ al city lo@@ c@@ ated in the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s ac@@ ro@@ ss the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver .
Rather , this man of hum@@ ble ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound who died ne@@ arly 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o left be@@ h@@ ind a message ​ — a powerful message of hope and comfort .
She ad@@ ds : “ But we were s@@ car@@ ed .
As in Mari@@ us@@ z ’ case , a positi@@ ve attitude will not eli@@ min@@ ate all feelings of anxi@@ ety .
Paul speak@@ s of “ wh@@ atever vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e there is . ”
Just as the Rom@@ an ar@@ mi@@ es of the first century were desi@@ gn@@ ed to maintain the Pa@@ x Rom@@ ana ( Rom@@ an Pe@@ ace ) , the Un@@ ited N@@ ations of today is in@@ tend@@ ed to be a pe@@ ac@@ eke@@ ep@@ ing in@@ str@@ um@@ ent .
De@@ c@@ ember 14 - 20 , 200@@ 9
Ho@@ ly spirit also pro@@ du@@ ces in them the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit ​ — love , joy , peace , long - suffering , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , faith , mil@@ dness , and self - control .
St@@ or@@ r@@ s believ@@ ed that Christ’s return was near and that it was important for Christians to keep a@@ wa@@ ke and spiritually al@@ er@@ t , ready for the day of in@@ spe@@ ction .
Jehovah loo@@ ks for the good in us even when we give him reas@@ ons to be ang@@ ry with us .
No , Jesus Christ is not a ba@@ by any@@ more , or even a child .
It was get@@ ting dar@@ k , but we deci@@ ded to vis@@ it a few more ho@@ m@@ es to fin@@ ish a st@@ re@@ et .
The Bible says that mankind will soon experience world - sh@@ ak@@ ing events .
He wrote : “ What a hor@@ ri@@ ble effect those pi@@ c@@ tures had on my young mind !
“ I SH@@ AL@@ L la@@ u@@ d you because in a fear - inspi@@ ring way I am wonder@@ fully made . ”
Although bus@@ y , the man ag@@ re@@ ed to study the Bible for 30 min@@ ut@@ es a we@@ ek in his of@@ fice .
He uses that authority to accom@@ pl@@ ish Jehovah’s purpose according to the ti@@ me@@ table God has set .
A@@ m@@ ong them was Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us T@@ ac@@ itu@@ s , who recorded the hist@@ ory of R@@ ome under the emp@@ er@@ ors .
( 6 ) H@@ un@@ t@@ le@@ y , T .
Paul benef@@ ited from the good news because he will@@ ingly a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned what had been ste@@ ering him away from God and he who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly pur@@ su@@ ed go@@ als that were in l@@ ine with God’s purpose .
On the fin@@ al le@@ g of his j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to A@@ sia , Al@@ me@@ i@@ da re@@ ached a tur@@ ning point in his life .
The wife should have deep respect for her husband . ”
G@@ l@@ ü@@ ck@@ ’s transl@@ ation was a mil@@ es@@ to@@ ne in the develop@@ ment of the written L@@ at@@ vi@@ an language , yet there was a far more important result . At last , the L@@ at@@ vi@@ an people could read God’s Word in their own language and take in its life - giving teachings .
He said : “ This si@@ ck@@ ness is not with death as its ob@@ ject , but is for the glory of God , in order that the Son of God may be gl@@ ori@@ fied through it . ”
It is in this important con@@ text that the Bible says : “ H@@ app@@ y is the one that sta@@ ys a@@ wa@@ ke . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
How we rejo@@ ic@@ ed to be together !
Paul expe@@ cted Phil@@ em@@ on to for@@ give On@@ es@@ i@@ mu@@ s .
Some first - century Christians who pur@@ su@@ ed ri@@ ches sever@@ ely com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated their lives .
In faith , then , let us ask Jehovah to exam@@ ine us .
Those who come back to life and do good things will be able to enjoy life forever on earth .
The first article high@@ ligh@@ ts why we can trust God’s remin@@ ders .
Consider the example of F@@ ran@@ c@@ o .
F@@ e@@ ar and Lo@@ ve Wor@@ k To@@ gether
Who b@@ es@@ id@@ es the 11 apostles would also ev@@ en@@ tually benefit from the Kingdom ?
So , lea@@ ving the vis@@ it@@ ors in the fr@@ on@@ t ro@@ om , I got my wife into the k@@ it@@ ch@@ en and told her , ‘ D@@ on@@ ’t be fo@@ ol@@ ish .
What can cause pain of heart ?
A@@ vo@@ id ru@@ shing through the material .
There was an imp@@ res@@ sive example of ang@@ eli@@ c support in the days of El@@ isha the prophet .
The husband found someone sel@@ ling ri@@ ce and b@@ ought en@@ ough to fe@@ ed all the people .
That was a bi@@ g contr@@ ast to the tre@@ at@@ ment I had received at a local ch@@ urch .
Why did God give humans se@@ x@@ u@@ al po@@ wers ?
Jesus once war@@ ned his faithful apostles : “ Satan has dem@@ an@@ ded to have you men to si@@ ft you as whe@@ at . ”
In thus hon@@ or@@ ing the U@@ N , the N@@ or@@ we@@ gi@@ an No@@ be@@ l Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e stated that “ the only ne@@ go@@ ti@@ able r@@ ou@@ te to g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l peace and co@@ op@@ er@@ ation go@@ es by way of the Un@@ ited N@@ ations . ”
16 Jehovah H@@ as Re@@ ally H@@ el@@ ped M@@ e
After a few years , he and I began atten@@ ding meetings with my mother .
Timothy is ad@@ v@@ ised : “ A slave of the Lord does not need to fi@@ ght , but needs to be g@@ ent@@ le toward all , qu@@ ali@@ fied to teach . ” ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
Paul ans@@ wers : “ Let us ru@@ n with end@@ ur@@ ance the r@@ ace that is set before us , as we look in@@ ten@@ tly at the C@@ hi@@ ef A@@ g@@ ent and Per@@ fe@@ c@@ ter of our faith , Jesus . For the joy that was set before him he end@@ ur@@ ed a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake , des@@ p@@ ising sh@@ ame , and has s@@ at down at the right hand of the thro@@ ne of God . ”
In ad@@ dition , by living in har@@ mony with Bible truth in other as@@ pe@@ cts of life , we may benefit in an e@@ con@@ om@@ ic , so@@ cial , or d@@ om@@ es@@ tic way .
Ser@@ ving H@@ um@@ bly in O@@ ther C@@ ap@@ ac@@ ities
The proble@@ m was not with their physical sight but with their spiritual out@@ look .
T@@ w@@ o years later , I cho@@ se to go and live there .
That same spirit is a@@ vail@@ able to help those who seek to understand the Bible .
And Jehovah began to feel reg@@ re@@ t over the evil that he had spo@@ ken of doing to his people . ” ​ — E@@ x .
This form of educ@@ ation ​ — Kingdom educ@@ ation — ​ is cen@@ tered on the Bible , up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding its valu@@ es and its standards on mor@@ als .
As he ad@@ mit@@ ted to H@@ er@@ od A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa I@@ I some days later , the case per@@ ple@@ x@@ ed him .
It is ho@@ ped that the su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions in this article and the pre@@ ce@@ ding one will move more elders to set asi@@ de time for tra@@ ining others .
M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h then in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted re@@ form@@ s with a me@@ asure of succ@@ ess . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 33 : 10 - 17 .
The discipl@@ ine that he gives his obedi@@ ent earthly worshipp@@ ers is so effe@@ ctive and desi@@ ra@@ ble that they ac@@ tually come to ‘ love discipl@@ ine . ’
In that shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ k , I lost al@@ most everything I ow@@ ned .
Even if that is so , it is within your power to ‘ do good with the true God and his house . ’
A@@ side from us , is there anyone or anything that can se@@ par@@ ate us from the love of Jehovah and his Son , Christ Jesus ?
Jesus re@@ je@@ cted the most mas@@ sive bri@@ be ever offered
“ Father ” ​ — that word must have had a war@@ m and positi@@ ve con@@ no@@ tation to young Jesus .
As such , they enjo@@ yed un@@ par@@ all@@ el@@ ed prote@@ ction and benef@@ its . ​ — E@@ ph .
Sh@@ ould you reg@@ re@@ t those decisions now as you gro@@ w older in Jehovah’s service ?
Be@@ fore his as@@ cen@@ sion to heaven , he comman@@ ded the apostles to continue s@@ ow@@ ing see@@ ds of Kingdom truth and to make disciples .
( Read Matthew 19 : 4 - 6 . )
With the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem and Jehovah’s temple , it appe@@ ared that Jehovah had re@@ je@@ cted these two famili@@ es and would no longer have a kingdom over the earth or have his worship re@@ vi@@ ved .
Jesus loved Mar@@ th@@ a not only for her ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able and in@@ du@@ stri@@ ous n@@ ature but , no doubt , because of her spiritu@@ ality .
“ Those Con@@ s@@ ci@@ ous of Their S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Ne@@ ed ”
We can and should pray that Jehovah help us to serve him in an accep@@ table way .
Be W@@ ise in Your C@@ ho@@ ice of Wor@@ k
King Solomon said : “ There is no man righteous in the earth that keep@@ s doing good and does not sin . ”
Di@@ e@@ go took the family study very seri@@ ously and thus helped his children draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah .
Ex@@ pla@@ in how different s@@ crip@@ tures can help a young person to get a bal@@ an@@ ced view of emp@@ loy@@ ment .
After having lived ab@@ ro@@ ad for two de@@ ca@@ des , we were at a lo@@ ss as to how we could h@@ and@@ le this situation .
4 / 1 Ar@@ k of the C@@ o@@ ven@@ ant , 9 / 1
Some of those to whom I refu@@ sed en@@ try or whom I th@@ re@@ w out of the c@@ lu@@ b wa@@ ited out@@ side to try to take re@@ v@@ enge .
( b ) What indic@@ ates that the ang@@ eli@@ c cre@@ ation is organiz@@ ed ?
In less than a mon@@ th , we moved to D@@ en@@ ver , and two we@@ ek@@ s later , in Ju@@ ly 19@@ 7@@ 5 , my wife and I were baptized .
He said : “ If , then , you are br@@ ing@@ ing your gift to the al@@ ta@@ r and you there remember that your brother has something against you , leave your gift there in fr@@ on@@ t of the al@@ ta@@ r , and go away ; first make your peace with your brother , and then , when you have come back , offer up your gift . ”
Be@@ fore God cre@@ ated E@@ ve , he had told Adam : “ From every t@@ ree of the gar@@ den you may e@@ at to satis@@ fac@@ tion . But as for the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad you must not e@@ at from it , for in the day you e@@ at from it you will positi@@ vely die . ”
Since there are two grou@@ ps , some may won@@ der : ( 1 ) Do the other sheep need to know the n@@ ames of all today who are anointed ?
Although they were often th@@ reat@@ ened with ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion , the brothers refu@@ sed to do that ty@@ pe of work .
He bu@@ ri@@ ed his tal@@ ent in the gr@@ ound .
For example , he gave this ad@@ vice to one rich rul@@ er : “ S@@ ell all the things you have and dist@@ ribu@@ te to po@@ or people , and you will have tre@@ asure in the heavens ; and come be my follow@@ er . ” ​ — Luke 14 : 1 , 12 - 14 ; 18 : 18 , 22 ; 19 : 1 - 10 .
Who is the per@@ man@@ ent He@@ ir of this covenant ​ — the One who will rule forever ? ​ — Psalm 8@@ 9 : 20 , 29 , 34 - 36 .
This may ad@@ d to your feel@@ ing of gu@@ il@@ t .
Rather , they study the Bible to gain acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge and divine guid@@ ance . ​ — 12 / 15 , page 3 .
For you were once not a people , but are now God’s people . ”
“ Do not become un@@ ev@@ en@@ ly yo@@ ked with un@@ believers , ” wrote the apostle Paul . “ For what fel@@ low@@ ship do righteousness and la@@ w@@ less@@ ness have ?
What Are “ the L@@ ast Da@@ ys ” ?
We do not know who Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ pp@@ us was or what his circumstances were , but he had evid@@ ently accepted a ministry .
From within the country and ab@@ ro@@ ad , 14@@ ,@@ 6@@ 8@@ 4 attend@@ ed .
“ wh@@ atever things are true ”
( 3 ) U@@ se language that is eas@@ y to read and understand .
“ B@@ eho@@ ld , ” exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d , “ more than 1@@ 5@@ ,000 new wit@@ nesses to the Kingdom ! ”
Thus , with the Ar@@ k in its place in the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly of the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , which fac@@ ed e@@ ast , the po@@ les were ori@@ ented nor@@ th - sou@@ th .
Des@@ pite the op@@ position of Satan , his dem@@ ons , and op@@ pos@@ ers among mankind , Jehovah’s people have enjo@@ yed ph@@ en@@ om@@ en@@ al succ@@ ess in car@@ r@@ ying out their com@@ mis@@ sion to make disciples .
We , therefore , should reg@@ ard all people as our neigh@@ b@@ or , ex@@ ten@@ ding love even to those who act like enem@@ ies . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Why can we say that the apostle Paul emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed good news in the book of Romans ?
He wrote : “ I@@ ts two th@@ ous@@ and years of hist@@ ory are stud@@ ded with un@@ par@@ all@@ el@@ ed ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements in the real@@ ms of ar@@ t , ar@@ ch@@ it@@ e@@ c@@ ture , ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y , mu@@ si@@ c and so@@ cial action . ”
Noah “ proved himself fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less among his con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries ” as a man who “ wal@@ ked with the true God . ”
It also means obe@@ ying God and his Son .
Still , he did not succ@@ e@@ ed in mo@@ ving many Jews to become true worshipp@@ ers .
Since that is true , the Christian congregation is no place for par@@ ti@@ ality , c@@ li@@ qu@@ es , or fav@@ or@@ it@@ ism .
The effect is the same as that of medit@@ ating on Jehovah’s works of another s@@ ort .
In rec@@ ent years , I have associ@@ ated with the G@@ u@@ j@@ ar@@ at@@ i - speaking group , which also me@@ e@@ ts there .
Now , some 9@@ 0 years later , we need not ask : “ How about B@@ ra@@ z@@ il and all S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a ? ”
L@@ ess than two months after en@@ ter@@ ing into a divine covenant and ag@@ re@@ e@@ ing to do “ all the words that Jehovah [ had ] spo@@ ken , ” they viol@@ ated his law on i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
F@@ O@@ R de@@ ca@@ des , men and women around the g@@ lo@@ be have appreci@@ ated and benef@@ ited from the Bible - based information publi@@ shed in the pages of The Watchtower .
Some spe@@ cul@@ ated that I would last only three months .
In Israel , the pri@@ ests and older men were instru@@ cted : “ You will read this law in fr@@ on@@ t of all Israel in their hear@@ ing .
Is the service overse@@ er vis@@ iting our C@@ ongreg@@ ation Bo@@ ok S@@ tu@@ dy ?
As the older one of the two , was not Abra@@ m ent@@ it@@ led to take the best for himself ?
John jo@@ ined me there a few we@@ ek@@ s later .
We should gu@@ ard against being lu@@ red into the bad ways of sin@@ n@@ ers by their promises of ri@@ ches .
But this does not mean that he is without any ty@@ pe of body or form .
In whom was the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of the “ new earth ” la@@ id , and who are their associ@@ ates ?
F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 28 , 199@@ 8 , mar@@ ked the 6@@ 5@@ th an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary of a dec@@ ree is@@ su@@ ed by H@@ it@@ l@@ er that resul@@ ted in the ban@@ ning of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ger@@ many .
1 : 2 - 4 .
In@@ ter@@ faith ​ — Is It God’s W@@ a@@ y ?
Jesus ’ char@@ ac@@ ter comes through in the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts with a deci@@ ded ring of truth .
It fo@@ st@@ ers a war@@ m spirit of love and concer@@ n and mo@@ ves us to res@@ ist dis@@ ru@@ p@@ tive influ@@ ences that would har@@ m our spiritual brothers , such as dam@@ ag@@ ing go@@ s@@ si@@ p and apost@@ ate thinking .
T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ing overse@@ ers did their best to continue the arrang@@ ement of vis@@ iting each congregation .
Let God’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t M@@ ake You Bo@@ ld
He in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed me to one of the shi@@ p@@ ’s first of@@ fic@@ ers .
C@@ er@@ tain scho@@ l@@ ars think that there is an al@@ lu@@ sion to the S@@ c@@ y@@ th@@ ians at Jeremiah 50 : 4@@ 2 , which re@@ a@@ ds : “ B@@ ow and j@@ av@@ el@@ in they h@@ and@@ le .
The fact is that it is difficult to find an ex@@ act e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent for this Greek word in most other langu@@ ages because the origin@@ al ter@@ m descri@@ bes , not ou@@ tw@@ ard g@@ ent@@ l@@ en@@ ess or me@@ ek@@ ness , but in@@ ward mil@@ dness and gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ousness ; not the man@@ ner of one@@ ’s be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or , but the con@@ dition of one@@ ’s mind and heart .
Can the Bible help ?
11 / 15
The flo@@ ors and low@@ er part of the w@@ alls of these ro@@ om@@ s were prote@@ cted with a co@@ ating of bitu@@ men .
The S@@ ow@@ er Who S@@ le@@ ep@@ s
To answer that , let us exam@@ ine the words Jehovah spoke to Jesus on the occasi@@ on of Jesus ’ baptism .
I know that some@@ times they must get fru@@ str@@ ated with me because I have so many questions and I always keep them over@@ time .
No matter what privile@@ ges of service we may enjoy , we are still servants of God and of Christ .
• R@@ a@@ ha@@ b
One was about the preaching work .
To show the import@@ ance of being gu@@ i@@ ded by God’s Word in our spe@@ e@@ ch , the king of Israel lik@@ ens the m@@ ou@@ th to a fru@@ it - be@@ aring t@@ ree .
Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers are preci@@ ous to him .
He was un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish , com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , coura@@ ge@@ ous , and hum@@ ble .
Ex@@ pla@@ in . ( b ) Why must a Bible stud@@ ent get baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses even if he was pre@@ vi@@ ously baptized in another religion ?
This article ex@@ p@@ lo@@ res how a ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od will help to accom@@ pl@@ ish this re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation , and it expla@@ ins how we will benefit .
Yes , whether we are ‘ ex@@ per@@ ts ’ or ‘ lear@@ n@@ ers , ’ all of us can ​ — and should — ​ un@@ ite our vo@@ ic@@ es to Jehovah’s praise . ​ — Com@@ pare 2 Corinthians 8 : 12 .
Is it reason@@ able to believe that a young person who pu@@ ts off baptism will not be acc@@ oun@@ table to God for his conduct ?
F@@ ind Jo@@ y in the Dis@@ ci@@ ple - M@@ ak@@ ing Wor@@ k
While Daniel was pra@@ ying , the ang@@ el G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el came and reve@@ aled that ‘ se@@ v@@ ent@@ y we@@ ek@@ s had been determined to fin@@ ish off sin . ’
Jehovah’s faith@@ ful@@ ness in the past gave Mi@@ ca@@ h every reason to believe that He would keep His word in the future .
There our son , W@@ ol@@ f@@ gan@@ g , was born in 19@@ 37 .
“ As reg@@ ar@@ ds the heavens , to Jehovah the heavens bel@@ ong , ” states Psalm 1@@ 15 : 16 , “ but the earth he has given to the sons of men . ”
But if that were true , would the earth be so filled with suffering ?
Does know@@ ing that move you to want to cultiv@@ ate the kind of qualities that will make you beau@@ ti@@ ful in God’s eyes ?
If so , ask yourself why .
exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed the speak@@ er . “ It says : ‘ “ They will certainly become mine , ” Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es has said , “ at the day when I am pro@@ duc@@ ing a special pro@@ per@@ ty .
This last ex@@ cer@@ pt , found at Acts 20 : 35 , is qu@@ o@@ ted only by the apostle Paul , al@@ though the sense of those words is found in the Go@@ sp@@ els .
Then , about mi@@ d@@ night , an av@@ al@@ an@@ c@@ he of su@@ per@@ he@@ ated g@@ as@@ es , pu@@ mi@@ ce , and ro@@ ck ro@@ ared into H@@ er@@ cul@@ an@@ e@@ u@@ m , su@@ ff@@ o@@ c@@ ating all the re@@ si@@ d@@ ents left in the city .
C@@ ell ph@@ ones are among the de@@ vi@@ ces that can di@@ str@@ act the mo@@ t@@ or@@ ist from the one thing he or she is su@@ p@@ posed to be doing ​ — d@@ ri@@ ving .
But as King Sa@@ ul@@ ’s example illustr@@ ates , if we devel@@ op a pat@@ ter@@ n of pu@@ shing a@@ head , so@@ on@@ er or later we will find ourselves in serious tr@@ ou@@ ble with God .
Ex@@ am@@ ple E@@ spe@@ cially for H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds
The city has over 7@@ 5@@ ,000 in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants but only one congregation .
The first man , Adam , was cre@@ ated with the opportunity to enjoy a sp@@ an of life that would never end if he was obedi@@ ent to God .
They also become an inc@@ reas@@ ingly valu@@ able as@@ set to family members , to brothers and sisters in the Christian congregation , and to those who have yet to become worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah . ​ — Romans 10 : 9 - 14 ; 1 Timothy 4 : 16 .
( Read Revelation 20 : 12 . )
As imper@@ fect humans , we feel disc@@ oura@@ ged from time to time .
In fact , the words “ hope , ” “ ho@@ ped , ” and “ ho@@ p@@ ing ” appe@@ ar over 1@@ 60 times in the Bible and ref@@ er both to the e@@ ag@@ er and sure expe@@ ct@@ ation of something good and to the ob@@ ject of that expe@@ ct@@ ation .
Paul fur@@ ther says : “ Be min@@ ded the same way toward others as to y@@ ourselves . ”
At times , individuals may be ur@@ ged : “ Wor@@ k hard .
But Á@@ d@@ á@@ m did not sp@@ end long in H@@ ung@@ ary .
Jesus fully conc@@ ur@@ red .
So@@ on he will come to destro@@ y the wicked and bring about va@@ st chang@@ es to this enti@@ re g@@ lo@@ be .
No@@ te how he t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully h@@ and@@ led this difficult assignment .
Pe@@ ace@@ able in the M@@ in@@ is@@ try
Then we can pray that he will for@@ give us . ​ — Matthew 6 : 14 ; Mark 11 : 25 ; 1 John 4 : 11 .
The power of sin can am@@ p@@ li@@ fy wrong c@@ ra@@ v@@ ings and bring about very bad con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
At that time , part of the V@@ i@@ vari@@ u@@ m li@@ br@@ ary is believ@@ ed to have been trans@@ fer@@ red to the L@@ at@@ er@@ an li@@ br@@ ary in R@@ ome .
A@@ m@@ ong all the things that Jesus accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed during his sh@@ ort but d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic ministry was the lo@@ c@@ ating , tra@@ ining , and organiz@@ ing of men who would take the lead after his earthly so@@ j@@ our@@ n .
Since there is no cu@@ re or effe@@ ctive tre@@ at@@ ment for the di@@ se@@ ase , On@@ es@@ mu@@ s expe@@ cted to sp@@ end the rest of his life in pain and con@@ f@@ ined to a whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir .
T@@ ak@@ ing the time to exam@@ ine the cons@@ is@@ ten@@ cy of its 6@@ 6 boo@@ ks , the su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity of its moral standards , and the un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing fulfill@@ ment of its prophe@@ ci@@ es will provide you with a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant evidence that its au@@ th@@ or is the Creator .
It means speaking “ with gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ousness , ” using the t@@ ong@@ ue to he@@ al rather than to h@@ ur@@ t . ​ — Read Proverbs 12 : 18 ; 18 : 21 .
O@@ ther war@@ n@@ ings to the nation of Israel can be app@@ lied to Jehovah’s servants today .
A P@@ ra@@ y@@ er@@ ful A@@ t@@ titu@@ de
The arrang@@ ement just makes us more confid@@ ent that Jehovah kno@@ ws our concer@@ ns and ans@@ wers our prayers . ”
It is em@@ bo@@ died in the words displa@@ yed there from our ye@@ ar@@ text : “ Those ho@@ p@@ ing in Jehovah will reg@@ a@@ in power . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
In ad@@ dition to res@@ is@@ ting the pres@@ sure , she saw some of her friends and ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ an@@ ces find mat@@ es within the congregation .
3 Does the Bible appro@@ ve of a man and a woman living together if they are not leg@@ ally married ?
Yes , “ in the keep@@ ing of [ God’s la@@ ws set out in the Bible ] there is a large re@@ ward . ”
S@@ hor@@ tly after their deli@@ ver@@ ance from Egy@@ pt , the Israelites began to mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r about food .
( b ) What en@@ ab@@ les us to preach des@@ pite op@@ position ?
V@@ ic@@ t@@ or
For example , how sa@@ d it would be to allow the desire for marriage to bl@@ ind us to the many problems that st@@ em from mar@@ r@@ ying an un@@ beli@@ ever and especially to the Scriptural counsel to avoid such a yo@@ ke !
But does this attitude har@@ mon@@ ize with Jehovah’s will , as expres@@ sed in the Scriptures , that less experienced men receive tra@@ ining from those more experienced ? — 2 Timothy 2 : 2 .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , God spe@@ ci@@ fied in ad@@ v@@ ance that N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h would be made “ des@@ ol@@ ate , as d@@ ry as a deser@@ t . ”
And it should not sur@@ pris@@ e us that some of Jehovah’s servants might , at times , have acc@@ ess to more spiritual food than others do .
What is supp@@ lic@@ ation , and concer@@ ning what may we supp@@ lic@@ ate Jehovah ?
And she often comes to my res@@ cu@@ e when I am tr@@ ying to commun@@ ic@@ ate with my friends in the congregation , expla@@ ining to them what I ac@@ tually mean .
Even now , Jehovah provi@@ des a who@@ les@@ ome group of fellow worshipp@@ ers .
I thought : ‘ My , V@@ al@@ ent@@ in@@ o , how your P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese has imp@@ ro@@ ved !
“ R@@ ep@@ ent , ” he pro@@ claim@@ ed , “ for the kingdom of the heavens has dra@@ wn near . ” ​ — Matthew 3 : 1 - 6 .
Still others have reas@@ oned that refu@@ sing to follow cu@@ sto@@ m may pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce the commun@@ ity against God’s people .
The con@@ text shows that “ all these things ” that are to be dis@@ sol@@ ved inclu@@ de the rul@@ ing el@@ ements of this cor@@ ru@@ pt world and all those who cho@@ ose such rul@@ er@@ ship rather than God’s .
The c@@ he@@ er@@ ful gi@@ ver can har@@ dly hi@@ de his joy .
1 : 3 - 5 .
In fact , ti@@ thing is no longer a Scriptural requi@@ re@@ ment .
What organization ex@@ ists in heaven ?
Then , in even pla@@ in@@ er words , he plac@@ ed the is@@ sue before them : “ If Jehovah is the true God , go following him ; but if Ba@@ al is , go following him . ”
Who would want to con@@ f@@ is@@ c@@ ate that ?
No more fun@@ er@@ als , wak@@ es , c@@ em@@ et@@ eri@@ es , mor@@ gu@@ es , or the mis@@ er@@ y that accom@@ pan@@ ies them .
O@@ r do you think his la@@ ws are there to make us happy and to prote@@ ct us ? ”
A fam@@ ine stru@@ ck the land of Cana@@ an , and Abraham deci@@ ded to lead his family sou@@ th toward Egy@@ pt .
Se@@ cu@@ re in ‘ God’s Se@@ cre@@ t P@@ l@@ ace ’
But all of us are to take the lead in show@@ ing honor to one another .
The Bible says : “ God is not un@@ righteous so as to for@@ get your work and the love you showed for his name , in that you have minis@@ tered to the holy ones and continue minis@@ ter@@ ing . ”
Un@@ der the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re , w@@ ars also provided sla@@ ves in a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance , and the dem@@ and for sla@@ ves some@@ times led to war .
Even though we do not know everything Jehovah will do , we do know our God .
Mo@@ der@@ n - day anointed Christians have long recogn@@ ized that this com@@ mis@@ sion also app@@ lies to them , and the “ other sheep ” g@@ la@@ dly jo@@ in them in that work . ​ — John 10 : 16 .
Some today use the ter@@ ms “ O@@ ld S@@ la@@ v@@ on@@ ic ” or “ O@@ ld Ch@@ urch S@@ la@@ v@@ on@@ ic . ”
Al@@ so , h@@ ate often ex@@ ists where the stan@@ d@@ ard of living of a se@@ ction of the commun@@ ity is th@@ reat@@ ened by an influ@@ x of fore@@ ign@@ ers .
You may ask one of Jehovah’s Witnesses for a cop@@ y of the f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating public@@ ation My Bo@@ ok of Bible St@@ ori@@ es .
While there , he sp@@ ent qu@@ ite some time at the temple , “ s@@ it@@ ting in the mi@@ d@@ st of the teach@@ ers and listen@@ ing to them and ques@@ tion@@ ing them . ” Mo@@ re@@ over , “ all those listen@@ ing to him were in con@@ st@@ ant am@@ a@@ z@@ ement at his understanding and his ans@@ wers . ”
If the b@@ ones of his leg@@ s were bro@@ ken , however , it would be imp@@ os@@ sible for him to do this .
How can we “ form a long@@ ing ” for Bible knowledge , and how will such knowledge benefit our ministry ?
For example , you might say : “ A cam@@ p@@ fi@@ re is good ; a fore@@ st fi@@ re is bad .
J@@ on@@ a@@ than was respon@@ sible for cle@@ an@@ ing the sto@@ ve and the k@@ it@@ ch@@ en .
How might we an@@ al@@ y@@ ze our view of money ?
By all means , then , let us remain in regul@@ ar commun@@ ic@@ ation with our God by means of Bible study and prayer .
There was another as@@ pect to the work that might have been even more challeng@@ ing than ar@@ k building .
But did God ap@@ point J@@ on@@ ah as a prophet because he was dis@@ obedi@@ ent ?
So God re@@ je@@ cted him and direc@@ ted the prophet Samuel to ano@@ in@@ t David as the future king of Israel .
Ab@@ out two years before the Jews left Babyl@@ on , God fore@@ told through the prophet Daniel that the Messi@@ ah would appe@@ ar 4@@ 8@@ 3 years after the order to re@@ buil@@ d Jerusalem was given .
In such a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous situation , spiritual light is of the ut@@ most import@@ ance .
Tru@@ e , Jehovah is the most gl@@ ori@@ ous Per@@ s@@ on@@ age in the uni@@ verse , but that does not mean that he is gl@@ ori@@ ous in the eyes of all humans .
But the temple re@@ pres@@ ented something far gr@@ an@@ der , as we shall see .
7 : 31 .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , with God’s help we can change our person@@ ality as well as our out@@ look on life .
E@@ ach Christian should ask himself , ‘ Do I make my@@ self a@@ vail@@ able to others or do I often appe@@ ar to be too bus@@ y ? ’
The minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant gr@@ ate@@ fully app@@ lied the counsel and is making fine prog@@ ress .
P@@ r@@ om@@ ise of Par@@ adise Ch@@ ang@@ ed Li@@ fe ! ( I .
Mo@@ re@@ over , during such times of spiritual instru@@ ction , we are for@@ ti@@ fied in know@@ ing that even if others are un@@ a@@ ware of the dist@@ ress we are fac@@ ing or do not understand how we feel , Jehovah sur@@ ely does .
However , it was difficult for her to find the part - time jo@@ b she needed .
Jesus ’ “ other sheep ” have an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance in the earthly real@@ m of the heavenly Kingdom .
During one of her tri@@ ps in sear@@ ch of food , she was ca@@ ught in the mi@@ d@@ st of an a@@ ir ra@@ id .
Thus , a com@@ ment in The An@@ cho@@ r Bible states : “ David is set@@ ting up work cre@@ ws of cap@@ ti@@ ves for the e@@ con@@ om@@ ic ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it@@ ation of the con@@ qu@@ ered ter@@ rit@@ ory , evid@@ ently stan@@ d@@ ard prac@@ tice for vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous k@@ ings . ”
As we have seen , toward the end of the 20@@ th century , hope for a un@@ ited world was in the a@@ ir .
This he comple@@ ted in less than a year , a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ement for a 16 - year - old !
Jesus was also liter@@ ate , for even at the age of 12 , he was ca@@ pa@@ ble of having mean@@ ing@@ ful discus@@ sions with educ@@ ated men at the temple .
Yet , God’s purpose was to free them and bring them to the land that he had promised their fore@@ father Abraham .
In just 18 months , 3 have qu@@ ali@@ fied for baptism , and about 25 come to the new Kingdom H@@ all in S@@ an@@ ta R@@ o@@ sa .
Our family later moved to B@@ ris@@ ban@@ e , where my mother taught S@@ un@@ day school at the Me@@ tho@@ di@@ st ch@@ urch .
Paul wrote to Christians : “ Let . . . s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing and a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch be taken away from you . ”
And he promises that those who come to him with the right mo@@ tive and attitude will be ri@@ ch@@ ly re@@ war@@ ded : “ The result of hum@@ ility and the fear of Jehovah is ri@@ ches and glory and life . ” ​ — Proverbs 22 : 4 .
This , however , does not change the fact that people every@@ where are des@@ per@@ ate for love , affe@@ ction , and sy@@ mp@@ a@@ thy .
Se@@ cond , thinking ability will pre@@ v@@ ent us from following those who have “ de@@ vi@@ ated from the truth . ”
; Bo@@ sto@@ ck , S .
R@@ ep@@ ort@@ ers wanted my st@@ ory , p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ ers wanted my pi@@ c@@ ture , and people wanted my pres@@ ence for pre@@ mi@@ er@@ es , ri@@ b@@ b@@ on cu@@ t@@ t@@ ings , lun@@ ches , and din@@ n@@ ers .
There they me@@ t R@@ a@@ ha@@ b , an in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ant of Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o .
“ To be a good person and to share with others . ”
If your love for God needs to be re@@ kin@@ d@@ led , take appro@@ pri@@ ate st@@ ep@@ s to do so , as out@@ l@@ ined a@@ bo@@ ve .
Peter wrote : “ A@@ bo@@ ve all things , have in@@ ten@@ se love for one another , because love co@@ v@@ ers a mul@@ titu@@ de of sin@@ s . ” ​ — 1 Peter 4 : 8 .
How can you help your children to be per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed to believe what they learn from God’s Word ?
Their un@@ wise cho@@ ice brought des@@ tru@@ ction upon them , and the go@@ ds of Des@@ t@@ in@@ y and Go@@ od Lu@@ ck were power@@ less to pre@@ v@@ ent it .
On the other hand , by pur@@ su@@ ing a the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c care@@ er , you will be pur@@ su@@ ing truly wor@@ th@@ while and lasting go@@ als .
W@@ as Jehovah expe@@ cting too much of them ?
In fact , some cl@@ er@@ ic@@ s are themselves activ@@ ely ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ al .
Fa@@ ith of it@@ self is preci@@ ous because it “ is not a pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of all people . ”
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 35 , 14@@ 4
At the beg@@ in@@ ning of human hist@@ ory , an ang@@ el re@@ bel@@ led against God and ur@@ ged the first human pa@@ ir to re@@ be@@ l too .
Why , you will be hal@@ ed before govern@@ ors and k@@ ings for my s@@ ake , for a witness to them and the nations .
What is the worl@@ d’s view of great@@ ness ?
What about chang@@ es in family and moral standards ?
We simply cannot give in to pe@@ er pres@@ sure and become men pleas@@ ers .
A T@@ ra@@ it D@@ ist@@ inc@@ tiv@@ ely H@@ u@@ man
So using his name I pray@@ ed fer@@ v@@ ently to God to help me find the true religion .
S@@ hor@@ tly , it will be the ob@@ ject of an all - out att@@ ack by Go@@ g , Satan in his de@@ based con@@ dition since his ou@@ ster from heaven .
We must coura@@ ge@@ ously re@@ ject apost@@ as@@ y and in@@ stead prom@@ o@@ te true worship .
These recogn@@ ize the responsi@@ bility of their anointed brothers and feel privile@@ ged to work under their over@@ sight .
Jehovah does more than prote@@ ct his servants .
She says : “ L@@ ater my you@@ ng@@ er sister and my brother follow@@ ed me to To@@ go . ”
Jehovah can also make circumstances work out in such a way that the wicked un@@ know@@ ingly serve his purpose .
Why should our prayers inclu@@ de than@@ k@@ s@@ giving ?
Since those early years , I@@ ’@@ ve had the privilege of being at many conven@@ tions of Jehovah’s people .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons are . ” So read a rec@@ ent bil@@ l@@ bo@@ ard message pa@@ id for by an a@@ the@@ ist group .
If we were to serve Jehovah du@@ ti@@ fully but jo@@ y@@ less@@ ly , our sacrifice of praise would be in@@ complete .
Even if the hope of everlasting life were not inclu@@ ded in Jehovah’s re@@ ward to his faithful servants , I would still desire a life of godly devo@@ tion .
For example , The W@@ all S@@ tre@@ et J@@ our@@ n@@ al repor@@ ts that in one S@@ ou@@ the@@ ast A@@ si@@ an country , the govern@@ ment r@@ un@@ s a “ p@@ y@@ r@@ am@@ id - st@@ y@@ le school stru@@ c@@ ture that un@@ a@@ ba@@ she@@ dly pu@@ sh@@ es the cre@@ am to the to@@ p . ”
And hist@@ ory pro@@ ves that they took place as fore@@ told .
But there is another as@@ pect of our obedi@@ ence that we should not over@@ look .
The Scriptures speak of a sou@@ l@@ ’s doing work , c@@ ra@@ ving food , being k@@ id@@ n@@ app@@ ed , experi@@ enc@@ ing s@@ le@@ e@@ pl@@ ess@@ ness , and so for@@ th .
I de@@ fer@@ red any decision , saying that we would continue for the rest of the we@@ ek and see how she felt by then .
The ex@@ p@@ el@@ ling of Satan and the dem@@ ons from heaven after 1914 pur@@ ged that real@@ m of all spirit re@@ bel@@ s , br@@ ing@@ ing much joy to Jehovah’s loyal ang@@ eli@@ c sons , who re@@ present by far the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of his spirit cre@@ ation .
Acc@@ ording to Matthew 6 : 7 , what a@@ bu@@ se of prayer should we avoid ?
M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h ev@@ en@@ tually respon@@ ded to discipl@@ ine .
D@@ en@@ n@@ is , a father of fi@@ ve gi@@ r@@ ls , says , “ We encoura@@ ged our gi@@ r@@ ls to be@@ friend the older pione@@ ers in the congregation , and wh@@ en@@ ever possible we showed ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality to travel@@ ing overse@@ ers and their wi@@ ves . ”
She also left with K@@ im a cop@@ y of the book You Can Li@@ ve F@@ o@@ re@@ ver in Par@@ adise on E@@ ar@@ th .
Acc@@ ording to Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 30 , 31 , we must ri@@ d ourselves of what ?
How They Ma@@ in@@ tain the P@@ ace
And the crow@@ ds keep saying : “ This is the prophet Jesus , from Na@@ z@@ are@@ th of Gal@@ ile@@ e ! ”
God’s R@@ est ​ — Ha@@ ve You En@@ tered In@@ to It ?
Christian cou@@ ples want to be both real@@ is@@ tic and reason@@ able , and the Bible can help them .
Even after be@@ coming Christians , they may have set the se@@ ven@@ th day asi@@ de exc@@ lu@@ si@@ vely for spiritual pur@@ pos@@ es , even though from God’s stan@@ d@@ point the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h was no longer in for@@ ce .
Those war@@ m@@ ed - over me@@ als were a tre@@ at , especially in w@@ in@@ ter when we were shi@@ ver@@ ing in@@ side the ic@@ y tra@@ il@@ er .
Ne@@ h@@ emiah ref@@ ers to that mon@@ th as also f@@ all@@ ing in the 20@@ th year of Ar@@ ta@@ x@@ er@@ x@@ es ’ re@@ ign .
Even when Jesus was being t@@ or@@ tur@@ ed to death , he was so determined to maintain his integrity that he refu@@ sed a d@@ ru@@ g that would have d@@ ul@@ led the pain but might also have left him without full comm@@ and of his sen@@ ses .
What was a t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony c@@ ard , and how was it used ?
( Read John 15 : 11 . )
What are some things the Bible has had to end@@ ure ?
For example , think of a man who lived many cen@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o , a man more no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy than any fil@@ m st@@ ar , s@@ por@@ ts her@@ o , or member of ro@@ y@@ al@@ ty .
Our com@@ mis@@ sion to preach the good news , which inclu@@ des judgment mes@@ sa@@ ges , can be ful@@ filled only if we are streng@@ th@@ ened by Jehovah’s holy spirit .
His brothers under@@ sto@@ od the dre@@ am , and they did not like it one bi@@ t .
For instance , some scho@@ l@@ ars doubt that mo@@ der@@ n Bi@@ bl@@ es are reli@@ able co@@ pi@@ es of the origin@@ al writ@@ ings .
Be@@ ing a fir@@ m beli@@ ever in the Bible , this kind man car@@ ed for Bro@@ ther P@@ o@@ et@@ z@@ ing@@ er as he would for a son , doing so free of char@@ ge .
Be@@ fore God All Are E@@ qu@@ al
The Israelites obedi@@ ently follow@@ ed what direction ?
“ All have sin@@ ned and f@@ all sh@@ ort of the glory of God , ” he said .
It con@@ ve@@ ys the thought of re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting , or sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ ing . ​ — Matthew 26 : 26 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
Our tre@@ k along li@@ fe@@ ’s pa@@ th@@ way might be com@@ pared to a walk that a h@@ ik@@ er takes down a long tra@@ il .
E@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion Com@@ pati@@ ble With Bible ? 1 / 1
A Christian bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ man should not mis@@ re@@ present a pro@@ du@@ ct or service in order to make a quic@@ k s@@ ale ; ne@@ i@@ ther should he offer bri@@ bes or accept pa@@ yo@@ ff@@ s .
After about 18 months in Bar@@ ba@@ do@@ s , I needed sur@@ g@@ er@@ y and had to return to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
So let us be determined to remain under Jesus ’ yo@@ ke by sub@@ mit@@ ting to his authority and direction .
A you@@ ng@@ er sister wrote that Bible reading has helped her to see that Jehovah is real .
When I read them , I real@@ ized that I had found the truth .
15 : 35 - 38 ; 17 : 27 .
What can you learn from these experi@@ ences ?
In Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s day when many Jews were mar@@ r@@ ying fore@@ ign@@ ers who did not worship Jehovah , Ne@@ h@@ emiah refer@@ red to the bad example of Solomon .
P@@ re@@ par@@ ation for and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation at meetings
For good reason , the Bible ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es us : “ Ke@@ ep your sen@@ ses , be w@@ atch@@ ful !
What an up@@ li@@ f@@ ting thought that is !
E@@ ach year on that day , famili@@ es sh@@ ared a me@@ al that inclu@@ ded a young , un@@ ble@@ mi@@ shed lam@@ b .
M@@ ore in@@ sight than all my teach@@ ers I have come to have , because your remin@@ ders are a concer@@ n to me . ”
He wanted time for Christian meetings , the ministry , and study s@@ essi@@ ons with his children .
Jehovah dis@@ clo@@ sed these se@@ cre@@ ts , using a number of different sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s .
One A@@ si@@ an news ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine no@@ tes : “ Those who w@@ atch fil@@ ms or T@@ V learn to desire what they see , to dre@@ am of what they might have . ”
A@@ n al@@ man@@ a@@ c said it@@ ’s going to be a very bad w@@ in@@ ter .
Let us see how Psalm 4@@ 5 pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed these exc@@ iting events .
9@@ 2 : 14 , 15 .
You too may have wonder@@ ed what happ@@ ens at death and whether it will be possible to be re@@ un@@ ited with dead loved ones in the future .
The wise king sing@@ les out the mo@@ ther’s g@@ ri@@ ef , perhaps to su@@ gg@@ est that she g@@ ri@@ ev@@ es more deep@@ ly .
Some time during that th@@ ir@@ d year of C@@ y@@ r@@ us , Daniel received a vision of the mar@@ ch of world po@@ wers that cul@@ min@@ ates in the coming great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
Do we find that many are not at home when we call ?
The year 198@@ 9 brought a chang@@ ed pol@@ itical c@@ li@@ mate , and Jehovah’s Witnesses were leg@@ ally recogn@@ ized in P@@ ol@@ and .
To whom was Jesus tal@@ king ?
Un@@ der f@@ la@@ w@@ less con@@ di@@ tions , humans could prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely ex@@ ten@@ d the b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries of Par@@ adise until it co@@ vered the g@@ lo@@ be .
The longer the d@@ el@@ a@@ y in see@@ king help , the greater the ris@@ k that un@@ clean desi@@ res will ‘ become fer@@ t@@ ile and give bir@@ th to sin ’ that will h@@ ur@@ t others and bring re@@ pro@@ ach on Jehovah’s name .
Bible n@@ ames often say something about the be@@ ar@@ er@@ ’s tra@@ its or life , as in the case of Abraham , Jesus , and many others .
“ Re@@ ad@@ y for E@@ very Go@@ od Wor@@ k ”
I did not always listen appreci@@ ati@@ vely .
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The Li@@ ght B@@ righ@@ ten@@ s
“ The Father has sent his Son as Sa@@ vi@@ or of the world . ” ​ — 1 John 4 : 14 .
“ Even young ba@@ bi@@ es can be influ@@ enced by emo@@ tional mes@@ sa@@ ges deli@@ vered through a tel@@ ev@@ ision s@@ cre@@ en , ” repor@@ ts The New Yor@@ k T@@ im@@ es .
One si@@ bl@@ ing claim@@ s that the other started the fi@@ ght , while the other claim@@ s that he was being mis@@ tre@@ ated .
They were imp@@ ressed with the loving Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od , and what they ob@@ served among the brothers dre@@ w them to Jehovah . ​ — John 13 : 34 , 35 .
O in@@ experienced ones , understand sh@@ re@@ w@@ dness ; and you stu@@ pi@@ d ones , understand heart . ” ​ — Proverbs 8 : 4 , 5 .
His wife might well have in@@ iti@@ ated the con@@ vers@@ ation that prom@@ p@@ ted this little gi@@ r@@ l to speak up about her faith .
By medit@@ ating on God’s deal@@ ings with Israel , members of “ the Israel of God ” and their “ other sheep ” compan@@ i@@ ons devel@@ op greater appreciation for Jehovah and his way of gover@@ ning .
M@@ c@@ C@@ l@@ in@@ to@@ ck and S@@ tr@@ ong@@ ’s C@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia states : “ Indeed , the bur@@ ning of inc@@ en@@ se seem@@ s to have been consider@@ ed among the Hebrews so much of an act of worship or sac@@ red o@@ ffering that we read not of any other use of inc@@ en@@ se than this among them . ”
But why was he there ?
No matter where we look ​ — to the heavens a@@ bo@@ ve or to the so@@ il bene@@ ath our fe@@ et — ​ we find a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant evidence of an all - wise and loving Creator .
These artic@@ les will help us to strengthen our fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah God .
Paul had ap@@ par@@ ently made his relationship with Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s and Mark a sub@@ ject of his prayers of faith , and this resul@@ ted in the tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ill@@ ity that is l@@ in@@ ked with “ the peace of God . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 .
Jesus , therefore , did not indic@@ ate that his disciples would es@@ cap@@ e all difficul@@ ties and enjoy a life of un@@ bro@@ ken peace and tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ill@@ ity .
B@@ arri@@ ers to Ch@@ ange
A@@ no@@ ther person of ancient times who had a close relationship with Jehovah was G@@ ide@@ on .
Sh@@ ould we not also live by God’s standards and stand out as different from the world ?
When Lu@@ c@@ in@@ i@@ us , an a@@ ff@@ lu@@ ent Bible stud@@ ent , learned that Jer@@ ome was pre@@ par@@ ing a L@@ at@@ in transl@@ ation , he wanted to have a cop@@ y of this new transl@@ ation as soon as possible .
Per@@ haps they do not view things that way , but c@@ learly , Jesus does .
At the end of the 40 - day peri@@ od of fa@@ sting , medit@@ ating , and pra@@ ying that follow@@ ed his baptism , Jesus enc@@ oun@@ tered a temp@@ tation .
They listen@@ ed , though , and af@@ ter@@ ward they were g@@ la@@ d that they did .
Jesus fully expe@@ cted to be ra@@ ised from the dead .
Instead , strengthen your children by ra@@ ising them to accept responsi@@ bility .
The ‘ f@@ all@@ ing away ’ of it su@@ gg@@ ests the de@@ gener@@ ation of these or@@ g@@ ans , so that conc@@ ep@@ tion would be imp@@ os@@ sible .
In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational service
Jesus said that the first st@@ ep to such a relationship is to learn about God and Christ .
• In what sense was Jehovah the share of the L@@ ev@@ ites ?
The psalmist lam@@ ented : “ How often they would re@@ be@@ l against him in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , they would make him feel h@@ ur@@ t in the deser@@ t !
G@@ ran@@ ted , such an appro@@ ach requi@@ res self - control and determin@@ ation .
Me@@ et@@ ing with an is@@ ol@@ ated congregation in the Solomon Is@@ lands
E@@ ach time you sto@@ p to refle@@ ct on the meaning of what you have read , jo@@ t down a ph@@ ra@@ se that remin@@ ds you of one of God’s end@@ ear@@ ing at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes .
Jehovah said that he would take care of me , and I@@ ’@@ m going to put Jehovah to the t@@ est . ”
Job , Lo@@ t , and David all made mis@@ takes , some very serious ones at that .
The l@@ ack of a reli@@ able means of commun@@ ic@@ ation also made the cir@@ cu@@ it work challeng@@ ing .
I reas@@ oned that in this present life , I cannot have everything .
During his re@@ ign of peace , what mirac@@ les Jesus will per@@ form in be@@ half of all mankind !
Jac@@ o@@ b had ten other sons , but he loved Joseph more than all of them .
Thus , the ev@@ il@@ do@@ er could not have been in heaven with Jesus that day .
A@@ m@@ ong the Gre@@ ek@@ s and Romans , the do@@ g was often a bel@@ o@@ ved pe@@ t that lived in its ow@@ n@@ er@@ ’s house and pla@@ yed with the children .
But I feel that nothing that this un@@ just world has to offer can com@@ pare with the privilege of serving Jehovah God .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H is a gener@@ ous God .
She was sur@@ pris@@ ed when she read Psalm 9@@ 0 : 10 .
E@@ r@@ r@@ one@@ ous beli@@ ef@@ s and conc@@ ep@@ ts about God may have contribu@@ ted to wrong actions in the past .
My father was a bo@@ x@@ er and started teaching me to fi@@ ght when I was very young .
If the dead were to come back to life on such an earth , sur@@ ely any happiness would be sh@@ ort - lived .
And if the teach@@ ers tri@@ ed to tri@@ p Jesus up by as@@ king him contro@@ ver@@ si@@ al questions , they fa@@ iled .
If we were to pray only for such physical needs , however , it would indic@@ ate an im@@ bal@@ ance .
Jesus spoke those words at about no@@ on@@ time .
He did not re@@ bu@@ ke the disciples for their fa@@ il@@ u@@ res and doub@@ ts .
And material from both will be found in the “ Do You R@@ em@@ ember ? ” fe@@ ature , which will be publi@@ shed in the study e@@ dition .
In fact , we will seek their advan@@ ta@@ ge , not our own , and will jo@@ y@@ fully per@@ form hum@@ ble t@@ as@@ ks in their be@@ half .
28 Li@@ fe St@@ ory ​ — Le@@ a@@ ving Th@@ ings Be@@ h@@ ind to F@@ ol@@ low the Ma@@ ster
The T@@ e@@ aching Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy overse@@ es the pre@@ par@@ ation of all spiritual pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s for the instru@@ ction of Jehovah’s people earth wide .
Un@@ like those first disciples , we cannot accom@@ pan@@ y Jesus and ob@@ serve him preaching to people .
The lar@@ g@@ est mas@@ s ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of this ty@@ pe that hist@@ ory recor@@ ds took place at the end of a re@@ v@@ ol@@ t led by S@@ par@@ t@@ ac@@ us ( 7@@ 3 - 7@@ 1 B.C.E . ) , when 6@@ ,000 sla@@ ves and gl@@ adi@@ at@@ ors were ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted along the ro@@ ad le@@ ading from Ca@@ pua to R@@ ome .
David ple@@ ad@@ ed that Jehovah sear@@ ch through him to see if there was any “ pa@@ in@@ ful way ” in him .
Are you willing to sp@@ end your time , en@@ er@@ gy , tal@@ ents , and res@@ our@@ ces serving Jehovah God and the inter@@ ests of others , even if doing so means being “ ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted and wor@@ n out ” at times ?
While “ be@@ aring fru@@ it ” also app@@ lies to pro@@ duc@@ ing “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit , ” in this article and the next , we foc@@ us on pro@@ duc@@ ing “ the fru@@ it of our li@@ ps , ” or Kingdom preaching . ​ — G@@ al .
Be@@ ware of the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s S@@ na@@ res !
However , they had been ra@@ ised in the Jewish religion , which plac@@ ed great import@@ ance on such matters .
If we are stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing with wrong se@@ x@@ u@@ al desi@@ res , fellow Christians are another s@@ ource of help that we can turn to .
Jesus was concer@@ ned about how his death as a cri@@ min@@ al would af@@ fect Jehovah God and His name .
He said : “ God is a spiritual Be@@ ing . ”
As@@ soci@@ ation at meetings is another vital pro@@ vision to help us .
When con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with the imper@@ fe@@ ctions of other servants of God , Ger@@ tru@@ d turned to Jehovah in hear@@ t@@ felt prayer .
If an ar@@ my on the mar@@ ch can be lu@@ red to bre@@ ak ran@@ k to pur@@ sue li@@ cen@@ ti@@ ous , im@@ moral conduct , this can cause dis@@ order .
For de@@ ca@@ des , ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism has taken th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of lives .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the S@@ ac@@ red Scriptures , the emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is is plac@@ ed , not on pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ing material ri@@ ches , but on having a good standing with Jehovah , one that we can maintain by continu@@ ally doing the divine will in faith .
The first three were re@@ adi@@ ly a@@ vail@@ able to the Jews of Jesus ’ day and ear@@ li@@ er .
Thus , the Scriptures say : “ Be@@ come imit@@ at@@ ors of God , as bel@@ o@@ ved children . ”
She and her husband ag@@ re@@ ed to provide El@@ isha lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing in a ro@@ of ch@@ am@@ ber in their home .
We are given the n@@ ames of only two of the faithful angels . ​ — 8 / 1 , page 10 .
The me@@ tho@@ ds of yo@@ ga were at first h@@ an@@ ded down or@@ ally .
What pre@@ par@@ ations did Abra@@ m have to make for his j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , and why might that have involved sacrifice ?
The Bible uses some vi@@ vi@@ d yet t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing word pi@@ c@@ tures to descri@@ be Jehovah’s promises of prote@@ ctive care .
On the other hand , the cl@@ er@@ gy were ang@@ ry .
In all they do in Jehovah’s organization , Christian shepher@@ ds stri@@ ve to imitate “ the great shepher@@ d , ” Jesus Christ .
The apostle John qu@@ o@@ tes Jesus as saying : “ If I had not done among [ the people ] the works that no one el@@ se did , they would have no sin ; but now they have both seen and h@@ ated me as well as my Father .
T@@ a@@ i@@ pe@@ i
Yet , H@@ ann@@ ah makes these j@@ our@@ ne@@ ys to Jehovah’s san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary . ​ — 1 Samuel 1 : 3 - 7 .
( a ) What should we keep in mind when it comes to family worship and personal study ?
M@@ ore sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant is whether it provi@@ des us with the necess@@ ities of life and al@@ lo@@ ws us su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient time and opportunity to fulf@@ ill our Christian ob@@ lig@@ ations .
David learned from the discipl@@ ine and reg@@ a@@ ined his integrity by obe@@ ying God and end@@ uring in that course .
Thus , we all need to take to heart the war@@ ning : “ Let the one who thin@@ ks he is standing be@@ ware that he does not f@@ all . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Like g@@ ent@@ le d@@ ro@@ ps of ra@@ in that so@@ ak the gr@@ ound and help pl@@ ants to gro@@ w , many individuals in the congregation contribu@@ te to the happiness of Christians in di@@ vi@@ ded hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds .
B@@ or@@ ro@@ w ) , 8 / 15
Then in discus@@ sing “ the h@@ our of the judgment , ” Bro@@ ther Bar@@ r stated : “ Ti@@ me is tic@@ king away to when the fin@@ al judgment will be pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced .
F@@ ur@@ man@@ o@@ v is a pi@@ c@@ tu@@ res@@ que city with many beau@@ ti@@ ful tre@@ es that turn y@@ el@@ low and red in the f@@ all .
But G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el did not offer to expla@@ in to her family and neigh@@ b@@ ors how she would become pre@@ gn@@ ant .
It will consider what God says and promises in his inf@@ al@@ li@@ ble Word , the Bible , regarding these vital questions :
How does Bible study strengthen our res@@ ol@@ ve to pre@@ serve our relationship with Jehovah ?
In 19@@ 22 they began to ann@@ oun@@ ce the coming end of Chris@@ tend@@ om , publi@@ ci@@ z@@ ing the four ang@@ eli@@ c tru@@ mp@@ et b@@ la@@ st@@ s of Revelation 8 : 7 - 12 and the three w@@ o@@ es fore@@ told at Revelation 9 : 1 – 11 : 15 .
When A@@ ha@@ b learned of Jehovah’s ad@@ verse judgment , “ he ri@@ pp@@ ed his gar@@ ments ap@@ ar@@ t and put sac@@ k@@ clo@@ th on his body ; and he went on a f@@ ast and kept l@@ ying down in sac@@ k@@ clo@@ th and wal@@ king des@@ pon@@ d@@ ently . ”
H@@ E@@ A@@ R@@ IN@@ G of my pre@@ dic@@ am@@ ent , my brothers - in - law sear@@ ched local ru@@ b@@ bis@@ h du@@ mp@@ s , tr@@ ying to find old par@@ ts to make a bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le for me .
The resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus appe@@ ared to individuals ( including Paul himself ) , to small grou@@ ps , and even to a crow@@ d of 5@@ 00 , many of whom had no doubt been s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ al when they heard the news that Jesus had been resur@@ rec@@ ted !
I@@ mp@@ er@@ fe@@ ction , the s@@ ource of most problems in human rel@@ ations , is present in all people .
We must recogn@@ ize that those lies told in the gar@@ den of E@@ den were as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ts against the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of Jehovah himself .
What does Psalm 7@@ 2 reve@@ al , and what pre@@ view does it provide ?
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( b ) How does Jehovah feel about sin@@ ful conduct ?
On@@ ce you have f@@ led from , or have se@@ par@@ ated yourself from , the present do@@ om@@ ed world , you must fi@@ ght any ur@@ ge to go back to take advan@@ ta@@ ge of wh@@ atever can be g@@ le@@ an@@ ed from it .
That means , of course , being loyal to Jehovah . He is blessing his people now more than ever .
De@@ ath and H@@ ad@@ es are “ h@@ ur@@ led into ” it in that they will be done away with when mankind is fre@@ ed from sin and the con@@ dem@@ nation of death .
Jesus ’ par@@ able of the wa@@ ste@@ ful son teach@@ es us the import@@ ance of kindness and for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess . ​ — Luke 15 : 11 - 32
In fact , this gr@@ and qu@@ ality so char@@ ac@@ ter@@ iz@@ es our Creator that the Bible says : “ God is love . ”
In our Christian ministry , we can demonstr@@ ate a sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y by con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ating on our work , such as by thinking about what is@@ su@@ es , questions , or information might interest the people we me@@ et .
“ The heart of the righteous one medit@@ ates , ” says the wise man .
The s@@ mal@@ l@@ est letter of the Hebrew al@@ p@@ ha@@ be@@ t is י ( yo@@ d ) , which is the first letter of the T@@ et@@ ra@@ gr@@ am@@ mat@@ on , the sac@@ red name of God , Jehovah .
How Jesus ’ De@@ ath Can Sa@@ ve You
Of course , a me@@ asure of ca@@ u@@ tion is needed , since a spiritually a@@ il@@ ing you@@ th could ad@@ ver@@ sel@@ y influ@@ ence other young ones .
And whether we were e@@ ating , gar@@ d@@ ening , or going for a walk , we tri@@ ed to strengthen each chil@@ d’s relationship with Jehovah .
What might you do if you would like to have a more fru@@ it@@ ful ministry ?
In@@ side the boo@@ k@@ ’s fr@@ on@@ t co@@ ver is a letter from the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy to young people .
To cop@@ e with this , compan@@ ies were grou@@ ped into what were called div@@ isions , which held small ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es and eng@@ ag@@ ed in preaching mis@@ sions , known as div@@ isi@@ onal cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ s , once or t@@ wi@@ ce a year .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Con@@ vers@@ ations Bu@@ il@@ d U@@ p
J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah and his daugh@@ ter fully tru@@ sted in Jehovah and his way of doing things .
What new arrang@@ ement did Jehovah fore@@ tell ?
And there is more .
This is the first Bible refer@@ ence to death .
( a ) How might Christians ‘ sta@@ b themselves all over with many pa@@ ins ’ ?
May all of us tre@@ asure it and be gr@@ ate@@ ful that its fru@@ it@@ age will last forever . ​ — 1 John 2 : 17 .
They make a positi@@ ve contribu@@ tion in the way that Jesus and his early disciples did and stri@@ ve to help people a@@ do@@ pt who@@ les@@ ome Bi@@ bli@@ cal valu@@ es , such as hon@@ es@@ ty , moral cle@@ an@@ ness , and a good work e@@ th@@ ic . ​ — 10 / 15 , page 6 .
To@@ gether with his son and daugh@@ ter , he accepted the truth .
In this reg@@ ard , the apostle Peter said : “ If , when you are doing good and you su@@ ff@@ er , you end@@ ure it , this is a thing ag@@ re@@ e@@ able with God . ”
The W@@ a@@ il@@ ing W@@ all , to which many Jews come from great di@@ stances to pray , is not part of that temple .
P@@ eri@@ o@@ dic@@ ally , we should pray@@ er@@ fully and hon@@ es@@ tly exam@@ ine ourselves to make sure that we are not gra@@ du@@ ally d@@ ri@@ f@@ ting away from Jehovah’s thinking and standards .
S@@ la@@ very , al@@ though still ex@@ is@@ ting , is il@@ leg@@ al in much of the world .
• How are we “ a special pro@@ per@@ ty ” to Jehovah ?
Th@@ ink about the people in the ter@@ rit@@ ory and what may ar@@ ouse their interest .
O@@ u@@ t of the th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of famili@@ es in Israel , what kind of parents did God cho@@ ose to ra@@ ise his Son ?
The “ gift ” that Jesus mentioned was any o@@ ffering pres@@ ented at the temple in Jerusalem .
Job did not understand why Jehovah allow@@ ed certain things to ha@@ p@@ pen , and at times we may not understand why bad things ha@@ p@@ pen .
However , a dist@@ or@@ ted view of our own import@@ ance can lead to serious con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
O@@ ver the course of time , I have learned much from serving al@@ ong@@ side brothers who care for heav@@ y responsi@@ bil@@ ities , and N@@ or@@ a has had a vari@@ ety of assign@@ ments at Bethel .
In O@@ c@@ to@@ ber , Jo@@ di became an un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ er , and she was baptized in F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary .
How was true fre@@ e@@ dom lost ?
By sear@@ ch@@ ing out such ones from house to house , Jehovah’s Witnesses show love for God and for their neigh@@ b@@ ors , who@@ se lives dep@@ end on hear@@ ing and respon@@ ding to the Kingdom message . ​ — Matthew 22 : 37 - 39 ; 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 1 : 8 .
Se@@ cu@@ re be@@ h@@ ind her high w@@ alls , she consider@@ ed her@@ self to be an imp@@ en@@ et@@ ra@@ ble city .
asked the apostle Paul . How , in@@ deed ?
However , the Bible shows that all humans are born imper@@ fect as a result of Ad@@ am@@ ’s sin .
Since Jehovah has given us life , we should love him more than we love anyone el@@ se .
F@@ am@@ ily and M@@ or@@ al St@@ and@@ ar@@ ds
Since then , that stud@@ ent has prog@@ ressed n@@ ic@@ ely .
Because he is tru@@ th@@ ful in all his ways , Jehovah expe@@ cts those who worship him to be tru@@ th@@ ful also .
The bed was in a di@@ r@@ t c@@ el@@ la@@ r .
However , Ar@@ th@@ ur R@@ ö@@ d@@ l , the fe@@ ared L@@ ag@@ er@@ f@@ ü@@ h@@ re@@ r ( cam@@ p su@@ per@@ vis@@ or ) , un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly came to the res@@ cu@@ e .
Yet , at that cr@@ itical m@@ om@@ ent when given a cho@@ ice between doing something and doing nothing , did they give in to indi@@ ffer@@ ence ?
Jehovah’s name em@@ br@@ ac@@ es the full sc@@ op@@ e of His exc@@ el@@ l@@ ence , ma@@ j@@ es@@ ty , and ho@@ l@@ iness .
Some scho@@ l@@ ars say that the Bible is just a group of Jewish and Christian boo@@ ks put together by humans .
Many of those who have accepted Christi@@ an@@ ity are di@@ vi@@ ded in their op@@ in@@ i@@ ons .
However , since they were over@@ gro@@ wn by we@@ e@@ d@@ like Christians , we do not know for certain who bel@@ ong@@ ed to the whe@@ at class during that long peri@@ od of time .
Ab@@ out 35 years after he wrote that , many Christians were continu@@ ing to prove their faith with appro@@ pri@@ ate works .
In this pro@@ ver@@ b , the wa@@ y@@ ward person is por@@ tra@@ yed as “ a str@@ ange woman ” ​ — a pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te .
However , many of our decisions , the cho@@ ic@@ es we make , can have a pro@@ found effect on us .
The fore@@ going consider@@ ation of what Jesus said and did c@@ learly shows that he is the ide@@ al Le@@ ad@@ er .
Then all those who love Jehovah will enjoy “ the gl@@ ori@@ ous fre@@ e@@ dom of the children of God ” ​ — and their prayers certainly will be ans@@ wer@@ ed . ​ — Romans 8 : 18 - 21 .
In to@@ da@@ y’s world , liter@@ al building pro@@ je@@ cts often prove co@@ st@@ ly .
Although her husband at one time stu@@ died with the Witnesses , he has not yet made the truth his own .
This the disciples did with ze@@ al and courage .
“ If you have any kind of Christian ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound you pro@@ ba@@ bly are able to r@@ at@@ tle off the L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er without having to pa@@ use for bre@@ ath , ” says Cana@@ da@@ ’s O@@ t@@ ta@@ wa C@@ iti@@ z@@ en new@@ s@@ pa@@ per , “ but you might have difficul@@ ty saying it s@@ low@@ ly and with understanding . ”
Now that we understand how serious it is to make a v@@ ow to God , let us consider these questions : What s@@ ort of v@@ ow@@ s might we as Christians make ?
E@@ ach mon@@ th , on the a@@ ver@@ age , we receive a th@@ ous@@ and let@@ ters from inter@@ ested people as@@ king for more information . ”
When an Israel@@ ite offered a bur@@ n@@ t sacrifice , it was done “ of his own free will before Jehovah . ”
By giving worshi@@ p@@ ful honor to the pol@@ itical st@@ ate , its sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s , and its mil@@ it@@ ary might , to which they look for hope and sal@@ vation .
At times , this ca@@ used me to feel ang@@ ry with him .
( Read John 3 : 16 ; 1 John 4 : 19 . )
Th@@ ink , too , of the let@@ ters sent by the apostles to the first - century congregations .
This prophecy had an app@@ lic@@ ation among the Jews re@@ esta@@ bli@@ shed in their land , but there would be another fulfill@@ ment .
Consider how lear@@ ning the truth about hel@@ l affe@@ cted Ka@@ th@@ le@@ en , a 32 - year - old form@@ er d@@ ru@@ g us@@ er .
When the Israelites left Egy@@ pt , they did not do so as vari@@ ous in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent grou@@ ps , each group going its own way .
How is our view of authority different from that of the world ?
A@@ no@@ ther Christian ag@@ re@@ ed to back a lo@@ an for a fellow beli@@ ever .
To support the family , my mother wor@@ ked ​ — for a pit@@ t@@ ance — ​ doing heav@@ y work in a priv@@ ately ow@@ ned la@@ un@@ d@@ ry .
But Jesus said : “ Let the young children come to me ; do not try to sto@@ p them , for the kingdom of God bel@@ ong@@ s to su@@ ch@@ like ones .
He will “ give holy spirit to those as@@ king him . ”
In F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 195@@ 7 , together with two other young pione@@ ers , Ju@@ ne Na@@ pi@@ er and B@@ er@@ y@@ l Bar@@ k@@ er , I arri@@ ved in Cor@@ k , sou@@ ther@@ n I@@ rel@@ and .
Be@@ ing S@@ eri@@ ous in a World That Lo@@ ves P@@ lea@@ sure
Ex@@ am@@ ine the principles lis@@ ted on the next page .
What helped this faithful man to be cont@@ ent ?
F@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed by Q@@ u@@ e@@ en Je@@ ze@@ bel@@ ’s th@@ reat@@ s , Eli@@ j@@ ah r@@ an away into the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness and expres@@ sed a wish to die .
Tru@@ e , there have been bri@@ ef peri@@ o@@ ds of peace , but what kind of peace ?
Par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in the ministry
If “ a man takes some false st@@ ep before he is a@@ ware of it ” ​ — as though ca@@ ught off gu@@ ard — ​ spiritually qu@@ ali@@ fied men try to “ read@@ just such a man in a spirit of mil@@ dness . ”
Even when con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with truth based on the Bible , many people deli@@ ber@@ ately ign@@ ore it .
It is nothing but “ fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness with God . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 1 : 20 , 21 ; 3 : 19 .
They became pre@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with their own da@@ ily needs and way of life .
This proved true of David .
What ad@@ vice would you have given this sister ?
By res@@ is@@ ting temp@@ tation , you@@ ths can imitate Joseph and stay mor@@ ally clean
God’s word streng@@ th@@ ens our trust in him when we are persecu@@ ted .
He qui@@ et@@ ly listen@@ s as K@@ o@@ j@@ o op@@ ens the Bible and re@@ a@@ ds a s@@ crip@@ ture .
C@@ ho@@ o@@ sing a course that di@@ ff@@ ers from that of one@@ ’s pe@@ ers can lik@@ e@@ wise be difficult , even pa@@ in@@ ful , for a young person .
E@@ ach nation and e@@ th@@ ni@@ c group is d@@ ri@@ ven by the desire for self - determin@@ ation .
S@@ tr@@ ong op@@ in@@ i@@ ons were expres@@ sed on both si@@ des of the is@@ sue .
It also pres@@ ented moral d@@ ang@@ ers .
What comfort is there for the el@@ der@@ ly ?
In@@ f@@ ants should be baptized .
Mo@@ m , D@@ ad , and G@@ r@@ and@@ ma all sh@@ ared in reading to us from good st@@ or@@ y@@ boo@@ ks or st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght from the Bible .
I felt as if I were having a bad dre@@ am and would soon wa@@ ke up .
Yet , the apostles “ continued without le@@ tu@@ p teaching and declar@@ ing the good news about the Christ , Jesus . ”
O@@ ver@@ coming the F@@ e@@ ar of M@@ an
On the M@@ on@@ day after the conven@@ tion , at home once again , Daniel got up early to go to kin@@ der@@ gar@@ ten .
Indeed , “ the large j@@ ar of f@@ l@@ our did not ru@@ n out , and the small j@@ ar of o@@ il did not ru@@ n d@@ ry , according to Jehovah’s word that he had spo@@ ken through Eli@@ j@@ ah . ”
As they expres@@ sed their fe@@ ars to him , Joseph “ bur@@ st into te@@ ars ” and rep@@ lied : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id .
They were cre@@ ated perfect , with the deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful pro@@ spe@@ ct of end@@ less life in Par@@ adise , but they lost that pro@@ spe@@ ct .
How will God bring about these wonderful con@@ di@@ tions , and how can we benefit from this promise ?
. . in A@@ th@@ ens
Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has was a young man when the Israelites were enc@@ am@@ ped on the P@@ la@@ ins of Mo@@ a@@ b .
Yes , des@@ po@@ il@@ ing and viol@@ ence ab@@ ound .
* K@@ ings also sent Solomon bal@@ sa@@ m o@@ il as a g@@ es@@ ture of their go@@ o@@ d@@ will . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 9 : 23 , 24 .
Rather , they a@@ wa@@ it the end of this wicked system of things during “ Jehovah’s day . ”
“ In S@@ te@@ p With the Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation , ” the life st@@ ory of P@@ r@@ y@@ ce H@@ ugh@@ es , appe@@ ared in The Watchtower , A@@ pri@@ l 1 , 19@@ 6@@ 3 . Li@@ fe st@@ ori@@ es of these faithful servants of Jehovah have appe@@ ared in ear@@ li@@ er is@@ su@@ es of The Watchtower .
Fa@@ sting at that time was evid@@ ently associ@@ ated with the ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ment of sin@@ ful@@ ness .
Wh@@ en@@ ever possible , why should we be present and pa@@ y attention at Christian meetings ?
Rather , he promises to su@@ sta@@ in , support , and gu@@ i@@ de them thr@@ ough@@ out their lives , even into old age . ​ — Psalm 4@@ 8 : 14 .
As a result , when we try to tell people that the end of this world is near and that Christ is now rul@@ ing , many of them do not want to listen .
If that is the life we desire , should we not stri@@ ve to n@@ ur@@ ture the same attitude now ?
The pati@@ ence of God is also seen in his deal@@ ings with the ancient nation of Israel .
When I turned 25 , I started to think about the Bible again .
There are only 22 Kingdom H@@ alls in the country , and of these only 12 have some ty@@ pe of ro@@ of .
Th@@ ough it is un@@ likely that he offered his prayers in Jesus ’ name , they “ as@@ c@@ ended as a re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance before God . ”
That is what was done by some in the first century .
A happy family and good health are among Jehovah’s great@@ est gi@@ f@@ ts .
Yet , preaching to them will be no proble@@ m if the stud@@ ents a@@ do@@ pt Jehovah’s attitude .
Their cho@@ ice was ei@@ ther to obey God and live et@@ er@@ n@@ ally on a par@@ adise earth or to dis@@ obey him and die .
The ter@@ rit@@ ory here is very pro@@ duc@@ tive .
Do we ?
• What is bi@@ om@@ i@@ me@@ tic@@ s , and why might it be of interest to Christians ?
Although Christians today are no longer under the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , it remin@@ ds us that Jehovah vie@@ ws the el@@ der@@ ly who serve him as valu@@ able and preci@@ ous .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in the Christian congregation , we may be called upon to rel@@ in@@ qu@@ ish a right in order to maintain peace .
The M@@ in@@ is@@ try Be@@ comes Our W@@ a@@ y of Li@@ fe
A@@ no@@ ther dre@@ am of Lu@@ car@@ is was never real@@ ized ei@@ ther ​ — that of see@@ ing the O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch return to “ ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ cal simp@@ li@@ city . ”
Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation that had already rec@@ ently been done in other langu@@ ages also helped to imp@@ ro@@ ve the Eng@@ l@@ ish text . ​ — Proverbs 27 : 17 .
What light did Jehovah shed on how he would fulf@@ ill the prophecy recorded at Genesis 3 : 15 ?
( b ) How would you de@@ fine “ desi@@ ra@@ ble things , ” and why ?
T@@ ri@@ ck@@ st@@ ers and confidence men dec@@ ei@@ ve vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s to get their money .
Per@@ haps without his cons@@ ent , Lu@@ ther’s 9@@ 5 th@@ es@@ es were pr@@ inted and dis@@ s@@ em@@ in@@ ated .
In a des@@ crip@@ tion of “ the time of the end , ” the prophet Daniel fore@@ told qu@@ ite a different develop@@ ment among God’s people ​ — a re@@ vi@@ val of religious truth .
But even now , he kno@@ ws that he needs to continue fi@@ gh@@ ting his we@@ ak@@ nesses .
My inter@@ ro@@ g@@ at@@ or stru@@ ck me viol@@ ently on the head with the bu@@ t@@ t of a re@@ v@@ ol@@ ver , and I lost consci@@ ousness .
Thus , clear down to the end of the 20@@ th century , spiritual light was shed upon E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s prophecy .
But what is Jehovah’s loving - kindness ?
I@@ magine Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er tel@@ ling his st@@ ory as Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h’s father , Be@@ th@@ u@@ el , as well as her brother La@@ ba@@ n , listen@@ ed with ra@@ pt attention .
A mo@@ des@@ t person gives Jehovah the honor he deser@@ ves , since Jehovah is our Creator and Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn .
In this case , Jehovah keep@@ s see@@ king righteous ones in order “ to show his strength ” in their be@@ half . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 16 : 9 .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , true Christians stand out as different because they end@@ e@@ av@@ or to follow el@@ ev@@ ated Scriptural standards of hon@@ es@@ ty , mor@@ ality , and com@@ pas@@ sion .
Mo@@ st people respon@@ d well to counsel when they are tre@@ ated with di@@ gn@@ ity .
The app@@ en@@ di@@ x of the Con@@ fes@@ sion con@@ tain@@ s a number of questions and respon@@ ses .
We also know that by main@@ tain@@ ing integrity under tri@@ al , we t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to the righ@@ t@@ ful@@ ness of Jehovah’s uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Ther@@ e@@ after , pas@@ ser@@ s@@ by com@@ ment on what a deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful home it is .
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ing that integrity does not always shi@@ eld the u@@ pri@@ ght from d@@ anger or cal@@ am@@ ity , Solomon states : “ The integrity of the u@@ pri@@ ght ones is what lea@@ ds them , but dist@@ or@@ tion by those deal@@ ing tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ously will des@@ po@@ il them . ”
Rather , they became obedi@@ ent children of God by sub@@ mit@@ ting to his spirit and re@@ ap@@ ing its a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant and who@@ les@@ ome fru@@ it@@ age .
We keep you in pris@@ on for two reas@@ ons : The govern@@ ment fe@@ ars that you will be kil@@ led by the Y@@ oung P@@ i@@ one@@ ers , and because you preach about a coming war , the govern@@ ment fe@@ ars that their sol@@ di@@ ers will disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar during that war . ”
So ask yourself , ‘ Are my r@@ om@@ an@@ tic feelings bal@@ an@@ ced with true love for my compan@@ ion ? ’
• How may marriage mat@@ es show loyal love in their spe@@ e@@ ch ?
So@@ on my mother married a wi@@ do@@ wer with four children , and we moved to Lu@@ č@@ ene@@ c , a lo@@ vely city in what was then C@@ ze@@ cho@@ s@@ lo@@ v@@ ak@@ ia .
However , the Bible says that a husband is to “ s@@ tic@@ k to his wife , and the two will be one flesh ” ; it does not say the same about a par@@ ent and a child .
No , “ we are not pe@@ dd@@ l@@ ers of the word of God . ”
He has made every pre@@ par@@ ation to fulf@@ ill this purpose .
My gr@@ and@@ father and father lived in an un@@ fin@@ i@@ shed house in C@@ o@@ ti@@ u@@ j@@ en@@ i , a pe@@ as@@ ant v@@ il@@ la@@ ge in the nor@@ ther@@ n part of what is now M@@ ol@@ do@@ va .
At ei@@ ght o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck , in s@@ pite of heav@@ y ra@@ in , 5@@ 0@@ 7 Witnesses in the Al@@ p@@ ine city of G@@ r@@ en@@ o@@ ble com@@ b the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts or put the tr@@ act in letter bo@@ x@@ es .
( b ) What will help us to make the right cho@@ ic@@ es ?
B@@ ad things have happened , and the human family has su@@ ffered great@@ ly .
She says : “ I like to be there when the children come home from school so that they have someone to talk to . ”
Because we too face an imp@@ en@@ ding des@@ tru@@ ction , not of just one nation , but of an enti@@ re system of things .
Such hon@@ es@@ ty may not make a person rich , but it br@@ ings God’s appro@@ val , pro@@ du@@ ces a clean conscience , and great@@ ly re@@ du@@ ces anxi@@ ety .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers preaching in S@@ an@@ ti@@ ag@@ o de C@@ u@@ ba , the second - lar@@ g@@ est city on the is@@ land known for its mu@@ si@@ c and tra@@ di@@ tional d@@ an@@ ces
However , does that mean that you are shi@@ el@@ ded from all a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction ?
Com@@ pl@@ ying with God’s requi@@ re@@ ments benef@@ its us in similar ways ​ — and we certainly do not find it bur@@ den@@ some to do his will .
“ I saw that by fi@@ gh@@ ting in the war , I was ac@@ tually sin@@ ning against Jehovah , for God says that we should not k@@ ill our neigh@@ b@@ or .
When he came toward me again , I s@@ cre@@ am@@ ed and r@@ an .
Re@@ cor@@ ds show that in the last fi@@ ve years , the a@@ ver@@ age number of regul@@ ar pione@@ ers has gro@@ wn to over 1@@ ,@@ 10@@ 0@@ ,000 and more than a qu@@ ar@@ ter of a milli@@ on worl@@ d@@ wide have been ad@@ ded to the ran@@ ks of full - time pre@@ ach@@ ers .
How so ? ​ — Read Romans 5 : 15 , 16 .
At present , most se@@ cul@@ ar govern@@ ments recogn@@ ize the neu@@ tr@@ al stand of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and for that we are gr@@ ate@@ ful .
They had a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned the city and had not re@@ turned .
God even ano@@ in@@ ts some women with holy spirit , giving them the pro@@ spe@@ ct of rul@@ ing as k@@ ings with Christ .
Jehovah expres@@ ses his anger at “ the dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ ds of Eph@@ ra@@ im [ Israel ] ” for form@@ ing an al@@ li@@ ance with S@@ y@@ ri@@ a and at “ pri@@ est and prophet ” of Juda@@ h for see@@ king an al@@ li@@ ance with As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a .
What will help us to sur@@ vi@@ ve the coming att@@ ack on God’s people ?
I had to under@@ go sur@@ g@@ er@@ y and was in bed for a long time .
How might we be able to help el@@ der@@ ly and in@@ fir@@ m Christians to share in true worship ?
On the day before the ass@@ em@@ bly , you could see them b@@ ent over a tu@@ b , pe@@ el@@ ing po@@ t@@ at@@ o@@ es while rel@@ ating experi@@ ences and having a wonderful time .
Those that were sub@@ je@@ cted to a more thor@@ ough t@@ an@@ ning pro@@ c@@ ess could hold o@@ il or w@@ ine .
M@@ ill@@ ard es@@ ti@@ mat@@ es “ a pri@@ ce of si@@ x to ten den@@ ari@@ i for a cop@@ y of Isaiah ” and says that a complete Hebrew Bible “ would occ@@ up@@ y 15 to 20 ro@@ l@@ ls , ” or could co@@ st about half a ye@@ ar@@ ’s wa@@ ges .
If we have fal@@ le@@ n vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m to the le@@ an@@ ings of a tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous heart and have become acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to jus@@ ti@@ f@@ ying wrong be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or , we can make chang@@ es .
Of what can Christians be sure even if Satan and his servants should k@@ ill them ?
Even if we do not s@@ l@@ an@@ der anyone , we may have to make an ear@@ n@@ est effort to avoid be@@ coming judg@@ men@@ tal .
But how can we act in har@@ mony with such re@@ ques@@ ts ?
They believ@@ ed that lu@@ ck could bring them pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity .
“ The meetings held during the we@@ ek were well supp@@ or@@ ted , with a ma@@ xi@@ mu@@ m attend@@ ance of 14 .
A form@@ er un@@ believ@@ ing husband states : “ When the believ@@ ing mate star@@ ts to let those lo@@ vely qualities shin@@ e , you do not know what is going on in the un@@ beli@@ ever@@ ’s mind and heart .
The life of a wi@@ do@@ w or wi@@ do@@ wer is not a simp@@ le return to being sing@@ le .
He deci@@ ded that he must change his life and put down his we@@ ap@@ ons .
Many ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents in the home are du@@ e to un@@ ti@@ dy ha@@ bi@@ ts .
Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r was then vis@@ iting S@@ ing@@ ap@@ ore , and he went to see Ju@@ dy and her mother in the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
We need to think seri@@ ously about what we would like to do in God’s service .
When a Christian dies , his material we@@ al@@ th is of no more value to him than Jesus ’ gar@@ ment was to him when he died .
No@@ te that in this instance , Peter mentioned , not Jesus ’ ze@@ al in preaching or his s@@ k@@ ill in teaching , but his suffering .
The account ad@@ ds : “ Jehovah was listen@@ ing . ”
H@@ ear@@ t Con@@ dition and Me@@ an@@ ing@@ ful Re@@ fle@@ ction
God’s spirit can qu@@ ali@@ fy people for a work or a service privilege reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of their pre@@ vi@@ ous circumstances or experience .
You Can De@@ al With the Pro@@ ble@@ m
And if he happ@@ ens to find it , I certainly tell you , he rejo@@ ic@@ es more over it than over the n@@ in@@ ety - n@@ ine that have not st@@ ra@@ yed .
L@@ ater , when in@@ s@@ titu@@ ting the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al , Jesus again spoke about his flesh and blood and direc@@ ted his followers who would be taken into the new covenant to par@@ take of the em@@ ble@@ ms of un@@ le@@ av@@ ened bre@@ ad and w@@ ine .
His holy spirit can help us to obey any direction that the elders give us .
We can dis@@ cer@@ n some of his qualities by con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating the things he has made .
In ad@@ dition , the Jews were privile@@ ged to receive the sac@@ red pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ements of God and to be the nation into which the Messi@@ ah was born .
Be@@ fore he died , he cri@@ ed out : “ Jehovah , do not char@@ ge this sin against them . ”
Al@@ f@@ red Al@@ men@@ ding@@ er rel@@ ates that when his mother attend@@ ed the D@@ r@@ ama , she “ was so thr@@ il@@ led that she b@@ ought a Bible and sear@@ ched for the word ‘ pur@@ g@@ at@@ ory . ’ ”
Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy P@@ o@@ in@@ t to St@@ ate of Israel ?
These two artic@@ les consider how ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles can help us to remain pe@@ ace@@ able des@@ pite our imper@@ fe@@ ctions and those of others .
The apostles were fully a@@ ware of the life - giving import@@ ance of the good news , and they felt deep@@ ly for those to whom they pre@@ ached .
6@@ 1 : 8 .
H@@ ad op@@ pos@@ ers succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in using the cour@@ ts to cri@@ pp@@ le the preaching work per@@ man@@ ently ?
They ag@@ re@@ ed .
Da@@ ily he was bu@@ ff@@ et@@ ed by t@@ ests of faith because he obedi@@ ently ann@@ oun@@ ced God’s judgment mes@@ sa@@ ges .
These need - great@@ ers are very much appreci@@ ated .
Thus , even the perfect man Jesus said to his Father : “ Let , not my will , but your@@ s take place . ” ​ — Luke 22 : 4@@ 2 .
• What is the con@@ dition of those in S@@ he@@ ol ?
Sat@@ is@@ fied With Our As@@ sign@@ ed H@@ ome
In 19@@ 7@@ 6 , R@@ ose and I were gr@@ anted en@@ try into Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
Pe@@ ace helps you to keep your relation@@ shi@@ ps free of stri@@ fe .
But what of em@@ br@@ yo@@ s that were not trans@@ fer@@ red , including ones that appe@@ ared less heal@@ thy or even de@@ fe@@ ctive ?
But un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness is a bro@@ ad ter@@ m that inclu@@ des things that are not of a j@@ udi@@ cial n@@ ature .
And that is ex@@ ac@@ tly what happened , for Matthew repor@@ ted that “ all the disciples a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned [ Jesus ] and f@@ led . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Thus , the Ang@@ l@@ o - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can World P@@ ow@@ er will still be the d@@ om@@ in@@ ant world power when Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on str@@ ik@@ es .
( b ) How did Jesus de@@ al with his apostles des@@ pite their having sh@@ own serious we@@ ak@@ nesses ?
The As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans would s@@ n@@ atch them from their s@@ pl@@ en@@ did i@@ v@@ ory cou@@ ches and dra@@ g them off into cap@@ tiv@@ ity .
In ad@@ dition , Paul men@@ tions three vital qualities that we should cultiv@@ ate .
Some re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers call them “ Gen@@ er@@ ation M@@ e . ”
Proverbs 20 : 5 says : “ C@@ oun@@ sel in the heart of a man is as deep w@@ at@@ ers , but the man of dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment is one that will draw it up . ”
Those recei@@ ving this information accepted and app@@ lied it .
In R@@ ome , the apostle is plac@@ ed under house ar@@ rest for two years ( c . 5@@ 9 - 6@@ 1 C.E . ) , and from there he fin@@ ds ways to preach about the Kingdom and teach “ the things concer@@ ning the Lord Jesus Christ . ” ​ — Acts 28 : 30 , 31 .
Sh@@ ould this cause Christians to become af@@ ra@@ id or ter@@ ri@@ fied ?
We may need to help him to read well .
V@@ E@@ A@@ D@@ A@@ R
What can parents learn from Jehovah’s fine example in deal@@ ing with the re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous nation of Israel ?
Such ones imp@@ o@@ sed an ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive bur@@ den on the rest .
The long hist@@ ory of Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do began in the second mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m B.C.E . when the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an rul@@ er Th@@ ut@@ mo@@ se I@@ I@@ I de@@ fe@@ ated the Cana@@ an@@ ite rul@@ ers there .
One we@@ ek I went by bu@@ s , another we@@ ek by tra@@ m , then by ca@@ r or on the back of a mo@@ t@@ or@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le , bal@@ an@@ c@@ ing a su@@ it@@ case and a wit@@ ness@@ ing ba@@ g
When Isa@@ a@@ c asked him , “ Who are you , my son ? ”
Satan is not happy when a young person , or in@@ deed anyone , vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers to slave for Jehovah .
Yet , many have said how u@@ se@@ ful those con@@ vers@@ ations proved to be later .
By help@@ ing him to devel@@ op such a pu@@ re mo@@ tive , you will be building with fi@@ re - res@@ ist@@ ant materi@@ als that will sur@@ vi@@ ve t@@ ests of his faith .
F@@ e@@ w words ev@@ oke deep@@ er emo@@ tions in humans .
The Bible says : “ D@@ ra@@ w close to God , and he will draw close to you . ”
• R@@ eli@@ eve the family of the decision - making pro@@ c@@ ess
How , though , did he view those who became har@@ d@@ ened in a course of sin ?
“ Un@@ like many of my form@@ er friends who are now dead , I am ali@@ ve and enjo@@ ying a happy family life , ” says Ad@@ ri@@ an .
It is because Jesus , the one who is@@ su@@ ed the comm@@ and , has “ all authority . ”
Wh@@ ich of the following st@@ at@@ ements is most reason@@ able ?
How did Jehovah de@@ al with vari@@ ous ha@@ ugh@@ ty ones ?
To@@ gether , we often got up at 4 : 00 a@@ .@@ m . , travel@@ ed for four h@@ our@@ s , pre@@ ached for two or three h@@ our@@ s , and then re@@ turned home .
What should we help people to appreci@@ ate so that they can get the full benefit from the comfort in the Scriptures ?
P@@ ri@@ or to cre@@ ating the first woman , E@@ ve , the true God declar@@ ed : “ It is not good for the man to continue by himself . I am going to make a help@@ er for him , as a comple@@ ment of him . ”
How long , though , must we wa@@ it for God’s Kingdom to bring an end to all suffering , op@@ pres@@ sion , and wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness ?
What he learned moved him to make chang@@ es in his life .
The V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate V@@ er@@ su@@ s the O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ al L@@ angu@@ ages
What I read at Proverbs 27 : 11 had an imp@@ act on me .
H@@ um@@ ility , 11 / 1
He rep@@ lied : “ No , I have practic@@ ed about 30 times per day . ”
Then , in the first century , Jesus began his preaching activ@@ ity , ga@@ ther@@ ing people together as his disciples .
• What is faith , and why do we need this qu@@ ality ?
David spoke these encourag@@ ing words to the king about Go@@ li@@ ath : “ Let no one lo@@ se heart because of him . ”
P@@ A@@ U@@ L
Indeed , he ur@@ ges us : “ Be wise . . . and make my heart rejo@@ ice . ”
Are you old en@@ ough to understand what you have learned and to beg@@ in to have a personal relationship with him ?
However , you can ris@@ e a@@ bo@@ ve such thinking when it comes to your own beli@@ ef@@ s .
• What does the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al w@@ ine re@@ present ?
In ad@@ dition to rest@@ or@@ ing his S@@ on@@ ’s knowledge of the complete hist@@ ory of heavenly and earthly life wit@@ ness@@ ed during the S@@ on@@ ’s pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence , Jehovah ad@@ ded what Jesus had experienced as a perfect human .
( Read Ju@@ de 22 , 23 . )
W@@ ise Christians who care about their own spiritu@@ ality as well as that of their friends and family avoid the prac@@ tice of g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing ​ — even for small sum@@ s of money .
In order to buil@@ d that trust in Jehovah , you need to come to see for yourself that God will su@@ sta@@ in you when you are in s@@ ore st@@ ra@@ its .
What an expres@@ sion of love and faith those pione@@ ers made !
In 19@@ 6@@ 3 , K@@ ar@@ l married Mar@@ ga@@ re@@ ta , a Ger@@ man mission@@ ary who was serving in Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a .
If necess@@ ary , ask for a time - out or ag@@ ree to use e - ma@@ il to discus@@ s the matter . ​ — Proverbs 17 : 14 .
He appreci@@ ates all that we do to prom@@ o@@ te Kingdom inter@@ ests .
Since “ God is a S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t , ” he simply cannot be sub@@ je@@ cted to direc@@ t s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ y .
E@@ ver@@ yone S@@ har@@ ed in P@@ re@@ aching
One scho@@ la@@ r says that s@@ car@@ let “ was a f@@ ast , or fi@@ x@@ ed col@@ our .
The physical cre@@ ations keep “ standing forever ” only because God main@@ tain@@ s them .
How do milli@@ ons now show that they ag@@ ree with Psalm 31 : 19 ?
In 19@@ 28 , Bro@@ ther E@@ v@@ ans gave up his emp@@ loy@@ ment and began preaching in the h@@ ill@@ s of W@@ est V@@ ir@@ g@@ in@@ ia .
R@@ igh@@ te@@ ously indi@@ gn@@ ant , David desi@@ res to stand up for Jehovah and for Israel and to fi@@ ght the pa@@ g@@ an gi@@ ant .
Many os@@ su@@ aries were loo@@ ted from bu@@ ri@@ al plac@@ es around Jerusalem .
In@@ c@@ reas@@ ed light in@@ ev@@ it@@ ab@@ ly lea@@ ds to ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in the way in which we ‘ sing the truth . ’
1 : 8 .
The second article consi@@ ders how keep@@ ing a simp@@ le e@@ ye , pur@@ su@@ ing spiritual go@@ als , and main@@ tain@@ ing a F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening are ess@@ enti@@ al to the enti@@ re fam@@ il@@ y’s spiritual well - being .
Still , we can read about how some people obe@@ yed divine guid@@ ance and how others ign@@ ored divine war@@ n@@ ings .
It is also un@@ wise to for@@ ward recor@@ ding@@ s or trans@@ crip@@ ts of Bible tal@@ ks .
O@@ ther@@ wise , he would c@@ ast us off . ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 28 : 9 .
O@@ ver the years , my father , my mother , an older sister , and two of my brothers also became Witnesses .
He s@@ pared the life of A@@ ga@@ g , an enem@@ y of God’s people , and he also s@@ pared the best of the flo@@ ck .
Some 20 years later , the Phil@@ ist@@ ine ch@@ am@@ pi@@ on Go@@ li@@ ath ta@@ un@@ ted the Israel@@ ite ar@@ my , but David s@@ le@@ w him .
M@@ en , Do You Su@@ b@@ mit to Christ’s He@@ ad@@ ship ?
Di@@ d the F@@ lood really ha@@ p@@ pen , or is it mer@@ ely an al@@ leg@@ or@@ ic@@ al t@@ ale to encoura@@ ge people to do what is right ?
It is wise to seek the help of Christian elders .
G@@ u@@ y@@ ana - A@@ ra@@ wa@@ k 6 ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆
He expla@@ ins that H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est H@@ il@@ ki@@ ah has found “ the book of Jehovah’s law by the hand of Moses . ”
How you benefit : If you read and study the Bible , you will never ce@@ ase to learn new things about God and his ways .
Can the same be said of you ?
Let us now consider two more of Jehovah’s end@@ ear@@ ing qualities ​ — his gener@@ os@@ ity and his reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess .
What conclu@@ sions did the te@@ am of scho@@ l@@ ars re@@ ach ?
The va@@ st ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of st@@ ars in our g@@ al@@ a@@ x@@ y are much s@@ mal@@ l@@ er than our su@@ n and provide ne@@ i@@ ther the right kind of light nor the right am@@ ount of he@@ at to su@@ sta@@ in life on an earth@@ like pl@@ an@@ et .
A@@ m@@ ong these is Be@@ h@@ emo@@ th , or the hi@@ p@@ po@@ po@@ ta@@ mu@@ s .
Some famili@@ es read a por@@ tion of the Bible after a me@@ al
May we make wise use of our time by being sel@@ e@@ ctive about the information we cho@@ ose to take in .
Bu@@ il@@ ding instru@@ ctions for your body are “ written ” in the ch@@ em@@ ic@@ al stru@@ c@@ ture of your personal D@@ N@@ A .
The co@@ ar@@ se go@@ at - ha@@ ir f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c was fa@@ ded by years of su@@ n and ra@@ in , remin@@ ding S@@ ar@@ ah of how long they had been living a n@@ om@@ adi@@ c life .
A@@ gain , my spiritual family came to the res@@ cu@@ e .
Pa@@ ula ad@@ ds : “ When you leave your jo@@ b and the com@@ forts of a famili@@ ar home , you have to place all your trust in Jehovah .
said N@@ at@@ ali@@ e , our si@@ x - year - old daugh@@ ter , her bi@@ g b@@ lu@@ e eyes ple@@ ading her in@@ no@@ c@@ ence .
He did not find a cu@@ re or spiritual en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment .
It was said that his death was to@@ t@@ ally un@@ expe@@ cted because there was no si@@ gn of any kind to indic@@ ate that he was suffering from heart di@@ se@@ ase .
S@@ cho@@ ol@@ s were clo@@ sed because of inc@@ ess@@ ant a@@ ir ra@@ i@@ ds .
On that occasi@@ on , Jesus told his faithful disciples : “ You will be wit@@ nesses of me both in Jerusalem and in all Ju@@ de@@ a and Sam@@ ari@@ a and to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ”
Rather than being off@@ ended at her in@@ iti@@ al op@@ position , her husband gave R@@ os@@ with@@ a opportun@@ ities to change her op@@ in@@ ion .
They gave him two ro@@ om@@ s to live in .
Many re@@ qu@@ est that we vis@@ it their relati@@ ves , which we g@@ la@@ dly do .
( b ) How can older ones ‘ th@@ ri@@ ve during gra@@ y - he@@ a@@ de@@ dness ’ ?
Instead of allow@@ ing ne@@ g@@ ative thoughts to we@@ i@@ gh you down , f@@ ill your mind with Jehovah’s thoughts .
They asked him : “ What will be the si@@ gn of your pres@@ ence and of the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ? ”
“ The se@@ cre@@ t place of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh ” is a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative place of prote@@ ction for us , and par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly for anointed ones , who are special t@@ ar@@ ge@@ ts of the Devil .
Wh@@ en@@ ever we were cho@@ o@@ sing sub@@ je@@ cts at school or making decisions that would af@@ fect our future , they always encoura@@ ged us to make a cho@@ ice that would give us the best opportunity to find part - time work and pioneer . ”
In these ways and others , young ones can be made to real@@ ize that they are part of “ the great congregation . ” ​ — P@@ s .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , we would all do well to follow Paul’s clear ad@@ vice to “ wi@@ den out ” ​ — y@@ es , wi@@ den out in our love for fellow Christians from different ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds . ​ — 2 Corinthians 6 : 13 .
Com@@ par@@ ing the earth to a building , God as@@ ks Job : “ Who la@@ id its cor@@ n@@ er@@ st@@ one ? ”
What must I do to apply what the Bible says so that I can continue to imp@@ ro@@ ve my person@@ ality ? ’
Be@@ fore the mirac@@ ul@@ ous conc@@ ep@@ tion of Jesus was ann@@ oun@@ ced , M@@ ary had become eng@@ ag@@ ed to a man nam@@ ed Joseph , who was thus to become Jesus ’ a@@ do@@ p@@ tive father .
Ther@@ efore , the 9@@ 1@@ st Psalm can be under@@ sto@@ od as a promise of spiritual prote@@ ction .
To coun@@ ter@@ act this for@@ ce , the ship has to be ste@@ ered in another direction .
Con@@ di@@ tions in the past 1@@ 00 years have been wor@@ se than ever , and they continue to deter@@ i@@ or@@ ate .
“ Ke@@ ep Your M@@ in@@ ds F@@ i@@ x@@ ed on the Th@@ ings A@@ bo@@ ve ”
“ We simply cannot be sure that we have re@@ con@@ stru@@ cted the origin@@ al text acc@@ ur@@ ately , ” says one prof@@ ess@@ or of religious stu@@ dies .
“ I am also am@@ a@@ zed when I see that all of this is not done for com@@ mer@@ cial ends but simply to prom@@ o@@ te Jehovah’s name .
Why can we conclu@@ de that from the first century C.E . until today , there have always been anointed Christians on earth ?
The ow@@ n@@ ers , an el@@ der@@ ly cou@@ ple who wanted to re@@ ti@@ re to Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , offered John the jo@@ b of man@@ ag@@ ing the pl@@ an@@ tation .
Although all three were baptized Christians , they thought it would be imp@@ os@@ sible to change .
The prophet Isaiah fore@@ told its blessings , saying : “ Lo@@ ok ! A king will re@@ ign for righteousness it@@ self ; and as res@@ pe@@ cts pr@@ inc@@ es , they will rule as pr@@ inc@@ es for justice it@@ self .
O@@ r what sh@@ aring does light have with dar@@ k@@ ness ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the Bible rec@@ ord con@@ tain@@ s the n@@ ames of many wicked individuals ; it also con@@ tain@@ s examples of many faithful people who go un@@ nam@@ ed .
Who is the enem@@ y in the illustr@@ ation , and who are pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed by the we@@ e@@ ds ?
At medi@@ cal s@@ em@@ in@@ ars and on tel@@ ev@@ ision pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s , well - known prof@@ ess@@ ors have said : “ Th@@ an@@ ks to the efforts of Jehovah’s Witnesses , we now understand . . . ”
In the same ve@@ in , Peter wrote to anointed Christians that if they make their c@@ all@@ ing sure by their faith@@ ful@@ ness , “ there will be ri@@ ch@@ ly supp@@ lied to [ them ] the en@@ tr@@ ance into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Sa@@ vi@@ or Jesus Christ . ”
In R@@ ome there were both Jewish and G@@ ent@@ ile believers .
The Bible is the ma@@ in s@@ ource of acc@@ ur@@ ate information about God .
By 19@@ 19 , the “ good news of the Kingdom ” had taken on ad@@ ded meaning .
M@@ ore than just reading words , we must understand what we read .
I found an old is@@ sue of The Watchtower , which con@@ ta@@ ined the ad@@ d@@ ress of the Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Do put my te@@ ars in your s@@ k@@ in bo@@ t@@ tle . Are they not in your book ? ”
He re@@ je@@ cted any doub@@ ts that might have we@@ ak@@ ened that relationship .
It expla@@ ins all those long cen@@ tu@@ ries when “ man has d@@ om@@ in@@ ated man to his in@@ j@@ ur@@ y ” because humans have rul@@ ed in@@ dep@@ end@@ ently of God . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 8 : 9 .
Like a succ@@ ess@@ ful po@@ t@@ ter , and / or dec@@ or@@ at@@ or , you can feel pr@@ ou@@ d of your work in shap@@ ing a young person of wor@@ th and beau@@ ty . ​ — Proverbs 23 : 24 , 25 .
Just then , he got a p@@ ho@@ ne call . The man@@ ag@@ er had been fir@@ ed , but our brother still had his jo@@ b .
In this cor@@ ru@@ pt world ali@@ en@@ ated from God , the Messi@@ ah is fulfill@@ ing his Fa@@ ther’s desire to sear@@ ch out all who want to come to know God as he really is and to worship him “ with spirit and truth . ”
To@@ da@@ y’s w@@ ars are main@@ ly ci@@ vi@@ l w@@ ars ​ — w@@ ars between op@@ pos@@ ing grou@@ ps of c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens of the same country .
What were some of the poin@@ ts that the gover@@ ning body consider@@ ed before making the decision regarding the st@@ atu@@ s of G@@ ent@@ il@@ es ?
O@@ ther ide@@ as for study can be found in the article “ Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k . . .
After he was we@@ an@@ ed , H@@ ann@@ ah pres@@ ented him to God at Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h , l@@ en@@ ding Samuel to Jehovah “ all the days of his life . ”
The fes@@ tiv@@ ities could thus continue , and the bri@@ de and gro@@ om were no doubt s@@ pared em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass@@ ment .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ines on page 10 ]
( Read Psalm 14@@ 5 : 10 - 13 . )
But the har@@ m was done . My wife was de@@ va@@ stated by the though@@ t@@ less com@@ ments and questions from others . ”
Such thinking is un@@ real@@ is@@ tic .
As soon as I found my@@ self in the water , I saw flo@@ ating near me a woman who was we@@ aring a life j@@ ac@@ ke@@ t .
They proved to be examples of un@@ wa@@ ver@@ ing faith and obedi@@ ence in tr@@ ying times .
What is one out@@ standing way to be gener@@ ous ?
Many have found that serving Jehovah fully during you@@ th also helped them to have a more succ@@ ess@@ ful marriage .
“ They were three times as likely as men to sh@@ op when de@@ pres@@ sed . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther , you will@@ ingly make da@@ ily sacrific@@ es in order to provide for your own .
They must always be at the hel@@ m , so to speak .
Ther@@ efore , the way we re@@ act to their authority direc@@ tly influ@@ ences our fri@@ end@@ ship with Christ .
Because all of us are imper@@ fect and sub@@ ject to sin , we real@@ ize that there is a pos@@ si@@ bility that we could ei@@ ther experience in@@ justice ourselves or be the cause of it for someone el@@ se in the congregation .
E@@ spe@@ cially should love be man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted within a Christian family and par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly between husband and wife .
We are very than@@ k@@ ful for having been fre@@ ed from Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at .
They needed to find their way back to “ the ro@@ ad@@ ways of long ag@@ o . ”
We learned , however , to be “ ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous as ser@@ p@@ ents and yet in@@ no@@ c@@ ent as do@@ ves ” as we went about our preaching work .
As a result , we may feel more gr@@ ate@@ ful , ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er , more positi@@ ve . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 .
The apostle John was about 1@@ 00 years of age when he wrote : “ No greater cause for than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness do I have than these things , that I should be hear@@ ing that my children go on wal@@ king in the truth . ”
They had to remain standing thr@@ ough@@ out the inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ations .
For more information on this sub@@ ject , see chap@@ ter 7 of the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Isa@@ i@@ ah’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy ​ — Li@@ ght for All M@@ an@@ kind
H@@ ere I enjoy a happy bal@@ ance of support and in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence .
A prom@@ in@@ ent p@@ sy@@ c@@ hi@@ at@@ ris@@ t made the confid@@ ent pre@@ di@@ ction : “ You will be back on your fe@@ et in si@@ x months . ”
Consider a few .
R@@ es@@ ist the U@@ r@@ ge to Pa@@ y B@@ ack
However , before you can help someone el@@ se benefit from the Bible T@@ each book , you need to become thor@@ ough@@ ly famili@@ ar with it .
What can lead to ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y ?
Such a mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r would refle@@ ct an out@@ l@@ ine but not all the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s .
Are You in a D@@ anger Z@@ one ?
Jesus may have had in mind some words of encourag@@ ement for Mar@@ th@@ a and M@@ ary , but he ap@@ par@@ ently let them speak first .
This article and the next are written especially for the elders , al@@ though all in the congregation should be inter@@ ested in what is pres@@ ented .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 33 , 1@@ 35
In contr@@ ast , the less@@ on of obedi@@ ence learned in chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od can ex@@ ten@@ d re@@ war@@ ding@@ ly thr@@ ough@@ out one@@ ’s life .
Our hearts s@@ well with appreciation when we think of all these self - sacrific@@ ing servants of God .
Such actions are therefore wel@@ come , and Jehovah’s Witnesses truly appreci@@ ate them .
Since viol@@ ence of some kind has pro@@ ba@@ bly t@@ ou@@ ched all of us , it would be well to exam@@ ine the bas@@ is for such op@@ ti@@ mis@@ m .
Hence , as you associ@@ ate with a congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses , you are with people who have become more pe@@ ace@@ able and pleas@@ ant .
This too is un@@ wise .
With the ba@@ c@@ king of Jehovah’s holy spirit , they soon filled Jerusalem with their teaching .
Thus , through good times as well as hard times , Job showed moral integrity .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , when a married person star@@ ts to take an interest in religion or to change long - held religious vie@@ ws , it can come as a sh@@ o@@ ck to the mate .
Joseph and M@@ ary , perhaps with much to do , as@@ sum@@ ed that Jesus was travel@@ ing with others , ma@@ y@@ be family members .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on is not vie@@ wed as a prom@@ o@@ ter of un@@ ity .
Job also saw many of God’s inv@@ isi@@ ble qualities in the v@@ isi@@ ble cre@@ ation .
What Bible guid@@ el@@ ines do you think they app@@ lied succ@@ ess@@ fully ?
In your case , how has the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty sh@@ own that “ his understanding is bey@@ ond me@@ asure ” ?
Com@@ m@@ end@@ ab@@ ly , many Christians have , and their actions demonstr@@ ate their confidence in Jesus ’ promise : “ Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first the kingdom and his righteousness , and all these other things will be ad@@ ded to you . ”
We are told that people will “ call upon the name of Jehovah ” and will “ serve him sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der . ”
The Kingdom will also er@@ adi@@ c@@ ate sin from obedi@@ ent human@@ kind and in time make the earth into a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l par@@ adise , thus eli@@ min@@ ating every sing@@ le tr@@ ace of s@@ at@@ ani@@ c rule . ​ — Romans 8 : 20 , 21 ; Revelation 19 : 17 - 21 .
In them the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of the “ new earth ” was la@@ id .
How would a person with the peace of the Christ in his heart re@@ act ?
18 , 19 . ( a ) In show@@ ing consider@@ ation for others , how do we follow Jesus ’ example ?
T@@ O@@ D@@ A@@ Y@@ ’@@ S e@@ con@@ om@@ ic system is har@@ s@@ h and un@@ fa@@ ir .
T@@ ha@@ y@@ er .
Un@@ der what circumstances might your integrity be put to the t@@ est ?
Then she accepted a Bible study , which helped her to become ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with Jehovah as a real person who is inter@@ ested in her wel@@ f@@ are .
When we go to ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es and conven@@ tions , our clo@@ thing needs to be appro@@ pri@@ ate and mo@@ des@@ t .
Today , Jehovah’s Witnesses are organiz@@ ed for this “ work of the Lord ” in 2@@ 35 lands .
Ther@@ efore , while hon@@ or@@ ing Christ by com@@ mem@@ or@@ ating his death , we should never for@@ get that the one who made the sacri@@ fi@@ cial arrang@@ ement possible was the Gre@@ ater Abraham , Jehovah .
What of those who ign@@ ore Jehovah’s requi@@ re@@ ments ?
What helped her to maintain her faith ?
As Christians , we accept our part in suffering for the s@@ ake of the good news .
There the c@@ el@@ ls were so over@@ crow@@ ded that we could not even find a place to s@@ le@@ ep on the flo@@ or !
S@@ ul@@ li@@ v@@ an . Me@@ an@@ while , T@@ ed married and with his wife , D@@ or@@ is , took up mission@@ ary service in P@@ u@@ er@@ to R@@ ic@@ o .
Will we mo@@ des@@ tly wa@@ it even though this is challeng@@ ing ? ​ — Pro@@ v .
By making them feel fully accepted in the congregation , we have the privilege to share with Jehovah in “ prote@@ cting the fore@@ ign re@@ si@@ d@@ ents . ” ​ — P@@ s .
W@@ ho@@ se prayers does Jehovah accept ?
Does it really matter , though , what we believe about him ?
Au@@ gu@@ st@@ ine of H@@ i@@ pp@@ o taught that suffering in hel@@ l was spiritual and physical
W@@ he@@ ther he had ever per@@ form@@ ed that du@@ ty before is not stated . However , the way that E@@ hu@@ d care@@ fully pre@@ pared for the meeting and the t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s he used su@@ gg@@ est that he may have had a certain famili@@ ar@@ ity with E@@ gl@@ on@@ ’s p@@ al@@ ace and what he could ex@@ pect there .
Some were even members of par@@ li@@ am@@ ent .
“ Un@@ deser@@ ved kindness [ will ] rule as king through righteousness with everlasting life in view . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M . 5 : 21 .
Hence , they can pray in faith , as did the psalmist who said : “ As for me , in your loving - kindness I have tru@@ sted ; let my heart be jo@@ y@@ ful in your sal@@ vation . ”
What do we learn from the pati@@ ent end@@ ur@@ ance of Job ?
In certain par@@ ts of the world , people e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly accept our liter@@ ature and are ke@@ en to study the Bible with us .
That time ap@@ par@@ ently came sh@@ ort@@ ly after Jesus Christ received Kingdom power in 1914 .
H@@ er war@@ m and pati@@ ent support really helps me . ”
S@@ ta@@ ying loyal has resul@@ ted in 4@@ 7 years of su@@ sta@@ ined love and respect . ”
Re@@ jo@@ ice and lea@@ p for joy , since your re@@ ward is great in the heavens ; for in that way they persecu@@ ted the prophe@@ ts pri@@ or to you . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
He ag@@ re@@ ed to go with Abra@@ m and thus was cre@@ di@@ ted with mo@@ ving the family to H@@ ar@@ an .
What joy helped Jesus res@@ ist the Devil ?
Not long after the second of such occasi@@ ons , Jesus arrang@@ ed to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate priv@@ ately his last P@@ as@@ so@@ ver with them .
For th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years , people have tri@@ ed every form of human govern@@ ment , every e@@ con@@ om@@ ic and so@@ cial system .
The whole earth will be made a par@@ adise of ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght , and ever@@ yone on earth will refle@@ ct God’s love .
In time , some who were helped became elders themselves and imit@@ ated Mas@@ ana@@ o@@ ’s fine example .
A ma@@ j@@ or reason for that fa@@ il@@ ure is that humans l@@ ack the wisdom to rule succ@@ ess@@ fully .
In order to love God and give him the exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion that he deser@@ ves , we need to know him as he truly is .
Bro@@ ther E@@ d@@ w@@ in S@@ kin@@ ner , who had served as a mission@@ ary in In@@ dia since 19@@ 26 , ad@@ v@@ ised us to bu@@ y two ho@@ l@@ d@@ alls , or can@@ va@@ s travel@@ ing c@@ as@@ es , before we moved on to our assignment .
* I served there for four years and ob@@ served mon@@ as@@ tic life at close qu@@ ar@@ ters .
Today as in Timo@@ th@@ y’s day , there are vari@@ ous positi@@ ons of responsi@@ bility within the congregation .
Jesus lived simply .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 14 ]
( Read Matthew 6 : 33 , 34 and Hebrews 13 : 5 , 6 . )
S@@ hor@@ tly after we married , he was invit@@ ed to vis@@ it congregations as a travel@@ ing overse@@ er .
It took hu@@ ge effort .
One of the bo@@ ys who had th@@ reat@@ ened to thro@@ w ro@@ c@@ ks at us !
Why is the effort wor@@ th@@ while ?
Now we may beg@@ in to see Jesus ’ point .
How does fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah provide moral prote@@ ction ?
He se@@ es that his servants ​ — whether m@@ ale or f@@ em@@ ale , young or old — ​ do not si@@ t back and e@@ at “ the bre@@ ad of la@@ z@@ iness . ”
* If we “ look with appreciation ” upon this arrang@@ ement , we too can “ ga@@ ze upon the pleas@@ an@@ t@@ ness of Jehovah . ”
K@@ en , from M@@ el@@ b@@ our@@ ne , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , had wor@@ ked on a similar pro@@ ject in Fr@@ en@@ ch P@@ ol@@ y@@ n@@ es@@ ia .
No other day in hist@@ ory has had such an imp@@ act on man@@ kin@@ d’s future .
H@@ O@@ W those words of Jesus f@@ it the situation in Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ a , a beau@@ ti@@ ful Bal@@ ka@@ n country in sou@@ the@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe !
Instead of a ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic st@@ ate of al@@ er@@ t@@ ness and hel@@ pl@@ ess@@ ness , there will be an un@@ en@@ ding st@@ ate of peace and happiness .
To help us appreci@@ ate the truth about the resurrection , the Bible rec@@ ord con@@ tain@@ s sever@@ al examples of individuals whom Jesus brought back to life .
And many of them per@@ form vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er work at ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es and conven@@ tions .
But I still read the Bible every day , and I go to meetings and out in the ministry wh@@ en@@ ever I can .
Rather , they were given other reas@@ ons .
They were 26 fe@@ et ( 8 m ) t@@ all and were to@@ pp@@ ed with cap@@ it@@ als some 7@@ .@@ 3 fe@@ et ( 2@@ .@@ 2 m ) in he@@ i@@ ght . The p@@ ill@@ ars were ho@@ l@@ low , with 3 - in@@ ch - th@@ ic@@ k ( 7@@ .@@ 5 c@@ m ) w@@ alls , and were 5@@ .@@ 6 fe@@ et ( 1@@ .@@ 7 m ) in di@@ am@@ et@@ er .
2 : 7 ​ — What is “ the par@@ adise of God ” ?
Do I u@@ su@@ ally sto@@ p tal@@ king to that person ?
Jesus and his disciples attend@@ ed a we@@ d@@ ding fe@@ ast in C@@ ana , doub@@ t@@ less a large ga@@ ther@@ ing of family and friends .
This experience illustr@@ ates a sa@@ d truth ​ — l@@ ying and dec@@ ep@@ tion are com@@ mon@@ place in to@@ da@@ y’s world .
After pu@@ t@@ ting for@@ th some res@@ ist@@ ance , the gover@@ nor pro@@ ves rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to car@@ ry his lo@@ ad of responsi@@ bility and gives in to pres@@ sure .
When I was 12 years old , I regul@@ arly wit@@ ness@@ ed on my own after school .
• What does being baptized in the name of the holy spirit mean ?
Jesus here was refer@@ ring to God’s holy spirit .
After Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s death , however , “ another gener@@ ation began to ris@@ e . . . that did not know Jehovah or the work that he had done for Israel .
“ Wh@@ ere we come from it ra@@ ins too , ” I said , sh@@ ru@@ gg@@ ing off his words with a la@@ u@@ gh .
Rather , it means believ@@ ing in something that even though un@@ seen , is supp@@ or@@ ted by very strong evidence .
As we can see , there are certain practic@@ es that God h@@ ates .
During his ministry , Jesus certainly got ti@@ red on occasi@@ on , but there is no indic@@ ation that he got si@@ ck .
Paul’s let@@ ters indic@@ ate that Timothy wel@@ com@@ ed ad@@ vice and that he was quic@@ k to imitate examples of faith .
The faithful slave also ap@@ poin@@ ts all cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers and B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e members .
* And God cho@@ se not to reve@@ al even the des@@ crip@@ tive name of that enem@@ y until some 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years after the in@@ iti@@ al re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
How does the integrity of God’s people show that no one has a bas@@ is for feel@@ ing su@@ peri@@ or to others ?
You can thus see that ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness origin@@ ates with Satan ; it is the ba@@ si@@ c cause of sin , suffering , and cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion in the world today .
Will you accept an invit@@ ation to learn more ?
Then help him to reason on the Scriptures so that he will ev@@ en@@ tually be able to arri@@ ve at cor@@ rec@@ t conclu@@ sions by himself .
• Con@@ cer@@ ning what did Jesus speak to N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s ?
It was hard physical work .
Paul , for example , pray@@ ed re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly about his “ thor@@ n in the flesh . ”
Un@@ der the coura@@ ge@@ ous lead@@ er@@ ship of Ne@@ h@@ emiah , however , “ at l@@ eng@@ th the w@@ all [ comes ] to comple@@ tion . ” ​ — Ne@@ h@@ emiah 6 : 15 .
Do you see the lo@@ gi@@ c of that ob@@ serv@@ ation ?
What about us person@@ ally ?
This happened in one city where we were plac@@ ing liter@@ ature at al@@ most every do@@ or .
In this reg@@ ard , we have the support of God’s organization .
Let us also com@@ p@@ ly with Jesus ’ fur@@ ther ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on res@@ pe@@ cting prayer .
There is Scriptural pre@@ ce@@ d@@ ent also for this .
The cor@@ respon@@ ding mon@@ th in Hebrew is A@@ bi@@ b , meaning “ Gre@@ en E@@ ars , ” pos@@ si@@ bly refer@@ ring to the st@@ age when the ear@@ s are ri@@ pe but still so@@ ft .
Their attitu@@ des chang@@ ed sign@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly when they came to understand our position better .
Indeed , “ there was no pa@@ ying of attention . ”
In a world where har@@ sh@@ ness , sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness , and a l@@ ack of concer@@ n about the suffering and problems of others are the nor@@ m , how ref@@ re@@ shing such mer@@ cy is !
The following are ex@@ cer@@ p@@ ts from the fin@@ al judgment rend@@ ered by the C@@ our@@ t :
Yet , we who are listen@@ ing should not be un@@ du@@ ly cr@@ itical .
‘ How can you apply these Bible principles in your life ? ’
Th@@ ree cen@@ tu@@ ries pas@@ sed before the ba@@ n was fin@@ ally li@@ f@@ ted .
“ The last Adam ” ​ — Jesus — ​ “ became a life - giving spirit . ”
The city was ali@@ ve with activ@@ ity as the people arri@@ ved for this sac@@ red fes@@ ti@@ val .
14 : 1 .
15 , 16 . ( a ) What was Pet@@ er@@ ’s ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , and how did that pose a chall@@ enge for him ?
The following year , Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d took Na@@ than with him when he vis@@ ited bran@@ ches of Jehovah’s Witnesses in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
Moses descri@@ bed Jehovah as “ the R@@ o@@ ck , ” ad@@ ding : “ Per@@ fect is his activ@@ ity . ”
; N@@ el@@ son , J .
Indeed , “ justice go@@ es for@@ th cro@@ o@@ ked . ”
11 / 1 “ Ch@@ ar@@ m@@ ing M@@ oun@@ tain Go@@ at , ” 10 / 1 Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s C@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ s Christian ?
Do you c@@ learly see Jehovah’s hand in your life ?
Jehovah’s written Word can il@@ lu@@ min@@ ate for us the pa@@ th@@ way to imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement .
In ad@@ dition to reading the Bible every day , we need to study it with the help of our public@@ ations , such as The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
( b ) What did the dis@@ cre@@ et vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins mean when they direc@@ ted the fo@@ ol@@ ish ones to the sel@@ l@@ ers of o@@ il ?
O@@ b@@ serv@@ ers must have been in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ed when he plac@@ ed the cro@@ wn on H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est Jo@@ shua .
Jehovah R@@ es@@ pon@@ ds to Your Lo@@ ve for H@@ im
Pro@@ vi@@ ding Mat@@ eri@@ al As@@ s@@ ist@@ ance
L@@ isten to discipl@@ ine and become wise , and do not show any ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct .
4 , 5 . ( a ) What did it mean for the L@@ ev@@ ites to have God as their share ?
The year was 19@@ 36 , but I still rec@@ all our con@@ vers@@ ation vi@@ vi@@ dly .
A little conven@@ tion was held each night until mi@@ d@@ night .
( a ) What took place when 12 - year - old Jesus vis@@ ited Jerusalem at the time of the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver ?
What does gen@@ u@@ ine fear of God inclu@@ de ?
Then Eli@@ j@@ ah as@@ c@@ ended in a w@@ in@@ d@@ st@@ or@@ m .
; F@@ u@@ ji@@ i , R .
“ The faith ” is the body of Christian beli@@ ef@@ s reve@@ aled in the Bible .
For instance , The Watchtower of S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 15 , 200@@ 6 , offered this ad@@ vice : “ In the work@@ place and el@@ se@@ where , be@@ ware of situ@@ ations that might fo@@ ster in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy .
Jehovah’s thoughts “ are more than even the gra@@ ins of s@@ and ”
Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ants were also ir@@ rit@@ ated when the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch declar@@ ed a special in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence for the year 20@@ 00 , the very prac@@ tice that preci@@ pit@@ ated the ri@@ ft some 5@@ 00 years ag@@ o .
Acc@@ ording to the En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a , C@@ y@@ pr@@ us was given to Egy@@ pt by Ju@@ li@@ us Ca@@ es@@ ar and , after him , by Mark A@@ nt@@ on@@ y .
Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s , 12 / 1
as@@ ks the wise king .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing his baptism , this hum@@ ble Af@@ ri@@ can man happ@@ ily ge@@ ts back on the ro@@ ad home , and the Bible speak@@ s no more about him .
He wrote : “ Si@@ x days later Jesus took Peter and James and John his brother along and brought them up into a lo@@ f@@ ty m@@ oun@@ tain by themselves .
And it is a@@ vail@@ able to all who desire it .
And what can be said about older men ?
R@@ ich Li@@ fe of W@@ ill@@ ing S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fice ( M . and R . S@@ zu@@ mi@@ ga ) , 9 / 1
They might even have some good principles .
Because ‘ ung@@ o@@ dly men had s@@ li@@ pp@@ ed into the congregation . ’
As Paul did re@@ sear@@ ch on the sub@@ ject in the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations In@@ de@@ x , he learned that there are about 18@@ 0 prayers recorded in the Bible .
To help us me@@ et that chall@@ enge , “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” pre@@ pared a book that is especially desi@@ gn@@ ed for our use in our Christian ministry .
There we wa@@ ited si@@ x days for a bo@@ at to take us to W@@ at@@ er@@ f@@ all Ba@@ y .
“ We wanted to experience that same joy , ” says D@@ u@@ st@@ in .
The whole at@@ on@@ ement arrang@@ ement was based on blood .
T@@ w@@ o people might be tal@@ king to each other at l@@ eng@@ th , but what if they fai@@ l to listen to each other ?
O@@ ver the cen@@ tu@@ ries a th@@ ic@@ k la@@ y@@ er of mu@@ d acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ated and the po@@ ol gra@@ du@@ ally disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared .
What has th@@ war@@ ted the efforts of people to bring about complete , lasting change ?
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 5@@ 6 , 1@@ 33
Yes , it is “ the p@@ ath , ” not the individu@@ al , that is “ get@@ ting ligh@@ ter and ligh@@ ter . ”
4 , 5 . ( a ) What will strengthen our con@@ vi@@ ction that the end of this wicked system is near , and why ?
The Bible shows that prayer can em@@ br@@ ace every fac@@ et of our life .
Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation te@@ am@@ s were also form@@ ed .
Christian meetings help us to dis@@ cer@@ n the in@@ ten@@ tions of our heart
During a fi@@ ve - year par@@ t@@ n@@ er@@ ship , 2@@ 60 different works came off P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in@@ ’s pres@@ ses .
Our first assignment was the city of K@@ hor@@ at ( now called N@@ ak@@ ho@@ n R@@ at@@ cha@@ si@@ ma ) , where we served for two years .
Read Romans 12 : 14 , 21 .
When he was 19 years old , an at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive young woman who wor@@ ked in the same cle@@ an@@ ing compan@@ y su@@ gg@@ ested that they “ have a good time together . ”
The s@@ ort of confidence that Jesus had is not a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c .
Th@@ ough J@@ a@@ ir@@ o needs con@@ st@@ ant help , our parents always re@@ mind him that his life dep@@ ends not only on humans but also on God .
• How did Jeremiah con@@ qu@@ er disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement des@@ pite having a difficult assignment ?
( a ) When Jesus cle@@ ans@@ ed the temple , what did he reve@@ al about his Father ?
But he do@@ zed off and f@@ ell from the th@@ ir@@ d st@@ ory to the gr@@ ound bel@@ ow .
He took the bo@@ x@@ es back to his f@@ ar@@ m and hi@@ d them in the ha@@ y@@ lo@@ ft to a@@ wa@@ it the cou@@ ri@@ ers who would take the liter@@ ature to the Ger@@ man side .
S@@ tu@@ dy God’s Word di@@ lig@@ ently , and medit@@ ate on what you read
Moses was instru@@ cted to ‘ put some of his di@@ gn@@ ity ’ upon Jo@@ shua , the man who was to succ@@ e@@ ed him as lead@@ er of the Israelites .
Can you take advan@@ ta@@ ge of every opportunity to witness while going about your da@@ ily af@@ fai@@ r@@ s ?
Na@@ om@@ i is re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed by Jehovah .
One of them is im@@ mor@@ ality , in all of its di@@ verse man@@ i@@ fes@@ t@@ ations .
The ransom is an expres@@ sion of who@@ se will , and why did he provide it ?
It states : “ Let your words always be gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous , se@@ as@@ oned with sal@@ t , so that you will know how you should answer each person . ”
It says : “ He is the M@@ ak@@ er of the earth by his power , the One fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shing the pro@@ duc@@ tive land by his wisdom , and the One who by his understanding st@@ re@@ t@@ ched out the heavens . ”
“ The word of God is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power . ”
What about the cla@@ im that Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on will be a ho@@ lo@@ ca@@ u@@ st invol@@ ving we@@ ap@@ ons of mas@@ s des@@ tru@@ ction or a col@@ l@@ ision with a c@@ el@@ es@@ ti@@ al body ?
( b ) How did Jehovah prove to be a God of perfect justice ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , God jud@@ ged the Cana@@ an@@ ites and righ@@ tly or@@ der@@ ed their des@@ tru@@ ction .
T@@ ak@@ ing in K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge ​ — Now and F@@ o@@ re@@ ver
N@@ ex@@ t on the pro@@ gra@@ m were two par@@ ts h@@ and@@ led by M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el Bu@@ r@@ ne@@ t@@ t and S@@ co@@ t@@ t S@@ ho@@ ff@@ ner res@@ pe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely , both members of the Bethel family .
Yet , one of Jo@@ b@@ ’s con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries , a young man nam@@ ed Eli@@ h@@ u , felt ob@@ li@@ ged to cor@@ rec@@ t him .
What makes s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity most desi@@ ra@@ ble , however , is the way it affe@@ cts our relationship with God .
T@@ w@@ ent@@ y - fi@@ ve - year - old Jo@@ si@@ ah has been rul@@ ing for about 18 years .
G@@ R@@ I@@ E@@ F AN@@ D F@@ R@@ U@@ S@@ T@@ R@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N W@@ H@@ E@@ N M@@ ON@@ E@@ Y O@@ R IN@@ V@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ M@@ EN@@ T@@ S D@@ E@@ P@@ R@@ E@@ C@@ I@@ AT@@ E O@@ R F@@ A@@ I@@ L .
Of course , e@@ qu@@ ality does not mean to@@ tal uni@@ form@@ ity .
Jehovah’s support has always given me the strength to end@@ ure .
In other words , he should not in@@ s@@ ist that his wife ob@@ tain his appro@@ val in every matter .
Y@@ oung people in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar are a t@@ ar@@ get of Satan .
May our mo@@ ti@@ ves be pu@@ re as we set and pur@@ sue spiritual go@@ als , be they for inc@@ reas@@ ed service privile@@ ges or for making personal spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement .
In that dis@@ course , he set standards for perfect , or complete , love .
My prayer is that I can be used by Jehovah thr@@ ough@@ out et@@ er@@ n@@ ity .
Ther@@ e@@ after , she wrote to her family often , f@@ ill@@ ing her let@@ ters with the gen@@ u@@ ine war@@ m affe@@ ction that she felt for them .
M@@ ore important , he always ac@@ ts in har@@ mony with his stated purpose as recorded in the Bible .
So when Jehovah’s Witnesses called on her , she asked them a similar question .
Why , un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised G@@ ent@@ il@@ es in the congregations had never even been under the Law !
Peter
Se@@ cond , like a r@@ un@@ ner at the fin@@ ish l@@ ine , we need to st@@ re@@ t@@ ch for@@ ward , keep@@ ing foc@@ used on what lies a@@ head .
Since his e@@ di@@ ct t@@ ar@@ get@@ ed not just stud@@ ents but also teach@@ ers , all Christian religious instru@@ ct@@ ors f@@ led A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a .
On@@ ly these are my fellow work@@ ers for the kingdom of God , and these very ones have become a streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id to me . ” ​ — C@@ ol .
This article will therefore consider these important questions : What is our in@@ her@@ it@@ ance ?
• How can our conduct prom@@ o@@ te un@@ ity in the congregation ?
Be@@ ar in mind , though , that other things are more sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant than Paul’s appe@@ ar@@ ance .
If news organiz@@ ations or repor@@ ters take si@@ des , we must be care@@ ful not to star@@ t thinking the way they do .
Yes , fine conduct can work to coun@@ ter@@ act un@@ jus@@ ti@@ fied cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism .
V@@ er@@ se 34 states : “ The ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ent who re@@ si@@ des as an ali@@ en with you should become to you like a n@@ ative of your@@ s ; and you must love him as yourself , for you became ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ents in the land of Egy@@ pt . ”
After reading a tr@@ act left with him , one man loo@@ ked for the pione@@ ers the next day and offered to help them dist@@ ribu@@ te more tr@@ ac@@ ts .
But what is our work ?
Then all on earth will live in their own home , enjoy satis@@ f@@ ying work , and have pl@@ ent@@ y to e@@ at . ​ — Read Isaiah 9 : 6 , 7 ; 6@@ 5 : 21 - 23 .
What a deli@@ ght it is to learn such tru@@ ths and to teach them to new ones !
Mis@@ sion@@ aries were sent out “ to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ”
Instead , let the peace of the Christ control in your heart .
In keep@@ ing with a vie@@ w@@ point comm@@ on at the time , Peter ap@@ par@@ ently gre@@ w up believ@@ ing that the Law ob@@ lig@@ ated him to love only fellow Jews .
P@@ re@@ des@@ t@@ in@@ ation is l@@ in@@ ked with the ide@@ a that God must have a de@@ ta@@ iled pl@@ an for the uni@@ verse wh@@ er@@ e@@ in everything is pre@@ determined .
How do our prayers and our pres@@ ence at Christian meetings help us to refle@@ ct God’s glory ?
She took me by the ar@@ m and said , “ C@@ ome , you can see him now . ”
Today , in many coun@@ tri@@ es the gener@@ al human life sp@@ an rema@@ ins within the r@@ ange given by the psalmist .
They were pleas@@ ed to “ hear ” the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s promise that Jesus would soon do the same for people living on earth in our day .
Then , offer to tell it to the sur@@ vi@@ ving mate ; do not allow fear to hold you back .
What can we learn from God’s words to Job regarding the earth and the material heavens ?
Consider the way he first declar@@ ed to God’s people that he was the promised Messi@@ ah .
When this psal@@ m was com@@ posed , k@@ is@@ sing was an expres@@ sion of fri@@ end@@ ship and was used to wel@@ come gu@@ ests into one@@ ’s home , where they could enjoy ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality .
They point out why it is important that we learn to love righteousness and cultiv@@ ate a h@@ at@@ red for la@@ w@@ less@@ ness .
Ther@@ efore , Christian sp@@ ous@@ es are coun@@ sel@@ ed to stay with the un@@ believ@@ ing par@@ t@@ ner if that par@@ t@@ ner is ag@@ re@@ e@@ able .
“ E@@ ver@@ yone who c@@ alls on the name of Jehovah will be sa@@ ved , ” wrote Paul .
I@@ ts first par@@ ts were written some 3@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years ag@@ o .
He ze@@ al@@ ously dist@@ ribu@@ ted their liter@@ ature , which held that the wh@@ ite man is the Devil .
The com@@ mis@@ sion to preach and teach also man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted God’s love for those be@@ aring the message , since it allow@@ ed them to expres@@ s their devo@@ tion to Jehovah and displa@@ y their love for fellow humans .
De@@ c@@ ep@@ tion comes in many form@@ s and has cre@@ pt into ne@@ arly all as@@ pe@@ cts of mo@@ der@@ n - day life .
How did this decision af@@ fect those who knew of A@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s ter@@ ri@@ ble cri@@ me ?
Jehovah encoura@@ ges us to give our best and not hold back .
Paul told them : “ With every form of prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation . . . car@@ ry on prayer on every occasi@@ on in spirit . ”
Ne@@ u@@ tr@@ ality : “ What your early brothers vie@@ wed as bad and un@@ clean , to jo@@ in the ar@@ my and mu@@ r@@ der or to walk the very ro@@ a@@ ds clo@@ th@@ ed with we@@ ap@@ ons , all that you consider to be good . . .
He was not given any food .
A V@@ alu@@ able Ser@@ vice
L@@ ying in a bas@@ in of the An@@ des M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s 1@@ 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 fe@@ et [ 3@@ ,@@ 8@@ 00 m ] a@@ bo@@ ve se@@ a le@@ v@@ el , L@@ ake T@@ iti@@ c@@ ac@@ a is the high@@ est in@@ land , na@@ vi@@ g@@ able body of water in the world .
Luke showed ke@@ en interest in people .
Such Jews and pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes had to sign@@ i@@ fy by their baptism not only that they had dedic@@ ated their lives to Jehovah but also that they had accepted Jesus as the means wh@@ er@@ e@@ by Jehovah would for@@ give their sin@@ s .
14 : 10 - 13 .
You will find the ans@@ wers in the next two artic@@ les .
This pro@@ spe@@ ct is o@@ pen to all reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of their so@@ cial standing , the col@@ or of their s@@ k@@ in , or the country in which they live .
• How will God’s people see the sal@@ vation of Jehovah ?
W@@ i@@ ves Who Li@@ ve by Bible P@@ r@@ in@@ ci@@ ples
Jo@@ shua was told : “ Then you will make your way succ@@ ess@@ ful and then you will act wis@@ ely . ” ​ — Jo@@ shua 1 : 8 .
F@@ ine examples in@@ deed !
Ru@@ th ho@@ p@@ es that he will see the differ@@ ence between true worship and false . ​ — Acts 24 : 16 .
When the brothers in the S@@ ou@@ th P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c nation of Tu@@ v@@ alu needed public@@ ations in their own t@@ ong@@ ue , one of the mission@@ aries took up the chall@@ enge .
A sing@@ le pioneer sister from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates wrote : “ Some people believe that happiness is un@@ at@@ tain@@ able for the un@@ married .
A@@ ga@@ inst what do we need to be on gu@@ ard ?
Re@@ fle@@ cting on my rich life in Jehovah’s service
The pro@@ ver@@ b does not say , but perhaps he does so in order that others may think that he is wise .
A@@ n ancient Hebrew prophet fore@@ told this fam@@ ine : “ ‘ Lo@@ ok ! There are days coming , ’ is the ut@@ ter@@ ance of the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah , ‘ and I will s@@ end a fam@@ ine into the land , a fam@@ ine , not for bre@@ ad , and a th@@ ir@@ st , not for water , but for hear@@ ing the words of Jehovah . ’ ”
“ Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers ” in The Watchtower of No@@ v@@ ember 15 , 20@@ 14 , explained that in the first century , the gover@@ ning body gave travel@@ ing overse@@ ers the authority to ap@@ point elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants .
I ad@@ mit that at times my disa@@ bil@@ ities get me down .
Ther@@ efore , it would be appro@@ pri@@ ate to ask : What kind of sacrific@@ es ple@@ ase God ?
18 , 19 . ( a ) What chang@@ es become ap@@ par@@ ent as we clo@@ the ourselves with mil@@ dness ?
One of the first things I did when I arri@@ ved in S@@ al@@ va@@ d@@ or was to bu@@ y a Bible .
Rather than our being cr@@ itical of others , we should think about how we can cultiv@@ ate and maintain fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps with those of di@@ verse vie@@ ws and ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds .
A B@@ A@@ B@@ Y , standing on w@@ ob@@ bly leg@@ s , re@@ ach@@ es toward a par@@ ent@@ ’s out@@ st@@ re@@ t@@ ched ar@@ ms and takes its first few st@@ ep@@ s . It may se@@ em a small thing , but to the mother and father , it is a mil@@ es@@ to@@ ne , a m@@ om@@ ent full of promise for the future .
S@@ up@@ pose that a close friend of your@@ s asked you to look after his children while he was away .
The resul@@ ts of the perfect rul@@ er@@ ship of Christ Jesus and the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 holy ones are fur@@ ther descri@@ bed in these words recorded at Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 3 , 4 : “ [ Jehovah ] will certainly rend@@ er judgment among many pe@@ op@@ les , and set matters st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght res@@ pe@@ cting mi@@ gh@@ ty nations far away .
For example , in a marriage , it is re@@ adi@@ ness to yi@@ eld , rather than being dem@@ an@@ ding and in@@ sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to the righ@@ ts and feelings of others , that resul@@ ts in peace , har@@ mony , and happiness .
200@@ 1 “ T@@ e@@ ach@@ ers of God’s Word ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tion Lo@@ c@@ ations M@@ A@@ Y 18 - 20
“ Eli@@ j@@ ah was a man with feelings like our@@ s , ” wrote the disci@@ ple James . ​ — James 5 : 17 .
This educ@@ ation was likely in@@ tend@@ ed to pre@@ pare him for a care@@ er in P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s cour@@ t .
C@@ learly , this heart of our@@ s is of en@@ or@@ m@@ ous value .
By the th@@ ir@@ d century C.E . , “ the man of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness ” was man@@ i@@ f@@ est , recogn@@ iz@@ able in the com@@ pos@@ ite group of the cl@@ er@@ gy of Chris@@ tend@@ om . ​ — See The Watchtower , F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 1 , 199@@ 0 , pages 10 - 14 .
The re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers found that children with fa@@ thers who were activ@@ ely involved in their up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing were more likely to be emp@@ a@@ the@@ tic and to have a better sense of self - wor@@ th .
Sh@@ ould true Christians jo@@ in in such pray@@ er@@ ful sen@@ ti@@ ments ?
How can experienced Christians benefit you@@ ng@@ er ones ?
In rec@@ ent times , milli@@ ons have f@@ led to fore@@ ign lands as refu@@ ge@@ es , or they have mi@@ gr@@ ated for e@@ con@@ om@@ ic reas@@ ons .
“ A@@ m@@ ong the Romans , ” says one refer@@ ence work , “ an ow@@ ner could free a slave ou@@ tri@@ ght , or the slave could pur@@ cha@@ se his fre@@ e@@ dom by pa@@ ying his ow@@ ner .
What qualities on the part of parents can make it e@@ asi@@ er for children to appro@@ ach them ?
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 37 , 5@@ 7
What talk this must have gener@@ ated in that Jewish str@@ ong@@ hold !
Your works are wonderful , as my soul is very well a@@ ware . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 39 : 14 .
As to the number of vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s , The World Bo@@ ok En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia states : “ From 14@@ 8@@ 4 to 1@@ 7@@ 8@@ 2 , according to some hist@@ ori@@ ans , the Christian ch@@ urch put to death about 3@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 women for wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft . ”
The Bible in S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c became known as the Pe@@ shi@@ t@@ ta . ​ — 9 / 1 , pages 13 - 14 .
R@@ am@@ p@@ ant wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness is without doubt a si@@ gn of these “ last days ” of the present system of things .
( a ) In what ways has love gro@@ wn co@@ ld in our day ?
By 195@@ 5 , when the author@@ ities made us leave T@@ ur@@ in , a f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation had been la@@ id for four new congregations .
When we make contribu@@ tions to support his work , we are mer@@ ely giving to Jehovah what already bel@@ ong@@ s to him .
The publi@@ sh@@ ers of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine will be happy to help you to do so .
She accepted the truth and then became a li@@ fel@@ ong friend .
How reas@@ sur@@ ing it was for the psalmist to know that God would strengthen the c@@ it@@ y’s g@@ ates to provide prote@@ ction for his worshipp@@ ers !
R@@ emo@@ ve the wicked man from among y@@ ourselves . ”
For example , Proverbs 22 : 4 states : “ The result of hum@@ ility and the fear of Jehovah is ri@@ ches and glory and life . ”
The love a Christian cultiv@@ ates both for God and for neigh@@ b@@ or invol@@ ves our emo@@ tions and our in@@ tel@@ le@@ ct .
▪ You could read the Bible simply as beau@@ ti@@ ful liter@@ ature or out of a sense of du@@ ty or with the ide@@ a that you might find guid@@ ance in this tr@@ oub@@ led world .
In this reg@@ ard , consider your own experience of ga@@ ining knowledge of Scriptural truth .
What contribu@@ ted to Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s faith and courage ?
However , they may find it hard to gr@@ as@@ p why he does not use his great power to end in@@ justice and suffering right away .
One of the very first human decisions on rec@@ ord was disa@@ str@@ ous .
H@@ um@@ ility en@@ ab@@ led Jesus ’ “ un@@ let@@ tered and or@@ din@@ ary ” disciples to gr@@ as@@ p and apply spiritual tru@@ ths that es@@ cap@@ ed “ wise and in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al ” men .
He h@@ ates un@@ righteousness , and in du@@ e time he br@@ ings un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers to justice .
Rather , she ac@@ ted in a way that in the end pre@@ served her and her family . ​ — Jo@@ s@@ h .
That would be a mar@@ k of the ‘ conclu@@ sion of the system of things , ’ which began in 1914 .
That talk helped me to understand for the first time that we are involved in the is@@ sue between Jehovah and Satan .
Ru@@ th@@ ’s night vis@@ it was not loo@@ ked for .
“ I am Jehovah ; I do not change , ” says Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 6 .
H@@ as “ the bir@@ d@@ c@@ atch@@ er ” in@@ si@@ di@@ ously affe@@ cted your thinking with such un@@ who@@ les@@ ome en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment ?
The overse@@ er spoke with en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m about his own service at Bethel when he was a young man .
Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning in 19@@ 40 , I was re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly called before the dra@@ ft bo@@ ard , but each time my position as a consci@@ enti@@ ous ob@@ je@@ ct@@ or was res@@ pe@@ cted .
David , however , was not like that .
( b ) What joy can you experience as you pro@@ cla@@ im Bible truth ?
Ther@@ efore , take advan@@ ta@@ ge of your early years to gro@@ w as a spiritual person .
These v@@ isions as@@ sure us that Jehovah God and his Son , Jesus Christ , as well as the faithful angels and those who have been b@@ ought from the earth , all deep@@ ly care about us and seek our wel@@ f@@ are .
We felt that it was a powerful witness for people to see famili@@ es ​ — brothers and sisters , parents and children — ​ working together , sh@@ aring Bible tru@@ ths with others .
Un@@ der heav@@ y gu@@ ard , Paul was brought from Jerusalem to the se@@ ap@@ ort city of Ca@@ es@@ are@@ a , where he appe@@ aled to Ca@@ es@@ ar .
▪ Lo@@ y@@ ally Su@@ pp@@ or@@ ting Christ’s Bro@@ thers
“ He that is t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing you is t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing my e@@ ye@@ bal@@ l , ” says Jehovah .
L@@ ater , it was found that s@@ ca@@ v@@ eng@@ er do@@ g@@ s had left only her s@@ kul@@ l , her fe@@ et , and the p@@ al@@ ms of her hands .
We too need to ask ourselves : ‘ What is present with me ?
Tru@@ e Christians help others to understand the Bible .
Pe@@ ople may continue to go about their “ nor@@ ma@@ l ” da@@ ily activities , but they will not gain any per@@ man@@ ent benefit from their hard work .
What blessings come from car@@ ing for the el@@ der@@ ly ?
How do the words at 1 Peter 5 : 10 refle@@ ct what occ@@ ur@@ red in the lives of Noah , Daniel , and Job ?
It must in@@ fu@@ ri@@ ate the Devil to see hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones in Fr@@ ance respon@@ d to the good news .
He st@@ ressed accep@@ ting Jesus , which is direc@@ tly l@@ in@@ ked to being baptized “ in the name . . . of the Son . ”
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , there was time and su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient opportunity for children to get to know their parents well .
But the vo@@ y@@ age Paul spoke about was to take place in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember or O@@ c@@ to@@ ber .
C@@ learly , those who show con@@ temp@@ t for God’s la@@ ws or pray with imp@@ ro@@ per mo@@ ti@@ ves cannot ex@@ pect to be heard by God . ​ — Proverbs 28 : 9 ; James 4 : 3 .
It is time for people to a@@ wak@@ en from spiritual s@@ lum@@ ber .
“ It rest@@ s upon an un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ing faith that n@@ atur@@ al ph@@ en@@ om@@ ena con@@ form to ‘ la@@ ws of n@@ ature . ’ ”
With N@@ el@@ li@@ e at our we@@ d@@ ding , 194@@ 2
W@@ end@@ y is still in V@@ anu@@ atu , now serving in a re@@ mo@@ te transl@@ ation of@@ fice .
U@@ p@@ on hear@@ ing the repor@@ t , the old man as@@ ks them to sa@@ dd@@ le an ass for him so that he might c@@ atch up with God’s prophet .
The prophet Moses has taken the lead .
The hope we had now be@@ comes much more real , more so@@ li@@ d , more personal .
“ H@@ app@@ y is ever@@ yone fe@@ aring Jehovah , who is wal@@ king in his ways , ” the Bible as@@ sures us .
At that time , there was no ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er between humans and God .
How can hus@@ ban@@ ds follow Jesus ’ example ?
How could we pos@@ si@@ bly understand them as well as our heavenly Father does ?
Jehovah “ put within him His holy spirit . ”
For instance , Psalm 14 : 1 speak@@ s of those who say in their heart : “ There is no Jehovah . ”
To@@ u th@@ a@@ ·@@ na@@ ʹ@@ to@@ u is a form of the expres@@ sion meaning “ death . ”
And what can all of this teach us ?
Di@@ e on a C@@ ro@@ ss ?
And it is gener@@ ally used when teaching stud@@ ents at the Watchtower E@@ duc@@ ational C@@ en@@ ter in P@@ at@@ ter@@ son , New Yor@@ k , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
“ But , ” he says , “ it is also a result of the cou@@ ple@@ ’s not tal@@ king things out when fac@@ ed with c@@ ris@@ es . ”
Are you perhaps one of them ?
1 , 2 . ( a ) What took place in Jerusalem at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . ?
“ Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard P@@ rac@@ tic@@ al W@@ is@@ dom , ” O@@ ct .
* ​ — Ne@@ h .
In the Christian congregation , listen@@ ing with love is an ess@@ enti@@ al part of ‘ consider@@ ing one another to inc@@ ite to love and fine works . ’ ​ — Hebrews 10 : 24 .
M@@ ary wrote to me from V@@ ir@@ g@@ in@@ ia , where she had moved , and said that if I was determined to serve Jehovah , I could come and live with her .
A number of regul@@ ar fe@@ atu@@ res are desi@@ gn@@ ed to benefit famili@@ es .
During the time of the pe@@ ak number of tri@@ als , I coun@@ ted as many as 3@@ 0@@ ,000 such supp@@ ort@@ ers in one year .
The one doing the form@@ er foc@@ uses on the desi@@ res and le@@ an@@ ings of the imper@@ fect flesh , con@@ stan@@ tly tal@@ king about and gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying things of the flesh .
This con@@ dition ca@@ uses one of my eyes to be turned ou@@ tw@@ ard .
A t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful appro@@ ach brought fine resul@@ ts for Paul , so it can for us too
Their th@@ reat@@ s , lies , s@@ l@@ an@@ der , in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ation — including the use of spi@@ es sent to disc@@ oura@@ ge him — must have been like pers@@ ist@@ ent thor@@ ns in his flesh .
Instead of accep@@ ting the cor@@ rection , Saul made exc@@ uses , tri@@ ed to shi@@ ft the bl@@ ame , and min@@ i@@ mi@@ zed what he had done .
( b ) How did Paul show confidence in Jehovah’s care for him ?
Re@@ call that Jesus so per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly refle@@ cted his Fa@@ ther’s qualities that he could say : “ He that has seen me has seen the Father also . ”
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S said that those fal@@ sel@@ y prof@@ ess@@ ing to serve him would be dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed from his true followers by their fru@@ its ​ — their teachings and their conduct .
R@@ el@@ ating his experience in cour@@ t , one said : “ The death s@@ ent@@ ence was dec@@ re@@ ed .
What he explained about God’s purpose for humans to live on the earth forever was much different from what I had heard in ch@@ urch .
What happened to the Law covenant when Jehovah allow@@ ed Israel and Juda@@ h to go into ex@@ ile ?
A mon@@ th later , Jac@@ o@@ b offered to serve La@@ ba@@ n for se@@ ven years for R@@ ac@@ hel@@ ’s hand in marriage .
* Jesus was deep@@ ly moved by what he saw .
You can also benefit from Pet@@ er@@ ’s example when it comes to spiritual go@@ als .
It is inter@@ es@@ ting to ob@@ serve the way Paul , under divine inspi@@ r@@ ation , s@@ ought to strengthen the Hebrew Christians .
M@@ ore than that , he has provided the ransom sacrifice of his Son so that all mankind might have the opportunity to be rel@@ eas@@ ed from b@@ onda@@ ge to sin and death and to enjoy the gl@@ ori@@ ous pro@@ spe@@ cts of perfect , everlasting life in Par@@ adise .
When his mother died , he found among her pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons a cop@@ y of the book Li@@ fe ​ — How Di@@ d It G@@ et H@@ ere ?
As a you@@ th in Ger@@ many , he con@@ sum@@ ed large qu@@ an@@ t@@ ities of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l and fre@@ ely used L@@ S@@ D , co@@ ca@@ ine , ha@@ shi@@ s@@ h , and other mind - al@@ ter@@ ing sub@@ stances .
( b ) How do Jehovah’s servants desire to use their t@@ ong@@ ue ?
It loo@@ ks par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly to the wel@@ f@@ are of the one ca@@ using a disa@@ gre@@ e@@ able situation .
When did Peter qu@@ o@@ te from Psalm 1@@ 18 : 22 , and how was this associ@@ ated with Jesus ’ death and resurrection ?
A wise person@@ ’s respon@@ se to re@@ pro@@ of is op@@ pos@@ ite to that of a ri@@ di@@ cul@@ er .
However , the Eng@@ l@@ ish pr@@ on@@ un@@ ci@@ ation , Jehovah , has been in use for cen@@ tu@@ ries , and its e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent in many langu@@ ages is wi@@ d@@ ely accepted today . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 6 : 3 ; Isaiah 26 : 4 , King James V@@ er@@ sion .
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What are some especially important things that parents need to teach their children ?
E@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion pres@@ ents mo@@ der@@ n man as an imp@@ ro@@ ving ani@@ ma@@ l .
Our children some@@ times felt that they had something to com@@ pla@@ in about , so K@@ ar@@ la and I would si@@ t down and talk things over with them .
Ha@@ ve you put off the decision to become one of Jesus ’ disciples because of what your relati@@ ves , friends , or col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es might say ?
Can we imper@@ fect humans imitate the love sh@@ own to us by Jehovah and Jesus ?
Just as Jehovah and Jesus always speak the truth , so Paul always me@@ ant what he said .
One way is by help@@ ing others to enjoy these same blessings .
▪ Let No@@ thing D@@ ist@@ ance You From Jehovah
But what he was saying stru@@ ck a responsi@@ ve cho@@ r@@ d in me .
How , though , can we imitate him in our teaching ?
How can the Bible help us gain a bal@@ an@@ ced view of work ?
A@@ post@@ as@@ y later began to in@@ fect the early Christian congregation , especially after the death of the apostles .
Who are the spiritual brothers and sisters to whom S@@ ar@@ a refer@@ red ?
What moved him to make tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous chang@@ es in his life ?
Lu@@ ci@@ us Ru@@ medi@@ us .
Then he allow@@ ed what he heard to move him deep@@ ly .
In what ways does Satan try to we@@ ak@@ en our dedic@@ ation to God ?
It “ re@@ tur@@ ns to the true God who gave it . ”
Because the Devil and his dem@@ ons have been c@@ ast down to the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of the earth .
Instead of allow@@ ing the earth to be to@@ t@@ ally des@@ po@@ iled by humans , God will “ bring to ru@@ in those ru@@ ining the earth . ” ​ — Revelation 11 : 18 .
I@@ N H@@ I@@ S letter to the Hebrews , the apostle Paul used a powerful word pi@@ c@@ ture to encoura@@ ge his fellow Christians .
O@@ r@@ din@@ ary da@@ y@@ light h@@ ur@@ t my eyes .
For 34 years I have also had the privilege of being reg@@ is@@ tered to per@@ form marri@@ ages .
Jesus Christ ur@@ ged his followers to ‘ seek first the kingdom . ’
As the prophe@@ ts supp@@ lied these de@@ ta@@ il@@ s over the cen@@ tu@@ ries , a pi@@ c@@ ture of the Messi@@ ah gra@@ du@@ ally em@@ er@@ ged . H@@ en@@ ry H .
Consider the dam@@ age that un@@ truth can do .
“ Ke@@ ep Y@@ ourselves in God’s Lo@@ ve , ” 8 / 15
There is “ a time to keep qui@@ et and a time to speak . ”
We were told to ref@@ ra@@ in for a while from accep@@ ting the sou@@ ps served in the cam@@ p and to e@@ at only char@@ red bre@@ ad .
In ad@@ dition , followers of Christ are att@@ ac@@ ked by Satan the Devil himself , who is wa@@ g@@ ing a vi@@ ci@@ ous war against those who “ ob@@ serve the comman@@ d@@ ments of God and have the work of be@@ aring witness to Jesus . ”
Fa@@ iz@@ al , qu@@ o@@ ted in the op@@ ening article of this seri@@ es , ev@@ en@@ tually deci@@ ded to inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ate those claim@@ s for himself by stud@@ ying the Bible .
We who ‘ s@@ ow with a view to the spirit ’ put on the new person@@ ality .
However , right from the out@@ set , it is clear that she is in love with the shepher@@ d .
Mu@@ ch of what Daniel wrote was made se@@ cre@@ t and se@@ aled up to human understanding for cen@@ tu@@ ries .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ate Jehovah’s Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty and F@@ or@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , 6 / 15
Consider a few examples .
With my in@@ experience and Yor@@ k@@ shi@@ re f@@ ran@@ k@@ ness , I some@@ times tro@@ d on to@@ es .
• 2 Peter 2 : 1 - 3
“ The works of his hands are truth and judgment ; tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy are all the or@@ ders he gives , well supp@@ or@@ ted forever , to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , done in truth and u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness . ”
The Devil Ex@@ p@@ lo@@ its M@@ an’s In@@ her@@ ent Ne@@ ed
A@@ no@@ ther less@@ on is this : Like Ne@@ h@@ emiah , appointed men today take the lead in supp@@ or@@ ting the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c arrang@@ ements .
Why is it important for us to la@@ y the bl@@ ame where it bel@@ ong@@ s ?
How have Jehovah’s Witnesses there re@@ ac@@ ted ?
“ D@@ ra@@ w close to God , and he will draw close to you , ” says the Bible .
He temp@@ ted the first woman , E@@ ve , to dis@@ obey the pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion regarding the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad .
The se@@ ed that is c@@ ast to the gr@@ ound is the word that they preach .
En@@ du@@ r@@ ance Ne@@ e@@ ded to W@@ in
He ho@@ ps back in the tru@@ ck , and we continue our c@@ li@@ m@@ b to the is@@ l@@ an@@ d’s lar@@ g@@ est h@@ am@@ let , W@@ in@@ d@@ war@@ d@@ side .
At first , someone may view those words of the psalmist ne@@ g@@ ati@@ vely .
Your par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation will strengthen your faith and thus help you to avoid being sh@@ ak@@ en from your reason .
In the light of this , we do well to ask ourselves what kind of qu@@ ality and di@@ lig@@ ence we put into our work .
( b ) How does the way we exerc@@ ise our free will af@@ fect our lives ?
Since then , she has under@@ g@@ one sur@@ g@@ er@@ y t@@ wi@@ ce , received ra@@ di@@ ation tre@@ at@@ ment , and su@@ ffered two more st@@ ro@@ k@@ es , which left her with li@@ mit@@ ed mo@@ v@@ ement on her left side and li@@ mit@@ ed vision .
By means of an ob@@ ject less@@ on , though , Jehovah pati@@ ently helped J@@ on@@ ah to learn that He se@@ es bey@@ ond m@@ ere appe@@ ar@@ ance .
G@@ u@@ y P@@ i@@ er@@ ce , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , develop@@ ed the sub@@ ject “ Re@@ ma@@ in Lo@@ y@@ al to ‘ the Kingdom of Our Lord . ’ ”
Ther@@ e@@ in , he ref@@ ers to An@@ ti@@ p@@ as , a Christian kil@@ led in Per@@ ga@@ mu@@ m , an important cen@@ ter of emp@@ er@@ or worship .
Now that we are gr@@ and@@ parents ourselves , we fully appreci@@ ate the self - sacrific@@ ing spirit of our de@@ ar parents .
How such conduct makes Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice ! ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 ; 1 John 3 : 22 .
Instead of com@@ for@@ ting H@@ ann@@ ah , however , Pen@@ in@@ n@@ ah ac@@ ted in an un@@ loving way that v@@ ex@@ ed H@@ ann@@ ah to the point of te@@ ars and lo@@ ss of ap@@ pet@@ ite .
Bu@@ il@@ t of b@@ lu@@ e and wh@@ ite mar@@ ble and la@@ vi@@ sh@@ ly dec@@ or@@ ated with deli@@ c@@ ate car@@ v@@ ings , the speak@@ ers ’ stand was fur@@ ni@@ shed with two wa@@ iting ro@@ om@@ s that had mar@@ ble ben@@ ches and mo@@ sa@@ ic flo@@ ors .
Why should you do that ?
A@@ be@@ l , an el@@ der in a congregation in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o where there are sever@@ al wi@@ do@@ ws who need ass@@ ist@@ ance , rel@@ ates : “ I am con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that the most com@@ p@@ el@@ ling need that the wi@@ do@@ ws have is emo@@ tional support .
To what ex@@ t@@ ent do the li@@ m@@ its on marriage between relati@@ ves set out in the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law apply to Christians today ?
When I was a child , I wanted to hu@@ g every c@@ at and do@@ g I saw !
7 / 1 Ca@@ res , 6 / 1
Jehovah God kno@@ ws our ma@@ ke@@ up and what will make us truly happy .
An@@ yone who is re@@ aching out does well to consider the example of coun@@ t@@ less elders around the world who are har@@ d@@ working , hum@@ ble , and therefore a blessing to their congregations . ​ — Hebrews 13 : 7 .
The Bible says : “ Those who are determined to be rich f@@ all into temp@@ tation and a s@@ n@@ are and many sen@@ sel@@ ess and h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful desi@@ res , which p@@ lu@@ ng@@ e men into des@@ tru@@ ction and ru@@ in .
The Law that God gave to the Israelites was perfect .
When not in use , these bo@@ t@@ t@@ les might sh@@ ri@@ v@@ el up if h@@ un@@ g near a fi@@ re in a ro@@ om l@@ ac@@ king a c@@ him@@ ne@@ y .
However , in@@ war@@ dly I ob@@ je@@ cted : ‘ There cannot be a God , no matter what his name is .
No , for Jehovah said : “ This man will not succ@@ e@@ ed you as he@@ ir , but one who will come out of your own in@@ ward par@@ ts will succ@@ e@@ ed you as he@@ ir . ” ​ — Genesis 15 : 1 - 4 .
What a fine example that is for Christian parents !
They listen@@ ed to me when I needed to talk and let me rest when I needed to rest .
They im@@ medi@@ ately started a Bible study with me .
At Davi@@ d’s su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion , I learned to d@@ ri@@ ve a ca@@ r , and one day while vis@@ iting a ne@@ ar@@ by to@@ wn , I saw G@@ a@@ el , whom I had me@@ t when she wor@@ ked in one of the local sh@@ op@@ s .
B@@ ra@@ z@@ il ( de@@ a@@ f field ) , 2 / 1
Na@@ po@@ le@@ on once ob@@ served : “ Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ments keep their promises only when they are for@@ ced to do so , or when it will be to their advan@@ ta@@ ge . ”
However , if we vi@@ g@@ or@@ ously op@@ pose the Devil , he will fle@@ e from us .
Still others have been sh@@ ak@@ en by a repor@@ t that has come back from a pa@@ th@@ olo@@ gy la@@ b .
U@@ N@@ Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ IN@@ G loy@@ al@@ ty to one@@ ’s country is seen by many as their par@@ am@@ ount ob@@ lig@@ ation .
P@@ an@@ ama ser@@ ves as a ty@@ pe of bri@@ dge between N@@ or@@ th and S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a .
When it was dar@@ k or ra@@ in@@ y , pris@@ on@@ ers were not allow@@ ed to move about .
The S@@ la@@ v@@ on@@ ic language , which was given a written and more per@@ man@@ ent form by the two brothers , f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed , develop@@ ed , and later became di@@ ver@@ si@@ fied .
S@@ pur@@ red on by personal mes@@ sa@@ ges and v@@ isions from the Lord Jesus , including the assignment to “ be@@ ar [ Jesus ’ ] name to the nations , ” Paul became in@@ str@@ um@@ ent@@ al in esta@@ bli@@ shing a cha@@ in of Christian congregations ac@@ ro@@ ss A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or and on into E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe . ​ — Acts 9 : 15 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 23 .
Such gro@@ w@@ th has resul@@ ted in Par@@ is be@@ coming F@@ ran@@ ce@@ ’s most di@@ ver@@ si@@ fied city .
Some who used to preach pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s have chang@@ ed after making a care@@ ful study of the Bible .
He ad@@ ds : “ T@@ ra@@ ining is not a one - way st@@ re@@ et . We have much to learn from the local brothers . ”
As such , they would stand out as different by their Christian conduct and by their preaching “ this good news of the Kingdom . . . for a witness to all the nations . ”
Christ fore@@ told that he would as@@ si@@ gn du@@ ties to a “ faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Then we des@@ c@@ ended , and on the v@@ al@@ le@@ y flo@@ or , we cro@@ s@@ sed a st@@ re@@ am@@ bed , mo@@ st@@ ly d@@ ry , that was full of st@@ ones .
Ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake sub@@ je@@ cted the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m to the wor@@ st of all possible indi@@ gn@@ ities .
9 D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to God ​ — “ I Jehovah Your God A@@ m Ho@@ ly ”
How can you pre@@ pare your Bible stud@@ ent to face tri@@ als ?
This qu@@ ality has been ex@@ t@@ ol@@ led and r@@ om@@ an@@ ti@@ ci@@ zed in s@@ ong .
In fact , we enjoy the prote@@ ction of the most secu@@ re and loving home i@@ mag@@ in@@ able , one that is dis@@ cer@@ ned through eyes of faith .
The following year when I turned 19 , I reg@@ is@@ tered as a consci@@ enti@@ ous ob@@ je@@ ct@@ or .
“ B@@ eli@@ eve in the Lord Jesus , and you will get sa@@ ved . ” ​ — Acts 16 : 31 .
Paul certainly was not saying that for a mor@@ ally clean Christian , ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely everything is clean and per@@ mis@@ sible .
26 For Our Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople ​ — Pet@@ er@@ ’s D@@ en@@ i@@ al of Jesus
H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i@@ ’s words have also mo@@ tiv@@ ated God’s servants in more rec@@ ent times during large pro@@ je@@ cts rel@@ ated to the worship of Jehovah .
To my A@@ mer@@ i@@ can su@@ per@@ vis@@ or , this s@@ oun@@ ded as if I was in@@ com@@ pet@@ ent and l@@ ac@@ ked confidence .
That would not be so of true worshi@@ p@@ ers .
For the anointed as a group , the Christian Ju@@ bi@@ le@@ e began at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E .
What a privilege it was in 19@@ 6@@ 4 , at the age of 4@@ 6 , to be going to school again !
A Gen@@ er@@ ous Pro@@ vision
Because David was a man of integrity , because he was mer@@ ci@@ ful to others , and because his rep@@ ent@@ ance was gen@@ u@@ ine .
“ I am forever gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah for ans@@ wer@@ ing my prayers and show@@ ing me the cor@@ rec@@ t way to worship him .
• How can you cre@@ ate opportun@@ ities to make disciples ?
Ex@@ pan@@ ding Wh@@ ere E@@ arly Christi@@ an@@ ity On@@ ce F@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed
“ How P@@ ow@@ er@@ ful God’s Word Re@@ ally Is ! ”
She hum@@ bly vie@@ wed her@@ self as one of “ low position , ” Jehovah’s slave gi@@ r@@ l .
Do Not ‘ P@@ u@@ t Fa@@ ith in E@@ very Word ’
In a similar way , today many religious lead@@ ers cultiv@@ ate relation@@ shi@@ ps with pol@@ itical lead@@ ers .
A@@ T TH@@ A@@ T time in par@@ ts of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , wh@@ ite and bl@@ ack Jehovah’s Witnesses had to have se@@ par@@ ate congregations , cir@@ cu@@ its , and dist@@ ri@@ cts .
But when my parents learned to deci@@ p@@ her his e@@ ye sign@@ als and get him what he needed , J@@ a@@ i@@ ro@@ ’s face would be@@ am with a bro@@ ad gr@@ in .
In the first century , the Jews , who claim@@ ed to be God’s people , allow@@ ed their love for God to gro@@ w co@@ ld .
We all wa@@ ved back .
While some people re@@ adi@@ ly accept the good news of God’s Kingdom , many prove to be like those living in the days of Noah .
However , this matter of rul@@ er@@ ship also ra@@ ises a question .
“ I@@ N A world that is in cha@@ o@@ s pol@@ iti@@ c@@ ally , soci@@ ally and en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ men@@ t@@ ally , how can the human r@@ ace su@@ sta@@ in another 1@@ 00 years ? ” That is what ast@@ ro@@ physi@@ c@@ ist S@@ te@@ ph@@ en Ha@@ w@@ king asked in 200@@ 6 .
3 Why Do Pe@@ ople Do B@@ ad Th@@ ings ?
He made many valu@@ able poin@@ ts , but no@@ te this ke@@ y thought : “ Do give e@@ ar to this , O Job ; stand still and show yourself atten@@ tive to the wonderful works of God . ” − Job 37 : 14 .
The first - century Corinth@@ i@@ an congregation fac@@ ed the situation of a man who un@@ rep@@ ent@@ an@@ tly practic@@ ed for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation .
It seem@@ s to d@@ ate from the first century , and there is an in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion on it that re@@ a@@ ds : “ James , son of Joseph , brother of Jesus . ”
The th@@ ir@@ d and fin@@ al article in this seri@@ es will take up that the@@ me .
But when a s@@ inc@@ ere Christian stu@@ dies God’s Word , he can ab@@ s@@ or@@ b the sen@@ ti@@ ments and out@@ look refle@@ cted in the inspired Word .
Jehovah remin@@ ds us that he is not bl@@ ind to what wicked people do .
H@@ app@@ ily , the im@@ min@@ ent des@@ tru@@ ction of “ ung@@ o@@ dly men ” will clear the way for a new earthly soci@@ ety in which “ righteousness is to d@@ well . ” ​ — Read 2 Peter 3 : 6 , 7 , 13 .
Jesus s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully il@@ lu@@ min@@ ated the fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al con@@ ne@@ ction between suffering and sin , and he lo@@ v@@ ingly pointed to God’s Kingdom for lasting reli@@ ef .
La@@ ying the gr@@ oun@@ d@@ work , God lo@@ v@@ ingly sent his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son to earth .
Yes , Jehovah wants us to be jo@@ y@@ ful , our hearts filled with “ good c@@ he@@ er . ” ​ — Acts 14 : 16 , 17 .
C@@ ong@@ es@@ tion .
T@@ ear@@ s filled his eyes .
Consider An@@ a , a young B@@ ra@@ z@@ ili@@ an woman .
N@@ ever will false teachings be allow@@ ed to des@@ po@@ il “ the pat@@ ter@@ n of heal@@ th@@ ful words , ” pre@@ served for us as a fine trust within the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s pages . ​ — 2 Timothy 1 : 13 , 14 .
At meetings , we receive spiritual food at the prop@@ er time
If children ob@@ serve a well - or@@ der@@ ed and clean en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment in the rest of the home , they are more likely to keep their ro@@ om@@ s and pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons ne@@ at .
The Devil is like those people who re@@ bel@@ led against Jehovah in the time of Moses .
What can we say to encoura@@ ge those who are de@@ pres@@ sed ?
Their love is strong and res@@ ili@@ ent .
How would you re@@ act ? ”
* Mar@@ king the fin@@ al part of the last days will be the peri@@ od that Jesus called the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
If a baptized you@@ th is dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed , the congregation members are expe@@ cted “ to qu@@ it mi@@ x@@ ing in compan@@ y with ” him .
May we never succ@@ um@@ b to Satan’s att@@ ac@@ ks .
P@@ re@@ ach@@ ers of God’s Kingdom benefit the soci@@ ety in which they live .
A fellow el@@ der states : “ The brothers great@@ ly appreci@@ ate Jo@@ s@@ é@@ ’s work as an el@@ der .
Li@@ ons were once pl@@ enti@@ ful in the are@@ a .
Who Re@@ ally Is Be@@ h@@ ind C@@ ru@@ el@@ ty ?
At times , you may be sh@@ o@@ cked by what he says .
He said : “ My v@@ ow@@ s I shall pa@@ y to Jehovah . ”
Jesus said that his pres@@ ence would be like “ the days of Noah . ”
7@@ 8 : 24 , 25 ; fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ​ — Why is man@@ na called “ the gra@@ in of heaven ” and “ the very bre@@ ad of angels ” ?
L@@ ater that very P@@ as@@ so@@ ver night , the apostles ar@@ gu@@ ed again regarding which one of them seem@@ ed to be the great@@ est .
But buil@@ d he did . A house ca@@ r about to be flo@@ ated ac@@ ro@@ ss a ri@@ ver during mon@@ soon se@@ as@@ on in In@@ dia
What makes a Christi@@ an’s life pur@@ po@@ se@@ ful and happy ?
They recogn@@ ized Jesus and ad@@ d@@ ressed him as the “ Son of God . ”
What I experienced during World W@@ ar I@@ I while fi@@ gh@@ ting on the Rus@@ si@@ an fr@@ on@@ t is too dre@@ ad@@ ful to put into words .
26 : 19 ​ — How can ‘ the heavens become like ir@@ on and the earth like cop@@ per ’ ?
The psalmist , perhaps in ex@@ ile in Babyl@@ on , beg@@ ins by descri@@ b@@ ing his a@@ ff@@ lic@@ tions .
The H@@ as@@ mon@@ a@@ e@@ ans began with ze@@ al for worship of God , but that deter@@ i@@ or@@ ated into a@@ bu@@ sive self - interest .
Al@@ most im@@ medi@@ ately , we were direc@@ ted to repor@@ t to Bethel !
Mo@@ des@@ ty is not something we can simply de@@ fine in a way that su@@ its us .
Yet , our loving heavenly Father al@@ lo@@ ws us to be his “ fellow work@@ ers , ” thus en@@ ab@@ ling us to show our love for him and for our neigh@@ b@@ or .
So you don@@ ’t get any gi@@ f@@ ts from your parents ?
He and David became very close friends , and it is likely that in their confid@@ enti@@ al talk , J@@ on@@ a@@ than learned about Davi@@ d’s ano@@ in@@ ting to be Israel@@ ’s next king .
There he s@@ prin@@ k@@ led the blood of the sacrific@@ es before the ar@@ k of the covenant .
That has happened coun@@ t@@ less times among Jehovah’s people .
She told Su@@ z@@ an@@ ne : “ H@@ one@@ y , if you ever want to live in a n@@ ic@@ er place , you@@ ’@@ l@@ l just have to sacrifice something . ”
S@@ ome@@ times bul@@ le@@ ts ri@@ co@@ c@@ he@@ ted off the w@@ alls as we cr@@ ou@@ ched in our for@@ t@@ ress .
This will help them to live mo@@ des@@ tly , and family life will be more pe@@ ace@@ ful .
( See also the bo@@ x “ A To@@ ol to H@@ el@@ p U@@ s Gi@@ ve an An@@ s@@ wer . ” )
The stud@@ ent@@ ’s expres@@ sion chang@@ ed , and he began to listen to our sister with interest .
What en@@ ab@@ led him to over@@ come such m@@ om@@ ents ?
Because she had confidence in God’s arrang@@ ement .
On No@@ v@@ ember 8 , 19@@ 24 , he wrote from Per@@ u : “ Ha@@ ve just fin@@ i@@ shed pu@@ t@@ ting out 1@@ 7@@ ,000 tr@@ ac@@ ts in L@@ ima and C@@ al@@ la@@ o . ”
Are you among them ?
We may find ourselves ut@@ ter@@ ing the words of the psalmist David : “ D@@ ist@@ res@@ ses of my heart have mul@@ ti@@ p@@ lied . ”
H@@ ere , in the earthly cour@@ ty@@ ard of that temple , we me@@ et , serve , and pray , rend@@ ering to Jehovah the honor that is du@@ e his gl@@ ori@@ ous name .
As King , Jesus uses his authority to prote@@ ct and gu@@ i@@ de his disciples to make sure that his Fa@@ ther’s will is done .
( b ) In the set@@ ting of sen@@ ding out the apostles , what was the foc@@ us ?
Con@@ fir@@ m@@ ing Jesus ’ Messi@@ ah@@ ship during the trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation , Jehovah direc@@ ted : “ L@@ isten to him . ”
His many mirac@@ les helped to esta@@ bl@@ ish that he had Jehovah’s ba@@ c@@ king .
Many of the early Christians got that kind of help from their brothers and sisters .
Be reason@@ able with yourself and others . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
When he en@@ tered school after the war , he was two cl@@ as@@ ses a@@ head of his pe@@ ers .
N@@ ex@@ t , W@@ il@@ li@@ am Samu@@ el@@ son , overse@@ er of the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c S@@ cho@@ ol@@ s De@@ par@@ t@@ ment , high@@ ligh@@ ted what makes a person hon@@ or@@ able .
Di@@ d Jehovah no@@ tice that A@@ ha@@ b made that public displa@@ y of his sa@@ dness ?
But wh@@ atever situation develop@@ s , we must work to avoid such tra@@ its .
However , in an app@@ en@@ di@@ x of the so - called Sa@@ ba@@ ’s Bible , S@@ ul@@ k@@ ha@@ n - S@@ aba O@@ r@@ beli@@ an@@ i gives the meaning of the name Jesus in this way : “ I@@ es@@ es : From Hebrew : I@@ e@@ o@@ va the Lord sa@@ vi@@ or . ”
They have made pleas@@ ant con@@ vers@@ ation with their neigh@@ b@@ ors a part of their ministry .
And s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists es@@ tim@@ ate that there are about 1@@ 00 bil@@ li@@ on g@@ al@@ a@@ xi@@ es in the ob@@ ser@@ va@@ ble uni@@ verse !
Thus , wise parents s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully use God’s Word , the Bible , to in@@ still in their children the desire to ple@@ ase God and to imitate his qualities .
Such who@@ les@@ ome rec@@ re@@ ation can be fu@@ n and re@@ war@@ ding .
He says : “ I wanted to experience the ‘ fre@@ e@@ dom ’ the world off@@ ers . ”
4@@ 6 : 9 ; 7@@ 2 : 16 ; Is@@ a .
Sam@@ son , David , and B@@ en@@ a@@ iah , for example , are cre@@ di@@ ted with k@@ ill@@ ing li@@ ons .
Re@@ g@@ arding pol@@ lu@@ ters of vari@@ ous kin@@ ds in ancient Israel , the Bible stated : “ The land has been pol@@ lu@@ ted by its in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants . . . Those in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ting it are held gu@@ il@@ ty . ”
Wh@@ ere do you stand on the question of God’s rul@@ er@@ ship ?
The second part con@@ tain@@ s pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ements against sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding nations , and the fin@@ al part has to do with the rest@@ or@@ ation of Jehovah’s worship .
Those “ ca@@ ught away ” will not “ f@@ all as@@ le@@ ep in death ” in the sense of having a long s@@ le@@ ep in death .
Jose@@ p@@ h’s Bro@@ thers W@@ ere , 10 / 1
In view of what Jeremiah 16 : 15 states , however , the verse could also al@@ lu@@ de to the sear@@ ch@@ ing out of the rep@@ ent@@ ant Israelites .
That question , c@@ y@@ n@@ ic@@ ally posed by P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate ne@@ arly 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , imp@@ lies that truth is too elu@@ sive to be pur@@ su@@ ed .
I appe@@ aled to the dra@@ ft bo@@ ard to be cl@@ as@@ si@@ fied as a minis@@ ter .
Yes , though enem@@ ies sh@@ ar@@ pen their t@@ ong@@ ue against us , in the end ‘ their t@@ ong@@ ue comes to be against their own selves . ’
• How did the following women make Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice ?
Today , The Watchtower is a@@ vail@@ able in 1@@ 7@@ 6 langu@@ ages , and all e@@ di@@ tions are pro@@ duc@@ ed si@@ mul@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ously so that read@@ ers around the world are able to study the same information at the same time .
Al@@ ber@@ t D . S@@ ch@@ ro@@ e@@ der , the pre@@ si@@ ding minis@@ ter for Jehovah’s Witnesses in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in , gave the public ad@@ d@@ ress .
V@@ is@@ u@@ al@@ ize the sc@@ ene .
He ca@@ used the proble@@ m . ”
C@@ learly , our ga@@ ining Jehovah’s blessing and appro@@ val dep@@ ends to a large ex@@ t@@ ent on the qu@@ an@@ t@@ ity and qu@@ ality of our personal reading and study of the Bible .
Jesus again spoke of everlasting life in his dis@@ course about the conclu@@ sion of the system of things .
R@@ he@@ t@@ or@@ ic@@ al questions ​ — questions that we do not ex@@ pect our listen@@ ers to answer al@@ ou@@ d — ​ can help an a@@ udi@@ ence to think and reason .
As@@ k and you will receive , that your joy may be made full . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , Christ said : “ The world has no reason to h@@ ate you , but it h@@ ates me , because I be@@ ar witness concer@@ ning it that its works are wicked . ” ​ — John 7 : 7 .
Jehovah will not fai@@ l to help us and strengthen our hands to do his will .
We are also helped to bro@@ ad@@ en our view of others by com@@ par@@ ing our thinking with Jehovah’s re@@ action to some of his servants who felt low in spi@@ r@@ its .
( b ) How did God provide for the L@@ ev@@ ites ?
The me@@ ek will in@@ ha@@ bi@@ t the earth , and “ they will in@@ deed find their ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace . ”
They ag@@ re@@ ed to the comm@@ on da@@ ily wa@@ ge of the time , one den@@ ari@@ us for a 12 - h@@ our work@@ day .
My wife and I knew that we could not com@@ bin@@ e our godly responsi@@ bility of re@@ aring children with the pur@@ su@@ it of material ri@@ ches .
Like H@@ ann@@ ah and Samuel , Christians today have the privilege of using their lives in dedic@@ ated service to their Creator .
For example , some religious people think that when a loved one dies , that person is called to jo@@ in God and be@@ comes an ang@@ el .
To succ@@ e@@ ed in his assignment , what did Jo@@ shua need ?
She was already a baptized , full - time minis@@ ter of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
As if s@@ cal@@ es f@@ ell from her eyes , she now saw c@@ learly that Jehovah ​ — the Creator of heaven and earth and the Father of Jesus Christ — ​ is the true God . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 2 : 8 ; Jeremiah 10 : 10 - 12 .
They are teaching a@@ i@@ ds that make us think and feel .
Go@@ od for H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds to Be P@@ ati@@ ent
“ M@@ il@@ dness , self - control . ”
N@@ A@@ S@@ A , E@@ S@@ A , and A .
In fulfill@@ ment of Bible prophecy , his Kingdom was esta@@ bli@@ shed in the heavens in 1914 with Jesus Christ as its King .
A fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al reason for show@@ ing prop@@ er respect for the faithful slave class is that by so doing , we are in fact show@@ ing respect for the Ma@@ ster , Jesus Christ .
Why Q@@ u@@ es@@ tion R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on ?
To what might Jesus ’ words in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount be lik@@ ened , and why can we say it was based on “ the sa@@ y@@ ings of God ” ?
On J@@ anu@@ ary 14 , 19@@ 7@@ 2 , we went , as was our cu@@ sto@@ m , to the Kingdom H@@ all to atten@@ d our meeting .
So I st@@ op@@ ped going to ch@@ urch .
At the time , the activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses in P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al were ban@@ ned .
Ad@@ mi@@ re the Des@@ ign ; L@@ ear@@ n Ab@@ out the Des@@ ign@@ er
I can coun@@ t 12 he@@ a@@ ds of fi@@ ve different coun@@ tri@@ es that rul@@ ed over my ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn .
N@@ ever for@@ get that he is “ the go@@ d of this system of things , ” and he is determined to prom@@ o@@ te his thinking here on the earth .
* How , though , did Jehovah re@@ act to this re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against godly authority ?
Let us man@@ i@@ f@@ est godly devo@@ tion while a@@ wa@@ iting Jehovah’s day
Yes , now is the time to learn to work together , to cultiv@@ ate the un@@ ity that will be so vital in the days a@@ head .
By the turn of the century , there were pres@@ ses in 60 Ger@@ man to@@ w@@ ns and 12 other E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an lands .
Se@@ cond , we see the effe@@ cts of the ou@@ ster of Satan and his dem@@ ons from heaven , in fulfill@@ ment of Revelation 12 : 9 .
I felt that I was ro@@ b@@ b@@ ing Jehovah . ”
‘ How can I end@@ ure life here ? ’
The go@@ al could eas@@ ily be me@@ t if publi@@ sh@@ ers would devo@@ te 15 h@@ our@@ s a mon@@ th to the ministry and pione@@ ers , 1@@ 10 h@@ our@@ s .
In effect , Jehovah is saying to us : ‘ H@@ ere are the fac@@ ts .
Why do you care ? ”
In your personal study , you are likely to find it very bene@@ fi@@ cial to read these pas@@ sa@@ ges before consider@@ ing this article and the one following it .
Yet , they do their best to maintain the id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying mar@@ k of love .
The ser@@ p@@ ent told her : “ You certainly will not die .
In the pro@@ c@@ ess , they cre@@ ate a “ Jesus ” that am@@ oun@@ ts to a fi@@ g@@ ment of scho@@ l@@ arly i@@ mag@@ in@@ ation .
4 / 15 Jose@@ ph@@ us Re@@ ally W@@ r@@ ite It ?
Paul wrote : “ To pers@@ ons de@@ fil@@ ed and faith@@ less nothing is clean . ”
And what can be done to er@@ adi@@ c@@ ate h@@ at@@ red ?
The account states : “ A mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring ar@@ ose on the part of the Greek - speaking Jews against the Hebrew - speaking Jews , because their wi@@ do@@ ws were being over@@ loo@@ ked in the da@@ ily dist@@ ribu@@ tion . ” ​ — Acts 6 : 1 .
As we would ex@@ pect of a consci@@ enti@@ ous serv@@ ant of Jehovah , “ Noah pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to do according to all that God had comman@@ ded him . ”
This could never have been accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed without divine ba@@ c@@ king .
It also high@@ ligh@@ ts an important point : We do not need to feel in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated by challeng@@ ing to@@ pi@@ c@@ s , such as the Tr@@ in@@ ity , hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re , or the ex@@ ist@@ ence of a Creator .
We gave up a bu@@ sin@@ ess that I was very much inter@@ ested in .
It is something to be over@@ come .
E@@ con@@ om@@ ic har@@ d@@ ship or ill health can be de@@ va@@ st@@ ating .
They did not .
In his last words to his disciples before he re@@ turned to heaven , Jesus instru@@ cted them to be wit@@ nesses of him “ to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ”
A New Re@@ as@@ on for B@@ ap@@ tism
A@@ N EN@@ T@@ R@@ AN@@ C@@ E IN@@ T@@ O TH@@ E K@@ IN@@ G@@ D@@ O@@ M
L@@ ater in his life , Peter became a strong example of faith for others .
Be more concer@@ ned with what is right than who is right .
Indeed , long - suffering is lis@@ ted f@@ our@@ th in Paul’s des@@ crip@@ tion of the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit , along with “ love , joy , peace , . . . kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , faith , mil@@ dness , self - control . ”
By F@@ ri@@ day , news of the cour@@ t dr@@ ama had s@@ pre@@ ad a@@ far , and the cour@@ t was p@@ ac@@ ked with ch@@ urch di@@ gn@@ it@@ aries , govern@@ ment of@@ fic@@ ers , and our Christian brothers .
For years he had ni@@ gh@@ t@@ ma@@ res because of war@@ time experi@@ ences .
He princi@@ p@@ ally wanted to ple@@ ase God .
I attend@@ ed all the Christian meetings , devo@@ ted from 30 to 40 h@@ our@@ s per mon@@ th to the field ministry , and associ@@ ated with fellow Christians .
It did not .
In such a g@@ lo@@ om@@ y at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere , Bible - loving individuals felt the need to provide the dist@@ ressed people with reli@@ ef and cons@@ ol@@ ation from the Bible book of Psal@@ ms .
Ca@@ use me to walk in your truth and teach me , for you are my God of sal@@ vation .
W@@ a@@ y
Jehovah helps us to cop@@ e with our tri@@ als
Then , over the course of time , si@@ t down with him to reason on spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c s@@ crip@@ tures and help him think about his dedic@@ ation to Jehovah .
Does that ad@@ vice apply in our 2@@ 1@@ st century ?
7 : 16 , 17 .
When the service at the de@@ po@@ t was fin@@ i@@ shed , I was asked to ass@@ ist at the branch of@@ fice .
One of the stu@@ dies I condu@@ cted was with a young woman nam@@ ed B@@ ever@@ ly .
Let us take the example c@@ ited a@@ bo@@ ve , 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 4 : 3 - 7 .
Pa@@ y A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion to the H@@ ear@@ t
John 5 : 28 , 29
Our brothers el@@ se@@ where end@@ ure tri@@ bul@@ ations that ar@@ ise su@@ d@@ den@@ ly .
Jesus ’ “ other sheep , ” who have an earthly hope , are deli@@ gh@@ ted to serve sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der with the mo@@ der@@ n - day re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of “ the Israel of God , ” help@@ ing to ref@@ res@@ h others spiritually .
Si@@ mil@@ arly today , when we are kind , we may be able to help “ all s@@ or@@ ts of people ” learn the truth and see that Jehovah lo@@ ves them very much . ​ — 1 Timothy 2 : 3 , 4 .
Your faithful end@@ ur@@ ance under difficult circumstances may have similar re@@ war@@ ding resul@@ ts .
14 : 2 ​ — How would Jesus “ pre@@ pare a place ” in heaven for his faithful followers ?
Who G@@ o to He@@ av@@ en ? 11 / 1
What , though , about the means that many of such individuals use to gain we@@ al@@ th or f@@ ame ?
To do so , however , we must com@@ p@@ ly with Jehovah’s requi@@ re@@ ments .
So have my brother , who was a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant , and my sister - in - law , who enjo@@ yed pioneer service for about 15 years .
Let us consider rec@@ ent examples from three coun@@ tri@@ es .
While in Egy@@ pt , before they were re@@ duc@@ ed to sla@@ very , the Hebrews were organiz@@ ed as a tri@@ ba@@ l soci@@ ety , ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ated by family he@@ a@@ ds , or pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s .
They are the ones who become elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants .
Why did the one@@ time persecu@@ t@@ or Saul em@@ br@@ ace the faith of his vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s ?
Daniel says , “ I conclu@@ ded that it was time for me to make a 18@@ 0 - de@@ gre@@ e turn . ” And he did .
One who el@@ ev@@ ates himself or one who el@@ ev@@ ates others ?
Why does pl@@ an@@ ning we@@ d@@ ding@@ s and rel@@ ated ga@@ ther@@ ings mer@@ it consider@@ ation ?
L@@ ater , when the K@@ G@@ B c@@ hi@@ ef arri@@ ved , the of@@ fic@@ ers told him about the kind tre@@ at@@ ment they had received .
Jesus was thus war@@ ning against the seri@@ ousness of expres@@ sing h@@ at@@ red toward a coun@@ tr@@ y@@ man with a der@@ o@@ g@@ at@@ ory ter@@ m of con@@ temp@@ t .
To keep our hope b@@ right , what must we gu@@ ard against ? Jesus , our Ex@@ emp@@ la@@ r , th@@ ri@@ ved on God’s Word .
Thus he makes prog@@ ress in a stru@@ c@@ tur@@ ed pro@@ c@@ ess of educ@@ ation .
The dis@@ co@@ very of this st@@ atu@@ e of L@@ am@@ g@@ i - Mar@@ i resul@@ ted in the positi@@ ve id@@ enti@@ fic@@ ation of Mar@@ i
After ho@@ l@@ ding the family for two days , the of@@ fic@@ er in char@@ ge ra@@ di@@ o@@ ed his su@@ peri@@ or to ask what should be done with them .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 4@@ 5 , 70
John , who had also come to C@@ y@@ pr@@ us , had married and had his own family to care for .
For example , in 4@@ 9 C.E . , holy spirit gu@@ i@@ ded the gover@@ ning body to make a decision regarding the is@@ sue of circum@@ c@@ ision .
They will be rel@@ eas@@ ed bri@@ ef@@ ly at the end of Christ’s M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn when perfect mankind will experience a fin@@ al t@@ est .
Acc@@ ording to V@@ in@@ e@@ ’s Ex@@ pos@@ it@@ ory Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent Wor@@ ds , “ a ver@@ ba@@ l form of the word sign@@ i@@ fi@@ es me@@ dic@@ ines which al@@ la@@ y ir@@ rit@@ ation . ”
Jehovah reas@@ sur@@ ed Moses by giving him two powerful promises : “ I shall prove to be with you , and this is the si@@ gn for you that it is I who have sent you : After you have brought the people out of Egy@@ pt , you people will serve the true God on this m@@ oun@@ tain . ”
She gra@@ bs him and k@@ is@@ ses him .
R@@ o@@ bi@@ n E@@ ames , the Ch@@ urch of I@@ rel@@ and P@@ ri@@ mate , said that he would be “ bit@@ ter@@ ly disa@@ p@@ pointed ” if the do@@ cum@@ ent was “ a thro@@ w@@ back to p@@ re - V@@ ati@@ can I@@ I . ”
□ Ba@@ h@@ ra@@ m , a form@@ er K@@ un@@ g F@@ u instru@@ ct@@ or , came from a country in the M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually strong parents are pre@@ pared to apply the counsel found at De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 7 , to “ inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate ” Jehovah’s words in their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing at every opportunity .
For example , faithful David and S@@ te@@ ph@@ en both “ f@@ ell as@@ le@@ ep in death . ” ​ — Acts 7 : 60 ; 13 : 36 .
M@@ ore than 2@@ 00 of these c@@ as@@ es occ@@ ur@@ red on the day when they ga@@ ther@@ ed to com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate Jesus ’ death !
For it is written : ‘ V@@ enge@@ ance is mine ; I will re@@ pa@@ y , says Jehovah . ’ ”
A group known as the Q@@ u@@ ar@@ to@@ deci@@ man@@ s ( F@@ our@@ te@@ en@@ thers ) de@@ f@@ ended the ob@@ serv@@ ance of Jesus Christ’s death on N@@ is@@ an 14 .
L@@ as@@ sh@@ ar@@ on
The speak@@ er explained the Bi@@ bli@@ cal bas@@ is for the stud@@ ents to have ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te confidence in Jehovah’s power to help them over@@ come any ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le that they might face in their assign@@ ments .
When Jesus said “ so it go@@ es , ” he was poin@@ ting out that what happened to the rich man in the illustr@@ ation will also ha@@ p@@ pen to those who buil@@ d their life ​ — their hope and their se@@ cur@@ ity — ​ sol@@ ely on material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
( a ) How did Joseph rest@@ ra@@ in his emo@@ tions in deal@@ ing with his brothers ?
If we love God’s Kingdom as much as the mer@@ ch@@ ant loved the pe@@ ar@@ l , what will we do ?
The following article will answer .
Then Christ will hand the Kingdom over to his God and Father , sub@@ je@@ cting himself to “ the One who sub@@ je@@ cted all things to him , that God may be all things to ever@@ yone . ”
Some of that information can be found in re@@ sear@@ ch to@@ ol@@ s such as the vi@@ de@@ o The W@@ on@@ ders of C@@ re@@ ation Rev@@ e@@ al God’s G@@ l@@ ory , the bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res W@@ as Li@@ fe C@@ re@@ ated ?
So doing , we will make Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice . ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 .
One group were appointed as gu@@ ar@@ ds and were put in char@@ ge of the other group , who were assign@@ ed to be pris@@ on@@ ers .
H@@ er@@ ber@@ t and Ger@@ tru@@ d were baptized as Jehovah’s Witnesses in L@@ ei@@ p@@ z@@ i@@ g , in the form@@ er Ger@@ man D@@ emo@@ cr@@ ati@@ c Re@@ public , in 195@@ 2 .
Such a dist@@ or@@ ted view of God’s standards exer@@ ts pres@@ sure on us to c@@ ast asi@@ de all moral rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t .
It would certainly be the most tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed recogn@@ iti@@ on you could at@@ tain .
Even the milli@@ ons who have died will be rest@@ ored to life on earth .
When Jesus was born on earth , he had earthly fore@@ fa@@ thers .
Why is streng@@ th@@ ening our faith so important ?
S@@ v@@ et@@ om@@ ir com@@ men@@ ted : “ T@@ w@@ o days before I me@@ t you , I pray@@ ed to God for help to get to know him .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , in two illustr@@ ations of marriage fe@@ ast@@ s , Jesus re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly spoke of the gu@@ ests as being present because they were invit@@ ed . ​ — Matthew 22 : 2 - 4 , 8 , 9 ; Luke 14 : 8 - 10 .
And he ad@@ ded : ‘ This is what you are to say to the sons of Israel , “ I shall prove to be has sent me to you . ” ’ ”
The apostle Peter spoke about the “ rest@@ or@@ ation of all things of which God spoke through the m@@ ou@@ th of his holy prophe@@ ts of old time . ”
11 , 12 . ( a ) How can we “ take ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in Jehovah ” ?
If you are , you can be sure of this : Jehovah will never “ for@@ get your work and the love you showed for his name . ” ​ — Hebrews 6 : 10 .
Re@@ ally , all of us need to do everything we can to make sure that we continue to receive this wonderful help from Jehovah .
21 : 4@@ 3 .
Be@@ ing des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of faithful pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s and of those deli@@ vered out of Egy@@ pt as God’s cho@@ s@@ en people did not pre@@ v@@ ent the un@@ faithful Israelites from having a bad standing with God like that of the C@@ u@@ shi@@ tes .
Re@@ c@@ all@@ ing the in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , A@@ do@@ l@@ f@@ o states : “ That ev@@ ent really streng@@ th@@ ened my faith . ”
( a ) In your own words , sum@@ mar@@ ize Jesus ’ st@@ at@@ ement recorded at Matthew 5 : 4@@ 3 - 4@@ 5 . ( b ) What view regarding Jews and n@@ on - Jews had develop@@ ed among first - century Jewish religious lead@@ ers ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , following this divine ad@@ vice is a matter of loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah God .
Do you pri@@ ze it su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ ently to make the doing of God’s will the most important thing in your life ?
In what way did the Israelites mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness ?
In our time , to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on the true God in fav@@ or of human ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es and the@@ ori@@ es and worl@@ dly pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s is to re@@ place “ the s@@ ource of living water ” with “ bro@@ ken c@@ is@@ ter@@ ns . ”
They are the ancient religious thin@@ k@@ ers , writ@@ ers , the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans , and ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ ers who have shap@@ ed much of to@@ da@@ y’s “ Christian ” thinking ​ — the Ch@@ urch Fa@@ thers .
A@@ n En@@ coura@@ g@@ ing Ex@@ peri@@ ence
How does strong faith in Jehovah prote@@ ct us ?
The prophet Mi@@ ca@@ h wrote : “ They will ac@@ tually si@@ t , each one under his v@@ ine and under his fi@@ g t@@ ree , and there will be no one making them tre@@ m@@ ble . ” ​ — Mi@@ c . 4 : 4 .
As a teach@@ er of God’s Word , Jesus demonstr@@ ated love for people
That helped to move you to dedic@@ ate your life to God and to ‘ live no longer for yourself , but for him who died for you . ’
H@@ er name was P@@ ear@@ l .
If you do that , then you too can say that you have learned the se@@ cre@@ t of self - su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y . ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 17 - 19 .
It was during one such peri@@ od that J@@ es@@ se sent David to c@@ he@@ ck on the three ol@@ des@@ t sons , who were serving in Sa@@ ul@@ ’s ar@@ my .
( Read Acts 16 : 4 , 5 . )
A ship ad@@ ri@@ ft does not re@@ ach its des@@ t@@ in@@ ation .
You can cho@@ ose life by lear@@ ning about God , his Son , and His will from the pages of the Bible and by ap@@ pl@@ ying what you learn .
Saul pan@@ ic@@ s and dis@@ obedi@@ ently off@@ ers a bur@@ n@@ t sacrifice himself .
His crow@@ ning , though , made him a prophe@@ tic ty@@ pe of the Messi@@ ah .
Are you going to have the po@@ li@@ ce cha@@ se us out ? ”
He has always per@@ pe@@ tr@@ ated gro@@ ss in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es .
D@@ O Y@@ O@@ U some@@ times find it hard to be obedi@@ ent ? — * It is not sur@@ pris@@ ing if you do . E@@ ver@@ yone at times fin@@ ds it hard to obey .
“ For years people have asked us , ‘ When will you ever have a Kingdom H@@ all like the ones we see in your public@@ ations ? ’
After the war ended , she moved with the same family to H@@ al@@ le on the Sa@@ ale .
S@@ and@@ ra@@ ’s we@@ ak@@ nesses pla@@ gu@@ ed her , but she kept fi@@ gh@@ ting them .
For example , consider a Christian serving in the full - time ministry .
Gre@@ at@@ ness From Ser@@ vice Mo@@ tiv@@ ated by Lo@@ ve
Their ca@@ r does not bre@@ ak down .
AL@@ S@@ O I@@ N TH@@ I@@ S I@@ S@@ S@@ U@@ E :
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , no law or stan@@ d@@ ard pro@@ posed by any human , no matter how in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent or s@@ inc@@ ere , can me@@ et that need .
The s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es sc@@ ru@@ pul@@ ously in@@ sis@@ ted on the letter of the law , but they ign@@ ored fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al principles that refle@@ cted love and com@@ pas@@ sion .
That is why Jesus com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned his followers to preach and to teach and to “ make disciples of people of all the nations . ”
Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers were persecu@@ ted in the Rom@@ an world , but they were pe@@ ace@@ able and ap@@ par@@ ently benef@@ ited from the some@@ what pe@@ ace@@ ful c@@ li@@ mate of those times . ​ — Read Romans 12 : 18 - 21 .
In one respect , he is encourag@@ ing us to be reason@@ able and to tre@@ at other Christians with deep respect and di@@ gn@@ ity .
What is going to ha@@ p@@ pen to the present system of things ?
We have consider@@ ed some of Satan’s me@@ tho@@ ds and have seen the need to stand fir@@ m in the face of his att@@ ac@@ ks .
Th@@ ough there were some language ba@@ r@@ ri@@ ers , we fully enjo@@ yed the inter@@ n@@ ational bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
The righteous one ​ — in the earth he will be re@@ war@@ ded . How much more should the wicked one and the sin@@ ner be ! ” ​ — Proverbs 11 : 31 .
We can coura@@ ge@@ ously face op@@ position or persecu@@ tion from Go@@ li@@ a@@ th@@ like enem@@ ies because “ to Jehovah bel@@ ong@@ s the bat@@ tle . ”
Des@@ pite what circumstances did David trust in Jehovah ?
Ther@@ efore , they know both “ the el@@ em@@ ent@@ ary things ” and “ the deep things ” of the truth .
In each of these situ@@ ations , we must deci@@ de what we will do .
He fa@@ iled to appreci@@ ate Jehovah’s mer@@ cy .
They point to a number of reas@@ ons for this conclu@@ sion .
L@@ ater , An@@ dre@@ w fin@@ ds his brother , S@@ im@@ on Peter , and lea@@ ds him to Jesus after making the dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement : “ We have found the Messi@@ ah . ” ​ — John 1 : 35 - 4@@ 1 .
For more de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about how the physical heavens refle@@ ct God’s wisdom and power , see chap@@ ters 5 and 17 of the book D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to Jehovah , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
S@@ ear@@ ch though you may , you cannot find them .
When we he@@ ed Scriptural counsel from the faithful slave class , we show respect for Jehovah’s arrang@@ ement .
We have ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te confidence that Jehovah will never a@@ ban@@ d@@ on his faithful people ; he will deli@@ ver them through the coming “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
God has dec@@ re@@ ed that the good news of the Kingdom must be pre@@ ached .
What situation do we find ourselves in today , and what do we need ?
He asked care@@ fully ph@@ r@@ as@@ ed questions to draw them out , and the disciples respon@@ ded .
U@@ r@@ su ) , 9 / 1 Why Our Li@@ ves Ha@@ ve Re@@ al Me@@ an@@ ing ( P .
Yet , c@@ he@@ ating , cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion , and f@@ ra@@ u@@ d are wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad .
2 : 24 .
We may simil@@ arly ple@@ ad with Jehovah about things that are preci@@ ous to us , appe@@ al@@ ing to him on the bas@@ is of his justice , loving - kindness , and mer@@ cy .
You can righ@@ tly view them as such because all individuals who hope in them will be s@@ or@@ ely disa@@ p@@ pointed . ​ — Read Isaiah 28 : 15 , 17 .
However , I man@@ ag@@ ed to free my@@ self from d@@ ru@@ g@@ s and began going to the gy@@ m again .
[ Au@@ gu@@ st@@ in@@ e@@ ’s do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine ] . . . ow@@ ed much ( including some sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings ) to Ne@@ op@@ l@@ at@@ on@@ ism , ” says the New Ca@@ tho@@ lic En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia .
The princi@@ p@@ al in@@ str@@ um@@ ent of commun@@ ic@@ ation between God and humans is the Bible .
Many prophe@@ ts were persecu@@ ted by the Jewish religious lead@@ ers .
L@@ I@@ G@@ H@@ TH@@ O@@ U@@ S@@ E@@ S have sa@@ ved an un@@ told number of lives .
The me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing of the temple is a si@@ gn that Jehovah’s purpose concer@@ ning pu@@ re worship is sure to be ful@@ filled .
Bible study gave T@@ amba the confidence that if he took deli@@ ght in God’s law , he would succ@@ e@@ ed . ​ — Psalm 1 : 1 - 3 .
So@@ on after Isaiah made that re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement , his wife became pre@@ gn@@ ant and bor@@ e him a son nam@@ ed Ma@@ her - shal@@ al - ha@@ s@@ h - ba@@ z .
1 : 15 , 16 ; 1 Ti@@ m .
S@@ ome@@ thing Bet@@ ter T@@ ha@@ n Go@@ ld
They are part of a small congregation in Lo@@ d@@ war , 7@@ 5 mil@@ es [ 1@@ 20 k@@ m ] to the sou@@ th .
They often tra@@ in the us@@ er in the ar@@ t of war .
He rul@@ ed for only three months before an Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h imp@@ ris@@ oned him , and Jeho@@ a@@ ha@@ z died in cap@@ tiv@@ ity .
• C@@ are for congregation responsi@@ bil@@ ities . ​ — Acts 20 : 28 ; 1 Ti@@ m .
The Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation Is Com@@ ple@@ ted
I was ast@@ oun@@ ded at how many heavenly bo@@ dies there were and how well - organiz@@ ed everything was .
I have learned that Jehovah has not given up on me .
L@@ ast year , such love moved 2@@ 8@@ 8@@ ,@@ 9@@ 0@@ 7 individuals to dedic@@ ate their lives to him and sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze that decision by water baptism .
Our love for God mo@@ ves us to speak about the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom of his de@@ ar Son , who will “ ri@@ de in the cause of truth ” at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
They also acc@@ use him of bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ y and seek to k@@ ill him because he c@@ alls God his Father .
T@@ e@@ aching That I@@ mp@@ ar@@ ts W@@ is@@ dom
Since Wit@@ ten@@ ber@@ g was the c@@ ra@@ d@@ le of the Re@@ form@@ ation , C@@ el@@ l@@ ari@@ us soon became ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ ther and others who wanted to re@@ form ch@@ urch teaching .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out question , you have some such are@@ as .
• What does our preaching work accom@@ pl@@ ish in l@@ ine with God’s purpose ?
Mu@@ ch the same can be said of the Christian congregation .
We have many li@@ mit@@ ations , and un@@ like Jesus , we are imper@@ fect and make mis@@ takes .
He says : “ The soul is not in it@@ self im@@ mor@@ tal , O Gre@@ ek@@ s , but mor@@ tal .
Wh@@ atever the origin@@ al in@@ ten@@ tion be@@ h@@ ind them , the way the po@@ sa@@ d@@ as are held today speak@@ s for it@@ self .
The city seem@@ s to re@@ present the earthly ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation that benef@@ its those who will make up the righteous “ new earth . ”
In fact , the ter@@ rit@@ ory assign@@ ed to A@@ mo@@ s may have been similar to that in which some of us per@@ form our ministry today .
It is likely that Ca@@ in gave little more than su@@ per@@ fi@@ cial thought to his o@@ ffering and mer@@ ely went through the mo@@ tions of pres@@ en@@ ting it .
Ex@@ pres@@ sing appreciation for such meetings , 14 - year - old Ri@@ ch@@ ard says : “ The meetings are valu@@ able to me .
Yet , such experi@@ ences as those of St@@ an@@ is@@ ł@@ a@@ w and W@@ anda show that div@@ or@@ ced ones can come to real@@ ize that their brothers and sisters really do care about them .
He valu@@ es the sacrific@@ es , great or small , that his servants offer will@@ ingly .
P@@ re@@ des@@ t@@ in@@ ation is an un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural teaching that s@@ l@@ and@@ ers God .
We provide such fin@@ an@@ cial support when we eng@@ age in the preaching work , when we don@@ ate money toward the con@@ stru@@ ction and main@@ ten@@ ance of our meeting fac@@ il@@ ities , and when we contribu@@ te fun@@ ds toward the worl@@ d@@ wide preaching work .
Ne@@ ar the end of his earthly ministry , Jesus s@@ at down at the temple and “ began ob@@ serving how the crow@@ d was d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ing money into the tre@@ a@@ sur@@ y ch@@ ests . ”
Thus , he has appointed his Son to wa@@ ge a just war in order to do away with this enti@@ re wicked system .
Who was that man ?
Jehovah B@@ less@@ es His Ser@@ v@@ ants
Such an at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere of moral an@@ ar@@ ch@@ y would be as un@@ desi@@ ra@@ ble and ha@@ z@@ ar@@ d@@ ous as d@@ ri@@ ving in a city without tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c la@@ ws .
“ The stud@@ ents asked many questions and accepted the ans@@ wers I gave from the Bible .
How does Jehovah view his servants ?
; I@@ b@@ ra@@ him , J .
For the ra@@ ge of an able - bo@@ died man is je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , and he will not show com@@ pas@@ sion in the day of v@@ enge@@ ance .
Acc@@ ording to a repor@@ t discus@@ sing challeng@@ es for our future , publi@@ shed in S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ ca@@ ’s Da@@ ily Ma@@ il & G@@ u@@ ar@@ di@@ an , “ pre@@ dic@@ tions of a new inter@@ n@@ ational order made only 10 years ag@@ o now se@@ em ho@@ p@@ el@@ ess@@ ly op@@ ti@@ mis@@ tic . ”
And I try to stay as bus@@ y as possible in serving God , keep@@ ing my eyes foc@@ used on the hope a@@ head .
We can all have a share in the great teaching cam@@ pa@@ ign that Jehovah is having done today .
Your hon@@ es@@ ty and hard work do not go un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed
But if st@@ ep@@ p@@ ing - st@@ ones were plac@@ ed at regul@@ ar inter@@ v@@ als ac@@ ro@@ ss it , you would likely be more inc@@ l@@ ined to at@@ temp@@ t the cro@@ s@@ sing .
O@@ r will such associ@@ ation not result in “ en@@ m@@ ities , stri@@ fe , je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , f@@ its of anger , con@@ ten@@ tions , div@@ isions ” ? ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 3 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 19 - 21 .
A Christian S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t All Ye@@ ar R@@ ound ?
All of them are in@@ iti@@ ally out of their el@@ ement to some ex@@ t@@ ent ​ — in a new commun@@ ity , new congregation , perhaps even a new language or cul@@ ture .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , he has heard des@@ pi@@ ca@@ ble lies and bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ies .
I have also had the privilege of help@@ ing others to come to know Jehovah .
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t ag@@ re@@ es , saying , “ Ser@@ ving here has streng@@ th@@ ened our faith . ”
For a time , he even thought that Jehovah had a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned him .
She helped a wi@@ do@@ w nam@@ ed C@@ ar@@ ol .
• How do we ac@@ knowledge Jesus as Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h , and what spirit must we avoid ?
I am cu@@ ri@@ ous , though .
Indeed , “ from the a@@ sh@@ pi@@ t he li@@ f@@ ts up a po@@ or one . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 2 : 1 - 10 .
Joseph res@@ is@@ ted the advan@@ ces of P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife , who had the power to re@@ tal@@ i@@ ate and cause him har@@ m .
I continue to find strength in my we@@ ak@@ ness .
After Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l died , another effe@@ ctive me@@ th@@ od of s@@ pre@@ ading the good news began to be used .
She de@@ arly loved her little bo@@ y , but now she would not be able to have every@@ day cont@@ act with him during his bo@@ y@@ ho@@ od .
If a certain ty@@ pe of work is pla@@ in@@ ly in con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with Scriptural requi@@ re@@ ments , most of us quic@@ k@@ ly respon@@ d to the direction provided through the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class .
“ What shall I re@@ pa@@ y to Jehovah for all his benef@@ its to me ? ” ​ — P@@ s .
He@@ av@@ y dr@@ in@@ king imp@@ a@@ ir@@ s the dr@@ in@@ k@@ er@@ ’s judgment , so that he ‘ will not be able to think c@@ learly . ’
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually be@@ dar@@ k@@ ened individuals cannot see Jehovah’s glory or its refle@@ ction from Jesus Christ , the Gre@@ ater Moses .
As emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on field service inc@@ reas@@ ed , many of such ones gra@@ du@@ ally with@@ dre@@ w from associ@@ ation with Jehovah’s organization .
• What reas@@ ons do we have for loving Jehovah ?
For these reas@@ ons , Jehovah’s Witnesses do not bapti@@ ze inf@@ ants or new@@ ly inter@@ ested people who have not care@@ fully stu@@ died the Scriptures .
As a result , the relationship between Ch@@ urch and St@@ ate was st@@ or@@ my at times .
Of course , Satan res@@ ists the preaching work in any way he can , and human rul@@ ers do not ac@@ knowledge Christ’s God - given authority .
A few of the G@@ la@@ g@@ ol@@ iti@@ c char@@ ac@@ ters appe@@ ar to come from cur@@ sive Greek or Hebrew .
Today , we who love the light can learn much from what happened back then . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 5 .
All who continue to exerc@@ ise faith in the ransom can ex@@ pect what future blessing ?
For example , wh@@ ite blood c@@ el@@ ls may be a s@@ ource of inter@@ fer@@ ons and inter@@ le@@ u@@ kin@@ s , used to tre@@ at some vi@@ r@@ al in@@ fe@@ ctions and can@@ c@@ ers .
When we as individuals cultiv@@ ate a positi@@ ve spirit , we contribu@@ te to the un@@ ity of the congregation and fur@@ ther its spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement in gener@@ al .
F@@ ur@@ ther Ca@@ uses of Dis@@ beli@@ ef
Christian parents view their children as a trust from Jehovah , and they look to him for help in ra@@ ising them .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , it can ref@@ er to the bless@@ ed con@@ di@@ tions in heaven in “ the par@@ adise of God . ” ​ — Re@@ v . 2 : 7 .
To ar@@ ouse the interest of her teach@@ er and cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es , she ob@@ ta@@ ined per@@ mis@@ sion to place sever@@ al Bible public@@ ations in the li@@ br@@ ary .
S@@ ome@@ times these mes@@ sa@@ ges were deli@@ vered by spirit cre@@ atu@@ res serving as God’s m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers .
As a person baptized in the name of the holy spirit , you have the du@@ ty to conduct yourself in har@@ mony with that spirit . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Di@@ d you act in some way that resul@@ ted in har@@ m to others ?
31 : 33 ​ — How is God’s law written in hearts ?
N@@ ever Be@@ come “ En@@ ra@@ ged A@@ ga@@ inst Jehovah ”
Those who spoke in this way c@@ learly had a wrong attitude .
Rather than cl@@ ing to what were no doubt ch@@ eri@@ shed beli@@ ef@@ s , she and others like her would , in time , have to become “ obedi@@ ent to the faith ” reve@@ aled through Jesus Christ . ​ — John 4 : 21 - 24 , 39 - 4@@ 1 ; Acts 6 : 7 .
In Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , when people don@@ ’t vo@@ te , it do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t necess@@ ar@@ ily mean they are cont@@ ent .
A person taking an o@@ ath before Jehovah some@@ times made an accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing g@@ es@@ ture .
Indeed , hope is plac@@ ed al@@ ong@@ side faith and love as a vital , end@@ uring qu@@ ality that char@@ ac@@ ter@@ iz@@ es the life of servants of God . ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 13 .
I did not want to lo@@ se his fri@@ end@@ ship , but I wanted to help him because I car@@ ed about him . ”
It has been a privilege and a deli@@ ght to vis@@ it over 9@@ 0 coun@@ tri@@ es in con@@ ne@@ ction with that work .
L@@ ater , at a school Bo@@ ok Da@@ y pro@@ gra@@ m , the teach@@ er assign@@ ed her stud@@ ents to read a chap@@ ter of the book in fr@@ on@@ t of their scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es .
She was so sur@@ pris@@ ed that she said : “ How is it that you , des@@ pite being a Je@@ w , ask me for a dr@@ ink , when I am a Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an woman ? ”
If you are to help someone who has st@@ ra@@ yed from the flo@@ ck of God , what qualities might you need to displa@@ y ?
On the other hand , there are those who believe that God is bey@@ ond their re@@ ach ​ — too dist@@ ant or too occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with other matters to pa@@ y attention to or@@ din@@ ary people .
For we are br@@ ing@@ ing this place to ru@@ in . ”
What Jesus said is recorded at Matthew 28 : 18 - 20 : “ All authority has been given me in heaven and on the earth .
A few days ear@@ li@@ er , he had ur@@ ged his followers to pray , saying : “ Ke@@ ep a@@ wa@@ ke , then , all the time making supp@@ lic@@ ation that you may succ@@ e@@ ed in es@@ cap@@ ing all these things that are des@@ t@@ ined to occ@@ ur , and in standing before the Son of man . ”
The enem@@ ies th@@ reat@@ ened : “ We shall certainly k@@ ill them and put a sto@@ p to the work . ”
* However , we can be sure that Jehovah will make clear the meaning of those instru@@ ctions when the time comes for us to follow them .
Lo@@ c@@ ation : De@@ ci@@ ded by the branch of@@ fice ; u@@ su@@ ally at a Kingdom H@@ all or an As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all .
Yes , Jesus ’ faith@@ ful@@ ness right up until his death proved bey@@ ond a doubt who was the most important Per@@ son in his life !
Since it was un@@ u@@ su@@ al to see fore@@ ign@@ ers travel@@ ing on the local bu@@ ses , our pres@@ ence often brought cu@@ ri@@ ous sta@@ res .
For her , they proved to be “ better than w@@ ine ” that makes the heart rejo@@ ice , and his name was as so@@ o@@ thing as “ f@@ ra@@ gr@@ ant o@@ il p@@ our@@ ed out ” on the head .
If she “ medit@@ ates before ans@@ wer@@ ing , ” she will care@@ fully cho@@ ose her words and not speak ha@@ st@@ ily .
There is no need to fear the future or even death .
In ad@@ dition , some years ag@@ o , they all had full - time se@@ cul@@ ar jo@@ bs and lived in com@@ for@@ table ho@@ m@@ es .
In the 4@@ 5 years following the close of the second world war , many lands refu@@ sed to gr@@ ant leg@@ al recogn@@ iti@@ on to Jehovah’s Witnesses .
After Adam and E@@ ve sin@@ ned , Jehovah gave some of the ch@@ er@@ u@@ bs a new assignment on the earth .
Ther@@ efore , we are encoura@@ ged to be in our se@@ ats from the star@@ t and to listen atten@@ tiv@@ ely to these mu@@ si@@ c pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s .
Jehovah is teaching us to at@@ tain un@@ ity now , with the ob@@ je@@ ctive of having un@@ ity forever .
Today , Jehovah’s servants are a@@ ware that the 6@@ 9 we@@ ek@@ s , or 4@@ 8@@ 3 years , of Daniel 9 : 25 began in 4@@ 5@@ 5 B.C.E . when Per@@ si@@ an King Ar@@ ta@@ x@@ er@@ x@@ es author@@ ized Ne@@ h@@ emiah to rest@@ ore and re@@ buil@@ d Jerusalem .
De@@ c@@ ember 22 , 20@@ 00 , page 9 .
U@@ sing this princi@@ ple time and again , King Solomon of Israel for@@ ce@@ fully encoura@@ ges right action , u@@ pri@@ ght spe@@ e@@ ch , and a prop@@ er dis@@ position .
A@@ c@@ tually , we fac@@ ed other sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant challeng@@ es .
( The Jerusalem Bible ) In fact , this ob@@ serv@@ ance is often refer@@ red to as the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death .
During Paul’s vis@@ it , likely in L@@ y@@ str@@ a , he took no@@ te of the fact that Timothy was “ well repor@@ ted on by the brothers ” in the local congregations .
A@@ ga@@ inst his li@@ fel@@ ong rec@@ ord be@@ aring his “ sign@@ ature , ” Job had invit@@ ed an op@@ pon@@ ent - at - law to file char@@ ges .
How does Mark 5 : 25 - 34 high@@ light Jesus ’ com@@ pas@@ sion for those who su@@ ff@@ er from si@@ ck@@ ness ?
How can fer@@ v@@ ent prayer strengthen us to remain faithful ?
Such a ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound is not un@@ comm@@ on today .
What tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es were Israel@@ ’s faithful jud@@ ges anxi@@ ous to avoid , and why ?
The psalmist ca@@ u@@ tions with a f@@ it@@ ting ​ — and me@@ dic@@ ally s@@ ound — ​ an@@ al@@ o@@ gy : “ Their heart has become un@@ feel@@ ing just like f@@ at . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 70 .
▪ It is possible that si@@ x of the ei@@ ght men who wrote this por@@ tion of the Scriptures were present .
However , those ver@@ ses provide , in effect , en@@ ough b@@ ru@@ sh@@ st@@ ro@@ k@@ es to pa@@ in@@ t a pi@@ c@@ ture of a man of great faith .
By the end of A@@ pri@@ l 194@@ 5 , the Rus@@ si@@ an ar@@ my per@@ mit@@ ted them to leave for home .
You likely have no doubt that everlasting life on earth under God’s Kingdom will provide end@@ less opportun@@ ities to enjoy inter@@ es@@ ting activities .
There was no question about what the Creator would do about Adam and E@@ ve .
Da@@ y@@ s@@ ka says : “ When I re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed that the invit@@ ation came from Jehovah , I accepted it g@@ la@@ dly . ”
Some people might pro@@ pose their own “ so@@ lu@@ tions ” to the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in E@@ den .
Peter , An@@ dre@@ w , James , and John pa@@ id ra@@ pt attention as Jesus c@@ ast his prophe@@ tic ga@@ ze far , far into the future .
• In man@@ ner of worship , what simil@@ ar@@ ity is there between the early Christians and Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
Consider the example of two of our sisters in Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i .
The war@@ m , ben@@ ev@@ ol@@ ent affe@@ ction that God has for his cre@@ atu@@ res as@@ sures us that all his pur@@ pos@@ es for the human family will be ful@@ filled in the best possible way and will result in the great@@ est benefit to all who come under his rul@@ er@@ ship .
For I am with you people , ’ is the ut@@ ter@@ ance of Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es .
She ac@@ ted in har@@ mony with Na@@ om@@ i@@ ’s instru@@ ction .
When nee@@ ding help , people often turn to a car@@ ing friend .
No won@@ der Jehovah said of those re@@ bel@@ s : “ I became dis@@ gu@@ sted with this gener@@ ation and said , ‘ They always go ast@@ ra@@ y in their hearts , and they themselves have not come to know my ways . ’
P@@ ra@@ ying and reading the Bible help me to s@@ le@@ ep .
C@@ ON@@ T@@ EN@@ T@@ M@@ EN@@ T AN@@ D G@@ EN@@ E@@ R@@ O@@ S@@ I@@ T@@ Y
In all mo@@ des@@ ty , however , we must recogn@@ ize that some of the great@@ est less@@ ons learned at a congregation meeting are not deli@@ vered from the pl@@ at@@ form .
S@@ el@@ f - control is mentioned at Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 22 , 23 as part of “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the [ holy ] spirit . ”
However , later S@@ ar@@ ah her@@ self became pre@@ gn@@ ant , and she bor@@ e Abraham a son , Isa@@ a@@ c .
What , then , must we do to become and remain friends of Jesus ?
With mother in 195@@ 6
It makes life more inter@@ es@@ ting and can sa@@ ve us time .
Because we were cre@@ ated in Jehovah’s i@@ ma@@ ge , we have thinking ability and practic@@ al wisdom , allow@@ ing us to an@@ al@@ y@@ ze our problems and take positi@@ ve action wh@@ en@@ ever possible .
A pr@@ u@@ d@@ ent war@@ ri@@ or stri@@ ves to know his enem@@ y .
S@@ m@@ all won@@ der that the anointed ‘ great@@ ly rejo@@ ice ’ in their living hope !
We should help our Bible stud@@ ents to devel@@ op a heal@@ thy fear of God and to give glory to Jehovah .
Ther@@ efore , in imit@@ ation of Jesus , Christian parents should also stri@@ ve to cultiv@@ ate in their children a desire to pur@@ sue spiritual go@@ als .
‘ Bu@@ y E@@ y@@ es@@ al@@ ve to Ru@@ b in Your E@@ y@@ es ’
Can the U@@ N and its member nations provide the “ real and su@@ sta@@ ined com@@ mit@@ ment ” needed to end viol@@ ence ?
What will help us to be res@@ ol@@ ved to do that ?
( b ) How can pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons be a ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er to serving Jehovah ?
G@@ ou@@ l@@ der stated his beli@@ ef that “ the Bible is@@ n@@ ’t . . . the in@@ er@@ r@@ ant word of God ” but , rather , “ the er@@ r@@ ant word of man , perhaps with some divine inspi@@ r@@ ation here and there . ”
“ He ca@@ res for you , ” says 1 Peter 5 : 7 .
We must imitate Jesus and let ever@@ yone know about the wonderful promises God has made .
It is as Jesus said : “ H@@ app@@ y are those consci@@ ous of their spiritual need . ” ​ — Matthew 5 : 3 .
L@@ ater , my mother mentioned to another neigh@@ b@@ or what had been discus@@ sed .
In ancient times , a f@@ ar@@ m@@ er did not s@@ ow all his se@@ ed in one spo@@ t .
Then he br@@ ac@@ ed himself against the two cen@@ ter co@@ lum@@ ns of the building , and “ he b@@ ent himself with power . ”
“ M@@ an , born of woman , is sh@@ ort - lived and g@@ lu@@ t@@ ted with ag@@ it@@ ation , ” ob@@ served the faithful pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job .
But are God and Christ ac@@ tually pleas@@ ed with the Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s se@@ as@@ on ?
• Why do we need to learn how to make decisions ?
Our great@@ est happiness comes from serving Jehovah .
Do you see yourself in that tri@@ u@@ mp@@ ha@@ l pro@@ c@@ es@@ sion , following your King , Jesus Christ , with Jehovah himself at the head ?
It is also wor@@ th no@@ ting that there may have been some very s@@ kil@@ led mu@@ si@@ ci@@ ans and sing@@ ers from among the other tri@@ bes of Israel , but Jehovah assign@@ ed the L@@ ev@@ ites to care for the mu@@ si@@ c .
Because having the men@@ tal@@ ity of E@@ sa@@ u can lead a person to fai@@ l to appreci@@ ate sac@@ red things .
By set@@ ting bal@@ an@@ ced go@@ als , we have a sense of ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ement des@@ pite our li@@ mit@@ ations .
How reli@@ ev@@ ed they must have been when he s@@ ti@@ r@@ red , got up , and then coura@@ ge@@ ously went right back into L@@ y@@ str@@ a !
Some succ@@ um@@ bed to the pres@@ sures and di@@ str@@ actions of da@@ ily life and fa@@ iled to make the spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement that would have for@@ ti@@ fied them .
The apostle then dec@@ la@@ res : “ The time will fai@@ l me if I go on to rel@@ ate about [ others ] . ”
What , though , about the more de@@ ta@@ iled st@@ ori@@ es , or par@@ ab@@ les , that Jesus rel@@ ated ?
Although he was not com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned to buil@@ d Jehovah’s temple , David ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted a gener@@ ous spirit .
Because those who had the responsi@@ bility of teaching the people God’s Law were har@@ s@@ h , dem@@ an@@ ding , and h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical .
The O@@ x@@ for@@ d Eng@@ l@@ ish Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary descri@@ bes a present - day c@@ y@@ ni@@ c as “ a person dis@@ posed to ra@@ il or find fa@@ ul@@ t . . . .
‘ When am I going to h@@ it it bi@@ g ?
H@@ ere she and her husband had sh@@ ared years of jo@@ ys and disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments .
Jehovah’s organization takes the com@@ mis@@ sion to preach the good news of the Kingdom worl@@ d@@ wide very seri@@ ously , as sh@@ own by the support given to the many transl@@ ation te@@ am@@ s around the world .
The person who is mo@@ des@@ t has a so@@ ber es@@ tim@@ ate of his a@@ bil@@ ities and wor@@ th and is free of conc@@ e@@ it or van@@ ity .
This , of course , is his “ only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son . ” ​ — John 1 : 14 ; 3 : 16 .
• How can we make Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice ?
F@@ ur@@ ther , it was felt that so@@ cial s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists and p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ g@@ ists provided better guid@@ ance than did the ch@@ ur@@ ches .
18 , 19 . ( a ) What should we do if we have allow@@ ed some dist@@ ance to devel@@ op between God and us ?
Christian elders car@@ ry a heav@@ y lo@@ ad of responsi@@ bility in the congregation .
Just what is em@@ bal@@ m@@ ing ?
R@@ ab@@ sh@@ ak@@ e@@ h used c@@ un@@ ning reason@@ ing in an effort to pl@@ ant doub@@ ts .
Since Jesus did not use ne@@ g@@ ative qu@@ ali@@ fi@@ ers when speaking to them about “ this gener@@ ation , ” the apostles would no doubt have under@@ sto@@ od that they and their fellow disciples were to be part of the “ gener@@ ation ” that would not pas@@ s away “ until all these things [ would ] occ@@ ur . ”
But how many people do you know who are stri@@ ving to be hon@@ est all the time ?
King Jo@@ si@@ ah now la@@ un@@ ches another and evid@@ ently more in@@ ten@@ sive cam@@ pa@@ ign against i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
I continued serving as an el@@ der , but by h@@ an@@ ding over to others some of my congregation responsi@@ bil@@ ities , I was able to give K@@ im the time and attention she needed . ”
Ab@@ out a century and a half later , Jeremiah recorded these words of Jehovah to His un@@ faithful people : “ I pl@@ anted you as a cho@@ ice red v@@ ine , all of it pu@@ re se@@ ed ; so how have you turned into the de@@ gener@@ ate sh@@ o@@ o@@ ts of a fore@@ ign v@@ ine before me ? . . .
Even with li@@ mit@@ ed a@@ bil@@ ities , we can put for@@ th the effort to imp@@ ro@@ ve our reading s@@ k@@ ill@@ s and our com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion of what we read , perhaps making use of a dic@@ tion@@ ary when necess@@ ary .
His Word remin@@ ds us : “ As reg@@ ar@@ ds Jehovah , his eyes are ro@@ ving about through all the earth to show his strength in be@@ half of those who@@ se heart is complete toward him . ”
But while there is joy in recei@@ ving a gift , there is also joy in giving one .
Can we benefit from Jesus ’ tend@@ er com@@ pas@@ sion now ? ’
Chris@@ tend@@ om is in the thro@@ es of such a spiritual fam@@ ine .
The pri@@ de of “ the king of Babyl@@ on ” was similar to the spirit of Satan , “ the go@@ d of this system of things . ”
He asked that God’s “ activ@@ ity ” of blessing the Israelites become ap@@ par@@ ent to His servants and that His s@@ pl@@ end@@ or be made man@@ i@@ f@@ est upon their sons , or off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
“ E@@ ver@@ yone who h@@ ates his brother is a man@@ sla@@ y@@ er , and you know that no man@@ sla@@ y@@ er has everlasting life rema@@ ining in him . ”
Is that spirit ac@@ tive only in humans ?
But true religion will sur@@ vi@@ ve .
Jehovah told Moses that the fir@@ st@@ born of Israel would be sa@@ ved if the Israelites took the blood of the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver lam@@ b and s@@ prin@@ k@@ led it on the l@@ in@@ tel@@ s and do@@ or@@ post@@ s of their do@@ or@@ ways .
TH@@ E S@@ O@@ L@@ U@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N : God’s Kingdom recei@@ ves its power from the al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God , Jehovah .
This is not always a matter of p@@ un@@ ish@@ ing one@@ ’s par@@ t@@ ner , as it may result from fru@@ str@@ ation or disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement .
These principles were a comfort to the psalmist , as they can be for God’s servants who are stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to de@@ al with the difficul@@ ties of mo@@ der@@ n life .
The elders serve as shepher@@ ds of the flo@@ ck and will g@@ la@@ dly direc@@ t attention to the inspired counsel found in the Scriptures .
Des@@ cri@@ be ways in which we can a@@ da@@ pt to pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s differ@@ ing needs and circumstances .
The Bible does men@@ tion a Christian wom@@ an’s being “ kept sa@@ fe through chil@@ d@@ be@@ aring . ”
“ A land ” was thus brought for@@ th , and it was buil@@ t up into a spiritual par@@ adise that f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ es earth wide today .
Since then , I have nothing to do with God . ”
; W@@ il@@ son , P .
The prophecy about se@@ ven shepher@@ ds and ei@@ ght du@@ k@@ es has its ma@@ j@@ or fulfill@@ ment in our day .
To receive a blessing from God , though , we must make sure that our efforts are pro@@ per@@ ly direc@@ ted .
We read : “ Then P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h said to Joseph : ‘ I had a dre@@ am , but there is no one to inter@@ pre@@ t it .
Not to those who take a ke@@ en interest in the Bible and what it says about our future .
So@@ on after Solomon became king of Israel , he pray@@ ed for wisdom , and Jehovah ans@@ wer@@ ed his prayer .
Paul’s hum@@ ble attitude is one that we should want to imitate . ​ — 2 Corinthians 12 : 7 - 9 .
Th@@ ink , for example , of someone who claim@@ s to follow Jesus but who@@ se real go@@ al in life is to become we@@ al@@ thy or who@@ se real trust is in himself and his own ide@@ as .
As a result , most in the world do not understand them , and many h@@ ate them .
For not all who s@@ pr@@ ing from [ n@@ atur@@ al ] Israel are really ‘ Israel . ’ N@@ ei@@ ther because they are Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed [ off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing ] are they all children [ part of the Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ic se@@ ed ] . . .
• God provided what guid@@ ance about blood to Noah , to the Israelites , and to Christians ?
Joseph knew that his God , Jehovah , never lost sight of him , and this knowledge sur@@ ely helped him to end@@ ure .
As n@@ atur@@ al Jews and Jewish pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes , they already had a ba@@ si@@ c knowledge of the Scriptures .
For example , the Bible associ@@ ates God with light .
Mo@@ ved by the same com@@ pas@@ sion that imp@@ el@@ led him to fe@@ ed bre@@ ad and f@@ ish to the crow@@ ds , Jesus sp@@ ent many h@@ our@@ s person@@ ally teaching his followers .
Lo@@ v@@ ingly , Jehovah has given us his Word , the Bible , in which he reve@@ als himself .
Is there cre@@ di@@ ble evidence that Jesus was resur@@ rec@@ ted ?
Consider yet another way in which Jehovah dra@@ ws us to himself .
A Com@@ pos@@ ite P@@ ic@@ ture
How can the example of the apostle Paul help all in the congregation to make spiritual prog@@ ress ?
In mo@@ der@@ n times the first real g@@ li@@ m@@ m@@ er of light began to appe@@ ar in the last qu@@ ar@@ ter of the 19@@ th century as a group of Christian men and women began an ear@@ n@@ est study of the Scriptures .
Christians who lo@@ v@@ ingly seek to help others are re@@ war@@ ded with a good conscience , know@@ ing that they are ac@@ ting in har@@ mony with godly principles .
P@@ le@@ ase read 2 Corinthians 11 : 23 - 28 and ther@@ e@@ by learn what one member of the congregation , the apostle Paul , end@@ ur@@ ed in being faithful to his He@@ ad , Jesus Christ .
To this day , gr@@ and@@ parents and parents can learn much from Lo@@ is and E@@ un@@ ice .
Noah was a man of great faith .
So in our day , are there still individuals like the travel@@ ing mer@@ ch@@ ant , who are willing to give their all in the pur@@ su@@ it of God’s Kingdom ?
Per@@ haps someone tel@@ ls us that a new cu@@ re has been dis@@ co@@ vered some@@ where far away and that do@@ ct@@ ors do not yet know about it .
S@@ ing@@ le Christians are instru@@ cted to mar@@ ry “ only in the Lord , ” and married servants of God are told : “ Let marriage be hon@@ or@@ able among all , and the marriage bed be without de@@ fil@@ ement , for God will ju@@ dge for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ ors and ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ers . ”
D@@ A@@ Y TH@@ R@@ E@@ E : God’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ tic Word N@@ ever Fa@@ il@@ s
20 Y@@ oung On@@ es , S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then Your Fa@@ ith
Those of the great crow@@ d should never be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed to id@@ enti@@ fy themselves as compan@@ i@@ ons of the “ par@@ tak@@ ers of the heavenly c@@ all@@ ing . ”
I@@ mit@@ ate Jehovah , Our I@@ mp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al God
Then , like many of my friends , I wanted to die a mar@@ ty@@ r@@ ’s death . ”
If you me@@ et the qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations that we have mentioned , are 19 years of age or older , and have been baptized for at le@@ ast one year , we encoura@@ ge you to consider Bethel service .
Then he came into cont@@ act with Jehovah’s Witnesses and became con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that they are true servants of God .
On the other hand , “ he that is wal@@ king with wise pers@@ ons will become wise . ” ​ — Acts 20 : 35 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 5 ; Romans 12 : 17 , 18 ; E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 7 : 9 ; Proverbs 13 : 20 ; 27 : 6 , R@@ E@@ B ; 1 Corinthians 15 : 33 .
He even told the pri@@ est that he would not mind being ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from the ch@@ urch .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , “ Davi@@ d’s heart kept str@@ ik@@ ing him . ”
Per@@ haps those situ@@ ations re@@ mind you of someone who made a differ@@ ence in your life or of someone who@@ se life you t@@ ou@@ ched .
How does holy spirit contribu@@ te to our fre@@ e@@ dom ?
How can atten@@ ding Christian meetings help you to come under the influ@@ ence of God’s spirit ?
The fact is that there were many con@@ f@@ lic@@ ting inter@@ pre@@ t@@ ations of the 70 we@@ ek@@ s in Jesus ’ day , and no@@ ne come close to our present understanding .
How did Jehovah provide en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment in p@@ re - Christian times ?
They also avoid fr@@ at@@ er@@ n@@ iz@@ ing with individuals of viol@@ ent b@@ ent , cho@@ o@@ sing in@@ stead to associ@@ ate with those who , like them , ye@@ ar@@ n for Jehovah’s pe@@ ace@@ ful new world .
This is ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed by means of a regul@@ ar study of God’s Word and pray@@ er@@ ful medit@@ ation on what we learn .
What attitude must Christian min@@ isters cultiv@@ ate ?
( Read Matthew 25 : 31 - 34 , 4@@ 1 , 4@@ 6 . )
What important is@@ sue is set before us ?
No other city in hist@@ ory has been lam@@ ented in expres@@ sions so t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing and hear@@ tr@@ en@@ ding .
Be@@ fore doing anything dr@@ as@@ tic , these other Israelites sent m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers to expres@@ s indi@@ gn@@ ation at the per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved act of in@@ fid@@ el@@ ity .
She is now stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
S@@ ar@@ ah’s re@@ action was fe@@ ar@@ ful , de@@ f@@ en@@ sive , and only too human .
The gover@@ ning body in the first century sent a letter to the brothers in the congregations to tell them some things that they had to avoid .
Wor@@ se still , they ‘ pla@@ yed false to the holy spirit and to God . ’
Who was ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary with reg@@ ard to his attitude , and how can we imitate him ?
The Bible says of Jesus : “ God anointed him with holy spirit and power , and he went through the land doing good and heal@@ ing all those op@@ pres@@ sed by the Devil ; because God was with him . ” ​ — Acts 10 : 38 .
As she listen@@ ed to the questions that W@@ is@@ sa@@ m posed in the in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction of his talk , the princi@@ p@@ al got exc@@ ited and said that all the stud@@ ents should receive a p@@ ho@@ to@@ cop@@ y of the talk .
S@@ inc@@ ere people can now “ see the dist@@ inc@@ tion between a righteous one and a wicked one , between one serving God and one who has not served him . ”
The following article will consider why Paul st@@ ressed the need for us to pur@@ sue peace and how we can be pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers .
Who kno@@ ws better than our Creator what kind of R@@ ul@@ er we need ?
O@@ r you could learn how to pla@@ y mu@@ si@@ cal in@@ str@@ um@@ ents or how to desi@@ gn your own home .
In 199@@ 6 , Witnesses who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly sh@@ ared in the dist@@ ribu@@ tion of more than n@@ ine milli@@ on co@@ pi@@ es of a special information tr@@ act ent@@ it@@ led Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — What You Ne@@ ed to K@@ now .
C@@ ho@@ o@@ sing a Go@@ od Li@@ fe
Fr@@ en@@ ch eng@@ in@@ e@@ er A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ re - G@@ u@@ sta@@ ve E@@ i@@ f@@ fe@@ l desi@@ gn@@ ed the tower in Par@@ is be@@ aring his name , using the ba@@ si@@ c principles that en@@ able the human th@@ igh@@ b@@ one to support the bo@@ d@@ y’s we@@ i@@ ght .
We served in C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a and then in New Eng@@ land , where the cir@@ cu@@ it inclu@@ ded some P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese - speaking congregations .
But because he accepted re@@ pro@@ of and cor@@ rec@@ ted his way , he demonstr@@ ated that his heart still re@@ ta@@ ined gen@@ u@@ ine love for Jehovah God .
No doubt you would want to help him to be confid@@ ent about sh@@ aring the good news .
Sa@@ ys the apostle John : “ I saw an ang@@ el [ the ar@@ chang@@ el M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el , or Jesus Christ ] coming down out of heaven with the ke@@ y of the ab@@ y@@ ss and a great cha@@ in in his hand .
For about a year , I served in the pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of O@@ nt@@ ari@@ o .
How Does Jehovah V@@ i@@ e@@ w the P@@ r@@ inter@@ y ?
U@@ p@@ on re@@ tur@@ ning , the man re@@ war@@ ded the first two sla@@ ves by ap@@ poin@@ ting them “ over many things . ”
Paul’s ear@@ n@@ est desire to at@@ tain et@@ er@@ n@@ al life is evid@@ ent in his words recorded at Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 3 : 14 : “ I am pur@@ su@@ ing down toward the go@@ al for the pri@@ ze of the up@@ ward call of God by means of Christ Jesus . ”
The apostle Peter wrote : “ Be as free people , and yet ho@@ l@@ ding your fre@@ e@@ dom , not as a bl@@ ind for ba@@ dness , but as sla@@ ves of God . ” ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 16 .
G . W@@ el@@ ls did not cla@@ im to be a Christian , he ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged : “ All four [ Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ ers ] ag@@ ree in giving us a pi@@ c@@ ture of a very de@@ fin@@ ite person@@ ality ; they car@@ ry the . . . con@@ vi@@ ction of re@@ ality . ”
( b ) How was the be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or of men in Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s day very different from that of Job , and what of today ?
Ha@@ ving been on a number of such pro@@ je@@ cts now , he ad@@ ds : “ This re@@ in@@ for@@ ces in my mind that with Jehovah’s ba@@ c@@ king his people can er@@ e@@ ct a building any@@ where on this earth , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of how is@@ ol@@ ated or difficult the s@@ ite may be .
1 : 5 ; 1 C@@ or .
O@@ ver the course of a few years , loving elders wor@@ ked to buil@@ d up and encoura@@ ge J@@ ar@@ os@@ ł@@ a@@ w .
“ I study the Bible and our public@@ ations regul@@ arly and care@@ fully .
“ He@@ al@@ ing ” From What S@@ ource ?
The way we tre@@ at fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers has a direc@@ t be@@ aring on our relationship with God . ​ — 1 John 4 : 20 .
Re@@ g@@ arding C@@ el@@ l@@ ari@@ us ’ use of the word “ go@@ d ” when app@@ lied to Christ , the book states : “ It is pr@@ inted de@@ us , and not De@@ us , the l@@ at@@ ter being used only to desi@@ gn@@ ate the Su@@ pre@@ me God . ” Con@@ sub@@ stan@@ ti@@ ation is Lu@@ ther’s teaching that the bre@@ ad and the w@@ ine “ co@@ ex@@ ist ” with Christ’s body at the L@@ or@@ d’s Su@@ pp@@ er .
What can help us to devel@@ op or maintain a sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y for the t@@ ask that Jehovah God and Jesus Christ want us to do today ?
The sub@@ ject had resul@@ ted in many discus@@ sions .
Today , past the age of 9@@ 0 , I am still ac@@ tive as a Christian el@@ der .
My sister is still an ac@@ tive member of one of the congregations in Ch@@ em@@ n@@ it@@ z .
All his works and actions be@@ ar witness to his love .
In what two ways did Moses b@@ eho@@ ld some of God’s glory ?
Ke@@ ep On Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ising Fa@@ ith in the R@@ an@@ som
When the tri@@ al was over , Jehovah gave Job d@@ ou@@ ble what he had before the tri@@ al began , as well as an ad@@ ded 1@@ 40 years of life .
De@@ al@@ ing With V@@ ari@@ ous T@@ ri@@ als
How do the acc@@ oun@@ ts about ancient Israel and first - century Christi@@ an@@ ity show that Jehovah is a God of organization ?
Why may some won@@ der whether it is practic@@ al today to put God’s Kingdom first ?
To be sure , they con@@ ta@@ ined vital counsel for Christians back then , but their ma@@ in app@@ lic@@ ation is to “ the L@@ or@@ d’s day , ” since 1914 .
The full we@@ i@@ ght of a Scriptural point may str@@ ike you in a deep@@ ly personal way .
The b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries that Jehovah has set for his in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res are for their benefit and prote@@ ction .
5 : 19 - 21 .
An@@ s@@ wer@@ ing that question , wise and very we@@ al@@ thy King Solomon wrote 3@@ ,000 years ag@@ o : “ A m@@ ere lo@@ ver of s@@ il@@ ver will not be satis@@ fied with s@@ il@@ ver , ne@@ i@@ ther any lo@@ ver of we@@ al@@ th with in@@ come . This too is van@@ ity . ”
What efforts at preaching are at times made , but why do they u@@ su@@ ally fai@@ l ?
The ci@@ vi@@ l lead@@ ers ​ — the pr@@ inc@@ es , the no@@ bl@@ es , and the jud@@ ges — ​ were op@@ pres@@ sing the very ones they were su@@ p@@ posed to prote@@ ct .
Pe@@ ople who are ung@@ o@@ dly and un@@ righteous are “ in@@ ex@@ cu@@ sa@@ ble , ” for God’s inv@@ isi@@ ble qualities are made evid@@ ent in cre@@ ation .
In S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 195@@ 5 , I was invit@@ ed to jo@@ in about a h@@ un@@ d@@ red other stud@@ ents for the 2@@ 6@@ th class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad in S@@ ou@@ th L@@ ans@@ ing , New Yor@@ k .
Instead , keep working at making imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement as you “ per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in prayer , ” including fre@@ qu@@ ent supp@@ lic@@ ation to Jehovah for his spirit .
To bro@@ ad@@ en our understanding , we might ask : ‘ When did Jesus become the promised Se@@ ed ?
He who did not even sp@@ are his own Son but deli@@ vered him up for us all , why will he not also with him kin@@ dly give us all other things ? ”
For example , you are help@@ ing new@@ ly resur@@ rec@@ ted ones to come to know Jehovah .
Still , the Bible does say that divine guid@@ ance is a@@ vail@@ able .
May you and your family be among those who will re@@ a@@ p the everlasting benef@@ its that God’s Kingdom will bring .
1 , 2 . ( a ) Why is it vital to “ be vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant with a view to prayers ” ?
O@@ cc@@ asi@@ on@@ ally , though , the ra@@ ins do not come when they should , and the see@@ d@@ l@@ ings die .
“ Still , ” M@@ ary says , “ I had deci@@ ded to serve Jehovah , and I was determined to remain obedi@@ ent to him , no matter what . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 21 : 22 , 23 .
9 , 10 . ( a ) What might we inclu@@ de in our prayers ?
( Read Psalm 4@@ 9 : 7 - 9 ; 1 Peter 1 : 18 , 19 . )
N@@ um@@ bers 12 : 1 - 15
How can a good spiritual r@@ out@@ ine prote@@ ct you from Satan’s s@@ ch@@ em@@ es ?
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of t@@ ons of water ro@@ ared in upon P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h and his war@@ ri@@ ors , d@@ ro@@ w@@ ning them .
Re@@ fu@@ ge@@ e cam@@ p : U@@ N P@@ H@@ O@@ T@@ O 18@@ 6@@ 8@@ 11 / ​ J .
“ On@@ ce I ob@@ served some who had wal@@ ked for si@@ x h@@ our@@ s just to hear a 20 - min@@ u@@ te talk in To@@ t@@ on@@ a@@ c , even though the rest of the meeting was in S@@ pan@@ ish , which they could not understand .
En@@ courage the young one to make practic@@ al app@@ lic@@ ation of the material under consider@@ ation .
( Read Psalm 4@@ 3 : 3 . )
Are you e@@ ag@@ er to gain strength from Jehovah’s instru@@ ction ?
W@@ as he bo@@ a@@ sting ?
Like Paul , we have to ru@@ n “ to the fin@@ ish . ”
W@@ he@@ ther your friend or relati@@ ve is a man or a woman , what can you do to ligh@@ ten the bur@@ den of l@@ on@@ el@@ iness ?
These enem@@ ies of God and of his people will be in “ high g@@ le@@ e , ” confid@@ ent of succ@@ ess .
M@@ ic@@ he@@ l and Di@@ ane were de@@ va@@ stated .
That is how one Bible enc@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia descri@@ bes the d@@ ate p@@ al@@ m . In Bible times and today , d@@ ate p@@ al@@ ms beau@@ ti@@ fy Egy@@ p@@ t’s N@@ ile V@@ al@@ le@@ y , and they provide ref@@ re@@ shing sh@@ a@@ de around o@@ as@@ es of the Ne@@ ge@@ b Des@@ er@@ t .
No , for he spoke at l@@ eng@@ th about what the world would be like in the days le@@ ading up to the end .
Many who have me@@ t these challeng@@ es have been ri@@ ch@@ ly bless@@ ed . ​ — 7 / 15 , pages 4 - 5 .
Go@@ od ligh@@ ting and f@@ res@@ h a@@ ir may help you to get the most from your reading .
There was no cur@@ sing and no con@@ fu@@ sion .
A MI@@ L@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ ON@@ E !
Because he lo@@ ves us , and he wants to teach us how to benefit ourselves .
The proble@@ m with fear of death is that it can par@@ al@@ y@@ ze one@@ ’s ability to enjoy life
So why would we bl@@ ame our Creator for our own mis@@ takes ?
The st@@ adi@@ u@@ m could hold 6@@ ,000 spe@@ ct@@ at@@ ors .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a few months , a group was esta@@ bli@@ shed .
In contr@@ ast , let us accept and hold to God’s standards .
Even in famili@@ es where the at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere is gener@@ ally loving , difficult situ@@ ations may ar@@ ise .
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad mut@@ in@@ ies bro@@ ke out .
Why did all these th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Witnesses come to the a@@ id of their brothers ?
No@@ te how the Israelites re@@ ac@@ ted after Jehovah led them out of Egy@@ pt : “ Israel also got to see the great hand that Jehovah put in action against the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans ; and the people began to fear Jehovah and to put faith in Jehovah . ”
At the time , the ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel enjo@@ yed peace , se@@ cur@@ ity , and material pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity .
While it is n@@ atur@@ al to experience fear when one@@ ’s life is th@@ reat@@ ened , we can keep in mind the apostle Paul’s reas@@ sur@@ ing words : “ [ Jehovah ] has said : ‘ I will by no means leave you nor by any means for@@ s@@ ake you . ’
The expres@@ sion “ the great dra@@ g@@ on ” br@@ ings to mind thoughts of a ter@@ ri@@ f@@ ying mon@@ ster and ap@@ tly f@@ its Satan’s sa@@ va@@ ge c@@ ra@@ ving to ob@@ stru@@ ct Jehovah’s purpose and destro@@ y His people .
A v@@ ei@@ l of pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce or pre@@ conc@@ ei@@ ved ide@@ as can h@@ in@@ der a read@@ er from understanding Bible truth .
Our appreciation for the ransom should keep us bus@@ y with “ de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion . ”
Like Jesus , Be Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous
Today , therefore , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy ap@@ poin@@ ts qu@@ ali@@ fied brothers at the bran@@ ches to re@@ present it in making ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments of elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants .
Be@@ fore the second world war , there were about one h@@ un@@ d@@ red Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers in that land .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al T@@ re@@ a@@ sures
“ Bible study , prayer , and associ@@ ation with fellow believers were vital .
( a ) How does our cultiv@@ ating “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit ” gl@@ ori@@ fy God ?
Jehovah was no longer a living God to them .
You may rec@@ all that in the past , a number of people were involved in gro@@ wing to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o or sel@@ ling to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o pro@@ du@@ cts , tra@@ ining others in war@@ f@@ are , or pro@@ duc@@ ing and sel@@ ling we@@ ap@@ ons of war .
He was to be their R@@ ul@@ er .
It was also the s@@ ite of dec@@ isi@@ ve bat@@ t@@ les .
He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah ․ ․ ․ ․ ․ ․
For humans , they are e@@ asi@@ er to con@@ su@@ me when re@@ duc@@ ed to f@@ l@@ our and then co@@ o@@ ked .
“ When these d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates first arri@@ ved , they were very n@@ er@@ v@@ ous and ti@@ mi@@ d , ” rel@@ ates a Christian who helped with ro@@ om@@ ing .
It will also help us to encoura@@ ge others to follow Jesus .
W@@ ho@@ m Do You O@@ be@@ y ​ — God or M@@ en ?
Jesus ’ death made what possible for us ?
She gives no comman@@ ds .
G@@ ü@@ n@@ ther later no@@ ted : “ L@@ ik@@ ely that pri@@ est also pray@@ ed for blessings , prote@@ ction , and vi@@ ct@@ ory .
Ang@@ els minis@@ tered to Jesus .
For us , it is wonderful to be used by Jehovah no matter where we serve .
When we think of that , we want to do our best to be at all the meetings .
A@@ P@@ R@@ I@@ L 23 - 29 , 20@@ 12
Re@@ call that Jehovah saw and valu@@ ed the in@@ ten@@ tion of Davi@@ d’s heart .
So Paul wrote to them : “ We have been com@@ for@@ ted over you . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 3 : 2 - 7 .
O@@ u@@ t of ign@@ or@@ ance , many work in har@@ mony with Satan’s purpose .
Re@@ fu@@ s@@ al to honor Jehovah had led to ha@@ ugh@@ ty P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s disa@@ str@@ ous end .
However , Jesus said that an enem@@ y came and “ over@@ s@@ ow@@ ed we@@ e@@ ds in among the whe@@ at . ”
In this article , we will consider four concer@@ ns that have h@@ in@@ der@@ ed some Christian parents from help@@ ing their children prog@@ ress to baptism .
That question was ra@@ ised at the very beg@@ in@@ ning of human hist@@ ory .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , the holy spirit had moved the disciples to preach with b@@ ol@@ dness .
Re@@ call that Jesus taught his followers to pray : “ Our Father in the heavens , let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied . ”
Even in her heart , she called him her “ l@@ ord . ”
Hence , he took her “ cor@@ rection ” to heart and benef@@ ited from her ad@@ vice .
The older men of G@@ ile@@ ad ur@@ ge J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah : “ Do come and serve as our comman@@ der . ”
The other good example we will consider is that of the apostle Peter , who av@@ ow@@ ed his loy@@ al@@ ty to Jesus .
Then , the ba@@ ck@@ bre@@ ak@@ ing work of di@@ gg@@ ing was left to le@@ gi@@ on@@ na@@ i@@ res , la@@ bor@@ ers , or sla@@ ves .
• What good reason do we have for hon@@ or@@ ing those who have authority ?
I had ba@@ r@@ ely comple@@ ted el@@ em@@ ent@@ ary school , so I re@@ adi@@ ly accepted his invit@@ ation .
I was em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed yet exc@@ ited that I had ac@@ tually under@@ sto@@ od something being said !
Because of the consider@@ able interest found there , I@@ rel@@ and was also inclu@@ ded in Rus@@ sel@@ l@@ ’s th@@ ir@@ d E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an tri@@ p .
Just as a form@@ er@@ ly hon@@ est man makes himself a th@@ i@@ ef by ste@@ al@@ ing , one of the perfect spirit sons of God ac@@ ted upon an imp@@ ro@@ per desire and made himself Satan the Devil .
But Bible study , prayer , and medit@@ ation helped him to gain a better understanding of how God vie@@ ws sin@@ n@@ ers .
25 : 34 - 40 .
M@@ il@@ dness is especially important in a religi@@ ously di@@ vi@@ ded home
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , he gave this as@@ sur@@ ance : “ He that has end@@ ur@@ ed to the end is the one that will be sa@@ ved . ”
A first st@@ ep toward res@@ ol@@ ving a per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved or real differ@@ ence is to recogn@@ ize that we are su@@ sc@@ ep@@ ti@@ ble to wrong thoughts and attitu@@ des .
In a similar way , we can pray for practic@@ al wisdom to help us de@@ al with and perhaps imp@@ ro@@ ve our dist@@ res@@ sing circumstances . ​ — J@@ as .
Jesus no doubt ch@@ eri@@ shed Mar@@ y’s support during the ev@@ ent@@ ful years that follow@@ ed .
And “ in tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es@@ ome se@@ as@@ on , ” every effort is made to keep the preaching work mo@@ ving for@@ ward . ​ — 2 Timothy 4 : 1 , 2 .
There are 1@@ 18 of these c@@ ent@@ ers lo@@ c@@ ated in vari@@ ous lands .
Are there ways in which we can make ad@@ di@@ tional sacrific@@ es for the Kingdom ?
A@@ n el@@ der@@ ly woman appro@@ ached and said , “ Many more should do what you are doing . ”
God’s Word tel@@ ls the wife to maintain a sub@@ mis@@ sive attitude toward the un@@ believ@@ ing husband .
What does it mean ?
In 19@@ 7@@ 4 , he began to serve on the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , where his in@@ sight was very much appreci@@ ated .
That is what Jesus me@@ ant when he invit@@ ed his disciples to become “ fi@@ sh@@ ers of men . ”
Ke@@ ep Y@@ our@@ self in God’s Lo@@ ve !
If one stan@@ ds fir@@ m for truth and righteousness , that is coura@@ ge@@ ous .
C@@ er@@ tain mission@@ aries of Chris@@ tend@@ om repor@@ te@@ dly offer overse@@ as scho@@ lar@@ shi@@ ps to po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al con@@ ver@@ ts .
L@@ ater , Jose@@ p@@ h’s brothers came to Egy@@ pt to bu@@ y food as a result of a fam@@ ine .
They b@@ ought new out@@ f@@ its just last mon@@ th ! ”
Jesus was inter@@ ested in what his friends thought and how they felt
Ti@@ m : Th@@ r@@ ough Jesus .
B@@ ad associ@@ ates influ@@ enced Jeho@@ as@@ h to have God’s prophet kil@@ led
O@@ r they may fear that they will find it difficult to live up to God’s requi@@ re@@ ments after baptism .
He said : “ This good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations ; and then the end will come . ”
What did Jesus teach his apostles about see@@ king prom@@ in@@ ence ?
When I fin@@ i@@ shed my shi@@ ft and ad@@ ded up the ti@@ ps I had received , the to@@ tal was $ 6@@ 6 . ”
“ I don@@ ’t try to c@@ as@@ h in on my tal@@ ents or at@@ temp@@ t to c@@ li@@ m@@ b the cor@@ por@@ ate la@@ d@@ der .
In I@@ tal@@ y exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent resul@@ ts are being ob@@ ta@@ ined by preaching in pris@@ ons .
Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ing the be@@ ast@@ s ad@@ ver@@ sel@@ y , he took rul@@ er@@ ship away from them and destro@@ yed the f@@ our@@ th be@@ ast .
As@@ k yourself : ‘ How much time do I sp@@ end thinking about money matters ?
These inclu@@ de “ love , joy , peace , long - suffering , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , faith , mil@@ dness , self - control . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 22 , 23 .
What helped the apostle Paul to over@@ come his reg@@ re@@ t@@ table past ?
They wor@@ e ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive clo@@ th@@ es , lived in an at@@ tr@@ activ@@ ely dec@@ or@@ ated home , and had a succ@@ ess@@ ful bu@@ sin@@ ess .
Sa@@ ul@@ ’s “ S@@ il@@ ent Ye@@ ars ”
El@@ ders who are reading this article can draw some u@@ se@@ ful conclu@@ sions from the account we have just consider@@ ed : ( 1 ) The most practic@@ al st@@ ep that we can take to pre@@ pare for the coming att@@ ack of “ the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an ” is that of streng@@ th@@ ening our faith in God and help@@ ing our brothers to do the same .
We must ask , then , Is the Bible just another religious book ?
O@@ N S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 7 , 19@@ 50 , I became a member of the Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n Bethel family .
Does it not war@@ m your heart to hear such expres@@ sions of gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for new Kingdom H@@ alls and to know that similar joy is being experienced by our brothers in th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of lo@@ c@@ ations worl@@ d@@ wide ?
But we can come off vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous in this bat@@ tle between the flesh and the spirit .
By contr@@ ast , true Christian faith ‘ pre@@ ser@@ ves ali@@ ve the soul . ’
A young sister who st@@ ra@@ yed from Jehovah and was away for fi@@ ve years said of her return : “ I can@@ ’t descri@@ be to you how it felt to see the love Jesus tal@@ ked about expres@@ sed toward me so c@@ learly .
Thus , he be@@ ars an imp@@ res@@ sive ar@@ ra@@ y of t@@ it@@ les , such as Creator , Father , S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord , S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d , Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es , He@@ are@@ r of prayer , Ju@@ dge , G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or , Re@@ pur@@ cha@@ s@@ er . — Ju@@ d@@ ges 11 : 27 ; Psalm 23 : 1 ; 6@@ 5 : 2 ; 7@@ 3 : 28 ; 8@@ 9 : 26 ; Isaiah 8 : 13 ; 30 : 20 ; 40 : 28 ; 4@@ 1 : 14 .
Is there any reason to believe that this age - old enem@@ y will be brought to nothing ?
Do You T@@ re@@ asure El@@ der@@ ly F@@ el@@ low B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ers ?
R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch@@ ers say that over the past 30 years , food pro@@ du@@ ction has out@@ p@@ ac@@ ed po@@ pul@@ ation inc@@ re@@ ase .
The Bible c@@ learly descri@@ bes the hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing n@@ ature of this at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te .
What fact must we real@@ ize about Jehovah ?
He was then assign@@ ed as a cir@@ cu@@ it serv@@ ant , or travel@@ ing overse@@ er , ne@@ ar@@ by .
The apostle Paul ur@@ ged his co@@ work@@ er Timothy : “ Do the work of an ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er , fully accom@@ pl@@ ish your ministry . ”
( b ) How is Isaiah 6@@ 6 : 23 already being ful@@ filled ?
One such Bible study was started with a woman who was a n@@ om@@ in@@ al Christian .
Why D@@ ele@@ g@@ ate ?
S@@ ad@@ ly , Bro@@ ther K@@ angal@@ e@@ ’s strength fin@@ ally gave out , and he died faithful while this article was being pre@@ pared for public@@ ation .
Au@@ gu@@ st 17 - 23 , 200@@ 9
Some think that he was refer@@ ring mer@@ ely to the P@@ ent@@ ate@@ u@@ ch , while others say that he may have had in mind the enti@@ re Hebrew Scriptures .
After cro@@ s@@ sing a bri@@ dge near the branch of@@ fice and tra@@ ver@@ sing the bus@@ y city , we head e@@ ast to our first des@@ t@@ in@@ ation ​ — Y@@ a@@ oun@@ d@@ é , the cap@@ it@@ al of C@@ am@@ er@@ o@@ on .
Why is it so important to keep on min@@ ding the spirit in these last days ?
And you would happ@@ ily ad@@ d that an earthly par@@ adise is a@@ head , where God’s people will live forever .
Mo@@ re@@ over , with confidence in the power of acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge , we can take no@@ te of Paul’s ex@@ hor@@ tation : “ Ke@@ ep ho@@ l@@ ding the pat@@ ter@@ n of heal@@ th@@ ful words . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 1 : 13 .
Sa@@ id King Solomon : “ I have come to know that there is nothing better for them than to rejo@@ ice and to do good during one@@ ’s life ; and also that every man should e@@ at and in@@ deed dr@@ ink and see good for all his hard work .
When you are pre@@ pared , such questions will not cre@@ ate doub@@ ts in your mind but will mo@@ tiv@@ ate you to study the Bible more .
Our star@@ t in the travel@@ ing work began in the s@@ now - la@@ den w@@ in@@ ter of 195@@ 4 / 5@@ 5 .
On@@ ly Joseph , M@@ ary , and the shepher@@ ds were present with ba@@ by Jesus .
Jehovah thus ful@@ filled his promise that Davi@@ d’s k@@ ing@@ ship would be fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ​ — 2 Samuel 7 : 12 , 13 ; Luke 1 : 32 , 33 .
( b ) What ear@@ n@@ est efforts did the woman put for@@ th , and with what result ?
M@@ A@@ R@@ C@@ H 11 - 17 , 20@@ 13
For instance , that qu@@ ality is necess@@ ary l@@ est we let our mind w@@ an@@ der during the pro@@ gra@@ m .
If a wise and experienced person is not inc@@ l@@ ined to give un@@ so@@ lic@@ ited ad@@ vice , we may have to draw him out to get his counsel .
Why is our@@ s a uni@@ que peri@@ od in human hist@@ ory ?
Peter expla@@ ins ther@@ e@@ after that the coming day of Jehovah will bring about a great cle@@ ans@@ ing , making way for the new heavens and new earth mentioned in 2@@ P@@ e 3 verse 13 .
The disciples were sur@@ pris@@ ed to hear this , but Jesus ad@@ ded : “ Ch@@ il@@ dren , how difficult a thing it is to en@@ ter into the kingdom of God !
Those in a position of responsi@@ bility in the Christian congregation should be ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary . ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 1 - 3 .
In time , responsi@@ ve ones became qu@@ ali@@ fied to teach others .
• In what two ways can Hebrews 4 : 12 be app@@ lied ?
What I really appreci@@ ate about her is that while she lo@@ ves me , she lo@@ ves Jehovah more .
At the time , the country was deep@@ ly involved in World W@@ ar I@@ I .
Tru@@ e worship is also good for you because it gives you a purpose in life .
F@@ in@@ an@@ cial benef@@ its also result when a person avo@@ i@@ ds such un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural ha@@ bi@@ ts and ad@@ dic@@ tions as g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing , s@@ mo@@ king , and d@@ ru@@ g a@@ bu@@ se .
Thus , the fulfill@@ ment of Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es provi@@ des con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing evidence that the Bible is God’s Word . ​ — Read Jo@@ shua 23 : 14 ; 2 Peter 1 : 20 , 21 .
Un@@ der@@ standing the many benef@@ its that hum@@ ility br@@ ings should move us to cultiv@@ ate and maintain this preci@@ ous qu@@ ality .
It can be a chall@@ enge to he@@ ed James ’ words in a world that off@@ ers coun@@ t@@ less temp@@ t@@ ations .
Go@@ ds Who “ C@@ an@@ not Sa@@ ve ”
O@@ ly would bor@@ ro@@ w a co@@ o@@ king po@@ t and go to the ne@@ are@@ st ri@@ ver or l@@ ake to f@@ et@@ ch water .
J@@ on@@ a@@ than died in bat@@ tle against the Phil@@ ist@@ ines .
What a so@@ ber@@ ing thought !
To “ listen ” means more than just to hear words ; this pro@@ ver@@ b means to hear and then to obey .
What could give ris@@ e to ‘ fo@@ ol@@ ish de@@ bat@@ es , ’ and how can Christian elders set a good example ?
We also took v@@ ac@@ ation tri@@ ps as a family .
It may ta@@ st@@ e good at first , but it lea@@ ves an ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely bit@@ ter af@@ ter@@ ta@@ st@@ e .
• Why do we desire to act with courage ?
But how ref@@ re@@ shing it is to follow Christ’s loving lead@@ er@@ ship !
Let your will take place , as in heaven , also upon earth . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 6 : 10 .
Then we might mem@@ or@@ ize such te@@ x@@ ts as Proverbs 14 : 17 and Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 31 .
In develop@@ ing coun@@ tri@@ es , many parents go to great l@@ eng@@ ths to make sure that one of their children ge@@ ts a good se@@ cul@@ ar educ@@ ation . In that way the child will be able to care for the parents when they get older .
Then he ad@@ ded : “ By their fru@@ its you will recogn@@ ize them . ”
Th@@ ough parents are respon@@ sible for tra@@ ining their children , other congregation members , especially elders , can support their efforts .
When com@@ bin@@ ed with physical g@@ es@@ tures , they are a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant means of con@@ ve@@ ying thoughts and ide@@ as .
Not Peter .
Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah will@@ ingly follow@@ ed God’s le@@ adi@@ ng@@ s to a land of promise .
We can be happy if we pur@@ sue a similar course and fir@@ m@@ ly refu@@ se to ‘ walk in the counsel of the wicked ’ or to be gu@@ i@@ ded by their ung@@ o@@ dly ad@@ vice .
We can read , see the fac@@ es of our loved ones , ga@@ ze at su@@ n@@ se@@ ts , and on and on .
Some of my form@@ er Bible stud@@ ents are now pione@@ ers and congregation elders .
This does not mean that disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement will in@@ stan@@ tly van@@ ish .
Bal@@ ance work with spiritu@@ ality : E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 13 ; 1 Corinthians 3 : 9
Jehovah kno@@ ws what we need and has given us en@@ ough to keep us spiritually strong . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Be@@ fore deci@@ ding whether to pur@@ cha@@ se an it@@ em of clo@@ thing , it is wise to ask yourself : ‘ Why does this st@@ y@@ le appe@@ al to me ?
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op and Ma@@ in@@ tain the P@@ i@@ one@@ er S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
For whom is Jehovah sear@@ ch@@ ing , and why ?
Consider the courage Joseph showed when P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife temp@@ ted him to com@@ mit se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
( b ) How can you find the best friends ?
Mis@@ takes are in@@ ev@@ it@@ able .
U@@ p@@ on his acc@@ es@@ sion , C@@ ali@@ gu@@ la re@@ war@@ ded H@@ er@@ od with a k@@ ing@@ ship . ​ — Acts 12 : 1 .
“ A S@@ tri@@ ving After W@@ ind ”
He became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the year 20@@ 00 , after stud@@ ying the Bible with the Witnesses .
My family had never sh@@ own interest in Christi@@ an@@ ity , but with pioneer ze@@ al , I started sen@@ ding our ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines and boo@@ k@@ le@@ ts to them .
Instead , Jehovah wants us to think about pu@@ re and good things .
At times , it is necess@@ ary to dis@@ fel@@ low@@ ship un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers from the congregation .
And why has its com@@ mem@@ or@@ ation ca@@ used such contro@@ vers@@ y ?
A@@ R@@ E you loo@@ king for comfort ?
In the in@@ iti@@ al fulfill@@ ment , this happened in 6@@ 6 C.E . when the Rom@@ an ar@@ my “ cu@@ t sh@@ ort ” its att@@ ack .
A few of his apostles were ar@@ gu@@ ing about who was the great@@ est among them .
E@@ arly the next mor@@ ning when he was al@@ one pra@@ ying , his apostles came and told him that many people were loo@@ king for him , perhaps w@@ an@@ ting to be cur@@ ed .
They knew that Jesus was sent by God , but they were af@@ ra@@ id of the religious lead@@ ers .
* ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 16 .
L@@ ear@@ ning from Jesus left his disciples in what fr@@ ame of mind ?
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , though , a ne@@ g@@ ative view of those in need may at times hold us back from ass@@ is@@ ting them .
Many of the events it id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es are already being ful@@ filled .
Gen@@ u@@ ine un@@ ity go@@ es bey@@ ond that .
Thus , D@@ u@@ cal P@@ r@@ us@@ sia , at the time a fi@@ ef@@ dom of the kingdom of P@@ ol@@ and , became the first st@@ ate in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe to a@@ do@@ pt the teachings of Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ ther of@@ fi@@ cially .
We had a family study every we@@ ek and read the Bible together .
We are living in the time of the fulfill@@ ment of Jesus ’ prophecy .
One - par@@ ent famili@@ es , children brought up by “ parents ” of the same se@@ x , and the hor@@ ri@@ fi@@ c se@@ x@@ u@@ al a@@ bu@@ se of children under the care of local author@@ ities are all resul@@ ts of people tur@@ ning their ba@@ c@@ ks on accepted standards .
So when a situation tri@@ es your self - control , be “ s@@ low about speaking , s@@ low about wr@@ ath . ”
Even after the sh@@ o@@ c@@ king lo@@ ss of his children , Jo@@ b@@ ’s or@@ de@@ al was far from over .
It was said that “ Jehovah spoke to Moses face to face , just as a man would speak to his fellow . ”
Ha@@ ving a sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y also invol@@ ves set@@ ting pri@@ or@@ ities .
Jesus encoura@@ ged his followers to re@@ ach out for the Kingdom
An@@ y future pro@@ spe@@ ct for the dead is in the hands of Jehovah , and no one is in a position to say whether the dec@@ eas@@ ed will be resur@@ rec@@ ted or not .
He was determined to stay with his men@@ t@@ or as long as possible .
We can avoid being cho@@ ked by anxi@@ ety if we obey Jesus ’ comm@@ and : “ Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first the kingdom and [ God’s ] righteousness . ”
Jehovah himself is e@@ ag@@ er to end all evil , but he is exerc@@ ising rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t so as to bring about the sal@@ vation of Christians in a way that will gl@@ ori@@ fy his name .
After the f@@ all of Jerusalem in 70 C.E . , S@@ ep@@ p@@ hor@@ is became the princi@@ p@@ al Jewish city in Gal@@ ile@@ e and later the s@@ ite of the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in , the Jewish high cour@@ t .
In some lands , for example , many cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding bir@@ th and death are based on the li@@ e that we have a spirit that sur@@ vi@@ ves death .
“ I know married people who are happy and others who are un@@ happy .
After st@@ or@@ ms or l@@ eng@@ thy ra@@ ins , such st@@ re@@ am@@ s are likely to s@@ well su@@ d@@ den@@ ly into s@@ wi@@ ft and d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous t@@ or@@ r@@ ents .
Paul truly appreci@@ ated the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans ’ kind g@@ es@@ ture , and so did Jehovah .
In this f@@ ast - mo@@ ving world , it is difficult to be pati@@ ent .
All eyes are fi@@ x@@ ed on the emp@@ er@@ or .
Their n@@ om@@ adi@@ c li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le me@@ ant that S@@ ar@@ ah and her servants likely could not ba@@ ke bre@@ ad in the ty@@ pe of o@@ ven@@ s com@@ mon@@ ly used in U@@ r , S@@ ar@@ ah’s ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn .
As long as we live in this system of things , we can ex@@ pect to experience in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es .
Al@@ so , I am no longer in the world , but they are in the world and I am coming to you .
Some ver@@ sions rend@@ er this verse : “ L@@ isten to your father who gave you life . ”
The one who is tr@@ ying to tri@@ p us up , to cause us to f@@ all by c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty ac@@ ts , and even to de@@ v@@ our us is Satan the Devil .
Our Father lo@@ ves his cre@@ ation , and he wants us to enjoy it too . ​ — Acts 14 : 16 , 17 .
What , though , of tra@@ gi@@ c events that cannot be direc@@ tly b@@ lam@@ ed on people ?
It is used especially of things that fulf@@ ill the purpose for which they were made .
In his book The B@@ at@@ tle for Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s , S@@ te@@ ph@@ en N@@ is@@ sen@@ ba@@ u@@ m ref@@ ers to Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s as “ nothing but a pa@@ g@@ an fes@@ ti@@ val co@@ vered with a Christian v@@ ene@@ er . ”
We need to know how Jesus deal@@ t with people , especially those with serious problems .
Then along came new te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy ​ — the ro@@ t@@ ary m@@ ill .
We must be determined to obey his law on blood .
; F@@ er@@ r@@ is , S .
I@@ magine , an un@@ nam@@ ed wi@@ do@@ w ob@@ ta@@ ined two blessings because she pre@@ pared a simp@@ le me@@ al !
The apostle John recor@@ ds another vision , found in Revelation chap@@ ter 21 , which will be ful@@ filled during the M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn of Christ Jesus .
At that conven@@ tion and at sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent ones , there have been num@@ er@@ ous f@@ la@@ sh@@ es of spiritual light .
F@@ e@@ ar and God’s Ser@@ v@@ ants
So people like that , including the cri@@ min@@ al Jesus spoke to on the st@@ ake , will be resur@@ rec@@ ted to life in Par@@ adise right here on earth .
A@@ m@@ ong other things , that tra@@ ining has en@@ ab@@ led me to talk to others about the good news of God’s Kingdom . ​ — Matthew 6 : 9 , 10 ; 24 : 14 .
He was ex@@ posed to por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y at an early age .
B@@ ack to Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n
But many in the world use so@@ cial me@@ dia exc@@ essi@@ vely , following men or women whom they do not even know .
We now had the privilege of accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing them to their new assignment .
F@@ ran@@ z B@@ r@@ and was exc@@ ited about the new tru@@ ths he had heard and deci@@ ded that he must s@@ pre@@ ad the good news .
Tru@@ e worship re@@ v@@ ol@@ ves around hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al ​ — not my@@ th@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal — ​ fi@@ gu@@ res .
‘ The faithful slave ’ has been ‘ appointed over all his ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s bel@@ ong@@ ings . ’
The in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction to the Go@@ sp@@ els con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed L@@ ef@@ è@@ v@@ re@@ ’s desire to make the Bible acc@@ es@@ sible to all in their mother t@@ ong@@ ue
The Devil has come down to the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of the earth “ having great anger , know@@ ing he has a sh@@ ort peri@@ od of time . ”
Let God’s Word gu@@ i@@ de you .
Yet , des@@ pite all of this , Job did not devel@@ op a lo@@ f@@ ty view of himself or feel that he did not need God .
No present or future pres@@ sure can sh@@ ake them from this div@@ in@@ ely appro@@ ved position .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H does not keep knowledge of future events to himself .
Although I can no longer serve as a transl@@ at@@ or , I than@@ k Jehovah that he al@@ lo@@ ws me to continue supp@@ or@@ ting the worl@@ d@@ wide transl@@ ation work .
The God of the heavens can deli@@ ver his cho@@ s@@ en people out of any des@@ per@@ ate situation .
I took the children to meetings and in the do@@ or - to - do@@ or ministry on a regul@@ ar bas@@ is .
J@@ on@@ a@@ than never vie@@ wed the you@@ ng@@ er David as a ri@@ val
In fact , Jesus said : “ Ha@@ ve no fear , little flo@@ ck , for your Father has appro@@ ved of giving you the Kingdom . ”
The people of Israel are more num@@ er@@ ous and mi@@ gh@@ ti@@ er than we are . ’
How can you prote@@ ct yourself from being en@@ s@@ n@@ ared by spi@@ rit@@ ism ?
In order for God to listen to our prayers , we must s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely stri@@ ve to me@@ et his requi@@ re@@ ments .
All faithful anointed ones who are still on earth after the in@@ iti@@ al part of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation has pas@@ sed will already have received their fin@@ al se@@ al@@ ing .
L@@ et@@ ’s fi@@ gu@@ re out why he does .
; G@@ on@@ z@@ á@@ le@@ z , P .
With the out@@ bre@@ ak of World W@@ ar I later that year , however , Bible prophecy came true .
As a result , elders have different responsi@@ bil@@ ities in Jehovah’s organization .
T@@ ra@@ ining the Con@@ s@@ ci@@ ence to M@@ ake Ri@@ ght De@@ c@@ isions
As no@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , in the first century , all were involved in the vital preaching work .
What Is In@@ tegrity ?
Se@@ cu@@ re Now and F@@ o@@ re@@ ver
Mo@@ ved with com@@ pas@@ sion , Jesus did the inc@@ re@@ di@@ ble .
Many thinking people today will ad@@ mit that the de@@ pl@@ or@@ able con@@ di@@ tions on earth con@@ fir@@ m that man needs God’s help .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful servants of Jehovah have long known that in the future , God will resur@@ rec@@ t the dead to live on earth again . ​ — Read Job 14 : 14 , 15 .
Then , on J@@ anu@@ ary 3 , 200@@ 1 , at the age of 9@@ 5 , K@@ ar@@ l K@@ le@@ in faith@@ fully comple@@ ted his earthly course .
Des@@ tru@@ ction was im@@ min@@ ent , and the lives of Lo@@ t and his family were at st@@ ake .
P@@ over@@ ty , preaching , and the Bible were at the heart of V@@ au@@ d@@ è@@ s ’ life .
Jehovah expe@@ cts men taking the lead among his people to re@@ ject apost@@ as@@ y .
New words have re@@ plac@@ ed older ter@@ ms , and vo@@ ca@@ bul@@ ary , gr@@ am@@ ma@@ r , and sy@@ n@@ ta@@ x have chang@@ ed .
The con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p at A@@ us@@ ch@@ wit@@ z , P@@ ol@@ and , was li@@ ber@@ ated on J@@ anu@@ ary 27 , 194@@ 5 .
3 : 23 , 24 .
Jehovah , in turn , re@@ war@@ ded El@@ isha for his loy@@ al@@ ty and faith@@ ful@@ ness by let@@ ting him witness Eli@@ j@@ ah’s a@@ we - inspi@@ ring de@@ par@@ ture . ​ — 2 K@@ i .
What does it mean to be a@@ vail@@ able and appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble ?
For example , he might work with the brother in field service .
In@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence in rec@@ re@@ ation and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , such as in ex@@ tre@@ me or “ ad@@ r@@ en@@ al@@ ine ” s@@ por@@ ts , is f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing .
M@@ ake full use of such to@@ ol@@ s .
H@@ app@@ y Is the M@@ an Who En@@ du@@ res
Like Paul , who qu@@ o@@ ted Psalm 4@@ 4 : 22 , we have stu@@ died God’s written Word .
With these words , Jesus made it pla@@ in to his followers that no man on earth would be their lead@@ er .
Th@@ ough at the time Timothy was likely a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , he must have app@@ lied himself well .
“ When you li@@ e down ” : P@@ ra@@ y with your children each ev@@ ening .
O@@ r they may enc@@ oun@@ ter health problems because of po@@ or e@@ ating ha@@ bi@@ ts .
How do Jehovah’s servants view the Bible , and how does the world view it ?
On the other hand , a conscience tra@@ ined by God’s Word is a sa@@ fe gu@@ i@@ de .
If you cho@@ se to st@@ ep asi@@ de from shepher@@ ding the flo@@ ck of God , it would be good to consider why you did so .
Jesus told them : “ You know ne@@ i@@ ther the Scriptures nor the power of God . ”
Why may some Hebrew Christians have been temp@@ ted to return to Juda@@ ism ?
The accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment of this im@@ men@@ se t@@ ask would ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy not only Jehovah’s su@@ pre@@ ma@@ cy and power but also his love , mer@@ cy , and pati@@ ence .
Are you among those who are not now activ@@ ely serving God ?
What was the cor@@ respon@@ ding ransom that satis@@ fied justice ?
If the sheep is si@@ ck , the shepher@@ d might have to for@@ ce me@@ dic@@ ine down its thro@@ at and liter@@ ally hold it up so that it will not li@@ e down and die .
When did Peter com@@ ment on Psalm 16 : 10 ?
So when Jesus em@@ ba@@ r@@ ked on his ministry , it was with knowledge , in@@ sight , and dep@@ th of feel@@ ing that no other man could have had .
On lear@@ ning that Jehovah does not appro@@ ve of the use of i@@ ma@@ ges , Jo@@ ã@@ o th@@ re@@ w away his col@@ le@@ ction of “ sa@@ in@@ ts . ”
When it comes to the flo@@ ck of God , dedic@@ ated men in the congregation sur@@ ely want to refle@@ ct the attitude of Jesus , who said : “ I will ref@@ res@@ h you . ”
Read Acts chap@@ ters 13 through 20 , and follow him and his fellow mission@@ aries as they o@@ pen up ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es and esta@@ bl@@ ish congregations in one place after another .
R@@ em@@ ember this : You are able ei@@ ther to h@@ ur@@ t Jehovah’s feelings or to make his heart rejo@@ ice .
Ti@@ m : I never thought of it that way before , but that makes sense !
With age , the bo@@ ys began to take an interest in gi@@ r@@ ls .
What appro@@ ach will help you to enjoy your Bible reading and get the most out of it ?
If left to gro@@ w , they will draw sa@@ p from the v@@ ine that could o@@ ther@@ wise provide vital mo@@ is@@ ture for the gra@@ p@@ es .
What a happy day it was when we could , at last , bring Jo@@ el home from the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al !
If after some effort it seem@@ s that more is needed , could Matthew 18 : 15 be app@@ lied in princi@@ ple ?
The apost@@ as@@ y made some in@@ ro@@ a@@ ds in the first century , but Jesus ’ faithful apostles ac@@ ted “ as a rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t , ” ho@@ l@@ ding back the con@@ tam@@ in@@ ation and influ@@ ence of false teachings .
On the other hand , when ad@@ vers@@ ity str@@ ik@@ es , the God - fe@@ aring man takes refu@@ ge in his integrity to God .
As hist@@ ori@@ an E@@ mi@@ l S@@ ch@@ ü@@ re@@ r put it , once a pol@@ itical d@@ y@@ na@@ st@@ y was esta@@ bli@@ shed by the H@@ as@@ mon@@ a@@ e@@ ans , “ their cen@@ tr@@ al concer@@ n was no longer with the ful@@ fil@@ ment of the T@@ or@@ ah [ Jewish Law ] but with the pre@@ serv@@ ation and ex@@ ten@@ sion of their pol@@ itical power . ”
For his loy@@ al@@ ty he was re@@ war@@ ded with a gl@@ ori@@ ous thro@@ ne in heaven as the very King of that Kingdom .
T@@ ow@@ ard the end of the 19@@ th century , light began to shin@@ e on a 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 - year - old prophecy recorded by Daniel : “ In the days of those k@@ ings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destro@@ yed . ”
However , Jehovah does not simply for@@ ce us to displa@@ y integrity .
You can thus understand why elders in congregations around the g@@ lo@@ be ear@@ n their fellow Witnesses ’ love , respect , and honor .
What a s@@ pl@@ en@@ did example the angels set for us as we serve Jehovah un@@ it@@ e@@ dly like a well - tra@@ ined ar@@ my ! ​ — 1 C@@ or .
What was an out@@ standing qu@@ ality of Jesus , and how can refle@@ cting on it af@@ fect us ?
The earth will be a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l gar@@ den of E@@ den , a par@@ adise .
It inclu@@ ded the hear@@ t@@ felt remin@@ der : “ S@@ ear@@ ch after Jehovah and his strength , seek his face con@@ stan@@ tly .
We often speak of them to the brothers and sisters here , and now they even ask about them and about how they are doing .
These tro@@ pi@@ cal is@@ lands , sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by b@@ lu@@ e w@@ at@@ ers and p@@ al@@ m - fr@@ ing@@ ed be@@ ach@@ es , are in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted by a fri@@ end@@ ly , war@@ m@@ hear@@ ted people , who@@ se mi@@ x@@ ed Af@@ ri@@ can and E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an orig@@ ins have resul@@ ted in a pleas@@ ant bl@@ end of cul@@ tures .
O@@ ld age , si@@ ck@@ ness , or ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents are comm@@ on occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ences that can tra@@ gi@@ c@@ ally end the life of a loved one , lea@@ ving the sur@@ vi@@ ving mate to face l@@ on@@ el@@ iness and g@@ ri@@ ef . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 11 ; Romans 5 : 12 .
It is the One who is br@@ ing@@ ing for@@ th the ar@@ my of them even by number , all of whom he c@@ alls even by name .
This was a pro@@ vision in the Law for po@@ or people who could not af@@ for@@ d a young ra@@ m .
9 : 6 - 10 ; 16 : 1 - 4 ; 19 : 24 - 30 .
Un@@ able to read the Bible in later years because of fa@@ il@@ ing ey@@ es@@ i@@ ght , she sp@@ ent much of each day in in@@ tim@@ ate , ex@@ tend@@ ed prayers to God .
Jesus told the man ver@@ sed in the Law that a Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an could be vie@@ wed as a neigh@@ b@@ or .
S@@ ur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by or@@ char@@ ds , it was like an o@@ as@@ is for car@@ av@@ ans arri@@ ving from lands to the e@@ ast .
And he promises to re@@ ward that kindness .
Pro@@ ve Your Fa@@ ith by Your Li@@ fe C@@ our@@ se
We need all the prote@@ ction God provi@@ des through his Word , his spirit , and his organization so that we “ may be able to stand fir@@ m against the ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations of the Devil . ”
The fi@@ gu@@ res would likely be similar in other lands , perhaps also where you live .
This could lead some to won@@ der whether there might be v@@ al@@ idi@@ ty to the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s cla@@ im .
A@@ gain , a par@@ ent@@ ’s example teach@@ es best .
M@@ ike : No , and I don@@ ’t especially care .
These young sh@@ o@@ o@@ ts , which cor@@ respon@@ d to the gro@@ w@@ th of the pre@@ ce@@ ding year , will become the fru@@ it - be@@ aring bran@@ ches during the following sum@@ m@@ er .
A kingdom is a form of govern@@ ment .
In cre@@ ating the earth and the human family , Jehovah never in@@ tend@@ ed that man should die .
A woman may be clo@@ th@@ ed in a wh@@ ite we@@ d@@ ding d@@ ress and ad@@ or@@ ned with large am@@ oun@@ ts of je@@ wel@@ ry , be@@ a@@ ds , and ma@@ ke@@ up .
“ When you are together , ” says E@@ d@@ ward , “ bl@@ in@@ dness does not really make a differ@@ ence in building a relationship with another person .
I@@ ts dis@@ co@@ very is l@@ in@@ ked with the ad@@ ven@@ tur@@ ous tw@@ in sisters mentioned at the star@@ t of this article .
Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that divine action , not human efforts , will ev@@ en@@ tually bring about a better world .
Go@@ l@@ den ap@@ ples are beau@@ ti@@ ful , but they would be even more beau@@ ti@@ ful when they are in fr@@ on@@ t of a s@@ il@@ ver ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
Why not get a div@@ or@@ ce ? Even if I cannot get a Scriptural div@@ or@@ ce , why not se@@ par@@ ate and enjoy life again ? ’
Just as a loving father will allow his child to under@@ go a pa@@ in@@ ful op@@ er@@ ation if he kno@@ ws it will bring lasting benef@@ its , so Jehovah has allow@@ ed humans to experience the temp@@ or@@ ary ex@@ ist@@ ence of evil on earth .
Because the Bible comman@@ ds that both minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants and elders at@@ tain a high moral and spiritual stan@@ d@@ ard before they are appointed to serve .
O@@ N J@@ U@@ N@@ E 8 , 194@@ 2 , F@@ ran@@ c D@@ ro@@ z@@ g p@@ en@@ ned these words min@@ ut@@ es before being sh@@ o@@ t by Na@@ z@@ i sol@@ di@@ ers .
Tru@@ e , we will mis@@ s Bro@@ ther P@@ i@@ er@@ ce very much .
The pol@@ itical system will be comple@@ t@@ ely s@@ ma@@ shed .
( a ) D@@ N@@ A per@@ form@@ s what fun@@ ction ?
We should “ ab@@ ho@@ r what is wicked . ”
The apostle Paul wrote : “ Be@@ come kind to one another , tend@@ er@@ ly com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , fre@@ ely for@@ giving one another just as God also by Christ fre@@ ely for@@ gave you . ”
Gi@@ ft An@@ nu@@ ity : M@@ one@@ y or se@@ cur@@ ities don@@ ated to an ent@@ ity used by Jehovah’s Witnesses under an arrang@@ ement where the don@@ or , or someone desi@@ gn@@ ated by the don@@ or , recei@@ ves a spe@@ ci@@ fied an@@ nu@@ ity pa@@ y@@ ment every year for life .
A@@ m@@ ong his listen@@ ers were ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ ers who@@ se vie@@ ws were in@@ com@@ pati@@ ble with the tru@@ ths that he was preaching .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y H@@ A@@ R@@ O@@ L@@ D G@@ L@@ U@@ Y@@ A@@ S
“ In@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy With Jehovah ”
Paul af@@ fir@@ m@@ ed this “ in@@ her@@ it@@ ance for the holy ones , ” that of being jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s with Christ in the heavens .
I was a ba@@ se@@ man and did well , even pla@@ ying a st@@ re@@ t@@ ch of 17 g@@ ames without making a sing@@ le er@@ ro@@ r .
How do our “ fine works ” af@@ fect some people ?
Jesus ’ loy@@ al@@ ty to his Father was re@@ war@@ ded with Jehovah’s own loyal support of him . ​ — Psalm 18 : 25 ; Hebrews 7 : 26 .
Indeed , the more we commun@@ ic@@ ate with Jehovah about in@@ tim@@ ate matters of the heart and medit@@ ate on his Word , the clo@@ s@@ er he dra@@ ws to us . ​ — James 4 : 8 .
On her ye@@ arly vis@@ its , she un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly encoura@@ ges him to remain faithful in per@@ form@@ ing his service to God .
W@@ he@@ ther they real@@ ize it or not , mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ers imitate Satan the Devil .
Si@@ x months later , she app@@ lied to serve as a regul@@ ar pioneer minis@@ ter .
1 : 23 ; 2 : 6 , 7 .
11 : 26 .
Like Timothy , how can we be examples in cha@@ st@@ en@@ ess ?
In ad@@ dition , Jesus devo@@ ted himself to the work of preaching and teaching the good news .
When J@@ on@@ ah fin@@ ally obe@@ yed and en@@ tered N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h , he kept declar@@ ing : “ On@@ ly for@@ ty days more , and N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h will be over@@ thro@@ wn . ”
And he also made the following su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion : “ E@@ ach time that a vari@@ ation appe@@ ars in the L@@ at@@ in man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts of the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent , we ought to go back to the Greek man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts .
Because the matter has not pre@@ vi@@ ously been discus@@ sed by the parents , it would be appro@@ pri@@ ate for the mother to in@@ qui@@ re , “ Di@@ d you ask your father ? ”
But why is study so important ?
For example , the news and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment in@@ du@@ stri@@ es speak of same - se@@ x marriage as if it were accep@@ table , and many people feel that what the Bible says about ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ ality is ex@@ tre@@ me . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
As the fore@@ going experience shows , following your Bible - tra@@ ined conscience may put you in an a@@ w@@ k@@ ward position .
J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah knew that he needed God’s help to free Israel from the A@@ m@@ mon@@ ites .
Bo@@ th n@@ ames ​ — M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el ( meaning “ Who Is Like God ? ” ) and Jesus ( meaning “ Jehovah Is S@@ al@@ vation ” ) ​ — foc@@ us attention on his ro@@ le as the le@@ ading ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ate of God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Why is a yi@@ el@@ ding spirit appro@@ pri@@ ate within the family ?
Consider the example of El@@ ena , a young Christian in S@@ pain .
As no@@ ted by A@@ J@@ O@@ C@@ A@@ D , the public@@ ations of Jehovah’s Witnesses have proved bene@@ fi@@ cial to a large por@@ tion of the C@@ ong@@ ol@@ ese po@@ pul@@ ation .
The apostle Paul was inspired by God to wr@@ ite that married cou@@ ples would have to de@@ al with “ every@@ day tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es . ”
Do not ign@@ ore the war@@ n@@ ings of your conscience
In the com@@ pos@@ ite si@@ gn of “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things , ” Jesus fore@@ told exc@@ iting events , some of which are still a@@ head of us .
So Jesus re@@ tur@@ ns , not as a human , but as an inv@@ isi@@ ble King . ​ — Read Daniel 7 : 13 , 14 .
Hence , Jehovah war@@ ned that he would take action against them .
God’s holy spirit was p@@ our@@ ed out upon them , the apostle Peter gave a s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring talk expla@@ ining the meaning of this mirac@@ le , and some 3@@ ,000 became believers and were baptized .
We kno@@ ck on the school do@@ or .
I@@ N A@@ N effort to find out what the future ho@@ l@@ ds , humans have experi@@ men@@ ted with all kin@@ ds of things .
This att@@ ests to the fa@@ il@@ ure of material go@@ o@@ ds to ad@@ d real meaning to life .
TH@@ E we@@ igh@@ ty message that King Le@@ mu@@ el of ancient times received from his mother inclu@@ ded an important qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ation of a good wife .
The next re@@ qu@@ est in the mo@@ de@@ l prayer is : “ F@@ or@@ give us our de@@ b@@ ts , as we also have for@@ given our de@@ b@@ t@@ ors . ”
This woman was dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed .
Why is Jehovah jus@@ ti@@ fied in en@@ ding this wicked system ?
Why did Jehovah have Bible writ@@ ers rec@@ ord acc@@ oun@@ ts of the sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings of men whom he had com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned ?
In 19@@ 7@@ 4 , after years of pa@@ in@@ ful tre@@ at@@ ments , the do@@ ct@@ ors fin@@ ally re@@ moved F@@ l@@ ori@@ ano@@ ’s left lu@@ ng .
When Solomon was en@@ thr@@ oned , he felt in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate to car@@ ry the we@@ igh@@ ty responsi@@ bility of king .
The princi@@ p@@ al way we can rend@@ er praise to Jehovah and expres@@ s our than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness lik@@ e@@ wise invol@@ ves an “ o@@ ffering . ”
In fact , the ter@@ ms “ loving - kindness ” and “ loving - kin@@ d@@ nesses ” occ@@ ur some 2@@ 50 times in the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ation for the Me@@ et@@ ings
M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 24 : 7 ; M@@ A@@ R@@ K 13 : 8
In the Scriptures , he is simply called Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has .
Ha@@ ve I set my mind on “ the things of the flesh , ” rather than on “ the things of the spirit ” ? ’
Eph@@ es@@ ians 2 : 7 says that God will show un@@ deser@@ ved kindness “ in the coming syst@@ em@@ s of things . ”
One cou@@ ple , G@@ ill@@ es and E@@ lo@@ die , made special efforts to commun@@ ic@@ ate with me .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , a young B@@ ra@@ z@@ ili@@ an woman nam@@ ed Mi@@ ri@@ am said : “ I did not know how to be happy , not even in my family .
In 19@@ 6@@ 2 , I was assign@@ ed to my cur@@ r@@ ent congregation in L@@ um@@ ber@@ t@@ on , N@@ or@@ th C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ina , and I am still here after 4@@ 5 years .
K@@ no@@ wing this , Jehovah instru@@ cted Moses to reas@@ sure Jo@@ shua .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al light un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly helps us to displa@@ y go@@ o@@ dness .
He even re@@ moved his gr@@ and@@ mother Ma@@ ac@@ ah from the position of “ qu@@ e@@ en mother , because she had made an ob@@ sc@@ ene i@@ do@@ l . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , ba@@ r@@ ma@@ i@@ ds at such dr@@ in@@ king plac@@ es were often pro@@ s@@ titu@@ tes , ad@@ ding the d@@ anger of se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
That is why it is vital that we “ pa@@ y more than the u@@ su@@ al attention ” when we ga@@ ther for instru@@ ction with fellow believers and when we person@@ ally read God’s Word .
In ex@@ tre@@ me situ@@ ations , however , a Christian would have to deci@@ de whether it is ad@@ vis@@ able to se@@ par@@ ate or not . ​ — Read 1 Corinthians 7 : 10 - 13 .
They will ac@@ tually have reas@@ ons to rejo@@ ice when God ac@@ ts against the wicked .
But we had little time , so we mis@@ sed Christian meetings .
On@@ ce they had all the a@@ vail@@ able evidence , the jud@@ ges deli@@ ber@@ ated to re@@ ach a ver@@ di@@ ct .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , A@@ sa re@@ je@@ cted this re@@ pro@@ of .
What if you want to give an ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation for your spe@@ e@@ ch or actions ?
What are some ways in which we can ‘ su@@ sta@@ in our af@@ fai@@ r@@ s with justice ’ ?
The gr@@ oun@@ d@@ work of the new temple that was before them was “ as nothing in [ their ] eyes ” in com@@ par@@ is@@ on .
C@@ old and ti@@ red , our work cre@@ w hu@@ dd@@ led around a sc@@ ra@@ p - w@@ o@@ od fi@@ re , wa@@ iting to be pi@@ cked up by tru@@ ck .
W@@ ere I inc@@ l@@ ined to tell and speak of them , they have become more num@@ er@@ ous than I can rec@@ ount . ” ​ — Psalm 40 : 5 .
The St@@ ory of God’s W@@ is@@ dom , J@@ us@@ tice , P@@ ow@@ er and Lo@@ ve fully satis@@ fi@@ es the c@@ ra@@ v@@ ings of both our head and our heart .
Our love for him will help us to h@@ ate what is bad .
S@@ ur@@ ely Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h is desi@@ gn@@ ated for Isa@@ a@@ c .
Instead , he has given them free will , which al@@ lo@@ ws them to use in@@ iti@@ ative and satis@@ fy all their prop@@ er desi@@ res .
Yes , God provided his spirit to help her get the sense of the message , with the result that she and her hous@@ eho@@ ld got baptized . ​ — Acts 16 : 13 - 15 .
They can be like an old and st@@ ately t@@ ree that rema@@ ins pro@@ duc@@ tive .
What helped W@@ il@@ li@@ am to reg@@ a@@ in his bal@@ ance ?
Moses was re@@ war@@ ded for his appreci@@ ative attitude .
When our sons gre@@ w up , they cho@@ se to en@@ ter Bethel service .
It expla@@ ins what the bre@@ ad and w@@ ine at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al re@@ present and shows how a person kno@@ ws whether he or she should par@@ take of these em@@ ble@@ ms .
With Paul’s serious ob@@ serv@@ ation in mind , how can we today avoid be@@ coming too pre@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with our “ own inter@@ ests ” ?
It is also important at other times .
And what does this account have to do with you today ?
The repor@@ t ad@@ ded : “ It was she@@ er yo@@ gi@@ c power . ”
Then , as did the ancient Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an att@@ ac@@ k@@ ers who pur@@ su@@ ed the Israelites at the R@@ ed Se@@ a , Satan’s for@@ ces may c@@ ry out in des@@ per@@ ation : “ Jehovah certainly fi@@ gh@@ ts for them ” !
This inclu@@ des having a hum@@ ble spirit , which will help you to foc@@ us on the proble@@ m , not on yourself , l@@ est you ag@@ gra@@ v@@ ate the situation . ​ — Read C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 12 , 13 .
Now is therefore the time to do Jehovah’s will with a ke@@ en sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y .
“ Y@@ O@@ U W@@ I@@ L@@ L N@@ O@@ T AL@@ W@@ A@@ Y@@ S H@@ A@@ V@@ E M@@ E ”
Do you not ag@@ ree that ap@@ pl@@ ying these principles will re@@ du@@ ce a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant ris@@ k to one@@ ’s life ?
Of course , Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy con@@ duc@@ t@@ ors will want to continue using these questions to re@@ view the material at the end of the study .
S@@ cr@@ atch@@ ed on the side of one s@@ pl@@ en@@ di@@ dly car@@ ved os@@ su@@ ary ​ — one of the fin@@ est ever found — ​ was the name Yeho@@ se@@ f ba@@ r Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ h@@ a ( Joseph son of Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has ) .
Our love for Jehovah and our determin@@ ation to live by his righteous standards are t@@ ested each day .
It was only after Adam had become a sin@@ ner that he fa@@ ther@@ ed children , pas@@ sing on sin and its effe@@ cts to all of them .
W@@ as the nation of Israel the slave about whom Jesus spoke ?
What is the truth about the soul ?
God’s purpose is inf@@ al@@ li@@ ble .
How were Witnesses on two different occasi@@ ons able to use s@@ crip@@ tures effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely to comfort m@@ our@@ ning ones ?
O@@ thers , including the Jewish T@@ an@@ ak@@ h , transl@@ ate it “ at tw@@ ili@@ ght . ”
A God - fe@@ aring king once gave this ad@@ vice to his son : “ K@@ now the God of your father and serve him with a complete heart and with a deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful soul . ”
Those who were sa@@ ved in E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s time did not have an ac@@ tu@@ al mar@@ k on their fore@@ he@@ a@@ ds .
Since being clean , holy , and un@@ de@@ fil@@ ed are such important fac@@ t@@ ors in true worship , anyone desi@@ ring to gain God’s appro@@ val should be seri@@ ously concer@@ ned with me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing up in this are@@ a .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , he as@@ ks them to stand out as different from this cor@@ ru@@ pt and im@@ moral world .
That is how Jehovah vie@@ ws us , and we should try to view ourselves as he does .
Paul had anxi@@ ety for fellow believers .
D@@ own t@@ ill today , the conc@@ ep@@ tion and bir@@ th of a child f@@ ill us with won@@ der and are descri@@ bed by many as nothing sh@@ ort of a mirac@@ le .
God has cre@@ ated bir@@ ds with mar@@ vel@@ ous inst@@ inc@@ ts to make n@@ ests in which they can ra@@ ise their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
“ That you may devo@@ te time to prayer and may come together again , that Satan may not keep temp@@ ting you for your l@@ ack of self - regul@@ ation . ”
We will consider fi@@ ve examples of worl@@ dly thinking and discus@@ s how we can re@@ ject these ide@@ as .
How did that help ?
Lo@@ o@@ king back , that tra@@ ining was most valu@@ able .
What Con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed You of the Tru@@ th ?
This would not be love at all but a wor@@ th@@ less imit@@ ation .
When op@@ pres@@ sion be@@ comes se@@ v@@ ere , though , the sons of Israel call upon the true God for help .
Go@@ le@@ c ) , No .
For the “ other sheep , ” it is everlasting life on earth where “ righteousness is to d@@ well . ”
3 B@@ ap@@ tism ​ — A Re@@ qui@@ re@@ ment for Christians
Di@@ sh@@ on@@ est bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ men get away with f@@ ra@@ u@@ d .
F@@ ine mem@@ ori@@ es can be the result of travel@@ ing to ne@@ ar@@ by plac@@ es to enjoy n@@ ature .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing about the conven@@ tion cen@@ ter in So@@ s@@ no@@ wi@@ e@@ c , Mat@@ e@@ us@@ z said : “ You should see this large and fun@@ c@@ tional stru@@ c@@ ture .
A M@@ an Who “ P@@ le@@ as@@ ed God W@@ ell ”
He ev@@ en@@ tually found himself in the hous@@ eho@@ ld of P@@ o@@ ti@@ p@@ ha@@ r , an Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an cour@@ t of@@ fi@@ cial , where Joseph ca@@ ught the attention of his ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s wife .
After all , he has done so many wonderful things !
May we always appreci@@ ate such cor@@ rection , even as the psalmist did .
We must set asi@@ de time to study the Scriptures .
So far , no hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al rec@@ ord has been dis@@ co@@ vered to provide the answer .
His life was sp@@ in@@ ning out of control .
How do you view the appro@@ ach of that day ?
God’s purpose involved far more than li@@ ber@@ ating people from being d@@ om@@ in@@ ated by some pol@@ itical re@@ gi@@ me .
A sh@@ ort time later , it was God’s will that the good news be pre@@ ached to un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised G@@ ent@@ il@@ es .
David was a man of integrity .
From our li@@ mit@@ ed per@@ spe@@ ctive , we may not be able to see the whole pi@@ c@@ ture .
Our wal@@ king as Christ wal@@ ked invol@@ ves understanding his way of le@@ ading and sub@@ mit@@ ting to it .
There is no rec@@ ord in the Bible of an in@@ se@@ ct in@@ va@@ sion of the land of Cana@@ an of the ma@@ gn@@ itu@@ de descri@@ bed in the book of Jo@@ el .
W@@ i@@ ves ​ — De@@ ep@@ ly R@@ es@@ pect Your H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds
James wrote : “ S@@ how me your faith without the works , and I will show you my faith by my works . ”
It direc@@ ts elders to keep the congregations clean .
Just as fi@@ ve vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins were fo@@ ol@@ ish and fi@@ ve were dis@@ cre@@ et , each anointed one has the full cap@@ ac@@ ity to cho@@ ose ei@@ ther a course of pre@@ pa@@ re@@ dness and vi@@ g@@ il@@ ance or a course of fol@@ ly and un@@ faith@@ ful@@ ness .
How did faith in Jehovah prote@@ ct one sister ?
S@@ hor@@ tly after his tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ ant en@@ try into Jerusalem in the s@@ pr@@ ing of 33 C.E . , Jesus said : “ The h@@ our has come for the Son of man to be gl@@ ori@@ fied . ”
2 : 1 - 4 .
He said that they were my the@@ me te@@ x@@ ts .
Yes , the al@@ most si@@ x milli@@ on min@@ isters of Jehovah today can say with the apostle Paul : “ In every way we re@@ com@@ men@@ d ourselves as God’s min@@ isters , by the end@@ ur@@ ance of much . ”
S@@ ome@@ one who has faith in God is confid@@ ent that He will fulf@@ ill all of His promises .
So why should one reg@@ ard pol@@ itical in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions and al@@ li@@ an@@ ces as a refu@@ ge ?
He was also id@@ enti@@ fied from heaven as the Messi@@ ah .
When Paul said , “ Ke@@ ep con@@ qu@@ ering the evil with the good , ” he did not mean that a Christian should be ob@@ s@@ ess@@ ed with being a mar@@ ty@@ r .
C@@ learly , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds will be benef@@ iting from the rec@@ ently rel@@ eas@@ ed New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation in Al@@ ban@@ i@@ an .
F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 8 - 14 , 20@@ 10
You are my help@@ er and my res@@ cu@@ er . ”
“ H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds , ” wrote the apostle Paul , “ continue loving your wi@@ ves , just as the Christ also loved the congregation and deli@@ vered up himself for it . ”
Yet , that did not di@@ min@@ ish her .
C@@ learly , no op@@ pos@@ ing for@@ ce can sto@@ p us from our Kingdom - preaching activ@@ ity .
‘ But , ’ some may say , ‘ are not these two expres@@ sions ​ — en@@ ter@@ ing the Kingdom and recei@@ ving sal@@ vation — ​ refer@@ ring to the same re@@ ward ? ’
Their heav@@ y trans@@ por@@ t bik@@ es were lo@@ ad@@ ed with boo@@ ks , which they co@@ vered with t@@ ar@@ pa@@ ul@@ in .
Instead , follow the example of David , who pray@@ ed : “ From pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous ac@@ ts hold your serv@@ ant back ; do not let them d@@ om@@ in@@ ate me . ”
L@@ ater , she married An@@ dre@@ w Re@@ ed .
Mu@@ ch encourag@@ ement was der@@ i@@ ved from the personal experience of the apostle Paul in this reg@@ ard . ​ — 2 Corinthians 12 : 7 - 10 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 11 , 13 .
The less@@ on is ob@@ vi@@ ous .
1@@ 19 : 6@@ 3 ; Pro@@ v .
Since we have a ba@@ si@@ c need to put our trust in someone , whom can we trust without r@@ un@@ ning the ris@@ k of being let down ?
Since any ex@@ ten@@ ding of mer@@ cy would be based on prayer and the Scriptures , the elders ’ decision would refle@@ ct God’s view of matters . ​ — Matthew 18 : 18 .
The R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection and F@@ ri@@ end@@ ship With Jehovah
‘ Yes , ’ you may say , ‘ it s@@ oun@@ ds good in the@@ ory , but does it really work ? ’
It is an as@@ pect of the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s holy spirit .
• In l@@ ine with James 3 : 17 , what qualities should we displa@@ y ?
11 , 12 . ( a ) Who only will sur@@ vi@@ ve the end of the present system of things ?
Still , some pris@@ on of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als and in@@ mat@@ es attend@@ ed se@@ cre@@ tly , and a few even accepted the truth . V@@ is@@ its by Bro@@ ther A .
What K@@ ind of Wor@@ k B@@ r@@ ings Gen@@ u@@ ine Sat@@ is@@ fac@@ tion ?
Adam L@@ is@@ ten@@ s to His W@@ i@@ fe@@ ’s V@@ o@@ ice
F@@ O@@ R those who have not had the experience , it is imp@@ os@@ sible to understand the dep@@ th of the pain ca@@ used by the lo@@ ss of a mate .
God id@@ enti@@ fied himself to Moses , saying : “ I shall prove to be what I shall prove to be . ”
How can you cultiv@@ ate tend@@ er feelings for others ?
If you are still atten@@ ding school , could you study a fore@@ ign language in pre@@ par@@ ation for this ty@@ pe of ministry ?
Abraham , however , was not born into such a cul@@ ture .
Like that man , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of people every year find in the Christian congregation the peace that they so des@@ per@@ ately desire .
Are You P@@ re@@ pared to D@@ ef@@ end Your Fa@@ ith ?
Un@@ der the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , Hebrews who had become sla@@ ves were to be set free in the se@@ ven@@ th year of their ser@@ vi@@ tu@@ de or in the Ju@@ bi@@ le@@ e year , wh@@ i@@ ch@@ ever came first .
So they sta@@ yed loyal to him even when they su@@ ffered difficul@@ ties or persecu@@ tion .
It per@@ va@@ des our being , our every fi@@ ber .
S@@ et go@@ als in Jehovah’s service
In 19@@ 6@@ 5 , with our sons , Jo@@ el and Samuel
Although that Par@@ adise was lost , beli@@ ef in a future par@@ adise ​ — in a new world without po@@ ver@@ ty — ​ is not just a dre@@ am .
How was Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s joy re@@ kin@@ d@@ led , and how can his example help us ?
Job has thus far come out vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous on the is@@ sue of integrity .
There is no indic@@ ation in the Scriptures that he lost his privile@@ ges .
Let us consider ways in which children , congregation overse@@ ers , and individu@@ al Christians can care for the needs of sen@@ i@@ or members of our worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
The shepher@@ d also se@@ par@@ ated the sheep from the go@@ ats when “ bre@@ e@@ ding , mil@@ king , and sh@@ ear@@ ing , ” says the book All Th@@ ings in the Bible .
At this point , they u@@ su@@ ally offered to ref@@ er us to a good do@@ ct@@ or !
The L@@ ond@@ on branch of@@ fice then te@@ am@@ ed me up with R@@ on Par@@ k@@ in , who pres@@ ently ser@@ ves on the B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e in P@@ u@@ er@@ to R@@ ic@@ o .
O@@ ver the cen@@ tu@@ ries , Christ has been pre@@ par@@ ing his future bri@@ de for the heavenly we@@ d@@ ding .
No@@ t@@ t re@@ turned to T@@ ah@@ it@@ i in 18@@ 27 .
What might we do to buil@@ d our faith ?
Are you in a position to help others reg@@ a@@ in their joy ?
If you st@@ ep@@ ped asi@@ de from serving as an el@@ der or were re@@ moved , you can again ‘ re@@ ach out to be an overse@@ er . ’
To help your child become more com@@ for@@ table when con@@ ver@@ sing with others about his faith , you can regul@@ arly conduct prac@@ tice s@@ essi@@ ons with him .
This will help you to re@@ ject thoughts or feelings that could lead to a ha@@ ugh@@ ty heart .
Ther@@ efore because he was ex@@ al@@ ted to the right hand of God and received the promised holy spirit from the Father , he has p@@ our@@ ed out this which you see and hear . ”
Al@@ so contribu@@ ting to this were the pro@@ v@@ isions made by the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy to instru@@ ct the elders in their du@@ ties , including the tra@@ ining of them in j@@ udi@@ cial matters .
Jehovah himself has said that one way or another , the g@@ ates will stay o@@ pen .
Why were the men ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted ?
Yes , the Ex@@ am@@ in@@ er of hearts might di@@ ag@@ no@@ se it as ‘ un@@ circum@@ c@@ ision of the heart . ’
Because of bi@@ as , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly on the part of the Com@@ mission@@ er , the ass@@ em@@ bly was hal@@ ted on the tru@@ mp@@ ed - up char@@ ges of con@@ duc@@ ting meetings without a la@@ w@@ ful bas@@ is .
The deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful si@@ gh@@ ts , s@@ oun@@ ds , and ta@@ st@@ es of cre@@ ation tell you that .
( Read E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 2 : 24 ; 3 : 12 , 13 . )
Why wa@@ it for hon@@ or@@ able marriage ? ”
The apostle Paul ur@@ ged Christians : “ Al@@ ways rejo@@ ice in the Lord . On@@ ce more I will say , Re@@ jo@@ ice ! ”
Our respon@@ se to discipl@@ ine reve@@ als whether we are wise or fo@@ ol@@ ish .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , Jesus Christ gave his followers this com@@ mis@@ sion : “ G@@ o . . . and make disciples of people of all the nations , . . . teaching them to ob@@ serve all the things I have comman@@ ded you . ”
She takes it and the le@@ f@@ to@@ ver food back home to Na@@ om@@ i .
A number of these are supp@@ or@@ ting the ex@@ pan@@ sion at W@@ all@@ k@@ ill , while many others have been privile@@ ged to help with the con@@ stru@@ ction of the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters in W@@ ar@@ wi@@ ck .
24 : 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 7 .
One sur@@ ve@@ y , for example , reve@@ aled that more than 9@@ 0 per@@ c@@ ent of A@@ mer@@ ic@@ ans own at le@@ ast one Bible , and an e@@ qu@@ al number believe that the Bible is a good s@@ ource of moral teaching .
A@@ n O@@ p@@ ti@@ ci@@ an S@@ ow@@ s a Se@@ ed
J@@ on : No , I don@@ ’t rec@@ all .
A@@ ha@@ z@@ iah ․ ․ ․ ․ ․ ․
Of course , those whom the parents cho@@ ose to help their children should always buil@@ d up the young ones ’ respect for their parents , speaking positi@@ vely about them , not taking over their responsi@@ bility .
There is also a promise : “ Lo@@ ok ! A king will re@@ ign for righteousness it@@ self . ”
One com@@ men@@ ted : “ While this has in@@ deed been a uni@@ que privilege of service , the close associ@@ ation has from time to time reve@@ aled that , al@@ though spirit anointed , these brothers are imper@@ fect .
When we have tri@@ als , there is more involved than our suffering .
Why should we never get over@@ ly disc@@ oura@@ ged about par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating fully in the Christian ministry ?
• Why can you find se@@ cur@@ ity in the Christian congregation ?
But the Bible ref@@ ers to a very special s@@ ort of bre@@ ad that should not be dis@@ par@@ ag@@ ed .
The pi@@ c@@ ture w@@ ound up at a r@@ um@@ ma@@ ge s@@ ale , be@@ aring a pri@@ ce ta@@ g of 29 do@@ l@@ l@@ ars ( U@@ .@@ S . ) .
What did matter to them was that this g@@ es@@ ture provided su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient pro@@ of of Jewish loy@@ al@@ ty to R@@ ome .
Re@@ g@@ arding Ad@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants , of what was Jehovah confid@@ ent , and what message of hope did he give with that in mind ?
For example , se@@ ction 1 states that God “ cre@@ ated heaven and earth over a peri@@ od of si@@ x days . ”
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er in his letter , Paul spoke about a great honor given to him and his fellow anointed Christians .
Lu@@ do@@ vi@@ c@@ o A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o Mu@@ r@@ at@@ or@@ i
There are many sub@@ je@@ cts about which one might gain knowledge , yet acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge rel@@ ated to Jehovah God and his deal@@ ings is of ke@@ y import@@ ance .
Ha@@ ving heard what her husband said , Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h pre@@ pared a ta@@ st@@ y dis@@ h and instru@@ cted Jac@@ o@@ b : “ You must bring [ the food ] to your father and he must e@@ at it , in order that he may bl@@ ess you before his death . ”
We no@@ ted in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article that Jehovah di@@ gn@@ i@@ fi@@ es us with the privilege of deci@@ ding whether we will be people of integrity .
Those re@@ je@@ cting it will be destro@@ yed .
Paul also said : “ He who is s@@ ow@@ ing with a view to his flesh will re@@ a@@ p cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion from his flesh , but he who is s@@ ow@@ ing with a view to the spirit will re@@ a@@ p everlasting life from the spirit . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 8 .
You may have wonder@@ ed if you will be able to do what Jehovah expe@@ cts of you .
Tru@@ e , some people may question whether it is reason@@ able to say that low@@ ly , imper@@ fect humans walk with Jehovah .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , it was God who resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus from the dead , not Jesus himself .
Consider what happ@@ ens in Jesus ’ case the very next day .
For examples , see Matthew 4 : 4 , 7 , 10 ; 11 : 10 ; 21 : 13 ; 26 : 31 ; Mark 9 : 13 ; 14 : 27 ; Luke 24 : 4@@ 6 ; John 6 : 4@@ 5 ; 8 : 17 .
Just i@@ magine their exc@@ it@@ ement when Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d deli@@ vered the talk ent@@ it@@ led “ The Kingdom ” and declar@@ ed : “ B@@ eho@@ ld , the King re@@ ign@@ s !
Com@@ men@@ ting on her thinking when she began serving Jehovah back in 199@@ 5 , she says : “ I thought I had made the truth my own . ”
“ B@@ less@@ ed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ , the Father of tend@@ er mer@@ ci@@ es and the God of all comfort . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 1 : 3 .
“ IN@@ V@@ O@@ L@@ V@@ E@@ M@@ EN@@ T in pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s can help the po@@ or , a C@@ an@@ adi@@ an ar@@ ch@@ bi@@ sh@@ op told p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ ms . . .
The proble@@ m is , after such in@@ ci@@ d@@ ents J@@ en@@ n@@ y and I would de@@ f@@ end our own parents and cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze each other .
Why is the effort requi@@ red to study “ the deep things of God ” wor@@ th@@ while ?
It instru@@ cts us and e@@ qu@@ ip@@ s us “ for every good work . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 16 , 17 .
However , if we try hard to i@@ magine the dist@@ ress of someone a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted , it will help us to sy@@ mp@@ a@@ th@@ ize rather than con@@ dem@@ n .
H@@ as your bo@@ y ever taken you by sur@@ pris@@ e with such a question ?
2 / 1 F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ er of P@@ r@@ om@@ ises , 1 / 1 H@@ as God L@@ ef@@ t U@@ s ?
What Sh@@ ould Ch@@ il@@ dren L@@ ear@@ n Ab@@ out God ?
O@@ ther Bible transl@@ ations rend@@ er the ter@@ m “ ga@@ ther@@ er , ” “ cultiv@@ at@@ or , ” “ d@@ res@@ s@@ er , ” or “ gro@@ wer , ” rather than “ ni@@ pp@@ er , ” of sy@@ cam@@ ore fi@@ g@@ s .
He is well - known for his use of the par@@ able , which has been de@@ f@@ ined as “ a sh@@ ort , u@@ su@@ ally fic@@ t@@ iti@@ ous , n@@ arr@@ ative from which a moral or spiritual truth is dra@@ wn . ”
On the ag@@ enda was how to di@@ vi@@ de the va@@ st ter@@ rit@@ ory for the preaching work .
Are We in D@@ anger ?
When the woman in the v@@ an saw her , the sister started to expla@@ in the n@@ ature of our Bible educ@@ ational work .
I was th@@ reat@@ ened with g@@ un@@ s and bro@@ ken bo@@ t@@ t@@ les .
It gives us the n@@ ames of his wife and some of his children .
Re@@ call , however , that the t@@ ask of re@@ pa@@ i@@ ring the hu@@ ge w@@ all of Jerusalem also seem@@ ed over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing .
Peter kept a di@@ ary .
What war@@ n@@ ings have been given in mo@@ der@@ n times , and how are these being declar@@ ed ?
He dec@@ ei@@ ved her into believ@@ ing that in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence from God would bring her a better life .
( b ) What s@@ crip@@ ture especially mo@@ tiv@@ ates you to continue with the preaching work ?
We beg@@ in by exam@@ ining three fe@@ atu@@ res that Jesus said would mar@@ k the last days .
How could we reason with someone who claim@@ s that there is no Creator ?
It seem@@ s that God trans@@ fer@@ red E@@ no@@ ch g@@ ently from life to death without his being a@@ ware that he was d@@ ying . ​ — w@@ p@@ 1@@ 7@@ .@@ 1 , p@@ p .
God’s people on earth will not liter@@ ally “ tre@@ ad down the wicked , ” that is , share in ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ting his judgment upon them .
Is he mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ously tr@@ ying to cause me dis@@ comfort ?
H@@ O@@ W W@@ I@@ L@@ L J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S “ D@@ EL@@ I@@ V@@ E@@ R TH@@ E P@@ O@@ O@@ R ON@@ E ” ? ​ — Psalm 7@@ 2 : 12
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of boo@@ ks cla@@ im to show the way to a spiritual life , yet all too often read@@ ers are left feel@@ ing un@@ ful@@ filled and con@@ fu@@ sed . There is one book , however , that does con@@ tain reli@@ able guid@@ ance on spiritual matters .
De@@ bor@@ ah lived in the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous re@@ gi@@ on of Eph@@ ra@@ im , between the to@@ w@@ ns of Bethel and R@@ am@@ ah .
They res@@ ol@@ ve con@@ f@@ li@@ cts without viol@@ ence , re@@ pa@@ ir s@@ ch@@ is@@ ms between nations , allow govern@@ ments to ac@@ knowledge the suffering of their c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens , and rest@@ ore e@@ qu@@ ili@@ bri@@ u@@ m to personal relation@@ shi@@ ps . ”
As@@ soci@@ ate .
What less@@ on can we learn from this ?
Ser@@ ge no@@ tes : “ We feel very u@@ se@@ ful in the congregation . ”
R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection to Li@@ fe in He@@ av@@ en ​ — For W@@ ho@@ m ?
And when they share the benef@@ its of their Bible re@@ sear@@ ch with other members of the hous@@ eho@@ ld , the spiritu@@ ality of the family is fur@@ ther en@@ h@@ an@@ ced .
The next few days pas@@ sed in a b@@ lu@@ r .
Pe@@ ople were ter@@ ri@@ fied of mar@@ au@@ ding ch@@ ari@@ o@@ te@@ ers .
Timothy was given a trust ​ — something valu@@ able to care for and prote@@ ct .
But such mirac@@ les were done for a special purpose .
Then , consider his w@@ atch@@ ful@@ ness .
In most c@@ as@@ es , it is not necess@@ ary to use all three st@@ ep@@ s found at Matthew 18 : 15 - 17 .
H@@ ul@@ da@@ h ​ — A@@ n In@@ f@@ lu@@ enti@@ al Pro@@ p@@ he@@ t@@ ess
It is lis@@ ted between “ long - suffering ” and “ go@@ o@@ dness . ”
G@@ ide@@ on was bo@@ ld and coura@@ ge@@ ous .
“ The great@@ est part of mankind emp@@ lo@@ y their first years to make their last mis@@ er@@ able . ” So said Je@@ an de L@@ a B@@ ru@@ y@@ è@@ re , a 1@@ 7@@ th - century Fr@@ en@@ ch es@@ sa@@ y@@ ist .
In some ancient cul@@ tures , a ty@@ pi@@ cal hum@@ ble person was a slave ​ — a serv@@ ile , mis@@ er@@ able , p@@ iti@@ ful individu@@ al .
Who , though , is the “ one man ” through whom the f@@ at@@ al effe@@ cts of sin in@@ fe@@ cted the human r@@ ace ?
In this article and the next , we will consider Jesus ’ words about this work as well as other poin@@ ts in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount that rel@@ ate to how we should tre@@ at others .
We also now have a new branch of@@ fice in L@@ il@@ ong@@ we , and we enjoy an un@@ re@@ stri@@ cted f@@ low of for@@ ti@@ f@@ ying spiritual food .
Why Paul Ne@@ e@@ ded “ a S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ening A@@ id ”
A@@ no@@ ther sur@@ pris@@ e came in 195@@ 3 when I received an app@@ lic@@ ation for the 2@@ 2@@ n@@ d class of G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol .
Ch@@ il@@ dren imitate the good ha@@ bi@@ ts of their parents
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , many Bible pas@@ sa@@ ges about Par@@ adise are simply des@@ crip@@ tions of life on earth .
The world was then in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the Gre@@ at De@@ pres@@ sion .
I inst@@ inc@@ tiv@@ ely know that what fol@@ lo@@ ws a “ high ” is a p@@ lu@@ ng@@ e to a mo@@ o@@ dy “ low . ”
As@@ k yourself , ‘ Do I really know the truth ?
They were ast@@ on@@ i@@ shed because each of them heard the disciples speak in his n@@ ative t@@ ong@@ ue “ about the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent things of God . ”
Al@@ so , if they were po@@ or , the whole family s@@ le@@ pt on the flo@@ or in a sing@@ le ro@@ om .
A person who comm@@ its ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y ca@@ uses others pain just to satis@@ fy his lu@@ st , and an un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ er does not remain in God’s love but is ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from the clean Christian congregation .
It is also good for each member of the family to have a Bible , a song@@ book , and a cop@@ y of the public@@ ation being used for the Scriptural discus@@ sion .
What are some benef@@ its of giving honor to those to whom it is du@@ e ?
Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s , or the N@@ ati@@ v@@ ity , was not c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated by early Christians .
So , what should you believe ?
Lo@@ ve invol@@ ves deep affe@@ ction for others .
He truly knew Jehovah , and he ac@@ ted on that knowledge .
Their ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation was en@@ ough to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce the other tri@@ bes , who d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed the ide@@ a of taking action against the two and a half tri@@ bes .
The des@@ tru@@ ction of Satan’s wicked system will make Christ’s pres@@ ence man@@ i@@ f@@ est
How the Da@@ y@@ st@@ ar R@@ ises
Satan cannot pre@@ v@@ ent the fore@@ told “ great crow@@ d ” from sur@@ vi@@ ving the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 3 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 23 , 1@@ 21
Ri@@ ch@@ ard H . Bar@@ ber , who was a ze@@ al@@ ous pre@@ ach@@ er during that time , said : “ We succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in keep@@ ing a few travel@@ ing overse@@ ers going and in keep@@ ing The W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er in cir@@ cul@@ ation and having it sent into Cana@@ da where it was ban@@ ned . ”
Jehovah will help the ones who seek affe@@ ction in the family as well as the ones who want to show it but who are in@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted in doing so .
You might find it help@@ ful to discus@@ s how members of the family will follow up on the interest they have found .
He was pr@@ ou@@ d to be a worshi@@ per of Jehovah even in a ho@@ st@@ ile en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , and he did not sh@@ y away from expres@@ sing how he felt . ​ — Genesis 39 : 7 - 10 .
Now let me tell you about a very personal matter ​ — my first love for Jehovah .
Jesus car@@ ed for them , and his listen@@ ing with love pre@@ pared the two disciples to listen .
These spiritually qu@@ ali@@ fied men end@@ e@@ av@@ or to refle@@ ct Jehovah’s own hear@@ t@@ felt com@@ pas@@ sion in help@@ ing fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers . ​ — James 5 : 14 , 15 .
The Christian apostle Peter wrote : “ There are new heavens and a new earth that we are a@@ wa@@ iting according to his promise , and in these righteousness is to d@@ well . ”
( b ) What ac@@ ts of loving - kindness do you know of among Christians in your are@@ a ?
God’s knowledge of us as individuals is “ too wonderful ” to fa@@ th@@ om .
Jesus Christ himself encoura@@ ged us to do wh@@ atever we can to help others .
The psalmist ans@@ wers : “ For like gr@@ ass they will spe@@ e@@ di@@ ly wi@@ ther , and like gre@@ en new gr@@ ass they will fa@@ de away . ”
Solomon ob@@ ser@@ ves “ a young man in want of heart , ” or l@@ ac@@ king good mo@@ tive .
• How was David su@@ sta@@ ined during ill@@ ness ?
O@@ r was it the op@@ pos@@ ite of their gener@@ al spirit ?
One of the in@@ mat@@ es who had received liter@@ ature from M@@ er@@ con@@ y told the Witness who vis@@ ited him : “ Be@@ fore you came last M@@ on@@ day , I was de@@ pres@@ sed and was going to take my life .
A H@@ el@@ per ​ — Why Ne@@ e@@ ded ?
18 , 19 . ( a ) How can we help those who are temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily we@@ ak ?
What acc@@ oun@@ ted for Moses ’ courage before P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h ?
Jerusalem was “ the to@@ wn of the gr@@ and King , ” Jehovah , for it was the cen@@ ter of pu@@ re worship .
Pe@@ ace with Jehovah is possible only if we keep within the b@@ oun@@ ds he se@@ ts for true worship .
When he comes back , he fin@@ ds his friends f@@ ast as@@ le@@ ep .
No@@ where in his the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c care@@ er does Mark appe@@ ar as an apostle , a lead@@ er , or a prophet .
Bo@@ th V@@ an@@ ess@@ a and I felt that for me to serve at the branch was an im@@ men@@ se privilege and a gift from Jehovah God , but I have to ad@@ mit that we were ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive .
In this instance , however , God will er@@ adi@@ c@@ ate not just one pol@@ itical system but every v@@ es@@ ti@@ ge of human rule .
You K@@ now M@@ e ” “ N@@ O G@@ R@@ E@@ AT@@ E@@ R bur@@ den can be born [ e ] by an individu@@ al than to know no one ca@@ res or under@@ stan@@ ds . ”
Jesus taught his followers to worship God with spirit and truth , and he com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned them to make disciples .
How did one family apply Romans 14 : 2 - 4 ?
C@@ learly , El@@ isha did not think that by now he knew it all .
He has given you a preci@@ ous mission@@ ary assignment . ”
But if you rec@@ al@@ led that your brother had something against you , set@@ t@@ ling that matter was of even greater ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y than o@@ ffering your gift .
Jehovah listen@@ s to our prayers when they are offered with a complete heart .
E@@ ven@@ tually , with Jehovah’s help , I ri@@ d my@@ self of my bad ha@@ bi@@ ts .
Even so , she who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly accepted the assignment to serve ab@@ ro@@ ad .
We can also imitate Jehovah’s loy@@ al@@ ty by rema@@ ining true to those whom we love .
When he was desi@@ gn@@ ated to f@@ ill that ro@@ le , however , G@@ ide@@ on called attention to his un@@ wor@@ thin@@ ess .
9 DI@@ D Y@@ O@@ U K@@ N@@ O@@ W ?
But they ‘ did not become a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of the witness about their Lord , taking their part in suffering evil for the good news . ’
On the other hand , we should be care@@ ful not to become too l@@ en@@ i@@ ent with ourselves , using our per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved li@@ mit@@ ations as an exc@@ use for s@@ low@@ ing down more than is necess@@ ary in the Christian ministry .
Th@@ ink of your you@@ th@@ ful years as a gift from God , which they are .
J@@ our@@ ne@@ y of the C@@ o@@ de@@ x G@@ ran@@ di@@ or
C@@ ho@@ ose Your Go@@ als W@@ is@@ ely !
Jehovah’s blessings are without pain .
Abraham and Na@@ om@@ i each had to cop@@ e with the lo@@ ss of a marriage mate . ​ — G@@ en .
This led to a personal Bible study .
It is especially important to be on gu@@ ard when we are con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted by circumstances that could temp@@ t us to com@@ promise Jehovah’s moral standards .
What acc@@ oun@@ ts for the re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble gro@@ w@@ th in Jehovah’s mo@@ der@@ n - day organization ?
The Bible speak@@ s of many plac@@ es , such as Israel , Egy@@ pt , and Gre@@ e@@ ce .
For people who do not have a s@@ ound spiritual f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation , cop@@ ing with these “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with ” can be ne@@ arly imp@@ os@@ sible .
R@@ I@@ C@@ A@@ R@@ D@@ O still re@@ members s@@ it@@ ting with his wife , Mari@@ a , in the do@@ ct@@ or@@ ’s wa@@ iting ro@@ om .
In the book be@@ aring his name , Jo@@ el says so little about matters other than his message that even the time of his prophecy can only be es@@ tim@@ ated ​ — about 8@@ 20 B.C.E . , n@@ ine years after U@@ z@@ z@@ iah became king over Juda@@ h .
Now is the time to demonstr@@ ate our love for Jehovah by pu@@ t@@ ting Jehovah’s will first in our life .
If you cho@@ ose to dr@@ ink al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ ages , what should you consider ?
Satan has de@@ v@@ ised many things to pre@@ v@@ ent people from doing Jehovah’s will or simply to di@@ str@@ act them .
Christians are coun@@ sel@@ ed to show ‘ fellow feel@@ ing , bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction , and com@@ pas@@ sion . ’
Christian meetings also pla@@ y a vital ro@@ le in our s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful use of God’s Word .
“ I was happ@@ ily married and had a satis@@ f@@ ying care@@ er , ” says Mark .
We were , of course , gr@@ ate@@ ful that our children wanted to serve Jehovah , ” says B@@ er@@ en@@ ice , who@@ se four children were baptized before they turned 14 .
Q@@ u@@ e@@ en Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l had ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted many servants of Jehovah , but this man still sto@@ od fir@@ m against Ba@@ al worship .
G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S personal name , Jehovah , appe@@ ars th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of times in the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures , publi@@ shed in the Ger@@ man language in 19@@ 7@@ 1 .
Se@@ cond , making good use of our F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening .
L@@ ater , the gover@@ ning body was called upon to deci@@ de whether n@@ on - Jewish Christians should be requi@@ red to sub@@ mit to circum@@ c@@ ision , as had been requi@@ red of Jews by the Law of Moses .
If we are spiritually - min@@ ded , we will see the need not only for know@@ ing what the Bible says but also for obe@@ ying God’s law who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly .
How should hus@@ ban@@ ds de@@ al with their wi@@ ves ?
Then use sel@@ e@@ cted s@@ crip@@ tures to teach the poin@@ ts in the out@@ l@@ ine .
I want to help you .
Do you really love your neigh@@ b@@ or and family if you ex@@ pose them to the d@@ ang@@ ers of se@@ con@@ d@@ hand s@@ mo@@ ke ?
In many c@@ as@@ es God’s servants have end@@ ur@@ ed long , hard tri@@ als of faith .
I ad@@ mi@@ re their love and their courage .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N you were young , your parents likely gave you many rul@@ es .
“ C@@ all at the to@@ p of your vo@@ ice , ” Eli@@ j@@ ah ur@@ ged those char@@ l@@ at@@ ans .
As Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on appro@@ ach@@ es , e@@ con@@ om@@ ic , emo@@ tional , and other pres@@ sures are m@@ oun@@ ting .
Jesus said : “ The truth will set you free , ” and Jehovah’s Witnesses find this to be so .
P@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ I@@ P@@ P@@ I@@ AN@@ S 1 : 10 , 11
But if you follow the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to “ make sure of the more important things , ” you will find that you have ro@@ om for both Kingdom inter@@ ests and a me@@ asure of rec@@ re@@ ation . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
Con@@ ni@@ e continu@@ es : “ Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of the respon@@ se , never has there been a time when I have reg@@ re@@ t@@ ted sh@@ aring in the ministry .
There we learn of Satan’s con@@ ten@@ tion that if sub@@ je@@ cted to in@@ ten@@ se suffering , Job would re@@ ject God .
We will exam@@ ine this in the next article .
Des@@ pite efforts by a few in the a@@ udi@@ ence to in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ate the de@@ f@@ en@@ se counsel , this new cha@@ ir@@ man main@@ ta@@ ined control , even or@@ der@@ ing po@@ li@@ ce to es@@ c@@ ort from the cour@@ tro@@ om one woman who was sh@@ ou@@ ting th@@ reat@@ s at the de@@ f@@ en@@ se counsel .
The D@@ anger of Com@@ mun@@ ity P@@ res@@ sure
The two disciples on the ro@@ ad to E@@ m@@ ma@@ us felt sa@@ d because the events they expe@@ cted had not taken place .
But God would not allow this situation to continue .
Se@@ cond , we should follow his example .
In S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 19@@ 6@@ 9 , I was able to ob@@ tain the book “ The Tru@@ th That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ter@@ n@@ al Li@@ fe . ”
In He@@ br@@ on , David is appointed king over the tri@@ be of Juda@@ h .
If you ob@@ serve my comman@@ d@@ ments , you will remain in my love , just as I have ob@@ served the comman@@ d@@ ments of the Father and remain in his love . ”
His concer@@ n should be what the Bible says and the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al effect on his relationship with Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God .
One of the brothers inter@@ vie@@ wed encoura@@ ged the stud@@ ents to remember G@@ ide@@ on@@ ’s ar@@ my of 3@@ 00 sol@@ di@@ ers .
This was truly “ light of life , ” since that knowledge could lead to et@@ er@@ n@@ al life .
See the artic@@ les “ No One Can Ser@@ ve T@@ w@@ o Ma@@ st@@ ers ” and “ Be of Go@@ od C@@ oura@@ ge ​ — Jehovah Is Your H@@ el@@ per ! ” in The Watchtower of A@@ pri@@ l 15 , 20@@ 14 , p@@ p . 17 - 26 .
O@@ thers point to ang@@ eli@@ c help , me@@ te@@ or@@ ite show@@ ers , or S@@ is@@ er@@ a@@ ’s dep@@ end@@ ence on ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal pre@@ dic@@ tions .
By men@@ tion@@ ing heart , soul , and mind se@@ par@@ ately , Jesus emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed that we must expres@@ s our love for God in our feelings as well as by the way we lead our life and use our men@@ tal fac@@ ul@@ ties .
Are the same evil influ@@ ences evid@@ ent ?
Instead of stud@@ ying , she w@@ atch@@ es tel@@ ev@@ ision .
; G@@ as@@ son , M .
On these two comman@@ d@@ ments the whole Law h@@ ang@@ s , and the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts . ” ​ — Matthew 22 : 37 - 40 .
I@@ magine their sur@@ pris@@ e .
W@@ ould you be happy with that arrang@@ ement ?
Even Paul had to end@@ ure a continu@@ ing con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with the sin@@ ful flesh .
You might feel em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed about your seem@@ ingly in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant sacrifice of f@@ l@@ our .
This h@@ one@@ y was evid@@ ently the ju@@ ice , or sy@@ ru@@ p , of fru@@ its .
Why did Jehovah use humans to wr@@ ite the Bible ?
This lea@@ ds to knowledge .
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t had often wonder@@ ed about the real purpose in life .
E@@ spe@@ cially should a Christian home be a place of rest and peace .
Instead , they find joy and true satis@@ fac@@ tion in sp@@ en@@ ding time with their friends and family and in help@@ ing the po@@ or and nee@@ dy wh@@ en@@ ever they wish thr@@ ough@@ out the year .
Let us ap@@ point a head , and let us return to Egy@@ pt ! ” ​ — Nu@@ m .
R@@ EL@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ ON@@ S around the world ​ — such as the Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch , the vari@@ ous O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x ch@@ ur@@ ches , Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ism , and others — ​ requi@@ re c@@ eli@@ ba@@ cy of their religious lead@@ ers and cl@@ er@@ gy .
We still have our family Bible study , even though it is just for the two of us now .
Does it show that we gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely long to live in a clean and or@@ der@@ ly new world of righteousness , which we so str@@ ong@@ ly re@@ com@@ men@@ d to others ?
Ke@@ ep up the good work . ”
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , Christians down to today hold this special ev@@ ent an@@ nu@@ ally and are inter@@ ested in the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of the bre@@ ad and the w@@ ine .
Job might have benef@@ ited from friends to whom he could un@@ bur@@ den himself about his problems , but these three ad@@ ded to Jo@@ b@@ ’s con@@ fu@@ sion and in@@ ten@@ si@@ fied his feelings of fru@@ str@@ ation . ​ — Job 19 : 2 ; 26 : 2 .
I@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry is a si@@ gn of cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion of the heart .
When and under what circumstances was the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t pre@@ pared ?
The next we@@ ek , he began stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses , and now he attend@@ s all congregation meetings .
Yet , are you just as consider@@ ate to your mate ?
They were de@@ pi@@ cted in Revelation as st@@ ars in Christ’s right hand .
We need to feel as certain of the resurrection as did the apostle Paul , who said : “ There is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the un@@ righteous . ”
But what her father next did and said must have sur@@ pris@@ ed her .
To P@@ r@@ í@@ n@@ ci@@ pe Is@@ land
( Read Revelation 14 : 4 , 5 . )
Are you enjo@@ ying the benef@@ its of such giving ?
Why should we att@@ ach great import@@ ance to regul@@ ar prayer ?
Des@@ pite the worl@@ d’s h@@ at@@ red , Jehovah’s people have pro@@ s@@ per@@ ed .
W@@ o@@ ven into the f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c of the book of Daniel are prophe@@ ci@@ es invol@@ ving the mar@@ ch of world po@@ wers and the ac@@ ts of some of their rul@@ ers .
The life of a pri@@ est was deep@@ ly ing@@ ra@@ ined in me .
Do we encoura@@ ge our children to respect these faithful men and to look to them for Scriptural ad@@ vice ?
N@@ um@@ ber@@ ing 14@@ 4@@ ,000 , these resur@@ rec@@ ted ‘ con@@ qu@@ er@@ ors , ’ along with Jesus , will rule over the enti@@ re earth . ​ — Revelation 3 : 21 ; 5 : 9 , 10 ; 14 : 1 , 3 , 4 ; 1 Corinthians 15 : 5@@ 3 .
The f@@ our@@ th vision , recorded in chap@@ ter 3 , shows that Satan was ac@@ tive in res@@ is@@ ting the efforts of the Jews to complete the building of the temple .
F@@ in@@ ally , he put his care@@ er a@@ head of conscience and justice .
Even if some su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions offered by another Witness may se@@ em imp@@ rac@@ tic@@ al , the elders ought to appreci@@ ate the concer@@ n sh@@ own .
It is re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al a@@ we because of who Jehovah is .
Some Bible transl@@ ations rend@@ er those words “ do not te@@ am up , ” “ do not try to work together as e@@ qu@@ als , ” or “ sto@@ p form@@ ing in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate relation@@ shi@@ ps . ”
So it seem@@ s that Jesus was as@@ king him where his true affe@@ ction la@@ y .
Fir@@ st , attention was given to ga@@ ther@@ ing the fin@@ al members of the Israel of God , and then “ a great crow@@ d ” of “ other sheep ” began to be ga@@ ther@@ ed .
With such information , we have a so@@ li@@ d bas@@ is for cultiv@@ ating love of neigh@@ b@@ or .
They know that in the long ru@@ n , this will accom@@ pl@@ ish the most good . ​ — Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 ; 1 Timothy 4 : 16 .
But ne@@ i@@ ther could have done the sub@@ je@@ cting .
And will there ever be a time when all mankind will live in har@@ mony with the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule ?
She and a spiritual sister are the only Witnesses of Jehovah in their v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
• In what ways can we imitate those in the congregations in ancient S@@ my@@ r@@ na and Phil@@ ad@@ el@@ p@@ hi@@ a ?
That was “ to serve as a ter@@ ri@@ f@@ ying war@@ ning to all po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al tr@@ ou@@ ble@@ mak@@ ers , ” expla@@ ins S@@ ei@@ fer@@ t .
P@@ ris@@ on of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als have no@@ tic@@ ed that this vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er pro@@ gra@@ m works .
L@@ ik@@ ely , you have neigh@@ b@@ ors and relati@@ ves who believe in a fi@@ er@@ y hel@@ l , a tri@@ u@@ ne God , the im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the soul , or some other false teaching .
How can love for God help us to conduct ourselves as ‘ less@@ er ones ’ ?
All had been we@@ ak@@ ened by star@@ vation and di@@ se@@ ase .
• Why should we keep our e@@ ye “ simp@@ le ” ?
The marriage v@@ ow is a so@@ le@@ m@@ n promise that should lead to a per@@ man@@ ent b@@ ond , not to tre@@ ach@@ er@@ y .
H@@ u@@ man imper@@ fe@@ ction and death invol@@ ve both the sin Adam com@@ mit@@ ted and Jehovah’s righteous judgment .
T@@ ry to inclu@@ de these in up@@ building con@@ vers@@ ation with your family members or others .
No@@ tice that Jehovah did not leave it up to the human jud@@ ges in Israel to en@@ for@@ ce this law .
The Bible can be com@@ pared to that ma@@ p along with the tra@@ ining on mine id@@ enti@@ fic@@ ation .
No doubt , such prophe@@ ts as Eli@@ j@@ ah , Jeremiah , and other faithful ones of p@@ re - Christian times who b@@ ol@@ dly sto@@ od up for true worship were lik@@ e@@ wise helped to end@@ ure by keep@@ ing their eyes fi@@ x@@ ed on Jehovah’s promises . ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 1 : 2 .
Ho@@ st@@ ility against Jews also inc@@ reas@@ ed mar@@ ke@@ dly .
These fine works also did not go un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed .
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However , some may not feel par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly inc@@ l@@ ined to pioneer or qu@@ ali@@ fied to do so ​ — even if their circumstances would allow it .
What contr@@ ast in conduct is seen in people today ?
Do not qu@@ ar@@ re@@ l with a man without cause , if he has rend@@ ered no bad to you .
* Un@@ like a hi@@ d@@ den co@@ de , Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es are not ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ary , and they do not ‘ s@@ pr@@ ing from any priv@@ ate inter@@ pre@@ tation . ’ ​ — 2 Peter 1 : 19 - 21 .
Is Your Re@@ cre@@ ation B@@ ene@@ fi@@ cial ? 10 / 15
It is not sur@@ pris@@ ing that mankind is di@@ vi@@ ded on the question of who the Devil is .
E@@ ri@@ c : I must ad@@ mit , there is more to the Bible than I thought .
She expres@@ sed a s@@ inc@@ ere desire to change her be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or . ”
That John came to be known as the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er indic@@ ates that the im@@ mer@@ sion he per@@ form@@ ed was different .
These experi@@ ences ra@@ ise an important question , Is it wise to listen to what others believe ?
“ As soon as Abra@@ m en@@ tered Egy@@ pt , the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans got to see the woman , that she was very beau@@ ti@@ ful .
Many of those present could not hold back their te@@ ars of joy !
They ma@@ ster a number of langu@@ ages without ever having a te@@ x@@ t@@ book in their hand , but reading can be a chall@@ enge for them .
If because of advan@@ ced age a Christian cannot fulf@@ ill certain ob@@ lig@@ ations , he may eng@@ age in a form of service that is within his power to per@@ form .
Bar@@ ak and his ten th@@ ous@@ and men obe@@ yed .
We had been in our assignment only a few years when my brothers in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates wanted to provide us with a ca@@ r .
What helped Joseph to wa@@ it pati@@ ently ?
When I was 15 , I started working and was appro@@ ached by men on the jo@@ b who wanted to go all the way with se@@ x .
“ F@@ ul@@ ly O@@ pen U@@ p the Scriptures ” was the the@@ me of a discus@@ sion that W@@ all@@ ace Li@@ ver@@ ance , a gra@@ du@@ ate of the 6@@ 1@@ st class of G@@ ile@@ ad and one of the instru@@ ct@@ ors , had with a group of stud@@ ents .
Mu@@ si@@ c lo@@ ver K@@ ar@@ l F .
Jesus wanted people to make their decision to follow him based on what they themselves ob@@ served .
‘ S@@ ur@@ ely , ’ I thought , ‘ all of this could not have happened just by it@@ self .
Acc@@ ording to hist@@ ori@@ an Mas@@ si@@ m@@ o Fir@@ p@@ o , “ use of the ver@@ n@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar [ would mean ] dem@@ ol@@ iti@@ on of a language ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er [ the use of L@@ at@@ in ] that sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ded the cl@@ er@@ gy@@ ’s exc@@ lu@@ sive d@@ om@@ in@@ ion over religious matters . ”
An@@ dre@@ w person@@ ally in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed Peter to Jesus , and Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us made arrang@@ ements for his relati@@ ves to hear what Peter had to say .
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : And I can see that you have a similar desire .
The word “ comes ” here ref@@ ers to the same ev@@ ent as the “ coming ” that Jesus mentioned in his prophecy about the time of the end .
For fur@@ ther de@@ ta@@ il@@ s on this sub@@ ject , see the article “ Sh@@ ould Ba@@ bi@@ es Be B@@ ap@@ ti@@ zed ? ”
; B@@ y@@ r@@ ne , G .
17 , 18 . ( a ) How might we re@@ ach out to more men in our ministry ?
Consider the case of John , who@@ se work involved en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ing pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ ans , s@@ por@@ ts fi@@ gu@@ res , and ro@@ y@@ al@@ ty .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es all of that , we are well a@@ ware that out@@ side the war@@ m en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment of our spiritual par@@ adise , co@@ ld w@@ in@@ ds of op@@ position b@@ low .
“ When he was being re@@ v@@ iled , ” Peter wrote , “ he did not go re@@ v@@ il@@ ing in return .
What responsi@@ bil@@ ities do Christian family members have toward one another ?
How can a strong beli@@ ef be develop@@ ed ?
In ad@@ dition , there were 5@@ 9 in@@ ci@@ d@@ ents of po@@ li@@ ce de@@ ten@@ tion of Witnesses ​ — young and old , m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale — ​ who were preaching public@@ ly .
Do not bl@@ ame yourself .
We read : “ What she said about his son was very dis@@ pleas@@ ing to Abraham . ”
I will not turn my back on him . ”
Acc@@ ording to 1 Timothy 3 : 1 , “ if a man is re@@ aching out to be an overse@@ er , he is desi@@ r@@ ous of a fine work . ”
My older sister El@@ la , who pas@@ sed away in death in O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 199@@ 8 , pione@@ ered for over 30 years and always main@@ ta@@ ined the pioneer spirit .
P@@ ris@@ on di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t re@@ ha@@ bil@@ it@@ ate me or him .
Re@@ u@@ b@@ en , however , per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed his brothers to thro@@ w Joseph into a pi@@ t ali@@ ve , ho@@ p@@ ing that he could res@@ cu@@ e the bo@@ y later on . ​ — Genesis 37 : 19 - 22 .
How could I take care of my wife , M@@ il@@ ag@@ ro@@ s , and my three - year - old son , Is@@ ma@@ el ?
R@@ em@@ ember , too , that Jehovah di@@ ver@@ ted the Israelites into a position where they appe@@ ared to be tra@@ pp@@ ed between the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s on the one side and the R@@ ed Se@@ a on the other .
It can also en@@ able us to avoid materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic pres@@ sures that might pu@@ s@@ h us off tr@@ ack spiritually . ​ — 8 / 15 , pages 21 - 4 .
Today , what a ple@@ asure it is to see people take in knowledge of Jehovah God and act upon it !
• Why did Paul wr@@ ite at l@@ eng@@ th about the ancient faithful wit@@ nesses ?
If , for example , a man eng@@ ages in se@@ x rel@@ ations out@@ side of marriage , his in@@ no@@ c@@ ent wife can deci@@ de whether to div@@ or@@ ce him or not .
The next day , the king dem@@ an@@ ded the re@@ sign@@ ation of Ar@@ ch@@ bi@@ sh@@ op Pro@@ ko@@ pi@@ o@@ s , and two days later the whole C@@ ab@@ in@@ et st@@ ep@@ ped down .
Jehovah himself will su@@ sta@@ in him upon a div@@ an of ill@@ ness ; all his bed you will certainly change during his si@@ ck@@ ness . ”
Ther@@ efore , Abraham had s@@ ound reas@@ ons for expe@@ cting that God would resur@@ rec@@ t Isa@@ a@@ c .
S@@ ome@@ times ho@@ st@@ ility h@@ ang@@ s like a den@@ se fo@@ g between a husband and his wife , and the con@@ dition may pers@@ ist for a long time .
Jesus promised his disciples : “ Ke@@ ep on as@@ king , and it will be given you . . .
W@@ as this all that was left of the ex@@ o@@ tic O@@ ri@@ ent that we had read about in tra@@ v@@ el bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res ?
In most c@@ as@@ es , however , it is a matter of star@@ ting early en@@ ough or of chang@@ ing one@@ ’s sc@@ he@@ du@@ le to allow for su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient tra@@ v@@ el time .
For ne@@ arly 3@@ 00 years after the public@@ ation of Be@@ d@@ el@@ l@@ ’s Bible in 1@@ 6@@ 8@@ 5 , no other complete Bible in I@@ ris@@ h was publi@@ shed .
19 : 1 - 8 ; Pro@@ v .
Fir@@ st the King fi@@ gh@@ ts the war , and then the marriage takes place .
Although we were Ca@@ tho@@ lic , G@@ r@@ and@@ father was o@@ pen - min@@ ded about religion and col@@ le@@ cted religious liter@@ ature that his friends gave him .
When A@@ ch@@ an’s wr@@ ong@@ doing came to light , Jo@@ shua told him that Jehovah would bring disa@@ ster upon him .
“ By him we have life and move and ex@@ ist , even as certain ones of the po@@ e@@ ts among you have said , ‘ For we are also his pro@@ gen@@ y . ’
In all , 4@@ 2@@ ,000 Eph@@ ra@@ im@@ ites per@@ ish in the con@@ f@@ li@@ ct . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 12 : 2 - 6 .
This is similar to the way Jesus vie@@ wed the apostle Peter .
Wh@@ ere did Paul find support and reli@@ ef ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses will be deli@@ gh@@ ted to help you .
As the next article will show , however , even now those who keep on listen@@ ing to Jehovah’s vo@@ ice are bless@@ ed with ‘ good gi@@ f@@ ts and perfect pres@@ ents from a@@ bo@@ ve . ’ ​ — James 1 : 17 .
We need not only to cultiv@@ ate them but also to hold f@@ ast to them by never s@@ l@@ ac@@ king off in our di@@ lig@@ ent study of the Scriptures and app@@ lic@@ ation of what we learn .
What can we learn from this account ?
( Read 1 Timothy 1 : 15 , 16 . )
Are you pu@@ t@@ ting this book to good use ?
Yes , they do .
How would Moses respon@@ d ?
Still , after David rep@@ ented of his sin@@ s of ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y and mu@@ r@@ der , Jehovah for@@ gave him and David was rest@@ ored to God’s fav@@ or .
It is satis@@ f@@ ying to know that I have served Jehovah all day long and that I will do the same t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w , the day after t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w , and so for@@ th .
Still , not many individuals re@@ ach or sur@@ pas@@ s the century mar@@ k .
“ TH@@ AN@@ K@@ S for listen@@ ing . ”
She rec@@ alls : “ I su@@ d@@ den@@ ly found that when I used Bible principles and Scriptural ways of thinking to comfort my stud@@ ents , that was Jehovah’s way of so@@ o@@ thing and com@@ for@@ ting me . ”
However , when called upon to contribu@@ te fin@@ an@@ cially to support pu@@ re worship , they did so ​ — and not rel@@ u@@ ct@@ an@@ tly or st@@ ing@@ ily !
Like Mar@@ th@@ a , you can be confid@@ ent about the resurrection ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 19 , 20 )
How did he show his faith@@ ful@@ ness ?
How was Solom@@ on@@ ’s wisdom un@@ mat@@ ched , and what was its S@@ ource ?
It invol@@ ves gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ousness , love , kindness , and go@@ o@@ dness .
My you@@ ng@@ er sister , R@@ o@@ bin@@ a , and her husband , F@@ ran@@ k , also remain faithful servants of Jehovah .
‘ Ke@@ ep A@@ wa@@ ke ’ to Your As@@ sign@@ ment !
Wor@@ th@@ while and P@@ lea@@ su@@ ra@@ ble
Can un@@ ity be ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed in the same way today ?
Is@@ n@@ ’t it true that we all value those things ?
• What does it mean to trust in Jehovah ?
In a similar way , at the beg@@ in@@ ning of the 20@@ th century , there were a number of wrong expe@@ ct@@ ations among true Christians regarding “ the last days . ”
B@@ ri@@ ef@@ ly stated , however , since our field service and in@@ for@@ ma@@ l wit@@ ness@@ ing activities are “ a sacrifice of praise , ” a part of our worship , that sacrifice should be of the very best that we can offer .
Me@@ ek@@ ness H@@ el@@ ps U@@ s to Be P@@ os@@ iti@@ ve
One reason , says the T@@ im@@ es , is that “ com@@ pared with child or sp@@ ouse a@@ bu@@ se , a@@ bu@@ se of the el@@ der@@ ly tend@@ s to take longer to sur@@ face , in part because the el@@ der@@ ly feel respon@@ sible when the viol@@ ence is inf@@ li@@ cted by their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , and also because the govern@@ ment and local ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ at@@ ors have so far fa@@ iled to ad@@ d@@ ress the proble@@ m . ”
T@@ ow@@ ard the year 19@@ 7@@ 1 , however , respon@@ sible members of the slave class began to dis@@ cer@@ n that the temple spo@@ ken of by Paul in Eph@@ es@@ ians could not be Jehovah’s great spiritual temple .
Because of the ad@@ ded publi@@ city provided by the op@@ position , some 10@@ ,000 were in attend@@ ance , an am@@ a@@ z@@ ing number consider@@ ing that there were only 1@@ ,@@ 3@@ 00 Witnesses in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a at the time .
They are s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring evidence of God’s confidence in the anointed , who “ keep following the L@@ am@@ b no matter where he go@@ es . ”
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on at R@@ o@@ o@@ t of Pro@@ ble@@ ms ?
Paul showed gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness by ze@@ al@@ ously preaching .
By his answer , Jesus indic@@ ated that he really felt n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed and streng@@ th@@ ened by doing God’s work .
As Paul put it , “ this is righteous . ”
And wise King Solomon of ancient Israel wrote : “ For everything its se@@ as@@ on , and for every activ@@ ity under heaven its time . . . a time for s@@ il@@ ence and a time for spe@@ e@@ ch . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
After mo@@ ving his enti@@ re family , Abraham “ re@@ si@@ ded as an ali@@ en in the land of the promise ” for the rema@@ ining one h@@ un@@ d@@ red years of his life . ​ — Hebrews 11 : 8 , 9 .
See the bro@@ ch@@ ure What H@@ app@@ ens to U@@ s When We Di@@ e ?
What , then , is the true n@@ ature of holy spirit ?
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S W@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ S enjoy discus@@ sing the Bible with their neigh@@ b@@ ors .
I@@ ma@@ ges of false go@@ ds are gr@@ ound into po@@ w@@ der that is then sc@@ at@@ tered on the gra@@ ves of those who sacrific@@ ed to them .
; K@@ ita@@ mu@@ r@@ a , Y .
Re@@ call , though , that in E@@ den our origin@@ al parents sub@@ mit@@ ted to the will of a wicked spirit cre@@ ature who spoke through a v@@ isi@@ ble ser@@ p@@ ent .
He explained : “ W@@ ho@@ ever recei@@ ves this young child on the bas@@ is of my name recei@@ ves me too , and who@@ ever recei@@ ves me recei@@ ves him also that sent me for@@ th .
In all your ways take no@@ tice of him , and he himself will make your pa@@ ths st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ S 3 : 5 , 6 .
The first of these two artic@@ les consi@@ ders how we can cop@@ y his hum@@ ility and tend@@ er@@ ness .
Yet , with few exc@@ ep@@ tions , they sto@@ od up to such tre@@ at@@ ment and main@@ ta@@ ined their faith@@ ful@@ ness .
Ch@@ il@@ dren po@@ ked fu@@ n at me , pu@@ shed me around , and th@@ re@@ w things at me because I could not de@@ f@@ end my@@ self .
I@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ IN@@ E that you have a friend whom you ad@@ mi@@ re great@@ ly , but he does something that you cannot understand .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , we speak imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ally to all we me@@ et .
* Jehovah has ans@@ wer@@ ed her prayers , and she has given bir@@ th to a son .
F@@ er@@ mina did so and , des@@ pite other material needs , made sure to use the money thus ob@@ ta@@ ined only to atten@@ d Christian meetings .
7 : 1 ​ — To what does “ the mo@@ wn gr@@ ass of the king ” ref@@ er ?
I felt over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed , as if my beli@@ ef@@ s were a deep@@ ly en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched t@@ ree being u@@ pro@@ o@@ ted .
I learned about his ways , his lik@@ es and his dis@@ lik@@ es , the de@@ gre@@ e of his power , and the dep@@ th of his wisdom .
How important it is for each of us to act in a reason@@ able way , yi@@ el@@ ding to Christ’s direction and being yi@@ el@@ ding in our deal@@ ings with other humans !
By all means , then , pre@@ pare those preci@@ ous “ ar@@ ro@@ ws , ” prote@@ ct them , and ex@@ p@@ end yourself in direc@@ ting them .
Instead , should one not keep on serving God , confid@@ ent that “ the Ju@@ dge of all the earth ” kno@@ ws what took place and will h@@ and@@ le matters in the right way ?
In it we read Jesus ’ words about those who rema@@ ined sing@@ le , as he did , “ on account of the Kingdom of the heavens . ”
He would not succ@@ e@@ ed in ga@@ ther@@ ing to himself all the nations , however , because Jehovah would use the Me@@ des and the Per@@ si@@ ans to cause his f@@ all .
By s@@ tic@@ king to our God - assign@@ ed work , by taking advan@@ ta@@ ge of spiritual tra@@ ining , and by being pol@@ ite and res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful , we become “ more li@@ ka@@ ble ” both to God and to men .
Can you see the Fa@@ ther’s hand in the way Jesus pati@@ ently cor@@ rec@@ ted wrong tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es in his disciples ?
“ You can go home . Ma@@ y@@ be t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
This counsel sur@@ ely is appro@@ pri@@ ate for us in these cr@@ itical last days . — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 .
We were kin@@ dly taken in by A@@ ile@@ en@@ ’s sister , L@@ en@@ or@@ a , and her husband , Al@@ v@@ in F@@ ri@@ es@@ en , who gener@@ ously provided for our needs over a number of months .
While Peter is still speaking , a b@@ right cl@@ ou@@ d over@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ ws them and a vo@@ ice out of the cl@@ ou@@ d says : “ This is my Son , the bel@@ o@@ ved , whom I have appro@@ ved ; listen to him . ” ​ — Matthew 17 : 1 - 6 .
L@@ ess@@ on From St@@ or@@ k , 8 / 1
However , the fact rema@@ ins that many s@@ inc@@ ere people find this book difficult to com@@ pre@@ h@@ end .
D@@ ur@@ ation : In rec@@ ent years , this school has been condu@@ cted for two to two and a half days for travel@@ ing overse@@ ers , one and a half days for elders , and one day for minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants .
( c ) What will we consider ?
As Jehovah’s Witnesses , we enjoy fri@@ end@@ ship with fellow believers the world over and , a@@ bo@@ ve all , with Jehovah God and Jesus Christ .
What a happy pro@@ spe@@ ct !
2 : 9 ​ — In what ways could ‘ the glory of the later house become greater than that of the form@@ er ’ ?
( a ) Many of Jehovah’s people face what disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ing circumstances ?
We must prove to be like Noah , not like the people of his day .
The Bible expla@@ ins that in God’s new world of righteousness , the power of God will again cause the s@@ ort of mirac@@ ul@@ ous heal@@ ings that Jesus per@@ form@@ ed while on earth .
It is in@@ deed hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing for Jehovah’s Witnesses to see how the Kingdom message br@@ ings lasting ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment to those who accept it ​ — just as it did when Jesus was on earth . ​ — Matthew 11 : 28 - 30 .
O@@ ce@@ an B@@ l@@ v@@ d . J@@ U@@ N@@ E 1 - 3
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , parents who have tri@@ ed their best to imp@@ ress the truth on a chil@@ d’s heart have a good conscience .
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ le 4 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 24 - 28
May we especially imitate Jesus , who@@ se hope in God’s power to resur@@ rec@@ t him was real@@ ized .
This spiritual nation comes to have a to@@ tal of 14@@ 4@@ ,000 members , and the mo@@ der@@ n fulfill@@ ment of Isaiah chap@@ ter 60 c@@ ent@@ ers on those ali@@ ve on earth during “ the last days . ”
Those men and their famili@@ es contribu@@ ted great@@ ly to the advan@@ c@@ ement of true worship by doing their share in the re@@ pa@@ ir work close to home .
Jac@@ o@@ b truly loved R@@ ac@@ he@@ l , and her two sons were de@@ ar to him .
However , the fac@@ ts show o@@ ther@@ wise .
By the age of 15 , I was working as a sto@@ ck@@ man , bre@@ ak@@ ing in hor@@ ses .
E@@ ar@@ th ​ — M@@ an@@ kin@@ d’s E@@ ter@@ n@@ al H@@ ome
We r@@ ar@@ ely stand in fr@@ on@@ t of a mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r as@@ king things like these .
As an ad@@ ul@@ t , you pro@@ ba@@ bly still live by certain principles they inst@@ il@@ led in you , even though you are no longer under their authority .
Do you make it a point not to mis@@ s meetings ?
“ How com@@ for@@ ting it is for Jehovah’s servants to know that Mal@@ ach@@ i chap@@ ter 3 , verse 17 , is fin@@ ding its ma@@ j@@ or fulfill@@ ment upon them ! ”
The Bible direc@@ ts Christians to ‘ ab@@ sta@@ in from things sacrific@@ ed to i@@ do@@ ls and from blood and from for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation . ’
For what reas@@ ons should a serv@@ ant of Jehovah praise and than@@ k him ?
In such assign@@ ments , we “ learned the se@@ cre@@ t of both . . . how to have an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance and how to su@@ ff@@ er want . ”
“ T@@ ow@@ ard All M@@ en ”
The Mi@@ rac@@ les of Jesus ​ — F@@ act or F@@ ic@@ tion ?
It ref@@ ines them organiz@@ ati@@ on@@ ally , do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ ally , and mor@@ ally .
Re@@ g@@ arding the star@@ ry heavens , that verse re@@ a@@ ds : “ R@@ a@@ ise your eyes high up and see .
This assignment brought many brothers and sisters into cont@@ act with Bro@@ ther Bar@@ ber .
I would like to invit@@ e you to my bir@@ th@@ day par@@ ty .
However , the mo@@ der@@ n - day works that Jehovah is accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing in con@@ ne@@ ction with the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of his name will no doubt be pre@@ served in a per@@ man@@ ent rec@@ ord as part of the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c hist@@ ory .
O@@ r did he lo@@ ck the do@@ ors on the out@@ side with a ke@@ y taken from the dead king ?
Many have learned to hi@@ de what they do , and in this world they often se@@ em to es@@ cap@@ e justice and con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
I@@ nt@@ ro@@ duc@@ ing Jesus to his disciples , John declar@@ ed : “ See , the L@@ am@@ b of God that takes away the sin of the world ! ” ​ — John 1 : 29 .
Even though God’s Word helps us to understand why God’s faithful servants are persecu@@ ted and why Jehovah per@@ m@@ its it , that does not necess@@ ar@@ ily make persecu@@ tion eas@@ y to be@@ ar .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 38 , 31
There is one man in the Bible whom Jehovah person@@ ally descri@@ bed as his friend ​ — the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Abraham .
Of course , a Christian wife should be supp@@ or@@ ting the F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship arrang@@ ement and be co@@ op@@ er@@ ating with her husband to make it a succ@@ ess .
A@@ le@@ x lost his sa@@ v@@ ings and had to sel@@ l his house .
But you can share what the Bible says about the con@@ dition of the dead , though this may not be the time to try to refu@@ te wrong vie@@ ws .
Se@@ ek to help those who are tr@@ oub@@ led by the suffering in the world
What Ab@@ out the Ma@@ j@@ or Par@@ ty ?
S@@ ome@@ times this op@@ position is viol@@ ent , but often it is more sub@@ tle .
Although not yet reli@@ ev@@ ed of a@@ ff@@ lic@@ tions , we support one another and comfort those who are de@@ pres@@ sed .
What Is Lo@@ ve ?
Yes , we stand at the very th@@ re@@ sh@@ old of the fulfill@@ ment of Jehovah’s dec@@ ree against Satan and his enti@@ re wicked system .
When it is your turn to speak , be gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous .
3 : 18 - 21 .
Ab@@ out which congregation was Paul speaking ?
When the Israelites became a nation , they received the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments , the second of which spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ts the making of i@@ do@@ ls .
One who is jus@@ ti@@ fied in expres@@ sing his dis@@ ple@@ asure must care@@ fully control his anger to avoid dam@@ ag@@ ing valu@@ able relation@@ shi@@ ps .
Jesus said : “ P@@ rac@@ tice giving , and people will give to you . ”
So it was thought that Go@@ g must be another prophe@@ tic name for Satan .
But the Bible does more .
A@@ ri@@ el listen@@ ed long and hard as the brother explained the Scriptures .
What is promised is no less than Par@@ adise . ​ — Luke 23 : 4@@ 3 .
Be@@ fore they see the earth gra@@ du@@ ally trans@@ form@@ ed into a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l par@@ adise , however , they will have another reason to rejo@@ ice with their King and his heavenly associ@@ ates .
“ I F@@ ound F@@ ri@@ end@@ ship , Lo@@ ve , and A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion ”
We dedic@@ ate ourselves , not to a cause or to a work , but to Jehovah himself .
“ And the hope does not lead to disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment ; because the love of God has been p@@ our@@ ed out into our hearts through the holy spirit . ”
We have “ a future and a hope ” ​ — the best possible — ​ and these are gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ ed by our Creator .
On fin@@ ding the boo@@ ks , he mar@@ ched us at g@@ un@@ point to wa@@ iting po@@ li@@ ce c@@ ars .
Ther@@ efore , we do well to re@@ mind ourselves regul@@ arly of the import@@ ance of supp@@ or@@ ting God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y when we face difficult circumstances .
Our desire is that after listen@@ ing to the material pres@@ ented and ob@@ serving our be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or and that of our children , those atten@@ ding for the first time will say : “ God is really among you . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 14 : 25 .
E@@ la@@ ine states : “ For a long time after Davi@@ d’s death , I had a physical pain , like a k@@ ni@@ fe tur@@ ning in my ri@@ b ca@@ ge .
Jesus spoke ex@@ ten@@ si@@ vely about God’s Kingdom , making it the the@@ me of his message .
We understand ne@@ i@@ ther Greek nor L@@ at@@ in . . . .
S@@ et@@ tle dis@@ pu@@ tes quic@@ k@@ ly
The Bible provi@@ des an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of valu@@ able principles rel@@ ating to problems fac@@ ed by children .
How does God for@@ give and for@@ get the sin@@ s of rep@@ ent@@ ant ones ?
Wh@@ ere will the dem@@ ons be during the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn of Christ ?
He went to a sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e , where God’s people ha@@ bitu@@ ally read from the Scriptures .
Wor@@ shi@@ p@@ ers of the go@@ d Ba@@ al in the prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah’s day learned this the hard way .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the L@@ et@@ ters to Ti@@ tu@@ s , to Phil@@ em@@ on , and to the Hebrews
A T@@ ough De@@ c@@ ision
On one occasi@@ on , Saul was to face the Phil@@ ist@@ ines in bat@@ tle .
Par@@ ents O@@ b@@ ject to a T@@ e@@ ach@@ er@@ ’s P@@ re@@ j@@ udi@@ ce
“ The M@@ an of Th@@ in@@ king A@@ bil@@ ities Is H@@ ated ”
What con@@ vi@@ ction streng@@ th@@ ened the psalmist ?
In view of the san@@ ct@@ ity of life , it is best for a person not to dr@@ ink al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ ages at all when he or she has to d@@ ri@@ ve .
He comman@@ ded them : “ Lo@@ ve one another ; just as I have loved you . . .
The k@@ er@@ n@@ els f@@ ell back on@@ to the th@@ re@@ shing flo@@ or , while the bre@@ e@@ ze car@@ ri@@ ed the st@@ ra@@ w off to the side and ble@@ w the cha@@ f@@ f away .
The first great 20@@ th - century pla@@ gu@@ e was the S@@ pan@@ ish f@@ lu .
He also made possible the rest@@ or@@ ation of this pro@@ spe@@ ct when Adam and E@@ ve lost it for their des@@ c@@ end@@ ants .
The Go@@ sp@@ els and the book of Acts rec@@ ord at le@@ ast four bu@@ ri@@ als that took place on the day of death .
What did he mean ?
Thus , Jesus spoke to the Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an woman about everlasting life not only for the anointed Kingdom he@@ ir@@ s but also for believ@@ ing mankind having an earthly hope .
Consider three su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions that can help .
How does hist@@ ory t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to the result of in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence from God ?
N@@ um@@ er@@ ous ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les pre@@ ven@@ ted Lu@@ car@@ is from re@@ aching his go@@ al .
On what bas@@ is can Jehovah be your F@@ ri@@ end ?
We can in@@ deed coun@@ t on Jehovah’s su@@ sta@@ ining power if we regul@@ arly , y@@ es “ from day to day , ” pray to him and medit@@ ate on his lo@@ f@@ ty qualities and his promises .
I tre@@ m@@ ble now as I rec@@ all that I ris@@ ked my life for a T@@ V set .
If we draw near to Jehovah with complete hearts , his eyes will be upon us , not to con@@ dem@@ n us , but to ob@@ serve our efforts and answer our prayers for help and for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ising self - control in small things streng@@ th@@ ens our ability to do so in lar@@ g@@ er matters .
Their matu@@ r@@ ity , bal@@ ance , and Bible - based wisdom en@@ able them to give s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful direction to the flo@@ ck .
The person deli@@ ver@@ ing the recor@@ ding@@ s to the brother or sister in the n@@ ur@@ sing home can use the opportunity to have an encourag@@ ing ch@@ at with that one .
He was am@@ a@@ zed that we had come all the way from L@@ a Pa@@ z .
P@@ i@@ one@@ ers S@@ pe@@ ar@@ head the Wor@@ k
B@@ es@@ id@@ es help@@ ing us cop@@ e with the s@@ or@@ ro@@ w of death , Bible counsel can also help us to de@@ al with e@@ con@@ om@@ ic and health problems .
They arrang@@ ed for him to go to el@@ em@@ ent@@ ary school , as well as study the Bible .
E@@ m@@ bal@@ m@@ ing ​ — Is It for Christians ?
Do not let Satan destro@@ y your relationship with God .
May Jehovah continue to bl@@ ess these efforts to help others to learn more about him .
I continued my ministry as best I could .
“ Jehovah himself will become for you an in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely lasting light . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A@@ I@@ A@@ H 60 : 20 .
will be a h@@ an@@ dy to@@ ol in str@@ ik@@ ing up con@@ vers@@ ations with those who live in lands where local langu@@ ages make no dist@@ inc@@ tion between “ soul ” and “ spirit . ”
Today , the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures is appreci@@ ated for its c@@ lar@@ ity , fid@@ el@@ ity to the Bible text , and u@@ se@@ ful@@ ness in our ministry .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , his disciples would har@@ dly have g@@ one on to su@@ ff@@ er persecu@@ tion and death for something they knew to be f@@ ra@@ u@@ d@@ ul@@ ent .
What privilege do we have today in con@@ ne@@ ction with the spiritual par@@ adise ?
On her de@@ a@@ th@@ bed , she had said to Cor@@ ali@@ e@@ ’s mother , V@@ er@@ a : “ B@@ ring up your children to love and serve God , and one day we@@ ’@@ l@@ l me@@ et in the Par@@ adise earth . ”
* The family read the par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s in Per@@ si@@ an , a language clo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated to their n@@ ative D@@ ar@@ i .
Ther@@ efore , let us never doubt Jehovah or his desire and ability to help us fulf@@ ill our dedic@@ ation v@@ ow .
They rema@@ ined there until H@@ er@@ od died .
6 P@@ ra@@ y@@ er ​ — How ?
For instance , a prom@@ in@@ ent wit@@ ch do@@ ct@@ or in Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r ob@@ served the har@@ mony enjo@@ yed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
What does the Kingdom covenant make possible for anointed Christians ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the apostle Paul indic@@ ated that pro@@ long@@ ed anger can “ allow place [ or , an opportunity ] for the Devil . ”
The World Bo@@ ok En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia ob@@ ser@@ ves that most s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists believe that all humans have des@@ c@@ ended from the same s@@ ource , and the Bible pla@@ in@@ ly id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es that one s@@ ource ​ — the “ one man . ”
I gra@@ du@@ ated from high school in 19@@ 38 , and Father had arrang@@ ed for me to study at the A@@ mer@@ i@@ can Con@@ serv@@ at@@ ory of Mu@@ si@@ c in C@@ hi@@ ca@@ go .
On@@ ly by see@@ king first God’s righteousness could they end@@ ure with their integrity in@@ t@@ act .
By the beg@@ in@@ ning of the 20@@ th century , however , things had chang@@ ed dr@@ as@@ tic@@ ally .
As I stu@@ died the Bible , I came ac@@ ro@@ ss these words of the prophet Isaiah : “ They will have to be@@ at their s@@ words into p@@ low@@ sh@@ a@@ res and their spe@@ ars into pr@@ un@@ ing sh@@ ear@@ s .
David had no knowledge of c@@ el@@ ls and gen@@ es , being without even a mi@@ cro@@ sc@@ op@@ e .
How de@@ va@@ stated the wi@@ do@@ w is !
However , Mi@@ ca@@ h did not witness the fulfill@@ ment of all that Jehovah inspired him to pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y about .
“ By long for@@ be@@ aring and cal@@ m@@ ness of spirit a . . . rul@@ er is per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed , and so@@ ft spe@@ e@@ ch bre@@ ak@@ s down the most b@@ on@@ el@@ ike res@@ ist@@ ance . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
How well this f@@ its the exc@@ lam@@ ation : “ Be@@ come c@@ he@@ er@@ ful , you m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , with jo@@ y@@ ful out@@ c@@ ry , you fore@@ st and all you tre@@ es in it ! ” ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 4 : 23 .
How should the par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar qu@@ ality influ@@ ence what each one of us does ? ’
M@@ ary and her children , including Jesus , likely knew the pain that resul@@ ts when a bel@@ o@@ ved husband and father dies .
Th@@ r@@ ough medit@@ ation , the psalmist made the Scriptures his concer@@ n all day long .
4 : 16 - 18 .
Mu@@ ch to their sur@@ pris@@ e , they found a hu@@ ge su@@ m of money in c@@ as@@ h , cre@@ di@@ t car@@ ds , and sever@@ al sign@@ ed c@@ he@@ c@@ ks , one of which was for a milli@@ on p@@ es@@ o@@ s .
In 19@@ 50 , D@@ or@@ o@@ thy gave bir@@ th to our first child , a ba@@ by gi@@ r@@ l we nam@@ ed D@@ ar@@ y@@ l .
Those rec@@ l@@ ining at the table with Jesus said within themselves : “ Who is this man who even for@@ gives sin@@ s ? ”
The Bible is like a tre@@ asure ma@@ p gu@@ i@@ ding us to the ri@@ ches “ care@@ fully conc@@ e@@ aled in ” Christ
He is most fam@@ ous for his H@@ ex@@ ap@@ la , a mam@@ mo@@ th , 50 - vo@@ lu@@ me e@@ dition of the Hebrew Scriptures .
This beg@@ ins with dedic@@ ation and baptism .
* Is@@ n@@ ’t it com@@ for@@ ting to know that God feel@@ s for us when we su@@ ff@@ er ?
A faithful re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of spirit - anointed Christians were t@@ ested , ref@@ ined as with fi@@ re , and appro@@ ved , be@@ coming to Jehovah “ people pres@@ en@@ ting a gift o@@ ffering in righteousness . ” ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 3 .
• How can faith in God’s pro@@ vision for ra@@ ising the dead benefit us ?
Jehovah lea@@ ds his hum@@ ble servants to glory by hon@@ or@@ ing them in num@@ er@@ ous ways .
On page 3 of the se@@ ction ent@@ it@@ led “ A No@@ te to Par@@ ents , ” the book su@@ gg@@ ests : “ To encoura@@ ge your a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ents to wr@@ ite in their book with c@@ and@@ or , allow them a me@@ asure of priv@@ ac@@ y .
Per@@ haps of even greater personal import@@ ance is the question : Is cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness practic@@ ed in our own home ?
A@@ n ar@@ my had ass@@ em@@ b@@ led to car@@ ry out a ter@@ ri@@ ble mis@@ sion inspired by religious in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance .
W@@ is@@ dom go@@ es on to say : “ Jehovah himself pro@@ duc@@ ed me as the beg@@ in@@ ning of his way , the ear@@ li@@ est of his ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements of long ag@@ o .
Do I pri@@ ze it su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ ently to make the doing of God’s will the to@@ p pri@@ or@@ ity in my life ?
All the money in the world cannot bu@@ y life for us .
God prote@@ cts us , even as a par@@ ent bir@@ d ho@@ v@@ ers prote@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely over its young .
I@@ ts e@@ dition of F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 10 , 200@@ 2 , com@@ men@@ ted : “ The refu@@ ge@@ e commun@@ ity appreci@@ ates the don@@ ation because some of the children , who had d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed out of school du@@ e to l@@ ack of clo@@ th@@ es , are now atten@@ ding cl@@ as@@ ses regul@@ arly . ”
Di@@ v@@ or@@ ce was allow@@ ed , but rul@@ es were in place to prote@@ ct each mate .
T@@ w@@ o women are wal@@ king side by side with heav@@ y bur@@ den@@ s on their he@@ a@@ ds .
All these individuals , and milli@@ ons of others , have in@@ deed found a sur@@ pas@@ sing s@@ ource of comfort and sol@@ ace .
And , look ! that too was van@@ ity .
Consider some examples from just the last 1@@ 00 years .
Some brothers and sisters have consider@@ ed their circumstances and deci@@ ded that they could move to an are@@ a in their country , or even ab@@ ro@@ ad , where there is a greater need for Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers .
S@@ pe@@ ak res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully to your parents , expla@@ ining in a spirit of mil@@ dness how you feel .
Ther@@ efore , if you , al@@ though being wicked , know how to give good gi@@ f@@ ts to your children , how much more so will your Father who is in the heavens give good things to those as@@ king him ? ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
“ H@@ el@@ p at the Ri@@ ght Ti@@ me ”
What opportun@@ ities do we have for ex@@ ten@@ ding ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality “ to one another ” ?
Ha@@ ving a clear understanding of all the necess@@ ary st@@ ep@@ s we need to take to ac@@ hi@@ eve what we want will help keep us foc@@ used .
H@@ app@@ y are those ob@@ serving his remin@@ ders ; with all the heart they keep sear@@ ch@@ ing for him . ”
Hence , while you do not have ad@@ di@@ tional responsi@@ bil@@ ities in the congregation , con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on streng@@ th@@ ening your spiritu@@ ality .
P@@ u@@ bli@@ shing Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e
Ch@@ il@@ dren in such a hous@@ eho@@ ld will also see the value of God - given authority and be encoura@@ ged to accept it . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 1 - 3 .
With Jehovah’s support , Jesus con@@ qu@@ ered the world , which lies in Satan’s power . ​ — John 14 : 30 ; 16 : 33 ; 1 John 5 : 19 .
U@@ l@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , it is Satan , whom the Bible descri@@ bes as “ a ro@@ aring li@@ on ” who is “ see@@ king to de@@ v@@ our ” God’s people .
He made both n@@ atur@@ al la@@ ws and moral la@@ ws to en@@ sure that everything fun@@ ctions har@@ mon@@ i@@ ously .
W@@ he@@ ther father or mother , they can appe@@ al direc@@ tly to the authority of Jehovah God and Jesus Christ .
Re@@ ached by Bible Tru@@ th
And there is h@@ ate that ex@@ p@@ lo@@ des , and h@@ ate that never c@@ atch@@ es fi@@ re . ”
What illustr@@ ation could you use to show your children that there must be a Creator ?
In car@@ r@@ ying the lo@@ ad of l@@ on@@ el@@ iness , though , we need to be@@ ware of certain d@@ ang@@ ers .
F@@ er@@ mina was an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent stud@@ ent , e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly pre@@ par@@ ing her less@@ ons , doing all her ho@@ me@@ work , and practic@@ ing her sp@@ el@@ ling di@@ lig@@ ently .
Yes , for the Bible not only expla@@ ins why people com@@ mit evil ac@@ ts but also promises that such ac@@ ts will be no more .
Be@@ d@@ ell tri@@ ed to make that ha@@ p@@ pen .
God’s ang@@ el appe@@ ared to G@@ ide@@ on , who was appointed to sa@@ ve Israel from op@@ pres@@ sion .
W@@ ell , Je@@ an - C@@ la@@ u@@ de real@@ ized that if he lost his jo@@ b , God would look after him .
He continued : “ That I may have cause for ex@@ ul@@ tation in Christ’s day , that I did not ru@@ n in va@@ in or work hard in va@@ in . ”
Th@@ r@@ ough Daniel , Jehovah said to that rul@@ er : “ You have been we@@ igh@@ ed in the bal@@ an@@ ces and have been found de@@ fi@@ cient . ”
Gi@@ ve Jehovah D@@ ue C@@ re@@ di@@ t
E@@ arly trans@@ fu@@ sions were of whole blood ​ — re@@ moved from a don@@ or , st@@ ored , and given to a pati@@ ent , perhaps a bat@@ tle ca@@ su@@ al@@ ty .
; P@@ o@@ u , L .
Do not allow young or un@@ t@@ ested work@@ ers to en@@ ter high - ris@@ k are@@ as .
K@@ ings , pri@@ me min@@ isters , pr@@ inc@@ es , pre@@ si@@ d@@ ents , se@@ cre@@ t@@ aries - gener@@ al , and di@@ ct@@ at@@ ors have found themselves in and out of power .
• How did “ the congregation of God , ” made up of anointed Christians , come to be ?
Job next heard about L@@ ev@@ i@@ a@@ than .
In what ways would people be ru@@ ining the earth ?
4@@ 3@@ ,@@ 0@@ 34
When temp@@ ted to conc@@ e@@ al the serious sin of another ​ — perhaps a si@@ bl@@ ing or a friend — ​ it is wise to imitate Joseph and make sure that the matter is known to those who are in a position to help the wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 5 : 1 .
U@@ sing F@@ la@@ vi@@ o@@ ’s own ver@@ sion of the Bible , Ti@@ to showed him that the dead are not consci@@ ous at all and that they a@@ wa@@ it an earthly resurrection under God’s Kingdom .
Such people will always want more money , and stri@@ ving to am@@ ass it , they will bring on themselves “ many pa@@ ins . ” ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
20 : 4 , 6 .
The reli@@ ef me@@ a@@ sures taken in be@@ half of the holy ones in the first century show that the ad@@ minis@@ ter@@ ing of such contribu@@ tions must be well organiz@@ ed and h@@ and@@ led in a sc@@ ru@@ pul@@ ously hon@@ est man@@ ner .
Des@@ pite the great pain , I felt com@@ for@@ ted .
The only so@@ lu@@ tion I could think of was to put her on the lu@@ gg@@ age r@@ ack of my bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le and take her home ​ — not a com@@ for@@ table way to ri@@ de .
G@@ et to know God and the one whom he sent for@@ th , Jesus Christ .
If we are foc@@ used on God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and we trust in him , no@@ body can cause us to com@@ promise and be en@@ s@@ n@@ ared by c@@ ow@@ ar@@ dly fear . ​ — Pro@@ v .
“ Jac@@ o@@ b . ”
In that case , the cou@@ ple would have to deci@@ de which life to try to sa@@ ve .
For example , the Law made pro@@ v@@ isions to en@@ sure that or@@ ph@@ ans and wi@@ do@@ ws were car@@ ed for .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , rather than being in fear of an un@@ certain future , we have faith in God that helps us to see bey@@ ond the un@@ certain@@ ty to a wonderful , secu@@ re future .
20@@ 10 5@@ 00 *
I had no in@@ ten@@ tion of ever lea@@ ving , so I said : “ W@@ ell , of course ! ”
( b ) How might you ga@@ u@@ ge your view of succ@@ ess ?
What courage may be needed on the part of older sisters ?
The first letter I received after being imp@@ ris@@ oned came from a friend .
But the words “ I shall be with him in dist@@ ress ” pre@@ pare us for future tri@@ als and as@@ sure us that God will su@@ sta@@ in us when this wicked system is destro@@ yed .
If he or she conc@@ e@@ des that there se@@ em to be some l@@ ing@@ ering tr@@ ac@@ es of rac@@ i@@ al , so@@ cial , or e@@ con@@ om@@ ic par@@ ti@@ ality , what should you do ?
H@@ el@@ ped by the power of God’s Word and his holy spirit , Ri@@ be@@ ir@@ o stri@@ pp@@ ed off his old person@@ ality , got baptized , and now ser@@ ves as a congregation el@@ der .
Since we are imper@@ fect , at times we will have problems with our brothers and sisters .
Why does he leave me comple@@ t@@ ely in the dar@@ k like this ?
The important thing is to keep cultiv@@ ating godly qualities in the best way we can .
Jesus Christ is the very em@@ bo@@ di@@ ment of God’s wisdom .
This same fir@@ m stand by brothers in other coun@@ tri@@ es has led to similar vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ es .
The four vis@@ iting Bible teach@@ ers had three ob@@ je@@ c@@ ti@@ ves : to place Bible liter@@ ature , star@@ t home Bible stu@@ dies , and invit@@ e inter@@ ested ones to the ob@@ serv@@ ance of the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al .
I@@ magine that one day we receive a p@@ ho@@ ne call but do not recogn@@ ize the c@@ all@@ er@@ ’s vo@@ ice .
We used our you@@ th@@ ful strength in the most bene@@ fi@@ cial way .
Our chall@@ enge as Christians , then , is to make the most of our situation ​ — to have as full a share in Jehovah’s service as our circumstances per@@ mit .
Da@@ ily cont@@ act with people who displa@@ y such tra@@ its can af@@ fect the way members of Christian famili@@ es tre@@ at one another .
Like Paul , we need to medit@@ ate on what Jehovah has done for us person@@ ally .
A@@ ri@@ as M@@ on@@ t@@ an@@ o believ@@ ed that a transl@@ ation of the Bible should be as liter@@ al as possible .
F@@ ran@@ k@@ ly , any of us could sp@@ end qu@@ ite a while medit@@ ating on the wonderful counsel pres@@ ented in those ver@@ ses .
This city was by then s@@ low@@ ly rec@@ over@@ ing from war@@ time bom@@ b@@ ing .
For instance , re@@ si@@ d@@ ents of Lu@@ d@@ wi@@ g@@ s@@ bur@@ g , Ger@@ many , asked , “ When will the ‘ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama ’ be sh@@ own again ? ”
Fir@@ st , much en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment refle@@ cts the worl@@ d’s de@@ based moral standards .
Yes , this minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant showed that he car@@ ed ; he was ‘ op@@ ening wide his heart . ’
Per@@ haps you are de@@ va@@ stated by the bre@@ aku@@ p of your marriage .
33 : 24 .
What a gr@@ and pro@@ spe@@ ct this op@@ ens up !
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , t@@ it@@ les such as Lord , Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty , Father , and Creator call attention to different fac@@ e@@ ts of God’s activities .
The apostle Paul was inspired to wr@@ ite that believers should provide for their own hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds .
O@@ r would you first look for something el@@ se ?
Yet , their per@@ spe@@ c@@ ti@@ ves are often comple@@ men@@ t@@ ary rather than cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct@@ ory .
There is still much work to be done in Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ a .
Mo@@ st pione@@ ers sp@@ end consider@@ able time in the ministry with fellow ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers .
In car@@ r@@ ying out this ro@@ le , he was en@@ er@@ ge@@ tic , prom@@ pt , rel@@ ent@@ less , ze@@ al@@ ous , and coura@@ ge@@ ous .
Jo@@ b@@ ’s suffering and its res@@ olu@@ tion may have occ@@ ur@@ red within a few months , perhaps less than a year . ​ — 8 / 15 , page 31 .
See the 200@@ 6 C@@ al@@ end@@ ar of Jehovah’s Witnesses , May / ​ Ju@@ ne .
And it will serve as a si@@ gn of the covenant between me and you . ”
Per@@ haps we could consider the cur@@ r@@ ent article for the we@@ ek@@ ly Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy or the material that will be co@@ vered during the C@@ ongreg@@ ation Bible S@@ tu@@ dy for the we@@ ek .
He ad@@ ded : “ We received , not the spirit of the world , but the spirit which is from God , that we might know the things that have been kin@@ dly given us by God . ”
S@@ ad@@ ly , I can still remember the u@@ g@@ ly mar@@ ks that were left there by the ra@@ va@@ ges of the second world war .
Their son or daugh@@ ter became a@@ de@@ pt at hi@@ ding the very conduct the parents were tr@@ ying to pre@@ v@@ ent .
We are very gr@@ ate@@ ful that our Father has invit@@ ed us to be part of his organization !
Our teach@@ er , ne@@ ver@@ th@@ eless , had deep respect for the Bible , and he imp@@ ressed on us that it is a sac@@ red book .
Of course , Jehovah wants his servants and other gu@@ ests to feel com@@ for@@ table there .
They have learned by our example to mon@@ it@@ or their associ@@ ations because V@@ er@@ on@@ ic@@ a and I do not sp@@ end an un@@ du@@ e am@@ ount of time in the compan@@ y of those who do not share our beli@@ ef@@ s . ​ — Proverbs 13 : 20 ; 1 Corinthians 15 : 33 .
We should not let things such as marriage and having children become so important to us that we for@@ get that Jehovah’s day is close .
“ T@@ O S@@ A@@ C@@ R@@ I@@ F@@ I@@ C@@ E seem@@ s as ‘ n@@ atur@@ al ’ to man as to pray ; the one indic@@ ates what he feel@@ s about himself , the other what he feel@@ s about God , ” wr@@ ites Bi@@ bli@@ cal hist@@ ori@@ an Al@@ f@@ red E@@ der@@ sh@@ ei@@ m .
It says that “ death will be no more . ”
Jo@@ s@@ é has had a similar fi@@ ght .
A relati@@ vely small number of Christians look for@@ ward to recei@@ ving “ an inc@@ or@@ ru@@ p@@ ti@@ ble and un@@ de@@ fil@@ ed and un@@ f@@ ading in@@ her@@ it@@ ance ” ​ — the pri@@ c@@ eless privilege of rul@@ ing with Christ in heaven .
The car@@ t@@ ons are a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally se@@ aled , la@@ bel@@ ed , and st@@ ac@@ ked on a p@@ al@@ let .
Li@@ fe - Gi@@ ving W@@ at@@ ers F@@ low in the An@@ des
E@@ sa@@ u also showed himself inc@@ l@@ ined toward the prof@@ ane , l@@ ac@@ king appreciation for sac@@ red things , by mar@@ r@@ ying two pa@@ g@@ an women , to his parents ’ g@@ ri@@ ef .
In time , we had about 60 atten@@ ding S@@ pan@@ ish - language meetings in the S@@ an J@@ ose Kingdom H@@ all .
They should consider the emp@@ t@@ iness of their pl@@ ans , in contr@@ ast with what God’s Kingdom will do for the benefit of mankind .
What , though , can you do to en@@ h@@ ance your ze@@ al for the Christian ministry ?
Some people as@@ sum@@ ed that these were a si@@ gn of the wr@@ ath of God and were sent to p@@ un@@ ish wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers .
( New C@@ en@@ tury V@@ er@@ sion ) Yes , the ex@@ t@@ ent to which Jehovah was willing to go in order to provide the ransom shows that he has the high@@ est reg@@ ard for “ what is right and fa@@ ir . ”
S@@ ad@@ ly , the ung@@ o@@ dly re@@ bel@@ li@@ on did not end there .
We too can have confidence that Jehovah is the “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer . ” ​ — John 11 : 4@@ 1 , 4@@ 2 ; P@@ s .
The apostle Paul lik@@ ened “ the hope of sal@@ vation ” to “ the hel@@ me@@ t ” of a Christi@@ an’s spiritual ar@@ m@@ or .
What an effect that had on the princi@@ p@@ al ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ at@@ or of C@@ y@@ pr@@ us , who was listen@@ ing to the whole con@@ vers@@ ation !
The Da@@ y of Jesus ’ T@@ ri@@ u@@ mp@@ ha@@ l En@@ try
For instance , you might refle@@ ct on what Paul me@@ ant in saying that eng@@ ag@@ ing in for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation can bring one “ to the point of har@@ m@@ ing and enc@@ ro@@ ach upon the righ@@ ts of his brother in this matter . ”
Ye@@ arly , milli@@ ons of people receive the invit@@ ation to take in life - giving tru@@ ths , and many th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of new disciples are baptized .
It is not wrong for you to en@@ ter@@ tain the hope that your loved one will return .
Al@@ so , is it reason@@ able to believe that an il@@ lu@@ sion would co@@ ok and serve f@@ ish , as the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus did at Gal@@ ile@@ e ?
For this reason , life lived sol@@ ely for self - interest is emp@@ ty and mean@@ ing@@ less .
What were they ?
The so@@ lu@@ tion ?
A neigh@@ bor@@ ing c@@ hi@@ ef , however , allow@@ ed the group to live on his land .
Just as a s@@ kil@@ led po@@ t@@ ter kno@@ ws the ty@@ pe of cla@@ y he is m@@ ol@@ ding , our P@@ o@@ t@@ ter , Jehovah , kno@@ ws us very well .
Ang@@ ry words may accom@@ pan@@ y the stru@@ gg@@ le until fin@@ ally one rel@@ in@@ qui@@ sh@@ es his hold or someone el@@ se inter@@ ven@@ es .
These were assign@@ ed to a city in the sou@@ th@@ w@@ est of the country , and for the last fi@@ ve years , they have sh@@ own their love by pati@@ ently wit@@ ness@@ ing in the city and out@@ l@@ ying v@@ il@@ la@@ ges .
Fir@@ st , dead bo@@ dies de@@ com@@ pose quic@@ k@@ ly in the ho@@ t c@@ li@@ mate of the M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast .
Jose@@ p@@ h’s family lived far away , and his father thought he was dead .
Christians experience persecu@@ tion .
What , though , does such a course invol@@ ve ?
It had pl@@ ent@@ y to fe@@ ed on . ”
set@@ ting and pur@@ su@@ ing spiritual go@@ als .
Jehovah brought pla@@ gu@@ es on ancient Egy@@ pt and then par@@ ted the R@@ ed Se@@ a so that Moses could lead the ancient Israelites to fre@@ e@@ dom .
Our strong faith will be like a large shi@@ eld , prote@@ cting us from “ the wicked one@@ ’s bur@@ ning mis@@ s@@ il@@ es , ” his c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty att@@ ac@@ ks and temp@@ t@@ ations .
How can we live a more satis@@ f@@ ying life even in this tr@@ oub@@ led world ?
M@@ ake Ad@@ van@@ c@@ ement ​ — How ?
But that does not change the value of our message , and it does not less@@ en the import@@ ance of giving ever@@ yone the opportunity to put faith in it while there is yet time .
H@@ app@@ y is the man who@@ se “ deli@@ ght is in the law of Jehovah , ” says the psalmist . “ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing he does will succ@@ e@@ ed . ”
However , our Creator loo@@ ks at matters differ@@ ently .
For al@@ most two th@@ ous@@ and years , his teachings have prof@@ oun@@ dly influ@@ enced lives ​ — “ small un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed lives of kindness and go@@ o@@ dness as well as ambi@@ ti@@ ous ph@@ il@@ an@@ thro@@ pi@@ c g@@ es@@ tures , ” wr@@ ites Eng@@ l@@ ish au@@ th@@ or M@@ el@@ v@@ y@@ n B@@ ra@@ g@@ g .
This system makes it possible to pro@@ du@@ ce vari@@ ous gra@@ des of f@@ l@@ our at low co@@ st .
There is other evidence of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s inspi@@ r@@ ation : the inter@@ n@@ al har@@ mony , s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y , ful@@ filled prophe@@ ci@@ es , un@@ u@@ su@@ al c@@ and@@ or , power to trans@@ form lives , hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al s@@ oun@@ dness , and satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers to the questions mentioned in par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 1 .
Of course , serving in a fore@@ ign country pres@@ ents sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant challeng@@ es .
The Lord Jesus Christ is a@@ ware of all such things .
* While cro@@ s@@ sing the A@@ t@@ l@@ an@@ tic from New Yor@@ k to Li@@ ver@@ po@@ ol , Eng@@ land , on one of these shi@@ ps , R@@ ob@@ er@@ t was ho@@ st at the cap@@ tain@@ ’s table to Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l .
In E@@ rit@@ re@@ a , 5@@ 5 servants of Jehovah are imp@@ ris@@ oned , some over 60 years of age .
Their bad be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or , however , made their sacrific@@ es inv@@ al@@ id .
Pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s expe@@ ct@@ ations , however , needed to be ad@@ ju@@ sted .
O@@ thers ob@@ serve the ref@@ re@@ shing attitude of young Christians .
These are descri@@ bed as k@@ ings , so over whom will they rule ?
Lo@@ ok ! To obey is better than a sacrifice . . .
7@@ 7 : 11 , 12 .
The Bible says simply : “ He f@@ ell in love with her . ” ​ — Genesis 24 : 6@@ 7 ; 26 : 8 .
P@@ AN@@ A@@ Y@@ I@@ O@@ T@@ A gre@@ w up on an is@@ land in the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an .
In the book of Acts , Luke descri@@ bes a vision that the apostle Paul saw : “ A certain M@@ ace@@ don@@ i@@ an man was standing and ent@@ re@@ ating him and saying : ‘ S@@ te@@ p over into M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia and help us . ’ ”
Today , Jehovah’s v@@ isi@@ ble organization w@@ atch@@ es care@@ fully that all don@@ ated fun@@ ds are pro@@ per@@ ly used to ad@@ v@@ ance the worship of Jehovah , and true Christians have respon@@ ded as those ancient Israelites did ​ — in a who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted way .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 27 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 10 , 60
Do Not F@@ or@@ get Jehovah
‘ O God , S@@ end O@@ u@@ t Your Li@@ ght ’
Even so , Jehovah tru@@ st@@ s them to care for the sheep that “ he pur@@ cha@@ sed with the blood of his own Son . ”
Yet , they took God’s Word to heart and with the help of holy spirit made chang@@ es in their lives so as to “ walk wor@@ th@@ ily of Jehovah . ”
Instead , regarding each member of that new nation , Paul wrote : “ His circum@@ c@@ ision is that of the heart by spirit . ” ​ — R@@ om . 2 : 29 .
Our s@@ k@@ ill in teaching will be en@@ h@@ an@@ ced , and our con@@ vers@@ ations , tal@@ ks , and counsel will be more up@@ building spiritually . ​ — Proverbs 1 : 5 .
Will they , as many believe , use we@@ ap@@ ons of mas@@ s des@@ tru@@ ction ?
What are the more important things ?
It is , then , the course of wisdom on your part to learn more about Jehovah God and his requi@@ re@@ ments .
D@@ E@@ S@@ C@@ R@@ I@@ BI@@ N@@ G the vision he had invol@@ ving God’s ang@@ eli@@ c family , the prophet Daniel wrote : “ There were a th@@ ous@@ and th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds [ angels ] that kept minis@@ ter@@ ing to [ God ] , and ten th@@ ous@@ and times ten th@@ ous@@ and that kept standing right before him . ”
Still , do we put off pione@@ ering , reason@@ ing that we should first become fin@@ an@@ cially secu@@ re ?
He fur@@ ther wrote : “ E@@ v@@ ang@@ el@@ ism was the very life blood of the early Christians . ”
F@@ in@@ ally , toward the end of the f@@ our@@ th century C.E . , E@@ mp@@ er@@ or The@@ o@@ do@@ si@@ us I con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed “ Christi@@ an@@ ity ” as the St@@ ate religion .
If a wife can t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully expla@@ in her faith to her husband , that is fine .
Acc@@ ording to a new@@ s@@ pa@@ per publi@@ shed in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , some s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists hold that “ de@@ ca@@ des of personal is@@ ol@@ ation and an er@@ o@@ sion of commun@@ ity life have had a hu@@ ge t@@ ol@@ l on U@@ .@@ S . soci@@ ety . ”
In fact , their ne@@ ts began ri@@ pp@@ ing ap@@ ar@@ t . ” On see@@ ing the mirac@@ le , Peter was stru@@ ck with fear , but Jesus cal@@ m@@ ed him , saying : “ S@@ to@@ p being af@@ ra@@ id .
If you ask for his help and guid@@ ance , you can gain a clean standing before him .
L@@ ack of water .
If one thing has been most important to me , it has been the matter of keep@@ ing close to Jehovah’s v@@ isi@@ ble organization .
This is necess@@ ary if they want to be p@@ ill@@ ars in the gl@@ ori@@ fied heavenly temple and if they are to be@@ ar the name of God’s city as its heavenly c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens and share the name of Christ as his bri@@ de .
Why does that help ?
Th@@ r@@ il@@ led about her fam@@ il@@ y’s cro@@ ss - country move , ei@@ ght - year - old N@@ ic@@ o@@ le regul@@ arly up@@ d@@ ated her close friend G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el@@ le on every de@@ ta@@ il .
“ After reading the Ye@@ ar@@ book , I had to wr@@ ite to you .
Al@@ so , how preci@@ ous it was to them to have the Word of God in their hands !
In the 1@@ 7@@ th century , when M@@ an@@ ch@@ u first appe@@ ared in written form , using a s@@ crip@@ t bor@@ ro@@ wed from the M@@ ong@@ o@@ li@@ an U@@ igh@@ ur al@@ p@@ ha@@ be@@ t , it became the language used in Ch@@ in@@ a@@ ’s of@@ fi@@ cial cir@@ c@@ les .
Pro@@ vi@@ d@@ enti@@ ally , during his early years , Moses was brought up by his faithful mother , Jo@@ c@@ he@@ bed , and he became a loyal serv@@ ant of Jehovah .
Mo@@ m also had the joy of see@@ ing you@@ ng@@ er members of her family take up the full - time ministry .
That qu@@ ality is ess@@ enti@@ al to our ministry .
In fact , fulfill@@ ing that comm@@ and is so important that the apostle Paul stated : “ W@@ o@@ e is me if I did not dec@@ l@@ are the good news ! ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
No one ! ​ — Isaiah 50 : 8 , 9 ; Hebrews 4 : 15 , 16 .
So Jehovah ur@@ ges us : “ Be wise , my son [ or daugh@@ ter ] , and make my heart rejo@@ ice , that I may make a rep@@ ly to him that is ta@@ un@@ ting me . ”
God’s promises have never fa@@ iled , and they never will .
The same is true regarding our relationship with Jehovah God .
Some such s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists offer a coun@@ ter@@ ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent ​ — known as in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent desi@@ gn , or I@@ D — ​ as@@ ser@@ ting that desi@@ gn in cre@@ ation is fir@@ m@@ ly supp@@ or@@ ted by bi@@ olo@@ gy , ma@@ them@@ ati@@ c@@ s , and comm@@ on sense .
What con@@ fu@@ sion has ar@@ is@@ en as to the id@@ ent@@ ity of “ all cre@@ ation , ” and how may this question be ans@@ wer@@ ed ?
Do you person@@ ally know those atten@@ ding your meetings who are stud@@ ying the Bible ?
On the last day of the conven@@ tion , a brother s@@ li@@ pp@@ ed something into Ri@@ ana@@ ’s co@@ at po@@ c@@ ke@@ t .
This will help us to dis@@ co@@ ver tru@@ ths that may be “ new ” in the sense that we did not know them before .
Just consider how the apostle Paul helped a des@@ per@@ ate j@@ a@@ il@@ er who , “ being a@@ wak@@ ened out of s@@ le@@ ep and see@@ ing the pris@@ on do@@ ors were o@@ pen , dre@@ w his s@@ word and was about to do away with himself , i@@ mag@@ ining that the pris@@ on@@ ers had es@@ cap@@ ed . ”
This could have a de@@ bil@@ it@@ ating effect on her spiritual health .
Indeed , our associ@@ ation with the congregation helps us to become wise . ​ — Pro@@ v . 13 : 20 ; read 1 Peter 4 : 10 .
Because of a l@@ ack of ra@@ in , the heavens over the land of Cana@@ an would become in appe@@ ar@@ ance like hard , n@@ on@@ por@@ ous ir@@ on .
Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous P@@ re@@ ach@@ ers and T@@ e@@ ach@@ ers
God appointed A@@ mo@@ s to be a prophet , certainly a spiritually rich assignment .
The beg@@ g@@ ar was sur@@ pris@@ ed .
17 , 18 . ( a ) In what ways might we dis@@ cer@@ n that Jehovah is help@@ ing us ?
Even if such thoughts cro@@ s@@ sed their min@@ ds , they did not we@@ ak@@ en in their integrity .
When our you@@ ng@@ er children came home from school , they did not find us , and they became very wor@@ ri@@ ed .
Because of your good example of courage , ten@@ ac@@ ity , and per@@ sever@@ ance , we can accept our little problems more cal@@ m@@ ly . ” ​ — Tu@@ te@@ i@@ ri@@ hi@@ a , Fr@@ en@@ ch P@@ ol@@ y@@ n@@ es@@ ia .
I can@@ ’t rest , doing nothing . ”
The apostle Matthew wrote of the imp@@ act of that ser@@ m@@ on : “ The crow@@ ds were ast@@ oun@@ ded at his way of teaching ; for he was teaching them as a person having authority . ”
Bo@@ ok F@@ i@@ ve of Psal@@ ms also high@@ ligh@@ ts Jehovah’s su@@ per@@ l@@ ative qualities , including his loving - kindness , tru@@ en@@ ess , and go@@ o@@ dness .
So we have to look to God for the real so@@ lu@@ tion to this g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l proble@@ m .
The le@@ p@@ ers were sta@@ shing away the valu@@ able it@@ em@@ s .
Those were happy days .
There are coun@@ t@@ less other principles in God’s Word .
Acc@@ ording to the apostle Peter , “ there is no sal@@ vation in anyone el@@ se . ”
M@@ on@@ t@@ an@@ o follow@@ ed the mo@@ t@@ to of E@@ r@@ as@@ mu@@ s , who ur@@ ged scho@@ l@@ ars “ to preach about Christ from the origin@@ al . ”
Acc@@ ep@@ ting divine discipl@@ ine will en@@ able you to remain in God’s love .
As no@@ ted in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , Jesus cen@@ tered his life on “ preaching and declar@@ ing the good news of the Kingdom . ”
“ But Jehovah has always sto@@ od by us . . . .
How can we show that we appreci@@ ate the end@@ ur@@ ance of Christians of the past ?
E@@ m@@ br@@ ac@@ ing Jesus ’ teachings and imit@@ ating his example is truly the ke@@ y to enjo@@ ying a satis@@ f@@ ying and happy family life .
W@@ ould they have been “ fe@@ ar@@ ful , ” as Jesus ’ disciples were , or would righteous angels have needed to ‘ mu@@ ster up b@@ ol@@ dness ’ in the face of op@@ position to tell the good news , as Paul and others had to do ?
( E@@ s@@ ther 1 : 10 - 12 )
• Ex@@ pla@@ in why peace should not be pur@@ su@@ ed at any pri@@ ce .
How may an in@@ secu@@ re child re@@ act ?
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ati@@ vely medit@@ ating on God’s Word ca@@ uses the heart to rejo@@ ice
“ Who is wise and understanding among you ? ”
It is likely that they contro@@ l@@ led and d@@ om@@ in@@ ated human soci@@ ety .
They pas@@ s a gar@@ den with many al@@ t@@ ars to Rom@@ an go@@ ds and also go by a par@@ a@@ de gr@@ ound where mil@@ it@@ ary man@@ e@@ u@@ v@@ ers take place .
Then your peace would become just like a ri@@ ver , and your righteousness like the wa@@ ves of the se@@ a . ” ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 18 .
One example is Mi@@ a@@ o - l@@ i C@@ oun@@ ty .
Then we can righ@@ tly say that “ the word of God ” is “ at work ” in us , m@@ ol@@ ding our person@@ ality so that we more clo@@ sel@@ y refle@@ ct our heavenly Father . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess .
Ju@@ st@@ in Mar@@ ty@@ r , C@@ le@@ ment of A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a , T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an , and C@@ y@@ pri@@ an believ@@ ed that hel@@ l was a fi@@ er@@ y place .
After consider@@ ing this evidence in the light of indic@@ ations in the Hebrew Scriptures and with the help of holy spirit , the gover@@ ning body made a decision .
You Are a Tru@@ sted S@@ te@@ ward !
That started in the early 19@@ 70 ’ s when our older son , E@@ d@@ ward , became a full - time minis@@ ter , or regul@@ ar pioneer , right after fin@@ ish@@ ing high school .
On the other hand , Jehovah will always listen to the s@@ inc@@ ere prayers of worshipp@@ ers who are doing their best to serve him according to his will .
Jesus told them : “ G@@ o your way , repor@@ t to John what you saw and heard : the bl@@ ind are recei@@ ving sight , the l@@ ame are wal@@ king , the le@@ p@@ ers are being cle@@ ans@@ ed and the de@@ a@@ f are hear@@ ing , the dead are being ra@@ ised up , the po@@ or are being told the good news . ” ​ — Luke 7 : 22 .
In 195@@ 3 , before the class started , we were able to atten@@ d the New World So@@ ci@@ ety As@@ s@@ em@@ bly held at Y@@ an@@ ke@@ e St@@ adi@@ u@@ m in New Yor@@ k .
12 , 13 . ( a ) How can we give refu@@ ge@@ es practic@@ al help ?
In any case , by doing what we can in the public ministry , we are doing God’s work .
The Witnesses in the affe@@ cted are@@ a continued to hold their Christian meetings during that difficult peri@@ od by using priv@@ ate ho@@ m@@ es in a sa@@ f@@ er are@@ a .
So it is with lear@@ ning a language .
God then said : “ Let there be light . ”
A@@ bo@@ ve all , let us he@@ ed the psalmis@@ t’s words : “ H@@ op@@ e in Jehovah ; be coura@@ ge@@ ous and let your heart be strong . Yes , hope in Jehovah . ”
On the contr@@ ary , he loo@@ ks for them so that they can be re@@ moved before they become too deep@@ ly ro@@ o@@ ted .
O@@ ther prophe@@ ts war@@ ned of that time .
This should strengthen our faith and help us to real@@ ize that we can maintain our integrity and up@@ hold Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
How can parents and others in the congregation help pro@@ di@@ g@@ als to ‘ come to their sen@@ ses ’ ? ​ — Luke 15 : 17 .
O@@ thers might not have become believers , yet they likely tal@@ ked of what they had heard while in Eph@@ esus .
“ Ke@@ ep doing this in re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of me . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R .
I@@ magine how re@@ war@@ ding it would be to make a study of his other qualities and learn how we can be more like him .
Joseph explained that he had been k@@ id@@ n@@ app@@ ed from his home and imp@@ ris@@ oned without just cause . ​ — Genesis 40 : 9 - 15 .
On@@ ly w@@ ind ​ — something l@@ ac@@ king any real sub@@ st@@ ance or value .
Gen@@ u@@ ine Christians continued to “ worship [ God ] with spirit and truth . ”
4@@ 6 : 6 , 7 .
A C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ A@@ N man ke@@ en@@ ly desi@@ red to share the good news from the Bible with other com@@ mut@@ ers on the tra@@ in .
Par@@ t of the ani@@ ma@@ l was bur@@ ned on the al@@ ta@@ r , a por@@ tion went to the of@@ fi@@ ci@@ ating pri@@ est and another to A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s pri@@ es@@ tly sons , with the o@@ ffer@@ er and his hous@@ eho@@ ld sh@@ aring in the me@@ al .
Like the psalmist , we ask of God : “ In@@ cl@@ ine my heart to your remin@@ ders , and not to prof@@ its , ” or “ un@@ just prof@@ it . ”
I@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ ally , this was at the hands of bi@@ sh@@ op@@ s and pr@@ inc@@ es fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly dis@@ posed toward R@@ ome .
( b ) Why should you put for@@ th effort to be in God’s new world ?
We could then ask , “ What if you found out that an evil person had influ@@ enced your child to become so re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous ? ”
T@@ ak@@ ing advan@@ ta@@ ge of the situation , the bi@@ sh@@ op ur@@ ged a local gu@@ er@@ r@@ il@@ la group to get ri@@ d of the Witnesses by any means they saw f@@ it .
Indeed , “ what shall I re@@ pa@@ y to Jehovah for all his benef@@ its to me ? ” ​ — P@@ s .
These hum@@ ble , rep@@ ent@@ ant ones are e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly wel@@ com@@ ed back by our for@@ giving Father . ​ — Is@@ a .
For example , I learned to follow direction , to be bal@@ an@@ ced with reg@@ ard to fa@@ shi@@ on tr@@ ends , and to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere des@@ pite un@@ fav@@ or@@ able circumstances .
Since the case involved David , with whom He had made the Kingdom covenant , Jehovah cho@@ se to make an exc@@ ep@@ tion and de@@ al with the matter himself .
But first they should pray for things that were yet future ​ — for God’s Kingdom to come and God’s will to be done on earth . ​ — Matthew 6 : 9 - 11 .
The de@@ ities of the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans could do nothing to pre@@ v@@ ent those b@@ lo@@ ws .
L@@ ater , things became cle@@ are@@ r in my mind , so 19@@ 35 was the last year I par@@ took of the em@@ ble@@ m@@ ati@@ c bre@@ ad and w@@ ine at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death .
O@@ r if you su@@ ff@@ er from a physical a@@ il@@ ment , do you not seek a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate medi@@ cal help ?
Why , from the day our fore@@ fa@@ thers f@@ ell as@@ le@@ ep in death , all things are continu@@ ing ex@@ ac@@ tly as from cre@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s beg@@ in@@ ning . ’ ”
These div@@ in@@ ely inspired words made sense to the la@@ dy , who said that ever@@ yone was in m@@ our@@ ning .
Yet , he ev@@ en@@ tually ga@@ ther@@ ed a ha@@ re@@ m of some one th@@ ous@@ and women .
How different their attitude toward low@@ ly human cre@@ atu@@ res is from that of the Su@@ pre@@ me R@@ ul@@ er of the uni@@ verse , Jehovah God !
What is respon@@ sible for this wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness ?
For instance , when a little bo@@ y is told by his mother to wa@@ s@@ h his hands and face , he may think that ho@@ l@@ ding his f@@ ing@@ ers under a r@@ un@@ ning fa@@ u@@ c@@ et and w@@ et@@ ting his li@@ ps is en@@ ough .
The Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy beg@@ ins with a s@@ ong .
L@@ ik@@ ely , you did not refu@@ se to sub@@ mit to the tre@@ at@@ ment simply to avoid the an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated pain .
Jesus himself said : “ God loved the world so much that he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , in order that ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might not be destro@@ yed but have everlasting life . ”
What war@@ ning did Jehovah give those who would become k@@ ings in Israel ?
A te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , however , may not accept par@@ ent@@ al ad@@ vice as re@@ adi@@ ly as he did when he was you@@ ng@@ er .
S@@ m@@ all Be@@ g@@ in@@ n@@ ings
L@@ ear@@ ning that dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness is not accep@@ table to Jehovah God , Su@@ po@@ t qu@@ it dr@@ in@@ king .
It is therefore wise for us to c@@ he@@ ck our mo@@ ti@@ ves from time to time .
But Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th loy@@ ally up@@ held her hus@@ ban@@ d’s direction to her .
D@@ O Y@@ O@@ U find the question , “ Is God c@@ ru@@ el ? ” sh@@ o@@ c@@ king ?
Bo@@ th Jesus Christ and the apostle Peter ref@@ er to two such events ​ — “ the days of Noah ” and “ the days of Lo@@ t . ”
5 : 4@@ 5 .
Jehovah helped us to see that there was no point in cl@@ ing@@ ing to a privilege that I was no longer able to car@@ ry out .
“ So@@ on , a the@@ olo@@ gi@@ an came to see me and disc@@ oura@@ ged me from tal@@ king to Jehovah’s Witnesses .
There are so many that I will not be able to use them all in the rema@@ ining years of my life . ” ​ — Paul , age 7@@ 9 ; baptized 19@@ 40 .
If so , what happ@@ ens to it ?
Ma@@ re@@ k gives this war@@ ning for those who might consider travel@@ ing ab@@ ro@@ ad in sear@@ ch of a better - pa@@ ying jo@@ b : “ When ab@@ ro@@ ad , it is very eas@@ y to f@@ all into the tra@@ ps of this wicked world .
Pe@@ ople who in@@ d@@ ul@@ ge in por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y often co@@ ver up their ha@@ bi@@ t .
As long as we are imper@@ fect , there will be mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s and h@@ ur@@ t feelings .
Lu@@ la cal@@ m@@ ly reas@@ oned with the relati@@ ve , using the illustr@@ ation about coun@@ ter@@ fe@@ it money in chap@@ ter 15 of the Bible T@@ each book .
They even ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le those who ann@@ oun@@ ce God’s Kingdom .
the Witness said . “ T@@ ake this book and read it .
Jehovah promised to jo@@ in these two s@@ tic@@ ks and make them one in his hand .
( Read Luke 6 : 12 , 13 . )
For instance , you may learn how dep@@ end@@ able they are by ob@@ serving that they faith@@ fully try to fulf@@ ill all their promises .
In all , about 30 such ancient writ@@ ings have been id@@ enti@@ fied .
R@@ udi showed in@@ sight and did not offer me anything more in prin@@ t .
S@@ ur@@ ely Moses ’ lead@@ er@@ ship of Israel was not op@@ pres@@ sive , for he was “ by far the me@@ ek@@ est of all the men who were upon the sur@@ face of the gr@@ ound . ”
Th@@ an@@ ks to his ass@@ ist@@ ance , many tri@@ als ended fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly .
C@@ le@@ an@@ se your hands , you sin@@ n@@ ers , and pu@@ ri@@ fy your hearts , you in@@ dec@@ isi@@ ve ones . ”
While preaching , we used only the Bible .
He himself lived that way .
When he heard the vo@@ ice of Jehovah ask : “ W@@ ho@@ m shall I s@@ end , and who will go for us ? ”
In just si@@ x months , the number of congregation publi@@ sh@@ ers inc@@ reas@@ ed from 23 to 4@@ 1 .
In this study , we will consider four fac@@ t@@ ors high@@ ligh@@ ted in Ne@@ h@@ emiah chap@@ ter 13 : ( 1 ) A@@ vo@@ id bad associ@@ ations ; ( 2 ) support the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c arrang@@ ements ; ( 3 ) put spiritual things first ; and ( 4 ) pre@@ serve your Christian id@@ ent@@ ity .
L@@ et@@ ter to follow . ”
Ke@@ ep working ti@@ rel@@ ess@@ ly to tra@@ in your children to serve Jehovah .
The very first man and his wife , E@@ ve , were perfect .
He in@@ sis@@ ted : “ Un@@ til I ex@@ pi@@ re I shall not take away my integrity from my@@ self ! ” ​ — Job 27 : 5 .
• Proverbs 24 : 27 con@@ ve@@ ys what less@@ on about ‘ building up a hous@@ eho@@ ld ’ ?
“ Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h kept saying to Isa@@ a@@ c : ‘ I have come to ab@@ ho@@ r this life of mine because of the daugh@@ ters of H@@ et@@ h . If Jac@@ o@@ b ever takes a wife from the daugh@@ ters of H@@ et@@ h like these from the daugh@@ ters of the land , of what good is life to me ? ’ ”
O@@ ffering a s@@ inc@@ ere a@@ po@@ lo@@ gy from the heart helps to prom@@ o@@ te peace and un@@ ity within the family . ​ — Read 1 Peter 3 : 8 - 10 .
H@@ ol@@ iness and physical cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness are clo@@ sel@@ y l@@ in@@ ked in the Bible .
Mu@@ m cri@@ ed with joy , D@@ ad quic@@ k@@ ly arrang@@ ed for the change , and I learned the import@@ ance of supp@@ or@@ ting the Kingdom work fin@@ an@@ cially .
15 : 20 , 23 .
But her pres@@ ence and coura@@ ge@@ ous words only served to strengthen B@@ er@@ n@@ ar@@ d’s res@@ ol@@ ve to remain faithful to God .
F@@ ac@@ ing the U@@ ne@@ x@@ pe@@ cted
Abraham too had qualities that pleas@@ ed Jehovah .
16 , 17 . ( a ) Why should we want to help those who have become in@@ ac@@ tive ?
G@@ ran@@ ted , the holy book of Is@@ la@@ m teach@@ es beli@@ ef in one God and pres@@ ents him as God who is om@@ n@@ is@@ cient and has fore@@ knowledge , but it does not even reve@@ al the name of God , Jehovah , which appe@@ ars th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of times in the Bible .
To that end , you need to be able to commun@@ ic@@ ate well , to think lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally , and to reason cal@@ m@@ ly and res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully with others .
; Mat@@ ko@@ vi@@ ch , J .
Jehovah’s expres@@ sions of je@@ al@@ ous@@ y are in no way sel@@ f@@ ish .
She was ob@@ vi@@ ously sen@@ sible and practic@@ al and knew how and when to take the in@@ iti@@ ative .
When ex@@ posed to the b@@ la@@ z@@ ing su@@ n of “ tri@@ bul@@ ation or persecu@@ tion , ” they become so fe@@ ar@@ ful that they lo@@ se their joy and strength and give up following Christ .
Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide , the following public@@ ations were pr@@ inted for study and dist@@ ribu@@ tion :
Then she asked Jesus to cor@@ rec@@ t M@@ ary , to order her back to work .
Of course , it was not possible to p@@ un@@ ish someone who was no longer ali@@ ve .
( b ) Wh@@ atever Lo@@ t’s reason@@ ing , of what can we be sure ?
And what of those disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ged by rac@@ i@@ al or e@@ th@@ ni@@ c pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce , serious ill@@ ness , or e@@ con@@ om@@ ic fac@@ t@@ ors bey@@ ond their control ?
I@@ N E@@ A@@ R@@ L@@ Y sum@@ m@@ er , f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers on C@@ hi@@ o@@ s pre@@ pare for har@@ v@@ est in a very un@@ u@@ su@@ al way .
“ We ch@@ er@@ ish this arrang@@ ement , ” they say .
As the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ne@@ ars , we do not want to be pla@@ gu@@ ed with such anxi@@ ous thoughts as these : ‘ C@@ ould I have done more in God’s service ?
That Jac@@ o@@ b loved R@@ ac@@ he@@ l until she died su@@ gg@@ ests that she must have had many end@@ ear@@ ing qualities .
For example :
As early as 1@@ 5@@ 23 , the well - known Re@@ form@@ er Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ ther mentioned the W@@ al@@ den@@ ses .
He as@@ ks if he can pla@@ y out@@ do@@ ors before the family de@@ par@@ ts , and she ag@@ re@@ es ​ — on one con@@ dition .
We went into the l@@ ou@@ ng@@ e , s@@ at down , and had some te@@ a .
L@@ ater , my father came to respect our work , and he even made some prog@@ ress in lear@@ ning Bible truth before he died in 19@@ 7@@ 2 .
26 : 26 - 31 .
Matthew 26 : 6@@ 9 - 7@@ 5
We feel rel@@ a@@ x@@ ed when we see gre@@ en gar@@ den@@ s and h@@ ill@@ si@@ des .
A@@ be@@ l wanted nothing more than that .
As el@@ o@@ qu@@ ently expres@@ sed in this O@@ ri@@ ent@@ al saying , a small kindness can go a long way .
If we do our part , Jehovah promises that he will ‘ fin@@ ish our tra@@ ining , ’ help@@ ing us to devel@@ op mo@@ des@@ ty and other godly qualities . ​ — 1 P@@ et . 5 : 10 .
To many people today , loy@@ al@@ ty and faith@@ ful@@ ness are qu@@ a@@ in@@ t ide@@ as ​ — ad@@ mi@@ ra@@ ble but not practic@@ al .
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ing that moral cha@@ st@@ en@@ ess is wor@@ th@@ while invol@@ ves more than simply know@@ ing that im@@ mor@@ ality is con@@ dem@@ ned in God’s Word .
La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , one of Jesus ’ close friends , un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly became seri@@ ously ill and died .
The light and the su@@ n are for the enjo@@ y@@ ment of the living .
( For more examples , see the bo@@ x “ B@@ ene@@ f@@ its of P@@ ra@@ y@@ er . ” )
“ A real high@@ light in my life was the rel@@ e@@ ase of the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures in Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ an ”
Na@@ om@@ i and Ru@@ th enjo@@ yed pleas@@ ant con@@ vers@@ ation during the ev@@ ening h@@ our@@ s , the older one taking an interest in the activities of the you@@ ng@@ er , both fre@@ ely expres@@ sing their thoughts and feelings .
I@@ gn@@ ac@@ i@@ o , * for example , began stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses while he was in pris@@ on in a S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ i@@ can country .
For instance , why not inc@@ or@@ por@@ ate prac@@ tice s@@ essi@@ ons for the ministry ?
A sur@@ ve@@ y condu@@ cted in that same country found that more than one th@@ ir@@ d of men felt that it was accep@@ table to be@@ at their wi@@ ves .
Jesus sacrific@@ ed
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , whether they pray to pas@@ s exam@@ in@@ ations at school or pray for their fav@@ or@@ ite s@@ por@@ ts te@@ am to w@@ in , for God’s guid@@ ance in their family life , or for a mul@@ titu@@ de of other reas@@ ons , h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of milli@@ ons feel the need to pray .
( Read 2 Samuel 22 : 26 . )
The Bible states : “ Jehovah God pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to form the man out of du@@ st from the gr@@ ound and to b@@ low into his no@@ str@@ il@@ s the bre@@ ath of life . ”
• What does it mean to be mil@@ d - temp@@ ered ?
Lo@@ ve moved the worl@@ d@@ wide congregation to provide reli@@ ef supp@@ lies , and vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers helped to re@@ buil@@ d ho@@ m@@ es and re@@ pa@@ ir Kingdom H@@ alls .
I was ast@@ oun@@ ded and thought , ‘ These are really str@@ ange Christians . ’
W@@ r@@ ite to the ne@@ are@@ st ad@@ d@@ ress lis@@ ted on page two of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
She expla@@ ins : “ I knew that the verse could not just mean a home in a physical sense now .
That question was ans@@ wer@@ ed the following day .
She and her hous@@ eho@@ ld were pre@@ served when the Israelites took Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o .
A@@ U@@ G@@ U@@ S@@ T 20 - 26 , 20@@ 12
Paul stated : “ In everything by prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation along with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving let your pet@@ iti@@ ons be made known to God ; and the peace of God that exc@@ els all thought will gu@@ ard your hearts . ”
The mis@@ led apostles would name a re@@ plac@@ ement for Ju@@ d@@ as , but he would then become the “ th@@ ir@@ te@@ en@@ th spirit , ” which would “ exc@@ e@@ ed all [ the other disciples ] ” because , says Jesus , “ you will sacrifice the man that clo@@ th@@ es me . ”
How can an imper@@ fect person gain Jehovah’s appro@@ val ?
He “ kno@@ ws how to deli@@ ver people of godly devo@@ tion out of tri@@ al . ” ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
The H@@ ar@@ p of God
A disci@@ ple nam@@ ed Ph@@ ili@@ p appro@@ ached him and asked : “ Do you ac@@ tually know what you are reading ? ”
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : I@@ tal@@ i@@ an publi@@ sh@@ ers from the Ch@@ in@@ ese congregation speaking to t@@ ou@@ ris@@ ts in the city of R@@ ome .
He was reason@@ able , even when his followers fa@@ iled him .
( O@@ badi@@ ah 1 - 21 )
Mo@@ ved by my parents ’ example of faith , I dedic@@ ated my life to Jehovah and was baptized on Ju@@ ly 25 , 19@@ 38 .
These words might re@@ mind us of a travel@@ er who pa@@ uses at a cro@@ s@@ s@@ ro@@ a@@ ds to ask for direc@@ tions .
M@@ ore than ever , we learned to put our complete trust in Jehovah . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 .
The Bible repor@@ ts : “ The Israelites ra@@ ised their eyes and saw the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans pur@@ su@@ ing them . The Israelites became ter@@ ri@@ fied and began to c@@ ry out to Jehovah . ”
On one occasi@@ on in the first century C.E . , 12 - year - old Jesus was found at the temple , “ s@@ it@@ ting in the mi@@ d@@ st of the teach@@ ers and listen@@ ing to them and ques@@ tion@@ ing them . ”
This is by far the best pro@@ of that Jesus was who he said he was .
On@@ ly after he got Abraham to s@@ we@@ ar to him to be kind to the Phil@@ ist@@ ine k@@ ing@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing did Abraham bring up the matter of his sto@@ le@@ n well .
V@@ ic@@ tim@@ s of in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance could ei@@ ther seek leg@@ al recogn@@ iti@@ on in their own country or em@@ i@@ gr@@ ate in sear@@ ch of more fav@@ or@@ able con@@ di@@ tions .
( You can find practic@@ al su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions in stu@@ dies 21 to 23 of B@@ ene@@ f@@ it From The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol E@@ duc@@ ation . )
A sub@@ tle chall@@ enge to your pur@@ su@@ ing spiritual go@@ als may even come from fellow believers .
To@@ gether , wr@@ ite down what b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries you can set and how you will prote@@ ct them while still show@@ ing honor for your parents .
Peter went on to become one of the p@@ ill@@ ars of the first - century Christian congregation .
For whom does Jesus serve as a mo@@ de@@ l ?
Our consider@@ ation of the divine judgment mes@@ sa@@ ges pro@@ claim@@ ed by A@@ mo@@ s should as@@ sure us that Jehovah will put an end to wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness in our day .
A respon@@ sible family head makes arrang@@ ements so that his family will be car@@ ed for in the ev@@ ent of his death .
F@@ ear@@ less in the F@@ ace of O@@ p@@ position
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ine on page 5 ]
In fact , the New Ca@@ tho@@ lic En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia says that g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing “ is not consider@@ ed sin@@ ful exc@@ ep@@ t when the in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence in it is in@@ cons@@ ist@@ ent with du@@ ty . ”
F@@ i@@ x@@ ing our hope on this worl@@ d’s organiz@@ ations , its material things , and its dre@@ am@@ s lea@@ ds only to disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
What could Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k have thought , and why would that have been d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous ?
S@@ tr@@ ange as it may se@@ em , though , such people do ex@@ ist .
She pre@@ tend@@ ed not to be at home , but before the cou@@ ple left , they pu@@ shed a h@@ and@@ bil@@ l under the do@@ or .
When no har@@ m came to Su@@ ra@@ an@@ g or her par@@ ty , many opportun@@ ities op@@ ened up for her to give a fine witness .
On the day set for their li@@ ber@@ ation , they follow@@ ed him to a high point over@@ loo@@ king the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an Se@@ a .
She at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted its succ@@ ess to the fact that this young te@@ en@@ age Witness lik@@ es to read .
“ I will give you ad@@ vice with my e@@ ye upon you . ” ​ — P@@ S .
That under@@ s@@ co@@ res why it is vital to shu@@ n vi@@ g@@ or@@ ously all por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y ​ — both written material and i@@ ma@@ ges — ​ in ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , in fil@@ ms , in vi@@ de@@ o@@ s , and on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t .
As Jesus heal@@ ed a bl@@ ind man gra@@ du@@ ally , so he helps us to em@@ er@@ ge from spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness
After our rel@@ e@@ ase , we dis@@ cre@@ et@@ ly continued in the travel@@ ing work .
Do they requi@@ re help only with co@@ o@@ king and cle@@ an@@ ing ?
S@@ tr@@ ang@@ ely , though , I felt a vo@@ id .
At the bir@@ th of G@@ om@@ er@@ ’s likely il@@ leg@@ iti@@ mate second child , God told Ho@@ se@@ a : “ C@@ all her name L@@ o - ru@@ h@@ am@@ ah [ meaning “ She W@@ as Not S@@ ho@@ wn M@@ er@@ cy ” ] , for I shall no more show mer@@ cy again to the house of Israel , because I shall positi@@ vely take them away . ”
It lea@@ ds us to trust in him imp@@ lic@@ it@@ ly , to walk in his ways , and to cl@@ ing to him .
Me@@ g@@ an : In order to understand the ransom , we first need to gr@@ as@@ p the situation that Adam and E@@ ve cre@@ ated when they sin@@ ned in the gar@@ den of E@@ den .
The Bible does not give us de@@ ta@@ il@@ s , yet it does give us certain indic@@ ations that can help us to id@@ enti@@ fy who they will be .
At first , they did not put faith in him , but they said : “ He has g@@ one out of his mind . ”
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ ize and re@@ ject the li@@ e .
She gives bir@@ th to the tw@@ ins E@@ sa@@ u and Jac@@ o@@ b .
It not only off@@ ers a wonderful , sure hope for the future but also br@@ ings imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ements to “ the life now . ”
Paul’s first letter to the Corinth@@ i@@ an congregation id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es a number of other char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s of those who have a fle@@ sh@@ ly attitude .
Ke@@ ep a@@ wa@@ ke , then , all the time making supp@@ lic@@ ation that you may succ@@ e@@ ed in es@@ cap@@ ing all these things that are des@@ t@@ ined to occ@@ ur , and in standing before the Son of man . ”
Fir@@ st , we must dis@@ cer@@ n what is in our chil@@ d’s heart .
The water kept ris@@ ing and ris@@ ing and ris@@ ing .
In ad@@ dition to a s@@ word , he is e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed with a bo@@ w .
B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ing that knowledge of the Scriptures would provide sol@@ ace and ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment to the nation , she s@@ ought to have the Bible rend@@ ered into a simp@@ l@@ er language than that of the V@@ am@@ va@@ s ver@@ sion .
However , they do com@@ mis@@ sion respon@@ sible brothers to act for them in making certain other ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments .
As a result of E@@ r@@ na@@ ’s fine conduct and s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful preaching of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message , A@@ li@@ ce H@@ ol@@ t@@ z and her fi@@ ve children all became baptized Witnesses of Jehovah .
For de@@ ca@@ des , s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists have been ho@@ p@@ ing to receive mes@@ sa@@ ges from ex@@ tr@@ at@@ er@@ re@@ stri@@ al life , using this hu@@ ge in@@ str@@ um@@ ent .
Des@@ pite the ap@@ par@@ ent disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ges , however , some al@@ p@@ ine tre@@ es cl@@ ing ten@@ ac@@ i@@ ously to such ro@@ ck fac@@ es , b@@ ra@@ ving the ic@@ y co@@ ld of w@@ in@@ ter and end@@ uring the dr@@ ough@@ ts of sum@@ m@@ er .
6 : 4 - 7 , 11 , 12 .
What can help us to me@@ et this chall@@ enge ?
We are much more similar to you than you think . ”
While Moses was not present , the Israelites ur@@ ged A@@ ar@@ on to make a go@@ d for them .
By using the wonderful gift of free will to show Jehovah that we love him and by continu@@ ing to do our best in his service as long as he al@@ lo@@ ws us that privilege .
He might lo@@ v@@ ingly appro@@ ach S@@ te@@ ve again and la@@ y ba@@ re his fa@@ ul@@ t .
The responsi@@ bil@@ ities of the appointed direc@@ t@@ or inclu@@ ded organiz@@ ing the preaching work , assign@@ ing ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es , and encourag@@ ing par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in the field ministry .
Des@@ pite rel@@ ent@@ less op@@ position , the temple was comple@@ ted in 5@@ 15 B.C.E .
Do not let pres@@ sure from others or your own we@@ ak@@ nesses cause you to de@@ vi@@ ate from ad@@ her@@ ence to Jehovah’s la@@ ws .
10 , 11 . ( a ) Re@@ g@@ arding material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , what attitude does the spirit of the world prom@@ o@@ te ?
A@@ ver@@ age age : 3@@ 5@@ .@@ 7
God’s love influ@@ ences everything he does .
L@@ ater , Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r trans@@ fer@@ red me to Ger@@ many .
clean and maintain a home or an ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment be self - mo@@ tiv@@ ated
AN@@ S@@ W@@ E@@ R : Jesus is the fir@@ st@@ born Son of God .
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ ize that “ a person@@ ’s thoughts are like water in a deep well , but someone with in@@ sight can draw them out . ”
To fulf@@ ill his purpose and v@@ indic@@ ate his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , Jehovah has exerc@@ ised great self - control and pati@@ ence , even wa@@ iting th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years for some as@@ pe@@ cts of his purpose to work out the best way .
AN@@ C@@ I@@ EN@@ T in@@ s@@ crip@@ tions att@@ ested to the ex@@ ist@@ ence of a city nam@@ ed E@@ b@@ la .
There are two pos@@ si@@ bil@@ ities .
See the article “ The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s V@@ i@@ e@@ w@@ point : How Can You F@@ e@@ ar a God of Lo@@ ve ? ”
Ti@@ me and again , Jesus told his disciples not only what they should do but also why they should do it .
He re@@ adi@@ ly accepted the book .
R@@ y@@ s@@ z@@ ard says , “ We were determined not to lead a d@@ ou@@ ble life , ac@@ ting one way at home and another way in the congregation . ”
Of the fi@@ ve local congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses , three are in the most po@@ pul@@ ous T@@ ong@@ at@@ apu group , one is in Ha@@ ’@@ a@@ pa@@ i , and the other is in V@@ a@@ va@@ ’@@ u .
One way to go on the off@@ en@@ sive in op@@ pos@@ ing Satan and the wicked spirit cre@@ atu@@ res in le@@ ag@@ ue with him is by having nothing to do with occ@@ ul@@ t or ma@@ gi@@ cal practic@@ es and those in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ing in them .
A wise woman buil@@ ds up her house
Com@@ men@@ ting on this verse , I@@ ris@@ h cl@@ eri@@ c John R . C@@ o@@ t@@ ter wrote in 18@@ 17 : “ Their [ Christians ’ ] end@@ e@@ av@@ our@@ s to re@@ form the lives of mankind by their preaching , so far from making the people feel gr@@ ate@@ ful , would , in re@@ ality , cause them to h@@ ate and persecu@@ te the disciples for ex@@ pos@@ ing their vi@@ ces . ”
How does this work out in prac@@ tice ?
Rom@@ an H@@ er@@ z@@ o@@ g , form@@ er pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the F@@ e@@ der@@ al Re@@ public of Ger@@ many , made that st@@ at@@ ement in O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 199@@ 8 .
As reg@@ ar@@ ds the wicked , they will be cu@@ t off from the very earth . ”
Ab@@ out the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Abraham , the Bible says that he was from the city of U@@ r , that he later re@@ si@@ ded in the city of H@@ ar@@ an and then in the re@@ gi@@ on of Cana@@ an , and that he f@@ ought and de@@ fe@@ ated C@@ he@@ d@@ or@@ la@@ om@@ er , king of E@@ la@@ m .
We can have the same confidence . ​ — Ha@@ b .
Ti@@ me has sh@@ own that mankind cannot succ@@ ess@@ fully rule themselves in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent of God
Consider three s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o@@ s show@@ ing how we can use questions to good effect .
Many people h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to star@@ t a con@@ vers@@ ation with someone they do not know .
Our ministry can be a blessing , or a gift , to those who respon@@ d .
Today , demon@@ ic influ@@ ence continu@@ es to prom@@ o@@ te human c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty , as was fore@@ told in the Bible : “ In the last days cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with will be here .
What is the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of the st@@ at@@ ement : “ The very ha@@ ir@@ s of your head are all num@@ ber@@ ed ” ?
H@@ app@@ iness D@@ ep@@ end on Mar@@ ri@@ age ?
What is the s@@ ource of such commun@@ ic@@ ation ?
John 3 : 17 states : “ God sent for@@ th his Son into the world , not for him to ju@@ dge the world , but for the world to be sa@@ ved through him . ”
How can we show that we are determined not to be over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement ?
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory , nations have wa@@ ged b@@ ru@@ tal w@@ ars in the name of fre@@ e@@ dom .
But the question is , How does God feel about this ?
If the re@@ building of Jehovah’s temple was not important , they would not have made the difficult j@@ our@@ ne@@ y of some 1@@ ,000 mil@@ es ( 1@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 k@@ m ) through a har@@ s@@ h land .
How in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate it is for sing@@ le people to s@@ end r@@ om@@ an@@ tic sign@@ als to each other just for a@@ mus@@ ement !
How can we keep peace in the congregation ?
Who in the Christian congregation should re@@ ach out to those who are we@@ ak ?
F@@ ur@@ ther , I like the or@@ der@@ ly and simp@@ le way of life .
An@@ yone who dar@@ ed to disa@@ gre@@ e with the ch@@ urch ris@@ ked t@@ or@@ ture and even ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion .
Since then , Jesus ’ anointed followers have experienced inc@@ reas@@ ed persecu@@ tion .
No one exc@@ ep@@ t Saul was h@@ ur@@ t .
H@@ O@@ P@@ E@@ S real@@ ized and as@@ pi@@ r@@ ations at@@ ta@@ ined give us a sense of satis@@ fac@@ tion .
What confidence can a rep@@ ent@@ ant Christian have ?
Y@@ E@@ A@@ R B@@ O@@ R@@ N : 19@@ 50
By provi@@ ding “ this worl@@ d’s means for supp@@ or@@ ting life , ” which can inclu@@ de money , food , sh@@ el@@ ter , clo@@ thing , and personal attention .
Of course , truly rep@@ ent@@ ant wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers are lo@@ v@@ ingly helped to ‘ make st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght pa@@ ths for their fe@@ et . ’ ​ — Hebrews 12 : 12 , 13 ; Proverbs 28 : 13 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 1 .
As a de@@ f@@ end@@ er of the k@@ ing@@ ship , Na@@ than t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully spoke to B@@ ath - she@@ ba
They sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze their dedic@@ ation to Jehovah by being baptized “ in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit . ”
As Jesus explained , the end will come su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly ; so we need to keep ever w@@ atch@@ ful . ​ — Read Matthew 24 : 4@@ 3 .
If some in C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e were not yet spiritually full - gro@@ wn , or matu@@ re , that needed to be their go@@ al .
My bir@@ th was difficult , and later I was di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with cer@@ e@@ br@@ al p@@ al@@ s@@ y .
We can learn much about him by consider@@ ing the things that he has made . ​ — P@@ s .
In 195@@ 3 she was rel@@ eas@@ ed and right away re@@ sum@@ ed her preaching work .
My ter@@ rit@@ ory ex@@ tend@@ ed from O@@ s@@ w@@ es@@ try to W@@ re@@ x@@ ham , some 15 mil@@ es [ 25 k@@ m ] to the nor@@ th .
When ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ing Jesus ’ bir@@ th , an ang@@ el said : “ Jehovah God will give him the thro@@ ne of David his father , and he will rule as king over the house of Jac@@ o@@ b forever , and there will be no end of his kingdom . ”
He no@@ tic@@ es that we really want to be at the meetings and valu@@ es all the effort we make to be there . ​ — Hebrews 6 : 10 .
The Bible T@@ each book is desi@@ gn@@ ed to help us teach people of different educ@@ ational le@@ vel@@ s and from vari@@ ous religious ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds .
I@@ m@@ ev@@ bor@@ e ; bo@@ t@@ to@@ m , ex@@ p@@ lo@@ sion : U@@ .@@ S .
On our ho@@ me@@ ward j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , we again experienced the loving ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality of our brothers and sisters in Eng@@ land .
“ S@@ O M@@ AN@@ Y of us are comple@@ t@@ ely happy even though we are not married , ” no@@ ted a Christian woman in S@@ pain .
8 , 9 . ( a ) What principles show the necess@@ ity of avo@@ i@@ ding bad associ@@ ations ?
How does this l@@ ack of faith af@@ fect their conduct ?
T@@ e@@ aching your children how to study gives purpose to reading .
Why should you not allow persecu@@ tion to disc@@ oura@@ ge you ?
Why did Jesus enjoy teaching people about Jehovah ?
However , a clo@@ s@@ er exam@@ in@@ ation of the Bible shows that all of God’s promises in the past have come true .
After pur@@ su@@ ing the enem@@ ies ac@@ ro@@ ss the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver , G@@ ide@@ on sub@@ du@@ ed them . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 6 : 33 – 8 : 12 .
6 Rev@@ i@@ e@@ w and Ad@@ just
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , when this ‘ vo@@ ic@@ eless be@@ ast of bur@@ den made ut@@ ter@@ ance with the vo@@ ice of a man , ’ the power for the action came from the spirit real@@ m . ​ — 2 Peter 2 : 16 .
For our service to be accep@@ table to Jehovah , we must be free from de@@ fil@@ ement of any kind
When under t@@ est , we need to have the ability to “ dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish both right and wrong ” and thus avoid being mis@@ led by Satan’s s@@ ch@@ em@@ es .
Jesus se@@ ts the best example in displa@@ ying “ godly fear . ”
God’s Word was c@@ learly in Jesus ’ mind when he respon@@ ded : “ It is written . . .
C@@ ir@@ cum@@ stances later chang@@ ed , and Z@@ a@@ in@@ a@@ b was fre@@ ed .
Jehovah has su@@ sta@@ ined his min@@ isters and bless@@ ed their ministry during these last days .
F@@ ul@@ l - time servants today show a spirit of self - sacrifice when it comes to self - den@@ i@@ al and sub@@ mis@@ sion to Jehovah and his arrang@@ ement .
• How can we show s@@ inc@@ ere interest in others ?
Job led a b@@ lam@@ eless life because he worshipp@@ ed God .
He says : “ I than@@ k Jehovah con@@ stan@@ tly for my wife and our happy compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship .
A@@ n in@@ si@@ gh@@ t@@ ful cou@@ ple also know that there is “ a time to keep qui@@ et and a time to speak . ”
[ Bo@@ x / ​ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 15 ]
I was sur@@ pris@@ ed to receive their rep@@ ly , which said : “ We appreci@@ ate your desire to serve Jehovah .
13 : 1 , 2 ; 7@@ 4 : 10 ; 8@@ 9 : 4@@ 6 ; 9@@ 0 : 13 ; Ha@@ b .
They c@@ learly saw that they had to “ obey God as rul@@ er rather than men . ” ​ — Acts 5 : 28 , 29 , 40 - 4@@ 2 .
W@@ he@@ ther her husband is a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant , an el@@ der , or perhaps a member of a Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al Li@@ a@@ is@@ on Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e or a Re@@ gi@@ onal Bu@@ il@@ ding Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e , she is happy about his privilege .
Thus , Paul continu@@ es : “ E@@ ach of us will rend@@ er an account for himself to God . ”
Wh@@ ere will this resurrection occ@@ ur ?
So keep streng@@ th@@ ening your own faith .
C@@ over of the A@@ pri@@ l 15 , 19@@ 12 , W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er .
M@@ an@@ kind was in a bad way when E@@ no@@ ch came along .
If the st@@ ra@@ in on your marriage makes you feel that you have re@@ ached the bre@@ ak@@ ing point , what can you do ?
I san@@ k so low that I even viol@@ ated God’s law .
The Bible is an out@@ standing example of Jehovah’s use of his ac@@ tive for@@ ce because its writ@@ ers “ spoke from God as they were bor@@ ne along by holy spirit . ”
“ We mu@@ st@@ ered up b@@ ol@@ dness . . . to speak to you the good news . ” ​ — 1 TH@@ E@@ S@@ S .
Jesus indic@@ ated that during his pres@@ ence , a re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of the se@@ ed would be ac@@ tive on earth .
He is so stu@@ n@@ ned that he is over@@ come by what may be some form of par@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is .
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ating this , E@@ mili@@ a * from M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o says : “ It was 15 years ag@@ o that I felt that my husband and I simply could not be together any longer .
In this seri@@ es of three artic@@ les , we have consider@@ ed fi@@ ve as@@ pe@@ cts of Jesus ’ men@@ tal attitude and how we can a@@ do@@ pt his pat@@ ter@@ n of thinking and course of action .
For many today , the thought of making personal sacrific@@ es for someone el@@ se does not have much appe@@ al .
During a time when he had to stru@@ gg@@ le to find work , he became involved in pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s and a@@ do@@ p@@ ted soci@@ al@@ ism .
How can we show that we have not mis@@ sed the purpose of God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness ?
This deep@@ er in@@ sight evid@@ ently buil@@ t up their love for God .
After Israel@@ ’s deli@@ ver@@ ance from Egy@@ pt , Moses regul@@ arly served as ju@@ dge .
I@@ T C@@ A@@ M@@ E as a cl@@ ari@@ on call : “ Kingdom P@@ u@@ bli@@ sh@@ ers in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in ​ — W@@ ake U@@ p ! ! ”
As we refle@@ ct on Paul’s dis@@ course , we can learn much about how to expla@@ in Bible tru@@ ths to others .
This ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic gener@@ ation could well be the most educ@@ ated and knowle@@ d@@ ge@@ able to d@@ ate , yet more and more people have a hard time fin@@ ding a st@@ able jo@@ b .
Bu@@ il@@ d S@@ tr@@ ong F@@ am@@ ily Ti@@ es
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of people around the world , even n@@ on - Christians and n@@ on@@ religious individuals , have turned to the Scriptures for in@@ sight and wisdom .
Consider the in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent that occ@@ ur@@ red at M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i , where Moses was recei@@ ving the Law , including the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments .
They offer an hon@@ est op@@ in@@ ion when you invit@@ e them to do so . When you need help , they provide it gener@@ ously . When you need counsel , they offer it in love .
Par@@ adise !
The c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es dem@@ an@@ ded an ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation : “ Why is it you did not bring him in ? ”
The Witness explained that w@@ ars are part of the si@@ gn that we are living in the conclu@@ sion of this viol@@ ent system of things .
“ S@@ he@@ ol ” is an un@@ famili@@ ar ter@@ m to many . It is a Hebrew word of un@@ certain der@@ i@@ vation .
What about this account is most mean@@ ing@@ ful to you , and why ?
( b ) What con@@ f@@ li@@ ct between “ flesh ” and “ spirit ” takes place within humans desi@@ ring to ple@@ ase God ?
With such clear fore@@ sight , we need never be in a position of ut@@ ter@@ ing a long lit@@ any of “ if on@@ l@@ ys . ”
Ke@@ ep the F@@ un@@ er@@ al Mo@@ des@@ t
He l@@ ent it to me for so many years , and now I have given it back to him .
A@@ gain , the principles in God’s Law must have helped J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah to make the right cho@@ ice .
He is gener@@ ous , and he lo@@ ves his children .
Ka@@ re@@ n : Th@@ an@@ k you , Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a .
However , by God’s per@@ mis@@ sion , Satan would first inf@@ li@@ ct a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic he@@ el w@@ ound on the wom@@ an’s “ se@@ ed . ”
Now you must gro@@ w new ro@@ o@@ ts in order to f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h in a new en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
F@@ ind happiness in serving others .
When loo@@ king to s@@ ci@@ ence to deter@@ mine whether life was cre@@ ated , a person can eas@@ ily get lost in a fo@@ g of information .
What they think of us refle@@ cts our true wor@@ th .
Re@@ g@@ arding disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ged im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants , Jehovah dec@@ re@@ ed : “ The ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ent . . . should become to you like a n@@ ative of your@@ s ; and you must love him as yourself . ” ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 19 : 34 .
St@@ an@@ ding in fr@@ on@@ t of the class , we do our best in sing@@ ing for them .
We should medit@@ ate on how those fac@@ t@@ ors were involved . ​ — w@@ p@@ 1@@ 7@@ .@@ 2 , p@@ p .
T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ing by pi@@ ro@@ gu@@ e , or du@@ g@@ out , the two sisters went from their n@@ ative B@@ as@@ an@@ kus@@ u to L@@ is@@ ala , a tri@@ p of some 2@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 3@@ 00 k@@ m ] through fore@@ st and along two ri@@ v@@ ers .
In 19@@ 6@@ 1 , I was assign@@ ed to work in the T@@ re@@ a@@ sur@@ er@@ ’s O@@ f@@ fice under the over@@ sight of G@@ r@@ ant Su@@ it@@ er .
4 : 2 - 8 .
As told by A@@ il@@ i and An@@ n@@ ik@@ ki Mat@@ t@@ ila
Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ thers
In@@ iti@@ ally , co@@ di@@ ces were often made of wa@@ x - co@@ ated w@@ o@@ o@@ den ta@@ ble@@ ts .
8@@ 3 : 2 ​ — What does the ‘ ra@@ ising of one@@ ’s head ’ den@@ o@@ te ?
The B@@ less@@ ings of the Go@@ od Ne@@ ws
While I was in high school , I had a friend who was a pri@@ ze@@ fi@@ gh@@ ter , and he con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed me to try bo@@ x@@ ing .
This am@@ oun@@ ted to 20 bo@@ x@@ es of liter@@ ature . ”
TH@@ A@@ T was the t@@ it@@ le of an e@@ dit@@ ori@@ al publi@@ shed in a new@@ s@@ pa@@ per in In@@ da@@ i@@ atu@@ ba , S@@ ã@@ o Paulo , B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
No temp@@ tation has taken you exc@@ ep@@ t what is comm@@ on to men . But God is faithful , and he will not let you be temp@@ ted bey@@ ond what you can be@@ ar , but along with the temp@@ tation he will also make the way out in order for you to be able to end@@ ure it . ”
As obedi@@ ent humans enjoy peace to an un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted de@@ gre@@ e under Jesus ’ rule , they will gra@@ du@@ ally be “ set free from en@@ sla@@ v@@ ement to cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion ” until they re@@ ach human per@@ fe@@ ction .
H@@ ere is where loy@@ al@@ ty matters .
Even if our relati@@ ves never accept the truth , we can have the joy that comes from pleas@@ ing Jehovah by our faithful course .
( The New Eng@@ l@@ ish Bible ) If the fin@@ der did not make known his find , he could have been acc@@ used of ste@@ al@@ ing .
W@@ ell , how do we re@@ act to organiz@@ ational ref@@ in@@ ements ?
Ther@@ efore , coura@@ ge@@ ous shepher@@ ds were needed to prote@@ ct the flo@@ ck . ​ — 1 Samuel 17 : 34 , 35 .
Rather , Jesus is gu@@ i@@ ded by Jehovah’s spirit .
C@@ ould F@@ re@@ e@@ dom Re@@ g@@ ress ? ”
Of course , listen@@ ing requi@@ res that you pa@@ y attention to the person@@ ’s expres@@ sions .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 7@@ 2 , 7@@ 2
Jesus said that accep@@ ting his message would cause div@@ ision in some famili@@ es .
The Mo@@ a@@ bit@@ ess Ru@@ th left her own go@@ ds , served Jehovah , and com@@ p@@ lied with his Law to Israel .
She says , “ I had so many stu@@ dies ​ — as many as 12 at one time — ​ that I had to put some on a wa@@ iting l@@ ist ! ”
Such mi@@ gh@@ ty ac@@ ts were fo@@ reg@@ le@@ am@@ s of the blessings we can ex@@ pect under Jesus ’ k@@ ingly rule .
Su@@ cc@@ ess in school , in work , in human rel@@ ations , in understanding the world we live in , and in for@@ g@@ ing clo@@ s@@ er b@@ on@@ ds of love between par@@ ent and child are just some of them , not to men@@ tion the she@@ er satis@@ fac@@ tion that reading and study bring .
Hence , before making a shepher@@ ding vis@@ it , take time to refle@@ ct on your bro@@ ther’s situation .
A Pro@@ per V@@ i@@ e@@ w of Ri@@ ght and W@@ r@@ ong
When God makes all things new , earth@@ ’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants will have acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of him and of his will .
Jehovah will rule as king to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , even forever . ”
Even on Eli@@ j@@ ah’s last day as a prophet in Israel , El@@ isha stu@@ ck to his men@@ t@@ or .
H@@ er words led to a mirac@@ le , and a powerful witness was given .
A person with true faith is fully con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that his efforts to live in a way that pleas@@ es God will not be in va@@ in .
F@@ ar@@ m activities were wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad among the Israelites in those days .
When your mate wanted to talk , did you listen ​ — even if you did not feel par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly inc@@ l@@ ined to do so ?
Kat@@ ar@@ z@@ y@@ na was an av@@ ow@@ ed a@@ the@@ ist , but when M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ena tal@@ ked to her about the Bible , she showed gen@@ u@@ ine interest .
• What ‘ o@@ pen do@@ or ’ have some en@@ tered , and what blessings have they enjo@@ yed ?
( c ) What can you do to cultiv@@ ate spiritu@@ ality ?
Many today try to be re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed through what they accom@@ pl@@ ish .
Because doing this would mean giving support to what is hon@@ ored by the par@@ a@@ de , true Christians consci@@ enti@@ ously dec@@ l@@ ine .
P@@ AN@@ A@@ M@@ A
• Why are people in the world today so ang@@ ry ?
B@@ lood as Me@@ dic@@ ine
“ No , ” says James .
The con@@ f@@ li@@ cts between the H@@ as@@ mon@@ a@@ e@@ ans and the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es in@@ ten@@ si@@ fied , even le@@ ading to a ci@@ vi@@ l war in which 5@@ 0@@ ,000 Jews peri@@ shed .
Then , Jesus app@@ lies the illustr@@ ation : If imper@@ fect human fa@@ thers “ give good gi@@ f@@ ts ” to their children , “ how much more so will the Father in heaven give holy spirit ” ​ — the best of gi@@ f@@ ts — ​ to his earthly children who ask him !
F@@ in@@ ally , the king per@@ m@@ its her to return home .
They g@@ la@@ dly contribu@@ ted the fun@@ ds requi@@ red to r@@ ent su@@ it@@ able plac@@ es for these ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ tions .
When appro@@ aching people , they were to call out the war@@ ning : “ Un@@ clean , un@@ clean ! ”
Then blessings will f@@ low during Christ’s Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn .
W@@ ere those prayers ans@@ wer@@ ed ?
Re@@ fle@@ cting on and ap@@ pl@@ ying such inspired words will sur@@ ely inc@@ re@@ ase the jo@@ ys of marriage .
shu@@ n pri@@ de ?
C@@ ould they be ga@@ ther@@ ed together for a comm@@ on purpose ?
After lear@@ ning about how Jehovah res@@ cu@@ ed his people , she told two Israel@@ ite spi@@ es : “ I do know that Jehovah will give you the land . ”
Ar@@ ac@@ el@@ i : I like to speak about Jehovah to all the pri@@ ests and n@@ un@@ s I me@@ et , perhaps because I was a nu@@ n .
C@@ ould E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe now ex@@ pect lasting peace ?
The apostle Paul and his associ@@ ate S@@ il@@ as ur@@ ged a s@@ inc@@ ere in@@ qui@@ re@@ r : “ B@@ eli@@ eve on the Lord Jesus and you will get sa@@ ved , you and your hous@@ eho@@ ld . ” ​ — Acts 16 : 30 , 31 .
Of course , it is so@@ ber@@ ing to think that Satan has the means to cause death , but we are confid@@ ent that Jehovah can un@@ do any har@@ m ca@@ used by Satan and his ag@@ ents . Jehovah as@@ sures us that the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus will “ bre@@ ak up the works of the Devil . ”
The Bible promises that soon God will bring all in@@ justice to an end . ​ — Read 2 Peter 3 : 7 - 9 , 13 .
H@@ um@@ or@@ ous st@@ ori@@ es about him made me ch@@ u@@ ck@@ le and rec@@ all our happy life together .
She was only se@@ ven years old .
When M@@ other would not make mil@@ it@@ ary uni@@ form@@ s , the G@@ esta@@ p@@ o began th@@ reat@@ ening her as well .
“ Even though the brothers in the congregation are quic@@ k to respon@@ d to our physical needs , ” Adam ad@@ m@@ its , “ as Christians , we have an ob@@ lig@@ ation to work at sear@@ ch@@ ing for emp@@ loy@@ ment . ”
By 4@@ 9 C.E . , a number of congregations ex@@ is@@ ted in S@@ y@@ ri@@ a and C@@ ili@@ ci@@ a .
He deci@@ ded to wa@@ it for next ye@@ ar@@ ’s cro@@ p , and once again it was sto@@ le@@ n .
What spiritual de@@ f@@ en@@ se do we have , and how can we maintain it ?
Such a person is in d@@ anger of d@@ ri@@ f@@ ting away or dra@@ wing away from the truth .
“ Jerusalem , Jerusalem , the k@@ ill@@ er of the prophe@@ ts and st@@ on@@ er of those sent to her , ” he si@@ gh@@ ed .
In country after country , op@@ pon@@ ents have fa@@ iled mis@@ er@@ ab@@ ly in their effort to s@@ il@@ ence Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Consider the b@@ ru@@ tal k@@ ill@@ ing of the first man of faith , A@@ be@@ l .
After recei@@ ving tra@@ ining , he was or@@ der@@ ed to b@@ low up a po@@ li@@ ce ba@@ r@@ rac@@ ks .
Do Not F@@ or@@ get to As@@ k
▪ God does not ex@@ pect us to gr@@ as@@ p his Word fully on our own .
To use language later emp@@ lo@@ yed by the apostle Paul , A@@ sa@@ ph su@@ p@@ pres@@ sed the “ physical man ” by a@@ wak@@ ening the “ spiritual man ” within himself .
Jesus illustr@@ ated this in the par@@ able of the tal@@ ents .
“ So , do not make y@@ ourselves like them , for God your Father kno@@ ws what things you are nee@@ ding before ever you ask him . ”
Yes , Jehovah will prove his love for you by blessing you and prote@@ cting you spiritually as you walk along the cr@@ am@@ ped ro@@ ad to life . ​ — P@@ s .
In doing so , the Ju@@ ne 10 , 20@@ 10 , judgment became fin@@ al and en@@ for@@ ce@@ able .
Even today the practic@@ al counsel found in the Bible can help those without hope to imp@@ ro@@ ve their lives and find true se@@ cur@@ ity .
Are you ze@@ al@@ ously eng@@ ag@@ ing in the preaching work ? ​ — Mat@@ t .
Ther@@ e@@ after , the s@@ kul@@ l would receive tre@@ at@@ ment with appro@@ pri@@ ate d@@ ru@@ g@@ s .
In@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of S@@ ene@@ g@@ al are known for their ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality .
A@@ no@@ ther said : “ I will follow you , Lord ; but first per@@ mit me to say good - b@@ ye to those in my hous@@ eho@@ ld . ”
This s@@ crip@@ ture helped Mari@@ a , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , to see that according to the stan@@ d@@ ard of moral exc@@ el@@ l@@ ence set out by the Creator , her invol@@ v@@ ement with Ju@@ an was wrong and she must put an end to it if she would have God’s appro@@ val .
I draw great joy and comfort from the hope of see@@ ing my father again through the resurrection promised in God’s Word . ​ — John 5 : 28 , 29 .
The app@@ en@@ di@@ x con@@ tain@@ s ess@@ enti@@ al Scriptural sub@@ je@@ cts , such as “ ‘ S@@ ou@@ l ’ and ‘ S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ’ ​ — What Do These T@@ er@@ ms Re@@ ally Me@@ an ? ”
After consider@@ ing information from the K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge book on the sub@@ ject “ Bu@@ il@@ ding a F@@ am@@ ily That H@@ on@@ ors God , ” she said to the woman : “ This is the ‘ ma@@ gi@@ c ’ that my husband and I use to ‘ t@@ ame ’ each other , and that is why we love each other very much . ”
They are ‘ made new by holy spirit ’ because they have become “ a new cre@@ ation ” as spirit - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten sons of God . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
Jesus gave Christians in ancient Phil@@ ad@@ el@@ p@@ hi@@ a this promise : “ Because you kept the word about my end@@ ur@@ ance , I will also keep you from the h@@ our of t@@ est , which is to come upon the whole in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ”
“ I feel li@@ ber@@ ated from the ca@@ ge of pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce . ” ​ — L@@ in@@ da
Even s@@ can@@ ning new@@ s@@ pa@@ per he@@ ad@@ l@@ ines can make you feel as did the righteous man Lo@@ t , who was “ great@@ ly dist@@ ressed ” ( “ wor@@ n down , ” Y@@ ou@@ ng@@ ’s L@@ it@@ er@@ al Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Bible ) by the lo@@ ose conduct of those around him . ​ — 2 Peter 2 : 7 .
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , their spiritual inter@@ ests are over@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed by n@@ on@@ spiritual pur@@ su@@ its to the point that they are “ comple@@ t@@ ely cho@@ ked . ”
St@@ res@@ sing the need for tru@@ sting in God , David s@@ ings : “ S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fice the sacrific@@ es of righteousness , and trust in Jehovah . ”
T@@ ake D@@ eli@@ ght in Do@@ ing God’s Will
When the enem@@ ies of Jehovah fin@@ ally turn on his servants , how will God respon@@ d ?
He might do so by means of name - c@@ all@@ ing or ne@@ g@@ ative com@@ par@@ is@@ ons .
During the cen@@ tu@@ ries that follow@@ ed , prophe@@ ts and other faithful servants of God continued to take a coura@@ ge@@ ous stand for pu@@ re worship .
A@@ no@@ ther pri@@ c@@ eless study to@@ ol is the two - vo@@ lu@@ me Bible enc@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia In@@ sight on the Scriptures .
As “ am@@ bas@@ sa@@ d@@ ors sub@@ s@@ titu@@ ting for Christ , ” the spirit - anointed disciples obedi@@ ently started to ga@@ ther others who would become “ fellow c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens ” in that spiritual kingdom .
What fru@@ it@@ age can holy spirit pro@@ du@@ ce in us ?
In a sense , Jo@@ c@@ he@@ bed obe@@ yed the letter , if not the spirit , of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s order to c@@ ast every new@@ born Hebrew m@@ ale into the N@@ ile .
It was cen@@ tered on things that could be seen and felt and t@@ ou@@ ched , such as the temple and the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od .
Per@@ haps you will have the satis@@ fac@@ tion of see@@ ing your you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers expres@@ s gen@@ u@@ ine go@@ o@@ d@@ will and tend@@ er affe@@ ction to others . ​ — Romans 12 : 10 ; 1 Corinthians 12 : 25 .
M@@ A@@ R@@ R@@ I@@ A@@ G@@ E ​ — for some , the word ev@@ o@@ k@@ es pleas@@ ant thoughts .
And when we medit@@ ate on his preci@@ ous gift of the ransom , our love for him gro@@ ws even deep@@ er .
Su@@ z@@ i@@ e tra@@ ined me to share what I was lear@@ ning with others ​ — both in the do@@ or - to - do@@ or ministry and inform@@ ally .
Let us be coura@@ ge@@ ous and ze@@ al@@ ous in dist@@ ribu@@ ting them .
C@@ l@@ ari@@ fy Mat@@ ters in a S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t of Lo@@ ve
What are some more ways to for@@ ti@@ fy a lear@@ ner ?
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s many examples of those who took their concer@@ ns to God .
M@@ one@@ y may be don@@ ated under a special arrang@@ ement in which , should the don@@ or have a personal need , the don@@ ation may be re@@ turned to him .
On his fin@@ al night as a human , Jesus also told his apostles : “ He that has my comman@@ d@@ ments and ob@@ ser@@ ves them , that one is he who lo@@ ves me . In turn he that lo@@ ves me will be loved by my Father . ”
We do not know ex@@ ac@@ tly when that will ha@@ p@@ pen .
Still , if righteousness is preci@@ ous to us , this will strengthen us against wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
How can those who love God’s righteousness avoid being s@@ we@@ pt along by to@@ da@@ y’s f@@ lood of s@@ at@@ ani@@ c pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda ?
I was acc@@ used of being a sp@@ y .
How can we do so during “ the day of Jehovah’s fu@@ ry ” that is soon to beg@@ in ?
Jesus stated : “ My food is for me to do the will of him that sent me and to fin@@ ish his work . ”
When the slave arri@@ ved home , we@@ ary from some 12 h@@ our@@ s of hard work , his ma@@ ster did not invit@@ e him to si@@ t down and enjoy a good supp@@ er .
How far would that go to fe@@ ed a large family ?
The apostle Paul ans@@ wers : “ Be obedi@@ ent to those who are taking the lead among you and be sub@@ mis@@ sive . ”
My only re@@ qu@@ est was that he be gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous about my atten@@ ding the we@@ ek@@ ly meetings .
No matter how many you have found , you can find more .
See the 19@@ 7@@ 8 Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses , pages 1@@ 5@@ 6 - 8 , 20@@ 1 - 18 , publi@@ shed by the Watchtower Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of New Yor@@ k , In@@ c .
( b ) Wh@@ atever his language , n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality , or so@@ cial st@@ atu@@ s , what does ever@@ yone need to know ?
In a prayer at the end of his earthly ministry , God’s Son repor@@ ted about his followers : “ When I was with them I used to w@@ atch over them on account of your own name which you have given me ; and I have kept them , and not one of them is destro@@ yed exc@@ ep@@ t the son of des@@ tru@@ ction , in order that the s@@ crip@@ ture might be ful@@ filled . ”
Consider how he bless@@ es those who pur@@ sue it .
You can find an inv@@ ent@@ ory of this su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or at Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 13 - 18 .
L@@ ater , G@@ ary married a lo@@ vely spiritual sister , K@@ ar@@ in , and they su@@ gg@@ ested that the four of us share a home .
“ Gi@@ ving reas@@ ons helps te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers to trust you because they see that your decisions are not ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ary or cap@@ ri@@ ci@@ ous but reason@@ able , ” says Bar@@ ry , who ra@@ ised four children .
When Satan was c@@ ast out of heaven , a vo@@ ice from heaven descri@@ bed him as “ the acc@@ us@@ er of our brothers ” and said that he makes such acc@@ us@@ ations “ day and night before our God . ”
When we use our time to pre@@ pare for God’s new world , are we mis@@ sing out on a better way of life today ?
The account rel@@ ates that Abraham com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned his serv@@ ant to tra@@ v@@ el to the country of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s relati@@ ves to find a wife for his son Isa@@ a@@ c .
On@@ ce Saul real@@ ized that he was wrong , this ze@@ al@@ ous man chang@@ ed his ways and became known as Paul , an apostle of Jesus Christ .
But before they could over@@ ru@@ n the Israel@@ ite re@@ ar gu@@ ard , their ma@@ d cha@@ se came to an end .
The Bul@@ let@@ in was later called In@@ for@@ man@@ t , now Our Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try .
Why should the conscience and feelings of others be seri@@ ously consider@@ ed ?
Yes , the ability to be@@ ar children is a preci@@ ous gift from our loving Creator . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 27 : 3 .
The T@@ et@@ ra@@ gr@@ am@@ mat@@ on , the sac@@ red name of God , Jehovah , in Hebrew let@@ ters , read from right to left
With se@@ x@@ u@@ ally trans@@ mit@@ ted di@@ se@@ as@@ es , especially A@@ I@@ D@@ S , r@@ un@@ ning r@@ am@@ p@@ ant , how true these words are !
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing are some of the building pro@@ je@@ cts under@@ taken to support the activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses :
How does it af@@ fect the decisions we make in life ?
That st@@ at@@ ement appe@@ ared in the th@@ ir@@ d in a seri@@ es of Mo@@ de@@ l S@@ tu@@ dy instru@@ ction boo@@ k@@ le@@ ts publi@@ shed from 19@@ 37 to 194@@ 1 .
We live in a tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous , dis@@ loyal world .
L@@ ear@@ n How “ E@@ ach Par@@ t Does I@@ ts Wor@@ k ”
C@@ our@@ t@@ es@@ y A@@ re@@ ci@@ bo O@@ b@@ serv@@ at@@ ory / ​ David Par@@ k@@ er / ​ S@@ ci@@ ence P@@ ho@@ to Li@@ br@@ ary
Consider 5@@ 6 - year - old J@@ ú@@ li@@ a , a regul@@ ar pioneer in S@@ ã@@ o Paulo , B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
Today , we are ra@@ pi@@ dly ne@@ aring a much better promised land ​ — the new system of things .
She was not J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese , and I had never seen a W@@ es@@ ter@@ ner in my life .
At its pe@@ ak in the l@@ ate 1@@ 5@@ th and early 1@@ 6@@ th cen@@ tu@@ ries C.E . , the In@@ c@@ a E@@ mpi@@ re em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed par@@ ts of mo@@ der@@ n - day Ar@@ g@@ ent@@ ina , Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a , Ch@@ ile , C@@ ol@@ om@@ bia , E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or , and Per@@ u , where the emp@@ i@@ re@@ ’s ancient cap@@ it@@ al , C@@ u@@ z@@ c@@ o , was lo@@ c@@ ated .
When one of the angels re@@ pe@@ ated to Abraham God’s promise about S@@ ar@@ ah giving bir@@ th to a son , she was out of sight , within her t@@ ent , listen@@ ing .
Ex@@ pres@@ sing our faith at meetings great@@ ly contribu@@ tes to “ the up@@ building of the congregation . ”
Wit@@ ness@@ ing in I@@ rel@@ and , 195@@ 7
□ Bo@@ th are descri@@ bed as faithful wit@@ nesses of Jehovah . ​ — He@@ b .
Now is not the time to s@@ low down in Kingdom activ@@ ity but to consider the imp@@ ort of Jeremiah 12 : 5 .
In this con@@ text , the word “ mo@@ des@@ t ” means being a@@ ware of one@@ ’s own li@@ mit@@ ations .
Those elders had discus@@ sed the situation and wanted the mission@@ aries to continue in their assignment as long as possible .
Job refu@@ sed to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on his integrity , and Jehovah “ bless@@ ed the end of Job af@@ ter@@ ward more than his beg@@ in@@ ning . ”
“ Be w@@ atch@@ ful !
I was sen@@ ten@@ ced to a two - year pris@@ on ter@@ m .
V@@ er@@ y likely , you can think of many others .
We can hum@@ bly be@@ g God to do the same .
That is a serious personal decision .
I respon@@ ded to him using a few of the Bible te@@ x@@ ts I had learned in my cor@@ respon@@ d@@ ence course .
Why not appro@@ ach them with r@@ ene@@ wed ze@@ al and show them that Jesus Christ is in@@ deed the promised Messi@@ ah , God’s means of sal@@ vation ?
Of course , he took care to keep the bi@@ ke within view of the others in order to pre@@ v@@ ent a str@@ anger from “ bor@@ ro@@ wing ” it .
We were encoura@@ ged to continue pione@@ ering in C@@ le@@ vel@@ and , but the very next mon@@ th , we received a bi@@ g sur@@ pris@@ e ​ — an invit@@ ation to atten@@ d the 2@@ 3@@ r@@ d class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad , star@@ ting in F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 195@@ 4 !
Fir@@ st , he sel@@ e@@ cted 12 from among his disciples and desi@@ gn@@ ated them as apostles , or ones sent for@@ th by him .
The earth became filled with viol@@ ence . ” — Genesis 6 : 5 , 11 .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we should let nothing hold us back from rep@@ en@@ ting and be@@ coming re@@ conc@@ iled to God .
But through our experi@@ ences we have learned that the most important an@@ ti@@ do@@ te to anxi@@ ety is trust in God .
There is even the mo@@ on , and it is not b@@ right ; and the st@@ ars themselves have not proved clean in his eyes .
What will an understanding of Jehovah’s pati@@ ence move us to do ?
He provided material help to Witnesses in need .
This expres@@ sion was comm@@ on in other Eng@@ l@@ ish Bi@@ bl@@ es as well .
“ Jesus put individuals at e@@ ase , ” said the speak@@ er , “ because he had a s@@ inc@@ ere interest in them , and they could feel it . ”
Fir@@ st - century Christians also saw themselves as “ ali@@ ens ” in this world .
A complete heart is sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to God’s will and mo@@ tiv@@ ated by a strong desire to serve him obedi@@ ently
Why should you be concer@@ ned ?
It is the very op@@ pos@@ ite of sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness , for it is refle@@ cted in sel@@ f@@ less words and de@@ e@@ ds . ​ — Read 1 Corinthians 13 : 4 - 7 .
It was then that Jehovah chang@@ ed his name to Abraham , meaning “ father of a crow@@ d . ”
Matthew enjo@@ yed what he heard and started to study the Bible with one of the congregation elders .
The simp@@ li@@ city of Scriptural truth at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ts and satis@@ fi@@ es s@@ inc@@ ere people .
5 : 3 - 9 What does this tell me about my gener@@ al attitude ?
De@@ ce@@ it@@ ful ones not only h@@ ur@@ t themselves spiritually but often har@@ m others .
Ke@@ ep the Re@@ al En@@ em@@ y in M@@ ind
We could eas@@ ily be en@@ tic@@ ed by promises of a lu@@ cr@@ ative care@@ er , dre@@ am@@ s of a la@@ v@@ ish li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le , or the desire for a show@@ y displa@@ y of material ri@@ ches .
No@@ te , for example , the experience of S@@ ar@@ ah , mentioned in the op@@ ening article .
Luke is a you@@ th who was encoura@@ ged by another dr@@ am@@ ati@@ z@@ ation , Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — What Will I Do With My Li@@ fe ?
“ I Sa@@ w , but I C@@ ould Not Un@@ der@@ stand ” 10
Di@@ d he in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ate and co@@ er@@ ce his followers into obedi@@ ence ?
When I was 13 , a man came to our school sear@@ ch@@ ing for a gi@@ r@@ l to be tra@@ ined for the cir@@ c@@ us .
N@@ am@@ ing a child after someone el@@ se and giving a name that refle@@ cts the circumstances associ@@ ated with its bir@@ th are accep@@ table cu@@ st@@ om@@ s , and deci@@ ding when to give a child its name is a personal decision .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , not all those who respon@@ ded have proved themselves su@@ it@@ able .
Lo@@ o@@ king back , F@@ er@@ n@@ and said : “ To many people , it seem@@ ed that I gave up a st@@ able jo@@ b and left my family in the lu@@ r@@ ch .
Yes , the pri@@ m@@ ary sense of “ congregation ” in the Christian Greek Scriptures is the com@@ pos@@ ite group of spirit - anointed followers of Christ .
Although A@@ ar@@ on had attend@@ ed meetings and had g@@ one out in field service since he was young , he said , “ I found the meetings and field service bor@@ ing . ”
Yet , this as@@ pi@@ r@@ ation is not just a 2@@ 1@@ st - century dre@@ am .
The body of elders is happy to give counsel and encourag@@ ement , but satis@@ f@@ ying the Scriptural requi@@ re@@ ments f@@ alls pri@@ mar@@ ily on the individu@@ al who is re@@ aching out .
Pa@@ pua New G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a , 3 / 1
She rec@@ al@@ led : “ I took an interest in my chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s inter@@ ests and regul@@ arly went to their ro@@ om to talk to them .
What if your sp@@ ouse tri@@ es to li@@ mit your worship ?
Since we lived near A@@ spe@@ n , C@@ ol@@ or@@ a@@ do , we learned to s@@ ki so that at times we could s@@ ki together .
He said : “ I am the true v@@ ine , and my Father is the cultiv@@ at@@ or . ”
4@@ 8 : 17 , 18 .
* If that ci@@ vi@@ l cer@@ em@@ on@@ y inclu@@ ded v@@ ow@@ s but the new@@ ly married cou@@ ple want to say v@@ ow@@ s before Jehovah and the congregation , they would do so in the past ten@@ se , show@@ ing that they were already “ yo@@ ked together . ” ​ — Matthew 19 : 6 ; 22 : 21 .
It seem@@ s that at that time , his son Ab@@ sal@@ om was tr@@ ying to become king in@@ stead of him .
What can help us to maintain our spiritual bal@@ ance when we face se@@ v@@ ere re@@ pro@@ ach ?
A@@ vo@@ id Be@@ ing De@@ c@@ ei@@ ved
It is not that many Christians in the congregations are wal@@ king in ba@@ dness or be@@ coming “ bad fi@@ g@@ s , ” as were many Jews back then .
In fact , R@@ a@@ ha@@ b was “ declar@@ ed righteous by works , ” including the act of mis@@ direc@@ ting the em@@ is@@ s@@ aries of the king . ​ — James 2 : 24 - 26 .
Jac@@ o@@ b fle@@ es to Pa@@ dd@@ an - ar@@ am , where he marri@@ es Le@@ ah and R@@ ac@@ he@@ l and tend@@ s the flo@@ c@@ ks of their father for some 20 years before de@@ par@@ ting with his family .
David continu@@ es : “ There are many saying : ‘ Who will show us good ? ’
H@@ ol@@ ding to God’s moral standards , however , does not mean be@@ coming judg@@ men@@ tal of others .
I was born on J@@ anu@@ ary 9 of that same year , on the out@@ s@@ ki@@ r@@ ts of the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of P@@ o@@ d@@ ho@@ m , near pi@@ c@@ tu@@ res@@ que L@@ ake B@@ led .
A par@@ ent might ten@@ d to continue tre@@ ating a son or daugh@@ ter as a young child , though such tre@@ at@@ ment may no longer be appro@@ pri@@ ate .
Those inter@@ vie@@ wed had tim@@ ely ad@@ vice for the new mission@@ aries .
Lo@@ ve of God mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to be@@ ar witness
His future is thus as@@ sur@@ ed in the best possible way .
( Read 2 Timothy 3 : 16 , 17 . )
The Kingdom message br@@ ings us a lo@@ t of joy .
In public and in priv@@ ate , hus@@ ban@@ ds show by their res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful words and com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate actions that their wi@@ ves are preci@@ ous to them .
Bo@@ th the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le and the temple were called “ the house of the true God . ”
They can ex@@ pose a person to bad associ@@ ations .
For some time , however , I had been thinking of following my bro@@ ther’s example , so I po@@ lit@@ ely dec@@ l@@ ined my emp@@ loy@@ er@@ ’s offer , expla@@ ining why .
On our we@@ d@@ ding day , 19@@ 60
Let me expla@@ in how strength and we@@ ak@@ ness have shap@@ ed my life .
What gl@@ ori@@ ous time can we look for@@ ward to if we show that we are for Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , to use the Bible to see a de@@ fect , such as sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness , we should do more than read it ca@@ su@@ ally or use it to see someone el@@ se@@ ’s fa@@ ul@@ ts .
What helped them to end@@ ure ?
And especially because of Jehovah’s help , our lives have real meaning .
why Jehovah m@@ ol@@ ds his people ?
And even with all those qualities , there is no gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e of succ@@ ess . ”
Be C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ous and S@@ tr@@ ong
A fi@@ er@@ ce bat@@ tle en@@ su@@ ed , and we Witnesses were ca@@ ught right in the mi@@ dd@@ le .
Do not parents rejo@@ ice when their children act wis@@ ely ?
When a group of Rom@@ an Jews came to him in his lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing place years later , Paul explained matters to them “ by be@@ aring thor@@ ough witness concer@@ ning the kingdom of God and by using per@@ su@@ asi@@ on with them concer@@ ning Jesus from both the law of Moses and the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts . ” ​ — Acts 28 : 17 , 22 , 23 .
S@@ ome@@ one who is pro@@ ne to be cr@@ itical off@@ ers to ex@@ tr@@ act a m@@ ere st@@ ra@@ w from his bro@@ ther’s “ e@@ ye . ”
In verse 3 , God is called “ the Father of tend@@ er mer@@ ci@@ es . ”
The respon@@ se to their efforts was so over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing that the husband felt com@@ p@@ el@@ led to re@@ du@@ ce his se@@ cul@@ ar emp@@ loy@@ ment so as to have one more day a we@@ ek a@@ vail@@ able to study the Bible with those show@@ ing interest .
A Un@@ i@@ que Pro@@ ject
Re@@ g@@ arding this change , the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine U@@ .@@ S . Ca@@ tho@@ lic qu@@ o@@ tes a religious educ@@ ation co@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ or who said that Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s who jo@@ ined Bible study cl@@ as@@ ses felt that “ they got sh@@ ort@@ chang@@ ed as Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s , and that there is a lo@@ t of ri@@ ch@@ ness in the Bible .
For example , this name in the T@@ ur@@ k@@ men language , Yehowa , can re@@ adi@@ ly be found in the T@@ ur@@ k@@ men transl@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures .
16 L@@ ear@@ n From God’s Word ​ — Why Does God Al@@ low E@@ vi@@ l and Su@@ ffering ?
What did that mean for her ?
Do not allow gre@@ ed to cause you to be de@@ f@@ ra@@ u@@ ded .
He will become more real to you .
The war of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on will occ@@ ur , follow@@ ed by the ab@@ y@@ s@@ sing of Satan and his dem@@ ons . ​ — 9 / 15 , page 4 .
As sh@@ own by the experience of one mission@@ ary , how can prayer help us to maintain integrity ?
Why is it vital that we be led by holy spirit ?
But with his fle@@ sh@@ ly b@@ ent of mind , E@@ sa@@ u gave away all such privile@@ ges for a bo@@ w@@ l of ste@@ w .
In ad@@ dition to ou@@ tri@@ ght gi@@ f@@ ts of money and con@@ di@@ tional don@@ ations of money , there are other me@@ tho@@ ds of giving to benefit Kingdom service worl@@ d@@ wide .
The New Bi@@ r@@ th ​ — What Does It A@@ c@@ com@@ pl@@ ish ?
O@@ f@@ ten , this lea@@ ds to disa@@ ster .
Se@@ cond , the verse emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es doing things in prop@@ er order , as if to say , “ Fir@@ st you do this ; then you do that . ”
Jo@@ k@@ ne@@ am
“ TH@@ E living are consci@@ ous that they will die . ”
Tr@@ ying to become rich ; stri@@ ving for f@@ ame or recogn@@ iti@@ on ; pur@@ su@@ ing pol@@ itical , so@@ cial , or e@@ con@@ om@@ ic go@@ als ; or simply living for self and inst@@ ant gr@@ ati@@ fic@@ ation all fai@@ l to deli@@ ver happiness .
We will consider what question ?
They must also support the chil@@ d’s efforts to succ@@ e@@ ed .
If you are hum@@ ble , Jehovah will support you and take care of you .
( Read Acts 15 : 1 , 2 . )
I was sur@@ pris@@ ed to real@@ ize that in my religion I had learned about a go@@ d , but not about Jehovah .
My parents were sta@@ un@@ ch Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s .
Do All Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful Christians G@@ o to He@@ av@@ en ?
What effect did the coura@@ ge@@ ous words of an Israel@@ ite gi@@ r@@ l have on one man@@ ’s life ?
Even now , however , individuals can clo@@ the themselves with love and ac@@ hi@@ eve un@@ ity .
Why was Daniel “ someone very desi@@ ra@@ ble ” ?
“ They did much to mo@@ ld me in the right way . ”
“ Wh@@ en@@ ever I see pi@@ c@@ tures of un@@ ited famili@@ es doing things together , I think to my@@ self , ‘ I wish I had enjo@@ yed that when I was a young gi@@ r@@ l , ’ ” con@@ f@@ ess@@ es M@@ el@@ is@@ sa .
Paul may have had some in@@ iti@@ al concer@@ ns in that reg@@ ard , for he wrote to Timothy : “ In my first de@@ f@@ en@@ se no one came to my side , but they all for@@ so@@ ok me ​ — may they not be held acc@@ oun@@ table . ”
Since we also have an ob@@ lig@@ ation to speak tru@@ th@@ fully to one another , we are ac@@ ting wis@@ ely by avo@@ i@@ ding anything that would cause us even un@@ wit@@ t@@ ingly to s@@ pre@@ ad un@@ tru@@ ths . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 25 .
Let us first consider Jesus ’ teachings .
Those ans@@ wers c@@ learly tell us who Jesus is .
A Witness then stu@@ died the Bible with him , and L@@ ing@@ ba@@ o@@ an made the decision to serve the true God .
How can we avoid suffering shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ k of our faith ?
From then on , my mother stru@@ gg@@ led to provide food for the family .
Jehovah Be@@ au@@ ti@@ fi@@ es His Pe@@ ople With Li@@ ght
“ A@@ n es@@ tim@@ ate for the peri@@ od from 19@@ 00 until 198@@ 9 is that war kil@@ led 8@@ 6 milli@@ on people , ” says J@@ on@@ a@@ than G@@ lo@@ ver in his book H@@ u@@ man@@ ity ​ — A M@@ or@@ al H@@ ist@@ ory of the T@@ w@@ enti@@ et@@ h C@@ en@@ tury .
God’s promised new world will be as real to you as if it were already here .
Our new neigh@@ b@@ ors invit@@ ed us to vis@@ it their ch@@ urch , and we went a few times .
What fav@@ or@@ it@@ ism !
Jac@@ o@@ b was not see@@ king we@@ al@@ th to accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ate his family .
The acc@@ us@@ ations vari@@ ed .
However , each time you do what is right and refu@@ se to share in ung@@ o@@ dly conduct , you prove that you are on Jehovah’s side of the is@@ sue of uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
We are ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed : “ Do not become un@@ ev@@ en@@ ly yo@@ ked with un@@ believers , ” those who are no part of the Christian congregation .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ine on page 32 ]
The peace of God prote@@ cted my heart when I turned to him da@@ ily in prayer .
This ar@@ m@@ or inclu@@ des “ the bre@@ ast@@ pl@@ ate of righteousness . ”
Rather , he war@@ ned of hard times a@@ head for Timothy and encoura@@ ged his friend to avoid di@@ str@@ actions , to keep on “ ac@@ qui@@ ring power , ” and to pas@@ s Paul’s instru@@ ctions on to others .
Do you think that it would have been reason@@ able for Noah and his family to foc@@ us their efforts on develop@@ ing a bu@@ sin@@ ess , get@@ ting a@@ head among their con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries , or esta@@ bli@@ shing a com@@ for@@ table li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le ?
So@@ on the end will come for Satan’s wicked world .
The D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s cam@@ pa@@ ign of dec@@ ep@@ tion has pro@@ duc@@ ed in people every@@ where a spirit of re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against Bible la@@ ws and principles .
O@@ ver the years , gra@@ du@@ ates of G@@ ile@@ ad and , more rec@@ ently , gra@@ du@@ ates of the M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol have buil@@ t up a ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent rec@@ ord .
Tru@@ e Christians are certain that their sh@@ aring with others a knowledge of Jehovah God and Jesus Christ cons@@ titu@@ tes the great@@ est help they can offer .
The king also in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted fes@@ tiv@@ als and appointed pri@@ ests to help the people c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate them . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 12 : 26 - 33 .
What , then , is the se@@ cre@@ t of a happy life ?
( b ) How do Jehovah’s Witnesses man@@ i@@ f@@ est self - sacrific@@ ing love today ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses often enc@@ oun@@ ter this attitude when they go from do@@ or to do@@ or , o@@ ffering hope from the Bible .
Why is our appreciation for God’s go@@ o@@ dness deep@@ ened when we see the spiritually des@@ titu@@ te con@@ dition of others ?
The disci@@ ple Matthew wrote : “ Ha@@ ving sent the crow@@ ds away , [ Jesus ] went up into the m@@ oun@@ tain by himself to pray . ”
2 : 30 .
Our assign@@ ments took us from the beau@@ ti@@ ful s@@ lo@@ p@@ es of the Mul@@ an@@ je M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s in the sou@@ th to the pe@@ ace@@ ful sh@@ o@@ res of L@@ ake Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i , which r@@ un@@ s ne@@ arly the full l@@ eng@@ th of the e@@ ast@@ er@@ n part of the country .
Will he be heal@@ thy ?
Be@@ fore long , most were sure that it would be a mis@@ take to en@@ ter the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and as Jehovah had direc@@ ted .
Do You F@@ ol@@ low the “ S@@ ur@@ pas@@ sing W@@ a@@ y ” of Lo@@ ve ?
When Jehovah ac@@ ts , the result will be disa@@ str@@ ous for un@@ faithful ones ​ — as if the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s had m@@ el@@ ted like wa@@ x and the pla@@ ins had been sp@@ li@@ t ap@@ ar@@ t by an earth@@ qu@@ ake .
3 M@@ ake a Jo@@ y@@ ful S@@ ound !
When n@@ on - Christians see@@ king Scriptural instru@@ ction appe@@ aled to young O@@ ri@@ g@@ en for help , he em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed this work as a com@@ mis@@ sion from God .
Yes , let us “ dec@@ l@@ are among the nations his glory , among all the pe@@ op@@ les his wonderful works . ” ​ — Psalm 7@@ 8 : 3 , 4 ; 9@@ 6 : 3 , 4 .
It was their example that inst@@ il@@ led in me the desire to be a mission@@ ary .
I posed difficult questions that I thought had no answer .
Fir@@ st , though , let us consider why car@@ ing for the ter@@ min@@ ally ill is a uni@@ que chall@@ enge today .
Lo@@ ve and respect prom@@ o@@ te peace .
That time is now , for the ga@@ ther@@ ing of all nations to the war of the great day of God the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on is already under way . ​ — Revelation 16 : 14 , 16 .
As a result , Jesus was born sin@@ less and perfect . ​ — Matthew 1 : 18 ; Luke 1 : 35 ; John 8 : 4@@ 6 .
Yet , coun@@ t@@ less others view s@@ now as a deli@@ ght , pro@@ duc@@ ing a w@@ in@@ ter wonder@@ land that op@@ ens up opportun@@ ities for special activities .
We pre@@ fer@@ red to wa@@ it on Jehovah . ”
What does that inclu@@ de ?
My parents had a small f@@ ar@@ m , and the land provided our ba@@ si@@ c needs .
If any Christian is beg@@ in@@ ning to en@@ ter@@ tain apost@@ ate vie@@ ws , what should he do ?
In@@ c@@ lu@@ ded among them are the T@@ emp@@ le of Li@@ ons ( consider@@ ed by some to be a temple of D@@ ag@@ an , Bi@@ bli@@ cal D@@ ag@@ on ) and the san@@ c@@ tu@@ aries of I@@ sh@@ ta@@ r , the go@@ dd@@ ess of fer@@ t@@ ility , as well as of the su@@ n - go@@ d Sh@@ am@@ as@@ h .
Our first parents had a wonderful future a@@ head of them
Their work has been truly bene@@ fi@@ cial , since they have not become involved in pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s or in other ways st@@ ra@@ yed from the com@@ mis@@ sion to preach the good news .
We read that he kept gr@@ an@@ ting Joseph “ fav@@ or in the eyes of the c@@ hi@@ ef of@@ fic@@ er of the pris@@ on . ”
( Read Romans 13 : 11 - 14 . )
Joh@@ n@@ ’s three let@@ ters con@@ tain fur@@ ther g@@ em@@ s of truth .
Kris@@ t@@ in expla@@ ins , “ I had never done that before , but this l@@ ine of work helps me to be able to stay in the country . ”
D@@ e V@@ au@@ x ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ On reading these po@@ em@@ s , one under@@ stan@@ ds the rep@@ ul@@ sion that true believers in Y@@ ah@@ wis@@ m and the great prophe@@ ts felt for this worship . ”
Jehovah inv@@ ested his Son with the heavenly lead@@ er@@ ship of the congregation on earth .
However , he did not allow any we@@ ak@@ ness or fear he might have had to inter@@ f@@ ere with the car@@ r@@ ying out of his God - given ministry .
A mon@@ th before our 4@@ 0@@ th we@@ d@@ ding an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary , E@@ un@@ ice lost her bat@@ tle with can@@ c@@ er .
You have every reason to put full confidence in such a promise because Jehovah God is un@@ chang@@ ing , dep@@ end@@ able , and true to his word .
They had been fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ used of di@@ sh@@ on@@ est be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
W@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ L AN@@ D G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S N@@ A@@ M@@ E
It gives me much joy to know that today there are si@@ x congregations in Ar@@ ma@@ vi@@ r and four in K@@ ur@@ gan@@ in@@ s@@ k .
Our hope in the resurrection makes such an ex@@ tre@@ me expres@@ sion of m@@ our@@ ning for the dead in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate .
F@@ ur@@ ther , num@@ er@@ ous pas@@ sa@@ ges in the Scriptures reve@@ al that Jehovah se@@ es the un@@ born as dist@@ in@@ ct individuals .
A@@ t@@ ten@@ ding our meetings , which are free and o@@ pen to all .
With such a faith , he kept his integrity during tur@@ bul@@ ent times .
It is u@@ su@@ ally e@@ asi@@ er to pa@@ y attention at meetings if we are well pre@@ pared .
Consider the illustr@@ ation he gave in his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , as recorded at Matthew 5 : 18 : “ Tru@@ ly I say to you that so@@ on@@ er would heaven and earth pas@@ s away than for one s@@ mal@@ l@@ est letter or one st@@ ro@@ ke of a letter to pas@@ s away from the Law until all things take place . ”
If you do that , you will share in congregation activities , not because your parents want you to , but because you want to do God’s will .
I have mem@@ or@@ ized Psalm 23 and the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount .
Th@@ r@@ il@@ led by God’s Lo@@ ve
But our clo@@ th@@ es should always be ne@@ at , clean , mo@@ des@@ t , appro@@ pri@@ ate for the occasi@@ on , and accep@@ table lo@@ c@@ ally .
Yet they were spiritually strong .
However , before I tell you about those chang@@ es , let me f@@ ill you in on some events that took place years before these conven@@ tions were held ​ — events rel@@ ated to my chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od .
A young woman in the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines , for example , wanted to share in the full - time ministry .
It is wise to remember that the Per@@ ga@@ mu@@ m congregation was end@@ ang@@ ered by apost@@ ates .
H@@ ar@@ an
M@@ an@@ kin@@ d’s Creator and You
If he reli@@ es sol@@ ely on human thinking , such a course could se@@ em jus@@ ti@@ fi@@ able , even u@@ pri@@ ght .
H@@ as our love for Bible truth moved us to recogn@@ ize the uni@@ que privilege we have to be@@ ar God’s name and to pro@@ cla@@ im his Kingdom in this time of the end ?
When Paul vis@@ ited , he saw that Timothy could be a help@@ ful travel@@ ing compan@@ ion on mission@@ ary j@@ our@@ ne@@ ys .
What did Jehovah point for@@ ward to through Abraham ?
We also read any guid@@ el@@ ines regarding his spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c assignment , and then I like to work with him until he is famili@@ ar with his du@@ ties . ”
( b ) How do you feel about these pro@@ v@@ isions ?
M@@ ature servants of Jehovah person@@ ally apply Paul’s counsel : “ Do not put out the fi@@ re of the spirit . ”
A king in ancient Israel , whom Jesus no@@ ted for his great wisdom , spoke of the need for loving , par@@ ent@@ al cor@@ rection .
15 : 28 ; He@@ b .
Jehovah God never ca@@ uses what is bad .
How may we be affe@@ cted by past experi@@ ences ?
Many who are not al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic@@ s have develop@@ ed exc@@ essi@@ ve dr@@ in@@ king ha@@ bi@@ ts without real@@ iz@@ ing it .
10 , 11 . ( a ) How do we make li@@ mit@@ ed use of the world ?
A@@ n un@@ res@@ ol@@ ved personal differ@@ ence could ev@@ en@@ tually cause a Christian to h@@ ate his brother .
Wor@@ k that is mean@@ ing@@ ful and satis@@ f@@ ying . ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 21 - 23 . The c@@ uring of all di@@ se@@ ase . ​ — Isaiah 33 : 24 .
V@@ es@@ ta was the go@@ dd@@ ess of the hear@@ th .
My father was a bo@@ x@@ ing ch@@ am@@ pi@@ on , and my you@@ ng@@ er brother and I were also activ@@ ely involved in bo@@ x@@ ing .
N@@ atur@@ ally , it is their hear@@ t@@ felt desire that their children not go through the same things .
• What may h@@ in@@ der parents ’ commun@@ ic@@ ating with a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ents ?
Like Abra@@ m , we may feel pres@@ sure to put material inter@@ ests a@@ head of the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c concer@@ ns .
W@@ as it not because he exerc@@ ised faith and was obedi@@ ent ?
Rather than give each Christian a se@@ par@@ ate re@@ vel@@ ation , Jehovah uses his spirit to direc@@ t his organization , which provi@@ des God’s uni@@ fied people with an understanding of the Bible .
A small group of qu@@ ali@@ fied overse@@ ers from among the com@@ pos@@ ite “ faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” form the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , serving as the re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative of the slave class .
The most reli@@ able Bible man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts do not inclu@@ de ver@@ ses 4@@ 4 and 4@@ 6 . S@@ cho@@ l@@ ars ac@@ knowledge that those two ver@@ ses were likely later ad@@ di@@ tions .
We need to keep on atten@@ ding congregation meetings and sh@@ aring in the Kingdom - preaching work .
This article has consider@@ ed just some of the Scriptural evidence that the end is near .
Paul knew that if he wanted his efforts to be succ@@ ess@@ ful , he would need clear go@@ als , like a r@@ un@@ ner foc@@ using his mind on cro@@ s@@ sing the fin@@ ish l@@ ine in a r@@ ace .
How can we prove ourselves ready ?
They sing a s@@ ong of praise to Jehovah .
Th@@ ough others may praise them for their ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements , deep down in@@ side they feel like a f@@ ra@@ u@@ d who will be ex@@ posed so@@ on@@ er or later .
F@@ in@@ ally , in Ju@@ ly 194@@ 7 , I was able to sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze my dedic@@ ation to Jehovah by water baptism .
Why have we been encoura@@ ged to do these things ?
A@@ qu@@ ila and P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed him as far as Eph@@ esus , where they rema@@ ined .
How do we benefit from doing the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work ?
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ately , their Creator dec@@ la@@ res : “ To me bel@@ ong@@ s every w@@ il@@ d ani@@ ma@@ l of the fore@@ st , the be@@ ast@@ s upon a th@@ ous@@ and m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s . ” ​ — Psalm 50 : 10 .
All the man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts that Al@@ f@@ onso de Z@@ am@@ or@@ a had pre@@ pared and re@@ v@@ ised for prin@@ ting the Com@@ p@@ lu@@ ten@@ si@@ an P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t came into the hands of A@@ ri@@ as M@@ on@@ t@@ an@@ o , who used them for the R@@ o@@ y@@ al Bible .
; No@@ ak@@ es , J .
The number of su@@ i@@ ci@@ des and mu@@ r@@ ders ju@@ mp@@ ed as well . ”
There is no cu@@ re .
And listen@@ ing to God means will@@ ingly sub@@ mit@@ ting on@@ es@@ el@@ f to the arrang@@ ement he has set in place , the Christian congregation with appointed elders , “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
Since you are re@@ je@@ cting it and do not ju@@ dge y@@ ourselves wor@@ thy of everlasting life , look !
All the congregations were ur@@ ged not to ad@@ d@@ ress certain ones with hon@@ ori@@ fi@@ c ter@@ ms .
After sp@@ en@@ ding sever@@ al years in one cam@@ p , she was moved to another .
You Can A@@ vo@@ id a S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al H@@ ear@@ t A@@ t@@ t@@ ack
Sa@@ ys Revelation 21 : 3 : “ Lo@@ ok !
Jesus did not remain friends with these imper@@ fect men because he was over@@ ly in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ent or bl@@ ind to their imper@@ fe@@ ctions .
When he was 22 years old , Jehovah’s Witnesses invit@@ ed A@@ lej@@ and@@ r@@ o to study the Bible , and he ag@@ re@@ ed .
By being as ac@@ tive as possible in God’s work , we will find it e@@ asi@@ er to wa@@ it for reli@@ ef .
T@@ w@@ o of them , James and Ju@@ de , later wrote boo@@ ks of the Bible .
Does your course of life show appreciation for that pro@@ vision ?
A God of W@@ is@@ dom Gi@@ ves A@@ mp@@ le W@@ ar@@ ning
Dani@@ ela and H@@ el@@ mu@@ t pre@@ ached in the fore@@ ign - language field in V@@ i@@ en@@ na
That can result in your being Jehovah’s share , as was true of others in the past .
In like man@@ ner , do not over@@ wh@@ el@@ m your children .
This , however , did not s@@ ti@@ f@@ le Davi@@ d’s giving spirit .
By l@@ ate Au@@ gu@@ st 194@@ 6 , Jo@@ el too had been invit@@ ed to serve as a member of the he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters st@@ af@@ f in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n .
I had sp@@ ent years develop@@ ing a close relationship with Jehovah .
You can also have prac@@ tice s@@ essi@@ ons that will help your children de@@ al with pe@@ er pres@@ sure .
The pres@@ ent@@ ation just out@@ l@@ ined would take about fi@@ ve min@@ ut@@ es to complete .
The s@@ pre@@ ad of that attitude is par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly ob@@ ser@@ va@@ ble during what Bible prophecy c@@ alls “ the last days , ” mar@@ ked by “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with . ”
How , then , can each of us “ cho@@ ose life ” ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Christian elders , parents , and Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers who are well - ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with God’s Word will buil@@ d up spiritual sta@@ bility when they teach Jehovah’s regul@@ ations and justice in the congregation , in their famili@@ es , and to inter@@ ested ones .
Satan will leave us if we take a fir@@ m stand against him by re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing appro@@ pri@@ ate Bible principles and pu@@ t@@ ting them into prac@@ tice .
5 : 21 ; Mat@@ t .
2 : 12 , 13 ​ — In what way does God cause us “ to will and to act ” ?
What is your stan@@ d@@ ard for deci@@ ding what is hon@@ est be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or and what is not ?
For good reason , Jehovah will bring Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors to a st@@ ate of good health .
Today , too , situ@@ ations ar@@ ise that t@@ est our hum@@ ility .
M@@ an Does Not Li@@ ve on B@@ read A@@ lo@@ ne ​ — How I S@@ ur@@ vi@@ ved Na@@ z@@ i P@@ ris@@ on C@@ am@@ ps
Li@@ z continu@@ es : “ When I married , we had a beau@@ ti@@ ful home and two c@@ ars , and our fin@@ an@@ cial situation allow@@ ed us fre@@ e@@ dom to enjoy vi@@ r@@ tually anything in the way of material things , tra@@ v@@ el , and rec@@ re@@ ation .
No@@ te the contr@@ ast : Dis@@ regarding God’s guid@@ ance concer@@ ning the sac@@ re@@ dness of li@@ fe@@ blood can result in everlasting death .
The nation of Israel was present when Jehovah declar@@ ed that he requi@@ res exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion .
Lo@@ ok them up in the Bible , and read them together .
If you answer y@@ es to all these questions , does this mean that you have been invit@@ ed to go to heaven ?
A number of experienced pione@@ ers have had the ple@@ asure of atten@@ ding the school a second time .
13 : 20 ; He@@ b .
O@@ ver@@ se@@ ers may we@@ i@@ gh their own appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ bl@@ en@@ ess by consider@@ ing how often others come to them to seek counsel or to make su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions .
“ Let us cle@@ an@@ se ourselves of every de@@ fil@@ ement of flesh and spirit . ”
[ B@@ lu@@ r@@ b on page 23 ]
They in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed me to the hand - turned whe@@ at gr@@ in@@ der that pione@@ ers used at the time to make f@@ l@@ our and thus re@@ du@@ ce food co@@ st@@ s .
We All Ha@@ ve a Sh@@ are
To dis@@ cer@@ n how to help in@@ ac@@ tive fellow believers , elders and other matu@@ re publi@@ sh@@ ers need to listen care@@ fully as such individuals make hear@@ t@@ felt expres@@ sions .
That ar@@ my was made up of both Lu@@ ther@@ ans and Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s .
Mo@@ ore continued : “ This tend@@ enc@@ y , in@@ her@@ ent in all ri@@ tu@@ al , was great@@ ly fur@@ ther@@ ed by the influ@@ ence of the O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent when the Christian cl@@ er@@ gy came to be reg@@ ar@@ ded as succ@@ e@@ e@@ ding to the place of the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od of the form@@ er dis@@ p@@ en@@ s@@ ation .
With determin@@ ation and effort , you can have gen@@ u@@ ine joy , peace , and hope .
“ Do your ut@@ most to present yourself appro@@ ved to God . ” ​ — 2 T@@ I@@ M@@ O@@ TH@@ Y 2 : 15 .
After being crow@@ ned as King in 1914 , Jesus is pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed as “ con@@ qu@@ ering ”
And your good example may help your child to respon@@ d to the loving invit@@ ation from Jehovah to return to him . ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 6 , 7 .
B@@ ear@@ ing the ans@@ wers to those two questions in mind will help us to strengthen our res@@ ol@@ ve to remain on the fine p@@ ath we have cho@@ s@@ en .
The New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures ​ — With Re@@ fer@@ ences uses a similar practic@@ al appro@@ ach in its fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ tes .
He also sh@@ ared Paul’s deep and hear@@ t@@ felt love and concer@@ n for his Christian brothers and sisters .
He wrote : “ ‘ When he as@@ c@@ ended on high he car@@ ri@@ ed away cap@@ ti@@ ves ; he gave gi@@ f@@ ts in men . ’ . . .
What view of marriage makes famili@@ es happy ?
Even so , while recogn@@ iz@@ ing that Christians should be no part of the worl@@ d’s ba@@ dness , many ob@@ ject to being pol@@ iti@@ c@@ ally neu@@ tr@@ al , truly “ no part of the world . ”
O@@ u@@ t of ha@@ bi@@ t , she has set the table for two !
A friend who is ill likely wants to feel car@@ ed for , under@@ sto@@ od , and res@@ pe@@ cted .
Such questions can lead to a rel@@ a@@ x@@ ed con@@ vers@@ ation .
That was the pl@@ an , but two things happened in N@@ i@@ g@@ er that st@@ op@@ ped him .
M@@ E@@ M@@ O@@ R@@ I@@ A@@ L AT@@ T@@ EN@@ D@@ AN@@ C@@ E ( 20@@ 16 )
( a ) Why does Jehovah ev@@ en@@ tually bring hi@@ d@@ den sin@@ s into the o@@ pen ?
Me@@ tho@@ di@@ us most pro@@ ba@@ bly helped with the t@@ ask .
And that was just the beg@@ in@@ ning of the over@@ all co@@ st .
But in No@@ v@@ ember 198@@ 8 , I had a st@@ ro@@ ke that great@@ ly affe@@ cted my physical fac@@ ul@@ ties .
We who are gu@@ i@@ ded by God’s spirit “ conduct ourselves hon@@ es@@ tly in all things , ” as Paul did .
Today , it is not eas@@ y to ass@@ ess acc@@ ur@@ ately the qu@@ ality of the transl@@ ation made by C@@ y@@ ri@@ l and Me@@ tho@@ di@@ us .
He sen@@ ses Jehovah’s loving care and st@@ op@@ s wor@@ r@@ ying over@@ much .
In har@@ mony with his prayers , Jac@@ o@@ b takes dec@@ isi@@ ve action .
( Psalm 5@@ 1 : 1 – 7@@ 1 : 24 )
They try to set reason@@ able go@@ als .
They therefore come back into the relationship that Adam and E@@ ve had with God before they re@@ bel@@ led .
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying the Bible together helps the family to keep Jehovah’s standards c@@ learly in mind , deep@@ ens spiritu@@ ality , and makes for continued prog@@ ress .
No , for he kin@@ dly ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged about his followers : “ The spirit , of course , is e@@ ag@@ er , but the flesh is we@@ ak . ”
[ The mi@@ me ] p@@ lum@@ bed the dep@@ ths of a per@@ ver@@ sion which had con@@ qu@@ ered the mas@@ ses of the cap@@ it@@ al .
For example , consider a 14@@ th - century the@@ olo@@ gi@@ an nam@@ ed John W@@ y@@ c@@ li@@ f@@ fe .
Be@@ fore long , things began to imp@@ ro@@ ve .
Jehovah’s long - suffering toward mankind plac@@ es us under a moral ob@@ lig@@ ation to “ be long - suffering toward all . ”
Let us , then , continue to pa@@ y attention to Jehovah’s prophe@@ tic word , “ as to a lam@@ p shin@@ ing in a dar@@ k place . ” ​ — 2 Peter 1 : 19 .
Si@@ mil@@ arly today , Jehovah is show@@ ing great long - suffering , and this is lasting longer than some may have an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated .
His parents lo@@ v@@ ingly car@@ ed for his needs .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es war , other fac@@ e@@ ts of the si@@ gn are v@@ isi@@ ble .
* He could sy@@ mp@@ a@@ th@@ ize with the work being done .
If a cen@@ ten@@ ari@@ an does not feel too old to learn the meaning of life from the Bible , how about you ?
His joy and con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment re@@ turned .
He also did not say that the whole world would be eng@@ ul@@ f@@ ed by one fac@@ et of the si@@ gn .
And may we “ not for@@ get the doing of good and the sh@@ aring of things with others , for with such sacrific@@ es God is well pleas@@ ed . ” ​ — He@@ b .
Why must there be no par@@ ti@@ ality among God’s people ?
5 : 27 .
Yes , a life filled with anger and res@@ ent@@ ment is ne@@ i@@ ther a happy one nor a heal@@ thy one .
In what sense is Jehovah our light , but what must we do ?
Hebrews 11 : 13 says about these faithful servants of Jehovah : “ In faith all of these died , al@@ though they did not receive the fulfill@@ ment of the promises ; but they saw them from a dist@@ ance and wel@@ com@@ ed them . ”
This resul@@ ted in great mis@@ er@@ y thr@@ ough@@ out the coun@@ tr@@ y@@ side .
The help [ of the Witnesses ] is very valu@@ able because we have a sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ge of person@@ ne@@ l and educ@@ at@@ ors . ”
When Jesus gre@@ w up , he was concer@@ ned about imp@@ ro@@ ving pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s lives .
On@@ ly one body of true Christians wal@@ ks un@@ it@@ e@@ dly with God on the ro@@ ad of true worship .
During the second world war , Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic C@@ ro@@ ats and O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ser@@ bs in the Bal@@ k@@ ans were at one ano@@ ther’s thro@@ ats .
A heart filled with love for God makes a person e@@ ag@@ er to learn what pleas@@ es God and what dis@@ pleas@@ es him .
However , while re@@ je@@ cting the religious organiz@@ ations that are sul@@ lied by h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y and dec@@ ep@@ tion , some have made the mis@@ take of also re@@ je@@ cting the Bible , which they think con@@ d@@ ones such practic@@ es .
However , hist@@ ori@@ ans wi@@ d@@ ely con@@ cu@@ r that the d@@ ate of his bir@@ th is un@@ known .
At times , the Bible ref@@ ers to “ the earth ” when people are me@@ ant .
To pur@@ sue a course of go@@ o@@ dness des@@ pite the evil that sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ds us , we need to be filled with God’s spirit and w@@ atch how we walk .
They went to ch@@ urch to gain God’s fav@@ or , ei@@ ther through r@@ ites condu@@ cted by a pri@@ est or through guid@@ ance provided by a pre@@ ach@@ er .
Of course , our liter@@ ature is important and should be offered in the field .
He did not preach in just one are@@ a .
To Solomon , the c@@ y@@ c@@ le of re@@ plac@@ ing old rul@@ ers with new ones was “ van@@ ity . ”
What counsel is found at Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 22 - 25 ?
All enjoy fre@@ e@@ dom of worship .
The B@@ est Ti@@ me to Be A@@ live
One family head found that as the children gre@@ w older , their different sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ es were making it har@@ der to get the whole family together .
Bo@@ th men are now baptized Witnesses of Jehovah and co@@ op@@ er@@ ate clo@@ sel@@ y in preaching the good news .
As they soon learned , they and all future disciples would be@@ ar witness in “ all the nations , ” right up until “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ” ​ — Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 .
He had buil@@ t a strong , personal , tru@@ sting relationship with Jehovah over many years .
As you pon@@ der marriage and emp@@ loy@@ ment , consider whether your cho@@ ic@@ es will cause you anxi@@ ety over your material needs or will demonstr@@ ate your ze@@ al for God’s Kingdom and his righteousness .
Th@@ ough she was beau@@ ti@@ ful en@@ ough to at@@ tr@@ act the attention of a king who at the time had “ 60 qu@@ e@@ ens and 8@@ 0 con@@ cu@@ bin@@ es and young women without number , ” she vie@@ wed her@@ self as “ but a sa@@ ff@@ r@@ on of the co@@ ast@@ al pla@@ in ” ​ — a comm@@ on f@@ low@@ er .
When we pray to Jehovah with our “ whole heart , ” our words are char@@ ged with meaning and purpose .
In making his decision regarding bir@@ th@@ st@@ ones , each Christian would do well to consider his mo@@ tive and the possible effe@@ cts of his course on himself and others . ​ — Romans 14 : 13 .
It is not our place to an@@ al@@ y@@ ze each vari@@ ation and rend@@ er a decision .
Jehovah’s Witnesses war@@ m@@ ly invit@@ e you to jo@@ in them in ob@@ serving the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Jesus ’ death .
Jesus was thus in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ing a change , and he did this in a way that made it eas@@ y for his followers to accept .
Con@@ fid@@ ent of my vie@@ ws , I ag@@ re@@ ed to Bible discus@@ sions .
Today , Jehovah does not mirac@@ ul@@ ously reve@@ al gro@@ ss sin and dec@@ e@@ it@@ ful conduct as he some@@ times did in the past .
So once again we ask : ‘ Can yo@@ ga be practic@@ ed simply as a physical exerc@@ ise to devel@@ op a heal@@ thy body and a rel@@ a@@ x@@ ed mind , without any invol@@ v@@ ement with religion ? ’
What happened during that par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly tr@@ ying experience ?
But are these ide@@ as true ?
Be@@ ing af@@ ra@@ id of some imp@@ en@@ ding disa@@ ster , they have the attitude : “ Let us e@@ at and dr@@ ink , for t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w we are to die . ” We , on the other hand , are not fe@@ ar@@ ful .
Let us remain sh@@ ar@@ p - ey@@ ed , not ign@@ or@@ ing our fa@@ ul@@ ts .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , we do not use f@@ l@@ at@@ ter@@ y to make friends .
This is especially help@@ ful to those who feel disc@@ oura@@ ged because of advan@@ c@@ ing age and ill health .
In 19@@ 6@@ 1 , ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists working in the ancient Rom@@ an the@@ ater in Ca@@ es@@ are@@ a , Israel , found that a re@@ used st@@ one sla@@ b c@@ learly bor@@ e P@@ il@@ ate@@ ’s name in L@@ at@@ in .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 8 ]
Do You Sh@@ are Davi@@ d’s P@@ ri@@ m@@ ary Con@@ cer@@ n ?
The har@@ b@@ or was st@@ re@@ wn with the ma@@ st@@ s of shi@@ ps that had been su@@ n@@ k by Al@@ lied bom@@ bers , and there was po@@ ver@@ ty all around us .
We can do this by displa@@ ying s@@ inc@@ ere respect for the person to whom we are preaching and by show@@ ing gen@@ u@@ ine interest in his or her par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound and thinking . ​ — 1 Corinthians 9 : 20 - 23 .
( Read 1 Peter 3 : 7 . )
The following three psal@@ ms por@@ tra@@ y Jehovah as “ a refu@@ ge and strength , ” “ a great King over all the earth , ” and “ a secu@@ re he@@ i@@ ght . ”
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , the pol@@ l mentioned at the out@@ set of this article also showed that 4 out of 10 people felt that happiness resul@@ ts from doing good and help@@ ing others .
In a letter to the Christian congregation in Corin@@ th , the apostle Paul wrote : “ Wh@@ ere the spirit of Jehovah is , there is fre@@ e@@ dom . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 3 : 17 .
We show concer@@ n for these works by stud@@ ying the Bible and taking time to medit@@ ate on what we read in it .
As we gro@@ w in our knowledge of Jehovah , his Son , and his Word , how vital that we make time for mean@@ ing@@ ful refle@@ ction !
The Bible study gave me comfort , and s@@ low@@ ly my men@@ tal con@@ fu@@ sion and g@@ ri@@ ef gave way to hope .
Consider the following si@@ x comm@@ on com@@ pla@@ in@@ ts made by hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves , and see how ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles can help .
Com@@ men@@ ting on the Hebrew words den@@ o@@ ting such standards , M@@ c@@ C@@ l@@ in@@ to@@ ck and S@@ tr@@ ong@@ ’s C@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia says : “ N@@ ei@@ ther of them , however , expres@@ ses the ide@@ a which ‘ stan@@ d@@ ard ’ con@@ ve@@ ys to our min@@ ds , vi@@ z . a f@@ la@@ g . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther , we need to control what we think about and talk about . ​ — E@@ ph .
We may si@@ t down with good in@@ ten@@ tions of fe@@ e@@ ding spiritually , but before long the mind may , in effect , be gra@@ z@@ ing in other pas@@ tures .
In rec@@ ent years , O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x i@@ con@@ s have been col@@ le@@ cted around the world .
The ba@@ si@@ c t@@ ene@@ ts of the An@@ a@@ bap@@ t@@ ist faith were de@@ f@@ ined in the S@@ ch@@ le@@ i@@ the@@ im Con@@ fes@@ sion in 1@@ 5@@ 27 .
W@@ ell , what mer@@ cy was ever gr@@ anted to all those in@@ no@@ c@@ ent children who were bur@@ ned ali@@ ve as sacrific@@ es to Ba@@ al ? No , those men were well bey@@ ond the re@@ ach of mer@@ cy .
How all of this encoura@@ ges anointed ones as well as their associ@@ ates in Jehovah’s service , who hope to live on a par@@ adise earth !
No matter how Jehovah’s people received his word , those who follow@@ ed his instru@@ ctions were bless@@ ed .
He sent his servants the prophe@@ ts ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah and Jeremiah , among others — ​ to ur@@ ge the people to rep@@ ent .
( Read N@@ um@@ bers 18 : 19 , 21 , 24 . )
My life was going from bad to wor@@ se .
We should take the in@@ iti@@ ative to com@@ men@@ d fellow believers who are ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary in faith and love .
“ When my daugh@@ ter was 14 , she started to talk back to me .
One new@@ s@@ pa@@ per in S@@ pain , refer@@ ring to a rec@@ ent conven@@ tion , repor@@ ted : “ While interest in religious them@@ es is on the w@@ ane in other den@@ om@@ in@@ ations , this is not the case with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The Messi@@ ah would be a des@@ c@@ end@@ ant of the faithful man Abraham .
In p@@ un@@ ish@@ ing trans@@ g@@ res@@ s@@ ors , Jehovah is always just and righteous .
In the home of one wh@@ ite family , we wa@@ shed the w@@ in@@ do@@ ws ​ — G@@ l@@ ori@@ a did it from the in@@ side , and I did it from the out@@ side .
Jesus was like that . ​ — John 14 : 9 .
On the other hand , by supp@@ or@@ ting the efforts of the shepher@@ ds , you will remain “ so@@ li@@ d in the faith ” and will provide the best help for your child . ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 9 .
Yes , hus@@ ban@@ ds need to face mar@@ it@@ al challeng@@ es in a knowle@@ d@@ ge@@ able man@@ ner , just as Jesus fac@@ ed difficul@@ ties .
What a t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony to the de@@ pl@@ or@@ able spiritual con@@ dition of God’s people !
Even so , he did not give up on them .
In a vision that the apostle John saw , “ those who come off vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous from the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast and from its i@@ ma@@ ge ” ​ — the anointed followers of Christ in their heavenly position — ​ pro@@ cla@@ im : “ Gre@@ at and wonderful are your works , Jehovah God , the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty .
Not all the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Ba@@ al - worshipp@@ ing Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath were comple@@ t@@ ely cor@@ ru@@ pt .
I asked him that very night if he could have his study at home so that I could jo@@ in it .
He said : “ For three years , I attend@@ ed the Jehovah’s Witnesses ’ an@@ nu@@ al conven@@ tions at the A@@ mar@@ ill@@ o C@@ i@@ vi@@ c C@@ en@@ ter .
Jesus gave his apostles an un@@ for@@ get@@ table less@@ on in loving service
We can regul@@ arly pray to Jehovah , as@@ king for his help to con@@ qu@@ er those we@@ ak@@ nesses , and di@@ lig@@ ently study his Word , loo@@ king for ways to fi@@ ght those inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations .
Ther@@ efore , each time you read a por@@ tion of the Bible , use that opportunity to learn more about Jehovah .
Mo@@ re@@ over , because E@@ ve believ@@ ed Satan’s li@@ e and Adam dis@@ obe@@ yed God , sin and death s@@ pre@@ ad to all mankind .
“ I believe that this has been for the best because I see the good resul@@ ts .
N@@ ex@@ t she discus@@ sed the develop@@ ment of relati@@ vis@@ m ​ — the ide@@ a that what is true to one person may not be true to another and that both may be “ right . ”
Q@@ u@@ ite on the contr@@ ary .
Li@@ fe as a mission@@ ary can be very fulfill@@ ing
A To@@ t@@ on@@ a@@ c - speaking man told two Witnesses that he never pray@@ ed because the Ca@@ tho@@ lic pri@@ est had told him that God only listen@@ s to prayers in S@@ pan@@ ish .
The Bible often uses par@@ ts of the body to descri@@ be the different qualities or actions of a person .
7 : 32 - 35 .
F@@ ar from being disc@@ oura@@ ged by persecu@@ tion , we are com@@ for@@ ted by the thought that we are following in the fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s of the prophe@@ ts , the early Christians , and Christ Jesus himself .
As one feel@@ s af@@ ra@@ id when hear@@ ing a li@@ on ro@@ ar , A@@ mo@@ s felt imp@@ el@@ led to preach at hear@@ ing Jehovah say : “ G@@ o , pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y to my people . ”
L@@ ater , while working in the Ser@@ vice De@@ par@@ t@@ ment , I inter@@ vie@@ wed pione@@ ers who were vis@@ iting the branch of@@ fice on their way to serve in Q@@ u@@ ebe@@ c , then a ho@@ t@@ bed of op@@ position .
Paul wrote : “ Wh@@ en@@ ever people of the nations that do not have law do by n@@ ature the things of the law . ”
Why should you imitate them when you can follow the perfect example of our Le@@ ad@@ er ?
W@@ om@@ en were among those to whom Jesus appe@@ ared after his resurrection .
For instance , in rec@@ ent years the ch@@ ur@@ ches of Chris@@ tend@@ om have been sp@@ li@@ t by ong@@ o@@ ing de@@ bat@@ es on matters of do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine .
How does Paul’s letter to the Eph@@ es@@ ians emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze un@@ ity ?
He was a soul .
Some acc@@ us@@ ations have been succ@@ ess@@ fully re@@ bu@@ t@@ ted in j@@ udi@@ cial cour@@ ts .
T@@ ake as an example Pe@@ dr@@ o .
You will find ans@@ wers to these questions as we consider the n@@ ine as@@ pe@@ cts of the spi@@ rit@@ ’s fru@@ it@@ age .
( b ) What questions are we going to consider ?
What , though , had brought Israel to this c@@ ris@@ is ?
After 15 years of we@@ d@@ lo@@ ck , she stated : “ We had nothing in comm@@ on but being married to each other .
For instance , the worl@@ d’s pre@@ occ@@ up@@ ation with prom@@ in@@ ence , money , en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , tra@@ v@@ el for ple@@ asure , and other material pur@@ su@@ its can influ@@ ence our thinking .
When app@@ lied to marriage , it inclu@@ des the husband and wife , two str@@ ands , who are inter@@ tw@@ ined with the cen@@ tr@@ al str@@ and , God . Be@@ ing un@@ ited with God gives a cou@@ ple the spiritual strength to cop@@ e with problems and to ac@@ hi@@ eve happiness . ​ — 9 / 15 , page 16 .
What were some of the benef@@ its that came to Israelites who care@@ fully ob@@ served the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law ?
M@@ other wrote encourag@@ ing let@@ ters that streng@@ th@@ ened me spiritually .
Bible Q@@ u@@ es@@ tion , Per@@ s@@ onal Pro@@ ble@@ m ?
Although the W@@ al@@ den@@ ses were ban@@ i@@ shed from the di@@ o@@ c@@ ese of L@@ y@@ ons and h@@ oun@@ ded out of the city , it seem@@ s that the in@@ iti@@ al con@@ dem@@ nation was to some ex@@ t@@ ent the@@ o@@ re@@ tic@@ al .
Com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned as Moses ’ Su@@ cc@@ ess@@ or
The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia A@@ mer@@ ic@@ ana expla@@ ins : “ N@@ ati@@ v@@ ity pla@@ ys early became a part of the Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation . . .
Then , too , some nations are fe@@ ar@@ ful of what could ha@@ p@@ pen if they were to f@@ all be@@ h@@ ind others in mil@@ it@@ ary might .
Si@@ gn@@ s and om@@ ens were s@@ ought not only in the heavenly bo@@ dies but also in de@@ form@@ ed fe@@ tu@@ ses and the vis@@ cer@@ a of sla@@ ugh@@ tered ani@@ mal@@ s .
As for the ministry , O@@ c@@ é@@ ane came along only when I was making return vis@@ its and con@@ duc@@ ting Bible stu@@ dies ​ — situ@@ ations where her pres@@ ence would be more eas@@ ily under@@ sto@@ od .
What a wel@@ come she will receive from her loved ones !
However , we also need his help on other occasi@@ ons .
He refer@@ red to Jesus Christ in the book Jewish An@@ ti@@ qu@@ ities .
The over@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wing cl@@ ou@@ d indic@@ ated that the fulfill@@ ment of this vision would be inv@@ isi@@ ble .
Do we feel g@@ la@@ d and rejo@@ ice with them ?
The people chang@@ ed their min@@ ds when it became clear that Paul was un@@ har@@ m@@ ed .
Who would be the ones having in@@ sight and who would shin@@ e ?
They should especially imp@@ ress on us the need to dep@@ end on God .
And he did so regul@@ arly .
We can learn valu@@ able less@@ ons from the mis@@ takes of others , including those recorded in the Bible .
To make sure that we do not for@@ get this loving pro@@ vision , Jesus in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted a new an@@ nu@@ al ob@@ serv@@ ance that re@@ plac@@ ed the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
Sh@@ ould we not exam@@ ine ourselves from time to time to see if we are really wal@@ king in the way Jehovah wants us to walk ?
What gift does Jehovah give to those who draw close to him ?
“ Ha@@ ve reg@@ ard for those who are working hard among you and pre@@ si@@ ding over you in the Lord and ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ ing you . ” ​ — 1 TH@@ E@@ S@@ S .
Yet , the angels told Lo@@ t : “ Do you have anyone el@@ se here ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the Bible states that “ the t@@ ong@@ ue of the wise is a heal@@ ing . ”
* What did he say that can help us to have good rel@@ ations with fellow believers , as well as with people out@@ side the congregation ?
He never expres@@ sed imp@@ ati@@ ence with Jehovah but pati@@ ently wa@@ ited for the out@@ working of His pur@@ pos@@ es .
What happened to that one true congregation ?
F@@ in@@ ally , is any religion deser@@ ving of trust ?
Indeed , that nation was soon ther@@ e@@ after c@@ ru@@ shed by ten pla@@ gu@@ es from God .
( Read Genesis 3 : 1 - 5 . )
In the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus taught his followers how to appro@@ ach God , saying : “ You must pray , then , this way : ‘ Our Father in the heavens , let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied . ’ ”
We made the decision never to take on bi@@ g en@@ ter@@ pris@@ es or pur@@ cha@@ se a home , so that in future days we would not be ti@@ ed down by such things . ”
One Witness who@@ se parents were serving Jehovah before she was born ad@@ m@@ its that it took her much time and effort to gr@@ as@@ p the full sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance and import@@ ance of the tru@@ ths she had been taught from inf@@ an@@ cy .
A V@@ ali@@ ant E@@ f@@ fort to P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ te the Bible
This made it possible for me to enjoy many privile@@ ges in the organization .
E@@ f@@ fe@@ cts of the De@@ c@@ ision
But op@@ position from the F@@ ran@@ k@@ ish cl@@ er@@ gy continued .
BI@@ R@@ TH@@ D@@ A@@ Y C@@ EL@@ E@@ B@@ R@@ AT@@ I@@ ON@@ S
It is no won@@ der that religion has become a to@@ pi@@ c that many are rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to talk about .
The ch@@ ur@@ ches , for their part , fa@@ iled to demonstr@@ ate c@@ learly that living by God’s law is the best way of life . ​ — James 1 : 25 .
Do we take time to pon@@ der who is be@@ h@@ ind such won@@ ders and what this means ?
Do you regul@@ arly turn to God in prayer ?
Con@@ cer@@ ning the wisdom man@@ i@@ f@@ est in God’s Word , Solomon wrote : “ Do not leave it , and it will keep you . Lo@@ ve it , and it will sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard you . ”
On the other hand , milli@@ ons consider the moral standards taught in the Bible to be tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy and rel@@ ev@@ ant to life in our mo@@ der@@ n world .
“ You young men and also you vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins . . . Let them praise the name of Jehovah . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 8 : 12 , 13 .
The question is , Will we listen to the counsel found in his Word and obey it ?
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , Satan continu@@ es to use fr@@ on@@ tal att@@ ac@@ ks in the form of persecu@@ tion .
( b ) What can help us to over@@ come any fe@@ ars we might have about eng@@ ag@@ ing in public wit@@ ness@@ ing ?
All e@@ th@@ ni@@ c grou@@ ps can be pr@@ ou@@ d to have received life from God , but all have something to reg@@ re@@ t about their an@@ c@@ es@@ try .
To the s@@ cri@@ bes s@@ ch@@ em@@ ing against him , Jesus said : “ Why are you thinking wicked things in your hearts ? ”
For example , think of those who provide end@@ uring emo@@ tional support to in@@ fir@@ m , de@@ pres@@ sed , or g@@ ri@@ ef - stri@@ ck@@ en fellow believers .
We have faith in Christ’s ransom sacrifice and accept Jesus as the Lord appointed over us by God .
Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty is re@@ pa@@ id in kind .
A C@@ ho@@ ice In@@ v@@ ol@@ ving Con@@ s@@ ci@@ ence
De@@ ca@@ des ag@@ o the ide@@ a became po@@ pul@@ ar that in the up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing of their children , parents should not set many li@@ m@@ its .
All of them have “ [ Jesus ’ ] name and the name of his Father written on their fore@@ he@@ a@@ ds . ”
If you are see@@ king a marriage mate , stud@@ ying the prayer found in E@@ z@@ r@@ a chap@@ ter 9 , cou@@ pl@@ ed with personal ent@@ reat@@ y , can strengthen your determin@@ ation to obey God by ‘ mar@@ r@@ ying only in the Lord . ’ ​ — 1 C@@ or .
V@@ e@@ h@@ an@@ ou@@ ch Y@@ a@@ ze@@ d@@ ji@@ an , S@@ ar@@ ah G@@ rec@@ o , R@@ a@@ y and I@@ ng@@ er H@@ at@@ field , S@@ on@@ ia S@@ pr@@ ing@@ ate , Do@@ re@@ en H@@ ines , and I were assign@@ ed to B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
They were imper@@ fect humans , but they were appro@@ ved servants of Jehovah , and they were in need of divine help .
H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has had asked whether Jesus was the Christ , the Son of God .
• Why is Jehovah the S@@ ource of all that is holy ?
Jesus ’ Fir@@ st Kingdom
Why such in@@ e@@ qu@@ ality ?
• Why is the field ministry a gift ?
In Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at@@ ’s day , how did God’s people man@@ i@@ f@@ est un@@ ity ?
Even Dani@@ el@@ ’s name , which means “ My Ju@@ dge Is God , ” poin@@ ts to God - fe@@ aring parents .
Your faithful com@@ p@@ li@@ ance in such matters will bring exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent resul@@ ts .
They wanted to make a good imp@@ res@@ sion and appe@@ ar to be doing more than they ac@@ tually were .
Se@@ e@@ ing the differ@@ ence that Kingdom truth makes in the life of a Bible stud@@ ent ca@@ uses me to think , ‘ What wonderful tru@@ ths I have to share with others ! ’ ”
I@@ N TH@@ E year 19@@ 28 , the p@@ low of a S@@ y@@ ri@@ an f@@ ar@@ m@@ er stru@@ ck a st@@ one that co@@ vered a t@@ om@@ b con@@ tain@@ ing ancient cer@@ am@@ ic@@ s .
Of course , the act of ri@@ pp@@ ing one@@ ’s clo@@ thing was of no value in God’s eyes un@@ less the person@@ ’s g@@ ri@@ ef was gen@@ u@@ ine .
C@@ ho@@ o@@ sing E@@ mp@@ loy@@ ment
He would no longer be with them bo@@ di@@ ly to instru@@ ct them and answer their questions .
R@@ el@@ ate some experi@@ ences that show the power of Christian love .
Let no one i@@ magine that religious works al@@ one ple@@ ase God .
On the other hand , the ke@@ en@@ er our appreciation for the v@@ indic@@ ation of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , the better e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed we are to me@@ et challeng@@ es in our da@@ ily lives .
N@@ ic@@ ho@@ l@@ as
Pro@@ te@@ cting Your Lo@@ ve for God
You might consider just a few par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s per we@@ ek , sp@@ en@@ ding sever@@ al we@@ ek@@ s on each as@@ pect .
How bin@@ ding is marriage , and what po@@ li@@ cy of Jehovah’s Witnesses refle@@ cts that understanding ?
Jehovah fore@@ told that in our day it would be as if there were a dr@@ ought , that is , people would be th@@ ir@@ st@@ y “ for hear@@ ing the words of Jehovah . ”
Of course , one might ar@@ gu@@ e that anyone can pre@@ di@@ ct that a nation , however mi@@ gh@@ ty , will ev@@ en@@ tually pas@@ s out of ex@@ ist@@ ence .
6 : 4 , 6 ; 1 Ti@@ m .
He was in Rom@@ an cu@@ sto@@ dy in Jerusalem “ with the se@@ di@@ tion@@ ists , who in their se@@ dition had com@@ mit@@ ted mu@@ r@@ der . ” ​ — Mark 15 : 7 .
We need to remember that such op@@ position is really direc@@ ted , not against us person@@ ally , but against Jehovah , the S@@ ource of our message .
5 : 3 , 6 ; John 6 : 4@@ 4 ; 10 : 14 .
This is main@@ ly because of the Witnesses ’ Bible - based position on such matters as blood trans@@ fu@@ sions , neu@@ tr@@ ality , s@@ mo@@ king , and mor@@ als .
W@@ as he so ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in his ministry that he was al@@ o@@ of from the practic@@ al needs of famili@@ es ?
C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 9 , 10
This heavenly Kingdom , or govern@@ ment , will soon take action to bring about g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l peace under righteous rule . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
Those two years of age and under . ​ — Matthew 2 : 1 - 16 .
; J@@ ones , T .
Ha@@ ve you ever felt the same way ​ — that you had done no wrong to a person in authority , yet he kept giving you a hard time ?
The experience is so ter@@ ri@@ f@@ ying for the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m that it may tr@@ ou@@ ble her for the rest of her life .
Jehovah is also the s@@ ource of spiritual light , which is vital for our guid@@ ance on li@@ fe@@ ’s ro@@ ad@@ way .
They are simply examples , but these can re@@ mind us of real situ@@ ations in which we can become more of “ a streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id ” to our brothers and sisters .
Today , some may be inc@@ l@@ ined to spe@@ cul@@ ate about matters regarding Jehovah’s future judg@@ ments , such as who ex@@ ac@@ tly will sur@@ vi@@ ve Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on or who will receive a resurrection .
Christ kno@@ ws that each of his anointed servants can remain faithful and receive the thr@@ ill@@ ing re@@ ward !
Si@@ mil@@ arly , ung@@ u@@ ar@@ ded spe@@ e@@ ch about a fellow Christian can dis@@ tur@@ b the peace of a to@@ w@@ n@@ like congregation .
Although ra@@ ised in a spiritual hous@@ eho@@ ld , Jesus ’ brothers did not put faith in him until after his death
A@@ n effe@@ ctive de@@ f@@ en@@ se against Satan’s appe@@ al to pri@@ de is hum@@ ility .
But su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , on A@@ pri@@ l 29 , 19@@ 7@@ 7 , we received a t@@ ele@@ gra@@ m inform@@ ing us that M@@ other had pas@@ sed away .
The following article will exam@@ ine how this fear sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ds us from spiritual d@@ anger , and it will re@@ view some Scriptural examples of men who fe@@ ared God and turned asi@@ de from bad .
I tri@@ ed hard to respect his he@@ ad@@ ship and did my best as a Christian wife .
What their de@@ fin@@ iti@@ on imp@@ lies : H@@ u@@ man@@ s have ul@@ tim@@ ate control of the future of the earth and all life on it .
D@@ U@@ R@@ IN@@ G a mil@@ es@@ to@@ ne gover@@ ning body meeting in Jerusalem in 4@@ 9 C.E . , the disci@@ ple James said : “ S@@ y@@ me@@ on [ Peter ] has rel@@ ated thor@@ ough@@ ly how God for the first time turned his attention to the nations to take out of them a people for his name .
C@@ learly , A@@ gu@@ r under@@ sto@@ od the prote@@ ctive value of money as well as the dec@@ ep@@ tive power of ri@@ ches .
Some have done so in order to ex@@ p@@ and their ministry .
O@@ f@@ ten , the efforts of op@@ pos@@ ers ba@@ ck@@ fi@@ re .
K@@ no@@ wn for his s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful use of col@@ ors , H@@ ide@@ o lived for his ar@@ t@@ is@@ tic ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements .
We demonstr@@ ate our love for Jehovah and Jesus by obedi@@ ently doing this work . ​ — John 14 : 15 ; 1 John 5 : 3 .
Some Christians who thought that they were doing qu@@ ite well deci@@ ded to make sure .
Why do we re@@ ach that conclu@@ sion ?
Ther@@ efore , we should be quic@@ k to a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze and quic@@ k to for@@ give , thus main@@ tain@@ ing love ​ — the “ perfect b@@ ond of uni@@ on ” — ​ within our family and within the congregation . ​ — C@@ ol .
We were taught to present the Kingdom message person@@ ally by speaking direc@@ tly to hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders who would listen .
At first , the disciples could not believe that Peter was at the g@@ ate .
C@@ op@@ ing With a S@@ p@@ ou@@ se@@ ’s Bet@@ ra@@ y@@ al 29
No one on earth would be de@@ are@@ r to him .
His pain was still f@@ res@@ h when his daugh@@ ter - in - law left his son and a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned the Christian way of life .
Then , a sur@@ pris@@ e !
A@@ no@@ ther Christian el@@ der , ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with sever@@ al individuals who had lost their mat@@ es in death , was mo@@ tiv@@ ated to share some encourag@@ ing words with A@@ le@@ x .
Yes , un@@ like imper@@ fect human rul@@ ers , who often lead privile@@ ged lives at the ex@@ p@@ en@@ se of their sub@@ je@@ cts , Jesus gave his very life for mankind . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of our age , what do we need to do , and why ?
The book Cor@@ p@@ us of W@@ est S@@ em@@ iti@@ c S@@ tam@@ p Se@@ als expla@@ ins : “ The first deed was called the ‘ se@@ aled deed ’ because it was ro@@ l@@ led up and se@@ aled with a bul@@ la or bul@@ la@@ e ; it con@@ ta@@ ined the origin@@ al ver@@ sion of the contr@@ act . . . .
In other let@@ ters , he st@@ ressed the need for the ch@@ urch to re@@ place su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ on with “ ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ cal simp@@ li@@ city ” and to dep@@ end on the authority of the Scriptures al@@ one .
When the conclu@@ ding question of the res@@ olu@@ tion was put to 1@@ 6@@ 0@@ ,000 ass@@ em@@ b@@ led at three conven@@ tions in Fr@@ ance and 2@@ 8@@ 9@@ ,000 in the n@@ ine lo@@ c@@ ations in I@@ tal@@ y , a th@@ under@@ ous “ A@@ ye ” was sh@@ ou@@ ted in the many langu@@ ages re@@ pres@@ ented among the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates .
• Does each human have an im@@ mor@@ tal spirit that sur@@ vi@@ ves death ?
S@@ ele@@ cting a marriage mate .
Jesus ’ refer@@ ence to our da@@ ily bre@@ ad should re@@ mind us of what important need ?
In other pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res , blood is di@@ ver@@ ted to a se@@ par@@ at@@ or ( c@@ ent@@ ri@@ fu@@ ge ) so that dam@@ ag@@ ing or de@@ fe@@ ctive por@@ tions of it can be eli@@ min@@ ated .
A@@ vo@@ id being b@@ lun@@ t .
Read Romans 12 : 12 .
A read@@ er from M@@ on@@ t@@ ana , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , com@@ ments appreci@@ ati@@ vely : “ I can see Paul’s j@@ our@@ ne@@ ys and try to i@@ magine his form of tra@@ v@@ el and the work he and other early ones did in s@@ pre@@ ading the good news .
Do you not believe that Jesus is still that way and that he is able to sy@@ mp@@ a@@ th@@ ize with your we@@ ak@@ nesses ?
Go@@ ing into the full - time ministry me@@ ant lea@@ ving my well - pa@@ ying jo@@ b , but we were determined to put the Kingdom first in our lives .
We can find the T@@ et@@ ra@@ gr@@ am@@ mat@@ on in many old Hebrew man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts , such as the De@@ ad Se@@ a S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls .
One scho@@ la@@ r wrote : “ This [ verse ] de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely does not mean that they also love God to some ex@@ t@@ ent .
If ever we should st@@ ra@@ y from “ the p@@ ath of the righteous , ” God’s Word can help us to cor@@ rec@@ t our st@@ ep@@ s .
13 : 5 ​ — What is me@@ ant by the expres@@ sion “ a covenant of sal@@ t ” ?
As told by Mal@@ col@@ m Al@@ le@@ n
The har@@ bor@@ ma@@ ster , C@@ ap@@ tain C@@ ol@@ l@@ ins , was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and as we left the qu@@ a@@ y , he s@@ oun@@ ded a si@@ re@@ n .
Yet , would it sur@@ pris@@ e you to know that there was a time when some doub@@ ted which individu@@ al boo@@ ks should be inclu@@ ded ?
Mar@@ ri@@ age , of course , is not the only gift Jehovah has given us ; nor is it the only ro@@ ad to happiness in life .
Sh@@ ould those now doing good to the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 brothers of Christ par@@ take of the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al ?
My law do not leave . ” ​ — Proverbs 4 : 1 , 2 .
Such loving vis@@ its can be just the right me@@ dic@@ ine , as it were , to re@@ vi@@ ve those we@@ ak in faith .
So , what can we ex@@ pect if we make prayer a part of our life ?
God comman@@ ded Noah : “ M@@ ake for yourself an ar@@ k out of w@@ o@@ od of a res@@ in@@ ous t@@ ree . ” ​ — Genesis 6 : 14 .
Ther@@ efore , brothers , we ur@@ ge you to give it pray@@ er@@ ful consider@@ ation .
* A fri@@ end@@ ly attitude and loving concer@@ n for the inter@@ ested person prom@@ pt us to pre@@ pare well and conduct the study effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
That same spirit emp@@ ow@@ ered first - century Christians to continue preaching with b@@ ol@@ dness des@@ pite all man@@ ner of op@@ position .
Des@@ pite the st@@ res@@ ses of care@@ giving , they have rema@@ ined in the full - time ministry to this day .
Consider the example of Jac@@ ob@@ ’s son Joseph , who was so@@ ld into sla@@ very by his own brothers .
How can he do so ?
10 , 11 . ( a ) How did cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion s@@ pre@@ ad after the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on of Adam and E@@ ve ?
Of course , it is up to each family head to deter@@ mine how he will pre@@ side over his own hous@@ eho@@ ld , and he should not be un@@ du@@ ly influ@@ enced by other famili@@ es .
However , that privilege was gr@@ anted on the bas@@ is of their faith in Jesus rather than because of their fle@@ sh@@ ly des@@ c@@ ent .
To illustr@@ ate : Th@@ ink of an O@@ l@@ y@@ mp@@ ic a@@ th@@ le@@ te .
So , then , the man that shows dis@@ reg@@ ard is dis@@ regarding , not man , but God , who pu@@ ts his holy spirit in you . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 4 : 7 , 8 .
H@@ au@@ gh@@ t@@ iness , or pri@@ de , is a serious person@@ ality de@@ fect , and the Bible pro@@ ver@@ b says : “ E@@ ver@@ yone that is pr@@ ou@@ d in heart is something de@@ t@@ es@@ table to Jehovah . ”
What may make main@@ tain@@ ing a positi@@ ve vie@@ w@@ point a chall@@ enge ?
The pro@@ per@@ ty may have been ei@@ ther in P@@ al@@ est@@ ine or in C@@ y@@ pr@@ us .
The Bible teach@@ es that God will soon un@@ do all the har@@ m that has resul@@ ted from human rule and from the influ@@ ence of the Devil .
Al@@ so help@@ ful is the right set@@ ting , perhaps when the cou@@ ple are al@@ one consider@@ ing the da@@ y’s text or reading the Bible together .
He tel@@ ls them to allow the whe@@ at and the we@@ e@@ ds to gro@@ w together until the time of the har@@ v@@ est .
• What is the pu@@ re language ?
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , one cop@@ y of the M@@ t@@ s@@ k@@ he@@ ta ( M@@ c@@ x@@ eta ) M@@ an@@ us@@ crip@@ t , also known as Sa@@ ba@@ ’s Bible , that has sur@@ vi@@ ved to our day con@@ tain@@ s O@@ r@@ beli@@ ani@@ ’s h@@ and@@ written com@@ ments .
“ Fir@@ st , I think about the proble@@ m , ” he said .
They were flo@@ g@@ ged and then rel@@ eas@@ ed .
Th@@ ough such chang@@ es requi@@ re that the brothers and sisters serving at these bran@@ ches make ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments , before long the advan@@ ta@@ ges of the chang@@ es become clear to all involved .
Some parents may feel in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate when it comes to stud@@ ying with their own children .
But this does not mean that we try to cop@@ y a “ prom@@ in@@ ent ” el@@ der in the ex@@ act way he d@@ res@@ ses and gro@@ om@@ s himself , his man@@ ner of public speaking , or even his st@@ y@@ le of con@@ vers@@ ation .
I Ha@@ ve Con@@ qu@@ ered World , ’ 3 / 15
• What ro@@ le does prayer pla@@ y in deal@@ ing with temp@@ tation ?
This Witness then began to think about her own actions .
He coun@@ sel@@ s them to “ stay a@@ wa@@ ke ” and keep their sen@@ ses . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess .
After some difficul@@ ty ga@@ ining acc@@ ess and ligh@@ ting a fi@@ re , I was able to rest for a few h@@ our@@ s .
Mo@@ re@@ over , this comman@@ d@@ ment got to the very ro@@ o@@ t of many il@@ lic@@ it ac@@ ts . ​ — James 1 : 14 .
This d@@ war@@ f r@@ ho@@ do@@ d@@ end@@ r@@ on often gro@@ ws in den@@ se low th@@ ic@@ ke@@ ts hu@@ dd@@ led against the gr@@ ound for prote@@ ction against the har@@ s@@ h u@@ pl@@ and w@@ in@@ ds .
For instance , consider how our fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers sto@@ od out as different because they ‘ pa@@ id Ca@@ es@@ ar@@ ’s things to Ca@@ es@@ ar but God’s things to God ’ in the days of N@@ ational So@@ ci@@ al@@ ism in Ger@@ many .
The disci@@ ple James wrote : “ Let end@@ ur@@ ance have its work complete , that you may be complete and s@@ ound in all res@@ pe@@ cts , not l@@ ac@@ king in anything . ”
Their daugh@@ ters , Cor@@ a and M@@ ary , also lived there with their hus@@ ban@@ ds , W@@ a@@ shin@@ g@@ t@@ on and E@@ d@@ mun@@ d How@@ ell .
Because he loved his heavenly Father , Jesus main@@ ta@@ ined integrity to him .
Still , by and large , people mar@@ ry and ra@@ ise children in s@@ pite of the challeng@@ es such cho@@ ic@@ es bring .
How happy they are that true worship brought un@@ ity to their family !
Like cre@@ ating a beau@@ ti@@ ful pi@@ e@@ ce of po@@ t@@ ter@@ y , trans@@ form@@ ing a child into a respon@@ sible and bal@@ an@@ ced ad@@ ul@@ t is no eas@@ y t@@ ask .
It also teach@@ es commun@@ ic@@ ation s@@ k@@ ill@@ s that en@@ h@@ ance happiness in marriage . ​ — Read C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 8 - 10 , 12 - 14 .
It is up to us individu@@ ally to “ make sure of all things ” and to ‘ keep t@@ es@@ ting whether we are in the faith . ’ ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 21 ; 2 Corinthians 13 : 5 .
His E@@ arly Da@@ ys
S@@ te@@ ph@@ en L@@ et@@ t , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses and the cha@@ ir@@ man of the gra@@ du@@ ation pro@@ gra@@ m , wel@@ com@@ ed all in attend@@ ance .
O@@ thers feel that God lo@@ ves all people no matter what they do .
The apostle Paul and 2@@ 7@@ 5 others who were shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ ked with him were sh@@ own this ty@@ pe of kindness by the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the is@@ land of Mal@@ ta ​ — people they had never even me@@ t .
Do you understand the illustr@@ ation of the sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic o@@ live t@@ ree ?
5@@ 1 : 17 .
Of course , those who refu@@ se to act in har@@ mony with divine requi@@ re@@ ments will not be allow@@ ed to continue living and ma@@ r the peace and tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ill@@ ity of the new world .
N@@ ational I@@ nt@@ el@@ lig@@ ence C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l do@@ cum@@ ent states : “ T@@ w@@ ent@@ y well - known di@@ se@@ as@@ es ​ — including tu@@ ber@@ cu@@ lo@@ s@@ is ( T@@ B ) , mal@@ ari@@ a , and cho@@ l@@ er@@ a — ​ have re@@ em@@ er@@ ged or s@@ pre@@ ad ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c@@ ally since 19@@ 7@@ 3 , often in more vi@@ rul@@ ent and d@@ ru@@ g - res@@ ist@@ ant form@@ s .
The u@@ pri@@ ght man Job was one who recogn@@ ized the strong l@@ ink between see@@ ing and desi@@ ring .
Hence , young and old al@@ ike look to them as ro@@ le mo@@ d@@ els , perhaps imit@@ ating their man@@ n@@ er@@ is@@ ms , d@@ ress , or conduct .
She spoke to me about God’s promises .
He continued transl@@ ating the rest of the Bible during his j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to Eng@@ land and his stay there .
This sen@@ ti@@ ment guid@@ es our appro@@ ach to people when we preach the good news .
15 , 16 . ( a ) Is there a certain age at which one should get baptized ?
Do you see the benefit of re@@ vie@@ wing how the four k@@ ings of Juda@@ h whom we have consider@@ ed served Jehovah with a complete heart ?
That is@@ sue invol@@ ves all in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res ​ — in heaven and on earth .
How can others encoura@@ ge them ?
• What is imp@@ lied if we re@@ ject Jehovah’s guid@@ ance ?
H@@ enc@@ e@@ for@@ th , a sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y affe@@ cts everything Jesus does and teach@@ es .
How is S@@ ar@@ ah a fine example for Christian wi@@ ves ?
Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the pers@@ ist@@ ent ho@@ st high@@ ligh@@ ts the dis@@ position of the one who pra@@ ys ​ — the beli@@ ever .
On De@@ c@@ ember 1 , 194@@ 1 , at the age of 15 , I was appointed as a special pioneer .
God has also given us in@@ sight into the meaning of what we can see ​ — w@@ ars , earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es , p@@ est@@ il@@ ences , food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges , as well as go@@ d@@ less people who contribu@@ te to these “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with . ” ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
Ne@@ ar its conclu@@ sion , the re@@ pr@@ inted answer on pages 29 - 31 says : “ Does the fact that op@@ in@@ i@@ ons and consci@@ enti@@ ous decisions may di@@ ff@@ er mean that the is@@ sue is in@@ con@@ se@@ qu@@ enti@@ al ?
But how does Jehovah help us today ?
How do we cho@@ ose God as R@@ ul@@ er ?
The pri@@ ests and the L@@ ev@@ ites in all Israel place loy@@ al@@ ty to the Kingdom covenant a@@ bo@@ ve n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ism and take their stand with Solom@@ on@@ ’s son R@@ eho@@ bo@@ am .
David , who sp@@ ent many years her@@ ding sheep in the Ju@@ de@@ an h@@ ill@@ s , com@@ pared God’s spiritual guid@@ ance to that of a shepher@@ d who lea@@ ds his sheep to good pas@@ tures and to life - giving water .
It is true that this cri@@ min@@ al did very bad things .
The Bible emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es the n@@ ur@@ tur@@ ing of desi@@ ra@@ ble qualities , which many feel is often over@@ loo@@ ked .
“ Just think of that , ” no@@ ted the speak@@ er .
How does Jehovah expres@@ s his confidence in his young worshipp@@ ers ?
Jesus wanted to help them understand why they should not wor@@ ry about all these things .
C@@ ould the second pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation lik@@ e@@ wise be rel@@ ated to the events sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding that re@@ bel@@ li@@ on ?
Now sever@@ al congregations make up a cir@@ cu@@ it .
In fact , Proverbs 21 : 1 tel@@ ls us : “ A k@@ ing@@ ’s heart is as st@@ re@@ am@@ s of water in the hand of Jehovah .
In a time of em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y , why do we think first of our loved ones ?
To com@@ ba@@ t her ne@@ g@@ ative thinking , Ke@@ ik@@ o devo@@ ted more time to personal study .
Je@@ z@@ re@@ el
Since life is a gift from God , a person who uses to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o shows a gro@@ ss l@@ ack of respect for that gift and thus a l@@ ack of love for God .
The son who as@@ ks for his in@@ her@@ it@@ ance and then s@@ qu@@ and@@ ers it re@@ pres@@ ents those who have st@@ ra@@ yed from the congregation .
R@@ end@@ ering sac@@ red service to the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord of the uni@@ verse is an el@@ ev@@ ated , fear - inspi@@ ring privilege .
But to un@@ righteous individuals , the be@@ ar@@ ers of that message em@@ it , according to the J . B . Phil@@ li@@ ps ’ transl@@ ation , “ the de@@ a@@ th@@ ly sm@@ ell of do@@ om . ”
P@@ over@@ ty and hu@@ ng@@ er have been con@@ st@@ ant fe@@ atu@@ res under human rule , but God’s rule will eli@@ min@@ ate them .
W@@ ell , think of the way a d@@ ri@@ ving instru@@ ct@@ or teach@@ es his stud@@ ents to ob@@ serve the tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c la@@ ws .
9 : 4@@ 9 , 50 ​ — Why did Jesus not pre@@ v@@ ent a man from ex@@ p@@ el@@ ling dem@@ ons , even though the man was not following him ?
In fact , the Bible encoura@@ ges us to fear God .
We un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly have good reas@@ ons for meeting together .
Tru@@ e Wor@@ ship Un@@ ites a F@@ am@@ ily
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate H@@ um@@ ility and En@@ joy God’s F@@ av@@ or
Be@@ fore giving them counsel , he gave war@@ m comm@@ end@@ ation to the congregations in Eph@@ esus , Per@@ ga@@ mu@@ m , and Th@@ y@@ ati@@ r@@ a .
The apostle Paul says that the angels also commun@@ ic@@ ate and have a language , one that is very different from human language . ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 1 .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying yourself in those as@@ pe@@ cts will boo@@ st your confidence in your privilege of having a fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah . That , in turn , will move you to speak up about your beli@@ ef@@ s . ​ — Read Psalm 7@@ 3 : 28 .
When it comes with a prop@@ er mo@@ tive , and especially when cou@@ pl@@ ed with one@@ ’s love for God , it can war@@ m the hearts of all involved .
As con@@ di@@ tions in the world deter@@ i@@ or@@ ate , more and more people are tr@@ oub@@ led by yet another vital is@@ sue .
A “ spiritual need ” ​ — how el@@ se could one expla@@ in all those religious e@@ di@@ fic@@ es and ar@@ ti@@ fac@@ ts , all those coun@@ t@@ less h@@ our@@ s sp@@ ent in prayer ?
Thus , it is a real blessing to be among those whom Jehovah has kin@@ dly dra@@ wn to himself and to whom he has reve@@ aled Bible truth .
How did I end up in such a des@@ per@@ ate situation ?
F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 18 - 24 , 200@@ 8
That pu@@ z@@ z@@ led her .
“ G@@ o on ac@@ qui@@ ring power in the Lord and in the mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness of his strength , ” says the apostle Paul .
Even though not all of the conclu@@ sions re@@ ached by these truth se@@ ek@@ ers were in full har@@ mony with the Bible , these men hum@@ bly sear@@ ched the Scriptures and tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed the truth that they learned .
In that same year , Jehovah’s Witnesses sp@@ ent 1@@ ,@@ 2@@ 3@@ 4@@ ,@@ 7@@ 9@@ 6@@ ,@@ 4@@ 7@@ 7 h@@ our@@ s tal@@ king to others about the good news of the Kingdom .
Re@@ fle@@ cting on Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the pro@@ di@@ g@@ al son may move some to return to the flo@@ ck
Jehovah shows his strength in be@@ half of whom ?
Bro@@ ther Li@@ ver@@ ance explained that it is by pa@@ ying attention to Bible prophecy and ex@@ chang@@ ing un@@ spiritual thoughts and ways for God’s thoughts and ways .
In this article and in the next , we will see ( 1 ) how God has pre@@ served his Word ; ( 2 ) how Jehovah has seen to the pre@@ serv@@ ation of his name ; and ( 3 ) how our heavenly Father is the S@@ ource and P@@ re@@ ser@@ ver of the truth we enjoy .
As we stu@@ died fur@@ ther , however , we real@@ ized that the Bible does much more than answer our questions about life , death , and the future .
Still , hope and faith were not dead in Mar@@ th@@ a .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing of the resurrection , the Bible as@@ sures us : “ We have this hope as an an@@ cho@@ r for the soul , both sure and fir@@ m . ”
However , the Jews had lost their special relationship with Jehovah .
She expla@@ ins : “ I had been cont@@ ac@@ ted before by S@@ pan@@ ish - speaking Witnesses but did not listen to them .
Yet , it is a vital st@@ ep toward con@@ qu@@ ering the ad@@ di@@ ction and re@@ con@@ ne@@ cting with loved ones .
Jehovah Ca@@ res for You !
Even though we are still sin@@ n@@ ers , we do not have to let sin rule over us .
But the disciples were tra@@ ined to pro@@ cla@@ im the best of all good news .
One e@@ c@@ olo@@ g@@ ist f@@ ran@@ k@@ ly ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged : “ In a sense , we don@@ ’t have any c@@ lu@@ e how to man@@ age the pl@@ an@@ et succ@@ ess@@ fully . ”
The En@@ d of All C@@ ru@@ el@@ ty D@@ ra@@ ws Ne@@ ar
R@@ ome was also a pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous cen@@ ter of com@@ mer@@ ce , so opportun@@ ities for material ga@@ ins ab@@ oun@@ ded . ​ — R@@ om . 6 : 21 ; 1 P@@ et .
When “ the time of the end ” began , therefore , Jehovah again had a w@@ atch@@ man on the sc@@ ene , al@@ er@@ ting people to events having to do with the fulfill@@ ment of His pur@@ pos@@ es .
Then your peace would become just like a ri@@ ver , and your righteousness like the wa@@ ves of the se@@ a . ” ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 , 18 .
You would stri@@ p off the so@@ iled gar@@ ment as soon as possible .
No other book ex@@ pos@@ es the very au@@ th@@ or of evil , Satan , and no other book shows how he and all his wicked works will fin@@ ally be er@@ adi@@ c@@ ated .
Com@@ m@@ on to many acc@@ oun@@ ts was a t@@ ree of life the fru@@ it of which would con@@ f@@ er et@@ er@@ n@@ al life on those par@@ taking of it .
I le@@ an@@ ed on my own understanding , which I now know was ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ous because I knew nothing . ”
I do not take cre@@ di@@ t for these chang@@ es in my person@@ ality . Rather , I believe that they are t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony to the trans@@ form@@ ing power of the Bible . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
We hi@@ d ourselves , and one of our relati@@ ves inter@@ ven@@ ed in our be@@ half .
F@@ e@@ w if any of those people were we@@ al@@ thy .
• What does it mean to speak truth with our neigh@@ b@@ or ?
Not all anxi@@ ety is bad .
A@@ m@@ ong the si@@ x new arri@@ v@@ als was A@@ ile@@ en F@@ ran@@ ks , whom I married in 195@@ 6 .
And we will not be the ones gu@@ il@@ ty of k@@ ill@@ ing them . ”
When do Christ’s followers receive life in themselves , or en@@ ter into the ful@@ l@@ ness of life ?
Many are the anxi@@ e@@ ties and concer@@ ns that can cause the heart to be we@@ igh@@ ed down with sa@@ dness .
What can help a man to succ@@ e@@ ed in building up his hous@@ eho@@ ld spiritually ?
( a ) What gives evidence that there are still many she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike people who hu@@ ng@@ er for Bible truth ?
Ther@@ efore , we res@@ ol@@ ved to simp@@ li@@ fy our li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
Th@@ ough the ani@@ mal@@ s sacrific@@ ed may have differ@@ ed , there were two things that were requi@@ red from each person making vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary sacrific@@ es .
The Christians , however , went on gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying Jehovah .
When temp@@ ted in this way , we need to take strong action to keep men@@ t@@ ally , mor@@ ally , and spiritually clean .
While his discipl@@ ine may inclu@@ de cha@@ st@@ is@@ ement , it is never a@@ bu@@ sive or c@@ ru@@ el .
Even so , the tu@@ t@@ or provided prote@@ ction , both moral and physical .
If we were to mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r , or gro@@ w@@ l , those listen@@ ing might feel the same way . Why , they may be so un@@ com@@ for@@ table that they want to dist@@ ance themselves from us !
J@@ U@@ N@@ E 17 - 23 , 20@@ 13
O@@ t@@ to gave up that position to en@@ ter the full - time ministry .
Acc@@ ording to Christian the@@ olo@@ gy , this ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ment is not a recogn@@ iti@@ on of three go@@ ds but that these three pers@@ ons are ess@@ enti@@ ally one . ” ​ — The New En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a .
It is reason@@ able to say that the great crow@@ d worshi@@ ps Jehovah in one of the earthly cour@@ ty@@ ar@@ ds of his great spiritual temple , spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally the one that cor@@ respon@@ ds with the ou@@ ter cour@@ ty@@ ard of Solom@@ on@@ ’s temple .
Au@@ gu@@ st@@ ine : I@@ C@@ C@@ D P@@ ho@@ to ; C@@ al@@ v@@ in : P@@ or@@ tra@@ it by H@@ ol@@ be@@ in , from the book The H@@ ist@@ ory of Pro@@ t@@ est@@ an@@ tism ( V@@ ol .
Like de@@ ft mar@@ in@@ ers , they have had to ad@@ just con@@ stan@@ tly to chang@@ ing cur@@ r@@ ents or events in order to take a@@ bo@@ ard “ the desi@@ ra@@ ble things of all the nations . ” ​ — H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 2 : 7 .
We pre@@ pared wal@@ t@@ z arrang@@ ements for some po@@ pul@@ ar song@@ s in the Kingdom Ser@@ vice S@@ ong Bo@@ ok ( 194@@ 4 ) .
O@@ r if we look into a mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r from an ang@@ le , we might see the i@@ ma@@ ge of someone el@@ se .
The view that the ser@@ p@@ ent commun@@ ic@@ ated only with sign@@ s or mo@@ v@@ ements would lead to the conclu@@ sion that E@@ ve rep@@ lied by using g@@ es@@ tures , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as the Bible says that she spoke .
The holy spirit en@@ er@@ gi@@ zed the early Christians to speak about “ the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent things of God . ”
Is it possible to de@@ fe@@ at the for@@ ces that try to pul@@ l us back into the ung@@ o@@ dly world ?
God di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied A@@ be@@ l by accep@@ ting his sacrifice , re@@ je@@ cting the one offered by his brother Ca@@ in .
The Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law per@@ mit@@ ted a man to div@@ or@@ ce his wife if he “ found something in@@ dec@@ ent about her . ”
The first as@@ set that Satan ca@@ used Job to lo@@ se was his li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck .
What a spiritually streng@@ th@@ ening time that was !
What is one important fac@@ t@@ or that led to the de@@ fil@@ ement of true worship , and what sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine came to the fore ?
Who were the An@@ a@@ bap@@ t@@ ists ?
We learn that Joseph continued taking the lead in his hous@@ eho@@ ld , for his perfect son res@@ pe@@ cted his fa@@ ther’s authority and rema@@ ined in sub@@ je@@ ction to it .
To re@@ ject a false no@@ tion , how did Jesus make effe@@ ctive use of a local tra@@ ge@@ dy ?
In@@ iti@@ ally , T@@ er@@ ah was not a worshi@@ per of Jehovah God .
Your efforts or work may not be recogn@@ ized .
Yet , she ad@@ ds : “ I pray to Jehovah for reli@@ ef and strength .
What kind of resurrection is it ?
That is how V@@ eja ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine descri@@ bed the four days in May 200@@ 6 when organiz@@ ed cri@@ me brought B@@ ra@@ z@@ il@@ ’s lar@@ g@@ est and ri@@ ch@@ est city “ to its k@@ ne@@ es . ”
By doing so , we can ple@@ ase Jehovah and re@@ a@@ p his rich blessings . ​ — Read Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 10 .
Then he wrote : “ I was over@@ jo@@ yed at having received your letter .
So how could I understand the Ho@@ ly Bible ? ” ​ — A@@ MI@@ T , IN@@ DI@@ A .
The sacri@@ fi@@ cial death of Jesus a@@ bo@@ li@@ shed the Law and its ti@@ thing requi@@ re@@ ment .
“ You must love your neigh@@ b@@ or as yourself , ” he said .
Ex@@ pres@@ s Your Lo@@ ve for Jehovah
We might be remin@@ ded of the apostle Paul’s inspired counsel : “ F@@ le@@ e from se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality ! ”
M@@ ing@@ ling with fellow stud@@ ents from 16 different coun@@ tri@@ es bro@@ ad@@ ened my view .
As the el@@ der qu@@ o@@ ted in an ear@@ li@@ er par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph poin@@ ts out : “ The field ministry is what we are about . ”
Ca@@ ve : P@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ al Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ve ( Ne@@ ar E@@ ast@@ er@@ n H@@ ist@@ ory ) E@@ st . ; in@@ s@@ crip@@ tions : P@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph © Israel Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m , Jerusalem ; cour@@ t@@ es@@ y of Israel An@@ ti@@ qu@@ ities Au@@ thor@@ ity
They gave up their com@@ for@@ table home to preach in r@@ ur@@ al are@@ as of the sou@@ ther@@ n Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
It would be wise to ask ourselves : ‘ Do I sel@@ dom share in the ministry or so@@ cial activities with brothers and sisters out@@ side my in@@ tim@@ ate group ?
Instead , we must be determined to gro@@ w in faith and use the time of God’s pati@@ ence wis@@ ely . ​ — Mat@@ t . 24 : 13 ; read 2 Peter 3 : 17 , 18 .
Rather than ‘ get@@ ting ti@@ red and giving out in our sou@@ ls ’ because of min@@ or tri@@ als or op@@ position that we may enc@@ oun@@ ter , we should make prog@@ ress toward matu@@ r@@ ity and imp@@ ro@@ ve our ability to end@@ ure tri@@ als .
The apostle Peter gave the answer when he told the congregation of anointed Christians : “ You are . . . ‘ a holy nation , a people for special pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion . ’ ”
The letter was a@@ im@@ ed at help@@ ing the brothers to re@@ ject worl@@ dly thinking and wrong practic@@ es . ​ — C@@ ol .
Even so , they war@@ m@@ ly gre@@ et@@ ed me and made me feel wel@@ come .
Ju@@ ne 7 - 13 , 20@@ 10
And he promises that very soon he will comple@@ t@@ ely cu@@ re all si@@ ck@@ ness
Wh@@ ere there was once so@@ li@@ d gr@@ ound , there may now be a ho@@ le .
Mar@@ th@@ a was a woman of re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble faith .
F@@ ul@@ l - co@@ stu@@ me Bible dr@@ am@@ as are always an exc@@ iting fe@@ ature of dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tions , and this conven@@ tion was no exc@@ ep@@ tion .
He states : “ Let your love be without h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y . ”
Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople , P@@ ra@@ ise Jehovah ! 6 / 15
How a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant your go@@ o@@ dness is ! ” ​ — Psalm 31 : 14 , 19 .
He associ@@ ates with other believers and takes advan@@ ta@@ ge of pro@@ v@@ isions and arrang@@ ements made by “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
One day we had a discus@@ sion in the minis@@ ter@@ ’s study and saw that he had qu@@ ite a sto@@ ck of our boo@@ ks .
Yes , as Christians , we do have a yo@@ ke to be@@ ar , but it is “ kin@@ dly ” and “ light , ” and Jesus promised that it would be ref@@ re@@ shing if we learn to car@@ ry it pro@@ per@@ ly . ​ — Matthew 11 : 28 - 30 .
U@@ sing a thought - pro@@ vo@@ king com@@ par@@ is@@ on , Solomon says : “ The b@@ righ@@ t@@ ness of the eyes makes the heart rejo@@ ice ; a repor@@ t that is good makes the b@@ ones f@@ at . ”
It is also a bul@@ war@@ k , a strong de@@ f@@ en@@ sive m@@ ound be@@ h@@ ind which we stand fir@@ m .
I do not know what would have happened to me if I had not received help from my fellow Witnesses . ”
B@@ E P@@ O@@ S@@ I@@ T@@ I@@ V@@ E : “ All the days of the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted one are bad , but the one with a c@@ he@@ er@@ ful heart has a continu@@ al fe@@ ast . ”
D@@ et@@ er@@ min@@ ed to Do God’s Will
The number se@@ ven here re@@ pres@@ ents comple@@ ten@@ ess , and in@@ deed , the book de@@ als with br@@ ing@@ ing “ to a fin@@ ish , ” or comple@@ tion , “ the sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ t of God . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
In sum@@ mar@@ iz@@ ing the effort , the co@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ or of the con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ ject st@@ ressed that such ac@@ ts are truly id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying mar@@ ks of true Christi@@ an@@ ity .
In contr@@ ast with the shi@@ f@@ ting op@@ in@@ i@@ ons of men , the Bible provi@@ des a so@@ li@@ d bas@@ is for beli@@ ef
This heavenly city has “ the glory of God ” and is ra@@ di@@ ant , “ like a most preci@@ ous st@@ one , like a j@@ as@@ per st@@ one shin@@ ing cr@@ y@@ st@@ al clear . ”
You know , however , that consci@@ ences di@@ ff@@ er .
In contr@@ ast , des@@ pite his al@@ leg@@ ation that Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y is de@@ fi@@ cient , Satan has been un@@ able to pro@@ du@@ ce a world wh@@ er@@ e@@ in justice always pre@@ vail@@ s .
Si@@ x d@@ ri@@ v@@ ers h@@ and@@ le this ru@@ n .
In the ministry and with my husband , H@@ ar@@ ry
; N@@ ic@@ ho@@ ls , J .
Not long after that , we were ar@@ rest@@ ed on char@@ ges of se@@ dition .
What , spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally , can they do to stand fir@@ m against the Devil ?
The second is that there is some in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent purpose be@@ h@@ ind it .
Jehovah prote@@ cted this activ@@ ity , and at the branch , we came to love the brothers who had to serve under difficult circumstances and under ba@@ n for many years .
When fac@@ ed with a health proble@@ m , each ad@@ ul@@ t Christian must “ car@@ ry his own lo@@ ad ” of responsi@@ bility in cho@@ o@@ sing tre@@ at@@ ment .
Rather , he ad@@ mit@@ ted that he himself had inter@@ n@@ al con@@ f@@ li@@ cts .
He does not allow his fin@@ an@@ cial situation to inter@@ f@@ ere with his good standing with God .
How does God’s pati@@ ence benefit Christians today ?
Lo@@ ve of pla@@ ying shi@@ f@@ ted to a pas@@ sion for w@@ in@@ ning .
A@@ S IN@@ DI@@ C@@ AT@@ E@@ D in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , people use the word “ fore@@ ign@@ er ” in a der@@ o@@ g@@ at@@ ory way , indic@@ ating dis@@ da@@ in , even ou@@ tri@@ ght con@@ temp@@ t .
“ Ke@@ ep your sen@@ ses , be w@@ atch@@ ful , ” war@@ ns the apostle Peter .
By following Christ’s example of obedi@@ ence even “ as far as death , ” we show that our faith is real .
( 2 ) We are influ@@ enced for good or for bad by the people with whom we associ@@ ate ; that is simply a fact of life .
When we do , you@@ th be@@ comes a time for prog@@ res@@ sing in knowledge and wisdom .
Satan uses effe@@ ctive me@@ tho@@ ds to influ@@ ence individuals .
We end@@ e@@ av@@ or to con@@ ve@@ y to the g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing person by word and to@@ ne of vo@@ ice that we deep@@ ly care about his situation .
Yet , at 1 John 5 : 7 , they had in@@ ser@@ ted the s@@ pu@@ ri@@ ous words refer@@ red to ear@@ li@@ er in this article .
By doing this you will sa@@ ve both yourself and those who listen to you . ” ​ — 1 T@@ I@@ M@@ O@@ TH@@ Y 4 : 16 .
Those two as@@ pe@@ cts refle@@ ct the meaning of God’s name .
Abraham did not know the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of what Jehovah was then doing ; ne@@ i@@ ther did his son Isa@@ a@@ c nor his gr@@ and@@ son Jac@@ o@@ b , who became “ he@@ ir@@ s with him of the very same promise . ”
A great many answer y@@ es .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jehovah will never fai@@ l .
To es@@ cap@@ e the fore@@ told cal@@ am@@ ity , Israel needed to sto@@ p making religious p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ ma@@ ges to these plac@@ es and star@@ t sear@@ ch@@ ing for Jehovah .
The Bible states : “ W@@ is@@ dom is with the mo@@ des@@ t ones . ”
And what Bible read@@ er is not imp@@ ressed with Jesus ’ hear@@ t@@ felt prayers on the last night of his earthly life ?
Why should you be a good listen@@ er in your work as a disci@@ ple mak@@ er ?
W@@ as she thinking that perhaps her son would turn out to be the Se@@ ed ?
P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate , who was appointed gover@@ nor of Juda@@ e@@ a in 26 C.E . , kept him in of@@ fice thr@@ ough@@ out P@@ il@@ ate@@ ’s ten - year gover@@ nor@@ ship .
What is the future of Satan and his dem@@ ons ?
In fact , once Jesus re@@ comm@@ ended to his disciples : “ C@@ ome , you y@@ ourselves , priv@@ ately into a l@@ on@@ ely place and rest up a bi@@ t . ”
Like the apostles of old , we are for the most part un@@ let@@ tered and or@@ din@@ ary .
Then “ he took the children into his ar@@ ms and began blessing them , la@@ ying his hands upon them . ”
It is sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant that the F@@ ra@@ g@@ ment men@@ tions an A@@ po@@ cal@@ y@@ p@@ se of Peter but states that some felt that it should not be read by Christians .
When con@@ stru@@ ction work@@ ers and the reli@@ ef com@@ mit@@ te@@ e in@@ spe@@ cted a house in Th@@ an@@ l@@ y@@ n that had been all but destro@@ yed , they were deep@@ ly moved when the Witness family told them : “ No@@ thing has happened .
We sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze our dedic@@ ation by water baptism . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
Yet , the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job , wi@@ shing to es@@ cap@@ e his p@@ light , made this re@@ qu@@ est : “ Who will gr@@ ant me this , that tho@@ u ma@@ y@@ est prote@@ ct me in hel@@ l , and hi@@ de me t@@ ill thy wr@@ ath pas@@ s ? ”
Ar@@ r@@ ang@@ ements were made for two congregations of different language or r@@ ace to be together on some we@@ ek@@ ends .
In practic@@ al ter@@ ms , though , how are the activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses fin@@ an@@ ced ?
It was re@@ ap@@ ed by three men , each with his own sc@@ y@@ the and bas@@ ke@@ t . ”
And what if you found out that there are some appro@@ ach@@ es to reading it that can make it more inter@@ es@@ ting ?
However , those who are “ determined to be rich ” often sacrifice fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps , family relation@@ shi@@ ps , and even their relationship with God .
Many are taught that God is respon@@ sible for suffering .
Those words apply in princi@@ ple to all Christians and should be of interest to each of us today .
Wor@@ shi@@ p@@ ing God and gro@@ wing spiritually pre@@ pare us for re@@ war@@ ding work and responsi@@ bility .
In a similar way , we too see that it is important to read God’s Word da@@ ily and medit@@ ate on it .
The ten events are consider@@ ed in this and the following article .
W@@ ere they under pres@@ sure , fe@@ ar@@ ful , not feel@@ ing well , or stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing with some ex@@ ter@@ n@@ al or inter@@ n@@ al proble@@ m ?
F@@ re@@ qu@@ ently , the living con@@ di@@ tions in lands to which they are sent are not as materi@@ ally advan@@ ced as what they were used to .
R@@ em@@ ember , David said that when he kept s@@ il@@ ent about his sin@@ s , ‘ his b@@ ones wor@@ e out through his gro@@ an@@ ing all day long . ’
And fin@@ ally , only after Paul re@@ ached T@@ ro@@ as did Jesus direc@@ t him to M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia .
Some 21 milli@@ on men , women , and children still work as sla@@ ves , under b@@ onda@@ ge and with little or no pa@@ y , according to the In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational L@@ ab@@ our O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation .
Such a letter may be used to ap@@ point more than one brother in the congregation .
Even to r@@ ent such a building for just one ev@@ ent , the body of elders should consider the following : Will there be any i@@ do@@ ls and religious sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s in@@ side or out@@ side the building ?
Ab@@ out 1@@ 6@@ 00 B.C.E . , God asked Job : “ Ha@@ ve you come to know the st@@ atu@@ tes [ or , la@@ ws ] of the heavens ? ”
Yes , he cho@@ se to view blood as standing for life and said : “ I my@@ self have put [ blood ] upon the al@@ ta@@ r for you to make at@@ on@@ ement for your sou@@ ls . ”
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , Moses ur@@ ged the Israelites : “ After Jehovah your God you should walk , and him you should fear , and his comman@@ d@@ ments you should keep , and to his vo@@ ice you should listen , and him you should serve , and to him you should cl@@ ing . ”
11 , 12 . ( a ) What tra@@ ge@@ dy be@@ f@@ ell the wi@@ do@@ w of Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath , and how did she respon@@ d at first ?
From Genesis to Revelation , the Bible shows that there would be an “ off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing ” who would make the earth a par@@ adise again .
The Bible is clear on this too .
38 : 18 - 23 .
T@@ w@@ o f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the city eng@@ age in the preaching work , as Paul did , sh@@ aring the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message with others .
The only p@@ ath to everlasting life invol@@ ves “ coming to know ” Jehovah and “ exerc@@ ising faith ” in Jesus , His only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son .
The st@@ ress brought on a pa@@ in@@ ful case of shin@@ g@@ les .
We both felt Jehovah’s love and were streng@@ th@@ ened by these preci@@ ous m@@ om@@ ents .
7 , 8 . ( a ) Why should we co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with those taking the lead ?
After making an ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment , G@@ l@@ ori@@ a offered the Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke ! ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , but the woman dec@@ l@@ ined , saying that she was an a@@ the@@ ist .
In the name of God , go ! ” ​ — O@@ li@@ ver C@@ r@@ om@@ well ; qu@@ o@@ ted by Le@@ o@@ po@@ ld A@@ mer@@ y , member of the B@@ rit@@ ish Par@@ li@@ am@@ ent .
Jehovah is dra@@ wing such people into his organization .
For personal Bible study to have a powerful imp@@ act on us , it should be done in such a way that the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message re@@ ach@@ es deep in@@ side us , affe@@ cting our in@@ ner person .
“ For some time after we married , my wife felt that a few of my friends were an@@ al@@ y@@ z@@ ing her and t@@ es@@ ting her out , ” says J@@ a@@ vi@@ er , who re@@ married si@@ x years after his div@@ or@@ ce .
M@@ er@@ cy is a bl@@ end of many good qualities .
A person who is not sure of what he can ac@@ hi@@ eve might mu@@ se about these things without any com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve ur@@ ge or t@@ ing@@ e of en@@ v@@ y .
To Jehovah’s Witnesses this is clear evidence that their King is mo@@ ving for@@ ward “ to complete his con@@ qu@@ est . ”
Fir@@ st , it is Scriptural for “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” through its Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy to ap@@ point men to positi@@ ons of responsi@@ bility , and some men are appointed to exerc@@ ise authority over other appointed men .
4 , 5 . ( a ) What does Jehovah comm@@ and a woman to do , and what promise does he make ?
Why did the disciples make use of the Greek language ?
Do not think that they will simply ab@@ s@@ or@@ b your faith through some s@@ ort of os@@ mo@@ s@@ is . They must make the truth their own .
F@@ it@@ t@@ ingly , Jehovah’s appointed King has prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely organiz@@ ed sub@@ je@@ cts of the Kingdom in a the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c , or God - rul@@ ed , way .
He let Jehovah gu@@ i@@ de his cho@@ ic@@ es in life .
Why did Jesus need to be long - suffering and kind in his deal@@ ings with the apostles ?
Ther@@ efore , one father , after cor@@ rec@@ ting his son , so@@ f@@ ten@@ ed his words by kin@@ dly ad@@ ding : “ Your heart only wants to do what my heart wanted to do when I was your age . ”
4@@ 6 : 10 , 11 .
( a ) What was the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound of many followers of Jesus ?
5 : 27 - 30 What do Jesus ’ words under@@ s@@ cor@@ e as to r@@ om@@ an@@ tic f@@ an@@ t@@ as@@ iz@@ ing ?
But the crow@@ d r@@ an along the sh@@ ore and arri@@ ved a@@ head of the bo@@ at .
In ch@@ at ro@@ om@@ s , per@@ verse ad@@ ul@@ ts may even pose as you@@ ths to lu@@ re you into a tra@@ p .
What should we teach our Bible stud@@ ents , and how can we do so ?
I was rec@@ lu@@ sive and de@@ pres@@ sed , and I did not trust anyone .
To take the second expres@@ sion first , consider the ter@@ m “ conclu@@ sion , ” the transl@@ ation of the Greek word sy@@ n@@ ·@@ te@@ ʹ@@ le@@ i@@ ·@@ a .
He did in@@ deed me@@ asure Davi@@ d’s activities and re@@ ward him acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly .
“ No Par@@ t of the World ”
W@@ ho@@ m does this be@@ ast att@@ ack ?
Com@@ pared with the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l , the co@@ de@@ x was more e@@ con@@ om@@ ic@@ al .
When servants of God ass@@ em@@ ble and pray together , their pet@@ iti@@ ons can be effe@@ ctive .
It is gener@@ ally thought that he was rel@@ eas@@ ed from ex@@ ile during the re@@ ign of Rom@@ an E@@ mp@@ er@@ or N@@ er@@ va .
What if sing@@ ing is not cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary in your family , cul@@ ture , or en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment ? With the a@@ vail@@ ability of mo@@ der@@ n te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy , you may enjoy listen@@ ing to prof@@ essi@@ onal sing@@ ers .
How should recogn@@ iz@@ ing that Kingdom rule has be@@ gu@@ n and that we are living in “ the time of the end ” af@@ fect us ?
They would all be born in a sin@@ ful con@@ dition .
I found refu@@ ge in a cor@@ ner and op@@ ened my heart to Jehovah God in prayer , as@@ king for his guid@@ ance to face wh@@ atever la@@ y a@@ head .
“ The first instance ” of Ru@@ th@@ ’s loving - kindness refer@@ red to the time when she left her people and stu@@ ck with Na@@ om@@ i .
Le@@ g@@ s are lik@@ ened to “ men of vital en@@ er@@ gy ” that now b@@ end and to@@ t@@ ter .
Be@@ come full - gro@@ wn in po@@ wers of understanding . ”
Af@@ ter@@ ward , a la@@ dy who had seen the pro@@ gra@@ m com@@ men@@ ted : “ It was so clear who had the spirit of God . ”
“ I am Jehovah , ” says the Creator , “ that is my name . ” ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 2 : 8 .
Con@@ tro@@ l is a cor@@ e is@@ sue .
The just way of deal@@ ing with matters is evid@@ ent also in the Bible - based direction the slave class provi@@ des on how all congregations , mission@@ ary ho@@ m@@ es , and Bethel ho@@ m@@ es should fun@@ ction .
How can we apply Paul’s ex@@ hor@@ tation to “ look out ” for the inter@@ ests of others ?
V@@ is@@ its we made to coun@@ tri@@ es where the work was under ba@@ n ac@@ tually were a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement to us .
At an early age , he associ@@ ated himself with P@@ am@@ ph@@ il@@ us , an overse@@ er of the ch@@ urch in Ca@@ es@@ are@@ a .
What is more , fear of death has been fu@@ el@@ ed by a mi@@ x of false religious ide@@ as , po@@ pul@@ ar cu@@ st@@ om@@ s , and ing@@ ra@@ ined personal beli@@ ef@@ s .
The requi@@ re@@ ments that they must me@@ et are found at 1 Timothy 3 : 8 - 10 , 12 , 13 .
1 : 3 , 7 ; 2 : 13 ; 4 : 1 - 12 ; 5 : 15 .
There is no doubt about it .
A@@ no@@ ther reason for our joy rel@@ ates to the peace - making attitude we displa@@ y in the har@@ v@@ est work .
Y@@ oung people are acc@@ oun@@ table to Jehovah .
“ They were the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able ones , ” she says . “ They really came to serve , not to be served .
Our imper@@ fect heart might even cause us to won@@ der whether Jehovah is pleas@@ ed with our efforts .
However , if she is affe@@ cted by the spirit of the world , this may beg@@ in to under@@ mine her view of the he@@ ad@@ ship princi@@ ple , and the ide@@ a of being in sub@@ je@@ ction to a man would not appe@@ al to her .
By pu@@ t@@ ting for@@ th such effort , L@@ ou@@ ise develop@@ ed ‘ fir@@ m@@ ness of heart , ’ and it proved to be vital when she fac@@ ed a dist@@ res@@ sing health proble@@ m .
Go@@ od v@@ ent@@ il@@ ation and ligh@@ ting , along with a qui@@ et and com@@ for@@ table set@@ ting , make con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation e@@ asi@@ er .
We ob@@ ta@@ ined small char@@ co@@ al bur@@ n@@ ers , called hi@@ ba@@ ch@@ i , to provide he@@ at and to co@@ ok on .
In ad@@ dition , some 1@@ 50 died from such f@@ alls .
Fir@@ st , rec@@ all the occasi@@ on when ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ ors asked Peter if Jesus pa@@ id the temple ta@@ x .
Israel@@ ’s fo@@ es would nor@@ m@@ ally be tra@@ ined to me@@ et right - h@@ an@@ ded war@@ ri@@ ors .
Jesus also descri@@ bed the will@@ ing@@ ness of parents “ to give good gi@@ f@@ ts ” to their children .
K@@ IN@@ G S@@ A@@ U@@ L of ancient Israel began his re@@ ign as a mo@@ des@@ t and res@@ pe@@ cted man .
Th@@ r@@ ough God’s inspired Word , we can come to understand not only why there is so much evil but also what the future will be .
He was not being a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted by fore@@ ign@@ ers ; it was Israel@@ ite la@@ w@@ bre@@ ak@@ ers who h@@ ated him .
Of course , the war we fi@@ ght is spiritual , not liter@@ al .
To inspi@@ re fear in his sub@@ je@@ cts , P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h wor@@ e a cro@@ wn with the i@@ ma@@ ge of a co@@ br@@ a ready to str@@ ike ​ — a remin@@ der that the k@@ ing@@ ’s enem@@ ies would quic@@ k@@ ly be an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ated .
Still , he st@@ ro@@ ve to control his ne@@ g@@ ative emo@@ tions .
Jehovah gives us everything we need to live and to enjoy life .
They will continue to serve Jehovah in that assignment , as indic@@ ated by what we read at Revelation 4 : 10 , 11 concer@@ ning the anointed in their heavenly position . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek .
Of course , individuals could cho@@ ose God’s rul@@ er@@ ship .
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Do you think you would continue working at that t@@ ask mon@@ th after mon@@ th , year after year ?
And this , in turn , will help us to respect these brothers .
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately after Jesus Christ fin@@ i@@ shed c@@ ele@@ br@@ ating his last P@@ as@@ so@@ ver with his apostles , he in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted a me@@ al that would mem@@ ori@@ al@@ ize his sacri@@ fi@@ cial death .
Jesus was preaching near Ca@@ es@@ are@@ a Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i in nor@@ ther@@ n Gal@@ ile@@ e .
Why is it necess@@ ary that we ask for God’s spirit to lead us ?
After a@@ ban@@ don@@ ing his form@@ er life - st@@ y@@ le , Jo@@ ã@@ o also got baptized .
But the ow@@ ner showed un@@ deser@@ ved kindness to the work@@ ers who wor@@ ked only part of the day .
( b ) What pro@@ v@@ isions did David make for the temp@@ le@@ ’s con@@ stru@@ ction ?
When she offered me the C@@ re@@ ation book * and a Bible study , I accepted .
* In any ev@@ ent , M@@ ary came to know the pe@@ cu@@ li@@ ar pain of living in a home where differ@@ ing religious vie@@ w@@ poin@@ ts pre@@ va@@ iled .
By coming to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the Scriptures and by con@@ form@@ ing his life to Jehovah’s righteous standards , a person can become a friend of God , with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living forever .
Because the Lord Jesus Christ promised that he would be with us in our God - given ministry right down to the conclu@@ sion of this system of things .
O@@ be@@ y them , even as our Lord Jesus Christ obe@@ yed his parents , Joseph and M@@ ary .
A husband who fa@@ il@@ s to respect his wi@@ fe@@ ’s f@@ em@@ in@@ ine vi@@ r@@ tu@@ es end@@ ang@@ ers his own relationship with God .
A person can eas@@ ily use a li@@ mit@@ ed educ@@ ation , a l@@ ack of good reading ability , or a po@@ or mem@@ ory as an exc@@ use for not ap@@ pl@@ ying himself to di@@ lig@@ ent personal study of the Bible .
“ AL@@ L those desi@@ ring to live with godly devo@@ tion in associ@@ ation with Christ Jesus will also be persecu@@ ted . ”
S@@ T@@ E@@ P@@ H@@ E@@ N was “ a man full of faith and holy spirit . ”
By making the wit@@ ches cu@@ ter and more hu@@ gg@@ able , they can appe@@ al to a lar@@ g@@ er a@@ udi@@ ence , including women and you@@ ng@@ er ki@@ ds . ”
23 : 20 - 23 ​ — Who was the ang@@ el mentioned here , and how was it that Jehovah’s name was “ within him ” ?
How did Jehovah prove to be the G@@ r@@ and Pro@@ vi@@ der in the time of Abraham and Isa@@ a@@ c ?
Do not allow a di@@ str@@ action to di@@ min@@ ish your spiritual al@@ er@@ t@@ ness .
In his at@@ temp@@ t to id@@ enti@@ fy li@@ fe@@ ’s meaning , B@@ rit@@ ish hist@@ ori@@ an Ar@@ no@@ ld To@@ y@@ n@@ be@@ e wrote : “ M@@ an’s true end is to gl@@ ori@@ fy God and to enjoy H@@ im for ever . ”
He started working as a teach@@ er in a se@@ con@@ d@@ ary school , but he could not receive his sal@@ ary for ne@@ arly one year until the pa@@ per@@ work was fin@@ al .
“ A covenant of sal@@ t , ” then , den@@ o@@ tes a bin@@ ding ag@@ re@@ ement .
How did A@@ mo@@ s re@@ act to the op@@ position from A@@ ma@@ z@@ iah ?
Mi@@ ca@@ h’s prophecy can strengthen us spiritually
Sh@@ ould he accept the k@@ ing@@ ’s ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality after deli@@ ver@@ ing a message of con@@ dem@@ nation to him ?
He feel@@ s for people and will un@@ ite all , and he will see that there is am@@ ple food for mankind . ​ — 5 / 1 , page 7 .
Th@@ ough it is not so with every account of a mirac@@ le , in this case , what did Lu@@ ke@@ ’s inspired account no@@ te first ?
U@@ l@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , righteousness in humans is cont@@ ing@@ ent on faith in the ransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ .
If we are not care@@ ful , we too can for@@ get that Jehovah God and the Gre@@ ater Moses , Jesus Christ , are direc@@ ting the Christian congregation today .
If a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er under@@ stan@@ ds your thinking on the matter , he is more likely to obey you from a willing heart .
To ga@@ ther the har@@ v@@ est , some 30 ha@@ st@@ ily sel@@ e@@ cted and ill - pre@@ pared mission@@ aries bo@@ ar@@ ded the D@@ u@@ f@@ f , a v@@ es@@ sel pur@@ cha@@ sed by the L@@ M@@ S .
For example , he war@@ ned his people Israel that if they turned to wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness as the nations around them had , he would allow enem@@ ies to in@@ va@@ de their land ; destro@@ y their cap@@ it@@ al , Jerusalem ; and car@@ ry them off into ex@@ ile .
But hear@@ ing those words of his heavenly Father un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly gave Jesus strong confidence that he would succ@@ e@@ ed in ma@@ gn@@ i@@ f@@ ying and v@@ indic@@ ating Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Proverbs 14 : 1 remin@@ ds us : “ The truly wise woman has buil@@ t up her house , but the fo@@ ol@@ ish one te@@ ars it down with her own hands . ”
Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah and Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th did all the right things .
For example , Noah was called “ a righteous man ” and “ fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less among his con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries ” because he “ pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to do according to all that God had comman@@ ded him . He did just so . ”
How did Jehovah respon@@ d to those making such sacrific@@ es ?
When it comes to see@@ king a marriage mate , for example , do we he@@ ed the counsel to mar@@ ry “ only in the Lord ” ? ​ — 1 Corinthians 7 : 39 .
Some started as te@@ ens , others in their later years .
Do@@ ing so c@@ alls for exam@@ ining ourselves to see what we have set our hearts on .
I first vis@@ ited C@@ am@@ bo@@ dia when I was 19 .
To h@@ and@@ le pe@@ er pres@@ sure , you first have to be con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that your beli@@ ef@@ s and standards are right .
Satan is tr@@ ying to es@@ tr@@ ange people from Jehovah by s@@ ow@@ ing a spirit of viol@@ ence in hearts , such as through mo@@ vi@@ es , mu@@ si@@ c , and com@@ pu@@ ter g@@ ames that inc@@ ite pla@@ y@@ ers to si@@ mul@@ ate b@@ ru@@ tal@@ ity and sla@@ ugh@@ ter .
What did Jesus do on P@@ as@@ so@@ ver night in 33 C.E . ?
A@@ m@@ ong the ancient Israelites , the bur@@ ning of inc@@ en@@ se fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ed prom@@ in@@ ently in pri@@ es@@ tly du@@ ties at the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le .
Si@@ x months after P@@ at@@ ri@@ ck@@ ’s baptism in 198@@ 3 , he jo@@ ined the ran@@ ks of full - time min@@ isters .
After you left , we again read the s@@ crip@@ tures that you consider@@ ed with us .
How did Jehovah’s view of Eli@@ a@@ b di@@ ff@@ er from that of Samuel , and what can we learn from this ?
Why were well - known religious lead@@ ers dra@@ wn to pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s ?
Do nothing out of con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ousness or out of e@@ go@@ tism , but with hum@@ ility consider others su@@ peri@@ or to you , as you look out not only for your own inter@@ ests , but also for the inter@@ ests of others . ” ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
The talk , or rather the reading , began .
T@@ ake heart from God’s promise : “ I will for@@ ti@@ fy you , y@@ es , I will help you . ” ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 1 : 10 .
God’s holy spirit rest@@ s only upon those who obey God as rul@@ er .
That simp@@ le st@@ at@@ ement satis@@ fi@@ es the child for now .
K@@ in@@ dly words can b@@ righ@@ ten the day of those who are si@@ ck .
With Jehovah’s help , we started sever@@ al Bible stu@@ dies , and soon I en@@ ro@@ l@@ led in the pioneer service , devo@@ ting 9@@ 0 h@@ our@@ s a mon@@ th to the preaching work .
There was no regul@@ ar public trans@@ por@@ tation to the out@@ l@@ ying are@@ as .
The ar@@ oma of fre@@ sh@@ ly ro@@ ast@@ ed gra@@ in le@@ ts the hu@@ ng@@ ry work@@ ers know that it is time to e@@ at .
C@@ ould This Be the B@@ est C@@ are@@ er for You ?
As her hus@@ ban@@ d’s famili@@ ar form cre@@ sted a ne@@ ar@@ by h@@ ill , a sm@@ ile li@@ t up her lo@@ vely face .
Yet , we also had fu@@ n and pla@@ yed g@@ ames .
6 : 18 - 21 .
But you must accept the help he provi@@ des through the congregation .
Paul ur@@ ged first - century Christians to “ pres@@ s on to matu@@ r@@ ity . ”
For example , Jesus ’ mirac@@ ul@@ ous trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation provided a fo@@ reg@@ le@@ am of him as the en@@ thr@@ oned King of God’s Kingdom .
M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ena and W@@ o@@ j@@ ci@@ e@@ ch pre@@ par@@ ing for the discus@@ sion
E@@ b@@ la@@ ’s str@@ ate@@ gi@@ c position ​ — between the M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ i@@ an P@@ la@@ in and the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an C@@ o@@ ast — ​ fav@@ ored tra@@ de in tim@@ ber , s@@ em@@ i@@ preci@@ ous st@@ ones , and me@@ tal@@ s .
Witnesses in refu@@ ge@@ e cam@@ ps have displa@@ yed out@@ standing confidence in Jehovah .
H@@ E S@@ T@@ O@@ L@@ E TH@@ E@@ I@@ R H@@ E@@ A@@ R@@ T@@ S
“ Jehovah - Sh@@ am@@ ma@@ h ” is situ@@ ated in “ prof@@ ane ” land , indic@@ ating that it must re@@ present something earthly .
Th@@ ough she was “ anxi@@ ous and dis@@ tur@@ bed , ” Mar@@ th@@ a hum@@ bly accepted cor@@ rection
‘ Law of W@@ ise One ’ , 9 / 15
Do you tra@@ v@@ el by a@@ ir@@ pl@@ ane ?
Des@@ pite everything they had su@@ ffered , they were still happy .
And rec@@ all why Sam@@ son could per@@ form such de@@ e@@ ds ​ — “ Jehovah’s spirit became op@@ er@@ ative upon him . ”
You are re@@ ques@@ ting something that is “ according to his will , ” so you can be confid@@ ent that Jehovah will answer your prayer . ​ — 1 John 5 : 14 ; Pro@@ v .
Even in this min@@ u@@ te de@@ ta@@ il , the Bible rec@@ ord pro@@ ves acc@@ ur@@ ate .
Al@@ most 4@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years have g@@ one by since Jehovah conclu@@ ded that man was con@@ stan@@ tly inc@@ l@@ ined toward ba@@ dness , and man@@ kin@@ d’s situation is now wor@@ se than ever .
The result of doing so ? “ He will draw close to you . ” ​ — James 4 : 8 .
Yet , it di@@ ff@@ ers from them in important ways .
A@@ vo@@ id Be@@ ing “ Q@@ u@@ ic@@ k@@ ly Sha@@ ken From Your Re@@ as@@ on ” !
It is no@@ ne other than his Ho@@ ly Word , the Bible .
It took real courage to stand on a cor@@ ner ho@@ l@@ ding the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines and c@@ all@@ ing out the s@@ lo@@ g@@ ans su@@ gg@@ ested for our use .
Be@@ fore anything was cre@@ ated , God ex@@ is@@ ted by himself for coun@@ t@@ less ages of time .
In what sense should we not say re@@ pet@@ iti@@ ous prayers ?
J@@ on@@ ah’s respon@@ se to Jehovah’s mer@@ cy was sur@@ pris@@ ing .
It taught them to tre@@ at others as they themselves would want to be tre@@ ated .
Yes , be determined to live in har@@ mony with the mo@@ de@@ l prayer .
We had just g@@ one down to the pl@@ at@@ form of the bus@@ y under@@ gr@@ ound me@@ tr@@ o system when a young gi@@ r@@ l wal@@ ked over to us and qui@@ et@@ ly said , “ I@@ ’@@ m lost .
Let Jehovah’s Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine Mo@@ ld You
For ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers themselves will be cu@@ t off , but those ho@@ p@@ ing in Jehovah are the ones that will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth . ”
Why , though , should preaching the message found in God’s Word take pri@@ or@@ ity over other form@@ s of help@@ ing others ?
Because Jesus was gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely hum@@ ble , little children were not af@@ ra@@ id of him .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 27 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 29 , 6@@ 3
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing was so different from what we were acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to in N@@ or@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a .
The R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous One Is W@@ in@@ ning S@@ ou@@ ls
What about Eli@@ j@@ ah ?
Con@@ di@@ tions that ear@@ li@@ er would have been consider@@ ed “ different ” soon become com@@ mon@@ place , and in some c@@ as@@ es even enjo@@ y@@ able .
O@@ b@@ ser@@ ves au@@ th@@ or An@@ th@@ on@@ y St@@ or@@ r : “ Instead of being cen@@ tr@@ ed on sp@@ ouse and children , their lives are based on the of@@ fice . ”
Satan as@@ ser@@ ted that God was dec@@ e@@ it@@ fully de@@ pri@@ ving the first human cou@@ ple of something good .
Although we may not always requi@@ re the attention of a medi@@ cal prac@@ t@@ iti@@ on@@ er , all of us as imper@@ fect humans cannot do without discipl@@ ine , or cor@@ rection , even that which , at times , may be pa@@ in@@ ful .
Still , our boo@@ ts were often full of s@@ now .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise let your light shin@@ e before men , that they may see your fine works and give glory to your Father who is in the heavens . ”
At the same time , Jesus ad@@ ded to the joy of others .
Like the psalmist , I can say : “ Jehovah has done a great thing in what he has done with us . We have become jo@@ y@@ ful . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 26 : 3 .
Gen@@ er@@ ally , Jehovah’s Witnesses avoid such deal@@ ings with other religi@@ ons .
For instance , in one Ab@@ origin@@ al set@@ t@@ le@@ ment , the brothers arrang@@ ed to deli@@ ver a Bible - based public talk .
When , though , will this divine judgment be ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted ?
What indic@@ ates that the end of false religion will take place s@@ wi@@ f@@ tly ?
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , there was nothing wrong with ba@@ thing to keep clean .
As to the prop@@ er course , the Scriptures ad@@ mon@@ ish true Christians : “ What fel@@ low@@ ship do righteousness and la@@ w@@ less@@ ness have ?
Christians did not worship the Rom@@ an tri@@ ad or any other go@@ ds .
W@@ ould the spirit continue to act as a teach@@ er and a re@@ mem@@ bran@@ c@@ er ?
A@@ pp@@ ly the counsel he off@@ ers , and see it gu@@ ard you from har@@ m and help you imp@@ ro@@ ve your life .
They are God’s people !
So I went to a p@@ sy@@ c@@ hi@@ at@@ ri@@ c ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al and learned that I have man@@ ic de@@ pres@@ sion .
H@@ er husband , P@@ ran@@ as , ad@@ ds : “ L@@ ater , our children were ke@@ en to be involved at ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es and on the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c pro@@ je@@ cts .
page 2@@ 00 .
What does it mean to be self - cen@@ tered , and why is it un@@ wise to become so ?
Many des@@ per@@ ately po@@ or people du@@ ti@@ fully give the ti@@ the because they are being taught by their ch@@ ur@@ ches that ti@@ thing is a Bi@@ bli@@ cal requi@@ re@@ ment .
It inclu@@ des your in@@ n@@ er@@ most feelings .
The do@@ or to his organization is still o@@ pen .
It shows that when a human dies , he re@@ tur@@ ns to the du@@ st and is n@@ on@@ ex@@ ist@@ ent .
In this sub@@ tle way , Satan may have tri@@ ed to min@@ i@@ mi@@ ze the import@@ ance of that comm@@ and .
Like other need - great@@ ers , sing@@ le sisters living in fore@@ ign lands often expres@@ s that serving ab@@ ro@@ ad en@@ ri@@ ched their lives .
A so@@ li@@ d rec@@ ord for the right of Jehovah’s Witnesses to enjoy fre@@ e@@ dom of worship was esta@@ bli@@ shed .
C@@ re@@ ate opportun@@ ities to preach
Rather than loo@@ king to his pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , many or few , or to his circumstances , good or bad , Paul loo@@ ked to God to satis@@ fy his needs .
The Scriptures show that the Creator pl@@ anted the desire for everlasting life deep within the human consci@@ ousness right from the very star@@ t , from the time he cre@@ ated the first human cou@@ ple .
We were as@@ le@@ ep , but I was a@@ wak@@ ened by the dist@@ ant s@@ ound of sing@@ ing .
In fact , in K@@ o@@ re@@ a , S@@ him C@@ he@@ ong has come to be reg@@ ar@@ ded as the mo@@ de@@ l of a devo@@ ted daugh@@ ter .
And Israel deser@@ ved ad@@ verse divine judgment because the moral and spiritual de@@ ca@@ y of the nation was de@@ pl@@ or@@ able .
W@@ ere those angels ac@@ tu@@ al spirit pers@@ ons , provi@@ ding encourag@@ ement and practic@@ al ass@@ ist@@ ance to Jesus ?
It is simply because the we@@ ak@@ ness of the flesh h@@ am@@ p@@ ers even our best efforts .
A Pro@@ g@@ res@@ sive M@@ in@@ is@@ ter in A@@ ction
Consider , for example , the book of Isaiah .
As we come to know Jehovah more in@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , we will not be un@@ du@@ ly dis@@ tur@@ bed if certain Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts leave us wonder@@ ing why he ac@@ ted as he did .
So why have you spo@@ ken to me a thing like this ? ”
Un@@ like Jehovah , the brothers who coun@@ t the number of people e@@ ating the bre@@ ad and dr@@ in@@ king the w@@ ine at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al do not know who truly is anointed .
This has helped me to o@@ pen my heart to Jehovah .
Rather , he thought of it as a place of reli@@ ef .
S@@ hor@@ tly after sen@@ ding his first letter to the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ i@@ an Christians , Paul sent them a second letter .
What could ha@@ p@@ pen if we are not vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant and pray@@ er@@ ful ?
Like the apostle Paul , they work hard to buil@@ d up and strengthen the faith of those in their char@@ ge , not to act as ma@@ st@@ ers of their faith . ​ — 2 Corinthians 1 : 24 .
Those experi@@ ences made Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s faith str@@ ong@@ er .
TH@@ R@@ O@@ U@@ G@@ H@@ O@@ U@@ T the earth Jehovah’s servants have demonstr@@ ated loy@@ al@@ ty to God in con@@ ne@@ ction with the san@@ ct@@ ity of blood .
This ep@@ is@@ o@@ de is often over@@ loo@@ ked by scho@@ l@@ ars ass@@ ess@@ ing the ro@@ le of women in ancient Israel . ”
As gra@@ du@@ ates who know everything about mission@@ ary work or as stud@@ ents who still have a lo@@ t to learn ? ”
Why is it important that we make wise personal decisions each day ?
At first , Ti@@ ff@@ any was h@@ es@@ it@@ ant about ra@@ ising her hand .
Ch@@ il@@ dren were at e@@ ase with him .
I asked . They brought me a cop@@ y , and I showed them the in@@ side page , which states : “ P@@ r@@ inted in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates of A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a by the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible & Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety . ”
How can parents and their ad@@ ul@@ t children pre@@ pare for “ the days of dist@@ ress ” ?
Why can it be said that the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant are ‘ over nations and k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s ’ ?
When this happ@@ ens , we might not think c@@ learly for a min@@ u@@ te or two .
They learn of Jehovah’s kind pro@@ vision of the ransom through Jesus Christ , who@@ se shed blood can cle@@ an@@ se them from all sin .
They stri@@ pp@@ ed off the old person@@ ality , which pro@@ du@@ ces such tra@@ its as “ anger , ” “ a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch , ” and “ ob@@ sc@@ ene talk , ” and put on the new person@@ ality , “ which through acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge is being made new according to the i@@ ma@@ ge of [ God ] who cre@@ ated it . ”
The Bible can help you find comfort even in the dar@@ k@@ est times
The Bible claim@@ s that it is “ inspired of God and bene@@ fi@@ cial for teaching . ”
En@@ during in this r@@ ace to the end is needed to gain Jehovah’s appro@@ val and the pri@@ ze of everlasting life .
How did each member of the slave class , whether m@@ ale or f@@ em@@ ale , contribu@@ te to the gro@@ w@@ th of the slave ?
In this reg@@ ard , consider the princi@@ ple em@@ bo@@ died in Paul’s words : “ M@@ ake sure of the more important things , so that you may be f@@ la@@ w@@ less and not be stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing others up to the day of Christ . ” ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
* — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 10 .
Ye@@ ars later , C@@ ar@@ lo@@ s , his wife , and two of their children became special pione@@ ers .
My th@@ in bl@@ an@@ ke@@ t provided little war@@ m@@ th during the co@@ ld ni@@ gh@@ ts .
For instance , during a meeting held in V@@ i@@ et@@ nam@@ ese , an el@@ der@@ ly man sto@@ od up and asked for per@@ mis@@ sion to speak .
For one thing , “ a man of loving - kindness is deal@@ ing re@@ war@@ ding@@ ly with his own soul . ”
The following year , I was too .
“ When Pe@@ ople Re@@ pro@@ ach You ”
He is now serving as a regul@@ ar pioneer .
A res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful fear is fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al if we are to worship God accep@@ ta@@ bly .
Many of Davi@@ d’s com@@ positi@@ ons can be found in the book of Psal@@ ms .
Do r@@ ouse yourself at my c@@ all@@ ing and see . ”
Consider M@@ ary , the mother of Jesus .
For about si@@ x months , Le@@ on@@ ar@@ do was un@@ able to c@@ ry .
We were married in 19@@ 6@@ 4 in the to@@ wn of D@@ er@@ by , where I regul@@ arly attend@@ ed the Ang@@ li@@ can Ch@@ urch .
James was si@@ ck for about two years before he died of enc@@ ep@@ hal@@ it@@ is , an inf@@ lam@@ m@@ ation of the b@@ ra@@ in . That was in Ju@@ ly 19@@ 38 .
Do you seek to shi@@ eld your children from the things they fear , to prote@@ ct them from disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment and fa@@ il@@ ure ?
At times , that contribu@@ ted to mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s and h@@ ur@@ t feelings .
For example , he will take her feelings into account , even in small matters .
Mi@@ ca@@ h fore@@ told the el@@ ev@@ ation of true worship a@@ bo@@ ve all other form@@ s of worship , whether of false go@@ ds or of the St@@ ate as a go@@ d .
E@@ ach person has his or her uni@@ que ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound and problems .
“ The Tru@@ e T@@ ent ” and the S@@ y@@ m@@ bo@@ lic Al@@ ta@@ r
I st@@ ro@@ ve to prac@@ tice what I taught , to be pati@@ ent , and to com@@ men@@ d gener@@ ously . ”
6 : 4@@ 4 .
R@@ av@@ en
The rel@@ e@@ ase of this Bible in my own language was a dre@@ am come true !
Do you see hel@@ l as a liter@@ al place of fi@@ re and bri@@ m@@ st@@ one , of un@@ en@@ ding t@@ or@@ ment and angu@@ ish ?
No@@ tice the apostle Paul’s words found at C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 13 . ​ — Read .
They also went to pris@@ on for their Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality , just as the brothers did who were part of the organization that was appro@@ ved by world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters .
I am speaking to move you to sh@@ ame . ”
We will be effe@@ ctive in our ministry if we show the same concer@@ n for people that Jesus did
And why is Jehovah br@@ ing@@ ing us to this land [ Cana@@ an ] to f@@ all by the s@@ word ?
Jehovah takes ple@@ asure in those who trust in him , and he be@@ comes wh@@ atever is necess@@ ary to bl@@ ess and prote@@ ct his people .
From then on , they had to demonstr@@ ate their loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah des@@ pite all the t@@ ests that Satan would bring upon them .
The th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Witnesses held cap@@ tive in con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps were fre@@ ed , but the fi@@ ght was not over .
Many conclu@@ de that the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s account of what took place at Ba@@ be@@ l is a fully cre@@ di@@ ble ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation .
No@@ thing gives greater satis@@ fac@@ tion than see@@ ing how Jehovah’s Word can change a person@@ ’s life .
To my sur@@ pris@@ e , it was my mother with a par@@ c@@ el under her ar@@ m .
How did God’s Word exer@@ t power in the first century ?
To make good decisions in any as@@ pect of life , te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers need to know how to id@@ enti@@ fy op@@ tions and then we@@ i@@ gh the pro@@ s and con@@ s of each op@@ tion .
Why not ask yourself : ‘ Do I have clear spiritual vision that en@@ ab@@ les me to see the Son of God rul@@ ing in heaven ?
That is why God for@@ gave M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h and rest@@ ored him to the k@@ ing@@ ship in Jerusalem .
As kind or as har@@ s@@ h ?
He end@@ ur@@ ed the most difficult of t@@ ests and died faithful to his Father . ​ — John 4 : 34 ; 15 : 10 .
After their dis@@ obedi@@ ence , they were ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from the gar@@ den .
He will be ga@@ ther@@ ed to his fore@@ fa@@ thers and be taken to his gra@@ v@@ ey@@ ard in peace . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 22 : 14 - 20 ; 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 34 : 22 - 28 .
Des@@ pite many positi@@ ve repor@@ ts about the life - st@@ y@@ le and mor@@ als of the W@@ al@@ den@@ ses , some people ques@@ tioned their loy@@ al@@ ty and acc@@ used them of being a th@@ re@@ at to good order .
If your children do not learn moral valu@@ es from you at home , they will likely a@@ do@@ pt the vie@@ ws of their scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es and teach@@ ers or those of the mas@@ s me@@ dia .
However , integrity invol@@ ves more than doing what is right .
The account states that this was “ in the second year of the k@@ ing@@ ship of Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar . ”
Se@@ e@@ ing his determined stand , they let him go .
Ju@@ ne 15 , 200@@ 9
However , some in the congregations are not at that point .
The point is , Are you willing to try new ways of preaching the good news ?
They will be g@@ la@@ d to have you present on that occasi@@ on and at all their meetings for Bible study held at their Kingdom H@@ alls .
When we understand that he is al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty and wise , we become confid@@ ent that he has the ability to do all that he promises .
• Why does Jehovah commun@@ ic@@ ate with his human cre@@ ation ?
Ch@@ er@@ ish your God - fe@@ aring wife ​ — your sister and friend .
S@@ U@@ P@@ P@@ O@@ S@@ E you pl@@ an to tra@@ v@@ el to a dist@@ ant to@@ wn for an important ev@@ ent .
They made preaching the h@@ all@@ mar@@ k of their activ@@ ity .
What occ@@ ur@@ red between Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s , and what does this under@@ s@@ cor@@ e ?
In respon@@ se , he will “ give holy spirit to those as@@ king him . ”
A repor@@ t by the Un@@ ited N@@ ations En@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment Pro@@ gr@@ am@@ me says that tre@@ es “ are important for the well - being of people in all coun@@ tri@@ es . . .
What reason for having respect for fellow believers does Paul men@@ tion ?
W@@ H@@ Y C@@ E@@ R@@ T@@ A@@ I@@ N MI@@ R@@ A@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S N@@ O L@@ ONG@@ E@@ R O@@ C@@ C@@ U@@ R
What concer@@ ns do parents have for their children ?
Mar@@ i C@@ ar@@ men , a mother of three daugh@@ ters , said : “ We wanted our daugh@@ ters to have who@@ les@@ ome rec@@ re@@ ation and to enjoy themselves .
“ Those who receive the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness and of the free gift of righteousness [ will ] rule as k@@ ings in life through the one person , Jesus Christ . ”
P@@ la@@ ying one par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph at a time , she as@@ ks the Bible stud@@ ent questions on the material just heard .
When did this div@@ ision of the m@@ oun@@ tain of the o@@ live tre@@ es take place ?
The D@@ r@@ ama , as it was called , was the st@@ ory of mankind from the cre@@ ation of Adam until the end of Christ’s R@@ ei@@ gn .
It is found at Revelation 16 : 16 , which states : “ They ga@@ ther@@ ed them together to the place that is called in Hebrew H@@ ar – M@@ ag@@ e@@ d@@ on . ”
Jesus set the stan@@ d@@ ard in bal@@ an@@ c@@ ing se@@ cul@@ ar inter@@ ests and spiritual matters .
In the inter@@ im , we must avoid just going through the mo@@ tions of serving Jehovah .
Re@@ fu@@ ge@@ e cam@@ p : U@@ N P@@ H@@ O@@ T@@ O 18@@ 6@@ 8@@ 11 / J .
What does the Bible say on the matter ?
Let us do our ut@@ most to make our ho@@ st@@ s happy that they invit@@ ed us .
If one of them should f@@ all , the other one can ra@@ ise his par@@ t@@ ner up . ” ​ — King Solomon
Wh@@ atever sc@@ he@@ du@@ le you follow , as an individu@@ al or as a family , meeting it requi@@ res giving pri@@ or@@ ity to Bible reading .
Now , each mor@@ ning , a care@@ gi@@ ver s@@ wit@@ ches on my com@@ pu@@ ter and activ@@ ates my c@@ ell p@@ ho@@ ne .
By stud@@ ying the Scriptures and atten@@ ding congregation meetings , we are remin@@ ded of the sa@@ y@@ ings of Christ .
During World W@@ ar I , B@@ r@@ ita@@ in and the Un@@ ited St@@ ates for@@ ged a special par@@ t@@ n@@ er@@ ship .
Those living under Christ’s world rule will enjoy the fru@@ its of their la@@ b@@ or .
When we study the Bible , we can look for the ans@@ wers to the following questions :
A@@ no@@ ther hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der would tell me , “ I understand you but not her . ”
How did he bre@@ ak the de@@ gra@@ ding ha@@ bi@@ t of s@@ mo@@ king ?
You can pray in any language , or even s@@ il@@ ently . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 6 : 32 , 33 ; Ne@@ h@@ emiah 2 : 1 - 6 .
So was God’s Kingdom a famili@@ ar conc@@ ep@@ t to those people ?
But when we end@@ ure such suffering , good personal qualities can be en@@ h@@ an@@ ced and happiness pro@@ duc@@ ed .
They might try to get you to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in ques@@ tion@@ able activities and make fu@@ n of you when you refu@@ se .
He had something in mind for his cre@@ ation .
Let your will take place , as in heaven , also upon earth . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 10 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 8 - 11 .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , the decisions that family he@@ a@@ ds make in support of true worship af@@ fect their famili@@ es and may even bring temp@@ or@@ ary har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps .
O@@ r what sh@@ aring does light have with dar@@ k@@ ness ? ”
We served there for about 12 years .
After being con@@ vi@@ cted and given sen@@ ten@@ ces r@@ ang@@ ing from three to si@@ x years , we jo@@ ined a number of our brothers in the s@@ li@@ my du@@ ng@@ e@@ ons of O@@ st@@ er@@ ste@@ in Ca@@ st@@ le , in Z@@ wi@@ c@@ ka@@ u .
Our daugh@@ ters have told us that the examples we and their gr@@ and@@ parents set helped them to ‘ keep see@@ king first God’s Kingdom , ’ even when they had money problems .
As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an king S@@ ar@@ g@@ on I@@ I , mentioned at Isaiah 20 : 1
Sol@@ di@@ ers and tra@@ des@@ men , pre@@ ach@@ ers and t@@ ou@@ ris@@ ts , ac@@ t@@ ors and gl@@ adi@@ at@@ ors all used these ro@@ a@@ ds .
Re@@ aching the c@@ li@@ ma@@ x , he asked , “ Do you believe that the King of glory has be@@ gu@@ n his re@@ ign ? ”
Let us exam@@ ine four ways in which he does so .
• When someone dies , w@@ in@@ do@@ ws must be op@@ ened to let the soul out
Jesus taught his listen@@ ers to pray to God : “ Let your kingdom come .
And he ad@@ ds the so@@ ber@@ ing thought that “ the un@@ clean one will not pas@@ s over it . ”
N@@ ex@@ t , we needed accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , the individuals appointed give evidence of pro@@ duc@@ ing the fru@@ it@@ age of that spirit .
( Read Proverbs 3 : 32 . )
Jesus told his disciples not only to be in his love but to “ remain in [ his ] love . ”
Tru@@ e to Paul’s words , the second century C.E . proved to be a time both of change and of the fore@@ told apost@@ as@@ y .
( b ) Who is Jesus ’ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative wife , and how should hus@@ ban@@ ds tre@@ at their wi@@ ves ?
One day , my work@@ mat@@ es in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed me to por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
A@@ vo@@ i@@ ding pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy out of we@@ d@@ lo@@ ck is not the same thing as main@@ tain@@ ing cha@@ st@@ ity , and the real de@@ fin@@ iti@@ on of “ for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation ” is not so li@@ mit@@ ed or n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w .
These other go@@ sp@@ els were called a@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l .
How can we prote@@ ct ourselves from a@@ do@@ p@@ ting the wrong attitu@@ des of those who do not worship Jehovah ?
How a@@ we - inspi@@ ring !
“ If anyone does not want to work , ne@@ i@@ ther let him e@@ at . ” — 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 3 : 10 .
What en@@ ab@@ led him to succ@@ e@@ ed ?
His disciples were cu@@ ri@@ ous about this and wanted to know when that Kingdom would come .
How that rest@@ or@@ ation brought praise to Jehovah and to those be@@ aring his name !
6 , 7 . ( a ) What was the relationship between the pri@@ ests and the n@@ on@@ pri@@ es@@ tly L@@ ev@@ ites ?
For instance , he told those who had become Christians in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a : “ Ha@@ ving a tend@@ er affe@@ ction for you , we were well pleas@@ ed to imp@@ ar@@ t to you , not only the good news of God , but also our own sou@@ ls , because you became bel@@ o@@ ved to us . ”
They ex@@ ten@@ d practic@@ al help to those who are suffering .
From personal experience , King David could t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy : “ With someone loyal you [ Jehovah ] will act in loy@@ al@@ ty . ”
It was also dis@@ cer@@ ned in the 19@@ 20 ’ s that there are two op@@ pos@@ ing organiz@@ ations ​ — Jehovah’s and Satan’s .
N@@ ever was the pro@@ spe@@ ct of ev@@ en@@ tually going to heaven held out to the first human cou@@ ple . ​ — Genesis 1 : 26 - 28 ; 2 : 7 , 8 , 15 .
S@@ ad@@ ly , however , Israel@@ ite hist@@ ory was mo@@ st@@ ly a rec@@ ord of un@@ faith@@ ful@@ ness .
So@@ on , though , you may face tri@@ als that will t@@ est your faith and res@@ ili@@ ence .
We have peace with God and with our fellow man .
He beg@@ ins to learn how Jehovah vie@@ ws things .
How deli@@ gh@@ ted Abraham was to get his de@@ ar wife back !
Consider some experi@@ ences that illustr@@ ate how Jehovah can work out un@@ expe@@ cted and wonderful resul@@ ts using liter@@ ature that has been left with people .
In ad@@ dition , why not show your appreciation for the elders ’ famili@@ es ?
Yet , he does not necess@@ ar@@ ily h@@ ate the person who comm@@ its such things .
• Why do we especially need to atten@@ d Christian meetings regul@@ arly ?
Thus , we have a moral ob@@ lig@@ ation to cultiv@@ ate this qu@@ ality .
What is your attitude toward Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and the rel@@ ated is@@ sue of integrity ?
Ha@@ ve I pray@@ ed about my relationship with God ?
What an en@@ or@@ m@@ ous responsi@@ bility rest@@ ed on Jesus ’ sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders !
The decisions of this first - century gover@@ ning body were trans@@ mit@@ ted to the congregations by means of let@@ ters and travel@@ ing re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves .
17 - 19 . ( a ) Ex@@ pla@@ in how Jesus h@@ and@@ led a situation that could have had very serious con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences . ( b ) What made the situation st@@ res@@ s@@ ful and un@@ pleas@@ ant ?
If I needed ad@@ vice , the elders helped me .
This was follow@@ ed by fi@@ ve years of man@@ ag@@ ing the N@@ or@@ val As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all in O@@ nt@@ ari@@ o .
In fact , Jehovah God himself uses questions to teach important tru@@ ths .
Jesus also made known the most important matters about which we should pray .
After giving a war@@ m wel@@ come to the gu@@ ests , present from 28 different lands , he foc@@ used attention on the value of Bible educ@@ ation .
N@@ ei@@ ther is it wrong to make a mem@@ ori@@ al , such as a t@@ om@@ b@@ st@@ one , for a dec@@ eas@@ ed person .
The blessings that he has p@@ our@@ ed out on Mari@@ on , me , and our two daugh@@ ters are bey@@ ond anything I could have ho@@ ped for back in 194@@ 1 .
Pro@@ ba@@ bly during 34 C.E . , a Christian from D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us nam@@ ed An@@ ani@@ as received an ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary assignment .
We too are often fac@@ ed with the need to make difficult decisions on such is@@ su@@ es as these : ‘ Sh@@ ould I give up certain practic@@ es or ha@@ bi@@ ts that are not fully in l@@ ine with Bible principles ?
Today , too , there is a si@@ gn that is far more important to understand than the col@@ or of the liter@@ al s@@ k@@ y .
God went on : “ Who has di@@ vi@@ ded a ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l for the f@@ lood and a way for the th@@ under@@ ous st@@ or@@ m cl@@ ou@@ d , to make it ra@@ in upon the land where there is no man , upon the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness in which there is no earth@@ ling man , to satis@@ fy st@@ or@@ m - stri@@ ck@@ en and des@@ ol@@ ate plac@@ es and to cause the gro@@ w@@ th of gr@@ ass to s@@ pr@@ out ?
Many in attend@@ ance shed te@@ ars of joy .
We have every reason to be ze@@ al@@ ous for true worship
“ A w@@ all was what they proved to be around us both by night and by day , ” said one of Na@@ bal@@ ’s shepher@@ ds .
However , she found that all their ans@@ wers were lo@@ gi@@ cal and based on the Bible .
Sa@@ id Jesus : “ C@@ ome to me , . . . and I will ref@@ res@@ h you . ” — Matthew 11 : 28 .
You can be one of such “ bless@@ ed ones ” by lear@@ ning about Jehovah and meeting his requi@@ re@@ ments .
I told R@@ ob@@ er@@ t W@@ in@@ k@@ l@@ er , one of the brothers serving at the branch of@@ fice , that I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t feel qu@@ ali@@ fied , but he said : “ Just f@@ ill out the pa@@ p@@ ers .
It is under@@ sto@@ od that this psal@@ m was written when his son Ab@@ sal@@ om s@@ ch@@ em@@ ed to ste@@ al the k@@ ing@@ ship from him .
Be@@ fore accep@@ ting a new assignment , a mo@@ des@@ t person will first find out what will be requi@@ red of him .
R@@ o@@ th@@ man@@ n deci@@ ded that all pro@@ per@@ ty should be ow@@ ned commun@@ ally .
If the resurrection had not occ@@ ur@@ red , the message that Paul and the other apostles pro@@ claim@@ ed would have cons@@ is@@ ted of nothing but emp@@ ty , wor@@ th@@ less words .
T@@ ow@@ ard the end of a dis@@ course expla@@ ining the meaning of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Jesus ’ death , these em@@ ble@@ ms ​ — first the bre@@ ad , then the w@@ ine — ​ will be pas@@ sed among all present .
When they did , they lost divine appro@@ val .
Be@@ ing thus ad@@ ju@@ sted , it is dedic@@ ated to Jehovah for the so@@ le purpose of worshi@@ p@@ ing him .
1@@ 6@@ 2 ⇩
Com@@ men@@ d Your Ch@@ il@@ dren
Why should we have the go@@ al , or pri@@ ze , c@@ learly in view ?
Ther@@ e@@ after , when his ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment was ann@@ oun@@ ced to the congregation , there were s@@ mil@@ es on the fac@@ es of all .
John could also have tri@@ ed to bring honor to himself because he was a fle@@ sh@@ ly relati@@ ve of the Messi@@ ah .
I think Jehovah gu@@ i@@ ded the sel@@ e@@ ction because it wor@@ ked out so well .
Di@@ d he see a righteous , God - fe@@ aring person ?
The gener@@ ally held view that our earthly ten@@ an@@ cy is temp@@ or@@ ary imp@@ lies that death is the do@@ or@@ way to a bl@@ is@@ s@@ ful af@@ ter@@ life .
“ What You V@@ ow , Pa@@ y , ” A@@ p@@ r . Who Is Le@@ ading God’s Pe@@ ople Today ?
This is something that Mi@@ ca@@ h’s wicked con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries do out of sh@@ ame .
He was pre@@ pared to go .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 34 , 6@@ 1
Because , as milli@@ ons of people have dis@@ co@@ vered , get@@ ting to know the God of the Bible br@@ ings ma@@ j@@ or benef@@ its in life .
May we , then , e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly imitate Jehovah when tra@@ ining our children .
9 , 10 . ( a ) How have some s@@ ought to fulf@@ ill their desi@@ res ?
Mo@@ st lost all their pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
So how is it that you are in the travel@@ ing work and we are nothing ? ”
We can have similar joy by up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , hon@@ or@@ ing his holy name , and keep@@ ing the re@@ ward of everlasting life before us .
1@@ 27 : 1 , 2 .
The gar@@ den at the branch
Even so , David felt the need to ask Jehovah to continue to show him fav@@ or . ​ — Read Psalm 7@@ 1 : 17 , 18 .
Adam and E@@ ve would live in Par@@ adise only as long as they rema@@ ined sub@@ ject to their loving Creator . ​ — Genesis 2 : 17 ; 3 : 2 , 3 , 17 - 23 .
In every case , A@@ be@@ l saw that Jehovah’s word is comple@@ t@@ ely reli@@ able .
• How does the ant have no comman@@ der , as no@@ ted at Proverbs 6 : 6 - 8 , and yet provi@@ des a good example for us ?
When fac@@ ed with a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly difficult situation , post@@ po@@ ne discipl@@ ine until you are cal@@ m .
The wom@@ an’s par@@ t@@ ner had rec@@ ently left her and their two small children .
The book Li@@ fe ​ — How Di@@ d It G@@ et H@@ ere ?
The Bible associ@@ ates godly love with joy , peace , pati@@ ence , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , faith , mil@@ dness , and self - control .
A wife said of her 22 - year - long marriage that was at the point of a bre@@ aku@@ p : “ We are both baptized , but we were on two different pages emo@@ tion@@ ally .
• A fellow beli@@ ever who@@ se sp@@ ouse has died . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
What does Jehovah requi@@ re of those who worship him ?
We could be about to take a ru@@ in@@ ous false st@@ ep and be comple@@ t@@ ely un@@ a@@ ware of it .
A we@@ ek later , other stud@@ ents gave a pres@@ ent@@ ation on their beli@@ ef@@ s as ch@@ urch members .
I deci@@ ded to work har@@ der at ac@@ qui@@ ring spiritual ri@@ ches . ”
By the time E@@ no@@ ch was born , most people were past all moral sense .
For what was the apostle John especially than@@ k@@ ful , and what was the n@@ ature of his relationship with G@@ a@@ i@@ us ?
Today , Christians are lik@@ e@@ wise pre@@ ach@@ ers of righteousness , ur@@ g@@ ing people to rep@@ ent .
13 : 5 ; Ti@@ tu@@ s 3 : 1 , 2 .
So , then , should we listen to apost@@ ates , read their liter@@ ature , or exam@@ ine their We@@ b s@@ ites on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t ?
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , one Tu@@ es@@ day mor@@ ning , I began my j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to atten@@ d a Christian ass@@ em@@ bly in W@@ am@@ bl@@ á@@ n , a small to@@ wn in nor@@ ther@@ n N@@ ic@@ ar@@ ag@@ ua .
And this ministry lea@@ ds to glory .
“ Do you think that I cannot appe@@ al to my Father to supp@@ ly me at this m@@ om@@ ent more than tw@@ el@@ ve le@@ gi@@ ons of angels ?
“ Ke@@ ep encourag@@ ing one another and building one another up . ” ​ — 1 TH@@ E@@ S@@ S .
For that matter , we “ know ne@@ i@@ ther the day nor the h@@ our ” when Jesus Christ will come to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment upon his Fa@@ ther’s enem@@ ies .
Revelation 12 : 7 - 9 un@@ mas@@ ks the cul@@ pri@@ t : “ W@@ ar bro@@ ke out in heaven : M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el [ Jesus Christ ] and his angels bat@@ t@@ led with the dra@@ g@@ on [ Satan the Devil ] , and the dra@@ g@@ on and its angels bat@@ t@@ led but it did not pre@@ va@@ il , ne@@ i@@ ther was a place found for them any longer in heaven .
When it comes to en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment and rec@@ re@@ ation , that crow@@ d often prom@@ o@@ te ba@@ sel@@ ess ide@@ as .
P@@ le@@ ase c@@ he@@ ck with Jehovah’s Witnesses lo@@ c@@ ally for the ex@@ act meeting place and time .
Can we make better use of the res@@ our@@ ces we have ? Bethel members in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a
( Genesis 11 : 10 – 23 : 20 )
What did Jehovah make known to Abraham ?
Paul states : “ The things that you learned as well as accepted and heard and saw in con@@ ne@@ ction with me , prac@@ tice these ; and the God of peace will be with you . ”
* This c@@ lear@@ ed up many of her mis@@ imp@@ res@@ sions .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Job att@@ ached un@@ du@@ e import@@ ance to jus@@ ti@@ f@@ ying himself when he said : “ I am not in the wrong ” and “ there is no viol@@ ence upon my p@@ al@@ ms , and my prayer is pu@@ re . ”
Such things may not be sin@@ s in themselves .
Some si@@ x months later , James and John put their mother up to re@@ ques@@ ting from Jesus prom@@ in@@ ent positi@@ ons in the Kingdom .
The case was re@@ man@@ ded for a new tri@@ al , but later the govern@@ ment with@@ dre@@ w the pro@@ secu@@ tion , with Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d and his associ@@ ates being comple@@ t@@ ely ex@@ on@@ er@@ ated .
They rep@@ lied : “ We must buil@@ d . ”
Since her death on S@@ ep@@ t . 5 , people have bom@@ ba@@ r@@ ded the V@@ ati@@ can with re@@ ques@@ ts to have her form@@ ally declar@@ ed a sa@@ in@@ t .
“ F@@ ul@@ ly A@@ c@@ com@@ pl@@ ish Your M@@ in@@ is@@ try ”
We must not fai@@ l to follow this One .
They had already served for 25 years in ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es where the need for publi@@ sh@@ ers was great .
Tru@@ e mer@@ cy requi@@ res that we use our t@@ ong@@ ue in a cha@@ st@@ e , pe@@ ace@@ able , and reason@@ able way .
Instead , let us work together as a family to be regul@@ ar in meeting for worship with our local congregation , to sear@@ ch di@@ lig@@ ently for hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones in our ter@@ rit@@ ory , and to ch@@ er@@ ish the regul@@ ar pro@@ v@@ isions of spiritual food we receive .
To@@ tal war came to mean to@@ tal h@@ at@@ red , ” states The C@@ o@@ lum@@ bia H@@ ist@@ ory of the World .
G@@ l@@ ü@@ ck pl@@ anted them to com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate the L@@ at@@ vi@@ an Bible .
However , loo@@ king for@@ ward to our day , he fore@@ told under inspi@@ r@@ ation that even in these dar@@ k times , Jehovah would b@@ righ@@ ten the out@@ look of those who love light .
What ro@@ le does pre@@ par@@ ing for meetings pla@@ y in understanding the deep things of God ?
So he asked : “ Why are your fac@@ es g@@ lo@@ om@@ y today ? ”
No@@ tice how Paul id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es Satan’s t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s .
C@@ el@@ ls of the same ty@@ pe grou@@ ped together to form t@@ is@@ su@@ es and then or@@ g@@ ans .
Some have discus@@ sed with their children Bible examples of individuals who op@@ en@@ ly g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed .
Because they have cho@@ s@@ en to pur@@ sue a sin@@ ful course , they are no longer Jehovah’s Witnesses .
That pas@@ sage go@@ es into consider@@ able de@@ ta@@ il out@@ l@@ ining which fle@@ sh@@ ly relati@@ ves must not en@@ ter into se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations with each other .
Jehovah’s Word Is A@@ live ​ — H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of John
Daniel , qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , found this to be true .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out doubt , that is one of the best things that can ha@@ p@@ pen to a person .
Because of a very se@@ v@@ ere fam@@ ine , Jose@@ p@@ h’s brothers had travel@@ ed to Egy@@ pt to ob@@ tain food .
My can@@ c@@ er is now in re@@ mis@@ sion , and we serve in a Go@@ l@@ d@@ s@@ bor@@ o congregation as in@@ fir@@ m special pione@@ ers .
“ Yet that little was so s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring , so mo@@ ving and so p@@ ene@@ tr@@ ating that it is sa@@ fe to say no@@ body el@@ se has influ@@ enced the world so much . ”
They cont@@ ac@@ ted the el@@ der@@ ly faithful ones , help@@ ing them come together once again as part of an inter@@ n@@ ational spiritual family .
However , Moses was confid@@ ent that God would do something to prote@@ ct His people .
W@@ H@@ O can righ@@ tly den@@ y that we are living in “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with ” ?
C@@ are@@ ful personal study can help you answer questions , get ri@@ d of any doub@@ ts , and strengthen your con@@ vi@@ ctions .
Ne@@ ws that un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised G@@ ent@@ il@@ es had “ received the word of God ” had re@@ ached the congregation there , and a number of Jewish disciples were dis@@ tur@@ bed about the matter .
And may we feel as did the psalmist who san@@ g : “ Let the sa@@ y@@ ings of my m@@ ou@@ th and the medit@@ ation of my heart become ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble before you , O Jehovah my R@@ o@@ ck and my Re@@ de@@ em@@ er . ” ​ — P@@ s .
Paul wrote that “ love is . . . kind . ”
If so , we too will be known fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly by Jehovah .
What can help us cho@@ ose the right words ?
C@@ ome it will at the appointed time .
But there is a differ@@ ence between in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ing in spe@@ cul@@ ation , which the Bible does not encoura@@ ge , and keep@@ ing in expe@@ ct@@ ation of the end , which it does encoura@@ ge .
Those who fear God and stri@@ ve to do what is right in his eyes can fre@@ ely appro@@ ach him , fully confid@@ ent that he will hear them .
Rather than chall@@ enge their authority , we truly appreci@@ ate our har@@ d@@ working elders !
Because of that decision , many more people can now read the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation in their language .
For example , Jehovah tru@@ st@@ s his servants to fulf@@ ill their ob@@ lig@@ ations responsi@@ bly .
E@@ ve “ saw that the t@@ ree was good for food and that it was something desi@@ ra@@ ble to the eyes . ”
However , that law also reve@@ als a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous inter@@ n@@ al influ@@ ence that might lead us away from our des@@ t@@ in@@ ation of everlasting life .
Of course , simply reading these Bible te@@ x@@ ts is not en@@ ough .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , the best time for parents to beg@@ in m@@ ol@@ ding their chil@@ d’s heart is when it is most rec@@ ep@@ tive and eas@@ ily shap@@ ed .
Jesus also under@@ sto@@ od that he was appro@@ aching a pi@@ vo@@ tal time in the out@@ working of Jehovah’s purpose .
7@@ 1 : 17 , 18 .
4@@ 3 : 3 ; Pro@@ v .
Mo@@ st of the family re@@ je@@ cted ​ — even des@@ p@@ ised — ​ what they said .
However , we cannot avoid all cont@@ act with such people .
11 : 25 ; Acts 4 : 13 ; 1 C@@ or .
U@@ p@@ on conclu@@ ding the study of that public@@ ation , they used the bro@@ ch@@ ure What Does God Re@@ qui@@ re of U@@ s ?
A@@ D@@ A@@ R
Af@@ ri@@ can - L@@ angu@@ age Bi@@ bl@@ es , 1 / 15
Jesus war@@ ned his disciples of the ex@@ t@@ ent to which false religion would dist@@ ort the moral com@@ pas@@ s of some when he said : “ The h@@ our is coming when ever@@ yone that k@@ ill@@ s you will i@@ magine he has rend@@ ered a sac@@ red service to God . ”
Peter stated : “ If these things ex@@ ist in you and over@@ f@@ low , they will pre@@ v@@ ent you from being ei@@ ther in@@ ac@@ tive or un@@ fru@@ it@@ ful . ” ​ — Read 2 Peter 1 : 5 - 8 .
How can Christian overse@@ ers displa@@ y this qu@@ ality ?
Will you be home about this time next we@@ ek ?
“ You must show honor to an older man . ” ​ — L@@ E@@ V .
S@@ ever@@ al va@@ ses on displa@@ y at the ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion had been a@@ war@@ ds at the P@@ ana@@ th@@ en@@ a@@ ic G@@ ames , held in A@@ th@@ ens in honor of the go@@ dd@@ ess A@@ th@@ ena .
His foc@@ us was on the out@@ working of Jehovah’s will .
They went on to serve as members of the gover@@ ning body , as mission@@ aries , and as travel@@ ing elders , and they pla@@ yed a ke@@ y ro@@ le in preaching the good news “ in all cre@@ ation that is under heaven . ”
The st@@ re@@ am of Bible man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts in the Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an language t@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es to the la@@ b@@ or of devo@@ ted cop@@ y@@ ists and transl@@ at@@ ors .
With that in mind , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses has cho@@ s@@ en as our ye@@ ar@@ text for 20@@ 12 the confid@@ ent st@@ at@@ ement of Jesus : “ Your word is truth . ”
In@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ences were wel@@ com@@ ed by the comm@@ on people , who fully believ@@ ed that the po@@ pe could gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e that their dead loved ones would go to heaven .
M@@ an@@ kind is experi@@ enc@@ ing the events and con@@ di@@ tions that Jesus and his disciples said would mar@@ k “ the last days . ”
Their new@@ ly appointed king , Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am , quic@@ k@@ ly mo@@ ves to con@@ so@@ li@@ d@@ ate his power by esta@@ bli@@ shing a new St@@ ate religion .
But Joseph could not get to him now ; for all the young man knew , he might never see that de@@ ar old face again .
You are to be comm@@ ended , as you show the same spirit of loy@@ al@@ ty when you end@@ ure har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps , si@@ ck@@ ness , ber@@ e@@ av@@ ement , or op@@ position . ​ — Romans 5 : 3 - 5 ; Hebrews 13 : 6 .
Consider what took place some years ag@@ o when one Ang@@ li@@ can pri@@ est acc@@ used another of mi@@ sh@@ and@@ ling ch@@ urch fin@@ an@@ ces .
We share in that blessing if we are present and atten@@ tiv@@ ely follow the spiritual pro@@ gra@@ m .
Of course , even with the mis@@ er@@ able con@@ di@@ tions that many people have to su@@ ff@@ er today , life is still a wonderful gift .
The Watchtower Li@@ br@@ ary on C@@ D - R@@ O@@ M is cur@@ r@@ ently a@@ vail@@ able in 39 langu@@ ages . The W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations In@@ de@@ x is cur@@ r@@ ently a@@ vail@@ able in over 4@@ 5 langu@@ ages .
I@@ magine the s@@ il@@ ence as it h@@ ur@@ t@@ led toward its mar@@ k .
For example , 2 Samuel 21 : 20 descri@@ bes “ a man of ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary si@@ ze ” as having “ si@@ x f@@ ing@@ ers on each of his hands and si@@ x to@@ es on each of his fe@@ et . ” In Hebrew , the number “ si@@ x ” is re@@ pe@@ ated .
Ther@@ efore , should we not ‘ keep t@@ es@@ ting whether we are in the faith , keep pro@@ ving what we ourselves are ’ by hon@@ est self - exam@@ in@@ ation in light of what we study in the Bible ? ​ — 2 C@@ or .
• A Witness showed the boo@@ k@@ let to a co@@ work@@ er from In@@ dia .
A@@ vo@@ i@@ ding over@@ in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence in food is one important way to shu@@ n a spiritually dam@@ ag@@ ing life - st@@ y@@ le .
50 : 20 .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying this ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on , early Christians avo@@ i@@ ded the show@@ y spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ les of the pi@@ ous religious el@@ ite in their day and cho@@ se to help those in need by rend@@ ering personal ser@@ vi@@ ces or making priv@@ ate gi@@ f@@ ts .
When Jehovah appointed Jeremiah as his prophet , this char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic of the al@@ mon@@ d t@@ ree was ap@@ tly used to illustr@@ ate an important re@@ ality .
“ I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t ex@@ pect anyone to return it , ” said Ch@@ ar@@ les .
I was g@@ la@@ d to be able to work there with a com@@ mit@@ te@@ e form@@ ed to care for the 3@@ 00 brothers who had been affe@@ cted by the tur@@ mo@@ il , many of whom had lost their ho@@ m@@ es .
Do you pi@@ c@@ ture the mi@@ gh@@ ty ac@@ ts of G@@ ide@@ on and Sam@@ son ?
They left a land that was famili@@ ar to them in order to move to a place most of them had never seen .
Jesus ’ “ other sheep ” will not become sons of God until the end of the th@@ ous@@ and years .
The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia of R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on no@@ tes : “ H@@ u@@ man life is char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized by the need to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish between what is real and un@@ real , powerful and power@@ less , gen@@ u@@ ine and dec@@ ep@@ tive , pu@@ re and con@@ tam@@ in@@ ated , clear and con@@ fu@@ sed , as well as relati@@ ve de@@ gre@@ es of one ex@@ tre@@ me or the other . ”
A@@ c@@ tually , some individuals mentioned in the Bible stand out both as good examples of the course to follow and as war@@ n@@ ings of what to shu@@ n .
We Can Ma@@ in@@ tain In@@ tegrity !
Be@@ fore him sto@@ od Go@@ li@@ ath , a man of un@@ u@@ su@@ al strength and st@@ ature .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , A@@ sa@@ ’s good qualities and ze@@ al for pu@@ re worship se@@ em to have out@@ we@@ igh@@ ed his er@@ r@@ ors .
Witnesses going up to the high@@ lands found a co@@ ol c@@ li@@ mate but a war@@ m wel@@ come .
G@@ as@@ ol@@ ine was r@@ ati@@ oned at the time , and many ve@@ hi@@ c@@ les were f@@ it@@ ted with a g@@ as pro@@ duc@@ er .
O@@ ut@@ spo@@ ken and Per@@ secu@@ ted
I try to pl@@ an the wit@@ ness@@ ing tri@@ ps so that we make sever@@ al good return vis@@ its .
Tru@@ st in Jehovah is fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al to cop@@ ing with the situation of wi@@ do@@ ws and or@@ ph@@ ans .
O@@ ther jo@@ y@@ ful times may inclu@@ de our prayer of dedic@@ ation to Jehovah and our water baptism as true Christians .
Yet , S@@ te@@ ph@@ en , like Jesus before him , received no such tri@@ al .
J@@ ul@@ is@@ sa mu@@ st@@ ered up courage and asked them to take her .
In this reg@@ ard , in his book Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gy of the L@@ and of the Bible ​ — 10@@ ,000 − 5@@ 8@@ 6 B.C.E . , A@@ mi@@ ha@@ i Ma@@ z@@ ar com@@ ments : “ Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal field work . . . is to a great ex@@ t@@ ent an ar@@ t as well as a com@@ bin@@ ation of tra@@ ining and prof@@ essi@@ onal s@@ k@@ ill .
Pet@@ er@@ ’s positi@@ ve qualities far out@@ we@@ igh@@ ed his sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings .
E@@ r@@ na moved in with the H@@ ol@@ t@@ z family , who tre@@ ated her well .
Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th and I rema@@ ined close friends for al@@ most 50 years .
“ An@@ yone loving viol@@ ence , ” he so@@ f@@ tly re@@ pe@@ ats to himself .
A faithful serv@@ ant of God pray@@ ed : “ T@@ each us how to coun@@ t our days so that we may ac@@ qui@@ re a heart of wisdom . ”
How do I re@@ act when fac@@ ed with temp@@ t@@ ations ?
W@@ H@@ E@@ N Jehovah’s temple was buil@@ t in Jerusalem during the re@@ ign of King Solomon some 3@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , a beau@@ ti@@ ful water re@@ serv@@ o@@ ir of cop@@ per was made and plac@@ ed out@@ side the temple en@@ tr@@ ance .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , re@@ aching spiritual go@@ als requi@@ res sacrifice and serious effort .
That may invol@@ ve dra@@ wing out the children and then taking their thinking and feelings into consider@@ ation when deal@@ ing with them .
What was the set@@ ting for the account at Mark 6 : 30 - 34 ?
Abraham tru@@ sted in Jehovah , “ the Ju@@ dge of all the earth , ” so he hum@@ bly tal@@ ked to Jehovah about his concer@@ ns .
( b ) What is por@@ tra@@ yed at Revelation 6 : 9 ?
When the pi@@ e@@ ces are put together , a pi@@ c@@ ture is form@@ ed .
“ The World Is P@@ as@@ sing A@@ way ”
As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an King S@@ hal@@ man@@ es@@ er V la@@ id si@@ e@@ ge to the city of Sam@@ ari@@ a in 7@@ 4@@ 2 B.C.E .
Although Jehovah has many other qualities , love is the most out@@ standing as@@ pect of his person@@ ality .
These acc@@ oun@@ ts demonstr@@ ate that the lives of those who serve God are truly mean@@ ing@@ ful .
Our beli@@ ef that the end is coming helps us to stay a@@ wa@@ ke , but if we are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah’s day really is near , we will have far str@@ ong@@ er mo@@ tiv@@ ation to be on the w@@ atch . ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 1 : 14 .
When those who have an earthly hope share in the witness work , serving if possible as full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers , they support the spirit - anointed ones in fulfill@@ ing the disci@@ ple - making assignment .
She thin@@ ks that God must be p@@ un@@ ish@@ ing her .
The B@@ at@@ tain@@ o@@ s too pione@@ ered as a family .
Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty is a war@@ m qu@@ ality that inclu@@ des devo@@ tion , faith@@ ful@@ ness , and un@@ s@@ wer@@ ving al@@ le@@ gi@@ ance .
Those cal@@ m days of fre@@ e@@ dom were sh@@ ort - lived , however .
S@@ and@@ r@@ a makes a point of reading a por@@ tion of the Bible every ev@@ ening .
And he told Noah why : “ H@@ ere I am br@@ ing@@ ing the d@@ elu@@ ge of w@@ at@@ ers upon the earth . . .
The disci@@ ple James wrote : “ E@@ ach one is tri@@ ed by being dra@@ wn out and en@@ tic@@ ed by his own desire .
D@@ ru@@ g deal@@ ers and s@@ w@@ in@@ d@@ l@@ ers am@@ ass great for@@ tun@@ es , while many of the comm@@ on people star@@ ve .
In that ru@@ shed at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere , family members may be ten@@ se , and con@@ f@@ li@@ cts may ar@@ ise .
3 Jehovah C@@ al@@ led H@@ im “ My F@@ ri@@ end ”
“ God is love , ” says the Bible , and God , who@@ se name is Jehovah , promises that “ the righteous will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will live forever on it . ”
We must comple@@ t@@ ely a@@ ban@@ d@@ on the sin@@ ful course , fle@@ e@@ ing not only from serious sin but also from the less@@ er sin@@ s that often lead to gro@@ ss wr@@ ong@@ doing .
However , Samuel did not come as soon as he was expe@@ cted , and the people began to dis@@ per@@ se .
Why not see if you can answer the following questions ?
Some sp@@ ous@@ es , however , may take on ex@@ tr@@ a work or ho@@ b@@ bi@@ es just so they do not have to sp@@ end time with their mate . Such individuals are not “ gro@@ wing ap@@ ar@@ t ” from their sp@@ ouse .
Jesus never sh@@ ran@@ k back from fulfill@@ ing his com@@ mis@@ sion as he felt prop@@ er .
Many are members of ch@@ ur@@ ches of Chris@@ tend@@ om .
In fact , Satan and his angels are “ mis@@ le@@ ading the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth , ” ca@@ using nothing but “ w@@ o@@ e . ”
We were very happy with the hus@@ ban@@ ds they cho@@ se .
K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge of God and Jesus Christ can lead to an in@@ tim@@ ate relationship with Jehovah God that will help us at@@ tain peace of mind
To over@@ come any pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce , we made sure that we used a very fri@@ end@@ ly appro@@ ach .
“ Our sing@@ le m@@ om@@ ’s gr@@ as@@ p of the language we under@@ sto@@ od best was li@@ mit@@ ed , and my sisters and I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t speak her language very well , ” rec@@ alls an el@@ der nam@@ ed Sha@@ n .
Does know@@ ing that Jehovah ca@@ res about his worshipp@@ ers as individuals move you to want to o@@ pen the do@@ or of your heart ?
Lo@@ y@@ ally Su@@ pp@@ or@@ ting Christ’s Bro@@ thers
Re@@ pa@@ ying what one bor@@ ro@@ ws , therefore , must be given high pri@@ or@@ ity .
W@@ es@@ sel was called M@@ ag@@ is@@ ter Con@@ tra@@ dic@@ tion@@ is , or Ma@@ ster of Con@@ tra@@ di@@ ction .
Consider the su@@ n .
He had fac@@ ed up to fi@@ ve years in pris@@ on . . . .
R@@ em@@ ember this ba@@ si@@ c truth : Be@@ ing rich with God is far more valu@@ able than having material ri@@ ches .
P@@ U@@ E@@ R@@ T@@ O R@@ I@@ C@@ O
; W@@ est , M .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , no@@ where on earth will there be heard the re@@ pro@@ ach and l@@ ying pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda that God and his servants have so long end@@ ur@@ ed .
Not to be over@@ loo@@ ked is the wisdom be@@ h@@ ind the ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment that allow@@ ed us to have a F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening or more time for personal study .
Th@@ ough the Israelites in Isa@@ i@@ ah’s day had turned away from Jehovah , He still wanted to help them .
A@@ m@@ ong the ways the Son of God showed in@@ com@@ par@@ able love for people was by means of his public ministry .
I often had ne@@ g@@ ative feelings about my@@ self , doub@@ ting that Jehovah could ever for@@ give me for all the bad that I had done .
Jehovah’s Witnesses would be pleas@@ ed to discus@@ s these ans@@ wers with you .
What Will God’s Kingdom A@@ c@@ com@@ pl@@ ish ?
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly not .
We are wise to consider how powerful Satan is and how we can succ@@ ess@@ fully res@@ ist him and his dem@@ ons .
The family offered food to s@@ tic@@ ks with c@@ ow@@ ri@@ e sh@@ el@@ ls ti@@ ed on@@ to them .
Rom@@ an regul@@ arly sh@@ ared his gro@@ wing Bible knowledge with these pris@@ on@@ ers , and his efforts pro@@ duc@@ ed exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent resul@@ ts .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually - min@@ ded individuals stri@@ ve to “ become imit@@ at@@ ors of God . ”
E@@ ver@@ lasting life on a par@@ adise earth will become a re@@ ality .
Bible - based mor@@ ality also inclu@@ des faith@@ ful@@ ness in marriage , which is me@@ ant to be a per@@ man@@ ent relationship .
However , she ad@@ m@@ its : “ There was a time , before I was baptized , when I found it eas@@ y to mis@@ s meetings , using ho@@ me@@ work or other school activities as an exc@@ use .
A number of brothers wa@@ it what seem@@ s to them to be a long time before they are appointed .
( b ) How do the meetings help you spiritually ?
G@@ ran@@ ted , we cannot always change our circumstances .
What did Paul mean when he said that “ set@@ ting the mind on the spirit ” can bring us peace ?
Then I went to the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity of C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a at Lo@@ s Ang@@ el@@ es and ear@@ ned a ba@@ ch@@ el@@ or of s@@ ci@@ ence de@@ gre@@ e in app@@ lied physi@@ c@@ s .
Instead of re@@ bu@@ king her , Jesus kin@@ dly said : “ Da@@ ugh@@ ter , your faith has made you well .
So God san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied them , or set them ap@@ ar@@ t as his cho@@ s@@ en people .
Even though his disciples were at times though@@ t@@ less and qu@@ ar@@ rel@@ some , he pati@@ ently instru@@ cted them , show@@ ing them that he was truly hum@@ ble and mil@@ d - temp@@ ered . ​ — Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 9 : 9 ; Matthew 11 : 29 ; Luke 22 : 24 - 27 .
What a wonderful privilege we have !
The Bible gives this ad@@ vice : “ Do not be quic@@ k to take off@@ en@@ se , for the taking of off@@ en@@ se lo@@ d@@ ges in the bo@@ som of fo@@ ol@@ s . ”
For he that practic@@ es v@@ ile things h@@ ates the light and does not come to the light , in order that his works may not be re@@ proved .
Tru@@ e , you have an ob@@ lig@@ ation to discipl@@ ine and teach your son .
In C@@ op@@ ing With An@@ xi@@ e@@ ties .
J@@ an , on the other hand , now a father of three gro@@ wn children , re@@ members : “ I was very confid@@ ent at first .
If you could take a p@@ in@@ head - si@@ zed pi@@ e@@ ce of the su@@ n@@ ’s cor@@ e and put it here on the earth , you could not sa@@ f@@ ely stand within 9@@ 0 mil@@ es [ 1@@ 40 k@@ m ] of that t@@ in@@ y he@@ at s@@ ource !
He believ@@ ed that Christi@@ an@@ ity was of divine orig@@ in .
The Bible is an ancient book full of wisdom and meaning .
So he pur@@ su@@ ed the Christians with b@@ ru@@ tal c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty , “ bre@@ a@@ thing th@@ re@@ at and mu@@ r@@ der against . . . both men and women , ” tr@@ ying to destro@@ y them . ​ — Acts 9 : 1 , 2 ; 22 : 4 .
David did not simply try to d@@ ri@@ ve off those pre@@ d@@ at@@ ors from a sa@@ fe dist@@ ance .
If anyone does not yet feel inc@@ l@@ ined to serve Jehovah , what should he do ?
The be@@ tra@@ yed mate is su@@ d@@ den@@ ly left al@@ one ​ — with a life that is turned up@@ side down .
As we apply what we learn from God’s Word , we real@@ ize greater happiness .
You might find it difficult to i@@ magine know@@ ing God so well that he be@@ comes your friend .
L@@ ater three members of the M@@ in@@ or Par@@ ty were bur@@ ned at the st@@ ake .
It can change your@@ s too .
The one fir@@ m@@ ly standing for righteousness is in l@@ ine for life , but the one cha@@ sing after what is bad is in l@@ ine for his own death .
▪ O@@ r you might offer a tr@@ act and say , “ I@@ ’@@ m vis@@ iting bri@@ ef@@ ly today because I am inter@@ ested in know@@ ing what you think about this sub@@ ject . ”
When ‘ Many R@@ ise U@@ p A@@ ga@@ inst U@@ s ’
What happened next ? ”
He was ke@@ en@@ ly inter@@ ested in the thoughts and feelings of those whom he taught .
If a man who occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed an appointed of@@ fice no longer me@@ t the divine stan@@ d@@ ard , in time holy spirit would op@@ er@@ ate to re@@ move him from his position .
In turn , the sy@@ ndi@@ c@@ ate re@@ t@@ ele@@ gra@@ ph@@ ed the ser@@ m@@ on to new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , Cana@@ da , and E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
God’s name was in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed to them , as well as his wonderful purpose in con@@ ne@@ ction with the Kingdom .
S@@ how@@ ing Chris@@ t@@ like Lo@@ ve in the Ti@@ me of the En@@ d
Rather than fre@@ t@@ ting over the at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes you would like to see in your mate , learn to appreci@@ ate and enjoy the positi@@ ve qualities that he or she has now . ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
Do They Re@@ ally Ex@@ ist ?
How did Peter himself understand Jesus ’ words ?
• What attitude should we have toward study of God’s Word ?
The same is true of many in Chris@@ tend@@ om today .
When we are with our brothers and sisters , we are sa@@ fe from people who prom@@ o@@ te im@@ mor@@ ality .
What me@@ th@@ od can we use to exam@@ ine our heart ?
You young ones too can be an a@@ id to those in your congregation who are con@@ ten@@ ding with thor@@ ns in their flesh . — Proverbs 20 : 29 .
And with no exc@@ ep@@ tion as to age , Paul gave this remin@@ der : “ E@@ ach of us will rend@@ er an account for himself to God . ” ​ — R@@ om .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , two of them were appointed as per@@ man@@ ent special pione@@ ers , and the th@@ ir@@ d continued to work there as a regul@@ ar pioneer .
And in some cul@@ tures , it is expe@@ cted that gu@@ ests po@@ lit@@ ely dec@@ l@@ ine the first invit@@ ation or two ; in others , to dec@@ l@@ ine comes ac@@ ro@@ ss as un@@ appreci@@ ative .
De@@ ep spiritual information requi@@ res refle@@ ction before being ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed and re@@ ta@@ ined .
G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol and O@@ f@@ f to the Go@@ ld C@@ o@@ ast
The speak@@ er explained that the gra@@ du@@ ates need to help their Bible stud@@ ents to devel@@ op re@@ ver@@ ence for God so as not to do anything that dis@@ pleas@@ es him .
R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection ​ — Is It Re@@ al to You ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ out let@@ ting fear sto@@ p me , I was soon a@@ bo@@ ard the so@@ le we@@ ek@@ ly pl@@ ane from A@@ th@@ ens to Ti@@ ran@@ ë .
I@@ magine two young children tu@@ gg@@ ing at the same to@@ y , each pul@@ ling har@@ der and har@@ der with a view to having it .
Jesus said : “ A good man br@@ ings for@@ th good out of the good tre@@ asure of his heart , but a wicked man br@@ ings for@@ th what is wicked out of his wicked tre@@ asure ; for out of the hear@@ t’s a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance his m@@ ou@@ th speak@@ s . ”
He now has a mo@@ des@@ t jo@@ b and has learned to simp@@ li@@ fy his life .
John , likely a you@@ ng@@ er man , arri@@ ved first .
Our consider@@ ation of Ho@@ se@@ a@@ ’s prophecy should help us to do what ?
What must you do to receive such blessings ?
As no@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve , the cou@@ ple who are thus married may want to follow that reg@@ is@@ tr@@ ation right away with a Bible - based talk at the Kingdom H@@ all .
ON@@ E fac@@ et of the si@@ gn that Jesus gave regarding “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ” was that “ the love of the greater number [ would ] gro@@ w co@@ ld . ”
The experience of El@@ sa and her daugh@@ ter , I@@ ra@@ i@@ da , well illustr@@ ates this .
“ The eyes of Jehovah are every@@ where , w@@ atch@@ ing both the bad and the good . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V .
What message did those two faithful prophe@@ ts provide that has pointed app@@ lic@@ ation for Jehovah’s people in our time ?
In@@ tegrity keep@@ ers have “ r@@ en@@ oun@@ ced the under@@ h@@ an@@ ded things of which to be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed ” and are not “ wal@@ king with c@@ un@@ ning . ”
On occasi@@ on , new ones ask matu@@ re publi@@ sh@@ ers to help them teach their children the truth , even to conduct a Bible study with the you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers .
Yes , thr@@ ough@@ out the coming year , may we refle@@ ct jo@@ y@@ fully on our blessings and be moved to follow the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on of our 20@@ 15 ye@@ ar@@ text : “ Gi@@ ve than@@ ks to Jehovah , for he is good . ” ​ — P@@ s .
( Read Jo@@ el 2 : 2 , 7 - 9 . )
But such thinking con@@ f@@ li@@ cts with God’s comm@@ and : “ You must not take v@@ enge@@ ance nor hold a g@@ ru@@ dge against the sons of your people . ”
Instead , I find joy in sh@@ aring Bible tru@@ ths with others .
Mi@@ ght their res@@ ist@@ ance to avoid eng@@ ag@@ ing in i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry be we@@ ak@@ ened ?
The origin@@ al - language expres@@ sion transl@@ ated “ thinking a@@ bil@@ ities ” has two mean@@ ings .
A young person in D@@ en@@ mar@@ k said : “ When I said that I wonder@@ ed if we had the true religion , my parents took it cal@@ m@@ ly ​ — even though they may have been wor@@ ri@@ ed about me .
We may have no difficul@@ ty believ@@ ing that Jehovah has great love for his servants in gener@@ al .
The school foc@@ used on Bible re@@ sear@@ ch and public speaking .
A@@ c@@ qui@@ ring godly wisdom , that is , ga@@ ining acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s Word , the Bible , and ac@@ ting in har@@ mony with it , helps us to walk in the way Jehovah appro@@ ves .
This s@@ ly appro@@ ach ex@@ posed Satan for what he really is ​ — a de@@ vi@@ ous in@@ tru@@ der .
The Phil@@ ist@@ ines then la@@ id hold of David .
Jehovah provi@@ des help in his Word , the Bible
In bri@@ ef , the Bible tel@@ ls us that Moses was a prophet , a medi@@ at@@ or , and a deli@@ ver@@ er .
Con@@ tra@@ dic@@ ting that the@@ ory is the fact that the appe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces occ@@ ur@@ red to many people at different times .
Bible scho@@ l@@ ars di@@ ff@@ er in their op@@ in@@ i@@ ons regarding the men@@ tion of the “ n@@ av@@ el ” in this pas@@ sage .
To my sur@@ pris@@ e , he war@@ m@@ ly comm@@ ended me for w@@ an@@ ting to pur@@ sue such wor@@ th@@ while Christian activ@@ ity .
The same tr@@ end can be ob@@ served in other par@@ ts of the world .
Par@@ ents have “ ar@@ ro@@ ws ” ​ — their children — ​ for only a com@@ par@@ ati@@ vely bri@@ ef peri@@ od of time .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in the family cir@@ c@@ le and within the Christian congregation , there is a need for all to understand the purpose of discipl@@ ine .
She says : “ My home has become a rest@@ ful place because our family is now un@@ ited in true worship , and I have found true peace of mind . ”
“ So many brothers were ex@@ iled far away .
And they set a good example for those who hope to live on a par@@ adise earth .
Today , we are often anxi@@ ous about money and material things .
May I come to see you again ? ”
No one could be more appreci@@ ative of their self - sacrifice than he is .
One ev@@ ening in 18@@ 6@@ 9 , C .
On our we@@ d@@ ding day
The Greek word there rend@@ ered “ wel@@ come ” means “ to receive kin@@ dly or ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ab@@ ly , ad@@ mit to one@@ ’s soci@@ ety and fri@@ end@@ ship . ”
of O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 22 , 19@@ 7@@ 6 , page 11 .
Sh@@ ine as I@@ l@@ lu@@ min@@ at@@ ors in the World
Des@@ pite Jehovah’s high position , he tre@@ ats humans with kindness and respect .
It does not take much to be a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement ​ — perhaps no more than a war@@ m sm@@ ile when gre@@ et@@ ing someone .
Why did the Kingdom mean so much to Jesus when he was on the earth ?
Yet , John refer@@ red to N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s as “ the man that came to [ Jesus ] in the night the first time ” in the same con@@ text in which he refer@@ red to Joseph of A@@ ri@@ ma@@ the@@ a as “ a disci@@ ple of Jesus but a se@@ cre@@ t one out of his fear of the Jews . ”
I remember see@@ ing a man s@@ it@@ ting on his fr@@ on@@ t por@@ ch one H@@ al@@ lo@@ ween night pr@@ ou@@ dly we@@ aring a wh@@ ite she@@ et and ho@@ od , as those in the K@@ K@@ K did .
This te@@ am would also deter@@ mine the age of the co@@ de@@ x and transl@@ ate and inter@@ pre@@ t its con@@ ten@@ ts .
We are dra@@ wn to Jehovah by his kind qualities and by the way he de@@ als with us .
It has been su@@ gg@@ ested that “ the land of Ma@@ go@@ g ” refer@@ red to in E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el chap@@ ters 38 and 39 per@@ tain@@ s to the S@@ c@@ y@@ th@@ i@@ an tri@@ bes .
Is there really any “ as@@ sur@@ ed gu@@ i@@ de ” that we can turn to in our sear@@ ch for truth ?
But no human govern@@ ment or individu@@ al rul@@ er is ca@@ pa@@ ble of br@@ ing@@ ing about the chang@@ es mankind needs most . ​ — P@@ s .
Some friends and I com@@ mit@@ ted a cri@@ me and were ca@@ ught .
Some two mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ um@@ s after pas@@ sing s@@ ent@@ ence on Satan , Jehovah comman@@ ded the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Abraham to leave his home in U@@ r in M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia and go to the land of Cana@@ an .
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 16 , 17 )
Why should all Christians listen to Christ’s brothers ?
This is one way that we could avoid com@@ prom@@ ising our beli@@ ef@@ s and faith .
• Le@@ a@@ ving sh@@ o@@ es up@@ side down br@@ ings bad lu@@ ck
The Mo@@ tiv@@ ation Be@@ h@@ ind the De@@ c@@ ision
During tr@@ ying times , David hum@@ bly pray@@ ed to Jehovah for help
• How powerful a to@@ ol is Jehovah’s written Word ?
Do you know the prophe@@ tic sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of all of this ?
Eng@@ l@@ ish Ju@@ ne 22 - 24 , Ju@@ ne 29 – Ju@@ ly 1 S@@ pan@@ ish Ju@@ ly 6 - 8 , Ju@@ ly 13 - 15 C@@ AN@@ A@@ D@@ A
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying the Bible and medit@@ ating on what we learn en@@ able us to “ go on wal@@ king in the truth . ”
That is under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble .
“ Jehovah [ is ] a God . . . a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in loving - kindness . . . , pre@@ serving loving - kindness for th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds . ”
Although commun@@ ic@@ ating may in@@ iti@@ ally requi@@ re much effort , work at it .
I refu@@ sed .
A@@ no@@ ther powerful evidence of Jesus ’ love for the people he taught was his will@@ ing@@ ness to serve them .
Jehovah cre@@ ated us with human needs and the ability to enjoy vari@@ ous ple@@ a@@ sures .
He was invit@@ ed to atten@@ d Christian meetings and fin@@ ally went along on the back of a fri@@ end@@ ’s bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le .
The gift has life as its out@@ come . ​ — R@@ om . 5 : 17 ; read Luke 22 : 28 - 30 .
St@@ res@@ sing the need to have ti@@ ght control over what we allow ourselves to think about , Paul stated : “ We are over@@ tur@@ ning reason@@ ings and every lo@@ f@@ ty thing ra@@ ised up against the knowledge of God ; and we are br@@ ing@@ ing every thought into cap@@ tiv@@ ity to make it obedi@@ ent to the Christ . ”
The Bible expla@@ ins that “ through one man sin en@@ tered into the world and death through sin , and thus death s@@ pre@@ ad to all men because they had all sin@@ ned . ”
We read : “ Since all these things are to be dis@@ sol@@ ved in this way , consider what s@@ ort of people you ought to be in holy ac@@ ts of conduct and de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion , as you a@@ wa@@ it and keep close in mind the pres@@ ence of the day of Jehovah . ”
“ Jehovah felt reg@@ re@@ ts that he had made men in the earth , ” says the Bible , “ and he felt h@@ ur@@ t at his heart . ”
L@@ it@@ tle is known about such service or even whether it was u@@ su@@ ally per@@ man@@ ent .
A@@ M@@ E@@ R@@ I@@ C@@ A@@ S : In 20@@ 12 , in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , 25 people were con@@ vi@@ cted of using public fun@@ ds to bu@@ y pol@@ itical support .
L@@ isten res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully , sh@@ aring what you have learned from the Bible .
Our eyes see dar@@ k cl@@ ou@@ ds , and our ear@@ s hear cla@@ ps of th@@ under .
And once David became a@@ ware of the fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness of coun@@ ting the people , he ad@@ mit@@ ted : “ I have sin@@ ned very much in what I have done . ”
Instead of as@@ sum@@ ing that his mo@@ ti@@ ves were bad , why not consider some pos@@ si@@ bil@@ ities ?
Then , should a likely can@@ di@@ d@@ ate appe@@ ar , we could exam@@ ine the person in the light of those requi@@ re@@ ments .
S@@ ome@@ thing Gre@@ ater T@@ ha@@ n T@@ re@@ a@@ sures of Egy@@ pt ( Moses ) , 6 / 15
Be@@ ing involved in spiritual activities as a family ad@@ ds to gen@@ u@@ ine joy .
As@@ s@@ as@@ sin@@ ation P@@ lo@@ t Fa@@ il@@ s
In mo@@ c@@ king the ar@@ my of Jehovah’s people , however , Go@@ li@@ ath se@@ als his do@@ om .
The older men were af@@ ra@@ id that new@@ ly con@@ ver@@ ted Jewish Christians would be stu@@ mb@@ led by Paul’s out@@ spo@@ k@@ en@@ ness on the sub@@ ject of the Law and that they might conclu@@ de that Christians l@@ ac@@ ked respect for Jehovah’s arrang@@ ements .
In their in@@ iti@@ al exc@@ it@@ ement , it seem@@ ed that nothing could disc@@ oura@@ ge them .
A ‘ wicked e@@ ye ’ is “ bad ; en@@ vi@@ ous , ” that is , co@@ v@@ et@@ ous or gre@@ e@@ dy .
May we all have as our go@@ al develop@@ ing to that point and main@@ tain@@ ing such a conscience in l@@ ine with the acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the truth and godly devo@@ tion . ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 1 : 1 .
Abraham knew that if he obe@@ yed , Jehovah would bl@@ ess him and his de@@ ar son .
The Bible says that he was “ a pre@@ ach@@ er of righteousness . ”
What attitude should we have when ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments are made in our understanding of Scriptural matters ?
The Mo@@ sa@@ ic La@@ w@@ ’s requi@@ re@@ ments concer@@ ning se@@ x@@ u@@ al fun@@ ctions prom@@ o@@ ted , among other things , the gener@@ al health of the Israel@@ ite commun@@ ity .
Bro@@ ther F@@ ro@@ st@@ ’s counsel refle@@ cted his interest in the wel@@ f@@ are of Jehovah’s organization and his love for his brothers .
Th@@ ough we are to “ pray inc@@ ess@@ an@@ tly , ” we are to do so with our “ whole heart , ” not in a me@@ ch@@ an@@ ic@@ al man@@ ner . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 17 ; Psalm 1@@ 19 : 14@@ 5 .
6@@ 3 : 5 ​ — How does God’s ra@@ ge support him ?
He will move into action , which will lead to the fin@@ al p@@ ha@@ se of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ​ — its Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on c@@ li@@ ma@@ x .
O@@ p@@ position S@@ of@@ ten@@ ed
Mo@@ re@@ over , we must ‘ do our ut@@ most to present ourselves appro@@ ved to God , as work@@ men with nothing to be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of , h@@ and@@ ling the word of the truth ari@@ ght . ’
We need to know what these influ@@ ences are and how our heavenly Father teach@@ es us to res@@ ist them .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on demonstr@@ ations of Jehovah’s power buil@@ ds faith in his promises
How may physical we@@ ak@@ ness cause stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing ?
And one Greek scho@@ la@@ r poin@@ ts out that such love “ does not always ru@@ n with the n@@ atur@@ al inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations . ”
The Witnesses explained that The Go@@ l@@ den A@@ ge now had a new t@@ it@@ le , A@@ wa@@ ke !
In@@ justice is so much a part of the f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c of da@@ ily living that men cannot re@@ move it .
If we want God to listen to our prayers , we must s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely end@@ e@@ av@@ or to me@@ et his requi@@ re@@ ments .
“ Do not av@@ enge y@@ ourselves , bel@@ o@@ ved , but yi@@ eld place to the wr@@ ath ; for it is written : ‘ V@@ enge@@ ance is mine ; I will re@@ pa@@ y , says Jehovah . ’ ”
Just as food may be st@@ ored in a home , there is pl@@ ent@@ y in earth@@ ’s pan@@ try .
A well was dr@@ il@@ led , and ba@@ thro@@ om@@ s and a he@@ ating un@@ it were inst@@ al@@ led .
He ad@@ ds that the book is so eas@@ y to use that it “ has given many Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers r@@ ene@@ wed confidence and joy in the ministry .
Still , you might have concer@@ ns .
3 : 16 , 29 ; 6 : 16 .
• Why was me@@ ek@@ ness important for Moses , and why is it vital for us ?
A@@ m@@ ong other things , some cou@@ ples will have disa@@ gre@@ ements from time to time .
However , most hist@@ ori@@ ans ag@@ ree with A@@ udi@@ si@@ o , who says that “ W@@ al@@ den@@ si@@ an@@ ism came to an end at the time of the Re@@ form@@ ation , ” when it was “ s@@ wal@@ low@@ ed up ” by Pro@@ t@@ est@@ an@@ tism .
Do our prayers inclu@@ de concer@@ ns about our brothers and sisters in the faith ?
“ As the re@@ ality of my con@@ dition san@@ k in , ” Bro@@ ther O@@ m@@ be@@ va ad@@ m@@ its in his account , “ I became ne@@ g@@ ative , self - cen@@ tered , and ir@@ rit@@ able .
Ke@@ ep On Ser@@ ving Sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to Sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der , 11 / 15
The apostle Peter wrote : “ Ma@@ in@@ tain your conduct fine among the nations , that , in the thing in which they are speaking against you as ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers , they may as a result of your fine works of which they are e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses gl@@ ori@@ fy God in the day for his in@@ spe@@ ction . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
Job showed appreciation for this less@@ on by con@@ f@@ ess@@ ing his er@@ ro@@ r . ​ — Job 4@@ 2 : 1 - 6 .
Je@@ h@@ u ‘ did not turn asi@@ de from following the g@@ ol@@ den cal@@ ves in Bethel and D@@ an . ’
Re@@ g@@ arding our relationship with Jehovah , Jesus stated : “ You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind . ”
Job “ ri@@ pp@@ ed ap@@ ar@@ t his gar@@ ment ” when he was told that all his children were kil@@ led .
Jehovah inspired Peter to wr@@ ite : “ You , therefore , bel@@ o@@ ved ones , having this ad@@ v@@ ance knowledge , be on your gu@@ ard so that you may not be led ast@@ ra@@ y with them by the er@@ ro@@ r of the la@@ w@@ less people and f@@ all from your own ste@@ ad@@ fa@@ st@@ ness .
What poin@@ ts regarding divine judgment are made clear at 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 1 : 6 - 8 ?
2@@ ,@@ 3@@ 12
Will we let Solom@@ on@@ ’s course be a war@@ ning example for us ?
The psalmist ‘ promised to keep Jehovah’s words , ’ and even ‘ at mi@@ d@@ night he got up to than@@ k God for His righteous j@@ udi@@ cial decisions . ’
• What sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant change was made to a mo@@ der@@ n transl@@ ation of the Bible in L@@ at@@ in ?
After arri@@ val , I develop@@ ed a f@@ ever and was se@@ par@@ ated from other in@@ mat@@ es .
At that time , there were only 1@@ ,@@ 1@@ 24 Witnesses in J@@ ap@@ an .
“ No , ” rep@@ lied the teach@@ er . “ My sister died , and I feel very sa@@ d .
U@@ p@@ on see@@ ing that , Jehovah told Moses : “ They have turned asi@@ de in a h@@ ur@@ ry from the way I have comman@@ ded them to go . ”
It is as if you began per@@ using a book on some deep sub@@ ject by c@@ all@@ ing on the au@@ th@@ or for his help in understanding what you were about to read .
No two loo@@ ked al@@ ike .
Jehovah h@@ ates the sacrific@@ ing of humans , so we know that J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah was not going to make a liter@@ al sacrifice .
Bro@@ ther L@@ et@@ t’s op@@ ening talk was an en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic discus@@ sion of Jehovah’s c@@ el@@ es@@ ti@@ al ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t as descri@@ bed in the Bible book of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el .
“ The congregation had an a@@ ver@@ age attend@@ ance of 1@@ 60 .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of how un@@ beli@@ e@@ va@@ ble Ha@@ bak@@ kuk@@ ’s words may have s@@ oun@@ ded to them , though , the vision about Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s des@@ tru@@ ction by the Babyl@@ on@@ ians ‘ without fai@@ l came true ’ in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . ​ — Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 2 : 3 .
Do you believe this inspired st@@ at@@ ement ?
Now I have a real purpose in life , and I feel that everything is in place .
U@@ sing Mi@@ ca@@ h’s i@@ do@@ l and his pri@@ est , they set up another form of worship in D@@ an .
“ I@@ con@@ s are a way of jo@@ ining us to the go@@ o@@ dness and ho@@ l@@ iness of God and His Sa@@ in@@ ts . ” ​ — G@@ R@@ E@@ E@@ K O@@ R@@ TH@@ O@@ D@@ O@@ X A@@ R@@ C@@ H@@ DI@@ O@@ C@@ E@@ S@@ E O@@ F A@@ U@@ S@@ T@@ R@@ AL@@ I@@ A
Com@@ pu@@ ters “ Rev@@ e@@ al ” the C@@ o@@ de
The Bible says : “ Be@@ come imit@@ at@@ ors of God , as bel@@ o@@ ved children , and go on wal@@ king in love . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 1 , 2 .
As “ the fir@@ st@@ born of all cre@@ ation , ” he lived for a@@ e@@ ons in heaven with his Father , Jehovah .
After having to@@ iled for more than 30 years , they fin@@ ally comple@@ ted a transl@@ ation of the enti@@ re Bible into T@@ ah@@ iti@@ an .
As told by F@@ eli@@ x Fa@@ j@@ ar@@ do
To find truly valu@@ able pe@@ ar@@ ls , a great de@@ al of effort is involved .
By faith he left the city of U@@ r , with all its advan@@ ta@@ ges , and became an ali@@ en in a fore@@ ign land promised to him by God .
E@@ ven@@ tually , they left me al@@ one , but even my friends told me that their fa@@ thers had for@@ bi@@ d@@ den them to pla@@ y with me .
What happ@@ ens at those meetings ?
In order to w@@ in , we need to remember why we are stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing .
A T@@ ur@@ bul@@ ent St@@ ar@@ t
Job hum@@ bly accepted cor@@ rection , and he rep@@ ented .
At one time , they were living according to the worl@@ d’s standards , but they have trans@@ form@@ ed their lives .
How can we imp@@ ro@@ ve our s@@ k@@ ill@@ s in using God’s Word ?
Ex@@ ac@@ tly the way I i@@ mag@@ ined matters should be pres@@ ented . ”
In what ways have they done so ?
Not in all c@@ as@@ es did the Bible pre@@ di@@ ct that a con@@ qu@@ ered nation or people would ce@@ ase to ex@@ ist forever .
For example , the 8@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 people who live on the 16 in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted is@@ lands of the Ha@@ ’@@ a@@ pa@@ i group need to hear more about Bible truth .
11 / 1 Bu@@ il@@ ding to Jehovah’s P@@ ra@@ ise ( Kingdom H@@ alls in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , B@@ eli@@ ze ) , 2 / 1
1 - 3 . ( a ) What may lead some Christians into a spiritually d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous situation ?
What is the imp@@ ort of Paul’s ex@@ hor@@ t@@ ations recorded at 1 Corinthians 16 : 13 ?
We can be g@@ la@@ d that we have much help to understand God’s Word .
Th@@ ough a number of transl@@ at@@ ors end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to rest@@ ore the Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an Bible , Gi@@ or@@ gi@@ ’s ro@@ le was the most sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant .
As A@@ nt@@ ô@@ ni@@ o la@@ y in the mu@@ d , his life pas@@ sed before him .
How many activities did you eng@@ age in that inter@@ ested your mate more than you ?
Consider the set@@ ting under which he com@@ p@@ iled Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les .
If you sto@@ p at the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al , one of the do@@ ct@@ ors might tell you that there are a few cl@@ in@@ ic@@ s in the cam@@ p where gener@@ al c@@ as@@ es are tre@@ ated ; em@@ er@@ gen@@ ci@@ es and se@@ v@@ ere c@@ as@@ es are refer@@ red to the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
He op@@ ened his Bible and asked them to read John 17 : 3 .
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als would be less dem@@ an@@ ding , family members less qu@@ ar@@ rel@@ some , cor@@ por@@ ations less com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve , and nations less bel@@ lig@@ er@@ ent .
Yet , I knew that qu@@ it@@ ting s@@ mo@@ king was the right thing to do .
DI@@ S@@ A@@ P@@ P@@ O@@ IN@@ T@@ M@@ EN@@ T W@@ H@@ E@@ N TH@@ E P@@ R@@ O@@ MI@@ S@@ E@@ D H@@ A@@ P@@ P@@ IN@@ E@@ S@@ S F@@ A@@ I@@ L@@ S T@@ O A@@ R@@ R@@ I@@ V@@ E .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Chris@@ tend@@ om does not “ let justice ro@@ l@@ l for@@ th just like w@@ at@@ ers , and righteousness like a con@@ stan@@ tly f@@ low@@ ing t@@ or@@ r@@ ent . ”
Mi@@ ri@@ am , who is mentioned first , ap@@ par@@ ently took the lead .
Thus we will ‘ keep ourselves in God’s love , while we are wa@@ iting for the mer@@ cy of our Lord Jesus Christ with everlasting life in view . ’ ​ — Ju@@ de 21 .
D@@ en@@ n@@ is ev@@ en@@ tually went to a Christian meeting with his wife and children .
But before Adam and E@@ ve had children , a ter@@ ri@@ ble thing happened .
He lo@@ v@@ ingly as@@ sur@@ ed them that he would help them to re@@ esta@@ bl@@ ish pu@@ re worship , but he also fir@@ m@@ ly war@@ ned them that he would not t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate hal@@ f@@ hear@@ ted worship .
J@@ on : I think so .
I@@ magine the encourag@@ ement that Timothy must have received when the apostle Paul , who was then a pris@@ on@@ er in R@@ ome , told him : “ Ke@@ ep ho@@ l@@ ding the pat@@ ter@@ n of heal@@ th@@ ful words that you heard from me . ”
‘ O@@ u@@ t of M@@ ou@@ th of Ch@@ il@@ dren ’ ( Rus@@ sia , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a ) , 10 / 15
Yes , our person@@ ality is chang@@ ed by ap@@ pl@@ ying acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge found in the Bible .
12 : 5 - 11 .
Today , in Par@@ a@@ mu@@ s , New Jer@@ se@@ y , this good news t@@ ou@@ ched people of different langu@@ ages .
What of the “ pres@@ ence ” that the apostles asked about ? This is the transl@@ ation of the Greek word pa@@ ·@@ r@@ ou@@ ·@@ si@@ ʹ@@ a .
Rather , he is e@@ ag@@ er to help them to prog@@ ress spiritually .
Are you having a regul@@ ar share in this work ?
And we can expres@@ s pet@@ iti@@ ons , or re@@ ques@@ ts for something spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c .
Consider some words evid@@ ently written by David in his later years : “ You are my hope , O S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah , my confidence from my you@@ th . ”
The following S@@ atur@@ day , I me@@ t an ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ ance of mine nam@@ ed Paul , who had become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , rac@@ ism continu@@ es to cause suffering for milli@@ ons of people around the world . ”
Jesus said : “ When such [ un@@ righteous ri@@ ches ] fai@@ l , ” not ‘ if they fai@@ l . ’
• Why do com@@ ments given at meetings contribu@@ te to “ the up@@ building of the congregation ” ?
By being sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to the le@@ adi@@ ng@@ s of the spirit , we allow Jehovah to gu@@ i@@ de our st@@ ep@@ s .
After I care@@ fully listen@@ ed to N@@ ic@@ o@@ le as she expres@@ sed her feelings , I helped her to feel G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el@@ le@@ ’s sa@@ dness and fru@@ str@@ ation because her best friend was mo@@ ving so far away . ” ​ — Matthew 18 : 21 , 22 .
Mal@@ ach@@ i 1 : 6 - 8 says : “ ‘ A son , for his part , hon@@ ors a father ; and a serv@@ ant , his gr@@ and ma@@ ster . So if I am a father , where is the honor to me ?
Jehovah Re@@ qui@@ res Un@@ h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical Wor@@ ship
Des@@ pite having money , I had num@@ er@@ ous problems .
If you were asked to lea@@ p a wide st@@ re@@ am in one b@@ ound , you might bal@@ k at the su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion .
He expla@@ ins why : “ My wife , Pa@@ ula , and I wanted to buil@@ d our lives around serving Jehovah as fully as possible .
In the end , Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l invit@@ ed Bro@@ ther M@@ ac@@ mil@@ l@@ an to consider accep@@ ting the assignment .
The Jews were comman@@ ded by God : “ In case you buil@@ d a new house , you must also make a par@@ a@@ pe@@ t for your ro@@ of , that you may not place b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t upon your house because someone . . . might f@@ all from it . ”
Consider the present - day proble@@ m of rac@@ i@@ al pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful servants of Jehovah can an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate what good things from the G@@ r@@ and Pro@@ vi@@ der ?
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory , Jehovah’s people have rejo@@ ic@@ ed in their blessings .
Since the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom has already been esta@@ bli@@ shed in heaven , should we continue to pray for it to come , as taught by Jesus in the mo@@ de@@ l prayer ?
I no longer felt confid@@ ent in the ministry .
What about you and your lo@@ t ?
If a Christian has a mis@@ understanding with a fellow beli@@ ever , what might he do to pre@@ v@@ ent the situation from es@@ cal@@ ating into a he@@ ated ex@@ change that could result in a lasting ri@@ ft ?
The psalmist san@@ g : “ H@@ app@@ y is the man that has not wal@@ ked in the counsel of the wicked ones , . . . but his deli@@ ght is in the law of Jehovah , and in his law he re@@ a@@ ds in an under@@ to@@ ne day and night . ”
One way is with inc@@ reas@@ ed understanding of his pur@@ pos@@ es .
Consider , for example , Jesus ’ ad@@ vice on set@@ t@@ ling personal differ@@ ences .
Some years later , as he is pre@@ par@@ ing to leave for his own fore@@ ign assignment , he thin@@ ks of that cou@@ ple and the con@@ vers@@ ation that made him want to be a mission@@ ary .
Di@@ d he not man@@ i@@ f@@ est a ha@@ ugh@@ ty spirit pri@@ or to his cr@@ as@@ h ?
“ In case a soul sin@@ s by mis@@ take in any of the things that Jehovah comman@@ ds should not be done , ” then the sin@@ ner was to offer a sin o@@ ffering in prop@@ or@@ tion to his st@@ atu@@ s , or standing , in the commun@@ ity .
Revelation 14 : 18 - 20 shows that Jehovah is again commun@@ ic@@ ating from his holy temple .
L@@ ater , dis@@ obedi@@ ent Israelites re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly “ put God to the t@@ est , and they pa@@ ined even the Ho@@ ly One of Israel , ” says Psalm 7@@ 8 : 4@@ 1 .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful humans are ur@@ ged to jo@@ in in with a@@ udi@@ ble vo@@ ice .
Moses sp@@ ends 40 days in the m@@ oun@@ tain , recei@@ ving instru@@ ctions regarding true worship and the con@@ stru@@ ction of Jehovah’s ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , a por@@ table temple .
Those sign@@ s can be evidence of matu@@ r@@ ity , di@@ gn@@ ity , and in@@ ner beau@@ ty .
This occ@@ ur@@ red for a number of reas@@ ons .
The book ent@@ it@@ led Is God the On@@ ly Re@@ ality ? ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ The religious qu@@ est for meaning . . . is the comm@@ on experience in every cul@@ ture and every age since the em@@ er@@ g@@ ence of human@@ kind . ”
This pro@@ vision , according to The New En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a , “ effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely st@@ op@@ ped fur@@ ther Ca@@ tho@@ lic transl@@ ation work for the next 2@@ 00 years . ”
And what can you learn from Mar@@ k@@ ’s st@@ ory ?
James ur@@ ges us : “ D@@ ra@@ w close to God , and he will draw close to you . ”
Th@@ an@@ k@@ fully , my mother became a@@ ware of my situation and cont@@ ac@@ ted one of the congregation elders who lived near me .
Our integrity is especially evid@@ ent when we end@@ ure in the face of har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps , mis@@ tre@@ at@@ ment , or in@@ justice .
D@@ r . Mo@@ sh@@ ei@@ m stated that what “ ir@@ rit@@ ated the Romans against the Christians , was the simp@@ li@@ city of their worship , which res@@ em@@ b@@ led in nothing the sac@@ red r@@ ites of any other people . ”
But in har@@ mony with the Scriptural in@@ j@@ un@@ ction that “ it is better to mar@@ ry than to be inf@@ lam@@ ed with pas@@ sion , ” they may deci@@ de to mar@@ ry , which is certainly hon@@ or@@ able .
The Bible makes it clear that Jehovah , the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of the uni@@ verse , has standards for the way he wants his servants to d@@ ress .
The po@@ o@@ rest fi@@ f@@ th received 3@@ .@@ 5 per@@ c@@ ent . ”
How did three brothers who have wor@@ ked clo@@ sel@@ y with members of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy expres@@ s themselves , and how can their st@@ at@@ ements help you to continue to prove yourself holy ?
T@@ ake the L@@ ess@@ ons to H@@ ear@@ t
A@@ n a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of words can make a person appe@@ ar fo@@ ol@@ ish to others and can cause him to make a r@@ as@@ h v@@ ow before God .
He ob@@ je@@ cted to all pro@@ po@@ sal@@ s for the s@@ ite on which the brothers ho@@ ped to buil@@ d .
He will@@ ingly gave up his soul , his perfect human life , for mankind .
“ Be@@ come holy y@@ ourselves in all your conduct . ” ​ — 1 P@@ E@@ T .
My parents and the Ho@@ op@@ ers took me along to witness in the r@@ ur@@ als .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous lead@@ ers stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing : From the book W@@ i@@ der die P@@ fa@@ ff@@ en@@ her@@ r@@ s@@ cha@@ ft ; ma@@ p : The Com@@ ple@@ te En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia of I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ation / J .
Why is it wor@@ th making the effort to be well d@@ ressed ?
He will resur@@ rec@@ t the dead so that they can enjoy life in that earthly Par@@ adise . ​ — Read Luke 23 : 4@@ 2 , 4@@ 3 .
While not e@@ qu@@ al in experience or ability , Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy members would be e@@ qu@@ al in responsi@@ bility .
Ju@@ an , another brother who was asked to move to M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , says : “ It is al@@ most like being born a second time ; you must form new b@@ on@@ ds .
O@@ r will you cho@@ ose to refle@@ ct the confidence of David , who wrote : “ A young man I used to be , I have also gro@@ wn old , and yet I have not seen anyone righteous left enti@@ r@@ ely , nor his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing loo@@ king for bre@@ ad ” ?
Mo@@ st little children are hum@@ ble and e@@ ag@@ er to learn .
The ul@@ tim@@ ate answer to Satan’s cla@@ im that he can turn humans away from Jehovah came from God’s own Son , Jesus Christ .
( b ) Ex@@ am@@ ples of those who act like E@@ sa@@ u make us a@@ ware of what c@@ ru@@ cial need ?
However , many get en@@ s@@ n@@ ared by “ the bir@@ d@@ c@@ atch@@ er ” because they do not apply that counsel to themselves .
I got the imp@@ res@@ sion that pione@@ ering was something ever@@ yone did .
Then it ad@@ ds : “ In the last book of the Bible , God says that he will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more .
But God has not left us without help .
Jehovah had promised Bar@@ ak vi@@ ct@@ ory over the Cana@@ an@@ ites , but what we@@ ap@@ ons did the Israelites have ?
In the par@@ able , some of the young women had a proble@@ m .
Jesus ’ disciples did not get the point and began ar@@ gu@@ ing over their having for@@ go@@ t@@ ten to bring bre@@ ad .
Mal@@ ca@@ m is pos@@ si@@ bly another name for Mo@@ le@@ ch , the c@@ hi@@ ef go@@ d of the A@@ m@@ mon@@ ites .
S@@ ow R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness , Re@@ a@@ p God’s Lo@@ ving - K@@ in@@ dness
So “ they with@@ dre@@ w to their country by another way . ” ​ — Matthew 2 : 11 - 16 .
What , though , if a lost p@@ il@@ o@@ t h@@ es@@ it@@ ates to cont@@ act the contro@@ l@@ l@@ ers because he is em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed that he got lost ?
God said : “ A man will leave his father and his mother and he must s@@ tic@@ k to his wife . ”
And we can be sure that the world will continue to get wor@@ se , because Bible prophecy says that “ wicked men and imp@@ o@@ st@@ ors will ad@@ v@@ ance from bad to wor@@ se . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 13 .
Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine can also come to us as a cor@@ rection from a fellow beli@@ ever who is inter@@ ested in our spiritual wel@@ f@@ are .
Sh@@ ould I do more re@@ sear@@ ch and talk to some who are well - tra@@ ined to tre@@ at my health proble@@ m ? ’ ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 17 : 6 .
He said that God “ gives to all people life and bre@@ ath and all things ” and that “ by him we have life and move and ex@@ ist . ”
How do we show that we love God ?
H@@ el@@ p O@@ thers
Christians ab@@ ound in ac@@ ts of mer@@ cy
What shows how Paul vie@@ wed the ransom ?
Why should we become so ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in car@@ ing for physical needs that our life re@@ v@@ ol@@ ves sol@@ ely around family , bu@@ sin@@ ess , and material things ?
The rel@@ e@@ ase of the new public@@ ation Li@@ ve With Jehovah’s Da@@ y in M@@ ind was also me@@ t with joy at all the “ D@@ eli@@ ver@@ ance at H@@ and ! ” Con@@ ven@@ tions .
A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il , the wife of fo@@ ol@@ ish Na@@ ba@@ l , is one example .
I@@ S@@ R@@ A@@ EL@@ I@@ T@@ E pri@@ est E@@ z@@ r@@ a was an out@@ standing re@@ sear@@ ch@@ er , scho@@ la@@ r , cop@@ y@@ ist , and teach@@ er of the Law .
The life course of Jesus Christ c@@ learly illustr@@ ates how we can love and fear God at the same time .
It states that Lu@@ ke@@ ’s is the th@@ ir@@ d Go@@ spe@@ l , so you can see that the mis@@ sing in@@ iti@@ al part likely made refer@@ ence to the Go@@ sp@@ els of Matthew and Mark .
His Word says : “ You must cho@@ ose life in order that you may keep ali@@ ve , you and your off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , by loving Jehovah your God . ”
We certainly have many reas@@ ons to trust in our Creator , Jehovah .
“ At its wor@@ st , this has been Satan’s century , ” said an e@@ dit@@ ori@@ al publi@@ shed in 199@@ 5 .
Let us exam@@ ine some examples from the past and from mo@@ der@@ n times to see what we can learn .
Our pray@@ er@@ ful refle@@ ction on them will sur@@ ely strengthen our con@@ vi@@ ction that Jesus Christ truly is the Messi@@ ah who was appointed by our heavenly Father , Jehovah .
( Read 2 Timothy 2 : 15 . )
It should be man@@ i@@ f@@ est right from the out@@ set , y@@ es , from the we@@ d@@ ding day on .
You came to understand that mankind as a whole is ali@@ en@@ ated from God .
When I could not atten@@ d , I was always e@@ ag@@ er to know what happened at the meetings .
All cre@@ ation must know that Jehovah is the true God and that he has faithful servants on earth .
a fi@@ er@@ y war ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t and fi@@ er@@ y hor@@ ses , and they pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to make a se@@ par@@ ation between them both ; and Eli@@ j@@ ah went as@@ cen@@ ding in the w@@ in@@ d@@ st@@ or@@ m to the heavens .
He kno@@ ws how we feel about our meetings , our ministry , and our spiritual brothers and sisters .
Ser@@ vice year .
What do you think of when you hear those words ?
Jesus indic@@ ated that such a stru@@ c@@ ture would ex@@ ist .
The second is a by - pro@@ du@@ ct of the first .
Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy Com@@ mit@@ te@@ es
While circumstances v@@ ary , the am@@ ount of time that we devo@@ te to ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ing the good news often refle@@ cts our appreciation for spiritual things .
A C@@ l@@ ass@@ less So@@ ci@@ ety — How ?
Instead of building a clo@@ s@@ er relationship , they found themselves em@@ bro@@ iled in re@@ pe@@ ated ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents .
And I shall certainly draw to you at the t@@ or@@ r@@ ent v@@ al@@ le@@ y of K@@ ish@@ on S@@ is@@ er@@ a the c@@ hi@@ ef of J@@ ab@@ in@@ ’s ar@@ my and his war ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts and his crow@@ d , and I shall in@@ deed give him into your hand . ’ ”
Mo@@ ve T@@ ow@@ ard Li@@ ght , 10 / 15
Li@@ ving in an er@@ a of great religious and pol@@ itical up@@ he@@ a@@ val in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in s@@ ought to avoid tr@@ ou@@ ble .
Al@@ so , atten@@ ding that class was an inc@@ en@@ tive to have a personal cop@@ y of the Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine . ”
N@@ ever would we want to view as desi@@ ra@@ ble any wor@@ th@@ less thing h@@ ated by God .
God’s Word says : “ The glory of young men is their strength , and the s@@ pl@@ end@@ or of old men is their gra@@ y ha@@ ir . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
That is because div@@ or@@ ce is qu@@ ite comm@@ on .
They do not try to es@@ cap@@ e them by com@@ prom@@ ising their faith . ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
Bible writ@@ ers recogn@@ ized that all married cou@@ ples will have problems as a result of human imper@@ fe@@ ction .
Mo@@ st of them are new in the truth , but sing@@ le pioneer sisters who have come from other lands provide inv@@ alu@@ able ass@@ ist@@ ance by tra@@ ining such new ones .
He and his Son had enjo@@ yed associ@@ ating together for coun@@ t@@ less milli@@ ons , perhaps even bil@@ li@@ ons , of years .
Eph@@ es@@ o@@ s ​ — D@@ er neu@@ e F@@ ü@@ h@@ re@@ r expla@@ ins : “ The vi@@ ct@@ ory of the A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ ans , who held that Christ was only of one n@@ ature , nam@@ ely the divine , . . . was complete . ”
World W@@ ar I@@ I ended , the pris@@ on g@@ ates op@@ ened , and I re@@ sum@@ ed pione@@ ering , the full - time ministry .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , a sister in the congregation began stud@@ ying the Bible with me each we@@ ek .
( Read Hebrews 5 : 7 . )
Why Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h ac@@ ts this way is not stated .
“ They Are I@@ ne@@ x@@ cu@@ sa@@ ble ”
Many have found that when all that is human@@ ly possible was done , tur@@ ning to God in prayer resul@@ ted in great comfort and , at times , in un@@ fore@@ seen so@@ lu@@ tions . ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 13 .
Jehovah will su@@ sta@@ in and gu@@ i@@ de them thr@@ ough@@ out old age . ​ — P@@ s .
We will always appreci@@ ate the guid@@ ance that Bro@@ ther B@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ on gave us to help our family gro@@ w spiritually . ”
Some view this st@@ at@@ ement as a refer@@ ence to divine ass@@ ist@@ ance .
Ther@@ efore I take ple@@ asure in we@@ ak@@ nesses , in in@@ sul@@ ts , in c@@ as@@ es of need , in persecu@@ tions and difficul@@ ties , for Christ . For when I am we@@ ak , then I am powerful . ”
1 , 2 . ( a ) What assignment did Jesus give his followers ?
“ A God of Sa@@ ving Acts ”
2 S@@ A@@ MU@@ E@@ L 7 : 1 - 16
When Solomon in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ated the temple , he pray@@ ed to Jehovah : “ May [ Israel ] fear you by wal@@ king in your ways all the days that they are ali@@ ve upon the sur@@ face of the gr@@ ound that you gave to our fore@@ fa@@ thers . ”
Re@@ ally listen as your sp@@ ouse sh@@ a@@ res his or her feelings .
That did it . I qu@@ it the te@@ am .
“ Ke@@ ep w@@ atch@@ ing the ministry which you accepted in the Lord , that you fulf@@ ill it . ” ​ — C@@ O@@ L .
The words may have been simp@@ le , but the tru@@ ths they con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed were pro@@ found .
“ At once a@@ ban@@ don@@ ing the ne@@ ts , they follow@@ ed him . ”
If you are already an el@@ der , you should regul@@ arly re@@ view the l@@ ist of qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations and try to imp@@ ro@@ ve .
After M@@ y@@ an@@ ma@@ r , we were assign@@ ed to D@@ ar es S@@ al@@ a@@ am , T@@ an@@ z@@ ani@@ a .
The anointed receive “ the cro@@ wn of life , ” that is , in their case , im@@ mor@@ tal life with Christ in heaven .
The Li@@ fe - Gi@@ ver@@ ’s So@@ lu@@ tion
Because Jo@@ s@@ é and R@@ ose had sp@@ ent their whole lives serving Jehovah , T@@ on@@ y and W@@ end@@ y offered the ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment to them .
C@@ o@@ ast G@@ u@@ ard Di@@ g@@ it@@ al
These will be bless@@ ed with everlasting life here on earth , the in@@ her@@ it@@ ance that Adam and E@@ ve lost .
With the ex@@ pan@@ sion of the Per@@ si@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re , King C@@ y@@ r@@ us sub@@ ju@@ g@@ ated the I@@ on@@ i@@ an c@@ ities , including Eph@@ esus .
B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , 195@@ 9 , with fellow mission@@ aries .
( b ) What questions should we ask ourselves when we have a serious disa@@ gre@@ ement with a fellow beli@@ ever ?
During my second we@@ ek in the do@@ or - to - do@@ or ministry , I me@@ t a woman in her 30 ’ s with whom I began to study the Bible .
Th@@ ough he has the same life pat@@ ter@@ n that he had before d@@ ying , he is ra@@ ised up as a new cre@@ ature with a spirit body able to live in heaven .
It se@@ duc@@ ed Israel , lu@@ ring many away from the true God .
Be@@ fore the coming of that day , a prophet will be sent to “ turn the heart of fa@@ thers back toward sons , and the heart of sons back toward fa@@ thers . ” ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 4 : 1 , 5 , 6 .
By re@@ bel@@ ling against God and by in@@ duc@@ ing the first human pa@@ ir to pur@@ sue a sin@@ ful course , this ang@@ el made himself Satan the Devil .
I was so exc@@ ited about my decision to serve Jehovah and now to have a so@@ li@@ d hope for the future that when ev@@ ening came , I har@@ dly real@@ ized I had pe@@ d@@ aled 1@@ 00 mil@@ es ( 1@@ 60 k@@ m ) that day !
W@@ as Paul in@@ s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely f@@ l@@ at@@ ter@@ ing the man who could gr@@ ant him fre@@ e@@ dom ?
What can help us avoid being dec@@ ei@@ ved ?
The woman turned to the po@@ li@@ ce@@ man and war@@ ned him : “ If anything happ@@ ens to this man of God , you are no longer wel@@ come in this house . ”
And he can continue the c@@ y@@ c@@ le of life through re@@ bir@@ th .
A second fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al requi@@ re@@ ment for gen@@ u@@ ine Christi@@ an@@ ity was sp@@ el@@ led out by Jesus when he said : “ If you remain in my word , you are really my disciples , and you will know the truth , and the truth will set you free . ” ​ — John 8 : 31 , 32 .
L@@ ar@@ n@@ ac@@ a
Like his mother and gr@@ and@@ mother , he could see that Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s spoke the truth about the Messi@@ ah .
Jehovah said : “ They have not listen@@ ed to my words and have re@@ je@@ cted my law .
This will help us to show fellow feel@@ ing , in har@@ mony with the inspired counsel : “ If a member is gl@@ ori@@ fied , all the other members rejo@@ ice with it . ”
He was baptized , and today he ser@@ ves as an el@@ der .
A L@@ ev@@ ite nam@@ ed K@@ or@@ ah was of that number .
15 , 16 . ( a ) How did we move a@@ head in our ministry during the 19@@ 20 ’ s and 19@@ 30 ’ s ?
H@@ el@@ p@@ ing those in pris@@ on also pro@@ ves to be re@@ war@@ ding for the vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers .
I made it to a m@@ oun@@ tain ca@@ bi@@ n lo@@ c@@ ated at ne@@ arly 4@@ ,000 fe@@ et [ 1@@ ,@@ 2@@ 00 m ] a@@ bo@@ ve se@@ a le@@ v@@ el .
When we apply Bible principles , it should help us to avoid we@@ aring clo@@ thing that is ti@@ ght - f@@ it@@ ting , reve@@ al@@ ing , or se@@ x@@ y .
N@@ one who want to leave the dar@@ k@@ ness are turned away .
C@@ learly , as promised , Jehovah God has pre@@ served his Ho@@ ly Word .
W@@ ell , let us take no@@ te of some less@@ ons that we might draw from these two Bible boo@@ ks .
We also had her a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze to her friend in our pres@@ ence .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , she was ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary in teaching Timothy .
He set the fin@@ est example in expres@@ sing care for the wel@@ f@@ are of others in the way he cre@@ ated humans : “ God pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to cre@@ ate the man in his i@@ ma@@ ge , in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge he cre@@ ated him ; m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale he cre@@ ated them . ”
For example , Jewish ra@@ b@@ bi H@@ y@@ man En@@ el@@ ow wrote : “ Jesus has become the most po@@ pul@@ ar , the most stu@@ died , the most influ@@ enti@@ al fi@@ gu@@ re in the religious hist@@ ory of mankind . ”
With help from the Bible , you too can enjoy what Christ has promised his followers ​ — a happy life and an et@@ er@@ n@@ al future . ”
By ob@@ serving what Jesus taught and keep@@ ing his comman@@ d@@ ments , we show that we love him and are determined to up@@ hold God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y at any co@@ st , just as Jesus did . ​ — John 14 : 23 , 24 ; 15 : 10 .
And in the se@@ ven@@ th mon@@ th , on the se@@ ven@@ te@@ en@@ th day of the mon@@ th , the ar@@ k came to rest on the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of Ar@@ ar@@ at . ”
My pas@@ sion for mu@@ si@@ c made qu@@ it@@ ting the heav@@ y - me@@ tal sc@@ ene the most difficult decision I@@ ’@@ ve ever had to make .
D@@ an and Ka@@ thy have three te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers who are all doing well spiritually .
The s@@ ource mentioned a@@ bo@@ ve ad@@ ds that the ra@@ b@@ bi@@ s “ also de@@ bat@@ ed which v@@ ess@@ els are to be used for the p@@ our@@ ing , which kind of water is su@@ it@@ able , who should p@@ our , and how much of the hands should be co@@ vered with water . ”
After a few days , we were fre@@ ed , and we made it back to S@@ we@@ den without mi@@ sh@@ a@@ p .
S@@ ad@@ ly , as the last days of Satan’s system come to their c@@ li@@ ma@@ x , the spirit of the world is taking an ever greater moral t@@ ol@@ l .
In those days , that me@@ ant sp@@ en@@ ding 2@@ 00 h@@ our@@ s a mon@@ th in the ministry .
“ E@@ d@@ na W@@ in@@ k@@ le is a se@@ as@@ oned pioneer who can help her a lo@@ t . ”
( b ) What can move us to avoid be@@ coming a s@@ ource of temp@@ tation to others ?
W@@ ere Jehovah to fai@@ l to fulf@@ ill his promises , the Devil would have an exc@@ use to call God a li@@ ar who with@@ ho@@ l@@ ds good and thus rul@@ es in an un@@ fa@@ ir way .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , J@@ on@@ ah “ kept as@@ king that his soul might die . ”
A@@ sa@@ ph , Bar@@ u@@ ch , and Na@@ om@@ i fac@@ ed peri@@ o@@ ds of disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement or other ne@@ g@@ ative feelings , and the Scriptural rec@@ ord of their cop@@ ing succ@@ ess@@ fully with such situ@@ ations can help us . ​ — 4 / 15 , pages 22 - 4 .
Since no imper@@ fect human is i@@ mmu@@ ne to cor@@ ru@@ pt ap@@ pet@@ ites , we need to take Paul’s war@@ ning seri@@ ously and res@@ ist temp@@ tation , or we take the ris@@ k of f@@ all@@ ing . ​ — Jeremiah 17 : 9 .
A year later , in 19@@ 35 , Ch@@ ar@@ les and I began to share Bible tru@@ ths with others .
Can you a@@ wak@@ en interest in spiritual matters by com@@ men@@ ting on the mar@@ vel@@ ous desi@@ gn of living things or by poin@@ ting out how practic@@ al the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ vice is ?
Tru@@ e worshipp@@ ers ba@@ se their faith and their way of life on the Bible .
As in Jo@@ b@@ ’s case , God uses his perfect stan@@ d@@ ard of justice to me@@ asure our integrity as his dedic@@ ated servants .
Th@@ ings of serious concer@@ n are sub@@ je@@ cts that are di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied and con@@ se@@ qu@@ enti@@ al , not tri@@ vi@@ al or pet@@ ty .
“ Ther@@ efore , become imit@@ at@@ ors of God , as bel@@ o@@ ved children , and go on wal@@ king in love . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
I im@@ medi@@ ately told him , “ If you have something to say , r@@ ent a h@@ all , and you can say wh@@ atever you like . ”
( b ) What succ@@ essi@@ ve st@@ ep@@ s contribu@@ ted to the gro@@ w@@ th of Jehovah’s new nation during the early years of its ex@@ ist@@ ence ?
At first , it seem@@ ed that he wor@@ ked so hard because he wanted our family to have the very best .
I@@ magine the joy of the publi@@ sh@@ ers when in 20@@ 15 , si@@ x need - great@@ ers from Ger@@ many and the Ne@@ ther@@ lands moved in to support them !
After a mas@@ sive heart att@@ ack , I had to expla@@ in my position to a sur@@ ge@@ on for over two h@@ our@@ s .
‘ B@@ ring the S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls , E@@ spe@@ cially the Par@@ ch@@ ments ’
He was to be very much fe@@ ared , and I felt that I sur@@ ely would never be able to ple@@ ase him . ”
Even if this ad@@ di@@ tional work en@@ ta@@ il@@ s ex@@ tr@@ a co@@ st , it does not call into question the ad@@ vis@@ ability of the in@@ iti@@ al pro@@ ject .
I loo@@ ked at them as a de@@ t@@ ached ob@@ ser@@ ver , and it stru@@ ck me just how re@@ pu@@ gn@@ ant our conduct had become because of the influ@@ ence of d@@ ru@@ g@@ s .
“ No one kno@@ ws the ex@@ act d@@ ate of Christ’s bir@@ th , ” ad@@ m@@ its The World Bo@@ ok En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia .
How can I avoid making similar mis@@ takes in my marriage ?
Lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally , then , wisdom ​ — the op@@ pos@@ ite of fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness — ​ would be one evidence of matu@@ r@@ ity .
It is nor@@ ma@@ l , therefore , to be deep@@ ly g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed when a bel@@ o@@ ved family member lea@@ ves Jehovah .
• Why is being gr@@ anted free acc@@ ess to Jehovah in prayer a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble privilege ?
One we@@ ek later , I attend@@ ed my first meeting at the local Kingdom H@@ all in As@@ s@@ en ( D@@ r@@ en@@ the ) .
G@@ EN@@ T@@ L@@ Y R@@ O@@ U@@ S@@ IN@@ G O@@ U@@ R R@@ EL@@ AT@@ I@@ V@@ E@@ S
If Bil@@ da@@ d was in his home are@@ a at the time , it might have taken we@@ ek@@ s or months for him to hear of Jo@@ b@@ ’s situation and to tra@@ v@@ el to U@@ z .
The fact that Jehovah has num@@ ber@@ ed ‘ the very ha@@ ir@@ s of our head ’ gives us some ide@@ a of the kind of ob@@ serv@@ ant and car@@ ing God we are privile@@ ged to worship .
Let the many is@@ lands rejo@@ ice . ” ​ — Psalm 9@@ 7 : 1 .
Fa@@ ith in God and his word helps us to end@@ ure a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction and to do his will .
The anointed share in Christ’s su@@ ffer@@ ings and are willing to sub@@ mit to a death like his .
If we maintain our san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied relationship with Jehovah , he will remember us “ for good . ”
Jesus made God’s name known .
They were always as@@ king for money .
But Jesus ​ — who dis@@ cer@@ ned that “ the we@@ igh@@ ti@@ er matters of the Law ” inclu@@ ded “ mer@@ cy and faith@@ ful@@ ness ” — ​ did not cha@@ st@@ ise her for t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing his gar@@ ment .
What about the holy spirit ?
She lived in the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous re@@ gi@@ on of Eph@@ ra@@ im with her L@@ ev@@ ite husband , El@@ kan@@ ah .
Since that ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tive had no right to such information , M@@ an@@ f@@ red would have had no ob@@ lig@@ ation to provide it .
With your love for God fir@@ m@@ ly in your heart , res@@ ol@@ ve to prove the Devil a li@@ ar and make Jehovah’s heart g@@ la@@ d .
T@@ A@@ I@@ W@@ A@@ N u@@ su@@ ally enjo@@ ys b@@ oun@@ ti@@ ful ra@@ inf@@ all , which en@@ ab@@ les it to re@@ a@@ p two good cro@@ ps of ri@@ ce each year .
And did not false wit@@ nesses come for@@ ward against Jesus , le@@ ading to his death ?
If such an anointed one has pro@@ duc@@ ed “ fru@@ its that be@@ f@@ it rep@@ ent@@ ance , ” then he is not show@@ ing con@@ temp@@ t for Jesus ’ sacrifice by par@@ taking of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms . ​ — Luke 3 : 8 .
We know what will soon over@@ take this wicked system of things ​ — “ the day of judgment and of des@@ tru@@ ction of the ung@@ o@@ dly men . ”
Le@@ a@@ ving the pres@@ s@@ ro@@ om , the vis@@ it@@ ors t@@ our@@ ed the bin@@ der@@ y .
On De@@ c@@ ember 17 , 199@@ 7 , 34 ma@@ j@@ or coun@@ tri@@ es sign@@ ed a “ bri@@ ber@@ y conven@@ tion ” that is desi@@ gn@@ ed to “ have a ma@@ j@@ or imp@@ act on the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l fi@@ ght against cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion . ”
Word s@@ pre@@ ad very quic@@ k@@ ly that there was a “ false prophet ” among the new arri@@ v@@ als .
At cu@@ st@@ om@@ s there , the of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als op@@ ened and in@@ spe@@ cted our lu@@ gg@@ age and found the liter@@ ature we had hi@@ d@@ den in it .
Then there was P@@ r@@ y@@ ce H@@ ugh@@ es , * who later became the pre@@ si@@ ding minis@@ ter of the L@@ ond@@ on branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
“ S@@ I@@ X - Y@@ E@@ A@@ R - O@@ L@@ D C@@ O@@ M@@ MI@@ T@@ S S@@ U@@ I@@ C@@ I@@ D@@ E . ”
How was Satan able to dec@@ ei@@ ve E@@ ve , and with what result ?
As “ one flesh , ” marriage mat@@ es were me@@ ant to stay together .
Au@@ gu@@ st@@ ine re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly stated that “ the R@@ o@@ ck ( Pe@@ tr@@ a ) was Christ . ”
S@@ af@@ ety at Bu@@ il@@ ding Pro@@ je@@ cts
They seek to get hold of him , perhaps to put him in pris@@ on or to have him kil@@ led .
I@@ ts gra@@ du@@ ates were about to be sent to 22 coun@@ tri@@ es to preach the good news of God’s Kingdom . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
Christ’s perfect govern@@ ment will free the earth of sin and s@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
Acc@@ ording to Genesis 6 : 3 , he said : “ My spirit shall not act toward man in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely in that he is also flesh . Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly his days shall am@@ ount to a h@@ un@@ d@@ red and tw@@ ent@@ y years . ”
What we have is du@@ e to God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness .
Gen@@ u@@ ine faith is based on evidence and a desire to know the truth about God
As a result , we received the order to leave the country .
My first cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly , as descri@@ bed at the out@@ set , is et@@ ched on my mem@@ ory .
With all of their lear@@ ning , have such scho@@ l@@ ars really found “ the very knowledge of God ” ?
W@@ H@@ O of us wel@@ comes the effe@@ cts of old age ​ — wr@@ in@@ k@@ led s@@ k@@ in , po@@ or ey@@ es@@ i@@ ght , lo@@ ss of hear@@ ing , and un@@ ste@@ ad@@ y leg@@ s ?
Bar@@ ber@@ ’s tal@@ ks “ were always spiritually spi@@ cy . ”
Yet , even those we have consider@@ ed move us to exc@@ la@@ im : “ B@@ eho@@ ld ! God is more ex@@ al@@ ted than we can know . ” ​ — Job 36 : 26 .
What is s@@ oun@@ dness of mind , and how does it di@@ ff@@ er from a spirit of c@@ ow@@ ar@@ di@@ ce ?
Tru@@ e , you may have read to your child from the Bible about God’s la@@ ws pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ting se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality , even doing so a number of times .
My own m@@ ou@@ th will rec@@ ount your righteousness , all day long your sal@@ vation . ”
‘ To be man@@ ly , ’ men may have been told , ‘ you should not talk too much . ’
Jesus Christ “ gave way to te@@ ars ” when he ne@@ ared the t@@ om@@ b of his de@@ ar friend La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , who had rec@@ ently died . ​ — John 11 : 33 , 35 .
In 19@@ 19 when anointed Christians were rest@@ ored to activ@@ ity , they were an un@@ u@@ su@@ al group of people .
Moses was not af@@ ra@@ id .
What can you do to show consider@@ ation for sing@@ le parents ?
While preaching from house to house on a small is@@ land in the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines , Al@@ l@@ an me@@ t a woman who started to c@@ ry .
That is still a requi@@ re@@ ment today .
The happiness of all in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res dep@@ ends on their ho@@ l@@ ding God’s name sac@@ red and will@@ ingly accep@@ ting his right to rule . ​ — Revelation 4 : 11 .
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you ever found it difficult to understand another person@@ ’s way of thinking ?
We can be sure that when we pray to him , he will listen to us .
Yet , it must be true , since Jesus himself said so .
M@@ ore is involved in rest@@ ra@@ ining the t@@ ong@@ ue than w@@ atch@@ ing what we say .
One day when Eli@@ sh@@ a@@ ’s serv@@ ant got up early in the mor@@ ning and loo@@ ked out@@ side , he saw that the city was sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by hor@@ ses and war ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts .
In this , they are similar to faithful men of old ​ — including Abraham — ​ of whom it is said that “ they were str@@ ang@@ ers and temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents in the land . ”
Par@@ ent@@ al discipl@@ ine should never leave a child feel@@ ing re@@ je@@ cted .
Ru@@ th “ was pers@@ ist@@ ent about going with [ Na@@ om@@ i ] . ”
He states : “ N@@ one of these beau@@ ti@@ ful blessings would be part of my life if I ha@@ d@@ n@@ ’t accepted Jehovah’s help to give my person@@ ality a complete ma@@ ke@@ over . ”
W@@ il@@ d gra@@ p@@ es are much s@@ mal@@ l@@ er than cultiv@@ ated gra@@ p@@ es and have very little flesh , the see@@ ds occ@@ up@@ ying practic@@ ally the enti@@ re gra@@ pe .
R@@ a@@ ha@@ b must have bre@@ a@@ th@@ ed a qui@@ et si@@ gh of reli@@ ef .
Timothy was not to per@@ mit his personal vie@@ ws to shap@@ e his teaching .
A year later , in 195@@ 9 , we were pione@@ ering and living in a small house tra@@ il@@ er on to@@ p of a pra@@ i@@ ri@@ e h@@ ill in S@@ as@@ kat@@ c@@ he@@ wa@@ n .
Why not child re@@ aring ?
A tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous work !
E@@ very Th@@ ur@@ s@@ day mor@@ ning ther@@ e@@ after , we stu@@ died three chap@@ ters .
And so have many people since then .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing to Z@@ ion , Jehovah says : “ You will ac@@ tually su@@ ck the mil@@ k of nations , and the bre@@ ast of k@@ ings you will su@@ ck ; and you will be certain to know that I , Jehovah , am your Sa@@ vi@@ or , and the P@@ ow@@ er@@ ful One of Jac@@ o@@ b is your Re@@ pur@@ cha@@ s@@ er . ”
But at the same time , we prove our whole - sou@@ led love for Jehovah by doing things his way and by keep@@ ing other things in their prop@@ er place in our life , thus “ see@@ king first the kingdom and his righteousness . ”
They sp@@ ent the dar@@ k , co@@ ld night in a ro@@ om on the second flo@@ or of their bat@@ tered home .
There were v@@ isi@@ ble and a@@ udi@@ ble evid@@ ences of this .
All in all , there are about 1@@ ,@@ 2@@ 00 of them , organiz@@ ed into 14 congregations and 3 grou@@ ps .
If others expres@@ s concer@@ n about my dr@@ in@@ king , do I become de@@ f@@ en@@ sive or ang@@ ry ?
Some of the young men of that is@@ land consider it a chall@@ enge to se@@ du@@ ce young women who vis@@ it .
Are you continu@@ ing to w@@ atch the ministry in order to fulf@@ ill it ?
When she and Joseph had just pres@@ ented their preci@@ ous ba@@ by at the temple in Jerusalem , an ag@@ ed man nam@@ ed Si@@ me@@ on was inspired to ut@@ ter a prophecy .
The Bible app@@ lies Isaiah 4@@ 9 : 6 to his disciples .
( 7 ) G@@ es@@ u@@ al@@ di , D .
Of them it can be said , as was the case with men and women of faith in ancient times : “ From a we@@ ak st@@ ate [ they ] were made powerful . ” ​ — Hebrews 11 : 34 .
C@@ au@@ ti@@ ous F@@ ar@@ m@@ er or “ V@@ ali@@ ant , Mi@@ gh@@ ty One ” ?
▪ “ The Pe@@ ople W@@ ho@@ se God Is Jehovah ”
Let us now consider what an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance is and what it gives evidence of .
You know from experience that congregation meetings are a s@@ ource of great joy .
And what about home Bible stu@@ dies that we may star@@ t with inter@@ ested people ?
Although more than 20 years have pas@@ sed since the ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , she still tre@@ m@@ bl@@ es when she rec@@ alls what happened .
You would un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly cho@@ ose the ship , since it could more effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely ne@@ go@@ ti@@ ate the viol@@ ent wa@@ ves .
Lo@@ ok ! He will certainly come , ’ Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es has said .
Do we lik@@ e@@ wise bring praise to our Creator by our good moral char@@ ac@@ ter ?
They still had much to learn , however .
Mari@@ an : O@@ ver the years , we have had the privilege of help@@ ing in pre@@ par@@ ing sever@@ al conven@@ tions .
There was a time when the apostle Peter was pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ced against people who were not Jewish .
In@@ iti@@ ally he will need “ mil@@ k ” ​ — the ba@@ si@@ c teachings of the Bible .
( a ) During the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver on N@@ is@@ an 14 , what less@@ on does Jesus teach the 12 ?
This number , by the U@@ .@@ S . system of num@@ er@@ ation , is the fi@@ gu@@ re 1 follow@@ ed by 20 z@@ er@@ o@@ s .
And what glory this br@@ ings to his name !
We f@@ ought the di@@ se@@ ase in every way , but she fin@@ ally lost the bat@@ tle and died on Ju@@ ne 4 , 198@@ 5 , at 70 years of age .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 17 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 4@@ 1 , 8@@ 9
C@@ ome to the water . And the ones that have no money !
Je@@ h@@ u was to spe@@ ar@@ head that action .
For example , Bible public@@ ations have rec@@ ently been pro@@ duc@@ ed in Mis@@ ki@@ to , a language spo@@ ken by about 200@@ ,000 people in N@@ ic@@ ar@@ ag@@ ua .
H@@ er out@@ come is the same as that of those who accom@@ pan@@ y her in her cro@@ o@@ ked tr@@ ac@@ ks .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , there are spiritual , so@@ cial , emo@@ tional , physical , and p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal reas@@ ons why God has li@@ mit@@ ed se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations to the marriage bed .
Jehovah will not let us be temp@@ ted bey@@ ond what we can be@@ ar .
Many today feel that they do not need to know God .
If we devo@@ te all our efforts mer@@ ely to fe@@ ed and co@@ ver ourselves , with nothing sub@@ stan@@ ti@@ al left for serving Jehovah , we mis@@ s the very purpose of living . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 13 .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are that Jehovah deli@@ v@@ ers us from the wicked “ bir@@ d@@ c@@ atch@@ er ” ! ​ — Matthew 6 : 13 .
The New En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a descri@@ bes one ma@@ j@@ or fac@@ t@@ or that led to tw@@ is@@ ted reason@@ ing : “ Christians who had some tra@@ ining in Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y began to feel the need to expres@@ s their faith in its ter@@ ms , both for their own in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al satis@@ fac@@ tion and in order to con@@ ver@@ t educ@@ ated pa@@ g@@ ans . ”
Do not give up quic@@ k@@ ly .
The el@@ der@@ ly wi@@ do@@ w An@@ na was bless@@ ed by God
As a result , more time is allow@@ ed for the consider@@ ation of ke@@ y s@@ crip@@ tures during the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy .
A@@ ver@@ age age : 3@@ 5@@ .@@ 1
• L@@ isten to your sp@@ ouse . ​ — Proverbs 10 : 19
In the next article , we will consider these matters and discus@@ s how Christian parents can maintain a bal@@ an@@ ced view of baptism .
He is a S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d who deep@@ ly ca@@ res about each of his sheep , including the “ little ones ” ​ — those who may se@@ em of little import@@ ance from the worl@@ d’s stan@@ d@@ point .
Yet , he wants us to praise him and is pleas@@ ed when we do .
World W@@ ar I was then ra@@ g@@ ing , and he received a call for mil@@ it@@ ary service .
She was un@@ able to star@@ t a Bible con@@ vers@@ ation with anyone , so she said to some Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites , “ The last place on earth I would want to live is P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al . ” S@@ ur@@ pris@@ e !
The one descri@@ bed in the op@@ ening ver@@ ses of the Bible .
That is why Paul could say : “ Mis@@ er@@ able man that I am !
For many , this has led to self - sacrific@@ ing service in the full - time ministry .
A few experi@@ ences will illustr@@ ate how they do this .
Ther@@ efore , Jesus ad@@ ded this fin@@ al ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to the par@@ able : “ So it go@@ es with the man that la@@ ys up tre@@ asure for himself but is not rich toward God . ” ​ — Luke 12 : 21 .
God is invit@@ ing such people to learn the truth from his Word , the Bible . ​ — Read 1 Timothy 2 : 3 - 5 .
When asked if he under@@ sto@@ od what he was reading , he rep@@ lied : “ Re@@ ally , how could I ever do so un@@ less someone gu@@ i@@ ded me ? ”
However , Fr@@ en@@ ch hist@@ ori@@ an E@@ r@@ n@@ est L@@ av@@ is@@ se com@@ men@@ ted : “ The con@@ ver@@ sion of C@@ lo@@ v@@ is in no way chang@@ ed his char@@ ac@@ ter ; the g@@ ent@@ le and pe@@ ace@@ ful moral of the Go@@ spe@@ l did not t@@ ou@@ ch his heart . ”
in keep@@ ing se@@ par@@ ate from the world ?
Do you eas@@ ily become up@@ set , ang@@ ry , or fru@@ str@@ ated ?
The letter writ@@ er , a woman nam@@ ed Mar@@ í@@ li@@ a , wrote :
If you were a Christian back then , you would da@@ ily face the pos@@ si@@ bility of being ar@@ rest@@ ed and t@@ or@@ tur@@ ed .
It was in order that the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Jerusalem should hear the good news about Jesus Christ .
While in cap@@ tiv@@ ity , M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h rep@@ ented and hum@@ bly kept pra@@ ying to God , who for@@ gave him and rest@@ ored him to the k@@ ing@@ ship in Jerusalem , where he prom@@ o@@ ted true worship . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 33 : 2 - 17 .
Sh@@ ould she for this reason sh@@ y away from tel@@ ling her children anything about Jehovah ?
El@@ ders are to shepher@@ d the flo@@ ck of God , “ not under com@@ pul@@ sion , but will@@ ingly . ”
In 19@@ 22 , during a n@@ ine - day conven@@ tion at the same lo@@ c@@ ation , dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c imp@@ e@@ tu@@ s was given to this activ@@ ity by Joseph F . Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d , who ur@@ ged his atten@@ tive a@@ udi@@ ence : “ Be faithful and true wit@@ nesses for the Lord .
I@@ m@@ mun@@ olo@@ g@@ ist W@@ il@@ li@@ am C@@ lar@@ k ob@@ served : “ De@@ ath is not in@@ ex@@ tri@@ c@@ ab@@ ly inter@@ tw@@ ined with the de@@ fin@@ iti@@ on of life . ”
5 , 6 . ( a ) In what sense are “ fi@@ er@@ y co@@ als ” he@@ ap@@ ed upon the head of an enem@@ y ?
Even si@@ bl@@ ings who worship Jehovah within Christian famili@@ es need to work at form@@ ing a close fri@@ end@@ ship .
Jehovah’s pri@@ or es@@ tim@@ ation of his faith was cor@@ rec@@ t .
Yet , this illustr@@ ation teach@@ es us what Jehovah expe@@ cts .
J@@ an H@@ us had fac@@ ed a similar hear@@ ing in Con@@ st@@ ance in 14@@ 15 and had been bur@@ ned at the st@@ ake .
As@@ soci@@ ated with Christ in this Kingdom govern@@ ment are 14@@ 4@@ ,000 others , “ b@@ ought from among mankind ” to rule with him as k@@ ings and pri@@ ests .
Some man@@ i@@ fes@@ t@@ ations of such gi@@ f@@ ts were special spe@@ e@@ ch of wisdom or knowledge , the power to he@@ al or to pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y , or even the ability to make ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces in t@@ ong@@ u@@ es un@@ known to them . ​ — 1 Corinthians 12 : 4 - 11 .
David was con@@ stan@@ tly a@@ ware of his relationship with Jehovah .
Who is always pre@@ pared to help those who need streng@@ th@@ ening ?
( a ) How does the Bible show that the Hebrew word “ S@@ he@@ ol ” and the Greek word “ H@@ ad@@ es ” ref@@ er to the same place ?
These are just some of the reas@@ ons why we can and should have ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te trust in Jehovah .
They evid@@ ently had been well - tra@@ ined spiritually , had ze@@ al for the ministry , and were even privile@@ ged to eng@@ age in speaking prophe@@ tic@@ ally .
P@@ ra@@ y to God about the matter .
Un@@ der these circumstances , a study be@@ comes an ex@@ ten@@ sion of the congregation .
* And during conven@@ tion time , a mo@@ bi@@ le home served as a free ho@@ te@@ l ro@@ om .
But a dis@@ pat@@ ch concer@@ ning his bel@@ o@@ ved friend La@@ z@@ ar@@ us c@@ alls him back to Ju@@ de@@ a . ​ — Luke 13 : 33 ; John 10 : 20 - 4@@ 2 .
What will help us to put spiritual things first and pre@@ serve our Christian id@@ ent@@ ity ?
How much better life will be in the new world when ever@@ yone obe@@ ys him !
He continued the po@@ li@@ cy of for@@ ced con@@ ver@@ sion with the I@@ tu@@ re@@ ans and brought u@@ pp@@ er Gal@@ ile@@ e under H@@ as@@ mon@@ a@@ e@@ an control .
Indeed , love should be the for@@ ce be@@ h@@ ind any ad@@ vice that an el@@ der may offer !
What was at work ?
Since it was in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed by Jesus , it is often called the L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er , also known as the Our Father prayer . ​ — L@@ at@@ in , P@@ at@@ er@@ no@@ ster .
Th@@ r@@ ough a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l educ@@ ational cam@@ pa@@ ign , Jehovah God is now help@@ ing milli@@ ons of people to bre@@ ak free or keep free from en@@ sla@@ v@@ ement to to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o .
Do you rejo@@ ice in your heavenly Fa@@ ther’s w@@ atch@@ ful@@ ness ?
U@@ p@@ building con@@ vers@@ ation can also help to re@@ foc@@ us the mind .
Un@@ like the Israelites in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , Jehovah’s people today enjoy God’s appro@@ val .
One of the mission@@ aries offered to teach her , using the bro@@ ch@@ ure A@@ pp@@ ly Y@@ our@@ self to Re@@ ading and W@@ rit@@ ing .
How can you do this ?
For example , consider H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est Jeho@@ i@@ a@@ da and his wife , Jeho@@ she@@ ba .
How can we maintain a gr@@ ate@@ ful heart ?
T@@ ear@@ s of joy have more than once st@@ re@@ am@@ ed down my face as I con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate that mar@@ vel@@ ous hope . ​ — Psalm 37 : 11 , 29 ; Luke 23 : 4@@ 3 ; Revelation 21 : 3 , 4 .
When I@@ ’@@ m in the ministry , I enjoy the compan@@ y of my best friends . ” ​ — C@@ la@@ udi@@ o , age 4@@ 3 ; baptized 19@@ 7@@ 4 .
Even though the se@@ ed does not be@@ ar fru@@ it , if we have done our best to help the stud@@ ent , we real@@ ize that this out@@ come is not a si@@ gn of un@@ faith@@ ful@@ ness on our part .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the c@@ it@@ y’s bro@@ ken - down con@@ dition was a refle@@ ction of the po@@ or spiritual st@@ ate of its in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants . ​ — Ne@@ h@@ emiah 1 : 6 , 7 .
L@@ ater Jesus pi@@ c@@ ks 12 of his followers to be his apostles .
That com@@ ment , p@@ en@@ ned in 1@@ 7@@ 8@@ 9 by A@@ mer@@ i@@ can st@@ at@@ es@@ man B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in F@@ ran@@ k@@ l@@ in , has stru@@ ck some as cle@@ ver .
They were gra@@ du@@ ates of ear@@ li@@ er cl@@ as@@ ses of G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol .
They we@@ ar ei@@ ther Af@@ ri@@ can at@@ ti@@ re or a d@@ ress shi@@ r@@ t and ti@@ e .
He knew per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly well that the system in which he lived would not continue as it was .
Ther@@ efore , the ni@@ gh@@ t@@ time tri@@ al and con@@ dem@@ nation of Jesus held at Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has ’ home on the eve of a fes@@ ti@@ val was il@@ leg@@ al .
Since the work we do is Jehovah’s work , we should keep in mind that both Jehovah and his Son back us up and strengthen us to dis@@ char@@ ge fully our God - given responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
13 : 4@@ 7 .
Un@@ der the rul@@ er@@ ship of God’s Kingdom , sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors of the end of the present system of things will be u@@ sh@@ ered into an earth cle@@ ans@@ ed of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and suffering .
F@@ it them into “ the pat@@ ter@@ n of heal@@ th@@ ful words ” you have come to recogn@@ ize .
For us to remain obedi@@ ent , we too need a hum@@ ble , pray@@ er@@ ful attitude .
All of us can have a share in supp@@ or@@ ting the work that Jehovah is accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing in these last days .
In s@@ pite of living under years of of@@ fi@@ cial a@@ the@@ ism , a sur@@ pris@@ ing number of people in Ch@@ ina and in re@@ public@@ s of the form@@ er So@@ vi@@ et Un@@ ion still cl@@ ing to su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ons .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N you think of Jehovah’s person@@ ality , what qualities come to mind ?
( b ) In what positi@@ ve ways have you seen people m@@ ol@@ ded by such discipl@@ ine ?
For example , has the un@@ beli@@ ever been to@@ t@@ ally respon@@ sible for the end@@ ang@@ er@@ ment of spiritu@@ ality , or has the Christian been ne@@ g@@ lig@@ ent about Bible study , in@@ cons@@ ist@@ ent in meeting attend@@ ance , and ir@@ regul@@ ar in the ministry ?
Ha@@ ve him do re@@ sear@@ ch to come up with reas@@ ons to support ​ — or chall@@ enge — ​ his thinking .
In the first century , P@@ on@@ tu@@ s refer@@ red to the re@@ gi@@ on in the nor@@ the@@ ast@@ er@@ n cor@@ ner of present - day T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y , bor@@ der@@ ing Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ a . ​ — Acts 2 : 9 ; 1 Peter 1 : 1 .
They say : “ Jehovah and his loving congregation have helped us through our difficult time .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er is a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble privilege .
M@@ other was so up@@ set that she never re@@ turned to ch@@ urch .
Even though most people ac@@ knowledge that working mo@@ thers con@@ stan@@ tly bat@@ tle st@@ ress and ex@@ ha@@ us@@ tion , those who cho@@ ose not to take a se@@ cul@@ ar jo@@ b are often mis@@ under@@ sto@@ od ​ — even ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed .
W@@ ould that have me@@ ant that e@@ ating human flesh was not really wrong ?
“ This Is A@@ ma@@ z@@ ing ! ”
Pe@@ ople thr@@ ough@@ out the earth are em@@ br@@ ac@@ ing true worship and are st@@ re@@ am@@ ing to ‘ the m@@ oun@@ tain of Jehovah’s house ’ in ever - inc@@ reas@@ ing num@@ bers .
F@@ o@@ re@@ tell F@@ utu@@ re ? 1 / 1
Still , Joseph would not have wanted cre@@ di@@ t to go any@@ where but to his God , Jehovah .
What has “ the day of sal@@ vation ” me@@ ant for anointed Christians , past and present ?
There was no doubt in my mind that the ev@@ olu@@ tion the@@ ory was un@@ f@@ oun@@ ded .
He is “ a God of faith@@ ful@@ ness . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 32 : 4 .
One of the other pas@@ s@@ eng@@ ers told the a@@ ir@@ l@@ ine , “ If it had not been for the 34 Christians on the f@@ light , there would have been a ri@@ o@@ t at the a@@ ir@@ por@@ t . ”
Can you i@@ magine ​ — no do@@ ct@@ ors , no me@@ dic@@ ines , no ho@@ s@@ pit@@ als or men@@ tal in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions , no fun@@ er@@ als .
Our ho@@ st had us si@@ t down , and then he asked me : “ W@@ ould you let your son serve in the ar@@ my if he was called up ? ”
11 : 23 - 26 .
Be@@ fore me no God was form@@ ed , and after me there has been no@@ ne . ”
As a result , Jehovah righ@@ tly received praise for those mi@@ gh@@ ty ac@@ ts .
Hence , rather than cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze M@@ ary , Jesus hon@@ ored her .
Com@@ bin@@ ed with a@@ ·@@ ga@@ ʹ@@ pe , it prom@@ o@@ tes close compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship among Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers .
It all became very u@@ se@@ ful in help@@ ing our brothers , especially those called as wit@@ nesses , to know what to say and when to keep s@@ il@@ ent before the cour@@ t .
It was during this time that we attend@@ ed our first ass@@ em@@ bly .
The M@@ em@@ ori@@ al too is a commun@@ ion me@@ al because it invol@@ ves a sh@@ aring together .
The young man was as@@ king about in@@ her@@ iting everlasting life ​ — but where ?
; May , J .
Re@@ ading about Jesus ’ life and ministry can teach us much about being ref@@ re@@ shing to others .
“ We have ga@@ ined no con@@ sen@@ su@@ s as to whether we can even speak of ‘ the ’ name of God , and if so , what that name might be . ” ​ — Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or David C@@ un@@ n@@ ing@@ ham , The@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal S@@ tudi@@ es .
Of course , Jesus was tal@@ king , not about con@@ stru@@ cting liter@@ al hous@@ es , but about building lives .
There had been little respon@@ se to the occasi@@ onal efforts to witness in the are@@ a .
And he said to them : ‘ What things ? ’ ”
As Christians , we are “ a@@ wa@@ iting and keep@@ ing close in mind the pres@@ ence of the day of Jehovah . ”
• What un@@ ity was fore@@ told for our day ?
He read it that ev@@ ening and found sol@@ ace .
For example , Jesus war@@ ned his followers : “ The h@@ our is coming when ever@@ yone that k@@ ill@@ s you will i@@ magine he has rend@@ ered a sac@@ red service to God . ”
It was simp@@ li@@ city it@@ self .
How Noah must have been g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed by what people said and did !
What a privilege we have in making God’s heart rejo@@ ice !
We can be confid@@ ent that Jehovah will let himself be found by us when we hum@@ bly turn to him for direction . ​ — Proverbs 15 : 29 .
The following article will consider what hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves can do to for@@ ti@@ fy the spiritual de@@ f@@ en@@ ses of their marriage .
It is possible to be gre@@ e@@ dy for anything that can be ac@@ qui@@ red .
IN@@ DI@@ A
For one thing , it is eas@@ y to id@@ enti@@ fy with .
Some of them serve within their local ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es ; others move to where the need is greater .
N@@ or@@ m@@ ally , a f@@ ar@@ m@@ er would not imp@@ ose such a har@@ d@@ ship on his ani@@ mal@@ s .
The first article expla@@ ins why we should be willing to wa@@ it on Jehovah .
For , in@@ deed , Christ our pas@@ so@@ ver has been sacrific@@ ed .
My great@@ est blessing , though , is being un@@ ited in serving Jehovah along with my faithful , loving wife and our beau@@ ti@@ ful children .
As the people expres@@ sed their devo@@ tion to Jehovah , they would gro@@ w in godly fear and love and would be helped to walk in his ways .
Ther@@ efore , syst@@ em@@ ati@@ c study and meeting attend@@ ance are un@@ necess@@ ary .
Sh@@ ould our way of worship be mer@@ ely an expres@@ sion of personal ta@@ st@@ e ?
The sc@@ ale of this preaching work and the means used to accom@@ pl@@ ish it ​ — pr@@ inter@@ ies , of@@ fic@@ es , As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ alls , mission@@ ary ho@@ m@@ es , and so on — ​ dem@@ and large ex@@ p@@ en@@ ditu@@ res .
One of Jehovah’s Witnesses in U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine , where the Kingdom - preaching work was under ba@@ n for over 50 years , ob@@ served : “ The situation in which Jehovah’s Witnesses found themselves should not be ev@@ alu@@ ated mer@@ ely in the con@@ text of human rel@@ ations . . . .
The Bible no@@ tes that “ where there is no w@@ o@@ od the fi@@ re go@@ es out . ”
What a t@@ est for the brothers !
Wor@@ king Go@@ od in T@@ im@@ es of Ne@@ ed , 6 / 1
The Bible speak@@ s of “ the t@@ ong@@ u@@ es of men and of angels , ” indic@@ ating that spirit pers@@ ons have language and spe@@ e@@ ch .
( Read Ru@@ th 1 : 16 , 17 . )
On the other hand , how should other Christians view a person who claim@@ s to have received this ano@@ in@@ ting and beg@@ ins to par@@ take of the em@@ ble@@ ms at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al ?
This me@@ ant that we were determined to do his will .
T@@ A@@ I@@ W@@ A@@ N
Samuel also wrote about Ru@@ th and her mother - in - law , Na@@ om@@ i , both of whom were wi@@ do@@ wed and imp@@ over@@ i@@ shed .
5@@ 1 : 1 - 4 , 17 .
Phil@@ o of A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a ​ — Mi@@ x@@ ing Scrip@@ ture With S@@ pe@@ cul@@ ation
How gr@@ ate@@ ful David must have been that A@@ bi@@ sh@@ a@@ i had kept an e@@ ye on him and had quic@@ k@@ ly come to his a@@ id when his life was in d@@ anger !
This means the second death , the l@@ ake of fi@@ re . ”
What less@@ on did Saul fai@@ l to learn ?
C@@ le@@ an@@ l@@ iness , as well as his other inv@@ isi@@ ble qualities , is c@@ learly seen in God’s v@@ isi@@ ble cre@@ ation .
Does this mean that God will re@@ place the earth with a new one ?
For a truly mean@@ ing@@ ful life , however , we also need to know what the future ho@@ l@@ ds .
In other c@@ as@@ es , those who mis@@ use such sub@@ stances as al@@ co@@ ho@@ l and d@@ ru@@ g@@ s may end up be@@ having c@@ ru@@ el@@ ly .
So Eli@@ j@@ ah or@@ der@@ ed that they be ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted , and ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted they were . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 18 : 40 .
How does the truth di@@ vi@@ de people today ?
“ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart and do not le@@ an upon your own understanding , ” said wise King Solomon of ancient Israel .
B . Phil@@ li@@ ps ) If you make the effort to medit@@ ate on the fine examples from God’s Word , they can become a part of you , just like an imp@@ l@@ ant .
He re@@ pres@@ ents God’s fellow work@@ ers , those who pro@@ cla@@ im the Kingdom good news .
Even after B@@ er@@ n@@ ard was dead , his body ri@@ dd@@ led with bul@@ le@@ ts , the of@@ fic@@ er in char@@ ge became so en@@ ra@@ ged that he pul@@ led out his re@@ v@@ ol@@ ver and sh@@ o@@ t B@@ er@@ n@@ ard through both his eyes .
After all , relati@@ vely few respon@@ ded to Jesus ’ teaching ​ — and he was the great@@ est T@@ e@@ ach@@ er ever to walk the earth ! ​ — John 6 : 6@@ 6 ; 7 : 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 8 .
These shi@@ ps were light and eas@@ y to dis@@ man@@ tle , so they re@@ ached T@@ ha@@ p@@ sac@@ us ( T@@ ip@@ h@@ sa@@ h ) in nor@@ ther@@ n S@@ y@@ ri@@ a within just se@@ ven days .
There are at le@@ ast two reas@@ ons why Jesus per@@ form@@ ed that mirac@@ le .
When Lo@@ ved One Le@@ a@@ ves Jehovah , 9 / 1
That must have happened with the ancient As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans .
D@@ et@@ er@@ min@@ ed to Be@@ ar Tho@@ r@@ ough Witness
Lo@@ v@@ ers of justice long for the day when Jehovah will comple@@ t@@ ely er@@ ase all the in@@ justice inf@@ li@@ cted on humans by Satan and his wicked system .
A@@ n En@@ d to W@@ ar
H . M@@ ac@@ mil@@ l@@ an did .
By eli@@ min@@ ating the real cause of death : sin in@@ her@@ ited from Adam .
Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ing from the si@@ ze of this ra@@ ised po@@ di@@ u@@ m , as well as that of the enc@@ lo@@ sure it@@ self , W@@ o@@ o@@ d@@ head spe@@ cul@@ ates that this could have been a ty@@ pe of par@@ a@@ de gr@@ ound for show@@ ing off the mil@@ it@@ ary might of the lar@@ g@@ est ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t for@@ ce in the M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast at the time .
8 : 8 ; 9 : 17 ; 13 : 16 .
Why can we be confid@@ ent that Jehovah has our best inter@@ ests at heart ?
Still , I had to take the lead in stud@@ ying the Bible with Sa@@ ú@@ l and teaching him how to serve Jehovah .
How does Jehovah’s word di@@ ff@@ er from that of sin@@ ful humans ?
She had become spiritually we@@ ak right under my no@@ se , and I was too concer@@ ned about all my privile@@ ges even to no@@ tice it . ”
The enc@@ oun@@ ter res@@ em@@ b@@ led the time Jac@@ ob@@ ’s mother , Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h , w@@ at@@ ered Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er@@ ’s cam@@ els .
What do you think the ph@@ ra@@ se “ the wonderful works of God ” inclu@@ des ?
And what does Jehovah do when he fin@@ ds low@@ ly worshipp@@ ers who are c@@ ru@@ shed in spirit as a result of vari@@ ous tri@@ als ?
On three spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c occasi@@ ons , those who want to dis@@ own themselves as disciples of Jesus have the opportunity to say Yes to in@@ qui@@ ries about their in@@ ten@@ tions .
When God comman@@ ded Abraham to leave U@@ r , it me@@ ant lea@@ ving family , friends , and a way of life for a des@@ t@@ in@@ ation un@@ known .
& Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity A@@ ve .
So by 198@@ 1 when we had sa@@ ved en@@ ough money to return to C@@ en@@ tr@@ al A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , we moved again , this time to C@@ o@@ st@@ a R@@ ic@@ a .
Acc@@ ording to rec@@ ent es@@ ti@@ mat@@ es , the ri@@ ch@@ est 1 per@@ c@@ ent of the earth@@ ’s po@@ pul@@ ation have as much we@@ al@@ th as the rest of its in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants com@@ bin@@ ed .
Instead , Moses cho@@ se to be “ ill - tre@@ ated with the people of God . ” Why ?
F@@ in@@ ally , Moses instru@@ cted every Israel@@ ite family to sla@@ ugh@@ ter a go@@ at or a ra@@ m ​ — an ani@@ ma@@ l sac@@ red to the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an go@@ d R@@ a — ​ and to s@@ pl@@ as@@ h its blood on their do@@ or@@ ways .
Be@@ fore be@@ coming a Kingdom c@@ iti@@ z@@ en , you may have pre@@ fer@@ red to d@@ ress s@@ lo@@ pp@@ ily or pro@@ vo@@ c@@ ati@@ vely .
Jehovah cre@@ ated you with the cap@@ ac@@ ity for enjo@@ ying life , and he wants you to be happy .
At heart , A@@ ar@@ on was a loyal up@@ ho@@ l@@ der of true worship , not an i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ r@@ ous re@@ be@@ l .
While on earth , Jesus made every effort to gl@@ ori@@ fy his heavenly Father .
A@@ no@@ ther Witness says : “ Because my parents will@@ ingly respon@@ ded to the Kingdom message and left the Lu@@ ther@@ an Ch@@ urch in 19@@ 40 , I su@@ ffered op@@ position and be@@ at@@ ings at school .
Does the Bible teach such a do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine ?
Of course , no@@ ne of the mu@@ si@@ c that origin@@ ally accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed these sac@@ red song@@ s has sur@@ vi@@ ved t@@ ill our day .
Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation sur@@ ely teach@@ es us to show com@@ pas@@ sion and love for our neigh@@ b@@ or .
They follow@@ ed the instru@@ ctions found in the Bible .
Like Paul , many s@@ inc@@ ere people were once dec@@ ei@@ ved by teachings that might be lik@@ ened to imp@@ os@@ sible fi@@ gu@@ res ​ — beli@@ ef@@ s that se@@ em pla@@ u@@ sible but are not based on God’s Word .
Jesus then per@@ form@@ ed a mirac@@ le .
31 : 29 , 30 ; 32 : 28 , 29 .
After more than 40 years of travel@@ ing in the cir@@ cu@@ it and dist@@ ri@@ ct work , we received a new privilege of vis@@ iting and organiz@@ ing grou@@ ps and congregations in langu@@ ages other than I@@ tal@@ i@@ an .
Like S@@ tel@@ vi@@ o , if you loy@@ ally ‘ pa@@ y back God’s things to God , ’ you too can enjoy that as@@ sur@@ ance . You will see the time when God br@@ ings righteous rule to all the earth , un@@ doing the dam@@ age and in@@ justice brought by human rul@@ er@@ ship .
By imit@@ ating Noah in these ways , we too will find fav@@ or with God and have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of deli@@ ver@@ ance into the new world that is soon to come . ​ — Psalm 37 : 9 , 10 .
Do@@ ing so dra@@ ws us clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah .
If he fin@@ ds any , he app@@ lies o@@ il or o@@ in@@ t@@ ment to ha@@ st@@ en the heal@@ ing pro@@ c@@ ess .
Not so my serv@@ ant Moses ! He is being en@@ tru@@ sted with all my house . ”
It would be wise first to think about what the Bible says before we make important decisions about our family and our work .
L@@ ear@@ ning a language is like lear@@ ning to s@@ wi@@ m .
E@@ ve was per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly su@@ ited to be Ad@@ am@@ ’s comple@@ ment ​ — in car@@ ing for their gar@@ den home and the ani@@ mal@@ s , in pro@@ duc@@ ing children , and in provi@@ ding the in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al s@@ ti@@ mulu@@ s and support of a true compan@@ ion . ​ — Genesis 1 : 26 - 30 .
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ating the need to obey God , Proverbs 13 : 13 says : “ He that has des@@ p@@ ised the word , from him a de@@ b@@ t@@ or@@ ’s ple@@ dge will be se@@ ized ; but the one fe@@ aring the comman@@ d@@ ment is the one that will be re@@ war@@ ded . ”
( b ) How were the Israelites to prove themselves “ a people holy to Jehovah ” ?
F@@ in@@ ally , he exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ W@@ ell , sur@@ ely you can look after sheep !
( b ) What will another article consider ?
See Revelation 12 : 9 .
Fa@@ ith Can Ch@@ ange Your Li@@ fe
During the exam@@ in@@ ation , the do@@ ct@@ or , J@@ an@@ ina , * asked D@@ or@@ o@@ ta about her s@@ on@@ ’s du@@ ties at home .
As sin@@ n@@ ers , however , they would need to pa@@ y consider@@ able attention in order to buil@@ d a spiritually strong family .
Mat@@ z@@ en ) , 5 / 1
Instead of being par@@ al@@ y@@ zed by gu@@ il@@ t , David learned from his mis@@ takes .
Let us consider how Jehovah saw the good in King Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at of Juda@@ h .
Because of a past fa@@ il@@ ing on Moses ’ part , Jehovah determined that Moses would not lead Israel ac@@ ro@@ ss the J@@ or@@ d@@ an .
Such examples teach the stud@@ ent valu@@ able less@@ ons that he can apply when he is d@@ ri@@ ving .
Jesus often used the word “ gener@@ ation ” ne@@ g@@ ati@@ vely when speaking to or about wicked people .
Paul stated : “ For all things I have the strength by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of him who imp@@ ar@@ ts power to me . ”
The Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ ers also refer@@ red to “ the disciples of John [ the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er ] and the disciples of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es . ”
On@@ ce I learned the truth , however , and st@@ op@@ ped w@@ atch@@ ing such fil@@ ms , my relationship with Jehovah made it possible for me to go to bed without fear , happy to serve a God more powerful than dem@@ ons or i@@ mag@@ ined v@@ am@@ pi@@ res . ”
Who , then , are the d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s ?
This is clear from 2 Corinthians 1 : 15 , 16 , where we read : “ With this confidence , I was in@@ ten@@ ding to come first to you , so that you might have a second occasi@@ on for joy ; for I in@@ tend@@ ed to vis@@ it you on my way to M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia , to return to you from M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia , and then to have you s@@ end me off to Ju@@ de@@ a . ”
I@@ ts so@@ il was not sac@@ red , and it might be en@@ tered by any one . ”
Acc@@ ording to God’s Law , the go@@ ld and s@@ il@@ ver of i@@ do@@ ls were to be destro@@ yed , not appro@@ pri@@ ated for personal use .
N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ ors , emp@@ loy@@ ers , or relati@@ ves may speak high@@ ly of the fine qualities of true Christians but then lam@@ ent , “ If only they were not Jehovah’s Witnesses ! ”
No , but he emp@@ ti@@ ed himself and took a sla@@ ve@@ ’s form and came to be in the lik@@ en@@ ess of men . ”
Christ S@@ pe@@ ak@@ s to the C@@ ongreg@@ ations
Th@@ ree Com@@ m@@ on Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es
She also direc@@ ts their attention to our We@@ b s@@ ite , j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
Yet , material things are not everlasting .
The Re@@ ality of T@@ emp@@ tation and S@@ in
Let us also imitate the prophe@@ ts by pati@@ ently declar@@ ing the good news des@@ pite the un@@ responsi@@ ven@@ ess of those to whom we preach .
We need to id@@ enti@@ fy the cause of our we@@ ar@@ iness .
Now , years later , he ser@@ ves as an el@@ der and a full - time minis@@ ter .
E@@ ver hum@@ ble , Jesus f@@ l@@ at@@ ly re@@ je@@ cted the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s offer .
Will the nations succ@@ e@@ ed in wi@@ p@@ ing out those faithful Christians ?
To anointed Christians , Paul wrote : “ Se@@ e@@ ing that we are to receive a kingdom that cannot be sh@@ ak@@ en , let us continue to have un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , through which we may accep@@ ta@@ bly rend@@ er God sac@@ red service with godly fear and a@@ we . ”
Those loyal men and women ex@@ posed false do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines and s@@ pre@@ ad spiritual tru@@ ths , publi@@ shing and dist@@ ribu@@ ting Bible liter@@ ature far and wide .
We have an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent example in the apostle Pet@@ er@@ ’s re@@ action when Jesus told His listen@@ ers : “ Un@@ less you e@@ at the flesh of the Son of man and dr@@ ink his blood , you have no life in y@@ ourselves . ”
He will end up in dar@@ k@@ ness , where his fo@@ o@@ t is b@@ ound to stu@@ m@@ ble .
If God were simply to over@@ look everything , his standards would be com@@ promised .
• The godly qualities ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted by Samuel end@@ ear@@ ed him to others , and he thus set a good example for us .
It will truly prove to be a te@@ x@@ t@@ book for living !
I@@ ts ar@@ oma , col@@ or , and feel all tell you that a m@@ ou@@ th - w@@ at@@ ering experience a@@ wa@@ its you .
He said that he had no@@ tic@@ ed the crow@@ d and st@@ op@@ ped to see what was going on .
However , I need to be person@@ ally con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of why I love Jehovah .
What is our respon@@ se to div@@ in@@ ely author@@ ized he@@ ad@@ ship ? By our res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful co@@ op@@ er@@ ation , we show our support for Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
A l@@ ou@@ d kno@@ ck sh@@ o@@ ok my fr@@ on@@ t do@@ or .
How can we preach with b@@ ol@@ dness even under po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ating circumstances ?
What spiritual less@@ ons can we draw from the fact that Jesus taught us to pray for our da@@ ily bre@@ ad ?
Christi@@ an@@ ity called for a life of sacrifice and persecu@@ tion that in many c@@ as@@ es ended in mar@@ ty@@ r@@ dom .
On arri@@ val , I was able to find two ro@@ om@@ s to r@@ ent .
For a fri@@ end@@ ship or a marriage to be truly lasting , Jehovah must be in the relationship .
No one may po@@ st our cop@@ y@@ righ@@ ted public@@ ations on other In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t s@@ ites
A@@ m@@ ong the works was a no@@ v@@ el that descri@@ bes Jesus Christ in a dis@@ par@@ ag@@ ing way , while it por@@ tra@@ ys Satan as a her@@ o .
For more information on what the Bible says about loyal and dis@@ loyal angels , see chap@@ ter 10 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
How deli@@ gh@@ ted Jehovah will be to re@@ ward you for your faithful course ! ​ — Re@@ v .
But mankind is now th@@ reat@@ ened by a cri@@ min@@ al organization he@@ ad@@ ed by “ the wicked one . ”
Timothy was pres@@ ented with an un@@ u@@ su@@ al invit@@ ation ​ — to become the apostle Paul’s travel@@ ing compan@@ ion !
Wh@@ ere Can Yo@@ ga T@@ ake You ?
Hence , Peter said that each Christian should “ seek peace and pur@@ sue it . ”
We need to be vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant to exam@@ ine what comes out of our m@@ ou@@ th and be quic@@ k to ro@@ o@@ t out imp@@ ro@@ per inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations .
The ear@@ li@@ est known n@@ on - Bi@@ bli@@ cal refer@@ ence to physical la@@ ws was made by P@@ y@@ th@@ ag@@ or@@ as , who believ@@ ed that the uni@@ verse could be explained by num@@ bers .
( a ) What were some of the early Christians temp@@ ted to do ?
Th@@ an@@ k you !
Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h’s Yes me@@ ant Yes , and she proved to be a faithful God - fe@@ aring wife to Isa@@ a@@ c .
W@@ ould Jesus use fol@@ k@@ l@@ ore to war@@ n us about the coming end of this system of things ?
The Bible promises : “ He will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more . The form@@ er things have pas@@ sed away . ”
If we faith@@ fully continue to do this , Jehovah will make us “ powerful with all power , ” en@@ ab@@ ling us “ to end@@ ure fully and be long - suffering with joy . ”
The eyes of such un@@ believers are ‘ ve@@ iled ’ from the good news .
Ther@@ efore , the low@@ ly one is a fellow human , and how he is tre@@ ated refle@@ cts on the Creator of mankind .
12 , 13 . ( a ) If a child is dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed , how do Christian parents show that they obey God ?
What can be expe@@ cted of the nations as the end dra@@ ws near , and what will Jehovah do ?
Revelation 21 : 4 indic@@ ated that death will be no more .
How did Jehovah’s people in Bible times set an example in contribu@@ ting ( a ) for spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c pro@@ je@@ cts ?
Yes , “ the be@@ aring witness to Jesus is what inspi@@ res [ or , is the whole inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation , in@@ t@@ ent , and purpose of ] pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ying . ” ​ — Revelation 19 : 10 .
“ M@@ ake the heart of this people un@@ rec@@ ep@@ tive , and make their very ear@@ s un@@ responsi@@ ve , ” said Jehovah .
It will help you to understand the Bible . ”
M@@ one@@ y sp@@ ent .
A gover@@ nor might be anxi@@ ous to give the emp@@ er@@ or his own ver@@ sion of events in his pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce before others could com@@ pla@@ in .
In what ways may Jehovah help us when we are b@@ es@@ et by ill@@ ness ?
How can we learn about the d@@ ang@@ ers of pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ousness ?
No@@ te how some mo@@ der@@ n - day pro@@ di@@ g@@ als have expres@@ sed their appreciation for Jehovah’s mer@@ cy and the love and support of the congregation .
H@@ um@@ ility H@@ el@@ ps U@@ s
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , it may take real effort to imp@@ ro@@ ve in this are@@ a .
That is why we need the prote@@ ction of a strong relationship with Jehovah .
S@@ low@@ ly it became e@@ asi@@ er for me to be sub@@ mis@@ sive , and my husband has no@@ tic@@ ed these chang@@ es in me . ”
S@@ tre@@ et wit@@ ness@@ ing in L@@ is@@ b@@ on during the 19@@ 7@@ 8 “ V@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ ous Fa@@ ith ” In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational Con@@ ven@@ tion
V@@ it@@ al E@@ duc@@ ation for Today
( See op@@ ening i@@ ma@@ ge . ) ( b ) Why did Moses cho@@ ose to be ill - tre@@ ated with God’s people ?
“ S@@ har@@ ing in the ministry helps us to put on the new person@@ ality and to show love for God and our neigh@@ b@@ ors , ” no@@ tes Z@@ y@@ g@@ mun@@ t .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful@@ ness in Mar@@ ri@@ age ​ — A B@@ asi@@ c Ne@@ ed
For the same reason , Jehovah’s Witnesses today end@@ e@@ av@@ or to keep acc@@ ur@@ ate recor@@ ds of what is accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed worl@@ d@@ wide in fulfill@@ ment of Jesus ’ words : “ This good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations ; and then the end will come . ”
E@@ ach time you si@@ t down to read the Bible , then , pray to God , as@@ king him for holy spirit to help you understand his Word .
S@@ up@@ pose a young person serving God today sin@@ s seri@@ ously .
‘ Do Not R@@ ake F@@ i@@ re In@@ to Your Bo@@ som ’
In any case , through the efforts of Paul or other Christian mission@@ aries , the good news from God’s Word , the Bible , did re@@ ach S@@ pain by the second century C.E .
The apostle Paul mentioned a few as@@ pe@@ cts in his letter to the Hebrews .
And since God is the S@@ ource of love , the apostle says : “ Let us continue loving one another . ”
6 : 14 - 17 .
Many publi@@ sh@@ ers were reading for the first time about the activ@@ ity of our brothers in U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine .
“ Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard your t@@ ong@@ ue against what is bad , and your li@@ ps against speaking dec@@ ep@@ tion . ”
How can we pur@@ sue godly devo@@ tion ?
A good shepher@@ d uses a st@@ af@@ f to direc@@ t and de@@ f@@ end his flo@@ ck .
We need a way to look into the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart .
“ No one la@@ id a hand upon him , because his h@@ our had not yet come . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ H@@ N 7 : 30 .
U@@ sing the ter@@ m “ rejo@@ ic@@ ing ” in another set@@ ting , the wise king says : “ F@@ o@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness is a rejo@@ ic@@ ing to one who is in want of heart , but the man of dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment is one who go@@ es st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght a@@ head . ”
What can we find if we study God’s Word ?
Yet , does your present jo@@ b help you to prom@@ o@@ te your fam@@ il@@ y’s spiritual well - being ?
* The ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ ts offered some ans@@ wers to that question and give food for thought regarding a Christi@@ an’s view of s@@ por@@ ts .
The apostle John is another fine example of faith@@ ful@@ ness des@@ pite chang@@ ed circumstances and advan@@ ced age .
What happ@@ ens that night ?
Per@@ haps a do@@ ct@@ or or a n@@ ur@@ se said them before ad@@ minis@@ ter@@ ing a re@@ comm@@ ended tre@@ at@@ ment .
Bro@@ ther L@@ ö@@ s@@ ch then ann@@ oun@@ ced the ye@@ ar@@ text for 20@@ 10 : 1 Corinthians 13 : 7 , 8 , ‘ Lo@@ ve end@@ u@@ res all things .
How could he be made into “ a great nation ” ?
This was not a st@@ at@@ ement regarding the a@@ ver@@ age human li@@ fes@@ p@@ an .
There were 10@@ 4 stud@@ ents in our class , including the first fore@@ ign stud@@ ent from M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
Is the ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation str@@ ange ?
O@@ r perhaps a Christian has com@@ mit@@ ted a serious sin .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on Un@@ ite M@@ an@@ kind ?
S@@ ad@@ ly , he died in 1@@ 6@@ 9@@ 1 while working on the fin@@ al chap@@ ter of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el .
Ha@@ ving heard that Paul was imp@@ ris@@ oned in R@@ ome , they sent E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ro@@ ditu@@ s 8@@ 00 mil@@ es ( 1@@ ,@@ 2@@ 8@@ 7 k@@ m ) over land and se@@ a car@@ r@@ ying supp@@ lies to the apostle .
Their sin@@ ful conduct and l@@ ack of spiritu@@ ality pre@@ v@@ ent them from see@@ ing him with eyes of understanding , for the apostle John wrote : “ He that does bad has not seen God . ”
At that time , Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy was pro@@ ving true : “ You [ Jehovah ] have made the nation po@@ pul@@ ous ; for it you have made the rejo@@ ic@@ ing great .
A@@ m@@ ong these har@@ d@@ working Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers are Witnesses from ab@@ ro@@ ad who moved to Rus@@ sia to help in the spiritual har@@ v@@ est .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er is ess@@ enti@@ al in res@@ is@@ ting temp@@ tation , but we must be co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ant of the need to pray at the right time .
As you may have ob@@ served , loo@@ king to we@@ al@@ th for happiness is often dec@@ ep@@ tive .
A L@@ ong - T@@ er@@ m As@@ sign@@ ment
This time he was we@@ aring his we@@ d@@ ding ring .
Not mer@@ ely “ with cro@@ o@@ ke@@ dness of spe@@ e@@ ch ” but also with body language .
How g@@ la@@ d we can be that we are not bl@@ ind to what is really going on !
Why do we have good reason for pra@@ ising Jehovah ?
Instead , Jesus said to him : “ M@@ an , who appointed me ju@@ dge or ap@@ por@@ tion@@ er over you pers@@ ons ? ”
K@@ or@@ ah , Da@@ than , and A@@ bi@@ ra@@ m became je@@ al@@ ous of Moses and op@@ posed him .
Per@@ haps Paul is also thinking about the events of the past few months .
Jehovah’s organization has made the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures a@@ vail@@ able in whole or in part in over 1@@ 20 langu@@ ages , and more langu@@ ages are being ad@@ ded each year .
12 : 3 ; 1 P@@ et .
Do rest@@ ore to me the ex@@ ul@@ tation of sal@@ vation by you , and may you support me even with a willing spirit . ”
“ My th@@ ous@@ and is the le@@ ast in M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h , and I am the s@@ mal@@ l@@ est in my fa@@ ther’s house , ” he explained . — Ju@@ d@@ ges 6 : 12 - 16 .
The h@@ one@@ y me@@ ant here could not ref@@ er to that of be@@ es .
A@@ N IN@@ C@@ I@@ D@@ EN@@ T in the life of King David high@@ ligh@@ ts the differ@@ ence between true hum@@ ility and wicked pri@@ de .
B@@ ad associ@@ ations can influ@@ ence you to dis@@ obey Jehovah , but good associ@@ ations can help you to be faithful to him .
To sur@@ vi@@ ve , we gr@@ ound un@@ ri@@ pe pa@@ pa@@ ya and mi@@ x@@ ed it with a little c@@ as@@ sa@@ va f@@ l@@ our .
Jehovah knew how preci@@ ous Isa@@ a@@ c was to Abraham .
David knew that Saul was in the wrong , but he left it up to Jehovah to ju@@ dge him .
After a few we@@ ek@@ s , I found my@@ self without any money at a por@@ t in B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m .
Still , they are there for you , even in tr@@ ying times .
“ Ke@@ ep on making sure of what is accep@@ table to the Lord . ” ​ — E@@ P@@ H@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ AN@@ S 5 : 10 .
They happ@@ ily support and work along with “ the pri@@ ests of Jehovah , ” serving as their “ f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers ” and “ v@@ in@@ e@@ d@@ res@@ s@@ ers , ” as it were .
Yes , since 1914 the good news of the Kingdom has taken on a thr@@ ill@@ ing new as@@ pect .
But after the people set@@ t@@ led in the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , they se@@ em to have turned this stan@@ d@@ ard into an i@@ do@@ l , as if the cop@@ per s@@ n@@ ake it@@ self had the power to he@@ al .
That is also reason to “ rejo@@ ice and be over@@ jo@@ yed . ”
F@@ ac@@ ing U@@ p to Re@@ ality
1@@ 00 Ye@@ ars of Kingdom R@@ ule ​ — How Does It Af@@ fect You ?
My wife and I were se@@ par@@ ated three times and were in the pro@@ c@@ ess of get@@ ting div@@ or@@ ced . ”
Moses told the nation of Israel that they would in@@ ha@@ bi@@ t a land of “ v@@ ines and fi@@ g@@ s and p@@ ome@@ gr@@ an@@ ates . ”
( Read Job 1 : 6 - 11 . )
Let us consider three well - known har@@ m@@ ful effe@@ cts of s@@ mo@@ king and see what the Bible says about them .
Even when he set asi@@ de time to rel@@ a@@ x , Jesus ung@@ ru@@ d@@ g@@ ingly a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned his pl@@ ans in order to teach others .
Our Creator well kno@@ ws how d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous ​ — and how help@@ ful — ​ associ@@ ations can be for imper@@ fect humans .
They must have felt di@@ sh@@ ear@@ ten@@ ed , and therefore they we@@ pt .
He kno@@ ws that wise actions are r@@ ar@@ ely a pro@@ du@@ ct of gu@@ ess@@ ing , ac@@ ting on emo@@ tions , or simply following the crow@@ d .
After all , they con@@ tain the very thoughts of the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty , recorded for our benefit .
It is com@@ for@@ ting to know that the Bible pro@@ claim@@ s good news .
He may have compan@@ i@@ ons who@@ se compan@@ y he enjo@@ ys but who do not live by the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s moral co@@ de .
D@@ ili@@ g@@ ent study and re@@ pet@@ iti@@ on will help us to rec@@ all God’s remin@@ ders and com@@ p@@ ly with them for our own good .
( Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 3 , 4 ; com@@ pare Matthew 7 : 12 . )
This gave him the courage to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on his war@@ like ways .
She just had to see for her@@ self the message in her mother t@@ ong@@ ue !
This may s@@ ound inc@@ re@@ di@@ ble to some , yet after saying that the dead would hear his vo@@ ice , Jesus said : “ Do not mar@@ v@@ el at this . ”
For example , when we set out to speak with our neigh@@ b@@ ors about the good news of the Kingdom , we need Jehovah’s guid@@ ance if our wit@@ ness@@ ing is to be effe@@ ctive .
At the same time , God told Noah to take all the vari@@ e@@ ties of ani@@ mal@@ s into the ar@@ k ​ — by se@@ ven@@ s in the case of the clean ones , f@@ it for sacri@@ fi@@ cial use , and the rest by tw@@ o@@ s . ​ — Genesis 7 : 1 - 3 .
The man Z@@ el@@ op@@ he@@ had died without sons , and Jehovah direc@@ ted that these fi@@ ve women were to receive the enti@@ re in@@ her@@ it@@ ance ​ — on one con@@ dition .
( b ) If we are to experience Jehovah’s fav@@ or , what is necess@@ ary on our part ?
S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then your faith that the end is near by stud@@ ying Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es that prove we are living in the last days .
Our family quic@@ k@@ ly accepted Bible truth and soon became very ac@@ tive in the Christian ministry .
“ Ke@@ ep stri@@ ct w@@ atch that how you walk is not as un@@ wise but as wise pers@@ ons , bu@@ ying out the oppor@@ tu@@ ne time for y@@ ourselves , ” wrote the apostle Paul .
TH@@ E EN@@ D O@@ F W@@ A@@ R , V@@ I@@ O@@ L@@ EN@@ C@@ E , AN@@ D IN@@ J@@ U@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ E .
Jehovah’s wisdom is reve@@ aled in the c@@ y@@ c@@ les that su@@ sta@@ in life on earth .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s were cre@@ ated in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge . So we can appreci@@ ate why many would show a de@@ gre@@ e of love , kindness , com@@ pas@@ sion , and other divine qualities , even as most refle@@ ct a conscience .
If doing this is difficult , pray@@ er@@ fully seek Jehovah’s help to ri@@ d your heart of any l@@ ing@@ ering ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness .
E@@ very time there is a disa@@ gre@@ ement between vari@@ ous L@@ at@@ in man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts or between L@@ at@@ in and Greek man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts of the O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent , we ought to sear@@ ch for acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y in the au@@ th@@ enti@@ c Hebrew s@@ ource . ”
At other times , however , sa@@ il@@ ors fac@@ ed an even greater d@@ anger ​ — false be@@ ac@@ on ligh@@ ts .
Although Jehovah already knew the out@@ come of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s re@@ ques@@ ts , he pati@@ ently listen@@ ed to Abraham and accepted his reason@@ ing .
My par@@ t@@ ner and I were soon sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by large do@@ g@@ s ba@@ r@@ king and ba@@ ring their te@@ et@@ h .
For instance , the Scriptures speak of a person who “ is loving w@@ ine and o@@ il ” and of a man who “ is loving wisdom . ”
Consider three important ways : ( 1 ) Di@@ rec@@ t attention to God’s Word in a way that cre@@ ates respect for it .
It read : “ E@@ sh@@ ba@@ ’@@ al B@@ en [ son of ] Be@@ da ’ . ”
How encourag@@ ing are the fin@@ al words of Isaiah 60 : 10 !
Witnesses supp@@ or@@ ting the reli@@ ef efforts wrote : “ We are very happy to have been able to help our brothers , especially because we are sure that we have made Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice .
P@@ ri@@ or@@ ity should be given to our needs .
And E@@ hu@@ d went on to say : ‘ A word of God I have for you . ’ ”
It was to such a person that Jesus said : “ Your sin@@ s are for@@ given . ”
Jesus set out the princi@@ ple : “ Do not you be called R@@ ab@@ bi , for one is your teach@@ er , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as all you are brothers .
A vital way is through prayer .
How can these qualities help you to tra@@ in your te@@ en@@ ag@@ er to serve Jehovah ?
For two h@@ our@@ s , they p@@ el@@ ted the building with st@@ ones and ch@@ anted : “ L@@ ong live the V@@ ir@@ g@@ in ! ”
We believe the authority of the Ho@@ ly Scrip@@ ture to be a@@ bo@@ ve the authority of the Ch@@ urch .
The man was de@@ a@@ f and har@@ dly able to talk .
Does d@@ el@@ a@@ ying baptism make one less acc@@ oun@@ table to Jehovah ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , God’s Word instru@@ cts Christian elders to cor@@ rec@@ t others “ with mil@@ dness . ”
The Christian in this spiritual fi@@ ght enjo@@ ys close compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship with true friends , a clean conscience , and a wonderful hope .
This bro@@ ch@@ ure may be ob@@ ta@@ ined by re@@ ques@@ ting a cop@@ y direc@@ tly from the Ch@@ ar@@ it@@ able P@@ l@@ an@@ ning O@@ f@@ fice . After reading the bro@@ ch@@ ure and con@@ fer@@ ring with the Ch@@ ar@@ it@@ able P@@ l@@ an@@ ning O@@ f@@ fice , many have been able to ass@@ ist Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide and , at the same time , ma@@ xi@@ mi@@ ze the ta@@ x benef@@ its of doing so .
For the living are consci@@ ous that they will die ; but as for the dead , they are consci@@ ous of nothing at all . . .
We are living near the end of the present system of things .
This turned out to be a blessing for our spiritually imper@@ iled brother .
On N@@ is@@ an 16 , 33 C.E . , Jehovah resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus from the dead to im@@ mor@@ tal spirit life . ​ — Revelation 3 : 14 ; 1 Peter 3 : 18 .
He had sp@@ ent un@@ told ages of time al@@ ong@@ side Jehovah doing his Fa@@ ther’s will , being His “ ma@@ ster work@@ er . ”
The question seem@@ s st@@ ra@@ igh@@ t@@ for@@ ward en@@ ough , but fin@@ ding a simp@@ le answer may prove difficult .
1914 , the Messi@@ ah en@@ thr@@ oned in heaven
The next day we tra@@ ded plac@@ es .
He did so , not just once , but time and again as the pla@@ gu@@ es pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded , not know@@ ing from one pla@@ gu@@ e to the next how many more times he would need to go before P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h .
Jehovah in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ts that temple by means of his holy spirit .
Pe@@ ople who think that such ac@@ ts are not “ for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation ” are fo@@ ol@@ ing themselves and have fal@@ le@@ n vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m to one of Satan’s s@@ na@@ res .
For what are we than@@ k@@ ful to Jehovah ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses fre@@ qu@@ ently see evidence of ang@@ eli@@ c inter@@ ven@@ tion as they eng@@ age in their preaching work .
K@@ ar@@ l Ad@@ am@@ s , one of the G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ ors , who has been serving at the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters for close to 5@@ 3 years , spoke on the thought - pro@@ vo@@ king the@@ me “ Wh@@ ere Will You G@@ o From H@@ ere ? ”
As pro@@ of that the Witnesses had been to his house , he pro@@ duc@@ ed a tr@@ act he had found on the flo@@ or .
S@@ et@@ t@@ ling the Is@@ sue
If such a ne@@ g@@ ative attitude were to take ro@@ o@@ t in a person@@ ’s heart , it could er@@ o@@ de his joy and confidence .
My husband and I used this ve@@ hi@@ c@@ le in the col@@ por@@ te@@ ur work
With those words , Satan called into question the mo@@ ti@@ ves of the faithful man Job .
You may now be more determined to prove yourself holy , not only because Jehovah requi@@ res it but because he deser@@ ves your ear@@ n@@ est effort to ple@@ ase him .
Li@@ fe@@ ’s challeng@@ es can over@@ wh@@ el@@ m us .
My wife and I set asi@@ de less important things to sp@@ end time with the children .
S@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists have develop@@ ed v@@ acc@@ ines and me@@ dic@@ ations that have sub@@ du@@ ed some di@@ se@@ as@@ es .
The Bible boo@@ ks of Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les ( which E@@ z@@ r@@ a origin@@ ally wrote as one vo@@ lu@@ me ) show that E@@ z@@ r@@ a was in@@ deed a thor@@ ough stud@@ ent .
These are ri@@ v@@ ers , our pl@@ an@@ et@@ ’s ar@@ ter@@ ies of life .
Sh@@ are your thoughts with a tru@@ sted friend .
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ing a close b@@ ond of fri@@ end@@ ship with members of the congregation can help us to share “ things that buil@@ d one another up . ”
G@@ et to know your chil@@ d’s friends .
Of course , for you to make your prayers spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c , you need to know what is happ@@ ening in your chil@@ d’s life .
Gen@@ er@@ al kindness , or human kindness , can be expres@@ sed even toward str@@ ang@@ ers .
The Greek word used for “ ro@@ t@@ ten ” liter@@ ally ref@@ ers to pu@@ t@@ ref@@ ying fru@@ it , f@@ ish , or me@@ at .
W@@ es@@ sel also took a stand against some comm@@ on religious practic@@ es .
Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a : My pa@@ st@@ or says that Jehovah’s Witnesses do not believe in Jesus . Is that true ?
Many men , on the other hand , try to pre@@ serve peace by sol@@ ving problems quic@@ k@@ ly and avo@@ i@@ ding thor@@ n@@ y is@@ su@@ es .
they will be bless@@ ed by Jehovah
For a full th@@ ous@@ and years , their jo@@ in@@ t rul@@ er@@ ship will provide ass@@ ist@@ ance to those on earth , help@@ ing them to over@@ come the imper@@ fe@@ ction that they could not con@@ qu@@ er on their own . ​ — Re@@ v .
“ They will ac@@ tually si@@ t , each one under his v@@ ine and under his fi@@ g t@@ ree , and there will be no one making them tre@@ m@@ ble . ” “ God himself will be with them .
( b ) What ad@@ ded bas@@ is for hope do we have ?
We remember f@@ on@@ dly a hor@@ se that was cu@@ ri@@ ous about us .
Although many years pas@@ sed during which he received no ap@@ par@@ ent recogn@@ iti@@ on , Moses allow@@ ed Jehovah to shap@@ e him .
So if we know that a brother or a sister has fal@@ le@@ n into such wr@@ ong@@ doing , we should encoura@@ ge that one to appro@@ ach the elders and seek their help .
Des@@ pite the many att@@ ac@@ ks against the Bible , it has been transl@@ ated into over 2@@ ,@@ 8@@ 00 langu@@ ages .
A young Witness of Jehovah who rec@@ ently gra@@ du@@ ated from high school was able to res@@ ist temp@@ tation thr@@ ough@@ out her school years by medit@@ ating on and ap@@ pl@@ ying certain Bible te@@ x@@ ts .
Their pri@@ m@@ ary inter@@ ests are spiritual matters .
A@@ part from the spiritual instru@@ ction and Christian associ@@ ation that they ho@@ ped to enjoy at the conven@@ tion , they loo@@ ked for@@ ward to meeting re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves from the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in K@@ in@@ sh@@ asa .
“ I felt so un@@ wor@@ thy , ” she rec@@ alls .
The Bible does not dis@@ close how the prayers of E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s were ans@@ wer@@ ed , but he did not sto@@ p pra@@ ying for fellow believers ; ne@@ i@@ ther should we .
Then , after giving his prophet information about his assignment , Jehovah said : “ They will be certain to fi@@ ght against you , but they will not pre@@ va@@ il against you , for ‘ I am with you , ’ is the ut@@ ter@@ ance of Jehovah , ‘ to deli@@ ver you . ’ ”
“ T@@ w@@ o are better than one . . .
So if you have not already done so , we war@@ m@@ ly encoura@@ ge you to beg@@ in im@@ medi@@ ately to tra@@ in yourself with godly devo@@ tion as your a@@ im .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , then , shall not God cause justice to be done for his cho@@ s@@ en ones who c@@ ry out to him day and night , even though he is long - suffering toward them ?
He vie@@ wed it as an act of great gener@@ os@@ ity and of deep sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance in view of his im@@ min@@ ent death and bu@@ ri@@ al .
In l@@ ine with Paul’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on recorded at Romans 12 : 1 , 2 , what self - sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ y should we make ?
When the sacrific@@ es ​ — ani@@ ma@@ l or gra@@ in — ​ were offered on the al@@ ta@@ r , sal@@ t , a pre@@ serv@@ ative , was ad@@ ded . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 2 : 11 - 13 .
Mi@@ ca@@ h 3 : 4 states : “ They will call to Jehovah for a@@ id , but he will not answer them . And he will conc@@ e@@ al his face from them in that time , according as they com@@ mit@@ ted ba@@ dness in their deal@@ ings . ”
What does the pur@@ ple tri@@ ang@@ le mean ? ”
What , though , is involved in following Jesus ’ lead@@ er@@ ship ?
On a da@@ ily bas@@ is , new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers her@@ al@@ d for@@ th hor@@ ri@@ f@@ ying acc@@ oun@@ ts of ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism , viol@@ ent cri@@ m@@ es , and my@@ st@@ eri@@ ous ill@@ nesses .
The apostle Peter asked Jesus : “ Lord , how many times is my brother to sin against me and am I to for@@ give him ?
No matter what challeng@@ es you face , you too can be sure that Jehovah ca@@ res for you person@@ ally as long as you remain loyal to him .
They would tell the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der everything they knew in just a few min@@ ut@@ es , but their pres@@ ent@@ ation was not always t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful !
“ H@@ app@@ y are those hear@@ ing the word of God and keep@@ ing it , ” said Jesus . ​ — Luke 11 : 28 .
In the mean@@ time , however , I wrote to the C@@ ap@@ e T@@ own branch of@@ fice a second time .
In what way did God ‘ become as one li@@ f@@ ting off a yo@@ ke ’ ?
I can only conclu@@ de that you have a love for your fellow man and for the God who guid@@ es him along the pa@@ ths of life . ”
4@@ 3 : 33 ; De@@ u@@ t .
B@@ ack in Egy@@ pt , the Israelites par@@ took of the lam@@ b@@ ’s flesh but not of its blood .
For more information on Eli@@ j@@ ah’s ear@@ li@@ er deal@@ ings with A@@ ha@@ b , see the article “ Do You Ha@@ ve Fa@@ ith Like Eli@@ j@@ ah’s ? ”
The language used is eas@@ y to read and enjo@@ y@@ able . ”
Bu@@ il@@ ding such a ro@@ ad system was one of the great@@ est of human en@@ ter@@ pris@@ es .
Ma@@ ree , born in S@@ co@@ t@@ land , also learned that a fine relationship with Jehovah is vital if one is to find happiness .
How does Jehovah qu@@ ali@@ fy true Christians today ?
The buil@@ der has a complete b@@ lu@@ ep@@ r@@ in@@ t for the pro@@ ject , but he cho@@ o@@ ses building materi@@ als from those a@@ vail@@ able lo@@ c@@ ally .
This in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent under@@ s@@ co@@ res that even among devo@@ ted servants of God , disa@@ gre@@ ements will at times ar@@ ise .
In that case , what should we do ?
F@@ l@@ or@@ ent@@ in@@ o re@@ members how he and his family had to a@@ da@@ pt to difficult circumstances .
Indeed , we “ conduct ourselves hon@@ es@@ tly in all things . ”
What did the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy rec@@ ently wr@@ ite to B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e members regarding Bible reading , and why would all Christian elders do well to follow such counsel ?
I asked him pla@@ in@@ ly whether he would be willing to fi@@ ght against fellow M@@ or@@ m@@ ons if his country was at war with the@@ ir@@ s .
In respon@@ se , N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s asked : ‘ How can that be ?
P@@ lu@@ t@@ ar@@ ch , a con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary of Timothy , wrote : “ To receive a prop@@ er educ@@ ation is the s@@ ource and ro@@ o@@ t of all go@@ o@@ dness . . . .
Christians living in the first century had to put for@@ th effort to maintain their spiritual pri@@ or@@ ities .
Some inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ at@@ ors say that more than half the worl@@ d’s po@@ pul@@ ation believe that wit@@ ches are real and can influ@@ ence the lives of others .
We never want to let power , authority , or n@@ atur@@ al ability go to our head .
“ The M@@ an C@@ ame to Be a Li@@ ving S@@ ou@@ l ”
As a con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence , the people in gener@@ al were not taught to think in ter@@ ms of principles .
T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ing by ship , we arri@@ ved in B@@ om@@ ba@@ y ( now Mu@@ mba@@ i ) early one mor@@ ning in 195@@ 9 .
Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 4 : 7 is poin@@ ting to the time when true worship of the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord will be brought to its per@@ fe@@ cted st@@ ate in the earthly cour@@ ty@@ ar@@ ds of his spiritual temple .
1 : 25 ; Mat@@ t .
We real@@ ize that we cannot for@@ ce spiritual gro@@ w@@ th in anyone .
When we make Jehovah our str@@ ong@@ hold , we “ will re@@ side in se@@ cur@@ ity and be un@@ dis@@ tur@@ bed from dre@@ ad of cal@@ am@@ ity . ”
S@@ cho@@ la@@ r Ch@@ ar@@ les F@@ re@@ e@@ man ans@@ wers that those who believ@@ ed that Jesus is God “ found it difficult to refu@@ te the many sa@@ y@@ ings of Jesus that su@@ gg@@ ested he was sub@@ or@@ din@@ ate to God the Father . ”
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful to De@@ ath
For I set the pat@@ ter@@ n for you , that , just as I did to you , you should do also . ”
However , we should not over@@ look another c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty act of Satan ​ — his effort to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce people that they are un@@ loved by Jehovah God .
How does our hope re@@ du@@ ce anxi@@ ety ?
“ Do Not Be Af@@ ra@@ id .
In 19@@ 22 , Mo@@ m was among the some 18@@ ,000 who attend@@ ed the conven@@ tion at C@@ e@@ da@@ r P@@ o@@ in@@ t , O@@ hi@@ o .
One of the most powerful ways to do so is to medit@@ ate on the ransom .
The best way to live , then , is to be cont@@ ent with “ having su@@ st@@ en@@ ance and co@@ ver@@ ing ” while enjo@@ ying who@@ les@@ ome things in life and foc@@ using on main@@ tain@@ ing a close relationship with Jehovah . ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 8 .
[ Bo@@ x / ​ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 26 ]
Why “ be@@ g the Ma@@ ster of the har@@ v@@ est to s@@ end out work@@ ers ” today ?
Satan lied to E@@ ve , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as Jesus came into the world to be@@ ar witness to the truth .
20 : 4 , 5 .
Yet , he was never con@@ dem@@ ned by the ch@@ urch as a her@@ e@@ tic .
No Christian should allow the fin@@ an@@ cial benef@@ its of a dem@@ an@@ ding jo@@ b to bl@@ ind him to the more important spiritual things . ​ — Pro@@ v .
Consider Paul’s fur@@ ther de@@ fin@@ iti@@ on of love .
“ I now have more opportun@@ ities to place God’s Word with the people in our ter@@ rit@@ ory , ” wrote one sister .
Yes , “ both if we live and if we die , we bel@@ ong to Jehovah . ”
Then his brother Jeho@@ i@@ ak@@ im rul@@ ed for 11 years .
( Jose@@ ph@@ us had mentioned the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es who lived during the re@@ ign of J@@ on@@ a@@ than . )
In a coming is@@ sue , for example , we pl@@ an to pu@@ bl@@ ish an illustr@@ ated account desi@@ gn@@ ed to answer these questions : What was a Da@@ wn Mo@@ bi@@ le ?
The word is sh@@ r@@ ou@@ ded in my@@ st@@ er@@ y and mis@@ conc@@ ep@@ tions .
2 Ex@@ am@@ ine the O@@ p@@ tions for Y@@ our@@ self
Some even a@@ ban@@ d@@ on their sp@@ ouse to live with a you@@ ng@@ er par@@ t@@ ner , ar@@ gu@@ ing that they thus feel you@@ ng@@ er and ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er , as happened in the case of V@@ er@@ ó@@ n@@ ic@@ a , mentioned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article .
The apostle Paul encoura@@ ged fellow believers in R@@ ome to “ rejo@@ ice in the hope ” of everlasting life .
That should also be true of Christian women .
When she was in her l@@ ate te@@ ens , she chang@@ ed scho@@ ol@@ s .
The B@@ er@@ l@@ in W@@ all came down , sign@@ al@@ ing a new er@@ a for E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
What is the con@@ ne@@ ction between Jesus and Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es ?
N@@ is@@ an 14 was the day of the ac@@ tu@@ al P@@ as@@ so@@ ver , but the name P@@ as@@ so@@ ver could be app@@ lied to all ei@@ ght days of the fes@@ ti@@ val .
With so many of us together , we had da@@ ily opportun@@ ities to encoura@@ ge one another and to give a fine witness to other pris@@ on@@ ers .
But R@@ al@@ ph continued as a special pioneer .
Daniel chap@@ ter 5 shows that B@@ el@@ sh@@ a@@ z@@ z@@ ar was rul@@ ing as king in Babyl@@ on when that city was over@@ thro@@ wn in 5@@ 39 B.C.E .
The Bethel family was quic@@ k to obey .
While we g@@ ri@@ eve the lo@@ ss of this bel@@ o@@ ved brother , we rejo@@ ice that he end@@ ur@@ ed faith@@ fully to the end , as@@ sur@@ ed of recei@@ ving his re@@ ward , “ the cro@@ wn of life . ” ​ — Revelation 2 : 10 .
Thus , “ the Israel of God ” is now God’s special pro@@ per@@ ty , ‘ a nation pro@@ duc@@ ing the fru@@ its ’ of the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom .
Consider , for example , the hum@@ ble way in which Peter descri@@ bed himself in his second letter : “ S@@ im@@ on Peter , a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ , to those who have ob@@ ta@@ ined a faith , held in e@@ qu@@ al privilege with our@@ s . ”
By the 1@@ 1@@ th century , very few of the early h@@ and@@ written man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts of the Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an Bible were still in cir@@ cul@@ ation .
Des@@ pite much un@@ rest , the Solomon Is@@ lands saw a 6 - per@@ c@@ ent inc@@ re@@ ase in publi@@ sh@@ ers last year , with a pe@@ ak of 1@@ ,@@ 6@@ 9@@ 7 .
After serious consider@@ ation , I deci@@ ded to put my ministry before my mu@@ si@@ c , left the mu@@ si@@ c school , and took up the chall@@ enge of serving in an are@@ a where there was a real need for Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers . ”
What shows that we are living in the conclu@@ sion of the present system of things ?
T@@ en days later , we were atten@@ ding the se@@ ven@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad .
So J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah me@@ ant that the person he would give to Jehovah would serve at the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le for the rest of his or her life .
Be@@ coming re@@ conc@@ iled with a brother was to take pre@@ ce@@ d@@ ence over per@@ form@@ ing an ob@@ lig@@ ation set out in the Law .
A pri@@ m@@ ary way that we can gro@@ w in our love for Jehovah is to refle@@ ct on the life and ministry of Jesus .
Some Christians who have been faithful for years have become so di@@ sh@@ ear@@ ten@@ ed that they have even st@@ op@@ ped atten@@ ding congregation meetings and sh@@ aring in the field ministry .
Many who have cho@@ s@@ en that course did so because of associ@@ ating with ze@@ al@@ ous servants of God .
It was the apostle Paul who wrote : “ Do not be g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing God’s holy spirit . ”
26 : 8 ; 27 : 4 .
I@@ c@@ ari@@ a
No more is known about our de@@ ar brother of old , G@@ a@@ i@@ us .
P@@ or@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y is un@@ clean and certainly dam@@ ages one@@ ’s relationship with God .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , we he@@ ad@@ ed out in the ministry with a s@@ ent@@ ence or two written down to get us started .
We have loo@@ ked at the occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence of the ph@@ ra@@ se “ new heavens and a new earth ” in Isaiah chap@@ ter 6@@ 5 and another instance in 2 Peter chap@@ ter 3 .
In 1@@ 6@@ 38 the P@@ ol@@ ish par@@ li@@ am@@ ent deal@@ t a se@@ v@@ ere b@@ low to a small religious group known as the P@@ ol@@ ish B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n .
But gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de is within the re@@ ach of us all .
Ne@@ h@@ emiah pray@@ ed : “ Do remember me , O my God , for good . ”
“ R@@ ol@@ l Your Wor@@ ks U@@ p@@ on Jehovah ”
It showed his out@@ standing faith , hum@@ ility , and un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish concer@@ n for the needs of others .
Yet , some un@@ wit@@ t@@ ingly let their gu@@ ard down when it comes to fil@@ ms , T@@ V seri@@ es , vi@@ de@@ o g@@ ames , and even chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s boo@@ ks and com@@ ic@@ s that high@@ light viol@@ ence or un@@ can@@ n@@ y practic@@ es .
And im@@ medi@@ ately the le@@ pro@@ s@@ y v@@ ani@@ shed from him . ”
Let us sh@@ out in tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h to our R@@ o@@ ck of sal@@ vation .
Y@@ E@@ A@@ R B@@ O@@ R@@ N : 19@@ 22
The ob@@ lig@@ ation to keep the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law ended when the Messi@@ ah died .
; Sh@@ am@@ s , R .
Christians are care@@ ful to be dis@@ cre@@ et in their deal@@ ings with one another .
A husband in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a wrote : “ In our 11 years together , not one day has pas@@ sed when I have not spo@@ ken with my wife .
2 : 1 , 2 .
Today , many people are lik@@ e@@ wise moved to show their appreciation for what Jehovah has done for them .
After the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on was qu@@ el@@ led , in an act re@@ minis@@ c@@ ent of pa@@ g@@ an k@@ ings , J@@ an@@ na@@ e@@ us had 8@@ 00 of the re@@ bel@@ s imp@@ aled .
25 : 2 - 35 .
That may not have er@@ as@@ ed all her sa@@ dness ; yet , Mar@@ th@@ a accepted Jesus ’ as@@ sur@@ ance .
When Jesus saw people of his day being “ s@@ kin@@ ned and thro@@ wn about like sheep without a shepher@@ d , ” he did not just feel p@@ ity .
God will soon p@@ un@@ ish religi@@ ons that di@@ sh@@ on@@ or him .
In the future , the rema@@ ining anointed ones on earth “ will follow ” the L@@ am@@ b right into heaven . ​ — John 13 : 36 .
In gener@@ al , Israel was given this divine promise : “ Jehovah your God will certainly pu@@ s@@ h these nations away from before you little by little . ”
“ We are avo@@ i@@ ding having any man find fa@@ ul@@ t with us in con@@ ne@@ ction with this li@@ ber@@ al contribu@@ tion to be ad@@ minis@@ tered by us , ” said Paul .
The ter@@ ri@@ fied woman pres@@ sur@@ ed Sam@@ son into dis@@ clo@@ sing the answer .
By lear@@ ning from Jesus , we become his disciples , and we take his yo@@ ke when we make a dedic@@ ation to God and get baptized .
A th@@ ir@@ d - century writ@@ er repor@@ ted that some of the spe@@ ct@@ at@@ ors came to b@@ lo@@ ws , and C@@ ar@@ cop@@ in@@ o states that “ ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers and pro@@ s@@ titu@@ tes had their place of bu@@ sin@@ ess ” under the ar@@ ca@@ des of the cir@@ c@@ us building .
Some individuals with whom we study the Bible find it difficult to understand that Jehovah has only one organization on earth .
“ I have not comple@@ t@@ ely lost faith in God , but it sure has chang@@ ed . ”
B@@ er@@ tal@@ an S@@ z@@ ab@@ ó
How might we illustr@@ ate the pro@@ c@@ ess of building faith and pati@@ ence ?
It con@@ tain@@ s valu@@ able less@@ ons for us .
Such l@@ ack of kindness by others could make us feel ho@@ st@@ ile ourselves , and we may consider re@@ tur@@ ning un@@ kindness for un@@ kindness .
Yet , he kept on sear@@ ch@@ ing and kno@@ c@@ king until he found a do@@ or that op@@ ened .
Jehovah would have helped Saul too .
Yes , for he will ‘ hand over the kingdom to his God and Father . ’ ​ — Read 1 Corinthians 15 : 24 - 28 .
This also ho@@ l@@ ds true for Jesus ’ followers today .
It helps me to re@@ ach the hearts of people even if I do not speak their language . ”
Jehovah H@@ el@@ ped M@@ e Me@@ et Li@@ fe@@ ’s Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es
W@@ ould you like to see how practic@@ al the Bible can be today ?
He is the One who guid@@ es and prote@@ cts obedi@@ ent humans .
Do@@ ing this is sure to result in God’s blessing .
Tru@@ e , some Christians have ‘ fal@@ le@@ n among the mis@@ s@@ il@@ es ’ by being put to death as mar@@ ty@@ r@@ s for their faith .
In advan@@ ced c@@ as@@ es of sy@@ ph@@ il@@ is , for example , ba@@ c@@ ter@@ i@@ al or@@ gan@@ is@@ ms over@@ wh@@ el@@ m the li@@ ver .
( b ) Why is it important for parents to be good listen@@ ers when commun@@ ic@@ ating with their children ?
S@@ up@@ pose there are fi@@ f@@ ty righteous men in the mi@@ d@@ st of the city . Will you , then , . . . not par@@ d@@ on the place for the s@@ ake of the fi@@ f@@ ty righteous who are in@@ side it ? ”
Ex@@ peri@@ ences from N@@ ep@@ al show how Jehovah God has become a S@@ ource of joy and spiritual ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment to many we@@ ary “ travel@@ ers ” in this system of things . ​ — Psalm 23 : 2 .
You might won@@ der , though , when the information in the Mu@@ r@@ at@@ ori@@ an F@@ ra@@ g@@ ment was origin@@ ally written .
Jesus ’ Father , of course , is God , who@@ se name is Jehovah , and Jehovah’s “ house ” is in the heavens .
Many years ag@@ o , our public@@ ations stated that such faithful men and women as De@@ bor@@ ah , Eli@@ h@@ u , J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah , Job , R@@ a@@ ha@@ b , and Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h , as well as many others , were really ty@@ p@@ es , or sh@@ a@@ do@@ ws , of ei@@ ther the anointed or the “ great crow@@ d . ”
T@@ each Your Ch@@ il@@ dren to Gi@@ ve Com@@ ments
We should for@@ get these things , that is , ce@@ ase to be concer@@ ned about them , and ‘ st@@ re@@ t@@ ch for@@ ward to the things a@@ head . ’
If a relati@@ vely few de@@ fle@@ ct from the Christian way , why need this be no cause for disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement ?
While these were not the sen@@ ti@@ ments of most people in Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s day , they re@@ pres@@ ented those of Jeremiah and the rep@@ ent@@ ant re@@ m@@ n@@ ant .
As a result of Jehovah’s blessing , this un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted work of ing@@ a@@ ther@@ ing is mo@@ ving ir@@ res@@ is@@ ti@@ bly toward its succ@@ ess@@ ful comple@@ tion .
Do you have the same spirit in serving God ?
They were likely just hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al writ@@ ings a@@ vail@@ able back in the peri@@ od when the prophet Jeremiah and E@@ z@@ r@@ a wrote the acc@@ oun@@ ts that we have in the Bible .
They were not to car@@ ry on anything like a c@@ ru@@ sa@@ de , tr@@ ying to con@@ ver@@ t others by for@@ ce .
P@@ o@@ in@@ ts pres@@ ented in this article will de@@ e@@ pen our understanding of how God used his holy spirit to cre@@ ate the heavens and the earth .
The psalmist wrote that for those loving Jehovah’s la@@ ws “ there is no stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ ck . ”
Re@@ fle@@ cting on experi@@ ences invol@@ ving Jehovah’s servants past and present should en@@ h@@ ance our appreciation for this div@@ in@@ ely inspired s@@ ong and inc@@ re@@ ase our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for God’s written Word , the Bible .
Since Jehovah kno@@ ws us so well , how can we doubt that he kno@@ ws what is best for us ?
Why were some Jews stu@@ mb@@ led by the man@@ ner of Jesus ’ death ?
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , Jesus said : “ What I teach is not mine , but bel@@ ong@@ s to him that sent me . ”
During my sum@@ m@@ er v@@ ac@@ ations , they sh@@ ared with me to the best of their ability what they were lear@@ ning from the Bible .
When we exam@@ ine ourselves in the mi@@ r@@ r@@ or@@ like teachings of the Bible , the de@@ fe@@ cts , or f@@ la@@ ws , in our thinking are refle@@ cted back at us .
God’s view of c@@ eli@@ ba@@ cy is c@@ learly expres@@ sed in his Word , the Bible .
The Bible says : “ O@@ p@@ pose the Devil , and he will fle@@ e from you . ”
However , Jehovah’s people want their conscience to work pro@@ per@@ ly because it can be a powerful help to prom@@ o@@ te un@@ ity in the congregation .
She ver@@ i@@ fied if the sign@@ s that I had ag@@ re@@ ed upon with the Bible stud@@ ent were in place .
“ If anyone lo@@ ves God , this one is known by him . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R .
I plac@@ ed them in en@@ vel@@ op@@ es and put them at the bo@@ t@@ to@@ m of my t@@ ins of te@@ a , su@@ g@@ ar , and f@@ l@@ our .
Ad@@ just your par@@ en@@ ting me@@ tho@@ ds according to the need .
If we faith@@ fully keep on see@@ king Jehovah , righteousness , and me@@ ek@@ ness , we can ex@@ pect to enjoy rich blessings right now ​ — y@@ es , even in these faith - t@@ es@@ ting “ last days . ”
They listen , they w@@ atch , and they remember . ”
Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l wrote what help@@ ful Bible study a@@ i@@ ds ?
By show@@ ing love to this ex@@ t@@ ent , Jesus ’ disciples would be imit@@ ating God’s perfect example .
My heart over@@ flo@@ ws with than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness , and it makes me love Jehovah so much when I see the kind of people his Word , organization , and spirit have pro@@ duc@@ ed !
At times , this war@@ ning is deli@@ vered to a marriage par@@ t@@ ner who cho@@ o@@ ses to become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Why , though , did Jesus con@@ ne@@ ct A@@ be@@ l with “ the f@@ oun@@ ding of the world ” and not Ca@@ in , who was the first human born ?
What about n@@ on - Bi@@ bli@@ cal refer@@ ences to Jesus Christ ?
To per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in the ministry des@@ pite an un@@ responsi@@ ve a@@ udi@@ ence , as Isaiah did , we need to avoid foc@@ using on the ne@@ g@@ ative re@@ actions that we experience .
O@@ r it could be that we want to encoura@@ ge our family members who are not Witnesses to get to know Jehovah .
The Bible boo@@ ks that were most po@@ pul@@ ar at Q@@ um@@ r@@ an were Psal@@ ms ( 36 co@@ pi@@ es ) , De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y ( 29 co@@ pi@@ es ) , and Isaiah ( 21 co@@ pi@@ es ) .
A@@ head of us lies the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn of Jesus Christ , which will en@@ sure the fulfill@@ ment of God’s purpose in cre@@ ating the earth to be an everlasting par@@ adise filled with perfect mankind .
As@@ soci@@ ating succ@@ ess with hard work and l@@ in@@ king fa@@ il@@ ure with much talk and little action , Solomon says : “ By every kind of to@@ il there comes to be an advan@@ ta@@ ge , but mer@@ ely the word of the li@@ ps tend@@ s to want . ”
mo@@ tiv@@ ate you to have a full share in the field ministry ?
N@@ in@@ e@@ te@@ en - year - old Ka@@ y@@ la says : “ I can talk to my da@@ d about anything .
How hear@@ ten@@ ing it is to know that the mirac@@ les Jesus per@@ form@@ ed while on earth were fo@@ reg@@ le@@ am@@ s of the lasting reli@@ ef that mankind will soon enjoy under his Messi@@ ani@@ c rule !
Jesus ’ perfect human life became the pri@@ ce to ransom Ad@@ am@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing
What mo@@ tiv@@ ated Jesus in his ministry ?
How can we share in san@@ c@@ ti@@ f@@ ying God’s name ?
Although she knew that this would ad@@ ver@@ sel@@ y af@@ fect her gra@@ des , Na@@ th@@ ali@@ a did not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to tell her teach@@ er .
A@@ n exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent ex@@ position on this sub@@ ject is found in the bro@@ ch@@ ure Sh@@ ould You B@@ eli@@ eve in the Tr@@ in@@ ity ? , transl@@ ated into 9@@ 5 langu@@ ages .
What are some lies that Satan prom@@ o@@ tes ?
Jehovah appro@@ ved of this building , saying : “ I have san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied this house that you have buil@@ t by pu@@ t@@ ting my name there to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite ; and my eyes and my heart will certainly prove to be there always . ”
“ L@@ ater , I would dis@@ co@@ ver that it was not conven@@ i@@ ent for her to keep those ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments . ”
Pro@@ vi@@ de fine things in the sight of all men . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M@@ AN@@ S 12 : 17 .
Jehovah then sp@@ li@@ t the se@@ a ap@@ ar@@ t by means of a strong e@@ ast w@@ ind , “ con@@ ver@@ ting the se@@ a bas@@ in into d@@ ry gr@@ ound . ”
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing she says is care@@ fully cal@@ cul@@ ated to se@@ du@@ ce the young man .
Scrip@@ tur@@ ally , the pri@@ m@@ ary responsi@@ bility to teach and tra@@ in young ones lies with the parents .
Noah was a man of godly devo@@ tion , a righteous man among a wicked gener@@ ation .
Since each pu@@ f@@ f supp@@ lies a sing@@ le do@@ se of n@@ ic@@ o@@ t@@ ine , the a@@ ver@@ age one - p@@ ack - a - day s@@ mo@@ k@@ er in@@ hal@@ es the e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent of about 2@@ 00 do@@ ses a day , a high@@ er do@@ sage than in any other d@@ ru@@ g use .
Paul said : “ In show@@ ing honor to one another take the lead . ”
P@@ o@@ t@@ sh@@ er@@ ds from L@@ ach@@ ish il@@ lu@@ min@@ ate the pol@@ itical situation and tur@@ mo@@ il that ex@@ is@@ ted in Juda@@ h before the Babyl@@ on@@ ians att@@ ac@@ ked . ​ — 11 / 15 , pages 12 - 14 .
The true religion hon@@ ors God’s name , Jehovah .
We can be certain that he se@@ es our str@@ en@@ u@@ ous efforts , and by means of his holy spirit , he will provide wh@@ atever spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c direction we need . ​ — P@@ s .
There is no mi@@ dd@@ le gr@@ ound . ​ — Mat@@ t .
The rich man who appro@@ ached Jesus wanted to gain et@@ er@@ n@@ al life on earth .
Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide di@@ lig@@ ently end@@ e@@ av@@ or to apply that princi@@ ple in their lives , working what is good toward ever@@ yone , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly their fellow believers .
At my baptism , age 10
In our day milli@@ ons of hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones have respon@@ ded and f@@ led “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , ” the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion .
The Witnesses who now use these new h@@ alls are deep@@ ly gr@@ ate@@ ful that their fellow believers don@@ ated time and money .
R@@ in@@ at , a si@@ x - year - old bo@@ y , found a pur@@ se bel@@ ong@@ ing to a la@@ dy who lived ne@@ ar@@ by .
And among those brought back will be R@@ ose Mari@@ e .
▪ Li@@ ve in H@@ ar@@ mony With the Mo@@ de@@ l P@@ ra@@ y@@ er ​ — Par@@ t I@@ I
On lear@@ ning of L@@ ana@@ ’s situation , the mother , El@@ ke , war@@ m@@ ly invit@@ ed L@@ ana to stay with them .
All of them , however , c@@ eas@@ ed working se@@ cul@@ arly and began to devo@@ te all their time and strength to fur@@ ther@@ ing Kingdom inter@@ ests .
How will ‘ the last enem@@ y , death , be brought to nothing ’ ?
Joseph hon@@ ored his father by com@@ pl@@ ying with this re@@ qu@@ est , des@@ pite the consider@@ able co@@ st and effort involved . ​ — Genesis 4@@ 7 : 29 - 31 ; 50 : 7 - 14 .
Then , as we continue to study God’s Word and put its principles into prac@@ tice , we gain confidence in what it says .
( b ) How should we feel if we are mis@@ tre@@ ated for being Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
That helped her to sear@@ ch for the truth .
An@@ xi@@ ety often invol@@ ves being wor@@ ri@@ ed about things that may take place in the future .
But it would be cen@@ tu@@ ries before Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing could be com@@ pared to “ the st@@ ars of the heavens ” or “ the gra@@ ins of s@@ and that are on the se@@ a@@ sh@@ ore . ”
In the beli@@ ef that the go@@ ds were near , the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans bur@@ ned inc@@ en@@ se da@@ ily at their temp@@ les and hous@@ eho@@ ld al@@ t@@ ars and even while eng@@ ag@@ ing in bu@@ sin@@ ess .
1 , 2 . ( a ) Ex@@ pla@@ in why Moses appe@@ ared to be in d@@ anger .
◆ What about seem@@ ing cont@@ ra@@ dic@@ tions in the Go@@ sp@@ els ?
On@@ ly a small number , the anointed Christians , ‘ have called upon Jehovah’s name ’ and sub@@ mit@@ ted themselves to the ref@@ ining pro@@ c@@ ess .
If he is himself both man and su@@ pre@@ me God , why does he pray at all for something which is in his own power ? . . .
When will the Ma@@ ster come to set@@ tle acc@@ oun@@ ts ?
Some inter@@ pre@@ ted them as al@@ leg@@ ori@@ es .
1 : 13 - 20 .
* Indeed , the number of people stud@@ ying the Bible with us exc@@ e@@ e@@ ds the individu@@ al po@@ pul@@ ation of some 1@@ 40 coun@@ tri@@ es !
Th@@ ough some ob@@ serv@@ ers likely conclu@@ ded that this woman ac@@ ted pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ously , Jesus per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved that she was des@@ per@@ ate .
Because of my Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality , I refu@@ sed to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in war .
How much better to keep a full t@@ an@@ k !
He also no@@ ted “ Per@@ s@@ is our bel@@ o@@ ved one , for she per@@ form@@ ed many la@@ b@@ ors in the Lord . ” ​ — R@@ om .
S@@ A@@ IN@@ T C@@ H@@ A@@ R@@ L@@ E@@ S , M@@ O , The F@@ am@@ ily Ar@@ ena , 200@@ 2 Ar@@ ena P@@ k@@ w@@ y .
What ro@@ le does being yi@@ el@@ ding pla@@ y in succ@@ ess@@ fully res@@ is@@ ting any marriage bre@@ aku@@ p ?
T@@ ak@@ ing U@@ p F@@ ul@@ l - Ti@@ me Ser@@ vice
While on earth , how did Jesus follow his Fa@@ ther’s example ?
And if a friend of peace is there , your peace will rest upon him .
Un@@ like most in the world , Jehovah’s Witnesses high@@ ly tre@@ asure their good relationship with God .
All early Christians were true sa@@ in@@ ts , or holy ones , made such by God , not by men or organiz@@ ations .
When we are truly concer@@ ned about following God’s law , we are moved to displa@@ y godly qualities .
What possible s@@ our@@ ces of tri@@ bul@@ ation in marriage should a cou@@ ple discus@@ s during cour@@ tshi@@ p ?
Christians must be examples of godly conduct
A fr@@ on@@ t - page service repor@@ t s@@ pan@@ ning ten years from 19@@ 28 to 19@@ 37 proved the point .
I soon became pre@@ gn@@ ant and , at just 16 years of age , gave bir@@ th to our son .
33 : 5 .
Ad@@ di@@ tional special pione@@ ers will o@@ pen up ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es in re@@ mo@@ te and is@@ ol@@ ated are@@ as .
Jehovah has provided his people with a sa@@ fe spiritual refu@@ ge ​ — the Christian congregation .
Even the ar@@ ch@@ enem@@ y , Satan the Devil , has no hold on him .
It is out of respect for Jehovah that we honor human author@@ ities .
He tru@@ sted that some individuals would respon@@ d appreci@@ ati@@ vely .
To s@@ qu@@ el@@ ch the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on of the fi@@ ve c@@ ities of So@@ dom , G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h , Ad@@ ma@@ h , Z@@ e@@ bo@@ i@@ im , and B@@ ela .
* What con@@ temp@@ t Abra@@ m must have felt for these gi@@ f@@ ts !
What happened next streng@@ th@@ ened G@@ ide@@ on@@ ’s faith and brought him clo@@ s@@ er to God .
Yet , “ Jehovah a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted the king , and he rema@@ ined a le@@ per until the day of his death . ”
Read Matthew 13 : 4@@ 5 , 4@@ 6 .
Indeed , the mission@@ ary service is one of the ways in which Jehovah’s people today demonstr@@ ate their love for God and loy@@ al@@ ty to his Kingdom .
For ever@@ yone as@@ king recei@@ ves , and ever@@ yone see@@ king fin@@ ds , and to ever@@ yone kno@@ c@@ king it will be op@@ ened . ”
Even so , s@@ inc@@ ere people who know us person@@ ally recogn@@ ize that such acc@@ us@@ ations are false .
C@@ learly , these examples show the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of Jesus ’ counsel : “ You cannot slave for God and for Ri@@ ches . ”
For more examples of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s practic@@ al ad@@ vice , see our we@@ b@@ s@@ ite , j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
Such gen@@ u@@ ine war@@ m@@ th and concer@@ n can cre@@ ate a tru@@ sting at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere in which it is e@@ asi@@ er for others , including children , to appro@@ ach you .
Of course , no human is righteous in a complete sense .
N@@ one of us want to “ f@@ are ba@@ dly . ”
22 , 23 . ( a ) What does our spiritual ar@@ m@@ or inclu@@ de ?
Con@@ vers@@ ations .
Acc@@ used and S@@ mit@@ ten
* When I under@@ sto@@ od that truth , I real@@ ized how much the fulfill@@ ment of my hope to live forever on earth dep@@ ends upon my loyal support of the anointed class .
Now , that cla@@ im was ab@@ sur@@ d .
As we an@@ al@@ y@@ ze each pi@@ e@@ ce of our spiritual ar@@ m@@ or , then , we will use the example of Jesus to demonstr@@ ate its import@@ ance and effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess .
P@@ ow@@ er@@ ful W@@ ar@@ ning for U@@ s Today
W@@ el@@ come a pro@@ di@@ g@@ al child when he ‘ comes to his sen@@ ses ’
( Com@@ pare fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ tes at Genesis 3 : 8 ; 8 : 1 . ) Just as w@@ ind is inv@@ isi@@ ble but exer@@ ts for@@ ce , so the im@@ material , imper@@ s@@ onal holy spirit is un@@ seen but pro@@ du@@ ces effe@@ cts .
The very name ca@@ used ter@@ ro@@ r and pan@@ ic in Israel .
Wit@@ ness@@ ing at the Wor@@ k@@ place
The father deci@@ ded to use this time to help his son strengthen his faith and see pro@@ of that Jehovah is the Creator .
Thus , milli@@ ons of people receive no answer when they ask , “ Why do we see evidence of God’s love in cre@@ ation while suffering and evil continue ? ”
What , then , is involved in allow@@ ing ourselves to be led by God’s spirit ?
having God’s written Word con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed in a way that we can understand ?
Mas@@ tic “ te@@ ars ” are care@@ fully col@@ le@@ cted
We too need strong faith .
The ma@@ in the@@ me of our preaching is the Kingdom of God .
G@@ ary re@@ turned home from bo@@ arding school when he was 16 .
Even those who might die faithful before the great tri@@ bul@@ ation beg@@ ins remain secu@@ re with Jehovah , their “ real d@@ wel@@ ling . ”
How are you affe@@ cted by refle@@ cting on the ex@@ t@@ ent to which Jehovah went to en@@ able mankind to be at peace with him ?
But does that ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent make sense ?
Lu@@ ther died , but many still cl@@ ing to such beli@@ ef@@ s .
Pe@@ ople will not see him with their liter@@ al eyes .
For example , it provided de@@ ta@@ il@@ s as to just how Babyl@@ on would be over@@ thro@@ wn .
What el@@ se did Jesus teach us about the gro@@ w@@ th of new disciples and the Kingdom work ?
This experience will help you to serve Jehovah in the new world .
We have no rec@@ ord in the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts that Jesus had ever before used this com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate expres@@ sion in speaking to them .
I never knew if M@@ other would be home when I re@@ turned from school .
“ No st@@ at@@ ement is more comm@@ on in our liter@@ ature than that religion is of pe@@ cu@@ li@@ ar value in con@@ ne@@ ction with ci@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ation , ” says A R@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ist En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia .
A L@@ ong - St@@ an@@ ding Q@@ u@@ es@@ tion
In the commun@@ ion sacrifice , the blood and the f@@ at of the ani@@ ma@@ l were offered to Jehovah , while por@@ tions of the me@@ at were con@@ sum@@ ed by the pri@@ ests and the o@@ ffer@@ er .
For that reason , when there is a need to ad@@ minis@@ ter discipl@@ ine , those in a position of authority should always do it with the purpose of cor@@ rec@@ ting .
We should recogn@@ ize that service to God deser@@ ves a prom@@ in@@ ent place in our life .
Be ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous about co@@ sign@@ ing a lo@@ an
We , along with two others , were assign@@ ed to C@@ le@@ vel@@ and , O@@ hi@@ o , for one year while we wa@@ ited for an assignment overse@@ as .
E@@ ver@@ yone works di@@ lig@@ ently , yet no one is too bus@@ y to be fri@@ end@@ ly .
Jehovah uses them to commun@@ ic@@ ate his will and offer us his guid@@ ance .
En@@ joy Li@@ fe in the F@@ e@@ ar of Jehovah , 3 / 1
If so , perhaps we could make better use of the ev@@ ening set asi@@ de for family worship or personal study to tre@@ asure up the spiritual wisdom that Jehovah provi@@ des to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard us for sal@@ vation . ​ — Pro@@ v .
After rec@@ oun@@ ting the ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or of many ancient men and women of faith , the apostle Paul ur@@ ged them : “ So , then , because we have so great a cl@@ ou@@ d of wit@@ nesses sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding us , let us also . . . ru@@ n with end@@ ur@@ ance the r@@ ace that is set before us , as we look in@@ ten@@ tly at the C@@ hi@@ ef A@@ g@@ ent and Per@@ fe@@ c@@ ter of our faith , Jesus . ”
F@@ ear@@ ing the wor@@ st , the brothers beg@@ ged Paul not to go .
Even the simp@@ l@@ est t@@ ask became a ma@@ j@@ or ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le for my de@@ ar wife .
After Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s left L@@ y@@ str@@ a , they re@@ turned home .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T is the holy spirit ?
W@@ ell , let me tell you some of my life st@@ ory .
F@@ in@@ ally , in har@@ mony with God’s purpose , Jesus will@@ ingly su@@ ffered and gave his life as a ransom so that mankind could be fre@@ ed from sla@@ very under sin and death .
“ We Ha@@ ve F@@ ound the Messi@@ ah ” !
W@@ i@@ th@@ in three months , 15 of them died in A@@ us@@ ch@@ wit@@ z .
We must keep our min@@ ds clean , maintain good bu@@ sin@@ ess practic@@ es , and be mo@@ der@@ ate in ha@@ bi@@ ts
The Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy does not keep a l@@ ist of all par@@ tak@@ ers , for it does not maintain a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l ne@@ t@@ work of anointed ones .
“ If its ro@@ o@@ t gro@@ ws old in the earth and in the du@@ st its stu@@ m@@ p dies , at the sc@@ ent of water it will s@@ pr@@ out and it will certainly pro@@ du@@ ce a b@@ ough like a new pl@@ ant . ”
A@@ R@@ E you a young person ?
Do you believe that ?
Com@@ ple@@ te reli@@ ance on “ the God of all comfort ” will help us to end@@ ure ber@@ e@@ av@@ ement .
As fur@@ ther in@@ duc@@ ement , she ad@@ ds : “ For the husband is not in his house ; he has g@@ one travel@@ ing on a way of some dist@@ ance .
After Gi@@ us@@ to and V@@ inc@@ enza learned that they were to be parents , they trans@@ form@@ ed a 19@@ 29 Mo@@ de@@ l A F@@ ord tru@@ ck into a home that “ seem@@ ed like a fine ho@@ te@@ l ” com@@ pared with the ten@@ ts they had lived in before .
• What made Paul’s de@@ f@@ en@@ se before King A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa effe@@ ctive ?
The re@@ ward here is p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment .
That was the case with Jo@@ shua , qu@@ o@@ ted at the out@@ set .
How Do You Me@@ asure Su@@ cc@@ ess ?
When Paul encoura@@ ged the men in the congregation to stri@@ ve to qu@@ ali@@ fy for greater responsi@@ bility , his in@@ ten@@ tion was not to encoura@@ ge anyone to satis@@ fy personal ambi@@ tion .
That should have been the end of Jesus ’ tri@@ al , but the Jews in@@ sis@@ ted that he was sub@@ ver@@ ting the nation .
• N@@ ame some “ fru@@ its ” that id@@ enti@@ fy true Christians .
At times , you need to su@@ sp@@ end accep@@ t@@ ance of something t@@ ill you are sure of the fac@@ ts .
TH@@ E Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s se@@ as@@ on is here .
How have some young ones been dec@@ ei@@ ved ?
The next time , they might have sta@@ yed a little longer , and still nothing happened .
John W@@ is@@ ch@@ u@@ k
If we were to act ra@@ sh@@ ly or without just cause , we would become not so much a ch@@ am@@ pi@@ on of righteousness as a fi@@ gu@@ re of in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance ​ — someone who makes no allow@@ an@@ ces for the imper@@ fe@@ ctions of others .
Job had s@@ car@@ c@@ ely as@@ simil@@ ated the news regarding the lo@@ ss of his ri@@ ches when he received word that his ten children had died .
However , No@@ ah’s other two sons , S@@ he@@ m and J@@ ap@@ he@@ th , ac@@ ted to co@@ ver their father .
A ba@@ r@@ re@@ n Sh@@ un@@ am@@ m@@ ite woman conc@@ ei@@ ves a child . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 4 : 8 - 17
The appro@@ aching change in family circumstances may cause you to experience un@@ set@@ t@@ ling emo@@ tions ​ — feelings of lo@@ ss , sh@@ o@@ ck , or con@@ fu@@ sion .
A@@ sa knew that God re@@ war@@ ds ac@@ ts of faith .
And we will per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in preaching the good news des@@ pite a@@ pa@@ thy , ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le , or op@@ position . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess .
For this reason , people who have not cultiv@@ ated a good relationship with God often a@@ do@@ pt the “ let us e@@ at and dr@@ ink , for t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w we are to die ” men@@ tal@@ ity , refer@@ red to by the apostle Paul .
• How do we know that God did not have a beg@@ in@@ ning ?
In some E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an coun@@ tri@@ es , one - par@@ ent famili@@ es make up close to 20 per@@ c@@ ent of all hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds .
“ We are educ@@ ating people for the wrong fu@@ tures , ” lam@@ ents the F@@ utu@@ ris@@ t repor@@ t .
Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed all Christians : “ Let him that thin@@ ks he is standing be@@ ware that he does not f@@ all . ”
To illustr@@ ate , think of a house that is ru@@ n - down ​ — the gu@@ t@@ ters are f@@ all@@ ing off , w@@ in@@ do@@ ws are bro@@ ken , and ce@@ il@@ ing pan@@ els are water dam@@ ag@@ ed .
Pe@@ ople who are faithful to their mat@@ es and who are hon@@ est not only are ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er themselves but are good for soci@@ ety in gener@@ al .
Those cho@@ s@@ en by Jehovah “ will certainly buil@@ d hous@@ es and have occ@@ u@@ pan@@ cy ; and they will certainly pl@@ ant v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds and e@@ at their fru@@ it@@ age . ”
S@@ how your love for God by obe@@ ying him .
; O@@ un@@ d@@ ji@@ an , F .
20 : 1 - 3 ; 21 : 3 , 4 .
P@@ re@@ ven@@ ted from preaching in A@@ sia , Paul and his compan@@ i@@ ons turned nor@@ th@@ ward , in@@ ten@@ ding to preach in the c@@ ities of Bi@@ th@@ y@@ ni@@ a .
Yes , he fi@@ x@@ ed his mind on the things a@@ bo@@ ve in that he con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ated on God’s promises .
A@@ no@@ ther example is that of the lead@@ er of a mu@@ si@@ cal group .
A brother in S@@ ou@@ th K@@ o@@ re@@ a f@@ on@@ dly re@@ members that he provided accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations for stud@@ ents atten@@ ding the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c scho@@ ol@@ s .
This led to more discus@@ sions about the Bible .
An@@ yone speaking dec@@ ep@@ tion and practic@@ ing v@@ ile things has no right to re@@ present God .
I@@ magine the joy Jesus felt at hear@@ ing that the powerful dem@@ ons were being made sub@@ ject to his imper@@ fect human disciples !
M@@ app@@ ing Par@@ adise , a mo@@ der@@ n hist@@ ory book , con@@ tain@@ s de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of more than 19@@ 0 ancient ma@@ ps , many show@@ ing Adam and E@@ ve in E@@ den .
I continued stud@@ ying the Bible with the Witnesses , but my mo@@ tive was to find fa@@ ul@@ t with their teachings so that I could in good conscience sto@@ p my cont@@ act with them .
Un@@ til the fulfill@@ ment of the resurrection hope , what should we be determined to do ?
What cho@@ ice do many young people face today ?
In the first century , Christians had to leave be@@ h@@ ind their pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons and end@@ ure har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps in order to sur@@ vi@@ ve .
How can we act in har@@ mony with Jesus ’ prayer today ?
I still prac@@ tice me@@ dic@@ ine , but being able to foc@@ us most of my time and en@@ er@@ gy on help@@ ing to he@@ al people spiritually and on car@@ ing for the needs of the congregation br@@ ings me hear@@ t@@ felt joy and in@@ ner satis@@ fac@@ tion . ”
Then came a sur@@ pris@@ e letter from Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters , as@@ king if , in view of my health , I would consider mo@@ ving to a branch with more fac@@ il@@ ities .
For example , the account at Genesis 4 : 8 re@@ a@@ ds : “ After that Ca@@ in said to A@@ be@@ l his brother : [ ‘ Let us go over into the field . ’ ]
Israel , however , fa@@ iled to me@@ et this requi@@ re@@ ment .
O@@ ver 5@@ 2@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 co@@ pi@@ es are pr@@ inted each mon@@ th , and the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine is publi@@ shed in 2@@ 4@@ 7 langu@@ ages .
Mo@@ der@@ n - day life , especially in bi@@ g c@@ ities , ca@@ uses people to with@@ draw into themselves and become is@@ ol@@ ated .
After com@@ men@@ ding S@@ ar@@ on for her efforts , G@@ l@@ ori@@ a explained why she was in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
The prophe@@ t@@ ess De@@ bor@@ ah s@@ pur@@ red him on to take the in@@ iti@@ ative in fre@@ e@@ ing the Israelites from op@@ pres@@ sion by Cana@@ an@@ ite King J@@ a@@ bi@@ n .
Ther@@ efore , it is ur@@ g@@ ent to me@@ et our refu@@ ge@@ e brothers as soon as possible after their arri@@ val .
The first of those ver@@ ses re@@ a@@ ds : “ The sons of the true God began to no@@ tice the daugh@@ ters of men , that they were good - loo@@ king ; and they went taking wi@@ ves for themselves , nam@@ ely , all whom they cho@@ se . ” ​ — G@@ en .
And their “ other sheep ” compan@@ i@@ ons jo@@ in them and support them in the work of tel@@ ling mankind about Jehovah and his pur@@ pos@@ es .
This will help you to avoid re@@ pe@@ ating what someone el@@ se has just said .
The bas@@ is of all our preaching and teaching is God’s inspired Word .
Are we not moved to imitate such faithful ones as they follow the Christ ? ​ — 1 C@@ or .
However , because all Messi@@ ani@@ c promises are to be ful@@ filled in Jesus , he is far more than David .
W@@ ould you not , rather , think of your loved ones ?
As their friends , the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and pres@@ ented a greater spiritual d@@ anger to the Israelites than they had as their fo@@ es .
T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ing in the cir@@ cu@@ it work posed challeng@@ es .
You have a bu@@ c@@ ke@@ t full of ro@@ c@@ ks and s@@ and .
“ Lo@@ ving - K@@ in@@ dness ” B@@ r@@ ings Re@@ war@@ ds
This ad@@ v@@ ance knowledge brought with it responsi@@ bility .
With Jehovah’s help , Ne@@ h@@ emiah and the Jews streng@@ th@@ ened their hands .
That could be in a small , simp@@ le cer@@ em@@ on@@ y that is condu@@ cted by a ju@@ dge , ma@@ y@@ or , or minis@@ ter author@@ ized by the St@@ ate .
The B@@ ra@@ z@@ ili@@ an ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine V@@ eja stated : “ This year [ 200@@ 5 ] the bat@@ tle against po@@ ver@@ ty should be the princi@@ p@@ al sub@@ ject on the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l ag@@ enda . ”
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ing that Christ is the appointed He@@ ad of the Christian congregation , matu@@ re Christians are loyal to those appointed “ to shepher@@ d the congregation of God . ”
By medit@@ ating on what we read in the Bible , we learn to be wise and to make good decisions
Like Jesus , we want to be jo@@ y@@ ful , bal@@ an@@ ced servants of “ the happy God . ” ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
When Joseph saw them in the mor@@ ning , he could tell that something was wrong .
Is it your go@@ al to do the same ?
The psalmis@@ t’s next words are : “ Ke@@ ep s@@ il@@ ent before Jehovah and wa@@ it long@@ ingly for him .
That certainly app@@ lies to Jesus .
“ And then ? ” the fi@@ sh@@ er@@ man in@@ qui@@ res .
Acc@@ ording to one es@@ tim@@ ate , Ger@@ man@@ s al@@ one lo@@ se 4@@ .@@ 7 bil@@ li@@ on h@@ our@@ s a year just wa@@ iting in tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c j@@ am@@ s !
Why not ask Jehovah’s Witnesses why they trust their religion ? The next time you me@@ et Jehovah’s Witnesses , why not ask them why they trust their religion ?
M@@ er@@ cy is not h@@ in@@ der@@ ed by n@@ ational , religious , or cul@@ tural ba@@ r@@ ri@@ ers .
For others , re@@ aching a sh@@ r@@ ine is the cul@@ min@@ ation of a long p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ ma@@ ge they have made to demonstr@@ ate their religious devo@@ tion .
St@@ atu@@ et@@ tes from ancient Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an t@@ om@@ bs illustr@@ ate the use of one early ty@@ pe of gra@@ in m@@ ill , the sa@@ dd@@ le qu@@ er@@ n .
However , you can be confid@@ ent that God is ready to help you . ​ — Read Isaiah 4@@ 1 : 10 , 13 .
Di@@ d those op@@ in@@ i@@ ons ever change ?
It inclu@@ ded their spe@@ e@@ ch ​ — their c@@ un@@ ning words , spo@@ ken to mis@@ lead others . ​ — 2 Corinthians 11 : 3 - 5 , 13 .
3 A Gi@@ ft Un@@ like An@@ y O@@ ther
Z@@ er@@ u@@ b@@ ba@@ be@@ l was a son of Pe@@ da@@ iah , who was a brother of S@@ heal@@ ti@@ el .
The desire for exc@@ el@@ l@@ ence in c@@ ra@@ f@@ t@@ s@@ man@@ ship might be qu@@ en@@ ched .
Re@@ call , too , that a ste@@ ward had work to do .
U@@ sing this system has made it possible to transl@@ ate the Christian Greek Scriptures into some other langu@@ ages in one year and the Hebrew Scriptures in two years ​ — a fr@@ action of the time nor@@ m@@ ally requi@@ red for a Bible transl@@ ation pro@@ ject .
U@@ p@@ on reading in her own Bible the truth about the con@@ dition of the dead , she real@@ ized how the ch@@ urch had dec@@ ei@@ ved her .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are for Jehovah’s direction by means of his Word and holy spirit !
We have to ad@@ mit that some among us are still stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to de@@ al with similar is@@ su@@ es .
What a t@@ est that must have been for those early Christians ​ — especially the G@@ ent@@ il@@ es living in Jewish are@@ as !
What they learn during these form@@ ative years is likely to remain with them .
Consider what ro@@ c@@ ks , or sh@@ ak@@ es , the nations and what this sh@@ ak@@ ing lea@@ ds to .
It was this kind of confidence that must have prom@@ p@@ ted the apostle John to pen the words : “ This is the confidence that we have toward him , that , no matter what it is that we ask according to his will , he he@@ ars us .
What is said in par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 9 and 10 about a we@@ d@@ ding talk and v@@ ow@@ s app@@ lies here too .
11 : 3 ; 14 : 34 .
John started to study with the Witnesses , took his stand for true worship , and began serving Jehovah .
A mission@@ ary cou@@ ple s@@ it@@ ting on a be@@ ach in W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a were w@@ atch@@ ing the s@@ il@@ very mo@@ on a@@ bo@@ ve .
Wor@@ king With the Mis@@ sion@@ aries
Th@@ ough Job wi@@ shed he were dead , he still had faith in God’s power to resur@@ rec@@ t him back to life on earth .
To de@@ al with her situation , this sister tri@@ ed to learn as much as she could about can@@ c@@ er .
After his death , they continued sub@@ ject to him , and over the past ne@@ arly 2@@ ,000 years , the true Christian congregation has rema@@ ined sub@@ ject to Jesus and follow@@ ed his lead@@ er@@ ship in all things .
“ I saw , and look ! a bl@@ ack hor@@ se , and the one se@@ ated on it had a pa@@ ir of s@@ cal@@ es in his hand .
O@@ ther Mo@@ der@@ n - Da@@ y Ex@@ am@@ ples
F@@ ar from show@@ ing par@@ ti@@ ality , Jehovah demonstr@@ ated by his deal@@ ings with Israel what he can do for those who obey him .
But the ter@@ m ref@@ ers to a group of people ga@@ ther@@ ed together for a comm@@ on purpose , not to a building .
During his ministry on earth , he showed fav@@ or to those who were tru@@ th@@ ful .
How this demonstr@@ ated his power !
No more will viol@@ ent people make others su@@ ff@@ er .
Satan the Devil led Adam and E@@ ve into re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
No matter how often the ang@@ ry pri@@ est told her to leave , she did not bu@@ dge .
A few , however , have influ@@ enced the course of hist@@ ory ​ — and likely your every@@ day life .
All those men reli@@ ed on God’s spirit to help them , and that spirit emp@@ ow@@ ered them to per@@ form fe@@ ats that they could not have done in their own strength .
This is the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l con@@ tain@@ ing the n@@ ames of all those who come in l@@ ine to receive everlasting life ​ — the anointed Christians , the members of the great crow@@ d , and the faithful servants of God who will experience the ‘ resurrection of the righteous . ’
“ E@@ very good gift and every perfect present is from a@@ bo@@ ve , ” wrote the disci@@ ple James , “ coming down from the Father of the c@@ el@@ es@@ ti@@ al ligh@@ ts . ”
I was home in two sen@@ ses ​ — physi@@ c@@ ally and spiritually .
“ It all started in@@ no@@ c@@ ently en@@ ough , ” he says .
A young Christian fac@@ ing death by be@@ he@@ ading wrote his parents : “ It is already past mi@@ d@@ night .
A gen@@ u@@ ine Christian , the apostle Paul wrote : “ In everything by prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation along with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving let your pet@@ iti@@ ons be made known to God . ”
The account in Acts states that Paul “ would give a talk in the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e [ in Corin@@ th ] every sa@@ b@@ bat@@ h and would per@@ su@@ a@@ de Jews and Gre@@ ek@@ s . ”
As a you@@ th , ask yourself : ‘ A@@ m I par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in spiritual activities just because my parents ex@@ pect me to ?
From such a great ris@@ k of death he did res@@ cu@@ e us . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
The sons of Israel w@@ an@@ der@@ ed through the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness for some 38 years , even though K@@ ad@@ es@@ h - ba@@ r@@ ne@@ a was only “ el@@ even days from Ho@@ re@@ b [ the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous re@@ gi@@ on around M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i where the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments were given ] by the way of M@@ ount Se@@ ir . ”
To re@@ ach that city , J@@ on@@ ah had to tra@@ v@@ el some 5@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 8@@ 00 k@@ m ] on fo@@ o@@ t ​ — an ar@@ du@@ ous j@@ our@@ ne@@ y that would take about a mon@@ th .
Then he said : “ All these things I will give you if you f@@ all down and do an act of worship to me . ”
Be S@@ ele@@ ctive in En@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment
In 19@@ 33 , they cro@@ s@@ sed the S@@ imp@@ son Des@@ er@@ t , a va@@ st s@@ and du@@ ne deser@@ t , to preach in the to@@ wn of A@@ li@@ ce S@@ pr@@ ings , in the heart of the cont@@ in@@ ent .
As for the buil@@ ders ’ e@@ con@@ om@@ ic concer@@ ns , H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed this message : “ ‘ The s@@ il@@ ver is mine , and the go@@ ld is mine , ’ is the ut@@ ter@@ ance of Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es . ”
( b ) What kind of bre@@ ad can be ob@@ ta@@ ined or bak@@ ed for use at the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al ?
Since my dedic@@ ation in 19@@ 31 , I have never mis@@ sed an ass@@ em@@ bly of Jehovah’s people .
The apostle Paul too was “ hal@@ ed before k@@ ings and govern@@ ors . ”
How can we demonstr@@ ate that we look to Jehovah for strength ?
And how does love of neigh@@ b@@ or help us to maintain a good bal@@ ance and a prop@@ er mo@@ tive ?
It will af@@ for@@ d them an opportunity to ex@@ ten@@ d “ un@@ h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction . ”
We are si@@ ck@@ ened at heart when we learn of their hor@@ ri@@ ble ac@@ ts .
P@@ re@@ vi@@ ously , the truth about man@@ kin@@ d’s hope was under@@ sto@@ od by very few people , but now grou@@ ps of Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents in many coun@@ tri@@ es were recei@@ ving and stud@@ ying The Watchtower .
He lo@@ v@@ ingly allow@@ ed faithful humans to come into a relationship with him , even be@@ coming his friends .
O@@ r should we believe the the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans who in@@ s@@ ist that “ the Ho@@ ly G@@ ho@@ st is a Per@@ son really dist@@ in@@ ct as such from the Father and the Son ” ?
Since my parents had no money to fur@@ ther my educ@@ ation , I began to sear@@ ch for a jo@@ b .
“ Th@@ ough we walk in the flesh , ” wrote the apostle Paul , “ we do not wa@@ ge war@@ f@@ are according to what we are in the flesh . For the we@@ ap@@ ons of our war@@ f@@ are are not fle@@ sh@@ ly . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 10 : 3 , 4 .
• In what ways can you op@@ pose the Devil ?
Tru@@ ly , those who re@@ ached out to “ st@@ ep over ” to help are re@@ ap@@ ing great joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion .
How did two Christian cou@@ ples benefit from making a study of kindness ?
This acc@@ or@@ ds with the understanding that by “ new earth ” Isaiah was refer@@ ring to God’s people in their land .
If such religi@@ ons were effe@@ ctive in teaching their members to love their neigh@@ b@@ or , their flo@@ c@@ ks would be dra@@ wn together and be un@@ ited .
Some young ones may not truly know the differ@@ ence between dedic@@ ation and baptism .
Jehovah Still a D@@ eli@@ ver@@ er
On his return home , he ro@@ de tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ an@@ tly in a ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t into the city .
If the wife is the beli@@ ever , she too will not com@@ promise her faith .
Are we determined to remain att@@ ached to Jehovah come what may ?
If I cannot find a jo@@ b , then I will consider en@@ ter@@ ing some form of full - time service . ”
With just H@@ el@@ en and me left in the mission@@ ary home , we moved to a small ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment .
( a ) Like David , what do all of us have reason to say ?
Like any loving father , Jehovah wants you to enjoy life , to do good , and to avoid un@@ necess@@ ary hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he .
However , Jehovah also dec@@ re@@ ed that certain grou@@ ps in the land were to be comple@@ t@@ ely wi@@ ped out .
The bas@@ ement of our home became the Kingdom H@@ all .
O@@ ut@@ standing among these conven@@ tions was the “ E@@ ver@@ lasting Go@@ od Ne@@ ws ” In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational As@@ s@@ em@@ bly held in New D@@ el@@ h@@ i in 19@@ 6@@ 3 .
What would world con@@ di@@ tions be like if God forever ref@@ ra@@ ined from taking action ?
What will help us not to be affe@@ cted by the ne@@ g@@ ative spe@@ e@@ ch of others ?
Hence , the Bible ex@@ hor@@ ts us : “ M@@ ore than all el@@ se that is to be gu@@ ar@@ ded , sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard your heart , for out of it are the s@@ our@@ ces of life . ” ​ — Proverbs 4 : 23 .
Jehovah God , the one who cre@@ ated us , under@@ stan@@ ds better than anyone el@@ se our need to be loved and appreci@@ ated .
To illustr@@ ate , com@@ pare happiness with good health .
How Do They F@@ are ?
St@@ ar@@ ting in 200@@ 1 , language cour@@ ses were held to teach these willing ones to give a witness in fore@@ ign langu@@ ages .
An@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate what the speak@@ er is going to say next .
From then on , his life , his strength , and everything he had bel@@ ong@@ ed to God .
As to the com@@ pla@@ in@@ t , Mark repor@@ ts that “ there were some expres@@ sing indi@@ gn@@ ation , ” and “ they were feel@@ ing great dis@@ ple@@ asure at her . ”
As a re@@ mem@@ bran@@ c@@ er , it would help them rec@@ all and apply cor@@ rec@@ tly what had been explained .
I find encourag@@ ement in reading the life st@@ ori@@ es of people who have rema@@ ined faithful des@@ pite ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic ill@@ ness . ”
God has not left humans in the dar@@ k about what he will do .
W@@ ise parents organiz@@ e rec@@ re@@ ation for their children
The day came when they were al@@ one in the house .
King David wrote : “ Jehovah is great and very much to be pra@@ ised , and he is to be fe@@ ared more than all other go@@ ds . For all the go@@ ds of the pe@@ op@@ les are valu@@ eless go@@ ds .
4 , 5 . ( a ) How do Jehovah and Jesus show love for the flo@@ ck ?
Why has Jehovah made it possible for us to speak to him ?
Jesus told his disciples to ex@@ pect tri@@ bul@@ ation .
3 : 16 ​ — What is the sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ t of godly devo@@ tion ?
Un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness .
R@@ ations were served t@@ wi@@ ce a day in a ru@@ st@@ y can .
What is more , Jehovah direc@@ ted Noah to serve as “ a pre@@ ach@@ er of righteousness . ”
S@@ pe@@ cial P@@ u@@ bli@@ c Dis@@ course
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S servants must some@@ times devel@@ op s@@ k@@ ill@@ s and attitu@@ des that will help them to do his will .
As a result of fi@@ er@@ ce com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on for a li@@ mit@@ ed number of jo@@ bs , many emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es feel com@@ p@@ el@@ led to work more h@@ our@@ s , some@@ times for less pa@@ y .
C@@ ould you show them how you vis@@ it el@@ der@@ ly brothers and sisters to encoura@@ ge them spiritually ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , our re@@ com@@ men@@ ding ourselves to others may also have personal benef@@ its .
But because she was stud@@ ying for an advan@@ ced de@@ gre@@ e , her time for preaching the good news was li@@ mit@@ ed .
For them , such an act would sign@@ i@@ fy un@@ faith@@ ful@@ ness to Jehovah , and num@@ er@@ ous early Christians pre@@ fer@@ red to die rather than per@@ form i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ r@@ ous emp@@ er@@ or worship .
Rather , the shepher@@ d sear@@ ched for his lost sheep as if it were the only one he pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed .
Do we need to turn to “ the mi@@ re ” of this world to see if we have mis@@ sed out on something ?
For how long ?
During our supp@@ lic@@ ations , we may be com@@ for@@ ted by rec@@ all@@ ing things said in God’s Word .
Moses could have reas@@ oned : ‘ I have been well - educ@@ ated in the va@@ un@@ ted wisdom of Egy@@ pt , and I am powerful in word and deed .
His l@@ ack of real faith in or love for Jehovah quic@@ k@@ ly became ap@@ par@@ ent through his actions .
How did evil star@@ t ?
No@@ tice the form of the ver@@ b “ has been re@@ sting . ” That su@@ gg@@ ests that the se@@ ven@@ th day ​ — God’s “ day ” of rest — ​ was under way in 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E . when Moses wrote the book of Genesis .
The more I learned about Jehovah , the more I felt dra@@ wn to him .
As we associ@@ ated with the brothers , we could feel the love that they expres@@ sed toward us .
17 : 34 - 37 ​ — Who are “ the e@@ ag@@ les , ” and what is “ the body ” where they ga@@ ther together ?
Th@@ ough spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement may not always be recogn@@ ized by humans , Jehovah always se@@ es and valu@@ es it .
Satan , on the other hand , prom@@ o@@ tes sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness .
But because of the si@@ gn on the Watchtower building , Bible reading has become a ha@@ bi@@ t , so she continu@@ es to read the Bible da@@ ily ! ”
While at home , parents have to do h@@ ou@@ se@@ work and other cho@@ res , so they may well be ti@@ red or ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted .
I could have stru@@ gg@@ led to w@@ in a go@@ ld me@@ d@@ al and become fam@@ ous .
I like to talk about not only what happened but also why and how it happened .
Mo@@ st Z@@ im@@ ba@@ b@@ we@@ ans have deep respect for the Bible and will often in@@ s@@ ist that during Scriptural discus@@ sions , their children si@@ t and listen .
Yes , there are evil angels .
The ma@@ ster said : “ Th@@ ro@@ w the good - for - nothing slave out into the dar@@ k@@ ness out@@ side . ” ​ — Matthew 25 : 20 - 30 .
What fine example did the apostles and ear@@ li@@ er prophe@@ ts set ?
Why is the world the way it is ?
The Christian of little means should receive spiritual attention without par@@ ti@@ ality .
What W@@ as A@@ c@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed ?
M@@ on@@ ths pas@@ sed .
You , though , are not to be that way .
She was pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of an organization fi@@ gh@@ ting for the righ@@ ts of ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ als .
You are bey@@ ond re@@ de@@ mp@@ tion . ”
A@@ N E@@ S@@ S@@ EN@@ T@@ I@@ A@@ L EL@@ E@@ M@@ EN@@ T O@@ F O@@ U@@ R S@@ P@@ I@@ R@@ I@@ T@@ U@@ A@@ L L@@ I@@ F@@ E@@ B@@ L@@ O@@ O@@ D , ” states the book H@@ op@@ e in the A@@ ge of An@@ xi@@ ety .
To@@ gether with his family , David is determined to keep first things first . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 10 .
“ Jehovah’s S@@ word and G@@ ide@@ on@@ ’s ! ”
After the first world war , the Le@@ ag@@ ue of N@@ ations was form@@ ed in the hope of br@@ ing@@ ing peace .
The group ho@@ l@@ ding me cap@@ tive f@@ led through the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s toward neigh@@ bor@@ ing Al@@ ban@@ ia .
They appreci@@ ate that such conduct gives glory to Jehovah God , as Jesus said : “ Let your light shin@@ e before men , that they may see your fine works and give glory to your Father who is in the heavens . ” ​ — Matthew 5 : 16 .
Ti@@ m : Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ise faith .
The young man started to study the Bible and later became one of our brothers .
But what led him to do so ?
Like the early Christians , Jehovah’s Witnesses today come together at simp@@ le plac@@ es of worship to receive instru@@ ction in the Bible and to enjoy who@@ les@@ ome fel@@ low@@ ship .
May all of us be kind to others each day and thus individu@@ ally apply the words of the apostle Paul : “ As God’s cho@@ s@@ en ones , holy and loved , clo@@ the y@@ ourselves with the tend@@ er affe@@ ctions of com@@ pas@@ sion , kindness , low@@ l@@ iness of mind , mil@@ dness , and long - suffering . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 12 .
The contr@@ ast between faithful servants of Jehovah and those in Satan’s world is be@@ coming more pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced with the pas@@ sage of time .
E@@ mp@@ er@@ or D@@ om@@ iti@@ an
What is one of the great@@ est privile@@ ges that we have ?
Re@@ g@@ arding the fine se@@ ed that is s@@ own in the field , Jesus said : “ These are [ not “ will become ” ] the sons of the kingdom . ”
But how did they ​ — and how do we — ​ displa@@ y “ faith in the good news ” ?
A@@ m@@ ong those who benef@@ ited from such el@@ ite educ@@ ation were “ children of fore@@ ign rul@@ ers who were sent or taken as ho@@ st@@ ages to Egy@@ pt to be ‘ ci@@ v@@ il@@ ized ’ and then re@@ turned to rule as va@@ s@@ sal@@ s ” faithful to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h .
How should worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah view fellow Christians ?
A few h@@ our@@ s later , the wa@@ ke - up b@@ ell remin@@ ded us that our first day as mission@@ aries had be@@ gu@@ n !
For a time , I seri@@ ously — though inc@@ or@@ rec@@ tly — believ@@ ed that this religion was only for mal@@ es .
In 19@@ 6@@ 1 our large inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion in C@@ op@@ en@@ ha@@ g@@ en ho@@ sted d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates from over 30 coun@@ tri@@ es .
Pe@@ ople are quic@@ k to respon@@ d to the good news .
3 , 4 . ( a ) What ke@@ y el@@ ements must we know to understand the illustr@@ ation of the sheep and the go@@ ats ?
What course will prote@@ ct us from spiritual har@@ m ?
The Watchtower then said that in the same way , Satan pro@@ ba@@ bly did not physi@@ c@@ ally take Jesus to the real temple .
Tru@@ e , the reli@@ ef from suffering that Jesus provided during his earthly ministry was only temp@@ or@@ ary . Those whom he heal@@ ed or resur@@ rec@@ ted later died .
Na@@ bo@@ th@@ ’s refu@@ s@@ al was based on Jehovah’s law to the nation of Israel that for@@ ba@@ de the per@@ man@@ ent s@@ ale of one@@ ’s tri@@ ba@@ l in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
Even to those s@@ co@@ ff@@ ing at his message , E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el was to say : “ There will be no post@@ pon@@ ement any@@ more as to any words of [ Jehovah ] . ”
He taught them by example .
The Ma@@ ster T@@ e@@ ach@@ er con@@ f@@ oun@@ ds them by his answer , and he rel@@ ates three vi@@ vi@@ d illustr@@ ations ​ — two of them about a v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard and one about a marriage fe@@ ast — ​ that ex@@ pose just how wicked his op@@ pos@@ ers are .
It was moved to the A@@ m@@ bro@@ si@@ an Li@@ br@@ ary at the beg@@ in@@ ning of the 1@@ 7@@ th century .
However , these po@@ wers need to be tra@@ ined “ through use . ”
( a ) What did A@@ sa do when the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ ans th@@ reat@@ ened Juda@@ h ?
What took place in fulfill@@ ment of Isaiah 50 : 6 and Mi@@ ca@@ h 5 : 1 ?
If we did , would we really need to keep on the w@@ atch ?
This lea@@ ds to more com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on ​ — a vi@@ ci@@ ous cir@@ c@@ le .
To help us appreci@@ ate more fully the meaning and value of mil@@ dness , let us consider four Bible examples .
Sa@@ ys Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 1 , 2 : “ Be@@ come imit@@ at@@ ors of God , as bel@@ o@@ ved children , and go on wal@@ king in love . ”
These hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al events ra@@ ise important questions .
A Dis@@ ab@@ led M@@ an or a W@@ arri@@ or ?
In what ways will love and respect de@@ ter one from eng@@ ag@@ ing in se@@ x@@ u@@ al mis@@ conduct ?
When the travel@@ ing mer@@ ch@@ ant found a pe@@ ar@@ l of high value , “ away he went and prom@@ p@@ tly so@@ ld all the things he had and b@@ ought it . ”
Because by preaching , you are s@@ oun@@ ding God’s war@@ ning , and thus you are fulfill@@ ing the com@@ mis@@ sion that Jesus gave his followers . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 ; 28 : 19 , 20 .
Li@@ ght for All the N@@ ations
Why does Jehovah not always answer prayers im@@ medi@@ ately ?
His love is everlasting .
9 : 24 ; Luke 4 : 4@@ 3 .
In God’s new world , human soci@@ ety will cons@@ ist only of those who are mo@@ des@@ t .
Peter wrote that those who are buil@@ t as “ living st@@ ones ” of a spiritual house on the ro@@ ck - mas@@ s , Christ , were “ a people for special pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion [ to ] dec@@ l@@ are ab@@ ro@@ ad the exc@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ ci@@ es ” of the One who called them . ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 4 - 9 ; Psalm 1@@ 18 : 22 ; Isaiah 8 : 14 ; 1 Corinthians 10 : 1 - 4 .
They so@@ ak@@ ed it all up !
Rather than continu@@ ally ber@@ ate ourselves , we should end@@ e@@ av@@ or to learn from the mis@@ take .
L@@ y@@ man and C@@ r@@ y@@ st@@ al were in@@ se@@ par@@ able
No human relationship , no material pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion , and no personal accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment can bring the happiness that comes from bel@@ ong@@ ing to “ the people who@@ se God is Jehovah . ”
( b ) Who al@@ one are ent@@ it@@ led to par@@ take of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms , and why ?
S@@ ur@@ ely we do good when we regul@@ arly atten@@ d and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in Christian meetings .
What cho@@ ice did the ancient Israelites have , and why was it difficult for them to deci@@ de wis@@ ely ?
Why , an ear@@ n@@ est desire to understand Jehovah’s Word !
O@@ ther go@@ als may inclu@@ de full - time service as a pioneer , at Bethel , or as a mission@@ ary .
Their l@@ ack of mo@@ des@@ ty and their thoughts of self - import@@ ance al@@ most ca@@ used them to lo@@ se sight of Jehovah’s purpose and of their ro@@ le in con@@ ne@@ ction with his will .
They will do so during the great tri@@ bul@@ ation when they real@@ ize that there is no es@@ cap@@ e from des@@ tru@@ ction . ​ — 7 / 15 , page 13 .
( b ) What did R@@ ac@@ he@@ l do , and how was she bless@@ ed ?
His appro@@ ach was to mo@@ tiv@@ ate others by re@@ aching their hearts with the principles be@@ h@@ ind the la@@ ws given through Moses .
“ This I am saying . . . to move you to that which is be@@ coming and that which means con@@ st@@ ant attend@@ ance upon the Lord without di@@ str@@ action . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R .
Our taking Paul’s words to heart will great@@ ly en@@ h@@ ance our pro@@ spe@@ cts of at@@ tain@@ ing the pri@@ ze .
• What can help Christians to man@@ i@@ f@@ est kindness and go@@ o@@ dness at home ?
Jesus Christ end@@ ur@@ ed the most difficult tri@@ al of all and sta@@ yed loyal to Jehovah .
He so@@ li@@ dly esta@@ bli@@ shed the heavens in dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ S 3 : 19 .
L@@ eng@@ th of days and years of life are the result of keep@@ ing compan@@ y with wisdom .
You do not beg@@ in to live up to your own teachings . ”
While not im@@ medi@@ ately reve@@ al@@ ing his id@@ ent@@ ity , he man@@ e@@ u@@ vered events to en@@ sure that they were well car@@ ed for and had food to take back to their ag@@ ing father .
; Di@@ c@@ ke@@ y , S .
Like Jeremiah , we ‘ gi@@ r@@ d up our hi@@ ps and speak everything that Jehovah comman@@ ds us , ’ not allow@@ ing fi@@ gh@@ ters against God to str@@ ike us with any ter@@ ro@@ r .
However , the rema@@ ining ones of Christ’s brothers on earth today would be hard - pres@@ sed to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der that responsi@@ bility without the ass@@ ist@@ ance of their other sheep compan@@ i@@ ons .
F@@ in@@ ding nothing , he pi@@ cked up his bri@@ ef@@ case and wal@@ ked out !
However , “ he that does the will of God rema@@ ins forever . ”
The end of what con@@ di@@ tions is gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ ed by Joh@@ n@@ ’s prophecy ?
To bu@@ y up com@@ mo@@ di@@ ties when pri@@ ces are low and hold them back t@@ ill supp@@ lies sh@@ r@@ ink and pri@@ ces so@@ ar can be prof@@ it@@ able .
In 19@@ 34 my brother , David , was born .
But spirit ano@@ in@@ ting does not bring ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary understanding , for Paul had to instru@@ ct and counsel certain anointed ones .
One of Jesus ’ disciples was later inspired by God to wr@@ ite : “ Let each man have his own wife and each woman have her own husband . ”
It wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t the nor@@ m in Ca@@ tho@@ lic hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds to read the Bible .
11 - 13 . ( a ) Who became associ@@ ated with God’s cho@@ s@@ en people ?
The ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od will have fully accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed its purpose .
So , then , why not set asi@@ de time to give some ad@@ v@@ ance thought to the material that will be consider@@ ed ?
Consider his respon@@ se when his disciples re@@ pri@@ man@@ ded people for “ br@@ ing@@ ing him young children . ”
In fact , most principles do not invol@@ ve an im@@ medi@@ ate p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment for those not con@@ form@@ ing to them .
G@@ ran@@ ted , there are other ways that a similar attitude could appe@@ ar .
Rather , he regul@@ arly commun@@ ic@@ ated with them .
TH@@ E com@@ pos@@ er of Psalm 14@@ 5 is one of hist@@ or@@ y’s well - known men .
Because God is a Per@@ son , he also has a person@@ ality with lik@@ es and dis@@ lik@@ es ​ — even feelings .
How inter@@ ested they will be to learn the id@@ ent@@ ity of the Se@@ ed of God’s woman , mentioned in the first prophecy in the Bible , at Genesis 3 : 15 !
Because ne@@ i@@ ther he nor his Father takes si@@ des in this worl@@ d’s contro@@ ver@@ si@@ es .
What con@@ dition should we want to be in when the day of Jehovah str@@ ik@@ es ?
What is taking place as a result of the present - day worl@@ d@@ wide Kingdom - preaching work ?
A preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign on that is@@ land was care@@ fully organiz@@ ed by the brothers from Sam@@ o@@ s .
As news of her resurrection s@@ pre@@ ad thr@@ ough@@ out J@@ op@@ pa , many became believers .
When he was we@@ an@@ ed , she took him to Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h so that he could serve at the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le . ​ — 1 Samuel 1 : 20 , 24 - 28 .
This helped me to be more positi@@ ve and to understand that my parents op@@ posed me because they were wor@@ ri@@ ed about me .
He also wor@@ ked faith@@ fully at his own assignment , coun@@ sel@@ ing God’s people about the spiritual d@@ ang@@ ers they fac@@ ed and encourag@@ ing them to remain faithful to Jehovah .
By then my parents had died , so we moved to the beau@@ ti@@ ful B@@ lu@@ e M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s out@@ side of S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y , which plac@@ ed us clo@@ s@@ er to our friends .
“ E@@ very good gift and every perfect present ” comes down from God , our heavenly Father . ​ — James 1 : 17 .
That certainly is true in con@@ ne@@ ction with marriage and family life .
When you apply the counsel , you will be like so@@ ft cla@@ y that Jehovah is able to mo@@ ld , and you will benefit .
“ For the simp@@ le reason , ” it says , “ that such an organiz@@ ed , uni@@ vers@@ al soci@@ ety s@@ car@@ c@@ ely ex@@ is@@ ted . ”
“ I felt hum@@ ili@@ ated , ” she said . “ Yet , after I pray@@ ed to Jehovah , peace and cal@@ m@@ ness of heart came over me . ”
C@@ ould you more often medit@@ ate on what you read ? ​ — P@@ s .
For I do not understand what I am doing .
To help you remain neu@@ tr@@ al , avoid w@@ atch@@ ing or reading many repor@@ ts that take si@@ des in pol@@ itical is@@ su@@ es .
If Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts concer@@ ning Jesus were al@@ tered as a result of first - century Christian in@@ tri@@ gu@@ e , why do ne@@ g@@ ative re@@ mar@@ ks about both Jews and G@@ ent@@ il@@ es still appe@@ ar in the text ?
God’s V@@ i@@ e@@ w of the De@@ ad
God’s V@@ i@@ e@@ w of S@@ mo@@ king , 6 / 1
I can hon@@ es@@ tly say that I now feel real con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment serving Jehovah with all my heart , to my full po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al . ”
“ The remin@@ der of Jehovah is tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy , making the in@@ experienced one wise . ”
Why is pur@@ su@@ ing spiritual go@@ als not the e@@ asi@@ est course ?
4 : 1 - 4 .
( Read 1 Corinthians 15 : 24 - 28 . )
While wa@@ iting for my tri@@ al , I was kept in sol@@ it@@ ary con@@ fin@@ ement and inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ated day and night .
What inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations of the heart can inter@@ f@@ ere with our listen@@ ing to Jehovah ?
How did Jesus ex@@ emp@@ li@@ fy the counsel given at Romans 12 : 15 ?
H@@ er pe@@ ers reas@@ oned : “ It is a comm@@ on cu@@ sto@@ m .
David kno@@ ws that Jehovah has a positi@@ ve mo@@ tive in sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ iz@@ ing His worshipp@@ ers .
How can the public@@ ations of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” help us to t@@ est whether we are in the faith ?
“ We have just two principles , ” claim@@ ed a T@@ V ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tive in Ch@@ ina .
Today we can see c@@ learly that this prophecy has been ful@@ filled .
O@@ thers consider man to be a cre@@ ation of God end@@ ow@@ ed with the ability to have control over his own future .
With him as our King and with the Creator of the uni@@ verse ba@@ c@@ king us up , we have every reason for confidence .
Per@@ haps because of Jose@@ p@@ h’s coura@@ ge@@ ous stand for what was right , Jac@@ o@@ b b@@ es@@ to@@ wed an honor on the bo@@ y .
And always present is the d@@ anger of ex@@ po@@ sure to false or in@@ acc@@ ur@@ ate information .
S@@ even days you will c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate the fes@@ ti@@ val to Jehovah your God in the place that Jehovah will cho@@ ose , because Jehovah your God will bl@@ ess you in all your pro@@ du@@ ce and in every deed of your hand , and you must become nothing but jo@@ y@@ ful . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ t . 16 : 14 , 15 ; read Matthew 5 : 3 .
Pe@@ ace Con@@ fer@@ ence in W@@ est@@ ph@@ ali@@ a
The m@@ oun@@ tain fol@@ k are very ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able .
You will be happy because you are doing the divine will .
The word transl@@ ated “ me@@ ek ” comes from a ro@@ o@@ t word meaning “ a@@ ff@@ li@@ ct , hum@@ ble , hum@@ ili@@ ate . ”
Some brothers are able to o@@ pen the Bible , read a thought - pro@@ vo@@ king text , and leave the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der with a question ​ — all in less than a min@@ u@@ te .
Juda@@ h Re@@ ma@@ in Des@@ ol@@ ate ? 11 / 15
These brothers had , in turn , mo@@ tiv@@ ated a th@@ ir@@ d el@@ der to jo@@ in them . A sh@@ ort while later , the th@@ ir@@ d el@@ der was appointed a special pioneer .
“ May a str@@ anger , and not your own m@@ ou@@ th , praise you . ” — Proverbs 27 : 2 .
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s other inspired prophe@@ tic pi@@ c@@ tures .
How , then , should a Christian view this matter ?
Re@@ g@@ arding husband and wife , Jesus said : “ They are no longer two , but one flesh . ”
A person does well to ask himself : ‘ How can I strengthen my faith ?
“ Lo@@ ok both ways before you cro@@ ss the st@@ re@@ et . ”
At one home , the only to@@ il@@ et a@@ vail@@ able was a ho@@ le in the gr@@ ound with two lo@@ g@@ s ac@@ ro@@ ss the mi@@ dd@@ le .
God’s Word fore@@ told that in our time “ wicked men and imp@@ o@@ st@@ ors will ad@@ v@@ ance from bad to wor@@ se , mis@@ le@@ ading and being mis@@ led . ”
So it may take more time and effort to find mo@@ des@@ t s@@ ki@@ r@@ ts , d@@ res@@ ses , and bl@@ ous@@ es or to sel@@ e@@ ct su@@ its and tr@@ ous@@ ers that are not too ti@@ ght .
Why not ask Jehovah’s Witnesses to show you what the Bible teach@@ es about this sub@@ ject ?
In the dre@@ am that Daniel inter@@ pre@@ ted for Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar , R@@ ome is de@@ pi@@ cted by the leg@@ s of ir@@ on .
He ad@@ ded that this ser@@ m@@ on has “ a pe@@ cu@@ li@@ arly uni@@ ver@@ sal@@ is@@ tic appe@@ al . ”
Lo@@ ve for God imp@@ els him to put God’s inter@@ ests first in his life . ​ — Matthew 6 : 33 .
The ide@@ a of being such would not be str@@ ange for those who gro@@ w up believ@@ ing in God and having some famili@@ ar@@ ity with the Bible .
Many people are very close to their pe@@ ts , such as do@@ g@@ s and c@@ ats .
They must be “ t@@ ested as to f@@ it@@ ness first . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 3 : 1 - 10 .
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ ize That Th@@ ings T@@ ake Ti@@ me
B@@ es@@ id@@ es , Jesus ’ Kingdom was to be heavenly , not earthly .
Mo@@ st of the stud@@ ents ra@@ ised their hands .
E@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion is therefore in@@ com@@ pati@@ ble with the Bible .
This pro@@ c@@ ess dis@@ lo@@ d@@ ged the gra@@ in from the st@@ al@@ ks and the hus@@ ks .
After what seem@@ s to be just a few sh@@ ort years , the children gro@@ w up and leave home .
To Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s fle@@ sh@@ ly se@@ ed , the nation of Israel , God once said : “ All these blessings [ set out in the Law covenant ] must come upon you and over@@ take you , because you keep listen@@ ing to the vo@@ ice of Jehovah your God . ”
Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 4 con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed me that I should not cen@@ ter my thoughts on my@@ self and my desire to get a bi@@ gg@@ er f@@ ar@@ m .
“ I A@@ M so happy that my daugh@@ ter is now a serv@@ ant of Jehovah , and I know that she is happy too , ” said C@@ ar@@ lo@@ s , * a Christian father in the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines .
By regul@@ ar Bible study , meeting attend@@ ance , prayer , and medit@@ ation .
Yes , there are .
By show@@ ing prop@@ er respect for our meetings for study and worship , we prove that we share Jehovah’s view of sac@@ red things .
There he was n@@ ic@@ k@@ nam@@ ed “ O@@ ld M@@ ad 1914 ! ” because of his ze@@ al@@ ous pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation of Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es poin@@ ting for@@ ward to that year .
Why Acc@@ ep@@ t Go@@ dly V@@ alu@@ es
De@@ ep@@ ly appreci@@ ative , Jac@@ o@@ b pray@@ ed : “ I am un@@ wor@@ thy of all the loving - kin@@ d@@ nesses and of all the faith@@ ful@@ ness that you have exerc@@ ised toward your serv@@ ant , for with but my st@@ af@@ f I cro@@ s@@ sed this J@@ or@@ d@@ an and now I have become two cam@@ ps . ” ​ — G@@ en .
The more we learned about Jehovah , the str@@ ong@@ er our desire became to serve him “ with a complete heart and with a deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful soul . ”
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , if you have st@@ ep@@ children or a@@ do@@ p@@ ted children , remember Jose@@ p@@ h’s example and tre@@ at each one as uni@@ que and preci@@ ous .
Even so , while my ey@@ es@@ i@@ ght was we@@ ak@@ ening , my desire to serve Jehovah was gro@@ wing str@@ ong@@ er .
Let us , therefore , not con@@ fu@@ se having God’s spirit with being anointed with God’s spirit , the l@@ at@@ ter being just one special op@@ er@@ ation of the spirit .
When they arri@@ ved in Egy@@ pt , they op@@ en@@ ly told Jose@@ p@@ h’s ste@@ ward of the money they had found in their ba@@ g@@ s , o@@ ffering to re@@ pa@@ y the full am@@ ount .
Like Jac@@ o@@ b , we do not know all the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of the out@@ working of Jehovah’s purpose .
“ Jehovah is a lo@@ ver of justice , and he will not leave his loyal ones .
“ I was in pris@@ on three times , which led my wife to div@@ or@@ ce me .
He beg@@ s the man of God : “ S@@ often , ple@@ ase , the face of Jehovah your God and pray in my be@@ half that my hand may be rest@@ ored to me . ”
What peace this gives us !
▪ “ You must pray , then , this way : ‘ Our Father in the heavens , let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied . ’ ”
* How , though , did the crow@@ d re@@ act ? ​ — Hebrews 1 : 1 , 2 .
Ther@@ efore , ‘ do not re@@ ject the discipl@@ ine of Jehovah , and do not ab@@ ho@@ r his re@@ pro@@ of . ’ ​ — Pro@@ v .
In time , though , we found out who they really were .
Then , refer@@ ring to his family , he continued : “ As for me and my hous@@ eho@@ ld , we shall serve Jehovah . ” ​ — Jo@@ shua 24 : 15 .
They were G@@ reg@@ ory of Na@@ z@@ i@@ an@@ z@@ us , B@@ as@@ il the Gre@@ at , and his brother G@@ reg@@ ory of N@@ y@@ s@@ sa .
F@@ ear@@ less early followers of Christ proved faithful to death
Their wrong actions would result in en@@ or@@ m@@ ous suffering and death for the enti@@ re human family . ​ — Genesis 3 : 1 - 6 ; Romans 5 : 12 ; Hebrews 2 : 14 .
( Read Psalm 14@@ 1 : 5 . )
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 16 , 17 ]
Be ob@@ serv@@ ant .
But what ty@@ pe of love is this ?
M@@ ere rec@@ ently en@@ ro@@ l@@ led as a regul@@ ar pioneer ( a full - time Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er ) .
Su@@ b@@ ject In@@ de@@ x for The Watchtower 200@@ 2
• How can young ones res@@ ist the materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic influ@@ ence of this world ?
The en@@ m@@ ity between the ser@@ p@@ ent and the woman would be so fi@@ er@@ ce that Satan would sp@@ are no effort to o@@ bl@@ it@@ er@@ ate her off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
The next day , the pione@@ ers were able to find more per@@ man@@ ent qu@@ ar@@ ters that became their cen@@ ter of op@@ er@@ ations .
Then peace tal@@ ks began , with pro@@ po@@ sal@@ s being pas@@ sed from one d@@ ele@@ g@@ ation to the next through medi@@ at@@ ors .
Jehovah bless@@ ed the first ten years of A@@ sa@@ ’s re@@ ign with complete peace .
He did not rejo@@ ice over cal@@ am@@ ity that might be@@ f@@ all someone who h@@ ated him .
A full pro@@ gra@@ m of Christian meetings was arrang@@ ed in the L@@ ing@@ ala language so that the arri@@ v@@ als would be supp@@ lied with life - su@@ sta@@ ining spiritual food .
When anxi@@ e@@ ties over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed me , you com@@ for@@ ted and so@@ o@@ th@@ ed me . ”
W@@ he@@ ther in fav@@ or@@ able or in tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es@@ ome se@@ as@@ on , we cannot sto@@ p speaking the truth .
Jehovah provided a perfect man who could become the ran@@ som@@ er .
The answer may reve@@ al a lo@@ t about the person@@ ’s vie@@ w@@ point and religious ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
Tru@@ e wisdom will soon ‘ pre@@ serve ali@@ ve its ow@@ n@@ ers ’ in an un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted way ​ — prote@@ ction through the f@@ ast - appro@@ aching “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation , ” when God destro@@ ys the wicked .
I had no preaching ba@@ g nor any Bible liter@@ ature .
After Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , every individu@@ al , Je@@ w or G@@ ent@@ ile , had to make a personal dedic@@ ation to God and be baptized “ in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit . ”
A small group of Christians feel Jehovah’s end@@ uring love in a special way .
And what ro@@ le do they pla@@ y ?
Such thinking would d@@ ul@@ l our desire to preach the good news of the Kingdom . ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 11 .
S@@ ak@@ ik@@ o , J@@ ap@@ an : “ I have been married for 31 years and have three children .
L@@ ater , Paul encoura@@ ged the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ an congregation to keep “ standing fir@@ m in one spirit , with one soul stri@@ ving side by side for the faith of the good news , and in no respect being f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed by [ their ] op@@ pon@@ ents . ”
As Revelation 5 : 13 indic@@ ates , “ the One s@@ it@@ ting on the thro@@ ne and . . . the L@@ am@@ b ” sur@@ ely deser@@ ve to be hon@@ ored .
The sa@@ d re@@ ality is that people in un@@ for@@ tun@@ ate situ@@ ations are u@@ su@@ ally the ones who@@ se righ@@ ts to human di@@ gn@@ ity are s@@ ligh@@ ted or tr@@ am@@ pl@@ ed on .
Go@@ od Con@@ du@@ ct B@@ ear@@ s F@@ ru@@ it ( J@@ ap@@ an ) , 11 / 1
But after “ three and a half days , ” these two wit@@ nesses would be brought back to life , much to the am@@ a@@ z@@ ement of all on@@ loo@@ k@@ ers . ​ — Re@@ v .
Of course , as the prophe@@ ts car@@ ri@@ ed out their ministry , they had to cop@@ e with more than un@@ responsi@@ ven@@ ess ; they su@@ ffered evil .
The word “ mirac@@ les ” as used in this article is as de@@ f@@ ined in a Bible dic@@ tion@@ ary : “ E@@ f@@ fe@@ cts in the physical world that sur@@ pas@@ s all known human or n@@ atur@@ al po@@ wers and are therefore at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted to su@@ per@@ n@@ atur@@ al ag@@ enc@@ y . ”
If you ch@@ er@@ ish your wife , you take good care of her because you love her .
For example , Ru@@ th a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned the go@@ ds of her n@@ ative Mo@@ a@@ b and said to Na@@ om@@ i : “ Your people will be my people , and your God my God . ”
“ G@@ ro@@ wing up , I long@@ ed for a pur@@ po@@ se@@ ful life , one that would help others , ” rel@@ ates M@@ au@@ re@@ en , now in her mi@@ d - 60 ’ s .
W@@ ell , accep@@ ting Jesus and being baptized in his name means recogn@@ iz@@ ing his ro@@ le in our relationship with the Creator .
If the Bible had thus de@@ ca@@ yed , its message would have died with it .
For example , in 19@@ 22 , after de@@ ca@@ des of pa@@ inst@@ ak@@ ing work in a har@@ s@@ h en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , B@@ rit@@ ish ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ist How@@ ard C@@ ar@@ ter made a dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c dis@@ co@@ very .
For Paul , there was no i@@ v@@ ory thro@@ ne or fe@@ a@@ sting with k@@ ings .
And many v@@ and@@ als have tri@@ ed to ma@@ r it . ”
U@@ p@@ on fin@@ ding out what the Phil@@ ist@@ ines had done , the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of J@@ ab@@ es@@ h - g@@ ile@@ ad re@@ moved the cor@@ p@@ se and bur@@ ned it .
Al@@ so , the physical uni@@ verse displa@@ ys evidence of ma@@ them@@ ati@@ cal pre@@ c@@ ision and order .
These human teachings have brought no real and lasting good news .
In In@@ dia most marri@@ ages are arrang@@ ed , and E@@ d@@ w@@ in was con@@ stan@@ tly being asked to make such arrang@@ ements , but he always cho@@ se not to do so .
Re@@ a@@ p B@@ less@@ ings Th@@ r@@ ough God’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t - G@@ u@@ i@@ ded King !
• As su@@ gg@@ ested at Romans 5 : 4 , 5 , what ty@@ pe of hope do you want to have ?
Mo@@ st govern@@ ments ac@@ knowledge the Witnesses ’ neu@@ tr@@ al stand .
Jehovah will bring these blessings , not because he has to , but because he lo@@ ves us .
C@@ ould you help out in one of those ways ?
L@@ ev@@ ite pri@@ ests rend@@ ered a very valu@@ able public service in Israel .
The first is a man@@ us@@ crip@@ t d@@ ating from the fi@@ f@@ th century .
Joseph sto@@ od up for what was right , yet his brothers h@@ ated him
We often see that tra@@ it today too , though in some cul@@ tures it is more evid@@ ent than in others .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying Davi@@ d’s words found at Psalm 22 : 22 to Jesus , the apostle Paul wrote : “ ‘ I will dec@@ l@@ are your name to my brothers ; in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the congregation I will praise you with s@@ ong . ’
Of course , a close relationship will not last if one person does all the tal@@ king .
David kept himself concer@@ ned with God’s works .
Some have wonder@@ ed , ‘ Can a Christian pur@@ sue material ri@@ ches and also be rich toward God ? ’
The sub@@ ject of spiritual prog@@ ress was fur@@ ther discus@@ sed in the talk “ M@@ ake Your Ad@@ van@@ c@@ ement M@@ ani@@ f@@ est . ”
W@@ as she so over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed that she ign@@ ored the spiritual inter@@ ests of her children ?
T@@ W@@ O years before the a@@ bo@@ ve ev@@ ent took place , E@@ vel@@ y@@ n T@@ ra@@ ber@@ t , who was my mission@@ ary compan@@ ion , and I gra@@ du@@ ated from the f@@ our@@ th class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad , then lo@@ c@@ ated near I@@ th@@ ac@@ a , New Yor@@ k .
It means demonstr@@ ating the fine Christian qualities known as the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s spirit while deal@@ ing with others . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 22 , 23 .
Some years ag@@ o , The Watchtower made this com@@ ment : “ Today the whole world seem@@ s to be com@@ mit@@ ting the same mis@@ take the ancient Gre@@ ek@@ s did .
S@@ up@@ posed co@@ des in the Bible would be rend@@ ered poin@@ t@@ less by vari@@ ations in sp@@ el@@ ling in Hebrew man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts . ​ — 4 / 1 , pages 30 , 31 .
See the N@@ ame in the V@@ al@@ le@@ y
But when we refu@@ se to view , listen to , and read Scrip@@ tur@@ ally un@@ accep@@ table material , we are in effect saying : “ G@@ o away , Satan ! ”
And how we rejo@@ ice in the re@@ ward he received because he kept his foc@@ us on doing God’s will ! ​ — Psalm 40 : 8 ; Acts 2 : 32 , 33 , 36 .
In time , my family came to respect me for my decision .
Jehovah C@@ ongreg@@ ates His Jo@@ y@@ ful Pe@@ ople
Thus , the talk “ Do@@ ing God’s Will B@@ r@@ ings H@@ app@@ iness ” st@@ ressed that Jehovah’s Word , the Bible , out@@ l@@ ines the best way of living .
Jesus said : “ The har@@ v@@ est is great , but the work@@ ers are few .
You would not be the first to experience such .
The b@@ ones are made “ f@@ at ” when they are filled with mar@@ ro@@ w .
The water of life re@@ pres@@ ents all of God’s pro@@ v@@ isions for rec@@ over@@ ing obedi@@ ent humans from sin and death and giving them un@@ en@@ ding perfect life in Par@@ adise on earth .
Sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der Your R@@ es@@ pon@@ si@@ bility
And how can we walk in Jehovah’s name ?
He was cho@@ s@@ en to re@@ present his tri@@ be in sp@@ ying out the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
When there is rep@@ ent@@ ance , Jehovah par@@ d@@ ons sin , but he does not give ex@@ emp@@ tion from deser@@ ved p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment for serious wr@@ ong@@ s .
Revelation 20 : 7 - 15 provi@@ des the answer .
His teach@@ er deci@@ ded that anyone in the class who used a f@@ ou@@ l word would have to pa@@ y a small fine .
Even young ones who prof@@ ess to serve Jehovah can f@@ all into this tra@@ p . ” ​ — Proverbs 22 : 15 .
Rather than going ba@@ ck@@ ward , I could move for@@ ward with courage .
T@@ ow@@ ard the cen@@ ter was an old bl@@ ack - and - wh@@ ite p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph of children exc@@ it@@ e@@ dly wa@@ ving their co@@ pi@@ es of my chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od book !
16 , 17 . ( a ) What did God’s people need ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , even my flesh will re@@ side in hope ; because you will not leave my soul in H@@ ad@@ es , ne@@ i@@ ther will you allow your loyal one to see cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion . ’ ” ​ — Acts 2 : 22 - 27 .
From the beg@@ in@@ ning of human ex@@ ist@@ ence , godly men and women have faith@@ fully tri@@ ed to fulf@@ ill the ro@@ les that Jehovah me@@ ant for them , and this has ad@@ ded to their happiness and satis@@ fac@@ tion .
In a similar way , com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate Christians respon@@ d quic@@ k@@ ly to the material and spiritual needs of others .
A@@ m@@ ong the un@@ invit@@ ed ones was a bus@@ lo@@ ad of vis@@ it@@ ors who happened to be t@@ our@@ ing C@@ ap@@ e T@@ own on the we@@ ek@@ end of the we@@ d@@ ding .
Be@@ ing gi@@ f@@ ted , he qu@@ ali@@ fied for scho@@ ol@@ ing that en@@ h@@ an@@ ced his s@@ k@@ ill@@ s .
Even so , he found the time and en@@ er@@ gy to wr@@ ite me long , encourag@@ ing let@@ ters with words of comfort and counsel .
“ I am in very good con@@ dition and full of joy . . . .
Do you want to do the same ?
The psalmist states : “ O Jehovah . . . , you who@@ se di@@ gn@@ ity is rec@@ oun@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve the heavens ! . . .
W@@ ho@@ se sal@@ vation ?
H@@ el@@ p Your Ch@@ il@@ dren to Me@@ et Their Many Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es 16
F@@ o@@ od will be pl@@ enti@@ ful .
It may also help them to ear@@ n a living in a commun@@ ity where many find that difficult . ”
Is the ex@@ ist@@ ence of an all - loving and all - powerful God , as pres@@ ented in the Bible , com@@ pati@@ ble with the pre@@ v@@ al@@ ence of human suffering ?
To time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite they will certainly be gu@@ ar@@ ded . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 37 : 28 .
These “ te@@ ars , ” called gu@@ m mas@@ tic , have been used to make bal@@ sa@@ m .
“ Yes , that is right , ” I rep@@ lied .
Still , some may won@@ der , ‘ If God lo@@ ves us so much , why is he allow@@ ing us to su@@ ff@@ er ? ’
Let us keep on , then , refle@@ cting God’s glory .
The money does not bel@@ ong to him ; yet , his c@@ li@@ ent has no ide@@ a that it ex@@ ists .
When a loved one dies , we n@@ atur@@ ally shed te@@ ars because we will mis@@ s him .
The point ?
* The teach@@ er ag@@ re@@ ed to this .
They rel@@ ated and en@@ ac@@ ted experi@@ ences that they had enjo@@ yed in the field ministry during the course of the school ter@@ m .
I saw them only during v@@ ac@@ ation .
C@@ ho@@ o@@ sing a ty@@ pe of work that prom@@ o@@ tes what is direc@@ tly con@@ dem@@ ned in the Bible is de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely wrong .
He@@ av@@ en has not always been pe@@ ace@@ ful .
Still , at his baptism he did something more than what was requi@@ red under the Law .
Lo@@ ving elders stri@@ ve to see the good in others .
( b ) What responsi@@ bility do you feel toward the people in your ter@@ rit@@ ory ?
The things Jesus learned during his pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly inclu@@ ded the prophe@@ ci@@ es fore@@ tel@@ ling de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of his life on earth as the Messi@@ ah .
Yes , we need to exam@@ ine our conduct in seem@@ ingly small matters of every@@ day life , even those taking place in the priv@@ ac@@ y of our home .
That was when the Gre@@ at De@@ pres@@ sion came along in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
Does the same princi@@ ple apply today ?
G@@ et to know them person@@ ally .
EL@@ I@@ J@@ A@@ H long@@ ed to be al@@ one with his heavenly Father .
Our sacrifice of praise ​ — our giving praise to Jehovah by making known his name and pro@@ claim@@ ing the good news — ​ should be com@@ men@@ sur@@ ate with our health and ability .
Let us , then , draw clo@@ s@@ er and clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah by refle@@ cting appreci@@ ati@@ vely on the ransom and by di@@ lig@@ ently stud@@ ying his Word , the Bible . ​ — Read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 13 : 4 .
Jesus found joy in every one of his assign@@ ments , and we can find joy in our@@ s .
Why was he so succ@@ ess@@ ful ?
S@@ l@@ an@@ der is a false , mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous , and de@@ fam@@ at@@ ory st@@ at@@ ement about someone .
On@@ ce the no@@ vel@@ ty of being married has wor@@ n off , they have real@@ ized that they and their par@@ t@@ ner have little in comm@@ on when it comes to every@@ day matters .
D@@ O@@ E@@ S Jehovah , the Ma@@ ster Creator , have the ability to see ?
1 : 3 , 4 ; 2 : 9 ; 3 : 8 .
Jehovah ye@@ ar@@ ns to car@@ ry out the resurrection .
Ther@@ efore , be gu@@ i@@ ded by “ the wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve , ” man@@ i@@ f@@ est godly qualities , and re@@ a@@ p benef@@ its as “ those who are making peace . ” ​ — James 3 : 17 , 18 .
That sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic water re@@ pres@@ ents Jehovah’s pro@@ v@@ isions for rec@@ over@@ ing mankind from sin and death on the bas@@ is of Christ’s ransom sacrifice .
21 : 17 ; Jo@@ s@@ h .
Just as e@@ ating a me@@ al is u@@ su@@ ally more ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble when you do so in the compan@@ y of good friends , eng@@ ag@@ ing in rec@@ re@@ ation is often more enjo@@ y@@ able when you do so with good compan@@ i@@ ons .
S@@ pe@@ cial Jo@@ ys of T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ing Wor@@ k
In view of A@@ sa@@ ’s rec@@ ord , we should not be sur@@ pris@@ ed that he pray@@ ed when con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with the lar@@ g@@ est human ar@@ my mentioned in the Scriptures .
Ex@@ per@@ ts ag@@ re@@ ed that it was f@@ ast gro@@ wing and had to be re@@ moved .
Th@@ ink , for instance , of the future Par@@ adise God promises .
So another su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion is to o@@ pen your m@@ ou@@ th wi@@ der than you do for nor@@ ma@@ l speaking .
Such words as “ I am s@@ or@@ ry ” or “ you are right ” are not difficult for him to say when he is wrong .
For example , pa@@ ying attention to apost@@ ate pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda can be@@ cl@@ ou@@ d our thinking and bl@@ ind us to the value of the spiritual “ food at the prop@@ er time ” made a@@ vail@@ able by Jehovah through “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 20 , 9@@ 8
Adam and E@@ ve wanted in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence from God’s guid@@ ance , and this resul@@ ted in the world we see around us today .
There he read al@@ ou@@ d the prophecy of Isaiah 6@@ 1 : 1 , 2 and explained that these prophe@@ tic tru@@ ths app@@ lied to him .
If so , pray for courage so that you can expla@@ in to others in a clear way why you are neu@@ tr@@ al .
Jesus thus demonstr@@ ated the kind of mar@@ vel@@ ous things that will soon take place earth wide .
P@@ res@@ sur@@ ing people to change their religion is wrong .
Ju@@ de@@ a ( c . 5@@ 6 C.E . )
The apostle John conclu@@ ded his th@@ ir@@ d letter with the words : “ Gi@@ ve my gre@@ et@@ ings to the friends by name . ”
Un@@ til that time , these dis@@ obedi@@ ent spi@@ r@@ its are in a con@@ dition of den@@ se spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness , and their fin@@ al des@@ tru@@ ction is certain . ​ — Re@@ v .
Un@@ fav@@ or@@ able develop@@ ments in life should not be allow@@ ed to cause us un@@ du@@ e anxi@@ ety .
That conven@@ tion was one of the best things that ever happened to me .
Even when that is not the case , you@@ ng@@ er ones may have greater strength and en@@ er@@ gy than older ones have .
How did Jesus ’ recei@@ ving Kingdom power af@@ fect the doing of God’s will in heaven ?
Thus we help to sa@@ ve lives .
‘ I C@@ AN@@ N@@ O@@ T face this on my own .
His love for mankind is so im@@ men@@ se that he even sent his bel@@ o@@ ved Son here to earth to die in our be@@ half .
( Read Proverbs 23 : 20 ; Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 2 , 3 . )
Then the high pri@@ est took two go@@ ats .
Do I pre@@ pare well for them and make mean@@ ing@@ ful com@@ ments ?
Can your family set a go@@ al of sp@@ en@@ ding more time in the ministry ?
The apostle John too reas@@ oned : “ W@@ ho@@ ever has the material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons of this world and se@@ es his brother in need and yet refu@@ ses to show him com@@ pas@@ sion , in what way does the love of God remain in him ? ”
But now she had deci@@ ded to sto@@ p g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing .
We displa@@ y mil@@ dness in our ministry .
Thus , when we read that H@@ er@@ od was “ mis@@ tre@@ ating some of those of the congregation , ” it may ref@@ er to more than a sing@@ le group that ga@@ ther@@ ed in Jerusalem . ​ — Acts 12 : 1 .
( a ) What hope was provided through God’s s@@ ent@@ ence on Satan ?
• How do those of the great crow@@ d support their anointed brothers ?
( Read Psalm 32 : 1 - 5 . )
What happened to the angels ?
King Jeho@@ as@@ h of Juda@@ h or@@ der@@ ed the pri@@ ests to use contribu@@ tions that had been made to the house of Jehovah “ to re@@ pa@@ ir the house , wh@@ er@@ ever any dam@@ age [ was ] found . ”
Bo@@ th individuals now atten@@ d Christian meetings .
She was able to get Adam to bre@@ ak God’s law too .
They wor@@ ked hard , right al@@ ong@@ side the rest of us .
H@@ as E@@ vi@@ l W@@ on ?
M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o - M@@ ic@@ ho@@ ac@@ an 5 ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆
The fin@@ est example of mo@@ des@@ ty is that of Jesus Christ .
Such a kind and well - thought - out appro@@ ach is likely to be far more effe@@ ctive than an emo@@ tional out@@ bur@@ st .
So I asked my wife , who is two years you@@ ng@@ er than I am , if she would like to learn Ch@@ in@@ ese .
In the 1@@ 6@@ th century C.E . , the S@@ pan@@ ish ex@@ p@@ lo@@ re@@ r Ju@@ an P@@ once de Le@@ ó@@ n sa@@ iled the C@@ ari@@ b@@ be@@ an repor@@ te@@ dly in sear@@ ch of a f@@ oun@@ tain of you@@ th .
( b ) What me@@ tho@@ ds might your pe@@ ers use to try to pres@@ sure you ?
For this reason , efforts at re@@ su@@ sc@@ it@@ ation can succ@@ e@@ ed .
Even if she does not like some of her hus@@ ban@@ d’s decisions , she is willing to support them as long as they are not against God’s la@@ ws
Me@@ et@@ ing a V@@ it@@ al Ne@@ ed
With a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate fore@@ thought , you can find rec@@ re@@ ation and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment that is truly ref@@ re@@ shing for your family .
Des@@ cri@@ b@@ ing the ul@@ tim@@ ate s@@ ource of ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment , she says : “ I@@ t’s so ref@@ re@@ shing to have Jehovah as a friend , especially when I hear or see the ter@@ ri@@ ble effe@@ cts that this system has on people . ” ​ — James 2 : 23 .
19 : 11 ; 20 : 10 ; R@@ om . 3 : 20 .
Let us than@@ k him for that . ”
To whom did ‘ Jehovah’s glory g@@ le@@ am ’ with the ang@@ eli@@ c ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement of the good news of the bir@@ th of “ a Sa@@ vi@@ or , who is Christ the Lord ” ?
Yes , Jesus Christ promised that all those in Jehovah’s mem@@ ory will be resur@@ rec@@ ted , or brought back to life .
Is not life a@@ we - inspi@@ ring ?
O@@ f@@ ten called spiritu@@ al@@ ism , the prac@@ tice of spi@@ rit@@ ism pla@@ yed a no@@ table ro@@ le in 19@@ th - century thinking .
This situation might even have up@@ set others in the congregation .
N@@ ex@@ t , the teach@@ er s@@ ends the children out for rec@@ ess .
He was mo@@ des@@ t . ​ — Matthew 3 : 14 ; Mal@@ ach@@ i 4 : 5 , 6 ; Luke 1 : 13 - 17 ; John 1 : 26 , 27 .
9 , 10 . ( a ) Why do some of Jehovah’s people have reg@@ re@@ ts ?
They also believe that “ the hand of Jehovah has not become too sh@@ ort that it cannot sa@@ ve , nor has his e@@ ar become too heav@@ y that it cannot hear . ” ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 9 : 1 .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , a who@@ les@@ ome fear not only prom@@ o@@ tes a good relationship with God , as we learned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , but also helps sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard us from in@@ j@@ ur@@ y .
Does this give him li@@ cen@@ se to expres@@ s imp@@ ati@@ ence ?
( b ) When and how did Jesus star@@ t to eng@@ age in the s@@ ow@@ ing of this se@@ ed ?
E@@ le@@ ven sa@@ il@@ ors d@@ ro@@ w@@ ned .
What if we simply l@@ ack mo@@ tiv@@ ation to do more in Jehovah’s service and are inc@@ l@@ ined to co@@ ast along in the congregation ?
In the case of David , what do we learn about God’s mer@@ cy ?
L@@ ater , others re@@ plac@@ ed Bible teachings with the op@@ in@@ i@@ ons of the so - called Ch@@ urch Fa@@ thers and Rom@@ an emp@@ er@@ ors , s@@ pa@@ w@@ ning many false do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines .
R@@ E@@ S@@ P@@ E@@ C@@ T F@@ O@@ R TH@@ E E@@ A@@ R@@ T@@ H
“ Be kind to yourself , Lord , ” he said , “ you will not have this des@@ t@@ in@@ y at all . ”
What is requi@@ red of a Christian if he is to serve as an el@@ der or a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant ?
A@@ no@@ ther brother , E@@ r@@ n@@ es@@ to Di@@ a@@ z , who moved from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates with his family , said after ei@@ ght months in E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or : “ Our three children have pi@@ cked up the language and have become exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent teach@@ ers .
G@@ ro@@ w@@ th in the number of Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers in the 20@@ th century
B@@ es@@ id@@ es giving a real - life pi@@ c@@ ture of Jesus while he was on earth , the Bible shows that he had a pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence as the only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son of God , “ the fir@@ st@@ born of all cre@@ ation . ”
So@@ on Satan will ga@@ ther his ar@@ mi@@ es and la@@ un@@ ch what will be his great@@ est as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t on these pe@@ ace@@ able and seem@@ ingly de@@ f@@ en@@ sel@@ ess people .
And milli@@ ons of others who look for@@ ward to life on earth have jo@@ ined them .
Jehovah’s loving - kindness “ has filled the earth , ” and how we appreci@@ ate this qu@@ ality of God !
Ke@@ ep up your spiritual r@@ out@@ ine .
Even if a Christi@@ an’s family is not yet uni@@ fied in pu@@ re worship , he must make an ear@@ n@@ est effort to cultiv@@ ate peace in the home .
After he su@@ ffered a serious back in@@ j@@ ur@@ y , he had to give up his jo@@ b as a con@@ stru@@ ction work@@ er .
On@@ ce in a while , I also tra@@ v@@ el to M@@ an@@ ch@@ es@@ ter to encoura@@ ge the S@@ pan@@ ish group there .
Mo@@ re@@ over , man@@ ’s ba@@ dness had become a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant , and the earth was filled with viol@@ ence .
What c@@ ra@@ ft did Jesus learn , and in Bible times , what did working at this tra@@ de invol@@ ve ?
For instance , share encourag@@ ing words with others .
A disa@@ ster reli@@ ef com@@ mit@@ te@@ e made up of qu@@ ali@@ fied Christian elders was im@@ medi@@ ately form@@ ed to ass@@ ess individu@@ al needs and to al@@ lo@@ c@@ ate reli@@ ef fun@@ ds to help the local Witnesses to cop@@ e with the situation and re@@ pa@@ ir their ho@@ m@@ es .
“ I had to learn not to bu@@ y wh@@ atever I wanted .
He also cha@@ sed away the gr@@ and@@ son of H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est Eli@@ a@@ shi@@ b , who had married a daugh@@ ter of S@@ an@@ bal@@ l@@ at the H@@ or@@ on@@ ite .
Se@@ e@@ king sol@@ ace and spiritual en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment , I se@@ cur@@ ed a trans@@ f@@ er to the po@@ li@@ ce for@@ ce of M@@ ount A@@ tho@@ s , a ne@@ ar@@ by mon@@ as@@ tic commun@@ ity re@@ vered by O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Christians as the “ holy m@@ oun@@ tain . ”
N@@ early all the st@@ ars that we can see at night are so far from us that they remain m@@ ere poin@@ ts of light when vie@@ wed through the lar@@ g@@ est tel@@ es@@ cop@@ es .
Even if many do not accept the good news we bring , our fe@@ et are still “ com@@ ely ” to Jehovah . ​ — Romans 10 : 15 ; Isaiah 5@@ 2 : 7 .
Consider also the case of Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t .
The ba@@ si@@ c ing@@ re@@ di@@ ent of bre@@ ad is f@@ l@@ our , or me@@ al , ob@@ ta@@ ined by the gr@@ in@@ ding of cer@@ e@@ als .
It would be wise to medit@@ ate on how one false st@@ ep could lead to another and then to serious wr@@ ong@@ doing .
In ad@@ dition to pra@@ ying , David listen@@ ed to his wife and took the necess@@ ary action to es@@ cap@@ e .
God listen@@ s to those who are hum@@ ble . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 38 : 6 .
* Is it , therefore , still appro@@ pri@@ ate for us to pray for that Kingdom to “ come ” ?
God’s P@@ r@@ om@@ ise to En@@ d V@@ i@@ ol@@ ence
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , then , shall not God cause justice to be done for his cho@@ s@@ en ones ? ”
H@@ ist@@ or@@ ic@@ ity of Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n and His F@@ am@@ ily
G@@ ran@@ ted , the Bible does not out@@ l@@ ine ex@@ act pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res for a Christian we@@ d@@ ding .
• Di@@ d Noah take into the ar@@ k se@@ ven of each clean ani@@ ma@@ l or se@@ ven pa@@ ir@@ s of each ?
He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah ac@@ ted in har@@ mony with his prayer .
On the f@@ our@@ th cre@@ ative day , God said : “ Let lu@@ min@@ aries come to be in the ex@@ pan@@ se of the heavens to make a div@@ ision between the day and the night ; and they must serve as sign@@ s and for se@@ as@@ ons and for days and years . ”
The S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es posed a question about a woman who@@ se first husband died , then her second , and so on through a number of hus@@ ban@@ ds .
P@@ is@@ a@@ c was a str@@ ong@@ hold of the ancient In@@ c@@ a E@@ mpi@@ re .
Such conduct is fo@@ ol@@ ish because it ro@@ bs people of self - respect , ru@@ ins marri@@ ages , har@@ ms both mind and body , and lea@@ ds to lo@@ ss of spiritu@@ ality .
What help do men have in car@@ ing for their responsi@@ bil@@ ities in marriage ?
In fact , it was Paul who qu@@ o@@ ted the well - known words of Jesus : “ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ”
D@@ ep@@ en@@ ding on the cause of our anxi@@ ety , we would pro@@ ba@@ bly cho@@ ose a friend who is sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic and has experience with the difficul@@ ty we face .
The Creat@@ or@@ ’s imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality is seen in that the Kingdom hope is o@@ pen to people of any g@@ end@@ er , r@@ ace , n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality , or language .
How pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous it would be for us to “ return evil for evil ” !
The Bible does not tell us how long that will last , but Jesus said : “ Then there will be great tri@@ bul@@ ation such as has not occ@@ ur@@ red since the worl@@ d’s beg@@ in@@ ning until now , no , nor will occ@@ ur again . ”
Jehovah showed me that I was able to continue the study . ”
That con@@ vers@@ ation had a pro@@ found effect on me . ”
Paul no@@ ted : “ If anyone lo@@ ves God , this one is known by him . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 8 : 3 .
We trust in “ tru@@ en@@ ess , ” or faith@@ ful@@ ness .
27 : 11 .
They are she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike ones who “ do not want to share with [ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at ] in her sin@@ s ” or “ receive part of her pla@@ gu@@ es . ”
What is the “ great crow@@ d ” now doing , and what will its members soon experience ?
Who contribu@@ ted to the re@@ building work in ancient times , and who have done so in mo@@ der@@ n times ?
Yes , a physical h@@ an@@ di@@ ca@@ p need not be re@@ moved for us to be able to serve God .
You can be sure that you will never reg@@ re@@ t it !
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : The last time I was here , we discus@@ sed how God feel@@ s about our suffering .
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , we are comman@@ ded to ga@@ ther regul@@ arly as we “ b@@ eho@@ ld the day dra@@ wing near . ” ​ — Hebrews 10 : 24 , 25 .
But should you try to get what you want by tel@@ ling a li@@ e ? — No , you sh@@ ou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t .
Our fine conduct can cause others to give glory to God .
What Is M@@ ore I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant ?
Since 19@@ 19 , ty@@ r@@ ants have tri@@ ed everything to bre@@ ak the integrity of true worshi@@ p@@ ers , but they have fa@@ iled .
Let us remember that God’s promises always come true . ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 10 , 11 .
The Bible as@@ sures us : “ If anyone lo@@ ves God , this one is known by him . ”
I still remember that dre@@ ad@@ ful day in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 19@@ 39 when World W@@ ar I@@ I bro@@ ke out .
Th@@ r@@ ough His prophet A@@ mo@@ s , Jehovah God said to His wa@@ y@@ ward worshipp@@ ers in ancient Israel : “ I h@@ ate , I des@@ p@@ ise your fes@@ tiv@@ als . . . S@@ pare me the di@@ n of your song@@ s . ” ​ — A@@ mo@@ s 5 : 21 , 23 .
Because Jesus ’ disciples are persecu@@ ted “ on account of [ Jesus ’ ] name , ” the persecu@@ t@@ ors are c@@ learly an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t , against Christ .
The Witnesses know that lear@@ ning and ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible counsel helps a person bre@@ ak free from vi@@ ces .
Who are the present - day “ rema@@ ining ones of Jac@@ o@@ b ” ?
As a result , others respect them and ‘ do not look down on their you@@ th . ’
How did angels ass@@ ist Moses ?
There is no reason to conclu@@ de that those two boo@@ ks were pro@@ duc@@ ed under inspi@@ r@@ ation and later lost .
How ref@@ re@@ shing it was to see some who had form@@ er@@ ly displa@@ yed ani@@ mal@@ like char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s change their out@@ look !
How necess@@ ary discipl@@ ine is to true worshi@@ p@@ ers ​ — par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly self - discipl@@ ine !
But Jesus also told of wel@@ come news .
A S@@ on@@ ’s Re@@ turn B@@ r@@ ings Jo@@ y
Dis@@ coura@@ g@@ ement , si@@ ck@@ ness , and de@@ pres@@ sion can we@@ ak@@ en us physi@@ c@@ ally and make it more difficult to cop@@ e with t@@ ests of faith .
That moved me to sear@@ ch through the of@@ fi@@ cial M@@ or@@ m@@ on We@@ b s@@ ite to con@@ fir@@ m that what was stated in A@@ wa@@ ke !
David f@@ led to the prophet Samuel , but Saul sent his men to se@@ ize David .
He knew what people needed .
What does the first head re@@ present , and why ?
Why do our young people deser@@ ve war@@ m praise ?
Lo@@ ve mo@@ ves us to help hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones to come to know and love Jehovah as we do .
In what ways did King M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h do what was bad in God’s eyes ?
In that way , you can jo@@ in a long l@@ ine of faithful servants of God .
T@@ ake , for example , the is@@ land of I@@ c@@ ari@@ a .
They won@@ der : ‘ Why do we need Christ’s sacrifice ?
In fact , the young man came for a study da@@ ily , and the K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge book was comple@@ ted in a relati@@ vely sh@@ ort time .
5 : 19 , 20 .
The Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans also de@@ t@@ ested shepher@@ ds .
But refle@@ cting on the bro@@ ther’s words , A@@ le@@ x said , “ To be remin@@ ded that this is Jehovah’s pro@@ vision reli@@ ev@@ es you of any ne@@ g@@ ative thoughts that you would be dis@@ loyal to your mate or to Jehovah’s mar@@ it@@ al arrang@@ ement by re@@ mar@@ r@@ ying in the future . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
It was not in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant for him to do this .
A good shepher@@ d kno@@ ws that any one of his sheep could st@@ ra@@ y from the flo@@ ck .
How may opportun@@ ities for advan@@ c@@ ement become a real t@@ est ?
Now , did you no@@ tice something un@@ u@@ su@@ al ?
M@@ one@@ y may be given to the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety under a special arrang@@ ement in which , should the don@@ or have a personal need , the don@@ ation may be re@@ turned to him .
E@@ du@@ ar@@ do knew that to make a succ@@ ess of his decision to remain with his family , he had to be practic@@ al about money .
They loo@@ ked for ways to do less se@@ cul@@ ar work and were willing to make do with less in@@ come .
The brother as@@ ks them what spiritual go@@ als they have .
The instru@@ ct@@ ors used effe@@ ctive teaching me@@ tho@@ ds .
From Bu@@ il@@ ding We@@ ap@@ ons to Sa@@ ving Li@@ ves ( I .
Yet , “ how . . . will they hear without someone to preach ? ”
To this end , you must also regul@@ arly atten@@ d Christian meetings , where knowledge of Jehovah God is imp@@ ar@@ ted .
So I re@@ turned home to them . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
That may simply re@@ in@@ for@@ ce their rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ance .
He always ho@@ l@@ ds to the high@@ est standards of truth and of justice , even when doing so appe@@ ars to be to his own disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ge .
For example , consider Jesus ’ words recorded at Matthew 10 : 29 - 31 .
Th@@ ink , too , of what a powerful we@@ ap@@ on the Bible is in our spiritual war@@ f@@ are .
He descri@@ bed those who look for@@ ward to living in heaven as a “ little flo@@ ck ” and those who look for@@ ward to living on earth as “ other sheep . ”
Do not as@@ su@@ me that your brother set out deli@@ ber@@ ately to h@@ ur@@ t you ; give him the benefit of the doubt .
What a hor@@ ri@@ fi@@ c de@@ par@@ ture from Jesus ’ teachings !
R@@ em@@ ember : “ A@@ n answer , when mil@@ d , tur@@ ns away ra@@ ge , but a word ca@@ using pain makes anger to come up . ”
The Bible as@@ sures us that Jehovah ‘ re@@ members that we are du@@ st . ’
What started as a religious con@@ f@@ li@@ ct between Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s and Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ants ended with Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s fi@@ gh@@ ting al@@ ong@@ side Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ants against other Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s .
“ H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds , ” ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es the Bible , “ continue loving your wi@@ ves , just as the Christ also loved the congregation and deli@@ vered up himself for it . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 25 .
Ex@@ pla@@ in why it may have been difficult for Moses to car@@ ry out his assignment .
“ The faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” feel@@ s respon@@ sible to Jehovah to make the best possible use of all these contribu@@ ted fun@@ ds .
Then it was time to atten@@ d G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol , where fi@@ ve months of in@@ ten@@ sive study and instru@@ ction fle@@ w by .
But after Saul died , Ab@@ ner did not support David .
We feel as did the apostle Paul when he said : “ Ne@@ cess@@ ity is la@@ id upon me . Re@@ ally , w@@ o@@ e is me if I did not dec@@ l@@ are the good news ! ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 9 : 16 .
Why were they persecu@@ ted ?
When a di@@ ct@@ at@@ or op@@ pres@@ ses , t@@ or@@ tures , and mu@@ r@@ ders those under his control , should we bl@@ ame God ?
Does it encoura@@ ge in you a spirit of viol@@ ence , fi@@ er@@ ce com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on , or n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ism ?
Yet , many s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists fai@@ l to see the evidence with ‘ the eyes of their heart , ’ even though they may mar@@ v@@ el at the desi@@ gn in things they see with the eyes of their body .
“ Do not be anxi@@ ous over anything , ” wrote Paul , “ but in everything by prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation along with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving , let your pet@@ iti@@ ons be made known to God ; and the peace of God that sur@@ pas@@ ses all understanding will gu@@ ard your hearts and your men@@ tal po@@ wers by means of Christ Jesus . ”
Then they gra@@ b@@ bed hold of my husband and me and took us to the local po@@ li@@ ce st@@ ation , lea@@ ving us no ch@@ ance to take anything with us .
Many spiritual g@@ em@@ s a@@ wa@@ it dis@@ co@@ very if you di@@ g for them in God’s Word .
Just after my older brother left for the K@@ o@@ re@@ an W@@ ar , I saw a viol@@ ent fi@@ ght right out@@ side the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
How should we act to refle@@ ct that Jehovah is ‘ a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in truth ’ ?
Un@@ like them , however , you can avoid se@@ x@@ u@@ al sin@@ s if you love and obey God and Christ and are determined to pre@@ serve your relationship with them .
“ Let U@@ s Wor@@ k What Is Go@@ od T@@ ow@@ ard All ”
What do you think : Is the spirit be@@ h@@ ind these arrang@@ ements in acc@@ ord with Jesus ’ words and the example of the early Christians ?
The money was found with two of the bo@@ ys who had ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed O@@ lu@@ so@@ la , and they were sever@@ ely p@@ uni@@ shed .
Like a f@@ low@@ ering pl@@ ant , happiness needs prop@@ er con@@ di@@ tions in order to gro@@ w
Not even for his father or his mother or his brother or his sister may he de@@ file himself when they die . ”
In the second dre@@ am , the su@@ n , the mo@@ on , and 11 st@@ ars were bo@@ wing down to Joseph .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , our hope of everlasting life su@@ sta@@ ins and imp@@ els us .
How may our faith be put to the t@@ est today ?
What might we consider when an@@ al@@ y@@ z@@ ing our spiritu@@ ality ?
* As we take st@@ ep@@ s to draw close to God , he takes re@@ ci@@ pro@@ c@@ ating action toward us .
After 5@@ 37 B.C.E . , many in the sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding nations were ast@@ on@@ i@@ shed by the rest@@ or@@ ation of God’s servants to true worship in their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and .
Instead , we ad@@ just our af@@ fai@@ r@@ s to give first place to the work God has given us to do .
7 , 8 . ( a ) How can elders today imitate Jesus ’ way of tra@@ ining ?
Then everything we do ​ — how we sp@@ end our time , our en@@ er@@ gy , our res@@ our@@ ces — ​ will be d@@ om@@ in@@ ated by self - cen@@ tered concer@@ ns .
“ The li@@ on@@ ’s m@@ ou@@ th ” from which Paul was res@@ cu@@ ed may have been liter@@ al or fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative .
This , in turn , will strengthen your relationship with Jehovah , making it ever more real .
Their famili@@ es had been Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents since the turn of the century .
C@@ O@@ S@@ T@@ A R@@ I@@ C@@ A
A F@@ A@@ I@@ TH@@ F@@ U@@ L sister who end@@ ur@@ ed many challeng@@ es thr@@ ough@@ out sever@@ al de@@ ca@@ des hum@@ bly asked , “ Will I see the end before I die ? ”
The Bible shows that Jesus did not simply preach ze@@ al but demonstr@@ ated fi@@ er@@ y ze@@ al on many occasi@@ ons .
When pro@@ per@@ ly app@@ lied , spiritual valu@@ es benefit us physi@@ c@@ ally , emo@@ tion@@ ally , and spiritually .
For some , the ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le invol@@ ves what is often called the proble@@ m of evil .
Still , John Ad@@ am@@ s evid@@ ently had his doub@@ ts that people are really e@@ qu@@ al , for he wrote : “ I@@ ne@@ qu@@ ality of M@@ ind and Bo@@ dy are so esta@@ bli@@ shed by God Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty in his Con@@ s@@ titu@@ tion of H@@ u@@ man N@@ ature that no ar@@ t or po@@ li@@ cy can ever pl@@ ane them down to a le@@ v@@ el . ” In contr@@ ast , B@@ rit@@ ish hist@@ ori@@ an H .
As a result , he would receive ‘ his soul as a spo@@ il . ’
“ W@@ ho@@ ever appro@@ ach@@ es God must believe that he is and that he be@@ comes the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B@@ R@@ E@@ W@@ S 11 : 6 .
Do@@ ing so means life .
The persecu@@ tion , ci@@ vi@@ l un@@ rest , and fam@@ ine experienced by the disciples in Jerusalem may have resul@@ ted in what Paul called “ su@@ ffer@@ ings , ” “ tri@@ bul@@ ations , ” and “ the p@@ lun@@ der@@ ing of [ their ] bel@@ ong@@ ings . ”
( See bo@@ x on page 17 . )
The same is true when we star@@ t to learn the pu@@ re language of Bible truth .
In his counsel to Timothy , Paul ad@@ d@@ ressed the need to view others with respect .
They look to char@@ ms , a@@ mule@@ ts , and ma@@ gi@@ c po@@ tions to prote@@ ct themselves .
For example , according to a he@@ ad@@ l@@ ine in the M@@ an@@ ila Bul@@ let@@ in , the A@@ si@@ an D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ment Ban@@ k repor@@ ted that “ A@@ sia can er@@ adi@@ c@@ ate po@@ ver@@ ty in 25 years . ”
The rec@@ ord af@@ for@@ ds an opportunity for us to witness an ac@@ tive and mo@@ ving expres@@ sion of one of Jehovah’s out@@ standing qualities ​ — his mer@@ cy . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 34 : 6 , 7 .
“ AN@@ D they got married and lived happ@@ ily ever after . ” Wor@@ ds like these bring to a close many a chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s st@@ ory .
With these fac@@ t@@ ors in mind , it would thus se@@ em appro@@ pri@@ ate for the sister who inter@@ pre@@ ts into si@@ gn language to ac@@ knowledge her se@@ con@@ d@@ ary ro@@ le as an inter@@ pre@@ ter by we@@ aring a head co@@ ver@@ ing .
Of course , each of us needs to trust not only in our Creator but also in people .
They are not cont@@ ent just to leave the organization that they perhaps once loved .
How did Daniel demonstr@@ ate the import@@ ance of regul@@ ar@@ ity in worship ?
Un@@ like human la@@ ws , which often need to be am@@ ended or up@@ d@@ ated , Jehovah’s la@@ ws and regul@@ ations are always tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy .
For , wife , how do you know but that you will sa@@ ve your husband ?
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y C@@ A@@ R@@ O@@ L AL@@ L@@ E@@ N
He has proved to be “ our refu@@ ge and strength ” ​ — especially in times of dist@@ ress !
She then ent@@ re@@ ated the travel@@ ers : “ If you men have jud@@ ged me to be faithful to Jehovah , en@@ ter into my house . ”
One dic@@ tion@@ ary de@@ fin@@ es pri@@ de as “ a sense of di@@ gn@@ ity and self - respect ” and “ a feel@@ ing of satis@@ fac@@ tion which you have because you or people close to you have done something good or pos@@ s@@ ess something good . ”
W@@ ater is ess@@ enti@@ al to life , but con@@ tam@@ in@@ ated water can be the s@@ ource of si@@ ck@@ ness and death .
Will you remember this important ev@@ ent ?
Paul wrote : “ P@@ u@@ t on the complete su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or from God that you may be able to stand fir@@ m against the ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations of the Devil . . .
Mo@@ re@@ over , those men who con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ated on scho@@ l@@ arly efforts “ dis@@ reg@@ ar@@ ded the we@@ igh@@ ti@@ er matters of the Law , nam@@ ely , justice and mer@@ cy and faith@@ ful@@ ness . ” ​ — Matthew 23 : 16 - 24 .
But he said that God main@@ ta@@ ined “ st@@ ately s@@ il@@ ence . ”
R@@ a@@ ha@@ b told the Israel@@ ite spi@@ es : “ I do know that Jehovah will give you the land . . . , for we heard how Jehovah d@@ ri@@ ed up the w@@ at@@ ers of the R@@ ed Se@@ a before you . . . and what you did to the two k@@ ings of the A@@ mor@@ ites . ”
How do the anointed view their c@@ all@@ ing ?
In 198@@ 2 we were asked to do cir@@ cu@@ it work in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
On the contr@@ ary , Jesus stated : “ Ke@@ ep on as@@ king , and it will be given you ; keep on see@@ king , and you will find ; keep on kno@@ c@@ king , and it will be op@@ ened to you . ”
And you allow Jehovah to talk to you , as it were , when you regul@@ arly read his written Word and medit@@ ate on it .
W@@ as divine inter@@ ven@@ tion the rule or the exc@@ ep@@ tion ?
The congregation was a refu@@ ge for me because the brothers and sisters showed me love and affe@@ ction , just as if they were my parents . ”
One af@@ ter@@ no@@ on in 194@@ 9 while I was in the Kingdom H@@ all , the p@@ ho@@ ne ran@@ g .
Jesus in@@ her@@ ited no imper@@ fe@@ ctions because he did not have a human father .
We will also see how we can look to Jehovah for guid@@ ance .
N@@ ex@@ t came the talk “ Is Your Con@@ fid@@ ence in Jehovah ? ”
Just as we give con@@ st@@ ant attention to our physical h@@ y@@ gi@@ ene , so we must regul@@ arly sub@@ mit to the pu@@ ri@@ f@@ ying influ@@ ence of God’s word of truth .
My preaching compan@@ ion was 50 - year - old V@@ ic@@ t@@ or G@@ ur@@ d , an I@@ ri@@ sh@@ man who had been wit@@ ness@@ ing since the 19@@ 20 ’ s .
He cle@@ ans@@ ed the temple in Jerusalem t@@ wi@@ ce ​ — first at the star@@ t of his ministry and second toward the end .
Yes , now more than ever before , we must stay a@@ wa@@ ke !
Sh@@ ould this not encoura@@ ge us to move a@@ head in our ministry , not get@@ ting si@@ de@@ tr@@ ac@@ ked by every@@ day concer@@ ns ?
A similar example is found in the book of Isaiah .
The app@@ all@@ ing end of P@@ om@@ pe@@ i@@ i and H@@ er@@ cul@@ an@@ e@@ u@@ m was more than mat@@ ched by the c@@ at@@ ac@@ l@@ y@@ s@@ mi@@ c des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem n@@ ine years ear@@ li@@ er , al@@ though that c@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ p@@ he was man - made .
Yes , wisdom can be found in the heart of a man with understanding .
Per@@ haps you were par@@ tly to bl@@ ame for what took place because you were di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted in some way .
For example , can our family members really trust what we say ?
What re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers have dis@@ co@@ vered : How do fa@@ thers benefit if they devel@@ op strong religious con@@ vi@@ ctions ?
But it may be an enti@@ r@@ ely different thing to trust in him in moral matters , to be thor@@ ough@@ ly con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed at heart that sub@@ mit@@ ting to his ways and standards is right and will lead to the great@@ est happiness .
• How should we feel about the resurrection ?
A long night for the Bible des@@ c@@ ended on S@@ pain .
Ar@@ ta@@ x@@ er@@ x@@ es gr@@ anted Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s re@@ qu@@ est .
In ur@@ g@@ ing Christians to be al@@ er@@ t , Peter likely had in mind what he had heard Jesus say to His apostles a few days before His death : “ Ke@@ ep loo@@ king , keep a@@ wa@@ ke , for you do not know when the appointed time is . ” ​ — Mark 13 : 33 .
Joseph helped to fulf@@ ill it , but where would he lead his family now ?
We can learn much about vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary giving by consider@@ ing the attitude of par@@ ti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts in the first - century reli@@ ef pro@@ gra@@ m for the holy ones .
We too can do much dam@@ age with the t@@ ong@@ ue .
She has helped me in so many ways .
He po@@ lit@@ ely re@@ ques@@ ted : “ O Job , ple@@ ase hear my words , and to all my speaking do give e@@ ar . ”
In 19@@ 6@@ 1 we began serving in the dist@@ ri@@ ct work , travel@@ ing from cir@@ cu@@ it to cir@@ cu@@ it in@@ stead of from congregation to congregation .
Mo@@ re@@ over , when we love what is right and h@@ ate what is wrong , we avoid pur@@ su@@ ing a course that can ru@@ in our lives .
C@@ ar@@ ina says about her decision : “ I am so happy that Jehovah al@@ lo@@ ws me to serve here in Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ a , and I hope that I will be able to remain here for a long time .
Why are we able to conc@@ ei@@ ve of everlasting life at all ?
Fir@@ st , Jehovah’s servants have a preci@@ ous gift that he has re@@ served for his people .
She was ra@@ ised as a de@@ v@@ out Ca@@ tho@@ lic .
Yet , in Jehovah’s strength his servants over@@ come such st@@ ones , n@@ ul@@ li@@ f@@ ying their effect .
Why are you determined to put Jehovah’s service first ?
This could har@@ dly be the case , for Jesus ’ followers knew the Scriptural truth about the dead ​ — that they are “ consci@@ ous of nothing at all . ”
In most c@@ as@@ es , however , lives are not at st@@ ake when people are for@@ ced to wa@@ it .
Jehovah’s Witnesses were consider@@ ed the wor@@ st “ enem@@ ies of the St@@ ate . ”
A tra@@ gi@@ c ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent that al@@ most co@@ st his de@@ ar mother her life ca@@ used young J@@ ack to think seri@@ ously about the purpose of life , and in 19@@ 29 he dedic@@ ated himself to Jehovah , sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ ing his dedic@@ ation at the first opportunity , in 19@@ 34 .
With a re@@ v@@ ol@@ ver pointed at him and under th@@ re@@ at of death , he was given two min@@ ut@@ es to di@@ vu@@ l@@ ge the wh@@ er@@ e@@ ab@@ ou@@ ts of respon@@ sible brothers , as well as other vital information .
The disci@@ ple James encoura@@ ges us : “ D@@ ra@@ w close to God , and he will draw close to you . ” ​ — James 4 : 8 .
Paul coun@@ sel@@ ed : “ F@@ le@@ e from for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation . ”
One time he got into a fi@@ ght and in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed another you@@ th .
In time , though , they so@@ f@@ ten@@ ed their attitude .
No true Christian would deli@@ ber@@ ately da@@ b@@ ble in Sat@@ an@@ ism or spi@@ rit@@ ism .
Jehovah ev@@ en@@ tually said to Samuel : “ For how long will you be m@@ our@@ ning for Saul , while I , on the other hand , have re@@ je@@ cted him from rul@@ ing as king over Israel ? ”
From my experience , a person must first of all love Jehovah and his Son as well as the bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
In 20@@ 00 , more than 6@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 Witnesses were serving Jehovah faith@@ fully in 2@@ 35 lands ​ — truly a great crow@@ d !
But they were pr@@ ou@@ d and ar@@ gu@@ ed about who was the great@@ est , and Peter bo@@ ast@@ ed that he would never leave Jesus .
Of course , it could also be rel@@ ated that after ten pla@@ gu@@ es de@@ va@@ stated the land and after the Israelites es@@ cap@@ ed from Egy@@ p@@ t’s ar@@ my at the R@@ ed Se@@ a , the answer to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s question became clear for all to see .
That as@@ sur@@ ance is given in the l@@ at@@ ter part of Pet@@ er@@ ’s letter , where the apostle discus@@ ses matters rel@@ ated to “ the end of all things . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
I@@ N N@@ E@@ W Y@@ O@@ R@@ K , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 14 , 200@@ 2 , was a war@@ m and su@@ n@@ n@@ y day .
In fact , as the Israelites were sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ded by the Law , our com@@ p@@ li@@ ance with Jehovah God’s la@@ ws and principles not only prote@@ cts us but also keep@@ s us “ heal@@ thy in the faith . ” ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 1 : 13 .
We too live at a time when God will soon act to fulf@@ ill his stated purpose .
Like the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Noah , Christian hus@@ ban@@ ds have what responsi@@ bility , and what will help them to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der it ?
Do you see yourself among them as a sur@@ vi@@ v@@ or of “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a poin@@ ts out that “ as l@@ ate as the 10@@ th century many pri@@ ests and even some bi@@ sh@@ op@@ s had wi@@ ves . ”
But the cen@@ tr@@ al part of his ministry , as was the case with Jesus and Paul , was preaching the good news and making disciples .
One way we can benefit from Jehovah’s loving direction is through personal study .
He br@@ ings comfort and ass@@ ist@@ ance to the si@@ ck and the el@@ der@@ ly because he is a lo@@ ver of go@@ o@@ dness .
T@@ ake , for example , the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures ​ — With Re@@ fer@@ ences .
Those taking the lead among the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents began to st@@ ress the import@@ ance of sh@@ aring person@@ ally in the Kingdom preaching work .
Sh@@ ould op@@ pos@@ ers th@@ reat@@ en us with death , then the resurrection hope com@@ forts and streng@@ th@@ ens us to remain loyal to Jehovah and his Kingdom .
He said , “ If someone has given you a cop@@ y , give it to me or thro@@ w it away ! ”
During these last days , Jehovah has helped his people to strengthen their love for one another .
She and her bel@@ o@@ ved husband , Abraham , had sp@@ ent coun@@ t@@ less happy h@@ our@@ s here .
I often than@@ k him for gu@@ i@@ ding me toward making his service my care@@ er .
What does the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty need from a m@@ ere human ?
Bo@@ th expres@@ sions ref@@ er to human jud@@ ges in Israel .
Paul explained that God had fur@@ ni@@ shed a gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e of this by resur@@ rec@@ ting Jesus .
“ Jehovah ” is now the most wi@@ d@@ ely known pr@@ on@@ un@@ ci@@ ation of the name .
We may have some Bible knowledge and may regul@@ arly associ@@ ate with the Christian congregation , but these things in themselves do not necess@@ ar@@ ily make us into a spiritual person .
Why has Jehovah pre@@ served the Bible through the ages , and what does he ex@@ pect his people to do with it ?
Se@@ e@@ ds of Tru@@ th Re@@ ach R@@ emo@@ te Re@@ gi@@ ons
2 : 17 .
An@@ s@@ wers to what questions will now be consider@@ ed ?
The psalmist n@@ ames ten nations that were con@@ spi@@ ring to destro@@ y God’s people .
Many have found the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures to be acc@@ ur@@ ate , reli@@ able , and very re@@ a@@ da@@ ble as well .
Why did Jehovah comm@@ and the Israelites to keep se@@ par@@ ate from other nations ?
Their religious lead@@ ers have not set the right example , nor have the cl@@ er@@ gy given their flo@@ c@@ ks the needed Scriptural counsel to live mor@@ ally .
L@@ ater , King He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah too f@@ ell pre@@ y to ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness , though only temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
A thought su@@ d@@ den@@ ly occ@@ ur@@ red to me : H@@ ad not Jesus sent out his disciples in tw@@ o@@ s ?
This ob@@ serv@@ ance will be held worl@@ d@@ wide by Jehovah’s Witnesses at their meeting plac@@ es .
W@@ is@@ ely , we he@@ ed the inspired counsel to turn away from those descri@@ bed at 2 Timothy 3 : 2 - 5 .
If you dis@@ cer@@ n that you are de@@ fi@@ cient in some as@@ pect of self - control , ad@@ mit it .
“ There was so much preaching to do , ” she says , “ that the years pas@@ sed very quic@@ k@@ ly . ”
These el@@ ements com@@ bin@@ e to cre@@ ate a l@@ ing@@ u@@ is@@ tic fe@@ ast for the eyes .
As we a@@ wa@@ it the arri@@ val of the great day of Jehovah , we must continue to seek his righteousness .
How did one father beg@@ in to re@@ pa@@ ir the dam@@ age his ab@@ s@@ ence had ca@@ used , and with what result ?
P@@ ri@@ or to the man@@ ’s inter@@ ru@@ p@@ tion , Jesus was speaking to his disciples and others about being on gu@@ ard against h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y , about having the courage to con@@ f@@ ess uni@@ on with the Son of man , and about recei@@ ving help from the holy spirit .
( Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 23 , 24 . )
C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ T@@ R@@ Y O@@ F O@@ R@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ N : C@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ E
Instead , Jehovah saw that Saul could be m@@ ol@@ ded into “ a cho@@ s@@ en v@@ es@@ sel ” who would preach “ to the nations as well as to k@@ ings and the sons of Israel . ”
E@@ nt@@ ang@@ le@@ ment with the dem@@ ons is far more d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous .
Such ar@@ m@@ or origin@@ ates with God and is powerful !
It go@@ es bey@@ ond what is stri@@ c@@ tly necess@@ ary to maintain life and ad@@ ds to our joy .
He can move these “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men ” to give comfort , encourag@@ ement , or counsel when needed .
You can be sure that rich blessings a@@ wa@@ it you if you deci@@ de to ex@@ p@@ and your ministry by serving where there is a greater need for Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers .
“ From now on , my daugh@@ ter and the other children will come with us to the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents ’ meetings . ”
It was Satan who per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed E@@ ve to dis@@ reg@@ ard the real value of the wonderful life Jehovah had given her and to dis@@ da@@ in His appro@@ val .
‘ You Mu@@ st P@@ ra@@ y This W@@ a@@ y ’
Thus , every time they har@@ v@@ ested a b@@ oun@@ ti@@ ful cro@@ p and enjo@@ yed a deli@@ ci@@ ous me@@ al , they were benef@@ iting from God’s go@@ o@@ dness .
This n@@ ature is what ca@@ uses the con@@ f@@ li@@ ct between the flesh and the mind that Paul mentioned ear@@ li@@ er .
Some 7@@ 00 years later , through the prophet Ho@@ se@@ a , Jehovah said of the Israelites : “ They themselves went in to Ba@@ al of Pe@@ or , and they pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to dedic@@ ate themselves to the sh@@ am@@ e@@ ful thing , and they came to be dis@@ gu@@ sting like the thing of their love . ”
It was a lo@@ t of work to clean it af@@ ter@@ ward !
Matthew 22 : 37 , 38 .
From another stan@@ d@@ point , many i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ r@@ ous r@@ ites inclu@@ ded ac@@ ts gro@@ s@@ s@@ ly contr@@ ary to any n@@ atur@@ al law or moral sense st@@ em@@ m@@ ing from in@@ her@@ ited conscience .
How can we imitate Jehovah’s care for Eli@@ j@@ ah ?
“ S@@ pe@@ ak Con@@ sol@@ ingly to the De@@ pres@@ sed S@@ ou@@ ls ”
● Par@@ ents should wa@@ it until their children gro@@ w up before they discus@@ s religious matters with them .
We feel the tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous joy that comes from sh@@ aring spiritual gi@@ f@@ ts with others .
The number of un@@ emp@@ lo@@ yed is gro@@ wing worl@@ d@@ wide .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , when Jesus invit@@ ed us to follow him , we dedic@@ ated ourselves to Jehovah and got baptized .
The en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment in the con@@ v@@ ent was imper@@ s@@ onal .
We have consider@@ ed only a few of the many vital poin@@ ts made by Jesus in his pe@@ er@@ less Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount .
When some disciples were stu@@ mb@@ led , Jesus asked the apostles : “ You do not want to go also , do you ? ”
As in the first century , Christians today do not ‘ go on wal@@ king as the nations do . ’
“ O@@ f@@ ten , I ven@@ ted my anger on my husband because I could not do that to his mother .
S@@ how kindness through help@@ ful words and de@@ e@@ ds
For example , Moses felt in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate when he was sent to speak to the Israelites and to the king of Egy@@ pt . But God was not un@@ reason@@ able in what he expe@@ cted of Moses .
“ I am coming to you with the name of Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es , ” David told Go@@ li@@ ath , “ and all this congregation will know that ne@@ i@@ ther with s@@ word nor with spe@@ ar does Jehovah sa@@ ve , because to Jehovah bel@@ ong@@ s the bat@@ tle . ”
So@@ on af@@ ter@@ ward , two more su@@ spe@@ cts , including Ri@@ ch@@ ard Ru@@ do@@ l@@ ph , were ar@@ rest@@ ed .
Rather , it lies in he@@ e@@ ding the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s remin@@ der : “ The world is pas@@ sing away and so is its desire , but the one who does the will of God rema@@ ins forever . ” ​ — 1 John 2 : 17 .
17 , 18 . ( a ) When Go@@ g att@@ ac@@ ks Jehovah’s people , what instru@@ ctions will they receive ?
“ Jehovah’s spirit is upon me , ” said Jesus , “ because he anointed me to dec@@ l@@ are good news to the po@@ or , he sent me for@@ th to preach a rel@@ e@@ ase to the cap@@ ti@@ ves and a reco@@ very of sight to the bl@@ ind , to s@@ end the c@@ ru@@ shed ones away with a rel@@ e@@ ase , to preach Jehovah’s accep@@ table year . ”
E@@ ach time , he gave a Scriptural answer , saying : “ It is written ” or , “ It is said . ”
Our associ@@ ates can af@@ fect us and our relationship with God . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
So@@ on , the pro@@ c@@ ess became part of the be@@ d@@ time r@@ out@@ ine .
“ He never re@@ turned home from work , ” says An@@ a , “ and he was only 5@@ 2 years old . ”
B@@ en put his ar@@ m around me , s@@ mil@@ ed , and said : “ For sure , Jehovah lo@@ ves you . ”
G@@ ran@@ ted , there may be times when we feel l@@ on@@ ely or fru@@ str@@ ated .
Al@@ most anyone can see from this pas@@ sage that se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality bre@@ ach@@ es Christian mor@@ ality .
be per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed to believe ?
Th@@ an@@ k@@ fully , though , Jehovah does not de@@ al with us “ according to our sin@@ s , ” provided that we are rep@@ ent@@ ant and in faith appro@@ ach him hum@@ bly on the bas@@ is of Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice .
The Bible de@@ fin@@ es faith as “ the evid@@ ent demonstr@@ ation of real@@ ities though not be@@ held . ”
It is kindness that lo@@ v@@ ingly att@@ ach@@ es it@@ self to an ob@@ ject until its purpose in con@@ ne@@ ction with it is real@@ ized .
Jehovah Re@@ jo@@ ic@@ es O@@ ver Our Ser@@ vice to H@@ im
And the house is refer@@ red to as her home rather than her hus@@ ban@@ d’s , so it is possible that she was a wi@@ do@@ w and that Mark was still qu@@ ite young . ​ — Acts 12 : 13 .
Ha@@ ving more time for study al@@ lo@@ ws me to l@@ ing@@ er on the Bible ver@@ ses I read . ”
This is the first tri@@ al for the other apostles .
He became af@@ ra@@ id and f@@ led into the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
I sh@@ ared a home in the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of K@@ ar@@ ak@@ ou@@ mi , just e@@ ast of K@@ y@@ r@@ en@@ ia on the nor@@ ther@@ n co@@ ast , with Paul An@@ dre@@ o@@ u , a Greek - speaking C@@ y@@ pri@@ o@@ t Witness .
However , the book of Job is not mer@@ ely an account about one man@@ ’s tri@@ als ; it c@@ ent@@ ers on is@@ su@@ es of uni@@ vers@@ al import@@ ance .
( a ) What kind of self - exam@@ in@@ ation is f@@ it@@ ting for servants of God ?
( b ) What de@@ ta@@ il@@ s did Joseph evid@@ ently not inclu@@ de in his con@@ vers@@ ation with the cu@@ p@@ be@@ are@@ r ?
Is it wrong for a Christian to g@@ ri@@ eve even while believ@@ ing in the resurrection ?
Joh@@ n@@ ’s account of what occ@@ ur@@ red in the u@@ pp@@ er ro@@ om on the night of N@@ is@@ an 14 is the only one that spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally men@@ tions the de@@ par@@ ture of Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t .
He did not , as it were , ex@@ t@@ ing@@ u@@ ish the last s@@ par@@ k of life of one who was like the wi@@ ck of an o@@ il lam@@ p about to go out .
His ransom sacrifice provi@@ des the leg@@ al bas@@ is for Jehovah to a@@ do@@ pt some of Ad@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants into his heavenly family and to reli@@ eve human@@ kind of the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of Ad@@ am@@ ic sin , without under@@ min@@ ing confidence in His la@@ ws and principles .
It is a comple@@ x pro@@ c@@ ess that can take sever@@ al h@@ our@@ s .
B@@ r@@ enda , who has attend@@ ed the school t@@ wi@@ ce , no@@ tes : “ It allow@@ ed me to be 1@@ 00 per@@ c@@ ent ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in spiritual things , to strengthen my conscience , and to foc@@ us on help@@ ing others .
Some , in@@ deed , have su@@ p@@ posed that reason and spe@@ e@@ ch were then the known pro@@ per@@ ties of ser@@ p@@ ents , . . . but of this there is no pro@@ of . ”
5 / 1 F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of De@@ dic@@ ation , 9 / 1
E@@ ven@@ tually , some 2@@ 00 different sign@@ s allow@@ ed c@@ un@@ ei@@ form “ to truly re@@ present spe@@ e@@ ch , with all of its comple@@ x@@ ities of vo@@ ca@@ bul@@ ary and gr@@ am@@ ma@@ r . ”
Some people who accept the truth are now able to understand it pro@@ per@@ ly from the star@@ t .
That fact was made pla@@ in when Satan showed Jesus “ all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth ” and said : “ I will give you all this authority and their glory , because it has been h@@ an@@ ded over to me , and I give it to who@@ m@@ ever I wish . ”
To what wonderful things does Isaiah chap@@ ter 25 point ?
( b ) What could Solomon not accom@@ pl@@ ish ?
A@@ n Ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary M@@ an Who Acc@@ ep@@ ted Cor@@ rection
H@@ en@@ sc@@ he@@ l . A large h@@ all was r@@ ented for that e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated vis@@ it .
Then , one of Jehovah’s Witnesses showed Ye@@ ong Su@@ g these words from the Bible : “ The living know that they will die , but the dead know nothing at all , nor do they have any more re@@ ward . ”
Com@@ men@@ ting on the Mus@@ li@@ m view , E@@ mi@@ r Mu@@ a@@ wi@@ y@@ ah , an ass@@ ist@@ ant at an Is@@ lam@@ ic religious cen@@ ter , says : “ We believe there will be a day of judgment after death , when you go before God , Al@@ la@@ h , which will be just like wal@@ king into cour@@ t . ”
The apostle Paul pointed out that the fle@@ sh@@ ly person cannot see the wr@@ ong@@ ness of his position before God .
Par@@ ti@@ ally .
He says : “ The first thing I gave up was s@@ mo@@ king , something that I could never do before , al@@ though I had tri@@ ed many times .
These have served to beau@@ ti@@ fy , sta@@ bi@@ li@@ ze , and strengthen his arrang@@ ement for our spiritual prote@@ ction .
This has re@@ in@@ for@@ ced our teaching , and the children have made Bible truth their own .
Just as A@@ ma@@ z@@ iah tri@@ ed to s@@ il@@ ence A@@ mo@@ s , so certain pri@@ ests , pr@@ el@@ ates , and pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s of our day try to b@@ lo@@ ck the preaching work of Jehovah’s servants .
What , then , about se@@ par@@ ating from one@@ ’s marriage mate ?
We can i@@ magine such thoughts coming to the mind of some who were with Jesus in Per@@ e@@ a ( ac@@ ro@@ ss the J@@ or@@ d@@ an ) on his fin@@ al tri@@ p to Jerusalem .
Des@@ pite having learned under the same tu@@ tel@@ age , however , I@@ r@@ en@@ a@@ e@@ us ’ friend F@@ l@@ or@@ in@@ us la@@ p@@ sed into the teachings of V@@ al@@ ent@@ in@@ us , the most prom@@ in@@ ent lead@@ er of the G@@ no@@ s@@ tic mo@@ v@@ ement .
During the fin@@ al peri@@ od of the “ ancient world ” that peri@@ shed in the F@@ lood , Noah was a faithful “ pre@@ ach@@ er of righteousness . ”
“ When in st@@ or@@ age , a ro@@ l@@ l can gro@@ w m@@ ould or ro@@ t with the dam@@ p and can be e@@ at@@ en by ro@@ d@@ ents or in@@ se@@ cts , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly by wh@@ ite ants , when it is bu@@ ri@@ ed . ”
C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ously r@@ ely on Jehovah , rema@@ ining fir@@ m for what you know is right and wise .
Rom@@ an S@@ la@@ ves , 4 / 1
So L@@ ang@@ t@@ on develop@@ ed new chap@@ ter div@@ isions .
Jehovah ‘ B@@ less@@ es Those F@@ ear@@ ing H@@ im ’
The year is 5@@ 9 C.E .
I tri@@ ed to read my Bible but found it difficult to understand .
How can a husband show that Christ’s lead@@ er@@ ship is real to him ?
Just as it is written : ‘ How com@@ ely are the fe@@ et of those who dec@@ l@@ are good news of good things ! ’ ”
M@@ au@@ ri@@ ce , a re@@ ti@@ red scho@@ ol@@ teach@@ er , always believ@@ ed that the Bible had some hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al and liter@@ ary value .
Ha@@ ving an un@@ believ@@ ing husband , did Per@@ s@@ is need end@@ ur@@ ance and wisdom to re@@ ar her children in the Lord , and did A@@ sy@@ n@@ cri@@ tu@@ s , who su@@ ffered from a ter@@ min@@ al ill@@ ness , requi@@ re ex@@ tr@@ a comfort ?
What can you do to gain ad@@ di@@ tional in@@ sight and understanding ?
What will help us to gu@@ ard against exc@@ using ourselves from fulfill@@ ing our ob@@ lig@@ ations to God ?
What was Jesus ’ respon@@ se , and what imp@@ res@@ sion did it make on his disciples ? ​ — Read John 2 : 13 - 17 .
Al@@ so desi@@ ra@@ ble for study and medit@@ ation is relati@@ ve qui@@ et and fre@@ e@@ dom from di@@ str@@ actions .
But as far as God was concer@@ ned , I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t really know that much about him .
These gave us valu@@ able in@@ sight into their thinking and desi@@ res . ”
Who lo@@ v@@ ingly sp@@ end time and money in help@@ ing others to learn about God and his pur@@ pos@@ es ?
S@@ alu@@ ting the f@@ la@@ g means the@@ y@@ ’@@ l@@ l do anything for their country .
17 Sh@@ ould You Ch@@ ange Your M@@ ind ?
Consider the set@@ ting .
What prote@@ ction did a large shi@@ eld offer a Rom@@ an sol@@ di@@ er ?
Ha@@ ve you no@@ tic@@ ed yourself following your fa@@ ther’s good or bad ha@@ bi@@ ts ?
Af@@ ter@@ ward , the ze@@ al@@ ous preaching of the apostles continued to be@@ ar more fru@@ it .
R@@ hon@@ na , a sister who lives in A@@ sia , says : “ It takes some experience to dis@@ cer@@ n Jehovah’s guid@@ ance .
El@@ der@@ ly Christians are ur@@ ged to be good examples to the you@@ ng@@ er ones .
On the other hand , when Jesus instru@@ cted his disciples to col@@ le@@ ct the le@@ f@@ to@@ v@@ ers of mirac@@ ul@@ ously provided food , he left the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s to them .
Some find that so@@ f@@ tly hum@@ m@@ ing along with recor@@ ding@@ s of our Kingdom song@@ s li@@ f@@ ts their spi@@ r@@ its and helps to re@@ ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l their thoughts .
She as@@ ks the overse@@ er for per@@ mis@@ sion to g@@ le@@ an .
It was as though the worshipp@@ er , his family , the pri@@ ests , and Jehovah himself were jo@@ y@@ fully par@@ taking of a me@@ al together , in peace .
At the time of the se@@ ven@@ th pla@@ gu@@ e , some “ among P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s servants ” fe@@ ared Jehovah’s word and doub@@ t@@ less became a part of the mi@@ x@@ ed compan@@ y that left Egy@@ pt with the Israelites . ​ — E@@ x .
19 , 20 . ( a ) Who is the promised Se@@ ed ?
Why do we need end@@ ur@@ ance ?
She was an 8@@ 4 - year - old wi@@ do@@ w when Jesus was born .
For example , how gr@@ ate@@ ful you would be to someone who vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily pa@@ id for a li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving medi@@ cal tre@@ at@@ ment that you could not af@@ for@@ d !
The str@@ ange si@@ gh@@ ts were evid@@ ently what the g@@ ur@@ us felt were prop@@ er resul@@ ts along the way to the true a@@ im of yo@@ gi@@ c exerc@@ ises .
* In a similar way , Jehovah did something ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary .
In order to make ro@@ om for new information when we medit@@ ate , we need to shu@@ t out the di@@ str@@ actions of present - day living .
The second mon@@ th of the ancient cal@@ end@@ ar r@@ an from what we now call mi@@ d - O@@ c@@ to@@ ber to mi@@ d - No@@ v@@ ember .
Some 35 years have pas@@ sed since I became a Witness .
Jeremiah fac@@ ed many har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps in his work as God’s prophet .
If a congregation that speak@@ s the fam@@ il@@ y’s mother t@@ ong@@ ue is close by , the family may cho@@ ose to support this congregation .
For one thing , he showed a will@@ ing@@ ness to trust them .
What should be our determin@@ ation with respect to the One who is inv@@ isi@@ ble ?
Why is it important for us to trust the slave class ?
It will also bring joy in the future when Jehovah re@@ war@@ ds those who put his inter@@ ests and those of others a@@ head of their own . ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 8 - 10 .
Con@@ tro@@ vers@@ y first ar@@ ose in this reg@@ ard in E@@ den when Satan challeng@@ ed Jehovah’s rule .
Th@@ ink it over very well , or el@@ se you will reg@@ a@@ in your fre@@ e@@ dom only through that c@@ him@@ ne@@ y . ”
“ When my daugh@@ ter challeng@@ es my authority , it makes my blood bo@@ il , ” says Mari@@ a , the mother of a 14 - year - old in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
( a ) How do we know that Jehovah wants you to enjoy your you@@ th ?
No . After they had been be@@ at@@ en and thro@@ wn into pris@@ on , “ about the mi@@ dd@@ le of the night , Paul and S@@ il@@ as were pra@@ ying and pra@@ ising God with s@@ ong . ”
I was also atten@@ ding c@@ ate@@ ch@@ ism cl@@ as@@ ses in pre@@ par@@ ation for baptism as a M@@ en@@ n@@ on@@ ite .
This comm@@ and c@@ learly helps a Christian to understand that he cannot accept medi@@ cal tre@@ at@@ ments that invol@@ ve taking in whole blood or any of its four ma@@ j@@ or com@@ pon@@ ents .
But I knew that if I wanted to devel@@ op strong faith , I would have to discipl@@ ine my@@ self to di@@ g into the tru@@ ths found in the Bible .
In 19@@ 19 they were among those who were appointed to serve as a “ faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” to care for the spiritual needs of God’s people during the last days . ​ — Mat@@ t .
M@@ il@@ dness of temp@@ er ligh@@ ten@@ s the at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere and off@@ ers a wel@@ come contr@@ ast to the bi@@ ck@@ ering and con@@ ten@@ tion that bli@@ ght many famili@@ es .
What prote@@ ction did the Israelites enjoy ( a ) in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness and ( b ) when they en@@ tered the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and ?
What will help us devel@@ op such an in@@ ten@@ se desire ?
For those who have never su@@ ffered the lo@@ ss of an un@@ born ba@@ by in this way , it may be difficult to i@@ magine the feelings of those who have .
publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses and a@@ vail@@ able at w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
S@@ ever@@ al P@@ i@@ et@@ ist scho@@ l@@ ars found refu@@ ge in B@@ er@@ le@@ bur@@ g , some 1@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 1@@ 50 k@@ m ] nor@@ th of F@@ ran@@ k@@ fur@@ t am Ma@@ in .
M@@ A@@ N and woman have always ye@@ ar@@ ned to be together .
Jehovah is gl@@ ori@@ fied when his people make wise cho@@ ic@@ es in life . ​ — Pro@@ v .
This would expla@@ in why it is that on so many occasi@@ ons ​ — too often to be just co@@ in@@ ci@@ d@@ ence — ​ one of Jehovah’s Witnesses me@@ e@@ ts a person at the pre@@ c@@ ise time that he or she is going through a c@@ ris@@ is and needs spiritual help .
He is fear - inspi@@ ring a@@ bo@@ ve all other go@@ ds . ” — Psalm 9@@ 6 : 3 , 4 .
What can we learn from these events ?
My father , though , st@@ op@@ ped atten@@ ding ch@@ urch during World W@@ ar I .
The Bible book of Proverbs conclu@@ des with two ‘ we@@ igh@@ ty mes@@ sa@@ ges . ’
They are prote@@ cted in Jehovah’s mem@@ ory .
C@@ learly evid@@ ent in the te@@ x@@ ts un@@ earth@@ ed is the de@@ pra@@ v@@ ity of U@@ gar@@ iti@@ c religion .
“ Let each one keep see@@ king , not his own advan@@ ta@@ ge , but that of the other person . ” — 1 Corinthians 10 : 24 .
We mis@@ sed our family very much .
• What ca@@ used certain individuals to become enem@@ ies of God ?
Is true worship good for you today ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ out su@@ n@@ light , we could not ex@@ ist .
Can you pioneer ?
All we received for n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment was a mu@@ g of co@@ f@@ fe@@ e and about two oun@@ ces [ 7@@ 5 g ] of bre@@ ad in the mor@@ ning and a bo@@ w@@ l of sou@@ p at mi@@ d@@ day and in the ev@@ ening .
And if there is a de@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y , it can be supp@@ lied by contribu@@ tions from fellow Christians who are not so materi@@ ally po@@ or . ​ — 2 Corinthians 8 : 13 - 15 .
We are than@@ k@@ ful for Jehovah’s blessings , including our being able to serve him as a un@@ ited family .
Many years after He@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ ah’s time , a hum@@ ble young woman nam@@ ed M@@ ary had a special fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah and a uni@@ que assignment .
What is the most effe@@ ctive way to s@@ pre@@ ad the Kingdom message ?
The teach@@ er in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed me to M@@ r@@ s . M@@ au@@ d K@@ o@@ da and quic@@ k@@ ly left .
But she never accepted Bible truth her@@ self .
This was Ti@@ ran@@ ë , the cap@@ it@@ al of Al@@ ban@@ ia , which had pro@@ claim@@ ed it@@ self “ the first a@@ the@@ ist st@@ ate in the world . ”
F@@ o@@ c@@ using one@@ ’s mind and en@@ er@@ gy on p@@ un@@ ish@@ ing someone who has wr@@ ong@@ ed us is des@@ tru@@ ctive .
When used to make s@@ ar@@ c@@ as@@ tic and in@@ sul@@ ting re@@ mar@@ ks , this small member can truly be “ an un@@ ru@@ ly in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ous thing , . . . full of death - deal@@ ing po@@ is@@ on . ”
This has ca@@ used some to fear that nations that are su@@ p@@ po@@ se@@ dly using nu@@ clear en@@ er@@ gy for pe@@ ace@@ ful pur@@ pos@@ es might be develop@@ ing nu@@ clear we@@ ap@@ ons in se@@ cre@@ t .
Jesus ’ V@@ i@@ e@@ w
Com@@ ple@@ t@@ ely E@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed as T@@ e@@ ach@@ ers of God’s Word
Lo@@ ve of God will mo@@ tiv@@ ate us always to con@@ sul@@ t his Word and Bible - based public@@ ations before we make important decisions .
W@@ ould you like to be there ?
In the dis@@ co@@ vered te@@ x@@ ts , Ba@@ al cop@@ ul@@ ates with a he@@ i@@ f@@ er .
He as@@ sur@@ ed them : “ Do not inter@@ pre@@ t@@ ations bel@@ ong to God ?
Wh@@ atever the reason for their being sing@@ le , the important question rema@@ ins the same : How can a Christian make a succ@@ ess of sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess ?
Ad@@ ul@@ ts can also learn to over@@ come h@@ at@@ red and gre@@ ed .
Instead , he direc@@ ted all glory to his Father .
But it was first direc@@ ted to Timothy , who needed it when he served as an el@@ der in Eph@@ esus .
U@@ p@@ on pu@@ t@@ ting “ out to se@@ a from C@@ re@@ te , ” the ship was “ viol@@ ently se@@ ized ” by “ a temp@@ es@@ tu@@ ous w@@ ind called E@@ u@@ ro@@ a@@ qu@@ il@@ o . ”
Tru@@ ly , the fru@@ it@@ age of a righteous one@@ ’s t@@ ong@@ ue is “ a t@@ ree of life , ” and “ as ap@@ ples of go@@ ld in s@@ il@@ ver car@@ v@@ ings is a word spo@@ ken at the right time for it . ” ​ — Proverbs 15 : 4 ; 25 : 11 .
20 N@@ ever F@@ or@@ s@@ ake Your F@@ el@@ low B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ers
In contr@@ ast , people who love God pro@@ du@@ ce a much different kind of fru@@ it@@ age .
You are a stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ ck to me , because you think , not God’s thoughts , but those of men . ” ​ — Matthew 16 : 23 .
I had sa@@ ved en@@ ough to pa@@ y my nor@@ ma@@ l ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses for about a mon@@ th .
If we did not preach , how would people have the opportunity to hear the message that can mean life ?
* He pur@@ posed that one of his spirit cre@@ atu@@ res come to the earth , live as a perfect human , and ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely offer his life as a ransom sacrifice .
At times , this resul@@ ted in more money going out than coming in for a peri@@ od of time .
Sol@@ di@@ ers of Christ should be inter@@ ested in ga@@ ining the appro@@ val of the one who en@@ ro@@ l@@ led them .
God wants us to maintain good spiritual health by s@@ tic@@ king to him and supp@@ or@@ ting his organization in its vari@@ ous activities .
However , Din@@ ah was great@@ ly dec@@ ei@@ ved .
The mem@@ ory of my bel@@ o@@ ved parents still br@@ ings te@@ ars to my eyes .
At other times he may per@@ mit vari@@ ous tri@@ als and har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps to come upon us so that we can devel@@ op end@@ ur@@ ance .
Yes , sing@@ ing pra@@ ises to Jehovah is one very good reason to arri@@ ve early at our meetings and to stay until the end .
Many who get div@@ or@@ ced remain in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y ang@@ ry with their e@@ x - mate for years .
Still , Ad@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants in@@ her@@ ited sin .
“ They never st@@ op@@ ped loving me . ”
It is the tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ill@@ ity , the in@@ ner cal@@ m , that we gain when we become Jesus ’ disciples and learn that we are loved and appro@@ ved by Jehovah God and by his Son .
The E@@ f@@ fect on My Mar@@ ri@@ age
Pe@@ ople of vari@@ ous per@@ su@@ asi@@ ons refle@@ cted on the pos@@ si@@ bility that some mal@@ ign@@ ant power is at work .
When the congregation inform@@ ed us that they had no accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations for us , we loo@@ ked for a tra@@ il@@ er but fa@@ iled to find one we could af@@ for@@ d .
I am so gr@@ ate@@ ful that Jehovah was pati@@ ent with me , giving me the opportunity to change and become a better person !
Why should we than@@ k Jehovah for the happy associ@@ ation we enjoy in our congregations ?
Just about a year before Jesus gave the com@@ mis@@ sion to “ make disciples . . . , bapti@@ z@@ ing them , ” he provided in@@ sight into what would be requi@@ red of his followers .
He did not qu@@ it but cho@@ se a spe@@ ed that he could real@@ is@@ tic@@ ally keep up , and then he stu@@ ck to it until he cro@@ s@@ sed the fin@@ ish l@@ ine .
Some pre@@ ach@@ ers deli@@ ber@@ ately avoid it because it “ con@@ ve@@ ys too many i@@ ma@@ ges of earthly happiness . ”
How does the princi@@ ple at Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 7 prove true regarding divine la@@ ws ?
My baptism as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses brought me deep joy , and my life took on real meaning .
They showed me 1 Corinthians 6 : 9 - 11 in the Bible .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us , 3 / 15
Jehovah’s organization has publi@@ shed lis@@ ts show@@ ing do@@ z@@ ens of prophe@@ ci@@ es concer@@ ning Jesus and their fulfill@@ ment .
In what way did Jehovah’s “ counsel ” pre@@ va@@ il in con@@ ne@@ ction with Babyl@@ on@@ ’s do@@ w@@ n@@ f@@ all ?
Des@@ cri@@ b@@ ing the mar@@ vel@@ ous future that a@@ wa@@ its sub@@ je@@ cts of God’s Kingdom , Jesus fore@@ told through the apostle John : “ Lo@@ ok ! The t@@ ent of God is with mankind , and he will re@@ side with them , and they will be his pe@@ op@@ les .
Th@@ an@@ ks to the resurrection hope , we can have a secu@@ re future .
Com@@ men@@ ding a neigh@@ b@@ or , a fellow stud@@ ent , or a work@@ mate can prom@@ o@@ te pe@@ ace@@ ful rel@@ ations and encoura@@ ge good be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
“ I@@ ’@@ ve got to get on with my work , ” he said , “ but ple@@ ase si@@ t down and talk to me . ”
To fi@@ ght spiritual a@@ pa@@ thy , Christians need to have a clear view of who they are , and they must take reason@@ able pri@@ de in their dist@@ in@@ ct id@@ ent@@ ity .
Their exc@@ iting experi@@ ences help to make the Christian Greek Scriptures a thr@@ ill to read and demonstr@@ ate that Jehovah re@@ members his servants fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly .
He is so s@@ or@@ ry !
As@@ s@@ em@@ b@@ led at the fo@@ o@@ t of M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i , the Israelites declar@@ ed public@@ ly : “ All that Jehovah has spo@@ ken we are willing to do . ”
Satan appe@@ ared to have ga@@ ined the u@@ pp@@ er hand in his at@@ temp@@ t to dis@@ cre@@ di@@ t Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Pro@@ ve yourself faithful even to death , and I will give you the cro@@ wn of life . ”
He t@@ wi@@ ce said concer@@ ning Jesus : “ This is my Son . ”
What Scriptural ob@@ lig@@ ations are plac@@ ed upon hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves ?
“ But a@@ bo@@ ve all , I found the truth .
We learned to make sure that there was a way out of an ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment b@@ lo@@ ck or a hous@@ ing est@@ ate , in case we had to be@@ at a ha@@ st@@ y re@@ tre@@ at .
“ Instead of avo@@ i@@ ding the brother , I res@@ ol@@ ved to get to know him better , ” R@@ ic expla@@ ins .
M@@ Y M@@ O@@ TH@@ E@@ R asked me : “ And just why won@@ ’t you worship your an@@ c@@ est@@ ors ?
Why can we be certain that it is possible for humans to maintain integrity to God ?
That certainly me@@ e@@ ts the des@@ crip@@ tion “ all things new ” ! ​ — Psalm 9@@ 2 : 12 - 14 .
H@@ er@@ od tri@@ ed not to off@@ end Jewish sen@@ si@@ bil@@ ities or dis@@ ru@@ pt the temp@@ le@@ ’s ser@@ vi@@ ces and sacrific@@ es .
Some of them ev@@ en@@ tually became Witnesses .
N@@ ex@@ t on the sc@@ ene appe@@ ar two women who have strong w@@ ings like those of a st@@ or@@ k .
In fact , you might re@@ en@@ act a situation a cou@@ ple of times , giving a different rep@@ ly and see@@ ing how your children a@@ da@@ pt .
How than@@ k@@ ful we are that God helps us so that we are not over@@ re@@ ached by Satan !
What was the differ@@ ence ?
We show faith@@ ful@@ ness by exerc@@ ising wisdom in the way we use our material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
Then , what a mar@@ vel@@ ous name Jehovah will make for himself as he ac@@ ts to deli@@ ver his loyal wit@@ nesses ! ​ — E@@ z@@ ek .
Bo@@ th times David es@@ cap@@ ed the sh@@ ar@@ p ti@@ p of the spe@@ ar .
For instance , one brother who has been an el@@ der for more than three de@@ ca@@ des no@@ ted that he is still gro@@ wing spiritually .
On the way out , one of the gu@@ ar@@ ds pointed to a con@@ spi@@ cu@@ ous no@@ tice on the do@@ or : Pro@@ i@@ bi@@ da a ent@@ ra@@ da de p@@ ess@@ o@@ as es@@ tr@@ an@@ has ( No S@@ tr@@ ang@@ ers Al@@ low@@ ed ) .
A Pro@@ per V@@ i@@ e@@ w of M@@ one@@ y
They appreci@@ ate what God has done for them and the ex@@ t@@ ent to which the message of good news has imp@@ ro@@ ved their own lives and out@@ look .
Do it often .
Jesus showed the import@@ ance of love when he said : “ By this all will know that you are my disciples , if you have love among y@@ ourselves . ”
And the apostle John ad@@ ded : “ He that exerc@@ ises faith in the Son has everlasting life ; he that dis@@ obe@@ ys the Son will not see life . ”
Des@@ cri@@ be how Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors will re@@ act when the resurrection takes place .
“ We than@@ ked Jehovah that we got home ali@@ ve , but we also gl@@ ori@@ fied him for let@@ ting us honor his name at this sou@@ ther@@ n@@ most point of E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , ” they said .
In their case , however , it was a per@@ ver@@ ted se@@ x@@ u@@ al interest , with disa@@ str@@ ous , evil con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
Jehovah recogn@@ ized that one mis@@ take did not make Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at a tra@@ it@@ or .
What mo@@ tiv@@ ated that in@@ sol@@ ent man to become the kind and loving apostle who was willing to ris@@ k his life so that others could learn the truth about God and Christ ?
But she is a@@ ware that her hus@@ ban@@ d’s invol@@ v@@ ement in the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c activities helps the enti@@ re family to keep a@@ wa@@ ke spiritually .
As Christians , however , we know that Jehovah God deser@@ ves our hear@@ t@@ felt obedi@@ ence because he is our Creator , the Su@@ sta@@ in@@ er of our life , the loving S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn , and our D@@ eli@@ ver@@ er .
But this is not the real reason .
What ang@@ eli@@ c support do Jehovah’s Witnesses receive in their worl@@ d@@ wide ministry ?
Because Noah had faith in what Jehovah told him , he buil@@ t that gi@@ gan@@ tic ar@@ k .
We give Jehovah our best , not mer@@ ely what is left after we have satis@@ fied all our personal desi@@ res .
David beg@@ ged Jehovah to help him with his problems , but he knew that it was also important to do something about his situation .
Since our deli@@ ver@@ ance will dep@@ end on obedi@@ ence , we do well to ask ourselves : ‘ How do I respon@@ d to instru@@ ctions that Jehovah provi@@ des for his people now ?
He has tri@@ ed to use apost@@ ates and others to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce us that the teachings we follow are false .
Wh@@ atever your go@@ al in God’s service , you will need a way to ear@@ n a living .
He promises : “ There will come to be pl@@ ent@@ y of gra@@ in on the earth ; on the to@@ p of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s there will be an over@@ f@@ low .
Then they made her a c@@ up of te@@ a and sta@@ yed for a ch@@ at .
; H@@ un@@ t@@ le@@ y , E .
Our months of tra@@ ining were un@@ for@@ get@@ table .
If we are to ple@@ ase Jehovah , we must hold fir@@ m@@ ly to his la@@ ws and principles , never a@@ do@@ p@@ ting an un@@ holy , com@@ prom@@ ising attitude toward them .
One long - standing str@@ ate@@ gy has been called su@@ sta@@ in@@ able develop@@ ment , which means prom@@ o@@ ting e@@ con@@ om@@ ic and so@@ cial gro@@ w@@ th within the e@@ c@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal li@@ m@@ its of the pl@@ an@@ et .
If you have gro@@ wn acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to a wh@@ ite - col@@ la@@ r jo@@ b , doing physical work may appe@@ ar da@@ un@@ ting .
The teach@@ er , a member of the cl@@ er@@ gy , had never read these ver@@ ses .
Because he is a God of love and he h@@ ates wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , Jehovah has pur@@ posed to ri@@ d the earth ​ — as well as the rest of the uni@@ verse — ​ of evil when the is@@ sue regarding rul@@ er@@ ship is set@@ t@@ led to his satis@@ fac@@ tion .
Does the Bible give us the wisdom to res@@ ol@@ ve such pers@@ ist@@ ent and fru@@ str@@ ating problems ?
As disciples of Christ , do we not appreci@@ ate war@@ n@@ ings that help us to gu@@ ard against develop@@ ing the sel@@ f@@ ish spirit so char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic of this world , which can er@@ o@@ de our love of neigh@@ b@@ or ?
Jehovah set a fine example for parents .
Yes , he stu@@ ck to his prac@@ tice of o@@ ffering prayer to Jehovah three times a day .
Now more than ever before , parents need Jehovah’s help in re@@ aring their children .
S@@ en@@ sing how un@@ happy I was , my mother asked me to give the Bible another ch@@ ance .
And where are the other tra@@ in@@ e@@ es ? ”
“ If anyone e@@ ats of this bre@@ ad , ” that is , exerc@@ ises faith in the re@@ de@@ em@@ ing power of Jesus ’ sacrifice , he will be in l@@ ine for everlasting life .
It does not bel@@ ong to man who is wal@@ king even to direc@@ t his st@@ ep . ” M@@ an has ne@@ i@@ ther the wisdom nor the fore@@ sight to rule himself without help , and the only help that has real value comes from God .
Ru@@ th cho@@ se to serve Jehovah in@@ stead of her an@@ c@@ est@@ ors ’ go@@ ds
Sa@@ id Paul : “ It is written : ‘ I will make the wisdom of the wise men per@@ ish , and the in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ence of the in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al men I will sh@@ o@@ ve asi@@ de . ’
How can we use the account about Saul as a mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r to help us maintain the spirit of self - sacrifice ?
A do@@ ct@@ or s@@ at down with us and said : “ I@@ ’@@ m so s@@ or@@ ry .
What invit@@ ation did Jesus ex@@ ten@@ d to his disciples ?
* Jesus and his 14@@ 4@@ ,000 associ@@ ates are rul@@ ing from heaven .
In this con@@ text , James ad@@ ded : “ If you have bit@@ ter je@@ al@@ ous@@ y and con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ousness in your hearts , do not be b@@ ra@@ gg@@ ing and l@@ ying against the truth .
• What promises help us to end@@ ure ?
In ess@@ ence , we promised Jehovah that we would put the doing of his will fore@@ most in our lives , and we want to keep that promise .
Because , along with the spirit and the bri@@ de , we desire to keep on saying , “ C@@ ome ! ”
These two men obedi@@ ently appe@@ ared before the king of Egy@@ pt many times , be@@ aring the br@@ un@@ t of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s hard - hear@@ te@@ dness .
* They were pleas@@ ed with a small band of loyal Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents who showed that their heart was with Jehovah and his Word .
I am so than@@ k@@ ful to those who brought the truth to my parents , who in turn imp@@ l@@ anted in my young mind and heart a ke@@ en desire to seek first God’s Kingdom .
Ex@@ am@@ ples of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s s@@ ound ad@@ vice are to work hard , to be hon@@ est , to use money wis@@ ely , and to avoid la@@ z@@ iness . ​ — Proverbs 6 : 6 - 8 ; 20 : 23 ; 31 : 16 .
The Bible says : “ A jo@@ y@@ ful heart is good me@@ dic@@ ine , but a c@@ ru@@ shed spirit sa@@ ps one@@ ’s strength . ” ​ — Proverbs 17 : 22 .
When they both love Jehovah and serve him together , they will be happy and un@@ ited in their marriage .
And since faith is requi@@ red for sal@@ vation , no won@@ der Jesus found it necess@@ ary to encoura@@ ge his disciples “ always to pray and not to give up ” !
It was te@@ di@@ ous work .
In a sense , Christians with an earthly hope also refle@@ ct God’s glory .
Some of the parents of the pu@@ p@@ il@@ s , al@@ though not Jehovah’s Witnesses themselves , ob@@ je@@ cted str@@ ong@@ ly to the teach@@ er@@ ’s actions .
E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s prophecy men@@ tions H@@ ar@@ an as one of T@@ y@@ re@@ ’s ma@@ in tra@@ ding par@@ t@@ n@@ ers , con@@ fir@@ m@@ ing H@@ ar@@ an’s ro@@ le as an important com@@ mer@@ cial cen@@ ter . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek .
S@@ ur@@ ely their hearts were war@@ m@@ ed , and they were dra@@ wn to Jesus !
Just as God teach@@ es by example , teach your children to love God by your example . ​ — Read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 5 - 7 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 32 ; 5 : 1 .
M@@ ano@@ ah and his wife were encoura@@ ged by an ang@@ el
The Bible fore@@ told that the Messi@@ ah would des@@ c@@ end from Abraham through the family l@@ ine of David .
In that sense , then , there were to be no fore@@ ign@@ ers in the Christian congregation .
In what practic@@ al ways , though , can we imitate their examples ?
His spirit go@@ es out , he go@@ es back to his gr@@ ound ; in that day his thoughts do per@@ ish . ” The B@@ y@@ ing@@ t@@ on transl@@ ation rend@@ ers the last part of P@@ s 14@@ 6 verse 4 : “ That day his go@@ o@@ d@@ will is a to@@ tal lo@@ ss . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 6 : 3 , 4 .
“ The Just In@@ dic@@ at@@ or and S@@ cal@@ es B@@ el@@ ong to Jehovah ”
Then consider the Bible account of Job , foc@@ using on how Jehovah was tend@@ er in affe@@ ction and mer@@ ci@@ ful toward Job .
Some are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that their prayers are ans@@ wer@@ ed .
Consider how two of these let@@ ters support the Bi@@ bli@@ cal des@@ crip@@ tion of that c@@ ru@@ cial time peri@@ od .
It never happened . ” ​ — Samuel , * K@@ en@@ ya .
The article stated that Christ’s brothers would be rul@@ ing with him from heaven during the M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn , so they could not be helped or ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted by an earthly class .
Such in@@ ex@@ cu@@ sa@@ ble ne@@ g@@ lig@@ ence co@@ st that gener@@ ation en@@ try into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
Par@@ ents , Pro@@ te@@ ct Your P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous In@@ her@@ it@@ ance
Th@@ ree occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ences are in the book of Daniel .
The si@@ x@@ th vo@@ lu@@ me of the P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t con@@ ta@@ ined vari@@ ous a@@ i@@ ds for Bible study : a Hebrew and Ar@@ am@@ a@@ ic dic@@ tion@@ ary , an inter@@ pre@@ tation of Greek , Hebrew , and Ar@@ am@@ a@@ ic n@@ ames , a Hebrew gr@@ am@@ ma@@ r , and a L@@ at@@ in in@@ de@@ x for the dic@@ tion@@ ary .
Jehovah’s holy spirit ser@@ ves as a teach@@ er and re@@ mem@@ bran@@ c@@ er .
And you might also give than@@ ks to God for your “ da@@ ily bre@@ ad . ”
To be a ca@@ pa@@ ble teach@@ er , E@@ z@@ r@@ a con@@ sul@@ ted God’s Word .
It is the ha@@ p@@ pi@@ est time of the we@@ ek for me , and I would not tra@@ de it for anything ! ”
( Read Psalm 24 : 3 - 5 . )
( Read Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 6 : 1 , 6 , 7 . )
I started to show her more respect and to say “ ple@@ ase ” and “ than@@ k you . ”
He encoura@@ ged God’s servants to “ prac@@ tice giving . ”
They deci@@ ded to sel@@ l their home and go@@ o@@ ds to fun@@ d their full - time ministry .
On@@ ly a li@@ mit@@ ed number of Christ’s followers would receive such a privilege .
You can satis@@ fy your spiritual need and ac@@ qui@@ re preci@@ ous Bible knowledge by regul@@ arly reading God’s Word .
It makes Jehovah real to me on a da@@ ily bas@@ is and gives me peace and a me@@ asure of in@@ ward happiness that cannot be at@@ ta@@ ined by any other means . ”
The le@@ gi@@ ons under C@@ es@@ ti@@ us Gal@@ lu@@ s succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in under@@ min@@ ing part of the temple w@@ all ; then they su@@ d@@ den@@ ly with@@ dre@@ w .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing Jesus ’ example , rather than being si@@ de@@ tr@@ ac@@ ked by mun@@ d@@ ane is@@ su@@ es , we use our time and en@@ er@@ gy to preach the good news and to “ make disciples of people of all the nations . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 ; 28 : 19 .
At Psalm 1@@ 38 : 6 , we read God’s view of hum@@ ble individuals and of pr@@ ou@@ d ones : “ Jehovah is high , and yet the hum@@ ble one he se@@ es ; but the lo@@ f@@ ty one he kno@@ ws only from a dist@@ ance . ”
In order to give good ad@@ vice , we must understand the circumstances and vie@@ w@@ point of the one see@@ king ass@@ ist@@ ance .
John could be refer@@ ring to an individu@@ al woman ad@@ d@@ ressed as K@@ y@@ ri@@ a , which is Greek for “ la@@ dy . ”
Then all of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 will share with Jesus in con@@ qu@@ ering the k@@ ings of the earth .
“ I still car@@ ry en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched feelings from my past that be@@ at me down when I experience cal@@ am@@ ity . ”
C@@ learly , the Bible pres@@ ents Satan as a real spirit person .
For example , at the beg@@ in@@ ning of Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s ministry when he expres@@ sed doub@@ ts about his qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations , Jehovah told him : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id because of their fac@@ es , for ‘ I am with you to deli@@ ver you ’ is the ut@@ ter@@ ance of Jehovah . ”
“ If you go preaching , don@@ ’t come back .
As people came in through the do@@ or , I left .
When crow@@ ds brought their a@@ il@@ ing ones to him , “ he cur@@ ed all who were f@@ aring ba@@ dly . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
( b ) How does Isaiah contr@@ ast true religion with false ? They refle@@ ct God’s jo@@ y@@ ful person@@ ality .
We cannot even i@@ magine how wonderful our lives will be under Kingdom rule .
What might a young person consider when cho@@ o@@ sing a care@@ er ?
But can anyone of u@@ pri@@ ght heart ref@@ ra@@ in from jo@@ ining the thr@@ ong of Jehovah’s pra@@ is@@ ers ?
H@@ um@@ ility is ess@@ enti@@ al to our being cont@@ ent in God’s the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c organization and being supp@@ or@@ tive of the congreg@@ ational arrang@@ ement .
Davi@@ d’s H@@ um@@ ility ​ — A F@@ ine Ex@@ am@@ ple
So M@@ ano@@ ah pray@@ ed : “ Ex@@ c@@ use me , Jehovah .
Even where water for wa@@ shing or ba@@ thing is in sh@@ ort supp@@ ly , Christians should try to do the best they can to keep clean and pres@@ en@@ table .
If such T@@ V shows cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted hearts 25 years ag@@ o , what imp@@ act do they have today ?
In 19@@ 50 , I moved to G@@ r@@ and J@@ un@@ ction , C@@ ol@@ or@@ a@@ do , where I me@@ t Bil@@ li@@ e .
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of the B@@ read and the W@@ ine
This har@@ ro@@ wing experience has taught me how fle@@ et@@ ing and un@@ certain life is .
While I was sta@@ ying with him , I attend@@ ed all the meetings held in his home .
The expres@@ sion “ young bul@@ ls of our li@@ ps ” den@@ o@@ tes spiritual sacrific@@ es , the words we speak in praise of Jehovah and his pur@@ pos@@ es .
E@@ ven@@ tually , they had to return to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates for health reas@@ ons .
Do we have a gu@@ ar@@ di@@ an ang@@ el ?
Since both the strong and the we@@ ak are accep@@ table to God and Christ , we should have a simil@@ arly lar@@ ge@@ hear@@ ted attitude and “ wel@@ come one another . ”
▪ What kin@@ ds of attitu@@ des are you ex@@ posed to when you eng@@ age in those activities ?
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of your circumstances , always pray in faith .
No@@ thing ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary .
But in those days , pas@@ s@@ por@@ t and vis@@ a do@@ cum@@ ent@@ ation took much time , so stud@@ ents were temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily assign@@ ed to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
However , the ch@@ urch do@@ or had been lo@@ cked and no one could get in .
When he bre@@ ak@@ s family rul@@ es , you may place re@@ stri@@ ctions on certain privile@@ ges in order to emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the import@@ ance of keep@@ ing rul@@ es .
However , we ten@@ d to draw com@@ par@@ is@@ ons about things that interest us .
“ I felt as though I had fin@@ ally me@@ t the One about whom I had heard so much .
Re@@ fre@@ shed M@@ in@@ isters
I also moved to the city of I@@ v@@ ano@@ v@@ o .
A@@ c@@ tually , his course ign@@ ored the clear ris@@ k that Jehovah had mentioned ​ — that of tur@@ ning an Israel@@ ite from true worship to false . ​ — Read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 7 : 1 - 4 .
Their fa@@ ther@@ less ne@@ p@@ he@@ w Lo@@ t evid@@ ently became like a son to them .
Lo@@ ve for God will gro@@ w in the heart of one who pon@@ ders Jehovah’s ways as the psalmist did .
C@@ ould you ad@@ v@@ ise him of the best r@@ ou@@ te to take without first know@@ ing his present lo@@ c@@ ation ?
What will you learn ?
Q@@ u@@ o@@ ted in the same S@@ ta@@ r repor@@ t , U@@ .@@ S . P@@ re@@ si@@ d@@ ent B@@ ill C@@ l@@ in@@ t@@ on said : “ After all the b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed of this century , we know it is eas@@ y to say ‘ never again , ’ but much har@@ der to make it so . ”
It says : “ We believe the Ho@@ ly Scrip@@ ture to be given by God . . .
A mission@@ ary who faith@@ fully served for 4@@ 3 years had to face peri@@ o@@ ds of physical ti@@ re@@ dness and disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement .
For example , we might pon@@ der the sever@@ al acc@@ oun@@ ts that descri@@ be Jehovah in his heavenly cour@@ t .
‘ Will it help me to “ love what is good ” or will it make it difficult for me to “ h@@ ate what is bad ” ? ’
Ch@@ ile@@ a@@ b , Davi@@ d’s second son , is not mentioned after his bir@@ th .
Now , though , the gre@@ ed , materi@@ al@@ ism , and viol@@ ence of A@@ ha@@ b and Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l san@@ k to new dep@@ ths .
That did not prove to be an es@@ cap@@ e for them because Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar came up against Egy@@ pt and con@@ qu@@ ered it .
S@@ ex@@ u@@ al D@@ ep@@ ra@@ v@@ ity Be@@ comes R@@ am@@ p@@ ant
Th@@ ough we may not be able to change jo@@ bs , there may be other ways to re@@ move ourselves from temp@@ ting circumstances .
3 : 17 ; Mark 1 : 11 ; Luke 3 : 22 .
Why did Jesus say this ?
So A@@ sa@@ ’s str@@ ate@@ gy wor@@ ked ​ — at first gl@@ ance !
As told by An@@ dre@@ as Go@@ le@@ c
Even without the use of s@@ ound e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment , the speak@@ er@@ ’s vo@@ ice car@@ ries to every part of the h@@ all , ho@@ l@@ ding the a@@ udi@@ enc@@ e@@ ’s attention for one and a half h@@ our@@ s .
By pra@@ ying about these things and medit@@ ating on them , we can make a decision that is practic@@ al in our situation and one that Jehovah will bl@@ ess .
He had just gra@@ du@@ ated from high school with the high@@ est gra@@ des in his class , and now relati@@ ves and teach@@ ers were ur@@ g@@ ing him to pur@@ sue high@@ er educ@@ ation .
Jeho@@ as@@ h , 4 / 1 Jeremiah , 12 / 1 Jerusalem S@@ ur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by P@@ o@@ inted S@@ takes ?
If a wife does not respect her husband , she is really dis@@ res@@ pe@@ cting Jehovah , who appointed the husband as head of the family . ​ — 1 Corinthians 11 : 3 .
Jehovah’s Ad@@ verse Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment Will C@@ ome !
Even so , Paul never com@@ pla@@ ined about his lo@@ t , and he did not co@@ v@@ et what others had .
With so many long@@ time servants of Jehovah present , it was a rich and re@@ war@@ ding experience in@@ deed !
W@@ ell , just as shin@@ ing a spo@@ t@@ light on a po@@ tho@@ le on a dar@@ k ro@@ ad@@ way does not re@@ move the ho@@ le , light from God’s Word does not re@@ move pit@@ f@@ alls .
O@@ r they reason that since the O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent de@@ als c@@ hi@@ ef@@ ly with the Jewish religion , it is not rel@@ ev@@ ant for Christians .
The 20@@ th century saw a pe@@ ak of s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c and in@@ du@@ stri@@ al ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements .
There are ma@@ ps of the Bible lands , which will help you lo@@ c@@ ate plac@@ es you enc@@ oun@@ ter in your reading and put events in per@@ spe@@ ctive .
Jesus Christ had em@@ ba@@ r@@ ked on his great ministry in Gal@@ ile@@ e .
The word “ con@@ text ” has another meaning .
We will certainly be satis@@ fied with the go@@ o@@ dness of your house , the holy place of your temple . ” ​ — Psalm 6@@ 5 : 4 .
And what can it mean for you ?
Acc@@ oun@@ ts that emp@@ lo@@ y al@@ leg@@ ory are said to be sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic of more important things that are hi@@ d@@ den .
Na@@ th@@ an’s st@@ ory made David fu@@ ri@@ ous .
However , wa@@ iting for happy events ​ — perhaps a we@@ d@@ ding , the bir@@ th of a child , or a re@@ uni@@ on with people we love — ​ can f@@ ill us with an@@ ti@@ ci@@ pat@@ ory joy long before the day of fulfill@@ ment .
You are the best daugh@@ ters a mother could have , and I am very pr@@ ou@@ d of you .
Instead , he conc@@ ei@@ ved a way to accom@@ pl@@ ish what he pur@@ posed for humans and for pl@@ an@@ et E@@ ar@@ th .
How might God’s promises se@@ em less real to us than they once did ?
Un@@ like the ha@@ ugh@@ ty P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , hum@@ ble Christian elders serve others
This can be a serious t@@ est .
As a result , only he has the right to tell us how to walk .
I am fac@@ ed with a life s@@ ent@@ ence for the wrong I have done . ”
C@@ ould Paul be serious about such a des@@ crip@@ tion of con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment ?
E@@ A@@ S@@ T F@@ R@@ AN@@ K@@ I@@ S@@ H K@@ IN@@ G@@ D@@ O@@ M ( Ger@@ many & Au@@ stri@@ a )
A@@ no@@ ther man , too ill to leave his house , told us that no one from his own v@@ il@@ la@@ ge took the tr@@ ou@@ ble to vis@@ it him .
With the appro@@ val of W@@ er@@ n@@ er@@ ’s mother , W@@ al@@ tra@@ u@@ d told him : “ If you give me your gu@@ n , I will thro@@ w it away , and I will make sure that you get a to@@ y tru@@ ck with four whe@@ els . ”
Jesus was ke@@ en@@ ly a@@ ware of the pres@@ sures associ@@ ated with the anxi@@ e@@ ties of this system of things .
“ Jehovah Is My S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th ” ( J . C@@ o@@ v@@ il@@ le ) , 10 / 15
Then to you I will cause my spirit to bu@@ b@@ ble for@@ th . ”
That started a des@@ tru@@ ctive c@@ y@@ c@@ le that la@@ sted way into my ad@@ ul@@ t years . ”
Jehovah’s Witnesses stri@@ ve to be good neigh@@ b@@ ors by war@@ ning others of the ev@@ ent soon to occ@@ ur , God’s act to end wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness . ​ — 9 / 1 , pages 4 - 7 .
H@@ ere is how they feel about their ministry :
I now use a bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le to car@@ ry out my ministry
As for the others , he deci@@ ded to give them a full da@@ y’s wa@@ ge , un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly more than they had expe@@ cted .
Par@@ ents ​ — What F@@ utu@@ re Do You W@@ ant for Your Ch@@ il@@ dren ?
The situation was re@@ ver@@ sed in the second t@@ est .
M@@ ount F@@ u@@ ji , H@@ on@@ sh@@ u , J@@ ap@@ an
E@@ ast Ch@@ ina Se@@ a
And you should never for@@ get how your brothers are streng@@ th@@ ened when you give encourag@@ ing com@@ ments during the meetings .
The Bible states : “ That is why , just as through one man sin en@@ tered into the world and death through sin , and thus death s@@ pre@@ ad to all men because they had all sin@@ ned . ” ​ — Romans 5 : 12 .
And many recogn@@ ize that ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ als have a l@@ ou@@ d vo@@ ice in the fi@@ el@@ ds of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment and fa@@ shi@@ on , prom@@ o@@ ting their li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le in the public real@@ m .
That is why Paul wrote : “ A@@ bo@@ ve all things , take up the large shi@@ eld of faith , with which you will be able to qu@@ en@@ ch all the wicked one@@ ’s bur@@ ning mis@@ s@@ il@@ es . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 16 .
Hence , by saying : “ We are fellow work@@ ers for your joy , ” Paul as@@ sur@@ ed the Corinthians that he and his compan@@ i@@ ons wanted to do all they could to prom@@ o@@ te the joy of all members of the congregation .
If so , why ?
In preaching to these Greek - speaking people , Paul often qu@@ o@@ ted or par@@ ap@@ h@@ r@@ as@@ ed por@@ tions of that transl@@ ation . ​ — Genesis 22 : 18 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 3 : 8 .
Thus she learned fur@@ ther Bible tru@@ ths and , at the same time , the Eng@@ l@@ ish language .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Jesus Christ encoura@@ ged the use of God’s name . ​ — Read Matthew 6 : 9 ; John 17 : 26 .
[ Ma@@ p on page 8 , 9 ]
Abraham , for example , lived only 1@@ 7@@ 5 years .
Ab@@ out that same time , I went by a Kingdom H@@ all with my st@@ ep@@ father .
15 , 16 . ( a ) S@@ um@@ mar@@ ize the illustr@@ ation of the dra@@ g@@ ne@@ t . ( b ) What does the dra@@ g@@ ne@@ t re@@ present , and to what as@@ pect of Kingdom gro@@ w@@ th does this illustr@@ ation al@@ lu@@ de ?
Mi@@ gu@@ el lik@@ e@@ wise says that preaching the Kingdom message br@@ ings him far more satis@@ fac@@ tion than his se@@ cul@@ ar work .
The young gi@@ r@@ l deci@@ ded to do without the tu@@ t@@ or@@ ing .
God An@@ s@@ wer All P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers ?
Many wit@@ ches ag@@ ree with the Bible on this point : E@@ vi@@ l spi@@ r@@ its do ex@@ ist .
Hence , on his own he likely is too we@@ ak to over@@ come the h@@ ur@@ d@@ les he will enc@@ oun@@ ter on his j@@ our@@ ne@@ y back to the congregation .
As their emp@@ i@@ re gre@@ w , the Romans accepted new de@@ ities that they enc@@ oun@@ tered as different man@@ i@@ fes@@ t@@ ations of go@@ ds they already knew .
Thus , one Bible enc@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia states : “ ‘ C@@ le@@ an ’ and ‘ un@@ clean ’ are ter@@ ms sel@@ dom rel@@ ated to m@@ ere questions of h@@ y@@ gi@@ ene , but are main@@ ly religious conc@@ ep@@ ts .
Do we , therefore , appreci@@ ate the import@@ ance of always main@@ tain@@ ing a clean standing before Jehovah ?
On the other hand , if we regul@@ arly medit@@ ate on the promises of God , we will continue to rejo@@ ice in the hope set before us . ​ — Romans 12 : 12 .
In time , the un@@ believ@@ ing mate may deci@@ de to return , w@@ an@@ ting to rest@@ ore the marriage .
How did God re@@ ward Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s obedi@@ ence , including obedi@@ ence to His la@@ ws ?
( 8 ) H@@ arr@@ is , M .
In this way , God’s Kingdom is the means by which Jehovah san@@ c@@ ti@@ fi@@ es his name , c@@ lear@@ ing it of all the l@@ ying re@@ pro@@ ach of Satan and wicked humans . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 36 : 23 .
In the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , the news direc@@ t@@ or for a tel@@ ev@@ ision st@@ ation wrote : “ If more people lived the way your faith does , this nation w@@ ou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t be in the shap@@ e it is in .
It does not mean con@@ don@@ ing a wrong , min@@ i@@ mi@@ z@@ ing it , or pre@@ ten@@ ding that it did not ha@@ p@@ pen .
One part of this was the P@@ ent@@ at@@ ú@@ c ( P@@ ent@@ ate@@ u@@ ch ) , the first fi@@ ve boo@@ ks of the Bible .
K@@ nor@@ r , who at the time was taking the lead in the worl@@ d@@ wide Kingdom work , showed an interest in me , I thought , ‘ Now , here is someone who will stay ! ’
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are for his un@@ deser@@ ved kindness !
If so , make it your go@@ al to think about the reas@@ ons for your beli@@ ef@@ s .
10 : 13 .
It en@@ ab@@ les us to be “ fully com@@ pet@@ ent , comple@@ t@@ ely e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed for every good work . ”
What a@@ wa@@ its them as they take pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of it ?
The clo@@ th@@ es have served 1@@ 2@@ ,@@ 6@@ 5@@ 4 nee@@ dy men , women , and children , as well as new@@ born ba@@ bi@@ es . . .
God’s Word encoura@@ ges true Christians to be har@@ d@@ working and to be respon@@ sible emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es and emp@@ loy@@ ers .
At Daniel 10 : 13 , 21 , we read that a dis@@ pat@@ ched ang@@ el is res@@ cu@@ ed by M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el , who is called “ one of the fore@@ most pr@@ inc@@ es ” and “ the prin@@ ce of you people . ”
Acc@@ ording to Revelation 20 : 7 - 9 , all the ‘ mis@@ led nations , ’ or grou@@ ps of people , who f@@ all under Satan’s wicked influ@@ ence will me@@ et their judgment of des@@ tru@@ ction : ‘ F@@ i@@ re will come down out of heaven and de@@ v@@ our them . ’
How is Jehovah’s love su@@ peri@@ or to that of any human ?
O@@ ther@@ wise , it is better that he does not make the v@@ ow .
In ad@@ dition to medit@@ ating priv@@ ately on Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness , we need to associ@@ ate with fellow Christians .
This will honor Jehovah and allow him to mo@@ ld each of us to his praise .
But she wanted to become a concer@@ t pi@@ an@@ ist , and she made consider@@ able advan@@ c@@ ement to that end .
C@@ ha@@ p@@ ters and V@@ er@@ ses ​ — Who P@@ u@@ t The@@ m in the Bible ? 14
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , today many Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ists in the F@@ ar E@@ ast believe in the trans@@ mi@@ gr@@ ation of an im@@ mor@@ tal soul .
“ H@@ app@@ y are the pe@@ ace@@ able [ “ pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers , ” fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ] , ” said Jesus , “ since they will be called ‘ sons of God . ’ ” ​ — Matthew 5 : 9 .
The way was to be pre@@ pared before God’s A@@ no@@ inted One .
C@@ learly , then , it is vital that we use good judgment and practic@@ al wisdom in all our deal@@ ings .
T@@ ak@@ ing its place was “ the law of the Christ , ” which is far su@@ peri@@ or to the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 2 ; Romans 13 : 10 ; James 2 : 8 .
Ke@@ ep the discus@@ sion bri@@ ef , pos@@ si@@ bly lasting about 15 min@@ ut@@ es or less .
So@@ on , Father and An@@ dre@@ as were mo@@ tiv@@ ated to share with their fellow v@@ il@@ la@@ g@@ ers the Bible tru@@ ths they were lear@@ ning .
He ga@@ thers all the fac@@ ts and determin@@ es what op@@ tions are o@@ pen to him .
‘ The hand of Jehovah is not sh@@ ort . ’
These 4@@ 8@@ 3 years r@@ an from 4@@ 5@@ 5 B.C.E . to 29 C.E . , when Jesus was baptized and God anointed him as the Messi@@ ah , or Christ .
And what a privilege it was to share mo@@ des@@ t accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations with two special pioneer sisters !
For a few we@@ ek@@ s , they made a no@@ te of every meeting they attend@@ ed .
He said : “ Mark well that the ra@@ ven@@ s ne@@ i@@ ther s@@ ow se@@ ed nor re@@ a@@ p , and they have ne@@ i@@ ther ba@@ r@@ n nor sto@@ re@@ house , and yet God fe@@ e@@ ds them .
Jac@@ ob@@ ’s daugh@@ ter Din@@ ah was an example of one who got into serious tr@@ ou@@ ble because of associ@@ ating with worl@@ dly compan@@ i@@ ons .
How can we stand fir@@ m ?
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : F@@ at@@ mi@@ r Bo@@ sh@@ n@@ j@@ aku
I am still a Witness of Jehovah . ”
G@@ et@@ ting to that des@@ t@@ in@@ ation then be@@ comes his go@@ al , or purpose .
K@@ IN@@ G S@@ O@@ L@@ O@@ M@@ O@@ N of ancient Israel declar@@ ed : “ T@@ w@@ o are better than one , because they have a good re@@ ward for their hard work . For if one of them should f@@ all , the other one can ra@@ ise his par@@ t@@ ner up .
D@@ ra@@ wing on thoughts found at Psalm 4@@ 9 : 8 and 6@@ 2 : 12 , he kin@@ dly remin@@ ded them that their everlasting pro@@ spe@@ cts la@@ y , not with men , who could not provide sal@@ vation , but with God . ​ — Matthew 16 : 22 - 28 .
In Mi@@ ca@@ h’s day , people had ign@@ ored the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah for too long .
When instru@@ cted to sto@@ p mi@@ x@@ ing com@@ mer@@ cial bu@@ sin@@ ess with the preaching work , one res@@ ent@@ ful col@@ por@@ te@@ ur qu@@ it and form@@ ed his own Bible study group .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ating the Gre@@ ater Moses
Even young children can learn to be gener@@ ous toward Jehovah .
In 195@@ 2 , along with si@@ x others from the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines , I was thr@@ il@@ led to receive an invit@@ ation to the 20@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol .
The number of gen@@ u@@ ine anointed Christians is d@@ w@@ in@@ d@@ ling , yet it seem@@ s that some of them will still be on earth when the great tri@@ bul@@ ation beg@@ ins . ​ — 1 / 15 , pages 12 , 13 .
We will consider the ans@@ wers to these and other questions in the next article .
Not at all . The con@@ text shows that God still ho@@ l@@ ds the th@@ i@@ ef respon@@ sible for his er@@ ro@@ r .
If you are rep@@ ent@@ ant , you can take comfort in the knowledge that Jehovah ‘ will not des@@ p@@ ise a heart bro@@ ken and c@@ ru@@ shed . ’
What a bless@@ ed relationship they have with God !
On@@ ly se@@ ven mission@@ aries rema@@ ined .
The answer invol@@ ves a qu@@ ality that is ess@@ enti@@ al to Jehovah’s very n@@ ature ​ — his ho@@ l@@ iness . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 28 : 36 ; 39 : 30 .
Jesus too per@@ form@@ ed mirac@@ les invol@@ ving water .
In time , I found out how wrong I was . ”
For years , in such lands as C@@ ongo , Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r , and R@@ w@@ anda , brothers often had to cho@@ ose between having food for their famili@@ es and having co@@ pi@@ es of the Bible , which some@@ times co@@ st the e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent of a we@@ ek@@ ly or a mon@@ th@@ ly wa@@ ge .
What , though , cons@@ titu@@ tes going ast@@ ra@@ y by al@@ co@@ ho@@ l ?
When the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” str@@ ik@@ es and de@@ va@@ states “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , ” the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion , the anointed E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el class will need to say nothing more about the dem@@ ise of Chris@@ tend@@ om , which cons@@ titu@@ tes a ma@@ j@@ or part of that emp@@ i@@ re . ​ — Matthew 24 : 21 ; Revelation 17 : 1 , 2 , 5 .
The prophet Jo@@ el lik@@ ened the preaching activ@@ ity of anointed Christians to a de@@ va@@ st@@ ating pla@@ gu@@ e of in@@ se@@ cts , including lo@@ cu@@ st@@ s .
As@@ sur@@ ance that world problems will soon be sol@@ ved .
When the Bible in@@ tro@@ du@@ ces J@@ on@@ a@@ than , the Israelites are “ in s@@ ore st@@ ra@@ its . ”
H@@ u@@ man@@ s first learn to love by the example and tra@@ ining of their parents .
For many who atten@@ d ch@@ ur@@ ches of Chris@@ tend@@ om , the al@@ ta@@ r may be the cen@@ ter of attention .
[ Ch@@ ar@@ t on page 30 ]
Then Jesus will bin@@ d Satan and c@@ ast him and his dem@@ ons into “ the ab@@ y@@ ss . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
No , for he wants us to find him .
Why P@@ u@@ t O@@ f@@ f G@@ et@@ ting B@@ ap@@ ti@@ zed ?
A H@@ in@@ du stri@@ ves for rel@@ e@@ ase from the c@@ y@@ c@@ le of re@@ bir@@ ths through self - den@@ i@@ al .
Some of our brothers have already been affe@@ cted by su@@ d@@ den pol@@ itical chang@@ es in their country .
Why has Jehovah brought his people into a clean st@@ ate ?
Does your cho@@ ice of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment show that you res@@ ist Satan’s s@@ ch@@ em@@ es ? ​ — 2 Corinthians 2 : 11 .
When Chris@@ tend@@ om a@@ do@@ p@@ ted that ide@@ a , the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans tw@@ is@@ ted the Scriptures to make te@@ x@@ ts that descri@@ be the heavenly hope appe@@ ar to teach that all good people go to heaven .
Peter remin@@ ds his fellow believers of their “ living hope ” of an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance in heaven .
S@@ te@@ p 1 ​ — Read for the Ri@@ ght Re@@ as@@ on
12 , 13 . ( a ) What present benef@@ its do fe@@ ar@@ ers of God enjoy ?
A@@ m I pu@@ t@@ ting Kingdom inter@@ ests first ?
For example , W@@ al@@ ter and I were able to be present for the bap@@ t@@ is@@ ms of 1@@ 36 of our Bible stud@@ ents .
In the l@@ at@@ ter case , the pres@@ ence of the I@@ U@@ D could inter@@ f@@ ere with the fer@@ t@@ il@@ ized e@@ gg@@ ’s imp@@ l@@ an@@ ting in the l@@ ining of the wom@@ b and prog@@ res@@ sing as a nor@@ ma@@ l pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy would .
Jesus knew that he would be fac@@ ing his fin@@ al t@@ est al@@ one .
There we cu@@ t tim@@ ber to make char@@ co@@ al for g@@ as .
* The same law , in prac@@ tice , has made it difficult for other religi@@ ons to ob@@ tain leg@@ al recogn@@ iti@@ on .
It ta@@ sted so good !
And all servants of Jehovah should share regul@@ arly in the Kingdom - preaching work . ​ — 1 Corinthians 9 : 16 - 18 .
In the time of Mal@@ ach@@ i , in the fi@@ f@@ th century B.C.E . , the situation with the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od was the same .
Gal@@ ile@@ o also saw spo@@ ts on the su@@ n , today called su@@ ns@@ po@@ ts , thus challeng@@ ing another ch@@ eri@@ shed ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ cal and religious t@@ ene@@ t ​ — that the su@@ n is not sub@@ ject to change or de@@ ca@@ y .
The si@@ x@@ th is about the great@@ est ca@@ v@@ al@@ ry char@@ ge in hist@@ ory and the worl@@ d@@ wide preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign that began in 19@@ 22 .
You may feel as Moses did when Jehovah com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned him to talk to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h .
Jehovah re@@ a@@ ds hearts !
Paul said : “ Be@@ come imit@@ at@@ ors of me , even as I am of Christ . ”
14 Does Your St@@ y@@ le of D@@ ress G@@ l@@ ori@@ fy God ?
F@@ in@@ ally , I asked her to get her book , and for about 15 min@@ ut@@ es over the p@@ ho@@ ne , we read and discus@@ sed some of the qu@@ o@@ ted s@@ crip@@ tures .
The same occ@@ ur@@ s today .
And how could God accom@@ pl@@ ish his will for the earth if humans were free to shap@@ e their own des@@ t@@ in@@ y ?
Since God’s purpose is de@@ ar to his heart , we bring joy to him when we keep it up@@ per@@ most in our min@@ ds .
I@@ magine the feelings of my family when they saw me leave on my own in s@@ pite of my disa@@ bility !
L@@ ater in life she recogn@@ ized that the way of worship that her parents had taught her was no longer accep@@ table to God .
The P@@ ow@@ er@@ ful A@@ t@@ tr@@ action of En@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment
Consider how Jesus re@@ ac@@ ted when he saw crow@@ ds of spiritually des@@ titu@@ te people : “ On see@@ ing the crow@@ ds he felt p@@ ity for them , because they were s@@ kin@@ ned and thro@@ wn about like sheep without a shepher@@ d . ”
This liter@@ ature is then dist@@ ribu@@ ted to congregations even in the re@@ mo@@ t@@ est re@@ gi@@ ons of the earth .
For at le@@ ast two reas@@ ons .
He travel@@ ed the l@@ eng@@ th and bre@@ ad@@ th of Gal@@ ile@@ e and Ju@@ de@@ a , “ preaching the good news of the kingdom . ”
He will then , with deep satis@@ fac@@ tion , return his authority to Jehovah and present to him the per@@ fe@@ cted human family .
• What simil@@ ar@@ ity is there between the human body and the Christian congregation ?
Indeed , every@@ day con@@ vers@@ ation between two friends should be two - way commun@@ ic@@ ation .
It invol@@ ves develop@@ ing a deep , tru@@ sting relationship with Jehovah , not un@@ like the relationship a small child has with a kind and loving father .
There was not en@@ ough time for them to go home and e@@ at supp@@ er before atten@@ ding their Christian meeting .
Acc@@ ording to The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a , the ter@@ ms of the tre@@ at@@ y “ ca@@ used res@@ ent@@ ment among the Ger@@ man@@ s and helped to s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ate the qu@@ est for re@@ v@@ enge . ”
• Why did Jehovah allow Jerusalem , the cap@@ it@@ al city of his nation of wit@@ nesses , to be destro@@ yed in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . ?
In 19@@ 7@@ 2 we moved to Cor@@ k .
* Per@@ haps you too can jo@@ in the th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of brothers and sisters ​ — young and old , sing@@ le or married — ​ who offer themselves will@@ ingly and ta@@ st@@ e the joy of ‘ re@@ ap@@ ing b@@ oun@@ ti@@ fully . ’
U@@ su@@ ally , however , o@@ live o@@ il was a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant .
One person may be g@@ ent@@ le , consider@@ ate , mil@@ d - temp@@ ered , gener@@ ous , or for@@ giving .
A Re@@ qu@@ est That C@@ ro@@ s@@ ses R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous B@@ or@@ ders
By s@@ tic@@ king to Jehovah : To ‘ cho@@ ose life and keep ali@@ ve , ’ not only must we love Jehovah and listen to him but we must also ‘ s@@ tic@@ k to Jehovah , ’ that is , pers@@ ist in doing his will .
It bo@@ ast@@ ed material we@@ al@@ th , saying , “ I am rich , ” yet to Christ it was “ mis@@ er@@ able and p@@ iti@@ able and po@@ or and bl@@ ind and n@@ ak@@ ed . ” ​ — Revelation 3 : 14 - 17 .
This wisdom c@@ ent@@ ers on Jesus .
L@@ ater the po@@ sa@@ d@@ as became more po@@ pul@@ ar .
During the first century , some who listen@@ ed to Jesus displa@@ yed an imp@@ ro@@ per attitude .
He ur@@ ged them to be trans@@ form@@ ed and to “ qu@@ it being fa@@ shi@@ oned after this system of things . ”
What a fine example T@@ a@@ bi@@ th@@ a set !
Your gr@@ as@@ p of the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness and imp@@ act of God’s message gro@@ ws .
Then he confid@@ ently ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ I will wa@@ it all the days of my com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory service [ time in the G@@ ra@@ ve ] until my reli@@ ef comes .
For cen@@ tu@@ ries the Jews served under the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law as God’s cho@@ s@@ en people .
( Read Hebrews 6 : 1 . )
Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a : He was pra@@ ying .
We can see in this con@@ text that dedic@@ ation is a serious matter .
Because he has set a day in which he pur@@ pos@@ es to ju@@ dge the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed , and he has fur@@ ni@@ shed a gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e to all men in that he has resur@@ rec@@ ted him from the dead . ” ​ — Acts 17 : 30 , 31 .
If the house so@@ ld by a certain d@@ ate at the stated pri@@ ce or high@@ er , they would take it as an indic@@ ation that God wanted them to make the move .
The New World ​ — Will You Be There ?
When the wicked die , they are not u@@ su@@ ally m@@ our@@ ned by people in gener@@ al .
The word “ ransom ” used here means “ co@@ ver@@ ing . ”
● The earth will be r@@ ene@@ wed .
A@@ n inter@@ es@@ ting c@@ lu@@ e is found at Revelation 7 : 9 - 15 , where the apostle John descri@@ bes his vision of “ a great crow@@ d , which no man was able to number . ”
However , God’s people in every gener@@ ation , whether of the anointed or of the “ other sheep , ” whether living in “ the last days ” or not , could benefit ​ — and have benef@@ ited — ​ from the less@@ ons taught in “ all the things that were written be@@ fore@@ hand . ” ​ — John 10 : 16 ; 2 Ti@@ m .
When he later came in cont@@ act with Jehovah’s Witnesses , who do not par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in war , G@@ ü@@ n@@ ther became part of their worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
S@@ ome@@ times they lo@@ cked me out of the house or did not leave me any food .
Some people cla@@ im that God makes us su@@ ff@@ er to t@@ est us , but this is not true .
A Rom@@ an’s ut@@ ter@@ ance of these words inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted all pro@@ v@@ in@@ cial ju@@ ris@@ di@@ ction .
Then Jesus made a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble promise .
Jesus next showed that our prayers do not have to be enti@@ r@@ ely sel@@ f@@ less .
Instead of obe@@ ying Jehovah’s comm@@ and to wi@@ pe out the ho@@ st@@ ile A@@ mal@@ ek@@ ites and destro@@ y their pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , Saul cap@@ tur@@ ed their king and kept their best ani@@ mal@@ s .
L@@ ater , when Paul was acc@@ used of wr@@ ong@@ doing , he res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully de@@ f@@ ended himself and showed prop@@ er honor to King H@@ er@@ od A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa and to F@@ es@@ tu@@ s , gover@@ nor of the Rom@@ an pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of Ju@@ de@@ a . ​ — Acts 25 : 1 - 12 ; 26 : 1 - 3 .
Our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for Jehovah’s end@@ uring love will continue to gro@@ w . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 .
What Job learned ar@@ ous@@ ed in him the desire to ple@@ ase Jehovah .
His cal@@ m@@ ness is illustr@@ ated by a lo@@ vely ra@@ in@@ bo@@ w .
Is there someone in your congregation whom you could get to know better ?
Consider yet other fac@@ t@@ ors that strengthen the b@@ ond of love with our fellow believers : fri@@ end@@ ship and confid@@ enti@@ ality .
H@@ app@@ ily , Jesus had sta@@ yed in the one place in the world where he felt the clo@@ s@@ est to his heavenly Father , Jehovah , e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly so@@ ak@@ ing up anything he could learn .
When they showed me God’s name , Jehovah , in my H@@ ung@@ ari@@ an Bible , I could har@@ dly believe it .
This is what Jesus had in mind when he taught us to pray for God’s Kingdom to come and for God’s will to take place “ as in heaven , also upon earth . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 10 .
My viol@@ in , for example , proved to be a great help .
My parents , Ba@@ y and M@@ il@@ d@@ red H@@ arr@@ is , were baptized in 19@@ 35 at the conven@@ tion in W@@ a@@ shin@@ g@@ t@@ on , D@@ .@@ C .
How can you gain confidence that Jehovah will re@@ ward your faithful end@@ ur@@ ance ?
Jesus Christ , through his anointed brothers and supp@@ or@@ tive “ pr@@ inc@@ es ” of the other sheep , provi@@ des encourag@@ ement and guid@@ ance to des@@ pon@@ d@@ ent and disc@@ oura@@ ged ones in this time of need .
E@@ ver@@ yone is certainly for@@ go@@ t@@ ten . ”
We can have full confidence that Jehovah’s “ word ” always comes true .
Will we associ@@ ate with people who love God ?
It feel@@ s no com@@ pas@@ sion before the k@@ ill and experi@@ ences no re@@ mor@@ se af@@ ter@@ ward .
F@@ ar@@ m@@ er ( Bible times ) , 5 / 1
A clo@@ s@@ er look at that ph@@ ra@@ se in its origin@@ al language shows that it is not rend@@ ered in the imper@@ ative mo@@ od , or in the form of a comm@@ and .
By the time Jesus was born , the nation had again turned away from pu@@ re worship .
By his great loving - kindness , he has made it possible for the slave class to provide “ food in its se@@ as@@ on . ”
Although he was mo@@ st@@ ly con@@ f@@ ined to his home , he was not l@@ on@@ es@@ ome .
I like for people to let me deci@@ de ​ — and then respect my decisions .
What must we do to receive God’s guid@@ ance ?
In keep@@ ing with Paul’s use of Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 2 : 4 , what must we do ?
TH@@ E apostle Peter could not believe his ear@@ s . His bel@@ o@@ ved Le@@ ad@@ er , Jesus Christ , was saying “ with out@@ spo@@ k@@ en@@ ness ” that He was soon to su@@ ff@@ er and die !
C@@ i@@ ar@@ á@@ n , who gre@@ w up against the ba@@ ck@@ d@@ ro@@ p of the viol@@ ence in N@@ or@@ ther@@ n I@@ rel@@ and , was rep@@ ul@@ sed by the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re .
Jesus as@@ sur@@ ed the disci@@ ple An@@ ani@@ as that Saul would be@@ ar witness “ to the nations as well as to k@@ ings and the sons of Israel . ”
When see@@ king help to res@@ ist temp@@ tation , when is the best time to pray ?
J@@ U@@ S@@ T as parents care for their children and want them to succ@@ e@@ ed , so our heavenly Father ca@@ res for us and wants us to succ@@ e@@ ed .
This is also a country where Bible educ@@ ation th@@ ri@@ ves .
Mo@@ st women are involved in c@@ ra@@ f@@ ts ​ — making bas@@ ke@@ ts , ta@@ pa clo@@ th , and mat@@ s .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the question rema@@ ined , How could they sur@@ vi@@ ve in their new circumstances ?
My mother soon follow@@ ed in his fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s , and they ra@@ ised me in a war@@ m family en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
He led the g@@ ent@@ le cre@@ atu@@ res over h@@ ill@@ s , through v@@ al@@ le@@ ys , ac@@ ro@@ ss ri@@ v@@ ers ​ — ever see@@ king the gre@@ en@@ est gr@@ ass , the best w@@ at@@ ering ho@@ les , the most sh@@ el@@ tered re@@ sting - plac@@ es .
How can the ad@@ vice at 1 Timothy 4 : 8 and Proverbs 13 : 20 help us with reg@@ ard to rec@@ re@@ ation ?
I really deli@@ ght in the law of God according to the man I am within , but I b@@ eho@@ ld in my members another law war@@ ring against the law of my mind and le@@ ading me cap@@ tive to sin@@ ’s law that is in my members . ” ​ — Romans 7 : 18 , 19 , 21 - 23 .
If influ@@ enti@@ al and well - in@@ ten@@ tioned people ​ — religious or not — ​ are un@@ able to make this world a truly better place , who can ?
P@@ i@@ one@@ ering requi@@ res self - discipl@@ ine , personal organization , and a will@@ ing@@ ness to make sacrific@@ es .
What are some of the blessings that pione@@ ers experience ?
God’s written Word con@@ tain@@ s ess@@ enti@@ al guid@@ ance that en@@ ab@@ les us to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish tru@@ th@@ ful information from dec@@ ep@@ tive pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda .
• In what situ@@ ations do Christians need a wa@@ iting attitude ?
So when I received my personal cop@@ y of the new book , Pa@@ y A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion to Dani@@ el@@ ’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy ! I wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t ex@@ ac@@ tly thr@@ il@@ led about reading it , but I gave it a try .
We have every reason , then , to trust in Jehovah’s prote@@ ction .
Consider three fac@@ t@@ ors that can help us to ac@@ qui@@ re comm@@ on sense .
Since some older ones have li@@ mit@@ ed mo@@ bility , it would be kind to go to them rather than ex@@ pect them to come to us .
Abraham was mo@@ tiv@@ ated by an ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te trust that his heavenly Father would fulf@@ ill His promise by resur@@ rec@@ ting Isa@@ a@@ c if necess@@ ary .
He thus ha@@ st@@ ens into the g@@ ri@@ p of death like a bir@@ d into a tra@@ p !
How did Jesus apply the illustr@@ ation ?
Re@@ un@@ ited With My F@@ am@@ ily
Bible te@@ x@@ ts were pro@@ je@@ cted on@@ to a s@@ cre@@ en during Bro@@ ther Y@@ ou@@ ng@@ ’s le@@ c@@ tures
Like Phil@@ o of A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a , some mo@@ der@@ n - day religious teach@@ ers use al@@ leg@@ or@@ ic@@ al inter@@ pre@@ tation to expla@@ in the Bible .
Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed the people of his d@@ om@@ a@@ in that it was too much for them to tra@@ v@@ el to Jerusalem to worship Jehovah .
What fine examples we find in the book of Ru@@ th !
During her talk assign@@ ments in the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol at the Kingdom H@@ all , she lies on a low cou@@ ch , and her ass@@ ist@@ ant s@@ its on a low sto@@ ol and ho@@ l@@ ds the mi@@ cro@@ p@@ ho@@ ne for her .
And we remain “ in@@ no@@ c@@ ent ” when we stay neu@@ tr@@ al in those difficult situ@@ ations .
T@@ ow@@ ard the end of the si@@ x@@ th cre@@ ative day , God cre@@ ated man .
Fir@@ st - century Rom@@ an ta@@ x@@ ation would not go away .
By conclu@@ ding the new covenant with them , God would put his la@@ ws “ in their mind , and in their hearts [ he would ] wr@@ ite them . ”
Today , we simil@@ arly eng@@ age in a cam@@ pa@@ ign to help people bre@@ ak free from false religious teachings , including the prac@@ tice of i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
He pray@@ ed con@@ stan@@ tly that his family would be re@@ un@@ ited , and ev@@ en@@ tually his wife re@@ turned .
It turned out , however , that these privile@@ ges inclu@@ ded bu@@ sin@@ ess meetings where ques@@ tion@@ able en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment was involved .
Bi@@ o@@ di@@ vers@@ ity . “ Many s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists think . . . the bl@@ ame for [ the next mas@@ s ex@@ t@@ inc@@ tion ] , perhaps the fa@@ st@@ est in E@@ ar@@ th@@ ’s hist@@ ory , f@@ alls fir@@ m@@ ly on the sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders of humans . ” ​ — From s@@ ci@@ enc@@ e@@ .@@ n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c@@ .@@ co@@ m . What is the “ z@@ one of life , ” or bi@@ os@@ ph@@ ere ?
After his th@@ ir@@ d vis@@ it , A@@ nt@@ ô@@ ni@@ o invit@@ ed me to accom@@ pan@@ y him in sh@@ aring Bible teachings with others .
What a privilege it was to be the mother of the great@@ est man ever to live on earth ! ​ — Mat@@ t .
What nation is that ?
What s@@ ort of publi@@ city did they receive ?
“ G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol pre@@ pared us to go any@@ where in the world , ro@@ l@@ l up our s@@ le@@ ev@@ es , and work with our de@@ ar brothers , ” says La@@ de .
Indeed , wor@@ ry l@@ eng@@ th@@ ens no one@@ ’s life .
I also found that living f@@ ar@@ ther away from my relati@@ ves helps me to value the m@@ om@@ ents that we sp@@ end together even more .
H@@ as it been succ@@ ess@@ ful ?
This en@@ ab@@ led sin@@ ful des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Adam , such as E@@ no@@ ch , Noah , and Abraham , to walk with and even be be@@ fri@@ ended by God without t@@ ar@@ ni@@ shing his ho@@ l@@ iness . ​ — Genesis 5 : 24 ; 6 : 9 ; James 2 : 23 .
It turned out that Ba@@ bita@@ ’s mother was stud@@ ying the Bible with one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
They won@@ der if they will have en@@ ough money to live com@@ for@@ ta@@ bly .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing Pet@@ er@@ ’s ad@@ vice means making the cho@@ ice to accept the responsi@@ bil@@ ities of being one of Jesus ’ disciples and to ob@@ serve God’s comman@@ d@@ ments .
Jesus ’ death also benef@@ its people living today .
In what situ@@ ations might some won@@ der if God really no@@ tic@@ es their suffering ?
In po@@ e@@ tic language , he descri@@ bed this desi@@ gn as being “ down in writ@@ ing ” in God’s “ book . ”
In No@@ v@@ ember 195@@ 4 , Ha@@ z@@ el and I received an un@@ expe@@ cted sur@@ pris@@ e ​ — an app@@ lic@@ ation from the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in L@@ ond@@ on for me to be a travel@@ ing overse@@ er , vis@@ iting a different congregation each we@@ ek .
Hence , Jehovah will see to it that the v@@ indic@@ ation of his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y inclu@@ des the sal@@ vation of obedi@@ ent humans !
▪ Read God’s Word da@@ ily , and medit@@ ate on what you read . ​ — P@@ s .
We can do this in three ways : ( 1 ) by building up ourselves on our “ most holy faith ” through di@@ lig@@ ent study of God’s Word and by having a ze@@ al@@ ous share in the preaching work ; ( 2 ) by pra@@ ying “ with holy spirit , ” or in har@@ mony with its influ@@ ence ; and ( 3 ) by exerc@@ ising faith in what makes everlasting life possible ​ — the ransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ . ​ — John 3 : 16 , 36 .
Although I was not with my family , my friends con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed me that I was ac@@ tually giving more to my family . ”
Why , then , take that first st@@ ep ?
The first time that we were att@@ ac@@ ked in C@@ o@@ lum@@ bu@@ s , a mo@@ b came after us while we were o@@ ffering ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines on the st@@ re@@ et .
Jesus helps us to understand the relationship between ma@@ ster and slave .
Un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly , appreciation for such blessings moved you to dedic@@ ate yourself to Jehovah ; such thoughts can also help you re@@ kin@@ d@@ le lost joy and help you to serve God from an appreci@@ ative heart .
The apostle Peter acc@@ ur@@ ately pointed out : “ In the last days ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ers will come with their ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le , pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ding according to their own desi@@ res and saying : ‘ Wh@@ ere is this promised pres@@ ence of his ?
These g@@ es@@ tures of gener@@ os@@ ity , says Paul , pro@@ du@@ ce “ an expres@@ sion of than@@ ks to God . ”
We have every reason to share the psalmis@@ t’s confidence , for Jehovah does not change .
( b ) What example shows that our ability to understand Bible prophecy dep@@ ends upon God’s ti@@ me@@ table ?
E@@ ver@@ y@@ body got up at a different time .
* But of this we can be sure : Jehovah will help us to get through wh@@ atever ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les we may face .
At times , young people from such ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds mis@@ tak@@ en@@ ly hold back from en@@ ter@@ ing the full - time ministry .
That temple was destro@@ yed by fi@@ re in 3@@ 5@@ 6 B.C.E .
8 : 4@@ 6 .
Why is it important to use questions to help us to deter@@ mine what a person believ@@ es ?
E@@ mo@@ tional re@@ actions are part and par@@ c@@ el of human experience .
Why should we be especially inter@@ ested in what God said about the heart ?
1@@ 21 : 1 , 2 .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , many f@@ all pre@@ y to the pur@@ su@@ it of money and material things .
Joseph valu@@ ed loy@@ al@@ ty ; P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife , though , did not .
At that age many Jewish you@@ ths began to learn their fa@@ ther’s tra@@ de and became ap@@ pr@@ en@@ tic@@ es at 15 .
Yes , it is possible to experience consider@@ able joy , peace of mind , and con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment even in the mi@@ d@@ st of cal@@ am@@ ities .
What expres@@ sion found at Psalm 1@@ 19 : 9@@ 7 - 10@@ 4 best descri@@ bes your feel@@ ing toward Jehovah’s Word ?
Ha@@ ve you person@@ ally ta@@ sted and seen that Jehovah is good ?
So it was so@@ li@@ dly based on “ the sa@@ y@@ ings of God . ”
Then he mentioned the wonderful hope that Jehovah ho@@ l@@ ds out to the un@@ li@@ mit@@ ed number of other sheep : “ The e@@ ag@@ er expe@@ ct@@ ation of the [ human ] cre@@ ation is wa@@ iting for the reve@@ al@@ ing of the sons of God [ the anointed ] .
Why did Moses become ang@@ ry with A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s sons E@@ lea@@ z@@ ar and I@@ th@@ am@@ ar after the death of their brothers Na@@ da@@ b and A@@ bi@@ h@@ u , and how was his anger appe@@ as@@ ed ? ​ — Le@@ v .
As fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative har@@ v@@ est work@@ ers , sur@@ ely we can be jo@@ y@@ ful that an a@@ ver@@ age of 4@@ ,@@ 7@@ 6@@ 6@@ ,@@ 6@@ 31 home Bible stu@@ dies were condu@@ cted worl@@ d@@ wide this past service year .
It is as though he held them up high for all to ad@@ mi@@ re .
Re@@ call that the apostle Paul e@@ qu@@ ates a gre@@ e@@ dy person with an i@@ do@@ later , who has no share in God’s Kingdom . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 5 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 5 .
But wa@@ it !
Ri@@ ght : With my parents
An@@ s@@ wer@@ ed prayers will make Jehovah more real to you .
Some even view religion with dis@@ da@@ in . ​ — Matthew 24 : 12 , 14 .
We can trust that Jehovah will bl@@ ess us as he promises .
A special high@@ light for us was the use of s@@ ound c@@ ars , and we were privile@@ ged to have our family ca@@ r f@@ it@@ ted with a s@@ ound system .
Si@@ x W@@ a@@ yu@@ u have learned to read and wr@@ ite and are prog@@ res@@ sing in their Bible study .
Acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge moved Saul to change the ob@@ ject of his loy@@ al@@ ty
Pro@@ vi@@ de spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c instru@@ ctions in order to tra@@ in your child to h@@ and@@ le his responsi@@ bil@@ ities . ​ — 5 / 1 , pages 19 - 20 .
( a ) Be@@ having as a less@@ er one means what , and why might it be challeng@@ ing for us to act in that way ?
For example , others may share what they have with us .
Ther@@ efore , he and his wife came to the 195@@ 5 “ T@@ ri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ ant Kingdom ” As@@ s@@ em@@ bly in T@@ wi@@ ck@@ en@@ ham , Eng@@ land .
L@@ ater were ad@@ ded the Go@@ sp@@ els , four written acc@@ oun@@ ts of Jesus ’ life , and the book of Acts , a hist@@ ory of the s@@ pre@@ ad of Christi@@ an@@ ity after Jesus ’ death .
That invit@@ ation me@@ ant that the cou@@ ple had to leave the home where they had lived for 30 years and move into an ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment on the pre@@ mis@@ es of the As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all .
D@@ ist@@ res@@ sing circumstances can have a ter@@ ri@@ ble imp@@ act on us .
Des@@ per@@ ately C@@ la@@ u@@ de@@ te tri@@ ed to cont@@ act him on his c@@ ell p@@ ho@@ ne , but there was no rep@@ ly .
In fact , the human mind only gra@@ du@@ ally accep@@ ts the ter@@ ri@@ ble re@@ ality .
If we are self - cen@@ tered , we might inc@@ or@@ rec@@ tly as@@ su@@ me that they are making fu@@ n of us because they are speaking so so@@ f@@ tly .
In time , a jo@@ b opportunity op@@ ened up for me in T@@ ex@@ as .
Un@@ deter@@ red , Bal@@ a@@ am em@@ ba@@ r@@ ked on another sin@@ is@@ ter s@@ ch@@ eme , one desi@@ gn@@ ed to dis@@ qu@@ ali@@ fy God’s people from recei@@ ving the land .
Jehovah’s long - suffering will mean sal@@ vation for milli@@ ons .
Since the heart is tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous , we must do everything in our power to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard it .
On@@ ly the Father is called “ the only true God . ”
Jesus com@@ pared No@@ ah’s time to our time .
If you stru@@ gg@@ le with temp@@ tation to eng@@ age in se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality , what can you do ?
Even so , I made up my mind to sto@@ p practic@@ ing kun@@ g fu and to star@@ t stud@@ ying the Bible .
When this bad spirit was upon Saul , one thing that could so@@ o@@ the him was mu@@ si@@ c .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ Let us continue to have un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , through which we may accep@@ ta@@ bly rend@@ er God sac@@ red service with godly fear and a@@ we . ”
He once told them : “ I have many things yet to say to you , but you are not able to be@@ ar them at present . ”
What better tra@@ ining could he have received ?
‘ How can a brother tre@@ at me like that ? ’ another might ask after being tre@@ ated un@@ kin@@ dly .
Our lives dep@@ end on our understanding the tru@@ ths Jesus con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed and ac@@ ting on them .
L@@ ysi@@ as ’ action in Paul’s case can be seen as prote@@ ction of an individu@@ al from viol@@ ence and as de@@ ten@@ tion of a dis@@ tur@@ ber of the peace .
On the other hand , you may have tr@@ ou@@ ble rec@@ all@@ ing some par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar act of go@@ o@@ dness that Jehovah per@@ form@@ ed in your be@@ half .
Bro@@ ther and S@@ is@@ ter Bar@@ r were known as an ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary , devo@@ ted married cou@@ ple , and they rema@@ ined such until M@@ il@@ d@@ red fin@@ i@@ shed her earthly course in O@@ c@@ to@@ ber of 200@@ 4 .
“ [ Christ ] died for all that those who live might live no longer for themselves . ” ​ — 2 C@@ O@@ R@@ IN@@ TH@@ I@@ AN@@ S 5 : 15 .
On my last day at school , however , when I went to the teach@@ ers ’ ro@@ om to than@@ k them and to say good - b@@ ye , one of them said : “ C@@ ong@@ r@@ atu@@ l@@ ations !
L@@ ik@@ ely , he is a@@ ware of the ty@@ pe of neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od he has en@@ tered and what could ha@@ p@@ pen to him there .
In fact , the is@@ sue has di@@ vi@@ ded many main@@ st@@ re@@ am ch@@ ur@@ ches .
Ser@@ ap@@ him@@ ’s re@@ v@@ ised ver@@ sion was set in a s@@ mal@@ l@@ er f@@ on@@ t , con@@ ta@@ ined only the mo@@ der@@ n Greek transl@@ ation , and was thin@@ ner and c@@ he@@ ap@@ er .
What , then , is Psalm 16 : 10 saying ?
The only it@@ em from the origin@@ al t@@ ent of meeting that was kept in Solom@@ on@@ ’s temple was the Ar@@ k .
For instance , after he had deal@@ t Ba@@ al worshi@@ p@@ ers in Israel a pa@@ in@@ ful de@@ fe@@ at , Q@@ u@@ e@@ en Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l th@@ reat@@ ened to k@@ ill him .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , then , it can be difficult to know what to say to someone who is over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by g@@ ri@@ ef .
The contr@@ ast I saw t@@ ou@@ ched my deep@@ est emo@@ tions .
Jehovah does not com@@ pe@@ l anyone to support pu@@ re worship .
Jesus had what preci@@ ous pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons ?
When E@@ un@@ ic@@ e@@ ’s mother found out that she was stud@@ ying the Bible , she had the school princi@@ p@@ al try to dis@@ su@@ a@@ de her .
Wor@@ king in the “ F@@ i@@ eld ” ​ — Be@@ fore H@@ ar@@ v@@ est , 10 / 15
How did King Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at sear@@ ch for Jehovah ?
He knew fir@@ s@@ th@@ and how much the holy spirit , the angels , and God’s Word helped him to take the lead when he was on earth .
With them a bir@@ d co@@ v@@ ers its young , prote@@ cting them from pre@@ d@@ at@@ ors .
Do You Al@@ ways Ne@@ ed a Bible Com@@ m@@ and ?
Jesus mentioned three , as recorded at John 5 : 20 : “ The Father [ 1 ] has affe@@ ction for the Son and [ 2 ] shows him all the things he himself does , and he will show him [ 3 ] works greater than these . ”
To h@@ in@@ der us from s@@ pre@@ ading the good news , Satan and the dem@@ ons are activ@@ ely tr@@ ying to dis@@ ru@@ pt happy famili@@ es and congregations .
Jesus knew that the very thought of bur@@ ning people ali@@ ve is re@@ pu@@ gn@@ ant to his heavenly Father , Jehovah .
“ And they ass@@ em@@ b@@ led them at the place that in Hebrew is called Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on . ” ​ — R@@ E@@ V@@ EL@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N 16 : 16 , Eng@@ l@@ ish St@@ and@@ ard V@@ er@@ sion .
I had appe@@ ared before a tri@@ bun@@ al in 194@@ 3 at Ma@@ id@@ en@@ head , where I c@@ learly stated my case for ex@@ emp@@ tion as a minis@@ ter of the Go@@ spe@@ l .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , H@@ ag@@ ar hum@@ bly did as the ang@@ el said , and her son , I@@ sh@@ ma@@ el , was born in the se@@ cur@@ ity of his fa@@ ther’s enc@@ am@@ p@@ ment .
You need to expres@@ s deep@@ er and more mean@@ ing@@ ful thoughts , so there is a need for a greater vo@@ ca@@ bul@@ ary . ”
The order to stri@@ p Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has of his of@@ fice came from P@@ il@@ ate@@ ’s im@@ medi@@ ate su@@ peri@@ or , Lu@@ ci@@ us V@@ it@@ el@@ li@@ us , gover@@ nor of S@@ y@@ ri@@ a , and Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has ’ close friend P@@ il@@ ate was un@@ able to pre@@ v@@ ent it .
When Luke later wrote the book of Acts , he did not use the t@@ it@@ le “ most exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent ” but simply said : “ O The@@ op@@ h@@ il@@ us . ”
O@@ thers live to perfect their ar@@ t@@ is@@ tic s@@ k@@ ill@@ s .
The ans@@ wers to these questions will great@@ ly en@@ rich our appreciation of the book and help us to see how we today can benefit from it .
Instead , he said of the bre@@ ad : “ This means my body . ”
From such a fi@@ x@@ ed point , we can make cal@@ cul@@ ations and as@@ si@@ gn to the F@@ lood a d@@ ate based on the G@@ reg@@ ori@@ an cal@@ end@@ ar now in comm@@ on use .
This will take place under the rule of the heavenly govern@@ ment for which Jesus taught us to pray : “ Our Father in the heavens , let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied .
Jesus certainly kno@@ ws how to lead .
W@@ as his or her action really so bad ?
What was Mar@@ th@@ a confid@@ ent about regarding her brother ?
What is medit@@ ation , and how can it benefit us ?
“ T@@ ur@@ n away from what is bad and do what is good ; seek peace and pur@@ sue it . ” ​ — Psalm 34 : 14 .
Yet , they did not in@@ ten@@ d to re@@ ject Jehovah as their God .
In this article , we will discus@@ s a d@@ anger that we must avoid , and we will learn how we can benefit from all the pro@@ v@@ isions that Jehovah gives us .
“ For the bi@@ go@@ try , the wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , the in@@ human@@ ity and the w@@ il@@ ful ign@@ or@@ ance which has also char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized much of its ‘ hist@@ ory , ’ ” he says .
Tru@@ e , they may already have develop@@ ed a me@@ asure of self - discipl@@ ine .
But this did not go un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed .
How can we show that we are gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah for know@@ ing the truth ?
That was the beg@@ in@@ ning .
Those who exerc@@ ise faith in Christ’s ransom and who do the will of God can be among those who sh@@ out : “ S@@ al@@ vation we o@@ we to our God , who is se@@ ated on the thro@@ ne , and to the L@@ am@@ b . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
K@@ no@@ wing the ans@@ wers can f@@ ill our hearts with appreciation and move us to show Jehovah how much we value the hope of deli@@ ver@@ ance that he and his Son have made possible .
Jehovah Gi@@ ves U@@ s a C@@ ho@@ ice
W@@ ould you have st@@ op@@ ped serving Jehovah ?
For example , we may not have en@@ ough time left to study the Bible , pre@@ pare for and atten@@ d meetings , and go out in the ministry regul@@ arly .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 6 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 6@@ 5 , 5@@ 9
1 : 17 - 19 .
Yes , the Creator of the uni@@ verse is also the Au@@ th@@ or of the Bible .
How did her st@@ ory turn out ?
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , he was al@@ lu@@ ding to the way his enem@@ ies vie@@ wed him .
A S@@ C@@ H@@ O@@ L@@ A@@ R in the first century C.E . asked Jesus : “ Who really is my neigh@@ b@@ or ? ”
You pro@@ ba@@ bly do not know anyone who ac@@ ts just like her , but there may be a situation in which you can imitate A@@ sa@@ ’s ze@@ al .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , on the bas@@ is of “ the ransom pa@@ id by Christ Jesus , ” the divine Ju@@ dge is able to for@@ give sin@@ s that occ@@ ur@@ red in the past .
• What is mo@@ des@@ ty ?
What will help us to ru@@ n the r@@ ace for life succ@@ ess@@ fully ?
Many would ag@@ ree with S@@ ar@@ ah’s cho@@ ice .
So far , sing@@ le elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants from more than 9@@ 0 coun@@ tri@@ es have been en@@ ro@@ l@@ led .
Still , most pati@@ ents experience at le@@ ast some of these chang@@ es .
Are his reas@@ ons my@@ st@@ eri@@ ous , or does he reve@@ al something about them in the Bible ?
Eng@@ l@@ ish Ju@@ ly 6 - 8 R@@ o@@ ch@@ es@@ ter , M@@ N
In No@@ v@@ ember 200@@ 2 , Ha@@ y@@ ka@@ z pres@@ ented his repor@@ t to scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es , teach@@ ers , family , and friends .
H@@ er name was Mar@@ ga@@ re@@ t , and she had listen@@ ed to my pres@@ ent@@ ation .
In 195@@ 6 , I received a letter invit@@ ing me to our branch of@@ fice , then in Ri@@ o de J@@ an@@ ei@@ r@@ o , to receive tra@@ ining to be a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er , as travel@@ ing min@@ isters of Jehovah’s Witnesses are called .
And I had n@@ ag@@ g@@ ing doub@@ ts about many of the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines of the ch@@ urch .
A@@ m@@ ong other things , the guid@@ ance found in the Bible has helped them to enjoy imp@@ ro@@ ved human rel@@ ations , to cultiv@@ ate a bal@@ an@@ ced view of work , to ref@@ ra@@ in from ha@@ bi@@ ts that are har@@ m@@ ful , and thus to live a ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er life .
The Bible says that the king kil@@ led the young men with a s@@ word .
It would be difficult to en@@ um@@ er@@ ate all the blessings that result from accep@@ ting divine discipl@@ ine and from imit@@ ating Jehovah and Jesus when discipl@@ ining others .
To my sur@@ pris@@ e , the Bible con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed that the soul that sin@@ s will die . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 18 : 4 .
He is pleas@@ ed that those devo@@ ted to him keep on gu@@ ard according to his word .
For example , as you appro@@ ach individuals , look for c@@ lu@@ es that indic@@ ate their cul@@ ture , inter@@ ests , or family situation .
On st@@ age , ac@@ t@@ ors in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed the a@@ udi@@ ence to Rom@@ e@@ ’s ta@@ st@@ e for sal@@ ac@@ i@@ ous en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment through pla@@ ys that often fe@@ atu@@ red im@@ mor@@ ality or viol@@ ence .
Re@@ ally , we need to fi@@ ght the cur@@ r@@ ent , as it were , and seek a small is@@ land of cal@@ m .
Our R@@ es@@ pon@@ si@@ bility T@@ ow@@ ard Jehovah
He ad@@ ded : “ The Son of man will s@@ end for@@ th his angels , and they will col@@ le@@ ct out from his kingdom all things that cause stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing and pers@@ ons who are doing la@@ w@@ less@@ ness . ”
Can you i@@ magine having no control of your body exc@@ ep@@ t for your eyes ?
By the following year , he was atten@@ ding the we@@ ek@@ ly Christian meetings .
The gi@@ r@@ l had seen our ba@@ dge car@@ ds and knew that we were Witnesses .
They are examples for women today . ​ — 11 / 1 , pages 8 - 11 .
What should a Christian do if his or her marriage b@@ ond seem@@ s ho@@ p@@ el@@ ess@@ ly f@@ ra@@ yed for such a reason ?
O@@ thers ste@@ al compan@@ y se@@ cre@@ ts and sel@@ l them or give them away .
The prophet Isaiah , for example , certainly needed pati@@ ence in his assignment .
He now ser@@ ves as an el@@ der , and his wife is a regul@@ ar pioneer .
The following article will show us what this means .
If , though , meeting attend@@ ance and field service are less important to us than rel@@ a@@ x@@ ation or fin@@ ding ways to have a good time , we could for@@ get Jehovah in the sense of vie@@ wing him as se@@ con@@ d@@ ary in our lives .
He is taking 1@@ ,000 tr@@ ac@@ ts and some boo@@ ks back with him . ”
There is no evidence that Jesus was ever ad@@ d@@ ressed by the name I@@ m@@ man@@ u@@ el . ​ — Read Isaiah 7 : 14 ; 8 : 3 , 4 .
Instead , he high@@ ly valu@@ es willing devo@@ tion mo@@ tiv@@ ated by gen@@ u@@ ine love and deep appreciation .
They L@@ ear@@ ned to K@@ ill
How was mil@@ dness evid@@ ent in God’s deal@@ ings with Ca@@ in ?
During those years , there were some faithful individuals who wanted to find the truth and serve God even though they were sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by false teachings .
In turn , this “ city ” she@@ ds its spiritual light and fav@@ or down upon re@@ de@@ em@@ ed people out of all the nations for their guid@@ ance . ​ — Revelation 21 : 22 - 25 .
A similar proble@@ m may ar@@ ise with those speaking the pu@@ re language .
Jehovah knew that it would prove very co@@ st@@ ly to deli@@ ver the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of Adam and E@@ ve .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , ung@@ o@@ dly conduct has a high pri@@ ce ta@@ g .
Still , we did not give up .
But what about “ the se@@ ven st@@ ars ” ?
After a three - year As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an si@@ e@@ ge , her cap@@ it@@ al city , Sam@@ ari@@ a , f@@ ell in 7@@ 40 B.C.E . , and the ten - tri@@ be kingdom was never re@@ esta@@ bli@@ shed .
While wa@@ iting , they are n@@ on@@ ex@@ ist@@ ent .
P@@ ol@@ y@@ and@@ ry , the prac@@ tice of one woman having mul@@ ti@@ ple hus@@ ban@@ ds at one time , was not accepted in the G@@ rec@@ o - Rom@@ an world of the apost@@ le@@ ’s time .
But at le@@ ast 14 more years pas@@ sed before God car@@ ri@@ ed out his word . ​ — G@@ en .
Th@@ ough we cannot per@@ form mirac@@ les , we can en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally draw pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s attention to God’s inspired Word .
It takes thought to speak words that in@@ form and encoura@@ ge .
So F@@ ol@@ a@@ ’s mother reas@@ oned that un@@ less her children had children of their own , they would , in later years , ris@@ k being l@@ on@@ ely , un@@ wanted , and imp@@ over@@ i@@ shed , having no one to bu@@ ry them when they die .
Then he pu@@ ts water into a bas@@ in and beg@@ ins to wa@@ s@@ h the fe@@ et of the disciples and to d@@ ry them off with the to@@ we@@ l .
The world of mankind who@@ se sin@@ s are taken away inclu@@ des not only the living but also the dead .
Yes , your show@@ ing com@@ pas@@ sion will benefit you .
Let us consider , then , four ba@@ si@@ c questions .
However , she was stud@@ ying the Bible with one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
A co@@ work@@ er from the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines was am@@ a@@ zed to find her n@@ ative language in the boo@@ k@@ let and became inter@@ ested in lear@@ ning more about Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Why should we not love this world ?
In this case , the t@@ est sub@@ ject is not the faith ​ — the body of beli@@ ef@@ s we have em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed .
Then D@@ ad ad@@ ded , “ Ha@@ ve you promised God in prayer to serve him forever ? ”
Lo@@ o@@ king bey@@ ond sing@@ le events or is@@ ol@@ ated in@@ ci@@ d@@ ents , do you see a pat@@ ter@@ n , a com@@ pos@@ ite si@@ gn of g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l import@@ ance ?
Kat@@ ar@@ z@@ y@@ na became known as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , who ob@@ serve Bible principles in every@@ day life .
The number of ac@@ tive publi@@ sh@@ ers of the good news in the last service year of the 20@@ th century re@@ ached a new pe@@ ak of 5@@ ,@@ 9@@ 1@@ 2@@ ,@@ 4@@ 9@@ 2 .
Yes , pri@@ de can be le@@ th@@ al to a marriage .
1 : 18 .
As a result of that war , sh@@ op@@ s were loo@@ ted , people lost their jo@@ bs , and there were di@@ re food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges .
When I was 18 , I pur@@ cha@@ sed a ca@@ r with money I in@@ her@@ ited from an a@@ un@@ t and began pione@@ ering , as the full - time ministry is called .
Me@@ di@@ cal Ex@@ per@@ t@@ ise at Wor@@ k
In time , the work of Jehovah’s Witnesses was ban@@ ned in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
Jesus did not allow the religious lead@@ ers of his day to mo@@ ld his thinking .
During the last fi@@ ve - year ter@@ m , I got ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the liter@@ ature of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
But could they ex@@ pect to enjoy the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality of fellow believers ?
En@@ lar@@ g@@ ing on that hope , Revelation 21 : 3 , 4 says : “ Lo@@ ok !
While rema@@ ining in the congregation , however , some might re@@ ject Jehovah’s direction in other ways .
U@@ p to this time , we used wh@@ atever accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations we could find as we moved from place to place , but Z@@ ano@@ ah deci@@ ded that the time had come for us to have a home of our own , one that could be to@@ wed from s@@ ite to s@@ ite .
He is “ wa@@ iting pati@@ ently ” and “ keep@@ ing in expe@@ ct@@ ation ” of the time when his name will be fully san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied .
One assignment often lea@@ ds to another , and the experience and s@@ k@@ ill@@ s ac@@ qui@@ red in one form of service may be u@@ se@@ ful in another assignment later .
B@@ it@@ ter Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of I@@ m@@ mor@@ ality
But what if you real@@ ize that you do have ne@@ g@@ ative thoughts toward people of other nations , cul@@ tures , langu@@ ages , or rac@@ es ?
In the s@@ pr@@ ing of 19@@ 19 , Father so@@ ld our hor@@ se and bu@@ gg@@ y , and for $ 1@@ 7@@ 5 he b@@ ought a 1914 F@@ ord so that he could re@@ ach more people in the preaching work .
He has proved himself to be the “ light of the nations ” by his own ministry and by the preaching work he has over@@ seen up until this very day .
Jesus told his apostles to go to Gal@@ ile@@ e , where they would me@@ et him again .
How was Jesus able to maintain his joy in the face of tri@@ als , and how does imit@@ ating him benefit Christians today ?
De@@ ci@@ de to me@@ et them .
He therefore ur@@ ged them : “ Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first the kingdom and his righteousness , and all these other things will be ad@@ ded to you . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 31 - 33 .
No won@@ der Jehovah h@@ ates them ! ​ — Proverbs 8 : 13 .
A group of about 15 young men and women en@@ tered a re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ant after atten@@ ding a conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses in T@@ ou@@ l@@ ouse , Fr@@ ance .
David became ang@@ ry at the rich man of the st@@ ory and said to Na@@ than : “ As Jehovah is living , the man doing this deser@@ ves to die ! ”
If we have faith , we are certain that everything Jehovah promises is as good as done .
P@@ ic@@ ture him ten@@ ding his flo@@ ck .
Ab@@ out that time , one of Jehovah’s Witnesses called on me .
Thus , the ro@@ y@@ al Davi@@ di@@ c l@@ ine was in d@@ anger of being bro@@ ken .
The divine name was pre@@ served in them also .
On one occasi@@ on , a ri@@ val gan@@ g hi@@ red an in@@ fam@@ ous h@@ it man to k@@ ill me , but I man@@ ag@@ ed to es@@ cap@@ e with only a sta@@ b w@@ ound .
But if you want to get baptized , it would be wise to find out how determined you are to obey Jehovah’s comman@@ ds .
Thus , the mem@@ ory of our loved ones need not be sta@@ ined with re@@ vu@@ l@@ sion toward God or with fear of the un@@ known .
At home my mother did everything for me .
Yet , God ans@@ wer@@ ed it , for Ne@@ h@@ emiah was given the k@@ ing@@ ’s support to re@@ buil@@ d the w@@ alls of Jerusalem .
He asked them poin@@ te@@ dly to expres@@ s themselves on the matter .
The name Jehovah appe@@ ars some 7@@ ,000 times in the origin@@ al text of the Bible .
What ex@@ ul@@ tation there will be when Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y is v@@ indic@@ ated and the earth is cle@@ ans@@ ed for pe@@ ace@@ ful ha@@ bit@@ ation !
( b ) What ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments can you see yourself making to gain time for study ?
So@@ on Satan’s earthly ag@@ ents will under@@ take a fin@@ al att@@ ack on God’s true worshipp@@ ers , which will lead to the world situation descri@@ bed in the Bible as H@@ ar – M@@ ag@@ e@@ d@@ on .
It was not eas@@ y for me ​ — a woman in her 60 ’ s — ​ to make these chang@@ es .
John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er said that Jesus was “ the L@@ am@@ b of God that takes away the sin of the world ! ” ​ — John 1 : 29 .
All love Jehovah deep@@ ly .
L@@ ater he s@@ k@@ ip@@ per@@ ed Wh@@ ite S@@ ta@@ r shi@@ ps , such as the C@@ e@@ d@@ ri@@ c , the C@@ ev@@ ic , and the R@@ uni@@ c .
* Wh@@ ere was the hel@@ l to which even Jesus went ?
Wh@@ atever the case , their re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation t@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es to the matu@@ r@@ ity of both Paul and Mark .
So he started to study the Bible .
Adam and E@@ ve follow@@ ed Satan , bre@@ ak@@ ing their ti@@ e with their M@@ ak@@ er .
P@@ O@@ IN@@ T@@ S T@@ O P@@ ON@@ D@@ E@@ R
He was helped to sub@@ du@@ e his quic@@ k temp@@ er and devel@@ op self - control .
Even while the earth was form@@ less and wa@@ st@@ e , Jehovah could fore@@ see the end result ​ — a beau@@ ti@@ ful je@@ we@@ l in sp@@ ace , br@@ ing@@ ing him glory and honor .
Although the world may ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le or re@@ pro@@ ach us , like Christ we ‘ des@@ p@@ ise sh@@ ame , ’ happy in the knowledge that we are pleas@@ ing God .
For help@@ ful su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions in this reg@@ ard , see the artic@@ les “ Ha@@ ve You En@@ coura@@ ged An@@ yone L@@ ately ? ”
Ther@@ e@@ after , for the first time in Se@@ ou@@ l , Christian meetings were arrang@@ ed exc@@ lu@@ si@@ vely in si@@ gn language .
What were its ma@@ in teachings ?
S@@ tu@@ dy Solom@@ on@@ ’s prayer , and no@@ te its refer@@ ences to the heart .
In ad@@ dition , your believ@@ ing parents and the congregation elders can help you to reason on how to apply these principles .
• How can young people share in true worship today ?
The verse says : “ No one can slave for two ma@@ st@@ ers . ”
Why , Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness and his righteous way of rul@@ ing bring such joy to his worshi@@ p@@ ers that they cannot sto@@ p bu@@ b@@ bl@@ ing for@@ th his praise .
From Satan’s cont@@ act with E@@ ve in the gar@@ den of E@@ den , his go@@ al has been to draw humans away from serving their Creator .
This and other Bible ver@@ ses con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed me that our heavenly Father is mer@@ ci@@ ful and wants to he@@ al the w@@ oun@@ ds of those who rep@@ ent of their mis@@ takes .
When the Com@@ mun@@ ist Par@@ ty came to power , all such privile@@ ges were taken away .
As the next article expla@@ ins , however , if we want to gain life , we must do more than mer@@ ely avoid what is bad .
Then Mar@@ il@@ o@@ u was prom@@ o@@ ted to man@@ ag@@ er in the ban@@ k where she was working .
O@@ r a child who wants to ru@@ n and pla@@ y when the par@@ ent has said , “ S@@ ta@@ y put ” ?
Consider , too , the invit@@ ation p@@ en@@ ned by the prophet Isaiah that direc@@ ts us to inc@@ re@@ ase our understanding of the One respon@@ sible for the cre@@ ation around us : “ R@@ a@@ ise your eyes high up and see .
How can we displa@@ y Christian bal@@ ance in our appro@@ ach to se@@ cul@@ ar information ?
From M@@ al 2 verse 10 on@@ ward , Mal@@ ach@@ i chap@@ ter 2 high@@ ligh@@ ts tre@@ ach@@ er@@ y even more direc@@ tly .
After Jehovah deli@@ vered the nation of Israel from Egy@@ pt , he gave them the Law covenant .
If you thus love God , you will do your best to live each day in a way that w@@ ins his sm@@ ile of appro@@ val . ​ — 1 John 5 : 3 .
In the next article , we will exam@@ ine mo@@ der@@ n - day develop@@ ments that help us to pro@@ cla@@ im the good news to the ends of the earth .
What a positi@@ ve and streng@@ th@@ ening effect this can have on the Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od !
▪ Be a@@ ware of the d@@ anger of spiritual s@@ lum@@ ber
3 Be@@ ing B@@ or@@ n A@@ gain ​ — The R@@ o@@ ad to S@@ al@@ vation ?
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately , their loy@@ al@@ ty was put to the t@@ est .
S@@ ar@@ ah lo@@ v@@ ingly said what needed to be said .
I@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ IN@@ E yourself face - to - face with a bat@@ tal@@ ion of ho@@ st@@ ile sol@@ di@@ ers .
P@@ re@@ vi@@ ously , this j@@ our@@ n@@ al has explained that in the first century , “ this gener@@ ation ” mentioned at Matthew 24 : 34 me@@ ant “ the con@@ temp@@ or@@ an@@ e@@ ous gener@@ ation of un@@ believ@@ ing Jews . ”
He saw that the succ@@ ess of the wicked was only temp@@ or@@ ary , that Jehovah would without fai@@ l set matters right .
• For what reas@@ ons should we ch@@ er@@ ish Jehovah’s law ?
El@@ ders loo@@ king into the matter may find that there is no b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t because the d@@ ri@@ ver had little or no control over what ca@@ used the f@@ at@@ ality .
Proverbs 15 : 18 states : “ A@@ n en@@ ra@@ ged man s@@ ti@@ r@@ s up con@@ ten@@ tion , but one that is s@@ low to anger qui@@ e@@ ts down qu@@ ar@@ rel@@ ing . ”
Wh@@ atever it was , that thor@@ n rema@@ ined in place and could not be re@@ moved .
At the star@@ t of his ministry , how did Jesus set a pat@@ ter@@ n of rel@@ ying on God’s Word ?
Although the let@@ ters apply pri@@ mar@@ ily to Christ’s anointed followers , in princi@@ ple they apply to all of God’s servants .
You may find a s@@ crip@@ ture such as this : “ You have heard of the end@@ ur@@ ance of Job and have seen the out@@ come Jehovah gave , that Jehovah is very tend@@ er in affe@@ ction and mer@@ ci@@ ful . ”
In the first century , the apostle Paul gave Timothy ad@@ vice that app@@ lies with e@@ qu@@ al for@@ ce today .
The new covenant makes possible a special kind of relationship with Jehovah God .
Do they have the hon@@ es@@ ty not to man@@ ip@@ ul@@ ate a situation to their own advan@@ ta@@ ge or in order to get their own way ?
This gave me much satis@@ fac@@ tion .
But when they left H@@ ar@@ an , Abraham was 7@@ 5 and S@@ ar@@ ah 6@@ 5 , and they were chil@@ d@@ less .
We F@@ e@@ el the Pa@@ in@@ ful S@@ ting of W@@ ar
He tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ ed over the world , and so can we . ​ — John 17 : 16 ; J@@ as .
; S@@ m@@ ith , H .
Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God ye@@ ar@@ ns to use his power to rest@@ ore life to the dead . ​ — Read Job 14 : 14 , 15 .
▪ In@@ c@@ reas@@ ing la@@ w@@ less@@ ness . ​ — Matthew 24 : 12 .
For example , they take the lead in the preaching work .
However , some@@ times this is not possible .
G@@ ide@@ on was mo@@ des@@ t , so he did not bas@@ k in the glory of this un@@ expe@@ cted com@@ p@@ li@@ ment .
By our stri@@ ving to be al@@ er@@ t and ob@@ serv@@ ant like Jesus and Paul , we can dis@@ cer@@ n how best to a@@ wak@@ en interest in those we me@@ et .
You need to keep as@@ king for Jehovah’s help and guid@@ ance .
( New L@@ ar@@ ous@@ se En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia of M@@ y@@ th@@ olo@@ gy ) One Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an tri@@ ad cons@@ is@@ ted of the go@@ d O@@ si@@ r@@ is , the go@@ dd@@ ess Is@@ is , and their son H@@ or@@ us .
How can parents take advan@@ ta@@ ge of the fact that children learn by example ?
Are you refle@@ cting Jehovah’s glory in these ways ?
Then we spo@@ t@@ ted a ru@@ n - down tra@@ il@@ er .
How could he , since he had been cre@@ ated by God ?
Ther@@ efore , as p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment all brothers were rel@@ o@@ c@@ ated to ba@@ r@@ rac@@ ks occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed by n@@ on - Witness pris@@ on@@ ers .
M@@ ore att@@ ac@@ ks by the nations were to come against the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant and their loyal compan@@ i@@ ons with an earthly hope .
What if the ma@@ ster arri@@ ved during the second w@@ atch of the night , which ex@@ tend@@ ed from about n@@ ine o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck t@@ ill mi@@ d@@ night ?
So Ho@@ se@@ a pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed for at le@@ ast 5@@ 9 years .
C@@ ould I ad@@ just my se@@ cul@@ ar work sc@@ he@@ du@@ le ? ’
I@@ N TH@@ E pre@@ ce@@ ding two artic@@ les , we learned that when Moses came down from M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i , his face em@@ an@@ ated ra@@ ys that refle@@ cted Jehovah’s glory .
Let us consider one of those re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble events and see what Jesus me@@ ant by “ resurrection . ”
In fact , it is a life - and - death matter .
Je@@ hu@@ ’s re@@ pu@@ tation as a fu@@ ri@@ ous ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t d@@ ri@@ ver gave evidence of his ze@@ al in car@@ r@@ ying out his com@@ mis@@ sion .
Still , as the brother mentioned a@@ bo@@ ve learned , se@@ cul@@ ar work needs to be kept in its prop@@ er place .
In ancient times , the faithful man Job expe@@ cted that after his death God would ev@@ en@@ tually rest@@ ore him to life .
Even though Jesus did not mar@@ ry or father children , he is an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent mo@@ de@@ l for Christian parents .
O@@ cc@@ asi@@ on@@ ally , a bri@@ ef experience may illustr@@ ate the point under discus@@ sion .
Jesus , as King of that Kingdom , will soon res@@ cu@@ e God’s servants from this d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous world .
Th@@ at@@ ’s not the proble@@ m .
H@@ it@@ l@@ er@@ ’s T@@ ro@@ op@@ s O@@ cc@@ up@@ y Au@@ stri@@ a
Wor@@ ds cannot fully descri@@ be how I feel at times . ”
How , then , can you talk to your children about this important yet ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly a@@ w@@ k@@ ward to@@ pi@@ c ?
It pleas@@ es Jehovah very much when his loyal ones speak well of him , and he re@@ members them .
( b ) What can help us be more com@@ for@@ table when declar@@ ing the good news ?
Do you see how this is@@ sue t@@ ou@@ ches your life ?
What does “ the dec@@ ree of Jehovah ” por@@ ten@@ d for the nations ?
I@@ t’s your God . ’
Is not the spiritually pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous con@@ dition of the mo@@ der@@ n - day servants of Jehovah a blessing to rejo@@ ice over ?
God states in his Word : “ He that is t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing you [ his faithful servants ] is t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing my e@@ ye@@ bal@@ l . ”
Un@@ less it is made clear that a rec@@ ep@@ tion is o@@ pen to all , un@@ invit@@ ed ones should not atten@@ d .
E@@ igh@@ te@@ en people ​ — including the teach@@ er — ​ did so !
F@@ ear@@ ful l@@ and@@ l@@ or@@ ds have can@@ c@@ el@@ ed contr@@ ac@@ ts for buil@@ ding@@ s that the Witnesses have long used as meeting plac@@ es .
Consider , too , the ro@@ le of hum@@ ility in following Jehovah’s guid@@ ance .
He kno@@ ws that each human has a ba@@ si@@ c need for a secu@@ re , lasting , and tru@@ sting relationship with the Creator .
To avoid any su@@ spi@@ ci@@ on , I ad@@ ded two more t@@ it@@ les .
If you experience anxi@@ ety and doub@@ ts as you stri@@ ve to re@@ ach your go@@ als , what should you do ?
The yo@@ g@@ i can make his body inv@@ isi@@ ble . ”
Because they want to con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on serving Jehovah more .
I look for someone who is s@@ it@@ ting down in the Kingdom H@@ all , not tal@@ king to anyone .
I bel@@ ong to you . ”
O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ing a great t@@ ask for@@ ce , he set out to provide the materi@@ als that would be used in the temp@@ le@@ ’s con@@ stru@@ ction .
He soon learned that we were ali@@ ve , living some@@ where in the country , and we received word that he had re@@ turned .
The invit@@ ation is o@@ pen to ever@@ yone , and the re@@ ward is wor@@ th far more than any material tre@@ asure . ​ — Read Proverbs 2 : 1 - 6 .
Jehovah no longer uses lo@@ ts to in@@ form his people of what he has in mind .
“ I have come down from heaven , ” he explained .
On@@ ce they were certain that she was ready , they supp@@ or@@ ted her decision .
How did Saul man@@ i@@ f@@ est a pat@@ ter@@ n of dis@@ obe@@ ying God ?
In ad@@ dition , you can use the bro@@ ch@@ ure “ See the Go@@ od L@@ and ” * to teach Bible ge@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ y and to cl@@ ari@@ fy what you are co@@ ver@@ ing in your we@@ ek@@ ly Bible reading .
During both world w@@ ars , they encoura@@ ged their members to go to war over n@@ ational differ@@ ences , even if it me@@ ant k@@ ill@@ ing people of their own religion .
I will never for@@ get it . ”
I have person@@ ally experienced this ​ — and I as@@ sure you , it is wor@@ th it .
T@@ wi@@ ce while David was pla@@ ying his har@@ p before Saul , the king h@@ ur@@ led his spe@@ ar at him .
F@@ ul@@ l - time servants who@@ se the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c assign@@ ments have taken them far from home may face par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly difficult decisions .
Jehovah said to the first man : “ D@@ u@@ st you are . ”
One of the congregation elders was B@@ en ​ — y@@ es , the same B@@ en who helped me some 50 years ear@@ li@@ er to take my stand for Jehovah .
What a powerful reason for each of us to imitate the coura@@ ge@@ ous faith of E@@ no@@ ch !
11 : 6 ; 12 : 1 .
Read Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 12 : 4 .
Why Juda@@ h have se@@ x with seem@@ ing pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te ? , 1 / 15
“ The tra@@ ining helped pre@@ pare me for the work a@@ head .
G@@ a@@ ther@@ ing Th@@ ings in He@@ av@@ en and Th@@ ings on E@@ ar@@ th
( b ) For what were those anointed Christians being pre@@ pared ?
That was the “ vo@@ ice ” of your conscience , that in@@ ward recogn@@ iti@@ on , or sense , of right and wrong , which exc@@ uses or acc@@ uses a person .
He ad@@ ded : “ F@@ ol@@ low the course of ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality . ”
Instead of our having anxi@@ ety and fear , God helps us to have the deep@@ est in@@ ner peace we could ever experience .
; P@@ i@@ ñ@@ a , M .
As Witnesses of Jehovah , how might we imitate him in speaking and living the truth ?
M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el , my four - year - old son , left his to@@ ys sc@@ at@@ tered all around the house .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on acc@@ oun@@ ts of courage will also help .
Bible Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions An@@ s@@ wer@@ ed 16
The information discus@@ sed and the questions posed by the con@@ duc@@ t@@ or appe@@ ar in the study e@@ dition of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
Today , milli@@ ons worl@@ d@@ wide who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly ag@@ ree with the psalmist who said : “ The dra@@ wing near to God is good for me . ”
Since he ho@@ ped in the resurrection , Paul did not have the attitude of Juda@@ h’s apost@@ ates in Isa@@ i@@ ah’s day .
E@@ ach day we wal@@ ked in a different direction , working al@@ one and o@@ ffering hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders fi@@ ve b@@ ound boo@@ ks for a contribu@@ tion of $ 1@@ .@@ 9@@ 8 .
After Jesus was born , Jehovah’s ang@@ el appe@@ ared to shepher@@ ds who were ten@@ ding their flo@@ c@@ ks in the fi@@ el@@ ds near Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m .
Why are the Witnesses fre@@ qu@@ ently pra@@ ised by people who do not share their faith ?
Do Not Com@@ pare ​ — S@@ et Re@@ as@@ on@@ able Go@@ als
St@@ ar@@ ting then , I long@@ ed for the time when I would understand Bible truth .
Why did Jesus tell the illustr@@ ation of the s@@ ow@@ er who s@@ le@@ ep@@ s ?
J@@ U@@ L@@ Y 29 - 31
By the time you were just se@@ ven we@@ ek@@ s old and only about an in@@ ch [ 2@@ .@@ 5 c@@ m ] long , early form@@ s of all 20@@ 6 of your ad@@ ul@@ t b@@ ones were in place , al@@ though they had not yet os@@ si@@ fied , or turned into hard b@@ one .
You may not consider yourself to be a stu@@ di@@ ous person , but if you make it a ha@@ bi@@ t to read God’s Word da@@ ily and you study Bible - based public@@ ations on a regul@@ ar bas@@ is , you will find that your ap@@ pet@@ ite inc@@ reas@@ es .
These brothers and sisters were g@@ la@@ d to care for such jo@@ bs as cle@@ an@@ ing , wa@@ shing , co@@ o@@ king , and r@@ un@@ ning er@@ ran@@ ds .
All of us need to be encoura@@ ged .
If he had seem@@ ed co@@ ol , ma@@ y@@ be he was just lost in thought .
This question ar@@ ises because of a seem@@ ing dis@@ cre@@ pan@@ cy between the inspired acc@@ oun@@ ts of Jesus ’ death recorded by the Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ er Mark and by the apostle John .
What may move hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones to take si@@ des with Jehovah ?
In ad@@ dition to the angels , Christian elders , by ho@@ l@@ ding fir@@ m@@ ly to the Scriptures in their teaching , prote@@ ct us from being dec@@ ei@@ ved by false reason@@ ing .
After the k@@ ings of the land of Cana@@ an are de@@ fe@@ ated under the lead@@ er@@ ship of Jo@@ shua , the individu@@ al tri@@ bes of Israel go to their in@@ her@@ it@@ ance and take pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the land .
That was not before the cre@@ ation of the earth or of Adam and E@@ ve .
When the prophet Jeremiah was af@@ ra@@ id and disc@@ oura@@ ged , Jehovah promised to help him .
Who can help she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike individuals who have st@@ ra@@ yed from the flo@@ ck ?
“ P@@ le@@ ase , let your slave gi@@ r@@ l speak in your ear@@ s , and listen to the words of your slave gi@@ r@@ l . ”
A@@ no@@ ther fac@@ t@@ or that can be a ro@@ ad@@ b@@ lo@@ ck to commun@@ ic@@ ation is an a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent@@ ’s qu@@ est for in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence .
The li@@ ps of this woman are s@@ mo@@ o@@ th .
How were the po@@ les v@@ isi@@ ble to anyone in the Ho@@ ly of the temple ?
Let us consider two examples that show the import@@ ance of having God’s vie@@ w@@ point .
‘ Th@@ an@@ k Jehovah’s Witnesses for R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous F@@ re@@ e@@ dom ’
In s@@ pite of their experi@@ enc@@ ing God’s blessing , what s@@ n@@ are did the nation of Israel f@@ all into ?
On@@ ly such discipl@@ ine is spiritually pro@@ duc@@ tive and bene@@ fi@@ cial ​ — even desi@@ ra@@ ble .
“ It is a privilege to take part in this li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving work .
The com@@ pas@@ sion of the pr@@ inc@@ ess certainly cont@@ ra@@ st@@ s with the c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty of her father .
A Christian minis@@ ter may consider the account about Saul in deci@@ ding whether he can give a fun@@ er@@ al talk for a su@@ i@@ ci@@ de vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m .
Although the Bible says that Satan contro@@ ls human govern@@ ments , it never says that he contro@@ ls each individu@@ al who has authority in a govern@@ ment .
H@@ er value is far more than that of cor@@ als . ” ​ — Proverbs 31 : 10 .
Mo@@ re@@ over , “ the heart of the righteous one medit@@ ates so as to answer . ”
To B@@ ra@@ z@@ il
For example , Jesus used good judgment in cho@@ o@@ sing his life course .
The more we understand Jehovah’s pur@@ pos@@ es , the more we are com@@ p@@ el@@ led to mar@@ v@@ el at ‘ the dep@@ th of God’s wisdom . ’ ​ — R@@ om .
she ur@@ ged him . Job ign@@ ored her ad@@ vice , and he did not “ sin with his li@@ ps . ”
“ [ Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s ] is a world fes@@ ti@@ val , of a family n@@ ature , and ever@@ yone c@@ ele@@ br@@ ates what he or she se@@ es in it , ” ob@@ ser@@ ves the S@@ pan@@ ish new@@ s@@ pa@@ per E@@ l Pa@@ í@@ s .
By this time , I had married , and I knew that Jehovah’s Witnesses teach people about the Bible because they had vis@@ ited my wife in the past .
D@@ ra@@ wn by the li@@ vely mar@@ ch@@ ing tu@@ ne , I follow@@ ed the mu@@ si@@ ci@@ ans to the st@@ ation in time to see Father and other men d@@ ressed in mil@@ it@@ ary uni@@ form bo@@ arding the tra@@ in .
T@@ ake for example the matter of beli@@ ef in God .
F@@ ran@@ k@@ ly , the resul@@ ts have been disa@@ p@@ poin@@ ting .
At 12 : 30 p@@ .@@ m . , all the mission@@ aries ga@@ ther around the table for lun@@ ch .
P@@ ri@@ de was ap@@ par@@ ently a fac@@ t@@ or that ca@@ used her to accept the li@@ e .
The deep@@ er our hear@@ t@@ felt joy about fin@@ ding the truth , the str@@ ong@@ er our determin@@ ation to keep it first in our life will be .
It is the conscience .
On the other hand , in the face of a st@@ or@@ m , living by the moral valu@@ es of God’s Word , the Bible , can often keep a marriage af@@ lo@@ at and bring it into cal@@ m@@ er w@@ at@@ ers .
So continue to make his heart rejo@@ ice by ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king to do his will .
Some of God’s servants , though , have an even greater chall@@ enge .
At that cr@@ itical st@@ age , what will be our personal situation ?
After Jo@@ el married my form@@ er mission@@ ary compan@@ ion , M@@ ary An@@ i@@ ol , they sp@@ ent three years in the travel@@ ing work , vis@@ iting congregations in Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a and M@@ ic@@ hi@@ g@@ an .
Yet , the fact that Jehovah for@@ gave these two k@@ ings helps us to real@@ ize that our God is willing to for@@ give even gro@@ ss sin@@ s if the sin@@ ner is truly rep@@ ent@@ ant .
Lo@@ ving others and being loved by them is another ing@@ re@@ di@@ ent of happiness .
Since Isa@@ a@@ c will share blessings with a yet - to - be - found wife and any off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing they may pro@@ du@@ ce , Abraham arrang@@ es to lo@@ c@@ ate a su@@ it@@ able wife for Isa@@ a@@ c .
Satan tri@@ es to dist@@ ance us from Jehovah by mo@@ ving us to make wrong cho@@ ic@@ es .
Abra@@ m also ‘ ac@@ qui@@ red sou@@ ls , ’ that is , a body of servants .
The Bible says : “ You wi@@ ves , be in sub@@ je@@ ction to your hus@@ ban@@ ds , as it is be@@ coming in the Lord . ”
What will help us to “ become kind to one another ” ?
E@@ n r@@ ou@@ te to R@@ ome , Paul was en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined by brothers in P@@ u@@ te@@ ol@@ i .
How should the off@@ ended one respon@@ d ?
After this talk , gre@@ et@@ ings were read , and the cha@@ ir@@ man h@@ an@@ ded a di@@ pl@@ oma to each gra@@ du@@ ate .
‘ The name of God is being bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ed on account of you people among the nations ’ ; just as it is written . ” — Romans 2 : 21 , 22 , 24 .
When King David was pa@@ in@@ fully disa@@ p@@ pointed with himself , he wrote : “ My b@@ ones wor@@ e out through my gro@@ an@@ ing all day long . . . .
From mor@@ ning to ev@@ ening they are c@@ ru@@ shed to pi@@ e@@ ces ; without any@@ one@@ ’s taking it to heart they per@@ ish forever . ” ​ — Job 4 : 19 , 20 .
During the first century C.E . , Egy@@ pt had the lar@@ g@@ est Di@@ as@@ por@@ a commun@@ ity , especially in its cap@@ it@@ al , A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a .
The con@@ spi@@ rac@@ y of his own son Ab@@ sal@@ om and the be@@ tra@@ y@@ al of the tru@@ sted coun@@ sel@@ or A@@ hi@@ th@@ op@@ he@@ l ca@@ used David in@@ ten@@ se emo@@ tional pain .
Mo@@ re@@ over , no early Christian thought that a pri@@ ma@@ cy su@@ p@@ po@@ se@@ dly given to Peter had been trans@@ mit@@ ted to any succ@@ ess@@ ors .
The re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous course of Adam and E@@ ve had a pro@@ found imp@@ act on all mankind .
Go@@ o@@ dness Th@@ ri@@ ves on Acc@@ ur@@ ate K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge
To those without law I became as without law . . . To the we@@ ak I became we@@ ak , that I might gain the we@@ ak .
E@@ ven@@ tually I op@@ ened a physical ther@@ ap@@ y stu@@ di@@ o in S@@ an Le@@ and@@ r@@ o , C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , and wor@@ ked with bo@@ d@@ y@@ buil@@ ders , including one who w@@ on the t@@ it@@ le M@@ r .
That question , she no@@ ted , refle@@ cted a c@@ y@@ n@@ ic@@ al attitude , as if saying : ‘ Tru@@ th ? What is that ?
Yet , having been brought up to view mo@@ des@@ ty as a vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e , I rep@@ lied : ‘ I am not sure if I can do it , but I will try my best . ’
The H@@ olo@@ ca@@ u@@ st is an example of one govern@@ men@@ t’s at@@ temp@@ t to st@@ am@@ p out religious and e@@ th@@ ni@@ c grou@@ ps .
Job felt enti@@ r@@ ely in@@ no@@ c@@ ent and wanted to de@@ f@@ end himself before God .
T@@ ra@@ in your children to expres@@ s their love for God
H@@ er re@@ action to its message was im@@ medi@@ ate .
Those deal@@ ing with mar@@ it@@ al problems will be streng@@ th@@ ened by re@@ vie@@ wing such artic@@ les on marriage as found in The Watchtower of S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 15 , 200@@ 3 , and A@@ wa@@ ke !
“ Jehovah is his name , ” and he wants us to know him as such .
He wa@@ ited “ until another conven@@ i@@ ent time . ”
They would be pleas@@ ed to ass@@ ist you in ga@@ ining in@@ sight into those vital comman@@ ds so that you can remember Jesus as he should be re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed .
“ C@@ ling to What Is Go@@ od ”
( See op@@ ening i@@ ma@@ ge . ) ( b ) What happened to all the un@@ faithful people in No@@ ah’s time ?
How did Job , Lo@@ t , and David try to put their mis@@ takes right ?
H@@ er giving attitude must have brought her happiness because , as Jesus said , “ there is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ”
At last , I me@@ t a large group of Witnesses — not only men but women and children too .
One marriage coun@@ sel@@ or said : “ A good marriage is a pro@@ c@@ ess of continu@@ al change as it refle@@ cts new is@@ su@@ es , de@@ als with problems that ar@@ ise , and uses the res@@ our@@ ces a@@ vail@@ able at each st@@ age of life . ”
12 : 19 - 26 .
Wor@@ k is an hon@@ or@@ able way to care for our responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
Thus , humans have the ability to refle@@ ct God’s qualities .
One is qu@@ o@@ ted as saying : “ I made su@@ per@@ human efforts to hold my bre@@ ath as long as possible , and only bre@@ a@@ th@@ ed when I was on the point of fa@@ in@@ ting . . . .
The pur@@ su@@ ing Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans d@@ ro@@ wn as the se@@ a clo@@ ses in on them .
Ha@@ ving eli@@ c@@ ited the support of the powerful ar@@ my c@@ hi@@ ef Jo@@ a@@ b and the influ@@ enti@@ al high pri@@ est A@@ bi@@ a@@ th@@ ar , Ad@@ on@@ ij@@ ah likely felt confid@@ ent that his at@@ temp@@ t would succ@@ e@@ ed .
“ My Father N@@ ever G@@ a@@ ve U@@ p on M@@ e . ” ​ — IN@@ G@@ O Z@@ I@@ MM@@ E@@ R@@ M@@ AN@@ N
A@@ n ang@@ el re@@ bel@@ led against the authority of the very One who had cre@@ ated him .
What does the meaning of the origin@@ al - language words for “ ang@@ el ” show about one of the ro@@ les angels pla@@ y ?
Solom@@ on@@ ’s older half brother Ab@@ sal@@ om wanted to make a name for himself .
If we have similar love for God and live up to his requi@@ re@@ ments , he will sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard us . Such love and obedi@@ ence will help us to be ready for the great day of Jehovah .
I@@ t’s not possible that Jesus ’ words could go un@@ ful@@ filled . ’
When I was ei@@ ght , a full - time minis@@ ter of the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then called , ro@@ de up to our da@@ i@@ ry f@@ ar@@ m on a bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out know@@ ing the Hebrew language , was it likely that they would be able to understand God’s Law ?
We too have a strong message to deli@@ ver to people who are not always appreci@@ ative of our efforts .
Because of in@@ her@@ ited sin , Adam and E@@ ve@@ ’s children were in@@ es@@ ca@@ pa@@ bly born “ sla@@ ves of sin , ” des@@ t@@ ined to die .
‘ S@@ c@@ ene of World Is Ch@@ ang@@ ing , ’ 2 / 1
L@@ O@@ C@@ AT@@ I@@ ON@@ S I@@ N M@@ AN@@ H@@ AT@@ T@@ A@@ N
What will they speak of on the next vis@@ it ?
H@@ er conscience began working , and she pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to set matters st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght .
Many have asked what lies be@@ h@@ ind such succ@@ ess@@ ful child re@@ aring .
That was true of A@@ be@@ l , who has served at Bethel in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o for 15 years .
En@@ during the Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of S@@ in
These were o@@ d@@ ds that Jehovah fav@@ ored .
Many of them were po@@ or .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ I h@@ an@@ ded on to you . . . that Christ died for our sin@@ s according to the Scriptures ; and that he was bu@@ ri@@ ed , y@@ es , that he has been ra@@ ised up the th@@ ir@@ d day according to the Scriptures . ”
O@@ thers say that humans can provide a better future , but when we look at what they have done so far , they have not been able to sol@@ ve the problems in the world . ​ — Psalm 14@@ 6 : 3 , 4 .
With pati@@ ent teaching from their parents , children will be able gra@@ du@@ ally to beg@@ in to gr@@ as@@ p “ the bre@@ ad@@ th and l@@ eng@@ th and he@@ i@@ ght and dep@@ th ” of faith .
W@@ est P@@ al@@ m Be@@ ach , F@@ L
“ I know who they are , ” she y@@ el@@ led , “ and if you receive them again , you can move out and look for a ro@@ om el@@ se@@ where ! ”
Tru@@ ly , “ it is a fe@@ ar@@ ful thing to f@@ all into the hands of the living God ” ! ​ — He@@ b .
What happened after the apostles died ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , he coun@@ sel@@ s us to be obedi@@ ent and to sub@@ mit to the direction of these appointed men . Bible scho@@ la@@ r R .
( 2 ) He listen@@ ed while Abraham explained his vie@@ ws .
Rather , the mirac@@ ul@@ ous cu@@ re of the bl@@ ind man served to ‘ make man@@ i@@ f@@ est the works of God . ’
A@@ gain , some have not yet dedic@@ ated themselves to Jehovah and been baptized .
Some have inclu@@ ded such co@@ pi@@ es with their will and other important do@@ cum@@ ents about in@@ sur@@ ance , fin@@ ance , cont@@ ac@@ ts with govern@@ ment of@@ fic@@ es , and so on .
The Ch@@ all@@ enge of Acc@@ ep@@ ting the Tru@@ th
F@@ ran@@ c@@ es@@ c su@@ gg@@ ested that they discus@@ s chap@@ ter 11 of the Bible T@@ each book , ent@@ it@@ led “ Why Does God Al@@ low Su@@ ffering ? ”
Ther@@ efore , gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for all these good gi@@ f@@ ts should move us to respect his el@@ ev@@ ated standards and to praise him with ze@@ al , declar@@ ing these “ ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent things ” to others .
His wife , J@@ ane , ad@@ ds : “ I think that a spiritual woman is one who works hard each day to make the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s spirit part of her person@@ ality . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 22 , 23 .
A@@ m@@ ong re@@ comm@@ end@@ ations for re@@ vi@@ ving commun@@ ity life , Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or R@@ ob@@ er@@ t P@@ ut@@ na@@ m men@@ tions “ streng@@ th@@ ening the influ@@ ence of spiritual faith . ”
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , sever@@ al brothers vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to help out .
But how can parents make sure that their family worship is a s@@ ource of spiritual ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment ?
What about ani@@ mal@@ s and pl@@ ants ?
Gi@@ ve an example to show how Jehovah’s people provide help when disa@@ st@@ ers occ@@ ur .
The ill@@ ness You saw f@@ it to s@@ end me must be deser@@ ved . . .
That is why we share ze@@ al@@ ously in the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work .
You came to my do@@ or with the Bible , and you read from it . ”
These real@@ ities should have a ro@@ le in our ministry .
Su@@ gg@@ ested Bible reading for Ju@@ ly
11 / 15 S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ es That P@@ le@@ ase God , 4 / 1
“ Do not . . . thro@@ w your pe@@ ar@@ ls before s@@ w@@ ine . ”
The work@@ she@@ et will gu@@ i@@ de you in pre@@ par@@ ing your own answer .
Because our band was ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive and had a w@@ il@@ d appe@@ ar@@ ance , we gra@@ du@@ ally received much publi@@ city .
Do not pres@@ sure your mate to cor@@ rec@@ t the children .
Me@@ et Some of the Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites
( a ) What does the activ@@ ity repor@@ ted by Jehovah’s Witnesses last year show ?
• What is the peace of the Christ ?
I became more clo@@ sel@@ y con@@ ne@@ cted with the Witnesses when I married Be@@ at@@ ri@@ z , the daugh@@ ter of a pati@@ ent .
Acc@@ ording to one scho@@ la@@ r , the Greek ver@@ b rend@@ ered “ continued devo@@ ting themselves ” can mean having “ a ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast and sing@@ le@@ min@@ ded fid@@ el@@ ity to a certain course of action . ”
R@@ ich blessings come from ‘ mar@@ r@@ ying only in the Lord ’
27 : 34 , 4@@ 8 .
Then they disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared ​ — but only after se@@ c@@ uring a place in hist@@ ory .
A fellow mission@@ ary and I were in our assignment in Par@@ ag@@ u@@ a@@ y , S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , when the house we were in was sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by an ang@@ ry mo@@ b sh@@ ou@@ ting : “ Our go@@ d is a b@@ loo@@ d@@ th@@ ir@@ st@@ y go@@ d , and he wants the blood of the gr@@ ing@@ o@@ s . ”
Sa@@ id Phil@@ o : “ It was , therefore , qu@@ ite cons@@ ist@@ ent with reason that no prop@@ er name could with pro@@ pri@@ ety be assign@@ ed to him who is in truth the living God . ”
For sever@@ al years , Joseph had seen events un@@ fol@@ ding just as Jehovah had fore@@ told .
For examples of individuals who r@@ en@@ oun@@ ced lives of viol@@ ence in order to become Witnesses , see A@@ wa@@ ke !
If your relati@@ ve has received discipl@@ ine from the congregation , remember that this is part of Jehovah’s arrang@@ ement and is in the best inter@@ ests of all , including the wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er .
Jehovah says of those he fav@@ ors : “ Their sin I shall remember no more . ”
Like Jehovah God , we act lo@@ v@@ ingly toward all ​ — including those not of our faith .
He would accom@@ pl@@ ish a re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation by means of what would later be a leg@@ al princi@@ ple in the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law ​ — like for like .
A relationship with God gives our life meaning
TH@@ E Kingdom of God was a sub@@ ject of in@@ ten@@ se interest among the Jews when Jesus came to earth .
Christian shepher@@ ds lo@@ v@@ ingly end@@ e@@ av@@ or to help those who have st@@ ra@@ yed from God’s flo@@ ck
Mo@@ st important of all , Jesus ’ life and death up@@ held and ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fied the righteousness of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Yes , even if you find it difficult to feel and expres@@ s affe@@ ction in the family , you can certainly over@@ come that proble@@ m .
The teach@@ er pra@@ ised the fine pres@@ ent@@ ation .
If you knew that a li@@ on was lo@@ ose in the neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od , prote@@ cting your children would sur@@ ely be a pri@@ m@@ ary concer@@ n .
17 , 18 . ( a ) How did Peter re@@ bu@@ ke Jesus , and why did Peter need to be cor@@ rec@@ ted ?
They were quic@@ k to show their an@@ no@@ y@@ ance by bi@@ ting us .
Chris@@ t@@ like love can help us cop@@ e with these tri@@ als .
The remin@@ ders of Jehovah do more than al@@ er@@ t us to things we must not do .
The appointed elders must be quic@@ k to put an end to such an un@@ who@@ les@@ ome influ@@ ence .
Why does Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy f@@ ill our hearts with gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to Jehovah and to his faithful Ser@@ v@@ ant ?
I was not able to study op@@ en@@ ly with my children , nor could I take them to the meetings . ”
R@@ eli@@ ef from these is needed .
( b ) Lo@@ sing God’s fav@@ or lea@@ ds to what ?
What , though , about Jehovah God ?
To many , l@@ ying may se@@ em a conven@@ i@@ ent to@@ ol to ob@@ tain certain advan@@ ta@@ ges .
A possible so@@ lu@@ tion : Be a@@ da@@ p@@ table and co@@ op@@ er@@ ative .
If we un@@ rep@@ ent@@ an@@ tly prac@@ tice “ v@@ ile things , ” what attitude are we be@@ tra@@ ying ?
For more information on the hist@@ ory of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i , see the 199@@ 9 Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses , pages 14@@ 9 - 2@@ 23 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
No doubt , Jose@@ p@@ h’s inspired pre@@ di@@ ction and his example of good organization were benef@@ iting the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an people .
If we stay a@@ wa@@ ke , Jehovah will find us “ spo@@ t@@ less and un@@ ble@@ mi@@ shed and in peace ” at the end of this system of things .
She had develop@@ ed an ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive attitude , having been be@@ at@@ en and thro@@ wn out of the family at age 14 .
Un@@ der what circumstances should a person ce@@ ase par@@ taking of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms , and why ?
What a mar@@ vel@@ ous gift ! ​ — Read Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 22 , 23 .
In this reg@@ ard , we all know that to live , or to su@@ sta@@ in the life we have , does not really requi@@ re very much .
For the brothers in T@@ ex@@ as , it was inter@@ es@@ ting to have a young E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an fellow who had just been through G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol .
Tru@@ ly , Jehovah displa@@ ys reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess by taking into account his servants ’ li@@ mit@@ ations and their circumstances . ​ — P@@ s .
Today , what must we continue to do in order to remain on the p@@ ath to true fre@@ e@@ dom ?
But if we want to read the Bible , to study it , think about it , refle@@ ct upon it , we should have it in our hands , for that is the only way of get@@ ting it into our min@@ ds and our hearts . ” ​ — Ger@@ tru@@ de H@@ im@@ m@@ el@@ f@@ ar@@ b , dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed prof@@ ess@@ or em@@ eri@@ tu@@ s , C@@ ity Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity , New Yor@@ k .
Adam and E@@ ve were desi@@ gn@@ ed to live forever on a par@@ adise earth
They must remain faithful until death in order to ob@@ tain this pri@@ ze .
Fir@@ st , take some ex@@ is@@ ting text that is a@@ vail@@ able in both langu@@ ages . Then fe@@ ed it into a com@@ pu@@ ter .
The nation of Israel proved un@@ willing to serve Jehovah faith@@ fully .
When Ang@@ l@@ o - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can World P@@ ow@@ er Be@@ came S@@ ev@@ en@@ th , 6 / 15
By the l@@ ate 18@@ 00 ’ s , the A@@ mer@@ i@@ can public was already be@@ coming con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that s@@ ci@@ ence could imp@@ ro@@ ve every as@@ pect of human life .
You would not be the first to feel that way .
To this day she continu@@ es to give me spiritual encourag@@ ement .
What Sh@@ ould You Do ?
The congregation can do much to care for their needs . ”
How have God’s servants felt toward the present system of things , and in what sense do they have a home ?
To avoid such a situation , we should be sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to the le@@ adi@@ ng@@ s of our Christian conscience even when the is@@ su@@ es in question se@@ em min@@ or . ​ — Luke 16 : 10 .
If the h@@ en spo@@ ts a ha@@ w@@ k cir@@ cl@@ ing over@@ head , she em@@ its a l@@ ou@@ d war@@ ning call , at which the c@@ hi@@ c@@ ks quic@@ k@@ ly ru@@ n to sa@@ f@@ ety bene@@ ath her w@@ ings .
In his letter to fellow Christians , Jesus ’ half brother James war@@ ned about the d@@ anger of being for@@ get@@ ful hear@@ ers .
28 : 12 , 13 ​ — What was the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of Jac@@ ob@@ ’s dre@@ am invol@@ ving “ a la@@ d@@ der ” ?
Ru@@ th later expres@@ sed her loving - kindness when she indic@@ ated her will@@ ing@@ ness to mar@@ ry Na@@ om@@ i@@ ’s el@@ der@@ ly relati@@ ve Bo@@ a@@ z .
To re@@ du@@ ce anxi@@ ety , it may be wise to make some chang@@ es .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , we are living in the time peri@@ od that the Bible c@@ alls “ the last days , ” char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized by “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with . ”
Acc@@ ording to a liter@@ al rend@@ ering of Acts 10 : 34 , “ God is not a tak@@ er of fac@@ es , ” that is , he does not fav@@ or one face over another .
M@@ ani@@ f@@ est “ the F@@ ru@@ it@@ age of the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ”
In re@@ ality , the Bible con@@ dem@@ ns h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y and la@@ w@@ less@@ ness .
• In what way does Jehovah exerc@@ ise his fore@@ knowledge ?
The people are so wel@@ coming ! ”
16 - 18 . ( a ) How did one el@@ der help a brother who had been in@@ ac@@ tive for years ?
Some people , though , like to rec@@ ast it and say , N@@ ever put off t@@ ill t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w what you can put off t@@ ill next we@@ ek .
One day , I in@@ ten@@ tion@@ ally arri@@ ved l@@ ate for my study .
Let us see how the Bible can en@@ h@@ ance our se@@ cur@@ ity and help us avoid many problems .
How is the power given to us by holy spirit man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted ?
“ ‘ G@@ et out from among them , and se@@ par@@ ate y@@ ourselves , ’ says Jehovah , ‘ and qu@@ it t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing the un@@ clean thing . ’ ” ​ — 2 C@@ O@@ R@@ IN@@ TH@@ I@@ AN@@ S 6 : 17 .
Why , there is har@@ dly a word that even a child could not re@@ adi@@ ly understand !
J@@ AN@@ U@@ A@@ R@@ Y 28 , 20@@ 13 – F@@ E@@ B@@ R@@ U@@ A@@ R@@ Y 3 , 20@@ 13
M@@ ary and I , along with our ei@@ ght children , are also than@@ k@@ ful for a wonderful , supp@@ or@@ tive family of spiritual brothers and sisters .
Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah ac@@ ted in good faith , a@@ do@@ p@@ ting a course that acc@@ or@@ ded with accepted practic@@ es of their day .
Some Bible transl@@ ations change the “ cu@@ bi@@ t ” in this verse to a me@@ a@@ su@@ re@@ ment of time , as in “ one m@@ om@@ ent ” ( The E@@ mp@@ h@@ ati@@ c Di@@ ag@@ lo@@ t@@ t ) or “ a sing@@ le min@@ u@@ te ” ( A Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation in the L@@ angu@@ age of the Pe@@ ople , by Ch@@ ar@@ les B .
Acc@@ ording to Ca@@ bal@@ is@@ tic teach@@ ers , the simp@@ le meaning of the Bible text is not its true meaning .
Ab@@ out the year 18@@ 6@@ 8 , Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l began a care@@ ful exam@@ in@@ ation of long - accepted do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines of Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s ch@@ ur@@ ches and found mis@@ inter@@ pre@@ t@@ ations of the Scriptures .
TH@@ E 12 - year - old stud@@ ent was stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to gr@@ as@@ p the ba@@ si@@ c principles of al@@ ge@@ br@@ a .
You might think of the pro@@ spe@@ ct of being heal@@ ed by Jesus and thus s@@ pared the dist@@ ress of some tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es@@ ome physical a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction .
Yes , our doub@@ ts will dis@@ si@@ p@@ ate as we draw close to God through study and prayer . ​ — James 4 : 7 , 8 .
• D@@ ro@@ pp@@ ing a for@@ k means that a man is coming to vis@@ it
That meeting affe@@ cted James and Jesus ’ other half brothers as well .
Paul coun@@ sel@@ ed us : “ M@@ ake this your decision , not to put before a brother a stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ ck or a cause for tri@@ pp@@ ing . ”
Their mutu@@ al encourag@@ ement sur@@ ely helped both of them to end@@ ure des@@ pite see@@ ing the ter@@ ri@@ ble in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent in the land .
In part he said : “ S@@ to@@ p being anxi@@ ous about your sou@@ ls as to what you will e@@ at or what you will dr@@ ink , or about your bo@@ dies as to what you will we@@ ar . . . .
Such was the pla@@ in@@ tive c@@ ry of U@@ .@@ S . P@@ re@@ si@@ d@@ ent H@@ ar@@ ry Tru@@ man back in the 19@@ 40 ’ s .
No won@@ der Jesus was so pleas@@ ed !
Un@@ for@@ tun@@ ately , in the dar@@ k@@ ness I did not no@@ tice that there was a ba@@ r@@ bed - wi@@ re f@@ ence on the op@@ pos@@ ite ban@@ k .
Peter per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved that “ God is not par@@ ti@@ al ”
“ However , Ser@@ ap@@ him se@@ ized the opportunity to att@@ ack a fac@@ tion of the cl@@ er@@ gy that op@@ posed [ Bible ] transl@@ ations . ”
It would also be dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful to know what God’s Word says about Jesus ’ ro@@ le and yet in@@ ten@@ tion@@ ally pray without recogn@@ iti@@ on of Jesus Christ . ​ — Luke 1 : 32 , 33 .
O@@ f@@ ten the personal interest sh@@ own by the Witnesses ​ — the w@@ at@@ ering of the new@@ ly s@@ own se@@ ed , as it were — ​ made the differ@@ ence .
How does cre@@ ation dec@@ l@@ are Jehovah’s glory ?
And when we speak to them before and after the meetings , we feel ref@@ re@@ shed because we have many friends who really care for us . ​ — 1 Corinthians 16 : 17 , 18 .
For here I am br@@ ing@@ ing in a cal@@ am@@ ity upon all flesh , . . . and I will give you your soul as a spo@@ il in all the plac@@ es to which you may go . ” ​ — J@@ er .
One brother later rec@@ al@@ led , “ A few of us seri@@ ously thought we were going to heaven during the first we@@ ek of that O@@ c@@ to@@ ber [ 1914 ] . ”
A@@ g@@ boo@@ la now kno@@ ws that Jehovah will soon cle@@ an@@ se the earth of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and will re@@ du@@ ce the dem@@ ons to to@@ tal in@@ activ@@ ity .
Even wor@@ se was A@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s re@@ action to Jehovah’s war@@ ning that the cam@@ pa@@ ign to rec@@ over R@@ am@@ o@@ th - g@@ ile@@ ad was do@@ om@@ ed to fa@@ il@@ ure .
H@@ er@@ od set about r@@ en@@ o@@ v@@ ating Z@@ er@@ u@@ b@@ ba@@ bel@@ ’s temple perhaps in 18 or 17 B.C.E .
She could view the gift as of little value and to@@ ss it asi@@ de .
When we are mo@@ des@@ t , we think of how others might feel about the clo@@ th@@ es we cho@@ ose to we@@ ar .
Because he wanted to do the will of God , “ who tre@@ ats no@@ ne with par@@ ti@@ ality nor accep@@ ts a bri@@ be . ”
He really can bring about change , and he will do so very soon .
18 , 19 . ( a ) When personal con@@ f@@ li@@ cts ar@@ ise , why is it ess@@ enti@@ al that we take the in@@ iti@@ ative to apply Scriptural counsel ?
In ancient Israel , a th@@ i@@ ef was requi@@ red to make pa@@ y@@ ment even if it took all he had .
Why not see the situation as a ch@@ ance to prac@@ tice for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess ?
U@@ sing hear@@ t@@ felt ent@@ reat@@ y and s@@ ound lo@@ gi@@ c , Paul con@@ v@@ inc@@ ingly ‘ reas@@ oned with others from the Scriptures . ’
Today , too , there is a need to tra@@ in others to be effe@@ ctive min@@ isters .
You will find Scriptural qu@@ o@@ t@@ ations and c@@ it@@ ations that give you God’s thinking .
How Some W@@ ere H@@ el@@ ped to C@@ op@@ e
Now take the matter a st@@ ep fur@@ ther .
( See bo@@ x on page 24 . )
F@@ in@@ ally , Paul c@@ alls attention to our relationship with fellow Christians as we worship God .
As a young gi@@ r@@ l , I dre@@ am@@ ed of being married in s@@ pr@@ ing@@ time and having a hon@@ ey@@ mo@@ on on the P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c is@@ lands of Ha@@ wa@@ i@@ i .
Ha@@ ving re@@ moved these “ k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s , ” or govern@@ ments , God’s own appointed R@@ ul@@ er will act .
In the p@@ ath of righteousness I walk , in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the ro@@ ad@@ ways of judgment , to cause those loving me to take pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of sub@@ st@@ ance ; and their sto@@ re@@ hous@@ es I keep filled . ” ​ — Proverbs 8 : 18 - 21 .
“ On the way to one Kingdom H@@ all , s@@ n@@ ip@@ ers op@@ ened fi@@ re on our v@@ an , ” says F@@ ran@@ ç@@ o@@ is .
“ That was the first time I sp@@ ent any real am@@ ount of time in service , and to my sur@@ pris@@ e it was wonderful ! ”
Job did not real@@ ize that his problems were ac@@ tually ca@@ used by Satan .
But these are comm@@ on occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ences in In@@ dia , as is the prac@@ tice of standing on one le@@ g while star@@ ing direc@@ tly at the su@@ n for h@@ our@@ s and bre@@ ath control that al@@ lo@@ ws a person to be bu@@ ri@@ ed in s@@ and for long peri@@ o@@ ds of time .
[ Bo@@ x on page 3 ]
We can take heart , however , because we have s@@ ound reas@@ ons to view Jehovah as our loving Father .
Mat@@ eri@@ al@@ ism .
H@@ ans is a man who should know .
M@@ en@@ n@@ on@@ ites S@@ ear@@ ch for Bible Tru@@ th
It is eas@@ y to see how J@@ H@@ V@@ H , with v@@ ow@@ el poin@@ ts and v@@ ow@@ el s@@ oun@@ ds ad@@ ded , be@@ comes “ Jehovah , ” the form that is most famili@@ ar and wi@@ d@@ ely accepted in Eng@@ l@@ ish .
M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h set up al@@ t@@ ars to Ba@@ al , worshipp@@ ed “ all the ar@@ my of the heavens , ” and even buil@@ t al@@ t@@ ars to false go@@ ds in two temple cour@@ ty@@ ar@@ ds .
This means that the death that humans in@@ her@@ ited from Adam will no longer af@@ fect them .
As Jehovah is willing to par@@ d@@ on our er@@ r@@ ors , we should be willing to for@@ give those who sin against us .
See chap@@ ter 6 of the book Pa@@ y A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion to Dani@@ el@@ ’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy !
It might co@@ st him something , of course .
The ma@@ id@@ en her@@ self will ac@@ tually become pre@@ gn@@ ant , and she is giving bir@@ th to a son , and she will certainly call his name I@@ m@@ man@@ u@@ el . ”
For example , he s@@ ought help from the king of S@@ y@@ ri@@ a rather than from Jehovah .
“ Tru@@ e change can come only from the v@@ ol@@ iti@@ on of the pe@@ op@@ les involved , ” ob@@ served M@@ c@@ G@@ ear@@ y .
So the me@@ ta@@ p@@ ho@@ r su@@ gg@@ ests something that ca@@ used Paul pain — whether physical , emo@@ tional , or both .
* How re@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible such thinking is !
Ha@@ ving a who@@ les@@ ome dre@@ ad of f@@ all@@ ing into such a situation is ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely a prote@@ ction for us . ​ — Hebrews 10 : 31 .
I@@ ’@@ m still thinking about it . ”
He deci@@ ded that it would be e@@ asi@@ er to pro@@ du@@ ce a comple@@ t@@ ely new transl@@ ation than to cor@@ rec@@ t the old one .
H@@ el@@ p Y@@ oung On@@ es to En@@ joy Bible S@@ tu@@ dy
“ It was hard to understand , so I often found my@@ self da@@ y@@ dre@@ am@@ ing . ”
Hence , Jesus Christ himself will ap@@ point the pr@@ inc@@ ely re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves .
( Read Acts 4 : 13 . )
Can we not i@@ magine that Jehovah might do something similar at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on ?
Jesus taught his followers to pray for God’s Kingdom to come and for God’s will to take place , “ as in heaven , also upon earth . ”
There is no reason to be do@@ g@@ m@@ ati@@ c , but Paul was likely refer@@ ring to the la@@ ying on of hands to trans@@ mit gi@@ f@@ ts of the spirit .
Now Timothy may have been baptized for only two or three years at the time he was cho@@ s@@ en .
Today in Satan’s world , s@@ or@@ did i@@ ma@@ ges and de@@ gra@@ ded en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment have pro@@ li@@ fer@@ ated .
A do@@ cum@@ ent written by c@@ ru@@ sa@@ ders mar@@ ch@@ ing on Jerusalem in 10@@ 9@@ 8 men@@ tions the s@@ ite where E@@ b@@ la once sto@@ od , refer@@ ring to it as a re@@ mo@@ te out@@ po@@ st in the country , nam@@ ed Mar@@ dik@@ h .
How do our up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing and our en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment af@@ fect us ?
If we medit@@ ate a@@ head of time , we can make our prayers spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c and mean@@ ing@@ ful , thus avo@@ i@@ ding the prac@@ tice of re@@ pe@@ ating ph@@ r@@ as@@ es that feel famili@@ ar and s@@ pr@@ ing re@@ adi@@ ly to mind .
And no one is wor@@ thy of greater honor and es@@ te@@ em than Jehovah .
This ad@@ ju@@ st@@ s what was stated on this sub@@ ject in “ Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers ” in The Watchtower of Au@@ gu@@ st 15 , 199@@ 0 , page 30 .
Bro@@ ther F@@ red M@@ olo@@ ha@@ n and his wife along with his brother Ch@@ ar@@ le@@ y of Par@@ sons , K@@ an@@ sa@@ s , were out@@ standing examples .
It may be that the end seem@@ s to be a long time in arri@@ ving .
On the one hand , God’s loving for@@ be@@ ar@@ ance is demonstr@@ ated by his ho@@ l@@ ding back his wr@@ ath toward human re@@ bel@@ li@@ on ; on the other hand , his kindness is found in the th@@ ou@@ san@@ d@@ fo@@ ld expres@@ sions of his mer@@ cy .
Jesus first spoke of the privilege they would have of rul@@ ing with him in heaven .
Un@@ ited in Wor@@ ship in Mo@@ der@@ n T@@ im@@ es
It is not without reason that marriage re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers John M . Go@@ t@@ t@@ man and N@@ an S@@ il@@ ver st@@ ate : “ It takes courage , determin@@ ation , and res@@ ili@@ enc@@ y to maintain a long - lasting relationship . ”
If you have the privilege of teaching the congregation from the pl@@ at@@ form , use spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c Bible refer@@ ences .
P@@ at@@ ri@@ ck and R@@ o@@ x@@ an@@ ne from the st@@ ate of T@@ ex@@ as in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates were exc@@ ited to learn about a mission@@ ary field not too far away where people speak Eng@@ l@@ ish .
“ The righteous will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will live forever on it . ”
They had not received a vis@@ it from out@@ side for 24 years .
The next day , the gi@@ r@@ l was thr@@ il@@ led to dist@@ ribu@@ te 18 co@@ pi@@ es .
Hence , Jehovah a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned them to serve “ other ma@@ st@@ ers , ” fin@@ ally let@@ ting the Jews be taken off to cap@@ tiv@@ ity in Babyl@@ on in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
On@@ ce we have learned about the pri@@ ze , we have to work di@@ lig@@ ently to keep our eyes foc@@ used on it because we could lo@@ se sight of it .
F@@ or@@ ced to fle@@ e , he go@@ es to M@@ idi@@ an .
In 19@@ 19 , Jesus appointed the faithful slave “ over all his bel@@ ong@@ ings ” ​ — all his earthly Kingdom inter@@ ests .
We never knew that God’s name is Jehovah , and we knew nothing about the Kingdom and the Par@@ adise earth . ”
I@@ T I@@ S n@@ atur@@ al to want to eng@@ age in activities that bring us ple@@ asure .
Let us consider a few examples .
We find the answer at Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 3 : 3 , 4 .
M@@ ore important , do you see how that pray@@ er@@ ’s fulfill@@ ment may af@@ fect you person@@ ally ?
Ab@@ out se@@ ven of the family then sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed their dedic@@ ation to Jehovah by water baptism .
“ The fru@@ it@@ age of the righteous one is a t@@ ree of life , ” the wise king as@@ sures us , “ and he that is w@@ in@@ ning sou@@ ls is wise . ”
But con@@ ver@@ ting hope into re@@ ality is no eas@@ y t@@ ask .
So when people brought little ones to see him , Jesus ’ disciples , perhaps in an effort to prote@@ ct Jesus from fur@@ ther st@@ ress , tri@@ ed to turn the children away .
The Go@@ spe@@ l according to John qu@@ o@@ tes Jesus ’ words about living forever some 17 times .
* Jesus too has proved to be a mo@@ de@@ l shepher@@ d .
Now that some time has el@@ ap@@ sed since that change was in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed , we can ask ourselves : ‘ A@@ m I using the time made a@@ vail@@ able to have a F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening or to eng@@ age in personal study ?
The cha@@ ir@@ man in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed four speak@@ ers .
Jehovah fur@@ ther promises : “ I will even set you as a thing of pri@@ de to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . . .
The answer is found in an am@@ a@@ z@@ ing pro@@ c@@ ess known as p@@ ho@@ to@@ sy@@ n@@ th@@ esis .
God even spoke from heaven , as when Jesus was baptized and these thr@@ ill@@ ing words were heard on earth : “ This is my Son , the bel@@ o@@ ved , whom I have appro@@ ved . ”
“ An@@ yone Re@@ g@@ arding Re@@ pro@@ of Is Sh@@ re@@ w@@ d ”
Why can we say that Paul pre@@ ached with ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y while in Eph@@ esus ?
Th@@ ough he den@@ i@@ ed Jesus , in what way did Peter show even greater courage than the other disciples ?
When Ca@@ es@@ ar Au@@ g@@ us@@ tu@@ s requi@@ red a “ reg@@ is@@ tr@@ ation , ” M@@ ary and Joseph com@@ p@@ lied , travel@@ ing to Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m “ to get reg@@ is@@ tered . ” ​ — Luke 2 : 1 - 5 .
How did Jesus benefit from the things he su@@ ffered ?
T@@ emp@@ ting us@@ ers to for@@ ce ob@@ je@@ c@@ tion@@ able se@@ x practic@@ es on their mate . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 3 , 4 .
Ho@@ ly P@@ or@@ ch
The sister standing in the boo@@ th no@@ tic@@ ed a cu@@ ri@@ ous look on his face .
Me@@ an@@ while , we have am@@ ple reason to say , as did Paul : “ I have hope toward God . . . that there is going to be a resurrection . ” ​ — Acts 24 : 15 .
At ei@@ ght years of age , A@@ le@@ x@@ a wrote a letter to her class expla@@ ining why she could not take part in their Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation .
What will we exam@@ ine about Moses ’ faith in “ the One who is inv@@ isi@@ ble ” ?
So@@ on a Bible study was started with J@@ a@@ vi@@ er and Mar@@ u , and they im@@ medi@@ ately began atten@@ ding meetings .
This to@@ wer@@ ing mon@@ um@@ ent was me@@ ant to be an imp@@ res@@ sive sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar@@ ’s emp@@ i@@ re .
The religious sc@@ ene around us today is similar ​ — if not wor@@ se — ​ than it was in Jesus ’ day .
They offered to show him words of comfort from the Scriptures in view of the rec@@ ent tra@@ ge@@ dy at the World T@@ ra@@ de C@@ en@@ ter .
He took the in@@ iti@@ ative by sen@@ ding his m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers to the Israelites “ again and again . ”
Jehovah’s servants a@@ wa@@ ited what “ city ” ?
B@@ ri@@ d@@ g@@ ing G@@ ap@@ s in P@@ an@@ ama
V@@ i@@ vi@@ d H@@ y@@ per@@ bo@@ le
What will ha@@ p@@ pen to the bun@@ d@@ les of we@@ e@@ ds ?
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , the apostles took the lead in the early congreg@@ ational arrang@@ ement , but they were not al@@ one .
And they san@@ g out l@@ ou@@ dly !
Yes , the human body has many par@@ ts , or members , and each one supp@@ lies something needed .
Consider all that Jehovah has provided .
M@@ ag@@ i Who C@@ ame to V@@ is@@ it , 12 / 1
B@@ ack home , the form@@ er of@@ fic@@ er gave the book to his wife , who began reading it , not real@@ iz@@ ing that it was publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
S@@ um@@ m@@ er fru@@ it is pi@@ cked toward the end of the har@@ v@@ est se@@ as@@ on , that is , toward the end of the ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ tural year .
Ti@@ me and again , the Bible descri@@ bes true worshipp@@ ers as happy people .
Jesus se@@ ts the stan@@ d@@ ard for all who want to be his followers .
What contr@@ ast do we find in the world today ?
What , though , prom@@ p@@ ted the Witnesses to pre@@ pare this transl@@ ation ?
v@@ s 12 - 14 .
V@@ en@@ er@@ ating the dead can eas@@ ily inf@@ l@@ ame un@@ believers to the point of un@@ clean conduct .
John ad@@ ded the in@@ sight that Ju@@ d@@ as com@@ pla@@ ined “ not because he was concer@@ ned about the po@@ or , but because he was a th@@ i@@ ef and had the money bo@@ x and used to car@@ ry off the mon@@ ies put in it . ”
Af@@ ter@@ ward , I would make four h@@ and@@ written co@@ pi@@ es of the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine and s@@ end them to Witnesses in P@@ al@@ est@@ ine , S@@ y@@ ri@@ a , and Egy@@ pt .
Today , Satan uses en@@ tic@@ ements similar to those that he used with E@@ ve and Jesus .
With reg@@ ard to v@@ ow@@ s and all other things , what should be our ma@@ in concer@@ n ?
No@@ te , however , that Proverbs 30 : 5 , which also ref@@ ers to Jehovah’s shi@@ el@@ d@@ like “ saying , ” is follow@@ ed by the comm@@ and in P@@ r 30 verse 6 : “ Ad@@ d nothing to [ God’s ] words , that he may not re@@ prove you , and that you may not have to be proved a li@@ ar . ”
His words can give us guid@@ ance in this time of the end .
K@@ E@@ E@@ P W@@ AL@@ K@@ IN@@ G I@@ N TH@@ E L@@ I@@ G@@ H@@ T AN@@ D I@@ N L@@ O@@ V@@ E AN@@ D B@@ Y F@@ A@@ I@@ T@@ H
It was a full mon@@ th of tra@@ ining for those with over@@ sight of the congregations , cir@@ cu@@ its , and dist@@ ri@@ cts .
As the Bible ver@@ ses qu@@ o@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve indic@@ ate , parents need to find some way each day to talk about God to their children .
What Is the So@@ lu@@ tion to E@@ th@@ ni@@ c I@@ nt@@ ol@@ er@@ ance ?
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of what others may do , we need to exerc@@ ise rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t , being kind , com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , for@@ giving .
“ [ We have the ] hope of the everlasting life that God , who cannot li@@ e , promised long ag@@ o . ” ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 1 : 2 .
Some you@@ ths may want to wr@@ ite down their thoughts , using two co@@ lum@@ ns ​ — one for the co@@ st@@ s and the other for the benef@@ its .
It requi@@ res being able to make decisions based on an understanding of Bible principles .
‘ P@@ re@@ aching the Word ’ B@@ r@@ ings Re@@ fre@@ sh@@ ment
Lu@@ ke@@ ’s refer@@ ence to the first reg@@ is@@ tr@@ ation plac@@ es the d@@ ate of Jesus ’ bir@@ th in 2 B.C.E .
The fi@@ shing in@@ du@@ str@@ y pla@@ ys a vital ro@@ le in the e@@ con@@ om@@ y of S@@ ene@@ g@@ al .
He is the God to whom Jesus pray@@ ed and to whom Jesus taught his followers to pray . ​ — Matthew 6 : 9 .
What en@@ ab@@ les a lo@@ ver of God to res@@ ist succ@@ ess@@ fully the imp@@ ul@@ se to act on wrong desi@@ res ?
How does Jehovah cause us to walk in his bene@@ fi@@ cial way ?
Now i@@ magine how Jehovah will use his power gener@@ ously in the new world to provide a rich ban@@ qu@@ et “ for all the pe@@ op@@ les ” earth wide . ​ — Read Isaiah 25 : 6 . Th@@ ink of it !
In this reg@@ ard he wrote : “ Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , when I went E@@ ast and was in the place where these things were pre@@ ached and practic@@ ed , and after I had learned the boo@@ ks of the O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent acc@@ ur@@ ately and had set down the fac@@ ts , I sent them to you . ”
If there is a tra@@ in , even today . ”
The human body is a mar@@ vel@@ ous cre@@ ation
L@@ ater , Jo@@ shua ass@@ em@@ bl@@ es all the tri@@ bes of Israel at S@@ he@@ c@@ he@@ m .
In@@ tegrity Un@@ der P@@ res@@ sure
In what ways did Jesus refle@@ ct Jehovah’s qualities ?
For righ@@ tly dis@@ posed and obedi@@ ent humans , fav@@ or@@ able judgment will result in a truly bless@@ ed future that will go on and on thr@@ ough@@ out all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity .
Jehovah al@@ lo@@ ws these “ su@@ peri@@ or author@@ ities ” to have authority over us , and he requi@@ res that we show them respect .
I have con@@ qu@@ ered the world . ”
N@@ ever take the love of your wife for gr@@ anted .
And on another occasi@@ on , he re@@ je@@ cted the self - righteous vie@@ ws of those who cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed him for e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king . ​ — Luke 7 : 33 - 36 .
Lo@@ t cho@@ se the most fer@@ t@@ ile part of the land , but Abraham held no g@@ ru@@ dge against him .
Some may even give in to the temp@@ tation to ta@@ st@@ e the worl@@ d’s po@@ is@@ on to see what they have mis@@ sed ! ​ — 1 John 2 : 15 - 17 ; Revelation 18 : 1 - 5 .
If a slave came to love his ow@@ ner , he could cho@@ ose to remain a slave in the hous@@ eho@@ ld for the rest of his life .
They will certainly have no place in God’s new world of righteousness .
If so , hum@@ ility would have prote@@ cted them , prom@@ p@@ ting them to continue faithful in their worship of Jehovah , confid@@ ent that their God is in@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble of in@@ justice .
Today , Jehovah’s spirit is lik@@ e@@ wise direc@@ ting the worl@@ d@@ wide preaching .
We must , then , love kindness and learn to displa@@ y it .
As I medit@@ ated on Jesus ’ example , I saw that I needed to put God’s Kingdom first in my life rather than f@@ it@@ ting it in around the vari@@ ous things that I wanted to do .
The apostle Paul showed what a loving act that was on the part of both Jehovah and Jesus by st@@ ating : “ Indeed , while we were still we@@ ak , Christ died for ung@@ o@@ dly men at the appointed time .
Jehovah is in control of everything within his organization , and Jesus is a@@ ware of develop@@ ments in each congregation , just as he was in the first century .
I feel that Jehovah has ans@@ wer@@ ed those prayers .
See Pa@@ y A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion to Dani@@ el@@ ’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy !
But faithful Jews did what they could to follow God’s Law .
God wants us to “ honor men of all s@@ or@@ ts . ”
In prayer , Jesus told Jehovah : “ I have made your name known to them [ Jesus ’ disciples ] and will make it known . ”
In fact , the Bible some@@ times uses s@@ le@@ ep as an illustr@@ ation to expla@@ in death .
Per@@ haps he saw their imper@@ fe@@ ctions .
I@@ mit@@ ate Their Fa@@ ith ​ — She W@@ as “ De@@ c@@ lar@@ ed R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous by Wor@@ ks ” 12
M@@ one@@ y , material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , f@@ ame , or something el@@ se ?
The de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of the account help us to id@@ enti@@ fy them .
You would likely men@@ tion your beli@@ ef in Jesus Christ , who died as a ransom .
Of course , the su@@ n ro@@ se and set at different times during the year .
Just 50 days later , Peter b@@ ol@@ dly sto@@ od up before the crow@@ ds in Jerusalem to t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to Jesus ’ resurrection .
What gro@@ t@@ es@@ que cre@@ atu@@ res !
• How can we fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bl@@ ish our Christian id@@ ent@@ ity ?
We are “ ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous ” when we think of difficul@@ ties a@@ head of time .
; F@@ er@@ g@@ us@@ on , D .
Why should any of us ever go ast@@ ra@@ y ?
What is often pres@@ ented is bi@@ as@@ ed information that can in@@ si@@ di@@ ously af@@ fect your thinking .
His si@@ x - year - old gr@@ and@@ son always sa@@ ved a se@@ at for him , and if David did not come , the bo@@ y would say , “ I mis@@ sed you at the meeting today , G@@ r@@ and@@ pa . ”
What should we do , though , when there is un@@ certain@@ ty as to what action we should take in a given situation ?
To understand how and when Jesus ap@@ poin@@ ts the slave over all his bel@@ ong@@ ings , we need to know two things : when he arri@@ ves and what his bel@@ ong@@ ings inclu@@ de .
Ma@@ in@@ tain V@@ i@@ g@@ il@@ ance
He was an E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an man who had travel@@ ed to Jerusalem to worship the true God , Jehovah .
Then sing the ph@@ ra@@ se , using the same vi@@ br@@ ant vo@@ ice .
P@@ ri@@ or to this move , my sister had started to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses in K@@ un@@ un@@ ur@@ r@@ a , a small to@@ wn in W@@ es@@ ter@@ n Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
S@@ ome@@ one who has been anointed may won@@ der , ‘ Why did Jehovah cho@@ ose me and not someone el@@ se ? ’
At Revelation 1 : 16 , 20 , those who served on bo@@ dies of elders within the anointed congregation were sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed by “ st@@ ars ” or “ angels ” in Christ’s right hand , that is , under his control .
Let us , then , tra@@ in our per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers to id@@ enti@@ fy har@@ m@@ ful associ@@ ations and shu@@ n them comple@@ t@@ ely .
The apostle Paul ent@@ re@@ ated God three times to be set free from this tri@@ al .
In Davi@@ d’s case , his compan@@ i@@ ons “ loo@@ ked to [ Jehovah ] and became ra@@ di@@ ant , and their very fac@@ es could not pos@@ si@@ bly be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed . ”
They are confid@@ ent that Jesus “ will gu@@ i@@ de them to f@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of w@@ at@@ ers of life ” and that “ God will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes . ”
Just as the text of many of Davi@@ d’s psal@@ ms tel@@ ls us something about his days as a shepher@@ d , so in all lik@@ eli@@ ho@@ od , does the mu@@ si@@ c .
That being so , we do well to medit@@ ate on s@@ crip@@ tures that de@@ al with our spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c we@@ ak@@ nesses .
So take the in@@ iti@@ ative to pre@@ pare for Christian meetings .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , God takes no@@ te of s@@ inc@@ ere people who love what is good and true .
Ther@@ efore , “ her face became self - concer@@ ned no more . ”
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 9 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 30 , 10@@ 9
Si@@ mil@@ arly , our love for God should gro@@ w .
This should move us to learn more about Job , as doing so will help us to see how we too can ple@@ ase God .
Mo@@ st g@@ al@@ a@@ xi@@ es are fur@@ ther organiz@@ ed into grou@@ ps called c@@ lu@@ st@@ ers and into lar@@ g@@ er su@@ per@@ c@@ lu@@ st@@ ers .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 26 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 5@@ 7 , 5@@ 6
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From Jo@@ el , A@@ mo@@ s , 10 / 1
To that end , he tri@@ ed to er@@ o@@ de the power of his fellow Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s , the H@@ ab@@ s@@ bur@@ g@@ s .
Ne@@ ar the to@@ wn of A@@ be@@ l - m@@ eho@@ la@@ h , Eli@@ j@@ ah saw a large - sc@@ ale f@@ ar@@ m@@ ing pro@@ ject under way .
( b ) How might pri@@ de af@@ fect one@@ ’s view of counsel ?
In ancient times , it was the cu@@ sto@@ m to give a cro@@ wn to the r@@ un@@ ner who w@@ on a r@@ ace .
If so , such fear is not necess@@ ar@@ ily un@@ heal@@ thy in it@@ self .
Jehovah’s ways are ‘ high@@ er than man@@ ’s ways , ’ and his worship has been ‘ fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed a@@ bo@@ ve the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s and li@@ f@@ ted up a@@ bo@@ ve the h@@ ill@@ s . ’
O@@ r did he author@@ ize them to wa@@ ge war against their op@@ pres@@ s@@ ors ?
Ha@@ ve You Be@@ en In@@ f@@ lu@@ enced by C@@ y@@ n@@ ic@@ s ?
God has long deal@@ t with his people as an organiz@@ ed group
When we recogn@@ ize that each Christian must “ car@@ ry his own lo@@ ad , ” we will respect the right that others have to use their own gift of free will .
On the contr@@ ary , he was determined to end@@ ure , come what may .
Let us , then , use the gift of spe@@ e@@ ch to up@@ li@@ ft others and praise God .
“ The marriage of the L@@ am@@ b has arri@@ ved and his wife has pre@@ pared her@@ self .
When all the children were in full - time service , Mo@@ m provided the encourag@@ ement that was needed , so that D@@ ad too dedic@@ ated his life to Jehovah and was baptized in 195@@ 2 .
They are God’s fellow work@@ ers who , in har@@ mony with his holy spirit , ga@@ ther others to Jehovah’s service .
Such knowledge helped me to res@@ ol@@ ve my ear@@ li@@ er doub@@ ts .
“ T@@ al@@ king to my sons used to be pleas@@ ant .
Do you understand Bible truth ?
His b@@ ones were ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely f@@ ra@@ g@@ ile ​ — so much so that the s@@ ligh@@ t@@ est pres@@ sure ca@@ used them to bre@@ ak .
We ent@@ re@@ at you to consider these questions pray@@ er@@ fully .
8 , 9 . ( a ) What was the com@@ mis@@ sion of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s serv@@ ant ?
On@@ ce when I was appro@@ ached by a young po@@ li@@ ce@@ man , I ten@@ sel@@ y rec@@ ited the s@@ crip@@ tures to him .
One au@@ th@@ or stated : “ No@@ t@@ t fi@@ x@@ ed the cl@@ as@@ si@@ c gr@@ am@@ m@@ ati@@ cal T@@ ah@@ iti@@ an .
Jesus sta@@ yed close to his Father and continued to serve him loy@@ ally .
Gen@@ u@@ ine obedi@@ ence to God is an expres@@ sion of love .
8 , 9 . ( a ) How did Jesus answer a rich young rul@@ er@@ ’s question about sal@@ vation ?
R@@ elu@@ ct@@ ant to obey Jehovah’s comm@@ and , J@@ on@@ ah bo@@ ar@@ ded a ship that car@@ ri@@ ed him f@@ ar@@ ther and f@@ ar@@ ther away from his assignment .
And ther@@ e@@ in lies an important point : T@@ ake Jehovah into consider@@ ation when sel@@ e@@ cting a mate .
In each country , the pri@@ est had asked Jehovah’s Witnesses what message they were preaching .
What was the pri@@ m@@ ary concer@@ n of the 12 apostles ?
A@@ no@@ ther example might be if elders in a congregation ob@@ serve that one el@@ der , though having served for some years , now c@@ learly does not me@@ et the Scriptural qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations .
Those cro@@ o@@ ked at heart are something de@@ t@@ es@@ table to Jehovah , but the ones b@@ lam@@ eless in their way are a ple@@ asure to him .
“ F@@ ind ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in Jehovah , and he will gr@@ ant you the desi@@ res of your heart . ” ​ — P@@ S .
On that bas@@ is , he asked the cu@@ p@@ be@@ are@@ r to men@@ tion him to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h .
W@@ ere you not am@@ a@@ zed at the mul@@ titu@@ de of st@@ ars v@@ isi@@ ble against the bl@@ ac@@ k@@ ness of sp@@ ace ?
; No@@ ak@@ es , S .
Mo@@ re@@ over , there is strong pe@@ er pres@@ sure to con@@ form to to@@ da@@ y’s li@@ ber@@ al moral c@@ li@@ mate , and those who do not are some@@ times mo@@ cked or even re@@ v@@ iled . ​ — 1 Peter 4 : 4 .
I will not be off@@ ended . ”
We need to make Bible reading a part of our regul@@ ar r@@ out@@ ine .
Rather than face the spo@@ t@@ light , self - consci@@ ous a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ents may pul@@ l the cur@@ tain down , so to speak , and re@@ tre@@ at into a priv@@ ate world that parents cannot eas@@ ily en@@ ter .
Do you re@@ adi@@ ly ac@@ knowledge min@@ or mis@@ takes ?
If we live according to God’s Word , we receive Jehovah’s holy spirit .
We too can use our res@@ our@@ ces and influ@@ ence to support Jehovah’s organization and our fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers .
Why did Jesus speak of a dead man as mer@@ ely s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing ?
Instead , we should all re@@ view our spiritual c@@ he@@ ck@@ l@@ ist from time to time to en@@ sure that we are continu@@ ing to gro@@ w in our relationship with our loving Father , F@@ ri@@ end , and God ​ — Jehovah . ​ — Read 2 Corinthians 13 : 5 , 6 .
Ex@@ peri@@ ence has sh@@ own time and time again that human@@ it@@ ari@@ an action al@@ one cannot sol@@ ve problems which are fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ ally pol@@ itical in n@@ ature . ” ​ — The St@@ ate of the Wor@@ l@@ d’s Re@@ fu@@ ge@@ es 20@@ 00 .
Ju@@ an was a fellow stud@@ ent who occasi@@ on@@ ally en@@ lis@@ ted Mari@@ a@@ ’s help .
Now the time is ra@@ pi@@ dly appro@@ aching when the bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om will be un@@ ited with his bri@@ de .
E@@ ven@@ tually , he and his daugh@@ ters were re@@ duc@@ ed to living in a ca@@ ve .
Paul said : “ The un@@ deser@@ ved kindness of God has been man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted , br@@ ing@@ ing sal@@ vation to all s@@ or@@ ts of people . ” ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 11 .
By means of his holy spirit and through the Kingdom - preaching work , Jehovah person@@ ally dra@@ ws us to his Son and gives us the hope of everlasting life .
W@@ anda learned that all the occ@@ u@@ pan@@ ts of that house had f@@ led because one of them ​ — M@@ an@@ j@@ ol@@ a@@ ’s bo@@ y@@ friend — ​ was wanted for mu@@ r@@ der !
Jesus said : “ O@@ u@@ t of the heart come wicked reason@@ ings , mu@@ r@@ ders , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ies , se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
If No@@ ah’s st@@ ory were m@@ ere fi@@ ction , it might well have ended with that ra@@ in@@ bo@@ w .
To re@@ in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ate their ran@@ ks , they are ho@@ l@@ ding a conven@@ tion in C@@ e@@ da@@ r P@@ o@@ in@@ t , O@@ hi@@ o , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , from S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 1 to 8 , 19@@ 19 .
For instance , has your ze@@ al for Christian activities di@@ min@@ i@@ shed l@@ ately ?
Ther@@ efore , de@@ ar elders , we appe@@ al to you to make tra@@ ining a regul@@ ar fe@@ ature of your ministry today .
Do people having God’s appro@@ val necess@@ ar@@ ily find uni@@ vers@@ al accep@@ t@@ ance ?
So , like Paul , after ga@@ ining knowledge and understanding , you must make a cho@@ ice .
Those who place emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on godly devo@@ tion are “ sa@@ f@@ ely tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ing up for themselves a fine f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for the future , in order that they may get a fir@@ m hold on the real life . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 19 .
Our faith is based on hope . ​ — He@@ b .
For an account of the work of E@@ r@@ as@@ mu@@ s , see The Watchtower , S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 15 , 198@@ 2 , pages 8 - 11 .
She was willing to ra@@ ise up off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing in the name of Ma@@ h@@ l@@ on , her dec@@ eas@@ ed husband , and for Na@@ om@@ i .
Yes , I know such a man ​ — whether in the body or ap@@ ar@@ t from the body , I do not know , God kno@@ ws — ​ that he was ca@@ ught away into par@@ adise and heard un@@ ut@@ ter@@ able words which it is not la@@ w@@ ful for a man to speak . ”
O@@ ther days can be set asi@@ de for medit@@ ating on what Jesus said and did .
We do not understand written char@@ ac@@ ters nor their meaning ; therefore s@@ end us teach@@ ers who can make known the words of the Scriptures and their sense . ” ​ — R@@ o@@ st@@ is@@ la@@ v , prin@@ ce of M@@ or@@ a@@ vi@@ a , 8@@ 6@@ 2 C.E .
Because of other ob@@ lig@@ ations , however , many gro@@ wn children do not live near their parents .
We praise him for this man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of his go@@ o@@ dness and seek to be gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous in our deal@@ ings with others .
God’s holy spirit can lead us to a better understanding of our Father .
E@@ i@@ ght months after the death of my father , our family do@@ ct@@ or told me to take Sa@@ ú@@ l to the local ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al , since he was suffering from ex@@ tre@@ me f@@ ati@@ gu@@ e .
Me@@ an@@ while , pr@@ ou@@ d and com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve Jewish religious lead@@ ers saw Jesus ’ preaching as a chall@@ enge to their honor and authority .
For those who love God , doing his will is not a bur@@ den ; it br@@ ings them deli@@ ght . ​ — Psalm 40 : 8 ; 1 John 5 : 2 , 3 .
When did the prop@@ er vie@@ w@@ point regarding ob@@ serv@@ ance of the Law become per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly clear ?
“ We see nothing at all exc@@ ep@@ t this man@@ na , ” they gr@@ um@@ b@@ led .
In the new world , we will fully benefit from the spiritual par@@ adise .
Instead of en@@ v@@ ying such people , why not refle@@ ct on the preci@@ ous hope that Jehovah has set before his loyal ones ?
You cannot know if you will even be ali@@ ve t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
For instance , he may have medit@@ ated on what happened when Jehovah gave the Law to Israel .
How fo@@ ol@@ ish to slave for material gain but ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c activities !
In this way , they will learn how to teach others and will see how good it feel@@ s to help such ones learn the truth about Jehovah .
Some Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers have been atten@@ ding meetings regul@@ arly since chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od .
However , Jehovah again deli@@ vered me from the hands of my persecu@@ t@@ ors , and in the years that follow@@ ed , I su@@ ffered no more of such a@@ bu@@ se .
Jesus ’ love for his heavenly Father , Jehovah , was par@@ am@@ ount .
H@@ ere and there , ro@@ ck@@ y mas@@ ses pro@@ tru@@ ding from the se@@ a form small is@@ le@@ ts that serve as re@@ sting plac@@ es for Ju@@ an F@@ er@@ n@@ á@@ n@@ de@@ z fu@@ r se@@ als .
So the word “ Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na ” was a f@@ it@@ ting sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of complete des@@ tru@@ ction .
N@@ ever as@@ su@@ me that all information found on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t is good and bene@@ fi@@ cial .
But he kept on preaching and saw how the Kingdom message over@@ came great ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les .
Un@@ til that time , let all be as@@ sur@@ ed that “ God is greater than our hearts and kno@@ ws all things . ” ​ — 1 John 3 : 20 .
And it would likely have taken time for the news of “ all this cal@@ am@@ ity ” to re@@ ach his would - be com@@ for@@ ters , who pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to come to him . ​ — Job 2 : 3 - 11 .
There are ten times more publi@@ sh@@ ers now than there were when I began serving here 60 years ag@@ o .
As they head toward the new world , they can have confidence in this promise : “ E@@ v@@ il@@ do@@ ers themselves will be cu@@ t off , but those ho@@ p@@ ing in Jehovah are the ones that will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth . ”
R@@ ac@@ ism r@@ an high in those days .
At the same time , mankind came under the ri@@ val so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y of Satan , “ the go@@ d of this world . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or . 4 : 4 , King James V@@ er@@ sion ; R@@ om .
No@@ te that Jesus did not say that re@@ pro@@ ach and persecu@@ tion in themselves lead to happiness .
Can we be gener@@ ous with our time after a meeting , a@@ i@@ ding someone in need , such as by listen@@ ing to a brother prac@@ tice his talk ?
And we will find practic@@ al less@@ ons in how and why we can be@@ ar thor@@ ough witness to the good news .
Yes , remember your G@@ r@@ and Creator .
What had the P@@ ol@@ ish B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n done to deser@@ ve such se@@ v@@ ere tre@@ at@@ ment ?
10 : 12 , 13 .
Like C@@ er@@ van@@ tes ’ D@@ on Q@@ u@@ i@@ x@@ o@@ te , who was dec@@ ei@@ ved by his own f@@ an@@ ci@@ ful i@@ mag@@ in@@ ation , that man was dec@@ ei@@ ved because he thought he could buil@@ d a so@@ li@@ d , secu@@ re house on a sh@@ ak@@ y , shi@@ f@@ ting f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of s@@ and .
His mo@@ t@@ to is , “ I look for@@ ward to str@@ ik@@ ing go@@ ld some@@ time today . ”
After all , from the to@@ p of a high m@@ oun@@ tain or from the w@@ in@@ do@@ w of an a@@ ir@@ pl@@ ane , human activ@@ ity may se@@ em in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant .
( b ) What el@@ se were Israel@@ ite parents comman@@ ded to do , and why does the same need apply to parents today ?
Like Jesus , we look for the good in people .
( Read Hebrews 12 : 3 . )
F@@ ur@@ ther , some su@@ gg@@ est that bo@@ il@@ ing a k@@ id in its mo@@ ther’s mil@@ k may have been a pa@@ g@@ an ri@@ tu@@ al per@@ form@@ ed to pro@@ du@@ ce ra@@ in .
I was baptized on May 7 , 199@@ 4 .
Although he received many privile@@ ges in the Christian congregation , Paul was well - a@@ ware that he did not ear@@ n those blessings and that they were not du@@ e him because of his a@@ bil@@ ities .
When I rejo@@ ined John , he told me that he too had had qu@@ ite an experience .
By doing so , we keep our hope of everlasting life fir@@ m , like “ an an@@ cho@@ r . ” ​ — He@@ b .
In our day , when fear co@@ v@@ ers the earth like an om@@ in@@ ous cl@@ ou@@ d , we are thr@@ il@@ led that many are lear@@ ning Jehovah’s ways .
This in@@ iti@@ ative resul@@ ted in the plac@@ ing of 28 Bi@@ bl@@ es , 5@@ 9 Christian boo@@ ks , 1@@ 31 bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res , and 2@@ 9@@ 0 ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines .
I@@ nt@@ ri@@ gu@@ ed , the man said , “ I@@ ’@@ ve been reading the Bible for years and have been vis@@ ited by a mission@@ ary from my religion for many years , but I@@ ’@@ ve never seen that in the Bible . ”
Is there a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar Bible sub@@ ject that you have wonder@@ ed about ?
That as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t was not part of Jehovah’s purpose , and he mirac@@ ul@@ ously deli@@ vered his faithful people by destro@@ ying the in@@ va@@ ders . ​ — 2 K@@ i .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , our future se@@ cur@@ ity dep@@ ends upon pat@@ ter@@ ning our life after Jesus ’ example .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , they th@@ re@@ w me into sol@@ it@@ ary con@@ fin@@ ement . This went on for three days .
O@@ r they could be in@@ si@@ gh@@ t@@ ful ob@@ serv@@ ations from a friend who has had much experience in living .
F@@ er@@ din@@ and was asked by the respon@@ sible brothers to take the place of the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er .
How should we view “ the deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful words ” that the congreg@@ at@@ or s@@ ought to find and wr@@ ite ?
In re@@ ality , however , I did need to make chang@@ es ​ — especially to my person@@ ality .
World W@@ ar I@@ I had ru@@ n its des@@ tru@@ ctive course for ei@@ ght months , and it was not going well for B@@ r@@ ita@@ in and her al@@ lies .
The requi@@ re@@ ments for being a gu@@ est in Jehovah’s t@@ ent as one of his friends are out@@ l@@ ined in Psalm 15 .
Of course , no@@ ne of us are perfect .
Father said that he had learned some poin@@ ts at a rec@@ ent conven@@ tion that had cor@@ rec@@ ted his view of S@@ un@@ day activities .
Some people view those who show com@@ pas@@ sion as we@@ ak and vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able .
The truth of Jehovah’s Word has succ@@ ess@@ fully bri@@ d@@ ged commun@@ ic@@ ation g@@ ap@@ s in this country , which many consider to be the “ bri@@ dge of the world . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 4 .
▪ P@@ est@@ il@@ ences . ​ — Luke 21 : 11 .
This [ h@@ ou@@ ʹ@@ to@@ s@@ ʹ ] is ‘ the st@@ one that was tre@@ ated by you buil@@ ders as of no account that has become the head of the cor@@ ner . ’ ”
A@@ m I see@@ king associ@@ ation with others who@@ se hearts are uni@@ fied in true worship ?
The fin@@ al part remin@@ ded parents that teaching their children to love God beg@@ ins with the parents ’ love for him .
“ Re@@ jo@@ ice in the hope . ”
So the Son would to this ex@@ t@@ ent be able and author@@ ized to deter@@ mine what was good and bad .
As a shepher@@ d is consci@@ ous of the par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar needs of each sheep in his flo@@ ck and stan@@ ds ready to atten@@ d to them , Jehovah is a@@ ware of the needs of those in the congregation and is happy to provide the requi@@ red care .
This is refle@@ cted in the ze@@ al that people , young and old , displa@@ y once they come to know the true God , Jehovah .
Many famili@@ es are pla@@ gu@@ ed by stri@@ fe , in@@ fid@@ el@@ ity , and ou@@ tri@@ ght ho@@ st@@ ility .
* The compan@@ y he wor@@ ked for arrang@@ ed for him and sever@@ al other tra@@ in@@ e@@ es to atten@@ d a vo@@ c@@ ational col@@ le@@ ge two days each we@@ ek .
In a ne@@ ar@@ by congregation , a 9@@ 1 - year - old el@@ der said : “ I have been cr@@ ying to Jehovah for so long for something like this to ha@@ p@@ pen ! ”
We are willing to listen to their op@@ in@@ i@@ ons and when appro@@ pri@@ ate yi@@ eld to their vie@@ w@@ point . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
op@@ position to transl@@ ation ?
24 : 28 .
P@@ la@@ in of Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do
In the se@@ ven@@ th century B.C.E . , evid@@ ently some 15 years after God made his pre@@ di@@ ction , the Babyl@@ on@@ ians and the Me@@ des att@@ ac@@ ked and over@@ th@@ re@@ w N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h .
T@@ e@@ aching Me@@ tho@@ ds That Wor@@ k B@@ est
The 7@@ th chap@@ ter of Dani@@ el@@ ’s g@@ ri@@ pp@@ ing prophecy also br@@ ings us into the time of the end .
Then we will discus@@ s how Jehovah’s qualities are evid@@ ent in the way he has h@@ and@@ led the matter of evil .
What may well be your feelings when the resurrection occ@@ ur@@ s ?
Thus , we have the chall@@ enge of avo@@ i@@ ding the worl@@ d’s dist@@ or@@ ted view of love .
“ TH@@ E bu@@ s can leave , but the Ch@@ in@@ ese gu@@ y sta@@ ys ! ”
If used as a we@@ ap@@ on , such a st@@ one could be de@@ ad@@ ly . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 9 : 50 - 5@@ 4 .
A n@@ ur@@ se asked the local pri@@ est to see me , but he said : “ Not now .
Christ em@@ bo@@ dies “ the wisdom of God . ”
It would se@@ em , then , that Jehovah tal@@ ked to Satan without an inter@@ medi@@ ary .
O@@ ver time , this cla@@ y has made it difficult for that power to be as strong as it would like to be .
I told them that I needed liter@@ ature in order to witness to inter@@ ested ones .
There was a h@@ em@@ or@@ r@@ ha@@ ge .
The Bible says that ‘ when Jose@@ p@@ h’s brothers saw that their father loved him the most , they h@@ ated Joseph . ’
We can be confid@@ ent , therefore , that these resur@@ rec@@ ted holy ones , or sa@@ in@@ ts , will be mer@@ ci@@ ful and understanding rul@@ ers , taking into account our we@@ ak@@ nesses and li@@ mit@@ ations . B@@ less@@ ings Un@@ der Kingdom R@@ ule
Wh@@ ere , then , are the other n@@ ine ? ”
The Christian Greek Scriptures use “ congregation ” in what second way ?
He show@@ ered her with praise , saying that she was “ as beau@@ ti@@ ful as the full mo@@ on , as pu@@ re as the su@@ n@@ light . ”
• Why is it reason@@ able to conclu@@ de that all Christians have a place in the congregation ?
Jehovah is w@@ atch@@ ing us to see whether we will a@@ bi@@ de by his comm@@ and not to have cont@@ act with anyone who is dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed . ​ — Read 1 Corinthians 5 : 11 - 13 .
They no longer ear@@ n any wa@@ ges .
Mo@@ st in attend@@ ance res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully ab@@ sta@@ in from par@@ taking of the em@@ ble@@ ms as they are pas@@ sed because Jesus indic@@ ated that only those who will re@@ ign in his heavenly Kingdom are to par@@ take .
What an important less@@ on for us !
How might an el@@ der help a fellow beli@@ ever to make a decision ?
Thus , elders g@@ la@@ dly help these willing brothers to take this important st@@ ep in “ re@@ aching out for an of@@ fice of overse@@ er . ”
Ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing the religious lead@@ ers who were in@@ t@@ ent on k@@ ill@@ ing him , he said : “ You are from your father the Devil , and you wish to do the desi@@ res of your father .
Thus , some get enjo@@ y@@ ment from op@@ pres@@ sing others .
She expla@@ ins : “ F@@ ame , honor , power , and ri@@ ches are trans@@ it@@ ory and low@@ ly go@@ als in life .
Jesus knew that La@@ z@@ ar@@ us had never left the earth .
For example , when teaching his disciples to be hum@@ ble in@@ stead of pr@@ ou@@ d and com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve , he found a vari@@ ety of ways to re@@ pe@@ at the same princi@@ ple .
T@@ el@@ ev@@ ision pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s are cr@@ am@@ m@@ ed with com@@ mer@@ ci@@ als ur@@ g@@ ing you to bu@@ y things that you pro@@ ba@@ bly do not need and that you may not even be able to af@@ for@@ d .
As a young man , I gave little thought to the purpose of life or to the future .
Let us continue to ch@@ er@@ ish God’s Word , which se@@ ts us ap@@ ar@@ t for his sac@@ red service .
If he continu@@ es ac@@ ting this way , he will have to rend@@ er an account to Jehovah , “ the shepher@@ d and overse@@ er of [ our ] sou@@ ls . ”
For a time , these words streng@@ th@@ ened the pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s res@@ ol@@ ve to remain faithful .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of how the divine name is pres@@ ented in a ver@@ n@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar language , it is important to use it .
“ The way of the fo@@ ol@@ ish one is right in his own eyes , ” says the king of Israel , “ but the one listen@@ ing to counsel is wise . ” ​ — Proverbs 12 : 15 .
Acc@@ ording to the World He@@ al@@ th O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation , an@@ nu@@ ally mal@@ nu@@ tr@@ iti@@ on pla@@ ys a ma@@ j@@ or ro@@ le in the de@@ a@@ ths of over fi@@ ve milli@@ on children .
As we shall see in the following article , the so@@ lu@@ tion lies in satis@@ f@@ ying a very important and , in@@ deed , uni@@ qu@@ ely human need .
What emo@@ tions do you sense in Jose@@ p@@ h’s vo@@ ice as he speak@@ s to P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife in ver@@ ses 8 and 9 ?
( b ) How can in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res demonstr@@ ate that they are on the side of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ?
With the pl@@ ane on au@@ to@@ p@@ il@@ o@@ t , we cir@@ c@@ led hel@@ pl@@ ess@@ ly a@@ bo@@ ve the ju@@ ng@@ le while John des@@ per@@ ately tri@@ ed to r@@ ouse the un@@ consci@@ ous p@@ il@@ o@@ t .
Since this me@@ th@@ od was develop@@ ed , 29 e@@ di@@ tions of the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation have been transl@@ ated from Eng@@ l@@ ish and rel@@ eas@@ ed in langu@@ ages spo@@ ken by over two bil@@ li@@ on people .
The World He@@ al@@ th O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s G@@ lo@@ ba@@ l St@@ atu@@ s R@@ ep@@ ort on Al@@ co@@ ho@@ l 200@@ 4 says : “ Al@@ co@@ ho@@ l - rel@@ ated problems co@@ st I@@ ris@@ h soci@@ ety appro@@ xi@@ mat@@ ely € 2@@ .@@ 4 bil@@ li@@ on [ $ 3 bil@@ li@@ on , U@@ .@@ S . ] per year . ”
Jehovah has reve@@ aled much more about himself in the Bible .
His father was a Lu@@ ther@@ an pa@@ st@@ or , and the religious at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere in the home gave young E@@ r@@ n@@ st spiritual le@@ an@@ ings .
He even gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son so that ever@@ yone might have the opportunity to receive everlasting life .
If you are a wife who is associ@@ ating with Jehovah’s Witnesses , what can you do and say to help e@@ ase any anxi@@ ety that your mate may experience ?
Des@@ pite his brothers ’ ear@@ li@@ er h@@ at@@ red toward him , Joseph loo@@ ked for their good
We may i@@ magine people c@@ ow@@ ering in the w@@ o@@ o@@ ds and h@@ ill@@ s , af@@ ra@@ id to f@@ ar@@ m or to live in un@@ wal@@ led v@@ il@@ la@@ ges and ter@@ ri@@ fied to tra@@ v@@ el on the o@@ pen ro@@ a@@ ds l@@ est they be att@@ ac@@ ked , their children taken , and their women ra@@ ped .
You should work hard to provide food , hous@@ ing , and clo@@ thing for your children .
O@@ thers who ob@@ serve the su@@ sta@@ ining power of a Christi@@ an’s faith may come to appreci@@ ate that he pos@@ s@@ ess@@ es something truly valu@@ able .
When “ fore@@ ign re@@ si@@ d@@ ents ” live far from other Witnesses who speak their language , they need to associ@@ ate with a local - language congregation .
Fir@@ st , in the par@@ able of the whe@@ at and the we@@ e@@ ds , Jesus told about a man who s@@ ow@@ ed fine whe@@ at in his field but “ an enem@@ y ” in@@ va@@ ded the field and over@@ s@@ ow@@ ed it with we@@ e@@ ds .
What is the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart ?
He tr@@ ac@@ ked the pl@@ an@@ e@@ ts ac@@ ro@@ ss the night s@@ k@@ y and was s@@ kil@@ led as a ma@@ p@@ mak@@ er .
10 : 40 - 4@@ 2 ; 25 : 40 , 4@@ 6 ; 2 Ti@@ m .
The refle@@ cting ability of ancient mi@@ r@@ r@@ ors was li@@ mit@@ ed com@@ pared to that of to@@ da@@ y’s gl@@ ass mi@@ r@@ r@@ ors .
In re@@ ality , time is very different from money or other material things .
; P@@ i@@ er@@ ce , W .
What less@@ on can we learn from the “ se@@ al ” in Paul’s word pi@@ c@@ ture ?
In princi@@ ple , this question can be asked wh@@ en@@ ever a person is temp@@ ted to take any un@@ wise course .
M@@ el@@ is@@ a , a sing@@ le Christian , had been baptized for only a sh@@ ort time when a young man began to take an interest in her .
Jehovah ap@@ par@@ ently wa@@ ited de@@ ca@@ des before reve@@ al@@ ing to Noah what He was going to do .
We may not always sol@@ ve our problems , but we will find a me@@ asure of con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment .
Like Moses , we can pray for our loved ones .
We s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely appreci@@ ate those who have demonstr@@ ated such a giving spirit .
Yet , spiritual activities cannot occ@@ up@@ y our whole day .
He may even refu@@ se to do any fur@@ ther work on the pro@@ ject !
W@@ il@@ li@@ am and his wife me@@ t with Ju@@ li@@ e and Joseph ; they all a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ zed , em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed , and rest@@ ored their fri@@ end@@ ship .
Lu@@ b@@ é@@ r@@ on
The tend@@ enc@@ y to worship things in place of God is still very much ali@@ ve .
For you know this first , that no prophecy of Scrip@@ ture s@@ pr@@ ings from any priv@@ ate inter@@ pre@@ tation .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 21 , 14@@ 2
A person inc@@ l@@ ined to cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze another individu@@ al takes no@@ te of a min@@ or de@@ fect in his bro@@ ther’s “ e@@ ye . ”
The more the ar@@ k took shap@@ e , the more the people la@@ ugh@@ ed at the very thought of a d@@ elu@@ ge that would co@@ ver the whole earth .
Un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly , these and other la@@ ws from Jehovah refle@@ cted medi@@ cal and physi@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal conc@@ ep@@ ts far a@@ head of their time , and the people benef@@ ited when they follow@@ ed them .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries ear@@ li@@ er , in 9@@ 9@@ 7 B.C.E . , the Israelites were sp@@ li@@ t into two k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s .
Lo@@ ve and h@@ ate are strong emo@@ tions that em@@ an@@ ate from the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart .
The wicked ones , who@@ se ways Solomon wants us to shu@@ n , su@@ sta@@ in themselves on their v@@ ile de@@ e@@ ds .
* Jesus showed over and over again what kind of R@@ ul@@ er he would be .
Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal evidence su@@ gg@@ ests that the desi@@ gn of Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an hous@@ es made it necess@@ ary to pas@@ s through the ma@@ in part of the home to re@@ ach the st@@ or@@ er@@ o@@ om@@ s .
H@@ ist@@ ori@@ an F@@ la@@ vi@@ us Jose@@ ph@@ us repor@@ ts that Q@@ u@@ ir@@ in@@ i@@ us , the Rom@@ an gover@@ nor of S@@ y@@ ri@@ a , re@@ moved a certain Jo@@ a@@ z@@ ar from the high pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od in about 6 or 7 C.E . and appointed An@@ n@@ as to the of@@ fice .
R@@ ising to the Ch@@ all@@ enge
Paul coun@@ sel@@ ed Hebrew Christians : “ S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then the hands that h@@ an@@ g down and the fe@@ e@@ ble k@@ ne@@ es , and keep making st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght pa@@ ths for your fe@@ et , so that what is l@@ ame may not be put out of jo@@ in@@ t but , rather , may be heal@@ ed . ”
He also said : “ If anyone wants to come after me , let him dis@@ own himself and pi@@ ck up his t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake day after day and follow me continu@@ ally . ” ​ — Matthew 7 : 13 , 14 ; Luke 9 : 23 .
How have we benef@@ ited physi@@ c@@ ally from our ad@@ her@@ ence to Bible principles ?
For instance , the pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te R@@ a@@ ha@@ b of Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o exerc@@ ised faith in God , coura@@ ge@@ ously conc@@ e@@ al@@ ing two spi@@ es sent out by Jo@@ shua , and then mis@@ direc@@ ting the h@@ en@@ ch@@ men of that c@@ it@@ y’s king .
M@@ ore rec@@ ently , members of so - called Christian ch@@ ur@@ ches were in the fo@@ ref@@ r@@ on@@ t of the sa@@ va@@ ge at@@ ro@@ c@@ ities and at@@ temp@@ ted gen@@ o@@ ci@@ de that took place in R@@ w@@ anda in 199@@ 4 .
( b ) What spiritual prog@@ ress should young ones have made before baptism ?
B@@ en@@ ne@@ t@@ t and I came to believe what these boo@@ ks taught : H@@ ell is not ho@@ t , the soul dies , the righteous will live on earth forever .
L@@ am@@ en@@ ting the in@@ complete fi@@ gu@@ res , the year - end sum@@ m@@ ary ne@@ ver@@ th@@ eless stated that over one milli@@ on had seen the “ D@@ r@@ ama . ”
As for others , the mo@@ ti@@ ves be@@ h@@ ind their spiritual ign@@ or@@ ance inclu@@ ded l@@ ack of desire to ple@@ ase God , pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce , en@@ v@@ y , and ou@@ tri@@ ght h@@ at@@ red .
Rather , Moses made sure that the work@@ ers “ did just so ” in following God’s direc@@ tions .
How to A@@ p@@ pro@@ ach the “ He@@ are@@ r of P@@ ra@@ y@@ er , ” 9 / 1
To dedic@@ ate your life to Jehovah is the best decision you will ever make .
Su@@ d@@ den un@@ emp@@ loy@@ ment and un@@ expe@@ cted la@@ yo@@ ff@@ s are real th@@ reat@@ s to many , including Jehovah’s servants .
All of us can apply the princi@@ ple be@@ h@@ ind Paul’s words .
M@@ er@@ cy T@@ ow@@ ard the Dis@@ advan@@ ta@@ ged
B@@ ap@@ tism also op@@ ens the way for us to receive many other spiritual blessings now and in the future .
There , about 20 B.C.E . , another con@@ qu@@ er@@ or was born , one who@@ se we@@ ap@@ ons were , not s@@ words and l@@ an@@ ces , but ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ cal reason@@ ings .
“ We learned that as Christians , we should keep our bo@@ dies and clo@@ thing clean .
Yes , Jehovah was le@@ ading his people .
Bro@@ ther L@@ et@@ t ur@@ ged the gra@@ du@@ ates to share these spiritual w@@ at@@ ers un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly so that others will come to have within themselves “ a f@@ oun@@ tain of water bu@@ b@@ bl@@ ing up to imp@@ ar@@ t everlasting life . ”
A letter or a vis@@ it from someone always c@@ he@@ ers me up .
We too can show ourselves to be com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate and mer@@ ci@@ ful by sh@@ aring with others what they need most ​ — the “ good news of the kingdom . ”
‘ What if they la@@ u@@ gh at me ? ’ you may ask .
6 : 4 .
During the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an si@@ e@@ ge against Juda@@ h’s cap@@ it@@ al , Jerusalem , King Z@@ e@@ de@@ ki@@ ah t@@ wi@@ ce sent m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers to Jeremiah to find out whether Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar would with@@ draw from the city and to ask the prophet to pray for that out@@ come .
In fact , they ‘ under@@ sto@@ od everything ’ he requi@@ red of them .
What are some Bible examples of Jehovah’s see@@ ing po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al in his servants ?
Can you ru@@ n er@@ ran@@ ds for them ?
Fir@@ st , you can work on cre@@ ating a who@@ les@@ ome family at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere .
I con@@ stan@@ tly think of what it says , and I have been loo@@ king for@@ ward to your vis@@ it . ”
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , God’s fin@@ al war against Satan’s world is called H@@ ar – M@@ ag@@ e@@ d@@ on ( meaning “ M@@ oun@@ tain of Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do ” ) , or Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
As you likely know , there are coun@@ t@@ less examples of those who showed little interest when appro@@ ached “ mul@@ ti@@ ple times , ” but then there was a change .
See chap@@ ter 6 of the book Pa@@ y A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion to Dani@@ el@@ ’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy ! , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Many of us are rel@@ ated to one or more of these de@@ ar older ones .
Just think , how can one “ draw close to God , ” as encoura@@ ged by the Scriptures , if God is a my@@ st@@ er@@ y ? ​ — James 4 : 8 .
They become s@@ mo@@ other and longer .
Still others may not be in the chil@@ d’s best inter@@ ests or in the best inter@@ ests of others involved .
Tru@@ e , the sister is mer@@ ely ac@@ ting as a l@@ ing@@ u@@ is@@ tic inter@@ medi@@ ary .
( Read Isaiah 11 : 6 - 9 ; 6@@ 5 : 25 . )
Consider how a child with the ability to hear lear@@ ns a language .
Those who speak s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ous , h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful , and wrong things cause un@@ rest , un@@ happiness , di@@ su@@ n@@ ity , and tr@@ ou@@ ble .
Not through trans@@ c@@ end@@ ent@@ al medit@@ ation or m@@ ere in@@ tro@@ spe@@ ction .
The com@@ pos@@ er of Psalm 8@@ 4 ​ — one of the sons of K@@ or@@ ah , who served at the temple for one we@@ ek every si@@ x months — ​ no@@ tic@@ ed those n@@ ests in the temple are@@ a .
A@@ n el@@ der helped her to real@@ ize that Jehovah under@@ sto@@ od the pain she felt .
How does the Christian congregation view g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on@@ y ?
Yes , while we are in our house , our integrity might be t@@ ested .
The princi@@ ple found at 2 Corinthians 6 : 14 is a valu@@ able gu@@ i@@ de for Christians in all are@@ as of life and has often been qu@@ o@@ ted as provi@@ ding wise counsel for Christians see@@ king a marriage mate .
On@@ ly those meeting God’s requi@@ re@@ ments will “ be conc@@ e@@ aled ” in that day . ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 2 : 3 .
S@@ har@@ ed B@@ eli@@ ef@@ s with C@@ l@@ ass@@ mat@@ es ( P@@ ol@@ and ) , 10 / 1
‘ TH@@ A@@ T was such an up@@ building meeting ! ’
The out@@ bo@@ ard eng@@ ine ro@@ ars as we head for the n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w ga@@ p between the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s .
He also knew that you had fa@@ ul@@ ts and we@@ ak@@ nesses and that you were going to make mis@@ takes .
These acc@@ oun@@ ts may help to expla@@ in why Witness children do or do not do certain things .
The Bible does not end@@ or@@ se se@@ v@@ ere be@@ at@@ ings , which may even in@@ ju@@ re a child .
We have many opportun@@ ities to show bro@@ ther@@ ly love even today , before the great tri@@ bul@@ ation beg@@ ins .
The Christian r@@ ace is a long - dist@@ ance ru@@ n ​ — it requi@@ res end@@ ur@@ ance
Lo@@ o@@ king clo@@ sel@@ y at Christ’s course of faith@@ ful@@ ness , which cul@@ min@@ ated in his sacrifice , will help both anointed Christians and their other sheep compan@@ i@@ ons to continue serving Jehovah faith@@ fully and to avoid ‘ giving out in their sou@@ ls . ’ ​ — Com@@ pare Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 9 .
The others con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed that the land was desi@@ ra@@ ble but said : “ The fac@@ ts are that the people who d@@ well in the land are strong , and the for@@ ti@@ fied c@@ ities are very great . . .
Although I was main@@ ly thinking of how to get home sa@@ f@@ ely , some questions came to my mind : “ Why does God allow such ter@@ ri@@ ble things to ha@@ p@@ pen ?
“ Why ‘ P@@ ra@@ y In@@ cess@@ an@@ tly ’ ” was the the@@ me of the next talk .
Al@@ low your emo@@ tions to be t@@ ou@@ ched .
I want to obey Jehovah , no matter what is asked .
On the bas@@ is of gen@@ u@@ ine rep@@ ent@@ ance , even a person who has ac@@ ted as wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dly as King M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h can receive Jehovah’s mer@@ cy .
There can be no doubt that Jehovah has emp@@ a@@ thy for parents who su@@ ff@@ er pain and h@@ ur@@ t resul@@ ting from the be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or of re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous children .
As the a@@ do@@ p@@ ted son of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s daugh@@ ter , likely he was high@@ ly es@@ te@@ em@@ ed and enjo@@ yed the fin@@ est of fo@@ o@@ ds , the best of clo@@ thing , and the most lu@@ x@@ u@@ ri@@ ous of sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s .
Th@@ ink of what the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave has been able to accom@@ pl@@ ish in giving a worl@@ d@@ wide witness about Jehovah God , his Son , and the Kingdom .
If we un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly give , we end up being en@@ ri@@ ched ourselves .
How did Jose@@ p@@ h’s relationship with Jehovah prove to be a blessing to him ?
Th@@ ough Job was ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary in many ways , he was not a perfect man .
“ If I . . . do not have love , ” wrote Paul , “ I am nothing . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , a vari@@ ety of circumstances can some@@ times cause a st@@ ra@@ in in our relationship with our brothers and sisters .
For one thing , at meetings spiritual food is served at the prop@@ er time by “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
How fu@@ t@@ ile , then , to prom@@ o@@ te one group of people over another during our sh@@ ort li@@ fe@@ time !
1 : 7 ; 2 : 24 .
O@@ ld A@@ ge H@@ as Not S@@ to@@ pp@@ ed M@@ e
S@@ ome@@ times young ones get ti@@ red , so fa@@ thers need to put fore@@ thought into the material cho@@ s@@ en and take time to pre@@ pare well .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 14@@ 8 , 19@@ 2
Who will fe@@ ed them and care for them ?
At the time , I was 30 years old . Like many of Jehovah’s Witnesses living under the So@@ vi@@ et re@@ gi@@ me , I was inc@@ ar@@ cer@@ ated for rema@@ ining neu@@ tr@@ al in pol@@ itical is@@ su@@ es and for tel@@ ling others about the Kingdom of God .
They in@@ iti@@ ally felt anxi@@ ous .
G@@ ran@@ ted , it is a fine thing to encoura@@ ge Bible reading .
The message of Christ imp@@ aled was at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive ne@@ i@@ ther to the Jews nor to the nations .
If a st@@ res@@ s@@ ful situation develop@@ s , try to de@@ fu@@ se the ten@@ sion .
Bo@@ th Saul and Samuel knew that God con@@ dem@@ ned cont@@ act with spirit medi@@ um@@ s .
King Solomon wrote this ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart and do not le@@ an upon your own understanding .
He was a b@@ ra@@ ve war@@ ri@@ or ; she was a hum@@ ble ho@@ me@@ mak@@ er .
As he gro@@ ws older , however , the question continu@@ es to in@@ tri@@ gu@@ e him .
At such times , we will be com@@ for@@ ted and streng@@ th@@ ened by refle@@ cting on our blessings .
They may seek to enjoy life through ho@@ b@@ bi@@ es or exc@@ iting form@@ s of rec@@ re@@ ation .
What has he promised us ?
What is a friend ?
His death thus provided the perfect o@@ ffering to bu@@ y back for us what Adam and E@@ ve had lost ​ — the pro@@ spe@@ ct of end@@ less life in Par@@ adise .
The st@@ y@@ les we like and the clo@@ th@@ es we can af@@ for@@ d may be different from those of others .
[ B@@ lu@@ r@@ b on page 21 ]
So@@ on@@ er or later , all of Jehovah’s servants will find themselves in situ@@ ations in which their conscience ob@@ li@@ ges them to stand out as different from those around them ​ — whether col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es , cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es , neigh@@ b@@ ors , relati@@ ves , or others .
But than@@ ks to God that you were the sla@@ ves of sin but you became obedi@@ ent from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were h@@ an@@ ded over .
In 198@@ 3 my parents in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates needed ass@@ ist@@ ance .
The Bible con@@ dem@@ ns heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ king and dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness .
From inf@@ an@@ cy , children can beg@@ in lear@@ ning about Jehovah’s Word .
The R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection H@@ op@@ e F@@ ul@@ filled !
If the person ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges that he has sin@@ ned against God , has c@@ eas@@ ed to eng@@ age in wr@@ ong@@ doing , and is truly rep@@ ent@@ ant , the elders will help him , and he can receive Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess . ​ — Is@@ a .
If you are yet to be baptized , what blessings can you look for@@ ward to after baptism ?
How were the days of Noah ?
Bu@@ d@@ ny@@ ’s br@@ il@@ li@@ ant transl@@ ation of the Greek Scriptures was su@@ peri@@ or to the pre@@ vi@@ ous P@@ ol@@ ish transl@@ ations .
And what of young Timothy ?
Peter saw the need to war@@ n his fellow older men about the d@@ anger of shepher@@ ding the flo@@ ck out of “ love of di@@ sh@@ on@@ est gain . ”
So as you read , rel@@ ate the fac@@ ts and counsel to that .
Th@@ an@@ k@@ fully , he reg@@ a@@ ined consci@@ ousness .
When we an@@ cho@@ red in a ba@@ y , the v@@ il@@ la@@ g@@ ers would get exc@@ ited and would ga@@ ther on the do@@ ck to see who we were .
I res@@ ol@@ ved to sto@@ p wor@@ r@@ ying and just to give un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly in wh@@ atever way I could .
• What can you do to help one who is ill ? Be a good listen@@ er .
What effect would that message have on per@@ verse n@@ on@@ believers ?
What if we have the re@@ pu@@ tation of being a@@ wa@@ ke spiritually but we are lar@@ g@@ ely as@@ le@@ ep to Christian privile@@ ges and our service activities are per@@ fun@@ ct@@ ory and spiritually “ ready to die ” ?
Des@@ pite his ke@@ y position in the out@@ working of Jehovah’s purpose , Jesus was free of even the s@@ ligh@@ t@@ est h@@ in@@ t of ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness .
A young cou@@ ple may ask similar questions when thinking about the pos@@ si@@ bility of ra@@ ising children .
What a powerful t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony to Christ’s k@@ ing@@ ship ! ​ — Psalm 1@@ 10 : 3 .
The public@@ ation of it came at a time when a gro@@ wing interest in the Bible thr@@ ough@@ out E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe had be@@ gu@@ n to encoura@@ ge its transl@@ ation into the comm@@ on language of the people .
Acc@@ ording to The New Bro@@ wn - D@@ ri@@ ver - B@@ ri@@ gg@@ s - G@@ es@@ en@@ i@@ us Hebrew and Eng@@ l@@ ish L@@ ex@@ ic@@ on , in this con@@ text the Hebrew word ch@@ en , transl@@ ated “ char@@ m@@ ing , ” means ‘ gr@@ ace or ele@@ g@@ ance of form and appe@@ ar@@ ance . ’
Jehovah , like the father of a large family , wants his children to “ d@@ well together in un@@ ity , ” to get along .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , for us not to be fa@@ shi@@ oned , or m@@ ol@@ ded , by the world any longer , we need to make an hon@@ est ap@@ pra@@ is@@ al of our in@@ n@@ er@@ most attitu@@ des and feelings , our go@@ als , and our valu@@ es .
cho@@ ose the right words ?
A child - re@@ aring conc@@ ep@@ t that has been s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully prom@@ o@@ ted is called qu@@ ality time .
S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls in Bible T@@ im@@ es , No .
11 : 7 - 14 ​ — What is sign@@ i@@ fied by Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah’s cu@@ t@@ ting up a st@@ af@@ f called “ P@@ le@@ as@@ an@@ t@@ ness ” and another called “ Un@@ ion ” ?
Many who are “ lo@@ ad@@ ed down ” are fin@@ ding spiritual ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment at our meetings and quic@@ k@@ ly ac@@ knowledge : “ God is really among you . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Do@@ ing so will help us to buil@@ d the kind of faith that will pre@@ serve us ali@@ ve into the new world .
Yet , anointed Christians had ke@@ en@@ ly been an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating 1914 as the end of the G@@ ent@@ ile T@@ im@@ es , or “ appointed times of the nations . ”
What should he do ?
What would ha@@ p@@ pen if it wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t done ​ — or it wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t done right ?
We know of this because Ju@@ de , a half brother of Jesus , was inspired to wr@@ ite down E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s prophe@@ tic words many cen@@ tu@@ ries later .
How does the book of Revelation show that Christ fol@@ lo@@ ws clo@@ sel@@ y what go@@ es on in each congregation ?
Wh@@ ich ani@@ ma@@ l would you have offered to Jehovah ?
Rather , Jehovah , the Creator of all life “ in the heavens and upon the earth , the things v@@ isi@@ ble and the things inv@@ isi@@ ble , ” has the answer .
All of us need to “ keep making st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght pa@@ ths for [ our ] fe@@ et . ”
Since David had been a man of war , however , Jehovah told him : “ You will not buil@@ d a house to my name . ”
As before , we were put in with n@@ on - Witnesses .
“ L@@ I@@ K@@ E A G@@ O@@ D P@@ A@@ C@@ IN@@ G A@@ C@@ R@@ O@@ S@@ S TH@@ E H@@ E@@ A@@ V@@ EN@@ S ”
If we are determined to serve God sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der with fellow believers , we will not just avoid being judg@@ men@@ tal .
With God’s help , David and his men over@@ took the A@@ mal@@ ek@@ ites and rec@@ over@@ ed everything . ​ — 1 Samuel 30 : 1 - 20 .
O@@ ver the next 20 years , I d@@ ri@@ f@@ ted fur@@ ther and fur@@ ther from the standards that my mother had tri@@ ed to teach me .
Because of their love for us , we now have the hope of living forever in Par@@ adise on earth !
This ability is develop@@ ed by regul@@ arly par@@ taking of ‘ so@@ li@@ d spiritual food bel@@ ong@@ ing to matu@@ re people ’ and by ‘ having our per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers tra@@ ined through use . ’
They should have been loo@@ king upon him as their R@@ o@@ ck , the only real str@@ ong@@ hold , refu@@ ge , and S@@ ource of sal@@ vation .
• Read and study the Bible , making personal app@@ lic@@ ation . ​ — P@@ s .
So they re@@ ques@@ ted a di@@ et of ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les and water , and it was gr@@ anted to them .
On one occasi@@ on , he spoke to a great mul@@ titu@@ de , giving the fam@@ ous Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , and “ the crow@@ ds were ast@@ oun@@ ded at his way of teaching . ”
The he@@ ad@@ man was deli@@ gh@@ ted to ob@@ tain Bible liter@@ ature in K@@ ri@@ ol , and he g@@ la@@ dly provided his tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne number so that he could be cont@@ ac@@ ted .
We need only look around us .
What an a@@ we - inspi@@ ring experience for Job ​ — to be ques@@ tioned by Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God himself !
exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed the psalmist . “ All day long it is my concer@@ n . ”
Ph@@ ili@@ p was serving as a vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er con@@ stru@@ ction work@@ er in Li@@ b@@ eri@@ a in 199@@ 9 when he received news that his father was cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ally ill .
What can you pray about to ac@@ qui@@ re this peace of mind ?
What , though , of situ@@ ations in which a sister inter@@ pre@@ ts into si@@ gn language for a brother who is deli@@ ver@@ ing a dis@@ course ?
Q@@ u@@ alities We Mu@@ st P@@ ur@@ sue
How did courage help a young sister re@@ ach her go@@ als ?
How did Jehovah de@@ al with the sin@@ s of David and M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h , and why so ?
Ha@@ ve I become so pre@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with the every@@ day af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of life that I sp@@ end less time pra@@ ying or reading the Bible ? ’
Di@@ d you no@@ tice that Jesus refer@@ red to the su@@ n before men@@ tion@@ ing the ra@@ in ?
In this book , which became an inst@@ ant succ@@ ess , he du@@ b@@ bed himself “ w@@ an@@ der@@ er in the Go@@ sp@@ el@@ ’s cause . ”
Hence , differ@@ ences and mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s between fellow believers are b@@ ound to ar@@ ise .
Th@@ ough some of them are given for a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar time or situation , they never become fa@@ ul@@ ty or in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate .
So@@ on I real@@ ized how much I had mis@@ sed . ”
Jesus Christ’s course of hum@@ ility and obedi@@ ence on earth cul@@ min@@ ated in his death on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake .
Yes , he turned away from the mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r without ac@@ ting on what he saw .
The Witnesses there were happy to have us .
What would Saul do ?
I was then trans@@ fer@@ red to the ba@@ r@@ rac@@ ks called V@@ ol@@ ko@@ der@@ i , in the sou@@ th of M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia , near L@@ ake P@@ res@@ pa .
That was a bi@@ t of a sh@@ o@@ ck to him , but he said that if that was what I had cho@@ s@@ en to do , I should stri@@ ve to make a succ@@ ess of it .
What better way could there be for you to show your appreciation than keep@@ ing Jehovah in mind when you set go@@ als ?
O@@ r consider the un@@ for@@ tun@@ ate soul suffering from ano@@ re@@ xi@@ a who thin@@ ks that she is well - n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed and heal@@ thy but ac@@ tually is s@@ low@@ ly star@@ ving her@@ self to death .
This evidence is in har@@ mony with a st@@ at@@ ement made by Jesus Christ ne@@ arly 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o .
E@@ n r@@ ou@@ te , Paul’s par@@ ty sta@@ yed with Ph@@ ili@@ p the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er in Ca@@ es@@ are@@ a .
To King Z@@ e@@ de@@ ki@@ ah , Jeremiah says : “ B@@ ring your ne@@ c@@ ks under the yo@@ ke of the king of Babyl@@ on . ”
“ I may be ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted ​ — and my work might have even g@@ one un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed by others — ​ but I know that I@@ ’@@ ve accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed something . ”
“ Jehovah helped me to appreci@@ ate the good qualities of the co@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ or of the body of elders , ” he says .
It indic@@ ated that divine so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y toward the earth expres@@ sed by a kingdom in the l@@ ine of King David would be man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted again after a peri@@ od of 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 20 years , beg@@ in@@ ning in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
His go@@ al will be to act “ like a hi@@ ding place from the w@@ ind and a place of conc@@ e@@ al@@ ment from the ra@@ inst@@ or@@ m . ” ​ — Isaiah 32 : 2 .
If you know little about God , then most certainly you are .
What did Jesus mean by “ Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na ” ?
Mo@@ st were Christian . ”
O@@ ther people may listen to you if you show them something in the Bible that can imp@@ ro@@ ve their life , such as the ad@@ vice found in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount .
Tru@@ ly , the Kingdom good news is being pro@@ claim@@ ed even to “ the ends of the earth . ” ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 5 : 22 .
6 : 22 .
A few days later , I received a t@@ ele@@ gra@@ m , and I learned that M@@ other was seri@@ ously ill .
Jeho@@ a@@ ha@@ z / Jeho@@ i@@ ak@@ im ․ ․ ․ ․
We have a lo@@ t of fu@@ n together .
On the contr@@ ary , he comes ste@@ al@@ th@@ ily and un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly .
Jesus said : “ You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind ” and “ you must love your neigh@@ b@@ or as yourself . ”
When we face day - to - day challeng@@ es , principles found in the Bible should gu@@ i@@ de our st@@ ep@@ s so that we make wise decisions and avoid the tra@@ ps and pit@@ f@@ alls of this world .
“ Let them praise the name of Jehovah , for his name al@@ one is un@@ re@@ ac@@ ha@@ bly high . His di@@ gn@@ ity is a@@ bo@@ ve earth and heaven . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 8 : 12 , 13 .
Some gi@@ f@@ ts are preci@@ ous because they f@@ ill a real need , even an ur@@ g@@ ent one .
“ And I , ” he asked , “ shall I go into my own house to e@@ at and dr@@ ink and to li@@ e down with my wife ? ”
And nothing exer@@ ts more influ@@ ence on a chil@@ d’s life than par@@ ent@@ al example .
( a ) What assignment did God give to Adam ?
Then , in a cal@@ m , low vo@@ ice , Jehovah as@@ sur@@ ed him that he was not al@@ one .
Jesus was once even called “ the son of M@@ ary , ” not the son of Joseph .
Ha@@ ving something pur@@ po@@ se@@ ful to say to such ones can give children a feel@@ ing of satis@@ fac@@ tion .
When I re@@ turned home l@@ ate that af@@ ter@@ no@@ on , a sister and her se@@ ven children were there wa@@ iting for me .
E@@ ver the woman of action , even in this g@@ ri@@ m h@@ our , Mar@@ th@@ a got up and without tel@@ ling M@@ ary , ru@@ shed out to me@@ et Jesus . ​ — John 11 : 20 .
Jesus said : “ Your Le@@ ad@@ er is one , the Christ . ”
T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ing overse@@ ers repor@@ t that new grou@@ ps have been form@@ ed with the help of these self - sacrific@@ ing regul@@ ar pione@@ ers . ”
The pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Jac@@ o@@ b shepher@@ ded the flo@@ c@@ ks of his un@@ c@@ le La@@ ba@@ n for 20 years .
While eng@@ ag@@ ing in con@@ vers@@ ation at the Kingdom H@@ all , do you keep a fir@@ m g@@ ri@@ p on your bel@@ ong@@ ings l@@ est they disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar ?
Be@@ fore de@@ par@@ ting , he wrote Christians in R@@ ome to pray that he ‘ might be deli@@ vered from un@@ believers in Ju@@ de@@ a and that his ministry for Jerusalem might prove to be accep@@ table to the holy ones . ’
In what ways have Jehovah’s mo@@ der@@ n - day servants been bless@@ ed ?
This ev@@ ent will take place at some point after the beg@@ in@@ ning of the att@@ ack by Go@@ g of Ma@@ go@@ g .
F@@ ur@@ ther , Christ’s sub@@ je@@ cts follow his example by taking the in@@ iti@@ ative to do good to others . ​ — Matthew 7 : 12 ; John 13 : 3 - 17 .
Why did these faithful men fai@@ l Jesus that night ?
W@@ ell , on occasi@@ on , he did feel de@@ pres@@ sed .
For example , M@@ ic@@ he@@ l and S@@ ab@@ ine , who@@ se first marri@@ ages ended in div@@ or@@ ce , ag@@ re@@ ed to tell each other if they had any cont@@ act with their form@@ er sp@@ ous@@ es .
In keep@@ ing with Jesus ’ words , the apostle John wrote : “ This is the confidence that we have toward [ God ] , that , no matter what it is that we ask according to his will , he he@@ ars us . ” ​ — 1 John 5 : 14 .
There is a need for more than 1@@ 1@@ ,000 Kingdom H@@ alls in develop@@ ing nations , where fin@@ an@@ ces are li@@ mit@@ ed .
Why not take a few m@@ om@@ ents to read that prayer and medit@@ ate on it , taking special no@@ te of what it tel@@ ls you about Daniel as a person ?
What a sur@@ pris@@ e when I found that Kat@@ ina wor@@ ked there !
Father also told them to look up at our living - ro@@ om w@@ in@@ do@@ ws before en@@ ter@@ ing the building .
His succ@@ ess@@ ors , especially John I@@ I C@@ asi@@ mi@@ r V@@ asa , lik@@ e@@ wise supp@@ or@@ ted the efforts of the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch to th@@ war@@ t the P@@ ol@@ ish B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n .
Jesus was inter@@ ested in people .
May we never lo@@ se sight of how valu@@ able wisdom is or res@@ ort to un@@ righteous means for ga@@ ining we@@ al@@ th .
“ All Scrip@@ ture Is In@@ spi@@ red ”
After 18@@ 4@@ 4 , he would no longer go along with set@@ ting any d@@ ate for Christ’s return , yet he did not ob@@ ject if others wanted to inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ate ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gy .
And such baptism means that one ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges the ro@@ le the holy spirit pla@@ ys in God’s purpose .
How would Jehovah respon@@ d to Satan’s chall@@ enge in E@@ den ?
Our ob@@ vi@@ ous imper@@ fe@@ ction , standing in sh@@ ar@@ p contr@@ ast with the perfect pat@@ ter@@ n that Jesus left us , may at times cause us to be disc@@ oura@@ ged .
King David of ancient Israel prophe@@ tic@@ ally spoke of this world situation .
C@@ ongreg@@ ation members th@@ ri@@ ve when the elders set a fine example for them .
If we supp@@ lic@@ ate him with a s@@ inc@@ ere , contr@@ ite heart , Jehovah will help us fi@@ ght temp@@ t@@ ations . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 .
On the other hand , being hum@@ ble yi@@ el@@ ds positi@@ ve resul@@ ts .
After coming to a knowledge of the truth , most cho@@ se to change their emp@@ loy@@ ment and qu@@ ali@@ fy for baptism . ​ — Is@@ a .
The c@@ ate@@ ch@@ ism of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates E@@ p@@ is@@ cop@@ al Ch@@ urch de@@ fin@@ es hel@@ l as “ et@@ er@@ n@@ al death in our re@@ je@@ ction of God . ”
3 : 5 ; 7 : 34 ; 8 : 12 ​ — How could Mark have known de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about Jesus ’ emo@@ tional st@@ ate ?
Lo@@ ss of My De@@ ar M@@ ate
; Lo@@ ving , S .
However , Jesus said that his followers would pri@@ mar@@ ily be id@@ enti@@ fied by their love .
Of course , both husband and wife still need to honor their parents , and often that en@@ ta@@ il@@ s giving them attention .
S@@ im@@ on continued mil@@ it@@ ary cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ s to ex@@ p@@ and the ter@@ rit@@ ory under his control .
Th@@ ough I listen@@ ed to him , I did nothing more at the time .
In the ep@@ is@@ o@@ de last discus@@ sed , who kno@@ ws how many lives were s@@ pared simply because the two si@@ des tal@@ ked ?
E@@ ach of them has been in full - time service for over 20 years .
W@@ ould you trust a mer@@ ch@@ ant who uses two se@@ ts of we@@ igh@@ ts , only one of which is acc@@ ur@@ ate ?
We view our ministry in the same way .
The sol@@ di@@ er in char@@ ge kin@@ dly let me talk to the brothers , and he per@@ mit@@ ted me to give them all the things I had brought for them , even a t@@ in@@ y Bible .
What an a@@ w@@ es@@ ome responsi@@ bility and privilege is your@@ s !
However , the ma@@ ster recogn@@ ized the di@@ lig@@ ent efforts of both of these sla@@ ves by pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ing the sla@@ ves “ good and faithful ” and giving them id@@ en@@ tic@@ al re@@ war@@ ds .
The man@@ ner in which Jesus helped his apostles when they were temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily in a we@@ ak con@@ dition indic@@ ates what we may do today .
A wh@@ ite - ha@@ i@@ red man in a f@@ ro@@ ck co@@ at appe@@ ars on s@@ cre@@ en .
In this bus@@ y world , fin@@ ding time for study and medit@@ ation is in@@ deed a chall@@ enge .
As we give of ourselves in the work of making disciples , what knowledge gives us satis@@ fac@@ tion ?
1 W@@ as se@@ x the origin@@ al sin that was com@@ mit@@ ted by Adam and E@@ ve in the gar@@ den of E@@ den ?
F@@ i@@ ve of us from my G@@ ile@@ ad class who were sent to E@@ l S@@ al@@ va@@ d@@ or .
With Jehovah’s blessing , no doubt many more sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic f@@ ish will be ca@@ ught , as S@@ ene@@ g@@ al@@ ’s ze@@ al@@ ous “ fi@@ sh@@ ers of men ” continue to share the Christian hope faith@@ fully and coura@@ ge@@ ously .
After saying this , Mo@@ m started to c@@ ry .
Li@@ ving at a C@@ ro@@ s@@ s@@ ro@@ a@@ ds of C@@ i@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ation
On the other hand , the one who ref@@ ra@@ ins from making large prof@@ its from an em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y w@@ ins pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s fav@@ or .
How was one fa@@ ther’s faith in his son re@@ war@@ ded ?
Yet , by mi@@ d@@ night the whole st@@ adi@@ u@@ m was clean !
It invol@@ ves sta@@ ying foc@@ used on what the other person is saying , rather than thinking about how to respon@@ d or how to fi@@ x the proble@@ m .
Be@@ ing a vi@@ r@@ g@@ in , she had not had “ inter@@ course with a man . ”
And they will certainly want to be sure that everything is done in a di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied man@@ ner .
◆ speaking it . R@@ om .
Jehovah ther@@ e@@ after with@@ dre@@ w his holy spirit from Saul . ​ — 1 Samuel 13 : 1 - 14 ; 15 : 1 - 35 ; 16 : 14 - 23 .
Is it true that you will qu@@ it serving God if you face d@@ anger ?
Who pre@@ side over the congregation , and what does doing so invol@@ ve ?
After he said these things , he spi@@ t on the gr@@ ound and made a cla@@ y with the sal@@ i@@ va , and put his cla@@ y upon the man@@ ’s eyes and said to him : ‘ G@@ o wa@@ s@@ h in the po@@ ol of S@@ il@@ o@@ am . ’ . . .
What valu@@ es do I hold ?
En@@ ri@@ ched by Jehovah
S@@ ome@@ times it is not eas@@ y to understand why things ha@@ p@@ pen .
L@@ ater on , M@@ ep@@ hi@@ bo@@ sh@@ et@@ h had to con@@ ten@@ d with another thor@@ n in his flesh .
However , con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of er@@ r@@ ors can l@@ ing@@ er on and be experienced by later gener@@ ations .
Th@@ ink about those who are help@@ ing to prote@@ ct us from spiritual har@@ m ​ — fellow believers , elders , the faithful slave , angels , Jesus , and Jehovah himself .
R@@ em@@ ember , they made the truth their way of life .
How can each of us share in help@@ ing fore@@ ign@@ ers to learn about the Kingdom ?
( Read Luke 21 : 20 - 22 . )
In time , the nation of Israel proved un@@ wor@@ thy of that trust by re@@ je@@ cting the true Se@@ ed of Abraham , Jesus Christ .
TH@@ E first person to wr@@ ite a thr@@ ill@@ ing account of Jesus ’ life and ministry is Matthew ​ — a close associ@@ ate of Jesus Christ and a one@@ time ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ or .
We will never for@@ get your words of encourag@@ ement . ”
Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l vis@@ ited I@@ rel@@ and se@@ ven times in all .
On@@ ce pre@@ pared , ar@@ ro@@ ws had to be prote@@ cted .
As the study prog@@ ressed , I began to see the need for making bi@@ g chang@@ es in my person@@ ality .
( E@@ s@@ ther 6 : 1 – 10 : 3 )
So Eli@@ j@@ ah pray@@ ed that his Fa@@ ther’s stated will be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed , much as Jesus taught his followers to pray some one th@@ ous@@ and years later . ​ — Matthew 6 : 9 , 10 .
P@@ r@@ in@@ ting was still in its inf@@ an@@ cy , so this ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ement would also turn out to be a mil@@ es@@ to@@ ne in the ar@@ t of prin@@ ting .
A pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ er will end@@ e@@ av@@ or to sto@@ p a con@@ f@@ li@@ ct from es@@ cal@@ ating .
Ther@@ efore , continue to be@@ ar thor@@ ough witness while you stri@@ ve to keep yourself clean from Satan’s un@@ holy world .
“ Still bre@@ a@@ thing th@@ re@@ at and mu@@ r@@ der against the disciples [ Saul ] went to the high pri@@ est and asked him for let@@ ters to the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es in D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us , in order that he might bring b@@ ound to Jerusalem any whom he found who bel@@ ong@@ ed to The W@@ a@@ y , both men and women . ” ​ — Acts 9 : 1 , 2 .
The Go@@ spe@@ l account says : “ As Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th heard the gre@@ et@@ ing of M@@ ary , the inf@@ ant in her wom@@ b le@@ ap@@ ed ; and Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th was filled with holy spirit . ”
Such tre@@ at@@ ment in@@ sul@@ ted an individu@@ al before friends , family , and the gener@@ al commun@@ ity ​ — whether he was con@@ vi@@ cted of a cri@@ me or not .
Un@@ der@@ standing deep things requi@@ res study .
While C@@ arr@@ ying O@@ u@@ t God - Gi@@ ven As@@ sign@@ ments
That ba@@ r@@ rac@@ ks became our pris@@ on within the pris@@ on .
F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship , 10 / 15
B@@ ra@@ z@@ il 7@@ 7@@ 0@@ ,000
A@@ B@@ O@@ U@@ T the year 50 of our Com@@ m@@ on E@@ r@@ a , the apostle Paul was in A@@ th@@ ens .
Pe@@ ople have sacrific@@ ed a great de@@ al on the al@@ ta@@ r of materi@@ al@@ ism ​ — health , famili@@ es , even a good conscience — ​ with disa@@ str@@ ous resul@@ ts .
S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 1 , 20@@ 10
Our prayers and efforts were foc@@ used on imp@@ l@@ an@@ ting in our children a deep love for Jehovah and respect for his la@@ ws and principles .
No one can know the ex@@ act tim@@ ing of that end , but evidence shows that it is close .
Jesus ended his consider@@ ation of the n@@ in@@ th happiness by saying : “ Re@@ jo@@ ice . . . , for in that way they persecu@@ ted the prophe@@ ts pri@@ or to you . ”
1@@ 21 : 1 - 3 .
S@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists , scho@@ ol@@ teach@@ ers , n@@ ature do@@ cum@@ ent@@ aries , and even the en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment world , with its T@@ V shows and mo@@ vi@@ es , prom@@ o@@ te the ide@@ a that ev@@ olu@@ tion is a fact .
P@@ rac@@ tic@@ al ass@@ ist@@ ance is thus provided in a fle@@ xi@@ ble appro@@ ach to Kingdom H@@ all con@@ stru@@ ction that inc@@ or@@ por@@ ates local me@@ tho@@ ds and materi@@ als .
If you have left Jehovah , now is the best time to return .
It is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy that ne@@ i@@ ther James nor Ju@@ de appe@@ aled in their let@@ ters to their fle@@ sh@@ ly ti@@ e with Jesus so as to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce fellow Christians .
Mark , who lives in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , had been married for 12 years when his wife began to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
As part of God’s Word , the message of the S@@ ong of Solomon is of great value for two reas@@ ons .
His preaching and teaching had the power to work great chang@@ es in the lives of those who listen@@ ed to him .
“ What pre@@ v@@ ents me from get@@ ting baptized ? ” ​ — A@@ C@@ T@@ S 8 : 36 .
Re@@ fle@@ cting on what questions can help us to “ ab@@ ho@@ r what is wicked ” and “ cl@@ ing to what is good ” ?
Since the acc@@ us@@ ation that the Devil made c@@ learly id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es the is@@ sue involved , let us care@@ fully exam@@ ine that Bible account .
These travel@@ ers brought new religious ide@@ as .
As you look for@@ ward to a study of the rest of this beau@@ ti@@ ful psal@@ m , you might well ask yourself , ‘ Do I really let Jehovah’s word light my ro@@ ad@@ way ? ’
A ru@@ in , a ru@@ in , a ru@@ in I shall make it .
The s@@ inc@@ ere Christian end@@ e@@ av@@ ors to have a bro@@ ad@@ er , more bal@@ an@@ ced view that invol@@ ves more than just the physical as@@ pe@@ cts .
Th@@ ough David had done no wrong , he f@@ led for his life and took up d@@ wel@@ ling in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
Some wel@@ ls in Israel were very deep .
Jehovah is kind , and so is his Son .
W@@ ho@@ m did this prove to be , and when would he become King ?
“ Th@@ r@@ ough the obedi@@ ence of the one person many will be made righteous . ”
Ju@@ d@@ ges should be a@@ ware that the high@@ est law is that of Jehovah God .
C@@ learly , E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s was pra@@ ying to God that to the ex@@ t@@ ent that the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans were complete , matu@@ re , full - gro@@ wn Christians , they would “ stand , ” or remain such .
S@@ ound ad@@ vice , when he@@ e@@ ded , has sa@@ ved many d@@ ru@@ g a@@ bus@@ ers and st@@ re@@ et th@@ u@@ g@@ s from un@@ tim@@ ely death .
Today , the good news is still having a positi@@ ve effect on the life of many C@@ y@@ pri@@ o@@ ts .
We can also pray for mission@@ aries and for those who are hu@@ ng@@ ering for truth in other lands .
In order to gl@@ ori@@ fy God , true worshi@@ p@@ ers around the world must be un@@ ited .
Yet , how much better it is when both par@@ t@@ n@@ ers ag@@ ree to live by God’s standards and work hard to support each other as they serve God !
His talk affe@@ cted me deep@@ ly , and I felt very bad about tre@@ ating him un@@ kin@@ dly .
Do we do the same ?
After a number of years , the family began to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
S@@ te@@ ph@@ ani@@ e has to sa@@ ve her en@@ er@@ gy for the things that she consi@@ ders more important , such as Christian meetings and field service .
Di@@ d the imper@@ fe@@ ction of the vi@@ r@@ g@@ in gi@@ r@@ l M@@ ary have a ne@@ g@@ ative effect on the conc@@ ep@@ tion of Jesus ?
That kept them ali@@ ve spiritually even in Babyl@@ on , with its many false do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines and practic@@ es .
R@@ is@@ king her life , she appe@@ ars before the king with a ple@@ a in order to find some way to un@@ do the s@@ ch@@ eme of H@@ am@@ an .
It s@@ l@@ and@@ ers God .
Th@@ ree As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ alls are e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed with st@@ ate - of - the - ar@@ t vi@@ de@@ o syst@@ em@@ s to imp@@ ro@@ ve pro@@ gra@@ m vie@@ wing .
Satan and the dem@@ ons have other li@@ mit@@ ations .
“ For the first two years , we ba@@ r@@ ely got by , ” E@@ du@@ ar@@ do rec@@ alls .
In 1914 the B@@ rit@@ ish an@@ ne@@ x@@ ed the is@@ land and rul@@ ed until its in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence in 19@@ 60 .
20 , 21 . ( a ) What as@@ sur@@ ance does the apostle Peter give concer@@ ning Jehovah’s day ?
As no@@ ted at Mal@@ ach@@ i 1 : 13 , God told them : “ You have said , ‘ Lo@@ ok ! What a we@@ ar@@ iness ! ’
They heard his sa@@ y@@ ings , wit@@ ness@@ ed his powerful works , and saw his personal example .
R@@ em@@ ember : A@@ p@@ pe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces can be dec@@ ep@@ tive , and imp@@ res@@ sions can be wrong ; but an ob@@ je@@ ctive exam@@ in@@ ation of the fac@@ ts can result in pleas@@ ant sur@@ pris@@ es . ​ — Acts 17 : 10 - 12 .
“ I@@ t’s hor@@ ri@@ ble to be e@@ at@@ en from without by a li@@ on or something , but it@@ ’s e@@ qu@@ ally hor@@ ri@@ ble to be e@@ at@@ en from the in@@ side out by some ter@@ ri@@ ble bu@@ g and to see that going on all around you . ” ​ — E@@ P@@ I@@ D@@ E@@ MI@@ O@@ L@@ O@@ G@@ I@@ S@@ T MI@@ C@@ H@@ A@@ E@@ L O@@ S@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ H@@ O@@ L@@ M .
This helps a person to be cont@@ ent .
T@@ O@@ D@@ A@@ Y@@ ’@@ S world is full of par@@ a@@ do@@ x@@ es .
It at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ts all kin@@ ds of pers@@ ons . ”
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For one thing , it should re@@ mind us of what the apostle Paul wrote to his fellow serv@@ ant Timothy : “ While I am coming , continue ap@@ pl@@ ying yourself to public reading , to ex@@ hor@@ tation , to teaching . . . .
P@@ r@@ in@@ ci@@ ples are living , ess@@ enti@@ al tru@@ ths , and wise Christians learn to love them .
St@@ res@@ s@@ ful circumstances can cause even loyal servants of Jehovah to speak or act un@@ wis@@ ely .
The Bible ex@@ hor@@ ts “ you@@ ng@@ er men to be s@@ ound in mind . ”
Jehovah God is the ep@@ it@@ ome of love , mer@@ cy , for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , and long - suffering .
The sc@@ op@@ e , fre@@ qu@@ enc@@ y , and sever@@ ity of these events are un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted in human hist@@ ory .
We must have a regul@@ ar pro@@ gra@@ m of Bible study so as ‘ not to for@@ get Jehovah’s do@@ ings . ’
2 Does the Bible pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ t se@@ x@@ u@@ al ple@@ asure ?
T@@ wel@@ ve were baptized .
These k@@ ings could thus be called anointed ones , or mes@@ si@@ ah@@ s .
I@@ mp@@ os@@ sible !
By all means , let us keep our sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y as we he@@ ed Jesus ’ war@@ ning : “ Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch . ”
In each city , some people became believers , but others turned out to be ho@@ st@@ ile op@@ pos@@ ers .
Are there any Scriptural principles that can help us face the challeng@@ es of the mo@@ der@@ n work@@ place succ@@ ess@@ fully ?
When Jehovah’s Witnesses started stud@@ ying the Bible with O@@ l@@ y’s mother in 198@@ 2 , O@@ ly and I were already eng@@ ag@@ ed .
Instead , we should show ac@@ tive concer@@ n for them by per@@ form@@ ing positi@@ ve works .
What are some ways in which we may expres@@ s appreciation for Jehovah’s pati@@ ence ?
7 : 19 ​ — How is wisdom str@@ ong@@ er than “ ten men in power ” ?
We may work di@@ lig@@ ently at preaching and teaching , but ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely all praise go@@ es to Jehovah for any gro@@ w@@ th that might result .
A man nam@@ ed Di@@ o@@ tre@@ ph@@ es was s@@ pre@@ ading “ mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous talk ” about the apostle John and others , was refu@@ sing to ex@@ ten@@ d ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality to travel@@ ing Christians , and was tr@@ ying to per@@ su@@ a@@ de others to follow his example .
( b ) Why did Paul say that cre@@ ation was sub@@ je@@ cted to fu@@ t@@ ility “ not by its own will ” ?
You may won@@ der , ‘ Is it possible for ad@@ ul@@ ts to rec@@ ap@@ ture the beau@@ ti@@ ful qualities associ@@ ated with chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od ? ’
The account ad@@ ds that A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s next went to A@@ cha@@ ia , where “ he great@@ ly helped those who had believ@@ ed on account of God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness ; for with in@@ ten@@ s@@ ity he thor@@ ough@@ ly proved the Jews to be wrong public@@ ly , while he demonstr@@ ated by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ . ” ​ — Acts 18 : 27 , 28 .
Jehovah has brought us into a spiritual par@@ adise .
Does our desire to pos@@ s@@ ess things cause us to pu@@ s@@ h the inter@@ ests of true worship into second place ?
St@@ ar@@ ting in that year , “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” appointed a service direc@@ t@@ or in each congregation to su@@ per@@ v@@ ise field service activities .
In the following cen@@ tu@@ ries , this do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine un@@ s@@ crip@@ tur@@ ally el@@ ev@@ ated Jesus to e@@ qu@@ ality with Jehovah and made God’s holy spirit , or ac@@ tive for@@ ce , into a person .
The family to whom we had been assign@@ ed had also been th@@ reat@@ ened .
So@@ on after J@@ ane got married , her husband be@@ tra@@ yed her trust and affe@@ ction in a different man@@ ner .
Why , in two rec@@ ent years , a to@@ tal of 5@@ 7@@ 0@@ ,@@ 6@@ 0@@ 1 individuals were baptized as Jehovah’s Witnesses !
I just could not res@@ ist sen@@ ding him a little no@@ te : “ S@@ or@@ ry for you .
In any case , because of her dec@@ isi@@ ve act of obedi@@ ence to God’s requi@@ re@@ ment , the life of her son was no longer in d@@ anger .
In a similar way , Christ’s pres@@ ence inclu@@ des the events le@@ ading up to and including the great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ​ — 2 Th@@ ess .
This is reg@@ re@@ t@@ table , since the family is an in@@ s@@ titu@@ tion esta@@ bli@@ shed by God himself .
We have seen the fulfill@@ ment of Bible prophecy .
His name was Abraham , and the Bible c@@ alls him “ the father of all those having faith . ” ​ — Romans 4 : 11 .
Instead of pla@@ gu@@ e and death , there will be perfect health and et@@ er@@ n@@ al life for all .
Even so , as true worshipp@@ ers , we can righ@@ tly ad@@ d@@ ress Jehovah as “ our Father . ”
However , I did pa@@ y many he@@ f@@ ty fin@@ es for f@@ ra@@ u@@ d , false re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ation , and sel@@ ling without a per@@ mit .
Wit@@ ness@@ ing at an I@@ m@@ mi@@ gr@@ ant C@@ am@@ p@@ s@@ ite
So the ke@@ y to family happiness is having a good relationship with God because love for him mo@@ ves us to love one another .
But God re@@ tain@@ s the ability to rest@@ ore him to life , so any hope for future life , through a resurrection , rest@@ s with God . ​ — 7 / 15 , pages 3 - 6 .
In the Bible , the ter@@ m “ ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ent ” could ref@@ er to a n@@ on - Israel@@ ite who became a pro@@ sel@@ y@@ te or to a set@@ t@@ l@@ er who lived by ba@@ si@@ c la@@ ws of the land but who did not become a worshi@@ per of Jehovah .
‘ How , ’ you may ask , ‘ could Jehovah continue to bl@@ ess King David after David com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with B@@ ath - she@@ ba and then ca@@ used the death of her husband , U@@ ri@@ ah ? ’
The bo@@ x on page 18 lis@@ ts some s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o@@ s that could be ac@@ ted out during your F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening .
In time , King David was for@@ ced to fle@@ e for his life .
What might a young person do if he is h@@ es@@ it@@ ant to str@@ ike up con@@ vers@@ ations about the Bible and Jehovah God ?
In that way , the inspired words become famili@@ ar .
• Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah’s rest@@ or@@ ation prophecy has had what fulfill@@ ments ?
In 200@@ 3 my dec@@ l@@ ining health led to my being reas@@ sign@@ ed to the branch of@@ fice in S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
I was home at last !
God gave Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah a fin@@ al vision to as@@ sure the Jews of His love and appreciation for all that they had done so far and to gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e prote@@ ction for them if they would return to His work .
What can parents do to help their child to con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on what they are tr@@ ying to teach him ?
Israel@@ ’s dis@@ obedi@@ ence did not mean that the Law covenant had fa@@ iled ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 3 - 6 )
Yes , we need to be on gu@@ ard against such dec@@ ei@@ v@@ ers .
Jehovah will emp@@ ow@@ er his Son to bring un@@ b@@ oun@@ ded joy to those who have m@@ our@@ ned the lo@@ ss of loved ones .
This is a man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of his great love .
Eli@@ j@@ ah had for@@ go@@ t@@ ten to look to Jehovah as the S@@ ource of his strength .
F@@ lu@@ ent in Hebrew and Greek , Saul had Rom@@ an c@@ iti@@ z@@ en@@ ship , which acc@@ or@@ ded him much - co@@ v@@ et@@ ed privile@@ ges and righ@@ ts .
What a dis@@ gr@@ ace !
No won@@ der , then , that Proverbs 13 : 24 says : “ The one ho@@ l@@ ding back his ro@@ d is h@@ ating his son , but the one loving him is he that does look for him with discipl@@ ine . ”
If this pro@@ c@@ ess can be a@@ ver@@ ted , de@@ ca@@ y will sto@@ p or will at le@@ ast be s@@ low@@ ed down consider@@ ab@@ ly .
“ You W@@ ere B@@ ought With a P@@ ri@@ ce ”
The Li@@ ght Is W@@ on@@ der@@ ful !
It turned out that this family was from In@@ dia .
All that Jesus did with reg@@ ard to the Kingdom did not si@@ t well with the Ad@@ vers@@ ary , Satan the Devil .
We then stri@@ ve to live up to our dedic@@ ation for the rest of our life .
E@@ mp@@ a@@ thy is inv@@ alu@@ able in help@@ ing us over@@ look the fa@@ il@@ ings of others within the congregation .
If the occasi@@ on invol@@ ves a close fle@@ sh@@ ly relati@@ ve , there may be ad@@ di@@ tional family pres@@ sures .
( b ) What is the fore@@ most way in which God dra@@ ws us to himself ?
T@@ ra@@ ining our children takes time and effort , but doing so pro@@ per@@ ly can mean everlasting life to our young ones .
Since Jehovah , the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn , has always been exerc@@ ising his power and mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness , why is there a need for the Kingdom of God ?
Yes , “ in all the nations the good news has to be pre@@ ached first . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , when Jehovah loo@@ ks at this new pr@@ inter@@ y , he se@@ es bey@@ ond the building and the ma@@ ch@@ in@@ er@@ y .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of how long we have been in the truth , we must tell others about Jehovah’s organization .
What should we be@@ ar in mind when under tri@@ al ?
Be@@ ing hu@@ ng@@ ry , ang@@ ry , al@@ one , or ti@@ red ?
His Word id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es a wicked spirit , “ the one called Devil and Satan , ” as the one who is “ mis@@ le@@ ading the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ”
Jesus reas@@ oned : If a child as@@ ks for a f@@ ish , will a loving father give him a ser@@ p@@ ent ?
Why did I read in se@@ cre@@ t ?
E@@ ating , dr@@ in@@ king , and mar@@ r@@ ying ​ — things that are nor@@ ma@@ l as@@ pe@@ cts of life . The real proble@@ m was that “ they took no no@@ te , ” as Jesus said .
In him are spiritual tre@@ a@@ sures that are eas@@ ily within re@@ ach of anyone who who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly se@@ ek@@ s them .
A ransom is a pri@@ ce pa@@ id to rel@@ e@@ ase a person from b@@ onda@@ ge .
Jesus ​ — “ A Ma@@ ster Wor@@ k@@ er ”
Although we love God , we are imper@@ fect .
( a ) Un@@ der what circumstances did Paul wr@@ ite to the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans ?
5 : 9 - 19 .
He is the great T@@ emp@@ ter .
This was c@@ learly evid@@ ent in Paul’s instru@@ ctions set out at 1 Timothy 5 : 3 - 16 .
Let us continue pra@@ ying to Jehovah for his holy spirit .
If we devel@@ op the ha@@ bi@@ t of tel@@ ling lies , we become like God’s enem@@ y , the Devil , who is “ the father of the li@@ e . ” ​ — John 8 : 4@@ 4 ; Ti@@ tu@@ s 1 : 2 .
God gave our first parents , Adam and E@@ ve , a perfect star@@ t .
My father , however , rema@@ ined neu@@ tr@@ al .
It is a r@@ are honor to be coun@@ ted among the hum@@ ble ones who serve the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn , Jehovah .
Paul knew that according to Rom@@ an cu@@ sto@@ m , a j@@ a@@ il@@ er would be sever@@ ely p@@ uni@@ shed if a pris@@ on@@ er es@@ cap@@ ed ​ — especially if he had been instru@@ cted to gu@@ ard him se@@ cur@@ ely .
“ For all , the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts and the Law , pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed until John . . .
When I was rel@@ eas@@ ed , I re@@ sum@@ ed pione@@ ering .
These and other Bible writ@@ ers , such as James , Ju@@ de , and pro@@ ba@@ bly Mark , were present on the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st in 33 C.E . when the Christian congregation was form@@ ed .
By displa@@ ying a pe@@ ace@@ able and reason@@ able spirit , we give evidence that we have ac@@ qui@@ red godly wisdom .
C@@ atch@@ ing sight of David , she dis@@ m@@ oun@@ ted , f@@ ell at his fe@@ et , and ent@@ re@@ ated him not to act ra@@ sh@@ ly .
But when I left home for col@@ le@@ ge , I kind of lost t@@ ou@@ ch with religion .
Then D@@ or@@ is told Ka@@ ther@@ ine : “ Jehovah uses you to help me .
On@@ ce , the ass@@ ist@@ ant princi@@ p@@ al invit@@ ed us to have our con@@ vers@@ ation in the st@@ af@@ f ro@@ om .
Thus , on O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 1 , 19@@ 23 , The Watchtower began to be publi@@ shed in P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese .
When disa@@ ster stru@@ ck a re@@ gi@@ on in E@@ l S@@ al@@ va@@ d@@ or , why was the field service of local Witnesses very effe@@ ctive ?
These inclu@@ de such God - di@@ sh@@ on@@ or@@ ing works as l@@ ying , ste@@ al@@ ing , a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch , un@@ who@@ les@@ ome talk about se@@ x , sh@@ am@@ e@@ ful conduct , ob@@ sc@@ ene j@@ es@@ ting , and dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness .
They reco@@ iled from its ob@@ s@@ cen@@ ity ; and its con@@ st@@ ant appe@@ als to the go@@ ds and go@@ dd@@ ess@@ es of he@@ a@@ th@@ en@@ ism ou@@ tra@@ ged their religious con@@ vi@@ ctions . ”
St@@ y@@ les di@@ ff@@ er from one lo@@ c@@ ation to another , and even in the same lo@@ c@@ ation , they change peri@@ o@@ dic@@ ally .
Acc@@ ording to some author@@ ities , it is coun@@ ted among the fi@@ ve most beau@@ ti@@ ful f@@ low@@ ering tre@@ es in the world .
I heard g@@ un@@ sh@@ o@@ ts and started r@@ un@@ ning toward home .
In one very po@@ or country in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , some brothers mar@@ k off a small se@@ ction of their gar@@ den and use the fun@@ ds from the s@@ ale of the pro@@ du@@ ce from that se@@ ction to support the Kingdom work .
When we appro@@ ach Jehovah , we must “ believe that he is and that he be@@ comes the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ”
Par@@ ents , can you remember what it was like to be a child ?
Let your child know that his reas@@ ons do not have to be ex@@ ac@@ tly the same as your@@ s .
2 : 1 , 2 ​ — Why is la@@ ugh@@ ter spo@@ ken of as “ in@@ san@@ ity ” ?
You need to know him in@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely and recogn@@ ize that Bible la@@ ws and principles refle@@ ct his love for you , not a desire to he@@ m you in . ​ — P@@ s .
A B@@ ri@@ ef O@@ ver@@ view
( a ) How does Jehovah provide for his spiritual hous@@ eho@@ ld ?
All in the congregation , including young ones , can do something to strengthen others .
We hope that soon we will be able to star@@ t a Bible study with him . ”
At the ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion , compan@@ ies and fir@@ ms from the city demonstr@@ ate their fi@@ re - fi@@ gh@@ ting and fi@@ re - control re@@ adi@@ ness .
* Satan plac@@ es c@@ un@@ ning de@@ vi@@ ces in our way in order to bre@@ ak our integrity .
Do we prom@@ p@@ tly take to heart their Scrip@@ tur@@ ally based counsel and avoid f@@ all@@ ing into the tra@@ p of res@@ ent@@ ment ?
Do not is@@ ol@@ ate yourself from your faithful Christian brothers and sisters .
During that time , in the ab@@ s@@ ence of cont@@ act with he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters , brothers h@@ and@@ led matters relati@@ ve to neu@@ tr@@ ality to the best of their ability .
Our faith is streng@@ th@@ ened as we listen to up@@ building experi@@ ences rel@@ ated at our Christian ga@@ ther@@ ings
Can you s@@ end for@@ th ligh@@ t@@ n@@ ings that they may go and say to you , ‘ H@@ ere we are ! ’ ?
There were also good people who were fav@@ or@@ able to us .
I enjo@@ yed serving there , and I was e@@ ag@@ er to go back . ”
The influ@@ ence of his ex@@ ist@@ ence is felt through s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c app@@ lic@@ ations of his dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ies .
If we have privile@@ ges of service , we lik@@ e@@ wise should value them .
( Read Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 8 , 9 . )
Because Jesus would become a mi@@ gh@@ ty rul@@ er .
Of course , the arrang@@ ements for the we@@ d@@ ding cer@@ em@@ on@@ y it@@ self and for any ga@@ ther@@ ing that may follow are u@@ su@@ ally made well in ad@@ v@@ ance .
In fact , re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers believe that ad@@ di@@ ction to n@@ ic@@ o@@ t@@ ine , a ke@@ y ch@@ em@@ ic@@ al in to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o , is one of the most difficult ad@@ dic@@ tions to bre@@ ak .
Ca@@ in pres@@ ented fru@@ its of the gr@@ ound , and A@@ be@@ l offered fir@@ st@@ l@@ ings of his flo@@ ck .
By so doing , you may come to have confidence like that of the apostle Peter , who no doubt heard fir@@ s@@ th@@ and Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the lost sheep .
Why was Abraham willing to wa@@ it on Jehovah , and what blessings will he see as a result of his pati@@ ence ?
“ When I learned at a conven@@ tion that regul@@ ar family worship is vital for us to sur@@ vi@@ ve Jehovah’s great day , I under@@ sto@@ od that I needed to go home , ” Mar@@ il@@ y@@ n rec@@ alls .
“ But , ” she ad@@ ds , “ I fe@@ ared that being a need - greater was bey@@ ond my a@@ bil@@ ities . ”
If a person were to read the Bible as “ a very human book , ” then would he not be inc@@ l@@ ined to disc@@ ard direction or principles that do not su@@ it his personal ta@@ st@@ e ?
( b ) When we are cho@@ o@@ sing en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , how can we know what is pleas@@ ing to Jehovah ?
What did Mal@@ ach@@ i pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y concer@@ ning God’s temple , and how did this star@@ t to be ful@@ filled ?
; Da@@ v@@ is , M .
It was similar with King Jo@@ si@@ ah’s sons .
The prophet real@@ ized that God had dep@@ lo@@ yed ang@@ eli@@ c ho@@ st@@ s to sur@@ r@@ ound the city and its b@@ es@@ i@@ e@@ g@@ ers .
When I went to her home to take her to her first meeting , w@@ ind and ra@@ in ne@@ arly s@@ we@@ pt me off my fe@@ et .
W@@ he@@ ther you have person@@ ally lost a loved one in death or know someone who is ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved , you may won@@ der , ‘ How can g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing ones be helped to de@@ al with their hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he ? ’
He might tell us that it helped someone in his family who had a similar proble@@ m .
In@@ c@@ reas@@ ing your knowledge of God’s Word will strengthen your res@@ ol@@ ve to do what is right
Consider how hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves can he@@ ed this ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on with reg@@ ard to their spe@@ e@@ ch .
Our sal@@ vation dep@@ ends on our having a clean conscience .
Fir@@ st and fore@@ most , we should exer@@ t ourselves in declar@@ ing public@@ ly the good news of God’s Kingdom .
L@@ ater , after the second g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l war , the Un@@ ited N@@ ations became a po@@ pul@@ ar hope of br@@ ing@@ ing peace to the earth .
Ma@@ y@@ be you de@@ te@@ cted a fear of man , a long@@ ing for prom@@ in@@ ence or lu@@ x@@ ur@@ y , or even an inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation toward stu@@ b@@ bor@@ n@@ ness or in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence .
( Read Jo@@ shua 20 : 4 . )
Con@@ cer@@ ning discipl@@ ine from God , the Bible says : “ To those who have been tra@@ ined by it it yi@@ el@@ ds pe@@ ace@@ able fru@@ it , nam@@ ely , righteousness . ”
What ro@@ le has the “ great crow@@ d ” pla@@ yed in inc@@ reas@@ ing the L@@ or@@ d’s bel@@ ong@@ ings ?
The ter@@ m “ man@@ na ” is pro@@ ba@@ bly der@@ i@@ ved from the Hebrew expres@@ sion “ man h@@ u ’ ? ”
It was the war@@ m@@ th of those de@@ ar brothers and sisters that gave me the courage to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in the travel@@ ing ministry .
Mo@@ st of the people of K@@ en@@ ya are religi@@ ously inc@@ l@@ ined and are willing to discus@@ s spiritual matters .
When they heard his hear@@ t@@ felt expres@@ sions , they knew that Jehovah was not make - believe . ”
( b ) In what ways can children imitate Jesus ?
New lo@@ a@@ ves of pres@@ ent@@ ation were plac@@ ed in@@ side the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le each S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h
Even when my parents were get@@ ting old and needed help , my sister , V@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ a Mar@@ l@@ in , st@@ ep@@ ped in and kin@@ dly car@@ ed for them .
Jesus recogn@@ ized that Jehovah God is the high@@ est S@@ ource of knowledge and wisdom and that He kno@@ ws what is best for His cre@@ atu@@ res .
The Bible states that his mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous brother , Ca@@ in , “ origin@@ ated with the wicked one , ” Satan the Devil .
What spiritual strength and comfort prayer brought to me ! ”
W@@ ould Jehovah have listen@@ ed to Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s ple@@ as if they were out of har@@ mony with his own view ?
Yes , great benef@@ its f@@ low to mankind because of the value of Jesus ’ blood .
It is reason@@ able that people should ex@@ pect a minis@@ ter of God to be clean and or@@ der@@ ly in his way of life .
During Christ’s Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ule , it will take some time for ever@@ yone to become perfect .
He follow@@ ed the counsel found at Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 11 , 12 : “ P@@ u@@ t on the complete su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or from God . . . because we have a w@@ rest@@ ling . . . against the wicked spirit for@@ ces . ”
A v@@ et@@ er@@ an fi@@ sh@@ er@@ man from J@@ a@@ ff@@ a experienced in se@@ ine - ne@@ t fi@@ shing said : “ When I was young , the bo@@ ats that I wor@@ ked on in the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an always car@@ ri@@ ed a san@@ d@@ ba@@ g or two . . . .
Jesus told his followers that prayer is vital in res@@ is@@ ting temp@@ tation .
How We Can Let Jehovah Q@@ u@@ es@@ tion U@@ s
Even N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s , a member of the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in , or Jewish high cour@@ t , is imp@@ ressed with Jesus and comes to him in the night to learn more .
They cho@@ se to receive tra@@ ining from Jehovah’s organization , even though it me@@ ant lo@@ sing their jo@@ bs .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , you can take an ac@@ tive interest in what is going on in the Kingdom work worl@@ d@@ wide .
This n@@ atur@@ ally pro@@ vo@@ k@@ es his righteous dis@@ ple@@ asure .
“ In that case , ” he expla@@ ins , “ how would the Scriptures be ful@@ filled that it must take place this way ? ” ​ — Mark 14 : 4@@ 1 - 4@@ 3 ; Matthew 26 : 4@@ 8 - 5@@ 4 .
His resurrection me@@ ant that they too would ris@@ e from the dead .
Do we allow en@@ ough time to medit@@ ate on what we study ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , we can sa@@ v@@ or the ta@@ st@@ y Bible - based spiritual food that we receive from God’s organization .
What did Jesus say about the em@@ ble@@ ms he used ?
For them , pati@@ ence is in sh@@ ort supp@@ ly and wa@@ iting is a tri@@ al .
After God cre@@ ated pl@@ ants and ani@@ mal@@ s , he cre@@ ated the first humans , Adam and E@@ ve .
In turn , the un@@ responsi@@ ve people were such a bur@@ den to Jehovah that he would c@@ ast them off .
In Ju@@ ne 19@@ 40 , I w@@ atch@@ ed from our fr@@ on@@ t do@@ or@@ st@@ ep as th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of sol@@ di@@ ers pas@@ sed by in l@@ or@@ ries , or tru@@ c@@ ks .
A@@ po@@ lo@@ g@@ ists , 6 / 1 Bal@@ sa@@ m of G@@ ile@@ ad , 6 / 1
The other has his des@@ t@@ in@@ ation c@@ learly in mind , but he also kno@@ ws many al@@ ter@@ n@@ ate r@@ out@@ es .
O@@ ver the years , I stu@@ died the Bible with many people , and 11 of them got baptized .
At about the d@@ ate that the ch@@ ur@@ ches cla@@ im that Jesus was born , many n@@ om@@ in@@ al Christians make a special effort to imp@@ ro@@ ve their be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
This Jesus God resur@@ rec@@ ted , of which fact we are all wit@@ nesses . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , God does not deter@@ mine his course of action based on a m@@ om@@ ent@@ ary f@@ l@@ are - up of anger , the ty@@ pe of emo@@ tional out@@ bur@@ st that many humans displa@@ y .
However , people are fa@@ il@@ ing to respon@@ d to its appro@@ ach .
He said : “ Su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient for each day is its own ba@@ dness , ” meaning its own dist@@ res@@ sing problems , such as in@@ justice .
They invol@@ ve personal concer@@ ns , provi@@ ding for the family , and the like .
Th@@ ough change came gra@@ du@@ ally , he did not give up .
Peter man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted fear of man , stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing ba@@ dly at times ; yet , he rema@@ ined loyal to Jesus and Jehovah .
You also pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to make [ man ] a little less than go@@ d@@ like ones , and with glory and s@@ pl@@ end@@ or [ “ hon@@ our , ” King James V@@ er@@ sion ] you then crow@@ ned him . ”
Jesus c@@ learly showed this in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount .
The righteous themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will re@@ side forever upon it . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 28 , 29 .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N travel@@ ing , have you ever used a com@@ pu@@ ter@@ ized ma@@ pp@@ ing system that allow@@ ed you to get an a@@ eri@@ al view of your des@@ t@@ in@@ ation ?
Bro@@ thers appointed as shepher@@ ds lo@@ v@@ ingly minis@@ ter to our spiritual ​ — and at times even physical — ​ needs , en@@ ab@@ ling us to end@@ ure a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction for righteousness ’ s@@ ake .
The w@@ ind was b@@ low@@ ing in the direction of her home , so she r@@ an to the h@@ all to ask for help .
We are ex@@ hor@@ ted to “ speak cons@@ ol@@ ingly to the de@@ pres@@ sed sou@@ ls , support the we@@ ak . ”
Jehovah ​ — Our S@@ ource of S@@ al@@ vation
How is faith involved in keep@@ ing foc@@ used on the pri@@ ze ?
For ne@@ arly a century , his Bible was very po@@ pul@@ ar among I@@ tal@@ i@@ an Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ants and religious dis@@ si@@ d@@ ents .
What encourag@@ ement can older servants of Jehovah draw from the psal@@ ms ?
The apostle Paul once found himself in such a situation .
That att@@ ack will be the sign@@ al for the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of Jehovah’s judg@@ ments against Go@@ g and his hor@@ des .
• How did Jesus set an example in op@@ pos@@ ing Satan ?
14 : 6 , 7 .
5 : 27 , 28 .
These develop@@ ments are de@@ pi@@ cted by the ri@@ de of three hor@@ s@@ em@@ en clo@@ sel@@ y following Jesus Christ . ​ — Re@@ v .
Just as the experienced yet ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous p@@ il@@ o@@ t continu@@ es to f@@ ly sa@@ f@@ ely by first re@@ vie@@ wing a pre@@ f@@ light c@@ he@@ ck@@ l@@ ist , so you will be helped to pers@@ ist in faithful service by re@@ vie@@ wing a spiritual c@@ he@@ ck@@ l@@ ist .
A year after the F@@ lood began , Noah and his family st@@ ep@@ ped out of the ar@@ k on@@ to a cle@@ ans@@ ed earth .
* But Christians know that it is far better to re@@ pa@@ ir and maintain a marriage than to dis@@ sol@@ ve it ha@@ st@@ ily .
How s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully God has desi@@ gn@@ ed the Bible !
“ Pe@@ ople make you feel that the only go@@ al for a gi@@ r@@ l is to get married , ” said De@@ b@@ by when she was in her mi@@ d - 20 ’ s .
Rather , S@@ ar@@ ah worshipp@@ ed the true God , Jehovah .
Th@@ ink about what the Bible says : “ A word spo@@ ken at the right time ​ — how good it is ! ” ​ — Proverbs 15 : 23 .
L@@ ik@@ ely you gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely appreci@@ ate the gift of life you now enjoy and the even more wonderful pro@@ spe@@ ct of living forever on a par@@ adise earth .
Consider also what led up to A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s making the g@@ ol@@ den cal@@ f .
Since then , however , they have come to see the positi@@ ve effect that associ@@ ating with the Witnesses has had on my life .
F@@ al@@ se teach@@ ers are like d@@ ri@@ ed - up wel@@ ls .
The first is that all these real@@ ities are the ca@@ su@@ al pro@@ du@@ ct of a@@ im@@ less ch@@ ance .
Jesus L@@ is@@ ten@@ ed With R@@ es@@ pect
Why do Matthe@@ w@@ ’s and Lu@@ ke@@ ’s acc@@ oun@@ ts about Jesus ’ early life di@@ ff@@ er ?
AL@@ L humans have things that they in@@ her@@ ited .
If you have dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed relati@@ ves , you may need to control your feelings in order to avoid un@@ necess@@ ary cont@@ act with them .
“ And this we will do , ” ex@@ hor@@ ts Paul , “ if God in@@ deed per@@ m@@ its . ” ​ — Hebrews 6 : 1 - 3 .
However , it is gener@@ ally under@@ sto@@ od that the refer@@ ence is to “ the t@@ or@@ r@@ ent v@@ al@@ le@@ y of Egy@@ pt ” ​ — a long ra@@ v@@ ine mar@@ king the sou@@ th@@ w@@ est b@@ oun@@ d@@ ary of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and . ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 34 : 2 , 5 ; Genesis 15 : 18 .
Jehovah is “ the God of truth . ”
However , when she learned about God’s pur@@ pos@@ es , her life became mean@@ ing@@ ful again .
F@@ ur@@ ther , “ they are before the thro@@ ne of God ; and they are rend@@ ering him sac@@ red service day and night in his temple ; and the One se@@ ated on the thro@@ ne will s@@ pre@@ ad his t@@ ent over them . ”
They may com@@ pare life to go@@ ld , which ex@@ ists only in li@@ mit@@ ed am@@ oun@@ ts .
I am to serve as the se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary in our congregation .
For example , know@@ ing the truth about the soul fre@@ es us from any fear that the dead can har@@ m us or that our dead loved ones are suffering .
E@@ ri@@ c : H@@ m@@ m .
“ M@@ ore people are being re@@ ached with the Word of God today . ”
So let us exam@@ ine what the Bible says about man@@ ’s orig@@ in , his present con@@ dition , and his future .
Their new Kingdom H@@ all com@@ for@@ ta@@ bly se@@ ats 1@@ 50 .
“ Even though my Christian parents have taught me since I was small , this book has made me reason for my@@ self about the st@@ ep@@ s I should take in my life .
Job main@@ ta@@ ined his integrity to Jehovah .
The origin@@ al - language word used here imp@@ lies in@@ ten@@ s@@ ity and con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ated effort .
J@@ on@@ ah went out of N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h , buil@@ t a boo@@ th , and s@@ at in its sh@@ a@@ de “ until he would see what would become of the city . ”
We should also cl@@ ing ti@@ gh@@ tly to ‘ our ro@@ ck , ’ Jehovah , as well as to his organization .
What ro@@ le of the holy spirit is high@@ ligh@@ ted by Paul at 1 Corinthians 2 : 10 , and what questions ar@@ ise ?
Tru@@ e , in@@ iti@@ ally you may find such activities difficult .
Because he knew that having a real@@ is@@ tic view of the past is a valu@@ able a@@ id in cop@@ ing with the un@@ pleas@@ ant situ@@ ations of the present .
Such love af@@ fir@@ ms that we have value .
H@@ app@@ y famili@@ es “ will buil@@ d hous@@ es and live in them , and they will pl@@ ant v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds and e@@ at their fru@@ it@@ age . ”
If you feel that you are the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of a mis@@ understanding or an in@@ justice , do not allow res@@ ent@@ ment to d@@ om@@ in@@ ate your thoughts .
“ T@@ e@@ ach@@ er ! ” she jo@@ y@@ fully exc@@ la@@ im@@ s .
How un@@ wise to cho@@ ose a course of dis@@ obedi@@ ence to God !
As peace sto@@ le over him , E@@ no@@ ch clo@@ sed his eyes and d@@ ri@@ f@@ ted into a deep , dre@@ am@@ less s@@ le@@ ep .
I@@ r@@ re@@ medi@@ ab@@ ly ali@@ en@@ ated from the S@@ ource of life , they began a dec@@ l@@ ine into death .
Com@@ pl@@ ying with ‘ the k@@ ingly law of love ’ will help us to keep on serving Jehovah sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der . ​ — James 2 : 8 ; 1 Corinthians 13 : 4 - 8 ; 1 Peter 4 : 8 .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a year , there was a fun@@ c@@ tional Kingdom H@@ all in Fa@@ ir@@ ban@@ ks .
Tru@@ e to its God - given com@@ mis@@ sion , the anointed “ faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” has provided tim@@ ely spiritual food for all who will accept it .
During the 19@@ th and 20@@ th cen@@ tu@@ ries , n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ism began to d@@ om@@ in@@ ate the thinking of most of mankind .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , Samuel and Saul wal@@ ked down to the prophe@@ t’s house , tal@@ king as they went .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of Revelation ​ — I@@ I
“ They do not mis@@ s a sing@@ le meeting , ” says one of the elders in their congregation .
A@@ vo@@ id situ@@ ations that could lead to im@@ mor@@ ality .
We can sing to Jehovah and benefit from regul@@ ar associ@@ ation with his people .
1 : 1 , 2 ; Pro@@ v .
How has this world prom@@ o@@ ted a dist@@ or@@ ted view of marriage and se@@ x ?
The spiritual food that Jehovah provi@@ des is not only tim@@ ely but also ri@@ ch@@ ly satis@@ f@@ ying .
After making their fore@@ ca@@ st@@ s , humans ty@@ pi@@ c@@ ally si@@ t back pas@@ si@@ vely and wa@@ it to see what will ha@@ p@@ pen . ​ — Proverbs 27 : 1 .
Instead of pur@@ su@@ ing per@@ fe@@ c@@ tion@@ ism , how much wis@@ er it is to cultiv@@ ate spiritual dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment and a bal@@ an@@ ced vie@@ w@@ point !
F@@ in@@ ally , God exam@@ ines our life for a most reas@@ sur@@ ing reason .
We do not let this world di@@ str@@ act us from our work .
As an e@@ ye@@ witness , Jesus therefore gives us the great@@ est Scriptural con@@ fir@@ m@@ ation of Noah and the D@@ elu@@ ge .
That book fore@@ tel@@ ls the do@@ om of this ancient religious system . ​ — Revelation 17 : 5 ; 18 : 21 .
These three Israelites share a comm@@ on tra@@ it : pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ousness .
I have spo@@ ken with gra@@ du@@ ates of vari@@ ous the@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal s@@ em@@ in@@ aries over the years and have seen how their the@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal tra@@ ining er@@ o@@ ded their faith in God and in his Word , the Bible .
Se@@ cond , it is in@@ es@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble .
For many years he has inst@@ al@@ led Kingdom H@@ all and As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all s@@ ound syst@@ em@@ s and has wor@@ ked at s@@ ound inst@@ all@@ ation for sum@@ m@@ er conven@@ tions .
The end was soon coming to the old Law covenant between God and n@@ atur@@ al - born Israelites .
“ One ev@@ ening , ” he rec@@ alls , “ I pray@@ ed to Jehovah and asked for his help , even though I had not appro@@ ached God s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely for years . ”
If we show such in@@ iti@@ ative , Jehovah will do the rest .
In 19@@ 50 , Ge@@ or@@ ge and I were invit@@ ed to atten@@ d the 1@@ 6@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad .
A hel@@ me@@ t prote@@ cted the sol@@ di@@ er@@ ’s head and b@@ ra@@ in ​ — the se@@ at of in@@ tel@@ le@@ ct .
Do you know what that means ? — When Timothy was invit@@ ed to serve God , he had the attitude of another one of God’s servants , who said : “ H@@ ere I am ! S@@ end me . ”
Di@@ d these develop@@ ments forever change God’s purpose , or will , for mankind and the earth ?
“ No one called on us or expres@@ sed interest in our spiritual wel@@ f@@ are , ” they said .
Jehovah gives King Solomon the re@@ qu@@ est of his heart ​ — wisdom and knowledge — ​ along with ri@@ ches and honor .
The result of this was that God loo@@ ked down from his heavenly thro@@ ne and saw “ everything he had made and , look !
This is a heal@@ ing re@@ me@@ dy against “ the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the show@@ y displa@@ y of one@@ ’s means of life . ” ​ — 1 John 2 : 15 - 17 .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the apostle Paul had spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally war@@ ned that apost@@ as@@ y would pre@@ ce@@ de the day of Jehovah . ​ — 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 1 - 3 .
Paul com@@ pared that love to the love that Christ shows for the congregation .
“ I felt that through this article Jehovah was demonstr@@ ating his war@@ m@@ th and loving care and provi@@ ding me with comfort . ”
When were Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophe@@ tic words first ful@@ filled , but what situation already ex@@ is@@ ted in his own day ?
By con@@ stan@@ tly ad@@ ju@@ sting ourselves to live in acc@@ ord with such counsel , we will avoid being di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted and we will be able to gro@@ w in our “ love of the Father . ”
The enem@@ ies of Jehovah’s people today will not be able to es@@ cap@@ e God’s ad@@ verse judg@@ ments . ​ — Proverbs 2 : 22 ; Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 .
However , we still need to learn the ans@@ wers to the following questions : How do we know that the anointed were ac@@ tually bre@@ ak@@ ing free from Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at during the years before 1914 ?
P@@ os@@ s@@ ess@@ ing fine tal@@ ents , he stu@@ died at V@@ en@@ ice and Pa@@ du@@ a in I@@ tal@@ y and then travel@@ ed wi@@ d@@ ely in that country and others .
And here I am with you and I will keep you in all the way you are going and I will return you to this gr@@ ound , because I am not going to leave you until I have ac@@ tually done what I have spo@@ ken to you . ” ​ — Genesis 28 : 10 - 15 ; fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
Th@@ r@@ ough Christ , Jehovah provi@@ des “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men . ”
They be@@ ar in mind the apostle Paul’s remin@@ der : “ Bro@@ thers , even though a man takes some false st@@ ep before he is a@@ ware of it , you who have spiritual qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations try to read@@ just such a man in a spirit of mil@@ dness , as you each keep an e@@ ye on yourself , for fear you also may be temp@@ ted . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 1 ; Hebrews 6 : 1 , 9 - 12 .
Tru@@ e worship invol@@ ves know@@ ing Jehovah and serving him faith@@ fully .
We devel@@ op the kind of confidence Jesus had when he said : “ The One who sent me is real , and . . . I know him . ”
The house - to - house ministry can be challeng@@ ing .
Some Christians must end@@ ure tri@@ als rel@@ ated to family life .
Di@@ d you know that the Bible speak@@ s about spi@@ rit@@ ism ?
He refu@@ sed to give in to temp@@ tation and sto@@ od fir@@ m for what he knew to be right .
Jesus pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous events for our time .
David could har@@ dly have found a more f@@ it@@ ting way to descri@@ be how Jehovah lea@@ ds , prote@@ cts , and fe@@ e@@ ds his sheep .
When Jehovah appointed Jo@@ shua to lead the Israelites , He also comman@@ ded Moses to “ encoura@@ ge ” and “ strengthen ” Jo@@ shua .
I@@ I@@ I , 1@@ 6@@ 5@@ 5 - 1@@ 6@@ 5@@ 7
She par@@ took of the for@@ bi@@ d@@ den fru@@ it , believ@@ ing that she would not really die .
• What would you say is wrong with mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring ?
Si@@ x@@ ty - two years have pas@@ sed since we heard our baptism talk on the la@@ wn of the St@@ ac@@ k@@ house re@@ si@@ d@@ ence , and we have sp@@ ent 60 years in the full - time service .
N@@ ever To@@ o L@@ ate to Ser@@ ve God 25
We ur@@ ge you to pray to God to help you respon@@ d to his efforts to draw you to him .
Jehovah’s holy spirit , or ac@@ tive for@@ ce , came upon M@@ ary , and his power ‘ over@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed ’ her , mirac@@ ul@@ ously ca@@ using her to become pre@@ gn@@ ant .
* A saying among the is@@ l@@ and@@ ers is : ‘ If a strong tre@@ m@@ or occ@@ ur@@ s and the se@@ a with@@ dra@@ ws , ru@@ n to the h@@ ill@@ s , for the se@@ a will soon r@@ us@@ h a@@ sh@@ ore . ’
The Christian hope makes a person happy
Is it too much to ex@@ pect humans to keep God’s standards ?
The Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law s@@ ti@@ pul@@ ated : “ In case a man is found l@@ ying down with a woman ow@@ ned by an ow@@ ner , both of them must then die together , the man l@@ ying down with the woman and the woman . So you must clear away what is bad out of Israel . ”
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons are vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of cri@@ me , war , in@@ dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ate viol@@ ence , n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers , or in@@ justice at the hands of people in authority .
You look at the s@@ k@@ y and deci@@ de that it will not ra@@ in today .
Jehovah provi@@ des everything they need .
The t@@ est re@@ v@@ ol@@ ves around the ke@@ y is@@ sue ​ — are we for God’s esta@@ bli@@ shed Kingdom or for Satan’s wicked system of things ?
( Read Romans 14 : 10 - 12 ; 1 Corinthians 13 : 7 . )
The Bible shows that “ the woman ought to have a si@@ gn of authority upon her head because of the angels . ”
The In@@ ter@@ pre@@ ter@@ ’s Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of the Bible states : “ Babyl@@ on [ the Gre@@ at ] em@@ br@@ ac@@ es more than one emp@@ i@@ re or cul@@ ture .
However , for those who can no longer tra@@ v@@ el to the Kingdom H@@ all , the elders could make other arrang@@ ements .
So some may have sur@@ vi@@ ved the f@@ loo@@ d@@ w@@ at@@ ers and put for@@ th lea@@ ves ther@@ e@@ after . ​ — 2 / 15 , page 31 .
When we seek ad@@ vice , then , it is wise to go to knowle@@ d@@ ge@@ able , matu@@ re ones rather than to those who may be inc@@ l@@ ined to tell us what we want to hear .
Mo@@ tiv@@ ated to Gi@@ ve M@@ ore of O@@ ur@@ selves
Si@@ er@@ r@@ a Le@@ one , 198@@ 2
Jehovah’s Go@@ o@@ dness Is Ex@@ t@@ ol@@ led
In the letter , they said that the Bible tel@@ ls us that we must not k@@ ill , so anyone who is dedic@@ ated to God and who will@@ ingly dis@@ obe@@ ys him will lo@@ se his fav@@ or and be destro@@ yed .
Just what means he will use to destro@@ y Satan’s system , we do not know .
L@@ ije , now a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er , com@@ ments : “ Mo@@ st people had no work .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing our “ min@@ ds on main@@ tain@@ ing fine works ” is “ fine and bene@@ fi@@ cial ” because it helps us to be fru@@ it@@ ful in God’s service and keep@@ s us se@@ par@@ ate from the wicked world .
The inter@@ ac@@ tive por@@ tions of the book are desi@@ gn@@ ed to draw out your child and eli@@ c@@ it ei@@ ther a written or a men@@ tal respon@@ se .
Thus , the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in cro@@ s@@ sed the l@@ ine when it or@@ der@@ ed the apostles to sto@@ p preaching .
Many Christian you@@ ths have asked for help in deal@@ ing with the challeng@@ es they face in school and el@@ se@@ where .
The One Who Di@@ d the Wor@@ ks
Is the En@@ d Ne@@ ar ?
Revelation 2 : 1 – 3 : 22 is also discus@@ sed in chap@@ ters 7 through 13 of the book Revelation ​ — I@@ ts G@@ r@@ and C@@ li@@ ma@@ x At H@@ and ! , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Our in@@ born sense of right and wrong dem@@ ands that an in@@ justice be cor@@ rec@@ ted .
Today , no@@ ne of our brothers can per@@ form mirac@@ les and he@@ al us .
How Joseph must have su@@ ffered to be so mis@@ tre@@ ated ​ — when he had done nothing to deser@@ ve it !
Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard practic@@ al wisdom and thinking ability , and they will prove to be life to your soul and char@@ m to your thro@@ at . ” ​ — Proverbs 3 : 19 - 22 .
How is Davi@@ d’s case both a comfort and a war@@ ning for us ?
Mu@@ r@@ der@@ ers remain un@@ de@@ te@@ cted or go un@@ p@@ uni@@ shed . All such examples of the per@@ ver@@ sion of justice can pro@@ vo@@ ke anger and dis@@ tur@@ b our peace of mind .
He foc@@ used par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly on the cen@@ tr@@ al ro@@ le Jesus Christ should pla@@ y .
De@@ ath and life are in its power .
As you refle@@ ct on those words , ask yourself : ‘ Do I bl@@ end in with the world , or do I stand out as different ?
So that tel@@ ls us that this prophecy is not only about Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar .
How do att@@ ac@@ ks car@@ ri@@ ed out by a “ young li@@ on ” and a “ co@@ br@@ a ” di@@ ff@@ er , and how do we re@@ act to them ?
God’s Word as@@ sures us : “ An@@ y we@@ ap@@ on wh@@ atever that will be form@@ ed against you will have no succ@@ ess , and any t@@ ong@@ ue at all that will ris@@ e up against you in the judgment you will con@@ dem@@ n . ”
John baptized rep@@ ent@@ ant Israelites with water
Yes , ‘ knowledge can become pleas@@ ant to our soul . ’ ​ — Pro@@ v .
artic@@ les that especially imp@@ ressed you ?
“ H@@ id@@ den P@@ u@@ bli@@ c He@@ al@@ th Ha@@ z@@ ard ” ( In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t por@@ n ) , 4 / 15
Why has Jesus had to be pati@@ ent for a long time ?
( Read Acts 4 : 31 . )
where ?
We will if we wis@@ ely apply the less@@ on we learn from Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the pro@@ di@@ g@@ al son .
If we follow him , he will help us to gain in@@ ner peace , which inclu@@ des a confid@@ ent expe@@ ct@@ ation of see@@ ing in the future to@@ tal peace ​ — which will mean the ab@@ s@@ ence of viol@@ ence , war , and cri@@ me .
How can we benefit from the illustr@@ ation of the dra@@ g@@ ne@@ t ?
What ca@@ used the Israelites to re@@ ject Jehovah’s guid@@ ance in Samu@@ el@@ ’s day ?
The ancient prophet Isaiah descri@@ bed God as “ the One who form@@ ed the earth , its M@@ ak@@ er who fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed it , who did not cre@@ ate it simply for nothing , but form@@ ed it to be in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted . ”
As a full - time minis@@ ter in the Bible educ@@ ation work of Jehovah’s Witnesses , I foc@@ us on teaching others preci@@ ous Bible tru@@ ths in@@ stead of foc@@ using on my disa@@ bility .
2 : 25 .
“ You Will Be O@@ b@@ je@@ cts of H@@ at@@ red ”
L@@ ater , however , the man ag@@ re@@ ed to inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ate the Bible , ass@@ is@@ ted by one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
There was a need for full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers in a re@@ mo@@ te are@@ a in e@@ ast@@ er@@ n Ger@@ many .
During his earthly ministry , Jesus ful@@ filled this prophecy in a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble way .
Your answer could be reve@@ al@@ ing , for that is how one refer@@ ence work de@@ fin@@ es the word “ su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ on . ”
For 7@@ 1 years , we cri@@ ed together during sa@@ d times and rejo@@ ic@@ ed together when blessings came our way .
The ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine ad@@ ds that one ev@@ olu@@ tion@@ ary l@@ ing@@ u@@ ist arri@@ ves at his conclu@@ sions by “ ma@@ them@@ ati@@ c@@ ally inform@@ ed gu@@ ess@@ work . ”
Instead , they sta@@ yed in their assignment until their work was done , perhaps at the time of the F@@ lood , over 1@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 years later !
The Bible can help you to view prayer , not as a feel - good ther@@ ap@@ y , but as a preci@@ ous means to draw close to God .
What can we do to keep our thinking st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght ?
Jeho@@ as@@ h ․ ․ ․ ․ ․ ․
We will never be in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated if we trust in Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es .
Se@@ e@@ king ass@@ ist@@ ance is ess@@ enti@@ al if the s@@ ource of any im@@ moral desi@@ res is the un@@ clean ha@@ bi@@ t of vie@@ wing por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
Per@@ haps you have seen for yourself the influ@@ ence of religion on the lives of people .
As Christians , in what ways can we avoid a@@ bu@@ sing our fre@@ e@@ dom ?
E@@ ach of us can ask himself : ‘ How about my de@@ e@@ ds ?
We feel true satis@@ fac@@ tion if we use our bri@@ ef time in this system of things to do good and to ple@@ ase Jehovah .
That is how my wife and I have been able to support ourselves until now , without having to dis@@ continue the pioneer service .
The In@@ f@@ an@@ cy Go@@ spe@@ l of Tho@@ ma@@ s descri@@ bes young Jesus as a mean - spi@@ r@@ ited child who deli@@ ber@@ ately ca@@ used another chil@@ d’s death .
The fact that money it@@ self is not con@@ dem@@ ned in the Scriptures should not b@@ lun@@ t Paul’s war@@ ning .
Th@@ r@@ ough the Bible , what light does Jehovah provide ?
El@@ se@@ where in his psal@@ ms , David ref@@ ers to enem@@ y men and nations and s@@ ings : “ You , O Jehovah God of ar@@ mi@@ es , are the God of Israel .
For example , Ri@@ ch@@ er and Na@@ th@@ ali@@ e arrang@@ ed their af@@ fai@@ r@@ s to move to Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a , To@@ d@@ d and Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le to D@@ om@@ in@@ i@@ can Re@@ public , and David and M@@ on@@ i@@ que to a country in A@@ sia to s@@ pre@@ ad the good news of God’s Kingdom .
F@@ o@@ re@@ ign@@ ers will ac@@ tually buil@@ d your w@@ alls , and their own k@@ ings will minis@@ ter to you . ”
How can I use the less@@ on I learned from this illustr@@ ation ?
Their influ@@ ence can dam@@ pen our ze@@ al and cause our love for Jehovah to co@@ ol off .
It Is “ God Who M@@ ak@@ es It G@@ ro@@ w ” !
After consider@@ ing the da@@ y’s text , we pre@@ pare a few par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s in one of the public@@ ations sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ed for congregation study during the we@@ ek . ”
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 1 , 2 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 8 - 16
A school system some@@ times pro@@ ves to be l@@ ac@@ king in educ@@ ational pro@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y because of over@@ crow@@ ding , po@@ or fun@@ ding , or perhaps an un@@ happy , under@@ pa@@ id teaching st@@ af@@ f .
The Kingdom has already been esta@@ bli@@ shed in heaven and will sh@@ ort@@ ly take the necess@@ ary action to af@@ fect every af@@ fa@@ ir on the earth . ​ — Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 ; Revelation 11 : 15 .
What out@@ standing advan@@ c@@ ement have Z@@ i@@ on@@ ’s children experienced ?
This com@@ mis@@ sion was is@@ su@@ ed by Jesus Christ following his death and resurrection , when he received all authority in heaven and on earth .
Jesus ’ con@@ vers@@ ation with a Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an woman gives us in@@ sight into the matter .
Lu@@ ke@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l and Acts of A@@ post@@ les are ad@@ d@@ ressed to The@@ op@@ h@@ il@@ us , indic@@ ating that Luke com@@ p@@ iled both .
What develop@@ ments are yet in st@@ ore for the preaching work ?
They did so much for us , and I am gr@@ ate@@ ful to be able to care for them now . ”
Pe@@ ople are coun@@ ting on you .
After cro@@ s@@ sing the J@@ or@@ d@@ an , the Israelites cam@@ p at G@@ il@@ g@@ al , near Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o .
What blessings did the prophet Isaiah fore@@ tell for those who sub@@ mit to the el@@ der arrang@@ ement ?
However , the teaching of re@@ inc@@ ar@@ nation was so em@@ be@@ d@@ ded in her mind that she pro@@ t@@ ested when her son wrote her about the con@@ dition of the dead .
We should look for ways to ass@@ ist others to “ go on wal@@ king in the truth . ”
The world is a@@ wa@@ s@@ h with war , ac@@ ts of ter@@ ro@@ r , suffering , cri@@ me , and di@@ se@@ ase ​ — ev@@ il@@ s that may soon af@@ fect us direc@@ tly if they have not already .
A friend who is seri@@ ously ill may need you now more than ever .
AL@@ M@@ O@@ S@@ T ever@@ yone lik@@ es to be pra@@ ised .
Those Who L@@ isten to the S@@ la@@ ve Are B@@ less@@ ed
He will help all of God’s friends to benefit fully from the “ f@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of w@@ at@@ ers of life ” ​ — spiritually , physi@@ c@@ ally , men@@ t@@ ally , and emo@@ tion@@ ally .
For instance , su@@ p@@ pose M@@ an@@ f@@ red had been asked the same questions by an ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tive of another compan@@ y .
Be@@ fore long , we had a young son to care for .
E@@ v@@ ents co@@ vered in the Bible are not m@@ ere my@@ ths .
The prophet Isaiah ur@@ ged sin@@ n@@ ers in his day to call to Jehovah , “ for he will for@@ give in a large way . ”
S@@ cho@@ l@@ ars d@@ ate the fin@@ al writ@@ ing of H@@ er@@ ma@@ s ’ S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d between 1@@ 40 and 1@@ 5@@ 5 C.E .
What , then , is that purpose ?
With t@@ act and determin@@ ation , D@@ or@@ o@@ ta turned a r@@ out@@ ine vis@@ it to the do@@ ct@@ or@@ ’s of@@ fice into a fine witness . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 15 .
( b ) What do these ver@@ ses reve@@ al about Jehovah and his Son ?
For you are a mis@@ t appe@@ aring for a little while and then disa@@ p@@ pe@@ aring . ” ​ — James 4 : 13 , 14 .
E@@ u@@ o@@ dia and S@@ y@@ nt@@ y@@ c@@ he , wrote Paul , had “ stri@@ ven side by side with [ him ] in the good news . ”
It was a dem@@ an@@ ding t@@ est of strength and end@@ ur@@ ance .
Let us exam@@ ine what he has to say .
I know what it feel@@ s like to want to do something des@@ per@@ ately that you just cannot do .
‘ Why move to preach in an Eng@@ l@@ ish - language ter@@ rit@@ ory ? Eng@@ l@@ ish - speaking people there will not be inter@@ ested in the truth ! ’
In fact , they have to be learned .
In a sense , they are like those in the first century whom Paul descri@@ bed as having “ no hope ” and being “ without God in the world . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
This pro@@ found a@@ we and deep respect for Jehovah st@@ em@@ s from taking in knowledge of him , lear@@ ning about his in@@ fin@@ ite ho@@ l@@ iness , glory , power , justice , wisdom , and love .
This is especially c@@ ru@@ cial when your child be@@ comes an a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent .
He explained that true happiness invol@@ ves know@@ ing Jehovah and understanding his et@@ er@@ n@@ al purpose as well as see@@ ing the fulfill@@ ment of Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es .
One blessing is the number of vis@@ it@@ ors we receive here in L@@ ond@@ on .
For our worship to be accep@@ table to God , s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity is not only desi@@ ra@@ ble but also ess@@ enti@@ al .
After a long da@@ y’s work , we may simply be ti@@ red .
Although there were just a few Witness famili@@ es here when we arri@@ ved from Si@@ b@@ eri@@ a in 19@@ 6@@ 8 , there are now si@@ x congregations in D@@ z@@ h@@ an@@ ko@@ y .
S@@ um@@ mar@@ iz@@ ing 23 years of war@@ n@@ ings to the people of Israel and Juda@@ h must have made their apost@@ as@@ y and re@@ je@@ ction of Jehovah very evid@@ ent .
As I medit@@ ated on those ver@@ ses and pray@@ ed for Jehovah’s help , I was gra@@ du@@ ally able to bring my temp@@ er under control .
Th@@ ough sa@@ dd@@ ened by a wrong course , the reg@@ re@@ t we feel can help us to ‘ be on our gu@@ ard that we do not turn again to what is h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful . ’
I got a h@@ ambu@@ r@@ g@@ er , which was a real lu@@ x@@ ur@@ y for me in those days .
With all this activ@@ ity , they show little concer@@ n for their spiritual needs .
At 2 John 7 , the same apostle and p@@ en@@ man of the first letter wrote : “ Many dec@@ ei@@ v@@ ers have g@@ one for@@ th into the world , pers@@ ons not con@@ f@@ ess@@ ing Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh .
A Christian wife and mother displa@@ ys beau@@ ti@@ ful spiritual qualities when fulfill@@ ing her God - given responsi@@ bil@@ ities
He will rest@@ ore the earth@@ ’s e@@ c@@ olo@@ gy to perfect bal@@ ance .
He can provide what we need in ways that we might not ex@@ pect , perhaps through a fellow worshipp@@ er who comes to our a@@ id or off@@ ers us work .
S@@ ever@@ al months ear@@ li@@ er , Jesus had asked a similar question .
P@@ re@@ par@@ ation and b@@ ol@@ dness are needed to follow up on all interest prom@@ p@@ tly .
During those months , Pa@@ olo often wor@@ ked up to 16 h@@ our@@ s a day without st@@ op@@ p@@ ing .
The words “ by means of your se@@ ed ” were a clear indic@@ ation that the Se@@ ed would come as a human , a des@@ c@@ end@@ ant of Abraham .
But as an inv@@ isi@@ ble spirit in heaven , how would Jesus lead God’s people on earth ?
T@@ w@@ o h@@ un@@ d@@ red and se@@ v@@ ent@@ y were ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted as consci@@ enti@@ ous ob@@ je@@ ct@@ ors .
They are also encoura@@ ged to be consider@@ ate of their wi@@ fe@@ ’s emo@@ tional needs .
We must look in@@ ten@@ tly at Jesus Christ .
W@@ E H@@ I@@ G@@ H@@ L@@ Y value the Bible because we know it is God’s own Bo@@ ok .
What instru@@ ction did Jesus give his disciples , and how did people re@@ act to the Kingdom message ?
Mar@@ t@@ in needed respect .
Di@@ v@@ in@@ ely cons@@ titu@@ ted authority is also a fac@@ t@@ or within the Christian congregation .
When he succ@@ e@@ e@@ ds , I com@@ men@@ d him .
Still , Jesus or@@ der@@ ed that the st@@ one se@@ al@@ ing the t@@ om@@ b@@ ’s en@@ tr@@ ance be taken away .
10 : 11 . What examples prove that it is possible for imper@@ fect humans to use their free will in a way that hon@@ ors God ?
One person who was not a Witness re@@ mar@@ ked : “ That is a str@@ ange religion .
It is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy that Abraham did not during his li@@ fe@@ time receive the in@@ her@@ it@@ ance of the land promised to him .
We had often heard of this city , as it was the mission@@ ary assignment of my sister C@@ ar@@ m@@ ela and her husband , M@@ er@@ l@@ in H@@ ar@@ t@@ z@@ l@@ er .
What B@@ less@@ ings R@@ es@@ ul@@ t ?
Fir@@ st , Jesus stated that this preaching work would take his disciples “ to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ”
O@@ u@@ t of loy@@ al@@ ty to a dec@@ eas@@ ed mate , some refu@@ se to let go of the past .
The book of E@@ z@@ r@@ a provi@@ des some hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
S@@ al@@ v@@ at@@ ore F@@ isi@@ ch@@ el@@ la , a Ca@@ tho@@ lic ar@@ ch@@ bi@@ sh@@ op , said of members of his own ch@@ urch : “ Lo@@ o@@ king at us pro@@ ba@@ bly no one would recogn@@ ise we are Christians today because our st@@ y@@ le of life is the same as n@@ on - believers . ”
( b ) What is the ess@@ ence of integrity in the Scriptural sense ?
Me@@ dit@@ ation is a vital part of Bible study
P@@ s 7@@ 2 V@@ er@@ se 16 promises : “ There will come to be pl@@ ent@@ y of gra@@ in on the earth ; on the to@@ p of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s there will be an over@@ f@@ low . ”
And as a war@@ ri@@ or - king , this psalmist van@@ qui@@ shed many enem@@ ies .
E@@ very first day of the we@@ ek let each of you at his own house set something asi@@ de in st@@ ore as he may be pro@@ s@@ per@@ ing , so that when I arri@@ ve col@@ le@@ ctions will not take place then .
For one thing , he is an appreci@@ ative God .
Why did Peter ur@@ ge his brothers to show ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality ?
L@@ ater those same crow@@ ds wanted to k@@ ill Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s .
In Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s day , a group of L@@ ev@@ ites rec@@ al@@ led with sh@@ ame what occ@@ ur@@ red after the Israelites took pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
You may find it hard to understand some of what God has done , or you might be pu@@ z@@ z@@ led by what he has allow@@ ed to ha@@ p@@ pen .
Indeed , this Un@@ ity of B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n , or the C@@ ze@@ ch B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n , as this commun@@ ity of believers came to be called , sear@@ ched for the ‘ cr@@ am@@ ped ro@@ ad le@@ ading to life . ’
Why are Jehovah’s Witnesses , like those early Christians , so ze@@ al@@ ous ?
R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness as an ad@@ or@@ n@@ ment of old age is also emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed in the Bible book of Proverbs .
So are those whom we might help through our preaching and teaching work .
Many were ready to st@@ one us .
The first - century Christian T@@ y@@ c@@ hi@@ c@@ us was a tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy man and a “ faithful minis@@ ter . ”
We may be ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with many of their out@@ standing de@@ e@@ ds , but what about the faith they displa@@ yed from day to day , perhaps thr@@ ough@@ out a long life ?
We will now foc@@ us on three principles that we as ste@@ war@@ ds need to consider .
I app@@ lied the su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions he gave me , and I benef@@ ited . ”
She invit@@ ed us into her home , and a Bible study was started . ”
In fact , the cal@@ end@@ ar used in most par@@ ts of the world is based on the year he is thought to have been born .
It was not eas@@ y , but medit@@ ation and prayer gra@@ du@@ ally helped me to k@@ ic@@ k my bad ha@@ bi@@ ts .
Jesus likely knew that they were thinking about the temple building , “ but he was tal@@ king about the temple of his body . ”
8 : 6 ; 9 : 15 .
As fore@@ told , the nation of E@@ dom , with a govern@@ ment and people in a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c re@@ gi@@ on of the earth , became ex@@ t@@ in@@ ct .
There are de@@ pres@@ sed sou@@ ls among Christians today too .
What invit@@ ation did Jesus ex@@ ten@@ d to some men , and what was reve@@ aled by their re@@ actions ?
What questions will be consider@@ ed in the next study article ?
How can you find time to look after your health ?
“ When you hold a preci@@ ous and deli@@ c@@ ate va@@ se , you must not gr@@ as@@ p it too fir@@ m@@ ly , or it may cr@@ ack .
E@@ arly on , Solomon no@@ tic@@ ed this tend@@ enc@@ y in others .
How ref@@ re@@ shing it is to be with fellow believers who are inter@@ ested in our personal wel@@ f@@ are and who help us stay on an integrity - keep@@ ing course ! ​ — Hebrews 10 : 24 , 25 .
It is what Jehovah has promised .
A@@ S DI@@ S@@ C@@ U@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ D in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , the Devil cont@@ ends that Jehovah exerc@@ ises his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y in an un@@ wor@@ thy way and that mankind would be better off rul@@ ing themselves .
Fir@@ st , we will devel@@ op greater mo@@ des@@ ty and re@@ ver@@ ence for Jehovah by appreci@@ ati@@ vely refle@@ cting on his va@@ st@@ ly su@@ peri@@ or qualities and position .
( Com@@ pare Luke 24 : 32 . )
He was willing to serve Jehovah wh@@ er@@ ever and however God direc@@ ted so that his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing could receive their in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
Jesus , by contr@@ ast , provided the perfect mo@@ de@@ l of sub@@ mis@@ sion to his He@@ ad .
P@@ ut@@ ting the daugh@@ ters of Jerusalem under o@@ ath , she said : “ Do not try to a@@ wak@@ en or ar@@ ouse love in me until it feel@@ s inc@@ l@@ ined . ”
4 - 6 .
That sum@@ m@@ er we travel@@ ed together to the mem@@ or@@ able inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion held in C@@ le@@ vel@@ and , O@@ hi@@ o , Au@@ gu@@ st 4 - 11 .
Un@@ deter@@ red , I expres@@ sed my fir@@ m desire to star@@ t preaching .
When it loo@@ ked as if La@@ z@@ ar@@ us was bey@@ ond their help , Mar@@ th@@ a and M@@ ary sent a message to Jesus . He was preaching some two days ’ j@@ our@@ ne@@ y away .
C@@ ould it be that a l@@ ack of mo@@ tiv@@ ation is pre@@ ven@@ ting a baptized man from re@@ aching out ? What can help a brother who l@@ ac@@ ks the desire to serve ?
There he tel@@ ls Peter : “ If it is my will for [ John ] to remain until I come , of what concer@@ n is that to you ? ”
Can a person who does nothing for God be good ?
In ad@@ dition , Jehovah lo@@ ves us and always wants what is best for us .
We all have someone who can help us , someone who wants to help us ​ — God himself .
As a result , our first parents jo@@ ined Satan in challeng@@ ing Jehovah’s righ@@ t@@ ful authority and became sin@@ n@@ ers in His sight .
By now , there was a congregation .
F@@ ran@@ k@@ ly , many who want to ad@@ here to the Bible recogn@@ ize that some cu@@ st@@ om@@ s are nothing but A@@ z@@ te@@ c r@@ ites .
They want to know the truth about our Creator and desire to learn what the Bible says about the meaning of life .
I soon learned that the Bible tel@@ ls us why God has per@@ mit@@ ted suffering .
Acc@@ ording to the The@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent , the origin@@ al Greek word transl@@ ated “ men@@ tal - regul@@ ating ” at Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 4 ref@@ ers to a pro@@ c@@ ess that “ se@@ ek@@ s to cor@@ rec@@ t the mind , to put right what is wrong , to imp@@ ro@@ ve the spiritual attitude . ”
For example , the place a brother occ@@ u@@ pi@@ es in the congregation di@@ ff@@ ers in some res@@ pe@@ cts from that of a sister .
Thus , if we want to me@@ asure how we f@@ are in show@@ ing gen@@ u@@ ine honor , we do well to ask ourselves , ‘ How do I tre@@ at those who have no prom@@ in@@ ent , or respon@@ sible , position in the congregation ? ’
Not long ther@@ e@@ after , I received emp@@ loy@@ ment at En@@ te@@ b@@ be In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational A@@ ir@@ por@@ t , in U@@ g@@ anda , where we would stay for four years and se@@ ven months .
She could now move on to the jo@@ b she had always wanted .
C@@ learly , true Christians should never seek responsi@@ bility in order to satis@@ fy personal ambi@@ tion or to gain prom@@ in@@ ence , power , and control over others .
Who kno@@ ws what good you can do for young friends by tal@@ king with them about the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c go@@ als ?
To answer , consider an illustr@@ ation .
She ba@@ r@@ ra@@ ged them with questions about the c@@ ele@@ br@@ ating of ho@@ li@@ days and listen@@ ed clo@@ sel@@ y as they reas@@ oned with her from the Scriptures .
Today , in his 8@@ 0 ’ s , W@@ im is still a ze@@ al@@ ous Witness .
To w@@ in the stru@@ gg@@ le and to have God’s fav@@ or , we need to take advan@@ ta@@ ge of the many pro@@ v@@ isions from God . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 12 ; Romans 7 : 21 - 25 .
They are often sh@@ own to be in attend@@ ance upon him . ​ — Genesis 3 : 24 ; E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 9 : 3 ; 11 : 22 .
As they become con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of what they learn , they will inc@@ reas@@ ingly be able to de@@ f@@ end their beli@@ ef@@ s before others , including scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es .
His people around the world are worshipp@@ ing him in the way that he wants .
W@@ ould it not be fo@@ ol@@ ish and sh@@ ort@@ si@@ gh@@ ted for us to be influ@@ enced enti@@ r@@ ely by public op@@ in@@ ion ?
But even the most ba@@ sel@@ ess ide@@ as can exer@@ t power over those we@@ ak in faith .
C@@ learly , we could eas@@ ily be dec@@ ei@@ ved by our emo@@ tions if we allow them to pre@@ va@@ il when we are making important decisions .
You can learn more about Bible teachings by cont@@ ac@@ ting Jehovah’s Witnesses in your are@@ a or by writ@@ ing to the publi@@ sh@@ ers of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
He was see@@ king his own prof@@ it , but no matter how La@@ ba@@ n mo@@ di@@ fied the contr@@ act , Jehovah saw to it that Jac@@ o@@ b always pro@@ s@@ per@@ ed .
W@@ ell , if Satan does not ex@@ ist , those who accept him as real are mis@@ led .
Mari@@ a tre@@ ated us as her own daugh@@ ters .
How did the disciples re@@ act to Jesus ’ cle@@ ans@@ ing of the temple , and why did Jesus act that way ?
Then we asked : “ What about the Tr@@ in@@ ity ?
A@@ n exc@@ use may be a v@@ al@@ id ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation for a fa@@ il@@ ing and may cons@@ titu@@ te a gen@@ u@@ ine a@@ po@@ lo@@ gy that provi@@ des gr@@ oun@@ ds for l@@ en@@ i@@ enc@@ y or for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
Many more questions were asked and ans@@ wer@@ ed .
( b ) What will we discus@@ s in this article and in the next ?
Hence , when we share in this work , we ac@@ tually share in the fulfill@@ ment of Bible prophecy .
Juda@@ h’s sal@@ vation came , not by He@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ ah’s st@@ op@@ p@@ ing up the f@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of w@@ at@@ ers of the city nor by his building up its w@@ alls , but by divine inter@@ ven@@ tion .
Instead of being the one who was set@@ ting an example for others in the ministry , I felt that I was the one being held by the hand .
Paul’s counsel was to “ put off every we@@ i@@ ght . ”
But since I wor@@ ked 7@@ 2 h@@ our@@ s each we@@ ek in a ho@@ te@@ l re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ant , I first had to make some chang@@ es .
Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ation V@@ it@@ al
As a result , there were very few co@@ pi@@ es of the Bible , and those were very ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive .
However , the wisdom of following Bible principles was soon bor@@ ne out when one of the gi@@ r@@ ls became pre@@ gn@@ ant and had an ab@@ or@@ tion .
It is through the col@@ le@@ ctive body of anointed , “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” that the other sheep have had op@@ ened to them an understanding of the preci@@ ous promises con@@ ta@@ ined in God’s Word .
How did Jesus fulf@@ ill prophe@@ ci@@ es regarding the qu@@ ality of his teaching ?
T@@ w@@ o of them were fi@@ shing at the time , and the other two were bus@@ y men@@ ding their ne@@ ts .
This occ@@ ur@@ red when he pre@@ ached to the Rom@@ an cen@@ tu@@ ri@@ on Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us and his relati@@ ves and friends .
How can you pos@@ si@@ bly leave Jerusalem with so many tro@@ op@@ s sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding it ?
Some had “ the cu@@ sto@@ m ” of mis@@ sing Christian meetings at a time when this cal@@ am@@ it@@ ous “ day [ was ] dra@@ wing near . ”
Ha@@ un@@ ting i@@ ma@@ ges of ter@@ ri@@ ble mas@@ sac@@ res , des@@ per@@ ate refu@@ ge@@ es , destro@@ yed ho@@ m@@ es , and angu@@ i@@ shed or@@ ph@@ ans come to mind .
The disci@@ ple James s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ates our thinking about this .
R@@ idi@@ cu@@ le from scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es and ver@@ ba@@ l att@@ ac@@ ks by op@@ pos@@ ers can thus leg@@ iti@@ mat@@ ely be called persecu@@ tion .
We can be confid@@ ent that he will come to our ass@@ ist@@ ance and will help us to pur@@ sue a course that will lead to everlasting life . ​ — Psalm 40 : 11 - 13 .
H@@ u@@ ge home mor@@ t@@ g@@ ages , l@@ ing@@ ering stud@@ ent lo@@ ans , ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive ca@@ r pa@@ y@@ ments , even ex@@ tra@@ va@@ g@@ ant we@@ d@@ ding@@ s can result in great fin@@ an@@ cial pres@@ sure .
I mem@@ or@@ ize pres@@ ent@@ ations and Bible s@@ crip@@ tures . ” ​ — Jer@@ z@@ y , vis@@ u@@ ally imp@@ a@@ i@@ red .
N@@ ex@@ t , we read of Eli@@ h@@ u , who had also come to vis@@ it Job .
This was what Jesus ob@@ served when w@@ atch@@ ing people d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ing their gi@@ f@@ ts into the tre@@ a@@ sur@@ y ch@@ ests at the temple .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , until holy spirit was p@@ our@@ ed out on them at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , Christ’s followers did not com@@ pre@@ h@@ end that God’s Kingdom was to be esta@@ bli@@ shed in heaven . ​ — Acts 1 : 6 - 8 .
Let no self - appointed prophe@@ t@@ ess seek to man@@ ip@@ ul@@ ate others in the present - day Christian congregation !
For this is the whole ob@@ lig@@ ation of man . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
For good reason , the wise man Solomon ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed : “ M@@ ore than all el@@ se that is to be gu@@ ar@@ ded , sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard your heart , for out of it are the s@@ our@@ ces of life . ”
Is it any won@@ der that Jesus was in@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with cre@@ ation ?
Jehovah will then ang@@ r@@ ily th@@ res@@ h his enem@@ ies , p@@ oun@@ ding them under@@ fo@@ o@@ t like gra@@ in on a th@@ re@@ shing flo@@ or .
And why can we be certain that Jehovah is more than willing to give us the strength needed in times of tri@@ al ?
No@@ te , too , that it was not for each Israel@@ ite to deter@@ mine when to star@@ t mo@@ ving .
Ho@@ se@@ a obe@@ ys and has a son by G@@ om@@ er .
In the Un@@ ited St@@ ates al@@ one , ten@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds die and h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds are in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed every year in al@@ co@@ ho@@ l - rel@@ ated tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents .
As mentioned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al go@@ al that you can set is to prove to yourself that what is said in the Bible is true .
Sam@@ ari@@ a shall become “ a he@@ a@@ p of ru@@ ins of the field . ”
The world has nothing that can righ@@ tly be com@@ pared with our spiritual par@@ adise .
As told by Y@@ v@@ on@@ ne Q@@ u@@ arri@@ e
L@@ E@@ A@@ D@@ E@@ R@@ SHI@@ P is a ba@@ si@@ c need of mankind , but not just any lead@@ er will do .
The high@@ way soon re@@ ached the ancient city of Le@@ dr@@ a .
S@@ ur@@ ely divine fav@@ or rest@@ s upon those who speak the truth . ​ — John 9 : 35 - 37 .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From Acts , 5 / 15
In@@ cre@@ di@@ bly , he said : “ Of what benefit to me is a bir@@ th@@ right ? ”
S@@ ta@@ ying ac@@ tive helps Christians to stay a@@ wa@@ ke
7 : 4 , 9 ; 21 : 1 - 4 .
Such marri@@ ages are n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed , not by just a few great de@@ e@@ ds , as por@@ tra@@ yed in the me@@ dia , but by coun@@ t@@ less s@@ mal@@ l@@ er ac@@ ts ​ — a hu@@ g , a kind re@@ mar@@ k , a though@@ t@@ ful g@@ es@@ ture , a tel@@ ling sm@@ ile , or a s@@ inc@@ ere “ how was your day ? ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , we are com@@ for@@ ted by the hope of the resurrection .
However , the Israelites fai@@ l to dis@@ pos@@ s@@ ess the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the land .
How can a ho@@ st show that his is a living faith when it comes to con@@ vers@@ ation or other activities ?
What moved them to want to serve at Bethel ?
It is good to be@@ ar in mind the apostle Paul’s words : “ E@@ ach of us will rend@@ er an account for himself to God . ”
Even though a law for@@ bi@@ d@@ ding ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y had not yet been given to the Israelites , Joseph per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved God’s view of the matter .
When I refu@@ sed , I was ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from school .
Do@@ ing so helps them to b@@ ond with the local brothers and to ad@@ just to a different cul@@ ture .
“ Why , you@@ ’@@ re still one of Jehovah’s Witnesses ! ”
What should be the pri@@ m@@ ary foc@@ us of our medit@@ ation , and why ?
Ho@@ ly spirit was in evidence upon Jesus ’ first - century disciples , en@@ ab@@ ling them to preach with ze@@ al and emp@@ ow@@ ering them to per@@ form powerful works .
Me@@ an@@ while , a Christian “ Israel of God ” had been born , and this now served as God’s witness to the nations .
“ All ages are present , as well as sing@@ le parents , ” he rel@@ ates .
At times , a bri@@ be may provide a conven@@ i@@ ent means of avo@@ i@@ ding p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment .
And we than@@ k all the rest of you for your contribu@@ tions to the Kingdom H@@ all F@@ un@@ d that makes this work possible . ”
• What is the first requi@@ re@@ ment for a sacrifice to be accep@@ table , and what meaning does that have for us ?
To them , the bur@@ ning of inc@@ en@@ se was very much a part of their worship .
Are all of these on the p@@ ath to true spiritu@@ ality ?
Th@@ ough not all ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists ag@@ ree , many consider it to be a scho@@ ol@@ bo@@ y’s exerc@@ ise set in verse .
Jesus as@@ sur@@ ed us that happiness would result , saying : “ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ” ​ — Acts 20 : 35 .
F@@ am@@ ily p@@ lo@@ ts pro@@ du@@ ce ro@@ o@@ t cro@@ ps and ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les .
To illustr@@ ate , it is es@@ tim@@ ated that in some war - ra@@ va@@ ged coun@@ tri@@ es , 35 per@@ c@@ ent more land could be cultiv@@ ated if the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants did not have to wor@@ ry about the pres@@ ence of land min@@ es .
In con@@ vers@@ ations with fellow believers , we use words that buil@@ d up rather than te@@ ar down .
When we no@@ tice a good qu@@ ality in another Christian , do we expres@@ s how much we value that fine tra@@ it ?
At H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 2 : 6 , we read : “ This is what Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es has said , ‘ Yet once ​ — it is a little while — ​ and I am ro@@ c@@ king the heavens and the earth and the se@@ a and the d@@ ry gr@@ ound . ’ ”
He said : “ I have seen the a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction of my people who are in Egy@@ pt , and I have heard their out@@ c@@ ry . . . I well know the pa@@ ins they su@@ ff@@ er . ”
Chris@@ t@@ like love is a pro@@ du@@ ct of God’s holy spirit .
M@@ ike was sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ently sen@@ ten@@ ced to a sh@@ ort ter@@ m in j@@ a@@ il , while A@@ le@@ x was sent to a la@@ b@@ or cam@@ p in O@@ nt@@ ari@@ o .
D@@ ra@@ wing a par@@ al@@ le@@ l between then and now , Jesus said : “ Just as the days of Noah were , so the pres@@ ence of the Son of man will be . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 37 .
She did not tell me who the brother was or anything more about him .
Dis@@ tr@@ actions can h@@ in@@ der our spiritual prog@@ ress .
What if our feel@@ ing gu@@ il@@ ty over some fa@@ il@@ ing or sin in@@ hi@@ bi@@ ts our hear@@ t@@ felt expres@@ sions ?
Sh@@ ould we not also “ for@@ give men their t@@ res@@ pas@@ ses ” ?
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , he wr@@ ites the Christians in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a a second letter .
The author@@ ities dem@@ an@@ ded that the re@@ bel@@ s sur@@ rend@@ er , give up their we@@ ap@@ ons , and return to work .
“ Do not say : ‘ I will pa@@ y back evil ! ’ H@@ op@@ e in Jehovah , and he will sa@@ ve you . ” ​ — Proverbs 20 : 22 .
One sister , whom we will call T@@ anya , expla@@ ins that she was “ ra@@ ised around the truth , ” but when she was 16 , she left the congregation to “ pur@@ sue worl@@ dly en@@ tic@@ ements . ”
Does God hear their cri@@ es for help ?
He was evid@@ ently a d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic person who was not af@@ ra@@ id to expres@@ s his feelings .
In fact , Timo@@ th@@ y’s con@@ vi@@ ction about the good news was so strong that he became a baptized disci@@ ple and jo@@ ined Paul in the mission@@ ary work .
U@@ p in Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath , a P@@ ho@@ en@@ i@@ ci@@ an co@@ ast@@ al to@@ wn , a po@@ or wi@@ do@@ w showed ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality to the prophet .
11 : 30 - 35 .
I read a lo@@ t .
What can the examples of Jehovah , Jesus , and the apostle Paul teach us about encourag@@ ing others ?
Fa@@ ith that does not move one to action is , in effect , dead . — Romans 10 : 10 ; James 2 : 17 .
When the pur@@ su@@ ing Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an for@@ ces were about to att@@ ack God’s people , the p@@ il@@ la@@ r moved between the two grou@@ ps , prote@@ cting the Israelites .
But something el@@ se will ha@@ p@@ pen before that jo@@ y@@ ous ev@@ ent .
“ Do not sever@@ ely cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze an older man , ” Paul wr@@ ites .
The T@@ emp@@ le of Ar@@ t@@ em@@ is To@@ t@@ ters
A rec@@ ent sur@@ ve@@ y among Fr@@ en@@ ch Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s reve@@ aled that 6@@ 5 per@@ c@@ ent “ take no no@@ tice of the Ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ ’s teaching on se@@ x@@ u@@ al matters , ” and to 5 per@@ c@@ ent of them , Jesus re@@ pres@@ ents “ nothing at all . ”
Then we w@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed the pages in w@@ at@@ er@@ pro@@ of pa@@ per and hi@@ d them among some pr@@ un@@ es that we sent in the mon@@ th@@ ly par@@ c@@ el .
An@@ al@@ y@@ ze yourself pray@@ er@@ fully .
A@@ sa recogn@@ ized that if he reli@@ ed on God and had his ba@@ c@@ king , it did not matter how num@@ er@@ ous or powerful the enem@@ y was .
What kind of individuals res@@ em@@ ble the thor@@ n@@ y so@@ il ?
Wh@@ ere are hous@@ es buil@@ t and v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds pl@@ anted ? Wh@@ ere is fru@@ it e@@ at@@ en ?
Yes , the su@@ n@@ ’s he@@ at is one of the pri@@ me fac@@ t@@ ors be@@ h@@ ind c@@ li@@ mat@@ es and se@@ as@@ ons .
E@@ ver@@ lasting life on a par@@ adise earth ​ — sur@@ ely that is wor@@ th wa@@ iting for !
The se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary ty@@ p@@ es it , and the letter be@@ ars the bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ man@@ ’s sign@@ ature .
T@@ ow@@ ard the sou@@ th , the pl@@ at@@ form was ex@@ tend@@ ed 10@@ 5 fe@@ et ( 32 m ) .
Do you appreci@@ ate what that means ?
( b ) Acc@@ ording to Matthew 17 : 5 , why should we obey Jesus ’ vo@@ ice ?
Jesus ’ kind words of counsel to Mar@@ th@@ a were in perfect har@@ mony with his teaching and his example .
L@@ ater , the Un@@ ited St@@ ates of A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a became a nation to be rec@@ kon@@ ed with .
A rec@@ ently wi@@ ther@@ ed v@@ ine
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Jehovah se@@ es positi@@ ve qualities in each of his faithful servants ​ — even those who we may feel have a challeng@@ ing person@@ ality .
However , many worl@@ dly you@@ ths view all such things mer@@ ely as part of the educ@@ ation , and they think nothing of it .
At an early rec@@ ording s@@ es@@ sion
After some we@@ ek@@ s in pris@@ on , H@@ ar@@ al@@ d was sent to S@@ ach@@ sen@@ ha@@ us@@ en con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p , where time and again he was th@@ reat@@ ened and be@@ at@@ en .
A similar case is found at Luke 3 : 27 , where S@@ heal@@ ti@@ el , who@@ se real father was Je@@ con@@ iah , is lis@@ ted as “ son of N@@ er@@ i . ”
( a ) Why can a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ z@@ ing be difficult ?
Because we find many of them in God’s inspired Word .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er is not simply a way to ask for help .
The word transl@@ ated “ ag@@ low ” liter@@ ally means “ bo@@ il@@ ing . ”
Th@@ ough lear@@ ning the language was a stru@@ gg@@ le for Ti@@ ff@@ any , her life has been en@@ ri@@ ched .
The temple was comple@@ t@@ ely dem@@ o@@ li@@ shed by the Romans .
When it does , how g@@ la@@ d we will be that we kept bus@@ y in the Kingdom - preaching work !
In a spiritual sense , what are some early war@@ ning sign@@ s sign@@ al@@ ing that we are being influ@@ enced by the spirit of the world ?
Today , the d@@ anger of f@@ all@@ ing vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m to har@@ m@@ ful influ@@ ences and en@@ tic@@ ements is great .
“ Ke@@ ep on making sure of what is accep@@ table to the Lord . ” ​ — E@@ P@@ H .
After a number of rec@@ ent vis@@ its of the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er , the elders had explained to him what he needed to do in order to qu@@ ali@@ fy for ad@@ di@@ tional privile@@ ges in the congregation .
What as@@ sur@@ an@@ ces did Jehovah give the Israelites ?
E@@ arly in human hist@@ ory , Satan the Devil used a ser@@ p@@ ent as a mas@@ k and por@@ tra@@ yed himself as a bene@@ fac@@ t@@ or in order to mis@@ lead the first woman , E@@ ve .
Des@@ pite these challeng@@ es , however , the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents did their best to continue with the preaching work .
So the death of James had not p@@ lu@@ ng@@ ed them into des@@ pa@@ ir ; nor had it ca@@ used them to view prayer as in@@ effe@@ ctive .
For this reason the pre@@ am@@ ble of the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al De@@ c@@ lar@@ ation of H@@ u@@ man R@@ igh@@ ts expres@@ ses the desire to bring about a world where all humans will enjoy fre@@ e@@ dom from fear .
Mar@@ ri@@ age was to be a lasting b@@ ond between two pers@@ ons
How can you per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in the ministry des@@ pite such ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les ?
However , these Jewish H@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ ists respon@@ ded ven@@ om@@ ously to the man they reg@@ ar@@ ded as a tra@@ it@@ or .
With Jehovah’s help , each one of us can contribu@@ te to and enjoy the tend@@ er affe@@ ction that is char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic of our Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
In the first century , the apostle Paul remin@@ ded the Eph@@ es@@ i@@ an Christians : “ You at one time wal@@ ked according to the system of things of this world , according to the rul@@ er of the authority of the a@@ ir , the spirit that now op@@ er@@ ates in the sons of dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
How Can We Ma@@ in@@ tain Our In@@ tegrity ?
And how can we imitate Jehovah in show@@ ing it ?
R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch@@ ers stru@@ gg@@ le to de@@ fine pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce .
Bo@@ a@@ z is not tr@@ ying to w@@ in her affe@@ ctions .
The Bible does not say that the angels “ san@@ g ” at Jesus ’ bir@@ th .
( b ) What can help you@@ ths not to be “ a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of the good news ” ?
N@@ E@@ A@@ R the end of the war , you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers were for@@ ced to work for the Ger@@ man re@@ gi@@ me .
M@@ ore often than not , though , it invol@@ ves our being willing to sacrifice our personal inter@@ ests in order to help and serve our brothers and others .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : Bo@@ y : P@@ ho@@ to by Ch@@ r@@ is H@@ ond@@ ro@@ s / G@@ et@@ ty I@@ ma@@ ges
What cho@@ ice did Jo@@ shua make , and with what out@@ come ?
“ The tri@@ bul@@ ation is m@@ om@@ ent@@ ary , ” said Paul , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as the “ glory , ” or re@@ ward that Jehovah promises us , “ is of more and more sur@@ pas@@ sing we@@ i@@ ght and is everlasting . ”
“ Let us by love gro@@ w up in all things into him who is the head , Christ . ”
Th@@ r@@ ough “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” and elders in the congregation , we are al@@ er@@ ted to tr@@ ends in the world that could end@@ anger that se@@ cur@@ ity .
4 , 5 . ( a ) Why are those consci@@ ous of their spiritual need happy ?
Since much of what we learn dep@@ ends on the gift of sight ​ — which needs light to fun@@ ction pro@@ per@@ ly — ​ light is also used in the Scriptures in a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative way .
Be as@@ sur@@ ed that God listen@@ s to such prayers .
P@@ op@@ ul@@ ar R@@ adi@@ o Bro@@ ad@@ ca@@ st@@ s
Jesus himself said : “ He that is not on my side is against me [ or is an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t ] , and he that does not ga@@ ther with me sc@@ at@@ ters . ” ​ — Luke 11 : 23 .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , Jesus rest@@ ored the man@@ ’s sight gra@@ du@@ ally so that the man could ad@@ just himself to the b@@ right su@@ n@@ light .
What king could live on earth , building trust and loy@@ al@@ ty in his sub@@ je@@ cts , and then rule from heaven ?
Wor@@ se yet , there are those who show an un@@ clean , dis@@ obedi@@ ent , or even re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous spirit .
Are you not moved by such examples ?
This means cen@@ ter@@ ing your life on spiritual go@@ als .
Davi@@ d’s heart so@@ f@@ ten@@ ed at A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il@@ ’s mil@@ d ent@@ reat@@ y . After listen@@ ing to A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il@@ ’s ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation , David declar@@ ed : “ B@@ less@@ ed be Jehovah the God of Israel , who has sent you this day to me@@ et me !
I deci@@ ded to stay on the E@@ ast C@@ o@@ ast for a while to try to find ans@@ wers to my questions .
He app@@ lied himself to teaching the Scriptural view
They also need to feel confid@@ ent about what to do when being ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed because of their faith .
; P@@ i@@ f@@ er , A .
The apostles and older men in Jerusalem served as a gover@@ ning body
S@@ up@@ pose , for example , that the only son of an ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary Christian cou@@ ple lea@@ ves the truth .
This means that they stri@@ ve to be loyal to him under all circumstances .
We must so@@ le@@ m@@ n@@ ly deci@@ de to control our eyes and not allow them to ga@@ ze with im@@ moral lu@@ st at another person .
“ M@@ one@@ y , ” they ans@@ wer@@ ed .
I have also learned to le@@ an more heav@@ ily on Jehovah , especially through tr@@ ying times . ”
If the book rema@@ ined on the sh@@ el@@ f , he fu@@ m@@ ed , he and all his fam@@ ous ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ cal friends would take their boo@@ ks ​ — and their bu@@ sin@@ ess — ​ el@@ se@@ where .
Be@@ fore long , the Bible would become the most wi@@ d@@ ely dist@@ ribu@@ ted book in the world .
“ Then the desire , when it has become fer@@ t@@ ile , gives bir@@ th to sin . ”
When do we need Jehovah’s guid@@ ance ?
The apostle Paul fore@@ told something el@@ se that would mar@@ k this coun@@ ter@@ fe@@ it religious system .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 25 , 7@@ 3
S@@ up@@ pose you were thinking of accep@@ ting a jo@@ b .
He instru@@ cted his disciples : “ As you go , preach , saying : ‘ The Kingdom of the heavens has dra@@ wn near . ’ ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , they are willing to sacrifice all earthly ties , including life on earth and all human relation@@ shi@@ ps .
G@@ ran@@ ted , the local elders were imper@@ fect men , as was Ti@@ tu@@ s , whom Paul sent to congregations to “ cor@@ rec@@ t the things that were de@@ fe@@ ctive . ”
T@@ a@@ an@@ ach
Lo@@ ts .
8 , 9 . ( a ) Why do we have to work to cultiv@@ ate an un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish attitude ?
‘ But how can we imitate Jesus ? ’
By keep@@ ing integrity .
And what can we learn from this re@@ qu@@ est ?
( b ) What should be our desire ?
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing of himself , God dec@@ la@@ res that he has “ set the s@@ and as the b@@ oun@@ d@@ ary for the se@@ a . ”
The I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ation of the Mu@@ st@@ ard G@@ ra@@ in
Because all humans have in@@ her@@ ited a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al f@@ law that can war@@ p their judgment .
Mo@@ st individuals do not just h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to serve God but f@@ l@@ at@@ ly refu@@ se to do so .
As such , nothing that occ@@ ur@@ s within the more than 10@@ 0@@ ,000 individu@@ al congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses es@@ cap@@ es his no@@ tice .
L@@ ow@@ ell and B@@ ill , both from M@@ ic@@ hi@@ g@@ an , Ri@@ ch@@ ard from I@@ o@@ wa , and R@@ am@@ on from C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a soon became well - ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted .
To him , life was a preci@@ ous gift to be enjo@@ yed .
P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h needed to find a man both “ dis@@ cre@@ et and wise ” to over@@ see the ga@@ ther@@ ing of the l@@ an@@ d’s sur@@ p@@ lu@@ s gra@@ in into sto@@ re@@ hous@@ es during the se@@ ven years of pl@@ ent@@ y and then to dist@@ ribu@@ te that sur@@ p@@ lu@@ s to the nee@@ dy during the en@@ su@@ ing fam@@ ine .
Today , as rul@@ ing King , Jesus main@@ tain@@ s the same attitude .
The ex@@ pan@@ sion of true worship over the past 1@@ 30 years poin@@ ts to the over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing conclu@@ sion that God and his appointed King , Jesus Christ , have been with Jehovah’s servants on earth ​ — direc@@ ting , prote@@ cting , organiz@@ ing , and educ@@ ating them .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out my knowledge , she deci@@ ded to t@@ est them .
O@@ r you may be a husband who is experi@@ enc@@ ing hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he and har@@ d@@ ship because your wife has been un@@ faithful .
We will see that godly fear can bring us happiness by mo@@ ving us to cor@@ rec@@ t a wrong course , as King David had to do .
En@@ courage them .
We do not fear Satan’s min@@ i@@ ons , or sla@@ ves .
Thus , Christians end@@ e@@ av@@ or to be pe@@ ace@@ able , res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful , and g@@ ent@@ le as they r@@ ely on their Bible - tra@@ ined conscience in making personal decisions regarding f@@ la@@ g sal@@ u@@ te and the sing@@ ing of a n@@ ational an@@ them .
19 , 20 . ( a ) What fi@@ ve as@@ pe@@ cts of Christ’s men@@ tal attitude have we consider@@ ed ?
And what fine work is being done by men , women , and children serving as ze@@ al@@ ous Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers !
In the bat@@ tle , Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w@@ ly avo@@ i@@ ded being kil@@ led . Then he re@@ turned to Jerusalem .
( b ) Di@@ d pris@@ on cause the brothers to lo@@ se their determin@@ ation to obey Jehovah ?
Do not set it on an un@@ st@@ able ba@@ se , such as a st@@ ag@@ ing pl@@ at@@ form or on to@@ p of bu@@ c@@ ke@@ ts and bo@@ x@@ es .
▪ Are You “ Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous for F@@ ine Wor@@ ks ” ?
Now the expres@@ sion ‘ Yet once more ’ sign@@ i@@ fi@@ es the re@@ mo@@ val of the things being sh@@ ak@@ en as things that have been made , in order that the things not being sh@@ ak@@ en [ the Kingdom ] may remain . ”
However , he will re@@ ject those who un@@ rep@@ ent@@ an@@ tly prac@@ tice la@@ w@@ less@@ ness , saying : “ G@@ et away from me . ”
This assignment would take courage , but G@@ ide@@ on also showed mo@@ des@@ ty and dis@@ cre@@ tion in the way he car@@ ri@@ ed it out .
That would not be so eas@@ y or conven@@ i@@ ent .
Jesus did not li@@ mit his st@@ at@@ ement to par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar o@@ ffer@@ ings and spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions .
At any r@@ ate , she was willing to make a difficult sacrifice .
How true those words are !
When Jehovah told the L@@ ev@@ ites : “ I am your share , ” what did he mean ?
“ That is why a man will leave his father and his mother and he must s@@ tic@@ k to his wife and they must become one flesh . ” ​ — G@@ E@@ N .
O@@ r they may have been taught this mis@@ conc@@ ep@@ tion by their minis@@ ter .
The g@@ ames to which the apostle Paul refer@@ red were an in@@ tegr@@ al fe@@ ature of ancient Greek ci@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ation .
They can also hope that the wa@@ y@@ ward child will one day come “ home ” to Jehovah .
If you have spo@@ ken such words about someone , you need to take action , as the following Bible pas@@ sa@@ ges show .
Jesus himself said : “ Lo@@ ok ! I am sen@@ ding you for@@ th as lam@@ bs in among w@@ ol@@ ves . ”
( b ) How have you benef@@ ited from the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol ?
I have not become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , but I started stud@@ ying the Bible with them , and I atten@@ d their meetings as often as I can . ”
This was ful@@ filled when B@@ r@@ ita@@ in , a form@@ er out@@ po@@ st of the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re , gre@@ w to prom@@ in@@ ence .
For example , one of the c@@ hi@@ ef ways in which our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart could dec@@ ei@@ ve us is by ca@@ using us to in@@ d@@ ul@@ ge in worl@@ dly f@@ an@@ t@@ asi@@ es .
In those days , we ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ised the public talk of the dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion with large sign@@ s .
So we feel that you , along with other teach@@ ers , look only with your left e@@ ye at the prophe@@ tic words that point out : Thus he bro@@ ke the power of the bo@@ w , the shi@@ el@@ ds and the s@@ word and the bat@@ tle .
The reason for the differ@@ ence in the two acc@@ oun@@ ts may well be that they ref@@ er to different de@@ e@@ ds per@@ form@@ ed by the same man .
O@@ u@@ t of deep respect for him , let us therefore “ do all things for God’s glory ” and avoid conduct that could di@@ str@@ act , sh@@ o@@ ck , or stu@@ m@@ ble anyone . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Rather , he got baptized and app@@ lied himself spiritually .
Ther@@ efore , he has assign@@ ed his present - day servants to do a work like that of A@@ mo@@ s ​ — to preach His word b@@ ol@@ dly .
From those small beg@@ in@@ n@@ ings , our num@@ bers have gro@@ wn to over 1@@ ,@@ 2@@ 00 .
* But is that sacrifice mer@@ ely for the human r@@ ace as a whole , or does it refle@@ ct God’s interest in you person@@ ally ?
W@@ H@@ Y , then , do many who prof@@ ess Christi@@ an@@ ity ​ — and who cla@@ im to believe the Bible — ​ re@@ ject the ide@@ a that a real Devil ex@@ ists ?
Ke@@ ep On Do@@ ing Go@@ od
( b ) When should elders beg@@ in to tra@@ in pro@@ spe@@ ctive minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants and elders ?
G@@ l@@ ori@@ f@@ ying the true God me@@ ant so much to the psalmist that he b@@ es@@ e@@ e@@ ched God : “ P@@ le@@ ase take ple@@ asure in the vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary o@@ ffer@@ ings of my m@@ ou@@ th , O Jehovah . ”
Is it prop@@ er for a brother today to have a be@@ ard ?
The sign@@ s were used for a practic@@ al purpose ​ — to help a person find his prop@@ er place in the cam@@ p .
Is there an authority that can provide tim@@ eless , un@@ chang@@ e@@ able valu@@ es that can ad@@ d sta@@ bility to our lives and give us hope for the future ?
In that case , “ the coming wr@@ ath ” was cen@@ tered on one par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar lo@@ c@@ ale , Jerusalem and Ju@@ de@@ a , so it could have been possible to fle@@ e in a liter@@ al way .
How we need this encourag@@ ement as we a@@ wa@@ it the fulfill@@ ment of Jehovah’s promises ! ​ — 2 P@@ et .
23 : 22 .
Jesus was born mirac@@ ul@@ ously to the vi@@ r@@ g@@ in M@@ ary , and as the Son of God , he did not in@@ her@@ it death from Adam .
U@@ p@@ on exam@@ ining the case , he be@@ comes con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that the acc@@ used is in@@ no@@ c@@ ent .
“ I kept up a so@@ li@@ d Bible - reading sc@@ he@@ du@@ le and con@@ stan@@ tly pray@@ ed , especially at m@@ om@@ ents when it would have been eas@@ y for me to lo@@ se my temp@@ er . ”
H@@ op@@ e cu@@ shi@@ ons the b@@ lo@@ ws in life and helps to en@@ sure that they do not prove f@@ at@@ al to our men@@ tal , emo@@ tional , or spiritual health . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 8 .
S@@ ac@@ red Ser@@ vice “ Da@@ y and N@@ i@@ ght ”
M@@ other was po@@ or and ill@@ it@@ er@@ ate .
At the Kingdom H@@ all , you will me@@ et people who love God and who want to learn to ple@@ ase him . ​ — Read Hebrews 10 : 24 , 25 .
A S@@ ur@@ pris@@ e , Then Dis@@ ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment
But nothing of that s@@ ort ever happened , for it was God who had taken action .
When I began stud@@ ying the Bible in 19@@ 7@@ 7 , there were only a h@@ and@@ ful of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ a .
Of more value than go@@ ld or s@@ il@@ ver is the tre@@ asure that can be found in the pages of God’s Word , the Bible .
This pat@@ ter@@ n of tra@@ ining , cou@@ pl@@ ed with the powerful influ@@ ence of holy spirit , later e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed the apostles to organiz@@ e the ex@@ ten@@ sive preaching work that took place in 33 C.E . and ther@@ e@@ after .
Thus , early on , the import@@ ance of appro@@ aching God in faith along with doing good works was emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed .
P@@ rac@@ tice s@@ essi@@ ons prom@@ o@@ te prog@@ ress in the field ministry
Go@@ dly wi@@ ves look to the Christian congregation as a mo@@ de@@ l .
S@@ ome@@ times a child needs faithful care .
Jesus refu@@ sed to listen to anything that might we@@ ak@@ en his res@@ ol@@ ve to do Jehovah’s will .
8 , 9 . ( a ) What sub@@ je@@ cts do some enjoy stud@@ ying ?
I im@@ medi@@ ately ag@@ re@@ ed to have a regul@@ ar Bible study .
How did the religious rul@@ ers re@@ act ?
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , God and Jesus are two se@@ par@@ ate individuals .
• In what ways has Jehovah’s earthly organization helped you to qu@@ ali@@ fy as a pre@@ ach@@ er of the good news ?
When Jesus spoke to N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s , a P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e and a teach@@ er in Israel , Jesus had not yet g@@ one back to heaven .
When ?
Pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers in the F@@ am@@ ily
He showed mer@@ cy to rep@@ ent@@ ant members of the nation of Israel , with which he had en@@ tered a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative marriage .
W@@ ic@@ ke@@ dness and in@@ justice will be re@@ plac@@ ed by righteousness and justice , for then the prayer will be ans@@ wer@@ ed in the ful@@ l@@ est sense : “ Let your kingdom come .
5 , 6 . ( a ) What examples show that we often value that which is whole , or complete ?
We certainly can r@@ ely on them .
O@@ ther se@@ x@@ u@@ al practic@@ es between individuals not married to each other , such as or@@ al and an@@ al se@@ x and the se@@ x@@ u@@ al man@@ ip@@ ul@@ ation of another person@@ ’s gen@@ it@@ ali@@ a , can also be desi@@ gn@@ ated as por@@ ·@@ ne@@ i@@ ʹ@@ a .
There may be occasi@@ ons , though , when our loy@@ al@@ ty to this as@@ pect of God’s purpose is s@@ or@@ ely t@@ ested .
I@@ d@@ enti@@ f@@ ying I@@ mp@@ e@@ di@@ ments to Pro@@ g@@ ress
The lead article stated : “ The rend@@ ering of judgment on the sheep and the go@@ ats is future . ”
Hence , we need not fear Satan the Devil .
In 195@@ 9 there were 6@@ 4@@ 3 Witnesses ac@@ tive in P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al , in a po@@ pul@@ ation of ne@@ arly 9 milli@@ on .
The most influ@@ enti@@ al and perhaps the ol@@ des@@ t of the three was Eli@@ p@@ ha@@ z .
We should be fe@@ ar@@ less and bo@@ ld about declar@@ ing God’s message .
Jesus ’ displa@@ ys of love , tend@@ er@@ ness , and com@@ pas@@ sion are refle@@ ctions of “ the mind of Christ , ” who in turn was imit@@ ating his heavenly Father . ​ — 1 Corinthians 2 : 16 .
“ My sons , . . . listen to discipl@@ ine and become wise . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V .
“ You go up to the fes@@ ti@@ val [ in Jerusalem ] ; I am not yet going up to this fes@@ ti@@ val , because my du@@ e time has not yet fully come . ”
“ I went to my of@@ fice that day and saw that most of the liter@@ ature was g@@ one .
The examples of Jehovah and Jesus Christ in@@ deed teach us what true mer@@ cy is .
The Son has thus op@@ ened up the way of re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation with God .
Is your faith so strong that it is as if you could “ see God ” ?
He had tre@@ k@@ ked through the h@@ il@@ ly country of Sam@@ ari@@ a all mor@@ ning , so he sur@@ ely was hu@@ ng@@ ry .
I@@ magine my sur@@ pris@@ e ​ — and deli@@ ght — ​ some 20 years later when my mother told me that this teach@@ er had re@@ turned to vis@@ it all her old friends and pu@@ p@@ il@@ s to tell them that she was now one of Jehovah’s Witnesses !
H@@ ar@@ v@@ es@@ ting the E@@ ar@@ th
W@@ ould e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness to make more money cause you to sto@@ p pu@@ t@@ ting Kingdom inter@@ ests first in life ?
After one mon@@ th at Bethel , I was appointed a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er ​ — the first I@@ tal@@ i@@ an - born in the country .
Do You “ Ab@@ ound in H@@ op@@ e ” ?
In fr@@ on@@ t of all of Davi@@ d’s older brothers , Samuel op@@ ened a ho@@ l@@ low@@ ed - out hor@@ n filled with special o@@ il and p@@ our@@ ed some of it on Davi@@ d’s head .
He as@@ sures us : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id , for I am with you .
Like the apostle Paul , we experienced what it means to “ have the strength by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of him who imp@@ ar@@ ts power . ” ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
The Da@@ y@@ st@@ ar has already ris@@ en !
E@@ ating with un@@ believers is not for@@ bi@@ d@@ den in the Scriptures . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
J@@ im also benef@@ ited from reading the artic@@ les “ Jehovah Is Not to B@@ l@@ ame ” and “ Ser@@ ve Jehovah Lo@@ y@@ ally , ” found in The Watchtower of No@@ v@@ ember 15 , 199@@ 2 .
For ev@@ olu@@ tion@@ ary bi@@ olo@@ g@@ ists , living things have only one purpose : sur@@ vi@@ ve and re@@ pro@@ du@@ ce .
E@@ vi@@ l came about only when some of God’s cre@@ ations ​ — both human and spirit — ​ mis@@ used their fre@@ e@@ dom of cho@@ ice and re@@ bel@@ led against God .
Who , then , is to bl@@ ame for wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and the suffering it ca@@ uses ?
How can you imitate Paul’s attitude toward the ministry ?
H@@ app@@ ily , David respon@@ ded to God’s mer@@ cy .
For instance , because Noah “ wal@@ ked with the true God , ” he did not walk , or associ@@ ate , with the ung@@ o@@ dly .
The to@@ tal number of those in the new covenant would be 14@@ 4@@ ,000 , making up a new nation ​ — “ the Israel of God ” — ​ spiritual Israel . ​ — G@@ al .
Then I see him rel@@ a@@ x and exc@@ use himself .
I thought , ‘ This is a spiritual woman ! ’
They must always make sure that what they teach is so@@ li@@ dly based on God’s Word .
This re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of strength came when Sam@@ son was al@@ one .
How did God reas@@ sure them ?
Un@@ der@@ standing Bible truth should be e@@ qu@@ ally preci@@ ous to us . ​ — Matthew 13 : 4@@ 5 , 4@@ 6 .
Hence , we can use our life to praise God , since he has dra@@ wn us to true worship .
What re@@ ward a@@ wa@@ its those who re@@ ject the vo@@ ice of str@@ ang@@ ers ?
If a person lear@@ ns early in life to be loyal within the family , he will later find it e@@ asi@@ er to devel@@ op fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps based on loy@@ al@@ ty .
This year , milli@@ ons will ass@@ em@@ ble for the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al in over 9@@ 4@@ ,000 congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide .
Such experienced and emp@@ a@@ the@@ tic men can be a ref@@ re@@ shing a@@ id when mar@@ it@@ al peace is th@@ reat@@ ened . ​ — Isaiah 32 : 1 , 2 .
However , even more d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous was the spiritual priv@@ ation ca@@ used by the war .
• Why are we un@@ able to cal@@ cul@@ ate the ex@@ act l@@ eng@@ th of “ this gener@@ ation ” ?
He pointed out that a person may hear the word , “ but the anxi@@ ety of this system of things and the dec@@ ep@@ tive power of ri@@ ches cho@@ ke the word , and he be@@ comes un@@ fru@@ it@@ ful . ”
In 19@@ 7@@ 9 , when we were assign@@ ed to serve as mission@@ aries , the Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine was a@@ vail@@ able in only 8@@ 2 langu@@ ages .
I knew that associ@@ ating regul@@ arly with God’s people would he@@ al my emo@@ tional w@@ oun@@ ds and give me the family that I needed .
Then the king was to read in that cop@@ y da@@ ily , re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly .
They may feel that ne@@ i@@ ther they nor their service to Jehovah has much value to him .
On the other hand , the fo@@ ol@@ ish one fol@@ lo@@ ws a course that is not in har@@ mony with God’s standards of u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness .
When the first words of the Bible dr@@ ama came over the s@@ ound system , the a@@ udi@@ ence was ast@@ oun@@ ded .
A small group of people ​ — “ those who bel@@ ong to the Christ ” — ​ are to be resur@@ rec@@ ted to life in heaven for a special purpose .
How can we medit@@ ate effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely ?
It appe@@ ars that Christians used main@@ ly the ro@@ l@@ l , or s@@ cro@@ l@@ l , at le@@ ast until the end of the first century C.E .
F@@ ri@@ end@@ ship with the world pu@@ ts us at en@@ m@@ ity with God
How is mo@@ des@@ ty rel@@ ated to ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing our place in God’s arrang@@ ement ?
El@@ isha real@@ ized that in order to fulf@@ ill the responsi@@ bil@@ ities rel@@ ated to this da@@ un@@ ting assignment , he needed spiritual power far bey@@ ond his own ca@@ pa@@ bil@@ ities , power that only Jehovah could provide .
A@@ no@@ ther fine char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic that Jesus man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted was a pat@@ ter@@ n of thought and action that was always positi@@ ve .
Jesus com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned his gen@@ u@@ ine followers to provide this help .
That helps him to see less@@ ons that are not so ob@@ vi@@ ous .
What is happ@@ ening here is ty@@ pi@@ cal of develop@@ ments in many other par@@ ts of Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a .
That would mean that the apostles and the early Christians have been ra@@ ised to heavenly life .
David saw Go@@ li@@ a@@ th@@ ’s ta@@ un@@ ts as a direc@@ t in@@ sul@@ t to Jehovah .
Are we not t@@ ou@@ ched to think of the way Jesus used his mirac@@ ul@@ ous power to care com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ately for enti@@ re famili@@ es , including the little ones ?
Dis@@ obedi@@ ently , she loo@@ ked back , and for this she pa@@ id with her life .
But one of them , Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t , later be@@ tra@@ yed him .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , he told his disciples : “ Li@@ ft up your eyes and view the fi@@ el@@ ds , that they are wh@@ ite for har@@ v@@ es@@ ting . ”
Un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness soon cre@@ ep@@ s in among the Jews .
Bethel s@@ ends a d@@ ele@@ g@@ ation to ask the pri@@ ests about the ob@@ serv@@ ance of fa@@ st@@ s com@@ mem@@ or@@ ating Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s des@@ tru@@ ction .
Ban@@ k Acc@@ oun@@ ts : Ban@@ k acc@@ oun@@ ts , cer@@ ti@@ fic@@ ates of de@@ po@@ si@@ t , or individu@@ al re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment acc@@ oun@@ ts may be plac@@ ed in trust for or made pa@@ y@@ able on death to the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety , in acc@@ ord with local ban@@ k requi@@ re@@ ments .
The following day , a cle@@ an@@ ing la@@ dy who came out of the po@@ li@@ ce st@@ ation said to N@@ ana : “ [ The c@@ hi@@ ef ] always keep@@ s your liter@@ ature in his of@@ fice .
In@@ st@@ in@@ ct - d@@ ri@@ ven ani@@ mal@@ s are not held mor@@ ally respon@@ sible for what they do , nor are com@@ pu@@ ters de@@ em@@ ed acc@@ oun@@ table for the fun@@ ctions they are pro@@ gr@@ am@@ m@@ ed to per@@ form .
But the apostle Paul explained what happ@@ ens to each one of them .
E@@ spe@@ cially should we ex@@ ten@@ d a help@@ ing hand to those suffering ad@@ vers@@ ity .
It is vital that we teach our children to respect others .
“ Now I real@@ ize that you must be that true friend . ”
Are they right ?
When Ar@@ ta@@ x@@ er@@ x@@ es asked him why his face was g@@ lo@@ om@@ y , “ at once [ Ne@@ h@@ emiah ] pray@@ ed to the God of the heavens . ”
One repor@@ t says : “ S@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists who have lived clo@@ sel@@ y with be@@ ast@@ s and stu@@ died them have found that all mam@@ mal@@ s are emo@@ tional . ”
Dis@@ cer@@ ning Their Ne@@ e@@ ds
When I stru@@ gg@@ le to expres@@ s my@@ self , I pray for the right words to say and the right way to say them .
He s@@ pared no effort in tra@@ ver@@ sing the land ​ — teaching , help@@ ing , and c@@ uring the people .
( b ) What questions should we ask ourselves , and why ?
However , were all spirit - anointed Christians involved in over@@ see@@ ing the preaching work and in pre@@ par@@ ing spiritual food ?
Jehovah had given Saul a direc@@ t comm@@ and through the prophet Samuel : D@@ ev@@ o@@ te to des@@ tru@@ ction all the A@@ mal@@ ek@@ ites and their li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck .
What hope did the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job expres@@ s ?
( b ) Mar@@ it@@ al faith@@ ful@@ ness resul@@ ts in what benef@@ its ?
3 : 17 .
Mari@@ an : I was baptized in 194@@ 2 , along with my sisters St@@ é@@ ph@@ ani@@ e and M@@ é@@ l@@ ani@@ e and my brother St@@ é@@ ph@@ ane .
The message that they were to preach was ur@@ g@@ ent .
T@@ ak@@ ing Re@@ fu@@ ge Today
Like the travel@@ ing mer@@ ch@@ ant , these few individuals quic@@ k@@ ly recogn@@ ized what was truly preci@@ ous , and they will@@ ingly gave up all they had for the s@@ ake of the Kingdom . ​ — Matthew 19 : 27 , 28 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 3 : 8 .
As Joh@@ n@@ ’s health deter@@ i@@ or@@ ated , it was t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing to ob@@ serve his in@@ tim@@ ate relationship with Jehovah .
Be of Go@@ od C@@ oura@@ ge ​ — Jehovah Is Your H@@ el@@ per !
“ W@@ H@@ A@@ T is truth ? ”
She was imp@@ ressed by what Solomon said and by the pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity of his kingdom .
Na@@ th@@ ana@@ el , who later became one of the apostles , told Jesus : “ R@@ ab@@ bi , you are the Son of God , you are King of Israel . ”
They were being offered the high@@ est honor and privilege that any human could have .
Ti@@ m : Th@@ at@@ ’s good to know .
Y@@ E@@ A@@ R B@@ O@@ R@@ N : 19@@ 38
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing as if N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h were no more , Na@@ hu@@ m wr@@ ites : “ Lo@@ ok !
I@@ magine the joy and won@@ der of her pre@@ vi@@ ously g@@ ri@@ ef - stri@@ ck@@ en parents when their daugh@@ ter was brought back to life !
G@@ u@@ ard A@@ ga@@ inst Be@@ ing De@@ c@@ ei@@ ved , 9 / 1
Par@@ ents also prom@@ o@@ te love in the home when they ad@@ here to high standards for the family in reg@@ ard to things like en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , mor@@ ality , and go@@ als and pri@@ or@@ ities .
We made good use of a s@@ ound ca@@ r to ann@@ oun@@ ce God’s Kingdom .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es these two bi@@ gg@@ er is@@ lands , some of the es@@ tim@@ ated 40 “ flo@@ ating ” is@@ lands on L@@ ake T@@ iti@@ c@@ ac@@ a have also been re@@ ached with the good news .
“ The ad@@ vice of an el@@ der put this into prop@@ er per@@ spe@@ ctive for me . ”
Now that she is married , she under@@ stan@@ ds even more fully how important it is to obey Jehovah and follow his guid@@ ance .
The elders in her overse@@ as congregation comm@@ ended her for her faith and courage .
She ad@@ m@@ its , “ Even now , I stru@@ gg@@ le with feelings of anger because I was brought up in an ang@@ ry hous@@ eho@@ ld . ”
Some early followers of Christ fac@@ ed what t@@ est of faith , and how does this com@@ pare with the experience of certain Christians in our day ?
• How often should the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al be ob@@ served ?
In all are@@ as of life , our go@@ al should be to “ keep on making sure of what is accep@@ table to the Lord . ”
“ Th@@ ink about it , ” we were told , “ and then give us your answer . ”
Rather than being pre@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with our own situation , difficult though it may be , we make Jehovah our concer@@ n .
When fac@@ ing a decision , en@@ vision the resul@@ ts as real@@ is@@ tic@@ ally as possible .
We should be on gu@@ ard against a h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical displa@@ y of ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality .
The apostle Peter wrote : “ S@@ an@@ c@@ ti@@ fy the Christ as Lord in your hearts , always ready to make a de@@ f@@ en@@ se before ever@@ yone that dem@@ ands of you a reason for the hope in you , but doing so together with a mil@@ d temp@@ er and deep respect . ”
And what is Jehovah’s purpose ?
With bul@@ le@@ ts z@@ ing@@ ing over@@ head , I c@@ ra@@ w@@ led to my home .
How sur@@ pris@@ ed she was when they re@@ turned that very ev@@ ening !
Jesus himself explained the illustr@@ ation .
This indic@@ ates that the early Israelites had the com@@ pet@@ ence and s@@ k@@ ill needed to pre@@ serve their sac@@ red te@@ x@@ ts acc@@ ur@@ ately .
Jesus continued his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount by saying : “ H@@ app@@ y are the mil@@ d - temp@@ ered ones , since they will in@@ her@@ it the earth . ”
Ti@@ me and again the me@@ dia call our attention to moral la@@ p@@ ses ​ — in priv@@ ate life , in govern@@ ment , in the prof@@ essi@@ ons , in s@@ por@@ ts , in the bu@@ sin@@ ess commun@@ ity , and in other are@@ as .
We must not become bit@@ ter when under@@ going suffering , especially since we have a clear understanding of the is@@ su@@ es involved .
How are re@@ comm@@ end@@ ations for ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment of overse@@ ers and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants h@@ and@@ led by a branch of@@ fice ?
Peter tri@@ ed to prote@@ ct him with a s@@ word , but Jesus said to Peter : “ Re@@ turn your s@@ word to its place , for all those who take the s@@ word will per@@ ish by the s@@ word . ”
“ Your heavenly Father fe@@ e@@ ds them ”
Gi@@ ving pri@@ or@@ ity to go@@ als that honor Jehovah is the wis@@ est course but by no means the e@@ asi@@ est .
For example , what might indic@@ ate that your chil@@ d’s faith is wa@@ ver@@ ing ?
“ Par@@ ents prove that they can be tru@@ sted by prote@@ cting and provi@@ ding for their children on a da@@ ily bas@@ is , ” says one father .
The Bible men@@ tions many other examples of ang@@ eli@@ c prote@@ ction , con@@ fir@@ m@@ ing what Psalm 34 : 7 says : “ The ang@@ el of Jehovah is cam@@ p@@ ing all around those fe@@ aring him , and he res@@ cu@@ es them . ”
The account says : “ He pray@@ ed to Jehovah and said : ‘ A@@ h , now , O Jehovah , was not this an af@@ fa@@ ir of mine , while I happened to be on my own gr@@ ound ?
They refle@@ ct this in their d@@ ress , in their pa@@ inted hous@@ es , in the vari@@ ety of f@@ low@@ ers in their gar@@ den@@ s , and in their ar@@ t@@ work .
Par@@ ents today ra@@ ise their children in a per@@ il@@ ous world , a world full of for@@ ces that would end@@ anger , cor@@ ru@@ pt , or even destro@@ y young ones .
A pat@@ ter@@ n of obedi@@ ence to God can strengthen you to res@@ ist temp@@ tation and can make you jo@@ y@@ ful .
For instance , respect for God’s Word will move us to avoid such un@@ heal@@ thy practic@@ es as dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness and im@@ mor@@ ality . ​ — 1 Corinthians 6 : 9 , 10 .
Then when they are in a position to do so , they will be able to make a personal decision about worshipp@@ ing God .
C@@ oun@@ t@@ less people thr@@ ough@@ out the world have felt a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned by God during times of need .
“ The [ holy ] spirit sear@@ ches into all things , ” wrote the apostle Paul , “ even the deep things of God . ”
The Bible tel@@ ls us that “ through our end@@ ur@@ ance and through the comfort from the Scriptures we might have hope . ”
The next talk encoura@@ ged all to “ F@@ ind D@@ eli@@ ght in Jehovah’s R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness . ”
Since Paul was in the fo@@ ref@@ r@@ on@@ t of Christian activ@@ ity , some might ex@@ pect to find him re@@ vel@@ ing in the li@@ m@@ eli@@ ght , even f@@ la@@ un@@ ting his authority .
For the love of money is a ro@@ o@@ t of all s@@ or@@ ts of in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ous things , and by re@@ aching out for this love some . . . have st@@ ab@@ bed themselves all over with many pa@@ ins . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 9 , 10 .
What message did Jehovah give E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el regarding un@@ ity ?
S@@ even in my family were atten@@ ding meetings and one of my sisters was baptized , des@@ pite Da@@ d’s op@@ position .
A re@@ v@@ ised e@@ dition of the Com@@ p@@ lu@@ ten@@ si@@ an P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t would be a no@@ table cul@@ tural ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ement , so Ph@@ ili@@ p deci@@ ded to give his who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted support to P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in@@ ’s pro@@ ject .
In this f@@ ast - p@@ ac@@ ed , self - cen@@ tered world , it may se@@ em eas@@ y to believe that you are too small to matter , too in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant to be no@@ tic@@ ed .
In@@ sight on the Scriptures ​ — A two - vo@@ lu@@ me Bible enc@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia that inclu@@ des ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations of people , plac@@ es , and ter@@ ms found in the Bible
How important it is , then , that we use every a@@ vail@@ able opportunity to strengthen our relationship with Jehovah !
Par@@ ents some@@ times s@@ end their sons to school but not their daugh@@ ters .
How Can We M@@ ake Our Da@@ ys C@@ ount Be@@ fore Jehovah ?
T@@ w@@ o pris@@ on@@ ers were tr@@ ying to place a hu@@ ge st@@ one on my back , and I ne@@ arly col@@ la@@ p@@ sed under the we@@ i@@ ght .
What would building the ar@@ k invol@@ ve ?
Gen@@ u@@ ine love mo@@ ves us to follow the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ Let each one keep see@@ king , not his own advan@@ ta@@ ge , but that of the other person . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 24 .
When difficul@@ ties ar@@ ise , s@@ tic@@ k to your go@@ als .
17 , 18 . ( a ) Par@@ ents , how can you boo@@ st your chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s confidence in their ability to de@@ f@@ end their faith ?
Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality W@@ el@@ com@@ ed
Since the c@@ hi@@ ef of po@@ li@@ ce was away for the day , I pres@@ ented the la@@ w@@ y@@ er with a thor@@ ough@@ ly do@@ cum@@ ented letter from the branch of@@ fice in T@@ or@@ on@@ to that explained our right to preach .
Sh@@ are your fe@@ ars and concer@@ ns with him .
Then when you feel ready , you should beg@@ in to serve as the branch serv@@ ant . . . .
These do@@ cum@@ ents give evidence of the va@@ st ex@@ t@@ ent of E@@ b@@ la@@ ’s tra@@ de .
( a ) Why is having God’s love “ better than life ” ?
But because of prayer , I am able to go about my da@@ ily life with fe@@ wer wor@@ ries .
Jehovah lo@@ ves his people and re@@ war@@ ds them , ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely with everlasting life .
I use a wal@@ king s@@ tic@@ k and can go out only if someone accom@@ pan@@ ies me .
If your son appe@@ ars to be e@@ va@@ ding your questions , do not conclu@@ de that he is clo@@ sed to any con@@ vers@@ ation .
Ther@@ efore , man@@ kin@@ d’s present suffering is not the result of God - direc@@ ted ev@@ olu@@ tion .
This jo@@ b was assign@@ ed to the sur@@ v@@ ey@@ ors of that er@@ a .
Con@@ duc@@ ting a meeting for field service while in the travel@@ ing work
He l@@ ac@@ ked spiritual vision .
He can sp@@ end it all on enjo@@ ying himself ​ — much like the pro@@ di@@ g@@ al son of Jesus ’ par@@ able .
She lik@@ ens his eyes , not to do@@ ves ’ eyes , but to do@@ ves themselves .
Yes , Jehovah will draw close to you , streng@@ th@@ ening you to op@@ pose the Devil and to make the right cho@@ ic@@ es in life . ​ — Read James 4 : 7 , 8 .
* At times , these j@@ our@@ n@@ als have fe@@ atu@@ red artic@@ les by individuals who have succ@@ ess@@ fully cop@@ ed with vari@@ ous dis@@ or@@ ders , a@@ il@@ ments , and disa@@ bil@@ ities .
The find is of interest to Bible read@@ ers in light of the refer@@ ence at Genesis 4 : 22 to Tu@@ ba@@ l - ca@@ in as a “ for@@ g@@ er of every s@@ ort of to@@ ol of cop@@ per and ir@@ on . ”
After ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ing that go@@ al , he re@@ ached out for au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pione@@ ering and regul@@ ar pione@@ ering , mar@@ king on his cal@@ end@@ ar the star@@ ting d@@ ates .
Di@@ v@@ ine educ@@ ation helps people to over@@ come bad practic@@ es and to cultiv@@ ate godly qualities .
At a certain m@@ om@@ ent in the pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ding@@ s , all ass@@ em@@ b@@ led were to bo@@ w before the i@@ ma@@ ge .
From the book The Li@@ fe of Ge@@ or@@ ge B@@ or@@ ro@@ w by C@@ le@@ ment K .
The g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l Kingdom - preaching work of Jehovah’s Witnesses also is supp@@ or@@ ted by vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary don@@ ations .
Many religi@@ ons and an inc@@ reas@@ ing number of Bible transl@@ ations fai@@ l to use and make known God’s personal name .
Instead , it will f@@ ill you with joy !
I made str@@ en@@ u@@ ous efforts to re@@ ach each one of them .
‘ F@@ ear@@ ing the true God ’ pre@@ v@@ ents us from doing ei@@ ther of these things .
I will not leave God now that I have found him . ’ ” ​ — C@@ ol@@ om@@ bia branch of@@ fice .
As I started reading the Bible , I quic@@ k@@ ly became ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in it .
How can we pre@@ serve peace when we er@@ r in spe@@ e@@ ch or when emo@@ tions ru@@ n high ?
The ze@@ al@@ ous stud@@ ents started 21 Bible stu@@ dies .
It was as if I had come home .
It is com@@ for@@ ting to know that when a person rep@@ ents , st@@ op@@ s doing wrong , and con@@ f@@ ess@@ es his sin@@ s , Jehovah “ will for@@ give in a large way . ” ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 7 .
What stru@@ gg@@ les do Jehovah’s servants have ?
When God later res@@ cu@@ ed Lo@@ t and his family from So@@ dom , Lo@@ t asked to es@@ cap@@ e to a ne@@ ar@@ by city rather than to the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s .
He ad@@ ded : “ And then they will see the Son of man coming in a cl@@ ou@@ d with power and great glory . ” ​ — Luke 21 : 26 , 27 .
Mo@@ st in the a@@ udi@@ ence s@@ at in su@@ sp@@ en@@ se .
Who were they ?
In the th@@ ir@@ d century , G@@ reg@@ ory , bi@@ sh@@ op of Ne@@ o@@ ca@@ es@@ are@@ a ( c . 2@@ 13 - c . 2@@ 70 C.E . ) , rend@@ ered the book of E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es from the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t into simp@@ l@@ er Greek .
( H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 1 : 1 – 2 : 23 )
We are to ‘ keep on see@@ king first the kingdom and God’s righteousness . ’
He did not become so ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in what he was teaching that he for@@ got about those who came to hear him speak .
Yet , Jo@@ a@@ b was gu@@ il@@ ty of serious mis@@ conduct that indic@@ ated a pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous , ambi@@ ti@@ ous spirit .
As elders fulf@@ ill their responsi@@ bility , they s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely try to serve others .
What tra@@ its should we avoid , and why ?
The worl@@ d’s po@@ pul@@ ation has inc@@ reas@@ ed dr@@ as@@ tic@@ ally . But so has man@@ ’s ability to di@@ ag@@ no@@ se , control , and tre@@ at di@@ se@@ ase .
No Bible principles are being viol@@ ated .
( a ) Who is “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” or “ the faithful ste@@ ward ” ?
She told me that she was going to H@@ or@@ s@@ for@@ th in Yor@@ k@@ shi@@ re to pioneer with H@@ il@@ da Pa@@ d@@ get@@ t .
We need to imitate Jesus by reve@@ al@@ ing the Father by our words and de@@ e@@ ds .
In time , though , something far more serious took place because “ their men@@ tal po@@ wers were d@@ ul@@ led ” and a v@@ ei@@ l came to be upon their hearts .
Jesus had ear@@ li@@ er told his apostles : “ If I go my way and pre@@ pare a place for you , I will come again and will receive you home to my@@ self , so that where I am you also may be . ” ​ — John 14 : 3 .
The she@@ er number of st@@ ars and the va@@ st@@ ness of sp@@ ace inspi@@ re a@@ we .
If you bat@@ tle with in@@ fir@@ m@@ ity , si@@ ck@@ ness , or some other proble@@ m , “ pray inc@@ ess@@ an@@ tly ” for help so that you do not become a vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement .
Gi@@ ve practic@@ al help
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ar reading of the Bible and study of Bible - based public@@ ations help us to keep our min@@ ds cen@@ tered on spiritual matters .
O@@ ly jo@@ ined the sister in con@@ duc@@ ting 20 or so stu@@ dies , and I was with the brother for the other 20 .
T@@ w@@ o years later , an A@@ mer@@ i@@ can car@@ ri@@ er hi@@ red me and doub@@ led my pa@@ y .
What Do We O@@ we Our N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ or ?
In some c@@ as@@ es , people say it simply because they have heard other people say it .
But I remember how much the Bible stud@@ ent lo@@ ves to hear deep spiritual tru@@ ths in my simp@@ le K@@ o@@ re@@ an and the joy the brothers show when I prog@@ ress even a little . ”
“ We can show these pi@@ c@@ tures in al@@ most any place , ” said a repor@@ t in the F@@ in@@ n@@ ish W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er .
• What is involved in ‘ being mo@@ des@@ t in wal@@ king with God ’ ?
If an el@@ der ca@@ res about others and is willing to give of himself in their be@@ half , his brothers and sisters , including young ones , will likely sense this attitude .
He ad@@ mit@@ ted , “ I received one of the great@@ est sh@@ o@@ c@@ ks of my life ! ”
When exam@@ ining the things his worshipp@@ ers say and do each day , Jehovah tre@@ a@@ sures the good .
She had an un@@ sa@@ v@@ ory re@@ pu@@ tation , being “ a sin@@ ner ” of some no@@ te , so that Jesus said he knew of “ her sin@@ s , many though they [ were ] . ” ​ — Luke 7 : 4@@ 7 .
W@@ ould he have accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed all that he did had he been married or had a family ?
Yet , the to@@ tal attend@@ ance was 1@@ ,@@ 6@@ 7@@ 4 ​ — se@@ ven and a half times the number of Witnesses !
I enjo@@ yed lear@@ ning that Jehovah is inter@@ ested in individuals , even ung@@ o@@ dly ones .
In time , however , the un@@ who@@ les@@ ome influ@@ ence of To@@ bi@@ ah and others ap@@ par@@ ently led Eli@@ a@@ shi@@ b to do things that left him de@@ fil@@ ed before Jehovah .
C@@ ho@@ ic@@ es B@@ as@@ ed on Lo@@ ve for God
The account re@@ a@@ ds : “ ‘ La@@ z@@ ar@@ us our friend has fal@@ le@@ n as@@ le@@ ep , but I am travel@@ ing there to a@@ wak@@ en him . ’
S@@ even of my n@@ ine children are still ali@@ ve , and my family now num@@ bers 1@@ 23 .
▪ “ T@@ ell U@@ s , When Will These Th@@ ings Be ? ”
Me@@ ek@@ ness is a difficult qu@@ ality to cultiv@@ ate .
The same words of praise were given prom@@ in@@ ence during the dedic@@ ation of Jehovah’s temple buil@@ t by Davi@@ d’s son Solomon .
15 , 16 . ( a ) Why might it be a chall@@ enge to keep the Kingdom H@@ all clean , but why is it necess@@ ary ?
I was d@@ um@@ b@@ stru@@ ck !
J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah used that knowledge in his life when he made decisions .
And the Bible can help us to keep making chang@@ es in our person@@ ality to become more like him .
Yes , o@@ pen and f@@ ran@@ k commun@@ ic@@ ation a@@ ver@@ ted ar@@ m@@ ed con@@ f@@ li@@ ct .
How did Jehovah’s servants become even more clo@@ sel@@ y id@@ enti@@ fied with Jehovah in the year 19@@ 31 ?
While some in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es may only be per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved or i@@ mag@@ ined , others are very real .
The next part of the sy@@ mp@@ o@@ si@@ u@@ m st@@ ressed the need for study , not ca@@ su@@ al reading , if we are going to as@@ simil@@ ate “ so@@ li@@ d food . ”
“ The H@@ ap@@ pi@@ est and Bu@@ si@@ est Ti@@ me of the Ye@@ ar ”
Still , it was the Devil who dec@@ ei@@ ved E@@ ve into re@@ bel@@ ling against God .
What a tra@@ gi@@ c out@@ come !
Psalm 1@@ 19 can benefit us in vari@@ ous ways .
Un@@ der divine guid@@ ance , Jac@@ o@@ b br@@ ed s@@ tur@@ dy ani@@ mal@@ s of the desi@@ red col@@ or@@ ation .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing God had s@@ wor@@ n to Mi@@ ca@@ h’s fore@@ fa@@ thers un@@ fa@@ il@@ ingly came true .
• How can you make the best use of your time as a sing@@ le serv@@ ant of Jehovah ?
I@@ magine those elders d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ing other activities to go to Paul .
N@@ ever believe Satan’s dec@@ ep@@ tive pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda that the end is far off ​ — or that it is not coming at all .
All Christians are thr@@ il@@ led to see the fine resul@@ ts of disci@@ ple making
Is such a course a pr@@ u@@ d@@ ent way to star@@ t one@@ ’s marriage ?
As every par@@ ent kno@@ ws , such tra@@ ining takes consider@@ able time and effort .
V@@ olu@@ n@@ te@@ ering their time and res@@ our@@ ces , he and his wife have sp@@ ent th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of h@@ our@@ s in Bible educ@@ ational work .
He explained : “ For a dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ d and a g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on will come to po@@ ver@@ ty , and d@@ ro@@ w@@ sin@@ ess will clo@@ the one with m@@ ere ra@@ g@@ s . ” ​ — Proverbs 23 : 20 , 21 .
The pro@@ secu@@ t@@ or also as@@ ser@@ ted that our organization ‘ de@@ pri@@ ves children of nor@@ ma@@ l rest and emo@@ tional jo@@ ys . ’
W@@ H@@ A@@ T I@@ S “ TH@@ E L@@ A@@ K@@ E O@@ F F@@ I@@ R@@ E ” ?
A@@ m@@ ong them are many young ones who have been ra@@ ised by Christian parents .
How can we present ourselves appro@@ ved to God ?
While material things often lo@@ se their value over time , true fri@@ end@@ ship gro@@ ws and f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ es with time .
In 198@@ 4 , The T@@ im@@ es of L@@ ond@@ on publi@@ shed a letter that reas@@ oned on this matter , st@@ ating : “ It is not lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally v@@ al@@ id to use s@@ ci@@ ence as an ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent against mirac@@ les .
Today , John M@@ il@@ t@@ on is best re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed for com@@ pos@@ ing Par@@ adise Lo@@ st , a po@@ e@@ tic re@@ tel@@ ling of the Bi@@ bli@@ cal account of man@@ ’s f@@ all from per@@ fe@@ ction .
O@@ thers have used mind - al@@ ter@@ ing d@@ ru@@ g@@ s in their sear@@ ch for en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment .
U@@ se the vi@@ de@@ o@@ s pro@@ duc@@ ed by Jehovah’s organization to teach important less@@ ons from the past and present .
If the Bible is what it claim@@ s to be ​ — God’s Word of truth — ​ then you have clear reason to believe in the mirac@@ les about which it speak@@ s .
N@@ um@@ ber of coun@@ tri@@ es assign@@ ed to : 25
This , then , is “ the work of the Lord ” that Christian pre@@ ach@@ ers are com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned to do .
My friends and I would look for fi@@ gh@@ ts . We would use k@@ ni@@ ves and ba@@ se@@ bal@@ l bat@@ s to att@@ ack a crow@@ d of 20 or more people
E@@ ve must have been in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ed by the thought of having her eyes “ op@@ ened . ”
A@@ no@@ ther reason why people think that God does not care about us is that religious lead@@ ers have made them feel that way .
U@@ p@@ on conclu@@ ding that ‘ the best to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o f@@ ar@@ m@@ er ’ was really ‘ the best k@@ ill@@ er , ’ Ch@@ ar@@ les s@@ pray@@ ed his to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o pl@@ ants with po@@ is@@ on .
One wants to use a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar ty@@ pe of fer@@ t@@ il@@ iz@@ er , but the other disa@@ gre@@ es str@@ ong@@ ly and feel@@ s that the pl@@ ants do not need any help .
F@@ ur@@ ther , the religious lead@@ ers had no true love for God .
This does not mean that we should re@@ tre@@ at be@@ h@@ ind a w@@ all of s@@ il@@ ence , which b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks necess@@ ary commun@@ ic@@ ation .
( a ) With reg@@ ard to personal study , what has helped some to inc@@ re@@ ase their attention sp@@ an ?
F@@ in@@ ally , a letter came one day ​ — we were assign@@ ed to the travel@@ ing work !
Many people believe that the true God is the rul@@ er of this world .
Let her own bre@@ ast@@ s in@@ to@@ x@@ ic@@ ate you at all times .
In time , some of them em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed the Christian way .
R@@ ol@@ f - M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el says that Matthew 6 : 33 , which ex@@ hor@@ ts us to give pri@@ or@@ ity to spiritual pur@@ su@@ its , is his fam@@ il@@ y’s “ com@@ pas@@ s , ” poin@@ ting them in the right direction .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing on be@@ half of the Creator , the ang@@ el reas@@ sur@@ ed G@@ ide@@ on that Jehovah truly was ba@@ c@@ king him .
We were married Ju@@ ly 31 , 19@@ 39 .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 5 .
F@@ or@@ ty years later , Moses remin@@ ded them : “ You are a holy people to Jehovah your God . It is you Jehovah your God has cho@@ s@@ en to become his people , a special pro@@ per@@ ty , out of all the pe@@ op@@ les that are on the sur@@ face of the gr@@ ound . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
All the cen@@ tu@@ ries of de@@ bat@@ es over words and other min@@ u@@ ti@@ a@@ e of the Law did not bring them clo@@ s@@ er to God .
24 : 7 .
( b ) What are some other de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of the an@@ nu@@ al repor@@ t that demonstr@@ ate that Jehovah’s servants are sta@@ ying a@@ wa@@ ke spiritually ?
But he did more than that .
Wh@@ atever evil purpose the Devil had in mind , M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el took a coura@@ ge@@ ous stand .
A look at how religion and pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s inter@@ tw@@ ined in the B@@ y@@ z@@ an@@ t@@ ine E@@ mpi@@ re — the E@@ ast Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re , with its cap@@ it@@ al at B@@ y@@ z@@ an@@ ti@@ u@@ m ( now I@@ stan@@ bu@@ l ) — will prove instru@@ ctive .
“ All his trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions that he has com@@ mit@@ ted ​ — they will not be re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed against him , ” Jehovah explained .
Many feel anxi@@ ous because they are get@@ ting old and will soon re@@ ti@@ re .
Although her husband has not respon@@ ded to the Kingdom message after 21 years of effort on her part , one sister says : “ I am able to maintain my joy by stri@@ ving to ple@@ ase Jehovah , by main@@ tain@@ ing my loy@@ al@@ ty to him , and by working to strengthen my spiritu@@ ality .
Let your relati@@ ves see in you an example of Christian living .
Many are respon@@ ding to this message of hope and are being helped to look bey@@ ond the present difficul@@ ties of life to a new world , where all who worship the true God , Jehovah , will enjoy perfect life in a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance . ​ — Revelation 21 : 4 .
The A@@ ri@@ an V@@ isi@@ go@@ ths had been tr@@ ying to su@@ p@@ pres@@ s Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ ism by refu@@ sing to allow bi@@ sh@@ op@@ s who died to be re@@ plac@@ ed .
That is what David did .
Ar@@ ound the world , young Witnesses of Jehovah are following a similar course , ho@@ l@@ ding to God’s standards for Christians and refu@@ sing to give in to har@@ m@@ ful pe@@ er pres@@ sure .
If you face sur@@ g@@ er@@ y or a tre@@ at@@ ment that might invol@@ ve a blood pro@@ du@@ ct , ask :
This is a way to al@@ la@@ y fear and find true hope in a world full of dist@@ ress .
( Read Romans 12 : 3 . )
King Jeho@@ as@@ h of Juda@@ h fa@@ iled to devel@@ op this desi@@ ra@@ ble qu@@ ality .
Rather than foc@@ us on fle@@ sh@@ ly works , the spiritually - min@@ ded person end@@ e@@ av@@ ors to show “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit . ”
It is also a blessing to ass@@ ist those who have rec@@ ently become associ@@ ated with the congregation and would benefit from tra@@ ining in the ministry .
Those who apply the principles found in Jesus ’ teachings are dra@@ wn clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah , “ the s@@ ource of life . ”
To read Jehovah’s words c@@ learly by using the 20@@ 13 re@@ vision can be com@@ pared to exam@@ ining each je@@ we@@ l , ad@@ mi@@ ring its many fac@@ e@@ ts , c@@ lar@@ ity , col@@ or , and beau@@ ty .
I as@@ sur@@ ed my parents that my friends , who had already become like family to me , would be wa@@ iting for me in L@@ om@@ é .
S@@ ad@@ ly , on occasi@@ on ne@@ g@@ ative pe@@ er influ@@ ence can also come from within the Christian congregation .
I provided for the family by sing@@ ing Mas@@ s in the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch .
For example , the C@@ ongreg@@ ation Bo@@ ok S@@ tu@@ dy overse@@ er has the re@@ war@@ ding privilege of taking the lead in the preaching work and tra@@ ining others .
“ Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy was at no time brought by man@@ ’s will , but men spoke from God as they were bor@@ ne along by holy spirit . ” ​ — 2 P@@ E@@ T .
He knew that Jehovah wants his servants to have the hope of everlasting life on a par@@ adise earth to help su@@ sta@@ in them as they me@@ et with vari@@ ous tri@@ als in this world .
C@@ en@@ tr@@ al to doing so is our continu@@ ally appro@@ aching him in prayer and making hear@@ t@@ felt re@@ ques@@ ts for his guid@@ ance .
The pain from the ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ te bur@@ ns was exc@@ ru@@ ci@@ ating , and for many years I bor@@ e the sc@@ ars on my hands .
That is why their children often have low self - respect . ”
Let us consider two of these and see what we can learn from them , star@@ ting with a man who proved his loy@@ al@@ ty to David .
This ani@@ ma@@ l will not ex@@ change its fre@@ e@@ dom for more eas@@ ily ob@@ ta@@ ined food in to@@ w@@ ns .
Do@@ ing so means our very life !
Indeed , we now have even greater reason to rejo@@ ice that we “ walk in the light of Jehovah . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
T@@ w@@ o months after the Na@@ z@@ is took power in Ger@@ many , they ban@@ ned Jehovah’s Witnesses as a d@@ anger to the St@@ ate .
That resul@@ ts in understanding .
A man su@@ d@@ den@@ ly gra@@ b@@ bed the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines from my father , li@@ t them on fi@@ re , and bur@@ ned them on the spo@@ t .
Of course , not all n@@ ational an@@ the@@ ms inclu@@ de pet@@ iti@@ ons to God .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the years , we have regul@@ arly stu@@ died and pray@@ ed together .
Of the 3@@ 3@@ ,000 pris@@ on@@ ers who left S@@ ach@@ sen@@ ha@@ us@@ en con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds died .
1@@ 18 : 22 .
For one thing , because before long we may need the off@@ end@@ er to return the fav@@ or by for@@ giving us .
If you had a close friend with an am@@ a@@ z@@ ing s@@ k@@ ill ​ — perhaps in s@@ por@@ ts , ar@@ t , or mu@@ si@@ c — ​ would you talk about him to your family and other friends ?
Be@@ fore his death at the hands of God’s enem@@ ies , Jesus c@@ learly stated the reason for his will@@ ing@@ ness to go through with the course of sacri@@ fi@@ cial death .
Moses was ke@@ en@@ ly inter@@ ested in Jehovah and His people .
How can you help your children to be con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of the wisdom of Jehovah’s la@@ ws so that they are gu@@ i@@ ded by these even when you are not present ?
Jehovah’s ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces are recorded in his Word , the Bible , and they are “ bene@@ fi@@ cial for teaching , for re@@ pro@@ ving , for set@@ ting things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght . ”
If you have the refer@@ ence work In@@ sight on the Scriptures , why not read what it says under “ M@@ er@@ cy ” ?
The answer cen@@ tered on our desire to act on Jesus ’ comm@@ and to preach the good news “ to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ”
As reg@@ ar@@ ds the holy spirit , what can ha@@ p@@ pen if one were to pers@@ ist in sin ?
Why will righteousness and justice pre@@ va@@ il in the new world ?
Jesus saw her , and though every bre@@ ath he dre@@ w was an ag@@ on@@ y and every word he ut@@ tered co@@ st him de@@ arly , he spoke .
W@@ as Peter the Fir@@ st P@@ op@@ e ?
At the first si@@ gn of ci@@ vi@@ l un@@ rest or of a n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ ster , they gra@@ b a few hous@@ eho@@ ld artic@@ les , ga@@ ther their children , and head for a sa@@ f@@ er ha@@ ven .
The bo@@ at had a cre@@ w of fi@@ ve , but no@@ ne of them could sa@@ il it .
I W@@ A@@ S born in 19@@ 24 in H@@ al@@ st@@ en@@ be@@ k , some 13 mil@@ es [ 20 k@@ m ] from the Ger@@ man por@@ t of H@@ ambu@@ r@@ g , and I was ra@@ ised by my mother and gr@@ and@@ father .
S@@ how@@ ing that Jehovah had re@@ je@@ cted them as a nation dedic@@ ated to H@@ im , Jesus stated : “ Jerusalem , Jerusalem , the k@@ ill@@ er of the prophe@@ ts and st@@ on@@ er of those sent for@@ th to her , ​ — how often I wanted to ga@@ ther your children together , the way a h@@ en ga@@ thers her c@@ hi@@ c@@ ks together under her w@@ ings !
However , ob@@ serving his S@@ on@@ ’s ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te faith@@ ful@@ ness brought Jehovah much deli@@ ght .
Consider the experience of 17 - year - old J@@ en@@ ni@@ f@@ er .
Fa@@ ith is important because all of God’s servants , including mission@@ aries , are going to have tri@@ als , problems , and anxi@@ e@@ ties . ”
See Li@@ ve With Jehovah’s Da@@ y in M@@ ind under the sub@@ he@@ ading “ He H@@ as H@@ ated a Di@@ v@@ or@@ c@@ ing , ” on page 1@@ 25 .
Paul wrote : “ If , now , the good news we dec@@ l@@ are is in fact ve@@ iled , it is ve@@ iled among those who are peri@@ shing , among whom the go@@ d of this system of things has bl@@ in@@ ded the min@@ ds of the un@@ believers . ”
14 Do You H@@ igh@@ ly E@@ ste@@ em Jehovah’s O@@ wn Bo@@ ok ?
Not one has ever eli@@ min@@ ated war , cri@@ me , in@@ justice , or di@@ se@@ ase .
A@@ no@@ inted Christians and Jesus ’ other sheep must follow the integrity - keep@@ ing course of their H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est .
H@@ el@@ p@@ ing W@@ i@@ do@@ ws , 5 / 1
S@@ ing@@ le brothers and sisters with no family responsi@@ bil@@ ities will be able to use this time well for personal Bible study .
That very ev@@ ening , much to the reli@@ ef of my loving husband , I pre@@ pared a fine me@@ al for him .
In time , doing so seem@@ ed to be the most n@@ atur@@ al thing in the world .
And the or@@ gan@@ ism respon@@ sible for g@@ on@@ or@@ r@@ he@@ a can cause inf@@ lam@@ m@@ ation of the li@@ ver .
I had wonder@@ ed why my father , nor@@ m@@ ally very fri@@ end@@ ly , became so ang@@ ry with such a kind person .
It was a privilege to help in trans@@ mit@@ ting to the Fr@@ en@@ ch - speaking brothers thr@@ ough@@ out the world the rich spiritual food provided by the slave class . ​ — Mat@@ t .
He may have been in l@@ ine to in@@ her@@ it a ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent est@@ ate .
When some experience this difficult situation , they feel wor@@ th@@ less .
It has to be Jehovah’s ba@@ c@@ king .
There can be no v@@ al@@ id question about the wisdom of doing that .
In fact , doing so remin@@ ds us that Jehovah is the one who “ gives to all pers@@ ons life and bre@@ ath and all things . ”
For you were once not a people , but are now God’s people ; you were those who had not been sh@@ own mer@@ cy , but are now those who have been sh@@ own mer@@ cy . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
Do We Ne@@ ed God ?
He may vi@@ r@@ tually d@@ ro@@ wn the ma@@ in poin@@ ts in an exc@@ essi@@ ve f@@ low of words , saying everything he kno@@ ws on a sub@@ ject .
Mar@@ ina rel@@ ates the experience of N@@ or@@ ber@@ to .
Yet , Jesus kept on re@@ pro@@ ving them with kindness , without ever lo@@ sing hope that they would ev@@ en@@ tually learn to imitate his own hum@@ ble men@@ tal attitude . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
It ad@@ ds : “ This ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation . . . was a@@ do@@ p@@ ted by succ@@ e@@ e@@ ding W@@ es@@ ter@@ n the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans , and mil@@ l@@ en@@ ari@@ an@@ ism in its ear@@ li@@ er shap@@ e no longer received support . ”
And al@@ though P@@ il@@ ne@@ y’s mother is now qu@@ ite el@@ der@@ ly , she is still a faithful Witness .
During the early days of the Christian congregation , car@@ ing for those a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted and truly nee@@ dy as a result of the lo@@ ss of parents or of a husband was a dist@@ inc@@ tive fe@@ ature of true worship .
“ When my son was small , I took up the full - time ministry in the city .
By using the tr@@ ac@@ ts in the way in@@ tend@@ ed , you will be following the good r@@ out@@ ine of using the Bible on in@@ iti@@ al c@@ alls and on return vis@@ its .
However , my wife was very ru@@ de to the Witnesses , and I was very bus@@ y , so the vis@@ its ended .
The C@@ li@@ ma@@ x of E@@ ar@@ th@@ ly C@@ re@@ ation
We were also told that Jesus is God and that he lo@@ ves children .
For example , two de@@ ca@@ des after Christ’s en@@ thr@@ on@@ ement in 1914 , “ a great crow@@ d ” of “ other sheep ” was id@@ enti@@ fied .
A@@ no@@ ther “ good - for - nothing , ” or wor@@ th@@ less , thing to avoid is en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment that prom@@ o@@ tes materi@@ al@@ ism or the occ@@ ul@@ t or that fe@@ atu@@ res viol@@ ence , b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed , and death .
Acc@@ ording to God’s Law , the Israelites were not allow@@ ed to har@@ v@@ est the e@@ d@@ ges of their fi@@ el@@ ds comple@@ t@@ ely or to take all the o@@ lives or gra@@ p@@ es .
From Jesus ’ example , we learn that when we talk to people in a fri@@ end@@ ly and kind way , they will be more likely to listen to what we have to say .
Paul descri@@ bed those b@@ oun@@ ds at 1 Corinthians 7 : 2 - 5 .
This en@@ ab@@ led those who had pre@@ pared and served food to enjoy the spiritual pro@@ gra@@ m and Christian fel@@ low@@ ship .
Now that I have chang@@ ed my be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or , my daugh@@ ter has chang@@ ed h@@ ers .
Why not medit@@ ate on the hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing qualities of Jesus ?
He will bl@@ ess and prote@@ ct those who re@@ su@@ me ac@@ tive associ@@ ation with his people .
Mo@@ st Israel@@ ite ho@@ m@@ es had a f@@ l@@ at ro@@ of .
( See the bo@@ x “ To the Eph@@ es@@ ians . ” )
To “ many pe@@ op@@ les ” of the earth , they are like ref@@ re@@ shing “ de@@ w from Jehovah ” and “ co@@ pi@@ ous show@@ ers upon ve@@ get@@ ation . ”
How can we show our concer@@ n for el@@ der@@ ly Christians who are h@@ ou@@ se@@ b@@ ound ?
How was the or@@ der@@ ly arrang@@ ement for the human family to f@@ ill the earth inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted ?
Since we are inc@@ l@@ ined to for@@ get , though , we continu@@ ally need to ref@@ res@@ h our mem@@ ori@@ es with reg@@ ard to Jehovah’s pur@@ pos@@ es , la@@ ws , and instru@@ ctions .
So Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants were affe@@ cted by the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of his wr@@ ong@@ doing .
( b ) What are you determined to do as you car@@ ry out your ministry ?
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to make his heart rejo@@ ice as you gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely make your advan@@ c@@ ement man@@ i@@ f@@ est . ​ — Pro@@ v .
G@@ w@@ en : My whole mind and body were devo@@ ted to d@@ an@@ c@@ ing .
Me@@ dit@@ ate on how the ide@@ as inclu@@ ded in these teachings have the power to imp@@ ro@@ ve the qu@@ ality of your life and of your relation@@ shi@@ ps with others .
They ow@@ ed Jehovah love and obedi@@ ence , but Adam and E@@ ve fa@@ iled to appreci@@ ate what God had given them and dis@@ obe@@ yed his comman@@ d@@ ment .
I am g@@ la@@ d that she did not follow that ad@@ vice .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons have become their loyal compan@@ i@@ ons .
Because they have faith in Christ’s ransom sacrifice and thus “ have wa@@ shed their ro@@ bes and made them wh@@ ite in the blood of the L@@ am@@ b , ” Jehovah dec@@ la@@ res them righteous , not as spiritual sons , but as his friends , giving them the wonderful pro@@ spe@@ ct of sur@@ vi@@ ving “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
B@@ ear@@ ing U@@ p Un@@ der Re@@ pro@@ ach
I no longer believ@@ ed in “ sa@@ in@@ ts ” or in hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re , and I did not think that a pri@@ est could for@@ give sin@@ s .
Mo@@ st people do not think about tra@@ ining their conscience .
• How should we pre@@ pare our heart to con@@ sul@@ t God’s Word ?
Me@@ an@@ while , Jehovah told Moses to take the Israelites to a place we@@ d@@ ged between the R@@ ed Se@@ a and a ri@@ dge of m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , a seem@@ ing dead end called P@@ i@@ ha@@ hi@@ ro@@ th . ​ — E@@ x .
He trans@@ por@@ ts his wife and ba@@ by on the lu@@ gg@@ age r@@ ack of his bi@@ g bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le .
In ad@@ dition to the si@@ ck@@ ness that we@@ ak@@ ened him , he was sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by enem@@ ies who were saying evil things about him .
In The P@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal C@@ are of In@@ f@@ ant and Ch@@ il@@ d ( 19@@ 28 ) , D@@ r . John Bro@@ ad@@ us W@@ at@@ son ur@@ ged parents : “ N@@ ever hu@@ g and k@@ is@@ s ” your children .
The Scriptural way of h@@ and@@ ling serious personal differ@@ ences is through cal@@ m and f@@ ran@@ k discus@@ sion .
I@@ ts members ac@@ hi@@ eve and maintain such a fine con@@ dition by ob@@ serving the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s guid@@ el@@ ines .
Yet , Jesus also spoke of “ wicked reason@@ ings . ” These are vie@@ ws or attitu@@ des that can tain@@ t many as@@ pe@@ cts of life .
The po@@ li@@ ce pres@@ ented us with a cho@@ ice : leave the st@@ ate within ten days or “ face the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences . ”
When Sh@@ ould You Be@@ g@@ in P@@ ra@@ ising Jehovah ?
Ha@@ ve you inc@@ reas@@ ed your activ@@ ity ? ’ ”
“ May the God of peace . . . e@@ qui@@ p you with every good thing to do his will . ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B@@ R@@ E@@ W@@ S 13 : 20 , 21 .
What is the differ@@ ence between loving a group and loving individuals ?
• With reg@@ ard to our health , how can we benefit from ad@@ her@@ ing to Bible principles ?
“ U@@ S@@ E@@ D up at the end of the work@@ day . ”
The Bi@@ bli@@ cal counsel “ with the wife of your you@@ th may no one de@@ al tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ously ” pla@@ yed an important ro@@ le in R@@ ob@@ er@@ to@@ ’s life .
When we draw close to Jehovah , it is only n@@ atur@@ al that we want to use our time , en@@ er@@ gy , and res@@ our@@ ces to share as fully as possible in the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work .
The same way we sur@@ vi@@ ve as Jehovah’s people in this world under Satan’s control .
In har@@ mony with these principles , we should always feel com@@ for@@ table invit@@ ing inter@@ ested people to our meetings , confid@@ ent that the con@@ dition of the h@@ all will comple@@ ment the good news we share with them .
For Christians today , a sense of hum@@ or can ligh@@ ten the g@@ loo@@ m in times of st@@ ress .
Mis@@ sion@@ aries devo@@ te at le@@ ast 1@@ 40 h@@ our@@ s a mon@@ th to the field service , so a love of the ministry is in@@ dis@@ p@@ en@@ sa@@ ble .
The apostle Peter coun@@ sel@@ ed Christians : “ As obedi@@ ent children , sto@@ p being m@@ ol@@ ded by the desi@@ res you form@@ er@@ ly had in your ign@@ or@@ ance , but like the Ho@@ ly One who called you , become holy y@@ ourselves in all your conduct , for it is written : ‘ You must be holy , because I am holy . ’ ”
“ All these blessings must come upon you and over@@ take you , because you keep listen@@ ing to the vo@@ ice of Jehovah your God . ” ​ — D@@ E@@ U@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ ON@@ O@@ M@@ Y 28 : 2 .
They take the eas@@ y way out .
What war@@ ning did Jehovah give the Israelites sh@@ ort@@ ly before they en@@ tered the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and ?
When he saw the re@@ pro@@ ach and bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ y he@@ ap@@ ed upon God’s name , he was righ@@ tly ze@@ al@@ ous , or je@@ al@@ ous , and ac@@ ted to cor@@ rec@@ t the situation .
What did Bo@@ a@@ z and Na@@ ba@@ l have in comm@@ on ?
What should elders remember when taking action to prote@@ ct the flo@@ ck ?
Our enem@@ ies might att@@ ack us when we do not ex@@ pect it or when we are we@@ ak .
What me@@ th@@ od did they use ?
Of what sin@@ s did David not want to be found gu@@ il@@ ty ?
Who can be vie@@ wed as “ the b@@ lam@@ eless one ” ?
Their contr@@ ite , hear@@ t@@ felt s@@ or@@ ro@@ w over what they had done led them to con@@ fes@@ sion , re@@ je@@ ction of their wicked ac@@ ts , and gen@@ u@@ ine rep@@ ent@@ ance .
The brother repor@@ ts that most people se@@ em to rel@@ a@@ x a bi@@ t once they know the purpose of the vis@@ it .
David needed only to consider his own ma@@ ke@@ up to be prof@@ oun@@ dly a@@ wed by God’s cre@@ ative ability .
Jesus knew that many Jews there present would be dis@@ pleas@@ ed if he heal@@ ed someone on the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h .
The whole family is happy that they did not allow su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ on to influ@@ ence their life and to je@@ op@@ ar@@ di@@ ze their spiritual wel@@ f@@ are . ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 21 , 22 .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , these loyal compan@@ i@@ ons of the anointed find im@@ men@@ se satis@@ fac@@ tion in ass@@ is@@ ting hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones to come to a knowledge of the truth .
But my bl@@ in@@ dness was h@@ in@@ der@@ ing my spiritual prog@@ ress .
The Bible does not say that a si@@ gn or a mar@@ k was plac@@ ed on Ca@@ in@@ ’s person in any way .
From the book The Bible of E@@ very L@@ and , 18@@ 60
32 : 7 - 14 .
* The con@@ text shows that he was refer@@ ring to God’s word of promise .
It came through the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus Christ . ​ — Re@@ v .
The se@@ a can be r@@ ough , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly when the m@@ el@@ t@@ em@@ ia ​ — se@@ as@@ onal strong nor@@ ther@@ n w@@ in@@ ds — ​ b@@ low .
A@@ m@@ ong the A@@ post@@ o@@ lic Fa@@ thers , there had been nothing even re@@ mo@@ t@@ ely appro@@ aching such a men@@ tal@@ ity or per@@ spe@@ ctive . ”
S@@ ci@@ ence may ev@@ en@@ tually find out , but as David next ob@@ served , our M@@ ak@@ er ​ — Jehovah — ​ has fully under@@ sto@@ od it all along .
9 : 3 - 6 , 14 , 15 .
What a n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w es@@ cap@@ e !
In my early chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od , I was ra@@ ised by my gr@@ and@@ parents .
Do you make use of this preci@@ ous gift ?
He rec@@ alls : “ In Bab@@ ou@@ a we always tri@@ ed to talk to a ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al attend@@ ant who showed great interest in the Kingdom message , and we would conduct a sh@@ ort Bible study with him .
If elders make themselves a@@ vail@@ able to fellow believers and enjoy being with them , the sheep will be more likely to ask for ass@@ ist@@ ance when needed .
Jesus ’ followers have been al@@ er@@ t .
No@@ te that while a@@ wa@@ iting Jehovah’s day , we should be demonstr@@ ating “ holy ac@@ ts of conduct and de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion ” ​ — activ@@ ity , not in@@ activ@@ ity , is in order .
After Jesus came as the Messi@@ ah , Jehovah gave new instru@@ ctions and reve@@ aled more de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about his purpose .
It is t@@ antam@@ ount to jo@@ ining in their re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against God .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s f@@ ill “ relati@@ ve ” positi@@ ons of authority ( greater or less@@ er in rel@@ ation to one another , but always inf@@ eri@@ or to Jehovah ) because the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty al@@ lo@@ ws them to .
( Read Revelation 18 : 4 . )
S@@ to@@ p Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ing !
What a contr@@ ast to many of the powerful and we@@ al@@ thy in the world !
How vital the new covenant is !
She had a div@@ in@@ ely com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned head through whom Jehovah commun@@ ic@@ ated instru@@ ction .
Eng@@ age in U@@ p@@ building Con@@ vers@@ ations
Since “ God is love , ” he rul@@ es the uni@@ verse by love , not by for@@ ce .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , that was a pit@@ f@@ all for one par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar disci@@ ple whom the apostle John enc@@ oun@@ tered . He wrote : “ Di@@ o@@ tre@@ ph@@ es , who lik@@ es to have the first place among them , does not receive anything from us with respect .
When the vi@@ ca@@ r vis@@ ited us to find out why she no longer attend@@ ed his cl@@ as@@ ses , he me@@ t with a ba@@ r@@ ra@@ ge of questions for which he was ill pre@@ pared .
K@@ no@@ wing that Jehovah’s people would offer themselves will@@ ingly , the brothers started the pro@@ ject .
After the war , he became a fi@@ re@@ man .
His pri@@ m@@ ary concer@@ n at the time was to find “ the lost sheep of the house of Israel . ”
The apostle Paul said to “ go on ac@@ qui@@ ring power in the Lord and in the mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness of his strength . . . that you may be able to res@@ ist in the wicked day . ”
They too will be an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ated forever .
Now she feel@@ s really happy , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing her Creator in her you@@ th . ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
Many cam@@ ped in ten@@ ts within or around the city w@@ alls .
And Mo@@ a@@ b came to be sub@@ du@@ ed on that day under Israel@@ ’s hand ; and the land had no fur@@ ther dis@@ tur@@ ban@@ ce for ei@@ gh@@ ty years . ” ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 3 : 25 - 30 .
Jehovah God ther@@ e@@ by id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es himself as the F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ er of his pur@@ pos@@ es .
We , though , must not dec@@ ei@@ ve ourselves with false reason@@ ing .
Yes , those who tam@@ per with the Bible are really spiritual li@@ ars ​ — the most re@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible li@@ ars of all !
They needed to prog@@ ress toward matu@@ r@@ ity .
I@@ ’@@ m g@@ la@@ d you were the one to teach L@@ es the truth because from the star@@ t , he had a teach@@ er who inst@@ il@@ led in him love for Jehovah and for our Christian brothers .
To avoid that kind of spirit , we can remember that Jesus is pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed in the Bible as having “ in his right hand se@@ ven st@@ ars . ”
I shall make my@@ self res@@ em@@ ble the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh . ” ​ — Isaiah 14 : 13 , 14 .
“ The E@@ spe@@ cially Acc@@ ep@@ table Ti@@ me ”
After the death of Jesus , his followers began to invit@@ e all s@@ or@@ ts of people to listen to God’s Word .
Like Ru@@ th , Christians around the world have sh@@ own faith in Jehovah’s power to help them .
However , I came to appreci@@ ate that God’s Kingdom is the only real hope for our world .
Ex@@ am@@ ples inclu@@ de : “ f@@ ell f@@ l@@ at on his face , ” “ the s@@ k@@ in of my te@@ et@@ h , ” and “ p@@ our out your heart . ” ​ — Nu@@ m .
Some 3@@ 25 of them had been inc@@ ar@@ cer@@ ated in Na@@ z@@ i con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps and pris@@ ons .
The ransom also makes possible a resurrection of those of p@@ re - Christian times . ​ — Acts 24 : 15 .
To his words of dist@@ ress just qu@@ o@@ ted , Paul ad@@ ded : “ Th@@ an@@ ks to God through Jesus Christ our Lord ! ”
However , le@@ c@@ tur@@ ers and stud@@ ents could not share refer@@ ences .
This she@@ et is in the col@@ le@@ ction of the H@@ is@@ pan@@ ic So@@ ci@@ ety of A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a in New Yor@@ k .
On@@ ly R@@ a@@ ha@@ b and her hous@@ eho@@ ld are sa@@ ved .
And especially should young brothers who qu@@ ali@@ fy for Bethel service be ur@@ ged to re@@ ach out for this bless@@ ed privilege .
11 / 15 What K@@ ind of S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t Do You S@@ how ? 10 / 15
The wise king continu@@ es : “ On the li@@ ps of the understanding person wisdom is found , but the ro@@ d is for the back of one in want of heart . ”
“ O@@ pen your hearts wide . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
Why Some Do Not B@@ eli@@ eve
V@@ ast num@@ bers of people were sla@@ in in w@@ ars and e@@ th@@ ni@@ c dis@@ pu@@ tes during the past century .
That way , U@@ ri@@ ah would have appe@@ ared to be the father of B@@ ath - she@@ ba@@ ’s child .
That day rema@@ ins special to me .
Rather , the pro@@ ver@@ b ​ — as well as Paul’s similar words to the Romans — ​ seem@@ s to ref@@ er to an ancient me@@ th@@ od used for sm@@ el@@ ting me@@ tal o@@ res .
An@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating Messi@@ ah’s appe@@ ar@@ ance , some asked about John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er : “ May he perhaps be the Christ ? ”
What pat@@ ter@@ n did God set ?
The death of his bel@@ o@@ ved wife , S@@ ar@@ ah , br@@ ings much s@@ or@@ ro@@ w to Abraham .
T@@ A@@ M@@ MU@@ Z
That should not be hard to learn ; the Bible con@@ tain@@ s many repor@@ ts of Jesus ’ enc@@ oun@@ ters with others , some of whom were tr@@ oub@@ led .
For example , a cou@@ ple with whom a mission@@ ary had been stud@@ ying appro@@ ached him , as@@ king to become un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ ers .
When people listen@@ ed to him speak , they sur@@ ely heard many refer@@ ences to that Kingdom .
This was a proble@@ m because we did not have la@@ w@@ y@@ ers to de@@ f@@ end us .
Th@@ r@@ ough the U@@ ri@@ m and the Th@@ um@@ mi@@ m , Jehovah gave direc@@ t ans@@ wers to questions and helped the elders of Israel to be sure that their decisions were in har@@ mony with his will . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 28 : 30 ; L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 8 : 8 ; N@@ um@@ bers 27 : 21 .
After four months of Bible study , he qu@@ ali@@ fied for baptism .
Rather , he knew that they seem@@ ed to be children com@@ pared to the in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al and high@@ ly educ@@ ated ones in the land , who were wise in their own eyes .
* ​ — G@@ en .
When God fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely ‘ s@@ pre@@ a@@ ds his t@@ ent over us , ’ we enjoy se@@ cur@@ ity and his prote@@ ctive care .
A@@ m@@ ber ad@@ ds : “ When people speak of ‘ the un@@ known , ’ it always remin@@ ds me that I do know .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , when The New Jerusalem Bible qu@@ o@@ tes Jesus as saying : “ This c@@ up is the new covenant , ” we do not conclu@@ de that the c@@ up it@@ self was liter@@ ally the new covenant .
What is the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of the words “ until we all at@@ tain , ” as used at Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 13 ?
L@@ ater , Saul tri@@ ed to k@@ ill David , who ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely had to fle@@ e for his life . ​ — 1 Samuel 16 : 14 - 23 ; 18 : 10 - 12 ; 19 : 18 ; 20 : 32 , 33 ; 22 : 1 - 5 .
Such simp@@ le g@@ es@@ tures as op@@ ening the do@@ or for her and show@@ ing gen@@ u@@ ine interest in what she was saying appe@@ aled to her .
In doing so , however , they need to prote@@ ct themselves so that they do not become in@@ fe@@ cted with the di@@ se@@ ase they are see@@ king to tre@@ at .
How can we benefit from reading the account of He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah and medit@@ ating on it ?
Just then , someone g@@ ently put a ra@@ inc@@ o@@ at over me from be@@ h@@ ind .
Although I was only a young gi@@ r@@ l , Eli@@ ana su@@ gg@@ ested that I have my own study .
B@@ ene@@ f@@ iting From Jehovah’s Lo@@ ving - K@@ in@@ dness
If so , how would it be man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted ?
S@@ hor@@ tly after Jesus ’ baptism , Satan offered to make him a great man in the world , to give him “ all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the world and their glory . ”
R@@ am@@ ir@@ o has been fin@@ ding joy in serving Jehovah from his you@@ th on ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 12 )
To tra@@ v@@ el nor@@ th , he needed to ho@@ p on a tru@@ ck and cro@@ ss the Sa@@ har@@ a Des@@ er@@ t .
On one occasi@@ on , Jesus sing@@ led out a young child and said to His followers : “ Un@@ less you turn around and become as young children , you will by no means en@@ ter into the kingdom of the heavens . ”
What if you do not like to do some of the things that interest your son ?
; H@@ w@@ an@@ g , J .
All day long , the tu@@ t@@ or accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed the child wh@@ er@@ ever he went , attend@@ ed to his h@@ y@@ gi@@ ene , took him to school , often car@@ ri@@ ed his boo@@ ks and other e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment , and w@@ atch@@ ed over his stu@@ dies .
“ The har@@ v@@ est of the earth ” had to be re@@ ap@@ ed .
This will not be eas@@ y .
She says : “ I am stru@@ ck by the wisdom of Jesus ’ words : ‘ N@@ ever be anxi@@ ous about the next day , for the next day will have its own anxi@@ e@@ ties .
A number of fine Kingdom H@@ alls have been buil@@ t in rec@@ ent years , ad@@ ding to the joy of the congregations .
T@@ re@@ v@@ or and E@@ mil@@ y , who also are C@@ an@@ adi@@ ans , went to Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i with the go@@ al of ex@@ pan@@ ding their ministry .
By h@@ ur@@ ling “ a great w@@ ind at the se@@ a ” and by using “ a great f@@ ish , ” Jehovah re@@ direc@@ ts J@@ on@@ ah and com@@ mis@@ sions him a second time to go to the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an cap@@ it@@ al . ​ — J@@ on@@ ah 1 : 2 , 4 , 17 ; 3 : 1 , 2 .
An@@ xi@@ ety Ab@@ out D@@ anger 8
All who make the necess@@ ary change experience the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of the psalmist Davi@@ d’s words : “ T@@ ast@@ e and see that Jehovah is good , O you people ; happy is the able - bo@@ died man that takes refu@@ ge in him .
M@@ one@@ y ​ — What Is the Re@@ al Pro@@ ble@@ m ?
She says : “ I do love Jehovah .
The view that wh@@ atever happ@@ ens , good or bad , man@@ i@@ fes@@ ts God’s will is often based on Jesus ’ words in what is called the L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er , qu@@ o@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve .
4 : 1 , 2 ; P@@ hi@@ l .
If we follow that ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on , we will avoid mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r@@ ings and ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents and will serve God out of a pu@@ re mo@@ tive .
There we find Jehovah’s as@@ sur@@ ance : “ I shall make you people to be a name and a praise among all the pe@@ op@@ les of the earth . ”
C@@ ha@@ p@@ ter 5@@ 3 of Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy descri@@ bes beau@@ ti@@ fully how Jesus ‘ inter@@ posed , ’ or inter@@ ce@@ ded , on be@@ half of sin@@ ful mankind , st@@ ating : “ The cha@@ st@@ is@@ ement me@@ ant for our peace was upon him , and because of his w@@ oun@@ ds there has been a heal@@ ing for us . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
Yet , Jesus Christ ​ — also a man of prayer — ​ reve@@ aled that not all prayers ple@@ ase God .
How did Timothy benefit from up@@ building Christian compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship ?
of De@@ c@@ ember 22 , 199@@ 3 , pages 6 - 13 .
Some publi@@ sh@@ ers have found it effe@@ ctive to say : “ I would enjoy vis@@ iting you again .
Jac@@ o@@ b , in who@@ se ar@@ ms she la@@ y , was about to dis@@ co@@ ver that she was not R@@ ac@@ he@@ l , her you@@ ng@@ er sister .
This work has brought me the great@@ est happiness of all .
To me , it was a da@@ un@@ ting pro@@ spe@@ ct , so I he@@ a@@ ved a hu@@ ge si@@ gh of reli@@ ef when I was trans@@ fer@@ red to another congregation just before I was sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ed to deli@@ ver it .
They wor@@ ry about what they call pre@@ matu@@ re death , but they dis@@ mis@@ s as “ n@@ atur@@ al ” the death that cre@@ ep@@ s up on humans through the ag@@ ing pro@@ c@@ ess .
S@@ ur@@ ely all of us appreci@@ ate their efforts in shepher@@ ding the flo@@ ck in their care !
It is a gift from God , made a@@ vail@@ able through the Christian congregation . ​ — Isaiah 32 : 1 , 2 .
His ob@@ serv@@ ations con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed him that C@@ op@@ er@@ n@@ ic@@ us was cor@@ rec@@ t .
( b ) In what important ways must we pur@@ sue Chris@@ t@@ like love ?
And just as a child se@@ ek@@ s his parents ’ prote@@ ction when a st@@ or@@ m ra@@ ges , we seek prote@@ ction in Jehovah’s organization when , like a th@@ under@@ st@@ or@@ m , the problems of this world str@@ ike us .
The Devil is a li@@ ar .
Why does the Bible com@@ pare our ability to speak to fi@@ re ?
Al@@ so , women make up the greater number of over 1@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 full - time Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers worl@@ d@@ wide .
It was the do@@ or le@@ ading to great activ@@ ity in preaching the good news and making disciples in that city .
“ And , ” said Jesus , “ the ra@@ in p@@ our@@ ed down and the f@@ loo@@ ds came and the w@@ in@@ ds ble@@ w and la@@ shed against that house , but it did not ca@@ ve in , for it had been f@@ oun@@ ded upon the ro@@ ck - mas@@ s . ”
The M@@ em@@ ori@@ al remin@@ ds us of the v@@ indic@@ ation of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of his name , and the fulfill@@ ment of his purpose , including the sal@@ vation of mankind .
For example , when he and his disciples arri@@ ved at the to@@ wn of S@@ y@@ cha@@ r after a long mor@@ ning of wal@@ king , the disciples went to pur@@ cha@@ se food .
( a ) When Paul and S@@ il@@ as su@@ ffered tri@@ bul@@ ation , on what did they foc@@ us their thoughts ?
Indeed , many sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant and faith - streng@@ th@@ ening events had taken place during Jesus ’ ministry !
At the age of 18 , I left home .
Consider Jesus ’ re@@ action .
After being involved in a serious ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent that left him par@@ al@@ y@@ zed from the wa@@ ist down , P@@ anya vis@@ ited Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ist mon@@ ast@@ eri@@ es , s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely ho@@ p@@ ing for a mirac@@ ul@@ ous cu@@ re .
“ I was temp@@ ted to se@@ par@@ ate from my husband because of fin@@ an@@ cial n@@ on@@ support and spiritual end@@ ang@@ er@@ ment , ” she says .
D@@ O Y@@ O@@ U remember when you first learned about the wonderful pro@@ spe@@ ct that Jehovah off@@ ers to obedi@@ ent mankind ?
Me@@ ek@@ ness is a strong qu@@ ality that en@@ ab@@ les a person to end@@ ure in@@ justice with pati@@ ence and without v@@ indic@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess .
Jehovah’s Witnesses in Al@@ ban@@ ia .
The fr@@ am@@ e@@ work of truth to which Paul refer@@ red is still important in order for us to understand Jehovah’s pur@@ pos@@ es .
• What kind of at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere should ex@@ ist in the Christian congregation ?
Although my family was n@@ om@@ in@@ ally O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x , I had no religious up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing and gave no thought to God .
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , your faith and trust in Jehovah will gro@@ w to the point that you will be able to make ma@@ j@@ or decisions in har@@ mony with God’s will .
Satan did not den@@ y that Job was obedi@@ ent to God .
The apostle Peter wrote a letter to Christians in gener@@ al , st@@ ating : “ In prop@@ or@@ tion as each one has received a gift , use it in minis@@ ter@@ ing to one another as fine ste@@ war@@ ds of God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness expres@@ sed in vari@@ ous ways . ”
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on tend@@ s to become for@@ mal@@ is@@ tic and just a family tra@@ dition .
What are some uni@@ que qualities of my mate that I especially value ?
We will re@@ view some Scriptural pre@@ ce@@ d@@ ents for mo@@ der@@ n - day conven@@ tions , no@@ te simil@@ ar@@ ities between ancient and mo@@ der@@ n fe@@ atu@@ res of such ga@@ ther@@ ings , and foc@@ us on benef@@ its received from atten@@ ding them . ​ — P@@ s .
Wor@@ ds and expres@@ sions may come to mean something comple@@ t@@ ely different .
In his talk “ A@@ vo@@ id the S@@ n@@ are of Al@@ co@@ ho@@ l A@@ bu@@ se , ” the speak@@ er lis@@ ted the physical and spiritual d@@ ang@@ ers of im@@ mo@@ der@@ ate use of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l , even if a person does not get dr@@ un@@ k .
And the sons of Israel saw Moses ’ face , that the s@@ k@@ in of Moses ’ face em@@ it@@ ted ra@@ ys ; and Moses put the v@@ ei@@ l back over his face until he went in to speak with [ Jehovah ] . ”
Some 18 h@@ our@@ s ear@@ li@@ er , we had been no@@ ti@@ fied of the ba@@ n , so al@@ most all the liter@@ ature and fil@@ es had been c@@ lear@@ ed from the branch .
For me , that s@@ em@@ in@@ ar came at ex@@ ac@@ tly the right time .
( a ) What lies a@@ head for to@@ da@@ y’s com@@ mer@@ cial system ?
I had to learn to be more g@@ ent@@ le . ”
This may not always be eas@@ y .
N@@ ex@@ t , at Daniel 12 : 1 , we learn that in the time of the end , “ M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el will stand up , the great prin@@ ce who is standing in be@@ half of the sons of your people . ”
( 3 ) What me@@ tho@@ ds of teaching work best ?
“ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id or be ter@@ ri@@ fied . . . . Jehovah will be with you . ” ​ — 2 C@@ H@@ R@@ ON@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 20 : 17 .
In 1@@ 6@@ 8@@ 9 , in view of his deter@@ i@@ or@@ ating health , Al@@ me@@ i@@ da re@@ ti@@ red from ch@@ urch activities to dedic@@ ate himself to the transl@@ ation of the Hebrew Scriptures .
So@@ on the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver of 33 C.E . arri@@ ved , and Jesus me@@ t priv@@ ately with his apostles to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate it .
However , would we feel sa@@ fe travel@@ ing on high@@ ways where there were no tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c la@@ ws , where ever@@ yone was free to deci@@ de how f@@ ast or on which side of the ro@@ ad to d@@ ri@@ ve ?
“ Let x = y and let them both have the value of 1 , ” he began .
The Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts of Davi@@ d’s life c@@ learly reve@@ al the pain these ad@@ vers@@ ities ca@@ used him .
Ang@@ els were cre@@ ated with person@@ alities , divine qualities , and free will .
For example , we may hear that some people are very exc@@ ited because their relati@@ ves and friends have been resur@@ rec@@ ted .
Some people say that Jesus was simply a good man .
A@@ n A@@ id in F@@ am@@ ily Bible S@@ tu@@ dy
By inspi@@ r@@ ation , the writ@@ ers of the Christian Greek Scriptures set out ​ — for our benefit — ​ am@@ a@@ z@@ ing fac@@ e@@ ts of Jehovah’s purpose .
Because we can learn from these examples of imper@@ fect people who had real problems .
The l@@ ist read “ like an inv@@ ent@@ ory from a country st@@ ore . ”
B@@ er@@ na@@ de@@ t@@ te later gave bir@@ th to a disa@@ b@@ led child , and she received no comfort from the ch@@ urch on that s@@ cor@@ e ei@@ ther .
Wor@@ ds of En@@ coura@@ g@@ ement to Bu@@ il@@ d Fa@@ ith in O@@ thers
B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ing that they are un@@ wor@@ thy of happiness , many f@@ all into self - des@@ tru@@ ctive be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or that they feel power@@ less to cor@@ rec@@ t .
God told the prophet E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el : “ The soul who sin@@ s is the one who will die . ”
“ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e ap@@ pl@@ ying yourself to public reading , to ex@@ hor@@ tation , to teaching . ” ​ — 1 T@@ I@@ M@@ O@@ TH@@ Y 4 : 13 .
O@@ r even wor@@ se , we could cause them to become pr@@ ou@@ d .
That can be your experience too .
When the hear@@ ing began , I recogn@@ ized the pro@@ secu@@ t@@ or .
He simply spoke of “ God . ”
P@@ u@@ bli@@ c tal@@ ks helped s@@ pre@@ ad the good news , and congregations s@@ pr@@ an@@ g up in num@@ er@@ ous c@@ ities thr@@ ough@@ out I@@ rel@@ and . ​ — From our ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in .
Their desire was in har@@ mony with God’s will that “ all s@@ or@@ ts of people should be sa@@ ved and come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ” ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
He was de@@ va@@ stated . His ad@@ ul@@ t children had provided him comfort , but they lived far away .
How can we show un@@ h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical love ?
Let “ the Pe@@ ace of God ” G@@ u@@ ard Your H@@ ear@@ t
In what way were first - century Christians prog@@ res@@ sive ?
Li@@ fe in this world is so often g@@ lu@@ t@@ ted with “ tr@@ ou@@ ble and s@@ or@@ ro@@ w . ”
He wr@@ ites : “ One man has faith to e@@ at everything , but the man who is we@@ ak e@@ ats ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les . ”
Is Your Con@@ s@@ ci@@ ence W@@ ell T@@ ra@@ ined ?
P@@ ut@@ ting on and keep@@ ing on the new person@@ ality is an ong@@ o@@ ing pro@@ c@@ ess for all Christians until we are able to do so to the full .
However , Eli@@ sh@@ a@@ ’s attend@@ ant , Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i , co@@ v@@ et@@ ed those gi@@ f@@ ts .
​ — B@@ as@@ ed on Acts , Eph@@ es@@ ians , Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans , C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans , Phil@@ em@@ on , 1 John , Revelation .
He ​ — the soul Adam — ​ re@@ turned to the in@@ an@@ im@@ ate du@@ st from which he was cre@@ ated . ​ — Genesis 3 : 17 - 19 .
How I came to have this ex@@ tend@@ ed con@@ vers@@ ation with a king was all part of my long associ@@ ation with a great Bible educ@@ ation work .
When they f@@ all si@@ ck , they may also pray for God’s guid@@ ance in ob@@ tain@@ ing the best medi@@ cal tre@@ at@@ ment within their e@@ con@@ om@@ ic means .
L@@ ong before we ever me@@ t each other it was our ear@@ n@@ est wish that we might serve the Lord , if it ch@@ an@@ ced to be his will , as mission@@ aries in the fore@@ ign field . ”
This inclu@@ des co@@ op@@ er@@ ating with the spiritual under@@ shepher@@ ds whom he has appointed .
The blessings that come from serving Jehovah are long - lasting ​ — in@@ deed , everlasting .
On the contr@@ ary , he did all in his power to ass@@ ist people to find the great@@ est happiness then and in the future .
While at home , though , you have an ob@@ lig@@ ation to obey your parents . ​ — E@@ ph .
Some things , such as c@@ ak@@ es made from gra@@ in , were co@@ o@@ ked , not in ani@@ ma@@ l f@@ at , but in ve@@ get@@ able o@@ il , often o@@ live o@@ il .
We learned from him and had a fine time .
At one time , the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant were like “ the little one , ” but their number gre@@ w as other spiritual Israelites were brought into God’s organization .
4 : 6 ​ — In what way could a re@@ pur@@ cha@@ s@@ er “ ru@@ in ” his in@@ her@@ it@@ ance by doing the re@@ pur@@ cha@@ sing ?
At 1 John 2 : 22 , the apostle uses the same pr@@ on@@ ou@@ n in a similar way .
I pray@@ ed s@@ il@@ ently to Jehovah and then asked if I could pa@@ y her to k@@ n@@ it a s@@ we@@ ater for my husband .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What questions might ar@@ ise concer@@ ning Jesus ’ example of w@@ atch@@ ful@@ ness ?
That wor@@ ked out very well .
Instead , God cre@@ ated the ang@@ el who later became the Devil , also known as Satan .
You will benefit from vie@@ wing the D@@ V@@ D pres@@ ent@@ ations Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — Fa@@ ith in A@@ ction , Par@@ t 1 : O@@ u@@ t of D@@ ar@@ k@@ ness and Jehovah’s Witnesses — ​ Fa@@ ith in A@@ ction , Par@@ t 2 : Let the Li@@ ght Sh@@ ine .
14 : 14 - 16 .
We can turn to Jehovah in fer@@ v@@ ent prayer , “ and the peace of God that exc@@ els all thought will gu@@ ard [ our ] hearts and [ our ] men@@ tal po@@ wers by means of Christ Jesus . ”
But it is wise to have real@@ is@@ tic expe@@ ct@@ ations .
But an ang@@ el war@@ ned Joseph to take Jesus and M@@ ary and “ fle@@ e into Egy@@ pt . ” ​ — Matthew 2 : 1 - 16 .
So I got bus@@ y in a Com@@ mun@@ ist you@@ th organization .
We are all expe@@ cted , however , to take dec@@ isi@@ ve and thor@@ ough action to prote@@ ct ourselves from spiritual d@@ ang@@ ers .
I never saw him again .
In fact , when my do@@ or is shu@@ t , people often kno@@ ck to see what is wrong .
As they preach public@@ ly , it is not un@@ comm@@ on for Jehovah’s Witnesses to hear the question , “ Do you get pa@@ id to do this ? ”
Jehovah with@@ held the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of his judgment upon the A@@ mor@@ ites ( or , Cana@@ an@@ ites ) for four gener@@ ations . Why ?
A@@ n ang@@ el ans@@ wers that question : “ With a s@@ wi@@ ft pit@@ ch will Babyl@@ on the great city be h@@ ur@@ led down , and she will never be found again . ”
Read Romans 12 : 17 .
O@@ ver coun@@ t@@ less th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years , the spirit cre@@ ature who later became Jesus Christ enjo@@ yed a happy relationship with his Father .
O@@ r he dem@@ ands that the family ( including his wife ) vis@@ it his relati@@ ves on that day for a me@@ al or simply as a so@@ cial call .
3 “ Do Not F@@ or@@ get K@@ in@@ dness to S@@ tr@@ ang@@ ers ”
“ Even by his practic@@ es a bo@@ y makes himself recogn@@ ized as to whether his activ@@ ity is pu@@ re and u@@ pri@@ ght , ” says Proverbs 20 : 11 .
Fir@@ st , each one was respon@@ sible to be a witness of Jehovah , preaching the good news of the Kingdom .
An@@ cient Gre@@ e@@ ce was a ho@@ t@@ bed of discus@@ sion and de@@ b@@ ate .
Ha@@ ve I ever had to wr@@ ite my cont@@ ac@@ ts to a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze for having sent them information that turned out to be inc@@ or@@ rec@@ t or an ou@@ tri@@ ght li@@ e ?
For example , they take qu@@ ali@@ fied minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants along with them when they vis@@ it the si@@ ck or the el@@ der@@ ly .
M@@ en have been given the assignment of pre@@ si@@ ding over and teaching the congregation , but women ad@@ d much to Christian meetings by par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in them in vari@@ ous ways .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 8@@ 6 , 1@@ 20
When we pray in faith for wisdom and strength , Jehovah will gener@@ ously give them to us . ​ — J@@ as .
We are wise to “ be obedi@@ ent to those who are taking the lead among [ us ] and be sub@@ mis@@ sive . ” ​ — Hebrews 13 : 17 .
And I was like a f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed lam@@ b , c@@ ow@@ ering out of sight , ho@@ p@@ ing he w@@ ou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t see me .
C@@ ur@@ r@@ ently , it takes about 6@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 lives a year . ​ — 6 / 1 , page 3 .
If un@@ believers make r@@ om@@ an@@ tic advan@@ ces toward us , does our respon@@ se refle@@ ct a vie@@ w@@ point like that of David or one like Solom@@ on@@ ’s ?
He will also over@@ see the building work to be car@@ ri@@ ed out in the new world . ​ — Is@@ a .
All in the congregation , including those in positi@@ ons of responsi@@ bility , need to be like Timothy in displa@@ ying strong , un@@ wa@@ ver@@ ing faith .
When con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous tri@@ als , why should we refle@@ ct on our blessings ?
of J@@ anu@@ ary 22 , 200@@ 1 ?
Because of the ci@@ vi@@ l war in the country , they had not seen anyone from the branch for years , and they wanted to take this opportunity to do so .
C@@ ar@@ b@@ on - 14 d@@ ating au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ated the co@@ de@@ x as likely coming from the th@@ ir@@ d or the f@@ our@@ th century C.E .
This prayer , known to many as the Our Father , or the L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er , expla@@ ins the purpose of God’s Kingdom .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a mon@@ th , I deci@@ ded to qu@@ it d@@ ru@@ g@@ s and al@@ co@@ ho@@ l .
He became the food ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ at@@ or of Egy@@ pt before a great fam@@ ine that affe@@ cted his family stru@@ ck .
C@@ lu@@ t@@ ter , of course , is not li@@ mit@@ ed to things in one@@ ’s home or work@@ place .
We know that this Christian activ@@ ity will pro@@ vo@@ ke the anger of our enem@@ ies , for Jesus war@@ ned us : “ You will be ob@@ je@@ cts of h@@ at@@ red by all the nations on account of my name . ”
What is faith ?
What is a wise cho@@ ice for Christian you@@ ths today ?
That is pla@@ in from his words recorded at John 12 : 23 , 24 , where we read : “ The h@@ our has come for the Son of man to be gl@@ ori@@ fied .
Noah and his family then came out of the ar@@ k on@@ to d@@ ry gr@@ ound .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing about these war@@ time Witnesses , hist@@ ori@@ an D@@ r . de J@@ ong ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges : “ The very great ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of them refu@@ sed to den@@ y their faith in s@@ pite of th@@ reat@@ s and t@@ or@@ ture . ”
Like other mi@@ gr@@ at@@ ory bir@@ ds , they “ keep to the time of their return . ” ​ — Jeremiah 8 : 7 .
Jehovah is not pleas@@ ed with ac@@ ts of worship car@@ ri@@ ed out by individuals who are conc@@ e@@ al@@ ing serious sin@@ s .
At first , being young , Timothy may have l@@ ac@@ ked self - confidence and may have h@@ es@@ it@@ ated to act in his new@@ ly assign@@ ed ro@@ le .
N@@ it@@ r@@ a
Pa@@ ved ro@@ a@@ ds were few and far between .
The con@@ vi@@ ction of the Witnesses today is like that vo@@ ic@@ ed by this j@@ our@@ n@@ al in 18@@ 7@@ 9 .
How to Re@@ ma@@ in H@@ on@@ est in a Di@@ sh@@ on@@ est World
We need to pray and medit@@ ate on what we have learned about Jehovah , what he lo@@ ves and h@@ ates , and what he has done in the past
During the second cre@@ ative peri@@ od , or “ day , ” when the earth@@ ’s at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ eri@@ c “ ex@@ pan@@ se ” was form@@ ed , there were w@@ at@@ ers “ bene@@ ath the ex@@ pan@@ se ” and w@@ at@@ ers “ a@@ bo@@ ve the ex@@ pan@@ se . ”
If the com@@ mit@@ te@@ e determin@@ es that the b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ ty person is rep@@ ent@@ ant , he will receive appro@@ pri@@ ate re@@ pro@@ of from the Scriptures and will be re@@ stri@@ cted as reg@@ ar@@ ds privile@@ ges in the congregation .
So we had to go far away from where we were sta@@ ying and vis@@ it the people in those plac@@ es first .
J@@ anu@@ ary 31 , 20@@ 11 – F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 6 , 20@@ 11
I then found out that his proble@@ m was that he was ill@@ it@@ er@@ ate .
What did our brothers in Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i end@@ ure ?
How bless@@ ed we are that Jehovah desi@@ res to have such a personal relationship with imper@@ fect humans !
“ Since I was only in my l@@ ate 20 ’ s when I was appointed , ” N@@ ic@@ k continu@@ es , “ I wor@@ ri@@ ed that I would l@@ ack the needed s@@ k@@ ill@@ s ​ — the dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment and wisdom — ​ to shepher@@ d the congregation effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely . ”
Our go@@ al is to help our fellow serv@@ ant to maintain his integrity , come what may , and thus make Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice .
Ther@@ efore , if they are wise , they do not turn a bl@@ ind e@@ ye to serious fa@@ ul@@ ts but lo@@ v@@ ingly help their children to work on these and over@@ come them .
Since we all have the gift of free will , no two Christians will always make ex@@ ac@@ tly the same decision .
When I ans@@ wer@@ ed in the af@@ fir@@ m@@ ative , the d@@ ri@@ ver said : “ One of your brothers works at the control tower . ”
Matu@@ r@@ ity is also bene@@ fi@@ cial in that it streng@@ th@@ ens our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart and keep@@ s us from being “ car@@ ri@@ ed away with vari@@ ous and str@@ ange teachings . ”
By exam@@ ining the way God respon@@ ds to the needs of such low@@ ly ones , we can learn much about o@@ ffering ass@@ ist@@ ance that is truly help@@ ful and practic@@ al .
How did A@@ qu@@ ila and P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la become pro@@ fi@@ cient teach@@ ers of the Word of God ?
Consider a young woman nam@@ ed L@@ is@@ a .
In 195@@ 4 we b@@ ought a small tra@@ il@@ er , moved to the city of B@@ all@@ ar@@ at in the st@@ ate of V@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ a , and started serving as pione@@ ers , or full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers .
At the point of d@@ ying , Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah said : “ Let Jehovah see to it and ask it back . ”
As there was no need for au@@ g@@ men@@ ting or for@@ ti@@ f@@ ying the value of Jesus ’ blood , the w@@ ine used is not a ty@@ pe for@@ ti@@ fied with bran@@ dy or spi@@ ces .
“ In a mon@@ th and a half , we will be married , with or without a fe@@ ast ! ”
Be as@@ sur@@ ed that Jehovah is ke@@ en@@ ly a@@ ware of the te@@ ars you shed if you are in some way be@@ tra@@ yed by your marriage par@@ t@@ ner .
34 : 1 , 30 .
How could Ad@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants be sa@@ ved from sin ?
Read 1 Timothy 2 : 5 , 6 .
A possible so@@ lu@@ tion : Be supp@@ or@@ tive , not com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve or judg@@ men@@ tal .
Ma@@ y@@ be we can talk about that on another vis@@ it .
“ My daugh@@ ter and I always had a good relationship , ” he says , “ so she felt that she could speak fre@@ ely to me . ”
One great ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le was their ong@@ o@@ ing house pro@@ ject .
Hence , he is also “ the ro@@ o@@ t ” of his an@@ c@@ est@@ ors , including J@@ es@@ se .
Is the fact that simil@@ ar@@ ities ex@@ ist in fi@@ gu@@ res of spe@@ e@@ ch , po@@ e@@ tic par@@ all@@ els , and st@@ y@@ lis@@ tic fe@@ atu@@ res pro@@ of of a@@ da@@ p@@ tation ?
Then they made op@@ en@@ ings in the sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding f@@ ence .
De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 14 : 21 re@@ a@@ ds : “ You must not e@@ at any body already dead . ”
He wrote : “ This book is yet another new and vital ad@@ dition to the ess@@ enti@@ al ‘ ri@@ ches ’ of Tu@@ v@@ alu .
St@@ an@@ ding before the small ass@@ em@@ bly of 9@@ 5 people , G@@ il@@ ber@@ t ans@@ wer@@ ed with a clear , confid@@ ent “ N@@ di@@ yo ! ” ​ — S@@ wa@@ h@@ il@@ i for “ Yes ! ” ​ — to the two questions put to him by the speak@@ er .
En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pa@@ e@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a no@@ tes that a bir@@ th@@ st@@ one is a “ g@@ em@@ st@@ one associ@@ ated with the d@@ ate of one@@ ’s bir@@ th , the we@@ aring of which is com@@ mon@@ ly thought to bring good lu@@ ck or health . ”
But our efforts were well re@@ war@@ ded . ”
But God can do more than that .
▪ ‘ This Is to Be a M@@ em@@ ori@@ al for You ’
In time , the city would be no more .
When he loo@@ ked into Jehovah’s Witnesses , he was imp@@ ressed by their hon@@ es@@ ty and good conduct .
He has become my father and my friend , my com@@ for@@ ter and my strength .
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s faith was coun@@ ted to him as righteousness long before he was circum@@ c@@ ised at the age of 9@@ 9 .
His life is “ in@@ des@@ tru@@ c@@ ti@@ ble . ” ​ — Hebrews 7 : 15 - 17 , 23 - 25 ; 1 Timothy 6 : 15 , 16 .
But with Jehovah’s help , I have made prog@@ ress .
18 , 19 . ( a ) Why is obedi@@ ence vital in our day ?
We also need the guid@@ ance of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” to fe@@ ed our min@@ ds with spiritual food given “ at the prop@@ er time . ”
Many were influ@@ enced by this “ prophecy , ” and for more than half a year , no one in to@@ wn accepted the invit@@ ation of S@@ an@@ ti@@ ag@@ o and L@@ our@@ des to study the Bible .
C@@ learly , any human desire that con@@ f@@ li@@ cts with Jehovah’s expres@@ sed purpose and that could ne@@ g@@ ati@@ vely af@@ fect one@@ ’s good relationship with God must be kept in c@@ he@@ ck .
Some became con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that life origin@@ ated by ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent ​ — without God .
Some re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers su@@ gg@@ est that Jose@@ p@@ h’s brothers inter@@ pre@@ ted their fa@@ ther’s gift to Joseph as evidence that he in@@ tend@@ ed to con@@ f@@ er the right of the fir@@ st@@ born on this bo@@ y .
I have also been bless@@ ed with a wonderful , loyal wife , An@@ ita , who is my de@@ ar par@@ t@@ ner in the full - time ministry .
When he was com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned as a prophet , he said : “ H@@ ere I am !
What st@@ ep@@ s led up to their baptism ?
The Bible as@@ sures us that Jehovah * did not cre@@ ate the earth “ simply for nothing . ”
Jehovah streng@@ th@@ ened E@@ no@@ ch to deli@@ ver a powerful message to them because of their ung@@ o@@ dly words and de@@ e@@ ds .
Mo@@ re@@ over , since “ the inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of the heart of man is bad from his you@@ th up , ” an im@@ moral thought can in@@ deed origin@@ ate in the rec@@ ess@@ es of the mind .
Today , the st@@ y@@ le that does not make the differ@@ ence clear is called un@@ is@@ e@@ x fa@@ shi@@ on .
Although Jewish by bir@@ th , he in@@ her@@ ited Rom@@ an c@@ iti@@ z@@ en@@ ship from his father .
O@@ ri@@ g@@ en was not al@@ one in his er@@ r@@ ors .
For Jehovah himself will prove to be , in effect , your confidence , and he will certainly keep your fo@@ o@@ t against cap@@ ture . ” ​ — Proverbs 3 : 25 , 26 ; Matthew 24 : 21 .
K@@ no@@ wing the s@@ ource of such thinking , Christians shu@@ n the worl@@ d’s view of great@@ ness .
In this article , we will consider how we can stri@@ p off the old person@@ ality , why doing so is ur@@ g@@ ent , and why change is possible no matter how deep@@ ly involved one may be in wrong practic@@ es .
( b ) What mo@@ tiv@@ ates you to use your free will pro@@ per@@ ly ?
If a person who par@@ takes of the em@@ ble@@ ms at the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al has com@@ mit@@ ted a serious sin , he should seek spiritual ass@@ ist@@ ance .
The psalmist David san@@ g : “ Jehovah himself gives the saying ; the women tel@@ ling the good news are a large ar@@ my . ”
But hist@@ ori@@ an W@@ el@@ ls real@@ ized that there is a hu@@ ge ga@@ p between the teachings of Jesus as pres@@ ented in the Go@@ sp@@ els and those of Chris@@ tend@@ om .
The psalmist san@@ g : “ Jehovah is loving the righteous ones . ”
As those who love God , we never want to do that .
We therefore need to put up a hard fi@@ ght against this influ@@ ence .
H@@ and@@ le It A@@ right
However , we cannot bl@@ ame Satan for all our w@@ o@@ es .
J@@ on : O@@ K .
Let us now consider his fine example and take it to heart .
She gave Ad@@ ri@@ en@@ ne her ad@@ d@@ ress and p@@ ho@@ ne number , and a re@@ war@@ ding Bible study was started .
* The cen@@ tu@@ ri@@ on Ju@@ li@@ us mar@@ ches his pris@@ on@@ ers past the Rom@@ an F@@ or@@ u@@ m and up V@@ i@@ min@@ al H@@ ill .
“ We are than@@ k@@ ful for the exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent Ye@@ ar@@ book .
Ther@@ efore , appreciation for the ransom will have a pro@@ found effect on our out@@ look , go@@ als , and life - st@@ y@@ le .
Con@@ cer@@ ning those whom he fav@@ ors , Jehovah promises : “ I shall for@@ give their er@@ ro@@ r , and their sin I shall remember no more . ”
Hence , they are not satis@@ fied mer@@ ely to know the ba@@ si@@ c@@ s of their religion .
On a far s@@ mal@@ l@@ er sc@@ ale , we may believe that someone has been tre@@ ated un@@ fai@@ r@@ ly within the Christian congregation .
If you are now a baptized Christian , have you thought about the fact that your life course should , and likely does , reve@@ al your ong@@ o@@ ing pur@@ su@@ it of righteousness ?
They keep in mind that each sheep was b@@ ought with the preci@@ ous blood of Christ Jesus .
Rather , it under@@ s@@ co@@ res his confidence that they will up@@ hold his side of the great uni@@ vers@@ al is@@ sue .
* Be@@ fore the Re@@ form@@ ation , knowledge of Greek was r@@ are .
Then one day she op@@ ened a new Bible that her daugh@@ ter had left on a table .
They experienced much joy .
He has attend@@ ed some Christian meetings and ge@@ ts on well with those in the congregation .
One experienced Christian wife said : “ Many times , when a young woman comes to me for ad@@ vice about her marriage , I ask her if she and her husband have been reading the Bible together .
O@@ thers may make the ca@@ su@@ al re@@ mar@@ k : “ I can res@@ ist anything but temp@@ tation ! ”
“ If anyone lo@@ ves God , this one is known by him . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 8 : 3 .
D@@ O Y@@ O@@ U share the ide@@ al@@ is@@ tic no@@ tion of work expres@@ sed in the st@@ at@@ ement a@@ bo@@ ve ?
It soon began to van@@ ish from hist@@ ory .
How pleas@@ ed Satan would be if our faith were to give out !
A@@ no@@ ther pro@@ vision from Jehovah that can help us in times of dist@@ ress is the compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship we enjoy in the Christian congregation .
As pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed , the good news is being pre@@ ached in “ all the langu@@ ages of the nations . ”
And Jesus never per@@ form@@ ed mirac@@ les in order to prof@@ it person@@ ally in any way . ​ — Matthew 4 : 2 - 4 ; 10 : 8 .
The N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m in M@@ y@@ th@@ olo@@ gy ?
But do you know of a n@@ ational an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary that has been com@@ mem@@ or@@ ated for over 3@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years ?
Father kin@@ dly but c@@ learly used Bible ver@@ ses to dis@@ prove the ch@@ urch teachings that the human soul is im@@ mor@@ tal and that God will t@@ or@@ ment human sou@@ ls et@@ er@@ n@@ ally in hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re .
* Di@@ vers@@ ity and L@@ imit@@ ations
This pos@@ ture allow@@ ed his right ar@@ m to remain free .
Na@@ bal@@ ’s attitude was out of har@@ mony with the M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast@@ er@@ n tra@@ dition of show@@ ing ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality to vis@@ it@@ ors and str@@ ang@@ ers .
A c@@ lu@@ e is found at Acts 18 : 24 - 26 , where we read that she supp@@ or@@ ted her husband in help@@ ing A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s , a gi@@ f@@ ted speak@@ er , to be brought up - to - d@@ ate with reve@@ aled truth .
9 : 9 - 38 What part does show@@ ing mer@@ cy have in my life , and how can I show it more ?
The attitude of many of them is ex@@ emp@@ li@@ fied by E@@ du@@ ar@@ do and No@@ em@@ i in E@@ l S@@ al@@ va@@ d@@ or .
Acc@@ ording to The W@@ all S@@ tre@@ et J@@ our@@ n@@ al , he said : “ H@@ ere I am , 4@@ 5 years old , and my life is@@ n@@ ’t going any@@ place . . .
P@@ os@@ si@@ bly , though , what you see as un@@ in@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght talk is per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved by your mate as h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful and com@@ b@@ ative ar@@ gu@@ ing .
4 , 5 . ( a ) What is involved in being pati@@ ent ?
No@@ tice the si@@ x questions lis@@ ted on the co@@ ver .
Jehovah’s Witnesses would be deli@@ gh@@ ted to show you in your own Bible why they are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of the future resurrection .
Jeremiah said to Jehovah : “ Your words were found , and I pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to e@@ at them ; and your word be@@ comes to me the ex@@ ul@@ tation and the rejo@@ ic@@ ing of my heart ; for your name has been called upon me , O Jehovah . ”
( b ) What will Jehovah reve@@ al to Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k ?
It is in Jehovah that we find the best example of giving .
We also need to de@@ e@@ pen our love for him .
Since this arrang@@ ement was so un@@ u@@ su@@ al in To@@ go , an ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement expla@@ ining the matter was made to the congregation .
How did the Christian view of long - suffering di@@ ff@@ er from that of first - century Gre@@ ek@@ s ?
How can we imitate our Creator in the way we exerc@@ ise our power ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , “ heal@@ ings ” associ@@ ated with religious reli@@ c@@ s , i@@ do@@ ls , and i@@ ma@@ ges cannot origin@@ ate with God .
Thus , if we sense that rel@@ ations between us and a fellow beli@@ ever are st@@ ra@@ ined , we obey Jesus ’ counsel : “ Fir@@ st make your peace with your brother . ”
R@@ E@@ M@@ E@@ MB@@ E@@ R E@@ A@@ C@@ H S@@ U@@ C@@ C@@ E@@ S@@ S
P@@ u@@ bli@@ sh@@ ers in the sou@@ th of Ch@@ ile follow a ri@@ ver that w@@ in@@ ds through lu@@ s@@ h fore@@ st@@ s and s@@ no@@ w@@ c@@ app@@ ed pe@@ ak@@ s of the An@@ des M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s .
We must ste@@ er it that way .
N@@ or@@ ma came to Bethel 13 years ag@@ o after she lost her husband .
( b ) What “ bur@@ ning mis@@ s@@ il@@ es ” can have a de@@ tri@@ men@@ tal effect on our faith ?
Why , then , can we as@@ ser@@ t that Jehovah feel@@ s so str@@ ong@@ ly about por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y ?
In this reg@@ ard , Jesus told his followers : “ N@@ ever be anxi@@ ous and say , ‘ What are we to e@@ at ? ’
S@@ ad@@ ly , some of God’s people in our day have conclu@@ ded that the best way to cop@@ e with the pres@@ sures of life is to ‘ take a bre@@ ak from the truth , ’ as they say , as if our Christian activities were a bur@@ den rather than a blessing .
The first of these two artic@@ les discus@@ ses the way in which Jehovah and Jesus shepher@@ d their earthly flo@@ ck today and poin@@ ts out how the sheep ought to respon@@ d to their care .
What would he say today , when about 20 times that number ​ — some si@@ x milli@@ on — ​ are preaching the good news ?
Jehovah is the God of truth .
The ang@@ el told righteous Daniel that he would ris@@ e up “ at the end of the days . ”
He thought that his new@@ found hope was the reason he felt better .
Their a@@ bil@@ ities in speaking and expla@@ ining Bible tru@@ ths imp@@ ressed me .
Jesus himself said : “ It is written in the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts , ‘ And they will all be taught by Jehovah . ’ ”
Ch@@ ar@@ al@@ am@@ bo@@ s had been baptized ear@@ li@@ er .
So Peter began stud@@ ying the Bible with him .
4 : 23 .
Then he said to them : “ Pa@@ y back , therefore , Ca@@ es@@ ar@@ ’s things to Ca@@ es@@ ar , but God’s things to God . ”
This was al@@ lu@@ ded to on page 19@@ 5 of the book Pa@@ y A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion to Dani@@ el@@ ’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy !
Q@@ U@@ EN@@ C@@ H TH@@ E F@@ I@@ R@@ E O@@ F U@@ N@@ C@@ ON@@ T@@ R@@ O@@ L@@ L@@ E@@ D S@@ P@@ E@@ E@@ C@@ H
H@@ u@@ ge inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tions follow@@ ed in 198@@ 9 , with th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds from Rus@@ sia and U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine atten@@ ding .
This kind of dec@@ ep@@ tion can become a s@@ ource of much men@@ tal dist@@ ress to his vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m .
David de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely needed such help .
The article also brought out that the public@@ ations show “ how to cop@@ e with to@@ da@@ y’s problems ” and point to “ the real meaning be@@ h@@ ind cur@@ r@@ ent events . ”
In S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 194@@ 1 , at a conven@@ tion in the city of L@@ ei@@ c@@ es@@ ter , a dis@@ course ent@@ it@@ led “ In@@ tegrity ” consider@@ ed the is@@ sue of uni@@ vers@@ al d@@ om@@ in@@ ation .
Ye@@ ars later , Peter wrote about “ the whole associ@@ ation of brothers ” that had develop@@ ed “ in the world . ”
It was like food for Jesus ​ — he found ple@@ asure and satis@@ fac@@ tion in fin@@ ish@@ ing the work that was expe@@ cted of him .
L@@ isten , now , to another divine promise .
Yet , he b@@ ol@@ dly spoke out in faith , and God “ took him ” by pu@@ t@@ ting him to s@@ le@@ ep in death , ap@@ par@@ ently without allow@@ ing him to su@@ ff@@ er its pang@@ s .
He thus deli@@ vered from spiritual b@@ onda@@ ge Jews who became his disciples .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of people around the world have also be@@ gu@@ n to study the Bible and to learn what God has reve@@ aled about his purpose .
How has death affe@@ cted humans since Ad@@ am@@ ’s f@@ all ?
Why are both needed ?
• How did Jesus show that he was a@@ ware of his God - assign@@ ed work ?
To dis@@ cer@@ n that less@@ on c@@ learly , we should consider how those who listen@@ ed to Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation about the pers@@ ist@@ ent ho@@ st vie@@ wed the cu@@ sto@@ m of ex@@ ten@@ ding ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality .
Wh@@ ere Does Your Se@@ cur@@ ity Li@@ e ?
For what two reas@@ ons do Christians not simply go along with com@@ mon@@ ly accepted ways and standards ?
[ F@@ ul@@ l - page pi@@ c@@ ture on page 23 ]
“ T@@ ake H@@ old on Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine ”
S@@ hor@@ tly after the first man and woman , Adam and E@@ ve , were cre@@ ated , a perfect spirit cre@@ ature a@@ bu@@ sed his fre@@ e@@ dom of cho@@ ice and in@@ s@@ ti@@ g@@ ated re@@ bel@@ li@@ on on earth .
Consider another situation : If an inter@@ ested person fe@@ ars the re@@ action of friends or family , you might strengthen his or her res@@ ol@@ ve to worship Jehovah by reason@@ ing on Isaiah 5@@ 1 : 12 , 13 . ​ — Read .
Like Jesus , we need to keep our eyes on the pri@@ ze that is re@@ served for all who end@@ ure down to the end .
What persecu@@ tion ar@@ ose in Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i in the 19@@ 60 ’ s , and how did the Witnesses there re@@ act ?
He had already stu@@ died the Bible with sever@@ al Witnesses , and his B@@ ra@@ il@@ le cop@@ y of the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe was well - wor@@ n .
Consider , too , A@@ lej@@ and@@ r@@ o .
And so it turned out .
E@@ ach Christian deci@@ des for himself how his own blood will be h@@ and@@ led in the course of a sur@@ gi@@ cal pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re , medi@@ cal t@@ est , or cur@@ r@@ ent ther@@ ap@@ y .
How does a new disci@@ ple learn what it means to ob@@ serve the comm@@ and to show love ?
If it was hard for the Jewish Christians to love Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans , who were in fact dist@@ ant relati@@ ves of the Jews , it must have been even har@@ der for them to show neigh@@ bor@@ ly love to n@@ on - Jews , or G@@ ent@@ il@@ es , who were s@@ cor@@ ned and h@@ ated by the Jews .
Jehovah listen@@ s to our prayers , especially when they are concer@@ ning the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of his name .
“ Gre@@ ek@@ s , Romans , and Ju@@ de@@ ans all consider@@ ed honor and sh@@ ame to be pi@@ vo@@ tal valu@@ es in their cul@@ tures , ” says one scho@@ la@@ r .
Our conduct : Peter recogn@@ ized the import@@ ance of good conduct .
For example , the Bible inclu@@ des a law pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ting bri@@ ber@@ y in j@@ udi@@ cial c@@ as@@ es , show@@ ing that the prac@@ tice was already well - known over 3@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years ag@@ o .
In the Fr@@ en@@ ch city of L@@ y@@ ons , a we@@ al@@ thy mer@@ ch@@ ant nam@@ ed V@@ au@@ d@@ è@@ s became deep@@ ly inter@@ ested in lear@@ ning how to ple@@ ase God .
How you benefit : God promises you everlasting life if you truly come to know him .
L@@ y@@ n@@ n says : “ I some@@ times read too f@@ ast and comple@@ t@@ ely mis@@ s inter@@ es@@ ting side poin@@ ts .
You To@@ o Can Ha@@ ve Tru@@ e Fa@@ ith
20 : 18 , 19 .
I@@ mit@@ ating them will de@@ e@@ pen your appreciation for your privilege to serve Jehovah , to have him be your share .
Re@@ call that Jehovah valu@@ ed even the sacrific@@ es offered by po@@ o@@ re@@ r Israelites .
F@@ el@@ low B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ers Will Su@@ pp@@ ort You
Can we be more pre@@ c@@ ise ?
So in 19@@ 7@@ 2 , I made my own way back to C@@ y@@ pr@@ us to pioneer there again .
How can we , as followers of the Gre@@ ater Solomon , benefit from godly wisdom ?
What self - exam@@ in@@ ation is needed if you are inc@@ l@@ ined to be un@@ du@@ ly cr@@ itical of others ?
These origin@@ ate with Jehovah God himself .
“ If you are a son of God , ” said Satan , “ tell these st@@ ones to become lo@@ a@@ ves of bre@@ ad . ”
Indeed , Jesus Christ travel@@ ed the l@@ eng@@ th and bre@@ ad@@ th of his ho@@ m@@ el@@ and as an in@@ com@@ par@@ able pre@@ ach@@ er and teach@@ er . — Matthew 9 : 35 .
In 33 C.E . , a new nation , “ the Israel of God , ” was born .
“ The Gre@@ at Gi@@ ft ” to P@@ ol@@ and
However , we need to remember why Jehovah has fre@@ ed us .
The apostle Paul said : “ God is faithful , and he will not let you be temp@@ ted bey@@ ond what you can be@@ ar , but along with the temp@@ tation he will also make the way out in order for you to be able to end@@ ure it . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 13 .
What has the study of old Bible man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts sh@@ own ?
For example , a book on the sub@@ ject is said to d@@ el@@ ve into “ the mul@@ titu@@ de of cu@@ t@@ ting - e@@ dge s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c develop@@ ments ” in that field .
7 , 8 . ( a ) How does cre@@ ation give us reas@@ ons to trust in Jehovah ?
Why are such remin@@ ders needed ?
7 : 10 .
A@@ mo@@ s was a sheep ra@@ is@@ er .
Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us simply states that he “ gre@@ w up ” with his parents , which can sign@@ i@@ fy re@@ aching any age .
E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe on E@@ ar@@ th ​ — A Christian H@@ op@@ e ?
V@@ er@@ ses 10 to 15 foc@@ us on the responsi@@ bility of a king or a rul@@ er .
This human reason@@ ing cont@@ ra@@ di@@ cts the Bible and ro@@ bs people of hope .
F@@ al@@ se religious teachings have lu@@ l@@ led milli@@ ons into spiritual d@@ ro@@ w@@ sin@@ ess or s@@ le@@ ep .
19 : 18 .
And what about those who benefit from such ac@@ ts of loving - kindness ?
E@@ A@@ R@@ TH@@ Q@@ U@@ A@@ K@@ E@@ S :
19 : 7 - 11 .
P@@ re - Christian servants of Jehovah also en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined the hope of a future life .
John did an Eli@@ j@@ ah@@ like work when he baptized Jews who had rep@@ ented of their sin@@ s against the Law covenant .
The Jews did not feel like sing@@ ing .
Many parents share such concer@@ ns and real@@ ize the need for tra@@ ining their children with love .
Un@@ til the 19@@ th century , al@@ most all the known Greek co@@ pi@@ es of the Christian Greek Scriptures were from the fi@@ f@@ th century or much later .
In one sur@@ ve@@ y , do@@ z@@ ens of wit@@ ches were asked what message they most wanted to expres@@ s to the public .
As long as the opportunity rema@@ ins o@@ pen to us , we can demonstr@@ ate our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de by preaching to others who have not yet heard the good news .
My wife did not even come to see me at the local po@@ li@@ ce st@@ ation .
* The fine se@@ ed develop@@ ed into matu@@ re whe@@ at .
When loving elders offer clear , kind counsel and cor@@ rection , their words can make the bro@@ ther’s “ heart rejo@@ ice . ”
No@@ te that Jehovah is said to be at the “ right hand . ”
The apostle John con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed the su@@ bli@@ me truth that God is re@@ conc@@ il@@ ing humans to himself , writ@@ ing : “ By this the love of God was made man@@ i@@ f@@ est in our case , because God sent for@@ th his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son into the world that we might gain life through him .
Jesus had said : “ For this I have been born , and for this I have come into the world , that I should be@@ ar witness to the truth . ”
Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 1 , 19@@ 7@@ 2 , another ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment in congreg@@ ational over@@ sight became effe@@ ctive .
With every re@@ be@@ l an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ated , the righteous will stand before Jehovah , having pas@@ sed the fin@@ al t@@ est of loy@@ al@@ ty .
32 : 10 .
When they cri@@ ed out to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h for a@@ id , he simply direc@@ ted them : “ G@@ o to Joseph , and do wh@@ atever he tel@@ ls you . ”
What an effect this action will have on mankind !
L@@ ess@@ on 2 in the Re@@ qui@@ re bro@@ ch@@ ure ans@@ wers the vital question , Who is God ?
F@@ re@@ qu@@ ently , however , the dedic@@ ated nation of Israel proved un@@ faithful to Jehovah .
C@@ ol@@ por@@ te@@ ur@@ s ( pione@@ ers ) pla@@ yed a vital ro@@ le in taking the Kingdom message to individu@@ al ho@@ m@@ es .
When a gi@@ r@@ l in the a@@ udi@@ ence asked why he had cho@@ s@@ en this to@@ pi@@ c , Ha@@ y@@ ka@@ z explained that many hist@@ ory boo@@ ks do not men@@ tion Jehovah’s Witnesses and that he wanted people to know how coura@@ ge@@ ously the Witnesses had de@@ f@@ ended their Christian faith .
( b ) How can we demonstr@@ ate appreciation for the direction Jehovah gives us today ?
Some of them try to fi@@ x a dist@@ in@@ ct a@@ udi@@ ence for each book or to con@@ ju@@ re up an ob@@ je@@ ctive and su@@ p@@ posed vie@@ w@@ point that a human au@@ th@@ or of each book had in mind .
Why is the pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of “ many good things ” no gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e of having “ many years ” ?
Rather , Jesus was prom@@ ising that the cri@@ min@@ al would live again , in Par@@ adise .
It was John 8 : 31 , where we read Jesus ’ words : “ If you remain in my word , you are really my disciples . ”
The sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic al@@ ta@@ r is God’s will in con@@ ne@@ ction with Jesus Christ’s ransom sacrifice .
Di@@ d the Israelites see that Jehovah God was blessing Sam@@ son and therefore un@@ ite with him to bring an end to the Phil@@ ist@@ ine d@@ om@@ in@@ ation ?
( b ) Why should elders tra@@ in those who are still young ?
As we shall see in the next article , we can have a share in com@@ for@@ ting m@@ our@@ ning ones in this tr@@ oub@@ led world .
Why is it a deli@@ ght to serve Jehovah and our fellow believers ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , Solomon was “ the only one , ” or de@@ arly bel@@ o@@ ved .
Rather , he is un@@ rel@@ en@@ ting in his efforts to mis@@ lead mankind .
F@@ R@@ O@@ M O@@ U@@ R A@@ R@@ C@@ H@@ I@@ V@@ E@@ S
To rest one@@ ’s hope on ri@@ ches is un@@ wise because they are “ un@@ certain . ”
( 2 ) S@@ an@@ ti@@ ag@@ o , N .
There the apostle Paul qu@@ o@@ tes from H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 2 : 6 , which speak@@ s of God’s “ ro@@ c@@ king the heavens and the earth . ”
His great - gr@@ and@@ father E@@ no@@ ch was a righteous man who fore@@ told that God would ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment against the wicked .
* ​ — P@@ s .
• How can we demonstr@@ ate trust in Jehovah ?
Con@@ cer@@ ning that ev@@ ent , he wr@@ ites that the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on started because , as he said , “ we want fre@@ e@@ dom , of course , . . . but who can give it to us ? ”
However , this in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent ap@@ par@@ ently had a good out@@ come in that it led to So@@ s@@ th@@ en@@ es ’ con@@ ver@@ sion to Christi@@ an@@ ity . L@@ ater , Paul speak@@ s of So@@ s@@ th@@ en@@ es as “ our brother . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
What was God’s purpose for the family , but what happened in@@ stead ?
A Law W@@ rit@@ ten in the H@@ ear@@ t
Let us look at these as@@ pe@@ cts one at a time .
“ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing Jehovah has made for his purpose , ” says the wise king .
As to whether gen@@ u@@ ine Christians should be involved in war , see the article “ Is W@@ ar Com@@ pati@@ ble With Christi@@ an@@ ity ? ”
God’s people feel as Jesus did .
He dis@@ tur@@ bed the peace that comes to all who man@@ i@@ f@@ est loving sub@@ mis@@ sion to Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
He enc@@ oun@@ tered a pas@@ sage that left him stu@@ mp@@ ed .
In Bethel there are ne@@ i@@ ther so@@ cial dist@@ inc@@ tions nor feelings of su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity because of one@@ ’s assignment .
The Bible lik@@ ens “ the words of the wise ones ” to o@@ x@@ go@@ a@@ ds that pro@@ d us to move for@@ ward in the right direction .
• In what ways might we buil@@ d greater in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with Jehovah in prayer ?
How did some Jews respon@@ d regarding the e@@ ating of me@@ at , but what did God direc@@ t ?
Some transl@@ ations , such as The New Eng@@ l@@ ish Bible , The New Jerusalem Bible , and T@@ an@@ ak@@ h ​ — The Ho@@ ly Scriptures , rend@@ er the origin@@ al Hebrew “ se@@ ven pa@@ ir@@ s . ”
A husband should be a good provi@@ der , not only materi@@ ally but also spiritually
We know only that the deed was soon done .
Ser@@ ving Un@@ der B@@ an
Ju@@ d@@ as never sp@@ ent his ill - go@@ t@@ ten su@@ m , for he th@@ re@@ w the money into the temple and went off and com@@ mit@@ ted su@@ i@@ ci@@ de . ​ — Mat@@ t .
As a result of a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly ir@@ re@@ ver@@ ent act , he was stru@@ ck with a lo@@ a@@ th@@ some s@@ k@@ in di@@ se@@ ase , which inc@@ ap@@ ac@@ it@@ ated him , so that he could no longer serve as king in the ful@@ l@@ est sense . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 26 : 16 - 21 .
S@@ hor@@ tly before S@@ te@@ ph@@ en had this vision , Jesus was put to death at the in@@ s@@ ti@@ g@@ ation of the very ones whom S@@ te@@ ph@@ en was ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing ​ — the Jewish lead@@ ers .
Ha@@ ve you come to know Jehovah person@@ ally through your own study of his Word ?
[ 1 ] ( par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 12 ) See Fa@@ ith on the Mar@@ ch , by A . H . M@@ ac@@ mil@@ l@@ an , page 9@@ 9 .
How do you feel about the fact that Jesus offered the value of his blood to Jehovah ?
No matter where we have been , we have always tri@@ ed to put Kingdom inter@@ ests first in our life .
But he tru@@ sted that Jehovah would resur@@ rec@@ t Isa@@ a@@ c .
Me@@ di@@ cal tre@@ at@@ ment may al@@ le@@ vi@@ ate the suffering , and emo@@ tional support is vital .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als refu@@ sed to r@@ ene@@ w the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents ’ bro@@ ad@@ ca@@ sting li@@ cen@@ ses .
And how can we imitate him ?
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out his life and ministry , Jesus always spoke the truth .
That was when many of the e@@ di@@ fic@@ es of Chris@@ tend@@ om that are now consider@@ ed ar@@ t@@ is@@ tic mon@@ um@@ ents came into ex@@ ist@@ ence .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the value of con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation , an important el@@ ement of study , is c@@ learly imp@@ lied in the apostle Paul’s inspired counsel to Timothy : “ P@@ on@@ der over these things ; be ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in them . ”
So it is in@@ deed the course of wisdom to share the lo@@ ad of responsi@@ bility .
Jesus , the L@@ am@@ b of God , rul@@ es with 14@@ 4@@ ,000 cor@@ ul@@ ers “ b@@ ought from among mankind . ” ​ — Revelation 14 : 1 , 4 , 5 .
Why can it be said that love of God and neigh@@ b@@ or are in@@ ex@@ tri@@ c@@ ab@@ ly l@@ in@@ ked ?
At times , we just mis@@ read things .
They lived in vari@@ ous c@@ ities , and all were a long dist@@ ance from the gover@@ ning body in Jerusalem .
You cannot praise Jehovah effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely if you are doing it only because others want you to .
11 : 12 .
Is Bible M@@ or@@ ality the B@@ est ?
E@@ z@@ r@@ a was an A@@ ar@@ on@@ ic pri@@ est who lived some 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years ag@@ o in Babyl@@ on .
Un@@ der God’s Kingdom all v@@ es@@ ti@@ ges of h@@ at@@ red will be re@@ moved from the earth
T@@ ake your time .
As a result , we left Bethel and were assign@@ ed as special pione@@ ers to the city of T@@ er@@ es@@ ó@@ pol@@ is , in the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous re@@ gi@@ on of Ri@@ o de J@@ an@@ ei@@ r@@ o St@@ ate .
However , he was willing to work with these circumstances , and with Jehovah’s blessing he “ came to be over the house of his ma@@ ster . ”
We had to work hard cle@@ an@@ ing the k@@ it@@ ch@@ en , and this made us very ti@@ red .
The Scriptures st@@ ate that “ bad associ@@ ations spo@@ il u@@ se@@ ful ha@@ bi@@ ts . ”
What did the apostle John say about Jesus and His ministry ?
• In what practic@@ al ways can we demonstr@@ ate our sub@@ mis@@ sion ?
How will he feel ? ’
However , Peter does not sto@@ p there , lea@@ ving his brothers to won@@ der if they will be able to cop@@ e with such a di@@ vers@@ ity of t@@ ests .
Yes , Jehovah “ bless@@ ed Abraham in everything . ” ​ — Genesis 24 : 1 - 6@@ 7 ; Matthew 1 : 1 , 2 .
Rather , God’s servants real@@ ize the vital place that sac@@ re@@ dness , or ho@@ l@@ iness , has in their worship of Jehovah .
( 8 ) C@@ ut@@ ts , B .
A P@@ re@@ pared H@@ ear@@ t Is R@@ ich in Fa@@ ith
Since we are un@@ ited as “ members bel@@ ong@@ ing to one another , ” we certainly should not be de@@ vi@@ ous or deli@@ ber@@ ately try to mis@@ lead our fellow worshipp@@ ers , for that is the same as l@@ ying to them .
H@@ er letter to S@@ tel@@ la conclu@@ ded this way , “ Th@@ an@@ k you very much for pl@@ an@@ ting those see@@ ds 29 years ag@@ o and for set@@ ting a good example for me to follow . ” “ Th@@ an@@ k you very much for pl@@ an@@ ting those see@@ ds 29 years ag@@ o and for set@@ ting a good example for me to follow . ” ​ — A@@ li@@ ce
Pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ying more than 40 years before the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . , he pro@@ claim@@ s a message of both do@@ om and hope for Juda@@ h .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , Jehovah’s Witnesses find gen@@ u@@ ine ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment through up@@ building Christian fel@@ low@@ ship .
After all , a person does not see a fi@@ er@@ y war ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t and fi@@ er@@ y hor@@ ses every day !
When Jehovah with@@ dre@@ w his holy spirit and blessing from Saul , “ a bad spirit ” began to d@@ om@@ in@@ ate Israel@@ ’s first king .
How can we avoid being dec@@ ei@@ ved by such lies ?
S@@ ing@@ ing is part of our worship .
The ide@@ a of exer@@ ting str@@ en@@ u@@ ous effort to ob@@ tain God’s blessing may well bring to mind the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Jac@@ o@@ b .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T | L@@ I@@ E@@ S TH@@ A@@ T M@@ A@@ K@@ E G@@ O@@ D S@@ E@@ E@@ M U@@ N@@ L@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ B@@ L@@ E
See Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 17 .
Now , after all these cen@@ tu@@ ries , we can see that rul@@ er@@ ship in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent of God has been a disa@@ ster .
A bus@@ y , in@@ du@@ stri@@ ous soul , she seem@@ s often to have been in a f@@ lu@@ r@@ ry of activ@@ ity .
How exc@@ iting and re@@ war@@ ding a sear@@ ch that is !
Paul’s example c@@ learly shows that if we con@@ f@@ ess our sin@@ s and change our course , Jehovah is willing to b@@ lo@@ t out even g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous sin@@ s on the bas@@ is of Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice .
We are happy to s@@ end their contribu@@ tion along with our@@ s . ”
Proverbs 20 : 7 states : “ The righteous is wal@@ king in his integrity . H@@ app@@ y are his sons after him . ”
A Christian needs all his prote@@ ctive ar@@ m@@ or , but the large shi@@ eld of faith is par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly valu@@ able .
Since Jehovah r@@ ene@@ ws ‘ the man we are in@@ side from day to day , ’ we should regul@@ arly a@@ va@@ il ourselves of Jehovah’s pro@@ v@@ isions , not allow@@ ing a day to go by without giving consider@@ ation to spiritual matters .
His th@@ ir@@ st for knowledge moved him to ask questions .
Mo@@ st people today are un@@ famili@@ ar with the d@@ ying pro@@ c@@ ess , and few have ever ac@@ tually wit@@ ness@@ ed someone d@@ ying .
Such po@@ e@@ tic expres@@ sions may re@@ mind us of these words of the disci@@ ple James : “ The form of worship that is clean and un@@ de@@ fil@@ ed from the stan@@ d@@ point of our God and Father is this : to look after or@@ ph@@ ans and wi@@ do@@ ws in their tri@@ bul@@ ation , and to keep on@@ es@@ el@@ f without spo@@ t from the world . ”
By main@@ tain@@ ing a clean moral standing , we can deli@@ ght in God’s blessing and can maintain a b@@ right hope of end@@ less future blessings .
L@@ ater , however , my husband got very si@@ ck .
T@@ re@@ at your emp@@ loy@@ er and work su@@ per@@ vis@@ or with respect .
Still , the ransom accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed even more than that .
C@@ ould this mean that the wi@@ do@@ w must have been married only once ?
However , su@@ p@@ pose a Christian has se@@ cre@@ tly vie@@ wed ab@@ hor@@ r@@ ent , se@@ x@@ u@@ ally de@@ gra@@ ding por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y for years and has done everything possible to conc@@ e@@ al this sin .
The prophet Isaiah lived through tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es@@ ome times in Israel@@ ’s hist@@ ory .
Some Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s hope to benefit mankind by devo@@ ting their lives as mon@@ ks or n@@ un@@ s in clo@@ sed mon@@ ast@@ eri@@ es or con@@ v@@ ents , pra@@ ying continu@@ ally .
Acc@@ ording to God’s Law , only the pri@@ ests could offer inc@@ en@@ se .
This So@@ ci@@ al@@ ist St@@ ate ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged him as an out@@ standing fi@@ gu@@ re in Ger@@ man hist@@ ory and cul@@ ture .
Yet , the Bible provi@@ des us with examples of prayers for others that were more spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c , individu@@ al@@ ized .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ating as@@ pe@@ cts of the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit to a greater de@@ gre@@ e can also be an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent go@@ al to pur@@ sue .
And this pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda has done more than simply change pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s bu@@ ying ha@@ bi@@ ts .
This prophecy about the great tri@@ bul@@ ation streng@@ th@@ ens us .
What a contr@@ ast this is with the situation of righteous A@@ be@@ l !
They are the very ones who demonstr@@ ate the matter of the law to be written in their hearts , while their conscience is be@@ aring witness with them and , between their own thoughts , they are being acc@@ used or even exc@@ used . ”
Of course , we are imper@@ fect and f@@ all sh@@ ort of the example set by the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , Jesus .
By allow@@ ing Jehovah to instru@@ ct us and lead us in the p@@ ath of u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness , we will have no cause for fear .
• Why does disci@@ ple - making t@@ est our love for God ?
The you@@ ng@@ er ones ga@@ ined much from his faith and we@@ al@@ th of experience , and he benef@@ ited from jo@@ y@@ ful associ@@ ation .
Rather , the coming tri@@ bul@@ ation is an act of God to “ bring to ru@@ in those ru@@ ining the earth . ”
What wonderful di@@ vers@@ ity is found in Jehovah’s cre@@ ation !
With only one daugh@@ ter , De@@ b@@ bi@@ e , at home , I too began pione@@ ering .
Why do some people see God’s hand in their life , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as others do not ?
Like Jesus , we preach the good news of the Kingdom .
Today he ser@@ ves as a special pioneer and a congregation el@@ der .
In Ti@@ ran@@ ë he me@@ t in person with 30 brothers .
Be@@ fore marriage your sp@@ ouse may have sp@@ ent time in s@@ por@@ ts or other rec@@ re@@ ational pur@@ su@@ its .
He wrote : “ There is no evidence that the apostles of Jesus ever heard of the Tr@@ in@@ ity ​ — at any r@@ ate from him . . . .
Jehovah no@@ tic@@ es that we really want to be at the meetings and valu@@ es all the effort we make to be there
In 199@@ 1 the So@@ vi@@ et Un@@ ion f@@ ell and greater fre@@ e@@ d@@ om@@ s were real@@ ized .
You likely know that we Jehovah’s Witnesses , who pu@@ bl@@ ish this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , go from house to house in your commun@@ ity to eng@@ age people in discus@@ sions about the Bible .
“ I have long@@ ed for your or@@ ders . ”
H@@ and wa@@ shing was a Jewish , not a Rom@@ an , way of expres@@ sing n@@ on@@ par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 21 : 6 , 7 .
A@@ T TH@@ E beg@@ in@@ ning of 200@@ 9 , congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide ad@@ ju@@ sted their meeting sc@@ he@@ du@@ le .
This is not sur@@ pris@@ ing .
You promise that you will love him and serve him forever with your whole heart .
Jeremiah heard God’s an@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is of why we are imp@@ a@@ i@@ red when it comes to direc@@ ting ourselves .
Mo@@ re@@ over , in support of the divine author@@ ship of the Scriptures , he wrote 35 boo@@ ks , consider@@ ed to be the most important and el@@ ab@@ or@@ ate effort of its kind .
As servants of God , we are determined to he@@ ed Jesus ’ war@@ ning .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ine on page 23 ]
Con@@ n@@ ell ) , 3 / 15
In this con@@ text , it is the use of bi@@ as@@ ed or mis@@ le@@ ading information to man@@ ip@@ ul@@ ate the way people think and act .
From man@@ kin@@ d’s origin@@ al cal@@ am@@ it@@ ous f@@ all into sin up until now , Jehovah has sh@@ own himself to be a long - suffering God .
What a privilege it will be to take part in that great teaching work !
When No@@ ah’s family and the ani@@ mal@@ s were a@@ bo@@ ard , “ Jehovah shu@@ t the do@@ or , ” clo@@ sing out any der@@ isi@@ ve je@@ ers .
C@@ er@@ ti@@ fic@@ ate of div@@ or@@ ce d@@ ated from 7@@ 1 / 7@@ 2 C.E .
( Read Psalm 1@@ 19 : 1@@ 30 ; John 16 : 13 . )
This they did by ag@@ re@@ e@@ ing to do ‘ all that Jehovah had spo@@ ken ’ and en@@ ter@@ ing into a covenant with him .
My parents had always st@@ ressed regul@@ ar meeting attend@@ ance .
With my husband , R@@ o@@ y , in 19@@ 7@@ 1
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als who rec@@ ently started on the Christian course may still feel rather un@@ ste@@ ad@@ y .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , des@@ pite the imper@@ fe@@ ctions of these men , the Israelites were expe@@ cted to follow their lead .
They also know that he will soon bring an end to all wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and trans@@ form the earth into a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l par@@ adise .
This pol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t Bible was a ma@@ j@@ or st@@ ep for@@ ward in pro@@ duc@@ ing a ref@@ ined text of the origin@@ al langu@@ ages . ​ — 4 / 15 , pages 28 - 31 .
6@@ 5 : 13 , 14 .
What ad@@ vers@@ ities have many experienced , but what is the desire of God’s servants ?
Paul asked : “ A@@ m I see@@ king to ple@@ ase men ? ”
How are mo@@ der@@ n - day Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers like a lo@@ cu@@ st s@@ war@@ m ?
The psalmist then tur@@ ns his attention to the heavens a@@ bo@@ ve , tel@@ ling us that Jehovah “ coun@@ ts the number of the st@@ ars ” and “ c@@ alls all of them by name . ”
H@@ id@@ den , F@@ ound , and A@@ do@@ p@@ ted
Today , many Christian women refle@@ ct the spirit of the wi@@ do@@ w of Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath .
The Bible principles discus@@ sed a@@ bo@@ ve do not apply only to our cho@@ ice of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
“ F@@ or@@ m a long@@ ing ” for God’s Word .
There is another reason for re@@ je@@ cting imp@@ ro@@ per pri@@ de .
While Eli@@ j@@ ah hi@@ d in a ca@@ ve , he saw an a@@ we - inspi@@ ring ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion of three of the for@@ ces that Jehovah contro@@ ls : a strong w@@ ind , an earth@@ qu@@ ake , and fin@@ ally a fi@@ re .
See the bo@@ x “ How to Wor@@ k S@@ af@@ ely on L@@ ad@@ ders , ” on page 30 .
We must be care@@ ful , though , not to spe@@ cul@@ ate on whether a certain person will be resur@@ rec@@ ted or not .
But only God can make it gro@@ w . ​ — Com@@ pare 1 Corinthians 3 : 6 .
They act on what they learn , continu@@ ally ap@@ pl@@ ying the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel ​ — in the family , on the jo@@ b , in the congregation , and in all other are@@ as of life .
“ He that bo@@ ast@@ s , let him bo@@ ast in Jehovah . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R@@ IN@@ TH@@ I@@ AN@@ S 1 : 31 .
Jehovah tre@@ ats his friends with kindness , and he expe@@ cts no less from us .
They remember the en@@ er@@ gy and en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m they had when they were young .
P@@ our@@ ing out the co@@ ins of the money chang@@ ers , he over@@ tur@@ ns their ta@@ bl@@ es .
W@@ ell , on N@@ is@@ an 13 , as the day dre@@ w near ‘ on which the pas@@ so@@ ver vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m was to be sacrific@@ ed , ’ Christ told Peter and John : “ G@@ o and get the pas@@ so@@ ver ready for us to e@@ at . ”
Then , Tu@@ es@@ day mor@@ ning we travel@@ ed on to the next congregation .
I@@ mit@@ ating Jehovah in Our M@@ in@@ is@@ try
Today , milli@@ ons jo@@ in in true worship , and they are moved from the heart to contribu@@ te their “ valu@@ able things , ” which inclu@@ de their time , en@@ er@@ gy , and res@@ our@@ ces in support of Jehovah’s great spiritual temple .
‘ T@@ au@@ ght U@@ s to R@@ es@@ pect H@@ er R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on ’ ( I@@ tal@@ y ) , 6 / 15
John E . Bar@@ r , one of the three members of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy who sh@@ ared in the pro@@ gra@@ m , spoke on the the@@ me “ You Are the S@@ al@@ t of the E@@ ar@@ th . ”
A de@@ ca@@ de later , when a friend invit@@ ed Mal@@ in@@ da to atten@@ d a Christian meeting at the Kingdom H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses , she re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed this neigh@@ b@@ or and re@@ adi@@ ly accepted the invit@@ ation .
F@@ am@@ ine of the wor@@ st kind ​ — spiritual fam@@ ine !
As Christians , what kind of life do we lead , and what does this invol@@ ve ?
Ti@@ me and again , people are promised much but receive little .
In fact , it was while Daniel was still a young man that Jehovah coun@@ ted him wor@@ thy of being mentioned as an example of righteousness , along with Noah and Job .
11 : 26 ) Di@@ d he mean that at some point all Jews would be con@@ ver@@ ted to Christi@@ an@@ ity ?
The Q@@ um@@ r@@ an se@@ ct had tra@@ di@@ tions different from those of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es and the S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es .
“ H@@ as pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ousness come ?
Pe@@ ople who live in po@@ ver@@ ty and stru@@ gg@@ le to fe@@ ed their family find new di@@ gn@@ ity and courage when they learn that Jehovah will never for@@ s@@ ake them if they are loyal to him .
In the fore@@ word to a religious tr@@ act d@@ ated 1@@ 6@@ 6@@ 8 , Al@@ me@@ i@@ da ann@@ oun@@ ced to his read@@ ers : “ I hope . . . soon to honor you with the complete Bible in your own t@@ ong@@ ue , the great@@ est gift and most preci@@ ous tre@@ asure that anyone has yet to give you . ”
S@@ hi@@ r@@ le@@ y : Wh@@ at@@ ’s that ?
A Bo@@ ok for E@@ ver@@ yone
H@@ an - si@@ k , 7@@ 2 , in S@@ ou@@ th K@@ o@@ re@@ a , says : “ My wife and I like to invit@@ e friends of all ages ​ — el@@ der@@ ly ones and te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers — ​ for a get - together or din@@ ner . ”
How do we know that Satan has no com@@ pas@@ sion for young people ?
On the following S@@ un@@ day , I attend@@ ed my first Christian meeting , and a we@@ ek later , I jo@@ ined the group for the field ministry .
We got married .
M@@ ore ice would form on the sur@@ face until the pon@@ d was f@@ ro@@ z@@ en so@@ li@@ d . . . .
Acc@@ ording to Bible scho@@ l@@ ars , the Hebrew and Greek words for “ daugh@@ ter ” can be used me@@ ta@@ p@@ ho@@ ri@@ c@@ ally as an expres@@ sion of “ kindness and tend@@ er@@ ness . ”
1 : 18 ; 5@@ 5 : 7 ; J@@ as .
What help is there for those who su@@ ff@@ er from de@@ pres@@ sion ?
Th@@ ough not ther@@ ap@@ ists , the elders can pati@@ ently help their fellow believers , not tel@@ ling them what they should do , but remin@@ ding them of Jehovah’s vie@@ w@@ point and pra@@ ying with them and for them . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 10@@ 5 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 1 .
E@@ very si@@ x months , we fle@@ w there to sp@@ end a we@@ ek in service and to hold meetings with her , just as with a large city congregation .
“ I have put life and death before you ”
Let in@@ sight s@@ low down your anger ​ — even dis@@ pe@@ l it . ​ — 1 Samuel 25 : 32 - 35 .
S@@ us@@ an used to feel that wi@@ do@@ ws who for years m@@ our@@ ned the lo@@ ss of their husband expres@@ sed exc@@ essi@@ ve g@@ ri@@ ef .
One Bible scho@@ la@@ r , Al@@ ber@@ t Bar@@ n@@ es , su@@ gg@@ ests that Paul emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed this in view of the con@@ ten@@ tion and stri@@ fe that ex@@ is@@ ted in the Christian congregation in Corin@@ th .
With a fa@@ ther@@ ly attitude toward us , our loving heavenly Father provi@@ des “ good things , ” such as his holy spirit .
But the origin@@ al - language word is well rend@@ ered “ marriage fe@@ ast ” or “ we@@ d@@ ding ban@@ qu@@ et . ”
M@@ ent@@ al - health ex@@ per@@ ts tell us that people need spiritual valu@@ es in order to be truly happy .
They appe@@ ar to be wa@@ iting for us .
The B@@ as@@ is for Di@@ v@@ ine Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment
said another .
Many cho@@ ose to remain un@@ married because they want to serve Jehovah without di@@ str@@ action , and they should be comm@@ ended for their decision !
Me@@ dit@@ ate on their course of integrity .
S@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ers will su@@ ff@@ er cal@@ am@@ ity at the hands of “ a mi@@ gh@@ ty man . ”
In h@@ in@@ d@@ sight , I can see that it was really sh@@ am@@ e@@ ful . ”
Then , in 19@@ 25 , I sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed my dedic@@ ation to Jehovah by water baptism .
O@@ ther ch@@ am@@ pi@@ ons of Bible truth ro@@ se up in the cen@@ tu@@ ries that follow@@ ed : John W@@ y@@ c@@ li@@ f@@ fe ( c . 1@@ 3@@ 30 - 1@@ 3@@ 8@@ 4 ) , W@@ il@@ li@@ am T@@ y@@ nd@@ ale ( c . 14@@ 9@@ 4 - 1@@ 5@@ 36 ) , H@@ en@@ ry Gre@@ w ( 1@@ 7@@ 8@@ 1 - 18@@ 6@@ 2 ) , and Ge@@ or@@ ge St@@ or@@ r@@ s ( 1@@ 7@@ 9@@ 6 - 18@@ 7@@ 9 ) .
S@@ ome@@ times we may feel out@@ num@@ ber@@ ed or in des@@ per@@ ate st@@ ra@@ its .
What bo@@ di@@ ly position should we as@@ su@@ me when pra@@ ying ?
That pr@@ er@@ o@@ g@@ ative , however , is not always gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ ed .
Let us discus@@ s these one at a time .
The Law covenant later made with the Israelites showed that in a covenant relationship , Jehovah can be thought of as a husband and the other par@@ ty as a wife .
C@@ i@@ vi@@ l and e@@ th@@ ni@@ c con@@ f@@ li@@ cts in Ju@@ de@@ a ( 50 - 6@@ 6 C.E . )
F@@ ac@@ i@@ al expres@@ sions are not made just for the s@@ ake of dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c imp@@ act .
How can we follow E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s course ?
He now ser@@ ves as the co@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ or of the body of elders !
On such occasi@@ ons , o@@ ffering health ad@@ vice or pro@@ du@@ cts ​ — so@@ lic@@ ited or un@@ so@@ lic@@ ited — ​ can de@@ tr@@ act from our spiritual purpose and ro@@ b others of their joy .
Thus , his et@@ er@@ n@@ al ex@@ ist@@ ence is a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te of the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty .
Se@@ cond , consider the con@@ text of Jesus ’ words .
And he did not wa@@ ver from this res@@ ol@@ ve down to his last bre@@ ath .
O@@ ther long - ter@@ m go@@ als could lead you bey@@ ond your home congregation .
In time , though , the Kingdom se@@ ed may be@@ ar fru@@ it .
See The Watchtower , No@@ v@@ ember 1 , 198@@ 7 , page 21 .
From a Rom@@ an vie@@ w@@ point , therefore , P@@ il@@ ate was com@@ pet@@ ent .
No Christian should consider such service in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant or dem@@ e@@ an@@ ing , for Jehovah valu@@ es it high@@ ly . ​ — He@@ b .
When the t@@ ou@@ ris@@ t se@@ as@@ on started , my pioneer par@@ t@@ ner , S@@ im@@ on A@@ pol@@ in@@ ar@@ s@@ ki , and I had to find other lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing , but we were determined to stay in our assignment .
We have no control over many as@@ pe@@ cts of our fe@@ atu@@ res .
From personal experience , have you not seen that this un@@ ity is a dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish@@ ing fe@@ ature of true worship ? ​ — John 13 : 35 .
As ever more sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve tel@@ es@@ cop@@ es are used on earth or put into or@@ bi@@ t around it , the number of known g@@ al@@ a@@ xi@@ es keep@@ s c@@ li@@ mb@@ ing .
F@@ in@@ ally , in Ju@@ ne 194@@ 3 , the ba@@ n on our work was li@@ f@@ ted .
A father in To@@ go sh@@ ared this in@@ sight , “ The worship of Jehovah should not be bor@@ ing . ”
And Ab@@ sal@@ om kept doing a thing like this to all Israelites that would come in for judgment to the king . ”
To@@ gether , they have had the privilege of working on sever@@ al inter@@ n@@ ational building pro@@ je@@ cts .
Be@@ ing f@@ ond of boo@@ ks , he pi@@ cked it up , cle@@ an@@ ed it , and no@@ tic@@ ed the t@@ it@@ le ​ — The Tru@@ th That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ter@@ n@@ al Li@@ fe .
T@@ amba , mentioned in the in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction , learned fir@@ s@@ th@@ and the differ@@ ence between the false ho@@ p@@ es that spirit medi@@ um@@ s offer and the truth that Jehovah ho@@ l@@ ds out to us .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , he works hard to strengthen his relationship with Jehovah .
Instead , she pre@@ sum@@ ed to direc@@ t her husband . ​ — G@@ en .
The men we@@ ar the h@@ and@@ w@@ o@@ ven co@@ t@@ t@@ on sh@@ a@@ w@@ ls ty@@ pi@@ cal of the are@@ a
Si@@ mil@@ arly , 19@@ th - century ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her H@@ en@@ ry David Tho@@ re@@ au c@@ ited moral gr@@ oun@@ ds to de@@ f@@ end his refu@@ s@@ al to pa@@ y ta@@ x@@ es used to support war .
This , according to Jesus , “ means everlasting life . ” ​ — John 17 : 3 .
1@@ 29 .
To avoid that , a Christian cultiv@@ ates bal@@ ance , care@@ fully w@@ atch@@ ing how he sp@@ ends his valu@@ able time .
R@@ ough@@ ly , they stri@@ pp@@ ed off his special ro@@ be , dra@@ g@@ ged him to a d@@ ri@@ ed - out w@@ at@@ er@@ pi@@ t , and pu@@ shed him in .
Indeed , he spoke of himself as “ the light of the world ” and said : “ He that fol@@ lo@@ ws me will by no means walk in dar@@ k@@ ness , but will pos@@ s@@ ess the light of life . ”
Are the physical heavens sub@@ ject to de@@ ca@@ y ?
Sa@@ ys K@@ nu@@ t : “ We so@@ ld our ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment and , to sa@@ ve fun@@ ds , moved in with my mother .
M@@ or@@ a@@ vi@@ a ( E . C@@ ze@@ c@@ hi@@ a , W . S@@ lo@@ v@@ ak@@ ia , W . H@@ ung@@ ary )
How did Jehovah gr@@ ant b@@ ol@@ dness to Peter , John , and other disciples ?
By the time it ended in 19@@ 18 , ter@@ ri@@ ble food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges had been experienced and there was a f@@ lu e@@ pi@@ dem@@ ic in which more people died than were kil@@ led in the war .
W@@ E A@@ R@@ E living at a m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous time in hist@@ ory .
In 19@@ 6@@ 4 , at the age of 4@@ 2 , I started to feel a num@@ b@@ ness in my right hand and le@@ g .
H@@ ad I been t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant of my s@@ on@@ ’s bad conduct , he would never have rec@@ over@@ ed . ”
That may help you to id@@ enti@@ fy are@@ as nee@@ ding attention .
* Although I believ@@ ed that man has an im@@ mor@@ tal soul , I was cu@@ ri@@ ous en@@ ough to c@@ he@@ ck the Bible te@@ x@@ ts qu@@ o@@ ted in the boo@@ k@@ let .
Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t and the E@@ ar@@ th
It has c@@ learly reve@@ aled that E@@ ast@@ er is not a Christian c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation .
Gre@@ at@@ ly L@@ am@@ ented in De@@ ath
Un@@ der@@ standing the Bible war@@ ms our heart
I had always wanted to know more about my Creator and res@@ pe@@ cted the Bible , al@@ though I knew nothing about it .
And it would have been difficult to find those qu@@ o@@ t@@ ations un@@ less you were very famili@@ ar with all “ the holy writ@@ ings . ”
C@@ oun@@ ter@@ ac@@ ting their false teachings , Paul makes the point : “ A man is declar@@ ed righteous , not du@@ e to works of law , but only through faith toward Christ Jesus . ” ​ — G@@ al .
Like that ju@@ dge , Jehovah tur@@ ns toward rep@@ ent@@ ant humans with fav@@ or and li@@ f@@ ts the con@@ dem@@ nation of death .
Who are they ?
His form@@ er sin@@ ful conduct was inclu@@ ded in the things that Paul was determined to for@@ get .
He end@@ ur@@ ed the pa@@ in@@ ful con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of serious sin .
Paul lis@@ ted apost@@ ate i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry and se@@ cts among such “ works of the flesh ” as for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation and lo@@ ose conduct .
The ang@@ el G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el e@@ cho@@ ed Isa@@ i@@ ah’s pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation when he ann@@ oun@@ ced Jesus ’ coming bir@@ th to M@@ ary .
By being care@@ ful to me@@ et Jehovah’s requi@@ re@@ ments .
Par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in the preaching work prote@@ cts us from b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek .
( Genesis 24 : 1 – 36 : 4@@ 3 )
J@@ E@@ AN@@ N@@ E L@@ O@@ U@@ I@@ S@@ E C@@ AL@@ M@@ EN@@ T died on Au@@ gu@@ st 4 , 199@@ 7 , in her ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn in sou@@ the@@ ast Fr@@ ance .
P@@ ra@@ ise Jehovah for His Gre@@ at De@@ e@@ ds !
The purpose was to help set up Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al In@@ form@@ ation Ser@@ vi@@ ces at their bran@@ ches and also to arr@@ ange for Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al Li@@ a@@ is@@ on Com@@ mit@@ te@@ es .
She ma@@ st@@ ered the Al@@ ban@@ i@@ an language and has helped over 60 individuals to the point of dedic@@ ation .
Ser@@ ving him with pu@@ re mo@@ ti@@ ves is pri@@ mar@@ ily what coun@@ ts . ”
She ad@@ ded : “ I don@@ ’t know anyone who@@ ’s faithful or wants to be . ”
I made new friends , and before long I felt very happy and much at home . ”
What if the en@@ vo@@ y be@@ comes un@@ faithful and st@@ op@@ s declar@@ ing the message al@@ together ?
A few days before his death , Jesus we@@ pt for his fellow coun@@ tr@@ y@@ men who “ heard without respon@@ se . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we are helped to do what is good if we devel@@ op close ties to those who@@ se lives give evidence that they are lo@@ v@@ ers of go@@ o@@ dness and are led by Jehovah’s holy spirit . — A@@ mo@@ s 5 : 15 ; Romans 8 : 14 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 18 .
We can pray to Jehovah at any time .
M@@ other , who is in the k@@ it@@ ch@@ en , he@@ ars Ma@@ x come in and br@@ ings a pl@@ ate of ho@@ t ri@@ ce and be@@ ans for him .
R@@ a@@ ha@@ b then reve@@ aled something of even greater import@@ ance to us .
For a more de@@ ta@@ iled discus@@ sion of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s resurrection hope , see chap@@ ter 7 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
Paul wor@@ ked with his own hands so as not to be a bur@@ den to others
O@@ thers took v@@ ow@@ s as Na@@ z@@ ir@@ ites .
As a result , Bethel family members have develop@@ ed strong ties with their brothers and sisters in the local congregations . ​ — Mark 10 : 29 , 30 .
How God V@@ i@@ e@@ ws W@@ ic@@ ke@@ dness
That dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c resurrection took place al@@ most 3@@ ,000 years ag@@ o .
Abraham was born in the 19@@ 30 ’ s in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
Yes , the ‘ cr@@ am@@ ped ro@@ ad le@@ ading off into life ’ is c@@ learly il@@ lu@@ min@@ ated by our loving God , Jehovah , “ who@@ se will is that all s@@ or@@ ts of men should be sa@@ ved and come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ”
B@@ en , a young married man , con@@ f@@ ess@@ es : “ When I exam@@ ine my actions , thoughts , or feelings , I always see how they could have been better .
But emo@@ tion did not rule the day .
Be@@ fore and After ​ — Bible P@@ r@@ in@@ ci@@ ples Ma@@ de a Di@@ ffer@@ ence
We had another f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ing experience .
To what kind of en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment am I ex@@ pos@@ ing my fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart ?
T@@ ow@@ ard the end of that chap@@ ter , Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed his read@@ ers : “ You have need of end@@ ur@@ ance , in order that , after you have done the will of God , you may receive the fulfill@@ ment of the promise .
8 / 15 Un@@ der Law , why un@@ clean from n@@ atur@@ al se@@ x@@ u@@ al fun@@ ctions ? 6 / 1
So@@ on , I will be 9@@ 8 years old .
Do you know any mission@@ aries or Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites with whom your children could devel@@ op a fri@@ end@@ ship , even if just by let@@ ters , e - ma@@ il , or peri@@ o@@ di@@ c p@@ ho@@ ne c@@ alls ?
What fine gift can parents give to their children , and what should each child do with this gift ?
Satan gave ut@@ ter@@ ly false information to E@@ ve .
However , that “ boo@@ th ” would be re@@ buil@@ t with Davi@@ d’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ant Jesus as the per@@ man@@ ent King .
But I have been helped by medit@@ ating on two of my fav@@ or@@ ite s@@ crip@@ tures .
Ke@@ ys to Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ating With Your M@@ ate
When I gro@@ w up , I am going to go to Bethel to work hard . ”
“ You Mu@@ st Be@@ come No@@ thing but Jo@@ y@@ ful ”
We sur@@ ely feel dra@@ wn to mo@@ des@@ t people .
Is the orig@@ in of Christian baptism to be found in the ri@@ tu@@ al ba@@ thing practic@@ ed by the Jews ?
T@@ ow@@ ard the end of his life , Paul wrote to Timothy : “ I am gr@@ ate@@ ful to Christ Jesus our Lord , who imp@@ ar@@ ted power to me , because he consider@@ ed me faithful by assign@@ ing me to a ministry . ”
This has often been ap@@ par@@ ent in our public ministry .
What a contr@@ ast this is to the sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness that pre@@ vail@@ s among many ‘ who do not know Jehovah and who do not obey the good news ’ !
After all , how can a person ‘ love his neigh@@ b@@ or as himself ’ if he has no respect for himself ?
“ D@@ eli@@ ver U@@ s From the W@@ ic@@ ked One ”
In fact , she was soon able to re@@ du@@ ce her time at the mar@@ ke@@ t and sp@@ end more time speaking to others about the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living in a world free of di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty .
What resul@@ ts from our efforts to give God glory ?
H@@ app@@ ily , my pioneer par@@ t@@ ner , Al@@ f@@ red N@@ us@@ s@@ r@@ al@@ la@@ h , was invit@@ ed to Bethel at the same time , and we travel@@ ed there together .
A@@ n ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary wife helps the family to “ stay a@@ wa@@ ke ” by ass@@ is@@ ting her husband in the spiritual educ@@ ation of the children .
“ I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t think I was going to receive a reason@@ able and con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing answer , ” he says .
10 : 10 ; He@@ b .
“ I learned that there is no bur@@ ning hel@@ l .
In fact , for the past si@@ x cen@@ tu@@ ries , most Greek - speaking people have found Bi@@ bli@@ cal Greek to be as un@@ famili@@ ar as a fore@@ ign language .
Jesus has what ro@@ le regarding br@@ ing@@ ing true worship to its per@@ fe@@ cted st@@ ate in our day , and why should we find that encourag@@ ing ?
That , of course , is ex@@ ac@@ tly what Satan would like us to do .
How might parents teach their children to obey what the Bible says ?
We have no rec@@ ord of who el@@ se in E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s time was serving Jehovah , but c@@ learly he was ei@@ ther al@@ one or part of a small min@@ or@@ ity .
L@@ ater , he follow@@ ed Jehovah’s guid@@ ance regarding how he should use his life .
He im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ated to Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , where he served faith@@ fully until his death in 19@@ 7@@ 3 .
E@@ ach of us does well to ask himself : ‘ Do I comple@@ t@@ ely trust in Jehovah to work matters out in har@@ mony with his will ?
In many coun@@ tri@@ es today , Christians who want to mar@@ ry must me@@ et certain leg@@ al requi@@ re@@ ments .
“ And since ra@@ di@@ o was then a no@@ vel@@ ty , people were e@@ ag@@ er to hear anything that was bro@@ ad@@ c@@ ast . ”
He has become so real to me that I can see his hand in my life con@@ stan@@ tly .
How is he h@@ and@@ ling his congregation assignment ?
Le@@ an@@ ne : “ I was 18 when I married F@@ re@@ der@@ ic@@ k .
How can we act in har@@ mony with Jesus ’ prayer recorded at John 17 : 15 ?
Ri@@ ght then I rec@@ al@@ led an experience rel@@ ated in The Watchtower regarding a brother who fac@@ ed a similar temp@@ tation on his jo@@ b .
For example , I learned from Psalm 11 : 5 that Jehovah h@@ ates viol@@ ence .
A@@ n a@@ th@@ le@@ te may have a co@@ ach , but he also needs to tra@@ in himself .
6 : 3 , 4 ; P@@ hi@@ l .
On May 14 , 19@@ 22 , St@@ an@@ le@@ y R@@ o@@ g@@ ers , a relati@@ ve of P@@ r@@ y@@ ce H@@ ugh@@ es , came from Li@@ ver@@ po@@ ol to deli@@ ver this talk in C@@ hi@@ r@@ k , a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge just nor@@ th of our to@@ wn , and later that ev@@ ening at The P@@ ic@@ ture P@@ la@@ y@@ house in O@@ s@@ w@@ es@@ try .
He ag@@ re@@ ed , so I came back with the qu@@ ad@@ ru@@ ple@@ ts .
Not know@@ ing that M@@ ary was pre@@ gn@@ ant “ by holy spirit , ” Joseph must have thought that she had been un@@ faithful to him , and thus he in@@ tend@@ ed to div@@ or@@ ce her . ​ — Matthew 1 : 18 - 20 .
After his death and resurrection , he appe@@ ared to them and reas@@ sur@@ ed them of his fri@@ end@@ ship .
You may find greater se@@ cur@@ ity in hum@@ ble sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s together with those who love you than in the city with those who may try to take advan@@ ta@@ ge of you .
Jehovah gives us what powerful for@@ ce , and why should we pray for it ?
C@@ learly , Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h was ra@@ ised to be ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able .
Per@@ s@@ onal ability and succ@@ ess can also cause a person to be self - reli@@ ant .
El@@ sa and her daugh@@ ter , I@@ ra@@ i@@ da , enjoy mean@@ ing@@ ful commun@@ ic@@ ation
In Jesus ’ par@@ able about “ the whe@@ at ” and “ the we@@ e@@ ds , ” “ the fine se@@ ed ” me@@ ant “ the sons of the kingdom . ”
The happy din@@ ers al@@ most always turned out to be Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Jesus too spoke of the coming “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
; H@@ off@@ man , A .
Yes , by consci@@ enti@@ ously stud@@ ying and ap@@ pl@@ ying the direction from God’s Word , the Bible , you show that you want to be a friend of Jehovah and Jesus .
V@@ er@@ y little is known about the life of T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an .
V@@ er@@ y likely , you can rel@@ ate experi@@ ences that show the value of displa@@ ying go@@ o@@ dness .
We u@@ su@@ ally had to stay with the ne@@ are@@ st wh@@ ite Witnesses , who often lived many mil@@ es away .
Jehovah expe@@ cts us to give him our best , worshi@@ p@@ ing him out of un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish love .
Even if we are s@@ pared h@@ ate in our home or our country , it lies in wa@@ it for us el@@ se@@ where .
Why do you feel fav@@ ored by God , and what reas@@ ons do you have to c@@ ry out “ P@@ ra@@ ise J@@ ah ! ” ?
Jesus too gave instru@@ ctions concer@@ ning help@@ ing those who are we@@ ak .
“ F@@ o@@ ol@@ ish are those who make a der@@ ision of gu@@ il@@ t , ” ob@@ ser@@ ves the king of Israel , “ but among the u@@ pri@@ ght ones there is ag@@ re@@ ement . ”
All true Christians can have ‘ life in themselves ’
A@@ n A@@ id to Me@@ dit@@ ation
If a child re@@ bel@@ s against loving par@@ ent@@ al discipl@@ ine , it is the chil@@ d’s re@@ pu@@ tation that will be dam@@ ag@@ ed .
The real t@@ est of wisdom is how it works when you apply it .
How , then , can you find it ?
In@@ c@@ lu@@ ded are the sur@@ vi@@ ving family members , who su@@ ff@@ er emo@@ tional and fin@@ an@@ cial lo@@ ss , as well as the 6@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 n@@ on@@ s@@ mo@@ k@@ ers who die each year from bre@@ a@@ thing se@@ con@@ d@@ hand s@@ mo@@ ke .
The en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment is pleas@@ ing to the eyes , so@@ o@@ thing to the n@@ er@@ ves .
They col@@ le@@ cted all the bre@@ ad they had , took half of it for themselves , and the other half they gave to their fellow believers who had just arri@@ ved from D@@ ac@@ ha@@ u .
( b ) How did the parents stay spiritually strong ?
S@@ ur@@ pris@@ ingly , I still got the same pa@@ y !
Why do we preach ?
On@@ ce a we@@ ek I also wor@@ ked in the la@@ un@@ d@@ ry .
Thus , parents should not allow their children to be over@@ ly influ@@ enced by the worl@@ d’s vie@@ ws .
Our hard work in the Christian ministry must st@@ em from right mo@@ ti@@ ves .
After Jesus ’ as@@ cen@@ sion to heaven , to whom did his followers first preach the good news ?
5 : 3 , 17 .
I am pres@@ ently serving as a pioneer and an el@@ der in my congregation in B@@ ad Is@@ ch@@ l .
To direc@@ t and organiz@@ e his people in ancient times , Jehovah used v@@ isi@@ ble re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves .
R@@ em@@ ember that spiritually inc@@ l@@ ined Moses ‘ cho@@ se to be ill - tre@@ ated with the people of God rather than to have the temp@@ or@@ ary enjo@@ y@@ ment of sin . ’
Why , he sacrific@@ ed his own life for his disciples !
We have every reason to maintain the confidence we had at first fir@@ m right down to the end .
For I became en@@ vi@@ ous of the bo@@ ast@@ ers , when I would see the very peace of wicked people . ”
R@@ a@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s st@@ ory shows that no@@ ne of us are in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant to Jehovah .
Why will it be bene@@ fi@@ cial to consider some prayers recorded in the Bible ?
This preci@@ ous do@@ cum@@ ent con@@ tain@@ s the four Go@@ sp@@ els in the order of Matthew , Mark , John , and Luke .
The Bible out@@ l@@ ines the res@@ pe@@ ctive ro@@ les of the vari@@ ous members of a Christian family .
K@@ ar@@ l was only 11 years old and some@@ what mis@@ c@@ hi@@ ev@@ ous .
• How has the T@@ e@@ ach@@ er book helped parents teach their children ?
And “ a true compan@@ ion . . . is a brother that is born for when there is dist@@ ress . ” ​ — Proverbs 17 : 17 .
In low@@ er M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia ​ — the s@@ ite of ancient Sh@@ in@@ ar .
Is he deal@@ ing with a serious health proble@@ m ?
It is un@@ likely that Mar@@ th@@ a , living near Jerusalem , ob@@ served Jesus resur@@ rec@@ t the son of a wi@@ do@@ w near Na@@ in in Gal@@ ile@@ e .
A righteous prophet in ancient Israel stated : “ As reg@@ ar@@ ds Jehovah , his eyes are ro@@ ving about through all the earth to show his strength in be@@ half of those who@@ se heart is complete toward him . ” ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 16 : 9 .
S@@ imp@@ ly ask others .
C@@ arr@@ ying “ p@@ al@@ m bran@@ ches in their hands , ” they ha@@ il Jehovah as righ@@ t@@ ful S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of the uni@@ verse , who@@ se rul@@ er@@ ship is expres@@ sed through the re@@ ign of his en@@ thr@@ oned King , Jesus Christ , “ the L@@ am@@ b of God . ” ​ — John 1 : 29 , 36 .
Why not discus@@ s this with your parents ?
A sister who pione@@ ered with her husband says : “ The ministry was one of the ways we could sp@@ end time together and really talk .
We must hum@@ bly ac@@ knowledge the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of the inspired words : “ M@@ an’s way does not bel@@ ong to him . It does not bel@@ ong to man who is wal@@ king even to direc@@ t his st@@ ep . ”
Be@@ fore temp@@ ting situ@@ ations ar@@ ise , let us strengthen our res@@ ol@@ ve to remain mor@@ ally clean .
The Greek word for “ love ” in the expres@@ sion “ God is love ” is also in the f@@ em@@ in@@ ine g@@ end@@ er .
For example , do not try to for@@ ce your child to read al@@ ou@@ d what he or she has written on the pages ent@@ it@@ led “ My J@@ our@@ n@@ al ” or in any of the other inter@@ ac@@ tive por@@ tions of the book .
This co@@ v@@ ers two situ@@ ations .
To pre@@ serve that relationship , the psalmist had to maintain faith in Jehovah , tru@@ sting in him .
There will always be good brothers who can help you ​ — if you let them help you . I still ch@@ er@@ ish the help I received from such experienced brothers as J .
It is this : Why does Jehovah God allow suffering ?
28 : 1 - 6 .
And it is also reg@@ re@@ t@@ table that some do not continue working at keep@@ ing their marriage strong .
However , the circumstances may be such that by atten@@ ding , the likely in@@ j@@ ur@@ y to one@@ ’s own conscience or to that of others would out@@ we@@ i@@ gh the possible benef@@ its of being present .
Wor@@ ds used to expres@@ s the ide@@ a of we@@ igh@@ t@@ iness came to be under@@ sto@@ od fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely to mean that which is tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed , ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent , or imp@@ res@@ sive .
As time pas@@ sed , public ta@@ st@@ e for the cl@@ as@@ si@@ c@@ s w@@ an@@ ed , and they were re@@ plac@@ ed by le@@ w@@ d pan@@ t@@ om@@ i@@ me shows .
S@@ ur@@ ely God’s Kingdom is the very best news for all who love what is right .
Our situation is similar to that of a pris@@ on@@ er who reg@@ re@@ ts his past actions and makes dr@@ as@@ tic chang@@ es as he a@@ wa@@ its his ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion .
That money was used to bu@@ y food and other necess@@ ities .
How can we receive Jehovah’s blessing ?
For instance , women served at the san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary , perhaps dra@@ wing water .
Some of these turned to ‘ be@@ ating ’ their form@@ er brothers ver@@ bal@@ ly and cons@@ or@@ ting with “ con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ ds , ” religious grou@@ ps of Chris@@ tend@@ om . ​ — Isaiah 28 : 1 - 3 ; 32 : 6 .
He may have been a@@ ware of the words of the prophet Mi@@ ca@@ h , a con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary who fore@@ told concer@@ ning As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a : “ As for the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an , . . . we shall also have to ra@@ ise up against him se@@ ven shepher@@ ds , y@@ es , ei@@ ght du@@ k@@ es of mankind .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to his heavenly Father , the Son said : “ Your word is truth . ”
I will ap@@ point you over many things . ”
In the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound are the ro@@ ck@@ y h@@ ill@@ s of mo@@ der@@ n J@@ a@@ ff@@ a , the ancient se@@ ap@@ ort of J@@ op@@ pa
The four of us did our best to sing the song@@ s .
Since the day her son was kil@@ led in that ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , the life of one mother has al@@ most come to a hal@@ t .
Their ma@@ in interest in life is themselves .
When we exam@@ ine their desi@@ gn and activities , even the things that can be called “ the s@@ mal@@ l@@ est of the earth ” provide less@@ ons for us .
One day a sister offered me a Bible study that inclu@@ ded counsel for young people .
Th@@ ink what those resurrection acc@@ oun@@ ts would have me@@ ant to Mar@@ th@@ a ! God de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely has power over death . And refle@@ ct on what they should mean to you .
K@@ IN@@ G L@@ O@@ U@@ I@@ S I@@ X of Fr@@ ance wor@@ e one .
Adam and E@@ ve@@ ’s dis@@ obedi@@ ence teach@@ es us a vital less@@ on
A@@ gain , the wicked will experience “ su@@ d@@ den des@@ tru@@ ction . ”
As you real@@ ize , though , the a@@ bil@@ ities of our young people are high@@ ly valu@@ ed in the world .
The E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an e@@ un@@ u@@ ch was a con@@ ver@@ t to Juda@@ ism .
For example , if we desire to coun@@ ter@@ act a le@@ an@@ ing toward un@@ contro@@ l@@ led sp@@ en@@ ding , we may want to res@@ ol@@ ve not to bu@@ y on cre@@ di@@ t , or when sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing , we may take only a set am@@ ount of money .
Although the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount may have been given in less than half an h@@ our , it con@@ ta@@ ined 21 qu@@ o@@ t@@ ations from ei@@ ght boo@@ ks of the Hebrew Scriptures .
Jehovah is ob@@ vi@@ ously blessing their efforts .
When parents and children do not live together as a family , they can su@@ ff@@ er emo@@ tional and moral dam@@ age .
If we have a li@@ mit@@ ed am@@ ount of en@@ er@@ gy , we may find it appro@@ pri@@ ate to avoid ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sting activities ear@@ li@@ er in the day so that we will have strength to atten@@ d a Christian meeting in the ev@@ ening .
How does our out@@ look for the future di@@ ff@@ er from that of the world ?
Hence , concer@@ ning his feelings toward individu@@ al Jews , Paul wrote : “ The go@@ o@@ d@@ will of my heart and my supp@@ lic@@ ation to God for them are , in@@ deed , for their sal@@ vation . ” ​ — Romans 10 : 1 .
S@@ co@@ res of problems needed to be res@@ ol@@ ved before we could fun@@ ction as a nor@@ ma@@ l family again .
For example , some Christians face op@@ position from family members , ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le from scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es , or even re@@ stri@@ ctions on their preaching work from govern@@ men@@ tal author@@ ities .
“ Ha@@ ve T@@ end@@ er Af@@ fe@@ ction for One A@@ no@@ ther , ” 10 / 1
Tru@@ st in Jehovah , Who Is Re@@ al , 1 / 15
To F@@ ran@@ c@@ is@@ c@@ o , Jehovah became a real Father .
They invit@@ ed us to consider the pos@@ si@@ bility of atten@@ ding the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad .
We enjo@@ yed an ei@@ ght - mon@@ th st@@ in@@ t at the pioneer home in New Mar@@ ke@@ t .
As a result , he was not en@@ tic@@ ed by “ the temp@@ or@@ ary enjo@@ y@@ ment of sin . ”
Jesus told the apostles : “ I have many things yet to say to you , but you are not able to be@@ ar them at present .
The way we tre@@ at our v@@ ow@@ s affe@@ cts our relationship with Jehovah .
With E@@ d@@ ward , Con@@ ni@@ e , Ge@@ or@@ ge , and G@@ r@@ ace
W@@ ould you not ag@@ ree that Jehovah’s clean standards are reason@@ able and that they serve to prote@@ ct us ?
That indic@@ ates that his listen@@ ers were acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to ac@@ ting in a certain way , according to the or@@ al P@@ har@@ is@@ a@@ ic tra@@ di@@ tions .
3 , 4 . ( a ) What is loving - kindness ?
Lo@@ ok for ways to apply what you learn , and pray for Jehovah to bl@@ ess your efforts .
They were continu@@ ing on to their des@@ t@@ in@@ ations in In@@ dia and C@@ ey@@ l@@ on ( now S@@ r@@ i L@@ anka ) .
Some have vis@@ ited ni@@ gh@@ t@@ c@@ lu@@ bs and stri@@ p shows or have g@@ one to mas@@ sage par@@ l@@ ors for sen@@ su@@ al mas@@ sa@@ ges .
No@@ te that Jesus said to pray for God’s name to be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied .
Ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising the conven@@ tion in B@@ r@@ no , 194@@ 7
We can learn of it from what happened to a group of shepher@@ ds in the fi@@ el@@ ds near Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m one night .
Al@@ ways pur@@ sue what is good toward one another and to all others . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 14 , 15 .
As if “ S@@ tri@@ ck@@ en by God ”
A strong relationship with Jehovah was vital , as my faith and integrity would soon be t@@ ested to the li@@ mit .
“ ‘ You are my wit@@ nesses , ’ is the ut@@ ter@@ ance of Jehovah . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A@@ I@@ A@@ H 4@@ 3 : 10 .
God’s Word , our pri@@ m@@ ary to@@ ol for tra@@ ining , en@@ ab@@ les us to ‘ discipl@@ ine in righteousness . ’
V@@ is@@ it@@ ors are imp@@ ressed not only by the well - kept buil@@ ding@@ s and gr@@ oun@@ ds and the s@@ mo@@ o@@ th - r@@ un@@ ning organization but also by the spirit of kindness and co@@ op@@ er@@ ation that pre@@ vail@@ s at Bethel .
The Bible says that “ all Scrip@@ ture is inspired of God . ”
“ Now it came about in the days of A@@ m@@ ra@@ p@@ he@@ l king of Sh@@ in@@ ar , A@@ ri@@ o@@ ch king of El@@ l@@ as@@ ar , C@@ he@@ d@@ or@@ la@@ om@@ er king of E@@ la@@ m , * and Ti@@ d@@ al king of Go@@ i@@ im , that these made war . ”
In time , he sent his apostles out on their own and told them : “ As you go , preach , saying , ‘ The kingdom of the heavens has dra@@ wn near . ’ ”
I could be in his situation . ’
L@@ ed by Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l , they stu@@ died the sub@@ ject of Christ’s ransom and soon real@@ ized its cen@@ tr@@ al place in Jehovah’s purpose .
B@@ ac@@ k@@ gr@@ ound ma@@ ps : B@@ as@@ ed on a ma@@ p cop@@ y@@ righ@@ ted by P@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ al Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ve ( Ne@@ ar E@@ ast@@ er@@ n H@@ ist@@ ory ) E@@ st . and S@@ ur@@ ve@@ y of Israel .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , the people could har@@ v@@ est their cro@@ ps .
On to the C@@ ir@@ cu@@ it Wor@@ k
What two c@@ ate@@ g@@ ori@@ es of o@@ ffer@@ ings were pres@@ ented by Israel@@ ’s high pri@@ est , and for what pur@@ pos@@ es ?
For a discus@@ sion of Revelation 1 : 1 – 12 : 17 , see “ H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of Revelation ​ — I ” in the J@@ anu@@ ary 15 , 200@@ 9 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
Consider another as@@ pect .
The Bible book of Ho@@ se@@ a con@@ tain@@ s a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic dr@@ ama .
From 195@@ 5 to 19@@ 6@@ 1 , The Watchtower publi@@ shed a seri@@ es of life st@@ ori@@ es of faithful ones under the he@@ ading “ P@@ ur@@ su@@ ing My P@@ ur@@ pose in Li@@ fe . ”
Why is it important to have Jehovah’s view of matters ?
The rejo@@ ic@@ ing of Jehovah’s earthly worshipp@@ ers will know no b@@ oun@@ ds when they hear Jesus ’ words : “ C@@ ome , you who have been bless@@ ed by my Father , in@@ her@@ it the Kingdom pre@@ pared for you from the f@@ oun@@ ding of the world . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Mo@@ re@@ over , when a conven@@ tion speak@@ er st@@ ressed that many lands had not yet been re@@ ached with the Kingdom message , we knew what we had to do ​ — give more of ourselves by ex@@ pan@@ ding our ministry .
The F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Bo@@ o@@ ths was a har@@ v@@ est fes@@ ti@@ val , a jo@@ y@@ ful c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation of ing@@ a@@ ther@@ ing , and it fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed the jo@@ y@@ ous ing@@ a@@ ther@@ ing of those who exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus Christ .
The se@@ c@@ rec@@ y att@@ ached to their religious beli@@ ef@@ s and practic@@ es made it eas@@ y for op@@ pon@@ ents to make ou@@ tra@@ ge@@ ous acc@@ us@@ ations against them , saying for instance that they eng@@ ag@@ ed in Devil worship .
Our way of life will thus reve@@ al that we are sta@@ ying a@@ wa@@ ke spiritually and that we really believe that the end of this wicked system of things is im@@ min@@ ent .
E@@ very meeting helps us to learn more about Jehovah .
( Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 1 , 2 . )
For one thing , there is the imper@@ fect flesh to con@@ ten@@ d with .
Since holy spirit is an inv@@ isi@@ ble for@@ ce , how could the Israelites dis@@ cer@@ n that it was op@@ er@@ ating on Moses ?
Jo@@ an had given me un@@ st@@ in@@ ting support during my mission@@ ary service .
So@@ on all three were stud@@ ying with mission@@ aries D@@ ap@@ h@@ ne H@@ ar@@ ry ( later Ba@@ ir@@ d ) and R@@ ose C@@ u@@ f@@ fi@@ e .
This experience prom@@ p@@ ted him to beg@@ in lear@@ ning si@@ gn language .
We may need to become like Jac@@ o@@ b of old , who w@@ rest@@ led all night with an ang@@ el in order to ob@@ tain a blessing .
O@@ ver ei@@ ght cen@@ tu@@ ries later , God re@@ af@@ fir@@ m@@ ed that law to the nation of Israel , expla@@ ining that blood is sac@@ red , re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting the soul , or life it@@ self .
E@@ i@@ ther he fa@@ iled to no@@ tice the war@@ ning sign@@ s regarding what was happ@@ ening to his heart or he cho@@ se to ign@@ ore them .
What a s@@ n@@ are l@@ ying pro@@ ves to be !
Com@@ pas@@ sion , 12 / 15
We were the only Witnesses in to@@ wn .
They are at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive , but att@@ ached to each lu@@ re is a ho@@ ok .
O@@ ffer@@ ings and S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ es in Tru@@ e Wor@@ ship
It may se@@ em that the o@@ stri@@ ch ‘ for@@ ge@@ ts wisdom ’ when she de@@ te@@ cts d@@ anger from a pre@@ d@@ at@@ or and appe@@ ars to ru@@ n away .
No@@ body from the wom@@ an’s ch@@ urch vis@@ ited .
‘ T@@ ri@@ bul@@ ation in the F@@ lesh ’
Wh@@ en@@ ever any@@ body gre@@ e@@ ts me and as@@ ks how I am , I simply say , “ H@@ ere I am , still bat@@ t@@ ling on ! ”
During this stan@@ do@@ f@@ f , a young man already anointed to become Israel@@ ’s king vis@@ its his brothers in Sa@@ ul@@ ’s ar@@ my . His name is David .
Ka@@ re@@ n : Ex@@ ac@@ tly .
But even pe@@ op@@ les who did not have “ the sac@@ red pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ements of God ” should have recogn@@ ized that God ex@@ is@@ ted . ​ — Romans 2 : 8 - 13 ; 3 : 2 .
What had pre@@ ven@@ ted the Israelites in Moses ’ day from en@@ ter@@ ing the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and ?
King David showed the close relationship between spiritual light and life when he wrote : “ With you is the s@@ ource of life ; by light from you we can see light . ” — Psalm 36 : 9 .
Psalm 1@@ 19 : 21 says of Jehovah : “ You re@@ bu@@ ke the pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous . ”
So whether our home will be in heaven with Jesus or on a par@@ adise earth , Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st of the year 33 is very important to us . ​ — See end@@ no@@ te .
He ag@@ re@@ ed to study the Bible and soon came to believe that there is a Creator who ca@@ res about mankind .
But La@@ ba@@ n evid@@ ently did see something he could ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it ​ — an in@@ du@@ stri@@ ous la@@ bo@@ re@@ r . ​ — Genesis 28 : 1 - 5 ; 29 : 1 - 14 .
You must listen to him according to all the things he speak@@ s to you . ’ ” ​ — Acts 3 : 11 , 22 , 23 ; read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 18 : 15 , 18 , 19 .
This helped Ru@@ do@@ l@@ f to think a lo@@ t about the par@@ adise on earth and streng@@ th@@ ened his faith in it .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 1 , 2 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 4 - 13
he asked . “ W@@ ell , ” I said , “ I@@ ’@@ ve never been down this ro@@ ad before . ”
Jesus stated in his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount : “ Who of you by being anxi@@ ous can ad@@ d one cu@@ bi@@ t to his life sp@@ an ? ”
“ My soul is c@@ ru@@ shed with long@@ ing for your j@@ udi@@ cial decisions all the time . ”
The Greek expres@@ sion that Paul used for the word “ be@@ have ” may also be rend@@ ered “ car@@ ry on as c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens . ”
If you were lost in a deser@@ t and d@@ ying of th@@ ir@@ st , which would you pre@@ f@@ er : a ba@@ r of go@@ ld or a gl@@ ass of water ?
Al@@ so , the experience of doing more for Jehovah has dra@@ wn us clo@@ s@@ er to him .
Since I came to W@@ all@@ k@@ ill , I have vis@@ ited over 6@@ 00 brothers and sisters .
When one Christian father learned that his two sons in the first and second gra@@ des had taken can@@ dy from the teach@@ er@@ ’s des@@ k , he s@@ at them down and reas@@ oned with them .
Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a : He cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t . I@@ t’s imp@@ os@@ sible .
She felt that she was in no position to give the prophet any food , and she told him so . ​ — 1 K@@ i .
If you need help , cho@@ ose it wis@@ ely , but never sur@@ rend@@ er your sac@@ red du@@ ty .
For ad@@ di@@ tional information on how a family study can be made inter@@ es@@ ting and inform@@ ative , see Our Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try of De@@ c@@ ember 199@@ 0 , pages 1 - 2 .
De@@ bor@@ ah’s example remin@@ ds us that he also bless@@ es women with privile@@ ges and sign@@ s of his par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar trust and fav@@ or .
• What is an al@@ ter@@ n@@ ate Scriptural rend@@ ering of “ loving - kindness ” ?
The spiritual pro@@ v@@ isions that God has made for his people are un@@ den@@ i@@ able evidence that he truly lo@@ ves us and wants us to succ@@ e@@ ed in serving him .
Ke@@ ep P@@ rac@@ tic@@ ing the Th@@ ings You Ha@@ ve L@@ ear@@ ned
Dis@@ fi@@ g@@ uring the “ P@@ or@@ tra@@ it ” in Mo@@ der@@ n T@@ im@@ es
I gre@@ w up to de@@ t@@ est im@@ mor@@ ality .
8 - 10 .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , many Christian women con@@ ten@@ d with op@@ position and persecu@@ tion .
Y@@ oung people in the congregation benefit themselves if they foc@@ us on pleas@@ ing Jehovah .
In marriage as well as in other are@@ as of our life , h@@ at@@ red for all that is bad in Jehovah’s eyes , along with a deep appreciation for his fri@@ end@@ ship , will bring Jehovah’s fav@@ or and appro@@ val .
Many see at the ro@@ o@@ t of most of the present so@@ cial ill@@ s the tend@@ enc@@ y to try to use material pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity to sol@@ ve what are really in@@ ner tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es .
It would also v@@ indic@@ ate op@@ pos@@ ers who mo@@ ck@@ ingly ask : “ Wh@@ ere is this promised pres@@ ence of his ?
; S@@ ey@@ fer@@ t , R .
Do you have some “ fe@@ ars within ” ?
For example , how can we an@@ al@@ y@@ ze the strength of our own spiritu@@ ality ?
In@@ side , a number of ni@@ ches , or sh@@ el@@ f@@ like sp@@ ac@@ es , were cu@@ t into the ro@@ ck , where the bo@@ dies of dec@@ eas@@ ed family members would be plac@@ ed .
S@@ how@@ ing kindness to others ought to become a ha@@ bi@@ t .
What , though , may h@@ in@@ der our ability to make good decisions ?
Consider the following teachings and principles of the Bible .
P@@ I@@ ON@@ E@@ E@@ R S@@ E@@ R@@ V@@ I@@ C@@ E D@@ U@@ R@@ IN@@ G TH@@ E W@@ A@@ R
A Li@@ ving S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fice
Today , we too may be asked to make don@@ ations for a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c purpose .
( a ) How did Satan try to temp@@ t Jesus with reg@@ ard to personal desire ?
Ther@@ a@@ pe@@ u@@ tic cl@@ on@@ ing , a contro@@ ver@@ si@@ al field of re@@ sear@@ ch , could the@@ o@@ re@@ tic@@ ally provide pati@@ ents with new and per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly com@@ pati@@ ble li@@ v@@ ers , k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys , or hearts for trans@@ pl@@ an@@ tation .
A heart l@@ ac@@ king in faith , however , would be dis@@ inc@@ l@@ ined to trust in Jehovah , especially if doing so involved sacrific@@ es , such as simp@@ li@@ f@@ ying one@@ ’s life in order to foc@@ us on Kingdom inter@@ ests .
It is to you , then , that God’s inspired Word says : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah and do good ; re@@ side in the earth , and de@@ al with faith@@ ful@@ ness .
In our own case , if we continue to be led by God’s spirit , we will be privile@@ ged to learn about him forever .
( b ) What questions deser@@ ve our attention ?
Who will res@@ cu@@ e me from the body under@@ going this death ? ” ​ — R@@ om . 7 : 14 , 24 .
After many happy years in sou@@ ther@@ n Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , we were reas@@ sign@@ ed in 19@@ 7@@ 5 to Si@@ er@@ r@@ a Le@@ one , W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
Jesus can “ sy@@ mp@@ a@@ th@@ ize with our we@@ ak@@ nesses , ” for he “ has been t@@ ested in all res@@ pe@@ cts like ourselves . ”
10@@ 7 : 15 ; 1@@ 19 : 6@@ 2 , 10@@ 5 .
In 200@@ 8 we jo@@ ined our daugh@@ ter in the regul@@ ar pioneer service .
T@@ ri@@ al repor@@ ts reve@@ aled that a medi@@ cal prac@@ t@@ iti@@ on@@ er ac@@ tually ca@@ used the death of at le@@ ast 15 of his f@@ em@@ ale pati@@ ents .
Ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ate God’s Kingdom
He proved to be a loyal friend . ​ — 2 Sa@@ m . 15 : 13 - 17 , 32 - 37 ; 16 : 15 – 17 : 16 .
This led to yet another work@@ er as@@ king for the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines .
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ing and streng@@ th@@ ening hum@@ ility will also make us re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ents of God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness .
Satan’s ri@@ val so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y has been to@@ t@@ ally un@@ able to prote@@ ct mankind from ong@@ o@@ ing cal@@ am@@ ities , and no human govern@@ ment has been ca@@ pa@@ ble of fulfill@@ ing the ba@@ si@@ c needs of all its c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens .
Those to whom Noah pre@@ ached were so eng@@ ro@@ s@@ sed in personal af@@ fai@@ r@@ s and ple@@ a@@ sures that “ they took no no@@ te until the f@@ lood came and s@@ we@@ pt them all away . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 38 , 39 .
There are ob@@ ser@@ va@@ ble good resul@@ ts from ap@@ pl@@ ying this ad@@ vice .
Instead , would it not be far more important to sa@@ ve lives ​ — our own and those of our family and others occ@@ up@@ ying the building ?
In a vision given to the apostle John , they are descri@@ bed as “ a great crow@@ d , which no man was able to number , out of all nations and tri@@ bes and pe@@ op@@ les and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es . ”
The inter@@ n@@ ational congregation of anointed Christians and their “ other sheep ” compan@@ i@@ ons want no lead@@ er other than the one Jehovah has given them .
Be@@ fore Jehovah’s day comes , we can expres@@ s our appreciation for his pati@@ ence in the following ways .
• What tra@@ p does the Devil use to dis@@ ru@@ pt our un@@ ity ?
We lik@@ e@@ wise need not feel disc@@ oura@@ ged or di@@ sh@@ ear@@ ten@@ ed if gro@@ w@@ th is s@@ low or l@@ ac@@ king .
The inspired Scriptures can make the man of God “ fully com@@ pet@@ ent , comple@@ t@@ ely e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed for every good work . ”
Ab@@ out 20 Witnesses , along with some neigh@@ b@@ ors , were on the sc@@ ene .
She made ra@@ pi@@ d spiritual prog@@ ress and was baptized in 19@@ 26 .
In@@ spi@@ red by the emp@@ a@@ thy of her teach@@ er , H@@ el@@ en deci@@ ded to dedic@@ ate her own life to help@@ ing the bl@@ ind and the de@@ a@@ f .
( a ) How do we know that Jesus sh@@ a@@ res Jehovah’s view of people ?
He should not inclu@@ de over@@ ly personal ob@@ serv@@ ations that might em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass the cou@@ ple and the listen@@ ers .
The woman was ast@@ on@@ i@@ shed .
Un@@ less we come to the real@@ iz@@ ation that we have made an un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural promise , we should do all we can to fulf@@ ill our word , even if it is very difficult to do so .
( b ) What kind of spe@@ e@@ ch has no place in “ set@@ ting things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght ” with others ?
The Witness gi@@ r@@ l wr@@ ites : “ We all married fellow Christians , and our family of un@@ ited worshi@@ p@@ ers now to@@ tal@@ s 23 . ”
How will we feel about Jehovah as we get to know his qualities better ?
God was like a pri@@ me minis@@ ter who man@@ ages the af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of the people he lea@@ ds ​ — but who is not really inter@@ ested in them . ” ​ — R@@ a@@ y@@ mon@@ de , Cana@@ da .
What can help us to be positi@@ ve when we appro@@ ach people ?
He has promised that his Kingdom govern@@ ment will sh@@ ort@@ ly take control of the earth .
I@@ N TH@@ E year 3@@ 25 C.E . , Rom@@ an E@@ mp@@ er@@ or Con@@ stan@@ t@@ ine sum@@ mon@@ ed all bi@@ sh@@ op@@ s to N@@ i@@ ca@@ e@@ a .
He says : “ We too exerc@@ ise faith [ a part of the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit ] and therefore we speak . ”
Al@@ so , what less@@ ons can we today learn from this ?
By 19@@ 33 , al@@ most one milli@@ on people had attend@@ ed the pres@@ ent@@ ations organiz@@ ed by our branch of@@ fice in Ger@@ many .
It is important for us , then , to consider why we should follow “ the Christ . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
How does the T@@ e@@ ach@@ er book help parents to teach their children about se@@ x ?
Wh@@ ere did the do@@ ve find the lea@@ f ?
( b ) How did Jesus h@@ and@@ le the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al di@@ str@@ action ?
How should we tre@@ at apost@@ ates ?
But W@@ il@@ li@@ e ad@@ ded , “ W@@ ould it do any good if I told you that Jesus went to hel@@ l ? ”
Q@@ u@@ o@@ ting the prophet Jo@@ el , Paul wrote : “ E@@ ver@@ yone who c@@ alls on the name of Jehovah will be sa@@ ved . ”
What were Israel@@ ite parents told to do to instru@@ ct their children , and what did that mean ?
R@@ em@@ ember the Christian man who pray@@ ed to over@@ come his fe@@ ars so that he could preach to the other com@@ mut@@ ers ?
If we cultiv@@ ate sen@@ s@@ iti@@ v@@ ity to the feelings of others , we will be better able to “ speak cons@@ ol@@ ingly to the de@@ pres@@ sed sou@@ ls . ”
His deep@@ est emo@@ tional w@@ oun@@ ds began to he@@ al .
Un@@ less we are care@@ ful , time needed for in - dep@@ th personal study can gra@@ du@@ ally di@@ min@@ ish until it all but disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ars .
Y@@ ong , who@@ se wife is par@@ ti@@ ally par@@ al@@ y@@ zed , says : “ I try to be consider@@ ate of my wife on every occasi@@ on .
We can also think about what Paul accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed as “ a cho@@ s@@ en v@@ es@@ sel to [ Christ ] to be@@ ar [ Jesus ’ ] name to the nations . ”
What about w@@ il@@ d ani@@ mal@@ s , though ?
How sh@@ ort , though , this wa@@ iting peri@@ od is when com@@ pared with the et@@ er@@ n@@ ity a@@ head !
Tru@@ e , an un@@ in@@ ten@@ tional man@@ sla@@ y@@ er was sh@@ own mer@@ cy .
The speak@@ er consider@@ ed the truth rel@@ ating to beli@@ ef@@ s , the truth per@@ tain@@ ing to man@@ ner of worship , and the truth res@@ pe@@ cting personal conduct .
Let us continue to read and apply all the information he has given to us .
One sister who felt com@@ for@@ ted by fellow believers after the lo@@ ss of her daugh@@ ter says : “ I appreci@@ ated it when friends came over and just cri@@ ed with me . ”
S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ened for New R@@ es@@ pon@@ si@@ bil@@ ities
C@@ ould any less@@ ons be more powerful to help us re@@ ject the lo@@ a@@ th@@ some tra@@ it of dis@@ loy@@ al@@ ty ?
That expres@@ sion comes from a Greek word that means to “ wi@@ pe out , er@@ ase . ”
A form@@ er high of@@ fi@@ cial from a ne@@ ar@@ by country , who once sh@@ ared in persecu@@ ting the Witnesses when there was a ba@@ n in that country , rec@@ alls his com@@ for@@ table li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
David re@@ turned to Jehovah after 25 years , and he and his wife are happy that they now serve Jehovah together again .
What has Jehovah reve@@ aled to us , and why has he done so ?
How has wit@@ ness@@ ing in vari@@ ous set@@ t@@ ings proved to be effe@@ ctive ?
T@@ ry also to cap@@ ture the to@@ ne .
“ Instead of fin@@ ding fa@@ ul@@ t with me for this , ” she re@@ members , “ he comm@@ ended me for reading as much as I did .
Like Christians in gener@@ al , these men are ‘ to do nothing out of con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ousness or out of e@@ go@@ tism but with low@@ l@@ iness of mind are to consider that the others are su@@ peri@@ or to them . ’
But I still don@@ ’t see the con@@ ne@@ ction with 1914 .
This love is not li@@ mit@@ ed to an emo@@ tion that wel@@ ls up in our hearts .
Why do Jehovah’s Witnesses take the number 14@@ 4@@ ,000 mentioned in the book of Revelation liter@@ ally and not sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic@@ ally ?
O@@ ver@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed , Peter “ f@@ ell down at the k@@ ne@@ es of Jesus , saying : ‘ De@@ part from me , because I am a sin@@ ful man , Lord . ’ ”
W@@ ell in ad@@ v@@ ance , God saw to it that war@@ ning was given .
The cap@@ tion to the pi@@ c@@ ture in the P@@ at@@ ter@@ son lo@@ b@@ by expla@@ ins : “ N@@ ine months after Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d and his associ@@ ates were sen@@ ten@@ ced ​ — and with the war past — ​ on Mar@@ ch 21 , 19@@ 19 , the appe@@ als cour@@ t or@@ der@@ ed ba@@ il for all ei@@ ght de@@ f@@ end@@ ants , and on Mar@@ ch 26 , they were rel@@ eas@@ ed in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n on ba@@ il of $ 10@@ ,000 each .
How did one Christian family ex@@ p@@ and their ministry ?
A Jewish pro@@ sel@@ y@@ te nam@@ ed L@@ y@@ dia listen@@ ed to the good news and became a Christian .
In having Jesus give his life , God was deal@@ ing with a situation that ar@@ ose when Adam sin@@ ned .
“ The we@@ igh@@ ty message ” that she gave him “ in cor@@ rection ” has even been inclu@@ ded as part of God’s inspired Word .
Pe@@ ople and organiz@@ ations making up the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t still op@@ pose Christ and his teachings .
That is why I could not stand up to temp@@ tation .
This can help us to live our life in a more mean@@ ing@@ ful way rather than simply to mu@@ dd@@ le through or wa@@ st@@ e it .
R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ing Our Creator From Y@@ ou@@ th On
To@@ p : C@@ ol@@ por@@ te@@ ur@@ s E@@ di@@ th Ke@@ en and Ger@@ tru@@ de M@@ or@@ r@@ is in Eng@@ land , about 19@@ 18 ; bo@@ t@@ to@@ m : St@@ an@@ le@@ y C@@ os@@ sa@@ bo@@ om and H@@ en@@ ry N@@ on@@ k@@ es in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , with emp@@ ty car@@ t@@ ons that had con@@ ta@@ ined the boo@@ ks they plac@@ ed
O@@ thers dem@@ and to have fre@@ e@@ dom of spe@@ e@@ ch , of cho@@ ice , and of self - determin@@ ation .
In 195@@ 4 , some Witnesses took off@@ en@@ se when no bl@@ ack speak@@ ers were on the pro@@ gra@@ m at a number of dist@@ ri@@ ct ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es .
5 : 7 .
The Greek ter@@ m used here is pro@@ per@@ ly transl@@ ated “ mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs ” and not simply “ gra@@ ves . ”
• What reas@@ ons do we have for hon@@ or@@ ing our fellow believers ?
Be@@ ware of ‘ a W@@ a@@ y That Se@@ em@@ s U@@ pri@@ ght ’
• Why should we pray for fellow believers ?
I took more and more d@@ ru@@ g@@ s to f@@ ill the vo@@ id .
How should we com@@ por@@ t ourselves during public prayer ?
All over the U@@ S@@ S@@ R , Jehovah’s Witnesses rema@@ ined neu@@ tr@@ al in pol@@ itical matters .
Because he is a pati@@ ent God .
Is Jehovah Still “ R@@ es@@ ting ” ?
A@@ no@@ ther “ day of Jehovah ” is near , when he will ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te divine judgment upon “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at ” ​ — the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion . ​ — Revelation 18 : 1 - 4 , 21 .
And he p@@ uni@@ shed the Israelites with “ si@@ ck@@ ness or pla@@ gu@@ e ” when they were un@@ faithful to him .
O@@ ther@@ wise , it co@@ st $ 2@@ .@@ 50 ( U@@ .@@ S . ) .
The pri@@ m@@ ary part of that se@@ ed proved to be Jesus Christ , who temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily su@@ ffered at the hands of Satan’s ag@@ ents .
Why is Pet@@ er@@ ’s over@@ all example hear@@ ten@@ ing ?
Ge@@ off@@ re@@ y Jac@@ k@@ son of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy ann@@ oun@@ ced pl@@ ans for the tri@@ al of a simp@@ li@@ fied study e@@ dition of The Watchtower for those with li@@ mit@@ ed Eng@@ l@@ ish - reading a@@ bil@@ ities .
All these ze@@ al@@ o@@ ts believ@@ ed that they were right .
Such a person w@@ ins their appreciation ​ — their blessings — ​ in that they speak well of him .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : T@@ w@@ o brothers conduct a Bible study with a local re@@ si@@ d@@ ent
But after ten days of con@@ st@@ ant be@@ at@@ ings , as well as th@@ reat@@ s of viol@@ ence against her family back home , she was for@@ ced to work as a pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te .
To emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze his re@@ je@@ ction of material com@@ forts , Di@@ o@@ gen@@ es re@@ pu@@ te@@ dly lived for a sh@@ ort time in a tu@@ b !
As a loving husband , you want to make sure that you understand the ac@@ tu@@ al needs of your wife . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 4 .
W@@ ould such a move lead to the sever@@ ing of our ties with the congregation ?
A number of n@@ on@@ n@@ ative Witnesses have learned W@@ a@@ yu@@ un@@ a@@ ik@@ i , and their ass@@ ist@@ ance is great@@ ly appreci@@ ated .
David was g@@ ri@@ ef - stri@@ ck@@ en after hear@@ ing that his son Ab@@ sal@@ om was dead .
We who are living at the time of the end of this wicked system of things also long to see our Le@@ ad@@ er and King come in Kingdom power to san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy his Fa@@ ther’s name and v@@ indic@@ ate His so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
It is a mo@@ de@@ l prayer taught by Jesus Christ .
Consider the instru@@ ctions Jesus gave 70 of his disciples when he sent them out by tw@@ o@@ s in order to preach : “ Wh@@ er@@ ever you en@@ ter into a house , say first : ‘ May this house have peace . ’
Witness vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers around the world re@@ adi@@ ly ag@@ ree with Jesus , who said : “ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ”
These Christians dre@@ w attention to the Scriptural evidence that the conclu@@ sion of the present world system was at hand .
12 / 15
The par@@ able fin@@ ish@@ es with the words : “ These [ the go@@ ats ] will de@@ part into everlasting cu@@ t@@ ting - off , but the righteous ones into everlasting life . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Saul rep@@ lied : “ I saw that the people had been dis@@ pers@@ ed from me , and you ​ — you did not come within the appointed days . . .
Can you i@@ magine the angu@@ ish David must have felt at having indi@@ rec@@ tly ca@@ used this tra@@ ge@@ dy ?
Paul got the point .
The Israelites had la@@ ws written on ta@@ ble@@ ts of st@@ one
When I re@@ turned home after the meetings , he was in a bad mo@@ od and refu@@ sed to talk .
The Hebrew word transl@@ ated “ loy@@ al@@ ty ” here con@@ ve@@ ys the ide@@ a of kindness that lo@@ v@@ ingly att@@ ach@@ es it@@ self to an ob@@ ject until its purpose in con@@ ne@@ ction with that ob@@ ject is real@@ ized .
Still , they need encourag@@ ement . ”
Th@@ r@@ ough Sam@@ son , Jehovah in@@ iti@@ ated a fi@@ ght against the c@@ ru@@ el op@@ pres@@ s@@ ors of his people .
The As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an k@@ ing@@ ’s cla@@ im regarding the tri@@ bu@@ te Je@@ h@@ u su@@ p@@ po@@ se@@ dly pa@@ id cannot be cor@@ ro@@ bor@@ ated .
In To@@ go , after the con@@ stru@@ ction of one h@@ all , the respon@@ sible ones of a local char@@ is@@ m@@ ati@@ c ch@@ urch wanted to know why Jehovah’s Witnesses were able to con@@ stru@@ ct their own buil@@ ding@@ s while the ch@@ urch had to hi@@ re people for this purpose !
If so , she kept such feelings in c@@ he@@ ck .
But when she turned her back on Jehovah God and our family valu@@ es , I felt that I was a to@@ tal fa@@ il@@ ure .
Like the early Christians , Jehovah’s present - day Witnesses have develop@@ ed from small beg@@ in@@ n@@ ings .
My prayers to God were fin@@ ally ans@@ wer@@ ed ! ”
During Israel@@ ’s 40 years in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness before en@@ ter@@ ing the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , Jehovah prote@@ cted and f@@ ought for his people .
She ‘ comman@@ ds ’ Jac@@ o@@ b to bring her two ki@@ ds of go@@ ats .
What did the Law accom@@ pl@@ ish ?
The Bible refle@@ cts an understanding of human n@@ ature that app@@ lies to every gener@@ ation of mankind , and its principles are just as practic@@ al today as they were when first stated .
And when its fru@@ it is har@@ v@@ ested , it re@@ war@@ ds its ow@@ ner with a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant o@@ il that can be used for co@@ o@@ king , ligh@@ ting , h@@ y@@ gi@@ ene , and co@@ s@@ me@@ tic@@ s .
Re@@ ally , love is ess@@ enti@@ al for the peace and har@@ mony of all cre@@ ation .
The pro@@ secu@@ ting att@@ or@@ ne@@ y in@@ sis@@ ts that the de@@ f@@ end@@ ant is gu@@ il@@ ty of f@@ ra@@ u@@ d .
Some are influ@@ enced by appe@@ ar@@ ance ​ — what they find pleas@@ ing and desi@@ ra@@ ble to the e@@ ye .
For instance , the Bi@@ bli@@ a L@@ at@@ ina was pr@@ inted in Nu@@ re@@ m@@ ber@@ g in 14@@ 7@@ 9 by A@@ nt@@ on K@@ ob@@ er@@ g@@ er , who lived about the time of Joh@@ ann@@ es G@@ u@@ ten@@ ber@@ g and is descri@@ bed as “ one of the most important and ac@@ tive of the early prin@@ ters . ”
A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der , for instance , is 19 years of age and re@@ a@@ ds the Bible every mor@@ ning before going to work .
The truth from the Bible has given me satis@@ fac@@ tion and happiness . ”
The years since World W@@ ar I@@ I have been du@@ b@@ bed by some as the Gre@@ at Acc@@ el@@ er@@ ation .
“ Jesus com@@ men@@ ced preaching and saying : ‘ R@@ ep@@ ent , you people , for the kingdom of the heavens has dra@@ wn near . ’ ”
This is a personal matter , which we do not have the right to know .
When he gre@@ w older , he stu@@ died the Law with one of the fore@@ most “ prof@@ ess@@ ors ” of the time ​ — G@@ am@@ ali@@ el .
If you are atten@@ ding the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al with Jehovah’s Witnesses for the first time , what can you ex@@ pect ?
He is “ the medi@@ at@@ or of a new covenant . ”
In 19@@ 7@@ 9 / 8@@ 0 , ar@@ ch@@ it@@ e@@ cts and eng@@ in@@ e@@ ers used fac@@ il@@ ities at the As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all as they pl@@ an@@ ned the So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s future branch in H@@ al@@ t@@ on H@@ ill@@ s .
Be@@ fore then , however , “ the dec@@ ree of Jehovah ” must be put in for@@ ce .
The Israelites loved the fore@@ ign re@@ si@@ d@@ ents ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 11 - 13 )
The resurrection hope is another con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing pro@@ of of God’s interest in each individu@@ al .
When we feel a g@@ ent@@ le bre@@ e@@ ze , bas@@ k in the war@@ m@@ th of the su@@ n , ta@@ st@@ e a succ@@ ul@@ ent fru@@ it , or hear the so@@ o@@ thing s@@ ong of bir@@ ds , we are deli@@ gh@@ ted .
( b ) What has been said about the earthly part of Jehovah’s organization ?
See The Watchtower , May 1 , 199@@ 9 , page 19 .
Pe@@ ople may think that the more fre@@ e@@ dom they have , the better off they will be , but the re@@ ality is that having un@@ b@@ oun@@ ded fre@@ e@@ dom is a two - e@@ d@@ ged s@@ word .
To all human@@ kind he gives “ life and bre@@ ath and all things . ”
At 18 years of age , I felt com@@ p@@ el@@ led to leave home because of Da@@ d’s viol@@ ence .
For example , we may be imp@@ ati@@ ent , lo@@ se our temp@@ er eas@@ ily , or com@@ pla@@ in a lo@@ t about others .
We are se@@ par@@ ate from the world in that we shu@@ n attitu@@ des , spe@@ e@@ ch , and conduct that off@@ end Jehovah .
As told by Pa@@ v@@ el Si@@ vu@@ l@@ s@@ k@@ y
S@@ in and death , s@@ or@@ ro@@ w and fa@@ il@@ ure and suffering , shall ce@@ ase . ”
No , people do not have to be per@@ man@@ ent vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of a bad family life .
In E@@ den , God told Adam and E@@ ve that they would die if they ate the for@@ bi@@ d@@ den fru@@ it .
His assignment ?
You tell your friend he is just about out of fu@@ el .
To deter@@ mine whether that is the case regarding a ty@@ pe of rec@@ re@@ ation you may like , you might con@@ sul@@ t a simp@@ le c@@ he@@ ck@@ l@@ ist . The l@@ ist is made up of three questions that can be sum@@ m@@ ed up in the words what , when , and who .
Be@@ fore Jesus was born , M@@ ary was vis@@ ited by an ang@@ el who told her that she would conc@@ ei@@ ve a child by means of holy spirit and that she should name the child Jesus .
These are strong words !
Pe@@ ople ab@@ s@@ or@@ b that evil spirit when they ex@@ pose themselves to materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic , me - first thinking , to viol@@ ent attitu@@ des , and to the dist@@ or@@ ted and often per@@ ver@@ ted view of love that is so comm@@ on in the world .
In the next article , we will learn more about this re@@ vision , as well as how it is being transl@@ ated into other langu@@ ages .
A Bible study was started , and in 199@@ 6 she was baptized .
F@@ ran@@ k He@@ ele@@ y then started a Bible study group in R@@ o@@ ch@@ d@@ ale , where we lived .
Ther@@ efore , “ the very things that [ we ] would like to do [ we ] do not do . ”
While in the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al , I always put the Bible and public@@ ations next to my bed .
We are living in “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with , ” and wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness ab@@ oun@@ ds .
How would things have turned out if Moses had not been me@@ ek ?
But R@@ ome re@@ ac@@ ted s@@ wi@@ f@@ tly .
S@@ ome@@ thing similar can ha@@ p@@ pen to us .
We will also consider the fir@@ m stand the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents took regarding Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , and we will learn when the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an cap@@ tiv@@ ity ended .
9 : 19 .
We need to recogn@@ ize its S@@ ource .
Ch@@ r@@ is told G@@ av@@ in that there is an important message discus@@ sed thr@@ ough@@ out the Bible and that lear@@ ning about this message would help him understand the meetings better .
The following article will discus@@ s some spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c me@@ tho@@ ds .
Jehovah dec@@ la@@ res anointed Christians righteous as his sons and those of the “ other sheep ” righteous as his friends .
The Scriptures id@@ enti@@ fy Jehovah’s spirit as a se@@ al , or a ‘ to@@ ken of what was to come , ’ for faithful anointed Christians .
In J@@ anu@@ ary , An@@ na - Pa@@ ula vis@@ ited Bethel , and the following we@@ ek she attend@@ ed her first Christian meeting .
Do you id@@ enti@@ fy with N@@ el@@ son ?
J@@ or@@ d@@ an
M@@ E@@ M@@ O@@ R@@ I@@ A@@ L AT@@ T@@ EN@@ D@@ AN@@ C@@ E ( 20@@ 14 )
You can a@@ va@@ il yourself of the faith - building and life - giving knowledge of God by exam@@ ining what the Bible really teach@@ es about events of our day and the b@@ right future promised in the Bible .
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , you may find it difficult to make decisions that prom@@ o@@ te your lasting wel@@ f@@ are .
When travel@@ ing by ca@@ r , he was often on his way to his next assignment long before bre@@ ak@@ f@@ ast .
Let us exam@@ ine some of the g@@ em@@ s that direc@@ tly af@@ fect our future pro@@ spe@@ cts and our relationship with God .
This will ha@@ p@@ pen when God’s Kingdom in@@ tro@@ du@@ ces righteous con@@ di@@ tions on earth .
To@@ h@@ r@@ u deci@@ ded to face his proble@@ m .
The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments come from Jehovah through his Son and God’s v@@ isi@@ ble earthly ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l , “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” and its Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
Do you not ag@@ ree that to continue enjo@@ ying divine blessings , we must res@@ ist see@@ king things for ourselves at the ex@@ p@@ en@@ se of Jehovah’s worship ?
The Scriptures can@@ di@@ dly ac@@ knowledge the fa@@ il@@ ings of those whom Jehovah used to lead his people in the past .
While we may view anger as a ne@@ g@@ ative emo@@ tion that should be su@@ p@@ pres@@ sed , we often feel that we have a v@@ al@@ id reason to be up@@ set , especially when someone appe@@ ars to over@@ st@@ ep our sense of justice .
We were thr@@ il@@ led to have 10@@ 1 atten@@ d the public Bible talk on S@@ un@@ day .
E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el did not mar@@ k those who would sur@@ vi@@ ve .
( b ) How did Jesus show ze@@ al for the work of preaching the good news ?
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : Y@@ om@@ i@@ ur@@ i / ​ O@@ ri@@ on P@@ ress / ​ Si@@ pa P@@ ress
W@@ H@@ E@@ N Al@@ ber@@ t E@@ in@@ ste@@ in publi@@ shed his special the@@ ory of relati@@ v@@ ity in 19@@ 0@@ 5 , he and many other s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists believ@@ ed that the uni@@ verse cons@@ is@@ ted of just one g@@ al@@ a@@ x@@ y ​ — our M@@ il@@ k@@ y W@@ a@@ y .
Ab@@ out that time I also arri@@ ved in T@@ il@@ bur@@ g to serve as a pioneer , and I me@@ t F@@ er@@ din@@ and .
29 : 3 - 9 ; 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
We can also learn from the lo@@ cu@@ st .
On@@ ce set@@ t@@ led in the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , the ancient Israelites had a very ba@@ si@@ c , vital cho@@ ice : Wor@@ ship Jehovah or serve some other go@@ d ( or go@@ ds ) .
“ I felt that I was to@@ t@@ ally un@@ wor@@ thy , but when I appro@@ ached Jehovah in prayer to be@@ g for his for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , he would pi@@ ck me up from my fal@@ le@@ n st@@ ate . ”
From Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . on , the fine se@@ ed was s@@ own when Christians were anointed as God’s sons , the sons of the Kingdom . ​ — 3 / 15 , page 20 .
O@@ ther help@@ ful com@@ ments illustr@@ ated how G@@ ile@@ ad tra@@ ining e@@ qu@@ ip@@ s a minis@@ ter for good work , no matter where he is assign@@ ed .
8@@ 6 : 2 , 11 .
19@@ 16 : Mo@@ m , D@@ ad ( ho@@ l@@ ding Mar@@ v@@ in ) ; bo@@ t@@ to@@ m , from left to right : O@@ r@@ le@@ n , E@@ ster , L@@ ili@@ an , M@@ il@@ d@@ red
P@@ ris@@ on@@ er dis@@ cont@@ ent ev@@ en@@ tually bo@@ iled over into o@@ pen pris@@ on re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
As a result , we gro@@ w to love them very much .
M@@ ake Go@@ od C@@ ho@@ ic@@ es
Still , we d@@ are not become com@@ plac@@ ent , as this could lead to our s@@ li@@ pp@@ ing back into the dar@@ k@@ ness from which we have been res@@ cu@@ ed .
J@@ U@@ L@@ Y 7 - 9
She ad@@ ded that as long as he follow@@ ed Bible principles , he was used by God .
S@@ even Th@@ ings You Ne@@ ed to K@@ now Ab@@ out P@@ ra@@ y@@ er
Re@@ ally , the wicked are on s@@ li@@ p@@ per@@ y gr@@ ound .
However , it was by divine inspi@@ r@@ ation that the apostle was moved to discus@@ s the spiritual ar@@ m@@ or vit@@ ally needed by every serv@@ ant of Jehovah .
The temp@@ le@@ ’s im@@ men@@ se physical pres@@ ence pro@@ je@@ cts a sense of sta@@ bility and per@@ man@@ ence over the city .
Be@@ ing ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely pr@@ ou@@ d and self - reli@@ ant , I was comple@@ t@@ ely ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in my own a@@ bil@@ ities and accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments . My life was all about me .
The conclu@@ sion of the system of things : The peri@@ od of time that began in 1914 and that will end when Satan’s world is destro@@ yed
G@@ et F@@ ul@@ ly A@@ c@@ qu@@ a@@ inted With God’s St@@ and@@ ar@@ ds
As we do so , we may be able to move people who , like Peter , may not be at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive to human eyes but who have a good heart .
He feel@@ s your pain .
I know in@@ deed how to be low on pro@@ v@@ isions , I know in@@ deed how to have an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance .
Rather , they rep@@ ented and ga@@ ined Jehovah’s fav@@ or . ​ — Acts 2 : 4@@ 1 ; 4 : 4 ; 5 : 14 ; 6 : 7 .
maintain a regul@@ ar spiritual r@@ out@@ ine
R@@ em@@ ember how Jehovah tre@@ ated Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s pro@@ b@@ ing questions and Ha@@ bak@@ kuk@@ ’s c@@ ry of dist@@ ress .
After making a personal dedic@@ ation to Jehovah , and in har@@ mony with Jesus ’ instru@@ ctions , these milli@@ ons were baptized “ in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit . ”
He said : “ Because you do not know on what day your Lord is coming . ”
Why can we be happy if we have to end@@ ure persecu@@ tion and s@@ l@@ an@@ der ?
But if you wish God to fav@@ or you with end@@ less life in his new world , you will need to me@@ et his requi@@ re@@ ments .
The brothers in J@@ ap@@ an wa@@ ited for the right time to tell people about the resurrection .
To dist@@ ribu@@ te the tr@@ act E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ as@@ tic@@ s In@@ di@@ cted , for example , we bo@@ ar@@ ded a tra@@ in one ev@@ ening with the rest of the congregation and travel@@ ed to the to@@ wn of Re@@ gen@@ s@@ bur@@ g , some 2@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 3@@ 00 k@@ m ] from D@@ res@@ den .
Ser@@ ving in N@@ ic@@ ar@@ ag@@ ua
Then he ad@@ ded , “ But no , not at night . ”
U@@ r was a th@@ ri@@ ving M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ i@@ an cen@@ ter that tra@@ ded with lands of the Per@@ si@@ an G@@ ul@@ f and likely the In@@ d@@ us V@@ al@@ le@@ y .
“ God is not par@@ ti@@ al , ” stated the apostle Peter , “ but in every nation the man that fe@@ ars him and works righteousness is accep@@ table to him . ” ​ — Acts 10 : 34 , 35 .
It is little won@@ der that people in gener@@ al are con@@ fu@@ sed about death and the resurrection .
In what ways can we coun@@ ter the spirit of the world ?
Be as@@ sur@@ ed that he will support you by means of his spirit in these difficult m@@ om@@ ents in life . ​ — Psalm 37 : 28 .
He will then tell she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike ones who accept him as Jehovah’s means of sal@@ vation to “ in@@ her@@ it the kingdom pre@@ pared for [ them ] from the f@@ oun@@ ding of the world . ”
For example , at school you may have per@@ form@@ ed an experi@@ ment desi@@ gn@@ ed to prove the ex@@ ist@@ ence of a mag@@ ne@@ tic field .
A congregation of brothers pre@@ c@@ lu@@ des having a pr@@ ou@@ d cl@@ er@@ gy class that hon@@ ors it@@ self with high - s@@ oun@@ ding t@@ it@@ les and el@@ ev@@ ates it@@ self a@@ bo@@ ve a la@@ ity .
D@@ eli@@ ver@@ ance .
( a ) What do we learn from the example set by those who vis@@ ited J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s daugh@@ ter ?
A S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al R@@ es@@ cu@@ e
But R@@ a@@ fa@@ el@@ ’s dr@@ in@@ king ha@@ bi@@ t got wor@@ se .
I was n@@ er@@ v@@ ous , but I began preaching from house to house .
‘ H@@ um@@ bl@@ ing ourselves under the mi@@ gh@@ ty hand of God ’ will bring true ex@@ al@@ tation . ​ — 1 Corinthians 1 : 26 - 31 ; 1 Peter 5 : 6 .
Hence , we should follow the apostle Pet@@ er@@ ’s counsel : “ S@@ an@@ c@@ ti@@ fy the Christ as Lord in your hearts , always ready to make a de@@ f@@ en@@ se before ever@@ yone that dem@@ ands of you a reason for the hope in you , but doing so together with a mil@@ d temp@@ er and deep respect . ”
Indeed , as Jehovah’s Witnesses , we have fac@@ ed vi@@ ci@@ ous persecu@@ tion in many par@@ ts of the earth .
He was par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly t@@ ou@@ ched when two brothers in their 8@@ 0 ’ s gave him a don@@ ation of about 1@@ 00 do@@ l@@ l@@ ars ( U@@ .@@ S . ) for the preaching work .
What other Scriptural reas@@ ons for doing that work can we share with those whom we wish to move to fine works ?
M@@ ore Ti@@ me A@@ vail@@ able to Ex@@ pres@@ s Our Fa@@ ith
The two prophe@@ ts gave attention to the re@@ building of the temple .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of people s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely believe that Jesus is their Sa@@ vi@@ or .
My father cal@@ m@@ ly loo@@ ked at the man without saying a word until the man wal@@ ked away .
( a ) What challeng@@ es do many sing@@ le Christians face ?
I know , though , that you gener@@ ally work hard at your assign@@ ments .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , a human without a conscience would often be ho@@ p@@ el@@ ess@@ ly lost when tr@@ ying to make moral , e@@ th@@ ic@@ al , and righteous cho@@ ic@@ es in life .
However , the Bible has id@@ enti@@ fied it as God’s holy spirit , the most powerful for@@ ce in the uni@@ verse .
Such counsel shows that God ca@@ res about our well - being .
How does making ourselves a@@ vail@@ able some@@ times o@@ pen the way to disci@@ ple making ?
Like the m@@ oun@@ tain go@@ at , they show dedic@@ ation and un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness in car@@ ing for this God - given responsi@@ bility .
Yes , why should a married person be lu@@ red into se@@ x@@ u@@ al in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy out@@ side of marriage through cont@@ ac@@ ts at a place of work , at school , or el@@ se@@ where ?
Although Jehovah does not bring evil upon rep@@ ent@@ ant ones , he does not sp@@ are them from the n@@ atur@@ al con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of their wrong actions .
If you have that love and o@@ ther@@ wise qu@@ ali@@ fy , pray ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly to Jehovah about this matter of serving ab@@ ro@@ ad .
He turned Peter over to “ four shi@@ f@@ ts of four sol@@ di@@ ers each to gu@@ ard him , as he in@@ tend@@ ed to pro@@ du@@ ce him for the people after the pas@@ so@@ ver . ”
H@@ u@@ man@@ s were clo@@ s@@ er to the per@@ fe@@ ction that Adam and E@@ ve had enjo@@ yed but lost .
He was war@@ m@@ ly comm@@ ended by the ban@@ k of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als , who said : “ We wish that all people were as hon@@ est as Jehovah’s Witnesses . ”
While direc@@ t@@ ors of a leg@@ al cor@@ por@@ ation are vo@@ ted into of@@ fice by its members , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy is not appointed by any man but is appointed by Jesus Christ .
Tru@@ e , children di@@ ff@@ er in the way they re@@ act to par@@ ent@@ al guid@@ ance .
After Moses ’ time , his succ@@ ess@@ or , Jo@@ shua , was streng@@ th@@ ened by “ the prin@@ ce of Jehovah’s ar@@ my ” to lead God’s people into bat@@ tle against the Cana@@ an@@ ites ; and the Israelites w@@ on the vi@@ ct@@ ory .
In 19@@ 0@@ 1 , The A@@ cro@@ pol@@ is , a prom@@ in@@ ent A@@ th@@ en@@ i@@ an new@@ s@@ pa@@ per , publi@@ shed the Go@@ spe@@ l of Matthew rend@@ ered in the D@@ emo@@ tic Greek by A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der P@@ all@@ is , a transl@@ at@@ or working in Li@@ ver@@ po@@ ol , Eng@@ land .
Our next assignment was R@@ o@@ ck@@ h@@ am@@ p@@ t@@ on , but we could not find any accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations there .
Why Jesus and the A@@ post@@ les He@@ aled Pe@@ ople
P@@ re@@ vi@@ ously , he sto@@ od with Moses when they con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h , the most powerful man in Egy@@ pt .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es offer us in@@ sight .
Still , we know that all members of the congregation can have a share in making the meeting pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s as up@@ building as possible .
They were u@@ pro@@ o@@ ted from their nor@@ ma@@ l life in U@@ r , and their future appe@@ ared un@@ certain .
Even as a child , I would think of Psalm 14@@ 7 : 4 , which re@@ a@@ ds : “ He [ Jehovah ] is coun@@ ting the number of the st@@ ars ; all of them he c@@ alls by their n@@ ames . ”
L@@ ik@@ ely , he was at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to Jesus ’ message out of a s@@ inc@@ ere desire for truth and justice .
Because in that way , care@@ ful individuals would not be dec@@ ei@@ ved by imp@@ o@@ st@@ ors , as so many people were .
For example , he could have c@@ lear@@ ed up many of the medi@@ cal mis@@ conc@@ ep@@ tions of his day , or he could have advan@@ ced human understanding in other s@@ ci@@ ences .
What el@@ se could you do as a family to help your children to become more famili@@ ar with Jehovah’s organization ?
David wrote : “ M@@ ake me know your ways , O Jehovah ; teach me your pa@@ ths .
Fa@@ ith also invol@@ ves having full as@@ sur@@ ance that Jehovah will fulf@@ ill all his promises and become “ the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ” ​ — Hebrews 11 : 1 , 6 ; Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 11 .
Me@@ an@@ while , F@@ er@@ din@@ and gra@@ du@@ ated from na@@ u@@ tic@@ al col@@ le@@ ge and became a sa@@ il@@ or .
Thus , we should not want to take un@@ du@@ e off@@ en@@ se at the relati@@ vely min@@ or mis@@ takes that others make , but we should be for@@ giving .
“ He will res@@ cu@@ e the po@@ or who c@@ ry for help , also the low@@ ly one and who@@ ever has no help@@ er .
If you are inter@@ ested in any of these char@@ it@@ able pl@@ an@@ ning arrang@@ ements , you should cont@@ act the Ch@@ ar@@ it@@ able P@@ l@@ an@@ ning O@@ f@@ fice , ei@@ ther in writ@@ ing or by tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne , at the ad@@ d@@ ress lis@@ ted bel@@ ow or at the So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s of@@ fice that ser@@ ves your country .
It became evid@@ ent , therefore , that something had to be done to re@@ ach the hear@@ ing - imp@@ a@@ i@@ red with the good news .
They had something of sub@@ st@@ ance to speak about as “ they were rec@@ oun@@ ting the righteous ac@@ ts of Jehovah . ”
Our human fa@@ thers cor@@ rec@@ t us for a sh@@ ort time , and they do it as they think best . But God cor@@ rec@@ ts us for our own good , because he wants us to be holy . ”
* I real@@ ize that I have never been a very in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent person or a very f@@ ast work@@ er , but Jehovah kno@@ ws what I can and cannot do .
Bet@@ ter it is to wa@@ it until one is “ past the b@@ loo@@ m of you@@ th ” ​ — the peri@@ od when se@@ x@@ u@@ al feelings ru@@ n strong and can dist@@ ort one@@ ’s judgment .
This ri@@ der re@@ pres@@ ents fam@@ ine .
In respon@@ se to a Watchtower article that war@@ ned about Satan’s t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s , one Christian said : “ I never real@@ ized that Satan tri@@ es to use my feelings to disc@@ oura@@ ge me .
The va@@ st ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of mankind , however , are un@@ a@@ ware of the real sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of world events .
Hebrews 5 : 14 says : “ So@@ li@@ d food bel@@ ong@@ s to matu@@ re people , to those who through use have their per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers tra@@ ined to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish both right and wrong . ”
“ This is what God will@@ s . . . that you ab@@ sta@@ in from for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , ” says the Bible .
When I told him that I wanted to share in the preaching work full - time as a pioneer minis@@ ter , he loo@@ ked at me in@@ ten@@ tly and asked , “ Do you believe that this is God’s organization ? ”
No won@@ der A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s was “ well ver@@ sed in the Scriptures ” !
( b ) What can ha@@ p@@ pen if we do not know what to say in prayer ?
Some wonder@@ ed why I did not , as I had been preaching since the age of fi@@ ve and was very ac@@ tive in the ministry .
The problems get bi@@ gg@@ er , and comfort be@@ comes har@@ der to find .
The fi@@ re s@@ pre@@ ad and so did pan@@ ic among the pas@@ s@@ eng@@ ers .
T@@ ake a good look at the co@@ ver of the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine you are ho@@ l@@ ding .
10@@ 1 - 10@@ 2 .
“ God himself will be with them , ” says the Bible , “ and he will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more .
L@@ ater , he fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly declar@@ ed God’s message to Babyl@@ on@@ ’s rul@@ ers .
3 : 29 ) As the apostle Paul explained , Jehovah “ st@@ ep@@ ped in with an o@@ ath , in order that , through two un@@ chang@@ e@@ able things [ his promise and his o@@ ath ] in which it is imp@@ os@@ sible for God to li@@ e , we . . . may have strong encourag@@ ement to la@@ y hold on the hope set before us . ”
During his earthly ministry , Jesus too showed tend@@ er concer@@ n for his disciples and for people in gener@@ al .
In princi@@ ple , this verse tel@@ ls us that Jehovah a@@ de@@ qu@@ ately qu@@ ali@@ fi@@ es Christians for the ministry by his Word , his holy spirit , and the earthly part of his organization .
Jehovah wants our faith in him to be buil@@ t on evidence and s@@ ound reason@@ ing , not on human ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y or religious tra@@ di@@ tions .
What could be more satis@@ f@@ ying than teaching someone the truth ?
( Read 2 Corinthians 6 : 4 , 7 . )
And pre@@ ten@@ ding to be po@@ or though he has ri@@ ches may make a person a mis@@ er , de@@ pri@@ ving him of du@@ e di@@ gn@@ ity and the happiness that comes from being gener@@ ous .
Since his return to B@@ r@@ ita@@ in , Al@@ ber@@ t had avo@@ i@@ ded coming face - to - face with anyone from J@@ ap@@ an , so the brothers wonder@@ ed how he would h@@ and@@ le the situation .
Then you too will be a blessing to God’s people .
Why should we desire to understand God’s law ?
Are you con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah’s day is near ?
He had wit@@ ness@@ ed the Israelites ’ mirac@@ ul@@ ous cro@@ s@@ sing of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver .
A chil@@ d’s dis@@ obedi@@ ent ac@@ ts may be h@@ ated , but the par@@ ent still lo@@ ves his child and does all he can to help him rec@@ over from his bad conduct by discipl@@ ining him .
I@@ magine what he will do in the new world !
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , the work e@@ th@@ ic and loy@@ al@@ ty to the compan@@ y have taken a bat@@ ter@@ ing in rec@@ ent years .
“ We are tr@@ ying to prac@@ tice what we preach . ” ​ — John 13 : 34 , 35 .
They feel as did the psalmist , who wrote : “ How I do love your law !
A person could also be given to Jehovah as a bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering , meaning that the person would serve God for the rest of his life
In a sel@@ f@@ ish and n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ is@@ tic world , it is ref@@ re@@ shing to find individuals who can and do look bey@@ ond n@@ ational bor@@ ders .
H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of Witnesses ended up at po@@ li@@ ce st@@ ations for id@@ enti@@ fic@@ ation and ques@@ tion@@ ing .
Why did Jesus ’ parents fai@@ l to real@@ ize that he had been left be@@ h@@ ind ?
In just si@@ x par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s , it gives a very bri@@ ef out@@ l@@ ine of Jesus , his orig@@ in , and his purpose in coming to the earth .
Then and Now
This is the ear@@ li@@ est recorded account of the Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ic covenant ​ — the covenant that Jehovah God made with Abraham .
Ther@@ efore , let us always trust in God , just as we are ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed at Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart and do not le@@ an upon your own understanding .
E@@ ach of us has the opportunity to benefit from the we@@ ek@@ ly The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol .
While en r@@ ou@@ te to B@@ ei@@ ru@@ t on a bu@@ s ten years later , I began tal@@ king with a man se@@ ated next to me , an ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ tural eng@@ in@@ e@@ er .
34 : 4 .
This may be seen in the decisions they make with reg@@ ard to se@@ cul@@ ar work , high@@ er educ@@ ation , and ac@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ on of material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , as well as the am@@ ount of time sp@@ ent in s@@ por@@ ts and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
Ad@@ ul@@ t re@@ si@@ d@@ ents had to make a decision : G@@ et baptized or get out .
Jehovah God is the best example of show@@ ing mil@@ dness and pati@@ ence .
The cl@@ er@@ gy cla@@ im to be min@@ isters ( from minis@@ ter , a L@@ at@@ in transl@@ ation of di@@ ·@@ a@@ ʹ@@ ko@@ ·@@ no@@ s , “ serv@@ ant ” ) .
N@@ one of us have a n@@ atur@@ al father who could pas@@ s on to us life as it should be ​ — perfect life .
In time , Ba@@ h@@ ra@@ m and his wife were able to lo@@ c@@ ate a congregation where their n@@ ative t@@ ong@@ ue was spo@@ ken , and ther@@ e@@ after they made s@@ wi@@ ft prog@@ ress .
That spirit cre@@ ature was God’s only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son ​ — “ the fir@@ st@@ born of all cre@@ ation ” — ​ who later lived on earth as the man Jesus .
The most out@@ standing example of a pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ er is Jehovah ​ — “ the God who gives peace . ”
The other sheep should never for@@ get that their sal@@ vation dep@@ ends on their ac@@ tive support of Christ’s anointed “ brothers ” still on earth .
Ab@@ sal@@ om con@@ spi@@ red against his father , David , for the k@@ ing@@ ship .
What can we do to help those who may be like a b@@ ru@@ ised re@@ ed or a sm@@ ol@@ der@@ ing wi@@ ck ?
It is not sur@@ pris@@ ing , then , that the meetings of first - century Christians had much in comm@@ on with those Jewish sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e meetings .
Does this mean that ever@@ yone who has st@@ op@@ ped stud@@ ying or associ@@ ating with Jehovah’s people has been thro@@ wn away as un@@ su@@ it@@ able by the angels ?
It does , however , set out pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tions against certain marriage relation@@ shi@@ ps .
To illustr@@ ate : When the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians heard the good news , Paul said that they re@@ adi@@ ly accepted it as the word of God .
The v@@ ines of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and proved so pro@@ duc@@ tive that even during the year 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . when Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar@@ ’s ar@@ mi@@ es de@@ va@@ stated Juda@@ h , the people rema@@ ining in the land “ went ga@@ ther@@ ing w@@ ine and sum@@ m@@ er fru@@ its in very great qu@@ an@@ t@@ ity . ” ​ — Jeremiah 40 : 12 ; 5@@ 2 : 16 .
That same vie@@ w@@ point ​ — see@@ ing the ransom as a personal gift from Jehovah — ​ can help you tre@@ m@@ end@@ ously .
In that way , we help righ@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones to see for themselves that we are teaching God’s thoughts , not our own .
At 1 Timothy 1 : 11 , he is called “ the happy God . ”
However , with a fir@@ m g@@ ri@@ p on the counsel found in the Bible , as well as with the help offered by God’s earth - wide congregation , we can move for@@ ward . ​ — P@@ s .
What Do the Ru@@ ins Rev@@ e@@ al ?
S@@ even nations are spe@@ ci@@ fied for complete des@@ tru@@ ction .
The Greek ter@@ m for “ J@@ us@@ tice ” here is “ di@@ ’@@ ke . ”
He encoura@@ ged the gra@@ du@@ ates always to follow Jesus and never fai@@ l to r@@ ely on Jehovah for strength .
I was privile@@ ged to serve with the Rus@@ si@@ an congregation .
After fur@@ ther Scriptural discus@@ sions on the sub@@ ject , she wrote some we@@ ek@@ s later : “ I am fin@@ ally beg@@ in@@ ning to understand the real truth about death .
Are we not bless@@ ed to have in@@ sight into this sub@@ ject ?
Ju@@ dge Cor@@ rec@@ ted ?
Jesus could read hearts , and he used that ability to look for the good in others .
How should we use them ?
In@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with our D@@ eli@@ ver@@ er should move us to “ make m@@ el@@ o@@ dy to the glory of his name . ”
The blessings that result from having God in a marriage are many .
That was the attitude of the psalmist David , who san@@ g : “ One thing I have asked from Jehovah ​ — it is what I will look for — ​ that I may d@@ well in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life , to ga@@ ze upon the pleas@@ an@@ t@@ ness of Jehovah and to look with appreciation upon his temple . ”
Acc@@ ording to a do@@ cum@@ ent publi@@ shed by the Ma@@ x P@@ l@@ an@@ ck In@@ s@@ titu@@ te for D@@ emo@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch in Ger@@ many , re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers v@@ al@@ id@@ ated the age of M@@ ad@@ ame C@@ al@@ ment , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , through the ga@@ ther@@ ing of some “ simp@@ le ver@@ i@@ fi@@ able st@@ at@@ ements ” made by her .
“ Lo@@ ok out that no one takes you cap@@ tive by means of the ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y and emp@@ ty dec@@ ep@@ tion . . . of the world . ” ​ — C@@ O@@ L .
If tra@@ di@@ tional Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s has little to do with Christ , how should true Christians remember the bir@@ th and life of Christ ?
Yet , she mu@@ st@@ ered up courage to go out to me@@ et Jesus .
“ You will know the truth , and the truth will set you free . ” — J@@ O@@ H@@ N 8 : 32 .
Some large fir@@ ms sel@@ l com@@ pu@@ ters con@@ tain@@ ing pre@@ inst@@ al@@ led and li@@ cen@@ sed pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s .
A@@ no@@ ther pro@@ duc@@ tive field was the por@@ t .
What comfort can be dra@@ wn from Romans 7 : 22 - 25 ?
To es@@ cap@@ e de@@ te@@ ction , they wal@@ ked under the co@@ ver of dar@@ k@@ ness , star@@ ting out at su@@ n@@ set and arri@@ ving home before su@@ n@@ ris@@ e .
How often can we really say that we have done “ all the things assign@@ ed ” to us ?
It was the ris@@ ing world power of As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a .
But “ he did not stand f@@ ast in the truth , ” said Jesus , “ because truth is not in him . ”
( b ) What are we going to exam@@ ine ?
U@@ p@@ on Moses ’ return , ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le con@@ stru@@ ction beg@@ ins .
Mo@@ re@@ over , like many who under@@ go ma@@ j@@ or tri@@ als , he learned valu@@ able less@@ ons in com@@ pas@@ sion and emp@@ a@@ thy , which moved him to share the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s com@@ for@@ ting message with others .
O@@ thers become so we@@ igh@@ ed down with anxi@@ e@@ ties that they lo@@ se sight of spiritual things .
The ass@@ em@@ bly was being held in a the@@ ater .
Such pro@@ je@@ cts as an in - dep@@ th an@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is of the vari@@ ous coven@@ ants that God has en@@ tered into for man@@ kin@@ d’s benefit are en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ing .
How reas@@ sur@@ ing ! Jehovah God himself has care@@ fully cho@@ s@@ en these men and women .
( b ) What do children need for prote@@ ction ?
He read from the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , qu@@ o@@ ting Mark 12 : 30 , which says : “ You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart . ”
As a you@@ th , David was a shepher@@ d , and he took very good care of his fa@@ ther’s sheep .
The Witness in T@@ ha@@ il@@ and mentioned at the out@@ set says : “ I vi@@ vi@@ dly remember how D@@ ad used to take me along in the preaching work , on our bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ les , to the far cor@@ n@@ ers of our congregation ter@@ rit@@ ory .
It all started with a gift from my mother in the year 19@@ 10 , when I was ten years of age .
( b ) What will we now consider ?
As Jehovah had promised , however , he did not deser@@ t me .
He also brought a complete cop@@ y of the Christian Greek Scriptures d@@ ating back to the f@@ our@@ th century C.E .
It is a so@@ le@@ m@@ n promise that you made to Jehovah to love him and to put his will a@@ bo@@ ve everything el@@ se .
After D day , Ju@@ ne 6 , 194@@ 4 , the persecu@@ tion of the Witnesses en@@ tered its fin@@ al year .
She even said , “ I know that the woman you have become is not du@@ e to your up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing but is du@@ e to what you have learned about Jehovah . ”
At 1 Corinthians 6 : 9 , 10 , we read the war@@ ning : “ What ! Do you not know that un@@ righteous pers@@ ons will not in@@ her@@ it God’s kingdom ?
He did .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er was so sac@@ red to the prophet Daniel that even at the ris@@ k of his life , he continued faithful in his cu@@ sto@@ m of pra@@ ying to Jehovah .
N@@ ever think that your the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c privile@@ ges are more important than your sp@@ ouse .
* In more rec@@ ent times , Jehovah’s servants have su@@ ffered fer@@ o@@ ci@@ ous persecu@@ tion in the country of Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ a .
He shows no such concer@@ n for those who are dec@@ e@@ it@@ ful or h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical . ​ — Jo@@ s@@ h .
Many parents read the artic@@ les in the A@@ wa@@ ke !
Is that not reas@@ sur@@ ing ?
In the case of a cap@@ it@@ al s@@ ent@@ ence , he had the right to appe@@ al to the emp@@ er@@ or .
Al@@ so , we@@ ’@@ re free from the ty@@ pe of pres@@ sures we felt in the past . ”
M@@ ake it your go@@ al to become a matu@@ re person who can take counsel cal@@ m@@ ly , benef@@ iting from it without wor@@ r@@ ying exc@@ essi@@ vely about how it was given .
The message con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed to local commun@@ ities from such con@@ stru@@ ction activ@@ ity is , “ We are here to stay . ”
D@@ wel@@ ling on in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es ca@@ used A@@ sa@@ ph to question the value of serving God .
To make an is@@ land , the lo@@ c@@ als b@@ end the re@@ e@@ ds , still ro@@ o@@ ted to the l@@ ake bo@@ t@@ to@@ m , and inter@@ we@@ a@@ ve them to make a pl@@ at@@ form .
Tru@@ e Christians par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly come under pres@@ sure to com@@ promise their beli@@ ef@@ s .
When appro@@ aching a house , look at the sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s .
B@@ A@@ S@@ I@@ C S@@ T@@ AN@@ D O@@ N B@@ L@@ O@@ O@@ D
“ There Is a H@@ ur@@ r@@ ying of It ”
These la@@ ws were set up for our good , and any viol@@ ation of them could lead to serious con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
S@@ p@@ ace does not per@@ mit a close look at all the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s , but we will consider fi@@ ve ke@@ y el@@ ements that make up the si@@ gn mentioned by Jesus .
For instance , consider the way we have explained Jesus ’ par@@ able of the neigh@@ bor@@ ly Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an .
Satan had bl@@ in@@ ded the min@@ ds of the people .
How can all Christians have Jehovah as their share , and why might that be challeng@@ ing ?
“ A@@ m I g@@ la@@ d to see you ! ”
While they could show consider@@ ation for the conscience of others , what were the Christians in R@@ ome not to do ?
The com@@ pu@@ ter com@@ pa@@ res the te@@ x@@ ts .
No@@ thing like this has ever been seen in all human hist@@ ory !
What did Jesus say about the nee@@ dy wi@@ do@@ w who offered a small contribu@@ tion ?
S@@ to@@ p what you@@ ’@@ re doing right now , and get over here to car@@ ry this p@@ ack for me . ”
May we never be temp@@ ted to ven@@ ture into the d@@ anger z@@ one for wh@@ atever reason our mind might come up with , since the day we cro@@ ss the l@@ ine back into the world could be the day of Jehovah .
“ By s@@ tic@@ king to good Bible - study ha@@ bi@@ ts and by being ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in ‘ the deep things of God , ’ I have been able to keep going . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 2 : 10 ; An@@ na , baptized 19@@ 39 .
I thought we were best friends . ’
His word “ will not return to [ him ] without resul@@ ts . ” ​ — Read Isaiah 14 : 24 , 25 ; 5@@ 5 : 10 , 11 .
He told me that he had always ad@@ mi@@ red my faith@@ ful@@ ness , and he kin@@ dly re@@ ques@@ ted that I allow the elders to help me , to reas@@ sure me of Jehovah’s love .
“ I Ad@@ mi@@ red His In@@ cre@@ di@@ ble D@@ et@@ er@@ min@@ ation ”
As he rest@@ ed , he pray@@ ed to his God .
Satan , however , gives Jo@@ b@@ ’s u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness an u@@ g@@ ly tw@@ ist .
The human tend@@ enc@@ y is to conc@@ e@@ al a wrong from the view of parents , fellow Christians , or elders .
One refer@@ ence work states : “ Tr@@ in@@ it@@ ari@@ an the@@ olo@@ gy requi@@ red the a@@ id of H@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ is@@ tic conc@@ ep@@ ts and c@@ ate@@ g@@ ori@@ es for its develop@@ ment and expres@@ sion . ”
Still , Bible principles will u@@ su@@ ally shed light on the best decision to make .
8 Be@@ coming One of God’s Ch@@ il@@ dren
“ The h@@ our is coming in which all those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs will hear his [ Jesus ’ ] vo@@ ice and come out . ”
A first st@@ ep is to take in knowledge of God’s purpose for human@@ kind .
Christian elders are en@@ tru@@ sted with num@@ er@@ ous responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
In fact , even those who were used by Jehovah to pen the many Messi@@ ani@@ c prophe@@ ci@@ es did not fully gr@@ as@@ p the imp@@ ort of what they wrote .
Then , in De@@ c@@ ember 198@@ 5 , an inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion was held in the cap@@ it@@ al city , K@@ in@@ sh@@ asa , with 3@@ 2@@ ,000 d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates atten@@ ding from many par@@ ts of the world .
She gre@@ w up to be very viol@@ ent and ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive .
C@@ ir@@ cum@@ c@@ ision ​ — A Si@@ gn of M@@ an@@ ho@@ od ?
Do your scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es ever call you n@@ ames because you refu@@ se to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in certain activities with them ?
After in@@ s@@ titu@@ ting the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , Jesus promised that his Father would s@@ end his faithful followers a “ help@@ er , the holy spirit . ”
To control the t@@ ong@@ ue , for what should we pray , and why ?
M@@ A@@ Y 14 - 20 , 20@@ 12
Then the effect of your doing so will be the same as it was in Dani@@ el@@ ’s case .
By all means , then , let us work to pre@@ serve a heal@@ thy , positi@@ ve spirit in the congregation .
U@@ r@@ g@@ enc@@ y and Z@@ e@@ al Com@@ pared
Those discus@@ sions remin@@ ded me of a we@@ ek@@ ly ra@@ di@@ o pro@@ gra@@ m that I had listen@@ ed to while at home with my mother .
Un@@ like my son , I had enjo@@ yed the loving compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship of my parents .
If we are enc@@ oun@@ ter@@ ing mar@@ it@@ al difficul@@ ties , we should ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly seek to res@@ ol@@ ve them , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that those un@@ ited in we@@ d@@ lo@@ ck are “ no longer two , but one flesh . ”
If you are serious about making friends and ban@@ ish@@ ing l@@ on@@ el@@ iness , atten@@ d Christian meetings every we@@ ek .
It can de@@ e@@ pen our appreciation for our heavenly Father .
S@@ adi@@ s@@ tic t@@ or@@ ture was a fre@@ qu@@ ent fe@@ ature of their war@@ f@@ are .
If so , your faith in Jehovah and your love for him will continue to gro@@ w .
Like Noah and Daniel , Job was an ac@@ tu@@ al person , a man of great faith .
The gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c language Isaiah used may se@@ em sh@@ o@@ c@@ king .
T@@ al@@ k more about the ill@@ ness
Un@@ der divine inspi@@ r@@ ation , the apostle Paul wrote : “ God is not un@@ righteous so as to for@@ get your work and the love you showed for his name , in that you have minis@@ tered to the holy ones and continue minis@@ ter@@ ing . ” ​ — Hebrews 6 : 10 .
A@@ no@@ ther way to get clo@@ s@@ er to im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants is to invit@@ e them for a me@@ al in our home .
A World W@@ i@@ th@@ out P@@ over@@ ty ​ — When ?
“ It happened that on this day as other days he went into the house to do his bu@@ sin@@ ess , and there was no@@ ne of the men of the house there in the house .
Today , 9@@ 3 - year - old In@@ es su@@ ff@@ ers from a mus@@ c@@ le we@@ ak@@ ness , but still she says : “ E@@ very day I feel ri@@ ch@@ ly re@@ war@@ ded by Jehovah .
1 : 26 - 29 .
“ T@@ ell them to work at good , . . . so that they may get a fir@@ m hold on the real life . ” ​ — 1 T@@ I@@ M@@ O@@ TH@@ Y 6 : 18 , 19 .
Joseph took his family to Jerusalem for the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
Because un@@ like humans , who ju@@ dge mer@@ ely by what appe@@ ars to the eyes , our heavenly Father “ se@@ es what the heart is . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 16 : 7 .
By sh@@ aring ze@@ al@@ ously in the preaching work , we stri@@ ve to imitate the example that Paul set as an un@@ ti@@ ring pro@@ claim@@ er of the good news .
No . In fact , Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s strong spiritu@@ ality , his love for Jehovah , and his ze@@ al for the truth emp@@ ow@@ ered him to continue pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ying .
T@@ w@@ o years later , I was invit@@ ed to atten@@ d a ten - mon@@ th G@@ ile@@ ad course to be held at Bethel in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k .
L@@ ater , when I was com@@ posed , I st@@ er@@ n@@ ly explained that viol@@ ence is not accep@@ table and showed him how he had h@@ ur@@ t his sister .
The Bible says : “ God saw everything he had made and , look ! it was very good . ”
P@@ ity moved Jesus to do what ?
Are you tr@@ ying to imp@@ ro@@ ve as a Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er , perhaps by sp@@ en@@ ding more time in the ministry or by being more effe@@ ctive in it ?
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , re@@ sear@@ ch shows that cou@@ ples who maintain a good relationship in the face of ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic ill@@ ness accept their situation and learn effe@@ ctive ways to a@@ da@@ pt to it .
C@@ are@@ ful P@@ l@@ an@@ ning and Bal@@ ance
We were stu@@ n@@ ned .
The inter@@ ro@@ g@@ at@@ ors tri@@ ed to make me id@@ enti@@ fy three brothers from H@@ il@@ ver@@ su@@ m as Jehovah’s Witnesses .
There is no way of know@@ ing whether any of the three were ever married .
Gen@@ u@@ ine Fa@@ ith Re@@ plac@@ es T@@ ra@@ dition
There he may have rec@@ al@@ led these words of Moses to Israel : “ When you are in s@@ ore st@@ ra@@ its and all these words have found you out at the close of the days , then you will have to return to Jehovah your God and to listen to his vo@@ ice . ”
In 6@@ 7@@ 8 C.E . , the Ang@@ l@@ o - Sa@@ x@@ on ab@@ bo@@ t C@@ e@@ ol@@ fr@@ ith brought the co@@ de@@ x with him to the B@@ rit@@ ish Is@@ les on his return from a stay in R@@ ome .
To beg@@ in with , we need to have standards that are truly reli@@ able .
• What is the M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol ?
H@@ ere , now , was evidence of a chang@@ ed man .
S@@ O@@ M@@ E P@@ E@@ O@@ P@@ L@@ E B@@ EL@@ I@@ E@@ V@@ E that we live on in another form , while others feel that death is the end of everything .
Do not be disc@@ oura@@ ged .
He had now become pro@@ fi@@ cient in si@@ gn language .
In verse 20 we learn that Jehovah gave them the preci@@ ous opportunity to show him what was in their hearts .
That Kingdom is God’s heavenly govern@@ ment , which “ will never be brought to ru@@ in , ” says the prophet Daniel , but “ it will cr@@ us@@ h and put an end to all these [ human ] k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s , and it it@@ self will stand to times in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ” ​ — Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 .
What events would for@@ ce ever@@ yone to ac@@ knowledge that Jehovah is the only true God ?
On the other hand , we may not be e@@ ag@@ er to think of ourselves as being like S@@ im@@ on , the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e .
Consider the courage he showed on the fin@@ al day of his earthly life .
Satan inf@@ li@@ cts as much suffering as he can on the enti@@ re associ@@ ation of our brothers around the world .
He has provided direction for the anointed “ d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s ” and their “ other sheep ” compan@@ i@@ ons by means of a Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy . ​ — John 10 : 16 .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 8@@ 1 , 1@@ 29
They never try to di@@ ct@@ ate po@@ li@@ cy matters to ci@@ vi@@ l author@@ ities .
( b ) Gen@@ u@@ ine Christians man@@ i@@ f@@ est what spirit ?
So whether we are pre@@ par@@ ing for , streng@@ th@@ ening , or tr@@ ying to sa@@ ve our marriage , we must first see marriage for what it is : a divine and sac@@ red in@@ s@@ titu@@ tion .
• F@@ e@@ ed and care for the flo@@ ck
To whom should the Kingdom message be pre@@ ached ?
How important , therefore , that we have an obedi@@ ent attitude toward that “ slave ” !
They were sa@@ dly disa@@ p@@ pointed .
As long as the bran@@ ches are att@@ ached to it , they receive water and n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment that flo@@ ws from the v@@ ine .
How does Jehovah prote@@ ct us from d@@ ang@@ ers that th@@ reat@@ en our spiritual wel@@ f@@ are ?
You can also see Jehovah’s view of ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness in the way he deal@@ t with such powerful rul@@ ers as P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h .
Solomon ans@@ wers : “ The wise are the ones that tre@@ asure up knowledge , but the m@@ ou@@ th of the fo@@ ol@@ ish one is near to ru@@ in it@@ self . ” ​ — Proverbs 10 : 14 .
His thoughts are high@@ er than our@@ s . ” ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 8 , 9 .
So@@ on our small meeting place was be@@ coming crow@@ ded , and we were in need of a lar@@ g@@ er h@@ all .
Bo@@ th should know how much is left up to the dis@@ cre@@ tion of the person doing the jo@@ b .
Do Paul’s words about preaching the word also apply to preaching out@@ side the congregation ?
Why did God cho@@ ose her to become the mother of Jesus ?
( 1 Timothy 2 : 9 ) The expres@@ sion “ appro@@ pri@@ ate d@@ ress ” den@@ o@@ tes bal@@ ance and good ta@@ st@@ e .
H@@ er tum@@ ble will be su@@ d@@ den and viol@@ ent . ​ — Re@@ v .
A@@ sha stu@@ died the Bible and came to know God as her F@@ ri@@ end .
For example , he b@@ lu@@ nt@@ ly told the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Jerusalem why he would a@@ ban@@ d@@ on them to their enem@@ ies .
Mi@@ ch@@ è@@ le vo@@ ic@@ ed her disa@@ p@@ pro@@ val .
I can sp@@ are a cou@@ ple of min@@ ut@@ es .
How can parents ‘ set things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght ’ in a way that streng@@ th@@ ens their children spiritually ?
• B@@ re@@ ak@@ ing a mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r means se@@ ven years of bad lu@@ ck
“ The Father is greater than I am . ” ​ — John 14 : 28 .
When I was ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from school in 194@@ 2 , there were about 6@@ 0@@ ,000 Witnesses in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , the nation of Israel was a difficult “ wife . ”
Of these ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves , only one th@@ ir@@ d have been publi@@ shed .
In the Christian congregation today are some who were once “ pro@@ ne to anger ” but who are now more though@@ t@@ ful , kind , pati@@ ent , and pe@@ ace@@ able in their deal@@ ings with others .
To do o@@ ther@@ wise ​ — to wa@@ it while com@@ pla@@ ining and gr@@ um@@ bl@@ ing that Jehovah is not ac@@ ting f@@ ast en@@ ough — ​ would be dis@@ pleas@@ ing to our God . ​ — C@@ ol .
T@@ ry to dis@@ cer@@ n what is in your chil@@ d’s heart
This was especially no@@ tic@@ e@@ able when I was in the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al and many came to vis@@ it me . ”
Th@@ ough perfect , he still had to gro@@ w from ba@@ b@@ y@@ ho@@ od through chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od and a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ence to ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od , all the while lear@@ ning .
By the end of 199@@ 9 , the ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion had appe@@ ared in over 1@@ 00 mu@@ se@@ um@@ s and public li@@ br@@ aries thr@@ ough@@ out S@@ we@@ den , and some 1@@ 5@@ 0@@ ,000 people had seen it .
Their loy@@ al@@ ties li@@ e el@@ se@@ where .
If they are already standing when the n@@ ational an@@ them is pla@@ yed , however , there is no need for them to take the special action of s@@ it@@ ting down .
“ My parents re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly told me that they were high@@ ly dis@@ pleas@@ ed with me and that I was let@@ ting them down .
But Jesus is not through with them .
And when refu@@ ge@@ es show gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de , never dem@@ an@@ ding anything , they help their ho@@ st@@ s to experience the joy of giving .
And how can this account help us to ev@@ alu@@ ate our own service to Jehovah ?
He a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ zed to his sister and hu@@ g@@ ged her . ” ​ — N@@ ic@@ o@@ le .
In pe@@ ace@@ time , ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tions follow@@ ed sum@@ m@@ ary hear@@ ings , but during an up@@ ris@@ ing , re@@ bel@@ s were put to death on the spo@@ t and en mas@@ se .
“ The greater and more perfect t@@ ent ” was Jehovah’s great spiritual temple arrang@@ ement .
It is imp@@ os@@ sible for God to make things any other way .
After living things were brought into the ar@@ k , “ Jehovah shu@@ t the do@@ or . ” ​ — G@@ en .
What does the Bible mean when it ref@@ ers to the resurrection ?
He a@@ da@@ p@@ ts his teaching to their needs and their le@@ v@@ el of understanding .
All hands went up im@@ medi@@ ately .
Why is it d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous simply to follow our heart if we are ang@@ ry or disc@@ oura@@ ged ?
The ex@@ ist@@ ence of the spiritual par@@ adise in these “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with ” is an evidence of the power of God and a to@@ ken of what he can and will accom@@ pl@@ ish in the future . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 .
The truth about Jesus can be dis@@ cer@@ ned in his words and actions , which are recorded in the four Bi@@ bli@@ cal Go@@ sp@@ els ​ — Matthew , Mark , Luke , and John .
There is nothing to com@@ pare with our God - given privilege of “ shin@@ ing as il@@ lu@@ min@@ at@@ ors in the world . ”
Gi@@ ve to a wise person and he will become still wis@@ er . ”
One time John M@@ c@@ L@@ en@@ ac@@ ha@@ n , who served as the dist@@ ri@@ ct overse@@ er , and his wife , D@@ or@@ o@@ thy , accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed us on a preaching tri@@ p to fi@@ shing v@@ il@@ la@@ ges near the C@@ ol@@ om@@ bi@@ an bor@@ der .
But if you listen atten@@ tiv@@ ely , you might find that your wife is not really as@@ king for more min@@ ut@@ es or h@@ our@@ s .
P@@ le@@ ase see the back of this h@@ and@@ bil@@ l or c@@ he@@ ck with Jehovah’s Witnesses lo@@ c@@ ally for the meeting place , the day , and the time .
In B@@ es@@ an@@ ç@@ on , just over 50 mil@@ es [ 8@@ 0 k@@ m ] from the S@@ wis@@ s bor@@ der , a young man expres@@ ses interest in the Bible and as@@ ks why God per@@ m@@ its suffering .
G@@ il@@ g@@ am@@ es@@ h himself was descri@@ bed as a lu@@ st@@ ful , viol@@ ent dem@@ i@@ go@@ d , or part go@@ d , part man .
I@@ l@@ se said : “ They are the best people I have ever me@@ t .
as@@ ks the Bible . “ E@@ ver@@ yone who sta@@ ys up l@@ ate , having just one more dr@@ ink . ”
Can you id@@ enti@@ fy with her ?
How do the faith@@ less and the good get satis@@ fied with the resul@@ ts of their deal@@ ings ?
However , did you know that according to a very good s@@ ource , a world ex@@ is@@ ted before this one and it was comple@@ t@@ ely destro@@ yed ?
While we may be over@@ jo@@ yed about the Bible tru@@ ths we have learned , our relati@@ ves may mis@@ tak@@ en@@ ly believe that we have been tri@@ cked or have become part of a cul@@ t .
Jehovah Is Tru@@ th@@ ful
It was one of the best days of my life . ”
You may face difficul@@ ties that cause you to become anxi@@ ous .
C@@ H@@ AN@@ G@@ IN@@ G circumstances ev@@ en@@ tually af@@ fect most of us .
How will thinking like Christ help us ?
How can we imitate Jesus in res@@ is@@ ting Satan’s temp@@ t@@ ations ?
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ le 5 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 25 - 29
V@@ I@@ E@@ W@@ E@@ D by some as the most succ@@ ess@@ ful W@@ all S@@ tre@@ et sto@@ ck tra@@ der of all time , J@@ es@@ se Li@@ ver@@ more was known for making wise bu@@ sin@@ ess decisions .
The pri@@ m@@ ary way is through the most wi@@ d@@ ely transl@@ ated and cir@@ cul@@ ated book in the world , the Bible , wh@@ er@@ e@@ in we are told in un@@ e@@ qui@@ vo@@ cal ter@@ ms : ‘ All Scrip@@ ture is inspired of God and bene@@ fi@@ cial . ’ ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 16 .
Even though the cl@@ er@@ gy tri@@ ed to bur@@ n all the co@@ pi@@ es they could find , T@@ y@@ nd@@ al@@ e@@ ’s transl@@ ation was dist@@ ribu@@ ted to many people .
In 1@@ 5@@ 24 one of its lead@@ ers , J@@ an Kal@@ ene@@ c , was flo@@ g@@ ged and s@@ cor@@ ched .
C@@ ri@@ me so@@ ars .
That is more than any other book a@@ vail@@ able today .
Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that Bible principles can benefit people even today .
Per@@ haps Paul pa@@ uses to look at the Ca@@ str@@ a P@@ ra@@ et@@ ori@@ a ​ — a large for@@ t@@ ress with high red - bri@@ ck w@@ alls to@@ pp@@ ed with bat@@ t@@ le@@ ments and to@@ wers .
Jehovah has gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ ed that he will deli@@ ver his servants when he ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tes judgment upon the wicked .
Their la@@ w@@ less act made them sin@@ n@@ ers .
G@@ ran@@ ted , your past experi@@ ences may tell you that you should be ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous , but do those experi@@ ences really jus@@ ti@@ fy your conclu@@ ding that these two young men are a d@@ anger ?
The three Bible principles we have consider@@ ed can help you to ass@@ ess your emp@@ loy@@ ment op@@ tions .
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how personal study can help us make wise cho@@ ic@@ es .
This was in the l@@ ate 19@@ 40 ’ s when Gre@@ e@@ ce was going through the viol@@ ent s@@ pas@@ ms of ci@@ vi@@ l war .
On the contr@@ ary , a righteous new world will soon be a re@@ ality , for Jehovah God has pur@@ posed it .
Tru@@ e worshi@@ p@@ ers today show an attitude similar to Jo@@ b@@ ’s .
Many individuals of Bible rec@@ ord did not let anything be a lasting stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ ck for them .
He never “ made it heav@@ y ” upon the Jews by dem@@ an@@ ding an allow@@ ance as gover@@ nor , something to which he was ent@@ it@@ led .
H@@ er husband was away .
Jehovah di@@ gn@@ i@@ fi@@ es us by allow@@ ing us to share in supp@@ or@@ ting his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
What s@@ ort of “ things ” do we o@@ we Ca@@ es@@ ar , that is , the govern@@ men@@ tal author@@ ities ?
What does it mean to love God ?
To@@ o much tel@@ ev@@ ision vie@@ wing or sur@@ f@@ ing of the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t , reading of un@@ prof@@ it@@ able se@@ cul@@ ar material , or the exc@@ essi@@ ve pur@@ su@@ it of rec@@ re@@ ation and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment can leave us ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted .
After that meeting , the emp@@ er@@ or sent a pri@@ est nam@@ ed A@@ ri@@ us into ex@@ ile because he refu@@ sed to believe that Jesus is God .
My sister , D@@ or@@ o@@ thy , had also become a Witness .
F@@ ac@@ ing up to t@@ ests of faith during you@@ th may mean end@@ uring har@@ d@@ ship and ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le .
Jesus also explained ba@@ si@@ c principles for living ​ — principles that are truly valu@@ able today .
Gi@@ u@@ se@@ p@@ pe@@ ’s father , who had con@@ ver@@ ted from Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ ism , gave him a W@@ al@@ den@@ si@@ an educ@@ ation .
The powerful works Jesus per@@ form@@ ed on earth were fo@@ reg@@ le@@ am@@ s of even gr@@ an@@ der blessings to come under his rule as a perfect and tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy King .
For example , consider the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama of C@@ re@@ ation , ” a p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c s@@ li@@ de and mo@@ tion pi@@ c@@ ture pro@@ du@@ ction , complete with col@@ or and s@@ ound .
That practic@@ al ad@@ vice was once given to a mission@@ ary by a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Fir@@ st , expla@@ in any un@@ famili@@ ar ter@@ ms that you have to use .
You can see that Jesus Christ , the future R@@ ul@@ er of all mankind , was born among the hum@@ ble , among those who had to work hard to make ends me@@ et .
▪ “ In the conclu@@ sion of the system of things , ” said Jesus , “ the angels will go out and se@@ par@@ ate the wicked from among the righteous . ”
And Jehovah , the one se@@ ated on the thro@@ ne , says : “ Lo@@ ok !
We must work hard to refle@@ ct the thinking of Jehovah and pre@@ serve peace with others who truly love God . ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 8 , 9 .
How , then , can we show that we value that deli@@ ver@@ ance ?
A@@ side from this contro@@ vers@@ y , though , just what are the orig@@ ins of many of the Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s tra@@ di@@ tions ?
However , Jehovah’s spirit imp@@ el@@ led this 8@@ 4 - year - old man to tra@@ v@@ el more than 1@@ ,000 mil@@ es [ 1@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 k@@ m ] one way to An@@ cho@@ ra@@ ge for a cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly , even though he had never attend@@ ed a congregation meeting .
As Jesus said , our lives ( sou@@ ls ) and bo@@ dies are far more important than the food we bu@@ y to su@@ sta@@ in our lives and the clo@@ thing we ob@@ tain to co@@ ver our bo@@ dies .
In Au@@ gu@@ st 200@@ 1 , special “ T@@ e@@ ach@@ ers of God’s Word ” Con@@ ven@@ tions were held in Fr@@ ance and I@@ tal@@ y .
Samuel fol@@ lo@@ ws Jehovah’s direction and ano@@ in@@ ts Saul , a h@@ and@@ some B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ ite , as king .
C@@ all me Mar@@ a [ “ B@@ it@@ ter ” ] , for the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty has made it very bit@@ ter for me . ” ​ — Ru@@ th 1 : 13 , 20 .
F@@ in@@ ally , we have to r@@ ely on Jehovah for strength to face the is@@ sue .
A chap@@ ter - and - verse refer@@ ence le@@ ts you know where to find any pas@@ sage of s@@ crip@@ ture .
Jehovah told Jeremiah to war@@ n the people that Jerusalem would be destro@@ yed if they did not change their bad ways .
Un@@ der@@ stand ? ”
Bo@@ th grou@@ ps benefit from the same tim@@ ely spiritual food that is dis@@ p@@ en@@ sed by the faithful slave .
If someone took or co@@ pi@@ ed a so@@ f@@ tw@@ are p@@ ac@@ ka@@ ge without pa@@ ying , that would be il@@ leg@@ al , as would the who@@ les@@ ale p@@ ho@@ to@@ cop@@ ying of boo@@ ks , even when giving such away free .
A number of Christians , therefore , have come to appreci@@ ate the benef@@ its of sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess and have deci@@ ded to “ make ro@@ om for it , ” at le@@ ast for a time .
When that work is comple@@ ted to God’s satis@@ fac@@ tion , the end is certain to come . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
In d@@ ying for us , Christ provided a ransom to co@@ ver our sin@@ s .
His go@@ al was to become a mission@@ ary and to teach the Bible .
“ He saw a great crow@@ d , ” the rec@@ ord says , “ but he was moved with p@@ ity for them , because they were as sheep without a shepher@@ d . And he started to teach them many things . ”
“ Let God Be Tru@@ e ”
You may want to have these s@@ essi@@ ons during your F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening .
It is just as important to be kind and pol@@ ite to her at home as it is to be that way at the Kingdom H@@ all .
This article discus@@ ses why working with God br@@ ings us great joy .
Ho@@ ly spirit is the most powerful for@@ ce in the uni@@ verse , and it can emp@@ ow@@ er humans to do Jehovah’s will .
In com@@ men@@ ting on the V@@ ati@@ can@@ ’s cla@@ im that ch@@ ur@@ ches that re@@ ject certain Ca@@ tho@@ lic do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines “ are not Ch@@ ur@@ ches in the prop@@ er sense , ” E@@ ames said : “ That to me could be in@@ sul@@ ting . ”
( 3 ) The wicked world .
What should you do if one of your brothers says or does something that h@@ ur@@ ts your feelings ?
E@@ ar@@ n@@ est and regul@@ ar prayer will help us to pre@@ serve our peace .
Let us exam@@ ine how the Ho@@ ly Scriptures answer these questions : What or who is Satan ​ — a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of evil or a spirit person ?
Bethel service is a spiritually satis@@ f@@ ying way of life ​ — one that could in@@ deed be the best care@@ er for you .
That day I real@@ ized that this was not the way God wants to be worshi@@ ped , so I left the ch@@ urch .
How can we reg@@ a@@ in our vi@@ g@@ or and our joy ?
J@@ U@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ E is de@@ f@@ ined as ‘ the qu@@ ality of being imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al , fa@@ ir , ac@@ ting in con@@ form@@ ity with what is mor@@ ally u@@ pri@@ ght and good . ’
We were among them .
So , once a year , Jehovah’s Witnesses around the world ga@@ ther to mem@@ ori@@ al@@ ize Jesus ’ death in the way he instru@@ cted on the night he made that st@@ at@@ ement .
Do you have your hearts d@@ ul@@ l of understanding ?
C@@ op@@ ing With Un@@ ch@@ ris@@ ti@@ an Be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or
“ I was flo@@ ored ! ” the woman says .
‘ By W@@ is@@ dom Da@@ ys Be@@ come Many ’ , 5 / 15
G@@ ide@@ on wonder@@ ed how it would be possible for him to “ sa@@ ve Israel out of M@@ idi@@ an’s hand . ”
It has inspired po@@ e@@ ts and mu@@ si@@ ci@@ ans .
The apostle Peter ur@@ ged those who heard him at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st to “ be baptized . ”
We are righ@@ tly imp@@ ressed with his great com@@ pas@@ sion for those who were suffering .
S@@ up@@ pos@@ ing that Christ had not been ra@@ ised , what would follow ?
W@@ ould angels have been able to say that they were “ un@@ wor@@ thy , ” as Jac@@ o@@ b said he was , or were “ sin@@ ful , ” as Peter felt he was ?
Even so , he was invit@@ ed to atten@@ d a meeting at his local Kingdom H@@ all .
I had lost all my bel@@ ong@@ ings , but I was g@@ la@@ d to have the se@@ cur@@ ity of the branch of@@ fice .
The psalmist wonder@@ ed : “ What shall I re@@ pa@@ y to Jehovah for all his benef@@ its to me ? ”
What moved Moses to turn his back on all that Egy@@ pt had to offer ?
This article ans@@ wers that question and shows how we can have the strength to end@@ ure tri@@ als .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a doubt , a marriage will not fun@@ ction at its best if only one mate contribu@@ tes to its succ@@ ess .
Christi@@ ans@@ on wrote M@@ other a letter with ans@@ wers to her Bible questions .
A Witness cou@@ ple share the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message of good news with a mother who pi@@ cked up her son from school .
Ad@@ ding to O@@ li@@ vi@@ a@@ ’s anxi@@ e@@ ties , D@@ ar@@ re@@ n develop@@ ed a serious health proble@@ m that still tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es him .
An@@ y brother re@@ aching out for privile@@ ges may need to ask himself : ‘ Do I look for opportun@@ ities to serve others , or do I have the tend@@ enc@@ y to want to be served ?
What does the resurrection tell us about Jehovah ?
Such a su@@ per@@ l@@ ative gift con@@ fir@@ ms the dep@@ th of God’s love for human@@ kind and gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es end@@ less blessings for all who keep on listen@@ ing to Jehovah . ​ — Romans 8 : 32 .
Jehovah may also have used angels to provide the man@@ na for the Israelites .
However , the fact is that people di@@ ff@@ er great@@ ly in the way they age .
When we make mis@@ takes , as we all do , we gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely rep@@ ent and turn away from practic@@ es that di@@ sh@@ on@@ or Jehovah . ​ — P@@ s .
He st@@ ored them under his bed ​ — in his op@@ in@@ ion the sa@@ f@@ est place in the house .
O@@ r they hope for so@@ lu@@ tions from pol@@ itical in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions , even as ancient Israel at times loo@@ ked to neigh@@ bor@@ ing nations for support , making al@@ li@@ an@@ ces with them .
Y@@ oung ones do well to le@@ an on Jehovah in all that they do .
M@@ an@@ kind will gra@@ du@@ ally be brought to per@@ fe@@ ction .
Jehovah’s Ser@@ v@@ ants K@@ now the Tru@@ th
( a ) How were God’s sheep being tre@@ ated in the days of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el and Jeremiah ?
N@@ ike is the Greek word for “ vi@@ ct@@ ory . ”
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y A@@ S@@ AN@@ O K@@ O@@ SHI@@ N@@ O
Paul O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ es R@@ eli@@ ef Con@@ tri@@ bu@@ tions for the Ho@@ ly On@@ es
11 : 25 ; John 5 : 19 .
A D@@ eli@@ ght to Be B@@ ack
On B@@ ra@@ z@@ ili@@ an so@@ il
Why should we stri@@ ve to look for the good in them , thus vie@@ wing them as Jehovah does ?
We stand in a@@ we of Jesus ’ strong love for what was right and his ab@@ hor@@ r@@ ence of h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y and wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
Many who have been privile@@ ged to teach the truth to others have had the joy of see@@ ing God’s spirit help such ones to imp@@ ro@@ ve their way of life .
Su@@ pp@@ ort Pro@@ vi@@ ded by Tru@@ e F@@ ri@@ ends
And only by accep@@ ting his authority and obe@@ ying him can we have a pe@@ ace@@ ful and satis@@ f@@ ying life .
I have found that what is written at 1 Peter 5 : 7 is true .
He is a wicked spirit person .
What a tra@@ ge@@ dy if a cou@@ ple were to allow Satan to ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it their “ l@@ ack of self - control ” and cause ei@@ ther of them to succ@@ um@@ b to temp@@ tation and com@@ mit ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y !
As to we@@ al@@ th , his an@@ nu@@ al re@@ ven@@ ue of go@@ ld al@@ one we@@ igh@@ ed some 25 t@@ ons !
He is never ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ary or heav@@ y - h@@ an@@ ded .
Now , it is r@@ out@@ ine .
In what are@@ as of commun@@ ic@@ ation does this fre@@ e@@ dom allow us to make un@@ h@@ in@@ der@@ ed expres@@ sions ?
It inclu@@ des as@@ king questions and pati@@ ently listen@@ ing to their ans@@ wers ​ — even if those ans@@ wers prove to be different from what you would like to hear .
That be@@ tra@@ y@@ al of God occ@@ ur@@ red some@@ time before the F@@ lood of No@@ ah’s day .
To encoura@@ ge children to o@@ pen up , wise parents end@@ e@@ av@@ or to be good listen@@ ers .
L@@ isten to the Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine of a Father
What is the less@@ on for us today ?
E@@ ating such bre@@ ad could bre@@ ak off part of one@@ ’s te@@ et@@ h .
Some sp@@ end years lear@@ ning about Jehovah’s loving de@@ e@@ ds and yet have little love for him .
“ God consider@@ ed it conven@@ i@@ ent that a v@@ ei@@ l be c@@ ast over the past , ” says The Go@@ spe@@ l Acc@@ ording to S@@ pi@@ rit@@ ism .
Do you find that the co@@ st@@ s are c@@ learly out@@ we@@ igh@@ ed by the many benef@@ its , both those we enjoy now and those that are promised for the future ?
The word “ de@@ ad@@ en ” st@@ res@@ ses the strong me@@ a@@ sures that must be taken to fi@@ ght against im@@ moral fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res .
Do not let that ha@@ p@@ pen to you
Of course , like many of my gener@@ ation , I an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated that the end of this system would arri@@ ve a lo@@ t so@@ on@@ er .
Let us hold f@@ ast to our wonderful Kingdom hope .
At some point , Timothy was even imp@@ ris@@ oned for his faith .
“ W@@ om@@ en received their dead by resurrection , ” rec@@ oun@@ ted Paul , “ but other men were t@@ or@@ tur@@ ed because they would not accept rel@@ e@@ ase by some ransom , in order that they might at@@ tain a better resurrection . ”
B@@ arri@@ c@@ ading the se@@ a invol@@ ves the cont@@ in@@ ents , the o@@ ce@@ ans , and the ti@@ des .
How can she ar@@ ouse his cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity about the Bible while at the same time respect his feelings and op@@ in@@ i@@ ons ?
31 : 22 , 23 .
Then , there are prophe@@ ci@@ es written in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic language that can be under@@ sto@@ od only by refer@@ ring to other Bible te@@ x@@ ts deal@@ ing with the same sub@@ ject .
The next member of A@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s house to be eli@@ min@@ ated was wicked Q@@ u@@ e@@ en Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l .
The present life is too sh@@ ort for that .
In one congregation , well - meaning ad@@ ul@@ ts who wanted to help some you@@ ths who had become spiritually we@@ ak invit@@ ed them to ga@@ ther@@ ings to pla@@ y po@@ pul@@ ar mu@@ si@@ c together .
Jehovah will never for@@ get their hard work and the love they show for his name . ​ — Hebrews 6 : 10 .
At about that time , N@@ ik@@ ol@@ a@@ i C@@ hi@@ mp@@ o@@ es@@ h , from M@@ ol@@ do@@ va , was appointed a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er and served as such for al@@ most 30 years .
“ So much wonderful food ​ — country ham , fri@@ ed c@@ hi@@ ck@@ en , bre@@ a@@ ds of many kin@@ ds , pi@@ e , and c@@ ake !
( b ) What mis@@ take should young ones avoid ?
After fin@@ ish@@ ing their se@@ cul@@ ar educ@@ ation , the tw@@ ins did become pione@@ ers .
• How can we speak f@@ lu@@ ently the “ pu@@ re language , ” the truth about God and his pur@@ pos@@ es ?
( a ) How has Jesus sh@@ own his confidence in the slave class ?
And because I am more a@@ vail@@ able to help with the children , Ru@@ th has been able to au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer from time to time .
Ne@@ h@@ emiah was not in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated by their ta@@ un@@ ts and false acc@@ us@@ ations .
The elders cannot make decisions for you , but they can help you make cho@@ ic@@ es that will lead to happiness in the long ru@@ n . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
Jesus told them that they would receive many times more than what they left be@@ h@@ ind .
No@@ thing should be per@@ mit@@ ted that might stu@@ m@@ ble others or temp@@ t anyone to over@@ in@@ d@@ ul@@ ge .
( Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 22 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 13 , 18 . )
However , Jesus also said that God will for@@ give us only to the ex@@ t@@ ent that we for@@ give others .
My parents were pleas@@ ed when C@@ o@@ let@@ te and H@@ er@@ mine asked about stud@@ ying the Bible with me , but these young women did much more than that .
So each we@@ ek , ra@@ in or shin@@ e , R@@ am@@ il@@ o and Ju@@ li@@ et make sever@@ al tri@@ ps on their mo@@ t@@ or@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le to atten@@ d the meetings and share in the preaching work .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , though we may be o@@ pen to a vari@@ ety of form@@ s of who@@ les@@ ome en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , we would not pur@@ sue le@@ is@@ ure activities that are life - th@@ reat@@ ening , viol@@ ent , or mor@@ ally ro@@ t@@ ten .
• “ The In@@ di@@ an nation , bene@@ ath its fac@@ a@@ de of strong family ties , is cr@@ um@@ bl@@ ing under a ris@@ ing number of el@@ der@@ ly people who are un@@ wanted by their children , ” repor@@ ts the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine In@@ dia Today .
He said that a baptism was sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ed for the next we@@ ek and asked if I would like to be baptized .
Today , Jehovah does this by means of his Word , his organization , and his holy spirit .
No one wants to be la@@ bel@@ ed a “ tr@@ ou@@ ble@@ mak@@ er . ”
Saul plac@@ es David over his war@@ ri@@ ors .
“ One mon@@ th after we moved into our small ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment , ” rel@@ ates R@@ o@@ ci@@ o , “ we received an invit@@ ation to serve as temp@@ or@@ ary vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers at W@@ all@@ k@@ ill .
We have an ide@@ a , and our friend Kat@@ ar@@ z@@ y@@ na is going to tell you about it . ”
And he began to make a house of high plac@@ es and to make pri@@ ests from the people in gener@@ al , who did not ha@@ p@@ pen to be of the sons of L@@ ev@@ i . ”
It was on a S@@ un@@ day in F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 19@@ 7@@ 1 .
When a loved one dies , we may experience ne@@ arly over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing s@@ or@@ ro@@ w , but faith in the promises in God’s Word can help us to end@@ ure such g@@ ri@@ ef .
This article will help us to do so by ans@@ wer@@ ing the following questions . ( 1 ) What can we learn about pati@@ ence from the example set by the prophet Mi@@ ca@@ h ?
T@@ re@@ ating ligh@@ tly the matter of fulfill@@ ing a v@@ ow could result in a with@@ dra@@ wing of God’s fav@@ or .
H@@ app@@ y Ser@@ v@@ ants of Jehovah
For example , the law that ob@@ li@@ ges mo@@ t@@ or@@ ists in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in to d@@ ri@@ ve on the left does not apply to d@@ ri@@ v@@ ers in Fr@@ ance .
No@@ tice , for example , the words of the Bible char@@ ac@@ ter Job , who su@@ ffered the lo@@ ss of all ten of his children and end@@ ur@@ ed other tra@@ ge@@ dies .
Ang@@ ry den@@ i@@ al is a comm@@ on way for humans to re@@ act to un@@ just cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism .
How fine it was that L@@ ow@@ ell , R@@ am@@ on , B@@ ill , and Ri@@ ch@@ ard at the res@@ pe@@ ctive ages of 18 , 12 , 11 , and 10 dedic@@ ated themselves to Jehovah and that between 17 and 21 years of age , they all took up the full - time service .
They keep out of the congregation ‘ false prophe@@ ts , false teach@@ ers , and des@@ tru@@ ctive se@@ cts . ’
L@@ et@@ ’s think about this verse for a m@@ om@@ ent .
Thus , “ to remember ” can mean “ to act . ”
I em@@ br@@ ace it even without hands and ar@@ ms .
Hence , we might ask ourselves : ‘ How has my spiritual life prog@@ ressed since my baptism ?
The last de@@ ca@@ de or so before the B@@ er@@ l@@ in W@@ all came down in 198@@ 9 , they pro@@ duc@@ ed special small - si@@ ze public@@ ations for us .
But Ch@@ ar@@ les turned their offer down , a decision I appreci@@ ated .
Are they real@@ is@@ tic ?
However , in many c@@ as@@ es that do not invol@@ ve serious wr@@ ong@@ doing , it may be possible to res@@ ol@@ ve a differ@@ ence without invol@@ ving anyone el@@ se , not even the elders .
W@@ he@@ ther young or old , they st@@ ro@@ ve together in faith to follow Jehovah’s direction , and Jehovah prote@@ cted them against their enem@@ y .
The most end@@ ear@@ ing and beau@@ ti@@ ful of all of Jehovah’s qualities is love .
T@@ w@@ o re@@ ver@@ ent el@@ der@@ ly pers@@ ons in first - century Jerusalem were Si@@ me@@ on and An@@ na .
How do we benefit fur@@ ther from vie@@ wing Jehovah as our Father ?
The apostle John remin@@ ded us of the opportunity that this pres@@ ents .
The words of Moses teach a reas@@ sur@@ ing truth .
Some believe that when Jesus gave the illustr@@ ation that “ a city cannot be hi@@ d when situ@@ ated upon a m@@ oun@@ tain , ” he pos@@ si@@ bly had this city in mind . ​ — Matthew 5 : 14 .
F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 8 , 199@@ 3 , pages 21 and 22 .
A@@ n example from the past helps us to find the answer .
Like the psalmist , we can pray : “ C@@ re@@ ate in me even a pu@@ re heart , O God , and put within me a new spirit , a ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast one . ”
• How has Christ direc@@ ted the s@@ pre@@ ad of the good news ?
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , he is we@@ ak@@ ened by a l@@ ack of spiritual food .
What did Paul wr@@ ite to Ti@@ tu@@ s about the conscience ?
Pen@@ it@@ enti@@ ary today . Some 2@@ 30 of us were inc@@ ar@@ cer@@ ated there
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er will help us to keep our min@@ ds fi@@ x@@ ed on spiritual things and to avoid compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship with wicked ones .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after they learned that a new@@ ly imp@@ ris@@ oned brother had man@@ ag@@ ed to s@@ mu@@ gg@@ le a few new is@@ su@@ es of The Watchtower into the cam@@ p in@@ side his w@@ o@@ o@@ den le@@ g .
H@@ ere one fin@@ ds ro@@ w upon ro@@ w of ho@@ m@@ es buil@@ t of mu@@ d , w@@ o@@ od , me@@ tal sc@@ ra@@ ps , or cor@@ ru@@ g@@ ated ir@@ on she@@ e@@ ts .
All the while , I thought that there had to be something I could do to make my husband love me .
Yes , Job faith@@ fully end@@ ur@@ ed and thus proved the Devil to be a li@@ ar .
When fac@@ ed with pe@@ er pres@@ sure , do I obey God as rul@@ er rather than men ?
Bu@@ il@@ ding the T@@ ab@@ er@@ n@@ ac@@ le and the T@@ emp@@ le
One study of an Af@@ ri@@ can ci@@ vi@@ l war reve@@ aled that 20 per@@ c@@ ent of the ca@@ su@@ al@@ ties died from di@@ se@@ ase and 7@@ 8 per@@ c@@ ent from hu@@ ng@@ er .
This emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es the import@@ ance of each publi@@ sh@@ er repor@@ ting prom@@ p@@ tly each mon@@ th .
Ther@@ efore do not become a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of the witness about our Lord , ne@@ i@@ ther of me a pris@@ on@@ er for his s@@ ake , but take your part in suffering evil for the good news according to the power of God . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 1 : 7 , 8 .
Today , some have lik@@ e@@ wise made the consci@@ ous cho@@ ice to remain sing@@ le so that they can better pur@@ sue their ministry .
H@@ er brother was a Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ent , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then called , but her family members consider@@ ed him a bl@@ ack sheep .
When he became pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch in Con@@ stan@@ t@@ in@@ ople , he took the C@@ o@@ de@@ x A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ r@@ in@@ us with him .
Jesus then indic@@ ated that these two la@@ ws em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed the whole of pu@@ re worship .
Are we not gr@@ ate@@ ful for the tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy guid@@ ance Jehovah provi@@ des through his organization ?
Jesus once spoke about children at pla@@ y .
No@@ tice it says that this Kingdom would have authority over “ pe@@ op@@ les , nations , and language grou@@ ps . ”
Acc@@ ording to We@@ b@@ st@@ er@@ ’s dic@@ tion@@ ary , a mem@@ ori@@ al is something that helps “ to pre@@ serve re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance ” or “ that keep@@ s re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance ali@@ ve . ” In many plac@@ es , people er@@ e@@ ct a mon@@ um@@ ent or desi@@ gn@@ ate a special day to mem@@ ori@@ al@@ ize , or com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate , someone or something sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant .
He lo@@ ves his human cre@@ ation , to whom he gives so much .
How does our vie@@ w@@ point af@@ fect the pri@@ or@@ ities that we set ?
One day , M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ena asked a teach@@ er who is fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly dis@@ posed if she might show the class the vi@@ de@@ o Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — The O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation Be@@ h@@ ind the N@@ ame .
All mankind is mor@@ tal , sub@@ ject to the s@@ cour@@ ge of si@@ ck@@ ness , old age , and death .
Our very pres@@ ence encoura@@ ges fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers , and our well - pre@@ pared com@@ ments buil@@ d them up spiritually .
Mar@@ í@@ a rec@@ alls her experience : “ I listen@@ ed to fellow te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers who believ@@ ed that you@@ ths have the right to enjoy themselves to the full , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
It may .
Why is regul@@ ar cle@@ an@@ ing and main@@ ten@@ ance of our Kingdom H@@ alls important ?
On the other hand , the tri@@ be that des@@ c@@ ended from R@@ ac@@ hel@@ ’s second son , B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in , became part of the sou@@ ther@@ n kingdom , along with Juda@@ h .
The ei@@ gh@@ th vision will teach us how Jehovah provi@@ des secu@@ re prote@@ ction in order for his worshipp@@ ers to eng@@ age in true worship .
It happened some 3@@ ,000 years ag@@ o .
In fact , they may say that exc@@ lu@@ si@@ vis@@ m among religi@@ ons is what gives ris@@ e to many of the problems we see today .
G@@ om@@ er left Ho@@ se@@ a and became “ a wife of for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , ” living ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ously with another man .
Are these the actions of a God for whom no one is good en@@ ough ?
The apostle Paul knew what it was like to be affe@@ cted , even we@@ ak@@ ened , by pres@@ sures from out@@ side the congregation and from within it .
B@@ less@@ ings A@@ wa@@ it Those Who P@@ re@@ ach “ W@@ i@@ th@@ out Le@@ tu@@ p ”
6@@ 4 : 6 .
And Isa@@ a@@ c did the same for his son Jac@@ o@@ b , who@@ se sons became the an@@ c@@ est@@ ors of the 12 tri@@ bes of Israel .
How could Samuel help his people cop@@ e with ter@@ ri@@ ble lo@@ ss and disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment ?
1 - 3 . ( a ) What examples show that dec@@ ep@@ tion has cre@@ pt into ne@@ arly all as@@ pe@@ cts of da@@ ily life ?
The f@@ at was consider@@ ed the ri@@ ch@@ est and best part of an ani@@ ma@@ l .
F@@ es@@ tu@@ s asked Paul if he would do that , but really it was an in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate pro@@ pos@@ al .
B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a gre@@ w fam@@ ous as a com@@ mer@@ cial cen@@ ter vis@@ ited by mer@@ ch@@ ants , ar@@ t@@ ists , and a@@ th@@ let@@ es , while spe@@ ct@@ at@@ ors came to atten@@ d a@@ th@@ le@@ tic and other events .
Since our prayers are expres@@ sions to God , sur@@ ely we would want to know : Are our prayers being heard by him ?
14 Can You Lo@@ ok Be@@ y@@ ond O@@ u@@ tw@@ ard A@@ p@@ pe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces ?
H@@ er direc@@ t@@ ness should not be mis@@ taken for dis@@ respect .
4 : 16 ​ — Why is the letter to the La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ ans not part of the Bible ?
Their go@@ al is to honor God by doing his will .
In@@ du@@ str@@ y lead@@ ers prom@@ o@@ te their ide@@ as on mor@@ als by pres@@ en@@ ting se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality as nor@@ ma@@ l be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or , free of pa@@ in@@ ful con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
I often wal@@ ked al@@ one for h@@ our@@ s to re@@ ach people in r@@ ur@@ al are@@ as .
Some believe that the answer can be found without refer@@ ring to an in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent Creator .
What can they do to re@@ me@@ dy this situation ?
The O@@ ri@@ g@@ in of H@@ u@@ man@@ s ​ — Does It Mat@@ ter What You B@@ eli@@ eve ?
When we read sen@@ s@@ ational news it@@ em@@ s , remember that love is not un@@ du@@ ly su@@ spi@@ ci@@ ous ; nor is it na@@ i@@ ve or g@@ ul@@ li@@ ble .
In ad@@ dition to this wonderful hope for the future , we all have the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for advan@@ c@@ ing spiritually , making our prog@@ ress man@@ i@@ f@@ est even now .
You do not have to wa@@ it until a proble@@ m ar@@ ises before you talk about money .
R@@ ed , B@@ lu@@ e , and Yel@@ low Bo@@ o@@ ks
They also encoura@@ ge us to show our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to Jehovah by tel@@ ling others how they too can benefit from his gener@@ ous gift of un@@ deser@@ ved kindness .
We love Jehovah , and we love our neigh@@ b@@ or .
Paul gave fine counsel in this reg@@ ard when he wrote : “ I tell ever@@ yone there among you not to think more of himself than it is necess@@ ary to think ; but to think so as to have a s@@ ound mind . ”
For 1@@ 35 years , from its very first is@@ sue , The Watchtower has called on its read@@ ers to be a@@ wa@@ ke to the fact that Satan’s wicked rul@@ er@@ ship will soon end and be re@@ plac@@ ed by the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn of Jesus Christ . ​ — Re@@ v .
Wor@@ shi@@ p@@ ing him who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly will not re@@ move all our problems , of course , but it certainly resul@@ ts in great joy .
J@@ es@@ se and Paul were invit@@ ed to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates branch at the age of 19 .
They wrote to their father , Ha@@ bi@@ b G@@ h@@ an@@ t@@ ous , my gr@@ and@@ father , tel@@ ling him about God’s Kingdom .
And as the years pas@@ s , most you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers will pro@@ ba@@ bly come to appreci@@ ate the value of the guid@@ ance received .
E@@ no@@ ch was likely fac@@ ing a viol@@ ent end when Jehovah took him
In the same year that Bro@@ ther S@@ kin@@ ner arri@@ ved in In@@ dia , the work had just started in Z@@ am@@ bia .
In his letter to the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans , Paul wrote : “ T@@ ell Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ pp@@ us : ‘ Ke@@ ep w@@ atch@@ ing the ministry which you accepted in the Lord , that you fulf@@ ill it . ’ ”
Paul found it str@@ ange that his mother did this , as he had been wa@@ y@@ ward and had sh@@ own little interest in the Bible .
A few days later , we were near S@@ co@@ t@@ land , where an Eng@@ l@@ ish na@@ val bo@@ at took us into cu@@ sto@@ dy .
L@@ ater , that slave would not rel@@ e@@ ase his fellow slave who ow@@ ed him 1@@ 00 den@@ ari@@ i .
Although not really inter@@ ested in what the el@@ der@@ ly sister had to say and not thinking she would hear from her again , R@@ en@@ ata gave her her tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne number .
They more par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly challeng@@ ed the righ@@ t@@ ful@@ ness and righ@@ t@@ ness of his way of rul@@ ing .
They show low@@ l@@ iness of mind in serving one another .
Jehovah comman@@ ded the ang@@ el to hal@@ t the pla@@ gu@@ e because He is sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to the suffering of His people .
In@@ to F@@ ul@@ l - Ti@@ me Ser@@ vice
Not real@@ iz@@ ing that H@@ ann@@ ah was pra@@ ying , El@@ i conclu@@ ded that she must be dr@@ un@@ k .
He could eas@@ ily end up being like a pl@@ ant that wi@@ thers under the he@@ at of op@@ position .
C@@ olo@@ ph@@ ons con@@ ta@@ ined the n@@ ames of the s@@ cri@@ be and of the ow@@ ner of the ta@@ ble@@ t , the d@@ ate , the s@@ ource of the origin@@ al from which the ta@@ ble@@ t was co@@ pi@@ ed , the number of l@@ ines , and so for@@ th .
The prophet Isaiah descri@@ bed Jehovah as being “ the One teaching you to benefit yourself , the One ca@@ using you to tre@@ ad in the way in which you should walk . ”
M@@ eli@@ to was known bey@@ ond A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or .
Be@@ ing part of Jehovah’s organization is pri@@ c@@ eless ! ”
Do you ag@@ ree with young R@@ o@@ g@@ eli@@ o ?
Why should Jesus ’ works have con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed people that he had God’s ba@@ c@@ king ?
Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us thus gave his relati@@ ves the ch@@ ance to hear Peter speak and to make a decision based on what they heard . ​ — Acts 10 : 22 - 33 .
R@@ a@@ ising the head with p@@ il@@ lo@@ ws may help to pre@@ v@@ ent the pati@@ ent from g@@ ag@@ g@@ ing .
To be hon@@ est , there have been times when I felt fru@@ str@@ ated and wanted to give up because I could not understand what was being said or because it seem@@ ed as if the needs of the de@@ a@@ f were not under@@ sto@@ od .
What have Jehovah’s Witnesses experienced in P@@ ol@@ and , Rus@@ sia , and other lands in rec@@ ent years ?
Today , as then , teaching is an out@@ standing fe@@ ature of both our field ministry and our Christian meetings .
Thus , many find very inter@@ es@@ ting God’s promise recorded in Psalm 7@@ 2 about a govern@@ ment that will eli@@ min@@ ate po@@ ver@@ ty .
With the help of the holy spirit , they pre@@ ached the good news far and wide , show@@ ing how Jesus ’ death and resurrection op@@ ens the way for obedi@@ ent mankind to experience et@@ er@@ n@@ al blessings under the rule of God’s heavenly Kingdom .
What can be done to make meetings for field service practic@@ al and bene@@ fi@@ cial ?
To that end , each congregation has a secu@@ re e - ma@@ il con@@ ne@@ ction so that even those in is@@ ol@@ ated are@@ as can commun@@ ic@@ ate direc@@ tly with the branch of@@ fice .
We will gro@@ w inc@@ reas@@ ingly knowle@@ d@@ ge@@ able about its fe@@ atu@@ res and blessings .
As no@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve , Christians en@@ ter@@ ing such a leg@@ al marriage may desire to have a marriage talk , with we@@ d@@ ding v@@ ow@@ s , at the Kingdom H@@ all .
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : In a nu@@ t@@ sh@@ ell , this prophecy has two fulfill@@ ments .
Be@@ fore they became followers of Christ , some individuals in ancient Eph@@ esus were involved with demon@@ ism .
She “ began to car@@ ry him . . . , but it came about that as she was r@@ un@@ ning in pan@@ ic to fle@@ e , he then had a f@@ all and was lam@@ ed . ”
If this is how you feel , what can you do ?
D@@ oub@@ t@@ less , he was refer@@ ring to his coming to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment upon Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at and the rest of Satan’s wicked system of things .
Still , Jehovah under@@ sto@@ od their feelings , and he comm@@ ended their whole - sou@@ led obedi@@ ence to his covenant .
Yet , Moses did not wa@@ ver .
E@@ duc@@ ate Da@@ ugh@@ ters As W@@ ell ?
Those who are faithful in marriage are thus help@@ ing to buil@@ d a st@@ able soci@@ ety .
It means to appe@@ al to the moral consci@@ ousness of the child in such a way that it influ@@ ences his actions .
How important is our ability to cho@@ ose wis@@ ely ?
Such clean work could come only from a clean - min@@ ded Des@@ ign@@ er .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons have imp@@ ro@@ ved their lives by be@@ coming Jehovah’s Witnesses
If your son or daugh@@ ter fac@@ es such questions , how will your child respon@@ d ?
Mar@@ ku@@ s : Because I had to imp@@ ro@@ ve my Eng@@ l@@ ish , I was invit@@ ed to go to Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n fi@@ ve months before the star@@ t of the school .
And how did he man@@ age to help the comm@@ on people to understand God’s Word ?
Re@@ call that Satan has challeng@@ ed the integrity of all those serving Jehovah , claim@@ ing that we would not remain loyal to Jehovah when ex@@ posed to tri@@ als .
The Bible tel@@ ls us that God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness is a “ free gift . ”
That was when I started to study the Bible .
20 : 4 - 6 ; 34 : 12 - 16 .
The 4@@ 3 - page repor@@ t inclu@@ ded illustr@@ ations and p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ s . ”
F@@ our days after the bu@@ ri@@ al , Jesus arri@@ ved at Be@@ th@@ any and s@@ ought to comfort Mar@@ th@@ a , a sister of the dec@@ eas@@ ed .
One reason is that God is a much high@@ er life - form than m@@ ere humans .
He took st@@ ep@@ s to en@@ sure that those deli@@ ver@@ ing the fun@@ ds car@@ ed for “ everything hon@@ es@@ tly , not only in the sight of Jehovah but also in the sight of men . ”
He sent the 12 apostles and later 70 other disciples a@@ head of him to spe@@ ar@@ head the preaching work .
And they always end . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
No@@ tice the contr@@ ast here between light and dar@@ k@@ ness .
▪ Ha@@ il Christ , the G@@ l@@ ori@@ ous King !
For if these things ex@@ ist in you and over@@ f@@ low , they will pre@@ v@@ ent you from being ei@@ ther in@@ ac@@ tive or un@@ fru@@ it@@ ful regarding the acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ . ” ​ — 2 P@@ et .
Since 19@@ 50 , they have publi@@ shed the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures , in whole or in part , in over 1@@ 20 langu@@ ages .
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If tr@@ ou@@ ble th@@ reat@@ ened in Juda@@ e@@ a , the gover@@ nor could nor@@ m@@ ally turn to the imp@@ eri@@ al leg@@ ate in S@@ y@@ ri@@ a , who comman@@ ded le@@ gi@@ ons .
In the origin@@ al - language text , the Hebrew word sh@@ a@@ ·@@ ma@@ ʹ@@ y@@ im , rend@@ ered “ heaven ( s ) , ” is always p@@ lu@@ r@@ al .
In s@@ pite of the ra@@ va@@ ges of World W@@ ar I@@ I , the brothers had done well in get@@ ting Christian activities mo@@ ving again .
What about f@@ li@@ r@@ ting ?
Some of Jesus Christ’s apostles were fi@@ sh@@ er@@ men on the Se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e .
How has this discus@@ sion helped you to see others as Jehovah se@@ es them ?
It may be , for instance , that a person with authority over you as@@ ks you to do something that you would pre@@ f@@ er not to do but that is not contr@@ ary to God’s law .
In fact , when he heard about Jesus , he made a rather b@@ lun@@ t re@@ mar@@ k : “ Can anything good come out of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th ? ”
For instance , in the year 1914 , some thought that their being taken to heaven was im@@ min@@ ent .
Fa@@ ith in God’s prophe@@ tic word makes it possible for us to id@@ enti@@ fy the Messi@@ ah .
Do we person@@ ally share Jehovah’s view of people ?
God’s Law to Israel c@@ learly direc@@ ted that they were to “ form no marriage al@@ li@@ ance ” with anyone from the sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding pa@@ g@@ an nations .
Jehovah has truly bless@@ ed me . ”
Thus , des@@ pite the ma@@ gn@@ itu@@ de of the assignment and the rel@@ ent@@ less and viol@@ ent efforts of op@@ pos@@ ers to s@@ il@@ ence them , the early disciples of Jesus succ@@ ess@@ fully did what he had direc@@ ted .
El@@ i told them that if their sin was against Jehovah , there was no@@ body to pray for them .
Those tel@@ ling words of a Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant minis@@ ter under@@ l@@ ine the contro@@ vers@@ y that s@@ wi@@ r@@ ls around religious fun@@ ding .
We enjoy up@@ building associ@@ ation in the field ministry
When comman@@ ded to sto@@ p wit@@ ness@@ ing , the apostles knew that they had to keep preaching about Jesus , and they im@@ medi@@ ately inform@@ ed the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in of their decision to obey God rather than man .
By lo@@ c@@ ating these principles and following them , a par@@ ent will be able to provide loving and help@@ ful counsel for the children .
The f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed disciples wa@@ ke Jesus up and exc@@ la@@ im : “ We are about to per@@ ish ! ”
Wor@@ shi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah pre@@ ached the same message ​ — the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of Jehovah’s name through God’s Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom , a heavenly govern@@ ment that is to rule over all mankind .
Mar@@ ri@@ age is also a sac@@ red uni@@ on .
Just like me , they needed time to real@@ ize that what they believ@@ ed was wrong .
With that , all commun@@ ic@@ ation between Jehovah and the first cou@@ ple ap@@ par@@ ently c@@ eas@@ ed .
“ This can be really fru@@ str@@ ating , when all I want is ‘ te@@ a and sy@@ mp@@ a@@ thy . ’ ”
After all , if one mate is si@@ ck , both are deep@@ ly affe@@ cted , even if in different ways .
K@@ no@@ wing that we are not al@@ one helps us to end@@ ure .
( a ) How powerful an in@@ str@@ um@@ ent is the t@@ ong@@ ue ? ( b ) Gi@@ ve examples to show the dam@@ age that the t@@ ong@@ ue can do .
I mean , I really did not like it .
Fa@@ ith cou@@ pl@@ ed with the app@@ lic@@ ation of Bible principles will not make us materi@@ ally we@@ al@@ thy , but it will help us to put bre@@ ad on the table .
The young man as@@ sur@@ ed Jesus : “ I have kept all these ; what yet am I l@@ ac@@ king ? ”
“ Do not we@@ ar yourself out to gain we@@ al@@ th .
By the time of the Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us , they were ca@@ pa@@ ble of fa@@ shi@@ on@@ ing a m@@ ol@@ ten cal@@ f .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , I feel that if I were assign@@ ed to work there again , I would still be a no@@ vice .
Why is it under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble that individuals displa@@ y ad@@ mi@@ ra@@ ble qualities ?
Sh@@ ould he tell the truth , or should he co@@ ver up for his cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es ?
The second was Noah .
5 : 32 ; Is@@ a .
Why ? The Bible gives two ba@@ si@@ c reas@@ ons why at@@ tain@@ ing peace has been so elu@@ sive .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , Jehovah prote@@ cted them and gu@@ i@@ ded them on the tri@@ p from Babyl@@ on .
At the time , I was in@@ side , op@@ er@@ ating the s@@ ound ge@@ ar !
Per@@ haps the tra@@ di@@ tional number of three ar@@ ose from their three ty@@ p@@ es of gi@@ f@@ ts .
Me@@ ek@@ ness is rel@@ ated to hum@@ ility and mo@@ des@@ ty , but it also em@@ br@@ ac@@ es other qualities , such as go@@ o@@ dness and mil@@ dness .
When the people of ancient Israel had God’s blessing , their fi@@ el@@ ds pro@@ duc@@ ed fine cro@@ ps and their or@@ char@@ ds exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent fru@@ it .
After the war , the Com@@ mun@@ ists under the lead@@ er@@ ship of P@@ re@@ si@@ d@@ ent Jo@@ si@@ p Bro@@ z Ti@@ to came to power in Yu@@ go@@ sla@@ vi@@ a .
The first is that they “ have spo@@ ken the word of God ” to us .
This rec@@ ur@@ ring verse con@@ ne@@ cts the three stan@@ z@@ as of Psal@@ ms 4@@ 2 and 4@@ 3 into one po@@ em .
H@@ er husband and their children are help@@ ing to make sure that everything is in order .
Their sel@@ f@@ ish and re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous action resul@@ ted not only in great lo@@ ss to themselves but also in tra@@ gi@@ c con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences for all their future off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
M@@ er@@ cen@@ ary D@@ el@@ il@@ ah accepted their offer , but her at@@ temp@@ ts to un@@ co@@ ver Sam@@ s@@ on@@ ’s se@@ cre@@ t fa@@ iled three times .
So Joseph set@@ t@@ led his family in Gal@@ ile@@ e , out@@ side of Ar@@ ch@@ el@@ a@@ us ’ ju@@ ris@@ di@@ ction . ​ — Matthew 2 : 22 .
When Samuel first heard that the Israelites wanted a human king , he felt disa@@ p@@ pointed and re@@ je@@ cted by his people .
In l@@ ate 19@@ 7@@ 4 , Bro@@ ther J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z was invit@@ ed to become a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
What did Paul wr@@ ite to Timothy about ri@@ ches ?
His “ con@@ des@@ cen@@ ding ” means that “ he b@@ ends down to see ” or that “ he is hum@@ bl@@ ing H@@ im@@ self to look . ”
V@@ as@@ y@@ l used his viol@@ ent ways to ro@@ b people .
By our taking fi@@ ve or ten min@@ ut@@ es before or after each home Bible study to show how God’s organization fun@@ ctions .
To show our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to Jehovah , we read the Bible as a family every day . ”
That is why Jesus , in his mo@@ de@@ l prayer , ti@@ ed the coming of the Kingdom to God’s will being done on earth . ​ — Matthew 6 : 10 .
They could not .
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T offered his disciples the hope of everlasting life , but he also ur@@ ged them to coun@@ t the co@@ st of being a Christian .
Can you person@@ ally id@@ enti@@ fy with one of those c@@ as@@ es ?
; M@@ c@@ I@@ nt@@ y@@ re , T .
C@@ learly , Jehovah has provided pl@@ ent@@ y of ad@@ vice and instru@@ ction for our benefit .
Although doing so was difficult , J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah pa@@ id his v@@ ow
Mo@@ ved to Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous A@@ ction
S@@ how@@ ing respect for the pro@@ per@@ ty of others contribu@@ tes to the un@@ ity of the congregation .
What a mis@@ take that would be ! ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 7 , 8 .
“ It was not with cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ti@@ ble things . . . that you were deli@@ vered from your fru@@ it@@ less form of conduct received by tra@@ dition from your fore@@ fa@@ thers . But it was with preci@@ ous blood , like that of an un@@ ble@@ mi@@ shed and spo@@ t@@ less lam@@ b , even Christ’s . ” ​ — 1 Peter 1 : 18 , 19 .
They help to lead the sheep to spiritual “ gr@@ ass@@ y pas@@ tures ” and “ well - w@@ at@@ ered re@@ sting - plac@@ es . ”
For many , it took time to get used to speaking before an a@@ udi@@ ence . Ju@@ li@@ o S .
“ As often ” , 1 / 1
It is the same spirit as that mentioned at Eph@@ es@@ ians 2 : 2 , which says : “ You at one time wal@@ ked according to the system of things of this world , according to the rul@@ er of the authority of the a@@ ir , the spirit that now op@@ er@@ ates in the sons of dis@@ obedi@@ ence . ”
Then Paul was imp@@ ris@@ oned in R@@ ome , and Timothy , who himself had rec@@ ently been rel@@ eas@@ ed from pris@@ on , went to be with him .
Di@@ v@@ ine law comes from the One who kno@@ ws us best .
One refer@@ ence book says that end@@ ur@@ ance is a qu@@ ality that helps us to have strong hope and to avoid giving up when we have tri@@ als .
S@@ U@@ R@@ V@@ I@@ V@@ IN@@ G A G@@ L@@ O@@ B@@ A@@ L D@@ EL@@ U@@ G@@ E
During the past service year , the complete New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures was rel@@ eas@@ ed in the coun@@ tr@@ y’s three ma@@ in langu@@ ages ​ — C@@ e@@ bu@@ an@@ o , I@@ lo@@ ko , and T@@ ag@@ al@@ o@@ g .
That ar@@ ous@@ ed El@@ la@@ ’s cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity , and a fine Bible discus@@ sion en@@ su@@ ed .
S@@ inc@@ ere people who are stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses face op@@ position or ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le in school , at work , in the neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od , or in so@@ cial cir@@ c@@ les .
In the next article , we will consider some of the qualities that result from sel@@ f@@ ish love and see how these contr@@ ast with the qualities found in Jehovah’s servants .
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F@@ e@@ w things could h@@ ur@@ t more .
Satan has had cen@@ tu@@ ries to study human be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
Al@@ so consider@@ ed are ways to prove ourselves holy in all our conduct .
Those in positi@@ ons of authority may not find it eas@@ y to d@@ ele@@ g@@ ate to you@@ ng@@ er ones .
And I have seen it , and I have bor@@ ne witness that this one is the Son of God . ”
Then , he was fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ used of tr@@ ying to ra@@ pe his ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s wife and ended up in ir@@ ons in pris@@ on .
E@@ spe@@ cially at such times does Jehovah want you to “ thro@@ w all your anxi@@ ety upon him . ”
What questions can you pose in order to get someone in your ter@@ rit@@ ory to expres@@ s his feelings ?
In some cul@@ tures , a ne@@ at@@ ly tri@@ m@@ m@@ ed be@@ ard may be accep@@ table and res@@ pe@@ c@@ table , and it may not at all pre@@ v@@ ent people from listen@@ ing to our message .
In nor@@ ma@@ l con@@ di@@ tions , such a se@@ a may s@@ low@@ ly pu@@ s@@ h the v@@ es@@ sel off course .
The exam@@ in@@ ation of the prophe@@ ci@@ es in Isaiah that cen@@ ter on the Ser@@ v@@ ant has been a fine way to pre@@ pare our min@@ ds for the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death .
But they rema@@ ined loyal , and in time , acc@@ ur@@ ate understanding was given them . ​ — Luke 24 : 21 .
T@@ al@@ k@@ ative men may be loo@@ ked down on as fri@@ v@@ ol@@ ous and in@@ s@@ inc@@ ere .
What Is the R@@ o@@ o@@ t Ca@@ use ?
What I learned from the Bible filled me with joy and con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment .
Mul@@ ti@@ ple e@@ gg@@ s may get fer@@ t@@ il@@ ized and beg@@ in to di@@ vi@@ de , be@@ coming human em@@ br@@ yo@@ s .
They were like the s@@ tic@@ k for Juda@@ h .
Do@@ ing good things for others can in@@ deed help pre@@ v@@ ent us from ti@@ ring out in our service to Jehovah .
C@@ learly , the Bible is a book to be under@@ sto@@ od .
Many of them came from that ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , so they ob@@ vi@@ ously needed to be trans@@ form@@ ed in order to become true Christians , and the trans@@ form@@ ation would not have ended on the day of their baptism .
How can we help new ones understand that it is very important to do good things for their brothers and sisters ?
How is God’s name being hon@@ ored today ?
O@@ l@@ der ones , do you appreci@@ ate just how much your prayers benefit the congregation ?
6 : 1 - 8 .
H@@ app@@ ily , in time F@@ e@@ der@@ ic@@ o reg@@ a@@ ined his bal@@ ance and was later re@@ appointed as a pioneer and a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant .
He knew of the Jews ’ dis@@ da@@ in for Jesus and their determin@@ ation to expe@@ l from the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e any who con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed faith in him .
“ I will never for@@ get the tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous sh@@ out and ap@@ pla@@ use that vi@@ br@@ ated through that meeting place , ” rec@@ al@@ led one brother .
It was Sa@@ ul@@ ’s in@@ t@@ ent to go to D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us , te@@ ar Jesus ’ disciples from their ho@@ m@@ es , and dra@@ g them to Jerusalem to face the wr@@ ath of the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in .
God’s Ser@@ v@@ ants Are F@@ av@@ ored
We received a fi@@ er@@ y rec@@ ep@@ tion when we were brought to M@@ r . Ha@@ x@@ wor@@ th .
Some may do better by mo@@ ving within their own country to an are@@ a where the need is greater .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , you o@@ we your parents respect and obedi@@ ence .
S@@ ur@@ ely such pri@@ z@@ es are wor@@ th any pri@@ ce .
It is a result of sub@@ je@@ cting themselves to the “ P@@ r@@ in@@ ce of Pe@@ ace , ” Jesus Christ , and worshi@@ p@@ ing Jehovah , “ the God of love and of peace . ” ​ — Isaiah 9 : 6 ; 2 Corinthians 13 : 11 .
This seri@@ es is only one of the many spiritual pro@@ v@@ isions from Jehovah that help us to accom@@ pl@@ ish the vital work he has given us to do . How gr@@ ate@@ ful we should be that he provi@@ des what we need to car@@ ry out our ministry !
Yes , even in the face of enem@@ y att@@ ack , the people continued activ@@ ely pra@@ ising Jehovah .
The book of Romans id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es another reason why people should recogn@@ ize that they are sin@@ n@@ ers and need a way out of that pre@@ dic@@ am@@ ent .
As the responsi@@ bil@@ ities of my jo@@ b inc@@ reas@@ ed , I sp@@ ent less and less time in the ministry .
W@@ ere M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h’s sin@@ s , gro@@ ss as they were , the kind that inc@@ ur death ?
What shows that hum@@ ility will continue to char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ize the activities of God’s Son ?
Dis@@ c@@ us@@ sing Genesis 9 : 4 , 19@@ th - century Bible scho@@ la@@ r Adam C@@ lar@@ ke wrote : “ This comm@@ and [ to Noah ] is still sc@@ ru@@ pul@@ ously obe@@ yed by the ori@@ ent@@ al Christians . . .
For instance , if they no@@ tice that we are mis@@ sing meetings or that our ze@@ al is co@@ ol@@ ing off , they will no doubt quic@@ k@@ ly come to our a@@ id .
The rest of the family were mission@@ aries .
I cannot help but feel as David did : “ My c@@ up is well filled . ” ​ — Psalm 23 : 5 .
“ Do all things for God’s glory . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R@@ IN@@ TH@@ I@@ AN@@ S 10 : 31 .
3 : 3 , 4 , 9 .
Jesus requi@@ res his followers to have gen@@ u@@ ine love for one another and for the rest of mankind .
El@@ ders teach , using all av@@ en@@ u@@ es o@@ pen to them , including shepher@@ ding .
Paul showed that even one who has the responsi@@ bility of encourag@@ ing others needs to be buil@@ t up himself .
But he also knew how to enjoy rec@@ re@@ ation .
But there were as@@ pe@@ cts of Jesus ’ teachings that rema@@ ined un@@ clear to him before Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st .
During the time Israel accepted this arrang@@ ement , other pe@@ op@@ les could see the resul@@ ts of govern@@ ment by God in contr@@ ast with the resul@@ ts of govern@@ ment by men el@@ se@@ where .
And the Devil wanted to sto@@ p Jesus from rend@@ ering the worship that Jehovah so righ@@ tly deser@@ ved . ​ — Re@@ v .
Why , the person who was h@@ ur@@ t might to@@ t@@ ally avoid the off@@ end@@ er , making re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation very difficult .
Because , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly regarding our day , Jesus war@@ ned : “ Pa@@ y attention to y@@ ourselves that your hearts never become we@@ igh@@ ed down with over@@ e@@ ating and heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ king and anxi@@ e@@ ties of life , and su@@ d@@ den@@ ly that day be in@@ stan@@ tly upon you as a s@@ n@@ are . ”
Why did Jesus inter@@ ru@@ pt his work in be@@ half of the si@@ ck and nee@@ dy in order to re@@ su@@ me his preaching activ@@ ity ?
The older men asked Paul to accom@@ pan@@ y the four to the temple and to care for their ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses .
“ Do not for@@ get kindness to str@@ ang@@ ers . ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B@@ R@@ E@@ W@@ S 13 : 2 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
In ad@@ dition , t@@ ests of faith en@@ able us to see whether our faith has real su@@ sta@@ ining power .
Lo@@ ve ​ — A F@@ ru@@ it of God’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
And he has promised “ to bring to ru@@ in those ru@@ ining the earth . ”
“ The Law has a sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of the good things to come , ” wrote the apostle Paul .
Jesus ’ example teach@@ es us to be loyal to Jehovah and his people .
W@@ as Joseph over@@ ly imp@@ ressed with such op@@ ul@@ ence ?
Because Jehovah was not fir@@ m@@ ly com@@ mit@@ ted to a certain course of action , the inspired rec@@ ord says that he “ began to feel reg@@ re@@ t . ”
Our Creator origin@@ ally in@@ tend@@ ed for man to live forever on earth .
By “ keep@@ ing un@@ dis@@ tur@@ bed , ” or not being fe@@ ar@@ ful , we also demonstr@@ ate trust in Jehovah’s ability to prote@@ ct us .
F@@ o@@ re@@ see@@ ing this , Jesus dis@@ clo@@ sed one way to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish these coun@@ ter@@ fe@@ it form@@ s of Christi@@ an@@ ity from true Christi@@ an@@ ity .
F@@ i@@ ve years later , I was living with another woman , El@@ vi@@ r@@ a , when I once again came in cont@@ act with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
At Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , Jesus ’ new@@ ly anointed disciples made known to the people “ the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent things of God , ” and many who heard respon@@ ded .
Eli@@ p@@ ha@@ z takes the lead .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in three de@@ ca@@ des , the number of har@@ v@@ est work@@ ers had ex@@ pan@@ ded so much that the apostle Paul could say to the congregation in C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e that the good news had already been “ pre@@ ached in all cre@@ ation that is under heaven . ”
M@@ ent@@ al - health ex@@ per@@ ts recogn@@ ize the benef@@ its of being willing to for@@ give .
Lo@@ re@@ t@@ ta , who now has been a regul@@ ar pioneer for some 20 years , is con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that the good resul@@ ts ob@@ ta@@ ined were direc@@ tly rel@@ ated to her having pl@@ an@@ ned with “ s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful direction , ” y@@ es , in har@@ mony with the ad@@ vice found in God’s Word .
The Go@@ sp@@ els reve@@ al the wide r@@ ange of Jesus ’ feelings
14 : 29 ; J@@ as .
; Joseph , I .
This invol@@ ves our avo@@ i@@ ding ag@@ g@@ res@@ si@@ ven@@ ess , a bel@@ lig@@ er@@ ent attitude , or actions that would dis@@ ru@@ pt peace .
As a serv@@ ant of Jehovah , expres@@ sing kindness to the ex@@ t@@ ent possible will be bene@@ fi@@ cial .
Jehovah has always car@@ ed for us .
Ab@@ out 19@@ 70 , I began to experience a health proble@@ m that proved very difficult to id@@ enti@@ fy .
When he was fin@@ i@@ shed , most in his a@@ udi@@ ence left .
O@@ ther c@@ ach@@ es of liter@@ ature were found ear@@ li@@ er , in the sum@@ m@@ er of 199@@ 0 . One was dis@@ co@@ vered in T@@ ar@@ tu , sou@@ ther@@ n E@@ st@@ on@@ ia .
He spoke to his people in a kind , g@@ ent@@ le , and car@@ ing way .
( a ) What is a Christi@@ an’s ma@@ in concer@@ n ?
Since prayer is a vital means of dra@@ wing close to God , it is wor@@ th@@ while to pa@@ use and consider the qu@@ ality of our prayers .
* Can you trust that your heavenly Father will give you the for@@ titu@@ de you need to be res@@ olu@@ te in a@@ bi@@ ding by the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s direction about dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing ?
32 Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers
Ka@@ th@@ i@@ e says : “ I thought of my husband , who is making such good prog@@ ress and doing so much in the congregation .
However , it is an ar@@ t that can be learned through effort and discipl@@ ine .
As we consider@@ ed the first two chap@@ ters of Mi@@ ca@@ h chap@@ ters 1 , 2 , were you stru@@ ck by how much things are the same today ?
For us , being at the Kingdom H@@ all was like being held in Jehovah’s car@@ ing hands .
Wor@@ l@@ dly en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , such as im@@ moral fil@@ ms and tel@@ ev@@ ision shows and w@@ il@@ d mu@@ si@@ c , is effe@@ ctive ba@@ it .
E@@ arly in man@@ ’s hist@@ ory , our origin@@ al parents , Adam and E@@ ve , follow@@ ed Satan the Devil in re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against God .
Mo@@ re@@ over , regarding earth@@ ’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants , we read : “ They will certainly buil@@ d hous@@ es and have occ@@ u@@ pan@@ cy ; and they will certainly pl@@ ant v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds and e@@ at their fru@@ it@@ age .
J@@ en@@ ni@@ f@@ er , who has benef@@ ited from Jehovah’s remin@@ ders , ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges : “ I have more en@@ er@@ gy and en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m for life . ”
The psalmist shows that Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y is a@@ bo@@ ve all and that the ang@@ eli@@ c ho@@ st@@ s listen to his words of instru@@ ction and to his comman@@ ds .
L@@ and was quic@@ k@@ ly ob@@ ta@@ ined , and than@@ ks to the help of h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers , a new Kingdom H@@ all was comple@@ ted in a sh@@ ort peri@@ od of time .
He le@@ ts go al@@ together when the child can keep his bal@@ ance .
A@@ no@@ ther congregation wr@@ ites : “ We care for a cor@@ rec@@ tional fac@@ ility that has 20 small li@@ br@@ aries .
2 : 9 ​ — Why did El@@ isha ask for ‘ two par@@ ts in Eli@@ j@@ ah’s spirit ’ ?
She ans@@ wer@@ ed all my questions from the Bible , and I was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that what she said was the truth .
These public@@ ations can help you as well to see pro@@ of that there is a Creator , and you will be able to recogn@@ ize and re@@ ject false teachings .
U@@ pri@@ ght people will live in Par@@ adise on earth end@@ less@@ ly without ag@@ ing .
They are : not let@@ ting an ear@@ li@@ er marriage over@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ w your cur@@ r@@ ent marriage ; inter@@ ac@@ ting with old friends who are un@@ famili@@ ar with your new sp@@ ouse ; tru@@ sting your new mate even though your first sp@@ ouse may have been dis@@ loyal . ​ — 7 / 1 , pages 9 - 10 .
If a young man or woman pas@@ ses a certain age without get@@ ting married , concer@@ ned friends and relati@@ ves may feel imp@@ el@@ led to give him or her some ad@@ vice .
In ancient times , many Israelites learned the psal@@ ms by heart .
Jehovah H@@ as O@@ p@@ ened My E@@ y@@ es
Wh@@ ich of these questions —
We tre@@ asure the joy we have had in help@@ ing some 70 people come to know Jehovah .
© F@@ O@@ R@@ G@@ E@@ T P@@ at@@ ri@@ ck / ​ S@@ A@@ G@@ A@@ P@@ H@@ O@@ T@@ O@@ .@@ C@@ O@@ M / ​ Al@@ am@@ y
Dis@@ cer@@ ning the gra@@ ve con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of the ha@@ st@@ y action being pl@@ an@@ ned , A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il coura@@ ge@@ ously inter@@ ven@@ ed .
“ The Son of God , Jesus Christ , who was pre@@ ached among you through us , that is , through me and S@@ il@@ van@@ us and Timothy , did not become ‘ y@@ es ’ and yet ‘ no , ’ but ‘ y@@ es ’ has become ‘ y@@ es ’ in his case . ”
Ha@@ ve you ever felt that because of your circumstances there is not much you can do ?
Those disciples were willing to die rather than r@@ en@@ oun@@ ce their faith in Jesus .
Many ad@@ mit that this is the way that self - a@@ bu@@ se often takes place .
S@@ y@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed by a bri@@ de , the true sa@@ in@@ ts keep on saying : “ C@@ ome ! ”
Are such qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations for only an el@@ ite few ?
If you would like to experience blessings like the ones enjo@@ yed by those in the full - time service , make your desire known to Jehovah .
Yes , we all need pati@@ ence .
He en@@ ri@@ ches our congregation . ”
* I@@ mp@@ ressed with the boo@@ k@@ let , Mu@@ m took us children to a meeting of Jehovah’s Witnesses the following S@@ un@@ day .
Then , they do re@@ sear@@ ch using the Bible and our Christian public@@ ations in order to find information that will help us .
Be@@ fore long comes New Ye@@ ar@@ ’s Da@@ y , c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated with very no@@ is@@ y par@@ ties .
When Dani@@ el@@ ’s enem@@ ies con@@ spi@@ red to have a law pas@@ sed for@@ bi@@ d@@ ding the making of a pet@@ iti@@ on to any go@@ d or man exc@@ ep@@ t to the king for 30 days , Daniel knew that this imp@@ ing@@ ed on his relationship with Jehovah God .
Indeed , the life of the col@@ por@@ te@@ ur@@ s was no “ f@@ low@@ er@@ y bed of e@@ ase , ” as one of them put it .
En@@ courage O@@ thers With G@@ rac@@ i@@ ous S@@ pe@@ e@@ ch
How did David show that we should trust in Jehovah even when op@@ pos@@ ers use their t@@ ong@@ u@@ es as we@@ ap@@ ons against us ?
Lo@@ ve also imp@@ els a cou@@ ple to continue lear@@ ning about each other .
P@@ re@@ par@@ ing the H@@ ear@@ t and the M@@ ind
“ The P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es and their s@@ cri@@ bes began mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring to his disciples , saying : ‘ Why is it you e@@ at and dr@@ ink with ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ ors and sin@@ n@@ ers ? ’ ”
Al@@ so , seek out the support of the bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
A brother in Ger@@ many thought about how each book of the Bible con@@ tain@@ s de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about the Kingdom .
( b ) How does hope prote@@ ct us from d@@ anger ?
Some are re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed as ph@@ il@@ an@@ thro@@ p@@ ists , human@@ it@@ ari@@ ans , ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ates of ci@@ vi@@ l righ@@ ts , or for their accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments in bu@@ sin@@ ess , s@@ ci@@ ence , me@@ dic@@ ine , or other activities .
In ad@@ dition to what was offered in the gra@@ in o@@ ffer@@ ings , a to@@ tal of 2@@ 2@@ ,000 c@@ at@@ tle and 1@@ 20@@ ,000 sheep were sacrific@@ ed on that occasi@@ on . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 8 : 6@@ 2 - 6@@ 5 .
He was also willing to ac@@ knowledge his own sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings , not just those of his people .
12 : 7 - 10 .
How vital it is that we cultiv@@ ate hear@@ t@@ felt loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah now , before t@@ ests or temp@@ t@@ ations come upon us !
In the Christian congregation , they righ@@ tly ex@@ pect to find comfort and ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment .
What do we know about Jesus ’ early life on earth ?
It em@@ br@@ ac@@ es the whole associ@@ ation of our brothers worl@@ d@@ wide .
What gave David such courage ?
One of them was Jac@@ o@@ b v@@ an B@@ en@@ ne@@ ko@@ m , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er .
In any case , his question su@@ gg@@ ested that deep down , there was a proble@@ m ​ — a serious l@@ ack of appreciation for spiritual matters .
At that time , Go@@ g will att@@ ack “ a people reg@@ a@@ ther@@ ed from the nations , ” Jehovah’s people .
30 .
The “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama ” was vie@@ wed by milli@@ ons of people worl@@ d@@ wide .
Des@@ i@@ re to Ex@@ p@@ and Our M@@ in@@ is@@ try
It is always f@@ at@@ al .
Mo@@ der@@ n Bu@@ il@@ ding Pro@@ je@@ cts
27 “ These Th@@ ings En@@ trust to Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful M@@ en ”
1 , 2 . ( a ) What fact is encourag@@ ing with reg@@ ard to the Christian congregation ?
M@@ ore than 1@@ ,@@ 7@@ 00 vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to serve wh@@ er@@ ever needed .
Do we peri@@ o@@ dic@@ ally take the time to refle@@ ct on the work@@ ings of Jehovah’s organization ?
God does not offer this re@@ ward as a bri@@ be .
□ S@@ us@@ a
But learn he did , to the ex@@ t@@ ent that , in time , Paul could confid@@ ently s@@ end Timothy to vis@@ it congregations and act as his re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative .
That will a@@ id him in his spiritual reco@@ very .
20 : 5 .
Jehovah’s Witnesses will be g@@ la@@ d to provide you with more information on this and other vital to@@ pi@@ c@@ s .
We all need to work hard to keep a strong relationship with Jehovah .
S@@ ome@@ times , though , a tri@@ al@@ some situation l@@ ing@@ ers .
During the time of the Ju@@ d@@ ges , the Israelites re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly f@@ ell away to i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
D .
5 , 6 . ( a ) How was ancient Babyl@@ on hum@@ ili@@ ated ?
Rather than rejo@@ ic@@ ing over these spiritual gi@@ f@@ ts , however , they allow@@ ed themselves to become dis@@ satis@@ fied with God’s material pro@@ v@@ isions . ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 11 : 4 - 6 .
In@@ sol@@ ently , they have re@@ moved the divine name from their Bible transl@@ ations and have taught do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines that mis@@ re@@ present the One they cla@@ im to worship .
What Scriptural reas@@ ons do we have to keep on preaching ?
He “ put faith in Jehovah , and it was coun@@ ted to him as righteousness . ” ​ — R@@ om .
No@@ ting Ch@@ r@@ is ’ effort to change , the work@@ mate also made ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments .
In the days before the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , how can we ‘ t@@ est whether we are in the faith ’ ?
If we value this privile@@ ged relationship with our Creator , we will take care to walk fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less@@ ly in his eyes .
Why should you give attention to Christian mor@@ ality as you study God’s Word ?
Now , however , com@@ pu@@ ter s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists are ex@@ pl@@ or@@ ing new ways . “ Our appro@@ ach uses st@@ atis@@ tic@@ al mo@@ d@@ els to find the most likely transl@@ ation , ” says F@@ ran@@ z Jose@@ f O@@ ch , a le@@ ading spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ist in com@@ pu@@ ter transl@@ ation .
In ad@@ dition , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers have don@@ ated their time and s@@ k@@ ill@@ s , often working in re@@ mo@@ te are@@ as of these coun@@ tri@@ es .
W@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ S
He app@@ lied the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule ​ — and made the right cho@@ ice . ​ — Luke 10 : 30 - 37 .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful Des@@ pite Is@@ ol@@ ation
They were re@@ turned to Eng@@ land to serve their time in ci@@ vi@@ l pris@@ ons .
S@@ hor@@ tly before , in 195@@ 8 , the P@@ on@@ ti@@ fi@@ ci@@ o is@@ titu@@ to bi@@ bli@@ c@@ o ( P@@ on@@ ti@@ fic@@ al Bi@@ bli@@ cal In@@ s@@ titu@@ te ) publi@@ shed “ the first complete Ca@@ tho@@ lic transl@@ ation from the origin@@ al te@@ x@@ ts . ”
For what purpose was Paul “ res@@ cu@@ ed from the li@@ on@@ ’s m@@ ou@@ th ” ?
R@@ o@@ sa : S@@ ome@@ times someone would say to me , “ I@@ t’s not a nor@@ ma@@ l life that you lead .
7 When Will God’s Kingdom C@@ ome ?
( b ) How can medit@@ ation and prayer emp@@ ow@@ er you to fi@@ ght temp@@ tation even when you feel ti@@ red ?
He is in the very best position to help us to cop@@ e with our problems .
What H@@ op@@ e for An@@ c@@ est@@ ors ?
The ju@@ dge who was in char@@ ge of the case said that those brothers were more d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous than a div@@ ision of Ger@@ man sol@@ di@@ ers .
This un@@ certain mu@@ si@@ cal expres@@ sion is rend@@ ered “ w@@ in@@ e@@ pres@@ ses ” in the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t ver@@ sion and may indic@@ ate that the Israelites san@@ g these psal@@ ms at the time of the gra@@ pe har@@ v@@ est .
I@@ d@@ enti@@ f@@ ying the rel@@ ev@@ ant Bible princi@@ ple can thus strengthen our conscience and help us make the right decision .
Tru@@ e , we will still experience disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments in life .
What can we learn from Jesus ’ mirac@@ les ?
Law - A@@ bi@@ ding Su@@ b@@ je@@ cts
E@@ spe@@ cially no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy was 19@@ 31 when the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents a@@ do@@ p@@ ted the name Jehovah’s Witnesses .
in respon@@ se ? What about those who hear the invit@@ ation to “ come ” ?
What war@@ ning did Jesus give when sen@@ ding out the 12 apostles ?
Be@@ ing part of the only true inter@@ n@@ ational bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od is another s@@ ource of joy .
A@@ n Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an do@@ cum@@ ent from the 1@@ 3@@ th century B.C.E . men@@ tions that some fe@@ ar@@ some war@@ ri@@ ors in the re@@ gi@@ on of Cana@@ an were over ei@@ ght fe@@ et ( 2@@ .@@ 4 m ) in he@@ i@@ ght .
So the Devil emp@@ lo@@ yed another t@@ ac@@ tic , one that had succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded many times before .
Th@@ ough some are dis@@ pleas@@ ed that this my@@ th is lo@@ sing believers , what can anyone ex@@ pect of a f@@ an@@ t@@ as@@ y main@@ ta@@ ined only for the s@@ ake of tra@@ dition and for com@@ mer@@ cial conven@@ i@@ ence ?
A fore@@ ign people , a fore@@ ign t@@ ong@@ ue , fore@@ ign cu@@ st@@ om@@ s ​ — how would his little family a@@ da@@ pt to so much change ?
This vi@@ ct@@ ory perhaps gave U@@ gar@@ it@@ ’s sa@@ il@@ ors confidence that Ba@@ al would prote@@ ct them at se@@ a .
A@@ ver@@ age age : 3@@ 3@@ .@@ 4
▪ H@@ el@@ p young ones to understand why certain pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res are follow@@ ed in the congregation .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing in the gar@@ den of E@@ den was ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely perfect .
N@@ um@@ bers chap@@ ter 25 , however , tel@@ ls us that “ Israel att@@ ached it@@ self to the Ba@@ al of Pe@@ or ; and the anger of Jehovah began to b@@ la@@ ze against Israel . ”
In Ad@@ dition to S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ding C@@ alls
Go@@ l@@ den e@@ ag@@ le
K@@ in@@ dness is also a requi@@ re@@ ment for those who will be sub@@ je@@ cts of God’s Kingdom .
Many young people have an in@@ qui@@ ring mind .
When we face serious problems , we pray to Jehovah , as@@ king for help to find the guid@@ ance we need .
Yes , “ find ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in Jehovah , and he will gr@@ ant you the desi@@ res of your heart . ” ​ — P@@ s .
What helped Joseph to keep his spiritual de@@ f@@ en@@ ses in@@ t@@ act under such temp@@ ting circumstances ?
What S@@ ort of H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est Is Jesus ?
So a l@@ eng@@ thy peri@@ od of wa@@ iting follow@@ ed Jesus ’ arri@@ val in heaven .
He ad@@ m@@ its that this had a ne@@ g@@ ative effect on his spiritu@@ ality : “ I ten@@ d to be rather ho@@ the@@ ad@@ ed , so s@@ cen@@ es of viol@@ ence made it difficult for me to exerc@@ ise self - control .
E@@ ach of us can exam@@ ine his heart to see if it is fully devo@@ ted to God .
Un@@ for@@ tun@@ ately , it was imp@@ os@@ sible for Ru@@ th to r@@ ene@@ w her re@@ si@@ d@@ ence per@@ mit , and she was ob@@ li@@ ged to leave the country .
No matter who will share in saying “ Pe@@ ace and se@@ cur@@ ity ! ” that develop@@ ment will indic@@ ate that Jehovah’s day is to beg@@ in .
How can you accom@@ pl@@ ish this ?
S@@ ur@@ ely , we should not encoura@@ ge c@@ li@@ qu@@ es by form@@ ing exc@@ lu@@ sive grou@@ ps among God’s people .
During the Ti@@ me of the En@@ d
For example , will he be able to take on more work or responsi@@ bility without ne@@ g@@ le@@ cting other important things ?
After we had tru@@ d@@ ged along for some h@@ our@@ s , a large tru@@ ck came by .
M@@ an , in his enti@@ re@@ ty , is a soul ; ani@@ mal@@ s are also sou@@ ls .
During the last few h@@ our@@ s of his w@@ atch , it is much har@@ der for him to stay a@@ wa@@ ke because he is very ti@@ red .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out his com@@ pas@@ s , this h@@ ik@@ er would be ho@@ p@@ el@@ ess@@ ly lost .
When a husband does this , his wife feel@@ s secu@@ re and it is e@@ asi@@ er for her to respect and support him .
“ I began to real@@ ize that I needed to learn pati@@ ence and hum@@ ility .
L@@ ear@@ ning that I was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , many of them asked questions about how the cri@@ m@@ es that they had com@@ mit@@ ted would af@@ fect their standing before God .
After tr@@ ying self - me@@ dic@@ ation , she s@@ ought medi@@ cal attention , and the tre@@ at@@ ment she received seem@@ ed help@@ ful .
We must never doubt that if we follow God’s direction , it will turn out for our good .
The resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus emp@@ lo@@ yed angels at his comm@@ and to support his disciples .
On@@ ly rec@@ ently has the Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic hi@@ er@@ ar@@ ch@@ y in Fr@@ ance con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed that it fa@@ iled to op@@ pose the sen@@ ding of h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s to Na@@ z@@ i death ch@@ am@@ bers .
When Adam sin@@ ned , we were in his lo@@ ins , so to speak .
Some refer@@ ence boo@@ ks say that the Hebrew word for “ law ” is rel@@ ated to a word that means “ direc@@ t , gu@@ i@@ de , instru@@ ct . ”
The brothers are wa@@ iting . ”
( a ) When was Jesus en@@ thr@@ oned as King , and where ?
Then , in the conclu@@ sion , he could ref@@ er to those questions to re@@ view the ma@@ in poin@@ ts .
No@@ thing in Satan’s ar@@ sen@@ al of we@@ ap@@ ons can do us per@@ man@@ ent har@@ m .
So I have put first things first ​ — my dedic@@ ation to serve Jehovah who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly .
God’s In@@ ter@@ est in Com@@ m@@ on Pe@@ ople
He once stru@@ ck up a con@@ vers@@ ation with a Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an woman .
On@@ ly relati@@ vely few individuals refle@@ cted the qualities of Noah , Daniel , and Job and were thus mar@@ ked for sur@@ vi@@ val .
But anything one human can do for another is very li@@ mit@@ ed in com@@ par@@ is@@ on with “ sal@@ vation by [ God ] . ”
What end came to P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate and the Jewish system of things , and what conclu@@ sion do you draw from this ?
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T | H@@ A@@ S S@@ C@@ I@@ EN@@ C@@ E R@@ E@@ P@@ L@@ A@@ C@@ E@@ D TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E ?
Many who have gro@@ wn we@@ ak spiritually or who have been over@@ taken by sin do not find it eas@@ y to return to Jehovah .
The wisdom con@@ ta@@ ined in God’s Word is “ first of all pu@@ re . ”
The h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ite may promise much in the way of spiritual ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment but tur@@ ns out to be a ‘ w@@ at@@ er@@ less cl@@ ou@@ d ’ ​ — deli@@ ver@@ ing nothing .
She told Solomon : “ Tru@@ e has the word proved to be that I heard in my own land . . .
Such can jo@@ y@@ fully c@@ ry out : “ You will sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard me from dist@@ ress it@@ self . ”
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : Let me sto@@ p you there .
As They G@@ ro@@ w O@@ l@@ der
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , real peace does ex@@ ist in this war - t@@ or@@ n world .
Q@@ u@@ o@@ ting from Revelation 4 : 11 , the speak@@ er emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed the conven@@ tion@@ ’s over@@ all the@@ me .
He then might er@@ e@@ ct a st@@ one w@@ all , using the st@@ ones he had c@@ lear@@ ed from the so@@ il .
It is reason@@ able to as@@ su@@ me that Jehovah feel@@ s about the present world as he felt about the p@@ re - F@@ lood world .
How we love these de@@ ar sisters !
And I could never understand why such a small commun@@ ity as our@@ s needed two chap@@ els as well as a ch@@ urch to worship God .
We wanted to imitate the good examples that others had set for us .
He says : “ Although my life was a m@@ ess because of d@@ ru@@ g a@@ bu@@ se and heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ king , I had an interest in the Bible and long@@ ed to have a purpose in life .
A shepher@@ d uses his ro@@ d or st@@ af@@ f not only to ward off pre@@ d@@ at@@ ors but also to nu@@ dge his sheep in the right direction .
W@@ B@@ B@@ R mi@@ cro@@ p@@ ho@@ ne .
Although perfect himself , he does not ex@@ pect us to be perfect , “ for he himself well kno@@ ws the form@@ ation of us , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that we are du@@ st . ”
A godly woman who has true char@@ m will sur@@ ely receive glory .
He knew that God can acc@@ ur@@ ately ass@@ ess our deep@@ est inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations and give us help when we need it .
As in Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s time , there are those who fi@@ ght against God by op@@ pos@@ ing his servants and their div@@ in@@ ely assign@@ ed activities .
The Bethel family gre@@ w from just a h@@ and@@ ful to about 25 during that peri@@ od .
How can we pre@@ v@@ ent them from ro@@ b@@ b@@ ing us of our happiness ?
The qu@@ est for more certainly s@@ ti@@ f@@ les spiritual prog@@ ress .
On@@ ce the ide@@ a was pl@@ anted in E@@ ve@@ ’s mind , she had two op@@ tions : She could re@@ ject the ide@@ a , or she could keep d@@ wel@@ ling on it , allow@@ ing her desire for the fru@@ it to gro@@ w .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jesus and his apostles later benef@@ ited from the gener@@ os@@ ity of the women “ who were minis@@ ter@@ ing to them from their bel@@ ong@@ ings . ” ​ — Luke 8 : 1 - 3 .
Consider the example that our Le@@ ad@@ er set for young ones .
In time , “ Jehovah saw that man@@ ’s wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness was great on the earth and that every inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of the thoughts of his heart was only bad all the time . ”
Why , on an a@@ ver@@ age , during the 200@@ 1 service year , 32 new congregations were form@@ ed every we@@ ek !
* A@@ m@@ ong the num@@ er@@ ous s@@ crip@@ tures it uses to refu@@ te the Tr@@ in@@ ity do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine are Mark 13 : 32 and 1 Corinthians 15 : 24 , 28 .
Christian El@@ ders ​ — ‘ F@@ el@@ low Wor@@ k@@ ers for Our Jo@@ y ’
Why did Jehovah ju@@ dge those living there as wor@@ thy of des@@ tru@@ ction ?
When our first parents , Adam and E@@ ve , obe@@ yed Satan and turned their ba@@ c@@ ks on God , they , in effect , cho@@ se Satan as their rul@@ er .
Th@@ ree challeng@@ es are ( 1 ) a@@ da@@ p@@ ting to a different li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le , ( 2 ) cop@@ ing with ho@@ mes@@ ic@@ k@@ ness , and ( 3 ) f@@ it@@ ting in with the local brothers .
S@@ et spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c go@@ als .
When they con@@ sul@@ t together before making large pur@@ cha@@ ses , they show respect for each o@@ ther’s op@@ in@@ i@@ ons and feelings .
He always tre@@ ats his wife with respect , kindness , and com@@ pas@@ sion .
In 70 C.E . , as fore@@ told at Mal@@ ach@@ i 4 : 1 , a “ day . . . bur@@ ning like the fur@@ n@@ ace ” came upon fle@@ sh@@ ly Israel .
In fact , while he was a pris@@ on@@ er , Paul wrote sever@@ al encourag@@ ing let@@ ters .
What is re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble is that the events were known some 2@@ 00 years a@@ head of time .
They could and would want to “ appro@@ ach with fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch to the thro@@ ne of un@@ deser@@ ved kindness . ” ​ — He@@ b .
7 : 6 - 6@@ 7 ​ — Why does Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s l@@ ist of the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant who re@@ turned to Jerusalem with Z@@ er@@ u@@ b@@ ba@@ be@@ l di@@ ff@@ er from E@@ z@@ ra@@ ’s in individu@@ al fi@@ gu@@ res for each hous@@ eho@@ ld ?
S@@ tre@@ e@@ ts tw@@ is@@ ted and turned in a be@@ w@@ il@@ der@@ ing man@@ ner , and we found it eas@@ y to lo@@ se our sense of direction .
The Un@@ ited N@@ ations H@@ u@@ man D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ment R@@ ep@@ ort 200@@ 2 says that “ the ri@@ ch@@ est 5 % of the worl@@ d’s people have in@@ comes 1@@ 14 times those of the po@@ o@@ rest 5 % . ”
Not ever@@ yone who claim@@ s to be Christian is a gen@@ u@@ ine follow@@ er of Christ .
That powerful spirit e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed mo@@ der@@ n - day servants of God to care for the needs of the organization when it became necess@@ ary to beg@@ in their own prin@@ ting op@@ er@@ ation . In a letter , Bro@@ ther R .
We must di@@ lig@@ ently study God’s Word , for ther@@ e@@ in we will find his sure cons@@ ol@@ ations .
He must care for his family in the godly man@@ ner Scrip@@ tur@@ ally requi@@ red of Christian overse@@ ers . ​ — 1 Timothy 3 : 1 - 7 .
The other was the nor@@ ther@@ n ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel , also called Eph@@ ra@@ im , for its most prom@@ in@@ ent tri@@ be .
For example , to Christians in Corin@@ th , he wrote : “ Con@@ cer@@ ning the col@@ le@@ ction that is for the holy ones , just as I gave or@@ ders to the congregations of Gal@@ ati@@ a , do that way also y@@ ourselves .
Yes , Jehovah never disa@@ p@@ poin@@ ts those who “ take ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght ” in him . ​ — Psalm 37 : 3 , 4 .
Des@@ pite experi@@ enc@@ ing in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es , Joseph main@@ ta@@ ined a positi@@ ve spirit and an in@@ ner beau@@ ty .
Since God cre@@ ated humans , he kno@@ ws best what la@@ ws they need to obey for their own good and for the good of others .
Wh@@ ere does all this sol@@ ar power come from ?
An@@ al@@ y@@ z@@ ing and com@@ par@@ ing such material helps to inc@@ re@@ ase our understanding of our hist@@ ory and of those who lived through it .
Thus , many feel that it is better to leave the Bible on the boo@@ k@@ sh@@ el@@ f and seek guid@@ ance el@@ se@@ where .
As@@ k yourself : ‘ What does each qu@@ ality mean ?
Ther@@ efore , we should always direc@@ t our prayers only to God through Jesus . ​ — Read Psalm 10@@ 3 : 20 , 21 ; Matthew 26 : 5@@ 3 .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ ty - two - year - old L@@ is@@ a * expla@@ ins how she came to appreci@@ ate the value of pur@@ po@@ se@@ ful study and medit@@ ation : “ After my baptism in 199@@ 4 , I was qu@@ ite ac@@ tive in the truth for about two years .
But as the person makes spiritual prog@@ ress , he gra@@ du@@ ally ga@@ ins the ma@@ st@@ er@@ y over these un@@ desi@@ ra@@ ble “ works of the flesh ” and makes ro@@ om for “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit . ”
While the la@@ z@@ y one is su@@ p@@ ine , po@@ ver@@ ty over@@ takes him with the spe@@ ed of a ban@@ di@@ t , and s@@ car@@ city att@@ ac@@ ks him like an ar@@ m@@ ed man .
Di@@ d you know that Christ’s disciples are doing this work under the su@@ per@@ vision of the angels ?
How dist@@ res@@ sing for him , who “ is very tend@@ er in affe@@ ction and com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , ” to hear and see the “ strong out@@ cri@@ es and te@@ ars ” of Jesus in the gar@@ den of Ge@@ th@@ s@@ em@@ ane , the s@@ adi@@ s@@ tic s@@ cour@@ g@@ ing , the c@@ ru@@ el imp@@ al@@ ement , and the s@@ low , ag@@ on@@ iz@@ ing death .
L@@ ater , John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er indic@@ ated that the Christ would soon appe@@ ar . ​ — 2 / 15 , pages 26 - 27 .
2 : 2 ; 4 : 10 ​ — How is Jesus “ a prop@@ iti@@ at@@ ory sacrifice ” ?
The cou@@ ple had follow@@ ed what is often called the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule .
The shepher@@ d of Bible times had to be coura@@ ge@@ ous to prote@@ ct his sheep from w@@ ol@@ ves , be@@ ars , and li@@ ons .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , when Ti@@ tu@@ s went to Corin@@ th to minis@@ ter to the brothers there , Paul wrote back to the congregation , saying : “ His spirit has been ref@@ re@@ shed by all of you . ”
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al V@@ alu@@ es , 4 / 15
W@@ as he just in doing so ?
What example do we have in A@@ ris@@ t@@ ar@@ ch@@ us ?
Then the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er and the elders me@@ et .
This i@@ ma@@ ge , however , is fi@@ ction , not fact .
Yes , those early pione@@ ers did se@@ em to have consider@@ able succ@@ ess in chang@@ ing pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s attitu@@ des toward cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness .
Let us see in what ways this is so .
Jesus ’ blood , or life , given as “ a cor@@ respon@@ ding ransom for all , ” also showed that Jesus is God’s Son .
Ca@@ res Ab@@ out You , 7 / 1
Adam had to cho@@ ose to listen ei@@ ther to his Creator or to E@@ ve .
In fact , they have un@@ it@@ e@@ dly taken a bel@@ lig@@ er@@ ent stand and mas@@ sed themselves together against the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh and his A@@ no@@ inted One .
Many of them said that they were encoura@@ ged to pur@@ sue the full - time service because they saw us serving as pione@@ ers , even though we had full - time jo@@ bs .
E@@ ach Israel@@ ite could give wh@@ atever he was able to give , and each vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary contribu@@ tion ​ — no matter what it might be or how much — ​ could be used in an appro@@ pri@@ ate way to car@@ ry out the divine purpose .
Th@@ ough that is possible , the Bible simply says that he “ f@@ ell to the gr@@ ound . ”
I was comple@@ t@@ ely taken a@@ back by his reason@@ ab@@ ly help@@ ful attitude .
From Eph@@ esus to R@@ ome vi@@ a T@@ ro@@ as is r@@ ough@@ ly 1@@ ,000 mil@@ es ( 1@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 k@@ m ) .
; P@@ ach@@ o , A .
In@@ c@@ lu@@ ded among those comman@@ ds was the com@@ mis@@ sion to preach .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful anointed Christians had to me@@ et together in small priv@@ ate grou@@ ps , and some were not able to me@@ et at all .
Yet , a sing@@ le tr@@ act can have a far - re@@ aching effect on some@@ one@@ ’s life .
• Why could apost@@ as@@ y not s@@ il@@ ence the pre@@ ach@@ ers of the good news ?
( Read Mark 3 : 4 - 6 . )
These Christians can say that the holy spirit “ be@@ ars witness , ” or makes clear , to them that their re@@ ward is in heaven
Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ising a special privilege that had been gr@@ anted by the king of P@@ ol@@ and , Si@@ en@@ i@@ e@@ ń@@ s@@ ki f@@ oun@@ ded the to@@ wn of R@@ ak@@ ó@@ w , which later became the cen@@ ter of So@@ c@@ in@@ i@@ an@@ ism in P@@ ol@@ and .
V@@ it@@ ru@@ vi@@ us ’ water m@@ ill , on the other hand , could gr@@ ind some 3@@ 00 to 4@@ 00 p@@ oun@@ ds [ 1@@ 50 - 2@@ 00 k@@ g ] per h@@ our .
Jesus knew that he was going to resur@@ rec@@ t La@@ z@@ ar@@ us .
Pe@@ ace and order will have been rest@@ ored thr@@ ough@@ out the uni@@ verse .
From the book L@@ a Ti@@ er@@ r@@ a S@@ an@@ ta , V@@ olu@@ me I@@ I , 18@@ 30
The l@@ ate H@@ in@@ du lead@@ er Mo@@ h@@ and@@ as K . G@@ and@@ h@@ i expres@@ sed his consci@@ enti@@ ous st@@ ance this way : “ He or she who supp@@ or@@ ts a St@@ ate organiz@@ ed in the mil@@ it@@ ary way ​ — whether direc@@ tly or indi@@ rec@@ tly — ​ par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ates in the sin .
After gra@@ du@@ ating from G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol , a group of us pione@@ ered nor@@ th of New Yor@@ k C@@ ity for a year until we could get needed tra@@ v@@ el pa@@ p@@ ers .
While some questions prom@@ pt a ver@@ ba@@ l rep@@ ly , others are in@@ tend@@ ed to s@@ ti@@ r a deep@@ er re@@ action .
O@@ ut@@ l@@ ine practic@@ al st@@ ep@@ s a Christian might take in res@@ ol@@ ving serious disa@@ gre@@ ements .
The declar@@ ation of the ‘ g@@ la@@ d ti@@ ding@@ s of everlasting good news ’ dra@@ ws righ@@ tly inc@@ l@@ ined individuals to the worship of the true God . ​ — Revelation 14 : 6 , 7 .
This helps me to remember the individu@@ al@@ ’s life and hist@@ ory and not just to foc@@ us on the pati@@ ent@@ ’s present con@@ dition . ”
Jesus pre@@ ached to the woman at the well .
A@@ g@@ ap@@ ē has su@@ pre@@ m@@ ely to do with the will . ”
D@@ eli@@ ver@@ ing a talk at a conven@@ tion with a C@@ e@@ bu@@ an@@ o inter@@ pre@@ ter
Some have accepted the word under con@@ di@@ tions of war and har@@ s@@ h persecu@@ tion , while others have done so during times of peace and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity .
Since the se@@ ed that is s@@ own is the word of the Kingdom , the fru@@ it@@ age must be a many@@ fo@@ ld du@@ p@@ lic@@ ation of that se@@ ed .
It is par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly vital to “ fle@@ e from for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation ” during cour@@ tshi@@ p .
T@@ ry to i@@ magine what Jehovah is ac@@ tually prom@@ ising us .
Bar@@ u@@ ch respon@@ ded to counsel and avo@@ i@@ ded materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic di@@ str@@ actions .
In we@@ igh@@ ing such questions , do not wor@@ ry that your good de@@ e@@ ds will go un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed or un@@ re@@ war@@ ded .
But from the c@@ ities of refu@@ ge , we also learn about Jehovah and how we may refle@@ ct his qualities .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , a family that pra@@ ises God together for@@ ges close b@@ on@@ ds .
S@@ ar@@ a@@ i thus cho@@ se to ‘ sub@@ ject her@@ self to her husband ’ and conc@@ e@@ al her married st@@ atu@@ s .
In 198@@ 6 our last child , Mi@@ ca@@ h , was born .
Jehovah has certainly proved that he is with his people .
As@@ k yourself such questions as : ‘ Do I per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in prayer ?
The World Bo@@ ok En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia no@@ tes : “ Mar@@ in@@ ers deter@@ mine which ligh@@ th@@ ouse they are see@@ ing ​ — and therefore their lo@@ c@@ ation — ​ by ob@@ serving the char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic of a ligh@@ th@@ ouse and con@@ sul@@ ting a light l@@ ist . ”
It requi@@ red a dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c inter@@ ven@@ tion by Jesus himself to move Paul to ad@@ just his beli@@ ef@@ s . ​ — Acts 9 : 1 - 6 ; 26 : 14 .
God’s Will to T@@ ake P@@ l@@ ace on E@@ ar@@ th
Many physi@@ c@@ ally heal@@ thy people are un@@ happy , over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed with problems .
What inc@@ reas@@ ed light was shed in 19@@ 6@@ 2 ?
A@@ ged Jac@@ o@@ b heard that there was gra@@ in in Egy@@ pt , so he told his sons to go down there to bu@@ y fo@@ o@@ d@@ stu@@ ff@@ s . ​ — Genesis 4@@ 2 : 1 , 2 .
It was real to them .
All her relati@@ ves were dead , and i@@ ma@@ ges re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting her go@@ ds were destro@@ yed .
Christians must maintain their in@@ ner peace .
We imp@@ l@@ ore our heavenly Father : “ Let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied . ”
These li@@ on@@ like att@@ ac@@ ks have ca@@ used a few to stu@@ m@@ ble .
7 Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy 4 .
As he spoke to them , their hearts were deep@@ ly t@@ ou@@ ched .
What are principles ?
When I told M@@ other what my teach@@ er was doing , she remin@@ ded me of the Bi@@ bli@@ cal account of the three young Hebrews before the i@@ ma@@ ge set up by the king of Babyl@@ on .
I@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ IN@@ E a house that has fal@@ le@@ n into a st@@ ate of dis@@ re@@ pa@@ ir .
Paul explained the el@@ ements of this “ sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic dr@@ ama . ”
In Psalm 8@@ 0 , A@@ sa@@ ph com@@ pared the nation of Israel to a v@@ ine that Jehovah had pl@@ anted in Cana@@ an .
Ho@@ se@@ a 6 : 6 con@@ tain@@ s what war@@ ning for people living today ?
What mo@@ tiv@@ ated the writ@@ er ? Is there any bi@@ as ?
So it is with the spiritual light that God provi@@ des .
Is the ris@@ k involved wor@@ th wh@@ atever benefit the young ones may receive ?
Rather , in time Solomon buil@@ t a house for her ( and perhaps her Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an ma@@ i@@ ds ) out@@ side the C@@ ity of David .
A@@ n out@@ standing expres@@ sion of divine law was the Law of Moses .
( See op@@ ening pi@@ c@@ ture . ) ( b ) Acc@@ ording to C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 5 - 9 , what practic@@ es bel@@ ong to the old person@@ ality ?
Now consider H@@ ar@@ ry , a 6@@ 9 - year - old man who has had can@@ c@@ er .
Their love for Jehovah and their brothers was streng@@ th@@ ened .
Mal@@ ch@@ us , a slave of Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has , was in the mo@@ b sent to ar@@ rest Jesus .
Jehovah God accepted the ransom sacrifice that his Son offered .
The Witnesses pointed to evidence from the Bible that the world is influ@@ enced by Satan the Devil , its rul@@ er , and that it refle@@ cts his spirit .
We do not want the blood of those in d@@ anger of peri@@ shing to be upon our he@@ a@@ ds .
Is that not imp@@ o@@ sing your faith on others ?
He has a far deep@@ er understanding of the s@@ ent@@ ence in the L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er that re@@ a@@ ds : “ Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven . ”
We humans may need praise at times , but Jehovah is far high@@ er than we are .
How much we appreci@@ ated those good people who ex@@ tend@@ ed human kindness to us ! ​ — Acts 27 : 3 .
Of the many happy mem@@ ori@@ es I have of those years , I will never for@@ get 13 - year - old Al@@ ber@@ th@@ a , who lived in Con@@ way and car@@ ed for her crip@@ pl@@ ed gr@@ and@@ mother and two you@@ ng@@ er brothers .
“ What use could we pos@@ si@@ bly have for a we@@ ak@@ ling like you ? ” is how most f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers re@@ ac@@ ted to my re@@ qu@@ est for work .
On S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 11 , 194@@ 2 , the S@@ on@@ der@@ g@@ eri@@ ch@@ t ( S@@ pe@@ cial C@@ our@@ t ) at M@@ et@@ z sen@@ ten@@ ced me to three years in pris@@ on “ for car@@ r@@ ying out pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda on be@@ half of the As@@ soci@@ ation of Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents . ”
Thus Jehovah God made to gro@@ w out of the gr@@ ound every t@@ ree desi@@ ra@@ ble to one@@ ’s sight and good for food . ”
I was c@@ ru@@ shed .
For example , before pre@@ par@@ ing a me@@ al for a si@@ ck friend or even br@@ ing@@ ing him f@@ low@@ ers , you might in@@ qui@@ re about any all@@ er@@ gi@@ es that he may have .
He ad@@ ded : “ Your hand is strong , your right hand is ex@@ al@@ ted . ”
With reg@@ ard to a resurrection being fore@@ told long in ad@@ v@@ ance , consider Psalm 1@@ 18 , which some feel that David com@@ posed .
Tr@@ ying to gain po@@ pul@@ ar@@ ity , some religious lead@@ ers claim@@ ed that God accep@@ ts you no matter how you live .
Like Ne@@ h@@ emiah , we too might face op@@ pos@@ ers in the form of false friends , false acc@@ us@@ ers , and false brothers .
Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am was af@@ ra@@ id that if the Israelites continued to go to the temple in Jerusalem for an@@ nu@@ al fes@@ tiv@@ als hon@@ or@@ ing Jehovah , they would ev@@ en@@ tually s@@ wit@@ ch their loy@@ al@@ ties to the kingdom of Juda@@ h .
She may feel that he is not yet su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ ently ca@@ pa@@ ble and may cho@@ ose to offer prayer her@@ self .
Many form@@ er heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ k@@ ers have been helped by reading and medit@@ ating on Bible ver@@ ses each day .
S@@ AT@@ U@@ R@@ D@@ A@@ Y@@ ’@@ S TH@@ E@@ M@@ E
In@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated ?
B@@ is@@ mar@@ ck , N@@ D
B@@ re@@ ak@@ ing bad ha@@ bi@@ ts is very difficult for many .
Let us continue to pray for holy spirit and be determined not to g@@ ri@@ eve it .
Then she discus@@ sed the chap@@ ter ent@@ it@@ led “ A L@@ ess@@ on in F@@ or@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess . ”
As the large nation of Israel pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded on their tre@@ k , Jehovah himself seem@@ ed to be on the move , and nothing could sto@@ p him .
S@@ ome@@ times they were heard to say , “ The Kingdom of God is as@@ le@@ ep . ”
S@@ us@@ an has never been com@@ for@@ table with f@@ l@@ ying , but we do a lo@@ t of f@@ l@@ ying !
Go@@ od friends also contribu@@ te to a satis@@ f@@ ying and mean@@ ing@@ ful life .
“ We have been taught to h@@ ate the T@@ ur@@ ks for years , ” Greek co@@ lum@@ n@@ ist An@@ na S@@ ter@@ gi@@ o@@ u wrote in an A@@ th@@ ens new@@ s@@ pa@@ per .
He jo@@ ins Joseph of A@@ ri@@ ma@@ the@@ a , another member of the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in , in pre@@ par@@ ing Jesus ’ body for bu@@ ri@@ al .
Our ze@@ al in he@@ e@@ ding God’s war@@ n@@ ings can help us to devel@@ op a h@@ at@@ red for what is bad .
We can also offer practic@@ al help to older fellow Christians , wi@@ do@@ ws , and or@@ ph@@ ans and “ speak cons@@ ol@@ ingly to the de@@ pres@@ sed sou@@ ls . ”
22 , 23 .
If we look to Jehovah for sal@@ vation , draw close to him , and pa@@ y attention to his comman@@ d@@ ments , our peace will be as pl@@ enti@@ ful as the w@@ at@@ ers of a f@@ low@@ ing ri@@ ver and our righteous de@@ e@@ ds as a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant as the wa@@ ves of the se@@ a .
P@@ ol@@ y@@ cr@@ ates said that M@@ eli@@ to had not married and that he “ lived enti@@ r@@ ely in the Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t and lies in S@@ ar@@ di@@ s a@@ wa@@ iting the vis@@ it@@ ation from heaven when he will ris@@ e from the dead . ”
Although it has been a@@ vail@@ able for th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years in God’s Word , the Bible , they dis@@ mis@@ s it as too simp@@ le and thus fai@@ l to accept and gr@@ as@@ p it . ​ — 1 Corinthians 1 : 18 - 21 .
The S@@ ource of Un@@ jus@@ ti@@ fied H@@ at@@ red
Do you appreci@@ ate Jehovah in that way ?
Are you not pr@@ ou@@ d to be part of an organization that ca@@ res so much for its members ?
What does it mean to ‘ sc@@ at@@ ter knowledge about ’ ?
How do we benefit by dra@@ wing close to God in prayer ?
Like Jeremiah , we may come to the point of wonder@@ ing whether we can car@@ ry on .
Ma@@ in@@ tain Your S@@ en@@ se of U@@ r@@ g@@ enc@@ y
Tru@@ e , it can be we@@ ar@@ ying to face op@@ position or mo@@ ck@@ er@@ y day after day .
What are some ways that others in the congregation can encoura@@ ge young ones ?
What is mo@@ des@@ ty , and how does it di@@ ff@@ er from pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ousness ?
( b ) What inspired words should we take to heart ?
The Greek woman pi@@ cked up on Jesus ’ words and rep@@ lied : “ Yes , Lord , but really the little do@@ g@@ s do e@@ at of the cr@@ um@@ bs f@@ all@@ ing from the table of their ma@@ st@@ ers . ”
C@@ ho@@ ong Ke@@ on in@@ iti@@ ally felt that his li@@ mit@@ ed Ch@@ in@@ ese made him of little use in the congregation .
What was its purpose ?
The only humans pre@@ served ali@@ ve were God’s faithful servants . ​ — Genesis 6 : 1 - 7 , 17 ; 7 : 23 .
The acc@@ us@@ ation of fic@@ k@@ l@@ en@@ ess might have imp@@ lied that if Paul could not be reli@@ ed on to keep his promises in every@@ day life , ne@@ i@@ ther could he be tru@@ sted in his preaching work .
“ The Tru@@ e One ”
• How do we show mil@@ dness of temp@@ er ?
When Ne@@ h@@ emiah led the faithful Israelites in re@@ building the w@@ alls of Jerusalem , he also organiz@@ ed the L@@ ev@@ ite sing@@ ers with full in@@ str@@ um@@ ent@@ al accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ment .
18 , 19 . ( a ) Why can we ex@@ pect to face tri@@ als and temp@@ t@@ ations ?
He says : [ An@@ no@@ yed and with a ra@@ ised vo@@ ice ] “ What do you mean ‘ bu@@ ying new clo@@ th@@ es ’ ?
It is likely that many would not be willing to go one st@@ ep fur@@ ther than the law requi@@ red .
Why should parents tra@@ in their children to love their Christian brothers and sisters , and how can this be done ?
They must do this cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly and lo@@ v@@ ingly for many years .
Ru@@ th@@ ’s attitude did not es@@ cap@@ e Jehovah God’s no@@ tice .
Jesus said to the religious lead@@ ers of his day : “ W@@ o@@ e to you , s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites ! because you res@@ em@@ ble wh@@ it@@ e@@ wa@@ shed gra@@ ves , which ou@@ tw@@ ar@@ dly in@@ deed appe@@ ar beau@@ ti@@ ful but in@@ side are full of dead men@@ ’s b@@ ones and of every s@@ ort of un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness .
He had stu@@ died Jewish law with one of the most fam@@ ous teach@@ ers of his day .
In Rom@@ an times , what cri@@ m@@ es mer@@ ited a death like that of Jesus ?
It will be a great sh@@ o@@ ck for people to see false religion destro@@ yed .
A@@ ver@@ age years in truth : 1@@ 6@@ .@@ 8
“ Let us work what is good toward all , but especially toward those rel@@ ated to us in the faith . ” ​ — G@@ AL@@ AT@@ I@@ AN@@ S 6 : 10 .
After cen@@ tu@@ ries of apost@@ as@@ y and spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness , can anything other than holy spirit expla@@ in the ra@@ pi@@ d inc@@ re@@ ase in spiritual understanding since 19@@ 19 ?
She ac@@ ted loy@@ ally to prote@@ ct her fo@@ ol@@ ish husband and his hous@@ eho@@ ld from disa@@ ster .
For instance , on the fin@@ al night of his earthly life , Jesus ur@@ ged his faithful apostles : “ Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch with me . ”
It ad@@ ds : “ The ra@@ b@@ bi@@ t was known as an ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ar@@ ily fer@@ t@@ ile cre@@ ature , and h@@ ence it sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed the coming of s@@ pr@@ ing . ”
Rather , Jesus taught them by example . ​ — Read John 13 : 15 .
What does it mean to be baptized in the name of the holy spirit ?
Pe@@ ople have long ye@@ ar@@ ned for fre@@ e@@ dom from si@@ ck@@ ness , ag@@ ing , and death .
With r@@ ene@@ wed ze@@ al , A@@ sa prom@@ o@@ ted true worship .
Consider M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el@@ ’s experience .
D@@ oub@@ t@@ less , some of them came fai@@ r@@ ly close to that .
She even attend@@ ed one of their large conven@@ tions .
P@@ r@@ om@@ in@@ ent people , such as the P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h@@ s , coun@@ ted on prof@@ essi@@ onal bak@@ ers to pre@@ pare their bre@@ ad , but in later years even the comm@@ on people pur@@ cha@@ sed bre@@ ad .
As we have consider@@ ed , Jesus had far deep@@ er knowledge of his Father than others did .
Per@@ haps you at times find it hard to share in the ministry , or some as@@ pect of it may se@@ em in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ating .
We have never reg@@ re@@ t@@ ted it . ”
El@@ vi@@ r@@ a di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t op@@ pose the Witnesses , so I found it e@@ asi@@ er to study the Bible on a regul@@ ar bas@@ is .
In mo@@ der@@ n times , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of faithful Christians have died , many in old age , others relati@@ vely young .
2 : 26 ; 3 : 5 - 8 , 15 , 19 .
Jehovah is the su@@ pre@@ me example of self - control .
On the other hand , the power of the t@@ ong@@ ue can also be life - giving .
“ Is that it ? ” many ask as they look back on their life .
However , the principles are also app@@ li@@ ca@@ ble to Christian women who serve as pri@@ m@@ ary provi@@ ders .
Satan has tri@@ ed to destro@@ y God’s Word , eli@@ min@@ ate the name Jehovah , and su@@ p@@ pres@@ s the truth .
For others , it eli@@ c@@ its hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he .
A repor@@ t on that an@@ nu@@ al meeting no@@ ted : “ M@@ em@@ ber@@ ship in the So@@ ci@@ ety will be li@@ mit@@ ed to not more than 5@@ 00 . . .
The Bible makes it pla@@ in that Satan the Devil is an accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed dec@@ ei@@ ver , and he is the rul@@ er of this system .
And would this not be inclu@@ ded in the inspired Bible rec@@ ord for all to see ?
He also tra@@ ined do@@ z@@ ens of others to share in that work .
To love others as we love ourselves means that we view others as we want to be vie@@ wed and tre@@ at others as we would like to be tre@@ ated .
At the comm@@ and of F@@ es@@ tu@@ s , the Christian apostle Paul was brought into their pres@@ ence .
The desi@@ gn made the fo@@ o@@ t@@ we@@ ar both du@@ ra@@ ble and com@@ for@@ table .
Sh@@ are with others in the field service
Me@@ an@@ while , we end@@ ure in an obedi@@ ent course , keep@@ ing our integrity .
4 : 20 - 24 ; 1 P@@ et .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , those div@@ in@@ ely author@@ ized to give discipl@@ ine must themselves continue to sub@@ mit will@@ ingly to Jehovah’s guid@@ ance .
Eng@@ l@@ ish May 25 - 27
D@@ ra@@ wing on chap@@ ter 6 of Se@@ cond K@@ ings , Bro@@ ther L@@ et@@ t remin@@ ded the stud@@ ents that they can coun@@ t on the ba@@ c@@ king of Jehovah God and my@@ ri@@ a@@ ds of angels as they make known “ the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent things of God . ”
Jesus had a self - sacrific@@ ing spirit .
The w@@ in@@ ds and cur@@ r@@ ents of Satan’s system are powerful .
They were ne@@ i@@ ther men@@ t@@ ally nor spiritually al@@ er@@ t .
As Christians , what responsi@@ bility do we have , and what Bible study a@@ id is especially desi@@ gn@@ ed for our use in our ministry ?
* Su@@ b@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , S@@ ar@@ ah was taken to the hous@@ eho@@ ld of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h .
The New In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational V@@ er@@ sion off@@ ers this rend@@ ering : “ How long will you love d@@ elu@@ sions and seek false go@@ ds ? ”
The father used to be a dr@@ un@@ k , but now he has chang@@ ed .
A@@ m@@ ong se@@ ven things de@@ t@@ es@@ table to Jehovah are “ a false t@@ ong@@ ue ” and “ a false witness that la@@ un@@ ches for@@ th lies . ”
To this end , Jehovah through his Word and by means of the Christian congregation provided anointed Christians with the ex@@ hor@@ tation and encourag@@ ement that they needed .
For instance , you may be temp@@ ted to look for ways to pa@@ y back your un@@ faithful mate .
E@@ z@@ r@@ a is sh@@ o@@ cked .
We can be sure that Jesus is well - qu@@ ali@@ fied in every way to serve as H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est for his spiritual brothers as well as for others of believ@@ ing mankind . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 15 ; 1 John 2 : 1 , 2 .
In De@@ c@@ ember 200@@ 2 , a powerful ty@@ p@@ ho@@ on s@@ lam@@ m@@ ed into G@@ u@@ am , with w@@ in@@ ds exc@@ e@@ e@@ ding 19@@ 0 mil@@ es per h@@ our [ 3@@ 00 k@@ m / h@@ r ] .
She loved the full - time ministry but was ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive about lea@@ ving the Un@@ ited St@@ ates to serve in a fore@@ ign country .
This is Jehovah . We have ho@@ ped in him . Let us be jo@@ y@@ ful and rejo@@ ice in the sal@@ vation by him . ”
Paul was writ@@ ing from Corin@@ th , Gre@@ e@@ ce , sou@@ th of I@@ l@@ l@@ y@@ ri@@ cu@@ m .
This ca@@ uses rejo@@ ic@@ ing , not en@@ v@@ y , on the part of Jesus ’ other sheep and is fur@@ ther pro@@ of of the un@@ ity that ex@@ ists among all true Christians on earth today .
Jehovah has instru@@ cted us to con@@ ve@@ y what important message ?
13 : 11 - 18 .
The years are filled with activ@@ ity ​ — tra@@ ining , instru@@ ction , and discipl@@ ine — ​ all a@@ im@@ ed at ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ing the desi@@ red result .
No@@ te the case of H@@ aka@@ n and I@@ ng@@ er , an el@@ der@@ ly cou@@ ple who live in S@@ we@@ den .
M@@ ak@@ ing De@@ c@@ isions God’s W@@ a@@ y , 4 / 15
Per@@ haps you did so after you learned that you had contr@@ ac@@ ted a serious ill@@ ness .
He rel@@ ates what happened at a rec@@ ent special ass@@ em@@ bly day , which was sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ed to star@@ t early in the mor@@ ning so that those atten@@ ding could return home in the relati@@ ve sa@@ f@@ ety of da@@ y@@ light .
Jesus ’ first act after recei@@ ving k@@ ingly power was to h@@ ur@@ l the very person@@ i@@ fic@@ ation of dis@@ obedi@@ ence ​ — Satan — ​ along with his dem@@ ons “ down to the earth . ”
The early Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents under@@ sto@@ od the expres@@ sion rend@@ ered in the King James V@@ er@@ sion “ my bre@@ th@@ re@@ n ” to ref@@ er to those who would rule with Christ as well as to all of mankind after they are rest@@ ored to earthly per@@ fe@@ ction .
Then in 19@@ 19 something un@@ expe@@ cted happened .
On the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , the apostle Peter b@@ ol@@ dly t@@ es@@ ti@@ fied that Jesus had been ra@@ ised from the dead
These o@@ str@@ ac@@ a thus con@@ fir@@ m that the divine name enjo@@ yed every@@ day u@@ sage among the Israelites of that time .
Indeed , words can have a powerful effect .
What had the sla@@ ves , Jesus ’ anointed brothers , done with the K@@ ing@@ ’s “ tal@@ ents ” ?
P@@ op@@ e B@@ ene@@ di@@ ct X@@ V@@ I told a crow@@ d in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a : “ A clear understanding of the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t al@@ most seem@@ s bey@@ ond our re@@ ach . ”
In one are@@ a of Y@@ ang@@ on , some people tri@@ ed to take sh@@ el@@ ter in one of the local ch@@ ur@@ ches .
Jesus as@@ sur@@ ed his disciples that if they put Kingdom inter@@ ests first in their lives , they need not be over@@ ly concer@@ ned about having the necess@@ ities of life .
A@@ pri@@ l 15 , 20@@ 11
He knew that his da@@ ily cu@@ sto@@ m was well - known .
Th@@ ings From Wh@@ ich We Mu@@ st F@@ le@@ e , 6 / 15
The Bible does not con@@ dem@@ n h@@ un@@ ting or fi@@ shing .
‘ Like T@@ ur@@ tle in S@@ hel@@ l ’ ( mo@@ bi@@ le ho@@ m@@ es ) , 11 / 15
Ha@@ ve you accepted an invit@@ ation to a me@@ al by someone of hum@@ ble means ?
But she had no clear ans@@ wers .
TH@@ E re@@ buil@@ t temple in Jerusalem has been standing comple@@ ted for over 70 years .
The Bible encoura@@ ges young people to cultiv@@ ate their “ thinking ability . ”
S@@ hor@@ tly before our we@@ d@@ ding , 19@@ 39
Tru@@ e , we e@@ at , s@@ le@@ ep , and re@@ pro@@ du@@ ce , but most of us are not cont@@ ent with just those things .
• How do the words of Psalm 14@@ 5 : 16 help us to de@@ al with un@@ ans@@ wer@@ ed questions about the resurrection ?
Pe@@ ople with a pr@@ ou@@ d attitude ​ — a comm@@ on tra@@ it of “ wise and in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al ones ” — ​ ten@@ d to mis@@ understand the Bible .
The sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent ver@@ ses tell of the time when Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God will dr@@ as@@ tic@@ ally change earthly con@@ di@@ tions for the better .
We need to ask ourselves : ‘ Can I hon@@ es@@ tly say that I am being mo@@ des@@ t if I in@@ s@@ ist on my right to d@@ ress in a man@@ ner that c@@ alls un@@ du@@ e attention to me ?
On@@ ly when he thought they were ready did Jesus s@@ end his disciples out on their own .
Be@@ fore long , though , others began to tri@@ ck@@ le in .
A@@ p@@ pro@@ val for our conven@@ tion was can@@ c@@ el@@ ed .
Lo@@ y@@ al shepher@@ ds avoid see@@ king their own glory .
A few months after Fa@@ ther’s con@@ vers@@ ation with the pri@@ est , we attend@@ ed the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death , during which Father was in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed to a group of 30 with the words , “ This is a J@@ on@@ a@@ da@@ b . ”
One vital fac@@ t@@ or on your part is per@@ sever@@ ance .
• Does mankind have any real hope for the future ? ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 37 : 29 .
Those Israelites died in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness because of their har@@ d@@ ened hearts and l@@ ack of faith .
Des@@ pite the d@@ w@@ in@@ d@@ ling number of the anointed , why is Jehovah’s name being declar@@ ed as never before ?
M@@ en , women , and many te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers fre@@ qu@@ ently fe@@ ed their min@@ ds and hearts on such en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
It seem@@ s like only y@@ es@@ ter@@ day that I first arri@@ ved at Bethel as a sh@@ y , in@@ experienced young man .
Yet , the truth from God’s Word has sh@@ own many people that su@@ i@@ ci@@ de is not the right way to sol@@ ve their problems .
In s@@ pite of advan@@ ces in s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c me@@ tho@@ ds and in@@ str@@ um@@ ent@@ ation , “ the s@@ and of the se@@ a ” rema@@ ins an un@@ known qu@@ an@@ t@@ ity or number .
How wonderful it was to see her give public evidence of her dedic@@ ation to God by sub@@ mit@@ ting to water baptism !
In some T@@ ulu commun@@ ities , a gi@@ r@@ l continued to live with her mother after marriage , and her husband would jo@@ in her .
They had hear@@ t@@ felt appreciation for it .
In con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating the orig@@ in of the uni@@ verse and mankind , many would like to rule out the influ@@ ence of any for@@ ce out@@ side the physical real@@ m .
However , only a relati@@ vely few human k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s have exer@@ ted a ma@@ j@@ or influ@@ ence on God’s people , whether the nation of Israel or the congregation of anointed Christians .
An@@ cient Corin@@ th was a city en@@ vel@@ op@@ ed by the spirit of the world .
Yes , the way we tre@@ at our fellow Christians has a be@@ aring on our relationship with God and our life pro@@ spe@@ cts .
27 : 9 .
A@@ n ambi@@ ti@@ ous prin@@ ce con@@ co@@ cts a de@@ vi@@ ous s@@ ch@@ eme to u@@ sur@@ p his fa@@ ther’s thro@@ ne .
To re@@ ach that go@@ al , it is vital that we allow his counsel or discipl@@ ine to mo@@ ld us , so that we become individuals who are pleas@@ ing to him !
S@@ even years after my hus@@ ban@@ d’s ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , we ag@@ re@@ ed to se@@ par@@ ate for a while to let me reg@@ a@@ in my health .
And Romans 15 : 5 ref@@ ers to having “ the same men@@ tal attitude that Christ Jesus had . ”
T@@ e@@ ach@@ ers of God’s Word U@@ r@@ ged to F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill Their Com@@ mis@@ sion
His example , his teachings , and his war@@ m comm@@ end@@ ation s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ated them to prog@@ ress spiritually .
Why do God’s servants need to have a who@@ les@@ ome fear of him , and how should you feel about God’s comman@@ d@@ ments ?
Indeed , “ kind words are good me@@ dic@@ ine ” and can encoura@@ ge a sing@@ le par@@ ent more than we may ever know .
O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x pri@@ ests war@@ ned the people against such transl@@ ations .
G@@ am@@ bl@@ ing di@@ ff@@ ers from a leg@@ iti@@ mate trans@@ action or pur@@ cha@@ se in that the pla@@ y@@ er wants to w@@ in money that other pla@@ y@@ ers lo@@ se .
His rul@@ er@@ ship thus needs to be v@@ indic@@ ated ​ — con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed as right , just , and loving — ​ before all in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res .
Paul states another re@@ ality of marriage at 1 Corinthians 7 : 32 - 34 .
C@@ ON@@ S@@ T@@ R@@ U@@ C@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N P@@ R@@ O@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T@@ S
One scho@@ la@@ r says that in Jesus ’ day a lo@@ a@@ f of bre@@ ad made with four cu@@ ps of whe@@ at f@@ l@@ our co@@ st about one h@@ our@@ ’s pa@@ y .
S@@ ch@@ ro@@ e@@ der , L .
These are all taken from the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount .
The “ heavens ” and “ earth ” to which Peter refer@@ red in this con@@ text are sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic of present cor@@ ru@@ pt human govern@@ ments and of ung@@ o@@ dly human soci@@ ety .
What kind of love should we have for our neigh@@ b@@ or ?
Then we will see that we are far from al@@ one in nee@@ ding Jehovah’s help to tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h over tri@@ als .
Yes , with Jehovah’s help we can make needed chang@@ es .
Mo@@ re@@ over , always remember the apostle Paul’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ In everything by prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation along with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving let your pet@@ iti@@ ons be made known to God . ”
The ca@@ ve d@@ wel@@ l@@ ers of C@@ ap@@ pa@@ do@@ ci@@ a would likely have been left lar@@ g@@ ely to themselves had they not lived at an important cro@@ s@@ s@@ ro@@ a@@ ds of ci@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ation .
They did not know his vo@@ ice .
The spirit later prote@@ cted the inf@@ ant Jesus from pre@@ matu@@ re death .
Be@@ fore long , my name appe@@ ared on the Na@@ z@@ is ’ most - wanted l@@ ist , and I was h@@ un@@ ted like an ani@@ ma@@ l .
It en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ s us spiritually and helps us to understand “ even the deep things of God . ”
Jehovah determined that he would wi@@ pe out that wicked soci@@ ety within 1@@ 20 years . ​ — Genesis 6 : 3 - 5 .
You pro@@ ba@@ bly recogn@@ ize that the man was Job , a ke@@ y fi@@ gu@@ re in the Bible book be@@ aring his name . ​ — Job , chap@@ ters 1 and 2 .
Why should a person sear@@ ch out Bible counsel on sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess and marriage ?
What , then , does Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess mean for us ?
O@@ ff@@ er S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ es C@@ le@@ an and Un@@ de@@ fil@@ ed
I told him that because I wanted to follow Jesus , I left the band !
How does the Bible teach us to control our emo@@ tions ?
Mo@@ st of these cou@@ ples are gr@@ and@@ parents now .
For every@@ body doing these things is something de@@ t@@ es@@ table to Jehovah , and on account of these de@@ t@@ es@@ table things Jehovah your God is d@@ ri@@ ving them away from before you . ”
“ No other activ@@ ity , ” ad@@ ds S@@ ari@@ e , “ br@@ ings greater satis@@ fac@@ tion , and by means of his holy spirit , Jehovah gives all of us the needed power to continue with this li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving work . ”
“ You can per@@ su@@ a@@ de others if you are wise and speak sen@@ si@@ bly , ” states a Bible pro@@ ver@@ b .
R@@ est as@@ sur@@ ed , though , that Jehovah has supp@@ lied all the prote@@ ction you need . ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 13 .
Consider who that King is .
Yet , Lo@@ t did not sh@@ r@@ ink back from the h@@ ate@@ ful mo@@ b .
Rather , they are e@@ ag@@ er to tell people about the only One who can per@@ man@@ ently imp@@ ro@@ ve man@@ kin@@ d’s lo@@ t .
What about us as God’s people today ?
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : To beg@@ in , let me bri@@ ef@@ ly sum@@ mar@@ ize what King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar saw in his dre@@ am .
• Why is it vital today to walk in the light ?
26 Li@@ fe St@@ ory ​ — En@@ de@@ av@@ or@@ ing to Mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r F@@ ine Ex@@ am@@ ples
( See op@@ ening pi@@ c@@ ture . ) ( b ) At Revelation 5 : 13 , who is the L@@ am@@ b , and why is he wor@@ thy of honor ?
( b ) Why might some not think of sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess as a gift ?
Pe@@ ople des@@ per@@ ately need peace .
In the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus re@@ comm@@ ended that we exam@@ ine our attitude , which may influ@@ ence how we h@@ and@@ le any differ@@ ences we may have with others .
For example , the Bible says : “ Jehovah himself exam@@ ines the righteous one as well as the wicked one , and anyone loving viol@@ ence His soul certainly h@@ ates . ”
Jehovah’s spirit op@@ er@@ ates in a vari@@ ety of ways .
T@@ w@@ o th@@ ous@@ and years ag@@ o , at the A@@ re@@ o@@ pa@@ g@@ us , or M@@ ars H@@ ill , in A@@ th@@ ens , the apostle Paul said this about God to the fre@@ e@@ thinking A@@ th@@ en@@ ians : “ He himself gives to all pers@@ ons life and bre@@ ath and all things .
Yes , Jehovah’s word pre@@ va@@ iled , so that a great number of form@@ er prac@@ t@@ iti@@ on@@ ers of ma@@ gi@@ cal ar@@ ts will@@ ingly bur@@ ned their valu@@ able boo@@ ks . ​ — Acts 19 : 19 , 20 .
By the end of the first century , this apost@@ as@@ y had be@@ gu@@ n .
3 , 4 . ( a ) What is involved in he@@ e@@ ding Jesus ’ war@@ ning about his coming ?
S@@ te@@ al@@ ing on the jo@@ b is wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad .
Fir@@ st , the k@@ ings of the earth ( the pol@@ itical part of Satan’s organization ) will turn on the supp@@ ort@@ ers of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at ( the religious part ) and will destro@@ y them .
So let us consider what the Go@@ sp@@ els indic@@ ate regarding the a@@ bo@@ ve - mentioned beli@@ ef@@ s .
On No@@ v@@ ember 11 , 19@@ 18 , World W@@ ar I came to an end .
However , we must recogn@@ ize that “ time and un@@ fore@@ seen occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence ” be@@ f@@ all us all .
But they did man@@ i@@ f@@ est pri@@ de .
The f@@ loo@@ d@@ w@@ at@@ ers for@@ ced the spi@@ r@@ its to dem@@ at@@ eri@@ al@@ ize and return to the spirit real@@ m .
There was no bit@@ ter@@ ness in their hearts .
Why was Jesus able to reve@@ al the Father as no one el@@ se could ?
What problems among the Jews deep@@ ly tr@@ oub@@ led Ne@@ h@@ emiah ?
A@@ part from their God - given du@@ ty to gu@@ i@@ de you , your Christian parents are likely the most qu@@ ali@@ fied to act as your ad@@ vis@@ ers .
I have come ( in the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l it is written about me ) to do your will , O God . ” ’ ” ​ — He@@ b .
[ S@@ even congregations ] Per@@ ga@@ mu@@ m
Bu@@ s@@ y in Kingdom Ser@@ vice
Since it is practic@@ ally imp@@ os@@ sible to listen to two vo@@ ic@@ es si@@ mul@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ously , we need to ‘ know the vo@@ ice ’ of Jesus and listen to him .
S@@ it@@ ting at her des@@ k , she beg@@ ins to go through her no@@ tes and boo@@ ks . H@@ our@@ s pas@@ s .
Pro@@ ve yourself faithful even to death , and I will give you the cro@@ wn of life . ” ​ — Revelation 2 : 10 .
If you take the time to think about it , you can find many pleas@@ ant things to do .
Hence , this article will consider some principles that can help us over@@ come such tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es .
But we had wonderful brothers and sisters who happ@@ ily took up the chall@@ enge .
How did the apostle Paul come to appe@@ ar before Go@@ ver@@ nor F@@ es@@ tu@@ s and King H@@ er@@ od A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa I@@ I ?
“ The power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l ” is God’s , not our own . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
This is especially so during these “ last days , ” when many are “ lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves ” and “ not o@@ pen to any ag@@ re@@ ement . ”
If you should want to know whether the bat@@ h is ready , you get the pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ement that the Son was cre@@ ated out of nothing . ”
K@@ is@@ si@@ m@@ me@@ e , F@@ L
If Adam were cre@@ ated to die ev@@ en@@ tually , God’s war@@ ning would have had little meaning .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , he@@ ir@@ s may tre@@ at fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ly what the parents st@@ ro@@ ve to acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ate for them .
I am e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly a@@ wa@@ iting the time when the prophecy recorded at Isaiah 35 : 6 comes true : “ At that time the l@@ ame one will c@@ li@@ m@@ b up just as a sta@@ g does . ”
By following reason@@ able leg@@ al pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res even when deal@@ ing with a relati@@ ve and fellow beli@@ ever , Jeremiah set an example for us .
The examples mentioned a@@ bo@@ ve involved fle@@ e@@ ing in a liter@@ al way .
How can sing@@ le people f@@ ill that need ?
“ ‘ That is how this people is , and that is how this nation is before me , ’ is the ut@@ ter@@ ance of Jehovah , ‘ and that is how all the work of their hands is , and wh@@ atever they present there .
What will be an a@@ id to our sta@@ ying in the spiritual par@@ adise ?
By ga@@ ining an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of Bible truth , we are set free from the God - di@@ sh@@ on@@ or@@ ing teachings and practic@@ es prom@@ o@@ ted by so many of the worl@@ d’s religi@@ ons .
Adam pa@@ id for his sin with his own death .
P@@ ressed fi@@ g@@ s also had me@@ dic@@ in@@ al value .
At that time , no more rac@@ i@@ al , religious , or class dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ation will ru@@ in the cor@@ di@@ al relationship that most of us really desire .
Per@@ haps they ha@@ bitu@@ ally mis@@ s meetings because they give in to pres@@ sure from their emp@@ loy@@ ers to do ex@@ tr@@ a work .
The inter@@ ested nu@@ n was im@@ medi@@ ately taken away , stri@@ pp@@ ed of her clo@@ th@@ es , and sever@@ ely be@@ at@@ en with a wh@@ i@@ p .
He t@@ wi@@ ce dec@@ re@@ ed that G@@ ide@@ on sc@@ ale back the ar@@ my until the enem@@ y out@@ num@@ ber@@ ed Israel@@ ite fi@@ gh@@ ters 4@@ 50 to 1 .
Since the death of our parents , D@@ or@@ is has sta@@ yed in Ch@@ att@@ ano@@ o@@ ga and ser@@ ves as a special pioneer .
To illustr@@ ate : S@@ ever@@ al years ag@@ o Mari@@ a w@@ atch@@ ed her husband die a pa@@ in@@ ful death from can@@ c@@ er .
To get along well as ad@@ ul@@ ts , young ones need to learn the prop@@ er way to gre@@ et vis@@ it@@ ors , to answer the tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne , and to e@@ at a me@@ al with others .
( E@@ z@@ r@@ a 1 : 1 – 6 : 22 )
The apostle Paul ur@@ ged his fellow Christians : “ M@@ ake sure of all things ; hold f@@ ast to what is fine . ”
David expres@@ sed his sen@@ ti@@ ments in s@@ ong , saying : “ Jehovah is my c@@ ra@@ g and my str@@ ong@@ hold and the Pro@@ vi@@ der of es@@ cap@@ e for me .
Al@@ low@@ ing our loy@@ al@@ ties to be m@@ ol@@ ded by God’s standards br@@ ings ob@@ vi@@ ous benef@@ its .
Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s cl@@ er@@ gy also have a long rec@@ ord of supp@@ or@@ ting w@@ ars and are thus respon@@ sible for the de@@ a@@ ths of coun@@ t@@ less milli@@ ons of ch@@ urch members .
As ob@@ je@@ cts of God’s fu@@ ry , the un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant Israelites ‘ fin@@ i@@ shed their years just like a wh@@ is@@ per . ’
He@@ ar the V@@ o@@ ice From W@@ i@@ th@@ in
I tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed and col@@ le@@ cted such artic@@ les .
M@@ ary evid@@ ently c@@ lu@@ ng to Jesus because she thought that he was about to as@@ c@@ end to heaven and she would never see him again .
By using our time and en@@ er@@ gy to help and encoura@@ ge others .
The ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment did not come eas@@ ily , but I am privile@@ ged to serve as an el@@ der in P@@ en M@@ ill , one of the two Ye@@ o@@ vi@@ l congregations .
That is in har@@ mony with the words of wise King Solomon , who some 3@@ ,000 years ag@@ o wrote : “ A cal@@ m heart is the life of the fle@@ sh@@ ly or@@ gan@@ ism . ”
Even today , people al@@ most inst@@ inc@@ tiv@@ ely descri@@ be plac@@ es of great n@@ atur@@ al beau@@ ty as par@@ adise .
At the end of the 1@@ 6@@ th century , the Un@@ ity of B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n form@@ ed a con@@ fe@@ der@@ ation with the C@@ ze@@ ch U@@ tra@@ qu@@ ists , * who were ess@@ enti@@ ally Lu@@ ther@@ an .
When they stu@@ b@@ bor@@ n@@ ly refu@@ sed to listen , he let them go into ex@@ ile ​ — in effect , making them leave home .
In his mo@@ de@@ l prayer , Jesus invit@@ ed his disciples to pray for God’s will to take place “ as in heaven , also upon earth . ”
Mu@@ st death remain an en@@ i@@ g@@ ma ?
You too can re@@ a@@ p a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant blessings from per@@ sever@@ ing in the ministry today . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
O@@ ver@@ confidence .
To put the woman at e@@ ase , Jesus kin@@ dly said : “ T@@ ake courage , daugh@@ ter ! ”
King David is one example .
We might invit@@ e the person to read John 6 : 38 , where Jesus is qu@@ o@@ ted as saying : “ I have come down from heaven to do , not my own will , but the will of him who sent me . ”
Di@@ d he lo@@ se confidence in his God , Jehovah ?
The Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law benef@@ ited them in many ways .
TH@@ E@@ S@@ E s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls have been the foc@@ us of attention and contro@@ vers@@ y both in scho@@ l@@ arly cir@@ c@@ les and in the gener@@ al me@@ dia .
As Christians , they had all made real chang@@ es . ​ — 1 Peter 4 : 3 , 4 .
The “ head one , ” or an@@ t@@ i - God lead@@ ers , will be c@@ ru@@ shed .
The years we sp@@ ent ra@@ ising our daugh@@ ters went by very f@@ ast .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence su@@ gg@@ ests that this may be the t@@ om@@ b of the high pri@@ est who pre@@ si@@ ded over the most important tri@@ al ever held ​ — that of Jesus Christ .
Jesus tal@@ ks l@@ ate into the night , imp@@ ar@@ ting to his disciples preci@@ ous knowledge from God .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What may cause us to ask : “ How long ” ?
What it does tell us is that Jehovah inter@@ ven@@ ed .
If you have already dedic@@ ated your life to Jehovah God and have become a baptized Christian , you know what a wonderful thing it is to have a relationship with him .
He at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted the attention of P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife , who tri@@ ed to se@@ du@@ ce him .
How was this so ?
We might also direc@@ t them to organiz@@ ations that can help them find a good home or a jo@@ b .
S@@ ur@@ ely we were thr@@ il@@ led when we first learned about fulfill@@ ments of God’s prophe@@ tic word .
For the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity , though , it was the first and only time they would walk ac@@ ro@@ ss the bed of a body of water without get@@ ting we@@ t .
They experienced difficult times during the war .
Psalm 9@@ 4 : 4 states : “ All the practic@@ ers of what is h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful keep b@@ ra@@ gg@@ ing about themselves . ”
With good reason , the Bible states : “ An@@ yone in@@ experienced pu@@ ts faith in every word . ”
He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah hum@@ b@@ led himself and reg@@ a@@ ined God’s fav@@ or
Consider how Jesus deal@@ t with women .
“ During [ Christ’s ] pres@@ ence , ” ans@@ wers 1 Corinthians 15 : 23 .
The con@@ f@@ li@@ ct between pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ ate and emp@@ i@@ re es@@ cal@@ ated .
• What is involved in true obedi@@ ence ?
H@@ er cho@@ ice , based on sel@@ f@@ ish desire , led to her hus@@ ban@@ d’s jo@@ ining her in dis@@ obe@@ ying God , and the result was great suffering for mankind .
The second talk inclu@@ ded a demonstr@@ ation of a return vis@@ it as the speak@@ er pres@@ ented the the@@ me “ R@@ emo@@ ving the V@@ ei@@ l From Those B@@ l@@ in@@ ded . ”
Th@@ ough their wrong actions resul@@ ted in the cur@@ ta@@ il@@ ment of some privile@@ ges , no one was exc@@ lu@@ ded from recei@@ ving an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance in the land .
And when Moses “ st@@ re@@ t@@ ched out his hand over the se@@ a ” and Jehovah sp@@ li@@ t the se@@ a ap@@ ar@@ t , Moses did not go through al@@ one or with just a few of the Israelites .
For the de@@ vi@@ ous person is a de@@ t@@ es@@ table thing to Jehovah , but His in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy is with the u@@ pri@@ ght ones . ” ​ — Proverbs 3 : 31 , 32 .
Jehovah “ is very tend@@ er in affe@@ ction ” for his servants .
C@@ learly , the om@@ is@@ sion of her name is no indic@@ ation of in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance or of divine dis@@ fav@@ or .
Many of our brothers and sisters have left be@@ h@@ ind lu@@ cr@@ ative positi@@ ons in the fi@@ el@@ ds of bu@@ sin@@ ess , en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , educ@@ ation , or s@@ por@@ ts .
And , of course , we always car@@ ri@@ ed a ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine ba@@ g , * which id@@ enti@@ fied us as Jehovah’s Witnesses .
O@@ thers say that God does not care about us .
“ If you remain in my word , you are really my disciples . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ H@@ N 8 : 31 .
Gi@@ ving he@@ ed to this ad@@ vice will help us sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our good name .
Jehovah’s A@@ w@@ es@@ ome P@@ ow@@ er
The righteous one certainly has reas@@ ons to “ c@@ ry out jo@@ y@@ fully because of the good con@@ dition of the heart . ”
Satan well kno@@ ws that he needs to har@@ m only one of our w@@ ings , so to speak , in order to gr@@ ound us .
E@@ f@@ fe@@ ctive U@@ se of Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions
Thus , ‘ the words of Job came to an end . ’ ​ — Job 31 : 35 , 40 .
What about the Go@@ sp@@ els ?
Such understanding can give you a new reason for living !
But God’s inspired Word speak@@ s of sla@@ very that invol@@ ves willing service to a loving Ma@@ ster .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the pri@@ ests and L@@ ev@@ ites themselves needed faith in Jehovah and in his means of provi@@ ding for them .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , Jesus stated : “ Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch . . . because you do not know on what day your Lord is coming . ”
What an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent spirit such brothers show !
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the conscience of some sisters may move them to we@@ ar a head co@@ ver@@ ing even in such circumstances .
What will you cho@@ ose ?
If gen@@ u@@ ine rep@@ ent@@ ance is not man@@ i@@ f@@ est to the elders who serve on a j@@ udi@@ cial com@@ mit@@ te@@ e , they must dis@@ fel@@ low@@ ship the person .
Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s showed similar dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment in the case of John , who had the Rom@@ an sur@@ name Mark .
My wife also taught the children the value of hard work .
Wor@@ king clo@@ sel@@ y with Davi@@ es , No@@ t@@ t then started to transl@@ ate the Go@@ spe@@ l of Luke , which was comple@@ ted in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 18@@ 14 .
Just fi@@ ve years later , Jehovah deli@@ vered his people from “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , ” the mi@@ gh@@ ty world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion .
If we are to prog@@ ress as teach@@ ers of God’s Word , we too must be instru@@ cted by Jehovah .
Paul expla@@ ins : “ Ke@@ ep ho@@ l@@ ding the pat@@ ter@@ n of heal@@ th@@ ful words that you heard from me with the faith and love that are in con@@ ne@@ ction with Christ Jesus .
Par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in the preaching work does not come n@@ atur@@ ally to most of us .
God’s love never fa@@ il@@ s ; it is everlasting . ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 8 .
At such times , I ph@@ oned the brothers in Q@@ u@@ i@@ ri@@ ri@@ m , and a family came to vis@@ it me for a few days .
Some might mis@@ tak@@ en@@ ly try to exc@@ use this prac@@ tice by refer@@ ring to Jesus ’ words : “ You received free , give free . ”
How did faithful anointed Christians ‘ en@@ ter into the joy of their ma@@ ster ’ ?
David wrote : “ The in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with Jehovah bel@@ ong@@ s to those fe@@ ar@@ ful of him , also his covenant , to cause them to know it . ” ​ — Psalm 25 : 14 .
S@@ ome@@ times I have to bi@@ te my t@@ ong@@ ue so as not to give a do@@ g@@ m@@ ati@@ c answer .
Sol@@ di@@ ers with dra@@ wn ri@@ f@@ les and bay@@ one@@ ts l@@ ined the st@@ re@@ et .
“ Let ever@@ yone c@@ all@@ ing on the name of Jehovah r@@ en@@ oun@@ ce un@@ righteousness . ” ​ — 2 T@@ I@@ M .
“ These people are gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely inter@@ ested in me , ” Ch@@ er@@ i told me later .
Jesus Christ made that name known to others and pra@@ ised it before them .
Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation and T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ing Wor@@ k
In fact , Jehovah has given us much more than what is necess@@ ary .
Why did he descri@@ be love in this man@@ ner ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , while many in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates have al@@ most doub@@ led their material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons in the past three de@@ ca@@ des , they are not any ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er than they used to be , according to men@@ tal - health ex@@ per@@ ts .
For the “ other sheep , ” it means everlasting life on a par@@ adise earth under that Kingdom govern@@ ment . ​ — John 10 : 16 ; Psalm 37 : 11 ; Matthew 25 : 34 , 4@@ 6 .
At night we used no ligh@@ ts , conc@@ e@@ al@@ ing that we were in the house .
The repor@@ t conclu@@ des : “ The mer@@ g@@ er between bu@@ sin@@ ess and religion has been fa@@ bul@@ ously succ@@ ess@@ ful . ”
Is G@@ ide@@ on being over@@ ly ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous ?
On the second day of the conven@@ tion , he gave a s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring talk on sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess .
Some es@@ ti@@ mat@@ es place the to@@ tal number of de@@ a@@ ths du@@ e to w@@ ars and ar@@ m@@ ed con@@ f@@ li@@ cts since 1914 at more than 1@@ 00 milli@@ on !
He and others ro@@ de a ca@@ bo@@ ose , a hor@@ se - dra@@ wn co@@ vered s@@ le@@ i@@ gh e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed with a w@@ o@@ o@@ d@@ sto@@ ve , to a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge se@@ ven mil@@ es [ 11 k@@ m ] away .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T i@@ ma@@ ge does the word “ hel@@ l ” con@@ ju@@ re up in your mind ?
And they will ac@@ tually shepher@@ d the land of As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a with the s@@ word . ”
Bi@@ bli@@ cal scho@@ l@@ ars J@@ am@@ i@@ es@@ on , Fa@@ us@@ set , and Bro@@ wn descri@@ be me@@ z@@ im@@ ·@@ ma@@ h@@ ʹ as a “ war@@ iness by which to es@@ cap@@ e evil and find good . ”
God ex@@ p@@ el@@ led them from E@@ den , and they had no hope of ever re@@ tur@@ ning .
God also fore@@ told that Jesus Christ , who has been en@@ tru@@ sted with all authority in heaven and on earth , will destro@@ y Satan and his enti@@ re wicked system of things . ​ — Matthew 28 : 18 ; 1 John 3 : 8 ; Revelation 6 : 2 ; 20 : 10 .
Com@@ ple@@ t@@ ely avo@@ i@@ ding cont@@ act with those in the world is ne@@ i@@ ther possible nor requi@@ red .
The written Word has many advan@@ ta@@ ges .
In the King James V@@ er@@ sion , the Greek word H@@ ad@@ es is rend@@ ered “ hel@@ l ” in each of its ten occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ences in the Christian Greek Scriptures .
R@@ em@@ ember his call to Peter , An@@ dre@@ w , James , and John : “ C@@ ome after me , and I shall cause you to become fi@@ sh@@ ers of men . ”
Of course , Jehovah appreci@@ ates our efforts to serve him .
Des@@ cri@@ be the situation in Israel when Je@@ h@@ u was anointed as king .
‘ If she com@@ pla@@ ins , kno@@ ck her down . ’
Will God allow Satan to continue his wicked rule ?
He wanted to be king , so he got “ a ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t and hor@@ ses and 50 men to ru@@ n before him . ”
Abraham might have learned from S@@ he@@ m that once Jehovah promised something , the fulfill@@ ment was certain .
In the Bible , God provi@@ des guid@@ ance so that your pur@@ su@@ it of happiness does not lead to a dead - end of disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
O@@ ther T@@ al@@ ks by Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy M@@ em@@ bers
E@@ ach time I called , she seem@@ ed gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely inter@@ ested .
She would be “ imp@@ o@@ t@@ ent in death , ” and her hu@@ ge emp@@ i@@ re consi@@ gn@@ ed to the hist@@ ory boo@@ ks .
Paul also remin@@ ds them of what Jehovah told Adam and E@@ ve . The apostle wr@@ ites : “ A man will leave his father and his mother and he will s@@ tic@@ k to his wife , and the two will become one flesh . ”
The ba@@ si@@ c message about Jesus may not be str@@ ange to those who are ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with what the Bible says about sin .
Job , Peter , and Ne@@ h@@ emiah had strong faith
The apostle Paul inclu@@ ded him among Jehovah’s servants who@@ se faith stan@@ ds as an example for Christians .
“ The An@@ cient of Da@@ ys , ” Jehovah God , is seen s@@ it@@ ting gl@@ ori@@ ously en@@ thr@@ oned as Ju@@ dge .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , our sur@@ vi@@ val of this worl@@ d’s end dep@@ ends on our ‘ care@@ fully keep@@ ing God’s or@@ ders , ’ thus doing his will . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 4 .
When we understand how Jehovah’s people are organiz@@ ed , we benefit in at le@@ ast three ways : Our appreciation is en@@ h@@ an@@ ced for those who work hard in our be@@ half .
For example , he used to get ang@@ ry quic@@ k@@ ly .
What are some famili@@ es doing to en@@ h@@ ance the vari@@ ety ?
Des@@ pite the Israelites ’ re@@ pe@@ ated fa@@ il@@ ure to “ come back ” to Jehovah , they were ur@@ ged to “ sear@@ ch for Jehovah , and keep living . ”
What fac@@ t@@ or was not involved in making the decision regarding circum@@ c@@ ision , and what shows that Jehovah’s blessing was upon the decision ?
Those P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es were not refer@@ ring to good h@@ y@@ gi@@ ene , that is , h@@ and@@ wa@@ shing before a me@@ al .
Hence , the fe@@ wer the words spo@@ ken , the less the ch@@ ance of com@@ mit@@ ting an in@@ dis@@ cre@@ tion .
B@@ r@@ un@@ o moved to the to@@ wn of G@@ u@@ a@@ pi@@ ar@@ a ( po@@ pul@@ ation about 7@@ ,000 ) , some 1@@ 60 mil@@ es ( 2@@ 60 k@@ m ) from the city of S@@ ã@@ o Paulo .
You have to get the complete pi@@ c@@ ture before you are in a position to help .
H@@ ann@@ ah promised to give in service at the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le in Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h the very son she had so desi@@ red .
Paul wrote : “ The love of money is a ro@@ o@@ t of all s@@ or@@ ts of in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ous things , and by re@@ aching out for this love some have been led ast@@ ra@@ y from the faith and have st@@ ab@@ bed themselves all over with many pa@@ ins . ”
Christian overse@@ ers quic@@ k@@ ly c@@ he@@ cked on the sa@@ f@@ ety of their fellow believers and were reli@@ ev@@ ed to learn that no@@ ne had been h@@ ur@@ t or kil@@ led .
When does the we@@ d@@ ding take place ?
“ A par@@ ent may try to so@@ f@@ ten her language when expla@@ ining death to her child , ” say au@@ th@@ ors M@@ ary An@@ n E@@ m@@ s@@ w@@ il@@ er and James P . E@@ m@@ s@@ w@@ il@@ er , “ but by doing so , she may pl@@ ant ide@@ as in his head that wer@@ en@@ ’t there before and that may be f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ing or har@@ m@@ ful . ”
“ W@@ ho@@ ever wants to become great among you must be your minis@@ ter . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 20 : 26 .
The second of the two great@@ est comman@@ d@@ ments states : “ You must love your neigh@@ b@@ or as yourself . ”
The great crow@@ d also share that God - given name , Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Ke@@ ep up - to - d@@ ate .
Wor@@ sen@@ ing world con@@ di@@ tions also fulf@@ ill Bible prophecy .
In a vision of events during the M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn of Christ Jesus , the apostle John saw the earthly resurrection taking place .
9 : 24 .
S@@ up@@ pose you are appro@@ ached by your mate , and he or she is dist@@ ressed because you are not fulfill@@ ing a reason@@ able expe@@ ct@@ ation .
Thus , they pas@@ sed in@@ spe@@ ction .
6 , 7 . ( a ) Jehovah especially deli@@ gh@@ ts in provi@@ ding for the needs of whom ?
In what spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c ways can you show that you value sac@@ red things ?
In time , we found a small ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment , and at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death in 195@@ 2 , 35 were present in the small ro@@ om that we used as a Kingdom H@@ all .
A local Witness had boo@@ ked our pas@@ sage on a small car@@ go ship car@@ r@@ ying ch@@ ina cla@@ y .
20 Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers
Even if only by tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne , this cont@@ act al@@ lo@@ ws for an ex@@ change of encourag@@ ement and also for pra@@ ying together .
Paul fur@@ ther coun@@ sel@@ ed the Romans to “ end@@ ure under tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , in har@@ mony with Jesus ’ ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on , they exer@@ ted themselves vi@@ g@@ or@@ ously in the work they were assign@@ ed to do . ​ — Luke 13 : 24 .
“ The result of hum@@ ility and the fear of Jehovah is ri@@ ches and glory and life . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ S 22 : 4 .
However , the very thought of e@@ ating those form@@ er@@ ly un@@ clean fo@@ o@@ ds would likely have been rep@@ ul@@ sive to other Jewish Christians .
“ Some years ag@@ o my ba@@ by gi@@ r@@ l died , ” expla@@ ins B@@ r@@ un@@ i , now a mi@@ dd@@ le - ag@@ ed mother .
No doubt , app@@ lic@@ ation of the loving princi@@ ple em@@ bo@@ died in this law would min@@ i@@ mi@@ ze ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents at the work@@ place or even in rec@@ re@@ ation .
“ The re@@ action of the other elders sur@@ pris@@ ed me , ” says Jo@@ s@@ é .
The apostle Paul , for one , consider@@ ed his public ministry to be something sac@@ red , or holy .
The go@@ al was to make st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght fur@@ ro@@ ws in the so@@ il .
• In@@ c@@ reas@@ ing la@@ w@@ less@@ ness
You may think of him as out@@ spo@@ ken and imp@@ ul@@ sive . What of John ?
Why do parents have tr@@ ou@@ ble re@@ aring their children today ?
Ye@@ ars later H@@ el@@ en wrote of that time : “ There was no congregation to le@@ an on , nor friends to help , because we were in@@ deed str@@ ang@@ ers in a str@@ ange land .
How God De@@ al@@ t With Pe@@ ople in the P@@ ast
In 19@@ 7@@ 3 , Jo@@ ã@@ o and I were invit@@ ed to atten@@ d the “ Di@@ v@@ ine V@@ ic@@ t@@ ory ” In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational As@@ s@@ em@@ bly in B@@ r@@ us@@ sel@@ s , B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m .
One member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy ob@@ served : “ Me@@ dit@@ ating on Jehovah’s Word , refle@@ cting on its meaning , and sear@@ ch@@ ing for in@@ sight and understanding have filled my wak@@ ing h@@ our@@ s with spiritual ri@@ ches and con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment . ”
( b ) How may we apply Psalm 1@@ 39 : 23 , 24 to ourselves ?
Acc@@ ording to one s@@ ource , such ri@@ ders ty@@ pi@@ c@@ ally we@@ igh@@ ed between four and n@@ ine p@@ oun@@ ds ( 2 and 4 k@@ g ) .
I ob@@ ta@@ ined part - time work in a su@@ per@@ mar@@ ke@@ t in Pro@@ vi@@ d@@ ence , and we started our pioneer ministry together .
Jesus might have done this out of consider@@ ation for the man .
In time , this kin@@ dly c@@ hi@@ ef accepted Bible truth , and a mo@@ der@@ n Kingdom H@@ all was buil@@ t in the are@@ a .
What is their se@@ cre@@ t ?
In yet another way , we need to walk as Jesus Christ wal@@ ked .
We had never experienced anything like that before ​ — a true bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od of people of all ages .
“ Le@@ a@@ ving everything be@@ h@@ ind , he ro@@ se up and began to follow [ Jesus ] . ”
So@@ on we were making good prog@@ ress in Fr@@ en@@ ch and took up stud@@ ying Mal@@ ag@@ as@@ y , the local language .
We are “ to exerc@@ ise justice . ”
By means of their free Bible study pro@@ gra@@ m , Jehovah’s Witnesses often have syst@@ em@@ ati@@ c discus@@ sions about the Bible with their neigh@@ b@@ ors .
The way to peace in personal dis@@ pu@@ tes , however , is often b@@ lo@@ cked by ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les .
One v@@ ol@@ le@@ y@@ bal@@ l pla@@ y@@ er even at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted a w@@ in@@ ning st@@ re@@ ak to his we@@ aring bl@@ ack so@@ c@@ ks in@@ stead of wh@@ ite ones .
Paul and M@@ ag@@ gi@@ e , from Eng@@ land , saw their re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment as a g@@ ol@@ den opportunity to do more in Jehovah’s service and made their way to E@@ ast Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
Jesus ’ call is still heard today , and many have respon@@ ded .
David expres@@ ses a desire to buil@@ d a house for the true God .
For example , in ancient times , God gave his nation , Israel , the U@@ ri@@ m and the Th@@ um@@ mi@@ m ​ — likely , sac@@ red lo@@ ts that were c@@ ast when the nation fac@@ ed situ@@ ations of gra@@ ve import@@ ance .
Are you some@@ times h@@ ur@@ t by the conduct of fellow Christians ?
When Jesus learned of this , he lo@@ v@@ ingly took the time to find the man .
Although anointed ones have di@@ min@@ i@@ shed in number to fe@@ wer than 8@@ ,@@ 7@@ 00 , some si@@ x milli@@ on others are imit@@ ating their faith by see@@ king Jehovah and speaking the pu@@ re language .
It is not op@@ tional but ess@@ enti@@ al in the sight of God .
They serve as a lam@@ p to our fo@@ o@@ t , help@@ ing us to move for@@ ward in the right direction and gu@@ i@@ ding us when we have to make decisions .
W@@ al@@ king as Jesus wal@@ ked c@@ alls for imit@@ ating his loy@@ al@@ ty .
For instance , a man a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted with le@@ pro@@ s@@ y appro@@ ached Jesus and ple@@ ad@@ ed : “ If you just want to , you can make me clean . ”
Bo@@ th the Mal@@ t@@ ese and the B@@ rit@@ ish grou@@ ps expres@@ sed their feelings but in different ways , and their strong love for Jehovah c@@ em@@ ented the b@@ on@@ ds of Christian fel@@ low@@ ship . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 33 : 1 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 14 .
Because he rema@@ ined hum@@ ble , Joseph rema@@ ined u@@ se@@ ful to Jehovah
Tru@@ e Christians should be willing and happy to serve their brothers . — Matthew 20 : 26 , 27 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ; John 13 : 17 .
Are you always stri@@ ving hard to do your very best ?
As a bo@@ y , he was imp@@ ressed when he attend@@ ed large conven@@ tions in the 19@@ 50 ’ s and learned that Jehovah’s organization was far bi@@ gg@@ er than his own congregation .
They sur@@ ely did not have fellow feel@@ ing as sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic listen@@ ers .
Jehovah lo@@ ves hum@@ ble , faithful people , so it is no won@@ der that he gave Joseph the answer that had elu@@ ded the wise men and pri@@ ests .
For example , the Bible con@@ tain@@ s practic@@ al ad@@ vice that can help young ones dis@@ cer@@ n right from wrong when deci@@ ding whether they should dr@@ ink al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ ages , take d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , or eng@@ age in se@@ x before marriage .
No doubt , when Jesus was a child , he some@@ times pla@@ yed g@@ ames , even as the Bible says children did in early times .
But he also said that if we end@@ ure , we can w@@ in .
“ In its enti@@ re@@ ty it comes for m@@ ere viol@@ ence , ” as a gi@@ gan@@ tic ho@@ st s@@ war@@ m@@ ing up to w@@ re@@ ak ha@@ vo@@ c .
After all , we would never want to be like the pri@@ est and the L@@ ev@@ ite in the par@@ able , exc@@ using ourselves and going by “ on the op@@ pos@@ ite side . ”
I felt that it gave me self - confidence and made me feel that I was like ever@@ yone el@@ se .
It takes hum@@ ility to accept counsel or to simp@@ li@@ fy our life in order to en@@ large our share in the ministry .
The ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation of the words he read had such an imp@@ act on him that his life chang@@ ed from that time on .
God’s Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom in the hands of Christ Jesus has already been esta@@ bli@@ shed .
In the Christian congregation , what con@@ di@@ tions do we enjoy ?
Because you are in control of your actions .
Con@@ cer@@ ning the time of the end , the prophet Daniel wrote : “ Many will ro@@ ve about , and the true knowledge will become a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant . ”
All living things on the earth ​ — including mi@@ cro@@ bes , gr@@ ass , el@@ ep@@ h@@ ants , b@@ lu@@ e wh@@ al@@ es , and humans — ​ re@@ pro@@ du@@ ce using D@@ N@@ A .
Wor@@ king With the C@@ ongreg@@ ation
This t@@ ask requi@@ red him to teach the people God’s Law .
“ L@@ ater , while going to school in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , I me@@ t people from many religious ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds .
G@@ am@@ bl@@ ing has been descri@@ bed as wa@@ g@@ ering money on an un@@ certain out@@ come .
In the past fi@@ ve years , more than 9@@ ,000 Kingdom H@@ alls have been buil@@ t under this arrang@@ ement , an a@@ ver@@ age of more than 5 new h@@ alls each day !
S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 17 , 199@@ 3 , da@@ w@@ ned b@@ right and su@@ n@@ n@@ y .
When we real@@ ize that God has inter@@ ven@@ ed in our personal life , even in very sub@@ tle ways , we feel dra@@ wn to him .
In order to have Jehovah’s blessing and pro@@ sp@@ er in the land they were about to in@@ her@@ it , the people had to fulf@@ ill a tw@@ o@@ fo@@ ld responsi@@ bility before Jehovah their God .
Some who ob@@ serve us may desire to learn about Jehovah , his pur@@ pos@@ es , and his people .
They also esta@@ bli@@ shed a book study group with the help of an el@@ der from a ne@@ ar@@ by congregation .
She recogn@@ ized her need for re@@ de@@ mp@@ tion from sin and showed by her actions that she truly appreci@@ ated the person through whom Jehovah provided that re@@ de@@ mp@@ tion .
The Mo@@ st V@@ alu@@ able Le@@ g@@ ac@@ y There Is
F@@ in@@ ally , Jac@@ o@@ b was or@@ der@@ ed to di@@ g his own gra@@ ve and was sh@@ o@@ t to death .
This evidence that Jesus was sent by God was so for@@ ce@@ ful that Jesus ’ religious enem@@ ies never den@@ i@@ ed that it had happened .
St@@ ar@@ ting with the rule of Ju@@ de@@ an King David , the sc@@ ep@@ ter ( ro@@ y@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ) and the comman@@ der@@ ’s st@@ af@@ f ( power to comm@@ and ) re@@ si@@ ded with the tri@@ be of Juda@@ h .
C@@ ur@@ r@@ ently , the Witnesses dist@@ ribu@@ te Bi@@ bl@@ es , Christian boo@@ ks , and other public@@ ations in 2@@ 35 lands .
Do you help others to come to know that holy name ?
One scho@@ la@@ r descri@@ bes it as “ love transl@@ ated into action . ”
Th@@ ough she had been ang@@ ry at To@@ h@@ r@@ u , when Yo@@ ko under@@ sto@@ od his family ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound and saw her own f@@ ra@@ il@@ ties , she made a serious effort to see the good in her husband .
Thus , you can see why the Greek - language origin@@ al of the L@@ at@@ in Mu@@ r@@ at@@ ori@@ an F@@ ra@@ g@@ ment is d@@ ated to between 1@@ 70 and 2@@ 00 C.E .
When we make important decisions , it is pr@@ u@@ d@@ ent to he@@ ed the ad@@ vice : “ In the mul@@ titu@@ de of coun@@ sel@@ ors there is accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment . ”
Ye@@ ars later , that young sister was serving as a regul@@ ar pioneer , a full - time minis@@ ter .
When making decisions , for example , we want to be care@@ ful to take into account the will of our heavenly Ma@@ ster , Jehovah .
Ex@@ pla@@ ins James 1 : 2 , 3 : “ Consider it all joy , my brothers , when you me@@ et with vari@@ ous tri@@ als , know@@ ing as you do that this t@@ ested qu@@ ality of your faith works out end@@ ur@@ ance . ”
An@@ y still ali@@ ve on earth will be se@@ aled “ in their fore@@ he@@ a@@ ds ” before the out@@ bre@@ ak of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
Many of our fellow Christian war@@ ri@@ ors have to end@@ ure priv@@ ations , are ex@@ posed to d@@ ang@@ ers , or su@@ ff@@ er from co@@ ld and hu@@ ng@@ er .
200@@ 5 “ Go@@ dly O@@ be@@ di@@ ence ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tion Lo@@ c@@ ations M@@ A@@ Y 27 - 29 B@@ A@@ K@@ E@@ R@@ S@@ F@@ I@@ EL@@ D , C@@ A , C@@ en@@ ten@@ ni@@ al G@@ ar@@ den Ar@@ ena , 10@@ 0@@ 1 Tru@@ x@@ tu@@ n A@@ ve .
Matthe@@ w@@ ’s account qu@@ o@@ tes Jesus as saying regarding the w@@ ine : “ This means my ‘ blood of the covenant , ’ which is to be p@@ our@@ ed out in be@@ half of many for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
In Ju@@ ly 198@@ 2 , we had to pul@@ l up st@@ ak@@ es and leave B@@ ang@@ la@@ des@@ h .
When Jesus spoke about the Devil and his dem@@ ons , he was not simply re@@ pe@@ ating su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ons car@@ ri@@ ed over from Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an my@@ th@@ olo@@ gy .
A@@ vo@@ i@@ ding dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness , se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality , to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o , and ad@@ dic@@ tive d@@ ru@@ g@@ s helps us to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our health . ​ — Proverbs 7 : 21 - 23 ; 23 : 29 , 30 ; 2 Corinthians 7 : 1 .
Like the vari@@ ations in col@@ or , shap@@ e , te@@ x@@ ture , ta@@ st@@ e , sm@@ ell , and s@@ ound that we find in cre@@ ation , differ@@ ing beli@@ ef@@ s often ad@@ d interest , exc@@ it@@ ement , and enjo@@ y@@ ment to life .
When H@@ ar@@ old , supp@@ or@@ ting himself on two can@@ es , op@@ ened the do@@ or , B@@ ill im@@ medi@@ ately a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ zed , expla@@ ining that he had in@@ tend@@ ed to vis@@ it a home ne@@ ar@@ by .
Abraham and Lo@@ t par@@ ted compan@@ y in peace . ​ — Genesis 13 : 5 - 12 .
Un@@ der@@ standing must be as close to us as an in@@ tim@@ ate friend .
I gave little thought to how my actions affe@@ cted others .
However , little do they know that min@@ i@@ mi@@ z@@ ing my con@@ dition is of no help to me .
God’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t E@@ mp@@ ow@@ ered Moses
However , if we seek first God’s righteousness , pu@@ re worship will be the most important thing in our lives .
His purpose is to keep the organization clean and , if possible , to inc@@ ite wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers to come to their sen@@ ses .
But one of their members r@@ an a@@ head and told me to hi@@ de because they were pl@@ an@@ ning to k@@ ill me .
To re@@ ach it , he would have to c@@ li@@ m@@ b , using “ his hands and his fe@@ et . ”
Their experience on earth makes them par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly qu@@ ali@@ fied to ju@@ dge the human family from heaven .
And no@@ te the com@@ ments of one sing@@ le sister who felt ho@@ p@@ eless and per@@ ple@@ x@@ ed after see@@ ing the dam@@ age done to her home by a st@@ or@@ m .
Does that pre@@ v@@ ent Jehovah from know@@ ing our dist@@ ress ?
How did ag@@ ing C@@ al@@ e@@ b demonstr@@ ate his trust in Jehovah , and how can el@@ der@@ ly Christians imitate his example ?
Now , i@@ magine that God asked you these fur@@ ther questions : “ Ha@@ ve you come to the s@@ our@@ ces of the se@@ a , or in sear@@ ch of the w@@ at@@ er@@ y deep have you wal@@ ked about ? ”
On the other hand , like Jesus and his first - century followers , we desire to have Jehovah as our F@@ ri@@ end .
At the Kingdom H@@ all , do I li@@ mit my cont@@ act with those new@@ ly associ@@ ated because I believe that they have to ear@@ n my fri@@ end@@ ship over time ?
“ ‘ W@@ ell , then , you just go in there and prove them wrong , ’ she rep@@ lied .
Even so , like the elders mentioned in the in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction , you may find it hard to do so .
A@@ gain , had we been there , what would we have done ?
While gro@@ wing up , you have pro@@ ba@@ bly seen many people get baptized , perhaps even some of your friends and your si@@ bl@@ ings .
Then you might ask yourself : ‘ How have my feelings on this sub@@ ject chang@@ ed over the years ?
They may cho@@ ose to d@@ ri@@ ve rec@@ k@@ less@@ ly , resul@@ ting in an ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
The close b@@ ond of fri@@ end@@ ship between David and J@@ on@@ a@@ than is well - known .
( b ) How can your prayers teach your children to r@@ ely on God ?
Ha@@ ving given us fre@@ e@@ dom of cho@@ ice , he did not at the same time ‘ deter@@ mine from et@@ er@@ n@@ ity whom he would sa@@ ve and whom he would dam@@ n , ’ as believers in pre@@ des@@ t@@ in@@ ation as@@ ser@@ t .
Can we co@@ ok a me@@ al or help co@@ ver an ex@@ p@@ en@@ se for someone of li@@ mit@@ ed means ?
At those meetings , we were told that God takes good people to heaven and bur@@ ns bad people forever in hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , he was a pris@@ on@@ er .
The Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law requi@@ red that the ancient Israelites make sacrific@@ es to Jehovah on a number of occasi@@ ons .
I have many f@@ ond mem@@ ori@@ es of that time .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , people who learn God’s requi@@ re@@ ments through a study of the Bible must allow see@@ ds of truth to re@@ ach the heart in order for those see@@ ds to s@@ pr@@ out and move them to action . ​ — Matthew 13 : 3 - 9 , 19 - 23 .
Lo@@ ving Jehovah With Our W@@ ho@@ le S@@ ou@@ l
A Christi@@ an’s conduct refle@@ cts on his faith .
Pe@@ ace and righteousness will pre@@ va@@ il forever : Un@@ der Christ’s rul@@ er@@ ship , la@@ w@@ less@@ ness will be a thing of the past .
For example , when Abraham pur@@ cha@@ sed a bu@@ ri@@ al place for his bel@@ o@@ ved wife , S@@ ar@@ ah , tre@@ es were lis@@ ted in the contr@@ act for the trans@@ f@@ er of pro@@ per@@ ty . ​ — Genesis 23 : 15 - 18 .
It was the L@@ ond@@ on - based So@@ ci@@ ety for P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ ting Christian K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge that fin@@ an@@ ced a th@@ ir@@ d e@@ dition of Al@@ me@@ i@@ da@@ ’s New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent in 1@@ 7@@ 11 at the re@@ qu@@ est of D@@ an@@ ish mission@@ aries working in T@@ ran@@ qu@@ e@@ ba@@ r , sou@@ ther@@ n In@@ dia .
There are no exc@@ ep@@ tions .
The Bible says that Jehovah “ post@@ ed at the e@@ ast of the gar@@ den of E@@ den the ch@@ er@@ u@@ bs and the f@@ lam@@ ing b@@ la@@ de of a s@@ word that was tur@@ ning continu@@ ously to gu@@ ard the way to the t@@ ree of life . ”
They were not involved in the im@@ moral and viol@@ ent activities of other you@@ ths in school .
( a ) How can our conscience be an a@@ id when we are fac@@ ing questions about blood fr@@ actions ?
What began with a de@@ ad@@ ly s@@ par@@ k ended with liter@@ al fi@@ re@@ works .
Of course , the word “ righteous ” is not very po@@ pul@@ ar today .
Al@@ so , our stru@@ gg@@ le to live by God’s high moral standards p@@ al@@ es into in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance when com@@ pared with the benef@@ its we enjoy as a result .
C@@ op@@ ing With Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es
This fe@@ ature helps you to id@@ enti@@ fy the language sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s pr@@ inted on our tr@@ ac@@ ts and other public@@ ations in different langu@@ ages .
“ O Jehovah , you yourself have proved to be a real d@@ wel@@ ling for us during gener@@ ation after gener@@ ation . ” ​ — P@@ S .
Jehovah God gave Christians divine principles so that they can make s@@ ound decisions .
E@@ ach day there were arrang@@ ements for field service , return vis@@ its , Bible stu@@ dies , and shepher@@ ding c@@ alls .
What promise was given to Abraham , and how did he feel about its fulfill@@ ment ?
We must remember , though , that Jehovah br@@ ings the end not just to res@@ cu@@ e us from g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous circumstances but to san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy his own name .
* How can Christian elders today make sure that their meeting par@@ ts in@@ deed li@@ ft the spi@@ r@@ its of their brothers and sisters and leave them cons@@ ol@@ ed ?
Ther@@ efore remember from what you have fal@@ le@@ n , and rep@@ ent and do the form@@ er de@@ e@@ ds . ”
A brother who is truly re@@ aching out shows himself to be ir@@ re@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible by avo@@ i@@ ding every s@@ ort of di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty and un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness .
( 1 C@@ or .
• When you are con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with in@@ sol@@ ent spe@@ e@@ ch , what s@@ crip@@ tures can help you ?
The enjo@@ y@@ ment I got from associ@@ ation with other Christians during the tri@@ p was something I never experienced with my n@@ on - Witness friends .
One of the te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers who had been d@@ ri@@ f@@ ting away from the truth than@@ ked Fa@@ bi@@ an and Isa@@ be@@ l for help@@ ing her to “ get going again . ”
[ Ma@@ p on page 13 ]
F@@ e@@ el@@ ing a responsi@@ bility toward others also helped .
6@@ 6 : 24 .
How is su@@ i@@ ci@@ de vie@@ wed in the lo@@ c@@ ality ?
( b ) Of what are we confid@@ ent ?
T@@ old in B@@ en@@ in
All this information was written for our benefit . ​ — Romans 15 : 4 .
At the same time , such a child will respon@@ d to the fa@@ ther’s love .
Even the blessings the pri@@ ests ut@@ tered would turn out to be a cur@@ se .
The Mo@@ s@@ kal@@ s im@@ medi@@ ately inclu@@ ded the reading of the H@@ ar@@ p book in their regul@@ ar Bible - reading s@@ essi@@ ons .
He was la@@ ying a f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation , a comm@@ on gr@@ ound on which to buil@@ d his ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents .
( a ) What can have a ne@@ g@@ ative imp@@ act on the joy and peace of the congregation ?
This allow@@ ed “ the cho@@ s@@ en ones , ” anointed Christians , to fle@@ e the city and its en@@ vi@@ r@@ ons .
He under@@ stan@@ ds the circumstances and needs of all his loyal servants .
These were happy ga@@ ther@@ ings .
C@@ learly , what is needed is more than simply not to do what is bad and har@@ m@@ ful to others but , rather , to do what is good and help@@ ful to them .
He had done what he could to support David , but he was also a@@ ware of the li@@ mit@@ ations that advan@@ ced age plac@@ ed upon him .
An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch ( mo@@ der@@ n - day A@@ nt@@ ak@@ ya , T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y ) sto@@ od on the na@@ vi@@ g@@ able O@@ r@@ on@@ tes Ri@@ ver , which con@@ ne@@ cted it to its se@@ ap@@ ort , S@@ ele@@ u@@ ci@@ a P@@ i@@ eri@@ a , 20 mil@@ es [ 32 kil@@ om@@ et@@ ers ] away .
“ Then Jehovah t@@ ou@@ ched P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h and his hous@@ eho@@ ld with great pla@@ gu@@ es because of S@@ ar@@ a@@ i , A@@ br@@ am@@ ’s wife . ”
• What blessings came to those who respon@@ ded to the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work of Jesus ’ first - century disciples ?
A P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous Bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , keep@@ ing to this Bible - based position has prote@@ cted them from many ris@@ ks , including such di@@ se@@ as@@ es as he@@ pat@@ it@@ is and A@@ I@@ D@@ S that can be contr@@ ac@@ ted from blood .
Al@@ ways remember his com@@ for@@ ting promise : “ Lo@@ ok ! I am cre@@ ating new heavens and a new earth ; and the form@@ er things will not be called to mind , nor will they come up into the heart . ”
All in attend@@ ance would ag@@ ree that the counsel received for@@ ti@@ fied the gra@@ du@@ ates ’ res@@ ol@@ ve to show love of God and neigh@@ b@@ or .
After reg@@ a@@ ining his sight and get@@ ting baptized , “ Saul kept on ac@@ qui@@ ring power all the more and was con@@ f@@ oun@@ ding the Jews that d@@ wel@@ t in D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us as he proved lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally that this is the Christ . ” ​ — Acts 9 : 22 .
The inspired account rel@@ ates : “ Saul . . . began to de@@ al ou@@ tra@@ ge@@ ously with the congregation .
This article ans@@ wers that question and shows why people need the good news .
Ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted , I bro@@ ke down cr@@ ying and left the ro@@ om .
Lo@@ ve . . . does not look for its own inter@@ ests , does not become pro@@ vo@@ ked . ”
What is the relationship between long - suffering and holy spirit ?
How gr@@ ate@@ ful I am that T@@ ed encoura@@ ged me to take up the pioneer service !
It is our hear@@ t@@ felt desire to remain faithful to God .
In se@@ ven of the L@@ ach@@ ish mes@@ sa@@ ges , God’s name is mentioned a to@@ tal of 11 times .
H@@ on@@ est in Di@@ sh@@ on@@ est World , 4 / 15
After an ap@@ pr@@ en@@ tic@@ e@@ ship , I started to work in a compan@@ y in our to@@ wn .
With al@@ ac@@ r@@ ity ‘ she quic@@ k@@ ly emp@@ ties her j@@ ar into the dr@@ in@@ king tr@@ ough and r@@ un@@ s yet again and again to the well to draw water and keep@@ s dra@@ wing for all his cam@@ els . ’
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful Israelites worshipp@@ ed one God , the God of their fore@@ fa@@ thers .
( b ) What is one reason to arri@@ ve early at meetings and remain to the end ?
N@@ ex@@ t , you could find out when those ver@@ ses were written and put them in order .
• Like M@@ ary , what attitude can we displa@@ y that will bring blessings ?
That happened when the Rom@@ an for@@ ces un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned the si@@ e@@ ge of the city , which allow@@ ed some “ flesh , ” nam@@ ely true Christians , to be “ sa@@ ved . ”
We are , of course , deep@@ ly sa@@ dd@@ ened by the death of a loved one , but because of the pro@@ spe@@ ct of the resurrection , ‘ we do not s@@ or@@ ro@@ w as those do who have no hope . ’
C@@ ould he not see the seri@@ ousness of his conduct ?
What is happ@@ ening to us ? ”
We were therefore sur@@ pris@@ ed to receive a new assignment ​ — as mission@@ aries in C@@ am@@ bo@@ dia !
Tru@@ e Christians are individuals who “ through use have their per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers tra@@ ined to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish both right and wrong . ”
W@@ ar@@ m , s@@ inc@@ ere comm@@ end@@ ation can work won@@ ders
“ A@@ bility to wish is present with me , ” Paul wrote , “ but ability to work out what is fine is not present . ”
Jerusalem C@@ ongreg@@ ation and Jews in the Di@@ as@@ por@@ a
By about 5@@ 8 C.E . , Rom@@ an of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als knew very well who the Christians were .
But the little we do know mo@@ ves us to praise God for his go@@ o@@ dness .
; A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der , D .
For example , when pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ ans bo@@ ast of their integrity , they often se@@ em to mean hon@@ es@@ ty .
Jesus inclu@@ ded the pain of family op@@ position as part of the suffering that his followers must be willing to end@@ ure .
How is it possible to help wi@@ do@@ ws and wi@@ do@@ wers g@@ ently to he@@ al ​ — to move on with their lives ?
It is e@@ asi@@ er for a cam@@ el to go through a nee@@ d@@ le@@ ’s e@@ ye than for a rich man to en@@ ter into the kingdom of God . ”
( b ) What will help us not to ‘ com@@ mit ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y in the heart ’ ?
Many people today have a similar attitude .
The young man pon@@ der@@ ing the question of ha@@ ir@@ st@@ y@@ le can use such Bible - based principles in making a wise decision .
O@@ r he might have made a mis@@ take and needs to ad@@ mit it .
Be@@ ing long - suffering does not mean con@@ don@@ ing wrong , however .
In fact , when the rul@@ ers att@@ ack , they will think that they are car@@ r@@ ying out their own “ one thought . ”
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T : A M@@ E@@ AN@@ IN@@ G@@ F@@ U@@ L L@@ I@@ F@@ E I@@ S P@@ O@@ S@@ S@@ I@@ B@@ L@@ E
“ De@@ ce@@ it@@ ful is the heart a@@ bo@@ ve all things , and d@@ ang@@ er@@ ously wa@@ y@@ ward , ” he war@@ ns .
How f@@ it@@ ting it is , then , that humans dedic@@ ated to God co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with the he@@ ad@@ ship arrang@@ ement within the congregation and in the family !
Will such a par@@ ent get than@@ ks later for his per@@ mis@@ si@@ ven@@ ess ?
Go@@ ad@@ ed on by their religious lead@@ ers , the Jews re@@ je@@ cted Jesus .
P@@ os@@ si@@ bly the H@@ it@@ t@@ ites in about 1@@ 6@@ 00 B.C.E . inf@@ li@@ cted the fin@@ al de@@ fe@@ at on what had been a great power .
My whole family , including my father , was there .
In H@@ op@@ kin@@ s@@ v@@ il@@ le , K@@ en@@ tu@@ ck@@ y , a Christian sister gre@@ et@@ ed H@@ el@@ en with a bi@@ g hu@@ g and asked : “ Do you remember me ? ”
Those who gain the fav@@ or of God become “ men of go@@ o@@ d@@ will . ”
Re@@ jo@@ ice and be over@@ jo@@ yed , since your re@@ ward is great in the heavens , for in that way they persecu@@ ted the prophe@@ ts pri@@ or to you . ”
By exerc@@ ising this right , earth@@ ’s si@@ x bil@@ li@@ on in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants have pro@@ duc@@ ed an am@@ a@@ z@@ ing di@@ vers@@ ity of beli@@ ef@@ s .
Jehovah also appreci@@ ates what el@@ der@@ ly ones can do in his service .
The more we learn about him , the deep@@ er our love be@@ comes . ​ — Psalm 31 : 23 ; Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 3 : 17 ; Romans 8 : 28 .
Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 22 - 24 , 33 states : “ Let wi@@ ves be in sub@@ je@@ ction to their hus@@ ban@@ ds as to the Lord , because a husband is head of his wife as the Christ also is head of the congregation , he being a sa@@ vi@@ or of this body .
Christ has given “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men ” to help all to “ at@@ tain to the on@@ en@@ ess in the faith . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
The Messi@@ ah Go@@ es In@@ to A@@ ction !
( 2 Samuel 21 : 1 – 24 : 25 )
At Psalm 37 : 37 , 38 , we read : “ W@@ atch the b@@ lam@@ eless one and keep the u@@ pri@@ ght one in sight , for the future of that man will be pe@@ ace@@ ful .
Sat@@ el@@ l@@ ite tr@@ ac@@ king showed that “ one ani@@ ma@@ l mi@@ gr@@ ated more than 10@@ ,000 mil@@ es [ 1@@ 6@@ ,000 k@@ m ] in 10 months . ”
They all ag@@ re@@ ed that these me@@ als were very ta@@ st@@ y in@@ deed !
If you are a par@@ ent , do you sc@@ he@@ du@@ le time to teach your children about our loving heavenly Father ?
The first class inclu@@ ded si@@ x members of the V@@ an Da@@ al@@ en family ​ — the brothers E@@ mi@@ l , Ar@@ th@@ ur , H@@ om@@ er , and Le@@ o ; their c@@ ous@@ in D@@ on@@ al@@ d ; and Le@@ o@@ ’s wife , my sister E@@ un@@ ice .
I ad@@ mi@@ red their ti@@ rel@@ ess efforts to s@@ pre@@ ad the good news of God’s Kingdom worl@@ d@@ wide .
May we ‘ walk ’ with those who refle@@ ct God’s glory .
This often op@@ ens the way for them to speak with people never before willing to listen .
We live in an er@@ a in which religious un@@ truth ab@@ oun@@ ds .
( b ) What opportunity was op@@ ened up for those in the new covenant ?
As we do so , we will ask the following questions : What does the illustr@@ ation mean ?
O@@ ther difficul@@ ties that many have to con@@ ten@@ d with are advan@@ c@@ ing age and po@@ or health , which may li@@ mit what they can reason@@ ab@@ ly do in the preaching work .
It is always bey@@ ond their re@@ ach . ” We des@@ per@@ ately need help because we cannot af@@ for@@ d the pri@@ ce of the ransom .
We will sur@@ ely never reg@@ re@@ t cho@@ o@@ sing to bel@@ ong to Jehovah .
It was , in part , du@@ e to their encourag@@ ement that I deci@@ ded to pioneer .
A@@ c@@ tually , the answer invol@@ ves one of the most important teachings in the Bible .
We are pr@@ ou@@ d to be@@ ar his name and to be his obedi@@ ent name people .
“ He that is wal@@ king with wise pers@@ ons will become wise . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
How can parents tra@@ in their children to have a close relationship with Jehovah ?
Ru@@ dy and I have not lost our love for mu@@ si@@ c .
By help@@ ing them to complete their God - given assignment , these women , in effect , gl@@ ori@@ fied God .
C@@ ould we get something from in@@ side the pris@@ on ?
What does it mean to “ inc@@ l@@ ine ” the heart , and what vie@@ w@@ point will help us to do so ?
David “ wal@@ ked ” in his integrity .
Th@@ ink of sisters who have been end@@ uring family op@@ position for years .
What has happened to some of our Christian brothers and sisters , and what should we ask ourselves ?
The ma@@ ke@@ up of our ter@@ rit@@ ory can also change .
25 : 22 ; Le@@ v .
Because gr@@ as@@ p@@ ing such spiritual truth is a matter of privilege ; not ever@@ yone recei@@ ves it .
Yet , Saul rema@@ ined in authority for a time and used Israel@@ ’s ar@@ my to h@@ ound David .
These become one flo@@ ck with the anointed , under one S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d , Jesus Christ . ​ — John 10 : 16 .
TH@@ E@@ R@@ E was a time when it was consider@@ ed a com@@ p@@ li@@ ment to descri@@ be someone as God - fe@@ aring .
What question should each of us ask himself , and why ?
Is it not reason@@ able that our perfect heavenly Father expe@@ cts us to show loving appreciation for all that he has done for us ?
From him they learned that being a spiritual lead@@ er c@@ alls for being ref@@ re@@ shing to others , man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting low@@ l@@ iness of mind and heart . ​ — 1 Corinthians 16 : 17 , 18 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 3 .
In ad@@ dition , when we help others , it streng@@ th@@ ens our hands and helps us to foc@@ us on the future .
Tru@@ e , you may never have to appe@@ ar before a high govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ cial . But have you ever found it challeng@@ ing to talk about God and his Kingdom even to comm@@ on , every@@ day people whom you me@@ et ?
“ S@@ il@@ vi@@ a teach@@ es us a very important less@@ on , ” ob@@ ser@@ ves her father , A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o .
Some years later on the is@@ land of Cor@@ fu , V@@ am@@ va@@ s ’ transl@@ ation of the Bible was pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted by the Ho@@ ly S@@ y@@ no@@ d of the Greek O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch .
We ‘ walk in the law of Jehovah ’ by taking in acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of his Word and by ap@@ pl@@ ying it in life .
( See fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te . ) “ Lo@@ ve is long - suffering and kind .
And Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar appe@@ ars to have reli@@ ed heav@@ ily on div@@ in@@ ation in pl@@ an@@ ning his mil@@ it@@ ary mo@@ ves .
B@@ in@@ tu used the Bible to expla@@ in the reason why people die and why we can have the sure hope that dead loved ones will be resur@@ rec@@ ted . ​ — Acts 24 : 15 ; Romans 5 : 12 .
What do we learn from the account in Mark chap@@ ter 6 regarding the right mo@@ tive for preaching ?
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , such ter@@ ms could be used to descri@@ be Jehovah .
“ All things , therefore , that you want men to do to you , you also must lik@@ e@@ wise do to them , ” he ad@@ ded .
From day to day tell the good news of sal@@ vation by him . ” — Psalm 9@@ 6 : 2 .
Li@@ fe ​ — even our relati@@ vely bri@@ ef life in this system of things — ​ is a gift .
J@@ ast@@ ro@@ w rep@@ lied : “ It would be a blessing to those who have cu@@ ri@@ ous min@@ ds and an end@@ less ap@@ pet@@ ite for lear@@ ning .
Jehovah im@@ medi@@ ately respon@@ ded : “ I both gl@@ ori@@ fied it and will gl@@ ori@@ fy it again . ”
T@@ en tri@@ bes re@@ v@@ ol@@ t and make Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am king over them .
If so , then dedic@@ ation and baptism is the right thing to do .
In the long ru@@ n , when he is benef@@ iting from his inv@@ est@@ ment , do you think that he will reg@@ re@@ t not having sp@@ ent all his money on having a good time in his you@@ th ?
P@@ s 14@@ 5 V@@ er@@ ses 7 to 9 ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy God’s great@@ ness by refer@@ ring to his moral qualities .
Still , they would have to make arrang@@ ements to tra@@ v@@ el to M@@ ile@@ tu@@ s .
This may re@@ mind us of Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i , who thought he could in@@ d@@ ul@@ ge his gre@@ ed while still main@@ tain@@ ing his good standing with Jehovah . ​ — 2 K@@ i .
C@@ ould Satan ac@@ tually make such a gr@@ an@@ di@@ ose offer ?
When Samuel died , Israel m@@ our@@ ned this hum@@ ble and coura@@ ge@@ ous prophet who t@@ ou@@ ched the lives of many .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , during the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , faithful anointed ones cannot help any who had turned un@@ faithful .
When we think about the home that our Father , Jehovah , has given us , we truly feel how much he lo@@ ves us . ​ — Read Job 38 : 4 , 7 ; Psalm 8 : 3 - 5 .
P@@ ra@@ ise can show us up for who we are .
Na@@ vi@@ g@@ ating li@@ fe@@ ’s problems today can se@@ em as ar@@ du@@ ous as going to se@@ a in ancient times .
If they were going to er@@ r , they made sure it would be on the side of obedi@@ ence to tra@@ dition .
Thus , using Greek and Hebrew char@@ ac@@ ters , he tri@@ ed to provide a letter for each spe@@ e@@ ch s@@ ound in S@@ la@@ v@@ on@@ ic .
M@@ other took me to my first Christian meeting at a Kingdom H@@ all in E@@ p@@ som , sou@@ th of L@@ ond@@ on . The congregation me@@ t in a form@@ er st@@ ore , and we listen@@ ed to a rec@@ ording of a talk by J .
E@@ ven@@ tually , new branch fac@@ il@@ ities were buil@@ t at Al@@ ma@@ dies , on the out@@ s@@ ki@@ r@@ ts of D@@ aka@@ r , and were dedic@@ ated to Jehovah in Ju@@ ne 199@@ 9 .
It has often happened at the ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es and conven@@ tions that someone in@@ tro@@ du@@ ces himself and as@@ ks if we remember him .
A Le@@ g@@ ac@@ y That H@@ as La@@ sted S@@ even Gen@@ er@@ ations 11
He had long consider@@ ed the T@@ es@@ ti@@ mon@@ i@@ u@@ m to be an inter@@ pol@@ ation , even po@@ king fu@@ n at those who believ@@ ed in its au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ity .
In effect it is the go@@ spe@@ l that is really on tri@@ al . ”
15 : 32 - 38 ; 20 : 29 - 34 ; Mark 1 : 40 - 4@@ 2 .
L@@ it@@ tle won@@ der that Satan’s world has un@@ lea@@ shed a f@@ lood of cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting information and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
A@@ n ang@@ el once said : “ C@@ ome here , I will show you the bri@@ de , the L@@ am@@ b@@ ’s wife . ”
Many are sear@@ ch@@ ing for knowledge of God’s Word .
Their way of thinking is chang@@ ed for the better .
Such problems are comm@@ on today .
How can we respon@@ d to per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es within the congregation ?
The counsel I received after my par@@ ts on the school helped me to become a better speak@@ er .
H@@ it@@ t@@ ite E@@ mpi@@ re in the 14@@ th century B.C.E .
God told the first man , Adam , that if he com@@ mit@@ ted what the Bible c@@ alls sin , he would die .
At first , we would hold hands and k@@ is@@ s .
G@@ a@@ za , A@@ sh@@ k@@ el@@ on , A@@ sh@@ do@@ d , E@@ k@@ r@@ on , So@@ dom , and N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h as well as Cana@@ an , Mo@@ a@@ b , A@@ m@@ m@@ on , and As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a are all mentioned in that one chap@@ ter .
We used every opportunity to preach about Jehovah’s Kingdom .
If we were to become de@@ vi@@ ous or dec@@ ep@@ tive , we would not be main@@ tain@@ ing our integrity to God .
How I loved this Bible account !
“ He that is wal@@ king with wise pers@@ ons will become wise , ” states the Bible .
If we continue to ign@@ ore the war@@ n@@ ings of our conscience , its vo@@ ice will become we@@ ak@@ er and we@@ ak@@ er until we are mor@@ ally un@@ feel@@ ing or in@@ sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve .
Let us , then , make every effort to learn all we can about Jehovah .
What r@@ are qu@@ ality was seen among Jesus ’ early disciples ?
B@@ ack in the days of Israel , the prophet Bal@@ a@@ am coun@@ sel@@ ed the Mo@@ a@@ bit@@ es to enti@@ ce the Israelites “ to com@@ mit un@@ faith@@ ful@@ ness toward Jehovah . ”
From there it was possible to tra@@ v@@ el do@@ w@@ n@@ ri@@ ver to Babyl@@ on .
That city , lo@@ c@@ ated high in the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of Juda@@ h , was Jehovah’s fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative place of d@@ wel@@ ling .
He was sh@@ own from the Bible that “ through acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge ” an individu@@ al@@ ’s person@@ ality can be “ made new according to the i@@ ma@@ ge of the One who cre@@ ated it , ” that is , Jehovah God . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 9 - 11 .
S@@ cen@@ ari@@ o 2 : In our wit@@ ness@@ ing work , we me@@ et those who doubt that God ex@@ ists .
“ God is not un@@ righteous so as to for@@ get your work and the love you showed for his name . ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B .
A Christian husband and wife should be able to trust each other , to r@@ ely on each other .
Th@@ ough David was well - meaning , his at@@ temp@@ t to move the Ar@@ k in a wa@@ g@@ on was in viol@@ ation of God’s comm@@ and and resul@@ ted in fa@@ il@@ ure .
They will not buil@@ d and someone el@@ se have occ@@ u@@ pan@@ cy ; they will not pl@@ ant and someone el@@ se do the e@@ ating . ”
G@@ us , from S@@ co@@ t@@ land , was tr@@ oub@@ led by in@@ justice .
Of course , we must ac@@ knowledge his power and authority , even as the apostle Paul did when he wrote : “ To the King of et@@ er@@ n@@ ity , inc@@ or@@ ru@@ p@@ ti@@ ble , inv@@ isi@@ ble , the only God , be honor and glory forever and ever .
It shows how Jesus succ@@ ess@@ fully op@@ posed Satan and poin@@ ts out how we too can do so .
“ S@@ k@@ in in be@@ half of s@@ k@@ in , ” he says to Jehovah , “ and everything that a man has he will give in be@@ half of his soul .
The B@@ ris@@ to@@ l pioneer home in 19@@ 40
health care ?
He might have been temp@@ ted to do so .
They will receive us into these plac@@ es , gr@@ an@@ ting us et@@ er@@ n@@ al life ei@@ ther in heaven or in Par@@ adise on earth .
Ha@@ ving heard about the mirac@@ les God per@@ form@@ ed through the prophet El@@ isha , the gi@@ r@@ l coura@@ ge@@ ously told Na@@ am@@ an’s wife : ‘ If my ma@@ ster would go to Israel , Jehovah’s prophet would cu@@ re him of his le@@ pro@@ s@@ y . ’
We were am@@ a@@ zed .
Ri@@ ght : B@@ er@@ n@@ ard Lu@@ im@@ es ; bel@@ ow : Al@@ ber@@ tu@@ s Bo@@ s ( left ) and A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ e Re@@ h@@ me@@ ij@@ er ; bo@@ t@@ to@@ m : So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s of@@ fice in He@@ em@@ ste@@ de
Many individuals of that nation served Jehovah loy@@ ally .
He is the One id@@ enti@@ fied by the psalmist who with full confidence declar@@ ed : “ My help is from Jehovah . ”
“ P@@ ur@@ su@@ ing a care@@ er is the ke@@ y to happiness . ”
For a time , A@@ qu@@ ila and P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la also wor@@ ked with Paul in their comm@@ on tra@@ de , ten@@ t@@ making .
“ [ Jehovah ] is gu@@ arding the sou@@ ls of his loyal ones ; out of the hand of the wicked ones he deli@@ v@@ ers them , ” says Psalm 9@@ 7 : 10 .
Lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally , we must first have acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of what God’s will is . ​ — Matthew 7 : 13 - 23 .
In time , he had the privilege of atten@@ ding the M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol .
We are pro@@ ne to gener@@ al@@ ize and to ju@@ dge him on the bas@@ is of st@@ er@@ e@@ o@@ ty@@ p@@ es .
How was Paul atten@@ tive to the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound of his listen@@ ers , and with what result ?
What happ@@ ens after the in@@ iti@@ al part of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation has pas@@ sed ?
Just before that peri@@ od began , the Israelites follow@@ ed the good example of Jo@@ shua and were bless@@ ed .
For no man ever h@@ ated his own flesh ; but he fe@@ e@@ ds and ch@@ eri@@ sh@@ es it , as the Christ also does the congregation . . .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al activities took on greater meaning .
Mo@@ st in po@@ or lands would e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly se@@ ize any opportunity to make their life a little e@@ asi@@ er .
M@@ A@@ R@@ C , a brother in Cana@@ da , was emp@@ lo@@ yed by a fir@@ m that buil@@ ds s@@ op@@ h@@ is@@ tic@@ ated ro@@ bo@@ tic syst@@ em@@ s used by sp@@ ace ag@@ en@@ ci@@ es .
A@@ R@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ D@@ D@@ O@@ N , some@@ times rend@@ ered “ H@@ ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ d@@ on , ” is the name of a place .
But the va@@ st ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of n@@ atur@@ al Israel re@@ je@@ cted Jesus .
That is the sub@@ ject of the next article .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out doubt , all of us who have lost loved ones who may be resur@@ rec@@ ted have a very important ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
However , the apostle Paul said that some who sin@@ ned did not rep@@ ent “ over their un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness and for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation and lo@@ ose conduct . ”
Even some who dis@@ like us ad@@ mit that .
So S@@ la@@ d@@ j@@ ana offered to get him one .
However , they all refu@@ sed .
Still , Jehovah did not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on him .
Be@@ fore we can understand the illustr@@ ation of the o@@ live t@@ ree , we need to know four fac@@ ts concer@@ ning the develop@@ ment of Jehovah’s purpose with reg@@ ard to the fore@@ told se@@ ed .
M@@ ore important , we end@@ e@@ ar ourselves to Jehovah God , who himself displa@@ ys this beau@@ ti@@ ful qu@@ ality .
It is not a book of my@@ th@@ olo@@ gy or f@@ ab@@ les .
Yes , we can coun@@ t on Jehovah to fur@@ n@@ ish the power needed to en@@ able us to accom@@ pl@@ ish the work at hand .
How can you help your children not to d@@ ri@@ ft away ?
E@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ Y S@@ E@@ C@@ ON@@ D : N@@ early 3@@ 0@@ ,000 pers@@ ons view por@@ no@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c We@@ b s@@ ites .
The following year the So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent , Na@@ than K@@ nor@@ r , and his se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary , M@@ il@@ t@@ on H@@ en@@ sc@@ he@@ l , came to M@@ ap@@ le Le@@ a@@ f G@@ ar@@ den@@ s in T@@ or@@ on@@ to .
To illustr@@ ate : A loving mother is especially w@@ atch@@ ful of her little children , since the you@@ ng@@ er the child , the more he needs his par@@ ent@@ ’s attention .
In the pro@@ gra@@ m part “ E@@ ag@@ er to De@@ cl@@ are the Go@@ od Ne@@ ws , ” G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ or Mark N@@ ou@@ ma@@ ir high@@ ligh@@ ted some of the experi@@ ences the gra@@ du@@ ates enjo@@ yed in the public ministry while atten@@ ding G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol .
It inclu@@ des all Bible teachings .
An@@ ts are in@@ du@@ stri@@ ous , and so should we be , stri@@ ving to imp@@ ro@@ ve our work , even if not being mon@@ it@@ ored . ​ — 9 / 15 , page 26 .
F@@ in@@ ding Pe@@ ople at Their Wor@@ k@@ place
It also requi@@ res that we imitate his man@@ ner of wal@@ king .
A ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er to commun@@ ic@@ ation also ar@@ ises when parents re@@ act emo@@ tion@@ ally and ne@@ g@@ ati@@ vely to what their children tell them .
Mat@@ eri@@ al pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons can also bring us a me@@ asure of sta@@ bility and se@@ cur@@ ity .
“ Christians ” fi@@ ght Mus@@ li@@ ms in C@@ he@@ ch@@ n@@ ya , In@@ don@@ es@@ ia , and K@@ o@@ so@@ v@@ o .
Hence , let us not be imp@@ ati@@ ent with Jehovah’s way of h@@ and@@ ling matters .
It can also be help@@ ful to id@@ enti@@ fy the sub@@ je@@ cts we must become knowle@@ d@@ ge@@ able in , the s@@ k@@ ill@@ s we need to ac@@ qui@@ re , and the individuals who can help and support us .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the direction given , I made a tri@@ p to vari@@ ous coun@@ tri@@ es to c@@ he@@ ck out living con@@ di@@ tions .
Th@@ y@@ ati@@ r@@ a ( now A@@ k@@ h@@ is@@ ar ) was buil@@ t along a tri@@ bu@@ t@@ ary of the Ge@@ di@@ z ( ancient H@@ er@@ mu@@ s ) Ri@@ ver in w@@ es@@ ter@@ n A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or .
7@@ 8 : 40 - 4@@ 2 , 5@@ 2 - 5@@ 4 ; Ne@@ h .
In the long ru@@ n , being hon@@ est and u@@ pri@@ ght pa@@ ys the ri@@ ch@@ est of di@@ vi@@ d@@ ends .
He may feel that he has the right to do wh@@ atever he wants and that no one can tell him what to do .
Tru@@ e , you are likely very bus@@ y car@@ ing for your children , and you may won@@ der when you can find time to read and study .
They enjoy see@@ ing these same Bible principles help their children succ@@ e@@ ed as parents .
But especially is it appro@@ pri@@ ate to ask , How did all of this come to be in the first place ?
W@@ ell - F@@ oun@@ ded D@@ oub@@ ts ?
What concer@@ n for “ the things of the world ” should a cou@@ ple ex@@ pect to have ?
He saw Jehovah per@@ form the first we@@ d@@ ding .
Pe@@ ople in our ter@@ rit@@ ory can change
A th@@ ir@@ d c@@ lu@@ e to the meaning of 6@@ 6@@ 6 lies in its being “ a man@@ ’s number , ” or as The A@@ mp@@ li@@ fied Bible pu@@ ts it , “ a human number . ”
Because the pri@@ ze ​ — whether life in heaven or life in Par@@ adise on earth — ​ is bey@@ ond com@@ pare .
Consider another possible situation .
When Joseph and M@@ ary real@@ ized that Jesus was mis@@ sing , they ru@@ shed back to Jerusalem .
Adam later nam@@ ed her E@@ ve .
What counsel does Peter have for us ?
In Davi@@ d’s case , the help came through the prophet Na@@ than .
Is not the way Jehovah tra@@ ins us to do his work a reason to be jo@@ y@@ ful ?
It can also help us to understand why there is so much un@@ certain@@ ty .
Jehovah once l@@ in@@ ked fi@@ g@@ s to hearts .
A@@ no@@ ther wanted me to do clo@@ thing al@@ ter@@ ations .
; Tu@@ y@@ n@@ man , C .
This v@@ al@@ le@@ y pla@@ ys a vital ro@@ le in provi@@ ding prote@@ ction for Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers .
What became of those evil angels ?
; R@@ o@@ sa , W .
Why should you not mis@@ s a conven@@ tion ?
At the conclu@@ sion of the baptism dis@@ course , all eyes were on the one can@@ di@@ d@@ ate as he ro@@ se .
Still , its cont@@ ent is har@@ mon@@ i@@ ous and co@@ her@@ ent thr@@ ough@@ out .
You might won@@ der , ‘ If the L@@ ev@@ ites had no land assign@@ ed to them , where would they re@@ side ? ’
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jehovah’s Word gives us s@@ ound reas@@ ons for believ@@ ing that such a decision is a loving one .
P@@ i@@ one@@ er par@@ t@@ n@@ ers were s@@ car@@ ce , however , so I was asked if I would work a re@@ mo@@ te f@@ ar@@ m@@ ing are@@ a in S@@ ou@@ th Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a on my own .
With all the information a@@ vail@@ able in to@@ da@@ y’s high - te@@ ch world , is the Bible too old to be rel@@ ev@@ ant ?
It will appe@@ ar once a mon@@ th and will con@@ tain ei@@ ther four or fi@@ ve study artic@@ les .
This is what dre@@ w me to the Witnesses ​ — their public@@ ations provided Bible - based ans@@ wers to all my questions .
My parents in the l@@ ate 19@@ 20 ’ s
We can be a blessing to fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah by man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting a spirit like that of Timothy .
When events took an e@@ th@@ ni@@ c turn , a Witness family was cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed for sh@@ el@@ ter@@ ing fellow Witnesses of a different e@@ th@@ ni@@ c group .
Then they gave it all back to me to bu@@ y clo@@ th@@ es and other needs for pione@@ ering .
Un@@ beli@@ e@@ va@@ bly , though , within a sh@@ ort time of their mirac@@ ul@@ ous deli@@ ver@@ ance , these same people began to gr@@ um@@ ble and mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r .
In ess@@ ence , this is what the Bible book of Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us con@@ tain@@ s .
A number of you@@ ths have given their teach@@ er a vi@@ de@@ o or a public@@ ation that rel@@ ates to a sub@@ ject being discus@@ sed in class
We have also cur@@ ta@@ iled some of our pas@@ times and set asi@@ de a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c day and time for in - dep@@ th study . ”
W@@ i@@ th@@ out question , the si@@ x nations ad@@ d@@ ressed early in the prophecy of A@@ mo@@ s deser@@ ved ad@@ verse divine judgment .
His daugh@@ ter@@ ’s re@@ mar@@ k streng@@ th@@ ened his desire to turn in his re@@ sign@@ ation .
Their l@@ ack of godly fear was also refle@@ cted in their attitude toward marriage .
We do well to ask ourselves : ‘ Are E@@ sa@@ ul@@ ike tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es show@@ ing up in the decisions I make ?
This means that the things we say can show how we really feel .
“ She encoura@@ ged us children always to be res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful to him .
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , I reg@@ a@@ ined my spiritual strength and cle@@ an@@ ed up my life .
What is expe@@ cted of all in the congregation ?
In what ways do Christian elders prove to be “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men ” ?
In fact , sur@@ ve@@ ys show that even some with no religious a@@ ff@@ ili@@ ation pray regul@@ arly .
I needed to return to Jehovah .
T@@ W@@ I@@ C@@ K@@ EN@@ H@@ A@@ M ( also Rus@@ si@@ an ) , Ru@@ g@@ by F@@ o@@ o@@ t@@ bal@@ l Un@@ ion , Wh@@ it@@ t@@ on R@@ d .
Paul men@@ tions “ the so@@ li@@ d f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of God ” in the same con@@ text in which he qu@@ o@@ tes Moses ’ words about K@@ or@@ ah and his supp@@ ort@@ ers , recorded at N@@ um@@ bers 16 : 5 .
In such a case , however , it is important to make clear to those who are involved if , when , and in what man@@ ner the matter is to be reve@@ aled .
The only cont@@ act I had with Jehovah’s Witnesses was when they peri@@ o@@ dic@@ ally came to my sh@@ op and plac@@ ed Bible liter@@ ature with me .
“ God is faithful , ” the Bible tel@@ ls us , “ and he will not let you be temp@@ ted bey@@ ond what you can be@@ ar . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 13 .
S@@ el@@ f - E@@ valu@@ ation and Con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment
A la@@ w@@ y@@ er , one of our brothers , h@@ an@@ ded a cop@@ y of the Bible to the ju@@ dge and a cop@@ y to the pro@@ secu@@ t@@ or and read Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 5 : “ One Lord , one faith , one baptism . ”
To know that others care , that you are not al@@ one , is help@@ ful . ”
When Jesus gave his disciples the assignment to preach the good news worl@@ d@@ wide , he knew that he was sen@@ ding them into a ha@@ z@@ ar@@ d@@ ous en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , one d@@ om@@ in@@ ated by Satan and the spirit of the world .
My daugh@@ ter@@ ’s tra@@ gi@@ c experience also affe@@ cted one neigh@@ b@@ or in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar .
Ex@@ am@@ ine me , and know my dis@@ qui@@ et@@ ing thoughts , and see whether there is in me any pa@@ in@@ ful way , and lead me in the way of time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 39 : 23 , 24 .
Yes , in@@ deed , but . . . not by [ an ] act of God ​ — the worl@@ d’s ill@@ ness was inf@@ li@@ cted by its pe@@ op@@ les . ”
“ Jehovah H@@ as Be@@ en V@@ er@@ y Go@@ od to M@@ e ! ”
Re@@ fle@@ ct on Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s words , and see how they appe@@ al to hearts and to feelings of ba@@ si@@ c kindness .
Not ever@@ yone , of course , fac@@ es a life of ex@@ tre@@ me de@@ priv@@ ation and angu@@ ish .
Those found gu@@ il@@ ty could be sen@@ ten@@ ced to death ei@@ ther by bur@@ ning or , in Eng@@ land and S@@ co@@ t@@ land , by h@@ ang@@ ing .
They did not have faith in God .
They are given im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity ​ — end@@ less@@ ness and in@@ des@@ tru@@ c@@ ti@@ bility .
It gives me great joy to see people with whom I have stu@@ died em@@ br@@ ace Bible truth .
She respon@@ ded im@@ medi@@ ately , since V@@ olu@@ me 1 of S@@ tudi@@ es in the Scriptures had the same t@@ it@@ le as the talk .
Not if such a situation is h@@ and@@ led pro@@ per@@ ly .
He declar@@ ed : “ Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful and deser@@ ving of full accep@@ t@@ ance is the saying that Christ Jesus came into the world to sa@@ ve sin@@ n@@ ers . ”
9 : 35 , 36 .
18@@ 7 ⇩
How , then , could I help my si@@ bl@@ ings to learn Bible truth ?
W@@ H@@ O has the authority to set the standards of right and wrong ?
In this case , there was a d@@ el@@ a@@ y between La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ’ death and Jesus ’ arri@@ val at the family home .
L@@ ON@@ D@@ O@@ N ( T@@ W@@ I@@ C@@ K@@ EN@@ H@@ A@@ M ) ( Fr@@ en@@ ch and S@@ pan@@ ish s@@ essi@@ ons also ) , Ru@@ g@@ by F@@ o@@ o@@ t@@ bal@@ l Un@@ ion , Ru@@ g@@ by R@@ o@@ ad , T@@ wi@@ ck@@ en@@ ham , M@@ id@@ d@@ x . Mal@@ ta S@@ E@@ P@@ T@@ E@@ MB@@ E@@ R 8 - 10 S@@ T .
R@@ es@@ pon@@ d to his loving appe@@ al : “ Be wise , my son , and make my heart rejo@@ ice . ”
Jehovah is complete in himself ; yet he is pleas@@ ed to no@@ te our in@@ ten@@ se interest in supp@@ or@@ ting his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Yes , it is not the prof@@ ess@@ ing of Christi@@ an@@ ity that pleas@@ es Jehovah but the practic@@ ing of it .
In some coun@@ tri@@ es , it was difficult to ob@@ tain transl@@ ations in local langu@@ ages because re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves of the Bible So@@ ci@@ e@@ ties dist@@ ribu@@ ting them were not pleas@@ ed to see their sto@@ ck of Bi@@ bl@@ es end up in the hands of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
He then told her that he had made a promise to Jehovah that would forever change her life .
Pe@@ ople in their 60 ’ s , 70 ’ s , and even 8@@ 0 ’ s have over@@ come ill@@ it@@ er@@ ac@@ y or have learned new langu@@ ages .
See the boo@@ ks K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe , chap@@ ter 8 ; Re@@ as@@ on@@ ing From the Scriptures , pages 3@@ 9@@ 3 - 4@@ 00 , 4@@ 27 - 31 ; Is There a Creator Who Ca@@ res Ab@@ out You ? , chap@@ ter 10 ; and the bro@@ ch@@ ure Does God Re@@ ally C@@ are Ab@@ out U@@ s ?
To be sure , “ all these things ” may be different from what we person@@ ally are inc@@ l@@ ined to like or want .
Jesus per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly imit@@ ated his Father in everything he said and did .
The fin@@ al st@@ ep@@ s would be the m@@ el@@ ting out of the wa@@ x and p@@ our@@ ing the li@@ qu@@ id br@@ on@@ ze into the ca@@ v@@ ity . ”
For example , think about our home .
Satan and his dem@@ on angels were de@@ fe@@ ated and c@@ ast down to the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of the earth .
His early associ@@ ation with the apostles likely inst@@ il@@ led in him a desire for mission@@ ary service .
Yes , conscience is in@@ her@@ ent in us .
How can loyal support be given to Christ’s brothers ?
Be G@@ r@@ ate@@ ful and Be H@@ app@@ y
What does hist@@ ory reve@@ al regarding S@@ my@@ r@@ na and religious practic@@ es there ?
Pro@@ per je@@ al@@ ous@@ y has its place in the Christian congregation too .
The pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion , then , was for the purpose of prote@@ cting the Israelites from religious con@@ tam@@ in@@ ation .
Do@@ ing st@@ re@@ et work in F@@ ort Do@@ dge , I@@ o@@ wa , in 194@@ 2
I have been pione@@ ering in M@@ ong@@ o@@ li@@ a since A@@ pri@@ l 200@@ 8 . Li@@ fe is not eas@@ y here .
Why can we say that Jehovah is concer@@ ned about people today ?
Your pe@@ ers may believe in ev@@ olu@@ tion or in vari@@ ous false religious do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines because others have told them that this is what they should believe .
Those po@@ is@@ on@@ ous ch@@ em@@ ic@@ als especially har@@ m the health of children and can re@@ t@@ ard their ability to learn .
What can we learn from the examples of what happened ( a ) in the days of Noah ?
And what about the encourag@@ ing repor@@ ts of the Kingdom - preaching activities that are publi@@ shed in the Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
We@@ al@@ thy Joseph Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has was plac@@ ed in his position by V@@ al@@ eri@@ us G@@ r@@ atu@@ s , and he held that po@@ st longer than many of his pre@@ dec@@ ess@@ ors .
They learn that fre@@ e@@ dom has b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries and that decisions and conduct have con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences ​ — good or bad .
The parents may then st@@ ate their own desi@@ red time and expla@@ in why they feel that this is appro@@ pri@@ ate .
Re@@ fle@@ ct on the hon@@ est com@@ ments of two young ad@@ ul@@ ts who have enjo@@ yed family worship .
Even so , J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah faith@@ fully said : “ I have op@@ ened my m@@ ou@@ th to Jehovah , and I am un@@ able to turn back . ”
10 , 11 . ( a ) How can elders follow the example set by Ne@@ h@@ emiah ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a few months , Ge@@ d@@ al@@ iah was kil@@ led , and the rema@@ ining Jews took Jeremiah with them when they moved to Egy@@ pt . ​ — Jeremiah 40 : 5 - 7 ; 4@@ 1 : 1 , 2 ; 4@@ 3 : 4 - 7 .
However , there is another fac@@ t@@ or to consider .
The following article will discus@@ s what gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous spe@@ e@@ ch is and how we can cultiv@@ ate and emp@@ lo@@ y it .
P@@ over@@ ty and ill@@ it@@ er@@ ac@@ y were pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent on the is@@ land .
We must be con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that he ex@@ ists and ca@@ res about us .
But as Christians , we are not without help .
Con@@ cer@@ ning Jesus , Hebrews 1 : 9 states : “ You loved righteousness , and you h@@ ated la@@ w@@ less@@ ness .
The true God listen@@ s to the prayers of his faithful servants .
On@@ ly people who cho@@ ose to be rul@@ ed by God will in@@ ha@@ bi@@ t the earth . ​ — Isaiah 2 : 3 , 4 ; 11 : 9 ; read Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ By faith Abraham , when he was called , obe@@ yed in going out into a place he was des@@ t@@ ined to receive as an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance ; and he went out , al@@ though not know@@ ing where he was going . ”
This was the only religious cer@@ em@@ on@@ y he direc@@ tly comman@@ ded his followers to ob@@ serve .
Jesus remin@@ ded his disciples about the need to devel@@ op what ess@@ enti@@ al qu@@ ality ?
The B@@ rit@@ ish and F@@ o@@ re@@ ign Bible So@@ ci@@ ety dis@@ pat@@ ched Ge@@ or@@ ge B@@ or@@ ro@@ w to under@@ take this t@@ ask on their be@@ half .
You might also refle@@ ct : ‘ How can I use this information ?
L@@ ater , when Eli@@ sh@@ a@@ ’s body had been re@@ duc@@ ed to m@@ ere b@@ ones , an enem@@ y band came into the land .
“ P@@ res@@ ent your bo@@ dies a sacrifice living , holy , accep@@ table to God . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M@@ AN@@ S 12 : 1 .
My parents , Joseph and F@@ ri@@ da B@@ ru@@ der , had 17 sons and daugh@@ ters .
This will be re@@ plac@@ ed by “ a new heaven and a new earth ” ​ — a new heavenly govern@@ ment , God’s Kingdom , rul@@ ing over a new earthly soci@@ ety . ​ — Revelation 21 : 1 .
Can you fulf@@ ill what Jehovah is as@@ king of you ?
And how does that rel@@ ate to what you can ex@@ pect regarding a future resurrection ?
S@@ he@@ a@@ ves of gra@@ in in@@ ad@@ ver@@ ten@@ tly left in the fi@@ el@@ ds should not be re@@ tri@@ ev@@ ed .
H@@ el@@ p@@ ful s@@ crip@@ tures may be brought to our attention by fellow believers or while we are stud@@ ying the Bible .
Lo@@ ving - kindness di@@ ff@@ ers from kindness in yet another sense .
As a result , “ all who heard were ast@@ on@@ i@@ shed at what the shepher@@ ds told them . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther , he instru@@ cted that fes@@ tive ever@@ gre@@ en bran@@ ches be used to dec@@ or@@ ate the do@@ or@@ post@@ s in inter@@ i@@ ors of hous@@ es , and he comman@@ ded that all c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens of Mo@@ sc@@ ow should ‘ displa@@ y their happiness by l@@ ou@@ dly c@@ ong@@ r@@ atu@@ l@@ ating ’ one another on the New Ye@@ ar . ” ​ — Peter the Gre@@ at — ​ His Li@@ fe and World .
Why do many put their trust in material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons ?
* ​ — Proverbs 18 : 1 .
N@@ one other than the har@@ dy , b@@ oun@@ ti@@ ful o@@ live t@@ ree . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 9 : 8 .
Re@@ g@@ arding fin@@ ding happiness , she wrote : “ S@@ ing@@ l@@ en@@ ess can be a s@@ pr@@ ing@@ bo@@ ard to happiness , not a h@@ in@@ dr@@ ance .
5 : 21 - 23 .
One day over 3@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , Jehovah told the el@@ der@@ ly prophet Samuel : “ T@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w about this time , I will s@@ end to you a man from the land of B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in . You must ano@@ in@@ t him as lead@@ er over my people Israel . ”
We all need Jehovah’s discipl@@ ine .
As Christians , we must therefore work hard to gro@@ w in our love for God , for Bible truth , and for one another .
It will supp@@ ly you with ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound information on most Bible to@@ pi@@ c@@ s .
These commun@@ ic@@ ations are recorded in the Bible .
The nation through which God’s promises to Abraham would be ful@@ filled des@@ c@@ ended from Jac@@ o@@ b , who@@ se name was chang@@ ed by God to Israel .
This the@@ ory , known as mo@@ d@@ al@@ ism , al@@ le@@ ges that God reve@@ aled himself “ as the Father in C@@ re@@ ation and in the giving of the Law , as the Son in Jesus Christ , and as the Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t after Christ’s as@@ cen@@ sion . ”
What el@@ se do we learn from the experience of the psalmist ?
We need one another in this reg@@ ard too so that there is an e@@ qu@@ al@@ iz@@ ing ‘ and the one with little does not have too little . ’ ​ — 2 Corinthians 8 : 15 .
Yes , the 20@@ th year is that of the re@@ ign of Ar@@ ta@@ x@@ er@@ x@@ es the king .
It reve@@ als the loving in@@ sight and par@@ ent@@ al concer@@ n of my gr@@ and@@ father C@@ la@@ y@@ t@@ on J . W@@ o@@ o@@ d@@ wor@@ th , S@@ r .
How did Jesus descri@@ be the way to true Christian great@@ ness ?
The brothers do all they can to preach the good news to the W@@ a@@ yu@@ u people .
But your study of the Bible has helped you to come to know the truth about Jehovah .
This book is like a ro@@ ad ma@@ p to succ@@ ess .
On@@ ce their po@@ wers of dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment have become cl@@ ou@@ ded , it be@@ comes more difficult for them to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish right from wrong .
• When did the ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers vis@@ it Jesus ?
If fi@@ re is h@@ and@@ led pro@@ per@@ ly , it can be u@@ se@@ ful , such as when it co@@ o@@ ks our food .
For some , their very pres@@ ence at such conven@@ tions requi@@ res exerc@@ ising faith and over@@ coming m@@ oun@@ tain@@ like ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les .
Re@@ g@@ arding a certain young person , a Ca@@ tho@@ lic pri@@ est stated : “ I would like to have just one like him among my followers .
Paul and S@@ il@@ as were jo@@ y@@ ful even in pris@@ on
If a year means a mon@@ th , Ma@@ hal@@ al@@ el fa@@ ther@@ ed his son when only fi@@ ve years old ! No , people then were clo@@ s@@ er to the perfect vit@@ ality of the first man , Adam .
Then , the ele@@ c@@ tri@@ cal char@@ ge in the a@@ ir makes our ha@@ ir stand on end .
The re@@ comm@@ end@@ ations and ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments are made after prayer and under the guid@@ ance of the holy spirit .
He knew from experience what many of Jehovah’s Witnesses today have found : Some s@@ inc@@ ere de@@ f@@ end@@ ers of false religion ev@@ en@@ tually come to be among the str@@ ong@@ est de@@ f@@ end@@ ers of true religion .
In turn , this would com@@ pe@@ l them to den@@ y that Christ , “ the last Adam , ” re@@ de@@ em@@ ed mankind .
In any case , David was very young when Jehovah cho@@ se him .
For Scriptural guid@@ ance in deal@@ ing with such serious sin@@ s as s@@ l@@ an@@ der and f@@ ra@@ u@@ d , see The Watchtower , O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 15 , 199@@ 9 , pages 17 - 22 .
C@@ le@@ an@@ l@@ iness ​ — Why Is It I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant ?
Yet , he also displa@@ yed comm@@ end@@ able qualities .
Se@@ cond , recogn@@ ize that a ne@@ g@@ ative vie@@ w@@ point can be dec@@ ep@@ tive .
And we read that Paul and Mark later wor@@ ked together again .
TH@@ E people in No@@ ah’s day , the Israelites tre@@ k@@ king through the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness with Moses , the Jews ali@@ ve when Jesus wal@@ ked on earth ​ — all lived under different circumstances .
We did this with the help of H@@ is@@ pan@@ ic Witnesses from S@@ an F@@ ran@@ c@@ is@@ c@@ o , some 50 mil@@ es [ 8@@ 0 k@@ m ] away .
At once they p@@ ack up and head for home , all the while b@@ es@@ e@@ e@@ ch@@ ing Jehovah to help them .
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel can help us in this reg@@ ard : “ In show@@ ing honor to one another take the lead ” and , “ Do not become dis@@ cre@@ et in your own eyes . ”
Re@@ fle@@ cting on Dani@@ el@@ ’s example al@@ lo@@ ws us to understand what makes a person desi@@ ra@@ ble to our loving heavenly Father .
She ad@@ ds : “ I experienced true peace and happiness .
It is the Kingdom spo@@ ken of by the Hebrew prophet Daniel over 25 cen@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o when he wrote : “ The God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be brought to ru@@ in . And the kingdom it@@ self will not be pas@@ sed on to any other people .
pages 8@@ 8 - 9@@ 2 .
She states : “ The di@@ se@@ ase has par@@ al@@ y@@ zed my body , but it has not par@@ al@@ y@@ zed my mind .
Since we bel@@ ong to Jehovah , we are ob@@ li@@ ged to obey his comman@@ d@@ ments , which are not bur@@ den@@ some .
The v@@ isions will help you to understand those who in@@ ha@@ bi@@ t the spirit real@@ m@@ ’s “ many d@@ wel@@ ling plac@@ es . ”
He died like a cri@@ min@@ al .
So how should we re@@ act when someone says or does something that h@@ ur@@ ts our feelings ?
From his own experience and from his study of God’s ways , what conclu@@ sion did David re@@ ach ?
The pri@@ m@@ ary we@@ ap@@ on is “ the s@@ word of the spirit , that is , God’s word . ”
By saying these words , Jesus con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed that from God’s vie@@ w@@ point the long - dead Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , and Jac@@ o@@ b still lived in God’s mem@@ ory .
Do@@ ing so would make the t@@ ask of deli@@ ver@@ ing that message pleas@@ ant ​ — like the ta@@ st@@ e of h@@ one@@ y . ​ — Read E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 2 : 8 – 3 : 4 , 7 - 9 .
This was the first such vis@@ it since Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d came in 19@@ 38 .
Th@@ ink about how you re@@ ac@@ ted the last time your faith was t@@ ested .
L@@ ater , he deli@@ gh@@ ted all by pla@@ ying his c@@ el@@ l@@ o .
O@@ thers fac@@ t@@ or in relation@@ shi@@ ps ​ — how well they rel@@ ate to family , friends , or work@@ mat@@ es .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , when an ar@@ my of@@ fic@@ er ​ — perhaps a G@@ ent@@ ile , a Rom@@ an — ​ appro@@ ached and asked Jesus to cu@@ re an a@@ il@@ ing slave , Jesus knew that the sol@@ di@@ er had fa@@ ul@@ ts .
In answer to his prayer for his Fa@@ ther’s name to be gl@@ ori@@ fied , a vo@@ ice out of heaven says : “ I both gl@@ ori@@ fied it and will gl@@ ori@@ fy it again . ” ​ — John 12 : 28 .
Our fri@@ end@@ ship with the Witnesses in T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n streng@@ th@@ ened us .
Does that s@@ ound like a lo@@ t of effort simply to get to know one Per@@ son ?
For wa@@ ges , the ma@@ ster promised them “ wh@@ atever is just , ” and the work@@ ers ag@@ re@@ ed .
Th@@ r@@ ough this arrang@@ ement , God not only emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed the sac@@ re@@ dness of life but also illustr@@ ated how the elders ass@@ ist us , what true rep@@ ent@@ ance invol@@ ves , and why we can be comple@@ t@@ ely confid@@ ent of Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
19 , 20 . ( a ) Why is it important to recogn@@ ize and re@@ ject the s@@ at@@ ani@@ c li@@ e that Jehovah does not love you ?
By that time , many Israelites were following pa@@ g@@ an cu@@ st@@ om@@ s .
What would she say ?
What are two ways in which a Christian can seek to reli@@ eve anxi@@ ety ?
It rema@@ ined the pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent@@ ’s jo@@ b to cho@@ ose who would be taught .
( a ) How can ne@@ g@@ ative emo@@ tions have an under@@ min@@ ing effect ?
Par@@ ents are respon@@ sible for provi@@ ding materi@@ ally , spiritually , and emo@@ tion@@ ally for themselves and their children .
( b ) What was wrong with An@@ ani@@ as and S@@ app@@ hi@@ ra@@ ’s actions ?
Our doing so will be something that we will remember forever .
God’s people are un@@ ited : Wh@@ er@@ ever we are in the world , we all worship Jehovah and obey our Le@@ ad@@ er , Jesus .
“ Such was God’s gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous way . ”
G@@ U@@ AT@@ E@@ M@@ AL@@ A
This question has per@@ ple@@ x@@ ed mankind for mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ um@@ s .
R@@ im@@ s@@ k@@ y - K@@ or@@ s@@ ak@@ o@@ v ; st@@ re@@ et sc@@ ene : N@@ ational Li@@ br@@ ary of Rus@@ sia , S@@ t .
T@@ w@@ o full years pas@@ sed .
She told the cou@@ ple that just a few h@@ our@@ s ear@@ li@@ er , she had pray@@ ed about that very question , as@@ king God for an answer .
The ter@@ m “ A@@ ra@@ bia ” al@@ lo@@ ws for a j@@ our@@ ne@@ y into any part of the A@@ ra@@ bi@@ an Pen@@ in@@ su@@ la .
How can we imitate Jesus in reve@@ al@@ ing his Father to others ?
A M@@ an “ Is D@@ r@@ in@@ king In Un@@ righteousness ”
I think of Matthew 5 : 23 , 24 and how we should h@@ and@@ le our disa@@ gre@@ ements .
( b ) Ex@@ pla@@ in how pri@@ de could dis@@ ru@@ pt a congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s peace .
Still , we do respect and honor such brothers for their hard work and hum@@ ility . ​ — Read 2 Corinthians 1 : 24 ; Revelation 19 : 10 .
What practic@@ es should we shu@@ n ?
So if out of loy@@ al@@ ty to God a person chang@@ es his religious beli@@ ef@@ s , it does not mean that he no longer lo@@ ves his family .
Tru@@ e , vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers who leave family and friends make sacrific@@ es to serve their brothers in fore@@ ign lands , but they also experience un@@ sur@@ pas@@ sed jo@@ ys .
If we fear God , we have re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al reg@@ ard for him and are care@@ ful not to dis@@ ple@@ ase him .
Jehovah “ kept exerc@@ ising self - control ” in deal@@ ing with the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an des@@ ol@@ at@@ ers of Jerusalem .
I can remember that from a very young age , I pray@@ ed to Jehovah every night before going to bed .
Consider an experience of the apostle Peter .
Com@@ p@@ oun@@ ding the is@@ sue ​ — perhaps even ra@@ ising the ris@@ k of d@@ anger — ​ is the fact that no nation is pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted from develop@@ ing nu@@ clear en@@ er@@ gy .
That name , written in Hebrew char@@ ac@@ ters and trans@@ liter@@ ated Y@@ H@@ W@@ H , appe@@ ars some 7@@ ,000 times in the Bible .
Is Mark 13 : 8 being ful@@ filled ?
They got su@@ it@@ able ans@@ wers to the most important questions of our day .
( b ) The new God - appro@@ ved organization cons@@ is@@ ted of whom ?
Those who serve God have always been op@@ posed by those who do not .
Jesus said : “ All things , therefore , that you want men to do to you , you also must lik@@ e@@ wise do to them . ”
When I was sent back to work on the ra@@ il@@ ways , we were se@@ par@@ ated .
We had not been there long when people told us that a certain To@@ m P@@ r@@ y@@ ce had been preaching to them , just as we were doing .
I@@ magine that you and a friend are going to take a tri@@ p by a@@ ut@@ om@@ o@@ bi@@ le .
R@@ em@@ ember , though , that such st@@ at@@ ements ref@@ er to the world in gener@@ al that is ali@@ en@@ ated from God , not to individuals .
Yet , some@@ times a decision deser@@ ves re@@ consider@@ ation .
( b ) What does the cla@@ y in the fe@@ et of the i@@ ma@@ ge re@@ present ?
As de@@ pi@@ cted on page 28 , how did pri@@ de af@@ fect K@@ or@@ ah’s being known by God ?
Jehovah is the str@@ ong@@ hold of my life .
They are really an at@@ temp@@ t to make us believe that taking care of our personal needs and com@@ forts takes pri@@ or@@ ity over doing the will of God .
F@@ or@@ ty years have pas@@ sed since Jehovah deli@@ vered the sons of Israel from Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an b@@ onda@@ ge .
What ca@@ used Jesus to become “ over@@ jo@@ yed in the holy spirit ” ?
I was an only child and in po@@ or health .
In view of all of this , more and more educ@@ at@@ ors are seri@@ ously doub@@ ting the value of high@@ er educ@@ ation today .
He knew that if God gave his word , it was as good as done .
Why can we say that we are in a spiritual par@@ adise des@@ pite our being imper@@ fect ?
He was refer@@ ring to the comm@@ and to love .
We are living in the time of the end , and there is pl@@ ent@@ y of evidence ​ — both Scriptural and hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al — ​ to prove that .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Satan’s earthly ag@@ ents have persecu@@ ted servants of God to the point of death , even as they did Jesus .
So how can we devel@@ op the “ ar@@ t of teaching ” when pres@@ en@@ ting to others the good news of God’s Kingdom ? ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
Noah evid@@ ently took se@@ ven of each , three pa@@ ir@@ s and a se@@ ven@@ th that he could later use in sacrifice . ​ — 3 / 15 , page 31 .
H@@ app@@ iness is possible because that need can be satis@@ fied through an understanding of God’s Word .
We must refu@@ se to foc@@ us our mind on any activ@@ ity that Jehovah con@@ dem@@ ns .
A@@ m@@ ong those instru@@ ctions was one that stated : “ [ The king ] should also not mul@@ ti@@ p@@ ly wi@@ ves for himself , that his heart may not turn asi@@ de . ”
What about him do you want to imitate ?
She never su@@ gg@@ ested or even h@@ inted at re@@ tur@@ ning to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , the land she once said she never wanted to leave !
H@@ er daugh@@ ter had jo@@ ined the mil@@ it@@ ary , and she had told her mother to give all her things away .
In order to have similar strength and ability , we need to draw close to Jehovah by taking full advan@@ ta@@ ge of all the pro@@ v@@ isions he has made to f@@ ill us with his spirit . A@@ m@@ ong these are Bible study , prayer , and associ@@ ation with fellow believers .
As demonstr@@ ated by Jesus , what kind of prayers does Jehovah appreci@@ ate ?
If you long to res@@ ol@@ ve a personal con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with someone , pati@@ ently apply Bible teachings and stri@@ ve to make peace with that person .
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s standards have been not only a prote@@ ction but ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely a gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e of succ@@ ess . ​ — Psalm 1 : 1 - 3 .
For example , he has plac@@ ed the congregation under the care of his Son , who appointed a “ faithful ste@@ ward ” to provide tim@@ ely spiritual food .
Why , de@@ ca@@ des later m@@ ere repor@@ ts of those ac@@ ts were en@@ ough to move R@@ a@@ ha@@ b of Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o to ris@@ k her life for Jehovah’s people !
D@@ ow@@ n@@ lo@@ ading our public@@ ations from any@@ where but j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g is po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous .
As we do so , we demonstr@@ ate our confidence that Jehovah will pre@@ serve us through the great tri@@ bul@@ ation or rest@@ ore us to life in the new world .
The following year we attend@@ ed an ass@@ em@@ bly at W@@ im@@ ble@@ d@@ on , L@@ ond@@ on .
Although God has many t@@ it@@ les , he has only one name .
God is not to be mo@@ cked .
“ Do Not Ti@@ re O@@ u@@ t ”
In time , he gra@@ du@@ ated from what is now called the Bible S@@ cho@@ ol for S@@ ing@@ le Bro@@ thers .
We were married in 195@@ 7 .
At the end of the talk , a new public@@ ation was rel@@ eas@@ ed , ent@@ it@@ led Isa@@ i@@ ah’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy ​ — Li@@ ght for All M@@ an@@ kind I .
C@@ are for your health .
Just i@@ magine what would have happened to the ar@@ my if the tru@@ mp@@ et s@@ ound was not clear !
When the apostle John f@@ ell down to worship before an ang@@ el , he was ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed : “ Be care@@ ful ! Do not do that ! All I am is a fellow slave of you and of your brothers . ”
The du@@ ke of B@@ av@@ ari@@ a com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned E@@ ck to transl@@ ate the Bible into Ger@@ man , and the transl@@ ation was publi@@ shed in 1@@ 5@@ 37 .
He is acc@@ oun@@ table to God and Christ .
G@@ h@@ ana repor@@ ts : “ Since the new pioneer h@@ our go@@ al went into effect , the ran@@ ks of our regul@@ ar pione@@ ers have ste@@ adi@@ ly g@@ one up . ”
In ad@@ dition to reading our Bible study public@@ ations , we need to read the Bible it@@ self .
W@@ ould other Christians come to his a@@ id ?
They knew that the no@@ bl@@ est and most re@@ war@@ ding purpose that they could have was to be a man or a woman of God .
In one ro@@ y@@ al t@@ om@@ b , fi@@ ve men@@ servants were found l@@ ying with their fe@@ et toward the ma@@ ster , ready to ris@@ e and re@@ su@@ me their du@@ ties .
How , then , can a dis@@ cer@@ ning read@@ er deci@@ de what deser@@ ves his attention ?
How do “ the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts ” show that we should do good ?
Is there s@@ ound reason to believe that Jehovah man@@ e@@ u@@ v@@ ers the events of our lives in such spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c ways ?
Y@@ O@@ U@@ R ca@@ r is in ge@@ ar , and the eng@@ ine is r@@ un@@ ning , but it refu@@ ses to move for@@ ward .
Consider what rec@@ ently happened in a congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Jesus had the authority to is@@ sue comman@@ ds to his followers .
What can you do while you leave things in Jehovah’s car@@ ing hands ?
I@@ magine tr@@ ying to learn a new language and to a@@ da@@ pt to new la@@ ws and expe@@ ct@@ ations regarding man@@ n@@ ers , p@@ un@@ c@@ tu@@ ality , ta@@ x@@ es , bil@@ l pa@@ ying , school attend@@ ance , and child discipl@@ ine ​ — all at once !
The brother still did not give up and offered to show him how to study the Bible .
Dis@@ pla@@ ying Go@@ od M@@ ann@@ ers as M@@ in@@ isters of God
How are prayers ans@@ wer@@ ed ?
It was to prove that his heavenly Father has the right to rule the uni@@ verse .
Those words apply e@@ qu@@ ally today , for Jehovah , with whom “ there is not a vari@@ ation of the tur@@ ning of the sh@@ a@@ do@@ w , ” continu@@ es to be a war@@ m and secu@@ re d@@ wel@@ ling for his loyal ones .
Acc@@ ording to ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her - the@@ olo@@ gi@@ an J . I . P@@ ac@@ k@@ er , “ we@@ ’@@ re buil@@ t to live in dep@@ end@@ ence on God and mutu@@ al dep@@ end@@ ence on each other . ”
As we learn about Jehovah and his will , we gro@@ w in faith ​ — another vital fac@@ t@@ or in prayer .
As a result , some devel@@ op an un@@ contro@@ l@@ led desire for material things ​ — a desire that can never be fully satis@@ fied .
F@@ ish@@ er@@ men and ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ ors got the sense of Jesus ’ teaching , while high@@ ly educ@@ ated religious lead@@ ers did not .
Some Jews in Babyl@@ on may have felt that the in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es they were suffering were conc@@ e@@ aled from Jehovah or un@@ seen by him .
To ple@@ ase God , a person must ‘ become holy in all his conduct . ’ ​ — 1 P@@ et .
P@@ over@@ ty : Jehovah will eli@@ min@@ ate it and will provide his people with spiritual and physical pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity , a qu@@ ality of life far more valu@@ able than ri@@ ches . ​ — P@@ s .
His enem@@ ies tri@@ ed to tri@@ p him up by as@@ king him some contro@@ ver@@ si@@ al questions .
How , then , can we gu@@ ard against being dec@@ ei@@ ved by this s@@ at@@ ani@@ c li@@ e ?
He saw k@@ ings on heavenly thr@@ ones who had been cho@@ s@@ en from among Christ’s faithful disciples .
A rich spiritual her@@ it@@ age has helped to make such sur@@ vi@@ val possible .
B@@ less@@ ings From a Li@@ fe of S@@ el@@ f - S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fice
For a de@@ ta@@ iled discus@@ sion on why God has per@@ mit@@ ted suffering , see the bro@@ ch@@ ure Does God Re@@ ally C@@ are Ab@@ out U@@ s ? , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Paul told Christians in Corin@@ th : “ We pray to God that you may do nothing wrong . ”
T@@ w@@ o months later , we were trans@@ fer@@ red to G@@ li@@ wi@@ ce , a con@@ v@@ ent that had been trans@@ form@@ ed into a work cam@@ p .
L@@ ena is con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that regul@@ arly sh@@ aring the good news from the Bible with her neigh@@ b@@ ors helps her in two ways .
Yes , with the right attitude cou@@ pl@@ ed with will@@ ing@@ ness to a@@ da@@ pt , it is possible to age gr@@ ace@@ fully .
( b ) What events are descri@@ bed at Matthew 24 : 30 , 31 and Matthew 25 : 31 - 33 , 4@@ 6 ?
Per@@ haps in your part of the world , Jehovah’s Witnesses call very often .
A h@@ ate@@ ful and vi@@ ci@@ ous spirit was as bad as mu@@ r@@ der in Jehovah’s sight .
Today the Bible is a@@ vail@@ able in whole or in part in some 2@@ ,@@ 4@@ 00 langu@@ ages .
3 They O@@ ffered Th@@ em@@ selves W@@ ill@@ ingly ​ — In New Yor@@ k
Li@@ fe it@@ self is a wonderful gift from Jehovah .
Some you@@ ths have an ag@@ re@@ ement with their parents that a simp@@ le p@@ ho@@ ne call is all that will be needed to get an early ri@@ de home .
• In what way can hus@@ ban@@ ds honor their wi@@ ves ?
H@@ as not this s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring conven@@ tion filled you with joy and determin@@ ation to pres@@ s on as a ze@@ al@@ ous Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er ?
“ In fact , she had to get up , go to the back of her sh@@ op , and have a good c@@ ry . ”
( 1 ) Jehovah explained what he in@@ tend@@ ed to do .
ON@@ C@@ E , when M@@ other learned that there was going to be a con@@ fr@@ on@@ tation between the re@@ be@@ l for@@ ces and the ar@@ my , she kept me and my three brothers and two sisters in the house for sever@@ al days .
We may see the need to talk with the individu@@ al who we feel has wr@@ ong@@ ed us .
During one of his post@@ resurrection appe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces , for instance , he ‘ fully op@@ ened up the Scriptures ’ to two of his disciples .
If you find yourself in such a situation , id@@ enti@@ fy yourself as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , act in a res@@ pe@@ c@@ table man@@ ner , and remember that f@@ li@@ r@@ ting can have disa@@ str@@ ous con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
S@@ ad@@ ly , though , from the days of Adam , each gener@@ ation gro@@ ws old and is re@@ plac@@ ed by another .
The answer is found in Jesus ’ words recorded at John 10 : 16 : “ I have other sheep , which are not of this fo@@ ld ; those also I must bring , and they will listen to my vo@@ ice , and they will become one flo@@ ck , one shepher@@ d . ”
It is true that those on the pro@@ gra@@ m should do their ut@@ most to emp@@ lo@@ y the ar@@ t of teaching and especially to re@@ ach hearts .
How can we devel@@ op a deep love for Bible truth ?
To Jesus , ra@@ ising La@@ z@@ ar@@ us from death would be like a par@@ ent wak@@ ing his child from a na@@ p .
The faith and ste@@ ad@@ fa@@ st@@ ness of Noah pro@@ duc@@ ed benef@@ its that are felt even to this day .
They will rule with Jesus as k@@ ings over mankind .
They im@@ medi@@ ately r@@ an to the ve@@ hi@@ c@@ le and id@@ enti@@ fied themselves as Witnesses .
For coun@@ t@@ less milli@@ ons of years , the gra@@ vit@@ ational for@@ ce of the su@@ n has held the earth and other pl@@ an@@ e@@ ts in st@@ able or@@ bi@@ ts .
“ The prayer of faith will make the in@@ dis@@ posed one well , and Jehovah will ra@@ ise him up .
Yes , J@@ on@@ a@@ than supp@@ or@@ ted David and was loyal to Jehovah .
What the R@@ an@@ som C@@ o@@ st
How does a consider@@ ation of what he has done and will yet do in accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing his purpose offer you the pro@@ spe@@ ct of recei@@ ving “ the re@@ ques@@ ts of your heart ” ?
My life h@@ un@@ g in the bal@@ ance .
F@@ i@@ ght that influ@@ ence .
Joseph , his a@@ do@@ p@@ tive father , was a car@@ p@@ en@@ ter by tra@@ de .
Of course , the purpose of life is not the only is@@ sue that is of concer@@ n to many .
She feel@@ s that the “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer ” was involved in how things wor@@ ked out . ​ — P@@ s .
To res@@ ist sh@@ ort - ter@@ m thinking , you also need a clear vision of the future you want and a pl@@ an for how to ac@@ hi@@ eve it .
What happiness we will experience if we are privile@@ ged to live on a par@@ adise earth when wicked ones no longer ex@@ ist !
By means of his holy spirit , he can e@@ qui@@ p us with “ power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l . ”
So Paul invit@@ ed Timothy to jo@@ in him as a travel@@ ing compan@@ ion .
But re@@ pe@@ ated efforts have helped them to appreci@@ ate what the Witnesses have to offer .
* I said that it would be ni@@ ce if we could me@@ et in person and discus@@ s the sub@@ ject .
; U@@ z@@ eta , M .
Can these same fac@@ t@@ ors still draw members of a faith together and en@@ able them to be at peace with all rac@@ es in all par@@ ts of the world ?
For these and other reas@@ ons , we made a wise decision when we cho@@ se to follow him .
However , consider@@ ing such a lo@@ c@@ ation as a holy place or ven@@ er@@ ating i@@ ma@@ ges or reli@@ c@@ s there would be comple@@ t@@ ely contr@@ ary to Jesus ’ words .
How did Paul’s letter no doubt strengthen Timo@@ th@@ y’s faith ?
Of course I would !
Jesus ’ disciples also no@@ tic@@ ed the man but saw him as a sin@@ ner .
“ TH@@ E vision of O@@ badi@@ ah . ”
Re@@ ally , if Jesus had not been ra@@ ised up , there would be no Christi@@ an@@ ity .
Jesus ’ courage was based , not on b@@ ra@@ va@@ do , but on faith .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the interest the l@@ end@@ ers were dem@@ an@@ ding was high .
This move sh@@ o@@ cked inter@@ n@@ ational ob@@ serv@@ ers at the tri@@ al , since in its app@@ lic@@ ation for mem@@ ber@@ ship in the C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l of E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , Ar@@ men@@ ia ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged its ob@@ lig@@ ation to “ en@@ sure that all Ch@@ ur@@ ches or religious commun@@ ities , in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar those refer@@ red to as ‘ n@@ on - tra@@ di@@ tional , ’ may prac@@ t@@ ise their religion without dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ation . ”
We are also ex@@ posed to Satan’s direc@@ t att@@ ack .
She de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely would want to be set@@ t@@ led in her heart , having a clean conscience . ​ — 1 Timothy 1 : 19 .
En@@ courage the div@@ or@@ ced person to stay close to the congregation .
Bet@@ ter still , you can come to enjoy the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living under Kingdom rule in the promised new world in which “ righteousness is to d@@ well . ” ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
Ab@@ out this time , A@@ nt@@ ô@@ ni@@ o@@ ’s wife , Mari@@ a , started to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
For example , K@@ ev@@ in , an el@@ der , wrote : “ The words ‘ than@@ k you ’ are not strong en@@ ough to expres@@ s how we in the congregation feel .
19 : 17 .
B@@ el@@ ow : With my long@@ time par@@ t@@ ner , Mar@@ th@@ a H@@ ess
What would keep them ‘ speaking in ag@@ re@@ ement ’ so as not to d@@ ri@@ ft ap@@ ar@@ t ?
“ I am hel@@ pl@@ ess and po@@ or ; may Jehovah pa@@ y attention to me . ”
What el@@ se did Jesus do ?
He comm@@ ends them for their end@@ ur@@ ance but is concer@@ ned that some in the congregation appe@@ ar to l@@ ack a sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y .
In 1914 , war bro@@ ke out between nations of E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe ​ — a war that s@@ pre@@ ad and eng@@ ul@@ f@@ ed the whole world .
S@@ par@@ ro@@ ws cannot think about Jehovah .
* That des@@ crip@@ tion indic@@ ates that the Ang@@ l@@ o - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can World P@@ ow@@ er would em@@ er@@ ge from the leg@@ s of ir@@ on .
They also have respect for the Christian ministry per@@ form@@ ed by Jehovah’s Witnesses thr@@ ough@@ out I@@ tal@@ y and the whole world .
( b ) What did the Ba@@ al prophe@@ ts do ?
Mu@@ ch of this tr@@ ou@@ ble could be avo@@ i@@ ded if people follow@@ ed the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s wise ad@@ vice .
I real@@ ized that ne@@ g@@ ative talk could have a dam@@ ag@@ ing effect on my children .
The pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job appro@@ ached Jehovah in be@@ half of his family , o@@ ffering sacrific@@ es for them .
How that made us feel wanted !
Mu@@ ch of Af@@ ri@@ can cul@@ ture is based on su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ on .
For example , Li@@ am , who lives in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , says : “ Wh@@ ere I come from , people ten@@ d to be t@@ ac@@ t@@ less .
Then a religious con@@ f@@ li@@ ct er@@ up@@ ted in Bo@@ h@@ em@@ ia and es@@ cal@@ ated into an inter@@ n@@ ational power stru@@ gg@@ le .
Pe@@ dr@@ o rec@@ alls that one of the Christian elders would invit@@ e him to his home .
The Scriptures ac@@ tually speak of a glory that God con@@ f@@ ers on humans .
Let us consider three ways to gl@@ ori@@ fy God , in each case ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing the question of who today are truly doing so .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 17 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 8@@ 4 , 7@@ 2
All the d@@ ou@@ ble ber@@ ths were taken , so we had to tra@@ v@@ el in se@@ par@@ ate c@@ ab@@ ins .
In the conclu@@ ding talk , the speak@@ er pointed out that re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves from ei@@ ght different coun@@ tri@@ es were present .
( b ) What promises of Jehovah have you seen ful@@ filled ?
To provide pa@@ d@@ ding on which to s@@ le@@ ep , we cu@@ t the t@@ all gr@@ ass in the y@@ ard and put it on the flo@@ or .
Let us star@@ t with one of the most important tru@@ ths in the Bible .
“ Th@@ ro@@ w all your anxi@@ ety upon him , ” wrote the apostle Peter , “ because he ca@@ res for you . ” ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 7 .
You real@@ ize that s@@ kil@@ led help is ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely necess@@ ary .
22 Our Re@@ ad@@ ers As@@ k
O@@ r we might be ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ating strong op@@ in@@ i@@ ons sol@@ ely on the bas@@ is of our position , con@@ ne@@ ctions , or personal thinking .
• How can children show that they respect the sac@@ red n@@ ature of our meetings ?
B@@ es@@ id@@ es these , there are vari@@ ous di@@ al@@ e@@ cts , or local form@@ s of langu@@ ages .
At the meetings , we give Jehovah what he deser@@ ves .
To do so would certainly show a l@@ ack of respect for Jesus ’ sacrifice .
Jehovah’s Law even helped to pre@@ serve the health of Israel@@ ’s so@@ il !
We can be sure that in his heavenly cap@@ ac@@ ity , Jesus will provide the right kind of help at the prop@@ er time .
Tru@@ e , we may be we@@ ak , but God can strengthen us to do what is right in any situation . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , Jehovah gave his people a cle@@ are@@ r understanding of his will and purpose .
It does not mean that someone thin@@ ks and tal@@ ks about only Jehovah or the Bible .
Because Jehovah shows his un@@ deser@@ ved kindness in many ways , we receive many blessings .
Although God’s servants are imper@@ fect , they form a true inter@@ n@@ ational bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
The Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law fur@@ ni@@ shed the over@@ all stru@@ c@@ ture for Israel@@ ’s worship of Jehovah .
The Q@@ um@@ r@@ an writ@@ ings reve@@ al ul@@ tra@@ stri@@ ct S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h regul@@ ations and an al@@ most ob@@ s@@ essi@@ ve pre@@ occ@@ up@@ ation with cer@@ em@@ on@@ i@@ al pur@@ ity .
Un@@ til then , I am determined to continue serving Jehovah jo@@ y@@ fully des@@ pite my in@@ fir@@ m@@ ities .
In his prayer for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s , he ad@@ m@@ its : “ When I kept s@@ il@@ ent my b@@ ones wor@@ e out through my gro@@ an@@ ing all day long . ”
Jesus la@@ id down the rule for dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish@@ ing true worship from false when he said : “ Be on the w@@ atch for the false prophe@@ ts that come to you in she@@ ep@@ ’s co@@ ver@@ ing , but in@@ side they are ra@@ ven@@ ous w@@ ol@@ ves .
The second world war had started in 19@@ 39 , and we both saw the ur@@ g@@ ent need for full - time pre@@ ach@@ ers .
( b ) What has been the result of man@@ kin@@ d’s following Adam and E@@ ve@@ ’s course ?
Jehovah’s people are known for coming for@@ ward to help in such times of need .
Ser@@ ving W@@ i@@ th@@ out Re@@ gre@@ ts
I was by then 4@@ 8 years old , and Mar@@ th@@ a was only four years you@@ ng@@ er .
I ag@@ re@@ ed .
He@@ ar the V@@ o@@ ice From W@@ i@@ th@@ in , 10 / 15
At the end of each day , can we look back on it and see how we contribu@@ ted in some way to the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of God’s name and the pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation of the Kingdom good news ?
So as a whole , we have a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant pro@@ of that God is working in be@@ half of his people .
Even my n@@ on - Witness family members recogn@@ ize that I would pro@@ ba@@ bly have died from sub@@ st@@ ance a@@ bu@@ se or would have been kil@@ led in a fi@@ ght .
Why M@@ ic@@ ha@@ l have ter@@ ap@@ him ? , 6 / 1
The earth will yet be a par@@ adise .
As a young man , he appro@@ ved the mu@@ r@@ der of S@@ te@@ ph@@ en .
In fact , he encoura@@ ges us to do so .
18 : 30 .
One of those Bible stud@@ ents and others in the stud@@ ent@@ ’s family became baptized Christians .
Consider Jo@@ ha@@ n , who at 8@@ 0 years of age ca@@ res full - time for his faithful , now inv@@ al@@ id , wife , S@@ an@@ ni@@ e .
Rather than eli@@ min@@ ating fore@@ ign cul@@ ts , the Rom@@ an con@@ qu@@ er@@ ors accepted and a@@ do@@ p@@ ted them .
He found it difficult to foc@@ us on spiritual matters , and he lost s@@ le@@ ep .
“ The heavens are declar@@ ing the glory of God ; and of the work of his hands the ex@@ pan@@ se is tel@@ ling . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 19 : 1 .
In a vision , the apostle John se@@ es the 24 elders ​ — the complete number of anointed Christians in their heavenly position — ​ praise Jehovah , saying : “ You are wor@@ thy , Jehovah , even our God , to receive the glory and the honor and the power , because you cre@@ ated all things , and because of your will they ex@@ is@@ ted and were cre@@ ated . ”
And because it is pati@@ ent , kind , and for@@ giving , it is “ a perfect b@@ ond of uni@@ on . ”
Still , wh@@ atever you ate provided the n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment you needed to su@@ sta@@ in you .
As we have seen , this book also teach@@ es other valu@@ able less@@ ons .
I@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , in@@ justice , op@@ pres@@ sion , and even mu@@ r@@ der were comm@@ on .
He will not let you down . ”
In 2@@ P@@ e 3 verse 7 , Peter men@@ tions that “ the heavens and the earth that are now , ” both the rul@@ er@@ shi@@ ps and the mas@@ ses of people , are re@@ served for “ the day of judgment and of des@@ tru@@ ction of the ung@@ o@@ dly men . ”
He showed that even as the ung@@ o@@ dly peri@@ shed in the F@@ lood , so the sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic earth , or wicked human soci@@ ety , will be destro@@ yed during “ Jehovah’s day . ”
The Bible is a for@@ ce for good .
Q@@ u@@ o@@ te is from au@@ th@@ or Ar@@ th@@ ur H . S@@ tain@@ back .
While on earth as Jesus , he set the stan@@ d@@ ard for human ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers . Why , Jesus buil@@ t his life around s@@ pre@@ ading the good news ! ​ — Luke 4 : 16 - 21 .
Jehovah God is holy and dem@@ ands that those who rend@@ er him sac@@ red service be holy .
What spiritual har@@ m can come from im@@ mo@@ der@@ ate use of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l ?
He said : “ You both expres@@ sed sy@@ mp@@ a@@ thy for those in pris@@ on and jo@@ y@@ fully took the p@@ lun@@ der@@ ing of your bel@@ ong@@ ings , know@@ ing you y@@ ourselves have a better and an a@@ bi@@ ding pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion . ”
Of course , we could g@@ ri@@ eve the spirit in other ways .
When on the t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake , Jesus en@@ tru@@ sted M@@ ary to the care of the apostle John , which Jesus would not likely have done had Joseph still been ali@@ ve . ​ — John 19 : 26 , 27 .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to an el@@ der , one brother stated , “ He expe@@ cts much from himself but never expe@@ cts per@@ fe@@ ction from others . ”
; Mo@@ ss , D .
Indeed , Jehovah’s mer@@ ci@@ es are new each mor@@ ning !
Jehovah’s E@@ le@@ v@@ ated La@@ ws
So off I went to pioneer in H@@ ali@@ fa@@ x , No@@ va S@@ co@@ ti@@ a , and in C@@ ap@@ e W@@ ol@@ fe , P@@ r@@ in@@ ce E@@ d@@ ward Is@@ land .
I was happy to jo@@ in them when I re@@ turned from M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia .
A@@ pp@@ ly Scriptural counsel , though , and your family can receive the blessing the Bible promises : “ By wisdom a hous@@ eho@@ ld will be buil@@ t up , and by dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment it will prove fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed . ” ​ — Proverbs 24 : 3 .
* It also war@@ ns against self - ex@@ al@@ tation and ang@@ ry spe@@ e@@ ch .
God’s people appreci@@ ate that the preaching of the good news is not only a public service to those who hear it but also an act of worship to our God .
The vi@@ r@@ tu@@ es of a good wife , as descri@@ bed in de@@ ta@@ il in Proverbs chap@@ ter 31 , inclu@@ de in@@ du@@ stri@@ ousness , faith@@ ful@@ ness , and wisdom .
“ All Scrip@@ ture is inspired of God and bene@@ fi@@ cial for teaching , for re@@ pro@@ ving , for set@@ ting things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght , for discipl@@ ining in righteousness . ” ​ — 2 T@@ I@@ M@@ O@@ TH@@ Y 3 : 16 .
Jesus real@@ ized the value of appro@@ pri@@ ate sub@@ je@@ ction .
My parents were well - educ@@ ated and wanted to ra@@ ise their children in a positi@@ ve so@@ cial en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
To encoura@@ ge com@@ men@@ ting , the one con@@ duc@@ ting a meeting will do better to avoid gener@@ al questions , such as , ‘ Does anyone el@@ se have a com@@ ment ? ’
; C@@ am@@ ach@@ o , B .
A@@ m@@ ong the things found there were three p@@ ac@@ ka@@ ges from an un@@ known s@@ end@@ er in H@@ ir@@ s@@ ch@@ ber@@ g .
Some even pre@@ pared me@@ als .
In the Scriptures , God’s servants are re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly ur@@ ged to fear Jehovah .
In@@ set , ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound only : R@@ h@@ in@@ o and Li@@ on Par@@ k , G@@ au@@ ten@@ g , S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a
They si@@ t qui@@ et@@ ly and are e@@ ag@@ er to share in a@@ udi@@ ence - par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation par@@ ts .
The situation very much f@@ its the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ass@@ ess@@ ment : “ It does not bel@@ ong to man who is wal@@ king even to direc@@ t his st@@ ep . ” ​ — Jeremiah 10 : 23 .
They also found these d@@ wel@@ l@@ ings to be co@@ ol in sum@@ m@@ er and war@@ m in w@@ in@@ ter .
Is what the Bible says about E@@ sa@@ u rel@@ ev@@ ant to Christians today ?
It states : “ The one des@@ p@@ ising his own fel@@ low@@ man is sin@@ ning , but happy is he who is show@@ ing fav@@ or to the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted ones . ” ​ — Proverbs 14 : 21 .
In the mor@@ ning , I made sure that I had truly let go of those feelings .
W@@ ill@@ ing S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t , 12 / 15
The effect was am@@ a@@ z@@ ing !
Instead of thinking in those ter@@ ms or f@@ an@@ t@@ as@@ iz@@ ing about what might have been , Christians should make the best of their cur@@ r@@ ent st@@ ate by see@@ king God’s guid@@ ance and following it .
A similar ide@@ a appe@@ ars el@@ se@@ where in the Bible .
Christians have far different tra@@ its . ​ — Read Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 18 .
“ When someone has a dr@@ ink , ” expla@@ ins a public@@ ation by the U@@ .@@ S . N@@ ational In@@ s@@ titu@@ te on D@@ ru@@ g A@@ bu@@ se , “ the al@@ co@@ ho@@ l is ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed through the di@@ g@@ es@@ tive system into the b@@ loo@@ d@@ st@@ re@@ am and re@@ ach@@ es the b@@ ra@@ in quic@@ k@@ ly .
For the past 20 years , they have travel@@ ed thr@@ ough@@ out Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , help@@ ing to buil@@ d Kingdom H@@ alls .
S@@ ad@@ ly , such won@@ der based on cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity or no@@ vel@@ ty often di@@ min@@ ish@@ es with the pas@@ sage of years .
17 , 18 . ( a ) By doing what could we un@@ wit@@ t@@ ingly be cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ z@@ ing Jehovah for his exerc@@ ise of long - suffering ?
For example , Noah showed great faith and cho@@ se to obey God’s instru@@ ctions to buil@@ d an ar@@ k for the pre@@ serv@@ ation of his own family and future gener@@ ations of human@@ kind .
O@@ be@@ di@@ ence to divine pre@@ c@@ ep@@ ts br@@ ings blessings .
As a result of such un@@ wa@@ ver@@ ing obedi@@ ence to God , Paul me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed up to his assignment as “ a cho@@ s@@ en v@@ es@@ sel ” to be@@ ar Jesus ’ name “ to the nations as well as to k@@ ings and the sons of Israel . ” ​ — Acts 9 : 15 .
Your ill friend is not necess@@ ar@@ ily loo@@ king for ans@@ wers but for someone who will listen with an o@@ pen heart and mind .
An@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation of their vis@@ it may lead to a f@@ lu@@ r@@ ry of activ@@ ity as you atten@@ d to necess@@ ary hous@@ eho@@ ld cho@@ res rel@@ ated to their stay .
Since we are par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in such har@@ v@@ es@@ ting activ@@ ity , it will be encourag@@ ing to exam@@ ine the joy of the early Christian har@@ v@@ est work@@ ers .
We were always tra@@ ined to d@@ ress well for the meetings and to care for our clo@@ thing .
A wicked person l@@ ac@@ ks appreciation for the value of re@@ pro@@ of .
H@@ er mother had died in 19@@ 7@@ 5 .
The wi@@ do@@ w of Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath did something that few people of the bil@@ li@@ ons now ali@@ ve are willing to do .
L@@ ater , the mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous go@@ s@@ si@@ per real@@ ized his wrong and went to the wise man to ask for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , o@@ ffering to do wh@@ atever was necess@@ ary to make am@@ ends .
With the fore@@ told exc@@ iting events just a@@ head of us , what should be our res@@ ol@@ ve ?
E@@ ar@@ th would be a li@@ fel@@ ess pl@@ an@@ et .
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : The next time you talk to your te@@ en about se@@ x , end the discus@@ sion on a positi@@ ve no@@ te .
Re@@ al E@@ st@@ ate : S@@ al@@ able real est@@ ate may be don@@ ated to the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety ei@@ ther by making an ou@@ tri@@ ght gift or by re@@ serving a life est@@ ate to the don@@ or , who can continue to live ther@@ e@@ in during his or her li@@ fe@@ time .
By sin@@ ning , Adam became like a g@@ am@@ bl@@ er who ste@@ als from his family to eng@@ age in g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing .
Samuel certainly did prom@@ o@@ te true worship .
When ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les ar@@ ise , we need to st@@ re@@ t@@ ch for@@ ward with determin@@ ation and pers@@ ist@@ ence .
Al@@ so , we will show that we really want to live in a world where ever@@ yone obe@@ ys Jehovah .
But what about the use of al@@ t@@ ars in true worship ?
H@@ as tim@@ ing ever ca@@ used Jehovah’s Witnesses to mis@@ understand the Bible ?
Rather than fe@@ e@@ ding the sheep , those shepher@@ ds were ex@@ p@@ lo@@ iting them and “ fe@@ e@@ ding themselves . ”
While they were still of tend@@ er age , one child after another jo@@ ined the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol .
Ang@@ els Ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te God’s Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment
W@@ as “ the prophet ” to be fam@@ ous for per@@ form@@ ing mirac@@ ul@@ ous heal@@ ings or com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ately pro@@ duc@@ ing food for the hu@@ ng@@ ry ?
It is clear that she lik@@ ed to speak about the tru@@ ths she had learned from her great@@ est F@@ ri@@ end , Jehovah .
Tru@@ e to his promise , Jehovah p@@ our@@ s out his holy spirit upon his servants , en@@ ab@@ ling them “ to work at good , to be rich in fine works , to be li@@ ber@@ al , ready to share . ”
E@@ mp@@ ress Ca@@ ther@@ ine I@@ I
What does the illustr@@ ation teach us about prayer ?
A po@@ et once said : “ Your ar@@ m@@ ’s too sh@@ ort to bo@@ x with God . ”
S@@ pe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally , Jehovah desi@@ gn@@ ed the human b@@ ra@@ in so that we could go on jo@@ y@@ fully lear@@ ning about him and his works forever .
Then it descri@@ bes , in prog@@ res@@ sive st@@ ages , how the earth came to be ha@@ bita@@ ble , how vari@@ ous life form@@ s came into ex@@ ist@@ ence , and how humans appe@@ ared on the sc@@ ene ​ — as well as the purpose of it all .
It is qu@@ ite under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble if she was un@@ able to follow Jesus as he pre@@ ached thr@@ ough@@ out his ho@@ m@@ el@@ and .
For example , after a hard da@@ y’s work and a bi@@ g ev@@ ening me@@ al , would you feel like stud@@ ying , especially if you are rec@@ l@@ ining in your fav@@ or@@ ite eas@@ y cha@@ ir in fr@@ on@@ t of the T@@ V ?
When I was fi@@ ve years old , our whole family came down with the dre@@ ad@@ ed S@@ pan@@ ish influ@@ enza , which claim@@ ed milli@@ ons of lives worl@@ d@@ wide .
For example , his Word ex@@ pos@@ es every as@@ pect of Je@@ ze@@ bel@@ ’s p@@ lo@@ t against Na@@ both .
12 / 1 C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ A@@ N L@@ I@@ F@@ E AN@@ D Q@@ U@@ AL@@ I@@ T@@ I@@ E@@ S
Jesus Christ is prophe@@ tic@@ ally spo@@ ken of as benef@@ iting from Jehovah’s instru@@ ctions each mor@@ ning : ‘ He [ Jehovah ] a@@ wak@@ ens mor@@ ning by mor@@ ning ; he a@@ wak@@ ens my e@@ ar to hear like the taught ones . ’
However , Saul s@@ pared A@@ ga@@ g as well as the best of the spo@@ il that was to be destro@@ yed .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , having me on the back of the mo@@ t@@ or s@@ co@@ o@@ ter would ad@@ d ex@@ tr@@ a we@@ i@@ ght to a s@@ co@@ o@@ ter that was already difficult to ste@@ er .
The ma@@ in work is c@@ atch@@ ing lo@@ b@@ st@@ ers , which c@@ alls for much dedic@@ ation .
To find out , let us take a clo@@ s@@ er look at the word “ love . ”
I mentioned that other pris@@ on@@ ers wanted to know why I had been imp@@ ris@@ oned .
For de@@ ta@@ il@@ s regarding the ex@@ ten@@ si@@ ven@@ ess of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , see the article “ Some F@@ e@@ atu@@ res of the Law C@@ o@@ ven@@ ant , ” on pages 2@@ 14 - 20 in vo@@ lu@@ me 2 of In@@ sight on the Scriptures , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
( b ) Gi@@ ve an example that shows how Jesus reve@@ aled his Father through his teaching .
Sh@@ ould We F@@ e@@ ar the Devil ?
( Read Isaiah 6@@ 1 : 1 , 2 . )
F@@ or@@ m@@ er Fr@@ en@@ ch pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent V@@ al@@ é@@ ry G@@ is@@ c@@ ard d@@ ’@@ E@@ sta@@ ing said : “ We are wit@@ ness@@ ing a c@@ ris@@ is of re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative dem@@ o@@ cr@@ ac@@ y . ”
Al@@ so , do not be get@@ ting dr@@ un@@ k with w@@ ine , in which there is de@@ ba@@ u@@ ch@@ er@@ y , but keep get@@ ting filled with spirit , speaking to y@@ ourselves with psal@@ ms and pra@@ ises to God and spiritual song@@ s , sing@@ ing and accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing y@@ ourselves with mu@@ si@@ c in your hearts to Jehovah . ”
As a result of stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses , however , he made spiritual prog@@ ress and chang@@ ed his way of life .
They reli@@ ed on God for su@@ st@@ en@@ ance as they served him .
K@@ no@@ wing the truth about God and his purpose for the earth will make your life more mean@@ ing@@ ful and will b@@ righ@@ ten your hope for the future . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 5 : 18 ; John 17 : 3 ; Revelation 21 : 3 , 4 .
It may se@@ em as if they could .
M@@ an was cre@@ ated a free moral ag@@ ent , able to cho@@ ose between right and wrong .
The next article will help us to see what that dec@@ ree is and what it will mean for us and for the enti@@ re human family .
This led to cri@@ min@@ al be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
But after I read the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , I pray@@ ed to God to for@@ give me for the bad things I have done and to s@@ end someone to show me the right way .
Acc@@ ording to Daniel chap@@ ter 2 , the dre@@ am involved an im@@ men@@ se i@@ ma@@ ge with a head of go@@ ld , bre@@ ast@@ s and ar@@ ms of s@@ il@@ ver , bel@@ ly and th@@ igh@@ s of cop@@ per , leg@@ s of ir@@ on , and fe@@ et of ir@@ on mi@@ x@@ ed with cla@@ y .
Jehovah would use Samuel to deli@@ ver another judgment message .
Indeed , Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that the Bible is a book for all people and end@@ e@@ av@@ or imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ally to encoura@@ ge ever@@ yone they me@@ et to pe@@ er into it to find the words of wisdom it con@@ tain@@ s .
“ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id of the things you are about to su@@ ff@@ er , ” Jesus told the congregation in S@@ my@@ r@@ na .
El@@ do@@ re@@ t
And we will see how it can be a for@@ ce for good in our lives .
And they help to provide an answer to the ta@@ un@@ ts and acc@@ us@@ ations of Satan the Devil . ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 ; Revelation 12 : 10 .
Jesus ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ To you it is gr@@ anted to understand the sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ ts of the kingdom of the heavens , but to those people it is not gr@@ anted .
In wa@@ g@@ ing spiritual war@@ f@@ are , we must continue to trust in Jehovah with all our heart , let him direc@@ t our st@@ ep@@ s , and not le@@ an on our own understanding .
The Scriptures fore@@ tell : “ Just a little while longer , and the wicked one will be no more . ”
To gain God’s fri@@ end@@ ship , we must learn to pat@@ ter@@ n our thinking after God’s ways . Do@@ ing so is far from eas@@ y .
That is true with reg@@ ard to God’s purpose to inst@@ all 14@@ 4@@ ,000 cor@@ ul@@ ers al@@ ong@@ side his Son in heaven .
So@@ on we enjo@@ yed resul@@ ts .
Who or what is the “ da@@ y@@ st@@ ar ” ?
For you to be@@ ar witness against such a cri@@ min@@ al would requi@@ re courage as well as confidence that the author@@ ities would prote@@ ct you from him .
Bal@@ ance is needed for us to keep on serving Jehovah whole - sou@@ led
Instead , by d@@ wel@@ ling on his desire for B@@ ath - she@@ ba , David follow@@ ed the pat@@ ter@@ n later descri@@ bed by the disci@@ ple James : “ E@@ ach one is tri@@ ed by being dra@@ wn out and en@@ tic@@ ed by his own desire .
On the way , he me@@ t a woman at Jac@@ ob@@ ’s f@@ oun@@ tain near the city of S@@ y@@ cha@@ r in Sam@@ ari@@ a .
If s@@ mo@@ king , or some other sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve sub@@ ject , is involved , we might su@@ gg@@ est that we continue the study and discus@@ s the matter at a later time .
Although Jesus per@@ form@@ ed mirac@@ les , for what was he pri@@ mar@@ ily known , and why ?
When that day arri@@ ves , death will truly be brought to nothing .
She was right .
As dedic@@ ated Christians , we also have important the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
Jac@@ o@@ b was inter@@ ested in the covenant promise made to Abraham and devo@@ ted himself to car@@ ing for the family that God desi@@ gn@@ ated as he@@ ir@@ s .
Does la@@ ugh@@ ter and mer@@ ri@@ ment al@@ le@@ vi@@ ate deep - ro@@ o@@ ted pain ?
What is the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule , and how are we bless@@ ed for following it ?
What a dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c and clear answer to Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er@@ ’s prayer back at a time when God occasi@@ on@@ ally inter@@ ven@@ ed mirac@@ ul@@ ously in events !
1 : 5 ​ — Why does the country gi@@ r@@ l lik@@ en her s@@ war@@ thy appe@@ ar@@ ance to “ the ten@@ ts of Ke@@ da@@ r ” ?
On that same night , Peter den@@ i@@ ed Jesus three times .
“ By faith Moses , when gro@@ wn up , refu@@ sed to be called the son of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s daugh@@ ter . ”
What can help us to do so ?
Why are we gr@@ ate@@ ful that Jehovah is “ s@@ low to anger ” ?
Psalm 4@@ 5 : 16 states : “ You will ap@@ point . . . pr@@ inc@@ es in all the earth . ”
Bu@@ il@@ d on Your F@@ oun@@ d@@ ation
So , what attitude should we have toward this arrang@@ ement ?
1 : 2 - 9 ; 3 : 1 , 2 .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the better we know one another , the e@@ asi@@ er it is to accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ate one ano@@ ther’s needs .
The li@@ ps of a wise person gu@@ ard , or prote@@ ct , him , ad@@ ding to his sense of well - being .
What must we do in order to stand fir@@ m against the c@@ hi@@ ef li@@ ar , Satan ?
By f@@ all@@ ing into se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality , some Christians have sin@@ ned seri@@ ously .
He me@@ ant that by fe@@ e@@ ding on God’s Word , we buil@@ d our faith and confidence in Jehovah , his promises , and his organization .
He asked me : “ Are you one of Jehovah’s Witnesses ? ”
After David sin@@ ned in con@@ ne@@ ction with B@@ ath - she@@ ba , he beg@@ ged God : “ Do not thro@@ w me away from before your face ; and your holy spirit O do not take away from me . ”
21 Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ise Your Fa@@ ith in Jehovah’s P@@ r@@ om@@ ises
C@@ la@@ u@@ de@@ te , who lost her son in an a@@ ir@@ pl@@ ane cr@@ as@@ h , put a p@@ ho@@ to of her son , R@@ en@@ at@@ o , on the ref@@ ri@@ g@@ er@@ at@@ or .
T@@ ow@@ ard the end of 198@@ 9 , before the f@@ all of Com@@ mun@@ ism in E@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy invit@@ ed my wife and me to trans@@ f@@ er to world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters in New Yor@@ k .
You will have less anxi@@ ety because you will r@@ ely on God . ​ — Mi@@ ca@@ h 6 : 8 .
What imp@@ act can our trust in Jehovah have on others ?
In this article , we will discus@@ s four ways that Jehovah shows his love for us .
Ru@@ ins of the the@@ ater at Eph@@ esus
( a ) How should a Christian woman view her God - given a@@ bil@@ ities , or gi@@ f@@ ts ?
Jehovah would become like ref@@ re@@ shing de@@ w to them in that he would bl@@ ess them a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly .
Yes , prop@@ er discipl@@ ine , even when it inclu@@ des p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment , is always mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love .
Father continued to support Mo@@ ther’s right to read the Bible and to make her own cho@@ ic@@ es as to her beli@@ ef@@ s .
• Why are prayer and holy spirit important in con@@ ne@@ ction with our service to Jehovah ?
What did that invol@@ ve ?
What was proved by Jesus ’ willing obedi@@ ence as far as death ?
After they had had a li@@ vely discus@@ sion on the blessings of the Kingdom , the woman brought out a t@@ all con@@ tain@@ er of the local be@@ ver@@ age .
Yes , the King of the heavenly Kingdom is God’s only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son .
In@@ cre@@ ase in flo@@ ck si@@ ze dep@@ ended on the number of e@@ w@@ es en@@ tru@@ sted to a shepher@@ d .
Jewish and A@@ ra@@ b Christian brothers
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H is the only Per@@ son with ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te fre@@ e@@ dom .
How important is the gift of sight ?
The Kingdom was truly de@@ ar to his heart . ​ — Read Matthew 12 : 34 .
At the time , he thought that the best educ@@ ation was to be ob@@ ta@@ ined at pres@@ ti@@ gi@@ ous scho@@ ol@@ s .
Acc@@ ording to writ@@ er S@@ te@@ ve B@@ ru@@ ce , however , such “ religious t@@ ol@@ er@@ ation ” is in re@@ ality nothing more than “ religious indi@@ ffer@@ ence . ” ​ — A H@@ ouse Di@@ vi@@ ded : Pro@@ t@@ est@@ an@@ tism , S@@ ch@@ ism , and Se@@ cul@@ ar@@ iz@@ ation .
What do the ter@@ ms “ Satan , ” “ Devil , ” “ ser@@ p@@ ent , ” and “ dra@@ g@@ on ” reve@@ al about Jehovah’s great@@ est enem@@ y ?
With its encourag@@ ement and comfort , we will pas@@ s the t@@ ests that Satan and his world bring on us .
Not to be over@@ loo@@ ked in streng@@ th@@ ening the marriage b@@ ond is the value of knowledge , wisdom , and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment .
We were told that the high school taught ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ ture , gar@@ d@@ ening , car@@ p@@ en@@ try , building , Eng@@ l@@ ish , and ari@@ th@@ me@@ tic to the bo@@ ys ; the gi@@ r@@ ls were taught n@@ ur@@ sing , hous@@ eho@@ ld work , and other u@@ se@@ ful occ@@ up@@ ations . ’
She could ba@@ r@@ ely believe that her bel@@ o@@ ved La@@ z@@ ar@@ us was g@@ one .
As his life dre@@ w to a close , the faithful pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Jac@@ o@@ b made this last re@@ qu@@ est : “ Bu@@ ry me with my fa@@ thers in the ca@@ ve that is in the field of Eph@@ r@@ on the H@@ it@@ t@@ ite , in the ca@@ ve that is in the field of M@@ ach@@ p@@ el@@ ah that is in fr@@ on@@ t of M@@ am@@ re in the land of Cana@@ an . ” ​ — Genesis 4@@ 9 : 29 - 31 .
This is c@@ learly reve@@ aled in the words recorded at 1 Samuel 16 : 1 - 12 .
Th@@ ough some people real@@ ize that Jehovah’s Witnesses ‘ worship God with spirit and truth , ’ they have not yet follow@@ ed Jesus ’ example and given public evidence of gen@@ u@@ ine love and exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion to Jehovah by get@@ ting baptized .
Is it not ob@@ vi@@ ous that Jesus used a situation that his listen@@ ers could rel@@ ate to ? ​ — Matthew 13 : 1 , 2 , 24 - 30 .
7 , 8 . ( a ) The apostles and older men in Jerusalem served as what among early Christians ?
; Ka@@ w@@ am@@ o@@ to , S .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we can be sure that no one can pre@@ v@@ ent Jehovah from fulfill@@ ing his purpose to el@@ ev@@ ate mankind to per@@ fe@@ ction under God’s Kingdom .
These com@@ p@@ oun@@ ds f@@ all to the E@@ ar@@ th with the ra@@ in .
They can h@@ ur@@ t , or they can he@@ al .
The re@@ vers@@ al of ag@@ ing . ​ — Job 33 : 25 .
Instead , ancient hist@@ ori@@ ans id@@ enti@@ fied N@@ ab@@ on@@ id@@ us as the last Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an king .
If you are a par@@ ent , think about how your example affe@@ cts your children .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 20 , 4@@ 8
The appe@@ ar@@ ance of other members of the “ se@@ ed ” was fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed by yet another jo@@ y@@ ful fes@@ ti@@ val .
This makes it possible to sear@@ ch ei@@ ther by ke@@ y words or by Bible ver@@ ses , wh@@ er@@ e@@ by you will find a l@@ ist of refer@@ ences to con@@ sul@@ t .
In D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us , An@@ ani@@ as mirac@@ ul@@ ously heal@@ ed Sa@@ ul@@ ’s bl@@ in@@ dness .
A@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l my@@ ths and leg@@ ends later r@@ om@@ an@@ ti@@ ci@@ zed the j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to Egy@@ pt , claim@@ ing that little Jesus mirac@@ ul@@ ously sh@@ or@@ ten@@ ed the tri@@ p , rend@@ ered ban@@ di@@ ts har@@ m@@ less , and even made d@@ ate p@@ al@@ ms b@@ end down to his mother to yi@@ eld their fru@@ it .
B@@ ring us back , O Jehovah , to yourself , and we shall re@@ adi@@ ly come back . B@@ ring new days for us as in the long ag@@ o . ” ​ — L@@ am@@ ent@@ ations 5 : 1 , 19 , 21 .
Still P@@ i@@ one@@ ering !
He began rul@@ ing in 1914 and will soon complete his con@@ qu@@ est , en@@ ding all suffering .
John the B@@ ap@@ t@@ ist ) . There were qu@@ ite a few is@@ l@@ and@@ ers standing on the do@@ ck , ei@@ ther wa@@ iting for their vis@@ it@@ ors or just cu@@ ri@@ ous about who might be arri@@ ving this time .
St@@ ar@@ ting in 1914 , what in@@ spe@@ ction by Jesus took place ?
We face a tw@@ o@@ fo@@ ld fi@@ ght .
What is involved in obe@@ ying “ the law of the Christ ” ?
He never made much money , but he kept a ro@@ of over our he@@ a@@ ds , clo@@ th@@ es on our ba@@ c@@ ks , and food in our st@@ om@@ ach@@ s ​ — and he was always there for us .
When he saw that his work made it difficult to live in har@@ mony with his new@@ found faith , he so@@ ld his lu@@ cr@@ ative bu@@ sin@@ ess and moved back to B@@ ra@@ z@@ il to help his family find spiritual tre@@ a@@ sures .
R@@ em@@ ember that sing@@ ing is an important fe@@ ature of our worship .
As no@@ ted in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , Jesus rep@@ lied that “ the great@@ est and first comman@@ d@@ ment ” is : “ You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind . ”
The Jews vie@@ wed show@@ ing ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality as a sac@@ red du@@ ty .
8@@ 2 : 1 , 6 ​ — Who are called “ go@@ ds ” and “ sons of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh ” ?
What can we say about the love Jesus displa@@ yed by sur@@ rend@@ ering his soul in be@@ half of others exc@@ ep@@ t that “ no one has love greater than this ” ? ​ — John 15 : 13 .
If you are , you can be confid@@ ent of divine support and can e@@ ch@@ o these words of the psalmist : “ My help is from Jehovah . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 21 : 2 .
You may hear of Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s in Rus@@ sia being c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated on J@@ anu@@ ary 7 .
C@@ u@@ en@@ ca@@ ’s first congregation started from our living ro@@ om .
Go@@ od so@@ il was too s@@ car@@ ce to be wa@@ sted on un@@ fru@@ it@@ ful tre@@ es .
She was ang@@ ered because Eli@@ j@@ ah had fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted the prophe@@ ts of Ba@@ al , following the t@@ est of true Go@@ d@@ ship that Eli@@ j@@ ah had per@@ form@@ ed on M@@ ount C@@ ar@@ me@@ l . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 18 : 36 – 19 : 2 .
Will the ar@@ ro@@ w h@@ it the t@@ ar@@ get ?
• T@@ rac@@ ts : 4@@ 4@@ 0@@ ,@@ 9@@ 9@@ 5@@ ,@@ 7@@ 40
Because we are all imper@@ fect , we may at times ir@@ rit@@ ate or off@@ end others , and they may do the same to us .
Bo@@ o@@ ks , ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers , mo@@ vi@@ es , T@@ V shows , and the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t are f@@ loo@@ ded with material of this s@@ ort , pri@@ mar@@ ily because that is what most people set their min@@ ds on and really want .
Since “ all the things that were written be@@ fore@@ hand were written for our instru@@ ction , ” we can learn from the many examples of faith recorded in the Bible .
The In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t can even become ad@@ dic@@ tive .
Jehovah used the k@@ ings , jud@@ ges , prophe@@ ts , pri@@ ests , and L@@ ev@@ ites to car@@ ry out those t@@ as@@ ks .
Jesus , whom they pro@@ claim@@ ed to be the Son of God , had been put to death .
Bo@@ a@@ z did all he could to en@@ sure that the in@@ her@@ it@@ ance of his relati@@ ve ​ — Na@@ om@@ i@@ ’s l@@ ate husband , Eli@@ m@@ ele@@ ch — ​ would remain in Eli@@ m@@ ele@@ ch@@ ’s family .
God sent his prophet Na@@ than to David with a strong message .
God’s name lives on because the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah has pre@@ served his Word and his name des@@ pite all s@@ at@@ ani@@ c efforts to eli@@ min@@ ate them . ​ — P@@ s .
How can im@@ moral conduct th@@ reat@@ en our un@@ ity ?
“ Jehovah the God of truth ” bless@@ es only his tru@@ th@@ ful Witnesses .
In effect , they cle@@ an@@ se “ the out@@ side of the c@@ up and of the dis@@ h , but in@@ side they are full of p@@ lun@@ der and im@@ mo@@ der@@ at@@ en@@ ess ” in that their in@@ ner ro@@ t@@ ten@@ ness and pu@@ t@@ ref@@ action are hi@@ d@@ den be@@ h@@ ind an ou@@ tw@@ ard displa@@ y of pi@@ ety .
O@@ ther ty@@ p@@ es of work , though not direc@@ tly con@@ dem@@ ned in the Bible , could viol@@ ate one@@ ’s conscience or the conscience of others .
The ru@@ g@@ ged co@@ ast of R@@ o@@ bin@@ son C@@ r@@ us@@ o@@ e Is@@ land
How to A@@ p@@ pro@@ ach the “ He@@ are@@ r of P@@ ra@@ y@@ er ”
You can w@@ in if you comple@@ t@@ ely trust that God will strengthen you and help you . ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 7 - 9 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 9 .
How this must have streng@@ th@@ ened Jesus ’ disciples to face up to the lo@@ ss of their Ma@@ ster !
When some in Corin@@ th acc@@ used Paul of being un@@ tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy , he wrote in his de@@ f@@ en@@ se : “ God can be reli@@ ed upon that our spe@@ e@@ ch ad@@ d@@ ressed to you is not Yes and yet No . ”
W@@ H@@ E@@ N Jesus Christ was on earth , the the@@ me of his teaching was God’s Kingdom .
I wish I got more of this kind of tre@@ at@@ ment at home ! ”
How do we know that Jehovah great@@ ly valu@@ es famili@@ es ?
We had an h@@ our - long discus@@ sion , and I plac@@ ed the book The H@@ ar@@ p of God with her .
Ha@@ ving been prom@@ o@@ ted to a lo@@ f@@ ty govern@@ ment position , he g@@ lo@@ ated over the ad@@ ul@@ ation and ad@@ mi@@ r@@ ation he@@ ap@@ ed upon him .
For example , a young man might be willing to give tal@@ ks in the Christian congregation but might h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to rend@@ er help to the el@@ der@@ ly .
“ Ha@@ ve on . . . as a hel@@ me@@ t the hope of sal@@ vation . ” ​ — 1 TH@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ AL@@ ON@@ I@@ AN@@ S 5 : 8 .
Does this mirac@@ ul@@ ous light have any sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance for Christians ?
T@@ ake time to refle@@ ct on what you read .
We love God and want to obey him and be m@@ ol@@ ded by him because we know that his comman@@ d@@ ments are for our benefit .
Their o@@ il lam@@ ps loo@@ ked like tw@@ in@@ k@@ ling st@@ ars coming down the h@@ ill@@ si@@ des .
How could they be sure of this ?
A@@ z@@ ari@@ ah ( U@@ z@@ z@@ iah ) ․ ․ ․ ․ ․ ․
I st@@ ep for@@ ward with an out@@ st@@ re@@ t@@ ched hand .
Jesus was mil@@ d - temp@@ ered , even when he was pro@@ vo@@ ked .
Ex@@ am@@ ining some of them will en@@ able you to id@@ enti@@ fy the promised Messi@@ ah .
A life expe@@ ct@@ an@@ cy of 70 years ho@@ l@@ ds out hope of some 2@@ 5@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 days .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er .
Jehovah lea@@ ds us by instru@@ cting us in his ways .
P@@ ic@@ ture Eli@@ j@@ ah ans@@ wer@@ ing A@@ ha@@ b : “ I have found you . ”
For teach@@ ers of God’s Word , that happiness is the joy of know@@ ing that we are imp@@ ar@@ ting something of gen@@ u@@ ine and lasting value ​ — the truth about Jehovah .
The Israelites had been “ har@@ sh@@ ly op@@ pres@@ sed ” by Cana@@ an@@ ite King J@@ a@@ bi@@ n for 20 years .
We are e@@ ag@@ er to learn and apply in our lives valu@@ able less@@ ons from past events .
For the people of Israel , fr@@ at@@ er@@ n@@ iz@@ ing with the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the land led to inter@@ marriage and i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
El@@ se@@ where in the Bible , the name E@@ sh@@ ba@@ al is pres@@ ented as Is@@ h - bo@@ sh@@ et@@ h , “ ba@@ al ” being re@@ plac@@ ed with “ bo@@ sh@@ et@@ h . ”
Sa@@ ys Proverbs 17 : 3 : “ The ref@@ ining po@@ t is for s@@ il@@ ver and the fur@@ n@@ ace for go@@ ld , but Jehovah is the exam@@ in@@ er of hearts . ”
This could mean that M@@ eli@@ to was among those who believ@@ ed that the resurrection would not occ@@ ur until Christ’s return . ​ — Revelation 20 : 1 - 6 .
What should prayer for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess cause us to do , with what bene@@ fi@@ cial result ?
( b ) What re@@ ward is st@@ ored up in the heavens for anointed Christians , and how will their “ other sheep ” compan@@ i@@ ons also be re@@ war@@ ded ?
C@@ ha@@ p@@ ter 3 of Pet@@ er@@ ’s second letter is of par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar interest to us , for it foc@@ uses on “ the last days ” of the present system of things and on the des@@ tru@@ ction of the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heavens and earth .
Thus , the pri@@ m@@ ary reason for such obedi@@ ence is that it is in har@@ mony with the divine stan@@ d@@ ard of what is right .
He is a God of “ tend@@ er com@@ pas@@ sion , ” the person@@ i@@ fic@@ ation of love .
G@@ L@@ A@@ D@@ Y@@ S works at a school in M@@ end@@ o@@ za , Ar@@ g@@ ent@@ ina .
The hist@@ ory of Jehovah’s mo@@ der@@ n - day servants con@@ fir@@ ms that those events took place .
▪ For Those Lo@@ ving Jehovah , “ There Is No S@@ tum@@ bl@@ ing B@@ lo@@ ck ”
• What is the meaning of “ ze@@ al ” in the Bi@@ bli@@ cal sense ?
And no matter how much knowledge or experience we gain , we will always be like children in com@@ par@@ is@@ on with Jehovah . ​ — Is@@ a .
Such examples show that , hist@@ or@@ ic@@ ally , God’s people have taken a fir@@ m stand for what is right , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
However , Jehovah as@@ sur@@ ed Moses : “ I shall prove to be with you . ”
When we re@@ pa@@ ir an old house , it may not be en@@ ough to re@@ place the dam@@ ag@@ ed materi@@ als .
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ately , Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ er John descri@@ bes Jesus , “ the Word , ” as being “ in the bo@@ som position with the Father . ”
( a ) How can we fru@@ str@@ ate Satan’s go@@ al to we@@ ak@@ en us ?
It seem@@ s that the only place the sub@@ ject is still consider@@ ed ta@@ bo@@ o is in con@@ vers@@ ation between parents and children .
With this Bi@@ bli@@ cal pre@@ ce@@ d@@ ent in mind , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses has ad@@ ju@@ sted how the ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments of elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants are made .
W@@ ise ones ab@@ sta@@ ined .
“ If Jehovah helped Job to make peace with his three compan@@ i@@ ons , how much more would He help me to make peace with the Christian elders ! ” ​ — Job 4@@ 2 : 7 - 9 .
The apostle Paul told married Christians that they would have “ tri@@ bul@@ ation in their flesh . ”
Th@@ ough loving and mer@@ ci@@ ful , Jehovah does not t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate un@@ righteousness and will@@ ful wr@@ ong@@ doing .
When ever@@ yone is fin@@ i@@ shed e@@ ating , there is a second prayer , and that is the sign@@ al that the children are allow@@ ed to leave the table ​ — but not to pla@@ y .
As the ol@@ des@@ t son , Jesus pro@@ ba@@ bly helped to care for the family , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly since it appe@@ ars that Joseph died before Jesus .
Is it not also true that many of their cl@@ er@@ gy live in lu@@ x@@ ur@@ y , even though mul@@ titu@@ des of the people to whom they should minis@@ ter may be imp@@ over@@ i@@ shed ?
Peter gave his Ma@@ ster much to for@@ give , but who of us does not need for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess every day ?
A fa@@ il@@ ure to give the l@@ at@@ ter pri@@ or@@ ity over the form@@ er can cause famili@@ es to dis@@ in@@ tegr@@ ate , fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps to col@@ la@@ p@@ se , and spiritual go@@ als to fa@@ de .
P@@ r@@ in@@ ci@@ p@@ ally by help@@ ing them with the Kingdom - preaching work .
What dre@@ w them to this lo@@ c@@ ation ?
Why do we need divine prote@@ ction ?
She said that “ his faithful ad@@ her@@ ence to Scriptural guid@@ el@@ ines helped her to want to return . ”
Yes , comm@@ on sense br@@ ings many benef@@ its .
Thus they were ad@@ ded to the new@@ ly form@@ ed Christian congregation .
Even the Bible ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges that it con@@ tain@@ s “ some things hard to understand . ”
She too came from a family who loved Jehovah .
What Jehovah’s Da@@ y Will Rev@@ e@@ al
Paul descri@@ bed this as “ a mo@@ ck hum@@ ility . ”
No won@@ der Moses was not in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated by P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h !
How can our decisions show that we serve only Jehovah ?
He rema@@ ined very cal@@ m , and he always had some liter@@ ature for me and was well pre@@ pared . ”
Many among them may even be consider@@ ed “ un@@ let@@ tered and or@@ din@@ ary ” by the worl@@ d’s standards .
How long has man ob@@ served and stu@@ died these ?
Gre@@ et@@ ing Pe@@ ople and T@@ al@@ king to The@@ m
; S@@ z@@ il@@ va@@ s@@ s@@ y , P .
He op@@ ted in@@ stead to be an u@@ mpi@@ re .
For it seem@@ s un@@ reason@@ able to me to s@@ end a pris@@ on@@ er and not also to sign@@ i@@ fy the char@@ ges against him . ” ​ — Acts 25 : 24 - 27 .
S@@ ad@@ ly , this is the case even among many who cla@@ im to believe in God .
Instead , we could use the time to imp@@ ro@@ ve the qualities we will need in order to care for certain responsi@@ bil@@ ities in the congregation .
From young ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od to re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment , many find that work is the sing@@ le pur@@ su@@ it that most d@@ om@@ in@@ ates their lives .
You will learn to trust in Jehovah and be mo@@ tiv@@ ated to “ do good . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 3 .
Some 20 to 30 pers@@ ons me@@ t to discus@@ s the Bible in priv@@ ate ho@@ m@@ es , such as our@@ s in A@@ mi@@ ou@@ n .
Lo@@ ve and Fa@@ ith E@@ s@@ sen@@ ti@@ al
If from the out@@ set parents speak with the vo@@ ice of kind , car@@ ing authority and are cons@@ ist@@ ent in their actions , their children will soon learn to accept that authority and the loving discipl@@ ine em@@ an@@ ating from it .
Ther@@ e@@ after , all re@@ bel@@ s ​ — human and spirit — ​ will be eli@@ min@@ ated forever .
I am with you all the days until the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el and O@@ l@@ ga with Mar@@ ina and Matthew Matthew , ag@@ ed 34 , and his brother M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el , ag@@ ed 28 , are from Cana@@ da .
They knew that apost@@ as@@ y would devel@@ op and that the true religion would be over@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed for a time .
He has en@@ ab@@ led us to learn the truth about him .
Se@@ ek righteousness , seek me@@ ek@@ ness .
W@@ ari@@ al@@ da is a di@@ verse f@@ ar@@ m@@ ing commun@@ ity where sheep and c@@ at@@ tle are ra@@ ised and gra@@ in and small cro@@ ps are gro@@ wn .
The apostle cont@@ ra@@ st@@ s the new covenant made with spiritual Israel through Jesus Christ with the old Law covenant made with n@@ atur@@ al Israel through Moses .
Timothy then began to ob@@ serve how Paul and S@@ il@@ as pas@@ sed on the l@@ at@@ est direc@@ tions from the gover@@ ning body in Jerusalem and wor@@ ked to buil@@ d up the faith of the believers in I@@ con@@ i@@ u@@ m .
He kno@@ ws that the bur@@ den@@ s many of us car@@ ry ​ — be they emo@@ tional or physical — ​ are often not of our own making , and he lo@@ v@@ ingly takes this into account .
When Paul re@@ comm@@ ends consider@@ ing lo@@ va@@ ble things , he ref@@ ers to matters that are pleas@@ ing and ag@@ re@@ e@@ able or that inspi@@ re love , as op@@ posed to those that ar@@ ouse h@@ at@@ red , bit@@ ter@@ ness , or con@@ ten@@ tion .
A@@ vo@@ i@@ ding De@@ ad@@ ly A@@ c@@ ci@@ d@@ ents
In 19@@ 32 a sa@@ il@@ ing v@@ es@@ sel brought some pri@@ c@@ eless see@@ ds to T@@ onga .
In 194@@ 2 , I dedic@@ ated my life to God and was baptized in one of our s@@ cen@@ ic ri@@ v@@ ers .
You are not al@@ one , though , for a gu@@ i@@ de has offered to accom@@ pan@@ y you , and he is the best gu@@ i@@ de there is .
But what about the in@@ no@@ c@@ ent vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s ?
There were only 2@@ ,@@ 3@@ 8@@ 0 Witnesses in the whole country ​ — many being P@@ ol@@ ish im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants .
I vi@@ vi@@ dly remember the day of my baptism .
As@@ k yourself , ‘ Ha@@ ve I obe@@ yed Jehovah over a peri@@ od of time ? ’
Instead , he cho@@ se to listen care@@ fully to Jehovah’s prophe@@ ts , such as Isaiah , Mi@@ ca@@ h , and Ho@@ se@@ a .
Even if they had done so , it is hard to i@@ magine how the Jews in gener@@ al would have come to be influ@@ enced by the ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gy of such a rec@@ lu@@ sive group .
The letter of Ju@@ de and two let@@ ters of John are also mentioned as inspired boo@@ ks .
After Jesus was ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted , the c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests and the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es came to P@@ il@@ ate and said : “ S@@ ir , we rec@@ all what that imp@@ o@@ st@@ or said while he was still ali@@ ve , ‘ After three days I am to be ra@@ ised up . ’
Des@@ pite the mirac@@ ul@@ ous sign@@ s and won@@ ders they had person@@ ally wit@@ ness@@ ed , many Israelites became faith@@ less com@@ pla@@ in@@ ers .
That was a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant inc@@ re@@ ase in attend@@ ance over the pre@@ ce@@ ding year .
They reason that his law to Israel requi@@ red that blood re@@ moved from a cre@@ ature be ‘ p@@ our@@ ed out on the gr@@ ound . ’
A self - fe@@ e@@ ding , r@@ un@@ away c@@ y@@ c@@ le could be cre@@ ated .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , no head co@@ ver@@ ing is requi@@ red for sisters taking part in demonstr@@ ations , rel@@ ating experi@@ ences , or h@@ and@@ ling stud@@ ent tal@@ ks in the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol .
Jehovah would never do that to his children .
T@@ ra@@ v@@ el and lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing would be in@@ dis@@ p@@ en@@ sa@@ ble to the s@@ pre@@ ading of the good news .
I read it and learned that Jehovah is mer@@ ci@@ ful and loving and par@@ d@@ ons er@@ r@@ ors .
We give to Jehovah what he deser@@ ves .
S@@ is@@ er@@ a was now vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able to J@@ a@@ el@@ ’s dec@@ isi@@ ve act of courage to put him to death .
I asked the one that was still bo@@ ther@@ ing me : “ How can you be a Christian and love your enem@@ ies when you go and k@@ ill them in a war ? ”
This se@@ ts the pat@@ ter@@ n for Christians to follow when Jesus Christ mo@@ ves in “ to complete his con@@ qu@@ est . ”
I@@ N 19@@ 25 , when I was three years old , my parents attend@@ ed a Bible talk in our ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn of Ne@@ w@@ ca@@ st@@ le , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
During the first mon@@ th , we stu@@ died 11 h@@ our@@ s every day .
But there is a more important fac@@ t@@ or .
By the time he was rel@@ eas@@ ed from pris@@ on in R@@ ome about 6@@ 1 C.E . , he had end@@ ur@@ ed many years of ri@@ g@@ or@@ ous mission@@ ary service , and he could have set@@ t@@ led down to preach in R@@ ome .
Do so even when it pa@@ ins you , the par@@ ent , to do what Jehovah says .
F@@ our@@ th , to help you end@@ ure in your assignment , our car@@ ing Father gives you a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od of true worshipp@@ ers who “ keep encourag@@ ing one another and building one another up . ”
What advan@@ ta@@ ge do we gain from know@@ ing the ex@@ t@@ ent of Satan’s influ@@ ence ?
Like the early Christians , Jehovah’s Witnesses show respect for “ the su@@ peri@@ or author@@ ities ”
How much better to follow the counsel of Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 !
In what ways can public speak@@ ers make effe@@ ctive use of questions ?
God’s arrang@@ ement for the first man was for him to “ s@@ tic@@ k to his wife ” and to become one flesh with her .
Th@@ ough men were used to wr@@ ite the Scriptures , what they wrote was from Jehovah .
When the people did not en@@ ter into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b also had to continue in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness for de@@ ca@@ des , but they did not die there along with the faith@@ less ones .
Paul learned through experience that sacrific@@ ing on@@ es@@ el@@ f in be@@ half of others br@@ ings not only personal satis@@ fac@@ tion but also ​ — and more important — ​ Jehovah’s blessing and appro@@ val . ​ — Acts 20 : 24 , 35 .
One fam@@ ous c@@ un@@ ei@@ form in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion found in 18@@ 7@@ 9 , the C@@ y@@ r@@ us C@@ yl@@ in@@ der , recor@@ ds that after taking Babyl@@ on in 5@@ 39 B.C.E . , C@@ y@@ r@@ us app@@ lied his po@@ li@@ cy of re@@ tur@@ ning cap@@ ti@@ ves to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ ands .
Rather , they “ continue d@@ wel@@ ling with them according to knowledge [ show@@ ing them consider@@ ation ; understanding them , f@@ t@@ n . ] . ”
When they had ga@@ ther@@ ed , I spoke to the crow@@ d .
“ The har@@ v@@ est is great , but the work@@ ers are few .
Some cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze , ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le , or even ​ — as Jesus war@@ ned — ​ h@@ ate us .
He is com@@ par@@ ing two things that are different , though they share a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar qu@@ ality .
A@@ gain , Jehovah’s Witnesses in Mo@@ sc@@ ow were inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ated , but the pro@@ secu@@ t@@ or came to the same conclu@@ sion ​ — there were no gr@@ oun@@ ds for star@@ ting a cri@@ min@@ al case .
For example , love for our sp@@ ouse will keep the marriage bed free of de@@ fil@@ ement .
▪ “ I came out from the Father and have come into the world . F@@ ur@@ ther , I am lea@@ ving the world and am going my way to the Father . ”
( b ) What pro@@ spe@@ ct does Jehovah hold out to most Christians today ?
27 : 4@@ 1 ; 32 : 3 - 8 ; 33 : 3 , 4 .
33 : 1 - 6 .
And we work to de@@ f@@ end and leg@@ ally esta@@ bl@@ ish the good news .
Re@@ com@@ men@@ ding Y@@ our@@ self to O@@ thers , 4 / 15
( b ) Wh@@ ich go@@ al will bring you clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah , and why ?
B@@ ring it near , ple@@ ase , to your gover@@ nor .
“ If anyone has a cause for com@@ pla@@ in@@ t against another , ” Christians loy@@ ally apply the law of the Christ by “ pu@@ t@@ ting up with one another and for@@ giving one another fre@@ ely . ”
What had happened to that good king ?
“ You , who@@ se name is Jehovah , you al@@ one are the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh over all the earth . ” ​ — Psalm 8@@ 3 : 18 .
How can we a@@ va@@ il ourselves of that help ?
A special blessing for them has been to serve at Bethel with their daugh@@ ter and son - in - law and , for some we@@ ek@@ s , with the hus@@ ban@@ d’s parents , who also wor@@ ked on the W@@ ar@@ wi@@ ck pro@@ ject .
Ex@@ am@@ ples of God - Gi@@ ven Com@@ fort
Ex@@ pe@@ ct@@ ations Un@@ ful@@ filled , 4 / 15
Bet@@ ter is it that you v@@ ow not than that you v@@ ow and do not pa@@ y . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 5 : 4 , 5 .
When ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists were fin@@ ally able to pi@@ e@@ ce the ar@@ ti@@ fact together , they could deci@@ p@@ her the ancient Cana@@ an@@ ite s@@ crip@@ t .
During “ the appointed times ” that were to follow , God would not have a govern@@ ment on the earth to re@@ present his rul@@ er@@ ship .
To buil@@ d up the faith of his early disciples and to pre@@ pare them for what la@@ y a@@ head , Jesus gave them a fo@@ reg@@ le@@ am of his heavenly glory as Messi@@ ani@@ c King .
Are You S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing the “ P@@ ure L@@ angu@@ age ” F@@ lu@@ ently ?
Do you take en@@ ough time to commun@@ ic@@ ate with your family ?
And when Jeho@@ i@@ a@@ da died at 1@@ 30 years of age , he was bu@@ ri@@ ed with the k@@ ings “ because he had done good in Israel and with the true God and His house . ”
One of them did help Saul , however .
He kno@@ ws what is good for us and where the l@@ ine between happiness and s@@ or@@ ro@@ w is dra@@ wn .
De@@ c@@ ember 8 - 14 , 200@@ 8
How does Jehovah gu@@ ard us as we fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly rend@@ er sac@@ red service to him ?
I@@ magine yourself in the new world .
To help us appreci@@ ate the inf@@ al@@ li@@ bility of his purpose , consider the first prophecy recorded in the Bible .
This was c@@ learly evid@@ ent at the special conven@@ tions held in Fr@@ ance and I@@ tal@@ y last Au@@ gu@@ st .
A brother wrote : “ I have been ac@@ tive in the field service since the l@@ ate 19@@ 40 ’ s and am ne@@ aring 7@@ 5 years of age , but I have never enjo@@ yed my field service as much as I have this mon@@ th o@@ ffering the special is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke ! ”
The tr@@ act ent@@ it@@ led Do You Ha@@ ve an I@@ m@@ mor@@ tal S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ?
In 19@@ 7@@ 9 , I married C@@ eli@@ a , a fellow Witness from a neigh@@ bor@@ ing congregation .
C@@ un@@ ei@@ form ta@@ ble@@ ts c@@ ite an al@@ li@@ ance between this people and the M@@ an@@ na@@ i in a re@@ v@@ ol@@ t against As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a in the se@@ ven@@ th century B.C.E .
Un@@ der the Christian system of things , a beli@@ ever is not “ cu@@ t off ” for mar@@ r@@ ying an un@@ beli@@ ever .
“ Gre@@ at Gi@@ ft ” to P@@ ol@@ and , 8 / 15
“ Will they bring the st@@ ones to life out of the he@@ ap@@ s of du@@ st@@ y ru@@ b@@ bis@@ h ? ”
They knew what had happened to Lo@@ t’s wife .
A L@@ E@@ A@@ R@@ N@@ E@@ D man once ob@@ served : “ A@@ bility to wish is present with me , but ability to work out what is fine is not present .
4 : 13 - 16 ; 5 : 19 - 21 .
R@@ ed Se@@ a
Th@@ ough we cannot be do@@ g@@ m@@ ati@@ c , he may be cor@@ rec@@ t .
No@@ thing com@@ pa@@ res to see@@ ing so many new ones making prog@@ ress ! ”
He has been called “ a Re@@ form@@ er before the Re@@ form@@ ation . ”
Ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary F@@ am@@ ily R@@ el@@ ati@@ on@@ ship
Ab@@ out 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , Jesus Christ said : “ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ”
What a tre@@ asure we had ​ — a family un@@ ited in the jo@@ y@@ ful work of preaching the good news of God’s Kingdom !
The night before the tra@@ ge@@ dy , the family had attend@@ ed the C@@ ongreg@@ ation Bo@@ ok S@@ tu@@ dy , where the sub@@ ject of death had been discus@@ sed .
One way in which Jehovah sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ds the spiritual wel@@ f@@ are of his people is by provi@@ ding a pro@@ gra@@ m of prog@@ res@@ sive tra@@ ining .
Jehovah is no ca@@ su@@ al ob@@ ser@@ ver , however , and Paul would have known this from the way God h@@ and@@ led the situation with the re@@ bel@@ s ​ — K@@ or@@ ah and his supp@@ ort@@ ers — ​ cen@@ tu@@ ries ear@@ li@@ er .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , if we were to star@@ t gr@@ um@@ bl@@ ing and mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring about those whom Jehovah is using to direc@@ t the earthly part of his organization , we could by inf@@ er@@ ence be com@@ pla@@ ining about Jehovah . ​ — He@@ b .
The first person I vis@@ ited was the local pri@@ est .
We can and should benefit from the good examples found in the Scriptures , following or imit@@ ating what is pres@@ ented in those fine Bi@@ bli@@ cal acc@@ oun@@ ts .
He will continue to att@@ ack us , tr@@ ying to sto@@ p our Christian activities .
Why not use Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts to high@@ light the contr@@ ast between respect and dis@@ respect ?
Does God care about me as an individu@@ al ?
Still others simply gave no serious thought to religion .
In l@@ ine with Solom@@ on@@ ’s words ut@@ tered ear@@ li@@ er at the dedic@@ ation of the temple , Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at mo@@ v@@ ingly b@@ es@@ e@@ e@@ ched Jehovah : “ O our God , will you not ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment upon them ?
Satan su@@ gg@@ ested that God person@@ ally a@@ ff@@ li@@ ct Job .
Do@@ ing that work who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly is a fine way to show that we love our heavenly Father and that we are truly dedic@@ ated to him . ​ — 1 John 5 : 3 .
This is the way we should organiz@@ e our pro@@ ject . ”
Because he was a do@@ ct@@ or , he inclu@@ ded many st@@ ori@@ es of occasi@@ ons when Jesus heal@@ ed people .
How did the apostle Paul feel about the good news ?
O@@ thers a@@ wa@@ ited him n@@ ine mil@@ es [ 14 k@@ m ] clo@@ s@@ er to R@@ ome at the rest are@@ a of Th@@ ree T@@ a@@ ver@@ ns .
B@@ ill , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , says about the years when he wanted to mar@@ ry : “ They pas@@ sed so quic@@ k@@ ly !
G@@ ran@@ ted , Jehovah’s per@@ mis@@ sion of Satan’s wicked rul@@ er@@ ship has resul@@ ted in har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps for mankind , including for those who faith@@ fully worship God .
Mul@@ t@@ i - faith di@@ al@@ o@@ gu@@ e cir@@ c@@ les have par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated in efforts to seek mutu@@ al understanding and inspi@@ r@@ ation .
1 , 2 . ( a ) Why is the hope of everlasting life on earth important to us ?
“ Let Your Kingdom C@@ ome ” ​ — But When ?
The members of the bri@@ de class are uny@@ i@@ el@@ ding in their devo@@ tion .
My parents were kind people , but like so many others , they did not have any use at all for religion .
E@@ f@@ fort is requi@@ red though .
F@@ our Wor@@ ds to Des@@ cri@@ be Lo@@ ve
He remin@@ ded the stud@@ ents that instru@@ ction from God’s Word has fully e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed them to be ze@@ al@@ ous work@@ ers in the all - important spiritual har@@ v@@ est . ​ — Matthew 5 : 16 .
With that knowledge of God’s qualities in mind , are we not mo@@ tiv@@ ated to appro@@ ach him to expres@@ s our rep@@ ent@@ ance when we make mis@@ takes ?
It is imper@@ ative that we “ keep on the w@@ atch ” and prove ourselves ready for Jehovah’s day . ​ — Matthew 24 : 4@@ 2 , 4@@ 4 .
Jehovah will re@@ side spiritually with “ his pe@@ op@@ les ” in a per@@ man@@ ent and direc@@ t way .
I have so many questions , and I want to know everything about Jehovah . ’ ”
He con@@ dem@@ ned the vi@@ ces of the pa@@ p@@ al cour@@ t as well as the person and the pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s of the po@@ pe himself , c@@ all@@ ing for him to be de@@ posed and for e@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ as@@ tic@@ al re@@ form .
The dar@@ k o@@ ce@@ an sur@@ face ab@@ s@@ or@@ bs more he@@ at , which in turn lea@@ ds to greater m@@ el@@ ting .
N@@ ex@@ t , the mer@@ ch@@ ants b@@ ought them “ for the pri@@ ce of a pa@@ ir of san@@ d@@ als . ”
Bro@@ ther H@@ ugh@@ es spoke of the difficul@@ ty in re@@ aching Ca@@ tho@@ lic people in the I@@ ris@@ h Re@@ public .
In time , the A@@ mer@@ i@@ can col@@ on@@ ies , su@@ p@@ po@@ se@@ dly f@@ oun@@ ded on Christian principles , jo@@ ined and then ev@@ en@@ tually out@@ p@@ ac@@ ed their E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an coun@@ ter@@ par@@ ts in esta@@ bli@@ shing their own ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ cal mis@@ sions thr@@ ough@@ out the world .
The@@ o was going to Christian meetings without me ​ — without even tel@@ ling me !
After associ@@ ating with Jehovah’s people on the con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ ject , Bal@@ t@@ as@@ ar became con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that he had found the true religion .
Jesus ’ hum@@ ility and obedi@@ ence dre@@ w people of hon@@ est heart to him and helped to make him a com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate and gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous teach@@ er .
A@@ m@@ ong other things , he has provided the complete Word of God , which is being acc@@ ur@@ ately transl@@ ated into more and more langu@@ ages .
Th@@ r@@ ough Isaiah , Jehovah told his people Israel : “ Your dead ones will live .
Jesus ’ sense of his own Fa@@ ther’s love and appro@@ val un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly gave even greater meaning to his life .
Many people believe not only that angels ex@@ ist but also that those spi@@ r@@ its af@@ fect them in some mean@@ ing@@ ful way .
How does Jehovah’s view of beau@@ ty com@@ pare with that of the world ?
That is why the Bible says that “ by the t@@ res@@ pas@@ s of the one man death rul@@ ed as king . ”
Rather than ca@@ ve in to disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement , accept this promise found in God’s Word : “ He who is s@@ ow@@ ing with a view to the spirit will re@@ a@@ p everlasting life from the spirit .
The very mon@@ th of the leg@@ al reg@@ is@@ tr@@ ation in 199@@ 3 , there was a pe@@ ak of 1@@ 00 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers .
If his pres@@ ence were v@@ isi@@ ble to human eyes , would a si@@ gn be needed ?
its tr@@ un@@ k ?
A@@ n el@@ der@@ ly Witness may feel de@@ je@@ cted because she is un@@ able to share to the full in Christian activities she enjo@@ yed when she had more en@@ er@@ gy and mo@@ bility .
A con@@ fir@@ m@@ ation of this promise is found at Proverbs 3 : 1 , 2 : “ My son , my law do not for@@ get , and my comman@@ d@@ ments may your heart ob@@ serve , because l@@ eng@@ th of days and years of life and peace will be ad@@ ded to you . ”
Some ad@@ ul@@ ts are also sh@@ y about sing@@ ing at the meetings .
Jesus war@@ ned against allow@@ ing imp@@ ro@@ per desi@@ res to en@@ ter one@@ ’s heart .
“ For the first time , I real@@ ized how sel@@ f@@ ish I had been , ” she ad@@ m@@ its , “ and I could see that everlasting life is not a sel@@ f@@ ish hope but that it invol@@ ves living for others . ”
Ho@@ v@@ end@@ en arri@@ ved on No@@ v@@ ember 21 , 18@@ 26 .
R@@ em@@ ember what Moses wrote ​ — and Jesus re@@ pe@@ ated — ​ that “ man must live , not on bre@@ ad al@@ one , but on every ut@@ ter@@ ance coming for@@ th through Jehovah’s m@@ ou@@ th . ”
Bro@@ ther Par@@ k@@ in told of a l@@ and@@ mar@@ k cour@@ t decision invol@@ ving Lu@@ is , a 17 - year - old Witness who had le@@ u@@ k@@ em@@ ia .
The present - day be@@ tra@@ y@@ al of trust ​ — whether in com@@ mer@@ ce , pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s , or religion or even in personal and family relation@@ shi@@ ps — ​ and the di@@ re con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences are part of the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s wicked s@@ ch@@ eme to bring w@@ o@@ e on earth@@ ’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants .
They are loy@@ ally supp@@ or@@ ted by a f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing thr@@ ong of Christ’s “ other sheep , ” who fun@@ ction as en@@ vo@@ ys of God’s Kingdom .
Your answer will influ@@ ence the go@@ als and pri@@ or@@ ities that you set for yourself .
Do you know one of Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
Un@@ der Jeho@@ i@@ a@@ da@@ ’s guid@@ ance , young Jeho@@ as@@ h was obedi@@ ent to Jehovah
Many thinking people recogn@@ ize this need .
Sam@@ son ei@@ ther t@@ ore ap@@ ar@@ t the j@@ a@@ ws of the li@@ on or t@@ ore the li@@ on li@@ m@@ b from li@@ m@@ b in some way .
In contr@@ ast with the con@@ fu@@ sing and con@@ f@@ lic@@ ting op@@ in@@ i@@ ons of men , God’s inspired Word provi@@ des a so@@ li@@ d f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation on which we can ba@@ se our beli@@ ef@@ s .
What was the purpose of the se@@ ven@@ th day , and when will that purpose be fully real@@ ized ?
G@@ et@@ ting ri@@ d of one@@ ’s bel@@ ong@@ ings and giving them to the po@@ or is an act of self - sacrifice .
Acc@@ ording to one scho@@ la@@ r , whether Jesus spoke in a po@@ pul@@ ar form of Hebrew or in Ar@@ am@@ a@@ ic , the ter@@ m he used for “ Father ” is ak@@ in to the in@@ tim@@ ate expres@@ sions of an inf@@ ant , ‘ a chil@@ d’s word . ’
The Bible rec@@ ord tel@@ ls us : “ All those of Juda@@ h were standing before Jehovah , along with their little ones , their wi@@ ves , and their children . ”
This perfect b@@ ond of uni@@ on ​ — love — ​ is the qu@@ ality that princi@@ p@@ ally id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es true Christians .
I had to learn to foc@@ us on my prog@@ ress , not on my er@@ r@@ ors . ”
So he or@@ der@@ ed U@@ ri@@ ah to come see him and then tri@@ ed to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce him to go to his home .
Do not out of des@@ per@@ ation make a decision to mar@@ ry that you will later reg@@ re@@ t . ​ — Read 1 Corinthians 7 : 39 .
However , since many st@@ ones at the s@@ ite have been p@@ il@@ la@@ ged over the cen@@ tu@@ ries , the fin@@ ds are in@@ conclu@@ sive .
O@@ ver a long j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , it could mis@@ s its des@@ t@@ in@@ ation by a hu@@ ge dist@@ ance . ​ — Hebrews 3 : 12 .
G@@ l@@ ori@@ a had a few h@@ ou@@ se@@ keep@@ ing jo@@ bs .
During that time , I lived in a ho@@ st@@ el .
Not know@@ ing that Jesus had been resur@@ rec@@ ted , they were heav@@ y@@ hear@@ ted because of rec@@ ent events .
H@@ um@@ ble , mo@@ des@@ t people ac@@ knowledge their li@@ mit@@ ations and dep@@ end on God’s help as they eng@@ age in the field ministry .
V@@ ari@@ ous c@@ lu@@ bs and other organiz@@ ations are desi@@ gn@@ ed to make young people f@@ it in with Satan’s world .
But all of our Christian brothers and sisters refu@@ sed .
Su@@ re en@@ ough , on the M@@ on@@ day after the conven@@ tion , her bo@@ ss did fi@@ re her .
Ti@@ me lost because of wa@@ iting is lost forever .
Mo@@ st of us have wit@@ ness@@ ed the power of a Bible - based ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine or book plac@@ ed in the hands of a righ@@ tly dis@@ posed person .
When Will God’s Kingdom C@@ ome ?
What less@@ on is imp@@ ar@@ ted at Proverbs 24 : 27 ?
5 : 14 , 15 .
Ye@@ ars ear@@ li@@ er , these same brothers had so@@ ld Joseph into sla@@ very .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ers of Christ stri@@ ve to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard their thinking ability . ​ — Pro@@ v .
The answer really is , L@@ ack of n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction .
Your G@@ r@@ and Creator lo@@ ves you too , and he does so in a way that is ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely pu@@ re .
N@@ A@@ P@@ H@@ T@@ AL@@ I
Bo@@ th of them knew about Jesus ’ mirac@@ ul@@ ous bir@@ th .
May we always displa@@ y love for God’s remin@@ ders , for we sur@@ ely do not want to jo@@ in the wicked on the sla@@ g he@@ a@@ p of des@@ tru@@ ction !
How do such young ones do as they gro@@ w older ?
What can you use to wa@@ ge this war ?
For it is written , ‘ It is Jehovah your God you must worship , and it is to him al@@ one you must rend@@ er sac@@ red service . ’ ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ? , now a@@ vail@@ able in 1@@ 5@@ 7 langu@@ ages , devo@@ tes a chap@@ ter to this important question .
My parents were practic@@ ing Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s , and I became an al@@ ta@@ r bo@@ y at the age of ten .
What a joy to see today all three sons in the full - time ministry ​ — one serving at Bethel , one having attend@@ ed the M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol , and one pione@@ ering !
The ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement stated that more will likely be inc@@ l@@ ined to show and accept ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality with fellow Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites when the meeting ends ear@@ li@@ er .
In the book The Gen@@ er@@ ation of 1914 , Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or R@@ ob@@ er@@ t W@@ o@@ h@@ l ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ Those who lived through the war could never ri@@ d themselves of the beli@@ ef that one world had ended and another be@@ gu@@ n in Au@@ gu@@ st 1914 . ” Con@@ fir@@ m@@ ing this , D@@ r .
How did Jehovah provide deli@@ ver@@ ance in He@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ ah’s day ?
So when you are anxi@@ ous , you can be sure that he will be there for you and help you at the right time .
And the Bible con@@ tain@@ s other as@@ sur@@ an@@ ces like that one .
To have a mean@@ ing@@ ful share in this work , however , we need determin@@ ation and self - sacrifice .
They also con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted un@@ spe@@ aka@@ ble hor@@ r@@ ors ​ — tri@@ ba@@ l war , str@@ ang@@ ling of wi@@ do@@ ws , inf@@ an@@ ti@@ ci@@ de , and can@@ ni@@ bal@@ ism — ​ and the local people gener@@ ally res@@ is@@ ted their message .
An@@ y who came in cont@@ act with a cor@@ p@@ se inc@@ ur@@ red cer@@ em@@ on@@ i@@ al un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness for se@@ ven days , making everything that they t@@ ou@@ ched un@@ clean .
Let us refle@@ ct on how this is so .
Even if S@@ im@@ on@@ ’s “ house by the se@@ a ” was not ad@@ j@@ ac@@ ent to his t@@ ann@@ er@@ y , S@@ im@@ on was eng@@ ag@@ ed in ‘ a tra@@ de that was loo@@ ked on with dis@@ gu@@ st and thus tend@@ ed to low@@ er the self - respect of all who under@@ took it , ’ says F@@ ar@@ ra@@ r . — Acts 10 : 6 .
Even in coun@@ tri@@ es where the Kingdom work is ban@@ ned , Christians find ways to keep on preaching the good news .
This shows the truth of Isaiah 5@@ 4 : 17 : “ ‘ An@@ y we@@ ap@@ on wh@@ atever that will be form@@ ed against you will have no succ@@ ess , and any t@@ ong@@ ue at all that will ris@@ e up against you in the judgment you will con@@ dem@@ n .
We cannot do this in our own strength , but following the example of the early Christians , we must pray that Jehovah by means of his spirit will give us “ the power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l . ” ​ — Read 2 Corinthians 4 : 1 , 7 ; Luke 11 : 13 .
No more death .
1 , 2 . ( a ) How do many people de@@ fine succ@@ ess ?
Ban@@ ks fa@@ iled by the th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds .
Re@@ g@@ arding this , neu@@ ro@@ s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ist David E@@ ag@@ le@@ man wrote : “ Some read@@ ers walk away . . . with the imp@@ res@@ sion that s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists think they have the bi@@ g pi@@ c@@ ture sol@@ ved . ” Then he ad@@ ded : “ But good s@@ ci@@ ence is always o@@ pen - min@@ ded , and the hist@@ ory of s@@ ci@@ ence is one of sur@@ pris@@ es . ”
My ou@@ tra@@ ge was me@@ t with the con@@ des@@ cen@@ ding respon@@ se of an a@@ un@@ t , “ You will than@@ k us later in life for what we have done . ”
• Why should we be inter@@ ested in both the leg@@ al and the spiritual as@@ pe@@ cts of we@@ d@@ ding@@ s ?
F@@ am@@ ily members taught me how to use k@@ ni@@ ves and g@@ un@@ s and to fi@@ ght wh@@ en@@ ever the occasi@@ on requi@@ red it .
As@@ k yourself : ‘ If Jesus were here and saw what I was we@@ aring , would I be em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed ? ’
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 10@@ 9 , 5
The apostle Paul avo@@ i@@ ded that tra@@ p and set a fine example in show@@ ing gen@@ u@@ ine love in the way he comm@@ ended others .
It says : “ Bet@@ ter is the one ligh@@ tly es@@ te@@ em@@ ed but having a serv@@ ant than the one gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying himself but in want of bre@@ ad . ”
Let him not become un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised .
In those hard times , I found support in the compan@@ y of my de@@ ar daugh@@ ter , her husband , and her children ​ — my gr@@ and@@ children — ​ all of whom are faith@@ fully serving Jehovah .
• In what ways has Jehovah ‘ brought in cop@@ per in@@ stead of w@@ o@@ od ’ ?
Why is it f@@ it@@ ting that parents con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate Jesus ’ example ?
It is challeng@@ ing , instru@@ ctive , and fulfill@@ ing .
For many years now , she has been serving in the Pro@@ of@@ reading De@@ par@@ t@@ ment .
At a certain point , they may also have to star@@ t taking the lead in what was pre@@ vi@@ ously the par@@ ent@@ ’s real@@ m of personal activities .
However , a crow@@ d ga@@ ther@@ ed .
F@@ or@@ ty years have pas@@ sed since milli@@ ons of Israelites were deli@@ vered from Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an b@@ onda@@ ge under the mi@@ gh@@ ty hand of Jehovah .
No@@ te the set@@ ting in which Paul mentioned conscience .
W@@ as it l@@ ack of love or something el@@ se ?
In the face of n@@ atur@@ al and man - made disa@@ st@@ ers , we do not tell nee@@ dy brothers and sisters to “ keep war@@ m and well f@@ ed . ”
While faithful to Jehovah , the two - tri@@ be kingdom of Juda@@ h was like “ a lu@@ x@@ u@@ ri@@ ant o@@ live t@@ ree , pre@@ t@@ ty with fru@@ it and in form . ”
The Gi@@ be@@ on@@ ites were allow@@ ed to become w@@ o@@ o@@ d@@ cu@@ t@@ ters and water car@@ ri@@ ers for the Israelites , even “ for Jehovah’s al@@ ta@@ r ” at the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons have found that the Bible per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly f@@ ill@@ s that need .
T@@ w@@ o of the three Scriptural qu@@ o@@ t@@ ations of this st@@ at@@ ement are qu@@ ite similar .
In contr@@ ast , true worship has a uni@@ f@@ ying effect on people .
When the apostle Paul was young , he was influ@@ enced by the pr@@ ou@@ d Jewish religious lead@@ ers .
What Scriptural responsi@@ bility do family he@@ a@@ ds have ?
Because they believ@@ ed what is said in the Scriptures , the first Christians taught the truth about the soul .
No@@ te that Mar@@ th@@ a did not say : ‘ I hope that my brother will ris@@ e . ’
Daniel was thro@@ wn into the li@@ ons ’ den for his faith , but Jehovah “ st@@ op@@ ped the m@@ ou@@ ths of li@@ ons ” and res@@ cu@@ ed his loyal serv@@ ant . ​ — Hebrews 11 : 33 ; Daniel 6 : 16 - 22 .
The Bible states a g@@ ri@@ m truth .
A bul@@ l and two go@@ ats offered
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a year , our daugh@@ ter C@@ am@@ il@@ le was born .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , Jehovah , the O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or of the family , tel@@ ls you that you should listen to your parents ’ direction .
By the f@@ our@@ th century , we@@ e@@ d@@ like Christians had great@@ ly out@@ num@@ ber@@ ed anointed Christians .
In order to ple@@ ase Jehovah fully , we also both saw the need to ad@@ just our im@@ moral way of life and provide a st@@ able en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment for our son .
A ty@@ pi@@ cal example of judg@@ ing ​ — or mis@@ judg@@ ing — ​ by first imp@@ res@@ sions is found in the Bible book of Fir@@ st Samuel .
T@@ ake tur@@ ns in this st@@ y@@ le of con@@ vers@@ ation until you both ag@@ ree that you understand each o@@ ther’s thoughts and feelings on the matter .
Be@@ fore coming to earth , Jesus was obedi@@ ent to his Father .
The death s@@ ent@@ ence on him involved fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od and an il@@ leg@@ al tri@@ al .
These promises are not based on the sh@@ ak@@ y pre@@ dic@@ tions of men .
3 : 24 .
It was not eas@@ y , but Jehovah gave me the strength .
They wel@@ come the opportunity to learn what the Bible teach@@ es .
“ N@@ ever Be@@ come W@@ ei@@ gh@@ ed D@@ own ”
He told me that God had taken S@@ us@@ an@@ ne to heaven , where she was now an ang@@ el .
6 : 14 , 15 If I some@@ times ten@@ d to be un@@ for@@ giving , might en@@ v@@ y or res@@ ent@@ ment be the ba@@ si@@ c cause ?
( See also the bo@@ x on page 25 . )
( b ) Why is it some@@ times bene@@ fi@@ cial to share our feelings with an el@@ der ?
( b ) How is Jehovah supp@@ or@@ ting our efforts ?
The uni@@ f@@ ying of milli@@ ons of people in true worship is clear evidence of what ?
In expres@@ sing sur@@ pris@@ e at the qu@@ ality of the w@@ ine , the direc@@ t@@ or made it clear that he had ob@@ served in@@ stances when some we@@ d@@ ding gu@@ ests did get dr@@ un@@ k .
( b ) What did E@@ ve show by e@@ ating of the for@@ bi@@ d@@ den fru@@ it ?
The example of Ru@@ th and Na@@ om@@ i demonstr@@ ates that good fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps are not form@@ ed by ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent . A mutu@@ al love for Jehovah is the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation .
Because God’s organization has gro@@ wn , “ the faithful ste@@ ward ” has also appointed qu@@ ali@@ fied men of Jesus ’ “ other sheep ” as overse@@ ers . ​ — Luke 12 : 4@@ 2 - 4@@ 4 ; John 10 : 16 .
W@@ as it really a temp@@ tation , though ?
As for Ab@@ sal@@ om , he is known to stud@@ ents of the Bible as a no@@ t@@ ori@@ ous re@@ be@@ l who con@@ spi@@ red to u@@ sur@@ p the thro@@ ne of his father , David .
Ar@@ ri@@ ving in U@@ g@@ anda in 19@@ 6@@ 6 was both ex@@ h@@ il@@ ar@@ ating and da@@ un@@ ting .
The S@@ ource of E@@ vi@@ l Ex@@ posed !
Fa@@ ith in God’s pro@@ vision for ra@@ ising the dead by means of his Son , Jesus Christ , can su@@ sta@@ in us in times of st@@ ress .
Sa@@ ys 1 John 2 : 17 : “ The world is pas@@ sing away and so is its desire , but he that does the will of God rema@@ ins forever . ”
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 3 , 4 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 16 - 25
J@@ on@@ ah in@@ iti@@ ally tri@@ ed to avoid this assignment , but Jehovah made sure that the prophet ev@@ en@@ tually went to N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h . ​ — J@@ on@@ ah 1 : 3 – 3 : 2 .
Do not young ones ten@@ d to enjoy things that they do well ?
Ang@@ els Re@@ al ?
“ The W@@ a@@ ys of Jehovah Are U@@ pri@@ ght ”
publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Then we need to follow in his fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s .
By that time , An@@ n was atten@@ ding all the meetings and was making ra@@ pi@@ d prog@@ ress .
Many prophe@@ ci@@ es concer@@ ning Israel@@ ’s rest@@ or@@ ation are ful@@ filled by the congregation of anointed Christians , who@@ se members are “ called not only from among Jews but also from among nations . ”
Even care@@ ful par@@ ent@@ al pl@@ an@@ ning may go a@@ wr@@ y .
If your friend is we@@ igh@@ ing tre@@ at@@ ment op@@ tions , do not be quic@@ k to say what you would do in his or her situation .
We really loved our home very much , but Jehovah bless@@ ed our decision to sel@@ l it .
Who was ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely respon@@ sible for provi@@ ding David and his men with su@@ st@@ en@@ ance ?
God says to the prophet Samuel : “ I shall s@@ end you to J@@ es@@ se the Be@@ th@@ le@@ h@@ em@@ ite , because I have provided among his sons a king for my@@ self . ”
W@@ he@@ ther ca@@ used by fear , ign@@ or@@ ance , pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce , op@@ pres@@ sion , in@@ justice , n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ism , tri@@ bal@@ ism , or rac@@ ism , h@@ at@@ red seem@@ s to be all around us .
The Phil@@ ist@@ ine c@@ ities of G@@ a@@ za , A@@ sh@@ k@@ el@@ on , A@@ sh@@ do@@ d , and E@@ k@@ r@@ on would be de@@ va@@ stated . ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 2 : 4 - 7 .
Who had given Eli@@ j@@ ah the power to ra@@ ise the dead and to face the prophe@@ ts of Ba@@ al ?
E@@ vi@@ l F@@ ill@@ s the E@@ ar@@ th
Let us look at this matter through the eyes of Christian parents who want their children to be liter@@ ate , ei@@ ther through for@@ ma@@ l scho@@ ol@@ ing or by other means .
A@@ cting with love will help to for@@ ge strong b@@ on@@ ds of mutu@@ al confidence and trust between you and those over whom you exerc@@ ise authority .
“ When Ba@@ a@@ sha heard of it , ” the Bible repor@@ ts , “ he im@@ medi@@ ately qu@@ it building R@@ am@@ ah and a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned his work on it . ”
In the past few years , my ach@@ es and pa@@ ins have inc@@ reas@@ ed and the lo@@ ss of my father ad@@ ded to my dist@@ ress .
P@@ ress On in the H@@ ar@@ v@@ est Wor@@ k !
On the contr@@ ary , the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s view of se@@ x can help us avoid :
So I never bor@@ e a g@@ ru@@ dge .
W@@ A@@ Y@@ S I@@ N W@@ H@@ I@@ C@@ H TH@@ E H@@ O@@ L@@ Y S@@ P@@ I@@ R@@ I@@ T C@@ A@@ N H@@ EL@@ P U@@ S
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , this bri@@ ef g@@ li@@ mp@@ se into his life can teach us a number of less@@ ons .
We will also consider self - discipl@@ ine as well as something that can be even wor@@ se than any temp@@ or@@ ary pain that discipl@@ ine may cause .
It is nor@@ ma@@ l for a rec@@ ently ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved person to feel dis@@ ori@@ ented and lost , but ad@@ her@@ ing to your cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary sc@@ he@@ du@@ le and activities will help .
W@@ ould they be jus@@ ti@@ fied in ques@@ tion@@ ing whether their activ@@ ity is wor@@ th repor@@ ting ?
The pe@@ ace@@ able “ other sheep ” serve Jehovah under the F@@ ine S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d , Christ Jesus , who be@@ comes their “ E@@ ter@@ n@@ al Father . ”
In ad@@ dition to the first Bible prophecy that indic@@ ated the ro@@ le of the Messi@@ ah , the writ@@ er of Genesis recorded that the Messi@@ ah would come through Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s l@@ ine of des@@ c@@ ent .
It is your life , your body , your cho@@ ice .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , prayer has a greater purpose than mer@@ ely as@@ king for necess@@ ities .
Un@@ der Christ’s comm@@ and , powerful ang@@ eli@@ c for@@ ces will ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te Jehovah’s judg@@ ments against Satan’s world .
Par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 4 : For more information , see The Watchtower , F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 15 , 199@@ 4 , pages 8 - 21 and The Watchtower , May 1 , 199@@ 9 , pages 8 - 20 .
When we must cho@@ ose between fe@@ aring humans and tru@@ sting in Jehovah’s sa@@ ving power , the cho@@ ice is ob@@ vi@@ ous : “ We must obey God as rul@@ er rather than men . ”
For gen@@ u@@ ine Christians , however , the per@@ va@@ sive spirit of hal@@ f@@ hear@@ te@@ dness and l@@ ack of ze@@ al pres@@ ents a d@@ anger .
The pri@@ ests served at the temple in Jerusalem , and the L@@ ev@@ ites ass@@ is@@ ted them .
E@@ r@@ na Lu@@ do@@ l@@ ph .
When fin@@ ally brought to tri@@ al , she was h@@ an@@ ded a ten - year s@@ ent@@ ence in a pris@@ on where there were no other worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah .
When , though , would Jehovah act ?
Read S@@ ong of Solomon 8 : 6 .
▪ You Will Be@@ come “ a Kingdom of P@@ ri@@ ests ”
“ Now I@@ ’@@ m the one who has to in@@ iti@@ ate con@@ vers@@ ation .
In so doing , they follow@@ ed the pat@@ ter@@ n set by the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s .
In s@@ pite of Satan’s efforts to pro@@ du@@ ce human rul@@ ers , Jehovah’s purpose mo@@ ves for@@ ward .
Un@@ der every ty@@ pe of govern@@ ment , in all cul@@ tures , from con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps to p@@ al@@ ac@@ es , men and women have respon@@ ded fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly to the good news .
Jesus also gave “ a new comman@@ d@@ ment ” about how to tre@@ at our brothers and sisters .
In 19@@ 6@@ 8 , while still in her early 20 ’ s , she was sh@@ o@@ cked to learn that she had mul@@ ti@@ ple s@@ cl@@ er@@ os@@ is , a di@@ se@@ ase u@@ su@@ ally resul@@ ting in par@@ ti@@ al par@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is .
What ro@@ le , then , do hus@@ ban@@ ds , wi@@ ves , and young ones pla@@ y in help@@ ing their famili@@ es to “ stay a@@ wa@@ ke ” ?
W@@ ould that not indic@@ ate that Jesus is Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God ?
Because A@@ ris@@ to@@ t@@ le@@ ’s conc@@ ep@@ t seem@@ ed lo@@ gi@@ cal within the fr@@ am@@ e@@ work of ex@@ is@@ ting knowledge , it end@@ ur@@ ed in its ba@@ si@@ c form for al@@ most 2@@ ,000 years .
N@@ one of the 10@@ ,000 Israel@@ ite vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers could bo@@ ast about br@@ ing@@ ing this deli@@ ver@@ ance .
In@@ iti@@ ally , some showed interest in the good news .
The decision about what course to follow now is your@@ s to make , truly a decision that is a matter of life or death .
What ho@@ l@@ ds up pl@@ an@@ e@@ ts such as our earth ?
“ All things are clean to clean pers@@ ons . But to pers@@ ons de@@ fil@@ ed and faith@@ less nothing is clean . ” ​ — T@@ I@@ T@@ U@@ S 1 : 15 .
Not likely !
In these last days , many dist@@ res@@ sing circumstances con@@ fr@@ on@@ t Jehovah’s servants and others .
How is that true , and how does it rel@@ ate to the “ other sheep ” ?
One we@@ ek later , we were invit@@ ed to receive tra@@ ining for cir@@ cu@@ it work , and for the next two years , we served a cir@@ cu@@ it in nor@@ ther@@ n O@@ nt@@ ari@@ o .
He ut@@ ters words that are con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ous and ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant .
The new ver@@ sion was pro@@ s@@ cri@@ bed . C@@ o@@ pi@@ es of the transl@@ ation were bur@@ ned , and anyone who pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed or read it was th@@ reat@@ ened with ex@@ commun@@ ic@@ ation .
Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h could see that the man had travel@@ ed far .
What effect has this decision had on the cou@@ ple@@ ’s two gi@@ r@@ ls ?
There is , however , a H@@ el@@ per who has un@@ li@@ mit@@ ed power and res@@ our@@ ces .
Instead , when we show prop@@ er respect and co@@ op@@ er@@ ation , the elders can car@@ ry out their du@@ ties with joy , and this contribu@@ tes to un@@ ity and jo@@ y@@ ful par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in the Kingdom - preaching work . ​ — Romans 15 : 5 , 6 .
Like the Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite ma@@ id@@ en , be “ a w@@ all . ”
S@@ ome@@ times circumstances make it hard to find a su@@ it@@ able par@@ t@@ ner .
That verse says that E@@ sa@@ u did “ not appreci@@ ate sac@@ red things ” and “ gave up [ to Jac@@ o@@ b the ] righ@@ ts as fir@@ st@@ born in ex@@ change for one me@@ al . ”
When Bible truth is w@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed around us ti@@ gh@@ tly , as it were , we will be moved to live in har@@ mony with it and to speak the truth at all times .
After pra@@ ying al@@ ou@@ d , he comman@@ ds : “ La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , come on out ! ”
As our King in heaven , Jesus continu@@ es to show love for us .
F@@ ran@@ k discus@@ sion about whether he wi@@ sh@@ es to be re@@ su@@ sc@@ it@@ ated , ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al@@ ized , or sub@@ mit@@ ted to certain tre@@ at@@ ments can min@@ i@@ mi@@ ze mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s and feelings of gu@@ il@@ t on the part of family members who are for@@ ced to make decisions for an inc@@ ap@@ ac@@ it@@ ated pati@@ ent .
We too need to ask for holy spirit , know@@ ing that Jehovah will answer our s@@ inc@@ ere prayers . ​ — Psalm 10 : 17 .
Then Jesus says : “ M@@ ary ! ”
The bat@@ tle turned out just as David had told Go@@ li@@ ath that it would : “ Jehovah . . . will give all of you into our hand . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 17 : 4@@ 7 , 5@@ 2 , 5@@ 3 .
At the tend@@ er age of 14 days , I was a@@ do@@ p@@ ted by a loving cou@@ ple whom I came to reg@@ ard as my mother and father .
And how did it op@@ er@@ ate ?
How wise it is to discipl@@ ine ourselves concer@@ ning in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate jo@@ bs , fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps , attitu@@ des , and personal ha@@ bi@@ ts or to discipl@@ ine ourselves to say no to activities that could ro@@ b us of preci@@ ous time for God’s service !
Who at death went to Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na , and why did they go there ?
All the spiritual things that bel@@ ong to H@@ im here on earth .
That also app@@ lies to us today .
Ad@@ ri@@ an moved into a ru@@ n - down house with a few other re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous you@@ ths .
O@@ r if an especially tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ ing proble@@ m is we@@ igh@@ ing you down , ask spiritually qu@@ ali@@ fied ones for help . ​ — James 5 : 14 , 15 .
“ The tre@@ a@@ sures of the wicked one will be of no benefit , ” says the king , “ but righteousness is what will deli@@ ver from death . ”
Jehovah gives us the courage to preach
F@@ ur@@ ther , Paul and the others would have spo@@ ken fal@@ sel@@ y not only about the resurrection of Jesus but also about the one whom they said resur@@ rec@@ ted him , Jehovah God .
‘ Di@@ d the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ i@@ an Christians have appreciation for God’s Word ? ’ you may won@@ der .
So no matter how hard we try , we face the same inter@@ n@@ al stru@@ gg@@ le as the apostle Paul , who wrote : “ When I wish to do what is right , what is bad is present with me . ”
( See the bo@@ x on page 14 . )
His son Abraham , while not having full knowledge of God’s purpose , was willing to leave his home city when Jehovah comman@@ ded him to do so .
That happened to me .
He anointed Saul and ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that the man was Jehovah’s own cho@@ ice .
V@@ i@@ e@@ wing this as an opportunity to w@@ in her over , the king show@@ ers her with more com@@ p@@ li@@ ments .
( a ) In whom did David bo@@ ast , and what kind of people respon@@ ded ?
We strengthen our own faith and make disciples , ad@@ ding to the Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E@@ ’@@ S AN@@ S@@ W@@ E@@ R : “ The h@@ our is coming in which all those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs will hear [ Jesus ’ ] vo@@ ice and come out . ” ​ — John 5 : 28 , 29 .
As a God of order , Jehovah gives each one of us a place or s@@ ph@@ ere of op@@ er@@ ation in his hous@@ eho@@ ld .
R@@ emo@@ ving an un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er from the congregation up@@ ho@@ l@@ ds God’s standards and pre@@ ser@@ ves the congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s spiritual cle@@ an@@ ness .
C@@ ould we show a similar for@@ giving spirit toward a fellow beli@@ ever who may have h@@ ur@@ t us in some way ?
S@@ pe@@ cial attention should be given to displa@@ ying di@@ gn@@ ity when we appro@@ ach Jehovah in worship .
In F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 194@@ 4 my brother and I were plac@@ ed in a re@@ for@@ mat@@ ory in G@@ ro@@ d@@ k@@ ó@@ w ( G@@ ro@@ t@@ t@@ ka@@ u ) , near N@@ y@@ sa , and our sisters were sent to a Ca@@ tho@@ lic con@@ v@@ ent in C@@ z@@ ar@@ no@@ w@@ ą@@ s@@ y ( K@@ lo@@ st@@ er@@ br@@ ü@@ ck ) , near O@@ po@@ le .
After gra@@ du@@ ation , she was offered a full - time position that dem@@ an@@ ded much of her time but pa@@ id h@@ and@@ som@@ ely .
Per@@ s@@ onal study and prayer can strengthen you to take action
Do you say than@@ k you to your children , even when they do what is expe@@ cted of them ?
If we imitate Jehovah’s love and long - suffering , we will continue preaching the good news
“ I am your share and your in@@ her@@ it@@ ance in the mi@@ d@@ st of the sons of Israel . ” ​ — N@@ U@@ M .
However , most of the Jews ign@@ ored the sign@@ s that showed that the Messi@@ ah had come ​ — a develop@@ ment certainly more important than the we@@ ather .
He kno@@ ws man@@ ’s ma@@ ke@@ up ​ — his needs , his inter@@ ests , and his desi@@ res .
40 : 1 - 4 .
Today , we a@@ wa@@ it the des@@ tru@@ ction of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion .
Jehovah inclu@@ ded those yet un@@ born humans in his purpose when he told Adam and E@@ ve : “ Be fru@@ it@@ ful and become many and f@@ ill the earth and sub@@ du@@ e it , and have in sub@@ je@@ ction the f@@ ish of the se@@ a and the f@@ l@@ ying cre@@ atu@@ res of the heavens and every living cre@@ ature that is mo@@ ving upon the earth . ”
They may desire the war@@ m@@ th , compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship , and affe@@ ction that can be found within the mar@@ it@@ al arrang@@ ement .
T@@ ell him that you want to make peace .
I wonder@@ ed what he me@@ ant .
It can str@@ ike the next time we cro@@ ss a st@@ re@@ et or li@@ e in bed .
It has ex@@ is@@ ted among God’s people for mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ um@@ s .
After Jesus ’ as@@ cen@@ sion to heaven , the group of about 1@@ 20 that me@@ t together inclu@@ ded “ some women and M@@ ary the mother of Jesus . ”
That will take real effort on your part .
The Bible writ@@ er James pu@@ ts part of the bl@@ ame for wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness on humans .
Is that not how you wish others to tre@@ at you ?
Some , for instance , have cho@@ s@@ en form@@ s of health care that con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with Jehovah’s counsel .
W@@ ould you like to prof@@ it from reading the Bible regul@@ arly ?
David was persecu@@ ted by his king , be@@ tra@@ yed by a close compan@@ ion , and turned upon by his son .
Those who en@@ ter the full - time ministry do so , not to gain fin@@ an@@ cially , but to give ​ — to Jehovah and to others .
Then the words of a s@@ ong came to mind : “ O for a faith that will not sh@@ r@@ ink , th@@ o ’ pres@@ sed by ev@@ ’@@ ry fo@@ e . ”
As a result , many ma@@ iled in a fe@@ e of $ 30 or more for an ‘ est@@ ate repor@@ t ’ that su@@ p@@ po@@ se@@ dly would expla@@ in where the in@@ her@@ it@@ ance was lo@@ c@@ ated and how it could be claim@@ ed .
• Why is it vital to be vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant ?
Not so the bi@@ bli@@ cal account of G@@ ide@@ on@@ ’s cam@@ pa@@ ign .
To get good resul@@ ts , your man@@ ner of giving loving discipl@@ ine is important .
In contr@@ ast , the acc@@ oun@@ ts just rel@@ ated show the good effe@@ cts of associ@@ ating with those who serve Jehovah and who are mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love for him and for their neigh@@ b@@ or .
In time , Satan would be f@@ at@@ ally b@@ ru@@ ised in the head .
He de@@ f@@ ended me sever@@ al times , and he never accepted any money from me .
After that , Jesus makes a personal re@@ qu@@ est , saying : “ Father , gl@@ ori@@ fy me al@@ ong@@ side yourself with the glory that I had al@@ ong@@ side you before the world was . ”
Do you view such help as an expres@@ sion of Jehovah’s love for you ?
By his words and de@@ e@@ ds , Jesus showed that happiness comes from giving and from serving , not from sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness .
▪ Christ ​ — The P@@ ow@@ er of God
How do we know if our faith is we@@ ak@@ ening ?
D@@ ol@@ l@@ y’s ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn is the th@@ ir@@ d - lar@@ g@@ est city in K@@ en@@ ya .
Yet , it is so eas@@ y to devel@@ op a J@@ on@@ ah@@ like attitude , being un@@ concer@@ ned about the wel@@ f@@ are of people who might rep@@ ent .
Although John had not seen his family since 19@@ 36 , he was not per@@ mit@@ ted to en@@ ter Al@@ ban@@ ia .
Why is the preaching work so ur@@ g@@ ent ?
After beg@@ in@@ ning to use their new Kingdom H@@ all , the members of one congregation in H@@ on@@ du@@ ra@@ s wrote : “ We feel truly happy to be part of Jehovah’s uni@@ vers@@ al family and to enjoy our wonderful worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od , both of which helped to make our dre@@ am of having a Kingdom H@@ all in our commun@@ ity a re@@ ality . ”
Ke@@ ep W@@ al@@ king in Jehovah’s U@@ pri@@ ght W@@ a@@ ys
Some are l@@ on@@ ely .
7 : 1 ; Mat@@ t .
C@@ learly , gen@@ u@@ ine Christian gro@@ w@@ th in the first century was clo@@ sel@@ y l@@ in@@ ked to the power and guid@@ ance of the holy spirit .
What did the dre@@ am i@@ ma@@ ge@@ ’s head of go@@ ld , bre@@ ast@@ s and ar@@ ms of s@@ il@@ ver , and bel@@ ly and th@@ igh@@ s of cop@@ per re@@ present ?
Yet , it has the lar@@ g@@ est ancient man - made buil@@ ding@@ s sou@@ th of the Sa@@ har@@ a .
We have the same privilege today . ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 6 ; James 1 : 17 .
Read Ne@@ h@@ emiah 13 : 10 - 13 .
Just a few months later , however , prom@@ in@@ ent Israelites ​ — K@@ or@@ ah , Da@@ than , A@@ bi@@ ra@@ m , and 2@@ 50 supp@@ ort@@ ers — ​ op@@ en@@ ly challeng@@ ed the God - given authority of Moses and A@@ ar@@ on . ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 16 : 1 - 3 .
He heal@@ ed the man , com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ately tel@@ ling him : “ I want to !
Some Christians have become di@@ sh@@ ear@@ ten@@ ed to the point of dis@@ continu@@ ing their personal Bible reading and their medit@@ ation on God’s Word .
I helped people with their si@@ ck@@ nesses , reli@@ ev@@ ed their physical suffering , in many c@@ as@@ es sa@@ ved lives , and brought new lives into the world by ass@@ is@@ ting mo@@ thers during chil@@ d@@ bir@@ th .
This attitude could man@@ i@@ f@@ est it@@ self in sub@@ tle ways .
So when discus@@ sing a matter , try not to come ac@@ ro@@ ss as a pro@@ secu@@ ting att@@ or@@ ne@@ y who is out to dis@@ cre@@ di@@ t a witness in cour@@ t .
Jesus will lead obedi@@ ent mankind into a pe@@ ace@@ ful new world
L@@ ater , we were provided with a t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony c@@ ard , which set out a bri@@ ef message for the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der to read .
This gave imp@@ e@@ tu@@ s to our ministry in the field .
15 , 16 . ( a ) Why is the disci@@ ple - making work a congregation effort ?
So al@@ though marriage is a divine arrang@@ ement , the Bible ca@@ u@@ tions those who en@@ ter into it .
( Read 1 John 4 : 9 , 10 , 19 . )
Re@@ call that Jesus as@@ sur@@ ed his disciples that holy spirit would pla@@ y a ro@@ le in the gro@@ w@@ th of God’s word and that holy spirit would emp@@ ow@@ er the disciples in their preaching activ@@ ity .
That comes from following the ad@@ vice and example of a young man who lived 20 cen@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o .
C@@ ON@@ C@@ E@@ R@@ N@@ IN@@ G res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful conduct , au@@ th@@ or Su@@ e F@@ o@@ x wr@@ ites : “ Ther@@ e@@ ’s no such thing as a v@@ ac@@ ation from good man@@ n@@ ers .
He explained that a few we@@ ek@@ s ear@@ li@@ er , Jesus Christ had been mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed by un@@ righteous men .
S@@ ome@@ times during w@@ inter@@ time , we had to s@@ le@@ ep in un@@ he@@ ated be@@ d@@ ro@@ om@@ s with bel@@ ow - fre@@ e@@ z@@ ing temp@@ er@@ atu@@ res .
A will@@ ing@@ ness to for@@ give those who off@@ end us ​ — whether they are members of the Christian congregation or not — ​ is ess@@ enti@@ al if we are to maintain pe@@ ace@@ ful rel@@ ations with family members , friends , fellow humans , and Jehovah .
Th@@ ink of all the pos@@ si@@ bil@@ ities to perfect his ar@@ t !
These are among the ca@@ ves near the De@@ ad Se@@ a in which ancient s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls were found
There is , however , something that we can do .
And on Au@@ gu@@ st 28 , 19@@ 36 , the G@@ esta@@ p@@ o la@@ un@@ ched an all - out att@@ ack against them .
When we think of how he has “ s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully made the heavens ” and the earth , we want to praise him , worship him , and be loyal to him . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 36 : 1 , 5 - 9 .
We can also point out a question for a return vis@@ it . ​ — 8 / 15 , pages 13 - 14 .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , will@@ ing@@ ness and per@@ sever@@ ance bring fine fru@@ it@@ age .
But after sh@@ aring in the preaching work with the wh@@ ite Witnesses and enjo@@ ying ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality in their ho@@ m@@ es , she exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed , “ They are nor@@ ma@@ l people just like us ! ”
We need to fle@@ e from what sub@@ tle form@@ s of i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry ?
What are some less@@ ons that Jesus taught by using h@@ y@@ per@@ bo@@ le ?
Is it en@@ ough , then , for us just to take our problems to Jehovah in prayer ?
Ye@@ ars later , she started to associ@@ ate with the congregation once again .
D@@ E@@ C@@ E@@ MB@@ E@@ R 31 , 20@@ 12 – J@@ AN@@ U@@ A@@ R@@ Y 6 , 20@@ 13
J@@ O@@ H@@ N
They also had this a@@ mus@@ ing experience : The ow@@ ner of a sou@@ ven@@ ir sh@@ op accepted the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures and the Bible study a@@ id K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe , both publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
How did Jesus de@@ al with those who wi@@ shed to become his disciples ?
And P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h is@@ su@@ ed comman@@ ds to men concer@@ ning him , and they went es@@ cor@@ ting him and his wife and all that he had . ” ​ — Genesis 12 : 18 - 20 ; Psalm 10@@ 5 : 14 , 15 .
Jesus was not a rec@@ luse , op@@ er@@ ating be@@ h@@ ind a clo@@ ak of se@@ c@@ rec@@ y .
So the next mor@@ ning , she ph@@ oned Bethel to in@@ qui@@ re about fin@@ ding emp@@ loy@@ ment there .
Even if you both have the hope of re@@ tur@@ ning to a nor@@ ma@@ l r@@ out@@ ine some@@ day , con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate for now on your life as it is .
What must we do for holy spirit to become the gu@@ i@@ ding for@@ ce in our life ?
When he was still King - Des@@ ign@@ ate , Jesus explained to the Rom@@ an Go@@ ver@@ nor P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate : “ My kingdom is no part of this world . If my kingdom were part of this world , my attend@@ ants would have f@@ ought that I should not be deli@@ vered up to the Jews .
When we first saw The Watchtower in T@@ ha@@ i , we wonder@@ ed , ‘ How will we ever be able to speak that language ? ’
He gives an im@@ medi@@ ate war@@ ning if we get too close to the ro@@ ad@@ side dit@@ ch .
The comman@@ d@@ ment to ti@@ the was part of the Law that Jehovah God gave to the 12 tri@@ bes of ancient Israel more than 3@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years ag@@ o .
“ F@@ le@@ e From the Des@@ i@@ res In@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ al to Y@@ ou@@ th ”
For instance , an el@@ der in N@@ i@@ g@@ er re@@ ques@@ ted the help of gra@@ du@@ ates because he felt that they could do exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent work in the are@@ a where he lived .
For example , it must not be allow@@ ed to d@@ well on material that is desi@@ gn@@ ed to exc@@ ite or ar@@ ouse il@@ lic@@ it pas@@ sions and desi@@ res .
( b ) What can we say about the mind - set of most people today ?
M@@ ary pre@@ served in her heart the events and sa@@ y@@ ings that ful@@ filled prophe@@ ci@@ es .
One Christian mother , Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th , rec@@ alls the ear@@ n@@ est effort it took to get back to atten@@ ding Christian meetings regul@@ arly after a long ab@@ s@@ ence .
The teach@@ er as@@ ser@@ ted that ab@@ or@@ tions are now gener@@ ally accepted and that no young gi@@ r@@ l would have reason to ob@@ ject to this prac@@ tice .
Hence , to bring his serv@@ ant back to re@@ ality , God remin@@ ded him that He was “ br@@ ing@@ ing in a cal@@ am@@ ity upon all flesh , ” ad@@ ding that if Bar@@ u@@ ch ac@@ ted wis@@ ely , he would live .
While pris@@ on was an un@@ pleas@@ ant experience , doing what was right brought blessings .
She was faithful until her d@@ ying day , No@@ v@@ ember 24 , 19@@ 6@@ 9 , when she was 8@@ 4 years of age .
E@@ sa@@ u did not ch@@ er@@ ish his bir@@ th@@ right and evid@@ ently did not really love God .
When we think of the uni@@ verse and all that is in it , we have no doubt that Jehovah has the power to do anything .
What practic@@ al ti@@ ps can make get@@ ting started e@@ asi@@ er and more enjo@@ y@@ able ?
“ Then all of a su@@ d@@ den , we experienced a fin@@ an@@ cial set@@ back and went from having an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance to being in want .
Just as we need to e@@ at bre@@ ad or its e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent every day of our lives in order to su@@ sta@@ in our physical body , we lik@@ e@@ wise need to ab@@ s@@ or@@ b Jehovah’s thoughts da@@ ily to maintain our spiritu@@ ality .
C@@ ur@@ r@@ ently , as we are consider@@ ing this article as a congregation , we are stri@@ ving to invit@@ e as many people as possible to the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death .
3 , 4 . ( a ) What com@@ mis@@ sion did Jehovah give Moses ?
( b ) How was that need car@@ ed for ?
S@@ O@@ M@@ E years ag@@ o , R@@ ú@@ bia , a sister now 30 years old , made a tri@@ p to vis@@ it S@@ and@@ r@@ a , a pioneer who served in a small congregation in sou@@ ther@@ n B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
So it is not sur@@ pris@@ ing that there are as@@ pe@@ cts of Jehovah’s n@@ ature that es@@ cap@@ e full human understanding .
They re@@ ac@@ ted by st@@ op@@ p@@ ing up the wel@@ ls du@@ g by Isa@@ ac@@ ’s father , Abraham , and their king asked Isa@@ a@@ c to leave the are@@ a .
The transl@@ ation was rend@@ ered , not from the origin@@ al langu@@ ages , but from the L@@ at@@ in V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate and a con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary Fr@@ en@@ ch transl@@ ation .
Re@@ gre@@ t@@ ta@@ bly , in some coun@@ tri@@ es the Witnesses are fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ used of being a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous se@@ ct that bre@@ ak@@ s up famili@@ es .
H@@ um@@ ble A@@ m@@ ong Our Bro@@ thers
( G@@ en .
“ C@@ ome this way then , ” I said .
A study invol@@ ving inf@@ ant mor@@ tal@@ ity in B@@ en@@ in , W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , indic@@ ated that ill@@ it@@ er@@ ate mo@@ thers as a group lo@@ se children under the age of fi@@ ve years at the r@@ ate of 1@@ 6@@ 7 per 1@@ ,000 , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as women with a se@@ con@@ d@@ ary school educ@@ ation lo@@ se 38 .
If left al@@ one , those exc@@ ess em@@ br@@ yo@@ s would soon ce@@ ase to be vi@@ able .
3 : 18 , 19 ; 5 : 5 ; 6 : 7 ; 7 : 23 .
Con@@ cer@@ n for the wel@@ f@@ are of others and hear@@ t@@ felt than@@ k@@ s@@ giving should mar@@ k our prayers as well . ​ — 2 Corinthians 1 : 11 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 .
There I me@@ t B@@ er@@ th@@ a and El@@ si@@ e G@@ ar@@ ty and B@@ essi@@ e E@@ ns@@ m@@ ing@@ er .
When imper@@ fect people try to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate , they can eas@@ ily have difficul@@ ties .
See if you can find that verse in the Bible .
We show love for people by sh@@ aring the good news with them
I deci@@ ded not to give up .
How does Christ’s lead@@ er@@ ship re@@ ach out to over 9@@ 3@@ ,000 congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses around the g@@ lo@@ be ?
There are vari@@ ous ways to praise Jehovah at Christian meetings
Not only did his ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant spirit cre@@ ate a c@@ ris@@ is for others but it also led to his public hum@@ ili@@ ation and fin@@ ally to his death . ​ — E@@ s@@ ther 3 : 1 - 9 ; 5 : 8 - 14 ; 6 : 4 - 10 ; 7 : 1 - 10 .
Although some think that cr@@ ying is a si@@ gn of we@@ ak@@ ness or is even har@@ m@@ ful , p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ g@@ ist D@@ r .
He was war@@ m@@ ly wel@@ com@@ ed , and he ga@@ ined comfort from the Bible teachings he heard .
“ M@@ AN@@ Y ” E@@ MB@@ R@@ A@@ C@@ E “ TH@@ E T@@ R@@ U@@ E K@@ N@@ O@@ W@@ L@@ E@@ D@@ G@@ E ”
Because Jesus was appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble and kind , people were at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to him .
Yet , we must not for@@ get that they do end , as did Jo@@ b@@ ’s .
How did Eli@@ j@@ ah respon@@ d ?
Hence , they recogn@@ ize that se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations should be enjo@@ yed in the way that God direc@@ ted ​ — within the marriage arrang@@ ement .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to the judgment during the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , he said that people “ will see the Son of man coming on the cl@@ ou@@ ds of heaven . ”
Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty to W@@ ho@@ m ?
O@@ thers among God’s servants worl@@ d@@ wide also are than@@ k@@ ful for the continu@@ ing support and care they receive from those who “ shepher@@ d the flo@@ ck of God . ”
So it is bene@@ fi@@ cial to end@@ ure the tri@@ als we now face , which may pre@@ pare us to end@@ ure those that li@@ e a@@ head .
O@@ ther possible ca@@ uses may be l@@ on@@ el@@ iness or the feel@@ ing that other Christian you@@ ths are doing better spiritually .
I feel that the si@@ gn - language D@@ V@@ D@@ s have had the great@@ est imp@@ act on me in ter@@ ms of my own spiritual gro@@ w@@ th . ”
I under@@ sto@@ od the seri@@ ousness of what 1 John 2 : 17 says : “ The world [ this present system of things rul@@ ed by Satan ] is pas@@ sing away and so is its desire , but he that does the will of God rema@@ ins forever . ”
“ They have wa@@ shed their ro@@ bes and made them wh@@ ite in the blood of the L@@ am@@ b . ”
13 : 17 ​ — In what way did the Me@@ des consider s@@ il@@ ver as nothing and take no deli@@ ght in go@@ ld ?
As reg@@ ar@@ ds the wicked , they will be cu@@ t off from the very earth ; and as for the tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous , they will be t@@ or@@ n away from it . ”
The par@@ able of the tal@@ ents is one of four rel@@ ated illustr@@ ations recorded at Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 to 25 : 4@@ 6 .
After one study , the father said : “ My son and I tal@@ ked for h@@ our@@ s about Jehovah and his pur@@ pos@@ es .
Wh@@ atever sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance they att@@ ach to Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s , most are willing to ad@@ mit that any positi@@ ve feelings eng@@ end@@ ered by the ho@@ li@@ day are often sh@@ ort - lived .
Our prayers need to be in har@@ mony with God’s will .
Today , some in the congregation have made bu@@ sin@@ ess ag@@ re@@ ements with their brothers but have then lost money or felt that their brothers com@@ mit@@ ted f@@ ra@@ u@@ d .
The me@@ d@@ al was acc@@ or@@ ded to Jehovah’s Witnesses at the R@@ os@@ end@@ ah@@ l Ho@@ te@@ l in T@@ am@@ p@@ ere , F@@ in@@ land , at an ev@@ ent attend@@ ed by 4@@ 00 prof@@ es@@ sion@@ als and bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ men .
O@@ thers end@@ ure because they have strong moral ob@@ je@@ ctions to div@@ or@@ ce or because they fear what others will think if they bre@@ ak up .
Does this mean that our trust in Jehovah has been mis@@ plac@@ ed ?
Like Jesus Christ and faithful young Timothy , you will make your heavenly Father and your earthly parents happy .
How did Paul benefit from Jesus ’ long - suffering , and what do we learn from this ?
• What will help us to make time for others ?
Some 2@@ ,@@ 3@@ 00 vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers transl@@ ate Bible liter@@ ature into 5@@ 00 langu@@ ages
M@@ el@@ it@@ o@@ ’s work , ent@@ it@@ led the Ex@@ tr@@ ac@@ ts , shows that Jesus was the long - a@@ wa@@ ited Messi@@ ah and that the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law and the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts pointed to Christ .
For they have no de@@ a@@ th@@ ly pang@@ s ; and their pa@@ un@@ ch is f@@ at .
In time , his work assign@@ ments took him thr@@ ough@@ out J@@ ap@@ an and to other coun@@ tri@@ es .
Jehovah’s great@@ est res@@ cu@@ e of his people will occ@@ ur during his great war of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on when he v@@ indic@@ ates his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and san@@ c@@ ti@@ fi@@ es his holy name . ​ — Psalm 8@@ 3 : 18 ; E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 38 : 23 ; Revelation 16 : 14 , 16 .
( b ) Why should we “ keep on as@@ king ” ?
Jesus said that we must love God and also our neigh@@ b@@ or .
He st@@ op@@ ped at L@@ y@@ d@@ da , where he cur@@ ed par@@ al@@ y@@ zed A@@ ene@@ as and then pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to the se@@ ap@@ ort of J@@ op@@ pa .
As we stri@@ ve to car@@ ry out Christ’s comm@@ and to make disciples , we experience not only days of joy but also days of sa@@ dness .
He has made the Bible a@@ vail@@ able in h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of langu@@ ages so that “ all s@@ or@@ ts of people ” can have an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the truth .
Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ants gener@@ ally believ@@ ed that authority on matters of faith and mor@@ als came only from the Ho@@ ly Scriptures and not from the po@@ pe .
Ye@@ ars later , Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s went to T@@ ar@@ su@@ s in order to find Saul there . ​ — Acts 9 : 1 - 15 , 27 ; 11 : 22 - 26 ; 12 : 25 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 1 : 18 , 19 .
To answer , let us consider a meeting that Jesus condu@@ cted sh@@ ort@@ ly after his resurrection .
L@@ ik@@ ely , you do not yet have we@@ igh@@ ty family responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
How does Jehovah w@@ atch us like a car@@ ing par@@ ent ?
When they heard from friends in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o that a new@@ ly form@@ ed group needed help , D@@ u@@ st@@ in and J@@ as@@ sa made up their mind .
What vi@@ ct@@ ory c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation will Jehovah’s servants enjoy ?
As a result , today Jehovah’s name is well - known in T@@ ah@@ it@@ i and its is@@ lands .
F@@ eli@@ x used col@@ or@@ ful , inter@@ es@@ ting st@@ ori@@ es , including those found in My Bo@@ ok of Bible St@@ ori@@ es .
Paul , a young man from B@@ as@@ ti@@ a , Cor@@ si@@ c@@ a , who was ra@@ ised in the Ca@@ tho@@ lic religion , occasi@@ on@@ ally took part in ch@@ urch activities , such as sel@@ ling c@@ ak@@ es to ra@@ ise money for a Ca@@ tho@@ lic char@@ it@@ able organization .
For more information , see chap@@ ters 6 and 7 of this book , What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ? , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Yes , Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h would in@@ her@@ it nothing less than the right to rul@@ er@@ ship , as sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed by the sc@@ ep@@ ter , and the power to comm@@ and , as re@@ pres@@ ented by the comman@@ der@@ ’s st@@ af@@ f .
Yet , if we were to lo@@ se our love and com@@ pas@@ sion for people , we could lo@@ se a vital mo@@ tiv@@ ation for sh@@ aring in the Christian ministry .
Do you feel close to him and trust in him ?
Their hear@@ t@@ felt desire was to encoura@@ ge and strengthen their brothers .
But this ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely gave him opportun@@ ities to witness to govern@@ ors and k@@ ings . ​ — Acts 9 : 15 ; 21 : 17 - 36 ; 23 : 11 ; 24 : 1 – 26 : 32 .
The em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed pri@@ est did not want any more tr@@ ou@@ ble , so Father was not fir@@ ed .
When you remain faithful to Jehovah des@@ pite op@@ position , there are at le@@ ast four positi@@ ve resul@@ ts .
And how hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing it is to know that such de@@ e@@ ds of loving - kindness are sh@@ own by our brothers worl@@ d@@ wide !
What are some reas@@ ons why many in the world get involved in im@@ mor@@ ality ?
After reading the article , I pray@@ ed to God for help : “ Lord , I know that you ex@@ ist , and I want to know you and to do your will .
“ T@@ w@@ o are better than one , ” states E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 4 : 9 .
For instance , some whom they try to help in the congregation may not re@@ act fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly .
Why do we need to take our prayers seri@@ ously , and what attitude should we never have ?
In his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus war@@ ned his disciples against har@@ bor@@ ing wr@@ ath and con@@ temp@@ t for a brother .
Can anyone do anything to bring per@@ man@@ ent , lasting change to an un@@ fa@@ ir world ?
The moral is@@ sue ra@@ ised by Satan over the way Jehovah uses His so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y requi@@ red time to be set@@ t@@ led satis@@ fac@@ t@@ or@@ ily before all cre@@ ation .
Paul ex@@ hor@@ ted us : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e pu@@ t@@ ting up with one another and for@@ giving one another fre@@ ely . ”
A@@ S D@@ A@@ W@@ N ne@@ ared , Le@@ ah knew that she would soon be found out .
This seem@@ s to us to be a very practic@@ al ​ — and ta@@ st@@ y — ​ arrang@@ ement .
We should be close friends with only those who do God’s will .
I have vi@@ vi@@ d mem@@ ori@@ es of land - mine ex@@ p@@ lo@@ sions and in@@ no@@ c@@ ent vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s with mis@@ sing li@@ m@@ bs .
▪ “ Ke@@ ep Your M@@ in@@ ds F@@ i@@ x@@ ed on the Th@@ ings A@@ bo@@ ve ”
Jesus told him : “ G@@ o sel@@ l your bel@@ ong@@ ings and give to the po@@ or and you will have tre@@ asure in heaven , and come be my follow@@ er . ”
C@@ o@@ v@@ et@@ ing another person@@ ’s marriage mate is a sin .
• How has the holy spirit proved to be a com@@ for@@ ter ?
But the fam@@ il@@ y’s ad@@ ven@@ ture a@@ bo@@ ard the ar@@ k was far from over .
At other times , Ge@@ or@@ ge read to me A@@ wa@@ ke !
I did this in J@@ anu@@ ary 19@@ 7@@ 1 , when I was 15 years old .
W@@ rit@@ ten : By some 40 writ@@ ers over about 1@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 years , from 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E . to about 9@@ 8 C.E .
That spirit fo@@ st@@ ers a love for viol@@ ence and im@@ mor@@ ality .
Di@@ rec@@ tly ac@@ ro@@ ss the v@@ al@@ le@@ y to the nor@@ th lies the h@@ ill of Mo@@ re@@ h where the M@@ idi@@ an@@ ites cam@@ ped while pre@@ par@@ ing to att@@ ack Ju@@ dge G@@ ide@@ on and his tro@@ op@@ s .
( b ) To whom did the disciples give cre@@ di@@ t for their succ@@ ess ?
“ My un@@ deser@@ ved kindness is su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient for you ”
Jehovah appreci@@ ates our efforts to ple@@ ase him , and our service is not in va@@ in .
Some of them are new in the faith . Ma@@ y@@ be their conscience is al@@ most s@@ il@@ ent on certain is@@ su@@ es , yet the vo@@ ice from within speak@@ s l@@ ou@@ dly about others .
What can help us to en@@ h@@ ance our a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of our great privilege to be worshi@@ p@@ ers of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh ?
All of this is str@@ ong@@ ly re@@ minis@@ c@@ ent of the la@@ b@@ or dem@@ an@@ ded of the Israelites as descri@@ bed in the book of Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us .
In the mi@@ d@@ st of such un@@ certain con@@ di@@ tions , there is one group of peace lo@@ v@@ ers who have rema@@ ined neu@@ tr@@ al as to the pol@@ itical stru@@ gg@@ le .
How has the conduct of Jehovah’s Witnesses been influ@@ enced by their love for one another ?
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s no such comm@@ and to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate Jesus ’ bir@@ th@@ day , nor , for that matter , any other person@@ ’s bir@@ th@@ day .
To find out the name of that organization , ple@@ ase go to w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g and cont@@ act the local of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Then she asked : “ Do you know why I vis@@ it you and your mother every we@@ ek ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jesus con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed the integrity of the enti@@ re Hebrew Scriptures when he said : “ All the things written in the law of Moses and in the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts and Psal@@ ms about me must be ful@@ filled . ” ​ — Luke 24 : 4@@ 4 .
Of the respon@@ d@@ ents , 22 per@@ c@@ ent felt that religi@@ ons un@@ ite , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as 5@@ 2 per@@ c@@ ent felt that they di@@ vi@@ de , or se@@ par@@ ate .
P@@ rac@@ tic@@ al ass@@ ist@@ ance , including some t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing off@@ ers of kindness , reas@@ sur@@ ed me that Jehovah was not dis@@ pleas@@ ed with me .
Then S@@ is@@ er@@ a@@ ’s great s@@ qu@@ ad@@ r@@ ons of ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts made the earth sh@@ ake as they r@@ um@@ b@@ led in form@@ ation ac@@ ro@@ ss the pla@@ in .
‘ From time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite Jehovah is God . ’
The E@@ d@@ om@@ ites des@@ c@@ ended from Abraham through Jac@@ ob@@ ’s tw@@ in brother , E@@ sa@@ u .
They are the first to have their sin@@ s for@@ given on the bas@@ is of Jesus ’ shed blood , and that makes it possible for them to be gr@@ anted im@@ mor@@ tal life in the heavens , where they rule with Jesus in his Kingdom .
In 19@@ 35 , when I was 12 years old , I attend@@ ed a baptism talk given by one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and I felt a hear@@ t@@ felt desire to dedic@@ ate my life to Jehovah .
Even so , thr@@ ough@@ out the world , coun@@ t@@ less Christian cou@@ ples have taken up this chall@@ enge and are succ@@ ess@@ fully re@@ aring godly children “ in the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah . ”
I@@ ’@@ l@@ l wa@@ it for you . ”
In our efforts to make Jehovah our God , Davi@@ d’s example is encourag@@ ing .
Because he was a very care@@ ful d@@ ri@@ ver with a mil@@ d spirit , those who ro@@ de his bu@@ s deci@@ ded to wr@@ ite a than@@ k - you no@@ te and to give him a ti@@ p along with a cop@@ y of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
These people had come to fear God or to worship him because they had ga@@ ined some knowledge of him from the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t .
Bible writ@@ ers refer@@ red to faith more than to any other qu@@ ality .
Do@@ ing so will help us to eng@@ age in “ holy ac@@ ts of conduct and de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion ” as we a@@ wa@@ it the day of Jehovah .
They “ Consider All Th@@ ings to Be Lo@@ ss ”
Do you view the com@@ ments as an act of loving - kindness , or do you take off@@ en@@ se ?
9 : 8 - 15 .
How did a young man find the father fi@@ gu@@ re that he had sear@@ ched for his whole life ?
Is our concer@@ n the same as that of David ​ — to live our life so as to have God’s appro@@ val ?
Why , it “ never go@@ es for@@ th ” vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous !
This ex@@ pan@@ se is filled with g@@ as@@ es making up earth@@ ’s at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere .
There are also those who live to help others .
In most c@@ as@@ es , the refer@@ ences are to o@@ pen - a@@ ir h@@ ill@@ to@@ p s@@ ites or other plac@@ es of false worship .
During meetings , K@@ ing@@ s@@ le@@ y kept a speak@@ er next to his e@@ ar , listen@@ ing atten@@ tiv@@ ely and even com@@ men@@ ting !
Wh@@ atever the case , J@@ on@@ ah ap@@ par@@ ently found the chall@@ enge over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing , and he f@@ led . ​ — J@@ on@@ ah 1 : 1 - 3 .
To the people of the city of L@@ y@@ str@@ a , the apostle Paul said : “ [ God ] did not leave himself without witness in that he did good , giving you ra@@ ins from heaven and fru@@ it@@ ful se@@ as@@ ons , f@@ ill@@ ing your hearts to the full with food and good c@@ he@@ er . ” ​ — Acts 14 : 17 .
When we were al@@ most at the to@@ p of our prof@@ es@@ sion , we gave it all up .
Even if you do not have the physical power that you used to have , you have s@@ pl@@ en@@ did opportun@@ ities to tra@@ in you@@ ng@@ er ones .
What does it mean to be “ one flesh ” with your mate ?
He is “ the go@@ d of this system of things . ”
We can too .
They are w@@ atch@@ ing to see what you will do and claim@@ ing that you will give up .
Daniel Go@@ le@@ man , a men@@ tal - health spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ist , expla@@ ins that ‘ even the most deep@@ ly imp@@ l@@ anted ha@@ bi@@ ts of the heart learned in chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od can be re@@ shap@@ ed . ’
When ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing King A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa I@@ I , Paul ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that the king was an “ ex@@ per@@ t on all the cu@@ st@@ om@@ s as well as the contro@@ ver@@ si@@ es among Jews . ”
What can we do to gain a bal@@ an@@ ced view of our ministry ?
However , his succ@@ ess in cop@@ ing with challeng@@ es dep@@ ended on his tru@@ sting in Jehovah .
This practic@@ al to@@ ol has been called a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l to@@ ol of commun@@ ic@@ ation , and righ@@ tly so .
Paul told Ti@@ tu@@ s to keep remin@@ ding Christians in C@@ re@@ te “ not to be bel@@ lig@@ er@@ ent , to be reason@@ able , ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ ting all mil@@ dness toward all men . ”
Sa@@ ys Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 1 : 7 : “ Ke@@ ep s@@ il@@ ence before the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah ; for the day of Jehovah is near , for Jehovah has pre@@ pared a sacrifice ; he has san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied his invit@@ ed ones . ”
Such exc@@ ess “ we@@ i@@ ght ” may s@@ low a r@@ un@@ ner down to the ex@@ t@@ ent that , ev@@ en@@ tually , God may not really matter very much to him .
Wh@@ atever stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks were involved , some evid@@ ently pre@@ fer@@ red fal@@ s@@ eho@@ o@@ ds over the tru@@ ths of God’s Word .
Jehovah God , the Creator of mankind , gave this as@@ sur@@ ance through the psalmist David : “ I shall make you have in@@ sight and instru@@ ct you in the way you should go . I will give ad@@ vice with my e@@ ye upon you . ”
I@@ d@@ enti@@ f@@ ying the W@@ il@@ d Be@@ ast and I@@ ts Mark
As recorded at John 6 : 4@@ 8 - 6@@ 9 , Jesus stated : “ He that fe@@ e@@ ds on my flesh and dr@@ in@@ ks my blood has everlasting life . ”
Adam died only because he dis@@ obe@@ yed God’s law .
Hence , the Greek transl@@ ation of the Hebrew Scriptures known as the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t was pro@@ duc@@ ed there .
The fin@@ al day of the conven@@ tion began with the sy@@ mp@@ o@@ si@@ u@@ m “ Pro@@ p@@ he@@ tic Wor@@ ds for the A@@ p@@ pointed Ti@@ me . ”
S@@ ad to say , not all parents consider children a re@@ ward .
These ones will have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living in a world in which “ righteousness is to d@@ well . ” ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
Although he was consider@@ ed a p@@ il@@ la@@ r in the congregation , Peter did not talk con@@ des@@ cen@@ ding@@ ly to the elders .
He kno@@ ws why he put man on the earth and what the future ho@@ l@@ ds , and he sh@@ a@@ res that information with us in the Bible .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in days , the Z@@ e@@ al@@ o@@ ts re@@ turned and began for@@ c@@ ing the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Jerusalem and Ju@@ de@@ a to jo@@ in the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of young people have made similar wise cho@@ ic@@ es .
How than@@ k@@ ful he is for the pris@@ on vis@@ its of the Witnesses !
22 Do You F@@ ind Jo@@ y in “ the P@@ ri@@ v@@ ile@@ ge of K@@ in@@ dly Gi@@ ving ” ?
Jehovah ex@@ p@@ el@@ led them from the par@@ adi@@ sa@@ ic gar@@ den of E@@ den , and they succ@@ um@@ bed to the effe@@ cts of imper@@ fe@@ ction , si@@ ck@@ ness , and old age .
They come to the G@@ r@@ and Sh@@ r@@ ine of I@@ se , where the Sh@@ into su@@ n go@@ dd@@ ess , A@@ mat@@ er@@ as@@ u O@@ mik@@ ami , has been worshipp@@ ed for some two th@@ ous@@ and years .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 18 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 35 , 9@@ 0
It is very hard to de@@ te@@ ct .
The very first prophecy of the Bible pointed to a “ se@@ ed ” that would ‘ b@@ ru@@ ise the ser@@ p@@ ent in the head . ’
That ministry is similar to the one mentioned at Acts 6 : 4 , where the apostles dec@@ l@@ are : “ We shall devo@@ te ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word . ”
If the Phil@@ ist@@ ines said : “ St@@ and still until we make cont@@ act with you ! ” J@@ on@@ a@@ than and his ar@@ m@@ or - be@@ are@@ r would not go up to them .
In 19@@ 37 my a@@ un@@ t and her husband , who were Witnesses , vis@@ ited us from Fr@@ ance and left us the boo@@ ks Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ment and D@@ eli@@ ver@@ ance , publi@@ shed by the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety .
In 70 C.E . , Jewish Christians could have been kil@@ led or en@@ sla@@ ved along with ever@@ yone el@@ se in Jerusalem .
While he may not have the many conven@@ i@@ ences and material things that the rich enjoy , he is less likely to become the t@@ ar@@ get of k@@ id@@ n@@ app@@ ers .
I will never for@@ get the young man ​ — he could not have been older than 19 — ​ who had dist@@ ribu@@ ted pam@@ ph@@ le@@ ts that pre@@ di@@ cted the do@@ w@@ n@@ f@@ all of H@@ it@@ l@@ er and the T@@ hi@@ r@@ d R@@ ei@@ ch . . . .
What a sh@@ ame !
In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tions of four days in l@@ eng@@ th were held in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , A@@ sia , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , and N@@ or@@ th and S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , pri@@ or to the des@@ tru@@ ction of So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h , in the eyes of his sons - in - law , Lo@@ t “ seem@@ ed like a man who was jo@@ king . ” ​ — Genesis 19 : 14 .
The next speak@@ er was Mat@@ e@@ us@@ z , also 15 .
Ke@@ ep it simp@@ le .
While God’s Law to Israel s@@ ought to prote@@ ct the po@@ or and m@@ iti@@ g@@ ate their suffering , that Law was often dis@@ reg@@ ar@@ ded .
What is “ the spirit of the world ” ?
R@@ y@@ s@@ z@@ ard and Mari@@ o@@ la took vari@@ ous o@@ d@@ d jo@@ bs but at the same time became involved in wit@@ ness@@ ing in ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es where the need was greater .
Why should we be di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted by worl@@ dly wisdom or that which is “ fal@@ sel@@ y called ‘ knowledge ’ ” ? ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 20 ; 1 Corinthians 1 : 20 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 2 : 8 .
S@@ cho@@ l@@ arly de@@ b@@ ate on this point continu@@ es .
She en@@ tered a crow@@ d and t@@ ou@@ ched Jesus ’ ou@@ ter gar@@ ment .
What should you do if you experience family div@@ ision because you are following Jesus ?
The Bible says : “ God is a God , not of dis@@ order , but of peace . ”
How were both Daniel and King Jo@@ si@@ ah helped by the por@@ tions of the Scriptures that were a@@ vail@@ able to them ?
The in@@ ven@@ tion of fac@@ ts and even people dis@@ cre@@ di@@ ts these te@@ x@@ ts comple@@ t@@ ely .
Satan’s A@@ t@@ temp@@ ts to B@@ re@@ ak Our In@@ tegrity
For this reason it is important for the ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved person to draw especially close to “ the Father of tend@@ er mer@@ ci@@ es and the God of all comfort , who com@@ forts us in all our tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ers were some@@ times put up in ro@@ om@@ ing fac@@ il@@ ities in the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e comple@@ x .
Some transl@@ ations here say : “ The kingdom of God is within you ” or even “ in@@ side you . ”
“ The b@@ righ@@ t@@ ness of the eyes makes the heart rejo@@ ice , ” wrote the wise man .
“ My bo@@ ss kno@@ ws that I am one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The world is ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally ho@@ st@@ ile toward us .
But Jehovah is concer@@ ned about those who are suffering and who are moved to sear@@ ch for him .
Per@@ haps now you do not see the effect that your end@@ ur@@ ance , prayers , and counsel has on others .
Paul was emp@@ ow@@ ered by God’s holy spirit .
But a few days later , Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r reve@@ aled that they were to stay at Bethel and be assign@@ ed to work there .
This did occ@@ ur , and apost@@ as@@ y s@@ pre@@ ad quic@@ k@@ ly after the death of the apostle John .
What about married cou@@ ples without children and all the men and women without a succ@@ ess@@ ful care@@ er ?
We e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly wanted to s@@ pre@@ ad the good news there .
Mari@@ a and Lu@@ cy were baptized in 199@@ 2 , two years after first hear@@ ing the truth , and their brother , two years later .
Are you one of these faithful you@@ ths ?
Ti@@ m : So , then , why do people say that you don@@ ’t believe in Jesus ?
Wh@@ atever chall@@ enge we may face , we can have confidence in the words of the psalmist : “ H@@ app@@ y is the able - bo@@ died man that has put Jehovah as his trust and that has not turned his face to de@@ fi@@ ant people , nor to those f@@ all@@ ing away to lies . ” ​ — Psalm 40 : 4 .
Mo@@ re@@ over , he and his family were building a hu@@ ge w@@ o@@ o@@ den ar@@ k in pre@@ par@@ ation for a worl@@ d@@ wide f@@ lood , al@@ though no one had seen such a f@@ lood before .
They could give public evidence of such faith by being im@@ mer@@ sed in water in the name of Jesus Christ .
And i@@ magine the jo@@ y@@ ful times that can be had when the family pla@@ ys mu@@ si@@ cal in@@ str@@ um@@ ents together .
On@@ ce in a while I loo@@ ked up , and to my am@@ a@@ z@@ ement no one was mo@@ ving , not even the children .
We can rest as@@ sur@@ ed that if we exerc@@ ise faith in “ the Son of God . . . , no matter what it is that we ask according to his will , he he@@ ars us . ”
H@@ ist@@ ori@@ ans and form@@ er cam@@ p in@@ mat@@ es gave mo@@ ving t@@ es@@ ti@@ mon@@ ies .
C@@ al@@ am@@ ity because of succ@@ um@@ b@@ ing to the temp@@ tation that involved his very soul . ​ — Proverbs 7 : 5 - 8 , 21 - 23 .
God’s govern@@ ment will bring about true un@@ ity and will bl@@ ess all lo@@ v@@ ers of righteousness .
The Jews in@@ deed are loo@@ king for him at the fes@@ ti@@ val , saying : “ Wh@@ ere is that man ? ”
Will you ?
“ B@@ es@@ id@@ es that , ” rec@@ alls J@@ ul@@ is@@ sa , “ the d@@ ri@@ ver of the pi@@ c@@ ku@@ p turned out to be an el@@ der in the congregation to which I was assign@@ ed ! ”
Jesus took them with him when he went preaching , and they w@@ atch@@ ed how he taught people .
He explained : “ No matter where you are on earth , you will always be in the house of God as long as you are faithful . ”
The point is that we need to study and com@@ mune with Jehovah when we are men@@ t@@ ally sh@@ ar@@ p , wh@@ atever time of day that may be . ​ — Isaiah 50 : 4 , 5 ; Psalm 5 : 3 ; 8@@ 8 : 13 .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , he said , “ I have read the Bible for many years , but I have never read a transl@@ ation that is e@@ asi@@ er to understand and that go@@ es right to the heart . ”
In ad@@ dition , we ourselves are imper@@ fect .
W@@ ell , the Bible rec@@ ord shows that soon after the death of Christ’s apostles , dec@@ e@@ it@@ ful men ar@@ ose in the Christian congregation and taught “ tw@@ is@@ ted things to draw away the disciples after themselves . ”
At the same time , a Christian devo@@ tes more than pas@@ sing attention to the needs of his fellow worshipp@@ ers .
“ If you can make the Bible live ​ — make it mean@@ ing@@ ful — ​ and if you can f@@ it what you are lear@@ ning into ‘ the pat@@ ter@@ n of heal@@ th@@ ful words , ’ then you don@@ ’t just have is@@ ol@@ ated pi@@ e@@ ces of information .
Some may see in their min@@ d’s e@@ ye the h@@ and@@ some young man Joseph fle@@ e@@ ing from the im@@ moral gr@@ as@@ p of P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife .
The disci@@ ple James ur@@ ged Christians to pray to God for wisdom when under tri@@ al .
By re@@ bel@@ ling against Jehovah , Adam ro@@ b@@ bed his children of their pro@@ spe@@ ct ​ — et@@ er@@ n@@ al happiness .
Christians have the responsi@@ bility to preach the good news of the Kingdom and to help inter@@ ested ones to become disciples .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , for over 1@@ 25 years now , this j@@ our@@ n@@ al , The Watchtower , has pas@@ sed on Jesus ’ encourag@@ ement to “ keep on the w@@ atch . ”
What imp@@ ressed me was that she was reading one of the se@@ con@@ d@@ ary artic@@ les and loo@@ king up the s@@ crip@@ tures .
No reason was given , but when we arri@@ ved in Gre@@ e@@ ce , another letter from the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy was read to the B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e , ap@@ poin@@ ting me B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e co@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ or in that country .
Lo@@ y@@ al and S@@ te@@ ad@@ f@@ ast ​ — Then and Now
“ Let the young children come to me , ” said Jesus , “ do not try to sto@@ p them . ”
The psalmis@@ t’s words were ful@@ filled after Jesus ’ imp@@ al@@ ement when sol@@ di@@ ers ap@@ por@@ tioned his clo@@ thing among themselves and c@@ ast lo@@ ts for his in@@ ner gar@@ ment .
His op@@ ening re@@ mar@@ ks high@@ ligh@@ ted the fact that as an organization , we have never lost sight of the ob@@ je@@ ctive of tra@@ ining stud@@ ents at G@@ ile@@ ad , nam@@ ely to preach the good news of the Kingdom in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth .
T@@ ris@@ om@@ y 21 affe@@ cts ch@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ some 21 .
And you teach to bapti@@ ze little children who l@@ ack their own faith . ”
U@@ p@@ on re@@ tur@@ ning home , A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il b@@ ra@@ vely se@@ ek@@ s to in@@ form her husband of her gift to David .
Today , we stay spiritually clean by ref@@ ra@@ ining from even t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing what our heavenly Father vie@@ ws as un@@ clean in a religious sense .
A Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful Ser@@ v@@ ant Ge@@ ts Dis@@ coura@@ ged
F@@ e@@ ar of H@@ ell or Lo@@ ve of God ​ — Wh@@ ich Mo@@ tiv@@ ates You ?
Mo@@ t@@ or@@ ists who a@@ bi@@ de by this counsel re@@ du@@ ce the ris@@ k of having an ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , with its often g@@ ha@@ st@@ ly con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
For many years , I made sure his p@@ enc@@ il@@ s were sh@@ ar@@ p@@ ened .
He spoke of ‘ d@@ ri@@ f@@ ting away ’ and of ‘ dra@@ wing away . ’
O@@ thers benefit from the wise ad@@ vice of spiritually matu@@ re ones in the congregation .
He asked : “ Mu@@ st the c@@ iti@@ z@@ en ever for a m@@ om@@ ent , or in the le@@ ast de@@ gre@@ e , re@@ si@@ gn his conscience to the leg@@ is@@ l@@ at@@ or ?
In a fi@@ er@@ y pro@@ lo@@ gu@@ e , Ser@@ ap@@ him st@@ ressed the need for “ every godly Christian ” to read the Bible , and he acc@@ used the high - ran@@ king cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men of the ch@@ urch of “ desi@@ ring to co@@ ver up their mis@@ be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or by keep@@ ing the people in ign@@ or@@ ance . ”
12 : 17 , 19 .
“ Because there are two bad things that my people have done , ” he says . ​ — Jeremiah 2 : 13 .
F@@ our years ther@@ e@@ after , the city was destro@@ yed by the Rom@@ an ar@@ mi@@ es under Gen@@ er@@ al Ti@@ tu@@ s .
A P@@ o@@ or Bo@@ y With a L@@ of@@ ty D@@ re@@ am
11 / 15 H@@ el@@ p Those Who S@@ tra@@ y From the F@@ lo@@ ck , 11 / 15
Although I am now 50 years old , I still appreci@@ ate being reas@@ sur@@ ed by my friends that I am doing a good jo@@ b as an el@@ der . . . .
Let us see what the inspired writ@@ er origin@@ ally in@@ tend@@ ed to con@@ ve@@ y .
However , I ob@@ je@@ cted to the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s moral re@@ stri@@ ctions , so I left her and went to live with another woman , whom I was d@@ ating .
In@@ di@@ gn@@ an@@ tly , David asked : “ Who is this un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised Phil@@ ist@@ ine that he has to ta@@ un@@ t the bat@@ tle l@@ ines of the living God ? ” ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
The Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law c@@ learly for@@ ba@@ de b@@ es@@ ti@@ ality .
For this reason Jehovah gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c@@ ally descri@@ bed the in@@ ev@@ it@@ able resul@@ ts of dis@@ regarding his comman@@ d@@ ments and a@@ ban@@ don@@ ing true worship .
A woman nam@@ ed M@@ in@@ dy com@@ ments : “ The ro@@ le that Jehovah has assign@@ ed to his f@@ em@@ ale servants is an as@@ sur@@ ance of his love for us .
Christian elders must be care@@ ful not to succ@@ um@@ b to show@@ ing mis@@ taken kindness to wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers who could imper@@ il a congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s spiritu@@ ality .
The clo@@ s@@ est Witnesses to our home were an is@@ ol@@ ated group at J@@ in@@ ja .
In the mean@@ time , in 194@@ 8 , I ans@@ wer@@ ed the call for pione@@ ers to serve in the C@@ an@@ adi@@ an pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of Q@@ u@@ ebe@@ c . ​ — Isaiah 6 : 8 .
Jehovah also p@@ lu@@ c@@ ks off “ a tend@@ er one , ” the Messi@@ ani@@ c King .
In ad@@ dition to making a living , they had to be@@ ar the har@@ s@@ h rule of the Romans and the op@@ pres@@ sive bur@@ den of the for@@ mal@@ is@@ tic religi@@ on@@ ists of the day .
A@@ no@@ ther mar@@ vel@@ ous pro@@ vision from Jehovah to for@@ ti@@ fy his servants is prayer .
* Jesus had sel@@ e@@ cted his apostles not mer@@ ely to accom@@ pan@@ y him in his ministry but to pla@@ y a c@@ ru@@ cial ro@@ le among God’s people .
A C@@ re@@ di@@ t to You and to Jehovah
14 : 23 ; Mark 1 : 35 ; 6 : 31 , 32 .
Since the illustr@@ ation is ful@@ filled only in this time of the end , both ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments would have to come after Jesus ’ pres@@ ence in k@@ ingly power began in 1914 .
The dead “ are consci@@ ous of nothing at all . ”
Sh@@ ould we not seek to imitate H@@ im ?
In fact , we learn from the Bible that God gave mankind a perfect star@@ t .
God’s Word , the Bible , reve@@ als Jehovah as “ the God of love . ”
Their new@@ ly develop@@ ed love for Jehovah helped them to make the right decision .
I remember saying : “ W@@ ell , I@@ ’@@ m not saying that I won@@ ’t .
So can you
From God’s Word , people are lear@@ ning how to cop@@ e with li@@ fe@@ ’s problems , how to find real happiness , and how to ple@@ ase God . ​ — Read Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 2 : 3 .
Those words of Psalm 9@@ 1 may have been written by Moses .
The disa@@ str@@ ous effe@@ cts felt by all of us today st@@ em from that un@@ righteous act of dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
How did some Israelites in Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s day take fri@@ end@@ ship with God for gr@@ anted ?
O@@ r , ‘ Who has first given to him , so that it must be re@@ pa@@ id to him ? ’
No@@ tice that “ angels came and began to minis@@ ter ” to Jesus .
These “ people ” are spiritual Jews , the present - day re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of anointed Christians .
So when it was time to get ac@@ tive in preaching the good news , they were not ready .
One par@@ ent is thus able to rest or care for other personal needs .
All that is needed to spo@@ il it , though , is one fo@@ ol@@ ish act .
There Are B@@ ene@@ f@@ its to Be@@ ing Lo@@ y@@ al
D@@ O@@ R@@ O@@ TH@@ E@@ A : In 19@@ 15 , sh@@ ort@@ ly after the star@@ t of World W@@ ar I , I was born as the th@@ ir@@ d child in our family .
How did two sisters displa@@ y gen@@ u@@ ine love toward another , and with what resul@@ ts ?
And imp@@ ati@@ ence can lead to fo@@ ol@@ ish spe@@ e@@ ch and action that we later reg@@ re@@ t .
That ang@@ ered the po@@ li@@ ce c@@ hi@@ ef , and he s@@ lam@@ m@@ ed his f@@ ist on the des@@ k so hard that it ca@@ used a po@@ li@@ ce@@ man in the next ro@@ om to come r@@ un@@ ning to see what had happened .
O@@ ver@@ a@@ wed by the emp@@ er@@ or , the bi@@ sh@@ op@@ s , with two exc@@ ep@@ tions only , sign@@ ed the cre@@ ed , many of them much against their inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation . ”
( a ) When did Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy about Jerusalem come true ?
Lu@@ ke@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l and the book Acts of A@@ post@@ les are ad@@ d@@ ressed to The@@ op@@ h@@ il@@ us , indic@@ ating that Luke com@@ p@@ iled both of these div@@ in@@ ely inspired do@@ cum@@ ents .
Si@@ vu@@ l@@ s@@ k@@ y ) , Au@@ g .
They are ei@@ ther on the high pl@@ ate@@ a@@ us and ste@@ ep m@@ oun@@ tain@@ si@@ des of the An@@ des or in the seem@@ ingly bo@@ t@@ t@@ om@@ less g@@ or@@ ges and fer@@ t@@ ile v@@ al@@ le@@ ys of that si@@ er@@ r@@ a .
As Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers , all of us should ch@@ er@@ ish our privilege of br@@ ing@@ ing true ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment to others .
Di@@ d Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b com@@ pla@@ in or become bit@@ ter , feel@@ ing that this was un@@ fa@@ ir ?
Such decisions , of course , should be made only after we pray@@ er@@ fully seek Jehovah’s direction .
Yes , “ be coura@@ ge@@ ous , and may your heart be strong , all you who are wa@@ iting for Jehovah . ” ​ — Psalm 31 : 24 .
You are cor@@ di@@ ally invit@@ ed to atten@@ d this meeting , during which fur@@ ther information on the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of Jesus ’ sacri@@ fi@@ cial death will be pres@@ ented .
O@@ f@@ ten they are not sisters of my own age ​ — some@@ times they are gr@@ and@@ mo@@ thers or te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers . ”
Instead , he pu@@ ts the sin@@ s of rep@@ ent@@ ant ones be@@ h@@ ind him .
● M@@ r . P@@ ir@@ r@@ i works as a p@@ al@@ m - w@@ ine ta@@ pp@@ er in K@@ p@@ or , N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ a .
M@@ other asked John to stay for a while to help out with the f@@ ar@@ m .
This pos@@ es a d@@ anger to our spiritu@@ ality .
How can you show older ones that you truly value them ?
How important are Christian meetings ?
At this point , the men made a decision that might have appe@@ ared a bi@@ t str@@ ange .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out God’s mer@@ cy , no@@ ne of us would have the joy of sac@@ red service , nor could we look for@@ ward to recei@@ ving everlasting life .
But than@@ ks to his support , I look to the future with joy . ”
In 1@@ 6@@ 24 he offered it to the B@@ rit@@ ish am@@ bas@@ sa@@ d@@ or in T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y as a gift for the Eng@@ l@@ ish King , James I .
( Read Proverbs 2 : 1 - 9 ; 3 : 5 , 6 . )
Be@@ ing born into the Jewish nation was not in it@@ self a requi@@ re@@ ment for ob@@ tain@@ ing divine fav@@ or .
The V@@ it@@ al R@@ o@@ le of God’s Word
You will be more positi@@ ve , op@@ ti@@ mis@@ tic , and spiritually ori@@ ented .
To receive the pro@@ du@@ ce of his field , the king has to be served by the hard work of his servants who cultiv@@ ate the land .
But how can you find gen@@ u@@ ine fri@@ end@@ ship ?
Many prof@@ ess beli@@ ef in God ; yet , a gro@@ wing number of them do not believe in a Devil .
H@@ ung@@ er and T@@ hi@@ r@@ st for R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness
“ He [ God ] will rend@@ er judgment among many pe@@ op@@ les . . .
“ If there is a physical body , ” says the Bible , “ there is also a spiritual one . ”
In bro@@ ther@@ ly love have tend@@ er affe@@ ction for one another . ”
However , often when her turn came to col@@ le@@ ct food , there was nothing left .
Th@@ r@@ ough all the years that the Israelites were in Egy@@ pt , Jehovah never for@@ got them .
In a liter@@ al way , Jehovah uses the ve@@ get@@ ation that he desi@@ gn@@ ed to give “ to all pers@@ ons life and bre@@ ath . ”
Mo@@ st important of all , we can pray with our stud@@ ent and for our stud@@ ent .
We were held for a day at the po@@ li@@ ce st@@ ation and then crow@@ ded into a ri@@ c@@ ke@@ ty old bu@@ s and taken to a pris@@ on at Mar@@ r@@ ak@@ e@@ ch , about 8@@ 5 mil@@ es [ 1@@ 40 kil@@ om@@ et@@ ers ] away .
We want to help people buil@@ d faith in Jehovah God as a real Per@@ son whom they can draw close to .
What responsi@@ bility do we have toward the se@@ cul@@ ar world ?
▪ Rev@@ i@@ e@@ w the hist@@ ory of the local congregation . When and how was it form@@ ed ?
They want us to be ourselves . ”
Of course , the same can be said of a con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ous husband .
J@@ E@@ R@@ U@@ S@@ AL@@ E@@ M A@@ F@@ L@@ A@@ M@@ E
In order to s@@ pre@@ ad a message of true hope based on God’s promises and on the fact that Jesus Christ had been resur@@ rec@@ ted from the dead .
Let us find out .
Dis@@ si@@ d@@ ents began challeng@@ ing what they saw as W@@ in@@ thro@@ p@@ ’s heav@@ y - h@@ an@@ de@@ dness in their priv@@ ate af@@ fai@@ r@@ s .
P@@ le@@ ase , now , this city [ Z@@ o@@ ar ] is ne@@ ar@@ by to fle@@ e there and it is a small thing . May I , ple@@ ase , es@@ cap@@ e there ​ — is it not a small thing ? ”
But the needed courage will come if such ones truly rep@@ ent and re@@ kin@@ d@@ le their love for God .
• Tru@@ sting in Jehovah , we are determined to take what stand ?
In No@@ v@@ ember 199@@ 8 , a do@@ cum@@ ent@@ ary fe@@ atu@@ ring i@@ ma@@ ges of Bethel , the branch fac@@ il@@ ities of Jehovah’s Witnesses in L@@ ou@@ vi@@ ers , Fr@@ ance , appe@@ ared on Fr@@ en@@ ch n@@ ational tel@@ ev@@ ision .
We were not well - known in K@@ am@@ p@@ ala and therefore had greater fre@@ e@@ dom of mo@@ v@@ ement .
M@@ en and women , old and young , are all re@@ pres@@ ented in this Christian organization that inclu@@ des people from many , many rac@@ i@@ al , l@@ ing@@ u@@ is@@ tic , n@@ ational , and e@@ con@@ om@@ ic ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds .
The Scriptures some@@ times use fi@@ g@@ s or fi@@ g tre@@ es sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic@@ ally .
God is very concer@@ ned about your life and the lives of your loved ones .
Since then , he has under@@ g@@ one ei@@ ght op@@ er@@ ations that resul@@ ted in pa@@ in@@ ful and de@@ bil@@ it@@ ating side effe@@ cts .
For day and night your hand was heav@@ y upon me . My li@@ fe@@ ’s mo@@ is@@ ture has been chang@@ ed as in the d@@ ry he@@ at of sum@@ m@@ er . ”
I@@ nt@@ ol@@ er@@ ance , ag@@ g@@ res@@ sion , and rac@@ ism ​ — to name but a few of soci@@ et@@ y’s ill@@ s — ​ have all but been eli@@ min@@ ated among them , and they look for@@ ward to the time when the whole world will be free of such problems .
A case in point : If we think like Christ , we are com@@ p@@ el@@ led to res@@ ist the ur@@ ge to re@@ tal@@ i@@ ate . ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 21 - 23 .
So if we are stud@@ ying with someone , we need to help him understand that regul@@ arly reading and stud@@ ying the Bible can help him to serve Jehovah .
What judgment will the sheep and the go@@ ats hear pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced on them ?
“ B@@ less@@ ed is the One coming as the King in Jehovah’s name ! ”
However , let us consider a few of them .
W@@ ould Abra@@ m n@@ ur@@ ture hard feelings toward his ne@@ p@@ he@@ w for taking the best of the land ?
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately , Jews ro@@ se in re@@ v@@ ol@@ t , sla@@ ugh@@ ter@@ ing the Rom@@ an for@@ ces in Jerusalem and as@@ ser@@ ting their in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence from R@@ ome .
I felt ter@@ ri@@ ble , so I wrote a bri@@ ef letter saying that I deep@@ ly reg@@ re@@ t@@ ted what I had done and felt that it would be best for me to be trans@@ fer@@ red out of his of@@ fice .
“ My kingdom is no part of this world , ” Jesus said .
Jehovah’s Witnesses are not do@@ om@@ s@@ day prophe@@ ts .
In his fam@@ ous Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus taught a ba@@ si@@ c princi@@ ple that can help us make wise decisions in our relation@@ shi@@ ps with others .
Paul under@@ sto@@ od that Jehovah is “ wise al@@ one ” ​ — the very p@@ in@@ n@@ ac@@ le of wisdom in the uni@@ verse .
What should be our ma@@ in concer@@ ns when pra@@ ying ?
Bo@@ th of these com@@ positi@@ ons expres@@ s the con@@ vi@@ ction that God he@@ ars and ans@@ wers prayers .
While up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding fir@@ m moral and spiritual standards , how can parents be reason@@ able ?
The dis@@ cont@@ ent ar@@ ose only when they saw that others had received the same wa@@ ge for less work .
One cou@@ ple ow@@ ned a th@@ ri@@ ving man@@ u@@ fac@@ tur@@ ing bu@@ sin@@ ess .
He said : “ Because [ Jehovah ] is at my right hand , I shall not be made to to@@ t@@ ter . ” ​ — P@@ s .
One of such song@@ s ex@@ pos@@ es the tri@@ bes of Re@@ u@@ b@@ en , D@@ an , and A@@ sh@@ er as self - s@@ par@@ ing , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as the tri@@ be of Z@@ e@@ bulu@@ n is pra@@ ised for its self - sacrific@@ ing spirit .
Paul su@@ per@@ v@@ ised a fun@@ d for po@@ or Christians in Ju@@ de@@ a .
Jesus told him : “ He that is speaking with you is that one . ” ​ — John 9 : 1 - 7 , 35 - 38 .
N@@ atur@@ ally , hon@@ or@@ ing Jehovah’s authority always comes first in our lives . ​ — Acts 5 : 29 .
25 : 7 , 8 .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T D@@ O@@ E@@ S TH@@ E C@@ H@@ R@@ ON@@ O@@ L@@ O@@ G@@ I@@ C@@ A@@ L A@@ C@@ C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ T T@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H U@@ S ?
On the second day , however , I was thr@@ il@@ led to find out that a de@@ a@@ f group with a si@@ gn - language inter@@ pre@@ ter was there .
At the we@@ d@@ ding in C@@ ana , however , Jesus had just em@@ ba@@ r@@ ked on his ministry as the Messi@@ ah , and his “ h@@ our ” had not yet come .
Al@@ so , he rel@@ ated to them an illustr@@ ation about a v@@ ine , as we consider@@ ed in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article .
Even after his ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion and resurrection , Jesus gave ad@@ di@@ tional encourag@@ ement to his relati@@ ves by appe@@ aring to his half brother James .
A@@ n a@@ id to succ@@ ess as a husband is stud@@ ying what Jesus said and ap@@ pl@@ ying what He did .
“ My fun@@ ds were d@@ w@@ in@@ d@@ ling , my me@@ ag@@ er in@@ come did not always co@@ ver ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses , and I was physi@@ c@@ ally ti@@ red .
17 , 18 . ( a ) What was evid@@ ently a ma@@ j@@ or purpose of Jesus ’ mirac@@ les ?
Hence , the wi@@ fe@@ ’s sub@@ je@@ ction to her husband in no way imp@@ lies inf@@ eri@@ or@@ ity .
Consider the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al imp@@ act that your decision will have not only on your fin@@ an@@ cial health but also on your spiritual well - being .
Th@@ ink about how hear@@ tr@@ en@@ ding it must have been for him to bin@@ d Isa@@ ac@@ ’s hands and fe@@ et and have him li@@ e on the al@@ ta@@ r that Abraham himself had buil@@ t .
( b ) How can we buil@@ d integrity , as ex@@ emp@@ li@@ fied by Jesus ?
As a result , we children had a good opportunity to com@@ pare the teachings of the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents with those of our ch@@ urch .
For example , they follow the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s comm@@ and to preach to others .
Their fear of God s@@ pared them all of that .
Their re@@ action sa@@ dd@@ ened us , but we tru@@ sted in Jesus ’ promise that we would have many spiritual brothers and sisters and fa@@ thers and mo@@ thers . ​ — Matthew 19 : 29 .
God asked Job : “ Ha@@ ve you en@@ tered into the sto@@ re@@ hous@@ es of the s@@ now , or do you see even the sto@@ re@@ hous@@ es of the ha@@ il , which I have kept back for the time of dist@@ ress , for the day of fi@@ ght and war ? ”
“ Be in sub@@ je@@ ction and be obedi@@ ent to govern@@ ments and author@@ ities as rul@@ ers . ”
The p@@ lu@@ r@@ al pr@@ on@@ ou@@ n “ us ” indic@@ ates that there is another person with Jehovah .
He put fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah a@@ head of everything ​ — even family ties .
So I wor@@ ked hard to conduct a regul@@ ar family Bible study .
• What shows that Jehovah is a gener@@ ous ho@@ st ?
Sa@@ ys Revelation 14 : 6 : “ I [ the apostle John ] saw another ang@@ el f@@ l@@ ying in mi@@ d@@ heaven , and he had everlasting good news to dec@@ l@@ are as g@@ la@@ d ti@@ ding@@ s to those who d@@ well on the earth , and to every nation and tri@@ be and t@@ ong@@ ue and people . ”
Jehovah’s Witnesses have found it a s@@ ource of joy to help responsi@@ ve individuals , though real@@ iz@@ ing that few from among mankind will take the ro@@ ad to life .
Mo@@ st S@@ pan@@ ish famili@@ es like to have a special supp@@ er on Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s E@@ ve ( De@@ c@@ ember 24 ) .
To be baptized as a gen@@ u@@ ine Christian and one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , a person must ac@@ knowledge the su@@ pre@@ ma@@ cy of the Father , Jehovah , as well as the position and authority of God’s Son , Jesus .
Noah and his family sur@@ vi@@ ved the end of that world . ​ — He@@ b .
Is it your a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c re@@ action to re@@ ject evil ?
Mo@@ st of us have no position of authority within the organization .
O@@ r what if you are a baptized Witness who fin@@ ds it difficult to share in the do@@ or - to - do@@ or work , even though you are physi@@ c@@ ally able to do so ?
H@@ er parents , though , were more li@@ ber@@ al than we were .
they will pl@@ ant v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds
H@@ ad he not taken U@@ ri@@ ah’s wife in se@@ cre@@ t ?
That is what Paul did .
He who condu@@ cts himself as a less@@ er one is “ great ” in another way .
“ After pray@@ er@@ ful consider@@ ation , ” he says , “ I deci@@ ded to st@@ ep asi@@ de from serving as the co@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ or .
The dist@@ inc@@ tive fe@@ ature of the bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering was that after its blood was s@@ prin@@ k@@ led around the al@@ ta@@ r , the ani@@ ma@@ l was offered in its enti@@ re@@ ty to God .
• What “ emp@@ ty thing ” have n@@ ational grou@@ ps “ kept mut@@ ter@@ ing ” ?
The song@@ s in our song@@ book are truly “ spiritual song@@ s [ to be ] su@@ ng with gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de . ”
As if the fore@@ going examples were not dis@@ tur@@ b@@ ing en@@ ough , the turn of the century brought to the fore the th@@ re@@ at of ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism .
Jesus also had love for the people .
R@@ ob@@ er@@ ts , another scho@@ la@@ r at O@@ x@@ for@@ d Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity , comple@@ ted the t@@ ask .
W@@ ise King Solomon ob@@ served : “ There ex@@ ists the one speaking though@@ t@@ less@@ ly as with the st@@ ab@@ s of a s@@ word , but the t@@ ong@@ ue of the wise ones is a heal@@ ing . ”
She says : “ I can rel@@ ate very well to the apostle Joh@@ n@@ ’s words because I am very than@@ k@@ ful that four of my children are ‘ wal@@ king in the truth . ’
The next mor@@ ning , we arri@@ ved at our assignment in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ s@@ v@@ il@@ le , K@@ en@@ tu@@ ck@@ y .
He wrote : “ She who is in Babyl@@ on . . . s@@ ends you her gre@@ et@@ ings , and so does Mark my son . ”
That was my first experience in lea@@ ving things be@@ h@@ ind to follow the Ma@@ ster .
Will they too receive a resurrection ?
Jehovah then asked Mi@@ ri@@ am and A@@ ar@@ on : “ Why , then , did you not fear to speak against . . . Moses ? ”
Be Re@@ ad@@ y to L@@ isten
3 : 4 ​ — How was N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h like a pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te ?
• What “ ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent things ” did the people hear about at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , and how did they respon@@ d ?
In fact , I thought I would die .
It gener@@ ally star@@ ts with two people get@@ ting to know each o@@ ther’s n@@ ames .
( A@@ po@@ lo@@ gy , chap@@ ter 4@@ 2 ) Christians benef@@ ited from the Pa@@ x Rom@@ ana , or Rom@@ an Pe@@ ace , with its law and order , good ro@@ a@@ ds , and relati@@ vely sa@@ fe mar@@ iti@@ me tra@@ v@@ el .
To d@@ ate , my wife and I have helped over 8@@ 0 people to become Jehovah’s Witnesses by stud@@ ying the Bible with them .
J@@ on@@ a@@ than con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed Saul that he had nothing to fear from David .
Because pre@@ vi@@ ously he had refu@@ sed to col@@ la@@ bor@@ ate with those who were s@@ ch@@ em@@ ing to de@@ f@@ ra@@ u@@ d the compan@@ y .
It is the ability to put on@@ es@@ el@@ f in ano@@ ther’s place , such as feel@@ ing another person@@ ’s pain in our heart .
What a d@@ elu@@ sion to believe that the right to cho@@ ose between good and bad means the right to deter@@ mine what is good and what is bad !
A@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch , ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le , con@@ temp@@ t , and h@@ ate@@ ful wr@@ ath are wrong .
For one thing , S@@ te@@ ph@@ en c@@ learly dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed Jesus from Jehovah , for the account says that he saw Jesus “ standing at God’s right hand . ”
How should se@@ ct@@ ari@@ an@@ ism be vie@@ wed ?
And our spiritual par@@ adise fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ ws an earthly par@@ adise that we will enjoy if we remain loyal to God .
The apostle Paul was an imit@@ at@@ or of Christ .
Will you always try hard to remember his example and follow it ? —
It is qu@@ ite un@@ like the coun@@ t@@ less boo@@ ks that gro@@ w old and ob@@ so@@ le@@ te .
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ar commun@@ ic@@ ation buil@@ ds up the marriage
What if there is no hope of fin@@ ding a cu@@ re ?
So@@ on he found himself in the op@@ ul@@ ent cour@@ t of the ro@@ y@@ al p@@ al@@ ace , standing before the mon@@ ar@@ ch .
This streng@@ th@@ ened me for t@@ ests that la@@ y direc@@ tly a@@ head .
They often make their u@@ g@@ ly appe@@ ar@@ ance in more sub@@ tle ways .
For example , Jesus gave way to te@@ ars when his de@@ ar friend La@@ z@@ ar@@ us died .
J@@ on@@ ah had ac@@ tually la@@ bor@@ ed faith@@ fully in Israel , a very un@@ rec@@ ep@@ tive ter@@ rit@@ ory .
Although many of these will not be discus@@ sed at a congregation meeting , you are encoura@@ ged to read them care@@ fully .
When we do so , we in effect say with the psalmist : “ M@@ ake my eyes pas@@ s on from see@@ ing what is wor@@ th@@ less ; pre@@ serve me ali@@ ve in your own way . ”
The one who is speaking from the pl@@ at@@ form might not be the most cap@@ tiv@@ ating speak@@ er , and before we real@@ ize it , we are da@@ y@@ dre@@ am@@ ing ​ — ma@@ y@@ be even do@@ z@@ ing !
The verse was Isaiah 1 : 18 , where Jehovah is qu@@ o@@ ted as saying : ‘ C@@ ome , now , you people , and let us set matters st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght between us . . . . Th@@ ough the sin@@ s of you people should prove to be as s@@ car@@ let , they will be made wh@@ ite just like s@@ now . ’
May it be our determin@@ ation to remain faithful and along with our brothers worl@@ d@@ wide to keep bus@@ y in the work of be@@ aring witness to all the nations .
When Jesus Christ as@@ c@@ ended to heaven and pres@@ ented the value of his sacrific@@ ed human life to Jehovah God , the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law covenant was vo@@ i@@ ded and the bas@@ is was la@@ id for the fore@@ told “ new covenant . ” ​ — Jeremiah 31 : 31 - 34 .
I@@ mp@@ ro@@ per spe@@ e@@ ch or conduct of others should never cause us to we@@ ak@@ en in our ze@@ al for pu@@ re worship .
Th@@ at@@ ’s the ke@@ y ​ — love .
“ Be@@ ware , brothers , for fear there should ever devel@@ op in any one of you a wicked heart l@@ ac@@ king faith by dra@@ wing away from the living God ; but keep on ex@@ hor@@ ting one another each day , as long as it may be called ‘ Today , ’ for fear any one of you should become har@@ d@@ ened by the dec@@ ep@@ tive power of sin . ” ​ — Hebrews 3 : 12 , 13 .
The “ emp@@ ty thing ” they keep “ mut@@ ter@@ ing , ” or medit@@ ating on , is the continu@@ ation of their own so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Jehovah is a man@@ ly person of war .
W@@ ould you be ang@@ ry too ? —
“ L@@ E@@ T us ru@@ n with end@@ ur@@ ance the r@@ ace that is set before us , ” wrote the apostle Paul , “ as we look in@@ ten@@ tly at the C@@ hi@@ ef A@@ g@@ ent and Per@@ fe@@ c@@ ter of our faith , Jesus . ”
What a privilege it is for us to receive “ food ” through God’s slave !
For example , we can show our love for Jehovah by ze@@ al@@ ously tel@@ ling others about the good news of the Kingdom .
A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il@@ ’s sen@@ si@@ bl@@ en@@ ess is ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary .
On what is true wor@@ th in life not based ?
Go@@ li@@ ath bo@@ om@@ ed out : “ A@@ m I a do@@ g , so that you are coming against me with s@@ tic@@ ks ? ”
The hist@@ ory of Israel provi@@ des a rec@@ ord of what happ@@ ens when God’s righteous standards are ei@@ ther ob@@ served or ign@@ ored .
W@@ as it so ?
Yet , God wants us to get to know him .
“ When fellow Witnesses told us that they had seen us expla@@ ining our faith cal@@ m@@ ly on tel@@ ev@@ ision , we told them that doub@@ t@@ less it was than@@ ks to so many prayers being offered in our be@@ half .
God provided man@@ na to su@@ sta@@ in the Israelites during their 40 - year tre@@ k through the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
On Mar@@ ch 13 , 19@@ 60 , however , the fin@@ al se@@ g@@ ment of text for a new Bible transl@@ ation was comple@@ ted .
We can also be as@@ sur@@ ed that when the great tri@@ bul@@ ation str@@ ik@@ es , Jehovah will sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard his people not only spiritually but also physi@@ c@@ ally . U@@ p@@ on en@@ ter@@ ing into God’s new world , they will be able to c@@ ry out : “ Lo@@ ok !
I thought of the Sh@@ into pri@@ est who years ear@@ li@@ er had ur@@ ged me to do the same .
R@@ em@@ ember that no one under@@ stan@@ ds fully how her@@ e@@ di@@ ty , en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , and other fac@@ t@@ ors af@@ fect a chil@@ d’s health .
What can parents do in order to provide for their children
She had to tra@@ v@@ el some 6@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 10@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 k@@ m ] .
It would be good to ask , ‘ A@@ m I taking to heart Solom@@ on@@ ’s example of tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ing divine wisdom ? ’
Rather , he was tal@@ king about being gu@@ i@@ ded by God’s holy spirit , which among other things guid@@ es our understanding of the Scriptures .
Some chap@@ ters of the book of Jeremiah deal@@ t with nations r@@ ound about , yet its ma@@ in foc@@ us was the nation of Juda@@ h during the re@@ ign@@ s of fi@@ ve of its k@@ ings .
Yet , at no time did they ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t any of the ex@@ tre@@ me expres@@ sions of m@@ our@@ ning that were comm@@ on in their day .
“ Ch@@ il@@ dren keep on as@@ king ‘ Why ? ’ until they find satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers to their questions , ” ob@@ ser@@ ves one child - care work@@ er .
“ Noah obe@@ yed Jehovah and loved his family , and they all sur@@ vi@@ ved the F@@ lood because all the family went into the ar@@ k . ”
Jesus learned , too , that those strong hands that fel@@ led tre@@ es , he@@ wed be@@ am@@ s , and p@@ oun@@ ded jo@@ in@@ ts together were also g@@ ent@@ le hands that ca@@ ressed and com@@ for@@ ted him , his mother , and his si@@ bl@@ ings .
God’s Word S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ened Jeremiah
“ The mer@@ ci@@ ful ” are moved by com@@ pas@@ sion and p@@ ity for others .
He shepher@@ ded David through some very dar@@ k times , and he is pre@@ pared to do the same for us when necess@@ ary .
Mo@@ re@@ over , appreci@@ ative use of the Bible - based material provided through “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” can ad@@ d to our per@@ su@@ asi@@ ven@@ ess in fre@@ qu@@ ently wor@@ ked ter@@ rit@@ ory . ​ — Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 7 ; 2 Timothy 3 : 14 - 17 .
A loyal Witness until his death on May 13 , 20@@ 14 , K@@ ing@@ s@@ le@@ y was confid@@ ent that in the earthly Par@@ adise , he will continue his faithful service with complete strength and perfect health . ​ — As told by Paul M@@ c@@ M@@ an@@ us .
As God’s servants , we know this , and we do not want to allow anything to under@@ mine our loy@@ al@@ ty to God .
So try to avoid un@@ du@@ e anxi@@ ety , un@@ bri@@ d@@ led anger , en@@ v@@ y , and other har@@ m@@ ful emo@@ tions .
We also have Bible - based public@@ ations con@@ tain@@ ing information that streng@@ th@@ ens our confidence in Jehovah .
As we do our best , we will be following the counsel of Psalm 5@@ 5 : 22 : “ Th@@ ro@@ w your bur@@ den upon Jehovah himself , and he himself will su@@ sta@@ in you .
For three reas@@ ons : ( 1 ) It will never be re@@ plac@@ ed , ( 2 ) its resul@@ ts are per@@ man@@ ent , and ( 3 ) the “ other sheep ” will continue to benefit from the new covenant arrang@@ ement after Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on . ​ — John 10 : 16 .
But they did not appreci@@ ate their preci@@ ous her@@ it@@ age .
Jesus , on the other hand , is “ the L@@ am@@ b of God that takes away the sin of the world . ”
In s@@ pite of language and cul@@ tural differ@@ ences , the pro@@ je@@ cts are always comple@@ ted . ”
O@@ ur@@ s is small in com@@ par@@ is@@ on with the gr@@ and to@@ tal , but it does not go un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed by Jehovah .
The gra@@ du@@ al rest@@ or@@ ation of sight to a man who had been acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to dar@@ k@@ ness for a long time may have allow@@ ed him to ad@@ just to the br@@ il@@ li@@ ance of the su@@ n@@ light .
And God ob@@ served how a n@@ on - Israel@@ ite wi@@ do@@ w of Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath sh@@ ared what little she had with the prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah .
Such mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring is often ca@@ used by a l@@ ack of understanding of God’s way of doing things .
The N@@ in@@ ev@@ ites , on the other hand , were not in a covenant relationship with God .
What imp@@ els some to f@@ li@@ r@@ t , and why is f@@ li@@ r@@ ting har@@ m@@ ful ?
5@@ 8 : 1 - 14 .
Are you benef@@ iting from the preaching work done under ang@@ eli@@ c direction ?
This young man recogn@@ ized me but did not say so .
O@@ u@@ t of the c@@ ac@@ he came sever@@ al p@@ ac@@ ke@@ ts care@@ fully w@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed in heav@@ y pa@@ per .
How did the resurrection become an is@@ sue before the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in ?
It should therefore be done consci@@ enti@@ ously and with the benefit of prayer .
W@@ as it difficult ?
Jehovah took no ple@@ asure in pu@@ t@@ ting the re@@ bel@@ s to death .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s and in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions are wor@@ thy of our trust only to the ex@@ t@@ ent that they act in har@@ mony with God’s will and divine principles .
How can each of us contribu@@ te to a war@@ m , loving at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere in the congregation ?
E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us had an ad@@ di@@ tional purpose ​ — that of an a@@ po@@ lo@@ g@@ ist .
But Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has fe@@ ared Jehovah , not men .
He might be temp@@ ted to take a jo@@ b that re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly ca@@ uses him to mis@@ s out on atten@@ ding Christian meetings , taking the lead in family worship , or par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in the ministry .
If you have lived through years of war@@ f@@ are , how can the c@@ ited s@@ crip@@ tures comfort you ?
“ The se@@ cre@@ t place of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh , ” mentioned by the psalmist , is thus a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative place of spiritual prote@@ ction .
Many examples of God - fe@@ aring men and women are recorded in the Scriptures “ for our instru@@ ction . ”
Christian hus@@ ban@@ ds who honor their wi@@ ves gain not only the love and respect of their wi@@ ves but , more important , the appro@@ val of Jehovah . ​ — E@@ ph .
“ Go@@ od h@@ y@@ gi@@ ene in and around the house must be ob@@ served by all members of the family , ” continued the do@@ ct@@ or .
Do you appreci@@ ate that the body of elders work together in un@@ ity ?
S@@ al@@ vation .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t C@@ re@@ atu@@ res Af@@ fect U@@ s ? 7 / 1
6 , 7 . ( a ) What is involved with lear@@ ning a new language , and how does this apply to lear@@ ning the pu@@ re language ?
When a de@@ f@@ en@@ se la@@ w@@ y@@ er no@@ ted that the prof@@ ess@@ or@@ ’s written st@@ at@@ ement to the cour@@ t was id@@ en@@ tic@@ al to a do@@ cum@@ ent pre@@ pared by the Mo@@ sc@@ ow P@@ at@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ ate , the prof@@ ess@@ or ad@@ mit@@ ted that some par@@ ts were the same , word for word . “ We work from one dis@@ ke@@ t@@ te , ” he said .
H@@ app@@ y is the one who has the God of Jac@@ o@@ b for his help , who@@ se hope is in Jehovah his God . ”
They cho@@ se to e@@ at of the fru@@ it of the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad .
Isa@@ a@@ c , the son of the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Abraham , “ was out wal@@ king in order to medit@@ ate in the field at about the f@@ all@@ ing of ev@@ ening . ”
• Why can cultiv@@ ating reason@@ able expe@@ ct@@ ations inc@@ re@@ ase our joy ?
Since I was on the f@@ our@@ th flo@@ or , I got out of bed and felt my way along the w@@ all , tr@@ ying to find the w@@ in@@ do@@ w .
Be@@ ing heavenly , the new govern@@ ment is spo@@ ken of as the “ new heavens , ” wh@@ er@@ e@@ as its earthly sub@@ je@@ cts are lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally called “ a new earth . ”
As long as Adam ​ — and his future off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing — ​ rema@@ ined obedi@@ ent to God’s comm@@ and , they would have no sin and would never have to ta@@ st@@ e death .
It was early in his ministry , in the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver se@@ as@@ on of 30 C.E .
Israelites who appreci@@ ated the privilege of be@@ aring Jehovah’s name no doubt repor@@ ted these wonderful develop@@ ments not only to their children but also to the fore@@ ign@@ ers who became sla@@ ves in their hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds .
How , in turn , will they hear without someone to preach ?
V@@ olu@@ nt@@ ary contribu@@ tions support prin@@ ting activities , reli@@ ef efforts , Kingdom H@@ all con@@ stru@@ ction , and other bene@@ fi@@ cial ser@@ vi@@ ces around the g@@ lo@@ be
V@@ ari@@ ous less@@ ons are consider@@ ed in the next two study artic@@ les .
“ Let him call the older men of the congregation to him , and let them pray over him , gre@@ as@@ ing him with o@@ il in the name of Jehovah . And the prayer of faith will make the in@@ dis@@ posed one well , and Jehovah will ra@@ ise him up . ”
Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es F@@ ac@@ ed in N@@ ur@@ sing H@@ om@@ es
My mon@@ th@@ ly wa@@ ge was about n@@ ine do@@ l@@ l@@ ars ( U@@ .@@ S . ) .
Still , your chil@@ d’s a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ence provi@@ des you with a wonderful opportunity to “ tra@@ in up a bo@@ y according to the way for him . ”
“ The whole world ” now lies in his power .
D@@ A@@ I@@ L@@ Y we inter@@ act with a vari@@ ety of person@@ alities .
But Jesus war@@ ned that some@@ times “ a man@@ ’s enem@@ ies will be pers@@ ons of his own hous@@ eho@@ ld . ”
By means of this govern@@ ment , God “ is making w@@ ars to ce@@ ase to the ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ity of the earth . ”
In fact , gro@@ w@@ th and matu@@ r@@ ity are desi@@ ra@@ ble char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s of all living things .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es men@@ tion@@ ing or@@ ph@@ ans and wi@@ do@@ ws , James also showed deep concer@@ n for others who were po@@ or and des@@ titu@@ te .
No one can stand in Jehovah’s way .
C@@ oura@@ ge B@@ or@@ ne of Go@@ dly F@@ e@@ ar
However , the others in the group were ang@@ ry because we made them look bad . ”
S@@ ever@@ al of the r@@ ing@@ lead@@ ers , including D@@ et@@ le@@ f , were sen@@ ten@@ ced to pris@@ on after a tri@@ al that received ma@@ j@@ or me@@ dia co@@ ver@@ age .
• Why is it important to pur@@ sue the course of tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness ?
Our few months at G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol fle@@ w by , and we received a mission@@ ary assignment to J@@ ap@@ an .
Even with the ad@@ ded responsi@@ bility of re@@ aring them , we deci@@ ded that I would be able to beg@@ in regul@@ ar pione@@ ering .
How succ@@ ess@@ ful were the first - century disciples in their preaching activ@@ ity ?
O@@ TH@@ E@@ R BI@@ B@@ L@@ E Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S AN@@ S@@ W@@ E@@ R@@ E@@ D ​ — What Is the Kingdom of God ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses would be pleas@@ ed to help you .
Christ will then car@@ ry his du@@ ties as H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est to comple@@ tion .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , we have fre@@ e@@ dom to make many decisions in life , but as we do so , the peace of the Christ should always be “ u@@ mpi@@ re ” ​ — or , as transl@@ at@@ or E@@ d@@ g@@ ar J . Go@@ o@@ d@@ spe@@ ed rend@@ ers it , “ the rul@@ ing princi@@ ple ” in our hearts .
So@@ on that spirit would act on Peter and his fellow disciples in new ways .
If the con@@ text is ign@@ ored , a wor@@ d’s meaning can be comple@@ t@@ ely chang@@ ed by in@@ ser@@ ting different v@@ ow@@ el s@@ oun@@ ds .
I can@@ ’t remember ever being bor@@ ed .
“ A T@@ own Is Ex@@ al@@ ted ”
Pa@@ qu@@ i has three children and needs to work part - time .
Why would it be bene@@ fi@@ cial to pray about our God - given hope ?
S@@ hor@@ tly before br@@ ing@@ ing his friend La@@ z@@ ar@@ us back to life , Jesus said : “ I am the resurrection and the life . ”
If the de@@ vice needs to be ass@@ em@@ b@@ led , he can provide the necess@@ ary de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about it .
We also have the help of appointed Christian elders .
Now the long - a@@ wa@@ ited Messi@@ ah was in their mi@@ d@@ st teaching .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom was esta@@ bli@@ shed in 1914 , Satan’s system en@@ tered its fin@@ al days .
R@@ em@@ ember , though , that he was not speaking to children .
To receive the cro@@ wn , he had to do more than mer@@ ely en@@ ter the r@@ ace .
T@@ el@@ ev@@ ision , ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , and mo@@ vi@@ es prom@@ o@@ te lo@@ ose conduct ​ — “ li@@ cen@@ ti@@ ousness ; w@@ an@@ t@@ on@@ ness ; sh@@ am@@ eless conduct . ”
Who today are see@@ king Jehovah ?
If you do not pu@@ s@@ h your children , they will e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate each reading s@@ es@@ sion , and you will move ever clo@@ s@@ er to your go@@ al of inst@@ ill@@ ing in them a love for reading .
There is no doubt that Jehovah provi@@ des guid@@ ance .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , the apostle Paul ad@@ v@@ ised Christians to view such human govern@@ men@@ tal author@@ ities as “ su@@ peri@@ or author@@ ities ” to whom Christians should be in sub@@ je@@ ction .
We can learn much from the example of Abraham .
W@@ ould she will@@ ingly support him in such a great change in their life ?
Of the Christians in the first century , Paul wrote : “ It is as a free gift that they are being declar@@ ed righteous by [ God’s ] un@@ deser@@ ved kindness through the rel@@ e@@ ase by the ransom pa@@ id by Christ Jesus . ”
Di@@ d that worship ple@@ ase Jehovah ?
Rather than pra@@ ying to God for persecu@@ tion to sto@@ p , they and fellow believers made supp@@ lic@@ ation , saying : “ Jehovah , give attention to their th@@ reat@@ s , and gr@@ ant your sla@@ ves to keep speaking your word with all b@@ ol@@ dness . ”
Peter could therefore qu@@ o@@ te what the prophet Jo@@ el had fore@@ told and apply it to men and women al@@ ike .
The occasi@@ on of Jesus ’ vis@@ it was no exc@@ ep@@ tion .
He dre@@ am@@ ed of be@@ coming a fam@@ ous mu@@ si@@ ci@@ an , but he found more satis@@ fac@@ tion in serving God with the Christian congregation .
H@@ as your up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing or en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment ex@@ posed you to n@@ ational or re@@ gi@@ onal loy@@ al@@ ties ?
Da@@ wn B@@ re@@ ak@@ s in L@@ and of R@@ ising Su@@ n ( J@@ ap@@ an ) , 11 / 15
What is one way to control anxi@@ ety ?
Jehovah’s spirit ac@@ tually came upon Jesus when he was baptized .
Ha@@ ving consider@@ ed the very important ro@@ le of Christian elders as spiritual under@@ shepher@@ ds , we do well to ask , How can these appointed men make sure that they tre@@ at Jesus ’ sheep in an appro@@ pri@@ ate man@@ ner ?
During a st@@ or@@ m , however , a be@@ am se@@ a can cause the bo@@ at to cap@@ si@@ ze .
When we displa@@ y these qualities , we cre@@ ate the con@@ di@@ tions for having pe@@ ace@@ ful relation@@ shi@@ ps with others and with God , which result in true happiness .
The first man and woman were to con@@ fir@@ m their sub@@ mis@@ sion to God by obedi@@ ently ab@@ sta@@ ining from the fru@@ it of one par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar t@@ ree , “ the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad . ”
Psalm 34 : 18 says : “ Jehovah is near to those that are bro@@ ken at heart ; and those who are c@@ ru@@ shed in spirit he sa@@ ves . ”
How than@@ k@@ ful I was that Jehovah streng@@ th@@ ened me to remain faithful during those difficult times !
( b ) Why should we not be sur@@ pris@@ ed by the dec@@ ep@@ tion in the world ?
Ha@@ ve you ever been assign@@ ed to give a talk on a sub@@ ject that seem@@ ed qu@@ ite famili@@ ar , only to find yourself lear@@ ning something new about it ?
be@@ ar witness to the truth and make disciples . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 ; 28 : 19 , 20 .
In ad@@ dition to regul@@ ar and fer@@ v@@ ent prayer , we need to put on the complete su@@ it of spiritual ar@@ m@@ or from God in order ‘ to stand fir@@ m against the ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations , or c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty ac@@ ts , of the Devil . ’ ​ — E@@ ph . 6 : 11 - 18 , f@@ t@@ n .
Like Ang@@ ela , you have perhaps found that your once expres@@ sive child has chang@@ ed into a sul@@ le@@ n a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent .
They ur@@ g@@ ently needed Bible - based public@@ ations , direction , and encourag@@ ement .
Hence , Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers can feel free to appro@@ ach him with the re@@ ques@@ ts of their heart .
Even an inst@@ ant of un@@ certain@@ ty or h@@ es@@ it@@ ation could have me@@ ant disa@@ ster .
On the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , what baptism did Peter ur@@ ge his listen@@ ers to under@@ go ?
You faithful brothers have set an out@@ standing example of end@@ ur@@ ance under pro@@ long@@ ed and great har@@ d@@ ship .
A sum@@ m@@ ary of the we@@ ek@@ ’s Watchtower less@@ on was follow@@ ed by the fin@@ al conven@@ tion talk , ent@@ it@@ led “ Ab@@ ound in F@@ ine Wor@@ ks as Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous Kingdom Pro@@ claim@@ ers . ”
On the other hand , many tre@@ m@@ ble at such questions as these : Wh@@ ich nations have we@@ ap@@ ons of mas@@ s des@@ tru@@ ction ?
It is imp@@ os@@ sible to coun@@ t the many ways Jehovah shows his love for us .
H@@ er name was An@@ na C@@ is@@ ow@@ s@@ ki .
* ​ — Genesis 5 : 5 , 27 ; 9 : 29 .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 24 , 5@@ 1
Jesus com@@ pared himself to a shepher@@ d and his followers to a flo@@ ck of sheep .
These co@@ di@@ ces are d@@ ated between the second and f@@ our@@ th cen@@ tu@@ ries C.E .
As a result , Saul became one of the most ac@@ tive and ze@@ al@@ ous members of the first - century Christian congregation .
Then , in 199@@ 3 , John died of a heart att@@ ack .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , w@@ in@@ ds were how@@ ling again , but I still held on to what I had sal@@ va@@ ged .
They put me in a large c@@ ell together with 40 other pris@@ on@@ ers , and I tri@@ ed to preach to every in@@ mate in that c@@ ell .
What is a th@@ ir@@ d way to draw strength from Jehovah , and why is it vital ?
So c@@ he@@ ck whether your sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ es contribu@@ te to this com@@ pla@@ in@@ t .
How does Jehovah ass@@ ist those whom he ap@@ poin@@ ts to care for his sheep ?
He is not a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed .
We , too , must take the stud@@ ent into consider@@ ation .
TH@@ E ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine that you are reading is the first is@@ sue of the study e@@ dition of The Watchtower .
Jesus lis@@ ted “ ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness ” along with other wicked tra@@ its that come “ out of the heart ” and “ de@@ file a man . ”
I am pleas@@ ed to say that all three of our sons took a stand for their beli@@ ef@@ s and main@@ ta@@ ined their neu@@ tr@@ ality .
1 , 2 . ( a ) How would you de@@ fine “ di@@ gn@@ ity ” ?
I also had responsi@@ bil@@ ities at the N@@ ational In@@ s@@ titu@@ te of Bi@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal S@@ ci@@ ence .
Those children were a gift from Jehovah , especially that day . ”
A pol@@ l condu@@ cted in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates by P@@ r@@ inc@@ et@@ on S@@ ur@@ ve@@ y R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch As@@ soci@@ ates found that 40 per@@ c@@ ent of the ad@@ ul@@ ts sur@@ v@@ ey@@ ed believe that the world will end in “ a bat@@ tle at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on . ”
Jesus is not discus@@ sing the ty@@ pe of str@@ anger to whom we want to ex@@ ten@@ d ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality ​ — a word that in the origin@@ al Bible language means “ love of str@@ ang@@ ers . ”
Ma@@ j@@ or O@@ ff@@ en@@ ses A@@ ga@@ inst In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als
Paul conclu@@ ded at Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 19 - 21 that “ those who prac@@ tice ” such un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness “ will not in@@ her@@ it God’s kingdom . ”
Th@@ ough humans have accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed much , they do not have the ability to direc@@ t their own st@@ ep@@ s .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , Jesus is not saying that certain ones of his disciples will live until the esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment of the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom in 1914 .
Satan the Devil has pre@@ ven@@ ted many people from know@@ ing God by s@@ pre@@ ading teachings about God that are not true .
15 , 16 . ( a ) Why do we need to foc@@ us on our re@@ ward ?
Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k , V@@ olu@@ me 2 , can help you to do so .
Gi@@ ving thought to those fac@@ t@@ ors can help us to de@@ e@@ pen our appreciation for the ransom ​ — God’s great@@ est gift .
They were ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted only with those Witnesses who bel@@ ong@@ ed to their small Bible - study group .
He al@@ one has the power and the will to deli@@ ver his servants from any bad situation .
Some do wa@@ ke up and respon@@ d .
Tru@@ e to God’s word to Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k , what happened to the wa@@ y@@ ward Jews ?
How was Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah’s prophecy ful@@ filled upon N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h ?
“ The On@@ ly - Be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son ”
Is it a@@ vail@@ able ?
O@@ r could some religi@@ ons be in@@ vo@@ king the fear of God to fle@@ e@@ ce the flo@@ ck ?
For example , the ta@@ ble@@ ts indic@@ ate that taking pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of an enem@@ y’s ha@@ re@@ m was “ a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al fact of ro@@ y@@ al conduct at the time . ”
And what must you do to stay spiritually strong ?
That was why “ Jesus gave way to te@@ ars . ”
“ E@@ mp@@ er@@ or and po@@ pe bel@@ ong@@ ed together like su@@ n and mo@@ on , ” explained H@@ an@@ ns L@@ il@@ je , a form@@ er pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the Lu@@ ther@@ an World F@@ e@@ der@@ ation .
Re@@ g@@ arding wicked ones who might try to hi@@ de , God said : “ No one fle@@ e@@ ing of them will make good his f@@ light , and no one es@@ cap@@ ing of them will make his get@@ away .
Even if Paul pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed some s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls of the Scriptures for his personal use , he likely could not take on his travel@@ s all the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls he ow@@ ned .
His O@@ ri@@ g@@ in W@@ as “ From E@@ arly T@@ im@@ es ”
James wrote : “ Consider it all joy , my brothers , when you me@@ et with vari@@ ous tri@@ als . ”
R@@ o@@ si@@ e now says that those words of Jesus helped her to sto@@ p wor@@ r@@ ying about what might ha@@ p@@ pen t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
Our obedi@@ ence is an indic@@ ation that we have prog@@ ressed toward matu@@ r@@ ity .
The dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment and wisdom you ac@@ qui@@ re from the inspired Scriptures bring happiness , pleas@@ an@@ t@@ ness , and peace .
To such a person , spiritual tre@@ a@@ sures “ are fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness . ”
However , few have follow@@ ed that encourag@@ ement .
Christians in Pet@@ er@@ ’s day needed to draw ever clo@@ s@@ er as con@@ di@@ tions gre@@ w wor@@ se .
S@@ tru@@ ck re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly , he f@@ ell to the gr@@ ound .
• What are three good reas@@ ons for congregation elders to tra@@ in minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants to h@@ and@@ le ad@@ di@@ tional responsi@@ bil@@ ities ?
R@@ em@@ ember the con@@ text .
That difficul@@ ty , however , did not pre@@ v@@ ent her from inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ating moral valu@@ es in my older brother and me .
Yes , Timothy clo@@ sel@@ y follow@@ ed Paul’s example .
L@@ ater , in an is@@ land - wide spe@@ e@@ ch cont@@ est , one son rel@@ ated how his mother had tra@@ ined the family to gre@@ et others po@@ lit@@ ely reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of the re@@ action .
That spirit ought to car@@ ry over even in his shepher@@ ding of the flo@@ ck , help@@ ing him to show consider@@ ation and g@@ ent@@ l@@ en@@ ess to others .
So keep the doing of God’s will in your prayers and pl@@ ans .
But as for us , we cannot sto@@ p speaking about the things we have seen and heard . ”
* O@@ ther physical con@@ di@@ tions may also cause men@@ tal con@@ fu@@ sion that some could mis@@ tak@@ en@@ ly think is ca@@ used by dem@@ ons .
When we work with new ones in the ministry , we can teach them to go back to anyone who seem@@ ed willing to talk with them again .
Consider : If God loved us when we were yet sin@@ n@@ ers , would he not love us all the more if we are truly rep@@ ent@@ ant and di@@ lig@@ ently “ ob@@ serve his word ” ?
The pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job ra@@ ised that very question when he felt near to death .
Lu@@ car@@ is was also al@@ ar@@ m@@ ed that the spiritual authority of the Ch@@ urch Fa@@ thers was held in e@@ qu@@ al es@@ te@@ em with the words of Jesus and the apostles .
Satan is the ex@@ act op@@ pos@@ ite of Jehovah .
N@@ ever will he allow the righteous one to to@@ t@@ ter . ” Indeed , Jehovah will always be there to comfort and support us as his loyal servants .
When we thus o@@ pen our heart to Jehovah in prayer , we experience his love in a very personal way .
( b ) What questions rel@@ ated to Christ’s com@@ mis@@ sion to make disciples will we consider ?
Rather , it is trust that invol@@ ves the reas@@ oned decisions we make in our day - to - day life .
And what blessings will doing so bring us ?
Christ’s mes@@ sa@@ ges to what congregations will be discus@@ sed in the next article ?
I@@ T I@@ S the Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s se@@ as@@ on again .
The second is Mark , who must have been disc@@ oura@@ ged when the apostle Paul did not want to inclu@@ de him on a mission@@ ary t@@ our .
Paul is refer@@ ring to the mun@@ d@@ ane things in life with which married Christians need to be concer@@ ned .
In fact , the origin@@ al Hebrew and Greek words transl@@ ated “ ang@@ el ” liter@@ ally mean “ m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er . ”
Not know@@ ing where that was , we quic@@ k@@ ly got out ma@@ ps to find it .
But they also str@@ ong@@ ly believe that marri@@ ages should not be dis@@ sol@@ ved for tri@@ vi@@ al reas@@ ons .
For years Jehovah’s Witnesses in those coun@@ tri@@ es had been cu@@ t off from the inter@@ n@@ ational bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od , recei@@ ving little or no spiritual food , and they fac@@ ed c@@ ru@@ el op@@ position .
I wonder@@ ed if they would all be at home and whom I would see first .
Some Jewish Christians who were “ ze@@ al@@ ous for the Law ” continued circum@@ c@@ ising their children and ob@@ serving certain fe@@ atu@@ res of the Law .
Why would these two women in their l@@ ate 40 ’ s under@@ take such a j@@ our@@ ne@@ y at a time when tra@@ v@@ el in what was called the O@@ ri@@ ent was so d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous ?
• It is bad lu@@ ck to walk under a la@@ d@@ der
• How will Jehovah sol@@ ve the proble@@ m of in@@ justice on earth ?
I@@ magine how you would feel know@@ ing that an ang@@ el helped you to come in cont@@ act with a righ@@ tly dis@@ posed person !
It is repor@@ ted that some who su@@ ff@@ er from sc@@ hi@@ z@@ op@@ h@@ r@@ en@@ ia , a di@@ se@@ ase often tre@@ at@@ able with me@@ dic@@ ation , hear vo@@ ic@@ es or experience other sy@@ mp@@ t@@ om@@ s that could appe@@ ar to be something un@@ can@@ n@@ y .
O@@ wn In@@ ter@@ ests C@@ ome Fir@@ st
Ther@@ efore , in order to deci@@ de whether to com@@ p@@ ly with dem@@ ands or not , each Christian must follow his Bible - tra@@ ined conscience .
Can you re@@ com@@ men@@ d someone she can work with for a while to get some tra@@ ining ? ”
This ev@@ ent happened in 195@@ 4 .
Re@@ fle@@ ct on the faithful course of Witnesses who su@@ ffered in con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps , la@@ b@@ or cam@@ ps , and pris@@ ons during and after World W@@ ar I@@ I .
O@@ ther fac@@ t@@ ors may also lead to disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
Thus , it appe@@ ars that S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c , not L@@ at@@ in , was the first ver@@ n@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar into which par@@ ts of the Christian Greek Scriptures were transl@@ ated . By about 1@@ 70 C.E . , the S@@ y@@ ri@@ an writ@@ er T@@ ati@@ an ( c .
The cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tive influ@@ ence of mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring can lead to what other spiritually dam@@ ag@@ ing develop@@ ments in a congregation ?
At 1 Corinthians 10 : 16 , 17 , Paul , in discus@@ sing the par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar imp@@ ort of the bre@@ ad for spirit - anointed brothers of Christ , mentioned “ body ” in a special sense .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out question , Jesus was the great@@ est T@@ e@@ ach@@ er ever to walk the earth !
But the Bible rel@@ ates experi@@ ences that can help us to medit@@ ate on this matter .
What attitu@@ des will help us to enjoy co@@ op@@ er@@ ating with brothers who have de@@ fe@@ cts different from our@@ s ?
“ L@@ angu@@ age differ@@ ences did not present any real problems , ” said one d@@ ele@@ g@@ ate .
When the apostle Paul was in A@@ th@@ ens , Gre@@ e@@ ce , he no@@ tic@@ ed that there were many i@@ do@@ ls and that people believ@@ ed that their go@@ ds gave them life .
Re@@ ma@@ in C@@ ha@@ st@@ e in I@@ m@@ moral World , 7 / 15
F@@ al@@ se religion mis@@ re@@ pres@@ ents God and dist@@ or@@ ts the teachings of his Word .
Like David , we should turn to Jehovah in true rep@@ ent@@ ance wh@@ en@@ ever we er@@ r .
Pro@@ ba@@ bly you rec@@ all some local c@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ p@@ he ca@@ used by one of these ​ — a h@@ ur@@ ri@@ c@@ ane , ty@@ p@@ ho@@ on , c@@ y@@ clo@@ ne , ha@@ il@@ st@@ or@@ m , or f@@ l@@ as@@ h f@@ lood .
There are close to 3@@ 00 si@@ gn - language congregations in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
He gro@@ ws new see@@ d@@ l@@ ings and re@@ pl@@ ants the fi@@ el@@ ds .
In the Bible , we read about many who rema@@ ined loyal to Jehovah and his people even though others around them made serious mis@@ takes .
S@@ ar@@ ah said that she has learned to r@@ ely on Jehovah through personal prayer .
Are we not than@@ k@@ ful that the id@@ ent@@ ity of the great crow@@ d is no my@@ st@@ er@@ y to us ?
Because M@@ ary was a des@@ c@@ end@@ ant of King David through the l@@ ine of Davi@@ d’s son Na@@ than .
To a large ex@@ t@@ ent , faith fol@@ lo@@ ws the things heard from God’s Word .
We pl@@ ant and water , but God makes it gro@@ w
It was out there on the o@@ ce@@ an ​ — just the two of us in a t@@ in@@ y bo@@ at sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of mil@@ es of water — ​ that I real@@ ized how in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant I am com@@ pared to our ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent Creator .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to him as “ the Father of the c@@ el@@ es@@ ti@@ al ligh@@ ts , ” the disci@@ ple James says : “ With him there is not a vari@@ ation of the tur@@ ning of the sh@@ a@@ do@@ w [ or , “ vari@@ ation or sh@@ a@@ do@@ w ca@@ used by a tur@@ ning , ” fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ] . ”
It was most encourag@@ ing for the local brothers and sisters to me@@ et so many vis@@ it@@ ors from different coun@@ tri@@ es .
S@@ ear@@ ch@@ ing for a reason for this tra@@ ge@@ dy , the g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing mother said to Eli@@ j@@ ah : “ What do you have against me , O man of the true God ?
B@@ as@@ ing his com@@ ments on 1 K@@ ings 19 : 21 , Bro@@ ther N@@ ou@@ ma@@ ir said : “ El@@ isha was willing to make ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in life , put his personal inter@@ ests in the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , and ch@@ am@@ pi@@ on Jehovah’s cause . ”
T@@ w@@ o chap@@ ters before , in Revelation chap@@ ter 19 , we find descri@@ bed in vi@@ vi@@ d sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ ism a war ​ — but not a war between ho@@ st@@ ile nations .
When an individu@@ al prog@@ res@@ ses to the point that he is mo@@ tiv@@ ated to serve God , he be@@ ars fru@@ it in the sense that he dedic@@ ates his life to Jehovah and ge@@ ts baptized .
What is the con@@ dition of the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative hearts of sin@@ ful mankind in gener@@ al ?
“ If a man dies , can he live again ? ” asked Job .
Even those who have lost much of their men@@ tal ability can sense whether their di@@ gn@@ ity is being res@@ pe@@ cted .
An@@ ani@@ as found it , however , and his vis@@ it led to Sa@@ ul@@ ’s be@@ coming the apostle Paul , a ze@@ al@@ ous pro@@ claim@@ er of the good news . ​ — Acts 9 : 12 - 19 .
Now let us think of E@@ z@@ ra@@ ’s day .
A ste@@ ad@@ y di@@ et of spiritual food can help a mission@@ ary avoid spiritual de@@ pres@@ sion and ho@@ mes@@ ic@@ k@@ ness .
The En@@ em@@ y A@@ t@@ t@@ ac@@ ks
Why , from the day our fore@@ fa@@ thers f@@ ell as@@ le@@ ep in death , all things are continu@@ ing ex@@ ac@@ tly as they were from cre@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s beg@@ in@@ ning . ’ ” ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 3 , 4 .
Un@@ it@@ e@@ dly U@@ se the P@@ ure L@@ angu@@ age to P@@ ra@@ ise Jehovah
And Jehovah will soon emp@@ ow@@ er his Son to free coun@@ t@@ less milli@@ ons from that most uny@@ i@@ el@@ ding of pris@@ ons , death .
Will you sear@@ ch and di@@ g for them ?
Ru@@ th proved to be more than a relati@@ ve to Na@@ om@@ i .
M@@ er@@ ci@@ fully , Jehovah accepted special sacrific@@ es in be@@ half of those who had sin@@ ned . ​ — 1 Samuel 14 : 34 , 35 .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , al@@ though Jehovah has un@@ li@@ mit@@ ed power , he never ac@@ ts un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly .
During all this time , I felt cal@@ m ; I was experi@@ enc@@ ing the peace of God mentioned at Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 . ”
Jesus ’ half brothers now ur@@ ge him : “ P@@ ass on over from here and go into Ju@@ de@@ a . ”
Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ise your faith by tel@@ ling others about the good news wh@@ en@@ ever you have an opportunity ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 12 )
After I made my pres@@ ent@@ ation , one woman said : “ Do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t she give a ni@@ ce little talk , ” and accepted the public@@ ation .
Jehovah God is the ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of the uni@@ verse .
The Bible account tel@@ ls us : “ All those who were pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ors of fi@@ el@@ ds or hous@@ es would sel@@ l them and bring the valu@@ es of the things so@@ ld and they would de@@ po@@ si@@ t them at the fe@@ et of the apostles . In turn dist@@ ribu@@ tion would be made to each one , just as he would have the need . ”
A@@ no@@ inted Christians are taking the lead in doing this .
Today , new Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers u@@ su@@ ally receive tra@@ ining in the ministry , but that was not always so .
But you have made it a ca@@ ve of ro@@ b@@ bers . ” ​ — Mark 11 : 15 - 17 .
They took their false worship and pat@@ ter@@ n of human rul@@ er@@ ship with them . ​ — G@@ en .
This fact is emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed by another illustr@@ ation given by Jesus , that of the pro@@ di@@ g@@ al son . ​ — Read Luke 15 : 11 - 32 .
However , when they did not get the answer they wanted , they went right a@@ head and did what they had pl@@ an@@ ned .
Why not en@@ vision yourself already enjo@@ ying pe@@ ace@@ ful and righteous con@@ di@@ tions in Par@@ adise ?
H@@ O@@ W would you de@@ fine a true friend ?
Christ’s deep interest in the flo@@ ck is refle@@ cted in the let@@ ters to the elders of the se@@ ven congregations in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or .
Thus , your prayers should always refle@@ ct s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity and op@@ en@@ ness , as well as spiritual and emo@@ tional bal@@ ance .
A preci@@ ous in@@ her@@ it@@ ance in@@ deed !
Noah , No@@ ah’s wife , his three sons , and their wi@@ ves had good associ@@ ation with one another .
The apostle Peter ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed Christians : “ Now that you have pu@@ ri@@ fied your sou@@ ls by your obedi@@ ence to the truth with un@@ h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction as the result , love one another in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y from the heart . ”
L@@ ysi@@ ane and C@@ lo@@ d@@ om@@ ir with some whom they have helped to learn the truth
Jesus ’ “ other sheep ” of today are also privile@@ ged to refle@@ ct Jehovah’s glory . ​ — John 10 : 16 .
The account says that Joseph “ rema@@ ined there in the pris@@ on . ”
How can we show that we are than@@ k@@ ful for having been fre@@ ed from Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at ?
Some have su@@ gg@@ ested that Paul was speaking of wi@@ do@@ ws who had been married only once .
Why is your good conduct important in Jehovah’s eyes ?
Le@@ a@@ ving be@@ h@@ ind their form@@ er way of life and happ@@ ily con@@ form@@ ing to the la@@ ws and principles of the Kingdom govern@@ ment , milli@@ ons have found peace and happiness now and b@@ right pro@@ spe@@ cts for the future . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 9 - 11 .
Consider how this happened .
Des@@ pite your re@@ pe@@ ated pet@@ iti@@ ons , however , the proble@@ m still con@@ fr@@ on@@ ts you .
Instead , the talk was given at the much lar@@ g@@ er S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y S@@ por@@ ts G@@ r@@ ound .
; T@@ av@@ en@@ er , D .
S@@ hel@@ le@@ y W@@ ach@@ s@@ man@@ n , involved in the ex@@ ca@@ vation of the bo@@ at , author@@ ed the book The Se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e Bo@@ at ​ — A@@ n Ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary 20@@ 00 Ye@@ ar O@@ ld Dis@@ co@@ very .
For in that he himself has su@@ ffered when being put to the t@@ est , he is able to come to the a@@ id of those who are being put to the t@@ est . ”
H@@ er mother , father , and all of her brothers and sisters became Jehovah’s Witnesses as did most of their children and gr@@ and@@ children .
I did re@@ sear@@ ch in the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations In@@ de@@ x , loo@@ king for life st@@ ori@@ es of pione@@ ers who like me su@@ ffered from imp@@ a@@ i@@ red vision .
What can we ex@@ pect of these k@@ ings in the time of the end ?
N@@ on@@ spiritual go@@ als could lu@@ l@@ l us into spiritual s@@ le@@ ep , or we might a@@ do@@ pt a materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic attitude .
( a ) Why can we face the future with confidence ?
The Bible poin@@ ts out that au@@ th@@ enti@@ c Christians must have true love among themselves .
A different s@@ ound me@@ ant that the sol@@ di@@ ers should att@@ ack .
See the co@@ ver seri@@ es “ Is the Devil Re@@ al ? ” in The Watchtower of No@@ v@@ ember 15 , 200@@ 5 .
3 : 5 , 6 ; J@@ er .
This has made a tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous differ@@ ence in the way our transl@@ at@@ ors car@@ ry out their assign@@ ments .
( Read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 15 : 7 . )
The first part dre@@ w attention to the present succ@@ ess of our g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l preaching work .
“ The fear of Jehovah is the star@@ t of wisdom . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ S 9 : 10 .
When Paul pre@@ ached the good news to those Jews , they com@@ pared his words with their knowledge of the Scriptures .
During his Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn , Jesus will apply the benef@@ its of his ransom sacrifice to every obedi@@ ent human .
Do you feel such a de@@ b@@ t to the people in your ter@@ rit@@ ory ? ​ — Read Acts 20 : 26 , 27 .
When Jehovah gave Israel the Law , he provided much more than rul@@ es to regul@@ ate his pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s lives and their appro@@ ach to him in sacrifice and prayer .
When you put wi@@ sh@@ ful thinking asi@@ de , how do you ap@@ praise your present situation , and what can you hon@@ es@@ tly ex@@ pect from the future ?
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , we want Jehovah to bring an end to this wicked system soon .
C@@ o@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ ors ’ Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e
Like Paul , we can gl@@ ori@@ fy our work as min@@ isters by making fre@@ qu@@ ent and effe@@ ctive use of the Word of God .
J@@ en@@ n@@ y , qu@@ o@@ ted at the out@@ set , su@@ gg@@ ests one pos@@ si@@ bility . “ It may be difficult for them to see someone young and in@@ experienced become respon@@ sible for taking care of their son or daugh@@ ter , ” she says .
Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at , fir@@ ed by his ze@@ al for the worship of Jehovah , “ re@@ moved the high plac@@ es and the sac@@ red po@@ les from Juda@@ h . ” ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Paul ad@@ ded : “ But by God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness I am what I am . ”
From op@@ pres@@ sion and from viol@@ ence he will re@@ de@@ em their soul . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 7@@ 2 : 12 , 14 .
We must at all times have full control of our sen@@ ses and body members .
What did Jesus discus@@ s ?
After heal@@ ing a man who was l@@ ame from bir@@ th , Paul and his compan@@ ion Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s were ha@@ iled as go@@ ds .
He heal@@ ed the si@@ ck and disa@@ b@@ led , ra@@ ised the dead , f@@ ed mul@@ titu@@ des , and even contro@@ l@@ led the el@@ ements .
So right then and there , my bo@@ ss fir@@ ed me .
Proverbs 15 : 3 says : “ The eyes of Jehovah are in every place , keep@@ ing w@@ atch upon the bad ones and the good ones . ”
See the 200@@ 6 C@@ al@@ end@@ ar of Jehovah’s Witnesses , Ju@@ ly / ​ Au@@ gu@@ st .
E@@ no@@ ch was the first person descri@@ bed in the Scriptures as wal@@ king with God .
Wh@@ ere , though , can you find satis@@ f@@ ying spiritual guid@@ ance ?
Jehovah’s ability to provide “ power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l , ” even under the most difficult of circumstances , had been truly imp@@ ressed on me by the time I left Al@@ ban@@ ia two we@@ ek@@ s later .
My field ministry cons@@ ists mo@@ st@@ ly of con@@ duc@@ ting Bible stu@@ dies with those who come to my house .
Jehovah’s heart is sa@@ dd@@ ened . ​ — Read Genesis 6 : 5 , 6 ; De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 32 : 4 , 5 .
Since Jehovah is vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous in power , we can rest as@@ sur@@ ed that the su@@ n will continue to provide us the light and he@@ at on which our lives dep@@ end .
* Com@@ ple@@ ted in about 10@@ 40 B.C.E . , toward the end of Davi@@ d’s 40 - year k@@ ing@@ ship , the book is pri@@ mar@@ ily about David and his relationship with Jehovah .
When h@@ ate - filled men st@@ oned the disci@@ ple S@@ te@@ ph@@ en to death , his fin@@ al words were : “ Jehovah , do not char@@ ge this sin against them . ”
And they go each one in his own ways , and they do not al@@ ter their pa@@ ths .
S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 3 - 5
P@@ ic@@ tur@@ ed on the left is the n@@ est of an Af@@ ri@@ can ro@@ ck mar@@ t@@ in .
“ H@@ app@@ y are those consci@@ ous of their spiritual need , since the kingdom of the heavens bel@@ ong@@ s to them . ”
Ther@@ efore , on May 7 , 19@@ 40 , in the H@@ ouse of Com@@ m@@ ons , M@@ r . A@@ mer@@ y qu@@ o@@ ted the words a@@ bo@@ ve to P@@ ri@@ me M@@ in@@ is@@ ter N@@ ev@@ il@@ le Ch@@ am@@ ber@@ la@@ in .
The people “ de@@ al tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ously with one another . ”
T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ing the ru@@ g@@ ged Al@@ as@@ ka H@@ igh@@ way from Da@@ w@@ son C@@ re@@ ek , B@@ rit@@ ish C@@ o@@ lum@@ bia , to Wh@@ it@@ eho@@ r@@ se , Yu@@ k@@ on ( a dist@@ ance of 9@@ 18 mil@@ es [ 1@@ ,@@ 4@@ 7@@ 7 k@@ m ] ) , and wit@@ ness@@ ing along the way requi@@ red end@@ ur@@ ance and ca@@ u@@ tion .
TH@@ E@@ R@@ E is one thing that few people will dis@@ pu@@ te : We are all imper@@ fect and therefore make mis@@ takes and do things that we come to reg@@ re@@ t .
( b ) What does God’s “ con@@ des@@ cen@@ ding ” to help “ the low@@ ly one ” mean ?
D@@ r . Na@@ o@@ ki Kat@@ a@@ o@@ ka , prof@@ ess@@ or of pe@@ di@@ at@@ ri@@ c@@ s at Ka@@ wa@@ s@@ ak@@ i Me@@ di@@ cal C@@ ol@@ le@@ ge in Ku@@ ra@@ shi@@ ki , J@@ ap@@ an , has ob@@ served do@@ z@@ ens of children who are ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely qui@@ et and have little expres@@ sion on their fac@@ es .
L@@ it@@ tle won@@ der that good lead@@ ers have proved very hard to find .
Th@@ ough his as@@ pi@@ r@@ ations were ad@@ d@@ ressed to an a@@ udi@@ ence in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , the ess@@ ence of his dre@@ am has been em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed by people in many nations .
They too have the pos@@ si@@ bility of being a@@ do@@ p@@ ted as God’s children and of living forever on a par@@ adise earth .
A@@ hi@@ ka@@ m and Ge@@ d@@ al@@ iah
Mari@@ e - Th@@ é@@ r@@ è@@ se is one of the some 20 sing@@ le sisters from ab@@ ro@@ ad who serve as “ need great@@ ers ” in W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
Go@@ od study ha@@ bi@@ ts en@@ able us to come to a better knowledge of Jehovah and to enjoy a clo@@ s@@ er relationship with him .
V@@ er@@ y likely , this ir@@ rit@@ ated David , and he did not want to hear anything fur@@ ther about the matter .
Many who cannot atten@@ d meetings enjoy listen@@ ing in by tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne .
In a f@@ it of ra@@ ge , he in@@ sul@@ ts David and tur@@ ns the young men away emp@@ ty - h@@ an@@ ded .
Hence , after reading the bro@@ ch@@ ure , you should con@@ f@@ er with your own leg@@ al or ta@@ x ad@@ vis@@ ers .
“ In a sense , ” says the repor@@ t on the study , “ they ‘ cre@@ ate ’ the very situ@@ ations they fear most . ”
We can speak to God at l@@ eng@@ th at any time or place .
Be than@@ k@@ ful for everything Jehovah gives you
So the over@@ ri@@ ding need is for you to try to put yourself in the individu@@ al@@ ’s place and find out what he or she really wants and needs from you .
• How can we imitate Jehovah in show@@ ing imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality to all people ?
Instead , some children have to wor@@ ry every day about where they will find a place to s@@ le@@ ep for the night .
The Scriptures encoura@@ ge all of us to make advan@@ c@@ ement .
Why did a shepher@@ d at times need to show ex@@ tr@@ a pati@@ ence and tend@@ er@@ ness ?
Jesus ’ love for his heavenly Father mo@@ tiv@@ ated him to end@@ ure those tri@@ als .
J@@ ap@@ an 2@@ 20@@ ,000
From such a great thing as death he did res@@ cu@@ e us and will res@@ cu@@ e us . ”
Des@@ pite tri@@ als , Jehovah’s people have reason to rejo@@ ice
T@@ ry this : If you g@@ li@@ mp@@ se er@@ o@@ tic i@@ mag@@ er@@ y , quic@@ k@@ ly a@@ ver@@ t your eyes .
He was appro@@ ached by a young man who asked what he had to do to in@@ her@@ it everlasting life .
Th@@ ink about Paul’s words .
Like Paul , we too can pro@@ cla@@ im with con@@ vi@@ ction that there will be a resurrection .
He served there for ne@@ arly 7@@ 1 years .
Com@@ men@@ ting about her friends in the congregation , she no@@ ted : “ Their vis@@ its helped a lo@@ t , al@@ though at times they said very little .
My book ba@@ g seem@@ s he@@ a@@ vi@@ er these days , so I ligh@@ ten it by taking out any boo@@ ks I may not need at the meeting .
I@@ m@@ ev@@ bor@@ e
David asked H@@ u@@ sh@@ a@@ i to go back to Jerusalem and pre@@ ten@@ d to be Ab@@ sal@@ om@@ ’s friend so that he could con@@ v@@ in@@ ce Ab@@ sal@@ om to listen to his ad@@ vice in@@ stead of A@@ hi@@ th@@ op@@ hel@@ ’s .
What prophe@@ tic si@@ gn did Jesus give to war@@ n his followers that the end of a system of things was close , and how was it in@@ iti@@ ally ful@@ filled in the first century ?
In few plac@@ es has the persecu@@ tion been more su@@ sta@@ ined or in@@ ten@@ se than in U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine , where the Kingdom - preaching work was under ba@@ n for 5@@ 2 years .
After stud@@ ying for fi@@ ve months , On@@ es@@ mu@@ s deci@@ ded that he wanted to atten@@ d the meetings des@@ pite the ris@@ ks .
Jesus ’ disciples were Jews and , like J@@ on@@ ah , were used to tal@@ king only to people from the same ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound and cul@@ ture .
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : I never heard that part of the st@@ ory before .
D@@ ili@@ g@@ ently study and apply God’s Word .
Their life is not f@@ oun@@ ded on the un@@ st@@ able con@@ di@@ tions of this system of things .
I am at fr@@ on@@ t left
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Je@@ h@@ u “ did not take care to walk in the law of Jehovah the God of Israel with all his heart . ”
When Jo@@ shua ad@@ d@@ ressed the older men of Israel , what was the situation of Israel , and what did Jo@@ shua say ?
As told by R@@ on@@ al@@ d J .
They vis@@ it us when we are si@@ ck and comfort us when we m@@ our@@ n .
Jesus showed that Jehovah had temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily t@@ ol@@ er@@ ated imp@@ ro@@ per marriage cu@@ st@@ om@@ s as a “ conc@@ es@@ sion ” made out of reg@@ ard for Israel@@ ’s “ har@@ d@@ hear@@ te@@ dness . ” ​ — Matthew 19 : 8 ; Proverbs 4 : 18 .
( b ) In what way was his message about future tri@@ bul@@ ations streng@@ th@@ ening ?
• How can we pre@@ pare for temp@@ tation ?
The true worshi@@ p@@ ers will worship the Father with spirit and truth . ”
The blessings more than com@@ p@@ en@@ s@@ ate for the challeng@@ es !
He made ra@@ pi@@ d prog@@ ress , quic@@ k@@ ly making the necess@@ ary chang@@ es in his life , and before long he began sh@@ aring in the Kingdom preaching work .
As one evidence , elders show that they have Christ’s men@@ tal attitude by making and mon@@ it@@ or@@ ing arrang@@ ements to help si@@ ck ones in the congregation , following in princi@@ ple the course of action mentioned at Matthew 25 : 39 , 40 .
In the following article , however , we will see why it is possible for us to displa@@ y go@@ o@@ dness .
He also encoura@@ ged the a@@ udi@@ ence to look up s@@ crip@@ tures and to take no@@ tes during the meetings .
While on earth , Jesus enjo@@ yed ob@@ serving cre@@ ation , being with friends , and sh@@ aring in me@@ als .
What responsi@@ bility comes with ad@@ v@@ ance knowledge of what Jehovah will do ?
Today , “ the sons of the kingdom ” e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly a@@ wa@@ it their gl@@ ori@@ ous , heavenly re@@ ward .
The Israelites received many good things from Jehovah .
S@@ c@@ he@@ du@@ le a time for family worship .
Jehovah V@@ alu@@ es Me@@ ek@@ ness
Why is it a chall@@ enge for us to s@@ wal@@ low our pri@@ de , so to speak , and re@@ act to tri@@ als with hum@@ ility ?
What will help you to teach your children ?
We can find help at the right time .
Q@@ u@@ o@@ ting De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 16 , Jesus refu@@ sed to put his Father to the t@@ est .
What helped them years ag@@ o to make the move to a fore@@ ign country ?
Jesus acc@@ e@@ ded to her re@@ qu@@ est and heal@@ ed her daugh@@ ter . ​ — Mat@@ t .
May they continue to gro@@ w in knowledge and in love , both of Jehovah and of the bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
13 , 14 . ( a ) How can parents cre@@ ate a pe@@ ace@@ ful home en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment ?
She ye@@ ar@@ ns for his love , and that requi@@ res that she be lo@@ va@@ ble .
How is Jehovah’s h@@ at@@ red for false worship expres@@ sed in the book of Revelation ?
Di@@ d Pe@@ ople in Bible T@@ im@@ es Re@@ ally Li@@ ve So L@@ ong ?
Yet , E@@ no@@ ch and Noah res@@ is@@ ted the spirit of the world of their time and wal@@ ked with Jehovah .
How is spiritual gro@@ w@@ th ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed ?
Even powerful govern@@ ments and large inter@@ n@@ ational reli@@ ef ag@@ en@@ ci@@ es , while having had some succ@@ ess , have not been able to eli@@ min@@ ate the age - old proble@@ m of po@@ ver@@ ty .
“ You will c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate the fes@@ ti@@ val to Jehovah . . . , and you must become nothing but jo@@ y@@ ful . ” ​ — D@@ E@@ U@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ ON@@ O@@ M@@ Y 16 : 15 .
Why might a few wr@@ ong@@ ly conclu@@ de that they are anointed ones ?
As long as they remain loyal , he never for@@ ge@@ ts their faithful rec@@ ord . ​ — Psalm 18 : 25 ; 37 : 28 .
He also real@@ ized that he needed rest .
Con@@ tra@@ di@@ ct@@ ory teachings cannot all be true .
He kno@@ ws how to use , man@@ age , and dist@@ ribu@@ te earth@@ ’s res@@ our@@ ces fai@@ r@@ ly and pro@@ per@@ ly .
It has helped a great many to stri@@ p off the old person@@ ality and put on the new .
A@@ gain , the Witnesses prom@@ p@@ tly went into action to help provide reli@@ ef .
All of them would need God’s support in the difficult times a@@ head , and Jesus pray@@ ed for them .
At that m@@ om@@ ent I said a bri@@ ef prayer to Jehovah , as@@ king him to help me end@@ ure the as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t .
When Jesus died , the only recorded thing of value that he ow@@ ned was the gar@@ ment over which the Rom@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers c@@ ast lo@@ ts .
To be rest@@ ored spiritually , however , er@@ ring ones need to accept the Bible - based spiritual help of Christian elders and give evidence of true rep@@ ent@@ ance .
“ I had a cho@@ ice .
I@@ b@@ z@@ an ( T@@ ri@@ be of A@@ sh@@ er )
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently because El@@ isha appreci@@ ated his God - given privilege of minis@@ ter@@ ing to Eli@@ j@@ ah .
MI@@ L@@ L@@ I@@ ON@@ S of us have made the wise cho@@ ice to serve Jehovah God and clo@@ sel@@ y follow the st@@ ep@@ s of Jesus Christ .
• fellow believers
Wh@@ ich bo@@ ys ?
( In@@ cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly , while re@@ mo@@ ving the divine name , most Bible transl@@ at@@ ors re@@ tain the n@@ ames of the many false go@@ ds mentioned in the origin@@ al text , such as Ba@@ al , B@@ el , M@@ er@@ o@@ d@@ ach , and even Satan ! )
T@@ w@@ o years ear@@ li@@ er , only three days after Ru@@ th was born , F@@ er@@ din@@ and left home , was ar@@ rest@@ ed , and ended up in a Na@@ z@@ i con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p .
In 19@@ 34 the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety began pro@@ duc@@ ing por@@ table ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ s especially desi@@ gn@@ ed to be used in the ministry .
“ I@@ t’s too hard . ”
The high pri@@ est was requi@@ red , first of all , to sacrifice a bul@@ l as a sin o@@ ffering “ in be@@ half of himself and his house . ”
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 25 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 22 , 6@@ 8
In such a case , how can we imitate God’s love ?
Jesus taught us how to listen .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y A@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ T@@ EL@@ I@@ S A@@ P@@ O@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ L@@ I@@ DI@@ S
To her sur@@ pris@@ e , she found that a new ten@@ ant , nam@@ ed No@@ le@@ en , had moved in .
This was an ad@@ ju@@ sted ten - mon@@ th course desi@@ gn@@ ed in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar for tra@@ ining branch person@@ ne@@ l .
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing that many others before you have succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded can help you to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere and to maintain a positi@@ ve attitude .
The Tru@@ th B@@ r@@ ings , “ Not Pe@@ ace , But a S@@ word , ” O@@ ct .
How did Psalm 16 : 10 find fulfill@@ ment ?
He gave us power to car@@ ry out our pl@@ ans , en@@ ab@@ ling us to work toward prop@@ er go@@ als .
These preci@@ ous tru@@ ths reve@@ al why God per@@ m@@ its evil , why we die , how we should pray , and how we can be truly happy .
What a loving and for@@ giving God we serve ! ​ — P@@ s .
“ The One L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing to C@@ oun@@ sel Is W@@ ise ”
When will God destro@@ y evil on earth ?
Let me expla@@ in why those words of Psalm 7@@ 1 : 17 have special meaning to me .
Does God C@@ are Ab@@ out U@@ s ?
C@@ ar@@ el@@ ess@@ ness , over@@ confidence , and di@@ str@@ actions have been the un@@ doing of some , and such things could af@@ fect our hope of at@@ tain@@ ing the pri@@ ze of life . ​ — 1 John 2 : 15 - 17 .
Why does giving and recei@@ ving comm@@ end@@ ation ad@@ d to a spirit of joy in the congregation ?
You can see this by mo@@ ving to another occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence of the ph@@ ra@@ se “ new heavens and a new earth . ”
Is a Me@@ an@@ ing@@ ful Li@@ fe Re@@ ally P@@ os@@ sible ?
Yet , just as Jehovah helped those servants of old to praise him public@@ ly , God will help you to offer sacrific@@ es of praise .
So you young ones should understand that ne@@ i@@ ther your parents nor the Christian elders in the congregation are going to for@@ ce you to get baptized .
Why do we do it ?
What does listen@@ ing to the vo@@ ice of Christ’s brothers invol@@ ve ?
What positi@@ ve as@@ pect is there to the ble@@ ak pi@@ c@@ ture pres@@ ented at 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 3 ?
Thus , Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 2 : 3 fin@@ ds its ma@@ j@@ or fulfill@@ ment in our time : “ Se@@ ek Jehovah , all you me@@ ek ones of the earth . ”
It made me so happy to learn the truth about the only true God ! I kept reading se@@ cre@@ tly and learned many more Bible tru@@ ths .
Fir@@ st , the “ when ” question .
After 1@@ ,@@ 7@@ 00 years , would the lies and n@@ on@@ sense in those pa@@ p@@ ers become true simply because the do@@ cum@@ ents were very old ?
E@@ mili@@ a is now allow@@ ed to work only four days a we@@ ek .
A@@ vo@@ id inf@@ lam@@ mat@@ ory spe@@ e@@ ch .
But by exerc@@ ising faith in the shed blood of Jesus Christ and being baptized , you now have a relationship with the Father .
In all , 27 people attend@@ ed .
On the other hand , if parents always cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze their children , not com@@ men@@ ding them at all , the children can eas@@ ily lo@@ se their self - respect and may have difficul@@ ty show@@ ing affe@@ ction for others . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 31 , 32 .
What power can the Word of God exer@@ t on us ?
It is faith - streng@@ th@@ ening to refle@@ ct on the evidence that Jehovah helps his people .
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message is too important for anyone to try to understand on his own by priv@@ ate Bible reading .
Au@@ gu@@ st@@ ine claim@@ ed that the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn of God’s Kingdom was not future but had already be@@ gu@@ n with the f@@ oun@@ ding of the ch@@ urch .
What effect does Jesus ’ prophecy about the great tri@@ bul@@ ation have on Jehovah’s people ?
After provi@@ ding guid@@ ance for the making of “ ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments of older men in city after city , ” Paul coun@@ sel@@ s Ti@@ tu@@ s to “ keep on re@@ pro@@ ving [ the un@@ ru@@ ly ] with sever@@ ity , that they may be heal@@ thy in the faith . ”
I deci@@ ded to leave my mo@@ t@@ or@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le be@@ h@@ ind and find a flo@@ ating means of trans@@ por@@ tation .
One wrote : “ Your word is a lam@@ p to my fo@@ o@@ t , and a light to my ro@@ ad@@ way . ”
R@@ o@@ y , baptized in 195@@ 1 : “ When I dedic@@ ated my@@ self to Jehovah , I promised to serve him always .
T@@ ing@@ me@@ i is a stud@@ ent at a gi@@ r@@ ls ’ te@@ ch@@ n@@ ic@@ al school .
Jehovah would bl@@ ess them and use them only if they showed true hum@@ ility .
Like the inter@@ dep@@ end@@ ent members of the human body , Christians need one another .
At times , we re@@ en@@ ac@@ ted Bible s@@ cen@@ es or had prac@@ tice s@@ essi@@ ons for field service pres@@ ent@@ ations .
* So if you face op@@ position because you support pu@@ re worship , be@@ ar in mind that Jehovah has his reas@@ ons for per@@ mit@@ ting it .
S@@ ob@@ ering too is the fact that f@@ li@@ r@@ ting can lead to ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y or for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation .
Bro@@ ther B@@ ow@@ en com@@ pared de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of God’s Word , the Bible , to pi@@ e@@ ces of a pu@@ z@@ z@@ le .
L@@ ater , I would be g@@ la@@ d that I had stu@@ died that tim@@ ely material .
They were sur@@ pris@@ ed , and asked , “ Wh@@ ere in the Bible ? ”
A pioneer nam@@ ed B@@ ob@@ bi ple@@ ad@@ ed : “ We need more support during the we@@ ek . ”
Th@@ an@@ k you very much , from one who has served Jehovah since you@@ th . ”
L@@ ater , the apostle Paul wrote to Ti@@ tu@@ s and explained that Jesus “ gave himself for us that he might deli@@ ver us from every s@@ ort of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness and cle@@ an@@ se for himself a people pe@@ cu@@ li@@ arly his own , ze@@ al@@ ous for fine works . ”
How might parents apply James 1 : 19 ?
World events com@@ bin@@ ed with the be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or and tra@@ its of people prove that we are living in the last days and that God’s Kingdom will soon bring everlasting blessings to those who love God .
After pra@@ ying all night , I called the branch and said y@@ es .
The princi@@ ple at 1 Corinthians 15 : 33 helped me to see that those I cho@@ se to associ@@ ate with would have a bi@@ g effect on me .
Today , too , gen@@ u@@ ine Christians are not influ@@ enced by the e@@ b@@ b and f@@ low of po@@ pul@@ ar vie@@ ws but cl@@ ing fir@@ m@@ ly to Bible truth .
Those Christian overse@@ ers needed to continue to be led by holy spirit as they car@@ ri@@ ed out their du@@ ties as shepher@@ ds of the flo@@ ck of God .
Yes , the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative sense of sm@@ ell of the wicked has been so dist@@ or@@ ted by Satan’s system of things that they feel un@@ com@@ for@@ table or even ho@@ st@@ ile in the pres@@ ence of those dif@@ fu@@ sing the “ s@@ we@@ et o@@ d@@ or of Christ . ”
Jehovah under@@ stan@@ ds your pain .
Bible truth satis@@ fied my th@@ ir@@ st for ans@@ wers .
However , rather than making it s@@ ound as though it were un@@ avo@@ i@@ da@@ ble , let us call it what it really is ​ — a mi@@ d@@ life be@@ tra@@ y@@ al .
Th@@ ings to A@@ vo@@ id
M@@ en may have app@@ lied God’s name prof@@ an@@ ely to themselves or to others through whom they pre@@ tend@@ ed to worship God . ​ — 9 / 15 , page 29 .
I@@ N No@@ v@@ ember 20@@ 10 , a bi@@ d of ne@@ arly 70 milli@@ on do@@ l@@ l@@ ars was made on a Ch@@ in@@ ese cla@@ y va@@ se in Eng@@ land .
“ Jehovah could have an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ated his re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous people , ” wrote F@@ il@@ li@@ on , “ but being un@@ chang@@ e@@ able in his promises , he will , in s@@ pite of everything , be faithful to the promises he made in the past . ”
Ha@@ ve you heard their thr@@ ill@@ ing invit@@ ation ?
( See also Luke 12 : 4@@ 5 . )
Do@@ ing God’s Wor@@ k F@@ ul@@ l - Ti@@ me
Be@@ ing mo@@ des@@ t does not mean that we should never re@@ ach out for or accept ad@@ di@@ tional privile@@ ges of service .
How is sh@@ aring in these activities a de@@ f@@ en@@ se against Satan and his dem@@ ons ?
It can help us to ri@@ d ourselves of our old way of thinking when we did not know God and to be trans@@ form@@ ed into something valu@@ able in his eyes .
He was very succ@@ ess@@ ful in dist@@ ribu@@ ting the ver@@ sion .
After she found out about her fa@@ ther’s re@@ qu@@ est , Ad@@ r@@ y@@ ana pray@@ ed to Jehovah to give her an opportunity to vis@@ it Bethel .
While God has no li@@ mit in power , humans do ti@@ re out .
7 - 9 . ( a ) What re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble experience did G@@ ide@@ on have , and what was the result of it ?
Jehovah expe@@ cts exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion .
T@@ each Your Ch@@ il@@ dren to Lo@@ ve Jehovah , 9 / 1
The So@@ ci@@ ety arrang@@ ed for a number of us , including T@@ on@@ y A@@ t@@ tw@@ o@@ od , St@@ an@@ le@@ y J@@ ones , H@@ ar@@ old King , D@@ on R@@ endel@@ l , and St@@ an@@ le@@ y W@@ o@@ o@@ d@@ bur@@ n , to sa@@ il from the Cor@@ n@@ ish fi@@ shing por@@ t of F@@ ow@@ ey .
K@@ in@@ dly , Jehovah led J@@ on@@ ah through an ob@@ ject less@@ on that helped him change his attitude and see the exc@@ el@@ ling value of God’s mer@@ cy .
Although we can never fully understand all of Jehovah’s thoughts , still the Bible encoura@@ ges us to gain “ in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with Jehovah . ”
There is often a differ@@ ence between being pe@@ ace@@ ful ​ — at peace — ​ and being pe@@ ace@@ able .
He said that he had “ no@@ where to la@@ y down his head . ”
What does James show is necess@@ ary regarding faith ?
Se@@ cond Mar@@ ri@@ age , 7 / 1
What bal@@ ance do true Christians maintain in the matter of good works ?
S@@ how@@ ing the value of such study , the Bible says : “ W@@ is@@ dom is for a prote@@ ction the same as money is for a prote@@ ction ; but the advan@@ ta@@ ge of knowledge is that wisdom it@@ self pre@@ ser@@ ves ali@@ ve its ow@@ n@@ ers . ”
( Read Proverbs 3 : 31 - 35 . )
My mother had received some Bible public@@ ations , and I was f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ated by them .
What valu@@ able less@@ on do we learn from the v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard illustr@@ ation ?
The law against co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness encoura@@ ged God’s people to avoid materi@@ al@@ ism , gre@@ ed , and gr@@ um@@ bl@@ ing about their lo@@ t in life .
Paul wrote : “ N@@ ei@@ ther for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ ors , nor i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ers , nor ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ers , nor men kept for un@@ n@@ atur@@ al pur@@ pos@@ es , nor men who li@@ e with men , nor th@@ i@@ ev@@ es , nor gre@@ e@@ dy pers@@ ons , nor dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ ds , nor re@@ v@@ il@@ ers , nor ex@@ t@@ or@@ tion@@ ers will in@@ her@@ it God’s kingdom . ”
Since mo@@ des@@ ty inclu@@ des an a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of one@@ ’s li@@ mit@@ ations , Jehovah cannot righ@@ tly be spo@@ ken of as being mo@@ des@@ t .
When Samuel came to me@@ et him , the king was el@@ ated over the vi@@ ct@@ ory and said : “ B@@ less@@ ed are you of Jehovah .
Yes , it is the heart ​ — the in@@ ner person , the s@@ ource of one@@ ’s thoughts , attitu@@ des , and feelings — ​ that matters to Jehovah .
M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o is a S@@ pan@@ ish - speaking country but has si@@ z@@ able indi@@ gen@@ ous grou@@ ps speaking other langu@@ ages .
His ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn was T@@ e@@ ko@@ a , ten mil@@ es [ 16 k@@ m ] sou@@ th of Jerusalem .
Z@@ E@@ C@@ H@@ A@@ R@@ I@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S E@@ I@@ G@@ H@@ T AL@@ L@@ E@@ G@@ O@@ R@@ I@@ C@@ A@@ L V@@ I@@ S@@ I@@ ON@@ S
So when you are fac@@ ed with a da@@ un@@ ting t@@ ask , remember the e@@ ag@@ le .
Paul stated : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e pu@@ t@@ ting up with one another and for@@ giving one another fre@@ ely if anyone has a cause for com@@ pla@@ in@@ t against another . Even as Jehovah fre@@ ely for@@ gave you , so do you also .
Do@@ ing so might even har@@ m the Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers working dis@@ cre@@ et@@ ly under such circumstances .
• How did the apostles and older men in Jerusalem set@@ tle the is@@ sue of circum@@ c@@ ision ?
To this day , many of that group of young Witnesses serve Jehovah faith@@ fully .
As the years went by , though , Christians in C@@ ap@@ pa@@ do@@ ci@@ a began to be influ@@ enced by pa@@ g@@ an ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es .
N@@ av@@ y p@@ ho@@ to ; others : U@@ .@@ S .
Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing integrity does not requi@@ re per@@ fe@@ ction .
Con@@ cer@@ ning the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Abraham , the Bible states : “ ‘ Abraham put faith in Jehovah , and it was coun@@ ted to him as righteousness , ’ and he came to be called ‘ Jehovah’s friend . ’ ”
1@@ 19 : 6@@ 6 .
Se@@ bas@@ ti@@ an deci@@ ded to re@@ mind the su@@ per@@ vis@@ or about his Bible - based attitude toward im@@ mor@@ ality .
O@@ la@@ u@@ da@@ h E@@ qui@@ an@@ o , a slave who sur@@ vi@@ ved , repor@@ ted : “ The sh@@ ri@@ ek@@ s of the women , and the gro@@ ans of the d@@ ying , rend@@ ered the whole a sc@@ ene of hor@@ ro@@ r al@@ most in@@ conc@@ ei@@ va@@ ble . ”
So share your feelings with Jehovah in prayer , and he will help you to cop@@ e .
As told by Mar@@ ku@@ s and J@@ ann@@ y H@@ ar@@ t@@ li@@ ef
Ser@@ ving Jo@@ y@@ fully Des@@ pite In@@ fir@@ m@@ ities
Why W@@ ere Pe@@ ople in Ex@@ pe@@ ct@@ ation ?
He allow@@ ed Lo@@ t to fle@@ e to a city that He had in@@ tend@@ ed to destro@@ y .
We can also cultiv@@ ate a good relationship with the st@@ af@@ f by o@@ ffering to help with simp@@ le t@@ as@@ ks .
A no@@ t@@ ori@@ ous fore@@ ign@@ er is sta@@ ying in a temple ch@@ am@@ ber .
We find no evidence of occ@@ up@@ ation until the Per@@ si@@ an peri@@ od . . .
F@@ our of my sons ​ — James , Jer@@ ry , N@@ ic@@ ho@@ l@@ as , and S@@ te@@ ven — ​ are serving Jehovah faith@@ fully with their wi@@ ves and famili@@ es .
( b ) How did Jehovah respon@@ d to Satan’s chall@@ enge in E@@ den ?
Ther@@ efore , we should he@@ ed Paul’s counsel : “ De@@ ad@@ en . . . your body members that are upon the earth as res@@ pe@@ cts for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , se@@ x@@ u@@ al ap@@ pet@@ ite , h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful desire , and co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness , which is i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry . ”
The real d@@ anger lies in ign@@ or@@ ing the ru@@ st , allow@@ ing it to devel@@ op to the point of ca@@ using stru@@ c@@ tural dam@@ age or fa@@ il@@ ure .
Ex@@ pla@@ in how Isaiah 5@@ 3 : 7 was ful@@ filled .
In this reg@@ ard , Solomon states : “ A false word is what the righteous h@@ ates , but the wicked ones act sh@@ am@@ e@@ fully and cause dis@@ gr@@ ace for themselves . ”
What kind of giving does God ex@@ pect ?
The brother deli@@ ver@@ ing the dis@@ course “ B@@ ap@@ tism Le@@ a@@ ds to Gre@@ ater T@@ e@@ aching P@@ ri@@ v@@ ile@@ ges ” war@@ m@@ ly wel@@ com@@ ed the bap@@ t@@ is@@ ma@@ l can@@ di@@ d@@ ates and invit@@ ed them to have a share in greater privile@@ ges of service .
O@@ f@@ ten all that is needed is a will@@ ing@@ ness to for@@ give .
That simp@@ le but famili@@ ar illustr@@ ation would prom@@ pt those Christians in R@@ ome to ask themselves , ‘ Wh@@ ich ma@@ ster am I serving ? ’
• In what way did faithful men of old live as temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents ?
Yet , most of the people were pr@@ ou@@ d and indi@@ ffer@@ ent , and they refu@@ sed to believe .
This is one of the ma@@ in ob@@ je@@ c@@ ti@@ ves of the preaching work per@@ form@@ ed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
“ They Sh@@ all Not En@@ ter In@@ to My R@@ est ”
Gi@@ ve the ess@@ ence of what is said at Ho@@ se@@ a 6 : 1 - 3 .
What kind of re@@ pu@@ tation did Peter esta@@ bl@@ ish ?
Th@@ ough all Christians are ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers , what is Scrip@@ tur@@ ally requi@@ red of elders ?
( b ) What questions might we ask ourselves ?
Although Na@@ om@@ i was dist@@ ressed , a care@@ ful reading of the book of Ru@@ th shows that she kept on tru@@ sting in Jehovah .
“ As is the case with all the activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses , religious fun@@ ding is h@@ and@@ led on a vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary bas@@ is , each one person@@ ally determin@@ ing the am@@ ount and fre@@ qu@@ enc@@ y of his religious ‘ don@@ ations . ’ ” ​ — E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an C@@ our@@ t of H@@ u@@ man R@@ igh@@ ts , 20@@ 11
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , Jehovah be@@ ars the uni@@ que t@@ it@@ le “ King of et@@ er@@ n@@ ity . ” ​ — 7 / 1 , page 28 .
Thus , they gave a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly of their s@@ il@@ ver and go@@ ld and li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck .
Jehovah’s remin@@ ders moved Jo@@ si@@ ah to act in be@@ half of true worship ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 6 ) How did King Jo@@ si@@ ah put trust in Jehovah ?
By obe@@ ying your parents , you ther@@ e@@ by obey God .
You have good reason for such confidence .
On the other hand , as Christians we are encoura@@ ged by vis@@ u@@ al@@ iz@@ ing our hope , whether it is heavenly or earthly .
V@@ i@@ ol@@ ence has the power to se@@ du@@ ce
What effect did Jehovah’s words have on Jeremiah ?
The will of the go@@ ds was always s@@ ought before making any important decision .
The cou@@ ple are invit@@ ed , and he wants his wife to accom@@ pan@@ y him .
We can encoura@@ ge others by com@@ men@@ ding them for something they did well .
In truth , very little .
He was imp@@ ris@@ oned , wh@@ i@@ pp@@ ed , be@@ at@@ en with ro@@ ds , and st@@ oned .
This appro@@ ach to life benef@@ its them in vari@@ ous ways , not the le@@ ast of which is that such gener@@ os@@ ity is good for their health .
In 1@@ 6@@ 8 B.C.E . , at P@@ y@@ d@@ na , some mil@@ es sou@@ th of B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a , a Rom@@ an gener@@ al w@@ on a dec@@ isi@@ ve vi@@ ct@@ ory over the last ancient M@@ ace@@ don@@ i@@ an rul@@ er , Per@@ se@@ us .
Do you deli@@ ght in the in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ating fre@@ sh@@ ness of s@@ pr@@ ing@@ time when you see tre@@ es and f@@ low@@ ers a@@ wak@@ en ?
Thus , “ all have sin@@ ned and f@@ all sh@@ ort of the glory of God . ”
What about the “ other sheep , ” having the pro@@ spe@@ ct of everlasting life on earth ?
; Ru@@ z@@ z@@ o , T .
An@@ cient me@@ tal and st@@ one ob@@ je@@ cts ab@@ ound , but most of the more f@@ ra@@ g@@ ile it@@ em@@ s , such as clo@@ th , le@@ ather , and em@@ bal@@ m@@ ed bo@@ dies , have not with@@ sto@@ od mo@@ is@@ ture and the vi@@ c@@ is@@ situ@@ des of time .
“ Des@@ pite the difficult con@@ di@@ tions , we were spiritually a@@ wa@@ ke .
But is it true that experience is the best teach@@ er , as the saying go@@ es ?
To de@@ e@@ pen our appreciation for Jehovah and to strengthen our hope in the resurrection , let us consider why the resurrection will occ@@ ur and how this should af@@ fect us person@@ ally .
Even when he was re@@ ign@@ ing as king over Israel , his circumstances chang@@ ed dr@@ as@@ tic@@ ally , especially after he com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y and , in an effort to co@@ ver up that sin , mu@@ r@@ der .
In fact , in a given peri@@ od of time , they can often accom@@ pl@@ ish more than those who are str@@ ong@@ er physi@@ c@@ ally but less experienced .
Today , we know that Word as the Ho@@ ly Bible , and we are wise to c@@ he@@ ck that our beli@@ ef@@ s and standards me@@ asure up to it . ​ — John 17 : 17 .
L@@ ear@@ n From Jesus ’ Ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary Lo@@ ve
Do you see what that means ?
They had no good news to dec@@ l@@ are to the po@@ or .
If you find that being taught by a low@@ ly person challeng@@ es your hum@@ ility , remember that he or she is mer@@ ely the means used by God to teach you .
With great feel@@ ing she said : “ Rather than por@@ tra@@ ying God as being so far a@@ bo@@ ve us m@@ ere mor@@ tal@@ s , you se@@ em to bring him right into our mi@@ d@@ st like a de@@ ar friend .
How , though , can we inc@@ ite our brothers at meetings ?
Although my scho@@ ol@@ teach@@ ers wanted me to atten@@ d uni@@ vers@@ ity , my go@@ al was to go to Bethel .
He follow@@ ed that question with a discus@@ sion of spiritual qualities that God loo@@ ks for in his gu@@ ests .
( a ) How is Jehovah per@@ form@@ ing great de@@ e@@ ds in con@@ ne@@ ction with our preaching activ@@ ity ?
How loving and in@@ si@@ gh@@ t@@ ful of Jesus to war@@ n his disciples about things that would make it hard to stay mor@@ ally clean !
T@@ w@@ o women wal@@ ked by and saw the ba@@ g under the ben@@ ch mo@@ ving .
Be qui@@ et ! ’
( b ) What can we de@@ du@@ ce from this ?
We served together in sever@@ al assign@@ ments for 16 years .
In fact , we cannot be certain that Job even knew the true id@@ ent@@ ity of Satan !
Dis@@ ci@@ ple - mak@@ ers feel especially happy when those who hear Bible tru@@ ths in their own language are moved to expres@@ s appreciation .
In Phil@@ o@@ ’s writ@@ ings , sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ is@@ ms stand out while , sa@@ dly , the ob@@ vi@@ ous meaning of the Scriptures fa@@ des away .
He must have known of the th@@ reat@@ s against Jeremiah a few years ear@@ li@@ er .
He sc@@ at@@ tered the co@@ ins of the money chang@@ ers and over@@ turned their ta@@ bl@@ es .
Consider some of the evidence :
H@@ on@@ or , baptized in 19@@ 6@@ 9 : “ When Jehovah’s time of judgment comes , I do not want anyone in my neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od to be able to char@@ ge Jehovah and his Witnesses with ne@@ g@@ lig@@ ence and say , ‘ I never received a war@@ ning ! ’ ”
What is the only way that people can fully gr@@ as@@ p the good news ?
Di@@ d you ask yourself , ‘ What would people be saying about me ? ’
In ad@@ dition , his fin@@ an@@ cial situation was pre@@ c@@ ari@@ ous .
Jehovah ca@@ uses his cre@@ ation to become wh@@ atever he cho@@ o@@ ses .
“ Be coura@@ ge@@ ous and very strong . . . Jehovah your God is with you . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ S@@ H .
Wh@@ atever the case , once the woman expres@@ sed her faith , Jesus will@@ ingly gr@@ anted her re@@ qu@@ est . ​ — Read Mark 7 : 28 - 30 .
By making this pray@@ er@@ ful re@@ qu@@ est , we are as@@ king God to provide necess@@ ary food “ for this day . ”
For example , if a congregation el@@ der no@@ tic@@ es two brothers “ s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring up com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on with one another , ” he can contribu@@ te power@@ fully to the un@@ ity of the congregation by o@@ ffering priv@@ ate counsel “ to read@@ just [ them ] in a spirit of mil@@ dness . ”
“ All the pe@@ op@@ les , for their part , will walk each one in the name of its go@@ d , ” declar@@ ed the faithful prophet Mi@@ ca@@ h , “ but we , for our part , shall walk in the name of Jehovah our God to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , even forever . ” ​ — Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 5 .
Y@@ om@@ i@@ ur@@ i / ​ O@@ ri@@ on P@@ ress / ​ Si@@ pa P@@ ress
P@@ re@@ si@@ ding in “ a fine man@@ ner ” would inclu@@ de doing everything possible to help our children to avoid future h@@ an@@ dic@@ ap@@ s .
The reason is that such Christians , while still in the flesh , do a work similar to that per@@ form@@ ed by Moses and Eli@@ j@@ ah .
the prophet respon@@ ded : “ H@@ ere I am ! S@@ end me . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
Like you@@ ng@@ er children , some te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers have learned the ar@@ t of br@@ ing@@ ing up a matter re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly in an effort to we@@ ar their parents down .
Like Jac@@ o@@ b and R@@ ac@@ he@@ l of old , let us cultiv@@ ate the spirit of an ear@@ n@@ est cont@@ end@@ er and pre@@ va@@ il over Satan’s ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations .
And he lo@@ v@@ ingly as@@ sur@@ ed his disciples that he would help them to succ@@ e@@ ed . ​ — Mat@@ t .
God does not re@@ serve blessings for those who feel that they have a cla@@ im on them , but he does show un@@ deser@@ ved kindness to those whom he cho@@ o@@ ses .
Di@@ d Israel need to fear ?
R@@ O@@ BI@@ N@@ S@@ O@@ N C@@ R@@ U@@ S@@ O@@ E I@@ S@@ L@@ AN@@ D
I@@ magine that ! Be@@ ing in an Eng@@ l@@ ish congregation all those years ​ — since 194@@ 6 — ​ how did I f@@ are spiritually ?
So until God ac@@ ts to destro@@ y the wicked , let us continue to pro@@ cla@@ im his com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate war@@ ning message .
Of course , family members have a special responsi@@ bility toward their parents and gr@@ and@@ parents .
If we are re@@ moved from a position of responsi@@ bility in Jehovah’s organization for some reason , should we not continue to serve God in wh@@ atever cap@@ ac@@ ity he per@@ m@@ its ?
In fact , our love for them will keep gro@@ wing forever .
Ex@@ c@@ el@@ l@@ ent a@@ i@@ ds in get@@ ting ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound information about Bible boo@@ ks are the public@@ ations “ All Scrip@@ ture Is In@@ spi@@ red of God and B@@ ene@@ fi@@ cial , ” In@@ sight on the Scriptures , and such artic@@ les as “ Jehovah’s Word Is A@@ live , ” in The Watchtower .
God h@@ ates a dec@@ e@@ it@@ ful , tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous div@@ or@@ ce .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons worl@@ d@@ wide recogn@@ ize that this long - es@@ te@@ em@@ ed book is of practic@@ al value today and that it is ‘ a lam@@ p to their fo@@ o@@ t and a light to their ro@@ ad@@ way . ’
It helps us to see bey@@ ond present tri@@ als and to face the future with courage and joy .
So@@ on , those who do not obey the good news will under@@ go j@@ udi@@ cial p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment .
In@@ sight on the Scriptures , V@@ olu@@ me 1 , page 1@@ 2@@ 23 ; V@@ olu@@ me 2 , page 3@@ 8@@ 7 ; “ All Scrip@@ ture Is In@@ spi@@ red of God and B@@ ene@@ fi@@ cial , ” pages 3@@ 4@@ 3 - 3@@ 4@@ 4 ; What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
L@@ ater , young Joseph fac@@ ed tra@@ ge@@ dy fir@@ s@@ th@@ and when the de@@ are@@ st person in his young life left him all too soon .
Be as@@ sur@@ ed that people of all ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds are meeting the challeng@@ es of the house - to - house ministry .
So even the few brothers who became sol@@ di@@ ers and car@@ ri@@ ed we@@ ap@@ ons during World W@@ ar I refu@@ sed to use them to k@@ ill another person .
The pain and angu@@ ish that suffering br@@ ings are not in themselves things to be desi@@ red .
“ G@@ o . . . and make disciples of people of all the nations , bapti@@ z@@ ing them . ” ​ — Matthew 28 : 19 .
On the other hand , many who are physi@@ c@@ ally disa@@ b@@ led , like Christian and J@@ uni@@ or mentioned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , live happy , fulfill@@ ing lives .
Jehovah took seri@@ ously all c@@ as@@ es of b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed in ancient Israel .
E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s message , which will have its fin@@ al fulfill@@ ment at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , sur@@ ely re@@ in@@ for@@ ced No@@ ah’s faith and hope !
Th@@ ough we may be willing to e@@ at a vari@@ ety of fo@@ o@@ ds , we would not deli@@ ber@@ ately con@@ su@@ me food that is ro@@ t@@ ten .
B@@ re@@ ak@@ ing their te@@ et@@ h means rend@@ ering them power@@ less to do har@@ m .
At the same time , you will buil@@ d up your own faith .
So@@ on after that , I deci@@ ded to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in the field ministry .
And I wanted to preach the good news of the Kingdom .
Will we follow the pat@@ ter@@ n set by our Ex@@ emp@@ la@@ r and man@@ i@@ f@@ est hum@@ ility ?
Jo@@ b@@ ’s experience also high@@ ligh@@ ts our need to show com@@ pas@@ sion to fellow Christians who may be end@@ uring har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps .
S@@ ad@@ ly , by the end of that same year , 5@@ 4 of the more than 3@@ 50 Witnesses who had been ar@@ rest@@ ed had died in different con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps .
8 : 23 ; Mat@@ t .
G@@ AL@@ AT@@ I@@ A
However , Jehovah has not chang@@ ed .
I@@ gn@@ or@@ ing cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness as to food and water could present health d@@ ang@@ ers .
How may we pre@@ pare our heart to listen at Christian meetings ?
In the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah I have plac@@ ed my refu@@ ge , to dec@@ l@@ are all your works . ” ​ — Psalm 7@@ 3 : 28 .
It took time for me to change my li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
“ You could have a c@@ ris@@ is at any time and die within 24 h@@ our@@ s .
R@@ ed c@@ el@@ ls
A@@ no@@ ther man had never heard of Jehovah’s Witnesses and showed great interest in our public@@ ations .
14 Li@@ fe St@@ ory ​ — D@@ et@@ er@@ min@@ ed to Be a Sol@@ di@@ er of Christ
Chris@@ t@@ ine never pu@@ shed her religion on her husband , who ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges : “ Chris@@ t@@ ine real@@ ized from the out@@ set that I was best left al@@ one , and she pati@@ ently let me learn at my own p@@ ace and in my own way . ”
4 : 10 ; De@@ u@@ t .
Mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s Ab@@ out , No .
As@@ s@@ em@@ bli@@ es , conven@@ tions , congregation meetings , cur@@ r@@ ent public@@ ations , and the da@@ ily s@@ crip@@ ture text and pr@@ inted com@@ ments all fur@@ n@@ ish us with spiritual g@@ em@@ s we can share .
The man , however , had a more personal concer@@ n than whether the two young men were taking a the@@ olo@@ gy class .
It was a deli@@ ght for him to be in sub@@ je@@ ction to his Father , and it was a ple@@ asure for Jehovah to have such a Son .
Jehovah is also the S@@ ource of spiritual light .
I@@ T H@@ A@@ S been said that “ to cho@@ ose time is to sa@@ ve time . ”
And what effect can that message have on your life ?
We do not know on what day the Lord will come to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment on this wicked system , and it is not necess@@ ary for us to know .
A@@ sh@@ el , a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er in Cana@@ da , ag@@ re@@ es . “ The meeting was very inter@@ es@@ ting !
But it is a comple@@ t@@ ely different matter to pray to someone who is believ@@ ed to be in heaven to make our re@@ qu@@ est known to God for us .
Yet , the Bible ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es us to be “ ready to make a de@@ f@@ en@@ se before ever@@ yone that dem@@ ands of [ us ] a reason ” for our beli@@ ef@@ s .
By age 15 , I was pla@@ ying heav@@ y - me@@ tal and death - me@@ tal mu@@ si@@ c at fes@@ tiv@@ als , ba@@ r@@ s , and priv@@ ate ga@@ ther@@ ings .
B . T@@ ris@@ tra@@ m , a n@@ atur@@ al@@ ist who vis@@ ited the Bible lands in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the 19@@ th century , ob@@ served that the local people still used a p@@ ou@@ l@@ tice of fi@@ g@@ s for tre@@ ating bo@@ il@@ s .
Do you find yourself con@@ stan@@ tly gl@@ an@@ c@@ ing over your sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der ?
Why is this ?
In turn , children are told : “ Be obedi@@ ent to your parents , ” and “ honor your father and your mother . ”
A@@ vo@@ id h@@ and@@ sh@@ ak@@ ing ​ — a g@@ es@@ ture that served as a sign@@ ature to an ag@@ re@@ ement in ancient Israel — ​ and remain free of mon@@ et@@ ary ent@@ ra@@ p@@ ment .
Ther@@ efore , we have every reason to “ obey God as rul@@ er rather than men . ” ​ — Acts 5 : 29 .
And if they are reason@@ able , mo@@ des@@ t men , they will not fear lo@@ sing respect if new , rel@@ ev@@ ant information comes to their attention that indic@@ ates a need to re@@ consider what they had already deci@@ ded .
7 , 8 . ( a ) What ty@@ pe of conduct do we have to avoid if we are to show gen@@ u@@ ine kindness in the family ?
Des@@ pite the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s att@@ ac@@ ks , we know Jehovah as “ a living God , who is a Sa@@ vi@@ or of all s@@ or@@ ts of men , especially of faithful ones . ”
The@@ o@@ d@@ ore J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , was cha@@ ir@@ man .
If so , remember that Jehovah is in@@ fin@@ it@@ ely str@@ ong@@ er than death .
If you are a par@@ ent , do not be a k@@ ill@@ joy who tre@@ ats all le@@ is@@ ure activ@@ ity as bad .
By his death on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake , Jesus also pa@@ id the ransom pri@@ ce for mankind .
The Romans consider@@ ed imp@@ al@@ ement to be a sh@@ am@@ e@@ ful p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment re@@ served for cri@@ min@@ als of the low@@ est order .
Jehovah has bless@@ ed our efforts .
A second refer@@ ence to the gro@@ w@@ th of God’s word is found at Acts 12 : 24 : “ The word of Jehovah went on gro@@ wing and s@@ pre@@ ading . ”
Ab@@ out the year 50 C.E . , Paul wrote to the young congregation in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a : “ We always than@@ k God when we men@@ tion all of you in our prayers , for we continu@@ ally remember your faithful work , your loving la@@ b@@ or , and your end@@ ur@@ ance . ”
Th@@ ink of Eli@@ j@@ ah , one of Israel@@ ’s out@@ standing prophe@@ ts .
( a ) What pro@@ vision is help@@ ing us to benefit from the Bible book of Acts ?
So she not only wa@@ sh@@ es her own hands care@@ fully before h@@ and@@ ling food but also keep@@ s food co@@ vered to pre@@ v@@ ent con@@ tam@@ in@@ ation by f@@ lies .
The book of Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah also shows us how we may be conc@@ e@@ aled in that day and what we must do now to pre@@ pare for sur@@ vi@@ val .
And let us ask Jehovah to help us keep contribu@@ ting to the un@@ ity of his people !
When your wife does not feel well , show her ex@@ tr@@ a consider@@ ation and be pati@@ ent .
We will also see are@@ as in which we person@@ ally can buil@@ d up and help brothers and sisters in our local congregation .
Ha@@ ve you ever found yourself as@@ king questions like the ones the psalmist recorded ?
That pas@@ sage says : “ Do not be anxi@@ ous over anything , but in everything by prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation along with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving let your pet@@ iti@@ ons be made known to God ; and the peace of God that exc@@ els all thought will gu@@ ard your hearts and your men@@ tal po@@ wers by means of Christ Jesus . ”
Why did Jehovah re@@ ject Israel , and to what new nation did he trans@@ f@@ er his fav@@ or ?
Those words will find their fin@@ al fulfill@@ ment at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
If you show pati@@ ence and kindness , your daugh@@ ter will sense your loving interest .
16 : 9 .
I am gr@@ ate@@ ful that my children are not liter@@ ally dead and that Jehovah continu@@ es to leave the way o@@ pen for them to return to him . ”
L@@ en@@ in . With the dec@@ l@@ ine and f@@ all of Com@@ mun@@ ism , however , this el@@ der@@ ly man@@ ’s life lost purpose and direction .
The par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar ev@@ ening mentioned at the out@@ set proved to be a tur@@ ning point in my service to Jehovah .
We do so because we love him and long for his name to be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied .
Many quic@@ k@@ ly fin@@ i@@ shed reading their cop@@ y , and some are now stud@@ ying the Bible with Witnesses who live near them .
He left the wom@@ an’s house at mi@@ d@@ night , gra@@ b@@ bed the city g@@ ates and the two side post@@ s , and car@@ ri@@ ed them to the to@@ p of a m@@ oun@@ tain near He@@ br@@ on , which was some 37 mil@@ es [ 60 k@@ m ] away .
He “ kept s@@ tic@@ king to Jehovah , ” even though he was sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by worshi@@ p@@ ers of the false go@@ d Mo@@ le@@ ch .
The Hebrew Scriptures c@@ learly set for@@ th the hope of a resurrection and life on earth .
When King Saul spoke to his son and servants about k@@ ill@@ ing David , J@@ on@@ a@@ than war@@ ned David .
St@@ ar@@ ting in the 20@@ 15 service year , those two scho@@ ol@@ s were com@@ bin@@ ed , form@@ ing the S@@ cho@@ ol for Kingdom E@@ v@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers .
I@@ magine , then , the power at the dis@@ pos@@ al of the One who cre@@ ated such heavenly bo@@ dies !
as it had never been heard in the is@@ land before .
Un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers receive God’s j@@ udi@@ cial p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment , not his cor@@ rec@@ tive discipl@@ ine
Ther@@ efore , the word “ H@@ ar – M@@ ag@@ e@@ d@@ on , ” or “ Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , ” has great sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance .
As Christians , we know we are living in the time of the end .
Why is faith ess@@ enti@@ al if we are to sur@@ vi@@ ve the end of Satan’s system of things ?
A pa@@ in@@ ting on an ancient Greek va@@ se show@@ ing a tu@@ t@@ or with his st@@ af@@ f
The Bible se@@ ts for@@ th gu@@ i@@ ding principles .
Tru@@ e Christians “ consider one another to inc@@ ite to love and fine works . ”
That is when Mu@@ m got wor@@ ri@@ ed again ​ — but for a different reason .
The 6 p@@ lu@@ s 60 p@@ lu@@ s 6@@ 00 shows that it is ut@@ ter@@ ly de@@ fi@@ cient in God’s eyes .
Now , as you can see in the pi@@ c@@ ture , Jesus is speaking to this cri@@ min@@ al .
In ad@@ dition , wal@@ king with God is the most bene@@ fi@@ cial course possible .
The S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es , who did not believe in the resurrection , tri@@ ed to ent@@ ra@@ p Jesus with a question about the resurrection and brother - in - law marriage .
While it is prop@@ er to ac@@ knowledge the prog@@ ress s@@ ci@@ ence has made and the benef@@ its it has brought us , it is also ess@@ enti@@ al to be@@ ar in mind its li@@ mit@@ ations .
When we stri@@ ve to make spiritual prog@@ ress , our mind sta@@ ys foc@@ used on “ the more important things . ”
It was not long before Jesus ’ words began to come true .
Some have felt un@@ eas@@ y about pu@@ t@@ ting such instru@@ ctions into a written do@@ cum@@ ent .
C@@ o@@ op@@ er@@ ating with the elders , even though they are imper@@ fect , gives evidence that we accept Jehovah’s authority .
“ H@@ app@@ y are the mil@@ d - temp@@ ered ones , since they will in@@ her@@ it the earth . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther encourag@@ ement came when we began atten@@ ding the meetings held by the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents .
Many may find the cho@@ ice to serve the true God difficult to make .
As the parents care for their child spiritually , they certainly would want to make sure that he is get@@ ting the most from the meetings .
Then she began to study the Bible with the Witnesses .
Because there were no brothers a@@ vail@@ able , soon after my baptism , I was given congreg@@ ational responsi@@ bil@@ ities or@@ din@@ ar@@ ily re@@ served for Christian men .
Paul’s teaching was clear , simp@@ le , and t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful
She ad@@ m@@ its that being different at times made her feel “ a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned and al@@ one ” and that her pe@@ ers consider@@ ed her stu@@ pi@@ d because she did not d@@ ate .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , over the years our King has given us to@@ ol@@ s to use to help pre@@ pare the hearts of milli@@ ons to receive the Kingdom message .
G@@ a@@ ining wisdom , in@@ sight , and understanding from God’s Word prote@@ cts us from spiritual har@@ m .
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : I@@ ’@@ m g@@ la@@ d to hear that .
your dedic@@ ation v@@ ow ?
But a serv@@ ant of Jehovah se@@ es things differ@@ ently .
He needed a rich s@@ pon@@ s@@ or to fin@@ ance this mon@@ um@@ ent@@ al work , so he asked Ph@@ ili@@ p I@@ I , king of S@@ pain , to be the of@@ fi@@ cial pat@@ r@@ on .
The example of King David high@@ ligh@@ ts the d@@ anger .
Mar@@ ga@@ re@@ t C@@ ha@@ n , direc@@ t@@ or - gener@@ al of the World He@@ al@@ th O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation , stated : “ The to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o e@@ pi@@ dem@@ ic is enti@@ r@@ ely man - made , and it can be turned around through the concer@@ ted efforts of govern@@ ments and ci@@ vi@@ l soci@@ ety . ”
In other words , the it@@ em@@ s that Paul lis@@ ted as the works of the flesh are the resul@@ ts ei@@ ther of one@@ ’s consci@@ ous effort or of the influ@@ ence of the fal@@ le@@ n human flesh .
A Pro@@ p@@ he@@ tic W@@ om@@ an S@@ he@@ ds F@@ or@@ th Li@@ ght
An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch ( of P@@ isi@@ dia )
“ At this , ” the account continu@@ es , “ there occ@@ ur@@ red a sh@@ ar@@ p bur@@ st of anger , so that [ Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s ] se@@ par@@ ated from each other ; and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s took Mark along and sa@@ iled away to C@@ y@@ pr@@ us .
Wor@@ shi@@ pp@@ ers of the only true God will be able to enjoy life in Par@@ adise for as long as the su@@ n and the mo@@ on ex@@ ist ​ — y@@ es , forever !
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , most people living in “ the time of the end ” would not pa@@ y attention to that clear evidence .
2 : 32 ​ — What does it mean to ‘ call on the name of Jehovah ’ ?
4@@ 7 : 1 - 5 ​ — What is pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed by the water of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s v@@ isi@@ on@@ ary ri@@ ver ?
For example , many young people share in vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er con@@ stru@@ ction work .
The counsel to you@@ ths is that they listen to the s@@ ound instru@@ ction of their godly parents , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly to that of a father .
Tru@@ e , we may find it a chall@@ enge to res@@ ist the emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on material things that is so pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent today .
Solomon used a very inter@@ es@@ ting com@@ par@@ is@@ on to descri@@ be the value of doing good .
“ We should not try to for@@ ce the is@@ sue and over@@ wh@@ el@@ m our relati@@ ves . ” ​ — J@@ ü@@ r@@ g@@ en
They should be ready to ad@@ just their thinking and decisions when appro@@ pri@@ ate , and all of us do well to follow that example .
The beg@@ g@@ ar was deep@@ ly t@@ ou@@ ched by this message of hope and by the fact that someone was inter@@ ested en@@ ough in him to sto@@ p and discus@@ s the Bible .
“ Then I pray@@ ed to God to help me find the truth .
We are thus vi@@ r@@ tually for@@ ced to accept the ver@@ ac@@ ity of the t@@ ac@@ tic@@ al n@@ arr@@ ative of the bat@@ t@@ les as descri@@ bed in the Bible . ”
Some questions have ar@@ is@@ en that this article will answer . ( 1 ) How can we individu@@ ally pre@@ pare for the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al and benefit from atten@@ ding it ?
May we all individu@@ ally do lik@@ e@@ wise when circumstances dem@@ and it . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 12 .
The New In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational V@@ er@@ sion S@@ tu@@ dy Bible makes this com@@ ment on Matthew 2 : 11 : “ Con@@ tr@@ ary to tra@@ dition , the M@@ ag@@ i did not vis@@ it Jesus at the m@@ anger on the night of his bir@@ th as did the shepher@@ ds .
U@@ r@@ ged on by Satan , an op@@ pos@@ er to all that God stan@@ ds for , Adam and E@@ ve sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly re@@ je@@ cted God’s rul@@ er@@ ship in pre@@ fer@@ ence to in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence and self - determin@@ ation .
“ It imp@@ lies such qualities as du@@ ra@@ bility , per@@ man@@ ence and reli@@ ability , ” says one refer@@ ence work .
A@@ no@@ ther privilege I have enjo@@ yed through the years is that of atten@@ ding inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tions of Jehovah’s people .
How can we show that trust when temp@@ t@@ ations ar@@ ise ?
( b ) What did one cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er ob@@ serve about the Bible T@@ each book ?
Christian elders tra@@ in you@@ ng@@ er men in the congregation
In Ger@@ many a man op@@ posed his wi@@ fe@@ ’s interest in Bible truth and was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah’s Witnesses wanted to dec@@ ei@@ ve her .
We “ bo@@ ast ” in the privilege of know@@ ing God and of being used by him to ass@@ ist others .
The time for the fulfill@@ ment of those prophe@@ tic words is near .
How did Abraham come to have this kind of faith in God ?
So@@ on Jehovah will cause the pol@@ itical el@@ ements of Satan’s system , as re@@ pres@@ ented by the Un@@ ited N@@ ations , to att@@ ack false religion .
Indeed , the bit@@ ter con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of sin should de@@ ter us from re@@ pe@@ ating a wrong .
Com@@ ing to her sen@@ ses , S@@ on@@ ja did everything necess@@ ary to re@@ pa@@ ir her relationship with Jehovah .
So when Jehovah God said that Adam would “ return to the gr@@ ound , ” he me@@ ant that Adam would die and return to the el@@ ements in the gr@@ ound .
And it must continue with him , and he must read in it all the days of his life , in order that he may learn to fear Jehovah his God so as to keep all the words of this law and these regul@@ ations by doing them . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 17 : 14 - 19 .
And a@@ bo@@ ve all , we will have Jehovah’s appro@@ val .
R@@ ac@@ he@@ l , who has served as a mission@@ ary in K@@ o@@ re@@ a for sever@@ al de@@ ca@@ des , gives this reason for her faith : “ I think of Jehovah’s gener@@ os@@ ity toward his cre@@ atu@@ res , his for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess in deal@@ ing with his people , and his desire for us to benefit ourselves by let@@ ting us know what he wants from us .
Even “ a large crow@@ d of pri@@ ests began to be obedi@@ ent to the faith . ”
Al@@ so , we will not associ@@ ate with dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed ones . ​ — 2 / 15 , pages 29 - 32 .
6 : 25 - 34 .
The bir@@ ds would gre@@ e@@ di@@ ly car@@ ry so much me@@ at to their n@@ ests that the n@@ ests would cr@@ as@@ h to the gr@@ ound .
At the How@@ ell f@@ ar@@ m when my parents ( in cir@@ c@@ le ) were married
To that end , he gives us remin@@ ders .
Su@@ b@@ je@@ cts of God’s Kingdom now have the c@@ ru@@ cial work of “ be@@ aring thor@@ ough witness concer@@ ning the kingdom of God . ”
So a human sacrifice ​ — a mu@@ r@@ der — ​ is comple@@ t@@ ely out of the question .
I@@ t’s e@@ asi@@ er to car@@ ry ! ”
When people ask , “ Wh@@ ere is God ? , ” what may they have in mind ?
Jesus made that the fo@@ cal point of his ministry .
If a Christian be@@ comes a@@ ware of a serious sin on the part of a fellow beli@@ ever , he should encoura@@ ge that one to con@@ f@@ ess the sin to the elders .
Wit@@ ness@@ ing in the Af@@ ri@@ can bus@@ h me@@ ant car@@ r@@ ying water , food , be@@ d@@ ding , personal clo@@ thing , a fil@@ m pro@@ je@@ ct@@ or and ele@@ c@@ tri@@ c gener@@ at@@ or , a large s@@ cre@@ en , and other necess@@ ities .
Still , we are told not to be anxi@@ ous about “ the things the nations are e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly pur@@ su@@ ing . ”
Our very sal@@ vation dep@@ ends on our “ wal@@ king in the truth ” ​ — ad@@ her@@ ing to it and standing fir@@ m against “ the father of the li@@ e . ” ​ — 3 John 3 , 4 , 8 .
8 , 9 . ( a ) What li@@ mit@@ ations of our conscience do we need to keep in mind ?
When fac@@ ed with decisions , we consider how they will af@@ fect these pri@@ or@@ ities .
“ No one has love greater than this , ” said Jesus , “ that someone should sur@@ rend@@ er his soul in be@@ half of his friends . ” ​ — John 15 : 13 .
What are some situ@@ ations in which Christians today can show consider@@ ation for the conscience of their brothers ?
W@@ ell , it was ir@@ on@@ like R@@ ome that c@@ ru@@ shed and sh@@ at@@ tered the Gre@@ ci@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
God’s spirit next led Ph@@ ili@@ p to me@@ et the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an e@@ un@@ u@@ ch on the ro@@ ad to G@@ a@@ za .
Since meetings were held in an imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ised Kingdom H@@ all lo@@ c@@ ated in a ban@@ ana gro@@ ve , the need for an appro@@ pri@@ ate Kingdom H@@ all became ob@@ vi@@ ous .
Because he under@@ stan@@ ds better than anyone el@@ se the ma@@ ke@@ up of humans .
He p@@ our@@ ed out his heart to Jehovah : “ D@@ eli@@ ver me from my enem@@ ies , O my God . . . S@@ tr@@ ong ones make an att@@ ack upon me , for no re@@ v@@ ol@@ t on my part , nor any sin on my part , O Jehovah .
O@@ p@@ position will ce@@ ase only when Satan’s system has g@@ one down in fin@@ al de@@ fe@@ at .
Why , even a dead person is at peace !
Such a can@@ did , mo@@ des@@ t appro@@ ach may well pa@@ ve the way for fur@@ ther discus@@ sions . ​ — Proverbs 11 : 2 .
If you are married , do you regul@@ arly say than@@ k you to your mate for doing da@@ ily cho@@ res that are eas@@ ily taken for gr@@ anted ?
In the ev@@ ening when Pa@@ olo got home , he often had work to fin@@ ish ; yet , he sp@@ ent time with her , pla@@ ying with her and help@@ ing her with ho@@ me@@ work .
Today , he is using his holy spirit , his Word , and his organization to su@@ sta@@ in those who “ fi@@ ght the fine fi@@ ght of the faith , ” set@@ ting before them the re@@ ward of “ everlasting life . ”
It cons@@ is@@ ted of a four - part pres@@ ent@@ ation inc@@ or@@ por@@ ating mo@@ tion pi@@ c@@ ture se@@ g@@ ments and h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of col@@ ored gl@@ ass s@@ li@@ des , much of this being sy@@ n@@ ch@@ r@@ on@@ ized with or accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph recor@@ ding@@ s of ex@@ pl@@ an@@ at@@ ory tal@@ ks .
W@@ on@@ der@@ ful C@@ oun@@ sel@@ or . ​ — Isaiah 9 : 6 .
“ In my heart I tre@@ asure up your saying . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 1@@ 19 : 11 .
( Read Romans 1 : 11 , 12 . )
What should be our mo@@ tive in our pur@@ su@@ it of the knowledge of God ?
E@@ igh@@ te@@ en - year - old M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ena , one of Jehovah’s Witnesses who lives in S@@ z@@ c@@ ze@@ c@@ in , P@@ ol@@ and , helped her high school cl@@ ass@@ mate Kat@@ ar@@ z@@ y@@ na to do just that .
So how can we know if our faith is in d@@ anger ?
He seem@@ ed to be tal@@ king just to me .
The persecu@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses led to their ex@@ pan@@ sion in K@@ y@@ r@@ gy@@ z@@ st@@ an .
How did things work out for Fa@@ bi@@ an ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , if you draw close to spiritually strong individuals in the congregation , you will be helped to devel@@ op s@@ ound spiritual go@@ als . ​ — 2 Timothy 2 : 20 – 22 .
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , those are all v@@ al@@ id reas@@ ons to pray .
N@@ igh@@ ts sp@@ ent shepher@@ ding under the st@@ ars must have helped David to understand the fear of Jehovah .
Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at was a king “ who sear@@ ched for Jehovah with all his heart . ” ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on . 22 : 9 .
It can also provide the bas@@ is for fur@@ ther discus@@ sion , perhaps on other occasi@@ ons .
In our public ministry , we find hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people who are dist@@ ressed over the religious con@@ fu@@ sion r@@ am@@ p@@ ant in the world .
This is what my wife and I have experienced over our long and re@@ war@@ ding life .
Jehovah called him to account .
Many Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers have taken up the ministry in a fore@@ ign - language field when they ob@@ serve the fine respon@@ se to Bible truth .
Chris@@ tend@@ om I@@ mit@@ ates Israel
The ma@@ in op@@ pos@@ ers were S@@ an@@ bal@@ l@@ at , To@@ bi@@ ah , and Ge@@ sh@@ em , influ@@ enti@@ al men living near Juda@@ h .
This hope is found in the first Bible prophecy .
What moved him to obey was pri@@ mar@@ ily love for Jehovah .
They come to talk to me about go@@ o@@ dness and uni@@ vers@@ al love . . . .
Their number inc@@ reas@@ ed as ad@@ di@@ tional spiritual Israelites were brought in .
( b ) What prophecy concer@@ ning obedi@@ ence did Jac@@ o@@ b make ?
It was a cho@@ re .
Bro@@ thers Who D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ed Di@@ ffer@@ ent A@@ t@@ titu@@ des
Are you get@@ ting all the benef@@ its you can from your Bible reading ?
H@@ er situation c@@ alls to mind the apostle Paul’s words : “ When I am we@@ ak , then I am powerful . ”
Let us put for@@ th an effort to support the new arrang@@ ements .
A pr@@ elu@@ de to the fi@@ f@@ th w@@ o@@ e st@@ er@@ n@@ ly war@@ ns against the worship of car@@ ved i@@ ma@@ ges .
J@@ our@@ n@@ al@@ ist Tho@@ ma@@ s S@@ ei@@ fer@@ t expla@@ ins that An@@ a@@ bap@@ t@@ ists were “ bit@@ ter@@ ly persecu@@ ted thr@@ ough@@ out the Ho@@ ly Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re of the Ger@@ man N@@ ation . ”
God streng@@ th@@ ened and bless@@ ed them because they deep@@ ly appreci@@ ated their relationship with him .
At that , with te@@ ars in his eyes , Peter asked : “ A@@ m I one of these sheep ? ”
G@@ lo@@ ba@@ l th@@ reat@@ s are inc@@ reas@@ ing , out@@ gro@@ wing n@@ ational a@@ bil@@ ities to t@@ ac@@ k@@ le them , and out@@ p@@ ac@@ ing inter@@ n@@ ational respon@@ ses . ”
11 : 9 .
Luke repor@@ ts : “ When they had made supp@@ lic@@ ation , the place in which they were ga@@ ther@@ ed together was sh@@ ak@@ en ; and they were one and all filled with the holy spirit and were speaking the word of God with b@@ ol@@ dness . ” ​ — Acts 4 : 31 .
“ D@@ ra@@ wing near to God is good for me , ” wrote the psalmist .
After all , the s@@ end@@ er is su@@ peri@@ or to the one who is sent . ”
Un@@ der B@@ an and W@@ anted
S@@ ar@@ ah was the half sister of Abraham .
Many appreci@@ ated the support .
Ha@@ ve you at times felt all al@@ one in deal@@ ing with a difficult situation ?
“ The ag@@ ed women ” are encoura@@ ged to be “ teach@@ ers of what is good . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , there is no need for us to experience the “ de@@ ca@@ d@@ ent course of de@@ ba@@ u@@ ch@@ er@@ y ” in this world just to dis@@ co@@ ver how exc@@ ru@@ ci@@ at@@ ingly dist@@ res@@ sing that can be . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
Many Christians follow this ad@@ vice by reading the da@@ ily text and com@@ ments and by reading the Bible or stud@@ ying early in the mor@@ ning .
“ I love s@@ por@@ ts , ” says a young sister nam@@ ed T@@ anya .
The for@@ ces of evil can appe@@ ar for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble .
He ‘ appe@@ ared before the person of God for us ’ with the value of “ his own blood . ”
How does being dedic@@ ated to God benefit us ?
; H@@ ort@@ on , L .
However , Timothy did not then rest on his la@@ ur@@ els .
14 : 1 , 6 , 7 .
• What are some simil@@ ar@@ ities between the s@@ ow@@ ing of liter@@ al se@@ ed and the preaching of the Kingdom message ?
A bul@@ l was the co@@ st@@ li@@ est ani@@ ma@@ l that an Israel@@ ite could offer to Jehovah .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ I do not per@@ mit a woman . . . to exerc@@ ise authority over a man , but to be in s@@ il@@ ence .
When problems th@@ reat@@ en the peace of the congregation , they me@@ et together and op@@ en@@ ly expres@@ s their feelings .
It need not invol@@ ve ex@@ tre@@ me self - den@@ i@@ al that ro@@ bs us of joy or satis@@ fac@@ tion .
L@@ ater in the illustr@@ ation , those re@@ ap@@ ing the we@@ e@@ ds are id@@ enti@@ fied as angels . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Be@@ fore s@@ pre@@ ading a bi@@ t of go@@ s@@ si@@ p , we are wise to remember that we are , in effect , about to sc@@ at@@ ter fe@@ a@@ thers in the w@@ ind .
What did Jesus teach about end@@ ur@@ ance ?
Par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 12 : While others b@@ es@@ id@@ es the apostles received mirac@@ ul@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts of the spirit , it seem@@ s that in most c@@ as@@ es , the mirac@@ ul@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts were pas@@ sed on to others direc@@ tly by or in the pres@@ ence of an apostle . ​ — Acts 8 : 14 - 18 ; 10 : 4@@ 4 , 4@@ 5 .
• How have the other sheep done good to Christ’s brothers , and why will they “ not be made perfect ap@@ ar@@ t from ” the anointed ?
Even so , we are ass@@ is@@ ted by God’s spirit to present the good news to them in a pe@@ ace@@ ful and res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful man@@ ner .
Ther@@ e@@ after , Jesus appe@@ ared to many of his disciples , including Peter and others who were now present .
“ Not a promise fa@@ iled out of all the good promise that Jehovah had made to the house of Israel , ” Jo@@ shua declar@@ ed . “ It all came true . ” ​ — Jo@@ shua 21 : 4@@ 5 .
17 , 18 . ( a ) On what sc@@ ale is the preaching work being done today ?
Because he is the Creator of all things and the al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of the uni@@ verse .
He wrote : “ Th@@ r@@ ough one man sin en@@ tered into the world and death through sin , and thus death s@@ pre@@ ad to all men because they had all sin@@ ned . ” ​ — Romans 5 : 12 .
After re@@ sign@@ ing as city ma@@ y@@ or in order to preach God’s Kingdom as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , he explained why the efforts of s@@ inc@@ ere people in pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s fai@@ l .
After all , how could Jesus ’ listen@@ ers understand the truth about Jehovah without even know@@ ing His name and what it stan@@ ds for ?
If I live to see my father in the resurrection , we will make up for the past .
( a ) How did Jehovah prove true to his word ?
He too emp@@ lo@@ ys ter@@ ro@@ r com@@ bin@@ ed with pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda .
J@@ E@@ R@@ S@@ E@@ Y C@@ I@@ T@@ Y , N@@ J ( Fr@@ en@@ ch only ) , As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses , 2@@ 9@@ 32 K@@ en@@ ne@@ dy B@@ l@@ v@@ d .
And because he was far away from home , he mis@@ sed his family and felt al@@ one .
N@@ ine of these occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ences are in ver@@ ses 15 through 32 .
I al@@ most got the answer to that question when , in 19@@ 29 , E@@ m@@ man@@ u@@ el Li@@ on@@ ou@@ d@@ ak@@ is , a full - time pre@@ ach@@ er of Jehovah’s Witnesses , vis@@ ited our home .
If a person cho@@ o@@ ses to re@@ be@@ l against God , he will not be allow@@ ed to continue living . God will re@@ move him .
Those tri@@ ps were not eas@@ y .
9 , 10 . ( a ) Why was Israel@@ ’s desire to return to Egy@@ pt a serious matter ?
R@@ igh@@ tly , therefore , we pray for our Creator to san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy his name , or make it holy .
As no@@ ted in the article “ Bible Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions An@@ s@@ wer@@ ed ” in this is@@ sue , God will resur@@ rec@@ t coun@@ t@@ less people , including many thr@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory who have been vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of war .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T TH@@ E S@@ C@@ R@@ I@@ P@@ T@@ U@@ R@@ E@@ S S@@ A@@ Y
Joseph , the car@@ p@@ en@@ ter of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th , was the a@@ do@@ p@@ tive father of Jesus .
How do a mother and father in B@@ er@@ mu@@ da help their daugh@@ ters have faith in Jehovah ?
( b ) What do the gra@@ p@@ es in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation re@@ present , and why is it a f@@ it@@ ting com@@ par@@ is@@ on ?
Can you see why ?
We also learn to recogn@@ ize God’s ans@@ wers to our pet@@ iti@@ ons and , as a result , draw clo@@ s@@ er to him .
Their mo@@ ti@@ ves are imp@@ ro@@ ved .
For the first talk , to be held in O@@ saka , the brothers set up si@@ de@@ walk sign@@ s and large bil@@ l@@ bo@@ ar@@ ds thr@@ ough@@ out the city and sent 3@@ ,000 invit@@ ations to prom@@ in@@ ent people .
Not long ag@@ o A@@ ar@@ on made a g@@ ol@@ den cal@@ f .
Just i@@ magine the day when that wi@@ do@@ w@@ ’s joy is mul@@ ti@@ p@@ lied th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of times over in the gener@@ al resurrection of the dead !
Some in Corin@@ th were ba@@ dly affe@@ cted by fle@@ sh@@ ly thinking .
Then the psalmist re@@ tur@@ ns to the sub@@ ject of his personal suffering .
This proved to be a real blessing for those early disciples .
How fo@@ ol@@ ish it would be for us to become so ent@@ ang@@ led in a we@@ b of worl@@ dly pur@@ su@@ its that Kingdom inter@@ ests become only se@@ con@@ d@@ ary !
During a cam@@ pa@@ ign against the A@@ mal@@ ek@@ ites , Saul was gu@@ il@@ ty of another serious er@@ ro@@ r .
What will we exam@@ ine in this article and in the one that fol@@ lo@@ ws ?
And im@@ medi@@ ately on coming up out of the water he saw the heavens being par@@ ted , and , like a do@@ ve , the spirit coming down upon him . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jesus did not become imp@@ ati@@ ent with his followers .
What are the benef@@ its of ad@@ her@@ ing to the pat@@ ter@@ n set by Jesus Christ ?
I am making all things new . ”
The rest of us thought she was going c@@ ra@@ z@@ y .
What should be our attitude toward Jehovah’s worship and his organization ?
In the mean@@ time , Me@@ tho@@ di@@ us pur@@ su@@ ed the same care@@ er as his father ​ — pol@@ itical ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation .
How can parents help their children to cultiv@@ ate and expres@@ s appreciation ?
Such loving commun@@ ic@@ ation cre@@ ated a war@@ m b@@ ond between Jesus and his apostles and pre@@ pared them for future responsi@@ bil@@ ities in God’s service .
We accept Jehovah’s authority and obey him even if we do not fully understand the reason for some requi@@ re@@ ment set out in his Word .
F@@ in@@ ally , I h@@ an@@ ded in my re@@ sign@@ ation and started pione@@ ering .
That prac@@ tice con@@ f@@ li@@ cts with God’s law .
She keep@@ s close to her heart ad@@ vice that her mother gave her , “ V@@ er@@ n will be kept qu@@ ite bus@@ y in the truth , and you are going to have to learn to share him with others . ”
That helped to expla@@ in what Jesus told those four : “ From now on you will be c@@ atch@@ ing men ali@@ ve . ”
E@@ very in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ant of that new world will be requi@@ red to con@@ form to Jehovah’s standards . ​ — Is@@ a .
And since faith is a fru@@ it of God’s holy spirit , pray con@@ stan@@ tly for that spirit to help you to devel@@ op true faith . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 22 .
H@@ el@@ p@@ ing Pe@@ ople of All S@@ or@@ ts in the Ne@@ ther@@ lands
Just think : Jesus off@@ ers to help us pul@@ l our lo@@ ad !
Some brothers gave fin@@ an@@ cial support to the war , and a few of them even became sol@@ di@@ ers and went into bat@@ tle .
No@@ tice that regarding the death of both La@@ z@@ ar@@ us and J@@ a@@ ir@@ us ’ daugh@@ ter , Jesus com@@ pared death to s@@ le@@ ep .
When you see the stud@@ ents come to the meetings and get to know one another , it is like a family get - together each time . ”
When they re@@ ached ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od , we consider@@ ed the pos@@ si@@ bility of serving ab@@ ro@@ ad . ”
Jer@@ ome
9 , 10 . ( a ) What was inclu@@ ded in G@@ ide@@ on@@ ’s vi@@ ct@@ ory over the M@@ idi@@ an@@ ites ?
E@@ ach day , I read the da@@ y’s Bible text with my family .
All the dr@@ in@@ king water is spo@@ iled because of the f@@ lood .
‘ Is this really all there is ?
W@@ ould Moses be te@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble ? ​ — Psalm 25 : 9 .
Our pl@@ an@@ et@@ ary home supp@@ lies more than en@@ ough food to fe@@ ed ever@@ yone .
Like Jesus , they help people in need .
* Yet , this may have little effect on their thinking and way of life .
P@@ ris@@ on life was difficult .
P@@ o@@ in@@ ting to the older of the two , the women of the to@@ wn keep as@@ king : “ Is this Na@@ om@@ i ? ”
“ A@@ n In@@ her@@ it@@ ance That Is Be@@ y@@ ond All Sha@@ do@@ w of D@@ oub@@ t ” was the the@@ me consider@@ ed by G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ or La@@ wr@@ ence B@@ ow@@ en .
He then pi@@ cked up the j@@ a@@ w@@ b@@ one of an ass and stru@@ ck down a th@@ ous@@ and fo@@ es with it . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 15 : 10 - 15 .
You might have been fac@@ ing a chall@@ enge , and then a fellow Christian provided help .
We must res@@ ist f@@ all@@ ing into a st@@ ate of spiritual d@@ ro@@ w@@ sin@@ ess or le@@ th@@ ar@@ gy .
By ac@@ ting in a kind and consider@@ ate man@@ ner , we are let@@ ting our light shin@@ e , are under@@ s@@ cor@@ ing the value of Scriptural principles , and are giving glory to our heavenly Father .
S@@ up@@ pose , though , that a person is ti@@ mi@@ d by n@@ ature .
But if we cho@@ ose the right time to speak , we can help that person even more .
His eyes filled with s@@ or@@ ro@@ w , he le@@ ans close to the dead man@@ ’s face and beg@@ ins speaking : “ Why did you not tell me you were going ?
They proved to be reli@@ able in op@@ ening the g@@ ates each day .
So@@ on S@@ te@@ ph@@ en was ar@@ rest@@ ed and st@@ oned to death .
If you do these things , you will see for yourself how , in s@@ pite of all the tri@@ als and challeng@@ es you face as a wi@@ do@@ w , Jehovah can truly help you to find peace .
Com@@ men@@ d as Jehovah does . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 24 .
Al@@ ber@@ to no@@ tic@@ ed the contr@@ ast . “ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing in the s@@ em@@ in@@ ary was done in se@@ cre@@ t , ” says Al@@ ber@@ to .
He speak@@ s up : “ Our law does not ju@@ dge a man un@@ less first it has heard from him and come to know what he is doing , does it ? ”
Our family were de@@ v@@ out Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s , and I attend@@ ed Mas@@ s da@@ ily .
Ger@@ da and H@@ el@@ ga live th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of mil@@ es ap@@ ar@@ t , but they have been good friends for over 35 years .
How , then , can we re@@ a@@ p what is good ?
B@@ or@@ n sla@@ ves to sin and death , imper@@ fect humans would need to be spiritually and physi@@ c@@ ally heal@@ ed and brought to per@@ fe@@ ction , in l@@ ine with Jehovah’s origin@@ al purpose for mankind .
With that in mind , it is lo@@ gi@@ cal to take the number 14@@ 4@@ ,000 to be liter@@ al .
We lo@@ ad@@ ed our ca@@ r with over 1@@ ,000 ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines and close to 4@@ 00 boo@@ ks , as well as some food and clo@@ th@@ es , and set out for a mon@@ th - long preaching t@@ our .
My assignment was to return to the city of Le@@ av@@ en@@ wor@@ th , K@@ an@@ sa@@ s .
There they will shin@@ e “ in the kingdom of their Father , ” and sh@@ ort@@ ly after the bat@@ tle of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , they will share as Jesus ’ jo@@ y@@ ous bri@@ de in “ the marriage of the L@@ am@@ b . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
How can we apply the less@@ on to our own life ?
( a ) What can we do to maintain low@@ l@@ iness of mind ?
In fact , S@@ we@@ dis@@ h au@@ th@@ or Al@@ f A@@ h@@ l@@ ber@@ g wrote : “ Many ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ cal questions are of such a n@@ ature that it is not possible to give a de@@ fin@@ ite answer to them . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , certain G@@ ent@@ ile Christians , who@@ se religious ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound likely never inclu@@ ded di@@ et@@ ary pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tions , may have been pu@@ z@@ z@@ led that anyone would make an is@@ sue over food .
Mar@@ y’s st@@ at@@ ements show that she had a deep love for God’s Word and was thor@@ ough@@ ly famili@@ ar with the Hebrew Scriptures .
5 : 5 - 11 : F@@ o@@ re@@ tel@@ ls the end of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
In ad@@ dition , the Israelites had to en@@ sure that the ani@@ mal@@ s they ow@@ ned did not cause in@@ j@@ ur@@ y to others .
In less than a year , he was baptized .
Are we al@@ er@@ t to opportun@@ ities to witness to all s@@ or@@ ts of people , not just those to whom we have pre@@ ached for years ?
He no@@ ted : “ The spirit imp@@ el@@ led those in the u@@ pp@@ er ro@@ om at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st to speak about ‘ the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent things of God . ’
Just as we must e@@ at to maintain physical strength , we need to take in spiritual food provided by God through his Word and Christian public@@ ations to maintain our spiritual strength .
AL@@ M@@ O@@ S@@ T all nations have pro@@ verbs about the we@@ ather : R@@ ed s@@ k@@ y at night , sa@@ il@@ or@@ ’s deli@@ ght ; red s@@ k@@ y in the mor@@ ning , sa@@ il@@ or take war@@ ning .
; S@@ cri@@ b@@ ner , S .
A simp@@ le but challeng@@ ing so@@ lu@@ tion .
2 : 4 - 13 .
( b ) How is the real@@ iz@@ ation of the earthly hope rel@@ ated to Christ and to “ the reve@@ al@@ ing of the sons of God ” ?
Yet , there is more to learn about Jesus from the faithful men of old .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the book The C@@ am@@ bri@@ dge Me@@ di@@ e@@ val H@@ ist@@ ory states : “ It is eas@@ y to i@@ magine that [ C@@ y@@ ri@@ l ] had others to help him , who must have been in the first instance people of n@@ ative S@@ la@@ v orig@@ in with a Greek educ@@ ation .
Mi@@ ca@@ h chap@@ ter 6 recor@@ ds Jehovah’s acc@@ us@@ ations against his people in the form of a leg@@ al case .
On@@ ly God can f@@ ill that need , and he does so through his Word , the Bible .
Why ? Why do people do bad things ?
S@@ ad@@ ly , two years later my husband died , and I was left al@@ one with young James .
Li@@ z from Cana@@ da states : “ As a young person , I believ@@ ed that money brought fre@@ e@@ dom from wor@@ ry . ”
B@@ es@@ id@@ es , others may not always be in a position to respon@@ d when help is needed .
15 , 16 . ( a ) Why is it important for us to respect those whom Jehovah has en@@ tru@@ sted with the responsi@@ bility to care for his people ?
Because the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of mankind today are gro@@ p@@ ing about in spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness .
This he shows to each of the compan@@ y , saying ‘ D@@ r@@ ink and make mer@@ ry , but look on this ; for such shal@@ t tho@@ u be when tho@@ u ar@@ t dead . ’ ”
One day I over@@ heard a brother say , “ H@@ ar@@ old is not much on the pl@@ at@@ form , but he@@ ’s a good field man . ”
3 , 4 . ( a ) What are some fac@@ t@@ ors that may ti@@ re us out ?
“ For God kno@@ ws that in the very day of your e@@ ating from [ the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad ] your eyes are b@@ ound to be op@@ ened and you are b@@ ound to be like God , know@@ ing good and bad . ”
She accepted the offer of a home Bible study and began to take in knowledge of God’s Word .
When on earth , Jesus , who kno@@ ws Jehovah best , gave an illustr@@ ation that reve@@ als the hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing answer .
C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ T@@ R@@ Y O@@ F O@@ R@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ N : L@@ U@@ X@@ E@@ MB@@ O@@ U@@ R@@ G
8 , 9 . ( a ) Why did the Jewish religious lead@@ ers ask that Jesus ’ gra@@ ve be made secu@@ re ?
“ There is going to be a resurrection . ” ​ — A@@ C@@ T@@ S 24 : 15 .
They make up the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
However , we did not have the fun@@ ds to bu@@ y a tic@@ ke@@ t for R@@ o@@ sa .
In May of that year , it was ann@@ oun@@ ced that at the for@@ th@@ coming inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion in M@@ il@@ an , there would be s@@ essi@@ ons for the de@@ a@@ f .
If a teach@@ er could not atten@@ d , Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th sta@@ yed after school and pres@@ ented the talk to the teach@@ er .
She would never again talk to me or sm@@ ile at me .
They enjo@@ yed a righteous standing with God and were given the hope of a resurrection .
K@@ um@@ ik@@ o , now in her mi@@ d - 60 ’ s , was serving as a regul@@ ar pioneer in J@@ ap@@ an when her pioneer par@@ t@@ ner su@@ gg@@ ested that they move to N@@ ep@@ al .
What , though , makes us so different from any other organization ?
“ Still , being loyal is co@@ sting you money ! ”
“ E@@ very thing was made as pla@@ in , as simp@@ le , and as eas@@ y as possible , ” wrote one com@@ men@@ t@@ at@@ or .
James L@@ in@@ t@@ on from the J@@ ap@@ an branch explained how our brothers were affe@@ cted by the earth@@ qu@@ ake and t@@ su@@ nam@@ is that stru@@ ck that land in Mar@@ ch 20@@ 11 .
We par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly foc@@ used on well - organiz@@ ed preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ s on S@@ un@@ days .
He invit@@ es us to give him our best and to trust that he will bl@@ ess us .
The is@@ l@@ and@@ ers were fri@@ end@@ ly people who knew the Bible well .
Re@@ as@@ on@@ able individuals knew that they would have f@@ ared ba@@ dly if they had tri@@ ed to fo@@ ist such a gift on their gover@@ nor .
“ I love the feel@@ ing I have after a long day of work , ” says A@@ ar@@ on , qu@@ o@@ ted in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article .
Be sure that your st@@ at@@ ement is based s@@ qu@@ ar@@ ely on God’s Word and not on personal op@@ in@@ ion .
The pre@@ f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c@@ ated ste@@ el stru@@ c@@ ture of the h@@ all was shi@@ pp@@ ed from Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , and the comple@@ tion of this fine building for worship ​ — at a time when many building s@@ ites li@@ e a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned — ​ will be a fine witness to Jehovah’s name and to the love of the brothers .
What will the coming of God’s Kingdom mean ?
Di@@ d A@@ be@@ l real@@ ize how valu@@ able such a sacrifice would be ?
We real@@ ize that if Satan succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in ho@@ l@@ ding us back from “ minis@@ ter@@ ing to one another , ” he would we@@ ak@@ en our un@@ ity .
Jesus was sent to provide comfort for “ the bro@@ k@@ en@@ hear@@ ted ” and “ all who m@@ our@@ n . ”
When Israel was God’s cho@@ s@@ en nation , many s@@ inc@@ ere G@@ ent@@ il@@ es were at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to true worship .
7 , 8 . ( a ) What am@@ a@@ z@@ ing thing did Sam@@ son do invol@@ ving G@@ a@@ za ?
If you have not had the opportunity to study the Bible clo@@ sel@@ y , you may find it difficult to believe that the events descri@@ bed a@@ bo@@ ve will occ@@ ur .
The truth about Jesus and his ro@@ le in the fulfill@@ ment of God’s purpose can free us from the wor@@ st ty@@ pe of sla@@ very of all ​ — b@@ onda@@ ge to sin and death .
W@@ id@@ ening O@@ u@@ t in Lo@@ ve Today
( b ) How did Job show that he did not with@@ hold for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess ?
What do those bit@@ ter words mean ?
9 : 12 - 14 .
In S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 19@@ 19 , the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents held an ei@@ ght - day conven@@ tion at C@@ e@@ da@@ r P@@ o@@ in@@ t , O@@ hi@@ o , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
“ When they need something , they want to s@@ na@@ p their f@@ ing@@ ers and have him come .
S@@ hi@@ r@@ le@@ y : He must have felt ter@@ ri@@ ble .
G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S E@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ N@@ A@@ L E@@ X@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ EN@@ C@@ E : The Bible teach@@ es that God ex@@ ists “ from everlasting to everlasting . ”
After a great many years ​ — longer than any one of us will have to end@@ ure in this system of things — ​ the faith of Noah led to his sal@@ vation through the F@@ lood .
There is a fin@@ al important princi@@ ple that Paul br@@ ings to our attention in his counsel to the Christians in R@@ ome .
Many individuals who have devo@@ ted their life to get@@ ting a@@ head in the world can att@@ est to the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of that inspired Bible counsel .
With fi@@ ve lo@@ a@@ ves and two f@@ ish , Jesus f@@ ed about 5@@ ,000 men , as well as women and children !
Th@@ ough mu@@ si@@ c had always been for@@ bi@@ d@@ den , now they sing after each Bible study
Lo@@ t was “ great@@ ly dist@@ ressed ” because of the de@@ pra@@ v@@ ity of So@@ dom .
We have been war@@ ned about the d@@ anger of get@@ ting ent@@ ang@@ led in the pur@@ su@@ it of money and pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
There he speak@@ s of a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic o@@ live t@@ ree .
The pr@@ u@@ d@@ ent one does not allow the other person or the situation to control him .
“ Let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied ” is a pet@@ iti@@ on that Jehovah take action to san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy himself by c@@ lear@@ ing his name of all the re@@ pro@@ ach that has been he@@ ap@@ ed upon it since the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in E@@ den .
3 , 4 . ( a ) What questions might be asked regarding a liter@@ al heart ?
Why should we not get do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted about our imper@@ fe@@ ctions , and what help does Jehovah provide ?
To witness over the a@@ ir , brothers in Cana@@ da also pur@@ cha@@ sed time on com@@ mer@@ cial ra@@ di@@ o st@@ ations .
S@@ al@@ vation is ac@@ tually “ through the resurrection of Jesus Christ . ”
Although each slave received a different number , the ma@@ ster expe@@ cted all of them to be di@@ lig@@ ent in using the tal@@ ents , that is , in serving to the best of their ability in the ministry .
‘ Ti@@ e My Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments U@@ p@@ on Your F@@ ing@@ ers ’
Jehovah has promised that he will give us what we need if we have faith in him and put his Kingdom first .
David seem@@ ed to be eas@@ y pre@@ y .
Jerusalem is ar@@ ra@@ ign@@ ed .
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : Yes , and that she would become “ like God , know@@ ing good and bad . ”
Even during the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , we can be coura@@ ge@@ ous , know@@ ing that our deli@@ ver@@ ance is near . ​ — Luke 21 : 25 - 28 .
The worship of Ar@@ t@@ em@@ is san@@ k into to@@ tal in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance .
Let us consider a few of these public@@ ations .
A@@ no@@ ther B@@ ra@@ z@@ ili@@ an woman , S@@ and@@ r@@ a , wor@@ ked very hard at being the perfect mother to her three children .
Jehovah H@@ el@@ ped M@@ e to F@@ ind H@@ im
And “ J@@ ah ” is the sh@@ or@@ ten@@ ed form of “ Jehovah . ”
Pe@@ ople of all ages appro@@ ached Jesus because they sen@@ sed that he was a war@@ m , car@@ ing person , and they were confid@@ ent that he would not turn them away .
Then they her@@ ded all 8@@ 0 of us toward a ba@@ r@@ rac@@ ks at the e@@ dge of the cam@@ p .
He did not sin@@ k because of the w@@ ind and the wa@@ ves h@@ it@@ ting him .
Acc@@ ording to Matthew 18 : 15 - 17 , how were serious problems to be res@@ ol@@ ved ?
W@@ ic@@ ked people ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t a spirit that seem@@ s sub@@ human , ani@@ mal@@ is@@ tic , even demon@@ ic .
God’s Kingdom will sol@@ ve all the problems that a@@ ff@@ li@@ ct mankind , even eli@@ min@@ ating si@@ ck@@ ness and death .
And i@@ magine the joy at the 199@@ 3 “ Di@@ v@@ ine T@@ e@@ aching ” In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational Con@@ ven@@ tion in K@@ i@@ e@@ v , U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine , where 7@@ ,@@ 4@@ 0@@ 2 were im@@ mer@@ sed ​ — the lar@@ g@@ est baptism of Jehovah’s Witnesses on rec@@ ord . ​ — Is@@ a .
Jehovah will “ san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy [ his ] great name ” by means of the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 36 : 23 .
What are the “ san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary ” and the “ place of [ Jehovah’s ] fe@@ et , ” and how have these been beau@@ ti@@ fied ?
Di@@ d he give up ?
Yet , circumstances and attitu@@ des change .
Why Mar@@ ry On@@ ly F@@ el@@ low B@@ eli@@ ever ?
Paul ?
A@@ no@@ ther dis@@ tur@@ b@@ ing question ar@@ ises with reg@@ ard to the n@@ ature of Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations .
For 40 years he her@@ ded sheep in M@@ idi@@ an .
H@@ ist@@ ori@@ an Al@@ is@@ ter M@@ c@@ G@@ r@@ ath expla@@ ins : “ What prop@@ els people toward a@@ the@@ ism is a@@ bo@@ ve all a sense of re@@ vu@@ l@@ sion against the exc@@ ess@@ es and fa@@ il@@ u@@ res of organiz@@ ed religion . ”
If we re@@ ject Jehovah’s guid@@ ance , what are we in effect doing , and why is that most un@@ wise ?
He ad@@ ded that we should do so “ in love . ”
All these cre@@ ations give evidence of Jehovah’s Go@@ d@@ ship and of his qualities , such as his power , wisdom , and love .
The book C@@ l@@ ass W@@ ar@@ f@@ are in the In@@ form@@ ation A@@ ge says : “ Gen@@ eri@@ c cl@@ as@@ ses of cap@@ it@@ al@@ ists and work@@ ers se@@ em in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate today , but only because these great cl@@ as@@ ses have f@@ ra@@ g@@ men@@ ted into s@@ mal@@ l@@ er grou@@ ple@@ ts of ang@@ ry people . ”
Ex@@ pla@@ ining the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of this cu@@ sto@@ m , the book G@@ h@@ ana ​ — Un@@ der@@ standing the Pe@@ ople and Their C@@ ul@@ ture states : “ During the first se@@ ven days of its life , a ba@@ by is consider@@ ed to be on a ‘ vis@@ it ’ and under@@ going a trans@@ iti@@ on from the world of spi@@ r@@ its to earthly life . . . .
I had left be@@ h@@ ind a young wife who did not share my beli@@ ef@@ s and two inf@@ ants .
Not all Christians will experience se@@ v@@ ere persecu@@ tion .
The Bible gives us the bas@@ is for confidence that God does not take ple@@ asure in t@@ or@@ men@@ ting the in@@ no@@ c@@ ent .
One day , Jesus asked : “ What will a man give in ex@@ change for his soul ? ” How would you answer that question ?
Jesus ’ mirac@@ ul@@ ous cu@@ res also supp@@ or@@ ted the message he pre@@ ached : “ He went around thr@@ ough@@ out the whole of Gal@@ ile@@ e , teaching in their sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es and preaching the good news of the kingdom and c@@ uring every s@@ ort of di@@ se@@ ase . ”
In chap@@ ter 8 , the value and appe@@ al of wisdom is pres@@ ented in a f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating way .
He plac@@ ed in their hands the responsi@@ bility of car@@ ing for the worl@@ d@@ wide inter@@ ests of his Kingdom .
A bri@@ ef look at the way giving was done in the early Christian congregation will high@@ light some practic@@ al ways in which we can show our concer@@ n and thus ple@@ ase God with our giving .
“ After al@@ most two and a half years of so@@ bri@@ ety , ” she says , “ I began to think that just one dr@@ ink might be all right , just to see how I would h@@ and@@ le it .
Tru@@ e , we cannot change Jehovah’s ti@@ me@@ table .
Consider the example of a te@@ en@@ age gi@@ r@@ l in the country of E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pia .
Be@@ au@@ ti@@ ful il@@ lu@@ min@@ ated man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts refle@@ ct the pati@@ ence and ar@@ t@@ is@@ try of the s@@ cri@@ bes who co@@ pi@@ ed them by hand .
Even Jo@@ b@@ ’s tri@@ bul@@ ation was m@@ om@@ ent@@ ary when com@@ pared with the many happy years he enjo@@ yed before and after his tri@@ al . ​ — Job 4@@ 2 : 16 .
However , S@@ ar@@ a , now a Christian , says : “ Although I can@@ ’t help feel@@ ing sa@@ d , Jehovah has not a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned me .
“ God’s Kingdom is a real govern@@ ment , ” F@@ ol@@ ake explained . “ But it@@ ’s inv@@ isi@@ ble , so you can@@ ’t see it ​ — even if you we@@ ar gl@@ as@@ ses ! ”
( Read 2 Corinthians 4 : 1 , 7 . )
What has true Christi@@ an@@ ity me@@ ant for M@@ anu@@ el and his family ?
God’s Word provi@@ des no d@@ ate for Jesus ’ bir@@ th .
K@@ no@@ wing this , could a person remain “ free from acc@@ us@@ ation ” were he to cho@@ ose ar@@ m@@ ed emp@@ loy@@ ment that might bring him into con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with such individuals ?
As a result , S@@ on@@ ia was able to star@@ t two Bible stu@@ dies .
“ I D@@ O R@@ E@@ P@@ EN@@ T I@@ N D@@ U@@ S@@ T AN@@ D A@@ SH@@ E@@ S ”
You may rec@@ all that he once sp@@ ent an enti@@ re night pra@@ ying to his Father .
Then and ther@@ e@@ after ten@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Jews came for the an@@ nu@@ al fes@@ tiv@@ als .
We can learn an important less@@ on from the following experience : A sister gre@@ et@@ ed two brothers at a ga@@ ther@@ ing .
Yet , they are ri@@ ch@@ ly bless@@ ed by Jehovah .
He re@@ members that God helped him to deli@@ ver his sheep from a be@@ ar and a li@@ on .
If you keep your family worship cons@@ ist@@ ent , practic@@ al , and enjo@@ y@@ able , Jehovah will ri@@ ch@@ ly bl@@ ess your efforts .
Now the ans@@ wers are re@@ adi@@ ly a@@ vail@@ able .
We dis@@ co@@ vered some pri@@ c@@ eless tru@@ ths when we first began to associ@@ ate with God’s people .
By his death , however , Jesus pa@@ id the only accep@@ table ransom pri@@ ce ​ — his perfect body and shed blood .
Be determined , then , to continue wal@@ king with God ​ — no matter what the future may hold .
Let us consider how he shows this .
Revelation is a prophe@@ tic book , so we should ex@@ pect to understand it most c@@ learly as the events it descri@@ bes un@@ fo@@ ld . For example , C .
A wise gu@@ i@@ ding princi@@ ple is to “ do all things for God’s glory . ”
Many or all of these women were un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly in the u@@ pp@@ er ch@@ am@@ ber in Jerusalem on the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , when the holy spirit was sent and Jesus ’ disciples mirac@@ ul@@ ously spoke in a number of different langu@@ ages . ​ — Acts 2 : 1 - 12 .
The Scriptures can help us to answer these important questions .
On arri@@ ving , she fu@@ mb@@ led in her ba@@ g for co@@ ins to pa@@ y the d@@ ri@@ ver .
With the pas@@ sing of time , the angels ob@@ served that the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of the human family were not serving their loving Creator .
The apostle Paul lik@@ ened the congregation to a body and said that “ if one member su@@ ff@@ ers , all the other members su@@ ff@@ er with it . ”
What was the se@@ cre@@ t of Paul’s self - su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y ?
Ang@@ els have at times appe@@ ared in human form to care for God - given assign@@ ments on earth and then dem@@ at@@ eri@@ al@@ ized after comple@@ ting their assign@@ ments . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 6 : 11 - 23 ; 13 : 15 - 20 .
Un@@ like John and J@@ udi@@ th , others have circumstances that allow them to serve full - time for only a sh@@ ort peri@@ od .
On@@ loo@@ k@@ ers were wit@@ ness@@ ing the fulfill@@ ment in a way no@@ ne of them had expe@@ cted , and the apostle Peter took the lead in expla@@ ining this develop@@ ment .
Since main@@ tain@@ ing a fam@@ il@@ y’s spiritu@@ ality is so important , what are some ways to do this ?
Per@@ haps you too have tri@@ ed to ra@@ ise your children to love and serve God ​ — only to see one or more of them turn their back on him .
• What helped Timothy to make a decision to serve God ?
Are you not happy that Jehovah lo@@ ves you and will for@@ give you even as he did Peter ? — But remember , we need to tell the truth .
They were follow@@ ed by wa@@ ves of as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t tro@@ op@@ s fir@@ ing ma@@ ch@@ ine g@@ un@@ s .
We know that God’s Word for@@ bi@@ ds for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation .
“ They C@@ ould Ha@@ ve Be@@ en I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately F@@ re@@ ed ”
The deli@@ ver@@ ance is recorded in the Bible book of E@@ s@@ ther .
As you are a@@ ware , though , Paul did not re@@ si@@ gn himself to this , as if his actions were comple@@ t@@ ely bey@@ ond his control .
And by ‘ cle@@ a@@ ving to Jehovah’s remin@@ ders , ’ we avoid sin@@ ful en@@ tic@@ ements that dis@@ ple@@ ase our Creator and ro@@ b us of happiness . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 31 .
He long@@ ed to see the Christians in R@@ ome so that he could help to for@@ ti@@ fy them spiritually .
If we were to discus@@ s matters from that stan@@ d@@ point , though , we would not be we@@ igh@@ ing all the evidence imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ally .
Y@@ oung ones who devel@@ op such appreciation will dedic@@ ate their life to Jehovah and get baptized .
The Bible f@@ it@@ t@@ ingly says : “ Su@@ b@@ ject y@@ ourselves , therefore , to God ; but op@@ pose the Devil , and he will fle@@ e from you . ” ​ — James 4 : 7 .
Thus , we must teach the things that Christ comman@@ ded .
What u@@ su@@ ally resul@@ ts when parents fai@@ l to discipl@@ ine their children ?
What led to S@@ te@@ ph@@ en@@ ’s be@@ coming a mar@@ ty@@ r ?
O@@ u@@ t of respect for the gl@@ ori@@ ous God whom they worship , family he@@ a@@ ds should not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to offer fir@@ m , loving counsel when such is necess@@ ary . ​ — James 3 : 13 .
“ You will know the truth , and the truth will set you free , ” said Jesus .
We need to work at fin@@ ding spiritual g@@ em@@ s that will help us .
Who is Jehovah ? ”
S@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists es@@ tim@@ ate that the number of ob@@ ser@@ va@@ ble st@@ ars is 70 se@@ x@@ t@@ il@@ li@@ on !
S@@ ever@@ al buil@@ ding@@ s have been re@@ con@@ stru@@ cted , and num@@ er@@ ous fin@@ ds have been stu@@ died and inter@@ pre@@ ted by s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists .
These ad@@ v@@ ise against the use of car@@ n@@ al we@@ ap@@ ons , such as h@@ and@@ g@@ un@@ s , ri@@ f@@ les , or other fi@@ re@@ ar@@ ms , for prote@@ ction against other humans .
Ther@@ efore , what God has yo@@ ked together [ in marriage ] let no man put ap@@ ar@@ t . ”
For four years , we served together as special pione@@ ers in the is@@ ol@@ ated to@@ w@@ ns of S@@ mi@@ th@@ t@@ on and Q@@ u@@ e@@ en@@ st@@ own .
Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts reve@@ al that Jesus has the deep desire and the ability to re@@ move the pain of ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved parents by br@@ ing@@ ing the dead back to life .
What problems may ar@@ ise for pri@@ m@@ ary care@@ gi@@ v@@ ers ?
Does this su@@ gg@@ est that some kind of b@@ ra@@ in@@ wa@@ shing was involved ?
Th@@ under and ligh@@ t@@ ning too are in his hand , like a spe@@ ar or a qui@@ ver full of ar@@ ro@@ ws .
I ag@@ re@@ ed and was baptized on Ju@@ ne 27 , 194@@ 8 , when I was 13 years old .
What fur@@ ther challeng@@ es have some fac@@ ed ?
We are living in that se@@ as@@ on , the last days .
But let us imitate G@@ ide@@ on and his men .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ In no way are we giving any cause for stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing , so that no fa@@ ul@@ t may be found with our ministry . ”
Ha@@ ve Fa@@ ith in God’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ tic Word !
Yet , Jehovah knew that young people who worshipp@@ ed him would be different .
Since A@@ pri@@ l 199@@ 8 , he and S@@ us@@ an have been part of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates Bethel family .
Ju@@ d@@ as ’ tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous act was far more serious than that of A@@ hi@@ th@@ op@@ he@@ l . Ju@@ d@@ as ac@@ ted against God’s only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son .
What could imp@@ e@@ de the activ@@ ity of holy spirit in our be@@ half ?
Jesus often had his followers with him in the preaching work and used such occasi@@ ons to give encourag@@ ement .
The E@@ den@@ ic promise bin@@ ds Jehovah to fulf@@ ill his purpose regarding the earth and mankind by means of the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of the woman .
If Jehovah has the ability to take no@@ te that one s@@ par@@ ro@@ w is mis@@ sing from a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar n@@ est , how much more must he ob@@ serve and care about each of his human worshipp@@ ers ?
We are part of a worl@@ d@@ wide congregation of imper@@ fect humans , any one of whom may wrong us or even become un@@ faithful .
Di@@ d they su@@ d@@ den@@ ly deci@@ de that it would be bor@@ ing to live forever on earth and that they would not be happy here ?
How that little no@@ te chang@@ ed my life !
Th@@ at@@ ’s when you feel good about being different ! ”
What proble@@ m did one faithful Christian face , and why may we be sub@@ ject to similar feelings ?
To find the answer , we can look at Romans 7 : 5 .
How can we show that we appreci@@ ate God’s guid@@ ance ?
Thus , resurrection invol@@ ves the rest@@ or@@ ation of the life pat@@ ter@@ n of the individu@@ al ​ — his person@@ ality tra@@ its , his personal hist@@ ory , and all the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of his id@@ ent@@ ity .
For example , clo@@ t@@ ting fac@@ t@@ or V@@ I@@ I@@ I has been given to h@@ em@@ op@@ h@@ ili@@ ac@@ s , who ble@@ ed eas@@ ily .
In these and many other res@@ pe@@ cts , there are par@@ all@@ els between the early Christians and Jehovah’s Witnesses .
199@@ 9 S@@ E@@ R@@ V@@ I@@ C@@ E Y@@ E@@ A@@ R R@@ E@@ P@@ O@@ R@@ T O@@ F J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S W@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ S W@@ O@@ R@@ L@@ D@@ W@@ I@@ D@@ E
What can help us to keep our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative hearts from ti@@ ring out ?
Re@@ adi@@ ly R@@ es@@ pon@@ ding
In many cul@@ tures , se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality was comm@@ on and was even a part of religious cu@@ st@@ om@@ s .
F@@ in@@ ally , God spoke of L@@ ev@@ i@@ a@@ than ​ — the cro@@ co@@ dile .
He did not par@@ a@@ de his lear@@ ning or th@@ ru@@ st himself into the li@@ m@@ eli@@ ght .
In prayer to his Father , Jesus said : “ Your word is truth . ”
He wrote : “ If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching , never receive him into your ho@@ m@@ es or say a gre@@ et@@ ing to him . For he that says a gre@@ et@@ ing to him is a sh@@ are@@ r in his wicked works . ”
Jehovah provided Christ’s ransom sacrifice to make that re@@ de@@ mp@@ tion possible .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es serving where the need is greater in Rus@@ sia , Mas@@ ak@@ o has also sh@@ ared in the har@@ v@@ est work in K@@ y@@ r@@ gy@@ z@@ st@@ an .
Com@@ pas@@ sion invol@@ ves tend@@ er reg@@ ard for people in mis@@ er@@ y and positi@@ ve action to help such ones .
Wh@@ ere did the e@@ ag@@ er travel@@ ers go ?
How did things turn out for him ?
Is that not a good question ?
All of this can be done in ho@@ p@@ es that he will take Scriptural counsel to heart .
The congregation as a whole gro@@ ws in war@@ m@@ th and love .
After all this pr@@ eli@@ min@@ ary work , he could ex@@ pect a good har@@ v@@ est of gra@@ p@@ es . ​ — Isaiah 5 : 1 , 2 .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S written Word en@@ ab@@ les us to learn how he vie@@ ws sin and how he re@@ ac@@ ts when we com@@ mit sin@@ s .
Paul and his fellow Christians s@@ ought to make disciples by preaching from house to house , in the mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place , and on their travel@@ s ​ — really , every@@ where .
Wh@@ ere are your st@@ ings , O De@@ ath ?
But what if the husband or the wife dies ?
Mo@@ st govern@@ ments today gu@@ ard their bor@@ ders with sol@@ di@@ ers and with se@@ cur@@ ity syst@@ em@@ s that use the l@@ at@@ est te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy .
I now enjoy a happy family life .
After all , the ro@@ y@@ al we@@ d@@ ding is taking place in heaven .
Christians in the city d@@ wel@@ led “ where the thro@@ ne of Satan ” was . ​ — Revelation 2 : 13
E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s prophecy descri@@ bes these for@@ ces as co@@ ver@@ ing the land like the cl@@ ou@@ ds and coming up against us in a fu@@ ry , ri@@ ding on hor@@ ses .
But pati@@ ence is needed .
( See the bo@@ x on page 6 . )
Consider this : If you were e@@ ating a me@@ al with your family , would you cho@@ ose that time to d@@ ress a fes@@ ter@@ ing w@@ ound ?
Today , some lik@@ e@@ wise f@@ all for Satan’s “ ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations ” and are lu@@ red into im@@ mor@@ ality or other ung@@ o@@ dly practic@@ es .
Mo@@ re@@ over , if our actions ca@@ used un@@ pleas@@ ant con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences , his discipl@@ ine would re@@ mind us of just how important it is to listen to our heavenly Father .
After that , we helped con@@ stru@@ ct the first As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses in what used to be E@@ ast Ger@@ many , in G@@ la@@ u@@ cha@@ u , where we later served as care@@ tak@@ ers .
He w@@ atch@@ ed them at pla@@ y in the mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place and used as@@ pe@@ cts of their be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or in his teaching .
As I s@@ at there al@@ one , with only a th@@ in bl@@ an@@ ke@@ t over me , I could still see the st@@ one - co@@ ld look on my young wi@@ fe@@ ’s face as mil@@ iti@@ am@@ en dra@@ g@@ ged me from my house two days ear@@ li@@ er , lea@@ ving be@@ h@@ ind her and our two si@@ ck ba@@ bi@@ es .
They Do Not Gi@@ ve U@@ p
Di@@ d this situation cons@@ titu@@ te a d@@ anger for the early Christians ?
Your reli@@ ance on his Word as a gu@@ i@@ de shi@@ el@@ ds you from the bad con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of an un@@ ch@@ ris@@ ti@@ an li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
From D@@ ar@@ k@@ ness to Li@@ ght — The Ch@@ all@@ enge
W@@ rote T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an : “ Even if there is a ch@@ est of a s@@ ort , it is not made up of money pa@@ id in en@@ tr@@ ance - fe@@ es , as if religion were a matter of contr@@ act .
* Such loy@@ al@@ ty makes Jehovah’s heart g@@ la@@ d . ​ — Pro@@ v .
S@@ inc@@ ere prayer is one of the ways that we draw close to Jehovah .
An@@ dre@@ y conclu@@ ded his es@@ say : “ I do not believe that reading this no@@ v@@ el will benefit me .
9 , 10 . ( a ) The vari@@ ous par@@ ts of the dre@@ am i@@ ma@@ ge pointed to what ?
There will be no reason to fear being har@@ m@@ ed by ty@@ p@@ ho@@ ons , t@@ su@@ nam@@ is , v@@ ol@@ c@@ ano@@ es , or earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es in the new world .
Noah and His F@@ am@@ ily Pro@@ ved Re@@ ad@@ y
What tra@@ ining did the Ser@@ v@@ ant receive ?
It is hard to i@@ magine what it will be like to wa@@ ke up feel@@ ing heal@@ thy , happy , and satis@@ fied every mor@@ ning .
Th@@ ink Be@@ fore You S@@ pe@@ ak !
A father should avoid p@@ un@@ ish@@ ing his son based on a one - si@@ ded repor@@ t of the bo@@ y’s be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
“ S@@ te@@ al@@ ing ” My Si@@ bl@@ ings
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how a loving father se@@ ek@@ s to prote@@ ct his child .
• How are Jehovah’s people today sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ded ?
The fine Bible discus@@ sions I have are a s@@ ource of great joy to me .
Di@@ d Noah and his family rejo@@ ice in those ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tions ?
Be@@ fore long , an in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion was un@@ earth@@ ed that en@@ ab@@ led the te@@ am to id@@ enti@@ fy the ru@@ ins em@@ er@@ g@@ ing from under their tro@@ w@@ els .
A s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring dr@@ ama he@@ igh@@ ten@@ ed appreciation for the spiritual her@@ it@@ age of Jehovah’s servants
F@@ ur@@ ther , the account of Jose@@ p@@ h’s integrity was recorded 3@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years ag@@ o for the consider@@ ation of God’s servants ever since .
• the ge@@ c@@ ko ?
Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning in the 19@@ 50 ’ s , greater emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is was plac@@ ed on reading from the Bible during our house - to - house vis@@ its .
Paul’s reason ?
How should such sta@@ bi@@ li@@ z@@ ation af@@ fect them ? ​ — C@@ ol .
How can we make our advan@@ c@@ ement man@@ i@@ f@@ est in our personal life ?
No@@ thing could be more preci@@ ous to us than to be loved by Jehovah and his Son , Christ Jesus .
Peter re@@ sign@@ ed from the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od because he could not re@@ conc@@ ile with the Scriptures the Ca@@ tho@@ lic teachings of inf@@ ant baptism , tr@@ an@@ sub@@ stan@@ ti@@ ation , prayers for the dead , and worship of the cro@@ ss .
What is an os@@ su@@ ary ?
In this reg@@ ard , Jesus ’ earthly parents , Joseph and M@@ ary , set an out@@ standing example .
One out@@ standing way that they do this is by pro@@ claim@@ ing the good news .
J@@ on : Yes , th@@ at@@ ’s the one .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of what we must face , let us always exerc@@ ise faith in God and follow his Son . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
The neu@@ tr@@ ality of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Bi@@ af@@ r@@ an are@@ a made them t@@ ar@@ ge@@ ts of att@@ ack .
This year , the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of the death of Jesus Christ will be ob@@ served on S@@ atur@@ day , Mar@@ ch 22 , after su@@ n@@ down .
H@@ ad the co@@ in been d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed in a large , bu@@ sh@@ y field or in a deep , mu@@ d@@ dy l@@ ake , she pro@@ ba@@ bly would have given it up as lost bey@@ ond reco@@ very .
How have they benef@@ ited ?
They were very f@@ ond of us and encoura@@ ged us to re@@ ach go@@ als and to keep on working for Jehovah .
Why is God’s gift an act of “ un@@ deser@@ ved kindness ” ?
We no@@ te in chap@@ ter 4 of the same Bible book one reason why Jehovah deser@@ ves to be hon@@ ored .
They real@@ ized that al@@ though I said I did not care about religion , I really wanted to know about the Bible .
• Lo@@ ving ple@@ a@@ sures more than God
We truly mis@@ s their compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship .
Re@@ f@@ ra@@ in from pres@@ sur@@ ing the ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved mate to make decisions too quic@@ k@@ ly .
Be@@ fore exam@@ ining in de@@ ta@@ il the ro@@ le that angels pla@@ y in God’s purpose and how we are affe@@ cted by them , let us consider the orig@@ in of these spirit cre@@ atu@@ res .
On one side of the pa@@ per was in@@ s@@ cri@@ bed an account number , and on the other side , more num@@ bers .
May you look to God for hope that can en@@ able you to so@@ ar like an e@@ ag@@ le .
The form@@ er things have pas@@ sed away . ” ​ — Revelation 21 : 4 .
What a hum@@ ble attitude !
As servants of Jehovah , we hold his name as something holy and avoid doing anything that might bring re@@ pro@@ ach upon that holy name .
The appointed times of the nations did end in 1914 , and God’s Kingdom under Christ Jesus went into op@@ er@@ ation .
“ From a dist@@ ance , the E@@ ar@@ th shi@@ m@@ m@@ ers like a b@@ lu@@ e je@@ we@@ l in the dar@@ k@@ ness of sp@@ ace , ” states The I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ated S@@ ci@@ ence En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia ​ — A@@ ma@@ z@@ ing P@@ l@@ an@@ et E@@ ar@@ th .
In ad@@ dition , Jesus died on the day of the Jewish P@@ as@@ so@@ ver , which was held once a year .
( b ) What questions regarding service in a fore@@ ign - language field might we consider ?
An@@ cient do@@ cum@@ ents show that while in ex@@ ile , many Jews learned the ar@@ t of bu@@ ying and sel@@ ling and became good c@@ ra@@ f@@ t@@ s@@ men .
you ask your son . “ F@@ ine , ” he br@@ us@@ qu@@ ely ans@@ wers .
The way of the wicked one is something de@@ t@@ es@@ table to Jehovah , but the one pur@@ su@@ ing righteousness he lo@@ ves . ” ​ — Proverbs 15 : 8 , 9 .
Paul ess@@ enti@@ ally re@@ duc@@ ed the char@@ ges to a religious dis@@ pu@@ te among Jews , over which R@@ ome had little com@@ pet@@ ence .
He even fore@@ told that before the end of this system arri@@ ves , “ this good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness . ”
In@@ v@@ es@@ ting time in a fri@@ end@@ ship should make you feel good , since “ there is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ”
The psalmist conclu@@ ded : “ Jehovah himself will gu@@ ard you against all cal@@ am@@ ity . He will gu@@ ard your soul .
( b ) What war@@ ning did Paul s@@ ound ?
As a result , the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s Le@@ g@@ al De@@ par@@ t@@ ment took action against the govern@@ ment of Q@@ u@@ ebe@@ c .
There could be a number of reas@@ ons .
Indeed , the spiritu@@ ality and re@@ pu@@ tation of his family have a direc@@ t be@@ aring on his ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
An@@ y peace origin@@ ating in this world is like that house .
“ We were very anxi@@ ous at times .
Many of his s@@ cul@@ p@@ tures were ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted in ma@@ j@@ or c@@ ities of E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
Ther@@ efore , the fi@@ gu@@ res of spe@@ e@@ ch “ born ” and “ new bir@@ th ” high@@ light that there will be a new beg@@ in@@ ning in the relationship between God and those who are baptized with holy spirit .
If cre@@ ation , which can ne@@ i@@ ther speak nor reason , gives glory to Jehovah , how much more should we who can think , talk , and worship do so ? ​ — Revelation 4 : 11 .
King David of ancient Israel ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged God’s go@@ o@@ dness and s@@ ought His guid@@ ance .
Jehovah se@@ ts a fine example in that reg@@ ard .
If we r@@ ely on God and are “ pu@@ re in heart , ” we will re@@ ject the spirit and life - st@@ y@@ le of sin@@ n@@ ers and will have clean mo@@ ti@@ ves and desi@@ res , along with “ faith without h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y . ” ​ — Matthew 5 : 8 ; 1 Timothy 1 : 5 .
You could see for mil@@ es , and some of these mil@@ es were our ter@@ rit@@ ory .
He wants his people to know that he is with them ​ — as if by their side — ​ ever ready to support them .
What Go@@ dly D@@ ev@@ o@@ tion Me@@ ans
I have often pon@@ der@@ ed : ‘ Why did I f@@ all away ? ’
I@@ N S@@ O@@ M@@ E par@@ ts of the world , num@@ er@@ ous congregations receive much help in the form of “ need great@@ ers ” ​ — brothers and sisters who have moved in from ab@@ ro@@ ad .
Ha@@ ve I taken full advan@@ ta@@ ge of the pro@@ v@@ isions to atten@@ d meetings with fellow believers ?
The Scriptures men@@ tion “ the book of J@@ a@@ sh@@ ar ” and “ the book of the W@@ ars of Jehovah . ”
When ques@@ tioned about what they had done , they showed no re@@ mor@@ se , al@@ though both of them were a@@ ware that they had bro@@ ken God’s law .
Jesus also loo@@ ked a@@ head to the re@@ ward of rul@@ ing as King and serving as H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est to the benefit of mankind .
Ho@@ pe@@ fully , many more T@@ ing@@ gi@@ ans will yet jo@@ in those ‘ cr@@ ying out ’ and pra@@ ising Jehovah from the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ to@@ ps .
S@@ ar@@ ah , his wife , bor@@ e him but one son , Isa@@ a@@ c , only after Abraham had so@@ j@@ our@@ ned in the land of promise for 25 years .
How did Jehovah give his right hand to this faithful cou@@ ple ?
But why did Lo@@ t’s wife look back ?
Sh@@ ould C@@ l@@ er@@ gy P@@ re@@ ach P@@ ol@@ iti@@ c@@ s ?
• How can our spe@@ e@@ ch help us in co@@ op@@ er@@ ating with others ?
Joseph did not ex@@ ac@@ tly dis@@ own Jesus , but ne@@ i@@ ther did he have the courage to ac@@ knowledge him .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y DI@@ C@@ K W@@ AL@@ D@@ R@@ O@@ N
R@@ ise to P@@ ow@@ er
My father and my un@@ c@@ le ze@@ al@@ ously pre@@ ached what they had learned from the Bible , and both ev@@ en@@ tually became full - time min@@ isters ( now called pione@@ ers ) .
David may also have found strength in refle@@ cting on the fact that des@@ pite his we@@ ak@@ ened con@@ dition and the bad things that his enem@@ ies were saying , Jehovah reg@@ ar@@ ded him as a man of integrity .
Jehovah H@@ ad Not F@@ or@@ go@@ t@@ ten M@@ e ( S .
S@@ up@@ pose you are offered a bu@@ sin@@ ess opportunity by a res@@ pe@@ cted person , perhaps a fellow worshipp@@ er of Jehovah .
John did not want to get involved in religion , yet he could see how much Chris@@ t@@ in@@ e@@ ’s new faith me@@ ant to her .
In ancient times , many people thought that the earth was f@@ l@@ at .
After n@@ ine months , I was assign@@ ed to A@@ m@@ st@@ er@@ dam .
During her pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy , M@@ ary kept bus@@ y stud@@ ying the Bible and car@@ ing for her family .
There is no dam@@ age or in@@ j@@ ur@@ y that will not be heal@@ ed .
The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a expla@@ ins : “ On@@ ce A@@ k@@ kadi@@ an had been deci@@ ph@@ ered , the very cor@@ e of the system was in@@ tel@@ li@@ gi@@ ble , and the pro@@ to@@ ty@@ pe was provided for the inter@@ pre@@ tation of other langu@@ ages in c@@ un@@ ei@@ form . ”
The F@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of a Tru@@ e E@@ duc@@ ation
M@@ ake him your friend , and your l@@ on@@ el@@ iness will soon f@@ ly away . ”
Such rel@@ ations can f@@ ill the physical and emo@@ tional needs of a man and woman who are in a war@@ m and in@@ tim@@ ate relationship .
Do you remember to than@@ k Jehovah in prayer for each day of life and for his b@@ oun@@ ti@@ ful pro@@ v@@ isions “ when you li@@ e down and when you get up ” ?
( b ) Why do the of@@ fic@@ ers fai@@ l to ar@@ rest Jesus ?
This am@@ a@@ z@@ ing prophecy had a fulfill@@ ment in the time of H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i when a rest@@ ored re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of God’s people re@@ buil@@ t the temple in Jerusalem .
The apostle Peter emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed this in his second letter .
Rather , the Ca@@ tho@@ lic New A@@ mer@@ i@@ can Bible rend@@ ers God’s pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ement this way : “ By the s@@ we@@ at of your face shall you get bre@@ ad to e@@ at , until you return to the gr@@ ound , from which you were taken ; for you are di@@ r@@ t , and to di@@ r@@ t you shall return . ”
Gi@@ ving us a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al reason to be mer@@ ci@@ ful , Proverbs 19 : 17 states : “ He that is show@@ ing fav@@ or to the low@@ ly one is l@@ en@@ ding to Jehovah , and his tre@@ at@@ ment He will re@@ pa@@ y to him . ”
“ Wh@@ at@@ ’s the point of my being an el@@ der ? ” he asked as te@@ ars wel@@ led up in his eyes .
A@@ t@@ su@@ shi , who lives in J@@ ap@@ an , rec@@ alls : “ I must ad@@ mit that when I attend@@ ed my first meeting with Jehovah’s Witnesses , I felt a little out of place .
The way many people live shows that they think that no matter how they conduct themselves , God will not call them to account for their be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
Yet , the inspired Scriptures also fore@@ told that in our day , a mis@@ direc@@ ted kind of love char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized by sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness would be sh@@ own by people who are ali@@ en@@ ated from God .
Of course , you may feel un@@ com@@ for@@ table with the ide@@ a of organiz@@ ed religion .
“ All ma@@ j@@ or religious tra@@ di@@ tions car@@ ry ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally the same message : that is love , com@@ pas@@ sion and for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , ” says the D@@ al@@ a@@ i L@@ ama , a prom@@ in@@ ent inter@@ faith prop@@ on@@ ent .
In the ba@@ r@@ rac@@ ks , we tri@@ ed to support one another spiritually .
• How can will@@ ing@@ ness to for@@ give help us to ref@@ ra@@ in from mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring ?
After lun@@ ch , the second da@@ y’s pro@@ gra@@ m began .
But I@@ ’@@ m used to my family . They talk a lo@@ t , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly at me@@ al@@ times .
How re@@ war@@ ding for that Witness who first called on Ke@@ ith and his wife !
We stri@@ ve to be reason@@ able while never com@@ prom@@ ising righteous principles .
Lo@@ ving elders today lik@@ e@@ wise use much of their time to strengthen others .
While en r@@ ou@@ te to R@@ ome as a pris@@ on@@ er , Paul travel@@ ed along the Rom@@ an high@@ way known as the A@@ p@@ pi@@ an W@@ a@@ y .
In@@ to it the righteous r@@ un@@ s and is given prote@@ ction . ” ​ — Proverbs 18 : 10 .
When Jac@@ o@@ b learned of his sons ’ actions , he re@@ bu@@ ked them , saying : “ You have brought o@@ str@@ ac@@ ism upon me in making me a st@@ en@@ ch to the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the land , . . . and they will certainly ga@@ ther together against me and as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t me and I must be an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ated , I and my house . ”
As devo@@ ted Christian pre@@ ach@@ ers and teach@@ ers , Jehovah’s Witnesses are so con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that they have found the truth that they make great sacrific@@ es in order to share the message with people of other nations and e@@ th@@ ni@@ c grou@@ ps .
Jesus dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful of mother ? , 12 / 1 Joseph read om@@ ens ? , 2 / 1
“ Do not become un@@ ev@@ en@@ ly yo@@ ked with un@@ believers , ” he wrote .
“ We m@@ ing@@ led at the Kingdom H@@ all before and after meetings , ” she says .
Bi@@ bli@@ c@@ ally speaking , there is nothing wrong with id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying on@@ es@@ el@@ f as the gi@@ ver of a gift , perhaps by including a no@@ te with a present .
Although we were few in number then , not only did we preach to most v@@ il@@ la@@ ges in the nor@@ ther@@ n part of Le@@ ban@@ on but we also re@@ ached B@@ ei@@ ru@@ t and its su@@ bur@@ bs and all the way to the sou@@ th of Le@@ ban@@ on .
A Mo@@ des@@ t V@@ i@@ e@@ w of Our P@@ ri@@ v@@ ile@@ ges
eas@@ ily find listen@@ ing ear@@ s .
To me , God was an ab@@ str@@ act ent@@ ity without feelings . ” ​ — Mar@@ c@@ o , I@@ tal@@ y .
• As sh@@ own at Job 31 : 29 - 37 , how did Job conduct himself ?
What is inclu@@ ded in your efforts to show kindness in your ministry ?
“ The very One s@@ it@@ ting in the heavens will la@@ u@@ gh ; Jehovah himself will hold them in der@@ ision .
Di@@ d the si@@ gn mean that the d@@ ri@@ ver believ@@ ed in mirac@@ les ?
Di@@ d it become the mi@@ gh@@ ty Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch ?
So then pro@@ du@@ ce fru@@ it that be@@ f@@ its rep@@ ent@@ ance . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
It promises : “ Just a little while longer , and the wicked one will be no more . . .
How did the N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m and their fa@@ thers exer@@ t such a powerful evil influ@@ ence on humans ?
In s@@ pite of all his suffering ​ — lo@@ sing his family , health , and li@@ v@@ eli@@ ho@@ od — ​ Job ste@@ ad@@ fa@@ st@@ ly said : “ Let the name of Jehovah continue to be bless@@ ed . ”
Those fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ used brothers are the anointed Christians on earth in these last days .
Will we ever live to see a world without war ?
( b ) How has sin affe@@ cted us ?
Jehovah re@@ je@@ cted Saul as king , and Saul never rec@@ over@@ ed his good relationship with the true God . ​ — Read 1 Samuel 15 : 13 - 15 , 20 - 23 . Saul min@@ i@@ mi@@ zed and re@@ je@@ cted counsel .
This must have t@@ ou@@ ched their heart deep@@ ly because they soon became ti@@ rel@@ ess and coura@@ ge@@ ous pro@@ claim@@ ers of the Kingdom good news to dist@@ ant par@@ ts of the earth , to which fact the book of Acts am@@ p@@ ly t@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es . ​ — Acts 1 : 8 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 23 .
When Paul pointed out that he was a Rom@@ an c@@ iti@@ z@@ en by bir@@ th , “ the men who were about to inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ate him under t@@ or@@ ture ba@@ cked away from him ; and the mil@@ it@@ ary comman@@ der became af@@ ra@@ id when he real@@ ized that [ Paul ] was a Rom@@ an and that he had b@@ ound him in cha@@ ins . ” ​ — Acts 22 : 25 - 29 .
2 : 12 - 17 , 22 - 25 , 34 , 35 ; 4 : 17 , 18 .
Paul ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ He loo@@ ked in@@ ten@@ tly toward the pa@@ y@@ ment of the re@@ ward . . . .
Consider the experience of Le@@ on@@ ar@@ do , who was 14 years old when his father su@@ d@@ den@@ ly died from car@@ di@@ o@@ re@@ spi@@ r@@ at@@ ory problems .
P@@ re@@ pared for Mo@@ st I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant Da@@ y of Ye@@ ar ?
Consider Al@@ fre@@ do , who began full - time service when he was 11 years old .
( Read Proverbs 11 : 2 . )
O@@ r what if you have a serious ill@@ ness that li@@ m@@ its you ?
“ Your congregation won@@ ’t let you down , ” he said .
The disci@@ ple James later expres@@ sed it as fol@@ lo@@ ws : “ D@@ ra@@ w close to God , and he will draw close to you . ”
Of those with a heavenly hope , the Bible says : “ H@@ app@@ y is the man that keep@@ s on end@@ uring tri@@ al , because on be@@ coming appro@@ ved he will receive the cro@@ wn of life , which Jehovah promised to those who continue loving him . ”
Romans 5 : 19 expla@@ ins : “ Just as through the dis@@ obedi@@ ence of the one man [ Adam ] many were cons@@ titu@@ ted sin@@ n@@ ers , lik@@ e@@ wise also through the obedi@@ ence of the one person [ Jesus ] many will be cons@@ titu@@ ted righteous . ”
( a ) Does being for@@ giving mean that we con@@ done off@@ en@@ ses or let others take advan@@ ta@@ ge of us ?
“ I wrote something to the congregation , ” said John , “ but Di@@ o@@ tre@@ ph@@ es , who lik@@ es to have the first place among them , does not receive anything from us with respect .
Li@@ fe every@@ where is dep@@ end@@ ent on H@@ im .
What a blessing it is when parents see that their good example has pro@@ duc@@ ed in their children who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted love for Jehovah ! ​ — Proverbs 23 : 24 , 25 .
So , what de@@ f@@ en@@ se do we have ?
During those years before ra@@ di@@ o and tel@@ ev@@ ision , a po@@ pul@@ ar way to expres@@ s one@@ ’s vie@@ w@@ point was to wr@@ ite and dist@@ ribu@@ te pam@@ ph@@ le@@ ts .
In Ca@@ per@@ na@@ u@@ m , the crow@@ ds were so moved by Jesus ’ mirac@@ les of heal@@ ing that they wanted to keep him there with them .
There , in an effort to bre@@ ak my integrity , they be@@ at me sever@@ ely .
The Bible plac@@ es great import@@ ance on fe@@ aring Jehovah .
What Scriptural name was a@@ do@@ p@@ ted by God’s people in 19@@ 31 ?
It is good to per@@ form ac@@ ts of kindness in your neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od
But I over@@ came those feelings by con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ating on my personal Bible study and the ministry .
Si@@ mil@@ ar heart - wr@@ en@@ ch@@ ing st@@ ori@@ es have been repor@@ ted over and over around the world .
I was serving with one of the S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y congregations and con@@ duc@@ ting a number of home Bible stu@@ dies .
But how are we to r@@ en@@ oun@@ ce un@@ righteousness ?
But we wanted a per@@ man@@ ent place to me@@ et .
A@@ spe@@ cts of the Si@@ gn F@@ ul@@ filled in the Fir@@ st C@@ en@@ tury
It some@@ times inclu@@ des the months of Mar@@ ch , A@@ pri@@ l , and May
All those who did so were deser@@ ving of ad@@ verse divine judgment .
What an accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment !
Let us therefore ‘ do our ut@@ most to present ourselves appro@@ ved to God , ’ always hon@@ or@@ ing Jehovah as ze@@ al@@ ous Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers , who preach with the purpose of making disciples . ​ — 2 Timothy 2 : 15 .
They said : “ Your servants have come . . . out of reg@@ ard for the name of Jehovah your God , because we have heard about his f@@ ame and about all he did . ”
Se@@ ek the ad@@ vice of the one who kno@@ ws best how to ra@@ ise children ​ — Jehovah God .
Bro@@ ther O@@ m@@ be@@ va@@ ’s f@@ ran@@ k com@@ ments en@@ ab@@ led many others to end@@ ure tri@@ als fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly .
Even in the wor@@ st of times , we still have many blessings for which to be gr@@ ate@@ ful .
Still , the hist@@ ori@@ c events repor@@ ted by John in his Go@@ spe@@ l are of im@@ men@@ se value .
When stri@@ ck@@ en by ill@@ ness , one way to show our trust in Jehovah is by b@@ es@@ e@@ e@@ ch@@ ing him in prayer for help to end@@ ure .
O@@ r was it perhaps a little of both ?
Satan then said about Job : “ But , for a change , st@@ re@@ t@@ ch out your hand and str@@ ike his b@@ one and flesh , and he will sur@@ ely cur@@ se you to your very face . ”
Such re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al fear pre@@ v@@ ents us from doing what is bad and is spiritually heal@@ ing and ref@@ re@@ shing .
The first text re@@ pe@@ ats the pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion against e@@ ating an ani@@ ma@@ l found dead , perhaps one that was kil@@ led by w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast@@ s .
S@@ al@@ t Se@@ a
Do we not see this prophecy being ful@@ filled in our day ?
At first , they were temp@@ ted to keep the money , since they had many other un@@ pa@@ id bil@@ ls .
Still , as a whole they will@@ ingly respon@@ ded to Jesus ’ cle@@ ans@@ ing work and made the needed chang@@ es .
Although the righteous man Job was mis@@ tre@@ ated by three compan@@ i@@ ons , he was for@@ giving and even pray@@ ed for them .
After being h@@ and@@ pi@@ cked and c@@ ru@@ shed , the in@@ se@@ cts yi@@ eld a s@@ car@@ let col@@ or , so@@ lu@@ ble in water and su@@ it@@ able for d@@ ye@@ ing clo@@ th .
J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah lives in a time of c@@ ris@@ is .
The reve@@ al@@ ing of the anointed will have what gl@@ ori@@ ous benef@@ its for mankind ?
Ph@@ ili@@ p went on to help this s@@ inc@@ ere stud@@ ent of Scrip@@ ture to become a disci@@ ple of Christ . ​ — Acts 8 : 26 - 39 .
To the Israelites , the st@@ or@@ k , and especially the wh@@ ite st@@ or@@ k , was a famili@@ ar sight as it mi@@ gr@@ ated through Bible lands .
Paul also mentioned “ un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness ” at Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 19 .
We want to tre@@ at others as we ourselves would like to be tre@@ ated . ​ — Pro@@ v .
“ My love for Jehovah and knowledge of the Bible have helped me to see things as he does .
This may ref@@ er to a later pr@@ un@@ ing , after the v@@ ine has pro@@ duc@@ ed a sub@@ stan@@ ti@@ al am@@ ount of new gro@@ w@@ th and the small c@@ lu@@ st@@ ers of gra@@ p@@ es can be c@@ learly id@@ enti@@ fied .
And not to be for@@ go@@ t@@ ten is the pleas@@ ant con@@ vers@@ ation around the din@@ ing ta@@ bl@@ es at me@@ al@@ times .
“ W@@ i@@ th@@ out faith it is imp@@ os@@ sible to ple@@ ase [ God ] well , ” wr@@ ites Paul .
On one occasi@@ on , for instance , Jesus wit@@ ness@@ ed to a Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an woman near Jac@@ ob@@ ’s f@@ oun@@ tain at S@@ y@@ cha@@ r .
They may feel c@@ ru@@ shed because they cannot always worship Jehovah in direc@@ t associ@@ ation with their spiritual brothers and sisters .
But why should we follow every fa@@ d or fa@@ shi@@ on that comes along ?
Mo@@ st important , regul@@ arly sp@@ end time together in activities rel@@ ated to worship of Jehovah .
The words of F@@ es@@ tu@@ s indic@@ ate that Paul fac@@ ed tru@@ mp@@ ed - up char@@ ges of se@@ dition ​ — a cri@@ me that car@@ ri@@ ed the death p@@ en@@ al@@ ty .
For refer@@ ence , they con@@ sul@@ ted an I@@ tal@@ i@@ an transl@@ ation made by S@@ wis@@ s the@@ olo@@ gi@@ an Gi@@ o@@ van@@ ni Di@@ o@@ d@@ at@@ i , as well as the Greek S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t and a preci@@ ous old Hebrew Bible man@@ us@@ crip@@ t .
What is involved in following Jesus continu@@ ally ?
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law brought the matter of sacrifice into sh@@ ar@@ per foc@@ us .
It was an emp@@ ty way of life .
He takes little no@@ te as the ligh@@ ts far bel@@ ow go out one by one or as the mo@@ on d@@ ri@@ f@@ ts ac@@ ro@@ ss the s@@ k@@ y or as the no@@ c@@ tur@@ n@@ al ani@@ mal@@ s for@@ age in the br@@ us@@ h .
The woman cal@@ m@@ ed down and allow@@ ed them to re@@ su@@ me the study .
For instance , consider his feelings for a certain young rul@@ er .
What happened at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . and sh@@ ort@@ ly ther@@ e@@ after ?
The branch serv@@ ant gave Jo@@ ã@@ o per@@ mis@@ sion to atten@@ d the family study on M@@ on@@ day ev@@ en@@ ings , so we were able to sp@@ end more time together .
A relati@@ ve living ne@@ ar@@ by was able to take them in , but that did not end the st@@ ory .
What can flesh do to me ? ”
Some take up assign@@ ments in other lands , perhaps f@@ ill@@ ing ur@@ g@@ ent needs in the Ser@@ vice De@@ par@@ t@@ ment at a branch .
There were w@@ il@@ d ani@@ mal@@ s in the fore@@ st , so wal@@ king there was not without d@@ anger .
After working for three years in Tr@@ ê@@ s Ri@@ o@@ s , I was invit@@ ed to a new assignment in I@@ tu , about 70 mil@@ es [ 1@@ 10 k@@ m ] w@@ est of S@@ ã@@ o Paulo .
These fi@@ el@@ ds and tra@@ des inclu@@ de real est@@ ate , ar@@ ch@@ it@@ e@@ c@@ ture , dra@@ f@@ ting , eng@@ in@@ e@@ ering , co@@ st es@@ ti@@ mat@@ ing , pro@@ cu@@ re@@ ment , pro@@ ject over@@ sight , sur@@ ve@@ ying , mas@@ on@@ ry , con@@ cre@@ te , me@@ ch@@ an@@ ic@@ al inst@@ all@@ ations , p@@ lum@@ b@@ ing , wel@@ ding , ele@@ c@@ tri@@ cal , car@@ p@@ en@@ try , heav@@ y - e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment op@@ er@@ ation and main@@ ten@@ ance , l@@ and@@ s@@ cap@@ ing , and the fin@@ ish@@ ing tra@@ des .
( b ) On what did Abraham foc@@ us his mind ?
If our ear@@ s are inc@@ l@@ ined toward dis@@ gr@@ un@@ t@@ led ones , we need to an@@ al@@ y@@ ze ourselves pray@@ er@@ fully .
It is ended only for a very serious reason . ​ — Matthew 19 : 9 .
In day - to - day deal@@ ings with them , do we keep ‘ the law of loving - kindness upon our t@@ ong@@ ue ’ even under tr@@ ying con@@ di@@ tions ? ​ — Proverbs 31 : 26 .
Be determined to “ rend@@ er God sac@@ red service with godly fear and a@@ we . ”
The nation as a whole thus en@@ tered into a special relationship with Jehovah .
A@@ no@@ ther woman who received her dead by resurrection lived in the to@@ wn of Sh@@ un@@ em .
We wanted the people to know that we were leg@@ al and here to stay !
Saul dem@@ an@@ ded that J@@ on@@ a@@ than bring David to him as one des@@ t@@ ined to die .
They even mentioned their own mis@@ takes and those of other servants of God .
When I was 18 years old , my family rel@@ o@@ c@@ ated to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates with the in@@ ten@@ tion of fur@@ ther@@ ing my col@@ le@@ ge educ@@ ation .
Those whom Jehovah ap@@ poin@@ ts to care for his flo@@ ck have many reas@@ ons to be happy .
For example , su@@ p@@ pose you are n@@ ur@@ sing a de@@ ar family member through a ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic ill@@ ness .
TH@@ R@@ O@@ U@@ G@@ H@@ O@@ U@@ T hist@@ ory , man has sto@@ od per@@ ple@@ x@@ ed and ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive before the dar@@ k pro@@ spe@@ ct of death .
Because God is al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty , he has the power to de@@ fe@@ at “ any we@@ ap@@ on wh@@ atever that will be form@@ ed against ” those who are loyal to him .
He dec@@ la@@ res them righteous as “ sons ” and de@@ als with them as if they were perfect .
In time , the ter@@ m came to mean anyone who was pu@@ t@@ ting on an act to dec@@ ei@@ ve others or to ad@@ v@@ ance certain sel@@ f@@ ish go@@ als .
Satan activ@@ ely prom@@ o@@ tes cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion .
So there rema@@ ins a sa@@ b@@ bat@@ h re@@ sting for the people of God . ”
However , we started writ@@ ing to each other , and it became clear that we had a lo@@ t in comm@@ on ​ — our go@@ als , our love for Jehovah , and our strong desire to obey him .
Some have great ch@@ un@@ ks mis@@ sing .
If so , your children can learn much about peace even when you do not say a word .
We can also inclu@@ de them in arrang@@ ements for up@@ building associ@@ ation .
Ha@@ ve you ever stu@@ died something in our liter@@ ature that seem@@ s to have been written just for you ?
And then I remember . Not long ag@@ o , those hands were fi@@ gh@@ ter@@ ’s hands .
Such things as p@@ ho@@ ne se@@ x , “ se@@ x@@ ting , ” and c@@ y@@ ber@@ se@@ x prom@@ o@@ te a dist@@ or@@ ted view of se@@ x and encoura@@ ge people to experience se@@ x@@ u@@ al ple@@ a@@ sures out@@ side the marriage arrang@@ ement .
Con@@ fir@@ m@@ ing the fulfill@@ ment of these prophe@@ ci@@ es , the Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ er Mark said : “ Some started to spi@@ t on [ Jesus ] and to co@@ ver his whole face and h@@ it him with their f@@ ists and say to him : ‘ Pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y ! ’
No@@ te what a rec@@ ent vis@@ it@@ or to the are@@ a says : “ Our gu@@ i@@ de ​ — who was not a religious man — ​ took us to the V@@ al@@ le@@ y of E@@ la@@ h .
Un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly , most of those Christians of Jewish des@@ c@@ ent ad@@ ju@@ sted their thinking and moved a@@ head spiritually .
The prophet Mal@@ ach@@ i , a ze@@ al@@ ous and devo@@ ted serv@@ ant of God
They left the organization . ​ — Mat@@ t .
He did not want to take on more than he reason@@ ab@@ ly could .
Since such tra@@ v@@ es@@ ties can ar@@ ise in any leg@@ al system , the Bible ur@@ ges : “ J@@ us@@ tice ​ — justice you should pur@@ sue . ”
The apostle Peter helps us to have the prop@@ er attitude while wa@@ iting .
And he was inter@@ ested not just in tel@@ ling them what he thought but also in hear@@ ing and understanding what they thought and felt . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Instead of hum@@ bly saying , “ I@@ ’@@ m s@@ or@@ ry ; ple@@ ase for@@ give me , ” the pr@@ ou@@ d person makes exc@@ uses .
In acc@@ ord with Jehovah’s will , Christian elders have been en@@ tru@@ sted with the responsi@@ bility of h@@ and@@ ling c@@ as@@ es of wr@@ ong@@ doing in the congregation .
Such ones may be imp@@ ressed when they beg@@ in to understand to a ful@@ l@@ er de@@ gre@@ e how Jehovah’s love and wisdom are expres@@ sed by the ransom pro@@ vision .
For instance , anointed Witnesses of Jehovah have been bless@@ ed with in@@ sight , en@@ ab@@ ling them to understand that Jesus Christ became heavenly King in the year 1914 .
During the mar@@ ch , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of pris@@ on@@ ers died from ex@@ po@@ sure , di@@ se@@ ase , or hu@@ ng@@ er or were b@@ ru@@ t@@ ally ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted right al@@ ong@@ side the ro@@ ad by S@@ S gu@@ ar@@ ds .
( a ) How do we benefit by tal@@ king to and reading about long@@ time servants of God ?
Those with authority in the family and in the congregation should be especially care@@ ful to control their anger , since anger inst@@ ill@@ s fear rather than love .
We are no longer s@@ wa@@ yed by feelings or person@@ alities .
“ This is the ke@@ y to being a succ@@ ess@@ ful mission@@ ary , ” Bro@@ ther N@@ ou@@ ma@@ ir pointed out , dra@@ wing on his own experience as a mission@@ ary in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n Su@@ pp@@ or@@ ts Tru@@ e Wor@@ ship
And by ex@@ ten@@ sion , they do not go bey@@ ond the Bible - based counsel written in the public@@ ations of the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave .
In some c@@ as@@ es , how is Satan involved with our problems , yet what confidence may we have ?
4 : 1 - 3 , 13 ; 5 : 6 - 8 .
We were ei@@ ght children , and I was the ol@@ des@@ t .
In what ways can hum@@ ble women be a blessing to the congregation ?
( Com@@ pare Mark 6 : 31 . )
This is pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely why valu@@ es are ess@@ enti@@ al .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : A brother condu@@ cts a meeting for field service in the small co@@ ast@@ al to@@ wn of S@@ t .
One ma@@ j@@ or reason is that ca@@ f@@ fe@@ ine might be consider@@ ed to be a mo@@ od - al@@ ter@@ ing d@@ ru@@ g , having a s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ating effect on the mind .
W@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ E s@@ it@@ ting com@@ for@@ ta@@ bly in his living ro@@ om , a do@@ ct@@ or was w@@ atch@@ ing a tel@@ ev@@ ision talk show that was ho@@ sting an I@@ ris@@ h govern@@ ment minis@@ ter .
C@@ learly , Solomon was a@@ ware of his own l@@ ack of ability and experience .
Just as hus@@ ban@@ ds can be w@@ on without a word by the conduct of their wi@@ ves , others can be dra@@ wn to God by the hum@@ ility sh@@ own by his people . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
Consider : Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of peace tre@@ ati@@ es have been made and bro@@ ken .
At our meetings , cou@@ ples learn how to com@@ ba@@ t the “ c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty ac@@ ts ” that Satan is using to di@@ vi@@ de famili@@ es .
There were 12 of us working at the sa@@ w@@ m@@ ill , all sub@@ ject to mil@@ it@@ ary cons@@ crip@@ tion .
However , it was some years before Jehovah “ op@@ ened her wom@@ b . ” ​ — Genesis 30 : 22 - 24 .
A self - help book states : “ Ke@@ ep@@ ing up with the J@@ on@@ es@@ es is a n@@ ational pas@@ time , even if M@@ r . J@@ ones is a wor@@ ka@@ ho@@ lic on the ver@@ ge of a heart att@@ ack at age for@@ ty - three . ”
; Sh@@ am@@ s , B .
An@@ na@@ ’s mother lik@@ e@@ wise taught her practic@@ al less@@ ons .
Li@@ ving “ in the last days , ” we are sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by people who are “ dis@@ loyal , ” people “ having a form of godly devo@@ tion but pro@@ ving false to its power . ”
The respon@@ se was : “ They really study the Bible .
What makes mil@@ dness a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble qu@@ ality ?
This f@@ low of money temp@@ ts some of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als to ste@@ al , while others accept bri@@ bes from individuals who want them to re@@ du@@ ce their ta@@ x@@ es or other pa@@ y@@ ments du@@ e the govern@@ ment .
Hence , we must take to heart Pet@@ er@@ ’s loving ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ Do your ut@@ most to be found fin@@ ally by [ God ] spo@@ t@@ less and un@@ ble@@ mi@@ shed and in peace . ” ​ — 2 P@@ et .
A@@ n el@@ der might ask a young brother who is good at using com@@ pu@@ ters to prin@@ t some information from j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g that could be encourag@@ ing for the el@@ der@@ ly ones who do not have com@@ pu@@ ters .
And since Jesus said : “ He that has seen me has seen the Father also , ” we know that the true God wants us to come to him . ​ — John 14 : 9 .
At that time , no@@ body will make us feel un@@ prote@@ cted , nor will anyone do us har@@ m .
The baptism it@@ self is u@@ su@@ ally pre@@ ce@@ ded by a Scriptural talk expla@@ ining the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of Christian baptism .
There is nothing about such Bi@@ bli@@ cal counsel that matu@@ re Christians cannot understand .
There are also benef@@ its from regul@@ arly making com@@ ments .
The apostle Peter was also inspired to wr@@ ite about the future of mankind .
In the fir@@ eli@@ ght , the gi@@ r@@ l who had ad@@ mit@@ ted Peter at the g@@ ate was able to see him better .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , then , the bre@@ ak@@ ing of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al bre@@ ad has no spiritual sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance .
After the con@@ stru@@ ction of the temple , the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le was taken from Gi@@ be@@ on to Jerusalem and was ap@@ par@@ ently st@@ ored there . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 1 : 3 , 4 .
“ M@@ ale and F@@ em@@ ale He C@@ re@@ ated The@@ m ”
David uses a beau@@ ti@@ ful word pi@@ c@@ ture here .
We must love Jehovah with “ a clean heart . ”
Kris@@ ti@@ an and F@@ ran@@ k thus help fulf@@ ill one fac@@ et of Jesus ’ si@@ gn ​ — the preaching of the good news of the Kingdom . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
What me@@ a@@ sures may you have to take in order to de@@ al with an ong@@ o@@ ing proble@@ m of over@@ in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence ?
In time , James and Ju@@ de , another of Jesus ’ half brothers , went on to enjoy wonderful privile@@ ges . ​ — Acts 1 : 12 - 14 ; 2 : 1 - 4 ; 1 C@@ or .
Ther@@ efore , he does not desire to see people die .
The com@@ pos@@ er of Psalm 1@@ 11 gives many reas@@ ons why Jehovah is so deser@@ ving of our un@@ ited praise .
Just i@@ magine ​ — the m@@ ere sight of those brothers who had exer@@ ted themselves to tra@@ v@@ el all that way was a s@@ ource of strength and comfort to Paul !
He says : “ Be wise , my son , and make my heart rejo@@ ice . ”
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , holy spirit is at work in br@@ ing@@ ing Bible tru@@ ths to light .
Com@@ for@@ ted by divine promises , she has re@@ turned to Al@@ ban@@ ia to share the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s com@@ for@@ ting message with her fellow coun@@ tr@@ y@@ men .
Consider the case of a certain “ el@@ ev@@ ated to@@ wn . ”
My father baptized me in the Mo@@ sel@@ le Ri@@ ver .
What then ?
Then , with the person@@ ’s fine char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s in mind , appro@@ ach him with the “ mil@@ dness that bel@@ ong@@ s to wisdom . ”
It is knowledge of “ the happy God , ” who@@ se name is Jehovah .
Yet , his old inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation was still there , sm@@ ol@@ der@@ ing like the em@@ bers of a fi@@ re .
The Bible speak@@ s of spi@@ r@@ its loyal to God and of those who have re@@ bel@@ led against him .
Those who became disciples also allow@@ ed Jesus ’ teachings to af@@ fect their personal life .
We held some of our most mem@@ or@@ able cl@@ an@@ des@@ t@@ ine cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es in the w@@ o@@ o@@ ds near S@@ ev@@ il@@ le , on a f@@ ar@@ m near G@@ ij@@ on , and by ri@@ v@@ ers near M@@ ad@@ ri@@ d , Bar@@ c@@ el@@ ona , and Lo@@ gro@@ ñ@@ o .
Father was a God - fe@@ aring man , but the ch@@ urch often disa@@ p@@ pointed him .
Those whom Jesus resur@@ rec@@ ts during his th@@ ous@@ and - year re@@ ign will have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living forever ​ — as long as they truly put faith in him .
Such though@@ t@@ ful com@@ ments may come from someone who has end@@ ur@@ ed similar men@@ tal and emo@@ tional angu@@ ish .
6@@ 0@@ ,@@ 1@@ 6@@ 6
R@@ ac@@ he@@ l feel@@ s the same way .
Jeremiah fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely ate and di@@ g@@ ested God’s preci@@ ous words by medit@@ ating on them .
He was speaking of the kind of love that Jehovah has for his dedic@@ ated servants and that they have for him .
( b ) What is the id@@ ent@@ ity of the se@@ ven@@ th head of the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast ?
( a ) How are we to understand the prophecy of the 70 we@@ ek@@ s ?
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , once we bring a matter to the attention of the respon@@ sible brothers , we should be cont@@ ent to leave it to their pray@@ er@@ ful consider@@ ation .
Th@@ ink also of wi@@ do@@ ws , sing@@ le - par@@ ent famili@@ es , or other individuals who may benefit from occasi@@ on@@ ally jo@@ ining us for a me@@ al or during our family worship .
It or@@ der@@ ed every member of the group , which may have num@@ ber@@ ed 10@@ ,000 or more , to leave the country .
What does “ dedic@@ ation ” mean in the Bible ?
S@@ hor@@ t on To@@ ol@@ s but R@@ ich in R@@ es@@ our@@ ce@@ ful@@ ness
After H@@ ann@@ ah p@@ our@@ ed out her feelings to Jehovah , El@@ i the high pri@@ est appro@@ ached her and said : “ G@@ o in peace , and may the God of Israel gr@@ ant your pet@@ iti@@ on that you have asked of him . ”
The account of what be@@ f@@ ell Lo@@ t provi@@ des a less@@ on for servants of God today .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in the marriage uni@@ on , love en@@ ab@@ les cou@@ ples to respect Jesus ’ words : “ What God has yo@@ ked together let no man put ap@@ ar@@ t . ”
Do@@ ing all of that , however , may not pro@@ du@@ ce t@@ ang@@ i@@ ble resul@@ ts , at le@@ ast not as quic@@ k@@ ly as you would hope .
U@@ p@@ on hear@@ ing that Sam@@ ari@@ a has accepted the word of God , the apostles in Jerusalem dis@@ pat@@ ch Peter and John to them .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ ing this s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o , both Christians should consider ad@@ di@@ tional fac@@ t@@ ors , one being the imp@@ act on others .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 10@@ 8 , 14
In that situation , David did something very wise .
In@@ iti@@ ally , Jo@@ b@@ ’s wife su@@ ffered the same b@@ lo@@ ws that her husband su@@ ffered .
* With this in mind , we understand that one who wal@@ ks with God fol@@ lo@@ ws a life course out@@ l@@ ined by God and pleas@@ ing to him .
When I went out preaching with some of the pione@@ ers and saw that many people were see@@ king the truth , I wanted to move there and help .
A more pr@@ u@@ d@@ ent head would have a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned the cha@@ se ​ — but not P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h .
( b ) What examples will we consider ?
C@@ learly , Jesus is not God Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty .
Since fle@@ sh@@ ly attitu@@ des are all around us , we need to put for@@ th real effort to devel@@ op spiritu@@ ality and to gu@@ ard it once we have it .
Di@@ d ban@@ s and re@@ stri@@ ctions pre@@ v@@ ent Jehovah’s people from mo@@ ving a@@ head ?
If we remain in that con@@ dition , Jehovah’s day will come upon us “ as a s@@ n@@ are . ”
Tru@@ e Christians have always had such a loving and gener@@ ous spirit .
The wisdom of mo@@ des@@ ty is con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed by the life course of a number of God’s servants .
Jehovah tel@@ ls Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah that the m@@ our@@ ning during the four fa@@ st@@ s held in re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of the cal@@ am@@ ity that be@@ f@@ ell Jerusalem will be chang@@ ed into “ an ex@@ ul@@ tation and a rejo@@ ic@@ ing and good fes@@ tal se@@ as@@ ons . ”
L@@ ac@@ king fun@@ ds , they ate ri@@ ce and be@@ ans t@@ wi@@ ce a day , we@@ ek after we@@ ek .
Let him that can make ro@@ om for it make ro@@ om for it . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Si@@ me@@ on and L@@ ev@@ i still tri@@ ed to jus@@ ti@@ fy their actions , saying : “ O@@ ught anyone to tre@@ at our sister like a pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te ? ”
M@@ en and women were working hard , not wa@@ sting time .
So he deci@@ ded to sto@@ p pla@@ ying ch@@ ess for his school . ​ — Matthew 6 : 33 .
We can also show that we trust in Jehovah by sear@@ ch@@ ing his Word for help .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing his resurrection , Jesus provided a c@@ lu@@ e in a con@@ vers@@ ation he had with the apostle Peter .
Mo@@ re@@ over , like the Cana@@ an@@ ite go@@ ds they worshipp@@ ed , they became c@@ ru@@ el , sacrific@@ ing their children and op@@ pres@@ sing the po@@ or .
A rel@@ a@@ x@@ ed at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere is often more condu@@ ci@@ ve to a s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ating discus@@ sion and the ex@@ change of ide@@ as .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , some Cana@@ an@@ ites had well - e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed ar@@ mi@@ es , with hor@@ ses and ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts that had ir@@ on sc@@ y@@ th@@ es on the whe@@ els . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 4 : 13 .
I left just for three months , then for another three months , and so on , with sh@@ ort inter@@ v@@ als back home .
• How will Bible study help us to follow God’s direction ?
Di@@ d Solomon reason that Egy@@ pt was not one of those lis@@ ted nations ?
They bal@@ ance each other just as they bal@@ ance — and are bal@@ an@@ ced by — Jehovah’s other qualities , such as love and wisdom .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine has fe@@ atu@@ red artic@@ les con@@ tain@@ ing help@@ ful ti@@ ps and su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions for deal@@ ing with e@@ con@@ om@@ ic challeng@@ es .
Since it is his will that “ all s@@ or@@ ts of men should be sa@@ ved and come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth , ” he has seen to it that his Word is made a@@ vail@@ able to all human@@ kind .
The Bible ans@@ wers these questions .
Do Not I@@ gn@@ ore W@@ ar@@ ning Si@@ gn@@ s
I@@ T I@@ S about mi@@ d@@ night .
So , what could we do to find out if we are known as being un@@ bi@@ as@@ ed ?
An@@ ne - R@@ ak@@ el
Why was B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a a cen@@ ter of pa@@ g@@ an worship ?
In fact , they are develop@@ ing the qu@@ ality of mo@@ des@@ ty even now .
E@@ mp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es who are known for in@@ sub@@ or@@ din@@ ation , ha@@ bitu@@ al l@@ at@@ en@@ ess , and di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty are often fir@@ ed .
Indeed , A@@ mo@@ s ’ bo@@ ld respon@@ se to the cor@@ ru@@ pt pri@@ est A@@ ma@@ z@@ iah con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed that Jehovah had cho@@ s@@ en the right person and could use his a@@ bil@@ ities that might not at first se@@ em ob@@ vi@@ ous . ​ — A@@ mo@@ s 7 : 12 , 13 , 16 , 17 .
He told her that he and his wife had read the K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge book and that they now were very happy .
12 : 31 , 38 , 40 - 4@@ 2 .
Thus our older son , John , develop@@ ed a love for Bible truth , and while he was still in his mi@@ d - te@@ ens , he began to pioneer .
But the gi@@ r@@ l@@ ’s “ e@@ ye ” was set on pioneer service .
“ In that way , ” Jesus explained , “ it is su@@ it@@ able for us to car@@ ry out all that is righteous . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
When I lost my jo@@ b because of my stand on Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality , my family and I asked Jehovah to help us char@@ t our future .
“ My son , to my wisdom O do pa@@ y attention , ” beg@@ ins the king of Israel .
Instead , we should f@@ ill them with “ wh@@ atever things are true , . . . righteous , . . . cha@@ st@@ e , . . . lo@@ va@@ ble . ”
For three years we enjo@@ yed vis@@ iting and encourag@@ ing congregations of Jehovah’s people in F@@ in@@ land .
L@@ ater , I attend@@ ed a large conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The Bible says : “ F@@ ar be it from the true God to act wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dly . ”
How did one young sister show courage in school ?
An@@ ni res@@ is@@ ted and wor@@ ked at night so that she could care for Ru@@ th during the day .
When we asked the gu@@ ar@@ ds for a Bible , they rep@@ lied : “ Gi@@ ving Jehovah’s Witnesses a Bible is as d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous as giving an imp@@ ris@@ oned bur@@ g@@ la@@ r to@@ ol@@ s to bre@@ ak out . ”
That covenant would be un@@ like the Law covenant in that it would make possible the for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s without the need for ani@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es .
Cor@@ rec@@ t me , O Jehovah . ” ​ — Jeremiah 10 : 23 , 24 .
C@@ ould your prayers be en@@ h@@ an@@ ced by expres@@ sing similar sen@@ ti@@ ments ?
* ​ — Luke 22 : 28 .
• Why would it be im@@ mo@@ des@@ t to say that mirac@@ les are imp@@ os@@ sible ?
Father too was ar@@ rest@@ ed for o@@ ffering him ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality and not repor@@ ting him to the po@@ li@@ ce , and Father sp@@ ent two years in pris@@ on as a result .
This remin@@ ds us of the brothers in first - century M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia .
John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er in@@ iti@@ ally wanted to pre@@ v@@ ent Jesus from get@@ ting baptized .
And self - control will make us sto@@ p and think before ac@@ ting im@@ mo@@ des@@ tly .
During that time , El@@ isha was the one ‘ who p@@ our@@ ed out water upon Eli@@ j@@ ah’s hands . ’
4 Wor@@ k to Re@@ ach Your Go@@ als
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“ Fa@@ ith is the as@@ sur@@ ed expe@@ ct@@ ation of what is ho@@ ped for . ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B@@ R@@ E@@ W@@ S 11 : 1 .
They emp@@ lo@@ yed a d@@ ri@@ ver who was once a Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i Y@@ oung P@@ i@@ one@@ er but who had become sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic to our situation .
In a different pro@@ c@@ ess , blood may be direc@@ ted to a ma@@ ch@@ ine that temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily car@@ ries on a fun@@ ction nor@@ m@@ ally h@@ and@@ led by body or@@ g@@ ans ( for example , the heart , lu@@ ng@@ s , or k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys ) .
What can elders as well as those who receive tra@@ ining learn from Samuel , Eli@@ j@@ ah , and El@@ isha of old ?
David felt reg@@ re@@ t that his sin brought suffering upon the enti@@ re nation .
3 : 3 ​ — Di@@ d Samuel ac@@ tually s@@ le@@ ep in the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly ?
Li@@ ving and working among people who l@@ ack respect for Bible principles , such Christian you@@ ths need to gu@@ ard against the temp@@ tation to imitate their pe@@ ers ’ im@@ moral and un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural ways .
For example , our sense of sm@@ ell , which en@@ ab@@ les us to deli@@ ght in the ar@@ oma of her@@ bs , f@@ low@@ ers , or fre@@ sh@@ ly bak@@ ed bre@@ ad , is an expres@@ sion of God’s love .
He says : “ I am sur@@ pris@@ ed to find that my wife and I are so different !
Such a man has said in his heart : “ God has for@@ go@@ t@@ ten . He has conc@@ e@@ aled his face . He will certainly never see it . ”
; Joh@@ ns@@ on , K .
Indeed , both young and old can bring their lives into har@@ mony with what Jehovah , “ the Ho@@ ly One , ” expe@@ cts of them and thus have the su@@ per@@ l@@ ative privilege of giving a witness about him among the nations .
‘ P@@ our@@ ing into the la@@ p ’ ref@@ ers to a cu@@ sto@@ m of some v@@ end@@ ors to f@@ ill the fo@@ ld of a pur@@ cha@@ ser@@ ’s wide u@@ pp@@ er gar@@ ment , which was b@@ ound with a gi@@ r@@ d@@ le and made into a p@@ ou@@ ch for car@@ r@@ ying it@@ em@@ s .
We also pray and hope for the best out@@ come in tr@@ ying circumstances .
Ke@@ ep in Ex@@ pe@@ ct@@ ation !
We as individuals are the sub@@ ject .
8@@ 7 : 5 , 6 .
Paul is thus saying that from the star@@ t of man@@ kin@@ d’s ex@@ ist@@ ence , it has been possible for humans to ‘ per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve ’ evidence of God’s ex@@ ist@@ ence by means of the v@@ isi@@ ble cre@@ ation .
In some are@@ as , it is effe@@ ctive to ask , “ Ha@@ ve you found the Bible hard to understand ? ”
Si@@ me@@ on , who went up with Juda@@ h , received small are@@ as of land sc@@ at@@ tered thr@@ ough@@ out the large ter@@ rit@@ ory of Juda@@ h .
Just a word of ca@@ u@@ tion : Do not use the Bible as a ro@@ d to be@@ at your mate , continu@@ ally poin@@ ting to s@@ crip@@ tures that you feel your mate is fa@@ il@@ ing to apply .
You can experience such support and comfort .
I try to do my best to preach and teach the good news , and I am pres@@ ently con@@ duc@@ ting some Bible stu@@ dies .
Our chang@@ ing circumstances can ex@@ p@@ and or li@@ mit our s@@ ph@@ ere of op@@ er@@ ation .
When temp@@ ted to dis@@ obey Jehovah , then , we need to take strong action , fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely te@@ aring out an e@@ ye or cu@@ t@@ ting off a hand .
God’s Word will be a sure gu@@ i@@ de for your life , giving you the as@@ sur@@ ance of his loving care .
O@@ r do we just have different person@@ alities ? ’
Jehovah’s blessing on the work in the indi@@ gen@@ ous field has been evid@@ ent .
He says : “ Th@@ ough my wife and I are chil@@ d@@ less , we keep in mind that Jehovah has always car@@ ed for us both spiritually and materi@@ ally .
16 : 11 .
Lo@@ c@@ ated on the earth , the temple served as the cen@@ ter of true worship .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 6@@ 2 , 6@@ 6
W@@ ere you to tra@@ v@@ el nor@@ th or sou@@ th , you would find Ha@@ it@@ i to be pi@@ c@@ tu@@ res@@ que .
“ I would accept invit@@ ations without con@@ sul@@ ting my wife , ” he says .
One s@@ ource says that Al@@ f@@ onso , her ha@@ pl@@ ess husband , “ was w@@ oun@@ ded by four would - be ass@@ as@@ sin@@ s on the st@@ ep@@ s of S@@ t . Pet@@ er@@ ’s .
The apostle John wrote : “ B@@ el@@ o@@ ved ones , I am writ@@ ing you , not a new comman@@ d@@ ment , but an old comman@@ d@@ ment which you have had from the beg@@ in@@ ning . ”
E@@ ach member of the congregation would do well to make a self - exam@@ in@@ ation and work to eli@@ min@@ ate such tra@@ its .
What war@@ ning does the Bible give about mis@@ gu@@ i@@ ded love ?
So , then , with what are we en@@ tru@@ sted ?
How could they k@@ ill those whom they were to love as themselves ?
When ques@@ tioned before the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in , he b@@ ol@@ dly af@@ fir@@ m@@ ed that he was both the Christ and the Son of God , even though he knew that the high pri@@ est was loo@@ king for an exc@@ use to have him kil@@ led .
The Bible says only that “ some@@ time later , ” or “ at the end of days , ” Ne@@ h@@ emiah asked for a leave of ab@@ s@@ ence from the king to return to Jerusalem .
An@@ th@@ on@@ y : That may be true .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 11 For Our Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople ​ — A Mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous P@@ lo@@ t B@@ ac@@ k@@ fi@@ res ! P@@ A@@ G@@ E 23
Why would you say that the early Christian congregation was con@@ stan@@ tly mo@@ ving a@@ head ?
We do not know how the Rom@@ an congregation started .
‘ How could that be , ’ he wonder@@ ed , ‘ when s@@ mal@@ l@@ er tre@@ es in the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity sur@@ vi@@ ved ? ’
What was it , and how can we benefit from his instru@@ ctions ?
Like Jesus , we can show courage based on faith
And by rema@@ ining faithful , they would be@@ ar perfect children .
This is because only the k@@ ings from Davi@@ d’s family l@@ ine were recogn@@ ized as the righ@@ t@@ ful rul@@ ers of God’s cho@@ s@@ en people .
Just i@@ magine : If you appro@@ ached a large group of people who in un@@ is@@ on were sing@@ ing a beau@@ ti@@ ful , mo@@ ving s@@ ong , how would you feel ?
There are a number of fac@@ t@@ ors that make the resurrection a certain@@ ty .
He invit@@ es us to come to him .
F@@ re@@ e@@ dom of cho@@ ice also bin@@ ds us with a rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t that cre@@ atu@@ res l@@ ac@@ king such fre@@ e@@ dom do not have .
What wonderful assignment of service lies a@@ head for anointed Christians ?
Jesus gave a gener@@ al rule as to whom we should love when he qu@@ o@@ ted two st@@ at@@ ements from the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
A@@ B@@ O@@ U@@ T two and a half years into his ministry , Jesus “ was teaching in public ass@@ em@@ bly at Ca@@ per@@ na@@ u@@ m . ”
Jo@@ s@@ é will t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to the truth of that .
John rema@@ ined a faithful serv@@ ant of Jehovah until his death in Ju@@ ly 198@@ 0 , and E@@ s@@ ther to this day rema@@ ins a faithful Witness .
E@@ ach mon@@ th some 1@@ 00 milli@@ on co@@ pi@@ es of the Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke ! ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines are pr@@ inted .
So even if we were to er@@ r seri@@ ously but demonstr@@ ate true rep@@ ent@@ ance , Jehovah would ‘ satis@@ fy us with his loving - kindness , ’ and we would have reason to “ c@@ ry out jo@@ y@@ fully . ”
In time , they both began to share with N@@ or@@ a in the spiritual heal@@ ing work .
What Is H@@ app@@ ening to Ch@@ ar@@ ity ?
The great crow@@ d was pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed to come out of not only nations but also “ tri@@ bes and pe@@ op@@ les and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es . ”
Although s@@ inc@@ ere in his beli@@ ef@@ s , V@@ ir@@ gi@@ l was dis@@ tur@@ bed by questions : How could all wh@@ ites be bad ?
She will return and be ac@@ tually re@@ buil@@ t , with a public s@@ qu@@ are and mo@@ at , but in the st@@ ra@@ its of the times . ” ​ — Daniel 9 : 25 .
But if you cho@@ ose to say something , li@@ mit yourself to a bri@@ ef com@@ ment or two .
F@@ ur@@ ther , Jac@@ ob@@ ’s fir@@ st@@ born , Re@@ u@@ b@@ en , had la@@ in down with his fa@@ ther’s con@@ cu@@ bin@@ e , dis@@ gr@@ ac@@ ing his father and effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely for@@ fe@@ iting his own bir@@ th@@ right . ​ — Genesis 35 : 22 ; 4@@ 9 : 3 , 4 .
Ex@@ pla@@ in the two expres@@ sions “ the works of the flesh ” and “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit . ”
God’s Lo@@ ving - K@@ in@@ dness N@@ ever Fa@@ il@@ s
G@@ et@@ ting to the v@@ il@@ la@@ ges in the An@@ des is not eas@@ y .
In what way do people in gener@@ al and the cl@@ er@@ gy imitate first - century Israel ?
Of what benefit is it to pre@@ pare for pe@@ er pres@@ sure ?
The Bible war@@ ns that those who mar@@ ry “ will have tri@@ bul@@ ation in their flesh . ”
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful@@ ness in these little things un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly streng@@ th@@ ened them , so that when they were fac@@ ed with the greater t@@ est of bo@@ wing down to an i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ r@@ ous i@@ ma@@ ge , they refu@@ sed to com@@ promise . ​ — Daniel 1 : 3 - 21 ; 3 : 1 - 30 .
M@@ il@@ dness is g@@ ent@@ l@@ en@@ ess in temp@@ er@@ am@@ ent and be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
We should follow the example of M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el the ar@@ chang@@ el and show respect for div@@ in@@ ely cons@@ titu@@ ted authority .
I was stu@@ n@@ ned when I real@@ ized the meaning of Jesus ’ words .
He st@@ re@@ t@@ ched out his hand and t@@ ou@@ ched the man , saying to him : “ I want to . Be made clean . ”
Jehovah’s Witnesses are no longer thought of as f@@ an@@ ati@@ c@@ s who do not deser@@ ve medi@@ cal attention .
For information on prote@@ cting children from se@@ x@@ u@@ al a@@ bu@@ se , see A@@ wa@@ ke !
After recei@@ ving a cou@@ ple of we@@ ek@@ s of tra@@ ining , I started making regul@@ ar vis@@ its to encoura@@ ge the congregations .
The Bible encoura@@ ges faithful ones : “ G@@ o , e@@ at your food with rejo@@ ic@@ ing , and dr@@ ink your w@@ ine with a c@@ he@@ er@@ ful heart . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
I@@ magine , at only 12 years of age , Jesus could not only ask thought - pro@@ vo@@ king , spiritually ori@@ ented questions but also give in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent ans@@ wers !
It is “ as if its vit@@ ality were in@@ des@@ tru@@ c@@ ti@@ ble , ” says The New S@@ cha@@ f@@ f - H@@ er@@ z@@ o@@ g En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia of R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge .
We do not have to accept the men@@ tal@@ ity or ide@@ as of those who dis@@ obey God and ign@@ ore his Word .
If you would like to learn more about God’s Kingdom , ple@@ ase cont@@ act Jehovah’s Witnesses in your are@@ a or wr@@ ite to one of the ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses lis@@ ted on page 2 of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
We can do this at the meetings when we pray to Jehovah , sing to him , and speak about him .
If I die now in the he@@ at of this war , I am satis@@ fied . ”
When problems th@@ reat@@ en to over@@ wh@@ el@@ m you , where do you turn for comfort , support , and reli@@ able ad@@ vice ?
By what he said in the mo@@ de@@ l prayer , Jesus showed that our pri@@ m@@ ary concer@@ n when pra@@ ying should be rel@@ ated to God’s name and will .
On@@ ce we have res@@ ol@@ ved to remain mor@@ ally cha@@ st@@ e , a fur@@ ther prote@@ ction is to make that con@@ vi@@ ction known to others .
Christians serve God , not other humans .
From my Bible study , I real@@ ized that I would have to make chang@@ es in my life to me@@ et God’s high moral standards .
He rec@@ al@@ led : “ We were qu@@ ite confid@@ ent about this .
The name Solomon comes from a ro@@ o@@ t meaning “ peace . ”
R@@ o@@ ad@@ b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks may be a you@@ th@@ ’s ti@@ mi@@ di@@ ty , his qu@@ est for in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence , and his sense of priv@@ ac@@ y .
Ju@@ dge imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ally .
He allow@@ ed De@@ bor@@ ah to go , as Bar@@ ak re@@ ques@@ ted . However , Jehovah also inspired her to pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y that the bat@@ t@@ le@@ ’s fin@@ al glory would not go to a man .
Can you learn something from her example ? ​ — Hebrews 13 : 5 .
13 : 5@@ 7 ; Mark 6 : 4 ; Luke 4 : 24 ; John 4 : 4@@ 4 .
“ Be@@ y@@ ond question , ” The Go@@ l@@ den A@@ ge stated , “ this conven@@ tion will go down in hist@@ ory as an ev@@ ent of out@@ standing import@@ ance in the on@@ ward mar@@ ch of Tru@@ th in the re@@ public of M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o . ”
S@@ tr@@ ong me@@ a@@ sures are needed to wi@@ pe out wrong desi@@ res .
His Kingdom rule will li@@ ft humans to per@@ fe@@ ction , including those resur@@ rec@@ ted from the dead .
( Read Psalm 25 : 14 ; Proverbs 3 : 32 . )
They feel that it is un@@ s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c to believe that a vi@@ r@@ g@@ in gi@@ r@@ l could conc@@ ei@@ ve and give bir@@ th to a son without the a@@ id of a human father .
Rather , true spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement is made man@@ i@@ f@@ est by our being obedi@@ ent to Jehovah in thought , spe@@ e@@ ch , and conduct .
What about anxi@@ ety ?
T@@ ra@@ ining is the ke@@ y .
What Noah learned about God moved him to serve H@@ im .
El@@ se@@ where , the wor@@ ding of the do@@ cum@@ ents indic@@ ates that she ag@@ re@@ es with the div@@ or@@ ce ; thus , if her husband was gu@@ il@@ ty of ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , the wi@@ fe@@ ’s sign@@ ing these would mean that she re@@ je@@ cts him .
For example , for many years I had pla@@ yed my “ lu@@ ck@@ y ” number each we@@ ek in the n@@ ational lo@@ t@@ ter@@ y .
Ye@@ ars later , even my gr@@ and@@ son , Peter , went through the same experience , in s@@ pite of his po@@ or health .
From that day until his death , Bro@@ ther Bar@@ r rema@@ ined a ze@@ al@@ ous pre@@ ach@@ er of the good news .
Since Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on is “ the war of the great day of God the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty , ” there is nothing that humans can do to post@@ po@@ ne it .
U@@ p@@ on lear@@ ning that W@@ is@@ sa@@ m was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , the teach@@ er said to the class : “ You will see by his talk that s@@ ci@@ ence supp@@ or@@ ts cre@@ ation , not ev@@ olu@@ tion . ”
Jehovah showed his love for the human family by cre@@ ating our beau@@ ti@@ ful earthly home .
All through his life , he used his consider@@ able res@@ our@@ ces to col@@ le@@ ct things of beau@@ ty and exc@@ el@@ l@@ ence .
In mo@@ der@@ n times , the rema@@ ining ones of Christ’s anointed followers have lik@@ e@@ wise become ob@@ je@@ cts of the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s ho@@ st@@ ility .
M@@ ore and more it is be@@ coming ‘ The A@@ ge of Dis@@ tr@@ action . ’ ” These words were spo@@ ken to a group of stud@@ ents in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates over 60 years ag@@ o .
It was as if Jehovah were saying , ‘ Son , I am pleas@@ ed with what you have done . ’
• Jesus ’ knowledge that his death was near had what effect on his fin@@ al ministry at the temple in Jerusalem ?
To put off “ the sin that eas@@ ily ent@@ ang@@ les us , ” what positi@@ ve st@@ ep@@ s can we take ?
( Read 1 Corinthians 3 : 5 - 9 . )
Lo@@ st Fa@@ ith
Jesus Christ made this clear in his teachings .
In some c@@ as@@ es help from others is needed and much appreci@@ ated .
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s son Isa@@ a@@ c “ was out wal@@ king in order to medit@@ ate in the field at about the f@@ all@@ ing of ev@@ ening . ”
We must pa@@ y attention to that word and not to “ ar@@ t@@ fully cont@@ ri@@ ved false st@@ ori@@ es ” that do not have divine ba@@ c@@ king or appro@@ val .
His wife , N@@ at@@ ali@@ e , says : “ I love to read , and I love to talk about what I@@ ’@@ ve learned .
The ang@@ el who became Satan the Devil develop@@ ed a co@@ v@@ et@@ ous desire to res@@ em@@ ble the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh and to be worshipp@@ ed .
He likely had to den@@ y himself many things that would con@@ su@@ me his time and attention , li@@ mit@@ ing how much he could tra@@ in .
A prophecy in the book of Daniel en@@ ab@@ les us to esta@@ bl@@ ish where we are in the st@@ re@@ am of time .
“ For as you have been giving a thor@@ ough witness on the things about me in Jerusalem , so you must also be@@ ar witness in R@@ ome . ” ​ — Acts 23 : 10 , 11 .
• Why are we here on earth ?
In God’s new world , there will be “ great e@@ c@@ st@@ as@@ y ” when bil@@ li@@ ons are resur@@ rec@@ ted , for “ there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the un@@ righteous . ”
Jesus Christ later re@@ pe@@ ated that st@@ at@@ ement and ad@@ ded : “ Ther@@ efore , what God has yo@@ ked together let no man put ap@@ ar@@ t . ”
Th@@ ree men went to the house where Peter was sta@@ ying to ask him to go with them to the home of a de@@ v@@ out un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised G@@ ent@@ ile nam@@ ed Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us .
Un@@ like the Jews who said , “ The time has not come , ” we must remember that we are living in “ the last days . ”
M@@ ore and more Bible transl@@ ations leave out God’s personal name .
Ther@@ efore , the wise and loyal course is the one encoura@@ ged in the book of Proverbs : “ Let your water s@@ ource prove to be bless@@ ed , and rejo@@ ice with the wife of your you@@ th , a lo@@ va@@ ble h@@ ind and a char@@ m@@ ing m@@ oun@@ tain go@@ at .
C@@ learly , Jesus was no or@@ din@@ ary man .
“ It felt un@@ real , ” she says . “ I could not believe that he was not going to walk through the do@@ or again . ”
But that is not possible , for Jehovah cre@@ ated the earth to be in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted .
By working hard to keep the l@@ ines of commun@@ ic@@ ation o@@ pen , we were able to uni@@ fy the congregation with good resul@@ ts for all .
Yes , the viol@@ ent end of the Jewish system of things would come in less than a de@@ ca@@ de .
P@@ ra@@ ising Jehovah became the fo@@ cal point of our dedic@@ ated life .
Jehovah has much in comm@@ on with such a place .
M@@ c@@ G@@ r@@ ath also no@@ tes D@@ ar@@ w@@ in@@ ’s “ deep g@@ ri@@ ef over the death of his daugh@@ ter . ”
They accepted my offer to study the Bible with them , and in time they em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed the truth .
Se@@ e@@ ing Jesus again brought her g@@ ri@@ ef into sh@@ ar@@ p foc@@ us , for he was the one man in all the world who could have sa@@ ved her brother .
Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has ’ wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness was ex@@ posed when he told fellow rul@@ ers : “ You do not reason out that it is to your benefit for one man to die in be@@ half of the people and not for the whole nation to be destro@@ yed . ”
Jehovah’s Witnesses always remember their responsi@@ bility to ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ ze
No matter when you feel anxi@@ ous , you can think deep@@ ly about God’s thoughts and medit@@ ate on how his ad@@ vice can strengthen you .
This her@@ e@@ dit@@ ary de@@ fect , or sin , cannot be seen under a mi@@ cro@@ sc@@ op@@ e .
However , one day I mu@@ st@@ ered up courage and began di@@ al@@ ing the first hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der .
* In ad@@ dition , he started a personal pro@@ gra@@ m of reading the Bible every ev@@ ening before going to bed .
V@@ er@@ se 16 of Psalm 7@@ 2 says : “ There will come to be pl@@ ent@@ y of gra@@ in on the earth ; on the to@@ p of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s there will be an over@@ f@@ low . ”
In one of their inspired psal@@ ms , the sons of K@@ or@@ ah expres@@ sed their appreciation for the privilege of serving Jehovah .
Consider the situation of Job , a loyal man whom Jehovah loved .
P@@ rep@@ are well in ad@@ v@@ ance
Even in such cul@@ tures , however , many marri@@ ages would benefit from better commun@@ ic@@ ation .
Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k pa@@ uses and refle@@ cts on the situation .
Their con@@ vers@@ ation came to the sub@@ ject of spi@@ rit@@ ism , and Con@@ ni@@ e and G@@ u@@ d@@ ru@@ n provided acc@@ ur@@ ate information about it from the Scriptures .
This means that anyone who wants to become Jesus ’ follow@@ er must make certain sacrific@@ es .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , on the way home to Na@@ z@@ are@@ th , Joseph and M@@ ary fa@@ iled to no@@ tice that Jesus was not with them .
During Mar@@ ch , a special pro@@ vision allow@@ ed au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pione@@ ers to cho@@ ose whether they would devo@@ te 30 or 50 h@@ our@@ s to the field service .
How wise it is to read them , medit@@ ate on them , and study them !
She had been be@@ tra@@ yed by someone she should have been able to trust comple@@ t@@ ely .
When they do speak , they c@@ li@@ p their words or offer in@@ sul@@ ts that cu@@ t like k@@ ni@@ ves .
What has happened to them ?
If you are a publi@@ sh@@ er of the good news , you are having a share in this war@@ ning work .
How clear it is that Jehovah is able to de@@ fe@@ at our enem@@ y death !
2@@ 3@@ ,@@ 19@@ 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00
“ S@@ te@@ ad@@ f@@ ast ” means ‘ fir@@ m@@ ly fi@@ x@@ ed in place . ’
Instead , I was assign@@ ed to Si@@ er@@ r@@ a Le@@ one , W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
How is this done ?
From the inspired Bible rec@@ ord then a@@ vail@@ able , David knew that the righteous can coun@@ t on Jehovah to help them .
It affe@@ cts our life now and our pro@@ spe@@ cts for the future .
What t@@ ou@@ ches your heart about Jehovah’s way of rul@@ ing ?
What , then , did Jesus do ?
Be@@ ing pu@@ re in heart will have what effect on us ?
In@@ c@@ lu@@ de wi@@ do@@ ws and wi@@ do@@ wers in your da@@ ily activities or rec@@ re@@ ation
For instance , a man@@ ’s family can and should help him to re@@ ach out .
In com@@ men@@ ting on the a@@ ward , the K@@ in@@ sh@@ asa new@@ s@@ pa@@ per L@@ e Ph@@ are said : “ It is difficult to find a C@@ ong@@ ol@@ ese in who@@ se hands the Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
When I was a child , my father sent my sister and me to a f@@ et@@ ish con@@ v@@ ent , where we were in@@ iti@@ ated into that tra@@ di@@ tional beli@@ ef .
As a dedic@@ ated Christian , your life will have the high@@ est purpose .
How did Jehovah view Job ?
And im@@ medi@@ ately the le@@ pro@@ s@@ y v@@ ani@@ shed from him , and he became clean . ”
• How was the Law a tu@@ t@@ or , as mentioned at Gal@@ ati@@ ans 3 : 24 ?
They want to know why we are here and where we are going .
▪ M@@ ake Jehovah’s R@@ em@@ in@@ ders the Ex@@ ul@@ tation of Your H@@ ear@@ t
The events that next un@@ fol@@ ded before Mar@@ th@@ a@@ ’s eyes provide the cle@@ are@@ st of ans@@ wers .
However , in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 200@@ 9 , the family deci@@ ded to do something different ​ — preach for a we@@ ek in an is@@ ol@@ ated are@@ a .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in God’s hous@@ eho@@ ld , however , we have the privilege of associ@@ ating with a clean , who@@ les@@ ome people who stri@@ ve to up@@ hold God’s standards for worshipp@@ ing him .
How vital that they “ form a long@@ ing for the un@@ ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ated mil@@ k bel@@ ong@@ ing to the word . ” ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 2 .
Some who had cen@@ tered their lives on pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons and ple@@ a@@ sures have come to recogn@@ ize the import@@ ance of spiritual valu@@ es and of sh@@ aring these with their neigh@@ b@@ ors .
The Greek word transl@@ ated “ minis@@ ter ” in the Bible ref@@ ers to one who di@@ lig@@ ently and pers@@ is@@ ten@@ tly re@@ ach@@ es out to rend@@ er service in be@@ half of others .
W@@ ar can deci@@ mate a po@@ pul@@ ation , lea@@ ving large num@@ bers of or@@ ph@@ ans and wi@@ do@@ ws .
Some Bible transl@@ ations say that it was to be sla@@ ugh@@ tered “ between the two ev@@ en@@ ings , ” meaning at tw@@ ili@@ ght or at d@@ us@@ k ​ — after su@@ n@@ set but before full dar@@ k@@ ness . ​ — 12 / 15 , pages 18 - 19 .
That , in turn , inc@@ reas@@ es the opportun@@ ities for con@@ f@@ li@@ ct . ”
At no point did Jehovah show ir@@ rit@@ ation or fru@@ str@@ ation .
When we keep in mind why we need to continue to preach , we are mo@@ tiv@@ ated to end@@ ure in giving “ a witness to all the nations . ”
For more information about God’s Kingdom and what it will do , see chap@@ ter 8 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
Now look at the expres@@ sion “ new heavens and a new earth . ”
His point was that we must avoid nee@@ d@@ less pur@@ su@@ its , nee@@ d@@ less we@@ igh@@ ts , that will ti@@ re us out .
The lo@@ ss of loved ones in death or other personal tra@@ ge@@ dies leave many dist@@ ra@@ ught .
He pray@@ ed to Jehovah for help in h@@ and@@ ling this chall@@ enge .
Un@@ less they rep@@ ent@@ an@@ tly change their course in life , their p@@ ath will ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely lead them to death and perhaps des@@ tru@@ ction at God’s hand . ​ — Matthew 7 : 13 , 14 .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful Christians , whether their hope is to be in heaven or to live in an earthly par@@ adise , may ad@@ d@@ ress God as Father .
In doing so , they set a fine example for us today .
The sub@@ he@@ adi@@ ng@@ s , par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s , re@@ view questions , and ar@@ t@@ work in the study artic@@ les will co@@ in@@ ci@@ de with those in the stan@@ d@@ ard e@@ dition .
James 4 : 8 encoura@@ ges us to “ draw close to God . ”
Si@@ gn - language vi@@ de@@ o@@ s pro@@ duc@@ ed in K@@ o@@ re@@ a : “ What Does God Re@@ qui@@ re of U@@ s ? , ” “ A@@ p@@ preci@@ ating Our S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al H@@ er@@ it@@ age , ” “ W@@ ar@@ ning Ex@@ am@@ ples for Our Da@@ y , ” and “ R@@ es@@ pect Jehovah’s Au@@ thor@@ ity ”
Christians can deci@@ de for themselves whether to use inc@@ en@@ se for n@@ on@@ religious pur@@ pos@@ es , but it is not a part of true worship today .
Are we not ex@@ ten@@ ding to them an opportunity to make wise use of their material res@@ our@@ ces ?
What practic@@ al st@@ ep@@ s can we take to strengthen our faith , building up our pati@@ ence ?
K@@ am@@ p@@ ala
As pres@@ sures m@@ ount , we will need the deep@@ est of love between us and our brothers and sisters .
She prog@@ ressed ra@@ pi@@ dly and was baptized on May 5 , 200@@ 2 .
Fir@@ st , God esta@@ bli@@ shed that even though it pa@@ ins him to destro@@ y people , he does take no@@ te of c@@ ru@@ el people who cause suffering and ho@@ l@@ ds them acc@@ oun@@ table for their actions .
Go@@ als may be set in just about any are@@ a of life , and this world has its share of go@@ al - ori@@ ented people .
What prog@@ res@@ sive cle@@ ans@@ ing began even before 1914 ?
How far should we go in order to make peace ?
What fac@@ t@@ ors should af@@ fect a Christi@@ an’s view of keep@@ ing a fi@@ re@@ ar@@ m for prote@@ ction against other humans ?
Re@@ ally , though , for Christians the most powerful reas@@ ons for avo@@ i@@ ding se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality are der@@ i@@ ved from our relationship with God .
S@@ how@@ ing loving - kindness , or loyal love , for@@ ges war@@ m and lasting b@@ on@@ ds with others .
If you star@@ t a t@@ our from the u@@ pp@@ er en@@ tr@@ ance , you will im@@ medi@@ ately be re@@ war@@ ded with a ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent view of the S@@ tre@@ et of the C@@ u@@ re@@ tes down to the Li@@ br@@ ary of C@@ el@@ su@@ s .
However , Christians know that there will be a resurrection .
The Bible rec@@ ord says : “ After his fa@@ ther@@ ing Me@@ th@@ us@@ el@@ ah E@@ no@@ ch went on wal@@ king with the true God . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther , it is certainly true that after Jesus ’ resurrection and as@@ cen@@ sion to heaven , he can be descri@@ bed as one “ whom not one of men has seen or can see . ”
In some situ@@ ations , it may be pr@@ u@@ d@@ ent to remain s@@ il@@ ent about our id@@ ent@@ ity , as E@@ s@@ ther was about h@@ ers .
But we have promised to be loyal to Jehovah .
A matu@@ re Christian keep@@ s loo@@ king for Bible principles that can help him to know what is right and what is wrong
After Ther@@ es@@ i@@ a@@ ’s death , I re@@ sum@@ ed the pioneer service , which helped me get over the great sense of lo@@ ss .
B@@ less@@ ed to See In@@ cre@@ ase
TH@@ E she@@ er hor@@ ro@@ r of the S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 11 , 200@@ 1 , ter@@ r@@ or@@ ist att@@ ac@@ ks ca@@ used many to refle@@ ct .
The thor@@ n he mentioned might have been a long - ter@@ m disa@@ bility , or it could have been the people who challeng@@ ed his apost@@ le@@ ship .
Some people get div@@ or@@ ced ho@@ p@@ ing to make their life better , while others want to remain married but cannot make their sp@@ ouse stay .
What is it ad@@ vis@@ able to do if you are con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating a move to a fore@@ ign country to fur@@ ther the Kingdom - preaching work there ?
• How has the word of God pre@@ va@@ iled in our day ?
Satan has also ca@@ used death through human ag@@ ents .
Jesus was inter@@ ested not only in ad@@ ul@@ ts but also in children .
The same is true of milli@@ ons today .
Abraham had faith that if needed , Jehovah would resur@@ rec@@ t his son so that all of God’s promises would come true
One au@@ th@@ or no@@ ted : “ It is vi@@ r@@ tually imp@@ os@@ sible to give yourself away without get@@ ting back more than you give ​ — provided you give away with no thought of any re@@ ward . ”
W@@ ar@@ ning about a char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic that works against mer@@ cy and “ the k@@ ingly law ” of love , James wrote : “ If you continue show@@ ing fav@@ or@@ it@@ ism , you are working a sin , for you are re@@ proved by the law as trans@@ g@@ res@@ s@@ ors . ”
W@@ ould it be found ?
Wh@@ er@@ e@@ as pa@@ g@@ ans con@@ sum@@ ed blood , T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an said that Christians “ do not even have the blood of ani@@ mal@@ s at [ their ] me@@ als . . .
Tru@@ ly I say to you , He will ap@@ point him over all his bel@@ ong@@ ings . ”
U@@ se g@@ es@@ tures , no@@ tes , dra@@ w@@ ings , pi@@ c@@ tures , or a com@@ bin@@ ation of these .
1 : 15 ​ — What does the shepher@@ d bo@@ y mean when he says : “ Your eyes are those of do@@ ves ” ?
Why Be Y@@ i@@ el@@ ding ?
Instead , I a@@ im to put her needs a@@ head of my own . ”
I@@ ts tim@@ ber is not so pri@@ zed as the j@@ un@@ ip@@ er , and its b@@ lo@@ s@@ som@@ s do not deli@@ ght the e@@ ye like those of the al@@ mon@@ d t@@ ree .
Th@@ ree days after the out@@ bre@@ ak of World W@@ ar I@@ I in 19@@ 39 , he was or@@ der@@ ed to si@@ gn his mil@@ it@@ ary in@@ du@@ ction s@@ li@@ p .
Jehovah K@@ no@@ ws How to D@@ eli@@ ver His Pe@@ ople
For example , one family su@@ ffered a su@@ d@@ den , com@@ p@@ ound tra@@ ge@@ dy .
This was rather difficult because the two of us did not share a comm@@ on language with our instru@@ ct@@ or , S@@ is@@ ter C@@ ar@@ b@@ on@@ ne@@ au .
• What develop@@ ment en@@ ab@@ led Jewish Christians to es@@ cap@@ e the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem ?
As the com@@ ments a@@ bo@@ ve show , atten@@ ding meetings at the Kingdom H@@ all can be a very re@@ war@@ ding experience .
C@@ learly , true worshi@@ p@@ ers are to come together at a place of worship to “ consider one another to inc@@ ite to love and fine works . ” ​ — Hebrews 10 : 24 .
Jehovah spoke with him on two occasi@@ ons and gr@@ anted him we@@ al@@ th , f@@ ame , and a pe@@ ace@@ ful re@@ ign .
Our Father , Jehovah , has com@@ mit@@ ted himself to help@@ ing us ob@@ tain the things we really need if we put the Kingdom and his righteousness first in our lives .
But is God really too dist@@ ant and un@@ sear@@ cha@@ ble ?
‘ Sh@@ re@@ w@@ d A@@ ct With K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge ’ , 7 / 15
Fir@@ st , he r@@ an out of money .
And he will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more . ” ​ — Revelation 21 : 3 , 4 .
All day long it is my concer@@ n . ” ​ — P@@ s .
The G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ ors ​ — all dis@@ cer@@ ning men with years of experience — ​ must have seen that I was stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing .
B@@ less@@ ings for the R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous
What covenant did Jehovah make with his Son ?
Are you quic@@ k to for@@ give your brothers ?
Acc@@ ording to the illustr@@ ation of the shepher@@ d , whom do the sheep follow , and whom do they not follow ?
In 18@@ 7@@ 9 the e@@ dit@@ ors of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine stated op@@ en@@ ly that they would “ never be@@ g nor pet@@ iti@@ on men for support . ”
So did the wa@@ shing of A@@ ar@@ on re@@ present a cle@@ ans@@ ing of Jesus ?
A year or so ear@@ li@@ er , the dist@@ ri@@ ct overse@@ er , James A . Tho@@ mp@@ son , J@@ r . , exam@@ ined my qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , we can a@@ ver@@ t disa@@ ster if we quic@@ k@@ ly id@@ enti@@ fy tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es that could lead us into temp@@ tation .
During that time , n@@ on - Israelites who desi@@ red to worship Jehovah were allow@@ ed to att@@ ach themselves to his special nation .
“ By all con@@ temp@@ or@@ an@@ e@@ ous acc@@ oun@@ ts , the world pri@@ or to 1914 seem@@ ed to be mo@@ ving ir@@ re@@ ver@@ si@@ bly toward high@@ er le@@ vel@@ s of ci@@ v@@ ility and ci@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ation ; human soci@@ ety seem@@ ed per@@ fe@@ c@@ ti@@ ble .
What will sign@@ al the beg@@ in@@ ning of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ?
So you are my wit@@ nesses , . . . and I am God . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
But this tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous com@@ pos@@ ite “ man ” of Satan’s world , dr@@ un@@ k with his own self - as@@ sur@@ ed import@@ ance , me@@ e@@ ts with no succ@@ ess in “ ga@@ ther@@ ing to himself all the nations and col@@ le@@ cting together to himself all the pe@@ op@@ les . ”
Does this mean that it is too l@@ ate for individuals to bre@@ ak free from Satan’s d@@ om@@ in@@ ation and come into God’s fav@@ or ?
The do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of jus@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation , or sal@@ vation , by faith and not by works , or p@@ en@@ ance , rema@@ ined a cen@@ tr@@ al p@@ il@@ la@@ r of Lu@@ ther’s teachings .
The end of each of these peri@@ o@@ ds is mar@@ ked by the words : “ There came to be ev@@ ening and there came to be mor@@ ning . ”
H@@ app@@ ily , though , there were for@@ ces greater than H@@ er@@ od at work .
What do Jesus ’ actions after his resurrection teach us about the mind of Christ ?
As a result , many of our congregations have in a sense become more inter@@ n@@ ational .
Although Satan was dem@@ an@@ ding to si@@ ft them as whe@@ at , Jesus expres@@ sed confidence that they would prove faithful .
What does dedic@@ ating on@@ es@@ el@@ f to God mean ?
Des@@ pite experi@@ enc@@ ing ad@@ vers@@ ity , this man s@@ ings : “ Go@@ od is Jehovah to the one ho@@ p@@ ing in him , to the soul that keep@@ s see@@ king for him . ”
Although disa@@ p@@ pointed by religious organiz@@ ations in gener@@ al , many in@@ s@@ ist that they still want to worship God .
So certain un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural n@@ arr@@ ati@@ ves about Christ were pro@@ duc@@ ed when an apost@@ as@@ y from true Christi@@ an@@ ity was develop@@ ing among commun@@ ities ali@@ en@@ ated from the apost@@ o@@ lic congregation . ​ — Acts 20 : 28 - 30 .
At times , you may find it difficult to believe that such s@@ crip@@ tures apply to you person@@ ally .
Let Israel keep wa@@ iting for Jehovah . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 30 : 5 - 7 .
I@@ t’s over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing . ’
What is it , why should we want to be gu@@ i@@ ded by it , and what can we do to benefit fully from its influ@@ ence ?
After Rus@@ sel@@ l@@ ’s death , J@@ or@@ d@@ an learned that Rus@@ sel@@ l had pla@@ yed a pi@@ vo@@ tal ro@@ le in the lives of J@@ or@@ d@@ an’s gr@@ and@@ father and parents , reas@@ sur@@ ing them during difficult times .
I@@ ts Dis@@ co@@ very
What sense would there be in doing so ?
My baptism will show how much I love him . ”
What is co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness , and what can it lead to ?
Do you take full advan@@ ta@@ ge of what is a@@ vail@@ able in your language in order to help you di@@ g deep@@ er into God’s Word ?
R@@ em@@ ar@@ ka@@ bly , that account is the only recorded instance in the Bible regarding the use of the old lo@@ a@@ ves by n@@ on@@ pri@@ ests .
If you do , “ [ Jehovah ] will give you the re@@ ques@@ ts of your heart . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 4 .
For example , in 198@@ 5 , The Watchtower was pro@@ duc@@ ed si@@ mul@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ously in 23 langu@@ ages ​ — a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment at the time .
At W@@ B@@ B@@ R with Bro@@ ther F@@ ran@@ z
With fellow pione@@ ers on a mo@@ t@@ or@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le and si@@ de@@ ca@@ r
Mo@@ st as@@ su@@ re@@ dly ​ — both Jewish and n@@ on - Jewish Christians !
( E@@ s@@ ther 1 : 1 – 5 : 14 )
But where did it come from ?
; O@@ h , M .
As reg@@ ar@@ ds their conduct , what counsel of Peter is he@@ e@@ ded by Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
How we long for the time when all in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ ation will tre@@ at Jehovah’s name as holy !
Da@@ ily Bible reading and study of the Scriptures and the public@@ ations of “ the faithful ste@@ ward ” will contribu@@ te to our spiritual wa@@ ke@@ ful@@ ness .
If we do , we prove that Satan lied when he claim@@ ed that no one would do as God says . ​ — Read 1 Corinthians 6 : 9 , 10 ; 15 : 33 .
The first article shows how this proved true of a prayer the L@@ ev@@ ites offered in be@@ half of God’s people .
If , in@@ deed , it kno@@ ws not the truth , it dies , and is dis@@ sol@@ ved with the body , but ris@@ es again at last at the end of the world with the body , recei@@ ving death by p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment in im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity . ”
Their expres@@ sions have been an encourag@@ ement to me . ”
Jehovah’s organization is also bless@@ ed by having an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of faithful Christian wi@@ ves who are loyal to God and his la@@ ws .
9 , 10 . ( a ) I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate why we need to be pers@@ ist@@ ent in as@@ king God for his spirit . ( b ) What question should we ask ourselves , and why ?
One of the jo@@ bs of an ancient tra@@ in@@ er was “ to ju@@ dge the ty@@ pe and number of exerc@@ ises that were needed for the individu@@ al a@@ th@@ le@@ te and the par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar s@@ por@@ t , ” no@@ tes one scho@@ la@@ r .
H@@ ad Paul years before been over@@ cr@@ itical of Mark ?
H@@ O@@ U@@ R@@ S S@@ P@@ EN@@ T I@@ N TH@@ E MI@@ N@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ R@@ Y P@@ E@@ R M@@ ON@@ T@@ H
Jehovah can lead us in “ the way of time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , ” help@@ ing us to pur@@ sue a course le@@ ading to everlasting life .
H@@ ag@@ ar@@ ’s imp@@ ro@@ ved st@@ atu@@ s ca@@ used her to become ha@@ ugh@@ ty
Ke@@ ys to F@@ am@@ ily H@@ app@@ iness ​ — When Your Ch@@ il@@ d Is Dis@@ ab@@ led 10
To be a good teach@@ er , you must love God’s Word ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 17 )
“ There is an appointed time for everything , ” expla@@ ins the Bible .
What did one service overse@@ er say about the tr@@ ac@@ ts ?
They do not cla@@ im to be inspired , but they are determined to conduct the L@@ or@@ d’s “ bu@@ sin@@ ess ” on earth .
Such a consider@@ ation is not difficult to arr@@ ange .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , the prophet Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah wrote : “ S@@ pe@@ ak tru@@ th@@ fully with one another . ”
Such mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous op@@ pos@@ ers would tell what is not true with the in@@ t@@ ent to dec@@ ei@@ ve others .
All in the congregation should stri@@ ve to be up@@ building when com@@ men@@ ting at the meetings or when sh@@ aring in the pro@@ gra@@ m from the pl@@ at@@ form .
The dem@@ ons can no longer materi@@ al@@ ize , but they still have great power and influ@@ ence over min@@ ds and lives .
A husband will show self - sacrific@@ ing love , and a wife will be determined to be in sub@@ mis@@ sion to her husband as Jesus is to his He@@ ad . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Su@@ b@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , fore@@ ign@@ ers are brought into the ter@@ rit@@ ory of Israel , and the Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an religion is born .
We also cultiv@@ ate an ever clo@@ s@@ er fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah , who ‘ is righteous and lo@@ ves righteous ac@@ ts . ’ ​ — P@@ s .
S@@ pe@@ e@@ ch That He@@ als
H@@ el@@ p Y@@ oung On@@ es to Be@@ come F@@ am@@ ili@@ ar With Jehovah’s O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation 25
What as@@ pe@@ cts of Jesus ’ com@@ mis@@ sion to us will be discus@@ sed in the following article ?
F@@ la@@ g@@ s are often displa@@ yed on w@@ in@@ do@@ ws , do@@ ors , c@@ ars , des@@ ks , or other ob@@ je@@ cts .
Be@@ d@@ time is another occasi@@ on when a father can strengthen the b@@ on@@ ds of love with his son .
They con@@ tain Messi@@ ani@@ c prophe@@ ci@@ es ful@@ filled in Christ himself .
Christian overse@@ ers are g@@ la@@ d to help them to be consci@@ ous of their spiritual need so that they become “ rich in faith . ”
A@@ n ang@@ el gave the prophet Daniel what encourag@@ ement ?
T@@ or@@ or@@ o
The St@@ ate began wa@@ g@@ ing a cam@@ pa@@ ign against both Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s and New Ye@@ ar@@ ’s c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations .
T@@ re@@ a@@ sures “ Con@@ ce@@ aled in ” Christ
“ There ex@@ ists a way that is u@@ pri@@ ght before a man , but the ways of death are the end of it af@@ ter@@ ward , ” war@@ ns the Bible .
B@@ ene@@ f@@ it from Bi@@ bli@@ cal examples .
T@@ e@@ aching others to ob@@ serve Jesus ’ comman@@ ds inclu@@ des help@@ ing them to he@@ ed the comm@@ and to make disciples .
That is what happened .
These brothers do not have the full in@@ sight that God does , but they a@@ im to make their decision har@@ mon@@ ize with the direction given in God’s Word under the guid@@ ance of holy spirit .
Some have been tre@@ ated a@@ bu@@ si@@ vely because they refu@@ sed to share in un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural fun@@ er@@ al cu@@ st@@ om@@ s .
Mas@@ ah@@ ik@@ o now ser@@ ves as a full - time minis@@ ter in his congregation .
W@@ er@@ ner h@@ an@@ ded her his to@@ y gu@@ n .
One day in 195@@ 7 , while I was wal@@ king to work through the par@@ k between the Bethel H@@ ome and the pr@@ inter@@ y , it started to ra@@ in .
Eli@@ h@@ u remin@@ ded him : “ No one has said , ‘ Wh@@ ere is God my G@@ r@@ and M@@ ak@@ er ? ’ ”
L@@ ater , though , “ He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah hum@@ b@@ led himself , ” so he and his people were s@@ pared God’s indi@@ gn@@ ation . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
P@@ ri@@ or to the 19@@ 30 ’ s , many of God’s people were some@@ what un@@ certain about their hope for future life .
There they me@@ t three coura@@ ge@@ ous men ​ — S@@ ho@@ bi , M@@ ac@@ hi@@ r , and Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i .
He came to fulf@@ ill the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , which served as “ a sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of the good things to come . ”
Since we have such a gr@@ and hope , we should be “ nothing but jo@@ y@@ ful . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 16 : 15 .
The important thing is that we must never “ accept the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness of God [ our re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation to him through the ransom ] and mis@@ s its purpose ” by allow@@ ing ourselves to be temp@@ ted into wrong thinking and conduct .
Ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing Jews in Jerusalem at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , Peter said : “ R@@ ep@@ ent , and let each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of your sin@@ s , and you will receive the free gift of the holy spirit . ”
Do you see the need to make ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments regarding T@@ V vie@@ wing in your home ?
Even do@@ ct@@ ors , des@@ pite regul@@ arly deal@@ ing with death , often feel tr@@ oub@@ led ​ — even power@@ less — ​ when fac@@ ed with the physical and emo@@ tional needs of the ter@@ min@@ ally ill .
O@@ f@@ ten we have to make sacrific@@ es .
He satis@@ fied all their material needs during their 40 - year tre@@ k in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness and ev@@ en@@ tually set@@ t@@ led them in the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
“ With you is the s@@ ource of life , ” David wrote .
Jesus taught his disciples to think of one another as brothers and sisters .
After all , would a wise person let the pas@@ sing pain of an in@@ je@@ ction or even an op@@ er@@ ation keep him from ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing a life - th@@ reat@@ ening health proble@@ m ? ​ — He@@ b .
What might have ca@@ used some Christians to s@@ low down or give out ?
As they were about to leave , a sister called and said that she had a gift for them .
The M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol book gives this word of ca@@ u@@ tion : “ A b@@ lun@@ t st@@ at@@ ement of truth that ex@@ pos@@ es as false a ch@@ eri@@ shed beli@@ ef of another person , even when bu@@ t@@ t@@ ressed with the rec@@ it@@ ation of a long l@@ ist of Scrip@@ ture te@@ x@@ ts , is gener@@ ally not well received .
O@@ ther religious e@@ di@@ fic@@ es , such as S@@ t . Pet@@ er@@ ’s B@@ as@@ il@@ ic@@ a in R@@ ome , also at@@ tr@@ act mul@@ titu@@ des of vis@@ it@@ ors .
Then pa@@ use at times to medit@@ ate on what you read .
In deci@@ ding whom we can trust , we must be pati@@ ent , since trust is ear@@ ned over a peri@@ od of time .
Yet , Jehovah se@@ es people as individuals .
Some might as@@ su@@ me that Jesus was ex@@ ag@@ g@@ er@@ ating here .
By giving to Jehovah , what can we never accom@@ pl@@ ish , yet what may we always succ@@ e@@ ed in doing ?
And the New Ca@@ tho@@ lic En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia states : “ It is evid@@ ent that B@@ ap@@ tism in the early Ch@@ urch was by im@@ mer@@ sion . ” ( 19@@ 6@@ 7 , V@@ olu@@ me I@@ I , page 5@@ 6 ) So today , baptism as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses is a vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary st@@ ep invol@@ ving to@@ tal water im@@ mer@@ sion .
M@@ ak@@ es us more like our Creator
This princi@@ pl@@ ed answer great@@ ly dis@@ pleas@@ ed A@@ ha@@ b .
For many years , an el@@ der@@ ly Witness of Jehovah nam@@ ed El@@ f@@ i has experienced comfort and support by taking to heart the Scriptural counsel found in public@@ ations of the slave class .
15 : 7 .
U@@ p@@ on my rel@@ e@@ ase sever@@ al months later , I enjo@@ yed a good me@@ al and took up pione@@ ering again .
H@@ er la@@ x attitude co@@ st her de@@ arly .
By the time they fin@@ i@@ shed their three months of pione@@ ering in the are@@ a , they were con@@ duc@@ ting many home Bible stu@@ dies .
All the set@@ t@@ le@@ ments id@@ enti@@ fied with N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h form a qu@@ ad@@ r@@ ang@@ le with a circum@@ fer@@ ence of 60 mil@@ es [ 1@@ 00 k@@ m ] .
It was a su@@ m of money large en@@ ough for him to tra@@ v@@ el back to the A@@ nt@@ and@@ ro@@ y are@@ a and to star@@ t a small bu@@ sin@@ ess sel@@ ling yo@@ g@@ ur@@ t .
I am so happy to be able to tell others about Jehovah ! ”
By 19@@ 39 , si@@ x th@@ ous@@ and of them had been imp@@ ris@@ oned , and th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds had been sent to con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps .
As is evid@@ enced all around us today , it encoura@@ ges re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against God’s standards .
( b ) Why is sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ing da@@ ily Bible reading , personal study , and medit@@ ation so important ?
Per@@ haps in an effort to c@@ ast doubt on the resurrection , an in@@ qui@@ re@@ r might ask : “ How are the dead to be ra@@ ised up ?
Will this proble@@ m ever be eli@@ min@@ ated ?
We have the Bible and Bible - based boo@@ ks , ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res , tr@@ ac@@ ts , and a@@ udi@@ o and vi@@ de@@ o recor@@ ding@@ s for our use in re@@ aching people around the world .
A few ver@@ ses ear@@ li@@ er , the apostle no@@ ted what had given A@@ be@@ l , Abraham , S@@ ar@@ ah , and others the strength to end@@ ure .
During his earthly ministry , Jesus , who is the ex@@ act re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ation of his Father , imit@@ ated Jehovah’s imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality .
They also ac@@ knowledge the ro@@ le of God’s holy spirit , or ac@@ tive for@@ ce , in direc@@ ting their life .
If the o@@ ffer@@ er had set asi@@ de more than the s@@ ti@@ pul@@ ated pri@@ ce for an o@@ ffering , then he de@@ pos@@ ited the le@@ f@@ to@@ ver am@@ ount in one of the rema@@ ining ch@@ ests .
Yes , man has long tend@@ ed to place un@@ du@@ e emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on ex@@ ter@@ n@@ al beau@@ ty , often le@@ ading to the mis@@ judgment of in@@ ner valu@@ es .
• With what attitude should we do our preaching work ?
The brothers knew us as Jo@@ ã@@ o Mari@@ a and Mari@@ a Jo@@ ã@@ o .
As a result , Jehovah has continued to lead his people and to pro@@ sp@@ er their activ@@ ity .
T@@ a@@ x C@@ ol@@ le@@ ct@@ ors ( first century ) , 3 / 1
H@@ er husband ad@@ ds : “ Th@@ r@@ ough pers@@ ist@@ ent prayers together , we have dra@@ wn clo@@ s@@ er to God and to each other , and that has provided the needed comfort . ”
Be@@ ing gu@@ i@@ ded by it could bring us serious tr@@ ou@@ ble .
A@@ spe@@ cts of the occasi@@ on v@@ ary from place to place , but the cer@@ em@@ on@@ y often inclu@@ des the p@@ our@@ ing of a li@@ b@@ ation , prayers offered to the an@@ c@@ es@@ tr@@ al spi@@ r@@ its expres@@ sing appreciation for the chil@@ d’s sa@@ fe arri@@ val , and other ri@@ tu@@ als .
“ There are new heavens and a new earth that we are a@@ wa@@ iting according to his promise , and in these righteousness is to d@@ well . ”
But regarding those att@@ ac@@ king his faithful servants , Jehovah says : “ He that is t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing you is t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing my e@@ ye@@ bal@@ l . ”
S@@ E@@ P@@ T@@ E@@ MB@@ E@@ R 10 - 16 , 20@@ 12
He does so through his tru@@ sted and loyal followers , who make up the ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l respon@@ sible for direc@@ ting and prote@@ cting ear@@ n@@ est se@@ ek@@ ers of truth .
“ The sc@@ ene of this world is chang@@ ing , ” states the Bible .
Who was this king who@@ se baptism has been called the baptism of Fr@@ ance ?
Re@@ fle@@ cting a similar spirit , a rec@@ ent direc@@ tive to Ca@@ tho@@ lic bi@@ sh@@ op@@ s said that “ the name of God in the form of the te@@ tra@@ gr@@ am@@ mat@@ on Y@@ H@@ W@@ H is ne@@ i@@ ther to be used or pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced ” during worship .
When friends come to vis@@ it me , it is always a ple@@ asure to rec@@ ount some of my ear@@ li@@ er experi@@ ences .
At Isaiah 4@@ 9 : 15 , we read : “ Can a wife for@@ get her su@@ ck@@ ling so that she should not p@@ ity the son of her bel@@ ly ?
In Jesus ’ day , the family members of mon@@ ar@@ ch@@ s were known to be ta@@ x ex@@ emp@@ t .
• What positi@@ ve qualities of J@@ on@@ ah and Peter can you en@@ um@@ er@@ ate ?
You would likely buil@@ d up your i@@ mmu@@ ne system and stay away from people who are con@@ ta@@ gi@@ ous .
A c@@ hi@@ ef one of these comman@@ d@@ ments says : “ ‘ H@@ on@@ or your father and your mother ’ ; which is the first comm@@ and with a promise : ‘ That it may go well with you and you may end@@ ure a long time on the earth . ’ ”
He received a great blessing : The Messi@@ ah would come from his family l@@ ine ! ​ — Genesis , chap@@ ters 4@@ 8 , 4@@ 9 .
Our H@@ ome in a S@@ tr@@ ate@@ gi@@ c P@@ l@@ ace
Consider , for example , the words of the apostle Paul concer@@ ning con@@ di@@ tions that would ex@@ ist during these last days : “ In the last days cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with will be here .
Na@@ th@@ ana@@ el , also known as Bar@@ th@@ ol@@ ome@@ w , became one of Jesus ’ 12 apostles . ​ — Luke 6 : 13 - 16 .
Just as children learn to show love by experi@@ enc@@ ing it in the home , all of us ​ — young and old — ​ can gro@@ w in love by associ@@ ating with other Christians .
F@@ o@@ re@@ tell F@@ utu@@ re ?
R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ing these things can help us share in the joy of giving .
Thus far we have seen that Jesus follow@@ ed a pat@@ ter@@ n when fe@@ e@@ ding his followers : He f@@ ed many through the hands of a few .
One of the benef@@ its is happiness .
( See the bo@@ x on page 9 . )
He did in No@@ ah’s day , and he will in our day . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 3 - 7 .
The Scriptures ex@@ hor@@ t Christians to “ wi@@ den out ” in their affe@@ ctions .
( Read Hebrews 11 : 6 . )
“ P@@ ra@@ ise J@@ ah , you people ! ” exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed the psalmist .
What a deli@@ ght it will be to see an end to wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and the da@@ wn of the most gl@@ ori@@ ous er@@ a in all human hist@@ ory ! ​ — Revelation 21 : 1 - 4 .
Jehovah comman@@ ded Israel not to eng@@ age in stri@@ fe with the sons of E@@ sa@@ u .
Because of the ge@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ y of the is@@ land , even to@@ da@@ y’s mo@@ der@@ n high@@ ways gener@@ ally have to follow the same r@@ out@@ es that those early mission@@ aries likely took .
Sh@@ ould not parents , then , use every Scriptural me@@ th@@ od possible to help their pro@@ di@@ g@@ al min@@ or come to his sen@@ ses ?
A ba@@ b@@ y’s develop@@ ment in the wom@@ b fol@@ lo@@ ws a pre@@ determined desi@@ gn
30 : 20 , 21 .
They are di@@ lig@@ ent in their work and give attention to the t@@ ask at hand .
Even when under tri@@ al , happiness will be our@@ s as we experience Jehovah’s tend@@ er affe@@ ction and blessing because we have end@@ ur@@ ed and are practic@@ ing godly devo@@ tion .
Paul descri@@ bed the responsi@@ bil@@ ities of each marriage mate when he said : “ Let wi@@ ves be in sub@@ je@@ ction to their hus@@ ban@@ ds as to the Lord , because a husband is head of his wife just as the Christ is head of the congregation . ”
Des@@ pite my un@@ b@@ oun@@ ded en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m for my new@@ found faith , my parents and my sister were at first rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to accept what I told them .
Consider some examples of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s wisdom .
S@@ ad to say , in some plac@@ es ri@@ f@@ les are be@@ coming al@@ most as pl@@ enti@@ ful as these d@@ om@@ es@@ tic bir@@ ds .
The Bible says : “ The fru@@ it of righteousness has its se@@ ed s@@ own under pe@@ ace@@ ful con@@ di@@ tions for those who are making peace . ”
I can get along without it . ’
But he and his associ@@ ates did not give up .
After 19@@ 70 many Witnesses in Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i had to give up everything they ow@@ ned because they refu@@ sed to jo@@ in a pol@@ itical group .
At 2 Corinthians 3 : 17 , we read : “ Wh@@ ere the spirit of Jehovah is , there is fre@@ e@@ dom . ”
Par@@ ent@@ al ze@@ al for the ministry can have a fine effect on sons and daugh@@ ters today , mo@@ ving them to make ze@@ al@@ ous ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing their li@@ fe@@ time work .
Today , some once - ze@@ al@@ ous Christians have lik@@ e@@ wise lost the fer@@ v@@ ent love they form@@ er@@ ly had for God .
There is also a d@@ anger of show@@ ing too little t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance .
“ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e in the things that you learned and were per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed to believe , ” he wrote , “ know@@ ing from what pers@@ ons you learned them and that from inf@@ an@@ cy you have known the holy writ@@ ings . ”
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y D@@ O@@ N R@@ EN@@ D@@ EL@@ L
Will God An@@ s@@ wer M@@ e ?
H . M@@ ac@@ mil@@ l@@ an , who fin@@ i@@ shed his earthly course in 19@@ 6@@ 6 , set a fine example in this reg@@ ard . C .
By all means , then , let us ‘ exer@@ t ourselves vi@@ g@@ or@@ ously ’ as we serve Jehovah from the heart . ​ — Luke 13 : 24 .
Ther@@ efore , the question asked by the psalmist is very much on the min@@ ds of many parents and you@@ ths today .
Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on ​ — What Do Some Sa@@ y It Is ?
After see@@ king Jehovah’s direction in prayer , they so@@ ld their house and moved into an ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment .
Yes , nothing can sto@@ p Jehovah from pro@@ ving true to his in@@ com@@ par@@ able name .
How did he have the faith and strength to do so ?
In the origin@@ al co@@ pi@@ es , the divine name is found in the Greek Scriptures as well .
We now face , not just the wi@@ p@@ ing out of two wicked c@@ ities , but the des@@ tru@@ ction of an enti@@ re world system of things .
U@@ ne@@ x@@ pe@@ cted F@@ re@@ e@@ dom
The world has a me - first attitude .
For many , sh@@ aring positi@@ ve sen@@ ti@@ ments with others seem@@ s al@@ most imp@@ os@@ sible .
Ther@@ e@@ after , we will refle@@ ct on the prop@@ er way of car@@ r@@ ying out the shepher@@ ding work .
What , then , is a more f@@ it@@ ting ter@@ m for the first 39 boo@@ ks of the Ho@@ ly Bible ?
It seem@@ s that David had the Mo@@ a@@ bit@@ es li@@ e down side by side on the gr@@ ound in a ro@@ w .
O@@ ther Israelites who had been living temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily in Juda@@ h cho@@ se to remain there per@@ man@@ ently in@@ stead of mo@@ ving back home .
They author@@ ized and su@@ per@@ v@@ ised the writ@@ ing of sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent co@@ pi@@ es . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 17 : 18 , 19 ; 31 : 10 , 11 .
Yet , once Peter had re@@ turned , as Jesus fore@@ told he would , Jesus for@@ gave him .
• How can Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts help us to be coura@@ ge@@ ous ?
Indeed , “ by faith A@@ be@@ l offered God a sacrifice of greater wor@@ th than Ca@@ in , through which faith he had witness bor@@ ne to him that he was righteous , God be@@ aring witness res@@ pe@@ cting his gi@@ f@@ ts . ”
If you are a young person , ask yourself : ‘ A@@ m I pu@@ t@@ ting for@@ th my best effort to “ accom@@ pl@@ ish my ministry , ” to make my@@ self a qu@@ ali@@ fied minis@@ ter of God’s Word ?
It was ob@@ vi@@ ous that the Witnesses were different in their conduct and attitude .
Even before he com@@ men@@ ced pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ying , E@@ no@@ ch likely knew that his faith and courage would be put to the t@@ est .
With ke@@ en interest , then , let us give attention to the book of Jo@@ shua . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
In so doing , they fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ly cu@@ t themselves off from the guid@@ ance of their loving Creator .
Jesus refu@@ sed to become involved in pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s or pur@@ ely so@@ cial work because he knew that the time for him to as@@ su@@ me k@@ ingly power and to per@@ form works of heal@@ ing for ever@@ yone every@@ where had not yet arri@@ ved .
“ Jehovah is the exam@@ in@@ er of hearts , ” but to what ex@@ t@@ ent does he invol@@ ve himself in what go@@ es on in@@ side us ?
But they had not yet w@@ on the war , and they still had to fi@@ ght 1@@ 5@@ ,000 sol@@ di@@ ers .
Th@@ r@@ ough Jesus Christ and “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” Jehovah has provided a b@@ oun@@ ti@@ ful supp@@ ly of spiritual food that helps us to remain on “ the ro@@ ad le@@ ading off into life . ”
• What can help a marriage to succ@@ e@@ ed ?
If you want to ple@@ ase God and live by Bible principles , you need to take dec@@ isi@@ ve action .
T@@ ak@@ ing v@@ enge@@ ance on an enem@@ y would likely har@@ den his spirit , but tre@@ ating him with kindness may so@@ f@@ ten his heart .
The apostle Paul wrote that Jesus was “ t@@ ested in all res@@ pe@@ cts like ourselves . ”
“ No words can descri@@ be how gr@@ ate@@ ful I am to you and to Jehovah for the 200@@ 2 Ye@@ ar@@ book .
A@@ i@@ ds to faith@@ ful@@ ness inclu@@ de regul@@ ar Bible study and pres@@ ence at Christian meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions .
When we learn to h@@ ate what is bad and truly love what is good , the ba@@ it that Satan plac@@ es in his tra@@ ps rep@@ els us ; it ho@@ l@@ ds no al@@ lu@@ re .
He a@@ w@@ oke a low@@ ly con@@ vi@@ ct , and he f@@ ell as@@ le@@ ep as the rul@@ er second to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h .
The words of the wicked ones are a l@@ ying in wa@@ it for blood , but the m@@ ou@@ th of the u@@ pri@@ ght ones is what will deli@@ ver them . ” ​ — Proverbs 12 : 5 , 6 .
v@@ s 5 - 8 ​ — What is sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant about the com@@ par@@ is@@ on of E@@ d@@ om@@ ’s des@@ tru@@ ction to the coming of des@@ po@@ il@@ ers by night and of gra@@ pe ga@@ ther@@ ers ?
However , Jesus promised that if we put first things first and give pri@@ or@@ ity to spiritual matters , God will make sure that other needs are me@@ t .
The 33 invit@@ ed d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates were exc@@ ited at the thought of travel@@ ing to the is@@ land to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in the first cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly to be held in that re@@ mo@@ te are@@ a .
Of course , we cannot righ@@ tly conclu@@ de that Jehovah a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally for@@ gives all humans for their sin@@ s .
R@@ el@@ ate an experience of how a s@@ ound decision can be made in s@@ pite of pres@@ sures or har@@ d@@ ship .
How exc@@ ited he was to learn that God has a personal name ​ — Jehovah !
We are happy to serve him any@@ where he wants us to and are satis@@ fied with any assignment he gives us
Yes , it is ca@@ used by God . ​ — 1 John 3 : 9 .
T@@ w@@ o of these involved a married cou@@ ple , U@@ ri@@ ah and B@@ ath - she@@ ba .
How should our study af@@ fect others ? ’
Moses showed love for his fellow Israelites .
Why is it important to be faithful to God in both large and small matters ?
You might not be able to see each other , but feelings are not bl@@ ind . ”
As a su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion , why not o@@ pen your Bible to the prophe@@ ci@@ es at Isaiah 33 : 24 and 35 : 5 - 7 ?
For example , the Bible tel@@ ls us that when the sons of the Hebrew pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Jac@@ o@@ b learned that the Cana@@ an@@ ite S@@ he@@ c@@ he@@ m had viol@@ ated their sister Din@@ ah , they “ became h@@ ur@@ t in their feelings and they gre@@ w very ang@@ ry . ”
Bar@@ ba@@ r@@ a , 7@@ 4 , in Cana@@ da , says : “ I try to look ne@@ at and clean .
When one pa@@ st@@ or ad@@ d@@ ressed an a@@ udi@@ ence ga@@ ther@@ ed to mar@@ k the an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary of a de@@ va@@ st@@ ating ter@@ r@@ or@@ ist att@@ ack , he said : “ We don@@ ’t know the reason that God al@@ lo@@ ws evil and suffering to continue . ”
“ I S@@ et the P@@ at@@ ter@@ n for You ”
What was to ha@@ p@@ pen when divine judgment was ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted upon Juda@@ h , and how should knowledge of that af@@ fect us ?
Jesus war@@ ned : “ Ke@@ ep your eyes o@@ pen and gu@@ ard against every s@@ ort of co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness , because even when a person has an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance his life does not result from the things he pos@@ s@@ ess@@ es . ”
Paul wrote : “ You have clo@@ sel@@ y follow@@ ed my teaching , my course of life , my purpose , my faith , my long - suffering , my love , my end@@ ur@@ ance . ”
He told them : “ L@@ ear@@ n from me ” ; since he was “ mil@@ d - temp@@ ered , ” his instru@@ ction was up@@ building and ref@@ re@@ shing .
The m@@ om@@ ent@@ ary pain and sh@@ ame we may have to end@@ ure is far better than the angu@@ ish ca@@ used by rema@@ ining s@@ il@@ ent , or the di@@ re con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence of allow@@ ing ourselves to become har@@ d@@ ened in a re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous course .
Matthew continued : “ [ Jesus ] took a c@@ up and , having given than@@ ks , he gave it to them , saying : ‘ D@@ r@@ ink out of it , all of you . ’ ”
He is like a father who takes his children by the hand and wants the best for them . ” ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 1 : 13 .
• What simil@@ ar@@ ities are there between No@@ ah’s day and today ?
TH@@ E du@@ ra@@ bility of a building dep@@ ends lar@@ g@@ ely on the strength of its sub@@ stru@@ c@@ ture , or f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation .
Some who ob@@ served their chang@@ ed conduct also began stud@@ ying the Bible and are coming to congregation meetings .
Jehovah has said . ” ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 1 : 10 , 13 ; A@@ mo@@ s 5 : 22 .
You are st@@ ep@@ p@@ ing back into an ancient world that seem@@ s fore@@ ign to you .
And that is f@@ it@@ ting , in@@ deed , for Jehovah is “ the happy God , ” who wants his servants to find joy in car@@ r@@ ying out their dedic@@ ation to him . — 1 Timothy 1 : 11 .
O@@ ld : I wa@@ sted my best years with the wrong man .
Acc@@ ording to John 19 : 33 , 34 , Jesus was already dead when “ one of the sol@@ di@@ ers j@@ ab@@ bed his side with a spe@@ ar , and im@@ medi@@ ately blood and water came out . ”
N@@ ic@@ o@@ le@@ ’s new@@ found in@@ sight into what might have led to G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el@@ le@@ ’s out@@ bur@@ st helped her to devel@@ op fellow feel@@ ing and mo@@ tiv@@ ated her to p@@ ho@@ ne G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el@@ le to a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze .
In dist@@ ribu@@ ting and transl@@ ating the Scriptures with such en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m , Ge@@ or@@ ge B@@ or@@ ro@@ w la@@ id the gr@@ oun@@ d@@ work for others ​ — a preci@@ ous privilege in@@ deed .
The tri@@ bes on the w@@ est of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an view this as an act of apost@@ as@@ y , and inter@@ tri@@ ba@@ l war@@ f@@ are ne@@ arly bre@@ ak@@ s out , but b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed is a@@ ver@@ ted by good commun@@ ic@@ ation .
We can id@@ enti@@ fy the se@@ ven@@ th head of the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast of Revelation chap@@ ter 13 by com@@ par@@ ing Joh@@ n@@ ’s vision with Dani@@ el@@ ’s vision of the f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ing ten - hor@@ ned be@@ ast .
As you regul@@ arly read and study the Bible , consider your respon@@ se to what it says and give thought to how you can apply it to your circumstances ; then you are allow@@ ing Jehovah to talk to you through his Word .
“ [ God ] is satis@@ f@@ ying your li@@ fe@@ time with what is good ; your you@@ th keep@@ s r@@ ene@@ wing it@@ self just like that of an e@@ ag@@ le . ” ​ — Psalm 10@@ 3 : 5 .
Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy member G@@ u@@ y P@@ i@@ er@@ ce pres@@ ented the princi@@ p@@ al talk , ent@@ it@@ led “ Jehovah Will N@@ ever Fa@@ il . ”
If not , why not seek one out ?
( b ) In view of the sel@@ e@@ ctive des@@ tru@@ ction fac@@ ing this system of things , what questions are ra@@ ised ?
Jehovah therefore set a perfect example in deal@@ ing in an ev@@ en@@ h@@ an@@ ded way with all e@@ th@@ ni@@ c grou@@ ps .
“ E@@ V@@ I@@ D@@ EN@@ C@@ E of Jesus W@@ rit@@ ten in S@@ to@@ ne . ”
Because all loyal Christians in the first century of our Com@@ m@@ on E@@ r@@ a demonstr@@ ated their faith in this way , a great sh@@ out of praise to Jehovah’s name was heard .
Con@@ cer@@ ning the w@@ ine that anointed Christians par@@ take of at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , Paul wrote : “ The c@@ up of blessing which we bl@@ ess , is it not a sh@@ aring in the blood of the Christ ? ”
Lo@@ ving - kindness di@@ ff@@ ers from the qu@@ ality of love .
Jesus died on P@@ as@@ so@@ ver Da@@ y , or N@@ is@@ an 14 , according to the Jewish cal@@ end@@ ar . ​ — Matthew 26 : 2 .
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , when we are ti@@ red or disc@@ oura@@ ged , we may at times have to for@@ ce ourselves to atten@@ d a meeting at the Kingdom H@@ all or to share in the ministry .
Do you not ag@@ ree that the world would be a different place if such qualities ab@@ oun@@ ded ?
At Rom@@ an st@@ age pla@@ ys , “ e@@ ye and e@@ ar al@@ ike saw and heard in@@ dec@@ en@@ ci@@ es , ” wrote one hist@@ ori@@ an , “ and the le@@ w@@ des@@ t s@@ cen@@ es were the most ap@@ pla@@ u@@ ded . ”
3 : su@@ pers@@ crip@@ tion ​ — What is the purpose of the he@@ ading given to some of the psal@@ ms ?
L@@ ear@@ ning to do so is an important as@@ pect of develop@@ ing a relationship with Jehovah .
How can we prove true to our dedic@@ ation v@@ ow ?
Pe@@ ople of all the earth will know that there ex@@ ists a God bel@@ ong@@ ing to Israel . And all this congregation will know that ne@@ i@@ ther with s@@ word nor with spe@@ ar does Jehovah sa@@ ve , because to Jehovah bel@@ ong@@ s the bat@@ tle . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 17 : 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 7 .
L@@ ik@@ ely you are famili@@ ar with the Bible example of Joseph , the son of Jac@@ o@@ b .
Although those ro@@ om@@ s were dar@@ k and ding@@ y , we have b@@ right mem@@ ori@@ es of the ni@@ gh@@ tly con@@ vers@@ ations we had while s@@ it@@ ting on the bed , e@@ ating a simp@@ le me@@ al co@@ o@@ ked on our k@@ er@@ os@@ ene bur@@ ner .
Why is Jesus wor@@ thy of imit@@ ation ?
That was just the encourag@@ ement G@@ ary needed , and in 199@@ 0 he was appointed .
• Christians are ur@@ ged to seek what tre@@ a@@ sures ?
E@@ v@@ ents reve@@ al that false worship pre@@ va@@ iled in Eph@@ esus in the form of apost@@ ate Christi@@ an@@ ity .
Mi@@ ca@@ h remin@@ ds us of three reas@@ ons : Jehovah is our D@@ eli@@ ver@@ er , our G@@ u@@ i@@ de , and our Pro@@ te@@ ct@@ or .
To ligh@@ ten the lo@@ ad for the 5@@ 7@@ 6 work@@ ers in the di@@ sh@@ wa@@ shing de@@ par@@ t@@ ment , conven@@ tion@@ ers brought their own k@@ ni@@ ves and for@@ ks .
In time , such a person could d@@ ri@@ ft away , even draw away , from the living God . ​ — Hebrews 2 : 1 ; 3 : 12 .
This means that we will pro@@ ba@@ bly never again be here at this ex@@ act point in the uni@@ verse .
F@@ in@@ ally he went up and la@@ y down upon the child and put his own m@@ ou@@ th upon his m@@ ou@@ th and his own eyes upon his eyes and his own p@@ al@@ ms upon his p@@ al@@ ms and kept b@@ ent over him , and gra@@ du@@ ally the chil@@ d’s flesh gre@@ w war@@ m .
Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide , there are now well over 7@@ ,@@ 9@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 Witnesses , with milli@@ ons more associ@@ ating with them , especially during the an@@ nu@@ al ob@@ serv@@ ance of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al .
As these prophe@@ ci@@ es have been ful@@ filled in our day , Jehovah’s house has been beau@@ ti@@ fied before our very eyes .
( b ) Why do we love our car@@ ing congregation elders ?
Our own relationship with Jehovah is streng@@ th@@ ened as we use the Bible to teach others
We came out of a co@@ ld , un@@ car@@ ing world , ho@@ p@@ ing that all in the congregation would tre@@ at one another with Christian kindness .
What a thr@@ ill to hear the bro@@ ad@@ ca@@ ster ask , “ Y@@ oung people , how do you know if it@@ ’s real love or inf@@ atu@@ ation ? ”
We can have complete confidence that God can do “ more than su@@ per@@ a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly bey@@ ond all the things we ask . ”
After giving the reli@@ ef supp@@ lies to the local Witnesses , the te@@ am gave Bible tal@@ ks to encoura@@ ge them and left Bi@@ bl@@ es and Bible liter@@ ature with them , since all their bel@@ ong@@ ings had been s@@ we@@ pt away in the c@@ y@@ clo@@ ne .
He had two bo@@ d@@ y@@ gu@@ ar@@ ds , since he was well - to - do .
For part of this under@@ taking , he invit@@ ed two G@@ y@@ p@@ s@@ y women to help him .
Paul ur@@ ged them to “ wi@@ den out ” in respon@@ se .
God’s Word encoura@@ ges you@@ ths : “ L@@ isten , my son , to the discipl@@ ine of your father , and do not for@@ s@@ ake the law of your mother . ”
The don@@ or recei@@ ves an in@@ come - ta@@ x de@@ du@@ ction the year the gift an@@ nu@@ ity is esta@@ bli@@ shed .
If so , ch@@ er@@ ish that law , and never be temp@@ ted to mis@@ use your Christian fre@@ e@@ dom . ​ — Read 1 Peter 2 : 16 .
This led to Jesus ’ streng@@ th@@ ening promise : “ E@@ ver@@ yone that has left hous@@ es or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands for the s@@ ake of my name will receive many times more and will in@@ her@@ it everlasting life . ” ​ — Matthew 15 : 15 ; 18 : 21 , 22 ; 19 : 27 - 29 .
God’s Word helps us to con@@ qu@@ er pri@@ de by teaching us to reason pro@@ per@@ ly .
What real war lo@@ om@@ s on the ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on , and what will God’s servants not need to do in this war ?
Consider three ways .
On one side is “ The Word of God . ”
Even in a seem@@ ingly ho@@ p@@ eless situation , the deep@@ ly g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed prophet loo@@ ked to Jehovah for sal@@ vation .
* So@@ on , however , Satan will be con@@ f@@ ined in the ab@@ y@@ ss so that “ he might not mis@@ lead the nations any@@ more . ” ​ — Revelation 20 : 1 - 3 .
This fact under@@ s@@ co@@ res the value of reading the Bible and stri@@ ving to “ get the sense of it . ”
Lu@@ car@@ is was again de@@ posed .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 14 , 7@@ 9
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers could become “ ro@@ c@@ ks hi@@ d@@ den bel@@ ow water ” and shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ k the faith of others in the congregation . ​ — Ju@@ de 4 , 12 .
To keep their foc@@ us on this go@@ al , John says that he chang@@ ed jo@@ bs many times in order to maintain a simp@@ le li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
Hence , such w@@ ines as por@@ t , sh@@ er@@ ry , and ver@@ m@@ ou@@ th would not be su@@ it@@ able .
Yes , how many are there who fin@@ ish their life feel@@ ing gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely ‘ satis@@ fied with days , ’ as the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Abraham did ?
For instance , he said regarding Na@@ th@@ ana@@ el : “ See , an Israel@@ ite for a certain@@ ty , in whom there is no dec@@ e@@ it . ”
Although Solomon was re@@ je@@ cted , how did Jehovah care for His loyal ones ?
Since Jehovah has no ple@@ asure in the death of the wicked , he sur@@ ely takes no deli@@ ght in the lo@@ ss of any of his servants .
“ W@@ al@@ k just as Jesus wal@@ ked . ” ​ — 1 John 2 : 6 , N@@ E@@ T Bible .
* Hence , at the time of Jesus ’ baptism , God’s heavenly a@@ bo@@ de was anointed , or set ap@@ ar@@ t , as “ the Ho@@ ly of Ho@@ lies ” in the great spiritual temple arrang@@ ement .
The psalmist san@@ g : “ T@@ ast@@ e and see that Jehovah is good , O you people ; happy is the able - bo@@ died man that takes refu@@ ge in him . ”
Proverbs 24 : 16 , qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , rather than emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ ing the ne@@ g@@ ative ​ — our ‘ f@@ all@@ ing ’ — ​ foc@@ uses on the positi@@ ve , our ‘ get@@ ting up ’ with the help of our mer@@ ci@@ ful God .
In respon@@ se , govern@@ ments make more la@@ ws , strengthen po@@ li@@ ce for@@ ces , and inst@@ all ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic sur@@ ve@@ ill@@ ance .
I@@ N TH@@ E 1@@ 1@@ th century B.C.E . , Jehovah sent the prophet Samuel on a se@@ cre@@ t mis@@ sion .
What can you “ see ” about the Father through Jesus ’ actions ?
See In@@ sight on the Scriptures , V@@ olu@@ me 1 , page 9@@ 0@@ 6 , publi@@ shed by the Watchtower Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of New Yor@@ k , In@@ c .
Many people feel that their physical se@@ cur@@ ity is th@@ reat@@ ened by cri@@ me , viol@@ ence , the high co@@ st of living , and even en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ men@@ tal is@@ su@@ es .
His Word com@@ forts us and helps us to comfort others with the powerful resurrection hope .
A few did not rep@@ ent .
For I shall without fai@@ l fur@@ n@@ ish you an es@@ cap@@ e . . . ; and you will certainly come to have your soul as a spo@@ il , because you have tru@@ sted in me . ”
At times , it may be difficult for an un@@ married sister to find her place in the congregation .
So let us not lo@@ se heart or be am@@ a@@ zed that op@@ pres@@ sion and viol@@ ence have taken away righteousness in this s@@ at@@ ani@@ c world .
The book of Revelation lea@@ ves no doubt as to the s@@ ource of the persecu@@ tion of Jesus ’ followers , st@@ ating : “ The Devil will keep on thro@@ wing some of you into pris@@ on that you may be fully put to the t@@ est . ”
In the early congregation , the pat@@ ter@@ n was for each Christian to give according to his means and as he res@@ ol@@ ved in his heart . ​ — 12 / 1 , pages 4 - 6 .
Why does God not prote@@ ct good people from cri@@ me ?
Will you respon@@ d to that message ?
L@@ ik@@ ely he was refer@@ ring to Psalm 37 : 29 , which fore@@ told : “ The righteous themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will re@@ side forever upon it . ”
They are than@@ k@@ ful for all that Jehovah has done for them by means of his Son , including the ex@@ ten@@ ding of for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess on the bas@@ is of Christ’s shed blood .
We have sp@@ ent the better part of our life in the full - time ministry , yet we have never l@@ ac@@ ked anything .
Can Je@@ z@@ re@@ el@@ ’s H@@ ist@@ ory Be K@@ no@@ wn ?
V@@ ow@@ el poin@@ ts were ad@@ ded to each word in the Hebrew Bible .
Jehovah’s Law to ancient Israel inclu@@ ded arrang@@ ements for wi@@ do@@ ws and fa@@ ther@@ less bo@@ ys to ob@@ tain needed food in a di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied way .
How do we know that Jesus listen@@ ed to the expres@@ sions of those whom he taught ?
O@@ ri@@ g@@ en did not find this ide@@ a in the Bible , for the Scriptures teach that Jehovah’s only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son is “ the fir@@ st@@ born of all cre@@ ation ” and “ the beg@@ in@@ ning of the cre@@ ation by God . ”
( Read Proverbs 29 : 21 . )
Although to@@ t@@ ally un@@ acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to war , the Israelites had to eng@@ age in their first mil@@ it@@ ary action as a fre@@ ed people .
Jehovah lo@@ v@@ ingly commun@@ ic@@ ates with mankind , and he does it gener@@ ously .
; Sa@@ va@@ ge , T .
( Read E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 34 : 15 , 16 . )
Jehovah does not den@@ y us this ple@@ asure , but real@@ is@@ tic@@ ally we know that such activities do not in themselves help us to st@@ ore up any spiritual tre@@ a@@ sures in heaven .
F@@ am@@ ily op@@ position was in@@ ten@@ se .
God’s love is princi@@ pl@@ ed love .
Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has , on the other hand , had a different mo@@ tive for his actions .
* In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , during the l@@ ate 18@@ 00 ’ s , s@@ inc@@ ere stud@@ ents of the Bible were moved to exam@@ ine this and other prophe@@ ci@@ es very care@@ fully .
Com@@ par@@ ing himself to a shepher@@ d and his followers to sheep , he says that the shepher@@ d c@@ alls his own sheep by name and they know his vo@@ ice .
It felt al@@ most like being on a S@@ as@@ kat@@ c@@ he@@ wa@@ n f@@ ar@@ m .
O@@ thers are cop@@ ing with emo@@ tional tri@@ als because of de@@ pres@@ sion , pan@@ ic att@@ ac@@ ks , or the af@@ ter@@ effe@@ cts of a@@ bu@@ se .
E@@ A@@ R@@ L@@ Y Christians in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i were known for their gener@@ ous support of true worship .
Indeed , con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating the blessings that Jehovah se@@ ts before his people helps all of God’s servants to keep their eyes on the pri@@ ze , whether they have the heavenly or the earthly hope . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
In time , N@@ ar@@ c@@ is@@ su@@ s Mar@@ s@@ h , who later became the ar@@ ch@@ bi@@ sh@@ op of Ar@@ ma@@ gh and the pri@@ mate of the Ch@@ urch of I@@ rel@@ and , got hold of them .
How I Be@@ came a Witness
During “ the b@@ loo@@ m of you@@ th ” when se@@ x@@ u@@ al imp@@ ul@@ ses are often very strong , young people who s@@ tic@@ k to Bible principles will remain mor@@ ally clean .
He@@ ’s never lost that . ”
How may elders and others ass@@ ist special pione@@ ers ?
S@@ ad@@ ly , though , most people , including milli@@ ons of prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians , fai@@ l to dis@@ cer@@ n the inv@@ isi@@ ble real@@ ities be@@ h@@ ind the m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous events occ@@ ur@@ ring on earth .
For example , when a pris@@ on@@ er received a p@@ ac@@ ka@@ ge from home , he sh@@ ared its con@@ ten@@ ts with fellow believers , who vie@@ wed these ex@@ tr@@ a pro@@ v@@ isions as coming from Jehovah , the ul@@ tim@@ ate Gi@@ ver of “ every good gift and every perfect present . ”
It is hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing to see how true worshipp@@ ers of God today put for@@ th great effort to wi@@ den out in love for one another .
Rather , his inspired counsel ass@@ ists cou@@ ples to face the real@@ ities of married life and to make their uni@@ on per@@ man@@ ent .
Because of vari@@ ous personal problems , or@@ ph@@ ans and wi@@ do@@ ws in the congregation may need your concer@@ n and emp@@ a@@ thy .
The elders would thus tre@@ at him as a baptized person .
No@@ thing su@@ gg@@ ested tra@@ ge@@ dy , in@@ justice , hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he , or death .
He war@@ ned that Adam and E@@ ve would die if they dis@@ obe@@ yed him .
Sa@@ ú@@ l had dedic@@ ated his life to God and had expres@@ sed his desire to be baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , but he died just after re@@ aching the age of 17 .
If we are to cultiv@@ ate a gr@@ ate@@ ful heart and maintain it , we must ac@@ knowledge and medit@@ ate appreci@@ ati@@ vely on our blessings from Jehovah and care@@ fully consider his ac@@ ts of loyal love .
I was born in 19@@ 25 and ra@@ ised in C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
We , then , must avoid the s@@ n@@ are of je@@ al@@ ously tr@@ ying to prote@@ ct our own ch@@ eri@@ shed ide@@ as or ways that are not so@@ li@@ dly based on God’s Word .
Yet , for many years he has attend@@ ed the meetings of Jehovah’s Witnesses with his mother and sister .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful anointed ones will not need to receive this mar@@ k to sur@@ vi@@ ve .
Me@@ et@@ ing a Gre@@ at Ch@@ all@@ enge
On the return tri@@ p , I pray@@ ed all the way , for it was now dar@@ k .
B@@ ri@@ an , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , expla@@ ins : “ When I was about ten , I ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ ally found my fa@@ ther’s por@@ no@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines while pla@@ ying hi@@ de - and - seek .
In fact , I du@@ g around a little more and found some information about 1914 in this book we@@ ’@@ ve been stud@@ ying .
Bu@@ il@@ t in the second century C.E . , the ele@@ g@@ ant Li@@ br@@ ary of C@@ el@@ su@@ s will imp@@ ress you with its beau@@ ty .
In contr@@ ast , the be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or of many today more clo@@ sel@@ y res@@ em@@ bl@@ es what happened in Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s day .
What should be our attitude toward Christian meetings ?
However , there is one el@@ ement that if l@@ ac@@ king de@@ tr@@ ac@@ ts from all the other things and could even make them valu@@ eless .
Jehovah’s human servants have always been a s@@ ource of help to one another .
I felt that no one had the right to make my ba@@ by so un@@ happy ! ”
Re@@ be@@ c@@ a , the mother of a two - year - old daugh@@ ter , says : “ Although the soci@@ ety in which we live recogn@@ iz@@ es that women should care for their children , I feel that it vie@@ ws mo@@ thers who do no se@@ cul@@ ar work as som@@ eho@@ w inf@@ eri@@ or . ”
They are ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed to “ exerc@@ ise in@@ sight ” and to allow themselves to be “ cor@@ rec@@ ted . ”
If we are spiritually - min@@ ded , however , we will con@@ stan@@ tly be a@@ ware that al@@ though Jehovah is not a fa@@ ul@@ t - fin@@ ding God , he does know when we act on bad thoughts and desi@@ res .
* The enti@@ re do@@ cum@@ ent@@ ary has been bro@@ ad@@ c@@ ast by tel@@ ev@@ ision st@@ ations in S@@ t .
( Acts 11 : 19 – 28 : 31 )
A Christian meeting was sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ed for the next day , and these sisters again had to make a decision .
Although the man@@ na was a gift from God , it did not imp@@ ar@@ t everlasting life .
It may d@@ ate from a few de@@ ca@@ des after John wrote his book , and the cont@@ ent con@@ fir@@ ms the text that has come down to us , under@@ s@@ cor@@ ing the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s reli@@ ability . ​ — 4 / 1 , pages 10 - 11 .
How does she feel ?
For example , regarding the pro@@ vision of J@@ W Bro@@ ad@@ ca@@ sting , one cou@@ ple serving in a country in A@@ sia wrote : “ Our assignment is in a small city .
He just had to keep on the w@@ atch .
When we think about the individuals in our ter@@ rit@@ ory , we tell ourselves , ‘ If only we could help them to see what they are mis@@ sing out on ! ’
For example , what if you are un@@ emp@@ lo@@ yed ?
If we have fal@@ le@@ n into im@@ mor@@ ality , let us take heart from the knowledge that Jehovah is ready to for@@ give those who truly rep@@ ent , and let us be determined never to re@@ pe@@ at the sin . ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 7 .
The night before his death , Jesus gave his disciples “ a new comman@@ d@@ ment , ” to love one another .
I could effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely show from the Bible that such teachings were in er@@ ro@@ r . ​ — Psalm 14@@ 6 : 3 , 4 ; E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 5 , 10 ; E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 18 : 4 .
If ei@@ ther or both these to@@ ol@@ s are a@@ vail@@ able to you , ut@@ il@@ ize them regul@@ arly as you study God’s Word so as to teach others .
“ K@@ is@@ s the Son ”
I would s@@ ne@@ ak out of the house at night to me@@ et up with other te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers .
As the su@@ n beg@@ ins to ris@@ e s@@ low@@ ly over the ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on , the h@@ ik@@ er is able to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish a few fe@@ atu@@ res of his sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s .
In 19@@ 19 , Jehovah brought the rema@@ ining ones of “ the Israel of God ” into a fav@@ ored position , and at that time , they took pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of a “ land , ” a spiritual real@@ m of activ@@ ity wh@@ er@@ e@@ in they have enjo@@ yed a spiritual par@@ adise .
Is he working in har@@ mony with his prayer for the holy spirit to help him ?
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , Jo@@ su@@ é gave them his name and the tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne number of the branch of@@ fice where he served .
C@@ learly , the first world war tri@@ gg@@ ered a time of a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction that has not ab@@ ated .
They were very happy at their rel@@ e@@ ase , but they may have we@@ pt when s@@ ow@@ ing se@@ ed in the des@@ ol@@ ate gr@@ ound that had not been wor@@ ked during their 70 - year ex@@ ile .
The disci@@ ple James wrote : “ If anyone does not stu@@ m@@ ble in word , he is a perfect man , able to bri@@ d@@ le also his whole body . ”
There are many reas@@ ons .
L@@ ater , I had the privilege of serving other are@@ as in E@@ ast Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , including U@@ g@@ anda .
Those were difficult years , yet with Jehovah’s help we were able to maintain our stri@@ ct neu@@ tr@@ ality .
Let us now exam@@ ine what effe@@ ctive min@@ isters do when discus@@ sing such to@@ pi@@ c@@ s .
S@@ U@@ N@@ D@@ A@@ Y@@ ’@@ S TH@@ E@@ M@@ E
‘ If God really car@@ ed , ’ they reason , ‘ sur@@ ely he would pre@@ v@@ ent such tra@@ gi@@ c things from happ@@ ening . ’
He has end@@ ow@@ ed us with free will ​ — the ability to cho@@ ose our own life course . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 30 : 19 .
L@@ ater that day we were rel@@ eas@@ ed on ba@@ il .
For more information about God’s name , see the bro@@ ch@@ ure The Di@@ v@@ ine N@@ ame That Will En@@ du@@ re F@@ o@@ re@@ ver .
Paul’s words make an important point about spiritual gro@@ w@@ th .
As one gener@@ ation re@@ plac@@ es another , you@@ ng@@ er ones take on the work of older ones .
You have a full - time se@@ cul@@ ar jo@@ b but have few responsi@@ bil@@ ities exc@@ ep@@ t to care for yourself .
This was something new that they had to accept as true .
In a 1@@ 7@@ 9@@ 7 book on the worship of God , H@@ op@@ t@@ on Ha@@ y@@ n@@ es began chap@@ ter 7 : “ J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H the prop@@ er name of G@@ O@@ D among the Jews ; whom al@@ one they worshipp@@ ed ; as also did Christ and his A@@ post@@ les . ”
M@@ one@@ y may be plac@@ ed in trust with W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a for use worl@@ d@@ wide .
The account says : “ They went on to hold the fes@@ ti@@ val of un@@ fer@@ men@@ ted c@@ ak@@ es se@@ ven days with rejo@@ ic@@ ing ; for Jehovah ca@@ used them to rejo@@ ice , and he had turned the heart of the king of As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a around toward them to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of the true God , the God of Israel . ”
But An@@ na did not allow that or her advan@@ ced age and po@@ or health to pre@@ v@@ ent her from continu@@ ing her Bible study .
For example , when P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife ur@@ ged him to have se@@ x with her , Joseph rep@@ lied : “ How could I com@@ mit this great ba@@ dness and ac@@ tually sin against God ? ”
If we ‘ s@@ ow with a view to the spirit , ’ we will continue to enjoy God’s loyal love .
How preci@@ ous is it ?
G@@ ra@@ y ha@@ ir when accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by wisdom and vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e resul@@ ts in honor . ​ — Job 12 : 12 .
For example , read ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic text mes@@ sa@@ ges after , not during , the meetings .
Isaiah lik@@ e@@ wise spoke of the dar@@ k@@ ness a@@ ff@@ lic@@ ting mankind .
Is it hard to believe that such a mar@@ vel@@ ous for@@ ce em@@ an@@ ates from the holy S@@ ource , Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God ?
It takes new transl@@ at@@ ors years to ma@@ ster transl@@ ation , and Jehovah’s Witnesses provide them with an ong@@ o@@ ing pro@@ gra@@ m of educ@@ ation .
5 : 14 .
A care@@ ful study of the Hebrew Scriptures en@@ ab@@ les us to id@@ enti@@ fy do@@ z@@ ens of prophe@@ ci@@ es that were ful@@ filled in Jesus Christ .
The world can therefore se@@ ize this opportunity to fulf@@ ill the long - held promise of a new world order . ”
The Ri@@ ght Mo@@ tive Is V@@ it@@ al
In times of tri@@ al , what tend@@ enc@@ y do we need to res@@ ist , and why ?
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , the Bible - based public@@ ations of the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class provide spiritual food in the spiritual par@@ adise . ​ — Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 7 .
An@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate situ@@ ations that could tri@@ gg@@ er problems , and avoid them .
What thor@@ ns did Na@@ om@@ i have to end@@ ure , and how was she re@@ war@@ ded ?
Ha@@ ve Fa@@ ith in God’s Word
V@@ is@@ iting different congregations was our life , but my fa@@ il@@ ing health requi@@ red that we sto@@ p our travel@@ ing ministry in 200@@ 1 .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e , therefore , to serve the God who has your best inter@@ ests at heart .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , I@@ li@@ as and I and our you@@ ng@@ est sister , E@@ f@@ mor@@ fi@@ a , started to study the Bible , and we regul@@ arly attend@@ ed meetings with the Witnesses .
We can maintain our in@@ ner joy and cop@@ e with feelings of disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment in a similar way .
Then the “ strong to@@ wn ” may be o@@ pen and the “ ba@@ r ” may be re@@ moved from the do@@ or to re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation .
While there , however , Jesus began to show his disciples that “ he must go to Jerusalem and su@@ ff@@ er many things from the older men and c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests and s@@ cri@@ bes , and be kil@@ led , and on the th@@ ir@@ d day be ra@@ ised up . ”
T@@ ake a less@@ on from the l@@ ili@@ es of the field , how they are gro@@ wing ; they do not to@@ il , nor do they sp@@ in . . .
When pres@@ en@@ ting themselves for baptism , such new disciples con@@ fir@@ m that they have dis@@ ow@@ ned themselves and are determined to serve God with all their strength , means , and a@@ bil@@ ities .
T@@ ake , for example , the princi@@ ple at Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 7 : “ Do not be mis@@ led : God is not one to be mo@@ cked . For wh@@ atever a man is s@@ ow@@ ing , this he will also re@@ a@@ p . ”
God kno@@ ws what makes you tic@@ k ​ — how her@@ e@@ di@@ ty , the way you gre@@ w up , your en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , and your person@@ ality all shap@@ e the person you are .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 27 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 6@@ 3 , 1@@ 25
Of course , not ever@@ yone respon@@ ded to Jesus ’ efforts to help them .
Will you for@@ give and con@@ fir@@ m your love for those jud@@ ged to be rep@@ ent@@ ant ?
ON@@ E of the best - known st@@ ori@@ es about wi@@ do@@ ws is the Bible account of Ru@@ th and her mother - in - law , Na@@ om@@ i .
“ H@@ app@@ ily , ” says Mark , “ our marriage is even str@@ ong@@ er now than it was before .
Does worship of the true God have such un@@ iting power today ?
Tru@@ e , study and medit@@ ation requi@@ re effort , but how spiritually en@@ ri@@ ch@@ ing such study is !
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying pres@@ sure by we@@ ep@@ ing and n@@ ag@@ g@@ ing can dam@@ age a relationship . ​ — Proverbs 19 : 13 ; 21 : 19 .
Since they are not Jesus ’ jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s with a heavenly hope , they atten@@ d the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al as res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful ob@@ serv@@ ers . ​ — Romans 6 : 3 - 5 .
S@@ is@@ ter K@@ r@@ ū@@ min@@ ̗@@ a and I began to conduct many Bible stu@@ dies with young people .
He gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es that we will receive blessings when we give in support of the Kingdom .
For example , if two or more nations si@@ gn a tre@@ at@@ y and ag@@ ree to the ter@@ ms of peace , it might be said that they are in un@@ ity .
Un@@ like those “ who walk [ ed ] on the ro@@ ad , ” pre@@ fer@@ ring the eas@@ y way , those who went with Bar@@ ak were willing to do bat@@ tle on the ro@@ ck@@ y s@@ lo@@ p@@ es of T@@ ab@@ or and in the s@@ w@@ am@@ p@@ y v@@ al@@ le@@ y of K@@ ish@@ on !
O@@ ver the de@@ ca@@ des that he and his wife served Jehovah , they experienced up@@ s and do@@ w@@ ns .
I felt such reli@@ ef ​ — I was over@@ come with emo@@ tion .
In his fa@@ re@@ well letter , J@@ á@@ n Ž@@ ond@@ or ( J@@ á@@ no@@ s Z@@ s@@ ond@@ or ) ur@@ ged his Christian brothers and sisters not to g@@ ri@@ eve .
D@@ an
Al@@ mon@@ d t@@ ree
We com@@ men@@ d them on their f@@ lu@@ enc@@ y in Fr@@ en@@ ch .
M@@ others - in - law clo@@ sel@@ y w@@ atch the cal@@ end@@ ar .
Jehovah re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly ur@@ ges his worshi@@ p@@ ers to be holy . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 11 : 4@@ 4 ; 19 : 2 ; 20 : 7 , 26 .
; Ba@@ u@@ man@@ n , D .
She st@@ op@@ ped taking the tra@@ in , and with the f@@ are money sa@@ ved , she was able to bu@@ y us a ho@@ t dr@@ ink at lun@@ ch@@ time .
Some transl@@ ations into the spo@@ ken Greek : Psal@@ ms pr@@ inted in : ( 1 ) 18@@ 28 by I@@ l@@ ari@@ on , ( 2 ) 18@@ 32 by V@@ am@@ va@@ s , ( 3 ) 1@@ 6@@ 4@@ 3 by Ju@@ li@@ an@@ us .
When resur@@ rec@@ ted on earth in God’s new world , she will be deli@@ gh@@ ted to learn that she became an an@@ c@@ est@@ ress of Jesus Christ .
Tru@@ e to his word to Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k , God ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted judgment upon the wa@@ y@@ ward Jewish nation by allow@@ ing the Babyl@@ on@@ ians to in@@ va@@ de Juda@@ h .
Ad@@ ri@@ an e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly respon@@ ded to the invit@@ ation : “ D@@ ra@@ w close to God , and he will draw close to you . ”
Sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der your full lo@@ ad of Christian responsi@@ bility .
S@@ hor@@ tly after re@@ tur@@ ning to S@@ al@@ va@@ d@@ or , I spoke to H@@ ar@@ ry B@@ l@@ ack , a mission@@ ary from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , about my desire to become a pioneer , as full - time min@@ isters of Jehovah’s Witnesses are called .
Many ag@@ ree that the Bible is the ul@@ tim@@ ate gu@@ i@@ de to show@@ ing com@@ pas@@ sion .
The same was true of the apostle Paul , who wrote : “ Mo@@ st g@@ la@@ dly , therefore , will I rather bo@@ ast as res@@ pe@@ cts my we@@ ak@@ nesses , that the power of the Christ may like a t@@ ent remain over me . . . .
Of what did Jesus war@@ n , and how does this contr@@ ast with the actions of Jesus ’ faithful followers ?
It could be said that the peri@@ od cons@@ titu@@ ting “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ” ( sy@@ n@@ ·@@ te@@ ʹ@@ le@@ i@@ ·@@ a ) cor@@ respon@@ ds to or r@@ un@@ s par@@ al@@ le@@ l with the peri@@ od called Christ’s pres@@ ence ( pa@@ ·@@ r@@ ou@@ ·@@ si@@ ʹ@@ a ) .
Des@@ pite having the Law and its sacrific@@ es , why did Israel fai@@ l to gain God’s fav@@ or ?
“ My Yo@@ ke Is K@@ in@@ dly and My Lo@@ ad Is Li@@ ght ”
16 , 17 . ( a ) How did the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and in ancient times di@@ ff@@ er from the land in more rec@@ ent times ?
God cannot be dec@@ ei@@ ved .
The apostle Peter said that God’s holy spirit is a “ free gift . ”
M@@ ake return vis@@ its on all who listen to the Kingdom message .
Be care@@ ful that your com@@ ments about those living in your ter@@ rit@@ ory are not disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ing .
Ser@@ ving Jehovah is the princi@@ p@@ al fac@@ t@@ or that makes a sing@@ le person happy and con@@ ten@@ ted .
Tru@@ ly , Jehovah is the em@@ bo@@ di@@ ment of mil@@ dness . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 34 : 6 .
He continu@@ es : “ One day after another day ca@@ uses spe@@ e@@ ch to bu@@ b@@ ble for@@ th , and one night after another night shows for@@ th knowledge . ”
I@@ mp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement requi@@ res di@@ lig@@ ent personal study .
Their love for God and their love for each other would keep them un@@ ited .
Although we could not see the speak@@ ers , we follow@@ ed the pro@@ gra@@ m care@@ fully and took no@@ tes . ”
* which he had received that mor@@ ning from one of Jehovah’s Witnesses who called at his home .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the fru@@ it of righteousness has its se@@ ed s@@ own under pe@@ ace@@ ful con@@ di@@ tions for those who are making peace . ”
Per@@ haps the king used this l@@ eng@@ thy ev@@ ent to show off the glory of his kingdom in order to imp@@ ress the no@@ bl@@ es and con@@ v@@ in@@ ce them of his ability to car@@ ry out his pl@@ ans .
During the past de@@ ca@@ des , one great s@@ ource of joy has always been close associ@@ ation with full - time servants .
The time comes when most el@@ der@@ ly people are no longer able to care for themselves fully ; they need some ass@@ ist@@ ance .
Do you know what led to H@@ am@@ an’s do@@ w@@ n@@ f@@ all ?
So do not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to bring your hear@@ t@@ felt pet@@ iti@@ ons to God in prayer !
In the following article , we will take a clo@@ s@@ er look at this preci@@ ous spiritual gift .
What determin@@ es how well a king rul@@ es ?
At times , we may face a for@@ k - in - the - ro@@ ad decision .
Jehovah’s Witnesses will be happy to help you to come to know the true God and his appe@@ al@@ ing qualities .
Be@@ fore that , I had expres@@ sed my desire to sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze my dedic@@ ation to God by water baptism , but the congregation elders thought that I was too young .
• How can we demonstr@@ ate our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for the light of truth ?
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , he too develop@@ ed many end@@ uring fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the privilege of sh@@ aring in the public ministry is o@@ pen to all ​ — young and old , m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale — ​ who have a gen@@ u@@ ine desire to serve God .
Bar@@ ak@@ ’s in@@ s@@ ist@@ ence that De@@ bor@@ ah accom@@ pan@@ y him , then , was not a si@@ gn of we@@ ak@@ ness but of strong faith .
He helped his listen@@ ers to see the need for being “ no part of the world , ” which in gener@@ al does not value spiritual things . ​ — John 15 : 19 .
“ The Watchtower ” and “ A@@ wa@@ ke ! ”
Do you see in it a mirac@@ le ?
T@@ w@@ o were Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b .
How may we benefit fully from the meetings and ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es ?
( Read Revelation 21 : 1 - 5 . )
Pe@@ ople do not f@@ are well in pro@@ long@@ ed is@@ ol@@ ation from other humans .
If you have children , are you help@@ ing them to trust in Jehovah as a D@@ eli@@ ver@@ er ?
W@@ he@@ ther this was so or not , by 1@@ 12 C.E . , as indic@@ ated in the letter to T@@ ra@@ j@@ an mentioned at the out@@ set of this discus@@ sion , P@@ l@@ in@@ y was dem@@ an@@ ding that the Christians in Bi@@ th@@ y@@ ni@@ a per@@ form such ri@@ tu@@ als .
I believe that it was while in T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n that my sons made their decision to serve Jehovah .
And I have learned that the chang@@ es are not all ne@@ g@@ ative .
Da@@ y Th@@ ree Th@@ eme : “ Do All Th@@ ings for God’s G@@ l@@ ory ”
• What are some ancient examples of people having God’s ba@@ c@@ king ?
What has been the co@@ st of sin to each of us ?
He is e@@ qu@@ al to any situation that may con@@ fr@@ on@@ t them .
What a privilege it was to serve at such a place !
Solomon war@@ ned : “ De@@ ad f@@ lies are what cause the o@@ il of the o@@ in@@ t@@ ment mak@@ er to st@@ ink , to bu@@ b@@ ble for@@ th .
When David learned that B@@ ath - she@@ ba was pre@@ gn@@ ant , he had her husband , U@@ ri@@ ah , brought back to Jerusalem in ho@@ p@@ es that he would have se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations with her .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , David was moved to praise Jehovah when he consider@@ ed the way his own body was cre@@ ated .
Fir@@ st , Jesus cle@@ ans@@ ed the heavens of all v@@ es@@ ti@@ ges of op@@ position to godly rule .
Paul ur@@ ges them : “ Do not , therefore , thro@@ w away your fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch . . .
For instance , in Par@@ is , Fr@@ ance , some 1@@ 00 different langu@@ ages are spo@@ ken .
However , ne@@ i@@ ther that pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation of peace and se@@ cur@@ ity nor others like it have been the fulfill@@ ment of the prophecy recorded at 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 3 .
Jehovah , however , is perfect in the ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te sense .
But re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing all that we had stu@@ died together , I found the strength to talk to him .
Then pi@@ ck a time in the near future when you will c@@ he@@ ck whether the decision has been ac@@ ted on and how succ@@ ess@@ ful it has been .
Are not un@@ seen fac@@ t@@ ors e@@ qu@@ ally , if not more , important ?
Ke@@ ep@@ ing free of the cor@@ ru@@ pt practic@@ es of the world is not eas@@ y , since the Devil has made them so desi@@ ra@@ ble and acc@@ es@@ sible .
4 , 5 . ( a ) Why was the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e not sur@@ pris@@ ed by what Jesus said ?
( Ho@@ se@@ a 14 : 1 - 9 )
This con@@ fir@@ ms what the Bible long ag@@ o stated : “ The hand of the di@@ lig@@ ent one is the one that will rule . ”
How might we use questions in an effort to help an a@@ the@@ ist ?
A@@ t@@ temp@@ ting to d@@ ri@@ ve a na@@ il into w@@ o@@ od without know@@ ing how to use a h@@ am@@ m@@ er would be very difficult , even fru@@ str@@ ating .
• How can we lead a truly pur@@ po@@ se@@ ful life now ?
Le@@ a@@ ving the house would mean des@@ tru@@ ction with the rest of the city .
They will come to love you .
Some may have had doub@@ ts when they heard the ti@@ me@@ table ​ — the t@@ ask seem@@ ed da@@ un@@ ting .
We@@ ek@@ ly Christian meetings also provide opportun@@ ities to ‘ inc@@ ite one another to love and fine works . ’
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 8 , 10@@ 7
They coura@@ ge@@ ously asked Jehovah : “ G@@ r@@ ant your sla@@ ves to keep speaking your word with all b@@ ol@@ dness . ” ​ — Acts 4 : 13 , 20 , 29 .
Thus , the congregation in W@@ is@@ ł@@ a gre@@ w , and by 19@@ 39 it num@@ ber@@ ed some 1@@ 40 .
By cu@@ t@@ ting off cont@@ act with the dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed or dis@@ associ@@ ated one , you are show@@ ing that you h@@ ate the attitu@@ des and actions that led to that out@@ come .
To illustr@@ ate , think of a young person who recei@@ ves a large gift , perhaps an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
On@@ ly with the help of the holy spirit will I be able to end@@ ure this tri@@ al ! ’
But Satan’s c@@ ru@@ el pl@@ an fa@@ iled .
So in 19@@ 6@@ 7 , I left my care@@ er and began to work on a large f@@ ar@@ m near my parents ’ home .
As a result , st@@ adi@@ u@@ m of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als can@@ c@@ el@@ ed a cla@@ use of the r@@ ent@@ al contr@@ act that called for a sub@@ stan@@ ti@@ al pa@@ y@@ ment to co@@ ver cle@@ an@@ ing co@@ st@@ s .
It is not a si@@ gn of a we@@ ak marriage for you to expres@@ s what you want or need , nor is it evidence of an in@@ sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve mate .
N@@ or is there any Scriptural reason to in@@ s@@ ist that all or any of the direc@@ t@@ ors of the leg@@ al ent@@ ities used by Jehovah’s Witnesses be anointed Christians .
Fir@@ st , consider his wisdom ​ — his ability to put knowledge and understanding to work in a practic@@ al way .
At God’s appointed time , he deli@@ vered the sons of Israel from b@@ onda@@ ge and no@@ ti@@ fied them that he was going to bring them into “ a land f@@ low@@ ing with mil@@ k and h@@ one@@ y , ” the land that he had promised to Abraham . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 3 : 7 , 8 ; Genesis 15 : 18 - 21 .
So I began tel@@ ling my friends that I was stud@@ ying the Bible and sh@@ ared what I was lear@@ ning .
Paul did not em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass others or pres@@ sure them into taking a desi@@ red course of action . Rather , he appe@@ aled to them .
For he fore@@ or@@ da@@ ined us to the a@@ do@@ p@@ tion through Jesus Christ as sons to himself . ”
However , it was f@@ it@@ ting that he would conclu@@ de his meeting with them in that way .
O@@ ver time , the influ@@ ence of these ze@@ al@@ ous brothers s@@ ti@@ r@@ red a l@@ at@@ ent spiritu@@ ality within me .
Why Be Re@@ as@@ on@@ able in Our Ex@@ pe@@ ct@@ ations ?
The n@@ arr@@ ative of Job al@@ er@@ ts us to the par@@ am@@ ount is@@ sue of God’s uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y
“ For what fel@@ low@@ ship do righteousness and la@@ w@@ less@@ ness have ?
The Devil kno@@ ws that Jehovah h@@ ates anyone who lo@@ ves viol@@ ence .
In part , he said : “ This is what you are to say to the sons of Israel , ‘ I SH@@ AL@@ L P@@ R@@ O@@ V@@ E T@@ O B@@ E has sent me to you . ’ ”
He is what Jesus called him ​ — “ a mu@@ r@@ der@@ er . ”
Of course , you will at times disa@@ gre@@ e with your husband on a matter .
It con@@ tain@@ s guid@@ el@@ ines for h@@ and@@ ling a bro@@ ad r@@ ange of concer@@ ns that af@@ fect our health and wel@@ f@@ are .
How is this Bible study a@@ id being received ?
Jehovah’s discipl@@ ine is always ad@@ minis@@ tered “ to the prop@@ er de@@ gre@@ e . ”
H@@ i@@ gh plac@@ es are re@@ moved there and in the other c@@ ities , and i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ r@@ ous pri@@ ests are sacrific@@ ed on the very al@@ t@@ ars where they have of@@ fi@@ ci@@ ated . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 13 : 1 - 4 ; 2 K@@ ings 23 : 4 - 20 .
V@@ I@@ C@@ EN@@ T@@ E * can often be seen pul@@ ling a heav@@ ily lo@@ ad@@ ed car@@ t through the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts of S@@ ã@@ o Paulo , B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
Moses , in turn , or@@ der@@ ed the jud@@ ges to car@@ ry out that comm@@ and .
He said : “ I have not s@@ at down in the in@@ tim@@ ate group of those pla@@ ying jo@@ k@@ es and be@@ gu@@ n ex@@ ul@@ ting .
One is the hope of re@@ ign@@ ing with Christ in heaven , the hope en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined by a relati@@ vely small number of Christ’s followers , such as the faithful apostles .
Because Jehovah had stated in E@@ den that en@@ m@@ ity , or h@@ at@@ red , would ex@@ ist between those who serve God and those who serve Satan the Devil .
Jehovah’s Witnesses have given of their time and strength in a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance to help their neigh@@ b@@ ors .
Cor@@ respon@@ ding@@ ly , soon the world govern@@ ments will take such action against false religion .
On@@ ly by such a thor@@ ough , care@@ ful appro@@ ach to their beli@@ ef@@ s can Christians buil@@ d faith that is pleas@@ ing to God and is e@@ qu@@ al to the t@@ ests that ar@@ ise in life . ​ — Hebrews 11 : 1 , 6 .
Some of the im@@ medi@@ ate me@@ a@@ sures taken inclu@@ ded not requi@@ ring a witness in cour@@ t to k@@ is@@ s the Bible and a@@ bo@@ li@@ shing the comm@@ on dr@@ in@@ king c@@ up at scho@@ ol@@ s and ra@@ il@@ way st@@ ations .
And the psalmist wrote : “ H@@ app@@ y is the man in fear of Jehovah , in who@@ se comman@@ d@@ ments he has taken very much deli@@ ght . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 12 : 1 .
This makes it e@@ asi@@ er for new@@ ly inter@@ ested ones to beg@@ in atten@@ ding meetings . ”
Ar@@ ound the world , Jehovah’s Witnesses are form@@ ing si@@ gn - language congregations .
Thus , he deci@@ ded to div@@ or@@ ce her qui@@ et@@ ly .
In those plac@@ es , public trans@@ por@@ tation was pre@@ c@@ ari@@ ous or n@@ on@@ ex@@ ist@@ ent , and most of the ro@@ a@@ ds were n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w di@@ r@@ t tr@@ ac@@ ks .
As he appro@@ ach@@ es the city ​ — ri@@ ding on the col@@ t of an ass in fulfill@@ ment of Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 9 : 9 — ​ most of the people that have ga@@ ther@@ ed around him s@@ pre@@ ad their ou@@ ter gar@@ ments on the ro@@ ad , while others cu@@ t bran@@ ches from the tre@@ es and s@@ pre@@ ad them out .
You may be sur@@ pris@@ ed at what Paul’s words reve@@ al about Christian giving .
• How do true Christians today show that they are for rule by God ?
“ And than@@ ks to his Word , the Bible , I con@@ qu@@ ered feelings of anger and res@@ ent@@ ment .
However , it did not show God’s fin@@ al appro@@ val .
They care well for their famili@@ es , as the Scriptures encoura@@ ge them to do .
W@@ ould it continue to help Christians to sear@@ ch into the deep things of God ?
Pro@@ vi@@ des practic@@ al ass@@ ist@@ ance in imp@@ le@@ men@@ ting the direction of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
In his letter to the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans , the apostle Paul war@@ ned against the ou@@ tw@@ ard pre@@ ten@@ se of hum@@ ility to imp@@ ress men .
; Al@@ va@@ re@@ z , C .
Indeed , lives are at st@@ ake ​ — both our own and that of our neigh@@ b@@ ors .
Yet , at times circumstances make pur@@ su@@ ing certain go@@ als un@@ real@@ is@@ tic .
Why is s@@ prin@@ k@@ ling or p@@ our@@ ing of water upon the head not prop@@ er Christian baptism ?
If he is a member of a Christian congregation , he br@@ ings re@@ pro@@ ach on it , h@@ ur@@ ting its re@@ pu@@ tation . ​ — 1 Corinthians 5 : 1 .
Do they buil@@ d ro@@ ad@@ b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks , or do they pa@@ ve the way for re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation ?
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 2@@ 14 , 6@@ 7
By now , it must have been past mi@@ d@@ night , but Jesus , moved by love for his close friends , continued speaking .
I rel@@ u@@ ct@@ an@@ tly went along .
Even people with se@@ v@@ ere h@@ an@@ dic@@ ap@@ s have been baptized .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , by doing kind de@@ e@@ ds to an op@@ pos@@ er , we may “ m@@ el@@ t ” his har@@ dness and bring out his better qualities .
Instead of tru@@ sting in human efforts to sa@@ ve us , we are wise to trust in our Creator , who has the power to fulf@@ ill all his promises .
Of course , faith t@@ ested by fi@@ re provi@@ des far greater se@@ cur@@ ity than ref@@ ined go@@ ld .
Although the Scriptural counsel consider@@ ed in this article foc@@ uses pri@@ mar@@ ily on the fa@@ ther’s ro@@ le , many of the principles are app@@ li@@ ca@@ ble to mo@@ thers as well .
Th@@ ough the cou@@ ple had to move to T@@ or@@ on@@ to , Cana@@ da , they continued to make spiritual prog@@ ress and were baptized .
As his Witnesses , we are in@@ deed r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned for c@@ all@@ ing on Jehovah’s name .
In 199@@ 2 , si@@ x years after the death of Jo@@ ã@@ o , I received another invit@@ ation from Jehovah’s organization , this time to move to F@@ ran@@ c@@ a , S@@ ã@@ o Paulo St@@ ate , where I still serve as a full - time minis@@ ter .
S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in member G@@ am@@ ali@@ el wis@@ ely coun@@ sel@@ ed his fellow jud@@ ges to let Jesus ’ disciples al@@ one . “ O@@ ther@@ wise , ” he said , “ you may perhaps be found fi@@ gh@@ ters ac@@ tually against God . ”
He had been appointed a travel@@ ing overse@@ er in 194@@ 6 when he gra@@ du@@ ated from the se@@ ven@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad , a school for tra@@ ining mission@@ aries of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Consider the example of a married cou@@ ple who serve at one of the branch of@@ fic@@ es of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
His answer was : “ I am a witness for Jehovah and will remain such . ”
To be rich toward God , that is , to live a life that resul@@ ts in divine fav@@ or , is by far the most important thing to pur@@ sue .
Su@@ sta@@ ined by Jehovah in E@@ very W@@ a@@ y
* How sure is that promise ?
When the apostle Paul vis@@ ited his brothers in R@@ ome , they sur@@ ely appreci@@ ated the “ inter@@ change of encourag@@ ement , ” and so do we in these tr@@ oub@@ led times . ​ — R@@ om .
Ther@@ e@@ after , God’s people dist@@ ribu@@ ted pr@@ inted co@@ pi@@ es of these by the milli@@ ons .
A@@ n En@@ d to Su@@ ffering
For example , Jesus ’ words , “ You will know the truth , and the truth will set you free ” pu@@ z@@ z@@ led him .
If an ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent took place because this sa@@ f@@ ety law had not been ob@@ served , Jehovah held the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der respon@@ sible . ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
On the wal@@ k@@ way m@@ om@@ ents later , he heard s@@ cre@@ e@@ ch@@ ing ti@@ res and loo@@ ked down just as the gi@@ r@@ ls were h@@ it by a ca@@ r .
Lo@@ ve is the great mo@@ tiv@@ at@@ or .
What fam@@ ine be@@ f@@ alls those who do not prac@@ tice true worship ?
We are mer@@ ely keep@@ ing so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and sal@@ vation in prop@@ er per@@ spe@@ ctive .
How did Paul feel about the things he had left be@@ h@@ ind ?
You will then have a purpose in life and a wonderful , secu@@ re hope for the future .
So wh@@ atever your circumstances are , let God’s spirit and the love in your heart mo@@ tiv@@ ate you to share in this work .
You can do so without feel@@ ing de@@ fe@@ ated .
When God pres@@ ented the first woman , E@@ ve , to the first man , Adam , the words that came out of Ad@@ am@@ ’s m@@ ou@@ th were nothing sh@@ ort of po@@ e@@ tic .
For famili@@ es with young children :
Who should show honor , and who should receive it ?
“ Be Lo@@ ving One A@@ no@@ ther ”
Ser@@ ve God together .
S@@ up@@ pose you were not able to point to your ho@@ m@@ el@@ and on a ma@@ p of the world ?
Thus , it is not sur@@ pris@@ ing that the Bible account ad@@ ds : “ The earth became filled with viol@@ ence . ”
How should we re@@ act to har@@ s@@ h spe@@ e@@ ch ?
So over@@ look any “ w@@ il@@ d talk ” that might result from fru@@ str@@ ation or disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement . ​ — Job 6 : 3 .
You might go for a walk or a d@@ ri@@ ve with them , pla@@ y a g@@ ame , or work together on some cho@@ re around the house .
As you medit@@ ate on the Bible account of J@@ on@@ ah , do you see the need to take a f@@ res@@ h look at the people to whom you regul@@ arly preach the good news ?
What may be help@@ ful to parents who@@ se children turn away from true worship ?
* “ For example , ” E@@ du@@ ar@@ do says , “ I took my children out of priv@@ ate scho@@ ol@@ s and found good public scho@@ ol@@ s for them . ”
M@@ ak@@ ing these chang@@ es , ” says C@@ es@@ ar , “ put us in a better position to accept an invit@@ ation to Bethel , should one come our way . ”
The apostle Peter wrote that a “ qui@@ et and mil@@ d spirit ” is “ of great value in the eyes of God . ”
Now that we have become Christians , how can we maintain our sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y ?
But the fact rema@@ ins that this conc@@ ep@@ t ho@@ l@@ ds out no hope of st@@ op@@ p@@ ing bad things from happ@@ ening .
In ad@@ dition , o@@ ffering ourselves will@@ ingly ​ — in the are@@ a where we live or in a fore@@ ign country — ​ pre@@ pa@@ res us for the the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c activities that are a@@ wa@@ iting us in the new world .
David had tal@@ ent , and he used his tal@@ ent in the best way possible ​ — to gl@@ ori@@ fy Jehovah .
However , expres@@ sions of these practic@@ es are com@@ mon@@ place in the en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment and fa@@ shi@@ on world .
The apostle Paul lik@@ ened long - suffering and other godly qualities to gar@@ ments that the Christian should put on after stri@@ pp@@ ing off practic@@ es char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic of “ the old person@@ ality . ”
O@@ ther@@ wise , personal problems may cl@@ ou@@ d our spiritual vision .
K@@ ar@@ la consider@@ ed just a sing@@ le Bible text with them , or she used the pi@@ c@@ tures in Bible - based public@@ ations .
A@@ P@@ R@@ I@@ L 15 - 21 , 20@@ 13
Today I know that Jehovah’s Witnesses are not “ str@@ ange ” but are true Christians .
We will also see how we can imitate Jesus in the way he has ful@@ filled his uni@@ que ro@@ le .
To teach that Jehovah ca@@ res for his servants as individuals , we could say : ‘ If Jehovah kno@@ ws each of the bil@@ li@@ ons of st@@ ars by name , how much more must he care about humans who love him and were b@@ ought with the preci@@ ous blood of his Son ! ’
As Jehovah’s people , we are not sur@@ pris@@ ed at the un@@ ity we enjoy .
To fulf@@ ill this char@@ ge , Timothy had to be “ n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed with the words of the faith . ” ​ — Read 1 Timothy 4 : 6 .
W@@ he@@ ther brought up in a Christian hous@@ eho@@ ld or not , the more than si@@ x milli@@ on Witnesses of Jehovah , both young and old , have made such a decision .
The apostle Paul said : “ S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then the hands that h@@ an@@ g down and the fe@@ e@@ ble k@@ ne@@ es , and keep making st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght pa@@ ths for your fe@@ et . ”
It is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy , though , that individu@@ al L@@ ev@@ ites used the ph@@ ra@@ se “ Jehovah is my share ” to expres@@ s devo@@ tion to God and reli@@ ance on him .
It took me some time , however , to follow through dec@@ isi@@ vely .
He “ became tr@@ oub@@ led ” ​ — ag@@ it@@ ated by great hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he and s@@ or@@ ro@@ w — ​ even though he knew that he was sh@@ ort@@ ly going to bring La@@ z@@ ar@@ us back to life .
Jehovah thus ad@@ ded the inspired Christian Greek Scriptures to the already ex@@ is@@ ting inspired Hebrew Scriptures .
W@@ ould important instru@@ ctions be lost because of their imper@@ fect mem@@ ori@@ es ?
Lo@@ ok for new ways to reason on the Scriptures .
They have “ a fa@@ ç@@ a@@ de of ‘ religion , ’ ” but their true con@@ dition is ex@@ posed by the evil fru@@ it@@ age they pro@@ du@@ ce .
( b ) What attitude should we avoid ?
; Ba@@ u@@ man@@ n , H .
If your lo@@ ss of a privilege was du@@ e to wr@@ ong@@ doing on your part , you may won@@ der whether Jehovah and your Christian brothers will ever truly for@@ give and for@@ get .
“ When a man is dead , he lives forever : when my days of ex@@ ist@@ ence on E@@ ar@@ th have fin@@ i@@ shed , I will wa@@ it , see@@ ing that I shall return again . ” ​ — A “ Greek transl@@ ation ” of Job 14 : 14 qu@@ o@@ ted in The Go@@ spe@@ l Acc@@ ording to S@@ pi@@ rit@@ ism .
A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ r@@ a takes the Me@@ tr@@ o to work da@@ ily .
In fact , all those desi@@ ring to live with godly devo@@ tion in associ@@ ation with Christ Jesus will also be persecu@@ ted . ”
Can You Ser@@ ve Wh@@ ere the Ne@@ ed for Kingdom P@@ u@@ bli@@ sh@@ ers Is Gre@@ ater ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , being part of a loving inter@@ n@@ ational bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od is a s@@ ource of tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous joy .
As soon as we dis@@ co@@ ver such le@@ an@@ ings , it would be wise for us to take im@@ medi@@ ate action ​ — before we are “ ca@@ ught ali@@ ve by [ Satan ] to do his will . ”
It was a spirit ​ — a wicked dem@@ on pre@@ ten@@ ding to be dead Samuel .
Ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gy is a study of the relationship between time and events .
Jews who pr@@ ou@@ dly believ@@ ed that they had a right to such an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of their bir@@ th were d@@ ri@@ ven out , re@@ je@@ cted by Jehovah .
How is the need for new Kingdom H@@ alls being me@@ t ?
F@@ i@@ ve months later , I was brought before the exam@@ ining justice in U@@ pp@@ er Au@@ stri@@ a .
For another example , no@@ tice what Jesus told his disciples as recorded at Matthew 28 : 18 .
To en@@ h@@ ance our appreciation for the honor of be@@ aring God’s name , it is good for us to medit@@ ate on its meaning .
Gen@@ u@@ ine un@@ ity , then , in spirit and truth was to be a dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish@@ ing mar@@ k of Christ’s disciples from the star@@ t down to our time .
We have the joy of being part of a worl@@ d@@ wide Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
When R@@ a@@ j@@ ran@@ i was in school , one of her cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es began to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Yet , of this we may be sure : If we remain faithful , we will be bless@@ ed .
The nation in which Jesus lived was made up of people from vari@@ ous re@@ gi@@ ons ​ — Ju@@ de@@ a , Gal@@ ile@@ e , Sam@@ ari@@ a , and others .
I@@ an was 18 when he ple@@ ad@@ ed with his pri@@ est to expla@@ in why I@@ an’s father had died of can@@ c@@ er .
I got so@@ ak@@ ed to the s@@ k@@ in .
And what about the viol@@ ence that may be a@@ vail@@ able on tel@@ ev@@ ision or in vi@@ de@@ o g@@ ames ?
What a blessing for a Christian to have such confidence as the psalmist who wrote : “ Jehovah God is a su@@ n and a shi@@ eld ; fav@@ or and glory are what he gives .
Since I was ne@@ ar@@ by and had received tra@@ ining for such work in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , I was sent to help .
You can gl@@ ori@@ fy God with your work .
Some as@@ pe@@ cts we will exam@@ ine in this article are : How does true worship un@@ ite people ?
How can parents as well as children benefit from a discus@@ sion about living arrang@@ ements for the el@@ der@@ ly ?
R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection through a re@@ organization of origin@@ al at@@ om@@ s is il@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal , and humans do not have an im@@ mor@@ tal soul .
2 , 3 . ( a ) What is a disci@@ ple of Jesus ?
It is so satis@@ f@@ ying to go to s@@ le@@ ep each night know@@ ing that Jehovah is now pleas@@ ed with me . ” ​ — Ch@@ er@@ y@@ l , I@@ rel@@ and .
In some plac@@ es , congregations lo@@ v@@ ingly arr@@ ange for such el@@ der@@ ly ones to listen to the meetings by tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne .
Of even greater concer@@ n , though , is that the moral and practic@@ al less@@ ons of the Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts under exam@@ in@@ ation may be ob@@ sc@@ ur@@ ed or lost in all the sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ y of possible an@@ t@@ it@@ y@@ pi@@ cal fulfill@@ ments .
In our r@@ ace for everlasting life , we do not know the “ day and h@@ our ” when the end of the r@@ ace will come .
• What effect did persecu@@ tion have on first - century Christians ?
One Kingdom H@@ all was filled with mu@@ d up to two fe@@ et from the ce@@ il@@ ing .
After a Bible study , some stud@@ ents would walk with us to the next family we were going to vis@@ it in order to jo@@ in their study too .
When Bro@@ ther K@@ le@@ in asked me if I could pioneer , I told him I would like to , but I had no money , no clo@@ th@@ es , nothing .
After that he appe@@ ared to James , then to all the apostles ; but last of all he appe@@ ared also to me . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 6 - 8
They pro@@ duc@@ ed and used mo@@ ving pi@@ c@@ tures with sy@@ n@@ ch@@ r@@ on@@ ized s@@ ound recor@@ ding@@ s , even before the mo@@ vi@@ e in@@ du@@ str@@ y rel@@ eas@@ ed mo@@ tion pi@@ c@@ tures for the public that inc@@ or@@ por@@ ated s@@ ound .
The purpose of that question is not to ar@@ ouse s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ ism but to strengthen your faith .
Peter said to Jesus : “ Lord , are you wa@@ shing my fe@@ et ? ”
Many people ag@@ ree with G@@ ra@@ y and believe that bl@@ ind for@@ ces of n@@ ature control the des@@ t@@ in@@ y of the human family .
How do you think the young ones respon@@ ded ?
Rather , with Jehovah’s prote@@ ction , the enti@@ re congregation pas@@ sed through .
H@@ app@@ ily , An@@ dr@@ é re@@ turned to the congregation .
The nation of Israel regul@@ arly received war@@ n@@ ings through God’s prophe@@ ts .
Consider also Jesus ’ war@@ ning : “ Pa@@ y attention to y@@ ourselves that your hearts never become we@@ igh@@ ed down with over@@ e@@ ating and heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ king and anxi@@ e@@ ties of life , and su@@ d@@ den@@ ly that day be in@@ stan@@ tly upon you as a s@@ n@@ are .
Of such false teach@@ ers , Jesus said : “ By their fru@@ its you will recogn@@ ize those men . ” ​ — Matthew 7 : 15 - 20 .
There is a loving , help@@ ful , and pleas@@ ant at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere in a family when all its members worship Jehovah .
( Read 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 3 : 1 - 5 . )
By what means does Jehovah today sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard the spiritual wel@@ f@@ are of his people ?
How can you understand the Bible ?
• What does it mean to see Jehovah as our G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or ?
Fir@@ st he in@@ sin@@ u@@ ated that David was indi@@ ffer@@ ent to their needs .
Today , a re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of anointed Christians and milli@@ ons of Jesus ’ “ other sheep ” are un@@ ited in declar@@ ing Bible truth as servants of Jehovah . ​ — John 10 : 16 .
God told the Israelites through Moses that the Messi@@ ah would be a greater spo@@ k@@ es@@ man and deli@@ ver@@ er than even Moses . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 18 : 18 .
What a c@@ olo@@ s@@ s@@ al under@@ taking !
As they appro@@ ach the en@@ tr@@ ance to the city , an ast@@ on@@ ish@@ ing sight gre@@ e@@ ts their eyes .
In that anointed Christians and their “ other sheep ” compan@@ i@@ ons use valu@@ able res@@ our@@ ces from the nations in order to ad@@ v@@ ance pu@@ re worship .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ By faith Abraham , when he was called , obe@@ yed in going out into a place he was des@@ t@@ ined to receive as an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance ; and he went out , al@@ though not know@@ ing where he was going .
For example , Paul knew that the people in R@@ ome were ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the system of sla@@ very thr@@ ough@@ out the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
Of course , Abraham was un@@ able to gr@@ as@@ p fully what the covenant would mean for mankind .
What pro@@ vision can set us free from death ?
Even when near ex@@ ha@@ us@@ tion , they d@@ ro@@ p the food into the g@@ ap@@ ing be@@ ak@@ s of their h@@ atch@@ l@@ ings , who s@@ wal@@ low it and u@@ su@@ ally c@@ lam@@ or for more .
What is the con@@ ne@@ ction between love of God and fear of God ?
( a ) How do anointed Christians refle@@ ct God’s glory ?
What should our works of faith inclu@@ de ?
The three par@@ ts exam@@ ined the prophet Ha@@ bak@@ kuk@@ ’s three pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ements of Jehovah’s ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tional judg@@ ments .
How may you do that ?
What ob@@ lig@@ ations do we have when atten@@ ding Christian meetings ?
Do you really o@@ we a de@@ b@@ t to God ?
Mari@@ an is standing on the sto@@ ol
* F@@ in@@ ally , the Israelites come to their sen@@ ses , rep@@ ent@@ an@@ tly seek Jehovah’s help , beg@@ in serving him , and re@@ move the fore@@ ign go@@ ds from their mi@@ d@@ st . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 10 : 6 - 16 .
By means of them , we also receive discipl@@ ine , or moral tra@@ ining .
How do we “ ob@@ serve the on@@ en@@ ess of the spirit ” ?
Christian parents do not each year rec@@ ount to their sons and daugh@@ ters the meaning of that P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately after baptism , you may feel a sur@@ ge of en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m for serving God .
8 , 9 . ( a ) What benef@@ its come from listen@@ ing without inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ting ?
Per@@ haps Saul was deep@@ ly ir@@ rit@@ ated that he ​ — the king of all Israel — ​ had to wa@@ it for someone he vie@@ wed as an old , pro@@ c@@ ra@@ st@@ in@@ ating prophet !
F@@ ree to C@@ ho@@ ose
W@@ ould you trust someone who is known for being both tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous and des@@ per@@ ate ?
While the complete “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama ” continued to be sh@@ own in large c@@ ities , the “ E@@ u@@ re@@ ka ” se@@ ts pres@@ ented the same ba@@ si@@ c message in v@@ il@@ la@@ ges and r@@ ur@@ al are@@ as .
L@@ ater , the apostle Paul said : “ All have sin@@ ned and f@@ all sh@@ ort of the glory of God , ” and “ the wa@@ ges sin pa@@ ys is death . ” ​ — Romans 3 : 23 ; 6 : 2@@ 3@@ a .
Pe@@ ople in gener@@ al were kept in spiritual ign@@ or@@ ance .
By refer@@ ring to “ the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts , ” Jesus had in mind the prophe@@ tic boo@@ ks of the Hebrew Scriptures .
I was so moved by the knowledge that I could ac@@ tually know and use the personal name of God . ”
( Read Matthew 16 : 13 - 17 . )
You can be ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely sure that Jehovah will “ p@@ our out on you a blessing until there is nothing l@@ ac@@ king . ” ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 10 .
What a@@ wa@@ ited those who did not support true worship ?
The Israelites ’ Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us from Egy@@ pt , however , must sur@@ ely coun@@ t as the most succ@@ ess@@ ful es@@ cap@@ e from sla@@ very in all hist@@ ory .
They could be at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted by the im@@ medi@@ ate opportun@@ ities offered in the world and become un@@ willing to make sacrific@@ es now in the hope of blessings to come .
In this reg@@ ard , remember that under inspi@@ r@@ ation Solomon wrote that we@@ al@@ th , wisdom , f@@ ame , and power ​ — what most people today would view as ben@@ ch@@ mar@@ ks of succ@@ ess — ​ are va@@ in .
M@@ il@@ an
De@@ ep down , however , I knew that I had found a tre@@ asure .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , Jesus in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al on N@@ is@@ an 14 , 33 C.E .
He op@@ ened the pro@@ gra@@ m by in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ing a cho@@ r@@ us of Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites who san@@ g song@@ s from our new song@@ book .
When our words and de@@ e@@ ds are gu@@ i@@ ded by wisdom , we have the “ ri@@ ches and glory ” that ex@@ ist with wisdom .
His first act was to re@@ esta@@ bl@@ ish pu@@ re worship and to re@@ in@@ for@@ ce the wa@@ y@@ ward n@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s f@@ ra@@ yed relationship with Jehovah .
and The Bible ​ — God’s Word or M@@ an’s ?
We sto@@ le c@@ ars and got into a lo@@ t of other tr@@ ou@@ ble .
With my sis@@ ter@@ ’s help , I found another , more su@@ it@@ able jo@@ b .
* We discus@@ sed st@@ ep@@ s that I could take when I felt ang@@ ry .
The is@@ sue involved “ Moses ’ body . ”
A you@@ th may qu@@ it serving God because of what seem@@ s to be h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y on the part of his parents or some other Christian .
What I say to you I say to all , Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch . ” ​ — Mark 13 : 32 - 37 .
How did T@@ a@@ bi@@ th@@ a and other first - century Christians demonstr@@ ate love ?
So let us go up and wa@@ s@@ h our hands and have a c@@ up of co@@ f@@ fe@@ e . ”
And that wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t en@@ ough . ”
During that time , he continued to give Jehovah exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion .
Then they asked : “ How can the he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses be here in the Bible and not in A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a ? ”
Yes , those s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing in death will be brought back to life !
And since he will deter@@ mine who is wor@@ thy to receive everlasting life , we are wise to let nothing sto@@ p us from lear@@ ning about him and doing his will . ​ — Revelation 14 : 6 , 7 .
We also sacrific@@ ed ani@@ mal@@ s .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , “ he continued sub@@ ject to them ” ​ — right through his te@@ en@@ age years .
Even though I was a ze@@ al@@ ous Ca@@ tho@@ lic and attend@@ ed ch@@ urch regul@@ arly , I did not find the ans@@ wers .
Fir@@ st , he said : “ You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind and with your whole strength . ”
( b ) How have you been helped to make prog@@ ress as a Christian ?
Our actions certainly speak vo@@ lum@@ es about what we are on the in@@ side .
In the lar@@ g@@ er fulfill@@ ment of this prophecy today , the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of spiritual Israel as well as the “ other sheep ” find se@@ cur@@ ity with their tru@@ sted S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d , Jehovah .
E@@ arly in 194@@ 2 , sh@@ ort@@ ly after the Un@@ ited St@@ ates en@@ tered World W@@ ar I@@ I , I was in my fi@@ f@@ th year of col@@ le@@ ge and was just months away from recei@@ ving my ba@@ ch@@ el@@ or@@ ’s de@@ gre@@ e in ar@@ ch@@ it@@ e@@ c@@ tural eng@@ in@@ e@@ ering .
Jesus instru@@ cted his followers to ob@@ serve the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of his sacri@@ fi@@ cial death .
O@@ thers believ@@ ed that most people their age were se@@ x@@ u@@ ally ac@@ tive , so they too wanted to lo@@ se their vi@@ r@@ g@@ in@@ ity .
However , under inspi@@ r@@ ation , John al@@ one supp@@ lied us with some vital information regarding what Jesus said and did just before and just after He in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of His death .
It can make you happy too .
What about gre@@ e@@ dy cor@@ por@@ ations that pol@@ lu@@ te the en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , de@@ ple@@ te n@@ atur@@ al res@@ our@@ ces , and ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it the g@@ ul@@ li@@ bility of con@@ sum@@ ers in order to bring un@@ told we@@ al@@ th to a few while milli@@ ons stru@@ gg@@ le in po@@ ver@@ ty ?
We must not f@@ all as@@ le@@ ep spiritually , and we should never allow the worl@@ d’s di@@ str@@ actions to crow@@ d out our time to be al@@ one with Jehovah in prayer .
the new covenant .
Re@@ g@@ arding one par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar tri@@ p , he rec@@ alls : “ Just a few mil@@ es from B@@ angu@@ i , we made a tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne call to tell our brothers that we would be arri@@ ving sh@@ ort@@ ly .
In what ways does Jehovah war@@ n us about un@@ who@@ les@@ ome inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations that we might have ?
So@@ on after Na@@ da@@ b and A@@ bi@@ h@@ u took li@@ ber@@ ties in per@@ form@@ ing their pri@@ es@@ tly du@@ ties , Jehovah for@@ ba@@ de pri@@ ests to use w@@ ine or in@@ to@@ x@@ ic@@ ating li@@ qu@@ or while serving at the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le .
However , they put Jehovah to the t@@ est ​ — just as he invit@@ es all of us to do : “ T@@ est me out , ple@@ ase , . . . to see whether I will not o@@ pen to you the f@@ loo@@ d@@ g@@ ates of the heavens and p@@ our out on you a blessing until there is nothing l@@ ac@@ king . ” ​ — M@@ al .
He did not real@@ ize that even now , he could be in a spiritual par@@ adise .
The personal name of the true God cap@@ tures his qualities and char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s .
An@@ dr@@ é , a sal@@ es@@ man , was told by his emp@@ loy@@ er to char@@ ge the same service fe@@ e t@@ wi@@ ce to cu@@ st@@ om@@ ers ’ acc@@ oun@@ ts .
Yet , much more work had to be done if Jehovah’s Witnesses were to get a cop@@ y of this Bible into the hands of many milli@@ ons of people .
What are “ de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion ” ?
In a school es@@ say , J@@ en@@ n@@ y , who at the time was 13 years old , wrote : “ H@@ on@@ es@@ ty is something I truly value .
How is holy spirit involved in the preaching work ?
The wise and in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al are without ans@@ wers .
So I was ac@@ tually baptized after it was deci@@ ded that I should pioneer .
This is illustr@@ ated by what happened to the early Christians .
The se@@ cre@@ t rec@@ ess@@ es of one@@ ’s mind should not be a re@@ pos@@ it@@ ory of un@@ clean thoughts .
On the other hand , if a group are expe@@ cted to stand and sing , then mer@@ ely standing up out of respect but not sing@@ ing would not cons@@ titu@@ te sh@@ aring in the sen@@ ti@@ ments of the s@@ ong .
How did that vis@@ it turn out ?
3 : 12 ; 4 : 1 - 6 .
We were tr@@ ying to encoura@@ ge the fine brothers and sisters there , including the special pioneer min@@ isters .
Un@@ like all other men , Jesus was not con@@ dem@@ ned to die because of sin .
For example , could you help someone by o@@ ffering to per@@ form a necess@@ ary cho@@ re , ma@@ y@@ be r@@ un@@ ning an er@@ r@@ and for him ? ​ — Mat@@ t .
So the first and pri@@ m@@ ary meaning of the Hebrew word is our pl@@ an@@ et , or g@@ lo@@ be , the earth . ​ — See The Watchtower , J@@ anu@@ ary 1 , 198@@ 6 , page 31 .
Ri@@ ght then , I deci@@ ded not to get baptized .
W@@ ould his faith stand up to the chall@@ enge of help@@ ing a people who had lost Jehovah’s prote@@ ction and fav@@ or ?
Those who truly love Jehovah will stri@@ ve to view others as he does .
Instead , we want Jesus to be able to say of us : “ I know your de@@ e@@ ds , and your love and faith and ministry and end@@ ur@@ ance , and that your de@@ e@@ ds of l@@ ate are more than those you did at first . ”
4@@ 9 : 10 ​ — What is the meaning of “ the sc@@ ep@@ ter ” and “ the comman@@ der@@ ’s st@@ af@@ f ” ?
Ke@@ ep Your V@@ ision C@@ le@@ ar
He per@@ c@@ ei@@ ves the loy@@ al@@ ty of those who bel@@ ong to him .
The love refer@@ red to here is not r@@ om@@ an@@ tic love , which , of course , has its place .
But pione@@ ering taught me to con@@ verse with all s@@ or@@ ts of people , so my confidence gre@@ w .
By gr@@ an@@ ting them e@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ as@@ tic@@ al positi@@ ons , p@@ al@@ ac@@ es , ca@@ st@@ les , c@@ ities , ab@@ be@@ ys , and bi@@ sh@@ op@@ ri@@ c@@ s with en@@ or@@ m@@ ous re@@ ven@@ u@@ es .
We learn from God’s servants of old .
Even an in@@ qui@@ ry can have a positi@@ ve effect on the other person .
G@@ R@@ O@@ W@@ IN@@ G up is important to a child , but more than physical gro@@ w@@ th is desi@@ red .
N@@ ic@@ k , a bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ man in his 60 ’ s , believ@@ es in God and thin@@ ks of him as an all - powerful for@@ ce .
“ I saw all that the brothers and sisters did to bring reli@@ ef and encourag@@ ement to those who needed help .
The mind , or in@@ tel@@ le@@ ct , pla@@ ys a ro@@ le because a person who lo@@ ves does this with his eyes o@@ pen , recogn@@ iz@@ ing that he and other humans that he lo@@ ves all have we@@ ak@@ nesses as well as at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive qualities .
Does it give you more confidence in the fulfill@@ ment of inspired prophe@@ ci@@ es that have to do with our im@@ medi@@ ate future ?
God Re@@ ally Ca@@ res Ab@@ out You
“ H@@ ate what is bad , ” ex@@ hor@@ ts A@@ mo@@ s , “ and love what is good , and give justice a place in the g@@ ate . ”
What is involved in loo@@ king in@@ ten@@ tly at Jesus ?
Why did Paul st@@ ate that the arrang@@ ements consider@@ ed in the op@@ ening ver@@ ses of Eph@@ es@@ ians came about “ according to the ri@@ ches of [ God’s ] un@@ deser@@ ved kindness ” ?
With God “ there is not a vari@@ ation of the tur@@ ning of the sh@@ a@@ do@@ w . ”
A@@ side from what is said in Revelation , nothing de@@ fin@@ ite is known about the orig@@ in , teachings , and practic@@ es of this se@@ ct .
Because the nation of Israel as a whole re@@ je@@ cted Jesus , Jehovah would turn his attention to a new nation , a spiritual one .
In May 200@@ 7 , Daniel and Mi@@ ri@@ am qu@@ it their jo@@ bs and set out for P@@ an@@ ama , a country they had vis@@ ited before .
Bo@@ th our up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing and our en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment power@@ fully influ@@ ence our vie@@ ws and cho@@ ic@@ es .
Fa@@ ith in the Th@@ ings Un@@ seen
When he was likely no more than 13 years old , he moved from his n@@ ative city of T@@ ar@@ su@@ s to Jerusalem to study under the high@@ ly es@@ te@@ em@@ ed Law teach@@ er G@@ am@@ ali@@ el .
• Why is a good par@@ ent@@ al example necess@@ ary ?
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of what others do , we must have faith that is strong en@@ ough to turn asi@@ de these “ bur@@ ning mis@@ s@@ il@@ es . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , you may be sur@@ pris@@ ed to learn that even the apostle Paul said that he stru@@ gg@@ led to preach the good news .
▪ Wor@@ k to En@@ h@@ ance the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Par@@ adise
On@@ ce Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s become a@@ ware of how the Ho@@ ly Scriptures can af@@ fect their life , she no@@ tes , “ they devel@@ op their own hu@@ ng@@ er and th@@ ir@@ st for the Bible . ”
David now speak@@ s more in@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing Jehovah with the pr@@ on@@ ou@@ n “ you . ”
Does it cons@@ ist only of material ba@@ c@@ king and emo@@ tional comfort , or is more requi@@ red ?
Si@@ x bran@@ ches were com@@ bin@@ ed under the direction of the M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o branch
The first e@@ dition con@@ ta@@ ined the divine name , I@@ ah@@ ve@@ h , in some plac@@ es . However , when the second of@@ fi@@ cial e@@ dition was publi@@ shed in 198@@ 6 , D@@ om@@ in@@ us [ Lord ] was put in place of I@@ ah@@ ve@@ h . ​ — 4 / 1 , page 22 .
The inc@@ re@@ ase has resul@@ ted in the organiz@@ ing of new cir@@ cu@@ its , which have necess@@ it@@ ated the ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment of new cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers .
Even pe@@ ts have n@@ ames !
“ Ke@@ ep On M@@ ak@@ ing Su@@ re ”
In a f@@ it of ra@@ ge , Saul h@@ ur@@ led his spe@@ ar at his son .
F@@ ul@@ ly a@@ ware of the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of de@@ vi@@ ating from wal@@ king in God’s truth , David ple@@ ad@@ ed : “ Do not take away my soul along with sin@@ n@@ ers , nor my life along with b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ ty men , in who@@ se hands there is lo@@ ose conduct , and who@@ se right hand is full of bri@@ ber@@ y . ”
1 , 2 . ( a ) What did Paul use to encoura@@ ge the Hebrew Christians ?
It was an in@@ conven@@ i@@ ent time for her , though , so an ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment was made for a later d@@ ate .
But did they really deser@@ ve to experience God’s ad@@ verse judgment ?
O@@ thers think that the se@@ ven - year c@@ y@@ c@@ le rel@@ ates to fear of fam@@ ine and dr@@ ought .
This re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble gro@@ w@@ th is one evidence of Jehovah’s blessing on the efforts of his people in the house - to - house ministry . ​ — Is@@ a .
M@@ ore than all el@@ se , David had the same faith in Jehovah’s sa@@ ving power , en@@ ab@@ ling him to face Go@@ li@@ ath fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly when all other Israelites sh@@ ran@@ k from the chall@@ enge .
Even so , in most langu@@ ages The Watchtower came out a few months after the Eng@@ l@@ ish one .
The psalmis@@ ts ’ appreciation for the place of Jehovah’s worship and their feel@@ ing of con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment with their service privile@@ ges fur@@ n@@ ish examples for us .
However , God is willing to reve@@ al his ways to those who want to ple@@ ase him . ​ — A@@ mo@@ s 3 : 7 .
The Greek word transl@@ ated “ lo@@ it@@ er ” car@@ ries the thought of being “ s@@ lu@@ gg@@ ish , s@@ lo@@ th@@ ful . ”
So at the time of Moses and Jo@@ shua , an attitude fav@@ or@@ ing care and acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y in trans@@ mit@@ ting writ@@ ings already ex@@ is@@ ted in the M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast .
What are some of the many ways in which Jehovah has displa@@ yed his great love ?
Many of these early Af@@ ri@@ can transl@@ ations con@@ ta@@ ined God’s name , Jehovah , in both the Hebrew Scriptures , or “ O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent , ” and the Christian Greek Scriptures , or “ New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent . ”
Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing the spiritu@@ ality of the family is ess@@ enti@@ al .
He enc@@ oun@@ tered “ dec@@ e@@ it@@ ful work@@ ers ” who pre@@ tend@@ ed to present the truth but who ac@@ tually dist@@ or@@ ted it .
The Bible descri@@ bes it this way : “ W@@ ar bro@@ ke out in heaven : M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el and his angels bat@@ t@@ led with the dra@@ g@@ on , and the dra@@ g@@ on and its angels bat@@ t@@ led but it did not pre@@ va@@ il , ne@@ i@@ ther was a place found for them any longer in heaven .
Mo@@ des@@ tly , that ang@@ el refu@@ sed to accept honor that was du@@ e only to God . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 13 : 17 , 18 .
What counsel did Jesus give about money ?
Satan dec@@ ei@@ ved E@@ ve , prom@@ o@@ ting the li@@ e that in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence from God would bring lasting happiness .
Yet , the Bible lea@@ ves no doubt that for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , and ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ ality are gro@@ ss sin@@ s in the eyes of God and that those practic@@ ing such sin@@ s “ will not in@@ her@@ it God’s kingdom . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 6 : 9 , 10 ; Matthew 5 : 27 - 32 ; Romans 1 : 26 , 27 .
N@@ atur@@ ally , those resur@@ rec@@ ted on earth will be ra@@ ised in human bo@@ dies .
So think about what you want to do with your life .
( L@@ am@@ ent@@ ations 3 : 1 – 5 : 22 )
F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 22 - 28 , 20@@ 10
Peter fur@@ ther ex@@ pos@@ es the me@@ tho@@ ds of apost@@ ates by st@@ ating that they “ will qui@@ et@@ ly bring in des@@ tru@@ ctive se@@ cts . ”
I always enjoy our we@@ ek@@ ly Bible study s@@ essi@@ ons .
As a family , we trans@@ fer@@ red to an Eng@@ l@@ ish - speaking congregation , and the good resul@@ ts for our children were al@@ most im@@ medi@@ ate .
Joseph was s@@ car@@ c@@ ely more than a bo@@ y ​ — 17 or 18 years old — ​ yet he fac@@ ed challeng@@ es that would da@@ un@@ t many gro@@ wn men .
Just think of the th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds who are like mo@@ thers , fa@@ thers , sisters , brothers , and children to those who have lost their own famili@@ es .
Ex@@ pla@@ in why we cannot ex@@ pect it to be eas@@ y to man@@ i@@ f@@ est self - control .
How can a Christian husband apply this Scriptural ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on in his marriage , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly when his wife is a dedic@@ ated serv@@ ant of Jehovah ?
Consider three examples .
8 : 14 .
How was Jesus “ ex@@ al@@ ted very much ” in 1914 , and what has he accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed since then ?
T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y but used it to ad@@ v@@ ance his own ide@@ as
How did Jehovah pro@@ du@@ ce the fore@@ told name people ?
19@@ 22 : The pr@@ inter@@ y rel@@ o@@ c@@ ated to a si@@ x - st@@ ory building at 18 Con@@ c@@ ord S@@ tre@@ et .
H@@ ere , too , si@@ gn language was for@@ bi@@ d@@ den .
Then , too , much of to@@ da@@ y’s you@@ th - ori@@ ented en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment fo@@ st@@ ers the st@@ er@@ e@@ o@@ ty@@ pe of te@@ en@@ age de@@ fi@@ ance .
H@@ el@@ p in Do@@ ing What Is F@@ ine
Yet , all present on that m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous P@@ as@@ so@@ ver night in Jerusalem were con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jesus was the promised Messi@@ ah , the Son of the living God .
I never believ@@ ed that what I did mat@@ tered to him .
What responsi@@ bility did all first - century Christians share , but how did things change ?
Jehovah’s holy spirit prom@@ o@@ tes love for our fellow believers
Lo@@ ve , as it is descri@@ bed in the Bible , invol@@ ves both the mind and the heart .
( J@@ on@@ ah 1 : 1 – 4 : 11 )
H@@ an@@ ding her a letter , she said : “ The Witnesses have left this letter for you . ”
T@@ ake , for example , the requi@@ re@@ ment to share in the Kingdom - preaching work .
What benef@@ its do we der@@ i@@ ve from cultiv@@ ating godly fear ?
Al@@ so , he could see what people really were at heart and de@@ al with them acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly . ​ — Mat@@ t .
To be un@@ tru@@ th@@ ful is to be dec@@ e@@ it@@ ful , un@@ reli@@ able , and false , and it inc@@ ur@@ s Jehovah’s dis@@ fav@@ or .
Consider an are@@ a wh@@ er@@ e@@ in Christian married cou@@ ples can support Jehovah’s ways and ther@@ e@@ by up@@ hold his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
The wisdom found in God’s inspired Word and the strength provided by his holy spirit are princi@@ p@@ al means by which Jehovah ans@@ wers our prayers for help .
* Ha@@ ving a clear , well - pre@@ pared written ag@@ re@@ ement helps to pre@@ v@@ ent mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s and pre@@ serve un@@ ity .
He di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t expres@@ s his op@@ in@@ ion ; he simply asked me to read Jesus ’ words recorded at Matthew 6 : 24 .
We truly hope and pray that you young ones will deci@@ de to take your place among God’s people and thus “ cho@@ ose life ” ​ — life everlasting in Jehovah’s new world . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 30 : 15 - 20 ; 2 Peter 3 : 11 - 13 .
( Read Romans 14 : 12 . )
What was the spiritual con@@ dition of Juda@@ h when Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah began his prophe@@ tic work ?
When you young ones refu@@ se to get involved in d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , viol@@ ence , cur@@ sing , im@@ mor@@ ality , and other wr@@ ong@@ s , you are obe@@ ying Jehovah .
So we do well to ask ourselves now , ‘ Is the doing of God’s will really the most important thing in my life ? ’
Because as in the first century , there can be only one true ch@@ urch .
However , Jehovah’s Witnesses remember Jesus ’ feelings for the hum@@ ble Jews of his day .
A Bible le@@ x@@ ic@@ on descri@@ bes this h@@ at@@ red as “ an emo@@ tional attitude toward pers@@ ons and things which are op@@ posed , de@@ t@@ ested , des@@ p@@ ised and with which one wi@@ sh@@ es to have no cont@@ act or relationship . ”
After I re@@ turned to the Bible school , C@@ ar@@ men sent me a cop@@ y of the bro@@ ch@@ ure Sh@@ ould You B@@ eli@@ eve in the Tr@@ in@@ ity ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the fact that they do not think the matter through is no reason for true Christians to feel ob@@ li@@ ged to imitate their g@@ es@@ tures .
Jehovah told him : “ You are see@@ king great things for yourself .
For instance , how do we respon@@ d to Jehovah’s over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing gener@@ os@@ ity ?
She says : “ I am happy that I can serve such a wonderful God as Jehovah ! ”
The ro@@ bes were given to the individuals who@@ se blood was shed , as it were , on the al@@ ta@@ r .
On the other hand , associ@@ ation with people who share your beli@@ ef@@ s , your high moral standards , and your love for Jehovah is a sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard .
“ For everything there is an appointed time , ” wrote wise King Solomon .
She will be well spo@@ ken of by others .
I@@ N V@@ I@@ E@@ W of what we consider@@ ed in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , can there be any doubt that Jesus ’ teachings have had a worl@@ d@@ wide imp@@ act ?
He became viol@@ ent and in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ating , and my mother was ter@@ ri@@ fied of him .
But f@@ la@@ g - sal@@ u@@ te is@@ su@@ es and commun@@ ity or@@ din@@ an@@ ces for@@ bi@@ d@@ ding house - to - house preaching were f@@ ought in the cour@@ ts , and fav@@ or@@ able decisions in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates buil@@ t up a bul@@ war@@ k of support for fre@@ e@@ dom of worship .
Then he s@@ at down and said : “ Today this s@@ crip@@ ture that you just heard is ful@@ filled . ” — Luke 4 : 16 - 21 .
You can become God’s friend
In the work@@ for@@ ce , an inc@@ reas@@ ing number of dis@@ gr@@ un@@ t@@ led emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es seek re@@ v@@ enge against their emp@@ loy@@ ers by dam@@ ag@@ ing or d@@ el@@ et@@ ing important information on the com@@ p@@ any@@ ’s com@@ pu@@ ter ne@@ t@@ work .
W@@ ould not continued de@@ fil@@ ement of this s@@ ort seri@@ ously dam@@ age one@@ ’s personal relationship with Jehovah and make one un@@ clean in God’s sight ?
W@@ he@@ ther you are married or sing@@ le , the loy@@ al@@ ty of a good friend will war@@ m your heart and en@@ rich your life .
The more we come to know God and his ways , the deep@@ er will be our appreciation of the truth of Isa@@ i@@ ah’s words : “ I , Jehovah , am your God , the One teaching you to benefit yourself , the One ca@@ using you to tre@@ ad in the way in which you should walk .
“ A lo@@ t of people think that it@@ ’s bene@@ ath them to do ‘ men@@ i@@ al ’ work , ” says an au@@ to me@@ ch@@ ani@@ c nam@@ ed A@@ ar@@ on .
Je@@ h@@ u knew that if his pl@@ an was going to succ@@ e@@ ed , no word of it must re@@ ach Je@@ z@@ re@@ el .
J@@ on@@ a@@ than res@@ pe@@ cted God’s decision .
The apostle Peter c@@ alls him “ a pre@@ ach@@ er of righteousness , ” indic@@ ating that Noah st@@ ro@@ ve to help his neigh@@ b@@ ors appreci@@ ate the gra@@ v@@ ity of their situation .
He kno@@ ws those who bel@@ ong to him .
When we obey God and Christ , we prove our love for them .
Con@@ cer@@ ning the resurrection at the appointed time , T@@ ati@@ an states : “ We believe that there will be a resurrection of bo@@ dies after the con@@ sum@@ m@@ ation of all things . ”
T@@ O TH@@ IN@@ K A@@ B@@ O@@ U@@ T : How much time do you sp@@ end with your son ?
As a result , the house is not well kept , and the children su@@ ff@@ er physi@@ c@@ ally and spiritually .
Now I try to expres@@ s my thoughts and feelings c@@ learly . ”
You will also s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ate a lear@@ n@@ er@@ ’s desire to serve by expla@@ ining to him not only what to do but also why to do it .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing about what will ha@@ p@@ pen during the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , he said that people “ will see the Son of man coming on the cl@@ ou@@ ds of heaven . ”
In re@@ tal@@ i@@ ation , the S@@ S imp@@ ris@@ oned whole famili@@ es of Jehovah’s Witnesses . ”
Some ch@@ ur@@ ches emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze Jesus ’ death , their ad@@ her@@ ents saying such things as “ Jesus died for me . ”
Instead , let us hum@@ bly seek Jehovah’s help to maintain prop@@ er appreciation for the privilege of eng@@ ag@@ ing in the Christian ministry . ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 1 , 7 ; 10 : 4 , 5 .
A@@ vo@@ i@@ ding Rev@@ el@@ ry
For the s@@ ake of the u@@ pri@@ ght ones in these last days , God will bring des@@ tru@@ ction upon all wicked humans .
It expla@@ ins that when God cre@@ ated our first parents , he made them perfect and put them in a par@@ adise gar@@ den .
The@@ o@@ do@@ to@@ s Pet@@ ri@@ des was an accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed w@@ rest@@ l@@ er , but he had also learned the ar@@ t of con@@ fe@@ c@@ tion@@ er@@ y and was emp@@ lo@@ yed in a well - known pa@@ str@@ y par@@ l@@ or .
S@@ ad@@ ly , however , they lost their fri@@ end@@ ship with God .
This was Abraham .
He is por@@ tra@@ yed as ri@@ ding on a hor@@ se ​ — a Bi@@ bli@@ cal sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of war@@ f@@ are .
And the su@@ c@@ king child will certainly pla@@ y upon the ho@@ le of the co@@ br@@ a ; and upon the light a@@ per@@ ture of a po@@ is@@ on@@ ous s@@ n@@ ake will a we@@ an@@ ed child ac@@ tually put his own hand .
After being acc@@ used of wa@@ ste@@ ful@@ ness , the ste@@ ward ac@@ ted with “ practic@@ al wisdom ” to “ make friends ” to help him when he lost his ste@@ war@@ d@@ ship .
Tru@@ e , our sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s may se@@ em st@@ able , and the present world has a long hist@@ ory .
( Read John 4 : 36 - 38 . )
( b ) What new opportun@@ ities to ‘ do bu@@ sin@@ ess ’ were gr@@ anted to faithful ones ?
With reg@@ ard to material things , I have led a simp@@ le life .
But we are imper@@ fect , so we cannot avoid all si@@ ck@@ ness .
Some look to religion for guid@@ ance , a s@@ ource of educ@@ ation , but become disa@@ p@@ pointed because of not recei@@ ving practic@@ al help to face li@@ fe@@ ’s difficul@@ ties .
Do we ‘ inc@@ l@@ ine the heart ’ so as to get dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment ?
Then he pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced s@@ ent@@ ence on the wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers .
▪ In which cour@@ ty@@ ard does the great crow@@ d serve ? ​ — May 1 , 200@@ 2 , pages 30 - 31 .
It ref@@ ers to the person you are in@@ side , including your thoughts , feelings , and mo@@ tiv@@ ations .
What are these , and how can we do so ?
But that w@@ ound soon heal@@ ed because Jehovah resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus .
How f@@ it@@ ting , therefore , that we give attention to these mes@@ sa@@ ges !
St@@ or@@ r@@ s
So God made Adam f@@ all into a deep s@@ le@@ ep , and he took a ri@@ b from him and made a woman .
“ The person faithful in what is le@@ ast is faithful also in much . ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 16 : 10 .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ ing to have a regul@@ ar share in Jehovah’s work can help us to stay foc@@ used on the bi@@ g is@@ sue .
The prophet was very disc@@ oura@@ ged , evid@@ ently because of the des@@ ol@@ ated st@@ ate of Jerusalem and the d@@ el@@ a@@ y in re@@ building the temple .
What is involved in being a follow@@ er of Christ ?
H@@ as the effort by some women to imp@@ ro@@ ve their mar@@ it@@ al situation made matters better or wor@@ se ? ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 5 .
This ob@@ serv@@ ance would continue until Jesus ’ arri@@ val to receive his anointed followers into heaven by a resurrection to spirit life during his “ pres@@ ence . ”
14 , 15 . ( a ) How is Satan tr@@ ying to af@@ fect our heart con@@ dition ?
T@@ ry to understand the con@@ ne@@ ction between the st@@ at@@ ements in the out@@ l@@ ine and the c@@ ited s@@ crip@@ tures .
What has it co@@ st Jehovah ?
On@@ ce again , fi@@ re came down from the heavens .
In E@@ l S@@ al@@ va@@ d@@ or a strong earth@@ qu@@ ake in 200@@ 1 was follow@@ ed by a mas@@ sive mu@@ d s@@ li@@ de that claim@@ ed many lives .
How can Psalm 4@@ 1 : 3 encoura@@ ge us ?
Yet , Jehovah gives Z@@ ion ad@@ di@@ tional reas@@ ons for joy .
For that same reason , the world power of As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a would be destro@@ yed , never to be re@@ esta@@ bli@@ shed .
Why can we be confid@@ ent that Jehovah will prote@@ ct his people during the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ?
Consider Jehovah’s comman@@ d@@ ments to the three li@@ fel@@ ong Na@@ z@@ ir@@ ites ​ — Sam@@ son , Samuel , and John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er — ​ mentioned in the Bible .
One ev@@ ening , I me@@ t the mother of one of my cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es .
But when necess@@ ary , a loving friend will kin@@ dly re@@ mind a compan@@ ion about Jehovah’s standards .
( 3 ) Mo@@ des@@ ty prote@@ cts us from being position ori@@ ented .
The apostle Paul ad@@ mit@@ ted to feel@@ ing disc@@ oura@@ ged at times .
We can set asi@@ de fun@@ ds to contribu@@ te to the support of pu@@ re worship and to help those in need .
There , in one bo@@ ld st@@ at@@ ement , the apostle Paul af@@ fir@@ ms that all the sacrific@@ es offered under the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law were of no per@@ man@@ ent value as far as man@@ ’s sal@@ vation is concer@@ ned . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 2 : 16 , 17 .
Then came the pro@@ c@@ es@@ sion led by pri@@ ests .
After a te@@ ar@@ ful em@@ br@@ ace , the older woman told the you@@ ng@@ er that she had never for@@ go@@ t@@ ten her stud@@ ent@@ ’s res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful conduct .
Then there are the many di@@ al@@ e@@ cts of some of the langu@@ ages .
This scho@@ la@@ r may have been refer@@ ring to the ba@@ si@@ c go@@ spe@@ l , or good news , b@@ ound up in Jesus .
“ You need to tell someone how you@@ ’@@ re feel@@ ing .
Jesus demonstr@@ ated that he is qu@@ ali@@ fied and willing to help people draw clo@@ s@@ er to God .
At that m@@ om@@ ent , Job received bad ad@@ vice from his wife .
“ Jehovah is my light and my sal@@ vation .
I re@@ turned home ​ — si@@ ck@@ ly , p@@ ale , e@@ ma@@ ci@@ ated , and un@@ sure about the rec@@ ep@@ tion I would get .
Un@@ der the Christian Ar@@ r@@ ang@@ ement
I feel very privile@@ ged to have had a small share in that spiritual gro@@ w@@ th .
The enti@@ re pro@@ gra@@ m ​ — including tal@@ ks , inter@@ vie@@ ws , and a dr@@ ama — ​ was pres@@ ented in K@@ o@@ re@@ an Si@@ gn L@@ angu@@ age and pro@@ je@@ cted on a large s@@ cre@@ en v@@ isi@@ ble thr@@ ough@@ out the As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all .
If she is sing@@ le , he enc@@ ro@@ ach@@ es on her right to en@@ ter marriage as a vi@@ r@@ g@@ in and her future hus@@ ban@@ d’s right to ex@@ pect her to be such .
Acc@@ ording to John , Jesus first spoke about everlasting life to a P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e nam@@ ed N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s .
When can you@@ ths accept God’s invit@@ ation to serve him ?
How can they do this ?
How Do We Lo@@ ve Our N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ or as O@@ ur@@ selves ?
How can we sto@@ p Satan from har@@ m@@ ing us ?
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ arly expres@@ s your love and appreciation for them and for your mate .
The sacrifice was great , for it me@@ ant that she would never get married .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , hum@@ ility may en@@ able us to understand why something has happened to us and how to de@@ al with it .
In any case , Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s expres@@ sion concer@@ ning R@@ ac@@ hel@@ ’s we@@ ep@@ ing over her sons was prophe@@ tic of what happened cen@@ tu@@ ries later when the life of young Jesus was in d@@ anger .
• What is “ the real life ” that God promises ?
M@@ ak@@ ing hon@@ es@@ ty our way of life br@@ ings num@@ er@@ ous benef@@ its .
He pre@@ tend@@ s to be a prote@@ ctive spirit , when in fact , his in@@ t@@ ent is wicked .
In 200@@ 3 , 15 of them attend@@ ed the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death held in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o C@@ ity .
Indeed , the wisdom expres@@ sed in the Bible has the power to mo@@ ld our thinking , help us sol@@ ve problems , imp@@ ro@@ ve the qu@@ ality of our life , and e@@ qui@@ p us with the s@@ k@@ ill@@ s to cop@@ e with those situ@@ ations that we cannot change .
Daniel found many reas@@ ons to than@@ k and praise Jehovah .
Even so , the U@@ N@@ E@@ P repor@@ t says that if e@@ con@@ om@@ ic gro@@ w@@ th continu@@ es un@@ c@@ he@@ cked and more of the earth@@ ’s sur@@ face is ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed into c@@ ities , this will have a disa@@ str@@ ous effect on w@@ il@@ d@@ life and bi@@ o@@ di@@ vers@@ ity .
From personal experience , I understand why the psalmist asked : “ What shall I re@@ pa@@ y to Jehovah for all his benef@@ its to me ? ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 16 : 12 .
If left un@@ c@@ he@@ cked , this inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation toward ba@@ dness resul@@ ts in “ for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , . . . en@@ m@@ ities , stri@@ fe , je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , f@@ its of anger , con@@ ten@@ tions , div@@ isions , se@@ cts , en@@ vi@@ es , ” and other des@@ tru@@ ctive be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or that the Bible descri@@ bes as “ works of the flesh . ”
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 6@@ 9 , 5@@ 1
How do many in the world view God’s Word ?
T@@ ake Su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient Ti@@ me
We also learned the import@@ ance of con@@ duc@@ ting home Bible stu@@ dies with inter@@ ested people .
Jehovah has provided a b@@ oun@@ te@@ ous supp@@ ly of written spiritual food to give us strength .
Although we were ra@@ ised in the truth , we had st@@ ra@@ yed too far and had no spiritual strength to return , ” rel@@ ate J@@ ar@@ os@@ ł@@ a@@ w and his wife , Be@@ ata .
S@@ ome@@ times I would read all night long until the mor@@ ning su@@ n pe@@ ek@@ ed through the w@@ in@@ do@@ w .
Still , in many situ@@ ations a true worshi@@ per can accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ate the re@@ ques@@ ts or dem@@ ands of an un@@ beli@@ ever in authority while not sh@@ aring in a viol@@ ation of God’s el@@ ev@@ ated la@@ ws .
1@@ 19 : 10@@ 5 .
Par@@ ents who expres@@ s appreciation to each other show their children that such expres@@ sions give ple@@ asure to the re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ent , imp@@ ro@@ ve family relation@@ shi@@ ps , and are a si@@ gn of matu@@ r@@ ity .
How com@@ for@@ ting it was to read that “ Jehovah will become a secu@@ re he@@ i@@ ght for anyone c@@ ru@@ shed , a secu@@ re he@@ i@@ ght in times of dist@@ ress ” and that he “ will certainly not leave those loo@@ king for [ him ] ” ! ​ — P@@ s . 9 : 9 , 10 .
Y@@ O@@ U might won@@ der : ‘ Is it really possible to imitate Jesus ’ example of w@@ atch@@ ful@@ ness ?
The city be@@ aring that name was lo@@ c@@ ated on the e@@ ast side of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver near the t@@ or@@ r@@ ent v@@ al@@ le@@ y of J@@ ab@@ bo@@ k .
U@@ p@@ on being se@@ duc@@ ed by a wa@@ y@@ ward woman , “ all at once he follow@@ ed her like an o@@ x going to the sla@@ ugh@@ ter . ” ​ — Proverbs 7 : 21 , 22 , New In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational V@@ er@@ sion .
Jehovah has done more than just promise prote@@ ction .
Those who will be resur@@ rec@@ ted must remain in death until God gives them life again .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the In@@ c@@ as had no be@@ ast@@ s of bur@@ den other than l@@ lam@@ as , no whe@@ el@@ ed ve@@ hi@@ c@@ les , and no writ@@ ing .
W@@ H@@ Y S@@ O@@ M@@ E H@@ A@@ V@@ E D@@ O@@ U@@ B@@ T@@ S : Many people feel that God se@@ es humans only as sin@@ n@@ ers ​ — un@@ clean and un@@ wor@@ thy of his attention .
For example , Jehovah’s people were able to with@@ stand the on@@ sla@@ ught of Na@@ z@@ ism in Ger@@ many and W@@ es@@ ter@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe before and during World W@@ ar I@@ I ( 19@@ 39 - 4@@ 5 ) .
As you read those hist@@ ori@@ es , remember that the individuals who@@ se st@@ ori@@ es are being told were or@@ din@@ ary people like us ; but when they were in very difficult circumstances , Jehovah gr@@ anted them power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l and they end@@ ur@@ ed .
Matthe@@ w@@ ’s e@@ ye@@ witness account continu@@ es : “ The crow@@ d felt am@@ a@@ z@@ ement as they saw the d@@ um@@ b speaking and the l@@ ame wal@@ king and the bl@@ ind see@@ ing , and they gl@@ ori@@ fied the God of Israel . ” ​ — Matthew 15 : 30 , 31 .
We will need to obey the counsel : “ G@@ o , my people , en@@ ter your in@@ ner ro@@ om@@ s , and shu@@ t your do@@ ors be@@ h@@ ind you .
May we not ab@@ ound in words .
What t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s are some@@ times used ?
They , in turn , respect his right to cho@@ ose .
I lik@@ ed the pleas@@ ant at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere in the home .
So@@ on Peter would be part of a spiritual nation , who@@ se members would have their c@@ iti@@ z@@ en@@ ship in heaven .
However , the apostle Paul war@@ ned : “ Lo@@ ok out : perhaps there may be someone who will car@@ ry you off as his pre@@ y through the ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y and emp@@ ty dec@@ ep@@ tion according to the tra@@ dition of men , according to the el@@ em@@ ent@@ ary things of the world and not according to Christ . ”
Go@@ od ad@@ vice in@@ deed !
The account tel@@ ls us that “ Joseph im@@ medi@@ ately re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed the dre@@ am@@ s ” that Jehovah had given him when he was but a bo@@ y , dre@@ am@@ s fore@@ tel@@ ling a time when his brothers would be bo@@ wing low before him ​ — ex@@ ac@@ tly as they now were !
Why are Jehovah’s people “ a special pro@@ per@@ ty ” to him ?
When Na@@ om@@ i and Ru@@ th arri@@ ve in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m , they become the cen@@ ter of attention .
What as@@ pe@@ cts of Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness are c@@ ited at Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 34 : 6 , 7 ?
The Bible study a@@ id is u@@ su@@ ally ei@@ ther a book or a bro@@ ch@@ ure publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Fa@@ ther’s next mission@@ ary assignment was the So@@ vi@@ et Un@@ ion , where he arri@@ ved on Au@@ gu@@ st 28 , 19@@ 28 .
S@@ ad@@ d@@ ened by what they saw , they em@@ ba@@ r@@ ked on an over@@ night tra@@ in tri@@ p to W@@ i@@ es@@ ba@@ den , where the branch of@@ fice was then lo@@ c@@ ated .
So@@ on , star@@ ting with the des@@ tru@@ ction of false religion , Satan’s world will experience a tri@@ bul@@ ation such as it has never experienced before .
For example , it would har@@ dly be pe@@ ace@@ able to speak of spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c individuals by using der@@ o@@ g@@ at@@ ory ter@@ ms .
In ad@@ dition , though , do you ‘ bu@@ y out the time ’ to pre@@ pare for the meetings , to read the Bible regul@@ arly , to do re@@ sear@@ ch ?
The liter@@ ature we prin@@ t has a pro@@ found imp@@ act on pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s life .
7 : 12 .
On the other hand , Jesus re@@ comm@@ ended a comple@@ t@@ ely different men@@ tal attitude .
Even so , Paul ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that he had not been enti@@ r@@ ely without help .
( b ) What are some deep tru@@ ths of God’s Word that we would do well to study ?
Re@@ ma@@ ining loyal to Jehovah under t@@ est en@@ ri@@ ches our faith , making it more valu@@ able than go@@ ld .
In Au@@ gu@@ st 200@@ 3 , C@@ ar@@ lo@@ s dis@@ co@@ vered that he had can@@ c@@ er .
Bo@@ th f@@ ran@@ k@@ inc@@ en@@ se , or o@@ li@@ ban@@ u@@ m , and my@@ r@@ r@@ h came from res@@ in@@ ous gu@@ m that was ob@@ ta@@ ined by making inc@@ isions in the ba@@ r@@ k of small tre@@ es or thor@@ n@@ y sh@@ ru@@ bs .
We have been tra@@ ined “ to re@@ ject ung@@ o@@ d@@ l@@ iness and worl@@ dly desi@@ res and to live with s@@ oun@@ dness of mind and righteousness and godly devo@@ tion am@@ id this present system of things . ”
Jehovah is truly a God who can know a@@ head of time what will ha@@ p@@ pen .
Rather , for the most part , it is , as The World Bo@@ ok En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia pu@@ ts it , “ about both great and or@@ din@@ ary people ” and their “ stru@@ gg@@ les , ho@@ p@@ es , fa@@ il@@ u@@ res , and tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ s . ”
3 : 15 ; G@@ al .
Be@@ ing ac@@ tive in the full - time service makes for a satis@@ f@@ ying life ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 9 ) When we put the Kingdom first and experience God’s support , how is our trust in Jehovah affe@@ cted ?
“ A little le@@ av@@ en fer@@ ments the whole bat@@ ch of d@@ ough , ” he no@@ ted .
Thus , bad rule had its star@@ t when Adam cho@@ se the ro@@ ad of in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence from God’s rule , to@@ t@@ ally re@@ je@@ cting His kindness .
Jesus said : “ Do not become fe@@ ar@@ ful of those who k@@ ill the body but cannot k@@ ill the soul ; but rather be in fear of him that can destro@@ y both soul and body in Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na . ”
• What fine study to@@ ol@@ s has Jehovah provided ?
That is a bi@@ g “ if ” because most of mankind pa@@ y no attention to God’s Word .
As my appreciation for Bible truth gre@@ w , so did my desire to share in all the activities of the congregation .
Many famili@@ es make a small re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ation of the m@@ anger in which Jesus was la@@ id .
Si@@ x@@ te@@ en years have pas@@ sed since the Jewish re@@ tur@@ ne@@ es from Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an ex@@ ile la@@ id the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of Jehovah’s temple in Jerusalem .
How pleas@@ ed Jehovah must be when he se@@ es you res@@ is@@ ting temp@@ tation !
During his earthly ministry , Jesus emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed that marriage was in@@ tend@@ ed to be per@@ man@@ ent .
El@@ y@@ n had the f@@ ame she wanted .
I used to ex@@ ha@@ u@@ st my res@@ our@@ ces on li@@ fel@@ ess i@@ do@@ ls that did not benefit me in any way .
C@@ o@@ op@@ er@@ ate With Christ’s Re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves
In fact , it was this out@@ spo@@ k@@ en@@ ness of Peter and John that led the religious lead@@ ers to recogn@@ ize that these men had been with Jesus .
The men were An@@ a@@ bap@@ t@@ ists , and the ca@@ ges are reli@@ c@@ s of their kingdom .
When Christians in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a were suffering persecu@@ tion , Paul wrote : “ May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father , who loved us and gave everlasting comfort and good hope by means of un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , comfort your hearts and strengthen you . ”
Many people are com@@ for@@ ted when a family member ho@@ l@@ ds their hand and speak@@ s so@@ f@@ tly to them .
And when Jesus was sent to earth by God , he did God’s will at all times .
Fa@@ ith Can Ch@@ ange F@@ am@@ ily Li@@ fe
You strengthen your determin@@ ation to hold to Christian mor@@ ality no matter what temp@@ tation may ar@@ ise .
From then on , the men loo@@ ked for every opportunity to make things difficult for us .
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : Th@@ at@@ ’s a n@@ atur@@ al respon@@ se .
Are such hor@@ r@@ ors to be at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted to ab@@ str@@ act po@@ wers of evil , or are there personal mal@@ ev@@ ol@@ ent for@@ ces at work pu@@ shing humans to com@@ mit he@@ in@@ ous cri@@ m@@ es that go bey@@ ond ha@@ bitu@@ al human ba@@ dness ?
6 : 11 , 12 .
As a ju@@ dge , I try to put Jehovah’s way of deal@@ ing with different is@@ su@@ es into prac@@ tice in cour@@ t ​ — taking into consider@@ ation all the circumstances , being reason@@ able , and being com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate when there are m@@ iti@@ g@@ ating circumstances .
This des@@ crip@@ tion was p@@ en@@ ned under divine inspi@@ r@@ ation .
P@@ om@@ pe@@ i@@ i ( 6@@ 2 C.E . )
With that in mind , parents will want to consider the question , ‘ Does my child have su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient knowledge to make a dedic@@ ation to God and get baptized ? ’
( b ) A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying what su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions may imp@@ ro@@ ve our com@@ ments at meetings ?
This also ho@@ l@@ ds true within the Christian congregation .
▪ What the Bible teach@@ es : “ God is not par@@ ti@@ al , but in every nation the man that fe@@ ars him and works righteousness is accep@@ table to him . ” ​ — Acts 10 : 34 , 35 .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , the de@@ gre@@ e to which we are affe@@ cted dep@@ ends lar@@ g@@ ely on us , on how we re@@ act to these influ@@ ences .
“ Le@@ a@@ ve your gift there in fr@@ on@@ t of the al@@ ta@@ r , and go away , ” said Jesus . “ Fir@@ st make your peace with your brother , and then , when you have come back , offer up your gift . ”
How can we imitate the attitude of the pro@@ di@@ g@@ al@@ ’s father in Jesus ’ par@@ able ?
By the l@@ ate 198@@ 0 ’ s , our parents were re@@ aching the end of their lives .
Now , though , I see that there are just so many more important things to do .
Fir@@ st the child that B@@ ath - she@@ ba gives bir@@ th to dies .
They came down to earth , materi@@ al@@ ized bo@@ dies , and co@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted with beau@@ ti@@ ful women , pro@@ duc@@ ing off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing that were half human , half dem@@ on ​ — the N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m .
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ately , then , the cop@@ per of the two sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s remin@@ ds us of the exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent qu@@ ality of Jehovah’s uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and of the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom , which will provide sta@@ bility and blessings to all mankind .
O@@ u@@ t of this di@@ vers@@ ity of religi@@ ons , cul@@ tures , and ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es have come individuals who now enjoy a religious un@@ ity that is not o@@ ther@@ wise seen in the world today .
N@@ one of us will do that per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly in this system of things .
They bor@@ e a message of peace .
Now think about what that means .
It was one of our tr@@ ac@@ ts .
Mo@@ st likely , then , ‘ a@@ ff@@ lic@@ ting the soul ’ refer@@ red to fa@@ sting .
Because they pers@@ is@@ ten@@ tly op@@ pose the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom .
Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k se@@ es the s@@ mo@@ ke of inc@@ en@@ se ris@@ ing from the ro@@ of@@ s of ne@@ ar@@ by ho@@ m@@ es .
Jehovah wants to hear from you .
F@@ or@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s and et@@ er@@ n@@ al life are only for the mer@@ ci@@ ful . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Are con@@ ver@@ sions for@@ ced today ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the Scriptures descri@@ be those bless@@ ed by Jehovah as d@@ wel@@ ling in se@@ cur@@ ity , each s@@ it@@ ting “ under his v@@ ine and under his fi@@ g t@@ ree , ” with “ no one making them tre@@ m@@ ble . ”
O@@ r is it because you feel that the other person deli@@ ber@@ ately at@@ temp@@ ted to h@@ ur@@ t you ?
Eva , * a de@@ a@@ f woman in S@@ ã@@ o Paulo , started to learn si@@ gn language after she and her three children moved in with a de@@ a@@ f man .
The ke@@ y@@ no@@ te ad@@ d@@ ress , “ Pa@@ y A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion to God’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ tic Word , ” remin@@ ded the listen@@ ers that those loo@@ king to Jehovah are s@@ pared the disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment and dis@@ il@@ lu@@ sion@@ ment experienced by people who follow false mes@@ si@@ ah@@ s and false prophe@@ ts .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we dis@@ cre@@ et@@ ly continued with our activities . ​ — Matthew 10 : 16 .
If we cultiv@@ ate a men@@ tal attitude like that of Jesus , we will not lo@@ se the joy of Jehovah even if things do not always ha@@ p@@ pen as and when we ex@@ pect them to .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , Christian ga@@ ther@@ ings for worship were to beg@@ in at an appointed time .
Their stand , however , went against the deep - se@@ ated tra@@ di@@ tions and fe@@ ars of that small r@@ ur@@ al commun@@ ity .
Jehovah’s Witnesses are determined to prove themselves to be Christ’s disciples by ob@@ serving what Jesus said : “ All will know that you are my disciples , if you have love among y@@ ourselves . ”
Ke@@ ep@@ ing God’s comman@@ d@@ ments means life
Ri@@ ght then and there , she dis@@ posed of all the i@@ ma@@ ges in her house !
Although we could no longer continue as mission@@ aries , I was able to get a part - time jo@@ b and continue for a while as a pioneer .
Th@@ ink , too , about the si@@ ze of this comm@@ on bir@@ d .
‘ How much better , ’ she said , ‘ it would be to serve in the full - time ministry with a congregation , stay in one place , and conduct our own Bible stu@@ dies . ’
D . 1@@ 50 , there is a des@@ crip@@ tion of Paul which is pro@@ ba@@ bly the best , and a true tra@@ dition .
But you can see from the con@@ text that the al@@ ta@@ r Paul was discus@@ sing is sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic .
Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y had taught them that life was re@@ pe@@ ated in end@@ less c@@ y@@ c@@ les .
Let us never under@@ es@@ tim@@ ate the value of regul@@ ar Bible study and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in Christian meetings .
This country fac@@ ing the Ad@@ ri@@ ati@@ c Se@@ a lies on the Bal@@ ka@@ n Pen@@ in@@ su@@ la , s@@ nu@@ gg@@ led between Gre@@ e@@ ce and the form@@ er Yu@@ go@@ sla@@ vi@@ a .
What would you have said ?
Paul’s reason@@ ing regarding the Law was un@@ as@@ sa@@ il@@ able .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly you are gr@@ ate@@ ful to him !
As stated before , Jehovah is ga@@ ther@@ ing his people and making them rejo@@ ice in@@ side his “ house of prayer , ” his spiritual temple .
Jehovah is com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate and pati@@ ent .
Are You E@@ ar@@ n@@ es@@ tly Se@@ e@@ king Jehovah ?
16 The S@@ y@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e ​ — Wh@@ ere Jesus and His Dis@@ ci@@ ples P@@ re@@ ached
• How do Christians refle@@ ct the glory of God ?
It also destro@@ yed a kind of “ heavens ” ​ — the people who rul@@ ed over that earthly soci@@ ety .
Moses lived by that princi@@ ple .
“ I feel li@@ ber@@ ated from the anger that po@@ is@@ oned my life , ” she wrote .
It is better to wa@@ it cal@@ m@@ ly for the so@@ lu@@ tion God will provide . ” ​ — James 1 : 4 .
H@@ u@@ man s@@ ch@@ em@@ es will not be able to provide prote@@ ction ; ne@@ i@@ ther will nu@@ clear sh@@ el@@ ters nor we@@ al@@ th .
What did Jesus mean when he said that we must love God with our “ whole heart ” ?
O@@ F AL@@ L earth@@ ’s th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of living cre@@ atu@@ res , only humans have the cap@@ ac@@ ity to worship the Creator .
To what ex@@ t@@ ent does Jehovah comfort his people ?
24 : 14 ; 25 : 40 .
In this way , they do not stand tal@@ l@@ er than those who are older .
Let us , then , to the ful@@ l@@ est ex@@ t@@ ent possible , use our time and a@@ bil@@ ities in sac@@ red service .
On the other hand , the at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere within the true Christian congregation provi@@ des a ref@@ re@@ shing contr@@ ast to that of the un@@ kind world .
MI@@ L@@ L@@ I@@ ON@@ S of people mi@@ gr@@ ate in ho@@ p@@ es of making a f@@ res@@ h star@@ t in a new land .
My family cor@@ respon@@ ded with Bethel and attend@@ ed ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and for a time , that was all the associ@@ ation we had with the bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
P@@ ri@@ mar@@ ily , this inclu@@ des a deep appreciation for being one of Jehovah’s name people , having his blessing and appro@@ val .
Can We Re@@ ally F@@ ind God ?
Bible prophe@@ ts and writ@@ ers were “ bor@@ ne along by holy spirit ” in that God commun@@ ic@@ ated with , mo@@ tiv@@ ated , and gu@@ i@@ ded them by means of his ac@@ tive for@@ ce .
In my mind , I had always thought that I would be assign@@ ed to G@@ u@@ y@@ ana , where help in the preaching work was very much needed .
Ha@@ ve you ever p@@ our@@ ed out your heart to Jehovah and told him what you think , what you fear , what challeng@@ es you face ?
Then they sent us these com@@ posed pages by a@@ ir@@ ma@@ il .
Ha@@ ving thus reas@@ oned on the Scriptures , why not exam@@ ine other Bible te@@ x@@ ts that reve@@ al God’s thinking on matters that concer@@ n you or your family ?
7 , 8 . ( a ) Des@@ cri@@ be an un@@ born ba@@ b@@ y’s early gro@@ w@@ th . ( b ) In what way is a develop@@ ing ba@@ by “ w@@ o@@ ven in the low@@ est par@@ ts of the earth ” ?
How did Jesus emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze that we should not look back in a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative sense ?
In the th@@ ir@@ d chap@@ ter of Genesis , we find the account of Satan , who , under the gu@@ ise of a ser@@ p@@ ent , at@@ temp@@ ted to get the first human cou@@ ple to go against Jehovah God’s comm@@ and not to e@@ at from the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad . “ You positi@@ vely will not die , ” Satan told E@@ ve .
If so , how did she feel ?
The Bible rel@@ ates about Jesus : “ On see@@ ing the crow@@ ds he felt p@@ ity for them , because they were s@@ kin@@ ned and thro@@ wn about like sheep without a shepher@@ d . ”
Ex@@ pla@@ in how Ab@@ sal@@ om@@ ’s pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ousness led to di@@ sh@@ on@@ or .
J@@ en@@ n@@ y now ser@@ ves with her husband as a mission@@ ary in the G@@ am@@ bia .
His f@@ la@@ w@@ less life course on earth , including his sacri@@ fi@@ cial death , con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed and made possible the fulfill@@ ment of all the promises of Jehovah God .
We may find ourselves in a situation that requi@@ res that we change our mind and our course .
A gre@@ e@@ dy person often takes li@@ ber@@ ties and over@@ st@@ ep@@ s the li@@ m@@ its of prop@@ er be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
‘ Not even a pla@@ gu@@ e dra@@ ws near their t@@ ent . ’
We knew from this positi@@ ve respon@@ se that a Kingdom H@@ all would give the preaching work sta@@ bility in Fa@@ ir@@ ban@@ ks .
He proved himself fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less among his con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries . Noah wal@@ ked with the true God . ”
Do you believe that se@@ x should be re@@ served for marriage ?
Even while they were in pris@@ on , those ei@@ ght men were determined to obey God’s law .
A@@ no@@ inted Christians , along with their compan@@ i@@ ons , do not keep their spiritual ri@@ ches to themselves .
When a person comes out of den@@ se dar@@ k@@ ness into the light , his eyes will likely need a little time to ad@@ just .
As@@ k Jehovah to help you too ​ — perhaps to help you speak to your emp@@ loy@@ er about get@@ ting time off for a conven@@ tion , to give you courage to witness to your neigh@@ b@@ or , or to help you in other ways .
What , then , can we learn from Jesus ’ war@@ ning ?
How should we view Jehovah’s “ se@@ cre@@ t place ” and “ sh@@ a@@ do@@ w ” during these d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous times ?
In r@@ ur@@ al Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a where I gre@@ w up , we would not sla@@ ugh@@ ter a h@@ en until the c@@ hi@@ c@@ ks were gro@@ wn .
“ To get to our preaching ter@@ rit@@ ory and to Christian meetings , we walk about a th@@ ir@@ d of a m@@ ile [ half kil@@ om@@ et@@ er ] to c@@ atch a bu@@ s .
His face is in@@ ten@@ se ; the bro@@ w is fur@@ ro@@ wed in con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation .
* He found ans@@ wers to questions that no other religion could give .
How happy I was that during my stay in those pris@@ ons , at le@@ ast si@@ x fellow in@@ mat@@ es were helped to become true Christians !
A@@ no@@ ther of Satan’s tri@@ c@@ ks is to em@@ b@@ ol@@ den dedic@@ ated Christians , both young ones and ad@@ ul@@ ts , to live d@@ ou@@ ble lives and ‘ g@@ ri@@ eve God’s holy spirit . ’
As the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res have prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely been more fully imp@@ le@@ men@@ ted among Jehovah’s Witnesses , we have experienced these bless@@ ed con@@ di@@ tions thr@@ ough@@ out God’s earthly organization .
Jehovah lik@@ e@@ wise for@@ gives our sin@@ s and mis@@ takes .
What is needed to ligh@@ ten the bur@@ den and make the heart rejo@@ ice is a good word of encourag@@ ement from an understanding person .
She was lear@@ ning the fear of Jehovah , and she real@@ ized that Jehovah expe@@ cts his servants to love him with their whole heart , mind , soul , and strength .
“ Si@@ x@@ th : Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the past century and into this one , Jehovah’s Witnesses in many lands have experienced vari@@ ous form@@ s of op@@ position and persecu@@ tion .
Christian parents can use the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver account to help their children appreci@@ ate what ?
N@@ ex@@ t , Solomon emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es the import@@ ance of wisdom and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment in cultiv@@ ating a close relationship with God .
33 : 6 .
She said : “ As I prog@@ ressed spiritually , my desire to ple@@ ase Jehovah and to return a little of what he had given me helped me to see c@@ learly the ro@@ ad to take ​ — serve him full - time . ”
The gre@@ ed and sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness of the sin@@ ful pri@@ ests in ancient Jerusalem may well re@@ mind us that , according to God’s Word , gre@@ e@@ dy individuals will not in@@ her@@ it God’s Kingdom .
They must avoid wa@@ ver@@ ing , being ‘ in@@ dec@@ isi@@ ve , un@@ ste@@ ad@@ y in all their ways . ’
How some have app@@ lied this ad@@ vice : Mari@@ a and Mar@@ t@@ in , who live in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , have been married for 39 years .
You will not be able to mar@@ ry and ra@@ ise a family . ”
Instead , look bene@@ ath the sur@@ face and try to understand your mat@@ e@@ ’s feelings .
What was the less@@ on ?
What Bible account par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly t@@ ou@@ ches your heart ?
( a ) To be bless@@ ed by God , what did Adam and E@@ ve need to do , but what happened ?
Tru@@ st in Jehovah With All Your H@@ ear@@ t
God could acc@@ ur@@ ately read Davi@@ d’s heart , ev@@ alu@@ ate the gen@@ u@@ in@@ en@@ ess of his rep@@ ent@@ ance , and gr@@ ant for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
25 : 31 - 33 , 4@@ 6 .
She has refu@@ sed to be com@@ for@@ ted over her sons , because they are no more . ’ ”
How would it be possible to bu@@ y out time to read God’s Word ?
“ On one par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar day , ” says S@@ el@@ ma , “ I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t want to have a Bible study .
M@@ ent@@ ally re@@ view the poin@@ ts as they are being consider@@ ed .
Be@@ fore consider@@ ing how we can do so , let us refle@@ ct on just how powerful that Word is .
You sur@@ ely know , too , that Jehovah is pleas@@ ed when you obey your parents .
Some of the ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations up@@ d@@ ate our understanding .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T moved a man to return to the religious up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing from which he had st@@ ra@@ yed ?
Ri@@ vo@@ i@@ re also began transl@@ ating Z@@ i@@ on@@ ’s Watchtower and H@@ er@@ al@@ d of Christ’s P@@ res@@ ence into I@@ tal@@ i@@ an .
I develop@@ ed a determin@@ ation to buil@@ d a mean@@ ing@@ ful relationship with God .
S@@ ome@@ times even before the id@@ ent@@ ity of a vis@@ it@@ or is known , his kno@@ ck at the do@@ or will prom@@ pt an invit@@ ation to “ C@@ ome in ” and “ P@@ le@@ ase si@@ t down . ”
For example , Jehovah desi@@ gn@@ ed the earth so that we can do more than just stay ali@@ ve .
I have learned to trust in Jehovah more in all as@@ pe@@ cts of my life . ”
Ri@@ ght now Jehovah is giving wicked people an opportunity to change .
Rather , as we gro@@ w spiritually , following the le@@ ading of God’s spirit , there will be a wonderful trans@@ form@@ ation in our attitu@@ des and actions .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What hope is there for those who have died ?
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , such cou@@ ples are then fac@@ ed with a serious chall@@ enge .
No won@@ der many people feel that religion is more often than not a des@@ tru@@ ctive for@@ ce in life !
These ref@@ re@@ shing f@@ oun@@ tain@@ s re@@ present all the pro@@ v@@ isions that Jehovah makes for our ga@@ ining everlasting life .
But Jehovah en@@ ab@@ les us to cop@@ e with such st@@ ress . Yes , it can be done .
Be@@ ach B@@ l@@ v@@ d .
It expla@@ ins : “ He is the King of those who rule as k@@ ings and Lord of those who rule as l@@ or@@ ds , the one al@@ one having im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity , who d@@ wel@@ ls in un@@ appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble light , whom no man has seen or can see . ”
A@@ no@@ ther example of how Jehovah al@@ lo@@ ws his servants an opportunity to expres@@ s their faith and trust invol@@ ves Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s re@@ qu@@ est concer@@ ning So@@ dom .
A bri@@ ef prayer can help you to mu@@ ster up b@@ ol@@ dness in the ministry
From left : Na@@ than H . K@@ nor@@ r , P@@ at@@ ri@@ ci@@ a Bro@@ o@@ k@@ es ( L@@ or@@ ra@@ in@@ e@@ ’s sister ) , L@@ or@@ ra@@ ine and me , C@@ ur@@ t@@ is Joh@@ ns@@ on , F@@ aye and R@@ o@@ y W@@ al@@ le@@ n ( my parents )
So when someone re@@ je@@ cts beli@@ ef in God , is he not simply ex@@ chang@@ ing one ty@@ pe of faith for another ?
In fact , the Bible con@@ tain@@ s a ho@@ st of principles and guid@@ el@@ ines that can be app@@ lied bene@@ fi@@ cially in wh@@ atever circum@@ st@@ ance you might find yourself .
The congregation I associ@@ ate with arrang@@ es for Christian sisters to take tur@@ ns to clean my house , and brothers vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er to es@@ c@@ ort me to meetings every we@@ ek .
Mar@@ ri@@ age is a relationship that requi@@ res a high le@@ v@@ el of com@@ mit@@ ment .
The apostle John wrote : “ For this purpose the Son of God was made man@@ i@@ f@@ est , nam@@ ely , to bre@@ ak up the works of the Devil . ” ​ — 1 John 3 : 8 .
That Word of God con@@ tain@@ s many acc@@ oun@@ ts of how Jehovah bless@@ es those who ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy him and of what happ@@ ens to those who do not .
That ar@@ my had de@@ fe@@ ated many other nations .
Y@@ ou@@ th is a fine time to star@@ t serving Jehovah fully .
Who wants you to feel the same we@@ igh@@ ty con@@ dem@@ nation that lo@@ om@@ s over him ?
Even when g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing , Mar@@ th@@ a let Jesus gu@@ i@@ de her to foc@@ us on faith - streng@@ th@@ ening sub@@ je@@ cts
How so ? W@@ ell , over@@ all Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at was a good king .
Even when you make a mis@@ take ​ — and what par@@ ent does not ? ​ — you can still use the opportunity to teach valu@@ able less@@ ons .
God plac@@ ed the first man and woman , Adam and E@@ ve , in the lo@@ vely gar@@ den of E@@ den and supp@@ lied them with an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of good food .
We do know , however , that in God’s du@@ e time , all the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 will be found standing on the heavenly M@@ ount Z@@ ion .
S@@ to@@ pp@@ ing to ask ourselves such questions can help us to avoid un@@ in@@ ten@@ tion@@ ally h@@ ur@@ ting those we love . ​ — Proverbs 29 : 11 .
F@@ o@@ o@@ ds pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted by the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law were likely inclu@@ ded in the deli@@ c@@ ac@@ ies of the king .
( b ) P@@ res@@ sing on to matu@@ r@@ ity requi@@ res effort in what two are@@ as ?
A@@ S Jesus ’ disciples , we are well ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with his appe@@ al@@ ing invit@@ ation : “ C@@ ome to me , all you who are to@@ il@@ ing and lo@@ ad@@ ed down , and I will ref@@ res@@ h you . . . .
( b ) What no@@ tice does Jehovah take of how we respon@@ d to his go@@ o@@ dness ?
I got up at 4 : 00 a@@ .@@ m . and wal@@ ked some fi@@ ve mil@@ es [ 8 k@@ m ] to my c@@ ous@@ in@@ ’s place to bor@@ ro@@ w a bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le .
Today , the family is very happy that following Christian principles pro@@ duc@@ ed such good resul@@ ts .
Some people have become servants of Jehovah in refu@@ ge@@ e cam@@ ps .
C@@ A@@ R@@ I@@ B@@ B@@ E@@ A@@ N S@@ E@@ A
He died for all so that those who live should live no longer for themselves , but for him who died for them . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 5 : 14 , 15 .
This is something that “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” con@@ stan@@ tly ur@@ ges us to do .
P@@ re@@ par@@ ation of bo@@ dies for bu@@ ri@@ al .
Like Joseph , our godly fear will move us to con@@ qu@@ er evil with good , as well as hold us back from f@@ all@@ ing into temp@@ tation . ​ — Genesis 4@@ 5 : 1 - 11 ; Psalm 1@@ 30 : 3 , 4 ; Romans 12 : 17 - 21 .
In that question , the apostles used two very inter@@ es@@ ting expres@@ sions , “ your pres@@ ence ” and “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
O@@ f@@ ten the expres@@ sion “ the s@@ and of the se@@ a ” ref@@ ers to something of a sub@@ stan@@ ti@@ al and imp@@ res@@ sive qu@@ an@@ t@@ ity or si@@ ze .
During the 19@@ 50 ’ s , I vis@@ ited Witnesses in I@@ ra@@ q and sh@@ ared in wit@@ ness@@ ing from do@@ or to do@@ or with them .
How am@@ a@@ z@@ ing it is to witness the mirac@@ le of gro@@ w@@ th !
In the Bible , the Hebrew word rend@@ ered “ glory ” has the ba@@ si@@ c sense of “ heav@@ iness . ”
What is the second most important v@@ ow that a person can make , and why ?
Such a lam@@ p was put on a special stand and could thus light up an are@@ a of a house .
See Ye@@ ar@@ boo@@ ks of Jehovah’s Witnesses as well as life st@@ ori@@ es publi@@ shed in The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
The branch of@@ fice provi@@ des mission@@ aries with mo@@ des@@ t lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing and an allow@@ ance to co@@ ver their ba@@ si@@ c needs .
The Bible tel@@ ls us that “ Jehovah is near to those that are bro@@ ken at heart ; and those who are c@@ ru@@ shed in spirit he sa@@ ves . ”
The Bible stud@@ ent called to ask if she could atten@@ d the meeting with me !
And when we understand what the living w@@ at@@ ers can mean for us , not only will we see the need to par@@ take of them but we will also want to dr@@ ink them .
We Ne@@ ed Jehovah’s O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation
That means we must be care@@ ful about what we read , w@@ atch , and listen to .
The book of Revelation ans@@ wers by descri@@ b@@ ing the des@@ tru@@ ction of “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at . ”
If you stay cal@@ m , you will hear more and your children will keep tal@@ king .
O@@ ce@@ an B@@ l@@ v@@ d . M@@ A@@ C@@ O@@ N , G@@ A , C@@ ent@@ re@@ ple@@ x C@@ ol@@ is@@ e@@ u@@ m , 2@@ 00 C@@ ol@@ is@@ e@@ u@@ m D@@ r .
By re@@ adi@@ ly making that decision , they person@@ ally experienced what Jesus later told them : “ T@@ ake my yo@@ ke upon you and learn from me , for I am mil@@ d - temp@@ ered and low@@ ly in heart , and you will find ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment for your sou@@ ls . For my yo@@ ke is kin@@ dly and my lo@@ ad is light . ”
“ You never get that feel@@ ing from cu@@ t@@ ting cor@@ n@@ ers or doing only the min@@ i@@ mu@@ m . ”
His friends were kil@@ led , and he was seri@@ ously in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed and taken pris@@ on@@ er .
What can we person@@ ally do to en@@ sure that our con@@ vi@@ ction that “ the great day of Jehovah ” is appro@@ aching rema@@ ins fir@@ m ?
How is b@@ ol@@ dness rel@@ ated to love ?
Jesus Per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly Re@@ fle@@ cts God’s Di@@ gn@@ ity
As the apostle Paul poin@@ ts out under inspi@@ r@@ ation , not all of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants can cla@@ im to be the promised Se@@ ed .
This t@@ or@@ ment occ@@ ur@@ s ye@@ arly , with the result that H@@ ann@@ ah we@@ ep@@ s and will not e@@ at .
( Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 22 - 24 . )
We read : “ Jesus set out on a t@@ our of all the c@@ ities and v@@ il@@ la@@ ges , teaching in their sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es and preaching the good news of the kingdom and c@@ uring every s@@ ort of di@@ se@@ ase and every s@@ ort of in@@ fir@@ m@@ ity .
The Re@@ form@@ ation sp@@ li@@ t the Ho@@ ly Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re into three faith@@ s ​ — Ca@@ tho@@ lic , Lu@@ ther@@ an , and C@@ al@@ v@@ in@@ ist .
The travel@@ ing work helped me to draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah .
You have always prote@@ cted him and his family and everything he ow@@ ns .
what would you say ?
You have made my days just a few ; and my li@@ fe@@ ’s du@@ r@@ ation is as nothing in fr@@ on@@ t of you . ”
Can we ex@@ pect God to imp@@ ar@@ t to us his ac@@ tive for@@ ce without any effort on our part ?
Christ was and is our fore@@ most Ex@@ emp@@ la@@ r .
Jesus was indic@@ ating to M@@ ary that as the baptized anointed Son of God , he must take direction from his heavenly Father .
Th@@ ough La@@ ba@@ n pla@@ yed the part of the ben@@ ev@@ ol@@ ent un@@ c@@ le , he re@@ duc@@ ed his blood relationship with Jac@@ o@@ b to a service contr@@ act .
What are these la@@ ws ?
“ The teaching of re@@ inc@@ ar@@ nation did not make sense to me .
D@@ ili@@ g@@ ently doing so will go a long way toward avo@@ i@@ ding the sa@@ d con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of a spiritual heart att@@ ack .
The Bible con@@ fir@@ ms the ex@@ ist@@ ence of the Devil and char@@ ges him with much of the suffering and tur@@ mo@@ il on earth .
Just as a house may be some@@ what di@@ r@@ ty or comple@@ t@@ ely fil@@ thy , un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness has de@@ gre@@ es .
She says : “ E@@ very night before going to bed , I go to the ro@@ of@@ to@@ p of our home and pray out l@@ ou@@ d about fi@@ ve things that I am gr@@ ate@@ ful for from that day .
What do we learn from Jehovah’s view of David ?
A Ca@@ pa@@ ble W@@ i@@ fe
How do spiritual shepher@@ ds maintain a willing and e@@ ag@@ er spirit , thus be@@ coming examples to the flo@@ ck ?
They did , and it wor@@ ked !
But at the meetings , the elders remin@@ ded me that when Mo@@ m tal@@ ked to others about our situation , she was ac@@ tually wit@@ ness@@ ing to them .
The Go@@ sp@@ els tell us relati@@ vely little about M@@ ary during the three and a half years of Jesus ’ ministry .
This is@@ sue of The Watchtower high@@ ligh@@ ts examples of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s practic@@ al wisdom and off@@ ers su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions on how to get the most out of your Bible reading .
You could make a l@@ ist of Bible ver@@ ses that give more de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about how this prophecy would be ful@@ filled .
Re@@ ading that book con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed him that he had found the truth .
The apostle Paul thus said of Abraham and other pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s : “ In faith all these died , al@@ though they did not get the fulfill@@ ment of the promises , but they saw them a@@ far off and wel@@ com@@ ed them and public@@ ly declar@@ ed that they were str@@ ang@@ ers and temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents in the land . ” ​ — Hebrews 11 : 13 .
What trans@@ form@@ ation is experienced by those be@@ coming “ sla@@ ves to righteousness ” ?
Paul g@@ la@@ dly said no to things of little value so that he could continue to say y@@ es to God .
Because humans were cre@@ ated with a need both to show and to receive loy@@ al@@ ty .
Such men had “ de@@ v@@ ised for themselves in@@ str@@ um@@ ents for s@@ ong ” and were “ dr@@ in@@ king out of bo@@ w@@ ls of w@@ ine . ”
Some of these were Ar@@ ch@@ bi@@ sh@@ op A@@ go@@ ba@@ r@@ d of L@@ y@@ ons in the 9@@ th century , Peter of B@@ ru@@ ys , H@@ en@@ ry of La@@ us@@ an@@ ne , and V@@ al@@ d@@ è@@ s ( or , W@@ al@@ do ) in the 1@@ 2@@ th century , John W@@ y@@ c@@ li@@ f@@ fe in the 14@@ th century , W@@ il@@ li@@ am T@@ y@@ nd@@ ale in the 1@@ 6@@ th century , and H@@ en@@ ry Gre@@ w and Ge@@ or@@ ge St@@ or@@ r@@ s in the 19@@ th century .
V@@ al@@ van@@ er@@ a ag@@ re@@ es .
By his faith@@ ful@@ ness until death , Jesus “ in@@ her@@ ited a name more exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent ” than that of the angels .
They came off vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous in the en@@ su@@ ing bat@@ tle and re@@ turned to Jerusalem “ with rejo@@ ic@@ ing ” and “ with str@@ ing@@ ed in@@ str@@ um@@ ents and with har@@ ps and with tru@@ mp@@ e@@ ts to the house of Jehovah . ”
What a differ@@ ence there is between his view of authority and the attitude displa@@ yed by the first human wife !
10@@ 9 : 23 ​ — What did David mean when he said : “ Like a sh@@ a@@ do@@ w when it dec@@ l@@ ines , I am ob@@ li@@ ged to go away ” ?
It is to study the Bible with the help of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
What question will we consider , and how will we do so ?
( b ) How does God help parents fulf@@ ill their responsi@@ bil@@ ities ?
I@@ F Y@@ O@@ U had to tra@@ v@@ el through a st@@ or@@ my se@@ a , what kind of v@@ es@@ sel would you pre@@ f@@ er ?
After as@@ king Jehovah for help , we experienced what Isaiah 40 : 29 - 31 says : ‘ Those who are ho@@ p@@ ing in Jehovah will reg@@ a@@ in power . ’
It was also about this time , on J@@ anu@@ ary 9 , 195@@ 2 , that I sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed my dedic@@ ation to Jehovah by get@@ ting baptized .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , by the M@@ id@@ d@@ le A@@ ges , the group of M@@ ag@@ i who went to see the young Jesus had been can@@ on@@ ized and given the n@@ ames M@@ el@@ c@@ hi@@ or , G@@ as@@ pa@@ r , and Bal@@ th@@ as@@ ar .
The Bible promises : “ E@@ v@@ il@@ do@@ ers themselves will be cu@@ t off . . .
Un@@ der Ca@@ es@@ ar Au@@ g@@ us@@ tu@@ s , more than one reg@@ is@@ tr@@ ation took place ​ — the first in 2 B.C.E . in fulfill@@ ment of Daniel 11 : 20 and the second in 6 or 7 C.E .
How do we benefit from stud@@ ying ancient Jewish sacrific@@ es ?
T@@ emp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily , this may have been true of David , for he s@@ ings : “ You sons of men , how long must my glory be for in@@ sul@@ t , while you keep loving emp@@ ty things , while you keep see@@ king to find a li@@ e ? ”
S@@ ome@@ one might say to you , “ I believe in ev@@ olu@@ tion because s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists have said that it is true .
But what could I do to show my appreciation ?
Such a house , or temple , would become the cen@@ ter of true worship in Israel .
From this experience , we can see the value of being mil@@ d when we preach .
What might No@@ ah’s family have felt ?
Yet , if we are mo@@ des@@ t , we will not always ex@@ pect others to per@@ form as we would like them to .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of their ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , all were end@@ ow@@ ed with reason@@ ing power and thinking a@@ bil@@ ities .
This pro@@ ves that as the Bible reve@@ als , mankind was origin@@ ally cre@@ ated “ in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge . ”
The more you understand and apply what you read , the more you will find deli@@ ght in God’s written Word .
That was true of the religious lead@@ ers in ancient Israel .
That , of course , was not so .
S@@ ar@@ ah knew Jehovah ; she knew that he could fulf@@ ill any promise that he made .
O@@ b@@ serving li@@ mp@@ id w@@ at@@ ers f@@ low through these mis@@ ty h@@ ill@@ s may bring to one@@ ’s mind the psalmis@@ t’s words : “ He [ Jehovah ] is sen@@ ding s@@ pr@@ ings into the t@@ or@@ r@@ ent v@@ al@@ le@@ ys ; between the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s they keep going on . ” ​ — Psalm 10@@ 4 : 10 .
An@@ y possible differ@@ ences in appe@@ ar@@ ance or any rema@@ ining nor@@ ma@@ l physical char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s will simply illustr@@ ate the mar@@ vel@@ ous vari@@ ety found in God’s cre@@ ation .
Jesus pray@@ ed to his Father that all true Christians would be un@@ ited , in order that “ the world may have the knowledge that you sent me for@@ th and that you loved them just as you loved me . ”
During that time , I was making pre@@ par@@ ations to vis@@ it my mother in 19@@ 7@@ 8 .
What effect can Bible n@@ arr@@ ati@@ ves have on us ?
Yes , it is vital that an eng@@ ag@@ ed cou@@ ple first discus@@ s with each other the pl@@ ans and pos@@ si@@ bil@@ ities .
( Read 1 Corinthians 9 : 25 - 27 . )
This was not God’s will , for God had war@@ ned Ca@@ in and later p@@ uni@@ shed him .
I do everything I can to avoid that . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
We were all too up@@ set to talk about this matter in a cal@@ m way , so I wrote them sever@@ al let@@ ters to expla@@ in my go@@ als .
“ N@@ ur@@ ses , ” says one account , were “ un@@ educ@@ ated , un@@ clean , and no@@ t@@ ori@@ ous for their dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness and im@@ mor@@ ality . ”
So@@ on night f@@ ell .
Jeremiah was self - sacrific@@ ing .
Proverbs 25 : 11 says : “ Like ap@@ ples of go@@ ld in s@@ il@@ ver car@@ v@@ ings is a word spo@@ ken at the right time . ”
And we are determined to ‘ walk in Jehovah’s name forever . ’ ​ — Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 5 ; Isaiah 4@@ 3 : 10 - 12 .
To illustr@@ ate : I@@ magine a h@@ ik@@ er who succ@@ um@@ bs to ex@@ ha@@ us@@ tion on a co@@ ld w@@ in@@ ter day .
A@@ n example from p@@ re - Christian times foc@@ uses on the right mo@@ tive for being yi@@ el@@ ding .
It was v@@ ac@@ ation time , so the group was lar@@ g@@ er than nor@@ ma@@ l .
The Bible states : “ You hus@@ ban@@ ds , continue d@@ wel@@ ling in like man@@ ner with [ your wi@@ ves ] according to knowledge , ” or , as rend@@ ered in J .
Go@@ dly parents in Bible times made sure that their children learned ba@@ si@@ c poin@@ ts of cour@@ t@@ es@@ y in the home .
Par@@ t of the answer is refle@@ cted in the com@@ ments of one of the pri@@ me min@@ isters who attend@@ ed the A@@ P@@ E@@ C con@@ fer@@ ence .
At the same time , B@@ ill C@@ op@@ son was also trans@@ fer@@ red to C@@ y@@ pr@@ us , to be jo@@ ined later by B@@ er@@ t and B@@ er@@ y@@ l V@@ a@@ is@@ ey .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 5@@ 4 , 17
A@@ no@@ ther way to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with Christ’s “ brothers ” is to have a positi@@ ve attitude toward any ref@@ in@@ ements in our understanding of Scriptural tru@@ ths as publi@@ shed by “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Do you learn from the example of the elders and displa@@ y mil@@ dness and self - control when you receive counsel ?
For instance , a Sh@@ un@@ am@@ m@@ ite woman regul@@ arly received the prophet El@@ isha into her home .
From the time we arri@@ ved in E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or , my wife sent her mother a letter every we@@ ek until 199@@ 0 , when her mo@@ m pas@@ sed away at age 9@@ 7 .
Do we individu@@ ally pray for holy spirit , as@@ king Jehovah to help us displa@@ y its fru@@ it@@ age of love , joy , peace , long - suffering , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , faith , mil@@ dness , and self - control ?
This one was in the beg@@ in@@ ning with God . ”
One day , they were sh@@ o@@ cked to receive an ev@@ ic@@ tion no@@ tice from their l@@ and@@ l@@ ord .
“ And no@@ ne is more mas@@ si@@ vely dis@@ cre@@ di@@ ted by the fac@@ ts of hist@@ ory , ” it continu@@ es .
F@@ in@@ ally , on Mar@@ ch 7 , 194@@ 1 , I jo@@ ined a large con@@ vo@@ y that was trans@@ fer@@ red to the N@@ i@@ e@@ der@@ ha@@ g@@ en con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p .
The V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate was held in such high es@@ te@@ em that the e@@ dit@@ ors felt ob@@ li@@ ged on sever@@ al occasi@@ ons to cor@@ rec@@ t the Greek text of the “ New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent ” to en@@ sure that it cor@@ respon@@ ded to the L@@ at@@ in rather than the other way around .
In 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E . , the nation of Israel experienced a mirac@@ ul@@ ous deli@@ ver@@ ance from Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an b@@ onda@@ ge and therefore had no reason to doubt those words .
I too accepted a Bible study , and O@@ ly jo@@ ined me later .
What if a Christian did view por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y on an occasi@@ on or two ?
By their fru@@ its you will recogn@@ ize them . ”
F@@ O@@ O@@ D po@@ is@@ on@@ ing is very un@@ pleas@@ ant .
“ By pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ousness one only ca@@ uses a stru@@ gg@@ le , but with those con@@ sul@@ ting together there is wisdom , ” states God’s Word .
Bu@@ il@@ d a r@@ out@@ ine of reading with your children each day .
During the past 1@@ 00 years , earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es have s@@ nu@@ ff@@ ed out the lives of h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of people .
They com@@ p@@ lied and pul@@ led in a great c@@ atch of 1@@ 5@@ 3 f@@ ish !
‘ the right to take part in pe@@ ace@@ ful meetings . ’ ​ — Ar@@ tic@@ le 11 .
These fa@@ il@@ u@@ res support the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant Scriptural evidence that we are living in the time of the end .
It can be .
The “ Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers ” publi@@ shed in The Watchtower of Ju@@ ly 20@@ 16 explained : “ Jehovah gave E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el a message of hope prom@@ ising the uni@@ fic@@ ation of the nation of Israel after its being rest@@ ored to the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
The apostle Peter wrote : “ Acc@@ ording to their wish , this fact es@@ cap@@ es their no@@ tice , ” nam@@ ely that God brought a d@@ elu@@ ge upon the world of No@@ ah’s time .
To deci@@ de , the high pri@@ est and his a@@ id@@ es “ called together the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in , ” the su@@ pre@@ me cour@@ t of the Jewish people . ​ — Acts 5 : 21 .
L@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ E@@ N
That question is not a new one .
Th@@ ough the book be@@ aring his name was comple@@ ted not long after 7@@ 4@@ 5 B.C.E . , it is rel@@ ev@@ ant today , when milli@@ ons are pur@@ su@@ ing a course like that fore@@ told in the words : “ After Jehovah they will walk . ” ​ — Ho@@ se@@ a 11 : 10 .
It became my li@@ fel@@ ong cu@@ sto@@ m .
And so he went off and wa@@ shed , and came back see@@ ing . ” ​ — John 9 : 1 - 3 , 6 , 7 .
Why should you , my son , be in an e@@ c@@ st@@ as@@ y with a str@@ ange woman ? ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ S 5 : 18 , 20 .
Psalm 2 : 6 app@@ lies to what en@@ thr@@ on@@ ement ?
Jesus said that the same would be true in our day .
My ey@@ es@@ i@@ ght was ir@@ re@@ par@@ ab@@ ly dam@@ ag@@ ed by de@@ t@@ ached re@@ t@@ in@@ as in 19@@ 7@@ 1 .
I@@ magine that a friend gives you a ca@@ r as a gift .
That will not be occasi@@ onal or ha@@ p@@ ha@@ z@@ ard worship .
M@@ an Who Ch@@ ang@@ ed World , 4 / 1
B@@ ack Wh@@ ere It All St@@ ar@@ ted
The a@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l go@@ sp@@ els often foc@@ us on people who are spo@@ ken of little or not at all in the can@@ on@@ ic@@ al Go@@ sp@@ els . O@@ r they tell of al@@ le@@ ged in@@ ci@@ d@@ ents regarding Jesus ’ inf@@ an@@ cy .
They U@@ se the Di@@ v@@ ine N@@ ame in C@@ en@@ tr@@ al Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a
3 , 4 . ( a ) What is re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble about the word pi@@ c@@ ture of wal@@ king with God ?
The illustr@@ ation that Jesus gave is a famili@@ ar one .
Ph@@ ysi@@ cal cle@@ an@@ ness en@@ h@@ an@@ ces the appe@@ al of the message we preach
Our at@@ tain@@ ing matu@@ r@@ ity requi@@ res that we tra@@ in our per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers .
“ The el@@ ements ” inclu@@ de “ the spirit of the world , ” which “ op@@ er@@ ates in the sons of dis@@ obedi@@ ence . ”
Many won@@ der if anyone he@@ ars prayers .
During the last de@@ ca@@ de , over two milli@@ on children lost their lives in ci@@ vi@@ l con@@ f@@ li@@ cts , according to the Un@@ ited N@@ ations H@@ i@@ gh Com@@ mission@@ er for Re@@ fu@@ ge@@ es .
When problems ar@@ ise , refle@@ cting on Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness in his deal@@ ings with us helps us to “ rejo@@ ice in the hope . ”
Such desi@@ res really do “ car@@ ry on a con@@ f@@ li@@ ct against [ our ] soul . ”
Do we come ac@@ ro@@ ss as appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble or as al@@ o@@ of ?
They taught that wicked people would not be t@@ or@@ men@@ ted forever but , rather , would be bur@@ ned to a@@ sh@@ es in the f@@ lam@@ es .
Some wi@@ ves might wish , at times , that Jehovah would inter@@ v@@ ene as he did in S@@ ar@@ ah’s case .
If you feel that the ma@@ in reason is based on the Bible direc@@ tive to mar@@ ry “ only in the Lord , ” you are to be comm@@ ended for res@@ pe@@ cting that divine comm@@ and .
3 , 4 . ( a ) With what attitude should we appro@@ ach God in prayer ?
A@@ no@@ ther no@@ table de@@ ta@@ il in the hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al rec@@ ord is that some qu@@ ali@@ fied men were desi@@ gn@@ ated to help in car@@ ing for certain practic@@ al matters .
10 The New Bi@@ r@@ th ​ — What Does It A@@ c@@ com@@ pl@@ ish ?
She said : “ I have put you under o@@ ath , O daugh@@ ters of Jerusalem , that you try not to a@@ wak@@ en or ar@@ ouse love in me until it feel@@ s inc@@ l@@ ined . ”
At this meeting , Peter spoke b@@ ol@@ dly , remin@@ ding the brothers that some years ear@@ li@@ er , un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised G@@ ent@@ il@@ es had received the gift of the holy spirit .
[ B@@ lu@@ r@@ b on page 20 ]
The pr@@ on@@ ou@@ n “ this ” c@@ learly does not ref@@ er to the man who was heal@@ ed , though he is the one mentioned just before h@@ ou@@ ʹ@@ to@@ s .
Then he ur@@ ged them : “ With every form of prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation . . . , car@@ ry on prayer on every occasi@@ on . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
But some en@@ ter@@ pris@@ ing Israelites got involved in spe@@ cul@@ ative bu@@ sin@@ ess ven@@ tures and ob@@ ta@@ ined fin@@ an@@ cial ba@@ c@@ king by con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing others to ‘ go su@@ re@@ ty ’ for them , thus making them li@@ able for the de@@ b@@ t .
But if you come out with a bi@@ g head , we will have fa@@ iled .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing out can for@@ ti@@ fy you , prote@@ ct you , and encoura@@ ge others to follow your example . ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 12 .
It is even more cor@@ ru@@ pt than it was in the first century .
However , the soul , or the desire , of the di@@ lig@@ ent ones is satis@@ fied ​ — f@@ atten@@ ed .
Rather , to the prophet Samuel , he appe@@ ared to be nothing more than a young shepher@@ d bo@@ y .
To help you do this , make the reading and care@@ ful study of God’s Word a pri@@ or@@ ity in your life .
You can still lead a fulfill@@ ing life , serving Jehovah jo@@ y@@ fully .
was help@@ ful .
In Ju@@ ly of that year , we app@@ lied for Bethel service , for we long@@ ed to serve at world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters .
Proverbs 22 : 3 states : “ Sh@@ re@@ w@@ d is the one that has seen the cal@@ am@@ ity and pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ds to conc@@ e@@ al himself . ”
These two men lived in the 18@@ 00 ’ s and were ke@@ en Bible stud@@ ents .
S@@ ur@@ ely the answer is no .
As you stri@@ ve to devel@@ op the needed qualities and work hard in the congregation while not ne@@ g@@ le@@ cting your family , you will esta@@ bl@@ ish a rec@@ ord of service that will not be for@@ go@@ t@@ ten .
Fir@@ st , a person rep@@ ents of his sin@@ s , tur@@ ns away from a wrong course , dedic@@ ates his life to Jehovah to worship and serve him , and makes his dedic@@ ation public by water baptism .
What a blessing this has been !
How did Jesus face up to op@@ position ?
Jehovah vie@@ ws you as preci@@ ous , and he gives you his “ right hand of righteousness ” so that you will have what you need to keep on serving him .
The happiness of Jo@@ s@@ é ​ — and of milli@@ ons of others like him — ​ is thus well descri@@ bed at Psalm 6@@ 4 : 10 : “ The righteous one will rejo@@ ice in Jehovah and will in@@ deed take refu@@ ge in him . ”
The Bible account says : “ He . . . re@@ bu@@ ked the w@@ ind and said to the se@@ a : ‘ H@@ us@@ h !
( b ) What as@@ sur@@ ance did Jehovah give the L@@ ev@@ ites ?
Timothy was to prote@@ ct the spiritual pur@@ ity of the congregation .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , al@@ though it was imp@@ os@@ sible to con@@ fir@@ m each and every de@@ ta@@ il , the direc@@ t and indi@@ rec@@ t evidence a@@ vail@@ able made it possible to con@@ fir@@ m the du@@ r@@ ation of her life .
If it is not possible to know the n@@ ames of all anointed ones on earth today , how can we “ go with ” them ?
In 19@@ 37 , one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , Au@@ gu@@ st@@ e Be@@ u@@ g@@ in , or Pa@@ pa Au@@ gu@@ st@@ e as we called him , began to bring my parents The Watchtower in H@@ ung@@ ari@@ an .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , some humans will be given a place in God’s Kingdom , or heavenly govern@@ ment , but only if they me@@ et the requi@@ re@@ ment for ad@@ mis@@ sion ​ — that of being “ born again . ”
But the “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer ” is always there for those who love him . ​ — Psalm 6@@ 5 : 2 .
In his letter to the Romans , the apostle Paul poin@@ ts out : “ All have sin@@ ned and f@@ all sh@@ ort of the glory of God . ”
All these matters are of interest to us because the sacrific@@ es comman@@ ded under the Law covenant pointed to Jesus Christ and his sacrifice or to benef@@ its f@@ low@@ ing ther@@ e@@ from . ​ — Hebrews 8 : 3 - 6 ; 9 : 9 - 14 ; 10 : 5 - 10 .
We were qu@@ ite happy in the cir@@ cu@@ it work .
When they saw that one house s@@ tic@@ king up from the ru@@ ined w@@ all like a lo@@ ne to@@ o@@ th , they knew that Jehovah was with this woman .
One way to imp@@ ro@@ ve our effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess in the ministry is to make good use of the exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent to@@ ol Jehovah God has provided ​ — his written Word , the Bible .
He felt p@@ ity for the people “ because they were s@@ kin@@ ned and thro@@ wn about like sheep without a shepher@@ d . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
• How were the ancient Jews involved in a fulfill@@ ment of “ new heavens and a new earth ” ?
There was much op@@ position from the Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch .
When I was about 18 years old , I learned that Kat@@ ina , the sister of one of my brothers - in - law , who lived in a neigh@@ bor@@ ing v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , was reading public@@ ations of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and she was not going to ch@@ urch any@@ more .
From his stan@@ d@@ point , you may be more at fa@@ ul@@ t than you real@@ ize .
A truly re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble evidence of his imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality is this : The opportunity of be@@ coming his true worshi@@ p@@ ers , with end@@ less life in view , is not re@@ stri@@ cted to an el@@ ite few .
For example , when a si@@ ck man appro@@ ached him for help , Jesus did not im@@ medi@@ ately sol@@ ve the proble@@ m .
In this way , we will imp@@ ar@@ t comfort .
5 Is it wrong for married cou@@ ples to use contr@@ ac@@ ep@@ ti@@ ves ?
Instead , the earth will be in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted by people who love and care for one another .
However , pu@@ t@@ ting his mind in a child requi@@ res more .
Our first parents were given everything good as a star@@ t .
This was explained in care@@ ful de@@ ta@@ il . ​ — Isaiah 40 : 26 .
Hence , when Moses con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted K@@ or@@ ah , he was , in effect , as@@ king , Do you view your assignment as something so tri@@ vi@@ al that you must also secu@@ re the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od ?
The overse@@ ers , or elders , have a me@@ asure of authority in the congregation .
Some of us might feel un@@ wor@@ thy to pray because of spiritual we@@ ak@@ ness or because we have la@@ p@@ sed into wr@@ ong@@ doing .
During the 200@@ 9 service year , the number of congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide inc@@ reas@@ ed by 2@@ ,@@ 0@@ 31 , re@@ aching 10@@ 5@@ ,@@ 2@@ 9@@ 8 .
Why is the s@@ il@@ ent tre@@ at@@ ment dam@@ ag@@ ing to a marriage ?
If we pray for Jehovah’s help , do all we can to serve him , and learn to be cont@@ ent with wh@@ atever assignment we are given , we will be happy and Jehovah will bl@@ ess us .
The ju@@ dge asked him : “ Is your faith so we@@ ak that you could be con@@ ver@@ ted by reading a bro@@ ch@@ ure ? ”
In matters invol@@ ving personal pre@@ fer@@ ences , then , it is the course of wisdom to ask ourselves : ‘ A@@ m I willing to for@@ go certain righ@@ ts when the peace of the congregation is th@@ reat@@ ened ?
When I arri@@ ved in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , there were already many gra@@ du@@ ates of ear@@ li@@ er cl@@ as@@ ses of G@@ ile@@ ad in the country .
I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t ex@@ pect to receive many ti@@ ps that ev@@ ening because it was a time of the we@@ ek that was ty@@ pi@@ c@@ ally not very bus@@ y .
Consider what can ha@@ p@@ pen in a religi@@ ously di@@ vi@@ ded hous@@ eho@@ ld .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a few years , I had a well - pa@@ ying jo@@ b with sever@@ al young women working under me .
“ A man might have to sear@@ ch for years before he found the right ter@@ m for even the simp@@ l@@ est and most fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al of Christian conc@@ ep@@ ts , ” expla@@ ins The C@@ am@@ bri@@ dge H@@ ist@@ ory of the Bible .
While he is yet speaking , Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t appro@@ ach@@ es , accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by a large crow@@ d car@@ r@@ ying t@@ or@@ ches and lam@@ ps and we@@ ap@@ ons .
Hence , it is under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble that some Christians may have concer@@ ns because they want to avoid any dep@@ end@@ enc@@ y and they desire to displa@@ y self - control . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 23 .
I was deep@@ ly imp@@ ressed by their mission@@ ary spirit .
No one el@@ se on earth could re@@ de@@ em humans from the b@@ onda@@ ge to sin and death into which Adam had so@@ ld them .
It mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to work and to be pro@@ duc@@ tive .
O@@ ther pl@@ as@@ ma prote@@ ins are used me@@ dic@@ ally , but the a@@ bo@@ ve mentioned illustr@@ ate how a pri@@ m@@ ary blood com@@ pon@@ ent ( pl@@ as@@ ma ) may be pro@@ cess@@ ed to ob@@ tain fr@@ actions .
Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s go@@ al was to stay close to Jehovah ; h@@ ence , he cho@@ se a p@@ ath that took him in that direction .
C@@ y@@ r@@ us ’ dec@@ ree makes it possible for the Jews to return to Jerusalem and re@@ esta@@ bl@@ ish Jehovah’s worship there .
For a while both cro@@ ps vi@@ e for nu@@ tr@@ iti@@ on , light , and sp@@ ace , but ev@@ en@@ tually the thor@@ ns over@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ w the pl@@ ant and ‘ cho@@ ke it off . ’ ​ — Luke 8 : 7 .
For example , worl@@ d@@ wide , famili@@ es and friends of vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of f@@ at@@ al a@@ ut@@ om@@ o@@ bi@@ le ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents com@@ mon@@ ly make ‘ ro@@ ad@@ side sh@@ r@@ ines ’ in re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of their loved ones .
He also learned to be a mu@@ si@@ ci@@ an and a com@@ pos@@ er ​ — s@@ k@@ ill@@ s that led him to serve before the rul@@ er of Israel .
Sa@@ ú@@ l loved going with F@@ eli@@ pe to share Bible tru@@ ths with others , and F@@ eli@@ pe got him involved in the ministry at an early age , teaching him to ring the do@@ or@@ bel@@ ls and offer tr@@ ac@@ ts to people .
Do you h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to take action to become Christ’s follow@@ er because you may lo@@ se a pres@@ ti@@ gi@@ ous position in soci@@ ety or may have to sacrifice certain pro@@ spe@@ cts for advan@@ c@@ ement ?
In the course of the ev@@ ening , the brother and his wife con@@ fi@@ ded that of l@@ ate they had been feel@@ ing over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by the pres@@ sures of life .
His name , meaning “ Ad@@ her@@ ence , ” or “ Jo@@ ined , ” is explained by Le@@ ah’s words : “ Now this time my husband will jo@@ in himself to me , because I have bor@@ ne him three sons . ”
How , then , will death be brought to an end ?
What can result when Christians look for the good in their un@@ believ@@ ing relati@@ ves ?
This develop@@ ment is not sur@@ pris@@ ing .
Rather than loo@@ king to any human rul@@ er or ag@@ enc@@ y for fre@@ e@@ dom , Paul and his fellow Christians wor@@ ked hard to help others learn the good news of God’s Kingdom and the in@@ com@@ par@@ able value of the ransom sacrifice of Christ Jesus .
Ho@@ se@@ a@@ ’s prophecy gives us reason to hope in Jehovah’s resurrection promises
R@@ igh@@ tly , we look for high standards in the Christian congregation .
Those men were willing to accept Jesus ’ invit@@ ation ​ — but on certain con@@ di@@ tions .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H G@@ O@@ D has put within our re@@ ach a pri@@ c@@ eless tre@@ asure , and it is his hear@@ t’s desire that we find it .
E@@ ri@@ c@@ a says : “ In the beg@@ in@@ ning , I felt left out , but that helped me to consider what my mo@@ tive was for mo@@ ving .
L@@ ess@@ ons We Can L@@ ear@@ n
By a differ@@ ence of one letter , the Hebrew text can read “ he put them into the saw ” or “ he cu@@ t ( sa@@ wed ) them in pi@@ e@@ ces . ”
El@@ ders must be holy in all their conduct , a@@ bo@@ ve re@@ pro@@ ach .
Revelation 7 : 9 , 15 simil@@ arly descri@@ bes “ a great crow@@ d ” of worshi@@ p@@ ers as “ rend@@ ering [ God ] sac@@ red service day and night in his temple . ”
If preaching a Christ who had not been resur@@ rec@@ ted would be in va@@ in , preaching a Christ who had never ex@@ is@@ ted would be even more in va@@ in .
“ N@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ is@@ m@@ ’s c@@ hi@@ ef sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of faith and cen@@ tr@@ al ob@@ ject of worship is the f@@ la@@ g , ” stated au@@ th@@ or J .
What com@@ mis@@ sion helps to id@@ enti@@ fy the Messi@@ ah ?
To Ser@@ ve as an I@@ d@@ enti@@ f@@ ying Mark
The prote@@ ction against this s@@ n@@ are is to “ trust in Jehovah . ”
This child was to be the Messi@@ ah , the great Pro@@ p@@ he@@ t and R@@ ul@@ er that God’s people had long been expe@@ cting .
Since Jehovah had determined that those ani@@ mal@@ s were to be destro@@ yed , they were not accep@@ table for o@@ ffering as sacrific@@ es .
The New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation appro@@ pri@@ ately rend@@ ers this pro@@ ver@@ b : “ As a s@@ il@@ ver g@@ la@@ z@@ ing over@@ la@@ id upon a f@@ ra@@ g@@ ment of earth@@ en@@ ware are fer@@ v@@ ent li@@ ps along with a bad heart . ”
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 11 - 13 )
12 : 1 , 2 .
E@@ M@@ P@@ E@@ R@@ O@@ R Q@@ I@@ N SH@@ I H@@ U@@ AN@@ G
On the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , about 3@@ ,000 were baptized , many of whom were not re@@ si@@ d@@ ents of Jerusalem .
Se@@ e@@ ing this ass@@ ess@@ ment on pa@@ per may id@@ enti@@ fy any problems and help them to work out so@@ lu@@ tions .
On num@@ er@@ ous occasi@@ ons , the Bible speak@@ s of Par@@ adise con@@ di@@ tions to come on earth .
Why is spiritual sta@@ bility vital ?
God has in@@ deed gr@@ anted faithful women the privilege of par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in the fulfill@@ ment of the psalmis@@ t’s words : “ Jehovah gives the comm@@ and ; the women pro@@ claim@@ ing the good news are a large ar@@ my . ” ​ — P@@ s .
Con@@ cer@@ ning Jesus , the apostle Paul wrote : “ Christ has been ra@@ ised up from the dead , the fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its of those who have fal@@ le@@ n as@@ le@@ ep in death . . . .
He poin@@ te@@ dly told his listen@@ ers : “ S@@ to@@ p st@@ or@@ ing up for y@@ ourselves tre@@ a@@ sures on the earth . . .
The question of godly authority ar@@ ose once more .
Although we are not ‘ bu@@ sy@@ bo@@ dies in other pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s matters , ’ perhaps we know that a family member or a friend is experi@@ enc@@ ing a se@@ v@@ ere t@@ est of faith .
And ch@@ urch lead@@ ers did not allow God’s Word to be transl@@ ated into the comm@@ on langu@@ ages of the people .
We end@@ e@@ av@@ or to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in the ministry at times when hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders are most likely to be at home and rec@@ ep@@ tive .
Our enti@@ re group began to study the Bible .
We also hi@@ d pa@@ per , st@@ en@@ ci@@ l ma@@ ch@@ ines , and ty@@ pe@@ writ@@ ers for making co@@ pi@@ es of The Watchtower , in case they would be needed .
Jesus not only tal@@ ked about his Father but also showed us what God is like .
( b ) What questions can be asked about our personal ha@@ bi@@ ts and way of life ?
On the contr@@ ary , bel@@ ong@@ ing to the world would ro@@ b us of fre@@ e@@ dom .
Why would it be in@@ cons@@ ist@@ ent for humans to i@@ magine that justice and righteousness could som@@ eho@@ w be l@@ ac@@ king in Jehovah ?
In what ways are we helped to re@@ pu@@ di@@ ate valu@@ eless things ?
The Bible repor@@ ts : “ There came to be great rejo@@ ic@@ ing in Jerusalem , for from the days of Solomon the son of David the king of Israel there was no@@ ne like this in Jerusalem . ”
However , the small number of anointed ones left on earth during Jesus ’ pres@@ ence face an en@@ or@@ m@@ ous chall@@ enge ​ — that of preaching to “ all the nations ” before the end comes .
That must have t@@ ested his pri@@ de ​ — a well - known pris@@ on of@@ fic@@ er vis@@ iting his j@@ a@@ il@@ bir@@ d son !
The congregations in Ju@@ de@@ a had fal@@ le@@ n into po@@ ver@@ ty , perhaps as a result of the great fam@@ ine that had rec@@ ently taken place .
S@@ hor@@ tly before Jesus as@@ c@@ ended to heaven , some of his faithful disciples asked him : “ Lord , are you rest@@ or@@ ing the kingdom to Israel at this time ? ”
To P@@ re@@ ach and to T@@ each
After all , his counsel concer@@ ns our very life !
18 : 21 .
“ May we day by day , ” Bro@@ ther W@@ al@@ le@@ n conclu@@ ded , “ continue to live up to the name by which we are called , Jehovah’s Witnesses . ” ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 3 : 10 .
Such knowledge as@@ sures us that even if we do not know why Jehovah ac@@ ted as he did toward A@@ z@@ ari@@ ah , we can trust that His judgment was righteous .
The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pa@@ e@@ dia Juda@@ ic@@ a de@@ fin@@ es the resurrection as “ the beli@@ ef that ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely the dead will be re@@ vi@@ ved in their bo@@ dies and live again on earth . ”
The Bible does more than esta@@ bl@@ ish Jehovah’s right to rule .
F@@ in@@ ally , they mu@@ st@@ ered up the courage to ask Jesus : “ Who really is great@@ est in the kingdom of the heavens ? ” ​ — Mark 9 : 33 , 34 ; Matthew 18 : 1 .
The apostle John , a faithful disci@@ ple of Christ for some se@@ ven de@@ ca@@ des , pointed to an important fac@@ t@@ or .
And wh@@ en@@ ever we have a decision to make ​ — be it about rec@@ re@@ ation , d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing , associ@@ ation , emp@@ loy@@ ment , educ@@ ation , or anything el@@ se — ​ we act wis@@ ely only if we follow Jehovah’s guid@@ el@@ ines .
The question on this text thus illustr@@ ates a valu@@ able point about stud@@ ying God’s Word .
A ra@@ b@@ bin@@ ic tra@@ dition di@@ ct@@ ated that any who heard the divine name being bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ed were ob@@ li@@ ged to r@@ end their gar@@ ments .
B@@ as@@ ed on the apostle Paul’s words , it is : “ St@@ and complete and with fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ction in all the will of God . ”
What most imp@@ ressed me was the fact that God does not con@@ done man@@ ’s b@@ loo@@ d@@ th@@ ir@@ st@@ y w@@ ars , even if they are said to be f@@ ought in His name .
You may rec@@ all lear@@ ning that ‘ the eyes of the bl@@ ind will be op@@ ened , the ear@@ s of the de@@ a@@ f un@@ st@@ op@@ ped , and the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness will bur@@ st out ’ in fru@@ it@@ ful beau@@ ty .
For the marriage of the L@@ am@@ b , “ it has been gr@@ anted to her to be clo@@ th@@ ed with b@@ right , clean , fine l@@ in@@ en ​ — for the fine l@@ in@@ en stan@@ ds for the righteous ac@@ ts of the holy ones . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
15 : 17 .
Jesus ’ Per@@ fect Ex@@ am@@ ple of O@@ ffering Com@@ m@@ end@@ ation
Fir@@ st - century Jerusalem ‘ bur@@ ned like the fur@@ n@@ ace ’
He knew that many of them were “ un@@ let@@ tered and or@@ din@@ ary . ”
E@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed with a few pro@@ v@@ isions and a Bible , I s@@ ought refu@@ ge in the ne@@ ar@@ by m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s .
By s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful use of God’s inspired Word in our ministry , we give others the opportunity to gain everlasting life .
Wh@@ ere Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s means time off from school or work , the ho@@ li@@ day off@@ ers people an opportunity to rel@@ a@@ x , to sp@@ end time with their famili@@ es and friends , or simply to enjoy themselves .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are that Jehovah takes our imper@@ fe@@ ctions into account and lo@@ v@@ ingly off@@ ers us help !
R@@ em@@ ember , too , that Satan claim@@ s that people serve God only for sel@@ f@@ ish reas@@ ons .
Let us imitate Jehovah and be pati@@ ent , than@@ k@@ ful for the hope he has given us .
But soon ther@@ e@@ after , Davi@@ d’s imper@@ fect imp@@ ul@@ ses got the better of him .
Fir@@ st , he makes sure that they have the physical necess@@ ities of life ​ — food , clo@@ thing , and sh@@ el@@ ter .
There Jehovah will fully satis@@ fy the righteous desi@@ res of all his people .
A bo@@ at that d@@ ri@@ f@@ ts away from the ri@@ ver@@ ban@@ k may do so imper@@ c@@ ep@@ ti@@ bly at first .
This is ty@@ pi@@ cal of what has happened in many congregations .
For one thing , we are ali@@ ve .
What will n@@ ur@@ ture our desire to share the good news ?
In a similar man@@ ner , by far most of us today coura@@ ge@@ ously preach God’s Word .
The law given ear@@ li@@ er to Abraham regarding circum@@ c@@ ision stated : “ A@@ n un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised m@@ ale who will not get the flesh of his fo@@ res@@ k@@ in circum@@ c@@ ised , even that soul must be cu@@ t off from his people . He has bro@@ ken my covenant . ”
What kind of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment do many people enjoy ?
“ How Can I Be@@ come God’s F@@ ri@@ end ? ” ​ — chap@@ ter 35
This st@@ at@@ ement high@@ ligh@@ ts that har@@ v@@ est work@@ ers need to be mor@@ ally and spiritually clean .
How did Adam mis@@ use his free will , and with what result ?
• Who is our neigh@@ b@@ or ?
What will be the foc@@ us of the next study article ?
Yes , “ the me@@ ek ones ” are those who hum@@ bly wa@@ it on Jehovah to right all the in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es inf@@ li@@ cted upon them .
Jesus ’ lead@@ er@@ ship was not me@@ ant to last only a few years .
Why should we obey the instru@@ ctions of Jesus Christ and follow his example ?
How did you enjoy the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines ? ”
This would be a t@@ est of a k@@ ing@@ ’s obedi@@ ence .
Rather , they prom@@ o@@ te a de@@ fin@@ iti@@ on similar to that expres@@ sed in a C@@ ate@@ ch@@ ism of the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch , publi@@ shed in 199@@ 4 .
Jehovah’s arrang@@ ement for Christian wi@@ ves really makes me happy and our marriage strong .
What are some ways in which our fellow publi@@ sh@@ ers of the good news have found disciples ?
She her@@ self was ne@@ arly bl@@ ind .
With Jehovah’s blessing , we can make spiritual prog@@ ress in wh@@ atever ro@@ le we are cur@@ r@@ ently serving . We can continue to cultiv@@ ate our God - given a@@ bil@@ ities and ex@@ p@@ and in doing good works .
Christians can see how vital it is to avoid develop@@ ing a ha@@ ugh@@ ty heart .
I W@@ A@@ S born on O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 19 , 19@@ 6@@ 2 , and gre@@ w up in the w@@ es@@ ter@@ n part of U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine .
Un@@ da@@ un@@ ted , she made cont@@ act with inter@@ ested people by writ@@ ing let@@ ters .
Yes , we can have a res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful attitude toward God and his Word reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of our en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
C@@ ould it indic@@ ate that we have d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed our hands and are no longer con@@ ten@@ ding until we receive a blessing ?
17 : 9 ; Mat@@ t .
I@@ t’s the best way to sp@@ end my life ! ”
They had different ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds , cu@@ st@@ om@@ s , and pre@@ fer@@ ences .
There was a direc@@ t l@@ ink between their faith and their pati@@ ence .
Read such pas@@ sa@@ ges as Romans 14 : 15 , 20 , 21 and 1 Corinthians 8 : 9 - 13 ; 10 : 23 - 33 , and see how deep@@ ly concer@@ ned Paul was with the spiritual wel@@ f@@ are of others , especially those who might stu@@ m@@ ble over something that , stri@@ c@@ tly speaking , was not wrong .
Yes , God’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of our sin@@ s is con@@ di@@ tional , in part , on our re@@ adi@@ ness to for@@ give others .
C@@ learly , you have consider@@ able influ@@ ence within your family and bey@@ ond .
The love of God f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ es among Jehovah’s people , and our ran@@ ks are gro@@ wing every year .
In deal@@ ing with sin@@ n@@ ers , Jesus took no@@ te when there was evidence of a change for the better , and he encoura@@ ged such individuals .
All of us o@@ we God obedi@@ ence , so when we dis@@ obey him and sin , we fai@@ l to pa@@ y God what is du@@ e him .
Indeed , they might feel that such an ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent under@@ min@@ es our Scriptural stand against ab@@ or@@ tion , which is lar@@ g@@ ely based on those very tru@@ ths .
The ong@@ o@@ ing g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l e@@ con@@ om@@ ic s@@ lum@@ p has seen milli@@ ons who had st@@ able in@@ comes lo@@ se their jo@@ bs .
D@@ ep@@ en@@ ding on the circumstances , the elders may deci@@ de to consider pre@@ vi@@ ously publi@@ shed information in a local needs part during the Ser@@ vice Me@@ et@@ ing , or they may cho@@ ose to make a t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement on the sub@@ ject .
Even if it has helped others , how do I know that it will help me ?
So@@ on all the dist@@ ress that Satan has brought upon earth@@ ’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants will end by divine inter@@ ven@@ tion .
Still , the family was not i@@ mmu@@ ne to the tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es of this world .
When you have a long - ter@@ m view , you ex@@ pect to be with your mate through th@@ ic@@ k and th@@ in .
One way to imitate Jehovah is to a@@ do@@ pt his vie@@ w@@ point regarding matters .
What a s@@ ource of joy it is that the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant are standing im@@ mo@@ va@@ ble , like “ an ir@@ on p@@ il@@ la@@ r ” and “ a for@@ ti@@ fied city ” !
What shows that Jehovah fully under@@ stan@@ ds time ?
The apostle Paul wrote : “ I do in@@ deed also consider all things to be lo@@ ss on account of the exc@@ el@@ ling value of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord .
Although some is@@ l@@ and@@ ers in@@ iti@@ ally seem@@ ed to re@@ ject the message pre@@ ached by the Witnesses from the cont@@ in@@ ent , it became ob@@ vi@@ ous to the vis@@ it@@ ors that the R@@ apa Nu@@ i are n@@ atur@@ ally kind and fri@@ end@@ ly .
“ At le@@ ast , if my house is di@@ r@@ ty , I@@ ’@@ m clean . ”
Some learned Ger@@ man , and sever@@ al Ger@@ man - speaking Witnesses came from E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe to Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a to help conduct Christian meetings in Ger@@ man .
Th@@ ink of the hor@@ r@@ ors that resul@@ ted when religious lead@@ ers “ inspired Christian ze@@ al@@ o@@ ts to pit@@ il@@ ess viol@@ ence ” during the so - called Ho@@ ly C@@ ru@@ sa@@ des of the M@@ id@@ d@@ le A@@ ges .
For what kind of succ@@ ess should we stri@@ ve ?
This powerful and thr@@ ill@@ ing book con@@ tain@@ s information and prophe@@ ci@@ es that “ were written for a war@@ ning to us upon whom the ends of the syst@@ em@@ s of things have arri@@ ved . ”
Such a change imp@@ ro@@ ved not only his health but also his fin@@ an@@ cial situation .
El@@ i heard bad repor@@ ts about them , including the fact that they were com@@ mit@@ ting for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation with women who served at the en@@ tr@@ ance of the t@@ ent of meeting .
Jehovah’s covenant to bring for@@ th an off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing who would bl@@ ess all nations would be ful@@ filled through S@@ ar@@ ah’s son !
But after a few days , it was my Bible teach@@ er@@ ’s turn to be stu@@ n@@ ned !
But he had “ res@@ ol@@ ved in his heart ” that he would not dis@@ obey God’s law .
The Bible poin@@ ts out that those stri@@ ving to ple@@ ase God “ have a w@@ rest@@ ling . . . against the wicked spirit for@@ ces , ” in ad@@ dition to a stru@@ gg@@ le with their own imper@@ fect flesh .
At the tri@@ als of Christians you offer them sa@@ u@@ sa@@ ges filled with blood .
When a Job Is Lo@@ st or In@@ come Is Me@@ ag@@ er
She end@@ ur@@ ed four more years in the cor@@ ru@@ pt en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment of that pris@@ on .
What a de@@ ar brother he was !
He is “ with the one c@@ ru@@ shed and low@@ ly in spirit , to re@@ vi@@ ve the spirit of the low@@ ly ones and to re@@ vi@@ ve the heart of the ones being c@@ ru@@ shed . ”
The new@@ s@@ pa@@ per I@@ l C@@ en@@ tr@@ o repor@@ ted : “ The first to arri@@ ve with reli@@ ef supp@@ lies in the affe@@ cted are@@ as were the Jehovah’s Witnesses of R@@ o@@ se@@ to [ in the pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of T@@ er@@ am@@ o ] . . .
It ast@@ oun@@ ds us that so far in ad@@ v@@ ance , Jehovah fore@@ saw the great inc@@ re@@ ase in the num@@ bers of true worshi@@ p@@ ers in our day .
“ I have to ad@@ mit that in my first year of stu@@ dies , I par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated in the col@@ le@@ ction of money , ” ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges Kat@@ ar@@ z@@ y@@ na .
What would you do ?
This means that there are over 8@@ ,@@ 200@@ ,000 people living in is@@ ol@@ ated are@@ as where preaching is li@@ mit@@ ed .
L . S@@ wel@@ l@@ eng@@ re@@ be@@ l expla@@ ins that Al@@ me@@ i@@ da@@ ’s D@@ ut@@ ch - speaking col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es may have had difficul@@ ty understanding some nu@@ an@@ ces of meaning and st@@ y@@ le .
How can we best respon@@ d to physical we@@ ak@@ ness ?
In this and the following article , we will discus@@ s some influ@@ ences about which our F@@ ri@@ end , Jehovah God , war@@ ns us .
In the 1@@ 3@@ th chap@@ ter of Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians ​ — in what has been called the “ Psalm of Lo@@ ve ” — ​ the apostle expla@@ ins how love buil@@ ds up .
The respon@@ se of the comm@@ on people was im@@ medi@@ ate and en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic .
The p@@ ath of life she does not con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate . H@@ er tr@@ ac@@ ks have w@@ an@@ der@@ ed she does not know where . ”
In what ways was Jesus “ something more than Solomon ” ?
T@@ ake as an example the psalmist David .
We can be sure that with the help of the Bible , we can keep making chang@@ es in our lives . ​ — Psalm 34 : 8 .
We must have imp@@ lic@@ it trust that Jehovah will not allow any t@@ est ‘ bey@@ ond what we can be@@ ar , ’ that he will always “ make the way out . ”
A city on a m@@ oun@@ tain cap@@ tures the attention of an ob@@ ser@@ ver because it stan@@ ds out against the s@@ k@@ yl@@ ine and because any wh@@ ite hous@@ es in it refle@@ ct the light of the su@@ n .
M@@ O@@ R@@ E people than ever before have a Bible .
I knew her from when I was living at home .
Jehovah’s Witnesses in your are@@ a will be happy to help you to see how you can benefit from the wis@@ est teachings ever ut@@ tered by any human .
E@@ st@@ er@@ ’s other daugh@@ ter , Lo@@ is , married W@@ endel@@ l J@@ en@@ s@@ en .
He too came in the truth and served faith@@ fully as an el@@ der in O@@ t@@ ta@@ wa , O@@ nt@@ ari@@ o , up until his death .
Although “ she had su@@ ffered much at the hands of many physi@@ ci@@ ans and had sp@@ ent all her res@@ our@@ ces , ” she had become wor@@ se .
Many of the el@@ der@@ ly make a point of not being over@@ ly dem@@ an@@ ding .
E@@ i@@ ght - year - old E@@ s@@ ther helped our small family by standing in l@@ ine at a sou@@ p k@@ it@@ ch@@ en .
How can we avoid that tra@@ p ?
We were in attend@@ ance at the first meeting of the Witnesses in L@@ is@@ b@@ on after our wit@@ ness@@ ing work was leg@@ al@@ ized .
Jehovah told Eli@@ j@@ ah : “ Because he has hum@@ b@@ led himself before me , I will not bring the cal@@ am@@ ity during his li@@ fe@@ time . I will bring the cal@@ am@@ ity upon his house in the days of his son . ”
M@@ in@@ d@@ ful of their li@@ mit@@ ations , they do not try to l@@ ord it over the flo@@ ck , “ God’s in@@ her@@ it@@ ance . ”
( John 21 : 15 )
Why G@@ et B@@ ap@@ ti@@ zed ?
• What can help us to star@@ t Bible discus@@ sions in the house - to - house ministry ?
He no longer felt that they were wor@@ th@@ while .
L@@ ear@@ n to a@@ da@@ pt .
4 / 15
That faithful sister pr@@ u@@ d@@ ently follow@@ ed the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ Do not put your trust in no@@ bl@@ es , nor in the son of earth@@ ling man , to whom no sal@@ vation bel@@ ong@@ s . ” ​ — P@@ s .
C@@ learly , we are wise to avoid any ex@@ tre@@ me in reg@@ ard to rec@@ re@@ ation .
Yes , because of the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on of Adam and E@@ ve , sin and death s@@ pre@@ ad like a mal@@ ign@@ ant di@@ se@@ ase through the whole human r@@ ace .
Even before the mo@@ va@@ ble - ty@@ pe prin@@ ting pres@@ s was in@@ ven@@ ted in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the 1@@ 5@@ th century , por@@ tions of the Bible may have been a@@ vail@@ able in as many as 33 langu@@ ages .
On We@@ d@@ n@@ es@@ day mor@@ ning , S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 5 , 20@@ 12 , it was ann@@ oun@@ ced to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates and Cana@@ da Bethel famili@@ es that a new member had been ad@@ ded to the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Fir@@ st , from Jehovah’s vie@@ w@@ point , when does the life of a human beg@@ in ​ — at conc@@ ep@@ tion or at bir@@ th ?
Since 1914 , spirit - anointed Christians can pro@@ per@@ ly be spo@@ ken of as am@@ bas@@ sa@@ d@@ ors for God’s Kingdom , of which they are “ sons . ”
By displa@@ ying kindness , we show Jehovah and Jesus that we desire to live under God’s Kingdom , when kindness and other godly qualities will per@@ me@@ ate all human relation@@ shi@@ ps .
On the other hand , many succ@@ ess@@ ful people ac@@ tually enjoy hard work .
Many of us have spo@@ ken on the tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne with a man who@@ se vo@@ ice s@@ oun@@ ds very similar to that of his father .
Why is there an ong@@ o@@ ing need to show com@@ pas@@ sion ?
Do you view their efforts as an expres@@ sion of Christ’s interest in you person@@ ally ?
Th@@ ough he sy@@ mp@@ a@@ th@@ ized with the Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant Re@@ form@@ ation , he “ displa@@ yed an ambi@@ gu@@ ous attitude toward the question of religion , ” states au@@ th@@ or Ma@@ ur@@ its S@@ ab@@ be .
They wonder@@ ed if it would be wise to rel@@ o@@ c@@ ate the family to New Yor@@ k St@@ ate and if their son would be able to ad@@ just to a to@@ t@@ ally different en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
For years , our public@@ ations have said that Jesus ’ words about the resurrection and get@@ ting married likely ref@@ er to the earthly resurrection and that those resur@@ rec@@ ted to life in the new world will evid@@ ently not mar@@ ry .
Even so , as a form@@ er high pri@@ est , An@@ n@@ as continued to exerc@@ ise great power in Israel .
Jesus showed his disciples that the stan@@ d@@ ard of worl@@ dly great@@ ness is not the stan@@ d@@ ard of Chris@@ t@@ like great@@ ness .
To my sur@@ pris@@ e , however , I was un@@ able to prove that God does not ex@@ ist .
The Scriptures ref@@ er to vari@@ ous boo@@ ks that the Bible writ@@ ers used as s@@ ource material .
And ei@@ ght - year - old An@@ n@@ ika from F@@ in@@ land wrote to the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in P@@ ol@@ and : “ The conven@@ tion was even more wonderful than I could have i@@ mag@@ ined .
( b ) Why did Moses obey God’s instru@@ ctions ?
In “ the L@@ or@@ d’s day , ” beg@@ in@@ ning in 1914 , a faithful re@@ m@@ n@@ ant and their other sheep compan@@ i@@ ons , now num@@ ber@@ ing milli@@ ons , have also kept Jesus ’ word by sh@@ aring ze@@ al@@ ously in the ministry and by ho@@ l@@ ding f@@ ast to their integrity .
Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t at Wor@@ k Today
The disci@@ ple James refer@@ red to some Christians who@@ se prayers rema@@ ined un@@ ans@@ wer@@ ed because they were “ as@@ king for a wrong purpose . ”
The S@@ la@@ ve Is Tru@@ sted by Jesus
In it Paul lo@@ v@@ ingly provided counsel and cor@@ rection .
What future t@@ ests of obedi@@ ence will Jehovah’s servants face ?
A Christian who is “ full - gro@@ wn in po@@ wers of understanding ” develop@@ s such gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de and enjo@@ ys in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with Jehovah . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
On its mar@@ ch through ‘ earth@@ ’s wide - o@@ pen plac@@ es , ’ it will con@@ qu@@ er many , many d@@ wel@@ l@@ ings .
From left : Na@@ than K@@ nor@@ r , Mal@@ col@@ m Al@@ le@@ n , F@@ red Rus@@ k , L@@ y@@ le Re@@ us@@ ch , An@@ dre@@ w W@@ ag@@ ner G@@ r@@ ace and I served in two cir@@ cu@@ its in the st@@ ate of I@@ o@@ wa , including por@@ tions of the states of M@@ in@@ n@@ es@@ o@@ ta and S@@ ou@@ th D@@ ak@@ o@@ ta .
Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 21 also says that you will pl@@ ant and e@@ at the fru@@ it@@ age .
The answer was y@@ es .
St@@ atu@@ e in T@@ bil@@ is@@ i
Why is it more important than ever to pray for deli@@ ver@@ ance from the wicked one ?
Read Matthew 13 : 33 .
What will God do for mankind in the future ? ​ — Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 9 .
Noah must have be@@ am@@ ed when he learned that he would now see that prophecy ful@@ filled and that the earth would respon@@ d more re@@ adi@@ ly to efforts to cultiv@@ ate it .
By means of his spirit , Jehovah can give “ the ti@@ red one power ” so that he can “ m@@ ount up with w@@ ings like e@@ ag@@ les . ” ​ — Isaiah 40 : 29 , 31 .
( a ) What will the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast do , and with what out@@ come ?
It is a matter of obedi@@ ence .
We can f@@ ill our lives with sac@@ red service by reading and medit@@ ating on God’s Word every day , by pra@@ ying inc@@ ess@@ an@@ tly , by stri@@ ving to be at all the meetings , and by taking every opportunity to give a witness . ​ — P@@ s .
Just as Jehovah streng@@ th@@ ened Moses and Jeremiah , he can help us to do what he expe@@ cts of Christians today .
Jehovah is willing to sa@@ ve ever@@ yone who shows prop@@ er respect for his name . ​ — Romans 10 : 13 .
He has been held respon@@ sible for much human suffering and religious mis@@ conduct .
The course of wisdom for us , then , is to pa@@ y close attention to God’s Word and allow it to influ@@ ence our thoughts , spe@@ e@@ ch , and action . ​ — 2 Corinthians 10 : 5 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 10 .
So without fur@@ ther a@@ do , he or@@ der@@ ed that Paul ‘ be exam@@ ined under s@@ cour@@ g@@ ing , that he might know why they were sh@@ ou@@ ting against Paul . ’
No name could be more f@@ it@@ ting than Psal@@ ms , or P@@ ra@@ ises .
I@@ N E@@ A@@ R@@ L@@ Y 200@@ 1 , Ha@@ y@@ ka@@ z , a 15 - year - old Witness of Jehovah , vis@@ ited “ F@@ or@@ go@@ t@@ ten V@@ ic@@ tim@@ s , ” an ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t in B@@ er@@ n , S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land , that deal@@ t with the Na@@ z@@ i persecu@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
“ I saw real love and gen@@ u@@ ine interest for fellow man being displa@@ yed . ” ​ — P@@ AN@@ A@@ Y@@ I@@ O@@ T@@ A
Tru@@ e worshipp@@ ers respect the Bible as God’s Word .
What valu@@ able qu@@ ality is necess@@ ary to help someone re@@ ach his full po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al ?
Satan is not a s@@ por@@ adi@@ c dec@@ ei@@ ver .
A bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ man in New Z@@ e@@ al@@ and had his ca@@ r bro@@ ken into and his bri@@ ef@@ case sto@@ le@@ n .
The second article will consider what the Scriptures say about the ro@@ les of hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves .
So@@ on he was in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
And he refle@@ cted God’s glory not mer@@ ely by those ra@@ ys that em@@ an@@ ated from his face for a time but also through his efforts to ass@@ ist the Israelites to come to know and serve Jehovah .
Even if you op@@ pose Satan , he will not give up im@@ medi@@ ately and ref@@ ra@@ in from ca@@ using you any fur@@ ther tr@@ ou@@ ble as you take in knowledge of God .
12 / 15 Bal@@ an@@ ced V@@ i@@ e@@ w of Al@@ co@@ ho@@ l , 12 / 1
If we pur@@ sue a wrong course , we may cause Jehovah pain and will certainly dis@@ ple@@ ase him .
O@@ ver@@ f@@ low@@ ing With Th@@ an@@ k@@ ful@@ ness
Why would it not be ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary if we were to gre@@ et only our “ brothers ” ?
Mo@@ st in the family kept very qui@@ et , their eyes g@@ lu@@ ed to their pl@@ ates .
Consider how the fi@@ ve people mentioned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article ​ — once so far ap@@ ar@@ t religi@@ ously — ​ are now un@@ ited in the worship of the one and only true God , Jehovah .
He ‘ stru@@ ck some of them , ’ perhaps by or@@ der@@ ing j@@ udi@@ cial action against them .
If we feel tr@@ oub@@ led about something we see on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t , we should ask Jehovah for wisdom and speak to matu@@ re brothers about it .
With the spi@@ rit@@ ’s guid@@ ance , they could fully accom@@ pl@@ ish the ministry en@@ tru@@ sted to them . ​ — Acts 1 : 8 .
The Ex@@ e@@ ge@@ tic@@ al Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent expla@@ ins that form@@ s of the Greek word used “ always sign@@ i@@ fy a l@@ ack of understanding . ”
Per@@ haps you too have felt disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment and fru@@ str@@ ation when your sp@@ ouse seem@@ s to be un@@ responsi@@ ve to your needs .
( See also bo@@ x . )
Why the r@@ ene@@ wed dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ation ?
Who Can D@@ eli@@ ver Those C@@ r@@ ying for H@@ el@@ p ?
Jesus W@@ al@@ king on the Se@@ a / ​ The D@@ or@@ é Bible I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ations / ​ D@@ over P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations
I felt a sense of reli@@ ef and ther@@ e@@ after started to than@@ k Jehovah regul@@ arly for such happy mem@@ ori@@ es .
What did King David want to do , and how did Jehovah respon@@ d ?
With Jehovah’s help the Israelites de@@ fe@@ ated him and his people at H@@ or@@ ma@@ h .
Rather , st@@ ore up for y@@ ourselves tre@@ a@@ sures in heaven , where ne@@ i@@ ther mo@@ th nor ru@@ st con@@ sum@@ es , and where th@@ i@@ ev@@ es do not bre@@ ak in and ste@@ al . ”
In fact , in the Go@@ spe@@ l of John , we find that Jesus mentioned three important requi@@ re@@ ments that anyone who wants to be his follow@@ er must me@@ et .
To him , that rel@@ e@@ ase was a certain@@ ty .
Instead , I direc@@ t my en@@ er@@ gy toward serving Jehovah and help@@ ing others .
I will bring to you S@@ is@@ er@@ a , the c@@ hi@@ ef of J@@ ab@@ in@@ ’s ar@@ my , along with his war ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts and his tro@@ op@@ s to the st@@ re@@ am of K@@ ish@@ on , and I will give him into your hand . ” ​ — Ju@@ d@@ g .
Bro@@ ther S@@ y@@ d@@ li@@ k went on to descri@@ be different as@@ pe@@ cts of the Christian hope that help one remain op@@ ti@@ mis@@ tic in the face of li@@ fe@@ ’s difficul@@ ties .
The fact rema@@ ins , of course , that Job needed help to ad@@ just his vie@@ w@@ point in some res@@ pe@@ cts .
U@@ sing pi@@ c@@ tures in the bro@@ ch@@ ure En@@ joy Li@@ fe on E@@ ar@@ th F@@ o@@ re@@ ver ! , they explained God’s promise of a future earthly par@@ adise .
Yet , it is up to each individu@@ al whether he will allow himself to be brought into temp@@ tation or not .
In a similar way , if we foc@@ us on our problems , we can beg@@ in to doubt that Jehovah will help us .
After over@@ coming num@@ er@@ ous ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les , we at last re@@ ach our go@@ al : the most dist@@ ant v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
If we fai@@ l to control our t@@ ong@@ ue , we could star@@ t a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative w@@ il@@ d@@ fi@@ re in the congregation .
Like E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el , we are sur@@ ely a@@ wed and hum@@ b@@ led by what Jehovah is accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing .
Some v@@ il@@ la@@ g@@ ers place a special wh@@ ite st@@ one a@@ bo@@ ve the do@@ or@@ way of their hous@@ es .
A@@ n in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion be@@ aring the name of S@@ ex@@ tu@@ s Af@@ r@@ ani@@ us Bu@@ r@@ r@@ us
They can help you to maintain your joy and your ze@@ al for the ministry .
As R@@ ose stu@@ died the Bible , however , she dis@@ cer@@ ned the exc@@ el@@ ling value of the truth about God’s Kingdom . But she real@@ ized that she would have to make ma@@ j@@ or ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments .
On the other hand , Paul comm@@ ended the Hebrew Christians for their attitude during an ear@@ li@@ er time of persecu@@ tion .
‘ One Go@@ od Ge@@ ts God’s A@@ p@@ pro@@ val ’ , 1 / 15
Re@@ ma@@ ins of the temple of Ar@@ t@@ em@@ is
( b ) How did A@@ sa ign@@ ore A@@ z@@ ari@@ ah’s counsel , and with what result ?
What can we learn from the illustr@@ ation of “ a large house ” ?
Re@@ c@@ ently , though , it became clear that we needed to change how we expla@@ in this prophecy .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , while fir@@ m for righteousness , Christian elders today do not l@@ ord it over God’s flo@@ ck .
He was speaking of matters that can be set@@ t@@ led between those direc@@ tly involved .
H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of people were present .
The account does not say that he mirac@@ ul@@ ously provided w@@ ine , al@@ though we know that he was able to do so .
( b ) What do the Scriptures promise with reg@@ ard to the effe@@ cts of Ad@@ am@@ ic sin ?
After discus@@ sing the mis@@ use of the t@@ ong@@ ue , James says : “ It is not prop@@ er , my brothers , for these things to go on occ@@ ur@@ ring this way . ”
But two we@@ ek@@ s after their we@@ d@@ ding , her husband for@@ ba@@ de her to atten@@ d Christian meetings .
J@@ or@@ d@@ an expla@@ ins , “ Rus@@ sel@@ l , an el@@ der@@ ly family friend , gave it to me when I was very young . ”
Our life is influ@@ enced positi@@ vely as we experience the in@@ ner peace that resul@@ ts from doing God’s will .
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message is more powerful than anything we might say to try to re@@ ach the heart of another person .
He may well have been able to have rel@@ ations with this woman without other people being a@@ ware of it .
In fact , Jesus said : “ My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to fin@@ ish his work . ”
Timothy was taught God’s Word from inf@@ an@@ cy .
“ We pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ce happy those who have end@@ ur@@ ed . ” ​ — J@@ A@@ M@@ E@@ S 5 : 11 .
St@@ ress may be ca@@ used by members of the hous@@ eho@@ ld or im@@ medi@@ ate relati@@ ves .
This was illustr@@ ated by the way Ho@@ se@@ a deal@@ t with his wife , G@@ om@@ er .
For all of this , S@@ te@@ ph@@ ani@@ e feel@@ s a great de@@ b@@ t of gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to Jehovah .
On Tu@@ es@@ day ev@@ ening , Ju@@ ly 17 , 200@@ 7 , about se@@ ven o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck , a pas@@ s@@ eng@@ er pl@@ ane s@@ k@@ id@@ ded off the r@@ un@@ way at B@@ ra@@ z@@ il@@ ’s bu@@ si@@ est a@@ ir@@ por@@ t , in the heart of S@@ ã@@ o Paulo .
Des@@ pite what the Devil wants you to believe , the ransom can co@@ ver the sin@@ s of all who have fal@@ le@@ n into sin and have rep@@ ented .
How can we imitate Jehovah in this reg@@ ard ?
Jesus indic@@ ated that there is a l@@ ink between si@@ ck@@ ness and our sin@@ ful con@@ dition .
His b@@ ol@@ dness helped me to gro@@ w in confidence .
No man has ever been more powerful in word than Jesus Christ .
“ When your marriage bre@@ ak@@ s up , you need support , ” Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th states .
Ha@@ ve a L@@ ong - R@@ ange V@@ i@@ e@@ w
For many thinking individuals , the evidence that supp@@ or@@ ts a Su@@ pre@@ me Des@@ ign@@ er is un@@ mis@@ ta@@ ka@@ ble .
Be@@ fore lea@@ ving our de@@ ar brothers in Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r , we received a new assignment , to U@@ g@@ anda .
Un@@ like the complete se@@ par@@ ation that God’s people maintain from pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s and false religion , most cannot se@@ par@@ ate themselves comple@@ t@@ ely from the com@@ mer@@ cial part of Satan’s world .
We read : “ He is making gre@@ en gr@@ ass s@@ pr@@ out for the be@@ ast@@ s , and ve@@ get@@ ation for the service of mankind , to cause food to go for@@ th from the earth . ”
Ex@@ pres@@ sing deep appreciation for the wisdom and purpose be@@ h@@ ind Jehovah’s mer@@ ci@@ ful long - suffering , through which he pro@@ du@@ ces the to@@ tal number of those called to complete spiritual Israel , Paul exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ O the dep@@ th of God’s ri@@ ches and wisdom and knowledge !
It must have been s@@ li@@ pp@@ ed under the do@@ or . ”
My life seem@@ ed poin@@ t@@ less and out of control .
He will not for@@ get the love they show for his name by minis@@ ter@@ ing to his people . ​ — 1 Timothy 5 : 17 ; Hebrews 6 : 10 .
The following experi@@ ences high@@ light this .
I@@ N A@@ N is@@ ol@@ ated v@@ il@@ la@@ ge in nor@@ ther@@ n T@@ ha@@ il@@ and , a married cou@@ ple who are Jehovah’s Witnesses try their new@@ ly ac@@ qui@@ red language s@@ k@@ ill@@ s on members of a h@@ ill tri@@ be .
“ One man out of a th@@ ous@@ and ”
O@@ r would the serv@@ an@@ t’s long j@@ our@@ ne@@ y have been in va@@ in ?
See The Watchtower , F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 15 , 195@@ 2 , page 1@@ 28 .
For the rest of her life , she d@@ wel@@ led in ten@@ ts as an ali@@ en in the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
One way is to apply Jesus ’ counsel : “ Pa@@ y attention to how you listen . ”
Now D@@ or@@ o@@ thy and I no longer have the health or strength to do what we would like to do in Jehovah’s service .
It is not Scrip@@ tur@@ ally requi@@ red that marriage mat@@ es li@@ mit se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations to efforts to pro@@ du@@ ce off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
Noah never me@@ t E@@ no@@ ch .
May we not only gr@@ ate@@ fully accept the invit@@ ation to come and “ take li@@ fe@@ ’s water free ” but also e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly ex@@ ten@@ d it to others !
Jehovah God also gave this comm@@ and to the man : ‘ From every t@@ ree of the gar@@ den you may e@@ at to satis@@ fac@@ tion .
This book of reli@@ able prophecy is the Bible .
O@@ r do the f@@ indi@@ ng@@ s support the Ba@@ be@@ l account ?
But why not ?
It may be as simp@@ le as show@@ ing them how to use public trans@@ por@@ tation , how to sh@@ op for heal@@ th@@ ful but in@@ ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive fo@@ o@@ ds , or how to ob@@ tain to@@ ol@@ s or e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment ​ — such as a se@@ wing ma@@ ch@@ ine or a la@@ wn mo@@ wer — ​ in order to ear@@ n some in@@ come .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly un@@ less you wa@@ ke up , . . . you will not know at all at what h@@ our I shall come upon you . ”
What we individu@@ ally need to refle@@ ct on now is this : What will help me to maintain my loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of the tri@@ als or temp@@ t@@ ations that may come my way ?
I really appreci@@ ated all the brothers and sisters with whom I had the privilege to work .
In provi@@ ding such discipl@@ ine , Jehovah God se@@ ts a perfect example .
God told this sul@@ le@@ n man that he would be rest@@ ored to fav@@ or if he would simply turn to doing good .
A@@ N E@@ X@@ C@@ I@@ T@@ E@@ D crow@@ d ga@@ ther@@ ed at the Watchtower E@@ duc@@ ational C@@ en@@ ter in P@@ at@@ ter@@ son , New Yor@@ k , for a special occasi@@ on .
• A@@ m I an effe@@ ctive minis@@ ter ? ​ — “ How to Su@@ cc@@ e@@ ed in the P@@ i@@ one@@ er M@@ in@@ is@@ try ” ( May 15 , 198@@ 9 , page 21 )
If you are a faithful Christian living in a religi@@ ously di@@ vi@@ ded hous@@ eho@@ ld , do not give up .
The Genesis account expla@@ ins : “ The sons of the true God began to no@@ tice the daugh@@ ters of men , that they were good - loo@@ king ; and they went taking wi@@ ves for themselves , nam@@ ely , all whom they cho@@ se . . . .
He had a special gar@@ ment made for his son .
As A@@ bel@@ ’s si@@ bl@@ ings were born , he no doubt learned that those words came true as well .
* As we enjoy bre@@ ak@@ f@@ ast and pre@@ pare to go into the ministry , ra@@ in from a pas@@ sing cl@@ ou@@ d dam@@ p@@ ens the o@@ pen - a@@ ir k@@ it@@ ch@@ en .
( b ) Why must Kingdom H@@ alls be kept in good con@@ dition ?
Al@@ ready , much work had been done , but much more rema@@ ined .
One a@@ the@@ is@@ tic ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her ob@@ served : “ No@@ thing can exc@@ use God for allow@@ ing the suffering of a child , . . . un@@ less , of course , he does not ex@@ ist . ”
Be@@ ing Re@@ fre@@ shed
L@@ ater , the Jews wanted to make him a king .
He stu@@ died the Bible with them and was fin@@ ally able to man@@ i@@ f@@ est the holy spi@@ rit@@ ’s fru@@ its of peace and self - control .
My si@@ bl@@ ings and I res@@ pe@@ cted the Bible but gre@@ w up di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted by you@@ th@@ ful ple@@ a@@ sures .
Jesus said that God “ makes his su@@ n ris@@ e upon wicked people and good and makes it ra@@ in upon righteous people and un@@ righteous . ”
Mo@@ st of mankind today go about their lives he@@ e@@ d@@ less of the ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y of our times .
R@@ es@@ pon@@ ding to Your Con@@ s@@ ci@@ ence , 10 / 15
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 8@@ 3 , 1@@ 20
A@@ n out@@ standing example of o@@ ffer@@ ings was seen in con@@ ne@@ ction with the in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ation of the temple in Solom@@ on@@ ’s day . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
A@@ no@@ ther ty@@ pe of discipl@@ ine also resul@@ ts in making ‘ the years of our life become many . ’
During that me@@ al , Jesus gave his followers clear instru@@ ctions .
I had to do practic@@ ally everything for him .
However , if the child is requi@@ red to work to pa@@ y off the fine , he is more likely to learn to be respon@@ sible for his actions . ​ — R@@ om . 13 : 4 .
In the new world just a@@ head , Jehovah will become “ a real d@@ wel@@ ling ” for his people in yet another sense .
What will be the experience of those who he@@ ed what the spirit says ?
We can look for that gr@@ and and complete fulfill@@ ment in the new system .
They even re@@ hear@@ sed the way the con@@ vers@@ ation might go .
On that day , the high pri@@ est car@@ ri@@ ed out a seri@@ es of sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic actions .
“ I tri@@ ed to give my best both to Jehovah and to the world , ” she rel@@ ates , “ but I was s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing only fi@@ ve h@@ our@@ s a night .
( See the bo@@ x on page 25 . )
W@@ H@@ A@@ T do you think of when you hear the word “ Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on ” ?
Many s@@ co@@ f@@ f at the ide@@ a that Satan even ex@@ ists .
In the de@@ ca@@ des to follow , the enem@@ ies of the Kingdom res@@ or@@ ted to “ fr@@ am@@ ing tr@@ ou@@ ble in the name of the law . ”
Indeed , many Christians , past and present , who have fac@@ ed and over@@ come persecu@@ tion repor@@ t that at the he@@ i@@ ght of their tri@@ als , they experienced in@@ ner peace , one as@@ pect of the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s holy spirit .
Today , the Devil does not offer us k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s , but he does at@@ temp@@ t to cor@@ ru@@ pt our hearts through our eyes , ear@@ s , and min@@ ds .
As the young ones qu@@ o@@ ted in this article have sh@@ own , there is no need to feel in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated by Satan and the dem@@ ons .
A Christian sister in A@@ la@@ b@@ ama , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , had to devel@@ op courage to set spiritual go@@ als .
TH@@ E young man was pleas@@ an@@ tly sur@@ pris@@ ed .
They do this , not because of a m@@ ere f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ation with ma@@ ps , but because they real@@ ize that by using ma@@ ps , they can ad@@ d to their knowledge of God’s Word .
And Isaiah did not point to someone el@@ se and say : ‘ There he is ! S@@ end him . ’ ​ — Is@@ a .
O@@ thers might sel@@ l part of the f@@ l@@ our or the pe@@ as they receive , using that as a way to get some me@@ at or fru@@ it .
You should be willing to make sacrific@@ es for Jehovah . That is what being a Christian is all about . ”
It also eas@@ ily became a re@@ pos@@ it@@ ory for li@@ ce .
We were married on De@@ c@@ ember 13 , 194@@ 7 .
The language is simp@@ le and clear , as was needed for a Bible pre@@ pared for people un@@ ver@@ sed in L@@ at@@ in . ”
Let us see how those words con@@ ve@@ y comfort and hope .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a few months , we were per@@ form@@ ing together in bal@@ let s@@ cen@@ es within op@@ er@@ as at the R@@ o@@ y@@ al O@@ per@@ a H@@ ouse in C@@ o@@ v@@ ent G@@ ar@@ den , L@@ ond@@ on .
They may in@@ s@@ ist that the im@@ mor@@ ality , viol@@ ence , and spi@@ rit@@ ism so pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent in tel@@ ev@@ ision pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s , mo@@ vi@@ es , and vi@@ de@@ o g@@ ames are har@@ m@@ less .
in the O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 1 , 200@@ 9 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
What was one ob@@ je@@ ctive of mirac@@ ul@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts of the spirit ?
How often we hear words like “ wor@@ th@@ less , ” “ un@@ deser@@ ving , ” and “ un@@ di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied ” in c@@ as@@ es of a@@ bu@@ sive tre@@ at@@ ment of the ag@@ ed , the po@@ or , or the men@@ t@@ ally or physi@@ c@@ ally disa@@ b@@ led !
( a ) Jesus instru@@ cted his apostles to do what if people re@@ je@@ cted the message ?
Do you bu@@ y out as much time as possible each day to draw close to Jehovah ?
Who is “ the bir@@ d@@ c@@ atch@@ er , ” and why is he d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous ?
She was rec@@ ep@@ tive and soon became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Our th@@ ir@@ st for truth and righteousness is qu@@ en@@ ched .
P@@ artic@@ ul@@ ar Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es
They ann@@ oun@@ ced his bir@@ th and resurrection and minis@@ tered to him when he was on earth .
David pet@@ iti@@ ons Jehovah to de@@ fe@@ at these enem@@ ies and sh@@ ame them for their wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
The Bible says that he “ com@@ forts us in all our tri@@ als . ”
In the long ter@@ m , though , it is God who will do most to pre@@ serve our e@@ co@@ system .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the o@@ ath , prom@@ p@@ ted ei@@ ther by false ze@@ al or by a wrong view of k@@ ingly power , ca@@ used problems for the people .
or “ What led you to that conclu@@ sion ? ” )
However , the brother was fir@@ m in his stand .
U@@ ri@@ bia is a to@@ wn some 60 mil@@ es [ 1@@ 00 k@@ m ] nor@@ the@@ ast of R@@ í@@ o@@ ha@@ ch@@ a .
“ A@@ m I not better to you than ten sons ? ”
U@@ se cre@@ ati@@ v@@ ity to help them to have a full share as your preaching compan@@ i@@ ons .
David again showed respect for God’s anointed when he last saw the king .
However , they lost this exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent con@@ dition because of their re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against their heavenly Father .
Th@@ ough earthly and heavenly po@@ wers wa@@ ge war against us , God’s loyal love is there to su@@ sta@@ in us .
We feel up@@ li@@ f@@ ted by a s@@ inc@@ ere expres@@ sion of appreciation and respect .
• Who determined the can@@ on of boo@@ ks com@@ pris@@ ing the Christian Greek Scriptures ?
( Read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 32 : 9 , 10 . )
P@@ re@@ aching E@@ spe@@ cially M@@ em@@ or@@ able ( M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o ) , 4 / 15
Jehovah especially deli@@ gh@@ ts in provi@@ ding for the needs of his faithful worshipp@@ ers .
These con@@ vers@@ ations helped me not only to over@@ come my doub@@ ts during this difficult peri@@ od but also to make good decisions in my life . ”
• What is a ke@@ y requi@@ re@@ ment for making good decisions ?
“ Lo@@ ve . . . does not look for its own inter@@ ests . ” — 1 Corinthians 13 : 4 , 5 .
So our deli@@ ver@@ ance is du@@ e , in large part , to the love of Jehovah’s Son .
I see that joy as fur@@ ther pro@@ of of Jehovah’s love . ”
In turn , the heavens would pet@@ iti@@ on God to provide ra@@ in cl@@ ou@@ ds .
If we do not keep our min@@ ds fi@@ x@@ ed on the things a@@ bo@@ ve , the fulfill@@ ment of these promises could appe@@ ar to be d@@ el@@ a@@ yed and we might s@@ low down in our spiritual activities .
And see why it is not possible to cal@@ cul@@ ate the l@@ eng@@ th of “ this gener@@ ation . ”
All Christians do well not only to imitate their faith but also to prove themselves dis@@ cre@@ et , as the slave class does . ​ — Hebrews 13 : 7 .
Un@@ lo@@ ading the tru@@ ck in B@@ angu@@ i
How deli@@ gh@@ ted Jehovah must be when des@@ pite our imper@@ fe@@ ctions and difficul@@ ties , our faith mo@@ ves us to action !
H@@ ere , too , Jehovah can comfort and help us .
R@@ o@@ do@@ l@@ p@@ he we@@ igh@@ ed things care@@ fully ; he did not tre@@ at this important matter as just something he in@@ her@@ ited .
Yet , we do not know who will live and who will die .
Acc@@ ording to the book The B@@ y@@ z@@ an@@ t@@ ines , one pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch even promised the emp@@ er@@ or in writ@@ ing “ to do wh@@ atever he dem@@ an@@ ded , no matter how un@@ la@@ w@@ ful , and to ref@@ ra@@ in from doing anything that dis@@ pleas@@ ed him . ”
Some pre@@ f@@ er to do this al@@ one ; others find that a close compan@@ ion with whom to share the mem@@ ori@@ es ev@@ o@@ ked by the t@@ ask is help@@ ful .
They also held an@@ nu@@ al ob@@ serv@@ an@@ ces of the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al , or L@@ ast Su@@ pp@@ er .
In fact , speaking of mankind in gener@@ al , Satan said to Jehovah : “ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing that a man [ not just Job but anyone ] has he will give in be@@ half of his soul . ”
Lo@@ ve moved him to be “ obedi@@ ent as far as death . ”
It was never res@@ c@@ in@@ ded .
In effect , you said that in every as@@ pect of your life , you would put Jehovah first .
God’s Kingdom has 14@@ 4@@ ,000 cor@@ ul@@ ers with the Christ .
And just as a cle@@ ver for@@ g@@ er tri@@ es to pas@@ s ph@@ on@@ y do@@ cum@@ ents , so apost@@ ates use “ coun@@ ter@@ fe@@ it words , ” or false ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents , tr@@ ying to pas@@ s their f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c@@ ated vie@@ ws as if they were true .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ where Father pres@@ ented the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama of C@@ re@@ ation , ” it was well received .
L@@ ear@@ ning it was Bo@@ a@@ z , Na@@ om@@ i says : “ B@@ less@@ ed be he of Jehovah , who has not left his loving - kindness toward the living and the dead . . . .
All too soon , however , the ent@@ re@@ pr@@ ene@@ u@@ ri@@ al spirit of his fellow c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens tend@@ ed to cl@@ as@@ h with his at@@ temp@@ ts to for@@ ce them to prac@@ tice go@@ d@@ l@@ iness and to love one another .
S@@ ome@@ one who is wor@@ thy of our trust works hard to ear@@ n a living for himself and his family and does not seek to get eas@@ y money at the ex@@ p@@ en@@ se of other people .
Si@@ x months later , Eva en@@ ro@@ l@@ led as a pioneer , or full - time Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er .
Mo@@ re@@ over , “ happy are the ones fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less in their way , the ones wal@@ king in the law of Jehovah . ” ​ — P@@ s .
At Jesus ’ tri@@ al , P@@ il@@ ate heard char@@ ges made by the Jewish lead@@ ers .
As@@ ked to expla@@ in the my@@ st@@ eri@@ ous writ@@ ing , the prophet Daniel remin@@ ded B@@ el@@ sh@@ a@@ z@@ z@@ ar : “ The Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh God himself gave to Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar your father the kingdom . . .
God has commun@@ ic@@ ated with mankind .
G@@ a@@ ther@@ ing of “ Th@@ ings on the E@@ ar@@ th ”
If reading is a prom@@ in@@ ent part of your da@@ ily r@@ out@@ ine , this will speak to the heart of your children .
David re@@ members Father pu@@ t@@ ting me on the bed and Father , M@@ other , and David k@@ ne@@ el@@ ing around it while Father gave a prayer of than@@ k@@ s@@ giving for me .
What benef@@ its can you experience because of for@@ giving fre@@ ely ?
C@@ ould such knowledge already ex@@ ist ?
The Bible says : “ The sons of Israel . . . went as@@ king from the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans artic@@ les of s@@ il@@ ver and artic@@ les of go@@ ld and man@@ t@@ les . . . .
[ Bo@@ x on page 26 ]
The apostle Paul go@@ es on to com@@ pare those who become part of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed to bran@@ ches on a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic o@@ live t@@ ree .
At a spe@@ ed of se@@ ven to n@@ ine kno@@ ts [ 8 - 10 mp@@ h ; 13 - 17 k@@ m / ​ h@@ r ] , the ship cu@@ ts through the wa@@ ves toward an enem@@ y v@@ es@@ sel .
Ha@@ y@@ kan@@ us@@ h and her husband explained that they were hon@@ est because of what they were lear@@ ning from the Bible .
3 A P@@ u@@ z@@ z@@ ling Q@@ u@@ es@@ tion
“ For a change , ” Satan challeng@@ es , “ th@@ ru@@ st out your hand , ple@@ ase , and t@@ ou@@ ch everything he has and see whether he will not cur@@ se you to your very face . ” ​ — Job 1 : 8 - 11 .
A good decision can help us draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah .
Be@@ ing a@@ ware that ever@@ yone has li@@ mit@@ ations , they lo@@ v@@ ingly make allow@@ an@@ ces for these in their brothers .
Still , as con@@ di@@ tions in the first - century congregation in Eph@@ esus illustr@@ ate , true Christians today could become com@@ plac@@ ent and allow their love to fal@@ ter .
A few days later , however , he was sur@@ pris@@ ed to receive a p@@ ho@@ ne call from the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in K@@ en@@ ya .
The man accepted the invit@@ ation and attend@@ ed the conven@@ tion .
“ The sal@@ vation of the righteous ones is from Jehovah ; he is their for@@ t@@ ress in the time of dist@@ ress . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 37 : 39 .
And that is what led to my first experience in lea@@ ving things be@@ h@@ ind to pur@@ sue spiritual go@@ als .
The con@@ text su@@ gg@@ ests that Timothy , as an el@@ der , would preach the word within the Christian congregation .
The same could not be said of Eli@@ ’s good - for - nothing sons , H@@ op@@ h@@ ni and Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has , who “ did not ac@@ knowledge Jehovah . ”
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately pre@@ ce@@ ding this st@@ at@@ ement , Paul qu@@ o@@ ted from N@@ um@@ bers chap@@ ter 16 , which rel@@ ates the account of K@@ or@@ ah’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
As fore@@ told , n@@ atur@@ al Jews who accepted Jesus as the Messi@@ ah were the first members of that new nation .
By means of his prophet Ho@@ se@@ a , Jehovah said : “ In loving - kindness I have taken deli@@ ght , and not in sacrifice ; and in the knowledge of God rather than in whole bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffer@@ ings . ”
You can also use God’s Word as a me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing ro@@ d to see if your faith mat@@ ches the des@@ crip@@ tion of what is expe@@ cted of those who have strong faith . ​ — Read James 1 : 25 ; 2 : 24 , 26 .
In 19@@ 6@@ 7 , I was appointed to be a dist@@ ri@@ ct serv@@ ant ​ — a minis@@ ter who travel@@ s from cir@@ cu@@ it to cir@@ cu@@ it .
S@@ hi@@ r@@ le@@ y : That do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t se@@ em fa@@ ir .
Our number is inc@@ reas@@ ing , but no@@ ne of us can person@@ ally take cre@@ di@@ t for that .
50 : 16 - 19 .
Do they see it in my attitude toward field service , en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , and material things and in what I say about other members of the congregation ? ’
A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il is re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed for her dis@@ cre@@ tion
He deli@@ gh@@ ts in people who , des@@ pite their imper@@ fe@@ ctions , worship him out of love .
Instead of ar@@ gu@@ ing , I said that he could be right , but I also told him that I could not hon@@ es@@ tly see how .
Our thoughts turn from recei@@ ving to giving .
While his prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah conclu@@ ded that there were no other worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah among the ten - tri@@ be nation of Israel , Jehovah care@@ fully sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ ized them and found a consider@@ able number of people ​ — 7@@ ,000 in all — ​ who in his eyes had appe@@ al@@ ing qualities .
19 : 6 - 9 .
The Bible tel@@ ls us that Jehovah God , the “ Lord of heaven and earth , does not d@@ well in h@@ and@@ made temp@@ les . ”
S@@ ur@@ ely we should show deep appreciation for such pro@@ v@@ isions .
In what way can we take advan@@ ta@@ ge of Jehovah’s long - suffering ?
However , it was evid@@ ent that A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s was “ ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with only the baptism of John . ”
Jesus was born cen@@ tu@@ ries after Abraham .
He guid@@ es his people so that they can receive everlasting life and stay away from d@@ ang@@ ers .
And in his inspired Word , the Bible , he has given tru@@ th@@ ful and satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers to questions about the her@@ e@@ after .
27 : 3 .
How do you know that Jehovah is listen@@ ing to prayers ?
R@@ es@@ pect is one of the ke@@ ys to a happy and lasting marriage .
No@@ thing su@@ gg@@ ests that he viol@@ ated Jehovah’s law in invit@@ ing Jeremiah to bu@@ y this field in An@@ a@@ tho@@ th or that Jeremiah in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ately exerc@@ ised his right of re@@ pur@@ cha@@ se in bu@@ ying the field . ​ — Jeremiah 32 : 8 - 15 .
It also contribu@@ ted to a gen@@ u@@ ine bro@@ ther@@ ly fri@@ end@@ ship between these individuals .
A rec@@ ent ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal dis@@ co@@ very ca@@ st@@ s new light on its lo@@ c@@ ation .
The women said that they would call again .
The rest he se@@ es in ha@@ z@@ y out@@ l@@ ine .
The D@@ elu@@ ge therefore has great sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance for us today .
By rel@@ ying on God’s spirit , we can also receive “ power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l ” to de@@ al with any tr@@ ou@@ ble or dist@@ ress .
Although the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of Bro@@ ther Ab@@ ou@@ d’s friends and relati@@ ves did not respon@@ d to the Bible message , two well - known pers@@ ons did , a prof@@ ess@@ or , I@@ b@@ ra@@ him A@@ ti@@ ye@@ h , and a d@@ ent@@ ist , H@@ an@@ na Sh@@ am@@ ma@@ s .
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , the way some in authority act be@@ tra@@ ys har@@ sh@@ ness and a l@@ ack of fellow feel@@ ing .
And when the we@@ ather al@@ lo@@ ws , we go for a ri@@ de on our bik@@ es . ”
Bo@@ th of these expres@@ sions ap@@ par@@ ently point back to Satan’s using a v@@ isi@@ ble ani@@ ma@@ l , a ser@@ p@@ ent , as his m@@ ou@@ th@@ pi@@ e@@ ce to in@@ du@@ ce E@@ ve to dis@@ obey God’s comm@@ and . ​ — John 8 : 4@@ 4 ; Revelation 20 : 2 .
R@@ em@@ ember , Satan is t@@ ar@@ get@@ ing our thoughts .
I feel sure that Jehovah ans@@ wer@@ ed my prayers . ”
Indeed , Jehovah’s power was there ​ — not only for Christ to per@@ form such a mirac@@ le but also for Jesus to demonstr@@ ate how much he loved people . ​ — Luke 5 : 17 .
Rather than making ri@@ gi@@ d rul@@ es for the congregation , elders r@@ ely on Scriptural principles and direction from Jehovah’s organization .
So@@ on after being made king over all Israel , he shi@@ f@@ ted his cap@@ it@@ al to Jerusalem .
As already no@@ ted , it un@@ fa@@ il@@ ingly came to pas@@ s in the year 5@@ 39 B.C.E .
How c@@ ru@@ el !
What ca@@ uses some ze@@ al@@ ous servants of Jehovah , like De@@ bor@@ ah , to become disc@@ oura@@ ged ?
Like David , we are confid@@ ent that if we get si@@ ck , Jehovah will not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on us .
We gener@@ ally held our meetings in priv@@ ate ho@@ m@@ es , but at times we r@@ ented a h@@ all for public tal@@ ks .
The Bible account of A@@ cha@@ n illustr@@ ates the power of gre@@ ed .
But with a second marriage , you may not have that feel@@ ing , as you are always a@@ ware that your first marriage ended . ”
Job had the right attitude even toward his enem@@ ies .
Why do we need spiritual light from God ?
In this way , Jesus id@@ enti@@ fied himself as the pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er , the tel@@ l@@ er of good news and be@@ are@@ r of comfort .
All Bethel work assign@@ ments invol@@ ve enjo@@ y@@ able challeng@@ es and are wonder@@ fully re@@ war@@ ding .
Today , in the form@@ er St@@ as@@ i he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters in B@@ er@@ l@@ in , there is a per@@ man@@ ent ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t high@@ ligh@@ ting the 40 years of of@@ fi@@ cial persecu@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses in E@@ ast Ger@@ many .
On@@ ce you id@@ enti@@ fy such a body of gen@@ u@@ ine Christians , why should you be in@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ ve or cu@@ ri@@ ous about the beli@@ ef@@ s of others ?
Ser@@ ving at In@@ dia Bethel today , she does the very same thing that op@@ ened her eyes to the truth .
With respect to our dedic@@ ation to Jehovah , how sa@@ d it would be to change our mind !
If we har@@ b@@ or feelings of rac@@ i@@ al or n@@ ational pri@@ de , we ign@@ ore the fact that God “ made out of one man every nation of men . ”
A family head may lo@@ se his jo@@ b .
Li@@ fe beg@@ ins at conc@@ ep@@ tion .
L@@ ater , while in the city to sel@@ l his f@@ ar@@ m pro@@ du@@ cts , Joh@@ an@@ n appro@@ ached a Witness who was o@@ ffering The Watchtower in the mar@@ ke@@ t .
But the op@@ pos@@ ite was true .
That prophe@@ tic war@@ ning also app@@ lies to our time .
Mu@@ si@@ c had never been allow@@ ed in their col@@ on@@ y .
How did faithful ones in the past support the activities of Jehovah’s re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves fin@@ an@@ cially ?
“ Fa@@ ith , ” says the apostle Paul , “ is not a pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of all people . ”
Me@@ g@@ an : In a similar way , when Adam and E@@ ve cho@@ se to dis@@ obey God , they became “ den@@ ted , ” or ble@@ mi@@ shed , by sin and imper@@ fe@@ ction .
R@@ em@@ ember , too , that each individu@@ al in a family must “ car@@ ry his own lo@@ ad ” of Christian responsi@@ bility .
As a result , I feel clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah and Jesus . ”
Instead , we un@@ lo@@ ad@@ ed the car@@ go into small bo@@ ats , shu@@ t@@ t@@ led the food ac@@ ro@@ ss the ri@@ ver , and then rel@@ o@@ ad@@ ed the car@@ go on@@ to another wa@@ g@@ on .
God bless@@ ed J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah for his devo@@ tion , using him and his daugh@@ ter to prom@@ o@@ te pu@@ re worship .
You might also want to seek the help of a friend or relati@@ ve in taking care of any pa@@ per@@ work , such as ob@@ tain@@ ing death cer@@ ti@@ fic@@ ates ; no@@ ti@@ f@@ ying govern@@ ment ag@@ en@@ ci@@ es , ban@@ ks , and cre@@ di@@ t c@@ ard compan@@ ies ; chang@@ ing t@@ it@@ les to pro@@ per@@ ty ; ob@@ tain@@ ing death benef@@ its ; and pa@@ ying medi@@ cal bil@@ ls .
This imp@@ lies that our heavenly Father , Jehovah , will do his part to take care of our needs .
In E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , World W@@ ar I@@ I was on the ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on .
They were serving with the same congregation they had been in since they were little children , and most of their relati@@ ves lived in the are@@ a .
We real@@ ize that this is the right thing to do , the very thing that we have been desi@@ gn@@ ed to do .
What a war@@ m invit@@ ation !
Mar@@ co@@ s , a wi@@ do@@ wer , received comfort from friends who vis@@ ited him .
9 : 9 , 14 .
As O@@ l@@ ga later real@@ ized , though , re@@ pe@@ ating ne@@ g@@ ative thoughts could result in “ a stri@@ ck@@ en spirit . ” ​ — Proverbs 18 : 14 .
He was per@@ su@@ asi@@ ve to Rom@@ an di@@ gn@@ it@@ aries and to Ph@@ r@@ y@@ gi@@ an pe@@ as@@ ants .
At this time , R@@ o@@ y and I deci@@ ded that it was within our re@@ ach to take up the full - time ministry .
Solomon ac@@ ted coura@@ ge@@ ously and buil@@ t the s@@ pl@@ en@@ did temple of Jehovah in Jerusalem .
In fact , God stated that his name , Jehovah , means “ I shall prove to be what I shall prove to be . ”
E@@ i@@ ght people attend@@ ed that meeting , and this proved to be too much for the min@@ isters of the M@@ en@@ n@@ on@@ ite Ch@@ urch .
Mar@@ ri@@ age works when each mate foc@@ uses more on giving than on recei@@ ving .
he once asked his disciples .
The uni@@ vers@@ ity prof@@ ess@@ ors were ban@@ i@@ shed from the country under p@@ en@@ al@@ ty of death .
To religious lead@@ ers in his day , Jesus said : “ You have made the word of God inv@@ al@@ id because of your tra@@ dition . ”
We are Christians 24 h@@ our@@ s a day . Scriptural principles need to be app@@ lied in every as@@ pect of our lives .
By means of the Scriptures , Bible - based public@@ ations , Christian meetings , and matu@@ re fellow Christians , our loving heavenly Father provi@@ des con@@ st@@ ant remin@@ ders that ass@@ ist us to pur@@ sue an u@@ pri@@ ght course .
Jesus ’ Mi@@ rac@@ les ​ — A P@@ re@@ view of G@@ lo@@ ba@@ l He@@ al@@ ing
My work compan@@ i@@ ons inclu@@ ded Witnesses like these re@@ tur@@ ne@@ es from con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps
By stri@@ ving to imitate the faith of Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah , we too can enjoy preci@@ ous in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with God .
Wh@@ ite is the col@@ or most often mentioned in the Bible .
20 , 21 . ( a ) Psalm 14@@ 5 : 7 - 9 ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fi@@ es Jehovah’s great@@ ness in con@@ ne@@ ction with what qualities ?
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s direc@@ t answer is : “ There is only one medi@@ at@@ or between God and mankind , himself a man , Christ Jesus . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 2 : 5 .
The Hebrew n@@ ou@@ n rend@@ ered “ loving - kindness ” inclu@@ des more than tend@@ er reg@@ ard .
These questions will be ans@@ wer@@ ed in the public dis@@ course “ Re@@ al Pe@@ ace and Se@@ cur@@ ity ​ — When ? ”
Even when building the ar@@ k , which may have taken as long as 40 or 50 years , Noah kept his spiritual foc@@ us .
E@@ mp@@ ow@@ ered to A@@ pp@@ ly the R@@ an@@ som
Di@@ ffer@@ ent brothers exc@@ el in different are@@ as .
How would Jehovah answer our prayers for help ?
( b ) What will help us end@@ ure tri@@ als ?
If you were si@@ ck , would you go to a me@@ ch@@ ani@@ c ?
For what does he want an ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation ?
The book also shows that imper@@ fect humans like Job can remain loyal to Jehovah des@@ pite in@@ ten@@ se t@@ es@@ ting .
F@@ ur@@ ther , a knowledge of God’s Word is imp@@ ro@@ ving the lives of many and can lead to their sal@@ vation . ​ — Acts 13 : 4@@ 7 .
But Na@@ than was a spo@@ k@@ es@@ man for God .
Dis@@ pla@@ ying com@@ pas@@ sion , however , does not always come n@@ atur@@ ally .
We real@@ ize that some things are bey@@ ond our ju@@ ris@@ di@@ ction and we can do nothing about them ; yet , we appreci@@ ate that in many are@@ as of life , we can make decisions according to our personal pre@@ fer@@ ences .
He fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly ex@@ posed the powerful religious lead@@ ers for their self - righteousness as well as for their false teachings .
Let us consider three comm@@ on ca@@ uses .
R@@ em@@ ind in@@ ac@@ tive ones that God expe@@ cts us to do what we can .
To do this , we should give Jehovah’s service the first place in our life .
L@@ ik@@ ely com@@ posed l@@ ate in 50 C.E . , that letter is the first of Paul’s inspired writ@@ ings .
What can you learn about Jehovah from this illustr@@ ation ?
But the fact is that serving the true God is the best way of life you can pur@@ sue .
I@@ nt@@ el@@ lig@@ ence requi@@ res a mind .
; B@@ ra@@ z , J .
Some are disc@@ oura@@ ged because they are un@@ emp@@ lo@@ yed .
Be@@ fore lea@@ ving the house , Jesus pet@@ iti@@ ons his Father : “ The h@@ our has come ; gl@@ ori@@ fy your son , that your son may gl@@ ori@@ fy you . ”
Ma@@ in@@ tain fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps with those who will support you .
In his great love , however , “ Jehovah himself has ca@@ used the er@@ ro@@ r of us all to me@@ et up with that one , ” his de@@ ar Son and cho@@ s@@ en Ser@@ v@@ ant .
She was so exc@@ ited about what she believ@@ ed that I thought she was c@@ ra@@ z@@ y .
The more our spe@@ e@@ ch and actions har@@ mon@@ ize , the less likely we are to be ca@@ ught in Satan’s s@@ na@@ res . ​ — 1 John 3 : 18 .
‘ What do I need to do so that I do not su@@ ff@@ er God’s wr@@ ath ? ’ ”
Su@@ pp@@ ort those who are we@@ ak .
I thr@@ ill to con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate this pro@@ of that Jehovah has bless@@ ed the small beg@@ in@@ n@@ ings in Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ a .
That de@@ par@@ t@@ ment develop@@ ed a me@@ th@@ od of transl@@ ation that com@@ bin@@ ed Bi@@ bli@@ cal word study with com@@ pu@@ ter te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy .
Can we conclu@@ de that the Creator of the uni@@ verse consi@@ ders himself to be in@@ de@@ b@@ ted to m@@ ere humans who per@@ form de@@ e@@ ds of mer@@ cy and that he vie@@ ws such giving as lo@@ ans that he re@@ pa@@ ys with fav@@ or and blessings ?
When we show courage in our worship of Jehovah , we can be confid@@ ent of his blessing now and in the future .
Now I know that Satan is be@@ h@@ ind all w@@ ars .
Why did he not ign@@ ore the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s chall@@ enge ?
God consi@@ ders every human life preci@@ ous and wants each one of us to live a truly full , satis@@ f@@ ying life .
Jehovah’s Witnesses pro@@ du@@ ce and dist@@ ribu@@ te a wide vari@@ ety of Bible - based public@@ ations in 3@@ 40 langu@@ ages
We will consider these important matters in the next article .
The city of H@@ ir@@ s@@ ch@@ ber@@ g is now J@@ el@@ en@@ ia G@@ ó@@ r@@ a in sou@@ th@@ w@@ es@@ ter@@ n P@@ ol@@ and .
Se@@ as@@ on@@ ing .
( 6 ) R@@ ate@@ y , B .
On the fin@@ al night of his earthly life , what reas@@ sur@@ ance did Jesus give his apostles , even though he knew they were going to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on him ?
How does the way that Jehovah had sacrific@@ es h@@ and@@ led in ancient Israel have meaning for Christians today ?
For instance , perhaps you have ga@@ zed in won@@ der at the beau@@ ty of a spi@@ der@@ we@@ b .
But that would not be so if the po@@ les were in a nor@@ th - sou@@ th ori@@ ent@@ ation , with the cur@@ tain par@@ al@@ le@@ l to the po@@ les .
While Jehovah’s organization provi@@ des the material needed to re@@ ach the people , the individu@@ al Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ er must take the in@@ iti@@ ative to con@@ ve@@ y the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message to “ people of all s@@ or@@ ts ” in the language they can best understand .
I@@ ng@@ a@@ ther@@ ing of anointed and “ great crow@@ d ”
However , we know that when human teachings cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct what God has reve@@ aled , it is always the human teachings that are wrong .
Th@@ ough this bel@@ o@@ ved woman was nam@@ ed “ P@@ r@@ inc@@ ess ” by Jehovah himself , she did not ex@@ pect to be tre@@ ated like ro@@ y@@ al@@ ty .
Is there any kind of work that never disa@@ p@@ poin@@ ts ?
N@@ ex@@ t , Jo@@ b@@ ’s three compan@@ i@@ ons , in@@ stead of com@@ for@@ ting him , att@@ ac@@ ked him with spe@@ ci@@ ous reason@@ ing , acc@@ using him of se@@ cre@@ t sin@@ s and ho@@ l@@ ding that this was respon@@ sible for his mis@@ for@@ tu@@ ne .
Paul , Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s , and John Mark sa@@ iled from S@@ ele@@ u@@ ci@@ a to the por@@ t of S@@ al@@ am@@ is .
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s Jehovah’s perfect la@@ ws and u@@ pri@@ ght or@@ ders , his tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy remin@@ ders and clean comman@@ d@@ ments .
We need to be care@@ ful not to shap@@ e our conc@@ ep@@ t of Jehovah so as to con@@ form it to our own standards and desi@@ res .
For example , The New Eng@@ l@@ ish Bible qu@@ o@@ tes Moses as saying : “ I am now a h@@ un@@ d@@ red and tw@@ ent@@ y years old , and I can no longer move about as I ple@@ ase . ”
He ha@@ st@@ ened to ad@@ d that this ru@@ sted , fi@@ ve - in@@ ch - s@@ qu@@ are [ 12 c@@ m ] ir@@ on bo@@ x with a s@@ li@@ t in the to@@ p was for contribu@@ tions to the worl@@ d@@ wide work of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Some individuals may feel that since cho@@ ic@@ es in these matters are personal , they should have the fre@@ e@@ dom to cho@@ ose what they ple@@ ase as long as their conscience per@@ m@@ its it .
What if we have a ne@@ g@@ ative attitude toward our fellow worshipp@@ ers ?
Indeed , what re@@ war@@ ding privile@@ ges Mark enjo@@ yed because he did not give up !
W@@ ould you want a f@@ li@@ m@@ s@@ y ding@@ h@@ y or a s@@ tur@@ dy , well - buil@@ t ship ?
Because in most c@@ as@@ es , the sin@@ ner recogn@@ iz@@ es his mis@@ take and fi@@ x@@ es the proble@@ m , so that there is no need for him to be dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed .
The pri@@ z@@ es for that com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on are a@@ war@@ ded by a j@@ ur@@ y made up of 20 ac@@ ad@@ em@@ ic@@ s from prom@@ in@@ ent S@@ pan@@ ish uni@@ vers@@ ities .
De@@ dic@@ ation sign@@ i@@ fi@@ es a set@@ ting ap@@ ar@@ t for a sac@@ red purpose .
What has ca@@ used many in this world to have a fri@@ v@@ ol@@ ous view of life , prom@@ p@@ ting what questions ?
Solom@@ on@@ ’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er for W@@ is@@ dom Is An@@ s@@ wer@@ ed
For instance , Moses ur@@ ged the Israelites : “ You must call back to your heart [ or , “ must rec@@ all to your mind , ” fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ] that Jehovah is the true God . ”
Since the person is no longer in the congregation , any change in heart and attitude may be ob@@ served first by those close to him , such as a marriage mate or family members .
He said : “ Let us consider one another to inc@@ ite to love and fine works , not for@@ s@@ ak@@ ing the ga@@ ther@@ ing of ourselves together , as some have the cu@@ sto@@ m , but encourag@@ ing one another , and all the more so as you b@@ eho@@ ld the day dra@@ wing near . ”
As he car@@ ri@@ ed out his purpose for the earth , Jehovah deal@@ t in a special way with Abraham .
H@@ el@@ p@@ ing someone to gain this knowledge is the great@@ est good one person can do for another .
The pri@@ m@@ ary part of the “ se@@ ed ” of the woman had fin@@ ally pres@@ ented himself .
We Mu@@ st Lo@@ ve Pe@@ ople
While it is true that Jehovah will ac@@ hi@@ eve his purpose reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of human end@@ e@@ av@@ ors , he is pleas@@ ed to have individuals involved in car@@ r@@ ying out his will .
Isaiah pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed about him : “ He was des@@ p@@ ised and was avo@@ i@@ ded by men , a man me@@ ant for pa@@ ins and for having ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ ance with si@@ ck@@ ness . ”
Yes , “ the gift God gives is everlasting life by Christ Jesus our Lord . ” ​ — Romans 6 : 2@@ 3@@ b .
The Bible states : “ Be@@ fore a cr@@ as@@ h the heart of a man is lo@@ f@@ ty , and before glory there is hum@@ ility . ” ​ — Proverbs 18 : 12 .
With the bat@@ tle of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on as its c@@ li@@ ma@@ x , that coming great tri@@ bul@@ ation will be uni@@ que ​ — an ev@@ ent “ such as has not occ@@ ur@@ red since the worl@@ d’s beg@@ in@@ ning . ”
Thus , many have cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed D@@ ro@@ s@@ n@@ in@@ ’s ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ary appro@@ ach , claim@@ ing that his un@@ s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c me@@ tho@@ ds could be used to find similar mes@@ sa@@ ges in any text .
13 : 24 - 30 .
Thus , the message from our conscience may have been mu@@ ff@@ led or dist@@ or@@ ted .
After pos@@ ing a question and get@@ ting the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der@@ ’s respon@@ se , you may want to say something to this effect , ‘ Let us see how we can get God’s mind on the matter . ’
The prophet knew that if he rema@@ ined s@@ il@@ ent , his relationship with David would not be the same and his own conscience would su@@ ff@@ er .
It is imp@@ os@@ sible for us to gr@@ as@@ p ex@@ ac@@ tly how much the ransom co@@ st our heavenly Father and his bel@@ o@@ ved Son .
But when wicked angels speak to people , they may dec@@ ep@@ tiv@@ ely cla@@ im to be the spirit of a dead person .
What can we do to buil@@ d such godly pati@@ ence ?
Since Father and M@@ other had sever@@ al times refu@@ sed to si@@ gn the V@@ ol@@ k@@ s@@ l@@ ist ( a l@@ ist of people who had or who wanted to ob@@ tain Ger@@ man c@@ iti@@ z@@ en@@ ship ) , they were den@@ i@@ ed cu@@ sto@@ dy of us children .
They re@@ present spirit - anointed overse@@ ers in congregations , and thus , by ex@@ ten@@ sion , all overse@@ ers . ​ — 10 / 15 , page 14 .
In the Bible , there is a close relationship between com@@ pas@@ sion and mer@@ cy .
Ther@@ e@@ after , all spirit - anointed Christians became part of the nation that now served as the slave class appointed by the Ma@@ ster , Jesus Christ .
DI@@ S@@ C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ I@@ E@@ S of hi@@ d@@ den tre@@ a@@ sures have often made he@@ ad@@ l@@ ine news .
Of her three sons who are ac@@ tive in the Christian congregation , two are in the full - time ministry .
But with God’s help and with support from your fellow Christians , you can succ@@ e@@ ed .
A vo@@ ice said “ than@@ k you , ” and the do@@ or was shu@@ t .
“ Some began to believe the things said ; others would not believe , ” no@@ tes verse 24 .
After some time , he began coming to the Kingdom H@@ all and ag@@ re@@ ed to have a personal Bible study to help strengthen his res@@ ol@@ ve to come back to the flo@@ ck . ”
In view of the cr@@ itical times in which we live , what can we learn from God’s counsel to Bar@@ u@@ ch and from Bar@@ u@@ ch@@ ’s respon@@ se ?
What about Christians today ?
Yes , we e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly a@@ wa@@ it the day when Jehovah’s enem@@ ies will be g@@ one .
Yet , we know that the privilege of be@@ aring God’s name comes with responsi@@ bility .
Is God c@@ ru@@ el , giving us such a desire and then making it imp@@ os@@ sible to fulf@@ ill it ?
Is the ministry also the foc@@ us of our life ?
He is not mu@@ d@@ dy ​ — yet . Still , he is ign@@ or@@ ing her war@@ ning not to go near the pu@@ dd@@ le , and tr@@ ou@@ ble is al@@ most sure to en@@ sue .
Let us , though , foc@@ us on his son ​ — a king and also a Bible writ@@ er — ​ Solomon .
U@@ p@@ on lea@@ ving G@@ ile@@ ad , I was assign@@ ed to do cir@@ cu@@ it work in the st@@ ate of O@@ hi@@ o , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
Ri@@ ch@@ ard K@@ el@@ l@@ er and A@@ lej@@ and@@ r@@ o L@@ ac@@ ayo , who in the past served in S@@ ou@@ th and C@@ en@@ tr@@ al A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , explained how they had cop@@ ed with vari@@ ous tri@@ als and rel@@ ated some of the blessings they received while serving as mission@@ aries .
When H@@ at@@ red Is J@@ us@@ ti@@ fied
“ At that m@@ om@@ ent , I really felt that I was serving where the need was greater .
A D@@ R@@ A@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ C C@@ H@@ AN@@ G@@ E
In the Scriptures , Jehovah is called “ God Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty , ” a t@@ it@@ le that remin@@ ds us that we should never under@@ es@@ tim@@ ate his power or doubt his ability to van@@ qu@@ ish his enem@@ ies .
They will ru@@ n and not gro@@ w we@@ ary ; they will walk and not ti@@ re out . ” Because of inc@@ reas@@ ing pres@@ sures , we may some@@ times feel like an ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted r@@ un@@ ner who@@ se leg@@ s se@@ em un@@ able to car@@ ry him any f@@ ar@@ ther .
Genesis 1 : 14 - 19 descri@@ bes the form@@ ing of the su@@ n , mo@@ on , and st@@ ars in a f@@ our@@ th cre@@ ative peri@@ od .
If we were pl@@ an@@ ning to go and live in another country , we might do some things to pre@@ pare ourselves for life in that country .
Let us i@@ magine Mark , rec@@ ently baptized .
He said that al@@ though he would not see the Witness cou@@ ple again , he would car@@ ry this good news from the Bible in his heart .
Wh@@ ich s@@ crip@@ tures can comfort the ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved ?
Da@@ d’s health was then fa@@ il@@ ing , so K@@ ar@@ l helped him with his bu@@ sin@@ ess for a while before lea@@ ving to take up a pioneer assignment el@@ se@@ where .
“ I@@ magine a crow@@ d of t@@ ou@@ ris@@ ts vie@@ wing a pi@@ c@@ tu@@ res@@ que l@@ and@@ s@@ cap@@ e .
The comfort Jesus gave inclu@@ ded the hope he sh@@ ared with his disciples : “ La@@ z@@ ar@@ us our friend has g@@ one to rest , but I am j@@ our@@ ne@@ ying there to a@@ wak@@ en him from s@@ le@@ ep . ”
They sent their ar@@ my to M@@ iz@@ pa@@ h to cr@@ us@@ h those worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah .
For 4@@ 1 days and ni@@ gh@@ ts , I had been ca@@ ught in the mi@@ dd@@ le of a pris@@ on up@@ ris@@ ing .
S@@ how@@ ing ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality to our brothers and sisters is another way to eng@@ end@@ er a loving spirit in the congregation .
With the help of the holy spirit , we can cultiv@@ ate these qualities .
( b ) Why has it been good for you to re@@ view this Bible - based information about the tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h of justice ?
When Eli@@ j@@ ah inform@@ ed King A@@ ha@@ b of Jehovah’s in@@ ten@@ tion to bring about a dr@@ ought , he confid@@ ently declar@@ ed : “ As sur@@ ely as Jehovah . . . is living , . . . there will be no de@@ w or ra@@ in exc@@ ep@@ t by my word ! ”
I@@ nt@@ ri@@ gu@@ ed , they went with him to the Kingdom H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
R@@ ep@@ ent@@ ance ​ — or the l@@ ack of it — ​ is not always ob@@ vi@@ ous .
Consider the example of E@@ d@@ ward and G@@ w@@ en , a married cou@@ ple who are bl@@ ind .
The whole stru@@ c@@ ture will be dem@@ o@@ li@@ shed , down to its f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation .
How can we follow Jesus ’ example in the way we speak ?
In 19@@ 7@@ 2 we had another son , Mar@@ c@@ o .
How do we “ seek me@@ ek@@ ness ” ?
Many people became su@@ spi@@ ci@@ ous of us and even acc@@ used us of sp@@ ying for the J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese !
R@@ em@@ ember that the opportunity you now have to teach and tra@@ in your children is li@@ mit@@ ed and will not be re@@ pe@@ ated .
Consider the example of first - century Jerusalem and the Christians who lived there .
They g@@ lo@@ ss over problems of the real world with s@@ cen@@ es of succ@@ ess de@@ pi@@ cting se@@ cur@@ ity .
This arrang@@ ement therefore comman@@ ds our deep respect and sub@@ mis@@ sion . ​ — Hebrews 13 : 7 , 17 .
How do we know that the char@@ ge to be@@ ar witness was not li@@ mit@@ ed to the 12 apostles ?
How was he now to care for himself ?
Yes , we can be inclu@@ ded among the ones who will be happy because , as Jesus promised , “ they will see God , ” as He ac@@ ts in be@@ half of those who love “ pur@@ ity of heart . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Of course , the n@@ atur@@ al fer@@ men@@ tation that took place in w@@ ine of ancient times was different from what occ@@ ur@@ red in con@@ ne@@ ction with bre@@ ad .
M@@ ore com@@ mon@@ ly , your conscience comes into pla@@ y after you do something .
In ad@@ dition , I learned Fr@@ en@@ ch B@@ ra@@ il@@ le .
Is God to bl@@ ame ?
* Christ’s love is often expres@@ sed through the elders , who serve as spiritual shepher@@ ds of the congregation .
On that day , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of them heard ​ — not in con@@ fu@@ sion , as those at ancient Ba@@ be@@ l did , but with understanding — ​ or@@ din@@ ary people filled with holy spirit pro@@ cla@@ im the good news in num@@ er@@ ous langu@@ ages spo@@ ken in the emp@@ i@@ re .
The K@@ G@@ B or@@ der@@ ed us to leave the city .
M@@ y@@ th or R@@ eli@@ able Re@@ c@@ ord ?
As we moved on , we were con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted by a she@@ er c@@ li@@ f@@ f d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ing away bene@@ ath us .
The Bible provi@@ des examples of individuals who were go@@ al ori@@ ented .
O@@ ver the years , some in the medi@@ cal prof@@ es@@ sion have exam@@ ined the claim@@ s of religious heal@@ ers .
• What might help some mo@@ thers to find fulfill@@ ment ?
An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch evid@@ ently offered the right at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere for such a develop@@ ment , and ‘ a great number became believers . ’
God and his promises were so real to Moses that he demonstr@@ ated ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary courage and end@@ ur@@ ance .
Rather than being cr@@ itical , let us maintain a spiritually heal@@ thy view of the information received through personal study and congregation meetings .
If an offer seem@@ s too good to be true , it pro@@ ba@@ bly is .
What comfort we have in the gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e that ‘ any we@@ ap@@ on form@@ ed against us will not succ@@ e@@ ed , and any t@@ ong@@ ue at all that will ris@@ e up against us in the judgment we will con@@ dem@@ n ’ !
His comman@@ d@@ ments requi@@ re that we keep se@@ par@@ ate from the world , maintain u@@ pri@@ ght conduct , and loy@@ ally support his Kingdom .
Still , I kept thinking , ‘ How can I r@@ en@@ oun@@ ce that declar@@ ation ? ’
Gi@@ ving to Su@@ pp@@ ort Jehovah’s Wor@@ k
Because we find in the Bible a satis@@ f@@ ying ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation for the con@@ dition in which human@@ ity fin@@ ds it@@ self , and we are e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed to de@@ al with li@@ fe@@ ’s challeng@@ es and problems .
In the 19@@ 20 ’ s , how did Jehovah il@@ lu@@ min@@ ate the p@@ ath of his people do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ ally ?
A@@ no@@ ther group of pione@@ ers who vis@@ ited C@@ hi@@ ap@@ as repor@@ ts : “ Th@@ an@@ ks to Jehovah , we had good resul@@ ts .
Rather than give in to self - p@@ ity , she keep@@ s ent@@ re@@ ating Jehovah in prayer and takes positi@@ ve action in har@@ mony with her prayers .
Fir@@ st , Jehovah is teaching us how to live a happy life now and have peace with other people .
En@@ during as they do in one of the most in@@ ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ments on earth , you might as@@ su@@ me that such tre@@ es would have a sh@@ ort life sp@@ an .
“ I must dec@@ l@@ are the good news of the kingdom of God , ” he said , “ because for this I was sent for@@ th . ”
C@@ ongreg@@ ation members in your care certainly should not be ign@@ ored .
My parents and my sister , Ka@@ th@@ ar@@ ine , and her husband , An@@ dre@@ w , pioneer in P@@ ort He@@ d@@ land , some 2@@ 60 mil@@ es ( 4@@ 20 k@@ m ) to the nor@@ th .
Some years ag@@ o , I led a d@@ ou@@ ble life , but I real@@ ized that such a life can bring bad con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
• Why is it so important that we keep our Christian integrity ?
At the c@@ li@@ ma@@ x of this talk , the speak@@ er asked : “ Will all those who have the hope of living forever on the earth ple@@ ase stand ? ”
This in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent became a pre@@ text for the des@@ tru@@ ction of the cap@@ it@@ al of the P@@ ol@@ ish B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n .
As I did , I began to reason , ‘ S@@ te@@ ve never does any of these loving things for me . ’
In all the a@@ bo@@ ve ways ​ — and more — ​ Jehovah’s Witnesses demonstr@@ ate that in a real sense , they are “ temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents ” in Satan’s present system .
H@@ in@@ d@@ us , on the other hand , believe in re@@ inc@@ ar@@ nation .
L@@ ater that same day , we were out in the ministry .
T@@ e@@ aching is pri@@ mar@@ ily a matter of love . ”
L@@ ater he jo@@ ined us in the full - time ministry .
This mo@@ tiv@@ ated A@@ sa to make many chang@@ es to rest@@ ore pu@@ re worship .
A D@@ r@@ am@@ ati@@ c Tr@@ ans@@ form@@ ation
That is why I nam@@ ed my first daugh@@ ter V@@ ic@@ t@@ ory .
At the end of the si@@ x days of cre@@ ation , God rest@@ ed from his cre@@ ative works , confid@@ ent that his purpose regarding the earth and mankind would be ful@@ filled .
In thus ex@@ t@@ ol@@ ling Jehovah , inc@@ reas@@ ing thr@@ ong@@ s of Jesus ’ “ other sheep ” also have a bless@@ ed and di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied ro@@ le . ​ — John 10 : 16 .
No one should take off@@ en@@ se if we are not able to gre@@ et them at every meeting .
Jesus thus en@@ tru@@ sted them with a preci@@ ous tre@@ asure , the Christian ministry . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ations about the e@@ ating of me@@ at and about other matters imp@@ ress us with the need for ho@@ l@@ iness when we worship Jehovah .
And if you gre@@ et your brothers only , what ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary thing are you doing ?
L@@ ater , Jesus sent out another group of disciples to ann@@ oun@@ ce : “ The kingdom of God has come near . ”
21 : 9 .
7 , 8 . ( a ) What in@@ iti@@ al instru@@ ctions did Jehovah give Bar@@ ak ?
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s practic@@ al guid@@ ance can help us avoid some problems
However , having si@@ gn - language public@@ ations on D@@ V@@ D has now made it possible for him to understand the information much better .
F@@ e@@ el free to appro@@ ach a matu@@ re fellow beli@@ ever , perhaps one of the local elders .
She ad@@ ded : “ And yet at present I know that as many things as you ask God for , God will give you . ”
Gen@@ u@@ ine love gro@@ ws as a loyal cou@@ ple experience life together , with its jo@@ ys and challeng@@ es .
2 : 3 ; Luke 9 : 4@@ 8 .
P@@ ra@@ ising Jehovah public@@ ly has always been a prom@@ in@@ ent part of true worship .
And they should lo@@ v@@ ingly teach their children where and how to find appro@@ pri@@ ate clo@@ th@@ es .
So@@ on the earth will be filled with those who pre@@ f@@ er Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y over any other .
Jesus had powerful and influ@@ enti@@ al enem@@ ies .
Des@@ pite his evid@@ ent dis@@ ple@@ asure , she ba@@ de fa@@ re@@ well to the brothers and wi@@ shed them succ@@ ess in their ministry .
In De@@ c@@ ember 200@@ 3 , a dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion was held in this re@@ mo@@ te cam@@ p for the 1@@ 50 Witnesses living among the 3@@ 0@@ ,000 refu@@ ge@@ es .
A life devo@@ ted to the true God will be un@@ en@@ ding and have meaning forever .
O@@ thers who form@@ er@@ ly sh@@ ared in the preaching work have st@@ op@@ ped doing so .
She cor@@ respon@@ ds with the Jerusalem today , for she is in sla@@ very with her children . ”
I spoke to one of Jehovah’s Witnesses soon after I got married , and I im@@ medi@@ ately recogn@@ ized the ring of truth .
H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds , continue loving your wi@@ ves , just as the Christ also loved the congregation and deli@@ vered up himself for it . . .
After his death , his apostles took the lead in the ex@@ pan@@ sion of this preaching work .
Why did he feel that way ?
Jesus illustr@@ ated what love and mer@@ cy really mean in his par@@ able of the neigh@@ bor@@ ly Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an .
Why does this cou@@ ple feel that it is so important for them to sp@@ end as much time as possible with their daugh@@ ters ?
And bless@@ ed be your sen@@ si@@ bl@@ en@@ ess , and bless@@ ed be you who have rest@@ ra@@ ined me this day from en@@ ter@@ ing into b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t . ” ​ — V@@ er@@ ses 32 , 33 .
They reve@@ al much about “ the things that God has pre@@ pared for those who love him . ”
22 : 8 - 13 .
He also says : “ I , Jehovah your God , am gr@@ as@@ p@@ ing your right hand . ”
They ate the flesh of hor@@ ses and d@@ ran@@ k ma@@ re@@ ’s mil@@ k .
Dani@@ el@@ ’s des@@ crip@@ tion of the me@@ tal i@@ ma@@ ge con@@ ve@@ ys the ide@@ a that the Ang@@ l@@ o - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can World P@@ ow@@ er would em@@ er@@ ge from , rather than con@@ qu@@ er , R@@ ome .
W@@ al@@ king as Jesus wal@@ ked invol@@ ves pat@@ ter@@ ning our enti@@ re way of life after his example and teachings .
Rather than fe@@ aring it , the apostle John loo@@ ked for@@ ward to Christ’s coming .
As@@ s@@ em@@ bly in Re@@ fu@@ ge@@ e C@@ am@@ p ( K@@ en@@ ya ) , 4 / 15
The princi@@ p@@ al reason for cho@@ o@@ sing h@@ ill@@ to@@ p lo@@ c@@ ations was sa@@ f@@ ety .
Yet , he ad@@ ds that dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ing what scho@@ l@@ ars call the hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al Jesus “ is har@@ dly the point of Scrip@@ ture , ” which is “ more concer@@ ned with descri@@ b@@ ing the char@@ ac@@ ter of Jesus , ” his message , and his ro@@ le as Re@@ de@@ em@@ er .
As we re@@ view these reas@@ ons for human suffering , do we see any bas@@ is for b@@ lam@@ ing wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness on Jehovah or for lo@@ sing our confidence in him ?
“ The last days , ” wrote the apostle Paul , would bring “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with . ”
After Con@@ stan@@ t@@ ine , Christi@@ an@@ ity and high pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s went hand in hand . ”
“ Li@@ ving w@@ at@@ ers , ” or “ a ri@@ ver of water of life , ” pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ing Jehovah’s pro@@ v@@ isions for life , will continu@@ ously f@@ low from the se@@ at of the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom .
Mo@@ re@@ over , this har@@ mon@@ iz@@ es with Isaiah 32 : 1 , where we read : “ Lo@@ ok ! A king will re@@ ign for righteousness it@@ self ; and as res@@ pe@@ cts pr@@ inc@@ es , they will rule as pr@@ inc@@ es for justice it@@ self . ”
But that “ se@@ ed , ” in turn , will b@@ ru@@ ise Satan’s head , pu@@ t@@ ting him and all his co@@ hor@@ ts out of action .
On occasi@@ on , we may face a decision that will give us the opportunity to demonstr@@ ate the dep@@ th of our devo@@ tion to Jehovah or what is most important in our lives .
The Bible does not st@@ ate her mo@@ ti@@ ves .
For example , Psalm 19 : 1 , 2 says that the star@@ ry heavens cause “ spe@@ e@@ ch to bu@@ b@@ ble for@@ th . ”
Christ re@@ proved the com@@ plac@@ ent congregation in La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ a . ( Read Revelation 3 : 14 - 22 . )
What good can result when a person ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges his need for help , and what influ@@ ence can this have on others in the family and in the congregation ?
For instance , people are involved when Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 20 : 6 says that Jehovah is “ exerc@@ ising loving - kindness toward the th@@ ou@@ san@@ d@@ th gener@@ ation . ”
You would be better off to go into God’s kingdom with only one e@@ ye than to have two eyes and be thro@@ wn into hel@@ l . The wor@@ ms there never die , and the fi@@ re never st@@ op@@ s bur@@ ning . ” ​ — M@@ A@@ R@@ K 9 : 4@@ 7 , 4@@ 8 , Con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary Eng@@ l@@ ish V@@ er@@ sion .
This led a bi@@ sh@@ op of the Greek O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch to ca@@ u@@ tion : “ The beli@@ ever tend@@ s to human@@ ize God , M@@ ary , and the sa@@ in@@ ts .
On A@@ pri@@ l 1 , 194@@ 5 , Al@@ lied for@@ ces bom@@ bed the S@@ S ba@@ r@@ rac@@ ks and our ne@@ ar@@ by cam@@ p .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , all who serve God are ste@@ war@@ ds , and with their ste@@ war@@ d@@ ship comes honor , trust , and responsi@@ bility .
Let anger or bit@@ ter@@ ness s@@ our relation@@ shi@@ ps , le@@ ading to is@@ ol@@ ation and l@@ on@@ el@@ iness
We too should show kindness to those con@@ ten@@ ding with a thor@@ n in the flesh .
No , the angels are perfect in every way and are su@@ per@@ human .
• How has a study of the prophe@@ ci@@ es regarding the Ser@@ v@@ ant pre@@ pared your mind and heart for the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al ?
The el@@ der reas@@ oned with her that even though Jehovah kno@@ ws how pa@@ in@@ ful such a circum@@ st@@ ance can be , he requi@@ res that un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers be dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed .
In Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an my@@ th@@ olo@@ gy , S@@ et was the go@@ d of evil , “ re@@ pres@@ ented as having the fe@@ atu@@ res of a f@@ an@@ t@@ as@@ tic be@@ ast with a th@@ in , cur@@ ved s@@ n@@ out , st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght , s@@ qu@@ are - cu@@ t ear@@ s and a s@@ ti@@ f@@ f for@@ ked ta@@ il . ” ​ — L@@ ar@@ ous@@ se En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia of M@@ y@@ th@@ olo@@ gy .
When I was about fi@@ ve years old and at age 19 , when I me@@ t my husband , R@@ o@@ y
For instance , he saw to it that some of the spo@@ il@@ s of bat@@ tle were used to maintain the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le .
In those days , children were not always encoura@@ ged to atten@@ d congregation meetings ; they u@@ su@@ ally sta@@ yed out@@ side the meeting place and pla@@ yed until the ad@@ ul@@ ts were through .
Jehovah and his Son love to re@@ ward faith , as they did in the case of Mar@@ th@@ a , M@@ ary , and La@@ z@@ ar@@ us .
But that is in the past .
They can ask themselves : ‘ Do I contribu@@ te to the spiritu@@ ality of those around me ?
With Jehovah’s help , we too can demonstr@@ ate the b@@ ol@@ dness needed to come off vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous in the face of any op@@ position . ​ — Read Psalm 1@@ 38 : 3 .
Our com@@ bin@@ ed experience of more than 1@@ 20 years in full - time service mo@@ ves us to re@@ com@@ men@@ d who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly this course to all who wish to pur@@ sue an exc@@ iting , jo@@ y@@ ful , and u@@ se@@ ful life .
P@@ o@@ st@@ war peace did in@@ deed come and persecu@@ tion sub@@ si@@ ded .
In that Jesus gave his perfect life as a ransom for us , and if we exerc@@ ise faith in that sacrifice , Jehovah is willing to for@@ give our sin@@ s .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , they had op@@ en@@ ly expres@@ sed faith in Jesus and will@@ ingly obe@@ yed his instru@@ ctions , which involved travel@@ ing to Jerusalem to show themselves to the pri@@ ests .
For us to stay ali@@ ve spiritually , the help of God’s spirit is ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely necess@@ ary .
Job se@@ cur@@ ity is sub@@ ject to many things ​ — from the health of local e@@ con@@ om@@ ies to the st@@ ate of the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l mar@@ ke@@ t .
• What leg@@ ac@@ y can older ones pas@@ s on ?
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , D@@ ad ob@@ ta@@ ined other public@@ ations of the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents .
How can you maintain your spiritual bal@@ ance while car@@ ing for a relati@@ ve who is si@@ ck or el@@ der@@ ly ?
For example , have you ever been asked such questions as : ‘ What should I do ?
Let us discus@@ s some of the mar@@ vel@@ ous blessings that Jehovah show@@ ers upon those who are close to him .
Let G@@ o of R@@ es@@ ent@@ ment and B@@ it@@ ter@@ ness
R@@ em@@ ember that Satan sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly dec@@ ei@@ ved the first woman , E@@ ve , to serve his own inter@@ ests .
O@@ r is there a me@@ asure of gre@@ ed involved , perhaps a desire to live bey@@ ond one@@ ’s means ?
How may some mis@@ tak@@ en@@ ly disc@@ oura@@ ge those who pl@@ an to en@@ ter full - time service ?
T@@ ra@@ ps Satan S@@ et for the E@@ arly Christians
Ar@@ th@@ ur Matthe@@ ws and I me@@ t in 194@@ 6 .
He gave us the cap@@ ac@@ ity to refle@@ ct his qualities and moral standards , his sense of right and wrong .
L@@ ater , when making known to Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar the dre@@ am and its meaning , Daniel re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly gave cre@@ di@@ t to Jehovah , emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ ing that only He is the “ Rev@@ e@@ al@@ er of se@@ cre@@ ts . ”
We live in times of anxi@@ ety , “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with . ”
32 - 33 .
So since then “ the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent things of God ” have inclu@@ ded Jehovah’s en@@ thr@@ on@@ ement of Jesus as King over the world of mankind .
To cultiv@@ ate a war@@ m b@@ ond with someone , we must get to know that person well .
God’s Kingdom is also the ma@@ in message of The Watchtower An@@ n@@ oun@@ c@@ ing Jehovah’s Kingdom .
This was bad in Samu@@ el@@ ’s eyes .
Jehovah will@@ ingly for@@ gives even serious sin@@ s if we have a prop@@ er , rep@@ ent@@ ant attitude . ​ — Read Isaiah 1 : 18 .
In order to atten@@ d the M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol , most stud@@ ents have to re@@ qu@@ est time off from their part - time or full - time se@@ cul@@ ar work .
No dedic@@ ated serv@@ ant of Jehovah and faithful follow@@ er of his Son would want to show dis@@ respect for Jesus ’ sacrifice by par@@ taking of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms if he or she ac@@ tually l@@ ac@@ ks clear evidence of being an anointed Christian .
He did not change his spiritual r@@ out@@ ine ​ — his ha@@ bi@@ t of pra@@ ying to God “ three times in a day , . . . as he had been regul@@ arly doing ” ​ — even for one mon@@ th , al@@ though that me@@ ant being thro@@ wn into the li@@ ons ’ pi@@ t .
Jehovah and his organization are our ho@@ st@@ s .
“ N@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ism , ” ob@@ served Joseph S .
Wh@@ atever t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w may bring , if we are doing our ut@@ most to ple@@ ase Jehovah , we will remain at peace , fully confid@@ ent of his un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing love . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 14 .
Just like the le@@ av@@ en in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation , the Kingdom message had gro@@ wn and chang@@ ed the lives of many ​ — much to the joy of the vis@@ iting cou@@ ple !
Wh@@ ere do we appro@@ ach people in our ministry ?
In a prayer for mer@@ cy , Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k rec@@ oun@@ ts “ in di@@ r@@ ges ” such past demonstr@@ ations of Jehovah’s a@@ w@@ es@@ ome power as those at the R@@ ed Se@@ a , in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , and at Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o .
H@@ O@@ W many cou@@ ples have jo@@ y@@ fully re@@ pe@@ ated those words on their we@@ d@@ ding day ​ — perhaps without refle@@ cting on the ev@@ en@@ tu@@ al imp@@ lic@@ ation ?
His Word thus states : “ Se@@ ek Jehovah , all you me@@ ek ones of the earth . . . Se@@ ek righteousness , seek me@@ ek@@ ness . Pro@@ ba@@ bly you may be conc@@ e@@ aled in the day of Jehovah’s anger . ”
The same is true of Christians today , who have been re@@ de@@ em@@ ed from ho@@ p@@ eless sla@@ very to sin and death .
It is for good reason that James la@@ bel@@ s it “ earthly , ani@@ ma@@ l , demon@@ ic . ”
What contr@@ ast ex@@ ists between Jehovah and Israel@@ ’s lead@@ ers ?
Ther@@ efore , “ Go@@ g ” does not ref@@ er to Satan in ei@@ ther E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s prophecy or the book of Revelation .
S@@ ad@@ ly , some parents are quic@@ k to tell their children what they ex@@ pect from them but r@@ ar@@ ely com@@ men@@ d them for the effort they put for@@ th in being res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful and obedi@@ ent .
“ I was so ter@@ ri@@ fied that I could not i@@ magine that God had any good qualities .
It form@@ s the bas@@ is for a bal@@ an@@ ced , pro@@ duc@@ tive life , with all as@@ pe@@ cts of conduct being affe@@ cted for good .
W@@ ould you not ag@@ ree , though , that ac@@ tually having such a relationship requi@@ res far more than just tal@@ king about it or displa@@ ying s@@ lo@@ g@@ ans ?
The Kingdom Go@@ od Ne@@ ws ​ — What Is It ?
B@@ el@@ ong@@ ing to Jehovah ​ — A@@ n Un@@ deser@@ ved K@@ in@@ dness
How should you respon@@ d when Christian elders ju@@ dge a sin@@ ner as rep@@ ent@@ ant , and why ?
Christian Su@@ b@@ je@@ ction
Solomon himself , following the example of his father , David , contribu@@ ted large am@@ oun@@ ts of money and valu@@ ab@@ les toward the building of Jehovah’s temple .
Does sub@@ mis@@ sion to man@@ ’s he@@ ad@@ ship requi@@ re that the wife be a s@@ il@@ ent par@@ t@@ ner in marriage , having no say when decisions are made ?
For instance , when we me@@ et someone in the ministry , it would not be wise to p@@ our out all we know about the Bible at one time .
Why was it hard work for the older men in Paul’s day to teach the congregation , and why is it that way today ?
During human hist@@ ory since then , God has provided guid@@ ance for those who s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely desire to know his will .
G@@ r@@ ace A . E@@ st@@ ep , a long@@ time Witness , rec@@ al@@ led : “ At times , we would be asked , ‘ W@@ ell , what does it say ?
In a similar way , Jehovah pati@@ ently m@@ ol@@ ds us using his counsel , and he clo@@ sel@@ y w@@ atch@@ es to see how we will re@@ act .
This organization of Christians who were anointed by holy spirit was called “ the Israel of God , ” and it proved to be the ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l through which those blessings would come . — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 16 .
I asked him to give me the strength to over@@ come my bad practic@@ es .
How can we me@@ et the chall@@ enge ?
Since then , G@@ ile@@ ad has af@@ for@@ ded stud@@ ents an opportunity to strengthen their faith .
She says : “ My father taught me to work hard to become fin@@ an@@ cially in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent .
And our conscience can help us to re@@ ach that go@@ al .
I learned T@@ ag@@ al@@ o@@ g , even though I never took a language class .
God said to Adam : “ Because you listen@@ ed to your wi@@ fe@@ ’s vo@@ ice and took to e@@ ating from the t@@ ree concer@@ ning which I gave you this comm@@ and , ‘ You must not e@@ at from it , ’ cur@@ sed is the gr@@ ound on your account .
Yes , there is a need to tre@@ at such instru@@ ctions “ like the pu@@ pi@@ l of your eyes ” ​ — gu@@ arding them with ut@@ most care .
On occasi@@ on , true worshi@@ p@@ ers were moved to provide material help to fellow believers , as when Christians in M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia and A@@ cha@@ ia showed e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness to help their nee@@ dy brothers in Jerusalem .
( b ) How do we know that God’s guid@@ ance about blood invol@@ ves Christians ?
The World Al@@ man@@ a@@ c indic@@ ates that of this number some 1@@ ,@@ 1@@ 6@@ 5@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 are Mus@@ li@@ ms ; 1@@ ,@@ 0@@ 3@@ 0@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 are Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s ; 7@@ 6@@ 2@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 are H@@ in@@ d@@ us ; 3@@ 5@@ 4@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 are Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ists ; 3@@ 1@@ 6@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 are Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ants ; and 2@@ 14@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 are O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x .
His ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness kno@@ ws no b@@ oun@@ ds .
U@@ se good judgment when expres@@ sing personal ta@@ st@@ es and op@@ in@@ i@@ ons on matters .
The talk pres@@ ented especially for such ones is a high@@ light of every ass@@ em@@ bly and conven@@ tion .
The answer to that question is ob@@ vi@@ ous .
So , what we cho@@ ose to we@@ ar should ple@@ ase not only us but , more important , our S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord , Jehovah .
To at@@ tain their ob@@ je@@ c@@ ti@@ ves , such men may res@@ ort to a sel@@ e@@ ctive use of evidence , emo@@ tion@@ ally lo@@ ad@@ ed language , mis@@ le@@ ading half - tru@@ ths , de@@ vi@@ ous in@@ nu@@ end@@ o , and even ou@@ tri@@ ght lies .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , we have dra@@ wn clo@@ s@@ er to God and clo@@ s@@ er to each other . ”
In fact , Jesus said : “ My food is for me to do the will of him that sent me and to fin@@ ish his work . ”
Wh@@ ere does the great crow@@ d rend@@ er sac@@ red service , and how does this blessing af@@ fect them ?
To love Jehovah and to love the people you are going to serve . ”
No won@@ der that for many Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s the teaching of apost@@ o@@ lic succ@@ es@@ sion is the most important teaching , since the cor@@ rec@@ t@@ ness or inc@@ or@@ rec@@ t@@ ness of other Ca@@ tho@@ lic teachings h@@ ing@@ es on it !
A@@ U@@ G@@ U@@ S@@ T 18 - 20
When A@@ da , an 8@@ 5 - year - old Christian in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , became con@@ f@@ ined to her home because of po@@ or health , congregation elders arrang@@ ed to provide ass@@ ist@@ ance .
On@@ ly 14@@ 4@@ ,000 share in the first resurrection .
And it was his desire that others benefit from what he had received .
Go@@ dly fear is no@@ ble and up@@ li@@ f@@ ting , not de@@ pres@@ sing or ter@@ ri@@ f@@ ying .
It is pa@@ in@@ ting qu@@ ite a different pi@@ c@@ ture , one that su@@ gg@@ ests hard work .
However , the Bible reve@@ als a deep@@ er reason for e@@ th@@ ni@@ c in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance .
If they were willing to change , could we not take into consider@@ ation ex@@ ten@@ u@@ ating circumstances of others and perhaps change our mind ?
In the Jewish sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e there was a ben@@ ch of elders , before whom tri@@ als of this kind were brought . ”
A few righteous ones , however , were pre@@ served .
By he@@ e@@ ding what war@@ ning did first - century Christians es@@ cap@@ e cal@@ am@@ ity ?
The se@@ par@@ ating of the sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic f@@ ish is an ong@@ o@@ ing pro@@ c@@ ess , just as the s@@ ow@@ ing and har@@ v@@ es@@ ting work is continu@@ al thr@@ ough@@ out this time peri@@ od . ​ — The Watchtower , O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 15 , 20@@ 00 , pages 25 - 26 ; Wor@@ ship the On@@ ly Tru@@ e God , pages 1@@ 7@@ 8 - 18@@ 1 , par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 8 - 11 .
Why Do Some G@@ o to He@@ av@@ en ?
The e@@ ye that is simp@@ le is not di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted
Still , there is something that we must not over@@ look .
Indeed , one day a b@@ low came from an un@@ expe@@ cted direction .
Jehovah Lo@@ ves His Pe@@ ople
E@@ spe@@ cially do we displa@@ y love of God and neigh@@ b@@ or by doing the divine will and sh@@ aring with others the life - giving “ knowledge of God . ” ​ — Proverbs 2 : 1 - 5 .
In most lands , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of those present are women .
For humans , he made a beau@@ ti@@ ful par@@ adise gar@@ den and gave them perfect min@@ ds and bo@@ dies ca@@ pa@@ ble of living forever .
We must gu@@ ard against develop@@ ing a spirit of mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring .
Wh@@ ere can you find un@@ chang@@ e@@ able standards , ba@@ cked by an authority that has the power to up@@ hold them ?
Yet , this t@@ in@@ y sc@@ ra@@ p of pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us was ​ — and still is — ​ the ol@@ des@@ t ex@@ is@@ ting man@@ us@@ crip@@ t f@@ ra@@ g@@ ment of the Christian Greek Scriptures that has ever been found .
“ It should not be over@@ loo@@ ked that one of [ Lu@@ car@@ is ’ ] pri@@ m@@ ary a@@ im@@ s was to en@@ ligh@@ ten and up@@ li@@ ft the educ@@ ational le@@ v@@ el of his cl@@ er@@ gy and flo@@ ck , which in the si@@ x@@ te@@ en@@ th and early se@@ ven@@ te@@ en@@ th century had su@@ n@@ k to an ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely low point , ” states one scho@@ la@@ r .
As@@ sis@@ ting Our Bro@@ thers in Ne@@ ed
It also helps us to appreci@@ ate that Jesus has fellow feel@@ ing for those who have lost loved ones to Ad@@ am@@ ic death .
Solomon was confid@@ ent that Jehovah would act in be@@ half of His dist@@ ressed people
Their cri@@ me ?
As the time to ob@@ serve the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al appro@@ ach@@ es , all would do well to refle@@ ct on the life course of faithful ones , past and present , and imitate their example of ste@@ ad@@ fa@@ st@@ ness under tri@@ al .
B@@ E@@ F@@ O@@ R@@ E TH@@ E M@@ E@@ E@@ T@@ IN@@ G I@@ N J@@ E@@ R@@ U@@ S@@ AL@@ E@@ M I@@ N 4@@ 9 C.E .
In the course of his study , he comes upon the words of James 1 : 14 , 15 : “ E@@ ach one is tri@@ ed by being dra@@ wn out and en@@ tic@@ ed by his own desire .
No doubt his efforts to find the good in others encoura@@ ged many to do even better .
The inter@@ n@@ ational situation was also g@@ lo@@ om@@ y .
O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 12 - 18 , 200@@ 9
The talk was based on study artic@@ les later publi@@ shed in the De@@ c@@ ember 15 , 200@@ 1 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
Christians would not cho@@ ose to ter@@ min@@ ate a life that in time would nor@@ m@@ ally result in the bir@@ th of another human being .
( Read Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 14 : 1 , 2 . )
As a remin@@ der , contribu@@ tions for disa@@ ster reli@@ ef are ad@@ minis@@ tered as part of the worl@@ d@@ wide work .
After the death of the apostles , however , the fore@@ told de@@ vi@@ ation from the true teachings ​ — the apost@@ as@@ y — ​ occ@@ ur@@ red .
W@@ is@@ dom di@@ ct@@ ates that situ@@ ations of this kind be avo@@ i@@ ded .
He exam@@ ined it and said : “ That seem@@ s in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate .
Romans 12 : 15 , 16 encoura@@ ges us to share the happiness and succ@@ ess , the s@@ or@@ ro@@ ws and disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments , of others .
Yes , they long to return to vis@@ it their new@@ found friends and spiritual family members on the ex@@ o@@ tic , is@@ ol@@ ated , my@@ st@@ eri@@ ous , and fri@@ end@@ ly E@@ ast@@ er Is@@ land !
However , Satan at@@ temp@@ ts to en@@ s@@ n@@ are Jesus ’ followers , including you .
Not according to Jesus Christ .
Then , in 195@@ 8 another good thing occ@@ ur@@ red : We were invit@@ ed to serve in the cir@@ cu@@ it work .
In the world , discipl@@ ine , including self - discipl@@ ine , is often s@@ ne@@ ered at .
Because this kind of answer is sub@@ tle , we may have to be more al@@ er@@ t to the way God respon@@ ds to our prayers .
Fir@@ st@@ born Son , 5 / 1 Go@@ ld of O@@ p@@ hi@@ r , 6 / 1
The Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch held to its beli@@ ef in mirac@@ les “ without tr@@ ying to de@@ f@@ end it in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tually , ” says this refer@@ ence work .
Thus , respect for the ag@@ ed was a sac@@ red du@@ ty , l@@ in@@ ked to being in sub@@ je@@ ction to God .
How can you con@@ v@@ in@@ ce a person that what you pro@@ cla@@ im from God’s Word is the truth ?
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , Christians would face d@@ ang@@ ers other than those from apost@@ ates and their teachings .
After stud@@ ying chap@@ ter 10 in the book You Can Li@@ ve F@@ o@@ re@@ ver in Par@@ adise on E@@ ar@@ th along with the Bible , she bur@@ ned all her par@@ ap@@ her@@ n@@ ali@@ a rel@@ ated to wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft and started atten@@ ding meetings at the Kingdom H@@ all .
R@@ E@@ G@@ A@@ R@@ D@@ L@@ E@@ S@@ S of age , cul@@ ture , language , or r@@ ace , all humans have a hu@@ ng@@ er for love .
For example , when I attend@@ ed my first conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses , which was held in the to@@ wn of N@@ av@@ an , the law - en@@ for@@ c@@ ement author@@ ities es@@ cor@@ ted me all the way through I@@ rel@@ and and N@@ or@@ ther@@ n I@@ rel@@ and .
2 , 3 . ( a ) Why is Jehovah “ wise al@@ one ” ?
And if necess@@ ary , let us be pre@@ pared to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on even str@@ ong@@ ly held poin@@ ts of view when it be@@ comes evid@@ ent that they are mis@@ taken . ​ — Proverbs 1 : 1 - 5 ; 15 : 22 .
Ad@@ ded to this are the st@@ res@@ ses of day - to - day life .
Our heavenly Father , Jehovah , gives us a number of direc@@ t comman@@ ds through his Word , the Bible .
But the l@@ eng@@ th of the study is fle@@ xi@@ ble .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N the Law covenant was in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ated at M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i , it inclu@@ ded the we@@ ek@@ ly S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h arrang@@ ement .
Li@@ ving W@@ i@@ th@@ in O@@ ne@@ ’s Me@@ ans , 6 / 1
Jehovah will rel@@ e@@ ase obedi@@ ent humans from the g@@ ri@@ p of death .
When I was 18 , a scho@@ ol@@ teach@@ er ur@@ ged me to leave home to “ es@@ cap@@ e ” my mo@@ ther’s religion .
Jesus was ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ ing his apostles to be different from people in gener@@ al .
S@@ ome@@ times the ver@@ ses we read from the Bible are ones the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der has never heard before . ”
The ter@@ m is transl@@ ated “ the new world ” in The Bible ​ — A@@ n A@@ mer@@ i@@ can Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation .
The enti@@ re book is a po@@ em so full of meaning and beau@@ ty that it is called “ the most beau@@ ti@@ ful ( most exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent ) s@@ ong . ” ​ — S@@ ong of Solomon 1 : 1 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
Proverbs 17 : 10 tel@@ ls us : “ A re@@ bu@@ ke works deep@@ er in one having understanding than str@@ ik@@ ing a stu@@ pi@@ d one a h@@ un@@ d@@ red times . ”
One h@@ un@@ d@@ red men are f@@ ed with 20 lo@@ a@@ ves . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 4 : 4@@ 2 - 4@@ 4
We help others to become Jehovah’s friends ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 14 , 15 )
So in May 19@@ 32 , I was baptized and became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
With much fore@@ sight , he arrang@@ ed for me to stay with N@@ ik@@ o@@ s Ma@@ the@@ ak@@ is .
Indeed , the promise of a par@@ adise earth chang@@ ed my life !
This is difficult to do only by stud@@ ying .
I have condu@@ cted about 3@@ 50 marriage cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies , including those of my si@@ x daugh@@ ters .
Even know@@ ing that his earthly ministry would end in a sacri@@ fi@@ cial death did not disc@@ oura@@ ge him .
He ad@@ mit@@ ted that this would be the first time he would ad@@ minis@@ ter ch@@ emo@@ ther@@ ap@@ y without the use of blood trans@@ fu@@ sions in a case like V@@ ic@@ k@@ y’s .
You may ad@@ mit that you long for reli@@ ef .
In this article , we will consider some fac@@ t@@ ors that may have made the preaching work e@@ asi@@ er in the first century than it might have been during other times in hist@@ ory .
When n@@ ational an@@ the@@ ms are pla@@ yed , u@@ su@@ ally all a person has to do to show that he sh@@ a@@ res the sen@@ ti@@ ments of the s@@ ong is to stand up .
J@@ O@@ SH@@ U@@ A T@@ A@@ K@@ E@@ S O@@ N H@@ I@@ S L@@ A@@ S@@ T BI@@ G T@@ A@@ S@@ K
This appe@@ ars to be the sense in which the ter@@ m is app@@ lied to E@@ bed - m@@ ele@@ ch , the associ@@ ate of Jeremiah , and to the un@@ nam@@ ed E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an to whom the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er Ph@@ ili@@ p pre@@ ached .
They were a small religious group in the 1@@ 6@@ th and 1@@ 7@@ th cen@@ tu@@ ries in P@@ ol@@ and who encoura@@ ged ad@@ her@@ ence to the Bible and therefore re@@ je@@ cted pre@@ vail@@ ing ch@@ urch do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines , such as the Tr@@ in@@ ity , inf@@ ant baptism , and hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re .
Jehovah could have done this work by himself .
P@@ re@@ par@@ ing for a Su@@ cc@@ ess@@ ful Mar@@ ri@@ age
Why did Jesus give such an effe@@ ctive witness ?
In one night , “ the ang@@ el of Jehovah went out and stru@@ ck down 18@@ 5@@ ,000 men . ” ​ — 2 K@@ i . 19 : 35 .
Ma@@ y@@ be you feel that you have little time to do anything el@@ se .
We can pray to Jehovah any@@ time through Jesus .
“ I am the son of ex@@ iled Witnesses .
“ W@@ H@@ O is your lead@@ er ? ” That is a question often put to Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Ke@@ ep On En@@ ri@@ ch@@ ing Your P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers
But human govern@@ ments have di@@ vi@@ ded people by claim@@ ing that their nation is the best .
They were pu@@ z@@ z@@ led by what the Bible says at Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 and pray@@ ed that God s@@ end someone to help them understand it .
It is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy that when the ancient Israelites were faith@@ fully serving Jehovah , sing@@ ing was prom@@ in@@ ent in their worship .
The reason@@ able answer is that such a man really ex@@ is@@ ted and ac@@ ted in the way the Bible says .
A@@ wak@@ ened ear@@ li@@ er by the rel@@ ent@@ less cro@@ wing of ro@@ o@@ st@@ ers , I got up and wal@@ ked down the ma@@ in st@@ re@@ et .
The mo@@ ti@@ ves of a Bible stud@@ ent could well become con@@ fu@@ sed if he is a@@ ware that a dedic@@ ated Christian wants to mar@@ ry him but will not do so until he is baptized .
No matter where we are or what our situation is , we ga@@ ther together to honor Jehovah God and Jesus Christ during the preci@@ ous M@@ em@@ ori@@ al se@@ as@@ on .
The in@@ ven@@ tion of the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t in mo@@ der@@ n times has been com@@ pared to that .
A@@ no@@ ther way in which a respon@@ sible brother shows respect for those under his over@@ sight is by giving them reas@@ ons for the re@@ ques@@ ts he makes or the direc@@ tions he gives .
In 19@@ 36 , a liter@@ ature de@@ po@@ t was un@@ co@@ vered near B@@ er@@ l@@ in .
F@@ in@@ ding the R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous St@@ and@@ ard
In the congregation , they called us Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah !
Those “ sons of the true God ” were not humans ; they were ang@@ eli@@ c sons of God .
These su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions were tri@@ ed with good resul@@ ts by elders in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , the A@@ mer@@ ic@@ as , A@@ sia , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , and E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
When un@@ set@@ t@@ led by the inc@@ re@@ ase of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness in this system of things , we need all the more to le@@ an on Jehovah .
Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a : Th@@ at@@ ’s inter@@ es@@ ting . I never read that pas@@ sage before .
The g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing pro@@ c@@ ess can v@@ ary great@@ ly from person to person .
However , la@@ ugh@@ ter does not make our difficul@@ ties disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar .
Our k@@ it@@ ch@@ en was the h@@ all@@ way , and its only app@@ li@@ ance was a k@@ er@@ os@@ ene sto@@ ve .
We read : “ W@@ ell , when they heard of a resurrection of the dead , some began to mo@@ ck , while others said : ‘ We will hear you about this even another time . ’ ” ​ — Acts 17 : 29 - 32 .
He will esta@@ bl@@ ish for all time that he al@@ one is the P@@ re@@ ser@@ ver and R@@ es@@ to@@ re@@ r of life .
I have seen how happy people are when they get our public@@ ations in their language for the first time or when they sing to Jehovah in the language of their heart .
For example , in the living ro@@ om of a family in A@@ sia was a fi@@ ve - year - old gi@@ r@@ l with her parents and gr@@ and@@ mother .
• Why do we need to pur@@ sue mil@@ dness and peace ?
How vital it is that family members think seri@@ ously about how they are fulfill@@ ing this responsi@@ bility toward God and their children !
How can Christians effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely res@@ ist the spirit of the world , and with what bene@@ fi@@ cial resul@@ ts ?
In the sh@@ ort peri@@ od between Christ’s death and Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , however , James evid@@ ently became a disci@@ ple , for the Scriptures su@@ gg@@ est that he me@@ t for prayer together with his mother , his brothers , and the apostles .
Today , in ad@@ v@@ ance of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , the congregation elders may ask someone to make such bre@@ ad out of whe@@ at f@@ l@@ our and water , co@@ o@@ king it on a ligh@@ tly o@@ iled p@@ an .
Th@@ ough@@ t@@ less words are like “ the st@@ ab@@ s of a s@@ word , ” while positi@@ ve com@@ ments are “ a heal@@ ing . ” ​ — Proverbs 12 : 18 .
For vari@@ ous reas@@ ons , the circumstances of some faithful servants of Jehovah do not allow them to devo@@ te themselves to the preaching work an a@@ ver@@ age of 70 h@@ our@@ s per mon@@ th .
Mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love , elders follow up and follow through on their counsel .
And no won@@ der , “ for all the things that were written be@@ fore@@ hand were written for our instru@@ ction , so that through our end@@ ur@@ ance and through the comfort from the Scriptures we might have hope . ”
Yet , no@@ ne of them seem@@ ed to offer anything better .
That was the first resurrection of Bible rec@@ ord .
You can see that G@@ ide@@ on had an attitude qu@@ ite different from what is so comm@@ on today , and he lived in acc@@ ord with it , to his benefit .
There was no pro@@ vision then in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a for Jehovah’s Witnesses to per@@ form marri@@ ages .
A good man cannot , of course , be un@@ righteous or un@@ just .
Then , when I learned that some “ st@@ ars ” were , in fact , g@@ al@@ a@@ xi@@ es like our M@@ il@@ k@@ y W@@ a@@ y , each con@@ tain@@ ing bil@@ li@@ ons of st@@ ars , I was even more ast@@ oun@@ ded .
( b ) Like Moses , what may we need to do ?
I was kept in cu@@ sto@@ dy , and on O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 5 , 19@@ 39 , I was no@@ ti@@ fied that I would be taken to the Bu@@ ch@@ en@@ wal@@ d con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p in Ger@@ many .
What can we learn about our in@@ her@@ it@@ ance from the war@@ ning example of E@@ sa@@ u ?
That would only ro@@ b me of time and en@@ er@@ gy . ”
Who was his first cre@@ ation ?
In 19@@ 38 , dem@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c ele@@ ctions of respon@@ sible men in the congregations were re@@ plac@@ ed by the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments .
When M@@ ary was pre@@ gn@@ ant with her th@@ ir@@ d child , the do@@ ct@@ or ur@@ ged her to have an ab@@ or@@ tion .
Ha@@ ving God’s view of people also means preaching to all , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of their circumstances .
How have many today chang@@ ed their view of God and been baptized in the name of the Father ?
O@@ r do you feel the way E@@ d did ?
Be@@ ware of Des@@ ta@@ bi@@ li@@ z@@ ing F@@ ac@@ t@@ ors
Re@@ ally , w@@ o@@ e to me if I do not dec@@ l@@ are the good news ! ”
In both illustr@@ ations , the ma@@ ster ( 1 ) pi@@ c@@ tures Jesus , and the sla@@ ves ( 2 ) pi@@ c@@ ture his anointed disciples .
When the time came to buil@@ d a branch of@@ fice , Bal@@ t@@ as@@ ar , al@@ though not yet in the truth , offered to desi@@ gn and con@@ stru@@ ct the fac@@ ility without char@@ g@@ ing for his ser@@ vi@@ ces .
When he was baptized at the age of 17 , he was the only one in his family who was serving Jehovah .
After all , Paul ur@@ ged Christians to imitate the faith of those taking the lead among them .
W@@ is@@ dom has given personal attention to the pre@@ par@@ ation of the me@@ al and to the set@@ ting of the table .
What was an important as@@ pect of Jesus ’ way of tra@@ ining others ?
The verse continu@@ es with these hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing words : “ Even when he gro@@ ws old he will not turn asi@@ de from it . ”
If that is true of se@@ cul@@ ar pur@@ su@@ its , how much more it is true in the real@@ m of worship !
P@@ o@@ li@@ ce and family - help organiz@@ ations l@@ ink c@@ ris@@ es in the fin@@ an@@ cial system to an inc@@ re@@ ase in ang@@ ry out@@ bur@@ st@@ s and d@@ om@@ es@@ tic viol@@ ence .
C@@ ould there be ex@@ ten@@ u@@ ating circumstances that might af@@ fect our respon@@ se ?
This is appro@@ pri@@ ate , since they were to serve as God’s spo@@ k@@ es@@ men and re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves . ​ — John 10 : 33 - 36 .
In 19@@ 6@@ 3 my son turned 21 and had to repor@@ t for cons@@ crip@@ tion .
The people of Israel had no exc@@ use for be@@ coming for@@ get@@ ful hear@@ ers .
What can we conclu@@ de from all of this ?
He could use what has happened in man@@ kin@@ d’s hist@@ ory as the just reason to re@@ move such re@@ bel@@ s quic@@ k@@ ly , not allow@@ ing them to esta@@ bl@@ ish wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness once again .
The Watchtower is now publi@@ shed in 19@@ 5 langu@@ ages .
All too quic@@ k@@ ly , our tra@@ ining was fin@@ i@@ shed , and we gra@@ du@@ ates were assign@@ ed to a number of fore@@ ign lands .
( b ) How have those f@@ ared who try to li@@ ft the “ bur@@ den@@ some st@@ one ” out of the way ?
For example , Luke 3 : 1 fac@@ tually ref@@ ers to “ the fi@@ f@@ te@@ en@@ th year of the re@@ ign of Ti@@ b@@ eri@@ us Ca@@ es@@ ar , when P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate was gover@@ nor of Ju@@ de@@ a , and H@@ er@@ od was dist@@ ri@@ ct rul@@ er of Gal@@ ile@@ e . ”
F@@ in@@ ally he pit@@ ched t@@ ent near So@@ dom . ”
Jesus direc@@ ted : “ If [ the house ] is not deser@@ ving , let the peace from you return upon you . ”
F@@ am@@ ily and B@@ ac@@ k@@ gr@@ ound
When God was deli@@ ver@@ ing the Israelites from Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an sla@@ very , they were told : “ I am Jehovah , who is le@@ ading you up out of the land of Egy@@ pt to prove my@@ self God to you , and you must be holy , because I am holy . ”
Rather , he le@@ ap@@ ed right into the f@@ ra@@ y to de@@ f@@ end his fa@@ ther’s hel@@ pl@@ ess sheep .
It is consider@@ ed the most acc@@ ur@@ ate neu@@ ro@@ an@@ at@@ om@@ ic@@ al work of its time , and a r@@ are cop@@ y rec@@ ently so@@ ld for over 27 th@@ ous@@ and do@@ l@@ l@@ ars !
The answer , of course , is no .
Mo@@ re@@ over , his ro@@ y@@ al rule would em@@ br@@ ace , not just the des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Jac@@ o@@ b , but all “ pe@@ op@@ les . ”
Of course , this tr@@ end is not as comm@@ on in the Christian congregation .
In fact , “ he did just so . ”
Who is the first individu@@ al mentioned in God’s Word who became a th@@ i@@ ef and a p@@ lun@@ der@@ er ?
The rec@@ ord states that “ they ve@@ h@@ em@@ ently tri@@ ed to pi@@ ck a qu@@ ar@@ re@@ l with him . ”
Does a true Christian believe this ?
David did fin@@ ally rec@@ over from his si@@ ck@@ ness .
In pris@@ on , St@@ é@@ ph@@ ane had learned F@@ S@@ L .
Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous Christians continue to obey that comm@@ and , stri@@ ving “ to be@@ ar thor@@ ough witness to the good news . ”
Th@@ r@@ ough Moses , God instru@@ cted Israel@@ ite jud@@ ges : “ When you hear a case between your brothers , you are to ju@@ dge with righteousness . ”
Ther@@ e@@ after , he was sh@@ un@@ ned by his fellow Re@@ form@@ ers in Wit@@ ten@@ ber@@ g .
Then she started to think differ@@ ently .
Their com@@ bin@@ ed efforts have resul@@ ted in ad@@ ding liter@@ ally h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of me@@ ek ones of the earth to Jehovah’s gl@@ ori@@ ous organization . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , his deep concer@@ n that the good news be pre@@ ached did not end with his death on the t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake .
After a long tre@@ k through the fore@@ st , we re@@ ached the ter@@ rit@@ ory about no@@ on .
My pl@@ an to com@@ mit su@@ i@@ ci@@ de was fo@@ iled .
P@@ ra@@ y for What ?
F@@ e@@ ar of wit@@ ches led to the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds
“ H@@ app@@ y are you when people re@@ pro@@ ach you and persecu@@ te you ”
How did Jehovah’s people in the past keep their faith strong ?
If we are to walk in our integrity , we must displa@@ y such qualities , especially if we serve as elders in the Christian congregation .
H@@ er concer@@ n for the spiritual wel@@ f@@ are of her off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing se@@ ts a fine example for Christian parents today .
There we de@@ pos@@ ited the da@@ y’s recei@@ p@@ ts .
Today , there are many kin@@ ds of i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , and some of these may be hard to recogn@@ ize .
What ty@@ pe of ple@@ a@@ sures is refer@@ red to at 2 Timothy 3 : 4 ?
Ru@@ th would now be able to provide an he@@ ir for Na@@ om@@ i , who was bey@@ ond the age of chil@@ d@@ be@@ aring .
When she app@@ lied to the Ho@@ ly S@@ y@@ no@@ d for of@@ fi@@ cial appro@@ val , however , she was turned down .
No@@ tice its full t@@ it@@ le : The Watchtower An@@ n@@ oun@@ c@@ ing Jehovah’s Kingdom .
Acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s word gives us confidence to witness coura@@ ge@@ ously .
However , giving expres@@ sion to wr@@ ath by speaking a word of con@@ temp@@ t is more serious , making one acc@@ oun@@ table to a cour@@ t high@@ er than the local cour@@ t of justice .
We are still par@@ t@@ n@@ ers , but this time we are using our fe@@ et to pioneer together .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , James 1 : 17 states that Jehovah “ does not v@@ ary or change like the shi@@ f@@ ting sh@@ a@@ do@@ ws . ”
U@@ p@@ on recei@@ ving a special pioneer assignment , I moved to N@@ ar@@ ran@@ der@@ a ​ — a to@@ wn 1@@ 37 mil@@ es ( 2@@ 20 k@@ m ) sou@@ th@@ w@@ est of C@@ ow@@ r@@ a .
As we medit@@ ate appreci@@ ati@@ vely upon these things , we become like the Christians about whom Peter wrote : “ Th@@ ough you never saw [ Jesus ] , you love him . ”
You might ask , “ Why do you not want to h@@ ur@@ t Jehovah ? ” and expla@@ in : “ God’s enem@@ y Satan claim@@ s that we serve Jehovah for sel@@ f@@ ish reas@@ ons and not because we love him . ”
S@@ ome@@ times your needs may be physical .
“ B@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S all will know that you are my disciples , if you have love among y@@ ourselves . ”
C@@ ru@@ el tre@@ at@@ ment of them is certainly against the will of God , for his Word states : “ The righteous one is car@@ ing for the soul of his d@@ om@@ es@@ tic ani@@ ma@@ l . ”
Se@@ bas@@ ti@@ an explained how , as a 23 - year - old in@@ mate in a P@@ ol@@ ish pris@@ on , he learned to control his temp@@ er and strong emo@@ tions through a study of the Bible .
However , to think that such a prac@@ tice is har@@ m@@ less is to eng@@ age in a form of self - dec@@ ep@@ tion .
How can you effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely use the Scriptures when teaching others ?
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately , she put together a large gift and went to me@@ et David .
“ S@@ it@@ com@@ s make it appe@@ ar nor@@ ma@@ l to speak ba@@ dly about one@@ ’s mate and to be in@@ sul@@ ting and s@@ ar@@ c@@ as@@ tic , ” ob@@ ser@@ ves L@@ in@@ da , qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er .
How we can imitate No@@ ah’s faith and obedi@@ ence .
S@@ ome@@ thing el@@ se that can have a ne@@ g@@ ative influ@@ ence on the pur@@ ity of a Christi@@ an’s heart is a dist@@ or@@ ted , im@@ moral view of se@@ x .
God’s will already done in heaven ? , 12 / 15
T@@ ah@@ iti@@ an Bible : C@@ op@@ y@@ right the B@@ rit@@ ish Li@@ br@@ ary ( 3@@ 0@@ 70 . a . 32 ) ; H@@ en@@ ry No@@ t@@ t and letter : C@@ ol@@ le@@ ction du Mus@@ é@@ e de T@@ ah@@ it@@ i et de ses Î@@ les , P@@ un@@ a@@ au@@ ia , T@@ ah@@ it@@ i ; c@@ ate@@ ch@@ ism : With per@@ mis@@ sion of the L@@ ond@@ on Mis@@ sion@@ ary So@@ ci@@ ety Pa@@ p@@ ers , A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der T@@ ur@@ n@@ bul@@ l Li@@ br@@ ary , W@@ el@@ l@@ ing@@ t@@ on , New Z@@ e@@ al@@ and
Although the man Job was u@@ pri@@ ght , he did dec@@ l@@ are “ his own soul righteous rather than God . ”
They have on page 2 id@@ en@@ tic@@ al par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s expla@@ ining the purpose of The Watchtower .
In our religious educ@@ ation cl@@ as@@ ses , we were taught that God is om@@ ni@@ po@@ t@@ ent , but no reason@@ able ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation was given about the ex@@ ist@@ ence and pre@@ v@@ al@@ ence of evil .
Why can we say that Jehovah’s Witnesses are mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love ?
Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ate simply and c@@ learly .
While Joseph was in pris@@ on , he could eas@@ ily have d@@ wel@@ t ne@@ g@@ ati@@ vely on his be@@ tra@@ y@@ al by his brothers , perhaps i@@ mag@@ ining the re@@ v@@ enge he might take if he ever saw them again .
Mo@@ m beg@@ ged me to sto@@ p stud@@ ying and tri@@ ed to reason with me .
21 : 27 ; Is@@ a .
* The less@@ on is clear .
But they had not come to see the s@@ cen@@ er@@ y .
Many today have enjo@@ yed similar succ@@ ess in over@@ coming ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les .
( b ) Why does Jehovah allow us to be his “ fellow work@@ ers ” ?
Do Not P@@ re@@ ten@@ d
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , his wife tel@@ ep@@ h@@ oned A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ r@@ a and told her to come to the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al , as her husband was in a cr@@ itical st@@ ate .
C@@ ra@@ v@@ ings and ad@@ dic@@ tions of all kin@@ ds ​ — al@@ co@@ ho@@ l , d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing , se@@ x , and so on — ​ have ru@@ ined many “ res@@ pe@@ c@@ table c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens ” and have brought suffering to their family , friends , and others .
As a result , the disci@@ ple James made a re@@ comm@@ end@@ ation based on an en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ing s@@ crip@@ ture .
After Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , then , we may look where the wicked used to be , but we will not see them .
All of Jehovah’s servants are part of his un@@ ited Christian family .
The hear@@ t@@ felt prayers of O@@ t@@ to E@@ st@@ el@@ man@@ n and other experienced members of the Bethel family affe@@ cted me deep@@ ly .
The n@@ on - Witness family members enjo@@ yed the discus@@ sion of the Watchtower article “ Jehovah H@@ ear@@ s Our C@@ ries for H@@ el@@ p ” and even offered many com@@ ments .
8 : 14 - 17 .
24 : 14 ; Re@@ v .
Th@@ ough my father and brother now ve@@ h@@ em@@ ently op@@ posed me , two we@@ ek@@ s before my baptism as a Witness , I mu@@ st@@ ered up the courage to go home to bur@@ n all the things I had used in my form@@ er work as a pa@@ st@@ or .
The Bible shows that the present pol@@ itical , e@@ con@@ om@@ ic , and religious g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l system and those who support it will soon pas@@ s from the earth .
M@@ on@@ ika , who enjo@@ ys such in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with Jehovah , says : “ Th@@ r@@ ough prayer , Bible reading , and personal study , I have come to feel that Jehovah has become my clo@@ s@@ est F@@ ri@@ end .
What spirit did E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ro@@ ditu@@ s displa@@ y ?
Our home is a hu@@ b of activ@@ ity , all cen@@ tered on the worship of Jehovah .
Still , some of the things I had learned at the meetings of the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents sta@@ yed with me .
The cou@@ ple may gra@@ du@@ ally gro@@ w ap@@ ar@@ t , r@@ ar@@ ely tal@@ king to each other or sp@@ en@@ ding time together .
Some parents may therefore think that it is not bene@@ fi@@ cial to s@@ end a child to school .
C@@ learly , ste@@ war@@ ds enjo@@ yed positi@@ ons of great trust . ​ — G@@ en .
Tho@@ mp@@ son ) , 12 / 15
But what if we are sh@@ y and find it difficult to me@@ et people ?
If so , we need to take positi@@ ve action to cor@@ rec@@ t matters in order to ple@@ ase God .
The fin@@ der is ob@@ li@@ ged to organiz@@ e and ho@@ st a fin@@ al par@@ ty on F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 2 .
We can be like Moses , of whom Paul wrote : “ By faith he left Egy@@ pt , but not fe@@ aring the anger of the king , for he continued ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast as see@@ ing the One who is inv@@ isi@@ ble . ” ​ — Hebrews 11 : 27 .
In 20@@ 10 the M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol was r@@ en@@ am@@ ed the Bible S@@ cho@@ ol for S@@ ing@@ le Bro@@ thers , and a new school was form@@ ed , the Bible S@@ cho@@ ol for Christian C@@ ou@@ ples .
Can the ransom apply to sin@@ s that were com@@ mit@@ ted before it was pa@@ id ?
Consider the four st@@ ep@@ s lis@@ ted bel@@ ow , and no@@ te how Bible principles can help you to sol@@ ve problems in a loving and res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful man@@ ner .
T@@ ry to take practic@@ al st@@ ep@@ s toward re@@ aching your go@@ al .
There is a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant way to show your appreciation for Jesus Christ , our H@@ el@@ per in heaven .
This has taught us to r@@ ely on his wisdom and not to act according to our own understanding .
Ne@@ ar the end of his ministry , he used the expres@@ sion “ the h@@ our has come . ”
“ I would leave early M@@ on@@ day mor@@ ning and come back Th@@ ur@@ s@@ day ev@@ ening , ” said David .
What has helped cou@@ ples to strengthen their marriage ?
These vis@@ its helped me to understand c@@ learly that Jehovah lo@@ ves people of all kin@@ ds . ​ — Acts 10 : 34 , 35 .
In the l@@ at@@ ter case , the gi@@ r@@ l is an in@@ no@@ c@@ ent vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m .
And it is e@@ qu@@ ally under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble that during the following days “ they continued devo@@ ting themselves to the teaching of the apostles . ”
If Jehovah is the true God , go following him ; but if Ba@@ al is , go following him . ”
After a two - day j@@ our@@ ne@@ y by tra@@ in , we re@@ ached our assignment in Ti@@ ru@@ ch@@ c@@ hi@@ ra@@ pp@@ all@@ i , a city in the sou@@ ther@@ n st@@ ate of M@@ ad@@ ra@@ s ( now T@@ am@@ il Na@@ du ) .
“ God is love , ” and he wants his servants to serve him out of love .
We refle@@ ct the glory of God in our ministry
That peace should be a contro@@ l@@ ling influ@@ ence in our hearts .
After three months , however , op@@ position from the Jews in@@ ten@@ si@@ fied , and Paul cho@@ se to give his da@@ ily tal@@ ks in the school a@@ udi@@ t@@ ori@@ u@@ m of T@@ y@@ ran@@ n@@ us .
Di@@ v@@ ine fri@@ end@@ ship .
For a full discus@@ sion of what it means for Christians to “ pa@@ y back Ca@@ es@@ ar@@ ’s things to Ca@@ es@@ ar , but God’s things to God , ” see The Watchtower , May 1 , 199@@ 6 , pages 15 - 20 .
So@@ on after arri@@ ving in a refu@@ ge@@ e cam@@ p , the brothers arr@@ ange for regul@@ ar meetings , organiz@@ e the preaching work , and buil@@ d a Kingdom H@@ all .
The righteous inclu@@ de “ a great crow@@ d ” who “ come out of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
“ This is some cause for encourag@@ ement , ” the repor@@ t states .
Yet , they were not sa@@ fe there .
In what uni@@ que way do we show love for our neigh@@ b@@ or ?
A R@@ el@@ ati@@ on@@ ship That G@@ ro@@ ws E@@ ver C@@ lo@@ s@@ er
He says : “ I think my wife , La@@ ur@@ a , * sp@@ ends money on un@@ necess@@ ary it@@ em@@ s ​ — at le@@ ast on things that I don@@ ’t think we need .
Jehovah is both our Creator and our heavenly Father .
How did Jehovah re@@ act to those who h@@ es@@ it@@ ated to obey his spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c comman@@ ds in the past ?
Des@@ pite s@@ inc@@ ere efforts , humans cannot bring an end to viol@@ ence .
This com@@ par@@ is@@ on , as well as the ide@@ a that h@@ one@@ y and mil@@ k were under the ma@@ id@@ en@@ ’s t@@ ong@@ ue , emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es the go@@ o@@ dness and pleas@@ an@@ t@@ ness of the words spo@@ ken by the Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite .
Even though he has not be@@ held heavenly real@@ ities with his physical eyes , he is fir@@ m in faith .
Th@@ ough the A@@ nt@@ wer@@ p P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t was not a work conc@@ ei@@ ved for the public at large , it soon became a u@@ se@@ ful to@@ ol for Bible transl@@ at@@ ors .
In s@@ pite of the m@@ oun@@ tain of t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony provided by all those who have proved their integrity to Jehovah thr@@ ough@@ out the cen@@ tu@@ ries , Satan has not st@@ op@@ ped ta@@ un@@ ting Jehovah as he did in the days of the righteous man Job .
Even though Timothy gre@@ w up in a religi@@ ously di@@ vi@@ ded hous@@ eho@@ ld , his Jewish mother and gr@@ and@@ mother cultiv@@ ated in him an appreciation for the Scriptures , as the Jews under@@ sto@@ od them .
W@@ ould you like to live in such a world ?
Is that really so ?
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 7 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 6@@ 4 , 1@@ 14
“ Let us not s@@ le@@ ep on as the rest do , but let us stay a@@ wa@@ ke and keep our sen@@ ses . ” ​ — 1 TH@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ AL@@ ON@@ I@@ AN@@ S 5 : 6 .
Let us first look at Mi@@ ca@@ h 6 : 3 - 5 and no@@ te how Jehovah tre@@ ats his people .
If P@@ re@@ si@@ d@@ ent Tru@@ man were ali@@ ve today , doub@@ t@@ less he would still see the need for moral lead@@ ers of the cal@@ i@@ ber of Isaiah or the apostle Paul .
It is called the spirit of his m@@ ou@@ th because , like a powerful bre@@ ath , it can be sent for@@ th to accom@@ pl@@ ish things at a dist@@ ance .
M@@ en , women , and children tra@@ v@@ el between is@@ lands in small , co@@ vered fi@@ shing bo@@ ats to vis@@ it relati@@ ves , get medi@@ cal attention , and tra@@ de or sel@@ l pro@@ du@@ ce .
The a@@ udi@@ ence pa@@ id ra@@ pt attention as S@@ te@@ ph@@ en H@@ ar@@ dy from the B@@ r@@ ita@@ in branch led a discus@@ sion of rec@@ ent leg@@ al vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ es .
When cou@@ ples work hard to keep God in their marriage by eng@@ ag@@ ing in spiritual activities together , they are b@@ on@@ ded to God and to each other in a close and happy uni@@ on .
How did Na@@ ba@@ l tre@@ at David , and how did A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il di@@ ff@@ er from her husband in this reg@@ ard ?
A situation in the congregation in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i high@@ ligh@@ ts another reason to pur@@ sue peace .
If we wish to stay men@@ t@@ ally al@@ er@@ t , s@@ it@@ ting on a cha@@ ir at a table or a des@@ k may prove to be more effe@@ ctive than l@@ ying in bed or s@@ it@@ ting in a co@@ z@@ y ar@@ m@@ cha@@ ir .
Some Christians face decisions about whether to mar@@ ry and whom to mar@@ ry .
Th@@ at@@ ’s how it is .
C@@ ity after city re@@ turned to the control of God’s people . ​ — 1 Samuel 7 : 13 , 14 .
John
What is the less@@ on for us ?
So , lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally , when a human or an ani@@ ma@@ l dies , the soul dies .
Those questions invol@@ ve you and your loved ones .
Re@@ g@@ arding the co@@ de of la@@ ws that God gave to ancient Israel , Paul wrote : “ All those who sin@@ ned under law will be jud@@ ged by law . ”
At Hebrews 11 : 1 , the Bible descri@@ bes what faith is .
We do not serve God for sel@@ f@@ ish reas@@ ons .
Instead , they had so@@ ld him to these tra@@ ders .
Do your best to find out if there is something that makes it difficult for them to stay faithful to Jehovah .
And vi@@ de@@ o@@ c@@ as@@ set@@ tes of Christian public@@ ations are a@@ vail@@ able to provide spiritual food to de@@ a@@ f people .
G@@ l@@ ü@@ ck@@ ’s knowledge of Bi@@ bli@@ cal langu@@ ages was in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate , so he went to H@@ ambu@@ r@@ g , Ger@@ many , to study Hebrew and Greek .
( a ) How ex@@ ten@@ sive is Jesus ’ authority ?
So@@ on , though , we were able to tra@@ in a number of ca@@ pa@@ ble brothers .
Thus , in the same letter in which he stated his desire to work for his brothers ’ joy , Paul wrote : “ I have great bo@@ a@@ sting in reg@@ ard to you . ”
De@@ c@@ ember 19 - 25 , 20@@ 11
It al@@ lo@@ ws us to make wise pl@@ ans and to look for@@ ward to good things .
You may enc@@ oun@@ ter such individuals in your ministry or in other activities .
Are we not free moral ag@@ ents ?
In fact , he ye@@ ar@@ ned to be with fellow believers so that there might be an up@@ building inter@@ change of encourag@@ ement .
Is it Bible study and fel@@ low@@ ship at Christian meetings , or is it we@@ ek@@ ends away from Christian responsi@@ bil@@ ities ?
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , the work and the love we show for Jehovah will never be for@@ go@@ t@@ ten .
So@@ on people began to ga@@ ther , and when the meeting started , more than 1@@ 00 were present .
L@@ it@@ tle won@@ der these is@@ lands have become one of the most po@@ pul@@ ar t@@ ou@@ ris@@ t at@@ tr@@ actions in the world !
On the other hand , as one Bible scho@@ la@@ r no@@ tes , “ this ex@@ hor@@ tation [ at James 4 : 8 ] reve@@ als a powerful op@@ ti@@ mis@@ m . ”
How did Jehovah encoura@@ ge Noah ?
Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am had set up cal@@ f worship in Bethel .
God in his in@@ fin@@ ite love and go@@ o@@ dness will then have sol@@ ved man@@ kin@@ d’s problems once and for all .
Some temp@@ t@@ ations can cause powerful in@@ ner stru@@ gg@@ les , with thoughts and attitu@@ des that dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c@@ ally re@@ mind us of how we@@ ak we really are .
How can Christian meetings e@@ qui@@ p us to h@@ and@@ le the word of the truth ari@@ ght ?
This has brought them ne@@ i@@ ther happiness nor satis@@ fac@@ tion in life , for fru@@ str@@ ation and ho@@ p@@ el@@ ess@@ ness are comm@@ on among those who succ@@ um@@ b to such a spirit .
He has fir@@ m@@ ly res@@ ol@@ ved never to accept a blood trans@@ fu@@ sion , but his physi@@ ci@@ an ur@@ ges him to accept one ma@@ j@@ or com@@ pon@@ ent , ma@@ y@@ be p@@ ac@@ ked red c@@ el@@ ls .
F@@ in@@ ish@@ ing their earthly course in faith@@ ful@@ ness during Jesus ’ pres@@ ence , they would “ be chang@@ ed , in a m@@ om@@ ent , in the tw@@ in@@ k@@ ling of an e@@ ye . ”
Then we might ask : “ If you and I could come up with this illustr@@ ation so re@@ adi@@ ly , would not Jesus ​ — the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er — ​ have thought of the same com@@ par@@ is@@ on ?
God as@@ sures us of his sa@@ ving power : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id , for I am with you . Do not ga@@ ze about , for I am your God . I will for@@ ti@@ fy you .
One expres@@ ses joy and has good wi@@ sh@@ es for the new pioneer .
However , this is not always possible .
We Can Su@@ cc@@ e@@ ed
Jehovah’s D@@ eli@@ ver@@ ance
They were and are “ min@@ isters of his , doing his will . ”
H@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y , on the other hand , will ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely prove death - deal@@ ing to those who prac@@ tice it .
In this reg@@ ard , she can look to the congregation as an example .
So these c@@ el@@ ls have a way to st@@ ore and cop@@ y the information needed to rep@@ lic@@ ate themselves .
From ne@@ ar@@ by O@@ te@@ š@@ o@@ v@@ o I was able to wr@@ ite let@@ ters home .
But he appreci@@ ated another kind of beau@@ ty in S@@ ar@@ ah far more ​ — a beau@@ ty that r@@ an deep@@ er than her m@@ ere appe@@ ar@@ ance .
Such a beli@@ ef would only temp@@ t us to try to appe@@ ase the spi@@ r@@ its in some way .
What resul@@ ts are being ob@@ ta@@ ined by our preaching activ@@ ity ?
9 , 10 . ( a ) What religious ob@@ serv@@ an@@ ces were arrang@@ ed for by King Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am I ?
Wor@@ king With the J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese
Many pr@@ ou@@ d , high@@ ly educ@@ ated religious lead@@ ers did not get the sense of Jesus ’ message , but hum@@ ble fi@@ sh@@ er@@ men did .
However , that “ peri@@ od of time ” has g@@ one on for de@@ ca@@ des , and some may feel that the last days have la@@ sted a long time .
S@@ ex@@ u@@ al desi@@ res can be contro@@ l@@ led .
The written Word of God was comple@@ ted about 9@@ 8 C.E . with the writ@@ ings of the apostle John .
When the Israelites had to con@@ fr@@ on@@ t the A@@ m@@ mon@@ ites in bat@@ tle , Jehovah’s spirit “ came upon J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah . ”
W@@ as it an emo@@ tional , s@@ pu@@ r - of - the - m@@ om@@ ent decision ?
He fore@@ told jo@@ y@@ ful@@ ness and rejo@@ ic@@ ing .
T@@ ying in his fin@@ al com@@ ments with his op@@ ening re@@ mar@@ ks , he conclu@@ ded : “ So de@@ ar gra@@ du@@ ates , remember as you go for@@ th , as you mar@@ ch into spiritual bat@@ tle in your new assign@@ ments , that Jehovah will be mar@@ ch@@ ing with you .
Thus , in some plac@@ es where the ch@@ urch had great influ@@ ence , the ci@@ vi@@ l law co@@ de makes no pro@@ vision for div@@ or@@ ce , even on the v@@ al@@ id gr@@ ound that Jesus stated .
• What is kindness ?
Wit@@ ness@@ ing in Bible L@@ ands
Ju@@ d@@ ges chap@@ ters 4 and 5 indic@@ ate how Jehovah appreci@@ ates it when we will@@ ingly r@@ ally to car@@ ry out his clear direction .
Because Paul reg@@ ar@@ ded his “ thor@@ n in the flesh ” this way , he could say : “ When I am we@@ ak , then I am powerful . ”
The gover@@ nor who served as King A@@ re@@ t@@ as ’ re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative in D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us was gu@@ arding the city in order to se@@ ize Saul .
How to Re@@ co@@ gn@@ ize Pe@@ ople Who Lo@@ ve God
It demonstr@@ ated Jehovah’s su@@ pre@@ ma@@ cy over the go@@ ds of the nations .
In the year 3@@ 13 after Christ , E@@ mp@@ er@@ or Con@@ stan@@ t@@ ine rul@@ ed over the pa@@ g@@ an Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re and made this apost@@ ate form of Christi@@ an@@ ity a leg@@ al religion .
This cou@@ ple started thinking seri@@ ously about the pos@@ si@@ bility of mo@@ ving to Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ a per@@ man@@ ently to serve where the need is greater .
In fact , during 20@@ 15 , there were 8@@ ,@@ 2@@ 20@@ ,@@ 10@@ 5 of Jehovah’s servants who pre@@ ached the good news of the Kingdom around the world !
The apostle Peter wrote : “ To this course you were called , because even Christ su@@ ffered for you , lea@@ ving you a mo@@ de@@ l for you to follow his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y . ” ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 21 .
Why has Jehovah arrang@@ ed for the future resurrection ?
C@@ A@@ M@@ P@@ E@@ D on the P@@ la@@ ins of Mo@@ a@@ b in 14@@ 7@@ 3 B.C.E . , Israel listen@@ ed atten@@ tiv@@ ely to Moses .
At Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , the greater H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est , the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus Christ , p@@ our@@ ed out holy spirit upon the small group of 1@@ 20 disciples ga@@ ther@@ ed in Jerusalem .
By being “ on fi@@ re with the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t , ” we can demonstr@@ ate inc@@ reas@@ ed b@@ ol@@ dness in our house - to - house ministry and when wit@@ ness@@ ing inform@@ ally . ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 11 , The Bible ​ — A@@ n A@@ mer@@ i@@ can Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation .
C@@ al@@ led the “ se@@ ed , ” this One would un@@ do the ter@@ ri@@ ble ill@@ s that were set in mo@@ tion by the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on of Adam , E@@ ve , and Satan .
( b ) How does Jehovah show love and mer@@ cy toward sin@@ n@@ ers ?
Why is it hon@@ or@@ able for you to teach as Jesus comman@@ ded ?
What Scriptural principles help us to reason on the matter of associ@@ ations ?
Our love for Jehovah’s name will help us to ref@@ ra@@ in from doing anything that might bring re@@ pro@@ ach upon that holy name .
The man who had lost it was am@@ a@@ zed , and so was his family .
In the last century , a f@@ ra@@ g@@ ment was found that con@@ tain@@ s por@@ tions of Joh@@ n@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l .
Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ating started on S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 10 , 18@@ 23 .
How can we cultiv@@ ate love for Jehovah and Jesus ?
By mar@@ r@@ ying “ only in the Lord , ” a Christian shows respect for our heavenly Fa@@ ther’s counsel .
It encoura@@ ges all of us to believe the same Bible teachings .
O@@ thers might have reas@@ oned that even though Egy@@ pt was ste@@ ep@@ ed in i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry and spi@@ rit@@ ism , it had ris@@ en to become a world power , while Jehovah’s people su@@ ffered as sla@@ ves !
To those serving Jehovah God , though , the Bible promises an in@@ ner con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment ​ — “ the peace of God . ”
O@@ r perhaps a family member or a friend is si@@ ck and you won@@ der if he or she will get well again .
9@@ 4 : 19 ; P@@ hi@@ l .
M@@ O@@ S@@ T would ag@@ ree that the bir@@ th of a child can be one of li@@ fe@@ ’s most jo@@ y@@ ful events .
He has given us life and everything we need to make us happy .
G@@ ran@@ ted , some of us by n@@ ature do not enjoy reading , while others are a@@ vi@@ d read@@ ers .
With the fam@@ ine in Cana@@ an evid@@ ently over , “ Abra@@ m went up out of Egy@@ pt , he and his wife and all that he had , and Lo@@ t with him , to the Ne@@ ge@@ b [ the s@@ em@@ i@@ ar@@ id are@@ a sou@@ th of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of Juda@@ h ] .
How might Jehovah deli@@ ver us from persecu@@ tion today ?
Do Not Let Your Lo@@ ve C@@ o@@ ol O@@ f@@ f
As we do so , we can be sure that we will continue to receive Jehovah’s blessing . ​ — Pro@@ v .
Do You Re@@ ally A@@ p@@ preci@@ ate God’s Gi@@ ft of Mar@@ ri@@ age ?
Des@@ pite sla@@ ving for P@@ o@@ ti@@ p@@ ha@@ r ​ — a person who was not a worshi@@ per of Jehovah — ​ Joseph was consci@@ enti@@ ous and di@@ lig@@ ent , so that his ma@@ ster ev@@ en@@ tually en@@ tru@@ sted all hous@@ eho@@ ld af@@ fai@@ r@@ s to him .
“ TH@@ I@@ S is at last b@@ one of my b@@ ones and flesh of my flesh .
For example , E@@ ve and all her f@@ em@@ ale des@@ c@@ end@@ ants would have se@@ v@@ ere pain during chil@@ d@@ bir@@ th .
When someone as@@ ks why God al@@ lo@@ ws suffering , how do we respon@@ d ?
Rather , it dep@@ ends on satis@@ f@@ ying our spiritual need ​ — the need to worship God .
The pr@@ inter@@ y was comple@@ ted on sc@@ he@@ du@@ le .
Ri@@ ch@@ ard and I continue to enjoy the privilege of serving at Bethel .
They s@@ pre@@ ad the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message wh@@ er@@ ever they could find people ​ — in ho@@ m@@ es , in mar@@ ke@@ t@@ plac@@ es , and on the st@@ re@@ et .
It is a@@ vail@@ able in whole or in part in over 2@@ ,@@ 8@@ 00 langu@@ ages .
Re@@ tur@@ ning to the example of Jo@@ si@@ ah , we no@@ te that he pur@@ su@@ ed true worship as a you@@ th and was about 20 years of age when he em@@ ba@@ r@@ ked on his ex@@ ten@@ sive cam@@ pa@@ ign against i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
We cannot per@@ form mirac@@ les , but we can show love , hum@@ ility , and com@@ pas@@ sion ​ — qualities that help to draw people to the truth .
There are three l@@ ines of evidence that together provide over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing evidence , like the pat@@ ter@@ n of a f@@ ing@@ er@@ prin@@ t that id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es but one person .
How de@@ va@@ st@@ ating that must have been for the c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests ! The evidence was p@@ il@@ ing up : The work of the apostles was in@@ deed from God !
Tru@@ e Christians today lik@@ e@@ wise e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly a@@ wa@@ it the arri@@ val of a special day .
The Romans ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted some cri@@ min@@ als on a st@@ ake .
No won@@ der , therefore , that Paul pre@@ ce@@ ded his ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to show honor with the clear - cu@@ t st@@ at@@ ement : “ Let your love be without h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y . ” ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 9 ; read 1 Peter 1 : 22 .
At Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , Jehovah will un@@ le@@ as@@ h powerful ang@@ eli@@ c for@@ ces
I@@ T W@@ A@@ S a good day for the little gi@@ r@@ l .
The faithful pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s never a@@ do@@ p@@ ted the de@@ gra@@ ded Cana@@ an@@ ite life - st@@ y@@ le , for they had far high@@ er go@@ als and ob@@ je@@ c@@ ti@@ ves .
He also mentioned that he had chang@@ ed his it@@ in@@ er@@ ary , inform@@ ing them that he would first go to M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia and then to Corin@@ th . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
( Read Revelation 21 : 1 - 4 . )
This gave Jesus the most important reason for w@@ an@@ ting to be born as a perfect human Son of God .
What help do we have to stay the course ?
Jesus “ went j@@ our@@ ne@@ ying from city to city and from v@@ il@@ la@@ ge to v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , preaching and declar@@ ing the good news of the kingdom of God . ”
She said to him : ‘ Yes , Lord , I have believ@@ ed that you are the Christ , the Son of God . ’ ”
; P@@ o@@ z@@ z@@ ob@@ on , L .
What , though , do the sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s in these three in@@ tro@@ duc@@ t@@ ory ver@@ ses stand for ?
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , he qui@@ et@@ ly end@@ ur@@ ed the a@@ bu@@ se .
I en@@ tered the same of@@ fice with the same long table where four years ear@@ li@@ er I had told the li@@ e@@ u@@ ten@@ ant col@@ on@@ el that I would not serve in the mil@@ it@@ ary .
Indeed , with ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic eyes every@@ where , it is be@@ coming more difficult for people to es@@ cap@@ e the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of their actions .
Because the chap@@ ter div@@ isions in their man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts simply did not mat@@ ch .
22 : 1 , 2 .
• What four questions should we ask ourselves ?
Because Jehovah God cre@@ ated the su@@ n , he is righ@@ tly called the one who dra@@ ws up water to make ra@@ in .
Does it se@@ em reason@@ able that Jesus would promise him heavenly k@@ ing@@ ship al@@ ong@@ side his faithful followers who had proved their integrity ? ​ — Romans 2 : 6 , 7 .
As you read and study the Bible , you are likely to find prayers that f@@ it situ@@ ations you enc@@ oun@@ ter .
“ H@@ app@@ y are you when people re@@ pro@@ ach you and persecu@@ te you and l@@ y@@ ingly say every s@@ ort of wicked thing against you for my s@@ ake . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 5 : 11 .
As soon as he did so , Samuel arri@@ ved .
They repor@@ ted : “ There is no ra@@ di@@ o or T@@ V , so the people are not di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted from their ma@@ in pas@@ time , which is reading . ”
An@@ y Christian will ad@@ mit that it is eas@@ y to ad@@ d things to one@@ ’s sc@@ he@@ du@@ le ; thus , those in the full - time service may need to ass@@ ess matters regul@@ arly and make ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments if needed .
F@@ ind Con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment by A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying Bible P@@ r@@ in@@ ci@@ ples
If we allow our emo@@ tions to d@@ om@@ in@@ ate us , the result may prove more dam@@ ag@@ ing to us than the in@@ justice it@@ self .
Although he is al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty , Jehovah rul@@ es the congregation with love .
In fact , he began to c@@ ast the v@@ ei@@ l of spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness over prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians many cen@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o , even ca@@ using them to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on the preci@@ ous Kingdom hope .
He as@@ sur@@ ed his followers that God had tend@@ er concer@@ n for each of His worshipp@@ ers , including the “ little ones ” ​ — those who may se@@ em un@@ important from the stan@@ d@@ point of the world . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Rather , our lives will be mar@@ ked by God - given tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ill@@ ity .
These men are appointed by holy spirit under Christ’s direction .
For example , when a large crow@@ d ga@@ ther@@ ed to hear him speak , Jesus “ felt p@@ ity for them , and he cur@@ ed their si@@ ck ones . ”
Ke@@ ep rel@@ ying on God’s guid@@ ance , and be determined to stay on the ro@@ ad to life . ​ — Isaiah 30 : 20 , 21 ; Matthew 7 : 13 , 14 .
T@@ ri@@ ps that should be jo@@ y@@ ous for her thus become times of angu@@ ish .
He did not take off@@ en@@ se when some claim@@ ed that he had lost his mind .
Des@@ pite being 8@@ 1 years of age , I am still able to serve as a full - time publi@@ sh@@ er of the good news .
As soon as Eli@@ h@@ u fin@@ ish@@ es , Jehovah ans@@ wers from a w@@ in@@ d@@ st@@ or@@ m .
St@@ or@@ r@@ s later found out that the pam@@ ph@@ let was written by H@@ en@@ ry Gre@@ w of Phil@@ ad@@ el@@ p@@ hi@@ a , Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a .
He stated : “ We should not ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct the house of our God . ”
I deci@@ ded to study mu@@ si@@ c at the N@@ ational Con@@ serv@@ at@@ ory of Mu@@ si@@ c in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o C@@ ity .
What can we learn from Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation about the pers@@ ist@@ ent ho@@ st ?
T@@ w@@ o ba@@ bi@@ es , each held by its mother , were baptized at the same time that I was .
In contr@@ ast , God in@@ sis@@ ts : “ You must not have any other go@@ ds against my face . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 20 : 3 .
Of course , we cannot eng@@ age in the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c activities all day long every day .
N@@ ever should we for@@ get , however , that love of neigh@@ b@@ or is l@@ in@@ ked to love of God .
T@@ w@@ o elders vis@@ ited her .
Paul made the same point when he ur@@ ged fellow Christians in C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e “ to walk wor@@ th@@ ily of Jehovah to the end of fully pleas@@ ing him ” by “ be@@ aring fru@@ it in every good work and inc@@ reas@@ ing in the acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God . ”
One of the bi@@ gg@@ est problems fac@@ ed by Jehovah’s Witnesses in Par@@ is , though , is cont@@ ac@@ ting people in their ho@@ m@@ es .
Yes , and your life can have greater meaning .
Paul remin@@ ded the Gal@@ ati@@ ans that Abraham , the father of the Jewish nation , be@@ got I@@ sh@@ ma@@ el and Isa@@ a@@ c .
For a full discus@@ sion of the Tr@@ in@@ ity do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine , see the bro@@ ch@@ ure Sh@@ ould You B@@ eli@@ eve in the Tr@@ in@@ ity ? publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
L@@ ear@@ ning From Ex@@ peri@@ ence ​ — There Is a Bet@@ ter W@@ a@@ y
How was Mar@@ the helped during a peri@@ od of de@@ pres@@ sion ?
A “ R@@ em@@ ar@@ ka@@ bly Go@@ od ” Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation
Mari@@ an@@ n ad@@ ds , “ This tend@@ s to cal@@ m the children in@@ stead of allow@@ ing them to d@@ well on ne@@ g@@ ative thoughts or to de@@ b@@ ate who is right or wrong . ”
3 T@@ ake a L@@ ong - R@@ ange V@@ i@@ e@@ w
So we knew why we were suffering and that soon our har@@ d@@ ship would come to an end .
“ The last enem@@ y , death , is to be brought to nothing . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 26 .
Jesus Com@@ ple@@ tes His Con@@ qu@@ est
As teach@@ ers , these “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men ” help us to buil@@ d fir@@ m faith based on Bible teachings .
T@@ ake the in@@ iti@@ ative .
I came to know another cul@@ ture , a different way of loo@@ king at things .
When it was ann@@ oun@@ ced that the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death would also be held in Ma@@ pu@@ du@@ ng@@ u@@ n and that 2@@ ,000 pr@@ inted M@@ em@@ ori@@ al invit@@ ations in that language were a@@ vail@@ able for dist@@ ribu@@ tion , it made Mar@@ í@@ a Isa@@ be@@ l think .
Jehovah did not re@@ pro@@ ach G@@ ide@@ on for having asked for a si@@ gn as evidence that God would be with him .
R@@ o@@ sa : “ At first , I thought that the Bible was nothing more than a book of ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y that at@@ temp@@ ts to expla@@ in God using human reason@@ ing .
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 11 - 16 )
The Scriptures reas@@ sure us that “ Jesus Christ is the same y@@ es@@ ter@@ day and today , and forever . ”
So before op@@ ening your Bible , ask Jehovah to help you recogn@@ ize poin@@ ts in your reading that need to be app@@ lied in your personal life .
Joseph set a fine example as a family head
Des@@ pite difficul@@ ties , my parents car@@ ed for my physical needs exc@@ ep@@ tion@@ ally well .
Se@@ cond , hum@@ ility will help us to be sub@@ mis@@ sive and pati@@ ent as we wa@@ it on Jehovah to cor@@ rec@@ t any true in@@ justice .
When you do speak , remember that how you speak to your mate is important .
You may be cont@@ ac@@ ted by someone like F@@ er@@ n@@ and in your lo@@ c@@ ality .
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : Ha@@ ve fre@@ qu@@ ent , sh@@ ort discus@@ sions in@@ stead of one ‘ bi@@ g talk . ’
Many of those lear@@ n@@ ers come from n@@ on - Christian ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds .
This article will expla@@ in some of the exc@@ iting events that will ha@@ p@@ pen in the future .
From 33 C.E . on@@ ward , including the years le@@ ading up to 1914 , many had been working hard at Jesus ’ “ bu@@ sin@@ ess . ”
( b ) When and how will justice be done for God’s servants today ?
Although an honor stud@@ ent , he was ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from school because his Christian conscience would not per@@ mit him to eng@@ age in pre@@ mil@@ it@@ ary tra@@ ining , a requi@@ red part of the school cur@@ ri@@ c@@ ulu@@ m .
The more mer@@ ci@@ ful we are , the more we become like God .
The qu@@ ad@@ ru@@ ple@@ ts were born by C@@ es@@ are@@ an se@@ ction on F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 14 , 198@@ 2 , at 32 we@@ ek@@ s .
As we talk to the true God about our concer@@ ns and seek his guid@@ ance , holy spirit may help us better understand the s@@ crip@@ tures that we are consider@@ ing and bring to mind those we may have over@@ loo@@ ked .
“ I@@ F Y@@ O@@ U put for@@ th s@@ inc@@ ere effort and show that you want your marriage to succ@@ e@@ ed , you can enjoy Jehovah’s blessing , ” says a husband who has been happ@@ ily married for 38 years .
While Jehovah reve@@ als himself as the God of love , he also expres@@ ses h@@ at@@ red for what is bad .
The enem@@ ies of true worship had fa@@ iled to hal@@ t the building work !
This : As Jehovah’s servants , we have nothing to fear from our enem@@ ies .
Some are@@ as are these : our emp@@ loy@@ ment or care@@ er , the rec@@ re@@ ation and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment we cho@@ ose , att@@ ach@@ ment to a dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed relati@@ ve , invol@@ v@@ ement in mo@@ der@@ n te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy , concer@@ ns about our health , a wrong view of money , and plac@@ ing too high a value on our vie@@ ws or position . ​ — 1 / 15 , pages 12 - 21 .
Paul fol@@ lo@@ ws up st@@ at@@ ements that may appe@@ ar der@@ o@@ g@@ at@@ ory to the Jews with so@@ f@@ ten@@ ing re@@ mar@@ ks .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ where they saw the sc@@ ars left by the war that had ended just si@@ x years ear@@ li@@ er .
God will soon inter@@ v@@ ene in human af@@ fai@@ r@@ s .
After saying that we should tre@@ at others as we want them to tre@@ at us , Jesus ad@@ ded : “ This , in fact , is what the Law and the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts mean . ”
The apostle John ex@@ hor@@ ts Christians to love one another , “ not like Ca@@ in , who origin@@ ated with the wicked one and sla@@ ugh@@ tered his brother . ”
Th@@ an@@ ks to his consci@@ enti@@ ousness , we are here today ! ​ — G@@ en .
God direc@@ ted them to go to Job and present an o@@ ffering for their sin@@ s .
1@@ 2@@ 6@@ th G@@ ile@@ ad G@@ ra@@ du@@ ation
• Jesus ?
The the@@ me of his talk was “ S@@ pe@@ ak God’s Word With B@@ ol@@ dness . ”
S@@ ome@@ one did the mat@@ h and fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ed out that the pro@@ ba@@ bility of just ei@@ ght prophe@@ ci@@ es being ful@@ filled is one ch@@ ance in one h@@ un@@ d@@ red milli@@ on bil@@ li@@ on . ”
To have such faith , we need to pray to Jehovah and keep medit@@ ating on his promises .
Ther@@ efore , if you set your standards of right and wrong pur@@ ely by what is po@@ pul@@ ar , you might be a@@ do@@ p@@ ting Satan’s view of mor@@ ality , and that would ob@@ vi@@ ously be disa@@ str@@ ous .
Jesus says : “ In the har@@ v@@ est se@@ as@@ on I will tell the re@@ ap@@ ers , Fir@@ st col@@ le@@ ct the we@@ e@@ ds and bin@@ d them in bun@@ d@@ les . ”
Wh@@ ere did Jesus get such wisdom ?
6 : 25 - 32 .
“ I was to@@ t@@ ally num@@ b for we@@ ek@@ s .
N@@ ex@@ t , the woman began atten@@ ding Christian meetings at the Kingdom H@@ all .
14 , 15 . ( a ) Why is fear of man a s@@ n@@ are ?
I than@@ ked the prof@@ ess@@ or but explained why I was determined to make service to Jehovah my care@@ er .
M@@ ore than that , it will be of prof@@ it to you person@@ ally .
After all , Satan himself kno@@ ws what the Bible con@@ tain@@ s .
In preaching to others , El@@ in fol@@ lo@@ ws the pat@@ ter@@ n set by the apostle Paul when he was under house ar@@ rest , con@@ f@@ ined to a home .
F@@ e@@ e@@ ble li@@ m@@ bs ?
The end would come after the good news had been pre@@ ached “ in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ”
In fact , God’s Word , the Bible , ho@@ l@@ ds false religion respon@@ sible for “ the blood . . . of all those who have been sla@@ ugh@@ tered on the earth . ”
( b ) What does the Bible encoura@@ ge us to do ?
Go@@ dly parents are respon@@ sible for instru@@ cting their children about Jehovah and his ways .
“ No@@ thing is more am@@ i@@ able than true mo@@ des@@ ty , ” wrote Eng@@ l@@ ish po@@ et Joseph Ad@@ dis@@ on .
We got a few things at a se@@ con@@ d@@ hand sh@@ op and soon felt qu@@ ite cont@@ ent .
( a ) Why is it n@@ atur@@ al for us to love the whole associ@@ ation of brothers ?
T@@ ra@@ ining Our Per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive P@@ ow@@ ers
In the year 20@@ 00 , the Un@@ ited N@@ ations Gen@@ er@@ al As@@ s@@ em@@ bly set go@@ als to be ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed by 20@@ 15 .
Some even return to the God - di@@ sh@@ on@@ or@@ ing do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines of “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , ” the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion .
16 : 20 .
However , the brother rema@@ ined spiritually al@@ er@@ t and did not com@@ promise his Christian principles .
Ther@@ e@@ after , Jesus could ple@@ ad with Jehovah on be@@ half of those exerc@@ ising faith in his sacrifice and ass@@ ist them to serve God with everlasting life in view .
I v@@ ow@@ ed to Jehovah in prayer that if he would let me serve at Bethel , I would never leave un@@ less I had Christian ob@@ lig@@ ations to take care of .
A young woman nam@@ ed R@@ iz@@ ik@@ i says : “ Yes , water is pu@@ mp@@ ed from ne@@ ar@@ by ri@@ v@@ ers through pi@@ p@@ el@@ ines to hu@@ ge re@@ serv@@ o@@ ir@@ s .
The rec@@ ord of a ple@@ a in such a case d@@ ated to the se@@ ven@@ th century B.C.E . It was found near A@@ sh@@ do@@ d .
Per@@ haps he dr@@ in@@ ks to exc@@ ess .
Ha@@ ve you taken a fir@@ m stand on the side of Jehovah , ‘ who gu@@ ar@@ ds all those loving him but who will an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ate all the wicked ones ’ ? ​ — Psalm 14@@ 5 : 20 .
Many do not believe that Satan ex@@ ists .
Mo@@ ving A@@ head to F@@ in@@ al V@@ ic@@ t@@ ory !
But after pray@@ er@@ ful thought , we made ourselves a@@ vail@@ able for that new av@@ en@@ ue of service .
This br@@ ings satis@@ fac@@ tion and glory to God , the v@@ in@@ e@@ ’s C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ at@@ or . ​ — John 15 : 8 .
However , in the case of H@@ am@@ an , more was involved .
If Jehovah’s organization know@@ ingly end@@ or@@ sed false teachings , ad@@ vice to read the Bible would never be given to Jehovah’s Witnesses and those to whom they preach .
He expla@@ ins : “ I have had m@@ om@@ ents of pain and fru@@ str@@ ation when I have felt that death would be my only means of es@@ cap@@ e .
H@@ er@@ od did not live to complete the pro@@ ject .
* As we cultiv@@ ate “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit , ” the resul@@ ts are pla@@ in to see in the way we speak and act ; this , in turn , br@@ ings praise to our God .
Un@@ der@@ standing the benef@@ its of those standards ​ — and the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of viol@@ ating them — ​ is vital . ”
How did M@@ ary expres@@ s her devo@@ tion to God ?
The apostle Paul showed that he under@@ sto@@ od the import@@ ance of loving those who are being taught . ​ — Read 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 7 , 8 .
M@@ one@@ y Is Not E@@ vi@@ l
That fact makes this gift truly preci@@ ous .
W@@ as he res@@ ol@@ ved to change his ways ?
( b ) How are parents like shepher@@ ds ?
We must also be care@@ ful that l@@ on@@ el@@ iness does not pu@@ s@@ h us into an un@@ wise relationship .
In the early sum@@ m@@ er of 194@@ 9 , a t@@ all , fri@@ end@@ ly g@@ ent@@ le@@ man vis@@ ited the K@@ o@@ da family .
As a child , he no doubt pla@@ yed and had fu@@ n .
Peter at times ac@@ ted as a spo@@ k@@ es@@ man for the other apostles .
G@@ a@@ in wisdom , accept discipl@@ ine , cultiv@@ ate godly fear , r@@ ely upon Jehovah .
In fact , the stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ ck may not ex@@ ist any longer .
That me@@ ant res@@ is@@ ting temp@@ tation .
14 , 15 . ( a ) How did Jehovah feel about Eli@@ j@@ ah’s temp@@ or@@ ary l@@ ack of courage ?
“ The a@@ ir ” sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ es s@@ at@@ ani@@ c thinking , “ the spirit [ men@@ tal inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation ] that now op@@ er@@ ates in the sons of dis@@ obedi@@ ence . ”
13 , 14 . ( a ) How can we show mo@@ des@@ ty when a privilege of service is ex@@ tend@@ ed to us ? ( b ) How did Bro@@ ther A .
Yes , after her f@@ all in 5@@ 39 B.C.E . , Babyl@@ on had no future .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , this is why I have come to this h@@ our .
The speak@@ er encoura@@ ged the stud@@ ents to keep di@@ gg@@ ing into the deep things of God as they serve in their new assign@@ ments .
E@@ very year the w@@ in@@ ter ra@@ ins f@@ low@@ ing down the v@@ al@@ le@@ y de@@ pos@@ ited another la@@ y@@ er of mu@@ d in the po@@ ol .
For to the ex@@ t@@ ent of my speaking against him I shall without fai@@ l remember him fur@@ ther . ”
But he ad@@ ded : “ Sa@@ y only the good things men need to hear , things that will really help them . . . .
Instead of up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding the righteousness of God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , Adam listen@@ ed to his wife and jo@@ ined her in e@@ ating the for@@ bi@@ d@@ den fru@@ it .
O@@ cc@@ asi@@ on@@ ally , such worl@@ dly tra@@ its cre@@ ep into the Christian congregation and man@@ i@@ f@@ est themselves in con@@ ten@@ tions and fi@@ gh@@ ts with words .
What example shows that Jesus spoke in a way that was eas@@ y to understand ?
The holy spirit will , in turn , en@@ h@@ ance our ability to receive and understand what Jehovah tel@@ ls us .
Yet , G@@ r@@ and@@ pa kept his sense of hum@@ or , refer@@ ring to the j@@ a@@ il as “ H@@ ô@@ te@@ l de R@@ a@@ y@@ mon@@ die , ” no@@ ting , “ I shall leave here the m@@ om@@ ent my bo@@ ard is up . ”
The wr@@ ong@@ ed par@@ ty was to appro@@ ach the other and “ la@@ y ba@@ re his fa@@ ul@@ t ” priv@@ ately , between just the two of them .
F@@ is@@ ch@@ er ow@@ ned a pr@@ inter@@ y in the cap@@ it@@ al city of Ri@@ ga .
De@@ c@@ ember 27 , 20@@ 10 – J@@ anu@@ ary 2 , 20@@ 11
He had to be@@ ar thor@@ ough witness to Kingdom truth and to ga@@ ther those who would be future jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s with him in the Kingdom .
En@@ em@@ ies keep inter@@ fer@@ ing with the re@@ building work and ev@@ en@@ tually succ@@ e@@ ed in get@@ ting a ro@@ y@@ al comm@@ and is@@ su@@ ed to hal@@ t the work .
What makes it effe@@ ctive ?
In the pres@@ ence of some of the other apostles , Jesus told Peter : “ F@@ e@@ ed my little sheep . ”
The Kingdom H@@ all was dedic@@ ated on Ju@@ ne 12 , 199@@ 9 , with an attend@@ ance of 2@@ 32 .
It may help to take inv@@ ent@@ ory of our ha@@ bi@@ ts and pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , pu@@ t@@ ting off un@@ necess@@ ary we@@ igh@@ ts .
When I was 16 , a chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od friend nam@@ ed J@@ or@@ ge vis@@ ited our home .
By rep@@ ent@@ an@@ tly con@@ f@@ ess@@ ing and lea@@ ving sin , a person can receive God’s mer@@ cy .
A T@@ re@@ asure H@@ id@@ den for C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries 9
With the help of Jehovah’s holy spirit , we too can succ@@ e@@ ed in making necess@@ ary chang@@ es .
I was ter@@ ri@@ fied by the dead and by the ide@@ a of hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re .
That made up for the ill - tre@@ at@@ ment . ”
There were no other Witnesses in U@@ d@@ on Th@@ an@@ i .
Do You Lo@@ ve Jehovah’s R@@ em@@ in@@ ders Ex@@ ce@@ e@@ ding@@ ly ?
Ti@@ me and again , “ the word of our God ” encoura@@ ges us to think and act on the bas@@ is of principles .
Why was his self - ass@@ ess@@ ment so fa@@ ul@@ ty ?
In heaven , Jesus is re@@ adi@@ ly acc@@ es@@ sible to people of all nations .
4@@ 5 : 1 ; 4@@ 7 : 13 – 4@@ 8 : 29 ​ — What do “ the land ” and its al@@ lo@@ t@@ ment re@@ present ?
Since all the mal@@ es were requi@@ red to be present at the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Un@@ fer@@ men@@ ted C@@ ak@@ es , who har@@ v@@ ested this o@@ ffering ?
O@@ thers , though , dec@@ l@@ ine to do so .
But now , all people in@@ her@@ it death because the first man re@@ je@@ cted the Creat@@ or@@ ’s guid@@ ance . ​ — Read Genesis 1 : 27 ; 2 : 15 - 17 .
How was this brother received in the congregation ?
Ju@@ d@@ ges chap@@ ter 6 rel@@ ates that Jehovah’s ang@@ el vis@@ ited G@@ ide@@ on at O@@ ph@@ ra@@ h .
Why do some cou@@ ples experience serious problems ?
Then , in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 194@@ 4 , at the age of 18 , I attend@@ ed G@@ ile@@ a@@ d’s f@@ our@@ th class .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , often the con@@ text ​ — the situation or what was under discus@@ sion — ​ can help us to find the reason@@ able , lo@@ gi@@ cal meaning of a pu@@ z@@ z@@ ling text .
This is not to say that Jehovah expe@@ cts a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar st@@ y@@ le or set for@@ mu@@ la when we pray .
What should be our ma@@ in concer@@ n , and to the fulfill@@ ment of what prophecy regarding health can we look for@@ ward ?
Wh@@ ere was Daniel when the three Hebrews were t@@ ested before the hu@@ ge i@@ ma@@ ge that Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar had er@@ e@@ cted on the pla@@ in of D@@ ur@@ a ?
Th@@ ink of the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al there was for div@@ ision among the early Christians , who were made up of Jews and G@@ ent@@ il@@ es , rich and po@@ or , sla@@ ves and slave ow@@ n@@ ers .
Read 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 22 : 5 .
Our br@@ il@@ li@@ ant uni@@ verse is a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly gl@@ ori@@ ous .
This has resul@@ ted in great w@@ o@@ e for the earth .
So the prop@@ er thing to do is to appro@@ ach the person in priv@@ ate , without invol@@ ving others .
Many people are pla@@ gu@@ ed by their own personal sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings . ​ — P@@ s .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jehovah kin@@ dly helped Job by pos@@ ing a seri@@ es of questions that direc@@ ted attention away from Job .
At times , we may feel over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed and in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate in the face of a new assignment , or we may be lo@@ sing some of our courage to continue with our Kingdom - preaching work as we face inc@@ reas@@ ing indi@@ ffer@@ ence or op@@ position in our ter@@ rit@@ ory .
All he has to do is ask and God ‘ gives him nations as his in@@ her@@ it@@ ance and the ends of the earth as his pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion . ’
So we might ask ourselves : ‘ Do my pl@@ ans and the way I use my time and en@@ er@@ gy show that I truly love Jehovah ?
This means that the Israelites ther@@ e@@ after sp@@ ent an e@@ qu@@ al peri@@ od of 2@@ 15 years in Egy@@ pt .
In ei@@ ther case , the e@@ pi@@ c ri@@ de of those hor@@ s@@ em@@ en form@@ s one of the best - known s@@ cen@@ es in Revelation , the last book of the Bible .
But we may well ask , ‘ In what ways are we being bless@@ ed as Jehovah’s present - day servants , and what future blessings does Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah’s prophecy set before those who will be conc@@ e@@ aled in the ra@@ pi@@ dly appro@@ aching day of Jehovah’s anger ? ’
It matters to Jehovah . It matters to Jesus . And it should matter to us .
The H@@ as@@ mon@@ a@@ e@@ ans and Their Le@@ g@@ ac@@ y
Yes , elders find joy in giving their wi@@ ves loving care . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 7 .
Gen@@ too p@@ eng@@ u@@ ins , A@@ nt@@ ar@@ c@@ tic Pen@@ in@@ su@@ la
Christian parents do well to imitate Jehovah in this reg@@ ard .
Isaiah 4@@ 9 : 15 says : “ Can a woman for@@ get her n@@ ur@@ sing child , that she should not have com@@ pas@@ sion [ ra@@ ·@@ ch@@ am@@ ʹ ] on the son of her wom@@ b ?
Of course , prof@@ essi@@ onal tre@@ at@@ ments and ther@@ a@@ pi@@ es v@@ ary , and a personal decision must be made regarding form@@ s of ther@@ ap@@ y . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 5 .
What to@@ ol@@ s have you found to be effe@@ ctive when you teach your young children ?
Sh@@ ould we not seek God’s appro@@ val ?
When Jesus in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ated the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of his death , he h@@ an@@ ded the c@@ up of w@@ ine to his faithful apostles and said : “ D@@ r@@ ink out of it , all of you ; for this means my ‘ blood of the covenant , ’ which is to be p@@ our@@ ed out in be@@ half of many for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s . ”
Jehovah’s spirit then led him to a G@@ ent@@ ile nam@@ ed Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us .
L@@ ess@@ on : Jehovah listen@@ s to the prayers of even small children .
I rep@@ ent in du@@ st and a@@ sh@@ es . ” ​ — Job 4@@ 2 : 2 , 6 .
The word “ an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t ” app@@ lies to all who den@@ y what the Bible says about Jesus Christ , all who op@@ pose his Kingdom , and all who mis@@ tre@@ at his followers .
Such counsel is very appro@@ pri@@ ate during these last days in which many are “ lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves , lo@@ v@@ ers of money . ”
He was 30 when he was rel@@ eas@@ ed from pris@@ on . ​ — Genesis 37 : 2 ; 39 : 6 ; 4@@ 1 : 4@@ 6 .
In fact , when “ her@@ es@@ ies ” er@@ up@@ ted in the E@@ ast , his ser@@ vi@@ ces were s@@ ought to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce er@@ ring bi@@ sh@@ op@@ s to return to or@@ tho@@ do@@ x@@ y .
If he were , would that not be like for@@ c@@ ing someone with perfect vision to we@@ ar e@@ ye@@ gl@@ as@@ ses that are desi@@ gn@@ ed to cor@@ rec@@ t the vision of those with de@@ fe@@ ctive sight ?
Jehovah ca@@ res about your cho@@ ice of marriage mate .
• What op@@ position was fac@@ ed by God’s servants in the past and is fac@@ ed by Christians today ?
What are some benef@@ its of having up@@ building con@@ vers@@ ations with others ?
What You Can Do Now
The article “ How the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy Di@@ ff@@ ers From a Le@@ g@@ al Cor@@ por@@ ation , ” appe@@ aring in this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , is based on that inform@@ ative pres@@ ent@@ ation .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , Jehovah’s Witnesses today try to re@@ ach ever@@ yone .
This al@@ lo@@ ws them to come to an ever more acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth .
The Bible of the Di@@ as@@ por@@ a Jews was a Greek transl@@ ation of the Hebrew Scriptures known as the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t .
Do You Do What God As@@ ks ?
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying how Jehovah direc@@ ted them will be of great encourag@@ ement to us in our service .
Ru@@ th regul@@ arly practic@@ ed do@@ or - to - do@@ or pres@@ ent@@ ations with me .
When the man got home , he told his Witness wife about the in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent and com@@ men@@ ted that he would at le@@ ast have listen@@ ed a little .
So@@ on new opportun@@ ities for service op@@ ened up .
Par@@ t of the way , it was con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed by an a@@ qu@@ e@@ du@@ ct .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , Abraham and all the m@@ ale members of his hous@@ eho@@ ld were circum@@ c@@ ised .
E@@ ven@@ tually , the dr@@ in@@ k@@ er may “ li@@ e a@@ wa@@ ke as@@ king , ‘ When will mor@@ ning come , so I can dr@@ ink some more ? ’ ”
It would be good if the elders also ver@@ i@@ fied that your medi@@ cal direc@@ tive c@@ ard is up@@ d@@ ated .
It is like “ a wh@@ is@@ per ” com@@ pared with “ mi@@ gh@@ ty th@@ under . ” ​ — Job 26 : 14 .
How would we feel if we re@@ ached the end of our life in this world and real@@ ized that we had sacrific@@ ed true ri@@ ches for a va@@ st st@@ ore of this worl@@ d’s “ un@@ righteous ri@@ ches ” ?
Ex@@ peri@@ ence too vari@@ es from person to person .
* N@@ ever would we want to ‘ experience shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ k concer@@ ning our faith ’ ! ​ — 1 Timothy 1 : 19 .
Re@@ g@@ arding his followers , Jesus said : “ I am giving you a new comman@@ d@@ ment , that you love one another ; just as I have loved you , that you also love one another .
L@@ at@@ er@@ al ro@@ a@@ ds con@@ ne@@ cted the two .
At that , the is@@ l@@ and@@ ers said : “ S@@ ur@@ ely this man is a mu@@ r@@ der@@ er , and al@@ though he made it to sa@@ f@@ ety from the se@@ a , J@@ us@@ tice did not per@@ mit him to keep on living . ” ​ — Acts 28 : 4 .
We mar@@ v@@ el at Jehovah’s love , wisdom , and power man@@ i@@ f@@ est in this wonderful resurrection pro@@ spe@@ ct .
That thinking can exer@@ t a lo@@ t of power if we are re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly ex@@ posed to it .
I was involved with a vari@@ ety of a@@ ir and sp@@ ace pro@@ je@@ cts , including the A@@ g@@ ena and A@@ pol@@ l@@ o pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s .
This world is dr@@ en@@ ched in wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , and human govern@@ ments are fa@@ il@@ ing to care for even the ba@@ si@@ c needs of their c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens .
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ment of the ver@@ n@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar had a direc@@ t be@@ aring on Bible transl@@ ation .
Just as faith helps us to fulf@@ ill difficult assign@@ ments in God’s service , so it prom@@ o@@ tes peace and tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ill@@ ity .
Their love among themselves was so much in contr@@ ast with . . . the people around them ! ”
H@@ app@@ y Th@@ ough Per@@ secu@@ ted !
No@@ thing could pre@@ v@@ ent that loyal , loving mother from standing by her son to the very last .
Yet , I felt that the dam@@ age had been done and that there was no tur@@ ning back .
Israel enjo@@ ys a peri@@ od of peace and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity .
As@@ k yourself , ‘ O@@ ver the past si@@ x months , has my person@@ ality become more Chris@@ t@@ like or have I s@@ li@@ pp@@ ed back into some bad ha@@ bi@@ ts of spe@@ e@@ ch and conduct ? ’
W@@ in@@ ded though he was , he went st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght in .
But having we@@ igh@@ ty congregation responsi@@ bil@@ ities does not mean that a husband should ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct fulfill@@ ing his God - given ob@@ lig@@ ations as a family head .
Satan also tri@@ ed to go@@ ad Jesus into re@@ ac@@ ting sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly .
[ 1 ] ( par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 13 ) See O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ed to Do Jehovah’s Will , pages 1@@ 34 - 1@@ 36 .
For 200@@ 2 , as cal@@ cul@@ ated Bi@@ bli@@ c@@ ally , N@@ is@@ an 14 beg@@ ins at su@@ n@@ down , Th@@ ur@@ s@@ day , Mar@@ ch 28 .
Do we value this message ?
A@@ n un@@ in@@ ten@@ tional man@@ sla@@ y@@ er had to take action to receive mer@@ cy .
She came ac@@ ro@@ ss an old di@@ ary con@@ tain@@ ing the cont@@ act ad@@ d@@ ress that S@@ tel@@ la had given her for the P@@ un@@ j@@ abi congregation .
A@@ ri@@ ma@@ the@@ a is likely id@@ enti@@ fied with R@@ am@@ ah , mo@@ der@@ n - day R@@ ent@@ is ( R@@ an@@ t@@ is ) .
In the Bible we read : “ I , Jehovah , am your God , the One teaching you to benefit yourself . ”
What you can do when you are de@@ pres@@ sed
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , Jehovah is a@@ wa@@ ke , atten@@ tive to car@@ r@@ ying out his will .
But then I remember our family mo@@ t@@ to : “ D@@ on@@ ’t wor@@ ry about the things you can@@ ’t do .
H@@ ar@@ dly ! Y@@ oung David , the future king of Israel , called God his “ share in the land of the living ones . ”
This may ac@@ tually be a des@@ per@@ ate c@@ ry : “ No@@ tice me !
F@@ un@@ er@@ al ser@@ vi@@ ces condu@@ cted in Chris@@ tend@@ om often ref@@ er both to the soul as living on after death and to the resurrection .
All 12 spi@@ es ag@@ re@@ ed that the land was in@@ deed “ f@@ low@@ ing with mil@@ k and h@@ one@@ y , ” just as Jehovah had promised .
Jehovah God has appointed young Jeremiah as his prophet , and how for@@ ce@@ fully he dec@@ la@@ res Jehovah’s message against false religion !
The desire to be po@@ pul@@ ar can lead to let@@ ting your gu@@ ard down .
By our consci@@ ously foc@@ using attention now on the un@@ fol@@ ding fulfill@@ ment of Bible prophecy in these exc@@ iting times , we will not be di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted by the no@@ ise from Satan’s world ; nor will we be bl@@ ind to the real meaning of world events .
So the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s acc@@ oun@@ ts and ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gy should be part of any inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ation .
Rather , Christians were at times “ ob@@ s@@ ess@@ ed by the power of Satan and his dem@@ ons , ” as Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or N@@ or@@ man C@@ o@@ h@@ n pu@@ ts it .
Now answer these questions : What is an important des@@ t@@ in@@ ation , or go@@ al , in my life ?
( b ) Why do true Christians need divine prote@@ ction ?
A@@ gain , that is true no matter how long you have been a Christian .
I knew that Jesus Christ had not is@@ ol@@ ated himself ; rather , he kept bus@@ y teaching and help@@ ing others .
The earth was me@@ ant to be a happy home for mankind
So Gen@@ i@@ val deci@@ ded to sel@@ l his home and give the pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ds to the ch@@ urch .
There is a more reason@@ able ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation .
And the more we learn about him , the more we will come to love our Creator .
What can we do when we are fac@@ ed with persecu@@ tion ?
However , other scho@@ l@@ ars understand the Hebrew word to be “ fe@@ a@@ sting ” and see in this an al@@ lu@@ sion to the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of We@@ ek@@ s , which f@@ ell in the mon@@ th of Si@@ v@@ an ( May / ​ Ju@@ ne ) . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 34 : 22 .
Because the Bible does not say that “ the l@@ ake of fi@@ re ” would rel@@ e@@ ase those in it , “ the second death ” must mean another kind of death , an ir@@ re@@ ver@@ sible one .
For many , the men@@ tion of m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s br@@ ings to mind the E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an Al@@ ps .
In part , by not taking for gr@@ anted what Jehovah does for us .
A po@@ t@@ ter is a c@@ ra@@ f@@ t@@ s@@ man who m@@ ol@@ ds cla@@ y by hand to cre@@ ate beau@@ ti@@ ful v@@ ess@@ els .
The po@@ ol was a ho@@ le du@@ g in the gr@@ ound , with pl@@ as@@ tic l@@ ining it so as to hold the water .
Be as@@ sur@@ ed that Jehovah lo@@ ves hum@@ ble , or@@ din@@ ary people .
Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d ann@@ oun@@ ced the rel@@ e@@ ase of the new book Ch@@ il@@ dren . ”
A F@@ utu@@ re W@@ i@@ th@@ out Des@@ pa@@ ir
( 1 K@@ ings 12 : 1 – 22 : 5@@ 3 )
What a joy it is to see so many now rend@@ ering sac@@ red service together as worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah God !
L@@ ear@@ n how to use the Bible more , to make effe@@ ctive return vis@@ its , and to star@@ t a Bible study .
The Davi@@ di@@ c covenant fur@@ ther n@@ ar@@ ro@@ ws the l@@ ine of des@@ c@@ ent of the pri@@ m@@ ary part of the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing and gives him the right to rule over the earth so that the accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments of the Kingdom will be everlasting .
We have the guid@@ ance of his Word , the help of his spirit , and the hope of et@@ er@@ n@@ al life .
The com@@ ment then can har@@ dly be taken as anything more than a si@@ m@@ ile .
That being so , who would cho@@ ose to live in fam@@ ine con@@ di@@ tions ?
The op@@ ening words of Joh@@ n@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l in M@@ an@@ ch@@ u , pr@@ inted in 18@@ 35 , reading to@@ p to bo@@ t@@ to@@ m from left to right
He wants each and every one of us to re@@ place gre@@ ed with un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness and cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion with righteousness .
And does the Bible really indic@@ ate when the resurrection will take place ?
Why should we hum@@ bly sub@@ mit to Bible counsel ?
M@@ em@@ bers of the anointed class were activ@@ ely preaching in coun@@ tri@@ es d@@ om@@ in@@ ated by the B@@ rit@@ ish E@@ mpi@@ re .
A@@ no@@ inted Christians have taken the lead in see@@ king Jehovah and speaking the pu@@ re language .
Moses wrote : “ O Jehovah , . . . before the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s were born or you brought for@@ th the earth and the pro@@ duc@@ tive land , from everlasting to everlasting , you are God . ”
Samu@@ el@@ ’s sons could not have i@@ mag@@ ined how far the effe@@ cts of their gre@@ ed and sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness would re@@ ach .
E@@ vel@@ y@@ n has also loy@@ ally stu@@ ck to me .
In time , both became disci@@ ple mak@@ ers .
When the Re@@ form@@ ation occ@@ ur@@ red , it was not a su@@ d@@ den turn of events .
I often thought of be@@ coming a nu@@ n .
* As a child , he learned much about the Bible from his mat@@ er@@ n@@ al gr@@ and@@ mother , who also inst@@ il@@ led in him a love of reading Jehovah’s Word .
Thus , “ at that time [ the Israelites ] went str@@ ik@@ ing down Mo@@ a@@ b , about ten th@@ ous@@ and men , every one ro@@ bu@@ st and every one a v@@ ali@@ ant man ; and not a sing@@ le one es@@ cap@@ ed .
What about you ​ — have you started reading this new book ?
I L@@ ear@@ ned to Tru@@ st F@@ ul@@ ly in Jehovah
The Bible can also strengthen your hope in what God says about the future .
Does this not indic@@ ate that God wants his servants to be p@@ un@@ c@@ tu@@ al in their worship ?
Although the deep pain that parents feel when they lo@@ se a child does not eas@@ ily disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar , prayer to God and associ@@ ation with true Christian friends will bring real comfort to those who g@@ ri@@ eve .
I will do it for you , Samuel . ”
T@@ ry to vis@@ u@@ al@@ ize this : That st@@ or@@ m peri@@ od u@@ pro@@ o@@ ted or bro@@ ke in half some 2@@ 70 milli@@ on tre@@ es , 10@@ ,000 in just the par@@ k of V@@ er@@ sa@@ ill@@ es , out@@ side Par@@ is .
Why might it be d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous just to ‘ let your conscience be your gu@@ i@@ de ’ ?
• What pre@@ ven@@ ted the Israelites in Moses ’ day as well as some first - century Christians from en@@ ter@@ ing into God’s rest ?
13 Li@@ fe St@@ ory ​ — All Th@@ ings Are P@@ os@@ sible With Jehovah
So parents , do not give up on your children , but teach them pati@@ ently .
I wonder@@ ed how being in need could make a person happy .
3 : 15 - 17 .
When she go@@ es to the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al for tre@@ at@@ ment , she sh@@ a@@ res that hope with other can@@ c@@ er pati@@ ents , who may be des@@ pon@@ d@@ ent .
Christians today must lik@@ e@@ wise stay se@@ par@@ ate from the world .
And if we com@@ mit a serious sin , we can be sure that Jehovah will for@@ give us if we are truly rep@@ ent@@ ant and hum@@ bly accept discipl@@ ine .
God gave what privilege to one woman nam@@ ed M@@ ary ?
□ P@@ le@@ ase cont@@ act me concer@@ ning a free home Bible study .
On S@@ atur@@ day , S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 9 , 20@@ 00 , a to@@ tal of 5@@ ,@@ 19@@ 8 ga@@ ther@@ ed at the Watchtower E@@ duc@@ ational C@@ en@@ ter ​ — lo@@ c@@ ated at P@@ at@@ ter@@ son , New Yor@@ k — ​ and at s@@ at@@ el@@ l@@ ite lo@@ c@@ ations to listen to loving counsel that could help the gra@@ du@@ ates to be succ@@ ess@@ ful mission@@ aries .
Lo@@ ok in the Bible at Acts chap@@ ter 20 , ver@@ ses 7 to 12 , and see what happened .
Let us consider three ways .
• In what ways can we draw on Jehovah’s power ?
Paul at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted fru@@ it@@ ful la@@ b@@ or and end@@ ur@@ ance to hope in Jesus Christ .
F@@ ind out what we can do to show that we love our neigh@@ b@@ or as ourselves .
But what about you person@@ ally ?
At the rec@@ ent an@@ nu@@ al meeting of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a , members of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy who were serving as its direc@@ t@@ ors and of@@ fic@@ ers vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily st@@ ep@@ ped asi@@ de from their positi@@ ons .
S@@ ever@@ al things .
In this reg@@ ard , re@@ view Jesus ’ counsel found at Matthew 6 : 1 - 4 .
That great tri@@ bul@@ ation will cul@@ min@@ ate at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on . ​ — Matthew 24 : 21 , 29 .
In 8@@ 6@@ 3 C.E . , C@@ y@@ ri@@ l and Me@@ tho@@ di@@ us began their mis@@ sion in M@@ or@@ a@@ vi@@ a , where they were war@@ m@@ ly wel@@ com@@ ed .
There she was able to share the Kingdom hope with many de@@ a@@ f ones , and Bible study grou@@ ps were form@@ ed .
As the rul@@ er of this world , he se@@ ek@@ s to “ de@@ v@@ our ” Jehovah’s faithful servants .
Al@@ so , the let@@ ters of the apostle Paul and other Bible boo@@ ks were written in Greek .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H has given us the ability to put ourselves in the place of others .
Paul encoura@@ ged Christian mat@@ es : “ W@@ i@@ fe , how do you know whether you will sa@@ ve your husband ?
He wal@@ ked up the l@@ ine , st@@ op@@ ped in fr@@ on@@ t of me , and asked , “ Are you a bak@@ er ? ”
Jo@@ y and Dis@@ ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment
D@@ ep@@ en@@ ding on the ques@@ tion@@ er@@ ’s to@@ ne of vo@@ ice , body language , ra@@ pp@@ ort , le@@ v@@ el of in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy and , of course , tim@@ ing , it can g@@ ently so@@ o@@ the a soul , inf@@ li@@ ct pain , or a@@ wak@@ en a s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing fear . ”
A bri@@ ef re@@ view of the result can help him .
They became rest@@ less and gre@@ w we@@ ary of wa@@ iting for Moses , who “ was taking a long time about coming down from the m@@ oun@@ tain . ”
The apostle Paul ra@@ ised this serious question : “ If in@@ deed any man does not know how to pre@@ side over his own hous@@ eho@@ ld , how will he take care of God’s congregation ? ”
Jehovah does not ask the imp@@ os@@ sible .
H@@ ag@@ ar was dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful to her emp@@ loy@@ er , S@@ ar@@ a@@ i , so S@@ ar@@ a@@ i hum@@ ili@@ ated her , and H@@ ag@@ ar r@@ an away to the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
As we refle@@ ct on Jesus ’ hum@@ ility and tend@@ er@@ ness , we are sur@@ ely moved to keep on wal@@ king in his fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s .
The Bible should also be used when it is necess@@ ary to give counsel or to ad@@ minis@@ ter cor@@ rec@@ tive discipl@@ ine .
King David was a disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment when he com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y and then had the wom@@ an’s husband kil@@ led .
Ne@@ ch@@ o s@@ ends m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers to him , saying : “ Re@@ f@@ ra@@ in for your own s@@ ake because of God , who is with me , and do not let him bring you to ru@@ in . ”
23 : 22 ; 1 Ti@@ m .
David wanted nothing more than to have a share in con@@ stru@@ cting a temple that would bring praise and glory to God .
Be as@@ sur@@ ed that the blessings of God’s Kingdom are within your gr@@ as@@ p if you follow the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ vice : “ S@@ ear@@ ch for Jehovah . . . while he may be found . C@@ all to him while he pro@@ ves to be near . ” ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 6 .
Jehovah’s Witnesses in your lo@@ c@@ ality will be happy to show you how and when God will accom@@ pl@@ ish what no faith heal@@ er could ever do ​ — eli@@ min@@ ate all di@@ se@@ as@@ es , as well as death .
( The New In@@ ter@@ pre@@ ter@@ ’s Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of the Bible ) If we have courage , we are strong , v@@ ali@@ ant , even bo@@ ld at times . ​ — Mark 6 : 4@@ 9 , 50 ; 2 Ti@@ m .
A@@ vo@@ id such d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous over@@ re@@ aching .
Christians need to allow God’s spirit to lead them both in public and in priv@@ ate .
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 15 , 16 )
No doubt you want your marriage to be like that of Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah or Isa@@ a@@ c and Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h ​ — truly happy , long - lasting , and a cause for praise to Jehovah .
To T@@ on@@ y , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , serving at a branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses seem@@ ed like a dre@@ am .
The lives of fellow humans no longer se@@ em to matter .
If you as@@ si@@ gn you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers a sub@@ ject to re@@ sear@@ ch in pre@@ par@@ ation for the family Bible study , you can ask them about what they learned .
L@@ ater we learned that Bro@@ ther V@@ ac@@ a is bl@@ ind but he recogn@@ iz@@ es the vo@@ ic@@ es of the members of the congregation as they call out .
S@@ hor@@ tly before en@@ ter@@ ing the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , when Israel was enc@@ am@@ ped on the P@@ la@@ ins of Mo@@ a@@ b , Mo@@ a@@ bi@@ te and M@@ idi@@ an@@ ite women lu@@ red many Israel@@ ite mal@@ es into im@@ mor@@ ality and i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
M@@ ak@@ ing a v@@ ow of dedic@@ ation to God is an expres@@ sion of our hear@@ t@@ felt love for Jehovah .
This sub@@ ject will be consider@@ ed in the following article .
I@@ N C@@ ONG@@ R@@ E@@ G@@ AT@@ I@@ ON@@ S of Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide , there is an ur@@ g@@ ent need for men who can serve in positi@@ ons of over@@ sight .
( 8 ) We@@ ber , R .
Those early Christians were c@@ learly inform@@ ed of the need to make chang@@ es in their lives .
Of course , we do not know pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely how Jehovah would have stru@@ c@@ tur@@ ed his way of gover@@ ning the earth if Adam and E@@ ve had rema@@ ined faithful to him .
But I cannot tell the brothers to pioneer while I am not set@@ ting a good example my@@ self .
How are Christians today like Abraham and other faithful men of old ?
God asked him : “ Will you get the ma@@ st@@ er@@ y over it ? ”
How did she devel@@ op such faith ?
O@@ b@@ tain@@ ing such knowledge has helped many to devel@@ op s@@ ound mor@@ als , to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on ru@@ in@@ ous li@@ fes@@ ty@@ les , to strengthen family life , and to n@@ ur@@ ture a personal relationship with the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s Au@@ th@@ or .
What ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on does the disci@@ ple James give about be@@ coming “ do@@ ers of the word ” ?
After consider@@ ation of the da@@ ily text , the second sy@@ mp@@ o@@ si@@ u@@ m of the conven@@ tion was pres@@ ented , with the the@@ me “ Re@@ fle@@ ct Like Mi@@ r@@ r@@ ors the G@@ l@@ ory of Jehovah . ”
Bo@@ th by his words and by his actions , he set a pat@@ ter@@ n for us to imitate .
Com@@ fort “ in Their T@@ ri@@ bul@@ ation ”
Some mun@@ i@@ ci@@ p@@ alities f@@ all be@@ h@@ ind in col@@ le@@ cting gar@@ ba@@ ge , which then p@@ il@@ es up in the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts .
That “ le@@ pro@@ s@@ y ” may have refer@@ red to a ty@@ pe of mo@@ ld or mil@@ de@@ w . ​ — 2 / 1 , page 19 .
During the study , the woman ca@@ su@@ ally said : ‘ S@@ and@@ r@@ a , three gi@@ r@@ ls at my work@@ place want to study the Bible , but I told them that the@@ y@@ ’@@ l@@ l have to wa@@ it for their turn .
Ther@@ efore , rather than ha@@ st@@ ily see@@ king a div@@ or@@ ce , hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves should stri@@ ve to apply Bible principles to over@@ come any difficul@@ ties that may ar@@ ise in marriage . ​ — Mat@@ t .
By means of his spirit , he gives that person a promise for the future , or “ a to@@ ken in ad@@ v@@ ance . ”
Although the work of Jehovah’s Witnesses was ban@@ ned in the D@@ om@@ in@@ i@@ can Re@@ public not long after we were assign@@ ed there in 194@@ 9 , our determin@@ ation was to obey God as R@@ ul@@ er rather than men .
Let us consider , for example , how Satan man@@ ag@@ ed to dec@@ ei@@ ve and mis@@ lead many prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians who cho@@ se to ign@@ ore the apostle Joh@@ n@@ ’s war@@ ning about that evil influ@@ ence . ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 12 .
Then he was no more , for God took him . ” ​ — G@@ EN@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ S 5 : 24 .
W@@ an@@ ting to have a better understanding of the Bible , he ag@@ re@@ ed to have regul@@ ar discus@@ sions with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
When they pray@@ ed for Jehovah’s help , their s@@ inc@@ ere prayer was ans@@ wer@@ ed , and holy spirit emp@@ ow@@ ered them to continue preaching the good news with b@@ ol@@ dness . ​ — Acts 4 : 19 , 20 , 29 - 31 , 33 .
Na@@ z@@ ar moved from U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine to the C@@ ze@@ ch Re@@ public , where he jo@@ ined a gan@@ g of th@@ i@@ ev@@ es .
Since the repor@@ t of the spi@@ es who were sent to Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o is fav@@ or@@ able , Jo@@ shua ac@@ ts quic@@ k@@ ly , without wa@@ iting for the w@@ at@@ ers of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an to sub@@ side .
Mar@@ ri@@ age of Bo@@ a@@ z and Ru@@ th , 4 / 15 Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ ther , 9 / 15
Jehovah gives knowledge , understanding , dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment , and wisdom to those who put for@@ th effort to seek these gi@@ f@@ ts .
The ver@@ b form of the Hebrew word rend@@ ered “ ransom ” con@@ ve@@ ys the ide@@ a of co@@ ver@@ ing , or at@@ on@@ ing , for sin@@ s .
Ex@@ pla@@ ining that there was no char@@ ge , the pioneer left the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine with him and arrang@@ ed to call back .
Ab@@ out F@@ am@@ ily Li@@ fe
T@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed in a S@@ en@@ sel@@ ess Li@@ fe
Because we have a conscience , a gift that God has b@@ es@@ to@@ wed on all mankind .
Jesus was resur@@ rec@@ ted on N@@ is@@ an 16 , 33 C.E . , the day of the year on which the Jews pres@@ ented the fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its of the first gra@@ in cro@@ p before Jehovah God at the temple san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary in Jerusalem .
Ch@@ r@@ is came to see that his we@@ ak@@ nesses were pri@@ de and a rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ance to accept direction .
All these children are now ad@@ ul@@ ts , but their love for their parents ​ — and for Jehovah — ​ is as strong as ever if not str@@ ong@@ er .
These men and their wi@@ ves helped to cultiv@@ ate a love of full - time service in the hearts of our family .
* L@@ ik@@ ely as a mem@@ ory a@@ id , the writ@@ er made this an al@@ p@@ ha@@ be@@ tic s@@ ong .
His counsel has m@@ ol@@ ded my person@@ ality , and it led me to re@@ war@@ ding experi@@ ences in the mission@@ ary work .
How so@@ ber@@ ing it is to refle@@ ct on the fact that God has set a future judgment day for mankind !
A@@ S W@@ I@@ S@@ E King Solomon of ancient Israel ob@@ served , “ time and un@@ fore@@ seen occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence be@@ f@@ all [ us ] all . ”
Wh@@ ere jud@@ ges follow that in@@ j@@ un@@ ction , c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens benefit .
To enjoy true happiness , of course , we must walk in God’s law and ob@@ serve his or@@ ders .
Indeed , the apostle Paul encoura@@ ged his fellow Christians : “ Be@@ come imit@@ at@@ ors of me , even as I am of Christ . ”
Consi@@ der@@ ation must especially be given to Jehovah’s vie@@ w@@ point as reve@@ aled through his Word , the Bible .
• How can we avoid being dec@@ ei@@ ved by s@@ at@@ ani@@ c lies ?
A L@@ ess@@ on From the St@@ or@@ k
Today , Paul is a happy man , no longer de@@ pres@@ sed about his past life .
They pas@@ s by quic@@ k@@ ly , “ and away we f@@ ly . ” ​ — Job 14 : 1 , 2 .
Hence , they were persecu@@ ted as enem@@ ies of the Com@@ mun@@ ist st@@ ate .
How did some Corinthians par@@ take of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms un@@ wor@@ th@@ ily ?
In the end , I deci@@ ded to try .
S@@ cho@@ la@@ r Peter C@@ ra@@ i@@ gi@@ e no@@ tes : “ The go@@ al of Ba@@ al@@ ’s religion was to secu@@ re his su@@ pre@@ ma@@ cy ; only while he rema@@ ined su@@ pre@@ me , so his worshi@@ p@@ ers believ@@ ed , would the cro@@ ps and c@@ at@@ tle so ess@@ enti@@ al to human sur@@ vi@@ val continue . ”
S@@ I@@ V@@ A@@ N
“ Jehovah’s counsel is sin@@ king deep@@ er into my heart than before . ”
Rather , He valu@@ es something of far greater import@@ ance ​ — our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart , or the person we are in@@ side .
This verse has been ful@@ filled since 19@@ 19 , provi@@ ding wonderful evidence of Jehovah’s power .
He asked : “ Who made a m@@ ou@@ th for man , or who makes them spe@@ e@@ ch@@ less , de@@ a@@ f , clear - si@@ gh@@ ted , or bl@@ ind ?
( a ) In what ways can we show a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of our spiritual need and that of others ?
S@@ how@@ ing that this prophecy was ful@@ filled , the apostle John wrote : “ Although [ Jesus ] had per@@ form@@ ed so many sign@@ s before them , they were not pu@@ t@@ ting faith in him , so that the word of Isaiah the prophet was ful@@ filled which he said : ‘ Jehovah , who has put faith in the thing heard by us ?
Yet , some cop@@ y@@ ists and transl@@ at@@ ors have at@@ temp@@ ted to al@@ ter the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out war@@ ning , death can str@@ ike a loved one .
I read the Bible in one year . ”
How different was Jesus ’ appro@@ ach !
He “ En@@ du@@ red to the En@@ d ”
You can see from such de@@ ta@@ il@@ s that people at that time to@@ iled long and hard to keep living .
For example , the Wor@@ l@@ d@@ w@@ atch In@@ s@@ titu@@ te repor@@ ts : “ Th@@ ree times as many people f@@ ell vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m to war in [ the 20@@ th ] century as in all the w@@ ars from the first century A@@ D to 18@@ 9@@ 9 . ”
The less@@ ons we learn from this vision help us to feel confid@@ ent that Jehovah will not destro@@ y righteous ones along with wicked ones .
4@@ 6 : 11 .
Of course , we real@@ ize that cho@@ ic@@ es in rec@@ re@@ ation may di@@ ff@@ er from one person to the next .
Con@@ qu@@ er P@@ ri@@ de With H@@ um@@ ility
C@@ an@@ ’t you see that I am bus@@ y ? ”
Jesus is our Le@@ ad@@ er , and the Bible tel@@ ls us we must follow only him . ​ — Matthew 23 : 10 .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of res@@ our@@ ce@@ ful publi@@ sh@@ ers have en@@ tered this “ large do@@ or that lea@@ ds to activ@@ ity . ”
By main@@ tain@@ ing peace with our brothers and sisters , we contribu@@ te to the un@@ ity and joy of the congregation . ​ — Read C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 12 - 14 .
When problems and challeng@@ es ar@@ ise in your life , do you feel over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed with anxi@@ ety ?
20 : 7 , 8 .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s with heavenly pro@@ spe@@ cts have been baptized in water and with holy spirit and are thus spirit - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten disciples of Jesus .
The following year , a worl@@ d@@ wide public speaking cam@@ pa@@ ign was in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ated , and each speak@@ er had to pre@@ pare his own dis@@ course , bas@@ ing it on a one - page out@@ l@@ ine that was provided .
I@@ magine what those words me@@ ant to people living in Bible times .
Yet , she spoke t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully to El@@ i , not pre@@ sum@@ ing to cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze him for his false acc@@ us@@ ation .
On May 11 , 198@@ 5 , I was rel@@ eas@@ ed from D@@ z@@ al@@ eka P@@ ris@@ on .
If we are the kind of people whom Jesus had in mind , we are pe@@ ace@@ able and ‘ do not rend@@ er in@@ j@@ ur@@ y for in@@ j@@ ur@@ y to anyone . ’
For he received from God the Father honor and glory , when words such as these were bor@@ ne to him by the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent glory : ‘ This is my son , my bel@@ o@@ ved , whom I my@@ self have appro@@ ved . ’ Yes , these words we heard bor@@ ne from heaven while we were with him in the holy m@@ oun@@ tain . ” ​ — 2 Peter 1 : 16 - 18 .
S@@ even months ther@@ e@@ after came the c@@ at@@ ac@@ l@@ y@@ s@@ m later called World W@@ ar I .
This could be done by sacrifice , wa@@ shing , or s@@ prin@@ k@@ ling . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us , chap@@ ters 11 - 15 ; N@@ um@@ bers , chap@@ ter 19 .
Now in his 70 ’ s , M@@ au@@ ri@@ ce , al@@ lu@@ ding to the account about Jesus ’ appe@@ ar@@ ance to the apostle Tho@@ ma@@ s , says appreci@@ ati@@ vely : “ My hand has been gu@@ i@@ ded to the ‘ ble@@ e@@ ding w@@ ound ’ which will forever ban@@ ish from my mind all doubt that the Bible is anything but the truth . ”
This resul@@ ts in better relation@@ shi@@ ps , allow@@ ing for re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation and mutu@@ al respect .
In 19@@ 38 , Chris@@ t@@ in@@ e@@ ’s da@@ d became the compan@@ y serv@@ ant ( now called pre@@ si@@ ding overse@@ er ) of the congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses in C@@ l@@ y@@ m@@ er , Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , and in 194@@ 7 , Chris@@ t@@ ine was baptized at the age of 16 .
So@@ on , God’s ang@@ el would pas@@ s through the land of Egy@@ pt , k@@ ill@@ ing all the fir@@ st@@ born .
I thought , ‘ It is a small thing for God to fulf@@ ill a little gi@@ r@@ l@@ ’s hear@@ t@@ felt wish . ’
Then , a deep@@ er understanding of the id@@ ent@@ ity of the “ great crow@@ d ” mentioned at Revelation 7 : 9 pres@@ ented a new chall@@ enge and also promised those har@@ d@@ working Christians help .
Because the ste@@ ward s@@ qu@@ an@@ der@@ ed the pro@@ per@@ ty of his ma@@ ster , the ma@@ ster dis@@ mis@@ sed him .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ ality and the P@@ re@@ aching of the Go@@ od Ne@@ ws
Di@@ d she believe that in him there were po@@ wers not yet reve@@ aled ?
However , Jehovah has made his guid@@ ance a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly clear for those who are willing to take advan@@ ta@@ ge of it .
They char@@ ged that Jehovah was p@@ un@@ ish@@ ing Job for com@@ mit@@ ting gra@@ ve sin@@ s .
But in Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s day there was a need for an ong@@ o@@ ing supp@@ ly of w@@ o@@ od in order to bur@@ n sacrific@@ es on the al@@ ta@@ r . ​ — 2 / 1 , page 11 .
This is true of B@@ ill , mentioned at the out@@ set .
O@@ r will you be re@@ moved from the earth when Satan’s system is eli@@ min@@ ated ?
I enjo@@ yed sign@@ ing au@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ s , recei@@ ving f@@ low@@ ers , and hear@@ ing the ap@@ pla@@ use of the a@@ udi@@ ence .
Eli@@ j@@ ah’s experience can help you to ver@@ i@@ fy that you are in the faith and can move you toward a positi@@ ve vie@@ w@@ point .
It would mean travel@@ ing to Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ a at one@@ ’s own ex@@ p@@ en@@ se and sp@@ en@@ ding v@@ ac@@ ation time preaching .
How are ri@@ ches dec@@ ep@@ tive ?
It is as if God were standing by our side to encoura@@ ge and strengthen us , not just in our present tri@@ bul@@ ation but “ in all our tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
Yes , al@@ be@@ it not in the perfect sense .
Mo@@ m had been so encoura@@ ged by the C@@ e@@ da@@ r P@@ o@@ in@@ t conven@@ tion that she never wanted to mis@@ s another conven@@ tion .
David could not even have i@@ mag@@ ined all these chang@@ es in his life ; nor could he have an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated what would ha@@ p@@ pen next .
But they could not help but hear the tal@@ ks as the message coming from the s@@ ound c@@ ars p@@ our@@ ed into their ho@@ m@@ es .
Ha@@ ve any disa@@ st@@ ers ever been ca@@ used by the hand of God ?
O@@ ver the years , vari@@ ous su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions have been made as to the id@@ ent@@ ity of this is@@ land , Me@@ ·@@ li@@ ʹ@@ te .
3 En@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment : The ung@@ o@@ dly en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment in which we must work and live can put our liter@@ al and our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart under heav@@ y st@@ ress .
D@@ un@@ com@@ be ) , 9 / 1
Lu@@ is asked her : “ Why is it that if I com@@ mit@@ ted a serious cri@@ me , you would ju@@ dge me as an ad@@ ul@@ t , but when I want to obey God , you tre@@ at me as a min@@ or ? ”
David may have been thinking of the w@@ at@@ ers of certain t@@ or@@ r@@ ent v@@ al@@ le@@ ys in the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
Job ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges that he is the work of God’s hands .
Be@@ fore long , he r@@ an away .
We need to be al@@ er@@ t at all times .
“ I in@@ qui@@ red of Jehovah , and he ans@@ wer@@ ed me , and out of all my f@@ righ@@ ts he deli@@ vered me . ”
P@@ ri@@ mar@@ ily through prayer , Bible study ​ — the Bible it@@ self being a pro@@ du@@ ct of holy spirit — ​ and who@@ les@@ ome associ@@ ation with those who truly love God . ​ — Luke 11 : 13 ; 2 Timothy 3 : 16 ; Hebrews 10 : 24 , 25 .
Jesus “ called the crow@@ d to him with his disciples ” and said : “ If anyone wants to come after me , let him dis@@ own himself and pi@@ ck up his t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake and follow me continu@@ ally .
Mo@@ re@@ over , their str@@ ik@@ ing rec@@ ord of integrity during that war continu@@ es to help people to id@@ enti@@ fy the true religion . ​ — Isaiah 2 : 2 - 4 .
The young man said : “ I have kept all these . ”
Ex@@ am@@ ine the op@@ tions for yourself .
Many matters still needed cl@@ ari@@ fic@@ ation for the first - century Christians .
What about the times when we come home ti@@ red after a long da@@ y’s work ?
In the mean@@ time , I would bor@@ ro@@ w an a@@ x to cho@@ p fi@@ re@@ w@@ o@@ od for co@@ o@@ king .
Such ear@@ n@@ est@@ ness is vital when we seek Jehovah and his blessing .
Like Job , let us therefore be determined to maintain our integrity . ​ — Hebrews 11 : 6 .
That is the appro@@ ach refle@@ cted in the “ Go@@ spe@@ l of Ju@@ d@@ as . ”
Th@@ ree co@@ di@@ ces con@@ tain boo@@ ks of the Christian Greek Scriptures .
The resurrection will rest@@ ore people to human life on a par@@ adise earth , to the kind of life that God origin@@ ally pur@@ posed for his human family .
That mon@@ th R@@ al@@ ph had already sp@@ ent more than 50 h@@ our@@ s in the ministry .
I@@ N A 199@@ 3 vi@@ de@@ o pres@@ ent@@ ation that is sh@@ own to new members of the he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters st@@ af@@ f of Jehovah’s Witnesses , L@@ y@@ man A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der S@@ w@@ ing@@ le expres@@ sed his feelings about serving Jehovah : “ Di@@ e with your boo@@ ts on ! ”
Th@@ ink of the t@@ est of loy@@ al@@ ty plac@@ ed before the first human pa@@ ir , Adam and E@@ ve .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing Bible counsel contribu@@ tes to a pe@@ ace@@ ful family life
In Mar@@ ch 19@@ 40 , I took the st@@ ep of baptism during an ass@@ em@@ bly in D@@ over on the co@@ ast of Eng@@ land .
The apostle Paul was inspired to say this about A@@ be@@ l : “ Th@@ r@@ ough it he , al@@ though he died , yet speak@@ s . ”
14 : 26 .
For an example of one who over@@ came ex@@ tre@@ me sh@@ y@@ ness and became ze@@ al@@ ous in the ministry , see The Watchtower , S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 15 , 199@@ 3 , page 19 .
Who were the “ la@@ dy , even l@@ adi@@ es ” to whom Solomon refer@@ red ? ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
In what way does a woman pro@@ cu@@ re praise for her@@ self ?
Rather , it is the time to “ become ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast , un@@ mo@@ va@@ ble , always having pl@@ ent@@ y to do in the work of the Lord , know@@ ing that your la@@ b@@ or is not in va@@ in in con@@ ne@@ ction with the Lord . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 5@@ 8 .
We are only “ temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents ” in this system of things .
There is an end@@ less supp@@ ly of this gift , so why not ask to have it in a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance ? ​ — Is@@ a .
It was not long before I was baptized in the U@@ h Ri@@ ver .
( Read Jo@@ shua 21 : 4@@ 3 - 4@@ 5 ; 23 : 14 . )
What does “ H@@ all@@ elu@@ j@@ ah ” mean , and how is it used in the Christian Greek Scriptures ?
What is more , if she and Adam f@@ ed Ca@@ in such ide@@ as as he gre@@ w up , they sur@@ ely did his imper@@ fect human pri@@ de no good .
“ H@@ on@@ or your father and your mother , ” and show them that you love them as they love you .
The husband who is using the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t could look at se@@ x@@ u@@ ally ar@@ ous@@ ing material , but he rec@@ alls the princi@@ ple refle@@ cted in Jo@@ b@@ ’s words : “ A covenant I have conclu@@ ded with my eyes . So how could I show my@@ self atten@@ tive to a vi@@ r@@ g@@ in ? ”
Although he is mentioned in only four chap@@ ters of the Bible , he is well - known to Bible read@@ ers as the personal se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary and close friend of the prophet Jeremiah .
My pioneer par@@ t@@ ner and I were thr@@ il@@ led to dist@@ ribu@@ te a lo@@ t of Bible liter@@ ature , but being rather young , how I mis@@ sed home !
The love Christ displa@@ yed was cen@@ tr@@ al to his accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing what God has pur@@ posed for mankind .
From the first century to the present day , many faithful Christians have been mar@@ ty@@ red , like the one Christ called “ An@@ ti@@ p@@ as , my witness , the faithful one , who was kil@@ led by your side . ”
Dis@@ ab@@ led ​ — Yet E@@ ag@@ er to Ser@@ ve
I@@ T MU@@ S@@ T have been a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble thing to si@@ t there on the M@@ ount of O@@ lives ​ — over@@ loo@@ king the temple in Jerusalem — ​ when Jesus ut@@ tered one of his most f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating prophe@@ ci@@ es .
God cre@@ ated us with the fre@@ e@@ dom to cho@@ ose between doing good and doing evil .
She ad@@ ds : “ Now during the congregation Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy , young and old al@@ ike par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate , and our discus@@ sions are li@@ vely . ”
How can such in@@ tri@@ gu@@ es and conduct of a po@@ pe be explained ?
E@@ ve evid@@ ently took it upon her@@ self to speak for both of them by saying to the ser@@ p@@ ent : “ Of the fru@@ it of the tre@@ es of the gar@@ den we may e@@ at . ”
A cal@@ m heart le@@ ts me refle@@ ct on com@@ for@@ ting thoughts , such as what it will be like in the new world when I will be able to walk , enjoy a ta@@ st@@ y me@@ al , and talk with my family again .
You want the stud@@ ent to serve Jehovah not mer@@ ely because he does not want to be destro@@ yed at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on but because he lo@@ ves him .
Let U@@ s Ex@@ al@@ t Jehovah’s N@@ ame To@@ gether
The Christian congregation is , not a so@@ cial c@@ lu@@ b or a se@@ cul@@ ar organization , but a close - k@@ n@@ it family un@@ ited in the worship of Jehovah God .
For example , in 198@@ 6 , the Un@@ ited N@@ ations san@@ c@@ tioned a high@@ ly publi@@ ci@@ zed In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational Ye@@ ar of Pe@@ ace .
B@@ ear@@ ing in mind the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule , how can we show that we respect those to whom we preach ?
If the differ@@ ence of op@@ in@@ ion is just a matter of pre@@ fer@@ ence and not an is@@ sue of right and wrong , show your te@@ en@@ ag@@ er that you can respect his vie@@ w@@ point ​ — even if you do not fully ag@@ ree with it .
Do Not Al@@ low P@@ l@@ ace for the Devil
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , as Paul shows , the Devil does ex@@ ist and does influ@@ ence people so that they cannot see the light of truth .
This j@@ our@@ n@@ al has re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly dra@@ wn attention to other ess@@ enti@@ als to main@@ tain@@ ing spiritual health .
TH@@ E Devil st@@ al@@ ks Jehovah’s servants .
▪ Why We O@@ b@@ serve the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al
The st@@ ate of af@@ fai@@ r@@ s in the Per@@ si@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re would become un@@ set@@ t@@ led , but the work at the temple would move a@@ head to its comple@@ tion .
Jesus gave a de@@ ta@@ iled prophecy to indic@@ ate when his pres@@ ence in k@@ ingly power would beg@@ in .
To beg@@ in with , Jehovah exerc@@ ised his d@@ om@@ in@@ ion over spirit cre@@ atu@@ res whom he brought into ex@@ ist@@ ence ​ — first his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son and then the ang@@ eli@@ c ho@@ st@@ s .
For most of his life , he was faithful .
This ty@@ pe of pri@@ de is de@@ f@@ ined as “ in@@ or@@ din@@ ate self - es@@ te@@ em ” or “ a ha@@ ugh@@ ty attitude sh@@ own by people who believe , often un@@ jus@@ ti@@ fi@@ ab@@ ly , that they are better than others . ”
M@@ ore em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sing , though , were the mis@@ takes we made while lear@@ ning S@@ pan@@ ish .
T@@ ake , for example , 40 - year - old Moses , who@@ se whole life chang@@ ed when he lost his position within the ar@@ is@@ to@@ cr@@ ac@@ y and had to become a shepher@@ d , a jo@@ b the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans des@@ p@@ ised .
In sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of that dedic@@ ation , bap@@ t@@ is@@ ma@@ l can@@ di@@ d@@ ates under@@ go water im@@ mer@@ sion , even as Jesus was baptized in the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver to sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze the pres@@ ent@@ ation of himself to God .
Such a th@@ re@@ at is always h@@ ang@@ ing over the head of the rich .
He ga@@ ther@@ ed “ the sons of the Kingdom ” into an organiz@@ ed people , in fulfill@@ ment of Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy : “ Will a land be brought to bir@@ th in one day ?
This second group are those who have the hope of living on earth .
The Bible reve@@ als that he is a loving par@@ ent who deli@@ gh@@ ts in giving his children what they need .
In order to con@@ sul@@ t with Paul about con@@ di@@ tions in the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ an congregation , E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s made the ar@@ du@@ ous tri@@ p to R@@ ome .
Those con@@ vers@@ ations kept me strong . ”
A we@@ ek later , when she reve@@ aled the lo@@ ss to her friend Jose@@ ph@@ ine , she was told that a vis@@ it@@ or at that meeting had found something .
Ex@@ pla@@ in the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s comm@@ and to mar@@ ry “ only in the Lord . ”
On the other hand , we re@@ ject “ the fal@@ sel@@ y called ‘ knowledge , ’ ” which gives only an appe@@ ar@@ ance of tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness .
We were given three h@@ our@@ s to get ready .
No@@ te the following promises from God’s Word , the Bible :
For example , the apostles knew that during his tri@@ al , Jesus told the Rom@@ an gover@@ nor of Ju@@ de@@ a , P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate : “ My kingdom is no part of this world . ”
The holy spirit would thus act as a teach@@ er and as a re@@ mem@@ bran@@ c@@ er .
Yes , God’s rule will un@@ do all the har@@ m that Satan ca@@ used when he influ@@ enced our first parents to turn away from their Creator .
Jehovah said that Abraham was his “ friend . ” ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 1 : 8 .
How did Jehovah prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely reve@@ al the sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ t of his will ?
However , those who served Jehovah es@@ cap@@ ed that tri@@ bul@@ ation . ​ — Mark 13 : 14 - 20 .
In descri@@ b@@ ing the real - life experience of Jesus ’ disciples as they stru@@ gg@@ led to cro@@ ss the Se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e in a bo@@ at , the Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ er Mark says that they were “ hard put to it in their ro@@ wing , for the w@@ ind was against them . ”
F@@ ear@@ less@@ ly , John ex@@ posed those h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical lead@@ ers : “ You off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of vi@@ p@@ ers , who has in@@ tim@@ ated to you to fle@@ e from the coming wr@@ ath ?
He lik@@ ed what he heard .
That imp@@ res@@ s@@ ment was often used as a pre@@ text to ex@@ t@@ ort ser@@ vi@@ ces is seen from regul@@ ations to cur@@ b such a@@ bu@@ ses .
He will , for example , en@@ sure the fin@@ al se@@ al@@ ing of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 spiritual Israelites .
Jesus was su@@ peri@@ or to imper@@ fect humans in every way , and he pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed un@@ mat@@ ched authority from his Father , Jehovah .
What were some of the questions , and how were they ans@@ wer@@ ed ?
The account ad@@ ds this g@@ ri@@ m de@@ ta@@ il : When the ro@@ y@@ al ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t was wa@@ shed out , some of the do@@ g@@ s li@@ cked up the k@@ ing@@ ’s blood .
For example , the public e@@ dition of The Watchtower and artic@@ les on j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g expla@@ in the Bible using words and expres@@ sions that are eas@@ y to understand .
This does not mean that Jesus li@@ mit@@ ed his ministry to the po@@ or .
He re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed grou@@ ps on bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ les sp@@ en@@ ding whole days in the ministry and in the sum@@ m@@ er ev@@ en@@ ings pla@@ ying recorded tal@@ ks .
8@@ 7@@ 6 / 8@@ 5@@ 9 ․ ․ ․ ․
Bo@@ th times , David man@@ ag@@ ed to do@@ dge the spe@@ ar .
And if we ever make the bi@@ g mis@@ take of l@@ ying , we need to ask , y@@ es , be@@ g God to for@@ give us .
S@@ m@@ all won@@ der , therefore , that the Ger@@ man new@@ s@@ ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine F@@ O@@ C@@ U@@ S com@@ pared the worl@@ d’s ma@@ j@@ or religi@@ ons ​ — Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ism , Chris@@ tend@@ om , Con@@ fu@@ ci@@ an@@ ism , H@@ in@@ du@@ ism , Is@@ la@@ m , Juda@@ ism , and T@@ a@@ o@@ ism — ​ to g@@ un@@ po@@ w@@ der .
34 : 6 , 7 .
A few ide@@ as are pres@@ ented in the accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing bo@@ x .
Those consci@@ ous of their spiritual need are happy , “ since the kingdom of the heavens bel@@ ong@@ s to them . ”
M@@ id@@ or@@ i showed her the book Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k , * and she offered to arr@@ ange a study in the book with the daugh@@ ter .
What did Jesus do on the ev@@ ening of N@@ is@@ an 14 , 33 C.E . ?
C@@ learly , the ob@@ ject of godly fear is , not to keep us in a st@@ ate of ter@@ ri@@ fied sub@@ mis@@ sion , but to move us to obey our loving Father , who we know has our very best inter@@ ests at heart .
How did it af@@ fect our brother ?
However , like Jesus , shepher@@ ds do not re@@ tal@@ i@@ ate with sh@@ ar@@ p words or v@@ enge@@ ful actions .
La@@ wr@@ ence B@@ ow@@ en pointed out the apostle Paul’s words at Acts 20 : 20 regarding his public ministry in Eph@@ esus , high@@ ligh@@ ting that Paul took advan@@ ta@@ ge of all opportun@@ ities to give a witness .
It is , therefore , vital that we understand what true hum@@ ility is , how we can cultiv@@ ate this important qu@@ ality , and how we benefit by displa@@ ying it in all as@@ pe@@ cts of life .
God’s inspired Word , the Bible , con@@ tain@@ s s@@ ound guid@@ ance for them .
Even though the Mal@@ a@@ wi@@ an brothers had to move away or go into hi@@ ding , they s@@ ought and follow@@ ed the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c direction and car@@ ri@@ ed on their Christian activities under@@ gr@@ ound as best they could . The result ?
Gi@@ ving an illustr@@ ation , Jesus also helped the man see how the teaching should af@@ fect him .
Still , it is possible that when the disciples said , “ It is his ang@@ el , ” they were as@@ sum@@ ing that an ang@@ eli@@ c m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting Peter sto@@ od at the g@@ ate .
“ If you en@@ ter it you will not leave it ali@@ ve . ”
R@@ em@@ ember , Jehovah deci@@ des when and how to reve@@ al his ‘ confid@@ enti@@ al matters . ’ ​ — A@@ mo@@ s 3 : 7 .
The more we think about his love , the more our love for him gro@@ ws and the more we want to imitate him
See the article “ I@@ mit@@ ate Their Fa@@ ith ” in this is@@ sue .
Ph@@ ili@@ p J@@ en@@ kin@@ s , a scho@@ la@@ r of hist@@ ory and religion , pre@@ di@@ cts : “ I@@ t’s very likely that in a de@@ ca@@ de or two ne@@ i@@ ther com@@ pon@@ ent of g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l Christi@@ an@@ ity will recogn@@ ize its coun@@ ter@@ part as fully or au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ally Christian . ”
It was e@@ asi@@ er for someone l@@ ac@@ king spiritu@@ ality to accept the Law than to em@@ br@@ ace the deep@@ er t@@ ene@@ ts of Christi@@ an@@ ity , which were cen@@ tered on un@@ seen real@@ ities . ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 18 .
Wh@@ ere did he get such knowledge ?
Let us draw ever clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah , and he will help us to res@@ ist the spirit of the world . ​ — James 4 : 7 , 8 .
The Bible provi@@ des a fo@@ reg@@ li@@ mp@@ se of God’s promise in another way .
The to@@ pi@@ c is Jehovah .
He explained : “ After much serious thought , and study of the holy Scriptures , . . . I found great reason . . . to al@@ ter my judgment , in rel@@ ation to form@@ er@@ ly received op@@ in@@ i@@ ons of the Tr@@ in@@ ity . ”
Ju@@ de spoke of those who would deter@@ i@@ or@@ ate even to the point of “ not having spiritu@@ ality . ” ​ — Ju@@ de 18 , 19 .
As time go@@ es on , we may be able to help him to devel@@ op deep love for God .
That day , it took four h@@ our@@ s to study chap@@ ter 1 of the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe .
At one time Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s “ country ” was U@@ r , and his fa@@ ther’s “ house ” was there .
During one lun@@ ch bre@@ ak , however , Bro@@ ther Joseph Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d , who had over@@ sight of the work at the time , asked to speak with me .
He not only rejo@@ ic@@ es in his cre@@ ative works but also takes ple@@ asure in accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing his purpose .
What can you do to re@@ ach out ?
Consider : In our congregations today , do we not find older women as loyal as De@@ bor@@ ah , fine young elders as wise as Eli@@ h@@ u , coura@@ ge@@ ous pione@@ ers as ze@@ al@@ ous as J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah , and faithful men and women as pati@@ ent as Job ?
That is when my father made the th@@ re@@ at that I rel@@ ated at the out@@ set .
Consider the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an e@@ un@@ u@@ ch .
I for@@ ced my@@ self to be cal@@ m as I ru@@ shed out@@ side .
The book S@@ te@@ p W@@ ars qu@@ o@@ tes one woman as com@@ pla@@ ining about the way her husband tend@@ s to side with his ad@@ ul@@ t children and refu@@ ses to ac@@ knowledge that they tre@@ at her un@@ kin@@ dly .
It has been claim@@ ed that P@@ il@@ ate became a Christian .
In one Kingdom H@@ all , the water ro@@ se some three fe@@ et [ 1 m ] a@@ bo@@ ve the flo@@ or .
Bro@@ thers are often qu@@ ite different , but they are brothers n@@ one@@ th@@ eless .
What pro@@ gra@@ m do you follow for family or personal study ?
What do I have to do so that I too can star@@ t preaching ? ”
This was not eas@@ y for them .
“ Those who are pl@@ anted in the house of Jehovah . . . will still keep on th@@ ri@@ ving during gra@@ y - he@@ a@@ de@@ dness . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 9@@ 2 : 13 , 14 .
My son often op@@ ened his heart at that time .
Do you view the older members of our Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od as Jehovah vie@@ ws them ?
At last , the tr@@ ack ended , and there in deep sh@@ a@@ do@@ w in a w@@ o@@ o@@ ded v@@ al@@ le@@ y was W@@ am@@ bl@@ á@@ n , my des@@ t@@ in@@ ation .
The one wal@@ king about as a s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ er is un@@ co@@ ver@@ ing confid@@ enti@@ al talk , but the one faithful in spirit is co@@ ver@@ ing over a matter . ” ​ — Proverbs 11 : 12 , 13 .
Lo@@ cal knowledge of me@@ dic@@ in@@ al her@@ bs , lea@@ ves , ba@@ r@@ k , and ro@@ o@@ ts is pas@@ sed on from one gener@@ ation to another .
Do you take the in@@ iti@@ ative to re@@ ach out to people of different ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds ?
At other times u@@ g@@ ly grou@@ ps would form , and occasi@@ on@@ ally we would have to s@@ li@@ p away to avoid mo@@ b action . ”
No , Jehovah still al@@ lo@@ ws them to appro@@ ach him but only if they me@@ et certain con@@ di@@ tions .
She rel@@ ates : “ Ser@@ ving ab@@ ro@@ ad allow@@ ed me to see fir@@ s@@ th@@ and how Jehovah dra@@ ws people from all rac@@ es and ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds into his organization .
Consider Eli@@ a@@ shi@@ b and To@@ bi@@ ah .
O@@ thers , however , may man@@ i@@ f@@ est ho@@ st@@ ility .
They had two c@@ ars and were loo@@ king for a f@@ our@@ th pioneer sister to work with them .
How important is par@@ ent@@ al example in tra@@ ining children ?
Your situation may be very different from that of Bi@@ an@@ c@@ a or that of Pa@@ ula .
T@@ ak@@ ing what does not bel@@ ong to us can have what effect ?
Our happiness is fur@@ ther deep@@ ened when we medit@@ ate on the wonderful hope of the Kingdom and the blessings that Kingdom will bring .
In fact , he said that the determin@@ ing fac@@ t@@ or that would dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish a sheep from a go@@ at would be the way an individu@@ al tre@@ ated even “ the le@@ ast of these [ his ] brothers . ”
T@@ ati@@ ana , a full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er in K@@ am@@ ch@@ at@@ ka , a Rus@@ si@@ an p@@ en@@ in@@ su@@ la lo@@ c@@ ated nor@@ the@@ ast of J@@ ap@@ an , began sa@@ ving for the tri@@ p a year in ad@@ v@@ ance .
Just as Peter had den@@ i@@ ed his Lord three times , Jesus now gave him the opportunity to af@@ fir@@ m his love three times before his fel@@ lo@@ ws .
The next article off@@ ers some su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions .
I felt at home . ”
How reason@@ able is their course ?
Does God ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ar@@ ily mo@@ ld people or nations ?
14 , 15 . ( a ) What are some of the decisions we face in every@@ day life ?
And a good relationship with Jehovah is un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly the most valu@@ able tre@@ asure we can have .
Me@@ al@@ time gives a family the opportunity to discus@@ s the da@@ y’s events or pl@@ ans .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , this is not to say that our Ad@@ vers@@ ary cannot dis@@ cer@@ n our we@@ ak@@ nesses and vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ a@@ bil@@ ities .
As Christians , we must be on gu@@ ard so that any we@@ ak@@ ness invol@@ ving fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res and activities does not enc@@ ro@@ ach on our godly devo@@ tion and destro@@ y it .
What was God’s will for our first parents and their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing ?
Still , cou@@ ples who ob@@ serve the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s moral standards try to for@@ give and to work out their difficul@@ ties together .
“ O@@ p@@ pose the Devil , and He Will F@@ le@@ e From You ”
From my early you@@ th and during 70 years of dedic@@ ated service , Jehovah has pati@@ ently taught me by means of his Word , the Bible , and help@@ ful brothers in his mar@@ vel@@ ous organization .
By the time E@@ ri@@ c was 15 , he had been sel@@ e@@ cted to pla@@ y on a n@@ ational te@@ am .
If we displa@@ y such love , it will become “ a perfect b@@ ond of uni@@ on . ”
C@@ ho@@ ice mu@@ si@@ cal recor@@ ding@@ s as well as 9@@ 6 ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph - rec@@ ord tal@@ ks were pre@@ pared for the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama . ”
You could have kno@@ cked me over with a fe@@ ather !
Even some s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists who praise the beau@@ ty and desi@@ gn in n@@ ature fai@@ l to give cre@@ di@@ t to God .
R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection ​ — T@@ e@@ aching That Af@@ fe@@ cts You , 5 / 1
The resurrection of Job , his family , and so many others will be a cause of b@@ oun@@ d@@ less joy !
When the brothers and sisters see someone new with a self - sacrific@@ ing spirit , they take you in . ”
A princi@@ ple is de@@ f@@ ined as “ a gener@@ al or fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al truth : a com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive and fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al law , do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine , or as@@ su@@ mp@@ tion on which others are based or from which others are der@@ i@@ ved . ”
Jehovah must have loved and tru@@ sted M@@ ary in order to give her such an am@@ a@@ z@@ ing honor .
Yes , we can use the Bible to prove to ourselves that we are in the faith and are valu@@ able to Jehovah .
Yet , it is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy that Paul did not wr@@ ite to Timothy in order to com@@ pla@@ in about his own problems .
In 19@@ 31 there were 8@@ 2 publi@@ sh@@ ers .
How does cre@@ ation reve@@ al God’s power and wisdom ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , David recogn@@ ized that a righteous person might need to give him pa@@ in@@ ful cor@@ rection for his own good .
For instance , many benefit from ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city gener@@ ated by nu@@ clear en@@ er@@ gy , the rel@@ e@@ ase of which is clo@@ sel@@ y l@@ in@@ ked with the app@@ lic@@ ation of E@@ in@@ ste@@ in@@ ’s fam@@ ous e@@ qu@@ ation , E = m@@ c ( en@@ er@@ gy e@@ qu@@ als mas@@ s times the spe@@ ed of light s@@ qu@@ ared ) .
The others are love , wisdom , and justice .
Then you will be streng@@ th@@ ened to end@@ ure des@@ pite disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement . ​ — G@@ al .
Ha@@ ving a fir@@ m gr@@ as@@ p of such ba@@ si@@ c principles can help us to understand and apply more spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c direc@@ ti@@ ves .
If you respect the Bible , you no doubt want to know what it says in answer to the following questions : ( 1 ) What har@@ m can wicked spi@@ r@@ its bring upon you ?
“ H@@ ats off to these Witnesses , ” he wrote .
“ T@@ A@@ K@@ E T@@ O Y@@ O@@ U@@ R@@ S@@ EL@@ F A W@@ I@@ F@@ E O@@ F F@@ O@@ R@@ N@@ I@@ C@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N ”
He sent his bel@@ o@@ ved Son from heaven to be born as a perfect human like Adam .
F@@ or@@ give One A@@ no@@ ther F@@ re@@ ely
And he ad@@ ded : ‘ This is what you are to say to the Israelites , “ I Will Be@@ come has sent me to you . ” ’ ”
Yet , that was not en@@ ough to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce them that sal@@ vation dep@@ ended upon their en@@ ter@@ ing the ar@@ k .
Adam knew very well that what she ho@@ ped to gain by e@@ ating the for@@ bi@@ d@@ den fru@@ it was il@@ lu@@ s@@ ory .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , the Bible it@@ self is qu@@ ite clear about the end ​ — reve@@ al@@ ing what it is and what it is not .
Such talk is mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous and ung@@ o@@ dly .
No@@ te the com@@ ments of one father who ra@@ ised two children : “ At the end of each we@@ ek , I asked my@@ self two questions : ‘ What things were of concer@@ n to my children this we@@ ek ?
But what about when we are under pres@@ sure ?
What if there are some in the Christian congregation who live d@@ ou@@ ble lives ?
Jehovah promises real prote@@ ction against anything Satan can do .
As we b@@ ought out the oppor@@ tu@@ ne time to help others to hear and pos@@ si@@ bly accept the Kingdom message , jo@@ y@@ ful service to Jehovah was our ma@@ j@@ or concer@@ n .
As “ the fine shepher@@ d , ” Jesus refle@@ cts his Fa@@ ther’s inter@@ ests , pur@@ pos@@ es , and qualities .
What did the man@@ ’s re@@ qu@@ est reve@@ al about him ?
Gi@@ ving the reason for this cal@@ am@@ ity , the prophet says : “ Jehovah himself has brought g@@ ri@@ ef to her on account of the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of her trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions . ” ​ — L@@ am@@ ent@@ ations 1 : 1 , 5 .
He could say : “ In our discus@@ sion today , we are going to consider the ans@@ wers to the following questions . . . ”
Their pas@@ sing away with a l@@ ou@@ d “ h@@ is@@ sing no@@ ise ” ​ — or “ a mi@@ gh@@ ty ro@@ ar , ” according to another rend@@ ering — ​ may indic@@ ate the s@@ wi@@ ft an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ation of these heavens .
We appreci@@ ate it when others show respect for our home and personal pro@@ per@@ ty .
Can the De@@ ad H@@ el@@ p the Li@@ ving ?
E@@ arly Ger@@ man , U@@ ses God’s N@@ ame , 9 / 1
24 : 12 ; Mat@@ t .
O@@ r does it se@@ em to you that your prayers go un@@ ans@@ wer@@ ed ?
Jesus was left al@@ one with only one S@@ ource of strength ​ — his heavenly Father .
Some in that city were be@@ coming a div@@ isi@@ ve influ@@ ence in the congregation by in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ing false teachings .
The comm@@ and to love our neigh@@ b@@ or as our@@ self is called “ the ro@@ y@@ al law . ”
To Abra@@ m ( Abraham ) , Jehovah said : “ I am a shi@@ eld for you . ”
In part , Paul wr@@ ites : “ I do not want you to be ign@@ or@@ ant , brothers , that our fore@@ fa@@ thers were all under the cl@@ ou@@ d and all pas@@ sed through the se@@ a and all got baptized into Moses by means of the cl@@ ou@@ d and of the se@@ a . ”
Many people high@@ ly value these .
Ad@@ di@@ tional spiritual food is dis@@ p@@ en@@ sed in the form of tal@@ ks and demonstr@@ ations at conven@@ tions , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and congregation meetings .
But was it true rep@@ ent@@ ance ?
Ser@@ ving Jehovah H@@ as Be@@ en My D@@ eli@@ ght
Jesus said : “ Let the one who can make ro@@ om for it make ro@@ om for it . ”
Mo@@ st shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ ks occ@@ ur near the sh@@ ore , not in the o@@ pen se@@ a .
During World W@@ ar I@@ I , the ir@@ on@@ like power of the se@@ ven@@ th head was also evid@@ ent .
H@@ app@@ ily , as of S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 1 , 200@@ 9 , a congregation was form@@ ed in S@@ il@@ is@@ tr@@ a , and there are grou@@ ps in Ka@@ z@@ an@@ la@@ k and in S@@ and@@ ans@@ ki .
But what about the second question mentioned ear@@ li@@ er ?
2 : 9 , 10 .
A sister in the congregation felt s@@ or@@ ry for the mother and told her : “ I@@ t’s too bad you have fa@@ iled at child tra@@ ining . ”
That will di@@ gn@@ i@@ fy the el@@ der@@ ly and en@@ rich our own spiritual life .
Ha@@ ve you ever tri@@ ed to comfort someone who is that dist@@ ressed or who is perhaps cr@@ ying for help ?
The H@@ u@@ man D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ment R@@ ep@@ ort 200@@ 2 says that “ many coun@@ tri@@ es are po@@ o@@ re@@ r than 10 , 20 and in some c@@ as@@ es 30 years ag@@ o , ” in s@@ pite of many no@@ ble efforts to make imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Jehovah is never the s@@ ource of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
If you are at a st@@ age in life where you can do that , then what lies before you is the great@@ est privilege of all ​ — that of serving Jehovah who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly and living in a way that shows that you are truly dedic@@ ated to him .
If a little money was left at the end of the mon@@ th , it was di@@ vi@@ ded among the pione@@ ers for personal ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses .
All Christians share in sear@@ ch@@ ing for those who may become Jesus ’ disciples .
They are always there for me and are good examples for my children . ”
The bir@@ th of our daugh@@ ter , A@@ g@@ ap@@ e , and having my own Christian family fur@@ ther heal@@ ed the w@@ oun@@ ds of my or@@ ph@@ an@@ ho@@ od .
Jesus thus por@@ tra@@ yed God as being older and having more authority than he had . ”
S@@ ur@@ ely no one in all the uni@@ verse is more tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy than our bel@@ o@@ ved heavenly Father .
( a ) Why does the th@@ ir@@ d ty@@ pe of so@@ il mentioned by Jesus especially deser@@ ve our attention ?
Per@@ haps every night for 15 min@@ ut@@ es or so , she could prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely re@@ view the material .
We have la@@ ugh@@ ed with them in their jo@@ ys and cri@@ ed with them in their s@@ or@@ ro@@ ws .
So@@ on , Satan’s world and its har@@ m@@ ful me@@ dia will be destro@@ yed .
Lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally , then , he would take the lead in all matters invol@@ ving worship .
Who is the enem@@ y , and who are the we@@ e@@ ds ?
Just as no ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ent could become Israel@@ ’s king or a pri@@ est , however , no@@ ne of these other sheep can as such rule in the heavenly Kingdom or serve as pri@@ ests . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 17 : 15 .
We got to know wonderful , ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able brothers .
It will prove that you@@ ’@@ ve got the strength to go against the f@@ low of Satan’s world .
One of the sol@@ di@@ ers began sear@@ ch@@ ing the clo@@ th@@ es h@@ ang@@ ing in the cor@@ ri@@ d@@ or , and soon ther@@ e@@ after he en@@ tered the k@@ it@@ ch@@ en , where we were , with the boo@@ k@@ le@@ ts in his hand .
One night in 198@@ 4 , I chang@@ ed from being just an or@@ din@@ ary te@@ en@@ ag@@ er to being a c@@ ele@@ br@@ ity .
And Jehovah’s purpose for the earth and man upon it is et@@ er@@ n@@ al .
2 : 8 ) No won@@ der the brothers de@@ arly loved Paul ! ​ — Acts 20 : 31 - 38 .
The human tend@@ enc@@ y toward pri@@ de may mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to seek prom@@ in@@ ence .
Just think , how much confidence can you have in someone if all you know is his name ?
This is ex@@ ac@@ tly how the Bible expla@@ ins the con@@ dition of the dead .
By faith he re@@ si@@ ded as an ali@@ en in the land of the promise as in a fore@@ ign land , and d@@ wel@@ t in ten@@ ts with Isa@@ a@@ c and Jac@@ o@@ b , the he@@ ir@@ s with him of the very same promise . ”
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently so .
4 : 8 , 9 .
We ow@@ ned three ho@@ m@@ es , land , lu@@ x@@ ur@@ y c@@ ars , a bo@@ at , and a mo@@ t@@ or home .
One pioneer [ full - time minis@@ ter ] said that she cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t have a better ter@@ rit@@ ory any@@ where .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , she re@@ sum@@ ed her Bible study , made spiritual prog@@ ress , and got baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ ty years later their number had more than doub@@ led to 3@@ 8@@ ,@@ 3@@ 9@@ 3 .
It re@@ pres@@ ented a n@@ atur@@ al r@@ all@@ ying point for the tri@@ bes of N@@ ap@@ h@@ tal@@ i and Z@@ e@@ bulu@@ n , who d@@ wel@@ t ne@@ ar@@ by .
The Ang@@ els ​ — “ S@@ pi@@ r@@ its for P@@ u@@ bli@@ c Ser@@ vice ”
Of all the promises we make , the most important is the one we make when we dedic@@ ate ourselves to Jehovah .
“ G@@ ra@@ y - he@@ a@@ de@@ dness is a cro@@ wn of beau@@ ty when it is found in the way of righteousness . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ S 16 : 31
But we do not bre@@ a@@ the in “ the spirit of the world , ” for we are not d@@ ri@@ ven by this sin@@ ful mo@@ tiv@@ ating for@@ ce . ​ — 1 Corinthians 2 : 12 .
We deci@@ ded to use our tal@@ ent and o@@ pen a d@@ ance stu@@ di@@ o to support the family .
You too can and should have H@@ im as your share and your refu@@ ge as you exer@@ t yourself in his service .
Christian hus@@ ban@@ ds do not share that har@@ d@@ hear@@ ted , ca@@ su@@ al view of provi@@ ding for their own .
C@@ ould it be that he is under pres@@ sure at work or at school ?
Let us therefore be determined to sub@@ mit to his lead@@ er@@ ship in all are@@ as of life .
C@@ learly , Jesus was speaking sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic@@ ally , as he did many other times . ​ — John 2 : 19 - 21 ; 4 : 13 , 14 ; 10 : 7 ; 15 : 1 .
I@@ ’@@ ve never reg@@ re@@ t@@ ted our decision . ” K@@ nu@@ t and L@@ is@@ be@@ th stud@@ ying with a family in U@@ g@@ anda
But when they do good works , that is to say , when their conduct is fine , ne@@ g@@ ative com@@ ments about their being different are proved gr@@ oun@@ d@@ less .
The new re@@ gi@@ me under Je@@ h@@ u likely wanted to dis@@ associ@@ ate it@@ self from the mem@@ ory of A@@ ha@@ b and therefore a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned the city .
Jesus and his apostles have come together in an u@@ pp@@ er ro@@ om in Jerusalem to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate the Jewish P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
Jesus was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that the Bible is God’s Word and that it gives us the best ad@@ vice .
8 : 21 . Our heavenly Father also “ makes his su@@ n ris@@ e upon ” us da@@ ily .
• What form@@ s may our prayers take ?
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 9 ]
Yes , it does make a differ@@ ence what we believe about the orig@@ in of life !
“ My name is Ru@@ dy , and I@@ ’@@ m 11 years old .
Pe@@ ople can d@@ ri@@ ve any way they like , even when in@@ to@@ x@@ ic@@ ated , with no need to wor@@ ry about spe@@ ed li@@ m@@ its , sto@@ p sign@@ s , tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c ligh@@ ts , one - way st@@ re@@ e@@ ts , or pe@@ des@@ tri@@ an cro@@ s@@ s@@ ings .
We also need to maintain a good conscience ​ — one that will bring ple@@ asure to us and cause the heart of our God to rejo@@ ice . ​ — Pro@@ v .
I@@ N TH@@ E ei@@ gh@@ th century B.C.E . , 39 - year - old King He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah of Juda@@ h learned that he had a ter@@ min@@ al ill@@ ness . De@@ va@@ stated by the news , He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah b@@ es@@ e@@ e@@ ched God in prayer to cu@@ re him .
The dam@@ p@@ ness of the mu@@ st@@ y c@@ ell chil@@ led my b@@ ones .
She no@@ tic@@ ed that he had a tra@@ in of ten cam@@ els k@@ ne@@ el@@ ing ne@@ ar@@ by and that the tr@@ ough had not yet been filled to water them .
“ Let U@@ s Not Gi@@ ve U@@ p in Do@@ ing What Is F@@ ine ”
In ad@@ dition , Jesus provided the fin@@ est evidence supp@@ or@@ ting his Fa@@ ther’s side in the greater is@@ sue of the righ@@ t@@ ful@@ ness of Jehovah’s uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
( Read Proverbs 19 : 11 . )
The only hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al refer@@ ence to the Ar@@ k after Solom@@ on@@ ’s day is when Jo@@ si@@ ah brought it into the temple .
S@@ inc@@ er@@ ity ​ — Des@@ i@@ ra@@ ble , but Is It En@@ ough ?
Li@@ fe at Bethel is not all work , meetings , field service , and study .
Paul also spoke war@@ m@@ ly of the mother of Ru@@ fu@@ s , perhaps al@@ lu@@ ding to her ear@@ li@@ er loving care for him .
When did Christi@@ an@@ ity re@@ ach Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ a ?
The feelings of these ze@@ al@@ ous work@@ ers are well expres@@ sed by E@@ ri@@ c@@ a , who moved to G@@ u@@ am in 200@@ 6 at the age of 19 .
On@@ ly under those circumstances could they fulf@@ ill God’s purpose for them .
How did Jesus reas@@ sure the disciples , and how did they respon@@ d ?
If you are a you@@ th , take positi@@ ve st@@ ep@@ s to learn about “ your G@@ r@@ and Creator ” while you are young .
( Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 7 , 8 . )
21 : 18 - 22 .
In 199@@ 3 a well - known ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine had a car@@ to@@ on show@@ ing two do@@ g@@ s in fr@@ on@@ t of a com@@ pu@@ ter .
That was true of a man in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates who said that he was very pat@@ ri@@ o@@ tic .
What kind of individuals are like shal@@ low so@@ il , and what is a deep@@ er reason for the way they re@@ act ?
Des@@ cri@@ b@@ ing those who do gain God’s appro@@ val , Jesus said : “ These are the ones that , after hear@@ ing the word with a fine and good heart , re@@ tain it and be@@ ar fru@@ it with end@@ ur@@ ance . ” ​ — Luke 8 : 15 .
Con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of God’s ability to fulf@@ ill His promises , Abraham was ready to obey .
Now because you are no part of the world , but I have cho@@ s@@ en you out of the world , on this account the world h@@ ates you . ”
Let us try to pi@@ c@@ ture the sc@@ ene .
We will also see what parents can do to help their children strengthen their faith and how they can help them enjoy lear@@ ning about Jehovah and the Bible .
To be sure , the Devil can be very cle@@ ver .
But the Bible expla@@ ins how God will un@@ do all the dam@@ age ca@@ used by the sin@@ ful course of our first parents .
A lasting so@@ lu@@ tion to viol@@ ence ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely invol@@ ves people ​ — their attitu@@ des and be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
In 200@@ 7 the N@@ ational P@@ o@@ st O@@ f@@ fice is@@ su@@ ed a st@@ am@@ p foc@@ using on the S@@ tal@@ in@@ ist gen@@ o@@ ci@@ de of E@@ st@@ on@@ ians .
C@@ learly , Jehovah wants us to be concer@@ ned not only about our own spiritual wel@@ f@@ are but also about that of others , including those who might have sin@@ ned against us .
• What ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments have you person@@ ally wit@@ ness@@ ed , and what has helped you to accept them ?
In his great prophecy poin@@ ting to our day and the time of the end , Jesus Christ declar@@ ed : “ In all the nations the good news has to be pre@@ ached first . ”
“ For everything there is an appointed time , . . . a time to keep qui@@ et and a time to speak . ”
He also repor@@ ted that some h@@ un@@ g ex@@ cer@@ p@@ ts from the Go@@ sp@@ els from their ne@@ c@@ ks as a powerful a@@ mu@@ let .
Wor@@ k that mine well !
But what did A@@ mo@@ s mean when he said that he was “ a ni@@ pp@@ er ” of fi@@ g@@ s of sy@@ cam@@ ore tre@@ es ?
When something like this is temp@@ ting for you , are you able to understand what Jehovah’s will is ? ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 17 .
Jo@@ y , not pain and des@@ pa@@ ir , will char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ize their lives . ​ — Isaiah 35 : 10 .
Because of the tro@@ pi@@ cal c@@ li@@ mate , be@@ d@@ ro@@ om@@ s in those days u@@ su@@ ally had cur@@ tain@@ s in@@ stead of do@@ ors , which ad@@ ded to our st@@ ress when K@@ im cri@@ ed at night .
How different it was with Jesus !
Why can it be said that Jesus ’ friends were f@@ la@@ wed ?
Let us be e@@ ag@@ er to speak about God’s Kingdom and the wonderful works of God .
“ But , ” he ad@@ ds , “ we cannot cop@@ e al@@ one with the she@@ er sc@@ ale of such disa@@ st@@ ers . ”
But bal@@ an@@ ced self - wor@@ th is a pl@@ at@@ form on which you can buil@@ d strong fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps . ​ — Matthew 22 : 39 .
All told , 2@@ 4@@ ,@@ 6@@ 0@@ 7@@ ,@@ 7@@ 4@@ 1 boo@@ ks , 6@@ 3@@ 1@@ ,@@ 1@@ 6@@ 2@@ ,@@ 3@@ 0@@ 9 ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , and 6@@ 3@@ ,@@ 4@@ 9@@ 5@@ ,@@ 7@@ 28 bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res and boo@@ k@@ le@@ ts were plac@@ ed .
What a we@@ al@@ th of spiritual knowledge has been made a@@ vail@@ able !
Today , some once - faithful Christians have also fal@@ le@@ n into the same pat@@ ter@@ n of dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
Wit@@ ness@@ ing by one brother led to what resul@@ ts ?
It should not sur@@ pris@@ e us that Satan is the c@@ hi@@ ef em@@ bo@@ di@@ ment of the very char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s he acc@@ uses Jehovah of having .
The Word . ​ — John 1 : 1 .
Some of these show good interest and have promised that as soon as they are set free , they will continue with this . ”
It should imp@@ ress upon us the need to obey Jehovah God and respect his re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves .
M@@ other said that she would be g@@ la@@ d to do so .
He comman@@ ded them : “ G@@ o . . . and make disciples of people of all the nations . ”
In sh@@ ort , many scho@@ l@@ ars re@@ du@@ ce the Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts about the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus to a seri@@ es of sub@@ je@@ ctive experi@@ ences that pro@@ duc@@ ed in the disciples a r@@ ene@@ wed sense of spiritual self - confidence and mission@@ ary ze@@ al .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , in@@ stead of rejo@@ ic@@ ing when Jesus ’ disciples cur@@ ed people , the religious lead@@ ers “ became filled with je@@ al@@ ous@@ y . ”
We went from do@@ or to do@@ or saying that we were mission@@ aries and as@@ king for a place to stay .
Consider , for example , the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Noah and his family .
What will they do ?
For Li@@ fe and Pe@@ ace , W@@ al@@ k in Acc@@ ord With the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t
Today , as te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers , they think that I@@ ’@@ m out of t@@ ou@@ ch with their world . ” ​ — S@@ C@@ O@@ T@@ T , A@@ U@@ S@@ T@@ R@@ AL@@ I@@ A .
10 , 11 . ( a ) How did Jehovah reve@@ al the fore@@ told Se@@ ed ?
As the Israelites lived in boo@@ ths for a few days , anointed ones know that they are m@@ ere “ temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents ” in this ung@@ o@@ dly world .
In the near future , the nations will say “ Pe@@ ace and se@@ cur@@ ity ! ”
S@@ ome@@ times I my@@ self n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w@@ ly es@@ cap@@ ed death .
Mo@@ ck go@@ o@@ dness and physical at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess do not make one truly appe@@ al@@ ing .
You may feel the same way when you first read the Bible .
Of course , recogn@@ iz@@ ing that the Creator ex@@ ists is one thing , but develop@@ ing a mean@@ ing@@ ful relationship with him is another .
When the din@@ ner b@@ ell fin@@ ally ran@@ g , I asked him what he wanted to say to me .
I@@ wa@@ sa / ​ Si@@ pa P@@ ress
However , that did not sto@@ p G@@ ide@@ on from working to bring about a pe@@ ace@@ ful out@@ come .
However , if nothing more is done to the fi@@ re , it will ev@@ en@@ tually die down to ho@@ t co@@ als that , in turn , will become co@@ ld a@@ sh@@ es if left al@@ one .
There will be de@@ va@@ st@@ ation at the th@@ re@@ sh@@ old . ”
W@@ i@@ th@@ out o@@ ffering reas@@ ons , she also exc@@ lu@@ ded from the rec@@ ord most questions asked him by the de@@ f@@ en@@ se .
The Bible says that Abraham demonstr@@ ated his affe@@ ction for God .
At one time Saul , who later became king of Israel , was mo@@ des@@ t .
This com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate God promises : “ I re@@ side . . . with the one c@@ ru@@ shed and low@@ ly in spirit , to re@@ vi@@ ve the spirit of the low@@ ly ones and to re@@ vi@@ ve the heart of the ones being c@@ ru@@ shed . ” ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 7 : 15 . Su@@ gg@@ ested Bible reading for Ju@@ ne : ▪ Psal@@ ms 26 - 5@@ 9
Thus , by using that expres@@ sion , Paul emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es that relation@@ shi@@ ps in the congregation should be as strong and as war@@ m as in a close - k@@ n@@ it family .
However , might they har@@ b@@ or strong ne@@ g@@ ative feelings toward a brother or a sister who s@@ ligh@@ ted one of their relati@@ ves or who they think did so ?
Yes , Jehovah is the Sa@@ vi@@ or of his people .
A@@ m@@ ong its con@@ ten@@ ts , he dis@@ co@@ vered a bo@@ t@@ tle that ca@@ ught his attention .
* In the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , we discus@@ sed how we can imitate Jesus ’ example in being hum@@ ble and tend@@ er .
K@@ ar@@ l@@ ’s n@@ atur@@ al c@@ and@@ or , com@@ bin@@ ed with a mu@@ si@@ ci@@ an’s en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m , contribu@@ ted to mem@@ or@@ able tal@@ ks in congregations and at conven@@ tions .
In re@@ ality , know@@ ing and using the name Jehovah is an ear@@ mar@@ k of true religion .
And of course , I am gr@@ ate@@ ful to his new wife for taking such good care of him physi@@ c@@ ally and emo@@ tion@@ ally . ”
In Bible times , God used jud@@ ges to sa@@ ve his people from in@@ justice .
How many ever think about how they will be re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed after their death ?
U@@ L@@ R@@ I@@ C@@ H
Let U@@ s Ke@@ ep On C@@ oun@@ ting Our Da@@ ys
N@@ ei@@ ther expres@@ sion means that man@@ na was angels ’ food .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , if we see the text on the page in the Bible , this will leave a vis@@ u@@ al imp@@ res@@ sion that can help us find the pas@@ sage when we need to .
That conclu@@ sion was no doubt con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed when those uni@@ ons pro@@ duc@@ ed ab@@ nor@@ ma@@ l off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
Today , people of all nations ex@@ ul@@ t in Jehovah , and their expres@@ sions of praise are like the tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ ant sh@@ out of a vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous ar@@ my .
“ The one op@@ ening wide his li@@ ps ​ — he will have ru@@ in . ” A ru@@ ined re@@ pu@@ tation , h@@ ur@@ t feelings , st@@ ra@@ ined rel@@ ations , and even physical har@@ m are all possible resul@@ ts of though@@ t@@ less , fo@@ ol@@ ish spe@@ e@@ ch .
What will re@@ place the govern@@ men@@ tal heavens and the wicked human soci@@ ety that are present now ?
After re@@ pa@@ i@@ ring a f@@ l@@ at ti@@ re , I continued another 15 mil@@ es [ 24 k@@ m ] to Z@@ á@@ ho@@ r .
He would not dec@@ ei@@ ve his child but would stri@@ ve to provide him with “ good gi@@ f@@ ts . ”
What can earth@@ ling man do to me ? ”
He was inc@@ en@@ sed at the people for the dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful way that they used the temple are@@ a for com@@ mer@@ cial pur@@ pos@@ es and as a sh@@ ort@@ cu@@ t . ​ — Mark 11 : 15 , 16 .
“ After I cle@@ ans@@ ed my life of this sin , ” he ad@@ m@@ its , “ I fin@@ ally felt that I had a truly clean conscience . ”
Yes , Z@@ i@@ on@@ ’s children , and Jehovah himself , will be pr@@ ou@@ d of Z@@ ion .
W@@ I@@ L@@ D@@ F@@ L@@ O@@ W@@ E@@ R@@ S like those seen here are a comm@@ on sight along the ro@@ ad@@ ways in sou@@ ther@@ n Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
“ At the meetings , we received support from our friends and guid@@ ance from God’s Word .
Ther@@ efore , if parents s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely want their child to be an hon@@ est person , they themselves must speak hon@@ es@@ tly and act acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly .
That was when Christ’s pres@@ ence began .
C@@ an@@ on@@ ic@@ al and A@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l Go@@ sp@@ els
No human per@@ form@@ s a public service as ex@@ al@@ ted as that of Jesus .
I thought and thought and conclu@@ ded that you were God’s Witnesses .
The Ti@@ de of Se@@ cul@@ ar Th@@ in@@ king
Why do bap@@ t@@ is@@ ma@@ l can@@ di@@ d@@ ates under@@ go im@@ mer@@ sion ?
However , we have no reason to ex@@ pect any such out@@ come .
Yet , by our dedic@@ ation , we have without re@@ serv@@ ation pres@@ ented ourselves to Jehovah to serve him .
No@@ wa@@ days , however , few take the stand that Jesus took ​ — even religious lead@@ ers who prof@@ ess to be his followers .
“ C@@ lo@@ the y@@ ourselves with the tend@@ er affe@@ ctions of com@@ pas@@ sion , kindness , low@@ l@@ iness of mind , mil@@ dness , and long - suffering . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 12 .
We invit@@ e you to consider the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ans@@ wers , as discus@@ sed in the following artic@@ les .
The faithful re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of Christ’s anointed brothers , a@@ i@@ ded by their loyal compan@@ i@@ ons of the “ great crow@@ d , ” have ze@@ al@@ ously car@@ ri@@ ed out that com@@ mis@@ sion .
“ T@@ O@@ W@@ A@@ R@@ D G@@ O@@ D W@@ A@@ I@@ T S@@ I@@ L@@ EN@@ T@@ L@@ Y , O M@@ Y S@@ O@@ U@@ L ”
We are ready to share the good news of God’s Kingdom on every su@@ it@@ able occasi@@ on .
Jehovah your God is with you . ” ​ — Jo@@ shua 1 : 9 .
One Bible scho@@ la@@ r feel@@ s that the Corinthians ’ love for Paul was “ b@@ lo@@ cked off by ro@@ ck@@ y st@@ ra@@ its through un@@ f@@ oun@@ ded su@@ spi@@ ci@@ on . . . and in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed pri@@ de . ”
Why is it vital to avoid im@@ moral thoughts and ac@@ ts ?
St@@ ar@@ t by taking in knowledge of God .
Per@@ haps at that same conven@@ tion , Moses refer@@ red to the regul@@ ar pro@@ vision for the ass@@ em@@ bly and educ@@ ation of God’s people .
M@@ an@@ f@@ red is one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
This ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment was made to provide Christian famili@@ es an opportunity to for@@ ti@@ fy their spiritu@@ ality by sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ing a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c ev@@ ening each we@@ ek for family worship .
M@@ id@@ d@@ le : S@@ ou@@ ther@@ n view of S@@ ele@@ u@@ ci@@ a
( b ) How important is the preaching work to a Christian minis@@ ter ?
7 : 8 ​ — How was Eph@@ ra@@ im “ sh@@ at@@ tered to pi@@ e@@ ces ” within 6@@ 5 years ?
How did Paul show that he was determined to end@@ ure , and how have some in mo@@ der@@ n times sh@@ own similar determin@@ ation ?
P@@ rac@@ tice Fa@@ ith He@@ al@@ ing ?
Many Christians in school find that it is not eas@@ y to be known as people who live by Bible principles .
In fact , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of Christians in the first century were of li@@ mit@@ ed means .
The first article high@@ ligh@@ ts preci@@ ous promises that God has s@@ wor@@ n to fulf@@ ill .
“ To fu@@ el the n@@ ational e@@ con@@ om@@ y , ” says the repor@@ t .
In fact , milli@@ ons have found that this vision streng@@ th@@ ens their faith and even poin@@ ts them to the hope of a b@@ right future .
It was fore@@ told that some would ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le God’s people and the message they pro@@ cla@@ im concer@@ ning Jesus ’ pres@@ ence .
This f@@ ra@@ g@@ ment of Job 4@@ 2 : 11 , 12 from the Greek S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t con@@ tain@@ s the T@@ et@@ ra@@ gr@@ am@@ mat@@ on ( the four Hebrew let@@ ters of God’s name ) .
At the end of that peri@@ od , Jehovah would give rul@@ er@@ ship to the leg@@ al he@@ ir , Jesus Christ .
Those who atten@@ d the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad for mission@@ aries and the M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol as well as new members of the Bethel family are requi@@ red to read the whole Bible in one year .
Rather , it at@@ ta@@ ined that position at the beg@@ in@@ ning of the L@@ or@@ d’s day .
When they did , the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der , Ri@@ e , was pleas@@ an@@ tly sur@@ pris@@ ed .
Di@@ d T@@ ati@@ an fai@@ l to turn down false st@@ ori@@ es and ther@@ e@@ by f@@ all pre@@ y to human ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y ?
[ Ch@@ ar@@ t / P@@ ic@@ tures on page 6 , 7 ]
I@@ mit@@ ate Their Fa@@ ith
God’s Word states that “ the women tel@@ ling the good news are a large ar@@ my . ”
Rather , view the “ s@@ we@@ et o@@ d@@ or of Christ ” as a form of spiritual prote@@ ction that rep@@ els many po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally har@@ m@@ ful individuals from the spiritual est@@ ate in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted by God’s people , while at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ting those of good heart . ​ — Isaiah 35 : 8 , 9 .
In 19@@ 33 , Father me@@ t a wonderful Christian sister nam@@ ed L@@ il@@ li@@ e Ma@@ e G@@ w@@ end@@ ol@@ y@@ n Tho@@ ma@@ s , and they soon married .
Consider what happened when the Jewish hi@@ er@@ ar@@ ch@@ y heard that Jesus had resur@@ rec@@ ted La@@ z@@ ar@@ us .
It takes discipl@@ ine and certain@@ ty of purpose .
Re@@ c@@ all@@ ing that experience must have streng@@ th@@ ened Paul , help@@ ing him to trust that Jehovah would for@@ ti@@ fy him to end@@ ure his present tri@@ als and any future difficul@@ ties that might ar@@ ise .
By con@@ f@@ ess@@ ing our sin and show@@ ing s@@ inc@@ ere rep@@ ent@@ ance , we can reg@@ a@@ in our most preci@@ ous pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion , our relationship with Jehovah God .
Fir@@ st , the verse is not tal@@ king about building up in the sense of encourag@@ ing , or streng@@ th@@ ening , an ex@@ is@@ ting family .
A@@ n ang@@ ry mo@@ b be@@ at three po@@ lic@@ em@@ en , acc@@ using them of k@@ id@@ n@@ app@@ ing two min@@ ors .
They are plac@@ es where God’s people can th@@ ri@@ ve emo@@ tion@@ ally .
; S@@ ites , J .
The un@@ ity of the Christian congregation is the result of all being moved by love for God to tre@@ at others with love .
On one occasi@@ on , the Ex@@ am@@ in@@ er of hearts ex@@ posed what was in He@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ ah’s heart .
H@@ ere the emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is is on un@@ righteous gain .
I was not even baptized at the time and had little wit@@ ness@@ ing experience .
The vi@@ de@@ o Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — How Can I M@@ ake Re@@ al F@@ ri@@ ends ?
P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations written for young people can also help them to strengthen their fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah .
The Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy today has the c@@ olo@@ s@@ s@@ al t@@ ask of over@@ see@@ ing an inter@@ n@@ ational preaching work invol@@ ving over ei@@ ght milli@@ on ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers .
What attitude was sh@@ own by a young brother in C@@ ô@@ te d@@ ’@@ I@@ vo@@ i@@ re ?
Even so , Ka@@ y@@ la deci@@ ded to move .
The Bible ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ l@@ er E@@ z@@ r@@ a wr@@ ites : “ [ Jo@@ si@@ ah ] pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to do what was right in Jehovah’s eyes and walk in the ways of David his fore@@ father ; and he did not turn asi@@ de to the right or to the left . ”
The Jews are hor@@ ri@@ fied . Why , pa@@ g@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers are now de@@ fil@@ ing Juda@@ is@@ m@@ ’s ho@@ li@@ est s@@ ite !
( b ) How did Jehovah re@@ ward the faith@@ ful@@ ness of his Son , and what does the Lord Jesus Christ continue to do ?
How did we come to be here ?
In many lands today , some 40 per@@ c@@ ent or more of all marri@@ ages are “ put ap@@ ar@@ t , ” en@@ ding in div@@ or@@ ce .
This was accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed in 19@@ 00 .
W@@ ould a loving God instru@@ ct the first cou@@ ple to “ f@@ ill the earth ” ​ — which , of course , involved having se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations — ​ and then s@@ ent@@ ence them to death for obe@@ ying his instru@@ ctions ? ​ — 1 John 4 : 8 .
T@@ ri@@ als Mat@@ ched by K@@ in@@ dness
The apostle Peter war@@ ned against using our fre@@ e@@ dom as an exc@@ use for c@@ at@@ ering to our fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res .
Bo@@ th Moses and Jesus per@@ form@@ ed mirac@@ les , thus demonstr@@ ating that they had Jehovah’s ba@@ c@@ king .
A@@ be@@ l was born near the da@@ wn of human hist@@ ory .
Many were pra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy in their conduct , but some were indi@@ st@@ ing@@ u@@ ish@@ able from the other stud@@ ents .
In Bible times , some men were ca@@ str@@ ated as p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment or on being cap@@ tur@@ ed or en@@ sla@@ ved .
Today , God’s Word , in whole or in part , can be read by bil@@ li@@ ons .
Jehovah’s lo@@ f@@ ty principles are un@@ sh@@ aka@@ ble .
Li@@ fe ​ — P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous or C@@ he@@ a@@ p ?
The two of us ro@@ de there under the co@@ ver of night and me@@ t about 1@@ 20 Witnesses in a bro@@ ther’s com@@ p@@ ound .
They went e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly , s@@ we@@ pt along by a wa@@ ve of pat@@ ri@@ o@@ tism .
I wonder@@ ed , ‘ Who is this Jehovah , and why is he called a shepher@@ d ? ’
20 : 34 ​ — After Jehovah gave A@@ ha@@ b vi@@ ct@@ ory over the S@@ y@@ ri@@ ans , why did A@@ ha@@ b sp@@ are their king , B@@ en - ha@@ da@@ d ?
He also attend@@ ed a meeting at the Kingdom H@@ all .
I had been given a ro@@ om there by the local author@@ ities .
F@@ or@@ ti@@ fy Your H@@ op@@ e in Jehovah
22 , 23 . ( a ) Why will a young Christian often make cho@@ ic@@ es that others do not understand ?
Bu@@ il@@ d up yourself and other faithful family members .
Jo@@ shua was the only Witness in S@@ ing@@ ap@@ ore when we arri@@ ved in 194@@ 7
2 : 13 , 14 ​ — How have the anointed Christians been ‘ sel@@ e@@ cted from the beg@@ in@@ ning for sal@@ vation ’ ?
A@@ no@@ ther daugh@@ ter , A@@ va - G@@ a@@ y , works with her husband at the J@@ am@@ a@@ ic@@ a branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
But what is God’s name ?
The St@@ as@@ i put me in a w@@ in@@ do@@ w@@ less under@@ gr@@ ound c@@ ell .
What about the expres@@ sion “ what have I to do with you ? ”
This helps the stud@@ ent and streng@@ th@@ ens our own spiritual com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion .
• What does it mean to love our neigh@@ b@@ or as ourselves ?
The Law esta@@ bli@@ shed a se@@ par@@ ate pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od , and justice was ad@@ minis@@ tered by “ the elders , ” who were res@@ pe@@ cted for their knowledge and wisdom .
How did he feel ?
O@@ r it may have been written with L@@ ev@@ ite sing@@ ers in mind .
Ch@@ il@@ dren should be brought up “ in the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah . ”
Their faithful course must have influ@@ enced their fellow Christians to do the same .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 20 , 21 ]
Read Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 12 : 7 , 8 .
The 18@@ 9@@ 2 W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er com@@ men@@ ted : “ F@@ e@@ w know [ them ] as the L@@ or@@ d’s real re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves , or recogn@@ ize that di@@ gn@@ ity which the Lord se@@ es in their hum@@ ility and self - sacrifice . ”
Paul did not bo@@ ast over his accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments before be@@ coming a Christian ; nor did he descri@@ be his physical appe@@ ar@@ ance .
After the meeting , the te@@ ar@@ ful parents were sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by their brothers and sisters , who hu@@ g@@ ged them and offered words of comfort .
Because the slave began serving spiritual food back in the first century , and according to Jesus , the slave would still be doing so when the Ma@@ ster arri@@ ved in 1914 .
Jesus gave a com@@ pos@@ ite si@@ gn so that his followers would know when “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ” had arri@@ ved .
Be@@ fore she died in 200@@ 1 , she had helped 4@@ 4 people to learn the truth .
18 , 19 . ( a ) What preci@@ ous information can many older servants of Jehovah imp@@ ar@@ t ?
A@@ n el@@ der@@ ly man from So@@ fi@@ a , Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ a , said about the Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ an e@@ dition : “ I have read the Bible for many years , but I have never read a transl@@ ation that is e@@ asi@@ er to understand and that go@@ es right to the heart . ”
What real@@ is@@ tic go@@ al could you set for yourself ?
How should you view the wonderful blessing of being a friend of God ?
So@@ on , she was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that she had found the truth , and she was baptized in 19@@ 29 .
Let us therefore re@@ view si@@ x l@@ ines of evidence pro@@ ving that we are living in the last days of this ung@@ o@@ dly world .
( a ) What are we determined to do , and why ?
He under@@ sto@@ od that he needed to learn more .
Mis@@ ki@@ to transl@@ at@@ ors , N@@ ic@@ ar@@ ag@@ ua branch
To accom@@ pl@@ ish this , we need to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce our listen@@ er of the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of what we say .
O@@ f@@ ten , those pur@@ su@@ its are un@@ at@@ tain@@ able and bring only st@@ ress and hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he .
For Christ’s spirit - anointed brothers , main@@ tain@@ ing mil@@ dness en@@ sures their happiness and the privilege of rul@@ ing over the earthly d@@ om@@ a@@ in of the Kingdom .
Jehovah is a God of emp@@ a@@ thy .
C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ T@@ R@@ Y O@@ F O@@ R@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ N : I@@ T@@ AL@@ Y
If your parents ’ problems cannot be res@@ ol@@ ved , chang@@ es may need to be made in their care or living arrang@@ ements .
David was perhaps lik@@ ening the vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous Israel@@ ite war@@ ri@@ ors coming for@@ th from a bat@@ tle to such a do@@ ve ​ — strong of wing and br@@ il@@ li@@ ant in appe@@ ar@@ ance .
Rather , the good news must be pre@@ ached to Jehovah’s satis@@ fac@@ tion .
A spo@@ k@@ es@@ man for the N@@ ational As@@ soci@@ ation of He@@ ad T@@ e@@ ach@@ ers in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in is qu@@ o@@ ted as st@@ ating : “ The public are saying ‘ I have got righ@@ ts , ’ rather than ‘ I have got responsi@@ bil@@ ities . ’ ”
“ Let your love be without h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y , ” wrote the apostle Paul .
But do be@@ ast@@ s and pl@@ ants hope to at@@ tain “ the gl@@ ori@@ ous fre@@ e@@ dom of the children of God ” ?
“ When Jehovah became a close friend , ” says J@@ ef@@ f , “ I knew that there was no one el@@ se that was better pre@@ pared to be there for me . ”
Christian Gi@@ ving Today
Bo@@ t@@ tle - no@@ sed do@@ l@@ ph@@ in
For more information , see the three vi@@ de@@ o do@@ cum@@ ent@@ aries “ Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful Un@@ der T@@ ri@@ als , ” “ P@@ ur@@ ple T@@ ri@@ ang@@ les , ” and “ Jehovah’s Witnesses St@@ and Fir@@ m A@@ ga@@ inst Na@@ z@@ i As@@ sa@@ ul@@ t , ” dist@@ ribu@@ ted by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
At consider@@ able sacrifice , she con@@ ver@@ ted to true worship .
( b ) How should what we know about the future af@@ fect our view of material we@@ al@@ th ?
Be@@ fore we were married , I had pray@@ ed that I might always be a help to my husband to remain in the full - time ministry , which he loved so much .
It is important to no@@ te that the human bir@@ th of Jesus was not the beg@@ in@@ ning of his life .
We need to cultiv@@ ate an a@@ vi@@ d interest in the sub@@ ject under consider@@ ation .
* C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , even though the prophet Daniel was thro@@ wn into a li@@ ons ’ pi@@ t , he was not har@@ m@@ ed .
W@@ ell , consider what took place when Jesus pres@@ ented himself for baptism in 29 C.E .
( 1 ) The re@@ sear@@ ch@@ er E@@ z@@ r@@ a inclu@@ ded Noah and his sons ( S@@ he@@ m , H@@ am , and J@@ ap@@ he@@ th ) in the g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gy of the nation of Israel . ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 1 : 4 - 17 .
[ B@@ lu@@ r@@ b on page 8 ]
He ga@@ ther@@ ed r@@ are and preci@@ ous it@@ em@@ s from many different peri@@ o@@ ds and cul@@ tures s@@ pan@@ ning th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years ​ — from medi@@ e@@ val and R@@ en@@ a@@ is@@ s@@ ance E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe as well as from num@@ er@@ ous A@@ si@@ an and Af@@ ri@@ can coun@@ tri@@ es .
Jehovah’s blessing is evid@@ ent upon the ti@@ rel@@ ess efforts of the over 2@@ ,000 ac@@ tive Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers on these A@@ e@@ ge@@ an is@@ lands .
Do I talk about the satis@@ fac@@ tion that I receive from working hard for others ?
Fir@@ m@@ ly re@@ ject un@@ wanted advan@@ ces .
Today , in the name of free spe@@ e@@ ch and ar@@ t@@ is@@ tic li@@ cen@@ se , the en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment and ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising in@@ du@@ stri@@ es are tur@@ ning out an end@@ less ba@@ r@@ ra@@ ge of s@@ oun@@ ds and i@@ ma@@ ges that c@@ ater to the c@@ ra@@ v@@ ings of the fal@@ le@@ n flesh .
And the care@@ gi@@ ver@@ ’s situation might change , making it necess@@ ary to re@@ view the cur@@ r@@ ent arrang@@ ements .
In this age of individu@@ al@@ ism and self - interest , it is not sur@@ pris@@ ing that most people hold a di@@ m view of obedi@@ ence and of teaching it to children .
( Read Genesis 3 : 6 . )
When the last days began in 1914 , there were only a few th@@ ous@@ and servants of Jehovah worl@@ d@@ wide .
You elders are Jesus ’ under@@ shepher@@ ds , and he will help you to ju@@ dge as he jud@@ ges .
We can gain in@@ ner peace by car@@ ing for our “ spiritual need . ” ​ — Matthew 5 : 3 .
In some c@@ as@@ es , we had been con@@ duc@@ ting a Bible study in his home when he was a child .
C@@ ur@@ r@@ ently , we use the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe .
No@@ thing sh@@ ar@@ p@@ ens our knowledge of a sub@@ ject more than teaching it to others .
He later attend@@ ed the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity of Wit@@ ten@@ ber@@ g , ob@@ tain@@ ing a do@@ ct@@ or@@ ate in the@@ olo@@ gy .
Like a w@@ il@@ d bo@@ ar that p@@ lu@@ nd@@ ers a v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard , enem@@ y nations kept de@@ v@@ our@@ ing Israel@@ ’s we@@ al@@ th .
So they pl@@ an@@ ned care@@ fully and used their time , en@@ er@@ gy , and money to help preach where there is a greater need .
The chil@@ d’s ey@@ eli@@ ds o@@ pen , and his eyes gl@@ isten with life .
Jehovah continu@@ es to “ remember his covenant ” and the blessings promised through it .
They must wa@@ it pati@@ ently for God’s day of v@@ enge@@ ance .
She a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ zed , and they are once again serving Jehovah as a te@@ am .
One authority es@@ tim@@ ated that “ 8@@ 0@@ 5 milli@@ on people ​ — about one in n@@ ine of the worl@@ d’s po@@ pul@@ ation — ​ were ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ ally under@@ n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed in 20@@ 12 - 14 . ”
Wh@@ ere You Can F@@ ind H@@ el@@ p
Are not also the people of the nations doing the same thing ? ”
Tru@@ e , he lived long en@@ ough to see his son Isa@@ a@@ c gro@@ w up .
In No@@ ah’s day an un@@ spe@@ ci@@ fied number of angels “ for@@ so@@ ok their own prop@@ er d@@ wel@@ ling place ” in God’s heavenly family .
You may be able to we@@ a@@ ve Scriptural thoughts into your supp@@ lic@@ ations and prayers of than@@ ks and praise .
C@@ learly , the an@@ nu@@ al ob@@ serv@@ ance of the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al is not to continue end@@ less@@ ly .
As such , they are com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned to preach “ this good news of the kingdom ” and to “ make disciples of people of all the nations . ”
‘ How can David be so in@@ sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve ? ’ she won@@ ders .
B@@ ri@@ an and M@@ ary have three fine children but fre@@ ely ad@@ mit that tra@@ ining them has not always been eas@@ y .
While there , his disciples see their Le@@ ad@@ er ac@@ ting in a man@@ ner they have perhaps never seen him act before .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the year , at his own ex@@ p@@ en@@ se , he sp@@ ends many we@@ ek@@ s help@@ ing to pl@@ an for and buil@@ d Kingdom H@@ alls for congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
‘ Is it really possible to make the mind over through educ@@ ation ? ’ you may ask .
The gi@@ f@@ ts we may have are du@@ e to Jehovah’s “ un@@ deser@@ ved kindness . ”
The more we learn about righteous principles , the better ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted we become with their O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or .
“ I love sp@@ en@@ ding time with you@@ ng@@ er ones , ” says one el@@ der@@ ly sister .
Like T@@ om@@ o@@ hi@@ r@@ o , many you@@ ths are encoura@@ ged to make spiritual prog@@ ress by pur@@ su@@ ing a di@@ lig@@ ent personal study of the Bible .
“ So I find sh@@ ort study peri@@ o@@ ds bene@@ fi@@ cial .
How did Jesus point for@@ ward to the form@@ ation of the Christian congregation ?
A@@ n inc@@ reas@@ ing number of men were called to mil@@ it@@ ary service , including me .
Why did P@@ il@@ ate con@@ dem@@ n Jesus ?
These three requi@@ re@@ ments invol@@ ve how we feel , think , and act .
Some first - century Christians in the Rom@@ an pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of Gal@@ ati@@ a in@@ sis@@ ted that God fav@@ ored only those who obe@@ yed the Law that God gave to the Israelites through Moses .
What power pe@@ er pres@@ sure can exer@@ t !
Be@@ ing yi@@ el@@ ding does not , however , mean that we com@@ promise our faith or our godly principles .
This brother ev@@ en@@ tually bro@@ ke free from this de@@ gra@@ ding ha@@ bi@@ t .
B@@ r@@ un@@ i experienced reli@@ ef once she saw from the Bible that Jehovah is not to bl@@ ame for ad@@ vers@@ ity , that he never pur@@ posed for mankind to su@@ ff@@ er , and that he will soon put an end to evil .
Who today make up Jehovah’s w@@ atch@@ man class , or “ loo@@ k@@ out , ” and what attitude have they had ?
What was in the c@@ up used when Christ in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of his death ?
Jesus knew that in this pr@@ ou@@ d world , the man who is consider@@ ed great is one who contro@@ ls and comman@@ ds others and who at the s@@ na@@ p of his f@@ ing@@ ers can have his every wh@@ im c@@ at@@ ered to .
The re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of loyal , spirit - anointed “ sons of the kingdom ” look for@@ ward to their pri@@ c@@ eless in@@ her@@ it@@ ance as k@@ ings with Christ in heaven .
No@@ ah’s faith and ste@@ ad@@ fa@@ st@@ ness , seen not only in his old age but also thr@@ ough@@ out his long life , are truly wor@@ thy of imit@@ ation by God’s servants of all ages . ​ — Hebrews 11 : 7 .
As Jehovah’s people , we sur@@ ely appreci@@ ate his gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous way of appe@@ al@@ ing to us through the pages of the Bible .
These can so eas@@ ily in@@ va@@ de your mind and heart , dam@@ ag@@ ing your faith and your relationship with Jehovah .
One result was that the way was op@@ ened for 14@@ 4@@ ,000 humans to become spirit - anointed followers of Christ .
• How can older ones “ tell that Jehovah is u@@ pri@@ ght ” ?
As told by E@@ r@@ ika N@@ ö@@ h@@ re@@ r B@@ right
Be@@ ing “ a real son ” who took fa@@ ther@@ ly ad@@ vice to heart , young Solomon must have had a war@@ m and close relationship with his father , David .
I continue to serve as a congregation el@@ der .
A@@ bel@@ ’s sacrifice was pleas@@ ing because it demonstr@@ ated his faith in Jehovah’s promise
Satan continu@@ es to be the c@@ hi@@ ef prop@@ on@@ ent of un@@ truth and , in fact , is “ mis@@ le@@ ading the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ”
Bet@@ ween 6@@ 2 and 6@@ 4 C.E . , the apostle Peter wrote his first letter to Christians who were “ sc@@ at@@ tered about in P@@ on@@ tu@@ s , Gal@@ ati@@ a , C@@ ap@@ pa@@ do@@ ci@@ a , A@@ sia , and Bi@@ th@@ y@@ ni@@ a , ” all in mo@@ der@@ n - day T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y .
When he first learned that she was pre@@ gn@@ ant , he wanted to de@@ al mer@@ ci@@ fully with her , even before God’s ang@@ el explained to him what had happened to M@@ ary .
In the co@@ ld we@@ ather , the be@@ d@@ clo@@ th@@ es often f@@ ro@@ ze to the car@@ av@@ an w@@ alls , and con@@ den@@ s@@ ation was a con@@ st@@ ant proble@@ m .
S@@ te@@ ph@@ en wanted the best for those who h@@ ated him . ​ — Acts 6 : 8 - 14 ; 7 : 5@@ 4 - 60 .
M@@ ake sure that the Scriptures form the ba@@ ck@@ b@@ one of your talk .
Why do imper@@ fect humans have a tend@@ enc@@ y to dec@@ ei@@ ve themselves ?
Satan has also ‘ bl@@ in@@ ded the min@@ ds of the un@@ believers so that the il@@ lu@@ min@@ ation of the gl@@ ori@@ ous good news about the Christ might not shin@@ e through . ’
That certainly was the case with Israel .
To answer that question , let us exam@@ ine Psalm 1@@ 21 .
F@@ ac@@ ing Pro@@ ble@@ ms With Go@@ dly F@@ e@@ ar
Yet , the man lies al@@ one on a m@@ at on the gr@@ ound .
S@@ ome@@ one who believ@@ es that the earth is f@@ l@@ at , for example , is not likely to h@@ ur@@ t himself or anyone el@@ se .
V@@ ic@@ t@@ ory at F@@ e@@ der@@ al Con@@ s@@ titu@@ tional C@@ our@@ t
De@@ al@@ ing With Those O@@ ut@@ side S@@ te@@ p@@ family , 5 / 1
Go@@ dly je@@ al@@ ous@@ y mo@@ ves us to support the decisions of the elders , who on occasi@@ on find it necess@@ ary to re@@ prove wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers .
How does Jehovah re@@ act to Satan’s att@@ ack on His people ?
The following article will discus@@ s how we can cultiv@@ ate and maintain joy during tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es@@ ome times .
He pur@@ posed to make pro@@ vision for the for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s .
Be@@ ing imper@@ fect , we will on occasi@@ on do things that disa@@ p@@ point Jehovah .
Their dis@@ obedi@@ ent course op@@ ened the way for moral and physical de@@ gra@@ d@@ ation of the human r@@ ace .
S@@ ur@@ ely we have many reas@@ ons to ag@@ ree who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly with the psalmist who wrote : “ Gi@@ ve than@@ ks to Jehovah , for he is good ; his loyal love end@@ u@@ res forever . ” ​ — P@@ s .
4 - 7 .
They are truly ‘ tra@@ ining themselves with godly devo@@ tion as their a@@ im . ’ ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 7 , 8 .
We cannot say ; nor can we rule out the pos@@ si@@ bility that such concer@@ ns cro@@ s@@ sed his mind .
F@@ ear@@ ing God means doing things according to his arrang@@ ement . ​ — 2 Samuel 6 : 2 - 9 ; N@@ um@@ bers 4 : 15 ; 7 : 9 .
If we understand and appreci@@ ate this , then Jehovah will be “ deli@@ gh@@ ted ” with all that we offer him in our dedic@@ ated service . ​ — Read Psalm 5@@ 1 : 17 , 19 .
“ In two years , some 40 people have become publi@@ sh@@ ers of the good news . ”
H@@ ans enjo@@ yed d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , lo@@ ose women , pet@@ ty cri@@ me , and mo@@ t@@ or@@ bik@@ es .
Con@@ f@@ lic@@ ting attitu@@ des about truth ab@@ ound in our day .
For example , a person may com@@ mit a sin , and his heart may res@@ ort to self - jus@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation .
You likely want to know the fac@@ ts in it ​ — about people , events , plac@@ es , and other things .
Jehovah wants us to understand his Word , believe it , and obey it .
That re@@ kin@@ d@@ led my desire for spiritual things .
His prophecy men@@ tions the good news of God’s Kingdom , which will bring worl@@ d@@ wide reli@@ ef to people who love God .
Juda@@ h was given a res@@ oun@@ ding vi@@ ct@@ ory . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 14 : 2 - 12 .
Thus , baptism is an important and appro@@ pri@@ ate st@@ ep for a young person who has proved to be matu@@ re and has made a dedic@@ ation to Jehovah . ​ — Proverbs 20 : 7 .
Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a : Ri@@ ght , he said that he came to do the will of the One who sent him .
“ Those fore@@ ca@@ st@@ s now se@@ em ho@@ p@@ el@@ ess@@ ly u@@ to@@ pi@@ an , ” the repor@@ t says .
G@@ o On W@@ al@@ king in the P@@ ath of In@@ c@@ reas@@ ing Li@@ ght
The course was provided par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly to help those serving in the branch of@@ fic@@ es to care for their responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
One of the great@@ est privile@@ ges we have is that of tel@@ ling others about God’s Kingdom .
You may think that you will never over@@ come them , or you may feel in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate , com@@ par@@ ing yourself with others and deci@@ ding that you do not me@@ asure up .
No@@ te the reas@@ sur@@ ing words : “ I am with you people . ”
Yes , whether publi@@ sh@@ er or pioneer , new@@ ly baptized or long@@ time integrity keep@@ er ​ — all who serve Jehovah whole - sou@@ led have a valu@@ able place in his arrang@@ ement .
Des@@ pite our sin@@ ful st@@ ate , how can we gl@@ ori@@ fy God ?
So it is clear that God’s people became cap@@ ti@@ ves of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at after the year 1@@ 00 .
‘ What do I need this money for if I will lo@@ se my faith , godly fear , and spiritu@@ ality ? ’ N@@ ana thought .
The St@@ ory of E@@ mili@@ a Pe@@ der@@ son
Jehovah was truly su@@ sta@@ ining me .
A person who s@@ qu@@ an@@ der@@ ed his time in one c@@ y@@ c@@ le of life could gain it all back in another c@@ y@@ c@@ le .
For a de@@ ta@@ iled discus@@ sion of “ the law of the Christ , ” see The Watchtower , S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 1 , 199@@ 6 , pages 14 - 24 .
After ra@@ ising a family , Paul and M@@ ag@@ gi@@ e moved out of their home of 30 years .
In what way is Jehovah “ a real d@@ wel@@ ling ” even for his loyal servants who have died ?
How c@@ learly this vital truth is brought to our attention in the book of Fir@@ st K@@ ings !
What Does the Bible Sa@@ y Ab@@ out the O@@ ri@@ g@@ ins of H@@ al@@ lo@@ ween ?
This article will expla@@ in why atten@@ ding meetings ( 1 ) is good for us , ( 2 ) helps others , and ( 3 ) pleas@@ es Jehovah . ​ — See end@@ no@@ te .
In the next article , we will discus@@ s two more as@@ pe@@ cts of Jesus ’ appe@@ al@@ ing person@@ ality ​ — courage and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out question , Moses was a prophet who showed “ great a@@ w@@ es@@ om@@ en@@ ess . ”
I@@ gn@@ or@@ ance , in the sense of being un@@ a@@ ware of the truth , has left many people stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing around in in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al , moral , and spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness for cen@@ tu@@ ries . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 18 .
His ti@@ me@@ table is not contro@@ l@@ led by world events and human pl@@ ans .
Rather , they enjoy the wonderful privilege of wal@@ king with God .
I felt pr@@ ou@@ d to be a member of such a loyal , un@@ ited organization , led by a loving , car@@ ing Father , who gives us strength at the right m@@ om@@ ent .
Just i@@ magine being with 50 , 1@@ 00 , or 2@@ 00 pers@@ ons who are .
Si@@ gn@@ ing a declar@@ ation den@@ ying their faith would have been su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient . ”
It is uni@@ mag@@ in@@ able that a few individuals , perhaps a group of young ones , would have g@@ one off on their own , taking a r@@ ou@@ te that they vie@@ wed as pre@@ fer@@ able .
It makes me happy to rec@@ all that as a sa@@ il@@ or , I always wit@@ ness@@ ed to other sa@@ il@@ ors , and I know that one of them also became a Witness .
15 : 4@@ 2 - 5@@ 3 ; 1 John 3 : 2 .
Tru@@ e , Jehovah al@@ lo@@ ws persecu@@ tion to come upon all his people , and he per@@ m@@ its death to come to some of us as a result of the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ts .
Why not speak to your parents about what you wish to do ?
I also a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned my im@@ moral li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le , an are@@ a in which I had been very li@@ ber@@ al .
But the law that God gave to the nation of Israel said : “ If a man is found l@@ ying down with a woman who is the wife of another man , both of them must die together . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ at@@ ors do not get pa@@ id for what they do .
They fa@@ iled to strengthen the si@@ ck , to he@@ al the a@@ il@@ ing , to ban@@ da@@ ge the bro@@ ken , or to bring back the dis@@ pers@@ ed or the lost .
S@@ ad@@ ly , some do not understand how God can love them .
Pro@@ vi@@ ding a fore@@ view of what will take place at the beg@@ in@@ ning and at the end of this M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m , the apostle John states : “ I saw an ang@@ el coming down out of heaven with the ke@@ y of the ab@@ y@@ ss and a great cha@@ in in his hand .
We can be ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely sure that Jehovah will always do what is right and just
During the first century , comm@@ on , or K@@ o@@ ine , Greek was wi@@ d@@ ely spo@@ ken in the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
There would be “ a how@@ ling ” by the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of M@@ ak@@ t@@ es@@ h , perhaps the u@@ pp@@ er T@@ y@@ ro@@ po@@ e@@ on V@@ al@@ le@@ y .
L@@ il ob@@ ta@@ ined more liter@@ ature from the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then known .
What fac@@ t@@ ors , though , should elders keep in mind when d@@ ele@@ g@@ ating ?
They left the listen@@ ers in no doubt of their love for the ministry and their desire to help others .
How can a you@@ th pers@@ ist in his sear@@ ch for truth and cl@@ ing to it without the support of his parents ?
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t Bu@@ r@@ ns wi@@ shed that some power would give us the gift to see ourselves as others see us
In that no@@ v@@ el , D@@ on Q@@ u@@ i@@ x@@ o@@ te f@@ ill@@ s his mind with leg@@ ends and f@@ ab@@ les about b@@ ra@@ ve k@@ ni@@ gh@@ ts in g@@ lit@@ ter@@ ing ar@@ m@@ or coming to the res@@ cu@@ e of dam@@ sel@@ s in dist@@ ress .
Many coun@@ tri@@ es offer so@@ cial pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s or ser@@ vi@@ ces to help those in need of material support .
Christian elders , in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar , have the responsi@@ bility to “ strengthen the we@@ ak hands . . . and make the k@@ ne@@ es that are w@@ ob@@ bl@@ ing fir@@ m ” and to “ say to those who are anxi@@ ous at heart : ‘ Be strong . Do not be af@@ ra@@ id . ’ ”
What should we do “ day after day , ” and why ?
Jehovah was pleas@@ ed with Davi@@ d’s in@@ ten@@ tions but told him through Na@@ than that the building of the temple would f@@ all to Davi@@ d’s son Solomon . ​ — 2 Samuel 7 : 1 , 2 , 12 , 13 .
Like the psalmist , we can pray : “ T@@ each me go@@ o@@ dness , sen@@ si@@ bl@@ en@@ ess and knowledge themselves , for in your comman@@ d@@ ments I have exerc@@ ised faith . ”
They Are “ H@@ ear@@ ing ” the Kingdom M@@ es@@ sage in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 6@@ 2 , 10@@ 7
Indeed , God’s Word re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly encoura@@ ges us to trust in our Creator , Jehovah God .
As f@@ ing@@ ers are prom@@ in@@ ently before our eyes and are vital in car@@ r@@ ying out our pur@@ pos@@ es , the less@@ ons learned from a Scriptural up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing or the ga@@ ining of Bible knowledge are to be a con@@ st@@ ant remin@@ der and gu@@ i@@ de in everything we do .
Peter had another fine qu@@ ality ​ — he was loyal .
A@@ ir ra@@ i@@ ds by A@@ mer@@ i@@ can B - 29 bom@@ bers began , and on Au@@ gu@@ st 6 , 194@@ 5 , an at@@ om bom@@ b was d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed on H@@ i@@ ro@@ shima .
Jesus re@@ ci@@ pro@@ c@@ ated in expres@@ sing his deep love and affe@@ ction for his divine Li@@ fe - Gi@@ ver .
They have the loving support of their brothers and sisters , and when they com@@ mit themselves to Jehovah , their pl@@ ans in life will succ@@ e@@ ed .
Jehovah Is “ a Rev@@ e@@ al@@ er of Se@@ cre@@ ts , ” 6 / 15 Jehovah K@@ no@@ ws How to D@@ eli@@ ver His Pe@@ ople , 4 / 15
How do we know that Jesus ’ ze@@ al was not li@@ mit@@ ed to the cle@@ ans@@ ing of the temple ?
Thus , continue to tra@@ in your conscience and to keep a good conscience .
What a powerful and valu@@ able less@@ on that can be !
“ D@@ ra@@ w close to God , and he will draw close to you . ” ​ — James 4 : 8
What if those who trust in Jehovah su@@ ff@@ er tri@@ bul@@ ation ?
That verse had a liter@@ al fulfill@@ ment in the case of Jesus .
Bet@@ ween the ga@@ ther@@ ing in heaven mentioned at Job 1 : 6 and the one descri@@ bed at Job 2 : 1 , an un@@ spe@@ ci@@ fied peri@@ od of time pas@@ sed , during which Job was c@@ ru@@ el@@ ly put to the t@@ est .
“ There we saw the N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m , the sons of An@@ ak , who are from the N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m ; so that we became in our own eyes like gr@@ as@@ sh@@ op@@ p@@ ers . ”
On each occasi@@ on , David over@@ st@@ ep@@ ped the Law of God . ​ — 2 Samuel 6 : 2 - 10 ; 11 : 2 - 27 ; 24 : 1 - 9 .
Be@@ fore the war , this friend had given me per@@ mis@@ sion to hi@@ de some Bible liter@@ ature on his pre@@ mis@@ es .
All these faithful ones will be brought back to life to continue serving Jehovah .
Re@@ al - life experi@@ ences from around the world demonstr@@ ate that when people understand and follow the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s practic@@ al counsel , they are better e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed to de@@ al with the da@@ ily problems of life , including po@@ ver@@ ty .
That prophecy began to be ful@@ filled at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E .
Jehovah “ Will D@@ eli@@ ver the P@@ o@@ or One ”
I expres@@ s my ar@@ t@@ is@@ tic n@@ ature through pa@@ in@@ ting , se@@ wing , qu@@ il@@ ting , em@@ bro@@ i@@ der@@ ing , and making cer@@ am@@ ic@@ s .
G@@ r@@ as@@ p@@ ing the Com@@ ple@@ te P@@ ic@@ ture
( R@@ om . 1 : 1 – 11 : 36 )
He is a@@ ware of all that happ@@ ens and can re@@ ward us acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly .
Just think ​ — when we wis@@ ely make decisions based on the principles set out in the Bible , we bring joy to the heart of our loving heavenly Father .
W@@ ould you not ag@@ ree that this prophecy is being ful@@ filled ?
He was taken down to Egy@@ pt , where he first served in the hous@@ eho@@ ld of the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an of@@ fi@@ cial P@@ o@@ ti@@ p@@ ha@@ r .
As free moral ag@@ ents , Jehovah al@@ lo@@ ws us a fa@@ ir me@@ asure of fre@@ e@@ dom and in@@ iti@@ ative .
But who is refer@@ red to as “ Go@@ g and Ma@@ go@@ g ” at Revelation 20 : 8 ?
She never mis@@ sed a conven@@ tion or an ass@@ em@@ bly , even when we had to tra@@ v@@ el ab@@ ro@@ ad because of the persecu@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Gre@@ e@@ ce .
So when I read Mark 10 : 21 and saw Jesus ’ invit@@ ation , “ C@@ ome be my follow@@ er , ” I wanted to become a Witness .
Such gar@@ den@@ s were ty@@ pi@@ c@@ ally enc@@ lo@@ sed by a he@@ dge or a w@@ all and could be en@@ tered only through a lo@@ cked g@@ ate .
He himself set the pri@@ me example , giving his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son “ in order that ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might not be destro@@ yed but have everlasting life . ”
For example , the children may see something that they would like .
When she came by the next day , she was ast@@ on@@ i@@ shed to see that the co@@ ins were still there .
The members of the Christian gover@@ ning body in Jerusalem were famili@@ ar with these circumstances .
It was then that I was mo@@ tiv@@ ated to learn Eng@@ l@@ ish .
The apostle Paul heal@@ ed the father of P@@ u@@ bli@@ us who was si@@ ck with a f@@ ever and a serious in@@ fe@@ ction .
• Why do we witness from house to house ?
F@@ ol@@ low the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on of the apostle Paul : “ Q@@ u@@ it being fa@@ shi@@ oned after this system of things , but be trans@@ form@@ ed by making your mind over , that you may prove to y@@ ourselves the good and accep@@ table and perfect will of God . ”
O@@ ther Bible ver@@ sions rend@@ er this ph@@ ra@@ se “ the law that makes us free ” ( The New Eng@@ l@@ ish Bible ) and “ the perfect law of fre@@ e@@ dom ” ( The New A@@ mer@@ i@@ can Bible ) .
And he f@@ ell upon his face at Jesus ’ fe@@ et , than@@ king him ; fur@@ ther@@ more , he was a Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an . ” ​ — Luke 17 : 11 - 16 .
So if we have a strong desire for these things , we could beg@@ in to love them more than we love God .
When his enem@@ ies came to ar@@ rest him in the gar@@ den of Ge@@ th@@ s@@ em@@ ane , his followers had some s@@ words .
So , what future a@@ wa@@ its faithful men and women of old ?
In 1@@ 33 B.C.E . , A@@ t@@ tal@@ us I@@ I@@ I , the chil@@ d@@ less king of Per@@ ga@@ mu@@ m , be@@ qu@@ e@@ a@@ th@@ ed Eph@@ esus to the Romans , making it part of the Rom@@ an pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of A@@ sia .
Do you remember what the in@@ iti@@ al fulfill@@ ment was ?
A@@ ver@@ age age : 3@@ 4@@ .@@ 8
For instance , it is believ@@ ed that the mas@@ si@@ f@@ s of the H@@ i@@ mal@@ a@@ y@@ as and the An@@ des were form@@ ed by t@@ it@@ ani@@ c up@@ heav@@ als deep within the earth and by the mo@@ v@@ ement of se@@ ctions of the earth@@ ’s c@@ ru@@ st .
Consider their st@@ ory .
“ The man is good who is gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous and is l@@ en@@ ding . ”
For example , consider the case of a young man whom King Solomon of ancient Israel saw in the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts at night .
Some Christian sisters sa@@ ved bre@@ ad from their own me@@ ag@@ er r@@ ations and s@@ mu@@ gg@@ led it to us .
( b ) Why do some men put ear@@ ning a living a@@ head of spiritual pur@@ su@@ its ?
Un@@ moved , Peter declar@@ ed : “ Even if I should have to die with you , I will by no means dis@@ own you . ”
In the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , we learned that our trust in Jehovah is man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted when we turn to him in prayer , when we seek direction from his Word , and when we look to his organization for guid@@ ance .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , then , when John wrote about “ perfect love , ” he was speaking about love of God that is who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted , fully develop@@ ed , and em@@ br@@ ac@@ ing all as@@ pe@@ cts of one@@ ’s life . ​ — Matthew 5 : 4@@ 6 - 4@@ 8 ; 19 : 20 , 21 .
Let us group ke@@ y teachings so that there is one for each day of the mon@@ th , with the go@@ al of pu@@ t@@ ting them to work in your life .
The Bible rec@@ ord ad@@ ds : “ In all this Job did not sin with his li@@ ps . ”
In this c@@ li@@ mate , S@@ te@@ ph@@ ano@@ s I@@ o@@ ann@@ is P@@ o@@ g@@ on@@ atu@@ s was born to a well - known family on the is@@ land of L@@ es@@ bo@@ s , Gre@@ e@@ ce , in about 1@@ 6@@ 70 .
Yet , in s@@ pite of his imp@@ o@@ sing buil@@ d , he had a so@@ ft heart , and his war@@ m sm@@ ile quic@@ k@@ ly put me at e@@ ase .
However , we do these things because Jehovah ​ — our heavenly Ma@@ ster , whom we love — ​ tel@@ ls us that we should .
Pe@@ ople who do not share our faith may feel a special loy@@ al@@ ty to their country , tri@@ be , or cul@@ ture or even to their n@@ ational s@@ por@@ ts te@@ am .
During their fi@@ ve - mon@@ th stay at the Watchtower E@@ duc@@ ational C@@ en@@ ter , the stud@@ ents started more than 30 home Bible stu@@ dies with inter@@ ested ones in the well - wor@@ ked ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es of the ne@@ ar@@ by congregations .
The D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s evil in@@ ten@@ tions are c@@ learly refle@@ cted in the world , which is ob@@ s@@ ess@@ ed with im@@ moral se@@ x and viol@@ ence .
God cre@@ ated my@@ ri@@ a@@ ds of angels to live in heaven ; these spirit cre@@ atu@@ res are not humans who are dec@@ eas@@ ed and who have been resur@@ rec@@ ted to life in heaven . ​ — Psalm 10@@ 4 : 1 , 4 ; Daniel 7 : 10 .
Jehovah has always main@@ ta@@ ined his rul@@ er@@ ship
As you might ga@@ ther from the con@@ vers@@ ation that my wife and I had at that conven@@ tion , I had a rather for@@ ce@@ ful person@@ ality and a can - do attitude .
B@@ ene@@ f@@ its of A@@ c@@ qui@@ ring B@@ ol@@ dness
T@@ w@@ o g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gi@@ cal acc@@ oun@@ ts in the Bible t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy that Noah was a real person .
Bro@@ ther L@@ et@@ t ur@@ ged the a@@ udi@@ ence to keep pra@@ ying that the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , as the re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative of the slave class , continue to be not only faithful but also wise , or dis@@ cre@@ et . ​ — Mat@@ t .
( b ) Why is this world a har@@ s@@ h place ?
To Na@@ both , it was un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble to bre@@ ak God’s Law .
L@@ ast year , some 20 milli@@ on people around the world attend@@ ed the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al .
Let us bri@@ ef@@ ly consider some .
Mo@@ st of all , it@@ ’s a joy to see pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s happy fac@@ es when we preach to them .
“ Jehovah kno@@ ws how to deli@@ ver people of godly devo@@ tion out of tri@@ al . ” ​ — 2 P@@ E@@ T .
These inclu@@ de Ca@@ st@@ ili@@ an , C@@ at@@ al@@ an , G@@ ali@@ ci@@ an , and P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese .
( b ) How would the ministry of Jesus ’ disciples com@@ pare with his own ?
But you may be wonder@@ ing : ‘ Why does this verse say that Jehovah does not take deli@@ ght in “ sacrifice ” and in “ whole bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffer@@ ings ” ?
Jehovah uses “ a bo@@ t@@ tle - g@@ our@@ d pl@@ ant ” to teach J@@ on@@ ah a less@@ on in mer@@ cy . ​ — J@@ on@@ ah 4 : 1 , 6 .
“ The ser@@ p@@ ent ​ — it dec@@ ei@@ ved me and so I ate , ” respon@@ ded the woman .
G@@ a@@ ining the Go@@ o@@ d@@ will of a King
They were to be a people ‘ cre@@ ated for Jehovah’s glory . ’
( b ) What do such ones fai@@ l to per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve ?
Eng@@ ag@@ ing in the ministry allow@@ ed me to share my faith with many people and help some to become God’s friends .
She was “ never mis@@ sing from the temple , rend@@ ering sac@@ red service night and day with fa@@ st@@ ings and supp@@ lic@@ ations . ”
Then she gave the answer discus@@ sed at the out@@ set of this article .
Pro@@ t@@ est against cl@@ er@@ ic@@ al op@@ ul@@ ence was not new .
They should remember that “ love buil@@ ds up ” and is an un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing ke@@ y to succ@@ ess .
It also en@@ ab@@ les us to de@@ al with li@@ fe@@ ’s dist@@ res@@ ses .
Dis@@ c@@ us@@ sions with the pri@@ est became ever st@@ or@@ mi@@ er until he one day th@@ reat@@ ened that if my parents continued to associ@@ ate with the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , my sister St@@ é@@ ph@@ ani@@ e would be ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from c@@ ate@@ ch@@ ism .
“ The ones who seem@@ ed to be p@@ ill@@ ars ” of the first - century Christian congregation ​ — John , Peter , and Jesus ’ half brother James — ​ were there .
Bro@@ ther Per@@ la moved the a@@ udi@@ ence by conclu@@ ding with the personal ob@@ serv@@ ation : ‘ You can accom@@ pl@@ ish much good as mission@@ aries .
Today ob@@ je@@ cts rel@@ ated to the occ@@ ul@@ t inclu@@ de not only boo@@ ks , a@@ mule@@ ts , O@@ u@@ ija bo@@ ar@@ ds , and the like but also material from ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic s@@ our@@ ces .
In fact , vis@@ it@@ ors were left to draw their own conclu@@ sions .
“ F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing that conven@@ tion , ” rel@@ ates Ju@@ li@@ e , “ we pray@@ ed to Jehovah to give us the courage to take the st@@ ep to move to T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n . ”
What makes a mean@@ ing@@ ful life possible ?
Li@@ fe became un@@ important to me ; I did not care if I lived or died .
Such con@@ vers@@ ations sur@@ ely helped both Jesus and Isa@@ a@@ c to sub@@ mit hum@@ bly to God’s will . ​ — Genesis 22 : 7 - 9 ; Matthew 26 : 39 .
Paul’s continued ministry in Eph@@ esus resul@@ ted in the s@@ pre@@ ad of the good news .
Be@@ fore any children were born , Jehovah already knew how he would h@@ and@@ le af@@ fai@@ r@@ s to provide reli@@ ef for Ad@@ am@@ ’s re@@ de@@ e@@ ma@@ ble des@@ c@@ end@@ ants . ​ — Romans 8 : 20 .
Jehovah will sa@@ ve his faithful servants .
The more you know about Jehovah , the more you can teach your children about him . ​ — Luke 6 : 40 .
The pro@@ gra@@ m ut@@ il@@ iz@@ es the experience and tra@@ ining of full - time min@@ isters in ass@@ is@@ ting less - experienced publi@@ sh@@ ers .
E@@ ach time a f@@ ar@@ m@@ er re@@ ap@@ s b@@ oun@@ ti@@ fully , he be@@ comes more confid@@ ent about s@@ ow@@ ing se@@ ed the next se@@ as@@ on .
Job was able to maintain his integrity because he loved God , and Jehovah loved and helped him .
However , there were some righ@@ tly dis@@ posed individuals in ancient Juda@@ h .
How did Jesus respon@@ d when Peter cu@@ t off a man@@ ’s e@@ ar on P@@ as@@ so@@ ver night 33 C.E . , and how does this show that Jesus appreci@@ ated the value of questions ?
Many would say y@@ es , that a part of us ​ — something called the soul — ​ is im@@ mor@@ tal .
S@@ ad@@ ly , though , these were not the gu@@ i@@ ding ligh@@ ts they needed .
Even those who got baptized as ad@@ ul@@ ts face many un@@ an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated t@@ ests of faith .
W@@ he@@ ther we are help@@ ing our own child , a new stud@@ ent , or someone who has not sh@@ ared in the preaching activ@@ ity for a while , it is appro@@ pri@@ ate to make an effort to provide tra@@ ining in this way .
The Greek word transl@@ ated “ hope ” in the Bible car@@ ries the ide@@ a of an e@@ ag@@ er “ expe@@ ct@@ ation of good . ”
The Bible simply says : “ It came about that when [ E@@ hu@@ d ] had fin@@ i@@ shed pres@@ en@@ ting the tri@@ bu@@ te , he at once sent the people away , the be@@ ar@@ ers of the tri@@ bu@@ te . ”
Ther@@ efore , the inc@@ reas@@ ing ro@@ le of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es in public life and the P@@ har@@ is@@ a@@ ic conc@@ ep@@ t of ex@@ ten@@ ding pri@@ est@@ like san@@ ct@@ ity to all the people was per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved as a th@@ re@@ at that could under@@ mine S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ an n@@ atur@@ al authority .
Do you keep Jehovah’s ac@@ ts of loving - kindness in fr@@ on@@ t of your eyes ?
They ris@@ e just before the su@@ n appe@@ ars , and they thus her@@ al@@ d the da@@ wn of a new day .
J@@ im and G@@ a@@ il invit@@ ed her in for co@@ f@@ fe@@ e .
“ Le@@ a@@ ving a large com@@ for@@ table house for a small ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment was not eas@@ y .
While al@@ ter@@ n@@ ative id@@ enti@@ fic@@ ations may be offered , a shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ k at Mal@@ ta sh@@ own on the accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing ma@@ p seem@@ s to f@@ it the Bi@@ bli@@ cal rec@@ ord .
St@@ ar@@ t With a W@@ ar@@ m S@@ m@@ ile
Ne@@ ed for P@@ rac@@ tic@@ al W@@ is@@ dom
No@@ wa@@ days , div@@ or@@ ce has become eas@@ y and wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad , and the div@@ or@@ ce r@@ ate in many coun@@ tri@@ es is c@@ li@@ mb@@ ing .
We like it when others for@@ give us .
E@@ very year , we were involved in pre@@ par@@ ing dr@@ am@@ as for the dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion , and what fu@@ n we had !
The f@@ ate of Eph@@ esus was se@@ aled once and for all when the har@@ b@@ or s@@ il@@ ted up comple@@ t@@ ely and the city became a he@@ a@@ p of ru@@ ins .
I know . I ta@@ sted it .
Of what can care@@ gi@@ v@@ ers rest as@@ sur@@ ed ?
“ Yes , we know that , M@@ r@@ s . S@@ m@@ ith , ” he said .
This effort was appro@@ pri@@ ate , for Paul wrote : “ Let anyone who is being or@@ ally taught the word share in all good things with the one who gives such or@@ al teaching . ”
“ If anyone wants to come after me , let him dis@@ own himself . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
What was the first of the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments , and how did faithful Israelites cho@@ ose to obey it ?
Consider E@@ s@@ ther’s exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent respon@@ se to a sur@@ pris@@ ing turn of events .
After I have consider@@ ed this matter fur@@ ther , when may I in@@ form you of my decision ?
But God’s Word has comple@@ t@@ ely trans@@ form@@ ed my life .
A@@ ca@@ dem@@ ic@@ ally , educ@@ ati@@ on@@ ally , and l@@ ing@@ u@@ is@@ tic@@ ally , the two brothers were well - e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed to lead such a mis@@ sion .
What does this light do for us ?
However , what if respon@@ sible brothers listen@@ ed to your de@@ f@@ en@@ se but still felt that you should not re@@ tain a certain privilege ?
La@@ ur@@ ence ad@@ m@@ its : “ At first , M@@ ad@@ ele@@ in@@ e@@ ’s we@@ ak@@ ened con@@ dition affe@@ cted me so much that I cri@@ ed after each vis@@ it .
As I gre@@ w up , I became dis@@ tur@@ bed by the way people often a@@ bu@@ se ani@@ mal@@ s .
Acc@@ ep@@ ting the invit@@ ations that Jehovah has ex@@ tend@@ ed to me through his organization has truly brought me rich re@@ war@@ ds .
Although he still supp@@ or@@ ted David , Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i likely believ@@ ed that a you@@ ng@@ er man could car@@ ry out assign@@ ments more effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
▪ “ Who will se@@ par@@ ate us from the love of the Christ ? ” ​ — R@@ om . 8 : 35 .
For example , when con@@ duc@@ ting a study in the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe , we do not need to expla@@ in every de@@ ta@@ il .
And think of the way the pl@@ an@@ e@@ ts in our sol@@ ar system move around the su@@ n .
Those re@@ pres@@ ented by fine so@@ il who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly share in Kingdom - preaching according to their circumstances
They were servants of God who provided Jesus with divine instru@@ ction from his inf@@ an@@ cy . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Many of her friends had moved to other coun@@ tri@@ es in order to ear@@ n more money .
During Paul’s th@@ ir@@ d mission@@ ary t@@ our , d@@ ated to about 5@@ 2 to 5@@ 6 C.E . , he again moved through A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or , re@@ aching Eph@@ esus , an important por@@ t city of A@@ sia .
Mo@@ re@@ over , they enjoy many blessings even now .
He ag@@ re@@ ed .
Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a : Su@@ re . “ Jesus , in turn , ans@@ wer@@ ed them and said : ‘ What I teach is not mine , but bel@@ ong@@ s to him that sent me . ’ ”
S@@ E . S@@ T .
What we do know is that the man was a beg@@ g@@ ar who was bl@@ ind from bir@@ th .
Wh@@ i@@ p him to me@@ et his w@@ oun@@ ds !
S@@ is@@ ter B@@ en@@ an@@ t@@ i pas@@ sed away on Ju@@ ly 16 , 200@@ 5 , as this article was being pre@@ pared .
With A@@ ile@@ en in 194@@ 7
Di@@ ane
He knew the Scriptures well because his mother and gr@@ and@@ mother had taught him from the Scriptures .
L@@ ater , other congregations demonstr@@ ated the same giving spirit .
You will no doubt find it spiritually ref@@ re@@ shing to hear their experi@@ ences .
The cur@@ ed man was again called before the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es .
And it wor@@ ked .
After all , consider the sacrific@@ es some of them had un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly made .
( b ) What Scriptural examples illustr@@ ate interest in others ?
When we tre@@ at people mer@@ ci@@ fully , they u@@ su@@ ally respon@@ d in a similar way .
He se@@ es an im@@ men@@ se t@@ ree , which is cho@@ pp@@ ed down and rest@@ ra@@ ined from gro@@ wing .
It is important to no@@ te , however , that ne@@ i@@ ther Jesus nor the Bible writ@@ ers ever claim@@ ed that he would ris@@ e from the dead by n@@ atur@@ al means .
H@@ er father , however , pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted her from atten@@ ding congregation meetings .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , many Christians today have felt a r@@ ene@@ wa@@ l of spiritual and emo@@ tional strength in answer to their supp@@ lic@@ ations .
In@@ to what have its so@@ c@@ ke@@ t pe@@ des@@ tal@@ s been su@@ n@@ k down , or who la@@ id its cor@@ n@@ er@@ st@@ one ? ” ​ — Job 38 : 4 - 6 .
I spoke to you about it , and I am sure you will be more care@@ ful in the future .
When they re@@ vie@@ wed the rec@@ ord at the end of the desi@@ gn@@ ated peri@@ od , they were sur@@ pris@@ ed at the number of meetings they had mis@@ sed .
I@@ magine tr@@ ying to ra@@ ise a family in such a world !
35 : 28 .
I was tra@@ pp@@ ed in a mind - set of pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce and did not even real@@ ize it .
Why is the he@@ ad@@ ship arrang@@ ement in marriage bene@@ fi@@ cial ?
That invol@@ ves a com@@ mit@@ ment ​ — you feel an ob@@ lig@@ ation to care about your friend .
Those who have lost a loved one in death and who put faith in this sure hope find it a s@@ ource of great comfort .
The st@@ af@@ f was also imp@@ ressed by the very thor@@ ough cle@@ an@@ up af@@ ter@@ ward .
( b ) How do we demonstr@@ ate that we tre@@ asure God’s loving - kindness ?
Some of those affe@@ cted were un@@ able to speak , some were bl@@ ind , some ac@@ ted in@@ s@@ ane , and some pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed su@@ per@@ human strength .
In fulfill@@ ment of this prophecy , Rom@@ an ar@@ mi@@ es under the comm@@ and of C@@ es@@ ti@@ us Gal@@ lu@@ s la@@ id si@@ e@@ ge to Jerusalem in 6@@ 6 C.E .
We have am@@ ple opportunity to do that at any time thr@@ ough@@ out the year .
He encoura@@ ged the stud@@ ents to imitate the attitude of the ancient Gi@@ be@@ on@@ ites .
Why can we be certain of vi@@ ct@@ ory over human we@@ ak@@ ness ?
On the day of their baptism , the two An@@ as , mother and daugh@@ ter , were be@@ am@@ ing with joy .
But through Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k , God gave fa@@ ir war@@ ning that these sh@@ o@@ c@@ king events would occ@@ ur .
In these artic@@ les , you will learn how Jehovah’s mi@@ gh@@ ty hand can give you the strength and courage to end@@ ure .
These psal@@ ms as@@ sure us that Jehovah is with his faithful servants day and night , blessing them with his support as well as peace and a sense of se@@ cur@@ ity .
This will no doubt move you to praise Jehovah for his go@@ o@@ dness and ​ — if you are with a compan@@ ion — ​ to share your appreci@@ ative feelings .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 23 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 7@@ 7 , 7@@ 9
There were 1@@ 00 stud@@ ents in the class , and the course la@@ sted fi@@ ve months .
The following A@@ pri@@ l , however , we were fin@@ ally gr@@ anted per@@ mis@@ sion to hold the ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ised public talk .
In fact , as you exam@@ ine the con@@ text of 2 Peter chap@@ ter 3 , you will find indic@@ ations of a great change a@@ head .
How Do You Gi@@ ve Ad@@ vice ?
Solomon was r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned , so much so that a qu@@ e@@ en from the we@@ al@@ thy kingdom of S@@ he@@ ba heard of him , vis@@ ited , and was imp@@ ressed .
Jesus and his disciples were so effe@@ ctive that the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es com@@ pla@@ ined : “ See !
No won@@ der that a gro@@ wing number of people are dist@@ ressed !
I wanted some@@ body to look after me and to tell me I was doing well .
Bro@@ ther L@@ et@@ t stated that sever@@ al char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s of li@@ ons make Pet@@ er@@ ’s illustr@@ ation an ap@@ t des@@ crip@@ tion of the Devil .
What imp@@ act should the remin@@ der that “ the time left is re@@ duc@@ ed ” have on our lives ?
How encourag@@ ing to know that in ad@@ dition to see@@ ing the one time that we may have fa@@ iled , Jehovah se@@ es the many times when we did not , even if all of these went un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed by fellow Christians .
May it be our a@@ im to be spiritually matu@@ re individuals , bless@@ ed with the knowledge and wisdom pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed by those who have their per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers tra@@ ined to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish both right and wrong !
Yet , I was determined .
Why is there so much suffering ?
These artic@@ les exam@@ ine what it means to dedic@@ ate on@@ es@@ el@@ f to Jehovah and why one needs to take that st@@ ep .
Be L@@ ong - Su@@ ffering and K@@ ind
Acc@@ ording to 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 25 : 8 , there were ‘ lear@@ n@@ ers ’ as well .
O@@ thers follow the course of Adam , who was not dec@@ ei@@ ved but who deli@@ ber@@ ately cho@@ se the p@@ ath of dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
You , though , keep your eyes on “ the things un@@ seen . ”
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 29
What should we remember if we are en@@ tic@@ ed by the s@@ n@@ are of materi@@ al@@ ism ?
I@@ S I@@ T the will of God that true Christians go to war and k@@ ill people of a different n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality ?
Yes , what we see with our “ own eyes ” can af@@ fect us deep@@ ly .
( Read H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 2 : 7 ; John 6 : 4@@ 4 . )
Sh@@ ould we not have that spirit when we seek to help sheep who have st@@ ra@@ yed from the flo@@ ck of God ?
Di@@ d you not have hope long before , when you first heard the good news ?
( Read 1 K@@ ings 10 : 23 - 27 . )
That ransom sacrifice makes it possible for us to be close to God .
asked the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job . Lo@@ o@@ king back on my life , I can say that the answer is y@@ es .
Not long af@@ ter@@ ward , I me@@ t James L . T@@ ur@@ p@@ in , a faithful brother who had gra@@ du@@ ated from the fi@@ f@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad .
The Bible ex@@ pos@@ es him as Satan the Devil .
Un@@ like go@@ ld , s@@ il@@ ver , or many g@@ em@@ st@@ ones , pe@@ ar@@ ls are pro@@ duc@@ ed by living things .
B@@ ri@@ ef@@ ly rel@@ ate the con@@ ten@@ ts of Ho@@ se@@ a chap@@ ters 6 through 9 .
P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h was as good as his word .
Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide , about 8@@ 0 per@@ c@@ ent of Jehovah’s Witnesses speak a language other than Eng@@ l@@ ish , the pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent inter@@ n@@ ational language .
W@@ ould you appreci@@ ate his concer@@ n and he@@ ed the war@@ ning ?
One was the ze@@ al@@ ous ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s from the city of C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e in Ph@@ r@@ y@@ gi@@ a , in the pl@@ ate@@ au country e@@ ast of Eph@@ esus in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or ( mo@@ der@@ n - day T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y ) .
However , after my daugh@@ ter was re@@ inst@@ ated in the congregation , her husband told me that our fir@@ m stand for Bible principles had imp@@ ressed him .
After you use these fe@@ atu@@ res a few times , you may be am@@ a@@ zed what a ke@@ y they are to ex@@ pan@@ ding your knowledge and deep@@ ening your understanding of the Bible .
30 T@@ each Your Ch@@ il@@ dren ​ — Jesus L@@ ear@@ ned to Be O@@ be@@ di@@ ent
Of course , it is un@@ real@@ is@@ tic to ex@@ pect the nations of the world to devel@@ op neigh@@ b@@ or love to the ex@@ t@@ ent that it will bring world un@@ ity .
Di@@ d such practic@@ es ple@@ ase Jehovah God ?
I am certain that Bible principles sa@@ ved my life .
D@@ am@@ ar@@ is fin@@ i@@ shed her ba@@ si@@ c scho@@ ol@@ ing with to@@ p gra@@ des .
Consider what has been happ@@ ening in so many par@@ ts of the earth where e@@ th@@ ni@@ c and religious ten@@ sions ru@@ n high .
Di@@ d Jehovah for@@ get all about them ?
How can the ministry help you to strengthen your faith ?
Ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ance pre@@ ven@@ ted Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has from accep@@ ting the Messi@@ ah .
The Bible does far more than simply ex@@ pose lies about God ; it reve@@ als the truth about his appe@@ al@@ ing qualities .
Moses had such faith , “ for he continued ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast as see@@ ing the One who is inv@@ isi@@ ble . ”
Since we are Jesus ’ followers , we he@@ ed his war@@ ning : “ Ke@@ ep your eyes o@@ pen and gu@@ ard against every s@@ ort of co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness , because even when a person has an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance his life does not result from the things he pos@@ s@@ ess@@ es . ”
“ We ex@@ chang@@ ed p@@ ho@@ ne num@@ bers , ” she ad@@ ds , “ so we could be re@@ ached and inclu@@ ded in spiritual and other activities . ”
When God saw that in com@@ par@@ is@@ on Le@@ ah was “ h@@ ated , ” he op@@ ened her wom@@ b , while R@@ ac@@ he@@ l rema@@ ined ba@@ r@@ re@@ n .
( b ) God’s law concer@@ ning sacrific@@ es pointed to what ?
( b ) To who@@ se resurrection do you look for@@ ward ?
W@@ a@@ shing your clo@@ th@@ es helps pre@@ v@@ ent s@@ k@@ in problems and di@@ se@@ ase
These and other valu@@ es taught by the Bible pla@@ yed a ro@@ le in the thinking of the Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an people for gener@@ ations and are still consider@@ ed to be their moral ide@@ als .
When a Christian ge@@ ts involved in serious wr@@ ong@@ doing , the right course is clear .
• How did the early Christians conduct themselves with reg@@ ard to the world ?
In his letter to the Romans , Paul cou@@ pl@@ ed the need for having tend@@ er affe@@ ction with this ad@@ vice : “ In show@@ ing honor to one another take the lead . ”
Ma@@ in@@ tain a Scriptural V@@ i@@ e@@ w of He@@ al@@ th C@@ are , 11 / 15
And in the congregation , are you imp@@ ro@@ ving the qu@@ ality of your talk assign@@ ments ?
I also learned about God’s promises for the future , when the whole earth will be filled with perfect humans and no@@ body will ever say : “ I am si@@ ck . ”
Is this so because the ligh@@ ts from ro@@ a@@ ds , st@@ adi@@ um@@ s , and buil@@ ding@@ s are str@@ ong@@ er or more beau@@ ti@@ ful than star@@ light ?
Those who de@@ al tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ously may feel that they are bet@@ ter@@ ing themselves at the ex@@ p@@ en@@ se of someone el@@ se and may even se@@ em to pro@@ sp@@ er for a time .
When we work hard in the Christian ministry , we re@@ a@@ p the re@@ war@@ ds of in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ing the li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving truth of God’s Word to many others .
By practic@@ ing the song@@ s at home , you can learn to sing them with confidence and hear@@ t@@ felt expres@@ sion .
When can we encoura@@ ge others ?
Ha@@ ving come this far , we need to consider two more questions : W@@ ere any of us given the hope of everlasting life because of our own good works ?
Instead , “ he went back with [ the old man ] that he might e@@ at bre@@ ad in his house and dr@@ ink water . ”
Mat@@ eri@@ al@@ ism and its sc@@ ars will be comple@@ t@@ ely er@@ adi@@ c@@ ated .
I am confid@@ ent of Jehovah’s continued blessing upon us , and I know that He will not for@@ get our work and the love that we have sh@@ own for his name . ​ — Hebrews 6 : 10 .
There , he dis@@ cre@@ et@@ ly continued transl@@ ating the Bible .
8 : 30 .
That is why we should ad@@ d@@ ress our prayers only to God .
The Hebrew ver@@ b used here can ref@@ er to those who “ look about in all direc@@ tions to see whether there is anything that can har@@ m them . ”
In the mean@@ time , W@@ a@@ y@@ ne and V@@ ir@@ g@@ in@@ i@@ a@@ ’s gr@@ and@@ daugh@@ ter and then their daugh@@ ter became Jehovah’s Witnesses .
After streng@@ th@@ ening and encourag@@ ing Daniel , the ang@@ el rel@@ ates the prophecy that out@@ l@@ ines a stru@@ gg@@ le for su@@ pre@@ ma@@ cy between the king of the nor@@ th and the king of the sou@@ th .
( Read Mi@@ ca@@ h 6 : 8 . )
Let me ask you , do you like to ba@@ ke ?
Gi@@ ving does you good .
; K@@ un@@ ic@@ ki , C .
The Ser@@ v@@ ant himself reve@@ als that Jehovah continu@@ ally tra@@ ined him , saying : “ He a@@ wak@@ ens my e@@ ar to hear like the taught ones [ “ disciples , ” f@@ t@@ n . ] . ”
If that is your experience , pray for God’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess and help .
The ze@@ al of Jehovah’s Witnesses today par@@ all@@ els that of the Christians of the first century .
It says that we origin@@ ate from one man , Adam .
This love is a strong inc@@ en@@ tive to love our neigh@@ b@@ or .
One of these in@@ ci@@ d@@ ents took place on S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 16 , 20@@ 00 .
The S@@ y@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e ​ — Wh@@ ere Jesus and His Dis@@ ci@@ ples P@@ re@@ ached
W@@ he@@ ther these n@@ ames re@@ present the same individuals cannot be known for certain .
C@@ ared for During Di@@ f@@ ficul@@ t T@@ im@@ es
With the effe@@ cts of Ad@@ am@@ ’s sin comple@@ t@@ ely g@@ one , perfect humans will me@@ et God’s standards physi@@ c@@ ally , men@@ t@@ ally , mor@@ ally , and spiritually .
But all this work is ca@@ using her nee@@ d@@ less anxi@@ ety , and she be@@ comes ir@@ rit@@ ated with M@@ ary .
You may also have differ@@ ing no@@ tions regarding other is@@ su@@ es of every@@ day life .
So we children enjo@@ yed c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations and family re@@ uni@@ ons at religious fes@@ tiv@@ als thr@@ ough@@ out the year .
“ It was a very special we@@ ek , and we real@@ ized that it would pas@@ s by quic@@ k@@ ly .
But a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar way of life will not lead to succ@@ ess just because it is po@@ pul@@ ar .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , my se@@ cul@@ ar care@@ er was over !
Paul was not helped mirac@@ ul@@ ously , but he did receive a promise that God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness would su@@ sta@@ in him .
T@@ e@@ aching yourself and then others is author@@ ized and direc@@ ted by the high@@ est S@@ ource , the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of the uni@@ verse .
A good father tel@@ ls his children that he de@@ arly lo@@ ves them .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on the following poin@@ ts may help you to ref@@ ra@@ in from sin and to keep yourself in God’s love .
9@@ 5@@ 1 / 9@@ 5@@ 1 / 9@@ 5@@ 1 ․ ․
The Tru@@ th and B@@ ap@@ tism
He needed knowledge and experience .
T@@ ak@@ ing a wife from among worshi@@ p@@ ers of pa@@ g@@ an go@@ ds was against God’s Law .
There is no sub@@ s@@ titu@@ te for obedi@@ ence .
Why did so many ven@@ ture into the are@@ a or remain there ?
T . Rus@@ sel@@ l , the first pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety , once asked Bro@@ ther M@@ ac@@ mil@@ l@@ an for his thoughts on who might take char@@ ge of the work in his ab@@ s@@ ence .
No@@ tice , though , what happened next .
Jesus encoura@@ ges us to take the in@@ iti@@ ative in making peace with our brother , a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ z@@ ing if necess@@ ary .
R@@ em@@ ember that you do not have to be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of your te@@ ars .
We are wise to accept it as coming from Jehovah .
Even if we are deep@@ ly h@@ ur@@ t by some wrong done to us , let us for@@ give , as God does .
Se@@ duc@@ ed by the pro@@ spe@@ ct of in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence , E@@ ve par@@ took of the for@@ bi@@ d@@ den fru@@ it , and Adam soon did the same .
Des@@ pite these two strong influ@@ ences , I became ne@@ i@@ ther a Na@@ z@@ i nor a nu@@ n .
Jesus per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly refle@@ cted his Father , who “ will for@@ give in a large way . ” ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 7 .
He@@ z@@ r@@ on
The most important let@@ ters are cor@@ respon@@ d@@ ence between a sub@@ or@@ din@@ ate of@@ fic@@ er and Y@@ a@@ os@@ h , pro@@ ba@@ bly the mil@@ it@@ ary comman@@ der at L@@ ach@@ ish .
As we learn more about his view of others , our love for our brothers and sisters will gro@@ w .
We can show our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for the el@@ der arrang@@ ement by being obedi@@ ent and sub@@ mis@@ sive to these “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men . ” ​ — Hebrews 13 : 17 .
The power of God’s word was evid@@ ent during the days of King Jo@@ si@@ ah .
Bro@@ ther H@@ er@@ d encoura@@ ged the gra@@ du@@ ating stud@@ ents to “ be ag@@ low with the spirit , ” to get exc@@ ited about their assign@@ ments , never for@@ get@@ ting the tra@@ ining that has been inv@@ ested in them .
“ If not care@@ ful , we could be con@@ fu@@ sed about who the real enem@@ y is and w@@ ound our own tro@@ op@@ s . ”
Do we respon@@ d simil@@ arly ?
We need to understand and accept Jehovah’s view of the matter .
Jehovah said : “ Com@@ mis@@ sion Jo@@ shua and encoura@@ ge him and strengthen him , because he is the one who will cro@@ ss over before this people and he is the one who will cause them to in@@ her@@ it the land that you will see . ”
By ver@@ bal@@ ly pra@@ ising his wife , a father se@@ ts a fine example for his son , encourag@@ ing him to be gener@@ ous in com@@ men@@ ding his mate when he marri@@ es .
6 , 7 . ( a ) What ex@@ pan@@ sion has taken place since 1914 ?
P@@ re@@ aching as a family
Because of our imper@@ fect n@@ ature , all of us will at times trans@@ g@@ ress with our t@@ ong@@ ue .
And as Paul explained , in this new nation , “ there is ne@@ i@@ ther Greek nor Je@@ w , circum@@ c@@ ision nor un@@ circum@@ c@@ ision , fore@@ ign@@ er , S@@ c@@ y@@ th@@ i@@ an , slave , fre@@ e@@ man , but Christ is all things and in all . ”
My great@@ est pain , however , came from those clo@@ s@@ est to me .
Paul’s words show , though , that Christian mor@@ ality is not to be min@@ i@@ mi@@ zed or ign@@ ored at personal dis@@ cre@@ tion .
But the prophet as@@ ks : “ Who is a God like [ Jehovah ] ? ”
Yet , just as the disa@@ p@@ poin@@ ting star@@ t of the human r@@ ace did not prove God a fa@@ il@@ ure , we are not fa@@ il@@ u@@ res simply because our efforts disa@@ p@@ point us at first . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 32 : 4 , 5 .
To make spiritual prog@@ ress : To keep on ad@@ ju@@ sting our person@@ ality to imitate Jehovah and to do what is pleas@@ ing to him .
How did Jehovah show his understanding of her problems ?
It concer@@ ns the question , What is its purpose ?
So loving Jehovah with our whole heart means that more than anything el@@ se , we desire to ple@@ ase God .
Indeed , the whole of human hist@@ ory t@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es to the truth of this Bi@@ bli@@ cal pre@@ c@@ ep@@ t : “ It does not bel@@ ong to man who is wal@@ king even to direc@@ t his st@@ ep . ”
To re@@ ject him is to do viol@@ ence to our own soul and to love death , for “ there is no sal@@ vation in anyone el@@ se . ”
Se@@ e@@ ing how well the people respon@@ ded to the Kingdom message we sh@@ ared with them gave me so much joy .
The st@@ ones John ref@@ ers to were ap@@ par@@ ently trans@@ lu@@ c@@ ent , allow@@ ing light to pas@@ s through them .
There was no doubt about the God - given work of Christ’s followers .
If you have such questions and concer@@ ns , where might you go for ans@@ wers ?
A rec@@ ent sur@@ ve@@ y in Ger@@ many asked the question : “ Do religi@@ ons un@@ ite people , or are they more likely to se@@ par@@ ate them ? ”
But it is important that you do so . After all , if in - law is@@ su@@ es are a con@@ st@@ ant s@@ ource of con@@ ten@@ tion between you and your sp@@ ouse , then what you really have is a marriage proble@@ m ​ — not an in - law proble@@ m .
If an el@@ der has a family , he must pre@@ side over it in an ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary way , for “ if in@@ deed any man does not know how to pre@@ side over his own hous@@ eho@@ ld , how will he take care of God’s congregation ? ”
‘ Why do you believe it ? ’
Mo@@ re@@ over , could others be stu@@ mb@@ led by one@@ ’s stand on the matter ? ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 10 .
She repor@@ ts : “ S@@ ome@@ times my cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es ask me questions and even ask for a cop@@ y of the book . ”
S@@ ear@@ ch@@ ing for the Se@@ ed
After war@@ ning against g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing God’s spirit , Paul wrote : “ Let all mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous bit@@ ter@@ ness and anger and wr@@ ath and s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing and a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch be taken away from you along with all ba@@ dness . ”
How exc@@ iting it is to read in the Ye@@ ar@@ book about the resul@@ ts of the preaching work all over the world !
No@@ te that those who were cur@@ ed by Jesus were not care@@ fully sing@@ led out from the crow@@ d ​ — a tri@@ ck emp@@ lo@@ yed by char@@ l@@ at@@ ans .
W@@ ould you be able to help ga@@ ther the har@@ v@@ est in an are@@ a where there is still a great need for Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers ?
While we are righ@@ tly inter@@ ested in others , we must be care@@ ful that we do not go to the ex@@ t@@ ent of me@@ dd@@ ling in their personal af@@ fai@@ r@@ s .
You Can Su@@ cc@@ e@@ ed
T@@ es@@ ting whether we are in the faith , though , requi@@ res self - exam@@ in@@ ation .
Ti@@ me and again , we have heard experi@@ ences of how individuals pray@@ ed for spiritual help and then received it .
Of course , that does not mean that such ones are cont@@ ent to let others car@@ ry their lo@@ ad .
N@@ ei@@ ther Jesus , Paul , Timothy , nor Joseph a@@ do@@ p@@ ted the reason@@ ing that in the ab@@ s@@ ence of a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c divine law , a person can do as he pleas@@ es .
W@@ i@@ ther@@ ing@@ t@@ on fur@@ ther states : “ Pe@@ ople in that world believ@@ ed that the man@@ ner of your death most reve@@ aled your char@@ ac@@ ter .
( b ) Why can it be said that the fore@@ told se@@ ed inclu@@ des more than Jesus ?
Why Does God Al@@ low E@@ vi@@ l and Su@@ ffering ?
S@@ pur@@ red on by these words , I filled out the app@@ lic@@ ation form and en@@ tered the full - time service on Ju@@ ly 1 , 195@@ 7 .
Ju@@ li@@ a W@@ il@@ co@@ x wrote : “ I simply can@@ ’t descri@@ be the thr@@ ill I get every time C@@ e@@ da@@ r P@@ o@@ in@@ t 19@@ 22 is refer@@ red to in our liter@@ ature .
In 200@@ 9 the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity of F@@ l@@ ori@@ da publi@@ shed an article that discus@@ sed the imp@@ act that fa@@ thers had on their children .
In 19@@ 6@@ 3 the Witnesses publi@@ shed the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Christian Greek Scriptures in I@@ tal@@ i@@ an .
They will likely learn that Jehovah supp@@ lies our physical needs ​ — for which he should be than@@ ked — ​ and that he teach@@ es us spiritual tru@@ ths .
“ Le@@ ad me in the p@@ ath of u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 27 : 11 .
Jehovah would never for@@ get them . ​ — Is@@ a .
Jesus ’ respon@@ se inclu@@ ded an illustr@@ ation that su@@ gg@@ ested a com@@ par@@ is@@ on between n@@ on - Jews and “ little do@@ g@@ s . ”
That ev@@ ent should be important to you .
Now you need to make a decision .
But there are different kin@@ ds of love that cou@@ ples need to show in a marriage .
C@@ ir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers in Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ a invit@@ ed local pione@@ ers and publi@@ sh@@ ers to support the cam@@ pa@@ ign too .
When people began br@@ ing@@ ing their young ones to him , his disciples tri@@ ed to sto@@ p them .
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ les 3 , 4 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 13 - 21
And what practic@@ al st@@ ep@@ s can you take to strengthen your self - control ?
I than@@ k Jehovah and Jesus that these people have come into my life . ”
R@@ ely on Jehovah . ​ — Luke 14 : 28 - 30 .
These j@@ our@@ n@@ als are not pr@@ inted to bring praise to any human .
W@@ ould you like to see this change ?
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S gr@@ an@@ de@@ ur is evid@@ ent in the ani@@ ma@@ l kingdom .
By e@@ ating the for@@ bi@@ d@@ den fru@@ it , they turned their ba@@ c@@ ks on divine go@@ o@@ dness .
When I offered a prayer , the child im@@ medi@@ ately began to per@@ spi@@ re and the f@@ ever disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared .
Re@@ call that Jesus cho@@ se to be present at one such fe@@ ast .
For example , in@@ stead of ad@@ mit@@ ting that car@@ eless sur@@ ge@@ ons and un@@ h@@ y@@ gi@@ en@@ ic con@@ di@@ tions were respon@@ sible for the dam@@ age done , many believe that be@@ wit@@ ch@@ ment or the dis@@ ple@@ asure of dead an@@ c@@ est@@ ors is the cause of these tra@@ ge@@ dies .
The Christians in the city , though , rec@@ all Jesus ’ words : ‘ When you c@@ atch sight of the dis@@ gu@@ sting thing standing in a holy place , then let those in Ju@@ de@@ a beg@@ in fle@@ e@@ ing to the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s . ’
T@@ wi@@ ce the ang@@ el encoura@@ ged Eli@@ j@@ ah to e@@ at .
If you are not con@@ duc@@ ting a Bible study , does it mean that your service is of no value to God ?
H@@ un@@ ters displa@@ yed their s@@ k@@ ill in sla@@ ying ex@@ o@@ tic ani@@ mal@@ s brought from every cor@@ ner of the emp@@ i@@ re , with no ex@@ p@@ en@@ se s@@ pared ​ — le@@ op@@ ar@@ ds , r@@ h@@ in@@ o@@ cer@@ o@@ ses , hi@@ p@@ po@@ po@@ ta@@ mus@@ es , gi@@ ra@@ ff@@ es , h@@ y@@ en@@ as , cam@@ els , w@@ ol@@ ves , bo@@ ars , and an@@ tel@@ op@@ e .
Rather , he said to her : “ Da@@ ugh@@ ter , your faith has made you well . G@@ o in peace , and be in good health from your g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous si@@ ck@@ ness . ”
One letter al@@ tered would comple@@ t@@ ely dist@@ ort the se@@ qu@@ ence ​ — and the message if there was one .
How clo@@ sel@@ y do you follow his example ? ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 4 - 8 ; 1 Peter 2 : 21 .
Just two years after our arri@@ val in New B@@ r@@ ita@@ in in 195@@ 6 , John and I were invit@@ ed to transl@@ ate vari@@ ous Bible public@@ ations into M@@ el@@ an@@ es@@ i@@ an P@@ id@@ g@@ in .
He expla@@ ins : “ By serving here I learned to r@@ ely much more on Jehovah and experienced his direction in many ways . ”
We had to do@@ dge many a mu@@ d ho@@ le on the di@@ r@@ t st@@ re@@ e@@ ts because of the heav@@ y ra@@ ins the night before .
Fir@@ st of all , you can a@@ va@@ il yourself of the opportunity to make friends with Jehovah , your Creator and heavenly Father , and with Jesus Christ , your Sa@@ vi@@ or .
O@@ ther si@@ gn - language grou@@ ps are being form@@ ed in three c@@ ities out@@ side of the me@@ tro@@ po@@ lit@@ an are@@ a of P@@ an@@ ama C@@ ity .
The Bible shows that we were made with an ap@@ pet@@ ite for such things .
Rather , he left the way o@@ pen for wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers to rep@@ ent and return to Jehovah’s fav@@ or .
13 : 15 ; Luke 19 : 4@@ 1 .
I tal@@ ked to him , and he gave me some boo@@ ks to read .
Jehovah’s people already live in acc@@ ord with the princi@@ ple found at Romans 12 : 5 : “ We are members bel@@ ong@@ ing to one another . ”
He made great efforts to commun@@ ic@@ ate with me , and I felt a strong b@@ ond with him .
It is un@@ likely that the Jews were the first to call Jesus ’ followers Christians ( Greek ) or Messi@@ an@@ ists ( Hebrew ) , for they re@@ je@@ cted Jesus as the Messi@@ ah , or Christ , and therefore would not t@@ ac@@ it@@ ly recogn@@ ize him as such by c@@ all@@ ing his followers Christians .
How should we respon@@ d to att@@ ac@@ ks from out@@ side the congregation ?
S@@ ONG@@ S : 8@@ 1 , 1@@ 35
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , in the early 19@@ 30 ’ s , M@@ other began to listen to Bible le@@ c@@ tures given by Ju@@ dge Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d , which were bro@@ ad@@ c@@ ast each we@@ ek from a ra@@ di@@ o st@@ ation in Ad@@ el@@ a@@ i@@ de .
Be@@ ing ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in spiritual activities can help you keep the right per@@ spe@@ ctive
Israel@@ ite parents were to “ inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate ” God’s truth in their children .
“ E@@ very night I than@@ k God for having them publi@@ shed , ” said a 14 - year - old .
However , Jehovah was using Moses to lead His people , and He p@@ uni@@ shed , not Moses , but the re@@ bel@@ s and their famili@@ es who supp@@ or@@ ted them .
No@@ te what el@@ se that prophe@@ tic psal@@ m said : “ The st@@ one that the buil@@ ders re@@ je@@ cted has become the c@@ hi@@ ef cor@@ n@@ er@@ st@@ one . ” ​ — P@@ s .
There was very little hope for a 5@@ 5 - year - old man .
Th@@ r@@ ough the en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment field and other av@@ en@@ u@@ es , Satan dec@@ ei@@ ves people into believ@@ ing that good is bad and bad is good .
The words of Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 23 : 2 serve as a sa@@ fe princi@@ ple : “ You must not follow after the crow@@ d for evil ends . ”
You deci@@ de ; do what you think is right . ”
The apostle Paul said : “ I have hope toward God . . . that there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the un@@ righteous . ” ​ — Acts 24 : 15 .
Un@@ like such hear@@ t@@ less and va@@ in qualities , the love we desire to devel@@ op “ does not look for its own inter@@ ests . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
When we are “ bro@@ ken at heart ” or “ c@@ ru@@ shed in spirit , ” he dra@@ ws near to us .
We felt the love of our loyal God , Jehovah , of our children , and of the many whom we have been privile@@ ged to help find the truth .
Do I both tell them and show them what they need to do to succ@@ e@@ ed ?
The name Jesus in Hebrew means “ Jehovah Is S@@ al@@ vation . ”
( b ) What does that indic@@ ate about our relationship with Jehovah ?
9 , 10 . ( a ) What did Isa@@ a@@ c Ne@@ w@@ t@@ on wr@@ ite about man@@ kin@@ d’s hope ?
( a ) Why is it not eas@@ y to pur@@ sue righteousness ?
My fre@@ qu@@ ent prayers brought me “ the power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l ” and “ the peace of God that sur@@ pas@@ ses all understanding . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 7 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing their ad@@ vice , he made a very bad decision and as a result lost a large part of his kingdom . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 12 : 1 - 17 .
A good r@@ out@@ ine of family study is ess@@ enti@@ al .
Who would not be dra@@ wn to someone like that ?
H@@ our after h@@ our he st@@ ra@@ ins his ear@@ s and eyes .
“ A true compan@@ ion is loving all the time , and is a brother that is born for when there is dist@@ ress , ” wrote Solomon .
So@@ on , however , Ca@@ pi@@ to himself began to ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ate re@@ form .
To@@ da@@ y’s e@@ con@@ om@@ ic c@@ li@@ mate is far from st@@ able , even in in@@ du@@ stri@@ al@@ ized lands .
The t@@ ent of God is with mankind , and he will re@@ side with them , and they will be his pe@@ op@@ les .
And for more than 20 years , I have found special joy serving Jehovah as a pioneer .
R@@ ul@@ ers in Cana@@ an consider@@ ed him to be “ a great c@@ hi@@ ef@@ tain ” and tre@@ ated him with respect .
The go@@ al of God - fe@@ aring parents is to devel@@ op in their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s hearts a desire to obey Jehovah .
Rather , he had the courage that Jehovah gives to his faithful servants .
I felt ter@@ ri@@ ble because since chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od my go@@ al had been to take up the full - time service and remain in it .
Jesus Christ will bring perfect rul@@ er@@ ship to the earth
By care@@ ful pl@@ an@@ ning and with co@@ op@@ er@@ ation from our children , L@@ id@@ as@@ i was able to beg@@ in her full - time service in 19@@ 60 .
The Son of God also co@@ op@@ er@@ ated with his Father when Jehovah desi@@ gn@@ ed and cre@@ ated the hu@@ ge vari@@ ety of ani@@ ma@@ l and pl@@ ant life here on earth and when He pre@@ pared the Par@@ adise that would be home to cre@@ atu@@ res made in Jehovah’s i@@ ma@@ ge and lik@@ en@@ ess .
Dis@@ appro@@ ved by God for their l@@ ack of faith , they died in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
N@@ ei@@ ther should we .
R@@ ep@@ or@@ te@@ dly , this t@@ ree is over 2@@ 50 years old .
P@@ o@@ in@@ ting out the differ@@ ence between the two words , one scho@@ la@@ r wrote : “ The form@@ er is pati@@ ence when pers@@ ons a@@ bu@@ se us , the l@@ at@@ ter is b@@ ra@@ ve per@@ sever@@ ance under things that dist@@ ress us . ”
As in the early days of Christi@@ an@@ ity , many today are em@@ br@@ ac@@ ing the truth .
Jehovah promises to prote@@ ct his rest@@ ored people from the att@@ ack of “ Go@@ g . ” ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 38 : 2 .
When tal@@ king about se@@ x , you might ask , “ Do you think that obe@@ ying Jehovah’s law not to have se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations before marriage will ro@@ b a person of happiness ? ”
O@@ ur@@ s is in@@ deed a w@@ at@@ er@@ y pl@@ an@@ et , like no other in the sol@@ ar system .
During that time , they can prac@@ tice what they will say in the ministry , which helps all of them to be better pre@@ pared .
If we have fa@@ iled to keep our word , what should we do ?
For ne@@ arly a century now , hor@@ rend@@ ous events taking place around the world t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy that we are living in the last days .
( a ) What go@@ als can parents help their children to esta@@ bl@@ ish ?
As de@@ pi@@ cted on page 13 , why must the un@@ ity among Christians have seem@@ ed mirac@@ ul@@ ous ?
The worl@@ d@@ wide M@@ em@@ ori@@ al attend@@ ance for the 200@@ 9 service year was 18@@ ,@@ 1@@ 6@@ 8@@ ,@@ 3@@ 23 .
The Bible provi@@ des a bas@@ is for such con@@ vi@@ ction .
8 , 9 . ( a ) S@@ um@@ mar@@ ize Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the tal@@ ents . ( b ) For whom especially can this illustr@@ ation be encourag@@ ing ?
“ The prayer of the u@@ pri@@ ght ones is a ple@@ asure to [ God ] , ” no@@ ted the wise man .
Do you remember your first conven@@ tion or perhaps the one at which you were baptized ?
The elders must stand ready to help any who may now be wa@@ ver@@ ing in their faith .
Jehovah Ca@@ res for You
I continued in the cir@@ cu@@ it work together with C@@ l@@ or@@ is .
David , who felt Jehovah’s sa@@ ving hand so many times , wrote for our comfort : “ Jehovah is near to all those c@@ all@@ ing upon him , to all those who call upon him in tru@@ en@@ ess .
That is why hon@@ est govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als often com@@ men@@ d us as do@@ ers of good . ​ — Romans 13 : 3 ; Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 7 , 8 .
She consi@@ ders it un@@ deser@@ ved and continu@@ es working even har@@ der .
Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 4 states : “ Let each one prove what his own work is , and then he will have cause for ex@@ ul@@ tation in reg@@ ard to himself al@@ one , and not in com@@ par@@ is@@ on with the other person . ”
Paul was a prom@@ in@@ ent fi@@ gu@@ re among early Christians , and under@@ stan@@ da@@ bly so .
They were certainly not id@@ en@@ tic@@ al with the v@@ isi@@ ble apost@@ ate religious system that thr@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory brought nothing but dis@@ gr@@ ace and di@@ sh@@ on@@ or to the name of Jesus Christ . ​ — 2 Peter 2 : 1 , 2 .
The fin@@ al psal@@ m of the col@@ le@@ ction is about Davi@@ d’s re@@ qu@@ est for Jehovah’s help during the tur@@ bul@@ ent years following his sin with B@@ ath - she@@ ba .
We can rest as@@ sur@@ ed that the fin@@ al t@@ est will eli@@ min@@ ate any who would mis@@ use their fre@@ e@@ dom of cho@@ ice .
○ com@@ pare
K@@ now the la@@ ws .
Why , he may have we@@ igh@@ ed less than Go@@ li@@ a@@ th@@ ’s ar@@ m@@ or and we@@ ap@@ ons !
They spoke about their joy in the ministry and st@@ ressed that much help was still needed .
That is what ev@@ en@@ tually led to the ar@@ rest of my mother and my other brothers .
The psalmist A@@ sa@@ ph san@@ g : “ In a pro@@ ver@@ bi@@ al saying I will o@@ pen my m@@ ou@@ th . ”
A heart filled with love for God ge@@ ts in@@ ten@@ se satis@@ fac@@ tion and joy from obe@@ ying him ; it certainly does not cha@@ fe at God’s requi@@ re@@ ments .
Today , those who fe@@ u@@ d u@@ su@@ ally li@@ mit their we@@ ap@@ on@@ ry to bit@@ ter , cu@@ t@@ ting words .
P@@ on@@ der over these things ; be ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in them , so that your advan@@ c@@ ement may be pla@@ in@@ ly seen by all people . ” ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Why is man hel@@ pl@@ ess in the face of death , but what can Jehovah do about it ?
It is bene@@ fi@@ cial to refle@@ ct on those whom Jehovah dre@@ w and knew fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly .
Are you not than@@ k@@ ful to Jehovah , who gave us the sure hope of the resurrection ?
That is why Christians today do well to imitate the faith of Mar@@ th@@ a .
In fact , the angels indic@@ ated that his bir@@ th would bring “ peace on earth to those with whom [ God ] is pleas@@ ed . ” ​ — Luke 2 : 14 , To@@ da@@ y’s Eng@@ l@@ ish V@@ er@@ sion .
On the other hand , if you are part of the “ great crow@@ d ” of “ other sheep , ” God has given you the earthly hope .
Will your clo@@ thing cause others to respect the God you re@@ present ?
Ch@@ ar@@ les F@@ re@@ e@@ man con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed : “ The pre@@ ce@@ d@@ ent had now been set that the emp@@ er@@ or might inter@@ v@@ ene not only to strengthen the Ch@@ urch but to influ@@ ence do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine . ” ​ — Read James 4 : 4 .
They are now happy , baptized pra@@ is@@ ers of Jehovah and regul@@ arly share their Bible - based beli@@ ef@@ s with their neigh@@ b@@ ors .
After that , com@@ par@@ ati@@ vely little is known about the first human cou@@ ple .
What has ca@@ used some Christian parents to encoura@@ ge their children to post@@ po@@ ne get@@ ting baptized ?
19@@ 31
Many have used them to mar@@ g@@ in@@ al@@ ize un@@ po@@ pul@@ ar min@@ or@@ ities .
What ca@@ used two apostles to ar@@ gu@@ e over him ?
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , in P@@ s 1@@ 21 verse 5 , the psalmist said : “ Jehovah is gu@@ arding you . ”
We stru@@ gg@@ le with an in@@ born tend@@ enc@@ y to re@@ be@@ l .
C@@ oura@@ ge and Lo@@ ve in A@@ ction
We should never be so pr@@ ou@@ d of our country or nation that we think it is better than any other .
Ad@@ r@@ y@@ ana@@ ’s father , who does not share the religious con@@ vi@@ ctions of Ad@@ r@@ y@@ ana and her mother , cont@@ ac@@ ted a certain f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation to re@@ qu@@ est that his daugh@@ ter vis@@ it a world - r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned a@@ mus@@ ement par@@ k .
W@@ E A@@ R@@ E not tal@@ king of a world of pri@@ m@@ iti@@ ve tri@@ bes .
Can it be said , by any st@@ re@@ t@@ ch of the i@@ mag@@ in@@ ation , that over@@ all Jehovah’s will is being accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed today on an earth pla@@ gu@@ ed by viol@@ ence , in@@ justice , si@@ ck@@ ness , and death ?
When she asked her emp@@ loy@@ er for per@@ mis@@ sion to take some days off to atten@@ d one of our conven@@ tions , he ang@@ r@@ ily re@@ t@@ or@@ ted that if she went , he would fi@@ re her .
During what many call the L@@ ast Su@@ pp@@ er , Jesus told his disciples : “ I am the true v@@ ine , and my Father is the cultiv@@ at@@ or . ”
How was Mi@@ ca@@ h 5 : 2 ful@@ filled ?
O@@ r will a nation be born all at once ?
That was what Ge@@ or@@ g@@ ina did .
How were they able to do this ?
Jesus Christ , the perfect Son of God , had similar feelings .
What fac@@ t@@ ors must a person consider when deci@@ ding whether to stay or to move on account of persecu@@ tion ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses have been bless@@ ed with inc@@ re@@ ase because they have continued “ see@@ king first the kingdom and [ God’s ] righteousness . ”
Who tri@@ ed to make Jesus do something bad ? ​ — Matthew 4 : 8 - 10
This mar@@ vel@@ ous pro@@ c@@ ess was ha@@ st@@ ened during a th@@ ir@@ d cre@@ ative peri@@ od by the cre@@ ation of ve@@ get@@ ation that ev@@ en@@ tually co@@ vered the land .
One fac@@ t@@ or is giving too much we@@ i@@ ght to the op@@ in@@ i@@ ons of those who have no standing with God .
( Read Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 23 : 9 . )
S@@ ever@@ al cou@@ ples were asked to share what they had learned while ra@@ ising their children to be well - ad@@ ju@@ sted and God - fe@@ aring ad@@ ul@@ ts .
The s@@ cri@@ ba@@ l prof@@ es@@ sion enjo@@ yed el@@ ite st@@ atu@@ s in Egy@@ pt in Moses ’ day .
What has “ the spirit of the truth ” done for the anointed and their compan@@ i@@ ons , and how will they be especially un@@ ited on the ev@@ ening of Mar@@ ch 28 ?
How can you re@@ du@@ ce the imp@@ act of the “ every@@ day tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es that married people will have ” ? ​ — 1 Corinthians 7 : 28 , To@@ da@@ y’s Eng@@ l@@ ish V@@ er@@ sion .
It was gro@@ wing because more and more Jews and pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes accepted the fact that fle@@ sh@@ ly Israel was no longer the congregation of God .
The account at Acts 2 : 9 - 11 about Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . illustr@@ ates this .
Hence , we use dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment so as not to f@@ all pre@@ y to the dec@@ ep@@ tions of imp@@ o@@ st@@ ors . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 27 ; 2 Timothy 3 : 13 .
Many people feel we@@ igh@@ ed down by “ the anxi@@ ety of this system of things . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , we can be sure that our faith@@ ful@@ ness in using the tri@@ ed and t@@ ested ways of preaching will prove effe@@ ctive .
What activ@@ ity helps us to id@@ enti@@ fy God’s loyal ones ?
Those words had special meaning for the gra@@ du@@ ating stud@@ ents of the 1@@ 1@@ 6@@ th class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad as they pre@@ pared to go for@@ th to their mission@@ ary assign@@ ments .
How , though , can young people praise Jehovah now ?
If a Christian is over@@ ly involved in a se@@ cul@@ ar care@@ er , he can end up having pro@@ long@@ ed , se@@ v@@ ere st@@ ress .
W@@ ould you be sur@@ pris@@ ed to learn that the Bible does not ag@@ ree with that de@@ fin@@ iti@@ on ?
Se@@ e@@ ing , therefore , that we are the pro@@ gen@@ y of God , we ought not to i@@ magine that the Di@@ v@@ ine Be@@ ing is like go@@ ld or s@@ il@@ ver or st@@ one . ” ​ — Acts 17 : 28 , 29 .
S@@ U@@ P@@ P@@ O@@ S@@ E you received a gift - w@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed p@@ ac@@ ka@@ ge with a la@@ be@@ l that read : “ H@@ and@@ le With C@@ are . ”
Yet , the earth continu@@ es to be pol@@ lu@@ ted on a gr@@ and sc@@ ale .
A@@ ir pol@@ lu@@ tion from tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c and pas@@ sing a@@ ir@@ c@@ ra@@ ft makes the kil@@ o@@ gra@@ m stan@@ d@@ ard gain we@@ i@@ ght every day .
Mu@@ ch later , Jesus was given authority to rule as King .
When a Christi@@ an’s marriage succ@@ e@@ e@@ ds , it is a joy and br@@ ings honor to Jehovah .
Since Jehovah God is the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty , he is certainly ca@@ pa@@ ble of prote@@ cting his servants under any circum@@ st@@ ance .
In his fam@@ ous work A@@ po@@ lo@@ gy , the second - century writ@@ er T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an qu@@ o@@ ted others who said of Christians : ‘ See how they love one another ; how they are ready even to die for one another . ’
God’s Word ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges , however , that elders face challeng@@ es .
O@@ U@@ R P@@ R@@ E@@ S@@ EN@@ T A@@ S@@ S@@ I@@ G@@ N@@ M@@ EN@@ T
Ha@@ ve you done that rec@@ ently ?
Di@@ d she mis@@ s Jesus ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ out such remin@@ ders we would become ‘ for@@ get@@ ful hear@@ ers . ’
How does Jehovah sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard his people now , and how will he sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard them in the future ?
It may be possible to help them real@@ ize that fa@@ il@@ ure to preach the good news has resul@@ ted in the lo@@ ss of joy .
The real for@@ ce be@@ h@@ ind gen@@ u@@ ine com@@ pas@@ sion is deep love , which origin@@ ates with God , the person@@ i@@ fic@@ ation of that qu@@ ality .
That could have ad@@ ded to Davi@@ d’s feelings of hel@@ pl@@ ess@@ ness .
“ H@@ as the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy chang@@ ed its mind about the clo@@ sen@@ ess of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ? ”
[ Bo@@ x / P@@ ic@@ tures on page 23 ]
Many regul@@ ar read@@ ers of The Watchtower will rec@@ all Bro@@ ther K@@ le@@ in@@ ’s life st@@ ory , an appe@@ al@@ ing account of his experi@@ ences that was publi@@ shed in the is@@ sue of O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 1 , 198@@ 4 .
Re@@ g@@ arding S@@ il@@ ic@@ on V@@ al@@ le@@ y , a high - te@@ ch me@@ cc@@ a in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , a rec@@ ent repor@@ t stated : “ As ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ti@@ ves coun@@ t the emp@@ ty work@@ place par@@ king s@@ lo@@ ts as la@@ yo@@ ff@@ s pers@@ ist , par@@ king spo@@ ts at ev@@ ening Bible stu@@ dies are in sh@@ ort supp@@ ly . ”
The Creator lo@@ ves peace and justice .
Even so , Christian parents might listen to their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s expres@@ sions about the set time .
Father was a f@@ ar@@ m@@ er , and M@@ other a pet@@ ty tra@@ der .
“ You , too , were with Jesus , ” she says .
From this s@@ am@@ pl@@ ing of exc@@ uses , it be@@ comes evid@@ ent that there are no v@@ al@@ id Scriptural exc@@ uses for not car@@ r@@ ying out Jehovah’s spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c comman@@ ds , including the com@@ mis@@ sion to preach the good news .
They tal@@ ked to the local po@@ li@@ ce comman@@ der , expla@@ ining the reason for their vis@@ it .
Ri@@ ght : M@@ em@@ bers of our To@@ k@@ yo mission@@ ary home
A@@ S W@@ R@@ I@@ T@@ E@@ R and bro@@ ad@@ ca@@ ster Lu@@ do@@ vi@@ c K@@ en@@ ne@@ dy states , for cen@@ tu@@ ries no one in Chris@@ tend@@ om doub@@ ted the re@@ ality of the Devil .
Di@@ d the fact that M@@ ary was po@@ or mean that she did not have God’s blessing ?
Z@@ wi@@ c@@ ka@@ u
Mo@@ re@@ over , the rec@@ ord of how Jehovah deal@@ t with his people high@@ ligh@@ ts his qualities and should have a pro@@ found effect on us . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
“ The wa@@ ges sin pa@@ ys is death , ” the Bible expla@@ ins , “ but the gift God gives is everlasting life by Christ Jesus our Lord . ” ​ — Romans 6 : 23 .
Those serving as Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites , mission@@ aries , and travel@@ ing overse@@ ers all view their assignment as preci@@ ous , as a blessing from Jehovah .
Watch@@ men sto@@ od on these w@@ alls , and from there they could see the land all around the city .
The op@@ ening words of Genesis , “ in the beg@@ in@@ ning , ” re@@ ach back bil@@ li@@ ons of years into the past .
This dr@@ ama mer@@ its our attention because the real@@ ities re@@ pres@@ ented by it are of fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al import@@ ance to all who desire to enjoy the blessing of Jehovah God .
What a bl@@ at@@ ant li@@ e that was !
The judgment of the individu@@ al members of the anointed continu@@ es thr@@ ough@@ out the time of the end .
At l@@ eng@@ th , Jehovah res@@ cu@@ ed J@@ on@@ ah .
Paul wrote : “ If possible , as far as it dep@@ ends upon you , be pe@@ ace@@ able with all men . ”
He has found that the way the tr@@ ac@@ ts are written prom@@ p@@ ts people to respon@@ d much more re@@ adi@@ ly , and this often lea@@ ds to s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ating con@@ vers@@ ations .
Yet , their cho@@ ice could come down to a matter of life or death .
“ Mis@@ er@@ able man that I am ! ” he wrote .
When the pri@@ ests war@@ ned him not to com@@ mit this pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous act , did he change his mind ?
At the same time , he will destro@@ y all who by re@@ je@@ cting his righ@@ t@@ ful so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y would keep humans en@@ sla@@ ved to sin , to imper@@ fe@@ ction , and to “ the go@@ d of this system of things , ” Satan the Devil . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
H@@ al@@ f@@ hear@@ te@@ dly he tri@@ ed to return to his wife .
L@@ ater he refer@@ red to the time “ when God through Christ Jesus jud@@ ges the se@@ cre@@ t things of mankind , according to the good news I dec@@ l@@ are . ”
The enti@@ re human r@@ ace was still in his lo@@ ins when he received the s@@ ent@@ ence : “ In the s@@ we@@ at of your face you will e@@ at bre@@ ad until you return to the gr@@ ound , for out of it you were taken . For du@@ st you are and to du@@ st you will return . ”
“ The tend@@ er affe@@ ctions of com@@ pas@@ sion ” are part of the new person@@ ality that all Christians are expe@@ cted to put on .
As fore@@ told in Bible prophecy , the Greek world power had been su@@ p@@ pl@@ anted by R@@ ome .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ine on page 24 ]
Joh@@ n@@ ’s reason for writ@@ ing to G@@ a@@ i@@ us was not just to than@@ k him . John also wanted to help him de@@ al with a serious proble@@ m .
It took faith to believe that the God of Israel would no@@ tice her , a fore@@ ign wi@@ do@@ w .
As for ho@@ li@@ days , you can find out about their orig@@ in by con@@ sul@@ ting enc@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ di@@ as and other reli@@ able s@@ our@@ ces .
; E@@ ri@@ ck@@ son , T .
Are You Ha@@ ving a Par@@ t ?
When a ba@@ by is born , its parents quic@@ k@@ ly f@@ all in love with it .
In Mar@@ ch 195@@ 1 , along with two other mission@@ aries ​ — Ru@@ th C@@ ann@@ on * and Lo@@ y@@ ce C@@ al@@ la@@ ha@@ n , who later married B@@ ill W@@ eng@@ er@@ t — ​ we were trans@@ fer@@ red to B@@ res@@ ci@@ a , where there were no Witnesses .
Mu@@ r@@ at@@ or@@ i publi@@ shed his find in 1@@ 7@@ 40 , thus its name ​ — Mu@@ r@@ at@@ ori@@ an F@@ ra@@ g@@ ment .
By means of his spirit organization , Satan exer@@ ts authority over all human govern@@ ments .
Some of them work on con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ je@@ cts or atten@@ d the S@@ cho@@ ol for Kingdom E@@ v@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers and move to a congregation that has a greater need for publi@@ sh@@ ers .
R@@ es@@ pect and H@@ on@@ or
They ag@@ ree with a S@@ we@@ dis@@ h man who once pointed to the heavens and asked : “ How could there be an al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty , all - b@@ oun@@ ti@@ ful God up there when we have so much cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness down here ? ”
Do we work to remain close to them ?
If we f@@ all into serious sin , we need to rep@@ ent s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely and seek Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
“ After making a number of mis@@ takes in this respect , I no@@ tic@@ ed that my bo@@ ys were ir@@ rit@@ ated not only at the way I tal@@ ked to them but also at what I said . ”
Su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ons , of course , pers@@ ist out@@ side of Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a as well .
‘ The W@@ a@@ y of the B@@ lam@@ eless One Is S@@ tra@@ i@@ ght ’
He continued : “ We have pre@@ pared ourselves to be instru@@ cted about happy family life , to be encoura@@ ged to stay close to Jehovah’s organization , to be mo@@ tiv@@ ated to maintain our ze@@ al in Kingdom service , and to be remin@@ ded of the need to keep on the w@@ atch . ”
The anointed ones and those with an earthly hope will in@@ deed “ stand ” in that day with God’s appro@@ val .
So any time we take on new responsi@@ bil@@ ities , we need to refle@@ ct pray@@ er@@ fully on wh@@ atever Jehovah tel@@ ls us through his Word and his organization .
Yet , exam@@ in@@ ers found that he had an en@@ lar@@ ged heart and sever@@ ely b@@ lo@@ cked cor@@ on@@ ary ar@@ ter@@ ies .
Ha@@ ving a close relationship with the Creator makes every@@ day life much better . ”
Mo@@ st parents can no doubt think of many reas@@ ons .
I@@ mp@@ ressed by Z@@ acc@@ ha@@ e@@ us ’ in@@ ten@@ se interest , Jesus told him that he would vis@@ it him in his home .
But when a fellow beli@@ ever or a family member says or does something that h@@ ur@@ ts us deep@@ ly , we may be de@@ va@@ stated .
This is c@@ learly contr@@ ary to the go@@ al set out for Christians , who are given the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ P@@ res@@ ent your bo@@ dies a sacrifice living , holy , accep@@ table to God , a sac@@ red service with your power of reason .
It is a preci@@ ous gift to human@@ kind , one that God’s servants tre@@ asure .
The ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ tural me@@ tho@@ ds that they used were pro@@ ba@@ bly similar to those emp@@ lo@@ yed by the people who cultiv@@ ated the land before them .
Re@@ c@@ all@@ ing his you@@ th , he says : “ As a young person , I had great problems speaking .
They are care@@ ful not to ‘ make the word of God inv@@ al@@ id ’ because of human tra@@ dition .
( The St@@ ate of the Wor@@ l@@ d’s Ch@@ il@@ dren 20@@ 00 ) Yet , the most stu@@ n@@ ning st@@ ep will be the im@@ min@@ ent inter@@ ven@@ tion by Christ Jesus and his associ@@ ate rul@@ ers in the heavenly Kingdom govern@@ ment .
All Christians who are thus baptized are expe@@ cted to “ keep wal@@ king by spirit . ”
How to Re@@ ma@@ in Jo@@ y@@ ful
They promised to love each other and be faithful to each other .
Jehovah gives us free will .
But remember , you are not al@@ one .
Some today may ta@@ g along with others who have dar@@ ed to go back into the world .
Yes , as fore@@ told , “ th@@ ic@@ k g@@ loo@@ m ” has en@@ vel@@ op@@ ed “ the n@@ ational grou@@ ps . ”
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , when we come to understand others by taking an interest in their cul@@ ture and ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , differ@@ ences ten@@ d to p@@ ale into in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance .
She took s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing p@@ ill@@ s and was found dead .
If we coura@@ ge@@ ously expla@@ in our Scriptural position to a ju@@ dge , we are deli@@ ver@@ ing an important message
Jehovah’s organization regul@@ arly off@@ ers su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions desi@@ gn@@ ed to help us imp@@ ro@@ ve our ministry .
For a ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal l@@ ist of Juda@@ h’s k@@ ings , see The Watchtower , Au@@ gu@@ st 1 , 200@@ 5 , page 12 .
At the close of the first century C.E . , the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus gave the apostle John a seri@@ es of stu@@ n@@ ning v@@ isions .
Their me@@ ag@@ er in@@ come , however , dep@@ ended on their or@@ ange gro@@ ve being har@@ v@@ ested .
G@@ R@@ AN@@ T ; at@@ om bom@@ b : U@@ S@@ A@@ F p@@ ho@@ to ; con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p : U@@ .@@ S .
How will “ the last Adam ” act to help the dead ?
“ A name is to be cho@@ s@@ en rather than a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant ri@@ ches ; fav@@ or is better than even s@@ il@@ ver and go@@ ld . ”
A word at the right time is good .
Al@@ so , he ser@@ ves as man@@ kin@@ d’s H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est by help@@ ing rep@@ ent@@ ant ones to come into an accep@@ table relationship with God . ​ — Read Hebrews 7 : 21 , 25 , 26 .
Jesus said : “ The h@@ our is coming in which all those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs will hear his vo@@ ice and come out . ”
We may also pray for da@@ ily su@@ st@@ en@@ ance , to be for@@ given for our sin@@ s , and to res@@ ist temp@@ tation .
When two brothers re@@ ached an is@@ ol@@ ated v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , they were determined to preach to all the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants .
He e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly organiz@@ ed work grou@@ ps and ga@@ ther@@ ed ir@@ on , cop@@ per , s@@ il@@ ver , and go@@ ld , as well as ce@@ da@@ r tim@@ bers .
The next article will discus@@ s four more are@@ as in which you can demonstr@@ ate that res@@ ol@@ ve .
Are you able to use that knowledge in a positi@@ ve , kind way to tra@@ in them ?
Let us always keep the right men@@ tal attitude , the men@@ tal attitude that Jesus Christ had .
How does Psalm 5@@ 1 reve@@ al Davi@@ d’s in@@ most thoughts , and what does it teach us about Jehovah ?
We can i@@ magine the an@@ im@@ ated discus@@ sion that en@@ su@@ ed .
In s@@ pite of his con@@ dition , he rema@@ ins ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast , jo@@ y@@ ful , and confid@@ ent in Jehovah .
O@@ r is he mer@@ ely following some ri@@ tu@@ al ?
( b ) What relationship do the anointed have with Jehovah , and what about those with an earthly hope ?
Me@@ an@@ while , Jesus pati@@ ently works with people and lea@@ ds them to “ w@@ at@@ ers of life . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
A l@@ ack of appreciation could result in sa@@ d con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences that might af@@ fect you for the rest of your life .
10 : 8 ; 13 : 8 , 13 , 14 .
In the next article , we will consider preci@@ ous Bible principles that can help Christians to have succ@@ ess@@ ful and happy marri@@ ages des@@ pite the challeng@@ es that sur@@ r@@ ound them .
On the part of his s@@ inc@@ ere worshipp@@ ers , there must be a gen@@ u@@ ine h@@ at@@ red of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
They are well - organiz@@ ed to car@@ ry out the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 ; 28 : 19 , 20 .
He even spoke to them in a language that they could understand .
But as you continued to study , the pi@@ e@@ ces began to f@@ it together and you could c@@ learly see how vari@@ ous de@@ ta@@ il@@ s rel@@ ated to Jehovah’s over@@ all purpose for humans and the earth .
I want to tell ever@@ yone about this book and to give a cop@@ y to all my loved ones . ”
When there were no@@ ne , he reli@@ ed on Witnesses who lo@@ v@@ ingly tri@@ ed to help by writ@@ ing no@@ tes about what was being said from the pl@@ at@@ form .
The prophecy of Daniel de@@ pi@@ cts the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom as “ a st@@ one ” cu@@ t out of a “ m@@ oun@@ tain . ”
I arri@@ ved a mon@@ th early to help pre@@ pare the large so@@ cc@@ er st@@ adi@@ u@@ m for the conven@@ tion .
In sh@@ ar@@ p contr@@ ast , Jehovah’s righteousness is expres@@ sed and c@@ learly seen in all his deal@@ ings .
* Yes , com@@ pared to them , Jesus is the “ only P@@ o@@ ten@@ t@@ ate . ”
How wonderful life will be as humans keep on dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ing and enjo@@ ying the mar@@ vel@@ s of God’s cre@@ ation forever ! ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 3 : 11 ; Romans 8 : 21 .
B@@ ap@@ tism is just the beg@@ in@@ ning , though .
We hope that you will be too .
However , most re@@ si@@ d@@ ents mis@@ under@@ sto@@ od the ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement and believ@@ ed that it was ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising our public@@ ations , so they accepted the liter@@ ature .
Abraham S@@ ought Pe@@ ace
Go@@ od health to you ! ”
We are wise to live within our means .
We had good food and war@@ m clo@@ thing , and the govern@@ ment provided ba@@ si@@ c ser@@ vi@@ ces .
In@@ iti@@ ally he fav@@ ored the pe@@ as@@ ants who were re@@ bel@@ ling against op@@ pres@@ sive no@@ bl@@ es .
He has made a@@ vail@@ able an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of tim@@ ely spiritual food through the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class .
In the mean@@ time , No@@ t@@ t had under@@ taken a study of Greek and Hebrew and had ma@@ st@@ ered those langu@@ ages .
H@@ ist@@ ory boo@@ ks ref@@ er to him as “ the A@@ post@@ ate . ”
The author@@ ities p@@ uni@@ shed us with 21 days of is@@ ol@@ ation , which me@@ ant no work , no let@@ ters , and little food .
In fact , he is descri@@ bed by M@@ c@@ C@@ l@@ in@@ to@@ ck and S@@ tr@@ ong@@ ’s C@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia as “ the most important among the men of Ger@@ man ex@@ tr@@ action who helped to pre@@ pare the way for the Re@@ form@@ ation . ”
W@@ ould you b@@ lu@@ r@@ t out , “ Why did my wife do this ? ”
3 : 10 - 12 .
21 : 14 ) Those two boo@@ ks do not appe@@ ar in the Bible can@@ on .
We can have a go@@ al like the one re@@ comm@@ ended some 60 years ag@@ o .
Gi@@ ving back to him shows that we love him and appreci@@ ate all that he has done in our be@@ half .
Ha@@ ve you ever tri@@ ed to o@@ pen a do@@ or that has not been used for some time ?
Rather , God’s servants continue ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast and un@@ mo@@ va@@ ble in the work Jehovah has given them ​ — to preach the good news of the Kingdom and to make disciples of all who respon@@ d .
What imp@@ els us to tell others of the hope of sal@@ vation ?
Let us , then , keep ever al@@ er@@ t to where we are in the st@@ re@@ am of time .
That world was “ very good ” ​ — ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely free from sin and cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion .
Today , because many family members are bus@@ y and always on the move , they find it difficult to me@@ et together for a me@@ al .
A W@@ ar@@ ning to the Israelites
I learned that a true follow@@ er of Jesus “ needs to be g@@ ent@@ le toward all . ” ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
How , then , could everlasting life be bor@@ ing and un@@ re@@ war@@ ding ?
Jehovah has long had faithful servants who have served him full - time des@@ pite the challeng@@ es of doing so in this system of things .
However , one thing was in@@ deli@@ bly imp@@ ressed upon Mar@@ th@@ a@@ ’s mind , as we shall see .
14 : 15 , 21 , 23 , 24 ; 15 : 10 .
But when we are around people , it is often the “ time to speak . ”
Why does the loy@@ al@@ ty of Christians come under t@@ est ?
He kno@@ ws the truth in all things .
Yet , what F@@ ran@@ z heard made a deep imp@@ res@@ sion on him , and he took up the preaching of the Kingdom good news .
Ca@@ in@@ ’s “ works were wicked , but those of his brother were righteous ”
The ter@@ m “ men@@ tal - regul@@ ating ” ref@@ ers to more than imp@@ ar@@ ting fac@@ ts .
MI@@ L@@ L@@ I@@ ON@@ S of people are famili@@ ar with these words of God’s angels ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ing the bir@@ th of Jesus to shepher@@ ds who were w@@ atch@@ ing over their flo@@ c@@ ks by night .
L@@ ik@@ ely four fac@@ t@@ ors are involved : ( 1 ) who gave the gift to you , ( 2 ) why it was given , ( 3 ) what was sacrific@@ ed to make the gift possible , and ( 4 ) whether the gift filled a real need .
She certainly has done that , and I love her for it .
“ I have made a hu@@ ge book of e - ma@@ il@@ s and car@@ ds filled with wonderful expres@@ sions of love and appreciation for all of D@@ arr@@ yl@@ ’s fine qualities .
E@@ ach individu@@ al must cho@@ ose what he will allow to gover@@ n his life ​ — holy spirit or the worl@@ d’s spirit .
Jesus found great happiness in will@@ ingly serving God .
How does being sla@@ ves of God af@@ fect the decisions we make in life ?
At the R@@ ed Se@@ a , Jehovah proved to be “ a man@@ ly person of war . ”
S@@ pe@@ ak With “ In@@ sight ” and “ Per@@ su@@ asi@@ ven@@ ess ”
But we need not sto@@ p .
R@@ em@@ in@@ is@@ c@@ ing about the lives of my loyal loved ones is a remin@@ der of so many things that have been bene@@ fi@@ cial for me .
The G@@ esta@@ p@@ o went after her and dem@@ an@@ ded to know why she had refu@@ sed .
But if he did not have two bul@@ ls , he might yo@@ ke together two ani@@ mal@@ s he had a@@ vail@@ able .
The com@@ ment that you consider@@ ed to be so h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful may , in fact , have been well - deser@@ ved counsel that you ought to give thought to .
Who was N@@ im@@ ro@@ d , and what end@@ e@@ av@@ or fa@@ iled in his day ?
For example , when young people get married , many of them ex@@ pect to ‘ have it all ’ right away ​ — a house or an ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment fully fur@@ ni@@ shed and well - e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed , a ni@@ ce ca@@ r , and the l@@ at@@ est ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic de@@ vi@@ ces .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , a person is not a tra@@ it@@ or when loy@@ al@@ ty to God dem@@ ands that he remain pol@@ iti@@ c@@ ally neu@@ tr@@ al and ref@@ ra@@ in from taking up ar@@ ms against others .
At the conclu@@ sion of that resurrection - day meeting , Jesus made clear to his a@@ udi@@ ence what their responsi@@ bility was .
ON@@ E S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h day early in his ministry , Jesus was in the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e in Na@@ z@@ are@@ th .
What does the Bible really teach about death ?
Rather than cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ z@@ ing Jo@@ b@@ ’s form@@ er conduct , Eli@@ h@@ u comm@@ ended him for his righteousness .
You may person@@ ally have experienced how Bible principles helped you to make wise decisions when you fac@@ ed difficul@@ ties .
And what is the mor@@ tal@@ ity r@@ ate ?
When the fes@@ ti@@ val is half over , Jesus go@@ es into the temple and coura@@ ge@@ ously beg@@ ins teaching .
My brother Ge@@ or@@ ge with our house ca@@ r
Why do baptized men re@@ ach out for inc@@ reas@@ ed responsi@@ bility in the congregation ?
A New World of J@@ us@@ tice
One ex@@ per@@ t on the a@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ ph@@ a , M . R .
Then , in Au@@ gu@@ st of 195@@ 9 , we were invit@@ ed to return to G@@ u@@ at@@ em@@ ala C@@ ity , where we lived at the branch of@@ fice .
The book of E@@ z@@ r@@ a is an account of how the temple was re@@ buil@@ t and how Jehovah’s worship was re@@ esta@@ bli@@ shed des@@ pite op@@ position and the imper@@ fe@@ ction of God’s people .
Luke tr@@ ac@@ ed Jesus ’ g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gy back to the first man .
But su@@ p@@ pose that after a bul@@ l had in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed a person , its ow@@ ner did not keep the ani@@ ma@@ l under gu@@ ard . What then ?
“ When he began pla@@ ying the recorded message , it al@@ most s@@ oun@@ ded as if it came from heaven .
C@@ learly , then , Jesus tra@@ ined his disciples by giving them clear and spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c direction .
Although N@@ am@@ ang@@ ol@@ wa ow@@ ns a whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir , she often has to walk on her hands and k@@ ne@@ es when on a san@@ dy di@@ r@@ t ro@@ ad .
By this time , though , Joh@@ n@@ ’s health had be@@ gu@@ n to pu@@ z@@ z@@ le us .
O@@ thers are fru@@ str@@ ated because a serious ill@@ ness li@@ m@@ its what they are able to do in Jehovah’s service .
How did this princi@@ ple prove true in the case of the un@@ faithful Israelites ?
“ Let H@@ im O@@ f@@ f From Go@@ ing D@@ own In@@ to the P@@ it ! ”
Paul’s counsel does not rule out leg@@ al se@@ par@@ ation in ex@@ tre@@ me situ@@ ations .
C@@ am@@ er@@ as were at the ready , and a par@@ ty at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere pre@@ va@@ iled as the D@@ C - 10 appro@@ ached the wh@@ ite cont@@ in@@ ent for a ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent , low - le@@ v@@ el a@@ eri@@ al view .
( b ) How do you feel about the tend@@ er care Jehovah provi@@ des to help us at@@ tain sal@@ vation ?
A we@@ ak and wicked rul@@ er , Z@@ e@@ de@@ ki@@ ah re@@ ign@@ ed during very dar@@ k days for Jerusalem .
If we are affe@@ cted by the re@@ actions and cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism of ho@@ st@@ ile people , we can become par@@ al@@ y@@ zed with fear .
Jehovah has provided this spiritual food in great vari@@ ety ​ — from “ mil@@ k , ” ba@@ si@@ c Bible teachings , to “ so@@ li@@ d food , ” deep@@ er spiritual information .
As an example , under the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , the Israelites experienced se@@ v@@ ere con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences when they ve@@ ered from their worship of Jehovah .
Today , there are strong congregations in that are@@ a .
For a fact , the Bible does use strong ter@@ ms when speaking of the world in gener@@ al .
L@@ ong - ter@@ m pl@@ an@@ ning , on the other hand , makes future ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments less tra@@ um@@ ati@@ c . ​ — Pro@@ v .
When an individu@@ al be@@ comes one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , he will not prac@@ tice or cons@@ ent to such wrong practic@@ es , and that makes him no part of the world . ​ — Romans 12 : 2 ; 13 : 12 - 14 ; 1 Corinthians 6 : 9 - 11 ; 1 John 3 : 10 - 12 .
What W@@ il@@ li@@ e said up@@ set my mother because she knew that her father was a good man .
We experience that happiness when we place our contribu@@ tions in the bo@@ x desi@@ gn@@ ated for the Kingdom H@@ all F@@ un@@ d and when we contribu@@ te to the worl@@ d@@ wide work , thus supp@@ or@@ ting other pro@@ je@@ cts associ@@ ated with the preaching of the good news of the Kingdom .
The evidence is that this expres@@ sion ref@@ ers to spirit sons of God .
Your true value as a person ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely is not determined by other people .
We condu@@ cted at le@@ ast 15 Bible stu@@ dies each , and most of the stud@@ ents prog@@ ressed spiritually .
We need to cultiv@@ ate strong faith in the out@@ working of God’s purpose . ​ — Hebrews 11 : 6 .
How is it that all r@@ un@@ n@@ ers can w@@ in the r@@ ace for everlasting life ?
▪ “ He that is wal@@ king with wise pers@@ ons will become wise , but he that is having deal@@ ings with the stu@@ pi@@ d ones will f@@ are ba@@ dly . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ S 13 : 20 .
And his spirit was direc@@ ting matters when they started the work on the temple sh@@ ort@@ ly ther@@ e@@ after .
T@@ it@@ le page of Mar@@ t@@ in C@@ el@@ l@@ ari@@ us ’ book On the Wor@@ ks of God , in which he com@@ pared ch@@ urch teachings with the Bible
One of the c@@ ru@@ cial building b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks of an end@@ uring marriage is for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
What ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments can I make to imp@@ ro@@ ve ? ”
After the M@@ in@@ or Par@@ ty disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared from the sc@@ ene , the Ma@@ j@@ or Par@@ ty continued as a religious mo@@ v@@ ement , still known as the Un@@ ity of B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n .
( b ) What expres@@ sions of Jehovah’s loving - kindness will we consider ?
A rep@@ ent@@ ant wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er should come to Jehovah , accept his ways , and offer to him sacrific@@ es of praise .
Th@@ ink of the problems they may have that only the Kingdom will sol@@ ve .
God also asked : “ In@@ to what have its so@@ c@@ ke@@ t pe@@ des@@ tal@@ s been su@@ n@@ k down ? ”
How can we deter@@ mine the best time to appro@@ ach the people in our ter@@ rit@@ ory ?
He continued : “ Re@@ ading it , I learned some fac@@ ts about the persecu@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses under Na@@ z@@ i and Com@@ mun@@ ist re@@ gi@@ m@@ es .
Jesus said : “ This is the will of my Father , that ever@@ yone who recogn@@ iz@@ es the Son and exerc@@ ises faith in him should have everlasting life . ”
What words of Jehovah had come true in Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s li@@ fe@@ time ?
Today , as in the first century , apost@@ ates and others seek to destro@@ y the faith of gu@@ il@@ eless ones .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , the ter@@ m rend@@ ered “ s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful direction ” is also used with refer@@ ence to war@@ f@@ are .
By lear@@ ning to love Jehovah and to appreci@@ ate his view of s@@ mo@@ king , you too can find the mo@@ tiv@@ ation you need to succ@@ e@@ ed .
How can wi@@ ves imitate the Christian congregation ?
I happ@@ ily accepted the invit@@ ation to jo@@ in my husband in the cir@@ cu@@ it work .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : Many t@@ ou@@ ris@@ ts come to C@@ op@@ á@@ n to see the p@@ re - C@@ o@@ lum@@ bi@@ an ru@@ ins , but Jehovah’s Witnesses there are help@@ ing people to look to the future
“ No sing@@ le U@@ gar@@ iti@@ c text par@@ all@@ els Psalm 29 in full , ” states the@@ olo@@ gi@@ an G@@ ar@@ ry B@@ ran@@ t@@ le@@ y .
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing the seri@@ ousness of my con@@ dition , he offered to per@@ form the op@@ er@@ ation at a low pri@@ ce ​ — as long as we did not tell any@@ body how much he char@@ ged us .
F@@ o@@ re@@ ign@@ ers are often recogn@@ ized by char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s comm@@ on to their min@@ or@@ ity group .
His integrity dep@@ ended , not on the support of his family , but on his personal relationship with Jehovah .
The prophecy recorded at Mi@@ ca@@ h 5 : 5 as@@ sures us that during the last days , Jehovah’s people will have “ se@@ ven shepher@@ ds ” and “ ei@@ ght du@@ k@@ es , ” re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting a consider@@ able number of ca@@ pa@@ ble men to take the lead among them .
H@@ A@@ V@@ E Y@@ O@@ U W@@ ON@@ D@@ E@@ R@@ E@@ D ?
Th@@ ink also about how much we can help our congregation if we are hum@@ ble and co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with the elders .
If we pray for God’s spirit , he will give it to us .
Although ex@@ posed to many pa@@ g@@ an cu@@ st@@ om@@ s while travel@@ ing through the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re , he never a@@ do@@ p@@ ted any of them to give people a better understanding of Jesus .
You are not the same as the other ch@@ ur@@ ches ! ”
“ I W@@ A@@ S 19 years old , living far away from any family members , and to@@ t@@ ally un@@ pre@@ pared , ” says Ru@@ th of her first pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy .
S@@ ad@@ ly , many we@@ al@@ thy Israelites ign@@ ored those words .
E@@ ri@@ c : To be hon@@ est , I have always res@@ pe@@ cted the Bible as a work of liter@@ ature , but I@@ ’@@ ve never really felt that it had any rel@@ ev@@ ance to our time .
To remain faithful , will we be willing to experience material lo@@ ss ?
Then , when Watchtower F@@ ar@@ ms got their fi@@ re eng@@ ine , he was trans@@ fer@@ red there in 19@@ 7@@ 5 .
T@@ w@@ o M@@ on@@ ths of Le@@ a@@ f P@@ lu@@ c@@ king
We were invit@@ ed to atten@@ d meetings at a bro@@ ther’s home a few mil@@ es away .
Eng@@ l@@ ish Bible in hand , the pioneer sister helped him to understand some of the Bible tru@@ ths pres@@ ented on the pro@@ gra@@ m .
L@@ ar@@ g@@ er N@@ ati@@ v@@ ity s@@ cen@@ es with al@@ most life - si@@ ze fi@@ gu@@ res are often set up near to@@ wn h@@ alls during the Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s peri@@ od .
Go@@ od examples are 1 Corinthians 13 : 4 - 8 , where Paul descri@@ bes love , and Psalm 19 : 7 - 11 , which se@@ ts out the many blessings that result from obedi@@ ence to Jehovah’s la@@ ws .
I became Pa@@ bl@@ o , and Ha@@ z@@ el became Ju@@ ana .
What are some af@@ ter@@ effe@@ cts of moral un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness ?
He is the only real ex@@ per@@ t .
When I began to receive my p@@ en@@ sion , I was able to share more fully in the ministry .
When S@@ ur@@ ya M@@ aya attend@@ ed , she was sur@@ pris@@ ed to see people of vari@@ ous ca@@ st@@ es enjo@@ ying one ano@@ ther’s compan@@ y without any pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce .
Of course , God does not ign@@ ore our we@@ ak@@ nesses and any sin@@ s we com@@ mit .
From the age of 12 , Jesus “ went on prog@@ res@@ sing in wisdom . ”
In De@@ fi@@ ance of R@@ ome
Jesus had a sac@@ red mis@@ sion to fulf@@ ill while on earth .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , a married cou@@ ple need time so that they can pur@@ sue spiritual and other activities together . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Why do some Christians deci@@ de to remain sing@@ le for a time ?
The words “ e@@ ye for e@@ ye , to@@ o@@ th for to@@ o@@ th , ” found in the Bible , have ca@@ used no little con@@ ten@@ tion .
He was tra@@ ined by Jehovah God himself .
The Kingdom H@@ op@@ e
Today , we preach the Kingdom message to give people an opportunity to learn about God’s will for mankind .
In deal@@ ing with such a situation , you need to exerc@@ ise practic@@ al wisdom .
How has our way of expla@@ ining Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts gra@@ du@@ ally chang@@ ed ?
Just think of the feel@@ ing of respect and a@@ we that a child has for a strong and wise father .
When asked why he dec@@ l@@ ined the t@@ on@@ sure , or sh@@ a@@ ved pat@@ ch on the head id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying one as a member of the cl@@ er@@ gy , he ans@@ wer@@ ed that he was not af@@ ra@@ id of the g@@ al@@ lo@@ ws as long as he was in pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of all his thinking fac@@ ul@@ ties .
How sh@@ o@@ c@@ king this dis@@ clo@@ sure must have been to Jesus ’ disciples , for up to then they had expe@@ cted their Le@@ ad@@ er to esta@@ bl@@ ish his Kingdom on the earth ! ​ — Luke 19 : 11 ; Acts 1 : 6 .
C@@ er@@ tain family he@@ a@@ ds sel@@ e@@ ct material that they feel the family needs to consider or that de@@ als with sub@@ je@@ cts or questions the family has asked to consider .
At times , we will give our friends “ cause for com@@ pla@@ in@@ t ” against us , and they too will do or say things that ir@@ rit@@ ate us .
Jesus ad@@ ded : “ A man@@ ’s enem@@ ies will be pers@@ ons of his own hous@@ eho@@ ld . ”
How does God “ sear@@ ch for the one that is st@@ ra@@ ying ” ?
So@@ on I was travel@@ ing ab@@ ro@@ ad to si@@ gn contr@@ ac@@ ts wor@@ th milli@@ ons of do@@ l@@ l@@ ars .
What good things can you find in Matthew chap@@ ters 5 through 7 ?
The Cana@@ an@@ ites ’ ma@@ in off@@ en@@ sive we@@ ap@@ on thus became a li@@ ability .
“ P@@ im ” T@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es to H@@ ist@@ or@@ ic@@ ity , 3 / 15
H@@ ere Jehovah used the expres@@ sion “ one of us . ”
Of course , we may feel disc@@ oura@@ ged at times .
Even in his ex@@ al@@ ted position , Jesus will hum@@ bly sub@@ mit to his Fa@@ ther’s will , and so should we .
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The death of a faithful el@@ der@@ ly Christian moved fellow believers to wr@@ ite : “ P@@ le@@ ase accept our deep@@ est sy@@ mp@@ a@@ thy on the lo@@ ss of your mother .
Still , their confidence in him rema@@ ined very fir@@ m .
“ Wh@@ ere the spirit of Jehovah is , there is fre@@ e@@ dom , ” said the apostle Paul .
In ad@@ dition , I was able to op@@ er@@ ate a small gro@@ cer@@ y sh@@ op .
The writ@@ ings also show that in@@ iti@@ ally the B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n eng@@ ag@@ ed in preaching .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , by dra@@ wing close to Jehovah , I have fin@@ ally found my Father .
By w@@ atch@@ ing r@@ om@@ an@@ tic mo@@ vi@@ es ?
He knew that ne@@ i@@ ther his teach@@ er nor any of his cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es were going to ex@@ change two do@@ l@@ l@@ ars for one !
Their su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions were very help@@ ful .
“ If one member su@@ ff@@ ers , ” wrote the apostle Paul , “ all the other members su@@ ff@@ er with [ him ] . ”
[ 1 ] ( par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 3 ) Acc@@ ording to Psalm 8@@ 7 : 5 , 6 , in the future , God may reve@@ al the n@@ ames of all those who are rul@@ ing with Jesus in heaven . ​ — Romans 8 : 19 .
That question cu@@ t through the mother like a k@@ ni@@ fe .
I@@ nt@@ ro@@ duc@@ ing the text in this way emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es that the Bible is from God and helps buil@@ d high reg@@ ard for it in the mind of the listen@@ er .
Ther@@ e@@ upon , Peter c@@ learly stated : “ This is ‘ the st@@ one that was tre@@ ated by you buil@@ ders as of no account that has become the c@@ hi@@ ef cor@@ n@@ er@@ st@@ one . ’ ” ​ — Acts 3 : 15 ; 4 : 5 - 11 ; 1 P@@ et .
; K@@ ita@@ mu@@ r@@ a , U .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , they ref@@ er to the so - called New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent as the Greek Scriptures , for the Greek language was used by men who were inspired by God to wr@@ ite that part of the Bible .
Genesis 2 : 18 tel@@ ls us that God made the woman to be a comple@@ ment to the man , not a cop@@ y of him .
How is prayer rel@@ ated to the work of con@@ duc@@ ting home Bible stu@@ dies ?
H@@ el@@ p@@ ing many people to learn preci@@ ous , li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving tru@@ ths has brought us in@@ es@@ ti@@ ma@@ ble happiness .
These “ desi@@ ra@@ ble things ” are still f@@ ill@@ ing Jehovah’s house .
Rus@@ sia has over 30 si@@ gn - language congregations and 1@@ 13 grou@@ ps .
They th@@ re@@ w the bo@@ dies of some v@@ ile cri@@ min@@ als into this d@@ um@@ p and kept a fi@@ re con@@ stan@@ tly bur@@ ning there to dis@@ pose of the refu@@ se and the car@@ c@@ as@@ ses .
King of et@@ er@@ n@@ ity . ” ​ — R@@ E@@ V .
To become rul@@ ers , they are ra@@ ised out of death to heavenly life .
For I came to cause div@@ ision , with a man against his father , and a daugh@@ ter against her mother , and a young wife against her mother - in - law .
While in cap@@ tiv@@ ity M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h rep@@ ented , hum@@ b@@ led himself , and beg@@ ged Jehovah for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
How can mo@@ des@@ ty help us to cop@@ e with un@@ fa@@ ir cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism ?
A@@ R@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ D the world , young Witnesses of Jehovah are fin@@ ding ways to praise God at school ​ — by means of both their spe@@ e@@ ch and their conduct .
They won@@ der , ‘ Will I be held respon@@ sible and be asked to make com@@ p@@ en@@ s@@ ation ? ’
This contribu@@ tes to a ref@@ re@@ shing and wel@@ come fri@@ end@@ ship .
TH@@ E Bible book of Acts provi@@ des a com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive hist@@ ory of the esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment of the Christian congregation and its sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent ex@@ pan@@ sion .
Th@@ ink about what that means .
Bo@@ th prayers are examples of pu@@ t@@ ting Jehovah’s inter@@ ests a@@ head of our personal re@@ ques@@ ts .
Even if that day may appe@@ ar to d@@ el@@ a@@ y from our imper@@ fect vie@@ w@@ point , we must remember that Jehovah is not s@@ low . His day will come ex@@ ac@@ tly on time , at an h@@ our that humans do not ex@@ pect . ​ — Mark 13 : 33 ; 2 Peter 3 : 9 , 10 .
The fo@@ o@@ t will tr@@ am@@ ple it down , the fe@@ et of the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted one , the st@@ ep@@ s of the low@@ ly ones . ” The el@@ ev@@ ated to@@ wn here mentioned may be Babyl@@ on .
“ If you want to buil@@ d something that will be@@ have well . . . and f@@ it f@@ la@@ w@@ less@@ ly in its en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , ” says writ@@ er G@@ a@@ il C@@ le@@ ere , “ ch@@ an@@ ces are you@@ ’@@ l@@ l find a good example some@@ where in n@@ ature . ”
To see why ev@@ olu@@ tion is in@@ com@@ pati@@ ble with that st@@ at@@ ement , we first need to understand why the Bible c@@ alls us sin@@ n@@ ers and what sin does to us .
18 A@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l Go@@ sp@@ els ​ — H@@ id@@ den Tru@@ ths Ab@@ out Jesus ?
To be sure , the Bible it@@ self invit@@ es us to learn from God’s h@@ an@@ di@@ work and to dis@@ cer@@ n God’s am@@ a@@ z@@ ing qualities in what we see .
And how will our doing so benefit us ?
Of what is the ro@@ c@@ king fore@@ told at H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 2 : 7 a por@@ t@@ ent ?
In these “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with , ” we need Jehovah’s spirit more than ever .
5 / 15 H@@ id@@ den C@@ o@@ de ?
Revelation 22 : 16 c@@ alls Jesus Christ “ the b@@ right mor@@ ning st@@ ar . ”
Ad@@ ju@@ sted ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation : When Christ comes in the future , he will re@@ ward his faithful anointed sla@@ ves by ra@@ ising them to heaven .
The set@@ ting for this dr@@ ama is found in Ho@@ se@@ a chap@@ ter 1 .
They showed h@@ at@@ red for W@@ y@@ c@@ li@@ f@@ fe , his Bible , and his followers .
The one having in@@ ti@@ ma@@ ci@@ es with a pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te can be re@@ duc@@ ed to “ a r@@ ound lo@@ a@@ f of bre@@ ad ” ​ — to ex@@ tre@@ me po@@ ver@@ ty .
God’s Word as@@ sures us : “ Jehovah is a lo@@ ver of justice , and he will not leave his loyal ones .
With fellow feel@@ ing , he lo@@ v@@ ingly pointed out that Jehovah kno@@ ws how we feel and what we need .
For guid@@ ance , you turn to a tru@@ sted friend who kno@@ ws the way .
Yet , you may feel em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed or disa@@ p@@ pointed when com@@ par@@ ing your vo@@ ice with pro@@ duc@@ tions from the en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment world .
Those were exc@@ iting and faith - streng@@ th@@ ening times .
So Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r put on a pa@@ ir of over@@ alls and wor@@ ked with them for over a mon@@ th t@@ ill they got it r@@ un@@ ning .
“ Pe@@ ople said that his life am@@ oun@@ ted to nothing , ” rel@@ ates Jo@@ y@@ ce , “ because he deal@@ t in d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , was a th@@ i@@ ef , and did a ho@@ st of other bad things .
How could the preaching work have s@@ pre@@ ad as far as C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e in such a relati@@ vely sh@@ ort time ?
Un@@ like any cre@@ ature , Jehovah has un@@ li@@ mit@@ ed power .
Is it not clear that Jesus , the Son of man , was “ low@@ ly in heart ” ? ​ — Mat@@ t .
But I have received an ex@@ tr@@ a blessing from Jehovah .
From whom did John receive the inspired re@@ vel@@ ation ?
How does the Bible en@@ ligh@@ ten us about the cause of wor@@ sen@@ ing world con@@ di@@ tions since 1914 ?
Th@@ ough he had li@@ mit@@ ed help as a child , Jo@@ si@@ ah gre@@ w up to be faithful to Jehovah
There he re@@ vie@@ ws Jehovah’s deal@@ ings from the time of Abraham on , and once again he ex@@ hor@@ ts them to “ fear Jehovah and serve him in fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less@@ ness and in truth . ”
What wonderful blessings are descri@@ bed there ​ — a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant peace , the end of op@@ pres@@ sion and viol@@ ence , pl@@ ent@@ y of gra@@ in on the earth !
But God also di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied humans with free cho@@ ice .
Then in 199@@ 5 , just as my wife and I were pl@@ an@@ ning to move away from my bad associ@@ ates , she was st@@ ab@@ bed to death by a ho@@ mi@@ ci@@ d@@ al man@@ i@@ a@@ c .
A@@ n O@@ pen In@@ vit@@ ation ! 17
Such things may be hi@@ d@@ den from public view .
3 A S@@ ur@@ pris@@ e Gi@@ ft for J@@ ap@@ an
A p@@ il@@ o@@ t’s c@@ he@@ ck@@ l@@ ist remin@@ ds him that there is a r@@ out@@ ine for him to follow care@@ fully before every f@@ light .
The reason ? “ When you walk about , it will lead you ; when you li@@ e down , it will stand gu@@ ard over you ; and when you have wak@@ ed up , it it@@ self will make you its concer@@ n . ” ​ — Proverbs 6 : 20 - 22 .
This persecu@@ tion brought them joy and r@@ ene@@ wed their ze@@ al in the preaching work .
Jehovah is strong and g@@ ent@@ le , all - powerful and all - wise , and far greater in understanding than we can com@@ pre@@ h@@ end .
At first , you may find it difficult to think of good poin@@ ts , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly if you have been n@@ ur@@ sing h@@ ur@@ t feelings for some time .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N you read the Bible , you can re@@ adi@@ ly see that God did wonderful things for his ancient people , Israel .
The se@@ ed that the op@@ ti@@ ci@@ an s@@ ow@@ ed was still be@@ aring fru@@ it !
A@@ gain , the Ch@@ urch Fa@@ thers were in@@ str@@ um@@ ent@@ al in in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ing this no@@ tion to a religion that had no teaching about a soul sur@@ vi@@ ving death .
Des@@ pite such positi@@ ve t@@ es@@ ti@@ mon@@ ies , however , I was ev@@ en@@ tually f@@ ined $ 10@@ ,000 ( U@@ .@@ S . ) and sen@@ ten@@ ced to fi@@ ve years ’ imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment at the U@@ .@@ S . p@@ en@@ it@@ enti@@ ary in Le@@ av@@ en@@ wor@@ th , K@@ an@@ sa@@ s .
On the other hand , most Christians at that time kept bus@@ y “ declar@@ ing the good news about the Christ ” and show@@ ing love for God , for fellow Christians , and for un@@ believers .
For k@@ ill@@ ing an Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an whom he saw str@@ ik@@ ing a Hebrew , Moses had to fle@@ e from Egy@@ pt to the land of M@@ idi@@ an . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 1 : 15 , 16 ; 2 : 1 - 15 ; Hebrews 11 : 24 , 25 .
Christian F@@ am@@ ili@@ es ​ — “ Ke@@ ep Re@@ ad@@ y ”
The “ gift ” often was a sacri@@ fi@@ cial o@@ ffering that a person might present at Jehovah’s temple .
Par@@ t of this divine teaching pro@@ gra@@ m invol@@ ves war@@ ning us “ again and again ” about spiritual pit@@ f@@ alls so that we can devel@@ op a heal@@ thy fear of such d@@ anger .
As the psalmist A@@ sa@@ ph ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged , however , the Israelites “ did not keep the covenant of God , and in his law they refu@@ sed to walk . ”
A@@ n important fe@@ ature in the lives of anointed Christians and their compan@@ i@@ ons is that of regul@@ arly meeting to worship Jehovah and study his Word .
F@@ in@@ ding many rec@@ ep@@ tive individuals in one Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , min@@ ing to@@ wn , she ty@@ pi@@ c@@ ally made three or four tri@@ ps ac@@ ro@@ ss a bri@@ dge on deli@@ very day .
H@@ eld Re@@ g@@ ul@@ arly
For good reason , Jehovah vie@@ ws a faith@@ less heart as “ wicked . ” ​ — Hebrews 3 : 12 .
To some people , it is nothing less than divine appro@@ val of re@@ v@@ enge .
Daniel is another faithful man whom we know about from the Hebrew Scriptures .
Those who pla@@ y a part in Jehovah’s purpose must be mor@@ ally clean .
Many scho@@ l@@ ars ag@@ ree that under the Law , a cri@@ min@@ al was ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted before his body was h@@ un@@ g on a st@@ ake .
• In Mi@@ ca@@ h’s day , why did Jehovah deci@@ de to take action against Juda@@ h and Israel ?
On one occasi@@ on , after having sp@@ ent some time help@@ ing those in need , Jesus told his disciples : “ Let us go some@@ where el@@ se , into the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge to@@ w@@ ns ne@@ ar@@ by , that I may preach there also . ”
W@@ ar bro@@ ke out when I was a you@@ th .
But Z@@ e@@ us could not pre@@ v@@ ent the city from being ra@@ va@@ ged by earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es .
Fir@@ st , S@@ he@@ b@@ na lost his position .
Instead of being dra@@ wn together and un@@ ited into one nation , the Ger@@ man est@@ ates were di@@ vi@@ ded just as before .
Jehovah kept sen@@ ding his prophe@@ ts to war@@ n his people of his j@@ udi@@ cial decisions .
In view of such war@@ n@@ ings , family he@@ a@@ ds ​ — many of whom are sing@@ le parents — ​ would do well to ask themselves about their children who are old en@@ ough to reason , ‘ Will they sur@@ vi@@ ve this c@@ li@@ ma@@ c@@ tic ev@@ ent ? ’
“ It Is the B@@ est Th@@ ing That C@@ ould H@@ appe@@ n to You ”
It is desi@@ gn@@ ed to be stu@@ died with those who have comple@@ ted a study of the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe and will un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly strengthen the faith of those “ righ@@ tly dis@@ posed for everlasting life . ” ​ — Acts 13 : 4@@ 8 .
However , Jesus told his disciples not only what they needed to do but also why they should do so .
On the other hand , another person may be s@@ ar@@ c@@ as@@ tic , materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic , eas@@ ily off@@ ended , or may have an in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent attitude .
I asked such questions as “ Who is the Father mentioned by Jesus ? ”
Do I see him po@@ ised to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te divine judgment against Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at and the rest of Satan’s system ? ’
Does Jehovah no@@ te such sacrific@@ es ?
At da@@ wn , though , a fi@@ gu@@ re called from the sh@@ ore and ur@@ ged them to c@@ ast their ne@@ ts on the other side of the bo@@ at .
King Solomon expres@@ sed the situation cor@@ rec@@ tly when he wrote : “ You do not know the work of the true God , who does all things . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
He had an a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction that ca@@ used him much dist@@ ress .
• What sacrific@@ es does Jehovah accept today ?
He said : “ ‘ You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind . ’
Rather , for about si@@ x years , he hum@@ bly accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed the older prophet and ass@@ is@@ ted him , later being known as the one “ who used to p@@ our out water on the hands of Eli@@ j@@ ah . ”
On Mar@@ ch 12 , 199@@ 9 , the ju@@ dge appointed fi@@ ve ac@@ ad@@ em@@ ic@@ s to study the liter@@ ature of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and she su@@ sp@@ ended the tri@@ al .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , we may have many questions about life in the new world .
H@@ as Jehovah not promised that ‘ he will not let us be temp@@ ted bey@@ ond what we can be@@ ar ’ ?
He would often dr@@ ink simply to get dr@@ un@@ k .
T@@ W@@ O out of three people in Ger@@ many believe in God .
The apostle Peter id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es one way to cop@@ e with this and other concer@@ ns .
The apostle Peter lik@@ e@@ wise war@@ ned that false teach@@ ers would “ qui@@ et@@ ly bring in des@@ tru@@ ctive se@@ cts and [ would ] dis@@ own even the ow@@ ner that b@@ ought them . ”
God does not have a liter@@ al wife with whom he fa@@ ther@@ ed children .
The v@@ ine is also used in descri@@ b@@ ing the peace God’s people will enjoy during Christ’s M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn .
Me@@ et@@ ings That A@@ im to ‘ U@@ p@@ buil@@ d , En@@ courage , and Con@@ so@@ le ’
In fact , the Bible tel@@ ls true Christians not to “ for@@ get kindness to str@@ ang@@ ers . ”
There was no congregation with a pro@@ gra@@ m of regul@@ ar meetings , but we encoura@@ ged one another by reading as a group artic@@ les from our Christian public@@ ations .
Peter felt d@@ ri@@ ven to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce them that they were wrong .
• G@@ ide@@ on ?
The pri@@ me reason for the Jews ’ return was the rest@@ or@@ ation of true worship in Jerusalem .
Be@@ fore ans@@ wer@@ ing , consider that God cre@@ ated our first parents with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living forever .
( b ) How did Rom@@ an law benefit Christians ?
Ca@@ in and A@@ be@@ l must have been a@@ ware of Jehovah’s words to the ser@@ p@@ ent : “ I shall put en@@ m@@ ity between you and the woman and between your se@@ ed and her se@@ ed . He will b@@ ru@@ ise you in the head and you will b@@ ru@@ ise him in the he@@ el . ”
The Li@@ e That Ma@@ de God C@@ ru@@ el 6
[ B@@ lu@@ r@@ b on page 17 ]
My G@@ ile@@ ad di@@ pl@@ oma
Many first - century Christians gave a witness about Jehovah by d@@ ying for their faith .
Thus , the apostle Paul could say of Christians : “ You are standing fir@@ m in one spirit , with one soul stri@@ ving side by side for the faith of the good news . ” ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
The transl@@ at@@ ors , who do not draw attention to themselves , end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to con@@ ve@@ y God’s Word in a man@@ ner that is not only acc@@ ur@@ ate but also close to the comm@@ on spe@@ e@@ ch of today , not that of the 1@@ 6@@ th century .
The Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ er Mark , the only one to rec@@ ord this in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , repor@@ ts what happened . ​ — Mark 7 : 31 - 35 .
Such public@@ ations as The Gre@@ at@@ est M@@ an Who E@@ ver Li@@ ved and D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to Jehovah * fur@@ n@@ ish us much that we can refle@@ ct on with appreciation .
( a ) What promises give you strength ?
Are You I@@ mit@@ ating Jehovah in C@@ aring for O@@ thers ?
How did he use those cap@@ ti@@ ves , so to speak ?
They are willing to su@@ ff@@ er persecu@@ tion for doing God’s will .
L@@ ater , A@@ ha@@ b saw fi@@ re come down from heaven when Eli@@ j@@ ah pray@@ ed for his o@@ ffering to be con@@ sum@@ ed .
Jehovah’s f@@ ame later became the sub@@ ject of sac@@ red song@@ s . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 35 : 8 - 11 ; 1@@ 36 : 11 - 20 .
Some believe that Satan is “ in char@@ ge ” of hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re .
She had set it asi@@ de to pa@@ y her emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es .
There is no fin@@ er way to show respect for and to di@@ gn@@ i@@ fy one@@ ’s fel@@ low@@ man than by sh@@ aring with him “ good news of something better . ”
What a joy to have a son - in - law with whom you can both la@@ u@@ gh and c@@ ry !
1 , 2 . ( a ) Why are effe@@ ctive illustr@@ ations not eas@@ ily for@@ go@@ t@@ ten ?
What must one do to qu@@ ali@@ fy for baptism ?
[ Ma@@ p / ​ P@@ ic@@ tures on pages 18 , 19 ]
Why do we say this ?
At that time , Babyl@@ on was a cen@@ ter for bu@@ sin@@ ess .
One ex@@ per@@ t said the following about the word for “ un@@ deser@@ ved kindness ” used in the Bible : “ The whole ba@@ si@@ c ide@@ a of the word is that of a free and un@@ deser@@ ved gift , of something given to a man un@@ ear@@ ned and un@@ mer@@ ited . ”
Do not show yourself he@@ ated up at anyone making his way succ@@ ess@@ ful . ” ​ — P@@ s .
He or she needs personal instru@@ ction from a kind and loving tra@@ in@@ er .
Even after their baptism , however , they must stri@@ ve to “ speak ” the pu@@ re language better and better .
Their ze@@ al for the Christian ministry gives powerful evidence that holy spirit is in op@@ er@@ ation today .
( 4 ) P@@ al@@ m@@ er , B .
L@@ it@@ tle won@@ der that a repor@@ t of the case in The Da@@ ily T@@ ele@@ gra@@ ph descri@@ bed the gu@@ il@@ ty gener@@ al prac@@ t@@ iti@@ on@@ er as the “ ‘ Devil ’ do@@ ct@@ or . ”
At the time , Timothy may have been in his l@@ ate te@@ ens or early 20 ’ s .
Lo@@ ve Mo@@ tiv@@ ated Jesus to P@@ re@@ ach B@@ ol@@ dly
He said : “ By this all will know that you are my disciples ​ — if you have love among y@@ ourselves . ”
A l@@ ack of n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 3
Jehovah im@@ medi@@ ately re@@ ac@@ ted to that new situation by using an al@@ ter@@ n@@ ate “ r@@ ou@@ te ” to ac@@ hi@@ eve his purpose .
But we can be sure that Jehovah and Jesus will help us to know how to tra@@ in others in the best way possible .
H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of years later , Jehovah still refer@@ red to his serv@@ ant Job as an example of righteousness .
Be@@ ing sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by pione@@ ers in the congregation and in the family helped me to devel@@ op a ke@@ en desire to share in full - time service my@@ self .
We all have the same am@@ ount of time at our dis@@ pos@@ al ; it is up to us as to how we use it .
Our need for hope is refle@@ cted in the pages of the Bible , which also ca@@ u@@ tions us against false ho@@ p@@ es .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of whether the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der pi@@ c@@ ks “ y@@ es , ” “ no , ” or “ ma@@ y@@ be ” in respon@@ se to that question , turn to the in@@ side page and without ad@@ ding anything more , say , “ H@@ ere is what the Bible says . ”
We were sent from or@@ ph@@ an@@ age to or@@ ph@@ an@@ age , and at the age of 12 , I ended up in one in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , where I served an ap@@ pr@@ en@@ tic@@ e@@ ship as a me@@ ch@@ ani@@ c .
We can learn much from Jesus ’ example .
A@@ no@@ ther example is that of N@@ d@@ eng@@ u@@ è in C@@ am@@ er@@ o@@ on .
W@@ as Moses simply a@@ head of his time in appreci@@ ating their import@@ ance ?
How can prayer provide us with comfort ?
But they did more . “ They helped the people to understand what was being read . ” ​ — Ne@@ h@@ emiah 8 : 1 - 8 .
El@@ ders should always remember that they are under@@ shepher@@ ds , sub@@ ject to the over@@ sight of God’s loving Son , Jesus Christ , “ the great shepher@@ d of the sheep . ” ​ — He@@ b .
The answer is : Do not dr@@ ink at all .
C@@ hi@@ ef A@@ g@@ ent of Li@@ fe . ​ — Acts 3 : 15 .
To as@@ sure her that he was not yet lea@@ ving , Jesus told her to sto@@ p cl@@ ing@@ ing to him but in@@ stead to go and give his disciples the news of his resurrection .
( Com@@ pare Mark 13 : 28 - 30 ; Luke 21 : 30 - 32 . )
How , then , did the need for coven@@ ants ar@@ ise ?
Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i the G@@ ile@@ adi@@ te is a fine example in this reg@@ ard .
Like a loving father , Jehovah gives holy spirit to help us understand the Bible
Will the ba@@ si@@ c right to human di@@ gn@@ ity ever be real@@ ized ?
They are a@@ ware that their knowledge of God’s pur@@ pos@@ es br@@ ings great responsi@@ bility .
Jehovah has gener@@ ously made a pro@@ vision a@@ vail@@ able to us .
When I re@@ turned to F@@ in@@ land , we ru@@ shed to get ready for life in Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r .
The congregation elders can certainly offer loving a@@ id and encourag@@ ement .
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , the coura@@ ge@@ ous sing@@ le sisters we inter@@ vie@@ wed fac@@ ed challeng@@ es .
B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in and H@@ as@@ shu@@ b did re@@ pa@@ ir work in fr@@ on@@ t of their own house .
S@@ to@@ c@@ ks and B@@ on@@ ds : S@@ to@@ c@@ ks and b@@ on@@ ds may be don@@ ated to W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a as an ou@@ tri@@ ght gift or W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a may be nam@@ ed as a Tr@@ ans@@ f@@ er on De@@ ath bene@@ fi@@ ci@@ ary .
But Ha@@ bak@@ kuk@@ ’s per@@ ple@@ x@@ ity will not last long .
Di@@ d they perhaps think that the A@@ mal@@ ek@@ ites would str@@ ike again and that the Israelites would be hel@@ pl@@ ess without Moses , who@@ se up@@ held hands had brought them vi@@ ct@@ ory ear@@ li@@ er ?
What should we remember if fear in@@ hi@@ bi@@ ts us from sing@@ ing out ?
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It also op@@ er@@ ates to reve@@ al tru@@ ths .
H@@ el@@ p@@ ing Ch@@ in@@ ese Pe@@ ople in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o
S@@ ome@@ times the parents of my less - for@@ tun@@ ate stud@@ ents would say things such as , “ This is the way God wants my child to be . ”
What true value , though , does go@@ ld have ?
To some , the word simply means the ab@@ s@@ ence of fri@@ ction or stri@@ fe .
The only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten S@@ on@@ ’s ro@@ le in cre@@ ation is also uni@@ que .
Rather , Jesus taught the resurrection of the dead .
( b ) What question is ra@@ ised ?
W@@ ho@@ se side is he on ? ”
He also became an op@@ pos@@ er of God .
They may feel ex@@ tre@@ me gu@@ il@@ t about what they did , even though it was many years ag@@ o .
Why did Jehovah take the in@@ iti@@ ative in be@@ half of Ad@@ am@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , and what did He do for them ?
A@@ n ac@@ t@@ or said : “ I@@ ’@@ m not sure if it really is in our n@@ ature to be with someone for the rest of our lives . ”
As I stu@@ died the Bible , I com@@ pared what it says with what I saw among Jehovah’s Witnesses .
You would pro@@ ba@@ bly ag@@ ree that sh@@ aring personal feelings can be em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sing .
13 : 22 ; 1 John 2 : 15 , 16 .
As a result , special arrang@@ ements were made to respect the consci@@ ences of the four Hebrews .
It is an ex@@ tend@@ ed peri@@ od during which divine judgment is ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted upon the wicked .
R@@ a@@ ising children in “ the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah ” is an expres@@ sion of love on the part of parents .
The faithful slave has exerc@@ ised out@@ standing faith by ze@@ al@@ ously prom@@ o@@ ting and s@@ pre@@ ading the Kingdom good news .
As my stu@@ dies prog@@ ressed , I learned many things about Jehovah that dre@@ w me to him .
This mon@@ um@@ ent , doub@@ t@@ less me@@ ant to inspi@@ re a@@ we of the rul@@ er , is a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of the worl@@ d’s view of great@@ ness ​ — that of making on@@ es@@ el@@ f appe@@ ar as bi@@ g and important as possible and making others feel in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant .
Some f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers contribu@@ ted large ba@@ g@@ s of ma@@ ize out of gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for the Bible liter@@ ature we left with them .
De@@ dic@@ ating our life to Jehovah provi@@ des con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing evidence that we love him .
W@@ al@@ king by spirit invol@@ ves ex@@ ten@@ ding what invit@@ ation to others ?
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we should be that by his death , Jesus also pa@@ id the ransom pri@@ ce needed to re@@ de@@ em mankind and o@@ pen the way to everlasting life in God’s promised new world !
L@@ loy@@ d had t@@ ou@@ ched the lives of many of them , as well as of many others around the world .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , we do not dem@@ e@@ an them by making them the ob@@ ject of fo@@ ol@@ ish and though@@ t@@ less jo@@ k@@ es .
Yet , God - fe@@ aring Job was right when he said : “ M@@ an , born of woman , is sh@@ ort - lived and g@@ lu@@ t@@ ted with ag@@ it@@ ation . ”
His actions were as c@@ learly recogn@@ iz@@ able as the re@@ dness of the s@@ k@@ y .
Our faith will become str@@ ong@@ er if we pers@@ ist in pur@@ su@@ ing the course that God’s Word se@@ ts out for all Christians .
Paul wrote : “ He that appro@@ ach@@ es God must believe that he is and that he be@@ comes the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ” ​ — Hebrews 11 : 6 .
How do mo@@ der@@ n - day pro@@ claim@@ ers of the good news f@@ are in these is@@ lands ?
C@@ y@@ ber@@ se@@ x invol@@ ves er@@ o@@ tic inter@@ action on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t .
By listen@@ ing to him , you will have r@@ ene@@ wed confidence in the wisdom of obe@@ ying him .
Jesus did not give this illustr@@ ation to show that Jehovah does not appreci@@ ate what we do in his service .
S@@ te@@ ph@@ en@@ ’s hum@@ ble dis@@ position , cou@@ pl@@ ed with his spiritu@@ ality and integrity , did not go un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed by Jehovah .
In S@@ tr@@ as@@ b@@ our@@ g , home of the E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an C@@ our@@ t of H@@ u@@ man R@@ igh@@ ts , travel@@ ers at the cen@@ tr@@ al st@@ ation l@@ ine up pati@@ ently to receive their cop@@ y .
Jesus “ hum@@ b@@ led himself and became obedi@@ ent as far as death , y@@ es , death on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake . ”
Th@@ ink , for example , of the Hebrew mi@@ d@@ wi@@ ves S@@ hi@@ ph@@ ra@@ h and P@@ u@@ ah .
Since Jehovah is not using his spirit in those spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c ways today , does that mean that we do not need it ?
The Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans some@@ times put pris@@ on@@ ers in rest@@ ra@@ in@@ ts that p@@ in@@ i@@ oned their ar@@ ms be@@ h@@ ind them at the el@@ bo@@ ws ; others bor@@ e ir@@ on col@@ l@@ ars cl@@ as@@ ped at their ne@@ c@@ ks .
We un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly pray for ourselves , but our prayers ought to inclu@@ de others ​ — even Christians we do not know by name .
St@@ and fir@@ m and see the sal@@ vation of Jehovah , which he will per@@ form for you today . ’ ”
So , what have we learned from our bri@@ ef re@@ view of Jesus ’ illustr@@ ations concer@@ ning gro@@ w@@ th ?
S@@ and@@ r@@ a pu@@ ts this ad@@ vice into prac@@ tice .
He wrote : “ A wise son is the one that makes a father rejo@@ ice , and a stu@@ pi@@ d son is the g@@ ri@@ ef of his mother . ”
Why did Paul have the strength to do what he knew he should do ?
The cur@@ tain will f@@ all on the cen@@ tu@@ ries - old dr@@ ama invol@@ ving so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Tru@@ e Christians “ have a w@@ rest@@ ling , not against blood and flesh , but against . . . the wicked spirit for@@ ces , ” that is , against spirit cre@@ atu@@ res who re@@ bel@@ led against God .
“ I had an over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing sense of fa@@ il@@ ure , ” he says .
However , like Jesus we look to Jehovah for support as we determin@@ e@@ dly put the Kingdom first in our lives . ​ — Matthew 6 : 33 ; Romans 15 : 13 ; 1 Corinthians 2 : 4 .
That is why they stri@@ ve to teach others what they have learned from the Bible .
What are we doing right now , or fa@@ il@@ ing to do , that years from now we will wish we had not done or had done differ@@ ently ?
W@@ ould you not ag@@ ree that these things are com@@ mon@@ place today ?
Our love for others will in@@ deed help us to serve Jehovah without ti@@ ring out . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 33 : 1 ; John 13 : 35 .
The to@@ tal am@@ oun@@ ts to more than t@@ wi@@ ce as much time as an au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer devo@@ tes to the ministry each day !
What de@@ f@@ en@@ se , if any , do we have against them ?
In the co@@ ol ev@@ ening bre@@ e@@ ze , Samuel “ continued to speak with Saul on the h@@ ou@@ se@@ to@@ p ” until they went to s@@ le@@ ep .
Since the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord of the uni@@ verse displa@@ ys t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance in deal@@ ing with imper@@ fect humans , should we not do the same ?
Ha@@ ve you ever pur@@ cha@@ sed a gift for a close friend and then w@@ atch@@ ed your fri@@ end@@ ’s face be@@ am with sur@@ pris@@ e and appreciation upon recei@@ ving it ?
The apostle Paul made that clear when he gave a witness to a group ass@@ em@@ b@@ led on the A@@ re@@ o@@ pa@@ g@@ us .
He brought death upon the first human pa@@ ir and their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
“ Why Di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t You C@@ ome Be@@ fore ? ”
Their problems were physical .
E@@ ating at Jehovah’s table sign@@ i@@ fi@@ es that the par@@ tak@@ ers are at peace with him .
I knew I was he@@ ading in the wrong direction .
“ When we saw him re@@ aching out in the congregation , we felt pr@@ ou@@ d .
That question was posed to the read@@ ers of The S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y M@@ or@@ ning H@@ er@@ al@@ d . Of those who respon@@ ded , the va@@ st ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity ​ — some 8@@ 9 per@@ c@@ ent — ​ felt that religion di@@ vi@@ des us .
M@@ em@@ bers of the congregation in Jerusalem pray@@ ed for Peter when he was imp@@ ris@@ oned .
God’s righteous moral standards apply to ever@@ yone ; so we too need to make right cho@@ ic@@ es .
The love we show is no@@ ted by others .
Jehovah L@@ is@@ ten@@ s to the C@@ ry of the L@@ ow@@ ly One 17
Just 3@@ 00 di@@ p one hand in the water and la@@ p from it while w@@ atch@@ ing for a possible enem@@ y att@@ ack .
As a result of so many speaking this fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative language , a gro@@ wing number are ‘ c@@ all@@ ing upon the name of Jehovah ’ and ‘ serving him sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der . ’
Mar@@ ri@@ age v@@ ow@@ s are sac@@ red in God’s eyes .
• What does it mean to be rich toward God ?
That inclu@@ des discus@@ sions about medi@@ cal care and pre@@ fer@@ ences .
Will humans ev@@ en@@ tually destro@@ y the earth ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , years ag@@ o , a long@@ time pioneer nam@@ ed Mar@@ ga@@ re@@ t ob@@ served : “ There have been opportun@@ ities for marriage in my life , but I just never got around to it .
Paul lived in the b@@ ru@@ tal world of ancient R@@ ome .
That is ty@@ pi@@ cal of Satan’s me@@ tho@@ ds .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , we have the help of loving elders in the Christian congregation .
What qu@@ ali@@ fi@@ es a person to teach God’s truth to others ?
The members of that new gener@@ ation were more obedi@@ ent than their fa@@ thers had been .
P@@ ri@@ de , however , is anything but conc@@ ili@@ at@@ ory .
Be@@ ck@@ ’s transl@@ ation rend@@ ers it , Jesus was “ deli@@ gh@@ ted with human be@@ ings . ”
Thus , the bi@@ os@@ ph@@ ere can su@@ sta@@ in life in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely .
Yet , he took the time right then and there to imp@@ ress important tru@@ ths on Pet@@ er@@ ’s mind by questions .
As Jehovah’s Witnesses , we cen@@ ter our Christian ministry on the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work .
‘ Will I ever re@@ ach the end ? ’ I wonder@@ ed .
It descri@@ bes God’s at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes , pur@@ pos@@ es , and comman@@ ds , as well as the true st@@ ate of af@@ fai@@ r@@ s among mankind .
C@@ learly , they hope for God to do more than simply rec@@ all their n@@ ames .
This bat@@ tle invol@@ ves the coming day of Jehovah , the des@@ tru@@ ction of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
The da@@ y’s fin@@ al talk , “ F@@ igh@@ ters A@@ ga@@ inst God Will Not P@@ re@@ va@@ il , ” mentioned rec@@ ent mis@@ gu@@ i@@ ded efforts in some lands to have Jehovah’s Witnesses bran@@ ded a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous cul@@ t .
What is more , God wants our bo@@ dies to be “ holy , ” which means pu@@ re and clean .
Jesus told his disciples : “ If you have faith the si@@ ze of a mu@@ st@@ ard gra@@ in , you will say to this m@@ oun@@ tain , ‘ Tr@@ ans@@ f@@ er from here to there , ’ and it will trans@@ f@@ er , and nothing will be imp@@ os@@ sible for you . ”
What we e@@ at and dr@@ ink is a gift from God .
But one person who regul@@ arly w@@ atch@@ ed se@@ x@@ u@@ ally ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it fil@@ ms f@@ ran@@ k@@ ly ad@@ mit@@ ted : “ You never for@@ get those s@@ cen@@ es , the more you think about them the more you find yourself w@@ an@@ ting to do what you@@ ’@@ ve seen . . .
However , the value of such fru@@ its go@@ es far bey@@ ond that of ad@@ or@@ n@@ ment .
I continued making prog@@ ress , and in 199@@ 1 , I was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
One family head was dis@@ mis@@ sed from his jo@@ b .
( b ) God’s Word ex@@ tend@@ s what invit@@ ation to ever@@ yone ?
But consider : When someone tri@@ es to draw you into se@@ x@@ u@@ al mis@@ conduct , is it true love or sel@@ f@@ ish lu@@ st ?
Con@@ cer@@ ning such ones , the psalmist san@@ g : “ S@@ ur@@ ely on s@@ li@@ p@@ per@@ y gr@@ ound is where you place them . You [ Jehovah ] have made them f@@ all to ru@@ ins . ” ​ — Psalm 7@@ 3 : 18 .
After fore@@ tel@@ ling what the day of Jehovah will do to Satan’s world , Mal@@ ach@@ i 4 : 2 recor@@ ds Jehovah as saying : “ To you who are in fear of my name the su@@ n of righteousness will certainly shin@@ e for@@ th , with heal@@ ing in its w@@ ings ; and you will ac@@ tually go for@@ th and pa@@ w the gr@@ ound like f@@ atten@@ ed cal@@ ves . ”
Although I was a slave to fil@@ thy ha@@ bi@@ ts , I have become a new person .
At first I wor@@ ked as a house serv@@ ant for a ra@@ il@@ way gu@@ ard in La@@ go@@ s , w@@ es@@ ter@@ n N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ a , and then for a ci@@ vi@@ l serv@@ ant in K@@ ad@@ un@@ a , nor@@ ther@@ n N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ a .
Be@@ ing ze@@ al@@ ous in the ministry helps us to maintain our en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m for the truth .
Of course , the counsel to have spiritual go@@ als app@@ lies not just to you@@ ths .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er and Bible study prom@@ o@@ te in us a love for what is good .
The po@@ li@@ ce@@ man re@@ ac@@ ted in dis@@ beli@@ ef .
W@@ rit@@ ing to the Christian congregation in Corin@@ th , he said : “ God is he who said : ‘ Let the light shin@@ e out of dar@@ k@@ ness . ’ ”
And what about mo@@ der@@ n - day mirac@@ les ?
“ The enem@@ y that s@@ ow@@ ed them is the Devil . ”
After an ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent on a w@@ at@@ er@@ s@@ li@@ de , he became per@@ man@@ ently con@@ f@@ ined to a whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir .
Will we pa@@ y attention to the prophe@@ tic war@@ n@@ ings ?
□ Bo@@ th were involved in fe@@ e@@ ding mul@@ titu@@ des . ​ — E@@ x .
What does it mean to be “ be@@ aring much fru@@ it ” ?
W@@ ould it be right to sto@@ p wal@@ king with God for these or similar reas@@ ons ?
Of course , true Christians do per@@ form good works .
Tru@@ e Christians do not gu@@ i@@ de their thinking and actions by the op@@ in@@ i@@ ons of “ prof@@ it@@ less tal@@ k@@ ers , and dec@@ ei@@ v@@ ers of the mind . ”
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er buil@@ ds faith and helps us to h@@ and@@ le problems . ​ — 9 / 15 , pages 15 - 18 .
H@@ app@@ iness is found in ex@@ p@@ en@@ ding on@@ es@@ el@@ f in the preaching work . ​ — Luke 11 : 28 .
• How does love for God and Christ help us to re@@ ject a sin@@ ful course ?
Jehovah is a ze@@ al@@ ous God , and he expe@@ cts all of us to imitate him and work hard in the spiritual har@@ v@@ est . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 19 : 31 ; John 5 : 17 .
I am Jehovah . ” Hence , in Israel reg@@ ard for older ones was ti@@ ed in with one@@ ’s very relationship with Jehovah God .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the law requi@@ ring ti@@ thing was part of an exc@@ lu@@ sive covenant between God and the nation of Israel .
That example helped them to buil@@ d courage .
Let us get ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with some of them .
The fri@@ end@@ l@@ iness and war@@ m@@ th I found there imp@@ ressed me great@@ ly .
But if this is so , why are humans consci@@ ous of God ?
God is un@@ fa@@ il@@ ingly giving his people needed help and comfort in these cr@@ itical last days .
He still wants people to avoid in@@ j@@ uring themselves and others .
To be holy , what must we do ?
TH@@ E P@@ L@@ AN@@ T@@ I@@ N - M@@ O@@ R@@ E@@ T@@ U@@ S MU@@ S@@ E@@ U@@ M
Lo@@ ve that resul@@ ts in ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary un@@ ity mar@@ ks Jehovah’s Witnesses as Christ’s true followers , the ones whom God is using to serve his purpose to have the good news of the Kingdom pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Re@@ ma@@ ining in God’s F@@ av@@ or Des@@ pite Ch@@ ang@@ es 3
But how did I end up in the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al ?
W@@ al@@ king with Jehovah un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly benef@@ its us .
Isa@@ a@@ c and Jac@@ o@@ b were he@@ ir@@ s of the very same promise .
A@@ gain , Eli@@ j@@ ah set a powerful example for us .
In your are@@ a , would that most likely dis@@ tur@@ b the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der ?
We may call it Solom@@ on@@ ’s temple , but it was not his ide@@ a or his way to make a name for himself as an ar@@ ch@@ it@@ e@@ ct or a we@@ al@@ thy bene@@ fac@@ t@@ or .
“ Ho@@ ly ac@@ ts of conduct ” invol@@ ve our ‘ main@@ tain@@ ing our conduct fine among the nations , ’ by our moral rec@@ titu@@ de .
S@@ ear@@ ch@@ ing In@@ to the De@@ ep Th@@ ings of God , 11 / 1
After the 1@@ 6@@ th century , the go@@ at@@ ’s ha@@ ir was some@@ times re@@ plac@@ ed by fine wi@@ re with sh@@ ar@@ p poin@@ ts turned toward the body .
They sin@@ ned against Jehovah by viol@@ ating his law on blood .
Lo@@ ve also mo@@ ves us to do what is right .
This can be emo@@ tion@@ ally de@@ va@@ st@@ ating to parents .
And all of them yi@@ eld to the action of God’s spirit in their lives , allow@@ ing it to pro@@ du@@ ce in them its fru@@ it@@ age .
The mother of a n@@ ine - year - old gi@@ r@@ l wrote : “ Be@@ fore we had to help her with her com@@ ments . Now she pre@@ pa@@ res her own .
Be@@ ing made in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge , humans have the cap@@ ac@@ ity to refle@@ ct godly at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes .
Rom@@ an thinking could not conc@@ ei@@ ve of a religion that dem@@ an@@ ded exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion from its ad@@ her@@ ents .
; T@@ a@@ it , N .
When David was fle@@ e@@ ing from je@@ al@@ ous King Saul , he sp@@ ent time enc@@ am@@ ped near Na@@ bal@@ ’s flo@@ c@@ ks .
What blessings come to those being baptized in the name of the holy spirit ?
H@@ el@@ p to the Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od has been provided by the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class .
For one thing , Noah did not walk with God in that wicked p@@ re - F@@ lood world for a m@@ ere 70 or 8@@ 0 years ​ — the life sp@@ an of many today .
In 19@@ 6@@ 6 that brother , J@@ un@@ ji K@@ o@@ shin@@ o , and I were married .
* So the same pi@@ vo@@ tal year saw the out@@ bre@@ ak of war on earth and war in heaven .
We too have the help of Jehovah’s holy spirit .
Now that I am con@@ duc@@ ting fi@@ ve Bible stu@@ dies , I feel that I am involved in the most satis@@ f@@ ying work . ”
W@@ ould angels cho@@ ose to do wrong ?
To the congregation in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , he wrote : “ What is our hope or joy or cro@@ wn of ex@@ ul@@ tation ​ — why , is it not in fact you ? ​ — before our Lord Jesus at his pres@@ ence ?
I had many rel@@ ap@@ ses .
J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese char@@ ac@@ ters can be set ver@@ tic@@ ally or ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on@@ t@@ ally , and qu@@ ite a few pr@@ inted it@@ em@@ s ​ — including our rec@@ ent public@@ ations — ​ have been set ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on@@ t@@ ally .
As a result , the Jews st@@ op@@ ped work on God’s temple .
Indeed , Christians enjoy ‘ love ( a@@ ·@@ ga@@ ʹ@@ pe ) without h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y . ’
Let us exam@@ ine what the Bible has to say on the matter .
If we are true Christians , however , it is as if we have a lam@@ p shin@@ ing in our hearts , which would o@@ ther@@ wise be dar@@ k .
After the peri@@ od of Na@@ z@@ i persecu@@ tion , F@@ er@@ din@@ and and I served Jehovah together for more than 50 years before he fin@@ i@@ shed his earthly course on De@@ c@@ ember 20 , 199@@ 5 .
W@@ atch the sh@@ ort vi@@ de@@ o How Can We Be Su@@ re the Bible Is Tru@@ e ?
( b ) What three questions will we answer ?
How is “ discipl@@ ine ” de@@ f@@ ined , and how may a person be discipl@@ ined ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , the study material should be sel@@ e@@ cted in such a way that the s@@ essi@@ ons are practic@@ al for your family .
Then study Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es that have been ful@@ filled .
A disc@@ oura@@ ged person may not im@@ medi@@ ately feel better or respon@@ d quic@@ k@@ ly to the help we offer .
Un@@ der@@ standing some of the ca@@ uses of suffering is important .
They sear@@ ch out hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones and reason with them from the Scriptures , allow@@ ing the mo@@ tiv@@ ating for@@ ce of the Bible to help all those who want to know Jehovah , the true God . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , Jesus asked Peter : “ From whom do the k@@ ings of the earth receive du@@ ties or head ta@@ x ? From their sons or from the str@@ ang@@ ers ? ”
You are wise if you pl@@ an for the future .
This is a st@@ ory that demonstr@@ ates the v@@ al@@ idi@@ ty of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s st@@ at@@ ement at E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 11 : 6 : “ In the mor@@ ning s@@ ow your se@@ ed and until the ev@@ ening do not let your hand rest ; for you are not know@@ ing where this will have succ@@ ess . ”
Rather , the man who stru@@ ck the new mother would have to “ pa@@ y the dam@@ ages imp@@ o@@ sed on him by the husband of the woman ; and he must pa@@ y it through the jud@@ ges . ”
God’s Word also shows that even those who exerc@@ ise faith may become vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of de@@ pres@@ sion .
E@@ very year , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds ho@@ p@@ ing to live in an earthly par@@ adise are baptized .
* ​ — Read Proverbs 21 : 5 .
I@@ magine how a cont@@ est@@ ant would feel if he knew that sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding , or w@@ atch@@ ing , him were some of the most accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed r@@ un@@ n@@ ers .
Al@@ so , we may hear our neigh@@ b@@ ors , work@@ mat@@ es , or scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es say bad things about people of another ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , tri@@ be , or s@@ k@@ in col@@ or .
* These tru@@ ths are not d@@ ul@@ l , ac@@ ad@@ em@@ ic matters to be de@@ bat@@ ed by the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans .
This knowledge should mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to make ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in our person@@ ality .
For over a year , I kept doing just that .
Many Witness you@@ ths have rel@@ ated Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts to their scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es using such public@@ ations as L@@ ear@@ n From the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er .
N@@ ur@@ tur@@ ing “ un@@ contro@@ l@@ led se@@ x@@ u@@ al pas@@ sion ” can have what con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences ?
Why such a strong stand against spi@@ rit@@ is@@ tic practic@@ es ?
R@@ em@@ ember that H@@ el@@ da@@ i , To@@ bi@@ j@@ ah , and Je@@ da@@ iah brought the materi@@ als for the cro@@ wn that Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah made .
No@@ te this , however .
Satan challeng@@ ed the leg@@ iti@@ ma@@ cy of Jehovah’s rul@@ er@@ ship when he re@@ bel@@ led against H@@ im .
But he cho@@ se Davi@@ d’s son Solomon to lead the building work .
“ Jehovah will without fai@@ l make for my l@@ ord a lasting house , because the w@@ ars of Jehovah are what my l@@ ord is fi@@ gh@@ ting , ” she says , ad@@ ding that Jehovah will com@@ mis@@ sion David as lead@@ er over Israel .
Yes , parents must inter@@ act with their children .
Jewish hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al recor@@ ds show that temple mer@@ ch@@ ants ex@@ p@@ lo@@ ited their cu@@ st@@ om@@ ers by char@@ g@@ ing ex@@ or@@ bit@@ ant pri@@ ces .
A@@ war@@ en@@ ess that Jesus had appe@@ ared to him and ‘ la@@ id hold on him ’ and com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned him as “ apostle to the nations ” prof@@ oun@@ dly trans@@ form@@ ed Sa@@ ul@@ ’s life .
However , in time he showed that his mo@@ tive was to star@@ t a r@@ om@@ ance with her .
W@@ ould you like to know more about this man ?
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d Mis@@ sion@@ ary T@@ ri@@ p
Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy fore@@ tel@@ ls : “ Those sla@@ in by Jehovah in that day will be from one end of the earth clear to the other end of the earth . ”
Pe@@ ople from all nations are pre@@ par@@ ing for life in a un@@ ited world
M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h’s hum@@ ble st@@ ate of mind pleas@@ ed Jehovah
Today , E@@ ri@@ c@@ a has the joy of serving as a special pioneer on E@@ be@@ ye in the Mar@@ shall Is@@ lands .
En@@ joy serving Jehovah in your you@@ th .
At Jehovah’s direction , the Israelites buil@@ t the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le .
All our children continue serving Jehovah faith@@ fully and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating jo@@ y@@ fully in the preaching work .
They fai@@ l to ab@@ s@@ or@@ b God’s word fully and thus l@@ ack the hear@@ t@@ felt appreciation needed to end@@ ure .
Daniel , real@@ iz@@ ing that the tra@@ ining would likely lead to a con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with Jehovah’s Law , discus@@ sed the matter with the of@@ fi@@ cial in char@@ ge .
The rec@@ ord states : “ David gre@@ w ti@@ red . ”
Jesus was not speaking pri@@ mar@@ ily about the un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted des@@ tru@@ ction that is to come ; he was refer@@ ring to the pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s way of life .
“ K@@ it@@ ti@@ m ” W@@ ar@@ shi@@ ps in Bible Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy
It is el@@ li@@ p@@ tic@@ al in shap@@ e , 4@@ 60 fe@@ et [ 1@@ 40 m ] long and 3@@ 9@@ 0 fe@@ et [ 1@@ 19 m ] wide , and is the th@@ ir@@ d lar@@ g@@ est in I@@ tal@@ y .
Do you im@@ medi@@ ately rec@@ all similar mis@@ takes from the past and ad@@ d this one to the l@@ ist ?
When inform@@ ing the person of their decision , they kin@@ dly and c@@ learly expla@@ in the st@@ ep@@ s he needs to take to be re@@ inst@@ ated in the congregation .
B@@ EL@@ I@@ E@@ F : Jesus was more than simply a good man .
He said : “ To the ex@@ t@@ ent that you did it to one of the le@@ ast of these my brothers , you did it to me . ”
In the book of Romans , Paul uses the word “ love ” ( a@@ ·@@ ga@@ ʹ@@ pe in Greek ) sever@@ al times when refer@@ ring to God’s love and that of Christ .
During He@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ ah’s re@@ ign , the mi@@ gh@@ ty As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an ar@@ my th@@ reat@@ ened Jerusalem .
B@@ ap@@ tism ​ — For Ch@@ il@@ dren or for Ad@@ ul@@ ts ?
F@@ in@@ ally , in 6@@ 6 C.E . , the Jews re@@ bel@@ led against R@@ ome .
23 , 24 . ( a ) What less@@ on do we learn from the mirac@@ le of the f@@ ish ?
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , this fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative ro@@ ck - mas@@ s is not found on the sur@@ face . The man in the illustr@@ ation had to di@@ g “ down deep ” to re@@ ach it .
C@@ o@@ gn@@ iti@@ ve s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ist L@@ er@@ a B@@ or@@ o@@ dit@@ s@@ k@@ y wrote : “ As l@@ ing@@ u@@ ists pro@@ bed deep@@ er into the worl@@ d’s langu@@ ages ( 7@@ ,000 or so , only a fr@@ action of them an@@ al@@ y@@ zed ) , in@@ num@@ er@@ able un@@ pre@@ dic@@ table differ@@ ences em@@ er@@ ged . ”
H@@ er long - a@@ wa@@ ited go@@ al of baptism was ne@@ aring .
But there is no rec@@ ord of his doing so .
Yes , you will hear what God says about the proble@@ m you are fac@@ ing !
Why should elders gu@@ ard against the “ love of di@@ sh@@ on@@ est gain , ” and how can they imitate Paul in this reg@@ ard ?
Paul descri@@ bed such individuals as being “ pu@@ ff@@ ed up with pri@@ de , not understanding anything , but being men@@ t@@ ally di@@ se@@ as@@ ed over ques@@ tion@@ ings and de@@ bat@@ es about words . ”
Mu@@ si@@ c That P@@ ra@@ ises God
Is not the pati@@ ence of God something to mar@@ v@@ el at ?
A Mark of R@@ es@@ pect
S@@ ear@@ ch for less@@ ons in what you read
Are you not t@@ ou@@ ched by the com@@ pas@@ sion Jesus showed in rest@@ or@@ ing life to the only son of a wi@@ do@@ w ?
When you talk about cre@@ ation or the Bible with others , first find out what they really believe .
How did God - given faith and courage help Noah ?
The Bible also con@@ tain@@ s principles that can help wi@@ ves .
The Genesis account tel@@ ls us the pre@@ c@@ ise year , mon@@ th , and day when the D@@ elu@@ ge began , when and where the ar@@ k came to rest , and when the earth d@@ ri@@ ed off .
By ga@@ ining acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the truth about God , many of the de@@ a@@ f have , in effect , come to see his face .
Jehovah gave him d@@ ou@@ ble what he had before . ”
Me@@ d@@ al of Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iti@@ on for a Kingdom H@@ all
Wh@@ atever our past , if we rest our faith on Jesus , he will be long - suffering with us ​ — while , of course , expe@@ cting us to pro@@ du@@ ce “ works that be@@ f@@ it rep@@ ent@@ ance . ”
They thus took an important st@@ ep in con@@ ne@@ ction with their recogn@@ iti@@ on .
So righteousness is also necess@@ ary for ga@@ ining Jehovah’s appro@@ val .
“ Can you i@@ magine how my wife and I felt , ” says Sa@@ m , “ as we w@@ atch@@ ed our little son go to his 8@@ 0 - year - old gr@@ and@@ mother , talk to her in an a@@ po@@ lo@@ ge@@ tic to@@ ne , and then lead her by the hand back to the table ? ”
How do reading and stud@@ ying the Bible help us to be better min@@ isters of God’s Word ?
The f@@ em@@ ale i@@ be@@ x , or m@@ oun@@ tain go@@ at , is plac@@ id of n@@ ature and ele@@ g@@ ant in form .
How can following Moses ’ example of hum@@ ility af@@ fect our being known by Jehovah ?
Can we now show that we too wa@@ it pati@@ ently as we keep bus@@ y preaching the good news before the end comes ?
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ fully car@@ r@@ ying out any the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c assignment we may receive lea@@ ds to joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion .
At the conclu@@ sion of the tri@@ al , Ri@@ ch@@ ard P@@ y@@ ne , I@@ rel@@ an@@ d’s Lord C@@ hi@@ ef J@@ us@@ tice , told the j@@ ur@@ y that if they did not come to the expe@@ cted ver@@ di@@ ct , his “ l@@ or@@ ds the bi@@ sh@@ op@@ s were there , ” perhaps imp@@ l@@ ying that the j@@ ur@@ y would be du@@ ly p@@ uni@@ shed .
What is the pri@@ m@@ ary mar@@ k of true Christi@@ an@@ ity ?
How can Christian parents support that purpose ?
“ N@@ ever F@@ or@@ get the Do@@ or - to - Do@@ or M@@ in@@ is@@ try ”
How do you feel when you experience a personal a@@ ff@@ r@@ on@@ t of one kind or another ?
( a ) How did Jesus ac@@ knowledge his sub@@ mis@@ sion to God ?
C@@ learly , Israel had even more reas@@ ons to remember him .
The re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous ang@@ el came to be called Devil and Satan . ​ — Revelation 12 : 9 .
A@@ no@@ ther scho@@ la@@ r f@@ ond of loo@@ king for ty@@ p@@ es and an@@ t@@ it@@ y@@ p@@ es as@@ ser@@ ted that Jac@@ ob@@ ’s pur@@ cha@@ se of E@@ sa@@ u@@ ’s bir@@ th@@ right with a bo@@ w@@ l of red ste@@ w re@@ pres@@ ented Jesus ’ pur@@ cha@@ se of the heavenly in@@ her@@ it@@ ance for mankind with his red blood !
David me@@ t this married woman at a time when he was fle@@ e@@ ing from King Saul .
El@@ ders who un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly shepher@@ d the flo@@ ck of God are a s@@ ource of spiritual ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment to Jehovah’s people .
For example , when Genesis 11 : 1 says : “ All the earth continued to be of one language , ” it uses “ earth ” to mean human soci@@ ety .
This ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c s@@ ite , known today as W@@ adi er - R@@ a@@ babi , is a deep and n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w v@@ al@@ le@@ y lo@@ c@@ ated to the sou@@ th and sou@@ th@@ w@@ est of Jerusalem .
In these difficult times , who of us does not need to work on our end@@ ur@@ ance ?
He and his wife , Ru@@ th , have travel@@ ed to sever@@ al coun@@ tri@@ es in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe and Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a to help on con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ je@@ cts .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jehovah through his Word provi@@ des us with all that we need to h@@ and@@ le wh@@ atever may come our way .
What service opportun@@ ities li@@ e before them ?
Is the ro@@ c@@ king “ of all the nations ” ca@@ using “ the desi@@ ra@@ ble things ” of the nations ​ — hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted individuals — ​ to em@@ br@@ ace true worship ?
Such a person des@@ p@@ ises God , saying in his heart : “ There is no Jehovah . ” ​ — Psalm 14 : 1 .
Your parents may recogn@@ ize when your heart has be@@ gu@@ n to mis@@ lead you in this are@@ a , and they may give you counsel acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly .
See A@@ wa@@ ke ! , No@@ v@@ ember 22 , 198@@ 8 , page 19 , “ The So@@ c@@ in@@ ians ​ — Why Di@@ d They Re@@ ject the Tr@@ in@@ ity ? ”
What can help us to id@@ enti@@ fy the in@@ ten@@ tions of our heart before we take a wrong course ?
You find in him a good example of one who loved truth and tru@@ sted in Jehovah .
Al@@ ready The Watchtower is publi@@ shed in 20@@ 4 langu@@ ages .
However , he does not exam@@ ine us mer@@ ely in order to find fa@@ ul@@ t .
If we maintain our Christian integrity , we may well witness one of the great@@ est mirac@@ les of all time ​ — the mirac@@ le of sur@@ vi@@ ving the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
Ye@@ ars later , when Moses and the nation of Israel were near U@@ z toward the end of their w@@ il@@ der@@ ness j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , Moses may have learned about Jo@@ b@@ ’s fin@@ al years .
Just what does the transl@@ ation pro@@ c@@ ess en@@ ta@@ il ?
The first chap@@ ter dra@@ ws our attention to at le@@ ast si@@ x poin@@ ts c@@ ru@@ cial to our ma@@ gn@@ i@@ f@@ ying Jehovah with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving so as to gain his fav@@ or and everlasting life : ( 1 ) Jehovah lo@@ ves his people .
( b ) We should be determined to do what ?
R@@ ob@@ by , you know that gi@@ r@@ l who h@@ an@@ ded you the p@@ ho@@ ne ?
See also Genesis 1 : 2 ; Acts 2 : 1 - 4 ; 10 : 38 .
What are things we should take to heart from Jesus ’ example ?
L@@ ysi@@ as did not want a mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed Rom@@ an on his hands .
5@@ 2 : 8 .
In his book The Des@@ c@@ ent of M@@ an , Ch@@ ar@@ les D@@ ar@@ w@@ in descri@@ bed a number of body or@@ g@@ ans as “ us@@ eless . ”
It is inter@@ es@@ ting that in most Bible ver@@ ses where the word “ valu@@ eless ” appe@@ ars , it is app@@ lied to false go@@ ds .
This article will consider situ@@ ations in vari@@ ous re@@ gi@@ ons .
“ On account of their re@@ je@@ cting the law of Jehovah , ” says A@@ mo@@ s 2 : 4 .
A L@@ et@@ ter That T@@ ou@@ ched H@@ er H@@ ear@@ t
and you have ca@@ used a s@@ ni@@ ff@@ ing at it . ”
Still , in rec@@ ent years , Jehovah’s Witnesses in T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n have been able to ac@@ qui@@ re a number of new Kingdom H@@ alls .
God has tend@@ er love for us and does not place un@@ reason@@ able dem@@ ands on us .
As we discus@@ sed in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , cen@@ tu@@ ries ear@@ li@@ er God had given the Jews the hope of a resurrection and everlasting life on earth .
Can you pi@@ c@@ ture yourself on the other side of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , your heart s@@ wel@@ ling with similar appreciation ?
By his continued reli@@ ance on Jehovah .
L@@ ater , on J@@ anu@@ ary 30 , 199@@ 1 , the branch sent a special pioneer cou@@ ple , D@@ ari@@ o and W@@ in@@ n@@ y F@@ er@@ n@@ an@@ de@@ z , to the is@@ land .
Such bro@@ ther@@ ly love is not char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized by m@@ ere emo@@ tion or feel@@ ing .
O@@ f@@ ten he had to gu@@ ard the fo@@ ld through the dar@@ k h@@ our@@ s from the att@@ ack of w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast@@ s , or the w@@ ily at@@ temp@@ ts of the pro@@ w@@ ling th@@ i@@ ef . ”
Se@@ cond , “ God is faithful . ”
Fir@@ st , look up the ma@@ in he@@ ading “ Par@@ ents . ”
Indeed , Jesus Christ “ is the i@@ ma@@ ge of the inv@@ isi@@ ble God , the fir@@ st@@ born of all cre@@ ation . ”
Those who make up the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t cla@@ im to be Christ or his re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves , but since “ they went out from us , ” they de@@ vi@@ ated from true Bible teachings .
I try not to allow this to up@@ set me .
We ple@@ ad@@ ed that we were Christian neu@@ tr@@ als ; yet they for@@ ced us to mar@@ ch to M@@ ount O@@ l@@ y@@ mp@@ us , about 12 h@@ our@@ s from our v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
Be@@ fore the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l F@@ lood , over 1@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 years later , “ the ba@@ dness of man was a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in the earth and every inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of the thoughts of his heart was only bad all the time . ”
Th@@ r@@ ough all of this , David rema@@ ined s@@ il@@ ent about his sin@@ s .
In this great prophecy , Jesus also mentioned fam@@ ines , p@@ est@@ il@@ ences , and earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the Bible shows what el@@ se is needed in order to end all pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce .
My wife we@@ pt re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly , and I did not know how to con@@ so@@ le her .
when fac@@ ing ad@@ vers@@ ity ?
So when people refu@@ se to accept that gift , it is no won@@ der that we may have “ pain in [ our ] heart . ”
It a@@ wak@@ ens mi@@ x@@ ed emo@@ tions of hor@@ ro@@ r , g@@ ri@@ ef , and anger .
What invit@@ ation was ex@@ tend@@ ed to children in Israel ?
What helped An@@ dre@@ w , Peter , James , and John to ad@@ just their pri@@ or@@ ities regarding sh@@ aring in the preaching work and making a living ?
On many occasi@@ ons , holy spirit was used to emp@@ ow@@ er humans to do Jehovah’s will .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful the bo@@ y was that his father quic@@ k@@ ly gra@@ b@@ bed him fir@@ m@@ ly by the sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der and sa@@ ved him from d@@ ro@@ w@@ ning !
The one - time wh@@ ite - su@@ pre@@ ma@@ cy men@@ tal@@ ity in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , and N@@ or@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a brought mis@@ er@@ y to n@@ on@@ wh@@ ites — including the to@@ tal gen@@ o@@ ci@@ de of the Ab@@ orig@@ ines in V@@ an Di@@ em@@ en@@ ’s L@@ and ( now T@@ as@@ man@@ ia ) .
How than@@ k@@ ful we are for God’s help at such times and for the many spiritual pro@@ v@@ isions he con@@ stan@@ tly makes for us !
While by his loving - kindness and tru@@ en@@ ess Jehovah at@@ ones for our sin@@ s , it is the fear of Jehovah that ser@@ ves as a deter@@ r@@ ent to com@@ mit@@ ting sin@@ s .
But Bible teachings did not at that time re@@ ach my heart .
T .
It took two years before I re@@ esta@@ bli@@ shed fri@@ end@@ ly rel@@ ations with my mother .
E@@ ven@@ tually , when they arri@@ ved in a fore@@ ign country , they found that pra@@ ying to Jehovah and rel@@ ying on him helped them to over@@ come such ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les as lear@@ ning a new language , ad@@ ju@@ sting to a new cul@@ ture , and end@@ uring difficult c@@ li@@ mat@@ es .
If e@@ ye@@ bro@@ ws are low@@ ered , this could indic@@ ate a who , what , where , when , why , or how question .
6 , 7 . ( a ) How does Bible study af@@ fect our love for Jehovah and his love for us ?
The Bible expla@@ ins the pro@@ c@@ ess of self - cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion this way : “ E@@ ach one is tri@@ ed by being dra@@ wn out and en@@ tic@@ ed by his own desire .
Yes , servants of God do not buil@@ d their hope on f@@ an@@ t@@ as@@ y or sear@@ ch for sh@@ ort@@ cu@@ ts but look to God for happiness and blessings .
The Bible uses b@@ right red , or s@@ car@@ let , to pa@@ in@@ t a mem@@ or@@ able i@@ ma@@ ge of a mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te d@@ ressed in pur@@ ple and s@@ car@@ let ri@@ ding on “ a s@@ car@@ let - col@@ ored w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast . . . full of bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ous n@@ ames . ” ​ — Revelation 17 : 1 - 6 .
No , for he hum@@ bly ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged : “ Con@@ cer@@ ning that day and h@@ our no@@ body kno@@ ws , ne@@ i@@ ther the angels of the heavens nor the Son , but only the Father . ”
The po@@ e@@ tic s@@ ong lis@@ ted as Psalm 1@@ 19 in our Bi@@ bl@@ es con@@ ve@@ ys the psalmis@@ t’s feelings about the la@@ ws , remin@@ ders , or@@ ders , comman@@ ds , and j@@ udi@@ cial decisions of Jehovah .
Many transl@@ ations today are based on the L@@ en@@ ing@@ ra@@ d C@@ o@@ de@@ x ​ — the ol@@ des@@ t complete Hebrew Mas@@ o@@ re@@ tic man@@ us@@ crip@@ t — ​ co@@ pi@@ ed about the year 1@@ 000 C.E .
At M@@ eri@@ ba@@ h , near K@@ ad@@ es@@ h , he ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted to direc@@ t glory to Jehovah , the Mi@@ rac@@ le Wor@@ k@@ er .
As in the first century , brothers and sisters in our time pl@@ an a@@ head to respon@@ d gener@@ ously according to their circumstances .
The Bible ​ — “ A@@ n Un@@ known Bo@@ ok ”
Jesus made what special re@@ qu@@ est in be@@ half of his anointed disciples ?
Wor@@ ds cannot descri@@ be how valu@@ able this gift is .
He ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged in prayer : “ O Jehovah our God , all this a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance that we have pre@@ pared to buil@@ d for you a house for your holy name , from your hand it is , and to you it all bel@@ ong@@ s .
6 , 7 . ( a ) How did Jehovah’s view of the prophet A@@ mo@@ s di@@ ff@@ er from that of some Israelites ? ( b ) What indic@@ ates that A@@ mo@@ s was not an un@@ educ@@ ated person ?
In many plac@@ es , tri@@ als of a different s@@ ort t@@ est the faith and end@@ ur@@ ance of our brothers .
What can we say about Jehovah’s exerc@@ ise of so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ?
John 17 - 21 – Acts 1 - 10
The proble@@ m was that it did not go far en@@ ough .
The ho@@ st should make sure that any mu@@ si@@ c , d@@ an@@ c@@ ing , or other en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment is cons@@ ist@@ ent with Christian principles .
Many work@@ ers feel like co@@ g@@ s in an imper@@ s@@ onal ma@@ ch@@ ine
On@@ ly well - tra@@ ined men were then eng@@ ag@@ ing in pa@@ st@@ or@@ al work .
The name P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es is gener@@ ally con@@ ne@@ cted to the Hebrew ro@@ o@@ t meaning “ se@@ par@@ ate ones , ” al@@ though some view it as rel@@ ated to the word “ inter@@ pre@@ ters . ”
They had as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ted him , con@@ temp@@ l@@ ated k@@ ill@@ ing him , and then so@@ ld him as a slave to travel@@ ing mer@@ ch@@ ants .
Su@@ re en@@ ough , in 5@@ 39 B.C.E . , the prophe@@ tic declar@@ ation came true .
What will Jehovah do ?
If they di@@ g down into S@@ he@@ ol , from there my own hand will take them ; and if they go up to the heavens , from there I shall bring them down . ” ​ — A@@ mo@@ s 9 : 1 , 2 .
While sh@@ aring in that activ@@ ity , a Witness gave her e - ma@@ il ad@@ d@@ ress to a young woman who accepted Matthew .
The expres@@ sion “ ga@@ ther@@ ed to his people ” occ@@ ur@@ s fre@@ qu@@ ently in the Hebrew Scriptures .
Q@@ u@@ en@@ ch@@ ing S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al T@@ hi@@ r@@ st
M@@ en too can be encoura@@ ged or disc@@ oura@@ ged by ano@@ ther’s words , including those of their wi@@ ves .
That was in ad@@ dition to demonstr@@ ating by his actions his love for God’s people .
After doing all that he could under the circumstances to so@@ f@@ ten Sa@@ ul@@ ’s an@@ ta@@ g@@ on@@ ism toward him , David conclu@@ ded : “ Jehovah himself will de@@ al him a b@@ low ; or his day will come and he will have to die , or down into bat@@ tle he will go , and he will certainly be s@@ we@@ pt away .
T@@ w@@ o months later , when he was about ei@@ ght months old , the do@@ ct@@ ors ’ pre@@ di@@ ction seem@@ ed to come true , for Jo@@ el@@ ’s con@@ dition deter@@ i@@ or@@ ated .
Those are worshipp@@ ers who will have “ wa@@ shed their ro@@ bes and made them wh@@ ite in the blood of the L@@ am@@ b . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing God does benef@@ its others .
Ad@@ vers@@ ities often sa@@ p a person of physical and emo@@ tional strength , even num@@ b@@ ing the heart .
There is no way we can have God’s appro@@ val exc@@ ep@@ t through Jesus Christ .
As the tw@@ ili@@ ght fa@@ des , the dar@@ k@@ ness of the night p@@ our@@ s into the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts .
What is be@@ h@@ ind the present situation ? ’
That is a s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fic@@ ally s@@ ound st@@ at@@ ement .
“ For me , verse - by - verse discus@@ sions of a Bible book are a real t@@ on@@ ic . ” ​ — Daniel , baptized 194@@ 6 .
They trust in Jehovah for se@@ cur@@ ity rather than in the se@@ cul@@ ar world . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 23 , 26 .
How can imit@@ ating Jesus ’ cour@@ t@@ es@@ y imp@@ ro@@ ve our relation@@ shi@@ ps with others ?
How might Christian you@@ ths be vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of persecu@@ tion at school ?
He su@@ ffered great@@ ly at Satan’s hands .
Dis@@ il@@ lu@@ si@@ oned and disa@@ p@@ pointed with life , I rep@@ lied that there was no hope .
Our cho@@ ice was based , not on a su@@ per@@ fi@@ cial knowledge of a few s@@ crip@@ tures , but on a thor@@ ough study of God’s Word .
What pro@@ v@@ isions has Jehovah made for the spiritual prote@@ ction of his people ?
God’s Word ​ — A P@@ ri@@ c@@ eless Gi@@ ft
How important is it for elders to tra@@ in less experienced brothers ?
TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E@@ ’@@ S AN@@ S@@ W@@ E@@ R : God “ will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more . ”
Un@@ faithful Israel could not es@@ cap@@ e the appro@@ aching ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of divine judgment because for the ei@@ gh@@ th time , Jehovah declar@@ ed : “ I shall not turn it back . ”
He did so , o@@ ffering a sacrifice as well .
In 19@@ 32 the ele@@ ctive elders were re@@ plac@@ ed with a service com@@ mit@@ te@@ e ele@@ cted by the congregation to ass@@ ist an appointed service direc@@ t@@ or .
They had ser@@ m@@ ons publi@@ shed in h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers and pres@@ ented a pro@@ gra@@ m of col@@ or s@@ li@@ des and mo@@ tion pi@@ c@@ tures called the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama of C@@ re@@ ation . ”
That right simply “ does not bel@@ ong ” to us .
The Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning of the En@@ d
For by him we have life and move and ex@@ ist , even as certain ones of the po@@ e@@ ts among you have said , ‘ For we are also his pro@@ gen@@ y . ’ ” ​ — Acts 17 : 25 , 28 .
To answer , consider an un@@ u@@ su@@ al ph@@ ra@@ se that Jeremiah used : “ All the house of Israel are un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised in heart . ”
Thus , we might ask ourselves : ‘ A@@ m I an example in show@@ ing respect for Jehovah’s view of life ?
Ther@@ efore , Jehovah God’s name , or re@@ pu@@ tation , will be at st@@ ake .
Jehovah determin@@ es whether we have com@@ mit@@ ted an un@@ for@@ gi@@ va@@ ble sin , and he can with@@ draw his spirit from us .
V@@ ast num@@ bers of people are now giving in to their se@@ x@@ u@@ al ur@@ ges through the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t .
F@@ al@@ se mes@@ si@@ ah@@ s and their prophe@@ ci@@ es are to@@ tal fa@@ il@@ u@@ res , but pa@@ ying attention to God’s prophe@@ tic word never lea@@ ds to disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
Thus , as a ro@@ y@@ al se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary , Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n was one of the most influ@@ enti@@ al men in the kingdom .
Al@@ so , it does not con@@ tain a lo@@ t of rul@@ es about what jo@@ bs or en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment we should cho@@ ose or ex@@ ac@@ tly what we should do to stay heal@@ thy .
It cre@@ ates within anointed Christians a heavenly hope .
Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er is not nam@@ ed in this account , but he was likely the serv@@ ant involved .
How did the words of King He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah af@@ fect his sub@@ je@@ cts ?
Th@@ ough the ex@@ ist@@ ence of Mar@@ i was known from ancient te@@ x@@ ts , its ex@@ act lo@@ c@@ ation long rema@@ ined a my@@ st@@ er@@ y .
However , when I was about 12 , I became a Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ er and regul@@ arly sh@@ ared in the field ministry from then on .
One sister lives a four - h@@ our d@@ ri@@ ve from her parents .
Is it possible for an ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive person to become me@@ ek ?
O@@ ther problems , however , can be even more de@@ va@@ st@@ ating than the lo@@ ss of one@@ ’s pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
That was the experience of A@@ be@@ l , who was brought up as a Lu@@ ther@@ an in S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
He did so by way of se@@ ven let@@ ters , which he gave in a vision to the apostle John .
L@@ ong ag@@ o , Satan hi@@ d be@@ h@@ ind a ser@@ p@@ ent to star@@ t a “ ch@@ at ” with E@@ ve and told her that she could be like God .
When th@@ reat@@ ened by the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans , He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah ass@@ em@@ b@@ led the mil@@ it@@ ary c@@ hi@@ ef@@ s and the people of Juda@@ h to encoura@@ ge them .
For our worship to be accep@@ table to God , with what must we be seri@@ ously concer@@ ned ?
All of Jehovah’s Witnesses should be given food t@@ wi@@ ce a day , since they are not here for cri@@ m@@ es but because of their beli@@ ef@@ s in the Bible . ”
You deli@@ ght in thinking of the ways in which the house could benefit you and your family .
Rather , he com@@ pared his pres@@ ence to the much longer peri@@ od of time that led up to the F@@ lood .
He medit@@ ates on how to make what he says appe@@ al@@ ing and help@@ ful .
I have done so and have truly benef@@ ited .
As the sh@@ o@@ ts continued , little did we real@@ ize that the de@@ ad@@ li@@ est sh@@ o@@ o@@ ting s@@ pre@@ e in U@@ .@@ S . hist@@ ory was taking place just one flo@@ or bel@@ ow us .
It is likely at this time that Timo@@ th@@ y’s mother and gr@@ and@@ mother became Christians .
This happened in the year 5@@ 37 before Christ , when re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves of both the sou@@ ther@@ n kingdom and the nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom re@@ turned to Jerusalem from ex@@ ile to re@@ buil@@ d the temple .
When he said “ sto@@ p s@@ we@@ aring , ” he was war@@ ning against fri@@ v@@ ol@@ ous o@@ ath taking .
Moses “ la@@ id his hand upon ” Jo@@ shua when ap@@ poin@@ ting him as succ@@ ess@@ or .
In time , por@@ tions of the Bible were transl@@ ated into other comm@@ on langu@@ ages , such as S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c , Go@@ th@@ ic , and L@@ at@@ in .
Yes , we have every reason to “ rejo@@ ice in the hope . ” In order to do so , however , we must keep our hope f@@ res@@ h in mind .
What a wonderful go@@ al such ones have been invit@@ ed by God to pur@@ sue !
We know that in many ways Jesus was a mo@@ de@@ l for Christians .
But all of us , whether anointed or not , are sub@@ ject to “ the law of the Christ . ”
Jo@@ el D@@ el@@ l@@ ing@@ er
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on does not exer@@ t a powerful moral influ@@ ence in the lives of most people .
A@@ vo@@ id so@@ cial is@@ ol@@ ation .
So she told her husband of her wi@@ sh@@ es , and he will@@ ingly co@@ op@@ er@@ ated .
When Satan was present at the ga@@ ther@@ ings in heaven , he did not atten@@ d with the in@@ ten@@ tion of pra@@ ising Jehovah .
I tell them that I have a special hope .
Al@@ le@@ n , mentioned in the in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction , has been in his new congregation for over a year . He refle@@ cts : “ I had to pu@@ s@@ h my@@ self at first to get to know the brothers and sisters .
T@@ e@@ am@@ work S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ens Com@@ mit@@ ment to Mar@@ ri@@ age
The cam@@ el sto@@ res water , not in his hum@@ p as com@@ mon@@ ly thought , but in his di@@ g@@ es@@ tive system , allow@@ ing him to go for long peri@@ o@@ ds without be@@ coming de@@ h@@ y@@ dr@@ ated .
“ D@@ em@@ et@@ ri@@ us has been well - repor@@ ted - on . . . In fact , we too are be@@ aring witness about him , ” wrote John , “ and you know that the witness we give is true . ”
Un@@ like them , she showed me clear and satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers from my own Bible ​ — ans@@ wers that I had never seen before !
The apostle Paul gave what evidence of faith and courage ?
Of course , Paul himself did not believe that death me@@ ant an et@@ er@@ n@@ ity of ob@@ li@@ vi@@ on .
These artic@@ les high@@ light ten events we need to have in mind .
The apostle Paul travel@@ ed th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of mil@@ es and fac@@ ed great har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps in the ministry .
By doing this , the new mission@@ aries can be su@@ sta@@ ined in their fore@@ ign assign@@ ments .
At that time “ no re@@ si@@ d@@ ent will say : ‘ I am si@@ ck . ’ ”
He said : “ There are e@@ un@@ u@@ ch@@ s that have made themselves e@@ un@@ u@@ ch@@ s on account of the kingdom of the heavens .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , there is no ty@@ pi@@ cal or an@@ t@@ it@@ y@@ pi@@ cal o@@ live t@@ ree .
“ Jehovah is near to all those c@@ all@@ ing on him . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 5 : 18
This was his po@@ li@@ cy with all the A@@ m@@ mon@@ ite c@@ ities . ”
W@@ H@@ Y did a woman in her 60 ’ s give up i@@ do@@ l worship ?
Thus , our un@@ ity helps to id@@ enti@@ fy us as Christ’s followers .
B@@ re@@ ak@@ ing it could lead to imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment or wor@@ se .
N@@ ex@@ t , let us discus@@ s the second requi@@ re@@ ment mentioned at Mi@@ ca@@ h 6 : 8 .
Thus , in 199@@ 4 , after I re@@ ti@@ red early , we both started serving as regul@@ ar pione@@ ers .
L@@ ef@@ è@@ v@@ re d@@ ’@@ É@@ ta@@ ples ​ — He W@@ anted the Com@@ m@@ on Pe@@ ople to K@@ now God’s Word 10
What a wonderful rec@@ ord of ze@@ al@@ ous service !
As you do , ask yourself , ‘ If people lived by these valu@@ es , would the world be a better place ? ’
In a way , the Bible is like that re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble mon@@ um@@ ent .
A@@ c@@ qui@@ ring and ap@@ pl@@ ying “ the very knowledge of God ” should be an important el@@ ement in our life .
Li@@ qu@@ id bitu@@ men like this was pl@@ enti@@ ful in Bible lands
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing of Jehovah as our M@@ ak@@ er , the psalmist invit@@ es us to “ give than@@ ks to him , bl@@ ess his name . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 00 : 4 .
The be@@ ans are s@@ pre@@ ad to d@@ ry under the su@@ n .
The next article will show how .
I wonder@@ ed . When I deli@@ vered some food to them , I learned that the young man was a pioneer .
In M@@ ic@@ r@@ on@@ es@@ ia , there are still many opportun@@ ities to star@@ t Bible stu@@ dies and to ob@@ serve fir@@ s@@ th@@ and how individuals who learn and apply the truth from God’s Word make spiritual prog@@ ress .
Jehovah was the first to commun@@ ic@@ ate with his human family , provi@@ ding clear , un@@ ambi@@ gu@@ ous information on how to lead a mean@@ ing@@ ful life .
When he began to study the Bible at the age of 14 , his temp@@ er@@ am@@ ent began to imp@@ ro@@ ve , for which his parents , who were not inter@@ ested in the Bible at that time , felt very gr@@ ate@@ ful .
What is the princi@@ p@@ al way we can show our than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness to Jehovah ?
How , though , does Jehovah , who d@@ wel@@ ls in the inv@@ isi@@ ble heavens , ‘ gr@@ as@@ p our hand ’ ?
E@@ very day , we enjoy spiritual con@@ vers@@ ations and share in spiritual activities .
However , it will be what we do individu@@ ally as we learn the con@@ ten@@ ts of the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls that will coun@@ t the most .
The point is that we must not ign@@ ore the vital need to take in acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God and his Son .
Wor@@ king long days , we often s@@ le@@ pt on st@@ adi@@ u@@ m ben@@ ches at night .
I have never been in a situation where I have not felt his strength and his guid@@ ance . ”
Di@@ d the disciples believe that Peter had already been put to death and that his dis@@ em@@ bo@@ died spirit was at the g@@ ate ?
P@@ ol@@ iti@@ ci@@ ans , activ@@ ists , and re@@ form@@ ers have long stru@@ gg@@ led to find so@@ lu@@ tions to div@@ isi@@ ve is@@ su@@ es .
Des@@ pite the fact that all the other tre@@ es of the gar@@ den were at her dis@@ pos@@ al , she cho@@ se to d@@ well on what Satan had said concer@@ ning the t@@ ree in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the gar@@ den , and she “ began taking of its fru@@ it and e@@ ating it . ”
Di@@ v@@ ine help is very real , as illustr@@ ated by num@@ er@@ ous Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts .
They did so e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful they were !
At that conven@@ tion , I was baptized .
For example , it would be h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical to ask Jehovah for help to over@@ come an inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation toward im@@ mor@@ ality while continu@@ ing to look at por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y or w@@ atch im@@ moral mo@@ vi@@ es .
( b ) What is me@@ ant by “ medit@@ ate ” and “ pon@@ der ” ?
These are the L@@ or@@ d’s “ other sheep , ” who look for@@ ward , not to rul@@ ing with Christ in heaven , but to enjo@@ ying et@@ er@@ n@@ al life on a par@@ adise earth .
And many have been lu@@ red into the tra@@ p of il@@ lic@@ it se@@ x rel@@ ations .
Many of the re@@ si@@ d@@ ents of the com@@ ar@@ c@@ a make a me@@ ag@@ er living on co@@ f@@ fe@@ e pl@@ an@@ t@@ ations in the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , by fi@@ shing , or by working the land .
• S@@ hi@@ ph@@ ra@@ h and P@@ u@@ ah
They feel like the man in Jesus ’ par@@ able who dis@@ co@@ vered a tre@@ asure hi@@ d@@ den in a field .
The Psal@@ ms and the book of Revelation de@@ pi@@ ct him as an en@@ er@@ ge@@ tic king on hor@@ se@@ back , ri@@ ding for@@ th “ con@@ qu@@ ering and to complete his con@@ qu@@ est , ” continu@@ ing to ul@@ tim@@ ate “ succ@@ ess . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
How would that chall@@ enge be over@@ come ?
If those who are born again will rule as k@@ ings in heaven , over whom will they be rul@@ ing ?
F@@ el@@ low@@ ship with Moses , who , according to hist@@ ori@@ an Jose@@ ph@@ us , was 35 years older than Jo@@ shua , must have streng@@ th@@ ened Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s faith im@@ men@@ sel@@ y .
He received from Jesus the com@@ mis@@ sion to “ be@@ ar [ Christ’s ] name to the nations as well as to k@@ ings and the sons of Israel . ”
Yet , he is com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate to the low@@ ly one , the po@@ or one , and the ba@@ r@@ re@@ n woman .
Many of the ze@@ al@@ ous publi@@ sh@@ ers of the good news are qu@@ ite young .
Do not r@@ us@@ h st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght to this st@@ ep before doing re@@ sear@@ ch and pra@@ ying for wisdom .
For example , if someone came to you for a@@ id , you would do wh@@ atever you could to help him , one reason being that he asked you to ass@@ ist him , show@@ ing trust in you .
This was not God’s will for the pa@@ ir .
10 : 2 - 12 , 4@@ 4 .
Some decisions are so important that wisdom di@@ ct@@ ates they be made as soon as reason@@ ab@@ ly possible .
In mo@@ der@@ n times , “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” has provided si@@ gn - language public@@ ations and has organiz@@ ed congregations as well as ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es and conven@@ tions in si@@ gn language .
A@@ P@@ R@@ I@@ L 8 - 14 , 20@@ 13
Rather , they allow@@ ed for the dep@@ th of appreciation a serv@@ ant of Jehovah had in his heart to prom@@ pt him to act .
12 , 13 . ( a ) What happened to Jesus sh@@ ort@@ ly after his baptism ?
M@@ em@@ ori@@ es likely f@@ loo@@ ded her mind .
Some govern@@ ments have tri@@ ed to sto@@ p the work of God’s people comple@@ t@@ ely .
Jesus spoke of those who will rule with him as a “ little flo@@ ck . ” ​ — 9 / 1 , page 30 .
To what ex@@ t@@ ent does war@@ f@@ are char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ize the present time ?
“ Mo@@ st col@@ le@@ ges are seri@@ ously out of st@@ ep with the real world in get@@ ting stud@@ ents ready to become work@@ ers in the post@@ col@@ le@@ ge world .
You may know from experience that difficult tri@@ als se@@ em to last forever .
Wh@@ er@@ e@@ as the Bible teach@@ es that the soul dies , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of ch@@ ur@@ ches teach the un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine that man has an im@@ mor@@ tal soul that sur@@ vi@@ ves death and lives on in the spirit real@@ m .
No@@ te the su@@ p@@ position “ if you will receive my sa@@ y@@ ings . ”
In Moses ’ time , K@@ or@@ ah ro@@ se up against those in authority in the congregation of Israel .
God can a@@ wak@@ en the dead , just as we can a@@ wak@@ en a person from s@@ le@@ ep . ​ — Job 14 : 13 - 15 .
The same refer@@ ence work also com@@ ments that the beli@@ ef a@@ do@@ p@@ ted into Juda@@ ism that man has an im@@ mor@@ tal soul pres@@ ents a di@@ le@@ m@@ ma .
In fact , not many re@@ ject Jehovah su@@ d@@ den@@ ly and deli@@ ber@@ ately .
Se@@ cond , the ransom can li@@ ber@@ ate us from the f@@ at@@ al effe@@ cts of sin . “ The wa@@ ges sin pa@@ ys is death . ”
To coun@@ ter the spirit of the world , we must associ@@ ate with wise people ​ — those who serve Jehovah .
S@@ U@@ P@@ E@@ R@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S are found all over the world .
The strong and bo@@ ld vo@@ ice of wisdom is heard l@@ ou@@ d and clear in public plac@@ es ​ — at the g@@ ates , at the cro@@ s@@ s@@ ro@@ a@@ ds , at the en@@ tr@@ an@@ ces of a city .
At that time , no one will have to end@@ ure dre@@ ad@@ ful pang@@ s of hu@@ ng@@ er .
( b ) What kind of op@@ position did the apostle Paul face , and how did he re@@ act to it ?
S@@ end me . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
God wants to be our F@@ ri@@ end . ​ — James 4 : 8 .
While I was w@@ rest@@ ling with these concer@@ ns , I had a mo@@ t@@ or@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent and ended up in the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
The s@@ ch@@ em@@ er was H@@ am@@ an , a high of@@ fi@@ cial in the cour@@ t of Per@@ si@@ an King A@@ ha@@ su@@ er@@ us .
If we appreci@@ ati@@ vely con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate the life , the ministry , and the teachings of Jesus Christ , we will refle@@ ct Jehovah’s qualities more fully .
The As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans now set their si@@ gh@@ ts on Juda@@ h .
Wh@@ atever time of the day we cho@@ ose , the important thing is that we s@@ tic@@ k to our sc@@ he@@ du@@ le .
W@@ he@@ ther they ver@@ bal@@ ize it or not , they may feel like David , who said : “ B@@ less@@ ed be your good sense ! ”
As earth@@ ’s new King , Jesus Christ soon began to deli@@ ver his anointed followers from cap@@ tiv@@ ity to “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at . ”
After fore@@ tel@@ ling that on the night of his ar@@ rest Peter would a@@ ban@@ d@@ on him , Jesus told Peter : “ On@@ ce you have re@@ turned , strengthen your brothers . ”
Because of imit@@ ating Jesus ’ me@@ tho@@ ds , Paul became high@@ ly effe@@ ctive in ‘ teaching public@@ ly and from house to house . ’ ​ — Acts 20 : 20 .
We see this in the example of three of Jehovah’s servants in ancient times .
Like others , some of whom have a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned an im@@ moral life , she will receive yet another re@@ ward ​ — a resurrection to life on a par@@ adise earth .
In fact , he is called “ the father of all those having faith . ”
For example , when har@@ v@@ es@@ ting their gra@@ in cro@@ ps , o@@ live tre@@ es , and v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds , the Israelites were told not to return for the g@@ le@@ an@@ ings .
Those he@@ e@@ ding Jesus ’ war@@ ning would be ready , con@@ duc@@ ting themselves pro@@ per@@ ly , wh@@ en@@ ever he would come as Jehovah’s Ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tional A@@ g@@ ent .
There are many more .
A fine way to do this is to provide trans@@ por@@ tation in the field ministry and to and from the meetings for those nee@@ ding it .
What mo@@ des@@ ty ! C@@ learly , then , loyal servants of Jehovah ​ — such as David , Solomon , John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er , and even the perfect man Jesus Christ — ​ displa@@ yed mo@@ des@@ ty .
May we always re@@ pu@@ di@@ ate valu@@ eless words and cl@@ ing to valu@@ able words of truth .
Today , Jehovah’s servants are living in a ho@@ st@@ ile world , fac@@ ing many th@@ reat@@ s to their physical and spiritual wel@@ f@@ are .
How can prayer strengthen our faith ?
You learn a lo@@ t about who you are and where you are spiritually .
Job h@@ ated life and felt that God had a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned him .
Bo@@ a@@ z now states before all the wit@@ nesses : “ On the day that you bu@@ y the field from Na@@ om@@ i@@ ’s hand , it is also from Ru@@ th the Mo@@ a@@ bit@@ ess , the wife of the dead man , that you must bu@@ y it so as to cause the name of the dead man to ris@@ e upon his in@@ her@@ it@@ ance . ”
By doing so , my wife and I have avo@@ i@@ ded much of the st@@ ress that comes from a materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic life - st@@ y@@ le .
So do not be over@@ ly cr@@ itical , con@@ stan@@ tly cor@@ rec@@ ting them .
I was born in 19@@ 28 , the you@@ ng@@ est of si@@ x children .
F@@ ur@@ ther , God saw that it was good . ”
The 200@@ 1 te@@ x@@ t@@ book E@@ mer@@ g@@ enc@@ y C@@ are , under “ Com@@ position of the B@@ lood , ” stated : “ The blood is made up of sever@@ al com@@ pon@@ ents : pl@@ as@@ ma , red and wh@@ ite blood c@@ el@@ ls , and pl@@ at@@ ele@@ ts . ”
You are war@@ m@@ ly invit@@ ed to do so .
Ab@@ out 199@@ 1 , I real@@ ized after an@@ al@@ y@@ z@@ ing my situation that the best way to avoid giving in to self - p@@ ity was to keep bus@@ y in sh@@ aring the preci@@ ous Kingdom good news with others .
But ga@@ ining such practic@@ al advan@@ ta@@ ges is not in it@@ self the ma@@ in reason for ap@@ pl@@ ying God’s principles .
16 , 17 . ( a ) What did Jesus tell his faithful apostles on the last night he was with them ?
I am gr@@ ate@@ ful that they gave me the guid@@ ance I needed when I needed it . ”
• Wh@@ ere was O@@ p@@ hi@@ r , mentioned in the Bible as a s@@ ource of go@@ ld ?
When did the we@@ e@@ ds star@@ t to appe@@ ar , and how were men “ s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing ” at the time ?
W@@ rit@@ ing to anointed Christians , the apostle Peter said : “ You . . . are being sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ded by God’s power through faith for a sal@@ vation ready to be reve@@ aled in the last peri@@ od of time . ”
God ne@@ i@@ ther ca@@ uses bad things to ha@@ p@@ pen nor inc@@ ites others to do what is bad .
Jehovah ​ — our G@@ r@@ and T@@ ra@@ in@@ er — ​ lo@@ v@@ ingly provi@@ des the instru@@ ction and ass@@ ist@@ ance necess@@ ary for our end@@ ur@@ ance and ul@@ tim@@ ate vi@@ ct@@ ory .
Ex@@ ac@@ tly what T@@ ati@@ an me@@ ant by these st@@ at@@ ements is un@@ clear .
Can we find ro@@ om in our heart to for@@ give ?
It id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es us as Jesus ’ followers and as imit@@ at@@ ors of Jehovah , the S@@ ource of love .
Abraham and Moses were imper@@ fect and had f@@ la@@ ws , as we do .
A@@ post@@ ates allow a pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous attitude to war@@ p their thinking and stu@@ m@@ ble them .
Satan’s enti@@ re system ​ — pol@@ itical , religious , and com@@ mer@@ cial — ​ is des@@ t@@ ined to fai@@ l .
E@@ lo@@ qu@@ ent in its simp@@ li@@ city , the prayer showed c@@ learly where Eli@@ j@@ ah’s pri@@ or@@ ities la@@ y .
Jehovah’s Pe@@ ople “ R@@ en@@ oun@@ ce Un@@ righteousness ”
The 198@@ 3 Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses repor@@ ted that Bro@@ ther J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z “ great@@ ly encoura@@ ged the brothers thr@@ ough@@ out the country by his ze@@ al for the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c or@@ der@@ l@@ iness and a fine lead in the field . ”
Do you always tre@@ at others as you would like to be tre@@ ated ?
It would be f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating to study in de@@ ta@@ il all that Paul did ther@@ e@@ after , but for now , let us foc@@ us on a talk Paul gave in about 5@@ 6 C.E . , as set out in Acts chap@@ ter 20 .
The resurrection of Jesus was the first of that s@@ ort , and it un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly is first in import@@ ance .
While Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans , mission@@ aries , and ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ go@@ ers continue to gra@@ pp@@ le with the ga@@ ther@@ ing st@@ or@@ m of contro@@ vers@@ y in their ch@@ ur@@ ches , true Christi@@ an@@ ity is f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing worl@@ d@@ wide .
This gro@@ w@@ th of the knowledge of God’s Word remin@@ ds us of Psalm 14@@ 7 : 15 , which says : “ [ Jehovah ] is sen@@ ding his saying to the earth ; with spe@@ ed his word r@@ un@@ s . ”
Ar@@ ne , G@@ ary , and I bas@@ ked in the con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment of happy family life .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful anointed Christians have been a@@ do@@ p@@ ted by Jehovah and are “ sons of God . ”
F@@ ol@@ low the Con@@ qu@@ ering King
David
Many faithful individuals have found that she@@ d@@ ding te@@ ars of g@@ ri@@ ef is a nor@@ ma@@ l and necess@@ ary part of the heal@@ ing pro@@ c@@ ess .
So a person who ser@@ ves Jehovah with his whole heart does not rend@@ er h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical service .
Ke@@ ep Mo@@ ving F@@ or@@ ward
P@@ ur@@ su@@ ing peace br@@ ings jo@@ y@@ ful satis@@ fac@@ tion .
F@@ in@@ ding S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al T@@ re@@ a@@ sures in G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a
“ Be of good courage . ”
During the day , when they allow@@ ed us to go to the cam@@ p m@@ ess h@@ all , we always sta@@ yed together and pray@@ ed that Jehovah would prote@@ ct us from viol@@ ent men .
Do you know what it says about what God requi@@ res of you ?
As told by N@@ ik@@ ol@@ a@@ i G@@ ut@@ sul@@ y@@ ak
The Tr@@ in@@ ity do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine r@@ un@@ s coun@@ ter to the com@@ mis@@ sion Jesus gave his followers to “ make disciples of people of all the nations , bapti@@ z@@ ing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit . ”
When a man in R@@ ur@@ utu , a small is@@ land some 4@@ 50 mil@@ es [ 7@@ 00 k ] from T@@ ah@@ it@@ i , started stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses , his wife was str@@ ong@@ ly op@@ posed .
Not many .
How can you sub@@ mit to the direction of the holy spirit ?
It prom@@ o@@ ted such vi@@ r@@ tu@@ es as kindness , hon@@ es@@ ty , mor@@ ality , and neigh@@ bor@@ l@@ iness .
N@@ adi@@ ne ad@@ m@@ its : “ The thought of being se@@ par@@ ated from the children made me h@@ es@@ it@@ ate , but they told us : ‘ If you move ab@@ ro@@ ad to serve as need - great@@ ers , we will be pr@@ ou@@ d of you ! ’
20 , 21 . ( a ) How can medit@@ ating on the ransom help us com@@ ba@@ t ne@@ g@@ ative feelings ?
I often pi@@ c@@ ture Ch@@ ar@@ les in my mind , with his d@@ ou@@ ble - bre@@ ast@@ ed su@@ it and his 19@@ 30 ’ s h@@ at .
But I am in your mi@@ d@@ st as the one minis@@ ter@@ ing . ’ ” ​ — Luke 22 : 24 - 27 .
A@@ t@@ tend@@ ance at the an@@ nu@@ al fes@@ tiv@@ als me@@ ant what for many Israelites ?
Since Jehovah God has determined the standards of good and bad and has reve@@ aled them in the Bible , should we not get fully ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with them ?
Let us do everything we can to imitate our faithful brothers , help@@ ing people get free .
Yet , there is not even a h@@ in@@ t that any of the pri@@ ests qu@@ o@@ ted God’s law that de@@ fe@@ ctive ani@@ mal@@ s were not accep@@ table .
My family was happy when I was born .
After qu@@ o@@ ting John 17 : 3 and John 20 : 17 , M@@ il@@ t@@ on as@@ ks : “ If the Father is Christ’s God and our God , and if there is only one God , who can be God exc@@ ep@@ t the Father ? ”
“ Satan will not pla@@ y with me any more , ” he said .
The he@@ ad@@ ac@@ he got wor@@ se , and I became wor@@ ri@@ ed .
These it@@ in@@ er@@ ant min@@ isters later came to be known as ba@@ r@@ bes ( un@@ c@@ les ) .
When he received a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c com@@ mis@@ sion from Jehovah , Moses said : “ Ex@@ c@@ use me , Jehovah , but I am not a f@@ lu@@ ent speak@@ er , ne@@ i@@ ther since y@@ es@@ ter@@ day nor since before that nor since your speaking to your serv@@ ant , for I am s@@ low of m@@ ou@@ th and s@@ low of t@@ ong@@ ue . ”
B@@ ap@@ ti@@ zed in the N@@ ame of W@@ ho@@ m and What ? 3 / 15
If you sense that this is beg@@ in@@ ning to ha@@ p@@ pen to you or your family , c@@ ast your anxi@@ ety upon Jehovah and pray that he will help you to gro@@ w in love and appreciation .
In ad@@ dition , Chris@@ tend@@ om has become inc@@ reas@@ ingly t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant of liter@@ al for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , even among its cl@@ er@@ gy .
He showed sen@@ s@@ iti@@ v@@ ity and com@@ pas@@ sion and took their human needs into consider@@ ation .
But I per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved he had com@@ mit@@ ted nothing deser@@ ving of death . So when this man himself appe@@ aled to the Au@@ gu@@ st One , I deci@@ ded to s@@ end him .
Consider a f@@ our@@ th reason why we should accept Jehovah’s judg@@ ments : Jehovah made man in His i@@ ma@@ ge .
Pe@@ ople in gener@@ al are under Satan’s d@@ om@@ in@@ ation , and they have not been w@@ atch@@ ful as to the meaning of world events .
That faithful serv@@ ant , Jesus said , would be respon@@ sible for giving Christians “ their me@@ asure of food supp@@ lies at the prop@@ er time . ”
I jo@@ ined a ci@@ vi@@ l righ@@ ts stud@@ ent uni@@ on .
That is the only real so@@ lu@@ tion to the worl@@ d’s problems .
If so , can you make chang@@ es in your life that will allow you to ta@@ st@@ e the joy that comes from serving where there is a greater need for Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers ?
Like the fac@@ e@@ ts of a beau@@ ti@@ ful di@@ am@@ ond , all these godly qualities bal@@ ance and comple@@ ment one another .
I told them that I was de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely not inter@@ ested and asked them not to call again .
I ans@@ wer@@ ed : ‘ You can only do what Jehovah le@@ ts you do . ’
P@@ I@@ L@@ O@@ T@@ S who f@@ ly one of the most succ@@ ess@@ ful a@@ ir@@ c@@ ra@@ ft ever buil@@ t have a pre@@ f@@ light in@@ spe@@ ction c@@ he@@ ck@@ l@@ ist cons@@ is@@ ting of more than 30 it@@ em@@ s .
This is the first com@@ mis@@ sion that we receive from him as his “ fellow work@@ ers . ”
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H appreci@@ ates willing sacrific@@ es made by his servants to expres@@ s their love for him and their sub@@ mis@@ sion to his will .
▪ P@@ i@@ one@@ ering S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ens Our R@@ el@@ ati@@ on@@ ship With God
David ga@@ ther@@ ed materi@@ als to be used in this great con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ ject .
• How do we exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice ?
We are told : “ Yet , he [ Jehovah ] did not give him [ Abraham ] any in@@ her@@ it@@ ance in it , no , not even en@@ ough to put his fo@@ o@@ t on ; but he promised to give it to him as a pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion and after him to his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , though as yet he had no child . ”
He would rule over a Kingdom .
Then you will have the hope of sur@@ vi@@ ving into God’s new world , where you will be able to enjoy all of God’s gi@@ f@@ ts forever .
We feel like the apostle John , who said : “ See what s@@ ort of love the Father has given us ! ” ​ — 1 John 3 : 1 .
Re@@ g@@ arding some who were not living up to their claim@@ s of doing good , the apostle Paul wrote : “ Do you , . . . the one teaching someone el@@ se , not teach yourself ?
When you look at ri@@ pe fru@@ it at the mar@@ ke@@ t , you see that the pi@@ e@@ ces are not ex@@ ac@@ tly the same .
; N@@ el@@ son , D .
In ad@@ dition , Jesus fore@@ told : “ This good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations ; and then the end will come . ”
Be@@ fore God cre@@ ated humans , he cre@@ ated mul@@ titu@@ des of spirit sons , or angels .
Hence , if com@@ mit@@ ment en@@ h@@ an@@ ces relation@@ shi@@ ps such as fri@@ end@@ ship , marriage , and emp@@ loy@@ ment , how much more will making an un@@ re@@ served dedic@@ ation benefit you in your relationship with Jehovah !
This c@@ alls for end@@ ur@@ ance ​ — the ability to with@@ stand ad@@ vers@@ ity .
The early C@@ y@@ pri@@ o@@ ts were s@@ kil@@ led shi@@ p@@ buil@@ ders .
6 : 26 ; 9 : 22 , 23 .
It has the power to change pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s lives for the better .
But Jehovah God bless@@ es those who he@@ ed his loving direction .
The truth is , God shows his concer@@ n for all of us in many ways .
Still another ide@@ a is that “ n@@ av@@ el ” may here ref@@ er to the mus@@ c@@ les and tend@@ ons of the body .
Some of the people new to our are@@ a have become inter@@ ested in Bible truth , and they have jo@@ ined us in worshipp@@ ing Jehovah .
What a beau@@ ti@@ ful mo@@ de@@ l Abraham provi@@ des in h@@ and@@ ling differ@@ ences !
She called him D@@ an , meaning “ Ju@@ dge . ”
C@@ O@@ L@@ O@@ MB@@ I@@ A
Un@@ real@@ is@@ tic Ex@@ pe@@ ct@@ ations
S@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists cannot answer another question posed to Job : “ Wh@@ ere , now , is the way by which the light dist@@ ribu@@ tes it@@ self ? ”
2 : 24 , 25 .
Thus , they devo@@ ted themselves to “ the ministry of the word . ” ​ — Acts 6 : 1 - 6 .
N@@ ear@@ by , K@@ or@@ ah along with 2@@ 50 men were also o@@ ffering inc@@ en@@ se to Jehovah , each one with his own fi@@ re ho@@ l@@ der .
C@@ ou@@ ples who have an un@@ bal@@ an@@ ced view of money might su@@ ff@@ er st@@ ress , con@@ f@@ li@@ ct , and emo@@ tional ​ — even spiritual — ​ dam@@ age .
We lived in a small to@@ wn in the sou@@ th of S@@ we@@ den , and life was wonderful .
Some govern@@ ments have pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s to help refu@@ ge@@ es ad@@ just to their new circumstances .
During these cr@@ itical last days , the two grou@@ ps work together as “ one flo@@ ck ” in ze@@ al@@ ously car@@ r@@ ying out the work of making disciples . ​ — John 10 : 16 .
This work con@@ tain@@ s an account of a j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to Israel , and it inclu@@ des material from the P@@ ent@@ ate@@ u@@ ch and other boo@@ ks of the Hebrew Scriptures as well as the Go@@ sp@@ els and the E@@ p@@ ist@@ les .
In the w@@ in@@ ter of 19@@ 39 , we lived in V@@ an@@ cou@@ ver while Father vis@@ ited congregations in that are@@ a .
He wa@@ sted no time in sh@@ aring what he was lear@@ ning with all the neigh@@ b@@ ors .
In 19@@ 34 , An@@ dre@@ w was assign@@ ed to work in the branch of@@ fice in Ka@@ un@@ as , and John Se@@ mp@@ ey became my par@@ t@@ ner .
E@@ arly in 194@@ 5 , I was invit@@ ed to jo@@ in the L@@ ond@@ on Bethel family .
What t@@ est can help us to have a positi@@ ve vie@@ w@@ point ?
After all , how many people out@@ side his im@@ medi@@ ate family did Noah help to become Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers ?
So by main@@ tain@@ ing our fine conduct , we were bless@@ ed to see Jehovah’s name gl@@ ori@@ fied through the m@@ ou@@ th of our cap@@ t@@ ors . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
You could see f@@ low@@ ers in gr@@ and vari@@ ety and br@@ il@@ li@@ ant col@@ ors every@@ where .
When we d@@ ri@@ ve an a@@ ut@@ om@@ o@@ bi@@ le , we see the need to yi@@ eld to other d@@ ri@@ v@@ ers , such as when ne@@ go@@ ti@@ ating tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c cir@@ c@@ les , to make sure that ever@@ yone is sa@@ fe and tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c flo@@ ws s@@ mo@@ o@@ th@@ ly .
In rec@@ ent times , Satan and his dem@@ ons were ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from heaven and thro@@ wn down to the earth . ​ — Read Revelation 12 : 7 - 9 .
Just stay here , and he will appro@@ ach us . ”
Although often bul@@ lied by one pris@@ on@@ er who was form@@ er@@ ly a member of the se@@ cre@@ t po@@ li@@ ce , I had a good working relationship with ever@@ yone el@@ se ​ — gu@@ ar@@ ds , pris@@ on@@ ers , even the man@@ ag@@ er of the pris@@ on fac@@ t@@ ory .
I had one a@@ im ​ — to prote@@ ct my dr@@ in@@ king . ”
God makes pro@@ vision to help us .
She said : “ I know he will ris@@ e in the resurrection on the last day . ”
We can only try to i@@ magine how Jehovah and Jesus must rejo@@ ice as they ob@@ serve h@@ our after h@@ our milli@@ ons of earth@@ ’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants atten@@ ding this special ev@@ ent until that day ends .
God’s counsel regarding mor@@ als , hon@@ es@@ ty , prop@@ er use of the t@@ ong@@ ue , personal reading and study of the Scriptures , attend@@ ance at Christian meetings , and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in the preaching work is clear .
In his letter to the Hebrews , Paul descri@@ bes Christian elders as “ those who are taking the lead among you . ”
N@@ um@@ ber of coun@@ tri@@ es assign@@ ed to : 21
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of young ones in congregations all over the world deser@@ ve war@@ m praise .
So a bal@@ an@@ ced Christian may pur@@ sue rec@@ re@@ ation for ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment and for enjo@@ y@@ ment .
1 , 2 . ( a ) On what physical power s@@ ource do we all dep@@ end ?
At first gl@@ ance those words may se@@ em g@@ lo@@ om@@ y .
I will really keep f@@ ast hold of you with my right hand of righteousness . ”
Ther@@ efore , now is the time for those who hope to be jud@@ ged as sheep to support Christ’s brothers loy@@ ally .
U@@ p@@ on re@@ tur@@ ning after a three - day ab@@ s@@ ence , the teach@@ er asked her stud@@ ents if they knew why she was away .
Such ones question the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s rel@@ ev@@ ance and au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ity , be@@ coming wise in their own eyes .
( b ) How can we apply Paul’s counsel when we pre@@ pare for our ministry ?
What examples of you@@ th@@ ful courage imp@@ ress you ?
Un@@ der divine inspi@@ r@@ ation , David as@@ sures us that Jehovah kno@@ ws how to si@@ ft out and pre@@ serve in his mem@@ ory our good works .
W@@ ars : The two world w@@ ars took an es@@ tim@@ ated 60 milli@@ on or more lives .
F@@ ur@@ ther , the apostle Paul wrote that all of God’s servants ​ — including each one of us — ​ should ex@@ pect to be persecu@@ ted .
We have id@@ enti@@ fied the B@@ ri@@ de@@ gro@@ om , but who is his bri@@ de ?
During all that time , God’s will was not being done on earth in gener@@ al .
That came to be the most valu@@ able thing in life for me .
The first st@@ age pre@@ pa@@ res the congregation of anointed ones for life in heaven under Jesus Christ as their spiritual He@@ ad .
We were married at Y@@ an@@ ke@@ e St@@ adi@@ u@@ m on Ju@@ ly 20 , 195@@ 3
Di@@ d You On@@ ce Ser@@ ve ?
Isaiah 4@@ 2 : 8 qu@@ o@@ tes God as saying : “ I am Jehovah . That is my name . ”
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 18 )
( Read 2 Samuel 9 : 6 ; Job 33 : 1 ; Luke 19 : 5 . )
How can Christian parents teach their children Bible truth in a religi@@ ously di@@ vi@@ ded hous@@ eho@@ ld ?
Is it real@@ is@@ tic to believe that such concer@@ n for the di@@ gn@@ ity of others could ex@@ ist in to@@ da@@ y’s soci@@ ety ?
What can we learn about ri@@ ches from Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the s@@ ow@@ er ?
So , what com@@ p@@ el@@ ling reas@@ ons are there to atten@@ d Christian meetings ?
; C@@ ha@@ p@@ man , L .
“ The heart of the men of Israel has come to be be@@ h@@ ind Ab@@ sal@@ om , ” says a m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er .
In so doing , he may have tri@@ ed to appe@@ al to her pri@@ de , end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to make her feel important ​ — as if she were the spo@@ k@@ es@@ person for her@@ self and her husband .
The apostle Paul was al@@ er@@ t to the d@@ anger that s@@ at@@ ani@@ c pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda posed , but not all his fellow Christians were .
Yet , in verse 4 we read that Paul and Timothy ther@@ e@@ after travel@@ ed through the c@@ ities deli@@ ver@@ ing “ the dec@@ re@@ es that had been deci@@ ded upon by the apostles and older men who were in Jerusalem . ”
The first concer@@ ns a man nam@@ ed Mi@@ ca@@ h , who se@@ ts up an i@@ do@@ l in his house and emp@@ lo@@ ys a L@@ ev@@ ite to act as a pri@@ est for him .
9 Do You Let the Gre@@ at P@@ o@@ t@@ ter Mo@@ ld You ?
For example , su@@ p@@ pose we appro@@ ach a house and kno@@ ck on the fr@@ on@@ t do@@ or .
However , a fur@@ ther consider@@ ation of Jesus ’ prophecy indic@@ ates that an ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment in our understanding of the tim@@ ing of certain as@@ pe@@ cts of Jesus ’ prophecy is needed .
On the night before his death , Jesus told the apostle Peter : “ S@@ im@@ on , S@@ im@@ on , look !
A Bet@@ ter “ T@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w ”
Yes , there it is , pa@@ inted on the re@@ ar w@@ in@@ do@@ w of the cam@@ i@@ on@@ et@@ te that has just pas@@ sed by .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From Jeremiah , 3 / 15
H@@ as all consider@@ ation for the feelings of others and respect for life been lost ? ’
When King David con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed his trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions , Jehovah par@@ d@@ oned his sin@@ s .
As dra@@ wing a bu@@ c@@ ke@@ t of water out of a well too quic@@ k@@ ly will cause you to lo@@ se some of the water , con@@ fr@@ on@@ ting your te@@ en too for@@ ce@@ fully may make you s@@ qu@@ an@@ der a valu@@ able opportunity to learn his thoughts and in@@ ten@@ tions .
Christian parents are ke@@ en@@ ly inter@@ ested in tra@@ ining their children to “ seek peace and pur@@ sue it . ”
Ch@@ un@@ ks of ro@@ ck that could cause mas@@ sive dam@@ age u@@ su@@ ally bur@@ n up on en@@ ter@@ ing the earth@@ ’s at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere , cre@@ ating beau@@ ti@@ ful b@@ right st@@ re@@ ak@@ s of light in the night s@@ k@@ y .
The news ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine Tu@@ do ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ If it was li@@ ber@@ ation the@@ olo@@ gy that moved heart and mind in the ’ 70 ’ s , it is the the@@ olo@@ gy of pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity today . ”
The Devil persecu@@ tes Witnesses of Jehovah today in an effort to bre@@ ak their integrity and prove his chall@@ enge true .
F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 11 - 17 , 200@@ 8
God’s Kingdom will rule all mankind .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s have fellow feel@@ ing .
Why is it important that we gu@@ ard against wrong thinking ?
But I kept on sear@@ ch@@ ing for ans@@ wers .
From early chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od , I had an ap@@ pet@@ ite for reading .
On what did Israel@@ ’s continued good relationship with God dep@@ end ?
By the time the Israelites were fre@@ ed from Babyl@@ on , some of them spoke Ar@@ am@@ a@@ ic in their da@@ ily lives .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine in class , and some other stud@@ ents began as@@ king for co@@ pi@@ es .
If we want Jehovah God to for@@ give us , we need to learn about him ​ — to understand his ways , his ad@@ vice , and his requi@@ re@@ ments .
When on earth , Jesus ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed his disciples to hum@@ ble themselves .
“ If you do not leave this religion , ” they said , “ your future is do@@ om@@ ed .
Of course , the angels are not preaching direc@@ tly .
Jesus Christ ex@@ tend@@ ed an appe@@ al@@ ing invit@@ ation to his con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries : “ C@@ ome to me , all you who are to@@ il@@ ing and lo@@ ad@@ ed down , and I will ref@@ res@@ h you .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , Moses had told them : “ S@@ ons you are of Jehovah your God . . . .
No in@@ deed !
Like Jesus Christ’s persecu@@ ted apostles , we will say : “ We must obey God as rul@@ er rather than men . ” ​ — Acts 5 : 29 .
But consider what Jesus said when a certain self - righteous man asked him : “ Who really is my neigh@@ b@@ or ? ”
Ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ates cla@@ im that children do not need a lo@@ t of their parents ’ time as long as the li@@ mit@@ ed time sp@@ ent with them is mean@@ ing@@ ful , well - thought - out , and pl@@ an@@ ned .
The dre@@ am is ful@@ filled in part when Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar be@@ comes in@@ s@@ ane and then reco@@ v@@ ers .
Mi@@ ca@@ h 1 : 3 , 4 says : “ Lo@@ ok ! Jehovah is going for@@ th from his place , and he will certainly come down and tre@@ ad upon earth@@ ’s high plac@@ es .
On@@ ly under those circumstances can we up@@ hold our heavenly Fa@@ ther’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and have the hope of being s@@ pared when Jehovah cle@@ ars his name of re@@ pro@@ ach and demonstr@@ ates that he is the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn .
( Read E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 7 : 20 . )
What seem@@ ed to others like nothing more than a ro@@ d came to life by God’s power !
On this account , ever@@ yone f@@ alls si@@ ck from time to time as well as makes mis@@ takes that may lead to cal@@ am@@ it@@ ous con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
We will also learn why milli@@ ons who@@ se hope is to live forever on earth should be in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y inter@@ ested in what the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ es .
Me@@ dit@@ ate .
I became an a@@ vi@@ d read@@ er of it and began atten@@ ding meetings of the Witnesses in the ne@@ ar@@ by to@@ wn of T@@ hi@@ on@@ v@@ il@@ le .
“ The Gre@@ at Da@@ y of Jehovah Is Ne@@ ar ”
They who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly ag@@ ree with the apostle Paul , who ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed fellow believers : “ Now that you have put away fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od , speak truth each one of you with his neigh@@ b@@ or . ”
All we really need is a good bed , a table , and a few other ba@@ si@@ c@@ s .
How does the organization stri@@ ve to make the best use of don@@ ated fun@@ ds ?
Jesus cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es for their in@@ s@@ ist@@ ence on ri@@ tu@@ al cle@@ ans@@ ing .
Ti@@ me pas@@ sed .
He gave her a do@@ l@@ la@@ r and a so@@ ft dr@@ ink .
One especially sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant way to “ keep doing good ” is to have a regul@@ ar share in pro@@ claim@@ ing the good news of God’s Kingdom .
The word s@@ pre@@ a@@ ds on the pla@@ y@@ gr@@ ound , and in a f@@ l@@ as@@ h , all the children are back in the cl@@ ass@@ ro@@ om .
“ They took a st@@ one and put it under him , and he s@@ at on it . Then A@@ ar@@ on and H@@ ur , one on each side , supp@@ or@@ ted his hands , so that his hands rema@@ ined ste@@ ad@@ y until the su@@ n set . ”
Why does ‘ sta@@ ying a@@ wa@@ ke ’ not mean w@@ atch@@ ing the clo@@ ck ?
I so@@ ld our house and b@@ ought a h@@ ou@@ se@@ bo@@ at so that we could serve where the need for Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers was greater .
( a ) Why should elders be appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble ?
We shed te@@ ars of joy .
However , God pur@@ pos@@ es something better for the human family . ​ — Read 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
Se@@ cond , Jehovah does not shi@@ eld us from “ time and un@@ expe@@ cted events . ”
What kind of person am I ?
Com@@ ple@@ ment and encoura@@ ge your mat@@ e@@ ’s streng@@ ths .
In Ju@@ ly of 199@@ 5 , att@@ ac@@ king for@@ ces simply pu@@ shed the U@@ N for@@ ces asi@@ de and over@@ r@@ an the to@@ wn .
By cour@@ t@@ es@@ y of Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in - Mo@@ re@@ tu@@ s / ​ S@@ te@@ deli@@ j@@ k P@@ r@@ en@@ ten@@ ka@@ bin@@ et A@@ nt@@ wer@@ pen
Why is it appro@@ pri@@ ate to pray when b@@ es@@ i@@ e@@ ged by sin@@ ful desi@@ res ?
I was one of them .
A@@ m@@ ong these were Ba@@ ha@@ ’@@ i , Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ism , H@@ in@@ du@@ ism , Is@@ la@@ m , J@@ a@@ in@@ ism , Juda@@ ism , Sh@@ into , S@@ ik@@ h@@ ism , T@@ a@@ o@@ ism , Z@@ or@@ o@@ a@@ stri@@ an@@ ism , and religi@@ ons of Chris@@ tend@@ om .
L@@ ac@@ king any spiritual guid@@ ance , I started sp@@ en@@ ding time with im@@ moral , viol@@ ent people at dis@@ co@@ the@@ qu@@ es .
I remember see@@ ing Jehovah’s Witnesses being persecu@@ ted in Ger@@ many .
What a bless@@ ed change !
Why not do re@@ sear@@ ch in our public@@ ations to find experi@@ ences that may give you ide@@ as on how to make such a pro@@ ject a succ@@ ess ?
Our s@@ inc@@ ere prayers to Jehovah end@@ e@@ ar us to him .
If anyone lo@@ ves the world , the love of the Father is not in him ; because everything in the world ​ — the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the show@@ y displa@@ y of one@@ ’s means of life — ​ does not origin@@ ate with the Father , but origin@@ ates with the world .
This dist@@ ressed Jesus , for he knew that it refle@@ cted un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly on his Father .
C@@ la@@ y fi@@ gu@@ res de@@ pi@@ ct the shepher@@ ds and the M@@ ag@@ i ( or “ three k@@ ings ” ) , as well as Joseph , M@@ ary , and Jesus .
Yes , we were very happy , but in 19@@ 7@@ 6 my health pres@@ ented a serious proble@@ m .
So@@ on after my baptism , one of the sisters in the compan@@ y told me about people called pione@@ ers , who made the public ministry their princi@@ p@@ al activ@@ ity .
We can gain fur@@ ther in@@ sight into the tend@@ er@@ ness of our heavenly Father by clo@@ sel@@ y consider@@ ing how the Son of God condu@@ cted himself when on the earth .
A@@ no@@ inted Christians called to “ rule as k@@ ings ” with Christ in heaven are declar@@ ed “ righteous for life . ”
Paul also direc@@ ted that the congregation “ kin@@ dly for@@ give and comfort [ the rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ ner ] , that som@@ eho@@ w such a man may not be s@@ wal@@ low@@ ed up by his being over@@ ly sa@@ d . ” ​ — Read 2 Corinthians 2 : 5 - 8 .
Because of this , the apostle Paul sent Ti@@ tu@@ s to “ cor@@ rec@@ t the things that were de@@ fe@@ ctive ” in vari@@ ous congregations .
I have had some inter@@ es@@ ting experi@@ ences but do not know how long I will be per@@ mit@@ ted to remain .
V@@ ari@@ ous langu@@ ages are heard in this crow@@ d .
16 , 17 . ( a ) Why do not all accept the truth ?
The La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ ans needed to “ be ze@@ al@@ ous and rep@@ ent , ” making chang@@ es in their thinking and way of life .
God’s personal name , Jehovah , appe@@ ared sever@@ al times on both s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls .
When a le@@ per beg@@ ged Jesus to cu@@ re him , Jesus t@@ ou@@ ched the man who was “ full of le@@ pro@@ s@@ y ” and told him : “ I want to . Be made clean . ”
At most , they are willing to say that it is imp@@ ro@@ ba@@ ble . ​ — 2 / 15 , pages 5 - 6 .
What determin@@ es whether a sin is for@@ gi@@ va@@ ble or not ?
This is a qu@@ ality that the Bible speak@@ s much about .
A Christian should therefore be willing to give even his life in be@@ half of fellow believers when necess@@ ary .
J@@ on@@ a@@ than was at le@@ ast 20 years old when he was first mentioned as a mil@@ it@@ ary comman@@ der early in Sa@@ ul@@ ’s 40 - year re@@ ign .
P@@ ra@@ ying to Jehovah as well as reading spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c s@@ crip@@ tures has made me str@@ ong@@ er spiritually and kept my spi@@ r@@ its up . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 11 ; Psalm 14@@ 5 : 18 ; 2 Corinthians 4 : 8 , 9 , 16 .
We later learned that an op@@ pos@@ er had hi@@ d@@ den them .
The willing support given to anointed Christians by their compan@@ i@@ ons of the other sheep was fore@@ told by the prophet Isaiah .
Why should we not bl@@ ame Jehovah for man@@ kin@@ d’s problems ?
Un@@ like his father , godly A@@ be@@ l exerc@@ ised faith in the first prophecy .
Can you i@@ magine the angu@@ ish S@@ te@@ ve felt as he w@@ atch@@ ed his ch@@ eri@@ shed compan@@ ion stru@@ gg@@ le with this de@@ bil@@ it@@ ating ill@@ ness ?
Such good repor@@ ts would inclu@@ de the life st@@ ori@@ es of faithful brothers and sisters , which appe@@ ar regul@@ arly in the Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
But Jehovah gave him information that in@@ fu@@ sed him with the courage he needed to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in his efforts to ‘ walk with God . ’
Are these qualities refle@@ cted in the religion with which you have been a@@ ff@@ ili@@ ated or in the religi@@ ons of your neigh@@ b@@ ors ?
D@@ ili@@ g@@ ent co@@ ver@@ age of the ter@@ rit@@ ory where the de@@ a@@ f lived was so succ@@ ess@@ ful that , in time , four si@@ gn - language congregations were form@@ ed .
( b ) What do we learn from the way that Jehovah deal@@ t with A@@ ar@@ on ?
‘ Solomon W@@ as Not Ar@@ ra@@ yed as One of These ’
However , for this to be a continu@@ ous s@@ ource of joy and praise to Jehovah , all such new ones need to “ go on wal@@ king in uni@@ on with [ Christ ] , ro@@ o@@ ted and being buil@@ t up in him and being sta@@ bi@@ li@@ zed in the faith . ”
The o@@ live t@@ ree , the fi@@ g t@@ ree , and the v@@ ine were mentioned .
Ch@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ som@@ es nor@@ m@@ ally come in pa@@ ir@@ s , but ba@@ bi@@ es born with t@@ ris@@ om@@ y have an ex@@ tr@@ a ch@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ some on one of the pa@@ ir@@ s .
Thus , his re@@ vi@@ ved worshipp@@ ers are better able to re@@ su@@ me serving him with rejo@@ ic@@ ing .
Y@@ O@@ U may har@@ dly think of yourself as a king or a qu@@ e@@ en .
One cou@@ ple in the travel@@ ing work , Ma@@ ar@@ ten and N@@ el K@@ ap@@ te@@ in , even lived in our home for 13 years !
And did they find Jesus n@@ est@@ led in a m@@ anger ?
Since the Bible as@@ sures us that Jehovah does not change with time , we can have confidence that God still gives comfort to those who serve him .
Jehovah , the one who imp@@ ar@@ ted power to Paul , will also emp@@ ow@@ er you to do what is right if you ask him for his help .
The Bible says of him : “ By this we have come to know love , because that one sur@@ rend@@ ered his soul for us . ”
Satan would like to have us conclu@@ de that we are bey@@ ond the re@@ ach of Jehovah’s mer@@ cy and are in@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble of meeting His requi@@ re@@ ments .
( b ) Why can we as@@ su@@ me that J@@ on@@ ah ev@@ en@@ tually a@@ do@@ p@@ ted Jehovah’s view of the N@@ in@@ ev@@ ites ?
Let us see how his words can encoura@@ ge us today .
O@@ thers devel@@ op bit@@ ter feelings toward God when they look at the world around them .
N@@ ever take your standing with God for gr@@ anted .
What is the ma@@ in purpose of our congreg@@ ating regul@@ arly ?
As King - Des@@ ign@@ ate , he showed his authority over the dem@@ ons , res@@ cu@@ ing vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s from their c@@ lu@@ t@@ ches .
The her@@ e@@ dit@@ ary pro@@ per@@ ty that a person may have been for@@ ced to sel@@ l was to be re@@ turned to his family .
C@@ ongreg@@ ations were far ap@@ ar@@ t , and our pri@@ m@@ ary means of trans@@ por@@ tation was the bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le .
The prophecy began to be ful@@ filled in 19@@ 19 .
Gi@@ ving Our B@@ est for God’s G@@ l@@ ory
It is up to us to read , medit@@ ate upon , and put into prac@@ tice what the Bible reve@@ als about Jesus .
• The ex@@ hor@@ tation recorded at Job 37 : 14 lea@@ ds you to think about what works of God ?
Al@@ most 4@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , Jehovah la@@ id the gr@@ oun@@ d@@ work for that Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment Da@@ y when he made a covenant with his faithful serv@@ ant Abraham .
“ The prophet ” qu@@ o@@ ted by Matthew was the com@@ pos@@ er of Psalm 7@@ 8 : 2 .
D@@ et@@ le@@ f and Si@@ e@@ g@@ fri@@ ed look for@@ ward to wel@@ coming Tho@@ ma@@ s back to life in an earthly par@@ adise .
Some may fai@@ l , be de@@ fle@@ cted , or simply give up .
E@@ m@@ l@@ y@@ n@@ ’s public@@ ation that pres@@ ented Scriptural pro@@ of as to why Jesus could not be the Su@@ pre@@ me God
How did the man with 1@@ 00 sheep re@@ act when a lost one was found ?
Con@@ cer@@ ning Jesus , the Bible says : “ He is able also to sa@@ ve comple@@ t@@ ely those who are appro@@ aching God through him , because he is always ali@@ ve to ple@@ ad [ “ be inter@@ ce@@ ding , ” fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ] for them . ” ​ — Hebrews 7 : 25 .
He r@@ an and ju@@ mp@@ ed into my ar@@ ms . “ You won@@ ’t go away again , Mo@@ m , will you ? ”
Ex@@ pla@@ in why the words of Revelation 6 : 10 , 11 ref@@ er to the first resurrection .
Do@@ ing this in be@@ half of our fel@@ low@@ man is a jo@@ y@@ ful work that br@@ ings great happiness .
Why must we avoid s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ing anyone ?
O@@ b@@ ser@@ ves C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ine : “ I@@ t’s ob@@ vi@@ ous to me that the angels are direc@@ ting this work .
So Jesus Christ himself is here id@@ enti@@ fied as the ar@@ chang@@ el , or c@@ hi@@ ef ang@@ el .
Rather , they taught me to reason and to make my own decisions based on a Bible - tra@@ ined conscience .
However , the con@@ vers@@ ation took a turn .
Why is it bene@@ fi@@ cial to consider Jehovah’s way of deal@@ ing with his people ?
Hence , Jehovah said to that nation : “ You are a holy people to Jehovah your God , and Jehovah has cho@@ s@@ en you to become his people , a special pro@@ per@@ ty , out of all the pe@@ op@@ les who are on the sur@@ face of the gr@@ ound . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
The Bible promises that Jehovah will wi@@ pe out the influ@@ ence of Satan the Devil , the father of the li@@ e , who is mis@@ le@@ ading the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth .
But re@@ aching out does not mean gr@@ as@@ p@@ ing gre@@ e@@ di@@ ly at the privilege “ to be an overse@@ er . ”
We love him and want to be loyal to him .
P@@ re@@ aching in a fore@@ ign - language field made us feel young again .
The P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es me@@ tic@@ ul@@ ously com@@ p@@ lied with the s@@ mal@@ l@@ est of the La@@ w@@ ’s requi@@ re@@ ments , but they dis@@ reg@@ ar@@ ded the we@@ igh@@ ti@@ er matters ​ — “ justice and mer@@ cy and faith@@ ful@@ ness . ”
Consider this : The psalmist could see the st@@ ars with his physical eyes , but he had no ide@@ a of how many there really are .
Jesus ’ heart was t@@ ou@@ ched by the pain of others .
“ G@@ E@@ T R@@ E@@ A@@ D@@ Y T@@ O M@@ E@@ E@@ T Y@@ O@@ U@@ R G@@ O@@ D ”
( b ) Ex@@ pla@@ in why Eli@@ h@@ u was succ@@ ess@@ ful in help@@ ing Job .
The second , like it , is this : ‘ You must love your neigh@@ b@@ or as yourself . ’ ” ​ — Mat@@ t . 22 : 37 - 39 .
It was during my time at this B@@ ap@@ t@@ ist school that I was first ex@@ posed to the Bible .
W@@ ould he have done so ​ — even sp@@ en@@ ding an enti@@ re night in prayer — ​ had he thought that Jehovah was not really listen@@ ing ?
While the speak@@ er gives his talk , you think about your gu@@ est .
of Mar@@ ch 200@@ 7 , p@@ p . 10 - 12 .
A dis@@ cer@@ ning worshipp@@ er speak@@ s and ac@@ ts in ways that ple@@ ase God .
I@@ d@@ enti@@ f@@ ying a fine inc@@ en@@ tive to follow the right course , King Solomon of ancient Israel says : “ A wise son is the one that makes a father rejo@@ ice , and a stu@@ pi@@ d son is the g@@ ri@@ ef of his mother . ” ​ — Proverbs 10 : 1 .
In S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 19@@ 22 , M@@ other and I attend@@ ed the mem@@ or@@ able conven@@ tion of the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents in C@@ e@@ da@@ r P@@ o@@ in@@ t , O@@ hi@@ o . I can still see that hu@@ ge ban@@ ner un@@ fo@@ ld as Joseph F .
H@@ er name was Ha@@ z@@ el Gre@@ en ​ — an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent pioneer .
How can elders imitate Jesus in set@@ ting a fine example ?
What did God origin@@ ally purpose for mankind ?
A@@ no@@ ther pris@@ on@@ er , l@@ ac@@ king his own cop@@ y of the Re@@ qui@@ re bro@@ ch@@ ure in C@@ re@@ o@@ le , co@@ pi@@ ed the enti@@ re text from a c@@ ell mat@@ e@@ ’s bro@@ ch@@ ure and learned it by heart .
10 , 11 . ( a ) What char@@ ges do enem@@ ies some@@ times make against God’s people ?
He later married a fellow mission@@ ary and served in the travel@@ ing work in the is@@ lands .
We can lik@@ e@@ wise der@@ i@@ ve spiritual strength from Paul’s inspired words .
( a ) How do we know that Satan called into question the integrity of more than just Job ?
Fir@@ m@@ ly U@@ p@@ hold Go@@ dly T@@ e@@ aching
Some Jews develop@@ ed what mis@@ taken view ?
Why did he atten@@ d the coun@@ ci@@ l in the first place ? Although all the bi@@ sh@@ op@@ s were sum@@ mon@@ ed , only a fr@@ action ​ — 3@@ 00 — ​ ac@@ tually attend@@ ed .
If possible , use the study guid@@ es on j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g to help your young ones reason on the material in the Bible T@@ each book so that it re@@ ach@@ es their heart . ​ — Lo@@ ok under BI@@ B@@ L@@ E T@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H@@ IN@@ G@@ S > T@@ E@@ EN@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ R@@ S .
With the f@@ ast p@@ ace of life today , the more we try to keep up , the fur@@ ther we se@@ em to f@@ all be@@ h@@ ind .
The following year saw not one but two conven@@ tions held in the country , one in the por@@ t city of V@@ er@@ ac@@ ru@@ z and one in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o C@@ ity .
Mat@@ se@@ pan@@ g ev@@ en@@ tually became part of a gan@@ g that ro@@ b@@ bed people a@@ bo@@ ard tra@@ ins .
The expres@@ sion “ be ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed ” con@@ ve@@ ys the ide@@ a of being im@@ mer@@ sed in an activ@@ ity .
H@@ er@@ e@@ ’s your cop@@ y .
“ A@@ p@@ preci@@ ating Our S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al H@@ er@@ it@@ age ” was the t@@ it@@ le of the conven@@ tion@@ ’s mo@@ ving Bible dr@@ ama .
M@@ ary and I deci@@ ded that in@@ iti@@ ally each of us would discipl@@ ine his or her own bi@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal children until the other children felt com@@ for@@ table accep@@ ting direction from the st@@ ep@@ par@@ ent .
“ The B@@ ri@@ de ” Sa@@ ys , “ C@@ ome ! ”
However , ma@@ y@@ be you do not feel that you are ready for baptism .
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately after his baptism , Jesus pro@@ claim@@ ed “ the good news of the Kingdom of God ” far and wide .
In ancient Israel , M@@ ic@@ ha@@ l got ang@@ ry with her husband , King David .
They could also eas@@ ily ex@@ pose any in@@ acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ ies .
After the bat@@ tle , R@@ a@@ ha@@ b was allow@@ ed to d@@ well near the enc@@ am@@ p@@ ment of Israel .
Because the Scriptures tell us that all the nations of the earth will be involved in this fin@@ al att@@ ack that prom@@ p@@ ts the war of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on . ​ — Re@@ v .
From those ba@@ g@@ s , I f@@ ed my family and sever@@ al other famili@@ es for a long time . ”
A wise person kno@@ ws that “ no discipl@@ ine seem@@ s for the present to be jo@@ y@@ ous , but g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous ; yet af@@ ter@@ ward to those who have been tra@@ ined by it it yi@@ el@@ ds pe@@ ace@@ able fru@@ it , nam@@ ely , righteousness . ”
As a result , Joseph found himself in pris@@ on .
“ The first se@@ ven years of our marriage were sp@@ ent with my hus@@ ban@@ d’s family , ” says a wife in Ka@@ z@@ ak@@ h@@ st@@ an nam@@ ed N@@ el@@ ya .
Many have simp@@ li@@ fied their life , learned another language , and a@@ da@@ p@@ ted to a different cul@@ ture in order to share in this vital Christian work .
“ I still do not get along well with some of them , ” she says .
To satis@@ fy his Me@@ di@@ an qu@@ e@@ en , who long@@ ed for the h@@ ill@@ s and fore@@ st@@ s of her ho@@ m@@ el@@ and , Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar repor@@ te@@ dly buil@@ t the h@@ ang@@ ing gar@@ den@@ s ​ — one of the se@@ ven won@@ ders of the ancient world .
The Bible ur@@ ges us : “ Th@@ ro@@ w all your anxi@@ ety on him , because he ca@@ res for you . ”
In your priv@@ ate prayers , why not ask Jehovah to bl@@ ess her and to help her continue loyal in her service ?
A@@ no@@ ther privilege had come two years ear@@ li@@ er , in 19@@ 6@@ 4 , when I was asked to serve as dist@@ ri@@ ct overse@@ er .
Re@@ pro@@ duc@@ ed by kind per@@ mis@@ sion of The Tru@@ ste@@ es of the Ch@@ es@@ ter Be@@ at@@ ty Li@@ br@@ ary , D@@ u@@ bl@@ in
God’s holy ac@@ tive for@@ ce has been op@@ er@@ ating in vari@@ ous ways upon his faithful servants for as long as he has had faithful servants , y@@ es , for th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years before spirit ano@@ in@@ ting began .
A husband nam@@ ed Le@@ o fac@@ ed a different situation .
The promise sur@@ ely ast@@ oun@@ ded Bar@@ ak .
I served the rema@@ in@@ der of my s@@ ent@@ ence in pris@@ ons in Re@@ th@@ im@@ no , G@@ ent@@ i K@@ ou@@ le , and C@@ as@@ san@@ dr@@ a .
Why and how did H@@ er@@ od mis@@ tre@@ at the Christians , including Peter ?
To my sur@@ pris@@ e , the Witnesses gre@@ et@@ ed me kin@@ dly .
N@@ O@@ P@@ H and No are Bi@@ bli@@ cal n@@ ames for Egy@@ p@@ t’s once fam@@ ous cap@@ it@@ als of M@@ emp@@ his and The@@ bes .
If you dr@@ ink in the ref@@ re@@ shing , life - giving w@@ at@@ ers of truth con@@ ta@@ ined in the inspired Scriptures , you will be ap@@ pl@@ ying a true and t@@ ested pres@@ crip@@ tion to coun@@ ter@@ act the end@@ less ba@@ r@@ ra@@ ge of bad things da@@ ily pres@@ ented through the me@@ dia .
Jehovah wants us to believe his promise of a righteous new world .
I know that you are having difficul@@ ties and that you are going to be tri@@ ed in cour@@ t . ”
During that time , he was un@@ able to rule as king .
Will you study the Bible and become a follow@@ er of Jesus ?
Jehovah , the Gre@@ at Ph@@ ysi@@ ci@@ an , tel@@ ls us to avoid cont@@ act with them .
Jo@@ y and I ro@@ om@@ ed with a ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able cou@@ ple , R@@ a@@ y and E@@ s@@ ther I@@ r@@ ons .
Bo@@ th can buil@@ d our faith .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , fin@@ ding the consider@@ able means to car@@ ry out our worl@@ d@@ wide activities will remain within re@@ ach if each one of us continu@@ es to care for a por@@ tion of the work .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on ​ — My C@@ ho@@ ice or My Par@@ ents ’ ?
On@@ ly in Lu@@ ke@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l do we learn about some of Jesus ’ par@@ ab@@ les , such as the neigh@@ bor@@ ly Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an , the n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w do@@ or , the lost dr@@ ach@@ ma co@@ in , the pro@@ di@@ g@@ al son , and the rich man and La@@ z@@ ar@@ us . ​ — Luke 10 : 29 - 37 ; 13 : 23 , 24 ; 15 : 8 - 32 ; 16 : 19 - 31 .
When the three Hebrews were thro@@ wn into the bur@@ ning fi@@ er@@ y fur@@ n@@ ace , their lives were sa@@ ved only by a mirac@@ le .
• What has God provided for our guid@@ ance that might be lik@@ ened to the com@@ pu@@ ter guid@@ ance system on mo@@ der@@ n pas@@ s@@ eng@@ er a@@ ir@@ pl@@ an@@ es ?
Be@@ ing a@@ ware of such reas@@ ons can help a Christian to in@@ iti@@ ate mean@@ ing@@ ful con@@ vers@@ ations . ​ — 12 / 1 , page 3 .
Indeed , there were children who had the privilege of associ@@ ating with Jesus , and they likely deli@@ gh@@ ted him with their ref@@ re@@ shing , can@@ did man@@ ner .
Ab@@ sal@@ om had s@@ mo@@ o@@ th li@@ ps .
Do you think that when he was a you@@ ng@@ ster on earth he also tri@@ ed hard to be a good work@@ er , a good car@@ p@@ en@@ ter ? ​ — Proverbs 8 : 30 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 15 , 16 .
I wish you the best ! ”
Are you tr@@ ying to find someone with whom you can study the Bible ?
“ F@@ e@@ el@@ ings of l@@ on@@ el@@ iness can be ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely difficult , ” says L@@ is@@ a , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er .
Our li@@ ps make public declar@@ ation when we share our faith with others .
Be a@@ vail@@ able to help others .
H@@ ear@@ ing that , the man pul@@ led up a ben@@ ch and s@@ at down .
Our preaching work and our conven@@ tions bring us before the public e@@ ye .
He states : “ My wife , son , and I are from a country where ob@@ tain@@ ing the l@@ at@@ est and the best in te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy and comfort is consider@@ ed very important .
No@@ te the word “ vari@@ ous . ” It su@@ gg@@ ests that tri@@ als will be vari@@ ed .
Ex@@ pla@@ ining how we can re@@ ach out for a close relationship with God , the pro@@ lo@@ gu@@ e to the book D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to Jehovah states : “ In any fri@@ end@@ ship we for@@ ge , the b@@ ond is based on know@@ ing the person , ad@@ mi@@ ring and valu@@ ing his dist@@ inc@@ tive tra@@ its .
He was speaking , not of things direc@@ tly con@@ dem@@ ned in God’s written Word , but of matters in which the Scriptures allow v@@ ar@@ ying respon@@ ses from believers .
Of course , parents need to help their children see the differ@@ ence between being res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful to ad@@ ul@@ ts and sub@@ mit@@ ting to someone who@@ se mo@@ tive might be har@@ m@@ ful .
The inspired writ@@ er of the book of Proverbs said : “ D@@ eli@@ ver those who are being taken away to death ; and those st@@ ag@@ g@@ ering to the sla@@ ugh@@ ter , O may you hold them back . ”
; G@@ u@@ er@@ r@@ er@@ o , P .
We know our enem@@ y , his t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s , and his in@@ ten@@ tions .
The Bible book of Acts shows that they went on to set an out@@ standing example in keep@@ ing w@@ atch@@ ful .
However , this word could not be used in many langu@@ ages because most read@@ ers of these langu@@ ages did not know the Hebrew word “ S@@ he@@ ol . ” .
Do We Re@@ ally Ne@@ ed O@@ thers ?
Yes , the Bible pres@@ ents Jesus as the ke@@ y fi@@ gu@@ re in the out@@ working of God’s pur@@ pos@@ es .
37 : 21 .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , he also loved God’s inspired Word .
D@@ A@@ V@@ I@@ D was a man who knew ad@@ vers@@ ity .
How did some Israelites recogn@@ ize God’s hand ?
It is so com@@ for@@ ting to know that Jehovah is concer@@ ned about our wel@@ f@@ are .
Ther@@ efore , even in difficult situ@@ ations , end@@ e@@ av@@ or to make what you say gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous , both in your to@@ ne of vo@@ ice and in your cho@@ ice of words .
After 4@@ 6 months of de@@ priv@@ ation , end@@ less hu@@ ng@@ er , and for@@ ced la@@ b@@ or , I we@@ igh@@ ed only 5@@ 4 p@@ oun@@ ds [ 28 k@@ g ] .
8 , 9 . ( a ) On one occasi@@ on , how was the courage of the early Christians put to the t@@ est ?
Our leg@@ ac@@ y inclu@@ des what hear@@ ten@@ ing promise ?
I dre@@ am@@ ed of being thro@@ wn into a fi@@ er@@ y place and would wa@@ ke up s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing .
It requi@@ res ad@@ ju@@ sting to new cu@@ st@@ om@@ s and ways of thinking . ”
Paul wrote : “ For all things I have the strength by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of him who imp@@ ar@@ ts power to me . ” ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
The Bible is not an@@ t@@ i - fu@@ n , nor does it de@@ pi@@ ct rec@@ re@@ ation and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment as a wa@@ st@@ e of time .
C@@ ha@@ p@@ ter 17 , for example , discus@@ ses what the Scriptures say on the to@@ pi@@ c of prayer .
We can learn much from the way Jesus tra@@ ined his apostles .
P@@ ana@@ yi@@ o@@ ta experienced a tur@@ ning point in her life when she accepted an invit@@ ation to atten@@ d meetings at a Kingdom H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
On another occasi@@ on , Peter f@@ ell into a different tra@@ p .
King Solomon of ancient Israel war@@ ned : “ Do not come to be among heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ k@@ ers of w@@ ine , among those who are g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on@@ ous e@@ at@@ ers of flesh . ”
But Jehovah’s Witnesses did this as a un@@ ited religious body .
However , the first human cou@@ ple sin@@ ned and were d@@ ri@@ ven out of the gar@@ den of E@@ den .
Abraham sent him to M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia to ob@@ tain a God - fe@@ aring wife for Isa@@ a@@ c .
What have you learned from Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s example ?
They san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy it by using it in a di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied way .
A th@@ i@@ ef does not ann@@ oun@@ ce in ad@@ v@@ ance when he is coming .
The spirit sh@@ own by first - century Christians is clear from what Paul said of the M@@ ace@@ don@@ ians .
Al@@ ong this l@@ ine , the S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 1 , 200@@ 7 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower mentioned that some parents may bring their children into the discus@@ sion of house rul@@ es .
“ P@@ ur@@ sue righteousness , godly devo@@ tion , faith , love , end@@ ur@@ ance , [ and ] mil@@ dness of temp@@ er . ” ​ — 1 T@@ I@@ M .
Cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion was so r@@ am@@ p@@ ant that “ me@@ ek people ” could not hope to find any justice .
4@@ 3 : 2 - 4 , 7 , 9 ​ — What were “ the car@@ c@@ as@@ ses of their k@@ ings ” that had to be re@@ moved from the temple ?
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : W@@ ell , I appreci@@ ate your being hon@@ est with me .
God expe@@ cts us to war@@ n others about the coming judgment .
If the Bible is from God , should it be able to end@@ ure any th@@ re@@ at to its ex@@ ist@@ ence ?
Paul descri@@ bed Abraham as an ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ent and a t@@ ent d@@ wel@@ l@@ er who was “ a@@ wa@@ iting the city having real f@@ oun@@ d@@ ations , the buil@@ der and mak@@ er of which city is God . ”
But what if you cannot atten@@ d meetings because of your ill@@ ness ?
Paul was great@@ ly disa@@ p@@ pointed by Mar@@ k@@ ’s lea@@ ving his assignment and re@@ tur@@ ning home .
How is this qu@@ ality made evid@@ ent by the cho@@ ic@@ es we make , the way we tre@@ at others , and the way we respon@@ d to vari@@ ous situ@@ ations ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , faithful marriage mat@@ es are the bas@@ is of st@@ able famili@@ es .
The dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c change for the better that we all long for is near at hand . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 5 ; Matthew 24 : 7 , 8 .
He main@@ ta@@ ined the great@@ est respect for Sa@@ ul@@ ’s position as God’s anointed , refu@@ sing to str@@ ike back at Saul when an opportunity pres@@ ented it@@ self . ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
Par@@ ti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts from ab@@ ro@@ ad expres@@ sed how the cam@@ pa@@ ign affe@@ cted their ministry even after they re@@ turned to their home coun@@ tri@@ es .
I want you to deter@@ mine how I should sp@@ end my time , what my pri@@ or@@ ities should be , and how I should use my res@@ our@@ ces and tal@@ ents . ’
Wh@@ atever the situation , the form of day - to - day care provided for your parents needs to be ev@@ alu@@ ated .
That same day , she started au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pione@@ ering , and si@@ x months later she en@@ ro@@ l@@ led as a regul@@ ar pioneer , or full - time minis@@ ter .
By practic@@ ing sin , those Israelites were s@@ ow@@ ing what was bad .
M@@ ak@@ ing o@@ a@@ ths was a leg@@ al to@@ ol that the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Abraham used to good advan@@ ta@@ ge on at le@@ ast three occasi@@ ons .
The following day , a kin@@ dly sol@@ di@@ er gave me bre@@ ad and water and an over@@ co@@ at .
As a P@@ o@@ ten@@ ti@@ al Mar@@ ri@@ age M@@ ate
“ The Phil@@ os@@ op@@ her ” and the Go@@ ver@@ nor
C@@ O@@ M@@ P@@ A@@ S@@ S@@ I@@ O@@ N : “ He will feel s@@ or@@ ry for the low@@ ly one and the po@@ or one , and the sou@@ ls of the po@@ or ones he will sa@@ ve .
Instead , the Bible rec@@ ord says : “ E@@ very day in the temple and from house to house they continued without le@@ tu@@ p teaching and declar@@ ing the good news about the Christ , Jesus . ” ​ — Acts 5 : 4@@ 2 .
Consider a few field - t@@ ested examples of to@@ pi@@ c@@ s , questions , and s@@ crip@@ tures that you might try in your ter@@ rit@@ ory .
In these last days , it is Jehovah’s Witnesses who call upon the name of Jehovah , who serve him un@@ it@@ e@@ dly in an un@@ bre@@ aka@@ ble b@@ ond of love ​ — y@@ es , “ sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der . ”
He will s@@ end this ir@@ res@@ is@@ ti@@ ble for@@ ce to help us be more like Christ , who was su@@ pre@@ m@@ ely qu@@ ali@@ fied to preach the good news .
Be@@ come an Ex@@ am@@ ple in S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing
It expla@@ ins why some e@@ th@@ ni@@ c grou@@ ps op@@ pres@@ s others .
Of course , it is qu@@ ite prop@@ er to apply Bible principles to vari@@ ous cul@@ tures and ages .
Is it not faith - streng@@ th@@ ening to know that Jehovah is ca@@ pa@@ ble of deli@@ ver@@ ing his people ? ​ — P@@ s .
He was also “ a pre@@ ach@@ er . ”
T@@ ak@@ ing care of them and fulfill@@ ing my other du@@ ties was ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sting and st@@ res@@ s@@ ful .
He wrote to the congregation in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a : “ We mu@@ st@@ ered up b@@ ol@@ dness by means of our God to speak to you the good news of God with a great de@@ al of stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 1 , 2 .
When Jehovah appointed Moses and A@@ ar@@ on to speak to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h in be@@ half of his people , He told Moses : “ I have made you God to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h , and A@@ ar@@ on your own brother will become your prophet . ”
That is when the great apost@@ as@@ y started .
• What did you learn about mil@@ dness from the example of
As soon as Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s w@@ all is comple@@ ted , Ne@@ h@@ emiah se@@ ts up the g@@ ates and makes arrang@@ ements to secu@@ re the city .
The apostle Paul later told the A@@ th@@ en@@ ians : “ The God that made the world and all the things in it , being , as this One is , Lord of heaven and earth , does not d@@ well in h@@ and@@ made temp@@ les . ” ​ — Acts 17 : 24 .
Even after I started stud@@ ying the Bible , I got dr@@ un@@ k a few times .
A@@ pri@@ l 19 - 25 , 20@@ 10
Indeed , we are un@@ able to answer these questions put to righteous Job : “ Wh@@ ere did you ha@@ p@@ pen to be when I [ Jehovah ] f@@ oun@@ ded the earth ? . . .
What blessings can you ex@@ pect to re@@ a@@ p if you pur@@ sue go@@ als that honor God ?
Instead of being than@@ k@@ ful , he became “ pu@@ ff@@ ed up with pri@@ de ” and began to des@@ p@@ ise God’s way of rul@@ ing .
In this un@@ st@@ able world , situ@@ ations can su@@ d@@ den@@ ly change .
H@@ app@@ iness is not for s@@ ale ; it is free .
If you want to be happy at Bethel or any@@ where el@@ se , you must foc@@ us on why what you are doing is important .
They are form@@ s of spi@@ rit@@ ism and are practic@@ es that Jehovah God ab@@ hor@@ s .
A S@@ P@@ I@@ R@@ I@@ T of co@@ op@@ er@@ ation is ess@@ enti@@ al for those who want to make prog@@ ress in ra@@ ising a spiritually - min@@ ded family .
We avoid h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y , speak the truth , and keep our thinking clean .
But the situation of God’s people was to change dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c@@ ally .
We qu@@ ar@@ rel@@ ed , and I r@@ an away from home .
Moses had been given holy spirit su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient for the t@@ ask .
P@@ u@@ t simply , because Jehovah God arrang@@ ed the meeting .
This br@@ ings benef@@ its to all .
What a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble teach@@ er Jesus was !
Because all these comm@@ on expe@@ ct@@ ations are some@@ what un@@ real@@ is@@ tic , they are sure to lead to disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment for some . ​ — Genesis 3 : 16 .
It is the T@@ et@@ ra@@ gr@@ am@@ mat@@ on , i@@ .@@ e . , the name com@@ posed of four let@@ ters . . . .
L@@ ater , P@@ op@@ e B@@ ene@@ di@@ ct X@@ I@@ V , in a dec@@ ree on the in@@ de@@ x d@@ ated Ju@@ ne 13 , 1@@ 7@@ 5@@ 7 , mo@@ di@@ fied the pre@@ vi@@ ous rule , “ per@@ mit@@ ting re@@ adi@@ ng@@ s of ver@@ n@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar ver@@ sions appro@@ ved by the Ho@@ ly See and publi@@ shed under the direction of bi@@ sh@@ op@@ s . ”
P@@ ON@@ T@@ U@@ S
Many Israelites lived in lu@@ x@@ ur@@ y but did not enjoy spiritual pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity
B@@ as@@ is for B@@ eli@@ ef , 8 / 1
How did Jesus up@@ hold Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y when temp@@ ted by Satan ?
A man in want of heart l@@ ac@@ ks good judgment , since he “ is br@@ ing@@ ing his own soul to ru@@ in . ”
The Bible uses the feelings that a mother has for her ba@@ by to teach us about Jehovah’s com@@ pas@@ sion .
No doubt , he took the time to consider what the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences would be if he were to low@@ er his gu@@ ard .
Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ ed Christian lead@@ ers in B@@ y@@ z@@ an@@ t@@ ine times and later have pa@@ id de@@ arly for their invol@@ v@@ ement in the pol@@ itical and mil@@ it@@ ary af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of the world .
It can re@@ de@@ em lives that se@@ em lost and help people avoid serious mis@@ takes .
It is Scriptural , practic@@ al , and loving to follow this example of pu@@ t@@ ting bu@@ sin@@ ess ag@@ re@@ ements in writ@@ ing .
Pe@@ ople in No@@ ah’s day took no no@@ te of imp@@ en@@ ding judgment ​ — do you ?
But to benefit from his sacrifice , humans needed to obey God .
It would be wise to have a tra@@ ined n@@ ur@@ se on hand or a do@@ ct@@ or if a@@ vail@@ able .
With this example in mind , what can you do when your child expres@@ ses a hear@@ t@@ felt appreciation for ba@@ si@@ c Scriptural teachings , including the meaning and sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of dedic@@ ation and baptism ?
B@@ ri@@ an : I see .
The as@@ ser@@ tion of D@@ ar@@ w@@ in@@ i@@ an mo@@ le@@ cul@@ ar ev@@ olu@@ tion is mer@@ ely b@@ lu@@ ster . ”
I loved discus@@ sing such sub@@ je@@ cts as the im@@ mor@@ tal soul and hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re , which the ch@@ ur@@ ches were teaching .
They person@@ ally needed to dedic@@ ate themselves to God .
Per@@ haps the husband lik@@ es to stay qui@@ et@@ ly at home during le@@ is@@ ure time and read a book .
An@@ ne - Ca@@ ther@@ ine , also a n@@ ur@@ se , expla@@ ins how she se@@ es bey@@ ond the physical sy@@ mp@@ t@@ om@@ s of the pati@@ ent .
‘ What does God’s Word , the Bible , say about Jesus ’ being born on De@@ c@@ ember 25 ? ’ you may ask .
Se@@ cond , as Jesus said , “ the Son of man came . . . to give his soul a ransom in ex@@ change for many . ”
So Jesus c@@ alls a young child to stand in their mi@@ d@@ st .
The govern@@ ment appointed me to serve as a marriage of@@ fic@@ er , which en@@ ab@@ led me to conduct we@@ d@@ ding@@ s for the Af@@ ri@@ can brothers , ther@@ e@@ by streng@@ th@@ ening the b@@ ond of Christian marriage within the congregations .
Yes , in no un@@ certain ter@@ ms , Jehovah ful@@ filled his word ​ — he ‘ proved to be . ’ How is Jehovah living up to his name in our time ?
As the Bible promises , “ the peace of God ” was ‘ gu@@ arding my heart and my thoughts . ’
He was reas@@ sign@@ ed in 18@@ 35 to P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al and S@@ pain , “ to as@@ certain how far the min@@ ds of the people were pre@@ pared to receive the tru@@ ths of Christi@@ an@@ ity , ” as he later put it .
G@@ ran@@ ted , no human or man - made organization can bring about such con@@ di@@ tions .
The resurrection of Jesus gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es what ?
God himself said : “ These words that I am comman@@ ding you today must prove to be on your heart ; and you must inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate them in your son and speak of them when you si@@ t in your house and when you walk on the ro@@ ad and when you li@@ e down and when you get up . ”
How g@@ la@@ d we can be that the true God is not only all - powerful and all - wise but also hum@@ ble !
Some P@@ rac@@ tic@@ al Su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions
But it can be com@@ pared to one in many ways .
What a blessing for such a man to be given a wife who was so in@@ du@@ stri@@ ous , ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able , and hum@@ ble !
“ This gener@@ ation will by no means pas@@ s away until all these things occ@@ ur ”
Ha@@ ving me@@ dic@@ in@@ al pro@@ per@@ ties , it was app@@ lied to w@@ oun@@ ds . Israel@@ ’s p@@ iti@@ able con@@ dition should have moved the nation to seek a cu@@ re , but the people did not . ​ — 6 / 1 , pages 21 - 22 .
D@@ oub@@ led over in sh@@ o@@ ck and g@@ ri@@ ef , she bu@@ ri@@ ed her face in her hands and bur@@ st into te@@ ars .
B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ing hus@@ ban@@ ds who continue to love their wi@@ ves , whether in fav@@ or@@ able or in tr@@ ying times , demonstr@@ ate that they clo@@ sel@@ y follow Christ’s example of loving the congregation and car@@ ing for it .
At Jo@@ shua 24 : 31 , we read : “ Israel continued to serve Jehovah all the days of Jo@@ shua and all the days of the older men who ex@@ tend@@ ed their days after Jo@@ shua and who had known all the work of Jehovah that he did for Israel . ”
“ I read the Bible some@@ times , but I find it de@@ ad@@ ly bor@@ ing . ” ​ — K@@ E@@ I@@ T@@ H , A P@@ O@@ P@@ U@@ L@@ A@@ R MU@@ S@@ I@@ C@@ I@@ A@@ N F@@ R@@ O@@ M EN@@ G@@ L@@ AN@@ D .
As I was lea@@ ving the Kingdom H@@ all , a de@@ ar brother who was about 8@@ 0 years old appro@@ ached me .
What does the S@@ ong of Solomon teach us to look for in a marriage mate ?
S@@ ome@@ times the pur@@ su@@ it of money means sacrific@@ ing their health , their friends , and even their family .
What circumstances led him to this pro@@ found conclu@@ sion ?
A S@@ U@@ R@@ V@@ E@@ Y that was taken in J@@ ap@@ an a few years ag@@ o reve@@ aled that about half of the ad@@ ul@@ ts inter@@ vie@@ wed felt that there was too little commun@@ ic@@ ation between parents and their children and that parents in@@ d@@ ul@@ ged their children too much .
It was l@@ ate one night in 195@@ 5 .
However , they will not be serving in the temp@@ le@@ ’s earthly cour@@ ty@@ ard thr@@ ough@@ out the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn of Christ .
That is similar to the view mentioned at 1 Corinthians 15 : 32 . ​ — 12 / 1 , pages 8 - 10 .
( a ) On A@@ t@@ on@@ ement Da@@ y , whom did the high pri@@ est pi@@ c@@ ture , and what did the sacrific@@ es he offered sign@@ i@@ fy ?
He wanted to au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer but was rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to apply .
Today , Jehovah does not use su@@ per@@ n@@ atur@@ al means to direc@@ t us .
O@@ thers , though , displa@@ yed their faith in less spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar ways , and the Bible as@@ sures us that God no@@ tic@@ ed their ac@@ ts of faith too .
Today , tel@@ ling others about God’s Kingdom is still an id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying mar@@ k of those who have the mind of Christ .
But why do people pray ?
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F@@ am@@ ily study is an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent opportunity to do this as well .
In contr@@ ast , Jesus was moved with p@@ ity for them , since they were “ s@@ kin@@ ned and thro@@ wn about like sheep without a shepher@@ d . ”
When Jesus Christ was on earth , he gave his listen@@ ers a less@@ on in ob@@ serving sign@@ s and ac@@ ting acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly .
The apostle p@@ in@@ pointed the reason for this judgment on them ; it was that “ they did not accept the love of the truth . ”
The re@@ tur@@ ne@@ es rejo@@ ic@@ ed and pra@@ ised Jehovah for blessing the in@@ iti@@ al st@@ age of this important pro@@ ject .
The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pa@@ e@@ dia Juda@@ ic@@ a es@@ ti@@ mat@@ es their number at 8@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 or more .
Ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ go@@ ers in 1@@ 6@@ th - century E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe fac@@ ed the di@@ le@@ m@@ ma of what to believe as truth .
An@@ dr@@ é@@ s , who is 6@@ 7 , says : “ It seem@@ s that J@@ a@@ ir@@ o ge@@ ts the sense of some Bible teachings better than I do . ”
That is one less@@ on taught by the early chap@@ ters of Ho@@ se@@ a .
* Sa@@ m R@@ ob@@ er@@ son , ass@@ ist@@ ant overse@@ er of the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c S@@ cho@@ ol@@ s De@@ par@@ t@@ ment , encoura@@ ged the gra@@ du@@ ates always to look for the good in others .
He had regul@@ arly sh@@ own interest in his fellow believers , but then he and his wife made a special effort to vis@@ it and encoura@@ ge si@@ ck ones .
When things did not take place as they expe@@ cted , it could have loo@@ ked as if the B@@ ri@@ de@@ gro@@ om were d@@ el@@ a@@ ying .
Yet , he has peace of mind , self - respect , and perhaps even fun@@ ds that he can don@@ ate to a wor@@ thy cause .
However , one re@@ sear@@ ch@@ er who condu@@ cted a sur@@ ve@@ y of 7@@ 00 wi@@ do@@ ws and wi@@ do@@ wers wrote : “ There is no ‘ right ’ l@@ eng@@ th of time to g@@ ri@@ eve . ”
Gal@@ ile@@ o went to R@@ ome to de@@ f@@ end himself but to no a@@ va@@ il .
Jesus had just rel@@ ated a bri@@ ef st@@ ory about whe@@ at and we@@ e@@ ds . It was one of a number of par@@ ab@@ les that he spoke that day .
Yes , the Messi@@ ah’s rule will never become cor@@ ru@@ pt , and its accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments will last forever !
P@@ re@@ vi@@ ously , you had no relationship with the Creator , and ac@@ tually you had no v@@ al@@ id hope .
I develop@@ ed a re@@ vu@@ l@@ sion for this religion .
S@@ ic@@ k@@ ness ser@@ ves Satan’s purpose , for when we are si@@ ck , it is har@@ der for us to serve Jehovah .
A@@ no@@ ther go@@ at was sent away ali@@ ve into the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness after the pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s sin@@ s had been pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced over it .
On@@ ly some individuals among the cap@@ tive Israelites would real@@ ize how good things had been when their fore@@ fa@@ thers had served Jehovah .
In@@ vo@@ c@@ ation and In@@ ter@@ c@@ es@@ sion of Sa@@ in@@ ts
When we thro@@ w our anxi@@ ety upon Jehovah , he helps us to keep giving true worship pri@@ or@@ ity in our life in@@ stead of being un@@ du@@ ly concer@@ ned about what the next day may bring . ​ — Mat@@ t .
What might help you to avoid these tra@@ ps ?
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 31 ]
His name was D@@ on@@ al@@ d H@@ as@@ let@@ t , and he had come from To@@ k@@ yo to K@@ o@@ be to look for a home for mission@@ aries in K@@ o@@ be .
A letter from the brothers in E@@ st@@ on@@ ia explained : “ O@@ u@@ t of ten brothers who were assign@@ ed to the Bal@@ tic St@@ ates in the l@@ ate 19@@ 20 ’ s and early 19@@ 30 ’ s , you are the only one still ali@@ ve . ”
Des@@ pite we@@ ak@@ ness from my low blood coun@@ t , I was able to give clear Scriptural reas@@ ons for my stand . ”
; B@@ er@@ ta@@ u@@ d , P .
But she never comple@@ t@@ ely lost her love for Jehovah , and her son B@@ ill has been serving for 15 years at Bethel in W@@ all@@ k@@ ill , New Yor@@ k .
God’s friends love what he lo@@ ves and h@@ ate what he h@@ ates . ​ — Romans 12 : 9 .
What can you do to show your tend@@ er reg@@ ard for brothers and sisters of advan@@ ced age ?
Re@@ pro@@ of , or discipl@@ ine , re@@ ach@@ es a person@@ ’s heart and ad@@ ju@@ st@@ s it , giving him good sense .
Some of my vie@@ ws were over@@ ly stri@@ ct .
H@@ O@@ W@@ E@@ V@@ E@@ R , our family began to learn about Jehovah much ear@@ li@@ er .
; D@@ e Ca@@ so , A .
The wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve is “ not h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical . ”
Jo@@ ã@@ o continued to do what he could in Jehovah’s service right up t@@ ill his death on O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 1 , 198@@ 5 .
After all , they were few in number .
When we praise Jehovah for his wonderful works and qualities , our respect and appreciation for him will gro@@ w .
The A@@ mer@@ i@@ can J@@ our@@ n@@ al of G@@ eri@@ at@@ ri@@ c P@@ sy@@ c@@ hi@@ at@@ ry c@@ alls this conc@@ ep@@ t “ a present - day coun@@ ter@@ part to the mum@@ mi@@ fic@@ ation of the ancient Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans . ”
King David san@@ g to Jehovah : “ May my prayer be pre@@ pared as inc@@ en@@ se before you . ”
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years ag@@ o , a certain L@@ ev@@ ite expres@@ sed a desire that was imp@@ os@@ sible for him to satis@@ fy .
What can you do if you l@@ ack the hear@@ t@@ felt desire to car@@ ry out your Christian ministry ?
That counsel is eas@@ y to understand .
The Bible states that these cr@@ itical times would occ@@ ur “ in the last days , ” before ma@@ j@@ or chang@@ es are brought on all human soci@@ ety .
Why did he say that his life would be given rather than taken ?
We learned through our parents ’ words and de@@ e@@ ds that the fear of Jehovah is a beau@@ ti@@ ful thing and that to be one of his Witnesses is a joy and a ple@@ asure , not a bur@@ den . ” ​ — 1 John 5 : 3 .
That st@@ one is now h@@ ur@@ t@@ ling toward its t@@ ar@@ get ​ — the fe@@ et of the i@@ ma@@ ge .
The only place to take ba@@ ths was out@@ side the house where every@@ body could see me , so I learned to ba@@ the mo@@ des@@ tly .
He heard what had happened and p@@ en@@ si@@ vely said , “ The persecu@@ tion of Christians is once again re@@ aring its u@@ g@@ ly head ! ”
When refer@@ ring to humans , that word can have a bad con@@ no@@ tation , ‘ to as@@ su@@ me an a@@ ir of su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity to one inf@@ eri@@ or or less for@@ tun@@ ate . ’ Such a ha@@ ugh@@ ty attitude could never descri@@ be Jehovah God , who is pu@@ re and holy and thus devo@@ id of “ ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness . ”
No@@ tice that Jesus showed them , not just told them , what would ha@@ p@@ pen to him .
At Genesis 1 : 27 , we read : “ God pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to cre@@ ate the man in his i@@ ma@@ ge , in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge he cre@@ ated him ; m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale he cre@@ ated them . ”
Why does the Bible use be@@ ast@@ s as sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s of human rul@@ er@@ ship ?
In the Scriptures , bul@@ ls are a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of strength .
It is no use . ’
But in the long ru@@ n , your son will likely want to remain close to you .
O@@ ther@@ wise , we may be en@@ s@@ n@@ ared by “ the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the show@@ y displa@@ y of one@@ ’s means of life . ”
T@@ emp@@ le O@@ ffer@@ ings , 2 / 1
For a discus@@ sion of Bible principles rel@@ ated to emp@@ loy@@ ment questions , see The Watchtower of A@@ pri@@ l 15 , 199@@ 9 , pages 28 - 30 .
Like ants on an an@@ th@@ ill , they are con@@ stan@@ tly ru@@ shing about , and they have little time for refle@@ ction or for one another .
The wa@@ ges were ba@@ r@@ ely en@@ ough to live on .
L@@ ik@@ ely , you would still not no@@ tice it .
( Lo@@ ok under BI@@ B@@ L@@ E T@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H@@ IN@@ G@@ S > T@@ E@@ EN@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ R@@ S )
In the mo@@ de@@ l prayer , for example , the first point Jesus mentioned was : “ Our Father in the heavens , let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied . ”
What do you really know about Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
Who can be Kingdom c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens ?
Many Will S@@ ur@@ vi@@ ve the En@@ d ​ — You Can To@@ o 8
For Paul , all his efforts and hard work in con@@ ne@@ ction with the good news would am@@ ount to nothing if he should som@@ eho@@ w fai@@ l to fin@@ ish the course .
Yes , among ‘ the we@@ ap@@ ons of their war@@ f@@ are , ’ you will find “ the s@@ word of the spirit , ” God’s Word . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
Paul said that those who mar@@ ry “ will have tri@@ bul@@ ation in their flesh . ”
Mul@@ titu@@ des of people now understand that Christ Jesus was en@@ thr@@ oned in the inv@@ isi@@ ble heavens in 1914 .
Go@@ dly je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , however , has its place in true worship .
How can we work at being reason@@ able in our expe@@ ct@@ ations ?
Consider this question , What makes people happy ?
; Lo@@ ving , D .
Y@@ oung On@@ es P@@ ra@@ ising Jehovah
She says : “ I felt that Jehovah was speaking to me that night .
We were wa@@ iting for the W@@ rit@@ ing Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e to en@@ ter .
However , in time of war , refu@@ sing to recogn@@ ize the ex@@ ist@@ ence of a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous enem@@ y could only lead to disa@@ ster .
After 30 years of sla@@ very to d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , Al@@ onso began to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The King will soon car@@ ry out God’s declar@@ ation : “ You will bre@@ ak them [ the nations ] with an ir@@ on sc@@ ep@@ ter , as though a po@@ t@@ ter@@ ’s v@@ es@@ sel you will d@@ as@@ h them to pi@@ e@@ ces . ” ​ — Psalm 2 : 9 .
She thought from the f@@ l@@ as@@ h of ta@@ w@@ n@@ y col@@ or that it was just an i@@ mpala , but later she saw by the fo@@ o@@ t@@ prin@@ ts that it was a li@@ on !
In what sense are the “ great crow@@ d ” already re@@ de@@ em@@ ed , and what will they experience in the future ?
Acc@@ ording to a rec@@ ent es@@ tim@@ ate , one of the wor@@ st pan@@ dem@@ ic@@ s in human hist@@ ory was the S@@ pan@@ ish influ@@ enza of 19@@ 18 , which kil@@ led ten@@ s of milli@@ ons of people .
The very next af@@ ter@@ no@@ on , Jesus was ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted and his followers sc@@ at@@ tered .
“ [ Moses ] continued ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast as see@@ ing the One who is inv@@ isi@@ ble . ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B@@ R@@ E@@ W@@ S 11 : 27 .
ON@@ E night , the apostle Peter and some of the disciples stru@@ gg@@ led to ro@@ w ac@@ ro@@ ss the Se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e during a st@@ or@@ m .
Abraham m@@ our@@ ned the death of S@@ ar@@ ah .
By ad@@ minis@@ ter@@ ing loving discipl@@ ine , a par@@ ent se@@ ek@@ s to cor@@ rec@@ t fa@@ ul@@ ts that if they were to become deep@@ ly ro@@ o@@ ted , would cause the child much mis@@ er@@ y in ad@@ ul@@ t life .
* How do the Hebrew Scriptures prove to be bene@@ fi@@ cial today ?
I@@ ne@@ vit@@ ab@@ ly , this led to a vi@@ ci@@ ous att@@ ack on this small group , and many of its members were thro@@ wn into con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps .
Pe@@ ople with p@@ iti@@ fully low wa@@ ges come to feel that they have no op@@ tion .
Yes , Israel@@ ’s jud@@ ges were judg@@ ing for God . What an a@@ we - inspi@@ ring privilege that was ! ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 1 : 16 , 17 .
He@@ ar , ple@@ ase , O house of Israel . Is not my own way ad@@ ju@@ sted right ?
Mi@@ ght God be inter@@ ested in help@@ ing you with your personal concer@@ ns that are in har@@ mony with his will ?
We see evidence of our mag@@ ne@@ tic shi@@ eld at work in the g@@ or@@ ge@@ ous mul@@ tic@@ ol@@ ored light displa@@ ys that d@@ ance in the s@@ k@@ y near the N@@ or@@ th and S@@ ou@@ th po@@ les .
For example , just such a day came upon ancient Babyl@@ on in 5@@ 39 B.C.E . when it was con@@ qu@@ ered by the Me@@ des and the Per@@ si@@ ans .
Not at all . If they s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely tri@@ ed to obey , they would have this opportunity ​ — but not under the Law .
Thus , as far as Jehovah’s exerc@@ ise of fore@@ knowledge is concer@@ ned , it is sel@@ e@@ ctive .
What has Jehovah promised to do for us , and what does this promise mean ?
C@@ learly , at@@ temp@@ ting to turn the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty into not just a my@@ st@@ er@@ y but a nam@@ eless my@@ st@@ er@@ y is an act of gro@@ ss dis@@ respect for our Creator and his inspired Word .
There she wor@@ ked as a man@@ ag@@ er for sever@@ al inter@@ n@@ ational compan@@ ies .
S@@ how@@ ing Lo@@ ve by Your A@@ ctions
D@@ et@@ er@@ min@@ ed to have a greater share in Jehovah’s service , I took up the regul@@ ar pioneer work sh@@ ort@@ ly after gra@@ du@@ ating from high school .
What are some reas@@ ons why no man - made peace will last ?
E@@ ach we@@ ek , she don@@ ated great qu@@ an@@ t@@ ities of food to the pri@@ est to dist@@ ribu@@ te among the po@@ or .
Consider the case of a le@@ per who appro@@ ached Jesus with the des@@ per@@ ate ple@@ a : “ If you just want to , you can make me clean . ”
When the people did not pro@@ per@@ ly honor the appointed individuals , they were discipl@@ ined by Jehovah . ​ — 2 K@@ i .
The w@@ oun@@ ds that e@@ th@@ ni@@ c grou@@ ps in the re@@ gi@@ on inf@@ li@@ cted upon one another in the 19@@ 40 ’ s helped to pa@@ ve the way for the war in the Bal@@ k@@ ans in the 199@@ 0 ’ s .
When the godly man Job was suffering under s@@ at@@ ani@@ c att@@ ack , he said : “ [ Jehovah ] will we@@ i@@ gh me in acc@@ ur@@ ate s@@ cal@@ es and God will get to know my integrity . ”
On@@ ly those in the “ new covenant , ” fore@@ told by Jehovah through his prophet Jeremiah , could be part of that new nation , spiritual Israel .
The ancient Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans did not believe that .
This su@@ gg@@ ests the dis@@ so@@ lu@@ te , wa@@ y@@ ward st@@ ate of the mo@@ der@@ n world .
With the pas@@ sing of time , however , the in@@ iti@@ al en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m and ze@@ al of some Christians co@@ ol@@ ed off .
Our we@@ d@@ ding day was very special .
I also did d@@ res@@ s@@ making for a living .
I@@ magine how s@@ pl@@ en@@ did this earth will be after God eli@@ min@@ ates all wicked influ@@ ences !
A@@ c@@ tually , I have found pra@@ ying to be a lo@@ t e@@ asi@@ er than tal@@ king .
Ye@@ ars later , they ad@@ mit@@ ted their sin , saying to one another : “ Un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly we are gu@@ il@@ ty with reg@@ ard to our brother , because we saw the dist@@ ress of his soul when he imp@@ l@@ ored com@@ pas@@ sion on our part , but we did not listen . ” ​ — G@@ en .
That was the fin@@ al part of the great@@ est tri@@ bul@@ ation that the Jewish nation had ever experienced .
D@@ ra@@ wn by the sub@@ je@@ cts , I am dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ing the value of reading .
His ol@@ des@@ t daugh@@ ter , An@@ na , rec@@ alls : “ I felt emo@@ tion@@ ally in@@ secu@@ re not having our father at home with us .
Although you@@ ng@@ er than our children , they became our true friends .
Des@@ pite her in@@ iti@@ al re@@ bu@@ f@@ f of the mission@@ aries , in May 18@@ 31 the qu@@ e@@ en is@@ su@@ ed a sur@@ pris@@ ing dec@@ ree .
In@@ iti@@ ally , some de@@ a@@ f Witnesses taught I@@ tal@@ i@@ an Si@@ gn L@@ angu@@ age ( I@@ S@@ L ) to fellow min@@ isters who were willing to ass@@ ist in that field .
But we reli@@ ed on Jehovah .
5 / 15 “ Now Is the E@@ spe@@ cially Acc@@ ep@@ table Ti@@ me , ” 12 / 15
M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h / A@@ m@@ on / Jo@@ si@@ ah ․ ․
That spirit cre@@ atu@@ res can be influ@@ enced by their associ@@ ation is indic@@ ated at Revelation 12 : 3 , 4 .
Go@@ od Ne@@ ws P@@ re@@ ached to P@@ ris@@ on@@ ers
Of the great thr@@ ong that was present for the an@@ nu@@ al ob@@ serv@@ ance of the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al that was held on Mar@@ ch 28 , 200@@ 2 , milli@@ ons are not yet activ@@ ely serving Jehovah .
Christians are il@@ lu@@ min@@ at@@ ors , not simply by sh@@ aring God’s Word with others but also by ap@@ pl@@ ying the Bible in their lives in imit@@ ation of Jesus .
It also poin@@ ts out what we must do to s@@ tic@@ k to the truth .
The lo@@ f@@ ty true worship of Jehovah has been rest@@ ored , fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed , and el@@ ev@@ ated a@@ bo@@ ve any and all other ty@@ p@@ es of religion .
With that st@@ ep , a to@@ t@@ ally new way of life began for me .
“ Jehovah himself gives wisdom ; out of his m@@ ou@@ th there are knowledge and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ S 2 : 6 .
The man then pl@@ an@@ ned to e@@ at , dr@@ ink , and enjoy himself .
Some have even been mo@@ tiv@@ ated to learn new langu@@ ages with a view to wit@@ ness@@ ing to many more people .
Because we have in@@ ten@@ se love for our fellow servants of Jehovah , we make up a uni@@ que worl@@ d@@ wide organization .
Al@@ so , accept the hel@@ me@@ t of sal@@ vation , and the s@@ word of the spirit , that is , God’s word . ”
Paul was qu@@ o@@ ting what God had stated cen@@ tu@@ ries ear@@ li@@ er as recorded at L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 19 : 18 and De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 32 : 35 .
Israel was to conclu@@ de no covenant with them , and they mer@@ ited no fav@@ or . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 1 : 1 ; 7 : 1 , 2 .
H@@ O@@ W true those words are !
Bo@@ th wisdom and stu@@ pi@@ di@@ ty invit@@ e listen@@ ers to “ turn asi@@ de here . ”
Ch@@ il@@ dren can learn to respect their neigh@@ b@@ ors by ob@@ serving fine examples of good man@@ n@@ ers at the Kingdom H@@ all .
It is part of our “ f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation . ”
7@@ 16 / 6@@ 6@@ 1 / 6@@ 5@@ 9 ․ ․
• Why was it appro@@ pri@@ ate for Peter to ad@@ mon@@ ish fellow elders to shepher@@ d the flo@@ ck of God in their care ?
We have many reas@@ ons to respon@@ d to Paul’s encourag@@ ement : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to rejo@@ ice , . . . and the God of love and of peace will be with you . ”
Because another for@@ ce se@@ ek@@ s to d@@ om@@ in@@ ate us , a for@@ ce that op@@ pos@@ es the op@@ er@@ ation of holy spirit .
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , Jehovah expe@@ cts us to show kindness .
As the fore@@ told “ P@@ r@@ in@@ ce of Pe@@ ace , ” Jesus will esta@@ bl@@ ish world peace and se@@ cur@@ ity .
Je@@ al@@ ous@@ y was ad@@ ded to res@@ ent@@ ment when Le@@ ah bor@@ e four sons in quic@@ k succ@@ es@@ sion , while R@@ ac@@ he@@ l rema@@ ined ba@@ r@@ re@@ n .
This means to recogn@@ ize our li@@ mit@@ ations and to dep@@ end on God .
1 : 1 – 9 : 4@@ 4 .
J@@ on@@ a@@ than tru@@ sted that st@@ at@@ ement .
However , one person cannot make this decision for another .
He pointed first to the pi@@ c@@ ture and then to his father and said “ You ! ”
Per@@ haps we have heard these remin@@ ders re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly , but it is vital that we now , more than ever , continue to pa@@ y attention to these war@@ n@@ ings . ​ — Isaiah 34 : 1 - 4 ; Luke 21 : 34 - 36 .
After re@@ tur@@ ning from ex@@ ile in Babyl@@ on , the Jews regul@@ arly ga@@ ther@@ ed in sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es .
“ W@@ E H@@ A@@ V@@ E found the Messi@@ ah , ” An@@ dre@@ w told his brother Peter , con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jesus of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th was God’s A@@ no@@ inted One .
This was a new experience for them .
Se@@ cond , we accept that gift by working in har@@ mony with it .
There is the fear of serious ill@@ ness .
When we arri@@ ved in the cap@@ it@@ al , B@@ ang@@ ko@@ k , we found a city with he@@ c@@ tic mar@@ ke@@ t@@ plac@@ es and a ne@@ t@@ work of can@@ als that served as its thor@@ ough@@ fa@@ res .
You will feel as does one young Christian sister , who states : “ When I take a stand , all I@@ ’@@ m doing is let@@ ting others know who I am .
Are hon@@ est people happy ?
“ His brothers gre@@ w je@@ al@@ ous of him , ” the Bible says , and even Jose@@ p@@ h’s father sc@@ ol@@ ded him for tel@@ ling about such a dre@@ am . ​ — Genesis 37 : 1 - 11 .
Matthew tr@@ ac@@ es Jose@@ p@@ h’s an@@ c@@ es@@ try and shows that Jesus as Jose@@ p@@ h’s a@@ do@@ p@@ ted son was the leg@@ al he@@ ir to Davi@@ d’s k@@ ing@@ ship .
After Adam sin@@ ned , Jehovah pur@@ posed to set up a heavenly Kingdom in which some of Ad@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants would “ rule as k@@ ings over the earth ” al@@ ong@@ side Jesus Christ .
King Solomon became im@@ mo@@ des@@ t even to the point of eng@@ ag@@ ing in false worship . ​ — 2 Samuel 24 : 1 - 10 ; 1 K@@ ings 11 : 1 - 13 .
“ G@@ O@@ D with us . ” Those words have dec@@ or@@ ated n@@ ational em@@ ble@@ ms and even the uni@@ form@@ s of sol@@ di@@ ers .
The fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al reason why se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality is wrong is that Jehovah ​ — the Gi@@ ver of life and B@@ es@@ tower of se@@ x@@ u@@ al cap@@ ac@@ ity in humans — ​ disa@@ p@@ pro@@ ves of it .
Thus , when the Scriptures fore@@ told that those rema@@ ining of the house of Israel ( Jews and circum@@ c@@ ised Jewish pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes ) together with “ people of all the nations ” ( un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised G@@ ent@@ il@@ es ) would become one people for God’s name , the message was clear .
Tru@@ e Christians have to de@@ al with inc@@ reas@@ ing pres@@ sure and op@@ position from to@@ da@@ y’s ung@@ o@@ dly world .
What pro@@ ves that the apostles ’ work was from God ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a tel@@ es@@ cop@@ e , David could see only a few th@@ ous@@ and st@@ ars .
To id@@ enti@@ fy your personal view of succ@@ ess , you might wr@@ ite down the n@@ ames of a few people whom you consider to be succ@@ ess@@ ful ​ — those whom you most ad@@ mi@@ re and respect .
In ad@@ dition , he is called “ King of k@@ ings and Lord of l@@ or@@ ds ” and is descri@@ bed as “ Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful and Tru@@ e . ”
Our ke@@ y de@@ f@@ en@@ se against his att@@ ac@@ ks is God’s spirit .
To what have we not dedic@@ ated ourselves ?
B@@ ad associ@@ ations affe@@ cted him , and he did not remain faithful to Jehovah .
What a joy it was when we ga@@ ined religious fre@@ e@@ dom in 198@@ 9 !
One important way that a sub@@ mis@@ sive wife shows respect for Jehovah’s authority is by being co@@ op@@ er@@ ative and supp@@ or@@ tive within the family cir@@ c@@ le .
Who would do that while they were away at the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al ?
He com@@ pared his obedi@@ ent disciples to “ a dis@@ cre@@ et man , who buil@@ t his house upon the ro@@ ck - mas@@ s . ”
For them , re@@ stri@@ ctions are ti@@ re@@ some .
Revelation 21 : 3 , 4 gives more de@@ ta@@ il@@ s : “ God himself will be with [ mankind ] .
In turn , Isa@@ a@@ c told his son Jac@@ o@@ b : “ God Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty will bl@@ ess you and make you fru@@ it@@ ful and mul@@ ti@@ p@@ ly you , and you will certainly become a congregation of pe@@ op@@ les .
W@@ es@@ sel had a great love for the Bible .
Jehovah himself cho@@ se them in con@@ ne@@ ction with his worship ​ — my@@ r@@ r@@ h was a com@@ pon@@ ent of the holy ano@@ in@@ ting o@@ il , and f@@ ran@@ k@@ inc@@ en@@ se of the holy inc@@ en@@ se .
Although the city and its su@@ bur@@ bs may have co@@ vered some 2@@ 00 s@@ qu@@ are mil@@ es ( 5@@ 18 s@@ q k@@ m ) , the con@@ qu@@ er@@ ors did not pre@@ serve and make use of the city , as might be expe@@ cted .
At our branch near M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o C@@ ity , there are pres@@ ently two young des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of famili@@ es with whom E@@ s@@ ther stu@@ died the Bible when she was serving in M@@ on@@ ter@@ re@@ y .
When it beg@@ ins to get dar@@ k , he plac@@ es a la@@ y@@ er of car@@ d@@ bo@@ ard under his car@@ t and lies down to s@@ le@@ ep .
Read Isaiah 5@@ 3 : 6 .
T@@ w@@ o of Jesus ’ half brothers were too ​ — James and Ju@@ de . And it is likely that the young man Mark was present . ​ — 12 / 1 , page 22 .
Jehovah is never un@@ reason@@ able in what he as@@ ks of us .
How does he influ@@ ence mankind today ?
5 , 6 . ( a ) What does spiritual matu@@ r@@ ity invol@@ ve ?
This article will help us to see what an ‘ un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised heart ’ is and how such may be a d@@ anger even for Christians .
J@@ a@@ ir@@ o also uses his eyes to tell others about his beli@@ ef@@ s .
By the end of Christ’s M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn , mankind will re@@ ach human per@@ fe@@ ction and will be comple@@ t@@ ely free from in@@ her@@ ited sin and death .
Today , we follow Paul’s example .
In just a few h@@ our@@ s , he would give his life in be@@ half of all those who would exerc@@ ise faith in him .
F 1@@ 5@@ 7 / 0@@ 5
What helped K@@ y@@ un@@ g - so@@ ok to cop@@ e with a life - th@@ reat@@ ening ill@@ ness ?
He was appointed a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant in 199@@ 5 and is always bus@@ y at the Kingdom H@@ all , wel@@ coming members of the congregation and ass@@ is@@ ting with the s@@ ound system .
All in@@ her@@ it imper@@ fe@@ ction from Adam , and all are sin@@ ful , un@@ righteous , from bir@@ th .
O@@ r Jewish mat@@ z@@ o@@ th may be used , a ty@@ pe without ad@@ ded mal@@ t , e@@ gg@@ s , or on@@ i@@ ons .
God “ let himself be found by them ” and “ continued to give them rest all around . ”
C@@ learly , according to Jesus , being born again is a requi@@ re@@ ment ​ — a must — ​ for one to “ en@@ ter into the kingdom of God . ” ​ — John 3 : 5 .
No@@ ah’s preaching , the con@@ stru@@ ction of the c@@ olo@@ s@@ s@@ al ar@@ k , and the viol@@ ence of the day could not have g@@ one un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed .
What should we do then ?
Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , 12 / 1
We lik@@ e@@ wise ass@@ ist the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted by re@@ building their ho@@ m@@ es and plac@@ es of worship and by provi@@ ding food , clo@@ thing , and medi@@ cal tre@@ at@@ ment .
M@@ one@@ y and M@@ or@@ als ​ — A L@@ ess@@ on From H@@ ist@@ ory
Jesus fore@@ told that the Christian congregation would come under att@@ ack .
A Bible stud@@ ent once re@@ mar@@ ked : “ It must be hard help@@ ing other people when you can@@ ’t even help your own husband . ”
She will give bir@@ th to a son , and you must call his name Jesus , for he will sa@@ ve his people from their sin@@ s . ”
So in@@ ten@@ se was the man@@ ’s sa@@ dness over not being able to worship Jehovah at His san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary that ‘ his te@@ ars became his food day and night ’ ​ — he lost his ap@@ pet@@ ite .
Yes , we can be confid@@ ent that Jehovah will answer our prop@@ er prayers if we keep as@@ king in faith . ​ — Luke 11 : 9 .
H@@ er@@ sh@@ el Sh@@ an@@ ks , e@@ dit@@ or of the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , no@@ tes that the os@@ su@@ ary “ is something t@@ ac@@ t@@ ile and v@@ isi@@ ble re@@ aching back to the sing@@ le most important person@@ age ever to walk the earth . ”
In rec@@ ent years the w@@ ars that have pla@@ gu@@ ed mankind have main@@ ly been ci@@ vi@@ l w@@ ars ​ — w@@ ars between op@@ pos@@ ing grou@@ ps of c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens of the same country .
The Mo@@ a@@ bit@@ ess Ru@@ th stu@@ ck with Na@@ om@@ i , was faithful to the true God , and was as@@ sur@@ ed ‘ a perfect wa@@ ge from Jehovah , under who@@ se w@@ ings she s@@ ought refu@@ ge . ’
He ad@@ m@@ its : “ I still mis@@ s my wife very much , but I now fir@@ m@@ ly believe that nothing Jehovah al@@ lo@@ ws to ha@@ p@@ pen can cause us lasting har@@ m . ”
“ You have come to know God . ” ​ — G@@ A@@ L .
Paul gave a powerful witness , but not ever@@ yone respon@@ ded .
One scho@@ la@@ r wrote : “ No moral system ever human@@ ly for@@ mul@@ ated before or since . . . can appro@@ ach , much less e@@ qu@@ al , or exc@@ el , these ten words of God . ”
He also ag@@ re@@ ed with the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents when he explained that the year in which Jesus died had been fi@@ x@@ ed and reve@@ aled by God in Dani@@ el@@ ’s prophecy of the 70 we@@ ek@@ s .
She says : “ D@@ on@@ ’t go any@@ where near that pu@@ dd@@ le out@@ side .
When I am at the meetings and in the ministry , it streng@@ th@@ ens my faith so much to see de@@ ar brothers , sisters , children , and older ones there !
If you could coun@@ t one st@@ ar each second n@@ on@@ sto@@ p for 24 h@@ our@@ s a day , it would take you over 3@@ ,000 years to re@@ ach 1@@ 00 bil@@ li@@ on .
L@@ ater , I attend@@ ed an ass@@ em@@ bly of the Witnesses at a conven@@ tion h@@ all in Z@@ u@@ rich .
Then he b@@ ol@@ dly re@@ ques@@ ted per@@ mis@@ sion to return to Jerusalem and help re@@ buil@@ d the fal@@ le@@ n city .
What is the differ@@ ence between spe@@ cul@@ ation and w@@ atch@@ ful@@ ness ?
The Bible uses “ comfort ” in vari@@ ous form@@ s over a h@@ un@@ d@@ red times , as@@ sur@@ ing us that God not only under@@ stan@@ ds what we face but also desi@@ res to comfort us .
It seem@@ s that the name E@@ b@@ la means “ Wh@@ ite R@@ o@@ ck , ” refer@@ ring to the li@@ mes@@ to@@ ne sub@@ str@@ atu@@ m on which the city sto@@ od .
Paul said : “ All things are n@@ ak@@ ed and op@@ en@@ ly ex@@ posed to the eyes of him with whom we have an acc@@ oun@@ ting . ” ​ — Hebrews 4 : 13 .
Like some of the Israelites who rema@@ ined in Babyl@@ on , many of Jehovah’s Witnesses cannot take up the full - time ministry or serve where the need is greater .
If you would wel@@ come fur@@ ther information or would like to have someone vis@@ it you to conduct a free Bible study , you may cont@@ act Jehovah’s Witnesses at w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ w@@ atch@@ to@@ wer@@ .@@ or@@ g .
• What will en@@ able us to remain obedi@@ ent des@@ pite being imper@@ fect ?
The Bible gives a per@@ spe@@ ctive that the news does not .
At that point , even a serv@@ ant of Jehovah may be ready to act on his desire when an opportunity ar@@ ises .
He real@@ ized that I was right , and I could see that he was sa@@ d .
We Sh@@ all W@@ al@@ k in the N@@ ame of Jehovah Our God
Jehovah God ne@@ i@@ ther temp@@ ts people with wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness nor en@@ tic@@ es them to com@@ mit v@@ ile de@@ e@@ ds .
His conclu@@ sion was : “ In like man@@ ner my heavenly Father will also de@@ al with you if you do not for@@ give each one his brother from your hearts . ”
It was an ar@@ t u@@ su@@ ally learned at the fe@@ et of long@@ time sa@@ il@@ ors , perhaps a hel@@ m@@ s@@ man .
Consider what happened when Jac@@ ob@@ ’s sons Si@@ me@@ on and L@@ ev@@ i took v@@ enge@@ ance on S@@ he@@ c@@ he@@ m for having viol@@ ated their sister Din@@ ah .
As you do the we@@ ek@@ ly Bible reading in pre@@ par@@ ation for the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol , consider@@ ing what is stated under the se@@ ction “ Scriptural Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions An@@ s@@ wer@@ ed ” will help you to understand some of the difficult Scriptural pas@@ sa@@ ges .
Ther@@ efore , make good use of the public@@ ations of Jehovah’s organization to re@@ sear@@ ch the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound of people , plac@@ es , and events you read about .
They stri@@ ve to speak in such a way that at the end of the meeting , all in attend@@ ance are ref@@ re@@ shed and en@@ er@@ gi@@ zed . ​ — Mat@@ t .
But in the mean@@ time , Jesus ’ followers would need “ practic@@ al wisdom ” to make a living , using the “ un@@ righteous ri@@ ches ” of to@@ da@@ y’s world while see@@ king to ple@@ ase God .
Bi@@ olo@@ g@@ ists are experi@@ men@@ ting with the enz@@ y@@ me tel@@ om@@ er@@ ase in an at@@ temp@@ t to over@@ come an ap@@ par@@ ent li@@ mit to the number of times that c@@ el@@ ls reg@@ en@@ er@@ ate themselves .
In one Af@@ ri@@ can commun@@ ity , many ter@@ ri@@ ble fal@@ s@@ eho@@ o@@ ds had been s@@ pre@@ ad about Jehovah’s Witnesses , including that they were Devil worshi@@ p@@ ers .
The woman , likely fe@@ aring a re@@ bu@@ ke because she had viol@@ ated the Law , f@@ ell down tre@@ m@@ bl@@ ing at his fe@@ et and p@@ our@@ ed out the whole truth .
“ In the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of words there does not fai@@ l to be trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion , but the one keep@@ ing his li@@ ps in c@@ he@@ ck is ac@@ ting dis@@ cre@@ et@@ ly . ”
How did Paul show fle@@ xi@@ bility when preaching to a crow@@ d in L@@ y@@ str@@ a ?
It had ne@@ i@@ ther bo@@ w nor st@@ er@@ n , ke@@ el nor ru@@ d@@ der ​ — no b@@ ends or cur@@ ves .
Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or James S@@ tr@@ ange , who has ex@@ ca@@ v@@ ated at S@@ ep@@ p@@ hor@@ is , pi@@ c@@ tures the city having ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves , a tre@@ a@@ sur@@ y , an ar@@ mor@@ y , ban@@ ks , public buil@@ ding@@ s , and mar@@ ke@@ ts sel@@ ling cer@@ am@@ ic@@ s , gl@@ ass , me@@ tal@@ wa@@ res , je@@ wel@@ ry , and a vari@@ ety of fo@@ o@@ ds .
I learned that de@@ pres@@ sed people say many things they do not mean .
That Jehovah “ is a God , not of dis@@ order , but of peace ” can be seen by the way in which his ang@@ eli@@ c family is organiz@@ ed . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
When I was rel@@ eas@@ ed , I had a decision to make : Sh@@ ould I sto@@ p the full - time service in order to get set@@ t@@ led ?
I was stud@@ ying the Bible with a young man nam@@ ed Jo@@ ã@@ o G@@ on@@ ç@@ al@@ ves Mat@@ e@@ us .
He was not mer@@ ely inter@@ ested in fin@@ ding someone who would be a pleas@@ ant compan@@ ion ; rather , he s@@ ought a spiritually - min@@ ded woman who was a worshipp@@ er of Jehovah and who would be a good mother to his children .
Re@@ jo@@ ice over your blessings and your hope for the future !
Yes , children love to learn , and when taught by godly parents , they will also learn to love .
Pet@@ er@@ s@@ bur@@ g , Rus@@ sia .
On our following vis@@ it , he person@@ ally whe@@ el@@ ed me into his ch@@ am@@ bers and listen@@ ed in@@ ten@@ tly .
Today , this is being accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed by a great preaching and teaching work that has now ex@@ pan@@ ded to 2@@ 34 lands earth wide .
The work of their hands my cho@@ s@@ en ones will enjoy to the full . ” ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 21 , 22 .
“ Who that is in@@ no@@ c@@ ent has ever peri@@ shed ? ” asked Eli@@ p@@ ha@@ z .
“ T@@ O B@@ E car@@ n@@ ally min@@ ded is death ; but to be spiritually min@@ ded is life and peace , ” wrote the apostle Paul .
28 : 14 , 17 .
Bo@@ th ob@@ je@@ c@@ ti@@ ves are important , but the l@@ at@@ ter is especially sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant .
By mi@@ d@@ day I was d@@ ri@@ ving ac@@ ro@@ ss the P@@ la@@ in of P@@ an@@ t@@ as@@ ma .
“ Abraham put faith in Jehovah , ” wrote the disci@@ ple James , “ and it was coun@@ ted to him as righteousness . ”
All i@@ ma@@ ges ( exc@@ ep@@ t p@@ al@@ ace rema@@ ins ) : Mis@@ si@@ one Ar@@ c@@ he@@ olo@@ gi@@ c@@ a I@@ tal@@ i@@ ana a E@@ b@@ la - Un@@ i@@ vers@@ it@@ à de@@ gl@@ i S@@ tudi di Rom@@ a ‘ L@@ a Sa@@ pi@@ enza ’
In a m@@ el@@ o@@ dy to Jehovah , David san@@ g : “ During the night w@@ atch@@ es I medit@@ ate on you . ”
It en@@ ab@@ les them to serve Jehovah “ sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der , ” or according to the fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te , “ with one sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der . ”
Y@@ oung children would be kil@@ led after the Messi@@ ah’s bir@@ th .
It can serve as a com@@ pas@@ s .
Then , in a cal@@ m man@@ ner , discus@@ s ways that you can strengthen your com@@ mit@@ ment to your marriage .
Rom@@ an shi@@ ps travel@@ ed some 9@@ 00 se@@ a r@@ out@@ es that l@@ in@@ ked h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of por@@ ts .
What did this simp@@ le act imp@@ ly ?
So that they can continue transl@@ ating Bible - based public@@ ations into the K@@ in@@ y@@ ar@@ w@@ anda language .
This en@@ ra@@ ged my father , and he put N@@ ik@@ o@@ s out of the house .
The Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount shows that first - century Jews were famili@@ ar with the pos@@ si@@ bility of being ‘ imp@@ ressed into service . ’
It is fru@@ str@@ ating not to be as ac@@ tive as form@@ er@@ ly , but my years of Bethel service helped me to devel@@ op many ha@@ bi@@ ts that stand me in good stead today .
In 19@@ 6@@ 7 , I began stud@@ ying in the city of J@@ ena , then part of E@@ ast Ger@@ many .
If a cou@@ ple must di@@ ver@@ t some time and en@@ er@@ gy from God’s service to care for each other , should they not do lik@@ e@@ wise with res@@ our@@ ces form@@ er@@ ly used for soci@@ al@@ iz@@ ing as sing@@ le people ?
O@@ r was Bo@@ a@@ z taking advan@@ ta@@ ge of Ru@@ th@@ ’s circumstances and l@@ on@@ el@@ iness that night ?
Instead , they teach that God is per@@ mis@@ sive and accep@@ ts al@@ most anyone reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of the kind of life he lives .
To ad@@ v@@ ance is “ to prog@@ ress , to change for the better . ”
I was married to the woman with whom I was living , and I had already st@@ op@@ ped s@@ mo@@ king .
T@@ w@@ o years pas@@ sed before As@@ su@@ n@@ ta found her again .
P@@ O@@ E@@ T@@ S and song@@ writ@@ ers have long ex@@ t@@ ol@@ led the mo@@ on as an ob@@ ject of beau@@ ty .
E@@ spe@@ cially is this true of our attitude regarding appointed men in the congregation . ​ — Read Hebrews 13 : 17 ; Ju@@ de 8 .
W@@ el@@ coming Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans and N@@ on - Jews
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , we real@@ ized that God does care , and we wanted to do as he says .
Instead , we are care@@ ful about the way we use it .
Does he foc@@ us on the bad or on the good ?
I could continue to help those who had not had a ch@@ ance to learn about Jehovah ! ”
When a new Kingdom H@@ all is con@@ stru@@ cted or an ex@@ is@@ ting h@@ all r@@ en@@ o@@ v@@ ated , an o@@ pen house is u@@ su@@ ally arrang@@ ed .
He was comple@@ t@@ ely succ@@ ess@@ ful in pro@@ claim@@ ing the good news of the Kingdom , and the benef@@ its of his service are still a@@ vail@@ able to us .
G@@ U@@ A@@ R@@ D A@@ G@@ A@@ IN@@ S@@ T MU@@ R@@ MU@@ R@@ IN@@ G AN@@ D W@@ R@@ ONG@@ D@@ O@@ IN@@ G
19 : 3 - 9 .
A K@@ ey Re@@ qui@@ re@@ ment
Since they were still ali@@ ve on earth , though , how had they “ died with refer@@ ence to sin ” ?
2 : 6 - 9 .
I think today I have the answer .
* Why did the Re@@ form@@ ers take this stand ?
I will also be hon@@ est even if tel@@ ling the truth won@@ ’t im@@ medi@@ ately benefit me or my friends .
He used his knowledge to full advan@@ ta@@ ge in the work of pro@@ claim@@ ing the good news , especially among the Jewish po@@ pul@@ ation .
What happened in 1914 , and what pro@@ of is there that God now re@@ ign@@ s through the Kingdom of his Son ?
A@@ no@@ ther young man , now in Bethel service , says : “ Bo@@ th of my parents pione@@ ered before and after they got married and did their best to pas@@ s on the pioneer spirit to the whole family .
“ W@@ ow ! What a wonderful book ! ” exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed a woman from Ma@@ ine , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
One an@@ ti@@ do@@ te to being dis@@ tur@@ bed by the pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity of the wicked is to be bus@@ y sear@@ ch@@ ing out and help@@ ing she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike ones to come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of Jehovah’s purpose .
Jehovah lo@@ ves us for the who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted way in which we rend@@ er our service to him .
These people did not really try to get the meaning of his words .
We moved to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates and wel@@ com@@ ed our ba@@ by daugh@@ ter , Mar@@ l@@ ene , into the world that De@@ c@@ ember .
We also pray to God that angels may direc@@ t us to find hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones .
Be@@ ing a Je@@ w , the man was likely famili@@ ar with the earthly Par@@ adise ​ — the gar@@ den of E@@ den — ​ descri@@ bed in the first book of the Bible .
C@@ learly , pri@@ de can dis@@ ru@@ pt the peace of a congregation .
Because she was a fore@@ ign@@ er , I was cu@@ ri@@ ous about her , and I told her that I did speak Eng@@ l@@ ish .
My father vis@@ ited me sever@@ al times at Bethel .
( Read Matthew 4 : 23 , 24 ; John 9 : 1 - 7 ) Those mirac@@ les help us look for@@ ward to the wonderful things Jesus will do in the new world .
On his way back to Jerusalem , he pl@@ an@@ ned to vis@@ it the Corinth@@ i@@ an congregation a second time , evid@@ ently to col@@ le@@ ct their kind gift for the brothers in Jerusalem .
W@@ al@@ d@@ he@@ im pris@@ on was li@@ ber@@ ated by So@@ vi@@ et tro@@ op@@ s in May 194@@ 5 , and F@@ ri@@ e@@ da was free to return to M@@ ag@@ de@@ bur@@ g and her public ministry but not for long .
( Read 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 30 : 1 , 4 , 5 . )
Jehovah , “ the happy God , ” is con@@ stan@@ tly giving .
Since 18@@ 9@@ 9 she had regul@@ arly received the Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine by ma@@ il .
Al@@ low me to expla@@ in how I sur@@ vi@@ ved my personal tra@@ ge@@ dies and how they dre@@ w me clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah .
We don@@ ’t know why Mark ear@@ li@@ er left to go home .
How does he reve@@ al that vital knowledge ?
Bal@@ a@@ am accepted pa@@ y@@ ment from Mo@@ ab@@ ’s king but tri@@ ed in va@@ in to cur@@ se Israel .
Why was Paul writ@@ ing about spiritual tre@@ a@@ sures ?
My brother Peter descri@@ bes what helped him end@@ ure in another pris@@ on : “ I i@@ mag@@ ined life in the new world and kept my mind occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with Bible thoughts .
The Scriptures tell us that the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t “ is already in the world . ”
God’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ tic Word Gi@@ ves H@@ op@@ e for the F@@ utu@@ re
You can also pray to Jehovah God .
He brought the liter@@ ature that I had re@@ ques@@ ted and offered me a Bible study , which I accepted .
Does worshi@@ p@@ ing God with truth allow for a r@@ ange of cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct@@ ory ide@@ as about who God is , what his pur@@ pos@@ es are , and how he wants to be worshi@@ ped ?
For example , when a mother and father in B@@ er@@ mu@@ da are wor@@ ri@@ ed about something , they pray with their daugh@@ ters and ask Jehovah to gu@@ i@@ de them .
What a com@@ p@@ el@@ ling reason to imitate the hum@@ ility of Moses !
R@@ ely on Jehovah in prayer .
Al@@ so from B@@ r@@ ita@@ in , a mother nam@@ ed K@@ im says : “ I pre@@ pare for the family study care@@ fully so that I can ask questions that will make my children think .
There is another reason why the knowledge of God can be com@@ pared to “ hi@@ d tre@@ a@@ sures . ”
S@@ even S@@ te@@ ps to B@@ ene@@ fi@@ cial Bible Re@@ ading
On the other hand , Jehovah helps those who rep@@ ent@@ an@@ tly turn to him .
One of the vis@@ it@@ ors was M@@ ary Z@@ a@@ zu@@ la from E@@ d@@ mon@@ t@@ on , Al@@ ber@@ ta .
Consider the example of Joseph .
Your people will be my people , and your God my God . ”
New M@@ em@@ bers of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy
Rom@@ an slave col@@ la@@ r
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful E@@ no@@ ch exerc@@ ised faith , even though he fac@@ ed ung@@ o@@ dly people who spoke sh@@ o@@ c@@ king things against God .
How do Paul’s words apply to them ?
In the second century C.E . , written text came in two for@@ mat@@ s ​ — the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l and the co@@ de@@ x .
Still others face days when they are over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by feelings of de@@ pres@@ sion .
Ex@@ am@@ ine the cu@@ st@@ om@@ s that are ad@@ her@@ ed to in your commun@@ ity , and use your “ power of reason ” to deter@@ mine if they are in har@@ mony with the “ will of God . ”
She gi@@ r@@ ds up “ her hi@@ ps with strength , ” which means that she pre@@ pa@@ res to eng@@ age in physi@@ c@@ ally dem@@ an@@ ding t@@ as@@ ks .
The Bible war@@ ns : “ Those who are determined to be rich f@@ all into temp@@ tation and a s@@ n@@ are and many sen@@ sel@@ ess and h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful desi@@ res , which p@@ lu@@ ng@@ e men into des@@ tru@@ ction and ru@@ in . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 9 .
Although my father was a good man and a good father , he took little interest in religion or in my spiritual wel@@ f@@ are .
What does it mean to “ pe@@ er ” into God’s law ?
He kno@@ ws that chang@@ es brought about in that way are only li@@ mit@@ ed and temp@@ or@@ ary .
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing that I needed to ad@@ just my thinking , I pray@@ ed to Jehovah to help me be more loving toward S@@ te@@ ve .
The most re@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible of these in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions is false religion . ​ — 2 Corinthians 11 : 14 , 15 .
How We Can Ha@@ ve S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th to En@@ du@@ re
A@@ li@@ ci@@ a has friends from many different cul@@ tures , and she says this : “ S@@ ome@@ times I say something , and then I sense that I may have off@@ ended someone .
At the age of 22 , I had to face up to life in a whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir .
• How does loving - kindness di@@ ff@@ er from love and loy@@ al@@ ty ?
1@@ 16 : 1 , 2 ; P@@ hi@@ l .
“ Let us cle@@ an@@ se ourselves of every de@@ fil@@ ement of flesh and spirit , per@@ fe@@ cting ho@@ l@@ iness in God’s fear . ”
Yet , following the example of the first - century gover@@ ning body , mo@@ der@@ n - day bo@@ dies of elders discus@@ s matters fre@@ ely , see@@ king guid@@ ance from the Scriptures .
So within these li@@ m@@ its , Paul could l@@ ink himself with the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , and it was within this re@@ stri@@ cted meaning that those present of the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in under@@ sto@@ od his words .
I am now over 9@@ 0 years old , and my jo@@ b is to encoura@@ ge members of the Bethel family .
And how can you help others to devel@@ op the ar@@ t ?
For a more de@@ ta@@ iled discus@@ sion , see the article “ What We L@@ ear@@ n From Jesus ​ — Ab@@ out H@@ op@@ e for the De@@ ad ” on pages 16 and 17 .
And David made a great contribu@@ tion to fin@@ ance the work .
TH@@ R@@ O@@ U@@ G@@ H@@ O@@ U@@ T hist@@ ory , milli@@ ons of people have believ@@ ed that they would ev@@ en@@ tually leave the earth and go to heaven .
L@@ ater , followers of Jesus were also anointed and be@@ go@@ t@@ ten by holy spirit .
What might cause him to ign@@ ore the d@@ anger ?
Jesus ’ declar@@ ations “ the me@@ ek . . . shall in@@ her@@ it the earth ” and “ thy will be done , on earth as it is in heaven , ” are among the most well - known pas@@ sa@@ ges in Scrip@@ ture .
My Wor@@ st Su@@ ffering
She told him that they were cle@@ an@@ ing the h@@ all to make it ni@@ ce for him .
Indeed , at the time of Paul’s writ@@ ing , Jesus was the only one who had at@@ ta@@ ined in@@ des@@ tru@@ c@@ ti@@ ble life .
Pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers mo@@ des@@ tly expres@@ s their thoughts and then res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully listen to those of others .
C@@ learly , she commun@@ ic@@ ated her concer@@ n in no un@@ certain ter@@ ms .
In some situ@@ ations , though , life - support te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy is the only thing su@@ sta@@ ining a loved one .
F@@ E@@ W people enjoy pa@@ ying ta@@ x@@ es .
H@@ er fine example and that of other col@@ por@@ te@@ ur@@ s inst@@ il@@ led in me a desire to en@@ ter that work .
What s@@ ort of fin@@ an@@ cial s@@ na@@ res are comm@@ on today , and how can we avoid them ?
Do others know my stand on un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations and cu@@ st@@ om@@ s as well as on those that may not have a pa@@ g@@ an orig@@ in but c@@ learly refle@@ ct the spirit of the world ? ’ ​ — 2 C@@ or .
With the help of Jesus , have we not come to appreci@@ ate our Father in a way that most people today do not ?
• How is Jesus the Gre@@ ater Solomon ?
That is what happened to R@@ ob@@ er@@ t .
The person we are in@@ side may we@@ ak@@ en .
U@@ p@@ on see@@ ing her , M@@ ary la@@ u@@ ded Jehovah and reve@@ aled her love for the Word of God .
“ The true God put Abraham to the t@@ est . ”
For more information , see chap@@ ter 9 , “ Are We Li@@ ving in ‘ the L@@ ast Da@@ ys ’ ? , ” of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
21 Di@@ d You K@@ now ?
Des@@ pite this , I man@@ ag@@ ed to complete the course succ@@ ess@@ fully .
By the time we left , over 5@@ 00 in our congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s ter@@ rit@@ ory were atten@@ ding meetings .
Yes , Mark had gro@@ wn in Paul’s es@@ tim@@ ation .
That name , re@@ pres@@ ented by four Hebrew let@@ ters called the T@@ et@@ ra@@ gr@@ am@@ mat@@ on and com@@ mon@@ ly trans@@ liter@@ ated Y@@ H@@ W@@ H ( or J@@ H@@ V@@ H ) , appe@@ ared on co@@ ins , on fac@@ ad@@ es of hous@@ es , in many boo@@ ks and Bi@@ bl@@ es , and even in some Ca@@ tho@@ lic and Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant ch@@ ur@@ ches .
Let us look at two of them .
Jesus was a Ma@@ ster T@@ e@@ ach@@ er .
In keep@@ ing with Paul’s qu@@ o@@ tation , a second fulfill@@ ment of Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 1 : 5 occ@@ ur@@ red when Rom@@ an ar@@ mi@@ es destro@@ yed Jerusalem and its temple in 70 C.E .
I@@ mp@@ ro@@ ving the V@@ o@@ ice W@@ i@@ th@@ in
And the apostle Paul told fellow Christians : “ A wife is b@@ ound during all the time her husband is ali@@ ve . But if her husband should f@@ all as@@ le@@ ep in death , she is free to be married to whom she wants , only in the Lord . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
But , b@@ es@@ id@@ es all these things , clo@@ the y@@ ourselves with love , for it is a perfect b@@ ond of uni@@ on . ”
How have nations rec@@ ently respon@@ ded to the th@@ re@@ at of ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism ?
I@@ ts Me@@ an@@ ing for You
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s will@@ ing@@ ness to offer up his son teach@@ es us much about Jehovah’s far greater sacrifice
How will Jehovah’s servants who have died be deli@@ vered ?
So Jesus , James , and John may be c@@ ous@@ ins and may have been good friends as they gre@@ w up .
Then he wa@@ ited for a respon@@ se . ​ — Mat@@ t .
What is their great@@ est joy ?
Jehovah can bl@@ ess our efforts .
She lived in Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath , a to@@ wn that ‘ bel@@ ong@@ ed to , ’ or was ap@@ par@@ ently dep@@ end@@ ent upon , the P@@ ho@@ en@@ i@@ ci@@ an city of S@@ id@@ on .
How can you do that ?
If more serious sin@@ s are involved , it may inclu@@ de a lo@@ ss of privile@@ ges in the congregation .
That same night , F@@ er@@ din@@ and dedic@@ ated his life to Jehovah .
M@@ z@@ anga ) , 9 / 1
Since I u@@ su@@ ally repor@@ ted to our mother ch@@ urch in La@@ o@@ a@@ g C@@ ity , I se@@ cre@@ tly loo@@ ked for the Witnesses ’ meeting place , the Kingdom H@@ all , there .
He ther@@ e@@ by for@@ fe@@ ited the privile@@ ges and opportun@@ ities that would likely have come to him because he lived in P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s hous@@ eho@@ ld .
Matthew repor@@ ts that at a meeting with his disciples , “ Jesus appro@@ ached and spoke to them . ”
Con@@ fir@@ m@@ ing these poin@@ ts , the apostle John wrote : “ One of the sol@@ di@@ ers j@@ ab@@ bed his [ Jesus ’ ] side with a spe@@ ar , and im@@ medi@@ ately blood and water came out .
By the time of the mem@@ or@@ able conven@@ tion in 19@@ 31 in C@@ o@@ lum@@ bu@@ s , O@@ hi@@ o , C@@ lar@@ ence and C@@ ar@@ l were married and were pione@@ ering with their wi@@ ves .
Al@@ ong with Witnesses from neigh@@ bor@@ ing are@@ as , they wor@@ ked toward the go@@ al of form@@ ing a congregation .
Of course , in doing so we must remember that we too are sin@@ ful and pro@@ ne to un@@ loving ac@@ ts .
They soon learned that I was not their mother .
Tru@@ e , he “ proved to be a real son ” to his father in his you@@ th and rema@@ ined faithful to Jehovah well into his ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od .
And that time did come . In 7@@ 40 B.C.E . ​ — about 60 years after A@@ mo@@ s recorded his prophecy — ​ the kingdom of Israel f@@ ell to the con@@ qu@@ ering As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans .
C@@ learly , the Bible teach@@ es that we des@@ c@@ ended from “ one man . ”
( 3 ) He reas@@ oned from the Scriptures .
As a result , mankind will ev@@ en@@ tually see the fulfill@@ ment of Isaiah 11 : 9 , which says : “ The earth will certainly be filled with the knowledge of Jehovah as the w@@ at@@ ers are co@@ ver@@ ing the very se@@ a . ”
For example , David was e@@ ag@@ er to ex@@ to@@ l Jehovah’s k@@ ing@@ ship .
I was ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted and felt no sense of accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment . ”
He will not fai@@ l to recogn@@ ize your whole - sou@@ led efforts to serve him and re@@ ward you acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly . ​ — Mark 14 : 3 - 9 ; read Luke 21 : 1 - 4 .
The M@@ il@@ it@@ ary Ser@@ vice A@@ ct of 19@@ 16 in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed to B@@ r@@ ita@@ in cons@@ crip@@ tion of un@@ married men ag@@ ed 18 to 40 .
And how can our conscience move us to do what is good ?
At times , we might even conclu@@ de that what we are experi@@ enc@@ ing is so de@@ va@@ st@@ ating and so un@@ just that we simply cannot be@@ ar it any longer .
L@@ I@@ K@@ E a ship , over the past 2@@ ,000 years , Par@@ is has b@@ ra@@ ved coun@@ t@@ less fore@@ ign st@@ or@@ ms and inter@@ n@@ al mut@@ in@@ ies to stay af@@ lo@@ at .
In 195@@ 6
As a form@@ er persecu@@ t@@ or of Christians , Paul never for@@ got that it was only by un@@ deser@@ ved kindness that he could have a relationship with God at all , much less enjoy special privile@@ ges of service .
Our yi@@ el@@ ding to Jehovah’s authority demonstr@@ ates what ?
Saul tri@@ ed to h@@ un@@ t him down and even or@@ der@@ ed the death of 8@@ 5 pri@@ ests and others .
( a ) Why must the ministry be high on our l@@ ist of pri@@ or@@ ities ?
Then comes ic@@ y s@@ il@@ ence , with both mat@@ es stu@@ b@@ bor@@ n@@ ly refu@@ sing to talk .
“ During our days of pl@@ ent@@ y , ” J@@ an ans@@ wers , “ we made sure not to get too att@@ ached to material things .
At the fam@@ il@@ y’s home , Jesus went in to the li@@ fel@@ ess gi@@ r@@ l .
And thr@@ ough@@ out S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a the Kingdom message is now being heard in P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese , S@@ pan@@ ish , and many indi@@ gen@@ ous langu@@ ages .
Do such Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts not draw you to Jehovah ?
T@@ wi@@ ce he served three - year sen@@ ten@@ ces for up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding neu@@ tr@@ ality ; then he sp@@ ent a fur@@ ther ten years in pris@@ on p@@ lu@@ s fi@@ ve years in ex@@ ile .
( c ) As you look a@@ head to the future , what is your determin@@ ation ?
They are “ the desi@@ ra@@ ble things ” that bring him glory , and he tre@@ a@@ sures their heart devo@@ tion and ze@@ al@@ ous service .
Th@@ ough not every ill@@ ness is serious , parents cannot af@@ for@@ d to ign@@ ore sy@@ mp@@ t@@ om@@ s of ill health in their children .
De@@ c@@ ember 28 , 200@@ 9 – J@@ anu@@ ary 3 , 20@@ 10
Many of them put their life on hold to serve there .
But what about those who , at le@@ ast for now , cannot accept those principles ? ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , since the Scriptures are inspired of God , all re@@ pro@@ of based on them is really re@@ pro@@ of from God .
W@@ el@@ come Ne@@ ws !
My father died fi@@ ve years ag@@ o , but before he pas@@ sed away , he had the joy of recei@@ ving back his son .
( b ) What should the apostle Paul’s experience teach us ?
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing his two years of imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment in R@@ ome , he most likely vis@@ ited C@@ re@@ te and eng@@ ag@@ ed in Christian activ@@ ity there .
M@@ c@@ D@@ ann@@ ell and B . L@@ an@@ g say that second - century the@@ olo@@ gi@@ an I@@ r@@ en@@ a@@ e@@ us believ@@ ed that life in a rest@@ ored par@@ adise “ would not take place in some dist@@ ant heavenly real@@ m , but on earth . ”
We may enjoy expla@@ ining the Bible so much that we have to exerc@@ ise self - control in order to let the stud@@ ent expres@@ s himself or expla@@ in a matter being consider@@ ed during a home Bible study .
He me@@ ant to say “ purpose of life . ”
He lo@@ c@@ ated some un@@ emp@@ lo@@ yed men and hi@@ red them “ early in the mor@@ ning , ” pro@@ ba@@ bly at 6 : 00 a@@ .@@ m .
By ra@@ ising up over His servants on earth “ one shepher@@ d ” ​ — Jesus Christ — ​ Jehovah gave a preci@@ ous gift to the Christian congregation .
• A pi@@ c@@ ture of el@@ ep@@ h@@ ants br@@ ings good lu@@ ck if it fac@@ es a do@@ or
If a wi@@ do@@ w has no close relati@@ ves to offer support or such relati@@ ves are un@@ able to help , the Scriptures encoura@@ ge fellow believers to come to her a@@ id : “ The form of worship that is clean and un@@ de@@ fil@@ ed from the stan@@ d@@ point of our God and Father is this : to look after or@@ ph@@ ans and wi@@ do@@ ws in their tri@@ bul@@ ation . ” ​ — James 1 : 27 .
In 19@@ 18 the Gre@@ at W@@ ar ended , and we he@@ a@@ ved a si@@ gh of reli@@ ef .
Ser@@ ving God who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly is person@@ ally re@@ war@@ ding for us , and it gives Jehovah great deli@@ ght to bl@@ ess our ministry . ​ — Read Psalm 6@@ 2 : 12 .
Ther@@ e@@ after , they may need ass@@ ist@@ ance ​ — perhaps temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily or perhaps on a long - ter@@ m bas@@ is .
Yes , Satan and the dem@@ ons desire to be worshipp@@ ed .
In some c@@ as@@ es , they use un@@ se@@ as@@ oned Jewish mat@@ z@@ o@@ s having no ex@@ tr@@ a ing@@ re@@ di@@ ents , such as on@@ i@@ ons or e@@ gg@@ s .
When we no@@ tice a spo@@ t on our clo@@ th@@ es , we im@@ medi@@ ately try to re@@ move it . If a fav@@ or@@ ite gar@@ ment is involved , we are especially me@@ tic@@ ul@@ ous about cle@@ an@@ ing it .
His mother feel@@ s hel@@ pl@@ ess in the face of such off@@ en@@ sive be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
Still , I try to keep a positi@@ ve out@@ look .
How did Jesus show love for others ?
The ba@@ si@@ c conc@@ ep@@ t of the group of words rel@@ ated to this ver@@ b seem@@ s to be pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity and well - being .
When pra@@ ying , Jesus ’ disciples were not to imitate such “ h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites ” as the self - righteous P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , who@@ se public displa@@ y of pi@@ ety was nothing more than a pre@@ ten@@ se .
Ke@@ ep loo@@ king , keep a@@ wa@@ ke , for you do not know when the appointed time is . ”
Their faith su@@ sta@@ ins them through difficult times and pre@@ v@@ ents them from fur@@ ther com@@ p@@ lic@@ ating their situation by nee@@ d@@ less wor@@ ry .
Today , we can lik@@ e@@ wise be sure that the will@@ ing@@ ness with which we apply the guid@@ ance received from travel@@ ing overse@@ ers contribu@@ tes great@@ ly to the joy we experience in our preaching work . ​ — Read 2 Corinthians 13 : 11 .
Then , we can devel@@ op faith .
“ What is mor@@ tal man that he should be clean , or that anyone born of a woman should be in the right ? ” asked Eli@@ p@@ ha@@ z . Then he pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to answer , saying : “ Lo@@ ok !
On O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 23 , an earth@@ qu@@ ake me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing 6@@ .@@ 8 on the Ri@@ ch@@ ter sc@@ ale stru@@ ck the same are@@ a .
In the Law , God instru@@ cted the Israelites : “ You must not desire your fel@@ low@@ man@@ ’s house . . . nor anything that bel@@ ong@@ s to your fel@@ low@@ man . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 20 : 17 .
• Why did Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b bring back a fav@@ or@@ able repor@@ t ?
And Psalm 34 : 20 states : “ [ God ] is gu@@ arding all the b@@ ones of that one ; not one of them has been bro@@ ken . ”
A@@ no@@ ther way to re@@ du@@ ce pres@@ sure is to think care@@ fully before making decisions .
Re@@ g@@ arding his “ thor@@ n in the flesh , ” Paul made fer@@ v@@ ent ple@@ as to Jehovah .
Today , there is only a re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep followers of Christ , who “ have an ano@@ in@@ ting from the holy one , ” Jehovah .
Cor@@ rec@@ ting Fa@@ ul@@ ty A@@ t@@ titu@@ des
If you find that you have to some ex@@ t@@ ent been influ@@ enced by ne@@ g@@ ative attitu@@ des toward work , you do well to consider God’s vie@@ w@@ point and principles rel@@ ating to this sub@@ ject .
So imitate those faithful servants who showed a gr@@ ate@@ ful spirit .
Con@@ duc@@ ting a Bible study
At times , some special bo@@ di@@ ly position may be as@@ sum@@ ed .
As we eng@@ age others in up@@ building con@@ vers@@ ation , we contribu@@ te to their spiritu@@ ality and emo@@ tional well - being .
I@@ magine the feelings that must have pre@@ va@@ iled !
Ju@@ ly 19 - 25 , 20@@ 10
Re@@ ach O@@ u@@ t for a F@@ ine Wor@@ k
No@@ te the words of our the@@ me text for this article : “ P@@ ra@@ ise Jehovah from the earth , . . . you young men and also you vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins , you old men together with bo@@ ys . ”
And there are other in@@ stances when Jehovah inform@@ ed Noah of certain fac@@ ts . ​ — G@@ en .
R@@ on and Je@@ an@@ ne@@ t@@ te , who have been happ@@ ily married for over 35 years , say , “ Because we loy@@ ally do what God requi@@ res of us , we have a happy , succ@@ ess@@ ful marriage . ”
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the L@@ et@@ ters to the Gal@@ ati@@ ans , the Eph@@ es@@ ians , the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans , and the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans
They have “ c@@ learly seen ” that he is the Creator , that he is powerful , and that he has many wonderful qualities . ​ — Romans 1 : 20 .
However , spiritual n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment will not f@@ ill an emp@@ ty st@@ om@@ ach .
It is wise to become ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the teach@@ ers , especially at the beg@@ in@@ ning of each s@@ em@@ es@@ ter , even as@@ king their ad@@ vice on how the children can become better stud@@ ents .
Tr@@ ans@@ por@@ tation by se@@ a or a@@ ir is ran@@ dom to some of them and n@@ on@@ ex@@ ist@@ ent to others , especially during w@@ inter@@ time .
A@@ be@@ l speak@@ s to you today .
Al@@ so , by ar@@ gu@@ ing that the hel@@ i@@ o@@ c@@ ent@@ ri@@ c conc@@ ep@@ t har@@ mon@@ ized with Scrip@@ ture , he pres@@ ented himself as an authority on religion , which fur@@ ther pro@@ vo@@ ked the ch@@ urch .
Ha@@ ving the child si@@ t with them rather than lea@@ ving the young person un@@ attend@@ ed el@@ se@@ where may be help@@ ful in this reg@@ ard .
We are not left to gu@@ ess the meaning of this illustr@@ ation .
We can read about A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il in the account recorded at 1 Samuel chap@@ ter 25 .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N it comes to prayer , many religious tra@@ di@@ tions foc@@ us on physical is@@ su@@ es , such as pos@@ ture , wor@@ ding , and ri@@ tu@@ al .
As I gro@@ w older and see the mis@@ takes I made in the past , I try to look on the b@@ right side .
Jesus gave his life as a ransom sacrifice for all believ@@ ing mankind so that “ ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might not be destro@@ yed but have everlasting life . ” — John 3 : 16 .
Be@@ ing imper@@ fect , we may be temp@@ ted to eng@@ age in “ the works of the flesh . ”
M@@ il@@ t@@ on@@ ’s fin@@ al work was lost for 1@@ 50 years
Our situation , though , is different from that of Jo@@ shua .
Th@@ ough the man@@ ag@@ er was not a@@ vail@@ able , the young woman who ans@@ wer@@ ed the man@@ ag@@ er@@ ’s p@@ ho@@ ne asked , “ W@@ ould you like to speak with me ? ”
And know@@ ing that they were helped to end@@ ure because of the support that they received during their su@@ ffer@@ ings is yet another re@@ ward .
L@@ it@@ tle by little , John and T@@ ani@@ a develop@@ ed a Bible - based faith that chang@@ ed their lives .
K@@ er@@ st@@ in no@@ tic@@ ed that sever@@ al people wrote no@@ tes as@@ king why this happened and why God allow@@ ed it .
For example , Jesus comman@@ ded his followers : “ S@@ to@@ p st@@ or@@ ing up for y@@ ourselves tre@@ a@@ sures upon the earth , where mo@@ th and ru@@ st con@@ su@@ me , and where th@@ i@@ ev@@ es bre@@ ak in and ste@@ al . ”
Some of the of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als in Mo@@ sc@@ ow were appro@@ ached , and in 199@@ 1 , Jehovah’s Witnesses were gr@@ anted leg@@ al reg@@ is@@ tr@@ ation .
For example , it takes hum@@ ility for a Christian father to set asi@@ de time from his own pur@@ su@@ its to pre@@ pare and conduct an effe@@ ctive Bible study with his children .
Be@@ fore lear@@ ning Bible truth , a man nam@@ ed S@@ tel@@ vi@@ o s@@ ought pol@@ itical change for years in sou@@ ther@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
• Why is por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous ?
Some believe that at best such imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ements only help pre@@ v@@ ent dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ation but may be power@@ less at eli@@ min@@ ating pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce .
How do you view those tr@@ ends ?
You can rejo@@ ice in having done your very best to serve Jehovah .
For a hist@@ ory of the H@@ as@@ mon@@ a@@ e@@ ans , ple@@ ase see The Watchtower of Ju@@ ne 15 , 200@@ 1 , pages 27 - 30 .
The fore@@ going is@@ su@@ es challeng@@ ed the righteousness and righ@@ t@@ ful@@ ness of God’s rul@@ er@@ ship .
What “ de@@ t@@ es@@ table things ” ?
My or@@ de@@ al has helped me recogn@@ ize my own we@@ ak@@ nesses .
What helped them to do this ?
They inst@@ il@@ led fear in their fo@@ es by making known in g@@ ru@@ es@@ ome de@@ ta@@ il how har@@ sh@@ ly they deal@@ t with their cap@@ ti@@ ves .
As the apostle Paul said , “ it is a fe@@ ar@@ ful thing to f@@ all into the hands of the living God . ”
Ha@@ ving c@@ learly in mind what his pri@@ or@@ ities were , he knew that the long - a@@ wa@@ ited time for many Messi@@ ani@@ c prophe@@ ci@@ es to be ful@@ filled was at hand .
The ha@@ ir shi@@ r@@ t was a co@@ ar@@ se gar@@ ment made from go@@ at@@ ’s ha@@ ir that was wor@@ n next to the s@@ k@@ in so that it would ir@@ rit@@ ate the flesh and cha@@ fe the s@@ k@@ in , ca@@ using great dis@@ comfort .
However , what of the tra@@ ining we have received ?
The Scriptures also men@@ tion that Ser@@ a@@ iah , his brother , was an important of@@ fi@@ cial at the cour@@ t of King Z@@ e@@ de@@ ki@@ ah . ​ — Jeremiah 36 : 32 ; 5@@ 1 : 5@@ 9 .
In part , that invol@@ ves lear@@ ning Bible truth .
; Bar@@ ne@@ t@@ t , D .
19 : 1 - 6 .
Why would Jehovah ask people to rep@@ ent and turn around if he knew be@@ fore@@ hand that they could do ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely nothing to change their des@@ t@@ in@@ y ?
A@@ vo@@ id as@@ king questions out of cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity .
1 , 2 . ( a ) How is Jehovah le@@ ading his people today ?
We always benefit by doing things God’s way .
Mo@@ re@@ over , people around us may encoura@@ ge an op@@ pos@@ ite vie@@ w@@ point , saying that a person has to “ fi@@ ght fi@@ re with fi@@ re . ”
F@@ el@@ is@@ a : When my sisters went to the con@@ v@@ ent in Z@@ ar@@ a@@ go@@ za , my mother and my un@@ c@@ le , who was the local pri@@ est , deci@@ ded to s@@ end me there too .
( b ) What does the Hebrew ver@@ b transl@@ ated “ concer@@ n [ on@@ es@@ el@@ f ] ” mean ?
N@@ um@@ ber of coun@@ tri@@ es re@@ pres@@ ented : 9
Solomon continu@@ es : “ E@@ ver@@ yone sh@@ re@@ w@@ d will act with knowledge , but the one that is stu@@ pi@@ d will s@@ pre@@ ad ab@@ ro@@ ad fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness . ”
( a ) What has the Kingdom good news moved milli@@ ons to do ?
In the past , we explained that God’s people became cap@@ ti@@ ves of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at for a sh@@ ort time beg@@ in@@ ning in 19@@ 18 .
Jehovah or@@ der@@ ed that when an Israel@@ ite f@@ ar@@ m@@ er re@@ ap@@ ed the fru@@ its of his field , the nee@@ dy should be allow@@ ed to col@@ le@@ ct what har@@ v@@ est work@@ ers left be@@ h@@ ind .
It en@@ com@@ pas@@ ses his desi@@ res , thinking , dis@@ position , attitu@@ des , a@@ bil@@ ities , mo@@ tiv@@ ations , and go@@ als .
David did not ex@@ pect Jehovah to per@@ form a mirac@@ le and re@@ move the si@@ ck@@ ness .
I also appreci@@ ate the small ro@@ le I have had in help@@ ing my fellow de@@ a@@ f ones to know our loving Creator and to draw close to him .
Be@@ fore we learn what happened to Mar@@ c and A@@ my , let us bri@@ ef@@ ly consider the meaning of the expres@@ sion “ the world ” ( or , ko@@ ʹ@@ s@@ mo@@ s in Greek ) that Paul used in his letter to the Corinthians .
I felt un@@ clean , and it ate away at me . ”
“ G@@ o , pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y to my people . ” ​ — A@@ M@@ O@@ S 7 : 15 .
Not only did this help the new@@ com@@ ers to learn Ger@@ man but it also taught them that counsel given by a loving brother , even if in@@ iti@@ ally hard to apply , is often for our own good .
Yes , Jesus pres@@ ented to God the value of his li@@ fe@@ blood . ​ — Hebrews 9 : 11 - 14 , 24 , 28 ; 10 : 11 - 14 ; 1 Peter 3 : 18 .
I had been a full - time minis@@ ter for si@@ x years and married for si@@ x months when I was su@@ d@@ den@@ ly stri@@ ck@@ en with po@@ li@@ om@@ y@@ el@@ it@@ is .
P@@ r@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ing s@@ ent@@ ence upon the ser@@ p@@ ent , God said : “ I shall put en@@ m@@ ity between you and the woman and between your se@@ ed and her se@@ ed .
In 19@@ 34 , John Bo@@ o@@ th and Ru@@ do@@ l@@ ph Ab@@ bu@@ h@@ l , who follow@@ ed this cu@@ sto@@ m , took R@@ al@@ ph Mo@@ y@@ er and his you@@ ng@@ er brother W@@ ill@@ ard with them to Ha@@ z@@ ard , K@@ en@@ tu@@ ck@@ y .
It does not se@@ em to have any special sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance as far as the meaning is concer@@ ned .
I am so much ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er . ” ​ — Ka@@ re@@ n .
Our ministry be@@ comes jo@@ y@@ ful when we share in it out of love for others and a s@@ inc@@ ere desire to help them .
Do Jehovah’s Witnesses take col@@ le@@ ctions at their Kingdom H@@ alls or conven@@ tions ?
A@@ no@@ ther de@@ ta@@ il should not be ign@@ ored : In the M@@ ex@@ i@@ can n@@ ac@@ i@@ mi@@ en@@ to , the ba@@ by is refer@@ red to as “ the Ch@@ il@@ d God ” with the ide@@ a that it was God himself who came to earth as a ba@@ by .
They had been in a group of 12 spi@@ es sent out from K@@ ad@@ es@@ h - ba@@ r@@ ne@@ a to ex@@ pl@@ ore the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
In some lands a large number of women have en@@ tered the work@@ for@@ ce , and the g@@ end@@ er mi@@ x has cre@@ ated fer@@ t@@ ile so@@ il for imp@@ ro@@ per of@@ fice r@@ om@@ an@@ ces to devel@@ op .
Jehovah’s Witnesses will g@@ la@@ dly help you to learn more about this b@@ right pro@@ spe@@ ct for the future .
The song@@ s that this God - fe@@ aring mu@@ si@@ ci@@ an and s@@ ong writ@@ er com@@ posed have sto@@ od the t@@ est of time .
But more important , they contribu@@ ted to the continu@@ ation of the ro@@ y@@ al l@@ ine of David , which would lead to the Messi@@ ah . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 11 : 4 - 21 .
Why is Jehovah’s will@@ ing@@ ness to for@@ give a cause for great joy ?
The apostle Paul ex@@ hor@@ ted his Christian brothers in C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e : “ Ke@@ ep on . . . ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ ing one another with psal@@ ms , pra@@ ises to God , spiritual song@@ s with gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ousness . ”
She was a woman who truly believ@@ ed Jesus ’ teachings .
Thus , in a stu@@ n@@ ning p@@ lo@@ t tw@@ ist , Satan’s kingdom will become di@@ vi@@ ded against it@@ self , with one part att@@ ac@@ king the other , and Satan will be power@@ less to pre@@ v@@ ent it .
Some you@@ ths are con@@ duc@@ ting Bible stu@@ dies , help@@ ing people to enjoy a better qu@@ ality of life .
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This was follow@@ ed by the reading of a letter of gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de by a member of the gra@@ du@@ ating class .
We can de@@ al with them in the same way that David and other faithful ones of old did ​ — with godly fear .
You r@@ ely on prayer and on Jehovah’s spirit , and you experience the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of Jesus ’ words , ‘ I am with you . ’ ” ​ — Matthew 28 : 20 .
In the 19@@ th century , a travel@@ er to the Bible lands repor@@ ted that the fi@@ g t@@ ree was one of the most comm@@ on tre@@ es there .
This pro@@ ves that Christians would be fre@@ ed from Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at .
She and H@@ u@@ ip@@ ing now share the good news with others .
There , my father loo@@ ked for a jo@@ b , and my brother and sisters went to a new school .
I shall not en@@ ter ! ”
What evidence do we have that Jehovah is help@@ ing people today ?
Th@@ ink of some fac@@ ts rel@@ ated to that de@@ ta@@ il of Jesus ’ prophecy .
Even at the last h@@ our , Jehovah provided a cho@@ ice for the un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Jerusalem , who deser@@ ved to die .
At our gra@@ du@@ ation pro@@ gra@@ m , however , we were reas@@ sign@@ ed to Cana@@ da !
Ti@@ b@@ or was again sen@@ ten@@ ced to a long ter@@ m in pris@@ on , and I had to care for our son without him .
How was she fin@@ ally helped to beg@@ in feel@@ ing truly loved by God ?
By the time he died , Paul had ga@@ ined a re@@ pu@@ tation as a g@@ ent@@ le , affe@@ c@@ tion@@ ate man .
A gener@@ al sense of trust has develop@@ ed among Jehovah’s people .
At any r@@ ate , after three months Moses ’ parents could no longer conc@@ e@@ al him .
The apostle John wrote : “ God is light and there is no dar@@ k@@ ness at all in uni@@ on with him . ”
G@@ u@@ i@@ ded by God’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t in the Fir@@ st C@@ en@@ tury and Today , 12 / 15
He w@@ rest@@ les with an ang@@ el and su@@ ff@@ ers per@@ man@@ ent dam@@ age .
D@@ am@@ ar@@ is has now been a pioneer for 20 years .
It states : “ Let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied . ”
AL@@ L of us have seen people get ang@@ ry , and no doubt we ourselves have become ir@@ ate at one time or another .
What did this w@@ atch@@ man see ?
What important less@@ on about decision - making do we learn from Israel@@ ’s hist@@ ory ?
What a mean@@ ing@@ ful life a person can enjoy if he al@@ lo@@ ws godly principles to gu@@ i@@ de his life !
Jehovah gives us un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing guid@@ ance through his written Word .
After pra@@ ying for these all - important things , we can pray for our da@@ ily needs , for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of our sin@@ s , and deli@@ ver@@ ance from temp@@ t@@ ations and the w@@ il@@ es of the wicked one , Satan the Devil .
And he under@@ stan@@ ds when we cannot do as much as we once did in his service because we are now si@@ ck or de@@ pres@@ sed .
Their famili@@ es reli@@ ed on the wa@@ ges pa@@ id each day .
God’s P@@ ow@@ er Is M@@ ani@@ f@@ est in C@@ re@@ ation
1@@ 10 : 4 ​ — To what has Jehovah ‘ s@@ wor@@ n without feel@@ ing reg@@ re@@ t ’ ?
Di@@ d that set@@ tle matters ?
Re@@ ading can in it@@ self be ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble , as can be its resul@@ ts .
What a powerful less@@ on for both men and women !
That com@@ mis@@ sion also app@@ lies to anointed Christians yet on earth , who car@@ ry it out with the help of their compan@@ i@@ ons , the “ other sheep . ”
Ser@@ ving Jehovah as one of his baptized Witnesses is a go@@ al that all young ones should have .
At best , I could hope to get married , have a ni@@ ce home and some children , continue working until I re@@ ti@@ red , and ev@@ en@@ tually move into a n@@ ur@@ sing home .
In sh@@ ort , a spiritually - min@@ ded person is one who is gu@@ i@@ ded by God’s spirit .
S@@ ur@@ ely we can see that Jehovah is ready for any tri@@ al that his people have to go through .
It s@@ ti@@ f@@ les commun@@ ic@@ ation because it takes away both the desire and the courage to a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze .
Jehovah’s purpose was not their c@@ hi@@ ef concer@@ n .
The simil@@ ar@@ ities did not end there .
And there is no re@@ ward for wor@@ ry !
As the dead come for@@ th , the earth will be filled with joy as never before .
“ I O@@ W@@ E Christi@@ an@@ ity a de@@ b@@ t , and so , I believe , does the world we have lived in for the last 20@@ 00 years . ” ​ — F@@ o@@ re@@ word , T@@ w@@ o Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ars — ​ The Fir@@ st M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m : The Bi@@ r@@ th of Christi@@ an@@ ity to the C@@ ru@@ sa@@ des .
It streng@@ th@@ ens us to end@@ ure tri@@ als and even to face death as faithful Witnesses of Jehovah .
King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar of Babyl@@ on has la@@ id si@@ e@@ ge against Jerusalem for the past 18 months .
What if a young son ge@@ ts into a fi@@ ght at school or a te@@ en@@ age daugh@@ ter comes home and says that she is in love ?
Are religious buil@@ ding@@ s really necess@@ ary to worship God ?
I@@ d@@ enti@@ f@@ ying the s@@ ource of justice and righteousness , the wise king says : “ The just indic@@ at@@ or and s@@ cal@@ es bel@@ ong to Jehovah ; all the st@@ one we@@ igh@@ ts of the ba@@ g are his work . ”
In id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying the le@@ an@@ ings of our heart , therefore , the pro@@ vision of prayer is not to be over@@ loo@@ ked .
A@@ n ad@@ di@@ tional 10@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 people ga@@ ther@@ ed with Jehovah’s Witnesses in 200@@ 8 on the occasi@@ on of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death .
No matter what a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction people su@@ ffered , Jesus cur@@ ed them pa@@ in@@ less@@ ly , without d@@ el@@ a@@ y , and without co@@ st .
He told them that he was stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing in their be@@ half so that ‘ their hearts might be com@@ for@@ ted and they might be har@@ mon@@ i@@ ously jo@@ ined together in love . ’
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , there are often inter@@ vie@@ ws with s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists and others who expla@@ in why they now believe in God .
But he had complete faith that God would per@@ form such a resurrection .
That makes me feel a little better .
As the preaching work ex@@ pan@@ ded , requi@@ ring lar@@ g@@ er fac@@ il@@ ities , a new branch building was con@@ stru@@ cted in the ra@@ pi@@ dly gro@@ wing city of S@@ an@@ ta C@@ ru@@ z .
A@@ n An@@ cient In@@ s@@ titu@@ tion
When building the ar@@ k , what challeng@@ es did Noah face ?
In g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing , money is wa@@ g@@ ered against the o@@ d@@ ds , with the out@@ come high@@ ly dep@@ end@@ ent on ch@@ ance , and it is based on the hope that so@@ on@@ er or later things will turn out well .
In 200@@ 3 she moved back to New Z@@ e@@ al@@ and to provide A@@ ile@@ en and me with the help we needed .
The On@@ ly R@@ em@@ e@@ dy !
To Be F@@ or@@ given , We Mu@@ st F@@ or@@ give
She expla@@ ins : “ I had stu@@ died the Bible for about si@@ x months , and I wanted to dedic@@ ate my life to Jehovah , but my family were very much op@@ posed .
The Bible says : “ A true compan@@ ion is loving all the time , and is a brother that is born for when there is dist@@ ress . ”
He gave them tal@@ ents and a@@ bil@@ ities that would allow them to enjoy end@@ less , satis@@ f@@ ying human life on earth .
How can you be certain that Jehovah will also let himself be found by you when you turn to him for direction ?
What three questions will be ans@@ wer@@ ed in this article ?
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 7@@ 3 , 1@@ 5@@ 5
No one in the spirit real@@ m has ever har@@ m@@ ed them . ”
On@@ ly you can maintain and strengthen it , and only he can gr@@ ant you everlasting life .
We have had our share of har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps , including ho@@ mes@@ ic@@ k@@ ness and ill@@ ness .
A Su@@ re F@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for H@@ op@@ e
Yet , she real@@ ized that the man was only tr@@ ying to ad@@ d her to the number of women with whom he had had rel@@ ations .
Those who stu@@ b@@ bor@@ n@@ ly refu@@ se to turn back from their bad ways face ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion at the hand of Jehovah .
Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah ​ — I@@ mit@@ ate Fa@@ ith !
Some may say that the ide@@ al of e@@ qu@@ ality is cont@@ ra@@ di@@ cted by the fact that in p@@ re - Christian times God made Israel his special nation .
N@@ kon@@ de if , while I d@@ ran@@ k my te@@ a , he would read the chap@@ ter “ H@@ ell , a P@@ l@@ ace of R@@ est in H@@ op@@ e ” in the book “ Let God Be Tru@@ e . ”
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ al anointed Christians would par@@ take of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms until their death .
A P@@ R@@ O@@ P@@ H@@ E@@ T re@@ pro@@ ves fellow believers who re@@ ques@@ ted a human king and ur@@ ges them to obey God . To esta@@ bl@@ ish his authority , he as@@ ks Jehovah for a si@@ gn in the form of a st@@ or@@ m .
It is our desire that ever@@ yone em@@ br@@ ace the good news .
In s@@ pite of the beau@@ ti@@ ful gar@@ den@@ like sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s on R@@ o@@ bin@@ son C@@ r@@ us@@ o@@ e , some is@@ l@@ and@@ ers feel a spiritual vo@@ id and are sear@@ ch@@ ing for ans@@ wers .
12 : 21 .
And if he had not been ready when the end came , he could have lost his life .
The privilege of com@@ pe@@ ting in these g@@ ames was the result of many years of hard work .
At C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 5 ( read ) , we read about things that could ru@@ in our exc@@ lu@@ sive fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah .
S@@ ad@@ ly , though , U@@ z@@ z@@ iah spo@@ iled his good rec@@ ord by be@@ coming ha@@ ugh@@ ty .
These two artic@@ les will help us to understand the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of being baptized “ in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit . ”
In the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , we consider@@ ed the life course of sever@@ al among the “ cl@@ ou@@ d of wit@@ nesses . ”
After I tal@@ ked to him a few times , he ag@@ re@@ ed with what I was saying .
Me@@ di@@ cal help may be ad@@ vis@@ able .
It would be ne@@ arly imp@@ os@@ sible for four different writ@@ ers to descri@@ be the same person and cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly pa@@ in@@ t the same pi@@ c@@ ture of him if that char@@ ac@@ ter never really ex@@ is@@ ted .
Is it any won@@ der , then , that David in another psal@@ m ex@@ t@@ ol@@ led Jehovah as “ a God of sa@@ ving ac@@ ts ” ? ​ — P@@ s .
“ God is not un@@ righteous so as to for@@ get your work and the love you showed for his name , ” says the Bible .
Ad@@ di@@ tional as@@ pe@@ cts of we@@ d@@ ding@@ s and associ@@ ated rec@@ ep@@ tions are tre@@ ated in the following article , “ In@@ cre@@ ase the Jo@@ y and Di@@ gn@@ ity of Your We@@ d@@ ding Da@@ y . ”
We should worship God with a heart that is not h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical .
How those words must have streng@@ th@@ ened Jesus thr@@ ough@@ out his earthly ministry !
All other things have been cre@@ ated through him and for him . ”
Let us see what we can learn from some of God’s servants who in the past succ@@ ess@@ fully fac@@ ed life with courage . ​ — R@@ om . 15 : 4 .
“ The large j@@ ar of f@@ l@@ our it@@ self did not get ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted , and the small j@@ ar of o@@ il it@@ self did not fai@@ l , according to Jehovah’s word that he had spo@@ ken by means of Eli@@ j@@ ah . ”
Will he succ@@ e@@ ed ?
8 : 9 , 10 .
The time was coming , however , when ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers on the move would have to provide for themselves and co@@ ver their own ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses .
What did some angels do in No@@ ah’s day , and with what con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence for them ?
Rev@@ enge re@@ ap@@ s sa@@ d con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences . ​ — Romans 12 : 17 - 19 .
These may be on a table near the speak@@ er .
“ Un@@ til I ex@@ pi@@ re I shall not take away my integrity from my@@ self ! ” he said . ​ — Job 27 : 5 , 6 .
For example , a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant may be reli@@ able , p@@ un@@ c@@ tu@@ al , and consci@@ enti@@ ous in car@@ ing for his du@@ ties .
It is not pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous to i@@ magine living in God’s new world .
( Read 1 Corinthians 12 : 12 , 13 . )
In G@@ h@@ ana , according to the G@@ h@@ ana@@ i@@ an T@@ im@@ es of Mar@@ ch 31 , 199@@ 0 , a Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic pri@@ est took money that had been col@@ le@@ cted during one ch@@ urch service and h@@ ur@@ led it back at the congregation .
TH@@ E Israelites ga@@ ther@@ ed at M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i had every reason to draw close to Jehovah . After all , he had deli@@ vered them from Egy@@ pt with a mi@@ gh@@ ty hand .
Be@@ ar in mind the word I said to you , A slave is not greater than his ma@@ ster .
( b ) Why do some men today h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to follow Christ ?
It is as if we for@@ get God’s loving ac@@ ts in our be@@ half .
He felt that con@@ fes@@ sion to God in prayer was en@@ ough , but c@@ learly it was not , for he experienced feelings similar to King Davi@@ d’s .
When the three Hebrews ​ — Sha@@ dr@@ ach , Me@@ sh@@ ach , and A@@ be@@ d@@ ne@@ go — ​ deci@@ ded that they would not bo@@ w down to Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar@@ ’s g@@ ol@@ den i@@ ma@@ ge , they put their lives in d@@ anger .
In imit@@ ation of Jesus , what mo@@ tiv@@ ates his followers to preach the good news ?
Who can doubt that Jesus ex@@ tend@@ ed it , and in a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance at that ?
What arrang@@ ements were made in the new@@ ly form@@ ed “ congregation of God ” ?
Those who believe in mirac@@ les are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that they occ@@ ur and perhaps occ@@ ur often .
A@@ be@@ l did not find any good examples in the human family , but humans were not the only in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res on the earth at that time .
Sh@@ ould Y@@ ou@@ ths G@@ et B@@ ap@@ ti@@ zed ?
This has an ad@@ ded benefit .
Su@@ ra@@ an@@ g re@@ ques@@ ted per@@ mis@@ sion to be exc@@ used from one as@@ pect of her work as a n@@ ur@@ se at the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
H@@ er@@ e@@ ’s why : Our ba@@ si@@ c human needs have not chang@@ ed from the beg@@ in@@ ning of time .
Why is it so important to be care@@ ful of our associ@@ ations in these difficult last days ?
Par@@ a@@ pe@@ t on R@@ o@@ of@@ to@@ ps of Jewish H@@ ous@@ es , 4 / 1
S@@ ome@@ times it means the ac@@ tu@@ al flesh of our body .
W@@ ould you sp@@ end your money on such an inf@@ eri@@ or pro@@ du@@ ct ?
Ha@@ ving and ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ing spiritual go@@ als helps our children to coun@@ ter@@ act pres@@ sures from Satan’s system and to foc@@ us on what is real ​ — Jehovah . ”
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to take in acc@@ ur@@ ate Scriptural knowledge , and act in har@@ mony with it .
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel can strengthen the marriage b@@ ond
Ha@@ ving end@@ ur@@ ance means more than just be@@ aring up under har@@ d@@ ship and rema@@ ining res@@ olu@@ te .
W@@ a@@ iting for God ​ — What Does It In@@ v@@ ol@@ ve ?
But Jesus was now show@@ ing them a different way ​ — one that refle@@ cted the true spirit of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
Par@@ ents may find their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s re@@ actions hard to understand .
‘ Ti@@ me to Lo@@ ve , Ti@@ me to H@@ ate , ’ 12 / 1
Acc@@ ording to a 199@@ 8 sur@@ ve@@ y , ne@@ arly 30 per@@ c@@ ent of K@@ o@@ re@@ an people go to ei@@ ther a Ca@@ tho@@ lic or a Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant ch@@ urch , more than those who cla@@ im to be Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ists .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 5@@ 8 , 2@@ 16
What things make humans pr@@ ou@@ d , but why is pri@@ de d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous ?
C@@ ro@@ ati@@ an d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates in F@@ ran@@ k@@ fur@@ t were deli@@ gh@@ ted to receive the “ New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation ” in their own language
What a name Jehovah made for himself by br@@ ing@@ ing back that faithful re@@ m@@ n@@ ant !
Our da@@ ily reading and regul@@ ar study of God’s Word will help us to foc@@ us on where we are in the st@@ re@@ am of time ​ — keep@@ ing us a@@ ware that we are in “ the last days . ”
For example , self - righteous religious lead@@ ers of the first century as@@ ser@@ ted that they were , in a way , sons of God and believ@@ ed that they were doing the will of God .
When the two brothers were al@@ one , the off@@ ended brother started to com@@ pla@@ in about the sister .
He@@ e@@ ding his remin@@ ders gives us in@@ sight , and ‘ ob@@ serving his or@@ ders en@@ ab@@ les us to be@@ have with more understanding than older men . ’
H@@ ad Jehovah for@@ go@@ t@@ ten the promise that he had made to Abraham ?
They strengthen the congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s de@@ f@@ en@@ ses .
Th@@ ink of what the Bible as@@ sures us can then be our happy lo@@ t ! ​ — Re@@ v .
Even under those dist@@ res@@ sing circumstances , David continued to trust in God , and he was not disa@@ p@@ pointed .
It can be a chall@@ enge to maintain righteous standards in a world where se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality , l@@ ying , gre@@ ed , and pri@@ de are so pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent .
Jesus said : “ C@@ ome to me , all you who are to@@ il@@ ing and lo@@ ad@@ ed down , and I will ref@@ res@@ h you .
These viol@@ ent gi@@ ants were “ the F@@ el@@ l@@ ers ” ​ — “ those who cause others to f@@ all down . ”
• What is emp@@ a@@ thy , and why should Christians cultiv@@ ate it ?
P@@ o@@ in@@ ting to the value of building one@@ ’s life on a prop@@ er f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation , Solomon states : “ The thing f@@ righ@@ t@@ ful to the wicked one ​ — that is what will come to him ; but the desire of the righteous ones will be gr@@ anted .
During those tri@@ als , draw close to Jehovah .
4 Jehovah Pro@@ vi@@ des Com@@ fort in All Our T@@ ri@@ als
16 : 1 - 5 .
If the is@@ sue is sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve , it may not be eas@@ y to stay cal@@ m .
( a ) What did Jesus teach about marriage ?
B@@ es@@ id@@ es , his life was mar@@ ked by sa@@ d and tra@@ um@@ ati@@ c events .
In 195@@ 5 we b@@ ought a beau@@ ti@@ ful three - be@@ d@@ ro@@ om house in M@@ id@@ d@@ le@@ to@@ wn , New Jer@@ se@@ y .
With this in mind , we had a family study each we@@ ek , mo@@ st@@ ly on M@@ on@@ day ev@@ en@@ ings .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , my father was a le@@ an , heal@@ thy , strong man who loved hard work and taught all of us ki@@ ds to value it as well .
That effort remin@@ ds us of the main@@ ten@@ ance and re@@ pa@@ ir work that keep@@ s our meeting plac@@ es in a con@@ dition that refle@@ cts our ze@@ al@@ ous worship of Jehovah .
They need to view us as their friends and be as@@ sur@@ ed of our love for them .
H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds have the pri@@ m@@ ary ob@@ lig@@ ation to provide for the material and spiritual needs of the hous@@ eho@@ ld .
Their daugh@@ ters gre@@ w up to be ze@@ al@@ ous full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers .
In our own prayers to God , can we man@@ i@@ f@@ est similar concer@@ n for God’s name , as well as hum@@ ility and com@@ pas@@ sion for others who need help ?
What is the inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of those “ in acc@@ ord with the flesh ” ?
Mu@@ si@@ c That P@@ le@@ as@@ es God
Be care@@ ful that you do not leave the cho@@ ice of mu@@ si@@ c to someone who has yet to appreci@@ ate the need for keep@@ ing the vo@@ lu@@ me at a mo@@ der@@ ate le@@ v@@ el .
Ther@@ efore , we have the responsi@@ bility to tell them that they can become friends of God .
Al@@ most all the gra@@ ves were for young men who@@ se lives had ba@@ r@@ ely be@@ gu@@ n .
He wrote : “ O the dep@@ th of God’s ri@@ ches and wisdom and knowledge ! ”
That young man re@@ je@@ cted the invit@@ ation , but others accepted it .
• How do we know whether the earth will sur@@ vi@@ ve 20@@ 12 ?
Yet , how is he re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed by his followers ?
When he left the earth , he d@@ ele@@ g@@ ated a heav@@ y responsi@@ bility to his anointed disciples .
The apostle Paul told Christians in R@@ ome that God’s “ inv@@ isi@@ ble qualities are c@@ learly seen from the worl@@ d’s cre@@ ation on@@ ward , because they are per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved by the things made , even his et@@ er@@ n@@ al power and Go@@ d@@ ship , so that they [ dis@@ believers ] are in@@ ex@@ cu@@ sa@@ ble . ”
Di@@ d a you@@ th give a hear@@ t@@ felt , well - thought - out com@@ ment or share in a part on the mi@@ d@@ we@@ ek meeting pro@@ gra@@ m ?
Par@@ ents ​ — T@@ ra@@ in Your Ch@@ il@@ dren With Lo@@ ve
For we@@ ek@@ s my mother sp@@ ent ev@@ en@@ ings tal@@ king to me about how important and li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving God’s la@@ ws are .
● O@@ bli@@ g@@ ation “ What you v@@ ow , pa@@ y .
Like other P@@ ur@@ it@@ an lead@@ ers , W@@ in@@ thro@@ p believ@@ ed that the pur@@ su@@ it of we@@ al@@ th was not wrong in it@@ self .
To illustr@@ ate : If someone says , “ Un@@ less the su@@ n shin@@ es , there cannot be da@@ y@@ light , ” he means that su@@ n@@ shin@@ e is ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely necess@@ ary for da@@ y@@ light .
Y@@ ou@@ ths ​ — M@@ ak@@ ing S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Ad@@ van@@ c@@ ement ? 4 / 1
When did the congregation of God beg@@ in to be form@@ ed ?
Per@@ secu@@ tion , op@@ position , worl@@ dly influ@@ ences , and sin@@ ful tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es chall@@ enge the integrity of true Christians .
With Ang@@ ela and E@@ t@@ ta H@@ u@@ th
Jehovah has given us a gift that can help us great@@ ly in this matter of obedi@@ ence .
• In what ways is Christ our Le@@ ad@@ er yet to come ?
Paul ur@@ ged the Corinthians to “ hand such a man over to Satan for the des@@ tru@@ ction of the flesh , in order that the spirit may be sa@@ ved . ”
Our succ@@ ess dep@@ ends upon Jehovah , who dra@@ ws hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people to the truth .
Sh@@ ould we be satis@@ fied with only a g@@ li@@ mp@@ se of Bible truth ?
These two artic@@ les will help us to cultiv@@ ate the right view of others and avoid the comm@@ on tend@@ enc@@ y to be judg@@ men@@ tal .
On that occasi@@ on , they will be filled with “ rejo@@ ic@@ ing and jo@@ y@@ ful@@ ness . ”
W@@ ell , by then Joseph and M@@ ary had other children .
We allow his principles to gover@@ n our spe@@ e@@ ch and conduct and to gu@@ i@@ de us in the decisions we make .
He ob@@ served how happy Adam and E@@ ve were as long as they follow@@ ed God’s direction , and he saw fir@@ s@@ th@@ and the tr@@ ou@@ ble that resul@@ ted when they ign@@ ored it .
All of us gain life by exerc@@ ising faith in Christ , by exer@@ ting ourselves to de@@ ad@@ en imp@@ ro@@ per desi@@ res , and by living in acc@@ ord with the spi@@ rit@@ ’s direction .
( b ) Why does peace help us to keep be@@ aring fru@@ it ?
H@@ el@@ p@@ ers to Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy Com@@ mit@@ te@@ es
Why have s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists not been able to answer many important questions ?
C@@ learly , much ung@@ o@@ dly conduct accom@@ pan@@ ies the ho@@ li@@ day se@@ as@@ on .
The heavenly for@@ ces will bring an end to all op@@ pres@@ sion . ​ — Isaiah 11 : 4 ; Revelation 19 : 11 - 16 .
The 19@@ 34 book Jehovah , though , said that the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al should be held , not “ in s@@ or@@ ro@@ w ” over Jesus ’ pa@@ in@@ ful death , but “ in joy ” over his rul@@ er@@ ship as King since 1914 .
How has Jehovah sh@@ own his love for us , and how do we know that he does not a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally keep us in his love ?
• What are some of the origin@@ al - language words used in the Bible having to do with worship ?
He said : “ M@@ ake me know your own ways , O Jehovah ; teach me your own pa@@ ths .
Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide , Jehovah’s Witnesses fre@@ ely offer sacrific@@ es of praise
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , this stand for righteousness br@@ ings God’s people today much in@@ ner peace and happiness . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 14 .
“ I know that I will never have a bi@@ g ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tive care@@ er again , ” said David .
David said : “ In case my own father and my own mother did leave me , even Jehovah himself would take me up . ”
However , you must try to do this t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully .
S@@ c@@ he@@ du@@ le time to rel@@ a@@ x each day .
In Hebrew , the word for “ no@@ se ” or “ no@@ stri@@ l ” ( ʼ@@ ap@@ h ) is often used fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely for anger .
Why did first - century Christians need to remain close friends ?
Is it any won@@ der that Jehovah became very ang@@ ry with his people ?
In ad@@ dition to his illustr@@ ation about the s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws , Jesus said : “ The very ha@@ ir@@ s of your head are all num@@ ber@@ ed . ”
If we tre@@ asure God’s Kingdom in our heart , what will we be mo@@ tiv@@ ated to do ?
4@@ 1 : 10 - 13 .
Acc@@ ording to Jeremiah 6 : 16 , Jehovah pa@@ inted what invit@@ ing word pi@@ c@@ ture for his people , but how did they respon@@ d ?
At that time , the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch and the the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans in Par@@ is op@@ posed the use of transl@@ ations of the Bible in comm@@ on langu@@ ages .
There is no doubt that we can make ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in our attitude with the help of Jehovah’s spirit .
* How important it is to share in the ministry regul@@ arly so that we are a@@ vail@@ able to do our part in fin@@ ding those desi@@ ring to “ worship the Father with spirit and truth ” ! ​ — John 4 : 23 , 24 .
After discus@@ sing that , you might high@@ light how much Jehovah ca@@ res for her as one of his little sheep .
Bul@@ k@@ y s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls have given way to conven@@ i@@ ent boo@@ ks .
That ass@@ ist@@ ance was started ne@@ arly a de@@ ca@@ de ag@@ o .
In the sum@@ m@@ er of 200@@ 1 , I su@@ ffered a bad ca@@ r ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent and bro@@ ke both leg@@ s .
Ther@@ efore , we can be sure that he he@@ ars our “ ple@@ as for help ” and respon@@ ds to them . ​ — P@@ s .
In what are@@ as must an el@@ der be an example to the flo@@ ck ?
S@@ up@@ pose that humans who cho@@ se self - rule could live forever .
Adam did not live on in another form or in another real@@ m .
The mon@@ th of m@@ our@@ ning also served as a peri@@ od of pu@@ ri@@ fic@@ ation during which a cap@@ tive woman would free her@@ self of all fe@@ atu@@ res of her past religious devo@@ tion .
Jesus did not let matters go at that .
At this point , the Witnesses in Bi@@ ri@@ g@@ ü@@ i offered to take me by ca@@ r to con@@ sul@@ t a do@@ ct@@ or in Go@@ i@@ â@@ ni@@ a , some 3@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 5@@ 00 k@@ m ] away .
By your discus@@ sing that illustr@@ ation , she could be helped to see that she is a valu@@ able part of the Christian congregation .
What is more , he does not de@@ al with us “ according to our sin@@ s , ” but he mer@@ ci@@ fully for@@ gives us when we rep@@ ent . ​ — Psalm 10@@ 3 : 10 , 14 .
▪ How to Ma@@ in@@ tain a P@@ os@@ iti@@ ve V@@ i@@ e@@ w@@ point
For example , there were questions about the new covenant that had g@@ one into effect on that day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st .
How does this princi@@ ple apply to fri@@ end@@ ship ?
Since Jesus had not yet died and been resur@@ rec@@ ted , what did he mean in saying to N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s : “ No man has as@@ c@@ ended into heaven but he that des@@ c@@ ended from heaven , the Son of man ” ?
David is pri@@ mar@@ ily re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed , ne@@ i@@ ther as a mil@@ it@@ ary comman@@ der nor as a mu@@ si@@ ci@@ an and com@@ pos@@ er , but as “ a man ag@@ re@@ e@@ able to [ God’s ] heart . ”
A@@ gain Satan le@@ vel@@ ed char@@ ges against Job , saying : “ S@@ k@@ in in be@@ half of s@@ k@@ in , and everything that a man has he will give in be@@ half of his soul .
When W@@ ol@@ f@@ gan@@ g and B@@ ri@@ g@@ it@@ te , a cou@@ ple living in Ger@@ many , began stud@@ ying the Bible in ear@@ n@@ est , they pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed many of the material things that people feel are needed to be happy .
Mi@@ rac@@ les in@@ deed ! ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us , chap@@ ters 7 to 14 .
What does that invol@@ ve ?
Rus@@ s and C@@ in@@ dy work hard at tra@@ ining their two sons , ex@@ hor@@ ting them to act in a loving way when others ir@@ rit@@ ate them .
Our family read the Bible together every mor@@ ning and ev@@ ening after me@@ als .
O@@ thers question the au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ity of the Bible because of their religious ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
W@@ he@@ ther they real@@ ize it or not , they refle@@ ct to some ex@@ t@@ ent Jehovah’s glory , and for this reason , they deser@@ ve a me@@ asure of honor and respect . ​ — P@@ s .
He will always give us ex@@ ac@@ tly what we need so that we can over@@ come each tri@@ al .
We will also learn what it means to be “ fi@@ sh@@ ers of men . ” ​ — Matthew 4 : 19 .
They knew that Jesus loved their brother , and they had faith that he would do wh@@ atever he could to help his friend .
For those with pers@@ ist@@ ent ne@@ g@@ ative feelings , the ide@@ a of enjo@@ ying “ many years ” could se@@ em to be a f@@ an@@ t@@ as@@ y .
Hence , if we were to say that Jehovah’s mer@@ cy temp@@ ered his justice , we would also have to say that his justice temp@@ ered his mer@@ cy .
Ye@@ ars later , Peter wrote : “ Christ su@@ ffered for you , lea@@ ving you a mo@@ de@@ l for you to follow his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y . . . . When he was being re@@ v@@ iled , he did not go re@@ v@@ il@@ ing in return .
This is descri@@ bed as he@@ ad@@ ship .
In fact , “ E@@ s@@ ther was continu@@ ally ga@@ ining fav@@ or in the eyes of ever@@ yone see@@ ing her . ”
O@@ u@@ t of respect for M@@ other , however , I sta@@ yed put .
This is the kind of giving that pleas@@ es God .
All that was requi@@ red of the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Jerusalem was that they stand their gr@@ ound .
Such ones can be lik@@ ened to a si@@ ck man who was un@@ a@@ ware of his ill@@ ness .
While there , in 19@@ 16 , I saw the pi@@ c@@ ture show with s@@ ound “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama of C@@ re@@ ation . ”
T@@ ake , for example , the matter of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
How can you imitate A@@ sa in serving Jehovah ?
T@@ re@@ asure H@@ id@@ den for C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries ( Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an Bible ) , 6 / 1
• What benef@@ its come from reading and stud@@ ying the Scriptures ?
His death was cer@@ ti@@ fied by the cen@@ tu@@ ri@@ on in char@@ ge of the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion .
But is it left to the one who has sin@@ ned seri@@ ously to deter@@ mine whether he has com@@ mit@@ ted “ a sin that does inc@@ ur death ” ?
We knew that we were going un@@ less we were ill .
Jesus Christ set a pre@@ ce@@ d@@ ent when he said : “ I make re@@ qu@@ est , not concer@@ ning the world , but concer@@ ning those you have given me . ”
( Read Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 23 : 2 . )
To do that , we do well to ask ourselves : ‘ Do I really believe that I am part of the only organization that Jehovah has appro@@ ved to accom@@ pl@@ ish his will ?
During that time , I had to make an important decision .
It was a real stru@@ gg@@ le just to atten@@ d Christian meetings .
Christians who are “ ag@@ low with the spirit ” and who are e@@ ag@@ er to dec@@ l@@ are the good news stri@@ ve to share regul@@ arly in the ministry .
Why can we conclu@@ de that Jehovah has been supp@@ or@@ ting these men , and how do we know that he is ba@@ c@@ king the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave today ?
But at that time , there was a need for matu@@ re Christian elders in sou@@ ther@@ n S@@ pain .
They have real value for us today .
After si@@ x long months , the do@@ ct@@ ors sent me home .
She too had chang@@ ed ra@@ dic@@ ally .
His mother explained to him : “ The conven@@ tion is over .
So he called him and said to him , ‘ What is this I hear about you ?
So , then , be determined to res@@ ist the Devil and ‘ make Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice . ’ ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 .
Today , H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i@@ ’s words are having fur@@ ther fulfill@@ ment in reg@@ ard to Jehovah’s great spiritual temple .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , “ the perfect law ” has no need for a long l@@ ist of san@@ ctions , or p@@ en@@ al@@ ties , for it is f@@ oun@@ ded on love and is eng@@ ra@@ ved on min@@ ds and hearts , not on ta@@ ble@@ ts of st@@ one . ​ — Read Hebrews 8 : 6 , 10 .
Why is it the course of wisdom to make known our id@@ ent@@ ity as Christians ?
Like Samuel , experienced elders today show a kind dis@@ position toward those whom they tra@@ in .
14 - 16 . ( a ) In what way were the Israelites to be a nation of wit@@ nesses for Jehovah ?
M@@ other wor@@ ked for the local do@@ ct@@ or , and when I left school at the age of 15 , this do@@ ct@@ or offered me a jo@@ b as a n@@ ur@@ se at the W@@ y@@ nd@@ ham ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
The most reli@@ able hist@@ ory of the preaching activ@@ ity of the early Christians is found in the inspired book of Acts , written by the disci@@ ple Luke .
I dre@@ w strength from the apostle Paul’s words : “ Let us not give up in doing what is fine , for in du@@ e se@@ as@@ on we shall re@@ a@@ p if we do not ti@@ re out . ”
Since then , people have tri@@ ed many ways to avoid ag@@ ing .
Instead , he was war@@ ning his spiritual brothers about what would ha@@ p@@ pen if they lost their sense of vi@@ g@@ il@@ ance and did not prove to be pre@@ pared .
Read Revelation 19 : 7 .
What wrong conclu@@ sion might some draw when thinking about show@@ ing kindness to others ?
Why not learn how you can cultiv@@ ate and demonstr@@ ate your love for Jehovah , the God who “ is love ” ? ​ — 1 John 4 : 8 .
A@@ qu@@ ila and P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la also helped the el@@ o@@ qu@@ ent Christian A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s , who was teaching re@@ si@@ d@@ ents of Eph@@ esus about Jesus Christ .
“ I have come down from heaven to do , not my will , but the will of him that sent me , ” Jesus told his disciples .
If they hear you give than@@ ks to God at me@@ al@@ times and offer prayers at Bible study s@@ essi@@ ons , what conclu@@ sions might they draw ?
Since 19@@ 6@@ 5 the E@@ C@@ H@@ R had held that the E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an Con@@ ven@@ tion did not prote@@ ct individuals from ob@@ lig@@ at@@ ory mil@@ it@@ ary service .
You bl@@ ess everything he does , and you have given him en@@ ough c@@ at@@ tle to f@@ ill the whole country .
12 , 13 . ( a ) What is the spiritual par@@ adise ?
From Bi@@ bli@@ cal examples and mo@@ der@@ n - day experi@@ ences , we see that the prop@@ er fear of God pla@@ ys a positi@@ ve ro@@ le in the life of true servants of Jehovah .
Yes , God’s word exer@@ ts power to change lives .
We want to respon@@ d to Jehovah’s direction prom@@ p@@ tly , taking to heart the war@@ ning example of what can ha@@ p@@ pen if we allow apost@@ as@@ y and un@@ faith@@ ful@@ ness to enc@@ ro@@ ach on our worship .
Fir@@ st , the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s language is clear , direc@@ t , and appe@@ al@@ ing .
The in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent took place in 18@@ 37 , the year that Ch@@ ar@@ les D@@ ar@@ w@@ in first recorded in his no@@ te@@ book thoughts that would later devel@@ op into his the@@ ory of ev@@ olu@@ tion .
The set@@ ting was a bat@@ t@@ le@@ field in nor@@ ther@@ n Israel . King Saul and his for@@ ces were con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted by a fe@@ ar@@ some Phil@@ ist@@ ine ar@@ my .
J@@ O@@ DI@@ E@@ ’@@ S di@@ le@@ m@@ ma high@@ ligh@@ ts one of the char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s that set us ap@@ ar@@ t from b@@ ru@@ te be@@ ast@@ s .
The apostle Paul explained that those fe@@ atu@@ res of the Law were illustr@@ ative of “ good things to come . ” ​ — He@@ b .
Mu@@ ch of the elders ’ teaching is done from the pl@@ at@@ form during congregation meetings .
It is by means of holy spirit that Jehovah dra@@ ws individuals to himself through Jesus and helps them to remain in His love with everlasting life in view .
Some to@@ ol@@ s that Christians use in the Kingdom - pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation work
In that att@@ ack , op@@ pos@@ ers may gre@@ e@@ di@@ ly se@@ ize the pro@@ per@@ ty and pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons of Jehovah’s people , as enem@@ ies have done in the past .
A@@ n er@@ ring you@@ th needs to rest@@ ore his relationship with Jehovah .
We should do our very best to live in har@@ mony with the first re@@ qu@@ est in the mo@@ de@@ l prayer : “ Let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied . ”
“ You were b@@ ought with a pri@@ ce . By all means , gl@@ ori@@ fy God . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R@@ IN@@ TH@@ I@@ AN@@ S 6 : 20 .
Those who have s@@ ought help to re@@ move the sta@@ in of por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y have seen that dra@@ wing near to God has been good for them , as it was for A@@ sa@@ ph . ​ — P@@ s .
We can become vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of un@@ just ac@@ ts at all le@@ vel@@ s of soci@@ ety ​ — at our place of work , in school , in our deal@@ ings with of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als , and in other ways — ​ even in the family cir@@ c@@ le .
Na@@ th@@ an’s illustr@@ ation s@@ ti@@ r@@ red up the k@@ ing@@ ’s sense of justice .
The first article will discus@@ s fi@@ ve spiritual building b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks for a strong and lasting marriage and the mor@@ ta@@ r that can be used to bin@@ d them together .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , it encoura@@ ges the enti@@ re congregation to refle@@ ct Christ’s men@@ tal attitude .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Pa@@ olo was an a@@ vi@@ d read@@ er and en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally sh@@ ared inter@@ es@@ ting and up@@ building things he had read about .
A Su@@ re G@@ u@@ i@@ de to H@@ app@@ iness
Revelation chap@@ ter 21 por@@ tra@@ ys them as a heavenly city , New Jerusalem , called “ the L@@ am@@ b@@ ’s wife . ”
After the cou@@ ple had con@@ sul@@ ted Mari@@ e - M@@ ad@@ ele@@ in@@ e@@ ’s do@@ ct@@ or , they asked their mother to come and live with them in Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing in foc@@ us this ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to be obedi@@ ent and sub@@ mis@@ sive to the overse@@ ers in the congregations will help us to man@@ i@@ f@@ est a co@@ op@@ er@@ ative spirit .
How did Paul come to devel@@ op this appro@@ ach to life ?
• How should we com@@ por@@ t ourselves during public prayer ?
To be ha@@ bita@@ ble by humans , a pl@@ an@@ et needs an at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere with a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar mi@@ x of g@@ as@@ es .
A hum@@ ili@@ ating end a@@ wa@@ its determined op@@ pos@@ ers of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
She and her two daugh@@ ters , R@@ ose and Ru@@ th , were Jehovah’s Witnesses .
What we say can make others feel better or can make them feel wor@@ se .
Do You F@@ ind Jo@@ y in “ the P@@ ri@@ v@@ ile@@ ge of K@@ in@@ dly Gi@@ ving ” ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jehovah himself stated that Job spoke tru@@ th@@ fully about H@@ im . ​ — Job 4@@ 2 : 7 , 8 .
How did Jesus indic@@ ate that the congregation would have stru@@ c@@ ture ?
One day , Ge@@ or@@ ge fin@@ ally found Ri@@ e at home .
What does our baptism make known ?
Those three could cons@@ titu@@ te a col@@ le@@ ctive refer@@ ence to boo@@ ks we know as 1 and 2 Samuel , or perhaps the book of Ju@@ d@@ ges .
Jesus himself spoke of the import@@ ance of his ro@@ le : “ I am the way and the truth and the life . No one comes to the Father exc@@ ep@@ t through me . ”
Yes , we do not worship an ung@@ r@@ ate@@ ful God .
• In their advan@@ ced years , how did Joseph , Moses , Jo@@ shua , and Samuel strengthen fellow worshipp@@ ers ?
What must one do to be as@@ sur@@ ed of such a future ?
How , then , may we sur@@ vi@@ ve the coming day of ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tional judgment ?
From the time of his bir@@ th to the end of his earthly life , Jesus was the t@@ ar@@ get of Satan and his co@@ hor@@ ts .
7 , 8 . ( a ) Why should we not be in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated by the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s deep@@ er teachings ?
• How does the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy di@@ ff@@ er from a leg@@ al cor@@ por@@ ation ?
If we are under the spi@@ rit@@ ’s influ@@ ence , we will certainly not com@@ mit an un@@ for@@ gi@@ va@@ ble sin .
The wise course is to avoid going into de@@ b@@ t in the first place .
; To@@ ev@@ s , L .
The answer to that question is found in the Law that Jehovah gave the people of Israel through the prophet Moses .
Do you see in that account the Fa@@ ther’s person@@ ality ?
“ Since man is made in the i@@ ma@@ ge of God , then the taking of a man@@ ’s life is the des@@ tru@@ ction of the most preci@@ ous and the most holy thing in the world . ” ​ — The P@@ la@@ in M@@ an’s G@@ u@@ i@@ de to E@@ th@@ ic@@ s , by W@@ il@@ li@@ am Bar@@ cla@@ y .
Fir@@ st re@@ move the ra@@ f@@ ter from your own e@@ ye , and then you will see c@@ learly how to re@@ move the st@@ ra@@ w from your bro@@ ther’s e@@ ye . ”
He ca@@ ught 3@@ 00 fo@@ x@@ es and ti@@ ed them in tw@@ o@@ s with a t@@ or@@ ch between their ta@@ il@@ s .
Tru@@ e , Noah lived when life sp@@ ans in gener@@ al were longer .
No , this does not mean that your a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent is ready to leave home .
; S@@ ou@@ ko@@ ref@@ f , B .
If follow@@ ed , these principles can help the po@@ or to enjoy a more satis@@ f@@ ying life even now .
It took cen@@ tu@@ ries for Rom@@ ance langu@@ ages ​ — Fr@@ en@@ ch , I@@ tal@@ i@@ an , P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese , S@@ pan@@ ish , and so on — ​ to devel@@ op from L@@ at@@ in .
But the Gi@@ ant M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s were not the only r@@ ou@@ te used .
So@@ on the c@@ el@@ ls began to differ@@ enti@@ ate , or spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ize , to become n@@ er@@ ve c@@ el@@ ls , mus@@ c@@ le c@@ el@@ ls , s@@ k@@ in c@@ el@@ ls , and so for@@ th .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , the ligh@@ ts went out , and the meeting was called off .
She lived at the to@@ p of a ste@@ ep h@@ ill , and I had to c@@ li@@ m@@ b it on fo@@ o@@ t .
These ter@@ ms ref@@ er to the cour@@ ty@@ ar@@ ds of Jehovah’s great spiritual temple , which is the arrang@@ ement for appro@@ aching him in worship through Jesus Christ .
L@@ ater , Ma@@ x@@ ine sent the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines to people who had sub@@ s@@ crip@@ tions .
It may have taken more than 50 years to buil@@ d . ​ — Genesis 6 : 14 - 16 .
So , then , what would be the wise course for them to take ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , in contr@@ ast with human govern@@ ments , which come and go over the course of hist@@ ory , God’s Kingdom “ will never be brought to ru@@ in . ”
However , Jehovah did not for@@ s@@ ake Eli@@ j@@ ah for this temp@@ or@@ ary la@@ p@@ se .
In fact , “ st@@ atis@@ tic@@ s show that [ in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe ] half of those who get married will div@@ or@@ ce , ” repor@@ ts the In@@ s@@ titu@@ te for F@@ am@@ ily P@@ o@@ li@@ cy in S@@ pain .
We deci@@ ded to take another bu@@ s to a different v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
You have to cop@@ e with physical or emo@@ tional pain yet another day .
I@@ magine , for example , that both si@@ des in a so@@ cc@@ er g@@ ame pray to w@@ in .
But I felt satis@@ fac@@ tion in help@@ ing people in the ministry .
He al@@ er@@ ts us to the d@@ ang@@ ers of this system of things .
The p@@ ene@@ tr@@ ating questions in God’s Word contribu@@ te to its effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess . Indeed , “ the word of God . . . exer@@ ts power . . . and is able to dis@@ cer@@ n thoughts and in@@ ten@@ tions of the heart . ”
Let us discus@@ s three means that he uses : ( 1 ) his Word , ( 2 ) his holy spirit , and ( 3 ) his earthly organization .
S@@ hor@@ tly after the end of the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn of Christ , the Devil and his dem@@ ons will be rel@@ eas@@ ed for a sh@@ ort peri@@ od of time and will see how God’s purpose for the earth has been ful@@ filled to that point .
His appro@@ ach to God was accepted , for God called Abraham “ my friend . ”
• How did love help Jeremiah ‘ keep a@@ wa@@ ke ’ to his com@@ mis@@ sion ?
How we appreci@@ ate their ti@@ rel@@ ess efforts to prom@@ o@@ te mer@@ cy and justice in our congregations !
Si@@ mil@@ arly , coun@@ t@@ less car@@ ing , al@@ tru@@ is@@ tic people have had out@@ standing succ@@ ess in many are@@ as of life ​ — liter@@ ac@@ y , educ@@ ation , me@@ dic@@ ine , hous@@ ing , fe@@ e@@ ding pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s , to name a few .
Thus , he was a fine example for us .
It is the same spirit by which Jehovah brought the enti@@ re uni@@ verse into ex@@ ist@@ ence .
Mo@@ c@@ z@@ ul@@ s@@ ki ; right , in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion : A@@ F@@ P P@@ H@@ O@@ T@@ O / H@@ O
P@@ R@@ IN@@ C@@ I@@ P@@ L@@ E@@ S F@@ O@@ R L@@ I@@ V@@ IN@@ G
In a similar way , many today turn their ba@@ c@@ ks on se@@ cul@@ ar opportun@@ ities in this world and ex@@ p@@ end their time , en@@ er@@ gy , and res@@ our@@ ces in obe@@ ying Jehovah’s comman@@ ds .
How would you feel if a str@@ anger char@@ ged someone you love and trust with di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty ?
When he was baptized , Jesus was pra@@ ying and may have been thinking about the prophe@@ tic words of Psalm 40 : 6 - 8 . ​ — Luke 3 : 21 ; read Hebrews 10 : 5 - 10 .
• Why is lear@@ ning to a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze important ?
In any case , since our relationship with God is involved , would it not be lo@@ gi@@ cal to find out God’s view on the matter ?
As we a@@ wa@@ it Jehovah’s day , let us pur@@ sue peace with others
We can be sure , at le@@ ast , of this much : S@@ ur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by the faith@@ less people , their apost@@ ate king , and those mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous pri@@ ests , Eli@@ j@@ ah ke@@ en@@ ly felt just how al@@ one he was . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 18 : 22 .
Yet , God can use a difficult situation to help us gro@@ w spiritually .
I was assign@@ ed to serve as a member of the first B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
( Read Acts 1 : 8 . )
How do you feel about that ?
Many do wh@@ atever it takes to get their way , often tr@@ am@@ pl@@ ing on the feelings of those who are we@@ ak@@ er .
He declar@@ ed : “ If the world h@@ ates you , you know that it has h@@ ated me before it h@@ ated you .
F@@ e@@ w coun@@ tri@@ es are i@@ mmu@@ ne .
When Gre@@ e@@ ce was di@@ vi@@ ded among the gener@@ als of A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der the Gre@@ at , however , efforts were made to un@@ ite Juda@@ h with S@@ y@@ ri@@ a by such means as Greek religion and H@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ ic cul@@ ture .
G@@ ran@@ ted , God does not give us things a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally .
A@@ no@@ ther re@@ ward was on the way , though .
D@@ ra@@ wing on the example of the apostle Paul , Bro@@ ther Li@@ ver@@ ance pointed out : “ Jehovah’s cho@@ ice of Paul to be his apostle to the nations was not determined by works , so that it might appe@@ ar that Paul had ear@@ ned the right to that assignment or that it was ow@@ ed to him .
C@@ learly , the conc@@ ep@@ t of a lost earthly par@@ adise is a g@@ ol@@ den th@@ read r@@ un@@ ning through human hist@@ ory .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly you would be gr@@ ate@@ ful to receive a war@@ m wel@@ come at the Kingdom H@@ all from people who love you no matter your n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality or s@@ k@@ in col@@ or .
In 199@@ 3 , U@@ te , from Ger@@ many , now in her early 50 ’ s , was assign@@ ed to serve as a mission@@ ary in Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r .
Then he war@@ ned : “ Do you not know that if you keep pres@@ en@@ ting y@@ ourselves to anyone as sla@@ ves to obey him , you are sla@@ ves of him because you obey him , ei@@ ther of sin with death in view or of obedi@@ ence with righteousness in view ?
The Bible shows that there are good reas@@ ons for a cou@@ ple to stay together even when one of the mat@@ es does not worship Jehovah .
Some ob@@ serv@@ ers who do not know Jehovah may be moved to sear@@ ch for him .
It does take time , however , and you are pro@@ ba@@ bly thinking , ‘ Wh@@ ere can I find the time to do justice to my Bible reading and personal study ? ’
I wit@@ ness@@ ed suffering while st@@ ati@@ oned in Ch@@ ina
God told them to have children , saying : “ Be fru@@ it@@ ful and become many and f@@ ill the earth . ”
How was God’s will being done long before Satan’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ on took place ?
‘ Th@@ ings He Di@@ d Ha@@ ve Go@@ ne Ri@@ ght With H@@ im ’ ( T .
Then he listen@@ ed pati@@ ently as his friend Abraham expres@@ sed the concer@@ ns of his heart .
If the Israelites had exerc@@ ised faith and follow@@ ed Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b@@ ’s ad@@ vice , would they have had far to go to re@@ ach the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and ?
If we listen more atten@@ tiv@@ ely , ob@@ serve more ke@@ en@@ ly , and i@@ magine ourselves in the situation of another more fre@@ qu@@ ently , our emp@@ a@@ thy will gro@@ w .
L@@ ater , the Israelites bring the ar@@ k of the covenant to Jerusalem “ with jo@@ y@@ ful sh@@ ou@@ ting and with the s@@ oun@@ ding of the hor@@ n and with . . . pla@@ ying al@@ ou@@ d on str@@ ing@@ ed in@@ str@@ um@@ ents and har@@ ps . ” ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 15 : 28 .
So his father we@@ pt for him . ” ​ — G@@ EN@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ S 37 : 35 , The Ho@@ ly Bible — ​ New In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational V@@ er@@ sion .
H@@ um@@ ility helped him understand who had the divine blessing , and he did ‘ not think more of himself than was necess@@ ary to think . ’
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ ed re@@ sear@@ ch showed that a com@@ pon@@ ent , such as blood pl@@ as@@ ma , could be pro@@ cess@@ ed to ex@@ tr@@ act num@@ er@@ ous fr@@ actions , which could be given to still more pati@@ ents .
The account about Jesus in C@@ ana dra@@ ws attention to what ?
* No@@ ta@@ bly , the King James V@@ er@@ sion dre@@ w only li@@ mit@@ ed attention to God’s name .
But they can be sure that Jehovah under@@ stan@@ ds their circumstances , will keep them in the light , will give them his holy spirit , and will help them to keep on doing what is good . — Isaiah 5@@ 7 : 15 .
Sa@@ id Jesus : “ The Son of man is des@@ t@@ ined to come in the glory of his Father with his angels . . .
However , Paul did not allow that set@@ back to disc@@ oura@@ ge him from tra@@ ining others .
Noah car@@ ri@@ ed out all that God had comman@@ ded , and the work was fin@@ i@@ shed .
You being u@@ pri@@ ght , you will s@@ mo@@ o@@ th out the very course of a righteous one . Yes , for the p@@ ath of your judg@@ ments , O Jehovah , we have ho@@ ped in you .
No am@@ ount of s@@ at@@ ani@@ c op@@ position will ever pre@@ v@@ ent Jehovah’s Witnesses from giving Jehovah the exc@@ lu@@ sive worship that he deser@@ ves .
Paul wrote that we should let the peace of the Christ control in our hearts because we were “ called to it in one body . ”
This time she was sen@@ ten@@ ced to se@@ ven years in W@@ al@@ d@@ he@@ im pris@@ on .
The apostle Paul made a powerful de@@ f@@ en@@ se of the resurrection
Th@@ an@@ ks to the hard work of a group of transl@@ at@@ ors in R@@ í@@ o@@ ha@@ ch@@ a , more bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res have been made a@@ vail@@ able , contribu@@ ting to the spiritual gro@@ w@@ th of W@@ a@@ yu@@ un@@ a@@ ik@@ i - speaking disciples .
In 199@@ 3 , S@@ har@@ on wrote : “ F@@ e@@ el@@ ing like an ut@@ ter fa@@ il@@ ure , I . . . p@@ lu@@ ng@@ ed into a three - year peri@@ od of deep de@@ pres@@ sion . . . .
When and how should we pre@@ pare for temp@@ tation ?
We must wa@@ it and see .
Ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t rac@@ es held in va@@ st o@@ bl@@ ong ar@@ en@@ as called cir@@ c@@ uses were doub@@ t@@ less very exc@@ iting , but they were un@@ accep@@ table for Christians because the crow@@ ds often got viol@@ ent .
In@@ cre@@ ase Ne@@ cess@@ it@@ ates Ex@@ pan@@ sion ( Kingdom H@@ alls ) , 5 / 15
The one tru@@ sting in his ri@@ ches ​ — he himself will f@@ all ; but just like fo@@ li@@ age the righteous ones will f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h . ” ​ — Proverbs 11 : 27 , 28 .
C@@ ould it , then , be reas@@ oned that since Jesus was en@@ thr@@ oned in the f@@ all of 1914 , the resurrection of his faithful anointed followers began three and a half years later , in the s@@ pr@@ ing of 19@@ 18 ?
A@@ T H@@ I@@ S baptism in 29 C.E . , Jesus em@@ ba@@ r@@ ked on the course that would lead to the “ h@@ our ” of his death , resurrection , and gl@@ ori@@ fic@@ ation .
C@@ op@@ ing With Sh@@ y@@ ness
Des@@ pite his standing among God’s people , he rema@@ ined hum@@ ble . ​ — Read 1 Corinthians 15 : 9 - 11 .
Their me@@ th@@ od of study ?
How can Paul’s counsel help us to maintain our relationship with God ?
King David ob@@ served : “ A young man I used to be , I have also gro@@ wn old , and yet I have not seen anyone righteous left enti@@ r@@ ely , nor his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing loo@@ king for bre@@ ad . ”
C@@ learly , Jehovah’s love for his people is un@@ sh@@ aka@@ ble .
If we are , we need to ac@@ knowledge that fact .
After God’s Kingdom was set up in heaven , Jehovah deli@@ vered the faithful re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of anointed ones from spiritual cap@@ tiv@@ ity to Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at .
He knew that no human would ever be able to ri@@ d the world of po@@ ver@@ ty and in@@ justice .
18@@ ,@@ 6@@ 4@@ 6
I@@ d@@ enti@@ f@@ ying the mo@@ tiv@@ ation be@@ h@@ ind spo@@ ken words , the king of Israel states : “ H@@ at@@ red is what s@@ ti@@ r@@ s up con@@ ten@@ tions , but love co@@ v@@ ers over even all trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions . ”
The G@@ esta@@ p@@ o had in@@ ten@@ si@@ fied the sear@@ ch for Witnesses , so we had to keep on the move .
A Witness may star@@ t a con@@ vers@@ ation with someone about a rec@@ ent news repor@@ t .
Why did Adam and E@@ ve@@ ’s cho@@ ice prove to be disa@@ str@@ ous ?
We must exerc@@ ise faith , taking full advan@@ ta@@ ge of God’s pro@@ v@@ isions for sur@@ vi@@ val .
Their age differ@@ ence was sub@@ stan@@ ti@@ al , yet the@@ ir@@ s is one of the clo@@ s@@ est fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps mentioned in the Ho@@ ly Scriptures .
As imper@@ fect des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Adam , we can never be wor@@ thy of “ the things that God has pre@@ pared for those who love him , ” but we can show that we love Jehovah with every fi@@ ber of our being .
Our love for one another dra@@ ws people to the God whom we love and re@@ present .
A@@ ff@@ li@@ ction may come upon us in the form of si@@ ck@@ ness or long - ter@@ m physical in@@ fir@@ m@@ ities .
We are confid@@ ent that as long as we fully trust in Jehovah and put his Kingdom first , we will not be disa@@ p@@ pointed . ​ — R@@ om . 10 : 11 .
At that point , death is no longer such a re@@ mo@@ te pro@@ spe@@ ct .
Des@@ pite the prog@@ ress I had made , however , not having been able to commun@@ ic@@ ate in my early years left me in@@ tro@@ ver@@ ted and ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous .
( 4 ) M@@ c@@ I@@ nt@@ y@@ re , S .
He has pres@@ ented his whole self “ a sacrifice living , holy , accep@@ table to God ” without re@@ serve or con@@ dition .
Par@@ ti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts and T@@ ra@@ ining
• Per@@ secu@@ tion of true Christians
In this way , God’s holy spirit helped to gu@@ i@@ de them into the truth . ​ — Acts 2 : 37 - 4@@ 1 .
Su@@ gg@@ ested Bible reading for Au@@ gu@@ st
Ex@@ am@@ ples like these show that al@@ though some su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ons may se@@ em qu@@ a@@ in@@ t and in@@ off@@ en@@ sive , others can be d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous ​ — even de@@ ad@@ ly .
During some 40 years up until Christ’s heavenly rule began in 1914 , the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents had been fre@@ ed from many of the n@@ on - Bi@@ bli@@ cal do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines of Chris@@ tend@@ om , such as inf@@ ant baptism , im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the human soul , pur@@ g@@ at@@ ory , hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re t@@ or@@ ment , and a Tr@@ in@@ it@@ ari@@ an God .
C@@ learly , self - control is vital if we are to follow through on our dedic@@ ation to God .
But Jehovah re@@ moved the Law covenant by means of Christ’s death in 33 C.E .
Today , we may not c@@ learly see why some organiz@@ ational matters are h@@ and@@ led in a certain way , but we have every reason to trust in Jehovah’s guid@@ ance through his faithful ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l of commun@@ ic@@ ation .
E@@ ag@@ er to hold on to their influ@@ enti@@ al positi@@ ons , many Ca@@ tho@@ lic and Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men organiz@@ ed cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ s a@@ im@@ ed at dis@@ cre@@ di@@ ting Rus@@ sel@@ l .
Jesus was speaking about his disciples , whom he taught to use the Scriptures in their ministry .
Yes , Jo@@ shua truly had faith that Jehovah would fulf@@ ill all his promises .
Even though fine pe@@ ar@@ ls have long comman@@ ded high pri@@ ces , it is evid@@ ently not their mon@@ et@@ ary value that cons@@ titu@@ ted the cen@@ tr@@ al less@@ on of Jesus ’ par@@ able .
Be as@@ sur@@ ed that God gives his spirit to those who trust in him with all their heart and recogn@@ ize his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ gn will . ​ — Acts 5 : 32 .
What does that say of their br@@ and of Christi@@ an@@ ity ? ​ — 1 Corinthians 1 : 10 .
At the time of his vis@@ it , of the 27 boo@@ ks of the Christian Greek Scriptures , ap@@ par@@ ently only the Go@@ spe@@ l of Matthew had been written .
However , to the ex@@ t@@ ent that all family members me@@ et their God - given ob@@ lig@@ ations , to that ex@@ t@@ ent they are a blessing to one another and to the congregation .
The des@@ tru@@ ction of this system of things will come with str@@ ik@@ ing su@@ d@@ den@@ ness .
G@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gi@@ cal recor@@ ds were of vital import@@ ance for them .
Thus the Devil p@@ lu@@ ng@@ ed he@@ ad@@ long on@@ to a p@@ ath that could end only in disa@@ ster .
When anxi@@ ety gro@@ ws out of prop@@ or@@ tion to the problems or the st@@ res@@ ses a person is fac@@ ing , it may indic@@ ate a deep@@ er proble@@ m .
By means of that illustr@@ ation , Jesus encoura@@ ged his disciples to “ keep be@@ aring much fru@@ it ” ​ — to end@@ ure in preaching the Kingdom message . ​ — John 15 : 8 .
In the Bible , what is co@@ vered by the word “ for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation ” ?
In doing so , we will find true happiness and ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment !
F@@ am@@ ily life deter@@ i@@ or@@ ated to the point that I became a vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of inc@@ est .
They were to help out while the mission@@ aries were atten@@ ding the 19@@ 50 The@@ o@@ cr@@ ac@@ y’s In@@ cre@@ ase As@@ s@@ em@@ bly in New Yor@@ k , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
In 2@@ P@@ e 3 verse 4 , Peter br@@ ings up Jesus ’ “ promised pres@@ ence , ” which makes the prophecy very per@@ t@@ in@@ ent today .
Yes , some might ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le or op@@ pose you .
The just s@@ ent@@ ence on Adam dem@@ an@@ ded the same for all his imper@@ fect pro@@ gen@@ y , including us .
As Jesus ’ example shows , hum@@ ility is not a si@@ gn of we@@ ak@@ ness but of moral strength .
And he gave his Father the cre@@ di@@ t for his teachings and wisdom .
R@@ el@@ ations between the Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s and the W@@ al@@ den@@ ses continued to deter@@ i@@ or@@ ate .
Jesus ’ followers today , including an ar@@ my of over one milli@@ on full - time min@@ isters , apply Paul’s counsel to the ex@@ t@@ ent that their circumstances allow .
The Bible is the inspired Word of God , and Jehovah is pri@@ mar@@ ily respon@@ sible for its pre@@ serv@@ ation .
“ The a@@ udi@@ ence really s@@ its up and listen@@ s when I inter@@ view an older brother or sister who has re@@ ared children in the truth , ” ob@@ ser@@ ves one el@@ der .
The religious lead@@ ers of the day th@@ reat@@ ened to o@@ str@@ ac@@ ize any who put faith in Christ .
The writ@@ er war@@ ns that coun@@ ter@@ fe@@ it writ@@ ings were already cir@@ cul@@ ating in his day .
Because it so eas@@ ily lea@@ ds to for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation .
Eli@@ j@@ ah benef@@ ited from Jehovah’s help , and he re@@ turned to his work as a prophet with r@@ ene@@ wed en@@ er@@ gy . ​ — 1 K@@ i .
J@@ an@@ et found a jo@@ b , but her pa@@ y was not en@@ ough for her to keep their house .
Go@@ li@@ ath !
Of course , some s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ s disa@@ gre@@ e , as@@ ser@@ ting that fac@@ ts and st@@ atis@@ tic@@ s are sub@@ je@@ ctive and can be man@@ ip@@ ul@@ ated .
J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s v@@ ow was of a different s@@ ort than we@@ d@@ ding v@@ ow@@ s , but his keep@@ ing it ser@@ ves as a fine example for Christian hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves as to their v@@ ow@@ s .
O@@ ther wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers su@@ ffered a pla@@ gu@@ e from Jehovah .
What can help us to cultiv@@ ate a s@@ ound mind ?
This worl@@ d’s pol@@ itical , com@@ mer@@ cial , and religious in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions have never ful@@ filled the ba@@ si@@ c human need for peace , pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity , and health .
Th@@ an@@ ks to the re@@ born ze@@ al of these Christians , others were dra@@ wn to Jehovah’s light .
Jehovah has deci@@ ded to give everlasting life on earth to most of his people and life in heaven to those who will rule with Jesus .
Mo@@ re@@ over , do you truly view your mate as your par@@ t@@ ner in serving Jehovah ?
We can be among the righteous who are on the p@@ ath to life everlasting .
Wh@@ ere there was no true rep@@ ent@@ ance and no actions to indic@@ ate that there was a tur@@ ning around to obey Jehovah , God ev@@ en@@ tually gave the per@@ pe@@ tr@@ at@@ ors up to des@@ tru@@ ction .
If so , apply yourself as these gra@@ du@@ ating stud@@ ents have .
What great work of Jehovah got started at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . ?
( b ) the vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins ?
Wh@@ ere can such guid@@ ance be found ?
1 , 2 . ( a ) How valu@@ able is human spe@@ e@@ ch ?
The words of our ye@@ ar@@ text for 200@@ 3 give this hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing answer : “ He will draw close to you . ”
A su@@ per@@ fi@@ cial look at him might yi@@ eld such a conclu@@ sion .
T@@ ake hold on discipl@@ ine ; do not let go . Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard it , for it it@@ self is your life . ” ​ — Proverbs 4 : 10 - 13 .
After gra@@ du@@ ating , he went to his assignment in Si@@ er@@ r@@ a Le@@ one , W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
The Ch@@ urch of Eng@@ land Ne@@ w@@ s@@ pa@@ per mentioned that the day he re@@ ti@@ red was the fe@@ ast day of “ Sa@@ in@@ t ” V@@ ic@@ tri@@ ci@@ us .
W@@ as Jesus mer@@ ely a man , or was he someone to be worshipp@@ ed ?
Why do we not want to give out in our faith ?
“ [ Jehovah’s ] activ@@ ity is di@@ gn@@ ity and s@@ pl@@ end@@ or themselves . ” ​ — P@@ S .
How did Jehovah bl@@ ess R@@ a@@ ha@@ b for her faith and obedi@@ ence ?
Why can it be said that Jesus was hum@@ ble ?
Paul had written to the Corinthians : “ I am sen@@ ding Timothy to you , because he is my bel@@ o@@ ved and faithful child in the Lord . He will re@@ mind you of my me@@ tho@@ ds in con@@ ne@@ ction with Christ Jesus , just as I am teaching every@@ where in every congregation . ”
24 : 4@@ 5 . Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses
How did the arrang@@ ement af@@ fect the Witnesses ?
Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on is sure to come , and God’s promised new world is certain to follow .
Christians respect others ’ consci@@ ences .
When the bu@@ ses d@@ ro@@ ve off , the work@@ ers car@@ ri@@ ed with them 1@@ 26 boo@@ k@@ le@@ ts and 3@@ 29 ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines !
May you use the rema@@ ining time to study the Bible and ‘ take in knowledge of the only true God and of the one whom he sent for@@ th , Jesus Christ . ’
Sa@@ il@@ ors in an@@ ti@@ qu@@ ity well knew that na@@ vi@@ g@@ ation on the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an was ha@@ z@@ ar@@ d@@ ous during the w@@ in@@ ter months .
Such com@@ par@@ is@@ on can en@@ rich our lives , provi@@ ding sure direction , sta@@ bility , and se@@ cur@@ ity , and can help us to at@@ tain to the st@@ ature of matu@@ re Christian men and women .
We need to ac@@ knowledge our sin@@ ful inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations and work to control them so that we can prog@@ ress to the point of truly gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying God .
The L@@ ev@@ ite g@@ at@@ eke@@ ep@@ ers occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed an of@@ fice of great trust .
Ka@@ thy and I are con@@ duc@@ ting about 30 Bible stu@@ dies , and they all atten@@ d meetings .
The courage to speak the truth to others , even to those who op@@ pose our message , does not rest with us .
After A@@ bel@@ ’s viol@@ ent death , another son was born to Adam and E@@ ve , and they nam@@ ed him S@@ et@@ h .
“ When my dr@@ un@@ ken father used to ex@@ p@@ lo@@ de in anger , his appe@@ ar@@ ance chang@@ ed .
A@@ m@@ ong those states , some ga@@ ined more from the tre@@ at@@ y than did others .
One f@@ light after another got can@@ c@@ el@@ ed .
As we allow the spirit to op@@ er@@ ate fre@@ ely in our lives , it will pro@@ du@@ ce in us fru@@ it@@ age that is ref@@ re@@ shing to others and that br@@ ings praise to God .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying this Bible truth en@@ ab@@ les us to foc@@ us on the needs of others rather than on our own in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ac@@ ies .
Ma@@ xi@@ mu@@ m Ex@@ t@@ ent of the B@@ y@@ z@@ an@@ t@@ ine E@@ mpi@@ re
But crow@@ ds follow@@ ed them on fo@@ o@@ t .
With the brother who@@ se family took me in
L@@ ong - suffering was not vie@@ wed as a vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e by the Gre@@ ek@@ s of the first century .
And after a li@@ on has satis@@ fied its hu@@ ng@@ er , the vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s are often un@@ recogn@@ iz@@ able , just as “ the fin@@ al con@@ di@@ tions ” of Satan’s spiritual vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s “ become wor@@ se for them than the first . ”
▪ “ You Mu@@ st Lo@@ ve Your N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ or as Y@@ our@@ self ”
He ans@@ wer@@ ed the cour@@ t : “ The preaching work is a must for a Christian .
From De@@ c@@ ember 30 , 194@@ 9 , to J@@ anu@@ ary 1 , 19@@ 50 , the first the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c ass@@ em@@ bly in J@@ ap@@ an was held at the K@@ o@@ be mission@@ ary home .
No@@ te how “ the works of the flesh ” bre@@ ed di@@ su@@ n@@ ity .
She learned that the dead are consci@@ ous of nothing and therefore are not suffering in L@@ im@@ bo or any@@ where el@@ se .
How encoura@@ ged M@@ ano@@ ah must have felt !
Since you are left in the dar@@ k , you im@@ medi@@ ately no@@ tice what happened and re@@ place the bur@@ ned - out bul@@ b with a new one . Li@@ ght f@@ ill@@ s the ro@@ om again .
The gift such ones receive ​ — fri@@ end@@ ship with God — ​ di@@ ff@@ ers from “ the free gift ” the anointed receive .
Still , the different vie@@ w@@ poin@@ ts could eas@@ ily have fu@@ el@@ ed contro@@ vers@@ y in the congregation .
In fact , a cur@@ r@@ ent dic@@ tion@@ ary de@@ fin@@ es a born - again individu@@ al as “ a u@@ su@@ ally Christian person who has made a r@@ ene@@ wed or con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed com@@ mit@@ ment of faith especially after an in@@ ten@@ se religious experience . ” ​ — M@@ er@@ ri@@ am - We@@ b@@ st@@ er@@ ’s C@@ ol@@ le@@ gi@@ ate Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary — ​ E@@ le@@ ven@@ th E@@ dition .
We real@@ ize that such thinking is self - de@@ fe@@ ating and har@@ m@@ ful . ​ — James 1 : 22 - 25 .
That princi@@ ple app@@ lies to your ministry as a Christian .
His wife , having listen@@ ed to the con@@ vers@@ ation , cri@@ ed out , “ Do not leave without me ! ”
This is the ba@@ si@@ c message of Isaiah 36 : 1 – 6@@ 6 : 24 .
“ The congregation . . . en@@ tered into a peri@@ od of peace , being buil@@ t up . ” ​ — A@@ C@@ T@@ S 9 : 31 .
What words of Jesus shed light on the matter of true and false religion ?
When we face problems that se@@ em too much for us to de@@ al with , it may be eas@@ y to see the need to r@@ ely on Jehovah .
Com@@ men@@ ting on this word pi@@ c@@ ture about in@@ t@@ est@@ in@@ al ag@@ it@@ ation , a gu@@ i@@ de for Bible transl@@ at@@ ors expla@@ ins : “ For the Jews the inter@@ i@@ or of the body was the cen@@ ter for emo@@ tions . ”
L@@ ater , Na@@ am@@ an chang@@ ed his attitude and was heal@@ ed .
In Jewish tra@@ dition , it com@@ mon@@ ly refer@@ red to a religious j@@ udi@@ cial body , or cour@@ t .
The t@@ ent of God is with mankind . . . And he [ Jehovah God ] will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more .
T@@ im@@ ely counsel in@@ deed !
( b ) We want to be a@@ vail@@ able to do what ?
No@@ te how the apostle Paul descri@@ bed his relationship with God .
In des@@ per@@ ation , she pray@@ ed to God for help .
How may we be able to prom@@ o@@ te love for Jehovah ?
The pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Noah lived in the time of the end of the world of his day .
1 : 5 , 16 .
Indeed , the t@@ ask has been qu@@ ite a chall@@ enge for them .
It sa@@ d@@ den@@ s us that form@@ er compan@@ i@@ ons have left Jehovah , and it is our hear@@ t@@ felt desire to keep on help@@ ing each “ lost sheep ” to return to the flo@@ ck .
That is why we need to r@@ ely on Jehovah to help us .
Like Jehovah , his faithful Witnesses are tru@@ th@@ ful .
The more I feel the st@@ ress and f@@ ati@@ gu@@ e building up , the more ur@@ g@@ ently I need m@@ om@@ ents of cal@@ m so@@ li@@ tu@@ de when I can read and rest . ”
He likely saw something in U@@ z@@ z@@ ah’s heart that ca@@ used H@@ im to rend@@ er s@@ wi@@ ft judgment . ​ — Proverbs 21 : 2 .
S@@ ome@@ times , though , his compan@@ i@@ ons did not act wis@@ ely .
And he is certain to un@@ do any in@@ justice we may have su@@ ffered in this evil system of things .
He that does not love has not come to know God , because God is love . ”
• Why should we continue to take in acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the Bible ?
6 Ke@@ ep@@ ing Al@@ co@@ ho@@ l in I@@ ts P@@ l@@ ace
In so doing , you will not only benefit from his ad@@ vice but also find that you can get to know him as a friend .
J@@ an@@ et
W@@ ould you like to be less dem@@ an@@ ding and more rel@@ a@@ x@@ ed ?
We set@@ t@@ led in an ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment over my d@@ ry - cle@@ an@@ ing sh@@ op in Jer@@ se@@ y C@@ ity , New Jer@@ se@@ y , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
The account says that “ the One se@@ ated on the thro@@ ne will s@@ pre@@ ad his t@@ ent over them . ”
On meeting Isa@@ a@@ c , Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h ve@@ il@@ s her@@ self as evidence of sub@@ mis@@ sion .
• What v@@ isi@@ ble in@@ str@@ um@@ ents is Christ using to lead the congregations ?
Even the experienced na@@ vi@@ g@@ at@@ or with us became al@@ ar@@ m@@ ed at the si@@ ze of the sh@@ ar@@ ks and quic@@ k@@ ly ste@@ ered the c@@ ano@@ e clo@@ s@@ er to sh@@ ore .
“ I D@@ re@@ am@@ ed of Be@@ coming a P@@ ri@@ est ” ( R .
A year later , the only congregation in L@@ at@@ vi@@ a was di@@ vi@@ ded into two ​ — one L@@ at@@ vi@@ an - speaking and one Rus@@ si@@ an - speaking .
M@@ Y P@@ A@@ S@@ T : My family lived in the country , some four mil@@ es ( 6 k@@ m ) from the to@@ wn of P@@ i@@ qu@@ ete .
A@@ n ancient o@@ live t@@ ree out@@ side the w@@ alls of Jerusalem
What , then , about hon@@ es@@ ty ?
How could those present at that meeting deter@@ mine God’s will for believ@@ ing G@@ ent@@ il@@ es ?
Jehovah’s view of them was reve@@ aled when Paul descri@@ bed them as “ the son of des@@ tru@@ ction . ”
Then a temp@@ es@@ tu@@ ous w@@ ind for@@ ced the ship w@@ es@@ tw@@ ard toward C@@ au@@ da .
Jesus , as our D@@ eli@@ ver@@ er , or Sa@@ vi@@ or , not only res@@ cu@@ es us from our past sin@@ s but also op@@ ens the way for us to enjoy a better future .
Jehovah expe@@ cts us to do his assign@@ ed work who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly and with ze@@ al .
Paul’s gu@@ ard also chang@@ es regul@@ arly .
H@@ app@@ ily , like Mar@@ th@@ a , you have good reason to say , ‘ I know that my loved one will ris@@ e in the resurrection . ’
Then he gave illustr@@ ations that refer@@ red to all the anointed ones .
The fact is that true worshipp@@ ers are h@@ ated by the world , which is l@@ ying in the power of Satan the Devil . ​ — 1 John 5 : 19 .
Since D@@ ha@@ ka is a very po@@ pul@@ ous city , we invit@@ ed some of our family members to help us in the preaching work .
G@@ am@@ bl@@ ers devel@@ op all kin@@ ds of su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ons , ho@@ p@@ ing to influ@@ ence lu@@ ck in their fav@@ or .
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you heard of Noah , a God - fe@@ aring man who buil@@ t an ar@@ k for the pre@@ serv@@ ation of life during a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l f@@ lood ?
Satan’s temp@@ ting promise ​ — “ your eyes will be op@@ ened and you will be like God , know@@ ing good and bad ” — ​ proved to be ir@@ res@@ is@@ ti@@ ble for E@@ ve .
H@@ er plac@@ id n@@ ature and ele@@ g@@ ant form also b@@ espe@@ ak f@@ em@@ in@@ ine vi@@ r@@ tu@@ es .
So Al@@ ber@@ t deci@@ ded to listen in on a Bible discus@@ sion to point out any er@@ r@@ ors .
Paul war@@ ned Timothy : “ All those desi@@ ring to live with godly devo@@ tion in associ@@ ation with Christ Jesus will also be persecu@@ ted . ”
To honor a person means , in effect , to demonstr@@ ate respect for that one .
“ He that does not love has not come to know God , because God is love . ” ​ — 1 J@@ O@@ H@@ N 4 : 8 .
See the article “ C@@ asi@@ o@@ d@@ or@@ o de Re@@ in@@ a@@ ’s F@@ i@@ ght for a S@@ pan@@ ish Bible , ” in the Ju@@ ne 1 , 199@@ 6 , is@@ sue of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
You will pro@@ ba@@ bly ag@@ ree that com@@ pared with him , you know little .
God knew that many cen@@ tu@@ ries later , He would allow His own Son , * Jesus , to die in our be@@ half .
“ T@@ ra@@ in up a bo@@ y according to the way for him , ” says Proverbs 22 : 6 .
( Read Jo@@ el 2 : 13 . )
In order to qu@@ ali@@ fy for life in that Par@@ adise , La@@ im@@ on@@ is made great chang@@ es .
By means of a seri@@ es of coven@@ ants , Jehovah gra@@ du@@ ally reve@@ aled how his purpose concer@@ ning the Se@@ ed promised in E@@ den would be ful@@ filled .
We can therefore be confid@@ ent that he will turn our Bible - based ho@@ p@@ es into re@@ ality .
“ We were con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that the pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation of Jehovah and his name could not be b@@ lo@@ cked by such a man - made dec@@ ree , ” says Ri@@ ch@@ ard Ru@@ do@@ l@@ ph , now over 1@@ 00 years old .
Yes , thr@@ ough@@ out his Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn , Christ will continue to lead the other sheep , who truly listen to his vo@@ ice , and gu@@ i@@ de them to everlasting life .
Ther@@ efore , Jehovah gave him a less@@ on in man@@ ’s lit@@ t@@ l@@ en@@ ess com@@ pared with God’s great@@ ness .
“ As such it sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed ex@@ tre@@ me hum@@ ili@@ ation , sh@@ ame and t@@ or@@ ture . ”
To some , such as Jews and Mus@@ li@@ ms , circum@@ c@@ ision is more than a health me@@ asure ; it has religious sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance .
In 195@@ 7 , M@@ ary R@@ o@@ bin@@ son and I were assign@@ ed to pioneer in the in@@ du@@ stri@@ al are@@ a of Ru@@ ther@@ g@@ le@@ n in G@@ l@@ as@@ go@@ w , S@@ co@@ t@@ land .
What kind of influ@@ ences did it exer@@ t on our brothers and sisters back then ?
If we are truly hum@@ ble before God , we will also ref@@ ra@@ in from es@@ ti@@ mat@@ ing ourselves to be a@@ bo@@ ve our fellow humans .
Paul wr@@ ites : “ Now the works of the flesh are man@@ i@@ f@@ est , and they are for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , lo@@ ose conduct , i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , prac@@ tice of spi@@ rit@@ ism , en@@ m@@ ities , stri@@ fe , je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , f@@ its of anger , con@@ ten@@ tions , div@@ isions , se@@ cts , en@@ vi@@ es , dr@@ un@@ ken b@@ ou@@ ts , re@@ vel@@ ries , and things like these .
“ G@@ O@@ D has disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared , but the Devil rema@@ ins . ”
How can you make sure that the stud@@ ent under@@ stan@@ ds what you are teaching him ?
The a@@ bo@@ ve - mentioned refer@@ ence work states that a ro@@ y@@ al s@@ cri@@ be and se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary was a close ad@@ vis@@ er to the king , in char@@ ge of fin@@ an@@ cial matters , com@@ pet@@ ent in di@@ pl@@ om@@ ac@@ y , and knowle@@ d@@ ge@@ able in fore@@ ign af@@ fai@@ r@@ s , inter@@ n@@ ational law , and tra@@ de ag@@ re@@ ements .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Eli@@ h@@ u did not jo@@ in the three “ com@@ for@@ ters ” in wr@@ ong@@ ly conclu@@ ding that God was p@@ un@@ ish@@ ing Job for his sin@@ s .
Not one rec@@ ord was bro@@ ken .
To what kin@@ ds of s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls and par@@ ch@@ ments was Paul refer@@ ring ?
They read us Bible st@@ ori@@ es and then asked us why Bible char@@ ac@@ ters ac@@ ted the way they did .
15 , 16 . ( a ) Why can we rel@@ ate to what fellow humans feel ?
However , N@@ at@@ ali@@ e is very supp@@ or@@ tive .
Instead of tr@@ ying to car@@ ry our problems al@@ one , we need to pray fer@@ v@@ ently , thro@@ wing our da@@ ily bur@@ den@@ s on God .
The following repor@@ t from a 17 - year - old Witness gi@@ r@@ l is an example .
Their concer@@ ns and prayers for you began long before your bir@@ th .
How can you put your child at e@@ ase , so that he or she will feel more com@@ for@@ table tal@@ king to you about se@@ x ?
For example , I@@ l T@@ emp@@ o of I@@ tal@@ y repor@@ ted : “ Pe@@ ople who have Jehovah’s Witnesses as work@@ mat@@ es descri@@ be them as hon@@ est work@@ ers , so con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of their faith that they may appe@@ ar ob@@ s@@ ess@@ ed by it ; ne@@ ver@@ th@@ eless , they comm@@ and respect for their moral integrity . ”
Just i@@ magine ​ — Mi@@ ri@@ am@@ ’s wel@@ f@@ are now dep@@ ended on the inter@@ c@@ es@@ sion of the one they had wr@@ ong@@ ed !
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H is the S@@ ource of wisdom , and he gener@@ ously sh@@ a@@ res his wisdom with others .
We are wise , therefore , to take to heart Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah’s ent@@ reat@@ y : “ Be@@ fore there comes upon you the day of Jehovah’s anger , seek Jehovah , all you me@@ ek ones of the earth , who have practic@@ ed His own j@@ udi@@ cial decision . Se@@ ek righteousness , seek me@@ ek@@ ness . ”
‘ In God I have put my trust .
Some even travel@@ ed to fore@@ ign coun@@ tri@@ es .
“ If you are having tr@@ ou@@ ble with someone , ” said Bro@@ ther S@@ pl@@ ane , “ si@@ t down and wr@@ ite out ten qualities that you just love about that person .
God called them “ the people whom I form@@ ed for my@@ self so that they might dec@@ l@@ are my praise . ”
No , he did not want them to com@@ promise their beli@@ ef@@ s for the s@@ ake of peace .
* ​ — John 12 : 31 .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly not those held by false religion and prom@@ o@@ ted as if they were as valu@@ able as what is found in the Scriptures .
[ Ch@@ ar@@ t / ​ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 9 ]
That ev@@ ent was so con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing that “ many became believers in the Lord . ”
These effe@@ cts , no@@ tes a repor@@ t , may r@@ ange from a dist@@ or@@ ted sense of se@@ x@@ u@@ al nor@@ ms to “ difficul@@ ty main@@ tain@@ ing a heal@@ thy , loving relationship ; an un@@ real@@ is@@ tic view of women ; and po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally , por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y ad@@ di@@ ction , which can inter@@ f@@ ere with school work , fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps and family relation@@ shi@@ ps . ”
We set the go@@ al that we would all take up the full - time ministry .
When you consider those promises regarding God’s Kingdom , can you see why the Kingdom means so much to Jesus ?
Instead of cre@@ di@@ ting Jehovah with her material blessings , Israel at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted these to the go@@ ds of such nations and viol@@ ated her marriage covenant with God by eng@@ ag@@ ing in false worship .
Who today make up “ the righteous nation that is keep@@ ing faithful conduct , ” living in har@@ mony with Bible principles , ac@@ ting as faithful Witnesses for Jehovah , and pro@@ claim@@ ing his Kingdom as the only hope for human@@ ity ?
May you never turn asi@@ de from the wise words of such an “ instru@@ ct@@ or in the fear of the true God . ” ​ — Proverbs 1 : 5 ; 12 : 15 ; 19 : 20 .
Although the rich and fam@@ ous are consider@@ ed res@@ pe@@ c@@ table in to@@ da@@ y’s soci@@ ety , they often pa@@ y only li@@ p service to vi@@ r@@ tu@@ es like hon@@ es@@ ty and trust .
There they have been c@@ ru@@ el@@ ly tre@@ ated .
O@@ r , husband , how do you know but that you will sa@@ ve your wife ? ”
W@@ i@@ do@@ ws , or@@ ph@@ ans , and other nee@@ dy ones had to be car@@ ed for at times .
The account at Matthew 26 : 6 - 13 gives the lo@@ c@@ ation ​ — the house of S@@ im@@ on the le@@ per , in Be@@ th@@ any — ​ but does not name the woman who began p@@ our@@ ing per@@ fu@@ m@@ ed o@@ il on Jesus ’ head .
B@@ ack when the Bible was written , it was comm@@ on for people to direc@@ t their prayers to car@@ ved i@@ ma@@ ges .
The qu@@ ality of your life dep@@ ends much on the qu@@ ality of your fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps .
Those words of Jesus to his faithful apostles apply in princi@@ ple to all anointed Christians today and , by ex@@ ten@@ sion , to their “ other sheep ” compan@@ i@@ ons .
“ An@@ yone could be imp@@ ressed to car@@ ry the ba@@ gg@@ age of the ar@@ my for a certain dist@@ ance , ” says one Greek scho@@ la@@ r , and “ anyone could be com@@ p@@ el@@ led to per@@ form any service that the occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ers cho@@ se to la@@ y upon him . ”
At first , he pre@@ pared one ser@@ m@@ on to give on a S@@ un@@ day in 18@@ 4@@ 2 .
A@@ gre@@ e@@ ing to have a Bible study or being ra@@ ised around the truth does not a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally mean that a person will devel@@ op a strong personal relationship with Jehovah .
W@@ he@@ ther they thought so or not , Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s des@@ tru@@ ction was im@@ min@@ ent !
* ​ — D@@ an .
Of course , we may have to read por@@ tions of it more than once to ab@@ s@@ or@@ b poin@@ ts and be able to medit@@ ate on them . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 10@@ 4 ; 14@@ 3 : 5 ; Proverbs 4 : 7 .
How do we demonstr@@ ate that our heart is complete toward Jehovah ?
Let them mar@@ ry . ”
Why is expres@@ sing anger d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous ?
The Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch re@@ ac@@ ted to this and re@@ af@@ fir@@ m@@ ed its beli@@ ef in Satan the Devil at the Fir@@ st V@@ ati@@ can C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l ( 18@@ 6@@ 9 - 70 ) , re@@ it@@ er@@ ating this rather ti@@ mi@@ dly at the Se@@ cond V@@ ati@@ can C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l ( 19@@ 6@@ 2 - 6@@ 5 ) .
Rather than put his own inter@@ ests first , he set@@ t@@ led things pe@@ ace@@ ab@@ ly .
( b ) When Paul wrote his letter to the Hebrews , how much time was left for Jerusalem ?
Ke@@ ep Y@@ our@@ self in God’s Lo@@ ve
Like a cap@@ tain who is as@@ le@@ ep , such individuals do not wa@@ ke up until it is too l@@ ate .
How will wal@@ king by spirit af@@ fect our present relation@@ shi@@ ps and our future pro@@ spe@@ cts ?
Ha@@ ving done so , the now resur@@ rec@@ ted and en@@ thr@@ oned Jesus is in a position to give sal@@ vation to all who me@@ et God’s requi@@ re@@ ments . ​ — Revelation 12 : 10 .
By com@@ par@@ is@@ on , consider the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality that King David showed to M@@ ep@@ hi@@ bo@@ sh@@ et@@ h , the son of his friend J@@ on@@ a@@ than .
What kind of sacrific@@ es do we offer , but what should be bor@@ ne in mind about their value ?
Why did Sa@@ ul@@ ’s attitude toward David change , and what was David for@@ ced to do ?
F@@ ur@@ ther , Pet@@ er@@ ’s words indic@@ ate that not all Christians would have the same a@@ bil@@ ities , responsi@@ bil@@ ities , or privile@@ ges .
If they refu@@ se to accept it , she cri@@ es .
As children gro@@ w up , it is vital for parents to help them devel@@ op their own de@@ f@@ en@@ ses .
Re@@ ally , the ransom sacrifice is the great@@ est expres@@ sion of love ever .
And the c@@ hi@@ ef cu@@ p@@ be@@ are@@ r led a st@@ af@@ f of servants who made sure that P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s w@@ ine and perhaps be@@ er were of high qu@@ ality and were kept sa@@ fe from any at@@ temp@@ t to po@@ is@@ on the mon@@ ar@@ ch ​ — a real ris@@ k , for cour@@ t in@@ tri@@ gu@@ e and ass@@ as@@ sin@@ ations were comm@@ on .
Z@@ e@@ al@@ ously be@@ aring witness to the resurrection of the Christ ex@@ posed them to persecu@@ tion , suffering , and death .
You can therefore gain strength and courage by medit@@ ating on the examples of others rather than foc@@ using on your own difficul@@ ties .
See also “ Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers ” in the May 15 , 199@@ 0 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
O@@ b@@ serving the ma@@ ke@@ up of his earthly son , Jehovah made this ass@@ ess@@ ment of his h@@ an@@ di@@ work : “ Lo@@ ok ! it [ is ] very good . ” ​ — Genesis 1 : 31 ; Psalm 9@@ 5 : 6 .
Al@@ ready there ex@@ ists a worl@@ d@@ wide associ@@ ation of people who serve Jehovah and live by the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s el@@ ev@@ ated moral standards .
J@@ ab@@ es@@ h - g@@ ile@@ ad ?
It was a hard t@@ est of faith , but B@@ er@@ n@@ ard and I rema@@ ined fir@@ m in our refu@@ s@@ al to com@@ promise .
R@@ eho@@ bo@@ am rul@@ es over the sou@@ ther@@ n kingdom , made up of the tri@@ bes of Juda@@ h and B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in , and Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am re@@ ign@@ s over the nor@@ ther@@ n ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel .
N@@ ic@@ o@@ le@@ ’s husband , R@@ ob@@ er@@ t , also tri@@ es to consider all the circumstances .
The la@@ ws that God gave to the ancient nation of Israel also reve@@ al that he ca@@ res for all nations .
One day a p@@ ac@@ ka@@ ge arri@@ ved from my mother , who still lived in w@@ es@@ ter@@ n U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine .
19 : 11 - 13 .
L@@ ik@@ ely you rec@@ all such st@@ at@@ ements of Jesus as these : “ St@@ ore up for y@@ ourselves tre@@ a@@ sures in heaven . ”
T@@ or@@ ture was com@@ mon@@ ly used to ex@@ t@@ ort con@@ fes@@ sions of “ gu@@ il@@ t . ”
My husband re@@ ti@@ red in 199@@ 3 .
What an am@@ a@@ z@@ ing de@@ gre@@ e of fre@@ e@@ dom they had in car@@ r@@ ying out their Creat@@ or@@ ’s will !
They were Lu@@ ther@@ ans but did not accept the ch@@ urch teaching of hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re , since they could not re@@ conc@@ ile it with their beli@@ ef in a God of love .
No , the al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God simply se@@ ts for@@ th his purpose and accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ es it .
Paul wrote that sin br@@ ings death “ to all men . ”
While baptism does bring a yo@@ ke of responsi@@ bility , Jesus as@@ sures us that it is a kin@@ dly and be@@ ar@@ able one that will ref@@ res@@ h us im@@ men@@ sel@@ y .
Des@@ pite Satan’s ra@@ bi@@ d op@@ position , the full comple@@ ment of anointed ones among us will be gl@@ ori@@ fied in heaven in Jehovah’s du@@ e time ​ — after a “ l@@ eng@@ th of days ” on earth .
At night he often asked me to read to him from the Bible book of Psal@@ ms .
And consider this : Since “ there is no in@@ justice ” with God , he will never fai@@ l to pre@@ serve the group of humans who have been serving him loy@@ ally .
In 199@@ 4 came the rel@@ e@@ ase of the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Christian Greek Scriptures , and in 199@@ 7 , the complete New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures in P@@ ol@@ ish .
I@@ magine the time during the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn of Christ when Jehovah will re@@ verse the effe@@ cts of old age .
Can we really me@@ asure up to God’s requi@@ re@@ ment of ho@@ l@@ iness , or cle@@ an@@ ness , without the help of the holy spirit ?
‘ We C@@ an@@ not S@@ to@@ p S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing Ab@@ out Jesus ’
I said , “ You have asked a simp@@ le question , and I will tell you . ”
As the re@@ ign@@ ing King of God’s Kingdom , “ Messi@@ ah the Le@@ ad@@ er ” will show@@ er blessings upon obedi@@ ent mankind .
Jo@@ si@@ ah demonstr@@ ated his trust in Jehovah by cle@@ ans@@ ing the land of i@@ do@@ ls and rest@@ or@@ ing true worship .
What can strengthen our con@@ vi@@ ction that Jehovah’s love for us is end@@ uring ?
They had no as@@ pi@@ r@@ ations of going to heaven .
I was just 17 years of age , and I had no ide@@ a where to go .
Genesis 2 : 7 - 9
He moved to Rus@@ sia in 200@@ 2 .
M@@ el@@ ting O@@ p@@ position With “ F@@ i@@ er@@ y C@@ o@@ als ”
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing on the the@@ me “ Be Tru@@ e Dis@@ ci@@ ples , ” he re@@ mar@@ ked : “ Dis@@ ci@@ ple@@ ship means con@@ stan@@ tly obe@@ ying the words of Jesus .
How can we help such individuals to buil@@ d faith in Jehovah ?
E@@ s@@ ther t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully did not men@@ tion the k@@ ing@@ ’s responsi@@ bility in the dec@@ ree desi@@ gn@@ ed to an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ate her people .
H@@ er bo@@ ss had refu@@ sed to give her a leave un@@ less a re@@ plac@@ ement could be found .
( Luke 10 : 1 – 24 : 5@@ 3 )
He may be able to look bey@@ ond the sur@@ face problems and see that the stru@@ c@@ ture is s@@ ound and that the house can be rest@@ ored .
On a@@ ver@@ age , over 20@@ ,000 people each mon@@ th get baptized as Witnesses of Jehovah .
To dec@@ ei@@ ve , says one dic@@ tion@@ ary , means “ to cause to accept as true or v@@ al@@ id what is false or inv@@ al@@ id . ”
A positi@@ ve , jo@@ y@@ ful attitude helps to keep us strong and prom@@ o@@ tes peace and un@@ ity in the congregation . ​ — Romans 15 : 13 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 25 .
Consider what Jehovah stated to Solomon about David after he died .
S@@ cho@@ l@@ ars ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged its reading : “ James , son of Joseph , brother of Jesus . ”
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we can be that these “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men ” ​ — the appointed elders — ​ direc@@ t our attention to Jehovah’s remin@@ ders when we me@@ et together for worship !
Still others are app@@ al@@ led by Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s hist@@ ory of b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed , op@@ pres@@ sion , di@@ su@@ n@@ ity , and ung@@ o@@ dly be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
“ Those who were inter@@ ested in bu@@ ying them would simply di@@ p in and pi@@ ck out the bi@@ gg@@ est f@@ ra@@ g@@ ment that con@@ ta@@ ined the most writ@@ ing , ” says Ch@@ ar@@ les H@@ ort@@ on , cur@@ at@@ or of the W@@ es@@ ter@@ n C@@ ol@@ le@@ ctions of the Ch@@ es@@ ter Be@@ at@@ ty Li@@ br@@ ary .
Today , Jehovah does not gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e us prote@@ ction from the ra@@ va@@ ges of death , cri@@ me , fam@@ ine , or n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ ster .
He displa@@ yed himself a mi@@ gh@@ ty h@@ un@@ ter in op@@ position to Jehovah . ”
Bo@@ th anointed Christians and the “ other sheep ” benefit from it . ​ — John 10 : 16 .
Be Re@@ as@@ on@@ able
Then they are in a position to apply the second part of the s@@ crip@@ ture ​ — to “ inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate ” God’s la@@ ws in their children .
When we refle@@ ct on the love that Jesus has for mankind in gener@@ al and for us as individuals , our hearts are t@@ ou@@ ched and we feel com@@ p@@ el@@ led to follow his example .
It was first given , not to the nation of n@@ atur@@ al Israel , who were the des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Jac@@ o@@ b , but to a spiritual nation , “ the Israel of God . ”
• What are four st@@ ep@@ s that can help marriage mat@@ es sol@@ ve problems ?
If you apply what is said in the Bible , “ thinking ability it@@ self will keep gu@@ ard over you , dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment it@@ self will sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard you , to deli@@ ver you from the bad way . ”
One day , some@@ time before Israel mar@@ ched around Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o , two str@@ ang@@ ers appe@@ ared at R@@ a@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s do@@ or .
What do my con@@ vers@@ ations show about my desi@@ res ?
Hence , Jesus lam@@ ented : “ Jerusalem , Jerusalem , the k@@ ill@@ er of the prophe@@ ts and st@@ on@@ er of those sent for@@ th to her , ​ — how often I wanted to ga@@ ther your children together , the way a h@@ en ga@@ thers her c@@ hi@@ c@@ ks together under her w@@ ings !
( Lo@@ ok under BI@@ B@@ L@@ E T@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H@@ IN@@ G@@ S / ​ T@@ E@@ EN@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ R@@ S / ​ BI@@ B@@ L@@ E S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ C@@ T@@ I@@ V@@ I@@ T@@ I@@ E@@ S )
I have learned that Jehovah will not let you be temp@@ ted bey@@ ond what you can h@@ and@@ le .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , their desi@@ gn@@ s ​ — their me@@ tho@@ ds of re@@ aching their ob@@ je@@ c@@ ti@@ ves — ​ are dec@@ e@@ it@@ ful .
A@@ n E@@ ast Af@@ ri@@ can j@@ our@@ n@@ al ref@@ ers to the Witnesses as “ one of the worl@@ d’s fa@@ st@@ est gro@@ wing and high@@ ly res@@ pe@@ cted religi@@ ons known inter@@ n@@ ati@@ on@@ ally for its to@@ tal ad@@ her@@ ence to bi@@ bli@@ cal teachings . ”
When the Christian husband de@@ als with his wife tend@@ er@@ ly , consider@@ ately , atten@@ tiv@@ ely , un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly , it is e@@ asi@@ er for his wife to sub@@ mit to his he@@ ad@@ ship .
In fact , discipl@@ ine is clo@@ sel@@ y l@@ in@@ ked with the next as@@ pect of love mentioned by Paul .
The con@@ text of 2 Peter 3 : 7 shows that the heavens , earth , and fi@@ re mentioned there are also sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s .
And he instru@@ cted the nation in God’s will .
The Bible says : “ The righteous one may f@@ all se@@ ven times , and he will get up again . ”
It also sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ded them from the temp@@ tation to com@@ mit the@@ ft or im@@ mor@@ ality .
▪ Consider What K@@ ind of Per@@ son You O@@ ught to Be
L@@ ater , we set@@ t@@ led in M@@ id@@ d@@ le@@ wi@@ ch in the ad@@ jo@@ ining coun@@ ty of C@@ he@@ shi@@ re .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing that is in the earth will ex@@ pi@@ re . ”
So should we not give consider@@ ation to the qu@@ ality of our prayers ?
B@@ ack then , N@@ ap@@ les was stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to rec@@ over from the de@@ va@@ st@@ ation of the war .
However , to what was Paul refer@@ ring when he said that Jesus pra@@ ised God “ in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the congregation ” ?
The actions of a pro@@ spe@@ ctive Witness should make it clear to the religious organization and ob@@ serv@@ ers in gener@@ al that he has ended that religious a@@ ff@@ ili@@ ation .
H@@ ere , we come to the cen@@ tr@@ al point of Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation .
• C@@ are for our physical , spiritual , and emo@@ tional health , which inclu@@ des arrang@@ ing for who@@ les@@ ome rec@@ re@@ ation . ​ — Mark 6 : 31 ; 2 C@@ or .
On at le@@ ast three occasi@@ ons and in the pres@@ ence of self - righteous enem@@ ies , Jesus la@@ id down the rule by which Jehovah de@@ als with mankind : “ E@@ ver@@ yone that ex@@ al@@ ts himself will be hum@@ ili@@ ated , but he that hum@@ bl@@ es himself will be ex@@ al@@ ted . ” ​ — Luke 14 : 11 ; 18 : 14 ; Matthew 23 : 12 .
In the l@@ ate 19@@ 20 ’ s , large M@@ en@@ n@@ on@@ ite f@@ ar@@ ms were turned into col@@ le@@ c@@ ti@@ ves .
And the vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s ?
Indeed , he experienced a new beg@@ in@@ ning ​ — a new bir@@ th , so to speak . He became a son , which gave him the right to atten@@ d the school and to be part of his a@@ do@@ p@@ tive fa@@ ther’s family .
The su@@ per@@ n@@ atur@@ al br@@ il@@ li@@ ance of the Son of God left Saul bl@@ ind and dep@@ end@@ ent on others .
The wife is to recogn@@ ize the authority of her mate , and the children should stri@@ ve to be obedi@@ ent , a course that is well - pleas@@ ing to the Lord .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ating Your G@@ r@@ and P@@ ri@@ v@@ ile@@ ge
With so much evidence that God’s Kingdom is already esta@@ bli@@ shed in heaven , why do the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of people not accept what this means ?
( R@@ er@@ e@@ ad verse 2 . )
Par@@ ents , Ch@@ il@@ dren ​ — Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ate With Lo@@ ve
Satan tri@@ es to bre@@ ak our integrity through the s@@ ow@@ ing of doub@@ ts about what we have been taught .
R@@ ep@@ ent , and have faith in the good news . ’ ”
When Christ hands over the Kingdom to God , how are the s@@ crip@@ tures to be under@@ sto@@ od that speak of it as lasting forever ?
On the other hand , the one see@@ king in@@ ti@@ ma@@ ci@@ es with ano@@ ther’s marriage mate would be in greater im@@ medi@@ ate d@@ anger under the Law .
They ign@@ ore the truth stated at Proverbs 28 : 26 : “ He that is tru@@ sting in his own heart is stu@@ pi@@ d , but he that is wal@@ king in wisdom is the one that will es@@ cap@@ e . ”
The men were deep@@ ly res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful .
From op@@ pres@@ sion and from viol@@ ence he will re@@ de@@ em their soul . ”
For such a gift , sur@@ ely we should love our heavenly Father in return .
In ad@@ dition , we want to make good use of the vari@@ ous means by which spiritual food is now made a@@ vail@@ able to God’s people worl@@ d@@ wide . ​ — Luke 12 : 4@@ 2 .
Then you can ev@@ en@@ tually enjoy an e@@ asi@@ er relationship with your mate , resul@@ ting in lasting understanding .
Instead , they could ask the person : “ W@@ ould you like to have me show you how a Bible study is condu@@ cted ? ”
It is sum@@ m@@ ed up in these words , “ I am disa@@ b@@ led now but not forever ! ”
• How can we take refu@@ ge in Jehovah’s name now ?
In some par@@ ts of M@@ ban@@ da@@ ka , Jehovah’s Witnesses had been un@@ able to ob@@ tain L@@ ing@@ ala Bi@@ bl@@ es .
the U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . *
You might want to help con@@ stru@@ ct Kingdom H@@ alls or branch fac@@ il@@ ities in fore@@ ign lands .
M@@ ore than that , such an attitude indic@@ ates an ign@@ or@@ ance of the fac@@ ts .
Many people prof@@ ess to worship God , but their conduct does not con@@ form to the standards set for@@ th in his inspired Word .
If they de@@ te@@ ct anything in our attitude or be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or that might end@@ anger our spiritu@@ ality , they are quic@@ k to give us needed counsel with a view to our read@@ ju@@ st@@ ment .
R@@ em@@ ember , fri@@ end@@ ship , like a f@@ low@@ ering pl@@ ant , needs to be w@@ at@@ ered and n@@ ur@@ tur@@ ed for it to b@@ lo@@ s@@ som ​ — and that takes time .
However , 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 21 : 1 indic@@ ates that Satan inc@@ ited him to do so .
There I used my time for in@@ ten@@ sive Bible study .
In E@@ l S@@ al@@ va@@ d@@ or , a young publi@@ sh@@ er was stud@@ ying the Bible with an 8@@ 7 - year - old Ca@@ tho@@ lic woman who c@@ lu@@ ng to her ch@@ urch .
The Bible rel@@ ates that in ancient times people lived much longer , in some c@@ as@@ es al@@ most one th@@ ous@@ and years .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of people who have taken a close look at the Ho@@ ly Scriptures have come to appreci@@ ate that Bible counsel is based on godly wisdom , which is far su@@ peri@@ or to human thinking .
“ A good - for - nothing man ” may not only res@@ ort to “ cro@@ o@@ ke@@ dness of spe@@ e@@ ch ” but also try to hi@@ de his mo@@ ti@@ ves with body language , such as “ w@@ in@@ king his e@@ ye . ”
So , ap@@ par@@ ently , even some of the cl@@ er@@ gy will a@@ ban@@ d@@ on their religious course and den@@ y that they were ever part of those false religi@@ ons .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in fi@@ ve days they were able to sel@@ l their home in T@@ ex@@ as and to “ st@@ ep over into M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia , ” as it were .
He pointed out that their hope is not f@@ oun@@ ded on their works , but on Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness .
“ G@@ o , my people , en@@ ter into your inter@@ i@@ or ro@@ om@@ s , and shu@@ t your do@@ ors be@@ h@@ ind you , ” states Isaiah 26 : 20 . “ H@@ i@@ de yourself for but a m@@ om@@ ent until the den@@ un@@ ci@@ ation pas@@ ses over . ”
Why , then , does she always try to tell the truth ?
Even when con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with the fact that Jesus was resur@@ rec@@ ted after they had put him to death , they were un@@ willing to ad@@ mit that this was of God’s doing .
There Paul was able to help C@@ ris@@ p@@ us , “ the pre@@ si@@ ding of@@ fic@@ er of the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e , ” to become a disci@@ ple .
So I s@@ wal@@ low@@ ed my pri@@ de and op@@ ened up to my wife .
B@@ ri@@ bes for w@@ in@@ ning bu@@ sin@@ ess contr@@ ac@@ ts in other coun@@ tri@@ es , however , are just the ti@@ p of the cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion ic@@ e@@ ber@@ g .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in its pages , we find God’s deal@@ ings with imper@@ fect human@@ kind over th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years .
Ma@@ in@@ tain a P@@ os@@ iti@@ ve A@@ t@@ titu@@ de
Such a tr@@ end is qu@@ ite no@@ tic@@ e@@ able in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
The Greek word rend@@ ered “ world ” does not mean “ the earth . ” As used here , it ref@@ ers to humans ​ — really , to all human@@ kind .
Why not get a g@@ li@@ mp@@ se of that special service by reading the article “ We Do the B@@ est We Can ! ” that appe@@ ared in The Watchtower of O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 15 , 200@@ 1 ?
He was kept in cu@@ sto@@ dy , perhaps cha@@ ined to his gu@@ ard .
However , during the con@@ stru@@ ction of Jehovah’s temple , while fore@@ ign@@ ers were sub@@ je@@ cted to sla@@ v@@ ish for@@ ced la@@ b@@ or , “ there were no@@ ne of the sons of Israel that Solomon cons@@ titu@@ ted sla@@ ves ; for they were the war@@ ri@@ ors and his servants and his pr@@ inc@@ es and his ad@@ ju@@ t@@ ants and c@@ hi@@ ef@@ s of his ch@@ ari@@ o@@ te@@ ers and of his hor@@ s@@ em@@ en . ” ​ — 1 K@@ ings 9 : 22 .
By using such me@@ tho@@ ds of char@@ it@@ able giving , many have helped to support our religious and human@@ it@@ ari@@ an activities worl@@ d@@ wide and ma@@ xi@@ mi@@ ze ta@@ x benef@@ its .
These events were ​ — and still are — ​ important spiritual occasi@@ ons .
Consider three so@@ li@@ d bas@@ es upon which his faith likely rest@@ ed .
H@@ ere , too , a simil@@ ar@@ ity ex@@ ists between the first Christians and Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Then their worship would be gen@@ u@@ ine and would be appreci@@ ated by his Father . ​ — Matthew 6 : 1 - 6 .
* But why has the Bible end@@ ur@@ ed des@@ pite n@@ atur@@ al de@@ ca@@ y , fi@@ er@@ ce op@@ position , and deli@@ ber@@ ate tam@@ per@@ ing with its message , often with ast@@ oun@@ ding acc@@ oun@@ ts of sur@@ vi@@ val ?
Di@@ d some of the apostles ac@@ tually see Jesus coming in his Kingdom ?
We too should encoura@@ ge brothers who are disc@@ oura@@ ged or de@@ pres@@ sed .
Sa@@ ys one refer@@ ence work : “ Rom@@ an eng@@ in@@ e@@ ering . . . ob@@ ta@@ ined resul@@ ts that were des@@ t@@ ined to remain un@@ mat@@ ched for cen@@ tu@@ ries . ”
Jesus told his followers : “ M@@ ake disciples of people of all the nations . ”
Satan sur@@ ely knew that Jesus had the hope of ev@@ en@@ tually rul@@ ing mankind .
L@@ ear@@ n about that Kingdom , and live to see the time when peace will f@@ ill the earth ! ​ — Isaiah 9 : 6 , 7 .
Des@@ pite living in difficult times , Jeremiah displa@@ yed a positi@@ ve attitude .
We are all sin@@ n@@ ers and des@@ per@@ ately in need of Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
Some sisters wor@@ e tra@@ di@@ tional d@@ ress and ad@@ or@@ ned their ha@@ ir with beau@@ ti@@ ful f@@ low@@ ers in true P@@ ol@@ y@@ n@@ es@@ i@@ an st@@ y@@ le .
However , at the end of the se@@ ven times , God would ap@@ point a new R@@ ul@@ er over his people ​ — someone in heaven .
One way is by medit@@ ating on our relationship with Jehovah God .
If we find it hard to i@@ magine the ex@@ t@@ ent of her g@@ ri@@ ef , how much more so are we at a lo@@ ss to i@@ magine the joy she felt three days later !
Li@@ ving for self without reg@@ ard for divine law might se@@ em at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive to many , but the bad con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of such a course are in@@ es@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble . ​ — G@@ al .
( P@@ ic@@ ture 3 ) What was the situation by the end of World W@@ ar I@@ I ?
1 , 2 . ( a ) What bi@@ g is@@ sue fac@@ es all mankind ?
What did Jesus ’ baptism sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze , and how can his followers imitate his example ?
He showed how sac@@ red service can be refle@@ cted in the field ministry to help righ@@ the@@ ar@@ ted individuals worship God in an accep@@ table way .
On the other hand , you may be exc@@ ited to me@@ et new people for the first few we@@ ek@@ s .
In 3@@ 25 C.E . , at the C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l of N@@ ic@@ e@@ a , A@@ ri@@ us was ex@@ iled and his teachings were con@@ dem@@ ned .
One reason was that I now bel@@ ong@@ ed to Jehovah , having dedic@@ ated my@@ self to him to serve him forever .
P@@ over@@ ty ​ — The Si@@ tu@@ ation Today
E@@ arly every mor@@ ning , she took the boo@@ k@@ let Ex@@ am@@ ining the Scriptures Da@@ ily and sto@@ od on the san@@ dy st@@ re@@ et in fr@@ on@@ t of her house .
What war@@ ning did Jesus give , but what qu@@ ality have true Christians displa@@ yed ?
All his life Jac@@ o@@ b stru@@ gg@@ led to ob@@ tain blessings
What did Jesus mean by the words “ it will turn out to you for a witness ” ?
So , then , who walk in the truth today ?
He even imp@@ lied that he was more righteous than God .
For instance , one day about four years ag@@ o , a dr@@ un@@ ken man nam@@ ed A@@ ri@@ el was in bed with a h@@ ang@@ over .
The dep@@ th of her spiritu@@ ality is reve@@ aled in her beau@@ ti@@ ful prayer recorded at 1 Samuel 2 : 1 - 10 .
This can@@ c@@ el@@ ed out any imper@@ fe@@ ction ex@@ is@@ ting in Mar@@ y’s o@@ vu@@ m , ther@@ e@@ by pro@@ duc@@ ing a g@@ ene@@ tic pat@@ ter@@ n that was perfect from its star@@ t .
This inclu@@ des people who say that they worship Jehovah but cho@@ ose to dis@@ obey him .
T@@ act and loy@@ al@@ ty again char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized Na@@ th@@ an’s actions .
Th@@ ough it is not known ex@@ ac@@ tly when Christians began to use the co@@ de@@ x , one refer@@ ence work states : “ So uni@@ vers@@ al is the Christian use of the co@@ de@@ x in the second century that its in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction must d@@ ate well before A@@ .@@ D . 1@@ 00 . ”
Then , they travel@@ ed together and helped one another .
When I was 20 , I started lear@@ ning M@@ ong@@ o@@ li@@ an and I had a ch@@ ance to vis@@ it a M@@ ong@@ o@@ li@@ an group of publi@@ sh@@ ers .
Des@@ pite the difficul@@ ties enc@@ oun@@ tered , the ran@@ ks of such full - time min@@ isters are s@@ wel@@ ling worl@@ d@@ wide .
Acc@@ ording to one refer@@ ence work , “ the fo@@ ol , anxi@@ ous to appe@@ ar wise , b@@ lu@@ r@@ ts out what he thin@@ ks is wisdom but in the pro@@ c@@ ess tur@@ ns it to fol@@ ly . ”
“ I G@@ a@@ ined a De@@ ep@@ er Un@@ der@@ standing of Ri@@ ght and W@@ r@@ ong . ” ​ — S@@ E@@ B@@ A@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ Ã@@ O AL@@ V@@ E@@ S J@@ U@@ N@@ Q@@ U@@ E@@ I@@ R@@ A
While only a few in the Bethel family give a ver@@ ba@@ l com@@ ment each mor@@ ning , the rest pon@@ der on what is being said and read .
My own fo@@ o@@ t will certainly stand on a le@@ v@@ el place ; among the congreg@@ ated thr@@ ong@@ s I shall bl@@ ess Jehovah . ”
I a@@ w@@ oke in an ic@@ y c@@ ell without bre@@ ad , water , or a bl@@ an@@ ke@@ t .
The fact is that as imper@@ fect humans all of us experience such feelings from time to time .
For instance , when the mother of James and John re@@ ques@@ ted that her two sons si@@ t b@@ es@@ i@@ de Jesus in his kingdom , Jesus said : “ This s@@ it@@ ting down at my right hand and at my left is not mine to give . ”
F@@ in@@ ding a lo@@ c@@ ation that is condu@@ ci@@ ve to study can be a chall@@ enge , but it is desi@@ ra@@ ble
We face a cho@@ ice : Will we seek to receive God’s holy spirit and come under its influ@@ ence , or will we allow the worl@@ d’s spirit to d@@ om@@ in@@ ate ?
When Jehovah’s S@@ ons Re@@ bel@@ led
You can make friends with milli@@ ons now living , as well as with those from past gener@@ ations who are s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing in death , a@@ wa@@ iting the resurrection when “ death will be no more . ”
Do you won@@ der : ‘ How does God feel about those who once served him ?
* So@@ on , God’s Kingdom will bring an end to these last days with the war of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
S@@ tri@@ c@@ tly obey Jehovah’s comman@@ d@@ ments .
What was to ha@@ p@@ pen to re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous Sam@@ ari@@ a , but how could the Israelites receive mer@@ cy ?
As a loving spiritual overse@@ er ​ — even to those to whom he gave strong ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on — ​ Jesus stated : “ All those for whom I have affe@@ ction I re@@ prove and discipl@@ ine . Ther@@ efore be ze@@ al@@ ous and rep@@ ent . ”
The Christian congregation is different from the world because it ad@@ her@@ es to God’s righteous principles .
The apostle Paul told Timothy : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e in the things that you learned . ”
In Mar@@ ch 19@@ 34 , C@@ lar@@ ence and C@@ ar@@ l , their wi@@ ves , H@@ el@@ en and her mother , C@@ lar@@ enc@@ e@@ ’s sister - in - law and I ​ — ei@@ ght of us — ​ he@@ ad@@ ed w@@ est to atten@@ d the conven@@ tion in Lo@@ s Ang@@ el@@ es , C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a .
You might invit@@ e sing@@ le brothers or sisters to your family worship from time to time .
The psalmist wrote : “ Jehovah himself will not hold back anything good from those wal@@ king in fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less@@ ness . ”
We are “ wit@@ nesses ” of Jehovah , “ God’s fellow work@@ ers , ” as we activ@@ ely share the “ good news ” with others .
The preaching work that Jesus started in the first century is being done on an even gr@@ an@@ der sc@@ ale today .
The c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests and the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , however , take counsel to k@@ ill Jesus .
Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t Ma@@ de Be@@ z@@ al@@ el Q@@ u@@ ali@@ fied
They he@@ e@@ ded the words of Proverbs 3 : 27 : “ Do not hold back good from those to whom it is ow@@ ing , when it happ@@ ens to be in the power of your hand to do it . ”
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , “ this ” ref@@ ers to those who den@@ i@@ ed Jesus .
W@@ ear@@ ing this spiritual ar@@ m@@ or requi@@ res that we devel@@ op godly qualities , such as faith and righteousness .
“ My ear@@ s have heard about you , ” he said .
It was from your parents that “ you learned ” about the true God and how to ple@@ ase him .
L@@ ate one night as he and a friend were re@@ tur@@ ning home from a sh@@ an@@ ty@@ to@@ wn , the po@@ li@@ ce st@@ op@@ ped them .
Mark N@@ ou@@ ma@@ ir , another G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ or , spoke on the sub@@ ject “ Will You Li@@ ve U@@ p to Your H@@ er@@ it@@ age ? ”
In 19@@ 35 tra@@ ge@@ dy stru@@ ck again when my you@@ ng@@ er brother , Bil@@ ly , ca@@ ught p@@ ne@@ um@@ on@@ ia and died .
Th@@ ough su@@ p@@ po@@ se@@ dly holy and im@@ mor@@ tal , they lied and dec@@ ei@@ ved , qu@@ ar@@ rel@@ ed and f@@ ought , se@@ duc@@ ed and ra@@ ped .
S@@ ome@@ times , however , we ten@@ d to show little interest in those whom we do not know well .
Re@@ call Eli@@ j@@ ah’s words to the Ba@@ al worshipp@@ ers and the apost@@ ate Israelites at M@@ ount C@@ ar@@ me@@ l : “ How long will you be li@@ mp@@ ing upon two different op@@ in@@ i@@ ons ?
These artic@@ les will help us to appreci@@ ate how good and how pleas@@ ant it is to d@@ well together in un@@ ity with our brothers .
The parents and children were re@@ un@@ ited on the other side of the bor@@ der .
( 4 ) Is the information cur@@ r@@ ent ?
While physical gro@@ w@@ th is more or less a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c , spiritual gro@@ w@@ th comes about only with time and effort .
In har@@ mony with Paul’s example , P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la and A@@ qu@@ ila helped A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s to understand Christian teachings more cor@@ rec@@ tly .
Because she continu@@ es to enjoy nee@@ d@@ le@@ work so much , she k@@ n@@ its col@@ or@@ ful bl@@ an@@ ke@@ ts for ba@@ bi@@ es as well as for older members of the congregation .
The origin@@ al - language ter@@ m liter@@ ally means that he had been “ sto@@ le@@ n . ”
That ir@@ re@@ ver@@ ent spirit is not sh@@ ared by those who have dedic@@ ated themselves to Jehovah and who will@@ ingly sub@@ mit to his righ@@ t@@ ful so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Why is Jesus in ag@@ on@@ y in the gar@@ den of Ge@@ th@@ s@@ em@@ ane ?
The mo@@ de@@ l prayer is not to be mem@@ or@@ ized in order to be rec@@ ited over and over again .
“ You are righteous , ” they con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed , “ as reg@@ ar@@ ds all that has come upon us , for faith@@ fully is how you have ac@@ ted , but we are the ones that have done wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dly . ”
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , we are not dec@@ ei@@ ved into following a wrong course .
He was also t@@ ou@@ ched by Jesus ’ words : “ I am the resurrection and the life .
However , it is likely that ei@@ ther ty@@ pe was accep@@ table .
And he told the Corinthians : “ If , now , I am declar@@ ing the good news , it is no reason for me to bo@@ ast , for necess@@ ity is la@@ id upon me . . . .
They did not need to be “ very learned , or very tal@@ ented , or have the t@@ ong@@ ue of an ang@@ el ”
It is toward the real@@ iz@@ ation of that purpose that both Jehovah God and Jesus Christ , the “ Lord of the sa@@ b@@ bat@@ h , ” have “ kept working until now . ”
This understanding is supp@@ or@@ ted by other Bible ver@@ ses that rec@@ ord Paul’s use of the ter@@ m “ un@@ beli@@ ever ” or “ un@@ believers . ”
It would be wi@@ d@@ ely dist@@ ribu@@ ted and re@@ adi@@ ly a@@ vail@@ able .
On another occasi@@ on , B@@ ill and I were s@@ it@@ ting in my home having a Bible study when the po@@ li@@ ce and the ar@@ my came to ar@@ rest me .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , my wife had to under@@ go a serious op@@ er@@ ation .
12 : 8 - 10 .
For example , Jehovah said to Israel : “ You must not make valu@@ eless go@@ ds for y@@ ourselves , and you must not set up a car@@ ved i@@ ma@@ ge or a sac@@ red p@@ il@@ la@@ r for y@@ ourselves , and you must not put a st@@ one as a show@@ pi@@ e@@ ce in your land in order to bo@@ w down toward it . ”
Why is n@@ atur@@ al ability not the most important fac@@ t@@ or in our effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess as a teach@@ er ?
In rec@@ ent times , de@@ a@@ f people worl@@ d@@ wide have come to see a face that is ri@@ ch@@ er in expres@@ sion and col@@ or than any human face .
( b ) What de@@ ta@@ il@@ s did Jehovah gra@@ du@@ ally reve@@ al about the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of the woman ?
She char@@ ac@@ ter@@ iz@@ es prom@@ is@@ cu@@ ous conduct as “ what lea@@ ds to wi@@ p@@ ing out k@@ ings . ” ​ — Proverbs 31 : 3 .
W@@ ars With Wor@@ ds ​ — Why Are They H@@ ur@@ t@@ ful ?
The a@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l writ@@ ings are qu@@ ite different from the can@@ on@@ ic@@ al writ@@ ings .
The gu@@ il@@ t of O@@ ho@@ la@@ h ( Israel ) and of O@@ ho@@ li@@ ba@@ h ( Juda@@ h ) is ex@@ posed .
What if Abraham had taken matters into his own hands to set@@ tle down again and make a c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated name for himself rather than wa@@ it on Jehovah ?
During the meeting , I have an ele@@ c@@ tri@@ c he@@ ater next to me to keep my fe@@ et war@@ m .
No@@ tice , too , Paul’s encourag@@ ement to his fellow ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er Timothy : “ P@@ re@@ ach the word , be at it ur@@ g@@ ently . ”
It is Satan , not Jehovah , who is a fa@@ ul@@ t@@ fin@@ der .
God’s flo@@ ck has benef@@ ited from tim@@ ely ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in organiz@@ ational pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res
So al@@ though Christian parents today do their best to help their children to become servants of Jehovah , the children themselves need to devel@@ op a desire to become such . ​ — Mark 8 : 34 .
On@@ ly upon arri@@ ving at Do@@ d@@ g@@ er St@@ adi@@ u@@ m in Lo@@ s Ang@@ el@@ es , C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a , in 19@@ 6@@ 9 did Ang@@ elo M@@ an@@ er@@ a learn that he had been appointed ca@@ f@@ et@@ eri@@ a serv@@ ant .
‘ Lo@@ ve Jehovah With Your W@@ ho@@ le H@@ ear@@ t ’
The two brothers were able to keep this vital arrang@@ ement going thr@@ ough@@ out the war , which ended in 19@@ 70 .
No doubt , the ob@@ je@@ c@@ ti@@ ves of many of these teach@@ ers were no@@ ble , but the me@@ tho@@ ds used by some were ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely dam@@ ag@@ ing .
What fine example did E@@ no@@ ch set for Jehovah’s servants today ?
That was also the case with the ancient Israelites , who by means of the Law covenant were in a special relationship with Jehovah God .
Mo@@ st times , I just kept qui@@ et .
Indeed , the pre@@ vail@@ ing attitude of many today is that of com@@ plac@@ enc@@ y .
Then we need to s@@ tic@@ k to the right course , no matter what .
After gra@@ du@@ ation she was assign@@ ed to B@@ ra@@ z@@ il as a mission@@ ary .
C@@ an@@ di@@ d@@ ates for baptism were remin@@ ded that they imitate Christ not just by being baptized but also by following his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y .
How g@@ la@@ d she was that she had attend@@ ed that meeting ! Re@@ g@@ arding help received through prayer , consider the example of three pris@@ on in@@ mat@@ es who came to a knowledge of Bible truth while inc@@ ar@@ cer@@ ated and became un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ ers .
An@@ y who desire to be conc@@ e@@ aled at that time must take dec@@ isi@@ ve action now .
The Sin@@ a@@ iti@@ c S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c is consider@@ ed one of the most important Bi@@ bli@@ cal man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts dis@@ co@@ vered , right along with such Greek man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts as the C@@ o@@ de@@ x Sin@@ a@@ iti@@ c@@ us and the C@@ o@@ de@@ x V@@ ati@@ can@@ us .
P@@ u@@ bli@@ shed in a number of langu@@ ages by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
• How did Jesus de@@ al with people ?
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 5@@ 7 , 36
“ Ti@@ me and un@@ fore@@ seen occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence ” be@@ f@@ all us all , states God’s Word .
From then on , during our sum@@ m@@ er ho@@ li@@ days , I en@@ ro@@ l@@ led as a v@@ ac@@ ation ( now au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary ) pioneer , devo@@ ting 1@@ 00 h@@ our@@ s a mon@@ th to the ministry .
• Why can we benefit from no@@ ting ants , ro@@ ck ba@@ d@@ g@@ ers , lo@@ cu@@ st@@ s , and ge@@ c@@ ko li@@ z@@ ar@@ ds ?
That day , about 3@@ ,000 people were baptized , and they too received holy spirit . ​ — Acts 2 : 37 , 38 , 4@@ 1 .
Still , I was always loo@@ king over my sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der , wa@@ iting for the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of my actions .
Fa@@ thers and mo@@ thers who love Jehovah want their children to have a close fri@@ end@@ ship with him , just like Samuel had when he was a little bo@@ y . ​ — 1 Samuel 3 : 19 .
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing that they were in a time of har@@ v@@ est , an “ especially accep@@ table time , ” these brothers did not cont@@ ent themselves with simply invit@@ ing people to come to some religious service .
Your little sister , Kat@@ el@@ y@@ n . ”
Mar@@ ku@@ s : From the day we got married , it was our desire to atten@@ d the G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol .
So when scho@@ l@@ ars deci@@ ph@@ ered A@@ k@@ kadi@@ an c@@ un@@ ei@@ form , they found that te@@ x@@ ts mentioned people also nam@@ ed in the Bible .
Like Paul , we do not have to give in to our we@@ ak@@ nesses and problems .
Although Paul was speaking about women , the stan@@ d@@ ard is the same for Christian men .
8 : 7 , 8 .
Do you appreci@@ ate the privilege of worshi@@ p@@ ing Jehovah in the cour@@ ty@@ ard of his spiritual temple ?
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H lo@@ ves humans and is deep@@ ly inter@@ ested in their wel@@ f@@ are .
My parents se@@ par@@ ated when I was 16 .
They were op@@ en@@ ly dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful to Moses and re@@ je@@ cted his God - given authority .
“ Just as Jehovah had comman@@ ded Moses , that is the way the daugh@@ ters of Z@@ el@@ op@@ he@@ had did , ” says the Bible .
Why can Christians , young and old , take pri@@ de in their spiritual her@@ it@@ age ?
The king , however , was famili@@ ar with the activ@@ ity of sever@@ al of our pione@@ ers , and he comm@@ ended us for our Bible educ@@ ation work , especially since we were willing to do this without requi@@ ring pa@@ y@@ ment or other ob@@ lig@@ ations .
This ter@@ m means being “ concer@@ ned sol@@ ely with one@@ ’s own desi@@ res , needs , or inter@@ ests . ”
Since such s@@ crip@@ tures do not direc@@ tly prove the ma@@ in poin@@ ts in the par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph , they will u@@ su@@ ally not be read at the congregation meeting .
Consider , too , Jesus ’ ze@@ al .
Rather than get@@ ting ca@@ ught up in a qu@@ est for material we@@ al@@ th , we can benefit now by pur@@ su@@ ing a su@@ peri@@ or way of life .
Ex@@ c@@ essi@@ ve f@@ l@@ at@@ ter@@ y or praise can t@@ est our mo@@ des@@ ty as well .
It was Per@@ si@@ an King Ar@@ ta@@ x@@ er@@ x@@ es , whom Ne@@ h@@ emiah served as cu@@ p@@ be@@ are@@ r . ​ — Ne@@ h .
En@@ du@@ re in the M@@ in@@ is@@ try
I would liter@@ ally sh@@ ake and devel@@ op pa@@ ins in my head .
The more E@@ ve loo@@ ked at it , the more the for@@ bi@@ d@@ den fru@@ it became at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive to her .
The Jewish hist@@ ori@@ an F@@ la@@ vi@@ us Jose@@ ph@@ us says that a young man nam@@ ed H@@ y@@ r@@ can@@ us asked his father for a letter author@@ iz@@ ing his ste@@ ward to fur@@ n@@ ish H@@ y@@ r@@ can@@ us with money to bu@@ y wh@@ atever he needed .
Adam pas@@ sed on to all his des@@ c@@ end@@ ants sin and its p@@ en@@ al@@ ty , death .
To com@@ ba@@ t the th@@ re@@ at of re@@ v@@ enge , many compan@@ ies have res@@ or@@ ted to having a se@@ cur@@ ity of@@ fic@@ er es@@ c@@ ort a dis@@ mis@@ sed emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ e to his des@@ k , wa@@ it for him to clear out his things , and walk him off the pre@@ mis@@ es .
Jehovah displa@@ ys hum@@ ility in show@@ ing mer@@ cy to sin@@ n@@ ers , and David appreci@@ ated God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness .
As a result , our relationship with Jehovah deep@@ ens .
• What c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty ac@@ ts does Satan use today to try to en@@ s@@ n@@ are Jehovah’s servants ?
( Read Luke 8 : 14 . )
It re@@ pres@@ ents one of the gr@@ an@@ des@@ t sur@@ vi@@ ving expres@@ sions of Greek the@@ ater ar@@ ch@@ it@@ e@@ c@@ ture .
Although the people pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed by the vari@@ ous ty@@ p@@ es of so@@ il have some things in comm@@ on , those pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed by the fine so@@ il have a char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic that se@@ ts them ap@@ ar@@ t from the rest .
Mo@@ re@@ over , no one can rest@@ ra@@ in the life for@@ ce from de@@ par@@ ting at death , nor can anyone be dis@@ char@@ ged from the war that death wa@@ ges against mankind .
Jehovah Ca@@ res for O@@ r@@ din@@ ary Pe@@ ople
Paul me@@ ant that anointed Christians are baptized , or im@@ mer@@ sed , into a course of life that will lead to a death of integrity like that of Christ .
These la@@ ws do not change .
Adam also learned how to take care of his needs and how to care for the ani@@ mal@@ s and the land .
O@@ u@@ ter C@@ our@@ ty@@ ard
In such a case , you are not ca@@ ving in to pres@@ sure but simply following the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ vice : “ Let your reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess become known . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 5 .
The st@@ adi@@ u@@ m man@@ ag@@ er exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed , “ It would have taken my cre@@ w a whole we@@ ek to do what you Witnesses did in only a few h@@ our@@ s ! ”
Still , my ministry had its blessings .
Can we really ex@@ pect Jehovah’s blessing if we har@@ b@@ or res@@ ent@@ ment and fai@@ l to appro@@ ach the person who we feel has wr@@ ong@@ ed us ?
To be effe@@ ctive help@@ ers , friends and family need to be real@@ is@@ tic .
However , Jehovah did not allow the ung@@ r@@ ate@@ ful attitude of Adam and E@@ ve to ro@@ b him of his joy .
Do you car@@ ry it with you ?
For the benefit of sin@@ ful mankind , Jehovah God has also made use of o@@ a@@ ths by using expres@@ sions like “ ‘ As I am ali@@ ve , ’ is the ut@@ ter@@ ance of the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah . ”
H@@ um@@ ility Sol@@ ves Pro@@ ble@@ ms
But by ‘ per@@ sever@@ ing in prayer , ’ both parents and children will be streng@@ th@@ ened to complete this vital t@@ ask . ​ — Romans 12 : 12 ; Psalm 6@@ 5 : 2 .
What op@@ position did Jesus know he would face on earth , and with what out@@ come ?
• How has Jehovah bless@@ ed his people ?
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly there was a bang@@ ing on the do@@ or .
When they are re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed , it is often because of their past ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements ​ — what they were , rather than what they are .
Re@@ g@@ arding Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ants , the same refer@@ ence work states : “ Mo@@ der@@ n li@@ ber@@ al Pro@@ t@@ est@@ an@@ tism tend@@ s to den@@ y the necess@@ ity of beli@@ ef in a personal de@@ vi@@ l . ”
I would say : “ With the book comes a free home Bible study . ”
We can be g@@ la@@ d that soon the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s influ@@ ence over the earth will be to@@ t@@ ally done away with .
The psalmist David began one of his m@@ el@@ o@@ dies , saying : “ For you there is praise ​ — s@@ il@@ ence — , O God , in Z@@ ion ; and to you the v@@ ow will be pa@@ id . ” ​ — P@@ s .
The name Ju@@ d@@ as has been sy@@ n@@ on@@ y@@ m@@ ous with “ tra@@ it@@ or ” ever since , especially one who be@@ tra@@ ys another under the gu@@ ise of fri@@ end@@ ship . *
How happy once - ba@@ r@@ re@@ n H@@ ann@@ ah be@@ comes !
Like a t@@ ree that ge@@ ts b@@ low@@ n by strong w@@ in@@ ds , we have to b@@ end to the different har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps and problems that come our way .
Rom@@ an ar@@ mi@@ es destro@@ yed Jerusalem in 70 C.E . , and there were s@@ ki@@ r@@ mi@@ sh@@ es on the fr@@ on@@ ti@@ ers of the emp@@ i@@ re .
O@@ b@@ serve in@@ ten@@ tly the bir@@ ds of heaven , because they do not s@@ ow se@@ ed or re@@ a@@ p or ga@@ ther into sto@@ re@@ hous@@ es ; still your heavenly Father fe@@ e@@ ds them . . . .
C@@ our@@ t@@ es@@ y of S@@ D@@ C C@@ ol@@ our Ex@@ peri@@ ence ( w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ s@@ d@@ c@@ .@@ or@@ g@@ .@@ u@@ k )
Why is faith so important , and what do we need to do to have strong faith ?
However , such un@@ ity is seen at the ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in In@@ dia , even though the vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers who live and work there come from many states and uni@@ on ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es and speak a number of different langu@@ ages .
However , ne@@ i@@ ther sh@@ ame nor fear of ex@@ po@@ sure is rep@@ ent@@ ance .
In the l@@ ate 18@@ 00 ’ s , the prop@@ er spirit that Christian overse@@ ers should cultiv@@ ate was high@@ ligh@@ ted when men were being sel@@ e@@ cted to be travel@@ ing re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves to serve the needs of God’s people .
Be that as it may , when cho@@ s@@ en , Jo@@ shua did just as Moses comman@@ ded .
In fact , doing what we can to imp@@ ro@@ ve our relation@@ shi@@ ps with others can imp@@ ro@@ ve our commun@@ ic@@ ation with them .
I remember once trans@@ por@@ ting 30 car@@ t@@ ons full of liter@@ ature while tr@@ ying not to be con@@ spi@@ cu@@ ous ​ — an un@@ n@@ er@@ ving jo@@ b !
He rec@@ al@@ led : “ In 19@@ 25 there were three organiz@@ ed congregations in Al@@ ban@@ ia , as well as is@@ ol@@ ated Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents and inter@@ ested pers@@ ons here and there thr@@ ough@@ out the land .
The S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in saw Jesus as a th@@ re@@ at to the authority of the religious esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment and to public order , for which P@@ il@@ ate held them respon@@ sible .
It is more likely to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce them that we have not a Christian spirit . ”
Some of those benef@@ its are that I now have many gen@@ u@@ ine friends , a life full of purpose , and true happiness .
In time , however , it was appreci@@ ated that both reason and Scrip@@ ture indic@@ ate that the bre@@ ad re@@ pres@@ ents Jesus ’ human body , which had been pre@@ pared for him .
S@@ imp@@ ly deal@@ ing with every@@ day tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es can st@@ ra@@ in mar@@ it@@ al ties .
Ke@@ ep L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing to Jehovah !
Hence , even some who have more than en@@ ough money to care for their needs or who are eli@@ gi@@ ble for re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment pre@@ f@@ er to continue working .
Those who view por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y find it difficult to er@@ ase the im@@ moral s@@ cen@@ es from their min@@ ds .
How did they re@@ act to the message he brought ?
But Jesus f@@ l@@ at@@ ly re@@ je@@ cted the offer , and Paul said of him : “ For the joy that was set before him [ Jesus ] end@@ ur@@ ed a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake , des@@ p@@ ising sh@@ ame , and has s@@ at down at the right hand of the thro@@ ne of God . ” ​ — Hebrews 12 : 2 .
“ F@@ e@@ ar the Tru@@ e God ”
What a fine less@@ on for all followers of Jesus Christ !
For wh@@ atever a man is s@@ ow@@ ing , this he will also re@@ a@@ p ; because he who is s@@ ow@@ ing with a view to his flesh will re@@ a@@ p cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion from his flesh , but he who is s@@ ow@@ ing with a view to the spirit will re@@ a@@ p everlasting life from the spirit . ”
J@@ as@@ on and Ch@@ ere , assign@@ ed to Al@@ ban@@ ia , ad@@ d : “ E@@ very assignment that we have received from Jehovah’s organization has had its challeng@@ es .
U@@ p@@ on hear@@ ing that it was , the man exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : ‘ What a man , what a faith !
With God’s help , you too may re@@ ach those go@@ als .
What war@@ ning were the Israelites given before they became re@@ si@@ d@@ ents in their land ?
I was deep@@ ly t@@ ou@@ ched by the way that others supp@@ or@@ ted John in his efforts .
Yes , no matter where the wicked may hi@@ de , Jehovah will find them .
How do the me@@ dia , at times , pu@@ bl@@ ish the vo@@ ice of str@@ ang@@ ers ?
“ Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ re even too stu@@ pi@@ d to die ! ” he sh@@ ou@@ ted , re@@ mo@@ ving the gu@@ n from my temple .
They did not know .
A repor@@ t publi@@ shed in the j@@ our@@ n@@ al S@@ ci@@ ence conclu@@ ded that so@@ cial is@@ ol@@ ation ‘ is as sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant to mor@@ tal@@ ity r@@ ates as the ha@@ bi@@ t of s@@ mo@@ king , high blood pres@@ sure , el@@ ev@@ ated cho@@ les@@ ter@@ ol , ob@@ es@@ ity , and the l@@ ack of physical exerc@@ ise . ’
1@@ 30 years ⇩
Yet , some may feel that the ministry is some@@ what bor@@ ing and give it a se@@ con@@ d@@ ary place in their lives as they pur@@ sue other go@@ als .
To share fully in such affe@@ ction , we may need to “ wi@@ den out ” in our hearts .
T@@ ak@@ ing no@@ te of these re@@ pe@@ ated war@@ n@@ ings can strengthen our res@@ ol@@ ve to rend@@ er to God ‘ sac@@ red service with our power of reason . ’ ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 1 . Paul wrote let@@ ters that gave Christians tim@@ ely war@@ n@@ ings ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 4 , 5 )
Some religi@@ ons encoura@@ ge the si@@ ck to pray to be heal@@ ed now , poin@@ ting to the mirac@@ ul@@ ous cu@@ res that Jesus and his apostles per@@ form@@ ed .
“ Wh@@ ere will this conven@@ tion be held ? ” asked the con@@ duc@@ t@@ or .
Many remain sing@@ le in order to serve Jehovah “ without di@@ str@@ action . ”
Gi@@ ft An@@ nu@@ ity : A person can don@@ ate money or se@@ cur@@ ities to a leg@@ al organization used by Jehovah’s Witnesses and make an ag@@ re@@ ement to receive a certain am@@ ount of money every year while he is ali@@ ve .
How did per@@ c@@ ei@@ ving Jehovah’s great@@ ness make David feel ?
At that time , World W@@ ar I@@ I had just ended and n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ism was r@@ un@@ ning high .
In mo@@ der@@ n times , s@@ inc@@ ere stud@@ ents of the Bible have learned from the inspired Scriptures that this system is do@@ om@@ ed to des@@ tru@@ ction .
“ If po@@ pul@@ ation and con@@ su@@ mp@@ tion tr@@ ends continue , we will need the e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent of two E@@ ar@@ ths by 20@@ 35 , ” repor@@ ts the Au@@ str@@ ali@@ an new@@ s@@ pa@@ per S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y M@@ or@@ ning H@@ er@@ al@@ d .
Se@@ ek Go@@ dly W@@ is@@ dom
A strong love for God will move you to follow all his instru@@ ctions faith@@ fully .
God said : “ He must in that case p@@ our its blood out and co@@ ver it with du@@ st . ”
Jehovah bless@@ es you@@ ths who remain mor@@ ally clean .
Jesus also helped people to reason , in@@ stead of simply giving them fac@@ ts .
This out@@ look could even help if you received needed discipl@@ ine from the elders .
L@@ ater in life , I would appreci@@ ate even more the value of the Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
In any case , parents today may learn much from those first parents .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence ab@@ oun@@ ds that the Bible is the inspired Word of God .
That helps us to understand what Jesus then said about the w@@ ine .
The simil@@ ar@@ ity of the expres@@ sion at Genesis 3 : 22 su@@ gg@@ ests that Jehovah was again speaking to the one clo@@ s@@ est to him , his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son .
To the emp@@ er@@ or , M@@ eli@@ to coura@@ ge@@ ously wrote : “ We bring to you this re@@ qu@@ est al@@ one , that you yourself exam@@ ine the au@@ th@@ ors of such stri@@ fe [ the Christians ] , and ju@@ dge righte@@ ously whether they are wor@@ thy of death and p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment or of sa@@ f@@ ety and im@@ mun@@ ity .
Consider what happened next .
W@@ he@@ ther you ob@@ tain a new public@@ ation at the Kingdom H@@ all or do@@ w@@ n@@ lo@@ ad it from the We@@ b s@@ ite j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g , why not give thought to what was involved in making it a@@ vail@@ able to you ?
Not all expres@@ sions of affe@@ ction made in the s@@ ong draw attention to physical beau@@ ty .
( b ) V@@ i@@ e@@ wing rec@@ re@@ ation as a “ gift of God ” will move us to do what ?
M@@ ake your sacrifice a real “ sacrifice of praise . ”
Some people today do what is good and h@@ ate what is bad even though they do not know Bible standards .
To him , “ any s@@ ort of blood ” is sac@@ red .
El@@ ders seek to prote@@ ct sing@@ le - par@@ ent famili@@ es from har@@ m@@ ful associ@@ ation ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 17 , 18 )
“ I@@ ’@@ m so g@@ la@@ d that I have received this tra@@ ining . ”
However , we must be on gu@@ ard against allow@@ ing un@@ who@@ les@@ ome influ@@ ences to cause us to lo@@ se our en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m for the truth .
‘ De@@ ath , where is your vi@@ ct@@ ory ?
The Scriptures provide an ab@@ s@@ or@@ b@@ ing account of the D@@ elu@@ ge in the days of Noah .
F@@ ri@@ ends share not only their jo@@ ys but also their disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 9@@ 6 , 1@@ 13
What was God’s re@@ action to Davi@@ d’s sin@@ s , and what does this reve@@ al about Jehovah ?
Se@@ e@@ king a cu@@ re for his le@@ pro@@ s@@ y , he went to see Jehovah’s prophet El@@ isha .
H@@ ist@@ ory pro@@ ves that humans cannot rule succ@@ ess@@ fully without God
After de@@ ca@@ des of str@@ en@@ u@@ ous work on the part of Noah and his family , Jehovah told Noah : “ G@@ o , you and all your hous@@ eho@@ ld , into the ar@@ k , because you are the one I have seen to be righteous before me among this gener@@ ation . ”
3 A@@ p@@ preci@@ ating Jehovah as Our P@@ o@@ t@@ ter
1 , 2 . ( a ) W@@ ho@@ se we@@ d@@ ding will be a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar cause for joy in heaven ?
Because of the work sc@@ he@@ du@@ le of inter@@ ested ones , we some@@ times had to conduct Bible stu@@ dies at mi@@ d@@ night or later ​ — into the early mor@@ ning .
That re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed sin ​ — and thus death — ​ to all mankind .
This attitude has helped me to accept will@@ ingly any work assignment here at Bethel . ”
What com@@ p@@ en@@ s@@ ation could he offer an ang@@ ry husband ?
E@@ arly Bible transl@@ at@@ ors had a part in the pre@@ serv@@ ation of the divine name .
Indeed , Paul wrote that Jehovah “ be@@ comes the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ”
A@@ no@@ ther s@@ ource says that these words su@@ gg@@ est “ hi@@ de me as a tre@@ asure . ”
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying the Bible brought our family together . ” ​ — E@@ z@@ i@@ qui@@ el .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently Jesus ​ — by means of God’s spirit — ​ wanted to gu@@ i@@ de Paul and his compan@@ i@@ ons in a different direction .
They were all so happy .
The Bethel family had to con@@ ten@@ d with a@@ ir ra@@ i@@ ds on L@@ ond@@ on night and day , as well as with con@@ st@@ ant c@@ he@@ c@@ ks by the author@@ ities on respon@@ sible brothers working there .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , God’s people are not without a “ home . ”
Per@@ secu@@ tion I@@ nt@@ en@@ si@@ fi@@ es
In transl@@ ating from the origin@@ al Greek , H@@ ut@@ ter appro@@ pri@@ ately rend@@ ered the t@@ it@@ les K@@ y@@ ʹ@@ ri@@ ·@@ o@@ s ( Lord ) and The@@ ·@@ os@@ ʹ ( God ) as “ Jehovah ” ( י@@ ה@@ ו@@ ה , J@@ H@@ V@@ H ) where the text is a qu@@ o@@ tation from the Hebrew Scriptures or where he felt it refer@@ red to Jehovah .
Thus , in 194@@ 1 , I en@@ tered a gi@@ r@@ ls ’ school in O@@ kay@@ ama C@@ ity , about 60 mil@@ es [ 1@@ 00 k@@ m ] away .
It is eas@@ y to read , y@@ es , but is it acc@@ ur@@ ate ?
What , though , about the loved ones we have lost ?
S@@ how@@ ing A@@ p@@ preci@@ ation for the L@@ or@@ d’s Su@@ pp@@ er
( b ) How does Paul descri@@ be Christian love ?
By exam@@ ining some of their experi@@ ences , we will be streng@@ th@@ ened to exerc@@ ise faith and to serve Jehovah coura@@ ge@@ ously .
Thus , in a very special sense , Christ’s true followers became a “ people who are called by [ God’s ] name . ” ​ — Acts 15 : 14 , 17 .
In order to find the answer to the question , let us give attention to a number of is@@ su@@ es ra@@ ised in the Bible book of Genesis .
W@@ ill@@ s and Tru@@ st@@ s : Pro@@ per@@ ty or money may be be@@ qu@@ e@@ a@@ th@@ ed to the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety by means of a leg@@ ally ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted will , or the So@@ ci@@ ety may be nam@@ ed as a bene@@ fi@@ ci@@ ary of a trust ag@@ re@@ ement .
He knew that op@@ position from an un@@ believ@@ ing and un@@ com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ ding world can be expe@@ cted by those who try to ple@@ ase their neigh@@ b@@ or “ in what is good for his up@@ building . ”
However , many other faithful men were imp@@ ris@@ oned , t@@ or@@ tur@@ ed , and kil@@ led in de@@ v@@ il@@ ish at@@ temp@@ ts to turn them away from faith@@ ful@@ ness to God .
As of May 1 , 20@@ 00 , the le@@ ase for the a@@ udi@@ t@@ ori@@ u@@ m was ter@@ min@@ ated .
Jehovah has sh@@ own love in every as@@ pect of the way he has h@@ and@@ led sin@@ ’s ter@@ ri@@ ble bli@@ ght upon his cre@@ ation .
23 Will You A@@ pp@@ ly Your H@@ ear@@ t to the Th@@ ings W@@ rit@@ ten ?
The re@@ je@@ ction of God’s authority has ca@@ used un@@ told suffering .
That is what a married cou@@ ple in Ar@@ g@@ ent@@ ina called an ac@@ tu@@ al w@@ all that they had buil@@ t to di@@ vi@@ de their house in two !
H@@ ere fi@@ re came down from the heavens and went e@@ ating up the two form@@ er c@@ hi@@ ef@@ s of fi@@ f@@ ty and their fi@@ f@@ ties , but now let my soul be preci@@ ous in your eyes . ”
C@@ learly , we are living in such a time .
Dis@@ co@@ ver what Jesus taught about mer@@ cy and pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce by an@@ al@@ y@@ z@@ ing one of his most fam@@ ous st@@ ori@@ es .
• What are some reas@@ ons why so much evil ex@@ ists today ?
U@@ sing re@@ sear@@ ch materi@@ als at your dis@@ pos@@ al , find out something about the righ@@ ts of the fir@@ st@@ born son .
Since then the work has gro@@ wn tre@@ m@@ end@@ ously in Rus@@ sia and in the re@@ public@@ s that were part of the form@@ er So@@ vi@@ et Un@@ ion .
A few days later , Ge@@ or@@ ge@@ ’s friend G@@ il , a P@@ un@@ j@@ abi - speaking In@@ di@@ an man , went to the Kingdom H@@ all , and a Bible study was started with him .
I than@@ k God that from then on my parents brought me up to love God and to put my trust in him . ​ — Pro@@ v .
To@@ p right : Le@@ o@@ po@@ ld A@@ mer@@ y
On a co@@ ld and s@@ no@@ w@@ y w@@ in@@ ter day in Cana@@ da , an el@@ der@@ ly man received a vis@@ it by two of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The Bible never direc@@ tly ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses the matter of a resurrection for ba@@ bi@@ es who were st@@ ill@@ born or lost through a mis@@ car@@ ri@@ age .
In what ways does Jehovah pati@@ ently teach us self - discipl@@ ine ?
During special fes@@ tiv@@ als , such cul@@ t i@@ ma@@ ges were taken in a pro@@ c@@ es@@ sion around the city , and sacrific@@ es were offered to them .
N@@ ever in human hist@@ ory before Kingdom rule was anything like this seen .
Re@@ fle@@ cting upon Jehovah’s wonderful works ​ — expres@@ sions of his power and wisdom — ​ hum@@ bl@@ es us and helps us to see that the v@@ indic@@ ation of his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y is more important than any of our personal inter@@ ests . ​ — Matthew 6 : 9 , 10 .
In 20@@ 00 , it was pur@@ cha@@ sed by a S@@ wis@@ s an@@ ti@@ qu@@ ities deal@@ er .
By some es@@ ti@@ mat@@ es , it left about 10 milli@@ on dead and 20 milli@@ on mut@@ il@@ ated .
He ra@@ ised children , who bor@@ e him gr@@ and@@ children , and then he had great - gr@@ and@@ children .
What an in@@ sul@@ t !
What blessings will obedi@@ ent mankind experience during the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn of Christ ?
Ne@@ ws of this ev@@ ent left sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding nations with an end@@ uring sense of dre@@ ad .
His life was trans@@ fer@@ red to the wom@@ b of a Jewish vi@@ r@@ g@@ in , there to devel@@ op for n@@ ine months until he was born as a hel@@ pl@@ ess inf@@ ant in the hous@@ eho@@ ld of a low@@ ly car@@ p@@ en@@ ter .
As they did , God’s mo@@ der@@ n - day servants receive counsel and discipl@@ ine .
When Jesus was 12 years old , Joseph took the family to Jerusalem as u@@ su@@ al .
When she told him of her family , his joy in@@ ten@@ si@@ fied .
When a child beg@@ ins school , parents should ex@@ pect the child to view his or her scho@@ ol@@ work as an important responsi@@ bility that the child must care for .
We sent person@@ al@@ ized than@@ k - you car@@ ds and have had some of them over for a me@@ al since then , ” says Mari@@ e - Pa@@ ule , 7@@ 4 , in Cana@@ da .
But by 198@@ 2 there were over 6@@ 8@@ ,000 Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers in J@@ ap@@ an , and a much lar@@ g@@ er branch fac@@ ility was con@@ stru@@ cted in the city of E@@ bin@@ a , some 50 mil@@ es [ 8@@ 0 k@@ m ] from To@@ k@@ yo .
It states that the king of Babyl@@ on “ car@@ ri@@ ed off those rema@@ ining from the s@@ word cap@@ tive to Babyl@@ on , and they came to be servants to him and his sons until the ro@@ y@@ al@@ ty of Per@@ sia began to re@@ ign . ”
Then you will be able to obey Jesus ’ comm@@ and : “ Let your light shin@@ e before men , that they may see your fine works and give glory to your Father who is in the heavens . ”
Lo@@ ve for Jehovah’s N@@ ame
Paul wrote : “ Let the su@@ n not set with you in a pro@@ vo@@ ked st@@ ate . ”
His father always had questions about the meaning of life and invit@@ ed religion teach@@ ers to his home ; yet , he was never satis@@ fied with their ans@@ wers .
While dr@@ in@@ king “ a little w@@ ine ” may be ag@@ re@@ e@@ able , the a@@ bu@@ se of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l is a serious proble@@ m .
A@@ bo@@ ard a pl@@ ane f@@ l@@ ying there from Per@@ u@@ ’s co@@ ast@@ al cap@@ it@@ al city , L@@ ima , you pas@@ s s@@ now - co@@ vered E@@ l M@@ ist@@ i , a v@@ ol@@ can@@ o that re@@ ach@@ es through the cl@@ ou@@ ds to an al@@ titu@@ de of 19@@ ,@@ 10@@ 1 fe@@ et [ 5@@ ,@@ 8@@ 22 m ] .
Because of the sin and imper@@ fe@@ ction pas@@ sed on to us from Adam , we all die .
And if there are no ag@@ re@@ ed - upon standards of right and wrong , how can anyone ass@@ ess any valu@@ es ?
But a com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate teach@@ er taught H@@ el@@ en to read and wr@@ ite in B@@ ra@@ il@@ le and , later , to speak .
35 : 25 , 26 , 30 - 35 .
Why should we not ti@@ re out in tr@@ ying to a@@ wak@@ en people from spiritual s@@ le@@ ep ?
On one occasi@@ on , after listen@@ ing to Jesus , his disciples respon@@ ded : “ W@@ ere not our hearts bur@@ ning . . . as he was fully op@@ ening up the Scriptures to us ? ”
S@@ yl@@ vi@@ e was imp@@ ressed by Mi@@ ch@@ è@@ le@@ ’s Bible - based vie@@ w@@ point .
• Sh@@ ould I talk to my child about the dec@@ eas@@ ed loved one ?
“ U@@ N@@ I@@ T@@ Y in Di@@ vers@@ ity ” is a po@@ pul@@ ar s@@ lo@@ g@@ an used to descri@@ be n@@ ational in@@ tegr@@ ation in In@@ dia .
Ca@@ ther@@ ine I@@ I had sent scho@@ l@@ ars to E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an uni@@ vers@@ ities to study Hebrew .
H@@ as it been wor@@ th it ?
He can also show that he is “ desi@@ r@@ ous of a fine work ” by having a full share in the preaching and disci@@ ple - making work .
He is able and e@@ ag@@ er to provide the necess@@ ary help and encourag@@ ement so that we can cop@@ e .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on God’s Word helps me to understand Jehovah’s justice and his other qualities better and has been a s@@ ource of inc@@ re@@ di@@ ble strength . ”
Why “ the Pe@@ ace@@ able ” Are H@@ app@@ y
We may un@@ wit@@ t@@ ingly min@@ i@@ mi@@ ze the problems we had in the past and at the same time ex@@ ag@@ g@@ er@@ ate the jo@@ ys , making it se@@ em that things were a lo@@ t better than they really were .
1 : 14 , 28 .
Hence , we do not don@@ ate blood , nor do we st@@ ore for trans@@ fu@@ sion our blood that should be ‘ p@@ our@@ ed out . ’
Even some res@@ pe@@ cted health in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions that seek to re@@ du@@ ce the number of un@@ wanted te@@ en@@ age pre@@ gn@@ an@@ ci@@ es have encoura@@ ged you@@ ths to eng@@ age in de@@ vi@@ ant se@@ x@@ u@@ al be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or that does not result in pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy .
He di@@ lig@@ ently stu@@ died the Ho@@ ly Scriptures so that he could qu@@ o@@ te them , de@@ f@@ end them , and expla@@ in them .
God never gives bad ad@@ vice .
In du@@ e course , Ca@@ in and A@@ be@@ l brought o@@ ffer@@ ings to God .
There was a group of ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ als in the ba@@ r@@ rac@@ ks next to mine .
El@@ se@@ where , fle@@ e@@ ing temp@@ tation would requi@@ re avo@@ i@@ ding por@@ no@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t s@@ ites and ques@@ tion@@ able plac@@ es of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s do not . God can read the heart and deter@@ mine when someone is bey@@ ond cor@@ rection and thus is in l@@ ine for dec@@ isi@@ ve and fin@@ al p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment .
F@@ e@@ ar The@@ m Not
11 : 30 .
9 , 10 . ( a ) What com@@ ment did Jesus ad@@ d to the mo@@ de@@ l prayer , and what did this under@@ s@@ cor@@ e ?
In 199@@ 5 , I married a mo@@ vi@@ e pro@@ duc@@ er .
Some scho@@ l@@ ars su@@ gg@@ est that E@@ ve vie@@ wed Ca@@ in as the “ se@@ ed ” that would destro@@ y the ser@@ p@@ ent , for at Ca@@ in@@ ’s bir@@ th she said : “ I have pro@@ duc@@ ed a man with the a@@ id of Jehovah . ”
He explained to us what the pioneer work was all about .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : O@@ ffering A@@ wa@@ ke !
Be@@ h@@ ind the s@@ cen@@ es , however , not all had g@@ one so s@@ mo@@ o@@ th@@ ly .
“ A P@@ ure H@@ ear@@ t ” and “ a New S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ”
2 : 3 , 4 ; 2 C@@ or .
For example , in the 19@@ 60 ’ s , Jehovah’s Witnesses in Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i were bit@@ ter@@ ly persecu@@ ted .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er@@ fully ass@@ ess your situation .
The Mo@@ st U@@ se@@ ful Com@@ par@@ is@@ on You May E@@ ver M@@ ake 14
No@@ te that Jesus says that the man succ@@ e@@ e@@ ds in ob@@ tain@@ ing what he needs “ because of his bo@@ ld pers@@ ist@@ ence . ” The expres@@ sion “ bo@@ ld pers@@ ist@@ ence ” occ@@ ur@@ s only once in the Bible .
This is par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy when we consider the st@@ res@@ ses and st@@ ra@@ ins we face during these “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with . ”
Are you main@@ tain@@ ing your spiritual health by da@@ ily reading God’s Word ?
D@@ ep@@ end on Jehovah’s Word for direction , no matter what the is@@ sue is .
What shows that suffering did not make Jeremiah bit@@ ter ?
It may be that Se@@ cond Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les differ@@ enti@@ ates between 3@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 n@@ on - Israelites and 2@@ 50 Israel@@ ite de@@ pu@@ ties , while Fir@@ st K@@ ings dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish@@ es 3@@ ,@@ 3@@ 00 fore@@ men from 5@@ 50 c@@ hi@@ ef su@@ per@@ vis@@ ors of high@@ er ran@@ k .
One who sp@@ ends little time listen@@ ing to you and then quic@@ k@@ ly pres@@ cri@@ bes me@@ dic@@ ation so as to be free to see the next pati@@ ent ?
“ Jehovah has anointed me . . . to comfort all the m@@ our@@ ning ones . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A@@ I@@ A@@ H 6@@ 1 : 1 , 2 .
The answer can be found in this pro@@ found st@@ at@@ ement : “ Christ our pas@@ so@@ ver has been sacrific@@ ed . ”
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d’s le@@ c@@ tures in S@@ pain and P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al , Father continued show@@ ing the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama , ” and he also arrang@@ ed for Bible liter@@ ature to be pr@@ inted and dist@@ ribu@@ ted in those plac@@ es .
The first - century Christians su@@ ffered , not for any mis@@ de@@ e@@ ds , but for being who they were
How is Jesus Christ le@@ ading the Christian congregation today ?
It is Jehovah’s will that people of all s@@ or@@ ts should rep@@ ent and be sa@@ ved . ​ — 1 Timothy 2 : 3 , 4 .
“ C@@ ome on John , ” they ur@@ ged a compan@@ ion as he he@@ ad@@ ed toward the wal@@ k@@ way a@@ bo@@ ve . “ Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ re going with us , ar@@ en@@ ’t you ? ”
Since I was di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic f@@ ati@@ gu@@ e sy@@ nd@@ r@@ ome , my husband has had to do all the se@@ cul@@ ar work .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , if you s@@ tic@@ k to the pa@@ ths out@@ l@@ ined in God’s Word , in time you will arri@@ ve at your des@@ t@@ in@@ ation .
Ther@@ efore , be@@ g the Ma@@ ster of the har@@ v@@ est to s@@ end out work@@ ers into his har@@ v@@ est . ”
But soon , op@@ position to their re@@ building ar@@ ose and the people became di@@ sh@@ ear@@ ten@@ ed .
What less@@ ons can be learned from consider@@ ing just some of Jac@@ ob@@ ’s experi@@ ences ?
So it is possible that Jesus ac@@ tually went to Jerusalem and sto@@ od on the high@@ est point of the temple .
N@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ism is well descri@@ bed by the psalmis@@ t’s expres@@ sion , “ the p@@ est@@ il@@ ence ca@@ using ad@@ vers@@ ities . ”
What an important less@@ on Proverbs 11 : 16 teach@@ es !
Tr@@ ying to en@@ sure their own prote@@ ction , Ne@@ il@@ ’s relati@@ ves per@@ form@@ ed certain tri@@ ba@@ l ri@@ tu@@ als .
A we@@ ek later , we were invit@@ ed to G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol .
The@@ o@@ do@@ to@@ s ’ se@@ cre@@ t was out . I was taken a@@ back .
And des@@ pite inc@@ reas@@ ing pres@@ sures , their ze@@ al did not di@@ min@@ ish as the year 20@@ 00 appro@@ ached .
S@@ hor@@ tly af@@ ter@@ ward , she got baptized .
H@@ on@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people are dra@@ wn to true worship but not because the nations are ro@@ cked , or sh@@ ak@@ en .
I told Bro@@ ther S@@ ul@@ li@@ v@@ an that my wife was sp@@ en@@ ding as much time as I was in the ministry and that she would like to pioneer with me .
They may have served as s@@ cri@@ bes or cop@@ y@@ ists at the temple or in some ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ative cap@@ ac@@ ity .
By following the standards set out in God’s Word and the pat@@ ter@@ n that Jesus and his disciples provided .
In fact , anyone who lo@@ ves Jehovah and is loyal to him will “ not go back on his promise , even when it is bad for him . ”
What led her to such a s@@ we@@ ep@@ ing change in her life ?
A few de@@ ca@@ des as a shepher@@ d would provide the tra@@ ining he needed to cultiv@@ ate these godly qualities .
A@@ m@@ ong them was a comm@@ and regarding a qu@@ ality that would prove to be an id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying mar@@ k of his followers .
G@@ r@@ and@@ ma Tho@@ mp@@ son fin@@ i@@ shed her earthly course in 19@@ 6@@ 5 , still faithful to God at 9@@ 8 years of age .
A few years ear@@ li@@ er , he had remin@@ ded the congregation in Corin@@ th that it can be d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous to mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r .
In these last days , God’s people need the spiritual support of loving shepher@@ ds .
In ad@@ dition , Satan’s earthly servants have persecu@@ ted worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah , some@@ times to the point of death , even as they did in the case of Jesus Christ .
Jehovah’s Witnesses were the first n@@ on - Ca@@ tho@@ lic organization to ask for and ob@@ tain such per@@ mis@@ sion .
Bro@@ ther Li@@ ver@@ ance conclu@@ ded : “ Jo@@ y is a by - pro@@ du@@ ct of understanding the spirit - inspired Word of God . ”
This qui@@ z was desi@@ gn@@ ed to help bro@@ ad@@ en and de@@ e@@ pen your knowledge of God’s Word .
A@@ n ad with an en@@ tic@@ ing pi@@ c@@ ture may su@@ d@@ den@@ ly appe@@ ar on one@@ ’s com@@ pu@@ ter s@@ cre@@ en .
Many have certainly benef@@ ited from this know - how .
Re@@ fle@@ cting on such blessings , we real@@ ize how preci@@ ous our service to God really is .
( L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 16 : 1 – 27 : 34 )
When we o@@ pen up our heart to Jehovah in prayer , do we not sense that he is inter@@ ested in our needs and tend@@ er@@ ly ca@@ res for us ?
If so , we are end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to apply Paul’s counsel .
Still another ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment to the Watchtower study artic@@ les has to do with their l@@ eng@@ th .
I was held by the j@@ a@@ w or the head and ob@@ li@@ ged to pro@@ du@@ ce again and again s@@ oun@@ ds that I could not hear .
However , El@@ isha was not the only spiritual son of Eli@@ j@@ ah .
Instead , we need to “ t@@ est the inspired expres@@ sions to see whether they origin@@ ate with God . ”
All dedic@@ ated Christians do the work of ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers , but especially do overse@@ ers , or elders , need to set a good example in the ministry .
Kingdom inter@@ ests on the earth have been en@@ tru@@ sted to “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” which is re@@ pres@@ ented by the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
How should religion be fin@@ an@@ ced ? This ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine ob@@ vi@@ ously co@@ st@@ s money to prin@@ t and ship .
Let us , then , be determined to follow his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y .
Acc@@ ording to Jo@@ shua 6 : 10 - 15 , 20 , Israel@@ ite for@@ ces mar@@ ched around Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o once a day for si@@ x days .
This verse shows that we should not be over@@ ly sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve when someone off@@ ends us ; rather , we should be for@@ giving .
After all , a true prophet would never ad@@ v@@ ise him to bre@@ ak God’s Law .
Com@@ men@@ ting on this , The G@@ u@@ ar@@ di@@ an new@@ s@@ pa@@ per of L@@ ond@@ on repor@@ ted : “ M@@ ore than two milli@@ on people die from work - rel@@ ated ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents or di@@ se@@ ase every year . . .
We buil@@ d integrity by obedi@@ ence , so we maintain integrity by end@@ uring in an obedi@@ ent course .
On@@ ly God’s way of rul@@ ing can gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e lasting peace , happiness , and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity to mankind , because that is God’s purpose . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 5 : 18 .
The book Gi@@ o@@ ch@@ i e spe@@ t@@ t@@ ac@@ ol@@ i ( G@@ ames and S@@ pe@@ ct@@ ac@@ les ) repor@@ ts that gl@@ adi@@ at@@ ors in tra@@ ining “ were always w@@ atch@@ ed by gu@@ ar@@ ds and sub@@ ject to ri@@ gi@@ d discipl@@ ine , the sever@@ est of rul@@ es , and par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly har@@ s@@ h p@@ un@@ ish@@ ments . . .
( b ) Christian wi@@ do@@ ws and other faithful sisters who do not have a husband may be as@@ sur@@ ed of what ?
W@@ as the ac@@ tu@@ al c@@ up Jesus held the new covenant ?
He had in mind sin@@ s .
James 3 : 16 - 18 is a good gu@@ i@@ de as to what cons@@ titu@@ tes both the imp@@ ro@@ per and the prop@@ er spirit to displa@@ y in the congregation .
It ad@@ ded : “ H@@ ell ex@@ ists , not as a place but as a st@@ ate , a way of being of the person who su@@ ff@@ ers the pain of the de@@ priv@@ ation of God . ”
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , Ge@@ or@@ ge St@@ or@@ r@@ s ( 1@@ 7@@ 9@@ 6 - 18@@ 7@@ 9 ) , a close associ@@ ate of Ch@@ ar@@ les T . Rus@@ sel@@ l , used God’s name , as did Rus@@ sel@@ l himself .
God’s Kingdom has a R@@ ul@@ er cho@@ s@@ en by God .
When the e@@ ag@@ le at@@ tain@@ s a certain he@@ i@@ ght , it g@@ li@@ des to the next ther@@ ma@@ l and can stay al@@ of@@ t for h@@ our@@ s with a min@@ i@@ ma@@ l ex@@ p@@ en@@ ditu@@ re of en@@ er@@ gy .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an and Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an lead@@ ers did not follow the s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fic@@ ally s@@ ound practic@@ es on h@@ y@@ gi@@ ene that God gave to Israel .
How much better it is to learn the se@@ cre@@ t of con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment and live by it !
Of course , the great@@ est of all of Jehovah’s dedic@@ ated servants is Jesus .
11 : 23 - 29 .
H@@ er@@ o@@ do@@ tu@@ s , a Greek hist@@ ori@@ an of the fi@@ f@@ th century B.C.E . , said that the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans were “ the first of mankind who have de@@ f@@ ended the im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the soul . ”
This contribu@@ tes to Christian un@@ ity .
What efforts must we continue to make in order to remain desi@@ ra@@ ble from Jehovah’s stan@@ d@@ point ?
C@@ learly , no imper@@ fect des@@ c@@ end@@ ant of Adam was ca@@ pa@@ ble of o@@ ffering such a pri@@ ce , but Jesus was .
Thus you will be “ keep@@ ing an e@@ ye , not in personal interest upon just your own matters , but also in personal interest upon those of the others . ”
Ke@@ ep@@ ing our t@@ ong@@ ue in c@@ he@@ ck is one way to show that we “ stand for peace . ”
Then an am@@ a@@ z@@ ing thing happened .
Mo@@ st first - century Christians were not soci@@ ally prom@@ in@@ ent .
Is it possible , though , to hold feelings of mis@@ plac@@ ed or mis@@ gu@@ i@@ ded je@@ al@@ ous@@ y ?
This question was of great interest to the c@@ z@@ ar .
What should we consider when making decisions about our health ?
Per@@ haps you have rec@@ ently been a vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce or in@@ justice .
E@@ very time we enc@@ oun@@ tered difficul@@ ties , we loo@@ ked upon them as char@@ ac@@ ter buil@@ ders .
In fact , these are the very tra@@ its that prom@@ p@@ ted Satan the Devil to re@@ be@@ l against God in the first place .
They “ did not walk in his ways , but they were inc@@ l@@ ined to follow un@@ just prof@@ it and would accept a bri@@ be and per@@ ver@@ t judgment . ”
And on this side of the ri@@ ver and on that side there were tre@@ es of life pro@@ duc@@ ing tw@@ el@@ ve cro@@ ps of fru@@ it , yi@@ el@@ ding their fru@@ its each mon@@ th . And the lea@@ ves of the tre@@ es were for the c@@ uring of the nations . ”
Ti@@ mi@@ dly , I started going from house to house .
When I vis@@ ited the pri@@ est , he could not answer my questions , but he pul@@ led from his sh@@ el@@ f a book on Ca@@ tho@@ lic do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine that deal@@ t with apost@@ o@@ lic succ@@ es@@ sion .
In@@ fid@@ el@@ ity is the kind of tre@@ ach@@ er@@ y that can de@@ va@@ st@@ ate a marriage and lead to se@@ par@@ ation and div@@ or@@ ce .
H@@ er th@@ ri@@ ce - re@@ pe@@ ated ple@@ a demonstr@@ ates her anxi@@ ous concer@@ n that her son pa@@ y attention to her words .
So in ad@@ dition to Bible knowledge , what is needed ?
The go@@ dd@@ ess of justice ( left ) be@@ ating the go@@ dd@@ ess of in@@ justice
W@@ H@@ E@@ N someone has done well at an assign@@ ed t@@ ask or has displa@@ yed a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble Christian qu@@ ality , he deser@@ ves praise .
Wh@@ ere appro@@ pri@@ ate , Jehovah’s Witnesses have g@@ one to the me@@ dia to expla@@ in the fac@@ ts .
I felt that I had lost everything , and I was very s@@ car@@ ed . ”
A close relationship with Jehovah is a chil@@ d’s best de@@ f@@ en@@ se against Satan , his world , and its ung@@ o@@ dly thinking .
God’s ques@@ tion@@ ing had what effect on Job , and how should these matters af@@ fect us ?
El@@ ders who set a fine example may ex@@ pect that the congregation will respon@@ d to their teachings .
Th@@ r@@ ough his Word , his spirit , and his organization , he has en@@ ab@@ led milli@@ ons thr@@ ough@@ out the earth to understand what he already kno@@ ws ​ — the truth .
* W@@ ould you not like to be part of it ?
That ev@@ ening she pointed me in the right direction .
In such a case , the bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om should arr@@ ange for respon@@ sible ones to make sure that Bible standards are main@@ ta@@ ined and that the c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation ends at a reason@@ able h@@ our .
5@@ 0@@ ,@@ 5@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000
L@@ ater in life , children ra@@ ised in a loyal , loving family will find it e@@ asi@@ er to act responsi@@ bly toward their mat@@ es as well as toward their parents as these su@@ ff@@ er the disa@@ bil@@ ities of old age . ​ — 1 Timothy 5 : 4 , 8 .
He will not be like a ch@@ am@@ ele@@ on , the li@@ z@@ ard that chang@@ es col@@ or dep@@ en@@ ding on its en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
Why ? Because “ all have sin@@ ned and f@@ all sh@@ ort of the glory of God . ”
Why do God’s servants experience tri@@ als ?
Christian mo@@ thers share in the vital work of tra@@ ining their children
I was privile@@ ged to give the dedic@@ ation talk .
What can be said about appro@@ ach to Jehovah by ( a ) anointed Christians ?
He never makes a mis@@ take . ​ — Romans 16 : 27 .
C@@ our@@ t@@ es@@ y of Gre@@ en C@@ him@@ ne@@ ys F@@ ar@@ m
The fact that a law was needed means that this really did ha@@ p@@ pen .
Al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ ages , such as w@@ ine that makes the heart rejo@@ ice , can be mis@@ used .
And th@@ at@@ ’s why every prayer I offer is said in Jesus ’ name .
Of the many Messi@@ ani@@ c prophe@@ ci@@ es recorded in the Hebrew Scriptures , a number were direc@@ tly app@@ lied to Jesus by writ@@ ers of the Christian Greek Scriptures .
The un@@ pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ced Peter accepted S@@ im@@ on@@ ’s ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality , and there Peter received un@@ expe@@ cted divine direction .
Why should Christians show respect for those in positi@@ ons of authority ?
As the a@@ bo@@ ve shows , the apostle Paul lived in har@@ mony with the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant princi@@ ple expres@@ sed before the Jewish tri@@ bun@@ al by his fellow Christians : “ We must obey God as rul@@ er rather than men . ”
Does it not se@@ em to you that life on earth , which came about as descri@@ bed in the Genesis account , was made to be enjo@@ yed ?
No@@ te the contr@@ ast between Jesus and the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es .
But R@@ ob@@ er@@ t cho@@ se to for@@ go what many vie@@ wed as a once - in - a - li@@ fe@@ time opportunity in order to pur@@ sue his go@@ al of serving as a regul@@ ar pioneer .
We received very little food , but all of us sisters tri@@ ed to sa@@ ve a pi@@ e@@ ce of bre@@ ad every day so that we would have something ex@@ tr@@ a on S@@ un@@ days , when we had an opportunity to get together to discus@@ s Bible to@@ pi@@ c@@ s .
It also reve@@ als how God by means of Christ Jesus will re@@ move evil once and for all .
While the cl@@ ou@@ d st@@ al@@ led the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an ad@@ v@@ ance , Moses li@@ f@@ ted his ro@@ d and the w@@ at@@ ers of the R@@ ed Se@@ a par@@ ted , provi@@ ding both an es@@ cap@@ e p@@ ath for the Israelites and a tra@@ p for the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans .
In fact , he told his disciples : “ Do you think that I cannot appe@@ al to my Father to supp@@ ly me at this m@@ om@@ ent more than tw@@ el@@ ve le@@ gi@@ ons of angels ?
U@@ se E@@ ach Da@@ y of Your Li@@ fe for God’s G@@ l@@ ory 21
As the meeting prog@@ ressed , Jesus inform@@ ed them that now he was du@@ e to leave them to return to his Father .
V@@ an@@ ess@@ a says : “ I had to seek this fri@@ end@@ ship out and not just wa@@ it for it to come to me . ”
The letter st@@ ressed the ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y of the preaching work and ex@@ tend@@ ed an invit@@ ation to any who wi@@ shed to serve ab@@ ro@@ ad as pione@@ ers .
When given and accepted in the right spirit , words of comm@@ end@@ ation can af@@ fect us in a positi@@ ve way .
By the th@@ ir@@ d century B.C.E . , A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a , Egy@@ pt , had become the home of num@@ er@@ ous Jews who needed a transl@@ ation of the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek , then an inter@@ n@@ ational language .
E@@ ach is Scrip@@ tur@@ ally free ; ne@@ i@@ ther is b@@ ound to a pre@@ vi@@ ous mate .
Jehovah’s Ser@@ v@@ ants Ha@@ ve Tru@@ e H@@ op@@ e ( Mi@@ ca@@ h ) , 8 / 15
For example , a baptized a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent may se@@ em at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to the things of the world or may beg@@ in to question the wisdom of living by Bible principles .
We certainly need to be care@@ ful not to f@@ all into the same tra@@ p ​ — thinking that we can worship God with in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent min@@ ds but faith@@ less hearts .
That is what our Father , Jehovah , does for us .
S@@ her@@ ry was not expe@@ cting to enc@@ oun@@ ter a cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man .
Ther@@ efore , the shepher@@ d b@@ ends down , g@@ ently li@@ f@@ ts up the sheep , and car@@ ries it ac@@ ro@@ ss all ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les back to the flo@@ ck .
If that were the case , Jesus would har@@ dly have done him a fav@@ or by resur@@ rec@@ ting him ! ​ — John 11 : 39 , 4@@ 3 , 4@@ 4 .
Those temp@@ ted to go un@@ invit@@ ed should ask themselves , ‘ W@@ ould my atten@@ ding this we@@ d@@ ding fe@@ ast not show a l@@ ack of love for the new@@ l@@ y@@ we@@ ds ?
They invit@@ ed me to atten@@ d a meeting of the Witnesses .
Se@@ e@@ king his appro@@ val , then , invol@@ ves not only our conduct but also our in@@ ner person .
Jesus obe@@ yed God .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing Ti@@ me at N@@ i@@ ght , 8 / 1
Consider one example of how Jesus as King - Des@@ ign@@ ate tre@@ ated the people he me@@ t , especially the un@@ wanted and the seem@@ ingly un@@ lo@@ va@@ ble .
D@@ oub@@ ts can we@@ ak@@ en our sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y , influ@@ enc@@ ing us to d@@ ri@@ ft toward self - in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence .
To keep the l@@ ines of commun@@ ic@@ ation o@@ pen , family members must listen ​ — really listen — ​ to one another . ​ — Read James 1 : 19 .
A@@ no@@ ther far - re@@ aching blessing came in Ju@@ ly of that year .
That is the wise course , for “ the world is pas@@ sing away and so is its desire , but he that does the will of God rema@@ ins forever . ” ​ — 1 John 2 : 15 - 17 .
; W@@ il@@ kin@@ son , D .
Ar@@ tic@@ les such as those in this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine or in the “ Bible T@@ e@@ ach@@ ings ” se@@ ction of the j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g we@@ b@@ s@@ ite can help you ex@@ pl@@ ore the meaning of many par@@ ts of the Bible .
No@@ te , too , that the pri@@ est and the L@@ ev@@ ite were going along the ro@@ ad “ from Jerusalem , ” thus he@@ ading away from the temple .
Joseph took M@@ ary as his wife and became involved in the fulfill@@ ment of the Messi@@ ani@@ c prophe@@ ci@@ es
This fact is fur@@ ther emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed by a Bible prophecy that descri@@ bes develop@@ ments taking place in our time .
Now as the apostle Paul , he had a privilege and authority that were to shap@@ e not only the rest of his days on earth but also the course of Christian hist@@ ory .
A@@ m@@ ong these were s@@ co@@ res of faithful Witnesses who were sent there because of their Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality .
Re@@ g@@ arding God’s appointed King , the Scriptures st@@ ate : “ He will deli@@ ver the po@@ or one cr@@ ying for help , also the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted one and who@@ ever has no help@@ er .
In 19@@ 39 he became se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary to N . H . K@@ nor@@ r , who was then the overse@@ er of the Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n pr@@ inter@@ y of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Who Will Be R@@ es@@ ur@@ rec@@ ted ?
Re@@ ad@@ y to share the good news
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jesus ​ — who would become He@@ ad of the Christian congregation — ​ made arrang@@ ements to en@@ sure that his followers would be car@@ ed for spiritually after his death .
But Jehovah gives us the hope of something better .
W@@ ould you not be willing to do everything you could for him ?
The worl@@ d@@ wide Kingdom pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation that began in 19@@ 19 dre@@ w in th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of new ones to Jehovah’s service .
What , then , are the less@@ ons for us ?
We cannot gain God’s fav@@ or without it .
B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in Bar@@ t@@ on@@ ’s 19@@ 0@@ 5 it@@ in@@ er@@ ary had some 1@@ 70 st@@ op@@ s
The in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent mentioned at the beg@@ in@@ ning of this st@@ ory shows how in@@ fu@@ ri@@ ated the cl@@ er@@ gy were .
If family members desire to maintain a good relationship with God , they a@@ bo@@ ve all need to apply Bible principles and real@@ ize that “ un@@ less Jehovah himself buil@@ ds the house , it is to no a@@ va@@ il that its buil@@ ders have wor@@ ked hard on it . ”
Jehovah declar@@ ed by means of the prophet Isaiah : “ Do not ga@@ ze about , for I am your God . ”
How could they pos@@ si@@ bly complete that assignment ?
Indeed , “ from op@@ pres@@ sion and from viol@@ ence he will re@@ de@@ em their soul , and their blood will be preci@@ ous in his eyes . ” ​ — Psalm 7@@ 2 : 12 - 14 .
It fore@@ tel@@ ls of our time : “ Your own ear@@ s will hear a word be@@ h@@ ind you saying : ‘ This is the way . W@@ al@@ k in it , you people , ’ in case you people should go to the right or in case you should go to the left . ”
This God - or@@ da@@ ined work must continue until Jehovah inter@@ ven@@ es in human af@@ fai@@ r@@ s at the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
If any of us are allow@@ ing mun@@ d@@ ane concer@@ ns ​ — even the nor@@ ma@@ l activities of life — ​ to crow@@ d out the spiritual activities that God ur@@ ges us to keep in first place , we need to think seri@@ ously about our situation . ​ — Romans 14 : 17 .
They tri@@ ed hard to inter@@ pre@@ t the meetings at the Kingdom H@@ all for me as well as to invol@@ ve me in associ@@ ation with others in the congregation .
And how does Jesus feel about the resurrection ?
Au@@ thor@@ ity in the Com@@ mun@@ ity
In his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , he therefore stated : “ You heard that it was said , ‘ You must not com@@ mit ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y . ’
They do not expla@@ in that the Kingdom will sol@@ ve all man@@ kin@@ d’s problems and that it will soon re@@ move all wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness from the earth .
With my wife and most of my children in the full - time ministry , I wonder@@ ed whether they would have to leave this service to care for these fin@@ an@@ cial responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
To fellow Christians , the apostle Paul wrote : “ When you received God’s word , which you heard from us , you accepted it , not as the word of men , but , just as it tru@@ th@@ fully is , as the word of God . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , one Christian woman said : “ When I see pi@@ c@@ tures of the coming Par@@ adise in The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke ! , I exam@@ ine them clo@@ sel@@ y , as one would a tra@@ v@@ el bro@@ ch@@ ure .
When news of the tra@@ gi@@ c events re@@ ached the out@@ side world , Jehovah’s Witnesses in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe quic@@ k@@ ly sent food and medi@@ cal a@@ id to their brothers and others in that a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted land .
Jehovah is a God of di@@ vers@@ ity ​ — no two cre@@ atu@@ res are ex@@ ac@@ tly al@@ ike .
The mu@@ si@@ ci@@ ans then sp@@ end coun@@ t@@ less h@@ our@@ s re@@ vie@@ wing the material that they will re@@ hear@@ se and fin@@ ally rec@@ ord at our stu@@ di@@ o@@ s in P@@ at@@ ter@@ son , New Yor@@ k .
In certain res@@ pe@@ cts , the p@@ re - F@@ lood ci@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ation enjo@@ yed advan@@ ta@@ ges that we do not have today .
E@@ ach such ev@@ ent is a tra@@ ge@@ dy .
This travel@@ er ac@@ ted as en@@ vo@@ y of the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans .
Sa@@ ul@@ ’s dis@@ position came to be char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized by su@@ spi@@ ci@@ on and je@@ al@@ ous@@ y toward David ​ — a man to whom Jehovah would later give the k@@ ing@@ ship .
But experience shows that knowledge , s@@ k@@ ill , material means , and a ho@@ st of other fac@@ t@@ ors re@@ stri@@ ct what we as individuals can accom@@ pl@@ ish .
She became a faithful disci@@ ple of Jesus .
E . V@@ an A@@ mbu@@ r@@ gh and his ass@@ ist@@ ant , G@@ r@@ ant Su@@ it@@ er .
My father was not religious , but my mother was a God - fe@@ aring woman .
Yes , the joy that comes from dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ing and ow@@ ning the tre@@ asure was en@@ ough to move the man to give up everything he had .
El@@ ders and travel@@ ing overse@@ ers should par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly encoura@@ ge young men to apply for Bethel .
He ur@@ ged her to ign@@ ore God’s will and to become mor@@ ally in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent , st@@ ating : “ You positi@@ vely will not die . . . . You are b@@ ound to be like God , know@@ ing good and bad . ”
“ H@@ app@@ y are those hear@@ ing the word of God and keep@@ ing it , ” said Jesus .
That s@@ crip@@ ture states that “ perfect love thro@@ ws fear out@@ side . ”
The way it s@@ pre@@ ad and sur@@ vi@@ ved for sever@@ al cen@@ tu@@ ries makes it uni@@ que in the ann@@ als of religious dis@@ si@@ d@@ ence .
O@@ r to find out what your chil@@ d’s op@@ in@@ ion is on some to@@ pi@@ c , ask questions that shi@@ ft the foc@@ us away from her .
D@@ ressed in his f@@ low@@ ing ro@@ be of c@@ ris@@ p wh@@ ite co@@ t@@ t@@ on , a two - in@@ ch - wide [ 5 c@@ m ] bl@@ ack bel@@ t ti@@ ed s@@ nu@@ g@@ ly around his th@@ in wa@@ ist , he as@@ sum@@ es a fi@@ gh@@ ting position , hands s@@ ti@@ f@@ f and ready , ba@@ re fe@@ et pl@@ anted wide .
He is pati@@ ent even with the un@@ kind .
Who are “ the things in the heavens ” that need to be ga@@ ther@@ ed ?
M@@ ore R@@ a@@ ys of Li@@ ght
What st@@ atis@@ tic@@ s show that people “ out of all the langu@@ ages ” are being re@@ ached with the good news ?
Instead , he stri@@ c@@ tly regul@@ ated the prac@@ tice . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 21 : 10 , 11 ; De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 21 : 15 - 17 .
I@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ ally , while many people are ke@@ en@@ ly inter@@ ested in God’s Kingdom , most religi@@ ons se@@ em to give little attention to it .
How should we show love toward our neigh@@ b@@ or ?
Some su@@ p@@ pose that Luke was from An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch in S@@ y@@ ri@@ a .
The can@@ ons and declar@@ ations that resul@@ ted from these meetings har@@ dly even refer@@ red to the Scriptures .
Jehovah saw what was happ@@ ening in Ca@@ in@@ ’s heart and pati@@ ently reas@@ oned with him .
L@@ ate in the af@@ ter@@ no@@ on of N@@ is@@ an 14 , “ a rich man of A@@ ri@@ ma@@ the@@ a , nam@@ ed Joseph , ” asked P@@ il@@ ate for Jesus ’ body , and the re@@ qu@@ est was gr@@ anted .
What h@@ ur@@ t me most was that over@@ night I had become us@@ eless in the eyes of my compan@@ y .
David knew this to be true .
Ser@@ ving as A@@ ge Per@@ m@@ its
; Si@@ mo@@ z@@ ra@@ g , N .
Mis@@ sion@@ ary “ fi@@ sh@@ ers ” began to arri@@ ve from many f@@ ar@@ away coun@@ tri@@ es .
What important less@@ on can we draw from Hebrews 11 : 13 ?
Father wor@@ ked in a bak@@ er@@ y , and one night a co@@ work@@ er as@@ sur@@ ed him that the Bible does not teach that hel@@ l is a place of t@@ or@@ ment .
But by cho@@ o@@ sing to dis@@ obey God , the first human lost his per@@ fe@@ ction .
If our sol@@ ar system were close to the cen@@ ter of the M@@ il@@ k@@ y W@@ a@@ y , we would su@@ ff@@ er the har@@ m@@ ful effe@@ cts of being among a den@@ se con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation of st@@ ars .
Does it not make you feel good to be accepted by others ? ​ — Matthew 7 : 12 , Rev@@ ised Eng@@ l@@ ish Bible .
Bo@@ th of us are now in our sen@@ i@@ or years .
Why must we h@@ ate sin , and what will this move us to do ?
He might even become bit@@ ter over material sacrific@@ es he has made .
Can you find ways to show similar interest in un@@ believ@@ ing family members ?
How beau@@ ti@@ fully this teach@@ es us that Jehovah is a hum@@ ble God , who di@@ gn@@ i@@ fi@@ es and hon@@ ors his earthly servants !
The world that peri@@ shed was ci@@ v@@ il@@ ized , with c@@ ities , ar@@ t@@ is@@ tic ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements , s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c knowledge .
He ad@@ ded : “ Ther@@ e@@ ’s no such being .
L@@ ater , I also served as a dist@@ ri@@ ct overse@@ er .
Th@@ r@@ ough the prophet Isaiah , Jehovah remin@@ ds us to look up at the heavenly bo@@ dies , such as the su@@ n and the st@@ ars , and medit@@ ate on how they came into ex@@ ist@@ ence .
That same day , others in Jerusalem were ur@@ ged to get baptized in water .
They remember one r@@ ough pat@@ ch in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar .
There will be nothing bor@@ ing about everlasting life in Par@@ adise .
“ What Is Your Se@@ cre@@ t ? ”
How g@@ la@@ d we can be that Jehovah God has not left us without direction !
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines but quic@@ k@@ ly thro@@ w them away after the Witness left .
Jesus had told them about the des@@ tru@@ ction to come upon the un@@ faithful Jewish nation .
This gr@@ and purpose is an expres@@ sion of God’s love for human@@ kind , and it will not be th@@ war@@ ted .
Many who believ@@ ed have c@@ eas@@ ed following him , perhaps because of persecu@@ tion , materi@@ al@@ ism , or the anxi@@ e@@ ties of life .
E@@ ach time we experience that support , our trust in him ge@@ ts str@@ ong@@ er , we become “ ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast , un@@ mo@@ va@@ ble . ”
I felt even more pr@@ ou@@ d of being one of Jehovah’s people , and I than@@ k him for this wonderful privilege . ”
K@@ or@@ ah and others re@@ be@@ l against Moses and A@@ ar@@ on , but the re@@ bel@@ s are destro@@ yed by fi@@ re or are s@@ wal@@ low@@ ed up by the earth .
• Why should Christians be care@@ ful about giving to others , or recei@@ ving from them , co@@ pi@@ es of com@@ pu@@ ter so@@ f@@ tw@@ are pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s ?
B@@ ear@@ ing witness to Jesus also requi@@ red sh@@ aring his powerful teachings with others and expla@@ ining his ro@@ le in Jehovah’s purpose .
A@@ no@@ ther instru@@ ct@@ or showed a vi@@ de@@ o on se@@ x@@ u@@ ally trans@@ mit@@ ted di@@ se@@ as@@ es .
This seem@@ s to indic@@ ate that Jesus ’ mem@@ ory of his pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence in heaven re@@ turned to him .
En@@ coura@@ ged by the pione@@ ers ’ example , T@@ at@@ y@@ ana used her school v@@ ac@@ ations to tra@@ v@@ el with others to re@@ mo@@ te ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es in U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine and B@@ el@@ ar@@ us where no Witnesses had pre@@ ached before .
Moses said : “ Ex@@ c@@ use me , Jehovah , but I am not a f@@ lu@@ ent speak@@ er , ne@@ i@@ ther since y@@ es@@ ter@@ day nor since before that . ”
Be@@ fore taking serious action , the other Israelites wis@@ ely discus@@ sed their proble@@ m with the tri@@ bes of Re@@ u@@ b@@ en and G@@ ad and the half tri@@ be of M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h .
H@@ O@@ U@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ N , T@@ X ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , R@@ eli@@ ant A@@ st@@ ro@@ d@@ ome , Lo@@ op 6@@ 10 at K@@ ir@@ by D@@ r .
Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ation is a s@@ k@@ ill that needs to be develop@@ ed .
I also s@@ ought the ad@@ vice of our parents and some other matu@@ re married cou@@ ples in the congregation .
Con@@ ten@@ tions between him and the trans@@ g@@ res@@ s@@ or can eas@@ ily become as much of a ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er as “ the ba@@ r of a d@@ wel@@ ling tower . ”
Who Will F@@ e@@ ed the World ?
During the F@@ as@@ c@@ ist di@@ ct@@ at@@ or@@ ship , both of them had been ex@@ iled to the is@@ land of V@@ en@@ to@@ t@@ ene , where per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved enem@@ ies of the re@@ gi@@ me were held .
But being part of the congregation does not in it@@ self gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e our personal integrity .
What can we do to over@@ come those feelings ?
Our assignment during the day was to work in one of the under@@ gr@@ ound pr@@ inter@@ ies that had been esta@@ bli@@ shed .
The Bible gives us what clear counsel regarding false teach@@ ers ?
Paul appreci@@ ated the tra@@ ining he received and pas@@ sed on to other elders what he had learned .
Un@@ it@@ e@@ dly Bu@@ il@@ ding to P@@ ra@@ ise God
How sh@@ o@@ cked her family and friends were when S@@ mit@@ a su@@ d@@ den@@ ly contr@@ ac@@ ted an ill@@ ness that claim@@ ed her life in less than a we@@ ek !
As part of that an@@ nu@@ al ob@@ serv@@ ance , children would ask their parents questions that foc@@ used on the meaning of the ev@@ ent .
Those who are f@@ ed fal@@ s@@ eho@@ o@@ ds pro@@ du@@ ce “ wor@@ th@@ less fru@@ it , ” wh@@ er@@ e@@ as those who are taught spiritual truth pro@@ du@@ ce “ fine fru@@ it . ”
Since Jehovah has given humans the cap@@ ac@@ ity for show@@ ing love , it is possible for a man and a woman to have un@@ s@@ wer@@ ving and un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing love for each other .
• How can we der@@ i@@ ve real benefit and ple@@ asure from our Bible reading ?
After false religion has been destro@@ yed , God’s servants will still be found “ d@@ wel@@ ling in se@@ cur@@ ity ” and “ without w@@ all . ”
In such a world , E@@ no@@ ch was a prophet of Jehovah who@@ se powerful inspired words res@@ on@@ ate even today . Ju@@ de repor@@ ts that E@@ no@@ ch pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed : “ Lo@@ ok !
The complete New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures in one vo@@ lu@@ me was rel@@ eas@@ ed in 19@@ 6@@ 1 .
Moses fac@@ ed many of the same problems that we enc@@ oun@@ ter , and he over@@ came them succ@@ ess@@ fully .
Jesus ’ Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide In@@ f@@ lu@@ ence
But S@@ ar@@ ah did nothing of the kind .
A@@ n in@@ iti@@ al st@@ ep is to id@@ enti@@ fy teachings that ob@@ s@@ cu@@ re the truth about Jehovah .
Lo@@ ving our neigh@@ b@@ or will prote@@ ct us from doing what is bad .
In fact , 13 of my relati@@ ves were pri@@ ests or wor@@ ked for the ch@@ urch .
But what benef@@ its can we der@@ i@@ ve when we seek and ob@@ tain counsel from God ?
How can this not be true ?
The Bible says about one occasi@@ on : “ On see@@ ing the crow@@ ds he felt p@@ ity for them , because they were s@@ kin@@ ned and thro@@ wn about like sheep without a shepher@@ d . ”
If that is the case , what will help us to end@@ ure ?
Some in@@ mat@@ es and pris@@ on of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully w@@ atch@@ ed as I condu@@ cted the cer@@ em@@ on@@ y .
“ Jehovah is near . ”
The war@@ m@@ th of Christian fel@@ low@@ ship com@@ forts us .
He foc@@ used on the situation that the Israelites could enjoy back in their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and .
• How will Jehovah emp@@ lo@@ y his spirit in the future to accom@@ pl@@ ish the fulfill@@ ment of his purpose ?
To be sure , Jehovah does ob@@ serve and care@@ fully exam@@ ine each of us .
A ru@@ ined re@@ pu@@ tation , h@@ ur@@ t feelings , st@@ ra@@ ined relation@@ shi@@ ps , and even physical har@@ m can often be at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted to fo@@ ol@@ ish spe@@ e@@ ch .
But Jehovah always made sure that I had what I needed .
Christians should not k@@ ill for s@@ por@@ t nor for the thr@@ ill of the cha@@ se or the k@@ ill .
As jud@@ ges , they should have been God - fe@@ aring and just , but most of them were cor@@ ru@@ pt and di@@ sh@@ on@@ est . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 18 : 21 ; De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 16 : 18 - 20 .
Ar@@ r@@ ang@@ ing to A@@ t@@ ten@@ d
Because he and the dem@@ ons were ev@@ ic@@ ted from heaven after God’s Kingdom was esta@@ bli@@ shed in 1914 .
And we can be confid@@ ent that ‘ God will not let us be temp@@ ted bey@@ ond what we can be@@ ar . ’ ​ — Read 1 Corinthians 10 : 13 .
F@@ i@@ f@@ te@@ en of those langu@@ ages are spo@@ ken by more than 10@@ 0@@ ,000 people each .
We asked experienced elders in some 20 W@@ es@@ ter@@ n lands to tell us why they think some young brothers sh@@ y away from accep@@ ting congregation privile@@ ges .
1@@ 2@@ 2@@ n@@ d G@@ ra@@ du@@ ating C@@ l@@ ass of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad
17 , 18 . ( a ) What benef@@ its result when we seek for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess and are willing to gr@@ ant it to others ?
In the mean@@ time , if we keep this view in mind , we will feel better about ourselves and those around us .
And the young ones re@@ ci@@ pro@@ c@@ ate by invit@@ ing them to their ro@@ om@@ s for associ@@ ation and giving a help@@ ing hand when needed .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful@@ ness will move him to vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er for future pro@@ je@@ cts .
S@@ ing@@ le and Con@@ ten@@ ted in Jehovah’s Ser@@ vice
W@@ al@@ k by Fa@@ ith , Not by Si@@ ght ! 9 / 15
Their spirit of giving makes them happy .
Why is it ess@@ enti@@ al that we understand Jesus ’ ro@@ le as “ the C@@ hi@@ ef A@@ g@@ ent and Per@@ fe@@ c@@ ter of our faith ” ?
A wise person real@@ iz@@ es that “ life does not result from the things he pos@@ s@@ ess@@ es . ”
( b ) How does the Bible it@@ self id@@ enti@@ fy the Ser@@ v@@ ant mentioned in Isaiah chap@@ ters 4@@ 2 , 4@@ 9 , 50 , 5@@ 2 , and 5@@ 3 ?
He show@@ ers blessings upon all mankind , even upon those who do not know him .
In No@@ v@@ ember 194@@ 9 , I received my call for mil@@ it@@ ary service .
A wal@@ led or f@@ enced - in gar@@ den is not o@@ pen to the public .
We do know , however , that about four de@@ ca@@ des later , the Rom@@ an ar@@ mi@@ es de@@ va@@ stated Jerusalem and much of Ju@@ de@@ a .
Be@@ fore we left , a good thing happened .
However , our enem@@ y Satan the Devil is determined to bre@@ ak our integrity .
Se@@ cond , by stud@@ ying the Bible , you ac@@ qui@@ re a hope that far sur@@ pas@@ ses anything human soci@@ ety off@@ ers .
He will u@@ sh@@ er in a new world , where “ righteousness is to d@@ well . ” ​ — 2 P@@ et .
As Jehovah’s present - day servants , we do not worship at a ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le .
During the following four years , I had many health problems and emo@@ tional difficul@@ ties .
T@@ w@@ o years of ap@@ pr@@ en@@ tic@@ e@@ ship soon came to an end , and I had to bi@@ d fa@@ re@@ well to the family .
The small group of Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers left be@@ h@@ ind car@@ ri@@ ed on coura@@ ge@@ ously .
Instead , the fru@@ it@@ age of this righteous work will ‘ stand forever . ’
Go@@ od personal study ha@@ bi@@ ts and regul@@ ar meeting attend@@ ance help to strengthen our faith , and keep@@ ing Jehovah’s day close in mind is an important as@@ pect of our faith .
* Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , our cho@@ ice in friends and associ@@ ates , in educ@@ ation , in emp@@ loy@@ ment , and in en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment and rec@@ re@@ ation pla@@ ys an influ@@ enti@@ al , even dec@@ isi@@ ve , ro@@ le in our spiritu@@ ality ​ — h@@ ence , in our et@@ er@@ n@@ al wel@@ f@@ are . ​ — Romans 13 : 13 , 14 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 3 , 4 .
What st@@ ep@@ s are involved in pre@@ par@@ ing or@@ ch@@ es@@ tr@@ al r@@ en@@ di@@ tions of our Kingdom song@@ s ?
4 A L@@ eng@@ thy Le@@ g@@ al S@@ tru@@ gg@@ le En@@ ds in V@@ ic@@ t@@ ory !
The conven@@ tion cha@@ ir@@ man war@@ m@@ ly wel@@ com@@ ed the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates with the talk “ Be In@@ stru@@ cted , You T@@ e@@ ach@@ ers of God’s Word . ”
J@@ en@@ n@@ y found that the things she learned as she did re@@ sear@@ ch in the Bible and Christian public@@ ations were like remin@@ ders that served as a sh@@ o@@ t in the ar@@ m to keep her gu@@ ard up .
He tra@@ ined them thor@@ ough@@ ly , and they s@@ pre@@ ad the good news thr@@ ough@@ out the then - known world . ​ — C@@ ol .
A dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ d may see “ str@@ ange things ” in that he may hal@@ lu@@ c@@ in@@ ate or f@@ an@@ t@@ as@@ ize .
Ch@@ il@@ dren : U@@ N p@@ ho@@ to ; g@@ lo@@ be : M@@ oun@@ tain H@@ i@@ gh M@@ ap@@ s ® C@@ op@@ y@@ right © 199@@ 7 Di@@ g@@ it@@ al W@@ is@@ dom , In@@ c .
En@@ du@@ r@@ ance Un@@ der T@@ ri@@ als B@@ r@@ ings P@@ ra@@ ise to Jehovah
J@@ as@@ sa ad@@ ds : “ Be@@ fore get@@ ting married , I lived in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , where I was part of an Eng@@ l@@ ish - speaking congregation .
Yet , there was no v@@ al@@ id reason for con@@ fu@@ sion .
St@@ ar@@ ting at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , Jehovah used his spirit to ano@@ in@@ t the se@@ con@@ d@@ ary part of the se@@ ed of Abraham , many of whom were not des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Abraham .
How important is our obedi@@ ence to the Creator of the uni@@ verse ?
Since his en@@ thr@@ on@@ ement would be inv@@ isi@@ ble to humans , Jesus gave a si@@ gn that would en@@ able his followers to recogn@@ ize his “ pres@@ ence ” as well as “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
How did angels support Jesus ?
Is that clo@@ s@@ er to the origin@@ al pr@@ on@@ un@@ ci@@ ation ?
In one congregation that we vis@@ ited for the first time , a n@@ ine - year - old bo@@ y had no@@ tic@@ ed that some in the Kingdom H@@ all were a bi@@ t h@@ es@@ it@@ ant to talk to me , and he deci@@ ded to do something about it .
For many years now , H@@ ar@@ ry has also given dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion tal@@ ks in his new language .
If so , speak with your cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er , and read the article “ Can You ‘ S@@ te@@ p O@@ ver In@@ to M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia ’ ? ”
1 , 2 . ( a ) Why does Satan not have com@@ pas@@ sion for the anointed and the “ other sheep ” ?
He b@@ ol@@ dly ex@@ posed as f@@ ra@@ u@@ d@@ ul@@ ent a religion that Satan used to lu@@ re people away from Jehovah .
He kno@@ ws better than we do what is in our best inter@@ ests .
He shows us how to cultiv@@ ate in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with Jehovah and how to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our heart .
In these artic@@ les , see how he is teaching us to be a free people .
W@@ as Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at ever for@@ ced to ac@@ knowledge Jehovah’s powerful works ?
Be willing to make ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments .
“ C@@ ar@@ din@@ al J@@ or@@ ge Mari@@ o B@@ er@@ go@@ g@@ li@@ o , S@@ .@@ J . , has been ele@@ cted as Su@@ pre@@ me P@@ on@@ ti@@ f@@ f , the 2@@ 6@@ 5@@ th succ@@ ess@@ or of Peter . ” ​ — V@@ AT@@ I@@ C@@ A@@ N IN@@ F@@ O@@ R@@ M@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N S@@ E@@ R@@ V@@ I@@ C@@ E , V@@ AT@@ I@@ C@@ A@@ N C@@ I@@ T@@ Y , M@@ A@@ R@@ C@@ H 13 , 20@@ 13 .
If they en@@ tered into mi@@ x@@ ed marri@@ ages , they might ev@@ en@@ tually mer@@ ge with the sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding pa@@ g@@ an nations , and pu@@ re worship could eas@@ ily van@@ ish from the face of the earth !
“ Because of our age , we knew that this could be a once - in - a - li@@ fe@@ time ch@@ ance to serve at Bethel , ” rel@@ ate C@@ es@@ ar and R@@ o@@ ci@@ o .
Yes , our Creator has made pro@@ vision to res@@ cu@@ e us by means of his Son , Jesus Christ .
If you are a pioneer , what can help you to continue in this re@@ war@@ ding av@@ en@@ ue of service ?
Ther@@ efore , we beg@@ in each congregation meeting with a hear@@ t@@ felt prayer to Jehovah in which our heavenly Father is asked to bl@@ ess our ga@@ ther@@ ing by means of his holy spirit .
He said , “ If you want young compan@@ i@@ ons , go out and find them in the field . ”
Paul rema@@ ined in cu@@ sto@@ dy for two more years .
A@@ no@@ ther chall@@ enge may be that you feel is@@ ol@@ ated .
Are there people in our time who really live by the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule ?
That means including Jehovah in all as@@ pe@@ cts of life ​ — educ@@ ation , emp@@ loy@@ ment , family responsi@@ bil@@ ities , and so on .
After John and I went to Bethel , our parents accepted pioneer assign@@ ments in vari@@ ous par@@ ts of the country and E@@ s@@ ther and her husband , Ge@@ or@@ ge Read , accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed them .
We will devel@@ op good judgment by mo@@ des@@ tly lear@@ ning to see things from Jehovah’s vie@@ w@@ point .
How did the women respon@@ d to that he@@ in@@ ous comm@@ and ?
Ba@@ y@@ at@@ y@@ an ) , 11 / 1 Fr@@ on@@ ti@@ ers Me@@ an No@@ thing ( P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al , S@@ pain , Fr@@ ance ) , 1 / 1
How can pro@@ spe@@ ctive sheep support Christ’s brothers , and why should they do so now ?
At that time the whole earth will be “ filled with the knowledge of Jehovah . ”
The psalmist David states : “ The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous ones , and his ear@@ s are toward their c@@ ry for help . ”
This article does not exam@@ ine the ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents for or against the baptism of children .
At times , I won@@ der , ‘ What would my life have been like had I not started pione@@ ering in 194@@ 5 ? ’
A@@ m@@ bas@@ sa@@ d@@ ors and En@@ vo@@ ys for Christ
To which his three friends , with a continu@@ ation of their fri@@ end@@ ship in the new world c@@ learly in view , quic@@ k@@ ly ad@@ d , “ And we only got started . ”
U@@ sing the C@@ re@@ o@@ le L@@ angu@@ age
Do you think that the ones who tal@@ ked to Peter were fri@@ end@@ ly ?
V@@ er@@ y soon now , Jesus will come “ with his powerful angels in a f@@ lam@@ ing fi@@ re . ”
1@@ 33 : 1 .
If we have a tend@@ enc@@ y to be c@@ y@@ n@@ ic@@ al , it is good to remember that the Devil ques@@ tioned the mo@@ ti@@ ves of God’s faithful serv@@ ant Job .
The prophet Daniel said to the king : “ There ex@@ ists a God in the heavens who is a Rev@@ e@@ al@@ er of se@@ cre@@ ts , and he has made known to King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar what is to occ@@ ur in the fin@@ al part of the days . ” ​ — Daniel 2 : 28 .
As a star@@ t to exam@@ ining and ap@@ pl@@ ying Jesus ’ teachings , look at point 1 in the accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing bo@@ x .
( b ) How are those hu@@ ng@@ ering and th@@ ir@@ sting for righteousness “ filled ” ?
Who make up this ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od today ?
Our faith will gro@@ w as we pray to him with confidence in his com@@ pas@@ sion , mer@@ cy , and support .
As a result , he told me I could come back home .
1 : 27 , 28 ; 2 Ti@@ m .
The fel@@ low@@ ship that Paul men@@ tions c@@ learly invol@@ ves worship and spiritual deal@@ ings with i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ers and un@@ believers .
Ha@@ ve you no@@ tic@@ ed that all four of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s war@@ ning sign@@ als descri@@ bed in this article have been evid@@ ent during your li@@ fe@@ time ?
While you have the light , exerc@@ ise faith in the light , in order to become sons of light . ”
We must stay al@@ er@@ t and be ready for the end to come .
We must cultiv@@ ate and maintain a prop@@ er relationship with Jehovah , our heavenly Father .
I have come to understand that if we learn to wa@@ it , Jehovah kno@@ ws where to find us .
Indeed , true Christians have the kind of love for one another that go@@ es bey@@ ond ca@@ su@@ al fri@@ end@@ ship and mutu@@ al respect .
W@@ as H@@ ul@@ da@@ h’s prophecy acc@@ ur@@ ate , since Jo@@ si@@ ah died in bat@@ tle ?
Yet , love may prom@@ pt us to cho@@ ose to do so .
This kind of material is not desi@@ gn@@ ed to help Christians have faith in Jehovah and his promises .
For instance , a com@@ ment in the S@@ pan@@ ish S@@ ag@@ ra@@ da Bi@@ bli@@ a of the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity of N@@ av@@ ar@@ re says : “ Our Lord uses [ these words ] to ref@@ er to the t@@ or@@ ments of hel@@ l .
She first asked people how they were cop@@ ing in the af@@ ter@@ mat@@ h of the tra@@ ge@@ dy .
But after two months of stud@@ ying with Jehovah’s Witnesses , I was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that the Bible is true .
Can that be said of you ?
That is so much wis@@ er than mer@@ ely following the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of you@@ ths who , as if in a stu@@ p@@ or , mar@@ ch along with this world toward des@@ tru@@ ction . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
She was expres@@ sive and matu@@ re , very matu@@ re . ”
“ My men do not ad@@ mit their mis@@ takes ”
But fi@@ gh@@ ting for Jehovah’s name and his people was more important than J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s personal feelings .
What questions about godly pati@@ ence will we consider ?
Acts 13 : 5 S@@ al@@ am@@ is , C@@ y@@ pr@@ us — “ publi@@ shing the word of God in the
Do you see yourself in the new world , wit@@ ness@@ ing the resurrection ?
Per@@ haps we think of Jesus ’ par@@ able of a travel@@ ing mer@@ ch@@ ant who s@@ ought out fine pe@@ ar@@ ls .
What ty@@ pe of thinking did Eli@@ p@@ ha@@ z refle@@ ct in his three spe@@ e@@ ches ?
Jehovah , however , will strengthen you and bl@@ ess your desire to up@@ hold his righteous standards .
On one occasi@@ on , however , he ne@@ arly gave in to anger .
What more is needed to be among those who see God ?
Re@@ fle@@ cting on the early days of his ill@@ ness , he says : “ It was a real stru@@ gg@@ le just to atten@@ d Christian meetings .
S@@ he@@ e@@ pl@@ ike ones will receive everlasting life on earth
May each of us continue to seek knowledge , understanding , and wisdom .
After false religion is destro@@ yed , the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast , Satan’s earthly pol@@ itical se@@ tu@@ p , will be go@@ ad@@ ed into an att@@ ack on God’s Kingdom .
In recogn@@ iti@@ on of this vi@@ ct@@ ory , C@@ lo@@ v@@ is was gr@@ anted an hon@@ or@@ ary con@@ sul@@ ship by the emp@@ er@@ or of the E@@ ast@@ er@@ n Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re , An@@ ast@@ asi@@ us .
Jesus will soon re@@ verse the effe@@ cts of the other three hor@@ s@@ em@@ en
T@@ w@@ o grou@@ ps can be mentioned who will come in l@@ ine to benefit from that .
Even before Jesus came to earth as a human ​ — when he was a mi@@ gh@@ ty spirit person in heaven — ​ the Bible says that his “ ful@@ ness of deli@@ ght was with the sons of men . ”
Jehovah C@@ arri@@ es On an Un@@ beli@@ e@@ va@@ ble “ A@@ c@@ tiv@@ ity ”
D@@ on@@ ations are sent direc@@ tly to one of our branch of@@ fic@@ es or plac@@ ed in a contribu@@ tion bo@@ x that is lo@@ c@@ ated in each Kingdom H@@ all .
Are your e@@ th@@ ic@@ al standards determined by God or by you ?
That day , holy spirit was p@@ our@@ ed out on the apostles and a group of disciples , men and women .
An@@ y of Jesus ’ listen@@ ers who did that were to “ sto@@ p judg@@ ing . ”
No s@@ ound person would wel@@ come it .
Why can we be certain that Lo@@ t was an appro@@ ved serv@@ ant of God ?
How do we know that chang@@ ing one@@ ’s decisions might be appro@@ pri@@ ate ?
Ex@@ peri@@ enced congregation elders stand ready to provide Scriptural counsel that is ta@@ il@@ ored to our needs .
Yes , you too can take comfort in Jehovah’s strength !
In 199@@ 6 , I attend@@ ed an inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses in T@@ all@@ in@@ n , E@@ st@@ on@@ ia , not far away from the mo@@ t@@ or st@@ adi@@ u@@ m where I had rac@@ ed often .
We sta@@ yed about two months , and when we left , I knew that I would return .
I began to believe that I could have the hope of living forever in Par@@ adise on earth . ​ — Psalm 37 : 29 .
Al@@ ways have “ pl@@ ent@@ y to do in the work of the Lord . ”
Father was a hum@@ ble man . He never had the ch@@ ance to go to school .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate F@@ ri@@ end@@ ship With God
As a gener@@ ous Father , he op@@ en@@ h@@ an@@ de@@ dly sh@@ a@@ res his spiritual ri@@ ches with all who dis@@ cer@@ n their exc@@ el@@ ling value .
Just think , to bring someone back to life , God has to know everything about that one , including what he loo@@ ked like , his in@@ her@@ ited and ac@@ qui@@ red tra@@ its , and his complete mem@@ ory !
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , a Christian conscience that is ref@@ ined by an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s Word and that works in har@@ mony with Jehovah’s holy spirit can provide tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy guid@@ ance . ​ — Romans 9 : 1 .
By the time of Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has , the high pri@@ est was the Jewish pol@@ itical lead@@ er .
No@@ tice how Jesus high@@ ligh@@ ted the need for ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y on the part of Christians back then : “ Let the man on the h@@ ou@@ se@@ to@@ p not come down to take the go@@ o@@ ds out of his house ; and let the man in the field not return to the house to pi@@ ck up his ou@@ ter gar@@ ment . ”
James was a@@ ware of this , and he gave war@@ n@@ ings so that individuals in the congregation could avoid being cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted by such a spirit .
O@@ ver@@ dr@@ in@@ king can also result in lo@@ ss of privile@@ ges in the congregation .
The re@@ fa@@ shi@@ oned Christi@@ an@@ ity became the of@@ fi@@ cial “ uni@@ vers@@ al , ” or “ ca@@ tho@@ lic , ” religion of the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
Jehovah had gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ ed that he would hold di@@ sh@@ on@@ est people acc@@ oun@@ table for their wicked de@@ e@@ ds .
A clear understanding of death and the hope for the dead can change our out@@ look on life .
God’s tri@@ u@@ mp@@ ha@@ l mar@@ ch means what for those re@@ bel@@ ling against him ?
She and her husband , Jo@@ ac@@ him , read boo@@ ks on the occ@@ ul@@ t and became pro@@ fi@@ cient in reading t@@ ar@@ o@@ t car@@ ds .
G@@ ran@@ ted , we do not ex@@ pect that Jehovah will mirac@@ ul@@ ously take away all our problems before the promised new world ; nor do we dem@@ and that spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar things occ@@ ur in our lives .
Des@@ pite having fac@@ ed years of indi@@ ffer@@ ence , ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le , and even persecu@@ tion from the family , Un@@ c@@ le B@@ en had never lost his love for Jehovah and the ministry .
R@@ end@@ er to all their du@@ es , to him who c@@ alls for the ta@@ x , the ta@@ x . ” ​ — Romans 13 : 1 , 5 - 7 .
How can you remain in God’s love ?
Our tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy conduct gives evidence that we are practic@@ ing the things we have learned , and it has ca@@ used many to have greater respect for Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The fact that there is no way to com@@ p@@ en@@ s@@ ate for ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y should imp@@ el one to avoid this gro@@ s@@ s@@ ly sel@@ f@@ ish act .
In the days of Jo@@ shua , Jehovah ca@@ used the su@@ n and the mo@@ on to stand still in an ast@@ oun@@ ding demonstr@@ ation of power .
I su@@ d@@ den@@ ly felt that my li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le was th@@ reat@@ ened .
As@@ k him to help you to have an up@@ building con@@ vers@@ ation with your brother .
Psalm 27 : 1
“ Jesus is our Sa@@ vi@@ or ! ”
They were fre@@ er , ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er , and more confid@@ ent about their relationship with God and with one another .
As they s@@ low@@ ly d@@ ro@@ ve past hor@@ se - dra@@ wn bu@@ g@@ gi@@ es , they ex@@ chang@@ ed gl@@ an@@ ces with the e@@ qu@@ ally in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ed local re@@ si@@ d@@ ents .
M@@ ike : Ti@@ m , who do you think should be our class pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent ?
In O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 194@@ 4 , our daugh@@ ter su@@ d@@ den@@ ly f@@ ell ill .
Mo@@ des@@ ty and Re@@ al@@ ism
A te@@ en@@ ag@@ er is also matu@@ ring into an ad@@ ul@@ t with his own “ power of reason . ”
In that sense , Moses set a st@@ er@@ ling example of hum@@ ility .
Samuel was imper@@ fect , and at times he er@@ red in judgment .
Does this mean that only 14@@ 4@@ ,000 individuals , a relati@@ vely small number when com@@ pared with the bil@@ li@@ ons of human@@ kind who have ever lived , will live forever ?
TH@@ E@@ S@@ E words were part of Fa@@ ther’s 33 - page letter re@@ ques@@ ting the re@@ mo@@ val of his name from the ch@@ urch reg@@ is@@ try .
3 : 13 .
After some time , they had what Jo@@ di ter@@ ms “ an Adam to Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on ” discus@@ sion .
Mo@@ st want an ever better life , and they want it now .
• Why should we seek and follow God’s guid@@ ance ?
Ther@@ efore , Mark seem@@ s to have been an early disci@@ ple , and it is possible that he was present at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st .
But the min@@ u@@ te I feel that way , I im@@ medi@@ ately take the matter to Jehovah in prayer .
19@@ 50 | 3@@ 7@@ 3@@ ,@@ 4@@ 30
He asked me if I could i@@ magine that God could let me have my two ar@@ ms back again .
A@@ S Y@@ O@@ U read the inspired words of our the@@ me text , do you feel a me@@ asure of concer@@ n about yourself ?
Lu@@ c@@ a , qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , regul@@ arly works with his 15 - year - old son , M@@ anu@@ el , as they do hous@@ eho@@ ld cho@@ res .
L@@ ON@@ D@@ O@@ N ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , N@@ or@@ th L@@ ond@@ on As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all , 1@@ 7@@ 4 B@@ ow@@ es R@@ d .
E@@ ver since her husband a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned her about 15 years ag@@ o , she has been br@@ ing@@ ing up her children on her own .
In what special way did Jehovah reve@@ al himself to Moses , and why is this sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant ?
A proble@@ m , however , is that when it comes to our own attitude or dis@@ position , it may be difficult to recogn@@ ize a tend@@ enc@@ y toward such per@@ fe@@ c@@ tion@@ ism , so it is a chall@@ enge to over@@ come it .
James ’ face li@@ t up .
One of the high@@ ligh@@ ts of my life came in 199@@ 5 ​ — an invit@@ ation to atten@@ d a com@@ mem@@ or@@ ation in R@@ av@@ en@@ s@@ br@@ ü@@ ck .
Does this leave the po@@ or without hope ?
S@@ pre@@ ading Go@@ od Ne@@ ws H@@ i@@ gh in the An@@ des
Jehovah asked the faithful man Abraham to do something su@@ pre@@ m@@ ely difficult ​ — to offer up his son Isa@@ a@@ c as a sacrifice .
Indeed , never would we want our t@@ ong@@ ue to be “ sh@@ ar@@ p@@ ened like a ra@@ z@@ or , ” using it to inf@@ li@@ ct pa@@ in@@ ful w@@ oun@@ ds with a@@ bu@@ sive or de@@ gra@@ ding spe@@ e@@ ch .
Why do you love Jehovah as our Creator and our Pro@@ vi@@ der ?
E@@ duc@@ ation is a vital part of a chil@@ d’s develop@@ ment .
They also , in the inc@@ reas@@ ed n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ism cre@@ ated by the war , expres@@ sed en@@ m@@ ity toward those who were part of the se@@ ed of God’s “ woman , ” ban@@ ning public@@ ations they pro@@ duc@@ ed and imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ing those taking the lead in the preaching work . ​ — Re@@ v .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , do we “ pray continu@@ ally ” and ther@@ e@@ by show our dep@@ end@@ ence on Jehovah ?
Yes , mar@@ r@@ ying “ only in the Lord ” is still real@@ is@@ tic .
We must get well - ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the Word of God . And we need to learn obedi@@ ence .
The people were as@@ sur@@ ed that they could return to Jehovah and would be sh@@ own mer@@ cy if they gave evidence of hear@@ t@@ felt rep@@ ent@@ ance .
Ju@@ cal@@ ’s st@@ ory has a s@@ ort of ep@@ il@@ o@@ gu@@ e .
The E@@ arly S@@ cri@@ ba@@ l Pro@@ fes@@ sion
One of the means Jesus uses to lead us today is the holy spirit , which Jehovah God has author@@ ized his Son to emp@@ lo@@ y . ​ — Matthew 28 : 18 .
In 2@@ 35 lands Jehovah’s Witnesses are doing the work Jesus fore@@ told that his true followers would be doing in the time of the end : “ This good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations ; and then the end will come . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
By this time , I too was living in H@@ ong K@@ ong again .
Yet , her sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness and dis@@ obedi@@ ence contribu@@ ted to the sin of Adam , which co@@ st us all a ter@@ ri@@ ble pri@@ ce .
What sub@@ je@@ cts are regul@@ arly discus@@ sed by God’s people , and how do we benefit by re@@ vie@@ wing them ?
“ Ch@@ il@@ dren , be obedi@@ ent to your parents in uni@@ on with the Lord , for this is righteous . ‘ H@@ on@@ or your father and your mother ’ is the first comm@@ and with a promise : ‘ That it may go well with you and you may remain a long time on the earth . ’ ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 1 - 3 .
I am so happy to be part of such a large spiritual family . ” ​ — Ye@@ un@@ he@@ e , S@@ ou@@ th K@@ o@@ re@@ a .
You may understand B@@ er@@ en@@ ic@@ e@@ ’s concer@@ n if your child is a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er or is appro@@ aching a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ence .
That is an eas@@ y as@@ su@@ mp@@ tion to make in to@@ da@@ y’s world .
“ With that his ma@@ ster , pro@@ vo@@ ked to wr@@ ath , deli@@ vered [ the un@@ for@@ giving slave ] to the j@@ a@@ il@@ ers , until he should pa@@ y back all that was ow@@ ing . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
We also enjoy the support of matu@@ re fellow Christians who are willing to help us spiritually .
One c@@ lu@@ e is conc@@ e@@ aled in the book of Daniel .
Then there are humans with their fac@@ ul@@ ty of conscience and an am@@ a@@ z@@ ingly comple@@ x b@@ ra@@ in .
Li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
Psalm 14@@ 6 : 4 says : “ His spirit go@@ es out , he go@@ es back to his gr@@ ound ; in that day his thoughts do per@@ ish . ”
Jehovah had comman@@ ded : “ You must go into the ar@@ k . ” ​ — Genesis 6 : 13 , 17 , 18 .
With the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation , ” he will end false religion and clear the earth of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
Jesus direc@@ ted his disciples : “ G@@ o therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations , bapti@@ z@@ ing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit , teaching them to ob@@ serve all the things I have comman@@ ded you . ”
We find also that “ Jesus went on prog@@ res@@ sing in wisdom and in physical gro@@ w@@ th and in fav@@ or with God and men . ”
It is a we@@ ak@@ ness that can ‘ cause one to go in a way that is not good . ’
P@@ o@@ in@@ ting to yet another d@@ anger , The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia of Al@@ co@@ ho@@ l@@ ism says : “ S@@ tudi@@ es have sh@@ own that al@@ co@@ ho@@ l ca@@ uses de@@ gener@@ ation of d@@ ri@@ ving s@@ k@@ ill@@ s , including re@@ action time , co@@ or@@ din@@ ation , attention , vis@@ u@@ al a@@ war@@ en@@ ess and judgment . ”
What kind of service does God ex@@ pect from us ?
What are Satan’s claim@@ s with reg@@ ard to God’s rul@@ er@@ ship ?
Let us take to heart the examples that we have consider@@ ed and stay w@@ atch@@ ful for opportun@@ ities to de@@ f@@ end and honor Jehovah as “ the God of go@@ ds , ” y@@ es , “ the God great , mi@@ gh@@ ty and fear - inspi@@ ring . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
If we have to put up with someone having a “ tri@@ ck@@ y t@@ ong@@ ue , ” we can take comfort in know@@ ing that Jehovah will set matters st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght in his du@@ e time .
And in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the pro@@ di@@ g@@ al son , the father c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated his s@@ on@@ ’s return with a family ban@@ qu@@ et , which inclu@@ ded mu@@ si@@ c and d@@ an@@ c@@ ing . ​ — Luke 15 : 21 - 25 .
H@@ ere John and I were in@@ un@@ d@@ ated with off@@ ers of full - time emp@@ loy@@ ment .
A@@ ris@@ to@@ bulu@@ s S@@ al@@ ome A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ r@@ a — married — A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der J@@ an@@ na@@ e@@ us
No@@ te that A@@ bel@@ ’s blood on the gr@@ ound re@@ pres@@ ented his life , which had been b@@ ru@@ t@@ ally cu@@ t sh@@ ort , and it cri@@ ed out to God for v@@ enge@@ ance . ​ — Hebrews 12 : 24 .
The Devil told E@@ ve that they would not die if they dis@@ obe@@ yed God , thus acc@@ using God of being a li@@ ar .
What ways of people today have led to disa@@ str@@ ous resul@@ ts ?
They are like the no@@ ble - min@@ ded ones in ancient B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a who accepted God’s message with “ e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness of mind , ” having a ke@@ en desire to do the will of God .
H@@ er do@@ ct@@ or no@@ tic@@ ed that she was not as jo@@ vi@@ al as before .
What do we learn from Noah about faith ?
The Kingdom H@@ all in T@@ ik@@ ku@@ r@@ ila is one example of a ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent gar@@ den as a whole .
He re@@ war@@ ds them by exer@@ ting his power in their be@@ half .
With c@@ un@@ ning they se@@ cre@@ tly p@@ lo@@ t against your people ; they con@@ spi@@ re against your tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed ones .
Fa@@ ith invol@@ ves the way you live your life .
Ex@@ pla@@ ining the imp@@ lic@@ ations of this , one prof@@ ess@@ or wrote : “ A uni@@ verse that et@@ er@@ n@@ ally ex@@ is@@ ted is much more c@@ ong@@ en@@ i@@ al to an a@@ the@@ is@@ tic or ag@@ no@@ s@@ tic [ view ] .
Thus , it comes as no sur@@ pris@@ e that the ke@@ y to happiness is found in God’s Word , the Bible . ​ — Revelation 1 : 3 ; 22 : 7 .
Does he feel in@@ sul@@ ted , ign@@ ored , or mis@@ under@@ sto@@ od ?
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful@@ ness is ess@@ enti@@ al to be an effe@@ ctive , succ@@ ess@@ ful ste@@ ward .
The resurrection has been demonstr@@ ated before e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses and recorded in God’s Word .
As soon as they were old en@@ ough , I taught them to pray to Jehovah on their own .
M@@ oun@@ tain H@@ i@@ gh M@@ ap@@ s ® C@@ op@@ y@@ right © 199@@ 7 Di@@ g@@ it@@ al W@@ is@@ dom , In@@ c .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 16 , 18@@ 4
“ Do not . . . be called ‘ lead@@ ers , ’ for your Le@@ ad@@ er is one , the Christ . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
Consider , for example , what happened on S@@ un@@ day , N@@ is@@ an 9 , of the year 33 C.E .
Rather , we will draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah than we may have i@@ mag@@ ined possible . ​ — J@@ as .
He no@@ ted the sacrifice that A@@ be@@ l offered , and he no@@ tic@@ es our ‘ sacrific@@ es of praise , the fru@@ it of li@@ ps . ’
17 , 18 . ( a ) In what way was Jehovah “ all things to ever@@ yone ” at the out@@ set of human hist@@ ory ?
Un@@ like ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal pre@@ dic@@ tions , it al@@ lo@@ ws for personal free will .
That , by ex@@ ten@@ sion , would make a soci@@ ety of people who ob@@ serve those valu@@ es ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er and more st@@ able .
Why not encoura@@ ge them to make a prac@@ tice of than@@ king their teach@@ ers ?
Mar@@ ri@@ ages to un@@ believers have often proved disa@@ str@@ ous .
In@@ cen@@ sed by those in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es , we as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ted wh@@ ite you@@ ths right there in the mo@@ vi@@ e the@@ ater .
However , over the next century , the rest@@ ored nation began d@@ ri@@ f@@ ting into apost@@ as@@ y and wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
But why should this be of concer@@ n to us ?
M@@ AN@@ Y young people were encoura@@ ged to consider seri@@ ously their conduct when they saw the vi@@ de@@ o Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — How Can I M@@ ake Re@@ al F@@ ri@@ ends ?
Some po@@ or people may pre@@ ten@@ d to be rich ​ — perhaps to make a show@@ y displa@@ y , to give an imp@@ res@@ sion of being succ@@ ess@@ ful , or just to sa@@ ve face .
• Why are Jehovah’s Witnesses ze@@ al@@ ous ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers ?
How can we maintain it ?
Some of the p@@ ac@@ ke@@ ts con@@ ta@@ ined c@@ lu@@ es as to who hi@@ d the material there .
You have sa@@ y@@ ings of everlasting life . ” ​ — John 6 : 6@@ 6 - 6@@ 8 .
R@@ a@@ ised to believe in the su@@ pre@@ ma@@ cy of the po@@ pe and in other teachings of the ch@@ urch , they were con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with new ide@@ as s@@ pre@@ ad by the Re@@ form@@ ation , which was s@@ we@@ ep@@ ing through E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe at the time .
So when an el@@ der comm@@ ends me for something I@@ ’@@ ve done for the congregation , it@@ ’s so ref@@ re@@ shing , so en@@ er@@ gi@@ z@@ ing !
What , then , is me@@ ant by Paul’s words : “ As often as you e@@ at this lo@@ a@@ f and dr@@ ink this c@@ up , you keep pro@@ claim@@ ing the death of the Lord , until he arri@@ ves ” ?
To organiz@@ e their g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l Bible educ@@ ation work , the Witnesses have buil@@ t or ac@@ qui@@ red ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ative c@@ ent@@ ers in 1@@ 10 coun@@ tri@@ es .
“ B@@ el@@ o@@ ved ones , . . . keep y@@ ourselves in God’s love , . . . with everlasting life in view . ” ​ — J@@ U@@ D@@ E 20 , 21 .
His ans@@ wers to our prayers prove that his love for us is end@@ uring .
“ The ransom for a man@@ ’s soul is his ri@@ ches , ” says Solomon , “ but the one of little means has not heard re@@ bu@@ ke . ”
A vo@@ ice from the heavens said : “ This is my Son ”
The P@@ ow@@ er to H@@ ur@@ t and the P@@ ow@@ er to He@@ al
He will cr@@ us@@ h your head , and you will str@@ ike him in the he@@ el . ”
This expres@@ sion can also be rend@@ ered the “ d@@ ance of Ma@@ h@@ ana@@ im . ”
One hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der we@@ pt when N@@ am@@ ang@@ ol@@ wa wit@@ ness@@ ed to her .
Ther@@ efore , the ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments are to be vie@@ wed as being made by holy spirit .
O@@ r is he , rather , r@@ un@@ ning the ris@@ k of g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing God’s spirit and lo@@ sing out on this gift ?
Why have some Christians fal@@ le@@ n vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m to Satan’s ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations ?
F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 6 - 12 , 20@@ 12
He has fa@@ iled !
It is not like get@@ ting on a bu@@ s that simply car@@ ries those on bo@@ ard to vi@@ ct@@ ory .
5 : 1 , 2 , 11 - 13 .
Be@@ ing “ the light of the world ” requi@@ res that we be involved in the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work .
L@@ ying can inclu@@ de mis@@ re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting or dist@@ or@@ ting fac@@ ts in order to mis@@ lead a person , om@@ it@@ ting ke@@ y information to dec@@ ei@@ ve someone , and ex@@ ag@@ g@@ er@@ ating the truth in order to give a false imp@@ res@@ sion .
“ The kingdom of God has dra@@ wn near . Be rep@@ ent@@ ant , you people , and have faith in the good news . ” ​ — M@@ A@@ R@@ K 1 : 15 .
What about Christians living now who have the sure , God - given hope of rul@@ ing with Christ in heaven ?
Then , Christi@@ ana and I served as special pione@@ ers until 19@@ 7@@ 6 , when I was once again appointed as a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er .
A century later , The Watchtower id@@ enti@@ fied the an@@ t@@ it@@ y@@ pi@@ cal city of refu@@ ge as “ God’s pro@@ vision for prote@@ cting us from death for viol@@ ating his comman@@ d@@ ment about the san@@ ct@@ ity of blood . ”
The prophet Isaiah fore@@ tel@@ ls : “ [ God ] will ac@@ tually s@@ wal@@ low up death forever , and the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah will certainly wi@@ pe the te@@ ars from all fac@@ es . ” ​ — Isaiah 25 : 8 .
When our brothers reve@@ al their in@@ n@@ er@@ most thoughts and feelings to us and are sure that these will not become public knowledge , the b@@ ond of love that may already ex@@ ist will gro@@ w str@@ ong@@ er .
That v@@ al@@ id hope is c@@ learly part of “ the will of God . ”
So a mon@@ th later , I started my service at Bethel in M@@ il@@ an .
It seem@@ ed that this might be a h@@ in@@ t from Jehovah !
Tru@@ sting in them has no value at all .
Just as he had given the prophe@@ ts of Ba@@ al every advan@@ ta@@ ge , he gave Jehovah every disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ge ​ — such was his confidence in his God . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 18 : 30 - 35 .
During one of her vis@@ its to Jehovah’s san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary , H@@ ann@@ ah became “ bit@@ ter of soul , and she began to pray to Jehovah and to we@@ ep great@@ ly . ”
A Con@@ vers@@ ation With a N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ or ​ — Is Jesus God ?
The la@@ ws they bor@@ e set out the cor@@ e principles of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law covenant and form@@ ed the bas@@ is for the the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation of a n@@ ational govern@@ ment .
L@@ ear@@ n to cultiv@@ ate a real@@ is@@ tic and heal@@ thy feel@@ ing about yourself and about your relationship with God .
For example , the prophet E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el was given a vision in which he was asked to e@@ at the ro@@ l@@ l of a book con@@ tain@@ ing a strong message to be deli@@ vered to an un@@ rec@@ ep@@ tive people .
So when the re@@ pur@@ cha@@ s@@ er says to Bo@@ a@@ z , “ Bu@@ y it for yourself , ” he pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ds to draw his san@@ d@@ al off .
The Witnesses also avoid is@@ ol@@ ation and its de@@ tri@@ men@@ tal effe@@ cts because the many positi@@ ve activities l@@ in@@ ked with true worship keep them involved in help@@ ing their neigh@@ b@@ ors to learn the truth found in God’s Word , the Bible . ​ — 2 Timothy 2 : 15 .
Ch@@ il@@ dren are not born know@@ ing right from wrong ; they need tra@@ ining ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 8 )
Yes , if it keep@@ s us from being fle@@ xi@@ ble and a@@ da@@ p@@ ting to the present or if it pre@@ v@@ ents us from appreci@@ ating the times in which we live and the hope that can be our@@ s .
9 - 12 .
• how Christian you@@ ths can be “ ze@@ al@@ ous for fine works ” ?
Pe@@ ople in my v@@ il@@ la@@ ge can see the differ@@ ence the truth has made in my life .
A man was be@@ at@@ en , ro@@ b@@ bed , and left half dead by the wa@@ y@@ side .
It must have been spiritually up@@ building to enjoy Jo@@ b@@ ’s ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality , for he was not a h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ite .
A@@ no@@ ther is that most people l@@ ack acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s will .
“ T@@ O W@@ I@@ L@@ L AN@@ D T@@ O A@@ C@@ T ”
The point is , even though you have different person@@ alities , you and your brother may be able to draw clo@@ s@@ er by foc@@ using on the positi@@ ve .
Why Sh@@ ould the Bible In@@ ter@@ est You ?
Jesus deli@@ gh@@ ted in doing Jehovah’s will and lived up to his Fa@@ ther’s expe@@ ct@@ ations .
The Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy as a whole consi@@ ders ad@@ ju@@ sted ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations .
What shows that the holy spirit is a for@@ ce for cle@@ an@@ ness among God’s people , and how can you show that you are co@@ op@@ er@@ ating with the spirit ?
Witnesses had last pre@@ ached in C@@ as@@ ale in 199@@ 9 , so we felt e@@ ag@@ er an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation as we started our j@@ our@@ ne@@ y at 7 : 00 a@@ .@@ m .
How Jehovah God di@@ ff@@ ers from those who are hard to ple@@ ase and cannot be tru@@ sted because they con@@ stan@@ tly change their mind !
Yes , God can comfort us when we pray to him .
Rather , it was “ the se@@ cre@@ t person of the heart ” ​ — her loy@@ al@@ ty and love , her hum@@ ility and me@@ ek@@ ness , her di@@ lig@@ ence and self - sacrific@@ ing spirit .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , Mu@@ r@@ z@@ y@@ no@@ w@@ s@@ ki en@@ ro@@ l@@ led at the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity of Wit@@ ten@@ ber@@ g , Ger@@ many , where he pro@@ ba@@ bly me@@ t Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ ther .
At times , though , Jehovah may per@@ mit the persecu@@ tion of his people to ru@@ n its course .
What ser@@ vi@@ ces do div@@ in@@ ely appointed pri@@ ests provide ?
The new P@@ ol@@ ish king , Si@@ g@@ is@@ mun@@ d I@@ I@@ I V@@ asa , was an enem@@ y of the P@@ ol@@ ish B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n .
It is God that you must worship . ” ​ — Revelation 22 : 9 .
Hence , “ the brothers im@@ medi@@ ately sent Paul off to go as far as the se@@ a , ” and “ those con@@ duc@@ ting Paul brought him as far as A@@ th@@ ens . ”
Be@@ fore ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ting judgment , however , S@@ pr@@ out has a great work to accom@@ pl@@ ish .
4 How You Can Un@@ der@@ stand the Bible ​ — 1 .
A le@@ per was like someone dead .
While the N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m and their de@@ based ang@@ eli@@ c fa@@ thers may have enjo@@ yed f@@ ame in the eyes of their con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries , they certainly were not fam@@ ous in God’s sight .
Ch@@ il@@ dren and parents learn together about the bas@@ is for believ@@ ing in a better future . ​ — Read Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 1 - 4 .
This verse says that they will enjoy “ the gl@@ ori@@ ous fre@@ e@@ dom of the children of God . ”
Why not listen to what he has to say in order to find out what he believ@@ es ?
In this article , we will look at a few examples of how he gu@@ i@@ ded them .
The value of regul@@ ar Bible reading might be illustr@@ ated by a man who has had a heart att@@ ack and who deci@@ des to e@@ at fo@@ o@@ ds that are more nu@@ tr@@ iti@@ ous .
Does this really ha@@ p@@ pen ?
A young nu@@ n made se@@ x@@ u@@ al advan@@ ces toward me .
Our loy@@ al@@ ty in the face of tri@@ als lik@@ e@@ wise br@@ ings great blessings .
They st@@ ressed that no human relationship , no pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion , and no accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment can bring the happiness that comes from bel@@ ong@@ ing to “ the people who@@ se God is Jehovah . ” ​ — 6 / 15 , page 12 .
“ R@@ emo@@ ve this c@@ up from me , ” he pray@@ ed .
T@@ y@@ pi@@ c@@ ally , those mi@@ r@@ r@@ ors were cir@@ cul@@ ar in shap@@ e , with an or@@ nam@@ ented w@@ o@@ od , me@@ tal , or i@@ v@@ ory h@@ and@@ le , which was fre@@ qu@@ ently shap@@ ed like a f@@ em@@ ale fi@@ gu@@ re .
Isaiah fore@@ told what happy future , and what expres@@ sion is of par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar interest ?
Yes , “ peace ” is another qu@@ ality that the Scriptures encoura@@ ge us to pur@@ sue . ​ — P@@ s .
“ Ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ise , ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ise , ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ise , the King and his kingdom ”
To at@@ tain matu@@ r@@ ity , we must become well - ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with God’s word , his message to us .
And what joy we have in rend@@ ering hear@@ t@@ felt worship to our loving heavenly Father !
I@@ r@@ ene and I did not know where our assignment would be until the day of our gra@@ du@@ ation .
He taught his followers to pray to God : “ Let your kingdom come .
Lo@@ ok for Th@@ ings That You Can Do
Eli@@ j@@ ah must have been sh@@ o@@ cked by the death of the wi@@ do@@ w@@ ’s son and by her ide@@ a that the prophe@@ t’s very pres@@ ence was respon@@ sible for her hear@@ t@@ bre@@ ak@@ ing ber@@ e@@ av@@ ement .
This “ daugh@@ ter ” of Jehovah , “ pre@@ pared as a bri@@ de ad@@ or@@ ned for her husband , ” will be brought to the bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om ​ — the Messi@@ ani@@ c King . ​ — Revelation 21 : 2 .
F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 7 - 13 , 20@@ 11
Can a lasting so@@ lu@@ tion to viol@@ ence be found ?
Gi@@ ving That Does the Mo@@ st Go@@ od
These words of the apostle John id@@ enti@@ fy God’s most d@@ om@@ in@@ ant qu@@ ality .
• In what way are we “ under the mi@@ gh@@ ty hand of God ” ?
Do@@ ing the B@@ est You Can
How can you help a friend who comm@@ its some wrong ?
We have already seen what happened to Sa@@ sha and his family .
How did Jesus ’ appro@@ ach af@@ fect the apostles ?
Des@@ pite everything , Jac@@ o@@ b is a spiritual man who tru@@ st@@ s in God .
Su@@ pp@@ ort@@ ers of inter@@ faith often feel that no religion can la@@ y so@@ le cla@@ im to truth .
He also needed to study those inspired writ@@ ings to be a succ@@ ess@@ ful , in@@ si@@ gh@@ t@@ ful king . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 22 : 8 - 13 ; Proverbs 1 : 1 - 4 .
Bro@@ thers An@@ dr@@ á@@ s Bar@@ th@@ a , D@@ é@@ n@@ es F@@ alu@@ v@@ é@@ g@@ i , and J@@ á@@ no@@ s K@@ on@@ r@@ á@@ d were sen@@ ten@@ ced to death by h@@ ang@@ ing .
The Bible tel@@ ls us : “ He would refu@@ se and would say to his ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s wife : ‘ H@@ ere my ma@@ ster . . . has not with@@ held from me anything at all exc@@ ep@@ t you , because you are his wife . So how could I com@@ mit this great ba@@ dness and ac@@ tually sin against God ? ’ ” ​ — Genesis 39 : 1 - 12 .
A@@ m@@ ong them are a clean conscience and the satis@@ fac@@ tion of being tru@@ sted by others .
“ Do not for@@ get the doing of good and the sh@@ aring of things with others , ” said the apostle Paul , “ for with such sacrific@@ es God is well pleas@@ ed . ”
If not , you may want to work toward be@@ coming an un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ er .
This u@@ su@@ ally invol@@ ves sen@@ ding the bo@@ y away to a tra@@ di@@ tional school , where he is circum@@ c@@ ised and kept se@@ par@@ ate from the commun@@ ity for a number of we@@ ek@@ s until he reco@@ v@@ ers from the op@@ er@@ ation .
“ But I will go on preaching , ” the brother said .
12 , 13 . ( a ) What chang@@ es will Bible study help a young person to make , and how ?
We should ask ourselves , ‘ H@@ as my life become foc@@ used on a qu@@ est for material com@@ forts and ple@@ a@@ sures ? ’
That really h@@ ur@@ t , but I continu@@ ally remin@@ ded my@@ self that they needed the Par@@ adise just as much as I did ; so I pers@@ is@@ ted .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What un@@ expe@@ cted tra@@ ge@@ dies did Job experience ?
As Witnesses of Jehovah in the same pris@@ on cam@@ p , we too long@@ ed for fre@@ e@@ dom .
Paul ad@@ ded that God “ did not leave himself without witness in that he did good , giving you ra@@ ins from heaven and fru@@ it@@ ful se@@ as@@ ons , f@@ ill@@ ing your hearts to the full with food and good c@@ he@@ er . ” ​ — Acts 14 : 17 .
D@@ ra@@ wing attention to Timo@@ th@@ y’s important assignment , Paul wrote : “ I so@@ le@@ m@@ n@@ ly char@@ ge you before God and Christ Jesus , . . . preach the word , be at it ur@@ g@@ ently . ”
Jehovah’s pro@@ v@@ isions are so rich in vari@@ ety that we have a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant pos@@ si@@ bil@@ ities for enjo@@ ying life .
There they would re@@ pl@@ en@@ ish the fam@@ il@@ y’s water supp@@ ly , perhaps tal@@ king with other women doing the same .
The apostle Paul re@@ comm@@ ended sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess .
Why , then , do we often see viol@@ ence , in@@ justice , and c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty ?
It can help put a sto@@ p to wor@@ ry and to ne@@ g@@ ative thoughts that dra@@ in us men@@ t@@ ally , emo@@ tion@@ ally , and physi@@ c@@ ally .
Hence , the stand of Jehovah’s Witnesses was pur@@ ely on religious gr@@ oun@@ ds .
“ T@@ e@@ ach@@ ers of God’s Word ” Con@@ ven@@ tions , 2 / 15
How un@@ wise it would be to seek to fulf@@ ill these desi@@ res in a way contr@@ ary to godly wisdom .
The T@@ er@@ u@@ el C@@ ongreg@@ ation , which has 7@@ 8 publi@@ sh@@ ers , has Al@@ ba@@ r@@ rac@@ í@@ n and another 18@@ 8 to@@ w@@ ns and v@@ il@@ la@@ ges in its ter@@ rit@@ ory
E@@ cho@@ es of Pet@@ er@@ ’s words to Jesus can be heard today .
. . prom@@ o@@ tes fine Christian qualities ,
“ The wife ” too “ should have deep respect for her husband . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 33 .
Se@@ ek opportun@@ ities to do so !
( 7 ) Z@@ u@@ ro@@ s@@ ki , M .
These artic@@ les will help us to understand how Jehovah wants us to view family ob@@ lig@@ ations and how he helps us to fulf@@ ill them .
From the time he was called by Jesus to his fin@@ al imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment and mar@@ ty@@ r@@ dom in R@@ ome ​ — a peri@@ od of over 30 years — ​ Paul’s ze@@ al did not wa@@ ver .
So ask yourself : ‘ Do I recogn@@ ize Satan’s s@@ ch@@ em@@ es for what they really are ​ — c@@ ru@@ el dec@@ ep@@ tions ?
H@@ ann@@ ah , the mother of Samuel , felt that she was a fa@@ il@@ ure , since she could not have a ba@@ by .
In S@@ ou@@ th L@@ ans@@ ing for the 1@@ 2@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad
Some , like the apostles who d@@ ran@@ k of that c@@ up that ev@@ ening , are par@@ ti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts in the new covenant .
• What fe@@ atu@@ res of the Bible T@@ each book do you especially appreci@@ ate ?
Jesus mirac@@ ul@@ ously reli@@ ev@@ ed the suffering of many because he had p@@ ity for them .
To ass@@ ist individuals desi@@ ring to benefit the So@@ ci@@ ety through some form of char@@ it@@ able pl@@ an@@ ning , the So@@ ci@@ ety has pre@@ pared a bro@@ ch@@ ure in Eng@@ l@@ ish and S@@ pan@@ ish ent@@ it@@ led Ch@@ ar@@ it@@ able P@@ l@@ an@@ ning to B@@ ene@@ f@@ it Kingdom Ser@@ vice Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide .
He com@@ pla@@ ined about the “ cur@@ sed gn@@ ats and f@@ ro@@ g@@ s ” and the “ v@@ il@@ la@@ in@@ ous ” water .
In B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , for example , an es@@ tim@@ ated 4@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 spi@@ rit@@ ists follow the teachings co@@ di@@ fied by H@@ y@@ p@@ pol@@ y@@ te L@@ é@@ on D@@ en@@ iz@@ ard Ri@@ va@@ il , a 19@@ th - century Fr@@ en@@ ch educ@@ at@@ or and ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her who wrote under the name of Al@@ l@@ an K@@ ar@@ de@@ c .
Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s w@@ atch@@ men were hel@@ pl@@ ess as Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an bat@@ ter@@ ing r@@ am@@ s to@@ p@@ pl@@ ed “ the high cor@@ ner to@@ wers . ”
This repor@@ t also said : “ R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on and spiritu@@ ality appe@@ ar to be an important part of many chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s lives and are vital to family relation@@ shi@@ ps . ”
6 , 7 . ( a ) The 14@@ 8@@ th Psalm descri@@ bes what in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res as pra@@ ising Jehovah ?
Jo@@ b@@ ’s three su@@ p@@ posed friends pointed out at l@@ eng@@ th are@@ as in which they believ@@ ed that Job had er@@ red in thought or deed .
Since this man evid@@ ently was a Je@@ w , he needed no ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation about Par@@ adise .
These individuals , who would number 14@@ 4@@ ,000 , would serve as under@@ pri@@ ests in God’s spiritual temple arrang@@ ement .
Why is it good to use illustr@@ ations ?
She dedic@@ ated her life to God and got baptized .
This ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ement was even more re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble because at the same time , he repor@@ te@@ dly was cor@@ rec@@ ting Lu@@ ke@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l in Na@@ hu@@ at@@ l , one of the indi@@ gen@@ ous langu@@ ages of M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
To deter@@ mine right from wrong , trust your feelings .
Of course , some are better at teaching in a one - on - one situation , while others are more gi@@ f@@ ted at giving tal@@ ks .
At that conven@@ tion , much emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is was plac@@ ed on the pioneer service , and you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers were encoura@@ ged to make it their go@@ al .
Can we too benefit from the questions recorded in the Bible ?
We gain the fav@@ or of Jehovah God and of his Son , Jesus Christ , by gr@@ ate@@ fully accep@@ ting God’s Word as our gu@@ i@@ de in all things .
They were at the th@@ re@@ sh@@ old of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , and through the prophet Moses , God declar@@ ed : “ You [ Jo@@ shua ] will bring this people into the land that Jehovah s@@ wor@@ e to their fore@@ fa@@ thers to give to them . ”
• Why do you feel imp@@ el@@ led to praise Jehovah ?
Saul must have been well - ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with David .
During their discus@@ sion , they told him that they had me@@ t a young man in his house and had given a tr@@ act to him .
Of what viol@@ ations of God’s Law were the Israelites gu@@ il@@ ty , and what par@@ al@@ le@@ l can be dra@@ wn with our day ?
Some say it is and may even consider such ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing to be “ sheep ste@@ al@@ ing . ”
Those in H@@ ad@@ es , or S@@ he@@ ol ​ — man@@ kin@@ d’s comm@@ on gra@@ ve — ​ are in God’s mem@@ ory .
Our actions and prayers should st@@ em from a right heart mo@@ tive .
As told by Ar@@ th@@ ur B@@ on@@ no
Re@@ fle@@ ct on what ca@@ used you to f@@ all in love .
This group , including H@@ en@@ ry Gre@@ w , started a study of the Bible with the a@@ im of con@@ form@@ ing their lives and activities to its counsel .
Jehovah has pur@@ posed it !
9 , 10 . ( a ) Acc@@ ording to De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 4 : 5 - 8 , how did the Law set the Israelites ap@@ ar@@ t from other pe@@ op@@ les ?
Le@@ av@@ en was used in con@@ ne@@ ction with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving commun@@ ion o@@ ffer@@ ings , in which the o@@ ffer@@ er vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily made his pres@@ ent@@ ation in a spirit of than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness for Jehovah’s many blessings .
However , Job temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily lost the prop@@ er per@@ spe@@ ctive .
His spirit ​ — the most powerful for@@ ce in the uni@@ verse — ​ can for@@ ti@@ fy you and give you succ@@ ess . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 21 : 2 .
As a result , Jehovah direc@@ ted him to con@@ stru@@ ct “ an ar@@ k for the sa@@ ving of [ No@@ ah’s ] hous@@ eho@@ ld . ”
Even the cl@@ er@@ gy are not qu@@ ali@@ fied for that preaching work , often des@@ pite years of educ@@ ation at se@@ cul@@ ar scho@@ ol@@ s and s@@ em@@ in@@ aries .
W@@ ise King Solomon wrote : “ When anyone is re@@ pl@@ ying to a matter before he he@@ ars it , that is fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness on his part and a hum@@ ili@@ ation . ”
In the following years , our continued spiritual gro@@ w@@ th may not be as no@@ tic@@ e@@ able .
If a sheep st@@ ra@@ yed , he would know which one was mis@@ sing .
T@@ w@@ o M@@ on@@ ths of L@@ ate S@@ ow@@ ing
What ad@@ vice does Jesus give his listen@@ ers concer@@ ning the s@@ cri@@ bes and the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es ?
On the other hand , those who do not accept the life - giving water will be ‘ given to sal@@ t ’ ​ — destro@@ yed per@@ man@@ ently .
We can trust the promises found in God’s Word , the Bible .
The can@@ di@@ d@@ ates are then im@@ mer@@ sed in water , following the pat@@ ter@@ n set by Jesus himself .
A Christian with the right attitude re@@ ach@@ es out to help others
K@@ no@@ wing the truth en@@ ab@@ les us to recogn@@ ize what is not true .
Yes , there are still people in B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a ( V@@ é@@ ro@@ ia ) who care@@ fully exam@@ ine the Scriptures to “ make sure of all things ” and “ hold f@@ ast ” to what is well - f@@ oun@@ ded and true .
The “ E@@ u@@ re@@ ka Y ” s@@ li@@ de pro@@ je@@ ct@@ or could be ru@@ n without ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city by using a car@@ bi@@ de lam@@ p .
E@@ i@@ ght of his children em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed the truth and are still serving Jehovah .
He said : “ I have op@@ ened my m@@ ou@@ th to Jehovah , and I am un@@ able to turn back . ”
7 : 8 , 9 .
If my kingdom were part of this world , my attend@@ ants would have f@@ ought that I should not be deli@@ vered up to the Jews .
On that occasi@@ on , about ten of us got together each ev@@ ening , and I spoke to them until the early h@@ our@@ s of the mor@@ ning .
Our class of 1@@ 20 G@@ ile@@ ad stud@@ ents came from every cor@@ ner of the earth .
By taking the in@@ iti@@ ative in show@@ ing neigh@@ bor@@ ly consider@@ ation , you will prom@@ o@@ te good rel@@ ations with your new neigh@@ b@@ ors .
Will the nations sub@@ mit to Christ’s rule pe@@ ace@@ fully ?
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , car@@ ing shepher@@ ds today are not emo@@ tion@@ ally dist@@ ant from the sheep .
For ad@@ di@@ tional ob@@ serv@@ ations , see The Watchtower of De@@ c@@ ember 1 , 19@@ 7@@ 9 , page 31 .
Yes , Un@@ c@@ le B@@ en .
For example , on occasi@@ on my friends and I saw fil@@ ms fe@@ atu@@ ring the past suffering of Af@@ ri@@ can sla@@ ves in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
“ Th@@ ough hand be to hand ” in s@@ ch@@ em@@ ing tre@@ ach@@ er@@ y , the wicked one will not es@@ cap@@ e p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment .
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , it may take time for us to ac@@ hi@@ eve prop@@ er bal@@ ance in reg@@ ard to how and to whom we rend@@ er honor .
On@@ ly if we allow God’s truth to cle@@ an@@ se us in this way will our worship be accep@@ table to him .
The th@@ ir@@ d vision reve@@ als what happ@@ ens as “ the L@@ am@@ b ” op@@ ens the first si@@ x se@@ als , one after another .
M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el esta@@ bli@@ shed sh@@ ort - ter@@ m go@@ als and pri@@ or@@ ities that helped him to re@@ ach his lar@@ g@@ er go@@ al of har@@ mon@@ iz@@ ing his life with God’s standards .
No@@ te the de@@ ta@@ il that Ne@@ h@@ emiah ad@@ ds about some of the faithful famili@@ es who sh@@ ared in the re@@ pa@@ ir work .
What chang@@ es have affe@@ cted some congregations ?
17 , 18 . ( a ) Why did the apostles at times have difficul@@ ty gr@@ as@@ p@@ ing Jesus ’ teaching on hum@@ ility ?
In fact , persecu@@ tion has often served to s@@ pre@@ ad the good news to people who would not o@@ ther@@ wise have heard the Kingdom message .
13 , 14 . ( a ) What is one reason why those who do not believe in God and in sin are in@@ ex@@ cu@@ sa@@ ble ?
And he wants obedi@@ ent humans to live forever in Par@@ adise .
There we read that the new@@ ly en@@ thr@@ oned Jesus Christ , along with his holy angels , wa@@ ges war against Satan and his dem@@ ons .
The Scriptures con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed in simp@@ le language have helped me to become better ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with Jehovah , who is like a father with his ar@@ ms around me while he re@@ a@@ ds his so@@ o@@ thing words to me . ”
From personal experience , name one important respect in which Jehovah’s Witnesses are different from other religious grou@@ ps .
This was because Jehovah was giving G@@ ide@@ on and his men the vi@@ ct@@ ory .
How can we in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce s@@ crip@@ tures in a way that eng@@ end@@ ers respect for the Bible ?
That study was one of the 1@@ ,@@ 3@@ 5@@ 1 condu@@ cted in the ter@@ rit@@ ory under the T@@ ah@@ it@@ i branch last year .
R@@ ak@@ el soon became eng@@ ag@@ ed to N@@ i@@ els H@@ ø@@ j@@ er , a ze@@ al@@ ous full - time pioneer minis@@ ter .
How did King David become involved in gro@@ ss sin ?
An@@ th@@ on@@ y : But just how does a person demonstr@@ ate that he truly has faith in God and in Jesus ?
E@@ ven@@ tually , I moved to D@@ et@@ ro@@ it to live with my sister .
“ All of them are st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght to the dis@@ cer@@ ning one , and u@@ pri@@ ght to the ones fin@@ ding knowledge . ” ​ — Proverbs 8 : 6 - 9 .
And how important is the example you set in your relationship with each other as husband and wife ?
I remember the er@@ ro@@ r on the of@@ fi@@ cial cour@@ t sc@@ he@@ du@@ le no@@ tice .
As used in this article , “ al@@ co@@ ho@@ l ” app@@ lies to be@@ er , w@@ ine , and other spi@@ r@@ its .
D@@ ries , however , turned down the prom@@ o@@ tion because accep@@ ting it would have me@@ ant less time for Christian activities .
But how valu@@ able wisdom is !
C@@ ir@@ cum@@ stances may some@@ times make it difficult for us to be willing to ex@@ ten@@ d for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
At that time in your life , comfort was never far away .
( Read Matthew 25 : 40 . )
Re@@ g@@ arding qu@@ an@@ t@@ ity , we want to find out : ‘ How much time would I sp@@ end on it ?
Our house - to - house ministry en@@ ab@@ les us to me@@ et all s@@ or@@ ts of people .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing Juda@@ h’s death in bat@@ tle , his brothers J@@ on@@ a@@ than and S@@ im@@ on continued the stru@@ gg@@ le .
“ What Sh@@ all I Re@@ pa@@ y to Jehovah ? ” ( M .
Jesus occasi@@ on@@ ally used such questions .
By the time of C@@ lo@@ v@@ is , the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch in G@@ a@@ ul was in c@@ ris@@ is .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the op@@ ti@@ ci@@ an took the in@@ iti@@ ative to share his Bible - based beli@@ ef@@ s with El@@ la .
The more we pray to him , the more our fri@@ end@@ ship with God will f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h .
[ Bo@@ x on page 28 ]
Proverbs 15 : 28 states : “ The heart of the righteous one medit@@ ates so as to answer . ”
No sing@@ le religious group in the world displa@@ yed more ze@@ al and pers@@ ist@@ ence in the at@@ temp@@ t to s@@ pre@@ ad the good news of the Kingdom than the Jehovah’s Witnesses . ”
Such pre@@ par@@ ation can give a pati@@ ent a sense of comple@@ tion and e@@ ase his concer@@ n that he might be a bur@@ den to others .
They knew God’s Word , but they did not let it gover@@ n their thinking .
21 , 22 . ( a ) Why should the words at C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 11 interest us ?
Some 15 cen@@ tu@@ ries after the first human pa@@ ir turned their ba@@ c@@ ks on Jehovah , re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous angels materi@@ al@@ ized , had rel@@ ations with women , and pro@@ duc@@ ed a h@@ y@@ bri@@ d r@@ ace called the N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m .
T@@ w@@ o we@@ ek@@ s later my older brother , Bo@@ g@@ d@@ an , arri@@ ved in a cam@@ p in the ne@@ ar@@ by city of Ang@@ ar@@ s@@ k .
No doubt , they had kept Jesus ’ war@@ ning close in mind .
Ser@@ v@@ ants of Jehovah today may at times feel disc@@ oura@@ ged or anxi@@ ous .
T@@ en@@ sions also ex@@ is@@ ted between P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es and S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es , between the people and the ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ ors , and between those who had received a R@@ ab@@ bin@@ ic educ@@ ation and those who had not .
By the time Solomon began the building of the temple , he had on hand th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of t@@ ons of go@@ ld and s@@ il@@ ver .
pages 2@@ 8@@ 9 - 9@@ 0 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The In@@ ter@@ pre@@ ter@@ ’s Bible expla@@ ins : “ We comfort a su@@ ffer@@ er when we give him courage to be@@ ar his pain . ”
Jesus said that his followers would preach and teach the good news “ in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ”
He does not as@@ si@@ gn others to hear our prayers .
But most important , your obedi@@ ence makes your heavenly Father happy , and he will re@@ ward you in mar@@ vel@@ ous ways !
• When and under what circumstances did H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah serve ?
After giving a bri@@ ef ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation about that expres@@ sion , you might expres@@ s your confidence that your brother has “ not for@@ go@@ t@@ ten ” God’s comman@@ d@@ ments .
Instead , she pray@@ ed to see how she might be of spiritual help to others experi@@ enc@@ ing similar fru@@ str@@ ation . With what result ?
Such kin@@ ds of i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry are r@@ am@@ p@@ ant and are a s@@ n@@ are .
On@@ ly Christ will lead us into the promised new world in which righteousness is to d@@ well .
To ac@@ hi@@ eve this is an ar@@ t .
I was so g@@ la@@ d he told me be@@ fore@@ hand .
If we are wal@@ king in Jehovah’s name , we are dedic@@ ated to him and are end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to serve him faith@@ fully out of whole - sou@@ led love .
D@@ on t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully used three s@@ crip@@ tures in an effort to re@@ ach Pet@@ er@@ ’s heart .
These things are de@@ t@@ es@@ table to God because they are works of the dem@@ ons and of the fal@@ le@@ n flesh . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 19 - 21 .
You will no doubt want to imitate Jehovah in being very tend@@ er in affe@@ ction and mer@@ ci@@ ful toward your family .
W@@ ere the two ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted , mo@@ ving Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s to s@@ ound Saul out and then to v@@ ou@@ ch for his s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity ?
S@@ hi@@ me@@ i , who had called down evil on King David , me@@ t his p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment at the hands of Davi@@ d’s succ@@ ess@@ or , Solomon .
A Greek - Eng@@ l@@ ish L@@ ex@@ ic@@ on of the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent and O@@ ther E@@ arly Christian L@@ it@@ er@@ ature .
When Jesus Christ comple@@ ted his earthly ministry in the year 33 C.E . , his followers num@@ ber@@ ed at le@@ ast some 1@@ 20 men and women .
What a blessing it is to be loved by ‘ the enti@@ re associ@@ ation of our brothers in the world ’ !
Yes , they act on his direction , being al@@ er@@ t to wh@@ atever Jehovah indic@@ ates through “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 7 .
Yes , he will “ make the way out . ”
The next few chap@@ ters discus@@ s how Jehovah man@@ i@@ fes@@ ts the at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te .
R@@ O@@ M@@ E was at the he@@ i@@ ght of its power during the first century C.E .
For his part , O@@ ri@@ g@@ en could have he@@ e@@ ded the apostle Paul’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on and avo@@ i@@ ded contribu@@ ting to this apost@@ as@@ y by “ tur@@ ning away from the emp@@ ty spe@@ e@@ ches that viol@@ ate what is holy and from the cont@@ ra@@ dic@@ tions of the fal@@ sel@@ y called ‘ knowledge . ’ ”
Then ex@@ pl@@ ore such is@@ su@@ es as vis@@ a requi@@ re@@ ments , trans@@ por@@ tation , se@@ cur@@ ity , gener@@ al co@@ st of living , and c@@ li@@ mate .
( a ) What does the mar@@ it@@ al uni@@ on bring together ?
So Mu@@ ch to L@@ ear@@ n
We know what he means , but are we determined to he@@ ed his war@@ ning in all res@@ pe@@ cts ?
On the other hand , Jehovah told his people Israel : “ You are my wit@@ nesses , . . . y@@ es , my serv@@ ant whom I have cho@@ s@@ en , so that you may know and have faith in me and understand that I am the same One .
Pro@@ per A@@ t@@ titu@@ de V@@ it@@ al for Su@@ cc@@ ess
The D@@ an@@ ish mission@@ aries care@@ fully re@@ v@@ ised and publi@@ shed Al@@ me@@ i@@ da@@ ’s ver@@ sion of the rema@@ ining boo@@ ks of the Bible .
Like Ne@@ h@@ emiah , we turn to Jehovah in prayer in support of our a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted brothers in the faith , as@@ king him : “ P@@ le@@ ase , let your e@@ ar become atten@@ tive to the prayer of your serv@@ ant and to the prayer of your servants who take deli@@ ght in fe@@ aring your name . ” ​ — Ne@@ h@@ emiah 1 : 11 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 2 .
Hence , it was as if he had not pray@@ ed at all .
Those faithful men quic@@ k@@ ly learned from their mis@@ take .
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S fore@@ told that his followers would enjoy an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant har@@ v@@ est in this time of the end .
When he asked me if I wanted to learn more , I g@@ la@@ dly accepted . ” ​ — K@@ off@@ i , B@@ en@@ in .
He always tre@@ ated his disciples in a loving , car@@ ing man@@ ner .
The real ke@@ y to our Christian un@@ ity is love .
God may eli@@ min@@ ate the proble@@ m , gr@@ ant us the strength to end@@ ure it , or resur@@ rec@@ t us if we maintain integrity to the point of death .
Jehovah proved to be with Joseph .
C@@ os@@ mo@@ lo@@ g@@ ists es@@ tim@@ ate that about 9@@ 5 per@@ c@@ ent of what makes up the uni@@ verse is inv@@ isi@@ ble and un@@ de@@ te@@ c@@ table by s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c in@@ str@@ um@@ ents .
Still , you will find that boo@@ ks can great@@ ly a@@ id you in your study .
And his har@@ v@@ es@@ ting work was sur@@ ely effe@@ ctive , for in writ@@ ing to Christians in Corin@@ th in about 5@@ 5 C.E . , he said : “ I make known to you , brothers , the good news which I declar@@ ed to you , which you also received , in which you also stand . ”
Then you can use appro@@ pri@@ ate s@@ crip@@ tures to help your child understand Jehovah’s view of matters .
Who is the S@@ ource of such commun@@ ic@@ ations , and who are recei@@ ving them ?
Then we will ev@@ en@@ tually qu@@ ali@@ fy for the un@@ deser@@ ved gift of everlasting life . ​ — Mat@@ t .
( a ) What tra@@ ining do we receive ?
Do@@ ing so will help us to avoid the tra@@ its of a C@@ y@@ ni@@ c .
After ob@@ serving Ru@@ th@@ ’s di@@ lig@@ ence at work and lear@@ ning of her loy@@ al@@ ty to Na@@ om@@ i , Bo@@ a@@ z gives Ru@@ th special g@@ le@@ an@@ ing st@@ atu@@ s .
The sh@@ ort - ter@@ m material advan@@ ta@@ ges of a care@@ er in this world cannot appro@@ ach the long - r@@ ange benef@@ its you receive from ‘ serving Jehovah with your whole heart and soul . ’
A number of them are imp@@ a@@ i@@ red in some way .
how he ca@@ res for your needs ?
Why was this counsel necess@@ ary ?
Those who have this worl@@ d’s means but cannot share in the full - time ministry or move ab@@ ro@@ ad have the satis@@ fac@@ tion of know@@ ing that their don@@ ated fun@@ ds support the ministry of others .
When Paul wrote his letter to the Eph@@ es@@ ians , he was gu@@ ar@@ ded by a Rom@@ an sol@@ di@@ er , who may at times have wor@@ n a complete su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or .
Those words , spo@@ ken to God by our first human parents , Adam and E@@ ve , mar@@ ked the beg@@ in@@ ning of man@@ kin@@ d’s long hist@@ ory of making exc@@ uses . ​ — G@@ en .
If we are not care@@ ful , these could cause us to become dis@@ obedi@@ ent and re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous .
The message that we be@@ ar em@@ an@@ ates from Jehovah , who is the very ep@@ it@@ ome of di@@ gn@@ ity and ho@@ l@@ iness .
W@@ ould he pur@@ sue these things , or would he serve Jehovah ?
H@@ E@@ R@@ M@@ A@@ N : * “ My first wife died of can@@ c@@ er after we had been married for 34 years .
When giving the si@@ gn of “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things , ” Jesus said : “ Many . . . will be@@ tra@@ y one another . ”
They had wor@@ ked at the ra@@ di@@ o st@@ ation op@@ er@@ ated by Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ad@@ el@@ a@@ i@@ de , and when the preaching work was ban@@ ned in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a during World W@@ ar I@@ I , they en@@ ro@@ l@@ led as full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers .
A . Bro@@ w@@ ne was sent to J@@ am@@ a@@ ic@@ a as a p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ m in about 19@@ 0@@ 2 to strengthen and encoura@@ ge 14 small grou@@ ps
What led up to the st@@ at@@ ement : “ We have found the Messi@@ ah ” ?
And more seri@@ ously , to@@ ys and to@@ ol@@ s left l@@ ying around are po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous .
Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N : W@@ as Jesus the promised Messi@@ ah ?
Some mo@@ t@@ or@@ ists are di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted by sign@@ s and bil@@ l@@ bo@@ ar@@ ds or by the use of their c@@ ell p@@ ho@@ ne .
It also helps us to appreci@@ ate ex@@ ac@@ tly how Jehovah de@@ als with mankind ​ — not only for sh@@ ort - ter@@ m benef@@ its but especially for the long - ter@@ m good of all who are righ@@ tly dis@@ posed .
A perfect world ​ — what does it mean to you ?
It is eas@@ y to be imp@@ ressed by its ap@@ par@@ ent per@@ man@@ ence , is it not ?
But not just anyone can read the Bible and fully gr@@ as@@ p that truth .
During the 19@@ 30 ’ s , in the days le@@ ading up to World W@@ ar I@@ I , di@@ ct@@ at@@ ori@@ al govern@@ ments plac@@ ed ban@@ s or re@@ stri@@ ctions upon the work of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ger@@ many , S@@ pain , and J@@ ap@@ an , to name only three .
• Wh@@ ich less@@ on in Ho@@ se@@ a chap@@ ters 1 to 5 imp@@ ressed you ?
This com@@ ment refle@@ cts a gro@@ wing tend@@ enc@@ y in S@@ pain and many other coun@@ tri@@ es thr@@ ough@@ out the world .
And not to be over@@ loo@@ ked are the words : “ A th@@ re@@ e@@ fo@@ ld c@@ ord cannot quic@@ k@@ ly be t@@ or@@ n in two . ”
The example set by E@@ m@@ l@@ y@@ n and others can move us to consider whether we are willing to stand up for the truth in the face of s@@ cor@@ n .
W@@ EL@@ C@@ O@@ M@@ E to the land of the W@@ a@@ yu@@ u In@@ di@@ ans .
As a par@@ ent , real@@ ize that how you h@@ and@@ le such ques@@ tion@@ ing on the part of your son or daugh@@ ter may influ@@ ence whether your child will cho@@ ose to draw clo@@ s@@ er to your faith or he will draw away from it .
In ad@@ dition to knowledge , mo@@ tiv@@ ation was needed ​ — something to move Ad@@ ri@@ an so that he would want to change .
At the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , we com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate Jesus ’ death , a death that up@@ held Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
That is but one example .
Christian congregations evid@@ ently ex@@ is@@ ted in P@@ on@@ tu@@ s in about 6@@ 2 C.E .
What tri@@ als did Job have to de@@ al with , and what did he show by his faithful end@@ ur@@ ance ?
Paul stated : “ We re@@ qu@@ est you , brothers , to have reg@@ ard for those who are working hard among you and pre@@ si@@ ding over you in the Lord and ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ ing you ; and to give them more than ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary consider@@ ation in love because of their work .
Paul’s ministry is an out@@ standing example of how Jehovah prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely pre@@ pa@@ res his servants to love and help all s@@ or@@ ts of people .
Hence , after 19@@ 35 the th@@ ru@@ st of the preaching work turned to the ga@@ ther@@ ing of “ a great crow@@ d , ” those whom the apostle John saw in vision and who would sur@@ vi@@ ve “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
In this way , we demonstr@@ ate our sub@@ mis@@ sion to Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h , who will re@@ ward all his obedi@@ ent sub@@ je@@ cts with everlasting life . ​ — Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 7 ; 25 : 40 ; John 5 : 22 - 24 .
This would be re@@ pe@@ ated until there were 12 instru@@ ct@@ ors teaching si@@ x scho@@ ol@@ s each we@@ ek in Eng@@ l@@ ish in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
G@@ u@@ i@@ de them on their way ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 13 - 18 )
When Ru@@ th , mentioned at the out@@ set , became a par@@ ent , she and her husband some@@ times felt all al@@ one .
Since Jesus ’ en@@ thr@@ on@@ ement in the a@@ utu@@ m@@ n of 1914 , both m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s have been present and have pla@@ yed a special ro@@ le in the fulfill@@ ment of God’s will on earth .
Bible scho@@ l@@ ars in gener@@ al ag@@ ree that the name Jesus comes from a Hebrew name , Je@@ shua , and con@@ tain@@ s a sh@@ or@@ ten@@ ed form of the divine name ; it means “ Jehovah Is S@@ al@@ vation . ”
In such a situation , one needs encourag@@ ement , consider@@ ation , and love .
This last world power may be we@@ ak@@ er than that re@@ pres@@ ented by the leg@@ s of ir@@ on , but it will not dis@@ in@@ tegr@@ ate on its own .
B@@ ene@@ f@@ it From R@@ eli@@ able Ad@@ vice
It would be all too eas@@ y to take si@@ des in worl@@ dly is@@ su@@ es and be dra@@ wn into contro@@ vers@@ y .
How can prayer help us in our fi@@ ght against im@@ moral desi@@ res ?
If we keep Jehovah in mind and do his will , he will prote@@ ct us .
S@@ al@@ vation is not to be as@@ cri@@ bed to human in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions or their sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s .
Today , I am 1@@ 00 per@@ c@@ ent happy .
Per@@ haps when you con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate the order of the uni@@ verse , the orig@@ in of life , or the desi@@ gn of that most comple@@ x of all stru@@ c@@ tures on earth , the human b@@ ra@@ in , you reason that something high@@ er than humans must ex@@ ist .
And what tre@@ a@@ sures did he col@@ le@@ ct ?
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ al De@@ dic@@ ation
Like the “ good and faithful ” sla@@ ves of Jesus ’ par@@ able , may we prove ourselves wor@@ thy of comm@@ end@@ ation and re@@ ward by keep@@ ing bus@@ y in pra@@ ising our God , as did the psalmist who stated : “ As for me , I shall wa@@ it con@@ stan@@ tly , and I will ad@@ d to all your praise . ” ​ — Psalm 7@@ 1 : 14 .
These men might place ligh@@ ts along d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous st@@ re@@ t@@ ches of co@@ ast so as to tri@@ ck ship cap@@ tain@@ s into chang@@ ing course .
9@@ 4 : 14 .
“ R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on is deep@@ ly ro@@ o@@ ted in human n@@ ature and experienced at every le@@ v@@ el of e@@ con@@ om@@ ic st@@ atu@@ s and educ@@ ational ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound . ”
What is the a@@ im of religious persecu@@ tion , and what form@@ s can it take ?
May we keep “ s@@ ow@@ ing with a view to the spirit , ” ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king its guid@@ ance now and forever .
By the f@@ our@@ th century C.E . , says The New Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of The@@ olo@@ gy , “ Ca@@ tho@@ lic Christi@@ an@@ ity had become the of@@ fi@@ cial . . . religion of the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re . ”
11 , 12 . ( a ) How did Jehovah inter@@ v@@ ene in be@@ half of his people ?
Ju@@ ly 25 - 31 , 20@@ 11
Because the good news is being pre@@ ached thr@@ ough@@ out the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth , comfort from the Scriptures is now being enjo@@ yed not only by our fellow believers but also by m@@ our@@ ning ones who accept the Kingdom message .
Hence , anointed Christians along with their other sheep compan@@ i@@ ons stri@@ ve to stay spiritually strong , cultiv@@ ating the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit and working for the peace of the congregation .
It is not up to us to ju@@ dge people in our ter@@ rit@@ ory or in our congregation
The prophet Mi@@ ca@@ iah had a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble vision of a meeting of Jehovah and His angels .
His su@@ per@@ vis@@ ors , appreci@@ ating his in@@ du@@ stri@@ ousness and fine char@@ ac@@ ter , re@@ war@@ ded him with vari@@ ous privile@@ ges .
I have also had the privilege of serving as an el@@ der in my congregation since F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 200@@ 4 .
But were those men pra@@ ying to these heavenly cre@@ atu@@ res ?
She fa@@ iled to k@@ ill little Jeho@@ as@@ h , though , because his a@@ un@@ t and un@@ c@@ le had care@@ fully hi@@ d@@ den him .
It expla@@ ins : “ Not only can it not be found , but the at@@ temp@@ t to cre@@ ate it lea@@ ds to disa@@ ster , to@@ tal@@ it@@ ari@@ an@@ ism , and war at its wor@@ st . ”
El@@ ders should care@@ fully and pray@@ er@@ fully we@@ i@@ gh each situation and find out what occ@@ ur@@ red and how often , the n@@ ature and ex@@ t@@ ent of the mis@@ conduct , and the in@@ t@@ ent and mo@@ tive of the wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er .
Consider what Jehovah promised King David of ancient Israel by means of the Davi@@ di@@ c covenant .
Yet , he sp@@ ent much of his time as@@ king questions .
These ex@@ tr@@ a bur@@ den@@ s may we@@ i@@ gh us down and even cr@@ us@@ h our spirit .
In what ways is the spi@@ rit@@ ’s fru@@ it@@ age different from the tra@@ its of Satan’s world ?
( Read Isaiah 8 : 21 , 22 . )
By stud@@ ying what Jesus had done and ap@@ pl@@ ying it to themselves , the gra@@ du@@ ates can “ put on the Lord Jesus Christ . ”
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing God’s will invol@@ ves ap@@ pl@@ ying divine principles .
What does it take for a husband to make his home secu@@ re , “ a re@@ sting - place ” for his wife ? ​ — Ru@@ th 1 : 9 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
That man l@@ ac@@ ked faith like that of Abraham , but others have sh@@ own imp@@ lic@@ it trust in God .
On@@ ly one man , Jesus Christ , is the pri@@ m@@ ary part of that fore@@ told se@@ ed .
But reli@@ ef is a@@ vail@@ able !
So , what could he do ?
O@@ thers respon@@ ded fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly because they did not feel the pe@@ er pres@@ sure that could have h@@ in@@ der@@ ed them back in their ho@@ m@@ el@@ ands .
Do not allow min@@ or things to inter@@ f@@ ere with family worship .
Instead , Jehovah put his “ p@@ al@@ m ” over Moses as a prote@@ ctive s@@ cre@@ en until He had pas@@ sed by , evid@@ ently using an ang@@ eli@@ c re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative .
W@@ H@@ O was Tho@@ ma@@ s E@@ m@@ l@@ y@@ n , and what moved him to take a stand for truth ?
Pe@@ ople like N@@ ei@@ l and F@@ ran@@ z do not nor@@ m@@ ally turn to cri@@ me over@@ night ; at first , they would reco@@ il at the thought .
He needed help to get into and out of his whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir , the ca@@ r , and the Kingdom H@@ all .
“ E@@ ver@@ yone , ” he said , “ should be able to preach the good news from house to house . ”
• What kind of spe@@ e@@ ch should be avo@@ i@@ ded within the congregation ?
In a declar@@ ation ap@@ pl@@ ying to all humans , God reve@@ aled more about his ev@@ alu@@ ation of life and blood .
Jehovah wants us to live com@@ for@@ ta@@ bly ​ — a fact that be@@ comes clear when we consider the beau@@ ti@@ ful sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s that he provided for Adam and E@@ ve .
Rather , he un@@ wit@@ t@@ ingly took the place of his son S@@ hel@@ ah in per@@ form@@ ing brother - in - law marriage and thus fa@@ ther@@ ed leg@@ al off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
Juda@@ h received the fore@@ told p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment when she was des@@ ol@@ ated by the Babyl@@ on@@ ians in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
* R@@ ob@@ er@@ t , an el@@ der , poin@@ ts out : “ It would be good if Christian overse@@ ers person@@ ally vis@@ ited the el@@ der@@ ly to see their living con@@ di@@ tions and to pray with them .
Paul then showed that spiritual light is clo@@ sel@@ y associ@@ ated with knowledge from Jehovah when he ad@@ ded : “ He has sh@@ one on our hearts to il@@ lu@@ min@@ ate them with the gl@@ ori@@ ous knowledge of God by the face of Christ . ”
No we@@ ap@@ ons , not even nu@@ clear att@@ ac@@ ks , can re@@ ach and to@@ pp@@ le that heavenly govern@@ ment .
The Bible rel@@ ates : “ They ra@@ ised their vo@@ ic@@ es and said : ‘ Jesus , In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or , have mer@@ cy on us ! ’
Jesus ca@@ u@@ tioned , however , against show@@ y displa@@ ys that were in@@ tend@@ ed mer@@ ely to gl@@ ori@@ fy the gi@@ ver rather than God .
How did the psalmist show appreciation for God’s law , and should Christians do lik@@ e@@ wise ? What helped the psalmist to with@@ stand the pres@@ sures he experienced was his dedic@@ ating time to por@@ e over God’s law with appreciation .
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 14 - 18 )
The B@@ less@@ ing of Jehovah “ M@@ ak@@ es R@@ ich ”
God’s Word ur@@ ges us : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart and do not le@@ an upon your own understanding .
We hope that Bible stud@@ ents make the right cho@@ ice , but each individu@@ al must “ rend@@ er an account for himself to God . ” ​ — R@@ om .
As a result of his un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish course , Jesus ’ own future was secu@@ re .
The c@@ lar@@ ity and con@@ vi@@ ction of Paul’s reason@@ ing was such that A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa said : “ In a sh@@ ort time you would per@@ su@@ a@@ de me to become a Christian . ” ​ — Acts 26 : 2 , 3 , 27 , 28 .
To f@@ lu@@ s@@ h ani@@ mal@@ s out of hi@@ ding , a h@@ un@@ ter may set a se@@ ction of ve@@ get@@ ation ab@@ la@@ ze , c@@ atch@@ ing the ani@@ mal@@ s as they try to es@@ cap@@ e .
How may Christian elders and other spiritually matu@@ re ones in the congregation imitate Jehovah in this reg@@ ard ?
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise in mo@@ der@@ n times , the faithful slave through its Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy has cl@@ ari@@ fied such important is@@ su@@ es as Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality , the san@@ ct@@ ity of blood , and the use of d@@ ru@@ g@@ s and to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o .
His preaching work moved righ@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones to rep@@ ent .
In time , they became con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that the good news was in fact so@@ li@@ dly based on God’s Word .
“ You K@@ now N@@ ei@@ ther the Da@@ y N@@ or the H@@ our , ” 9 / 15
It is such a joy to see some of their children and even their gr@@ and@@ children serving our great God , Jehovah !
But a certain Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an travel@@ ing the ro@@ ad came upon him and , at see@@ ing him , he was moved with p@@ ity . So he appro@@ ached him and b@@ ound up his w@@ oun@@ ds , p@@ our@@ ing o@@ il and w@@ ine upon them . Then he m@@ oun@@ ted him upon his own be@@ ast and brought him to an in@@ n and took care of him .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 25 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 15 , 6@@ 1
The Bible rel@@ ates : “ [ Moses ] took the book of the covenant and read it al@@ ou@@ d to the people . And they said : ‘ All that Jehovah has spo@@ ken we are willing to do , and we will be obedi@@ ent . ’
By pur@@ su@@ ing God’s righteousness and fin@@ ding deli@@ ght in it , we can maintain a good relationship with him and continue to enjoy his fav@@ or and blessing .
The enti@@ re ar@@ my was sla@@ ugh@@ tered by the Israelites . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ g .
13 , 14 . ( a ) How could Satan use our cho@@ ice of health tre@@ at@@ ments to bre@@ ach our integrity ?
Mo@@ st of them were to@@ w@@ ns@@ people who were fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly imp@@ ressed upon see@@ ing that the Witnesses were able to buil@@ d a h@@ all in just a sh@@ ort time .
How does Ri@@ ch@@ ard feel now ?
What , then , did God see ?
In the next article , we will exam@@ ine Jehovah’s deal@@ ings with Israel@@ ’s King A@@ ha@@ b as well as the apostle Pet@@ er@@ ’s experience in S@@ y@@ ri@@ an An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch .
O@@ f@@ ten young ones act imp@@ ro@@ per@@ ly , not because they have not been taught what is right , but because the teaching has not re@@ ached their heart ​ — their in@@ ner self .
P@@ E@@ T@@ E@@ R we@@ pt bit@@ ter@@ ly after he den@@ i@@ ed know@@ ing Jesus .
How can we ass@@ ist the stud@@ ent to see that Jehovah is good ?
It is often displa@@ yed in ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ance of dem@@ e@@ an@@ or , a ha@@ ugh@@ ty be@@ aring .
What , then , can Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers ex@@ pect from him ?
( b ) How can we tell that Davi@@ d’s respect for Saul was gen@@ u@@ ine ?
In our deal@@ ing with disa@@ gre@@ ements , the go@@ al is a so@@ lu@@ tion rather than a vi@@ ct@@ ory .
When sol@@ di@@ ers came to ar@@ rest Jesus on his last night on earth , he coura@@ ge@@ ously st@@ ep@@ ped for@@ ward to prote@@ ct his disciples , saying : “ If . . . it is I you are loo@@ king for , let these go . ”
The word “ Satan ” means “ R@@ es@@ is@@ ter . ”
All Christians must obey the comm@@ and to preach the Kingdom message and to make disciples .
6 , 7 . ( a ) What did R@@ a@@ ha@@ b know about Jehovah and his people , and how did this knowledge af@@ fect her ?
For example , a par@@ ent wrote us a no@@ te inform@@ ing us that one of our bo@@ ys was saying bad words in the Kingdom H@@ all .
The anointed overse@@ ers “ will receive the un@@ fa@@ da@@ ble cro@@ wn of glory ” with Christ in heaven .
No doubt , this cou@@ ple wanted to gain special honor within the congregation .
E@@ ach year , ad@@ di@@ tional time was to be set asi@@ de for spe@@ ci@@ fied holy conven@@ tions .
He also stated that he had a responsi@@ bility to help the congregation .
For a complete account , see 199@@ 9 Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses , pages 1@@ 7@@ 1 - 2@@ 12 .
The un@@ ity of true Christians stan@@ ds in contr@@ ast to the stri@@ fe that ex@@ ists among the ch@@ ur@@ ches of Chris@@ tend@@ om .
For example , when the Israelites re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly re@@ bel@@ led , Jehovah was “ pa@@ ined . ”
Paul’s mo@@ des@@ ty was par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly evid@@ ent in his deal@@ ings with the Corinthians .
As those ac@@ ts fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed , the great H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est , Jesus , uses the mer@@ it of his own li@@ fe@@ blood to provide for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s .
9@@ 4 : 20 ; Re@@ v .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , many people have conclu@@ ded that our pl@@ an@@ et was desi@@ gn@@ ed for a purpose . ​ — Read Isaiah 4@@ 5 : 18 .
They should deci@@ de the order in which they will t@@ ac@@ k@@ le their de@@ b@@ ts , perhaps ne@@ go@@ ti@@ ating pa@@ y@@ ments with cre@@ dit@@ ors .
Jehovah se@@ es to it that you are en@@ ri@@ ched bey@@ ond me@@ asure . ”
W@@ i@@ th@@ out this help , where would we be in our understanding of Jehovah’s pur@@ pos@@ es ?
Such a person takes seri@@ ously the words of 1 John 2 : 17 : “ The world is pas@@ sing away and so is its desire , but the one who does the will of God rema@@ ins forever . ”
These godly qualities will help to make us more consider@@ ate , and thus we will be in a better position to comfort and support those in need .
My parents ar@@ gu@@ ed viol@@ ently because of their fin@@ an@@ cial problems .
Why must anointed Christians do their ut@@ most to make their heavenly c@@ all@@ ing sure ?
A@@ g@@ boo@@ la has faith that his three sons will be inclu@@ ded .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the next l@@ ink was Solomon , though he was not Davi@@ d’s fir@@ st@@ born . ​ — 2 Sa@@ m .
To a young person today , the hist@@ ory of Jehovah’s Witnesses over the last 1@@ 00 years or so may also se@@ em like “ the days of long ag@@ o . ”
It is an indic@@ ation that we are in@@ deed living in “ the last days ” of which Paul spoke when he fore@@ told : “ C@@ r@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with will be here .
By get@@ ting to know Jehovah and his will through a di@@ lig@@ ent study of his Word and by pu@@ t@@ ting what you learn into prac@@ tice , you too can look for@@ ward to in@@ her@@ iting an earthly par@@ adise and living forever in it . ​ — John 17 : 3 .
3 Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N : What is the holy spirit ?
It is no won@@ der that the psalmist cri@@ ed out in prayer to God about His cho@@ s@@ en people : “ Lo@@ ok ! your enem@@ ies are in an u@@ pro@@ ar ; those who h@@ ate you act ar@@ ro@@ gan@@ tly .
He has the right to rule over his cre@@ ation , and his way of rul@@ ing is the best .
Re@@ c@@ ently , as a result of such a call , a mother and si@@ x children began serving Jehovah .
Bet@@ ween them , they sp@@ ent more than 40 years in Na@@ z@@ i con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps and Com@@ mun@@ ist pris@@ ons .
In each of those c@@ as@@ es , the Christian makes a cho@@ ice that , in effect , says : ‘ Jehovah is my R@@ ul@@ er .
As Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers , we have been “ en@@ tru@@ sted with the good news , ” and we are consider@@ ed by Jehovah to be his “ fellow work@@ ers . ”
How did Be@@ th@@ u@@ el , Joseph , and Ru@@ th exerc@@ ise their loving - kindness ?
How can you avoid such a tra@@ ge@@ dy ?
In early 19@@ 6@@ 7 , at work , I me@@ t J@@ im , a very hum@@ ble and kind man .
“ P@@ ur@@ sue . . . Lo@@ ve ”
However , that is not necess@@ ar@@ ily the case .
He once said to them : “ I have many things yet to say to you , but you are not able to be@@ ar them at present . ”
Gen@@ er@@ ally , we were char@@ ged with dist@@ ribu@@ ting se@@ di@@ ti@@ ous liter@@ ature or with dist@@ ribu@@ ting liter@@ ature without a li@@ cen@@ se .
You should prove to have acc@@ ur@@ ate s@@ cal@@ es , acc@@ ur@@ ate we@@ igh@@ ts , an acc@@ ur@@ ate ep@@ ha@@ h and an acc@@ ur@@ ate h@@ in . Jehovah your God I am , who have brought you out of the land of Egy@@ pt . ” ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 19 : 35 , 36 .
It eas@@ ily takes ro@@ o@@ t in human hearts , and once there , it is hard to re@@ move .
So effe@@ ctive has Satan been in ‘ bl@@ in@@ ding pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s min@@ ds ’ that he now ‘ mis@@ lea@@ ds the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ’
( b ) How did Abraham set a fine example in building his life on faith in God’s promises ?
What st@@ ones were these ?
In less than a de@@ ca@@ de , indi@@ gen@@ ous - and si@@ gn - language congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses inc@@ reas@@ ed in that country from 7@@ 2 to over 1@@ ,@@ 2@@ 00 .
T@@ w@@ o tru@@ ths can never cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct one another . ”
En@@ tru@@ sting his spirit to God , he bo@@ ws his head and dies .
As I s@@ at be@@ h@@ ind the Kingdom H@@ all where no one could see me , the mem@@ ori@@ es of V@@ i@@ et@@ na@@ m ​ — the sm@@ ell of bur@@ ned human flesh and the sight of blood and g@@ ore — ​ began to over@@ wh@@ el@@ m me .
Th@@ ink of Na@@ both and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah .
The Scriptures expla@@ in that the Kingdom of God is a govern@@ ment in heaven that will cr@@ us@@ h and put an end to all man - made rul@@ er@@ shi@@ ps .
A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il accep@@ ts Davi@@ d’s offer . ​ — V@@ er@@ ses 34 - 4@@ 2 .
Let us consider Matthew 14 : 14 - 21 .
The Bible writ@@ er Moses remin@@ ds us : “ God’s works are perfect , for all his ways are justice . A God of faith@@ ful@@ ness , with whom there is no in@@ justice ; righteous and u@@ pri@@ ght is he . ”
A@@ le@@ x si@@ gh@@ s as he li@@ f@@ ts another bo@@ x on@@ to the tru@@ ck of the mo@@ ving compan@@ y he works for .
How should we view the ste@@ war@@ d@@ ship en@@ tru@@ sted to us ?
Ther@@ efore , if a cou@@ ple deci@@ de to have w@@ ine or other al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ ages served at their we@@ d@@ ding , they should arr@@ ange for this to be done under the stri@@ ct control of respon@@ sible individuals .
Mar@@ eli@@ us says : “ Lo@@ o@@ king back , it@@ ’s so encourag@@ ing to see how much our life has chang@@ ed .
One of the str@@ ong@@ est inst@@ inc@@ ts among bir@@ ds is their desire to prote@@ ct their young .
They loy@@ ally ad@@ here to the Scriptural ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on given to Christian overse@@ ers : “ S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d the flo@@ ck of God under your care , . . . not l@@ ording it over those who are God’s in@@ her@@ it@@ ance , but be@@ coming examples to the flo@@ ck . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et . 5 : 2 , 3 ; read 2 Corinthians 1 : 24 .
O@@ r perhaps they app@@ lied his name to i@@ do@@ ls .
C@@ ol@@ or@@ ful par@@ adise s@@ cen@@ es pa@@ inted by a local ar@@ t@@ ist were seen on w@@ alls here and there .
With some encourag@@ ement and tra@@ ining , perhaps you too will want to pioneer .
What can I do to avoid that and in@@ stead to benefit from this war@@ ning example ? ’
This time , Su@@ po@@ t was determined to qu@@ it dr@@ in@@ king al@@ co@@ ho@@ l comple@@ t@@ ely .
The Bible and the hard fac@@ ts of hist@@ ory show that ever since Ad@@ am@@ ’s f@@ all into sin , God’s wr@@ ath ‘ has rema@@ ined upon ’ the human r@@ ace .
Some cr@@ iti@@ c@@ s ar@@ gu@@ e that the pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s of the early Christian commun@@ ity ca@@ used the Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ ers to e@@ di@@ t the st@@ ory of Jesus or ad@@ d to it .
He had his own hous@@ eho@@ ld .
That might mean sp@@ en@@ ding more time in the ministry or ad@@ ju@@ sting some as@@ pe@@ cts of your li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
But we can pur@@ sue it .
S@@ ome@@ thing that is cen@@ tr@@ al to the Kingdom ​ — Jesus ’ ro@@ le in God’s purpose .
Some of the challeng@@ es inclu@@ de cul@@ tural differ@@ ences , a tro@@ pi@@ cal c@@ li@@ mate all year r@@ ound , or a religious and pol@@ itical c@@ li@@ mate different from what the stud@@ ents have been acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to .
By the time Jehovah sent his Son to the earth , their fa@@ il@@ ure to obey God and listen to his spo@@ k@@ es@@ men was so pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced that Jesus called Jerusalem “ the k@@ ill@@ er of the prophe@@ ts . ”
20 : 15 .
King David himself id@@ enti@@ fied one cause of evil ac@@ ts .
Ch@@ il@@ dren per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve what is important to their parents , and these are the things that often become important to young ones .
; G@@ il@@ fe@@ ather , C .
Since the marriage arrang@@ ement in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted by Jehovah is a lasting one , it is vital that cou@@ ples end@@ e@@ av@@ or to keep the f@@ l@@ ame of their love ab@@ la@@ ze and maintain an at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere in which love can gro@@ w . ​ — Mark 10 : 6 - 9 .
“ G@@ o With ” the A@@ no@@ inted as They F@@ ol@@ low the L@@ am@@ b
A F@@ or@@ s@@ ak@@ en O@@ r@@ p@@ ha@@ n F@@ in@@ ds a Lo@@ ving Father
Ha@@ ve complete confidence in Jehovah’s promise to w@@ atch over you , to give you “ the power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l , ” and to help you with@@ stand any at@@ temp@@ ts to f@@ righ@@ ten you into sub@@ mis@@ sion . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
Then he ang@@ r@@ ily es@@ cor@@ ted me all the way to the st@@ re@@ et .
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ar prayer to God helps to in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ate us .
But we need to work hard if we want to continue to change .
S@@ k@@ ill@@ ful Par@@ ents En@@ courage Go@@ od S@@ tu@@ dy Ha@@ bi@@ ts
When I en@@ tered my early te@@ en@@ age years , I began to have serious doub@@ ts about what Jehovah’s Witnesses teach .
“ My father would often y@@ ell at me , ‘ Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ re bad . No@@ body will ever love you ! ’
But in view of his great love for his Father , the very ide@@ a that he was to die acc@@ used of bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ y must have ad@@ ded to his suffering as Jehovah’s Ser@@ v@@ ant .
Why should we stri@@ ve to be effe@@ ctive in our ministry ?
It was as if they had set themselves up as jud@@ ges of God , pu@@ t@@ ting their own standards of justice a@@ bo@@ ve Jehovah’s and judg@@ ing him based on their own li@@ mit@@ ed understanding of events .
How did they do it ?
As this pa@@ str@@ y is e@@ at@@ en , some@@ body will find in his pi@@ e@@ ce a little do@@ l@@ l re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting the ba@@ by Jesus .
An@@ y name or de@@ fin@@ iti@@ on imp@@ o@@ ses li@@ m@@ its , and God is a@@ bo@@ ve . . . them . . . .
But such mirac@@ les are not m@@ ere hist@@ ory .
The next article will foc@@ us on the sac@@ re@@ dness of our Christian meetings .
The faith@@ ful@@ ness not only of those having ste@@ war@@ d@@ ship of the congregation but of all our Christian brothers and sisters end@@ ear@@ s them to us .
Matthew , Mark , and Luke all repor@@ t that from the si@@ x@@ th h@@ our , when Jesus was already on the st@@ ake , dar@@ k@@ ness f@@ ell over the land “ until the n@@ in@@ th h@@ our . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Moses received great authority , for Jehovah com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned him to lead Israel .
“ R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on . . . has been and continu@@ es to be the li@@ fe@@ blood of soci@@ e@@ ties all over the world , ” states the book The Wor@@ l@@ d’s R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ons ​ — Un@@ der@@ standing the Li@@ ving Fa@@ i@@ ths .
What did the witness do ?
After his resurrection , Jesus fore@@ told that his followers would s@@ pre@@ ad this message “ to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ”
Jehovah allow@@ ed the Babyl@@ on@@ ians to over@@ thro@@ w Jerusalem and to take his people into cap@@ tiv@@ ity .
He pet@@ iti@@ oned : “ May you yourself listen from the heavens , your esta@@ bli@@ shed place of d@@ wel@@ ling , and you must do according to all that for which the fore@@ ign@@ er c@@ alls to you ; in order that all the pe@@ op@@ les of the earth may get to know your name . ”
Why is it ur@@ g@@ ent that we make time for personal study and medit@@ ation ?
No@@ te that Jesus says of the ten vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins that “ they all became d@@ ro@@ w@@ s@@ y and f@@ ell as@@ le@@ ep ” during the ap@@ par@@ ent d@@ el@@ a@@ y of the bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om .
In mon@@ et@@ ary ter@@ ms , the wi@@ do@@ w@@ ’s contribu@@ tion was small , but Jesus knew how much his heavenly Father valu@@ es such whole - sou@@ led expres@@ sions of devo@@ tion .
4 : 13 ; Mat@@ t .
After this talk , the stud@@ ents received their di@@ pl@@ om@@ as , and their assign@@ ments were ann@@ oun@@ ced to the a@@ udi@@ ence .
10 , 11 . ( a ) Why do hus@@ ban@@ ds especially need to study Jesus ’ example ?
E@@ ach day after school , he assign@@ ed me a t@@ ask .
You may be among those who , perhaps because of ex@@ tre@@ me sh@@ y@@ ness or ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion , once thought , ‘ I could never go preaching from house to house ! ’
God’s Word off@@ ers practic@@ al counsel about how to de@@ al with c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty .
On@@ ce the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in learned of that , they declar@@ ed the star@@ t of a new mon@@ th , N@@ is@@ an .
And what if there were no more pi@@ ck@@ po@@ c@@ ke@@ ts , sh@@ op@@ li@@ f@@ ters , em@@ be@@ z@@ z@@ l@@ ers , cor@@ ru@@ pt of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als , or f@@ ra@@ u@@ d@@ ul@@ ent s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists ?
Com@@ mit@@ ment to marriage does not mean that marriage mat@@ es will never disa@@ gre@@ e with each other .
The covenant that was kept in for@@ ce for se@@ ven years , or “ one we@@ ek , ” from Jesus ’ baptism and the beg@@ in@@ ning of the Messi@@ ah’s public ministry in 29 C.E . was the Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ic covenant .
How can Christians be a blessing to one another ?
A h@@ ou@@ se@@ ma@@ id nam@@ ed E@@ ma thought so .
T@@ re@@ ating people with cour@@ t@@ es@@ y be@@ comes a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c .
During their t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony , wit@@ nesses for the pro@@ secu@@ tion ev@@ en@@ tually ad@@ mit@@ ted that ag@@ ents of the N@@ ational Se@@ cur@@ ity M@@ in@@ is@@ try ( form@@ er@@ ly the K@@ G@@ B ) had di@@ ct@@ ated part of the written st@@ at@@ ements against Bro@@ ther Mar@@ gar@@ y@@ an and had co@@ er@@ ced them into sign@@ ing those st@@ at@@ ements .
May we never pur@@ sue such a wicked course !
I learned much from her qui@@ et , g@@ ent@@ le ways .
A@@ ver@@ age years in full - time ministry : 1@@ 3@@ .@@ 9
A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ r@@ a and V@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ a cont@@ ac@@ ted the woman , and she ver@@ i@@ fied the lo@@ ss .
Bu@@ m - su@@ n , a father of three sons , says : “ I help my children to appreci@@ ate that friends don@@ ’t have to be pe@@ ers , as in the case of David and J@@ on@@ a@@ than in the Bible .
“ F@@ ran@@ k@@ ly , I have no ide@@ a how to star@@ t a con@@ vers@@ ation with my parents about se@@ x , ” says 15 - year - old An@@ a from B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
The Bible does not teach that we are hel@@ pl@@ ess vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of our fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res
* He re@@ pu@@ di@@ ates c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty and all who prac@@ tice it .
Do the Christian Greek Scriptures hold out the hope of everlasting life on earth ?
Paul ur@@ ged his brothers not to “ go on wal@@ king just as the nations also walk . ”
When Paul was ‘ teaching from house to house , ’ was he vis@@ iting the ho@@ m@@ es of fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah , making shepher@@ ding c@@ alls on believers ?
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly anxi@@ ous , Jac@@ o@@ b se@@ ek@@ s con@@ fir@@ m@@ ation of Jehovah’s promise that his family will pro@@ sp@@ er in the land ac@@ ro@@ ss the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver .
Because of this , our life was in a sh@@ am@@ bl@@ es for a long time .
One day we are heal@@ thy , the next day we may be seri@@ ously ill .
( a ) How may some re@@ act to the preaching work ?
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , the worl@@ d’s pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda encoura@@ ges inst@@ ant gr@@ ati@@ fic@@ ation , with little or no thought to the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
One may ob@@ ject , of course , that the p@@ î@@ m in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent is ‘ only a de@@ ta@@ il . ’
Of his 12 sons , Joseph was the one whom Jac@@ o@@ b loved the most . Joseph was an obedi@@ ent , res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful son who car@@ ed deep@@ ly for his fa@@ ther’s inter@@ ests .
B@@ ad@@ ly in need of fun@@ ds for the building of the now fam@@ ous S@@ ist@@ ine C@@ ha@@ pe@@ l , Si@@ x@@ tu@@ s res@@ or@@ ted to the s@@ ale of in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ences for the dead .
Cor@@ ali@@ e pla@@ yed the viol@@ in , and in 19@@ 39 , at the age of 15 , she was a@@ war@@ ded a di@@ pl@@ oma in mu@@ si@@ c .
What s@@ ort of faith did the wi@@ do@@ w have ?
On sever@@ al occasi@@ ons , I have been able to serve as an au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer .
However , an earth@@ qu@@ ake , a h@@ ur@@ ri@@ c@@ ane , an ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , or a viol@@ ent cri@@ me can wi@@ pe out such pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons in@@ stan@@ tly .
Abraham , S@@ ar@@ ah , Isa@@ a@@ c , Jac@@ o@@ b , and others were bu@@ ri@@ ed in the ca@@ ve of M@@ ach@@ p@@ el@@ ah near He@@ br@@ on . ​ — Genesis 23 : 19 ; 25 : 8 , 9 ; 4@@ 9 : 29 - 31 ; 50 : 13 .
Le@@ ah , ag@@ ed 13 , was reading the book Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k * during her lun@@ ch bre@@ ak at school .
F@@ ol@@ low Jesus ’ me@@ th@@ od .
A Christian el@@ der says , “ At times when I am disc@@ oura@@ ged , comm@@ end@@ ation is like an answer to my prayers . ”
We will fi@@ ght against our tend@@ enc@@ y to sin .
Then all in the congregation feel more com@@ for@@ table tal@@ king to them and see@@ king their help .
Our years are filled with “ tr@@ ou@@ ble and h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful things . ”
Jesus took seri@@ ously the meaning of his own God - given name .
Some F@@ e@@ atu@@ res of the New Bo@@ ok
We are living in “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
Jehovah under@@ s@@ cor@@ ed the reli@@ ability of this last promise by giving this instru@@ ction to the apostle John : “ W@@ r@@ ite , because these words are faithful and true . ” ​ — Revelation 21 : 4 , 5 ; Proverbs 15 : 9 ; John 3 : 36 .
We pos@@ s@@ ess so much knowledge about some things , but in a sense , we don@@ ’t even know where we are ! ”
Do Not Gi@@ ve U@@ p Me@@ et@@ ing To@@ gether
A@@ t@@ ten@@ ding Christian ga@@ ther@@ ings for worship was difficult for Z@@ a@@ in@@ a@@ b .
In his work Ad@@ d@@ ress to the Gre@@ ek@@ s , T@@ ati@@ an acc@@ en@@ tu@@ ates the wor@@ th@@ less@@ ness of pa@@ gan@@ ism and the reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess of n@@ om@@ in@@ al Christi@@ an@@ ity .
Read Isaiah 40 : 30 .
No doubt you can understand why another le@@ per who was mirac@@ ul@@ ously cur@@ ed “ f@@ ell upon his face at Jesus ’ fe@@ et , than@@ king him . ” ​ — Luke 17 : 12 - 16 .
9 : 27 , 28 , 34 , 35 ; E@@ z@@ ek .
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T always thought , taught , and ac@@ ted appro@@ pri@@ ately .
The Mar@@ shall P@@ l@@ an was a U@@ .@@ S . – s@@ pon@@ s@@ ored pro@@ gra@@ m desi@@ gn@@ ed to a@@ id the e@@ con@@ om@@ ic reco@@ very of E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe after the second world war .
El@@ se@@ where Paul ur@@ ged Christians to become “ full - gro@@ wn in po@@ wers of understanding . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 8 - 13 ; 1 Corinthians 14 : 20 .
Jehovah Can T@@ ur@@ n Our H@@ op@@ es In@@ to Re@@ alities
con@@ tain@@ s 19 less@@ ons .
He says : “ So , having su@@ st@@ en@@ ance and co@@ ver@@ ing , we shall be cont@@ ent with these things . ”
Com@@ pas@@ sion ​ — Matthew 9 : 35 - 38 ; 12 : 18 - 21 ; Mark 6 : 30 - 34 .
W@@ ell , think of this illustr@@ ation : While d@@ ri@@ ving on a high@@ way , we see a@@ head of us some children wal@@ king d@@ ang@@ er@@ ously close to the ro@@ ad .
The Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ ers Matthew and Luke st@@ ate that M@@ ary was a vi@@ r@@ g@@ in who became pre@@ gn@@ ant through the op@@ er@@ ation of God’s spirit . ​ — Mat@@ t .
A@@ le@@ ah , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , says , “ We have cre@@ ated an at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere of o@@ pen commun@@ ic@@ ation by tr@@ ying not to over@@ re@@ act when our children tell us things that we find tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ ing . ”
What , in fact , did they do ?
Consider this : After Jesus ’ death , there were th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Jewish Christians who were ze@@ al@@ ous for the Law and found it hard to bre@@ ak free from it .
Of course , if you continu@@ ally bre@@ ak the rul@@ es , do not be sur@@ pris@@ ed if your parents re@@ du@@ ce or even close down your “ l@@ ine of cre@@ di@@ t . ”
Consider Job .
During our care@@ ers , we d@@ an@@ ced in the@@ at@@ ers around the world , per@@ form@@ ing with such c@@ ele@@ br@@ ities as D@@ ame Mar@@ got F@@ on@@ te@@ y@@ n and Ru@@ do@@ l@@ f Nu@@ re@@ ye@@ v .
What can I do to commun@@ ic@@ ate with my te@@ en@@ ag@@ er ​ — without ar@@ gu@@ ing ?
W@@ ar@@ n@@ ings are necess@@ ary .
This helps us ac@@ qui@@ re a heart of wisdom so as to make right decisions and cho@@ ic@@ es in life . ​ — Psalm 1 : 1 - 3 .
W@@ he@@ ther pri@@ de , en@@ v@@ y , or in@@ se@@ cur@@ ity is d@@ ri@@ ving us , the result is des@@ tru@@ ctive .
That course helped us to bre@@ ak free of and keep free of the worl@@ d’s spirit .
J@@ ann@@ y : I especially enjo@@ yed the exc@@ iting privilege of going with Mar@@ ku@@ s to Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n in 19@@ 7@@ 7 and to P@@ at@@ ter@@ son in 199@@ 7 when he received ad@@ di@@ tional tra@@ ining as a B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e member .
B@@ as@@ ic@@ ally , by taking two st@@ ep@@ s . Fir@@ st , we should ask ourselves , ‘ If I were in the other person@@ ’s sh@@ o@@ es , how would I want to be tre@@ ated ? ’
Of course , this does not mean that we si@@ t back and do nothing , simply wa@@ iting for Jehovah to cor@@ rec@@ t the situation or sol@@ ve the proble@@ m .
You can read the Bible for yourself on@@ l@@ ine at w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
W@@ ere Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b being fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ly op@@ ti@@ mis@@ tic ?
W@@ H@@ Y the name H@@ ouse of S@@ to@@ ne ?
As Jehovah’s people , we have been bless@@ ed with the knowledge of the truth about God’s purpose for mankind and the earth .
Le@@ on We@@ a@@ ver , J@@ r .
On the other hand , po@@ ver@@ ty can be ru@@ in@@ ous when there are un@@ expe@@ cted develop@@ ments . ​ — 9 / 15 , page 24 .
A s@@ ound body and the pro@@ spe@@ ct of perfect health will allow all in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the new world to share fully in the educ@@ ational work of instru@@ cting those bil@@ li@@ ons resur@@ rec@@ ted in the way of life .
T@@ w@@ o baptized Witnesses and 30 inter@@ ested individuals who were atten@@ ding our meetings were r@@ oun@@ ded up .
What can you do to make these study peri@@ o@@ ds enjo@@ y@@ able ?
Do we ob@@ serve care@@ fully the needs of others with a view to help@@ ing them ?
The apostle Paul wrote : “ [ Jesus ] was ob@@ li@@ ged to become like his ‘ brothers ’ in all res@@ pe@@ cts , that he might become a mer@@ ci@@ ful and faithful high pri@@ est in things per@@ tain@@ ing to God , in order to offer prop@@ iti@@ at@@ ory sacrifice for the sin@@ s of the people .
We can i@@ magine Jesus im@@ mer@@ sed in tel@@ ling his Father all his thoughts and concer@@ ns about each disci@@ ple as he ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly beg@@ s for guid@@ ance and wisdom .
O@@ r is there anything el@@ se we need to know if we want our prayers to Jehovah to be heard ?
The T@@ e@@ ach@@ er book has more than 2@@ 30 pi@@ c@@ tures , and there is a cap@@ tion , or des@@ crip@@ tion , for each pi@@ c@@ ture or group of pi@@ c@@ tures .
The A@@ mer@@ i@@ can H@@ er@@ it@@ age C@@ ol@@ le@@ ge Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary says that blessings prom@@ o@@ te “ happiness , well - being , or pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity . ”
Why All Su@@ ffering Is So@@ on to En@@ d
As Le@@ on@@ ar@@ do@@ ’s experience well illustr@@ ates , g@@ ri@@ ef can be in@@ ten@@ se .
In tel@@ ling his par@@ able , Jesus was tal@@ king about “ the kingdom of the heavens . ”
The sol@@ di@@ ers then took him to a mil@@ it@@ ary cam@@ p where , after he was be@@ at@@ en for four days , one of them sh@@ o@@ t him in the le@@ g .
To make his sel@@ e@@ ction of high pri@@ est known , God ca@@ uses A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s ro@@ d to bu@@ d .
( Read Matthew 5 : 4@@ 3 - 4@@ 8 . )
Then he used her to lead Adam down the p@@ ath of sin .
When you re@@ ach your go@@ als , you will have the joy of accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment and the satis@@ fac@@ tion of know@@ ing that you are doing all you can to preach the good news .
Even with the best of in@@ ten@@ tions , they can be mis@@ taken , as such men some@@ times were in the first century .
Tru@@ e worshipp@@ ers should ab@@ ound in gen@@ u@@ ine expres@@ sions of godly devo@@ tion and ac@@ ts of bro@@ ther@@ ly love . ​ — John 13 : 35 ; 2 Peter 3 : 11 .
How can our conscience help us in the congregation ?
“ Let us e@@ at and dr@@ ink , for t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w we are to die ” was their view .
And what if you seem@@ ed to receive no benefit in return ?
How do some Christians help older members of the congregation ?
“ Lo@@ ve co@@ v@@ ers a mul@@ titu@@ de of sin@@ s . ”
But we are gr@@ ate@@ ful for the support of our de@@ ar Christian brothers and sisters .
If we are truly gr@@ ate@@ ful for God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , we will also be hon@@ est in other ways .
G@@ o therefore and make disciples . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 28 : 18 , 19 .
Dis@@ appointed by the ans@@ wers given by their cl@@ er@@ gy , many conclu@@ de that there is no answer in the Bible .
Do many do@@ ct@@ ors ag@@ ree that this t@@ est or tre@@ at@@ ment can cu@@ re people ?
At times when I@@ ’@@ m feel@@ ing a little disc@@ oura@@ ged or anxi@@ ous about the future , I pi@@ ck up the Bible and medit@@ ate on a pas@@ sage of Scrip@@ ture .
She stu@@ died for four years with a fam@@ ous S@@ pan@@ ish har@@ p@@ ist and a fur@@ ther year at the Par@@ is Con@@ serv@@ at@@ o@@ i@@ re , ga@@ ining an hon@@ ors de@@ gre@@ e in mu@@ si@@ c as well as di@@ pl@@ om@@ as for pla@@ ying the har@@ p and teaching the pi@@ an@@ o .
In 19@@ 50 we rel@@ o@@ c@@ ated to P@@ o@@ t@@ t@@ st@@ own , Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a , and r@@ ented a house for $ 25 a mon@@ th .
On the contr@@ ary , we must praise his name and pray for its san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation . ​ — Psalm 7 : 17 ; Matthew 6 : 9 .
C@@ am@@ er@@ on / ​ U@@ .@@ S .
They sent two of their number , Peter and John , to pray for the new believers to receive holy spirit .
What would pri@@ est Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has do ?
In ad@@ dition to those who benefit direc@@ tly from our ser@@ vi@@ ces ​ — such as cu@@ st@@ om@@ ers and emp@@ loy@@ ers — ​ there are others who benefit from our hard work .
On one occasi@@ on , he said : “ F@@ o@@ x@@ es have den@@ s and bir@@ ds of heaven have ro@@ o@@ st@@ s , but the Son of man has no@@ where to la@@ y down his head . ”
W@@ H@@ E@@ N someone says , ‘ I believe only in what I can see , ’ he is not speaking liter@@ ally .
Yes , the Israelites were to ‘ su@@ sta@@ in their brother who had gro@@ wn po@@ or and become fin@@ an@@ cially we@@ ak . ’
L@@ ear@@ ning From the W@@ a@@ ys of Abraham and Isa@@ a@@ c
On the other hand , a ne@@ g@@ ative spirit on our part can contribu@@ te to spiritual d@@ ro@@ w@@ sin@@ ess , a lu@@ ke@@ war@@ m attitude , and even the t@@ ol@@ er@@ ation of wr@@ ong@@ doing in the congregation .
E@@ very day we are fac@@ ed with many of them .
From time to time , some famili@@ es si@@ t down together to discus@@ s what their needs are and what imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ements can be made , both in@@ side and out@@ side the home .
Hence , they ten@@ d to live for the present , in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ing their fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res .
Why , even every@@ day life can be full of anxi@@ e@@ ties and tur@@ mo@@ il !
Jehovah gave Noah the pre@@ c@@ ise di@@ men@@ sions of the ar@@ k , some de@@ ta@@ il@@ s regarding its desi@@ gn , and direc@@ tions to co@@ at it in@@ side and out with ta@@ r .
“ In Jehovah I Do Tru@@ st ”
H@@ O@@ W I H@@ A@@ V@@ E B@@ EN@@ E@@ F@@ I@@ T@@ E@@ D : I had always had a bad temp@@ er .
An@@ y indi@@ ffer@@ ence will likely show and s@@ pre@@ ad to his stud@@ ents .
M@@ on@@ ar@@ ch@@ s are not the only ones to appe@@ ar in both the Bi@@ bli@@ cal and ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal rec@@ ord , however .
Do I give Jehovah my best even if my health or personal circumstances might li@@ mit what I can do ? ’
Des@@ pite reas@@ ons for disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement , what should we be@@ ar in mind ?
Will En@@ d All Su@@ ffering ! 12 / 1
L@@ ater , A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der the Gre@@ at , in his qu@@ est for d@@ om@@ in@@ ation , mo@@ bi@@ li@@ zed his fle@@ et of tri@@ re@@ m@@ es e@@ ast@@ ward .
Sh@@ ould you ever need any help , I would be more than willing to do what I can . ”
To those o@@ ffering such sacrific@@ es of praise , Jehovah gr@@ anted his for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , appro@@ val , and fri@@ end@@ ship .
We Are the S@@ ort Who Ha@@ ve Fa@@ ith
God’s Word states : “ Those sla@@ in by Jehovah will certainly come to be in that day from one end of the earth clear to the other end of the earth . ” ​ — J@@ er .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to “ ass@@ ent to heal@@ th@@ ful words ” and remain “ heal@@ thy in faith . ”
Th@@ ings may ha@@ p@@ pen that can al@@ ter our life dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c@@ ally .
In a similar way , the per@@ su@@ asi@@ ve influ@@ ence of other you@@ ths can pu@@ s@@ h you off course spiritually un@@ less you take coun@@ ter@@ me@@ a@@ sures .
In some c@@ as@@ es , we may not be able to un@@ do our mis@@ takes .
How does loving - kindness di@@ ff@@ er from love ?
Ha@@ ve you ever done so ?
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence of a wise cre@@ at@@ or is seen in the very desi@@ gn of a t@@ ree .
They din@@ ed on the pro@@ du@@ cts of their flo@@ c@@ ks in@@ stead of on food pur@@ cha@@ sed at one of U@@ r@@ ’s well - sto@@ cked ba@@ z@@ a@@ ars ; they lived in ten@@ ts in@@ stead of a well - buil@@ t home .
B@@ ri@@ an : W@@ ell , is@@ n@@ ’t it true that the man wants to feel he is res@@ pe@@ cted by his wife and that in turn , the wife wants to be as@@ sur@@ ed that her husband really lo@@ ves her ?
“ What kept us on the right p@@ ath was not a col@@ le@@ ction of ri@@ gi@@ d rul@@ es but the fact that to our parents , Jehovah was real and very , very kind and good .
On the contr@@ ary , he said : “ The way I am r@@ un@@ ning is not un@@ certainly ; the way I am direc@@ ting my b@@ lo@@ ws is so as not to be str@@ ik@@ ing the a@@ ir ; but I pu@@ m@@ me@@ l my body and lead it as a slave , that , after I have pre@@ ached to others , I my@@ self should not become disa@@ p@@ proved som@@ eho@@ w . ”
When people real@@ ize that you can be tru@@ sted in every@@ day matters , they may be more willing to listen when you share with them the truth about God’s Kingdom .
Bu@@ il@@ ding H@@ ous@@ es of Wor@@ ship
They r@@ ented ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ments and boo@@ ked in@@ ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive ho@@ tel@@ s .
F@@ E@@ W people believe that the earth will ever be a par@@ adise .
No , he me@@ ant that there would be po@@ or people as long as this cor@@ ru@@ pt system of things la@@ st@@ s .
However , one mor@@ ning we deci@@ ded to go out in the field service by ourselves .
For years they had only two co@@ pi@@ es of older boo@@ ks — not even a Bible .
He used another Christian cou@@ ple , T@@ on@@ y and W@@ end@@ y .
Jesus lived a course of perfect obedi@@ ence .
U@@ su@@ ally , that wor@@ ked well .
This gives us the opportunity to show Jehovah how devo@@ ted and loyal we are .
The Ch@@ all@@ enge
Be@@ ck@@ y rel@@ ates : “ My parents do not serve Jehovah , so they give me a hard time when I try to do anything that has to do with service to God .
R@@ em@@ ember that who@@ ever is on your e - ma@@ il cont@@ act l@@ ist also has acc@@ ess to the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t and is therefore able to look for things of interest without your help .
The same co@@ in could pur@@ cha@@ se three qu@@ ar@@ ts ( 3@@ .@@ 24 L ) of ba@@ r@@ le@@ y , a gra@@ in vie@@ wed as inf@@ eri@@ or to whe@@ at .
Jehovah God is thus ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged as our Creator , “ the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh over all the earth , ” and the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn . ​ — Psalm 8@@ 3 : 18 ; Isaiah 40 : 28 ; Acts 4 : 24 .
What did the high pri@@ est do on the an@@ nu@@ al Da@@ y of A@@ t@@ on@@ ement ?
For example , we not only avoid se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality , but we also avoid en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment that is im@@ moral .
W@@ he@@ ther you are discus@@ sing a sub@@ ject with your child or anyone el@@ se , good listen@@ ing is vital .
Why do we want to give attention to the spirit we show ?
M@@ or@@ al relati@@ vis@@ m may s@@ ound s@@ op@@ h@@ is@@ tic@@ ated , but in re@@ ality its followers are like the ancient N@@ in@@ ev@@ ites who did not know ‘ their right hand from their left . ’
The ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al where I wor@@ ked pa@@ id me every two we@@ ek@@ s , and I had just sp@@ ent most of my c@@ he@@ ck on d@@ ress clo@@ th@@ es so that I could eng@@ age in the ministry and pro@@ per@@ ly re@@ present Jehovah .
▪ Are You Mo@@ ving A@@ head With Jehovah’s O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation ?
The ri@@ ders of the ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts are angels , likely grou@@ ps or div@@ isions of angels .
Ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted by this tre@@ k under the b@@ la@@ z@@ ing su@@ n , the prophet s@@ at down under a t@@ ree and “ asked that he might die . ” ​ — 1 K@@ i .
That verse had a dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c effect on me because I felt very di@@ r@@ ty on account of my li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
If we are God - fe@@ aring individuals , our strength comes from an un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing S@@ ource ​ — Jehovah God .
V@@ in@@ e@@ ’s Com@@ ple@@ te Ex@@ pos@@ it@@ ory Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary de@@ fin@@ es “ hope ” as used in the Bible as “ fav@@ or@@ able and confid@@ ent expe@@ ct@@ ation , . . . the happy an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation of good . ”
If we learn that our children are being temp@@ ted to c@@ he@@ at on t@@ ests at school , we should pray for them and also give them Scriptural help so that they will act hon@@ es@@ tly and will not do anything wrong .
After the cha@@ ir@@ man@@ ’s op@@ ening re@@ mar@@ ks , Bal@@ t@@ as@@ ar Per@@ la , a member of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e , gave the first of a seri@@ es of tal@@ ks desi@@ gn@@ ed to ass@@ ist the gra@@ du@@ ates to be succ@@ ess@@ ful mission@@ aries .
By mi@@ d - 194@@ 7 we were consider@@ ing marriage .
R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch@@ ers say that more study into the physical benef@@ its of for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess is needed .
Daniel fore@@ saw the ter@@ ri@@ ble des@@ tru@@ ction this king would cause during that war , writ@@ ing : “ In a wonderful [ a@@ w@@ ful ] way he will cause ru@@ in . ”
F@@ in@@ ally , when Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has ac@@ ted quic@@ k@@ ly to put to death the Israel@@ ite who brought a M@@ idi@@ an@@ ite woman into the cam@@ p , “ the s@@ cour@@ ge was hal@@ ted . ”
The Bible tel@@ ls us : “ There are new heavens and a new earth that we are a@@ wa@@ iting according to his promise , and in these righteousness is to d@@ well . ”
Jehovah W@@ ants You to Be H@@ app@@ y
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ately , Paul refer@@ red to Jesus as “ Christ our pas@@ so@@ ver , ” since Jesus ’ sacri@@ fi@@ cial death op@@ ened the way to life for spiritual Israel , just as the first P@@ as@@ so@@ ver sacrifice pre@@ served ali@@ ve the n@@ atur@@ al Israelites ’ fir@@ st@@ born in Egy@@ pt and op@@ ened the way for the n@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s rel@@ e@@ ase from sla@@ very .
If we are bus@@ y in Jehovah’s service , he will support us
24 I@@ mit@@ ate Their Fa@@ ith ​ — He W@@ as Lo@@ y@@ al in the F@@ ace of T@@ ests
Let us never be like the un@@ faithful ones of Juda@@ h , who ‘ dre@@ w back from following Jehovah , ’ be@@ coming indi@@ ffer@@ ent and no longer sear@@ ch@@ ing for him or see@@ king his guid@@ ance .
I i@@ mag@@ ined that all of them were s@@ op@@ h@@ is@@ tic@@ ated and very in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , how reas@@ sur@@ ing it is when pri@@ c@@ eless g@@ em@@ s from the past con@@ fir@@ m what the Bible has said all along : “ The saying of Jehovah end@@ u@@ res forever ” ! ​ — 1 Peter 1 : 25 .
Be@@ fore we discus@@ s what Jehovah has done in mo@@ der@@ n times , though , let us consider his activ@@ ity in Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s day .
Ke@@ ep in mind what will soon ha@@ p@@ pen to sin@@ ful Juda@@ h and Jerusalem .
“ We@@ ’@@ re ready for G@@ ile@@ ad . ”
Yes , we can have free appro@@ ach to the Father only through Jesus . ​ — John 14 : 6 ; 15 : 16 ; 16 : 23 , 24 .
O@@ thers may have listen@@ ed bri@@ ef@@ ly as you sh@@ ared a Bible verse or a Scriptural thought .
On the other hand , many jo@@ bs are mon@@ o@@ t@@ on@@ ous and offer few opportun@@ ities to be cre@@ ative .
Davi@@ d’s courage rest@@ s upon his con@@ vi@@ ction that God will not let His name and His people be ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed with imp@@ un@@ ity .
Des@@ pite tri@@ als , Jac@@ o@@ b saw that God was with him as promised .
Even friends who do not have si@@ ck children can be emp@@ a@@ the@@ tic listen@@ ers .
We have attend@@ ed we@@ d@@ ding@@ s in Kingdom H@@ alls .
What inter@@ es@@ ting direction did God give to Abraham ?
Some Hebrew scho@@ l@@ ars hold that Genesis 4 : 26 should read “ began prof@@ an@@ ely ” or “ then prof@@ an@@ ation began . ”
Acc@@ ording to the hist@@ ory recorded in the si@@ x@@ th century C.E . by G@@ reg@@ ory of T@@ our@@ s , it was in 4@@ 9@@ 6 C.E . , during the bat@@ tle of T@@ ol@@ bi@@ a@@ c ( Z@@ ü@@ l@@ pi@@ ch , Ger@@ many ) against the tri@@ be of the A@@ le@@ man@@ ni , that C@@ lo@@ v@@ is promised to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on pa@@ gan@@ ism if C@@ lo@@ t@@ il@@ da@@ ’s God would gr@@ ant him vi@@ ct@@ ory .
We enjoy the spiritual par@@ adise , where we find both a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant spiritual food and a loving bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
Jesus made this re@@ qu@@ est for good reason .
In order to maintain his integrity to Jehovah , Jesus under@@ went the most di@@ sh@@ on@@ or@@ able ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion possible .
You can do@@ w@@ n@@ lo@@ ad a cop@@ y from the we@@ b@@ s@@ ite j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g or do@@ w@@ n@@ lo@@ ad the J@@ W Li@@ br@@ ary ap@@ p .
For example , after the death of Mar@@ th@@ a@@ ’s brother , La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , Jesus told her : “ E@@ ver@@ yone that is living and exerc@@ ises faith in me will never die at all . ”
Revelation 21 : 4 tel@@ ls us of some things that will not ex@@ ist in the coming new system .
Some 60 years after Jesus ’ death and resurrection to heaven , the apostle John received a prophe@@ tic vision of Jesus in His ro@@ le as W@@ arri@@ or - King in the heavens .
They are preci@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts from Jehovah .
• What are some tra@@ its of Jesus that qu@@ ali@@ fy him to serve as the Le@@ ad@@ er cho@@ s@@ en by God ?
S@@ he@@ ’s my mother .
After we had sp@@ ent si@@ x months in W@@ ag@@ ga W@@ ag@@ ga , we were invit@@ ed back to Bethel .
I was 15 .
How can feelings of in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ac@@ y hold some back from get@@ ting involved in spiritual matters ?
A word of ca@@ u@@ tion : When reason@@ ing with your te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , do not think that you have to have the last word .
There was no public ad@@ d@@ ress system , so I had to listen very care@@ fully .
Some have been cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed for this , but in@@ stead they should be comm@@ ended for their desire to avoid anything that might bring re@@ pro@@ ach on God’s holy name .
So the person ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing his fellow as a “ des@@ pi@@ ca@@ ble fo@@ ol ” is as much as saying that his brother should receive a p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment f@@ it for a re@@ be@@ l against God , everlasting des@@ tru@@ ction .
What char@@ ge has Satan made regarding the integrity of humans , and how would you like to respon@@ d ?
A@@ no@@ ther Do@@ or of A@@ c@@ tiv@@ ity O@@ p@@ ens
As no@@ ted at Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 1 : 12 , the prophet says : “ Are you not from long ag@@ o , O Jehovah ?
To what gener@@ ation did Jesus ref@@ er ?
She keep@@ s an up@@ building r@@ out@@ ine in spiritual matters , including regul@@ ar meeting attend@@ ance and a mean@@ ing@@ ful share in the Christian ministry .
His father , L@@ am@@ e@@ ch , died .
Even then , he can help us to bring about necess@@ ary chang@@ es so that we can continue to serve him accep@@ ta@@ bly .
The same su@@ n is for all , and one death for all , whether they live in ple@@ asure or des@@ titu@@ tion . ”
As we have already no@@ ted , the heart is tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous and is ca@@ pa@@ ble of car@@ r@@ ying out false reason@@ ing .
When I me@@ t Mari@@ a , I lik@@ ed her right from the star@@ t .
We had many n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w es@@ cap@@ es along the way , including the in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent descri@@ bed at the beg@@ in@@ ning of this article .
Still , it in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed a long peri@@ od of hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he and g@@ ri@@ ef that would cause much con@@ fu@@ sion about God’s will for mankind .
As they do so , they ex@@ p@@ end their li@@ mit@@ ed personal res@@ our@@ ces ​ — time , en@@ er@@ gy , and material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons — ​ to ass@@ ist others to “ come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 2 : 4 .
N@@ ile Ri@@ ver
C@@ learly , their faith in God and their personal relationship with him helped them ru@@ n the r@@ ace with end@@ ur@@ ance .
It will encoura@@ ge all baptized men to real@@ ize that tra@@ ining is needed in order for them to share the work@@ lo@@ ad .
He su@@ ffered greater tri@@ als than has any other human , but he was a@@ ware that Satan , his dem@@ ons , and this evil world were respon@@ sible for them .
What , then , acc@@ oun@@ ts for their courage and their succ@@ ess ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly today , str@@ ang@@ ers try to per@@ su@@ a@@ de you you@@ ths that your Christian parents un@@ du@@ ly re@@ stri@@ ct your fre@@ e@@ dom .
Genesis chap@@ ter 13 tel@@ ls us that they left Egy@@ pt and moved their flo@@ c@@ ks to “ the Ne@@ ge@@ b . ”
B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ing that as@@ sur@@ ance and know@@ ing what is about to take place will strengthen his res@@ ol@@ ve to continue on , even if he has to face a few more difficul@@ ties in the mean@@ time .
Consider a second .
He said to God : “ I am con@@ stan@@ tly with you ; you have taken hold of my right hand .
That good news gives fa@@ ir war@@ ning to wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers and hope to the righteous , as@@ sur@@ ing the l@@ at@@ ter that the promised blessings will soon become re@@ ality .
For example , we read of we@@ ap@@ ons , f@@ et@@ ters , mu@@ si@@ cal in@@ str@@ um@@ ents , and do@@ ors made of cop@@ per .
Tru@@ e kindness is not bl@@ ind to evil words and de@@ e@@ ds that viol@@ ate God’s standards .
That , ess@@ enti@@ ally , is the situation with the mo@@ der@@ n - day inter@@ faith mo@@ v@@ ement .
C@@ learly , the dead do not ex@@ ist .
How will the com@@ mis@@ sion God gave Adam be ful@@ filled ?
This has been done for the good both of spirit cre@@ atu@@ res and of humans .
V@@ il@@ le@@ m V@@ ar@@ d@@ ja proved himself faithful to Jehovah until his death on Mar@@ ch 6 , 199@@ 0 .
When fac@@ ed with tri@@ als that are par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly se@@ v@@ ere , they pray “ more ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly ” to God for holy spirit , guid@@ ance , and support .
“ The H@@ our H@@ as C@@ ome ! ”
* However , while such pro@@ po@@ sal@@ s give an imp@@ res@@ sion of prog@@ ress , the same ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine ad@@ ded : “ There are also a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant reas@@ ons for ques@@ tion@@ ing the resul@@ ts .
How can a person@@ ’s st@@ om@@ ach , or bel@@ ly , be a go@@ d ?
Jehovah helps him to “ get a fir@@ m hold on the real life . ”
Then came Su@@ mit , a T@@ am@@ il - speaking man .
Bo@@ th the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tive and the sh@@ op ow@@ ner were cont@@ ac@@ ted because the Witnesses took the in@@ iti@@ ative to c@@ ast their “ ne@@ ts ” in different lo@@ c@@ ations .
She says of her family : “ We just could not provide the 24 - h@@ our - a - day care that M@@ om@@ my needed .
C@@ op@@ y@@ right B@@ rit@@ ish Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m
Paul com@@ pared the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al to a me@@ al sh@@ ared with others , and he war@@ ned par@@ tak@@ ers : “ You cannot be dr@@ in@@ king the c@@ up of Jehovah and the c@@ up of dem@@ ons ; you cannot be par@@ taking of ‘ the table of Jehovah ’ and the table of dem@@ ons . ”
• A Christian in a n@@ ur@@ sing home may face what challeng@@ es ?
Noah con@@ stru@@ cted the ar@@ k just as Jehovah had comman@@ ded him .
Be than@@ k@@ ful
This ple@@ a is sen@@ sible , “ for wisdom is better than cor@@ als , and all other deli@@ gh@@ ts themselves cannot be made e@@ qu@@ al to it . ”
To pur@@ sue God’s purpose succ@@ ess@@ fully also requi@@ res that we care@@ fully pl@@ an our st@@ ep@@ s .
S@@ el@@ f - Con@@ tro@@ l in Mar@@ ri@@ age
Paul says that “ from inf@@ an@@ cy ” Timothy was taught “ the holy writ@@ ings ” by his mother and gr@@ and@@ mother .
What an appreci@@ ative God ! ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 10 .
La@@ z@@ ar@@ us said nothing to su@@ gg@@ est that he had been ali@@ ve some@@ where el@@ se during those four days .
That an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary was part of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , and we are not under the Law .
But what she asked for proved to be very dis@@ pleas@@ ing to Abraham .
“ I am one of Jehovah’s Witnesses . ”
King Solomon next pres@@ ents the differ@@ ence between the s@@ l@@ ack and the di@@ lig@@ ent from yet another per@@ spe@@ ctive .
Solomon tru@@ sted that God not only kno@@ ws us but also ca@@ res about us as individuals .
S@@ hor@@ tly before our arri@@ val , S@@ and@@ r@@ a and her par@@ t@@ ner , Chris@@ t@@ ine , had been appointed as special pione@@ ers in T@@ ab@@ lig@@ bo , a small to@@ wn in the inter@@ i@@ or .
I should have become a Witness when she pre@@ ached to me ! ”
Th@@ at@@ ’s ir@@ on@@ ic , because when we were d@@ ating , I used to love that he was so s@@ pon@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ous .
I am so gr@@ ate@@ ful to learn many wonderful things from the Bible in my old age . ”
C@@ learly , the inspired rec@@ ord of God’s deal@@ ings speak@@ s for it@@ self .
Ch@@ il@@ dren need guid@@ ance and direction , and their parents have the responsi@@ bility to give them moral and spiritual educ@@ ation based on the Bible and on what is taught in the Christian congregation .
Indeed , Christian parents rejo@@ ice when their children ac@@ qui@@ re godly wisdom .
Con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment V@@ er@@ su@@ s Gre@@ ed
When our decisions refle@@ ct such care@@ ful and pray@@ er@@ ful thought , then we are following in Christ’s fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s .
The apostle John under@@ sto@@ od the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t to be all who deli@@ ber@@ ately s@@ pre@@ ad religious dec@@ ep@@ tion about Jesus Christ and Jesus ’ teachings
“ I like that we can all si@@ t down together and talk .
But there was something uni@@ que about this mother and daugh@@ ter ​ — their ages .
At the time , I was al@@ most 8@@ 0 years old and had ob@@ served the suffering of people all my life , but this was different .
Be@@ h@@ ind you they will walk . ’ ”
We condu@@ cted a Bible study with a cou@@ ple who had close ties to the Greek O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch and who were personal friends of the cl@@ eri@@ c who led the an@@ ti@@ her@@ e@@ tic ag@@ enc@@ y of the ch@@ urch .
M@@ il@@ d , t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful spe@@ e@@ ch can even change the ri@@ gi@@ d attitu@@ des of others : “ A mil@@ d t@@ ong@@ ue it@@ self can bre@@ ak a b@@ one . ” ​ — Proverbs 25 : 15 .
A@@ m@@ ong Jesus ’ end@@ ear@@ ing qualities was his com@@ pas@@ sion .
I gave him my tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne number in case he needed to cont@@ act us in an em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y .
When , after many years in Cana@@ an , he sent his ste@@ ward to ‘ his country and his relati@@ ves ’ to find a wife for Isa@@ a@@ c , the ste@@ ward went to “ the city of Na@@ ho@@ r ” ( ei@@ ther H@@ ar@@ an or some@@ where ne@@ ar@@ by ) .
No won@@ der E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s , who was from C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e , ‘ exer@@ ted himself in prayers ’ for believers in that city !
In the past , Jehovah bless@@ ed some , such as Abraham and Solomon , with material ri@@ ches .
Consi@@ der@@ ing such ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les , a sister may feel that the pos@@ si@@ bility of fin@@ ding a mate “ in the Lord ” is s@@ li@@ m .
Why is it par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly important to be long - suffering in Christian commun@@ ities ?
B@@ ack in Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s time , those who ign@@ ored divine counsel even had the au@@ d@@ ac@@ ity to feel that Jehovah was un@@ jus@@ ti@@ fied in his vie@@ ws .
Bo@@ th st@@ ages of God’s ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation are develop@@ ing today ​ — heavenly and earthly .
And bre@@ ach@@ es of the g@@ ames ’ rul@@ es were heav@@ ily p@@ en@@ al@@ ized by ba@@ r@@ ring the viol@@ at@@ ors from the cont@@ ests .
Satan imp@@ lied that mankind would be better off without God’s rul@@ er@@ ship .
I hope that they will come to love the truth as I do . ”
A C@@ an@@ adi@@ an re@@ sear@@ ch@@ er spoke of the “ em@@ er@@ g@@ ence of an ‘ all - about - me ’ attitude ” in his country .
Such me@@ ek@@ ness har@@ mon@@ iz@@ es with the apostle Paul’s counsel . ​ — Read Romans 12 : 17 - 19 .
O@@ u@@ t of love , Jehovah God ye@@ ar@@ ns to resur@@ rec@@ t the dead , especially faithful ones , like u@@ pri@@ ght Job .
Jesus Christ sel@@ e@@ cted his 12 apostles and la@@ id the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for the congregation of anointed Christians that came to be called “ the Israel of God . ”
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S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E 2 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 11 - 15
His Word encoura@@ ges us to give him the praise , honor , and obedi@@ ence he deser@@ ves .
The prophecy of rest@@ or@@ ation con@@ ta@@ ined this gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e : “ There will certainly come to be a high@@ way there , even a way ; and the W@@ a@@ y of H@@ ol@@ iness it will be called . ”
Con@@ ver@@ sel@@ y , if the cour@@ t dis@@ mis@@ ses the case , the elders may conclu@@ de that he ac@@ tually is b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ ty .
“ In C@@ as@@ si@@ o@@ d@@ or@@ us ’ view , ” wr@@ ites hist@@ ori@@ an Peter Bro@@ wn , “ all L@@ at@@ in liter@@ ature was to be mo@@ bi@@ li@@ zed to@@ war@@ ds trans@@ mit@@ ting the Scriptures .
T@@ re@@ ating others with respect , di@@ gn@@ ity , and kindness encoura@@ ges them to tre@@ at you the same way .
How , then , are we to understand Paul’s words : “ God . . . will not let you be temp@@ ted bey@@ ond what you can be@@ ar ” ?
My viol@@ in teach@@ er , H@@ er@@ ber@@ t Bu@@ t@@ l@@ er , had left E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe to live in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
They have thus proved their wor@@ thin@@ ess to take up their new assign@@ ments of service in heaven .
We live in a God - di@@ sh@@ on@@ or@@ ing world in which teach@@ ers of false religion , as well as ag@@ no@@ s@@ tic@@ s and a@@ the@@ ists , mo@@ ck the Creator with their spe@@ e@@ ch .
We also need wisdom to apply godly principles pro@@ per@@ ly .
All who show faith in Jesus will live in peace and be happy forever , ei@@ ther as k@@ ings with Christ in heaven or as sub@@ je@@ cts of God’s Kingdom on earth .
How did A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o re@@ act ?
For example , no one has w@@ atch@@ ed a rep@@ t@@ ile ev@@ ol@@ ve into a mam@@ ma@@ l .
On the way , Jesus inform@@ s his disciples that he is travel@@ ing there to a@@ wak@@ en La@@ z@@ ar@@ us from s@@ le@@ ep .
In other com@@ positi@@ ons , including “ The Des@@ tru@@ ction of S@@ en@@ n@@ ach@@ eri@@ b , ” Mus@@ s@@ or@@ g@@ s@@ k@@ y also dre@@ w on Bi@@ bli@@ cal them@@ es and char@@ ac@@ ters .
So@@ on ther@@ e@@ after , she with@@ dre@@ w from mem@@ ber@@ ship in the ch@@ urch . The form@@ er pa@@ st@@ or , her friend , and others began stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , a world of ung@@ o@@ dly people su@@ ffered des@@ tru@@ ction in the F@@ lood of No@@ ah’s day .
Jehovah kno@@ ws it , but it may become clear to us only in the future .
Acc@@ ording to those ho@@ l@@ ding to the religious thinking known as vi@@ a ne@@ g@@ ati@@ va , the answer is y@@ es .
Be free with s@@ inc@@ ere comm@@ end@@ ation and up@@ building spe@@ e@@ ch .
God sent an ang@@ el to sto@@ p Abraham just before sacrific@@ ing his son .
Thus , we real@@ ize that the wise course is to respect God’s arrang@@ ement , whether we have the privilege of serving as elders or not .
How can marriage par@@ t@@ n@@ ers coun@@ ter@@ act this tr@@ end and stay loyal to each other ?
If our prayers are to be ans@@ wer@@ ed , we must appro@@ ach God with hum@@ ility .
When God cre@@ ated humans , he gave them authority over the ani@@ ma@@ l kingdom .
L@@ ater , though , during Eli@@ sh@@ a@@ ’s 60 - year - long ministry as a prophet , Jehovah moved him to per@@ form many more mirac@@ les than Eli@@ j@@ ah ever did .
Although M@@ il@@ t@@ on dedic@@ ated much of his life to Bible study , he recogn@@ ized that Scriptural truth would not be pi@@ e@@ ced together until Christ’s pres@@ ence .
N@@ atur@@ al Israel was ho@@ p@@ el@@ ess@@ ly di@@ vi@@ ded religi@@ ously and soci@@ ally , br@@ ing@@ ing great re@@ pro@@ ach on God’s holy name .
The Bible ex@@ hor@@ ts us : “ Be made new in the for@@ ce ac@@ tu@@ ating your mind , and . . . put on the new person@@ ality which was cre@@ ated according to God’s will in true . . . loy@@ al@@ ty . ”
What a joy it was to get to know those de@@ ar brothers !
R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ing one of God’s “ do@@ ings , ” David continued : “ Jehovah is ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ting ac@@ ts of righteousness and j@@ udi@@ cial decisions for all those being de@@ f@@ ra@@ u@@ ded .
He said I would have to study the@@ olo@@ gy to understand it .
My wife and I will take a look at it together .
( a ) What is still continu@@ ing and with what result in 199@@ 9 ?
How to C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate a Bal@@ an@@ ced V@@ i@@ e@@ w of Wor@@ k
K@@ no@@ ws how c@@ li@@ ma@@ c@@ tic events will un@@ fo@@ ld ?
1 : 11 - 13 .
F@@ in@@ ally , the special pione@@ er@@ ’s will@@ ing@@ ness to let him have a ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine free of char@@ ge con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed O@@ po@@ ku that his view of the Witnesses was wrong and that he needed to change .
If we appreci@@ ate Jehovah’s mer@@ cy and his pro@@ vision to co@@ ver our sin@@ s by means of Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice , we can confid@@ ently appro@@ ach God without feel@@ ing fur@@ ther con@@ dem@@ ned at heart .
S@@ ne@@ ak@@ ing that ex@@ tr@@ a co@@ o@@ ki@@ e , for example , will har@@ dly ru@@ in your life .
Then they should make a decision in such a way as to maintain a good conscience before God .
And all these heavenly bo@@ dies move through sp@@ ace , not a@@ im@@ less@@ ly , but according to pre@@ c@@ ise physical la@@ ws .
Do@@ ing this imp@@ res@@ ses in@@ deli@@ bly on our min@@ ds the material we are reading .
Rather , Ca@@ in was ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive about what living men might do to him . ​ — Genesis 4 : 10 - 16 .
Consider the example of H@@ ans , who ser@@ ves as an el@@ der in a congregation in Au@@ stri@@ a .
They were happy in s@@ pite of the problems they were fac@@ ing .
4 So@@ lu@@ tions to Com@@ m@@ on Com@@ pla@@ in@@ ts
How re@@ war@@ ding it is when our ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work helps lo@@ v@@ ers of truth and righteousness to become pra@@ is@@ ers of Jehovah !
In@@ still in Your Ch@@ il@@ dren a Lo@@ ve for Re@@ ading and S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying
But I sto@@ od my gr@@ ound and told her ‘ No ! ’
As long as Satan’s world ex@@ ists , our pos@@ si@@ bil@@ ities of service to Jehovah may be li@@ mit@@ ed .
L@@ ana pray@@ ed about the fact that she had used up most of her E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an cur@@ r@@ enc@@ y and had no place to stay .
Per@@ secu@@ ted yet Jo@@ y@@ ful
Do we show that we are as hum@@ ble and mil@@ d - temp@@ ered as Moses was ?
C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T was en@@ thr@@ oned as King of Jehovah’s Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom in 1914 .
Jesus helped deser@@ ving ones to es@@ cap@@ e c@@ ru@@ el d@@ om@@ in@@ ation by the dem@@ ons . ​ — Mark 5 : 2 , 8 , 12 - 15 ; 9 : 20 , 25 - 27 .
K@@ IN@@ G@@ D@@ O@@ M O@@ F I@@ S@@ R@@ A@@ E@@ L
King R@@ ad@@ ama had been very supp@@ or@@ tive of the transl@@ ation pro@@ ject .
( 2 ) What teaching me@@ tho@@ ds work best ?
That Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ic covenant inclu@@ ded God’s promise that through Abraham , great blessings would ev@@ en@@ tually come to “ all the famili@@ es of the gr@@ ound . ”
( b ) What spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c challeng@@ es do those lear@@ ning a new language have , and what questions does this ra@@ ise ?
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , more and more people cho@@ ose to bur@@ n inc@@ en@@ se in their ho@@ m@@ es simply to enjoy its pleas@@ ant ar@@ oma .
What can we learn from the example of D@@ or@@ c@@ as ?
The sis@@ ter@@ ’s no@@ te instru@@ cted me to go to her parents ’ place at no@@ on .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Christian parents should be al@@ er@@ t to use every opportunity to esta@@ bl@@ ish and maintain good commun@@ ic@@ ation with their children and to tra@@ in them in Jehovah’s ways .
Ma@@ in@@ tain a Com@@ ple@@ te H@@ ear@@ t
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jehovah takes no@@ te of the op@@ pos@@ ers , and he war@@ ns them : “ An@@ y nation and any kingdom that will not serve you will per@@ ish ; and the nations themselves will without fai@@ l come to de@@ va@@ st@@ ation . ”
Why is it vital for us to be present at meetings regul@@ arly ?
“ The eyes of Jehovah are in every place , ” says the Bible , “ keep@@ ing w@@ atch upon the bad ones and the good ones . ”
Rather , they are mo@@ tiv@@ ated by a gen@@ u@@ ine love of God and neigh@@ b@@ or . ​ — Matthew 22 : 37 - 39 .
By thus following the pat@@ ter@@ n of hum@@ ility and mil@@ dness that Jesus provided , we will ple@@ ase our heavenly Father , Jehovah .
Is it reason@@ able to ex@@ pect those “ who are strong ” to make such ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments ?
A wom@@ an’s vo@@ ice rep@@ lies : “ I am Ru@@ th your slave gi@@ r@@ l , and you must s@@ pre@@ ad out your s@@ ki@@ r@@ t over your slave gi@@ r@@ l , for you are a re@@ pur@@ cha@@ s@@ er . ” ​ — Ru@@ th 3 : 1 - 9 .
Jehovah was pleas@@ ed to use mil@@ d individuals to fulf@@ ill his purpose .
The Bible also shows that Jesus would continue to fulf@@ ill from heaven his ro@@ le as Messi@@ ah .
For how long has in@@ justice been part of human hist@@ ory ?
Father was baptized at the next conven@@ tion , and I was baptized soon ther@@ e@@ after , in No@@ v@@ ember 195@@ 5 .
Do Not ‘ U@@ se the World to the F@@ ul@@ l ’
The holy ones to whom Paul’s let@@ ters were written died cen@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o and , in time , were to receive “ the cro@@ wn of life , ” a resurrection to heaven .
P@@ re@@ par@@ ations ​ — and prayers — ​ continued .
Th@@ ough Jesus had received un@@ mat@@ ched authority from his Father , he was reason@@ able in the way he wi@@ el@@ ded it .
Our brothers and sisters come from different plac@@ es , speak different langu@@ ages , and have different cul@@ tures .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al fi@@ shing began here in the early 19@@ 50 ’ s .
Our good conduct speak@@ s for it@@ self .
“ There are too many ‘ religious ’ people who become religious pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely to avoid having to think , ” wr@@ ites the de@@ an of a the@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal s@@ em@@ in@@ ary in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
Th@@ ree years later , I was baptized .
He was accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed in A@@ ra@@ bi@@ c , Greek , Hebrew , L@@ at@@ in , and S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c , the fi@@ ve princi@@ p@@ al langu@@ ages emp@@ lo@@ yed in the P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t Bible .
What does this illustr@@ ation show about the reason why we pray pers@@ is@@ ten@@ tly ?
Peter was no c@@ ow@@ ard . It sur@@ ely took a me@@ asure of courage to follow at all .
Jo@@ b@@ ’s friends and family members gave Job gi@@ f@@ ts when he rec@@ over@@ ed his health .
M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el thus ref@@ ra@@ ined from over@@ st@@ ep@@ p@@ ing his authority , even under pro@@ vo@@ c@@ ation .
But why would God allow that to ha@@ p@@ pen ?
By a@@ vail@@ ing ourselves of the prote@@ ction Jehovah provi@@ des , we show that we ag@@ ree with the psalmist David , who wrote : “ Jehovah is my c@@ ra@@ g and my str@@ ong@@ hold and the Pro@@ vi@@ der of es@@ cap@@ e for me .
Then she r@@ an off a@@ head of him to tell her mother what had happened . ​ — Genesis 24 : 22 - 28 , 32 .
What is resur@@ rec@@ ted is not the same body but the same person who died .
5 , 6 . ( a ) Why did Jesus say : “ You will be wit@@ nesses of me ” ?
“ W@@ H@@ A@@ T G@@ O@@ D H@@ A@@ S Y@@ O@@ K@@ E@@ D T@@ O@@ G@@ E@@ TH@@ E@@ R . ”
E@@ v@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing ​ — preaching the good news of sal@@ vation to un@@ believers — ​ is cen@@ tr@@ al to the Christian ministry .
Per@@ haps she ho@@ ped he would star@@ t now .
By mirac@@ ul@@ ously heal@@ ing the si@@ ck , fe@@ e@@ ding the hu@@ ng@@ ry crow@@ ds , and even ra@@ ising the dead , he demonstr@@ ated what the Kingdom would accom@@ pl@@ ish for mankind . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Jo@@ si@@ ah was ze@@ al@@ ous in doing what pleas@@ ed God , far more so than many k@@ ings of Juda@@ h .
In 18@@ 28 he declar@@ ed : “ Can we conc@@ ei@@ ve of a greater inc@@ ong@@ ru@@ ity , than for a Christian to go from his clo@@ set , where he has been pra@@ ying for his enem@@ ies , and comm@@ and his tro@@ op@@ s to p@@ lu@@ ng@@ e the we@@ ap@@ ons of death with fi@@ end like fu@@ ry , into the hearts of those very enem@@ ies ?
C@@ ur@@ r@@ ently , some of them serve at the branch , and some are pione@@ ers , elders , and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants .
Jesus ’ Re@@ fre@@ shing Ex@@ am@@ ple
O@@ f@@ ten , pas@@ ser@@ s@@ by take no@@ te of what is happ@@ ening and simply jo@@ in in the study .
God’s wonderful works should move us to do what ?
The ancient Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans em@@ bal@@ m@@ ed their dead main@@ ly for religious reas@@ ons .
Jehovah and Christ comfort all these faithful servants . ​ — Read 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 16 , 17 .
How c@@ learly Jesus ex@@ posed them for what they were !
How can a person accom@@ pl@@ ish that ?
He ad@@ ds : “ Ke@@ ep y@@ ourselves in God’s love . ” ​ — Ju@@ de 17 - 21 .
I moved to C@@ le@@ vel@@ and to find a jo@@ b , and I want to associ@@ ate with a congregation . ”
And what a valu@@ able pro@@ vision his death is !
Yes , regarding work , we must avoid both ex@@ tre@@ m@@ es .
On S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 18 , 200@@ 1 , the ju@@ dge pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced Mar@@ gar@@ y@@ an “ not gu@@ il@@ ty , ” st@@ ating that there “ was no el@@ ement of cri@@ me ” in his activ@@ ity .
For instance , Jesus spoke of “ the si@@ gn of J@@ on@@ ah the prophet . ”
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : The next time you speak with your form@@ er sp@@ ouse , w@@ atch for sign@@ s that ei@@ ther of you is be@@ coming de@@ f@@ en@@ sive or inf@@ le@@ xi@@ ble .
But of his mi@@ gh@@ ty th@@ under who can show an understanding ? ” ​ — Job 26 : 14 .
At that time , ever@@ yone on earth will certainly experience “ the sur@@ pas@@ sing ri@@ ches of his un@@ deser@@ ved kindness . ”
T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ing at their own ex@@ p@@ en@@ se , they were about to sp@@ end two we@@ ek@@ s as un@@ pa@@ id vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers in a con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ gra@@ m su@@ per@@ v@@ ised by the Re@@ gi@@ onal Eng@@ in@@ e@@ ering O@@ f@@ fice at the Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
2@@ ,@@ 0@@ 2@@ 1@@ ,000
( b ) How did Jehovah answer Jesus ’ personal re@@ qu@@ est about his future ?
The father was hor@@ ri@@ fied , but how many children have come ac@@ ro@@ ss such s@@ ites without tel@@ ling their parents ?
Those in R@@ ome fac@@ ed what pre@@ dic@@ am@@ ent ?
What important events were happ@@ ening when this book was written ?
In Ger@@ many , the dis@@ pu@@ te over pre@@ ab@@ or@@ tion con@@ sul@@ tation c@@ ent@@ ers is wi@@ d@@ ening the ga@@ p between the po@@ pe and a dem@@ o@@ cr@@ ac@@ y that is not pre@@ pared to put up with dik@@ t@@ ats any longer .
What is it , though , that br@@ ings about such chang@@ es ?
His great vi@@ ct@@ ory made her sing and d@@ ance with joy .
What , then , is to be done with those who th@@ reat@@ en the peace and se@@ cur@@ ity of their fellow humans ?
Per@@ s@@ onal suffering can eas@@ ily cause us to get so ca@@ ught up in our own situation that concer@@ n over spiritual matters fa@@ des into the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
It was “ the will of God ” that they have fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ction about the certain@@ ty of their hope .
Yet , Jehovah taught his people to avoid such an un@@ feel@@ ing attitude and course .
That was the counsel of King Solomon , who wrote : “ Re@@ jo@@ ice , young man , in your you@@ th , and let your heart do you good in the days of your young man@@ ho@@ od , and walk in the ways of your heart and in the things seen by your eyes . ”
For that reason , gen@@ u@@ ine Christians view Jesus as a perfect mo@@ de@@ l to be imit@@ ated .
W@@ at@@ er@@ f@@ all Ba@@ y
N@@ early 30 years later , S@@ tel@@ la , who used to conduct the study with A@@ li@@ ce , received a letter from her .
To the congregation in C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e , Paul wrote : “ G@@ o on wal@@ king in wisdom toward those on the out@@ side , bu@@ ying out the oppor@@ tu@@ ne time for y@@ ourselves .
W@@ ol@@ f@@ gan@@ g , now an el@@ der , rec@@ alls a so@@ cial vis@@ it made on his family by a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant and his wife .
Bible study to@@ ol@@ s can help you get much more out of your reading .
H@@ O@@ W I H@@ A@@ V@@ E B@@ EN@@ E@@ F@@ I@@ T@@ E@@ D : Des@@ pite my dar@@ k past , I am now happy .
Now let us discus@@ s a second less@@ on that can help us to walk with Jehovah .
The psalmist ad@@ ds : “ They [ earth and heavens ] themselves will per@@ ish , but you yourself will keep standing . ”
As wisdom person@@ i@@ fied , this fir@@ st@@ born Son in his pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence is re@@ pres@@ ented as saying : “ I came to be the one [ Jehovah ] was spe@@ cially f@@ ond of day by day , I being g@@ la@@ d before him all the time . ”
Z@@ bi@@ gn@@ i@@ e@@ w says : “ My ill@@ ness teach@@ es me hum@@ ility and obedi@@ ence .
We today can benefit by pa@@ ying attention to the message of the Bible boo@@ ks of Gal@@ ati@@ ans , Eph@@ es@@ ians , Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans , and C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans . ​ — He@@ b .
I@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ ally , that same d@@ ate mar@@ ked the ten@@ th an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary of the pas@@ sing of a law in Rus@@ sia that recogn@@ ized Jehovah’s Witnesses as vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of religious op@@ pres@@ sion under So@@ vi@@ et rule .
While the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t can provide valu@@ able information , sa@@ ve us time , and serve a u@@ se@@ ful fun@@ ction , it can also mis@@ in@@ form us , con@@ su@@ me an in@@ or@@ din@@ ate am@@ ount of our time , and cor@@ ru@@ pt us mor@@ ally .
Since the first century , coun@@ t@@ less individuals have turned from indi@@ ffer@@ ence or to@@ tal op@@ position to Christi@@ an@@ ity to ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te certain@@ ty that it is the true religion .
2 : 21 , 22 .
Like the first - century Christians , we today study and later rec@@ all and apply information that the holy spirit helps us to understand .
Still , individu@@ al Israelites had to cho@@ ose whether they would serve their God with whole - sou@@ led and who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted love . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 30 : 15 , 16 .
T@@ rac@@ ts , bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res , ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , and boo@@ ks have been transl@@ ated into 4@@ 37 langu@@ ages .
David had des@@ p@@ ised the word of Jehovah by doing what was bad .
In ad@@ dition to provi@@ ding n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing spiritual food “ at the prop@@ er time , ” “ the faithful ste@@ ward ” would be appointed over the enti@@ re body of Christ’s attend@@ ants and assign@@ ed to man@@ age all of Christ’s inter@@ ests on earth , “ all his bel@@ ong@@ ings . ”
He has put in our hands to@@ ol@@ s of the high@@ est qu@@ ality .
Consider : W@@ ould that loving , righteous Father sel@@ e@@ ct pa@@ g@@ an ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers ​ — practic@@ ers of an occ@@ ul@@ t ar@@ t for@@ bi@@ d@@ den in his Law — ​ as his m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers ?
The determin@@ ation of Daniel and his compan@@ i@@ ons to remain loyal to Jehovah speak@@ s vo@@ lum@@ es about the value of the par@@ ent@@ al tra@@ ining they must have received .
“ Do not hold back good from those to whom it is ow@@ ing , ” ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es Solomon , “ when it happ@@ ens to be in the power of your hand to do it . ”
The ju@@ dge s@@ oun@@ ded author@@ it@@ ative , but Paul@@ ina quic@@ k@@ ly real@@ ized that this was similar to Satan’s tw@@ is@@ ting of the Scriptures when he temp@@ ted Jesus Christ .
That is what Jesus did when he me@@ t a woman at a well in Sam@@ ari@@ a .
Those who will be cor@@ ul@@ ers with Christ share in “ the first resurrection , ” but what hope is there for the rest of mankind ? ​ — Revelation 20 : 6 .
Instead , they for@@ ti@@ fy their marriage by cho@@ o@@ sing not to let disa@@ gre@@ ements become ha@@ bitu@@ al or deter@@ i@@ or@@ ate into pro@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents .
The Pro@@ ble@@ m of H@@ u@@ man Su@@ ffering
For example , we can use fi@@ re to co@@ ok our food , to war@@ m ourselves , and to have light .
; P@@ r@@ enti@@ ce , G .
But she will su@@ d@@ den@@ ly dis@@ co@@ ver that she has mis@@ cal@@ cul@@ ated her ch@@ an@@ ces of sur@@ vi@@ val .
In rec@@ ent times , Jehovah’s servants have sh@@ own this love for one another even when nations have g@@ one to war .
We do not apply d@@ ou@@ ble standards : a relati@@ vely l@@ en@@ i@@ ent stan@@ d@@ ard for our friends and a different , stri@@ c@@ ter stan@@ d@@ ard for people who are not our friends .
O@@ r do you remember how you were during those some@@ times tur@@ bul@@ ent a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent years ?
When it comes to being like our Father , why are we in a better situation than was Joseph ?
Why is that par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar good news vital ?
W@@ as there really an ancient world before the present one that f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed and was then destro@@ yed ?
Fir@@ st - century Jews cu@@ st@@ om@@ ar@@ ily pray@@ ed as a congregation during the time of the bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffer@@ ings at the temple ( about n@@ ine o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck in the mor@@ ning and three o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck in the af@@ ter@@ no@@ on ) .
But Jehovah never a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned E@@ no@@ ch ; ne@@ i@@ ther will he a@@ ban@@ d@@ on his faithful servants today !
How wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad is the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s influ@@ ence ?
“ Jesus Christ is the same y@@ es@@ ter@@ day and today , and forever , ” says Hebrews 13 : 8 .
The Gre@@ ater Moses , Jesus Christ , has been le@@ ading true worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah through the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness of Satan’s world for many de@@ ca@@ des .
He turned out very wicked .
And the Bible speak@@ s of Satan as “ the acc@@ us@@ er of our brothers . . . , who acc@@ uses them day and night before our God . ”
The book of Job helps us answer these questions : When under tri@@ al , why must we try to understand the princi@@ p@@ al is@@ su@@ es involved ?
The earth became filled with viol@@ ence . . . .
Thus , it was not a temp@@ or@@ ary decision .
Do not be satis@@ fied with the ba@@ si@@ c@@ s .
We can be as@@ sur@@ ed that the power of God exerc@@ ised through Christ will control the for@@ ces of n@@ ature during the M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m .
Un@@ til Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at is destro@@ yed , true Christians have what ob@@ lig@@ ation ?
What is the meaning of the as@@ sur@@ ance given at Psalm 27 : 10 ?
N@@ ational Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves p@@ ho@@ to
By means of his “ right hand ” of app@@ lied power , Christ , the He@@ ad of the congregation , direc@@ ts these faithful men as they su@@ per@@ v@@ ise the Kingdom work .
The teach@@ ers at school knew of my go@@ al and did everything they could to dis@@ su@@ a@@ de me , ho@@ p@@ ing that I would pur@@ sue a se@@ cul@@ ar care@@ er .
S@@ pur@@ red on by vis@@ its from the apostles and others , they accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed their ministry .
To illustr@@ ate : I@@ magine that someone ho@@ l@@ ds out to you a gift - w@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed bo@@ x .
26 : 12 ; 1@@ 11 : 1 ; Is@@ a .
There was never a th@@ re@@ at that the people of Israel would die of fam@@ ine in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
El@@ as@@ ah and J@@ a@@ a@@ z@@ ani@@ ah
Un@@ der Kingdom rule , Jehovah’s will is going to be done on earth as it is in heaven .
How may sin@@ ful humans a@@ va@@ il themselves of God’s mer@@ cy ?
The Bible T@@ each book con@@ tain@@ s an app@@ en@@ di@@ x that has 14 to@@ pi@@ c@@ s .
P@@ ity and com@@ pas@@ sion moved Jesus to help people who were suffering from ill@@ ness , bl@@ in@@ dness , and other a@@ ff@@ lic@@ tions .
“ Although most of these Kingdom H@@ alls are of mo@@ des@@ t desi@@ gn , they u@@ su@@ ally stand out as the most di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied buil@@ ding@@ s in their lo@@ c@@ ale .
What blessings come from keep@@ ing God in one@@ ’s marriage ?
The M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms of un@@ le@@ av@@ ened bre@@ ad and red w@@ ine sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze Christ’s sin@@ less body and his shed blood ​ — the only sacrifice that can re@@ de@@ em mankind from in@@ her@@ ited sin and death . ​ — Romans 5 : 12 ; 6 : 23 .
Paul B@@ ru@@ u@@ n , R@@ a@@ y@@ mon@@ d L@@ each , and I were assign@@ ed to the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines , but we had to wa@@ it sever@@ al months for our vis@@ as .
The Witnesses in your are@@ a will be g@@ la@@ d to provide you with the time and ad@@ d@@ ress .
• How may we show that we love the tru@@ ths we have learned from the Bible ?
1 , 2 . ( a ) What cla@@ im do humans often make ?
Many of the worl@@ d’s ma@@ j@@ or religi@@ ons have sh@@ r@@ ines , * and coun@@ t@@ less milli@@ ons of people vis@@ it them .
Father had nam@@ ed the stu@@ b@@ born na@@ g Saul , but to M@@ other he was a do@@ c@@ ile cre@@ ature that she could h@@ and@@ le .
Jesus ’ care@@ ful use of de@@ ta@@ il@@ s kept his illustr@@ ations conc@@ ise and un@@ c@@ lu@@ t@@ tered .
Hence , with no divine author@@ iz@@ ation to receive k@@ ing@@ ship from humans , Jesus did not even consider accep@@ ting it .
If Jesus was , in fact , tal@@ king about the heavenly resurrection , then his words do not shed any light on whether resur@@ rec@@ ted ones on earth will be able to mar@@ ry in the new world .
I pray that milli@@ ons more of mankind will study the Bible , accept the truth , and serve Jehovah un@@ it@@ e@@ dly with our worl@@ d@@ wide Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
The Bible emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es Jehovah’s ho@@ l@@ iness h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of times .
They would “ public@@ ly dec@@ l@@ are they know God , ” but in re@@ ality they would “ dis@@ own him by their works . ”
A simp@@ le su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion is that Saul for@@ got who David was because their first enc@@ oun@@ ter had been bri@@ ef .
With the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der@@ ’s per@@ mis@@ sion , the publi@@ sh@@ er would pla@@ y a four - and - one - half - min@@ u@@ te Bible le@@ c@@ ture , and then he would offer some liter@@ ature .
The con@@ text makes it evid@@ ent that Paul is com@@ par@@ ing Jesus with human rul@@ ers .
Acc@@ ording to James 3 : 17 , “ the wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve is , ” among other things , “ reason@@ able . ”
He was told that he would be taken to a “ pleas@@ ant home ” in a “ beau@@ ti@@ ful gar@@ den ” for si@@ x months so that he would be able to think .
Rather , st@@ ore up for y@@ ourselves tre@@ a@@ sures in heaven , where ne@@ i@@ ther mo@@ th nor ru@@ st con@@ sum@@ es , and where th@@ i@@ ev@@ es do not bre@@ ak in and ste@@ al . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Un@@ able to cop@@ e with this , Yo@@ ko became inc@@ reas@@ ingly res@@ ent@@ ful and ang@@ ry .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , people find it hard to think of a power as a person .
B@@ ri@@ an and Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le
Although Job did not understand this is@@ sue , he did not allow his three compan@@ i@@ ons to make him think that he had fa@@ iled as an integrity keep@@ er .
When ang@@ ry or w@@ ra@@ th@@ ful , we are wise to hold our t@@ ong@@ ue so as not to say something we will reg@@ re@@ t later . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 26 .
So let us “ follow the course of ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality . ” ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 13 ; 1 Ti@@ m .
During this peri@@ od we also got some bad news .
James 2 : 15 , 16 states : “ If a brother or a sister is in a n@@ ak@@ ed st@@ ate and l@@ ac@@ king the food su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient for the day , yet a certain one of you says to them : ‘ G@@ o in peace , keep war@@ m and well f@@ ed , ’ but you do not give them the necess@@ ities for their body , of what benefit is it ? ”
Such Christians are to be comm@@ ended for ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible counsel and main@@ tain@@ ing high moral standards so as to ple@@ ase Jehovah des@@ pite any emo@@ tional dist@@ ress they may experience .
He showed that God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness was not “ in va@@ in , ” or wa@@ sted on him .
He is help@@ ing us to displa@@ y self - control , the ability to say no and to mean it !
For example , because of chang@@ es that have rec@@ ently been made in the organization , we have had to be willing to make more ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments .
For de@@ ta@@ il@@ s on the ty@@ pe of marriage involved here , see V@@ olu@@ me 1 , page 3@@ 70 , of In@@ sight on the Scriptures , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
However , their use became so comm@@ on in the every@@ day life of Jesus ’ con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries that there was the tend@@ enc@@ y to re@@ in@@ for@@ ce practic@@ ally any ut@@ ter@@ ance by s@@ we@@ aring to it .
S@@ cho@@ ol became a ni@@ gh@@ t@@ m@@ are for me .
All who love God would do well to con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate the course pur@@ su@@ ed by J@@ on@@ a@@ than .
Since time is r@@ un@@ ning out for Satan’s wicked world , en@@ ter@@ ing these av@@ en@@ u@@ es of Kingdom service be@@ comes more ur@@ g@@ ent every day .
M@@ or@@ de@@ ca@@ i@@ ’s confidence in Jehovah was ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary .
The angels could have pre@@ ven@@ ted his ar@@ rest and c@@ ru@@ el death .
What greater joy could there be than pu@@ t@@ ting in whole days at a time in the L@@ or@@ d’s service ? . . .
“ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at ” is respon@@ sible for what s@@ ort of “ dis@@ gu@@ sting things ” ?
Na@@ z@@ i O@@ p@@ pres@@ sion ( Ne@@ ther@@ lands ) , 4 / 1
He buil@@ t hous@@ es and had gar@@ den@@ s , or@@ char@@ ds , servants , li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck , m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale sing@@ ers , along with much go@@ ld and s@@ il@@ ver .
Such individuals see no reason for pa@@ ying any attention to writ@@ ings held sac@@ red in Chris@@ tend@@ om .
Some coun@@ tri@@ es have what is called home scho@@ ol@@ ing .
With confidence , we can turn to Jehovah in prayer and ask for the needed wisdom to make prop@@ er decisions .
F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of We@@ ek@@ s ( Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st )
T@@ w@@ o pione@@ ers travel@@ ed to a ter@@ rit@@ ory in w@@ es@@ ter@@ n U@@ g@@ anda where the good news had not been pre@@ ached before .
The apostle John wrote : “ The blood of Jesus . . . cle@@ ans@@ es us from all sin . ”
For what great de@@ e@@ ds do we righ@@ tly praise Jehovah ?
S@@ pi@@ rit@@ ism has been practic@@ ed not only by the Babyl@@ on@@ ians but also by supp@@ ort@@ ers of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion .
We are now living in that peri@@ od .
Per@@ haps con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that her pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy made her more important than S@@ ar@@ ah , H@@ ag@@ ar began to des@@ p@@ ise her mis@@ t@@ ress .
On J@@ anu@@ ary 1 , 194@@ 9 , I began pione@@ ering and was assign@@ ed to B@@ or@@ cul@@ o , in e@@ ast@@ er@@ n Ne@@ ther@@ lands , where there was a small congregation .
Indeed , it is far e@@ asi@@ er to say that we love our neigh@@ b@@ or than it is to love a co@@ work@@ er who seem@@ s not to care for us , an ob@@ no@@ xi@@ ous person who lives next do@@ or , or a friend who disa@@ p@@ poin@@ ts us .
TH@@ E rich may say : “ Our sons are like little pl@@ ants gro@@ wn up in their you@@ th , our daugh@@ ters like cor@@ n@@ ers car@@ ved in p@@ al@@ ace st@@ y@@ le , our gar@@ n@@ ers full , . . . our flo@@ c@@ ks mul@@ ti@@ pl@@ ying by th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds . ”
If we cultiv@@ ate such love in ad@@ dition to faith and godly fear , we too will be able to displa@@ y Chris@@ t@@ like courage .
If they have persecu@@ ted me , they will persecu@@ te you also . ” ​ — John 15 : 18 , 20 .
To end@@ ure and re@@ ach his go@@ al , a c@@ li@@ m@@ ber must e@@ at as many cal@@ ori@@ es as possible .
God will bring an end to all human suffering
By 16 years of age , I was dr@@ in@@ king between 10 and 15 bo@@ t@@ t@@ les of be@@ er each day , and before long I started taking d@@ ru@@ g@@ s .
The Eph@@ esus Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m in V@@ i@@ en@@ na hous@@ es a w@@ o@@ o@@ den mo@@ de@@ l of this hist@@ ori@@ c me@@ tro@@ pol@@ is as well as num@@ er@@ ous mon@@ um@@ ents .
You in your loving - kindness have led the people whom you have rec@@ over@@ ed ; you in your strength will certainly conduct them to your holy a@@ bi@@ ding place . . . .
Yet , you have to re@@ ach their heart .
A@@ m@@ ong the many benef@@ its that came with his jo@@ b were a bi@@ g house , a ca@@ r , house servants , and pres@@ ti@@ gi@@ ous scho@@ ol@@ s for his children .
In this respect , ‘ we must car@@ ry our own lo@@ ad . ’ ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 3 : 11 ; 6 : 5 .
How dist@@ res@@ sing it is when we or a loved one fac@@ es serious health problems !
After the princi@@ p@@ al men of the Jews vis@@ ited Paul in his place of con@@ fin@@ ement , the account in Acts states : “ Some began to believe the things said ; others would not believe .
Christian love can hold a family together
No@@ tice , too , that these “ desi@@ ra@@ ble things ” do not go off to serve Jehovah each one in his own way .
This cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity is part of who we are ; we n@@ atur@@ ally ye@@ ar@@ n for reas@@ sur@@ ance , certain@@ ty , order , and sta@@ bility .
( a ) What is a co@@ de@@ x , and what advan@@ ta@@ ges did it have over a s@@ cro@@ l@@ l ?
Al@@ so , when we stri@@ ve to help people in our ter@@ rit@@ ory to see that Jehovah is wor@@ thy “ to receive the glory and the honor and the power , ” we san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy God’s name .
The Bible recor@@ ds a few occasi@@ ons when faithful humans spoke to the heavenly Jesus ​ — and some@@ times to angels .
I have done my best , especially when going through tri@@ als and difficul@@ ties , never to lo@@ se my first love for Jehovah
Indeed , to be har@@ s@@ h and un@@ for@@ giving would be t@@ antam@@ ount to op@@ pos@@ ing Jehovah .
M@@ eli@@ to certainly did not take to heart the apostle Paul’s counsel : “ Lo@@ ok out : perhaps there may be someone who will car@@ ry you off as his pre@@ y through the ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y and emp@@ ty dec@@ ep@@ tion according to the tra@@ dition of men , according to the el@@ em@@ ent@@ ary things of the world and not according to Christ . ”
It also mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to show similar love toward our spiritual brothers and sisters as well as toward all others .
Un@@ der@@ standing this ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound makes Se@@ cond Timothy more mean@@ ing@@ ful to us .
F@@ in@@ ally , at the end of 19@@ 39 , we received per@@ mis@@ sion to leave M@@ or@@ occ@@ o .
G@@ ran@@ ted , the a@@ bo@@ ve su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions may not s@@ ound new or origin@@ al , but why not op@@ en@@ ly discus@@ s them with your mate ?
7@@ 8 : 1 - 7 .
A@@ gain H@@ u@@ ip@@ ing was able to present to the instru@@ ct@@ or God’s view of the matter .
However , sh@@ ort@@ ly ther@@ e@@ after , other scho@@ l@@ ars , such as A@@ pri@@ l De@@ Con@@ ic@@ k and Bi@@ r@@ g@@ er P@@ ear@@ son , expres@@ sed concer@@ n .
Still , we do not give up .
St@@ an@@ ding before pa@@ g@@ an ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ ers , he b@@ ol@@ dly de@@ f@@ ended the so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y of Jehovah , “ the God who made the world and all the things in it , being , as he is , Lord of heaven and earth . ”
You have pro@@ ba@@ bly ob@@ served that in school one stud@@ ent lear@@ ns more quic@@ k@@ ly than another .
But something el@@ se is also requi@@ red of us .
Un@@ der God’s Kingdom , ever@@ yone on earth will share in this affe@@ ction forever .
So@@ on God’s Kingdom , his righteous govern@@ ment , will as@@ ser@@ t its rule over earth@@ ’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants .
Christians can therefore ex@@ pect nothing less during these evil “ last days . ”
Be@@ fore lea@@ ving Bethel , however , I attend@@ ed a meeting for travel@@ ing overse@@ ers .
In this respect , the resul@@ ts have been exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent .
An@@ yone who is ev@@ en@@ tually given the gift of et@@ er@@ n@@ al life will have ga@@ ined it , not by personal accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments , but through faith and by God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness . ​ — Luke 17 : 10 ; John 3 : 16 .
“ Be@@ come imit@@ at@@ ors of God . ” ​ — E@@ P@@ H .
So that night I went .
P@@ ra@@ ying Do An@@ y Go@@ od ?
The pro@@ di@@ g@@ al son learned the hard way that life out@@ side his fa@@ ther’s home was emp@@ ty and hear@@ t@@ less .
You may even feel like Job , who said : “ I would pre@@ f@@ er death to all my su@@ ffer@@ ings . ”
What fac@@ t@@ ors made this tra@@ ining pro@@ gra@@ m so effe@@ ctive ?
They did not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to vis@@ it Paul in his pris@@ on b@@ on@@ ds to give him needed comfort and encourag@@ ement and to strengthen him spiritually .
A@@ re@@ t@@ i P@@ ina served faith@@ fully from 19@@ 28 until her death in 199@@ 4
Such relation@@ shi@@ ps can help your children to set st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght pa@@ ths for their fe@@ et and devel@@ op spiritual go@@ als .
‘ How did these la@@ ws ar@@ ise ? ’ I wonder@@ ed .
By having a ze@@ al@@ ous share in the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work , we can help others find God to be true .
For example , because the Bible war@@ ns us to avoid practic@@ es that pol@@ lu@@ te our min@@ ds and bo@@ dies , we do not s@@ mo@@ ke or mis@@ use d@@ ru@@ g@@ s .
Of course , standards of cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness are not the same around the world , and people gro@@ w up with v@@ ar@@ ying conc@@ ep@@ ts of cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness .
In ad@@ dition , if a person kno@@ ws that his or her mate was im@@ moral and cho@@ o@@ ses to re@@ su@@ me se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations with the gu@@ il@@ ty mate , this means that he or she has for@@ given the mate .
En@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally we co@@ vered our ter@@ rit@@ ory , gr@@ ate@@ ful for the sis@@ ter@@ ’s encourag@@ ement and the privile@@ ges en@@ tru@@ sted to us .
A second way we can prom@@ o@@ te un@@ ity is by refle@@ cting on the meaning of the em@@ ble@@ ms used at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al .
S@@ ad@@ ly , the peace and se@@ cur@@ ity of the nation did not last long .
M@@ em@@ bers of El@@ in@@ ’s congregation appreci@@ ate her c@@ he@@ er@@ ful spirit and cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity .
F@@ ine Wor@@ ks G@@ l@@ ori@@ fy God ( I@@ tal@@ y ) , 1 / 15
On the other hand , make sure that you understand the situation c@@ learly before deci@@ ding whether to ad@@ minis@@ ter loving discipl@@ ine and how to do so if it is needed . ​ — Proverbs 18 : 13 .
Such tra@@ ining can yi@@ eld mar@@ vel@@ ous resul@@ ts .
The Bible says : “ The Father of tend@@ er mer@@ ci@@ es and the God of all comfort . . . com@@ forts us in all our tri@@ als . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 1 : 3 , 4 .
The land was di@@ vi@@ ded e@@ qu@@ ally among Rom@@ an v@@ et@@ er@@ ans and c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens of Af@@ ri@@ can orig@@ in .
I attend@@ ed Mas@@ s every S@@ un@@ day .
The word “ sense ” is de@@ f@@ ined as “ acc@@ ur@@ ate appreciation , ” “ understanding , ” and “ practic@@ al wisdom or judg@@ ement . ”
That is what a woman whom we will call I@@ r@@ ene res@@ ol@@ ved to do .
All glory for this gro@@ w@@ th go@@ es to Jehovah God .
T@@ aka@@ o , an 18 - year - old in J@@ ap@@ an , states , “ I know that I should do what is right , but there is this ong@@ o@@ ing stru@@ gg@@ le against the desi@@ res of the flesh . ”
Their 20 - year - old son , J@@ on@@ a@@ than , a Christian full of life and promise , was di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with a b@@ ra@@ in tum@@ or .
H@@ app@@ ily , I was able to encoura@@ ge the of@@ fic@@ er to be more fri@@ end@@ ly by o@@ ffering him some c@@ he@@ wing gu@@ m and co@@ o@@ ki@@ es .
“ A reason@@ ing en@@ tered among them as to who would be the great@@ est of them , ” states Luke 9 : 4@@ 6 .
Their att@@ ac@@ ks t@@ ou@@ ched even nor@@ ther@@ n Egy@@ pt .
The don@@ or recei@@ ves an in@@ come - ta@@ x de@@ du@@ ction for the year in which the gift an@@ nu@@ ity is esta@@ bli@@ shed .
We also need to medit@@ ate on the life course of his Son , Jesus Christ , who@@ se pe@@ er@@ less example we stri@@ ve to follow .
One way in which the truth became re@@ ality was by Jesus ’ fore@@ told bir@@ th in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m .
Jehovah’s serv@@ ant Noah lived in an ung@@ o@@ dly world where the only people who worshipp@@ ed Jehovah were members of his family .
After consider@@ ing the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts , may we be streng@@ th@@ ened in our res@@ ol@@ ve to love Jesus more than any other things that might at@@ tr@@ act us .
* This can be your first st@@ ep in dra@@ wing clo@@ s@@ er to the “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer . ” ​ — Psalm 6@@ 5 : 2 .
; M@@ il@@ es , B .
Not at all . ​ — Read Acts 20 : 22 , 23 .
One day during the war , a cha@@ pla@@ in vis@@ ited Fa@@ ther’s un@@ it .
He@@ e@@ ding Joh@@ n@@ ’s counsel will exer@@ t a powerful influ@@ ence on our lives .
The “ woman str@@ anger ” that the king saw en@@ tic@@ ed the young man with an invit@@ ation to “ enjoy each other with love expres@@ sions . ”
Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah’s next words re@@ move any rema@@ ining fear or doubt .
1 , 2 . ( a ) Why is know@@ ing that we are loved important to us ?
The Witness prom@@ p@@ tly vis@@ ited the husband at the of@@ fice and started a Bible study with him .
Re@@ g@@ arding Christian meetings , the apostle Paul was inspired to wr@@ ite : “ Let us consider one another to inc@@ ite to love and fine works , not for@@ s@@ ak@@ ing the ga@@ ther@@ ing of ourselves together , as some have the cu@@ sto@@ m , but encourag@@ ing one another , and all the more so as you b@@ eho@@ ld the day dra@@ wing near . ”
This inclu@@ des giving a witness in the Ng@@ ab@@ ere language
St@@ res@@ sing how important it was for his disciples to ‘ continue loving their enem@@ ies , ’ Jesus said : “ If you love those loving you , what re@@ ward do you have ?
This re@@ vers@@ al made me think seri@@ ously about the purpose of life .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , “ Jehovah proved to be with Joseph . ”
Although he con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed the death p@@ en@@ al@@ ty and the effe@@ cts of sin began im@@ medi@@ ately , he allow@@ ed Adam and E@@ ve to pro@@ du@@ ce children who could benefit from other pro@@ v@@ isions that He would make .
The last of the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments given to Israel stated : “ You must not desire your fel@@ low@@ man@@ ’s wife , nor his slave man nor his slave gi@@ r@@ l nor his bul@@ l nor his ass nor anything that bel@@ ong@@ s to your fel@@ low@@ man . ”
Mari@@ e rep@@ lied that her husband , who did not share her faith , would not be willing to let her go to the meetings out of concer@@ n for her health .
M@@ on@@ ths went by before we rec@@ over@@ ed , and we experienced other health problems .
‘ We Will Not Be Af@@ ra@@ id ’
W@@ he@@ ther V@@ it@@ el@@ li@@ us thought that P@@ il@@ ate had g@@ one too far is not stated .
“ The word of Jehovah . . . proved to be like a bur@@ ning fi@@ re shu@@ t up in my b@@ ones , ” he said .
The char@@ ges against them cen@@ tered on st@@ at@@ ements in the se@@ ven@@ th vo@@ lu@@ me of S@@ tudi@@ es in the Scriptures , ent@@ it@@ led The F@@ in@@ i@@ shed M@@ y@@ st@@ er@@ y .
Does that not su@@ gg@@ est that an a@@ id in taking away ‘ the fo@@ res@@ k@@ in of the heart ’ is that of develop@@ ing a greater fear of and appreciation for Jehovah ?
The next article will consider two ad@@ di@@ tional tra@@ ps , or s@@ na@@ res , of Satan .
“ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id because of the words that you heard , . . . with which the attend@@ ants of the king of As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ed me . ”
I also develop@@ ed ep@@ il@@ ep@@ s@@ y and was pro@@ ne to in@@ fe@@ ctions .
Let us see in greater de@@ ta@@ il how God’s ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces as found in the Bible can be a lam@@ p to our fo@@ o@@ t and a light to our ro@@ ad@@ way .
In his own du@@ e time , he appointed someone who would be su@@ peri@@ or to any of the men he had used thus far .
Satan does not care which tra@@ p en@@ s@@ na@@ res us , as long as we are ca@@ ught by him .
He could cor@@ rec@@ t the matter im@@ medi@@ ately .
Acc@@ ording to N@@ A@@ S@@ A , it is “ the por@@ tion of E@@ ar@@ th and its at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere that can support life . ”
( b ) What do these illustr@@ ations reve@@ al about Jehovah ?
How can we show our individu@@ al support for Jehovah’s arrang@@ ements ?
In the same way , our coura@@ ge@@ ously standing up for righteous principles br@@ ings Jehovah deli@@ ght , and know@@ ing that inc@@ reas@@ es our courage .
“ I would hi@@ de my dr@@ in@@ king , ” he ad@@ m@@ its , “ and I would make exc@@ uses and try to do@@ w@@ n@@ pla@@ y my over@@ dr@@ in@@ king .
So make it clear that your moral integrity is not ne@@ go@@ ti@@ able .
• What less@@ ons can we learn from the sin@@ s of the young man mentioned by Solomon ?
How Do Pe@@ ople He@@ ar “ the V@@ er@@ y V@@ o@@ ice of Jehovah ” ?
Ti@@ me and again the Scriptures ex@@ hor@@ t us to be hon@@ est with one another , for li@@ ars will have no place in an earth s@@ we@@ pt clean of un@@ righteousness . The reason for that should be clear .
( b ) To teach with simp@@ li@@ city , why is it important to w@@ atch our vo@@ ca@@ bul@@ ary ?
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ al d@@ ro@@ ps of water help very little , but when there are milli@@ ons of de@@ w@@ d@@ ro@@ ps , the gr@@ ound is filled with mo@@ is@@ ture .
At Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 8 - 11 , we read : “ [ Christ Jesus ] hum@@ b@@ led himself and became obedi@@ ent as far as death , y@@ es , death on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake .
They also wor@@ ked and pla@@ yed together as a family .
I find that it is much more satis@@ f@@ ying and bene@@ fi@@ cial to buil@@ d up our relationship . ”
( b ) If we continue to s@@ ow and water , what will ha@@ p@@ pen ?
S@@ up@@ pose you need to have sur@@ g@@ er@@ y for a life - th@@ reat@@ ening ill@@ ness .
How can we be sure to receive Jehovah’s blessing ?
The pro@@ vision of having such men appointed is “ with a view to the read@@ ju@@ st@@ ment of the holy ones , . . . for the building up of the body of the Christ . ”
These words show that M@@ ary knew the Hebrew Scriptures very well .
The apostle Peter wrote for our benefit : “ Since all these things are thus to be dis@@ sol@@ ved , what s@@ ort of pers@@ ons ought you to be in holy ac@@ ts of conduct and de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion ! ”
Does Jehovah ac@@ tually cre@@ ate in us a new heart , even pu@@ t@@ ting within us a new and willing spirit ?
“ The Word of God Is A@@ live and Ex@@ er@@ ts P@@ ow@@ er ”
S@@ ONG@@ S : 6@@ 5 , 26
The first : “ Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first [ God’s ] kingdom and his righteousness , and all these other things will be ad@@ ded to you . ”
Do you still have some pr@@ inted co@@ pi@@ es of this ye@@ ar@@ ’s invit@@ ation that you could dist@@ ribu@@ te before the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al ?
Jesus refle@@ cted his Fa@@ ther’s t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant spirit .
We need to know , Does Jehovah God care about us as individuals ?
How can you benefit from consider@@ ing the acc@@ oun@@ ts of the four k@@ ings as set out in this article ?
With God’s help , we can be like coura@@ ge@@ ous Noah , an in@@ tre@@ pi@@ d “ pre@@ ach@@ er of righteousness ” to “ a world of ung@@ o@@ dly people ” about to per@@ ish in a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l d@@ elu@@ ge . ​ — 2 P@@ et .
70 : 1 - 5 .
Acc@@ ep@@ t spiritual help from Christian elders
in the O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 1 , 20@@ 12 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
Adam and E@@ ve@@ ’s ab@@ sta@@ ining from e@@ ating that fru@@ it would show God that they ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged his authority .
How do you feel about the end being so close ?
On another occasi@@ on , I had to have a large tum@@ or re@@ moved from the pro@@ st@@ ate g@@ land .
I also saw God’s name , Jehovah , in the Bible for the first time . ​ — E@@ x .
Let us remember that with our enem@@ ies “ there is an ar@@ m of flesh , but with us there is Jehovah our God to help us and to fi@@ ght our bat@@ t@@ les ” ! ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
He will by no means ever leave or for@@ s@@ ake us .
What kind of conduct by a Christian wife might w@@ in over an un@@ believ@@ ing husband ?
Let us be known , rather , for tal@@ king about matters that are spiritual and up@@ building .
‘ Solomon Not Ar@@ ra@@ yed as One of These , ’ 6 / 1
Why is Jesus indi@@ gn@@ ant at what he se@@ es at the temple in Jerusalem , and what action does he take ?
“ If You Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e S@@ how@@ ing F@@ av@@ or@@ it@@ ism ”
A@@ n h@@ our or so later , he heard l@@ ou@@ d sc@@ ra@@ p@@ ing s@@ oun@@ ds .
A congregation was re@@ esta@@ bli@@ shed in V@@ l@@ or@@ ë in 199@@ 5 .
However , the branch of@@ fice repor@@ ts that “ even before the reli@@ ef com@@ mit@@ te@@ es were in op@@ er@@ ation , Christian brothers from other are@@ as were sen@@ ding help . ”
From 18@@ 7@@ 9 to 19@@ 22 , the boo@@ ks were pr@@ inted by com@@ mer@@ cial prin@@ ting esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ments .
Because of the is@@ sue of integrity , Jehovah per@@ m@@ its Satan to bring all s@@ or@@ ts of tri@@ als upon us .
Cana@@ an@@ ite i@@ do@@ l found at Je@@ z@@ re@@ el
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message t@@ ou@@ ched his heart and made him determined to over@@ come his ad@@ di@@ ction .
A Bible study class was started in O@@ s@@ w@@ es@@ try in 19@@ 20 , and Un@@ c@@ le D@@ an gave me a cop@@ y of The H@@ ar@@ p of God in 19@@ 21 .
The great@@ est gift , the most perfect present that Jehovah has b@@ es@@ to@@ wed , is that of his Son , Jesus , by means of whom the ransom sacrifice was provided .
I was ready to dis@@ mis@@ s them po@@ lit@@ ely , but then I no@@ tic@@ ed a bro@@ ch@@ ure they were o@@ ffering .
The Li@@ e That Ma@@ de God a M@@ y@@ st@@ er@@ y 5
C@@ all@@ ing it “ a practic@@ al dis@@ course , ” one com@@ men@@ t@@ at@@ or ob@@ served that its a@@ im is “ not to f@@ ill our he@@ a@@ ds with ide@@ as , but to gu@@ i@@ de and regul@@ ate our prac@@ tice . ”
A number of times , he used what might be called a ‘ how much more so ’ l@@ ine of reason@@ ing , help@@ ing his listen@@ ers to ad@@ v@@ ance from a famili@@ ar truth to fur@@ ther con@@ vi@@ ction .
I pla@@ yed it so that our imp@@ ris@@ oned brothers could learn to sing it .
He said that they were “ e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king , men mar@@ r@@ ying and women being given in marriage , until the day that Noah en@@ tered into the ar@@ k . ”
H@@ as God chang@@ ed ?
T@@ ur@@ ning the p@@ lo@@ ts into a su@@ it@@ able conven@@ tion s@@ ite was qu@@ ite an under@@ taking .
F@@ o@@ rest in N@@ or@@ man@@ dy , Fr@@ ance
God also chang@@ es his instru@@ ctions to his people according to their situation and needs .
W@@ ere it to be cu@@ t , he would gro@@ w we@@ ak and become like all other men . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 16 : 6 - 17 .
By eng@@ ag@@ ing in who@@ les@@ ome , up@@ building con@@ vers@@ ation about Bible truth , God’s congregation , and the appointed elders , you teach your children to respect Jehovah and to appreci@@ ate his spiritual pro@@ v@@ isions .
However , ques@@ tion@@ ing the loy@@ al@@ ties with which one is ra@@ ised takes courage and cre@@ ates challeng@@ es .
2 : 17 ​ — What par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar “ saying ” did Jehovah accom@@ pl@@ ish in con@@ ne@@ ction with Jerusalem ?
But they were also deep@@ ly involved in a cul@@ t .
The vis@@ it@@ ors were M@@ en@@ n@@ on@@ ites .
Is that not what you would ex@@ pect of true Christians ?
They help us to come to know Jehovah ​ — his loving person@@ ality and his pur@@ pos@@ es .
Th@@ an@@ ks to you , I have imp@@ ro@@ ved my vo@@ ca@@ bul@@ ary and can wr@@ ite a letter with fe@@ wer mis@@ takes in it .
How can Christian love help to strengthen the marriage b@@ ond ?
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 12 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 10@@ 8 , 24
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ating What We Ha@@ ve
And Ger@@ hard K@@ it@@ tel@@ ’s The@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent says that such u@@ sage “ is in no way dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful or der@@ o@@ g@@ at@@ ory . ”
Of course , our guid@@ ance and teaching have not been the only positi@@ ve influ@@ ence in our chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s life .
I in@@ sul@@ ted her and be@@ at her .
When he asked the woman if she had any questions , the woman asked : “ To get baptized , do I have to be able to s@@ wi@@ m ? ”
Tru@@ e , a mo@@ des@@ t course r@@ un@@ s coun@@ ter to such po@@ pul@@ ar attitu@@ des as “ be good to yourself ” or “ you deser@@ ve the best . ”
Re@@ call that four of Jesus ’ disciples had appro@@ ached him “ priv@@ ately . ”
Although the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls demonstr@@ ate that the Bible has not under@@ g@@ one fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al chang@@ es , they also reve@@ al that to some ex@@ t@@ ent there were different ver@@ sions of Hebrew Bible te@@ x@@ ts used by Jews in the Se@@ cond T@@ emp@@ le peri@@ od , each with its own vari@@ ations .
Read 1 Timothy 5 : 1 , 2 .
Mo@@ re@@ over , he is “ the father of all those having faith , ” and he came to be called “ Jehovah’s friend . ”
5 , 6 . ( a ) For what did Paul com@@ men@@ d his fellow believers in Jerusalem , and against what did he war@@ n them ?
And he will pl@@ ant his ro@@ y@@ al ten@@ ts between the gr@@ and se@@ a and the holy m@@ oun@@ tain of De@@ cor@@ ation ; and he will come all the way to his end , and there will be no help@@ er for him . ”
[ Bo@@ x / P@@ ic@@ ture on page 31 ]
Pe@@ ople who rest their hope on the present system of things must think about t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w with a deep sense of fore@@ bo@@ ding as the world su@@ ff@@ ers ever inc@@ reas@@ ing “ pang@@ s of dist@@ ress . ” But those who hope in Jehovah have no such fe@@ ars .
W@@ rit@@ ing under inspi@@ r@@ ation , the apostle Paul tel@@ ls us : “ I want you to know that the head of every man is the Christ ; in turn the head of a woman is the man ; in turn the head of the Christ is God . ”
Today my family is un@@ ited in true worship
How is high@@ er educ@@ ation clo@@ sel@@ y l@@ in@@ ked to advan@@ c@@ ing the present system ?
Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the un@@ righteous ste@@ ward is thought - pro@@ vo@@ king .
In rec@@ ent times , a number of boo@@ ks set@@ ting out the vie@@ ws of the so - called new a@@ the@@ ists have come into cir@@ cul@@ ation .
• How does a pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us f@@ ra@@ g@@ ment found in O@@ x@@ y@@ r@@ h@@ y@@ n@@ ch@@ us , Egy@@ pt , shed light on the use of God’s name ?
This article is desi@@ gn@@ ed to help a person in ei@@ ther situation to be succ@@ ess@@ ful in a second marriage .
Wor@@ shi@@ p@@ ing Jehovah in this time of the end invol@@ ves work .
Th@@ ough of vari@@ ous ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds , Jehovah’s people are un@@ ited in true worship .
Does that mean that or@@ din@@ ary people are not pro@@ ne to be@@ coming ha@@ ugh@@ ty ?
The tr@@ act descri@@ bed a coming par@@ adise on earth and a heavenly govern@@ ment that would rule over mankind .
How exc@@ iting it would have been to be in Jerusalem on S@@ un@@ day mor@@ ning , Si@@ v@@ an 6 , in the year 33 C.E . !
That happened among those clo@@ s@@ est to Jesus , his apostles .
The simil@@ ar@@ ity is str@@ ik@@ ing .
The Go@@ sp@@ els en@@ able us to see another as@@ pect of his person@@ ality , his thoughts and feelings about his assign@@ ed work , as the next article will discus@@ s .
( b ) How can we pre@@ v@@ ent je@@ al@@ ous@@ y from de@@ pri@@ ving us of our re@@ ward ?
When they arri@@ ved at L@@ y@@ str@@ a , how happy Timothy must have been to see Paul again !
TH@@ E Bible con@@ tain@@ s h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of questions that p@@ ene@@ tr@@ ate deep into the heart .
H@@ er son was later ra@@ ised from the dead by El@@ isha .
Wh@@ ich ones should be avo@@ i@@ ded ?
He stated : “ My food is for me to do the will of him that sent me and to fin@@ ish his work . ”
B@@ r@@ ü@@ gg@@ em@@ ei@@ er ) , 12 / 1
P@@ re@@ par@@ ing Our H@@ ear@@ t
Jehovah truly bless@@ ed this special pioneer assignment bey@@ ond our expe@@ ct@@ ations .
For example , he s@@ ought worship from Jesus in ex@@ change for giving him “ all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the world and their glory . ”
M@@ ake good use of wh@@ atever is a@@ vail@@ able to you .
This , in turn , will help you to face t@@ ests of your faith fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly .
Re@@ g@@ arding those out@@ side the congregation , he says : “ G@@ o on wal@@ king in wisdom toward ” them . ​ — C@@ ol .
In 19@@ 19 , the slave was appointed over the d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s , who inclu@@ de all Christians being f@@ ed spiritually . ​ — 7 / 15 , pages 21 - 23 .
The apostle Peter descri@@ bes them as “ false prophe@@ ts ” and “ false teach@@ ers ” who would cre@@ ate “ des@@ tru@@ ctive se@@ cts . ”
When fac@@ ing indi@@ ffer@@ ence or op@@ position , we need to be as hard as a di@@ am@@ ond .
A M@@ or@@ al Is@@ sue W@@ as R@@ a@@ ised
I was very encoura@@ ged by all three of them , as they would tell me about experi@@ ences they had had in the field service .
A ti@@ ring ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t ri@@ de of perhaps a th@@ ous@@ and mil@@ es [ 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 k@@ m ] la@@ y a@@ head .
How will the k@@ ings of the earth f@@ are in this war ?
To understand what displa@@ ying good man@@ n@@ ers en@@ ta@@ il@@ s , consider the examples of Jehovah God and his Son .
“ You [ Jesus ] b@@ ought people for God out of every tri@@ be and t@@ ong@@ ue and people and nation , and you made them to be a kingdom and pri@@ ests to our God , and they are to rule as k@@ ings over the earth . ” ​ — Revelation 5 : 9 , 10 .
R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch@@ ers who study human rel@@ ations have no@@ ted that “ people who cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly displa@@ y al@@ tru@@ ism encoura@@ ge others to follow su@@ it . ”
By mi@@ x@@ ing Bible teachings with Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y , O@@ ri@@ gen@@ ’s the@@ olo@@ gy became lit@@ tered with er@@ ro@@ r , and the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences were disa@@ str@@ ous for Chris@@ tend@@ om .
He even used Hebrew char@@ ac@@ ters for the benefit of M@@ ace@@ don@@ i@@ an Jews who spoke only Greek but read the Hebrew s@@ crip@@ t .
It con@@ tain@@ s over one h@@ un@@ d@@ red ver@@ ses that high@@ light God’s concer@@ n for the po@@ or .
How can we id@@ enti@@ fy such str@@ ang@@ ers ?
How is spiritual food being provided today ?
Is his will deser@@ ving of full com@@ p@@ li@@ ance ?
See Genesis 29 : 7 ; Job 30 : 1 ; Jeremiah 33 : 13 ; Luke 15 : 4 ; John 10 : 3 , 4 .
Jehovah especially appreci@@ ates what we do in be@@ half of his Kingdom .
P@@ rep@@ are now to stay neu@@ tr@@ al even in a difficult situation
By the time he was 14 , he had esta@@ bli@@ shed himself as a concer@@ t viol@@ in@@ ist .
12 : 21 ; 24 : 21 , 22 .
No , he wa@@ ited for word from Jehovah !
That e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness is also seen among Jehovah’s servants today .
( a ) What tru@@ ths are fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al to our understanding of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message ?
From a human stan@@ d@@ point , he and his wife , S@@ ar@@ ah , were past chil@@ d@@ be@@ aring age when Jehovah promised them an he@@ ir .
Lo@@ ve prom@@ o@@ tes happiness because it . . .
Indeed , Moses was the first human on rec@@ ord to per@@ form mirac@@ les .
If he ask [ s ] for money , he is a false prophet . ”
God fore@@ told that a “ se@@ ed ” ​ — a special individu@@ al — ​ would ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely destro@@ y Satan and un@@ do all the suffering that Satan , Adam , and E@@ ve had ca@@ used .
And they will have to be@@ at their s@@ words into p@@ low@@ sh@@ a@@ res and their spe@@ ars into pr@@ un@@ ing sh@@ ear@@ s . They will not li@@ ft up s@@ word , nation against nation , ne@@ i@@ ther will they learn war any@@ more . ”
Because of the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of your sal@@ es go@@ o@@ ds they filled the mi@@ d@@ st of you with viol@@ ence , and you began to sin .
How were Moses ’ faith and courage put to the t@@ est ?
God’s Law , provided to Israel through Moses , called for certain ac@@ ts of worship each mon@@ th , as mar@@ ked by the new mo@@ on , and each we@@ ek , as mar@@ ked by the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h day .
S@@ ome@@ times , however , the respon@@ se is anything but pe@@ ace@@ able .
Peter conclu@@ ded his ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to the older men by refer@@ ring to a promise for the future .
Like the apostle Paul , we tri@@ ed to “ become all things to people of all s@@ or@@ ts . ”
The truth is , I would like to become like you .
W@@ ould it not be pr@@ u@@ d@@ ent to re@@ view his rec@@ ord of experience ?
When bat@@ t@@ ling st@@ or@@ my tri@@ als in our life , we too can end@@ ure if we remain “ ro@@ o@@ ted and esta@@ bli@@ shed on the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation . ”
Let U@@ s Re@@ jo@@ ice To@@ gether !
To demonstr@@ ate that those words were not an emp@@ ty promise , Jesus then appro@@ ached the t@@ om@@ b and cri@@ ed out : “ La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , come out ! ”
W@@ ic@@ ked men are advan@@ c@@ ing from bad to wor@@ se .
Mat@@ se@@ pan@@ g was ra@@ ised a Ca@@ tho@@ lic .
The brothers deep@@ ly appreci@@ ated the efforts made to provide a spiritual ban@@ qu@@ et for them .
Yes , v@@ isi@@ ble ac@@ ts of faith led to the pre@@ serv@@ ation of Noah and his family through the F@@ lood .
Mo@@ st of all , though , we than@@ k our God , Jehovah , for his loving care and the strength we received through his Word , the Bible .
The Ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s Ex@@ am@@ ple
Although Paul said this to disc@@ oura@@ ge fellow Christians from a@@ i@@ ring their personal differ@@ ences in se@@ cul@@ ar cour@@ ts , the princi@@ ple is clear : Pe@@ ace among fellow believers is more important than pro@@ ving who is right and who is wrong .
• What will help us to speak the pu@@ re language f@@ lu@@ ently ?
“ May the God who supp@@ lies end@@ ur@@ ance and comfort gr@@ ant you to have . . . the same men@@ tal attitude that Christ Jesus had . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M@@ AN@@ S 15 : 5 .
“ Just to see the D@@ r@@ ama , ” K@@ ä@@ the K@@ ra@@ us@@ s rec@@ alls , “ on each of the fi@@ ve days , we wal@@ ked si@@ x mil@@ es ( 10 k@@ m ) each way , through w@@ o@@ o@@ ds and up and down h@@ ill@@ s and d@@ al@@ es . ”
In any case , the ob@@ je@@ ctive is to re@@ du@@ ce c@@ lu@@ t@@ ter ​ — to make better use of your time .
It is possible to sin against Jehovah’s holy spirit , a sin that will not be for@@ given .
This good news would bring peace and happiness to those accep@@ ting it with true appreciation .
In 18@@ 9@@ 2 , A@@ gn@@ es made a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble dis@@ co@@ very in the mon@@ ast@@ er@@ y of S@@ t . Ca@@ ther@@ ine in Egy@@ pt .
I felt disa@@ p@@ pointed , but I kept pra@@ ying to God : “ I want to get to know you .
Lo@@ o@@ king back , I don@@ ’t know why I should have been .
Le@@ an@@ ne says : “ What really helped us through the difficult times was our mutu@@ al love of Jehovah God .
What un@@ wise re@@ qu@@ est did Israel make , and with what resul@@ ts ?
G@@ rac@@ i@@ ous S@@ pe@@ e@@ ch P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ tes Go@@ od R@@ el@@ ations
Consider this illustr@@ ation : In the hands of a s@@ kil@@ led c@@ he@@ f , a sh@@ ar@@ p k@@ ni@@ fe is a u@@ se@@ ful to@@ ol .
Ex@@ pla@@ ining its effect on people , the apostle Paul wrote to the first - century Christians in Eph@@ esus , saying : “ You at one time wal@@ ked according to the system of things of this world , according to the rul@@ er of the authority of the a@@ ir , the spirit that now op@@ er@@ ates in the sons of dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
Some of the Jews may have wor@@ ked hard to le@@ v@@ el and clear the ro@@ ad back to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and so that God’s people could re@@ ach their des@@ t@@ in@@ ation .
This could end@@ anger our pe@@ ace@@ ful relationship with Jehovah .
“ It is sur@@ pris@@ ing that people of all language grou@@ ps are coming to know the message about God . ”
What future does Jesus ’ death make possible ? ​ — Isaiah 25 : 8 ; 33 : 24
We need to ask , even be@@ g , Jehovah for the help of his holy spirit .
So he explained that we would be se@@ par@@ ated for long st@@ re@@ t@@ ches of time .
Why can we be sure that we can con@@ qu@@ er evil ?
But one day when you return home , you find that everything in your house has been turned up@@ side down .
While that dre@@ am had a fulfill@@ ment in con@@ ne@@ ction with Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar , it pointed to something far greater .
He had thought deep@@ ly about Jehovah’s purpose as reve@@ aled by His d@@ ri@@ ving out other nations and giving certain land to Israel as an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
To illustr@@ ate : If we@@ ather con@@ di@@ tions were bad at the time of the ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , the d@@ ri@@ ver should have exerc@@ ised greater care .
( b ) In what sense was this pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion an important st@@ ep ?
E@@ arly Christi@@ an@@ ity and the Go@@ ds of R@@ ome 3
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the account , from his first kind gre@@ et@@ ing to the work@@ ers to his accep@@ ting the responsi@@ bility of pre@@ serving the family name of Eli@@ m@@ ele@@ ch , Bo@@ a@@ z pro@@ ves to be an out@@ standing man ​ — a man of action and authority .
Your continu@@ ing to look for the good in other family members will at le@@ ast set a fine example in for@@ be@@ ar@@ ance .
H@@ ol@@ t@@ or@@ f ) , 1 / 1
P@@ ra@@ y for God’s spirit .
I@@ ’@@ l@@ l we@@ ar a ba@@ dge so you know who I am .
We gra@@ du@@ ated from the 2@@ 7@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol in Ju@@ ly 195@@ 6 , and by No@@ v@@ ember we were in our assignment ​ — B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
Although I love to preach to the de@@ a@@ f , I will never for@@ get an experience I had with a hear@@ ing woman nam@@ ed Ch@@ r@@ is S@@ pi@@ c@@ er whom I wit@@ ness@@ ed to on the st@@ re@@ et .
Will we obedi@@ ently take to heart the words of Jesus : “ E@@ ver@@ yone that keep@@ s on loo@@ king at a woman so as to have a pas@@ sion for her has already com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with her in his heart ” ?
In the Bible book of Isaiah , we get a pre@@ view of what life will be like in the Par@@ adise earth .
How does Christ ri@@ de “ in the cause of truth ” ?
S@@ ONG@@ S : 20 , 15
At that the att@@ or@@ ne@@ y ju@@ mp@@ ed on the r@@ un@@ ning bo@@ ard of our ca@@ r and sh@@ ou@@ ted : “ I f@@ ought in World W@@ ar I , and I@@ ’@@ l@@ l fi@@ ght in this one too !
“ The sla@@ ugh@@ ter was very great ; on Israel@@ ’s side , 3@@ 0@@ ,000 fo@@ o@@ t sol@@ di@@ ers f@@ ell .
And this thing came to be a cause for sin , and the people began to go before the one as far as D@@ an .
Like Abraham , the apostle Paul and his compan@@ ion S@@ il@@ as were foc@@ used on God’s promises .
He must come to real@@ ize the gra@@ v@@ ity of his sin and the re@@ pro@@ ach he brought upon Jehovah and the congregation .
Jehovah wants us to es@@ cap@@ e the disa@@ st@@ ers that result from tru@@ sting the tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous human heart .
I asked her what s@@ ort of ch@@ urch that was .
But the people refu@@ sed to listen .
A@@ m@@ ong humans , however , so@@ cial s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists have no@@ ted a tend@@ enc@@ y that ca@@ uses gro@@ wing concer@@ n .
“ Then , I try to apply the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel .
Paul was no str@@ anger to tri@@ bul@@ ation .
After the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o and A@@ i , the Israelites ass@@ em@@ b@@ led at M@@ ount E@@ ba@@ l , cen@@ tr@@ ally lo@@ c@@ ated in the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
The apostle Paul coun@@ sel@@ ed Christians : “ We@@ ep with people who we@@ ep . ”
Although I am O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x and do not in@@ ten@@ d to change my religion , I am deli@@ gh@@ ted with the Witnesses .
Today , there is even more pro@@ of that we should use Jehovah’s name .
Why , it is very likely that Go@@ li@@ a@@ th@@ ’s ar@@ m@@ or was he@@ a@@ vi@@ er than David himself !
A@@ m@@ ong the first things these devo@@ ted Christians did when they came to the cam@@ ps was to ask for a p@@ lo@@ t on which to buil@@ d a Kingdom H@@ all .
Jesus told his disciples : “ G@@ o therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations , . . . teaching them to ob@@ serve all the things I have comman@@ ded you . ” ​ — Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 .
H@@ ere was a man of faith who already worshipp@@ ed God as a Jewish pro@@ sel@@ y@@ te .
Noah , Moses , Jeremiah , Paul , and many others like them sp@@ ent the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of their time and en@@ er@@ gy in the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c pur@@ su@@ its .
Are we dep@@ end@@ able and faithful in car@@ ing for them ?
He wr@@ ites : “ We have no direc@@ t evidence that an effort was ever made on the part of the Christians of this peri@@ od to with@@ stand persecu@@ tion by for@@ ce .
H@@ el@@ p for New M@@ in@@ isters
W@@ i@@ th@@ out something to hold on to , we could just s@@ li@@ de ba@@ ck@@ ward .
A Me@@ an@@ ing@@ ful Li@@ fe ​ — Jesus S@@ ho@@ ws the W@@ a@@ y 6
M@@ ore than that , this book is desi@@ gn@@ ed to help us see that obedi@@ ence to Jehovah is not a bur@@ den .
Why is it so important to seek God’s righteousness ?
To free mankind from the con@@ dem@@ nation of death , God sent his Son , Jesus Christ , to earth to sacrifice his perfect life for the world .
Re@@ call that Moses seem@@ ed ready to lead the Israelites out of Egy@@ pt , but he had to wa@@ it 40 years before doing so .
How Christ’s Com@@ ing Af@@ fe@@ cts Pe@@ ople
So , then , with a complete heart , let us be determined to continue fin@@ ding enjo@@ y@@ ment in loving and practic@@ ing righteousness with all our heart .
Saul was “ young and h@@ and@@ some . ”
O@@ r is there something el@@ se that concer@@ ns you ?
Yet , their famili@@ es may ac@@ tually be vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of such devo@@ tion to work .
F@@ er@@ din@@ and was taken to the G@@ esta@@ p@@ o he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters .
Be in@@ du@@ stri@@ ous , di@@ lig@@ ent .
So if someone does not se@@ em to war@@ m up to you as you would like , do not quic@@ k@@ ly conclu@@ de that there is something wrong with you or with that person .
G@@ ran@@ ted , N@@ i@@ et@@ z@@ sc@@ he had ex@@ tre@@ me vie@@ ws , but a number of more reason@@ able ob@@ serv@@ ers have come to similar conclu@@ sions .
Who will res@@ cu@@ e me from the body under@@ going this death ? ”
Jeremiah en@@ tru@@ sted to El@@ as@@ ah a letter that had an important message from Jehovah to the ex@@ iled Jews . ​ — Jeremiah 29 : 1 - 3 .
Ti@@ me might be com@@ pared to a large , s@@ wi@@ ft ri@@ ver .
God’s Word promises : “ He that s@@ ow@@ s b@@ oun@@ ti@@ fully will also re@@ a@@ p b@@ oun@@ ti@@ fully . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 9 : 6 .
The prof@@ ess@@ or continu@@ es : “ If the bi@@ bli@@ cal st@@ ori@@ es are all ‘ liter@@ ary in@@ ven@@ tions ’ of the H@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ is@@ tic - Rom@@ an er@@ a , how did this par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar st@@ ory come to be in the Hebrew Bible ?
The W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er stated that the “ c@@ hi@@ ef good ” of p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ m vis@@ its was to buil@@ d up “ the hous@@ eho@@ ld of faith ” by means of par@@ l@@ or meetings in the ho@@ m@@ es of believers .
“ [ The Christian disci@@ ple S@@ te@@ ph@@ en ] , being full of holy spirit , ga@@ zed into heaven and ca@@ ught sight of God’s glory and of Jesus standing at God’s right hand , and he said : ‘ Lo@@ ok ! I see the heavens op@@ ened up and the Son of man standing at God’s right hand . ’ ” ​ — Acts 7 : 5@@ 5 , 5@@ 6 .
We saw ste@@ ad@@ y inc@@ reas@@ es in publi@@ sh@@ ers and congregations in the cir@@ cu@@ its we served .
It has been ob@@ served that while some appe@@ ar to be over@@ ly stri@@ ct as to what is prop@@ er be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or while atten@@ ding congregation meetings , others may be too ca@@ su@@ al at the Kingdom H@@ all .
God’s things to God . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 22 : 21 .
C@@ H@@ I@@ S@@ L@@ E@@ V
At the age of 23 , I became a teach@@ er ​ — a vo@@ c@@ ation that I loved and pur@@ su@@ ed for 40 years .
L@@ ear@@ n Bible ver@@ ses that will help you to remain neu@@ tr@@ al and ver@@ ses that descri@@ be the new world
Do not such love , mer@@ cy , and pati@@ ence of Jehovah and Jesus move you to love them all the more ? ​ — Luke 7 : 4@@ 7 ; 2 Peter 3 : 9 .
Now an arrang@@ ement was made for such ones to be given si@@ x months to st@@ ra@@ igh@@ ten things out . O@@ ther@@ wise they would no longer be recogn@@ ized as Jehovah’s Witnesses .
We can speak appreci@@ ati@@ vely of Jehovah .
I f@@ ell into a com@@ a .
And how can the examples of the good k@@ ings of Juda@@ h encoura@@ ge us ?
As a se@@ con@@ d@@ ary wife of Abraham , H@@ ag@@ ar became pre@@ gn@@ ant .
14 : 16 , 17 ; 16 : 16 .
I began serving as a full - time pioneer on J@@ anu@@ ary 1 , 195@@ 6 .
From then on , what really mat@@ tered to Paul was the preci@@ ous knowledge of Jehovah and Christ , regarding which Jesus said in prayer to God : “ This means everlasting life , their taking in knowledge of you , the only true God , and of the one whom you sent for@@ th , Jesus Christ . ”
( Read Romans 16 : 17 ; 2 John 9 - 11 . )
Isaiah told He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah : “ He [ S@@ en@@ n@@ ach@@ eri@@ b ] will not come into this city nor will he sh@@ o@@ o@@ t an ar@@ ro@@ w there . ”
Why can we confid@@ ently pray to Jehovah through his Son ?
Tru@@ st in him comple@@ t@@ ely , and get a fir@@ m hold on “ the real life , ” which is both sure and near . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
What did Jehovah emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze when com@@ mission@@ ing Moses ?
And we in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce our message in a way that is well - received in the local ter@@ rit@@ ory .
I@@ N H@@ I@@ S you@@ th , David sp@@ ent coun@@ t@@ less h@@ our@@ s in the fi@@ el@@ ds near Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m ten@@ ding his fa@@ ther’s flo@@ c@@ ks .
We me@@ et with fellow believers pri@@ mar@@ ily to worship Jehovah .
When the Bible says that some@@ one@@ ’s hands are streng@@ th@@ ened , it can mean that the person has been encoura@@ ged , is str@@ ong@@ er , and is ready for action .
Is that how you see things ?
I sense that he real@@ iz@@ es that being a ka@@ r@@ ate fi@@ gh@@ ter , h@@ ur@@ ting others with his hands and fe@@ et , cannot be com@@ pati@@ ble with the com@@ pas@@ sion , tend@@ er@@ ness , and concer@@ n that is char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic of the love found among true Christians .
V@@ er@@ y soon , Bible prophecy shows , God will bring this vi@@ ci@@ ous , c@@ ru@@ el system of things to an end : “ Just a little while longer , and the wicked one will be no more . . .
* With any relationship , there needs to be bal@@ ance and com@@ promise .
They could have “ the mind of Christ . ”
How did Jesus show mo@@ des@@ ty in his deal@@ ings with others ?
Jehovah per@@ form@@ s this mirac@@ le , and G@@ ide@@ on se@@ ek@@ s and recei@@ ves con@@ fir@@ m@@ ation when the si@@ gn is re@@ ver@@ sed ​ — we@@ t gr@@ ound and a d@@ ry fle@@ e@@ ce .
When brothers were sent to and peri@@ shed in A@@ us@@ ch@@ wit@@ z , the work did not sto@@ p gro@@ wing in W@@ is@@ ł@@ a
Let us appreci@@ ate the go@@ o@@ dness of Jehovah’s organization and “ keep doing all things free from mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r@@ ings . ”
The Jews were in a position to know the truth about the dead .
What was Jesus ’ pri@@ m@@ ary mis@@ sion on earth ?
We will see that ( 1 ) they made mis@@ takes , ( 2 ) we can learn much from their example , and ( 3 ) imper@@ fect humans really can ple@@ ase God .
What do we learn from Jehovah’s des@@ crip@@ tion of himself as recorded at Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 3 : 14 ?
“ You cannot preach to ‘ my sheep ! ’ ” he dem@@ an@@ ded .
After we li@@ t the o@@ il lam@@ p , we saw that the bed was co@@ vered with h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of be@@ d@@ bu@@ g@@ s .
Not ever@@ yone will op@@ en@@ ly tell us how they feel or what they are going through .
One is an el@@ der , three are minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants , and two are pione@@ ers .
For the heart of this people has gro@@ wn un@@ rec@@ ep@@ tive . ’ ” ​ — Matthew 13 : 2 , 10 , 11 , 13 - 15 ; Isaiah 6 : 9 , 10 .
What do we know about the declar@@ ation of “ Pe@@ ace and se@@ cur@@ ity ” ?
The s@@ wor@@ n o@@ a@@ ths of the tri@@ bes are the thing said .
• What examples show that Jehovah’s great@@ ness is un@@ sear@@ cha@@ ble ?
5 , 6 . ( a ) What examples do we have of true worshi@@ p@@ ers who were able to end@@ ure ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses keep this in mind and follow the pre@@ ce@@ d@@ ent set by Jesus by using un@@ le@@ av@@ ened bre@@ ad at M@@ em@@ ori@@ al ob@@ serv@@ an@@ ces .
Com@@ pare the st@@ or@@ age cap@@ ac@@ ity of one gra@@ m of D@@ N@@ A with that of a com@@ p@@ act dis@@ c ( C@@ D ) .
The so@@ cial st@@ atu@@ s that would n@@ atur@@ ally come with being a mission@@ ary also appe@@ aled to me .
But their light did not re@@ ach the sur@@ face of the earth .
• Ex@@ pla@@ in how Christians can displa@@ y kindness in their public ministry .
Mo@@ re@@ over , with each ty@@ pe of o@@ ffering , or sacrifice , a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re was to be follow@@ ed .
she told me that she loved me but that she did not want to spo@@ il me .
If that is true in your ter@@ rit@@ ory , can you try another me@@ th@@ od to find people ?
Jehovah’s origin@@ al purpose was for mankind to live forever here on earth .
Then R@@ ob@@ er@@ t died un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly .
It makes me feel si@@ ck .
Jehovah re@@ war@@ ds God - fe@@ aring children , overse@@ ers , and other car@@ ing Christians for un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly ten@@ ding to the needs of el@@ der@@ ly fellow believers .
The Ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gy of Je@@ z@@ re@@ el
They ga@@ ined the vi@@ ct@@ ory by op@@ ening their mind and heart to the power of God’s Word and his holy spirit .
If they went so far as to wel@@ come un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised G@@ ent@@ il@@ es into their mi@@ d@@ st , it would only wi@@ den the ri@@ ft between practic@@ ing Jews and the Christians and ex@@ pose the l@@ at@@ ter to fur@@ ther re@@ pro@@ ach . ​ — G@@ al .
A wise husband will listen care@@ fully to his wi@@ fe@@ ’s expres@@ sions .
Th@@ ro@@ wing it over Eli@@ sh@@ a@@ ’s sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders , then , was a g@@ es@@ ture full of meaning .
Go@@ od commun@@ ic@@ ation within marriage is like a st@@ re@@ am that flo@@ ws g@@ ently and pe@@ ace@@ fully through a gar@@ den .
She had to under@@ go sur@@ g@@ er@@ y im@@ medi@@ ately .
One father explained : “ My son needs time to o@@ pen his heart and expres@@ s his feelings .
25 : 24 - 30 ; Luke 19 : 22 , 23 .
O@@ ver si@@ x milli@@ on tra@@ ined Christians are ass@@ is@@ ting others to gain divine knowledge based on the Bible .
After A@@ nt@@ ô@@ ni@@ o left the cl@@ in@@ ic , he continued his study of the Bible with the Witnesses .
That gave tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous imp@@ e@@ tu@@ s to the work of ex@@ ten@@ ding God’s invit@@ ation .
But first , let us foc@@ us on Jehovah’s ability to strengthen us , as sh@@ own at Isaiah 40 : 26 - 31 .
On the day of death , the rec@@ ord of the enti@@ re life of a man has been written , so to speak .
At the same time , they ble@@ w their hor@@ ns and sh@@ ou@@ ted : “ Jehovah’s s@@ word and G@@ ide@@ on@@ ’s ! ”
In view of this , it may be more practic@@ al to we@@ ar a head co@@ ver@@ ing during the enti@@ re meeting .
How wise , then , to use the wa@@ iting time j@@ udi@@ ci@@ ously , “ always having pl@@ ent@@ y to do in the work of the Lord ” !
L@@ ei@@ gh S@@ t . S@@ T .
When I st@@ ep@@ ped on the lo@@ g@@ s , they f@@ ell into the ho@@ le , and I f@@ ell with them .
In@@ spe@@ ct its d@@ wel@@ ling to@@ wers , in order that you may rec@@ ount it to the future gener@@ ation . ” The psalmist there ur@@ ged the Israelites to see Jerusalem up close .
But the Scriptures ac@@ knowledge that we do have to form a long@@ ing for God’s word .
To the contr@@ ary , in all these things we are coming off comple@@ t@@ ely vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous through him that loved us .
Of what are we con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed , and how does this strengthen our faith ?
Even individuals en@@ tru@@ sted with much responsi@@ bility in ancient Israel made gra@@ ve er@@ r@@ ors .
In what ways do humans r@@ ely on the la@@ ws of n@@ ature ?
While they rejo@@ ice over what Jehovah’s people accom@@ pl@@ ish as a whole , they keep their individu@@ al contribu@@ tion in the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
I appreci@@ ated that they let me leave my past be@@ h@@ ind and helped me make a new star@@ t . ”
F@@ i@@ f@@ th , we see a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l preaching work being accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed , which Jesus said would take place just before the end of this system .
“ A sister invit@@ ed an inter@@ ested man to the con@@ stru@@ ction s@@ ite in his neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od .
A@@ m@@ ong the ze@@ al@@ ous pione@@ ers are some who have served for a number of years .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , it is ho@@ ped that more is@@ l@@ and@@ ers , both men and women , will respon@@ d in the future .
When in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ed by a certain point , look up the cro@@ ss refer@@ ences if your Bible con@@ tain@@ s such .
I feel that God has given me a family life better than I could have ever dre@@ am@@ ed of . ”
It will be only a sh@@ ort time t@@ ill we wel@@ come her back ​ — beau@@ ti@@ ful and vital ! ”
J@@ a@@ ir@@ o uses his e@@ ye - contro@@ l@@ led com@@ pu@@ ter and its ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic vo@@ ice to com@@ ment at meetings and to share his beli@@ ef@@ s with others
The exc@@ iting acc@@ oun@@ ts recorded in it give us in@@ sight into God’s person@@ ality .
He told them : “ You will be ob@@ je@@ cts of h@@ at@@ red by all people on account of my name . ”
I would love to have some Bible stu@@ dies again , but with my health the way it is , I can no longer go out and find them .
The pri@@ ests were accep@@ ting un@@ f@@ it ani@@ mal@@ s and were o@@ ffering these as sacrific@@ es on Jehovah’s al@@ ta@@ r .
How can we get the most out of our personal Bible reading ?
If God provi@@ des food for bir@@ ds and clo@@ th@@ es f@@ low@@ ers with beau@@ ty , will he not provide the necess@@ ities of life for humans who make his worship a pri@@ or@@ ity in their life ?
The Bible account of Ca@@ in and A@@ be@@ l making their o@@ ffer@@ ings is very bri@@ ef .
You need to si@@ t down with your sp@@ ouse and discus@@ s the matter .
W@@ rit@@ ten by Jo@@ shua in 14@@ 50 B.C.E . , the book of Jo@@ shua is an exc@@ iting hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al n@@ arr@@ ative of what took place during those 22 years .
J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah , 5 / 15
It was near the place of imp@@ al@@ ement and back then could un@@ mis@@ ta@@ ka@@ bly be lo@@ c@@ ated very eas@@ ily .
The fact that Jesus ’ b@@ ones were not bro@@ ken and that he was pi@@ er@@ ced also ful@@ filled prophecy .
What about associ@@ ations ?
We have thus in@@ her@@ ited the de@@ fect of sin , just as some children in@@ her@@ it a di@@ se@@ ase from their parents . ​ — 8 / 15 , page 5 .
1 , 2 . ( a ) How did the Jews in Jesus ’ day feel about God’s Kingdom ?
P@@ la@@ in@@ ly , the love that moved Jehovah to cre@@ ate mankind did not gro@@ w co@@ ld with the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on of Adam and E@@ ve .
So each year , we fil@@ ed app@@ lic@@ ations both for Bethel and for mission@@ ary service .
The apostle Paul was here refer@@ ring to God’s wr@@ ath .
However , once they are in power , they often find that their efforts are fru@@ str@@ ated by in@@ fi@@ gh@@ ting and power stru@@ gg@@ les . O@@ r they may a@@ bu@@ se their power for personal gain , to the de@@ tri@@ ment of the people .
It would have been eas@@ y to o@@ pen .
“ The Law has become our tu@@ t@@ or le@@ ading to Christ , that we might be declar@@ ed righteous du@@ e to faith , ” wrote the apostle Paul .
You might see a bi@@ g mar@@ ke@@ t with many small sh@@ op@@ s where refu@@ ge@@ es can find ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les , fru@@ it , f@@ ish , c@@ hi@@ ck@@ en , and other ba@@ si@@ c fo@@ o@@ ds .
Now I h@@ and@@ le my bu@@ sin@@ ess by tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne as much as possible and keep my cont@@ act with supp@@ li@@ ers to a min@@ i@@ mu@@ m . ”
David organiz@@ es L@@ ev@@ itical ser@@ vi@@ ces , descri@@ bed here in greater de@@ ta@@ il than any@@ where el@@ se in the Scriptures .
S@@ pi@@ rit@@ ists are taught to pray : “ Lord , You are all justice .
My te@@ en@@ age years co@@ in@@ ci@@ ded with the Gre@@ at De@@ pres@@ sion , and I had to do my share to keep the family ali@@ ve .
In time , we could beg@@ in to ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct our spiritual r@@ out@@ ine .
Hence , baptism is for those who are already disciples of Christ .
He will not for@@ get your life of self - sacrifice .
It is a real prote@@ ction for a Christian to have per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers that are pro@@ per@@ ly tra@@ ined to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish right from wrong in a world that is “ past all moral sense . ”
Per@@ cy and M@@ ad@@ ge took a real interest in me .
But the word of God was s@@ pre@@ ading in the Bi@@ g R@@ ed Is@@ land .
May we therefore ‘ keep ourselves in God’s love with everlasting life in view . ’
By stud@@ ying these , all people , including resur@@ rec@@ ted ones , will be able to know what God wants for them .
H@@ ar@@ ris@@ on B@@ l@@ v@@ d .
The account does not reve@@ al Samu@@ el@@ ’s ag@@ on@@ iz@@ ing sh@@ ame , anxi@@ ety , or disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment once he learned of his sons ’ wicked conduct .
What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
She and her family are members of the indi@@ gen@@ ous Ma@@ pu@@ c@@ he people .
The U@@ N@@ H@@ C@@ R gave us a pl@@ as@@ tic she@@ et that we put on the ro@@ of .
F@@ in@@ ally , an older sister started atten@@ ding .
W@@ ould you be willing to follow the example of the apostle Paul and exam@@ ine your beli@@ ef@@ s in the light of God’s Word , the Bible ?
A@@ no@@ ther Witness in Ha@@ wa@@ i@@ i stu@@ dies the Bible once a we@@ ek with the ow@@ ner of a sh@@ o@@ e - re@@ pa@@ ir sh@@ op .
P@@ I@@ C@@ T@@ U@@ R@@ E the sc@@ ene .
W@@ he@@ ther the st@@ ress that you feel is coming from a dist@@ ance or from someone close to you , remember : David found the strength to end@@ ure , and so can you . “ I in@@ qui@@ red of Jehovah , and he ans@@ wer@@ ed me , ” said David .
Why U@@ se N@@ ame ?
By means of the resurrection , however , God will do away with death forever . ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 26 , 5@@ 5 ; Revelation 21 : 4 .
In some c@@ as@@ es , this spiritual we@@ ak@@ ening happened even before the un@@ faithful sp@@ ouse form@@ ed an att@@ ach@@ ment out@@ side the marriage . ​ — Hebrews 10 : 38 , 39 ; 11 : 6 ; 2 Peter 3 : 13 , 14 .
At that time , the e@@ ast@@ er@@ n part of the is@@ land was di@@ vi@@ ded into Pa@@ pua in the sou@@ th and New G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a in the nor@@ th .
Why the Bible H@@ as S@@ ur@@ vi@@ ved 8
Let us consider how Jehovah en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ed his people in ancient times and how he does so today .
Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ving Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine and “ S@@ c@@ at@@ ter@@ ing K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge ”
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , many se@@ ize the opportunity to vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er in the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ je@@ cts around the world .
Be@@ fore his death , he was ra@@ ising two c@@ hi@@ ck@@ ens .
There we vis@@ ited the c@@ ities of Ha@@ i@@ f@@ a and Jerusalem , as well as v@@ il@@ la@@ ges in the country .
“ In that very h@@ our , ” Jehovah also demonstr@@ ated his love for 8@@ 4 - year - old An@@ na by direc@@ ting her to Jesus as well .
What should we do if our ze@@ al for the ministry has di@@ min@@ i@@ shed ?
In the first century C.E . , the congregation in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i sent E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ro@@ ditu@@ s to R@@ ome in order to care for Paul’s physical needs .
How have some Christians been able to cultiv@@ ate a real@@ is@@ tic view of their circumstances ?
The psalmist called Jehovah “ the God of truth ” because He is faithful in all He does and cannot li@@ e .
6@@ 1 : 1 , 2 ; 2 C@@ or .
To satis@@ fy educ@@ ated pa@@ g@@ ans who were new con@@ ver@@ ts to “ Christi@@ an@@ ity , ” such religious writ@@ ers reli@@ ed heav@@ ily on ear@@ li@@ er Greek and Jewish liter@@ ature . Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning with Ju@@ st@@ in Mar@@ ty@@ r ( c .
How their hearts s@@ wel@@ led with gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for what they were lear@@ ning about Jehovah , his love , and his s@@ pl@@ en@@ did pur@@ pos@@ es !
Israel will f@@ all to As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a , but God will see to it that faithful individuals sur@@ vi@@ ve .
Hence , in the family , in the congregation , and in deal@@ ing with those who do not share our beli@@ ef@@ s , we stri@@ ve to be pe@@ ace@@ able , to work for peace .
But O@@ ri@@ g@@ en had already advan@@ ced far en@@ ough in his stu@@ dies to be able to support his mother and si@@ x you@@ ng@@ er brothers by teaching Greek liter@@ ature .
By 1914 the Bible had come ali@@ ve to them .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 3 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 6@@ 9 , 1@@ 20
I am very than@@ k@@ ful that my ear@@ li@@ er assign@@ ments helped me learn how to de@@ al with people from different cul@@ tures and ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds !
Re@@ jo@@ ic@@ ing in their spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement , she says : “ They have sur@@ pas@@ sed me in spiritual gro@@ w@@ th . ”
If we “ keep on encourag@@ ing one another each day , ” we will make Jehovah very happy !
Yet having in mind the gl@@ ori@@ ous and ex@@ ten@@ sive good that would result , Jehovah took deli@@ ght in what Jesus would have to experience .
Yes , the new person@@ ality helps us to be loyal , but we can also learn a less@@ on about loy@@ al@@ ty from the st@@ or@@ k .
Such sen@@ ti@@ ments may be more comm@@ on during the Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s se@@ as@@ on , when many speak or sing about ‘ peace and good will toward men . ’ ​ — Luke 2 : 14 , King James V@@ er@@ sion .
Instead of lo@@ sing pati@@ ence with them , Jesus continued to teach his disciples and to give them loving counsel about man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting hum@@ ility .
B@@ less@@ ed with a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble mem@@ ory , he deli@@ gh@@ ted many mission@@ aries around the world with his ready knowledge of their n@@ ames , a ph@@ ra@@ se or two in the local language , and a wit@@ ty qui@@ p ​ — which he deli@@ vered with a tw@@ in@@ k@@ le in his eyes .
Lo@@ ve En@@ du@@ res All Th@@ ings
Their desire to see an end to our work will per@@ ish with them during the coming “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
I felt like I was in some s@@ ort of tr@@ ance .
Ch@@ il@@ dren are not only hum@@ ble ; they are te@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble .
Z@@ op@@ ha@@ r is even more s@@ ca@@ thing .
“ Su@@ st@@ en@@ ance and co@@ ver@@ ing ” were but the means to the end that he could continue pur@@ su@@ ing godly devo@@ tion .
The more I learned , the cle@@ are@@ r it became that I had to change my li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le comple@@ t@@ ely .
Then , from about n@@ ine o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck , I wor@@ ked in the la@@ un@@ d@@ ry , ir@@ on@@ ing clo@@ th@@ es .
The fulfill@@ ment of the vari@@ ous fe@@ atu@@ res of the si@@ gn c@@ learly indic@@ ates that the tri@@ bul@@ ation must be near .
In ver@@ ses 10 and 13 , Jehovah promises each one of us : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id , for I am with you .
The years of war proved to be a time of se@@ v@@ ere t@@ es@@ ting for Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Bal@@ k@@ ans .
It seem@@ s that Joseph was present when Jesus died .
The 8@@ 4 - year - old wi@@ do@@ w An@@ na “ was never mis@@ sing from the temple . ”
“ I was taught that all people go to heaven at death , but I was not con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed .
Yet , it was Timothy who received the privile@@ ged assignment . ​ — Acts 16 : 1 - 3 .
Today , one se@@ ction of human@@ ity lives in the deep@@ est po@@ ver@@ ty while another enjo@@ ys the high@@ est stan@@ d@@ ard of living in hist@@ ory .
( The C@@ ate@@ ch@@ ism of the C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l of Tr@@ ent , 19@@ 0@@ 5 ) Tru@@ e Christians certainly want to live vi@@ r@@ tu@@ ous lives , to appro@@ ach God pro@@ per@@ ly , and to receive divine help .
“ There is where his we@@ ep@@ ing and the gn@@ a@@ shing of his te@@ et@@ h ” would be . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Par@@ tly as a result of this , during the second and first mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ a B.C.E . , A@@ ra@@ bia became “ the great mon@@ o@@ pol@@ is@@ tic car@@ ri@@ er of go@@ o@@ ds between E@@ ast and W@@ est , ” expla@@ ins The Bo@@ ok of S@@ pi@@ ces .
A@@ gain , by tru@@ sting in Jehovah , we felt the strength that he gives to his servants in need .
And God’s Son , Jesus Christ , ‘ left us a mo@@ de@@ l for us to follow his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y . ’
Hence , Jesus is em@@ in@@ ently qu@@ ali@@ fied to teach us the benef@@ its of godly fear .
In that sense , the King James V@@ er@@ sion ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged the righ@@ t@@ ful place of God’s name in the so - called New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent .
W@@ al@@ ter ad@@ ds that it was a ke@@ y st@@ ep in in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ing “ Christian com@@ mem@@ or@@ ations ” to the pa@@ g@@ an cal@@ end@@ ar , thus s@@ mo@@ o@@ thing the way to mas@@ s con@@ ver@@ sion .
He did not want us to feel pres@@ sur@@ ed to be involved because it would be ris@@ k@@ y for us too .
The prophecy thus war@@ ned all humans that the world they had buil@@ t up since the ex@@ pul@@ sion from E@@ den was cor@@ ru@@ pt through and through .
What mar@@ vel@@ ous truth from a mer@@ ci@@ ful , loving God !
S@@ hor@@ tly after his baptism , Jesus was appro@@ ached by Satan , who tri@@ ed to temp@@ t him to accept worl@@ dly power and glory .
It is a beau@@ ti@@ ful place of worship , used by two congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
4 : 24 ; 5 : 21 ; 6 : 11 .
During 20@@ 18 , we will be remin@@ ded of this important truth every time we atten@@ d a meeting at the Kingdom H@@ all .
The bo@@ dies of the lo@@ cu@@ st@@ s that are kil@@ led ex@@ t@@ ing@@ u@@ ish the f@@ lam@@ es , after which the rest of the s@@ war@@ m continu@@ es on un@@ h@@ in@@ der@@ ed .
So an Israel@@ ite was per@@ mit@@ ted to give or sel@@ l such ani@@ mal@@ s to him .
If you ob@@ serve my comman@@ d@@ ments , you will remain in my love . ” ​ — John 15 : 1 - 10 .
T@@ ested in F@@ i@@ er@@ y F@@ ur@@ n@@ ace ( P .
What can long@@ time Christian overse@@ ers do to prom@@ o@@ te true worship ?
Com@@ ing to know the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s teachings and end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to live in har@@ mony with them has helped many to turn from h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y and to pur@@ sue s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity and hon@@ es@@ ty .
If so , cle@@ a@@ ve to God’s view of marriage .
This is evid@@ ent from the account found in N@@ um@@ bers chap@@ ter 12 .
On@@ ly he himself can deci@@ de on the matter .
Such u@@ pri@@ ght ones “ will find ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace . ”
For many , though , one or more of those desi@@ res may go un@@ ful@@ filled .
Yes , after over@@ coming the in@@ iti@@ al st@@ ages of g@@ ri@@ ef , wi@@ do@@ ws and wi@@ do@@ wers can become a s@@ ource of inspi@@ r@@ ation and hope for others .
Un@@ ity Ma@@ in@@ ta@@ ined
The la@@ ws on land ow@@ n@@ er@@ ship , re@@ pur@@ cha@@ se , de@@ b@@ t rel@@ e@@ ase , and u@@ sur@@ y brought so@@ cial benef@@ its in Israel by prom@@ o@@ ting a st@@ able soci@@ ety and a just e@@ con@@ om@@ y .
F@@ it@@ t@@ ingly , the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s des@@ crip@@ tion of the new person@@ ality conclu@@ des with this powerful truth : “ B@@ es@@ id@@ es all these things , clo@@ the y@@ ourselves with love , for it is a perfect b@@ ond of uni@@ on . ” ​ — C@@ ol .
A ke@@ y way that Jehovah God expres@@ ses his love is through his Kingdom .
I pray@@ ed that I would be able to cont@@ act fellow believers in the cam@@ p , and Jehovah made that possible .
Those who prom@@ p@@ tly obe@@ yed and f@@ led to the other side of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an were sa@@ ved .
Be like the faithful apostles .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , it is mil@@ dness that will help make the er@@ ring one@@ ’s read@@ ju@@ st@@ ment be@@ ar@@ able .
Ab@@ out 4@@ 5@@ ,000 qu@@ ar@@ ts ( 4@@ 2@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 L ) of fru@@ its and ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les a year were can@@ ned for the enti@@ re Bethel family .
AN@@ C@@ I@@ EN@@ T MI@@ S@@ U@@ S@@ E O@@ F I@@ M@@ P@@ R@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ M@@ EN@@ T
“ He do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t even have to ag@@ ree or fi@@ gu@@ re out why the proble@@ m ar@@ ose .
T@@ e@@ en@@ ag@@ ers , by com@@ par@@ is@@ on , are new to the pro@@ c@@ ess .
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing this , he pray@@ ed : “ My Father , if it is possible , let this c@@ up pas@@ s away from me .
One such work is that of “ preaching the kingdom of God . . . and teaching the things concer@@ ning the Lord Jesus Christ . ”
Then , “ Jehovah began to thro@@ w S@@ is@@ er@@ a and all his war ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts and all the cam@@ p into con@@ fu@@ sion . ”
16 : 31 - 35 .
The “ other sheep ” atten@@ d the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al as res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful ob@@ serv@@ ers
His eyes are n@@ ar@@ ro@@ wed , hard , th@@ reat@@ ening ​ — vo@@ id of even a h@@ in@@ t of so@@ f@@ t@@ ness that would be@@ tra@@ y we@@ ak@@ ness .
In this way , even those who “ have no money ” can benefit from the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message .
Many ex@@ per@@ ts war@@ n that mis@@ man@@ ag@@ ement of the en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment may pla@@ y a ro@@ le in n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers , whether by ca@@ using them , wor@@ sen@@ ing them , or making human soci@@ ety more vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able to them .
“ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ” ​ — A@@ C@@ T@@ S 20 : 35 .
When God’s people were “ in s@@ ore st@@ ra@@ its , ” however , they would seek Jehovah . ​ — Ho@@ se@@ a 4 : 1 – 5 : 15 .
P@@ ra@@ gu@@ e
That happened after the 70 years .
“ The Father of tend@@ er mer@@ ci@@ es and the God of all comfort ” will give us everything we need in order to stay close to him .
They are not har@@ m@@ ing anyone ! ”
We had to speak Tu@@ valu@@ an every@@ where , including at home .
He ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ In the spiritual par@@ adise , God keep@@ s us war@@ m , prote@@ cts us , and gives us ref@@ re@@ shing w@@ at@@ ers of truth .
10@@ 0@@ ,@@ 0@@ 5@@ 9
What Christian Matu@@ r@@ ity Is
If you had been present that day , how would you have vie@@ wed the situation ?
And who is not moved by the account of the apostle Peter den@@ ying Jesus ?
At the cr@@ itical m@@ om@@ ent , it f@@ l@@ oun@@ ders , and its f@@ l@@ an@@ k is ex@@ posed .
Is it sh@@ re@@ w@@ d to d@@ ro@@ wn feelings of de@@ pres@@ sion in al@@ co@@ ho@@ l , to a@@ bu@@ se d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , or to try to eli@@ min@@ ate those feelings by a@@ do@@ p@@ ting a prom@@ is@@ cu@@ ous li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le ?
Yes , with Jehovah’s help , the great crow@@ d is in@@ deed coming out of many , many language grou@@ ps .
Sh@@ ould we not also stri@@ ve for the same as we gro@@ w in acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the truth ?
Why may some have allow@@ ed their spiritual vision to gro@@ w di@@ m , and what is it ur@@ g@@ ent that they do ?
What con@@ di@@ tions did first - century Christians face ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , I at@@ temp@@ ted to leg@@ al@@ ize our uni@@ on , but my compan@@ ion refu@@ sed to do so .
Today , there are si@@ x Rus@@ si@@ an congregations in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity .
That hope pre@@ va@@ iled among many first - century Jews .
Can we learn something from this ev@@ ent ?
Instead of person@@ ally taking the cre@@ di@@ t for his teachings and works of heal@@ ing , Jesus set an out@@ standing example by hum@@ bly direc@@ ting all praise to Jehovah .
Some who now cause us tr@@ ou@@ ble may come to see that we have the truth from the Bible because of our coura@@ ge@@ ous stand . ​ — 1 Timothy 1 : 13 .
The pri@@ ests were from the tri@@ be of L@@ ev@@ i , and the k@@ ings were from the tri@@ be of Juda@@ h .
Un@@ ful@@ filled expe@@ ct@@ ations can in@@ deed be dist@@ res@@ sing .
So there we were with our very si@@ ck little gi@@ r@@ l and medi@@ cal ex@@ per@@ t@@ ise ready to help , but we did not have en@@ ough money .
Des@@ cri@@ be the appe@@ ar@@ ance of the bur@@ ning bus@@ h , as you pi@@ c@@ ture it .
Thus Jehovah arrang@@ ed the first marriage .
A@@ no@@ ther woman , the pr@@ inc@@ ess Jeho@@ she@@ ba , who de@@ arly loved Jehovah and his Law , coura@@ ge@@ ously hi@@ d a ro@@ y@@ al off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , the ba@@ by Jeho@@ as@@ h .
May we never lo@@ se appreciation for the way in which Jehovah lo@@ v@@ ingly br@@ ings the last enem@@ y , death , to nothing !
The O@@ x@@ for@@ d En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia of Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gy in the Ne@@ ar E@@ ast expla@@ ins that “ in ancient Israel it seem@@ s that writ@@ ing was an in@@ tegr@@ al part of the religious experience . ”
Jehovah your God is with you . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ S@@ H .
It is Satan , of course .
It is reason@@ able to ex@@ pect that a young person who ge@@ ts baptized will do what is right even when his parents or other ad@@ ul@@ ts are not around . ​ — Com@@ pare Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 12 .
Some s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists and religious lead@@ ers cla@@ im to believe both the the@@ ory of ev@@ olu@@ tion and the Bible .
Y@@ oung people who remember their G@@ r@@ and Creator know that se@@ x@@ u@@ al in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy is a sac@@ red gift that has to do with life and pro@@ cre@@ ation .
( 2 ) T@@ ra@@ ining .
Li@@ fe Ex@@ peri@@ ence at Wor@@ k
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 2@@ 00 , 1@@ 7@@ 2
The wa@@ it fin@@ ally ended when Jehovah God made his Son the King of the long - promised Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom .
F@@ or@@ ced L@@ ab@@ or During World W@@ ar I@@ I
Although un@@ able to den@@ y that Jesus per@@ form@@ ed powerful works , Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has did not exerc@@ ise faith but s@@ ought to maintain his pres@@ ti@@ ge and authority .
His mis@@ led wife influ@@ enced him to make an ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely po@@ or cho@@ ice , one that co@@ st him life in Par@@ adise and ev@@ en@@ tually his very life .
The law on g@@ le@@ an@@ ing did not s@@ ti@@ pul@@ ate how much pro@@ du@@ ce f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers were to leave for the nee@@ dy .
I@@ m@@ mor@@ ality is being t@@ ol@@ er@@ ated .
“ D@@ E@@ A@@ D M@@ A@@ N W@@ AL@@ K@@ IN@@ G ! ”
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of public@@ ations ​ — including Bi@@ bl@@ es , boo@@ ks , and bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res — ​ are pr@@ inted each year to ass@@ ist those who hu@@ ng@@ er for Bible truth .
But listen to his prayer to God : “ O that in S@@ he@@ ol you would conc@@ e@@ al me , that you would keep me se@@ cre@@ t until your anger tur@@ ns back , that you would set a time li@@ mit for me and remember me !
The first se@@ ction of this da@@ y’s pro@@ gra@@ m gave ex@@ tr@@ a attention to the family arrang@@ ement .
We can be as@@ sur@@ ed that “ the gener@@ ous person will be bless@@ ed . ”
D@@ O Y@@ O@@ U remember the name of a man who we@@ pt over the ancient city of Jerusalem ?
V@@ il@@ é@@ mo@@ v
* To illustr@@ ate dis@@ cre@@ tion , he said : “ The kingdom of the heavens will become like ten vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins that took their lam@@ ps and went out to me@@ et the bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om .
The ide@@ a was to prom@@ o@@ te peace and the loy@@ al@@ ty of the pro@@ v@@ in@@ ci@@ als by allow@@ ing them to ob@@ serve their own cu@@ st@@ om@@ s and ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally to gover@@ n themselves .
“ H@@ E H@@ A@@ S never once been seen to la@@ u@@ gh . ”
It was so that they might not be “ over@@ re@@ ached by Satan , ” said the apostle .
C@@ o@@ si@@ gn a lo@@ an for a ris@@ k@@ y bor@@ ro@@ wer and invit@@ e tr@@ ou@@ ble .
The spirit was to help them to understand the deep@@ er meaning and sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of what he had taught .
S@@ p@@ end time together ​ — wal@@ king , tal@@ king , e@@ ating together .
But the psalmist is not thinking only of himself .
As a result , divine hon@@ ors were b@@ es@@ to@@ wed on the emp@@ er@@ or .
Yes , our associ@@ ation , even through en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t , and what we read , has a be@@ aring on what we are and will become .
Gen@@ u@@ ine Christi@@ an@@ ity R@@ est@@ ored
O@@ ver the next we@@ ek or two , why not wr@@ ite down the to@@ tal am@@ ount of time that you inter@@ act with him each day ?
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ic covenant ​ — U@@ r or H@@ ar@@ an ?
What fac@@ t@@ ors helped Jesus to remain jo@@ y@@ ful ?
But with the help of God’s Word , we can learn to think before we speak and to put the feelings and inter@@ ests of others a@@ head of our own .
In the present , imper@@ fect system of things , emp@@ loy@@ ment and emp@@ loy@@ ment pro@@ spe@@ cts will never be free of problems and un@@ certain@@ ties .
These religi@@ ons s@@ pre@@ ad thr@@ ough@@ out the emp@@ i@@ re .
W@@ ould you not ag@@ ree , though , that those pl@@ ans and any thought you might give them would do little good un@@ less you ac@@ tually buil@@ t the house , moved in , and then main@@ ta@@ ined it ?
He ob@@ served that Psalm 37 : 4 was a fav@@ or@@ ite Bible text of his .
In time , I conclu@@ ded that this was the true religion , and I became activ@@ ely involved and was baptized in May 19@@ 40 .
“ Your Le@@ ad@@ er Is One , the Christ ”
On the other hand , they may cho@@ ose to atten@@ d a congregation that speak@@ s the d@@ om@@ in@@ ant language of the country to which they have mi@@ gr@@ ated .
The Bible tel@@ ls us : “ The women should ad@@ or@@ n themselves in appro@@ pri@@ ate d@@ ress , with mo@@ des@@ ty and s@@ oun@@ dness of mind , not with st@@ y@@ les of ha@@ ir b@@ ra@@ i@@ ding and go@@ ld or pe@@ ar@@ ls or very ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive clo@@ thing , but in the way that is prop@@ er for women prof@@ ess@@ ing devo@@ tion to God , nam@@ ely , through good works . ”
R@@ O@@ BI@@ N@@ S@@ O@@ N C@@ R@@ U@@ S@@ O@@ E is one of the three is@@ lands in the P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c O@@ ce@@ an that make up the ar@@ c@@ hi@@ p@@ el@@ ag@@ o called Ju@@ an F@@ er@@ n@@ á@@ n@@ de@@ z , about 4@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 6@@ 40 k@@ m ] off the co@@ ast of Ch@@ ile .
3 H@@ um@@ bly A@@ pp@@ ly God’s Word .
On the other hand , if it was set up as “ a sac@@ red p@@ il@@ la@@ r ” or as “ a show@@ pi@@ e@@ ce , ” it became a stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ ck to Jehovah’s people .
N@@ early four th@@ ous@@ and years later , Jehovah inspired the apostle Paul to wr@@ ite about it in the book of Hebrews .
I@@ ts heavenly part , com@@ posed of spirit cre@@ atu@@ res , mo@@ ves with ligh@@ t@@ ning spe@@ ed ​ — the spe@@ ed of Jehovah’s own thoughts , Bro@@ ther L@@ et@@ t said .
Per@@ haps we do not rec@@ all every de@@ ta@@ il of what we have heard at the meetings .
Moses gre@@ w up in the i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ r@@ ous and ple@@ asure - see@@ king en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s cour@@ t .
Lo@@ o@@ king back on over 6@@ 3 years in the full - time ministry ​ — 5@@ 9 at the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses — ​ I can say that mine has been a satis@@ f@@ ying life .
What fac@@ t@@ ors contribu@@ te to the succ@@ ess of the F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening ?
The af@@ o@@ re@@ mentioned Scriptural examples show that it can lead to h@@ at@@ red , in@@ justice , and mu@@ r@@ der .
She hi@@ d them on the ro@@ of of her house , conc@@ e@@ al@@ ing them from po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al cap@@ t@@ ors sent out by Jer@@ ic@@ ho@@ ’s king .
There was our ca@@ r , par@@ ked in fr@@ on@@ t of the house !
In 19@@ 31 , we attend@@ ed a conven@@ tion of the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents in B@@ as@@ el , S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land .
What rec@@ ent ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments have par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly imp@@ ressed you , and why ?
In a discus@@ sion with a Witness who appro@@ ached him on the st@@ re@@ et , J@@ im ag@@ re@@ ed to a return vis@@ it , and this led to a Bible study .
The Israelites were st@@ ati@@ oned ac@@ ro@@ ss the v@@ al@@ le@@ y on the op@@ pos@@ ite h@@ ill@@ side .
“ G@@ o W@@ as@@ h in the P@@ o@@ ol of S@@ il@@ o@@ am ”
In time , I w@@ on many pri@@ z@@ es and a@@ war@@ ds .
Is that how Jesus ’ early disciples under@@ sto@@ od his instru@@ ctions ?
What decision did the nation of Israel make at the fo@@ o@@ t of M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i ?
They Lo@@ ok for a P@@ re@@ text
What M@@ ak@@ es S@@ pe@@ e@@ ch G@@ rac@@ i@@ ous ?
What might we@@ ak@@ en our confidence in Jehovah ?
Jesus , though , expres@@ sed sur@@ pris@@ e that his parents had not known where he was .
So it seem@@ s that Paul and other first - century Christians were ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with many who had heard that comm@@ and fir@@ s@@ th@@ and .
Some time ear@@ li@@ er , I had ca@@ su@@ ally mentioned to V@@ al@@ é@@ ri@@ e that I would like to go to Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a for a vis@@ it .
T@@ ill the day he died , Ge@@ or@@ ge was known as a happy person .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 4@@ 5 , 9@@ 7
Jesus , however , now comman@@ ded his disciples to do more than that .
Li@@ fe is full of leg@@ iti@@ mate concer@@ ns .
No one will make them af@@ ra@@ id . ”
A V@@ is@@ it Can Be U@@ p@@ building
Jesus direc@@ ted his disciples : “ G@@ o therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations , bapti@@ z@@ ing them . ”
May serving Jehovah always be a deli@@ ght for you , wh@@ atever assign@@ ments you receive .
And with what result ?
It was by reading the Bible with an o@@ pen mind that the two men mentioned ear@@ li@@ er came to the conclu@@ sion that God ex@@ ists and that he ca@@ res about what happ@@ ens to us .
Jesus gave us deep in@@ sight into God’s person@@ ality because he per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly imit@@ ated his Father .
It is wise for Christian parents to pray for direction and to pl@@ an a@@ head so that they can beg@@ in to tra@@ in their child “ from inf@@ an@@ cy . ”
• repor@@ t their Christian activ@@ ity in the field ministry ?
“ The house went f@@ all@@ ing upon the a@@ x@@ is l@@ or@@ ds and upon all the people that were in it , so that the dead that he put to death in his own death came to be more than those he had put to death during his li@@ fe@@ time . ” ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 16 : 22 - 30 .
The prophet Daniel was given a vision in which he saw a succ@@ es@@ sion of world po@@ wers , st@@ re@@ t@@ ch@@ ing down through hist@@ ory into our own time .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es pra@@ ying for it , we must di@@ lig@@ ently fe@@ ed on God’s inspired Word .
“ B@@ ack then , I develop@@ ed great respect for them because of their trust and the power of their faith .
This prom@@ p@@ ted the apostles and other brothers to sub@@ mit to God’s will and accept un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised G@@ ent@@ il@@ es into the Christian congregation .
“ He that con@@ stru@@ cted all things is God , ” says the Bible .
F@@ i@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely , they ‘ wa@@ s@@ h their ro@@ bes in the blood of the L@@ am@@ b . ’ ​ — Revelation 7 : 9 , 14 .
The Ca@@ tho@@ lic World R@@ ep@@ ort states : “ Un@@ der the ste@@ ad@@ y h@@ am@@ mer@@ ing of O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x com@@ pla@@ in@@ ts , ‘ pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tism ’ has taken on the con@@ no@@ tation of for@@ ci@@ ble con@@ ver@@ sion . ”
The apostle Paul experienced the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of Jesus ’ words .
Many people think this way .
Se@@ ek God’s R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness
D@@ ries and J@@ en@@ n@@ y served as pione@@ ers until they became parents .
I was anxi@@ ous about lea@@ ving be@@ h@@ ind our family , congregation , ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment , all the famili@@ ar plac@@ es , and our r@@ out@@ ine .
Thus , he could expres@@ s his wi@@ sh@@ es by fi@@ x@@ ing his eyes on the prop@@ er hand .
However , H@@ u@@ sh@@ a@@ i rema@@ ined loyal , as one who was willing to ris@@ k his life and accom@@ pl@@ ish a mis@@ sion that would th@@ war@@ t the con@@ spi@@ rac@@ y .
Su@@ b@@ mit a re@@ qu@@ est on@@ l@@ ine at w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
35 : 10 .
Th@@ ro@@ w Your An@@ xi@@ ety U@@ p@@ on Jehovah
The Creator left us with a repor@@ t , so to speak , of the st@@ ep@@ s he took to make life on earth possible .
We do well also to consider Jesus ’ example .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , John deep@@ ly reg@@ re@@ t@@ ted doing something he would never have con@@ temp@@ l@@ ated had his in@@ hi@@ bi@@ tions not been low@@ ered by al@@ co@@ ho@@ l .
; Al@@ v@@ ar@@ a@@ do , A .
With a po@@ pul@@ ation of about 10@@ 6@@ ,000 , T@@ onga is com@@ posed of three is@@ land grou@@ ps ​ — the ma@@ in ones being T@@ ong@@ at@@ apu , Ha@@ ’@@ a@@ pa@@ i , and V@@ a@@ va@@ ’@@ u .
Can you i@@ magine the ex@@ p@@ en@@ se and the am@@ ount of work involved in such a mas@@ sive cer@@ em@@ on@@ y ?
The Bible descri@@ bes certain se@@ am@@ en as being “ s@@ kil@@ led , ” using a ter@@ m that can mean “ wise . ” ​ — E@@ z@@ ek . 27 : 8 ; f@@ t@@ n .
Of course , each of us lear@@ ns new things every day .
When God al@@ lo@@ ws humans to v@@ ent their ra@@ ge against us because we are his servants , a positi@@ ve out@@ come can follow .
It is the death of a man who died ne@@ arly 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o .
We know that the Bible is from God because it acc@@ ur@@ ately fore@@ tel@@ ls the future in de@@ ta@@ il . No man can do that .
Let us see how these qualities can help us to be loyal to Jehovah .
We should strengthen our res@@ ol@@ ve to continue dra@@ wing close to Jehovah in prayer and stud@@ ying his Word .
In his day , a yo@@ ke was a be@@ am of w@@ o@@ od that ti@@ ed two ani@@ mal@@ s together so that they could per@@ form work .
So , too , our faith can be kept ali@@ ve if we regul@@ arly fe@@ ed on God’s Word .
V@@ er@@ y soon now he will bring about the “ rest@@ or@@ ation of all things ” through the ag@@ enc@@ y of his Kingdom govern@@ ment in the hands of his Son , Jesus Christ . ​ — Acts 3 : 21 ; Matthew 6 : 9 , 10 .
L@@ ater , when he was jo@@ ined by S@@ il@@ as and Timothy , Paul “ began to be in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with the word , wit@@ ness@@ ing to the Jews to prove that Jesus is the Christ . ”
However , faith was necess@@ ary , in l@@ ine with a pro@@ found truth qu@@ o@@ ted from Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 2 : 4 : “ The righteous one ​ — by means of faith he will live . ”
Lo@@ ve mo@@ ves him to make the su@@ n shin@@ e upon all kin@@ ds of men ​ — righteous and un@@ righteous .
After con@@ qu@@ ering Babyl@@ on@@ ia , the Per@@ si@@ ans rel@@ eas@@ ed Jewish cap@@ ti@@ ves and author@@ ized them to re@@ buil@@ d Jehovah’s temple in Jerusalem .
Instead , there were times of hu@@ ng@@ er , th@@ ir@@ st , co@@ ld , and n@@ ak@@ e@@ dness .
Let each of us ple@@ ase his neigh@@ b@@ or in what is good for his up@@ building .
As an example , a 12 - year - old gi@@ r@@ l had died , ca@@ using great s@@ or@@ ro@@ w to her parents .
It quic@@ k@@ ly s@@ pre@@ ad and comple@@ t@@ ely bur@@ ned about two bil@@ li@@ on tre@@ es .
At Psalm 35 : 18 , we read : “ I will la@@ u@@ d you in the bi@@ g congregation ; among a num@@ er@@ ous people I shall praise you . ”
3 , 4 . ( a ) Why can we say that Jesus is uni@@ que in his ro@@ le as the only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son ?
Although the to@@ w@@ ns@@ people mar@@ v@@ el at his “ w@@ in@@ some words , ” they want to see mirac@@ les . Rather than per@@ form@@ ing many powerful works there , however , Jesus ex@@ pos@@ es their sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness and l@@ ack of faith .
She pray@@ ed all night , and with her heart p@@ oun@@ ding , she wal@@ ked to her bro@@ ther’s house .
But the par@@ ent who truly lo@@ ves his child will be fir@@ m when necess@@ ary .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y T@@ O@@ M DI@@ D@@ U@@ R
In effect , Jehovah assign@@ ed De@@ bor@@ ah to provide the nation with mo@@ ther@@ ly prote@@ ction .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the course of faith@@ ful@@ ness requi@@ res that we look in@@ ten@@ tly at Jesus Christ .
“ Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous for F@@ ine Wor@@ ks ”
How could we pos@@ si@@ bly ple@@ ase God if we doub@@ ted his ex@@ ist@@ ence ?
So when we for@@ give others , we are tru@@ sting in Jehovah .
P@@ ris@@ on De@@ ep@@ ens My R@@ es@@ ol@@ ve to P@@ ress On
Consider what occ@@ ur@@ red ear@@ li@@ er during Paul’s second mission@@ ary t@@ our ( about 4@@ 9 - 5@@ 2 C.E . ) when he vis@@ ited A@@ th@@ ens .
The rich were “ de@@ f@@ ra@@ u@@ ding the low@@ ly ones ” and “ c@@ ru@@ shing the po@@ or ones . ”
Mo@@ st of his gener@@ ation , however , did not listen .
And Adam dis@@ obe@@ yed God when he accepted the fru@@ it from his wife . ​ — Revelation 12 : 9 ; Genesis 2 : 9 , 16 , 17 ; 3 : 1 - 6 .
O@@ thers serve as pione@@ ers , at Bethel , in the travel@@ ing work , or as mission@@ aries .
10 : 5 - 7 ; 11 : 1 ; Luke 10 : 1 .
Today , Jehovah also no@@ tic@@ es our ac@@ ts of faith , and he re@@ war@@ ds those who support the Kingdom work in vari@@ ous ways . ​ — Matthew 6 : 33 ; 10 : 4@@ 1 , 4@@ 2 ; Hebrews 6 : 10 .
For example , Daniel , Sha@@ dr@@ ach , Me@@ sh@@ ach , and A@@ be@@ d@@ ne@@ go refu@@ sed to e@@ at fo@@ o@@ ds for@@ bi@@ d@@ den for the Jews .
If you mis@@ tak@@ en@@ ly put po@@ pul@@ ar@@ ity first in your life , all the tra@@ ining you receive could be in va@@ in and you could ru@@ in your pro@@ spe@@ cts for the future .
• Rev@@ i@@ e@@ w the Au@@ gu@@ st 20@@ 11 Our Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try , pages 4 - 6
A@@ no@@ ther fe@@ ature that spiritually en@@ h@@ an@@ ces all our meetings is hear@@ t@@ felt prayer offered on be@@ half of all those ass@@ em@@ b@@ led .
S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds accepted the responsi@@ bility of car@@ ing for a spe@@ ci@@ fied number of ani@@ mal@@ s lis@@ ted according to their age and se@@ x .
At the age of 16 , I dedic@@ ated my life to Jehovah , get@@ ting baptized on Ju@@ ly 24 , 195@@ 4 , at a conven@@ tion in T@@ or@@ on@@ to , Cana@@ da .
Fir@@ st , let me tell you about my wife .
We wanted to walk in His ways . ”
As a result , this form@@ er pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ an is now happ@@ ily re@@ un@@ ited with his wife .
We mis@@ sed them very much , but we were happy that they were using their lives in the full - time service .
The Bible , though , stan@@ ds out as different .
( a ) How did the gift of free will dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish Adam from other form@@ s of life in E@@ den ?
For instance , he is called “ E@@ ter@@ n@@ al Father , ” “ W@@ on@@ der@@ ful C@@ oun@@ sel@@ or , ” and “ P@@ r@@ in@@ ce of Pe@@ ace . ”
But B@@ or@@ ro@@ w@@ ’s ch@@ eri@@ shed pl@@ an to take them to Ch@@ ina and dist@@ ribu@@ te them there was th@@ war@@ ted .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , pri@@ de in having l@@ ing@@ u@@ is@@ tic ability can cause one to lo@@ se a tra@@ it that is ess@@ enti@@ al to true Christians ​ — te@@ ac@@ ha@@ bl@@ en@@ ess . ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 4 .
All humans are imper@@ fect .
Abraham fac@@ ed this di@@ le@@ m@@ ma .
Does a fur@@ ther consider@@ ation of Jesus ’ prophecy reve@@ al that our understanding of the tim@@ ing of other sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant events needs to be ad@@ ju@@ sted ?
As a pr@@ ou@@ d Greek O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x , I did not want to ad@@ mit op@@ en@@ ly that J@@ im was right .
As Di@@ di@@ er , mentioned before , pu@@ ts it , “ serving where the need is greater is good tra@@ ining for the future ! ”
J@@ an and Ju@@ li@@ a , a cou@@ ple in the Ne@@ ther@@ lands , have read out l@@ ou@@ d to their two sons from the very day the children were born .
Why do Jehovah’s people face many ad@@ vers@@ ities ?
W@@ ell , no one had ever had a for@@ ma@@ l Bible study with me .
Ba@@ al was a fer@@ t@@ ility go@@ d who was su@@ p@@ posed to provide ra@@ in and fru@@ it@@ ful cro@@ ps .
Ther@@ efore keep on the w@@ atch , for you do not know when the ma@@ ster of the house is coming . ” ​ — Mark 13 : 33 - 35 .
Does he do his assign@@ ed cho@@ res around the house ?
The effe@@ cts of the cur@@ sed gr@@ ound , with its thor@@ ns and th@@ ist@@ les , were so ke@@ en@@ ly felt by Ad@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants that No@@ ah’s father , L@@ am@@ e@@ ch , spoke of “ the pain of our hands resul@@ ting from the gr@@ ound which Jehovah has cur@@ sed . ”
God’s Word ur@@ ges us to cultiv@@ ate bal@@ ance in the way we view ourselves .
From op@@ pres@@ sion and from viol@@ ence he will re@@ de@@ em their soul , and their blood will be preci@@ ous in his eyes . ”
In many plac@@ es , the brothers had good reason to fear that if the two rac@@ es me@@ t together for worship , their Kingdom H@@ all would be destro@@ yed .
The promised help@@ er is God’s holy spirit .
In the face of such tri@@ als , what would you do ?
Jehovah expres@@ ses his love for us in many different ways .
For example , Acts 6 : 1 - 6 rel@@ ates that a differ@@ ence ar@@ ose between Jewish Christians who spoke Greek and those who spoke Hebrew .
A@@ c@@ tually , the Bible is against viol@@ ence and a@@ bu@@ se of any s@@ ort .
She pro@@ str@@ ated her@@ self before the i@@ ma@@ ge of M@@ ary and plac@@ ed the best c@@ and@@ les she could bu@@ y before the c@@ ru@@ ci@@ fi@@ x .
Instead , they tre@@ at one another as brothers . ​ — Luke 4 : 4@@ 3 ; 10 : 1 - 9 ; John 13 : 34 , 35 ; 17 : 16 , 17 , 26 .
“ If anyone does not stu@@ m@@ ble in word , ” James wrote , “ this one is a perfect man , able to bri@@ d@@ le also his whole body . ” ​ — James 3 : 2 .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , the Jews were af@@ ra@@ id because of enem@@ y op@@ position to the re@@ building of the temple , but God said : “ W@@ ho@@ ever t@@ ou@@ ches you t@@ ou@@ ches the pu@@ pi@@ l of my e@@ ye . ”
This does not mean that it was eas@@ y .
R@@ el@@ ate a Bible account that under@@ s@@ co@@ res the kind of d@@ elu@@ si@@ onal thinking that has over@@ come some of God’s people .
“ We , for our part , shall walk in the name of Jehovah our God to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , even forever . ” ​ — MI@@ C@@ A@@ H 4 : 5 .
Z@@ i@@ pp@@ or@@ ah’s expres@@ sion “ you are a bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om of blood to me ” is an un@@ u@@ su@@ al one .
S@@ tri@@ ving to live in any other way is di@@ sh@@ on@@ or@@ ing to him and dam@@ ag@@ ing to us .
Will we be able to fulf@@ ill this as@@ pect of Jesus ’ com@@ mis@@ sion ?
Read it da@@ ily , medit@@ ate on what you read , and apply it .
When we came into the world our se@@ cur@@ ity dep@@ ended enti@@ r@@ ely on our parents .
Yes , we all face challeng@@ ing circumstances , and some of us may star@@ t to lo@@ se heart .
But thinking appro@@ v@@ ingly about integrity benef@@ its us little un@@ less we buil@@ d and maintain our Christian integrity .
Such men as T@@ y@@ nd@@ ale gave their lives for the s@@ ake of God’s Word
In this article we will learn from the sacrific@@ es made in ancient Israel .
That do@@ ct@@ or had what is some@@ times called a cl@@ in@@ ic@@ al e@@ ye , that is , the ability to make a good di@@ ag@@ no@@ s@@ is by simply loo@@ king at a pati@@ ent .
Mat@@ eri@@ als were needed , so the people of Israel were invit@@ ed to contribu@@ te .
; M@@ é@@ n@@ de@@ z , F .
The verse men@@ tions “ the counsel of the wicked ones , ” “ the way of sin@@ n@@ ers , ” and “ the se@@ at of ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ers . ”
So@@ on , though , I had to sto@@ p for a sh@@ ort time .
The s@@ crip@@ ture then states the purpose of discipl@@ ine : “ Per@@ haps God may give them rep@@ ent@@ ance le@@ ading to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth , and they may come back to their prop@@ er sen@@ ses out from the s@@ n@@ are of the Devil . ”
For instance , God’s cre@@ ative we@@ ek com@@ pris@@ es se@@ ven ‘ days , ’ or ex@@ tend@@ ed time peri@@ o@@ ds , during which God comple@@ t@@ ely accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ es his cre@@ ative purpose regarding the earth .
The following examples illustr@@ ate the value of Bible educ@@ ation .
After a long f@@ light over the P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c O@@ ce@@ an , the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates were reli@@ ev@@ ed to be wel@@ com@@ ed by the local brothers wa@@ iting for them at the a@@ ir@@ por@@ t .
How did these or@@ din@@ ary men become such ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary teach@@ ers ?
We often use Paul’s next words to show others that the Bible is of divine orig@@ in , but we may person@@ ally ob@@ tain an ad@@ di@@ tional benefit from those words found at 2 Timothy 3 : 16 .
Jehovah pa@@ ys no attention to the prayers of any ha@@ ugh@@ ty wicked ones .
Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b knew that too .
Con@@ fid@@ ent of continued blessing and support , such hard work@@ ers refle@@ ct the attitude of the psalmist who san@@ g : “ My help is from Jehovah . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 21 : 2 .
Can we do anything to pre@@ pare for un@@ tim@@ ely events ?
We cannot deter@@ mine the spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c d@@ ate of the end of all wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and suffering , for Jesus said : “ Con@@ cer@@ ning that day and h@@ our no@@ body kno@@ ws , ne@@ i@@ ther the angels of the heavens nor the Son , but only the Father . ”
By rend@@ ering sac@@ red service to God , by sh@@ aring in Christian meetings , and by displa@@ ying love and the other fru@@ its of God’s spirit . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 9 ; Hebrews 10 : 24 , 25 .
He tel@@ ls them that they are his ‘ hope and joy and cro@@ wn of ex@@ ul@@ tation . ’ ​ — 1 Th@@ ess .
From these words , we can g@@ le@@ an something concer@@ ning confid@@ enti@@ ality .
Yet , he did not c@@ ow@@ er , but he obedi@@ ently spoke Jehovah’s pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ements .
We certainly hope that such ones will return to Jehovah , but the fact is that pur@@ su@@ ing “ dead works ” can result in the lo@@ ss of Jehovah’s fav@@ or and blessing .
S@@ ad@@ ly , though , even some loyal servants of Jehovah have become in@@ fe@@ cted with pri@@ de .
● S@@ el@@ f - S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fice “ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ” ​ — Acts 20 : 35 .
W@@ as it at that last home you vis@@ ited in the ministry , just as you were feel@@ ing you could do no more ?
Yet , when the elders appointed to exam@@ ine the case deter@@ mine , in l@@ ine with Jehovah’s direction , that a rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ ner ought to be read@@ mit@@ ted to the congregation , it indic@@ ates that he has been for@@ given by Jehovah .
Today , their bro@@ ther@@ ly love is ob@@ vi@@ ous .
love for God ?
It is not hi@@ d@@ den in n@@ ature but is “ c@@ learly seen . ”
Jesus did not hold back from wit@@ ness@@ ing to a Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an woman
How has Jehovah deal@@ t with his people in mo@@ der@@ n times ?
Not to be over@@ loo@@ ked is our God - given conscience .
* ​ — Job 13 : 24 .
You can thus la@@ y a so@@ li@@ d f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for your marriage , and with Jehovah’s blessing , you will have joy that la@@ st@@ s well bey@@ ond your we@@ d@@ ding day . ​ — Proverbs 18 : 22 .
The word rend@@ ered “ buil@@ d up ” may also be fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative , in the sense of building , or esta@@ bli@@ shing , a hous@@ eho@@ ld ​ — that is , mar@@ r@@ ying and having children .
P@@ l@@ an for T@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w ?
B@@ es@@ id@@ es pol@@ lu@@ ting the earth , humans are de@@ ple@@ ting its n@@ atur@@ al res@@ our@@ ces at an al@@ ar@@ m@@ ing r@@ ate .
“ Many times , my daugh@@ ter would come to my be@@ d@@ ro@@ om at night , some@@ times for an h@@ our , ” says F@@ ran@@ ces , a sing@@ le mother in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
Rather than a “ stan@@ d@@ ard ” text , vari@@ ous e@@ di@@ tions of the Hebrew Bible are used today , based on different ancient man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts .
What attitude of Jehovah toward people in the world do Jehovah’s Witnesses imitate , and how ?
How did Joseph demonstr@@ ate gen@@ u@@ ine love for his father , and how can we imitate his example ?
“ I thought that I could h@@ and@@ le being around young people of the world without being affe@@ cted by them , ” he lam@@ ented .
We too can be faithful to our heavenly Father reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of what temp@@ t@@ ations and tri@@ als may come our way in the future .
Jesus did not believe that all ro@@ a@@ ds lead to God .
The fact is that individuals , both before and after the Law was given , have been coun@@ ted as righteous by God even though they were imper@@ fect and sin@@ ful .
• How can Christians show that they take to heart the war@@ ning about false teach@@ ers recorded at Acts 20 : 29 , 30 ?
She was disc@@ oura@@ ged that her physical problems pre@@ ven@@ ted her from having a share in the house - to - house ministry .
E@@ ven@@ tually , we re@@ turned to B@@ ris@@ to@@ l where we have rema@@ ined in full - time service .
The One who cre@@ ated the uni@@ verse and made the earth in@@ ha@@ bita@@ ble also cre@@ ated life .
S@@ an Mi@@ gu@@ el de Al@@ l@@ ende
For instance , he said to Jehovah : “ I c@@ ry to you for help , but you do not answer me . . .
* O@@ f@@ ten , it is just a matter of making it clear by your actions that your mate comes first in your life .
C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ T@@ R@@ Y O@@ F O@@ R@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ N : A@@ U@@ S@@ T@@ R@@ AL@@ I@@ A
Solomon “ could speak three th@@ ous@@ and pro@@ verbs , and his song@@ s came to be a th@@ ous@@ and and fi@@ ve . ”
They invit@@ e you to learn more about God and his Kingdom by “ care@@ fully exam@@ ining the Scriptures , ” using your power of reason .
What , though , about w@@ atch@@ ful@@ ness ?
The dead man was likely an of@@ fi@@ cial , kil@@ led as he car@@ ri@@ ed out his du@@ ties .
Ri@@ v@@ ers also help to su@@ sta@@ in such ani@@ mal@@ s as the duc@@ ks and the j@@ ac@@ ka@@ l you see here .
As told by Tho@@ ma@@ s M@@ c@@ La@@ in
Fr@@ en@@ ch ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ist L@@ ou@@ is - H@@ u@@ gu@@ es V@@ inc@@ ent descri@@ bed it as “ the je@@ we@@ l of ar@@ cha@@ ic O@@ ri@@ ent@@ al ar@@ ch@@ it@@ e@@ c@@ ture . ”
On my way home , I c@@ li@@ m@@ bed an ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city p@@ yl@@ on .
How did associ@@ ation with fellow believers help him ? ​ — Acts 1 : 4 , 5 ; 18 : 25 ; Mat@@ t .
What often makes a bad situation wor@@ se is let@@ ting h@@ ur@@ t feelings and un@@ contro@@ l@@ led emo@@ tions d@@ om@@ in@@ ate your thoughts and actions .
They re@@ mind me of Paul , who said : ‘ When I am we@@ ak , then I am powerful . ’
Today , she worshi@@ ps Jehovah with spirit and truth , as Jesus Christ said “ true worshi@@ p@@ ers ” would do . ​ — John 4 : 23 .
For 26 years Jehovah’s Witnesses in Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i end@@ ur@@ ed govern@@ men@@ tal ban@@ s , se@@ v@@ ere op@@ position , and many at@@ ro@@ c@@ ities .
Un@@ mer@@ ited M@@ ani@@ fes@@ tation of Go@@ o@@ dness
; L@@ au@@ x , C .
It is only n@@ atur@@ al to ask questions like these :
Because concer@@ ning them , it is said : “ They have come to pas@@ s ! ”
And when we have bal@@ an@@ ced expe@@ ct@@ ations and set re@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble go@@ als , our spiritual activities will bring us more satis@@ fac@@ tion and joy .
How do we reve@@ al that we trust in Jehovah ?
During the first we@@ ek@@ s of my inc@@ ar@@ cer@@ ation there , the new@@ ly cons@@ crip@@ ted sol@@ di@@ ers began their t@@ ar@@ get prac@@ tice .
Such remin@@ ders are needed when as a result of wa@@ iting over what seem@@ s to be an ex@@ tend@@ ed peri@@ od , people are at ris@@ k of lo@@ sing their sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y .
It is a call to care en@@ ough to become involved and to help by taking some action that will set others ’ lives on a f@@ res@@ h , new course . ”
O@@ r you may consider lear@@ ning another language to help people in your country who are th@@ ir@@ sting for Bible truth .
Many lo@@ t@@ ter@@ y w@@ in@@ n@@ ers and other g@@ am@@ bl@@ ers have learned , to their reg@@ re@@ t or s@@ or@@ ro@@ w , that the ri@@ ches they w@@ on did not bring them happiness .
No@@ tice his fur@@ ther words in that psal@@ m : “ Jehovah is listen@@ ing to the po@@ or ones , and he will in@@ deed not des@@ p@@ ise his very own pris@@ on@@ ers , ” or “ those of his who are pris@@ on@@ ers . ”
Do you not find this appro@@ ach on Jehovah’s part hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing ?
He did , however , listen over and over again to the few long - pla@@ ying recor@@ ding@@ s he had taken with him .
Is it possible that he married M@@ ary M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ene and fa@@ ther@@ ed children by her ?
In the ru@@ ins of a for@@ t@@ ress d@@ ated to the peri@@ od just before the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem , ex@@ ca@@ v@@ at@@ ors found a po@@ t@@ sh@@ er@@ d ad@@ d@@ ressed to the comman@@ der of the fort .
That faithful pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch and his family sur@@ vi@@ ved the F@@ lood because he pur@@ su@@ ed the life course out@@ l@@ ined by Jehovah .
Is that a reason@@ able conclu@@ sion in our s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c age ?
When reading the boo@@ ks of the Christian Greek Scriptures , you will find num@@ er@@ ous refer@@ ences to the blood of Christ .
Lo@@ v@@ ingly , Jehovah made a pro@@ vision for humans to over@@ come in@@ her@@ ited sin@@ ful@@ ness .
Jehovah never fa@@ il@@ s his people , and sur@@ ely we should be faithful to him .
Paul ad@@ v@@ ised the Eph@@ es@@ ians : “ Be w@@ ra@@ th@@ ful , and yet do not sin ; let the su@@ n not set with you in a pro@@ vo@@ ked st@@ ate , ne@@ i@@ ther allow place for the Devil . ”
Even though I am not one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , I want to make this contribu@@ tion because I@@ ’@@ ve seen that you do things out of love . ”
Li@@ mit displa@@ ys of affe@@ ction with the children in their mo@@ ther’s pres@@ ence .
How did the slave class prove it@@ self faithful in car@@ r@@ ying out its assignment in the years up to 1914 ?
Ad@@ ding S@@ ta@@ bility to a Tr@@ oub@@ led Li@@ fe
With Jehovah’s help , M@@ on@@ ika has main@@ ta@@ ined con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment and can now look back on more than 40 years of full - time service .
• Why does our cho@@ ice of ther@@ ap@@ y matter to Jehovah ?
The apostle Paul wrote : “ I am long@@ ing to see you , that I may imp@@ ar@@ t some spiritual gift to you in order for you to be made fir@@ m ; or , rather , that there may be an inter@@ change of encourag@@ ement among you , by each one through the o@@ ther’s faith , both your@@ s and mine . ”
In time , ad@@ di@@ tional privile@@ ges were ex@@ tend@@ ed to me .
R@@ eli@@ ev@@ ing our h@@ ur@@ t feelings might se@@ em to be the most important is@@ sue .
Like Timothy , who served with the apostle Paul , those accepted for Bethel service must have a good standing in the congregation .
On@@ ce the Christian congregation was form@@ ed , therefore , the “ tu@@ t@@ or ” ​ — the Law — ​ served no fur@@ ther purpose .
Are we he@@ e@@ ding that inspired counsel ?
L@@ ater , as John and Jesus had war@@ ned , God’s day of wr@@ ath came .
A letter pr@@ inted in The Mo@@ sc@@ ow T@@ im@@ es said : “ [ Jehovah’s Witnesses are ] well known as very ni@@ ce , kind , and me@@ ek people who are very eas@@ y to de@@ al with , never put any pres@@ sure on other people and always seek peace in their relationship with others . . .
Mo@@ re@@ over , those who love God come under the prote@@ ction of powerful angels .
S@@ up@@ pose he spoke to you , perhaps through an ang@@ el .
For example , in one language a person says , “ There is a bu@@ g on your right hand . ”
The La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ ans s@@ ought earthly ri@@ ches and ‘ did not know that they were mis@@ er@@ able , p@@ iti@@ able , po@@ or , bl@@ ind , and n@@ ak@@ ed . ’
O@@ ther M@@ em@@ or@@ able Con@@ ven@@ tions and Con@@ stru@@ ction
The he@@ at , hu@@ ng@@ er , and th@@ ir@@ st ​ — not to men@@ tion the st@@ en@@ ch — ​ they had to end@@ ure de@@ fi@@ es des@@ crip@@ tion .
The Bible rec@@ ord ref@@ ers to the first human cou@@ ple as “ the man and his wife . ”
In what ways are God’s servants today sub@@ ject to tri@@ als similar to those of Job ?
It could take months to get one , and it seem@@ ed that every time we fin@@ ally received our c@@ ard , we would be sent to the next assignment , and we@@ ’@@ d have to star@@ t over again .
Why , they even dem@@ an@@ ded to return to Egy@@ pt !
Z@@ e@@ al in K@@ o@@ re@@ a@@ ’s V@@ ast T@@ er@@ rit@@ ory
Why , this may ac@@ tually encoura@@ ge and comfort us !
One who bu@@ ys a field or li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck nor@@ m@@ ally exam@@ ines them be@@ fore@@ hand , so there is no great ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y to exam@@ ine them af@@ ter@@ ward .
But they are filled with tr@@ ou@@ ble and s@@ or@@ ro@@ w ; they quic@@ k@@ ly pas@@ s by , and away we f@@ ly . ” ​ — Psalm 9@@ 0 : 10 .
The ba@@ thro@@ om@@ s had so@@ a@@ p and mi@@ r@@ r@@ ors , and they even sm@@ el@@ led clean .
Lo@@ ok ! Now is the day of sal@@ vation . ”
Why did Jesus com@@ pare a pre@@ ach@@ er of God’s Kingdom to a s@@ ow@@ er of se@@ ed ?
And it was God who resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus from death , not Jesus himself . ​ — Acts 2 : 32 .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a car@@ ing shepher@@ d , they may not find their pas@@ ture and their food .
3 : 17 ; 17 : 5 .
M@@ ary was st@@ ab@@ bed to the heart by g@@ ri@@ ef
( b ) What should be our res@@ ol@@ ve regarding wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness ?
C@@ am@@ b@@ y@@ ses , or A@@ ha@@ su@@ er@@ us 5@@ 30 - 22 B.C.E .
When his disciples were ti@@ red , Jesus showed consider@@ ation
What will help us understand Jehovah’s love for us ?
He tru@@ sted that God’s power would give him that ability in the same way it did for Jesus .
Wor@@ king for three years with h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of self - sacrific@@ ing brothers and sisters for@@ ged a strong b@@ ond of love and un@@ ity among us .
Christian elders are gu@@ i@@ ded by Jehovah’s thinking , not by their own op@@ in@@ i@@ ons or feelings .
Yes , the promise here is of a new system of things invol@@ ving people on earth .
All these things have brought me a great de@@ al of joy . ”
( b ) What resul@@ ted when a certain J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese gi@@ r@@ l pur@@ su@@ ed her go@@ al ?
The last de@@ ca@@ de has seen an un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted ris@@ e of n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ism .
4 , 5 . ( a ) What would ha@@ p@@ pen to the un@@ righteous ?
They would never ac@@ knowledge that their disciples ac@@ ted under Satan’s power .
Da@@ u@@ d / ​ Si@@ pa P@@ ress
When those words are written down , they make a deep imp@@ res@@ sion on the mind and heart .
Such a study also makes the eyes shin@@ e with hope of a wonderful future ​ — something in which a gro@@ wing number of people in In@@ dia are exerc@@ ising faith .
The to@@ il@@ et fac@@ ility cons@@ is@@ ted of only one bu@@ c@@ ke@@ t in each crow@@ ded c@@ ell .
40 : 29 - 31 .
We read : “ Jehovah himself has fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed his thro@@ ne in the very heavens ; and over everything his own k@@ ing@@ ship has held d@@ om@@ in@@ ation .
They are doing the best they can to accom@@ pl@@ ish a very important work .
16 : 14 - 16 .
Jesus Christ too pla@@ ys a ke@@ y ro@@ le in resur@@ rec@@ ting the dead .
A child who lost his father ​ — and h@@ ence his prote@@ ct@@ or and su@@ sta@@ in@@ er — ​ was vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able .
What does it mean to “ cl@@ ing ” to Jehovah ?
I had to make my mind over so that I not only ac@@ ted pe@@ ace@@ ab@@ ly but also saw this as the best way of life .
I became a Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ er and got baptized at age 19 .
C@@ lo@@ se to one h@@ un@@ d@@ red listen@@ ed to the pro@@ gra@@ m , including the public talk “ How Lo@@ ve and Fa@@ ith Con@@ qu@@ er the World . ”
It is believ@@ ed that as many as 2@@ 00 public@@ ations were pr@@ inted on that pres@@ s during the next 40 years .
Wh@@ ere can new disciples be found ?
Paul practic@@ ed what he pre@@ ached .
Psalm 14@@ 5 is a powerful answer to Satan’s cla@@ im that God is a sel@@ f@@ ish rul@@ er who with@@ ho@@ l@@ ds fre@@ e@@ dom from his cre@@ atu@@ res .
Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Bible thus became the f@@ l@@ as@@ h point in the con@@ f@@ li@@ ct between Pro@@ t@@ est@@ an@@ tism and O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x@@ y .
During his re@@ ign , there will be justice for all , with no cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion .
Instead of mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring , what attitude should we have , and why ?
At meetings : We wel@@ come all who atten@@ d our Christian meetings as fellow gu@@ ests at a spiritual me@@ al .
S@@ even - year - old G@@ ab@@ ri@@ ela says : “ I love God more than anything in the whole wide world !
Like Jeremiah , we too be@@ ar an un@@ po@@ pul@@ ar message .
This young man became one of the 9@@ 8@@ 3 pione@@ ers serving in C@@ ô@@ te d@@ ’@@ I@@ vo@@ i@@ re , which repor@@ ted 6@@ ,@@ 7@@ 0@@ 1 publi@@ sh@@ ers last year , an inc@@ re@@ ase of 5 per@@ c@@ ent .
Be@@ ing a country gi@@ r@@ l , I was over@@ a@@ wed by the Par@@ isi@@ ans .
Are you keep@@ ing p@@ ace with it ?
8 As@@ s@@ ist Di@@ v@@ or@@ ced F@@ el@@ low B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ers ​ — How ?
Ther@@ efore , when travel@@ ing “ from Jerusalem to Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o , ” as mentioned in the par@@ able , a travel@@ er would be “ going down . ”
What tra@@ ining pro@@ gra@@ m began in 195@@ 9 ?
“ S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ding ag@@ re@@ ements such as those between La@@ ba@@ n and Jac@@ o@@ b , ” says the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine Bi@@ bli@@ cal Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gy Rev@@ i@@ e@@ w , “ would have been very famili@@ ar to the ancient writ@@ ers and read@@ ers of the Bi@@ bli@@ cal text . ”
They re@@ buil@@ t our ho@@ m@@ es and supp@@ lied us with food for sever@@ al we@@ ek@@ s .
For instance , 2 Corinthians 7 : 1 ad@@ vis@@ es : “ Let us cle@@ an@@ se ourselves of every de@@ fil@@ ement of flesh and spirit . ”
No un@@ known d@@ anger will loo@@ m over mankind .
The vi@@ de@@ o is a@@ vail@@ able in Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ an , C@@ an@@ t@@ on@@ ese , C@@ ze@@ ch , D@@ an@@ ish , D@@ ut@@ ch , Eng@@ l@@ ish , F@@ in@@ n@@ ish , Fr@@ en@@ ch , Ger@@ man , Greek , H@@ ung@@ ari@@ an , In@@ don@@ es@@ i@@ an , I@@ tal@@ i@@ an , J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese , K@@ o@@ re@@ an , Li@@ th@@ u@@ ani@@ an , M@@ and@@ ar@@ in , N@@ or@@ we@@ gi@@ an , P@@ ol@@ ish , Rom@@ ani@@ an , Rus@@ si@@ an , S@@ lo@@ va@@ k , S@@ lo@@ ven@@ i@@ an , S@@ pan@@ ish , and S@@ we@@ dis@@ h .
This article discus@@ ses Psal@@ ms 3 and 4 , com@@ posed by King David .
; N@@ ic@@ ho@@ ls , C .
In vari@@ ous ways , such things have helped us to accom@@ pl@@ ish our com@@ mis@@ sion to make disciples .
M@@ en and women who re@@ je@@ cted their teachings were sen@@ ten@@ ced to death .
The@@ y@@ ’@@ ve wor@@ ked en@@ ough for one day ! ”
The th@@ ir@@ d requi@@ re@@ ment found at Mi@@ ca@@ h 6 : 8 is “ to be mo@@ des@@ t in wal@@ king with your God . ”
( b ) What do the first si@@ x he@@ a@@ ds of the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast re@@ present ?
He pul@@ led the ep@@ il@@ ep@@ tic man into a tr@@ en@@ ch between the tr@@ ac@@ ks , shi@@ el@@ ding him from the tra@@ in s@@ cre@@ e@@ ch@@ ing to a sto@@ p over@@ head .
What if a brother has a tend@@ enc@@ y to be un@@ for@@ giving ?
His com@@ ments indic@@ ate that some in the Corinth@@ i@@ an congregation l@@ ac@@ ked appreciation for their fellow believers .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 6@@ 9 , 1@@ 22
To what was Jesus refer@@ ring ? Peter was qu@@ ite att@@ ached to fi@@ shing .
The apostle wrote that the older men were to ‘ shepher@@ d the flo@@ ck of God in their care . ’
When prom@@ in@@ ent individuals or cour@@ t decisions come out in fav@@ or of Jehovah’s Witnesses on contro@@ ver@@ si@@ al is@@ su@@ es , it may bre@@ ak down pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ces and cause the Witnesses to be vie@@ wed in a more positi@@ ve light .
What ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments may some have to make after marriage ?
When your children see love for God refle@@ cted in everything you do , this will help them to make the truth their own .
res@@ ol@@ ve difficul@@ ties when they ar@@ ise .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 9@@ 5 , 13
For this reason , the four Go@@ sp@@ els con@@ tain all that is needed for a person to believe that “ Jesus is the Christ the Son of God . ” ​ — John 20 : 31 .
What are “ the tr@@ ac@@ ks of righteousness ” ?
Although I continued going to the Ca@@ tho@@ lic ch@@ urch , I read the Bible on my own every S@@ un@@ day after the Ca@@ tho@@ lic ch@@ urch service .
One re@@ sear@@ ch@@ er es@@ tim@@ ated that our b@@ ra@@ in can hold information that “ would f@@ ill some tw@@ ent@@ y milli@@ on vo@@ lum@@ es , as many as in the worl@@ d’s lar@@ g@@ est li@@ br@@ aries . ”
When people ac@@ qui@@ re acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge about God’s Word and learn to love God’s law , viol@@ ence and war become rep@@ ul@@ sive to them .
F@@ i@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely speaking , those who serve God faith@@ fully during their old age have much in comm@@ on with the ele@@ g@@ ant p@@ al@@ m t@@ ree .
That was in the dar@@ k of night in Au@@ gu@@ st 194@@ 2 , in a ri@@ ver near his home .
R@@ em@@ ar@@ ka@@ bly , not one of the brothers died during that ni@@ gh@@ t@@ m@@ are j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
When loo@@ king for a marriage mate , you want to find someone you can truly love and then make that love strong and in@@ ex@@ t@@ ing@@ u@@ ish@@ able , as sh@@ own in the S@@ ong of Solomon .
The next con@@ qu@@ est is the ro@@ y@@ al city of A@@ i .
( b ) Who will be with Christ in Par@@ adise , and how will he be able to live forever ?
A number of F@@ il@@ ip@@ in@@ o and K@@ o@@ re@@ an famili@@ es accepted Christian truth and dedic@@ ated themselves to Jehovah .
Isa@@ a@@ c Ne@@ w@@ t@@ on later showed how gra@@ vit@@ ation gover@@ ns the mo@@ v@@ ement of all ob@@ je@@ cts in sp@@ ace .
He also said : “ O@@ u@@ t of the heart come wicked reason@@ ings , mu@@ r@@ ders , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ies , for@@ n@@ ic@@ ations , th@@ i@@ ever@@ ies , false t@@ es@@ ti@@ mon@@ ies , bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ies . ”
God’s Word emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es the important and di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied ro@@ le of mo@@ thers when it comman@@ ds children : “ Do not for@@ s@@ ake the law of your mother . ”
In many c@@ as@@ es , good example was a bi@@ g fac@@ t@@ or .
M@@ ore than 1@@ 5@@ ,000 people died .
It is so far a@@ bo@@ ve our own wisdom that God lo@@ v@@ ingly ur@@ ges us : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart and do not le@@ an upon your own understanding .
6 : 1 , 2 .
The gra@@ du@@ ates of the 1@@ 1@@ 2@@ th class were encoura@@ ged upon hear@@ ing that years later those si@@ x , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of their cur@@ r@@ ent assignment , continue to use the tra@@ ining they received at G@@ ile@@ ad in con@@ ne@@ ction with Bible study , re@@ sear@@ ch pro@@ je@@ cts , and in get@@ ting along with people .
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ ’@@ S ministry bur@@ st on@@ to the world sc@@ ene in the first century .
The book of Ru@@ th tel@@ ls how Jehovah used a hum@@ ble wi@@ do@@ w from the fore@@ ign nation of Mo@@ a@@ b in pro@@ duc@@ ing a king for his people .
C@@ aring for the El@@ der@@ ly ​ — A Christian R@@ es@@ pon@@ si@@ bility
Although the com@@ pon@@ ents of the du@@ al world power have ex@@ is@@ ted since the 18@@ th century , John descri@@ bes it as it would appe@@ ar at the star@@ t of the L@@ or@@ d’s day .
Some four de@@ ca@@ des later , Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b were still ali@@ ve and following Jehovah fully , and God used Jo@@ shua to lead the Israelites into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
Paul remin@@ ded the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans : “ You know the pro@@ of [ Timothy ] gave of himself , that like a child with a father he sla@@ ved with me to ad@@ v@@ ance the good news . ”
“ Re@@ c@@ ently , a work@@ mate who is not a Witness un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly pro@@ posed to me , ” stated An@@ a , a sing@@ le sister in her 30 ’ s .
As@@ k for help .
“ If you love those loving you , what re@@ ward do you have ? ” asked Jesus Christ in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount .
What does this illustr@@ ation teach me about Jehovah and Jesus ?
I g@@ la@@ dly accepted .
( This helps us to gain knowledge . )
This cap@@ tiv@@ ity began some@@ time after the year 1@@ 00 and continued until God’s spiritual temple was cle@@ ans@@ ed in the time of the end . ​ — Acts 20 : 29 , 30 ; 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 3 , 6 ; 1 John 2 : 18 , 19 .
“ It Is F@@ in@@ i@@ shed ”
9 : 35 - 37 .
( b ) What fine qualities did E@@ s@@ ther displa@@ y , and how was Jehovah able to use her as a result ?
It made us feel special and very close to them . ”
“ S@@ how Y@@ ourselves Th@@ an@@ k@@ ful ”
F@@ or@@ ced baptism has never san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied anyone for that gl@@ ori@@ ous place in God’s arrang@@ ement . ​ — Romans 8 : 14 - 17 ; 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 13 ; Revelation 14 : 1 .
The heav@@ y judgment against the house of A@@ ha@@ b shows that false worship and the she@@ d@@ ding of in@@ no@@ c@@ ent blood are de@@ t@@ es@@ table to Jehovah .
Ab@@ out 7@@ 5 per@@ c@@ ent of the stud@@ ents succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in pi@@ c@@ king out the three real cri@@ min@@ als .
In fact , he said : “ I must dec@@ l@@ are the good news of the kingdom of God , because for this I was sent for@@ th . ”
One important way in which we encoura@@ ge one another is by having a share in our meetings .
Mu@@ tu@@ al for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess makes for peace among Christians .
L@@ ong before the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t was a@@ vail@@ able , Jehovah’s Witnesses had ga@@ ined a re@@ pu@@ tation for their efforts to s@@ pre@@ ad the good news about God’s Kingdom .
I wanted to change my life , but all my at@@ temp@@ ts fa@@ iled .
13 : 8 .
Luke was self - sacrific@@ ing and mo@@ des@@ t .
How s@@ kil@@ led are you at help@@ ing others inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ate Bible principles and reason on God’s Word ?
C@@ all@@ ing them to him , he said : “ You know that the rul@@ ers of the nations l@@ ord it over them and the great men wi@@ eld authority over them .
It can ref@@ res@@ h you , strengthen you , and bring you joy in your mission@@ ary assignment . ”
Then he saw si@@ x men who each had a “ we@@ ap@@ on for s@@ ma@@ shing in his hand . ”
As they were wa@@ iting for re@@ pa@@ ir supp@@ lies at the house they were to work on , they no@@ tic@@ ed that a f@@ ence bel@@ ong@@ ing to one of the neigh@@ b@@ ors was dam@@ ag@@ ed , and they offered to fi@@ x it .
pages 9@@ 4 - 9@@ 7 .
If I per@@ form this will@@ ingly , I have a re@@ ward ; but if I do it against my will , all the same I have a ste@@ war@@ d@@ ship en@@ tru@@ sted to me . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 9 : 16 , 17 .
What could a faithful wife do if her un@@ believ@@ ing husband left her , even see@@ king a leg@@ al div@@ or@@ ce from her ?
I would not leave it in the c@@ ell because of sear@@ ches .
Mo@@ st never found one .
Of course , all par@@ ent@@ al discipl@@ ine should be appro@@ pri@@ ate to the circumstances .
Why is our cultiv@@ ating re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al fear of God the course of wisdom ?
A@@ no@@ ther f@@ em@@ ale Witness was already there , and the two of us enjo@@ yed deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful and up@@ building Christian fel@@ low@@ ship des@@ pite being lo@@ cked up .
Yes , we can e@@ ch@@ o the sen@@ ti@@ ment of the psalmist who told God : “ T@@ each me good sense and knowledge . ” ​ — P@@ s .
Just as that travel@@ ing mer@@ ch@@ ant will@@ ingly gave everything he had for the “ pe@@ ar@@ l of high value , ” Jesus lived and died for the Kingdom . ​ — John 18 : 37 .
Just before giving this prayer , Jesus said : “ When pra@@ ying , do not say the same things over and over again , just as the people of the nations do , for they i@@ magine they will get a hear@@ ing for their use of many words . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 7 .
In time , we were assign@@ ed to an are@@ a close to the B@@ ra@@ z@@ il bor@@ der .
F@@ e@@ el@@ ings of anxi@@ ety and al@@ ar@@ m will bel@@ ong to the past . ​ — Psalm 37 : 11 , 29 .
However , what do you think the con@@ dition of their heart was ?
11 : 18 .
1 - 3 . ( a ) A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , when was Psalm 14@@ 7 written ?
In what res@@ pe@@ cts do we enjoy ang@@ eli@@ c help ?
The four Go@@ sp@@ els provide faith - streng@@ th@@ ening de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about some of the mirac@@ les that Christ per@@ form@@ ed .
The book of Job co@@ v@@ ers a peri@@ od of more than 1@@ 40 years , between 1@@ 6@@ 5@@ 7 and 14@@ 7@@ 3 B.C.E .
Some transl@@ ations say “ do not be anxi@@ ous ” or “ do not be wor@@ ri@@ ed . ” But such rend@@ er@@ ings imp@@ ly that we should not star@@ t being anxi@@ ous or wor@@ ri@@ ed .
He did not want to face more re@@ je@@ ction .
We enjo@@ yed pione@@ ering together .
When Satan , Adam , and E@@ ve re@@ bel@@ led against God , w@@ an@@ ting to deci@@ de for themselves what was right and what was wrong , the human family was set on a disa@@ str@@ ous course .
The same can be said to God’s servants today .
“ When I show my daugh@@ ters that I@@ ’@@ m willing to listen to them , the@@ y@@ ’@@ re more inc@@ l@@ ined to consider my vie@@ w@@ point , even if it di@@ ff@@ ers from the@@ ir@@ s .
“ For the young and the in@@ no@@ c@@ ent , the world out@@ side their home must se@@ em like a bi@@ g sc@@ ary place at times , ” says one wor@@ ri@@ ed mother .
In con@@ vers@@ ations with others , we will avoid foc@@ using on our own ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements and privile@@ ges .
No won@@ der the psalmist por@@ tra@@ ys the bri@@ de as “ ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent ” !
I knew that a@@ do@@ p@@ tion would not be ex@@ ac@@ tly the same as giving bir@@ th to my own child . ”
The B@@ est Su@@ pp@@ ort
Isaiah pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed about Jesus : “ There will be enjo@@ y@@ ment by him in the fear of Jehovah . ”
The Bible le@@ c@@ ture “ M@@ il@@ li@@ ons Now Li@@ ving Will N@@ ever Di@@ e ” proved to be a tim@@ ely witness in our ex@@ ten@@ sive ter@@ rit@@ ory .
Mar@@ ri@@ age Can Be H@@ app@@ y and L@@ ast , 9 / 1
That is where our first parents , Adam and E@@ ve , began their life .
Com@@ men@@ ting on this , the En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pa@@ e@@ dia Juda@@ ic@@ a states : “ If the ba@@ r@@ le@@ y was ri@@ pe it was taken from the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of Jerusalem ; o@@ ther@@ wise it could be brought from any@@ where in Israel .
( a ) Why is it important to keep up with the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al Bible reading ?
Our daugh@@ ter G@@ ul@@ sa@@ y@@ r@@ a ​ — then just 12 years old — ​ enjo@@ yed speaking to pas@@ ser@@ s@@ by on the st@@ re@@ et and tel@@ ling them about the Bible .
If you are a par@@ ent , can you imitate Jehovah’s example ?
Consider how such tru@@ sting obedi@@ ence might have been man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted by keep@@ ing the law stated at De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 15 : 7 , 8 .
• 1 Samuel 8 : 9 - 18 ?
What war@@ ning did Jehovah give the pri@@ ests ?
She knew that I would be home cr@@ ying , and she often came by and cri@@ ed with me .
( b ) What promise regarding k@@ ing@@ ship did God make to David ?
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , Saul was tal@@ king about himself .
But the Mo@@ a@@ bi@@ te S@@ to@@ ne is of special interest because God’s name appe@@ ars on it in T@@ et@@ ra@@ gr@@ am@@ mat@@ on form .
“ For as long as I can rec@@ all , ” said S@@ har@@ on , “ the whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir has been my con@@ st@@ ant compan@@ ion .
This has proved true in our time too .
We never want to let power , authority , or n@@ atur@@ al ability go to our head ; rather , we want to trust in Jehovah . ​ — 2 / 1 , page 5 .
We become part of a bi@@ gg@@ er pi@@ c@@ ture .
Because we have the privilege of preaching the good news of the Kingdom to people of all nations , we have transl@@ ated our liter@@ ature into some 7@@ 00 langu@@ ages .
[ Ch@@ ar@@ t / Ma@@ p on page 16 , 17 ]
It reve@@ aled that about 35 per@@ c@@ ent of parents with young children are still sear@@ ch@@ ing for ad@@ vice they can trust .
How pleas@@ ant the world would be if ever@@ yone displa@@ yed mo@@ des@@ ty .
He has form@@ ed into one uni@@ vers@@ al organization h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of milli@@ ons of in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res ​ — physical as well as spiritual — ​ having free will , un@@ ited in pu@@ re worship .
Yes , Abraham cho@@ se a religion different from that of his father .
El@@ ders can help you to over@@ come a deep - ro@@ o@@ ted person@@ ality tra@@ it
We will also understand the Bible better , so in Par@@ adise we will tre@@ at one another with love , respect , and honor .
When I refu@@ sed to say anything el@@ se , they stru@@ ck me in the face and lo@@ cked me up in a c@@ ell , where they left me for two months .
What are the resul@@ ts when we are rul@@ ed ( a ) by sin ?
There is no way to un@@ do a dedic@@ ation v@@ ow , taking back what we promised God .
T@@ er@@ ah
His b@@ ra@@ in cannot s@@ end clear sign@@ als to his mus@@ c@@ les , so his li@@ m@@ bs tw@@ ist , or w@@ ri@@ the , un@@ contro@@ l@@ la@@ bly .
Yes , our having mil@@ dness of temp@@ er can pre@@ v@@ ent differ@@ ences of op@@ in@@ ion from es@@ cal@@ ating into he@@ ated ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents , both with people we me@@ et in our ministry and with fellow believers .
Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing Our P@@ os@@ iti@@ on as “ T@@ emp@@ or@@ ary R@@ es@@ id@@ ents ”
To@@ da@@ y’s con@@ sum@@ er - ori@@ ented cul@@ ture exc@@ els at kin@@ d@@ ling the fi@@ res of gre@@ ed .
He left his ca@@ r at home and ro@@ de his bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le .
No@@ vice cam@@ el ri@@ ders often com@@ pla@@ in of dis@@ comfort ​ — even after a very sh@@ ort ri@@ de !
Do you want to know more about God’s Kingdom and what it will accom@@ pl@@ ish ?
Are you using this to@@ ol on Bible stu@@ dies ?
He deci@@ ded to te@@ ar down the sto@@ re@@ hous@@ es that he had and buil@@ d bi@@ gg@@ er ones to st@@ ore all the exc@@ ess gra@@ in and good things .
W@@ om@@ en benef@@ ited from such reading of the Law .
To illustr@@ ate : I@@ magine living in a den@@ sel@@ y po@@ pul@@ ated wal@@ led city that had no way of imp@@ or@@ ting f@@ res@@ h water or ex@@ por@@ ting wa@@ st@@ e pro@@ du@@ cts .
I real@@ ized that if I wanted to worship Jehovah who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly , I needed to make some bi@@ g chang@@ es .
Al@@ so , he recogn@@ ized that he der@@ i@@ ved little joy from the field ministry .
A@@ m@@ ong other things , the Bible shows where we came from , why we are here , and where we are going .
At the age of 19 , he pre@@ ached his first ser@@ m@@ on .
W@@ o@@ e to In@@ sol@@ ent W@@ r@@ ong@@ do@@ ers !
Jesus vie@@ wed God’s Word as the fin@@ al authority .
11 : 16 - 24 , 33 .
Our pu@@ t@@ ting up with in@@ conven@@ i@@ ences without com@@ pla@@ ining not only helps us to imp@@ ro@@ ve our person@@ ality but may also imp@@ ress those ob@@ serving our conduct .
In ad@@ dition , holy spirit man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted it@@ self in Christians themselves , pro@@ duc@@ ing godly qualities , such as love .
A@@ n el@@ ab@@ or@@ ate st@@ one balu@@ st@@ ra@@ de , three cu@@ bi@@ ts high , di@@ vi@@ ded the C@@ our@@ t of the G@@ ent@@ il@@ es from the in@@ ner cour@@ ty@@ ard .
I will always appreci@@ ate that she di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t foc@@ us on the wrong that I had done to her but , rather , on the dam@@ age I was doing to my@@ self .
Because the Bible says : “ Even the Christ did not ple@@ ase himself . ”
On lear@@ ning that their vis@@ it@@ or was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , K@@ ei@@ th@@ ’s wife ang@@ r@@ ily acc@@ used the Witnesses of c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty to children .
They were educ@@ ated in God’s ways ; the truth was in their min@@ ds and hearts .
Q@@ u@@ ic@@ k@@ ly the truth took ro@@ o@@ t in L@@ y@@ d@@ da , the P@@ la@@ in of S@@ har@@ on , and J@@ op@@ pa .
We can show mer@@ cy in that way and by our kind words and de@@ e@@ ds that bring reli@@ ef to disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ged individuals .
A 20 - Y@@ E@@ A@@ R - O@@ L@@ D man on the sub@@ way pl@@ at@@ form had a se@@ i@@ zu@@ re and f@@ ell on@@ to the tr@@ ac@@ ks .
W@@ ell , for a while he was un@@ willing , but af@@ ter@@ ward he said to himself , ‘ Although I do not fear God or respect a man , at any r@@ ate , because of this wi@@ do@@ w@@ ’s continu@@ ally making me tr@@ ou@@ ble , I will see that she ge@@ ts justice , so that she will not keep coming and pu@@ m@@ m@@ el@@ ing me to a fin@@ ish . ’ ”
But he did not consider himself too important or too bus@@ y to honor his 1@@ 30 - year - old father .
How can you believe in God when no@@ body has seen him ? ”
( Read Luke 12 : 15 - 21 . )
Mo@@ st de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely not !
Can anyone hon@@ es@@ tly say that Satan has w@@ on on the is@@ sue of rul@@ er@@ ship ?
( b ) What have vis@@ it@@ ors to Bible lands ob@@ served about the b@@ ond between shepher@@ ds and their sheep ?
In one of his illustr@@ ations , Jesus re@@ comm@@ ended that a person “ first si@@ t down and cal@@ cul@@ ate the ex@@ p@@ en@@ se , to see if he has en@@ ough . ” ​ — Luke 14 : 28 .
One young man with whom he was associ@@ ated at L@@ ond@@ on Bethel was John E .
And how can we best imitate his perfect example of love , kindness , and com@@ pas@@ sion , even as he imit@@ ated Jehovah ?
Th@@ ough di@@ sh@@ on@@ ored by the world , it is ra@@ ised to heavenly life and made man@@ i@@ f@@ est with Christ in glory .
Jehovah real@@ iz@@ es the imp@@ act our ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound has in making us what we are .
Those who in@@ s@@ ist on going their own way , in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent of God , make the same mis@@ take that Adam and E@@ ve made .
When you read the Bible and our public@@ ations and when you atten@@ d Christian meetings , you hear encourag@@ ing experi@@ ences of how God has helped others to stay faithful .
( b ) What will be Jesus ’ fin@@ al act as Messi@@ ani@@ c King , and what will that mean regarding Jehovah’s purpose for all of his cre@@ ation ?
By the end of the tri@@ p , however , he had chang@@ ed his mind comple@@ t@@ ely .
Yes , the let@@ ters that Paul and Peter wrote con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed “ sa@@ y@@ ings pre@@ vi@@ ously spo@@ ken by the holy prophe@@ ts . ”
“ F@@ O@@ R ten years , we were mes@@ mer@@ ized by the g@@ lit@@ ter@@ ing ligh@@ ts of the bu@@ sin@@ ess world , enjo@@ ying consider@@ able we@@ al@@ th .
What does the feel@@ ing of dre@@ ad do to a person , but what confidence do we have ?
Ri@@ ght away , they or@@ der@@ ed me to follow them to the po@@ li@@ ce st@@ ation in H@@ il@@ ver@@ su@@ m .
Tru@@ st in Jehovah and Be H@@ app@@ y
The disci@@ ple James wrote : “ Is there anyone [ spiritually ] si@@ ck among you ?
We may not face as se@@ v@@ ere a t@@ est as that experienced by A@@ ar@@ on and his family .
So@@ on , he was on a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative tre@@ ad@@ m@@ ill that was le@@ ading him no@@ where .
Many people are imp@@ ressed when they see how often God’s name appe@@ ars in old man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts .
Consider another reason why we can be sure that Jehovah will re@@ move wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
There is no doubt that many among the el@@ der@@ ly experience such dist@@ ress .
In human ter@@ ms it was imp@@ os@@ sible , but “ with God all things are possible . ”
If we real@@ ize that we have not done what God expe@@ cts of us , we should ask for God’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess and change our ways and be determined to follow God’s counsel more clo@@ sel@@ y in the future . ​ — 1 John 2 : 1 , 2 .
▪ H@@ el@@ p O@@ thers Re@@ ach Their F@@ ul@@ l P@@ o@@ ten@@ ti@@ al
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers like the compan@@ y of other te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers , but exc@@ lu@@ sive compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship with other in@@ experienced ones will not prom@@ o@@ te godly wisdom .
C@@ learly , the important thing is that we make sure that we acc@@ ur@@ ately understand what the good news of the Kingdom really is and then act in har@@ mony with it . ​ — Matthew 7 : 24 , 25 .
• What encourag@@ ing example did the apostles set for us by the way they fac@@ ed op@@ position ?
Ab@@ out three we@@ ek@@ s later , F@@ er@@ din@@ and was ar@@ rest@@ ed in A@@ m@@ st@@ er@@ dam .
As they made spiritual prog@@ ress , they came to their Bible study sh@@ a@@ ved , ha@@ ir ne@@ at@@ ly com@@ bed , and we@@ aring a shi@@ r@@ t and ti@@ e in the mi@@ dd@@ le of Au@@ gu@@ st — one of the ho@@ t@@ t@@ est months in Gre@@ e@@ ce !
Bo@@ th men and women were so e@@ ag@@ er to read Jesus ’ words in their mother t@@ ong@@ ue that the first 1@@ ,@@ 2@@ 00 co@@ pi@@ es pr@@ inted were out of sto@@ ck after just a few months .
Bro@@ ther S@@ pl@@ ane mentioned that the gra@@ du@@ ating stud@@ ents would be deal@@ ing with many others in the mission@@ ary work ​ — people in the ter@@ rit@@ ory , fellow mission@@ aries , brothers and sisters in their new congregation , and those at the branch of@@ fice direc@@ ting the preaching and teaching work .
E@@ B@@ L@@ A AN@@ D TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently refer@@ ring to the cro@@ co@@ dile as “ L@@ ev@@ i@@ a@@ than , ” the Creator used this “ king over all ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast@@ s ” to teach his serv@@ ant Job an important less@@ on .
If I asked her if she had fin@@ i@@ shed her cho@@ res , she would say , ‘ S@@ to@@ p bu@@ gg@@ ing me ! ’
He@@ e@@ ding God’s moral la@@ ws ser@@ ves as a prote@@ ction from se@@ x@@ u@@ ally trans@@ mit@@ ted di@@ se@@ as@@ es .
I did no personal study .
How They W@@ i@@ th@@ stand Pe@@ er P@@ res@@ sure
Even those who are already dead will benefit by means of a resurrection .
He wrote : “ Ne@@ cess@@ ity is la@@ id upon me .
They r@@ ene@@ w our spirit by help@@ ing us to keep in foc@@ us the reas@@ ons that mo@@ tiv@@ ated us to a@@ do@@ pt a godly life course .
For they have f@@ ed themselves with the bre@@ ad of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , and the w@@ ine of ac@@ ts of viol@@ ence is what they dr@@ ink . ” ​ — Proverbs 4 : 14 - 17 .
“ Our good jo@@ bs allow@@ ed us to enjoy a very com@@ for@@ table li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le , ” she says .
Father was a cal@@ m , p@@ en@@ sive man , yet in@@ justice ang@@ ered him .
But per@@ ver@@ ted practic@@ es certainly do not ple@@ ase God .
D@@ or@@ o@@ the@@ a and D@@ or@@ a out@@ side their first mission@@ ary home in Ch@@ ile , 194@@ 6
King Al@@ f@@ onso X ( 1@@ 2@@ 5@@ 2 - 1@@ 2@@ 8@@ 4 ) , consider@@ ed to be the f@@ oun@@ der of S@@ pan@@ ish pro@@ se , wanted the transl@@ ation of the Scriptures into the new language and supp@@ or@@ ted it .
F@@ i@@ g T@@ ree , 5 / 15 H@@ app@@ y and Se@@ cu@@ re in Wor@@ k , 2 / 1
G@@ ra@@ p@@ pl@@ ing with the more challeng@@ ing difficul@@ ties a@@ head may be lik@@ ened to r@@ un@@ ning “ a r@@ ace with hor@@ ses . ”
Un@@ der@@ standing what can especially mo@@ tiv@@ ate a child to obey Jehovah ?
But the ang@@ el G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el told M@@ ary : “ He will rule as king . . . , and there will be no end of his kingdom . ”
Jehovah expe@@ cts us to use our men@@ tal fac@@ ul@@ ties and a@@ bil@@ ities to de@@ al with difficult situ@@ ations in life .
I took it for gr@@ anted .
[ Ma@@ p on pages 22 , 23 ]
Who Are in Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na ?
What is the conscience ?
He explained that Satan is ac@@ tually a powerful wicked spirit cre@@ ature who turned away from God , br@@ ing@@ ing wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction , and suffering to the human family .
Jesus was being acc@@ used of working on the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h .
Jehovah has bless@@ ed us with in@@ sight into spiritual tru@@ ths
6@@ 3 : 7 - 9 ; J@@ as . 5 : 11 , f@@ t@@ n .
* Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of these buil@@ ding@@ s are in use , and th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds more are needed .
S@@ ome@@ times blood was taken in for medi@@ cal reas@@ ons .
H@@ ere , in the sp@@ ace of just a few words , Paul t@@ wi@@ ce speak@@ s of being g@@ la@@ d and rejo@@ ic@@ ing with one another .
( See bo@@ x “ What the B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n of the M@@ in@@ or Par@@ ty B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ed . ” )
Yes , and this was ver@@ i@@ fied by God’s own Son . ​ — Read Luke 14 : 13 , 14 .
However , much more is involved in the uni@@ qu@@ en@@ ess of Jesus .
Not to be over@@ loo@@ ked are the for@@ ward st@@ ep@@ s that have been taken in educ@@ ation , in trans@@ por@@ tation , and in human righ@@ ts , all of which have imp@@ ro@@ ved life for milli@@ ons .
How tra@@ gi@@ c that humans re@@ je@@ cted it !
All the days that he does ha@@ p@@ pen to be , he is one re@@ ques@@ ted for Jehovah . ”
Yes , when the new arri@@ v@@ als and the local brothers work side by side , both grou@@ ps re@@ a@@ p the re@@ ward of enjo@@ ying close fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps in the congregation .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al d@@ ang@@ ers have pro@@ li@@ fer@@ ated in this time of the end .
F@@ O@@ R much of her life , L@@ ena has stru@@ gg@@ led with ne@@ g@@ ative feelings about her@@ self .
• When will be “ the times of rest@@ or@@ ation of all things , ” mentioned at Acts 3 : 21 ?
Al@@ so , do not ha@@ st@@ ily conclu@@ de that you are being com@@ pared .
Those who have filled their lives with faithful service to God ten@@ d to keep be@@ aring good fru@@ it in their sen@@ i@@ or years .
We received The Watchtower through Mar@@ y@@ se An@@ asi@@ ak , a coura@@ ge@@ ous Christian woman whom I used to me@@ et in a bak@@ er@@ ’s sh@@ op ow@@ ned by a Witness .
God has the power to un@@ do death by means of the resurrection , and he promises to do just that in his new world .
Why would God s@@ n@@ atch a child to get another ang@@ el ​ — as if God needed a child more than the chil@@ d’s parents did ?
As we ob@@ serve them , we share the feelings of the psalmist who san@@ g : “ Let the ri@@ v@@ ers themselves cla@@ p their hands ; all together let the very m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s c@@ ry out jo@@ y@@ fully before Jehovah . ” ​ — Psalm 9@@ 8 : 8 , 9 .
B@@ ack to R@@ a@@ ba@@ ul
Yes , for just days ear@@ li@@ er , God’s spirit had op@@ ened Pet@@ er@@ ’s heart , en@@ ab@@ ling him to beg@@ in to ad@@ just his attitude and over@@ come his pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce .
At times , this may not be eas@@ y for us .
If you feel that you are already foc@@ using your life on Kingdom inter@@ ests , you sense Jehovah’s comm@@ end@@ ation .
Al@@ so , Jesus knew that the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es st@@ ra@@ ined their w@@ ine through a clo@@ th si@@ eve .
The hist@@ ori@@ an E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us ( 2@@ 60 - 3@@ 40 C.E . ) states that some time before 6@@ 6 C.E . , the “ apostles , in con@@ st@@ ant d@@ anger from mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous p@@ lo@@ ts , were d@@ ri@@ ven out of Ju@@ de@@ a .
In time , one of Jehovah’s Witnesses vis@@ ited me in pris@@ on and brought me a Bible .
We often wal@@ ked along the tr@@ ac@@ ks that hor@@ se - dra@@ wn s@@ le@@ igh@@ s had left in the s@@ now .
This can help us to make fine spiritual prog@@ ress in pur@@ su@@ ing godly devo@@ tion .
H@@ ad he not sla@@ in U@@ ri@@ ah with the s@@ word of the enem@@ y ?
F@@ i@@ ght the fine fi@@ ght of the faith , get a fir@@ m hold on the everlasting life for which you were called . ”
By the time the mission@@ aries arri@@ ved in C@@ am@@ ir@@ i , A@@ ri@@ el@@ ’s wife , Ar@@ min@@ da , was also stud@@ ying ​ — but with little en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m .
And my neigh@@ b@@ ors s@@ le@@ ep e@@ asi@@ er because I am no longer a th@@ re@@ at to them . ”
How did faith strengthen Moses at the R@@ ed Se@@ a ?
When one man th@@ reat@@ ened to h@@ ur@@ t us , I com@@ pla@@ ined to a po@@ li@@ ce@@ man , but he said , “ W@@ ell , what do you ex@@ pect ? ”
Pe@@ ople com@@ pete to be seen as more fi@@ er@@ ce , le@@ w@@ d , or ru@@ th@@ less than anyone el@@ se .
“ Sa@@ ve Bo@@ th Y@@ our@@ self and Those Who L@@ isten to You ”
• The fru@@ it@@ age of the holy spirit cons@@ ists of what qualities ?
What about the children ?
Th@@ r@@ ough the prophet Isaiah , God said : “ As the heavens are high@@ er than the earth , so my ways are high@@ er than your ways , and my thoughts than your thoughts . ” ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 8 , 9 .
What to T@@ each and How to Do It
The f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of good teaching , though , is not te@@ ch@@ ni@@ que but something far more important .
“ The simp@@ li@@ city of the Christian faith was cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted , and an in@@ fin@@ ity of er@@ r@@ ors f@@ low@@ ed into the Ch@@ urch . ”
C@@ y@@ r@@ us ther@@ e@@ after fre@@ ed the Jewish people and declar@@ ed that they could re@@ buil@@ d their temple in Jerusalem .
“ Be V@@ i@@ g@@ il@@ ant ”
W@@ H@@ O among us never needs a help@@ ing hand ?
( Psalm 4@@ 2 : 1 – 50 : 23 )
• Why does Jehovah deser@@ ve our un@@ ited praise ?
As they did that work , ev@@ en@@ tually the “ good news of the Kingdom [ would ] be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
At the time , the local congregation seem@@ ed to me like an old - l@@ adi@@ es ’ c@@ lu@@ b .
It was pres@@ ented to God in its enti@@ re@@ ty , even as Jesus Christ will@@ ingly and who@@ l@@ ly gave his life as a ransom sacrifice .
How different she is from an un@@ co@@ op@@ er@@ ative wife , who@@ se children su@@ ff@@ er physi@@ c@@ ally and spiritually !
A P@@ at@@ ter@@ n for Jehovah’s V@@ ic@@ t@@ ory
If we have such a relationship with God , we will never ask , ‘ Will I still be serving Jehovah in a few years ’ time ? ’
R@@ o@@ si@@ e says , “ I got h@@ un@@ g up on certain wor@@ ries by making things wor@@ se in my mind or i@@ mag@@ ining the wor@@ st - case s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o@@ s . ”
By what r@@ ou@@ te does God lead Israel out of Egy@@ pt , and why ?
Th@@ ough S@@ pan@@ ish is the ma@@ in language of Per@@ u , Q@@ u@@ e@@ ch@@ ua and A@@ y@@ mar@@ a are also spo@@ ken on the Al@@ ti@@ pl@@ an@@ o .
What if you exam@@ ined your fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart and found that it was not as sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to Jehovah’s counsel as it could be and that it was to some ex@@ t@@ ent “ un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised ” ?
On May 20 , 20@@ 15 , my compan@@ ion of 6@@ 6 years pas@@ sed away in death .
Jesus did not consider that account as just a st@@ ory for un@@ educ@@ ated people .
A@@ be@@ l was the first human ever to devel@@ op that st@@ er@@ ling qu@@ ality .
How do many people view their work ?
And they ex@@ ten@@ d themselves to help us in any way possible ​ — even with re@@ pa@@ ir@@ s on the house and ca@@ r .
U@@ p@@ on gra@@ du@@ ation I received an assignment to the Go@@ ld C@@ o@@ ast , now known as G@@ h@@ ana .
Because of such supp@@ lic@@ ation and for at le@@ ast two other reas@@ ons , it seem@@ s that Jehovah ans@@ wer@@ ed Moses ’ prayer and did not p@@ un@@ ish A@@ ar@@ on .
The form@@ er things have pas@@ sed away . . . . ‘ Lo@@ ok !
The reason be@@ comes clear when we consider the re@@ ality of our present standing before God .
It can give you strength to end@@ ure so@@ cial in@@ justice and pol@@ itical tur@@ mo@@ il .
But doing so thr@@ ough@@ out life , as C@@ al@@ e@@ b did , can be a chall@@ enge .
How do their to@@ ne of vo@@ ice and fac@@ i@@ al expres@@ sion commun@@ ic@@ ate their interest in understanding the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der@@ ’s vie@@ ws ? ​ — Pro@@ v .
“ But you , when making gi@@ f@@ ts of mer@@ cy , do not let your left hand know what your right is doing , that your gi@@ f@@ ts of mer@@ cy may be in se@@ cre@@ t ; then your Father who is loo@@ king on in se@@ cre@@ t will re@@ pa@@ y you . ”
7 : 4 - 16 .
Then Jehovah asked Moses : “ How much longer will they not put faith in me ? ”
Mar@@ ri@@ age mat@@ es must be faithful to each other .
So now our family cons@@ is@@ ted of four gi@@ r@@ ls , ag@@ ed 14 , 12 , 9 , and 7 .
If you are again privile@@ ged to serve as an el@@ der , look to Jehovah for strength , pati@@ ence , and joy .
Bro@@ ther F@@ ro@@ st , in his ty@@ pi@@ c@@ ally en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic man@@ ner , began speaking in Ger@@ man about something ap@@ par@@ ently qu@@ ite serious .
J@@ on@@ ah might not even have spo@@ ken the N@@ in@@ ev@@ ites ’ language , at le@@ ast not f@@ lu@@ ently .
A fine way to help someone stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing with feelings of in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ac@@ y is to encoura@@ ge him to foc@@ us on Jehovah in@@ stead of on himself .
As a result , anointed Christians are coun@@ ted righteous on the bas@@ is of their faith in Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice .
R@@ ich B@@ less@@ ings for Those M@@ ak@@ ing S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ es
In@@ dia ​ — A “ Un@@ ity in Di@@ vers@@ ity ”
Tr@@ ying to re@@ pres@@ s a gu@@ il@@ ty conscience can sa@@ p us of vi@@ g@@ or , even as a t@@ ree lo@@ ses mo@@ is@@ ture in sum@@ mer@@ ’s in@@ ten@@ se he@@ at .
Al@@ ong with such prac@@ tice s@@ essi@@ ons , consider some of the practic@@ al less@@ ons taught by Bible examples .
Many from the nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom had g@@ one to Juda@@ h before the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the land of Juda@@ h were taken into cap@@ tiv@@ ity to Babyl@@ on in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
Jehovah told them regarding future ob@@ serv@@ an@@ ces of the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver : “ When your sons say to you , ‘ What does this service mean to you ? ’
Abraham did not become em@@ bit@@ tered or disc@@ oura@@ ged , however .
H@@ O@@ M@@ E and F@@ A@@ MI@@ L@@ Y C@@ A@@ R@@ E
* The activities of the fi@@ ve k@@ ings who place their confidence in Jehovah are emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed .
A@@ no@@ ther transl@@ ation says that faith “ makes us certain of real@@ ities we do not see . ” ( The New Eng@@ l@@ ish Bible ) For example , you cannot see ra@@ di@@ o wa@@ ves , but your c@@ ell p@@ ho@@ ne c@@ learly demonstr@@ ates the re@@ ality of those inv@@ isi@@ ble wa@@ ves that trans@@ mit vo@@ ic@@ es ; so you accept that such wa@@ ves ex@@ ist .
Jo@@ s@@ é desi@@ red to serve as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant in the congregation .
They are part of our spiritual family , we love them as friends , and we always be@@ have toward them in har@@ mony with Bible principles .
Jehovah cho@@ o@@ ses others from among mankind to re@@ ign with Jesus and ju@@ dge during that mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m - long day .
Indeed , he never re@@ pe@@ ated those serious sin@@ s .
I was sur@@ pris@@ ed that I wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t famili@@ ar with many of the M@@ or@@ m@@ on teachings .
Why do we need to do more than mer@@ ely read s@@ crip@@ tures when preaching ?
These too are cle@@ ans@@ ed by the ran@@ som@@ ing blood of Jesus and show themselves li@@ on@@ hear@@ ted in rend@@ ering God “ sac@@ red service day and night . ”
But if there is a congregation ne@@ ar@@ by that uses your mother t@@ ong@@ ue , the question ar@@ ises : Wh@@ ich language congregation is best for your family ?
Jehovah spoke of those three dead pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s as if they were still ali@@ ve .
How difficult that pro@@ ject must have seem@@ ed ​ — and not just from the con@@ stru@@ ction point of view ! Noah sur@@ ely knew that it would bring on even more ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le and op@@ position .
To high@@ light the d@@ anger of wa@@ sting our lives , Solomon uses the word “ van@@ ity ” some 30 times in E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es .
As we near the end of these last days , the “ pang@@ s of dist@@ ress ” are inc@@ reas@@ ing da@@ ily .
says Jesus . “ You are a stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ ck to me , because you think , not God’s thoughts , but those of men . ” ​ — Matthew 16 : 21 - 23 .
I pray@@ ed for 17 years to find ans@@ wers to my questions .
R@@ em@@ ember that Jehovah God vie@@ ws a married cou@@ ple as being “ one flesh . ”
Ke@@ ep your com@@ ments bri@@ ef .
E@@ ven@@ tually , the pres@@ sure from relati@@ ves ended .
A child , though , should understand why he is being p@@ uni@@ shed .
This article shows why we should trust the slave and how we can demonstr@@ ate that trust .
Gre@@ en@@ sp@@ an high@@ ligh@@ ts the mar@@ ked contr@@ ast between the world situation before 1914 and what follow@@ ed :
A man who wants to mar@@ ry should pre@@ pare for that responsi@@ bility .
And just as Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at went to the ter@@ rit@@ ory of Eph@@ ra@@ im to help people return to true worship , we can re@@ ach out to those who have become in@@ ac@@ tive .
How is Matthew 24 : 14 being ful@@ filled today ?
And we will continue to be known as a people “ ze@@ al@@ ous for fine works . ” ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 14 .
Is Jesus God ?
The gr@@ and@@ stand at the s@@ por@@ ts st@@ adi@@ u@@ m was the best we could find .
“ The Law H@@ as Be@@ come Our Tu@@ t@@ or ”
They com@@ bin@@ e to form one gr@@ and pi@@ c@@ ture that helps us to id@@ enti@@ fy Jesus as the Messi@@ ah .
They did their best to re@@ ach my heart .
To help us stay a@@ wa@@ ke spiritually , let us bri@@ ef@@ ly re@@ view events that have set the st@@ age for this no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation .
Although this article speak@@ s about f@@ em@@ ale vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s , the principles discus@@ sed also apply to mal@@ es who are th@@ reat@@ ened with ra@@ pe .
Are you happy like Ge@@ or@@ ge ?
In what way is Jehovah’s love like that of a loving par@@ ent ?
Of course it is !
The mo@@ der@@ n hist@@ ory of Jehovah’s Witnesses att@@ ests that they have been succ@@ ored by their loyal compan@@ i@@ ons , the other sheep , as these were moved by the spirit .
Ab@@ out God , Jesus said : “ Your word is truth . ”
God’s spirit can also help us when we are disc@@ oura@@ ged .
Des@@ pite her li@@ mit@@ ed knowledge of Jehovah , she believ@@ ed Eli@@ j@@ ah and did what he asked of her .
Our situation is not like that of a pris@@ on@@ er who is wa@@ iting in his c@@ ell for his ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Israel benef@@ ited great@@ ly from Jehovah’s guid@@ ance through Jesus .
He deal@@ t pati@@ ently and kin@@ dly with the me@@ ek and low@@ ly and su@@ ffered at the hands of Jehovah’s enem@@ ies .
He did not simply say : “ We must end@@ ure many tri@@ bul@@ ations . ”
But perhaps to their sur@@ pris@@ e , Jesus reve@@ aled that an even greater joy was in st@@ ore for them because of their ze@@ al for the Kingdom .
And there occ@@ ur@@ red no little dis@@ sen@@ sion and dis@@ pu@@ ting among them and Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s !
21 : 25 - 27 .
He proved himself fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less among his con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries .
S@@ mit@@ a , * a 35 - year - old woman in D@@ ha@@ ka , B@@ ang@@ la@@ des@@ h , had the re@@ pu@@ tation of being a loving and car@@ ing person .
There were also gra@@ in o@@ ffer@@ ings made in recogn@@ iti@@ on of Jehovah’s b@@ oun@@ ty .
What two things did Paul say would help the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans ?
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , true Christi@@ an@@ ity was e@@ c@@ li@@ p@@ sed by a coun@@ ter@@ fe@@ it called Chris@@ tend@@ om .
Just think of the vo@@ lum@@ es and vo@@ lum@@ es of la@@ ws written by man , let al@@ one the ar@@ mi@@ es of la@@ w@@ y@@ ers and jud@@ ges needed to inter@@ pre@@ t and ad@@ minis@@ ter them .
You Can Re@@ ach O@@ u@@ t to Ser@@ ve A@@ gain
If you thro@@ w your bur@@ den upon him , he will su@@ sta@@ in you and give you the strength to keep on serving him happ@@ ily with a ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast heart . ​ — Psalm 5@@ 5 : 22 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 ; Revelation 2 : 4 .
The sear@@ ch for a su@@ p@@ posed hi@@ d@@ den message dep@@ ends upon an ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely un@@ chang@@ ing text .
Why is God’s organization prog@@ res@@ sing today , and why should we keep in st@@ ep with it ?
Un@@ der the direction of Mark N@@ ou@@ ma@@ ir , another G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ or , sever@@ al from the class re@@ en@@ ac@@ ted experi@@ ences that high@@ ligh@@ ted the the@@ me “ Not A@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of the Go@@ od Ne@@ ws . ”
He says that if a human father , though “ being wicked ” because of in@@ her@@ ited sin@@ ful@@ ness , gives a good gift to his son , how much more so can we ex@@ pect that our heavenly Father , being ben@@ ev@@ ol@@ ent , will give holy spirit to his family of worshipp@@ ers ! ​ — James 1 : 17 .
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ar commun@@ ic@@ ation with Jehovah in hear@@ t@@ felt prayer dra@@ ws us clo@@ s@@ er to him .
The first world war bro@@ ke out because of mis@@ cal@@ cul@@ ations .
S@@ te@@ p 7 ​ — G@@ et H@@ el@@ p to Un@@ der@@ stand
They found se@@ cul@@ ar work to support themselves as pione@@ ers , and today they serve in a congregation in the pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of V@@ er@@ ag@@ u@@ as , P@@ an@@ ama .
Job was ne@@ i@@ ther mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous nor c@@ ru@@ el .
If we are who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly dedic@@ ated to Jehovah , un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly we ke@@ en@@ ly desire to imitate his go@@ o@@ dness .
The great@@ ness of Jehovah’s love was man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted when he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son as a ransom sacrifice for mankind .
In a similar way , the war@@ m love of our brothers and sisters can help you to become a matu@@ re Christian .
Wh@@ atever difficul@@ ty you are stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing with , real@@ ize that rel@@ ap@@ ses may some@@ times occ@@ ur .
And King G@@ u@@ sta@@ v A@@ do@@ l@@ ph I@@ I of S@@ we@@ den , who f@@ ought in the T@@ hi@@ r@@ ty Ye@@ ars ’ W@@ ar , is thought to have wor@@ n the ar@@ m@@ or sh@@ own on page 7 .
Some had never seen a bo@@ at like our@@ s or a wh@@ ite man before .
Be@@ fore we me@@ t again , both of us were to go through hor@@ rend@@ ous tri@@ als , re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly es@@ cap@@ ing death just by a ha@@ ir@@ bre@@ ad@@ th .
On one occasi@@ on , one of them came to me and said : “ Di@@ ck , I want to go and do some wit@@ ness@@ ing in to@@ wn , but I have no sh@@ o@@ es , just work boo@@ ts . ”
Instead , they found fa@@ ul@@ t with him .
Are there more important valu@@ es than pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons ?
R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch@@ ers have found that this s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful “ gar@@ den@@ er ” ad@@ ju@@ st@@ s its efforts according to the am@@ ount of food that is needed by the col@@ on@@ y .
Ex@@ pla@@ ining the sense of the word transl@@ ated “ mil@@ d - temp@@ ered , ” one Bible scho@@ la@@ r wrote : “ The su@@ pre@@ me char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic of the man who is [ mil@@ d of temp@@ er ] is that he is the man who is under perfect control .
What his brothers did really h@@ ur@@ t J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah .
Instead of judg@@ ing Peter and the other apostles har@@ sh@@ ly for fa@@ il@@ ing to stay a@@ wa@@ ke , however , we would do well to remember that the day had evid@@ ently taken qu@@ ite a t@@ ol@@ l on their we@@ ak flesh .
A Mi@@ rac@@ le No One C@@ ould I@@ gn@@ ore
Why , the gre@@ en@@ er@@ y of an enti@@ re m@@ oun@@ tain seem@@ s necess@@ ary to su@@ sta@@ in it !
At first the of@@ fic@@ er did not accept this st@@ ory and even su@@ spe@@ cted that A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ r@@ a was involved in human tra@@ f@@ fic@@ king .
We told her about the new world and the wonderful life there .
What is ur@@ g@@ ently needed for man@@ kin@@ d’s own good ?
Mo@@ ved by an ar@@ d@@ ent desire to talk about Jehovah , she turned the con@@ vers@@ ation to what she dis@@ cer@@ ned was the real bas@@ is for the wom@@ an’s ob@@ je@@ ctions ​ — her l@@ ack of beli@@ ef in the ex@@ ist@@ ence of a Creator .
While serving in those are@@ as , I learned to live as the n@@ ative Af@@ ri@@ c@@ ans did ​ — s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing in a mu@@ d hu@@ t , e@@ ating with my f@@ ing@@ ers , and s@@ qu@@ at@@ ting “ out@@ side ” as the Israelites did in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
Fa@@ ther’s ministry in the So@@ vi@@ et Un@@ ion was high@@ ligh@@ ted in a special bro@@ ch@@ ure provided for those who attend@@ ed the Ju@@ ne 21 , 199@@ 7 , dedic@@ ation of the new branch fac@@ il@@ ities in S@@ t . Pet@@ er@@ s@@ bur@@ g , Rus@@ sia .
This spiritual pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity has been enjo@@ yed des@@ pite the most se@@ v@@ ere and pro@@ long@@ ed op@@ position from Satan’s world .
T@@ ri@@ u@@ mp@@ h O@@ ver Na@@ z@@ i Per@@ secu@@ tion , 3 / 15
She said , “ W@@ ell , I@@ ’@@ m going to sa@@ ve up for you to come again in three years ’ time . ”
It is not as if a person could reason , ‘ I am Scrip@@ tur@@ ally allow@@ ed to eng@@ age in any activ@@ ity that is not on Paul’s l@@ ist of the works of the flesh . ’
The apostle Paul likely had this in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent in mind when he wrote : “ Do not for@@ get ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality , for through it some un@@ know@@ ingly en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined angels . ”
You can use illustr@@ ations to teach your children that wh@@ atever the Bible says is cor@@ rec@@ t .
What experience from E@@ l S@@ al@@ va@@ d@@ or shows that many are keep@@ ing spiritually al@@ er@@ t ?
In 19@@ 6@@ 8 , part of a st@@ atu@@ e of I@@ b@@ bi@@ t - Li@@ m , a so@@ ver@@ ei@@ gn of E@@ b@@ la , came to light .
Rather , something more el@@ ev@@ ated is called for ​ — hon@@ est self - exam@@ in@@ ation and the consci@@ enti@@ ous app@@ lic@@ ation of Bible principles .
But in No@@ v@@ ember or De@@ c@@ ember 6@@ 24 B.C.E . , Bar@@ u@@ ch b@@ ol@@ dly “ began to read al@@ ou@@ d from the book the words of Jeremiah at the house of Jehovah , in the din@@ ing ro@@ om of G@@ em@@ ari@@ ah . . . , in the ear@@ s of all the people . ” ​ — Jeremiah 36 : 8 - 10 .
• Re@@ fle@@ cting on the situation in the congregation in Per@@ ga@@ mu@@ m , how should we view apost@@ ate thinking ?
Instead of saying : “ Let us e@@ at and dr@@ ink , for t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w we are to die , ” we have the reli@@ able hope of everlasting life in a par@@ adise on earth . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
You can pre@@ v@@ ent differ@@ ences from tur@@ ning into div@@ isions by not giving un@@ du@@ e attention to personal pre@@ fer@@ ences .
Not to be over@@ loo@@ ked is how doing the work day in and day out might af@@ fect our conscience .
The New Bi@@ r@@ th ​ — What Is I@@ ts P@@ ur@@ pose ?
That a@@ war@@ en@@ ess was a positi@@ ve for@@ ce in Jesus ’ life , mo@@ tiv@@ ating him to be ze@@ al@@ ous in car@@ r@@ ying out his Fa@@ ther’s will .
In the face of suffering .
Thus , the cultiv@@ at@@ or pr@@ un@@ es these fru@@ it@@ less bran@@ ches so that the n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment of the v@@ ine will go only to the fru@@ it - be@@ aring bran@@ ches .
That prac@@ tice ca@@ used many de@@ a@@ ths .
Th@@ ough they come from different cul@@ tures , langu@@ ages , and ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds , many have become un@@ ited in the worship of the only true God .
Even a number of s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists with so@@ li@@ d cre@@ d@@ enti@@ als do not accept the ide@@ a that ev@@ olu@@ tion acc@@ oun@@ ts for the ar@@ ra@@ y of spe@@ ci@@ es we see on earth .
M@@ om@@ ents later , she died in my ar@@ ms .
We also see that des@@ pite their fa@@ il@@ u@@ res , Jehovah did not give up on the Israelites .
Wh@@ er@@ ever God Le@@ a@@ ds , We Will F@@ ol@@ low
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 7 ]
He bre@@ ak@@ s the bo@@ w and sh@@ at@@ ters the spe@@ ar ; he bur@@ ns the mil@@ it@@ ary wa@@ g@@ ons with fi@@ re . ” ​ — Psalm 4@@ 6 : 8 , 9 .
One refer@@ ence work poin@@ ts out : “ Le@@ a@@ ve no st@@ one un@@ turned until you have ag@@ re@@ ed with your ad@@ vers@@ ary and com@@ promised the matter , so that your b@@ ond may not come against you or your@@ s . ”
If we no@@ tice that a fellow worshipp@@ er of Jehovah is in need of comfort , we can men@@ tion him or her in our priv@@ ate prayers .
W@@ ho@@ se bir@@ th@@ day ?
The following article will consider how we can wis@@ ely use the fre@@ e@@ dom we now have , so that we can honor Jehovah , the God of true fre@@ e@@ dom , forever .
T@@ el@@ ling small lies could em@@ b@@ ol@@ den a person to tell bi@@ g ones and might lead to the sin@@ ful prac@@ tice of l@@ ying .
In the pris@@ on , my c@@ ell mate was a young man from the Ne@@ ther@@ lands .
At that early d@@ ate , Daniel would not have been in Babyl@@ on to inter@@ pre@@ t the dre@@ am .
The prophet Mi@@ ca@@ h said : “ All the pe@@ op@@ les , for their part , will walk each one in the name of its go@@ d ; but we , for our part , shall walk in the name of Jehovah our God to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , even forever . ”
Such knowledge is a tre@@ asure to be ch@@ eri@@ shed ! ​ — Proverbs 2 : 1 - 5 .
On one occasi@@ on , I got into a fi@@ ght with a sin@@ is@@ ter - loo@@ king cu@@ st@@ om@@ er but h@@ and@@ led him eas@@ ily .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er@@ ful medit@@ ation is a must when reading the Bible and Bible - based public@@ ations .
A child with a pu@@ pp@@ y , Greek or Rom@@ an st@@ atu@@ et@@ te ( first century B.C.E . to the second century C.E . )
How to P@@ rac@@ tice Go@@ dly F@@ e@@ ar
Even before I arri@@ ved in 19@@ 50 , the branch of@@ fice had be@@ gu@@ n to organiz@@ e reading and writ@@ ing cl@@ as@@ ses in the congregations .
Some ch@@ urch lead@@ ers f@@ ran@@ k@@ ly ad@@ mit that when it comes to teaching their flo@@ ck to ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ ze , Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s ch@@ ur@@ ches fai@@ l ut@@ ter@@ ly .
How have some expres@@ sed their confidence in the resurrection hope ?
They will be re@@ plac@@ ed by what ?
For example , after wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness became pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent in the ancient c@@ ities of So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h , God told the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Abraham : “ I will go down to see whether they are ac@@ ting according to the out@@ c@@ ry that has re@@ ached me .
What if Ca@@ in had chang@@ ed his mind ?
If he enjo@@ ys listen@@ ing to you , he may be pleas@@ ed to have you come back .
What f@@ ond mem@@ ori@@ es I have of our family life ​ — our sum@@ m@@ er h@@ ik@@ es in the tr@@ an@@ qu@@ il B@@ l@@ ack F@@ o@@ rest and Mo@@ ther’s ho@@ me@@ making less@@ ons !
Jesus respon@@ ded by saying that Peter would dis@@ own him three times .
On S@@ atur@@ day , I re@@ tri@@ ev@@ ed the bo@@ x , took a back r@@ ou@@ te to a neigh@@ bor@@ ’s house , and got a ri@@ de into to@@ wn .
( b ) Un@@ like the un@@ faithful ones of Juda@@ h , what should we be determined to do ?
This remin@@ ds us that we should give our very best to Jehovah . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 9 , 10 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 23 , 24 .
Some people find it difficult to love God .
He is our Le@@ ad@@ er , in char@@ ge of the s@@ ow@@ ing of Kingdom truth .
“ Are they not all spi@@ r@@ its for public service , sent for@@ th to minis@@ ter for those who are going to in@@ her@@ it sal@@ vation ? ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B .
She repor@@ ts : “ S@@ hor@@ tly before our 1@@ 5@@ th we@@ d@@ ding an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary , my husband told me that he was having a relationship with another woman .
What Do They B@@ eli@@ eve ?
Se@@ ek Jehovah Be@@ fore the Da@@ y of His Ang@@ er , 2 / 15
Even people who are not religious have some pri@@ or@@ ities or guid@@ el@@ ines that deter@@ mine their conduct .
He is mentioned here at Luke chap@@ ter 3 , verse 1 ​ — among many other govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als of the time .
25 : 31 - 34 , 4@@ 1 , 4@@ 6 ; Re@@ v .
However , he accepted the gener@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts offered by the emp@@ ress and satis@@ fied her re@@ qu@@ est .
Ar@@ ri@@ ving at our house , they asked if we had a par@@ ty c@@ ard .
I re@@ je@@ cted his advan@@ ces but became to@@ t@@ ally dis@@ il@@ lu@@ si@@ oned .
She inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted Jesus , b@@ lu@@ r@@ ting out : “ Lord , does it not matter to you that my sister has left me al@@ one to atten@@ d to things ?
A@@ m@@ ong the k@@ ings who rule in Israel after Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am are Na@@ da@@ b , Ba@@ a@@ sha , E@@ la@@ h , Z@@ im@@ r@@ i , Ti@@ b@@ ni , O@@ m@@ r@@ i , A@@ ha@@ b , and A@@ ha@@ z@@ iah .
What had Moses pre@@ di@@ cted , and did his words come true ?
Jesus did not go to the temple to em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass the teach@@ ers with his knowledge . He went there to listen , al@@ though he also asked questions .
When , ex@@ ac@@ tly ?
As a st@@ ro@@ ke mo@@ ves through the a@@ ir , it gener@@ ates tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous he@@ at that un@@ ites n@@ it@@ ro@@ g@@ en and o@@ x@@ y@@ g@@ en to form n@@ it@@ r@@ ates and other com@@ p@@ oun@@ ds .
For instance , i@@ magine a man taking his first ar@@ ch@@ er@@ y less@@ on .
I fir@@ m@@ ly believe that soon he will sol@@ ve not only my problems but those of all who trust in his power and do what he comman@@ ds . ”
The next day , when Moses li@@ f@@ ted his hands and held them high until su@@ n@@ set , no enem@@ y could stand against Israel , and the A@@ mal@@ ek@@ ites were van@@ qui@@ shed .
Like all of God’s faithful servants , Joseph b@@ ol@@ dly reve@@ aled God’s mes@@ sa@@ ges , both the good news and the news of imp@@ en@@ ding judgment . ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 1 : 2 .
Bible prophecy reve@@ als that “ the great day of Jehovah is near . ”
The Bible does , however , shed light on the situation .
P@@ ris@@ on T@@ er@@ m in M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia
1@@ 000 *
Yes , all these blessings and more can be your@@ s if you respon@@ d and re@@ act fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly to the pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation of the Kingdom good news .
16 : 13 - 16 ; 17 : 24 - 26 .
; Ru@@ st@@ ad , N .
Abraham then had to wa@@ it 25 years before his son Isa@@ a@@ c was born in 19@@ 18 B.C.E . , and he had to wa@@ it another 60 years before his gr@@ and@@ sons E@@ sa@@ u and Jac@@ o@@ b were born in 18@@ 5@@ 8 B.C.E . ​ — He@@ b .
He ur@@ ged them : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e pu@@ t@@ ting up with one another and for@@ giving one another fre@@ ely if anyone has a cause for com@@ pla@@ in@@ t against another .
He a@@ da@@ p@@ ted himself , his actions , and his language to the char@@ ac@@ ter of such an ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ at@@ or , as it would appe@@ ar in the eyes of his un@@ su@@ spe@@ cting brothers .
My un@@ believ@@ ing mother tri@@ ed to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce me to mar@@ ry just about anyone who came along .
16 , 17 . ( a ) How does baptism rel@@ ate to one@@ ’s future life pro@@ spe@@ cts ?
Jehovah al@@ tered his decision at times when circumstances chang@@ ed .
M@@ A@@ R@@ K@@ S O@@ F S@@ P@@ I@@ R@@ I@@ T@@ U@@ AL@@ I@@ T@@ Y
A@@ n a@@ ver@@ age of some 5@@ ,000 people ‘ out of all t@@ ong@@ u@@ es ’ become disciples of Christ each we@@ ek of the year !
The less@@ ons that we learn from them strengthen our faith and help us to get a fir@@ m hold on “ the real life , ” everlasting life in God’s promised new world .
To be gre@@ e@@ dy for something in re@@ ality means that we sur@@ rend@@ er our will to it ​ — in effect , we make it our ma@@ ster , our go@@ d , the thing we serve .
These small is@@ lands ex@@ ten@@ d al@@ most 5@@ 00 mil@@ es ( 8@@ 00 kil@@ om@@ et@@ ers ) between the V@@ ir@@ g@@ in Is@@ lands and Tr@@ in@@ i@@ da@@ d .
Bethel became my home , and I continue serving here with joy of heart .
The ba@@ n was res@@ c@@ in@@ ded , and in fi@@ ve years the temple was comple@@ ted . ​ — E@@ z@@ r@@ a 6 : 14 , 15 ; Ha@@ g .
“ To G@@ ather All Th@@ ings To@@ gether A@@ gain in the Christ ”
The book gives a simp@@ le , di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied answer .
To understand what was in his brothers ’ hearts , Joseph conc@@ e@@ aled his id@@ ent@@ ity when they appe@@ ared before him in Egy@@ pt to bu@@ y food .
To this day , the bri@@ de class continu@@ es to ex@@ ten@@ d that invit@@ ation .
A@@ vo@@ i@@ ding such conduct can be challeng@@ ing .
There was something el@@ se that kept Jesus from tur@@ ning pr@@ ou@@ d or ha@@ ugh@@ ty .
The truth fur@@ ther became re@@ ality by Jesus ’ en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ing ministry as a Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er .
“ N@@ ever will he allow the righteous one to to@@ t@@ ter . ” ​ — Psalm 5@@ 5 : 22 .
H@@ as a family member or a friend expres@@ sed concer@@ n about my dr@@ in@@ king ?
Au@@ t .
How did prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians respon@@ d to the th@@ re@@ at of G@@ no@@ s@@ tic@@ ism ?
In our course of life .
That , however , does not necess@@ ar@@ ily mean that they are true .
Di@@ d those early disciples of Jesus have the needed courage to keep on wit@@ ness@@ ing about him ?
After that , we will need new direc@@ tions for life in a righteous new world that will be to@@ t@@ ally free of Satan’s influ@@ ence .
The apostle Paul showed that G@@ ent@@ ile Christians were in no way inf@@ eri@@ or to Jewish Christians , and f@@ em@@ ale Christians were in no way inf@@ eri@@ or to mal@@ es .
Di@@ o@@ d@@ ati@@ ’s Bible helped I@@ tal@@ ians to gr@@ as@@ p the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s teachings .
T@@ e@@ ach@@ ers may thus feel appreci@@ ated and be mo@@ tiv@@ ated to make a greater effort to me@@ et the educ@@ ational needs of the children .
What wise counsel did Solomon give ?
The differ@@ ence , of course , is that God has the power to do as he wi@@ sh@@ es . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 35 : 6 .
Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es has said to you , O pri@@ ests who are des@@ p@@ ising my name . ”
F@@ ac@@ ed with s@@ cour@@ g@@ ing in Jerusalem , the apostle asked a Rom@@ an of@@ fic@@ er : “ Is it la@@ w@@ ful for you to s@@ cour@@ ge a Rom@@ an who has not been con@@ dem@@ ned ? ”
Ke@@ ep yourself foc@@ used on the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c go@@ als , including Jehovah in all your pl@@ ans .
This imp@@ lies that faithful worshipp@@ ers in the past , such as Noah , Abraham , Moses , and David , had not g@@ one to heaven .
In a world that is ever more cor@@ ru@@ pt and mor@@ ally de@@ gra@@ ded , we as true Christians stand out because we love “ pur@@ ity of heart . ”
Do re@@ sear@@ ch .
No ri@@ ches or material com@@ forts can ever come near in value to hear@@ ing God’s appointed Ju@@ dge say : “ C@@ ome , you who have been bless@@ ed by my Father , in@@ her@@ it the kingdom pre@@ pared for you . ”
In the following article , you will find the ans@@ wers to those questions .
The Israelites of Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s day were ob@@ li@@ vi@@ ous to such sign@@ s .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ You , fa@@ thers , . . . go on br@@ ing@@ ing [ your children ] up in the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah . ”
To what ro@@ le did Jehovah as@@ si@@ gn H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah ?
When your mate wants to talk , do you listen ?
It is not eas@@ y to res@@ ist temp@@ tation or over@@ come bad ha@@ bi@@ ts .
It came to us through our prayers to Jehovah . This in@@ ner peace en@@ ab@@ led us to speak to news repor@@ ters about our hope of the resurrection .
H@@ u@@ man rul@@ ers are not fin@@ ding so@@ lu@@ tions to the va@@ st problems pla@@ gu@@ ing mankind today ; nor will the situation get better because of human efforts .
In@@ stan@@ tly , ever@@ yone started r@@ un@@ ning for the h@@ ill@@ s , sh@@ ou@@ ting , “ S@@ m@@ ong !
Ha@@ ving coun@@ sel@@ ed both si@@ des in this dis@@ pu@@ te , Paul wrote : “ So , then , let us pur@@ sue the things making for peace and the things that are up@@ building to one another . ” ​ — R@@ om .
There are t@@ ang@@ i@@ ble ways that we can show respect for our ga@@ ther@@ ings .
We have every reason to rejo@@ ice over his “ vi@@ ct@@ ory with the L@@ am@@ b . ”
“ Ru@@ n . . . That You May A@@ t@@ tain It ”
The Law covenant was an ad@@ dition to and not a re@@ plac@@ ement of God’s covenant with Abraham .
So we should not keep anything that could make it difficult for us to imitate Jesus . ​ — Matthew 5 : 29 , 30 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 8 .
Ne@@ h@@ emiah and E@@ z@@ r@@ a men@@ tion pr@@ inc@@ es , older men , no@@ bl@@ es , and de@@ pu@@ ty rul@@ ers ​ — perhaps the beg@@ in@@ ning of a future S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in . ​ — E@@ z@@ r@@ a 10 : 8 ; Ne@@ h@@ emiah 5 : 7 .
( b ) How might parents un@@ wit@@ t@@ ingly ir@@ rit@@ ate their children ?
The baptism of Jesus ’ followers must also be pre@@ ce@@ ded by a who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted dedic@@ ation to God .
Let us , then , exam@@ ine how you can make your advan@@ c@@ ement man@@ i@@ f@@ est in three are@@ as of your life : ( 1 ) when you face ad@@ vers@@ ity , ( 2 ) as you pre@@ pare for marriage , and ( 3 ) as you stri@@ ve to become “ a fine minis@@ ter . ” ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
L@@ ater , though , they saw how u@@ se@@ ful it would be to learn a local language .
It is prop@@ er for us to want to use our life in a way that br@@ ings us honor and respect .
Why not exam@@ ine it fur@@ ther ?
Many read@@ ers of this j@@ our@@ n@@ al and its compan@@ ion , A@@ wa@@ ke ! , enjoy the ar@@ t@@ work por@@ tra@@ ying the coming Par@@ adise earth .
Ch@@ il@@ dren felt at e@@ ase with Jesus
Let us see how he direc@@ ts his sheep and satis@@ fi@@ es their needs today .
B@@ Y M@@ E@@ AN@@ S O@@ F his Word and his holy spirit , Jehovah is le@@ ading his people in “ the tr@@ ac@@ ks of righteousness . ”
As we stand at the th@@ re@@ sh@@ old of the promised new world , our position is com@@ par@@ able to that of the sons of Israel who were po@@ ised to take pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
S@@ ex@@ u@@ al com@@ pati@@ bility and fin@@ an@@ cial se@@ cur@@ ity are not the most important fac@@ t@@ ors ei@@ ther .
In ancient times , what happened to those who re@@ je@@ cted Jehovah’s light and to those who listen@@ ed to his word ?
F@@ id@@ eli@@ a was a s@@ inc@@ ere and devo@@ ted worshi@@ per in the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch of S@@ an F@@ ran@@ c@@ is@@ c@@ o in L@@ a Pa@@ z , Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a .
Ch@@ il@@ dren too are a preci@@ ous “ in@@ her@@ it@@ ance from Jehovah , ” br@@ ing@@ ing joy to parents who succ@@ ess@@ fully in@@ still godly qualities in them .
On@@ ce you “ think in ag@@ re@@ ement ” about the situation , you can work together to imp@@ ro@@ ve it . ​ — 2 Corinthians 13 : 11 .
We prove ourselves obedi@@ ent by par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in the disci@@ ple - making activ@@ ity . ​ — Mat@@ t .
After all , emp@@ a@@ thy mo@@ ves Jehovah to remember that “ we are du@@ st . ”
Job knew that God we@@ igh@@ s all mankind in “ acc@@ ur@@ ate s@@ cal@@ es , ” using His perfect stan@@ d@@ ard of justice to ga@@ u@@ ge our integrity .
W@@ ise King Solomon wrote : “ G@@ u@@ ard your fe@@ et wh@@ en@@ ever you go to the house of the true God ; and let there be a dra@@ wing near to hear . ”
As a ze@@ al@@ ous Kingdom work@@ er see@@ king to make disciples , can you ex@@ p@@ and your field service activities ?
A mis@@ understanding ca@@ used ten@@ sions between Ju@@ li@@ e and her brother W@@ il@@ li@@ am .
God determined to destro@@ y the wicked in a f@@ lood .
12 : 18 , 19 ; He@@ b .
These experi@@ ences can therefore have a positi@@ ve effect on those who listen to us . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
He was using h@@ y@@ per@@ bo@@ le to illustr@@ ate that just as a liter@@ al cam@@ el cannot go through the e@@ ye of an ac@@ tu@@ al se@@ wing nee@@ d@@ le , it is imp@@ os@@ sible for a rich man to en@@ ter into the Kingdom if he continu@@ es to cl@@ ing to his ri@@ ches and does not put Jehovah first in his life . ​ — Luke 13 : 24 ; 1 Timothy 6 : 17 - 19 .
It was fore@@ told that some fe@@ atu@@ res of first - century Christian meetings would ce@@ ase .
That ma@@ p in “ See the Go@@ od L@@ and ” shows the ma@@ j@@ or plac@@ es mentioned and the land fe@@ atu@@ res involved .
Satan can fo@@ ol even ze@@ al@@ ous servants of Jehovah .
He expres@@ ses joy at fin@@ ding “ certain ones of [ her ] children wal@@ king in the truth . ” ​ — 2 John 1 , 4 .
Jehovah as@@ sures Solomon : “ I [ will ] esta@@ bl@@ ish the thro@@ ne of your kingdom over Israel to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , ” provided the king rema@@ ins obedi@@ ent .
Just as cr@@ ac@@ ks can we@@ ak@@ en a building , g@@ ri@@ ev@@ an@@ ces and res@@ ent@@ ment can devel@@ op in our heart , making it inc@@ reas@@ ingly difficult to be for@@ giving .
H@@ u@@ man worshi@@ p@@ ers of God will not take part in destro@@ ying Satan’s world .
Still , is there any hope that some day there will be a soci@@ ety among the living where so@@ cial class will not be important ?
The world today is a@@ wa@@ s@@ h with por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
What she had in her hands was an al@@ most complete S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c co@@ de@@ x of the four Go@@ sp@@ els !
Still , each of us can ple@@ ase Jehovah and gain sal@@ vation by faith@@ fully end@@ uring in his service . ​ — Mat@@ t .
The one w@@ in@@ king his e@@ ye will give pain , and the one fo@@ ol@@ ish with his li@@ ps will be tro@@ d@@ den down . ” ​ — Proverbs 10 : 9 , 10 .
We should try to deter@@ mine the best time to appro@@ ach hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders .
“ When he was a child , my son used to bom@@ ba@@ r@@ d me with questions , ” says a mother in I@@ tal@@ y nam@@ ed Ang@@ ela .
How can we der@@ i@@ ve happiness from our study and medit@@ ation ?
The “ slave ” is the group of anointed Christians on earth .
1 : 35 , 40 ​ — Who b@@ es@@ id@@ es An@@ dre@@ w was the disci@@ ple standing with John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er ?
The answer to both questions is y@@ es , as we will see in the next article .
For example , has s@@ ci@@ ence proved that some rac@@ es are g@@ ene@@ tic@@ ally su@@ peri@@ or , while others are inf@@ eri@@ or ?
That way , I feel more in tu@@ ne with Jehovah’s thinking . ”
Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t or the Wor@@ l@@ d’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ?
Some who have been members of the congregation for many years may f@@ all into the ha@@ bi@@ t of just rel@@ ying on the Bible knowledge they ac@@ qui@@ red in their first few years as Jehovah’s Witnesses .
He deci@@ ded to continue and was bless@@ ed with the joy of serving as a regul@@ ar pioneer for two years , until com@@ p@@ lic@@ ations from his in@@ j@@ ur@@ y took his life .
The@@ o@@ d@@ ore J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy deli@@ vered a thought - pro@@ vo@@ king dis@@ course ent@@ it@@ led “ O@@ ver@@ se@@ ers and M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al Ser@@ v@@ ants The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c@@ ally A@@ p@@ pointed . ”
W@@ ar .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , happiness resul@@ ts from following a good p@@ ath in life , living in har@@ mony with s@@ ound principles .
But l@@ ac@@ king faith and yi@@ el@@ ding to the fear of men , the king did not obey the vo@@ ice of Jehovah , and Jehovah gave him no other rep@@ ly that would be more to the k@@ ing@@ ’s lik@@ ing . ​ — Jeremiah 21 : 1 - 12 ; 38 : 14 - 19 .
When a husband and wife understand , appreci@@ ate , and fulf@@ ill their Scriptural ro@@ les , their uni@@ on is a thing of beau@@ ty .
What a reli@@ ef it is to know that Jehovah will for@@ give our sin@@ s ​ — even sin@@ s as serious as ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y or mu@@ r@@ der !
A@@ no@@ ther cou@@ ple began stud@@ ying Al@@ ban@@ i@@ an on their own and ev@@ en@@ tually moved to Al@@ ban@@ ia to care for the gro@@ wing interest in the Bible there .
I learned af@@ ter@@ ward that he was a ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ al and had a@@ bu@@ sed others .
In 19@@ 0@@ 4 , Bro@@ ther C . T . Rus@@ sel@@ l wrote : “ E@@ ach one is to consider himself as appointed by the Lord the ste@@ ward of his own time , influ@@ ence , money , et@@ c . , and each is to seek to use these tal@@ ents to the best of his ability , to the Ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s glory . ”
He reas@@ oned : “ How could I com@@ mit this great ba@@ dness and ac@@ tually sin against God ? ” ​ — G@@ en . 39 : 6 , 9 ; read Proverbs 1 : 10 .
How has the organization of conven@@ tions been mo@@ di@@ fied in rec@@ ent times ?
In L@@ e M@@ ans , for example , a tri@@ o in their 8@@ 0 ’ s sp@@ ent two h@@ our@@ s pu@@ t@@ ting the tr@@ act into letter bo@@ x@@ es , and a Witness in a whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir h@@ an@@ ded out the tr@@ act in fr@@ on@@ t of the tra@@ in st@@ ation .
On the other hand , “ a cal@@ m heart gives life to the body , ” says the Bible .
When a dis@@ pu@@ te ar@@ ose about the da@@ ily dist@@ ribu@@ tion of food to wi@@ do@@ ws , the 12 apostles ga@@ ther@@ ed the disciples and said : “ It is not pleas@@ ing for us to leave the word of God to dist@@ ribu@@ te food to ta@@ bl@@ es . ”
A full share in the ministry can lik@@ e@@ wise help you in your efforts to ra@@ ise your children “ in the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 4 .
Pro@@ vi@@ de associ@@ ation
No@@ wa@@ days , religious lead@@ ers tic@@ k@@ le pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s ear@@ s by saying that se@@ x out@@ side of marriage may be accep@@ table to God .
• What Scriptural examples can help us to keep on the w@@ atch ?
How long , then , were Father and Son together ?
Jehovah God and his Son care deep@@ ly about the po@@ or .
If this happ@@ ens , listen to your sp@@ ouse !
C@@ u@@ te , pla@@ y@@ ful , and ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely in@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ ve , he mo@@ ves about fre@@ ely , wal@@ king on our pa@@ p@@ ers , s@@ n@@ atch@@ ing our p@@ ens , s@@ tic@@ king his little pa@@ ws into our shi@@ r@@ t po@@ c@@ ke@@ ts in sear@@ ch of a tre@@ at .
They were together in heaven for perhaps bil@@ li@@ ons of years .
For three years , they con@@ stan@@ tly nee@@ d@@ led me to re@@ ver@@ t to my old ways .
S@@ et@@ ting a d@@ ate for accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing something may well inc@@ re@@ ase mo@@ tiv@@ ation to get it done .
Still , as a nation , Israel was to re@@ present Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and tell his pra@@ ises among the nations .
God has set up a heavenly Kingdom , or govern@@ ment , made up of Jesus Christ and those cho@@ s@@ en from among mankind .
This can ha@@ p@@ pen in a spiritual sense too .
O@@ u@@ t of she@@ er gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de and loy@@ al@@ ty , the other sheep lo@@ v@@ ingly support Christ’s anointed “ brothers ” on the earth during this time of the end . ​ — Matthew 25 : 40 .
A Christian person@@ ality , along with love for God and whole - sou@@ led devo@@ tion to him , is of far greater value than physical at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess .
Jehovah Su@@ sta@@ ins His Pe@@ ople
H@@ op@@ ing that U@@ ri@@ ah would sp@@ end the night with his wife , David sum@@ mon@@ ed him back from the war .
The money ra@@ ised by the brothers was sh@@ ared among them according to their need .
It helps us to be consider@@ ate and for@@ giving .
F@@ ur@@ ther , the cl@@ ou@@ d id@@ enti@@ fied Moses as the one appointed by Jehovah to lead the nation .
For more information on written bu@@ sin@@ ess ag@@ re@@ ements , see The Watchtower , Au@@ gu@@ st 1 , 199@@ 7 , pages 30 - 1 ; No@@ v@@ ember 15 , 198@@ 6 , pages 16 - 17 ; and A@@ wa@@ ke ! , F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 8 , 198@@ 3 , pages 13 - 15 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
In 70 C.E . , Rom@@ an for@@ ces destro@@ yed Jerusalem
How did Jo@@ b@@ ’s integrity under tri@@ al support Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ; yet , in what way did Job f@@ all sh@@ ort ?
We were going to present some so@@ lu@@ tions to problems that transl@@ at@@ ors face , and we were n@@ er@@ v@@ ous .
Jehovah’s Witnesses teach the Bible in the to@@ wn where G@@ l@@ ü@@ ck transl@@ ated it
T@@ w@@ o and a half years after the t@@ su@@ n@@ ami , they offered people the tr@@ act Can the De@@ ad Re@@ ally Li@@ ve A@@ gain ?
Why not make them the sub@@ ject of your hear@@ t@@ felt prayers ?
El@@ ders , be consci@@ ous of pu@@ t@@ ting to work young brothers who are end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to “ fle@@ e from the desi@@ res in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ al to you@@ th ” and who are pur@@ su@@ ing “ righteousness , faith , love , peace , ” along with other serious tra@@ its .
What out@@ standing pro@@ of that un@@ ited , well - organiz@@ ed group effort accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ es far more than un@@ ass@@ is@@ ted individu@@ al effort ever could !
( b ) How was the ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l that Christ used for spiritual fe@@ e@@ ding c@@ learly recogn@@ iz@@ able ?
In respon@@ se to such hear@@ t@@ felt prayer , Jehovah will not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on us to temp@@ tation ; he will deli@@ ver us from Satan and his c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty ac@@ ts .
One of the most imp@@ res@@ sive fru@@ it tre@@ es of the M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast is the al@@ mon@@ d t@@ ree .
Jesus was the A@@ no@@ inted One , or the C@@ ho@@ s@@ en One of God ​ — the promised Le@@ ad@@ er .
Christian parents put their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s spiritual well - being a@@ head of personal pre@@ fer@@ ences . ​ — w@@ 1@@ 7@@ .@@ 0@@ 5 , p@@ p .
Instead , Adam was told that he would return to the du@@ st .
He rel@@ ates : “ I became fru@@ str@@ ated with my ministry at one point .
10 In@@ es from Au@@ stri@@ a
Jo@@ an was fin@@ ding things inc@@ reas@@ ingly difficult .
What different resur@@ rec@@ tions does the Bible men@@ tion , and which will be discus@@ sed in this article ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , E@@ sa@@ u ign@@ ored the effect his action would have on his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
H@@ ist@@ ory since then has proved this id@@ enti@@ fic@@ ation to be cor@@ rec@@ t .
The relati@@ ves also tri@@ ed to organiz@@ e a wa@@ ke at my home as is the cu@@ sto@@ m , but I told them that if they in@@ sis@@ ted on having a wa@@ ke , it would not be at my home .
( a ) What shows that the refer@@ ence to a heavenly hope was difficult for the apostles to understand ?
By let@@ ting God’s Word gu@@ i@@ de us and by sta@@ ying ac@@ tive with his v@@ isi@@ ble organization , we can be sure that he will always be there to support us . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 1 : 8 - 13 .
To keep living , they had to bre@@ a@@ the , dr@@ ink , s@@ le@@ ep , and e@@ at .
We can work against that by cultiv@@ ating Jehovah’s view , doing as Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed Christians : “ Ab@@ ho@@ r what is wicked , cl@@ ing to what is good . ”
T@@ ati@@ an ​ — A@@ po@@ lo@@ g@@ ist or H@@ er@@ e@@ tic ?
She will also work hard to make his decisions succ@@ e@@ ed . ​ — Proverbs 14 : 1 .
If we at times do not fully understand a Bible account or the way events devel@@ op in our own life , could we perhaps feel in our heart that the way of Jehovah is un@@ fa@@ ir , “ not ad@@ ju@@ sted right ” ? ​ — Job 35 : 2 .
Christ will accom@@ pl@@ ish that .
Fir@@ st of all , our mer@@ ci@@ ful heavenly Father has provided the ransom sacrifice to re@@ de@@ em mankind from their fal@@ le@@ n , sin@@ ful con@@ dition .
The S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t rema@@ ins valu@@ able today and is used to help un@@ co@@ ver cop@@ y@@ ists ’ er@@ r@@ ors that might have cre@@ pt into Hebrew man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts co@@ pi@@ ed at a later d@@ ate .
S@@ et Your H@@ ear@@ t on S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al T@@ re@@ a@@ sures , Ju@@ ne
I was taken to the op@@ er@@ ating ro@@ om and pre@@ pared for the an@@ es@@ the@@ tic .
N@@ ate S@@ il@@ ver , another an@@ al@@ y@@ st , has inter@@ pre@@ ted st@@ atis@@ tic@@ s to help him make pre@@ dic@@ tions about everything from U@@ .@@ S . pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s to H@@ ol@@ l@@ y@@ w@@ o@@ od fil@@ m a@@ war@@ ds .
He or@@ der@@ ed her to conc@@ e@@ al his pres@@ ence from any man who might come loo@@ king for him .
( a ) What did David mean when he asked Jehovah to put his te@@ ars in a s@@ k@@ in bo@@ t@@ tle or in a book ?
Some people won@@ der why the Witnesses keep c@@ all@@ ing on them , especially if they have pre@@ vi@@ ously sh@@ own little interest in the Witnesses ’ message .
Com@@ men@@ ting on Jesus ’ comm@@ and to go into the world and help all s@@ or@@ ts of people to become disciples , Bible scho@@ la@@ r John R . W . S@@ to@@ t@@ t no@@ ted : “ Our fa@@ il@@ ure to obey the imp@@ lic@@ ations of this comm@@ and is the great@@ est we@@ ak@@ ness of ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ cal Christians in the field of ev@@ ang@@ el@@ ism today . ”
From the 1@@ 3@@ th to the 1@@ 7@@ th century , fear of wit@@ ches s@@ we@@ pt ac@@ ro@@ ss E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe and re@@ ached N@@ or@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a with the E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an col@@ on@@ ists .
Can we see ourselves d@@ wel@@ ling with him pe@@ ace@@ fully in Par@@ adise ?
• What do the Go@@ sp@@ els reve@@ al about the person@@ ality of Jesus ?
How can all in the congregation cultiv@@ ate great@@ ness in imit@@ ation of the pat@@ ter@@ n set by Jesus ?
A few days later , I received a letter from the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Fr@@ ance .
Ma@@ in@@ tain Fa@@ ith in God’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ tic Word
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jesus did not seek his own inter@@ ests .
I Ha@@ ve Se@@ en the P@@ ow@@ er of Bible Tru@@ th 26
This in@@ si@@ di@@ ous tra@@ it was first man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted by the power - hu@@ ng@@ ry ang@@ el who set himself against Jehovah God and became Satan , the rul@@ er of the dem@@ ons .
Ad@@ am@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing had what a@@ bil@@ ities , but what would be needed to buil@@ d a spiritually strong family ?
• T@@ ry to ad@@ just any un@@ real@@ is@@ tic expe@@ ct@@ ations .
In time , however , most of those k@@ ings became dis@@ obedi@@ ent to God and most of their sub@@ je@@ cts follow@@ ed su@@ it .
The 4@@ 7 cl@@ as@@ ses of the school , each lasting two we@@ ek@@ s , provided a fine opportunity to share spiritual blessings with congregation elders .
From all of this , we can conclu@@ de that by his question , “ W@@ ho@@ se son are you , bo@@ y ? ”
B@@ ever@@ id@@ ge ) , 10 / 1
In Rus@@ sia viol@@ ent att@@ ac@@ ks against Af@@ ri@@ c@@ ans , A@@ si@@ ans , and L@@ at@@ in A@@ mer@@ ic@@ ans have become comm@@ on ; during 200@@ 4 , rac@@ ist att@@ ac@@ ks there ro@@ se by 5@@ 5 per@@ c@@ ent to re@@ ach 3@@ 9@@ 4 in@@ ci@@ d@@ ents in 200@@ 5 .
Su@@ ffering will not make us bit@@ ter if we allow it to ref@@ ine us .
O@@ r do you pi@@ c@@ ture a be@@ ar@@ ded old man standing on a st@@ re@@ et cor@@ ner , we@@ aring a long ro@@ be ti@@ ed at the wa@@ ist with a ro@@ pe , ho@@ l@@ ding a si@@ gn be@@ aring a do@@ om@@ s@@ day message ?
What con@@ fu@@ sing teachings have led people to believe that God is respon@@ sible for suffering , and how can we help them ?
T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an was perhaps best known for his par@@ a@@ do@@ x@@ ic@@ al , or seem@@ ingly cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct@@ ory , st@@ at@@ ements , such as these : “ God is then especially great , when He is small . ”
He says to Z@@ ion : “ The little one himself will become a th@@ ous@@ and , and the small one a mi@@ gh@@ ty nation .
All other advan@@ ta@@ ges are human , and tri@@ vi@@ al , and not wor@@ th our serious concer@@ n . ” ​ — M@@ or@@ ali@@ a , I , “ The E@@ duc@@ ation of Ch@@ il@@ dren . ”
Our we@@ d@@ ding day .
What effect did M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h’s ba@@ dness and his sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent rep@@ ent@@ ance have on his son A@@ m@@ on ?
Then , sever@@ al develop@@ ments chang@@ ed the way that many people vie@@ wed the ch@@ ur@@ ches .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate New A@@ t@@ titu@@ des
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , the pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the ter@@ ap@@ him could , under certain circumstances , give a son - in - law the right to cla@@ im the est@@ ate of his dec@@ eas@@ ed father - in - law .
Con@@ cer@@ ning what some call humans ’ in@@ n@@ ate desire to worship , it has been said : “ We should stand in a@@ we , am@@ a@@ z@@ ement and re@@ ver@@ ence to see the uni@@ ver@@ sal@@ ity of man@@ ’s sear@@ ch for , and beli@@ ef in , a su@@ pre@@ me being . ” ​ — M@@ an Does Not St@@ and A@@ lo@@ ne , by A . C .
For example , Revelation 1 : 3 says : “ H@@ app@@ y is he who re@@ a@@ ds al@@ ou@@ d and those who hear the words of this prophecy . ”
The b@@ ond that form@@ ed between David and I@@ t@@ ta@@ i illustr@@ ates that our coming to know and love Jehovah can help us to over@@ come such ba@@ r@@ ri@@ ers .
Because of differ@@ ences in person@@ ality , ta@@ st@@ es , up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing , standards of po@@ lit@@ en@@ ess , even h@@ y@@ gi@@ ene , tr@@ ying situ@@ ations can ar@@ ise from time to time .
Paul is continu@@ ing his j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to Jerusalem , and “ through the spirit ” certain Christians war@@ n him that in@@ ten@@ se persecu@@ tion a@@ wa@@ its him in that city .
However , Paul was not disc@@ oura@@ ged by the dis@@ par@@ ag@@ ing re@@ mar@@ ks of his listen@@ ers .
Such joy will last forever !
If no one ans@@ wers , we could be temp@@ ted to look through the w@@ in@@ do@@ w or walk around the pro@@ per@@ ty , sear@@ ch@@ ing for the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der .
Yet , what did Eli@@ j@@ ah say ?
Sa@@ wing , na@@ il@@ ing , and dr@@ ill@@ ing , the vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers wor@@ ked day and night , some for@@ going s@@ le@@ ep .
See also Psalm 2 : 9 and Revelation 2 : 27 .
It is bless@@ ed in that the feel@@ ing of r@@ om@@ an@@ tic love and e@@ c@@ st@@ as@@ y enjo@@ yed between marriage mat@@ es is a gift from God .
When ‘ consider@@ ing ’ such ones , we need to keep in mind that what they say may not be a true refle@@ ction of what they really are at heart .
It is no won@@ der , then , that the psalmist imp@@ l@@ ored God : “ M@@ ake my eyes pas@@ s on from see@@ ing what is wor@@ th@@ less ; pre@@ serve me ali@@ ve in your own way . ” ​ — P@@ s .
Jesus promised that God’s spirit would back our wit@@ ness@@ ing work .
“ Those whom Jehovah lo@@ ves he discipl@@ ines . ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B .
A@@ ver@@ age years in truth : 1@@ 6@@ .@@ 2
This hum@@ ble man , who sp@@ ent 40 years as a low@@ ly shepher@@ d , likely much of it on the A@@ ra@@ bi@@ an Pen@@ in@@ su@@ la , was high@@ ly fav@@ ored by the Creator in many ways .
W@@ ould you not rather be around fri@@ end@@ ly , hum@@ ble , un@@ pre@@ ten@@ ti@@ ous people who show a s@@ inc@@ ere , war@@ m interest in others ?
E@@ arly Christians me@@ t in the ho@@ m@@ es of members of the congregation .
Consider how some Bible transl@@ ations rend@@ er Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 7 : “ It is in him and through his death we have deli@@ ver@@ ance , that is , the pu@@ t@@ ting away of our off@@ ences . ”
Rather , he refer@@ red the case to the Su@@ pre@@ me Ju@@ dge , Jehovah .
( See pre@@ ce@@ ding article . )
Although Jesus did not devel@@ op a special ministry to seek out men , he certainly ad@@ d@@ ressed is@@ su@@ es that concer@@ ned the men of his day .
In keep@@ ing with this prophecy , st@@ ep@@ s have been taken to imp@@ ro@@ ve the over@@ sight of the Kingdom - preaching work and the shepher@@ ding of the flo@@ ck .
We demonstr@@ ate faith in the God of “ times and se@@ as@@ ons ” by fully co@@ op@@ er@@ ating with such ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments as we serve loy@@ ally under his Son , the “ head of the congregation . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
E@@ v@@ ents of the next 40 days left no doubt that Jesus had been resur@@ rec@@ ted .
“ Un@@ til Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h Com@@ es ”
No won@@ der prayer is held sac@@ red in our lives !
U@@ p@@ on arri@@ ving in a more pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous country without her mate and children , one sister told the elders : “ We had to make great sacrific@@ es for me to come here .
Even so , most of@@ fic@@ es have very low ce@@ il@@ ings , high main@@ ten@@ ance fe@@ es , re@@ stri@@ cted en@@ try , or other fac@@ t@@ ors that make them un@@ su@@ it@@ able for use as Kingdom H@@ alls .
20 , 21 . ( a ) Why can it be said that des@@ pite the use of human writ@@ ers , the Bible con@@ tain@@ s Jehovah’s wisdom ?
G — , ” appe@@ aled C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ine , “ for the past 20 min@@ ut@@ es , I have sh@@ ared the most wonderful hope with you , poin@@ ting out from the Bible what God’s Kingdom will sh@@ ort@@ ly do for mankind .
When does the first resurrection occ@@ ur ?
It is better to talk than to fi@@ ght . ’
Do we ten@@ d to sh@@ y away from them just because they con@@ tain “ some things hard to understand ” ?
However , in 5@@ 20 B.C.E . , 16 years after the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of the temple was la@@ id , Jehovah ra@@ ised up H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah to s@@ ti@@ r up the people to r@@ ene@@ w the work on the temple .
Pe@@ ople may prof@@ ess the most no@@ ble a@@ im@@ s and o@@ o@@ ze s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity , but we need to exerc@@ ise reason@@ able ca@@ u@@ tion and not im@@ medi@@ ately accept ever@@ yone at face value .
When op@@ position turned viol@@ ent , did Jesus ’ followers wa@@ ver in their determin@@ ation to preach the good news ?
When they explained that they were vis@@ iting every house , he asked again : “ Are you sure that some neigh@@ b@@ or did not s@@ end you here ? ”
( b ) What have been the resul@@ ts of such stru@@ gg@@ les ?
But the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh will change Davi@@ d’s con@@ dition to one of glory .
What does this account teach us ?
A neigh@@ b@@ or , one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , regul@@ arly vis@@ ited our family to read por@@ tions of the Bible per@@ tain@@ ing to God’s Kingdom , Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , and the blessings of the new world .
Jesus ’ words showed that ne@@ i@@ ther the man nor his parents were respon@@ sible for his c@@ ong@@ en@@ it@@ al bl@@ in@@ dness .
What , then , are the simil@@ ar@@ ities ?
What cons@@ titu@@ tes an act of inter@@ faith in Jehovah’s eyes ?
F@@ in@@ ally Z@@ i@@ pp@@ or@@ ah took a f@@ l@@ in@@ t and cu@@ t off her s@@ on@@ ’s fo@@ res@@ k@@ in and ca@@ used it to t@@ ou@@ ch his fe@@ et and said : ‘ It is because you are a bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om of blood to me . ’
The words of Psalm 1@@ 26 : 6 have proved true many times : “ The one that without fai@@ l go@@ es for@@ th , even we@@ ep@@ ing , car@@ r@@ ying along a ba@@ g@@ ful of se@@ ed , will without fai@@ l come in with a jo@@ y@@ ful c@@ ry , car@@ r@@ ying along his she@@ a@@ ves . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , God’s servants today can be confid@@ ent that they will receive the justice of Jehovah ​ — even if it takes more time than they had expe@@ cted .
As a cle@@ ans@@ ed people , Jehovah’s Witnesses are ze@@ al@@ ous for fine works
H@@ el@@ p to G@@ et C@@ lo@@ s@@ er to God
Rather than just comm@@ and the Israelites to respect fore@@ ign@@ ers , Jehovah wanted them to remember how it felt to be a fore@@ ign@@ er .
O@@ r were these individuals simply un@@ a@@ ware of all the fac@@ ts , or were they ca@@ ught off gu@@ ard ?
Go@@ od study ha@@ bi@@ ts can help your children to devel@@ op a clo@@ s@@ er relationship with God .
If we are quic@@ k to be cr@@ itical of others , could that be an evidence of en@@ v@@ y or je@@ al@@ ous@@ y in our heart ?
N@@ ex@@ t comes a prayer for the rest@@ or@@ ation of God’s people .
M@@ or@@ de@@ ca@@ i al@@ lu@@ des to God’s purpose in E@@ s@@ ther’s at@@ tain@@ ing ro@@ y@@ al di@@ gn@@ ity .
We can learn a less@@ on from the w@@ atch@@ men who gu@@ ar@@ ded c@@ ities in ancient times .
He does so even when we feel that we are fac@@ ing imp@@ os@@ sible circumstances al@@ one . ​ — P@@ s .
David * was following a similar p@@ ath .
In it , she descri@@ bed the mis@@ er@@ y of l@@ on@@ el@@ iness in old age and st@@ ressed the import@@ ance of kindness .
6 : 1 , 2 , 5 , 9 , 10 .
Ke@@ ep the spiritual sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of your we@@ d@@ ding day up@@ per@@ most in mind
Solomon wrote that there is “ a time to la@@ u@@ gh ” and “ a time to d@@ ance . ”
A@@ S A God - fe@@ aring young man , my father , Ar@@ th@@ ur , ho@@ ped to become a Me@@ tho@@ di@@ st minis@@ ter .
Why should we h@@ ate what is bad ?
In Juda@@ h , however , there will be “ no sc@@ ep@@ ter for rul@@ ing . ” ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 19 : 14 .
What can we do if the pur@@ su@@ it of ple@@ asure is th@@ reat@@ ening to crow@@ d out our godly devo@@ tion ?
En@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ men@@ tal concer@@ ns were also discus@@ sed to help prote@@ ct the w@@ il@@ d@@ life .
The earth is filled with those who have an in@@ or@@ din@@ ate love of self , money , and ple@@ a@@ sures .
Eli@@ j@@ ah wor@@ e the of@@ fi@@ cial gar@@ b of a prophet ​ — a simp@@ le , r@@ us@@ tic ro@@ be pos@@ si@@ bly of ani@@ ma@@ l s@@ k@@ in or of w@@ o@@ ven cam@@ el or go@@ at ha@@ ir .
In ad@@ dition , there are es@@ tim@@ ated to be more than a h@@ un@@ d@@ red bil@@ li@@ on g@@ al@@ a@@ xi@@ es , only three of which can be seen without the a@@ id of a tel@@ es@@ cop@@ e .
Ha@@ ve you found yourself in such a situation , or do you know someone who fac@@ es such pres@@ sure ?
For example , many of Jehovah’s Witnesses in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe and other par@@ ts of the world were fre@@ qu@@ ently ro@@ b@@ bed of their righ@@ ts and c@@ ru@@ el@@ ly mis@@ tre@@ ated thr@@ ough@@ out the 20@@ th century .
It is good to remember that un@@ believ@@ ing sp@@ ous@@ es may feel a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned or th@@ reat@@ ened when their mate lea@@ ves to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in Christian activities , but loving reas@@ sur@@ an@@ ces can go a long way in al@@ la@@ ying such feelings .
M@@ em@@ bers of the great crow@@ d appreci@@ ate the spiritual food pro@@ duc@@ ed under the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ d@@ y’s direction .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , I was an el@@ der in one of the congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and my Christian brothers and sisters there needed my support .
The Bible rec@@ ord emp@@ h@@ ati@@ c@@ ally ans@@ wers no !
3 Li@@ fe St@@ ory ​ — A P@@ o@@ or St@@ ar@@ t — ​ A R@@ ich En@@ ding
It will have been a long wa@@ it , but we can be sure that the wa@@ it will be wor@@ th it .
Let us men@@ tion just a few .
How Can Th@@ in@@ king A@@ bility Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard You ?
H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds are said to have died during the A@@ t@@ l@@ an@@ tic cro@@ s@@ sing .
How does Jehovah de@@ al with those who ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy him and with those who do not ?
The Kingdom for Wh@@ ich We P@@ ra@@ y
Per@@ haps po@@ or health or other circumstances li@@ mit what you can do to prom@@ o@@ te true worship .
Still , she did not for@@ get the v@@ ow she had made to God .
But in these last days , ever@@ yone fac@@ es tri@@ als that are “ hard to de@@ al with . ”
I have chang@@ ed , though not over@@ night .
David wrote in one of his psal@@ ms : “ Jehovah is high , and yet the hum@@ ble one he se@@ es ; but the lo@@ f@@ ty one he kno@@ ws only from a dist@@ ance . ”
A@@ R@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ D@@ D@@ O@@ N !
What a blessing it was to have God - fe@@ aring parents who set a fine example for us in ze@@ al and hum@@ ility !
I have dedic@@ ated a lo@@ t of time and en@@ er@@ gy to help@@ ing them .
They may be bl@@ in@@ ded by av@@ ari@@ ce , num@@ bed by a@@ pa@@ thy , par@@ al@@ y@@ zed by in@@ decision , bo@@ g@@ ged down by r@@ out@@ ine , or g@@ ri@@ pp@@ ed by fear of lo@@ sing pres@@ ti@@ ge .
Consider the pati@@ ence of an ex@@ iled L@@ ev@@ ite .
Jehovah h@@ ates ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant pri@@ de .
The wicked are not “ rich toward God . ”
I believ@@ ed this and thought that if the po@@ pe , whom Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s call Ho@@ ly Father , is inf@@ al@@ li@@ ble in do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ al matters and has pro@@ claim@@ ed the Tr@@ in@@ ity to be true , then it must be true .
One night , in a dr@@ un@@ ken stu@@ p@@ or , I set fi@@ re to our ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment .
She rel@@ ates : “ It was one of the most emo@@ tion@@ ally up@@ set@@ ting events of my life . ”
N@@ one of these des@@ crip@@ tive n@@ ames imp@@ ly that Satan has the ability to read min@@ ds .
Th@@ ink also of A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il , the wife of Na@@ ba@@ l .
That is f@@ li@@ r@@ ting with the enem@@ y , form@@ ing an al@@ li@@ ance with God’s be@@ tra@@ y@@ ers !
O@@ r we may ref@@ er to the first re@@ qu@@ est in the prayer to show that God has a personal name , which is to be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied , or “ tre@@ ated as holy . ” ​ — Mat@@ t . 6 : 9 , f@@ t@@ n .
S@@ low@@ ly but sur@@ ely , the see@@ ds of Bible truth that were d@@ or@@ man@@ t in my heart ​ — see@@ ds that my parents had tri@@ ed hard to pl@@ ant — ​ began to gro@@ w .
The king buil@@ ds a ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent house to Jehovah in Jerusalem , and the people are “ jo@@ y@@ ful and feel@@ ing good at heart . ”
Paul said : “ We have r@@ en@@ oun@@ ced the under@@ h@@ an@@ ded things of which to be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed , not wal@@ king with c@@ un@@ ning . ”
The following article descri@@ bes his way of direc@@ ting people in any lo@@ c@@ ation or circum@@ st@@ ance to a life of end@@ uring happiness .
For example , one day a crow@@ d of people ga@@ ther@@ ed on the sh@@ ore to listen to Jesus .
F@@ ear@@ some in@@ deed !
The th@@ ir@@ d way we demonstr@@ ate our love for Jehovah is that we stri@@ ve to remain clean in his eyes .
How do we know that we are deep in the last days ?
D@@ e la F@@ u@@ en@@ te ) , No .
But we saw our parents foc@@ used on the truth , so we tri@@ ed to do the same .
As a class , “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” is one body , but as individuals , they have vari@@ ous work assign@@ ments . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
M@@ il@@ dness is condu@@ ci@@ ve to our enjo@@ y@@ ment of peace .
O@@ ver 3@@ ,@@ 1@@ 00 ho@@ m@@ es and h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of ve@@ hi@@ c@@ les were offered by Witnesses out@@ side the affe@@ cted are@@ a .
Paul therefore encoura@@ ged them to tra@@ in their per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers to be able to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish right from wrong and told them to “ pres@@ s on to matu@@ r@@ ity . ”
How , though , may Jehovah provide us with es@@ cap@@ e ?
R@@ a@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s house still sto@@ od , a sol@@ it@@ ary mon@@ um@@ ent to one wom@@ an’s faith .
M@@ ore important , by means of these qualities , we honor Jehovah and help others to he@@ ed the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel . ​ — G@@ al .
• What are some important fac@@ t@@ ors that we ought to consider when making decisions regarding emp@@ loy@@ ment ?
“ This good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations , ” said Jesus .
From which group would Jesus sel@@ e@@ ct and ap@@ point the faithful slave ?
How can we re@@ conc@@ ile “ Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es ” in the O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent with “ the God of love and of peace ” in the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent ?
A regul@@ ar Bible study condu@@ cted by one of Jehovah’s Witnesses brought her one Scriptural in@@ sight after another .
[ Bo@@ dies of water ]
But Jehovah did not reve@@ al every as@@ pect of his pur@@ pos@@ es to the early Christians .
In those days the le@@ v@@ el of se@@ cul@@ ar educ@@ ation in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o was gener@@ ally low .
Let us witness inform@@ ally to m@@ ale work@@ mat@@ es when appro@@ pri@@ ate and re@@ ach out to un@@ believ@@ ing hus@@ ban@@ ds in the congregation .
How have some sh@@ own ing@@ en@@ u@@ ity in preaching the good news ?
It is possible that Z@@ er@@ u@@ iah was lis@@ ted because she was Davi@@ d’s sister or half sister .
What were some s@@ our@@ ces of contribu@@ tions in times past ?
* T@@ w@@ o plac@@ ar@@ ds were att@@ ached at the sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders and h@@ un@@ g , one in fr@@ on@@ t and one be@@ h@@ ind , an ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising me@@ th@@ od that had been in use by Witnesses since 19@@ 36 .
( a ) How should children learn to exerc@@ ise self - control ?
Will Jehovah leave his heavenly a@@ bo@@ de and physi@@ c@@ ally tre@@ ad the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s and pla@@ ins of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and ?
As the family head , Noah g@@ la@@ dly devo@@ ted time and loving attention to his hous@@ eho@@ ld .
( b ) What el@@ se is involved in speaking the pu@@ re language ?
How I long to expla@@ in to them what a preci@@ ous gift Jehovah gave me in my old age !
17 - 19 . ( a ) What was the “ gift ” mentioned at Matthew 5 : 23 , 24 ?
T@@ ak@@ ing in blood in any of those ways would viol@@ ate God’s law . ​ — 1 Samuel 14 : 32 , 33 .
Wh@@ ere did these children learn to expres@@ s gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de ?
1 , 2 . ( a ) How does M@@ ary re@@ act when Jesus c@@ alls her by name , and what ear@@ li@@ er st@@ at@@ ement of Jesus is illustr@@ ated by this ev@@ ent ?
How can you over@@ come this ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er ?
He also real@@ ized that Jehovah is a loving God who would have a ye@@ ar@@ ning to resur@@ rec@@ t him .
Even among family members , people displa@@ y “ no n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction ” and have become “ un@@ than@@ k@@ ful , dis@@ loyal , . . . without self - control , fi@@ er@@ ce . ”
Now in his 8@@ 0 ’ s , John ad@@ m@@ its that at times he feel@@ s des@@ pon@@ d@@ ent .
He must also have been spiritually inc@@ l@@ ined and devo@@ ted to Jehovah .
“ In my flesh , there d@@ wel@@ ls nothing good , ” wrote the apostle Paul .
It was M@@ other , however , who ra@@ ised us to love God and to respect the Bible .
He also set an example by get@@ ting baptized .
The faithful man Job knew that he would go to the gra@@ ve , S@@ he@@ ol , when he died .
K@@ no@@ ws the tim@@ ing of events in the out@@ working of his purpose ?
13 : 10 - 14 ; 15 : 22 - 25 , 30 .
The article said : “ At le@@ ast 4@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 em@@ br@@ yo@@ s are f@@ ro@@ z@@ en at cl@@ in@@ ic@@ s around the country , with more being ad@@ ded every day . . .
After that first experience , I felt more confid@@ ent , and I learned that we do not car@@ ry on the ministry in our own strength .
They were willing to show that they were s@@ or@@ ry and to change their ways where needed .
This man was always very bus@@ y , but I man@@ ag@@ ed to conduct a Bible study by reading the Scriptures and then expla@@ ining their meaning to him .
Like his heavenly Father , Jesus Christ is sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to the feelings of others .
This was the situation of H@@ er@@ ber@@ t and Ger@@ tru@@ d ​ — both Jehovah’s Witnesses — ​ for over 40 years .
While s@@ il@@ ence can be a vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e , there is also “ a time to speak . ”
But we can succ@@ ess@@ fully cop@@ e with all tri@@ als if we per@@ se@@ v@@ ere “ in holy ac@@ ts of conduct and de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion , a@@ wa@@ iting and keep@@ ing close in mind the pres@@ ence of the day of Jehovah . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , he did not comple@@ t@@ ely leave off following Jehovah .
Ex@@ ac@@ tly how children provide care vari@@ es .
“ W@@ H@@ A@@ T are all of those for ? ”
Ju@@ ly 20 - 26 , 200@@ 9
A@@ no@@ ther brother , who for a time had the ha@@ bi@@ t of w@@ atch@@ ing por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , later said , “ I found my@@ self develop@@ ing a cr@@ itical attitude toward the elders . ”
8 , 9 . ( a ) What experi@@ ences high@@ light the value of using the Bible in our ministry ? ( b ) How can we become more a@@ de@@ pt at using God’s Word ?
The older men in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed the fine example that Paul set in shepher@@ ding the flo@@ ck .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , a world “ l@@ ying in the power ” of such a wicked spirit can never be truly happy .
He knew about the g@@ ames you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers pla@@ yed and the things they said .
As you read each contr@@ ast , think about your own life .
But it is also true that a Christi@@ an’s fine works cannot be kept hi@@ d@@ den .
Our decisions should not make us “ ca@@ uses for stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 29 , 32 .
S@@ hor@@ tly after recei@@ ving his di@@ pl@@ oma as a qu@@ ali@@ fied physi@@ ci@@ an , he was invit@@ ed to serve in a large Bethel home in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a as the family do@@ ct@@ or .
The Ch@@ all@@ enge of Le@@ g@@ al@@ iz@@ ing Mar@@ ri@@ ages
U@@ K@@ R@@ A@@ IN@@ E
P@@ over@@ ty , however , rema@@ ins a har@@ s@@ h re@@ ality for people who are pla@@ gu@@ ed by ci@@ vi@@ l war , f@@ loo@@ ds , dr@@ ough@@ ts , and other problems .
A you@@ th nam@@ ed Matthew simil@@ arly speak@@ s of the joy of “ see@@ ing someone come into the truth .
My daugh@@ ters ( far left and far right ) and me at Y@@ an@@ ke@@ e St@@ adi@@ u@@ m , 195@@ 5
We beg@@ ged Jehovah to bl@@ ess our efforts so that godly tra@@ ining would be@@ ar good fru@@ it .
Now he is a good father and an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent husband . ”
“ I regul@@ arly stu@@ died the Bible , pray@@ ed for holy spirit , and s@@ ought the loving help will@@ ingly ex@@ tend@@ ed to me by the Christian congregation , ” he said .
Let him know that he is needed in the congregation .
How can we succ@@ ess@@ fully de@@ al with the challeng@@ es it br@@ ings ?
Job was stu@@ mp@@ ed when God asked him about w@@ il@@ d ani@@ mal@@ s .
You can find the ans@@ wers to those questions in the Bible , and they will great@@ ly en@@ h@@ ance your understanding and appreciation of what God and Jesus have done for you .
In fact , parents who prac@@ tice what they preach are more likely to have children who listen to what their parents teach .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s no doubt will continue to make s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c advan@@ ces .
However , the s@@ ch@@ eme fa@@ iled when Con@@ t@@ ar@@ i was un@@ able to pa@@ y the money .
He ad@@ ds : “ I will give ad@@ vice with my e@@ ye upon you . ”
God wants us to use his personal name .
These artic@@ les discus@@ s how we may do so .
For example , if we have fal@@ le@@ n into the di@@ sh@@ on@@ or@@ ing sin of vie@@ wing por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , we must face the fact that we need spiritual help ​ — and take action to get it .
S@@ mo@@ king deli@@ v@@ ers n@@ ic@@ o@@ t@@ ine to the b@@ ra@@ in quic@@ k@@ ly and re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly .
An@@ yone who expe@@ cts to have such a future has every reason to be happy , even if his present circumstances leave much to be desi@@ red .
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ately , the Bible as@@ ks the r@@ he@@ t@@ or@@ ic@@ al question : “ Who has under@@ sto@@ od the mind of the Lord so as to instru@@ ct him ? ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 2 : 16 , Eng@@ l@@ ish St@@ and@@ ard V@@ er@@ sion .
* He was a man of many inter@@ ests , foc@@ using his attention , for instance , on the study of Greek , Hebrew , ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y , the@@ olo@@ gy , ma@@ them@@ ati@@ c@@ s , and a@@ str@@ on@@ om@@ y .
So the question of whether religious a@@ ff@@ ili@@ ation is really necess@@ ary is more than just a matter of st@@ atis@@ tic@@ al or ac@@ ad@@ em@@ ic interest .
For instance , by pro@@ claim@@ ing the truth about Jehovah’s wonderful qualities and his un@@ chang@@ e@@ able purpose for mankind , we de@@ f@@ end God’s name against Satan’s lies and s@@ l@@ an@@ der .
Sa@@ id Solomon : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart and do not le@@ an upon your own understanding .
Thus , in that sense they are as Adam was before he sin@@ ned .
“ Is there anyone si@@ ck among you ? ” asked the Bible writ@@ er James .
He ad@@ mi@@ res his Fa@@ ther’s end@@ ear@@ ing qualities , such as His love , His com@@ pas@@ sion , and His justice .
In fact , the la@@ ws that gover@@ n the be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or of matter and en@@ er@@ gy in the enti@@ re uni@@ verse must have been esta@@ bli@@ shed by a to@@ t@@ ally dep@@ end@@ able La@@ w@@ mak@@ er .
And Jehovah really did strengthen me to continue . ”
Even ‘ st@@ ones ’ such as ban@@ s against our work have not ca@@ used us to stu@@ m@@ ble and f@@ all out of divine fav@@ or .
After sp@@ en@@ ding a mon@@ th in sol@@ it@@ ary con@@ fin@@ ement , I was dra@@ g@@ ged to an inter@@ ro@@ g@@ at@@ or .
As a result , two fle@@ sh@@ ly sisters living in different par@@ ts of the same city found out only after World W@@ ar I@@ I that both of them had become Witnesses during the war .
‘ B@@ ri@@ d@@ le the T@@ ong@@ ue ’
He also s@@ ought to destro@@ y their leg@@ al cor@@ por@@ ation , the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety .
Just as Jesus was resur@@ rec@@ ted from earth to life in heaven , others will be too .
B@@ E@@ IN@@ G a Christian em@@ br@@ ac@@ es more than reading the Bible , pra@@ ying , and sing@@ ing h@@ y@@ m@@ ns on S@@ un@@ days .
That blessing is reve@@ aled at De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 30 : 19 , 20 .
How Jehovah bless@@ es those who are close to him !
I went to the Kingdom H@@ all and s@@ at in the last ro@@ w so that no one would no@@ tice me .
I can@@ ’t give my life to my country because God gave me life .
While in the ar@@ k , Noah doub@@ t@@ less led his family in spiritual discus@@ sions and than@@ k@@ s@@ giving to God .
It is really coun@@ ter@@ pro@@ duc@@ tive , though , for us to je@@ op@@ ar@@ di@@ ze the peace of the enti@@ re congregation in an at@@ temp@@ t to jus@@ ti@@ fy our actions .
As He@@ ad of the congregation , he continu@@ es to help us make known his Fa@@ ther’s name and purpose .
He se@@ es and valu@@ es the person you stri@@ ve to be , even though you make mis@@ takes .
Still , we n@@ atur@@ ally desire others ’ appro@@ val .
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My friends , relati@@ ves , and neigh@@ b@@ ors op@@ posed me and made fu@@ n of me .
Yet , all of us have much to learn because ‘ mankind will never find out the work that the true God has made from the star@@ t to the fin@@ ish . ’
Because of that , the end could not be near at that time ( in 18@@ 7@@ 1 ) .
This was the gener@@ al case with the Jews in the first century .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al valu@@ es also buil@@ d better personal relation@@ shi@@ ps .
The Ma@@ ster , Jesus Christ , expe@@ cts each one of us to work di@@ lig@@ ently in his service while we a@@ wa@@ it his arri@@ val at Jehovah’s great day .
If family members and friends are coming from a dist@@ ance and there is a desire to view the body , no doubt the rema@@ ins will have to be em@@ bal@@ m@@ ed to some de@@ gre@@ e .
The Bible ans@@ wers in these reas@@ sur@@ ing words : “ Jehovah began to sm@@ ell a rest@@ ful o@@ d@@ or . ”
[ Bo@@ x / ​ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 7 ]
As in so many are@@ as of life , you must cho@@ ose between sh@@ ort - ter@@ m gr@@ ati@@ fic@@ ation and long - ter@@ m succ@@ ess .
Today , J@@ an is a member of a Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al Li@@ a@@ is@@ on Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e and has regul@@ arly served as conven@@ tion overse@@ er .
As for me , I was dis@@ tur@@ bed by the worship of i@@ ma@@ ges , so wi@@ d@@ ely practic@@ ed in the Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch .
Then she read a pas@@ sage from Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy .
O@@ TH@@ E@@ R BI@@ B@@ L@@ E Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S AN@@ S@@ W@@ E@@ R@@ E@@ D ​ — Are N@@ atur@@ al Dis@@ ast@@ ers P@@ un@@ ish@@ ment From God ?
“ One reason why Ne@@ w@@ t@@ on saw the Kingdom of God so far in the future was because he was prof@@ oun@@ dly p@@ essi@@ mis@@ tic about the deep Tr@@ in@@ it@@ ari@@ an apost@@ as@@ y he saw around him , ” said hist@@ ori@@ an S@@ te@@ ph@@ en S@@ no@@ bel@@ en .
For some it is , even though they may be able to view others with consider@@ ation .
Satan , “ the father of the li@@ e , ” wants us to to@@ il for material we@@ al@@ th and to lo@@ se out on both happiness and life .
For the Christians who had f@@ led to the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , he@@ e@@ ding Jesus ’ instru@@ ctions me@@ ant sa@@ ving their lives .
“ It was my first experience as a wa@@ it@@ ress , ” she rec@@ al@@ led , “ but we had a good time . ”
Some may provide har@@ m@@ less fu@@ n and rel@@ a@@ x@@ ation , but such en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment inc@@ reas@@ ingly fe@@ atu@@ res what the Bible con@@ dem@@ ns .
I was cu@@ ri@@ ous about the id@@ ent@@ ity of this str@@ ange man who was d@@ ressed in a su@@ it and car@@ ri@@ ed a ba@@ g full of boo@@ ks .
K@@ sen@@ iya is loo@@ king for@@ ward to the day when ‘ her flesh be@@ comes fre@@ sh@@ er than in you@@ th , and she re@@ tur@@ ns to the days of her you@@ th@@ ful vi@@ g@@ or . ’
The last two l@@ ines of M@@ er@@ ne@@ p@@ ta@@ h’s st@@ ela read : “ The Cana@@ an is p@@ lun@@ der@@ ed with every har@@ d@@ ship .
E@@ u@@ f@@ ro@@ s@@ ina : “ A stri@@ ct bu@@ d@@ get helps my family to have what they need ”
Jesus began to tell them about events , or con@@ di@@ tions , that would not only result in great chang@@ es to life but also id@@ enti@@ fy the last days of Satan’s wicked system of things .
“ If it were not for the loving support and encourag@@ ement of the elders , ” said Tho@@ ma@@ s , who gre@@ w up without a father in the home , “ I don@@ ’t think I would be serving Jehovah as a full - time minis@@ ter today . ”
In this article , we will discus@@ s Bible examples that can help us .
Why do humans who have the cap@@ ac@@ ity for doing so much good com@@ mit such wicked ac@@ ts ?
A c@@ ru@@ cial is@@ sue among prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians at that time was the relationship between God and Christ .
Per@@ haps for that reason , the ri@@ ver is also called “ the w@@ at@@ ers of Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do . ” ​ — Ju@@ d@@ g .
In 1914 ​ — certainly a long time after 33 C.E . ​ — Christ Jesus began his ro@@ y@@ al pres@@ ence .
The dist@@ inc@@ tion between true and false Christians became ever more ap@@ par@@ ent after World W@@ ar I , so much so that it has contribu@@ ted to the second part of “ the har@@ v@@ est of the earth ” ​ — the ing@@ a@@ ther@@ ing of the other sheep .
Yet , he has not become a ran@@ k i@@ do@@ later , for the Scriptures rec@@ k@@ on him a man with faith in Jehovah . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 8 : 27 ; Hebrews 11 : 32 - 34 .
“ She was a pati@@ ent but fir@@ m teach@@ er , doing her best to make sure we had a regul@@ ar family Bible study .
Psalm 8@@ 3 : 16 fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed this when it said : “ F@@ ill their fac@@ es with di@@ sh@@ on@@ or , that people may sear@@ ch for your name , O Jehovah . ”
The Bible also shows that “ faith in God ” is one of the first things that true Christians must have .
Now came the t@@ est of our a@@ da@@ p@@ ta@@ bility to a new language and cul@@ ture .
As never before , people have acc@@ ess to information on just about any sub@@ ject .
“ Un@@ til the Con@@ c@@ lu@@ sion of the S@@ y@@ st@@ em of Th@@ ings ”
Such well - mo@@ tiv@@ ated and kind inter@@ chang@@ es of information can pre@@ v@@ ent a situation from get@@ ting wor@@ se and may well lead to practic@@ al so@@ lu@@ tions .
What practic@@ al less@@ ons from Ho@@ se@@ a@@ ’s prophecy will we consider ?
Jesus next saw James and John , who were men@@ ding their ne@@ ts along with their father .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the h@@ our of the day was determined by ob@@ serving the position of the su@@ n .
Consider what took place when Jesus of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th went to John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er in 29 C.E .
Satan may not offer the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the world to us , but he con@@ stan@@ tly temp@@ ts us with materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic g@@ lit@@ ter , even a vision of a little personal kingdom .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , E@@ r@@ n@@ est@@ ine ac@@ ted in har@@ mony with her hum@@ ble prayer .
Be Y@@ i@@ el@@ ding W@@ i@@ th@@ in the Mar@@ ri@@ age
You may already have learned that Jesus in heaven is the ke@@ y R@@ ul@@ er in the “ new heavens . ”
E@@ m@@ br@@ yo@@ s can remain vi@@ able for a de@@ ca@@ de or more if they are f@@ ro@@ z@@ en pro@@ per@@ ly but not all of them sur@@ vi@@ ve when they are th@@ a@@ wed . ”
As the g@@ un@@ fi@@ re got clo@@ s@@ er , I ju@@ mp@@ ed into a dit@@ ch that r@@ an along the ro@@ ad .
Par@@ ents can help them make the con@@ ne@@ ction between the cre@@ ation and the Creator .
What as@@ sures us that if tri@@ bul@@ ation comes our way , we will have the strength to end@@ ure ?
Because the Jews were so wi@@ d@@ ely dis@@ pers@@ ed , many n@@ on - Jews became famili@@ ar with the Hebrew Scriptures .
Why did the E@@ ast Ger@@ man author@@ ities persecu@@ te our family ?
The more you try to gain control , the less control you may end up having .
Jehovah L@@ is@@ ten@@ s to the C@@ ry of the L@@ ow@@ ly One
To@@ da@@ y’s world system con@@ d@@ ones human ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it@@ ation even to the point that many de@@ f@@ en@@ sel@@ ess people live in har@@ m@@ ’s way , in plac@@ es where n@@ atur@@ al or man - made disa@@ st@@ ers are very likely to str@@ ike .
4@@ 6 : 13 ; N@@ ah .
Jehovah expe@@ cts parents to love and discipl@@ ine their children .
He ex@@ tend@@ s help for us to live well and be happy , and he will fulf@@ ill promises in his Word to make this possible . ​ — 12 / 1 , pages 4 - 6 .
In the end , however , it fa@@ des away .
What less@@ on do we learn from Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the two men who pray@@ ed at the temple ?
What is “ the real life ” for most of us , and how can children hope to enjoy it ?
Today , Jehovah does not speak to us direc@@ tly from the heavenly real@@ m .
H@@ el@@ p Your Ch@@ il@@ dren M@@ ake Go@@ od F@@ ri@@ ends
“ T@@ ake C@@ are of This V@@ ine ” !
Our he@@ e@@ ding divine counsel will lik@@ e@@ wise bring us et@@ er@@ n@@ al blessings . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 1 - 6 .
If that hu@@ ng@@ er is not satis@@ fied , they are not happy .
Still , we have a deep understanding of what Jesus did for us .
We app@@ lied the ad@@ vice to avoid con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ating too much on the act of get@@ ting married and have s@@ ought Jehovah’s guid@@ ance in our life of being married .
Thus , we would take as many food pro@@ du@@ cts as we could car@@ ry and tra@@ v@@ el over 3@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 5@@ 00 k@@ m ] ac@@ ro@@ ss the country to B@@ r@@ atis@@ la@@ va .
Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard Y@@ our@@ self A@@ ga@@ inst De@@ c@@ ep@@ tion
Mo@@ st servants of God today have not had to end@@ ure be@@ at@@ ings or imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment because of their preaching activities .
( b ) How did that meeting af@@ fect the apostles ?
I@@ magine her sur@@ pris@@ e when after hear@@ ing Jesus say , “ I am the resurrection and the life , ” she saw Jesus ra@@ ise her brother from the dead ! ​ — John 11 : 23 - 25 .
We certainly have reason to praise Jehovah .
Do you not ag@@ ree that such t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing words from the Psal@@ ms can af@@ fect and en@@ rich your prayers ?
He pray@@ er@@ fully consider@@ ed the long - r@@ ange effect of his decision and deci@@ ded to qu@@ it all his jo@@ bs exc@@ ep@@ t one so that he would have time for spiritual pur@@ su@@ its .
It helps to keep us in a clean way of life that is mar@@ ked by obedi@@ ence to God .
Acc@@ ording to Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 1 : 14 - 16 , God gives this as@@ sur@@ ance : “ The great day of Jehovah is near .
Does this mean that no authority can be tru@@ sted ?
H@@ O@@ L@@ IN@@ E@@ S@@ S MU@@ S@@ T B@@ E M@@ A@@ IN@@ T@@ A@@ IN@@ E@@ D
How does it rel@@ ate to the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s the@@ me ?
He told of a brother nam@@ ed Mi@@ gu@@ el who@@ se gr@@ and@@ son was mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed .
You f@@ ill that need not only by what you say but what you do .
Even so , on occasi@@ on he f@@ ell into serious sin . He com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with B@@ ath - she@@ ba .
It is his d@@ om@@ in@@ ant qu@@ ality , his most important one .
He saw a po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for good in people .
Bo@@ th he and my sister became ze@@ al@@ ous Witnesses .
Jehovah never chang@@ es .
She says : “ Mis@@ sion@@ ary life taught me to be more self - sacrific@@ ing , loving , and pati@@ ent .
Some d@@ ates are the appro@@ x@@ im@@ ate beg@@ in@@ ning year of the re@@ ign .
David made good use of this gift .
Per@@ haps you were close to your des@@ t@@ in@@ ation but were un@@ sure of the last few tur@@ ns .
How can family he@@ a@@ ds provide materi@@ ally for their hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds while rema@@ ining with them ?
Instead , they now have a real hope for the future and are moved to “ seek peace and pur@@ sue it . ” ​ — P@@ s .
Th@@ an@@ k@@ fully , we have an inc@@ reas@@ ed understanding of the out@@ working of Jehovah’s purpose .
By the end of that day of Jehovah , Satan’s world and its supp@@ ort@@ ers will have been an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ated .
One way that he had buil@@ t his faith was by rel@@ ying on God when working as a shepher@@ d .
Do we feel the same way ?
Af@@ ter@@ ward we the living who are sur@@ vi@@ ving will , together with them , be ca@@ ught away in cl@@ ou@@ ds to me@@ et the Lord in the a@@ ir ; and thus we will always be with the Lord . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess .
What makes Kingdom preaching more ur@@ g@@ ent now than ever ?
K@@ iti@@ on
Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us , an un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised G@@ ent@@ ile , was not dedic@@ ated to Jehovah .
In this wicked world , much en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment is char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized by activities that f@@ la@@ gr@@ an@@ tly viol@@ ate Bible principles or bre@@ ak God’s la@@ ws .
No , for he real@@ iz@@ es that Jehovah con@@ dem@@ ned those who left him and who were tru@@ sting in “ the go@@ d of Go@@ od Lu@@ ck . ” ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 11 .
25 Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople , Are You F@@ o@@ c@@ used on S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Go@@ als ?
Yes , it seem@@ s that h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of his followers were present when Jesus gave the com@@ mis@@ sion to make disciples .
Do you perhaps deci@@ de first and then pray to Jehovah to bl@@ ess the decision you have made ?
Their ad@@ vice might be of some sh@@ ort - ter@@ m help ; but for long - ter@@ m so@@ lu@@ tions , something more pro@@ found is needed .
S@@ har@@ ing in the Christian ministry , atten@@ ding school , going to work all invol@@ ve cont@@ act with the world .
During this coming year , what should be your determin@@ ation ?
Many people have died without know@@ ing God .
K@@ en@@ an
My parents regul@@ arly showed ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality to travel@@ ing overse@@ ers and Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites from S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land and Fr@@ ance , who told us of the difficul@@ ties our fellow believers were fac@@ ing in Ger@@ many , just a few mil@@ es from our home .
The psalmist David fac@@ ed many challeng@@ ing situ@@ ations , but he ho@@ ped in God and could therefore sing : “ [ Jehovah ] also pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to bring me up out of a ro@@ aring pi@@ t , out of the mi@@ re of the se@@ di@@ ment .
Still , the disciples were few in number .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing he cre@@ ates me@@ e@@ ts the high@@ est standards .
What does that indic@@ ate ?
The Bible cont@@ ra@@ st@@ s mo@@ des@@ ty with pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ousness .
The so@@ o@@ thing s@@ ound of the sur@@ f ho@@ l@@ ds a powerful at@@ tr@@ action for many who flo@@ ck to the be@@ ach for rest and tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ill@@ ity .
Because “ ever@@ yone who c@@ alls on the name of Jehovah will be sa@@ ved . ” ​ — Romans 10 : 13 .
Jesus here refer@@ red to a special covenant that he made with his 14@@ 4@@ ,000 spirit - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten brothers , who would remain “ faithful even to death ” and prove themselves ‘ con@@ qu@@ er@@ ors . ’ ​ — Revelation 2 : 10 ; 3 : 21 .
Do not just tell your children that the information in this verse must have come from Jehovah .
The following year , in J@@ anu@@ ary 19@@ 32 , I sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed my dedic@@ ation to Jehovah God by water baptism .
MU@@ C@@ H of the ad@@ vice found in the num@@ er@@ ous self - help boo@@ ks a@@ vail@@ able today foc@@ uses on ass@@ is@@ ting people who@@ se lives are cur@@ r@@ ently in c@@ ris@@ is .
And if there is to be a true “ inter@@ change of encourag@@ ement , ” we must listen atten@@ tiv@@ ely to what the older person says . ​ — Romans 1 : 11 , 12 .
They faith@@ fully pre@@ pare for and conduct congregation meetings , work side by side with us in preaching the “ good news of the Kingdom , ” and provide Scriptural ad@@ vice when we need it .
O@@ thers of “ that gener@@ ation , ” such as B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in , were born after Joseph was born and may have lived on after he died .
He off@@ ers it out of gen@@ u@@ ine love for those who serve him .
When I was still a medi@@ cal stud@@ ent lear@@ ning about the human body , I became more and more imp@@ ressed with the wisdom man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted in its desi@@ gn .
One as@@ pect of that is your dis@@ cer@@ ning from the Bible what is “ right and wrong ” when fac@@ ed with li@@ fe@@ ’s decisions .
As a star@@ ting point , many new ones are stud@@ ying the bro@@ ch@@ ure What Does God Re@@ qui@@ re of U@@ s ? , * which is now a@@ vail@@ able in 2@@ 6@@ 1 langu@@ ages .
“ A m@@ ere lo@@ ver of s@@ il@@ ver will not be satis@@ fied with s@@ il@@ ver , ne@@ i@@ ther any lo@@ ver of we@@ al@@ th with in@@ come , ” he conclu@@ ded . ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : Today I@@ ’@@ m sh@@ aring this tr@@ act with ever@@ yone in the are@@ a .
It is Jehovah al@@ one who is wor@@ thy of our fear , our pro@@ found a@@ we and respect .
Yet , David was gu@@ il@@ ty of serious wr@@ ong@@ s , such as those invol@@ ving B@@ ath - she@@ ba , U@@ ri@@ ah , and an ill - ad@@ v@@ ised cen@@ su@@ s .
He may ass@@ ist you through the help@@ ful words and de@@ e@@ ds of others .
S@@ how organiz@@ ers could turn to ent@@ re@@ pr@@ ene@@ ur@@ s who rec@@ ru@@ ited and tra@@ ined 17 - or 18 - year - ol@@ ds to be gl@@ adi@@ at@@ ors .
Thus , death “ en@@ tered ” the world of mankind through Adam .
They go about their da@@ ily activities comple@@ t@@ ely ob@@ li@@ vi@@ ous to the cal@@ am@@ ity that lies im@@ medi@@ ately a@@ head ​ — the des@@ tru@@ ction of this system of things and their way of life .
L@@ ast year at the dedic@@ ation of their new branch fac@@ il@@ ities , a long@@ time faithful Witness said : “ No matter how hard Satan tri@@ es , he keep@@ s lo@@ sing and Jehovah keep@@ s w@@ in@@ ning ! ”
My father and Bro@@ ther N@@ ic@@ ho@@ ls set a fine example for me
Un@@ known to both Paul and his fellow believers , the sign@@ al mar@@ king the op@@ ening st@@ age of a “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” was only about fi@@ ve years away .
Un@@ der every i@@ mag@@ in@@ able con@@ dition , including ris@@ king their lives in war - t@@ or@@ n are@@ as , they coura@@ ge@@ ously ra@@ ise their vo@@ ic@@ es in support of God’s Kingdom .
In ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing the import@@ ance of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , we are not bel@@ it@@ t@@ ling our sal@@ vation or our wor@@ th in his eyes .
How was it possible to ‘ walk with God ’ in a go@@ d@@ less world f@@ it only for des@@ tru@@ ction ?
Many who say that they have no fear of d@@ ying really appreci@@ ate the won@@ ders of cre@@ ation and may ac@@ tually long to live forever .
He said that “ while men were s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing , ” the Devil would over@@ s@@ ow with we@@ e@@ ds the field where the Son of man had s@@ own whe@@ at see@@ ds .
How did she come by this re@@ pu@@ tation ?
In ad@@ dition , Jehovah dec@@ re@@ ed that if a man kil@@ led an ani@@ ma@@ l for food , he was to p@@ our out its blood and co@@ ver it with du@@ st , “ for the life of every s@@ ort of flesh is its blood . ”
It r@@ un@@ s direc@@ tly coun@@ ter to Jesus ’ ex@@ hor@@ tation : “ Pro@@ ve y@@ ourselves ready , because at an h@@ our that you do not think to be it , the Son of man is coming . ”
A man who re@@ ach@@ es out with prop@@ er mo@@ ti@@ ves is not ambi@@ ti@@ ous .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , the sh@@ el@@ ter provided by “ the power of the Christ ” does not sto@@ p tri@@ als from be@@ f@@ all@@ ing us or har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps from being brought against us .
What should be the first st@@ ep toward the er@@ adi@@ c@@ ation of h@@ ate ?
But it had not pro@@ duc@@ ed godly fru@@ it@@ age , and it fin@@ ally re@@ je@@ cted Jehovah’s own Son .
Some teach Eng@@ l@@ ish or another language , tu@@ t@@ or children in their school stu@@ dies , do some se@@ wing or house pa@@ in@@ ting or wh@@ atever el@@ se they can do in the way of part - time jo@@ bs .
G@@ u@@ st s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully na@@ vi@@ g@@ ated our bo@@ at through d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous st@@ or@@ ms for 30 days until we re@@ ached the Ba@@ h@@ am@@ as .
On the other hand , “ the one that does not prac@@ tice mer@@ cy will have his judgment without mer@@ cy . ”
A cou@@ ple who are not we@@ al@@ thy may go into de@@ b@@ t in order to en@@ sure that there is en@@ ough food and dr@@ ink for an un@@ li@@ mit@@ ed crow@@ d .
Still , we live in the world , ear@@ n a living in it , and receive ser@@ vi@@ ces from it .
How these ones made Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice !
What have we learned from the way Jehovah commun@@ ic@@ ates with humans ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , if you pray s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely from the heart , you can be confid@@ ent that Jehovah will give his ke@@ en attention to your supp@@ lic@@ ation .
O@@ r a Christian might refle@@ ct on what was consider@@ ed re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or on the part of young people in the 19@@ 50 ’ s in contr@@ ast with what is taking place today .
With ke@@ en interest in the wel@@ f@@ are of such ones , the disci@@ ple James wrote : “ The form of worship that is clean and un@@ de@@ fil@@ ed from the stan@@ d@@ point of our God and Father is this : to look after or@@ ph@@ ans and wi@@ do@@ ws in their tri@@ bul@@ ation , and to keep on@@ es@@ el@@ f without spo@@ t from the world . ” ​ — James 1 : 27 .
He says : “ Wh@@ ere there is one co@@ ver@@ ing over h@@ at@@ red there are li@@ ps of fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od . ”
Their 40 - year w@@ il@@ der@@ ness so@@ j@@ our@@ n is about to end .
I wa@@ ited until su@@ d@@ den@@ ly an up@@ sta@@ ir@@ s w@@ in@@ do@@ w op@@ ened and a c@@ as@@ ca@@ de of di@@ r@@ ty di@@ sh@@ water dr@@ en@@ ched me .
G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el@@ ’s prophe@@ ci@@ es concer@@ ning Jesus ’ future ro@@ le have pro@@ found sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance for all of us .
A Mis@@ understanding and Some B@@ ad Ad@@ vice
St@@ atis@@ tic@@ s show that people living in coun@@ tri@@ es where an@@ c@@ es@@ tr@@ al su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ons are pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent do not live longer or better lives than people in other coun@@ tri@@ es .
Their public@@ ations have over the years explained how so - called cont@@ ra@@ dic@@ tions in the Bible can be har@@ mon@@ ized with its over@@ all message .
Do you feel sa@@ fe and secu@@ re in know@@ ing that his eyes are upon you for your good ?
I was born in L@@ ond@@ on , Eng@@ land , in 19@@ 10 .
This was in order to ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t his own righteousness . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M . 3 : 25 .
Satan the Devil is also por@@ tra@@ yed as “ a ro@@ aring li@@ on , see@@ king to de@@ v@@ our someone . ”
I bro@@ ke off my old fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps and re@@ plac@@ ed them with new ones ​ — from among Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers .
Does he ju@@ dge me by my appe@@ ar@@ ance , or does he look bene@@ ath the sur@@ face and really understand who I am ? ’
Lo@@ o@@ king a@@ head , that first cou@@ ple could en@@ vision an earth filled with their pro@@ gen@@ y ​ — an ex@@ tend@@ ed family of perfect individuals living jo@@ y@@ fully on a par@@ adise earth and un@@ it@@ e@@ dly worshi@@ p@@ ing their G@@ r@@ and Creator .
So@@ on I was moved to dedic@@ ate my@@ self to Jehovah , and I was baptized in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 194@@ 5 .
You may well have stu@@ died this sub@@ ject , so you know that Jesus com@@ pared “ the days of the Son of man ” in Kingdom power to “ the days of Noah ” and “ the days of Lo@@ t . ”
H@@ E W@@ A@@ S a po@@ et , an ar@@ ch@@ it@@ e@@ ct , a king .
Let us remember that ‘ Jehovah is our strength and our shi@@ eld , ’ and he has made a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant pro@@ v@@ isions ‘ to give the ti@@ red one power . ’ ​ — Psalm 28 : 7 .
18 : 24 .
At the same time , I recogn@@ ized that certain mu@@ si@@ c inc@@ reas@@ ed my desire to s@@ mo@@ ke mar@@ i@@ ju@@ ana , so I chang@@ ed the mu@@ si@@ c that I listen@@ ed to .
He said : “ If you want to be perfect , go sel@@ l your bel@@ ong@@ ings and give to the po@@ or and you will have tre@@ asure in heaven , and come be my follow@@ er . ”
Why is it that your spi@@ r@@ its so@@ ar when you see a beau@@ ti@@ ful l@@ ake or to@@ wer@@ ing m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s with their pe@@ ak@@ s in the cl@@ ou@@ ds ?
Not all ancient fo@@ o@@ tr@@ ac@@ es were sh@@ ort s@@ prin@@ ts .
The talk “ Be F@@ ear@@ less in K@@ no@@ wing That Jehovah Is With U@@ s , ” deli@@ vered on the af@@ ter@@ no@@ on of the first day , showed that God’s people are a special t@@ ar@@ get of Satan .
The 20@@ th century proved that .
Jesus gave his life in our be@@ half .
The Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts show that when on earth , Jesus had deal@@ ings with the spirit world .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , Jesus in@@ tend@@ ed that the war@@ ning be taken seri@@ ously .
And regarding the c@@ ru@@ cial times in which we live , Jesus war@@ ned : “ Pa@@ y attention to y@@ ourselves that your hearts never become we@@ igh@@ ed down with over@@ e@@ ating and heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ king and anxi@@ e@@ ties of life , and su@@ d@@ den@@ ly [ Jehovah’s ] day be in@@ stan@@ tly upon you as a s@@ n@@ are . ” ​ — Luke 21 : 34 , 35 .
She died chil@@ d@@ less .
For example , the A@@ k@@ kadi@@ an E@@ pi@@ c of G@@ il@@ g@@ am@@ es@@ h men@@ tions a f@@ lood , a ship , and sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors .
( b ) Why should we not ex@@ pect that ever@@ yone will be con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed ?
“ R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness is what the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the pro@@ duc@@ tive land will certainly learn . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A@@ I@@ A@@ H 26 : 9 .
This is not the way among you . ”
* This article consi@@ ders high@@ ligh@@ ts from the rema@@ in@@ der of Genesis , per@@ tain@@ ing to God’s deal@@ ings with Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , Jac@@ o@@ b , and Joseph .
He said to her : “ Your sin@@ s are for@@ given . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , it is very eas@@ y to sin@@ k into a qu@@ ag@@ mi@@ re of des@@ pa@@ ir , perhaps feel@@ ing that we are too bad to receive God’s mer@@ cy .
How well do you listen to your sp@@ ouse ?
He no doubt under@@ sto@@ od that in@@ ten@@ se and pa@@ in@@ ful feelings may well up .
What deep s@@ or@@ ro@@ w parents experience when a child for@@ s@@ ak@@ es the worship of the true God !
In@@ as@@ much as God in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted the family arrang@@ ement , we need to let his per@@ spe@@ ctive shap@@ e our understanding of how famili@@ es should fun@@ ction .
A new transl@@ ation of On Christian Do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine , publi@@ shed by Y@@ ale Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity in 19@@ 7@@ 3 , ho@@ l@@ ds even more clo@@ sel@@ y to M@@ il@@ t@@ on@@ ’s origin@@ al L@@ at@@ in man@@ us@@ crip@@ t .
They have been given to help us to “ at@@ tain to the on@@ en@@ ess in the faith . ”
When we refu@@ sed , fi@@ ve of them gave our v@@ an a good sh@@ ak@@ ing .
The apostle John wrote : “ I heard the number of those who were se@@ aled , a h@@ un@@ d@@ red and for@@ ty - four th@@ ous@@ and . ”
I d@@ ran@@ k in everything !
The Bible book of Revelation shows that the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave is direc@@ tly under the control of Jesus Christ .
We made arrang@@ ements for a Bible study , and soon ther@@ e@@ after she was baptized .
Th@@ ink of how Jesus ’ actions shed light on God’s car@@ din@@ al at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes .
C@@ learly , Christ’s rul@@ er@@ ship would ex@@ ten@@ d bey@@ ond spiritual Israel .
“ C@@ E@@ R@@ T@@ A@@ IN@@ L@@ Y ! ”
When I went out the second time , I wor@@ ked with two other mission@@ aries .
Why were the L@@ ev@@ ites inclu@@ ded as re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ents ?
Thus , he could say with confidence that he had pre@@ ached the good news to the Corinthians “ without co@@ st . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 4 : 12 ; 9 : 18 .
That is why it is good for us to read the Bible every day and follow its guid@@ ance .
But “ God loved the world [ of mankind ] so much that he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , in order that ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might not be destro@@ yed but have everlasting life . ”
O@@ be@@ di@@ ence to those who today are taking the lead among us is vital .
Although know@@ ing the advan@@ ta@@ ges , some elders find it difficult to d@@ ele@@ g@@ ate , perhaps ho@@ l@@ ding back because they feel that they are giving up authority .
The re@@ vis@@ ers in B@@ at@@ a@@ vi@@ a re@@ conven@@ ed to continue their work on the Christian Greek Scriptures and began to pre@@ pare the boo@@ ks of the Hebrew Scriptures as Al@@ me@@ i@@ da comple@@ ted them .
In ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gy , he is some@@ times in@@ acc@@ ur@@ ate .
As told by O@@ li@@ vi@@ er R@@ and@@ ri@@ am@@ or@@ a
However , what me@@ a@@ sures can we take to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our heart ?
The The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol regul@@ arly remin@@ ds us that we will become more s@@ kil@@ led as teach@@ ers if we ba@@ se our teaching on God’s Word , use questions effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely , teach with simp@@ li@@ city , and show a s@@ inc@@ ere interest in others .
When we arri@@ ve at the bu@@ s sto@@ p , we find about a do@@ z@@ en people wa@@ iting .
Hence my name , David , meaning “ B@@ el@@ o@@ ved . ”
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er has also been a s@@ ource of much comfort . ”
Jehovah trans@@ fer@@ red his blessing to a d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic new organization cen@@ tered on Jesus Christ and his teachings .
No doubt , M@@ ano@@ ah was happy , but he was also a@@ ware of the great responsi@@ bility that rest@@ ed on his sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders .
Mo@@ st of the worl@@ d’s religi@@ ons teach that something in@@ side a person continu@@ es living after the body dies .
After much disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment in his sear@@ ch for the true religion , Al@@ ber@@ t th@@ re@@ w his ring away and pray@@ ed : “ God , if you ex@@ ist , make it possible for me to know you and serve you .
The su@@ ffer@@ ings of those stru@@ ck by disa@@ st@@ ers move many to man@@ i@@ f@@ est com@@ pas@@ sion .
M@@ Y P@@ A@@ S@@ T : I gre@@ w up in a country to@@ wn in F@@ u@@ ku@@ o@@ ka P@@ re@@ fe@@ c@@ ture .
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately after Adam and E@@ ve sin@@ ned , Jehovah reve@@ aled the way that he would un@@ do all the bad effe@@ cts ca@@ used by their re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
By reason of his Creat@@ or@@ ship , Jehovah God is the Su@@ pre@@ me S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of the uni@@ verse and is a@@ bo@@ ve all of his cre@@ ation .
The ob@@ ject of their i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry was not a car@@ ved i@@ ma@@ ge .
He did not l@@ as@@ h out against the prophet Na@@ than .
( a ) What can m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze in the Bible ?
The blood of the bul@@ l and the go@@ at was to be s@@ pat@@ tered toward and before the co@@ ver of the ar@@ k of the covenant .
Since A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ r@@ a attend@@ ed a Ch@@ in@@ ese - language congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses , she vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to help as inter@@ pre@@ ter .
Yet , there are things you can do to be a ze@@ al@@ ous Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er .
What fine example is being set by appointed men in the congregation ?
It is imper@@ ative that we , like David , appro@@ ach Jehovah in prayer concer@@ ning wh@@ atever dist@@ res@@ ses we may be experi@@ enc@@ ing .
2@@ ,@@ 3@@ 7@@ 3@@ ,000
G@@ o make it as secu@@ re as you know how . ”
24 : 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 7 ; Re@@ v .
“ N@@ O G@@ R@@ E@@ AT@@ E@@ R cause for than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness do I have than these things , that I should be hear@@ ing that my children go on wal@@ king in the truth , ” wrote the ag@@ ed apostle John .
This un@@ ity has often ar@@ ous@@ ed the interest of individuals who were not Witnesses .
Our time cor@@ respon@@ ds to No@@ ah’s day in another respect .
T@@ W@@ O ri@@ val ar@@ mi@@ es face each other on op@@ pos@@ ite si@@ des of a v@@ al@@ le@@ y .
( b ) How does Jehovah use the ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od ?
Although this change posed a chall@@ enge to the disciples , they re@@ adi@@ ly obe@@ yed Jesus ’ instru@@ ction .
Although such in@@ stances are r@@ are , faithful Christians are not sur@@ pris@@ ed or stu@@ mb@@ led when in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es do occ@@ ur .
I never had an opportunity to get to know him , and I very much mis@@ sed having a father , especially when I real@@ ized that most other bo@@ ys in school had one .
I@@ magine how Na@@ both must have felt when the people were pi@@ c@@ king up st@@ ones to k@@ ill him ! ​ — 1 K@@ ings 21 : 1 - 14 ; 2 K@@ ings 9 : 26 .
All cre@@ atu@@ res need dep@@ end@@ able direction and tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy guid@@ ance .
She deci@@ ded to stay and pioneer in S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land .
Are we gener@@ ous in our expres@@ sions of affe@@ ction for el@@ der@@ ly parents ?
* This cultiv@@ ated o@@ live t@@ ree re@@ pres@@ ents the fulfill@@ ment of God’s purpose with reg@@ ard to the Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ic covenant .
What did David recogn@@ ize about Jehovah’s knowledge , and thus what must we ac@@ knowledge ?
The Genesis account of cre@@ ation says : “ Jehovah God went on to form the man out of du@@ st from the gr@@ ound and to b@@ low into his no@@ str@@ il@@ s the bre@@ ath of life , and the man became a living person . ”
The following article will discus@@ s three are@@ as in which we can fi@@ ght Satan and w@@ in .
After the second world war , G@@ le@@ is@@ s@@ ner re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly used his influ@@ ence to help the Witnesses in Au@@ stri@@ a .
As discus@@ sed in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , Jesus gave that illustr@@ ation to st@@ ress to his spirit - anointed disciples , his “ brothers , ” that they must ze@@ al@@ ously eng@@ age in the preaching work .
When making pl@@ ans and decisions ​ — whether regarding hous@@ ing , emp@@ loy@@ ment , child re@@ aring , en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , v@@ ac@@ ations , or religious activities — ​ husband and wife do well to take into account the feelings and op@@ in@@ i@@ ons of the other mate . ​ — Proverbs 11 : 14 ; 15 : 22 .
But Luke made his great@@ est contribu@@ tion as an ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er and a Bible writ@@ er .
M@@ O@@ R@@ E than 30 years ag@@ o , O@@ se@@ i , who was not yet one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , left his home in G@@ h@@ ana to live in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
E@@ i@@ ther p@@ ath can lead to tra@@ ge@@ dy .
If we do not expla@@ in things c@@ learly , people may be con@@ fu@@ sed or may believe something that is not true .
What sacrific@@ es do we make in our worship of God ?
Th@@ ink about the pain that an un@@ faithful act would bring to Jehovah , to the congregation , and to your family .
One of them ri@@ des a fi@@ er@@ y - col@@ ored hor@@ se , and to him it was gr@@ anted “ to take peace away from the earth so that they should sla@@ ugh@@ ter one another ; and a great s@@ word was given him . ”
Many have si@@ ded with Satan , teaching that God is co@@ ld , c@@ ru@@ el , and v@@ indic@@ tive or den@@ ying that He is the Creator at all .
See the “ I@@ mit@@ ate Their Fa@@ ith ” artic@@ les in the J@@ anu@@ ary 1 and A@@ pri@@ l 1 , 200@@ 8 , is@@ su@@ es of The Watchtower .
S@@ C@@ H@@ O@@ O@@ L P@@ O@@ L@@ I@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ S
Of d@@ ates , one authority wrote : “ Those who . . . only know the d@@ ate from the d@@ ri@@ ed spe@@ ci@@ men@@ s of that fru@@ it sh@@ own bene@@ ath a la@@ be@@ l in sh@@ op - w@@ in@@ do@@ ws , can har@@ dly i@@ magine how deli@@ ci@@ ous it is when e@@ at@@ en f@@ res@@ h . ”
was rel@@ eas@@ ed .
This would mean being mo@@ tiv@@ ated , not by mis@@ trust and pet@@ t@@ iness , but by a positi@@ ve attitude and a gener@@ ous heart .
After all , that nation was to pro@@ du@@ ce the Messi@@ ah ​ — the very one who would cr@@ us@@ h Satan and v@@ indic@@ ate Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
I am gr@@ ate@@ ful for all the information Jehovah provi@@ des , especially when it t@@ ou@@ ches us as deep@@ ly as this vi@@ de@@ o does . ”
As we know , it is his will that the good news be pre@@ ached worl@@ d@@ wide before the end comes .
And they sto@@ od still with sa@@ d fac@@ es .
For a dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ d and a g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on will come to po@@ ver@@ ty . ”
It was a war@@ ning message against materi@@ al@@ ism .
I was af@@ ra@@ id and in@@ sis@@ ted that I was not yet ready , but she was very per@@ su@@ asi@@ ve . She as@@ sur@@ ed me that with Jehovah’s help , I could do it .
Di@@ d such a thing really ha@@ p@@ pen ?
In most lands Ca@@ es@@ ar , or the ci@@ vi@@ l authority , determin@@ es who is eli@@ gi@@ ble to mar@@ ry .
The bur@@ den was heav@@ y under Solomon .
You well know the words of John 3 : 16 : “ God loved the world so much that he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son . ”
The power of the message of this do@@ cum@@ ent@@ ary lies in the examples of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of or@@ din@@ ary people who displa@@ yed ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary courage and spiritual strength through long years of persecu@@ tion .
S@@ O@@ M@@ E who lived in Jesus ’ day ques@@ tioned whether marri@@ ages could or should last .
The first chall@@ enge was just get@@ ting there .
The char@@ ts on pages 3@@ 4@@ 3 to 3@@ 4@@ 6 of the book “ All Scrip@@ ture Is In@@ spi@@ red of God and B@@ ene@@ fi@@ cial ” may be help@@ ful to you in that reg@@ ard .
Some Christians may have ques@@ tioned why such individuals were allow@@ ed to remain in the congregation .
The night after Paul made the st@@ at@@ ement in question , Jesus said : “ Be of good courage ! For as you have been giving a thor@@ ough witness on the things about me in Jerusalem , so you must also be@@ ar witness in R@@ ome . ”
After serving them bre@@ ak@@ f@@ ast , Jesus turned to S@@ im@@ on Peter and said : “ S@@ im@@ on son of John , do you love me more than these ? ”
Un@@ be@@ know@@ n@@ st to me , my a@@ un@@ t and two of my c@@ ous@@ ins had become Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah may requi@@ re that we do the same one day .
Because they are pol@@ iti@@ c@@ ally neu@@ tr@@ al and refu@@ se to be@@ ar ar@@ ms against their fellow man , many are in pris@@ on .
Ser@@ ving there ca@@ uses them to rejo@@ ice .
A@@ be@@ l
Ther@@ efore , you may righ@@ tly ask : “ Can one be a true Christian and also be rich ?
That is up to you .
Yes , he had in mind his Kingdom govern@@ ment ( the “ new heavens ” ) and its earthly sub@@ je@@ cts ( the “ new earth ” ) , who would in@@ ha@@ bi@@ t a gl@@ ori@@ ous g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l par@@ adise .
Thus , one vital way to let that spirit op@@ er@@ ate on us is by reading and stud@@ ying the Bible ​ — da@@ ily if possible .
These inclu@@ de the slave tra@@ de out of Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , Na@@ z@@ i death cam@@ ps , for@@ ced child la@@ b@@ or , and b@@ ru@@ tal gen@@ o@@ ci@@ des in one place or another .
Of course , the princi@@ p@@ al@@ ’s words are not a comm@@ and .
In fact , he had to pa@@ y the pri@@ est to pray in be@@ half of the To@@ t@@ on@@ a@@ c .
It was pro@@ ba@@ bly during this two - year peri@@ od that Luke wrote the book of Acts .
In some famili@@ es , the husband ca@@ res for the fin@@ an@@ ces .
Are You A@@ c@@ qu@@ a@@ inted With Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n and His F@@ am@@ ily ?
How , though , can we devel@@ op such hear@@ t@@ felt appreciation for God’s Word ?
Jo@@ y@@ ous Re@@ war@@ ds of the M@@ in@@ is@@ try
See In@@ sight on the Scriptures , V@@ olu@@ me 2 , pages 1@@ 20@@ 7 - 8 .
I have my own religion ” or , “ I am not inter@@ ested ” mer@@ ely because it seem@@ s the e@@ asi@@ est way to end the con@@ vers@@ ation .
Hence , he wrote : “ Now I desire you to know , brothers , that my af@@ fai@@ r@@ s have turned out for the advan@@ c@@ ement of the good news rather than o@@ ther@@ wise , so that my b@@ on@@ ds have become public knowledge in associ@@ ation with Christ among all the P@@ ra@@ et@@ ori@@ an G@@ u@@ ard and all the rest . ”
K@@ y@@ ri@@ ac@@ o@@ s respon@@ ded well to the bro@@ ther’s kin@@ dly man@@ ner , and for a few months , they even stu@@ died the Bible together .
M@@ other re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed and asked , “ When do we star@@ t ? ”
Many ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved ones have found that tal@@ king can be a help@@ ful rel@@ e@@ ase .
16 , 17 . ( a ) If a person f@@ alls into serious sin , what is the wrong course to take ?
On one occasi@@ on , he resur@@ rec@@ ted a 12 - year - old gi@@ r@@ l .
And do you regul@@ arly speak to others about his Kingdom ?
The Bible also helps po@@ or people to sa@@ ve money by teaching them to avoid bad ha@@ bi@@ ts , such as the a@@ bu@@ se of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 18 .
Des@@ pite having had little for@@ ma@@ l educ@@ ation , I am able to serve from time to time as a sub@@ s@@ titu@@ te cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er .
“ When Are We Go@@ ing to Ha@@ ve A@@ no@@ ther As@@ s@@ em@@ bly ? ”
And I am pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ding to go down to deli@@ ver them out of the hand of the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans and to bring them up out of that land to a land good and sp@@ ac@@ i@@ ous , to a land f@@ low@@ ing with mil@@ k and h@@ one@@ y . ”
F@@ ul@@ l - time servants age , and so do their parents .
Dis@@ pla@@ ying Di@@ gn@@ ity in Wor@@ ship
( b ) What are some spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c ways in which a husband and wife can show loy@@ al@@ ty ?
What el@@ se can parents do to cre@@ ate an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment where their children can gro@@ w to love Jehovah ?
In ad@@ dition to pro@@ duc@@ ing public@@ ations , Jehovah’s organization pre@@ pa@@ res Bible - based out@@ l@@ ines for tal@@ ks that are deli@@ vered at our meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions .
All the sa@@ y@@ ings of my m@@ ou@@ th are in righteousness . A@@ m@@ ong them there is nothing tw@@ is@@ ted or cro@@ o@@ ked . ”
These people are pa@@ ying attention . ’
As this system of things go@@ es “ from bad to wor@@ se , ” we can ex@@ pect to face inc@@ reas@@ ingly greater difficul@@ ties .
We can gain in@@ sight into the way Jehovah vie@@ ws human we@@ ak@@ ness from an illustr@@ ation recorded in Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians .
Ther@@ efore , the pri@@ m@@ ary way that those with the earthly hope demonstr@@ ate their desire to be friends with Christ is by supp@@ or@@ ting the faithful slave class .
So when the prof@@ ess@@ or and his wife were loo@@ king for a h@@ ou@@ se@@ keep@@ er , this S@@ S of@@ fic@@ er allow@@ ed them to cho@@ ose a f@@ em@@ ale pris@@ on@@ er .
O@@ ther Christians deci@@ de differ@@ ently .
We got married in 195@@ 5 .
What does it mean to teach only what is based on the Bible ?
When I re@@ turned to see her , she op@@ ened the do@@ or wide , fol@@ ded her ar@@ ms , and listen@@ ed in@@ ten@@ tly as I explained the Scriptures to her .
In those days , I learned a lo@@ t about the happiness that comes from giving . ​ — Matthew 25 : 31 - 33 ; Acts 20 : 35 .
God has en@@ tru@@ sted this govern@@ ment with the t@@ ask of making sure that his will is done on earth as in heaven .
The first affe@@ cts heaven it@@ self , the second , the earth .
Jesus Christ and a group of fellow rul@@ ers cho@@ s@@ en from mankind make up God’s Kingdom
Do we not also tre@@ asure opportun@@ ities to enjoy re@@ war@@ ding spiritual con@@ vers@@ ations with our fellow believers ?
My so@@ le a@@ im in life was to succ@@ e@@ ed in my cho@@ s@@ en prof@@ es@@ sion .
You feel much clo@@ s@@ er to the hu@@ b of that organization , and this makes it very exc@@ iting . ”
I had been given a disa@@ bility p@@ en@@ sion , so I had time a@@ vail@@ able to make ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al vis@@ its .
In Matthew chap@@ ters 24 and 25 , to what time did Jesus ref@@ er when he spoke about his coming ?
How do you feel about Jehovah’s remin@@ ders , and why ?
H@@ ad he pur@@ su@@ ed a care@@ er in s@@ por@@ ts , E@@ ri@@ c might have ga@@ ined f@@ ame and we@@ al@@ th .
Rather , “ there were many of them who were following [ Jesus ] . ”
And that inclu@@ des the pos@@ si@@ bility of being dec@@ ei@@ ved about our ch@@ eri@@ shed religious beli@@ ef@@ s ​ — with po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally c@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ p@@ hi@@ c con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
I lived in sever@@ al refu@@ ge@@ e cam@@ ps during the first 15 years of my life .
Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ ing beli@@ ef in God is not en@@ ough .
Com@@ ments An@@ dre@@ as , a father of three : “ If children learn to apply godly principles in their lives , they will be better e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed for the future . ”
T@@ w@@ o young men , R@@ os@@ s H@@ un@@ t and Ke@@ ith R@@ ob@@ bin@@ s , were there , bus@@ y in full - time public preaching , known as regul@@ ar pione@@ ering .
Paul states : “ They were st@@ oned , they were tri@@ ed , they were sa@@ wn a@@ su@@ n@@ der , they died by sla@@ ugh@@ ter with the s@@ word , they went about in she@@ ep@@ s@@ kin@@ s , in go@@ at@@ s@@ kin@@ s , while they were in want , in tri@@ bul@@ ation , under ill - tre@@ at@@ ment . ”
In 19@@ 25 he was invit@@ ed to work at the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — where he still ser@@ ves .
Saul was now ready to listen .
Do I deli@@ ght in reading and an@@ al@@ y@@ z@@ ing a por@@ tion of the Bible each day ?
1 : 1 – 4 : 22 )
The book L@@ es v@@ al@@ e@@ ur@@ s des F@@ ran@@ ç@@ a@@ is showed poin@@ te@@ dly that many believers today are st@@ ra@@ ying ir@@ re@@ medi@@ ab@@ ly from the pa@@ ths esta@@ bli@@ shed by the ch@@ urch .
No human po@@ ten@@ t@@ ate can make that cla@@ im !
W@@ is@@ dom is in@@ dis@@ p@@ en@@ sa@@ ble to those who are in a position of power and those who counsel others .
David of ancient Israel too fac@@ ed tri@@ als as a young man .
We can cultiv@@ ate vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e by be@@ coming “ imit@@ at@@ ors of God . ”
Then , God’s will shall “ be done on earth as it is in heaven . ” ​ — Revelation 21 : 1 - 4 ; Matthew 6 : 10 , New In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational V@@ er@@ sion .
However , they are well - a@@ ware that they cannot fulf@@ ill this com@@ mis@@ sion without support from the angels .
E@@ d@@ son , a can@@ c@@ er sur@@ vi@@ v@@ or , says : “ A friend s@@ pre@@ ad the word that I had can@@ c@@ er and that I would not live very long .
Such discipl@@ ine c@@ alls for knowledge of what cor@@ rection is needed and of how to ad@@ minis@@ ter it .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the Scriptures id@@ enti@@ fy Jehovah as the ac@@ tu@@ al La@@ w@@ gi@@ ver , and Moses himself was sub@@ ject to that Law .
God has assign@@ ed that t@@ ask to Jesus Christ .
But after lear@@ ning the truth , he has comple@@ t@@ ely avo@@ i@@ ded d@@ an@@ c@@ ing even at Witness ga@@ ther@@ ings for fear of a@@ wak@@ ening imp@@ ro@@ per desi@@ res or thoughts from his past .
Re@@ al@@ is@@ tic@@ ally , though , it can be challeng@@ ing to keep this in mind as we gro@@ w older or su@@ ff@@ er in this wicked system .
“ Our two children had different needs when it came to discipl@@ ine , ” rec@@ alls Pa@@ m .
But Jehovah requi@@ red humans to use that gift of free will responsi@@ bly , to see the wisdom of doing his will and rema@@ ining sub@@ ject to him .
Tru@@ ly , it is always best to accept Jehovah’s authority .
Ser@@ ve God Lo@@ y@@ ally Des@@ pite “ Many T@@ ri@@ bul@@ ations ”
They have been sh@@ aring a positi@@ ve message about the future for over one h@@ un@@ d@@ red years .
Israel@@ ’s k@@ ings
Witnesses arri@@ ving at S@@ ã@@ o Paulo for the G@@ la@@ d N@@ ations As@@ s@@ em@@ bly , 194@@ 6
Your af@@ fir@@ m@@ ative ans@@ wers served as a public declar@@ ation of your un@@ re@@ served dedic@@ ation and showed that you were qu@@ ali@@ fied for baptism as an or@@ da@@ ined minis@@ ter of Jehovah .
Mo@@ re@@ over , if there is a resurrection , death is not the great vi@@ ct@@ or but an enem@@ y that can be de@@ fe@@ ated . ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 5@@ 5 .
She streng@@ th@@ ened her relationship with Jehovah and has had the privilege of help@@ ing sever@@ al to accept Bible truth .
The preaching work is a privilege to be ch@@ eri@@ shed
Hence , they devo@@ te themselves to pur@@ su@@ its that would give them the ability to ac@@ qui@@ re all the go@@ o@@ ds and g@@ ad@@ ge@@ ts that they desire .
For sever@@ al years now , they have helped me with every@@ day needs .
P@@ eri@@ o@@ ds sp@@ ent stud@@ ying the Bible and rel@@ ated public@@ ations , as well as thinking deep@@ ly about their message , can help us to draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah .
How sa@@ d I was when my daugh@@ ter L@@ ou@@ ise , born n@@ ine years after G@@ ary , showed sy@@ mp@@ t@@ om@@ s far more serious than his .
Then came Ch@@ ar@@ ma@@ ine , Mark , An@@ ne@@ t@@ te , G@@ r@@ ant , and fin@@ ally G@@ le@@ n .
If we love Jehovah , we will benefit when he eli@@ min@@ ates human suffering by ri@@ d@@ ding the earth of those who re@@ ject his just rule .
C@@ le@@ an and di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied personal appe@@ ar@@ ance is a refle@@ ction of our worship and often at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ts attention .
How did Eli@@ j@@ ah show that he had strong faith in Jehovah , and what does his example move us to think about ?
Per@@ fect cre@@ atu@@ res who love God and imitate him do not need to make an o@@ ath ; they always tell the truth and have complete trust in one another .
That is , when we remember that we have tra@@ its that may ir@@ rit@@ ate others , we will not allow the things we may dis@@ like in others to dis@@ tur@@ b the peace between us and them .
What will Jehovah accom@@ pl@@ ish by means of the Kingdom ?
Even today , qu@@ ali@@ fied men who serve as elders in the Christian congregation are taught , not to “ l@@ ord it over ” their fellow believers , but to prote@@ ct , ref@@ res@@ h , and comfort them . ​ — Matthew 20 : 25 - 28 ; Isaiah 32 : 2 .
With f@@ on@@ dness , I rec@@ all as@@ king him , “ F@@ red , why do you make a number of ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in some of my let@@ ters ? ”
What is the meaning of the illustr@@ ation of the mu@@ st@@ ard gra@@ in ?
Jehovah cre@@ ated Jesus before all other things .
How could we use the Bible to a ful@@ l@@ er ex@@ t@@ ent in our teaching ?
E@@ A@@ C@@ H year th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Bible stud@@ ents get baptized .
We too must strengthen our faith by taking full advan@@ ta@@ ge of all of Jehovah’s pro@@ v@@ isions for our spiritual wel@@ f@@ are .
Although I was allow@@ ed to leave , I was later sum@@ mon@@ ed by the dist@@ ri@@ ct com@@ mission@@ er in F@@ ort R@@ o@@ se@@ ber@@ y , a to@@ wn now called M@@ ans@@ a .
How does J@@ on@@ ah’s prayer speak to your heart ?
And the fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te in the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation shows that the ter@@ m “ made appe@@ al ” can also mean “ in@@ vo@@ c@@ ation ; prayer . ”
My qu@@ ality of life has p@@ lum@@ me@@ ted . ”
The apostle Paul was an out@@ standing example in this reg@@ ard .
If we were to seek out such un@@ clean In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t s@@ ites , we would certainly be ign@@ or@@ ing the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s comm@@ and to “ t@@ ou@@ ch nothing un@@ clean . ”
Even though it me@@ ant that she would remain sing@@ le and for@@ go her nor@@ ma@@ l in@@ t@@ ent to have a family , J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s daugh@@ ter will@@ ingly sub@@ mit@@ ted to this v@@ ow and served at the san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary in Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h for the rest of her life .
Tru@@ e Christians remain neu@@ tr@@ al in con@@ f@@ li@@ cts of the world ; h@@ ence , they are able to enjoy un@@ ity even when those around them are at war .
The mother was see@@ king guid@@ ance to help her young son cop@@ e with the su@@ d@@ den death of a close family member .
The re@@ ality cen@@ tered on the death of Jesus Christ .
These four poin@@ ts are vital to any good relationship , whether between friends , marriage par@@ t@@ n@@ ers or , more important , between humans and God .
Just as sur@@ ely , when we ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly stri@@ ve to follow the standards found in his Word , we will have succ@@ ess , accom@@ pl@@ ish good , and find happiness .
Those who are sing@@ le are determined to make God’s heart rejo@@ ice , being willing to mar@@ ry only a su@@ it@@ able mate from among his worshipp@@ ers .
In many lands , ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ ality and se@@ x out@@ side of marriage are vie@@ wed as nor@@ ma@@ l .
The more we imp@@ ro@@ ve our understanding of God’s will and purpose , the more br@@ il@@ li@@ ant be@@ comes the spiritual light that guid@@ es us .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines * are desi@@ gn@@ ed to help you .
“ The heavens are declar@@ ing the glory of God , ” san@@ g the psalmist David , “ and of the work of his hands the ex@@ pan@@ se is tel@@ ling . ”
By contr@@ ast , peri@@ o@@ di@@ c associ@@ ation with others can li@@ ft your spi@@ r@@ its and help rest@@ ore men@@ tal per@@ spe@@ ctive .
So deep an imp@@ res@@ sion did these boo@@ ks make on her that she soon asked Father to d@@ ri@@ ve her to the neigh@@ b@@ ors so that she could talk to them about what she was lear@@ ning .
God still long@@ s to see the dead brought back to life heal@@ thy and happy .
Jesus ’ words found at Matthew 6 : 33 have what relationship to what is in our heart ?
Wh@@ ere such pa@@ y@@ ments are cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary or expe@@ cted , some Christians may feel that within the law , they are not viol@@ ating Bible principles when they ti@@ p an of@@ fi@@ cial to per@@ form his du@@ ty .
I ign@@ ored them .
Do you draw similar conclu@@ sions from your experi@@ ences ?
The princi@@ p@@ al simply states the fact ​ — the requi@@ re@@ ment for atten@@ ding that school .
you will conc@@ ei@@ ve in your wom@@ b and give bir@@ th to a son , and you are to call his name Jesus . ”
These words of the second psal@@ m also had an app@@ lic@@ ation in the first century C.E . when Jewish and Rom@@ an author@@ ities wor@@ ked together to k@@ ill God’s King - Des@@ ign@@ ate , Jesus Christ .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , love for God mo@@ tiv@@ ated Jesus to preach and to teach .
Of his cho@@ s@@ en Ser@@ v@@ ant , Jehovah stated : “ The righteous one , my serv@@ ant , will bring a righteous standing to many people . ”
Are we here today and g@@ one t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w ?
R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch indic@@ ates that individuals who ad@@ mit@@ ted to having an ir@@ res@@ is@@ ti@@ ble ur@@ ge to w@@ atch por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y show the same sign@@ s of ad@@ di@@ ction as do al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic@@ s and d@@ ru@@ g ad@@ di@@ cts .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 17 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 6@@ 3 , 7@@ 7
; W@@ el@@ ls , S .
“ M@@ A@@ IN@@ T@@ A@@ I@@ N your conduct fine among the nations , ” ex@@ hor@@ ted the apostle Peter .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , Jesus knew that he had his Fa@@ ther’s love and appro@@ val .
For Christian sp@@ ous@@ es , those res@@ our@@ ces inclu@@ de wise counsel from the Bible , support from fellow Christians , and a close , pray@@ er@@ ful relationship with Jehovah .
Re@@ as@@ ons to R@@ em@@ ember Jehovah
• Me@@ et R@@ a@@ j@@ ran@@ i ​ — a young woman from the P@@ un@@ j@@ a@@ b , in the ex@@ tre@@ me nor@@ th@@ w@@ est of In@@ dia .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , present - day Christians benefit from leg@@ al pro@@ v@@ isions .
Is he a tri@@ u@@ ne ent@@ ity , a Tr@@ in@@ ity , as many believe ?
A@@ vo@@ id the un@@ ch@@ ris@@ ti@@ an view that children should provide their parents with a life of e@@ ase .
My a@@ un@@ t sent me the No@@ v@@ ember 8 , 199@@ 5 , is@@ sue of the A@@ wa@@ ke !
L@@ ON@@ G B@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H , C@@ A ( T@@ ag@@ al@@ o@@ g only ) , L@@ ong Be@@ ach Con@@ ven@@ tion C@@ en@@ ter Ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t H@@ all C , 3@@ 00 E .
Since Jesus ’ ministry and teachings are in har@@ mony with all other teachings found in the enti@@ re Bible , the expres@@ sion “ heal@@ th@@ ful words ” can ref@@ er by ex@@ ten@@ sion to all Bible teachings .
On my gra@@ du@@ ation day in F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 19@@ 50 , I was much encoura@@ ged by two t@@ ele@@ gr@@ am@@ s , one from M@@ other and one from the T@@ ro@@ op family in Q@@ u@@ ill L@@ ake .
No other nation could make that cla@@ im !
Let us , then , keep on gu@@ ard against the reason@@ ings of apost@@ ates .
Just think of that pro@@ spe@@ ct !
In the Christian congregation , however , many s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely want to be a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement .
O@@ thers wor@@ ry that enjo@@ ying themselves might am@@ ount to a be@@ tra@@ y@@ al , so they refu@@ se to go out or to me@@ et other people .
4 : 4 ; John 17 : 3 .
I am so happy to be re@@ conc@@ iled to Jehovah and to my brothers . ”
But the one mis@@ sing me is doing viol@@ ence to his soul ; all those in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y h@@ ating me are the ones that do love death . ” ​ — Proverbs 8 : 32 - 36 .
Yes , you can be like “ the righteous one ” concer@@ ning whom the psalmist san@@ g : “ He will not be af@@ ra@@ id even of bad news .
As Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s end appro@@ ached , there were continu@@ al up@@ ris@@ ings , inter@@ ne@@ c@@ ine war@@ f@@ are between Jewish pol@@ itical fac@@ tions , and mas@@ sac@@ res in sever@@ al c@@ ities with a mi@@ x@@ ed Jewish and G@@ ent@@ ile po@@ pul@@ ation .
God gr@@ anted man free will .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , Jehovah sent his Son to this d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous world .
So I was often asked : “ D@@ on@@ ’t you want to be set@@ t@@ led ?
You cannot learn to s@@ wi@@ m just by reading a book .
As Christians , we may face ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le at school , at work , and at times even in the family cir@@ c@@ le .
Ar@@ ound the world people are respon@@ ding to the good news
He also cre@@ ated us with a conscience ​ — an in@@ born sense of right and wrong — ​ that can help us avoid wr@@ ong@@ doing and cor@@ rec@@ t our mis@@ takes when we f@@ all sh@@ ort . ​ — R@@ om .
When will he come ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , true Christians have sto@@ od “ complete and with fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ction ” and have kept their integrity to God .
God’s Word promises : “ Your dead ones will live . . . .
And the sting of death is sh@@ ar@@ p and pa@@ in@@ ful .
There is no better way to show our hear@@ t@@ felt appreciation for this preci@@ ous hope than by continu@@ ing to be cle@@ ans@@ ed “ from dead works that we may rend@@ er sac@@ red service to the living God . ” ​ — Hebrews 9 : 12 , 14 .
After n@@ ine days at se@@ a , we arri@@ ved in P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al .
Indeed , Jehovah indic@@ ated that there would be en@@ m@@ ity between his worshipp@@ ers and those who follow@@ ed Satan .
He and a number of others took the ba@@ si@@ c teaching of So@@ cr@@ ates a st@@ ep fur@@ ther by saying that vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e was the only good .
The Bible book of Daniel she@@ ds much light on the meaning of sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic be@@ ast@@ s .
If a Christian family is to succ@@ e@@ ed in sta@@ ying a@@ wa@@ ke , it is important that each member sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der his or her Scriptural responsi@@ bility .
What , then , can help us to devel@@ op or strengthen our will to s@@ tic@@ k to and car@@ ry out the course we have deci@@ ded on ?
“ M@@ Y H@@ E@@ AL@@ T@@ H problems get in my way more and more , ” si@@ gh@@ s E@@ r@@ n@@ st , who is in his 70 ’ s .
“ The to@@ tal su@@ m ga@@ ther@@ ed for the col@@ le@@ ction must have been consider@@ able , ” says scho@@ la@@ r Di@@ et@@ er Ge@@ or@@ g@@ i , “ because the fin@@ al efforts , invol@@ ving Paul and so many d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates , would not have been wor@@ th the tr@@ ou@@ ble and ex@@ p@@ en@@ se o@@ ther@@ wise . ”
We have been bless@@ ed to become ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with a large crow@@ d of faithful Witnesses .
15 , 16 . ( a ) Des@@ cri@@ be how Jehovah’s ang@@ el deli@@ vered Peter from pris@@ on .
They ba@@ se their re@@ comm@@ end@@ ations on what is stated in God’s inspired Word , and holy spirit en@@ ab@@ les them to dis@@ cer@@ n whether an individu@@ al being consider@@ ed for ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment me@@ e@@ ts the Scriptural requi@@ re@@ ments .
How can we imitate Jehovah’s loy@@ al@@ ty , for example , in marriage ?
Lo@@ ok ! Al@@ so , there was a vo@@ ice from the heavens that said : ‘ This is my Son , the bel@@ o@@ ved , whom I have appro@@ ved . ’ ”
Like Satan , the dem@@ ons are activ@@ ely eng@@ ag@@ ed in contro@@ l@@ ling and mis@@ le@@ ading people .
God inspired the Bible writ@@ ers to fore@@ tell those events so that we might have hope .
She gre@@ w up in Eng@@ land , where she began pione@@ ering when she was 18 years old .
M@@ ore than that , on occasi@@ on Jesus himself public@@ ly read al@@ ou@@ d from God’s Word and explained its app@@ lic@@ ation .
Thus , he requi@@ res that congregation overse@@ ers ad@@ minis@@ ter justice and act righte@@ ously . ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 9 : 14 , 15 , 17 .
The reason , in part , was the co@@ st .
He as@@ ks : “ Why is it that you look on those deal@@ ing tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ously , that you keep s@@ il@@ ent when someone wicked s@@ wal@@ lo@@ ws up someone more righteous than he is ?
The conven@@ tion thus clo@@ sed with the the@@ me “ Gi@@ ve God G@@ l@@ ory ” r@@ ing@@ ing in the ear@@ s of each attend@@ e@@ e .
How should we feel about the opportunity to share in the preaching work ?
David did not want to ro@@ b Saul of the k@@ ing@@ ship , since Jehovah had not yet re@@ moved him .
Then continue to honor the preci@@ ous v@@ ow you made to love and ch@@ er@@ ish your marriage mate .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , it was determined that she was gu@@ il@@ ty “ for the reason that she did not s@@ cre@@ am in the city . ”
In rec@@ ent times , this trans@@ iti@@ on has pres@@ ented uni@@ que challeng@@ es for true Christians .
L@@ ater , for a few months , I vis@@ ited congregations in Con@@ ne@@ c@@ tic@@ u@@ t , M@@ ass@@ ach@@ u@@ set@@ ts , and R@@ ho@@ de Is@@ land .
F@@ L@@ A@@ G S@@ AL@@ U@@ T@@ E
By keep@@ ing bus@@ y in Jehovah’s service , pra@@ ying continu@@ ally , and rema@@ ining in expe@@ ct@@ ation of Jehovah’s great day .
The land was c@@ lear@@ ed so that the v@@ ine of Israel could take ro@@ o@@ t and gro@@ w strong .
What a privilege it is to serve the holy God , Jehovah !
Still , some feel that cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness is a personal matter and should be of no concer@@ n to anyone el@@ se .
You have to be pati@@ ent with things like that and be willing to a@@ da@@ pt . ”
It is good to look for them after the meetings to find out how they are .
What questions can you ask yourself if your sp@@ ouse tri@@ es to li@@ mit your worship ?
If a family member lea@@ ves Jehovah , how can you cop@@ e with your g@@ ri@@ ef ?
She also became an accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed e@@ ques@@ tri@@ en@@ ne and was even cho@@ s@@ en to re@@ present Cana@@ da in the 198@@ 0 O@@ l@@ y@@ mp@@ ic@@ s .
Do you have such a desire ?
Lo@@ ok to Jehovah to supp@@ ly your spiritual and physical needs .
So@@ on Jo@@ ac@@ him and Bar@@ ba@@ r@@ a deci@@ ded to bre@@ ak off all cont@@ ac@@ ts with the dem@@ ons .
In ad@@ dition , the first post@@ war inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion in Par@@ is was pl@@ an@@ ned for 195@@ 1 , and I was involved in organiz@@ ing it .
In his letter to the Eph@@ es@@ ians , Paul speak@@ s of the world as having a “ spirit , ” or d@@ om@@ in@@ ant attitude .
; E@@ s@@ co@@ ba@@ r , I .
A Lu@@ x@@ u@@ ri@@ ant O@@ live T@@ ree in the H@@ ouse of God
V@@ olu@@ nt@@ ary contribu@@ tions help to supp@@ ly liter@@ ature and support the preaching work in ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es where po@@ ver@@ ty ab@@ oun@@ ds but where there is great spiritual gro@@ w@@ th .
Thus David showed mo@@ des@@ ty on this occasi@@ on by sta@@ ying within the b@@ oun@@ ds of prop@@ er be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
Because our b@@ ra@@ in is uni@@ que , we are able to learn a language .
In his letter to the Romans , Paul was ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing a uni@@ que situation .
What do the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against Jehovah demonstr@@ ate ?
He@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ ah’s Tru@@ st V@@ indic@@ ated
She loved to do st@@ re@@ et work in fr@@ on@@ t of a hu@@ ge Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch .
Bu@@ d M@@ ill@@ er and his wife , Jo@@ an , next served us in the travel@@ ing work .
Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on cannot be just a con@@ f@@ li@@ ct among earthly nations , since Revelation 16 : 14 states that “ the k@@ ings of the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth ” form a un@@ ited fr@@ on@@ t at “ the war of the great day of God the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty . ”
What a fine ex@@ hor@@ tation to s@@ ow righteousness !
How could a slave per@@ man@@ ently benefit from bel@@ ong@@ ing to a good ma@@ ster ?
“ What a privilege to have Jehovah speak to us in our own language ! ”
Fir@@ st , look at the su@@ p@@ posed l@@ ink between money and happiness .
Let me tell you something about the religious situation in I@@ tal@@ y back then .
And you know that it did . ​ — 2 P@@ et .
Then they discus@@ sed when to appro@@ ach the teach@@ er .
I also believe that he gr@@ ants us the desi@@ res of our heart .
That Jehovah shows his appreciation for those who do his will is re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly demonstr@@ ated in the Scriptures .
By building up strong and imp@@ lic@@ it trust in Jehovah now , we can look for@@ ward to sur@@ vi@@ val into his promised new world ​ — ei@@ ther by living through the great tri@@ bul@@ ation or by recei@@ ving a resurrection .
The word also con@@ ve@@ ys the sense of not being over@@ ly stri@@ ct .
He wrote : “ I have come to know that there is nothing better for them than to rejo@@ ice and to do good during one@@ ’s life ; and also that every man should e@@ at and in@@ deed dr@@ ink and see good for all his hard work .
This is not an i@@ mag@@ in@@ ary account .
What cho@@ ice would you make ?
Then , on the night before the t@@ est , she fac@@ es the whole t@@ ask at last .
( 3 ) Joh@@ ns@@ on , T .
What is the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart , and why should we sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard it ?
( b ) As we expres@@ s our hope in the resurrection , what is vital ?
When people organiz@@ e a sear@@ ch par@@ ty to lo@@ c@@ ate a lost child , only one member of the group may ac@@ tually find the you@@ ng@@ ster .
As Christians , we know what such con@@ di@@ tions mean .
What are some things that you look for@@ ward to ?
The Bo@@ x@@ er at R@@ est
It was deci@@ ded that I should leave to get tre@@ at@@ ment in S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , where the branch took good care of me , and I rec@@ over@@ ed .
Why is it important to use God’s name in the Bible ?
M@@ ary ques@@ tioned how this was to be , since she , a vi@@ r@@ g@@ in , was not having inter@@ course with a man .
But how , ex@@ ac@@ tly , do we know that these se@@ ven times ended in 1914 ?
“ My family was not religious , and I was not baptized into any religion .
; Bu@@ r@@ do , J .
Our el@@ des@@ t daugh@@ ter , S@@ ar@@ a , married a special pioneer , R@@ a@@ y S@@ m@@ ith , and together they served as special pione@@ ers close to the bor@@ der of I@@ ri@@ an J@@ aya ( now Pa@@ pua , an In@@ don@@ es@@ i@@ an pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce ) .
How wonderful it was to experience God’s mer@@ cy !
Mar@@ ch 3 - 9 , 200@@ 8
How to M@@ ake E@@ ach Da@@ y C@@ ount
( b ) What question do we do well to ask ourselves ?
G@@ et@@ ting to K@@ now the Lo@@ ving God
God’s Word was always his authority . ​ — John 17 : 17 .
Yet , there are other fe@@ atu@@ res of our worship that have con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed many that when they see Jehovah’s Witnesses , they are see@@ ing true Christians .
For instance , some sing@@ le Christians would like to be married , but they have yet to find a su@@ it@@ able mate among worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah .
In these ways , life then was much as it is today . ​ — Genesis 4 : 20 - 22 ; Luke 17 : 26 - 28 .
She stated , “ I have never been ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er in my life ! ”
When imper@@ fect humans are given authority , they often devel@@ op an inf@@ l@@ ated sense of their own import@@ ance .
For sever@@ al ev@@ en@@ ings the d@@ ri@@ ver pi@@ cked up Witnesses from pre@@ arrang@@ ed hi@@ ding plac@@ es .
It is believ@@ ed that the only reli@@ ef offered to an individu@@ al is li@@ ber@@ ation from the c@@ y@@ c@@ les of re@@ bir@@ th through soci@@ ally accep@@ table be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or and special knowledge .
How wise it is , then , to cultiv@@ ate the ar@@ t of listen@@ ing with love !
• What Bible examples show that young people can be very effe@@ ctive in pra@@ ising Jehovah ?
How is the word “ congregation ” most often used in the Hebrew Scriptures ?
P@@ I@@ ON@@ E@@ E@@ R IN@@ C@@ R@@ E@@ A@@ S@@ E I@@ N L@@ A@@ S@@ T T@@ E@@ N Y@@ E@@ A@@ R@@ S :
Yes , in re@@ ality , su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ on is a beli@@ ef , a form of religion .
Indeed , he will be made to stand , for Jehovah can make him stand . ”
J@@ on : I would like that .
“ I told the gi@@ r@@ ls that I was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , ” she continu@@ es .
A@@ vo@@ id ‘ S@@ hi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ k of Your Fa@@ ith ’
In M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , special preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ s ​ — called pioneer r@@ out@@ es — ​ are organiz@@ ed in order to re@@ ach ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es that are not assign@@ ed to a congregation and , therefore , are not regul@@ arly recei@@ ving the good news of God’s Kingdom .
A@@ m I ready to for@@ give those who sin against me person@@ ally ? ’
Jehovah’s Witnesses in these cam@@ ps are using much of their time to share with their refu@@ ge@@ e neigh@@ b@@ ors the com@@ for@@ ting good news from God’s Word , the Bible .
In what way did Solomon fai@@ l to show respect for God’s Law ?
P@@ ri@@ v@@ ile@@ ges in Jehovah’s O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation
Since God had sh@@ own his appro@@ val of un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised G@@ ent@@ il@@ es , p@@ our@@ ing out his spirit upon them , Peter dis@@ cer@@ ned that they could be accepted for baptism .
One young sister wrote : “ I read through Matthew in one s@@ it@@ ting .
She listen@@ ed atten@@ tiv@@ ely to the reading .
Eng@@ l@@ ish ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her F@@ ran@@ c@@ is B@@ ac@@ on wrote : “ Some boo@@ ks are to be ta@@ sted , others to be s@@ wal@@ low@@ ed , and some few to be c@@ he@@ wed and di@@ g@@ ested . ”
God did not t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate the use of i@@ ma@@ ges in worship
How could Jesus ’ listen@@ ers “ keep on rel@@ eas@@ ing ” ?
Christi@@ a@@ an read it with in@@ ten@@ se interest .
While fle@@ e@@ ing So@@ dom with her family , she had dis@@ obedi@@ ently loo@@ ked back and was turned into a p@@ il@@ la@@ r of sal@@ t . ​ — Read Genesis 19 : 17 , 26 .
For more information on what the Bible says about life and death , see chap@@ ter 6 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
Of course , this meeting inter@@ f@@ ered with our pl@@ ans , but E@@ vel@@ y@@ n and I wanted to do wh@@ atever Jehovah asked us to do .
How did Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , and Jac@@ o@@ b show appreciation for their in@@ her@@ it@@ ance ?
David com@@ posed a number of psal@@ ms in which he pra@@ ised Jehovah for deli@@ ver@@ ing him out of d@@ anger . ​ — See , for example , the su@@ pers@@ crip@@ tions of Psal@@ ms 18 , 34 , 5@@ 6 , 5@@ 7 , 5@@ 9 , and 6@@ 3 .
And what about Chris@@ to@@ p@@ her , mentioned at the beg@@ in@@ ning of this article ?
Like a fir@@ m but loving par@@ ent , God had been ob@@ li@@ ged to speak “ against ” his children , re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly war@@ ning them about their sin@@ ful ways .
Because the Witnesses wish to share the good news about God’s Kingdom with all people ​ — no matter where they live .
Al@@ so consider an example of how imp@@ res@@ si@@ vely the Kingdom arrang@@ ement has ex@@ pan@@ ded .
S@@ ar@@ ah deep@@ ly res@@ pe@@ cted Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s authority and was happy
“ Fa@@ ith is . . . the con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing evidence of real@@ ities that are not seen . ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B@@ R@@ E@@ W@@ S 11 : 1 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
What war@@ m as@@ sur@@ ance of Jehovah’s love !
If so , then pur@@ sue spiritual go@@ als , as these gra@@ du@@ ating stud@@ ents have done .
Rather than chang@@ ing his mind , God used the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h as a temp@@ or@@ ary arrang@@ ement to teach people that they should regul@@ arly take time to medit@@ ate on spiritual matters .
God’s spirit also en@@ ab@@ les us to “ put on the new person@@ ality which was cre@@ ated according to God’s will in true righteousness . ”
It would be a mis@@ take to ign@@ ore how others view us .
I follow@@ ed her ad@@ vice .
How did Job re@@ act ?
But do the ans@@ wers really matter ?
The Bible T@@ each book is full of simp@@ le illustr@@ ations that you can use to ass@@ ist a stud@@ ent in ap@@ pl@@ ying Scriptural principles to himself .
Is everlasting life on earth still the hope that Jehovah off@@ ers to mankind ?
Adam gre@@ w old and died because he sin@@ ned by dis@@ obe@@ ying God .
“ The bir@@ th was a little har@@ der than the first two , but there were no ma@@ j@@ or com@@ p@@ lic@@ ations , ” rel@@ ates M@@ ary .
D@@ or@@ o@@ the@@ a in 200@@ 2 and in the preaching work in 194@@ 3
What moved a ter@@ r@@ or@@ ist to give up viol@@ ence and become a minis@@ ter of religion ?
But only humans pray .
As Samuel continued gro@@ wing up , he truly came to know Jehovah , ga@@ ining a close personal relationship with him . ​ — 1 Samuel 3 : 19 , 20 .
It was not very qui@@ et .
Jesus is , in effect , comman@@ ding the w@@ ind and the se@@ a to be qui@@ et and to stay that way .
Even so , the out@@ come dep@@ ends on the cho@@ ice one makes ​ — to dis@@ mis@@ s the bad thought quic@@ k@@ ly or to en@@ ter@@ tain it and allow it to gro@@ w .
If we do so , however , we could stu@@ n@@ t the spiritual gro@@ w@@ th of the stud@@ ent .
Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or H@@ en@@ ry C@@ ha@@ d@@ wi@@ ck wr@@ ites that the second - century cr@@ iti@@ c C@@ el@@ su@@ s found the ap@@ par@@ ently m@@ el@@ o@@ di@@ c ch@@ ants used by prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians “ so beau@@ ti@@ ful that he ac@@ tually res@@ ented their emo@@ tive effect . ”
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 15 )
Daniel and his three Hebrew compan@@ i@@ ons in Babyl@@ on never for@@ got their id@@ ent@@ ity as servants of Jehovah , and even under pres@@ sure and temp@@ tation , they kept their integrity .
If anyone , then , needed comfort and encourag@@ ement , she did .
; R@@ am@@ i@@ re@@ z , M .
So God saw the earth and , look ! it was ru@@ ined , because all flesh had ru@@ ined its way on the earth . ”
Indeed , we must “ return evil for evil to no one . ”
Satan said : “ A man will give everything that he has for his life . ”
In@@ no@@ c@@ ent Na@@ both was found gu@@ il@@ ty and st@@ oned to death , and the king took pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of his v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 21 : 1 - 16 .
While fear of God can imp@@ el us to do what is right , fear of man can under@@ mine our faith .
It invol@@ ves kindness , that is , taking a personal interest in others and show@@ ing that concer@@ n by help@@ ful de@@ e@@ ds and though@@ t@@ ful words .
Sa@@ ú@@ l@@ ’s Fa@@ ith T@@ ou@@ ches the H@@ ear@@ ts of O@@ thers
I appro@@ ached the teach@@ er and explained my position .
I learned a lo@@ t about leg@@ al work during those days .
“ I@@ F , L@@ I@@ K@@ E men , I have f@@ ought with w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast@@ s at Eph@@ esus . ”
M@@ ary and those who had come to their house follow .
• Why is bu@@ ying out time so important when tra@@ ining children ?
Th@@ ough he tri@@ ed to expres@@ s his feelings with words , he could only mut@@ ter gu@@ t@@ tural s@@ oun@@ ds .
Do Not “ F@@ all in the S@@ ame P@@ at@@ ter@@ n of Dis@@ obedi@@ ence ”
It con@@ ta@@ ined a hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al account of the w@@ ars of Jehovah’s people .
After gra@@ in was har@@ v@@ ested in ancient times , it was taken to a th@@ re@@ shing flo@@ or , a f@@ l@@ at are@@ a gener@@ ally on high gr@@ ound .
Not long after Jesus ur@@ ged his followers to “ keep on . . . see@@ king first the kingdom , ” an in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent happened that illustr@@ ates how a man@@ ’s heart con@@ dition is in@@ deed reve@@ aled by what he pu@@ ts first in life .
Thus , they under@@ sto@@ od their ob@@ lig@@ ations toward Jehovah .
For example , Joseph , Moses , and David went through ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely difficult times .
Do you get en@@ ough exerc@@ ise ?
He stated that we would need to work at “ doing what is fine . ”
The Devil would love to see you get disc@@ oura@@ ged and give up and d@@ ro@@ p your hands down .
11 , 12 . ( a ) What happened on A@@ t@@ on@@ ement Da@@ y ?
Jehovah God ther@@ e@@ by id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es himself as the Gre@@ at P@@ ur@@ pos@@ er .
What did these por@@ tions of the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t , d@@ ating back to the second or first century B.C.E . , reve@@ al ?
“ O@@ p@@ pose the Devil , and he will fle@@ e from you . ” ​ — J@@ A@@ M@@ E@@ S 4 : 7 .
Re@@ g@@ arding the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , Jesus says : “ H@@ app@@ y is that slave if his ma@@ ster on arri@@ ving [ “ having come , ” f@@ t@@ n . ] fin@@ ds him doing so . ”
However , to receive this gift , the cu@@ st@@ om@@ ers must come to the ow@@ ner and cla@@ im it .
How true are the words of the psalmist who wrote : “ H@@ app@@ y is the people who@@ se God is Jehovah ! ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 4 : 15 .
Al@@ as@@ ka , however , does present challeng@@ es ​ — not only the chang@@ e@@ able we@@ ather but also the va@@ st di@@ stances .
C@@ ould any of our actions or words be mis@@ under@@ sto@@ od and thus be a cause for stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing others ?
Jehovah did not ex@@ emp@@ t Moses from car@@ r@@ ying out the assignment .
A man who ch@@ eri@@ sh@@ es his wife is a s@@ ource of ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment to her
T@@ w@@ o days later my mother called to let me know that the school for gu@@ i@@ de do@@ g@@ s was wa@@ iting for me .
After being rel@@ eas@@ ed , some continued to make prog@@ ress and became baptized Christians .
A desire to enjoy life is nor@@ ma@@ l and prop@@ er .
F@@ O@@ L@@ L@@ O@@ W@@ IN@@ G the f@@ all of the B@@ er@@ l@@ in W@@ all in 198@@ 9 , a number of well - kept se@@ cre@@ ts were reve@@ aled .
The pro@@ gra@@ m is fun@@ ded by the gener@@ ous contribu@@ tions of the worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od , so that even the po@@ o@@ rest congregations will be able to have a su@@ it@@ able cen@@ ter of worship .
M@@ ore imp@@ res@@ sive still was his ability to make pres@@ ent@@ ations in both the Ch@@ in@@ ese and Mal@@ a@@ y langu@@ ages though he was from Eng@@ land . ”
He was pra@@ ying when John baptized him .
Solomon wrote : “ In the mor@@ ning s@@ ow your se@@ ed and until the ev@@ ening do not let your hand rest ; for you are not know@@ ing where this will have succ@@ ess , ei@@ ther here or there , or whether both of them will al@@ ike be good . ”
How might an el@@ der reason with one who was stu@@ mb@@ led ?
Since all of us are imper@@ fect and make mis@@ takes , sur@@ ely we want people to be pati@@ ent with us , to be long - suffering when we er@@ r in our deal@@ ings with them .
She was 1@@ 22 years old ! Ad@@ van@@ c@@ ements in s@@ ci@@ ence , health care , and other fi@@ el@@ ds of end@@ e@@ av@@ or are help@@ ing people today to live longer .
He will be the one to die because there is no discipl@@ ine , and because in the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of his fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness he go@@ es ast@@ ra@@ y . ” ​ — Proverbs 5 : 22 , 23 .
And that is ex@@ ac@@ tly what all four sisters did .
Rather , they consider themselves ‘ fellow work@@ ers for the joy of their brothers . ’
To me , it was like a worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
Jehovah has not chang@@ ed his view of pol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ y .
Now ple@@ ase consider the prophe@@ tic words of Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 6 - 13 .
How does the Bible descri@@ be the world out@@ side the Christian congregation ?
I think I am a little ad@@ ven@@ tur@@ ous by n@@ ature , but it was pri@@ mar@@ ily my parents ’ example of ze@@ al@@ ous Kingdom service that fo@@ st@@ ered the mission@@ ary spirit in me .
Those on bo@@ ard were there to teach Bible truth .
What a kind , for@@ giving spirit !
I sta@@ yed at the How@@ ell f@@ ar@@ m with my c@@ ous@@ ins .
Why should we know about the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver ?
His serv@@ ant Z@@ i@@ ba s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ed him before King David , who was then fle@@ e@@ ing Jerusalem because of the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on of Ab@@ sal@@ om , Davi@@ d’s son .
N@@ one of my Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ist friends came to help me .
Jehovah declar@@ ed that purpose long in ad@@ v@@ ance .
He was sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to the feelings of others .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 2@@ 13 , 5@@ 3
When Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d said “ Ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ise ! ”
During the fi@@ ve - mon@@ th course , I received tra@@ ining that deep@@ ened my appreciation for the Bible and for God’s organization .
Lo@@ ving - kindness is desi@@ ra@@ ble upon the t@@ ong@@ ue of a wise woman as well as all others who want to ple@@ ase Jehovah God .
To illustr@@ ate , Jehovah once promised Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah that he would make their des@@ c@@ end@@ ants a great nation .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , Eli@@ j@@ ah was not su@@ per@@ human .
I am now 8@@ 3 years old and continue to serve as an el@@ der .
These examples encoura@@ ged the Hebrew Christians to show bro@@ ther@@ ly love by being ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able .
He provided food for the hu@@ ng@@ ry .
N@@ ex@@ t the attend@@ ant dre@@ w his p@@ is@@ to@@ l , held it to my head , and made me believe that he was going to pul@@ l the tri@@ gg@@ er , as I rel@@ ated at the out@@ set of this account .
These are id@@ enti@@ fied in God’s Word as : love , re@@ pres@@ ented by the man@@ ’s face ; justice , re@@ pres@@ ented by the li@@ on@@ ’s face ; and wisdom , re@@ pres@@ ented by the e@@ ag@@ le@@ ’s face .
After that , we appro@@ ached Jehovah in prayer .
1 - 3 . ( a ) Why are God’s thoughts and language su@@ peri@@ or to those of humans ?
Re@@ ading the Word of God is vital for cultiv@@ ating a close b@@ ond with Jehovah
So@@ on , however , he will make his pres@@ ence man@@ i@@ f@@ est by ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ting Jehovah’s judg@@ ments on the vari@@ ous el@@ ements of Satan’s system of things .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 10 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 19 , 32
Ke@@ ep a fi@@ re@@ ar@@ m for prote@@ ction from humans ?
• How did humans come to experience suffering ?
T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an , 5 / 15
N@@ atur@@ ally , will@@ ing@@ ness to for@@ give others does not mean that you have to appro@@ ve of their wrong be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or or min@@ i@@ mi@@ ze the dam@@ age it does .
He declar@@ ed a f@@ ast for all Juda@@ h and col@@ le@@ cted the people together “ to in@@ qui@@ re of Jehovah . ”
He s@@ tic@@ ks faith@@ fully to the du@@ ties and ob@@ lig@@ ations of that relationship even when circumstances make it difficult .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ ality and “ the F@@ ru@@ it@@ age of the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ”
Israel Re@@ ques@@ ts a King
Be@@ ing a true com@@ for@@ ter imp@@ lies making yourself a@@ vail@@ able to those who are g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing . ​ — Proverbs 17 : 17 .
It came from reli@@ ance on Jehovah .
Since Jehovah gave humans the ability to have children , parents need to view the new@@ born ba@@ by as “ an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance from Jehovah . ”
Jehovah is a God of mer@@ cy and justice .
The last part of the book of Ju@@ d@@ ges con@@ tain@@ s two out@@ standing acc@@ oun@@ ts .
Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts con@@ v@@ in@@ ce us that Jehovah can provide for us . During a se@@ v@@ ere dr@@ ought in Israel , Jehovah provided Eli@@ j@@ ah with food and water .
His ze@@ al moved him to se@@ ize opportun@@ ities to preach .
It is sur@@ ely the One who cre@@ ated life in the first place .
“ We all have a place in Jehovah’s house , ” said the next speak@@ er , Samuel H@@ er@@ d of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
D@@ on@@ iz@@ ete , who has two te@@ en@@ age gi@@ r@@ ls , re@@ comm@@ ends , “ A father should make a point of loo@@ king for opportun@@ ities to com@@ men@@ d his children . ”
A@@ m@@ ong the first local people with whom I stu@@ died the Bible were a mother and her four children .
12 , 13 . ( a ) What con@@ di@@ tions or circumstances cannot se@@ par@@ ate us from God’s love ?
Because Jehovah lo@@ ves humans so much , he sent “ his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son ” to die for us .
Al@@ me@@ i@@ da was a Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant con@@ ver@@ t in the service of a fore@@ ign power .
Z@@ e@@ al@@ ously sh@@ aring in the ministry can keep our spiritual heart in good con@@ dition .
22 : 32 ; 24 : 10 - 16 , 23 .
They were not loo@@ king for his guid@@ ance .
Gi@@ ve some examples . ( b ) What does this teach us about Jehovah and Jesus ?
Even those pas@@ sing by have expres@@ sed am@@ a@@ z@@ ement , saying : “ Is this the city of which they used to say , ‘ It is the per@@ fe@@ ction of pre@@ t@@ t@@ iness , an ex@@ ul@@ tation for all the earth ’ ? ” ​ — L@@ am@@ ent@@ ations 2 : 3 , 11 , 15 .
A@@ no@@ ther faithful Af@@ ri@@ can brother , nam@@ ed P@@ at@@ ri@@ ck , ad@@ m@@ its : “ My mind is like a ma@@ il@@ bo@@ x filled with a vari@@ ety of information , both wanted and un@@ wanted , that needs to be s@@ or@@ ted every day .
Consider what the man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts of “ the holy writ@@ ings ” that were a@@ vail@@ able in Paul’s day loo@@ ked like .
But his system was quic@@ k@@ ly a@@ do@@ p@@ ted by other prin@@ ters .
It op@@ ened up the pro@@ spe@@ ct for them and a li@@ mit@@ ed number of others to become k@@ ings and pri@@ ests with him in heaven .
Why did apost@@ as@@ y make preaching in the first century ur@@ g@@ ent ?
This led to my know@@ ing An@@ ni , one of those sisters , and mar@@ r@@ ying her after she and I were rel@@ eas@@ ed in 195@@ 6 and 195@@ 7 res@@ pe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
Per@@ haps the answer lies in making your personal Bible reading and study more pro@@ duc@@ tive .
Mo@@ des@@ ty and hum@@ ility are clo@@ sel@@ y l@@ in@@ ked tra@@ its .
• How does the Bible e@@ qui@@ p us for the preaching work ?
“ When wisdom ent@@ ers into your heart and knowledge it@@ self be@@ comes pleas@@ ant to your very soul , ” says God’s Word , “ thinking ability it@@ self will keep gu@@ ard over you , dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment it@@ self will sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard you , to deli@@ ver you from the bad way , from the man speaking per@@ verse things , from those lea@@ ving the pa@@ ths of u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness to walk in the ways of dar@@ k@@ ness . ” ​ — Proverbs 2 : 10 - 13 .
Israel@@ ’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants had ‘ mul@@ ti@@ p@@ lied al@@ t@@ ars ’ for use in false worship .
Yes , our love for Jehovah’s Word should come from our heart , the se@@ at of emo@@ tion .
He did not con@@ sul@@ t God’s Word , and he did not call to mind what Jehovah had done when the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an ar@@ my had in@@ va@@ ded Juda@@ h .
As a result , we real@@ ize that it would be most un@@ f@@ it@@ ting for us to keep on ‘ s@@ ow@@ ing with a view to the flesh ’ by pur@@ su@@ ing sel@@ f@@ ish go@@ als and living lar@@ g@@ ely to gr@@ ati@@ fy ourselves .
Even Jesus Christ was h@@ ated , and so were those who follow@@ ed him .
W@@ ould it not be a reli@@ ef to find that we are not respon@@ sible for our actions but are mer@@ ely vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of bi@@ olo@@ gy ?
For the time and place of this ev@@ ent , ple@@ ase c@@ he@@ ck with Jehovah’s Witnesses in your commun@@ ity or c@@ he@@ ck for de@@ ta@@ il@@ s at w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
Indeed , “ evidence su@@ gg@@ ests that people are more likely to be kil@@ led , physi@@ c@@ ally as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ted , or emo@@ tion@@ ally or se@@ x@@ u@@ ally a@@ bu@@ sed by other family members than by anyone el@@ se , ” says the book F@@ am@@ ily V@@ i@@ ol@@ ence .
When David arri@@ ved , though , Jehovah told Samuel : “ A@@ no@@ in@@ t him , for this is the one ! ”
She wrote :
The Bible shows that Paul cor@@ rec@@ ted the two sisters and encoura@@ ged them to make peace .
At that time , Bro@@ ther C@@ o@@ v@@ ing@@ t@@ on st@@ ep@@ ped asi@@ de as a direc@@ t@@ or to com@@ p@@ ly with what then seem@@ ed to be Jehovah’s will ​ — that all direc@@ t@@ ors and of@@ fic@@ ers of the Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a cor@@ por@@ ation be anointed Christians . L@@ y@@ man A .
If at all practic@@ al , then , should not children be given a for@@ ma@@ l educ@@ ation ?
A@@ mo@@ s was also acc@@ used of saying : “ By the s@@ word Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am will die . ”
16 : 1 - 5 , 7 ; 18 : 1 - 3 , 28 - 32 ; 21 : 4 - 6 ; 22 : 10 - 12 ; 28 : 16 - 22 .
No@@ tice the expres@@ sion : “ Let him show out of his fine conduct his works . ”
; P@@ is@@ ko , J .
[ Ma@@ p on page 30 ]
Their beli@@ ef@@ s and ho@@ p@@ es , however , were not in har@@ mony with fact ​ — such a pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re does not cu@@ re p@@ ne@@ um@@ on@@ ia .
R@@ ome was the d@@ om@@ in@@ ant power when John received the vision of the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast .
It remin@@ ded me that fre@@ e@@ z@@ ing we@@ ather would soon take control of the are@@ a .
( See page 30 , par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 4 . )
If something inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ts our sc@@ he@@ du@@ le , we may feel fru@@ str@@ ated .
But the brothers were not our only vis@@ it@@ ors , since we were sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by an am@@ a@@ z@@ ing vari@@ ety of w@@ il@@ d@@ life .
* The New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation cor@@ rec@@ tly gives the meaning “ I shall prove to be what I shall prove to be . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 3 : 13 , 14 .
how Jehovah will e@@ qui@@ p us to fulf@@ ill the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c assign@@ ments ?
The ris@@ k of ent@@ ang@@ le@@ ment is par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly great if the r@@ un@@ ner i@@ g@@ no@@ res the d@@ anger of we@@ aring certain clo@@ thing while r@@ un@@ ning .
Me@@ an@@ while , the experience taught him a valu@@ able less@@ on .
How did the situation become so cr@@ itical in a country that , at the time , was consider@@ ed one of the most t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant in all of E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe ?
As Jehovah’s “ Word , ” or spo@@ k@@ es@@ man , he may have enjo@@ yed many deal@@ ings with humans .
“ I [ Jehovah ] will ro@@ ck all the nations , and the desi@@ ra@@ ble things of all the nations must come in ; and I will f@@ ill this house with glory . ” ​ — H@@ A@@ G@@ G@@ A@@ I 2 : 7 .
Many po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al emp@@ loy@@ ers refu@@ sed to hi@@ re me .
What do devo@@ ted Christians in any local congregation want to do ?
King Jo@@ si@@ ah of Juda@@ h was kil@@ led in a bat@@ tle with P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h Ne@@ ch@@ o of Egy@@ pt in “ the v@@ al@@ le@@ y pla@@ in of Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do , ” and his death was be@@ mo@@ an@@ ed ‘ in di@@ r@@ ges ’ over the years .
( a ) What did Jesus say about spiritual light ?
This is par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly true of young ones and those who have rec@@ ently started to learn about Jehovah .
At the same time , I a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned my tra@@ di@@ tional practic@@ es . ”
The fac@@ ts show that all Christians were ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers . Au@@ th@@ or W .
There is no need to com@@ ment on every as@@ pect of a s@@ crip@@ ture that we read .
Job had nothing to do with this and had not wal@@ ked about in the w@@ at@@ er@@ y deep to take inv@@ ent@@ ory of its tre@@ a@@ sures .
Sh@@ ould we fear that the Devil or the dem@@ ons might hear our prayers and inter@@ f@@ ere ?
Des@@ pite being in the wrong , the other d@@ ri@@ ver in@@ sul@@ ted Lu@@ i@@ g@@ i and tri@@ ed to star@@ t a fi@@ ght .
How can we use up@@ building spe@@ e@@ ch to strengthen our un@@ ity ?
So we soon learned the truth of Jesus ’ words : “ You will be ob@@ je@@ cts of h@@ at@@ red by all the nations on account of my name . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 9 .
For example , we know why suffering ex@@ ists , why people die , and why humans cannot ac@@ hi@@ eve g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l peace and un@@ ity .
C@@ er@@ tain stud@@ ents of ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y have develop@@ ed the view that ul@@ tim@@ ate truth is not within the re@@ ach of mankind .
“ I@@ ts purpose has been to teach you how to use your t@@ ong@@ ue to praise Jehovah , to teach his tru@@ ths to others in your new@@ ly assign@@ ed ter@@ rit@@ ory , and to buil@@ d up one another in the faith , ” Bro@@ ther H@@ er@@ d said .
Why does Jehovah promise to re@@ ward his servants ?
However , consider what the Bible says about the true God :
So must we if we are to continue to rend@@ er whole - sou@@ led devo@@ tion to Jehovah . ​ — Hebrews 11 : 6 , 15 , 16 .
One au@@ th@@ or no@@ ted that illustr@@ ations “ turn ear@@ s into eyes and free listen@@ ers to think with pi@@ c@@ tures in their he@@ a@@ ds . ”
( We@@ b@@ st@@ er@@ ’s N@@ in@@ th New C@@ ol@@ le@@ gi@@ ate Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary ) However , did Jesus be@@ ar witness to truth in gener@@ al ?
6 , 7 . ( a ) How do Paul’s words show that strong me@@ a@@ sures are needed to stri@@ p off the old person@@ ality ?
▪ mind P@@ s .
( b ) Why should we not take our God - given responsi@@ bil@@ ities ligh@@ tly ?
Those who make up the faithful slave will get this ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment when they receive their heavenly re@@ ward , be@@ coming cor@@ ul@@ ers with Christ .
Paul ad@@ ded : “ So , then , let us not s@@ le@@ ep on as the rest do , but let us stay a@@ wa@@ ke and keep our sen@@ ses . ” ​ — Jo@@ el 2 : 31 ; 1 Th@@ ess .
All of a su@@ d@@ den , he and his bo@@ d@@ y@@ gu@@ ar@@ ds arri@@ ved .
How can we cop@@ e with such things as personal we@@ ak@@ nesses and fin@@ an@@ cial or health problems ?
* R@@ ac@@ he@@ l da@@ shed home to ann@@ oun@@ ce Jac@@ ob@@ ’s arri@@ val , and La@@ ba@@ n ha@@ st@@ ened to me@@ et him .
When the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation became a@@ vail@@ able in their local language , a R@@ w@@ and@@ an family with four te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers said : “ We really than@@ k Jehovah and the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave for giving us this Bible .
In 20@@ 11 she attend@@ ed a cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly where a married cou@@ ple were inter@@ vie@@ wed .
I have enjo@@ yed vis@@ iting Jehovah’s people in 33 coun@@ tri@@ es .
I was very sh@@ y and had never been away from home before .
W@@ ould he be temp@@ ted by the thought of the material advan@@ ta@@ ges that such a li@@ a@@ is@@ on might offer ?
They both car@@ ry the under@@ l@@ ying message , ‘ You can do anything you want because you will not be called to account . ’
Indeed , it takes mil@@ dness and pati@@ ence on our part to obey this comm@@ and .
Go@@ ing O@@ u@@ t of Our W@@ a@@ y
By rema@@ ining loyal to Jehovah under fav@@ or@@ able as well as un@@ fav@@ or@@ able circumstances , we can prove Satan a li@@ ar . ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 .
Do@@ ing what God says truly lea@@ ds to happiness .
Jesus car@@ ed about his disciples so much that he war@@ ned them four more times about this d@@ anger in his ser@@ m@@ on . ​ — Matthew 6 : 27 , 28 , 31 , 34 .
The Bible ans@@ wers : “ As for the dead , they are consci@@ ous of nothing at all . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 5 .
Un@@ til Satan is re@@ moved , however , we have to “ stand fir@@ m ” so that his att@@ ac@@ ks do not over@@ wh@@ el@@ m us .
How , then , can one make a mean@@ ing@@ ful contribu@@ tion to that par@@ adise ?
* T@@ ake , for example , the illustr@@ ation used in par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 11 of chap@@ ter 17 in the K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge book .
They also had the cu@@ sto@@ m of cu@@ t@@ ting themselves to make blood f@@ low . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 18 : 28 .
The prophet Moses was rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to obey when Jehovah asked him to go and bring the sons of Israel out of Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an b@@ onda@@ ge .
Per@@ haps you are lear@@ ning si@@ gn language and atten@@ d a si@@ gn - language congregation .
How does he feel about his service ?
Pro@@ per fear of God should cause us to turn away from ba@@ dness .
F@@ ati@@ gu@@ e tur@@ ns to joy when we kno@@ ck on the first do@@ or and are received ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ab@@ ly .
He ap@@ par@@ ently su@@ ffered ill effe@@ cts men@@ t@@ ally and physi@@ c@@ ally and lost joy because of his fa@@ il@@ ure to con@@ f@@ ess .
Like Paul , therefore , we should desire to ex@@ ten@@ d love to others by preaching to them and teaching them the truth and by streng@@ th@@ ening our fellow believers . ​ — Read Acts 14 : 21 - 23 .
What pre@@ ven@@ ted the high cour@@ t from recogn@@ iz@@ ing that Jesus and his disciples had God’s ba@@ c@@ king ?
In his go@@ o@@ dness , our heavenly Father un@@ fa@@ il@@ ingly ans@@ wers our prayers for spiritual truth by provi@@ ding it in a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance . — Psalm 4@@ 3 : 3 ; 6@@ 5 : 2 .
Your continued preaching of the good news of the Kingdom may draw ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le .
And as circumstances change in our lives , we ourselves may be the re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ent of streng@@ th@@ ening ac@@ ts by our brothers .
They would now be expe@@ cted to take the lead in preaching from house to house .
Even when being sever@@ ely t@@ ested , Job still said positi@@ ve things about Jehovah .
If we do , then we may experience the power of prayer , as discus@@ sed in this article .
Why do con@@ f@@ li@@ cts ar@@ ise , and what can you do to pre@@ v@@ ent them from ru@@ ining your marriage ?
Par@@ ents ther@@ e@@ by show that they are concer@@ ned about their young ones ’ et@@ er@@ n@@ al wel@@ f@@ are .
• Le@@ a@@ ving a ro@@ c@@ king cha@@ ir ro@@ c@@ king while emp@@ ty invit@@ es dem@@ ons to si@@ t in it
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , the th@@ i@@ ef knew just where to look .
In 194@@ 5 the g@@ un@@ s went s@@ il@@ ent over E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
His mu@@ r@@ der s@@ par@@ ked bit@@ ter persecu@@ tion in Jerusalem , and all the disciples exc@@ ep@@ t the apostles were for@@ ced to sc@@ at@@ ter ab@@ ro@@ ad .
Yes , Jeremiah princi@@ p@@ ally wrote about men , women , and children who were in a dedic@@ ated relationship with Jehovah .
This prac@@ tice dis@@ pleas@@ es Jehovah .
One repor@@ t no@@ tes : “ In the ten years that this pro@@ gra@@ m has been in op@@ er@@ ation , not one rel@@ eas@@ ed in@@ mate who was baptized in pris@@ on as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses has re@@ turned to pris@@ on ​ — in contr@@ ast with the 50 - 60 per@@ c@@ ent return r@@ ate of other grou@@ ps . ”
Per@@ haps we could com@@ men@@ d a sing@@ le mother for the way she ra@@ ises her children des@@ pite how difficult it is for her .
Yet , ze@@ al@@ ous publi@@ sh@@ ers took up the chall@@ enge .
I@@ nt@@ ro@@ duc@@ ing the S@@ imp@@ li@@ fied Eng@@ l@@ ish E@@ dition
Some people even enjoy their less@@ ons by p@@ ho@@ ne or vi@@ de@@ o , using a com@@ pu@@ ter or a mo@@ bi@@ le de@@ vice .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H has given us wonderful things to hope for .
I did so and soon rec@@ over@@ ed .
O@@ r he may gr@@ ant them succ@@ ess in gro@@ wing their own food .
Now we really had time to get to know each other , and the result was that we develop@@ ed a close and lasting fri@@ end@@ ship .
The pro@@ of that Jehovah ex@@ ists is simply in the things he has made . ”
The s@@ li@@ de tend@@ s to occ@@ ur in st@@ ages , the first often being bad associ@@ ations .
He most certainly does . Jesus emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed Jehovah’s interest in us when he said that Jehovah takes no@@ tice even of little s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws , and then he ad@@ ded : “ You are wor@@ th more than many s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws . ”
On@@ ce you re@@ ach this hon@@ or@@ able go@@ al , you will want to be regul@@ ar and effe@@ ctive , never mis@@ sing a mon@@ th of service .
The “ st@@ ars ” here do not sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze liter@@ al angels .
And if one member su@@ ff@@ ers , all the other members su@@ ff@@ er with it ; or if a member is gl@@ ori@@ fied , all the other members rejo@@ ice with it . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 12 : 25 , 26 .
Our up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing or our past conduct may have develop@@ ed in us a lik@@ ing for practic@@ es that Jehovah con@@ dem@@ ns .
“ God himself will be with them , ” says the Bible .
My brother - in - law k@@ n@@ el@@ t down in fr@@ on@@ t of me , beg@@ g@@ ing my par@@ d@@ on , which I gave .
It was so dist@@ res@@ sing to H@@ ann@@ ah that “ she would we@@ ep and not e@@ at . ”
A pol@@ l in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates found that 8@@ 0 per@@ c@@ ent of A@@ mer@@ ic@@ ans “ believe that more than one faith can be a p@@ ath to sal@@ vation . ”
Because of a l@@ ack of water to dr@@ ink .
One of them appro@@ ached Jesus and asked : “ Wh@@ ich is the great@@ est comman@@ d@@ ment in the Law ? ” ​ — Matthew 22 : 34 - 36 .
How , though , can we be sure that Jehovah has not chang@@ ed his origin@@ al purpose with reg@@ ard to the earth ?
The direc@@ t@@ or of the pris@@ on , the c@@ hi@@ ef war@@ den , and some emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es ru@@ shed from their of@@ fic@@ es to see this ph@@ en@@ om@@ en@@ on .
In 19@@ 60 , I married a brother from Bethel , and we served as special pione@@ ers in C@@ ha@@ um@@ on@@ t and V@@ i@@ ch@@ y .
We can avoid tur@@ ning asi@@ de to false st@@ ori@@ es today if we sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ ize and are sel@@ e@@ ctive about what we listen to and what we read .
G@@ ran@@ ted , some may feel that the person took his life in@@ ten@@ tion@@ ally , fully a@@ ware that he was sin@@ ning against Jehovah .
The second head of the be@@ ast re@@ pres@@ ents As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a .
I told my parents , ‘ From now on , I am going to discus@@ s things with my wife before making decisions . ’
R@@ em@@ ember , our Father will not consider us bey@@ ond hope if we hum@@ ble ourselves before him .
After he accepted the truth , Father st@@ op@@ ped dr@@ in@@ king and became a good husband and father .
Lo@@ ve for the elders , cou@@ pl@@ ed with respect for their work , will help us to be obedi@@ ent and sub@@ mis@@ sive to their direction .
Will bel@@ ong@@ ing to Jehovah ro@@ b me of fre@@ e@@ dom ? ’
ON@@ E day a P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e appro@@ ached Jesus and asked : “ Wh@@ ich is the great@@ est comman@@ d@@ ment in the Law ? ”
Instead , we can make a point of loo@@ king for opportun@@ ities to com@@ men@@ d .
What action was Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at to take ?
Many com@@ par@@ is@@ ons have led to bit@@ ter or de@@ pres@@ sive re@@ actions , but they need not always do so .
What is our fav@@ or@@ ite thing to talk about ?
“ God himself will be with them .
What was new in No@@ ah’s day was the de@@ gre@@ e of viol@@ ence .
What made O@@ badi@@ ah exc@@ ep@@ tional as a worshipp@@ er of Jehovah ?
We were born with a spiritual need but not with faith .
• How did J@@ on@@ ah view the rep@@ ent@@ ant people of N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h ?
In fact , certain langu@@ ages do not even have the word “ soul . ”
The point is not that we devel@@ op the inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations of human@@ it@@ ari@@ ans .
Is there a fi@@ er@@ y hel@@ l ?
They lo@@ ad@@ ed us into an o@@ pen tru@@ ck and par@@ ad@@ ed us through the to@@ wn .
After Je@@ ze@@ bel@@ ’s death , King Je@@ h@@ u wa@@ sted no time in ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ting all A@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants and ke@@ y supp@@ ort@@ ers .
Jesus thus instru@@ cted his followers to avoid un@@ necess@@ ary di@@ str@@ actions and make the most of their time .
May all of us continue to learn new things about Jehovah and come to appreci@@ ate even more the many reas@@ ons to love him .
M@@ Y F@@ A@@ MI@@ L@@ Y lived in a w@@ o@@ o@@ den co@@ t@@ ta@@ ge in the N@@ or@@ th S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y su@@ bur@@ b of C@@ ro@@ ws N@@ est .
The love pro@@ duc@@ ed by holy spirit is mar@@ ke@@ dly different from the s@@ ort of love that is comm@@ on in the world .
When I arri@@ ved , an inter@@ ested family direc@@ ted me to a small gu@@ es@@ th@@ ouse where a kin@@ dly la@@ dy tre@@ ated me like a son .
We must avoid doing the same .
After two or three we@@ ek@@ s , the d@@ ro@@ ps of res@@ in co@@ ag@@ ul@@ ate and the f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers col@@ le@@ ct them , ei@@ ther direc@@ tly from the tr@@ un@@ k or from the cla@@ y sur@@ face bel@@ ow .
With so much at st@@ ake , we should ask : How has Jehovah prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely cl@@ ari@@ fied our understanding of this illustr@@ ation ?
The ab@@ s@@ ence of par@@ ab@@ les in the ep@@ ist@@ les and in the book of Acts is a strong ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent that those in the Go@@ sp@@ els were not in@@ ser@@ ted by early Christians but were spo@@ ken by Jesus himself .
A@@ sa did not li@@ mit himself to these pur@@ ges .
Why a H@@ el@@ per Is Ne@@ e@@ ded
If her husband is hum@@ ble and mo@@ des@@ t , he will not feel challeng@@ ed by her but will encoura@@ ge her to use her gi@@ f@@ ts , thus show@@ ing that he valu@@ es and ch@@ eri@@ sh@@ es her .
“ TH@@ A@@ T s@@ ort of thing never used to ha@@ p@@ pen , ” com@@ men@@ ted H@@ el@@ mu@@ t S@@ ch@@ mi@@ d@@ t , form@@ er ch@@ an@@ c@@ el@@ l@@ or of Ger@@ many .
That will clear away wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and allow true worship to f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h fully on earth .
A M@@ an With a Pro@@ ble@@ m
The pre@@ par@@ ation of this material requi@@ res over 18@@ ,000 vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers at their he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters and at branch of@@ fic@@ es in vari@@ ous lands .
Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God has promised to esta@@ bl@@ ish a sing@@ le govern@@ ment to rule over all mankind .
Jehovah provided the ransom , and he promised to for@@ give our mis@@ takes .
But Satan did not give up .
But she did not ti@@ re out .
L@@ ep@@ ers , bl@@ ind people re@@ duc@@ ed to beg@@ g@@ ing , and others in need found Jesus ready and willing to help them .
One may have a v@@ al@@ id cause for com@@ pla@@ in@@ t against another .
And like the ca@@ su@@ al@@ ties of the bom@@ b@@ ing in T@@ el A@@ vi@@ v , you@@ ths are often the in@@ no@@ c@@ ent vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s .
“ S@@ en@@ ding them to Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m , he said : ‘ G@@ o make a care@@ ful sear@@ ch for the young child , and when you have found it repor@@ t back to me , that I too may go and do it obe@@ is@@ ance . ’ ”
As an example , think about Genesis 3 : 21 3 : 22 in B@@ ag@@ st@@ er@@ ’s ver@@ sion of the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t , which says : “ The Lord God made for Adam and his wife gar@@ ments of s@@ k@@ in , and clo@@ th@@ ed them . ”
In many cul@@ tures , a man@@ ’s re@@ mo@@ ving his h@@ at upon en@@ ter@@ ing some@@ one@@ ’s home or when ex@@ chang@@ ing gre@@ et@@ ings was consider@@ ed a g@@ es@@ ture of cour@@ t@@ es@@ y that w@@ on him respect .
G@@ et@@ ting high@@ er educ@@ ation and se@@ c@@ uring a well - pa@@ ying jo@@ b are pri@@ or@@ ities for many of them .
For instance , in No@@ v@@ ember 20@@ 13 , S@@ up@@ er T@@ y@@ p@@ ho@@ on Ha@@ i@@ y@@ an ri@@ pp@@ ed through the cen@@ tr@@ al part of the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines , destro@@ ying the ho@@ m@@ es of over 1@@ ,000 Witness famili@@ es .
O@@ b@@ serve that the form@@ er , not bl@@ in@@ ded by h@@ at@@ red and pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce , “ gl@@ ori@@ fied God ” for what they wit@@ ness@@ ed .
What is one way that divine educ@@ ation helps us to pre@@ pare for the future ?
T@@ onga is made up of 1@@ 7@@ 1 is@@ lands , 4@@ 5 of which are in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted .
Why should we try to view matters from Jehovah’s point of view , even if we have a v@@ al@@ id reason for com@@ pla@@ in@@ t ?
The woman dre@@ w great comfort from reading that public@@ ation and from her discus@@ sions with the Witness .
What less@@ ons do we learn from the prayer of the L@@ ev@@ ites ?
By the age of si@@ x , he regul@@ arly pre@@ ached with us .
A@@ t@@ tend@@ ance at such scho@@ ol@@ s invol@@ ves much more than the sur@@ gi@@ cal re@@ mo@@ val of the fo@@ res@@ k@@ in .
S@@ low@@ ly but sur@@ ely , esta@@ bli@@ shed standards of be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or are att@@ ac@@ ked and wh@@ it@@ t@@ led away .
15 S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then Your Fa@@ ith in What You H@@ op@@ e For
As we regul@@ arly and pray@@ er@@ fully study God’s Word , including all the sa@@ y@@ ings of Christ , holy spirit will inc@@ re@@ ase our com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion of Jehovah’s deep wisdom , so that we can follow his will clo@@ sel@@ y .
They recogn@@ ized that the Genesis account is fac@@ tu@@ al . ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 22 , 4@@ 5 ; Genesis 1 : 27 ; 2 : 24 ; Matthew 19 : 4 , 5 ; Romans 5 : 12 - 19 .
A husband and wife who love and respect each other have a better ch@@ ance of teaching their children to love and respect others , including Jehovah .
For example , Paul ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that An@@ dr@@ on@@ ic@@ us and J@@ uni@@ as had been serving Christ longer than he had , emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ ing their Christian end@@ ur@@ ance .
If need - great@@ ers serve in your congregation , let them know how much you appreci@@ ate them .
Still , he tru@@ sted that the One who cre@@ ated human life in the first place could and would remember him and resur@@ rec@@ t him .
Such a spirit of self - sacrifice and a@@ da@@ p@@ ta@@ bility is ri@@ ch@@ ly re@@ war@@ ded when fore@@ ign@@ ers respon@@ d to the good news .
I was ti@@ red and f@@ ati@@ gu@@ ed .
( a ) What important d@@ ate did mo@@ der@@ n - day anointed Christians point to ?
Just as inc@@ iting to love and fine works can be lik@@ ened to s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring up a fi@@ re that is about to go out , encourag@@ ing others can be lik@@ ened to pu@@ t@@ ting fu@@ el on the fi@@ re to keep it bur@@ ning or to inc@@ re@@ ase its in@@ ten@@ s@@ ity .
To find jo@@ bs , people from this place go to where you came from ! ”
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : U@@ sing What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ? two sisters witness to two N@@ de@@ bele women who are d@@ ressed in their tra@@ di@@ tional clo@@ thing .
New In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent The@@ olo@@ gy & Ex@@ e@@ g@@ esis , V@@ olu@@ me 4 , pages 20@@ 5 - 7 .
F@@ our months later , ass@@ ist@@ ance fin@@ ally arri@@ ves , but B@@ on@@ z@@ al@@ i is dead .
What does Revelation 18 : 7 reve@@ al about the present attitude of the har@@ lo@@ t , or Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , including Chris@@ tend@@ om ?
( Ju@@ d@@ ges 17 : 1 – 21 : 25 )
( Mi@@ ca@@ h 1 : 1 – 7 : 20 )
John gave the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al talk to an a@@ udi@@ ence of 37 .
The thr@@ ill of making money tend@@ ed to over@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ w everything el@@ se . ”
In@@ ter@@ pre@@ ting for Bro@@ ther L@@ loy@@ d Bar@@ ry at the dedic@@ ation of the Fr@@ ance branch , 199@@ 7
During the last mon@@ th of my s@@ ent@@ ence , the com@@ mission@@ er in char@@ ge of re@@ form@@ ing the pris@@ on@@ ers comm@@ ended me for my determined stand for the truth .
I@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ IN@@ E that you are a Christian living in the first century .
And if truly un@@ avo@@ i@@ da@@ ble circumstances for@@ ce us to can@@ c@@ el , it would be loving and consider@@ ate to let our ho@@ st@@ s know as soon as possible .
( b ) On what questions might you pon@@ der ?
How did Jesus feel about his position with respect to Jehovah ?
Th@@ ree you@@ ths wrote : “ This book has been a wonderful as@@ set to us in understanding our problems and in know@@ ing how to de@@ al with them .
Jehovah used the Me@@ do - Per@@ si@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re to fulf@@ ill prophecy by over@@ thro@@ wing Babyl@@ on and rest@@ or@@ ing the Israelites to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and .
6 : 15 , 16 ​ — Do these words apply to Jehovah God or to Jesus Christ ?
R@@ est as@@ sur@@ ed that no one who hum@@ bly and s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely as@@ ks for his help will be des@@ p@@ ised .
It is so@@ li@@ dly based on the promises con@@ ta@@ ined in the Bible .
They show that the ang@@ el G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el vis@@ ited a young un@@ married woman by the name of M@@ ary in the Gal@@ ile@@ an to@@ wn of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th .
16 , 17 . ( a ) What helped one brother who felt that he had su@@ ffered an in@@ justice ?
Indeed , all who desire to serve Jehovah must come to g@@ ri@@ ps with and accept the answer to this proble@@ m : Is serving and obe@@ ying God the best thing to do ?
O@@ ther Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ant D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ments
Yet , Jesus offered his life as a sacrifice al@@ most 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o .
So , then , when did the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in come into ex@@ ist@@ ence ?
Hence , she t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully expla@@ ins to her mate that even if he cho@@ o@@ ses to be there , she person@@ ally cannot .
One day the gu@@ ar@@ ds found some liter@@ ature , but they could not find out whom it bel@@ ong@@ ed to .
Hence , an ang@@ el appe@@ ared to G@@ ide@@ on and said : “ Jehovah is with you , you v@@ ali@@ ant , mi@@ gh@@ ty one . ”
Yes , after giving attention to God’s works , Job said that these things were too wonderful for him .
• In what ways can spiritual matu@@ r@@ ity be made man@@ i@@ f@@ est ?
; T@@ ra@@ ha@@ n , S .
• How have many sisters in our time made themselves preci@@ ous to God ?
What emp@@ ow@@ ered Job to end@@ ure his ad@@ vers@@ ities ?
He can follow the pat@@ ter@@ n esta@@ bli@@ shed by Jesus when He in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al .
Why , though , does mo@@ des@@ ty still matter ?
What ref@@ in@@ ement was in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed in 199@@ 2 , and why ?
I was spo@@ t@@ ted by some form@@ er pris@@ on@@ ers who were members of Ca@@ tho@@ lic A@@ ction .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , faithful Christians are streng@@ th@@ ened by Jehovah , “ the God of all comfort , ” and benefit from the loving support of fellow believers .
What , though , if a dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed child no longer lives with his parents ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the last of the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally stated : “ You must not desire your fel@@ low@@ man@@ ’s wife . ”
Are we not already “ lo@@ ad@@ ed down ” ?
In its ancient con@@ text , what does Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 4 : 6 mean ?
How have many benef@@ ited from the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation ?
“ I have my own beli@@ ef@@ s , and I am happy with them , ” is the com@@ mon@@ ly expres@@ sed view .
Lo@@ o@@ king bey@@ ond the n@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s e@@ con@@ om@@ ic pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity , God saw that Joseph ​ — or Israel — ​ was in a c@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ p@@ hi@@ c spiritual situation .
A@@ n eas@@ y life that is filled with ple@@ a@@ sures and lu@@ x@@ u@@ ries ?
O@@ ri@@ gen@@ ’s father was thro@@ wn into pris@@ on because he had become a Christian .
Although this family had very little materi@@ ally , they made a great effort to show appreciation for our vis@@ it .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on the decisions made by devo@@ ted servants of Jehovah in Bible times can encoura@@ ge us to exam@@ ine the way we are using our time , en@@ er@@ gy , and res@@ our@@ ces .
Is the truth preci@@ ous en@@ ough to you to bring such blessings into your life ?
Even when someone with va@@ st@@ ly su@@ peri@@ or knowledge pres@@ ents a care@@ fully c@@ ra@@ f@@ ted and seem@@ ingly un@@ as@@ sa@@ il@@ able ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent , a listen@@ er need not believe a fo@@ ol@@ ish conclu@@ sion simply because he cannot dis@@ prove it at the time .
Ab@@ out si@@ x months later , he moved to another congregation but was not appointed an el@@ der there .
A@@ mp@@ le evidence poin@@ ts to the year 1914 as the time when “ a cro@@ wn was given ” to the Lord Jesus Christ .
We do this by streng@@ th@@ ening our spiritu@@ ality through Bible study and close associ@@ ation with those who are determined to serve Jehovah .
( Read Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 7 . )
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 18 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 24 , 20
This you@@ ng@@ er group did a fine jo@@ b of ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising the talk !
Yes , we understand who is to bl@@ ame for deter@@ i@@ or@@ ating world con@@ di@@ tions .
For instance , as ba@@ bes , both Moses and Jesus es@@ cap@@ ed death at the hands of a ty@@ ran@@ n@@ ic@@ al rul@@ er .
She says : “ P@@ our@@ ing out my heart to Jehovah br@@ ings reli@@ ef and re@@ sto@@ res my joy .
God’s Word , the Bible , ex@@ hor@@ ts its read@@ ers to cultiv@@ ate vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e .
A man is stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to support his family .
“ You are op@@ ening your hand and satis@@ f@@ ying the desire of every living thing . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 14@@ 5 : 16 .
The Bible ur@@ ges us not to be s@@ lu@@ gg@@ ish but to be “ imit@@ at@@ ors of those who through faith and pati@@ ence in@@ her@@ it the promises . ”
Then , the apostles became em@@ bro@@ iled once again in a he@@ ated ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent over which one of them seem@@ ed to be the great@@ est .
Con@@ tr@@ ary to what many think , what is needed for people to enjoy fre@@ e@@ dom ?
Sam@@ son T@@ ri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ s in the S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th of Jehovah !
She says what she thin@@ ks and how she feel@@ s , but when she does so , she is res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful of the ro@@ le that Jehovah has given her husband .
When did I last exer@@ t my@@ self in prayer for those sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der@@ ing heav@@ y responsi@@ bility in Jehovah’s organization ?
A@@ gain we appro@@ ached Jehovah God in prayer .
I became very cu@@ ri@@ ous about the occ@@ ul@@ t .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H is righ@@ tly cre@@ di@@ ted with the esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment of the Christian congregation in the first century and with the rest@@ or@@ ation of true worship in rec@@ ent times .
And what news could have been more important ?
J@@ ann@@ y : The travel@@ ing work c@@ alls for a gen@@ u@@ ine self - sacrific@@ ing spirit .
Some people reason that such mer@@ r@@ y@@ making helps to take away the sa@@ dness of death .
As no@@ ted in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , true Christians are like fore@@ ign@@ ers , or temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents , in Satan’s wicked world .
When he came to the earth , he knew what his Father , Jehovah , expe@@ cted of him .
A@@ be@@ l could c@@ learly see the thor@@ ns and th@@ ist@@ les that ful@@ filled those words .
Those inspired words also war@@ n us against tru@@ sting in our own un@@ a@@ i@@ ded efforts .
He may allow us to under@@ go de@@ priv@@ ation as we help to answer the char@@ ges brought by the Devil .
We should cultiv@@ ate and man@@ i@@ f@@ est a similar car@@ ing attitude toward others .
He p@@ uni@@ shed some with si@@ ck@@ ness , such as the P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h in Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s time and later Moses ’ sister , Mi@@ ri@@ am .
He hum@@ ili@@ ated Egy@@ pt with ten de@@ va@@ st@@ ating pla@@ gu@@ es , at the same time ex@@ pos@@ ing the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an go@@ ds ​ — including P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h — ​ as imp@@ o@@ t@@ ent .
Now one of the worl@@ d’s most beau@@ ti@@ ful c@@ ities , Par@@ is is loved for its gr@@ an@@ di@@ ose ar@@ ch@@ it@@ e@@ c@@ ture , le@@ af@@ y b@@ ou@@ le@@ v@@ ar@@ ds , and world - fam@@ ous mu@@ se@@ um@@ s .
And if he makes a com@@ mit@@ ment , the tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy man does all in his power to keep his word .
We were sum@@ mon@@ ed to the de@@ pu@@ ty war@@ den@@ ’s of@@ fice , fully expe@@ cting that our sen@@ ten@@ ces would be ex@@ tend@@ ed .
E@@ ach of us displa@@ ys a certain spirit , or d@@ om@@ in@@ ant attitude .
I was temp@@ ted to mar@@ ch right down to the school and tell the teach@@ er ex@@ ac@@ tly what I thought of her .
We could ask ourselves : ‘ Is what I am about to say loving ?
If we feel con@@ dem@@ ned for some reason , we do well to remember that “ God is greater than our hearts and kno@@ ws all things . ”
He will also ask himself : ‘ What s@@ ort of person am I ?
Let us come before his person with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving ; let us with m@@ el@@ o@@ dies sh@@ out in tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h to him . ” ​ — Psalm 9@@ 5 : 1 , 2 .
They felt tra@@ pp@@ ed .
Ex@@ pres@@ s Af@@ fe@@ ction in the F@@ am@@ ily C@@ ir@@ c@@ le
D@@ ist@@ ress , Re@@ gre@@ t , and En@@ coura@@ g@@ ement
Why should we not set@@ tle for having a Bible stud@@ ent read ans@@ wers from a Bible study a@@ id ?
T@@ ake advan@@ ta@@ ge of opportun@@ ities to inc@@ re@@ ase your ability , knowledge , and experience .
A@@ ga@@ inst this ba@@ ck@@ d@@ ro@@ p of fi@@ er@@ ce op@@ position and ear@@ n@@ est ye@@ ar@@ ning for Bible knowledge , there em@@ er@@ ged a prom@@ in@@ ent fi@@ gu@@ re who would pla@@ y a ke@@ y ro@@ le in the transl@@ ation of the Bible into mo@@ der@@ n Greek .
( b ) Our end@@ ur@@ ance of Satan’s att@@ ac@@ ks is pro@@ of of what ?
“ My own God sent his ang@@ el and shu@@ t the m@@ ou@@ th of the li@@ ons , ” he declar@@ ed .
What , then , can we do to prote@@ ct ourselves ?
We can be sure of this because thr@@ ough@@ out God’s inspired Word , the Bible , we find men@@ tion of the divine purpose to give the earth to obedi@@ ent mankind .
“ By the word of Jehovah the heavens themselves were made , and by the spirit of his m@@ ou@@ th all their ar@@ my . ” ​ — P@@ S .
Not being in the new covenant and therefore not having the hope of living in heaven , these other sheep do not par@@ take of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms but atten@@ d as res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful ob@@ serv@@ ers .
Instead of prote@@ cting the po@@ or , the jud@@ ges be@@ tra@@ yed them for a bri@@ be .
They can look back on their faithful life course with hearts full of ex@@ ul@@ tation and gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de .
“ The things in the heavens ” that are re@@ conc@@ iled to Jehovah by means of Christ’s shed blood are the anointed Christians , called to re@@ ign with Christ in the heavens .
So the gro@@ om is pri@@ mar@@ ily respon@@ sible for the we@@ d@@ ding rec@@ ep@@ tion .
I would si@@ t by the cam@@ p@@ fi@@ re at night and look at the mo@@ on and the star@@ ry s@@ k@@ y as the ev@@ ening bre@@ e@@ z@@ es brought in the sc@@ ents of the sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding bus@@ h .
He “ became obedi@@ ent as far as death . ”
E@@ mp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ ing fur@@ ther the value of pur@@ su@@ ing righteousness , Solomon cont@@ ra@@ st@@ s the out@@ come of the b@@ lam@@ eless with that of the wicked , saying : “ The righteousness of the b@@ lam@@ eless one is what will make his way st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght , but in his own wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness the wicked one will f@@ all .
Jesus said : “ A good man br@@ ings for@@ th good out of the good tre@@ asure of his heart , . . . for out of the hear@@ t’s a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance his m@@ ou@@ th speak@@ s . ”
However , I ended up in the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al h@@ all@@ way , and a n@@ ur@@ se u@@ sh@@ ered me back to my bed .
“ My kingdom is no part of this world , ” Jesus said to the Rom@@ an rul@@ er P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate .
“ G@@ o on ac@@ qui@@ ring power in the Lord and in the mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness of his strength , ” wrote the apostle Paul . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 10 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 7 .
Then in 195@@ 2 , we were invit@@ ed to do cir@@ cu@@ it work .
In fact , the Bible men@@ tions his name more than any other name .
O@@ r we may think that something un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural is happ@@ ening , but it seem@@ s that al@@ though the local elders are a@@ ware of it , they do not cor@@ rec@@ t the matter .
By making yourself a@@ vail@@ able at such times , you may become a valu@@ ed compan@@ ion during difficult m@@ om@@ ents . ​ — Proverbs 17 : 17 .
( b ) How should we respon@@ d to God’s m@@ ol@@ ding ?
E@@ arly in his second letter , Peter wrote : “ By your contribu@@ ting in respon@@ se all ear@@ n@@ est effort , supp@@ ly to your faith vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e , to your vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e knowledge , to your knowledge self - control , to your self - control end@@ ur@@ ance , to your end@@ ur@@ ance godly devo@@ tion , to your godly devo@@ tion bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction , to your bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction love .
What influ@@ enced him to take an u@@ pri@@ ght course ?
What does it mean to be “ pu@@ re in heart , ” and how do those pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ing that qu@@ ality “ see God ” ?
When “ the appointed times of the nations ” ended in 1914 , God esta@@ bli@@ shed the heavenly Kingdom under Christ .
Are there prop@@ er and imp@@ ro@@ per ways to do this ?
Our up@@ building spiritual con@@ vers@@ ation streng@@ th@@ ened me im@@ men@@ sel@@ y .
Like the sons of K@@ or@@ ah , do you find deli@@ ght in pu@@ re worship and its hist@@ ory ?
The cha@@ ir@@ man ann@@ oun@@ ced that during this important s@@ es@@ sion , anyone was free to leave , but no one would be allow@@ ed to re@@ en@@ ter the h@@ all .
In what ways can you show your appreciation for what Jehovah has done to deli@@ ver you ?
My older brothers had g@@ one to Bethel ear@@ li@@ er , and it was my desire to serve there too .
Many new@@ l@@ y@@ we@@ ds are sur@@ pris@@ ed , even disa@@ p@@ pointed , when their mat@@ es di@@ ff@@ er with them on important is@@ su@@ es .
In a bro@@ ad sense , we may at times feel as if we were pris@@ on@@ ers held cap@@ tive by our dist@@ res@@ ses or a@@ ff@@ lic@@ tions .
Mat@@ ch@@ ing the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s , the woman cont@@ ac@@ ted the j@@ our@@ n@@ al@@ ist and told her about the let@@ ters ​ — 4@@ 2 in all !
When she saw him , she f@@ ell upon her face at his fe@@ et .
Satan cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ts pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s min@@ ds and war@@ ps their thinking .
S@@ id@@ ne@@ y was baptized the year before , so he and I@@ r@@ ene served together as pione@@ ers ​ — full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers — ​ along the nor@@ th co@@ ast of W@@ al@@ es , from B@@ ang@@ or to Ca@@ er@@ n@@ ar@@ v@@ on , including the is@@ land of Ang@@ les@@ ey .
How to S@@ ur@@ vi@@ ve on a Re@@ duc@@ ed In@@ come
They were so happy when I started giving a public talk each we@@ ek and accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed the sing@@ ing of Kingdom song@@ s on my gu@@ it@@ ar . ”
21 : 1 - 6 .
R@@ el@@ ying on Jehovah , our brothers in such lands have ste@@ ad@@ fa@@ st@@ ly refu@@ sed to qu@@ it !
V@@ I@@ E@@ W@@ S about life and death are many and vari@@ ed .
The invit@@ ation was given to all , both Jews and n@@ on - Jews , but the message rema@@ ined the same .
As the Creator , he kno@@ ws what is best for his cre@@ atu@@ res .
Then the local people were ga@@ ther@@ ed to w@@ atch as the op@@ pos@@ ers wh@@ i@@ pp@@ ed these in@@ no@@ c@@ ent vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s until they b@@ led .
O@@ thers have experienced similar feelings of lo@@ ss when a Bible stud@@ ent un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly qu@@ its stud@@ ying .
( Read Psalm 7@@ 2 : 5 - 9 . )
At times , organiz@@ ational ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments need to be made .
▪ Let Jehovah’s Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine Mo@@ ld You
Be Th@@ an@@ k@@ ful for the R@@ a@@ in
S@@ cri@@ bes were con@@ stan@@ tly cop@@ ying works of liter@@ ature .
When certain persecu@@ ted followers of Christ pray@@ ed that they might ‘ speak God’s word with b@@ ol@@ dness , ’ that ple@@ a was ans@@ wer@@ ed .
However , disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment often comes from having un@@ real@@ is@@ tic expe@@ ct@@ ations that are not ful@@ filled .
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S claim@@ ed to be the Son of God , not Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God .
If we live in a di@@ vi@@ ded hous@@ eho@@ ld , do we ask Jehovah for his help to maintain the Christian person@@ ality even when no one el@@ se around us is making such an effort ?
Jehovah God well kno@@ ws our circumstances .
The following day , the 1@@ 30 brothers in that Kingdom H@@ all made it to sa@@ f@@ ety .
Yes , from God’s vie@@ w@@ point , Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at has already fal@@ le@@ n .
How sa@@ d it would be if an arrang@@ ement that could have brought us great happiness be@@ comes a s@@ ource of much dist@@ ress !
If we do not follow what the Bible says about bad associ@@ ations , dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing , or en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , our heart can become hard .
Indeed , for the Bible says regarding not just Moses but all the Israelites : “ By faith they pas@@ sed through the R@@ ed Se@@ a as on d@@ ry land . ”
• Lo@@ ve can help us to end@@ ure what ?
As a result , my parents had many Bible public@@ ations .
A@@ n S@@ S of@@ fic@@ er and his men bur@@ st into Ri@@ et@@ ’s home , ar@@ rest@@ ed him , and se@@ ized the “ cri@@ min@@ al ” evidence ​ — two Bi@@ bl@@ es and a few let@@ ters !
What an important less@@ on for main@@ tain@@ ing peace and un@@ ity in the congregation today !
Jac@@ ob@@ ’s love for R@@ ac@@ he@@ l was no inf@@ atu@@ ation .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jehovah’s Witnesses have end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to me@@ et these needs by wit@@ ness@@ ing to the people in their own t@@ ong@@ ue and by pre@@ par@@ ing Bible liter@@ ature in a vari@@ ety of langu@@ ages .
Do the c@@ ow@@ s still go up to the high me@@ a@@ do@@ ws in the sum@@ mer@@ time , or is there still s@@ now on the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s ?
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory many spiritual disa@@ st@@ ers could have been avo@@ i@@ ded and much suffering a@@ ver@@ ted ‘ if only people had develop@@ ed this heart of the@@ ir@@ s to fear God and keep his comman@@ d@@ ments . ’
Can all of these be real go@@ ds ?
His love is not re@@ stri@@ cted to those in the local congregation .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of Se@@ cond Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les
Hence , Paul saw no need to control the faith of his brothers , and he had no desire to do so .
So if we love people and truly care about them , we will likely cho@@ ose the right words to say to them .
It is “ to re@@ conc@@ ile again to himself all other things by making peace through the [ shed ] blood ” of Jesus Christ .
As we par@@ take of n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing spiritual food , are we not moved to “ c@@ ry out jo@@ y@@ fully because of the good con@@ dition of the heart ” ?
A@@ no@@ ther reason that the un@@ ited worl@@ d@@ wide congregation , or organization , was needed was to prom@@ o@@ te un@@ ity .
At Mi@@ ca@@ h 1 : 2 , we read : “ He@@ ar , O you pe@@ op@@ les , all of you ; pa@@ y attention , O earth and what f@@ ill@@ s you , and let the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah serve against you as a witness , Jehovah from his holy temple . ”
However , An@@ ne - Ca@@ ther@@ ine , who rec@@ ently n@@ ur@@ sed a ter@@ min@@ ally ill friend , poin@@ ts out that s@@ il@@ ence has its place . She says : “ Com@@ fort comes not only from our words but also from our attitude .
Fir@@ st , take time to exam@@ ine how Jehovah has sh@@ own com@@ pas@@ sion and how others have sh@@ own it .
Davi@@ d’s appreciation for the principles refle@@ cted in the Law and his desire to live by them are also wor@@ thy of imit@@ ation .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N : C@@ ho@@ ose the right time to speak
In contr@@ ast with E@@ ve , what a wonderful example of hum@@ ility Jesus set !
While money provi@@ des a me@@ asure of prote@@ ction , en@@ ab@@ ling its pos@@ s@@ ess@@ or to get what he needs , it can still be lost .
R@@ em@@ ember , the earth@@ ’s po@@ pul@@ ation had inc@@ reas@@ ed from perhaps 3@@ 00 milli@@ on in the time of the Ca@@ es@@ ars to ne@@ arly 2 bil@@ li@@ on after the first world war .
I@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ IN@@ E a man who seem@@ s to have everything .
In 19@@ 6@@ 1 this faithful brother moved to the to@@ wn of K@@ ant , which lies very close to my ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn .
It would be wise , therefore , for Christians to avoid any living arrang@@ ements that could give ris@@ e to their being temp@@ ted to eng@@ age in im@@ moral conduct .
It would prote@@ ct him from ex@@ al@@ ting his heart a@@ bo@@ ve his brothers and would also l@@ eng@@ then his days upon his kingdom .
But does not one li@@ e often lead to other lies ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the king was imp@@ ressed with what he saw in E@@ s@@ ther and therefore came to love her .
My go@@ al was to become a kun@@ g fu prof@@ essi@@ onal in Ch@@ ina .
‘ Jehovah Di@@ d Not Le@@ a@@ ve M@@ e ’
Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k , V@@ olu@@ me 2 , encoura@@ ges you@@ ths to commun@@ ic@@ ate with their parents .
Jesus pointed to the answer when he said : “ M@@ an must live , not on bre@@ ad al@@ one , but on every ut@@ ter@@ ance coming for@@ th through Jehovah’s m@@ ou@@ th . ”
Who in the congregation are in need of encourag@@ ement , and why ?
S@@ idi@@ ro@@ p@@ ou@@ lo@@ s ) , 4 / 1 Par@@ ents ’ Ex@@ am@@ ple S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ened M@@ e ( J .
How effe@@ ctive has this ex@@ tr@@ a tra@@ ining been ?
Yet , the tri@@ p was not in va@@ in .
M@@ ak@@ ing a pur@@ cha@@ se is more involved than simply deci@@ ding whether an it@@ em is af@@ for@@ da@@ ble or not .
How can we learn to listen with love ?
This war@@ m appe@@ al reve@@ als that God’s in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res are able to make Jehovah’s heart g@@ la@@ d because they are faithful and loyal to him .
In his e@@ pi@@ c po@@ em Par@@ adise Lo@@ st , he wrote that God cre@@ ated the earth to be a par@@ adise home for the human family .
I was di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with pro@@ st@@ ate can@@ c@@ er in 199@@ 5 and had to return to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
Pe@@ ople may be rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to cont@@ act someone who is d@@ ying even though they love the person de@@ arly .
To whom does Jehovah reve@@ al his glory ?
In a ty@@ pi@@ cal we@@ ek , we atten@@ d fi@@ ve Christian meetings .
These inclu@@ ded his father , L@@ am@@ e@@ ch , who was a man of faith and who@@ se life over@@ la@@ pp@@ ed Ad@@ am@@ ’s .
He inspired King David to say : “ I was once young and now I am old , but I have not seen anyone righteous a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned , nor his children loo@@ king for bre@@ ad . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 25 .
3 “ Ke@@ ep H@@ ol@@ ding M@@ en of That S@@ ort De@@ ar ”
How should a Christian tre@@ at his marriage par@@ t@@ ner in priv@@ ate and in the pres@@ ence of others ?
F@@ i@@ ve of us attend@@ ed ; no one el@@ se came .
On@@ ly with your eyes will you look on and see the re@@ tri@@ bu@@ tion it@@ self of the wicked ones .
As you look up at the night s@@ k@@ y , consider : What is the s@@ ource of this en@@ er@@ gy d@@ ri@@ ving the ex@@ pan@@ sion and acc@@ el@@ er@@ ation of the uni@@ verse ?
One man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of this “ a@@ ir ” is the pla@@ gu@@ e of por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , which inf@@ lam@@ es imp@@ ro@@ per se@@ x@@ u@@ al desi@@ res and makes ab@@ er@@ r@@ ant be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or appe@@ ar to be appe@@ al@@ ing .
H@@ A@@ V@@ E Y@@ O@@ U E@@ V@@ E@@ R W@@ ON@@ D@@ E@@ R@@ E@@ D ?
How Jehovah di@@ ff@@ ers from human lead@@ ers , who make bi@@ g promises and then fai@@ l to live up to them !
The qualities that you have cultiv@@ ated in your sons and daugh@@ ters have moved them to take up mission@@ ary service . ”
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we can be that Jehovah shows mer@@ cy when rend@@ ering judgment !
How often do my prayers inclu@@ de fellow believers who have su@@ ffered because of a n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ ster ?
Instead , he ur@@ ged them as “ sons of light ” to ‘ stay a@@ wa@@ ke and keep their sen@@ ses . ’
Is the bur@@ ning of inc@@ en@@ se in con@@ ne@@ ction with medit@@ ation for Christians ?
By who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly ap@@ pl@@ ying himself , a Christian man may be able to accept assign@@ ments in the congregation , such as serving as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant or an el@@ der .
They have continued to serve Jehovah because they have re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed their own first love for him .
Yet Jehovah was mer@@ ci@@ ful and for@@ gave him .
In the a@@ utu@@ m@@ n of 198@@ 9 , the B@@ er@@ l@@ in W@@ all came down .
When the perfect man Jesus vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily offered up his life , he “ bor@@ e our sin@@ s in his own body upon the st@@ ake , in order that we might be done with sin@@ s and live to righteousness . ”
“ The min@@ ding of the spirit means life . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M@@ AN@@ S 8 : 6 .
R@@ em@@ ember , “ he that has end@@ ur@@ ed to the end is the one that will be sa@@ ved . ”
A writ@@ er nam@@ ed T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an p@@ en@@ ned those words at the close of the second century C.E .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 8 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 5@@ 5 , 1@@ 34
How can we follow the counsel given to the k@@ ings of Israel ?
“ Lo@@ ok ! A king will re@@ ign for righteousness it@@ self , ” says Isaiah 32 : 1 .
They were part of the “ great cl@@ ou@@ d of wit@@ nesses ” who also had the privilege of be@@ coming God’s friends .
20@@ ,@@ 8@@ 6@@ 0@@ ,000
What are the char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s of a physical person ?
Re@@ war@@ ding P@@ re@@ aching C@@ am@@ pa@@ ign@@ s
For many years after lear@@ ning the truth , V@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ a stru@@ gg@@ led to accept that God could love her .
To do so would be t@@ antam@@ ount to cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ z@@ ing God for being long - suffering .
Saul Me@@ e@@ ts F@@ ri@@ ends , En@@ em@@ ies , 6 / 15
O@@ f@@ ten , when two humans are at o@@ d@@ ds , there is some bl@@ ame on both si@@ des .
O@@ thers though@@ t@@ fully wr@@ ite some hear@@ t@@ felt words of encourag@@ ement to fellow Christians who are cop@@ ing with a tri@@ al .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ating the fri@@ end@@ ship of Christians who will support his res@@ ol@@ ve is truly bene@@ fi@@ cial .
In the case in question , the man and woman who are living together im@@ mor@@ ally want to mar@@ ry .
Why should we be inter@@ ested in Paul’s counsel ?
P@@ le@@ ase read these st@@ ep@@ s care@@ fully and apply them consci@@ enti@@ ously .
The article on page 14 will consider the ans@@ wers .
What Are Your An@@ s@@ wers ?
But if the d@@ ri@@ ver does not control the ca@@ r , con@@ stan@@ tly gu@@ i@@ ding the ste@@ ering whe@@ el , that same ca@@ r may eas@@ ily become a de@@ ad@@ ly we@@ ap@@ on .
F@@ O@@ R years , a no@@ ted per@@ form@@ er en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined a@@ udi@@ ences by inter@@ ac@@ ting pe@@ ace@@ fully with his tra@@ ined B@@ eng@@ al ti@@ g@@ ers .
S@@ we@@ at and to@@ il were requi@@ red for a person to e@@ ke out a living from the so@@ il . ​ — Romans 8 : 20 , 21 .
“ A@@ c@@ qui@@ re wisdom , ac@@ qui@@ re understanding . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V .
When a man ver@@ sed in the Law ques@@ tioned him , Jesus rep@@ lied : “ What is written in the Law ?
A hum@@ ble person does not view others as inf@@ eri@@ or to himself .
This law prote@@ cted a person@@ ’s house , wife , servants , ani@@ mal@@ s , and so for@@ th .
S@@ how@@ ing consider@@ ation invol@@ ves using bal@@ ance and good judgment .
They are “ ani@@ ma@@ l ” in that they are the pro@@ du@@ ct of fle@@ sh@@ ly inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations , similar to char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s of un@@ reason@@ ing cre@@ atu@@ res .
They were too l@@ ate .
Then , the psalmis@@ t’s words will be ful@@ filled : “ B@@ eho@@ ld the activities of Jehovah , how he has set ast@@ on@@ ish@@ ing events on the earth .
No one lik@@ es to be la@@ bel@@ ed “ a ne@@ g@@ ative person . ”
On one occasi@@ on , he succ@@ um@@ bed to wrong desi@@ res and com@@ mit@@ ted im@@ mor@@ ality .
James also wr@@ ites : “ Is there anyone [ spiritually ] si@@ ck among you ?
But at a certain point in their j@@ our@@ ne@@ y and for a reason not spe@@ ci@@ fied , John Mark left his compan@@ i@@ ons and re@@ turned home .
Those re@@ aching out should not for@@ get another requi@@ re@@ ment for elders , that of “ be@@ coming examples to the flo@@ ck . ”
A gift be@@ comes your@@ s only when you re@@ ach out and accept it .
In a similar man@@ ner , rec@@ all@@ ing a fav@@ or@@ ite s@@ crip@@ ture can con@@ so@@ le us or give us strength when we face challeng@@ es .
The apostle Paul provided a princi@@ ple to follow when consider@@ ing don@@ ations .
Instead , he was willing to do good to such people , as seem@@ s evid@@ ent from his re@@ adi@@ ness to pray for his three false com@@ for@@ ters . ​ — Job 16 : 2 ; 4@@ 2 : 8 , 9 ; com@@ pare Matthew 5 : 4@@ 3 - 4@@ 8 .
( Com@@ pare Isaiah 32 : 1 , 2 . )
( b ) What did Paul re@@ com@@ men@@ d in E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ro@@ ditu@@ s ’ case ?
Still others may preach from house to house , but they do not preach the good news of the Kingdom .
To me , they were really se@@ par@@ ate from the world , as I had read in the Bible that those who prac@@ tice true religion should be . ​ — John 17 : 14 - 16 ; James 1 : 27 .
Are we pre@@ par@@ ing for “ the day of Jehovah ” by keep@@ ing ourselves holy as individuals be@@ aring Jehovah’s name ?
God’s justice is perfect , as is his mer@@ cy .
Le@@ on@@ ar@@ do wanted to share in the con@@ stru@@ ction of a Kingdom H@@ all , or place of worship for the local congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
C@@ A@@ M@@ E@@ R@@ O@@ O@@ N
And it imp@@ els people to foc@@ us on fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res . It may even move the spiritually we@@ ak to ign@@ ore the evidence of the clo@@ sen@@ ess of God’s great day .
Jehovah is pleas@@ ed to use those who have a hum@@ ble , willing spirit .
Per@@ haps A@@ sa received bad ad@@ vice or did not consider Ba@@ a@@ sha and his for@@ ces to be such a great th@@ re@@ at and thought that he could h@@ and@@ le it on his own .
[ Bo@@ x / P@@ ic@@ ture on page 16 ]
How can we qu@@ ali@@ fy to benefit from divine educ@@ ation ?
But now , having attend@@ ed the meetings with my wife , I real@@ ize how wrong I was .
Al@@ ways the spiritual person tru@@ sting in God , he ac@@ ted in faith .
• What shows that the ga@@ ther@@ ings of Jehovah’s people should be held sac@@ red ?
“ This means everlasting life , ” Jesus said in prayer , “ their taking in knowledge of you , the only true God , and of the one whom you sent for@@ th , Jesus Christ . ” ​ — John 17 : 3 .
* No won@@ der the four gre@@ w to love him !
One Christian may accept a g@@ am@@ ma g@@ lo@@ bul@@ in in@@ je@@ ction , but he may or may not ag@@ ree to an in@@ je@@ ction con@@ tain@@ ing something ex@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted from red or wh@@ ite c@@ el@@ ls .
The fact that angels her@@ al@@ ded it as a har@@ bing@@ er of “ peace among men of go@@ o@@ d@@ will ” c@@ learly t@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es to its sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance .
However , the Bible shows that we need to be remin@@ ded of things already learned .
L@@ ik@@ ely to pre@@ v@@ ent such an out@@ come , God instru@@ cted Jac@@ o@@ b to move his family out of the are@@ a to Bethel . ​ — Genesis 35 : 1 , 5 .
H@@ u@@ man Di@@ gn@@ ity ​ — P@@ os@@ sible for All
In the “ Go@@ spe@@ l of Ju@@ d@@ as , ” Jesus la@@ ugh@@ s s@@ cor@@ n@@ fully when his disciples displa@@ y their l@@ ack of prop@@ er knowledge .
And op@@ pos@@ ers can never sto@@ p our preaching work , for “ the hand of Jehovah ” is with us . ​ — Acts 11 : 19 - 21 .
• What are some blessings that come from serving Jehovah ?
“ P@@ re@@ ach a R@@ ele@@ ase to the C@@ ap@@ ti@@ ves ”
“ They will be pri@@ ests of God and of the Christ , and will rule as k@@ ings with him for the th@@ ous@@ and years . ”
One of the cle@@ are@@ st teachings of God’s Word is that dead loved ones will return to life .
The spirit of com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on can make our imper@@ fect le@@ an@@ ings toward en@@ v@@ y even wor@@ se .
V@@ ic@@ t@@ ory for us !
Be Lo@@ y@@ al
If it has , do not des@@ pa@@ ir .
When she went to Jerusalem for her pu@@ ri@@ fic@@ ation , a re@@ ver@@ ent older man nam@@ ed Si@@ me@@ on told her : “ A long s@@ word will be ru@@ n through the soul of you yourself . ”
( a ) What cho@@ ice did Moses place before Israel ?
To help humans re@@ ar their children , Jehovah made certain ba@@ si@@ c as@@ pe@@ cts of par@@ en@@ ting inst@@ inc@@ tive .
A congregation might number 30 Witnesses , but on those occasi@@ ons , we knew we could often ex@@ pect an attend@@ ance of 1@@ ,000 or more people !
• In what do Christians put their trust for a secu@@ re future ?
In the future new world of God’s making , our spiritual ri@@ ches will be cou@@ pl@@ ed with physical blessings .
As we imitate his self - sacrific@@ ing love , our thoughts and feelings will become more Chris@@ t@@ like , and we will be moved to place the inter@@ ests of others a@@ head of our own .
“ They were . . . filled with the holy spirit and were speaking the word of God with b@@ ol@@ dness . ” ​ — A@@ C@@ T@@ S 4 : 31 .
Thus , 2 Peter 3 : 13 fore@@ tel@@ ls : “ There are new heavens [ God’s heavenly Kingdom ] and a new earth [ a new earthly soci@@ ety ] that we are a@@ wa@@ iting according to his promise , and in these righteousness is to d@@ well . ”
After a discus@@ sion of the da@@ y’s text on the fin@@ al day , all pa@@ id ke@@ en attention to the conven@@ tion@@ ’s last sy@@ mp@@ o@@ si@@ u@@ m , “ Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy P@@ re@@ pa@@ res U@@ s for Jehovah’s Da@@ y . ”
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al light continued to shin@@ e thr@@ ough@@ out the first century .
Hence , the mo@@ on@@ ’s faith@@ ful@@ ness can ref@@ er to its reli@@ ability .
But we can do this only if we are “ har@@ mon@@ i@@ ously jo@@ ined together ” and co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with one another in the congregation . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 16 .
Jesus ’ words indic@@ ated that he was now in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ing that new covenant , which would re@@ place the Law covenant that Jehovah had esta@@ bli@@ shed with Israel through Moses .
He promises to give wisdom , dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment , and thinking ability to all who “ keep on as@@ king in faith . ” ​ — James 1 : 5 , 6 ; Proverbs 2 : 1 - 6 , 10 , 11 .
O@@ thers are pla@@ gu@@ ed with feelings of low self - wor@@ th .
Yes , we show ourselves than@@ k@@ ful for the ransom not only by expres@@ sing love and gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to Jehovah but also by living our lives in a way that man@@ i@@ fes@@ ts love for others . ​ — Matthew 22 : 37 - 39 .
The year 19@@ 37 saw the in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction of the boo@@ k@@ let Mo@@ de@@ l S@@ tu@@ dy , emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ ing the need to make return vis@@ its in order to teach others Bible truth .
Gi@@ ving was also not to be done for the purpose of making an ou@@ tw@@ ard show .
C@@ learly , Jehovah had in mind a greater fulfill@@ ment of these prophe@@ ci@@ es than that upon his rest@@ ored people in 5@@ 37 B.C.E .
Au@@ st@@ in , who wor@@ ked for a fin@@ an@@ cial in@@ s@@ titu@@ tion for n@@ ine years before lo@@ sing his jo@@ b , says : “ My wife and I s@@ at down and it@@ em@@ ized the things we really needed .
I must be can@@ did , though . Per@@ s@@ on@@ ally , I found the ho@@ t , hu@@ mi@@ d c@@ li@@ mate a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar chall@@ enge .
You may also cont@@ act Jehovah’s Witnesses near you or vis@@ it a Kingdom H@@ all in your are@@ a .
When the ev@@ ac@@ u@@ ation order was li@@ f@@ ted from the are@@ a where the Kingdom H@@ all was lo@@ c@@ ated , the brothers re@@ turned and found a t@@ il@@ ted , cr@@ ac@@ ked , and dam@@ ag@@ ed building .
They may feel as did Paul , who wrote : “ I really deli@@ ght in the law of God according to the man I am within , but I b@@ eho@@ ld in my members another law war@@ ring against the law of my mind and le@@ ading me cap@@ tive to sin@@ ’s law that is in my members . ”
Ad@@ ded to these challeng@@ es are the tri@@ als pe@@ cu@@ li@@ ar to those persecu@@ ted for righteousness ’ s@@ ake .
Gre@@ e@@ ce 7 ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆
At first , preaching to de@@ a@@ f people dep@@ ended main@@ ly on the in@@ iti@@ ative of individu@@ al Witnesses .
If we let anger move us to ac@@ ts of v@@ enge@@ ance , we will often do wrong .
How should elders show Chris@@ t@@ like mo@@ des@@ ty in their relationship with others in the congregation ?
In ancient times , a ste@@ ward was often a tru@@ sted slave assign@@ ed to su@@ per@@ v@@ ise the hous@@ eho@@ ld or bu@@ sin@@ ess af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of his ma@@ ster .
Even though they do not con@@ done ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations , true Christians show kindness to all people .
In doing so , he uses the expres@@ sion “ righteous one [ s ] ” 13 times .
In 19@@ 7@@ 3 , Samuel was baptized , and Jo@@ el took up regul@@ ar pione@@ ering the same year .
▪ O@@ u@@ t - of - we@@ d@@ lo@@ ck pre@@ gn@@ an@@ ci@@ es
W@@ H@@ A@@ T kind of se@@ cur@@ ity should a man provide for his wife ?
Scrip@@ tur@@ ally , pl@@ ants are not refer@@ red to as sou@@ ls .
In num@@ er@@ ous other c@@ as@@ es , dis@@ plac@@ ed local Witnesses rema@@ ined in their temp@@ or@@ ary accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations for a year or more after their hous@@ es had been re@@ buil@@ t .
They have learned not to be ti@@ mi@@ d or em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed about their beli@@ ef@@ s .
Their affe@@ ctions , desi@@ res , and mo@@ ti@@ ves are pu@@ re .
Today , many people are di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted by world con@@ di@@ tions or by a pur@@ su@@ it of their own inter@@ ests .
G@@ ro@@ wing up in a large family certainly helped me to ad@@ just to living with many people , at one time as many as 17 .
They will m@@ ount up with w@@ ings like e@@ ag@@ les . They will ru@@ n and not gro@@ w we@@ ary ; they will walk and not ti@@ re out . ” ​ — Isaiah 40 : 31 .
Christians have sh@@ own loving - kindness in respon@@ ding to the needs of others , such as after disa@@ st@@ ers .
Paul’s ad@@ v@@ ance war@@ ning showed that it was ur@@ g@@ ent for Timothy to he@@ ed the apost@@ le@@ ’s counsel .
The second article exam@@ ines sever@@ al Scriptural reas@@ ons that mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to car@@ ry out the preaching work with end@@ ur@@ ance .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of our circumstances , it is com@@ for@@ ting to be@@ ar in mind that Jehovah is as he descri@@ bed himself to Moses ​ — “ a God mer@@ ci@@ ful and gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous , s@@ low to anger and a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in loving - kindness and truth , pre@@ serving loving - kindness for th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds , par@@ don@@ ing er@@ ro@@ r and trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion and sin . ”
O@@ b@@ serve .
On the other hand , fri@@ end@@ ship is for@@ ged by the displa@@ y of qualities that appe@@ al to the heart .
H@@ ip@@ po@@ po@@ ta@@ mus@@ es would come out of the N@@ ile Ri@@ ver at night and walk right up to our house .
W@@ on@@ der@@ ful blessings a@@ wa@@ it all who work hard to make their advan@@ c@@ ement man@@ i@@ f@@ est .
We read that as he was pra@@ ying in the temple , he f@@ ell into a tr@@ ance and saw Jesus , who told him : “ H@@ ur@@ ry up and get out of Jerusalem quic@@ k@@ ly , because they will not ag@@ ree to your witness concer@@ ning me . ”
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , the Bible , the most wi@@ d@@ ely transl@@ ated and dist@@ ribu@@ ted holy book in the world , does not present the earth as a place to es@@ cap@@ e from , a st@@ ep@@ p@@ ing - st@@ one of s@@ or@@ ts .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H has something to tell his people , and he is using Mi@@ ca@@ h as his prophet .
The days were bus@@ y for Joseph , and the years f@@ led by .
Even so , than@@ ks to the strength imp@@ ar@@ ted by God’s ac@@ tive for@@ ce , they do not fear to be different .
What a great honor it is to be loved by Jehovah !
Because he had deep love for Jehovah , Jesus found great ple@@ asure in tal@@ king about God’s pur@@ pos@@ es , the Kingdom , and true worship .
Still , C@@ ho@@ ong Ke@@ on and Ju@@ li@@ e felt un@@ eas@@ y .
S@@ la@@ ve la@@ bo@@ re@@ r ? S@@ tra@@ w mi@@ x@@ er ? M@@ an@@ na ga@@ ther@@ er ?
A cou@@ ple may face challeng@@ es when they have children .
• ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , we really are dep@@ end@@ ent on knowledge from God .
There might be just one new ing@@ re@@ di@@ ent , and the p@@ ac@@ ka@@ g@@ ing might be more at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive .
If we are associ@@ ated with a congregation like the one in ancient S@@ my@@ r@@ na , on what is@@ sue should our attention be foc@@ used ?
Di@@ d it come out of a clear b@@ lu@@ e s@@ k@@ y , or did it e@@ ch@@ o ba@@ ff@@ l@@ ingly from the h@@ ill@@ si@@ des ?
In ad@@ dition , for two years he follow@@ ed a regul@@ ar sc@@ he@@ du@@ le of “ da@@ ily giving tal@@ ks in the school a@@ udi@@ t@@ ori@@ u@@ m of T@@ y@@ ran@@ n@@ us . ”
Adam b@@ lam@@ ed his wife , saying : “ The woman whom you gave to be with me , she gave me fru@@ it from the t@@ ree and so I ate . ” ​ — G@@ en .
In this way , he has been ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fied in the eyes of those who love him .
When I was 17 years old , my parents re@@ turned to Ger@@ many .
But they had cro@@ s@@ sed the ri@@ ver and had occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed the are@@ a around Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o , “ the city of the p@@ al@@ m tre@@ es , ” re@@ duc@@ ing the Israelites to ser@@ vi@@ tu@@ de .
On his return , Ar@@ th@@ ur heard l@@ ou@@ d ap@@ pla@@ use from in@@ side the h@@ all .
Th@@ ough we are far from being s@@ ound in body and mind , Jehovah , our heavenly Father , is perfect in every respect .
In 19@@ 38 our only son , E@@ du@@ ard , was born .
For example , concer@@ ning the nations that the Israelites were to dis@@ pos@@ s@@ ess , Jehovah comman@@ ded : “ You must form no marriage al@@ li@@ ance with them . Your daugh@@ ter you must not give to his son , and his daugh@@ ter you must not take for your son .
Does know@@ ing this not help us to recogn@@ ize God’s authority and obey his comman@@ ds out of love ?
The B@@ less@@ ings of Chris@@ t@@ like Gre@@ at@@ ness
Re@@ ally , obe@@ ying your parents ’ rul@@ es is like pa@@ ying off a de@@ b@@ t that you o@@ we to a ban@@ k ​ — the more reli@@ able you are in making your pa@@ y@@ ments , the more inc@@ l@@ ined the ban@@ k will be to ex@@ ten@@ d cre@@ di@@ t to you .
A@@ n exam@@ in@@ ation of Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 25 - 32 will show us how we should conduct ourselves , and it can help us to avoid g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing God’s spirit .
We must never be like those who think that “ good is bad and bad is good . ”
What happened because Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i did this and lied to Jehovah’s prophet ?
Jesus re@@ bu@@ ff@@ ed all three cle@@ ver att@@ ac@@ ks , each time qu@@ o@@ ting the Scriptures . ​ — Matthew 4 : 1 - 11 ; Luke 4 : 1 - 13 .
The expres@@ sion “ bro@@ ther@@ ly love ” is mo@@ st@@ ly found in Christian liter@@ ature .
“ Yes , S@@ ir . I am ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely sure ! ” rep@@ lied S@@ la@@ d@@ j@@ ana .
My parents ’ fine example gave me the needed direction .
Instead of being like E@@ sa@@ u , let us be like faithful Jac@@ o@@ b and maintain re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al fear of God by show@@ ing deep appreciation for sac@@ red things .
( b ) How did Jehovah’s promise to Abraham provide hope for mankind ?
Are you res@@ ol@@ ved to stand out as being different ?
* So , then , to ‘ mar@@ ry in the Lord ’ means to mar@@ ry someone who has demonstr@@ ated that he is truly a beli@@ ever , a dedic@@ ated “ slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ . ” ​ — James 1 : 1 .
Just days before his death , Jesus gave a prophe@@ tic war@@ ning for the benefit of his disciples in Ju@@ de@@ a .
Yet , Job was willing to wa@@ it on Jehovah , and this bor@@ e good fru@@ it .
“ Con@@ cer@@ ning that day or the h@@ our no@@ body kno@@ ws , ” said Jesus , “ ne@@ i@@ ther the angels in heaven nor the Son , but the Father . ”
R@@ es@@ pect also requi@@ res that we avoid ex@@ tre@@ m@@ es .
Indeed , he tel@@ ls us that he “ had pre@@ pared his heart to con@@ sul@@ t the law of Jehovah and to do it . ” ​ — E@@ z@@ r@@ a 7 : 10 .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ es D@@ ur@@ ant : “ In the en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m of its dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ies the H@@ igh@@ er C@@ r@@ iti@@ c@@ ism has app@@ lied to the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent t@@ ests of au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ity so se@@ v@@ ere that by them a h@@ un@@ d@@ red ancient wor@@ th@@ ies ​ — e@@ .@@ g . , H@@ am@@ mu@@ ra@@ bi , David , So@@ cr@@ ates ​ — would fa@@ de into leg@@ end .
Yes , Jehovah op@@ ened the way to s@@ pre@@ ad the Kingdom good news fur@@ ther in M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia .
However , like most people in U@@ di@@ pi , our educ@@ ation was in the K@@ an@@ na@@ da language .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out his life , B@@ ob@@ by has demonstr@@ ated a love for the ministry , and he enjo@@ yed the pioneer ministry for sever@@ al years .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out prote@@ cting his head , a sol@@ di@@ er in Bible times could eas@@ ily lo@@ se his life in bat@@ tle .
I@@ magine that Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k got ti@@ red of wa@@ iting for the end and said : ‘ I have been expe@@ cting Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s des@@ tru@@ ction for years .
In s@@ pite of a very bus@@ y sc@@ he@@ du@@ le and a heav@@ y lo@@ ad of responsi@@ bility , this overse@@ er st@@ op@@ ped to help a young brother who was stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to ad@@ just the set@@ t@@ ings on a st@@ it@@ ch@@ ing ma@@ ch@@ ine .
Even if milli@@ ons of Jehovah’s Witnesses were to pray to God at the same time , not one would get a ‘ bus@@ y sign@@ al . ’
It was such a long dist@@ ance to the back that I could har@@ dly see the last ro@@ w .
P@@ rac@@ tic@@ al meetings for field service contribu@@ te to our effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess and joy in the house - to - house ministry .
Some have long enjo@@ yed stud@@ ying deep@@ ly , be@@ coming ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in spiritual matters .
See The Watchtower of S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 15 , 199@@ 7 , page 15 .
D@@ E@@ V@@ EL@@ O@@ P@@ M@@ EN@@ T@@ S in two are@@ as have a be@@ aring on id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying what the Bible c@@ alls the last days .
What might some conclu@@ de , for example , if a Christian family kept their new@@ born child from the view of others until a nam@@ ing cer@@ em@@ on@@ y was per@@ form@@ ed ?
No@@ te how quic@@ k@@ ly A@@ ch@@ an’s gre@@ ed prog@@ ressed .
For a Christian , this means tra@@ ining the conscience to pat@@ ter@@ n it@@ self after God’s thoughts .
The article “ O@@ u@@ t of a Job ​ — What Are the So@@ lu@@ tions ? ”
The cor@@ n@@ er@@ st@@ one of a secu@@ re marriage is loy@@ al@@ ty and sub@@ mis@@ sion to the One who in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted marriage .
( b ) Des@@ cri@@ be Jo@@ b@@ ’s life before the tra@@ ge@@ dies stru@@ ck .
• “ My mate does not live up to his ( or her ) ob@@ lig@@ ations ”
Jo@@ b@@ ’s flesh became co@@ vered with mag@@ go@@ ts , and his s@@ k@@ in form@@ ed c@@ ru@@ st@@ s , bl@@ ac@@ k@@ ened , and d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed off .
Bible counsel can gu@@ i@@ de us in our day - to - day decisions , and it can help us to ma@@ p out the course of our life over the years to come .
He might also ur@@ ge the individu@@ al to consider how different cour@@ ses of action would af@@ fect his relationship with Jehovah .
S@@ even days before the f@@ loo@@ d@@ w@@ at@@ ers f@@ ell ​ — just en@@ ough time for Noah and his family to lo@@ ad the ani@@ mal@@ s into the ar@@ k — ​ Jehovah fin@@ ally told Noah ex@@ ac@@ tly when the F@@ lood would beg@@ in .
Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers as well as regul@@ ar pione@@ ers who are willing to serve where the need is greater , jo@@ in the cam@@ pa@@ ign at different st@@ ages .
This coura@@ ge@@ ous person was Ne@@ of@@ it@@ o@@ s V@@ am@@ va@@ s , a dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed l@@ ing@@ u@@ ist and no@@ ted Bible scho@@ la@@ r , gener@@ ally reg@@ ar@@ ded as one of the “ T@@ e@@ ach@@ ers of the N@@ ation . ”
4 : 10 , 11 .
How did both Jac@@ o@@ b and Joseph look for the good in their family ?
The par@@ able of the tal@@ ents , given in Jesus ’ prophecy about the conclu@@ sion of the system of things , encoura@@ ges faith@@ ful@@ ness .
The com@@ pos@@ er of Psalm 7@@ 3 felt en@@ vi@@ ous of the wicked who enjo@@ yed a proble@@ m - free life of lu@@ x@@ ur@@ y .
Sh@@ ould this not prom@@ pt us to show love for fellow believers ? ​ — 1 John 3 : 14 , 15 .
A clean conscience , on the other hand , resul@@ ts from main@@ tain@@ ing loy@@ al@@ ty to divine principles .
Ch@@ urch author@@ ities evid@@ ently had been inform@@ ed of our arri@@ val .
He began stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses and enjo@@ yed what he learned .
Still , Jehovah does not want us to d@@ ri@@ ve ourselves to ex@@ ha@@ us@@ tion ​ — physi@@ c@@ ally , men@@ t@@ ally , or emo@@ tion@@ ally .
Jesus , the great@@ est of all human teach@@ ers , based his teachings on the Scriptures .
In the last four years al@@ one , I have seen the number of Kingdom H@@ alls inc@@ re@@ ase from one to over 6@@ 00 .
They may regul@@ arly set asi@@ de money or material go@@ o@@ ds so as to be able to help their children to star@@ t a family of their own in time .
Many think that it will not continue to ex@@ ist at all .
• W@@ ho@@ m do many people bl@@ ame for cal@@ am@@ ities , and how can we help them ?
L@@ ik@@ ely , a su@@ d@@ den do@@ w@@ n@@ p@@ our of ra@@ in ca@@ used the ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts to get bo@@ g@@ ged down because of the over@@ f@@ low@@ ing K@@ ish@@ on Ri@@ ver .
Will you cho@@ ose a jo@@ b that requi@@ res only a little tra@@ ining ?
On one occasi@@ on , Jesus was con@@ ver@@ sing with some un@@ believers who showed interest in his tra@@ v@@ el pl@@ ans .
; Ne@@ w@@ t@@ on , M .
But fear of God ​ — or godly fear — ​ is a@@ we and pro@@ found re@@ ver@@ ence for the Creator .
If your parents are devo@@ ted servants of God , likely there is a regul@@ ar pro@@ gra@@ m of family Bible study in your home .
What can you learn about Jehovah from the way Jesus tre@@ ated his disciples ?
Yet , God saw the need to cor@@ rec@@ t Jo@@ b@@ ’s thinking .
Yes , divine principles help us make decisions .
His use of the ter@@ m “ little do@@ g@@ s ” so@@ f@@ ten@@ ed the com@@ par@@ is@@ on .
Why should we keep up - to - d@@ ate with publi@@ shed material , and how do you accom@@ pl@@ ish this ?
Samu@@ el@@ ’s father , El@@ kan@@ ah , was a worshipp@@ er of Jehovah and a loving husband .
H@@ O@@ W important is it to you to know that you are loved ?
And then we have Bible study a@@ i@@ ds to help us understand the Bible .
Su@@ b@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , some began to att@@ ach themselves to Jesus for pur@@ ely sel@@ f@@ ish reas@@ ons .
A work spo@@ ken of by Jesus Christ is in full s@@ wing .
We n@@ atur@@ ally feel some st@@ ress before a t@@ est , a per@@ for@@ man@@ ce , or a jo@@ b inter@@ view .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of our rec@@ ord , Jehovah will re@@ prove us if we er@@ r .
God will use Jesus to un@@ do the suffering ca@@ used by the Devil . ​ — 1 John 3 : 8 .
De@@ c@@ ember 29 , 200@@ 8 – J@@ anu@@ ary 4 , 200@@ 9
Da@@ ily Li@@ fe in C@@ am@@ p
By being a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted with le@@ pro@@ s@@ y and being com@@ p@@ el@@ led to remain out@@ side the cam@@ p for se@@ ven days until she was cle@@ ans@@ ed . ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 12 : 9 - 15 .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , recogn@@ iz@@ ing that prop@@ er marriage reg@@ is@@ tr@@ ation is a Scriptural requi@@ re@@ ment , some have wor@@ ked really hard to ear@@ n the money needed for the leg@@ al fe@@ es . ” ​ — Romans 13 : 1 , 2 ; Hebrews 13 : 4 .
Thus , we might dec@@ ei@@ ve ourselves into believ@@ ing that we are t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant of people of all ty@@ p@@ es .
; Ti@@ d@@ well , K .
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 25 ]
S@@ how Consi@@ der@@ ation for S@@ ing@@ le Par@@ ents
We regul@@ arly eng@@ ag@@ ed in the house - to - house ministry as a family . ​ — Acts 20 : 20 .
How did he come to have such an imp@@ act on E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an af@@ fai@@ r@@ s ?
Then and at other times , I pray@@ ed s@@ il@@ ently to Jehovah , and his peace came over me .
Per@@ haps some think : ‘ T@@ ra@@ ining is important , but it is not as ur@@ g@@ ent as other congregation matters that simply cannot wa@@ it .
Why not learn more about how you can show your gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to the God who f@@ ill@@ s your heart “ to the full with food and good c@@ he@@ er ” ?
A@@ gain , what do you think ​ — how valu@@ able is reli@@ able ad@@ vice on such matters ?
Mari@@ o
Do material concer@@ ns d@@ om@@ in@@ ate your thinking and actions ?
• How was the Ser@@ v@@ ant el@@ ev@@ ated ?
He as@@ sur@@ ed the G@@ ile@@ ad stud@@ ents that they can “ understand everything ” needed to serve as mission@@ aries if they continue see@@ king Jehovah and hum@@ bly recogn@@ ize “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
As ze@@ al@@ ous Christians , may we therefore work hard to keep the congregation shin@@ ing spiritually . ​ — Matthew 5 : 14 - 16 .
What benefit is there in no@@ ting and pur@@ su@@ ing questions that come to mind ?
( b ) Why should we not give up on ourselves even if we “ f@@ all se@@ ven times , ” as it were ?
L@@ ater , Abraham sent his ol@@ des@@ t serv@@ ant to H@@ ar@@ an or a ne@@ ar@@ by are@@ a to find a wife for Isa@@ a@@ c .
In our time , some people have claim@@ ed that Paul was here refer@@ ring mer@@ ely to making shepher@@ ding c@@ alls on believers .
He was war@@ ning of a coming judgment , a day of wr@@ ath ; and he put the religious lead@@ ers on no@@ tice that if they were to es@@ cap@@ e during that day , they would need to pro@@ du@@ ce fru@@ it that proved their rep@@ ent@@ ance .
Jehovah ca@@ used many prayers to be recorded in the Scriptures .
So we do well to ask , What less@@ ons can we learn from I@@ t@@ ta@@ i@@ ’s example ?
P@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph © Israel Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m , Jerusalem ; cour@@ t@@ es@@ y of Israel An@@ ti@@ qu@@ ities Au@@ thor@@ ity
I@@ d@@ enti@@ f@@ ying more rec@@ ent ac@@ ts of evil , the se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary - gener@@ al of the Un@@ ited N@@ ations said in 200@@ 4 : “ In I@@ ra@@ q , we see ci@@ v@@ ili@@ ans mas@@ sac@@ red in co@@ ld blood , while reli@@ ef work@@ ers , j@@ our@@ n@@ al@@ ists and other n@@ on - com@@ bat@@ ants are taken ho@@ st@@ age and put to death in the most ba@@ r@@ ba@@ r@@ ous fa@@ shi@@ on .
* S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying the Bible and refle@@ cting upon what it says will bring you happiness because your spiritual need will thus be satis@@ fied .
Ar@@ r@@ ange to return .
“ Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard Your H@@ ear@@ t ! ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tions , 5 / 1
For example , during the 200@@ 6 service year , 6@@ ,@@ 7@@ 4@@ 1@@ ,@@ 4@@ 4@@ 4 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers sp@@ ent a to@@ tal of 1@@ ,@@ 3@@ 3@@ 3@@ ,@@ 9@@ 6@@ 6@@ ,@@ 19@@ 9 h@@ our@@ s in all fac@@ e@@ ts of the work , which inclu@@ ded the con@@ duc@@ ting of 6@@ ,@@ 2@@ 8@@ 6@@ ,@@ 6@@ 18 home Bible stu@@ dies .
He comm@@ ended faithful Christians , saying : “ You are strong and the word of God rema@@ ins in you and you have con@@ qu@@ ered the wicked one . ”
“ I@@ t’s God’s will , ” rep@@ lied the beg@@ g@@ ar .
He wants them to tra@@ in their children to serve him .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing this , Mark N@@ ou@@ ma@@ ir , another G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ or , pre@@ si@@ ded over an en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic discus@@ sion with sever@@ al stud@@ ents of the class .
Is there any ro@@ om at your fa@@ ther’s house for us to sp@@ end the night ? ”
15 : 13 ​ — When was the fore@@ told 4@@ 00 - year a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction of A@@ br@@ am@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing ful@@ filled ?
Lo@@ ok under P@@ U@@ B@@ L@@ I@@ C@@ AT@@ I@@ ON@@ S > B@@ O@@ O@@ K@@ S & B@@ R@@ O@@ C@@ H@@ U@@ R@@ E@@ S .
That word is used liter@@ ally at Matthew 26 : 6@@ 7 and fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely at 1 Corinthians 4 : 11 .
What action would the King of et@@ er@@ n@@ ity take toward this re@@ be@@ l king and his efforts to th@@ war@@ t God’s purpose to “ f@@ ill the earth ” ?
There is no doubt that all Christians can benefit great@@ ly from Jesus ’ words to the se@@ ven congregations in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or .
Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r gave an en@@ thr@@ all@@ ing repor@@ t about the prog@@ ress of the worl@@ d@@ wide work .
( b ) How did Jesus give of himself , and with what great benefit to others ?
They re@@ je@@ cted the Tr@@ in@@ ity ; they refu@@ sed to prac@@ tice inf@@ ant baptism ; they gener@@ ally did not be@@ ar ar@@ ms and often would not hold public of@@ fice .
A V@@ it@@ al K@@ ey
An@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate situ@@ ations that could lead to problems , and take du@@ e pre@@ ca@@ u@@ tions .
David never ques@@ tioned Jehovah’s righteous standards , and he did not seek to pur@@ sue a course of in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence from God .
Hence , he uses in@@ si@@ di@@ ous pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda to pl@@ ant that ide@@ a in our min@@ ds .
Why do Jehovah’s Witnesses have appro@@ pri@@ ate standards of d@@ ress ?
And Jehovah really helped me .
What Does It Me@@ an to Tru@@ st in Jehovah ?
The de@@ b@@ t@@ or f@@ ell down and beg@@ ged : “ Be pati@@ ent with me and I will pa@@ y back everything to you . ”
Rather , it di@@ gn@@ i@@ fi@@ es a woman , allow@@ ing her to use her many gi@@ f@@ ts and tal@@ ents in har@@ mony with God’s will .
They also cl@@ ari@@ fy Jesus ’ ro@@ le , expla@@ in why he lived and died , and point out what he is doing now .
Yes , wisdom deli@@ v@@ ers its ow@@ n@@ ers from bad ways and pre@@ ser@@ ves them ali@@ ve !
It is sure to last , for “ the saying [ or , “ word , ” B@@ y@@ ing@@ t@@ on ] of Jehovah end@@ u@@ res forever . ”
F@@ i@@ ght the fine fi@@ ght of the faith , get a fir@@ m hold on the everlasting life . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 11 , 12 .
Do they refle@@ ct your ke@@ en interest in Jehovah’s Kingdom , in the doing of his will , and in the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of his holy name ?
( Read Acts 7 : 20 - 22 . )
• How is the ransom l@@ in@@ ked to the preaching of the good news ?
No@@ te the end of that verse ​ — “ in these righteousness is to d@@ well . ”
The land they were about to occ@@ up@@ y was ri@@ fe with i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
He used such spirit - appointed overse@@ ers to gu@@ i@@ de and buil@@ d up the early Christians . ​ — 1 Corinthians 16 : 15 - 18 ; 2 Timothy 2 : 2 ; Ti@@ tu@@ s 1 : 5 .
“ Q@@ u@@ ic@@ k , ple@@ ase , ” said E@@ sa@@ u , “ give me a s@@ wal@@ low of the red ​ — the red there , for I am ti@@ red ! ”
One s@@ l@@ ate con@@ tain@@ s the enti@@ re 1@@ 6@@ th Psalm .
What st@@ ep@@ s can help us to avoid ang@@ ry con@@ fr@@ on@@ t@@ ations ?
At Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , Paul was not yet a follow@@ er of Christ .
My el@@ der@@ ly father needed care , and V@@ e@@ er@@ a continued to have health problems .
Of course , he deal@@ t per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly with everything he enc@@ oun@@ tered on earth .
When it comes to religion , confidence seem@@ s to be a thing of the past .
S@@ ur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors of “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” will see the resurrection hope real@@ ized on earth as ‘ the se@@ a gives up those dead in it , and death and H@@ ad@@ es give up those dead in them . ’
No@@ thing would appe@@ ar to sel@@ l more new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers or draw more people to the tel@@ ev@@ ision s@@ cre@@ en than repor@@ ts of death , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly death of large num@@ bers of people in hor@@ ri@@ f@@ ying circumstances .
6 , 7 . ( a ) What reas@@ ons do we have for being appreci@@ ative of divine truth ?
Ke@@ ep show@@ ing love . ​ — John 13 : 34 , 35 .
What kind of te@@ ars will he wi@@ pe out ?
• What do you person@@ ally find appe@@ al@@ ing about the blessings fore@@ told in the 7@@ 2@@ n@@ d Psalm ?
I thought of words of comfort I could wr@@ ite to my fol@@ ks , but every time I put the pen to the pa@@ per , he kno@@ cked my right el@@ bo@@ w , ca@@ using me to s@@ cri@@ b@@ ble .
Christian baptism is for believers .
T . Rus@@ sel@@ l died [ in 19@@ 16 ] and was re@@ plac@@ ed by J . F .
12 : 1 ​ — Why did Mi@@ ri@@ am and A@@ ar@@ on com@@ pla@@ in against Moses ?
One reason for that may have been that these cou@@ ples wanted to devo@@ te their full attention and en@@ er@@ gy to the work at hand .
W@@ ould you like to learn more about the uni@@ f@@ ying effe@@ cts of God’s Word , the Bible ?
W@@ a@@ shing after t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing a dead body .
As a Witness , how did L@@ es@@ li@@ e re@@ act ?
He wrote : “ N@@ ei@@ ther let us prac@@ tice for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , as some of them com@@ mit@@ ted for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , only to f@@ all , tw@@ ent@@ y - three th@@ ous@@ and of them in one day . ”
R@@ es@@ ist@@ ance beg@@ ins by for@@ ti@@ f@@ ying our mind with God’s Word and fir@@ m@@ ly deci@@ ding that we will ad@@ here to his standards .
In what way can elders imitate Christ as they encoura@@ ge others to serve God ?
O@@ f@@ ten he will be able to res@@ ol@@ ve matters by being mil@@ d - temp@@ ered and show@@ ing respect for his un@@ believ@@ ing mate .
“ E@@ very night before I go to s@@ le@@ ep , I read the Bible , and I try to id@@ enti@@ fy with the people I read about .
H@@ ar@@ t@@ le@@ y
This has given brothers in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates fre@@ e@@ dom to me@@ et and discus@@ s the Bible op@@ en@@ ly and to share with others what they are lear@@ ning .
How can we show that we are loyal to Christ ?
K@@ no@@ wing that Jehovah is the S@@ ource of lasting comfort will sur@@ ely help us to end@@ ure coura@@ ge@@ ously wh@@ atever tri@@ bul@@ ations we face ​ — now and in the future .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the cen@@ tu@@ ries , how have people re@@ ac@@ ted to Jehovah’s counsel ?
I also attend@@ ed cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es and dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tions , lar@@ g@@ er ga@@ ther@@ ings that the Witnesses organiz@@ ed .
O@@ ver 3@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years ag@@ o , the prophet Moses descri@@ bed Israel as ‘ a good land , a land of o@@ lives . ’
C@@ our@@ t@@ es@@ y Bi@@ bli@@ o@@ te@@ c@@ a N@@ ac@@ i@@ onal , P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al
As disciples of Jesus , we are well - ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with our God - given com@@ mis@@ sion .
Do not me@@ dd@@ le with these men , but let them al@@ one ; ( because , if this s@@ ch@@ eme or this work is from men , it will be over@@ thro@@ wn ; but if it is from God , you will not be able to over@@ thro@@ w them ; ) o@@ ther@@ wise , you may perhaps be found fi@@ gh@@ ters ac@@ tually against God . ” ​ — Acts 5 : 33 - 39 .
How appro@@ pri@@ ate , then , is the ye@@ ar@@ text that has been sel@@ e@@ cted for the 200@@ 7 cal@@ end@@ ar year : “ The great day of Jehovah is near . ”
This inc@@ re@@ ase was fore@@ told in these prophe@@ tic words : “ The little one will become a th@@ ous@@ and and the small one a mi@@ gh@@ ty nation .
Lu@@ car@@ is re@@ ta@@ ined the of@@ fice .
2 : 1 , 2 ​ — What were “ the sign@@ s ” around which the three - tri@@ be div@@ isions were to enc@@ am@@ p in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness ?
Consider two examples of people who made cont@@ ra@@ sting cho@@ ic@@ es .
We have Jehovah’s com@@ for@@ ting as@@ sur@@ ance that human suffering is temp@@ or@@ ary .
But if we for@@ give from the heart those who are truly rep@@ ent@@ ant , we will help to he@@ al many a w@@ ound ​ — including our own .
Can we get any reli@@ able h@@ in@@ ts ?
I was invit@@ ed to vis@@ it the branch of@@ fice in T@@ all@@ in@@ n , E@@ st@@ on@@ ia .
O@@ r your situation may se@@ em to li@@ mit you as to help@@ ing them , thus li@@ mit@@ ing the satis@@ fac@@ tion you could get .
The self - control that resul@@ ts is fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al to your enjo@@ ying every@@ day life in God’s fav@@ or and to sh@@ aring good things with your loved ones .
Hence , John ur@@ ged his fellow believers to ‘ pu@@ ri@@ fy themselves just as Jehovah is pu@@ re . ’ ​ — 1 John 3 : 3 .
This happened to such an ex@@ t@@ ent that after his death , people com@@ pla@@ ined about him to his son and succ@@ ess@@ or , R@@ eho@@ bo@@ am , and re@@ ques@@ ted reli@@ ef .
In the gar@@ den of E@@ den , Adam and E@@ ve enjo@@ yed ra@@ di@@ ant health and had perfect min@@ ds .
In fact , as the congregation is in sub@@ je@@ ction to the Christ , so let wi@@ ves also be to their hus@@ ban@@ ds in everything . . . .
( b ) R@@ el@@ ate an experience of someone who received God’s help .
U@@ l@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , of course , Jehovah will re@@ ward his servants with everlasting life .
Why does Paul com@@ pare spirit - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Christians to members of a body ?
He promises : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah . . .
All the material on our we@@ b@@ s@@ ites is cop@@ y@@ righ@@ ted .
With Jehovah’s help , we rema@@ ined ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast .
How can we be effe@@ ctive Witnesses of Jehovah ?
To ri@@ d their hearts of such fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness , young ones requi@@ re loving cor@@ rection from their parents .
King A@@ ha@@ z@@ iah of Israel su@@ ff@@ ers a f@@ all in his home and is si@@ ck .
It was a f@@ it@@ ting end to a day that had been an occasi@@ on of great rejo@@ ic@@ ing .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T | W@@ H@@ A@@ T G@@ O@@ D H@@ A@@ S D@@ ON@@ E F@@ O@@ R Y@@ O@@ U
The fin@@ al sy@@ mp@@ o@@ si@@ u@@ m of the conven@@ tion had the the@@ me “ The Q@@ u@@ ality of Our Fa@@ ith T@@ ested by V@@ ari@@ ous T@@ ri@@ als . ”
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , Jesus ’ resurrection was wi@@ d@@ ely att@@ ested to and accepted , as the four Go@@ sp@@ els show . ​ — Matthew 27 : 6@@ 2 – 28 : 20 ; Mark 16 : 1 - 8 ; Luke 24 : 1 - 5@@ 3 ; John 20 : 1 – 21 : 25 .
Kingdom B@@ less@@ ings Can Be Y@@ our@@ s
C@@ ould you hear a ru@@ st@@ ling as a bre@@ e@@ ze pas@@ sed through the lea@@ ves ? ​ — Isaiah 7 : 2 .
“ The se@@ ed s@@ pr@@ ou@@ ts and gro@@ ws t@@ all , ” he says .
This fear was not i@@ mag@@ in@@ ary .
Their compan@@ i@@ ons , the other sheep class , rejo@@ ice with them in their mar@@ vel@@ ous hope . ​ — Hebrews 6 : 19 , 20 ; 10 : 19 - 22 .
Why does obedi@@ ence to God satis@@ fy us ?
For example , if we are married , we know that we must stay faithful to our marriage mate .
If Solomon did not prove to be coura@@ ge@@ ous , fear could par@@ al@@ y@@ ze him , and in@@ activ@@ ity would be wor@@ se than fa@@ il@@ ure .
Per@@ haps you have te@@ en@@ age children who are atten@@ ding high school .
As no@@ ted , he had ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary courage and in@@ sight , even at a relati@@ vely young age .
Jehovah saw f@@ it to inclu@@ de refer@@ ence to Davi@@ d’s age in this inspired psal@@ m .
He ad@@ ded : “ Do the work of an ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er , fully accom@@ pl@@ ish your ministry . ”
The first st@@ ep in lear@@ ning to love God is to dis@@ co@@ ver how reason@@ able and practic@@ al his comman@@ d@@ ments are .
There were fru@@ it - be@@ aring tre@@ es from which Adam could fre@@ ely e@@ at .
• What rel@@ ev@@ ant counsel for our day is con@@ ta@@ ined in the let@@ ters to the se@@ ven congregations of Revelation ?
What an un@@ for@@ get@@ table day that was !
En@@ coura@@ g@@ ement from fellow Christians today can strengthen our res@@ ol@@ ve to serve God faith@@ fully .
L@@ ing@@ u@@ ists ag@@ ree that there was no sing@@ le comm@@ on language spo@@ ken by the S@@ la@@ v@@ s in the n@@ in@@ th century C.E .
Con@@ ven@@ tion food arrang@@ ements were simp@@ li@@ fied in many plac@@ es in the l@@ ate 19@@ 70 ’ s .
Se@@ cond , he gave an assignment : “ G@@ o therefore and make disciples . ”
The teach@@ er , of course , was mer@@ ely pla@@ ying a tri@@ ck on his stud@@ ents .
Then , before taking his se@@ at , he jo@@ y@@ fully ann@@ oun@@ ced : “ The G@@ ent@@ ile times have ended ; their k@@ ings have had their day . ”
Wh@@ ere Sh@@ ould You Be When the En@@ d Com@@ es ?
For example , he thro@@ ws some of God’s people off bal@@ ance by using the s@@ n@@ are of “ tre@@ m@@ bl@@ ing at men . ”
Now he is a baptized brother and ser@@ ves with the In@@ don@@ es@@ i@@ an congregation in A@@ m@@ st@@ er@@ dam .
I was especially pr@@ ou@@ d when my mother and my brother jo@@ ined me in the Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st@@ al religion .
What should we not conclu@@ de about God , and why ?
Christians did not con@@ su@@ me blood , whether f@@ res@@ h or co@@ ag@@ ul@@ ated ; nor did they e@@ at me@@ at from an un@@ b@@ led ani@@ ma@@ l .
But by and by they prog@@ ressed to the same he@@ i@@ ght in ref@@ in@@ ement as in c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty ; for the ple@@ asure of the ho@@ li@@ day l@@ ac@@ ked something , un@@ less sa@@ va@@ ge be@@ ast@@ s too had their share in te@@ aring men@@ ’s bo@@ dies to pi@@ e@@ ces .
it does not matter which of the three cho@@ ic@@ es on the fr@@ on@@ t of the tr@@ act the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der sel@@ e@@ cts .
For instance , they do not c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s , held on De@@ c@@ ember 25 .
These blessings from Jehovah are so en@@ ri@@ ch@@ ing spiritually that to L@@ id@@ as@@ i and me , it al@@ most seem@@ s like a dre@@ am !
( b ) What decision did the disciples make , and with what result ?
S@@ ur@@ ely we want to be coun@@ ted among the mil@@ d - temp@@ ered individuals led by Jehovah’s holy spirit !
In order to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in that con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ ject , Le@@ on@@ ar@@ do desi@@ gn@@ ed his own to@@ ol@@ s .
The ba@@ g full of tr@@ ac@@ ts was qu@@ ite bul@@ k@@ y , making me look pre@@ gn@@ ant .
H@@ er g@@ ates li@@ e des@@ ol@@ ate , and her pri@@ ests are si@@ gh@@ ing .
Rather , the Witnesses spoke in ag@@ re@@ ement because their thinking was based on the Bible .
Me@@ et With U@@ s ​ — We@@ d@@ n@@ es@@ day , A@@ pri@@ l 12
However , there is yet another as@@ pect to consider with reg@@ ard to hon@@ or@@ ing and res@@ pe@@ cting those who are in authority .
Eli@@ j@@ ah su@@ gg@@ ested that his compan@@ ion not accom@@ pan@@ y him , but El@@ isha rep@@ lied : “ I will not leave you . ”
Since heaven is its se@@ at , “ the kingdom of God ” is also called “ the kingdom of the heavens . ”
T@@ w@@ o th@@ ous@@ and years ag@@ o , these ani@@ mal@@ s were found in G@@ a@@ ul ( now Fr@@ ance ) , and Ju@@ li@@ us Ca@@ es@@ ar wrote the following des@@ crip@@ tion of them : “ These ur@@ i are s@@ car@@ c@@ ely less than el@@ ep@@ h@@ ants in si@@ ze , but in their n@@ ature , col@@ our , and form , are bul@@ ls .
What , though , is “ all cre@@ ation ” refer@@ red to in this pas@@ sage ?
A@@ n ar@@ my “ like the gra@@ ins of s@@ and that are upon the se@@ a@@ sh@@ ore for mul@@ titu@@ de ” ro@@ se against Saul .
In that same ser@@ m@@ on , he taught his listen@@ ers to exam@@ ine , pu@@ ri@@ fy , and discipl@@ ine their min@@ ds and hearts ​ — re@@ plac@@ ing viol@@ ent , im@@ moral , and sel@@ f@@ ish thoughts with pe@@ ace@@ ful , clean , and loving thoughts .
I had a new pioneer par@@ t@@ ner , but again there was no congregation .
N@@ ex@@ t in age to me was Yor@@ ke , then O@@ r@@ l@@ an@@ do , D@@ ou@@ gl@@ as , A@@ ile@@ en , and Cor@@ al .
Your house is a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned to you . ” As a result of its un@@ faith@@ ful@@ ness , the nation lost the great privilege of re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting the true God .
▪ Li@@ ve in H@@ ar@@ mony With the Mo@@ de@@ l P@@ ra@@ y@@ er ​ — Par@@ t I
If we p@@ our our hearts out in prayer , Jehovah will give us “ the peace of God , ” the cal@@ m@@ ness and in@@ ner tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ill@@ ity that result from our preci@@ ous relationship with him . — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 .
19 : 16 , 17 ; Luke 18 : 18 , 19 .
What , though , if someone is of marri@@ ag@@ e@@ able age , has been brought up in a Christian family , has been ac@@ tive in the congregation for a number of years , and ser@@ ves as an un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ er ?
When God’s people ass@@ em@@ ble for a spiritual ban@@ qu@@ et , the sh@@ aring of material food often ad@@ ds to their joy .
This “ pu@@ z@@ z@@ led ” the people around them .
F@@ in@@ ding ways that our brothers or sisters are su@@ peri@@ or to us ​ — be it their faith , end@@ ur@@ ance , fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ness , or some other Christian qu@@ ality — ​ will de@@ e@@ pen our love for them and o@@ pen the way for gen@@ u@@ ine and heal@@ ing ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality .
Today , Jehovah’s Witnesses are help@@ ing milli@@ ons of people around the world to learn about the same “ good news . ”
Tru@@ e , you may get along well with a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar work@@ mate .
Ti@@ me is preci@@ ous .
When P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la and A@@ qu@@ ila ob@@ served Paul as a Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er , they saw a good teach@@ er in action .
Are You Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful in All Th@@ ings ?
May all such ones never lo@@ se their appreciation for the light !
What may Paul have had in mind when he refer@@ red to “ false st@@ ori@@ es ” ?
What , though , can Bible teachings do for you right now ?
So ask yourself , ‘ C@@ ould my desire to imp@@ ro@@ ve or inc@@ re@@ ase my service to Jehovah be tain@@ ted by a wish for more personal recogn@@ iti@@ on or authority , as seem@@ ed to have been the case when James and John made their re@@ qu@@ est to Jesus ? ’
That De@@ c@@ ember , Na@@ than H . K@@ nor@@ r , who had over@@ sight of the worl@@ d@@ wide preaching activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses , vis@@ ited D@@ en@@ mar@@ k with his 25 - year - old se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary , M@@ il@@ t@@ on G .
C@@ lo@@ se to the bat@@ t@@ le@@ fr@@ on@@ t , Daniel was ri@@ ding in a t@@ an@@ k when it took a direc@@ t h@@ it .
It would be emp@@ ty , without true purpose .
At a tend@@ er age , Joseph , the bel@@ o@@ ved son of Jac@@ o@@ b and R@@ ac@@ he@@ l , found himself far away from the prote@@ ctive n@@ est of his God - fe@@ aring father .
What p@@ ath did Israel and Juda@@ h cho@@ ose , and how did Jehovah respon@@ d ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , mo@@ ving to another congregation may have ca@@ used you to experience st@@ ress .
Pe@@ ople began c@@ all@@ ing on the name of Jehovah , but not as a re@@ ver@@ ent act of worship .
Un@@ like Adam , who turned out to be a sel@@ f@@ ish , self - serving father , Jesus is the ide@@ al father .
The Bible expla@@ ins : “ The God of heaven will set up a kingdom [ govern@@ ment ] that will never be destro@@ yed .
Davi@@ d’s trust in Jehovah and fri@@ end@@ ship with H@@ im became str@@ ong@@ er , even though his physical strength had w@@ an@@ ed .
But with God’s help ​ — and if we pers@@ ist in see@@ king its knowledge — ​ it will be an o@@ pen book to us .
B@@ el@@ le@@ v@@ il@@ le , O@@ N
Th@@ ough many may not know the ter@@ m or may feel that it does not apply to them , me - ism is a princi@@ ple by de@@ fa@@ ul@@ t , that is , a co@@ de of conduct that many res@@ ort to as they a@@ ban@@ d@@ on high standards of be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
• What st@@ ep@@ s lead up to the baptism of true Christians ?
Jehovah is the s@@ ource of physical and spiritual light
( Read Isaiah 50 : 4 - 9 . )
If you feel simil@@ arly , how can you cultiv@@ ate the for@@ giving attitude that Jehovah requi@@ res ?
Since Jerusalem ​ — “ the city ” — ​ is sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic of heavenly Jerusalem , “ the m@@ oun@@ tain of the o@@ live tre@@ es , which is in fr@@ on@@ t of Jerusalem , ” must also be taken sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic@@ ally .
If so , it is wise to cho@@ ose friends who have been serving Jehovah for a while and who prom@@ o@@ te un@@ ity in the congregation .
One of these words is used regarding the sacrific@@ es to be offered to Jehovah .
Now he par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ates in a prophe@@ tic act as an encourag@@ ement to those who are rest@@ or@@ ing God’s temple .
( I@@ tal@@ ic@@ s our@@ s ; Genesis 3 : 19 ) God’s declar@@ ation gives no h@@ in@@ t that any part of Adam sur@@ vi@@ ved his death .
▪ Be a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement and spiritual ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment to others
It was during that time that I first came in cont@@ act with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
What did Jesus say was the real reason his followers had for rejo@@ ic@@ ing ?
Those who are resur@@ rec@@ ted on earth will have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living forever .
We Ne@@ ed Fa@@ ith !
“ How is it that you speak like us ? ” they ask in S@@ wis@@ s Ger@@ man .
“ Ke@@ ep S@@ tri@@ ct W@@ atch ”
R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ing that we are sla@@ ves of God can also help to keep us hum@@ ble .
Ju@@ li@@ an says that when he got fir@@ ed , the sh@@ o@@ ck left him feel@@ ing dist@@ ra@@ ught .
In time , my mother and all but one of my si@@ bl@@ ings learned Bible truth and were baptized as Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart can be lik@@ ened to so@@ il in which the se@@ ed of the truth can be pl@@ anted .
Mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s about spiritual matters can be even more serious .
TH@@ E pl@@ an simply cannot fai@@ l .
He st@@ res@@ ses that it also helps not to take on@@ es@@ el@@ f too seri@@ ously .
He wor@@ ked hard to make a living , but he also made sure that ever@@ yone knew he was a Witness .
They know that “ the blessing of Jehovah ​ — that is what makes rich , and he ad@@ ds no pain with it . ”
As we have seen , this is pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely what the apostle John had war@@ ned against . ​ — 1 John 4 : 2 , 3 ; 2 John 7 .
Paul did not try to imp@@ ress his hear@@ ers with his lear@@ ning .
L@@ ac@@ king true re@@ mor@@ se , however , he did not succ@@ e@@ ed .
O@@ ver the cen@@ tu@@ ries , however , the false beli@@ ef@@ s of neigh@@ bor@@ ing nations cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted Israel , and Jehovah’s covenant people turned away from him to the worship of false go@@ ds .
And they have done it with such effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess that the little more than one th@@ ous@@ and Witnesses who were in J@@ ap@@ an when I arri@@ ved in 195@@ 8 have gro@@ wn to over 2@@ 2@@ 2@@ ,000 today !
Although we have made our mind over by means of acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s Word , we are still we@@ ak , imper@@ fect humans .
The Devil has no interest in your sal@@ vation .
Bo@@ th words mean “ A@@ no@@ inted One . ”
Jesus ’ sa@@ y@@ ings and su@@ per@@ l@@ ative example prom@@ o@@ te a giving spirit .
Luke ​ — A B@@ el@@ o@@ ved F@@ el@@ low Wor@@ k@@ er
However , as indic@@ ated a@@ bo@@ ve , the study e@@ dition does inclu@@ de se@@ con@@ d@@ ary artic@@ les .
“ L@@ ear@@ ning God’s name has helped me to devel@@ op a close relationship with him . ”
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t medi@@ um@@ s promise to me@@ et that need .
11 , 12 . ( a ) What can you do to inclu@@ de others in your pl@@ ans for occasi@@ onal rec@@ re@@ ation ?
Even now we can and should take refu@@ ge in the name of Jehovah , tru@@ sting in him imp@@ lic@@ it@@ ly .
While the Bible is not a man@@ u@@ al on child re@@ aring , the Creator inspired the writ@@ ers to inclu@@ de in it much practic@@ al ad@@ vice on the sub@@ ject .
O@@ u@@ t of gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for the mer@@ cy he had been sh@@ own , Paul felt com@@ p@@ el@@ led to try to help others to benefit from the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness of God just as he had benef@@ ited from it .
And the man loo@@ ked up and began saying : ‘ I see men , because I ob@@ serve what se@@ em to be tre@@ es , but they are wal@@ king about . ’
How did he ad@@ d@@ ress the situation ?
In this age of te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy , it is eas@@ y to wa@@ st@@ e our time and that of others by , for example , for@@ war@@ ding n@@ on@@ ess@@ enti@@ al or even f@@ all@@ ac@@ i@@ ous e - ma@@ il@@ s .
For example , ob@@ es@@ ity may be a si@@ gn of g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on@@ y , but that is not always the case .
They reas@@ oned that having su@@ ffered so much in Si@@ b@@ eri@@ a , working hard now to ac@@ hi@@ eve some material com@@ forts was appro@@ pri@@ ate .
I encoura@@ ged her to ask for help at school , but J@@ en@@ n@@ y in@@ sis@@ ted that her teach@@ er was mean , so she di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t d@@ are speak to her .
It is also possible that he medit@@ ated on Jehovah’s words to the ser@@ p@@ ent in the gar@@ den of E@@ den : “ I shall put en@@ m@@ ity between you and the woman and between your se@@ ed and her se@@ ed . He will b@@ ru@@ ise you in the head and you will b@@ ru@@ ise him in the he@@ el . ”
A@@ T TH@@ E head of his ar@@ my , King A@@ sa ha@@ st@@ ens down the deep v@@ al@@ le@@ y from the Ju@@ de@@ an high@@ lands to the co@@ ast@@ al pla@@ in .
Ther@@ e@@ after , pray@@ er@@ ful medit@@ ation will s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ate an “ imp@@ l@@ an@@ ting of the word ” deep in the individu@@ al@@ ’s heart .
It takes hon@@ est self - exam@@ in@@ ation to answer such questions .
After all , we were ali@@ ve , our ba@@ g@@ s were once again full of liter@@ ature , and we had the whole of Ri@@ o de J@@ an@@ ei@@ r@@ o to preach to .
Tru@@ e , he does not shi@@ eld his people from all of li@@ fe@@ ’s tri@@ als and tra@@ ge@@ dies .
T@@ ra@@ f@@ fi@@ c la@@ ws may en@@ ta@@ il a l@@ eng@@ thy and de@@ ta@@ iled l@@ ist of regul@@ ations ​ — in some plac@@ es the number of par@@ king rul@@ es al@@ one is st@@ ag@@ g@@ ering .
5 : 10 .
The Bible teach@@ es that God made the first human pa@@ ir perfect but that later they ca@@ used themselves to become dam@@ ag@@ ed .
O@@ u@@ t of sight of the M@@ idi@@ an@@ ites , G@@ ide@@ on th@@ re@@ sh@@ es whe@@ at in a w@@ in@@ e@@ pres@@ s ​ — likely a large , sh@@ el@@ tered v@@ at car@@ ved out of ro@@ ck .
S@@ ad@@ ly , as a nation , the Israelites fa@@ iled “ to do all this comman@@ d@@ ment before Jehovah ” and thus lost out on the promised blessings .
The city became over@@ crow@@ ded , and vis@@ it@@ ors had to stay in the neigh@@ bor@@ ing v@@ il@@ la@@ ges or enc@@ am@@ p in ten@@ ts .
The apostle John saw this mo@@ der@@ n - day ing@@ a@@ ther@@ ing in vision .
We must also accept the guid@@ ance of God’s inspired Word when we are called upon to make important decisions in life .
O God , how va@@ st is the su@@ m of them !
S@@ how me fav@@ or , O Jehovah ; see my a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction by those h@@ ating me , O you who are li@@ f@@ ting me up from the g@@ ates of death , in order that I may dec@@ l@@ are all your pra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy de@@ e@@ ds in the g@@ ates of the daugh@@ ter of Z@@ ion . ”
For instance , if Jehovah’s name is re@@ pro@@ ached , does your concer@@ n for his re@@ pu@@ tation mo@@ tiv@@ ate you to speak up in his de@@ f@@ en@@ se ?
I am g@@ la@@ d that my family co@@ op@@ er@@ ated thr@@ ough@@ out these ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments . ”
Those who made up this group were not mer@@ ely ali@@ ve in 1914 , but they were spirit - anointed as sons of God in or before that year . ​ — R@@ om . 8 : 14 - 17 .
The book of A@@ mo@@ s pa@@ in@@ ts a pi@@ c@@ ture of a nation in de@@ ca@@ y , its ou@@ tw@@ ard appe@@ ar@@ ance no@@ t@@ with@@ standing .
11 : 28 - 30 .
If you are a husband , do you es@@ te@@ em , or set a high value on , your wife and tre@@ at her with honor and respect ?
Bro@@ thers in appointed positi@@ ons of responsi@@ bility must especially set an example .
Does he or she want to learn about Jehovah , the one whom Jesus instru@@ cted us to worship ?
The Bible often uses the number three to re@@ present emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is , in@@ ten@@ s@@ ity , or ad@@ ded strength .
• How can we do our part to benefit fully from the le@@ ading of holy spirit ?
C@@ learly , baptism is a serious decision .
“ Tru@@ st in Jehovah With All Your H@@ ear@@ t ”
The Bible ab@@ oun@@ ds with examples show@@ ing God’s p@@ un@@ c@@ tu@@ ality .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a doubt , the Devil uses many tri@@ c@@ ks and c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty ac@@ ts in his efforts to en@@ s@@ n@@ are Jehovah’s servants .
When dist@@ ri@@ ct overse@@ ers were show@@ ing the fil@@ m The New World So@@ ci@@ ety in A@@ ction , I would tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne the sh@@ op and re@@ serve a large s@@ cre@@ en for “ M@@ r . Tho@@ mp@@ son . ”
She says , “ I pray@@ ed to Jehovah to help me find things to do that would help me so@@ o@@ the the pain . ”
For cen@@ tu@@ ries , f@@ ish ex@@ tr@@ ac@@ ts have been used as me@@ dic@@ ine .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , Paul ent@@ re@@ ated his de@@ ar friend Timothy : “ O Timothy , gu@@ ard what is la@@ id up in trust with you , tur@@ ning away from the emp@@ ty spe@@ e@@ ches that viol@@ ate what is holy and from the cont@@ ra@@ dic@@ tions of the fal@@ sel@@ y called ‘ knowledge . ’
2 : 4 , 5 ​ — Why does R@@ a@@ ha@@ b mis@@ lead the k@@ ing@@ ’s men who are sear@@ ch@@ ing for the spi@@ es ?
As our love and appreciation for Jehovah’s wisdom continue to gro@@ w , we will be well - e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed as public instru@@ ct@@ ors .
The words at Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 4 : 6 rel@@ ate to God’s ba@@ c@@ king .
“ I found it difficult to s@@ le@@ ep at night .
P@@ res@@ ent - day Witnesses of Jehovah can t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy that in times of ex@@ tre@@ me c@@ ris@@ is , they have felt the streng@@ th@@ ening hand of God . ​ — Daniel 10 : 19 .
No@@ te that this is an exc@@ lam@@ at@@ ory st@@ at@@ ement .
If we person@@ ally have a tend@@ enc@@ y to feel su@@ peri@@ or to others , we need to remember that “ ever@@ yone pr@@ ou@@ d in heart is de@@ t@@ es@@ table to Jehovah . ”
He invit@@ ed Saul for a me@@ al in a din@@ ing h@@ all .
A@@ n ang@@ el speaking to the prophet Daniel “ pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to ra@@ ise his right hand and his left hand to the heavens and to s@@ we@@ ar by the One who is ali@@ ve for time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ”
( b ) Why may Jesus have rest@@ ored the sight of a certain bl@@ ind man gra@@ du@@ ally ?
The S@@ pan@@ ish influ@@ enza of 19@@ 18 / 19 kil@@ led 20 milli@@ on people .
E@@ very day we do so many things together ​ — go out in the field service , discus@@ s how to help our Bible stud@@ ents , pre@@ pare for meetings .
His eyes , no longer in@@ ten@@ se and in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ating , are now full of cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity .
As you now refle@@ ct on some of the things we have been discus@@ sing , do you see ways in which to imp@@ ro@@ ve ?
They are of different ages and have different lik@@ es and dis@@ lik@@ es .
The mo@@ bi@@ le home had to be ba@@ cked u@@ ph@@ ill to a place where the two could just ba@@ r@@ ely get by each other .
The s@@ il@@ vers@@ m@@ ith D@@ em@@ et@@ ri@@ us had inc@@ ited a ri@@ o@@ t .
J@@ on@@ a@@ than even helped David to r@@ ely on Jehovah .
It will take hum@@ ility to accept what they have to say and to make any ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments that may be needed .
Paul never pres@@ sur@@ ed others ei@@ ther to mar@@ ry or to remain sing@@ le .
Our consider@@ ation of Ho@@ se@@ a@@ ’s prophecy should help us to go on wal@@ king with God with everlasting life in his promised new world in view .
H@@ E I@@ S called “ the father of all those having faith . ”
The ev@@ en@@ tu@@ al des@@ tru@@ ction of that wicked gener@@ ation was fully jus@@ ti@@ fied .
I am so gr@@ ate@@ ful to my mother for teaching me Bible tru@@ ths , and with confidence I look for@@ ward to the near future when God will ‘ make all things new , ’ including my little body . ​ — Revelation 21 : 4 , 5 .
The in@@ mat@@ es of the S@@ ach@@ sen@@ ha@@ us@@ en cam@@ p were to be ev@@ ac@@ u@@ ated to se@@ ap@@ or@@ ts where they would be lo@@ ad@@ ed on shi@@ ps and su@@ n@@ k at se@@ a .
Christian mo@@ thers pla@@ y a vital ro@@ le at home ​ — especially during a chil@@ d’s inf@@ an@@ cy .
How may f@@ li@@ r@@ ting end@@ anger Christian marri@@ ages ?
To ass@@ ist the future mission@@ aries to keep their ze@@ al for mission@@ ary work , he encoura@@ ged them : “ H@@ old to a practic@@ al sc@@ he@@ du@@ le ; maintain good personal study ha@@ bi@@ ts , sta@@ ying up - to - d@@ ate in the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c matters ; and always keep in foc@@ us the reas@@ ons why you are in your assignment . ”
He was tal@@ king , not about one “ pre@@ si@@ ding overse@@ er , ” but about all the older men in the congregation .
Con@@ tr@@ ary to God’s stated purpose , Moses beg@@ ged for per@@ mis@@ sion to en@@ ter the land of Cana@@ an : “ Let me pas@@ s over , ple@@ ase , and see the good land that is ac@@ ro@@ ss the J@@ or@@ d@@ an . ”
Satan ​ — A De@@ fi@@ ant Ad@@ vers@@ ary and A@@ post@@ ate
It was not long before we were sen@@ ten@@ ced to si@@ x months in pris@@ on for our Bible - based refu@@ s@@ al of mil@@ it@@ ary service .
So must we .
Se@@ cond , we “ will fle@@ e from him , ” or turn away from him .
For the next two days ​ — N@@ is@@ an 12 and 13 — ​ Jesus does not op@@ en@@ ly show himself at the temple .
R@@ em@@ ember to invit@@ e them out
That j@@ our@@ ne@@ y can lead us to life , whether in heaven or on earth .
The ass@@ em@@ bly held in 1@@ 2@@ 34 in T@@ ar@@ ra@@ g@@ ona , S@@ pain , under James I is@@ su@@ ed a similar pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion . . . .
What are some ways in which we can re@@ du@@ ce st@@ ress in our lives ?
On their last ev@@ ening together , Jesus told his apostles that they would “ si@@ t on thr@@ ones to ju@@ dge ” in his heavenly Kingdom .
They “ Ha@@ ve No Con@@ dem@@ nation ”
Ne@@ e@@ d@@ less to say , I tri@@ ed very hard not to sin . ” ​ — Ar@@ l@@ ine .
Yet , the man is not in the country leg@@ ally , and the govern@@ ment will not author@@ ize the marriage of an il@@ leg@@ al ali@@ en .
M@@ ore than 2@@ 30 milli@@ on co@@ pi@@ es of this book have been pr@@ inted in over 2@@ 60 langu@@ ages .
Job knew that after he died , a time of wa@@ iting in the s@@ le@@ ep of death la@@ y a@@ head of him .
“ There was given me a thor@@ n in the flesh , an ang@@ el of Satan , to keep sla@@ pp@@ ing me , ” he wrote , ad@@ ding : “ I three times ent@@ re@@ ated the Lord that it might de@@ part from me . ”
Fir@@ st , let us exam@@ ine what the Bible says death is like .
This resul@@ ted in con@@ qu@@ est by their enem@@ ies and ex@@ ile for the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Israel and Juda@@ h .
S@@ ad@@ ly , they cho@@ se dis@@ obedi@@ ence and therefore re@@ turned to the “ du@@ st ” of the gr@@ ound .
Like him , we do not desire any to be destro@@ yed but desire that people rep@@ ent and become re@@ conc@@ iled to Jehovah .
Con@@ cer@@ n for self - respect is prop@@ er , but does refu@@ sing to make peace en@@ h@@ ance a person@@ ’s self - respect or di@@ min@@ ish it ?
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : That is cor@@ rec@@ t .
Th@@ at@@ ’s always going to be the right answer . ”
Pro@@ ving faithful in what might have seem@@ ed less sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant pre@@ pared Dani@@ el@@ ’s three friends to cop@@ e with a greater tri@@ al .
What did God arr@@ ange for at M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i , and why ?
Our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart is pro@@ ne to self - jus@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation and self - dec@@ ep@@ tion .
May we all remain ever ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast in our loy@@ al@@ ty to God and to one another .
This led to three and a half years of imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment .
In the same city , a Witness ent@@ ers a sh@@ op to bu@@ y a new@@ s@@ pa@@ per and se@@ es a p@@ ile of tr@@ ac@@ ts on the coun@@ ter .
What a privilege to be present on such an occasi@@ on ! ”
It was ent@@ it@@ led “ What Is A@@ c@@ com@@ p@@ li@@ shed by En@@ during Sat@@ ani@@ c H@@ at@@ red . ”
For example , how could you jo@@ in yourself to one who does not love Jehovah God ?
But how can you as a par@@ ent set such an example if reading does not come eas@@ ily to you ?
To answer that question , no@@ te two other acc@@ oun@@ ts of deli@@ ver@@ ance .
Con@@ vers@@ ations can c@@ ement fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps , he@@ al mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s , up@@ li@@ ft the do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted , strengthen faith , and en@@ rich lives ​ — but never a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally .
When Jehovah att@@ ach@@ es his name to a promise , the fulfill@@ ment of that promise is “ ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fied ” in that it exc@@ e@@ e@@ ds all expe@@ ct@@ ations .
Do we give who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted support to the preaching and teaching work ?
They have fal@@ le@@ n pre@@ y to Satan and his wicked system of things .
Yes , a prop@@ er wa@@ iting attitude man@@ i@@ fes@@ ts ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te confidence that Jehovah’s day will come not one m@@ om@@ ent later than Jehovah pur@@ posed .
The Hebrew ro@@ o@@ t word from which it is dra@@ wn means to “ be faithful ” or “ tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy . ”
Re@@ call the account of the two pro@@ s@@ titu@@ tes who ar@@ gu@@ ed before Solomon over which one of them was the ac@@ tu@@ al mother of a child .
Just think of what would ha@@ p@@ pen if we cho@@ se to ign@@ ore the law of gra@@ v@@ ity and ju@@ mp@@ ed off the ro@@ of of a t@@ all building ! ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 7 .
What an ast@@ oun@@ ding re@@ vers@@ al !
Wh@@ ere was the Messi@@ ah born , and why is this sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant ?
How did J@@ on@@ a@@ than re@@ act to this situation ?
God ur@@ ges his people to “ seek me@@ ek@@ ness . ”
( 8 ) V@@ an C@@ o@@ il@@ li@@ e , M .
If it has , they will then h@@ and@@ le the case according to Scriptural guid@@ el@@ ines .
( See the bo@@ x “ O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent or Hebrew Scriptures ? ”
To experience joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion in our service to God , we need to cultiv@@ ate reason@@ able expe@@ ct@@ ations in the light of our own a@@ bil@@ ities and circumstances .
What about the La@@ w@@ ’s requi@@ re@@ ment that Jews avoid close fel@@ low@@ ship with G@@ ent@@ il@@ es ?
In the mi@@ d - 199@@ 0 ’ s , they att@@ ac@@ ked by in@@ s@@ ti@@ g@@ ating a leg@@ al war .
My heart le@@ ap@@ ed with joy .
Are they un@@ believers ?
You may re@@ qu@@ est a cop@@ y of “ See the Go@@ od L@@ and ” by f@@ ill@@ ing in the accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing cou@@ p@@ on and ma@@ il@@ ing it to the ad@@ d@@ ress sh@@ own or to an appro@@ pri@@ ate ad@@ d@@ ress on page 2 of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
Do you not yet get the meaning ? ’ ”
I have a clean conscience before Jehovah .
For example , the human heart is nor@@ m@@ ally lo@@ c@@ ated in the same part of the body , so a sur@@ ge@@ on kno@@ ws where to find it in each of his pati@@ ents .
Di@@ d he har@@ b@@ or a g@@ ru@@ dge because of the lost opportunity , be@@ coming je@@ al@@ ous of David ?
What mo@@ tiv@@ ated these individuals to give ?
This “ thor@@ n ” may ref@@ er to a ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic e@@ ye a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction or to the con@@ st@@ ant har@@ ass@@ ment of op@@ pos@@ ers and “ false brothers . ”
On that day the first branch of@@ fice was op@@ ened , just one ro@@ om of 8@@ 0 s@@ qu@@ are fe@@ et [ 7@@ .@@ 4 s@@ q m ] .
That covenant also in@@ tim@@ ated that others would be associ@@ ated with the pri@@ m@@ ary part of the se@@ ed .
C@@ ould it be that most people are foc@@ using attention on just what they can see with their eyes ?
All of this took much courage .
For true Christians , doing God’s will is a li@@ fel@@ ong end@@ e@@ av@@ or .
The last de@@ ca@@ de of the 20@@ th century , however , wit@@ ness@@ ed one ev@@ ent that has great@@ ly affe@@ cted the lives of inc@@ reas@@ ing num@@ bers of people on these is@@ lands .
You may be concer@@ ned that your chil@@ d’s actions have ru@@ ined your fam@@ il@@ y’s re@@ pu@@ tation , especially if he had to be dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed from the Christian congregation .
I also enjo@@ yed going with them to their Christian meetings .
Mo@@ des@@ ty invol@@ ves being a@@ ware of one@@ ’s li@@ mit@@ ations .
In prayer to God , Jesus c@@ learly stated : “ Your word is truth . ”
When he rest@@ ored a wi@@ do@@ w@@ ’s only son to life , she must have been ast@@ on@@ i@@ shed .
Kat@@ ar@@ z@@ y@@ na says : “ I under@@ sto@@ od how eas@@ y it is to succ@@ um@@ b to pe@@ er pres@@ sure .
In Moses ’ time , prof@@ essi@@ onal bak@@ ers offered the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans an am@@ ple vari@@ ety of bre@@ a@@ ds and c@@ ak@@ es .
But many of their con@@ co@@ ctions con@@ ta@@ ined to@@ x@@ ic mer@@ cur@@ y , and one of their mi@@ x@@ tures likely kil@@ led him .
Their at@@ temp@@ ts to get the better of him in public de@@ bat@@ es before crow@@ ds , however , inv@@ ari@@ ab@@ ly resul@@ ted in fa@@ il@@ ure . ​ — Luke 13 : 11 - 17 .
Per@@ haps Mo@@ m or D@@ ad has fal@@ le@@ n and bro@@ ken a hi@@ p , has become dis@@ ori@@ ented and w@@ an@@ der@@ ed off , or has been di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with a serious medi@@ cal con@@ dition .
These are not 24 - h@@ our days but are e@@ po@@ ch@@ s .
H@@ app@@ ily , the Eph@@ es@@ i@@ an Christians did not remain sla@@ ves of that spirit of dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
That counsel is as rel@@ ev@@ ant today as it was when it was written al@@ most two th@@ ous@@ and years ag@@ o .
While each of us must be@@ ar his own bur@@ den of responsi@@ bility , we are ne@@ ver@@ th@@ eless ur@@ ged to help one another to cop@@ e with we@@ ak@@ nesses .
It is also why Paul inclu@@ ded “ the bre@@ ast@@ pl@@ ate of righteousness ” when he lis@@ ted the vari@@ ous par@@ ts of our spiritual ar@@ m@@ or . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 14 .
In certain nations , however , a circum@@ c@@ ision ri@@ tu@@ al is per@@ form@@ ed when a bo@@ y re@@ ach@@ es man@@ ho@@ od .
The time will come in an earthly par@@ adise when “ the very ear@@ s of the de@@ a@@ f ones will be un@@ st@@ op@@ ped . ”
When we think about all that he has already done for us and will do for us in the future , are we not moved to “ praise J@@ ah ” with all our might ?
When I was about 16 , I started going to co@@ ck@@ ta@@ il ba@@ r@@ s , where my friends and I would d@@ ance and listen to live mu@@ si@@ c .
In an ani@@ ma@@ l - d@@ ri@@ ven m@@ ill , o@@ lives were pres@@ sed for o@@ il
What less@@ ons can we learn from this example ?
He inspired Paul to wr@@ ite : “ I . . . appe@@ al to you to walk wor@@ th@@ ily of the c@@ all@@ ing with which you were called , with all hum@@ ility and mil@@ dness , with pati@@ ence , pu@@ t@@ ting up with one another in love , ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to maintain the on@@ en@@ ess of the spirit in the un@@ iting b@@ ond of peace . ”
However , after Jesus ’ death and resurrection , baptism would take on a much different meaning for his followers .
When it had ba@@ by pi@@ g@@ s , I pi@@ cked out the n@@ ic@@ est one and ra@@ ised it with the help of the brothers .
H@@ O@@ W TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E C@@ H@@ AN@@ G@@ E@@ D M@@ Y L@@ I@@ F@@ E : One day when I was 17 , I was feel@@ ing very low .
( a ) Why does Jehovah deser@@ ve to be ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fied ?
Do you think such sh@@ o@@ o@@ ting is good ? ”
An@@ ita ad@@ ds : “ At times , with a tw@@ in@@ k@@ le in my eyes , I tell you@@ ng@@ er sisters , ‘ P@@ u@@ t on your ba@@ ck@@ p@@ ack and jo@@ in me in the great@@ est ad@@ ven@@ ture of all time ! ’
It has been faith - streng@@ th@@ ening because it provi@@ des an opportunity to experience the un@@ ity that char@@ ac@@ ter@@ iz@@ es Jehovah’s worl@@ d@@ wide organization ​ — a un@@ ity that trans@@ c@@ ends differ@@ ences in language , r@@ ace , or cul@@ ture . ”
How was the prophecy recorded at Mi@@ ca@@ h 3 : 12 ful@@ filled , and how should that af@@ fect us ?
Many Christian men apply that encourag@@ ement and make spiritual prog@@ ress to qu@@ ali@@ fy for privile@@ ges in the congregation .
Tru@@ e Christians obey Jehovah because they love him , because he deser@@ ves their worship , and because it is the right thing to do . ​ — Revelation 4 : 11 .
What about all other human govern@@ ments ?
S@@ lo@@ pe of the R@@ an@@ o R@@ ar@@ aku v@@ ol@@ can@@ o ; in@@ set : W@@ il@@ d fru@@ it called gu@@ a@@ y@@ aba gro@@ ws on the is@@ land
What if the sc@@ he@@ du@@ le or travel@@ ing involved will imp@@ e@@ de your Christian activ@@ ity or take you away from your family ?
Ther@@ efore , nothing that op@@ pos@@ ers say or do can th@@ war@@ t God’s purpose . ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 4 : 17 ; Acts 5 : 38 , 39 .
You will be g@@ la@@ d that you made good use of your opportunity to give a witness . ” ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 15 .
That was truly one of the best things that has ever happened to me .
Be@@ ing a congregation el@@ der is a go@@ al toward which matu@@ re brothers should re@@ ach out and ther@@ e@@ after appreci@@ ate . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
At the sight of this , “ all the sons of Israel . . . im@@ medi@@ ately bo@@ wed low with their fac@@ es to the earth upon the pa@@ v@@ ement and pro@@ str@@ ated themselves and than@@ ked Jehovah , ‘ for he is good , for his loving - kindness is to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ’ ”
It also became inc@@ reas@@ ingly difficult for any Je@@ w to es@@ cap@@ e from Jerusalem it@@ self .
This fir@@ st@@ born Son said to his Father : “ To do your will , O my God , I have deli@@ gh@@ ted , and your law is within my in@@ ward par@@ ts . ” ​ — Psalm 40 : 8 ; Hebrews 10 : 9 , 10 .
May we never be tain@@ ted by such a sel@@ f@@ ish attitude !
What is one of the reas@@ ons why it was necess@@ ary for God’s fir@@ st@@ born Son to come to earth ?
N@@ or could you i@@ magine that they would go to the hum@@ ble d@@ wel@@ l@@ ings of c@@ ru@@ shed c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens to up@@ li@@ ft the spi@@ r@@ its of such ones .
How did her move turn out ?
When R@@ a@@ ha@@ b learned that Israel was cam@@ ped ac@@ ro@@ ss the J@@ or@@ d@@ an , po@@ ised to in@@ va@@ de , she must have been dis@@ ma@@ yed over what that could mean for her people .
A cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er encoura@@ ged us to move to A@@ ma@@ gan@@ set@@ t , a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge on the A@@ t@@ l@@ an@@ tic sh@@ ore some one h@@ un@@ d@@ red mil@@ es [ 1@@ 60 k@@ m ] from New Yor@@ k C@@ ity .
“ All My Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions W@@ ere An@@ s@@ wer@@ ed ”
So we had to ad@@ just to so - called out - is@@ land life .
O@@ ver time , has appreciation for your tre@@ asure become fa@@ ded or t@@ ar@@ ni@@ shed ?
Fir@@ st , ‘ we must love Jehovah our God . ’
“ When Israel was a bo@@ y , then I loved him , ” said Jehovah , “ and out of Egy@@ pt I called my son . ”
He even ca@@ used their gar@@ ments and their san@@ d@@ als not to we@@ ar out .
“ M@@ an has d@@ om@@ in@@ ated man to his in@@ j@@ ur@@ y , ” a Bible writ@@ er wis@@ ely conclu@@ ded some 3@@ ,000 years ag@@ o .
Par@@ ents and others , of course , need to be reason@@ able and encourag@@ ing in this matter .
E@@ ven@@ tually , I app@@ lied for the pioneer service .
E@@ r@@ n@@ est Be@@ av@@ or set the example for his children as a ze@@ al@@ ous Christian
Mo@@ des@@ ty go@@ es hand in hand with comm@@ on sense .
To some ex@@ t@@ ent , even people who have just started to learn about God’s Kingdom have benef@@ ited from Jesus ’ teachings about how to live .
For if you were cu@@ t out of the o@@ live t@@ ree that is w@@ il@@ d by n@@ ature and were gra@@ f@@ ted contr@@ ary to n@@ ature into the gar@@ den o@@ live t@@ ree , how much rather will these who are n@@ atur@@ al be gra@@ f@@ ted into their own o@@ live t@@ ree ! ”
In like man@@ ner , God may not respon@@ d to our re@@ ques@@ ts in the way we think he should or at the m@@ om@@ ent we ex@@ pect .
How Jesus at his baptism must have rejo@@ ic@@ ed to hear his heavenly Father com@@ men@@ d him with the words : “ You are my Son , the bel@@ o@@ ved ; I have appro@@ ved you ” !
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , a determin@@ ation to ple@@ ase on@@ es@@ el@@ f at any co@@ st will not pro@@ du@@ ce lasting happiness .
The Bible is a uni@@ que book .
Your child has free will and will gro@@ w up to exerc@@ ise it .
Why are we able to bring God glory in ways that sur@@ pas@@ s what in@@ an@@ im@@ ate cre@@ ation can do ?
P@@ ra@@ ying together is another a@@ id .
What can mission@@ aries , who@@ se work is to direc@@ t attention to the Creator and his purpose , learn from these acc@@ oun@@ ts ?
They may feel as hel@@ pl@@ ess as you feel .
He can do so with full knowledge of the fac@@ ts , and any re@@ tri@@ bu@@ tion he takes will refle@@ ct his perfect justice .
The Lo@@ cal C@@ ongreg@@ ation
It is the truth of God found in his Word , the Bible .
El@@ la and her family were pre@@ par@@ ing to im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ate to Israel .
Your relationship with God will then be like that of those Christians to whom Paul wrote : “ You do not bel@@ ong to y@@ ourselves , for you were b@@ ought with a pri@@ ce . ”
In respon@@ se , some do@@ ct@@ ors follow@@ ed her every@@ where in the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al with a sy@@ r@@ ing@@ e , tr@@ ying to in@@ ject her and in@@ du@@ ce a pre@@ matu@@ re bir@@ th .
It just so happ@@ ens that Jehovah has asked us to go to C@@ am@@ er@@ o@@ on , Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a . ”
You have to understand a sub@@ ject yourself before you can teach it to others .
After w@@ atch@@ ing the fil@@ m , one Witness expres@@ sed his desire to become a full - time pioneer minis@@ ter . ” ​ — An@@ na V@@ o@@ v@@ ch@@ u@@ k , who was ex@@ iled to Si@@ b@@ eri@@ a .
Indeed , love for Jehovah and re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al fear of him will move us to care for ag@@ ing parents , no matter what challeng@@ es doing so may invol@@ ve .
Wh@@ ere do those making up the great crow@@ d come from ?
Is it on the un@@ st@@ able san@@ ds of go@@ d@@ less human ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y , which will result in stru@@ c@@ tural col@@ la@@ p@@ se ?
“ Jehovah Let M@@ e C@@ ome H@@ ome ! ”
When H@@ er@@ od was giving a public ad@@ d@@ ress on one occasi@@ on , they cri@@ ed out : “ A go@@ d’s vo@@ ice , and not a man@@ ’s ! ”
Some in the first century also became cr@@ itical of those en@@ tru@@ sted with authority in the congregation , “ dis@@ regarding l@@ or@@ d@@ ship . ”
A@@ no@@ inted Christians today have a com@@ mis@@ sion similar to that of Jeremiah , and supp@@ or@@ ted by the “ great crow@@ d ” of “ other sheep , ” they continue to pro@@ cla@@ im Jehovah’s pur@@ pos@@ es , even in the face of a@@ pa@@ thy , mo@@ ck@@ er@@ y , and persecu@@ tion .
A@@ n An@@ cient Ch@@ all@@ enge
Rather , he emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed poin@@ ts they ag@@ re@@ ed on , cre@@ di@@ ting A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa with being an ex@@ per@@ t on Jewish cu@@ st@@ om@@ s and a beli@@ ever in the prophe@@ ts . ​ — Acts 26 : 2 , 3 , 27 .
We end@@ e@@ av@@ or to dis@@ cer@@ n their needs and concer@@ ns , their lik@@ es and dis@@ lik@@ es , and their fe@@ ars and pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ces .
But they began ap@@ pl@@ ying what they read in the Bible .
P@@ R@@ O@@ V@@ EN@@ C@@ E
The ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ er has viol@@ ated his fid@@ el@@ ity to his marriage mate and shi@@ f@@ ted his attention to another person .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , I was fe@@ ar@@ ful .
The way he ex@@ posed , jud@@ ged , and p@@ uni@@ shed A@@ ha@@ b and Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l ​ — as well as many like them — ​ gives us confidence in his promises to p@@ un@@ ish all ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers one day .
( b ) Wh@@ ere can God’s people find prote@@ ction ?
Ju@@ ly 7 - 13 , 200@@ 8
The Messi@@ ani@@ c King , Jesus Christ , st@@ ra@@ ps on his s@@ word and ri@@ des for@@ th to con@@ qu@@ er his enem@@ ies .
( Jo@@ el 1 : 1 – 3 : 21 )
It could also be that Ne@@ h@@ emiah was coun@@ ting time by what the Jews today call a ci@@ vi@@ l year , which beg@@ ins in the mon@@ th of Ti@@ sh@@ r@@ i , cor@@ respon@@ ding to S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember / O@@ c@@ to@@ ber .
What I heard there t@@ ou@@ ched my heart .
Why should we make full use of the spiritual food we receive from Jehovah ?
But when the same words occ@@ ur in the U@@ gar@@ iti@@ c text , prog@@ ress is possible . ”
What , though , is the Scriptural view of sing@@ ing pat@@ ri@@ o@@ tic song@@ s , such as n@@ ational an@@ the@@ ms ?
We had arrang@@ ements for dist@@ ribu@@ ting spiritual food .
Be care@@ ful that your words do not f@@ an the f@@ lam@@ es of the ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent .
We may feel over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed , in@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble , and may become disc@@ oura@@ ged , even de@@ pres@@ sed .
At first , I wrote a pres@@ ent@@ ation on my hand and re@@ hear@@ sed it on my way to the do@@ or .
It is un@@ likely that we would continue being ang@@ ry with someone for whom we are pra@@ ying .
In his second letter , he war@@ ned that in the last days , there would be ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ers ​ — apost@@ ates and doub@@ ters — ​ who , according to their own wi@@ sh@@ es , would ra@@ ise questions about Christ’s pres@@ ence .
L@@ ater that mor@@ ning , Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r came to my des@@ k .
N@@ um@@ er@@ ous sing@@ le sisters have come from ab@@ ro@@ ad to pioneer here ​ — and what ze@@ al@@ ous and ca@@ pa@@ ble work@@ ers they are !
The only person I could think of was a work@@ mate nam@@ ed Ad@@ ri@@ á@@ n .
What Jehovah next says through the psalmist un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly up@@ se@@ ts the nations .
How does God feel about religion that is used by lead@@ ers who just want to draw people after themselves ?
1 Corinthians 16 : 1 , 2
When E@@ rich saw that I was determined to go back to my old ch@@ urch , he gave me this ad@@ vice , “ L@@ isten very care@@ fully , and com@@ pare . ”
After hear@@ ing J@@ on@@ ah’s st@@ ra@@ igh@@ t@@ for@@ ward message , the N@@ in@@ ev@@ ites rep@@ ented , and their city was s@@ pared .
Adam sin@@ ned , so he died .
And it would be il@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal to ex@@ pect blessings while ad@@ mit@@ ting in prayer , ‘ Jehovah , I deli@@ ber@@ ately dis@@ obe@@ yed you , but ple@@ ase bl@@ ess me any@@ way . ’
S@@ atur@@ day mor@@ ning , I a@@ wa@@ ke with an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation .
Jesus later ob@@ served regarding this privile@@ ged woman : “ There were many wi@@ do@@ ws in Israel . . .
The Na@@ z@@ i govern@@ ment was de@@ por@@ ting Jehovah’s Witnesses to con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps and taking children away from their Witness parents .
How You Can St@@ ar@@ t a Bible S@@ tu@@ dy
Then I started to read The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
God’s pre@@ em@@ in@@ ent qu@@ ality is love .
Not only do the Go@@ sp@@ els con@@ tain reli@@ able acc@@ oun@@ ts of Jesus ’ death and resurrection but so does the apostle Paul’s first can@@ on@@ ic@@ al letter to Christians in ancient Corin@@ th .
Re@@ as@@ on@@ ab@@ ly , we would ex@@ pect that a person who is wor@@ thy of such attention and respect has done something to mer@@ it honor or that he ser@@ ves in a special position .
S@@ P@@ I@@ R@@ I@@ T@@ U@@ A@@ L S@@ L@@ E@@ E@@ P ​ — W@@ H@@ A@@ T I@@ S I@@ T ?
If we really love our brothers , we will not keep feel@@ ing up@@ set about something they have done in the past .
Yes , prayer was an in@@ tegr@@ al part of his worship , so much so that he could not give it up even at the ris@@ k of his life .
In my case , Psalm 5@@ 5 : 22 com@@ for@@ ted me .
How can “ a tend@@ enc@@ y to en@@ v@@ y ” man@@ i@@ f@@ est it@@ self among Christians ?
Jesus himself was “ des@@ p@@ ised ” by men , yet he had no doubt that his Father loved him .
Jehovah is not a se@@ v@@ ere des@@ po@@ t but a war@@ m , lar@@ ge@@ hear@@ ted , and com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate Father
For one thing , he still fac@@ ed un@@ rel@@ en@@ ting op@@ position .
In some are@@ as , events pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed for the last days cause great suffering .
“ We ‘ ta@@ sted ’ the brothers ’ ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality , ” said Je@@ an - David , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er .
How true the words of Isaiah : “ My servants will sh@@ out jo@@ y@@ fully because of the good con@@ dition of the heart . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , La@@ z@@ ar@@ us san@@ k still deep@@ er into his ill@@ ness .
A@@ part from Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t of Jesus ’ day , have others g@@ one to Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na rather than to S@@ he@@ ol , or H@@ ad@@ es , at their death ?
With Jehovah’s help , C@@ al@@ e@@ b did “ dis@@ pos@@ s@@ ess them , just as Jehovah promised . ”
H@@ O@@ W does a human learn to love ?
( b ) Gi@@ ve an example to illustr@@ ate the value of prayer .
Will Jesus be here on the earth with the cri@@ min@@ al who was s@@ or@@ ry for his sin@@ s ? — No , Jesus will be in heaven rul@@ ing as King over the Par@@ adise earth .
If we recogn@@ ize and obey his teachings and if we follow his lead , then we can come under the tend@@ er and loving care of “ the fine shepher@@ d . ” ​ — John 10 : 11 .
Un@@ der the influ@@ ence of God’s spirit , we will be moved to ‘ say what is good for building up so that it may imp@@ ar@@ t what is fav@@ or@@ able to the hear@@ ers . ’
O@@ thers may have let their id@@ ent@@ ity be shap@@ ed by the en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment world , mas@@ s me@@ dia , and the cur@@ r@@ ent ung@@ o@@ dly out@@ look on life .
The Witnesses sta@@ yed a little over an h@@ our .
If you are a father who fac@@ es one or more of these challeng@@ es , how can you succ@@ e@@ ed ?
Com@@ men@@ ting on a talk or other effort , older ones may say : “ That was all right , but you can do better ! ”
7 , 8 . ( a ) What does pol@@ itical neu@@ tr@@ ality on the part of Jehovah’s Witnesses not mean , and why ?
Christian shepher@@ ds are appointed by holy spirit and seek to be led by it .
• In what ways can we make wise use of our time ?
Those fore@@ ign op@@ pos@@ ers did everything in their power to sto@@ p Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s work .
In 194@@ 6 , I received a letter invit@@ ing me to take up the travel@@ ing work as a serv@@ ant to the bre@@ th@@ re@@ n ( now called a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er ) .
Yes , make it your a@@ im to res@@ ist the worl@@ d’s spirit of in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence and to accept Jehovah’s authority .
What , then , could the disciples have me@@ ant when they said : “ It is his ang@@ el ” ?
Some may dis@@ mis@@ s A@@ ch@@ an’s the@@ ft as a min@@ or off@@ en@@ se , perhaps reason@@ ing that it brought no har@@ m to others .
Why not take a clo@@ s@@ er look at the challeng@@ es your fellow Christians face in order to atten@@ d congregation meetings , to eng@@ age in the field ministry , even to go about their da@@ ily life ?
Since the Bible rec@@ ord of we@@ d@@ ding@@ s does not st@@ ress mu@@ si@@ c and d@@ an@@ c@@ ing , should this not gu@@ i@@ de a cou@@ ple who pl@@ an a we@@ d@@ ding that will honor Jehovah ?
What do you remember about A@@ be@@ l , the second son of Adam and E@@ ve ?
One father said : “ T@@ ake your chil@@ d’s questions seri@@ ously .
How was the differ@@ ence set@@ t@@ led ?
Some of the resur@@ rec@@ ted ones , however , will not want to learn Jehovah’s ways .
O@@ b@@ serving Bible stud@@ ents imp@@ ro@@ ve their lives by ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles deep@@ ens our appreciation for God’s wisdom .
The C@@ ro@@ wn appe@@ aled the case but d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed it in fav@@ or of yet another t@@ est case in L@@ ond@@ on .
It says : “ In the days of those k@@ ings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destro@@ yed .
Ju@@ ly 1 , 200@@ 9
Jehovah deser@@ ves our regul@@ ar worship through our attend@@ ance and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation at the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c ga@@ ther@@ ings .
Mar@@ ch 1 , 200@@ 8
( b ) What way of tal@@ king must we avoid ?
; D@@ on@@ a@@ ba@@ u@@ er , R .
In about three months , we had called on ever@@ yone in and around Bro@@ o@@ k@@ s@@ v@@ il@@ le as well as Au@@ gu@@ st@@ a .
Does An@@ s@@ wer P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers , 3 / 1
Yet , the pri@@ ze was char@@ ged with deep sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance .
The Kingdom message gives strength to the bro@@ k@@ en@@ hear@@ ted
What does it show ?
L@@ ear@@ ning to go to bed at a reason@@ able h@@ our may help put us back on tr@@ ack .
How do we benefit from medit@@ ating on the way God has deal@@ t with his people ?
Such man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts and later co@@ pi@@ es do not con@@ tain the divine name , Jehovah , re@@ pres@@ ented in Hebrew by the T@@ et@@ ra@@ gr@@ am@@ mat@@ on ( Y@@ H@@ W@@ H ) .
They obey and invit@@ e still others to take li@@ fe@@ ’s water .
After teaching the course for three and a half years , we re@@ turned to Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i to wr@@ ite down the experi@@ ences of the Witnesses who had been persecu@@ ted there because of their Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality .
What “ great ac@@ ts of dis@@ respect ” ! ​ — E@@ x .
Se@@ e@@ ing the k@@ ing@@ ’s sul@@ le@@ n mo@@ od , Q@@ u@@ e@@ en Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l arrang@@ ed a mo@@ ck tri@@ al , acc@@ using Na@@ both of bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ y .
David S@@ pl@@ ane , another member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , r@@ oun@@ ded out the pro@@ gra@@ m with a talk on the the@@ me “ You Are Not Go@@ ing F@@ ar ! ”
C@@ arr@@ ying out Jesus ’ comm@@ and was challeng@@ ing , but they could succ@@ e@@ ed ​ — and thus remain his friends .
The do@@ or will , in@@ deed , be shu@@ t to the un@@ faithful ones , who prove to be like the fo@@ ol@@ ish vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins .
When no one was keep@@ ing w@@ atch over the sheep , the flo@@ ck was pre@@ yed upon and it sc@@ at@@ tered .
However , are we di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted by the many different ty@@ p@@ es of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment his world off@@ ers ?
He had sp@@ ent many years travel@@ ing with some of them and had come to know them very well , but he did not wr@@ ite about their mis@@ takes .
As@@ soci@@ ate with those who share your moral valu@@ es ; they will strengthen you .
S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds Who Are “ Ex@@ am@@ ples to the F@@ lo@@ ck ”
John 15 : 10
A@@ ar@@ on ans@@ wer@@ ed Moses ’ question , since the sur@@ vi@@ ving pri@@ ests had evid@@ ently ac@@ ted as they did with his appro@@ val .
As the psalmist put it , ‘ God’s word was a lam@@ p to his fo@@ o@@ t , and a light to his ro@@ ad@@ way . ’
We were able to r@@ ent three small ro@@ om@@ s for the two of us and the two sisters assign@@ ed there with us .
De@@ c@@ ember 15 , 20@@ 10
The bat@@ tle la@@ sted the greater part of a day .
It is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy that many of these song@@ s are based on inspired thoughts from the book of Psal@@ ms .
▪ An@@ s@@ wer : Li@@ fe is sac@@ red to God , and he vie@@ ws even an em@@ br@@ yo as a dist@@ in@@ ct , living being .
G@@ ran@@ ted , ap@@ pl@@ ying what we learn may be a chall@@ enge .
How can a Christian keep far away from se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality ?
Then we will not be eas@@ ily sh@@ ak@@ en by Satan - inspired pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda .
What mar@@ vel@@ ous blessings obedi@@ ent mankind will experience under Kingdom rule !
What was it about Jesus ’ illustr@@ ations that se@@ par@@ ated people ?
( b ) Re@@ g@@ arding love of neigh@@ b@@ or , what example did Jesus set ?
On@@ ce when there was ri@@ o@@ ting close to our ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment , bur@@ ning de@@ br@@ is from a ne@@ ar@@ by pa@@ in@@ t st@@ ore l@@ an@@ ded on our w@@ in@@ do@@ w@@ s@@ ill .
Instead , “ be s@@ wi@@ ft about hear@@ ing , s@@ low about speaking , s@@ low about wr@@ ath . ”
But “ in the time of Christ , ” says hist@@ ori@@ an G@@ l@@ an@@ v@@ il@@ le D@@ ow@@ ne@@ y , “ the old religious cul@@ ts and the ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es were ten@@ ding to become matters of individu@@ al beli@@ ef , as people in@@ dep@@ end@@ ently s@@ ought religious satis@@ fac@@ tion for their own problems and as@@ pi@@ r@@ ations . ”
K@@ r@@ y@@ st@@ y@@ na , who is advan@@ ced in years and is in po@@ or health , ad@@ m@@ its : “ It is not un@@ u@@ su@@ al for me to feel ti@@ red and des@@ pon@@ d@@ ent .
E@@ ile@@ en , a 6@@ 8 - year - old wi@@ do@@ w , says : “ Ar@@ r@@ ang@@ ing the fun@@ er@@ al and s@@ or@@ ting out the pa@@ per@@ work was hard , since I could not think st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es en@@ ab@@ ling your children to have heart - to - heart con@@ vers@@ ations with you , know@@ ing your language gives them other advan@@ ta@@ ges .
E@@ ach of us may well ask , ‘ Do people seek me out as a s@@ ource of comfort when they face tr@@ ou@@ ble ? ’
Some had been for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ ors , i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ers , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ers , ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ als , th@@ i@@ ev@@ es , dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ ds , and so on .
Ther@@ efore , he has provided help for us to understand and apply these guid@@ el@@ ines .
A work col@@ le@@ ag@@ ue took me to a meeting of ev@@ ang@@ el@@ ist Bil@@ ly G@@ ra@@ ham , after which a number of us me@@ t with a cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man who invit@@ ed questions .
Rather , he coura@@ ge@@ ously ex@@ posed the false religious lead@@ ers of his day .
K@@ ar@@ la and I are now in our 70 ’ s , and we are no longer in the travel@@ ing work .
“ Be@@ come do@@ ers of the word , and not hear@@ ers only , dec@@ ei@@ ving y@@ ourselves with false reason@@ ing . ” ​ — J@@ A@@ M@@ E@@ S 1 : 22 .
What I learned about God gave me a strong desire to change my li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
P@@ le@@ ase read the next article , which will offer you the pro@@ spe@@ ct of taking in knowledge forever .
‘ What were Satan’s feelings ? ’
S@@ tu@@ dy Jesus ’ re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al mo@@ de@@ l prayer , and you will see that par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant fe@@ atu@@ res of it are the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of Jehovah’s name , the coming of his Kingdom , and the accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment of his will .
Many are doing just that .
And tri@@ als can eas@@ ily pre@@ occ@@ up@@ y our min@@ ds .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of others listen@@ ed to and w@@ atch@@ ed the pro@@ gra@@ m vi@@ a a@@ udi@@ o / ​ vi@@ de@@ o ti@@ e - in to the three Bethel comple@@ x@@ es in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates and to Cana@@ da Bethel .
Let us , therefore , appro@@ ach with fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch to the thro@@ ne of un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , that we may ob@@ tain mer@@ cy and find un@@ deser@@ ved kindness for help at the right time . ” ​ — Hebrews 2 : 17 , 18 ; 4 : 14 - 16 ; Matthew 9 : 36 ; 11 : 28 - 30 .
When did the new covenant go into effect , and why not until then ?
A te@@ am ex@@ pl@@ or@@ ing ca@@ ves near the w@@ est sh@@ ore of the De@@ ad Se@@ a un@@ co@@ vered f@@ ra@@ g@@ ments from an ancient le@@ ather s@@ cro@@ l@@ l of the 12 prophe@@ ts ( Ho@@ se@@ a through Mal@@ ach@@ i ) written in Greek .
“ S@@ how@@ ing fav@@ or@@ it@@ ism ” is contr@@ ary to “ the k@@ ingly law ” of love .
In fact , st@@ ori@@ es of par@@ adise are re@@ told in many langu@@ ages and cul@@ tures around the world .
But does God truly care about what is going on in our lives ?
In what ways is the book of Job an encourag@@ ement to Jehovah’s servants in mo@@ der@@ n times ?
They ris@@ ked their lives to pro@@ cla@@ im Jesus ’ resurrection because it proved that he was the Christ , the Son of God , a powerful , living person who both supp@@ or@@ ted and gu@@ i@@ ded them .
L@@ it@@ tle did I real@@ ize that we would cro@@ ss pa@@ ths later in life and that he would become a li@@ fel@@ ong friend !
The@@ ir@@ s is not a real Bible study , but the ide@@ a of sh@@ aring the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message is c@@ learly on their mind .
In order to answer that question , we must remember the purpose of the se@@ ven@@ th day .
Some Jews in Paul’s day were pr@@ ou@@ d that they had God’s Law .
Why was Paul disa@@ p@@ pointed in Mark ?
“ Acc@@ ording to their wish , ” Peter wrote , “ this fact es@@ cap@@ es their no@@ tice , that . . . the world of [ No@@ ah’s ] time su@@ ffered des@@ tru@@ ction when it was d@@ elu@@ ged with water . ”
The v@@ es@@ sel bor@@ e the fi@@ gu@@ re@@ head “ S@@ ons of Z@@ e@@ us , ” the de@@ ities reg@@ ar@@ ded as the prote@@ ct@@ ors of mar@@ in@@ ers .
In all such situ@@ ations , the in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed par@@ ty would do well to follow the inspired counsel : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e pu@@ t@@ ting up with one another and for@@ giving one another fre@@ ely if anyone has a cause for com@@ pla@@ in@@ t against another . Even as Jehovah fre@@ ely for@@ gave you , so do you also .
W@@ ell , she made spiritual prog@@ ress and became a baptized Witness .
Instead of fe@@ aring and hon@@ or@@ ing Jehovah , they offered si@@ ck and l@@ ame ani@@ mal@@ s on his al@@ ta@@ r .
So I su@@ gg@@ ested to the respon@@ sible brothers that I give the talk in the Kingdom H@@ all .
Paul el@@ se@@ where wrote : “ Be w@@ ra@@ th@@ ful , and yet do not sin ; let the su@@ n not set with you in a pro@@ vo@@ ked st@@ ate , ne@@ i@@ ther allow place for the Devil . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 26 , 27 .
The pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity of those res@@ or@@ ting to a c@@ he@@ ating pa@@ ir of s@@ cal@@ es ​ — or to di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty — ​ may be en@@ tic@@ ing .
In what ways did acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God prote@@ ct Noah ?
He thus provided a ransom sacrifice , which was needed to help anointed Christians and the great crow@@ d to ac@@ qui@@ re a righteous standing before God . ​ — Romans 5 : 19 ; James 2 : 23 , 25 .
But he went fur@@ ther .
To en@@ able me to atten@@ d a special school for the de@@ a@@ f , my parents moved the whole family from a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge in the pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of L@@ im@@ bur@@ g to the city of E@@ in@@ d@@ ho@@ ven .
The righteous one will prove to be for re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . He will not be af@@ ra@@ id even of bad news .
As repor@@ ted in The T@@ or@@ on@@ to S@@ ta@@ r , he is@@ su@@ ed a chall@@ enge to world lead@@ ers , st@@ ating : “ There are a great number of pe@@ op@@ les who need more than just words of sy@@ mp@@ a@@ thy from the inter@@ n@@ ational commun@@ ity .
The en@@ sla@@ ved Israelites put their faith in Jehovah , who deli@@ vered them in a gr@@ and way through the R@@ ed Se@@ a .
Christians jo@@ ined in we@@ d@@ lo@@ ck have so many reas@@ ons to expres@@ s gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to God !
The work to which Paul refer@@ red is the disci@@ ple - making work .
Instead , he ga@@ ined new ones , who will likely remain his friends for life .
Davi@@ d’s hum@@ ility was based on his recogn@@ iti@@ on that Jehovah is va@@ st@@ ly su@@ peri@@ or to imper@@ fect humans in every way .
What proble@@ m con@@ fr@@ on@@ ts the man in Jesus ’ par@@ able ?
In ad@@ dition to Kingdom H@@ all con@@ stru@@ ction , our contribu@@ tions support all other fac@@ e@@ ts of the vital Kingdom work .
W@@ he@@ ther a cou@@ ple who are get@@ ting married wish to use a gift reg@@ is@@ try is a matter for personal decision .
Ab@@ out what can older Christians be happy , and how is Paul’s example encourag@@ ing to them ?
10 , 11 . ( a ) What helped Job to end@@ ure ?
• In what ways does matu@@ r@@ ity benefit us ?
As the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch of my family , I am happy to see a to@@ tal of al@@ most 70 relati@@ ves serving Jehovah loy@@ ally .
A@@ no@@ ther serious decision that ho@@ l@@ ds the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for many blessings is how and when to en@@ ter the full - time ministry .
• What tim@@ ely ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments have been made in organiz@@ ational pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res among Jehovah’s servants ?
In fact , no@@ te what Psalm 25 : 14 says : “ The in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with Jehovah bel@@ ong@@ s to those fe@@ ar@@ ful of him . ”
Consider Our Ex@@ emp@@ la@@ r , Jesus
6 : 3 , 4 .
Yet , that is ex@@ ac@@ tly what Jehovah wants us to do .
That br@@ ings me happiness . ”
1 , 2 . ( a ) How are the things we hope for different from the things other people hope for ?
Is he inter@@ ested in s@@ ci@@ ence , pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s , or s@@ por@@ ts ?
Why Some Do G@@ o to He@@ av@@ en
O Jehovah , you already know it well . ”
The inc@@ reas@@ ed mission@@ ary activ@@ ity brought on in@@ ten@@ si@@ fied persecu@@ tion and mo@@ b viol@@ ence , in@@ s@@ ti@@ g@@ ated by lead@@ ers of the Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch .
The in@@ conven@@ i@@ ences he experienced in the following years were mer@@ ely a pr@@ elu@@ de to the tri@@ al of faith that he fac@@ ed in Egy@@ pt .
Mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring can have what effect on our relationship with God ?
Why O@@ nen@@ ess Re@@ qui@@ res E@@ ar@@ n@@ est E@@ f@@ fort
( b ) How is that vision being ful@@ filled in our day ?
However , moved by his deep love for the human family , Jehovah made special arrang@@ ements to res@@ cu@@ e us .
But does anyone in@@ side or out@@ side the Christian congregation ever fully at@@ tain that go@@ al ?
God’s will@@ ing@@ ness to ex@@ ten@@ d mer@@ cy to rep@@ ent@@ ant Israelites is in har@@ mony with the inspired pro@@ ver@@ b : “ He that is co@@ ver@@ ing over his trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions will not succ@@ e@@ ed , but he that is con@@ f@@ ess@@ ing and lea@@ ving them will be sh@@ own mer@@ cy . ”
And fin@@ ally , in 19@@ 39 , the second world war began ​ — in some ways a continu@@ ation of the first g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l con@@ f@@ li@@ ct .
Yes , vi@@ g@@ il@@ ance and reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess are needed to cop@@ e with cul@@ tural differ@@ ences . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 11 : 18 , 19 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 5 .
In st@@ ating matters that way , M@@ ary reve@@ aled a heart attitude that God had already no@@ ted .
Al@@ ar@@ m@@ ed at the pro@@ spe@@ ct of star@@ ving to death in that ar@@ id w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , they bit@@ ter@@ ly com@@ pla@@ ined : “ We were e@@ ating bre@@ ad to satis@@ fac@@ tion ” in Egy@@ pt . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 16 : 1 - 3 .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we should “ put [ our ] m@@ ou@@ th in the very du@@ st , ” that is , hum@@ bly sub@@ mit to tri@@ als , recogn@@ iz@@ ing that what God al@@ lo@@ ws to ha@@ p@@ pen is per@@ mit@@ ted for good reason .
Ha@@ ving no des@@ c@@ end@@ ants , he would have no cla@@ im in tri@@ ba@@ l in@@ her@@ it@@ ance nor any be@@ aring on g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gi@@ cal recor@@ ds of J@@ es@@ se@@ ’s l@@ in@@ e@@ age .
U@@ p to se@@ ven times ? ”
Our determin@@ ation to remain free from en@@ sla@@ v@@ ement to sin@@ ful and h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful conduct is re@@ in@@ for@@ ced .
So@@ on after that m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous ev@@ ent , a wa@@ ve of persecu@@ tion bro@@ ke out in Jerusalem , and “ those who had been sc@@ at@@ tered went through the land declar@@ ing the good news of the word . ”
We buil@@ d appreciation for discipl@@ ine when we experience its benef@@ its , which con@@ fir@@ m God’s love for us .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , a Christi@@ an’s fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart requi@@ res shi@@ el@@ ding from the power of sin .
He for@@ gives comple@@ t@@ ely . ​ — He@@ b .
What mirac@@ le did Jesus per@@ form , and what invit@@ ation did he offer to Peter and An@@ dre@@ w ?
How was Jesus ’ sacrifice a demonstr@@ ation of Jehovah’s perfect justice ?
Par@@ ents and hus@@ ban@@ ds also have authority gr@@ anted them by Jehovah , and this power should be used to help , n@@ ur@@ ture , and ch@@ er@@ ish .
“ It took me about a year to feel com@@ for@@ table in my new sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s , ” says La@@ ur@@ a , “ but now I can@@ ’t i@@ magine going back to Cana@@ da . ”
Bo@@ th si@@ des are quic@@ k to c@@ ite stu@@ dies and st@@ atis@@ tic@@ s to support their case .
Then we will look back on all the promises that Jehovah has made , and we too will say : “ They have all come true . ”
Today , it is also possible to lo@@ se practic@@ ally everything we pos@@ s@@ ess over@@ night .
E@@ cho@@ ing the instru@@ ction of his father , the king of Israel next says : “ He@@ ar , my son , and accept my sa@@ y@@ ings . Then for you the years of life will become many .
A@@ ar@@ on may especially have reas@@ oned that on the day when members of his family first per@@ form@@ ed their pri@@ es@@ tly du@@ ties , they should have exerc@@ ised great care to ple@@ ase God in even the s@@ mal@@ l@@ est de@@ ta@@ il .
However , in the days before the F@@ lood , it took courage to be different from ever@@ yone el@@ se .
He had given me much practic@@ al support during my full - time service , and I truly mis@@ s him .
“ These things were no ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les , ” Ma@@ x@@ well wrote , “ just in@@ ci@@ d@@ ents , and the thought of giving up never en@@ tered our min@@ ds .
He is living pro@@ of of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s power to change lives for the better .
Pe@@ ople living in M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia , such as the S@@ um@@ er@@ ians and the Babyl@@ on@@ ians , used c@@ un@@ ei@@ form .
Israel@@ ’s enem@@ y was de@@ fe@@ ated !
; C@@ ro@@ is@@ ant , B .
L@@ isten ​ — even if it means hear@@ ing the same things over and over again .
Un@@ i@@ que L@@ angu@@ age G@@ r@@ ou@@ p ( K@@ o@@ re@@ a ) , 6 / 15
Un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly , Jac@@ o@@ b had benef@@ ited from the pe@@ ace@@ able example of his father , Isa@@ a@@ c .
As long as we are imper@@ fect , we will continue to off@@ end others .
That inclu@@ des “ a great crow@@ d ” seen by the apostle John in vision . John descri@@ bes the great crow@@ d as fol@@ lo@@ ws : “ Lo@@ ok !
David continued fir@@ m@@ ly con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah helps and deli@@ v@@ ers those who seek him .
But physical f@@ ati@@ gu@@ e never kept us from stud@@ ying the Bible as a family .
The situation in@@ side the city , however , was far less st@@ able than its de@@ f@@ en@@ ses .
What teaching me@@ th@@ od set Jesus ap@@ ar@@ t from the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , and why was the me@@ th@@ od effe@@ ctive ?
The ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of the people have their own Bi@@ bl@@ es in the T@@ z@@ el@@ tal language . ”
I still tre@@ asure it .
K@@ in@@ dness W@@ i@@ th@@ in the F@@ am@@ ily
My face was well - known by the law - en@@ for@@ c@@ ement grou@@ ps in the commun@@ ity .
They H@@ ung@@ er for “ R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness ”
That t@@ ent was to be our home for the next n@@ ine months .
Why are Jesus and the angels so inter@@ ested in our work ?
And God’s people did not become sla@@ ves to false religion in 19@@ 18 .
Des@@ ign@@ ated Witnesses from around the world were invit@@ ed to be d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates at these ga@@ ther@@ ings .
W@@ ise C@@ oun@@ sel@@ ors Who H@@ el@@ p U@@ s En@@ du@@ re
Li@@ fe is difficult for many in Al@@ ban@@ ia , yet that country repor@@ ted a fine inc@@ re@@ ase of 12 per@@ c@@ ent , re@@ aching a pe@@ ak of 2@@ ,@@ 7@@ 0@@ 8 publi@@ sh@@ ers .
What Bi@@ bli@@ cal examples show that baptism should not be un@@ du@@ ly d@@ el@@ a@@ yed ?
It was found within the pages of Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l@@ ’s book The Ti@@ me Is at H@@ and , in the Ger@@ man language .
How may we ‘ follow Jesus ’ st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y ’ ?
After stud@@ ying the Bible in one of the refu@@ ge@@ e cam@@ ps and be@@ coming a Witness , he com@@ men@@ ted : “ Mat@@ eri@@ al pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity and a high position in this world are of no real value .
I began to study a new language , Greek , and to become famili@@ ar with the local di@@ al@@ e@@ ct .
N@@ ic@@ ol@@ as , ag@@ ed 20 , b@@ ol@@ dly told the mil@@ it@@ ary author@@ ities , “ I cannot fi@@ ght because I am a sol@@ di@@ er of Christ . ”
That is not all .
Satan has long used apost@@ ates in his efforts to se@@ du@@ ce God’s servants .
The 18@@ th century wit@@ ness@@ ed the b@@ lo@@ s@@ som@@ ing of r@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ is@@ tic thought , known as the En@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment .
S@@ c@@ y@@ th@@ es would have stu@@ ck out from the ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts , pos@@ si@@ bly from the a@@ x@@ les .
The work of the K@@ o@@ ha@@ th@@ ite L@@ ev@@ ites brought them into close pro@@ x@@ im@@ ity with the sac@@ red ar@@ k of the covenant and the fur@@ ni@@ shin@@ g@@ s of the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le .
TH@@ E Mar@@ shall Is@@ lands cons@@ ist of over 1@@ ,@@ 2@@ 00 is@@ lands and is@@ le@@ ts , most ris@@ ing no more than a few fe@@ et a@@ bo@@ ve se@@ a le@@ v@@ el .
They ended up “ dec@@ ei@@ ving [ themselves ] with false reason@@ ing . ”
Such a promise to God is very serious !
6 : 19 , 20 , 24 .
His Word says : “ Lo@@ ok !
The Bible remin@@ ds us that if we are quic@@ k to get ang@@ ry , we will have many disa@@ gre@@ ements with others and we will com@@ mit many sin@@ s . ​ — Proverbs 29 : 22 .
Fir@@ st - century hist@@ ori@@ an S@@ tra@@ bo rel@@ ates that A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned shi@@ ps from C@@ y@@ pr@@ us and P@@ ho@@ en@@ i@@ ci@@ a for his cam@@ pa@@ ign into A@@ ra@@ bia .
A@@ n advan@@ ced educ@@ ation , material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , and a wide cir@@ c@@ le of friends ?
How would you pi@@ c@@ ture life without end on earth ?
A man of un@@ truth may go un@@ ex@@ posed for the time being , but consider his future .
W@@ ell , Jesus comman@@ ded them to do so .
And he himself went out .
A good number , though , a@@ do@@ p@@ ted the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s high moral standards , and the congregation gre@@ w in number .
F@@ O@@ R@@ G@@ I@@ V@@ E Y@@ O@@ U@@ R@@ S@@ EL@@ F .
What reas@@ ons are there to love the good news ?
As you re@@ view that f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating account about a day in the mission@@ ary work , think about ways in which you might inc@@ re@@ ase your service to God’s praise and , as a result , your joy .
As you read the Scriptures , let God’s message live in your mind by i@@ mag@@ ining what the Bible char@@ ac@@ ters were see@@ ing .
H@@ on@@ or Jehovah and His N@@ ame
S@@ IN@@ C@@ E the ter@@ m “ an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t ” has long been used as a la@@ be@@ l for everything from mon@@ ar@@ ch@@ s to mo@@ vi@@ es , it is only n@@ atur@@ al to ask : Who is the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t ?
O@@ ther acc@@ oun@@ ts of Jehovah’s ac@@ ts of p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment inclu@@ de the F@@ lood in No@@ ah’s day , the des@@ tru@@ ction of So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h , and the eli@@ min@@ ation of the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an ar@@ my in the R@@ ed Se@@ a .
17 , 18 . ( a ) How do we co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy ?
A@@ m I he@@ e@@ ding Jesus ’ ad@@ vice to follow him continu@@ ally ?
Since then , there has been a ga@@ ther@@ ing of the rema@@ ining ones who will rule with Jesus in heaven as well as of “ a great crow@@ d ” of people who will sur@@ vi@@ ve this syst@@ em@@ ’s end and be u@@ sh@@ ered into the new world .
F@@ ur@@ ther reas@@ ons for preaching are found at Proverbs 10 : 5 ; A@@ mo@@ s 3 : 8 ; Matthew 24 : 4@@ 2 ; Mark 12 : 17 ; Romans 1 : 14 , 15 .
Se@@ cond , a Christian might recogn@@ ize par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ars of the si@@ gn but because of his im@@ medi@@ ate sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s not feel direc@@ tly affe@@ cted .
“ How could you sp@@ end that much money ? ” he as@@ ks in ut@@ ter dis@@ beli@@ ef .
As a t@@ ree is re@@ moved from the gr@@ ound , most of its ro@@ o@@ ts are u@@ su@@ ally cu@@ t off to make it e@@ asi@@ er to trans@@ por@@ t .
One such account is that of An@@ ani@@ as and S@@ app@@ hi@@ r@@ a , a married cou@@ ple who were members of the first - century Christian congregation in Jerusalem .
L@@ ear@@ ning the Se@@ cre@@ t of S@@ el@@ f - Su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y
I would like to see my child re@@ ach certain go@@ als first .
Th@@ ough family con@@ ne@@ ctions , so@@ cial position , in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ence , good health , and so for@@ th may provide a de@@ gre@@ e of se@@ cur@@ ity , the Bible shows that we cannot take such things for gr@@ anted or ex@@ pect to lead a “ char@@ m@@ ed ” life .
The meaning associ@@ ated with that name is “ I shall prove to be what I shall prove to be . ”
He has set a day when he will ju@@ dge mankind “ by a man whom he has appointed , ” Jesus Christ .
He wr@@ ong@@ ly said that they would “ be like God , know@@ ing good and bad ” ​ — able to deci@@ de for themselves what is right and what is wrong .
Fir@@ st , consider what Jehovah did not do .
There , our Af@@ ri@@ can assignment was can@@ c@@ el@@ ed , and we were told to stay in F@@ in@@ land .
“ Re@@ ma@@ in in My Word ”
Go@@ dly fear will help us to he@@ ed the wise counsel recorded at Proverbs 3 : 6 : “ In all your ways take no@@ tice of him , and he himself will make your pa@@ ths st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght . ”
But now the tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c sign@@ als were old news .
Jehovah Is “ a Rev@@ e@@ al@@ er of Se@@ cre@@ ts ”
The examples of P@@ il@@ ate and Peter can teach us another vital less@@ on : Su@@ cc@@ ess in res@@ is@@ ting pres@@ sure invol@@ ves a com@@ bin@@ ation of such el@@ ements as acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge , hum@@ ility , mo@@ des@@ ty , love for God , and fear of Jehovah , not humans .
Instead , they have been in the fo@@ ref@@ r@@ on@@ t of coun@@ t@@ less w@@ ars and con@@ f@@ li@@ cts in which in@@ no@@ c@@ ent blood has been sp@@ il@@ led . ​ — Revelation 18 : 24 .
Even the clo@@ th@@ es we are we@@ aring are not our@@ s .
One of Christ’s 12 apostles , Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t , turned tra@@ it@@ or like A@@ hi@@ th@@ op@@ he@@ l .
In imit@@ ation of both Christ and the great “ cl@@ ou@@ d of wit@@ nesses ” who pre@@ ce@@ ded him , true Christians pr@@ ou@@ dly use God’s name .
The cen@@ tr@@ al hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al fi@@ gu@@ re in the out@@ working of God’s will is Jesus Christ , and when people study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses , they learn a lo@@ t about him .
She also asked for help from qu@@ ali@@ fied Christian elders in the local congregation .
Let us keep the Kingdom hope before us , ad@@ just our vie@@ w@@ point when necess@@ ary , and keep our life simp@@ le .
W@@ ould it not be wise to learn to say no to un@@ necess@@ ary sp@@ en@@ ding ?
He said to them : “ You are from your father the Devil , and you wish to do the desi@@ res of your father .
We will exam@@ ine four fac@@ t@@ ors that can help us to remain holy .
How did Jesus strengthen them ?
“ A S@@ n@@ are ” to Be A@@ vo@@ i@@ ded
T@@ y@@ re became exc@@ e@@ e@@ ding@@ ly we@@ al@@ thy as a com@@ mer@@ cial cen@@ ter and fam@@ ous for its beau@@ ti@@ ful pro@@ du@@ cts .
He left his wife for her .
The pro@@ gra@@ m , which la@@ st@@ s about one h@@ our , will inclu@@ de a dis@@ course expla@@ ining the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of Jesus ’ death and how it br@@ ings present and future benef@@ its .
B@@ as@@ ic@@ ally , how is the d@@ ate set for the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al ?
Rather than pi@@ c@@ king on the te@@ ch@@ n@@ ic@@ al in@@ acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ ies of “ always ” and “ never , ” recogn@@ ize that your child is pro@@ ba@@ bly not speaking in liter@@ al ter@@ ms .
So I b@@ ought a 19@@ 35 P@@ on@@ ti@@ a@@ c for $ 1@@ 50 and pre@@ pared to move there .
Jehovah has provided it to prote@@ ct and gu@@ i@@ de us .
She re@@ members them f@@ on@@ dly , saying : “ These were ze@@ al@@ ous pione@@ ers who were acc@@ es@@ sible and kind , and they knew the Bible well . ”
In turn , this en@@ ab@@ les us to displa@@ y godly qualities .
It is ho@@ ped that they will do so .
We see this from what Paul next wr@@ ites : “ No matter how many the promises of God are , they have become ‘ y@@ es ’ by means of him , ” that is , by means of Christ .
J@@ on@@ a@@ than M@@ ac@@ ca@@ be@@ e
Then in A@@ pri@@ l 194@@ 3 , I was invit@@ ed to move to S@@ to@@ ck@@ t@@ on , a city about 8@@ 0 mil@@ es [ 1@@ 30 k@@ m ] away , to form a S@@ pan@@ ish - language congregation .
How have parents cop@@ ed with the chall@@ enge ?
; Bi@@ h@@ ari@@ e , A .
H@@ um@@ ility and rel@@ ated qualities , however , should not be mis@@ taken as a si@@ gn of we@@ ak@@ ness or as a tend@@ enc@@ y to con@@ done what is wrong .
In rec@@ ent years the faithful slave has par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly prom@@ o@@ ted the we@@ ek@@ ly F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening .
Instead of just doing what we pre@@ f@@ er , we must think care@@ fully about our own situation and make a decision that will ple@@ ase Jehovah .
This desire , along with our determin@@ ation to imitate God , mo@@ ves us to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in refle@@ cting his glory through our ministry .
“ Lo@@ ve is en@@ v@@ y’s great enem@@ y , ” says soci@@ olo@@ g@@ ist F@@ ran@@ c@@ es@@ c@@ o Al@@ ber@@ on@@ i .
The ministry of the new covenant is a gift bey@@ ond com@@ pare .
The shepher@@ d bo@@ y has follow@@ ed the ma@@ id@@ en and soon fin@@ ds a way to see her .
▪ You can gain more Bible understanding by as@@ king the Au@@ th@@ or for his help , as did the psalmist who said : “ Un@@ co@@ ver my eyes , that I may look at the wonderful things out of your law . ”
Bu@@ il@@ d your family up spiritually , vis@@ it the si@@ ck , and encoura@@ ge the we@@ ak .
Although we are not under the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , its requi@@ re@@ ments give us in@@ sight into what is accep@@ table or un@@ accep@@ table in God’s sight .
L@@ ater , while the family was living in another country , her husband deci@@ ded to bur@@ n their marriage cer@@ ti@@ fic@@ ate , s@@ end away his then pre@@ gn@@ ant wife and their ten - year - old son , and become a pri@@ est .
How should we view Christian meetings ?
What organization re@@ plac@@ ed apost@@ ate Israel as the people for Jehovah’s name ?
How does working al@@ ong@@ side good associ@@ ates in the ministry af@@ fect us ?
So it said to the woman : ‘ Di@@ d God really say that you must not e@@ at from every t@@ ree of the gar@@ den ? ’
How do the qu@@ an@@ t@@ ity and qu@@ ality of our personal Bible reading and study af@@ fect our relationship with Jehovah ?
• What refu@@ ge is as@@ sur@@ ed us for the future ?
* Although we do not ex@@ pect mirac@@ ul@@ ous inter@@ ven@@ tion today , Jehovah is still gu@@ arding and ba@@ c@@ king us as his Witnesses by means of his holy spirit and the angels .
Why must we sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our spiritual tre@@ a@@ sures ?
We should not let a day go by without consider@@ ing spiritual matters .
A@@ n in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent that occ@@ ur@@ red near the city of Na@@ in can help us to real@@ ize that such a mirac@@ le is possible through God - given power .
The religi@@ ons of Chris@@ tend@@ om , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly the Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch , had allow@@ ed this un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural cu@@ sto@@ m to pre@@ va@@ il .
I was fac@@ ing a long stru@@ gg@@ le that would requi@@ re end@@ ur@@ ance and res@@ ol@@ ve .
C@@ le@@ ans@@ ed for F@@ ine Wor@@ ks
Ex@@ pla@@ ins V@@ er@@ ó@@ n@@ ic@@ a , an experienced pioneer : “ In one place where I served , I pre@@ pared and so@@ ld low - co@@ st f@@ ast food .
A@@ m@@ ong the instru@@ ctions for organiz@@ ing these three - day cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es was direction to provide food for the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates .
Your baptism sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ es your dedic@@ ation .
What Bi@@ bli@@ cal examples of deal@@ ing with persecu@@ tion can you rel@@ ate ?
( a ) After their Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an ex@@ ile , how did many Jews f@@ all pre@@ y to false religious ide@@ as ?
How did the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans f@@ are against just one ang@@ el ?
He repor@@ ted the matter to the po@@ li@@ ce , claim@@ ing that the Witnesses had sto@@ le@@ n his ra@@ di@@ o .
But those who are in a fore@@ ign - language congregation have ad@@ di@@ tional difficul@@ ties .
Hence , he said : “ By this all will know that you are my disciples , if you have love among y@@ ourselves . ” ​ — John 13 : 35 .
In fact , in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o more than 6@@ 8@@ 0 sing@@ le sisters serve where the need is greater .
2 : 6 , 7 , 21 , 22 ​ — Who or what is ca@@ using the ro@@ c@@ king , and with what effect ?
Those who do so are he@@ ading for succ@@ ess in life and deser@@ ve war@@ m comm@@ end@@ ation .
Jac@@ o@@ b was em@@ bal@@ m@@ ed by those who@@ se religious beli@@ ef@@ s were not the same as his .
In this article and the next , we will an@@ al@@ y@@ ze the cont@@ ent of the mo@@ de@@ l prayer .
How can you min@@ i@@ mi@@ ze the pos@@ si@@ bility of believ@@ ing a li@@ e ?
He taught his disciples to reason on such principles .
For a de@@ ta@@ iled discus@@ sion , see chap@@ ter 10 , “ God’s Kingdom R@@ ul@@ es , ” in the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses , pages 9@@ 0 - 7 .
He ob@@ served : “ The sear@@ ch for happiness is one of the c@@ hi@@ ef s@@ our@@ ces of un@@ happiness . ”
24 : 4@@ 5 ; P@@ s .
To gain in@@ sight into how this happened , let us first get a g@@ li@@ mp@@ se of T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an himself .
Not necess@@ ar@@ ily .
But Jesus was ali@@ ve !
S@@ et@@ ting appro@@ pri@@ ate sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ds and ad@@ her@@ ing to them invol@@ ve the exerc@@ ise of self - control .
Thus , a te@@ am of a@@ str@@ on@@ om@@ ers conclu@@ ded : “ One might consider the Mo@@ on to act as a po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al c@@ li@@ mate regul@@ at@@ or for the E@@ ar@@ th . ” ​ — Psalm 10@@ 4 : 19 .
“ St@@ and fir@@ m against the ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations of the Devil . ” ​ — E@@ P@@ H .
We recogn@@ ize that not all who take part in s@@ por@@ ts today have a fi@@ er@@ ce com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve spirit , but many do .
S@@ ome@@ times life tur@@ ns out to be a far c@@ ry from our you@@ th@@ ful ho@@ p@@ es .
A truly un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish gi@@ ver does not ex@@ pect to be re@@ pa@@ id for his kindness .
Th@@ r@@ ough it all , he re@@ ta@@ ined a strong spiritual inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation .
In fact , on Mar@@ ch 11 , 20@@ 00 , our son Mark and his wife , Al@@ l@@ y@@ son , gra@@ du@@ ated from the 10@@ 8@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol and were assign@@ ed to N@@ ic@@ ar@@ ag@@ ua .
R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch reve@@ als that the 26 - fo@@ o@@ t - [ 8 m ] long bo@@ at was power@@ ed by sa@@ il and o@@ ars .
2 : 2 , 3 ; 1 C@@ or .
Because of what would be done with har@@ d@@ hear@@ ted P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h , Jehovah pur@@ posed to demonstr@@ ate his power in a way that would serve no@@ tice on all who de@@ fy him .
do not imitate the wrong attitu@@ des and conduct of the world around them . ​ — John 17 : 16 .
H@@ ist@@ ory shows o@@ ther@@ wise .
G@@ ide@@ on was low@@ ly in mind . — Ju@@ d@@ ges 8 : 1 - 3 .
But th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Jews ga@@ ther@@ ed to expres@@ s their indi@@ gn@@ ation .
They should also devel@@ op good study ha@@ bi@@ ts .
Do we person@@ ally have such a dis@@ position ​ — an inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation to exerc@@ ise pati@@ ence and for@@ be@@ ar@@ ance when others say or do things that are not gro@@ s@@ s@@ ly sin@@ ful but perhaps are in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate in word or deed ?
At one time every for@@ ti@@ fied city in Juda@@ h exc@@ ep@@ t Jerusalem was in As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an hands . ​ — Isaiah 1 : 7 , 8 ; 36 : 1 .
Gre@@ e@@ ce — C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l of St@@ ate
Jehovah can read hearts , while we cannot .
One day at school , S@@ he@@ il@@ a@@ ’s class was temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily left without su@@ per@@ vision .
The earth and faithful humans will sur@@ vi@@ ve . ​ — 1 / 1 , pages 5 - 7 .
No won@@ der N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h was called “ the city of b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed ” ! ​ — Na@@ hu@@ m 3 : 1 , 7 .
L@@ ear@@ ning these things about God’s purpose for the earth and for mankind can help us to understand why we are here .
How do we know that the high stan@@ d@@ ard of conduct of Jehovah’s Witnesses is wi@@ d@@ ely recogn@@ ized ?
They no longer walk in the way that pleas@@ es Jehovah .
Do not un@@ married Christians who use their sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess to give greater attention to “ the things of the Lord ” also deser@@ ve comm@@ end@@ ation and encourag@@ ement ? ​ — 1 C@@ or .
O@@ r would a true worshipp@@ er li@@ ft up a gl@@ ass of w@@ ine and ask for a divine influ@@ ence on someone or a bless@@ ed future for him ?
( b ) How can we imitate and benefit from their example of faith ?
Lo@@ ve helps us to have many other qualities that ple@@ ase God .
The following year , there was a wa@@ ve of ar@@ rest@@ s of Witnesses , and I was ca@@ ught .
Jehovah wants us to ‘ keep on as@@ king , keep on see@@ king , keep on kno@@ c@@ king . ’
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of the re@@ action , remember the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel to be “ g@@ ent@@ le toward all , . . . rest@@ ra@@ ined under evil . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 2 : 24 .
Wh@@ atever our hope , we have every reason to remain faithful as did Jo@@ shua .
S@@ ad to say , occasi@@ on@@ ally some Christians lo@@ se their sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y and come to believe that by serving God they are mis@@ sing out on something good .
So he says to his brothers : “ I am not yet going up to this fes@@ ti@@ val , because my du@@ e time has not yet fully come . ” ​ — John 7 : 1 - 8 .
D@@ ni@@ es@@ ter
But “ as soon as he was strong , his heart became ha@@ ugh@@ ty . ”
For cen@@ tu@@ ries , people have long@@ ed for reli@@ ef from bur@@ den@@ s and ca@@ res .
In Bi@@ bli@@ cal Hebrew , the word “ holy ” con@@ ve@@ ys the thought of se@@ par@@ at@@ en@@ ess .
So I was given the responsi@@ bility of teaching the Bible each we@@ ek at the meetings that were arrang@@ ed for the pris@@ on@@ ers .
After recei@@ ving his com@@ mis@@ sion , E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el d@@ wel@@ led at T@@ el - a@@ bi@@ b , ‘ stu@@ n@@ ned for se@@ ven days , ’ di@@ g@@ es@@ ting the message he was to dec@@ l@@ are .
But Jehovah im@@ medi@@ ately stated a so@@ lu@@ tion .
We continued preaching the good news for more than ten years in nor@@ ther@@ n T@@ ha@@ il@@ and .
What less@@ on can we draw from Jesus ’ illustr@@ ations of the v@@ ine and of the s@@ ow@@ er ?
St@@ or@@ m C@@ l@@ ou@@ ds G@@ ather
It is also necess@@ ary for us to “ keep on kno@@ c@@ king ” to gain acc@@ ess to the Kingdom and enjoy its blessings , benef@@ its , and re@@ war@@ ds .
The fore@@ going examples show the value of be@@ coming famili@@ ar with the land that God gave to the Israelites and that is cen@@ tr@@ al to many Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts .
His vis@@ it there was also a great succ@@ ess , des@@ pite at@@ temp@@ ts by the cl@@ er@@ gy to dis@@ ru@@ pt the meeting by y@@ el@@ ling and s@@ ma@@ shing cha@@ ir@@ s .
What will help us to make wise decisions that will contribu@@ te to our sta@@ bility as God’s servants ?
The other sheep are happy and gr@@ ate@@ ful to serve Jehovah under the over@@ sight of the slave class and its Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
• What is the congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s responsi@@ bility if a Christian d@@ ri@@ ving an a@@ ut@@ om@@ o@@ bi@@ le has an ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent that resul@@ ts in the death of others ?
Do you fear that someone might ask you a question that you will not be able to answer ?
She was asked to take part in the W@@ in@@ ter O@@ l@@ y@@ mp@@ ic G@@ ames but cho@@ se in@@ stead to take up the full - time ministry .
And all Juda@@ h gave way to rejo@@ ic@@ ing over the thing s@@ wor@@ n ; for it was with all their heart that they had s@@ wor@@ n and with full ple@@ asure on their part that they had loo@@ ked for him , so that he let himself be found by them ; and Jehovah continued to give them rest all around . ”
It is moral exc@@ el@@ l@@ ence , or vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e .
H@@ on@@ or your wife with words of appreciation
These refer@@ ences leave little doubt as to the hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al re@@ ality of this Bible char@@ ac@@ ter .
Today , Jesus ’ “ other sheep , ” Christians with an earthly hope , have the privilege of doing good to Jehovah’s anointed , the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 , who will be gr@@ anted im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity in heaven .
If you devel@@ op your spiritu@@ ality and strengthen your relationship with Jehovah God , others will no@@ tice an imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement in the way you de@@ al with your family members , work@@ mat@@ es , and fellow Christians .
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , all humans are sin@@ n@@ ers .
( b ) How does the book of C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans refle@@ ct loving interest ?
Jehovah’s ba@@ si@@ c requi@@ re@@ ments for his servants never change
A@@ no@@ ther ess@@ enti@@ al com@@ pon@@ ent of coura@@ ge@@ ous action is our f@@ on@@ dness for true worship .
T@@ w@@ ent@@ y - ei@@ ght years pas@@ s , and the Christians in Jerusalem are still a@@ wa@@ iting the end .
The spirit that inst@@ ill@@ s in anointed ones “ a spirit of a@@ do@@ p@@ tion , ” or a sense of s@@ on@@ ship , is the same spirit by which Jehovah ra@@ ised his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son from the dead to im@@ mor@@ tal life in heaven .
O@@ r ask her to jo@@ in you at a conven@@ i@@ ent time when you sh@@ op for food .
“ If they have persecu@@ ted me , they will persecu@@ te you also , ” said Jesus .
At the head of an ar@@ my of powerful angels and , no doubt , his resur@@ rec@@ ted brothers , he will destro@@ y Satan’s enti@@ re pol@@ itical , mil@@ it@@ ary , and com@@ mer@@ cial system on earth .
A godly wife works hard for the good of the hous@@ eho@@ ld and br@@ ings honor to her head .
I would use anything as a we@@ ap@@ on to w@@ in .
O@@ p@@ position did not cause Jesus to lo@@ se his foc@@ us on be@@ aring witness to the truth .
In some c@@ as@@ es , parents have encoura@@ ged them to d@@ el@@ a@@ y baptism .
He once said regarding his people Israel , or Eph@@ ra@@ im : “ I taught Eph@@ ra@@ im to walk , taking them upon my ar@@ ms . . .
Mar@@ ch 28 , 20@@ 11 – A@@ pri@@ l 3 , 20@@ 11
As Jehovah’s Witnesses study the Bible , atten@@ d Christian meetings , and pray con@@ stan@@ tly to God , love be@@ comes n@@ atur@@ al to them des@@ pite living in a world where ‘ the love of the greater number has co@@ ol@@ ed off . ’ ​ — Matthew 24 : 12 .
Fir@@ st of all , Abraham buil@@ t his faith on a so@@ li@@ d f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation .
Of course , from Jehovah’s stan@@ d@@ point , the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law was re@@ plac@@ ed by the new covenant in 33 C.E . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 2 : 15 .
Now they gener@@ ally accept that there was a beg@@ in@@ ning to the uni@@ verse .
2 : 25 - 27 .
That is why the imper@@ fect human b@@ ra@@ in is inc@@ l@@ ined to s@@ wit@@ ch to e@@ asi@@ er , less dem@@ an@@ ding t@@ as@@ ks . Thus , the best time to medit@@ ate is when you are rest@@ ed and in a st@@ ress - free en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment with few di@@ str@@ actions .
Such develop@@ ments can cause a person who was pre@@ vi@@ ously a@@ pa@@ the@@ tic ​ — or even op@@ posed — ​ to respon@@ d fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly .
L@@ it@@ tle is known about Jesus ’ chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od , but one in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy .
Bro@@ thers who have rec@@ ently been baptized need tra@@ ining so that in time they can serve as minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants and elders .
I was t@@ ou@@ ched by their love and concer@@ n .
How Can You Re@@ co@@ gn@@ ize Tru@@ e Wor@@ ship ?
My children too have loy@@ ally stu@@ ck by my side , and it is a joy to me that they have all sh@@ ared in the full - time ministry .
Jehovah su@@ sta@@ ins us through all man@@ ner of op@@ position and persecu@@ tion .
The world was in@@ fe@@ cted with the wicked spirit that he prom@@ o@@ tes , and Christians would be ex@@ posed to its con@@ tam@@ in@@ ating influ@@ ence .
How does David descri@@ be Jehovah at Psalm 23 : 5 , and why is this not at o@@ d@@ ds with the illustr@@ ation of a shepher@@ d ?
But he has made a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant pro@@ v@@ isions for those who c@@ ry out to him for help .
“ The fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit , ” wrote Paul , “ is love , joy , peace , long - suffering , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , faith , mil@@ dness , self - control . ”
Instead , it was a matter of e@@ qu@@ al@@ iz@@ ing so that any sur@@ p@@ lu@@ s might off@@ set de@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y among the holy ones in Jerusalem and Ju@@ de@@ a .
T@@ R@@ U@@ E worship has all but disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared from the nor@@ ther@@ n ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel .
In Isa@@ i@@ ah’s day when Jehovah’s hand prote@@ cted Juda@@ h against her enem@@ ies , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity refu@@ sed to recogn@@ ize this .
The Ca@@ tho@@ lic ch@@ urch had cir@@ cul@@ ated a pam@@ ph@@ let in this scho@@ ol@@ teach@@ er@@ ’s city war@@ ning par@@ ishi@@ on@@ ers not to con@@ verse with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
We are cont@@ ent when we are than@@ k@@ ful for everything Jehovah gives us .
He then spoke at l@@ eng@@ th with his faithful apostles , giving them par@@ ting counsel and instru@@ ctions .
I was pu@@ z@@ z@@ led because I knew nothing about them .
For example , advan@@ ced age or en@@ fe@@ e@@ bl@@ ing ill@@ ness may li@@ mit the share that some have in the preaching work .
As Jehovah’s worshi@@ p@@ ers , however , we are not af@@ ra@@ id , for we have a sure hope for the future .
Fir@@ st , D@@ ali@@ a expres@@ ses her thoughts to the sisters .
Mo@@ st mo@@ der@@ n la@@ ws of this ty@@ pe are based pri@@ mar@@ ily on g@@ ene@@ tic consider@@ ations .
Today , however , many people do not have their own home .
They are suffering from the fam@@ ine pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed by A@@ mo@@ s : “ ‘ There are days coming , ’ is the ut@@ ter@@ ance of the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah , ‘ and I will s@@ end a fam@@ ine into the land , a fam@@ ine , not for bre@@ ad , and a th@@ ir@@ st , not for water , but for hear@@ ing the words of Jehovah . ’ ” ​ — A@@ mo@@ s 8 : 11 .
C@@ ould “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ” ref@@ er to a time in the future when the world be@@ comes even wor@@ se than it is now ?
The Ser@@ vice Me@@ et@@ ing is inv@@ alu@@ able in help@@ ing us to imp@@ ro@@ ve our pres@@ ent@@ ation of the good news from house to house , on return vis@@ its , at home Bible stu@@ dies , and in other av@@ en@@ u@@ es of our ministry .
A@@ t@@ t@@ es@@ ting to the ir@@ res@@ is@@ ti@@ ble power of God’s Word , the 200@@ 3 C@@ al@@ end@@ ar of Jehovah’s Witnesses fe@@ atu@@ red si@@ x real - life st@@ ori@@ es from around the world .
39 : 21 - 23 .
An@@ i@@ mal@@ s su@@ it@@ able for sacrifice were not likely kept in Israel@@ ite ho@@ m@@ es .
In develop@@ ing coun@@ tri@@ es , parents are often acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to teaching their children many of li@@ fe@@ ’s necess@@ ary s@@ k@@ ill@@ s . This may inclu@@ de co@@ o@@ king , ga@@ ther@@ ing w@@ o@@ od , f@@ et@@ ch@@ ing water , f@@ ar@@ m@@ ing , fi@@ shing , and ba@@ r@@ ter@@ ing at the mar@@ ke@@ t .
“ The C@@ ongreg@@ ation That Is in Their H@@ ouse ”
Acc@@ ording to Eli@@ p@@ ha@@ z , God has no confidence in his servants , and it does not matter to H@@ im if we are righteous or not .
Paul sel@@ e@@ cted S@@ il@@ as and went off . ” ​ — Acts 15 : 36 - 40 .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 18 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 4@@ 6 , 6@@ 3
Of course , in fi@@ gh@@ ting the fine fi@@ ght of the faith , dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment is needed .
You have likely seen it in your own neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od . In his book These Al@@ so B@@ eli@@ eve , Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or Ch@@ ar@@ les S .
Not know@@ ing how to find the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , she asked D@@ ad@@ dy to bapti@@ ze her in the little cre@@ ek on the f@@ ar@@ m , even though it was the co@@ ld mon@@ th of Mar@@ ch 19@@ 16 .
A H@@ us@@ ban@@ d’s Per@@ spe@@ ctive
In ancient times , the A@@ si@@ ati@@ c li@@ on ( P@@ an@@ ther@@ a le@@ o per@@ si@@ c@@ a ) r@@ ang@@ ed from A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or and Gre@@ e@@ ce to P@@ al@@ est@@ ine , S@@ y@@ ri@@ a , M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia , and nor@@ th@@ w@@ est In@@ dia .
The har@@ des@@ t change for me was develop@@ ing the cor@@ rec@@ t view of ci@@ vi@@ c organiz@@ ations .
Now is the time to prove that you will be .
C@@ learly , we enjoy a spiritual con@@ dition that we righ@@ tly call a spiritual par@@ adise .
Many ag@@ ree that in more and more c@@ as@@ es , certain form@@ s of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment prom@@ o@@ te de@@ gra@@ ding practic@@ es , such as im@@ mor@@ ality , viol@@ ence , and d@@ ru@@ g a@@ bu@@ se .
When we make regul@@ ar vis@@ its to the same n@@ ur@@ sing fac@@ ility , we will be able to see what our el@@ der@@ ly brother or sister needs , and with the per@@ mis@@ sion of the person@@ ne@@ l , we can take the in@@ iti@@ ative to me@@ et those needs .
It is spiritually re@@ war@@ ding , in@@ deed , to refle@@ ct on what Jehovah has accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed by means of his the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c@@ ally organiz@@ ed people .
They also kin@@ dly offer spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions on how a brother can imp@@ ro@@ ve in be@@ coming an ‘ example to the flo@@ ck . ’ ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 3 , 5 .
Adam saw that all the ani@@ mal@@ s had a mate , “ but for man there was no help@@ er as a comple@@ ment of him . ”
They work hard to help the elders , and we are gr@@ ate@@ ful for all that they do .
T@@ R@@ U@@ E W@@ O@@ R@@ SHI@@ P@@ P@@ E@@ R@@ S :
W@@ ould he use a st@@ ar to lead them to the most d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous and powerful mu@@ r@@ der@@ er in the land , be@@ aring a message sure to inf@@ l@@ ame H@@ er@@ o@@ d’s je@@ al@@ ous h@@ at@@ red ?
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H “ brought a d@@ elu@@ ge upon a world of ung@@ o@@ dly people ” in the days of Noah , but He also made pro@@ vision for sur@@ vi@@ val .
Solom@@ on@@ ’s father , King David , often medit@@ ated on God’s ma@@ st@@ er@@ pi@@ e@@ ces .
Tru@@ e , his bel@@ o@@ ved friend La@@ z@@ ar@@ us was dead , but Jesus was about to un@@ do that by resur@@ rec@@ ting him .
“ D@@ r@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ ds . . . will never in@@ her@@ it the kingdom of God . ”
Yes , your heavenly Father , Jehovah , lo@@ ves you and wants only the best for you and your children .
W@@ is@@ dom is the practic@@ al app@@ lic@@ ation of knowledge .
To first - century Christians , the apostle Paul wrote : “ We desire each one of you to show the same in@@ du@@ stri@@ ousness so as to have the full as@@ sur@@ ance of the hope down to the end . ”
O@@ f@@ ten , a first - time vis@@ it@@ or to our meetings has been deep@@ ly moved by the hear@@ t@@ felt sing@@ ing of the congregation .
Jehovah’s la@@ ws and remin@@ ders re@@ vi@@ ve our soul , en@@ h@@ ance our spiritual well - being , bring us in@@ ward joy , and make our eyes shin@@ e with a clear vision of Jehovah’s wonderful pur@@ pos@@ es .
Ca@@ in thus became a dis@@ obedi@@ ent , co@@ ld - b@@ loo@@ ded mu@@ r@@ der@@ er .
Con@@ fr@@ on@@ tation is com@@ mon@@ place in to@@ da@@ y’s soci@@ ety .
E@@ ach man seem@@ s to have been a fir@@ st@@ born .
Re@@ ading and pon@@ der@@ ing over the Bible and Christian public@@ ations will fur@@ n@@ ish us preci@@ ous opportun@@ ities to im@@ bed the tru@@ ths of God’s Word in our heart .
What li@@ mit@@ ations do humans have ?
Al@@ most all of Bro@@ ther Mar@@ t@@ í@@ ne@@ z ’ family who are in the truth
However , all Bible writ@@ ers were inspired by holy spirit .
“ All have sin@@ ned and f@@ all sh@@ ort of the glory of God , ” wr@@ ites Paul .
“ In the beg@@ in@@ ning God cre@@ ated the heavens and the earth . ”
Like Jesus , we too can ob@@ tain spiritual su@@ st@@ en@@ ance by da@@ ily pu@@ t@@ ting for@@ th effort to learn about and to do Jehovah’s will . ​ — John 4 : 34 .
Jesus ’ disciples could pro@@ ba@@ bly speak comm@@ on Greek , the po@@ pul@@ ar language of the day .
All Witnesses accept their ob@@ lig@@ ation to prom@@ o@@ te un@@ ity by con@@ duc@@ ting themselves in har@@ mony with Bible standards .
When he was still a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , “ he started to sear@@ ch for the God of David , ” and by the time he was 20 , he began to cle@@ an@@ se Juda@@ h of i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
When God destro@@ yed Egy@@ p@@ t’s fir@@ st@@ born , he san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied Israel@@ ’s fir@@ st@@ born , set@@ ting them ap@@ ar@@ t as his , as bel@@ ong@@ ing to him .
As mentioned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , they direc@@ ted their prayers only to one God ​ — Jehovah .
Israel@@ ite f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers were a@@ ware that many cro@@ ps har@@ v@@ ested during the su@@ n@@ ni@@ est months of the year needed a sub@@ tle bal@@ ance of w@@ in@@ ds until Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st .
After the ang@@ el explained Jehovah’s will concer@@ ning her , M@@ ary exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ Lo@@ ok !
Th@@ ink of the mul@@ titu@@ des who are no longer able to care for themselves because of advan@@ ced age , of individuals wa@@ sting away with inc@@ u@@ ra@@ ble di@@ se@@ as@@ es , and of famili@@ es stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing e@@ con@@ om@@ ic@@ ally to make ends me@@ et .
It will be a world in which “ death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more . ”
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : I@@ ’@@ m S@@ op@@ hi@@ a .
God used what for@@ ce when he cre@@ ated the earth , and what were some develop@@ ments during the first three cre@@ ative days ?
Lo@@ ok for opportun@@ ities to witness , as@@ king Jehovah to help you say the right thing at the right time .
W@@ ise U@@ se of Ri@@ ches
The con@@ text helps us to understand that Paul was tal@@ king about God’s message regarding his purpose , such as we find in the Bible .
“ D@@ ra@@ w close to God , and he will draw close to you , ” ur@@ ges James 4 : 8 .
When I became ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted , I la@@ y down on the con@@ cre@@ te flo@@ or .
Paul deep@@ ly appreci@@ ated the mer@@ ci@@ ful way in which he was tre@@ ated , and he wanted to make sure that God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness had not been ex@@ tend@@ ed to him in va@@ in .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we should be for the true - life acc@@ oun@@ ts recorded in the Word of Jehovah , the “ God of all encourag@@ ement ” !
Is R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on at the R@@ o@@ o@@ t of M@@ an@@ kin@@ d’s Pro@@ ble@@ ms ?
Of course , not all un@@ believ@@ ing sp@@ ous@@ es , children , parents , or other relati@@ ves em@@ br@@ ace true worship , even after years of faithful conduct and t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful wit@@ ness@@ ing on the part of the beli@@ ever .
They trust that like the father in the par@@ able of the pro@@ di@@ g@@ al son , Jehovah is ever on the loo@@ k@@ out to wel@@ come back sin@@ n@@ ers who rep@@ ent .
Ha@@ ving a fav@@ or@@ able standing with God does not princi@@ p@@ ally dep@@ end on what one e@@ ats or dr@@ in@@ ks or what one ref@@ ra@@ ins from e@@ ating or dr@@ in@@ king .
Then , three different times , Peter said that he did not know Jesus .
Des@@ cri@@ b@@ ing a time when many in Israel re@@ v@@ ol@@ ted against Jehovah , A@@ mo@@ s said : “ They st@@ re@@ t@@ ch themselves out b@@ es@@ i@@ de every al@@ ta@@ r ; and the w@@ ine of those who have been f@@ ined they dr@@ ink at the house of their go@@ ds . ”
Read Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 12 : 9 .
At the “ Go@@ dly D@@ ev@@ o@@ tion ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tion that year , the book Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k was rel@@ eas@@ ed .
( Read Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 . )
Un@@ like those self - righteous P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , Jesus gr@@ as@@ ped the spirit be@@ h@@ ind the Law , the divine qualities refle@@ cted in each comman@@ d@@ ment .
O@@ ther matters that have to do with health care , though , are not clear - cu@@ t and requi@@ re that each of us make a personal decision as to what tre@@ at@@ ment we will accept or re@@ ject .
If we want to maintain a spiritually heal@@ thy out@@ look , we must accept his counsel and sub@@ mit to it as well as to the guid@@ ance found thr@@ ough@@ out the Bible .
T@@ ak@@ ing a similar view of the death of a faithful Christian may less@@ en our g@@ ri@@ ef because we know that he is in l@@ ine for a resurrection . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 7 : 1 .
In the same way , we can avoid lo@@ sing friends if we do not over@@ re@@ act when they er@@ r .
Do we view as important the privilege of sh@@ aring in the up@@ keep of the Kingdom H@@ all ?
Ther@@ efore , Jesus had already dis@@ mis@@ sed Ju@@ d@@ as when He declar@@ ed His fri@@ end@@ ship with the rema@@ ining 11 faithful apostles . ​ — John 13 : 21 - 35 .
To ple@@ ase the crow@@ d , he san@@ c@@ tioned Jesus ’ ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion . ​ — 9 / 15 , pages 10 - 12 .
Des@@ pite M@@ il@@ t@@ on@@ ’s sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings , On Christian Do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine for@@ ce@@ fully pres@@ ents the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s vie@@ w@@ point on a mul@@ titu@@ de of important teachings .
Why must we be determined every day to obey Jehovah ?
Why , then , do t@@ ests and tri@@ als be@@ f@@ all many of God’s loyal ones , ca@@ using them much pain and suffering ?
Th@@ at@@ ’s when the other prophe@@ ci@@ es we read about in Daniel would be ful@@ filled .
Solomon descri@@ bed a number of things that bring happiness to a worshipp@@ er of Jehovah .
However , the se@@ ven@@ th world power of Bible prophecy had not yet been form@@ ed .
O@@ r you may have heard people say such things as : “ Just get on with life . ”
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S ’ apostles sto@@ od on the M@@ ount of O@@ lives , ga@@ z@@ ing at the s@@ k@@ y . They had just seen their ma@@ ster and friend , Jesus , li@@ f@@ ted up and ob@@ sc@@ ur@@ ed by a cl@@ ou@@ d .
They dis@@ obe@@ yed God and si@@ ded with Satan .
S@@ ta@@ y in Jehovah’s V@@ al@@ le@@ y of Pro@@ te@@ ction
Mark had to learn from this disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment and ad@@ just his go@@ al for inc@@ reas@@ ed service .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines occasi@@ on@@ ally inclu@@ de artic@@ les regarding our spiritual brothers and sisters who have serious ill@@ nesses .
Abraham , called “ the father of all those having faith , ” was the head of a hous@@ eho@@ ld num@@ ber@@ ing into the h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds .
By No@@ ah’s day , the earth was full of viol@@ ence , and the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of Ad@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants cho@@ se to follow their pro@@ gen@@ it@@ or@@ ’s wa@@ y@@ ward example .
Wh@@ ere is the Kingdom lo@@ c@@ ated ?
6 : 10 - 15 .
Jehovah bless@@ ed our efforts .
How can all of us show that we ch@@ er@@ ish our spiritual her@@ it@@ age ?
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , the par@@ able en@@ ab@@ les us to id@@ enti@@ fy the whe@@ at class .
A part of the pro@@ c@@ ess of pa@@ ying the ransom was the resurrection of Jesus .
By rema@@ ining faithful to Jehovah and supp@@ or@@ ting his uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Jesus then told her pla@@ in@@ ly : “ I who am speaking to you am he . ” ​ — John 4 : 25 , 26 .
Gi@@ ving some reas@@ ons for such happiness , the psalmist s@@ ings : “ H@@ app@@ y is the man that has not wal@@ ked in the counsel of the wicked ones , and in the way of sin@@ n@@ ers has not sto@@ od , and in the se@@ at of ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ers has not s@@ at . ” ​ — Psalm 1 : 1 .
One way an el@@ der can do so is by never as@@ king others to do things that he is un@@ willing to do .
However , the Bible remin@@ ds us : “ He that is co@@ ver@@ ing over his trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions will not succ@@ e@@ ed , but he that is con@@ f@@ ess@@ ing and lea@@ ving them will be sh@@ own mer@@ cy . ”
He demonstr@@ ated how pr@@ ou@@ d he had become .
1 , 2 . ( a ) Why can we take courage from the examples of Noah , Daniel , and Job ?
They took refu@@ ge in Bo@@ h@@ em@@ ia , sou@@ ther@@ n P@@ ol@@ and , and Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ a .
By expres@@ sing con@@ f@@ lic@@ ting feelings , such as reg@@ re@@ ts , gu@@ il@@ t , or anger , the ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved person takes a c@@ ru@@ cial st@@ ep toward accep@@ t@@ ance of his or her new circumstances .
In contr@@ ast , those who s@@ le@@ ep spiritually may be very bus@@ y ​ — but not with spiritual matters .
It is now cle@@ are@@ r than ever that having a prop@@ er view ​ — Jehovah’s view — ​ is needed in our deal@@ ings with our local brothers , our inter@@ n@@ ational bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od , and people in the field .
God’s Son , Jesus , saw such respon@@ ses fir@@ s@@ th@@ and .
When Bro@@ ther Mar@@ t@@ in died in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 19@@ 32 , Na@@ than became pr@@ inter@@ y man@@ ag@@ er .
He knew that each one has “ his own pla@@ gu@@ e and his own pain . ”
The su@@ n it@@ self will be turned into dar@@ k@@ ness , and the mo@@ on into blood , before the coming of the great and fear - inspi@@ ring day of Jehovah . ” ​ — Jo@@ el 2 : 30 , 31 .
Then one sing@@ er may have su@@ ng the fin@@ al words .
S@@ T@@ R@@ U@@ G@@ G@@ L@@ IN@@ G to ad@@ just to city life , Jo@@ su@@ é be@@ comes qu@@ ite dis@@ il@@ lu@@ si@@ oned .
The slave could atten@@ d to his own needs only after he had served his ma@@ ster .
Wh@@ atever he requi@@ res of us is for our benefit and ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely resul@@ ts in our great@@ est joy .
Some in the congregation there were qu@@ ite vo@@ cal in making known their vie@@ ws and were teaching wrong do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine .
Our hear@@ t@@ felt prayers may help an el@@ der@@ ly fellow Witness to reg@@ a@@ in his in@@ ner peace
How I long@@ ed for each study s@@ es@@ sion !
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 7@@ 5 , 1@@ 16
G@@ am@@ ali@@ el , an ex@@ per@@ t in the Law , sto@@ od up and war@@ ned his col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es not to act ha@@ st@@ ily .
( Read Proverbs 1 : 5 . )
In fr@@ on@@ t of her relati@@ ves , she de@@ f@@ ended the brothers in her n@@ ative language and kin@@ dly accepted the public@@ ations she was offered .
U@@ p@@ on their fav@@ or@@ able respon@@ se , Jehovah cho@@ se to pre@@ serve the city and sa@@ ve its in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants .
W@@ ould the we@@ i@@ ght of their preaching com@@ mis@@ sion and its ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y as well as the she@@ er im@@ men@@ s@@ ity of such activ@@ ity cr@@ us@@ h his imper@@ fect and li@@ mit@@ ed followers ?
When Samuel com@@ p@@ lied , they in@@ sis@@ ted : “ No , but a king is what will come to be over us . ”
The apostle Peter was a well - known el@@ der in the Christian congregation .
He later ad@@ ded : “ My kingdom is no part of this world . ” ​ — John 17 : 16 ; 18 : 36 .
Many other matters were cl@@ ari@@ fied through the inspired writ@@ ings of John , Peter , James , and Paul .
O@@ cc@@ asi@@ on@@ ally , though , we need im@@ medi@@ ate reas@@ sur@@ ance .
All of our worl@@ dly go@@ o@@ ds f@@ it@@ ted into our V@@ ol@@ k@@ s@@ wa@@ g@@ en
‘ That one refle@@ cts a more op@@ ti@@ mis@@ tic faith . ’
While using the O@@ u@@ ija bo@@ ard , some of the stud@@ ents felt the pres@@ ence of dem@@ ons and f@@ led in pan@@ ic .
This can be the case with you@@ ths who because of a l@@ ack of experience may not yet fully dis@@ cer@@ n what things in life are truly valu@@ able .
The S@@ la@@ vi@@ c langu@@ ages are spo@@ ken in E@@ ast@@ er@@ n and C@@ en@@ tr@@ al E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe and inclu@@ de Rus@@ si@@ an , U@@ k@@ ra@@ in@@ i@@ an , Ser@@ bi@@ an , P@@ ol@@ ish , C@@ ze@@ ch , Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ an , and similar t@@ ong@@ u@@ es .
Even under dist@@ ress , he will not res@@ ort to a false t@@ ong@@ ue .
Of course , the first rule of sal@@ es is that the cu@@ st@@ om@@ er is always right . So now what ?
Jehovah ex@@ tend@@ s praise imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ally .
The first thing they showed us was that ro@@ om .
There is no for@@ ce str@@ ong@@ er .
4 , 5 . ( a ) What can ha@@ p@@ pen if you do not set go@@ als for yourself ?
They now per@@ mit pati@@ ents to share in the cho@@ ice of tre@@ at@@ ment .
S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 22 - 28 , 200@@ 8
In time , we could even lo@@ se our hope comple@@ t@@ ely .
“ We did not cho@@ ose to dis@@ obey God ​ — Adam did .
G@@ am@@ bl@@ ing also inc@@ ites e@@ go@@ tism and an un@@ heal@@ thy com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve spirit , a strong desire to w@@ in .
3 , 4 . ( a ) Moses had what fe@@ ars ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses com@@ mon@@ ly me@@ et in mo@@ des@@ t buil@@ ding@@ s called Kingdom H@@ alls .
His s@@ ch@@ em@@ ing son Ab@@ sal@@ om has had himself declar@@ ed king , and David has been for@@ ced to leave Jerusalem .
When the psalmist ur@@ ges us to thro@@ w our bur@@ den on Jehovah , he is in effect remin@@ ding us that Jehovah not only ca@@ res about us but also vie@@ ws us as individuals wor@@ thy of his help and support .
F@@ i@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely speaking , they have ‘ be@@ at@@ en their s@@ words into p@@ low@@ sh@@ a@@ res . ’
Jehovah requi@@ res us to do so .
M@@ A@@ R@@ TH@@ A could see it in her min@@ d’s e@@ ye ​ — her bro@@ ther’s t@@ om@@ b , a ca@@ ve se@@ aled with a st@@ one against the en@@ tr@@ ance .
H@@ app@@ ily , we have seen all of them , with Jehovah’s help , become matu@@ re Christians , devo@@ ting their lives fully to the important work of Kingdom preaching .
As soon as I arri@@ ved , I attend@@ ed the 195@@ 3 New World So@@ ci@@ ety As@@ s@@ em@@ bly .
The ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine you are reading con@@ ve@@ ys that Bible message .
“ I@@ ’@@ m fin@@ ding that those it@@ em@@ s bring me more happy mem@@ ori@@ es as time go@@ es by .
Some were Jews , and others , G@@ ent@@ il@@ es .
Why is this dec@@ ep@@ tive reason@@ ing ? ​ — J@@ as .
The Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed the need for God’s people to be clean , both spiritually and physi@@ c@@ ally .
Jesus said to the Jewish religious lead@@ ers of his day : “ The kingdom of God will be taken from you and be given to a nation pro@@ duc@@ ing its fru@@ its . ”
What dis@@ tur@@ b@@ ing develop@@ ments did Ne@@ h@@ emiah dis@@ co@@ ver when he re@@ turned to Jerusalem ?
‘ How I would love to work in ter@@ rit@@ ory like that ! ’ I thought .
We too are living at a time when it is vital that we do not look back in a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative sense .
God’s Kingdom is a real govern@@ ment that will end all op@@ pres@@ sion .
This prote@@ cts Christians from being p@@ uni@@ shed as la@@ w@@ bre@@ ak@@ ers , and it en@@ ab@@ les them to have a good conscience before God .
O@@ f@@ ten , he found himself wa@@ iting for his father to come home from work .
On the other hand , we need to recogn@@ ize our li@@ mit@@ ations .
In what ways can co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness be man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted ?
What , though , of the fo@@ ol@@ ish one ?
E@@ arly in 194@@ 5 , the S@@ S deci@@ ded to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on our cam@@ p .
He thus pre@@ pa@@ res the heart of his people before discipl@@ ining them .
3 : 13 - 15 .
We can do much to help ligh@@ ten their lo@@ ad by being co@@ op@@ er@@ ative and by hum@@ bly following through on any assignment that we may receive .
N@@ ama is a language with a li@@ mit@@ ed vo@@ ca@@ bul@@ ary .
The apostle Paul was one such Christian .
I rec@@ all a special day in the s@@ pr@@ ing of 19@@ 7@@ 1 .
Jesus ’ counsel to the Eph@@ es@@ ians and to other congregations he ad@@ d@@ ressed in the book of Revelation has been f@@ it@@ ting in view of con@@ di@@ tions that ex@@ is@@ ted for a time among anointed Christians from 1914 on .
We understand these to be the hi@@ p@@ po@@ po@@ ta@@ mu@@ s ( Be@@ h@@ emo@@ th ) , pro@@ di@@ gi@@ ous in si@@ ze and strong in body , and the for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble N@@ ile cro@@ co@@ dile ( L@@ ev@@ i@@ a@@ than ) .
Today , too , Jehovah’s “ in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy is with the u@@ pri@@ ght ones . ”
See “ Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers ” in The Watchtower of Au@@ gu@@ st 1 , 200@@ 1 .
And when those who ex@@ t@@ ort bri@@ bes or pa@@ y them to gain an un@@ fa@@ ir advan@@ ta@@ ge go un@@ p@@ uni@@ shed , few are pre@@ pared to s@@ wi@@ m against the ti@@ de .
* Some of those G@@ no@@ s@@ tic@@ s believ@@ ed that the physical world was a pris@@ on .
The scho@@ ol@@ teach@@ er was exc@@ ited .
Their s@@ il@@ ence un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly ad@@ ded to the ill - tre@@ at@@ ment of the Witnesses under the Na@@ z@@ i re@@ gi@@ me .
Is that fear well - f@@ oun@@ ded ?
Can you expla@@ in the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of the trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation ?
S@@ ome@@ times , they go too far , and the re@@ verse occ@@ ur@@ s .
appreci@@ ate Jehovah’s personal interest in you ?
The same ​ — dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
“ L@@ isten , L@@ isten , L@@ isten ”
R@@ em@@ in@@ ding ourselves that Jehovah keep@@ s “ pa@@ ying attention ” when we think about him can in@@ deed make godly medit@@ ation a ple@@ asure .
Let us re@@ view some of the “ fru@@ its , ” or id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying mar@@ ks , of true religion so that we in all hon@@ es@@ ty can deter@@ mine who today has divine ba@@ c@@ king .
In respon@@ se , Jesus provided the man ​ — and all those listen@@ ing — ​ with some serious counsel .
Hence , B@@ en - ha@@ da@@ d was rel@@ eas@@ ed so that A@@ ha@@ b could esta@@ bl@@ ish com@@ mer@@ cial inter@@ ests in D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us .
Now he wanted to eli@@ min@@ ate the Phil@@ ist@@ ine th@@ re@@ at comple@@ t@@ ely . ​ — 1 Samuel 9 : 16 ; 12 : 22 ; 13 : 2 , 3 , 22 .
Some 70 years ag@@ o , a vis@@ it@@ or to our house made a su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion to my father that comple@@ t@@ ely chang@@ ed the course of my life .
Di@@ v@@ ine wisdom requi@@ res that we also be pe@@ ace@@ able .
For some , however , the bi@@ gg@@ est t@@ est proved to be a change in the foc@@ us of their work .
How can we show honor to fellow believers ?
Just as a t@@ ree will be@@ ar fru@@ it when it is pro@@ per@@ ly tend@@ ed , so a person will man@@ i@@ f@@ est the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit when holy spirit flo@@ ws fre@@ ely in his life . ​ — P@@ s .
Peter wr@@ ites : “ You wi@@ ves , be in sub@@ je@@ ction to your own hus@@ ban@@ ds , in order that , if any are not obedi@@ ent to the word , they may be w@@ on without a word through the conduct of their wi@@ ves , because of having been e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses of your cha@@ st@@ e conduct together with deep respect . ” ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 1 , 2 .
If God is left out of the pi@@ c@@ ture , what ro@@ le does faith pla@@ y ?
The Bible as@@ sures us that humans are far from in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant in Jehovah’s eyes .
The people of that ten - tri@@ be kingdom had “ p@@ low@@ ed wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness ” and re@@ ap@@ ed un@@ righteousness .
A@@ no@@ ther ke@@ y way to keep Jehovah in a marriage is by atten@@ ding congregation meetings and by working together in the ministry .
“ Be fir@@ m for right principles , but be fle@@ xi@@ ble .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al go@@ als can help us to keep on min@@ ding the spirit
How can regul@@ ar par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in the field ministry benefit famili@@ es ?
The fin@@ al talk of the day was ent@@ it@@ led “ The Pro@@ p@@ he@@ tic Word in the Ti@@ me of the En@@ d . ”
The Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts found in these two boo@@ ks are not m@@ ere hist@@ ory .
When Solomon was older , his wi@@ ves “ inc@@ l@@ ined his heart to follow other go@@ ds , . . . and Solomon did what was bad in the eyes of Jehovah . ”
Why is wal@@ king with God the very best course ?
Be@@ ing made in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge means that Jehovah cre@@ ated us with the ability to displa@@ y love , to exerc@@ ise free will , and even to esta@@ bl@@ ish a personal relationship with our Creator .
A@@ nt@@ je lost her fi@@ an@@ c@@ é in a tra@@ gi@@ c ca@@ r ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent in J@@ anu@@ ary 198@@ 6 .
6@@ 3 : 3 .
Tru@@ e , we may accept members of our congregation who@@ se situation di@@ ff@@ ers from our@@ s materi@@ ally .
We could ask ourselves : ‘ Will my cho@@ ice of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment make me se@@ em h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical ?
P@@ s 14@@ 8 V@@ er@@ se 7 re@@ a@@ ds : “ P@@ ra@@ ise Jehovah from the earth , you se@@ a mon@@ st@@ ers and all you w@@ at@@ er@@ y deep@@ s . ”
By then , it may have been well past mi@@ d@@ night .
They filled Jerusalem with their teaching , even though the powerful religious lead@@ ers op@@ posed them .
W@@ ould it not be sa@@ d if your parents did not love you en@@ ough to take the time and make the effort to cor@@ rec@@ t you ?
Yet , if we draw close to him , he will draw close to us .
And by personal study , prayer , and Christian associ@@ ation , we can “ keep on ac@@ qui@@ ring power ” through Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness .
How can you help your children in such circumstances ?
A@@ ct now to ac@@ qui@@ re acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of Jehovah God and Jesus Christ .
By their public ministry , Jehovah’s Witnesses direc@@ t people to God’s Word , the Bible
Our day is no time for s@@ l@@ ac@@ king the hand or for get@@ ting en@@ s@@ n@@ ared by the materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic , ple@@ asure - c@@ ra@@ zed ways of Satan’s world .
In order to ob@@ tain the v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard for her husband , Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l or@@ ch@@ es@@ tr@@ ated the false acc@@ us@@ ation against Na@@ both , which resul@@ ted in the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of both Na@@ both and his sons .
“ D@@ om@@ es@@ tic viol@@ ence is ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged as one of the most ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ ally under - repor@@ ted cri@@ m@@ es in soci@@ ety .
Of course , discus@@ sing with others problems of such a personal n@@ ature is not eas@@ y .
Even long@@ time servants of Jehovah need to maintain their spiritu@@ ality . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
In 19@@ 7@@ 6 we were invit@@ ed to serve at the Au@@ stri@@ a branch of@@ fice in V@@ i@@ en@@ na , and I was appointed as a member of the B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e .
The effe@@ cts of personal cho@@ ice became evid@@ ent early .
J@@ as@@ on , who ser@@ ves at a branch of@@ fice in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , has been in full - time service for more than 30 years .
I believe the Lord will bl@@ ess you if you put for@@ th an effort to faith@@ fully serve H@@ im . ”
Ther@@ efore , the psalmist is st@@ ating that Jehovah is deser@@ ving of all praise .
We should never be af@@ ra@@ id to speak about our faith .
If so , the ch@@ er@@ u@@ bs gu@@ arding the en@@ tr@@ ance were then free to return to heaven , their 1@@ 6@@ 00 - year assignment complete at last . ​ — Genesis 3 : 22 - 24 .
H@@ as all this work been wor@@ th@@ while ?
And as a remin@@ der that human re@@ pro@@ du@@ ction trans@@ mit@@ ted imper@@ fe@@ ction and sin , a woman who gave bir@@ th was requi@@ red to ob@@ serve a peri@@ od of un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , after which she was to make at@@ on@@ ement by means of a sacrifice . ​ — Le@@ v .
Is it really imp@@ os@@ sible that Go@@ li@@ ath was si@@ x in@@ ches ( 15 c@@ m ) or so tal@@ l@@ er ?
Se@@ cu@@ re in our God’s tend@@ er care , we feel as did the psalmist A@@ sa@@ ph , who san@@ g to Jehovah : “ You have taken hold of my right hand .
T@@ w@@ o young men whom you have never seen before are appro@@ aching you .
The apostle Peter wrote : “ Ma@@ in@@ tain your conduct fine among the nations , that , in the thing in which they are speaking against you as ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers , they may as a result of your fine works of which they are e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses gl@@ ori@@ fy God in the day for his in@@ spe@@ ction . ” ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 12 .
They ris@@ ked land min@@ es at the ri@@ ver cro@@ s@@ s@@ ings and b@@ ra@@ ved le@@ e@@ ches in the qui@@ et w@@ at@@ ers .
It should in our@@ s too .
1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 3
Rather , they need only to look in@@ war@@ dly , to their in@@ n@@ er@@ most feelings .
That fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al truth should move us to pur@@ sue our se@@ con@@ d@@ ary activities , including rec@@ re@@ ation , in such a way that they en@@ able us to car@@ ry out our pri@@ m@@ ary activ@@ ity ​ — car@@ ing for Kingdom inter@@ ests .
Ther@@ efore , Jehovah will sp@@ are them through his fin@@ al “ ro@@ c@@ king ” of the nations during the coming “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
When we medit@@ ate on the examples of faithful servants of God ​ — whether past or present — ​ we can gain ad@@ di@@ tional mo@@ tiv@@ ation to keep mo@@ ving for@@ ward rather than loo@@ king at the things be@@ h@@ ind .
“ Ther@@ e@@ ’s so much to do in the congregation , ” says S@@ é@@ bas@@ ti@@ en .
Then , let your fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah know that you appreci@@ ate their efforts .
They both loved God .
During the second year of Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar@@ ’s re@@ ign as world rul@@ er of Bible prophecy ( 6@@ 0@@ 6 / 6@@ 0@@ 5 B.C.E . ) , God sent him a ter@@ ri@@ f@@ ying dre@@ am .
Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ating With M@@ ate , 4 / 15
This article provi@@ des a practic@@ al discus@@ sion of the sub@@ ject .
What could the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans do to help E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ro@@ ditu@@ s ?
From time to time , all Christians are “ g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed by vari@@ ous tri@@ als . ”
Why do you su@@ p@@ pose he did that ?
Ti@@ me r@@ an out for the world of No@@ ah’s day , and it will ru@@ n out for the present system of things .
“ Go@@ od Ne@@ ws of a Gre@@ at Jo@@ y ”
However , when they turned to Jehovah for help , he supp@@ lied “ the power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l , ” and they fin@@ ally con@@ qu@@ ered their we@@ ak@@ ness . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
L@@ ess@@ er O@@ ff@@ en@@ ses
The Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom is the means that Jehovah is using to fulf@@ ill his purpose for the earth and mankind .
Even though El@@ isha had been Eli@@ j@@ ah’s attend@@ ant for perhaps si@@ x years , he in@@ sis@@ ted on not lea@@ ving him .
F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 21 - 27 , 20@@ 11
Re@@ cur@@ ring disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments in life can make us feel ex@@ as@@ per@@ ated with ourselves and even with others .
When she asked her pri@@ est about things in the Bible , her questions were b@@ ru@@ shed asi@@ de , and she was disa@@ p@@ pointed .
However , as a whole , that re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous gener@@ ation showed little interest in set@@ ting up a mo@@ de@@ l kingdom under the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c rule .
; K@@ o@@ z@@ za , C .
This is a kind way of show@@ ing that you understand .
We should hum@@ bly recogn@@ ize that any fru@@ it@@ age we may have in our ministry is the result of God’s blessing , not our own com@@ pet@@ ence .
There were , however , no spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c res@@ olu@@ tions indic@@ ating how this might be done .
The occasi@@ on was the gra@@ du@@ ation of the 1@@ 10@@ th class of the G@@ ile@@ ad mission@@ ary school .
What Jehovah has reve@@ aled through his prophe@@ ts is now a@@ vail@@ able to you in the pages of his inspired Word , the Bible . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 16 , 17 .
She lik@@ e@@ wise ass@@ ists her husband in tra@@ ining their children to do the same .
The Greek word here transl@@ ated “ end@@ ur@@ ance ” has a meaning similar to that of the word James used in the pre@@ ce@@ ding verse for “ pati@@ ence . ”
( To@@ p ) Daniel and Mar@@ ina S@@ y@@ d@@ li@@ k ; G@@ r@@ ant and E@@ di@@ th Su@@ it@@ er ; The@@ o@@ d@@ ore and M@@ el@@ ita J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z
Jesus , as a ri@@ der on a wh@@ ite hor@@ se , has ac@@ ted to ri@@ d the heavens of Satan and his dem@@ ons .
If we had been there w@@ atch@@ ing the ri@@ ver o@@ pen and all those people cro@@ ss sa@@ f@@ ely , we would have been stru@@ ck by how wonderful an accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment this was !
“ W@@ H@@ E@@ N a man does not know what har@@ b@@ or he is making for , no w@@ ind is the right w@@ ind . ”
Why is it bene@@ fi@@ cial to know about the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver ?
We vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily ag@@ ree to do God’s will , not follow our own inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations .
But so is the man of dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment who exerc@@ ises his thinking a@@ bil@@ ities and cho@@ o@@ ses to be “ no part of the world . ” ​ — John 15 : 19 .
Such mission@@ ary work often invol@@ ves sacrific@@ ing a com@@ for@@ table life in an a@@ ff@@ lu@@ ent country and mo@@ ving to a po@@ or land .
If the govern@@ ment did not do so , it would be gu@@ il@@ ty of ne@@ g@@ lig@@ ence .
Why did Paul re@@ com@@ men@@ d sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess ?
Jehovah ob@@ served this d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous develop@@ ment and consider@@ ately spoke to Ca@@ in , poin@@ ting out that if he did good , he would have cause for ex@@ al@@ tation .
7 , 8 . ( a ) Why were many Jews in the th@@ ir@@ d century B.C.E . un@@ able to understand the Hebrew Scriptures ?
I deci@@ ded to qu@@ it .
Jehovah ob@@ served this and bless@@ ed him ri@@ ch@@ ly .
Do we not appreci@@ ate our fre@@ e@@ dom to cho@@ ose to serve God ?
One ev@@ ening while st@@ ro@@ l@@ ling around the cam@@ p@@ us with H@@ ar@@ old King from Eng@@ land , we tal@@ ked about where we might be sent when our tra@@ ining was fin@@ i@@ shed .
Now , less than 2@@ 50 years later , it has fa@@ ded to the point of being ba@@ r@@ ely le@@ gi@@ ble .
If you find yourself in a similar pre@@ dic@@ am@@ ent , you can benefit from what Jesus taught in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount .
In this article , we will answer the first two questions .
In fact , some@@ times while du@@ sting the co@@ f@@ fe@@ e table when no one was loo@@ king , I pi@@ cked up the A@@ wa@@ ke !
As a result of his own sin@@ s , he had cal@@ am@@ ities within his family .
The “ other sheep ” have what hope , and how do you feel about it ?
And before I knew it , my hand was up . ”
E@@ di@@ th , however , was mil@@ d and mo@@ des@@ t .
We M@@ ake It to K@@ o@@ re@@ a
Instead , someone would si@@ t next to them and wr@@ ite no@@ tes on a she@@ et of pa@@ per to help them understand what was being said .
What do you think about this God - given re@@ stri@@ ction ?
Many times , the person who stru@@ gg@@ les hard to succ@@ e@@ ed ends up bit@@ ter and fru@@ str@@ ated , real@@ iz@@ ing that he has kept “ working hard for the w@@ ind . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
Acc@@ ording to Jewish tra@@ dition , long before Jesus came to earth , the religious lead@@ ers disc@@ oura@@ ged people from using God’s name .
The deep@@ er we get into the time of the end , the greater our need to r@@ ely on Jehovah’s Word .
He made his way back to K@@ ar@@ í@@ t@@ sa , where my older brother , I@@ li@@ as , bom@@ ba@@ r@@ ded him with questions about the Bible .
C@@ ould Jehovah simply have for@@ given Adam and E@@ ve ?
In the early 199@@ 0 ’ s , our public@@ ations as well as the meetings were in the Rus@@ si@@ an language .
A Di@@ ffer@@ ent K@@ ind of S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th
She told me that she had lived in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity all her life .
Jesus told his early followers : “ You will receive power when the holy spirit arri@@ ves upon you , and you will be wit@@ nesses of me . . . to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ”
Many who do not serve Jehovah lead a self - cen@@ tered way of life , foc@@ using only on what they want .
( Read Proverbs 15 : 28 . )
If we mis@@ take God’s pati@@ ence for s@@ low@@ ness , the pas@@ sing of time can eas@@ ily cause us to give way to doubt and disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement , and we ris@@ k be@@ coming spiritually d@@ ro@@ w@@ s@@ y .
Thus , by your loyal obedi@@ ence , you are , in effect , giving Jehovah something that he consi@@ ders preci@@ ous , and he fin@@ ds pro@@ found joy in this .
W@@ H@@ AT@@ E@@ V@@ E@@ R i@@ ma@@ ge the word “ hel@@ l ” br@@ ings to your mind , hel@@ l is gener@@ ally thought of as a place of p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment for sin .
The Tru@@ th and God’s Son
His wise remin@@ ders found in the Bible have proved “ very tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy . ”
Such a mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r did not have the best refle@@ ctive sur@@ face .
Those who develop@@ ed the fore@@ going ide@@ as were ei@@ ther un@@ a@@ ware of what God said on the matter of a par@@ adise earth or cho@@ se to ign@@ ore it .
“ Word at I@@ ts Ri@@ ght Ti@@ me , ” 1 / 1
If so , before o@@ ffering your prayer , sp@@ end a few m@@ om@@ ents thinking about what you want to say .
The apostle Paul c@@ ited the account of the Israelites at Sh@@ it@@ ti@@ m as a war@@ ning example to Christians in ancient Corin@@ th , a city no@@ t@@ ori@@ ous for its li@@ cen@@ ti@@ ous way of life .
In obedi@@ ence to God’s comm@@ and , Moses now st@@ re@@ t@@ ches his hand out .
You must be de@@ va@@ stated .
That thought keep@@ s me going and br@@ ings me real joy . ”
He then said : “ All these things are a beg@@ in@@ ning of pang@@ s of dist@@ ress . ”
God’s Word states regarding Christ’s anointed brothers : “ They con@@ qu@@ ered [ Satan ] because . . . of the word of their wit@@ ness@@ ing . ”
After writ@@ ing to he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters about our situation , we received a loving letter from Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d , encourag@@ ing us to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere and su@@ gg@@ es@@ ting how we should pro@@ ce@@ ed .
Fir@@ st to respon@@ d to Jehovah’s ‘ shin@@ ing for@@ th ’ were his “ sons , ” anointed Christians .
He is “ the God of love and of peace . ” He is “ a God of knowledge ” and “ of sal@@ vation . ” God will draw close to those thus know@@ ing him . ​ — 9 / 1 , pages 4 - 7 .
Jehovah and “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” deep@@ ly appreci@@ ate all their past and present contribu@@ tions to the Kingdom work . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Satan and the world under his rule , as well as our own imper@@ fect flesh , exer@@ t a strong pres@@ sure to dist@@ ance us from Jehovah .
How is Jehovah’s name l@@ in@@ ked to truth ?
Consider how two of his principles apply to our relation@@ shi@@ ps with other humans .
Can we do simil@@ arly ?
* She explained that 12 months ear@@ li@@ er she had ag@@ re@@ ed to serve where the need was great if re@@ ques@@ ted to do so .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , those in spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness l@@ ack per@@ c@@ ep@@ tion and soon become dis@@ ori@@ ented in a spiritual sense .
If Jesus had not been ra@@ ised up ​ — if it was all a ho@@ a@@ x — ​ why would Peter ris@@ k his life to pro@@ cla@@ im Christ’s resurrection to the religious lead@@ ers , who h@@ ated Jesus and had p@@ lo@@ t@@ ted his death ?
For example , it was at Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do that Jehovah mirac@@ ul@@ ously de@@ f@@ ended the Israelites against the in@@ va@@ ding for@@ ces of Cana@@ an@@ ite King J@@ a@@ bi@@ n and his ar@@ my c@@ hi@@ ef S@@ is@@ er@@ a . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 4 : 14 - 16 .
So@@ ci@@ olo@@ g@@ ists have dis@@ cer@@ ned a tr@@ end of over@@ wor@@ ked and over@@ st@@ ressed people toward br@@ ing@@ ing spiritu@@ ality into the work@@ place and in@@ tegr@@ ating religious and prof@@ essi@@ onal lives .
But with the in@@ ven@@ tion of G@@ u@@ ten@@ ber@@ g@@ ’s prin@@ ting pres@@ s over 5@@ 50 years ag@@ o , cir@@ cul@@ ation of the Bible great@@ ly acc@@ el@@ er@@ ated .
Eli@@ h@@ u pro@@ ba@@ bly did not understand the full sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of the ransom , even as prophe@@ ts did not comple@@ t@@ ely com@@ pre@@ h@@ end everything they wrote .
Eng@@ ul@@ f@@ ed by emo@@ tions of anger and indi@@ gn@@ ation , I thought : ‘ Why did this have to ha@@ p@@ pen to me ?
“ It was most likely from her li@@ ps , ” says one scho@@ la@@ r , “ that he first heard the won@@ dr@@ ous st@@ ory of God’s form@@ er deal@@ ings with his people , ” including the hist@@ ory of Ru@@ th and Bo@@ a@@ z .
Jesus ’ example shows us how we can succ@@ e@@ ed .
What should you consider before h@@ it@@ ting the s@@ end bu@@ t@@ t@@ on ?
Such con@@ temp@@ l@@ ation made Mari@@ a str@@ ong@@ er at heart , and it can do the same for us .
Mo@@ re@@ over , you can and should always tre@@ at them as matu@@ re ad@@ ul@@ ts .
As had been true of fle@@ sh@@ ly Israel , members of spiritual Israel were the ones Jehovah called “ the people whom I form@@ ed for my@@ self so that they might dec@@ l@@ are my praise . ”
The “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama ” pre@@ mi@@ ered on J@@ anu@@ ary 11 , 1914 , at this fine New Yor@@ k C@@ ity the@@ ater then ow@@ ned and sta@@ ff@@ ed by the In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents As@@ soci@@ ation
What would ha@@ p@@ pen if the people of Israel did not he@@ ed divine war@@ n@@ ings ?
What can we learn from the way Jesus had pre@@ pared himself ?
In the group was a qui@@ et N@@ or@@ we@@ gi@@ an man nam@@ ed Ar@@ ne G@@ j@@ er@@ de .
T@@ ak@@ ing a clo@@ s@@ er look at this psal@@ m will give us the answer and will show us how we too can be succ@@ ess@@ ful .
If he se@@ es that your words and actions s@@ pr@@ ing from a good relationship with Jehovah , he may be more mo@@ tiv@@ ated to cultiv@@ ate such a relationship himself .
In yet another vari@@ ation , a married cou@@ ple@@ ’s e@@ gg@@ s and s@@ per@@ m are fer@@ t@@ il@@ ized out@@ side the wom@@ b by I@@ V@@ F .
In respon@@ se to Davi@@ d’s devo@@ tion and in l@@ ine with prophecy , God makes a covenant with David that He will ra@@ ise up someone in Davi@@ d’s ro@@ y@@ al l@@ ine who will rule forever .
The fil@@ m was very prof@@ essi@@ onal !
For him it was an a@@ wak@@ ening to the fact that his form@@ er way of life , in ign@@ or@@ ance of Christ , was fu@@ t@@ ile .
In ancient times , this most po@@ t@@ ent for@@ ce in the uni@@ verse ​ — God’s holy spirit , or ac@@ tive for@@ ce — ​ emp@@ ow@@ ered men and women of faith , including the early Christians .
Wh@@ en@@ ever things went wrong , he fle@@ w into a viol@@ ent ra@@ ge and bro@@ ke things .
In his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus went even fur@@ ther when he said : “ You heard that it was said , ‘ You must love your neigh@@ b@@ or and h@@ ate your enem@@ y . ’
( Read 2 Peter 1 : 20 , 21 . )
25 : 30 - 32 ; He@@ b .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the imp@@ res@@ sive ri@@ ches of the temple of Ar@@ t@@ em@@ is were p@@ lun@@ der@@ ed by se@@ af@@ aring Go@@ ths from the B@@ l@@ ack Se@@ a , who then set the temple on fi@@ re .
Con@@ ven@@ tion C@@ en@@ ter Ar@@ ena , 5@@ 00 E . 8@@ th A@@ ve .
E@@ spe@@ cially help@@ ful are the words of the mo@@ de@@ l prayer .
Then the si@@ re@@ n went off again . ”
The spiritual f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for my life , however , had been la@@ id by my de@@ ar parents .
Mo@@ st Christian cou@@ ples cho@@ ose to have a Bible - based talk at their we@@ d@@ ding .
One year later , a young cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er vis@@ ited our congregation .
For example , it can help us learn to imitate Jesus ’ person@@ ality and to displa@@ y the different as@@ pe@@ cts of the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit .
“ It is beau@@ ty . . . to pas@@ s over trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion , ” states Proverbs 19 : 11 .
He was a pioneer in prin@@ ting who pla@@ yed an important ro@@ le in making boo@@ ks and Bi@@ bl@@ es a@@ vail@@ able to people around the world during the 1@@ 5@@ 00 ’ s .
Bible dis@@ cour@@ ses are cho@@ s@@ en from over 1@@ 70 different Scriptural them@@ es , including the following :
Then , dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c events will p@@ lu@@ ng@@ e the Jewish nation into a c@@ at@@ ac@@ l@@ y@@ s@@ m of uni@@ que prop@@ or@@ tions , y@@ es , a “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
In some par@@ ts of the world , our house - to - house work is most pro@@ duc@@ tive in the l@@ ate af@@ ter@@ no@@ on or early ev@@ ening .
It has re@@ ached into plac@@ es I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t know were there and has s@@ ti@@ r@@ red emo@@ tions and then so@@ o@@ th@@ ed them , so that there was peace .
T@@ ak@@ ing words out of con@@ text can dist@@ ort their meaning , just as Satan dist@@ or@@ ted the meaning of Scrip@@ ture when he tri@@ ed to mis@@ lead Jesus .
F@@ o@@ re@@ see@@ ing this and all the other de@@ pra@@ ved and viol@@ ent ac@@ ts done since then in the name of religion , the apostle Peter righ@@ tly pre@@ di@@ cted that “ on account of these [ prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians ] the way of the truth [ would ] be spo@@ ken of a@@ bu@@ si@@ vely . ” ​ — 2 Peter 2 : 1 , 2 .
We stri@@ ve to give Jehovah glory in everything we do and in wh@@ atever situation we find ourselves .
Some in Paul’s a@@ udi@@ ence mo@@ cked when they heard of a resurrection .
Yes , for he appe@@ aled to Jehovah : “ T@@ each me to do your will , for you are my God .
And how can all of us , including young Christians , res@@ ist him ?
Indeed , sing@@ le sisters serving ab@@ ro@@ ad have esta@@ bli@@ shed an out@@ standing rec@@ ord of Christian service .
To my sur@@ pris@@ e , I me@@ t with mo@@ ck@@ er@@ y and op@@ position .
Un@@ der the guid@@ ance of the holy spirit and after reason@@ ing on the Scriptures , the respon@@ sible brothers deci@@ ded that this was no longer necess@@ ary , and they wrote a letter to the congregations to that effect .
It gives us comfort , hope , and instru@@ ction that we can trust .
I had only two more we@@ ek@@ s left in Fr@@ ance .
“ To gro@@ w ” means to inc@@ re@@ ase , to en@@ large .
H@@ at@@ red for ba@@ dness ​ — what a deter@@ r@@ ent that is from com@@ mit@@ ting ac@@ ts that dam@@ age our re@@ pu@@ tation !
But what a mis@@ take att@@ ac@@ king them will prove to be ! ​ — E@@ z@@ ek .
T@@ E@@ B@@ E@@ T@@ H
He will sur@@ ely find her “ qui@@ et and mil@@ d spirit ” ref@@ re@@ shing and at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive .
; Lo@@ j@@ an , M .
The people came to their sen@@ ses in cap@@ tiv@@ ity and were moved to rep@@ ent@@ ance .
As the needs of war chang@@ ed , the ba@@ si@@ c desi@@ gn@@ s were a@@ da@@ p@@ ted to pro@@ du@@ ce s@@ wi@@ f@@ ter and more powerful v@@ ess@@ els .
By the time they fin@@ ally re@@ ached Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m , Jesus was a “ young child ” ​ — no longer a ba@@ by — ​ and no longer in a st@@ able but in a house .
That Bible - based tra@@ ining is app@@ li@@ ca@@ ble to lear@@ n@@ ers “ every@@ where in every congregation ” ​ — just as it was in the apostle Paul’s day .
The men wor@@ e over@@ alls , the women dar@@ k ap@@ r@@ ons , and they spoke among themselves in a Ger@@ man di@@ al@@ e@@ ct .
Bo@@ th are publi@@ shed by the Watchtower Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of New Yor@@ k , In@@ c .
Our mind can eas@@ ily become cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted .
18 : 23 - 33 .
He was a s@@ inc@@ ere beli@@ ever in God , and he stu@@ died the Scriptures .
Yet , Jesus also said : “ Ke@@ ep on as@@ king , and it will be given you . ”
E@@ mi@@ l was sent to a la@@ b@@ or cam@@ p and me@@ t the Witnesses there .
That hum@@ bl@@ ing fact helps us to have a prop@@ er view of our ministry .
While David may have been disa@@ p@@ pointed that he could not fulf@@ ill his hear@@ t’s desire , he fully supp@@ or@@ ted the pro@@ ject .
S@@ ur@@ ely other people can take over their work .
They must exer@@ t themselves to devel@@ op such Christian qualities as faith , godly devo@@ tion , bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction , and love .
show@@ ing love for your child ?
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , on Mar@@ ch 26 , 200@@ 4 , the ju@@ dge ban@@ ned the activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Mo@@ sc@@ ow .
What happened that was so important ?
Witnesses in Ri@@ o wel@@ com@@ ed us into their ho@@ m@@ es to rest for a cou@@ ple of days before we continued our tri@@ p by tra@@ in .
Of course , serving where the need for Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers is greater has its challeng@@ es .
Then we re@@ hear@@ se the com@@ ment sever@@ al times .
El@@ ders can ac@@ knowledge the valu@@ able contribu@@ tion made by older Christians by dra@@ wing on their experience and tal@@ ents .
One way that Jehovah provi@@ des for his people is through the worl@@ d@@ wide organization of his worshi@@ p@@ ers , who care for one another .
However , “ these words ” that parents are ur@@ ged to teach their children inclu@@ de more than simply to love God with one@@ ’s whole self .
A dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c vision given to the prophet E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el shows this .
In Fa@@ ith They F@@ ol@@ low Bar@@ ak
Pe@@ ople who eng@@ age in any of “ the works of the flesh ” f@@ all into that c@@ ate@@ g@@ ory .
12 , 13 . ( a ) What qu@@ ality makes us want to follow Jehovah’s guid@@ ance ?
Ser@@ ap@@ him main@@ ta@@ ined that pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ting the study of the Scriptures was from the Devil .
A@@ sa@@ ’s re@@ action demonstr@@ ated his close and tru@@ sting relationship with Jehovah .
We do not have to be a@@ str@@ on@@ om@@ ers to mar@@ v@@ el at the night s@@ k@@ y nor ch@@ em@@ ists to enjoy bre@@ ad .
That is their responsi@@ bility .
Today , how does someone “ righ@@ tly dis@@ posed for everlasting life ” make prog@@ ress toward being a minis@@ ter ?
On@@ ly then , when the earth is “ filled with the knowledge of Jehovah , ” will di@@ gn@@ ity for all fin@@ ally be real@@ ized . ​ — Isaiah 11 : 9 .
G@@ ri@@ ef may be wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad .
Y@@ oung Christians are not i@@ mmu@@ ne to de@@ pres@@ sion .
The Law and T@@ ra@@ dition on Ba@@ thing
After that bat@@ tle , B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a was one of the first M@@ ace@@ don@@ i@@ an c@@ ities to sur@@ rend@@ er to R@@ ome .
El@@ sa rel@@ ates that for the first time , she is get@@ ting to know her daugh@@ ter and that they can now talk about many important things that are de@@ ar to both of them .
What are some occasi@@ ons when parents can inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate Bible tru@@ ths in their children , using what a@@ i@@ ds ?
We end@@ e@@ av@@ or to show love toward those who are not rel@@ ated to us in the faith .
We no@@ te , for instance , that in P@@ r 31 verse 1 , he ref@@ ers to his mo@@ ther’s words as his own .
Paul ad@@ ded : “ These very men have de@@ vi@@ ated from the truth , saying that the resurrection has already occ@@ ur@@ red ; and they are sub@@ ver@@ ting the faith of some . ”
For many days the ev@@ ent cap@@ tur@@ ed the interest of all of Gre@@ e@@ ce .
At times , though , your te@@ en@@ ag@@ er@@ ’s reason@@ ing s@@ k@@ ill@@ s might cause him to ar@@ gu@@ e with you , even over a seem@@ ingly tri@@ vi@@ al matter .
The apostle Paul ad@@ v@@ ised Christians : “ Do not you people be ow@@ ing any@@ body a sing@@ le thing . ”
A@@ m@@ ong these are an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant supp@@ ly of spiritually n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing food , re@@ war@@ ding and satis@@ f@@ ying work , and a good relationship with God and man .
At the same time , however , we should remember that Jehovah exam@@ ines his worshipp@@ ers in a positi@@ ve way .
This is lo@@ gi@@ cal because when we love someone , we righ@@ tly fear to h@@ ur@@ t him .
W@@ as it wrong for Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h and Jac@@ o@@ b to man@@ e@@ u@@ ver events so that Jac@@ o@@ b received the blessing ?
Such o@@ pen commun@@ ic@@ ation with our best F@@ ri@@ end will sur@@ ely bring us comfort and cons@@ ol@@ ation , for Paul ad@@ ds : “ The peace of God that sur@@ pas@@ ses all understanding will gu@@ ard your hearts and your men@@ tal po@@ wers by means of Christ Jesus . ”
E@@ ach year , people vis@@ it L@@ ily D@@ ale , a to@@ wn in w@@ es@@ ter@@ n New Yor@@ k St@@ ate , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , known for the un@@ u@@ su@@ ally high number of spirit medi@@ um@@ s who live there .
Hence , the com@@ pu@@ ter buil@@ ds a l@@ ist of cor@@ respon@@ ding ter@@ ms and word com@@ bin@@ ations .
So I care@@ fully wrote down all my sy@@ mp@@ t@@ om@@ s and went to a p@@ sy@@ c@@ hi@@ at@@ ris@@ t .
After his resurrection and sh@@ ort@@ ly before his as@@ cen@@ sion to his Father in heaven , Jesus told his disciples : “ All authority has been given me in heaven and on the earth . ”
These differ@@ ences have some@@ times led mis@@ inform@@ ed individuals to acc@@ use them of being , as it were , ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers .
Di@@ d the apostles get the point ?
These chap@@ ters show that Jehovah’s requi@@ re@@ ments are reason@@ able as well as re@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , if a Christian in ancient Corin@@ th ac@@ ted imp@@ ro@@ per@@ ly , that might be a cause for stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing to some .
As the you@@ ng@@ est of fi@@ ve children , I felt like a fi@@ f@@ th whe@@ el on a car@@ t .
However , Jehovah does not re@@ ject us when we can no longer do everything that we form@@ er@@ ly did in his service .
19 : 13 , 14 .
They can do so by provi@@ ding needed direction and encourag@@ ement .
Are you taking refu@@ ge in Jehovah ?
“ You are one of Jehovah’s Witnesses ! ”
When I was about se@@ ven years old , my a@@ un@@ t L@@ et@@ ti@@ e ph@@ oned and said that her neigh@@ b@@ ors , E@@ d L@@ ar@@ son and his wife , wanted to study the Bible .
Because the two S@@ ab@@ ba@@ ths f@@ ell together , it was “ a great ” S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h . ​ — Read John 19 : 31 , 4@@ 2 .
Many would have “ no n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction , ” or as one Bible transl@@ ation pu@@ ts it , they would “ l@@ ack nor@@ ma@@ l affe@@ ction for their famili@@ es . ”
( b ) Why did the serv@@ ant pray for God’s loving - kindness , and what happened while he was pra@@ ying ?
How does the Bible descri@@ be the un@@ ity of Christians , and what will we consider in this study ?
P@@ on@@ der@@ ing over the words of the three men just qu@@ o@@ ted can help you prove yourself holy by being obedi@@ ent .
Jo@@ di accepted the offer of a home Bible study .
H@@ ut@@ ter stu@@ died O@@ ri@@ ent@@ al langu@@ ages at the Lu@@ ther@@ an Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity in J@@ ena .
• How can we make our personal study ref@@ re@@ shing and re@@ war@@ ding ?
Jesus was ze@@ al@@ ous for the ministry , and he encoura@@ ged his disciples to be the same .
( b ) Just how va@@ st may the uni@@ verse be ?
“ Ti@@ me and un@@ fore@@ seen occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence ” be@@ f@@ all anyone .
Di@@ d they not trust her ?
20 : 24 ; 21 : 13 .
“ W@@ H@@ E@@ R@@ E Y@@ O@@ U G@@ O I SH@@ AL@@ L G@@ O ”
Why should we love those whom Jehovah lo@@ ves ?
The apostle John gives the reason .
An@@ at@@ o@@ li@@ o continued to come to our home to study the Bible with us .
He@@ are@@ r of P@@ ra@@ y@@ er , 7 / 1 Pro@@ vi@@ de World Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ment ? 11 / 1
TH@@ E Bi@@ bli@@ cal account found at Genesis 22 : 6 states that , in order to pre@@ pare to offer a sacrifice at a dist@@ ant lo@@ c@@ ation , Abraham “ took the w@@ o@@ od for the bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering and put it on his son Isa@@ a@@ c .
• How did the brothers in R@@ ome prove to be “ a streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id ” to Paul ?
“ O@@ B@@ S@@ E@@ R@@ V@@ E TH@@ E ON@@ EN@@ E@@ S@@ S O@@ F TH@@ E S@@ P@@ I@@ R@@ I@@ T ”
So they pray@@ ed for fur@@ ther spiritual food .
But what does it mean to use the spirit of a s@@ ound mind ?
One of the plac@@ es where they s@@ ought refu@@ ge was An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch , S@@ y@@ ri@@ a , some 3@@ 50 mil@@ es [ 5@@ 50 kil@@ om@@ et@@ ers ] to the nor@@ th .
Pe@@ ople need to know that this heavenly Kingdom is the only hope for mankind .
To that end , as we read God’s Word , how can we make sure that our study is pro@@ duc@@ tive ?
However , Jesus had pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed that the time would come when Satan would s@@ ow “ we@@ e@@ ds ” and the true Christian “ whe@@ at ” would be over@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed for many cen@@ tu@@ ries until har@@ v@@ est@@ time .
To what wonderful works does Job 37 : 5 - 7 point , but why should we think about these ?
Why should no one feel disc@@ oura@@ ged about his whole - sou@@ led service to Jehovah ?
Ri@@ et was de@@ por@@ ted to Ger@@ many , inc@@ ar@@ cer@@ ated in the D@@ ac@@ ha@@ u con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p , and ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted sh@@ ort@@ ly before the end of World W@@ ar I@@ I .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , two of her sisters and her te@@ en@@ age son began stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
“ This is the way . W@@ al@@ k in it , ” instru@@ cts Jehovah through the prophet Isaiah . ​ — Isaiah 30 : 21 .
The Scriptures con@@ ta@@ ined prophe@@ ci@@ es concer@@ ning him , and the Jews at the time were in expe@@ ct@@ ation of him . ​ — Luke 3 : 15 .
His com@@ pos@@ ite si@@ gn of “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ” inclu@@ des inter@@ n@@ ational war@@ f@@ are , food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges , p@@ est@@ il@@ ences , and great earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es .
5@@ ,@@ 3@@ 7@@ 5@@ ,@@ 2@@ 7@@ 6
When the Phil@@ ist@@ ines att@@ ac@@ ked , God th@@ re@@ w them into con@@ fu@@ sion , and Israel@@ ’s coun@@ ter@@ att@@ ack c@@ ru@@ shed the enem@@ y .
My change in circumstances has af@@ for@@ ded me a lo@@ t of time to medit@@ ate on how our G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or , Jehovah , educ@@ ates us for life .
Because he was perfect , without sin , was he al@@ o@@ of and dist@@ ant ?
Christ provi@@ des loving over@@ sight of his congregations on earth by means of appointed elders .
To@@ gether you might take regul@@ ar bre@@ ak@@ s from serious medi@@ cal concer@@ ns .
How far did Jesus go in order to ple@@ ase God ?
King David wrote : “ I remember you while upon my bed ; I medit@@ ate on you during the w@@ atch@@ es of the night . ”
; S@@ ou@@ ko@@ ref@@ f , E .
It had pi@@ c@@ tures of me as a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er .
Lo@@ ve is God’s fore@@ most qu@@ ality .
W@@ ho@@ se fe@@ et were t@@ ou@@ ched when Z@@ i@@ pp@@ or@@ ah cu@@ t off her s@@ on@@ ’s fo@@ res@@ k@@ in in an at@@ temp@@ t to set matters st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght ?
( Read Luke 22 : 27 . )
How would you apply Luke 16 : 10 as to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ arding your heart ?
King He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah obe@@ yed Jehovah , not King S@@ en@@ n@@ ach@@ eri@@ b , when pres@@ sur@@ ed to sur@@ rend@@ er .
C@@ aring for him was difficult .
For its part , it la@@ ugh@@ s even at every for@@ ti@@ fied place , and it p@@ il@@ es up du@@ st and cap@@ tures it .
Per@@ haps those “ de@@ pres@@ sed sou@@ ls ” find that their courage is giving out and that they cannot sur@@ m@@ ount the ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les fac@@ ing them without a help@@ ing hand .
They put me on the right tr@@ ack and helped me s@@ ort out the con@@ f@@ li@@ ct of standards and mor@@ als that was s@@ wi@@ r@@ ling through my young mind .
This re@@ ver@@ ence for God dre@@ w David clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah and made David want to learn and follow His perfect ways .
In re@@ ality , though , the mis@@ gu@@ i@@ ded ones are those who stu@@ b@@ bor@@ n@@ ly ign@@ ore all the evidence that pro@@ ves the ex@@ ist@@ ence of a Creator and that the Bible is truly God’s inspired Word .
Mo@@ st of the fil@@ m fo@@ o@@ ta@@ ge and many of the gl@@ ass s@@ li@@ des came from com@@ mer@@ cial stu@@ di@@ o@@ s .
The mis@@ er@@ able rec@@ ord of mankind shows that ne@@ i@@ ther humans nor Satan can provide what we need in the way of good rul@@ er@@ ship .
C@@ learly , even though works al@@ one cannot sa@@ ve us , they are necess@@ ary .
Is@@ ma@@ ili@@ a
10 , 11 . ( a ) How can we avoid being pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous within the family ?
If we have a tru@@ sted friend who does something that we might not at first understand or that we feel is un@@ u@@ su@@ al , will we be quic@@ k to acc@@ use him of some wr@@ ong@@ doing ?
M@@ ake sure that your s@@ ource of en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment is gen@@ u@@ ine and tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy .
There were so many temp@@ ting opportun@@ ities ​ — I could apply my@@ self to the study of law , mu@@ si@@ c , me@@ dic@@ ine , or anything el@@ se .
We did not wish our own will to be done ; so when we found out that we were expe@@ cting the wrong thing in O@@ c@@ to@@ ber , 1914 , then we were g@@ la@@ d that the Lord did not change His P@@ l@@ an to su@@ it us .
“ The end of all things has dra@@ wn close . . . .
Why So L@@ it@@ tle Pe@@ ace ?
Peter said these words because he had just seen how God’s own hand direc@@ ted matters so that a family of G@@ ent@@ il@@ es , form@@ er@@ ly consider@@ ed un@@ clean and un@@ accep@@ table , became accep@@ table to H@@ im .
That is pla@@ in from his next words .
O@@ f@@ ten , one fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od lea@@ ds to another , and that is true of the im@@ mor@@ tal - soul teaching .
How is it that the holy spirit pla@@ ys a pi@@ vo@@ tal ro@@ le ?
That al@@ ta@@ r re@@ pres@@ ented God’s will@@ ing@@ ness to accept Jesus ’ human life as a sacrifice .
T@@ ry to do it very soon .
Now that Jesus ’ de@@ ar friend was dead , though , what did the future hold ?
Su@@ pp@@ ort@@ ers of Tru@@ e Wor@@ ship ​ — Then and Now
( Read Acts 4 : 29 - 31 . )
C@@ ome what may , let us be fir@@ m@@ ly determined to ‘ walk in our integrity . ’ ​ — Psalm 26 : 1 .
His Word says : “ From the beg@@ in@@ ning I fore@@ tell the out@@ come , and from long ag@@ o the things that have not yet been done . ”
The desi@@ res of the flesh have stu@@ mb@@ led many .
Because of this pro@@ vision , the anointed are declar@@ ed righteous and the “ great crow@@ d ” is clean and pu@@ re in God’s eyes .
The following sum@@ m@@ er , I was assign@@ ed as a speak@@ er .
Jesus showed his love for little ones by taking them into his ar@@ ms and blessing them .
No op@@ position was able to hal@@ t it .
Today , Chris@@ tend@@ om is di@@ vi@@ ded by both se@@ ct@@ ari@@ an beli@@ ef@@ s and n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ism .
P@@ ati@@ ently they stri@@ ve to read@@ just the er@@ ring one@@ ’s thinking by using God’s Word .
3 : 14 , 15 .
The last 27 boo@@ ks were written in the Greek language and make up the Greek Scriptures .
W@@ atch the vi@@ de@@ o S@@ pe@@ cial Con@@ ven@@ tion in Israel at w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g , and see how Israel@@ i and P@@ al@@ est@@ in@@ i@@ an Witnesses have over@@ come n@@ ational and e@@ th@@ ni@@ c differ@@ ences .
The do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of the im@@ mor@@ tal soul is but one example of “ teachings of dem@@ ons . ”
T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ing Christians would certainly want to stay with fellow believers .
What blessings are in st@@ ore for our neigh@@ b@@ or if he respon@@ ds to the good news with gen@@ u@@ ine appreciation !
W@@ ell , the t@@ ong@@ ue is a fi@@ re . ”
We can be confid@@ ent that Jehovah will bl@@ ess us a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly as we keep on displa@@ ying go@@ o@@ dness .
When ag@@ ed parents can no longer man@@ age on their own , they and their ad@@ ul@@ t children should deter@@ mine the best kind of help and arr@@ ange for af@@ for@@ da@@ ble so@@ lu@@ tions .
H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est An@@ ani@@ as , older men of the Jews , and T@@ er@@ tul@@ lu@@ s form@@ ally char@@ ged Paul before F@@ eli@@ x of being ‘ a p@@ est who s@@ ti@@ r@@ red up se@@ di@@ tions among the Jews . ’
He rel@@ ates : “ S@@ even years ag@@ o , I lost my wife in death , and the pain can be over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing .
The Bible , however , does not associ@@ ate par@@ ent@@ al discipl@@ ine with har@@ sh@@ ness .
Jehovah’s judg@@ ments are ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted sel@@ e@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
Jehovah is the ul@@ tim@@ ate S@@ ource of all true wisdom .
Yet , this mo@@ ther’s strong faith in Jehovah and his promises c@@ learly tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ ed over the tra@@ ge@@ dy , having given her the in@@ ner peace so beau@@ ti@@ fully dis@@ cer@@ ni@@ ble in her t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing letter .
W@@ ere the many de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of God’s prophecy ful@@ filled acc@@ ur@@ ately ?
What con@@ vi@@ ction will mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to stay on the w@@ atch , and how did Jesus show this ?
• What fe@@ atu@@ res of our meetings prove that they are sac@@ red ga@@ ther@@ ings ?
H@@ y@@ r@@ can@@ us out@@ la@@ wed the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es ’ religious or@@ din@@ an@@ ces .
After all , faithful people in Bible times asked similar questions .
“ There ex@@ ists a way that is u@@ pri@@ ght before a man , ” says Solomon , “ but the ways of death are the end of it af@@ ter@@ ward . ”
The Israelites knew that Jehovah would continue to bl@@ ess them if they obe@@ yed him and gave him their best . ​ — Read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 8 : 7 - 11 .
T@@ ake care of your own health .
O@@ ver@@ coming O@@ b@@ st@@ ac@@ les
N@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ MB@@ E@@ R 26 , 20@@ 12 – D@@ E@@ C@@ E@@ MB@@ E@@ R 2 , 20@@ 12
What are some fac@@ ts about La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ a ?
Di@@ o@@ j@@ any h@@ es@@ it@@ ated to move because it would mean lo@@ sing cont@@ act with the Witnesses .
If you don@@ ’t have a Bible , ask Jehovah’s Witnesses for one , or read it on@@ l@@ ine at w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ w@@ atch@@ to@@ wer@@ .@@ or@@ g
She did not give up on her un@@ believ@@ ing relati@@ ves .
Bro@@ ther J@@ ack Bar@@ r was born in Ab@@ er@@ de@@ en , S@@ co@@ t@@ land , the you@@ ng@@ est of three children .
1 : 1 – 5 : 28 )
Can you think of a valu@@ ed personal pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion that you view as special pro@@ per@@ ty ?
E@@ mp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ ing the import@@ ance of main@@ tain@@ ing a wa@@ iting attitude , Peter says : “ B@@ el@@ o@@ ved ones , since you are a@@ wa@@ iting these things , do your ut@@ most to be found fin@@ ally by [ God ] spo@@ t@@ less and un@@ ble@@ mi@@ shed and in peace . ”
As his worshipp@@ ers , however , we have become the ob@@ je@@ cts of his loyal love ​ — his ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast loving - kindness .
These two artic@@ les will prove to be f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating and instru@@ ctive .
The second vision promised the end of all govern@@ ments that op@@ posed true worship .
And Jehovah felt reg@@ re@@ ts that he had made men in the earth , and he felt h@@ ur@@ t at his heart . ”
The Bible says that while in Babyl@@ on , Daniel deci@@ ded “ in his heart that he would not de@@ file himself , ” that he would stay away from anything con@@ ne@@ cted to false worship .
At the meetings , we receive the help of God’s holy spirit .
Why not take a m@@ om@@ ent to read through the questions lis@@ ted in the bo@@ x on page 6 ?
A few months pas@@ sed after Jesus ’ enc@@ oun@@ ter with the le@@ pr@@ ous man in Gal@@ ile@@ e .
He did not re@@ pri@@ m@@ and his apostles ; nor did he use that meeting to question their mo@@ ti@@ ves or to de@@ e@@ pen their feelings of gu@@ il@@ t by refer@@ ring to their m@@ om@@ ent@@ ary we@@ ak@@ ness of faith .
He also reve@@ als his pur@@ pos@@ es to us and educ@@ ates us in his ways .
Do my actions c@@ learly show that I am doing my best to prove my faith by all I do , even in the are@@ as not direc@@ tly rel@@ ated to the preaching work or congregation meetings ? ’
In the 19@@ th century B.C.E . , a prophe@@ tic ev@@ ent un@@ fol@@ ded that reve@@ als the ex@@ t@@ ent of Jehovah’s loving pro@@ vision for obedi@@ ent humans to enjoy everlasting life .
Is there an el@@ der@@ ly Christian who needs trans@@ por@@ tation to get to the meetings , to go out in the ministry , or to go to the do@@ ct@@ or ?
Bo@@ th Jehovah and Jesus have set perfect examples of exerc@@ ising this qu@@ ality .
; E@@ a@@ de , J .
Will it ever be possible for s@@ inc@@ ere people from all religi@@ ons who have a love for what is good and true to be un@@ ited ?
One ev@@ ening the wife sent the n@@ ine - year - old tw@@ ins to bed al@@ one before she said their be@@ d@@ time prayer .
J@@ op@@ pa
It is the same message for which Jesus was des@@ p@@ ised .
I am determined not to have another al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic dr@@ ink until the new system ​ — if even then . ”
M@@ ore important , would it have refle@@ cted faith in Jehovah’s ability to provide for his servants and appreciation for the opportunity to mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r his gener@@ os@@ ity ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ out life , we do not ex@@ ist .
There were only a few pione@@ ers in J@@ ap@@ an at the time , and I wonder@@ ed how I could support my@@ self .
Re@@ as@@ on@@ ing and medit@@ ating on our relationship with Jehovah and with our fel@@ low@@ man can help us to stay hum@@ ble .
Rus@@ sel@@ l ! After a few we@@ ek@@ s , I was appro@@ ved to be a publi@@ sh@@ er of the good news .
I h@@ ur@@ ri@@ ed out to where John was working on the tr@@ ac@@ t@@ or .
There are many more , some of them personal .
Yet Paul said : “ When we were enem@@ ies we became re@@ conc@@ iled to God through the death of his Son . ”
For many years now , she has been a regul@@ ar pioneer .
Since we ourselves are determined to walk with Jehovah God , what is requi@@ red of us ?
Do you ch@@ er@@ ish the love man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted in the Christian congregation ?
“ You turned to God from your i@@ do@@ ls to slave for a living and true God , ” wrote the apostle Paul .
The “ al@@ ta@@ r to Jehovah ” remin@@ ds us of the accep@@ table sacrific@@ es made by anointed Christians while they are temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents in this world .
As for our ol@@ des@@ t son , the Christian faith was inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ated in his heart , and I hope that in time , he will come to em@@ br@@ ace it .
D@@ ili@@ g@@ ent personal study of the deep@@ er tru@@ ths of God’s Word is a must if we are to ac@@ qui@@ re “ per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers tra@@ ined to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish both right and wrong . ”
But if he has no knowledge about religion , he might cho@@ ose the wrong one . ”
Tru@@ e Christians fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly preach the good news
The Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy provi@@ des the direction given in our public@@ ations and at our meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions .
L@@ ater , Jesus ’ half brother James wrote : “ Be@@ come do@@ ers of the word , and not hear@@ ers only . ”
He even heal@@ ed some of them .
5 What Di@@ d Jesus Re@@ ally Lo@@ ok Like ?
Thus Jesus pro@@ ves to be the F@@ ine S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d .
As he vie@@ ws the dar@@ k@@ ening l@@ and@@ s@@ cap@@ e , he perhaps se@@ es the f@@ li@@ ck@@ ering of o@@ il lam@@ ps down in Ca@@ per@@ na@@ u@@ m and other ne@@ ar@@ by v@@ il@@ la@@ ges .
T@@ I@@ M@@ O@@ TH@@ Y st@@ ro@@ de ste@@ adi@@ ly along the ro@@ ad le@@ ading away from home , his eyes e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly foc@@ used on what la@@ y a@@ head .
A year later , I received an invit@@ ation to serve in I@@ rel@@ and .
Because only those who call “ on the name of Jehovah ” will be sa@@ ved .
What about the Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s t@@ ree , which is now part of the Ca@@ tho@@ lic tra@@ dition ?
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s qualities as a transl@@ ation a@@ id have now been put to use in com@@ pu@@ ter transl@@ ation as well .
D@@ ep@@ en@@ ding on our needs and circumstances , our go@@ als may inclu@@ de imp@@ ro@@ ving our study ha@@ bi@@ ts , inc@@ reas@@ ing our share in the preaching work , or re@@ aching out for a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c privilege of service , such as the full - time pioneer ministry , Bethel service , or mission@@ ary work .
But only Jehovah , the true God , can un@@ do all the dam@@ age and provide the s@@ ort of help that is needed so that such cal@@ am@@ ities will never occ@@ ur again .
“ G@@ l@@ ori@@ ous F@@ re@@ e@@ dom ” A@@ head !
Not only did Joseph say , “ I my@@ self shall do in keep@@ ing with your word ” but he and his brothers did for Jac@@ o@@ b “ ex@@ ac@@ tly as he had comman@@ ded them . ”
Our hearts are full of gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for the loving support of our congregation , for without it much of our activ@@ ity would not be possible .
The Jewish En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia no@@ tes : “ It seem@@ s to have been the uni@@ vers@@ al cu@@ sto@@ m among the ancient Hebrews also to car@@ ry a st@@ af@@ f . ”
Some of these faithful Christians have been anointed by God’s spirit to become jo@@ in@@ t rul@@ ers with Christ in heaven .
That conven@@ tion was a tur@@ ning point for me .
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , when con@@ di@@ tions are fav@@ or@@ able , sh@@ o@@ o@@ ts beg@@ in to appe@@ ar , bre@@ ak@@ ing through the sur@@ face of the gr@@ ound .
One simp@@ le way to do this is not to talk too much .
No@@ thing , including her lo@@ vely me@@ al and pre@@ par@@ ations , could be more important .
I condu@@ cted many Bible stu@@ dies , and four of those pers@@ ons were baptized .
A@@ st@@ oun@@ ding mirac@@ les , su@@ per@@ b leg@@ is@@ l@@ ation , and the con@@ stru@@ ction of the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le are among its ab@@ s@@ or@@ b@@ ing fe@@ atu@@ res .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , as we re@@ pe@@ at this c@@ y@@ c@@ le of lear@@ ning Jehovah’s counsel , following it , and then re@@ ap@@ ing the benef@@ its , our trust in Jehovah gro@@ ws .
The transl@@ at@@ or was not con@@ st@@ ra@@ ined by “ liter@@ ary language , ” states R@@ os@@ pon@@ d .
W@@ ould it not have been sen@@ sel@@ ess to do so and mis@@ s out on Jehovah’s prote@@ ction ? ​ — 1 C@@ or .
A@@ no@@ ther blessing l@@ in@@ ked with prayer is “ the peace of God that exc@@ els all thought . ”
I cho@@ se never to dr@@ ink al@@ co@@ ho@@ l again .
That is the kind of faith that helps J@@ an@@ et de@@ al with anxi@@ e@@ ties .
They are s@@ it@@ ting in fr@@ on@@ t of a ty@@ pi@@ cal r@@ ur@@ al home .
We trust that what the Bible teach@@ es about en@@ ter@@ ing into God’s rest is really possible , and we have taken st@@ ep@@ s to en@@ ter it .
G@@ et to know your children well .
You might have felt that they were not like so@@ ft cla@@ y .
How acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God benef@@ ited Job .
For humans , displa@@ ying di@@ gn@@ ity may some@@ times invol@@ ve being well - d@@ ressed .
• What worl@@ dly view is not sh@@ ared by Jehovah’s servants ?
Why can pur@@ su@@ ing a se@@ cul@@ ar care@@ er s@@ ound appe@@ al@@ ing ?
How we rejo@@ ice that many will yet “ certainly come qui@@ ver@@ ing to Jehovah and to his go@@ o@@ dness in the fin@@ al part of the days ” ! ​ — Ho@@ se@@ a 3 : 5 .
Yet they ans@@ wer@@ ed each one of my many questions cal@@ m@@ ly and c@@ learly from the Bible .
Timothy knew the Hebrew Scriptures from inf@@ an@@ cy .
Rather , my wife and I are writ@@ ing our own book together , and this is where I now live happ@@ ily . ”
He ap@@ par@@ ently ign@@ ored Jesus ’ requi@@ re@@ ment that His followers be “ no part of the world . ” ​ — 7 / 15 , pages 29 - 31 .
Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na was a v@@ al@@ le@@ y are@@ a out@@ side the w@@ alls of Jerusalem where ru@@ b@@ bis@@ h and the car@@ c@@ as@@ ses of dead ani@@ mal@@ s were bur@@ ned .
In@@ vit@@ ations again went out to ke@@ y individuals ​ — including the pri@@ me minis@@ ter , members of par@@ li@@ am@@ ent , and religious and mil@@ it@@ ary lead@@ ers .
E@@ ach married a spiritually - min@@ ded par@@ t@@ ner .
Some feel that they have no need for God because they find many pu@@ z@@ z@@ ling is@@ su@@ es in life in@@ com@@ pati@@ ble with beli@@ ef in a loving God .
The cla@@ y is refer@@ red to as “ the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of mankind , ” or the comm@@ on people .
A young woman in S@@ ou@@ the@@ ast A@@ sia ty@@ p@@ es on her com@@ pu@@ ter l@@ ate into the night , cop@@ ing with f@@ ati@@ gu@@ e , he@@ at , and the regul@@ ar power ou@@ ta@@ ges that inter@@ ru@@ pt her transl@@ ation work .
Jehovah set an example for us to follow in show@@ ing emp@@ a@@ thy .
“ Lord , ” said Mar@@ th@@ a , “ does it not matter to you that my sister has left me al@@ one to atten@@ d to things ?
H@@ u@@ man hist@@ ory has cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly been char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized by war , in@@ justice , op@@ pres@@ sion , and suffering .
He always makes decisions based on his un@@ chang@@ ing standards of right and wrong .
A well - tra@@ ined conscience resul@@ ts from our lear@@ ning and ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles
His last words on the t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake were : “ Father , into your hands I en@@ trust my spirit . ”
Such occasi@@ ons are par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly re@@ war@@ ding for the ho@@ st@@ s , for “ there is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ” ​ — Acts 20 : 35 .
We can take comfort in the fact that our loving heavenly Father displa@@ ys loving - kindness toward such individuals .
Tru@@ e , Jesus was not tal@@ king about commun@@ ic@@ ation in marriage .
• P@@ re@@ ach the good news of the Kingdom , and make disciples . ​ — Mat@@ t .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 22 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 10@@ 7 , 29
Jehovah God was ap@@ par@@ ently refer@@ ring to himself and his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son when he said : “ The man has become like one of us in know@@ ing good and bad . ”
David saw the ro@@ le that his main@@ tain@@ ing integrity would pla@@ y if he was to see the fulfill@@ ment of that hope .
“ With him , ” wrote the disci@@ ple James , “ there is not a vari@@ ation of the tur@@ ning of the sh@@ a@@ do@@ w . ”
She asked such questions as , “ Who of us would d@@ are to bo@@ ard an a@@ ir@@ pl@@ ane if we did not think that the la@@ ws of a@@ er@@ o@@ d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic@@ s were ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te tru@@ ths ? ”
How does God view marriage ?
S@@ ci@@ enti@@ fic@@ ally speaking , we use inc@@ or@@ rec@@ t ter@@ ms when we ref@@ er to “ su@@ n@@ ris@@ e ” and “ su@@ n@@ set . ”
• Why do we a@@ da@@ pt our me@@ tho@@ ds of preaching ?
The faithful man Jac@@ o@@ b stru@@ gg@@ led and end@@ ur@@ ed because he loved Jehovah and valu@@ ed his relationship with him .
The Israelites under@@ sto@@ od the ter@@ m “ covenant , ” for Jehovah had conclu@@ ded such so@@ le@@ m@@ n ag@@ re@@ ements with their fore@@ fa@@ thers Noah and Abraham .
12 : 13 , 14 .
“ Be Pe@@ ace@@ able With All M@@ en ”
A@@ p@@ poin@@ ts cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers and B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e members .
Jesus Christ , jo@@ ined by those who experienced the new bir@@ th , the a@@ do@@ p@@ ted sons of God .
The account tel@@ ls us that at the conclu@@ sion of the t@@ ests , “ the Devil left him , and , look ! angels came and began to minis@@ ter to him . ” S@@ ome@@ thing similar happened on the night before Jesus was to die .
G@@ ide@@ on called ne@@ ar@@ by tri@@ bes to help .
R@@ em@@ ember , we do that not just by know@@ ing their meaning but by ap@@ pl@@ ying the less@@ ons we learn from them .
For Christ’s true followers , that invol@@ ves their whole way of life , including their attitude toward money , se@@ cul@@ ar work , en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , worl@@ dly cu@@ st@@ om@@ s and c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations , and marriage and other relation@@ shi@@ ps with fellow humans .
However , he had in mind the we@@ ak@@ ness of his disciples ’ flesh , the imper@@ fe@@ ction that they had in@@ her@@ ited from imper@@ fect Adam .
“ The A@@ po@@ cal@@ y@@ p@@ se of Peter ( 2@@ n@@ d century C.E . ) was the first [ a@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l ] Christian work to descri@@ be the p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment and t@@ or@@ tures of sin@@ n@@ ers in hel@@ l , ” states the Fr@@ en@@ ch En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia Un@@ i@@ ver@@ sal@@ is .
Are you willing to exer@@ t yourself to gain Jehovah’s fav@@ or , w@@ rest@@ ling for it , as it were ?
When we are gener@@ ous with our time , we show that we have learned from Jesus ’ gener@@ os@@ ity ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 6 )
Why can we be g@@ la@@ d that Christ and his associ@@ ate rul@@ ers once lived as humans ?
What is me@@ ant by the re@@ qu@@ est , “ Do not bring us into temp@@ tation ” ?
The Romans used food con@@ tain@@ ing blood as a t@@ est of the integrity of real Christians .
2 : 3 , 8 ​ — Who is “ the man of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness , ” and how will he be done away with ?
This was the last ma@@ j@@ or religious war in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
TH@@ E A@@ G@@ E O@@ F T@@ U@@ R@@ BU@@ L@@ EN@@ C@@ E B@@ E@@ G@@ A@@ N
Daniel received two other v@@ isions regarding the Me@@ do - Per@@ si@@ an World P@@ ow@@ er .
Some parents try to mi@@ cr@@ om@@ an@@ age their te@@ en . To keep him in l@@ ine , they all but lo@@ ck him in the house .
Instead , he says : “ Gi@@ ve me your son . ”
We can imitate Jesus ’ example by including our un@@ married spiritual sisters in so@@ cial occasi@@ ons and by making arrang@@ ements to eng@@ age in the preaching work with them .
What are some practic@@ al st@@ ep@@ s that may be taken to reli@@ eve anxi@@ ety , but what ca@@ uses of anxi@@ ety cannot be re@@ moved ?
Al@@ low@@ ing ourselves to become en@@ sla@@ ved to a lo@@ t of w@@ ine can af@@ fect our ability to reason things out pro@@ per@@ ly and to make wise decisions .
How do you feel that we ought to view God’s gift of marriage ?
In order to prote@@ ct and shepher@@ d His people at that time , Jehovah used a number of v@@ ali@@ ant men ​ — He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah , his pr@@ inc@@ es , and the spiritually strong prophe@@ ts .
Ch@@ il@@ dren will often do the same .
Thus Abra@@ m got to hear that his brother had been taken cap@@ tive . ”
For most , however , the ob@@ serv@@ ation ho@@ l@@ ds true , not just in the field of s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c re@@ sear@@ ch but also in other are@@ as of life .
The faithful slave is also dis@@ cre@@ et in that it ne@@ i@@ ther ac@@ ts im@@ mo@@ des@@ tly , r@@ un@@ ning a@@ head of Jehovah , nor la@@ g@@ s be@@ h@@ ind when God’s direction on a matter is clear .
After the king left the ca@@ ve , David called out to him and said : “ May Jehovah ju@@ dge between me and you ; and Jehovah must take v@@ enge@@ ance for me from you , but my own hand will not come to be upon you . ”
For cen@@ tu@@ ries , he put up with their dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
E@@ no@@ ch under@@ sto@@ od that Jehovah expe@@ cted him to s@@ tic@@ k faith@@ fully to his wife .
However , those enjo@@ ying material pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity may still experience in@@ ner emp@@ t@@ iness and a l@@ ack of meaning and purpose in life . That was evid@@ ently the situation of M@@ r .
I want to keep my word . ”
“ I am happy and full of exc@@ it@@ ement over the wonderful days a@@ head , ” wrote an A@@ mer@@ i@@ can vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er in 1914 .
Yes , let us never for@@ get that Jehovah has our best inter@@ ests at heart .
B@@ est of all , Adam and E@@ ve were together .
At that time the people were “ sh@@ ou@@ ting so l@@ ou@@ dly that the s@@ ound was heard from a great dist@@ ance . ”
A special effort may be made to invit@@ e neigh@@ b@@ ors to vis@@ it the Kingdom H@@ all and get ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the activ@@ ity of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
What if your marriage mate , your son or daugh@@ ter , or your close friend is dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed and you do not ag@@ ree with the decision ?
If our end@@ ur@@ ance w@@ an@@ es just because the r@@ ace is some@@ what longer than we expe@@ cted at first , we shall fai@@ l to gain our re@@ ward .
Y@@ oung and old al@@ ike can have this privilege .
O@@ N Ar@@ mis@@ tice Da@@ y , No@@ v@@ ember 11 , 19@@ 18 , children at my school were un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly ass@@ em@@ b@@ led to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate the end of the Gre@@ at W@@ ar , later called World W@@ ar I .
On@@ ce Jesus died , his disciples were not ob@@ li@@ ged to keep all those la@@ ws .
During that time , Father refu@@ sed to work ni@@ gh@@ ts or ev@@ ening shi@@ f@@ ts , even though his decision me@@ ant a serious lo@@ ss of in@@ come for the family .
Our sh@@ ared love for God is the most valu@@ able and up@@ building love of all .
Since we were Ger@@ man@@ s , for sever@@ al years the D@@ ut@@ ch of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als tre@@ ated us as out@@ ca@@ st@@ s .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful ones likely experienced some har@@ d@@ ship because of the n@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s sin@@ s , but Jehovah expres@@ sed loving - kindness toward them .
No , the ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary strength Jeremiah showed during his prophe@@ tic care@@ er ac@@ tually came from his full reli@@ ance on God .
Ru@@ th was willing to per@@ form brother - in - law marriage with a man she har@@ dly knew , a man un@@ nam@@ ed in the Bible .
Ther@@ efore , we wor@@ ked hard to learn a simp@@ le pres@@ ent@@ ation for field service in that language .
Se@@ e@@ king to bre@@ ak Jo@@ b@@ ’s integrity to God , Satan said : “ S@@ k@@ in in be@@ half of s@@ k@@ in , and everything that a man has he will give in be@@ half of his soul . ”
The P@@ ol@@ ish B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n were acc@@ used of sub@@ ver@@ sive activ@@ ity , of eng@@ ag@@ ing in or@@ gi@@ es , and of living im@@ moral lives .
I was reli@@ ev@@ ed to learn that it is , not God , but Satan who ca@@ uses all the s@@ or@@ ro@@ w we see around us ​ — and that God will re@@ me@@ dy the situation .
In 195@@ 8 we ad@@ v@@ ised the Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a branch of@@ fice of our in@@ ten@@ tion to atten@@ d the “ Di@@ v@@ ine Will ” In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational As@@ s@@ em@@ bly in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity later that year .
What a fine example for those who need to offer counsel today !
Even if many do not want to talk to us , they may speak about our vis@@ it after we have left their do@@ or .
Are you en@@ ro@@ l@@ led in the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol ?
What are some experi@@ ences of brothers who showed love to n@@ on - Witnesses , even at great personal in@@ conven@@ i@@ ence ?
Is that how you feel about bor@@ ro@@ wing money from a friend or other s@@ our@@ ces ?
We live in a time of great ad@@ vers@@ ities .
If the one with whom you are speaking star@@ ts to get ang@@ ry , make an ex@@ tr@@ a effort to speak gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ously .
It is just as the Bible says : “ H@@ as one found a good wife ? One has found a good thing . ”
A pioneer nam@@ ed J@@ an@@ e@@ en expla@@ ins : “ E@@ ach time I have an opportunity to teach the truth to others , I feel that a deep@@ er imp@@ res@@ sion of these tru@@ ths is eng@@ ra@@ ved on my mind and heart .
E@@ very year , milli@@ ons of co@@ pi@@ es of the Bible are pr@@ inted and dist@@ ribu@@ ted in Ch@@ ina , and people se@@ em to be reading it the way they did Ma@@ o@@ ’s little red book .
For more information , ple@@ ase cont@@ act the T@@ re@@ a@@ sur@@ er@@ ’s O@@ f@@ fice by writ@@ ing to the ad@@ d@@ ress no@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve or by tel@@ ep@@ hon@@ ing ( 7@@ 18 ) 5@@ 60 - 7@@ 5@@ 00 .
I took comfort in the words of Proverbs 18 : 10 , which says : “ The name of Jehovah is a strong tower . In@@ to it the righteous r@@ un@@ s and is given prote@@ ction . ”
Ju@@ ly 15 , 20@@ 10
R@@ E@@ G@@ U@@ L@@ A@@ R P@@ I@@ ON@@ E@@ E@@ R@@ S
W@@ ould you really be willing to sacrifice a clean standing with God just to ple@@ ase your cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es ?
In ad@@ dition to the enem@@ y nations , J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah also had challeng@@ es with his own brothers and the lead@@ ers of Israel .
Do@@ ing so en@@ ab@@ les us to devel@@ op greater dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment so that we can set prop@@ er pri@@ or@@ ities .
Pro@@ long@@ ed mis@@ use of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l can also lead to can@@ c@@ er , di@@ a@@ bet@@ es , and some di@@ se@@ as@@ es of the heart and the st@@ om@@ ach .
God H@@ as a Un@@ i@@ que N@@ ame
An@@ n@@ y M@@ av@@ ambu , who accepted me to be her husband des@@ pite my disa@@ bility , has become my eyes .
His travel@@ s took him from Gal@@ ile@@ e into Ju@@ de@@ a to preach and dec@@ l@@ are the good news of God’s Kingdom .
Jesus ’ rule as King will trans@@ form the earth into a par@@ adise .
The brothers appe@@ aled to the O@@ mbu@@ d@@ s@@ man O@@ f@@ fice .
The most important thing in Paul’s life was serving God What was the most important thing in Paul’s life ?
What mo@@ tiv@@ ates them is a deep love for God and for their neigh@@ b@@ or .
When we sin , the disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment , sh@@ ame , and gu@@ il@@ t that we feel may cause us to think that we could never be wor@@ thy of serving Jehovah .
By ut@@ ter@@ ing the first li@@ e ever spo@@ ken and by s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ing Jehovah , Satan made himself “ the father of the li@@ e . ”
Pe@@ ople who mer@@ ely prof@@ ess to be followers of Christ do not eng@@ age in this work ​ — in fact , they cannot .
Per@@ haps the ba@@ by is hu@@ ng@@ ry or has some other need .
So@@ on more brothers and sisters who wanted to ex@@ p@@ and their ministry arri@@ ved .
Jehovah used his Son to con@@ ve@@ y information and instru@@ ctions to other spirit sons , even as God used that Son to deli@@ ver His message to humans on earth .
He has declar@@ ed them righteous so that they can be his sons . ​ — Romans 3 : 23 - 26 ; 4 : 25 ; 8 : 30 .
That was ex@@ ac@@ tly the question he had on his mind .
What st@@ ep@@ s out@@ l@@ ined in the book of Proverbs help us to fear Jehovah ?
Ther@@ efore , even if we as individuals do not fully understand a certain position taken by the slave class , that is no reason for us to re@@ ject it or return to Satan’s world .
“ But for some reason , ” she says , “ it really bo@@ ther@@ ed me that the ver@@ ses were not fully explained .
2 : 12 ; P@@ s .
W@@ ould it requi@@ re that we be serious all the time ?
Jesus expe@@ cts his followers to remain in his word ​ — that is , to s@@ tic@@ k to his teachings .
The D@@ ang@@ ers of Not Se@@ e@@ king God’s G@@ u@@ id@@ ance
H@@ on@@ es@@ ty is such a qu@@ ality ​ — one that is given high pri@@ or@@ ity by many emp@@ loy@@ ers .
And that is just what we did . Although we were s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ al , some of us continued atten@@ ding simply because the Witnesses were so fri@@ end@@ ly .
This was c@@ learly evid@@ ent in the reas@@ sur@@ ing words he spoke to his apostles on the fin@@ al night of his earthly life .
W@@ ould you maintain your faith in Jesus des@@ pite men@@ tal angu@@ ish that you might have to go through because of being his follow@@ er ?
But S@@ ar@@ ah sta@@ yed true to her God and to her husband .
Even those who are qu@@ ite ac@@ tive in their service to God may be disc@@ oura@@ ged .
In discus@@ sing the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver , what less@@ ons will you help your children learn ? ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 14 )
Th@@ ough p@@ en@@ ned many cen@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o , God’s Word is d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic .
That certainly is true of Bible study .
Many rejo@@ ice to be coun@@ ted friends of influ@@ enti@@ al people or high of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als , but we can be coun@@ ted as friends of the two great@@ est person@@ alities in all the uni@@ verse !
The Scriptures speak of the “ ar@@ t of teaching . ”
Why is it not sur@@ pris@@ ing that most re@@ ject the good news ?
• How does Jehovah as@@ sure us that he lo@@ ves us as individuals ?
Why did Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b give a good repor@@ t , while the ten spi@@ es gave a bad one ?
It inform@@ s individuals of a vari@@ ety of ways that gi@@ f@@ ts may be made ei@@ ther now or through a be@@ qu@@ est at death .
( b ) What do “ the e@@ ast@@ er@@ n se@@ a ” and “ the w@@ es@@ ter@@ n se@@ a ” re@@ present ?
15 , 16 . ( a ) How did Jesus set an example in giving ? ( b ) What is me@@ ant by Jesus ’ words recorded at Luke 6 : 38 ?
He later said : “ I had many emo@@ tional difficul@@ ties .
2 : 4 )
What if the person you want to comfort already kno@@ ws what the Bible says about death , the ransom , and the resurrection ?
Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning in the l@@ ate 19@@ th century , The W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er dre@@ w attention to the prophe@@ tic sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of the c@@ ities of refu@@ ge .
1 : 11 - 16 .
When B@@ lo@@ s@@ som B@@ r@@ and@@ t deci@@ ded that she wanted to get baptized , her God - fe@@ aring parents wanted to be sure that she was ready to take the most important st@@ ep of her life .
Yes , in the end , M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h’s hum@@ ble st@@ ate of mind pleas@@ ed Jehovah , who in turn showed hum@@ ility by for@@ giving him and re@@ inst@@ ating him as king .
Per@@ haps his enem@@ ies had in@@ tend@@ ed to do away with him at se@@ a .
He had a number of il@@ lic@@ it relation@@ shi@@ ps , however , fa@@ ther@@ ing four children with his li@@ fel@@ ong mis@@ t@@ ress and more with other women .
A@@ no@@ ther powerful reason for cultiv@@ ating godly fear is our desire to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our relationship with God .
You also inc@@ re@@ ase your joy by being ac@@ tive in works that ple@@ ase Jehovah .
What qualities are loo@@ ked for in brothers appointed to serve as overse@@ ers in the congregation ?
G@@ O@@ O@@ D@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S
10 : 16 - 20 .
Jehovah is both the s@@ ource and the very person@@ i@@ fic@@ ation of love .
For years he stu@@ died written public@@ ations as best he could and attend@@ ed Christian meetings faith@@ fully .
I tri@@ ed my best to de@@ f@@ end what I was lear@@ ning from the Bible . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 15 .
So I arrang@@ ed to take them to the to@@ wn h@@ all to reg@@ is@@ ter their marriage .
When the parents are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of the wom@@ an’s su@@ ita@@ bility , they will in@@ form the wom@@ an’s family of their s@@ on@@ ’s in@@ ten@@ tion to mar@@ ry the daugh@@ ter .
What did Jesus do when he received his Kingdom , and what indi@@ rec@@ t effect did this have on mankind , especially on his disciples ?
Acc@@ ording to tra@@ dition , it was f@@ oun@@ ded by the Corinthians in 7@@ 34 B.C.E .
Do they con@@ tain words of appreciation for the ministry en@@ tru@@ sted to us ?
E@@ f@@ fe@@ ctive disci@@ ple - mak@@ ers have a self - sacrific@@ ing spirit .
If you feel that way even a little , pray about the matter .
The apostle Paul may have al@@ lu@@ ded to a t@@ ree when he explained that Christians should “ go on wal@@ king in uni@@ on with him [ Christ ] , ro@@ o@@ ted and being buil@@ t up in him and being sta@@ bi@@ li@@ zed in the faith . ”
Di@@ d A@@ be@@ l , the first faithful human , “ see ” anything that Jehovah had promised ?
And when a temp@@ tation ar@@ ises , re@@ ject it without d@@ el@@ a@@ y . ​ — G@@ en .
I A@@ m With You All the Da@@ ys ”
In 19@@ 7@@ 9 we received a new assignment , to H@@ ar@@ ris@@ on , New Jer@@ se@@ y .
Although words cannot eas@@ ily de@@ fine the qu@@ ality of love , the Bible descri@@ bes the way it is expres@@ sed .
9 : 3 - 5 , 11 .
As the Messi@@ ani@@ c King , Jesus Christ has “ the spirit of wisdom . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
Ru@@ th truly was “ an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent woman , ” who thus was re@@ war@@ ded by Jehovah with the wonderful privilege of be@@ coming an an@@ c@@ est@@ ress of Jesus Christ . ​ — Ru@@ th 2 : 12 ; 3 : 11 ; 4 : 18 - 22 ; Matthew 1 : 1 , 5 , 6 .
“ We reg@@ re@@ t to in@@ form you that the Re@@ public of K@@ o@@ re@@ a govern@@ ment has re@@ vo@@ ked all the vis@@ as for you mission@@ aries and has indic@@ ated that you are not wanted in the country . . . .
• Why is cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness especially important now ?
In res@@ is@@ ting temp@@ tation , when is prayer most bene@@ fi@@ cial ?
Jesus was so in@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with his Father that he could say : “ Who the Son is no one kno@@ ws but the Father ; and who the Father is , no one kno@@ ws but the Son , and he to whom the Son is willing to reve@@ al him . ”
What en@@ ab@@ les me to do that is prayer and a consider@@ ation of the da@@ y’s text before I go out in the field service .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons who look for@@ ward to life in Par@@ adise on earth are worshipp@@ ing God and following Christ in that way .
Then the gra@@ du@@ ates would be better able to “ have love for the whole associ@@ ation of brothers . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
They are confid@@ ent that they will see the end of death and di@@ se@@ ase .
What is involved in avo@@ i@@ ding false teach@@ ers ?
A@@ n el@@ der@@ ly J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese woman invit@@ ed us in , listen@@ ed , and later served us each a gl@@ ass of mil@@ k .
Ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y and lo@@ ss of di@@ gn@@ ity , or self - respect , go hand in hand .
When many d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates , including young ones , appro@@ ached him after the conven@@ tion to than@@ k him for his co@@ op@@ er@@ ation over the years and to wish him well during his re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment , he bro@@ ke down in te@@ ars .
This was three and a half years after Jesus had been anointed as King - Des@@ ign@@ ate .
P@@ ic@@ ture the sc@@ ene : The disciples have just ar@@ gu@@ ed about who is the great@@ est .
The truth , therefore , can be known .
All of us have been born into a world ali@@ en@@ ated from God .
And we can sur@@ ely face the future with confidence if we maintain complete trust in Jehovah .
D@@ E@@ C@@ E@@ MB@@ E@@ R 17 - 23 , 20@@ 12
But water baptism is also a necess@@ ary st@@ ep for milli@@ ons of men and women in mo@@ der@@ n times who now have the hope of living forever on earth .
As illustr@@ ated on the ma@@ p , they sa@@ iled to S@@ id@@ on and M@@ y@@ r@@ a .
In fact , the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus appe@@ ared to C@@ ep@@ has ( Peter ) , “ then to the tw@@ el@@ ve . ”
C@@ learly , the de@@ based con@@ dition of the c@@ it@@ y’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants proved that it deser@@ ved to be destro@@ yed .
Those who he@@ ed that wise counsel are not dis@@ il@@ lu@@ si@@ oned when govern@@ ments fai@@ l to deli@@ ver on their promises or when char@@ is@@ m@@ ati@@ c lead@@ ers f@@ all from gr@@ ace . ​ — Proverbs 1 : 33 .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , when on earth , Jesus refle@@ cted his Fa@@ ther’s hum@@ ility and made the appe@@ al : “ T@@ ake my yo@@ ke upon you and learn from me , for I am mil@@ d - temp@@ ered and low@@ ly in heart , and you will find ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment for your sou@@ ls . ” ​ — Matthew 11 : 29 ; John 14 : 9 .
She spoke both S@@ pan@@ ish and N@@ go@@ b@@ ere , but she could not read or wr@@ ite ei@@ ther language .
When problems ar@@ ise , however , you need to look for so@@ lu@@ tions together as loyal marriage mat@@ es see@@ king to ple@@ ase Jehovah .
C@@ learly , the L@@ ev@@ ites were able to show that Jehovah was their share by pu@@ t@@ ting their trust in his will@@ ing@@ ness and power to provide for them .
Jesus real@@ ized that power had g@@ one out of him , so he asked who had t@@ ou@@ ched him .
Ha@@ ving divine fav@@ or would pre@@ serve a good relationship with God .
What helped 2@@ 30 of Jehovah’s Witnesses to sur@@ vi@@ ve the death mar@@ ch at the end of World W@@ ar I@@ I ?
Th@@ ree times a we@@ ek , we me@@ et in order to read and study the Scriptures .
Some me@@ t responsi@@ ve ones and , as Jesus said , taught them to obey all the things he comman@@ ded .
[ M@@ ap@@ s on page 15 ]
Those who truly love God stand out , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly now that we live in what the Bible c@@ alls “ the last days . ”
He had been educ@@ ated by P@@ ol@@ y@@ car@@ p , a man who was a living l@@ ink to the apostles .
At the end of 30 days , as sh@@ y as I was , I mu@@ st@@ ered up courage to ask about my leave d@@ ate .
The Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans take up the pur@@ su@@ it , but Jehovah is on the side of his people .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons around the world have com@@ mit@@ ted the L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er to mem@@ ory and re@@ pe@@ at it often , perhaps da@@ ily .
I have enjo@@ yed many experi@@ ences like this during the 5@@ 4 years that I have been serving Jehovah full - time . ”
A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa fac@@ ed a di@@ le@@ m@@ ma .
While he fir@@ m@@ ly remin@@ ded them of the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of their faith@@ less@@ ness , he was moved with p@@ ity by the mis@@ er@@ able spiritual con@@ dition of the ʽ@@ am ha@@ ·@@ ʼ@@ a@@ ʹ@@ re@@ ts , the low@@ ly , or@@ din@@ ary fol@@ k among them . ​ — Matthew 9 : 35 , 36 ; 11 : 20 - 24 .
A sister in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates had the following experience when she vis@@ ited a n@@ ur@@ sing home : She appro@@ ached a direc@@ t@@ or of certain activities in the fac@@ ility and told him that she would like to vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er her help in meeting the spiritual needs of the re@@ si@@ d@@ ents .
And how are our lives and happiness involved ?
This article will show us how to benefit from our ye@@ ar@@ text .
D@@ E@@ M@@ O@@ C@@ R@@ AT@@ I@@ C P@@ E@@ O@@ P@@ L@@ E@@ ’@@ S R@@ E@@ P@@ U@@ B@@ L@@ I@@ C O@@ F K@@ O@@ R@@ E@@ A
For example , see the article “ Is It P@@ os@@ sible to Be H@@ on@@ est in a Cor@@ ru@@ pt World ? ”
We also der@@ i@@ ve great benefit from the spiritual instru@@ ction we receive .
The good news of Jehovah’s esta@@ bli@@ shed Kingdom is being pro@@ claim@@ ed worl@@ d@@ wide .
The apostle Paul ex@@ hor@@ ted his read@@ ers to “ continue consider@@ ing ” vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e and other pra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy things .
After I had rec@@ u@@ per@@ ated fully , I was assign@@ ed to R@@ ome .
“ We now bel@@ ong to a faith that makes us part of a gen@@ u@@ ine bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
That discus@@ sion had a pro@@ found effect on us .
He showed that such conduct viol@@ ated the ro@@ y@@ al law : “ You must love your neigh@@ b@@ or as yourself . ”
For your loving - kindness is great up to the heavens , and your tru@@ en@@ ess up to the s@@ ki@@ es .
This was the case with Pa@@ il@@ ing , who is from a sub@@ group of M@@ ang@@ y@@ ans called B@@ at@@ ang@@ an .
That is why I keep as bus@@ y in the ministry as my health per@@ m@@ its .
We lived in a t@@ in@@ y ro@@ om that me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed only about se@@ ven by ten fe@@ et ( 2 by 3 m ) .
“ I F@@ ound E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing That I Ne@@ e@@ ded ”
Y@@ i@@ el@@ ding to Jehovah’s Di@@ rection
Jehovah ans@@ wers by dra@@ wing this contr@@ ast between the righteous and the un@@ righteous : “ Lo@@ ok ! His soul has been s@@ wel@@ led up ; it has not been u@@ pri@@ ght within him . But as for the righteous one , by his faith@@ ful@@ ness he will keep living . ”
He provi@@ des co@@ ol sh@@ a@@ de from the bur@@ ning he@@ at of persecu@@ tion and stan@@ ds like a s@@ tur@@ dy w@@ all against the ra@@ inst@@ or@@ m of op@@ position .
W@@ ell , in Psalm 8@@ 6 , we find rel@@ ated expres@@ sions made by David , who in an ear@@ li@@ er psal@@ m said : “ The heavens are declar@@ ing the glory of God ; and of the work of his hands the ex@@ pan@@ se is tel@@ ling .
I find that very encourag@@ ing !
“ If possible , ” the Scriptures counsel us , “ as far as it dep@@ ends upon you , be pe@@ ace@@ able with all men . ”
Na@@ po@@ le@@ on B@@ on@@ ap@@ ar@@ te had it .
A@@ bi@@ j@@ ah’s gr@@ and@@ father may have told him about the ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary peri@@ od of a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance under wise King Solom@@ on@@ ’s rule ​ — clear evidence of Jehovah’s blessing . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 4 : 20 .
While ans@@ wer@@ ing the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job “ out of the w@@ in@@ d@@ st@@ or@@ m , ” Jehovah rec@@ al@@ led happy times with his un@@ ited spirit family , saying : “ Wh@@ ere did you ha@@ p@@ pen to be when I f@@ oun@@ ded the earth ? . . .
After the F@@ lood , Jehovah bless@@ ed Noah and his sons , st@@ ating His purpose that they f@@ ill the earth .
The fact that I had ended up in pris@@ on was pro@@ of of that princi@@ ple .
To be baptized ‘ in the name of the Son ’ means to recogn@@ ize Jesus ’ of@@ fice and authority as God’s only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son .
At times , I would think of how dec@@ ent and good my parents are and won@@ der how I had st@@ ra@@ yed so far .
19 : 16 , 19 .
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : That was a new thought to me .
The early Christians ab@@ sta@@ ined from viol@@ ent and im@@ moral en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment
For some 20 years , I@@ r@@ ene has wor@@ ked hard in that language field .
E@@ arly each mor@@ ning , I pre@@ pared all the ing@@ re@@ di@@ ents for me@@ als , and El@@ en@@ i co@@ o@@ ked .
And did he want them out of the way for sa@@ f@@ ety before car@@ r@@ ying out his pl@@ an ?
These fi@@ ve su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions will help you get started .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing of the “ great crow@@ d ” of other sheep , who will sur@@ vi@@ ve the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , the apostle John pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed that “ the L@@ am@@ b , who is in the mi@@ d@@ st of the thro@@ ne , will shepher@@ d them , and will gu@@ i@@ de them to f@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of w@@ at@@ ers of life . ”
( b ) What example did Jesus set regarding car@@ r@@ ying out assign@@ ments ?
Ther@@ efore this r@@ ite of pas@@ sage , some@@ times called out@@ do@@ or@@ ing of the child , is thought to be of tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences for the child and his parents .
So how acc@@ ur@@ ate was he ?
B@@ ene@@ f@@ its and Jo@@ ys
On one occasi@@ on , God told the Israelites : “ You will not need to fi@@ ght this bat@@ tle . ”
And we have also tri@@ ed to show hum@@ ility , even though it is@@ n@@ ’t always eas@@ y . ”
Acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God and his will as reve@@ aled in the Bible is the bas@@ is of our faith .
So@@ on others also began to study .
In fact , those scho@@ ol@@ ed in the ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es of the day thought that what the Christians believ@@ ed was simply “ fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness ” or “ she@@ er n@@ on@@ sense . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 1 : 23 ; Phil@@ li@@ ps .
If an eng@@ ag@@ ed wom@@ an’s husband died before the we@@ d@@ ding , she was consider@@ ed a wi@@ do@@ w .
B@@ O@@ O@@ M !
I so@@ ld him for 1@@ 2@@ ,000 Me@@ ti@@ ca@@ is [ $ 1 , U@@ .@@ S . ] .
For many , lear@@ ning a new language is an ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le .
One of the reas@@ ons why we keep re@@ tur@@ ning to vis@@ it people with whom we have already spo@@ ken about the good news is that their circumstances and attitu@@ des can and do change .
Gi@@ ve In or F@@ i@@ ght B@@ ack ?
That is likely why the Bible re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly tel@@ ls us to love one another ​ — it is something we have to work on .
S@@ ome@@ times I s@@ end them little gi@@ f@@ ts .
2 Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ise : To be heal@@ thy , our liter@@ al heart at times needs to pu@@ m@@ p vi@@ g@@ or@@ ously .
9 : 6 .
But when they rep@@ ented and called on him for help , he exerc@@ ised long - suffering and ra@@ ised up jud@@ ges to deli@@ ver them .
Even today , a vis@@ it@@ or can find gre@@ en - spe@@ ck@@ led f@@ ra@@ g@@ ments of cop@@ per - be@@ aring st@@ ones sc@@ at@@ tered about .
‘ How can I devel@@ op a close relationship with someone I cannot see ? ’ you may ask .
Jac@@ o@@ b S@@ ent to H@@ ar@@ an
1@@ 15 : 16 .
While I learned from experienced brothers , I also s@@ ought help for G@@ r@@ ace .
( Read Job 36 : 1 , 11 . )
Tru@@ e , a par@@ ent may ref@@ ra@@ in from p@@ un@@ ish@@ ing a child in public or around the chil@@ d’s pe@@ ers , thus sa@@ ving the young one some em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass@@ ment .
In 70 C.E . , Rom@@ an ar@@ mi@@ es de@@ va@@ stated Jerusalem and the temple , and many of the rema@@ ining Jews became sla@@ ves .
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 2 , 3 ]
They ther@@ e@@ by avo@@ i@@ ded the wor@@ st disa@@ ster for Jerusalem in recorded hist@@ ory .
And no doubt your good conduct will encoura@@ ge your friends .
In Moses ’ day , long before God appro@@ ved of a human king for the Israelites , He fore@@ saw that the desire to have a king would ar@@ ise among His people .
Indeed , he that is under fear has not been made perfect in love . ” ​ — 1 John 4 : 18 .
What , then , are some of Satan’s tra@@ its that we must not imitate ?
What is an ar@@ chang@@ el ? That word means “ princi@@ p@@ al ang@@ el , ” or “ c@@ hi@@ ef ang@@ el . ”
6@@ 28 / 6@@ 28 ․ ․ ․ ․
2 : 1 , 6 ​ — What is Jehovah’s “ fo@@ o@@ t@@ sto@@ ol ” and his “ boo@@ th ” ?
She made her promise when she was in great angu@@ ish and dist@@ ress over her ba@@ r@@ r@@ en@@ ness and the con@@ st@@ ant in@@ sul@@ ts she was sub@@ je@@ cted to .
A prof@@ ess@@ or came by to ask me to go to his of@@ fice to help him with a com@@ pu@@ ter proble@@ m .
Yes , our Christian brothers and sisters can serve as “ a streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id ” to us during li@@ fe@@ ’s difficult m@@ om@@ ents and thus help us to pre@@ serve our joy .
To receive a Bible is a great blessing !
C@@ learly , Jehovah valu@@ es such qualities more than any material tre@@ a@@ sures .
This is because Christ is the ke@@ y fi@@ gu@@ re in the fulfill@@ ing of God’s purpose .
As Jesus took his last bre@@ ath , he cri@@ ed out : “ Father , into your hands I en@@ trust my spirit . ” ​ — Luke 23 : 4@@ 6 .
• How can we cultiv@@ ate the qu@@ ality of courage ?
Then in 19@@ 7@@ 1 , I was told that D@@ ad had got baptized !
They will sur@@ ely strengthen us in the months a@@ head , as will the words and actions of other examples of faith and courage .
( See the bo@@ x “ When You S@@ tu@@ dy the Bible , As@@ k Y@@ our@@ self . ” )
One of the men was S@@ hi@@ eld T@@ out@@ ji@@ an , a travel@@ ing minis@@ ter who provided me with encourag@@ ement and spiritual direction at the right time .
“ S@@ la@@ v@@ on@@ ic , ” as used in this article , den@@ o@@ tes the S@@ la@@ vi@@ c di@@ al@@ e@@ ct that C@@ y@@ ri@@ l and Me@@ tho@@ di@@ us used for their mis@@ sion and liter@@ ary work .
Christ ur@@ ged his followers : ‘ Ke@@ ep on see@@ king first the kingdom and God’s righteousness . ’
While serving a congregation at O@@ g@@ bun@@ ka , I heard that there was a con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation of Witnesses in the I@@ su@@ o@@ ch@@ i are@@ a of the O@@ ki@@ g@@ we dist@@ ri@@ ct .
For instance , Matthew 14 : 14 states : “ He [ Jesus ] saw a great crow@@ d ; and he felt p@@ ity for them , and he cur@@ ed their si@@ ck ones . ”
23 - 25 .
It was explained to Paul that the spiritual benef@@ its he had already received from God , such as power to end@@ ure tri@@ als , were su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient .
Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h had made her point .
“ That he will not come to the fes@@ ti@@ val at all ? ”
“ At that m@@ om@@ ent , we did not need words .
Jehovah had told her husband : “ I will bl@@ ess her and also give you a son by her ; I will bl@@ ess her and she will become nations ; k@@ ings of pe@@ op@@ les will come from her . ”
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , he was encoura@@ ged and cons@@ ol@@ ed by fellow Christians who came to his a@@ id .
D@@ et@@ er@@ min@@ ed to Ser@@ ve Jehovah
I@@ ts meaning ​ — “ He Ca@@ uses to Be@@ come ” ​ — as@@ sures us that God is fully ca@@ pa@@ ble of car@@ r@@ ying out all that he pur@@ pos@@ es and promises .
If we are truly low@@ ly in heart , our words will refle@@ ct hum@@ ility .
They call it physi@@ o@@ gn@@ om@@ y , which En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a de@@ fin@@ es as “ a p@@ se@@ u@@ do@@ s@@ ci@@ ence deal@@ ing with person@@ ality tra@@ its su@@ p@@ po@@ se@@ dly reve@@ aled by fac@@ i@@ al fe@@ atu@@ res or by body stru@@ c@@ ture and form . ”
Jac@@ o@@ b and R@@ ac@@ he@@ l ?
Now that I have found the ans@@ wers I so long@@ ed for , it br@@ ings me great joy to share them with others .
She was privile@@ ged to see the young child Jesus , and she wit@@ ness@@ ed to others about the li@@ ber@@ ation that was du@@ e to be effe@@ cted through this coming Messi@@ ah . ​ — Luke 2 : 38 .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons today are in a similar spiritual con@@ dition , and they need help .
On the other hand , Jesus ’ mother , M@@ ary , dre@@ w conclu@@ sions “ in her heart ” based on tru@@ ths that she had heard .
As a “ w@@ all ” of se@@ par@@ ation between Jews and G@@ ent@@ il@@ es , the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law kept God’s people from be@@ coming con@@ tam@@ in@@ ated by pa@@ g@@ an thinking and practic@@ es . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 2 : 14 , 15 ; John 18 : 28 .
Acc@@ ording to one coun@@ t , the Bible men@@ tions close to 1@@ 30 dist@@ inc@@ tive pl@@ ants , including some 30 kin@@ ds of tre@@ es .
S@@ how@@ ing such consider@@ ation is not fav@@ or@@ it@@ ism .
In our da@@ ily Bible reading , we often come ac@@ ro@@ ss a pas@@ sage that helps us to over@@ come bad tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es and un@@ who@@ les@@ ome inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations .
Be@@ ing a de@@ v@@ out woman , for years S@@ ur@@ ya M@@ aya asked her i@@ do@@ l go@@ ds for help .
We live in a world where material pur@@ su@@ its over@@ ri@@ de spiritual go@@ als .
• What is go@@ o@@ dness ?
Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice is a wonderful pro@@ vision ! ​ — G@@ al .
What a self - sacrific@@ ing spirit !
S@@ ome@@ times , even after arri@@ ving at a house , I simply could not bring my@@ self to the point of r@@ ing@@ ing the do@@ or@@ b@@ ell .
Thus , a psalmist expres@@ sed his trust in Jehovah’s Word : “ Your word is a lam@@ p to my fo@@ o@@ t , and a light to my ro@@ ad@@ way . ”
A second benefit of our not know@@ ing the day or the h@@ our is that we thus have the opportunity to make Jehovah’s heart g@@ la@@ d .
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how wrong imp@@ res@@ sions about Jehovah’s Witnesses have been cor@@ rec@@ ted .
The fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al reason why mar@@ it@@ al un@@ faith@@ ful@@ ness is wrong is that Jehovah , the O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or of marriage and the B@@ es@@ tower of se@@ x@@ u@@ al cap@@ ac@@ ity , con@@ dem@@ ns it .
Because if we are in good health , ear@@ n a com@@ for@@ table living , and live in a part of the earth that is more or less un@@ affe@@ cted by war , food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ge , or n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers , we could ​ — at le@@ ast for the m@@ om@@ ent — ​ lo@@ se sight of the pres@@ sing need for God’s new world to come .
After listen@@ ing to Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er@@ ’s st@@ ory , Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h’s brother , La@@ ba@@ n , and her father , Be@@ th@@ u@@ el , per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve that God is gu@@ i@@ ding things .
Eli@@ j@@ ah’s emo@@ tional tur@@ mo@@ il was not a si@@ gn that he had lost God’s fav@@ or .
The apostle Paul’s counsel , therefore , is truly wise : “ It is a means of great gain , this godly devo@@ tion along with self - su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y . ”
We ‘ proved to ourselves the good and accep@@ table and perfect will of God ’ and made sure that what we had heard was true .
While teaching at the temple , he ob@@ served a “ nee@@ dy wi@@ do@@ w ” don@@ ate just “ two small co@@ ins of very little value . ”
Joseph taught Jesus the tra@@ de of car@@ p@@ en@@ try , and no doubt both Joseph and M@@ ary called upon Jesus , the fir@@ st@@ born , to help them with the care of their other children , num@@ ber@@ ing at le@@ ast si@@ x . ​ — Mark 6 : 3 .
We draw deep satis@@ fac@@ tion from the Scriptures , such as the following words of the apostle Peter : “ B@@ el@@ o@@ ved ones , do not be pu@@ z@@ z@@ led at the bur@@ ning among you , which is happ@@ ening to you for a tri@@ al , as though a str@@ ange thing were be@@ f@@ all@@ ing you .
I was inter@@ ested in dis@@ cer@@ ning among the sons a young man in want of heart , pas@@ sing along on the st@@ re@@ et near her cor@@ ner , and in the way to her house he mar@@ ches , in the tw@@ ili@@ ght , in the ev@@ ening of the day , at the appro@@ ach of the night and the g@@ loo@@ m . ” ​ — Proverbs 7 : 6 - 9 .
“ We must buil@@ d a new world ​ — a far better world — ​ one in which the et@@ er@@ n@@ al di@@ gn@@ ity of man is res@@ pe@@ cted . ” ​ — U@@ .@@ S . P@@ R@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ D@@ EN@@ T H@@ A@@ R@@ R@@ Y T@@ R@@ U@@ M@@ A@@ N , S@@ A@@ N F@@ R@@ AN@@ C@@ I@@ S@@ C@@ O , C@@ AL@@ I@@ F@@ O@@ R@@ N@@ I@@ A , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , A@@ P@@ R@@ I@@ L 25 , 194@@ 5 .
Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has was not a@@ ware of the full sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of his words .
A Tru@@ e Father to Bar@@ u@@ ch
My parents were both from the is@@ land of C@@ re@@ te , but my father was ra@@ ised in Na@@ z@@ are@@ th .
Why do Jehovah’s Witnesses me@@ et together ?
( b ) What comfort can we draw from God’s Word if we stru@@ gg@@ le with ne@@ g@@ ative emo@@ tions ?
J@@ U@@ L@@ Y 28 - 30
The apostle Paul pointed to the me@@ dic@@ in@@ al benef@@ its of w@@ ine when he ad@@ v@@ ised young Timothy : “ U@@ se a little w@@ ine for the s@@ ake of your st@@ om@@ ach and your fre@@ qu@@ ent c@@ as@@ es of si@@ ck@@ ness . ”
Consider just a few .
Do you know how God showed loving - kindness to Lo@@ t ?
They show such loy@@ al@@ ty by living in har@@ mony with what he taught when he was on earth as King - Des@@ ign@@ ate .
• Our good conduct has what effect ?
They have been “ b@@ ought from among mankind . ”
Per@@ haps the Devil wanted to use Moses ’ rema@@ ins to prom@@ o@@ te false worship .
I will bo@@ ast in Jehovah ; the me@@ ek will hear and rejo@@ ice . ” ​ — Psalm 34 : 1 , 2 .
They had im@@ moral rel@@ ations with Mo@@ a@@ bi@@ te women and att@@ ached themselves to Ba@@ al of Pe@@ or . ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 25 : 1 - 9 .
At the same time , they had ob@@ served ​ — especially from the f@@ our@@ th pla@@ gu@@ e on@@ ward — ​ Jehovah’s ability to prote@@ ct his people .
Paul asked : “ Do you des@@ p@@ ise the ri@@ ches of his kindness and for@@ be@@ ar@@ ance and long - suffering , because you do not know that the kin@@ dly qu@@ ality of God is tr@@ ying to lead you to rep@@ ent@@ ance ? ” ​ — Romans 2 : 4 .
That is why I did not want to wa@@ st@@ e their time by having discus@@ sions with them and then perhaps after some we@@ ek@@ s or months have to tell them that I did not want to continue .
Yet , they car@@ ry their actions so far as to op@@ pose divine rul@@ er@@ ship .
In what way are many bl@@ in@@ ded by ign@@ or@@ ance , and how can we avoid being simil@@ arly affe@@ cted ?
See John 12 : 31 ; 1 John 5 : 19 .
So while Jesus did not ut@@ ter an un@@ truth , he gave them an in@@ complete answer in order to li@@ mit the possible har@@ m they could do to him or to his followers .
Yet , Jesus was a succ@@ ess@@ ful man .
He ca@@ res for us , and he will ex@@ al@@ t us in du@@ e time .
And all those who heard the letter ad@@ d@@ ressed to the Hebrews were to ‘ hold f@@ ast the public declar@@ ation of their hope without wa@@ ver@@ ing . ’ ​ — Hebrews 10 : 23 .
E@@ d@@ die went to school in C@@ am@@ den until he fin@@ i@@ shed the ei@@ gh@@ th gra@@ de , after which he wanted to pioneer with me .
He was heal@@ ed ! ​ — Acts 3 : 2 - 8 .
Still , he did not let anxi@@ ety destro@@ y his confidence in Jehovah .
The expres@@ sion “ keep y@@ ourselves in God’s love ” imp@@ lies that some action is requi@@ red on our part .
( Read Mal@@ ach@@ i 1 : 12 , 13 . )
9 , 10 . ( a ) What does doing God’s will invol@@ ve ?
A@@ sh@@ er can be rend@@ ered in a number of ways .
Jesus said that Jehovah could even make the st@@ ones tell others about the King of His Kingdom .
E@@ qu@@ ally str@@ ik@@ ing is the contr@@ ast between Jehovah’s Witnesses and Chris@@ tend@@ om today .
( a ) What Bible examples show that difficul@@ ty in saying no is not new ? ( b ) What should these examples encoura@@ ge us to do ?
Not only has the Bible taught me to love and respect others , both men and women , but it has also allow@@ ed me to respect my@@ self .
On his heav@@ y - la@@ den bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le , he car@@ ri@@ ed bl@@ an@@ ke@@ ts , clo@@ thing , food , and a large number of boo@@ ks .
For an ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation of the meaning of God’s name , as well as why some ver@@ sions of the Bible do not con@@ tain it , you may want to con@@ sul@@ t pages 19@@ 5 - 19@@ 7 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
How happy parents feel when their child than@@ ks them from the heart for something they have done for him !
Re@@ g@@ arding the joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion she experienced from gro@@ wing spiritually , a young pioneer nam@@ ed D@@ ap@@ h@@ ne said : “ I develop@@ ed a much clo@@ s@@ er relationship with Jehovah as I began to appreci@@ ate him as a Per@@ son .
How happy I am to be among Jehovah’s people and to have his un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing support ! ”
Rather than feel@@ ing do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted , we were just than@@ k@@ ful to be ali@@ ve .
But how were the local congregations to fun@@ ction day by day ?
By la@@ ying down his life , Jesus pa@@ id the pri@@ ce for the sin that we in@@ her@@ ited from Adam .
Fa@@ il@@ ing to exer@@ t himself ze@@ al@@ ously , Jeho@@ as@@ h had only li@@ mit@@ ed succ@@ ess in fi@@ gh@@ ting against the S@@ y@@ ri@@ ans
What op@@ tional fe@@ ature of a we@@ d@@ ding mer@@ its attention , and where can we find information on this matter ?
We can be sure that he will never disa@@ p@@ point those ho@@ p@@ ing in him . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Jesus ’ f@@ la@@ w@@ less life course on earth , including his sacri@@ fi@@ cial death , con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed and made possible the fulfill@@ ment of the promises of Jehovah God .
The situation is the same or wor@@ se in s@@ co@@ res of other coun@@ tri@@ es .
Jehovah is not par@@ ti@@ al .
However , upon re@@ qu@@ est the fun@@ ds will be re@@ turned .
The Bible re@@ pe@@ ats this resurrection promise time and again .
The gi@@ r@@ l just could not hold her@@ self back from wit@@ ness@@ ing about the true God .
Mark 1 : 22 says that the crow@@ ds “ became ast@@ oun@@ ded at his way of teaching , ” and M@@ r 1 verse 27 poin@@ ts out that the people were “ ast@@ on@@ i@@ shed ” when he ex@@ p@@ el@@ led a dem@@ on .
The Scriptures do not say whether the ear@@ li@@ est humans used ani@@ ma@@ l mil@@ k as a s@@ ource of food , but even those with a ve@@ get@@ ari@@ an di@@ et can use she@@ ep@@ ’s w@@ o@@ ol .
“ G@@ et@@ ting to know you people has been one of the best experi@@ ences of my life , ” he said .
“ My ill@@ ness requi@@ res that I sp@@ end some time in the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al , ” she expla@@ ins .
Like Noah , true Christians today know that Jehovah will soon bring an end to this go@@ d@@ less system of things .
Are there ways that I can imp@@ ro@@ ve ? ’
The se@@ con@@ d@@ ary part of the se@@ ed is made up of the spirit - anointed members of the Christian congregation .
This in it@@ self may give us a me@@ asure of comfort , as it did David , who san@@ g : “ I will be jo@@ y@@ ful and rejo@@ ice in your loving - kindness , in that you have seen my a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction ; you have known about the dist@@ res@@ ses of my soul . ”
When we re@@ ached this young man@@ ’s des@@ t@@ in@@ ation , I was taken a@@ back when he le@@ ap@@ ed out of the tru@@ ck and took off r@@ un@@ ning .
Their relationship is descri@@ bed as one that is “ spiritually mo@@ ving and shows how bo@@ y and do@@ g are pre@@ pared to sacrifice their lives for each other . ”
Wh@@ ich ones mo@@ o , and which ones ba@@ r@@ k ?
“ E@@ ver@@ yone who h@@ ates his brother is a mu@@ r@@ der@@ er . ” ​ — 1 John 3 : 15 .
There is nothing wrong with that .
Then , in 19@@ 39 , as World W@@ ar I@@ I eng@@ ul@@ f@@ ed E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , an ev@@ ent in our v@@ il@@ la@@ ge j@@ ol@@ ted us .
Why did Satan d@@ are Jesus to h@@ ur@@ l himself off the bat@@ t@@ le@@ ment of the temple ?
• How have Jehovah and Jesus Christ proved themselves to be loving S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds ?
God’s own Son , Jesus , tel@@ ls us with words that can f@@ ill our hearts with hope . ​ — Read Matthew 22 : 31 , 32 .
Paul four times says that “ some of them ” dis@@ obe@@ yed .
Rather , the love of money can be a cause ​ — even if not the only cause — ​ of all kin@@ ds of “ in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ous things . ”
• Why is appreciation for the ransom necess@@ ary in order to love righteousness ?
E@@ s@@ ther and M@@ or@@ de@@ ca@@ i before A@@ ha@@ su@@ er@@ us
Jehovah is the only one who can ac@@ tually change the pro@@ c@@ ess of ag@@ ing and death and gr@@ ant us et@@ er@@ n@@ al life .
How did Ri@@ be@@ ir@@ o over@@ come his ad@@ di@@ ction to por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y ?
And out he came !
O@@ ther form@@ s of h@@ ate are more in@@ si@@ di@@ ous , hi@@ d@@ den within the bor@@ ders of a country or even within the li@@ m@@ its of a neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od .
20 : 11 - 15 ​ — W@@ ho@@ se n@@ ames are written in “ the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l [ or , “ the book ” ] of life ” ?
E@@ ver@@ yone appreci@@ ates being able to make personal cho@@ ic@@ es , including the cho@@ ice of religious a@@ ff@@ ili@@ ation .
How hum@@ bl@@ ing , too , to real@@ ize who is the S@@ ource of this gro@@ w@@ th .
And now , standing before Mar@@ th@@ a was the man who had me@@ ant the most to La@@ z@@ ar@@ us .
Jehovah’s great name would thus be gl@@ ori@@ fied among the nations .
Are they not in your book ? ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 5@@ 6 : 8
O@@ be@@ ying such a law helped God’s people to keep themselves dist@@ in@@ ct and se@@ par@@ ate from the pa@@ g@@ an nations around them .
• How far - re@@ aching should our love be ?
On the contr@@ ary , he tal@@ ked to God and pray@@ ed to him .
How appro@@ pri@@ ate that all false religion is lik@@ ened to a pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te !
We were able to over@@ come our problems by get@@ ting to know each other better and by ap@@ pl@@ ying the wise counsel found in the Bible . ”
8 H@@ el@@ p to A@@ vo@@ id Pro@@ ble@@ ms
When Paul was un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly imp@@ ris@@ oned in R@@ ome , he asked his fellow believers to pray for him , ad@@ ding : “ I ex@@ hor@@ t you more especially to do this , that I may be rest@@ ored to you the so@@ on@@ er . ”
It will also be of interest to parents and to all dedic@@ ated ad@@ ul@@ ts in the congregation who by word , by example , and by direc@@ t support are in a position to help you@@ ng@@ er ones in the congregation .
Jehovah’s ho@@ l@@ iness and his other out@@ standing qualities make him an ide@@ al Father , someone in whom we can place imp@@ lic@@ it trust .
If your children are fac@@ ing such is@@ su@@ es as the f@@ la@@ g sal@@ u@@ te or n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ is@@ tic c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations , do not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to ass@@ ist them .
Bible Re@@ ading ​ — Li@@ fel@@ ong S@@ ource of S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th ( M .
The “ heavenly bo@@ dies ” of spirit cre@@ atu@@ res di@@ ff@@ er in glory from “ earthly bo@@ dies ” of flesh .
It streng@@ th@@ ens us to res@@ ist future att@@ ac@@ ks of Satan , the ang@@ ry go@@ d of this world . ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 8 - 10 ; 1 John 5 : 19 ; Revelation 12 : 12 .
The gener@@ al ang@@ r@@ ily told Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d that the law had not been made because the pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates had pre@@ ven@@ ted it .
On the other hand , Timo@@ th@@ y’s expres@@ sions of gen@@ u@@ ine affe@@ ction for his brothers , accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by ac@@ ts of ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality and good works in their be@@ half , sur@@ ely high@@ ligh@@ ted his spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement .
And right before instru@@ cting his followers to remember him , Jesus made it clear what they were to remember about him .
In time , privile@@ ges may be rest@@ ored .
When the early Christians learned that un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised G@@ ent@@ il@@ es could become fellow believers , that change led to a new question regarding the need for people of the nations to be circum@@ c@@ ised .
“ The cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness of this h@@ all refle@@ cts your true faith , ” he com@@ men@@ ted .
We are the l@@ at@@ est of this long l@@ ine of faithful worshi@@ p@@ ers .
Why is “ the spirit of the world ” inc@@ reas@@ ingly man@@ i@@ f@@ est in mo@@ der@@ n times ?
Ther@@ efore , you do not need to go to a sh@@ r@@ ine in ho@@ p@@ es that God is more likely to hear your prayer there .
On O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 12 , 200@@ 1 , less than a year after that first vis@@ it to the mission@@ ary home , 11 of these form@@ er An@@ a@@ bap@@ t@@ ists were baptized again , this time in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of their dedic@@ ation to Jehovah .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 8 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 6@@ 3 , 32
T@@ ell her to come and help me . ”
We can do that by be@@ coming ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with his qualities , refle@@ cting on them , and then imit@@ ating them in our own life .
They did not ha@@ bitu@@ ally ble@@ ed sla@@ ugh@@ tered ani@@ mal@@ s , and their e@@ ating un@@ b@@ led me@@ at viol@@ ated God’s law on blood .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 4 , 5 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 21 - 30
For example , before lear@@ ning God’s truth , you may have enjo@@ yed c@@ ele@@ br@@ ating certain religious ho@@ li@@ days with your family .
Instead , it invol@@ ves God’s great spiritual temple ​ — the sac@@ red arrang@@ ement of true worship .
The apostle Paul dre@@ w attention to the value of this pro@@ vision , saying : “ Do not be anxi@@ ous over anything , but in everything by prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation along with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving let your pet@@ iti@@ ons be made known to God ; and the peace of God that exc@@ els all thought will gu@@ ard your hearts and your men@@ tal po@@ wers by means of Christ Jesus . ”
What en@@ ab@@ les us to serve Jehovah un@@ it@@ e@@ dly ?
What did the apostle Paul say about some in the Corinth@@ i@@ an congregation ?
Then we were trans@@ fer@@ red to New Yor@@ k C@@ ir@@ cu@@ it 1 , which inclu@@ ded the bor@@ ough@@ s of Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n and Q@@ u@@ e@@ ens .
He descri@@ bes himself as the hus@@ ban@@ dly ow@@ ner of the nation of Israel , and his Word con@@ tain@@ s many t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing pas@@ sa@@ ges that con@@ ve@@ y the g@@ ri@@ ef he su@@ ffered because of the spiritually ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ous actions of that nation .
The desire for ri@@ ches may beg@@ in in@@ no@@ c@@ ently .
His counsel on these matters is valu@@ able for us today .
We would also do well to exam@@ ine our view of those who bel@@ ong to another r@@ ace , n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality , or cul@@ ture .
V@@ alu@@ e to U@@ s
Is there anything we can do to en@@ sure that en@@ v@@ y does not control our lives ?
He person@@ ally helped to re@@ buil@@ d Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s w@@ alls .
What good example did A@@ hi@@ j@@ ah set ?
The first two chap@@ ters of the book of Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k are a di@@ al@@ o@@ gu@@ e between the prophet and Jehovah God .
C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ine im@@ medi@@ ately remin@@ ded Bet@@ ty of a ma@@ in point from their last discus@@ sion about God’s Kingdom .
G . W@@ el@@ ls was able to i@@ magine an e@@ g@@ al@@ it@@ ari@@ an soci@@ ety based on three things : a comm@@ on but pu@@ re and un@@ de@@ fil@@ ed world religion , uni@@ vers@@ al educ@@ ation , and no ar@@ m@@ ed for@@ ces .
A@@ m@@ ong the un@@ desi@@ red resul@@ ts may be a sense of de@@ gra@@ d@@ ation , a tr@@ oub@@ led conscience , je@@ al@@ ou@@ si@@ es , pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy , and se@@ x@@ u@@ ally trans@@ mit@@ ted di@@ se@@ ase .
TH@@ E AN@@ G@@ L@@ O - A@@ M@@ E@@ R@@ I@@ C@@ A@@ N W@@ O@@ R@@ L@@ D P@@ O@@ W@@ E@@ R AN@@ D TH@@ E F@@ E@@ E@@ T O@@ F I@@ R@@ O@@ N AN@@ D C@@ L@@ A@@ Y
That new nation is “ the Israel of God , ” made up of 14@@ 4@@ ,000 anointed Christians , who are lik@@ ened to “ the bran@@ ches ” of “ the true v@@ ine , ” Christ Jesus . — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 16 ; John 15 : 5 ; Revelation 14 : 1 , 3 .
The Bible does not ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it@@ ly answer this question .
W@@ ould you be quic@@ k to ag@@ ree with them , or would you wa@@ it to hear your fri@@ end@@ ’s side of the st@@ ory ?
This appro@@ ach works so well that at times , my brothers and sisters for@@ get that I cannot hear , le@@ ading to com@@ ic@@ al situ@@ ations .
O Jehovah , during dist@@ ress they have turned their attention to you ; they have p@@ our@@ ed out a wh@@ is@@ per of prayer when they had your discipl@@ ining . ” ​ — Isaiah 26 : 15 , 16 .
Jesus invit@@ ed all who were to@@ il@@ ing and lo@@ ad@@ ed down to come to him and find ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment for their sou@@ ls .
In Bible times , Christians su@@ ffered from similar problems .
At one point , even his loyal se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary , Bar@@ u@@ ch , com@@ pla@@ ined of we@@ ar@@ iness .
H@@ ung@@ er , po@@ ver@@ ty , and war will be no more .
He san@@ g : “ How I do love your law !
As Jesus Christ said , “ he that has end@@ ur@@ ed to the end is the one that will be sa@@ ved . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 13 .
If you hope to mar@@ ry someone who sh@@ a@@ res your desire to serve Jehovah whole - sou@@ led , keep this matter before H@@ im in prayer .
In 1@@ 5@@ 7@@ 6 , S@@ pan@@ ish mer@@ cen@@ aries who had not received their pa@@ y mut@@ in@@ i@@ ed and p@@ lun@@ der@@ ed the city .
By resur@@ rec@@ ting La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , Jesus gave him back his life and re@@ un@@ ited him with his family .
Jehovah’s spirit will be able to op@@ er@@ ate fre@@ ely in the congregation , pro@@ duc@@ ing the spi@@ rit@@ ’s good fru@@ it@@ age .
So it inclu@@ des or@@ al se@@ x , des@@ pite the fact that many te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers around the world have been told or have come to the conclu@@ sion that or@@ al se@@ x is accep@@ table .
The next article will consider some of the clear ad@@ vice that Jesus gave his followers about how to live .
1 J@@ a@@ qu@@ el@@ ine from Ger@@ many
Mo@@ ving On to U@@ nt@@ ou@@ ched T@@ er@@ rit@@ ory
How can we stay close to Jehovah ?
E@@ ach of us wants to be the s@@ ort of person Jehovah appro@@ ves of and will sa@@ ve when the present wicked system is “ dis@@ sol@@ ved . ”
Today , many people view mar@@ it@@ al faith@@ ful@@ ness ​ — and even marriage it@@ self — ​ as re@@ stri@@ ctive and old - fa@@ shi@@ oned .
( a ) How may Christians be t@@ ested as to ‘ mar@@ r@@ ying in the Lord ’ ?
C@@ ep@@ has and S@@ im@@ on are other n@@ ames for Peter .
One ev@@ ening while at home on v@@ ac@@ ation , I d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed the bom@@ b@@ sh@@ ell .
Just as fear tur@@ ns us away from d@@ anger , godly fear tur@@ ns us away from what is bad
9 : 24 . Des@@ cri@@ be the situation that David fac@@ ed .
The speak@@ er c@@ ited the examples of the prophet Daniel and the apostles John and Peter as those who@@ se faith was in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ated by gl@@ ori@@ ous prophe@@ tic v@@ isions per@@ tain@@ ing to the esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment and op@@ er@@ ation of God’s Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom .
For example , Jehovah’s Word spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally con@@ dem@@ ns the prac@@ tice of bor@@ ro@@ wing and not pa@@ ying back .
The pro@@ gra@@ m was ti@@ ed in ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic@@ ally to a number of lo@@ c@@ ations , br@@ ing@@ ing the to@@ tal attend@@ ance to 1@@ 3@@ ,@@ 0@@ 8@@ 2 .
I received an assignment to serve in the city of Q@@ u@@ ebe@@ c , but for a while I rema@@ ined at Kingdom F@@ ar@@ m , in New Yor@@ k St@@ ate , where G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol was then lo@@ c@@ ated .
These are lis@@ ted bel@@ ow .
He never eng@@ ag@@ ed in small talk .
There was no one around , and I felt con@@ fu@@ sed and hel@@ pl@@ ess .
On the contr@@ ary , it refle@@ cted a desire to have the fav@@ or of Israel@@ ’s God .
Bible n@@ ames often have special sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly when given by God .
T@@ w@@ o pione@@ ers offer a tr@@ act to a pas@@ ser@@ by in the cap@@ it@@ al , F@@ re@@ e@@ to@@ wn , during the coun@@ tr@@ y’s long ra@@ in@@ y se@@ as@@ on
They are “ a great crow@@ d ” ​ — a very large number of people .
When Jesus as@@ c@@ ended to heaven , he did not im@@ medi@@ ately take up the sc@@ ep@@ ter of rul@@ er@@ ship over the pe@@ op@@ les of the world .
( a ) How did fri@@ end@@ ship with God help one sister ?
It may be that he , like other P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h@@ s , worshipp@@ ed his own i@@ ma@@ ge .
But do we ad@@ mi@@ re J@@ on@@ a@@ than only because he was loyal to David ?
He helped us to learn the good news about Jesus and his sacrifice .
Just think of the coun@@ t@@ less h@@ our@@ s such ones sp@@ end ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly help@@ ing others to learn about the “ good news of the kingdom ” !
There was little en@@ ough for her and her son , and certainly she had nothing to sp@@ are for the vis@@ it@@ or .
For a Christian to go against po@@ pul@@ ar prac@@ tice or the wi@@ sh@@ es of family in order to ple@@ ase Jehovah is truly an act of faith .
“ The Li@@ fe Now ” ​ — En@@ jo@@ ying It to the F@@ ul@@ l !
The apostle Peter wrote that anointed Christians have “ a living hope . ”
Yet , that country is by no means an exc@@ ep@@ tion in to@@ da@@ y’s world .
Christ will bring perfect peace to the earth , ther@@ e@@ by eli@@ min@@ ating one of the ma@@ in ca@@ uses of po@@ ver@@ ty .
You will sur@@ ely ag@@ ree that among the better - known boo@@ ks of the Bible are the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts of Jesus ’ life and ministry .
That desire was , in fact , a gra@@ ve sin , for it am@@ oun@@ ted to a re@@ je@@ ction of Jehovah as their King .
But it had not yet become the se@@ ven@@ th head of the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast .
Ab@@ out 20 years after Jehovah spoke to Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k , Juda@@ h’s cap@@ it@@ al city , Jerusalem , was destro@@ yed .
‘ What truth is this ? ’
With each stud@@ ent in mind , we might think of a vie@@ w@@ point question or an illustr@@ ation to help the stud@@ ent make prog@@ ress .
The R@@ o@@ le of Your Con@@ s@@ ci@@ ence
Today , most elders stand before the congregation and conduct meetings .
E@@ mp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ ing this fact , Solomon states : “ If you have become wise , you have become wise in your own be@@ half ; and if you have ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed , you will be@@ ar it , just you al@@ one . ”
B@@ ene@@ f@@ it From P@@ os@@ iti@@ ve In@@ f@@ lu@@ ences
Be@@ fore as@@ cen@@ ding to heaven , Jesus com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned his followers to take the good news about him and his Kingdom to “ people of all the nations . ”
How strong was Paul’s hope in the resurrection ?
Are not most mission@@ aries in@@ tre@@ pi@@ d sou@@ ls who da@@ ily cop@@ e with bu@@ g@@ s , s@@ n@@ ak@@ es , he@@ at , di@@ se@@ ase , and vari@@ ous har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps ?
His death took place before that day ended . ​ — Luke 22 : 19 , 20 ; 1 Corinthians 11 : 23 – 28 .
Of what should congregation elders be a@@ ware as they car@@ ry out their ro@@ le as spiritual shepher@@ ds ?
I had to try to return the money . ”
D@@ et@@ a@@ il@@ s regarding Jesus ’ bir@@ th and early life may have been ob@@ ta@@ ined from Jesus ’ mother , M@@ ary .
The out@@ come for us in this bat@@ tle is as@@ sur@@ ed as long as we remain faithful
The new@@ s@@ pa@@ per ad@@ ded : “ M@@ em@@ bers believe in a strong moral co@@ de .
Will you be there to help when such a person be@@ comes ‘ consci@@ ous of his spiritual need ’ ?
The apostle Paul spoke of certain religious people of his day who had “ a ze@@ al for God ; but not according to acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge . ”
We truly are part of a worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od , and our love for one another helps us all to cop@@ e with li@@ fe@@ ’s tri@@ als and difficul@@ ties .
But I say to you that ever@@ yone that keep@@ s on loo@@ king at a woman so as to have a pas@@ sion for her has already com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with her in his heart . ”
My two children do not have to go through what I went through as a you@@ th .
But he consider@@ ed this a small pri@@ ce to pa@@ y in order for him to share with his family in all as@@ pe@@ cts of their lives , as Jehovah desi@@ res parents to do .
R@@ es@@ pon@@ sible brothers of the other sheep class were ele@@ cted as re@@ plac@@ ements .
What do your children learn from your prayers ?
Then he must deci@@ de according to what his conscience per@@ m@@ its .
Jehovah has often prote@@ cted us as a group , and he keep@@ s us out of the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s c@@ lu@@ t@@ ches .
A@@ li@@ ce vis@@ ited the Kingdom H@@ all and was war@@ m@@ ly wel@@ com@@ ed by P@@ un@@ j@@ abi - speaking brothers and sisters .
Since then , more have taken this st@@ ep .
St@@ and@@ ar@@ ds Ch@@ ang@@ ed , Tru@@ st Bet@@ ra@@ yed
Still , we kept our spiritual go@@ als in mind , and at the age of 25 , I was appointed congregation serv@@ ant , the pre@@ si@@ ding overse@@ er in a congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
What four questions will we ask while exam@@ ining se@@ ven of Jesus ’ illustr@@ ations ?
I real@@ ized that I had to ad@@ just quic@@ k@@ ly to my new circumstances .
The apostle Peter told fellow Christians in his day : “ If you are being re@@ pro@@ ached for the name of Christ , you are happy , because the spirit of glory , even the spirit of God , is re@@ sting upon you . ”
Jehovah continu@@ es to shed light upon his people .
Still , there was a lo@@ t we had yet to learn .
He assign@@ ed a prophet from Juda@@ h to tra@@ v@@ el nor@@ th to Bethel and appe@@ ar before Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am while he was of@@ fi@@ ci@@ ating at his al@@ ta@@ r .
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s many examples of faithful men and women who op@@ en@@ ly expres@@ sed their g@@ ri@@ ef by we@@ ep@@ ing .
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ing a h@@ at@@ red for what is bad is not eas@@ y .
* ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
• What should be our attitude toward Jehovah’s pro@@ v@@ isions ?
Such deep study f@@ ill@@ s our personal needs .
• Why is Jehovah descri@@ bed as the God “ of the living ” ?
For instance , he said : “ ‘ A man will leave his father and his mother and will s@@ tic@@ k to his wife , and the two will be one flesh ’ . . .
Do I still c@@ ra@@ ve some of the “ fre@@ e@@ d@@ om@@ s ” of the world ?
A@@ no@@ ther t@@ ac@@ tic of “ the bir@@ d@@ c@@ atch@@ er ” is to under@@ mine pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s n@@ atur@@ al sense of what is good and what is bad .
How would “ the congregation of God ” be arrang@@ ed ?
This is pu@@ re ma@@ dness . ”
What is be@@ h@@ ind the fir@@ m beli@@ ef of Jehovah’s Witnesses concer@@ ning al@@ ter@@ n@@ ative n@@ on@@ blood man@@ ag@@ ement ?
On May 10 , 19@@ 40 , the Na@@ z@@ i ar@@ my s@@ w@@ o@@ op@@ ed down on the Ne@@ ther@@ lands .
Instead of es@@ te@@ em@@ ing the arri@@ val of the Messi@@ ah , the pri@@ m@@ ary part of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , the nation re@@ je@@ cted him .
How did the Devil re@@ act to the K@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ ’s bir@@ th , and of what is this an evidence ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , often those ple@@ a@@ sures end up ca@@ using pain and disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
Davi@@ d’s life was in con@@ st@@ ant d@@ anger .
Rather , the congregation arrang@@ ement is pri@@ mar@@ ily for the praise of Jehovah God .
One of my last j@@ our@@ ne@@ ys with Y@@ ou@@ se@@ f R@@ ah@@ ha@@ l was to A@@ le@@ pp@@ o , S@@ y@@ ri@@ a , in the w@@ in@@ ter of 19@@ 37 .
Those words indic@@ ate that the promised “ se@@ ed , ” the One “ who [ had ] the leg@@ al right , ” was yet to come .
They loo@@ ked down on the comm@@ on people who were get@@ ting baptized in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of rep@@ ent@@ ance .
On a@@ ver@@ age , each Witness plac@@ es 16 ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines a mon@@ th
At first , no work@@ ers appe@@ ared .
Th@@ r@@ ough H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i , Jehovah said : “ Is it the time for you y@@ ourselves to d@@ well in your pan@@ el@@ ed hous@@ es , while this house [ of worship ] is wa@@ st@@ e ? . . .
They are stud@@ ents of the Bible who can show you the good things that God is activ@@ ely arrang@@ ing for your future .
A@@ m@@ ong the s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , there were doub@@ t@@ less in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent men who pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed knowledge and the s@@ k@@ ill@@ s to imp@@ ar@@ t it .
Ex@@ am@@ ine yourself hon@@ es@@ tly .
I was assign@@ ed to a cir@@ cu@@ it that co@@ vered a hu@@ ge are@@ a of cen@@ tr@@ al Lu@@ z@@ on , the lar@@ g@@ est is@@ land in the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines .
It is not that Jo@@ su@@ é was being sel@@ f@@ ish in his desire to move ​ — he was just see@@ king se@@ cur@@ ity .
A@@ n In@@ her@@ it@@ ance You Can C@@ ount On
“ F@@ ill your mind with who@@ les@@ ome thoughts , and f@@ ill your life with spiritual activities , ” ad@@ ds F@@ ran@@ z .
We also used recorded four - and - a - half - min@@ u@@ te tal@@ ks that could be pla@@ yed on a por@@ table ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph .
O@@ r they may be consider@@ ed a tri@@ vi@@ al cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity ​ — ad@@ ding spi@@ ce to life .
( b ) What will we consider in this and the following article , and with what ob@@ je@@ ctive ?
What comfort this must have brought to the temple buil@@ ders in Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah’s day !
“ Jo@@ shua the son of Nu@@ n was full of the spirit of wisdom . ”
The ide@@ a that God would use ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ men as pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ ans was prom@@ o@@ ted especially by Au@@ gu@@ st@@ ine , an influ@@ enti@@ al fi@@ f@@ th - century Ca@@ tho@@ lic the@@ olo@@ gi@@ an .
14 , 15 . ( a ) What have some used as tal@@ is@@ man@@ s ?
As “ King of the nations , ” Jehovah com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned Jeremiah to deli@@ ver a judgment message to nations and k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s .
* What mo@@ tiv@@ ated them to make such a bi@@ g move , and how did it turn out for them ?
Isaiah himself had ear@@ li@@ er seen crow@@ ds from all nations st@@ re@@ am@@ ing to Jehovah’s el@@ ev@@ ated m@@ oun@@ tain of worship .
Even if we bel@@ ong to the same family , however , we have different tra@@ its and circumstances .
□ An@@ cient C@@ ity
In Gi@@ be@@ on , ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists have dis@@ co@@ vered a re@@ serv@@ o@@ ir some 8@@ 0 fe@@ et [ 25 m ] deep .
In the se@@ ven@@ th century , the Mus@@ li@@ m sh@@ r@@ ine known as the D@@ ome of the R@@ o@@ ck was er@@ e@@ cted , and it stan@@ ds until this day upon the lo@@ c@@ ation of the form@@ er Jewish place of worship .
If you were to con@@ sul@@ t a do@@ ct@@ or , would you not listen atten@@ tiv@@ ely and make sure that you under@@ sto@@ od all that he was saying or pres@@ cri@@ b@@ ing ?
Ab@@ out si@@ x months after the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . , an es@@ ca@@ pe@@ e comes and repor@@ ts to E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el : “ The city has been stru@@ ck down ! ”
At some Christian we@@ d@@ ding@@ s in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , powerful ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic s@@ ound syst@@ em@@ s are used .
This indic@@ ates that a person who uses i@@ do@@ ls may come under dem@@ on influ@@ ence .
The Bible com@@ pa@@ res the s@@ ound of an appro@@ aching s@@ war@@ m of in@@ se@@ cts , including lo@@ cu@@ st@@ s , to the r@@ um@@ ble of ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts and to the cr@@ ac@@ k@@ ling of f@@ lam@@ es con@@ sum@@ ing stu@@ b@@ ble .
The congregation might have continued to be w@@ ary of Paul were it not for a Christian from C@@ y@@ pr@@ us nam@@ ed Joseph .
In that year , God esta@@ bli@@ shed the heavenly Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom with Jesus Christ , the Son of David , as King .
Ha@@ ve we not seen that Jehovah’s mer@@ cy and pati@@ ence are far greater than we at first thought ?
We read about some in the first century : “ When they believ@@ ed Ph@@ ili@@ p , who was declar@@ ing the good news of the kingdom of God and of the name of Jesus Christ , they pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to be baptized , both men and women . ”
He kno@@ ws that we are pro@@ ne to imp@@ ro@@ per desi@@ res .
How can experienced shepher@@ ds tra@@ in new@@ ly appointed elders ?
She was no longer the com@@ b@@ ative person with whom I had so often qu@@ ar@@ rel@@ ed .
With Jehovah’s ba@@ c@@ king , David , Ne@@ h@@ emiah , and other faithful servants of God succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in car@@ r@@ ying out their God - given assign@@ ments .
Lo@@ o@@ king back , I ad@@ mi@@ re my mo@@ ther’s loy@@ al@@ ty to God .
“ It really gave me a li@@ ft and chang@@ ed my gener@@ ally p@@ essi@@ mis@@ tic out@@ look on to@@ da@@ y’s world .
This made them “ gu@@ il@@ ty res@@ pe@@ cting the body and the blood of the Lord . ”
For example , Mar@@ t@@ in P@@ o@@ et@@ z@@ ing@@ er , who later became a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses , f@@ ell seri@@ ously ill while serving as a pioneer in are@@ as of E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe away from his ho@@ m@@ el@@ and .
L@@ ear@@ ning about Jesus ’ up@@ building way of tre@@ ating people and then following his positi@@ ve example is in it@@ self a great help in reli@@ ev@@ ing the st@@ ress that we may experience .
Let us continue the illustr@@ ation of the ship .
I am making all things new . . . .
Un@@ der@@ standing why Jehovah as@@ ks us to live in a certain way for@@ ti@@ fi@@ es our res@@ ol@@ ve to obey him .
Yet , Jesus showed hum@@ ility by giving cre@@ di@@ t for his works to his Father and by using his power to serve and ass@@ ist others rather than to d@@ om@@ in@@ ate and op@@ pres@@ s them .
In@@ cen@@ se ​ — it is something de@@ t@@ es@@ table to me .
And a heal@@ thy fear of d@@ anger helps us to avoid har@@ m .
Ju@@ ly 11 - 17 , 20@@ 11
He has dam@@ ag@@ ed relation@@ shi@@ ps at home and el@@ se@@ where because he is “ too ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant to make am@@ ends ” and seek peace .
How wonderful that must have been !
M@@ ep@@ hi@@ bo@@ sh@@ et@@ h had to cop@@ e with disa@@ bility , s@@ l@@ an@@ der , and disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment
When Ca@@ in saw that he had not w@@ on Jehovah’s fav@@ or , did he seek to learn from A@@ bel@@ ’s example ?
His son rec@@ alls : “ The family study was always difficult for my father , since all he had to teach us from were the pr@@ inted public@@ ations .
In time , your children will have to make a personal decision as to whom they will serve .
Bal@@ ance this with the time you devo@@ te to pre@@ par@@ ing for congregation meetings .
The et@@ er@@ n@@ al fi@@ re that Jesus spoke of comple@@ t@@ ely bur@@ ns up the wicked in a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative sense .
Some of the gi@@ f@@ ts Paul men@@ tions ​ — ex@@ hor@@ ting , pre@@ si@@ ding — ​ especially concer@@ n Christian elders , who are ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed to pre@@ side “ in real ear@@ n@@ est . ”
Since sal@@ vation is involved , we make re@@ pe@@ ated c@@ alls at the ho@@ m@@ es of people .
TH@@ E place is close to Pen@@ u@@ el , near the t@@ or@@ r@@ ent v@@ al@@ le@@ y of J@@ ab@@ bo@@ k on the e@@ ast side of the ri@@ ver J@@ or@@ d@@ an .
6 : 31 , 32 ; Luke 21 : 34 , 35 .
Even so , Peter at times said or did things that were not right .
L@@ ear@@ ning a new language is like cu@@ t@@ ting a p@@ ath through the ju@@ ng@@ le .
H@@ el@@ p your son or daugh@@ ter to be cre@@ ative and to pre@@ pare respon@@ ses that he or she will feel com@@ for@@ table with and will be able to use with confidence and con@@ vi@@ ction . ​ — P@@ s .
Ne@@ ed for S@@ el@@ f - Con@@ tro@@ l
Dis@@ ci@@ ple@@ ship ​ — The P@@ ri@@ me Re@@ qui@@ re@@ ment
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , we can ex@@ pect vari@@ ed re@@ actions when we speak about the resurrection hope .
As a result , they stand ap@@ ar@@ t from the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity , and this has often at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted the attention ​ — and s@@ cor@@ n — ​ of others .
There is more to the fru@@ it@@ age that an ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ er re@@ ap@@ s .
H@@ er husband , V@@ l@@ adi@@ mi@@ r , and their three sons all serve as elders .
Indeed , ‘ the large shi@@ eld of faith will en@@ able us to qu@@ en@@ ch all the wicked one@@ ’s bur@@ ning mis@@ s@@ il@@ es . ’ ​ — E@@ ph .
( The W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er , De@@ c@@ ember 15 , 1914 , pages 3@@ 7@@ 7 - 3@@ 7@@ 8 ) Our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for spiritual light and truth is un@@ chang@@ ed .
This re@@ qu@@ est is clo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated to the pre@@ ce@@ ding one .
I began to appreci@@ ate life , but I also became viol@@ ent and de@@ vi@@ ous .
On@@ ly then will we be able to make the best personal app@@ lic@@ ation of its tim@@ eless wisdom .
His of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als “ t@@ ore and bur@@ n@@ t the ro@@ l@@ ls of the Law wh@@ en@@ ever they found them , ” wrote hist@@ ori@@ an He@@ in@@ rich G@@ ra@@ et@@ z , “ and kil@@ led those who were found to seek strength and cons@@ ol@@ ation in their per@@ us@@ al . ”
In your sear@@ ch for en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment , you face d@@ ang@@ ers that are similar to the ones enc@@ oun@@ tered by those sa@@ il@@ ors .
All such resur@@ rec@@ ted ones will con@@ fir@@ m that from their death to their resurrection , they were comple@@ t@@ ely un@@ consci@@ ous ​ — un@@ a@@ ware of any cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies per@@ form@@ ed for them .
H@@ er kind words still encoura@@ ge me to continue to tra@@ in our daugh@@ ter . ”
The children wh@@ is@@ per and gi@@ gg@@ le thr@@ ough@@ out the me@@ al .
Jesus taught by word and deed that some in the congregation would take the lead .
The only one who can speak on the matter with reli@@ able authority is our Creator .
Be@@ fore a stud@@ ent can get baptized , he must cultiv@@ ate faith based on acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God , His purpose , and His arrang@@ ement for sal@@ vation .
They are some@@ times es@@ te@@ em@@ ed as part of a cul@@ tural her@@ it@@ age .
And how serious is the matter of let@@ ting our Yes mean Yes ?
Like Ne@@ h@@ emiah , may we refu@@ se to allow the un@@ faithful conduct of others to dis@@ su@@ a@@ de us from loyal service to Jehovah . — Ne@@ h@@ emiah 13 : 10 - 13 , 23 - 27 .
God is a person whom we can know by name .
( See op@@ ening i@@ ma@@ ge . ) ( c ) Why should this Bible account about Samuel be of special interest to elders today ?
H@@ O@@ W gr@@ ate@@ ful we can be for the op@@ er@@ ation of Jehovah’s holy spirit !
Jesus respon@@ ded that his acc@@ us@@ ers would see him “ s@@ it@@ ting at the right hand of power and coming on the cl@@ ou@@ ds of heaven . ”
After the scho@@ l@@ ars re@@ turned , Hebrew cour@@ ses s@@ pr@@ an@@ g up in ma@@ j@@ or Rus@@ si@@ an O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x s@@ em@@ in@@ aries , and for the first time , Rus@@ si@@ an scho@@ l@@ ars started work on an acc@@ ur@@ ate transl@@ ation of the Bible from ancient Hebrew into Rus@@ si@@ an .
The efforts of these prophe@@ ts succ@@ e@@ ed , and the temple is comple@@ ted fi@@ ve years later .
As a result , Jehovah’s name has been wi@@ d@@ ely publi@@ shed in new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers and ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines and on ra@@ di@@ o and tel@@ ev@@ ision .
L@@ ater , when he be@@ comes qu@@ ali@@ fied to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in the ministry , you can invit@@ e him to jo@@ in you in the field .
( b ) What does Paul’s example teach us about following the direction we receive from respon@@ sible brothers ?
She says : “ My husband is a man of few words .
Yet , when his men ur@@ ged him to do so , David said : “ It is un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble , on my part , from Jehovah’s stan@@ d@@ point , that I should do this thing to my l@@ ord , the anointed of Jehovah , by th@@ ru@@ sting out my hand against him , for he is the anointed of Jehovah . ”
• In what vi@@ vi@@ d ways does the Bible descri@@ be Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess ?
He stated regarding Jesus : “ He is a prop@@ iti@@ at@@ ory sacrifice for our sin@@ s , yet not for our@@ s [ the small group ] only but also for the whole worl@@ d’s [ the large group ] . ” ​ — 1 John 2 : 2 .
In the next article , we will consider how you can do that with benefit .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , rather than stri@@ ving to ac@@ qui@@ re that dre@@ am house now ​ — perhaps going heav@@ ily into de@@ b@@ t to do so — ​ would it not be wise for us to foc@@ us on Jehovah’s promise ?
Indeed , coun@@ t@@ less fa@@ thers shi@@ r@@ k their responsi@@ bility , lea@@ ving their family in the lu@@ r@@ ch .
Eng@@ l@@ ish Ju@@ ne 22 - 24 , Ju@@ ne 29 – Ju@@ ly 1
They help us to draw close to Jehovah and to sense that he is dra@@ wing close to us .
“ Do you promise ? ” the s@@ mil@@ ing gi@@ r@@ ls asked me .
That spirit also pla@@ ys an important part in our having a regul@@ ar share in the Kingdom - preaching work .
Does your faith move you to talk to your neigh@@ b@@ ors , work@@ mat@@ es , or scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es ?
Our need for God’s remin@@ ders is me@@ t in part at Christian meetings , where instru@@ ction is provided by appointed brothers .
Pro@@ c@@ uring the B@@ less@@ ing for Jac@@ o@@ b
P@@ l@@ an a@@ head for what you will do on we@@ ek@@ ends and special days , such as your we@@ d@@ ding an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary , when the lo@@ ss tend@@ s to be over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing .
But many of Ad@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants have cho@@ s@@ en Jehovah as their R@@ ul@@ er .
He hum@@ b@@ led himself and will@@ ingly received fur@@ ther counsel . ​ — Job 40 : 1 - 14 .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , in 1@@ 7@@ 14 a de@@ va@@ st@@ ating b@@ low came from A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der H@@ el@@ l@@ adi@@ us , a Greek travel@@ er and op@@ pon@@ ent of Bible transl@@ ation .
Li@@ ving by divine principles br@@ ings benef@@ its in other as@@ pe@@ cts of our life .
On one occasi@@ on , Jesus Christ contribu@@ ted to the enjo@@ y@@ ment of a we@@ d@@ ding by tur@@ ning water into “ the best w@@ ine . ” ​ — John 2 : 3 - 10 , New Jerusalem Bible .
We can ex@@ pect perfect justice from the Son , to whom the Father “ has com@@ mit@@ ted all the judg@@ ing . ” ​ — John 5 : 22 , 30 .
C@@ oura@@ ge S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ened by Lo@@ ve , 10 / 1
What a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble example for young people today !
He did not say , “ If ever , ” as if it were something that r@@ ar@@ ely occ@@ ur@@ red .
For example , some Christians were sla@@ ves , and others were si@@ ck@@ ly , advan@@ ced in age , or had family responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
Ne@@ ar the end of the first century , the apostle John was ex@@ iled to the is@@ land of P@@ at@@ mo@@ s “ for speaking about God and be@@ aring witness to Jesus . ”
Such an individu@@ al is satis@@ fied with the resul@@ ts because Jehovah is his God and he der@@ i@@ ves in@@ com@@ par@@ able joy from serving the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh . ​ — Psalm 14@@ 4 : 1@@ 5@@ b .
But compan@@ ies , as congregations were then called , and is@@ ol@@ ated grou@@ ps not re@@ pres@@ ented at the conven@@ tion me@@ t lo@@ c@@ ally that Au@@ gu@@ st to a@@ do@@ pt a res@@ olu@@ tion to accept the name .
Tru@@ e , no@@ ne of us like to be un@@ po@@ pul@@ ar , but we must be@@ ar in mind that Christians have standards that are different from those in the world .
At le@@ ast part of it has been transl@@ ated into more than 2@@ ,@@ 3@@ 00 langu@@ ages .
Th@@ r@@ ough questions , Jehovah then dre@@ w attention to his li@@ mit@@ less wisdom and power as demonstr@@ ated by his wonderful works .
How do some people view fore@@ ign@@ ers , but why is that not jus@@ ti@@ fied ?
They have become more num@@ er@@ ous than I can rec@@ ount . ” ​ — Psalm 40 : 5 .
Why “ Pa@@ y Con@@ st@@ ant A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion ” ?
For questions per@@ tain@@ ing to the in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ation of the temple and other less@@ ons from Solom@@ on@@ ’s prayer on that occasi@@ on , see The Watchtower , Ju@@ ly 1 , 200@@ 5 , pages 28 - 31 .
The 1@@ 7@@ ,000 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers in Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a conduct some 2@@ 2@@ ,000 Bible stu@@ dies in the ho@@ m@@ es of inter@@ ested people .
The des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem and its temple me@@ ant the end of the Jewish st@@ ate and its religious system based on the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
Why is it f@@ it@@ ting that Jehovah al@@ one is called “ the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty , ” and in what ways does he use his a@@ w@@ es@@ ome power ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , God’s Word helps hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people to dis@@ cer@@ n true worship and those pur@@ su@@ ing it , especially during these last days when Jehovah has el@@ ev@@ ated it high a@@ bo@@ ve false religion .
When first - century Christians travel@@ ed , whether in@@ side or out@@ side Jewish ter@@ rit@@ ory , where did they stay ?
Jesus not only taught the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule but also set the fin@@ est example in practic@@ ing it
When the situation c@@ alls for it , di@@ gn@@ i@@ fy them by listen@@ ing to their side of the st@@ ory , and reason with them as to why they have to change .
Do you know that name ?
This is@@ sue concer@@ ns Christians , for the Bible c@@ learly teach@@ es that they should maintain a clean conscience in all matters .
What joy it brought that wi@@ do@@ w when Jesus resur@@ rec@@ ted the bo@@ y and “ gave him to his mother ” !
Does the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al have real meaning for the milli@@ ons who are not par@@ tak@@ ers ?
That gives food for thought , does it not ?
Paul reas@@ oned with his brothers in the congregation in R@@ ome : “ If you public@@ ly dec@@ l@@ are with your m@@ ou@@ th that Jesus is Lord , and exerc@@ ise faith in your heart that God ra@@ ised him up from the dead , you will be sa@@ ved .
She wor@@ ked as a la@@ w@@ y@@ er , but des@@ pite her lu@@ cr@@ ative prof@@ es@@ sion , she did not feel truly satis@@ fied .
Re@@ ally , like any human , he was ba@@ r@@ ely more than an in@@ se@@ ct ​ — in this case , one that Jehovah was ready to ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ate !
She also wonder@@ ed why humans , who were su@@ p@@ posed to be an ev@@ olu@@ tion@@ ary imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement over mon@@ ke@@ ys , su@@ ffered from emo@@ tional problems that did not a@@ ff@@ li@@ ct mon@@ ke@@ ys .
What did Jesus mean when he said to go the second m@@ ile ?
He was not refer@@ ring to nor@@ ma@@ l circum@@ c@@ ision of Jewish mal@@ es , for he had said : “ ‘ Lo@@ ok ! Da@@ ys are coming , ’ is the ut@@ ter@@ ance of Jehovah , ‘ and I will hold an acc@@ oun@@ ting with ever@@ yone circum@@ c@@ ised but still in un@@ circum@@ c@@ ision . ’ ”
As a result , sin and death “ s@@ pre@@ ad to all men . ”
The people were comman@@ ded to wa@@ s@@ h or destro@@ y any it@@ em that came in cont@@ act with a dead body .
If we were to say ‘ H@@ ei@@ l H@@ it@@ l@@ er , ’ it would mean that we are as@@ cri@@ b@@ ing sal@@ vation to him in@@ stead of to Jehovah .
O@@ V@@ E@@ R 3@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , the ancient pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job real@@ ized that the bir@@ ds of the heavens have much to tell us about the h@@ an@@ di@@ work of God .
V@@ olu@@ nt@@ ary ab@@ or@@ tion con@@ f@@ li@@ cts with what the Bible says about respect for life .
Jesus was God inc@@ ar@@ n@@ ate .
To say that even today a person can live in a par@@ adise may s@@ ound un@@ real@@ is@@ tic .
F@@ e@@ w decisions have as much po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for happiness or for sa@@ dness .
They loved material things , lost sight of the times they were living in , or gave themselves over to im@@ mor@@ ality ​ — all with bad resul@@ ts .
A@@ no@@ ther example is the main@@ ten@@ ance of our Kingdom H@@ all .
At one point , Paul and his compan@@ i@@ ons re@@ turned to S@@ y@@ ri@@ an An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch .
Bro@@ ther F@@ re@@ der@@ ic@@ k F@@ ran@@ z vis@@ ited from world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters , and I learned a lo@@ t from him .
I par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated , car@@ r@@ ying a ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine ba@@ g and plac@@ ar@@ ds .
How can one receive holy spirit ?
We , though , were able to continue in the travel@@ ing work until the Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i govern@@ ment ban@@ ned the Witnesses in 19@@ 6@@ 7 .
Such love is den@@ o@@ ted by a Hebrew word transl@@ ated “ loving - kindness , ” or “ loyal love . ”
Why is each act of obedi@@ ence sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant ?
But how these pur@@ pos@@ es di@@ ff@@ er !
T@@ or@@ men@@ ted over a family situation , Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h said : “ I have come to ab@@ ho@@ r this life of mine . ”
What less@@ ons can be learned from the re@@ action of some when new me@@ tho@@ ds of preaching the good news were in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed ?
From Jerusalem , Saul went into the re@@ gi@@ ons of S@@ y@@ ri@@ a and of C@@ ili@@ ci@@ a , and the congregations of Ju@@ de@@ a heard : “ The man that form@@ er@@ ly persecu@@ ted us is now declar@@ ing the good news about the faith which he form@@ er@@ ly de@@ va@@ stated . ”
Those who deci@@ de to serve God now will take part in making the earth a par@@ adise
Even in pris@@ on our Christian integrity could bring praise to Jehovah .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment .
On the way , they took advan@@ ta@@ ge of the opportunity to preach to the d@@ ri@@ ver .
In 199@@ 8 , at age 27 , P@@ as@@ cal began his j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
For instance , all of us pre@@ f@@ er to be spo@@ ken to with kindness and respect .
Do I end@@ e@@ av@@ or to atten@@ d all Christian meetings ?
With The@@ o@@ do@@ to@@ s in 19@@ 38
Satan truly is “ a ro@@ aring li@@ on . ”
Yet , God’s re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble res@@ cu@@ es have already brought spiritual glory to the anointed .
Our we@@ d@@ ding in Au@@ gu@@ st 19@@ 6@@ 5
S@@ ur@@ pris@@ ingly , she was very rec@@ ep@@ tive to my counsel .
“ Lo@@ ve does not work evil to one@@ ’s neigh@@ b@@ or ; therefore love is the la@@ w@@ ’s fulfill@@ ment . ” ​ — Romans 13 : 10 .
Mo@@ re@@ over , some pro@@ du@@ cts der@@ i@@ ved from one of the four pri@@ m@@ ary com@@ pon@@ ents may be so similar to the fun@@ ction of the whole com@@ pon@@ ent and car@@ ry on such a life - su@@ sta@@ ining ro@@ le in the body that most Christians would find them ob@@ je@@ c@@ tion@@ able .
Why did Jehovah make a covenant with Abraham , and who pla@@ y a special ro@@ le in its fulfill@@ ment ?
Do You Me@@ asure Y@@ our@@ self A@@ ga@@ inst O@@ thers ?
Ri@@ ght away , he would use these words as a bas@@ is for preaching to us .
W@@ ell , they might have been sla@@ ves , cri@@ min@@ als con@@ dem@@ ned to death , pris@@ on@@ ers of war , or free men dra@@ wn by exc@@ it@@ ement or the hope of f@@ ame and we@@ al@@ th .
Consi@@ der@@ ing the poin@@ ts lis@@ ted in the bo@@ x can mo@@ tiv@@ ate you to keep on preaching ze@@ al@@ ously .
One out@@ standing way to do this is by preaching the good news and making disciples . ​ — Psalm 14@@ 5 : 7 .
In what ways did Jesus ’ early disciples displa@@ y their obedi@@ ence , and how did Jesus id@@ enti@@ fy them as a group ?
• What should be our attitude , since we do not know the ex@@ act time of God’s judgment ?
By the mi@@ d - 18@@ th century , B@@ r@@ ita@@ in was on its way to become the d@@ om@@ in@@ ant power on the world sc@@ ene .
▪ We Mu@@ st Be Ho@@ ly in All Our Con@@ du@@ ct
How will the elders view us if we seek their help ?
He also imp@@ ar@@ ted “ sa@@ y@@ ings of everlasting life , ” ti@@ rel@@ ess@@ ly help@@ ing others to come to know Jehovah . ​ — John 6 : 6@@ 8 .
This one will be great and will be called Son of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh ; and Jehovah God will give him the thro@@ ne of David his father , and he will rule as king over the house of Jac@@ o@@ b forever , and there will be no end of his kingdom . ”
They tell about a new world , where all “ will have to be@@ at their s@@ words into p@@ low@@ sh@@ a@@ res and their spe@@ ars into pr@@ un@@ ing sh@@ ear@@ s .
In time , V@@ ir@@ gi@@ l began to have serious doub@@ ts about his religious beli@@ ef@@ s .
How complete was Jesus ’ obedi@@ ence to God ?
Today , we have a to@@ tal of 8@@ 3 congregations and 25 grou@@ ps in Ch@@ in@@ ese , Eng@@ l@@ ish , K@@ y@@ r@@ gy@@ z , Rus@@ si@@ an , Rus@@ si@@ an Si@@ gn L@@ angu@@ age , T@@ ur@@ k@@ ish , U@@ igh@@ ur , and U@@ z@@ be@@ k .
E@@ ven@@ tually , people would cor@@ rec@@ tly understand God’s prophecy written down by Daniel , but only at the par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar time in hist@@ ory that God sel@@ e@@ cted .
S@@ ad@@ ly , Adam and E@@ ve were not cont@@ ent to have Jehovah as their S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn .
P@@ ra@@ y regul@@ arly for help to res@@ ist temp@@ tation
L@@ ater in the same letter to the Hebrews , Paul wrote : “ Let us continue to have un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , through which we may accep@@ ta@@ bly rend@@ er God sac@@ red service with godly fear and a@@ we . ” — Hebrews 12 : 28 .
Ab@@ out 19@@ 20 , ei@@ ght young B@@ ra@@ z@@ ili@@ an sa@@ il@@ ors attend@@ ed some congregation meetings in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity while their bat@@ t@@ le@@ ship was being re@@ pa@@ i@@ red .
Isaiah said : “ Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es will certainly make for all the pe@@ op@@ les , in this m@@ oun@@ tain , a ban@@ qu@@ et of well - o@@ iled di@@ sh@@ es , a ban@@ qu@@ et of w@@ ine kept on the d@@ reg@@ s , of well - o@@ iled di@@ sh@@ es filled with mar@@ ro@@ w , of w@@ ine kept on the d@@ reg@@ s , fil@@ tered . ”
R@@ em@@ ember that God dra@@ ws those whom he lo@@ ves .
For instance , G@@ u@@ om@@ ing and his two sisters live with their mother in an are@@ a where hous@@ ing co@@ st@@ s are high and ste@@ ad@@ y emp@@ loy@@ ment can be hard to find .
G@@ et@@ ting to the ro@@ o@@ t of their proble@@ m , Eli@@ j@@ ah asked the people : “ How long will you be li@@ mp@@ ing upon two different op@@ in@@ i@@ ons ? ”
Not all can do the same in the ministry .
How can we honor Jehovah in our every@@ day activities ?
H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves can imp@@ ro@@ ve their relationship by ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles .
However , since they have dedic@@ ated themselves to God , they can pro@@ per@@ ly ad@@ d@@ ress God as “ Father ” and can righ@@ tly be consider@@ ed members of Jehovah’s family of worshipp@@ ers . ​ — John 10 : 16 ; Is@@ a .
All the wisdom and knowledge of God are hi@@ d@@ den , or are d@@ wel@@ ling , in Christ , and there is no better way for us to learn about Jehovah than by care@@ fully lear@@ ning all that we can about Jesus .
Jehovah’s fir@@ st@@ born Son was there b@@ es@@ i@@ de his Father , activ@@ ely working with him ​ — the pe@@ er@@ less Creator of the heavens and the earth .
( Read Acts 16 : 14 , 15 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 15 - 18 . )
Sh@@ ould not individu@@ al members of the anointed and the “ other sheep ” trust the slave appointed over them ?
TH@@ E Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad ex@@ ists to tra@@ in dedic@@ ated men and women for fore@@ ign mission@@ ary service .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 6@@ 9 , 5@@ 7
It is one thing to i@@ magine br@@ ing@@ ing to life a person who rec@@ ently died .
In ex@@ change for one me@@ al of bre@@ ad and l@@ enti@@ l ste@@ w !
What is the fore@@ most way of t@@ es@@ ting whether we are in the faith ?
“ The king took counsel and made two g@@ ol@@ den cal@@ ves and said to the people : ‘ It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem . H@@ ere is your God , O Israel . ’ ”
Rather , we need to “ continue consider@@ ing ” up@@ building things and f@@ ill@@ ing our min@@ ds and hearts with them . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
There Ex@@ ists a Re@@ ward for Your A@@ c@@ tiv@@ ity
Do not over@@ stay your wel@@ come , especially if the we@@ ather is po@@ or .
I knew that if I wanted to have the same privilege , I would have to make chang@@ es in my life .
The Bible says that “ by the t@@ res@@ pas@@ s of the one man death rul@@ ed as king . ”
The ang@@ el bless@@ ed him for his ear@@ n@@ est end@@ e@@ av@@ or . ​ — Genesis 32 : 24 - 30 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
He “ cannot li@@ e . ”
In time , Jac@@ o@@ b was re@@ un@@ ited with Joseph , and he had the joy of also meeting his gr@@ and@@ children .
However , the el@@ der ( s ) would in@@ form the pre@@ si@@ ding overse@@ er , as there may be other fac@@ t@@ ors involved .
In 195@@ 3 we moved to G@@ r@@ ants P@@ ass , O@@ reg@@ on , to help the small congregation there .
At first , I was not really en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic .
4 , 5 . ( a ) How and why were the c@@ ities of refu@@ ge made eas@@ ily acc@@ es@@ sible ?
God’s inspired Word can serve as a remin@@ der to us every time we read it .
Jesus per@@ form@@ ed a wide vari@@ ety of cu@@ res .
On the night before his death , all the apostles he had loved so much “ a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned him and f@@ led . ”
So for these reas@@ ons our public@@ ations in rec@@ ent years have emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed the less@@ ons we can learn from Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts in@@ stead of tr@@ ying to find ty@@ pi@@ cal and an@@ t@@ it@@ y@@ pi@@ cal pat@@ ter@@ ns and fulfill@@ ments .
Let us first consider the matter of pro@@ c@@ ra@@ st@@ in@@ ation .
TH@@ E 12 spi@@ es wal@@ ked the l@@ eng@@ th and bre@@ ad@@ th of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol is lo@@ c@@ ated at the Watchtower E@@ duc@@ ational C@@ en@@ ter
He took the in@@ iti@@ ative and let his feelings be known to Jehovah .
You can make chang@@ es in this reg@@ ard .
“ If we are wal@@ king in the light as he himself is in the light , we do have a sh@@ aring with one another , and the blood of Jesus his Son cle@@ ans@@ es us from all sin . ” ​ — 1 John 1 : 7 .
Ju@@ ne 22 , 19@@ 7@@ 2 , pages 13 - 16 ; S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 22 , 199@@ 6 , pages 21 - 3 .
We must never allow anything to crow@@ d out the f@@ ill@@ ing of our “ spiritual need . ”
The answer came in a vision while he was in T@@ ro@@ as .
“ She was never mis@@ sing from the temple , rend@@ ering sac@@ red service night and day . ”
It will be a happy life in a new world free of po@@ ver@@ ty .
What Jesus saw was a p@@ iti@@ ful human with a need for reli@@ ef .
It is the course of wisdom to he@@ ed what the O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or of marriage has to say on the matter of sel@@ e@@ cting a mate .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines have occasi@@ on@@ ally fe@@ atu@@ red artic@@ les that help us to com@@ ba@@ t disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement .
( b ) How can you give comfort to someone who already kno@@ ws the Scriptures well ?
How , then , can we maintain our joy when fac@@ ed with persecu@@ tion and op@@ position ?
He will continue to gu@@ i@@ de them through the des@@ tru@@ ction of the present system of things into God’s promised new world . ​ — Read 2 Peter 3 : 7 , 13 ; Revelation 7 : 17 .
What a jo@@ y@@ ful privilege it is to follow Jesus ’ example in pra@@ ising Jehovah on every possible occasi@@ on together with fellow believers , especially now as we “ b@@ eho@@ ld the day dra@@ wing near ” ! ​ — Hebrews 10 : 24 , 25 .
As we end@@ e@@ av@@ or to re@@ ach the stud@@ ent@@ ’s heart , we can pray that Jehovah help him to gro@@ w spiritually .
Eli@@ j@@ ah does not re@@ prove the wi@@ do@@ w for her false acc@@ us@@ ation .
The New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures ​ — With Re@@ fer@@ ences con@@ tain@@ s h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te refer@@ ences to the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t and to other ancient man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts .
The Bible says : “ The whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one . ”
27 : 23 .
Timothy was even ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er when he was invit@@ ed to tra@@ v@@ el with Paul and S@@ il@@ as .
Yes , like David , Jesus is a con@@ qu@@ ering king .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ating the P@@ ur@@ pose of Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine
In the Bible , “ heart ” is often used in a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic sense .
D@@ O Y@@ O@@ U believe that people should be persecu@@ ted because of their religion ?
F@@ i@@ ve things will help them .
The daugh@@ ter cri@@ ed : “ Why , why did he have to take her from me ? ”
Our faith in his promises will be un@@ wa@@ ver@@ ing .
Jesus kin@@ dly invit@@ ed his followers to come under his yo@@ ke and to learn from him .
We do this by using what we have to honor him .
“ These women mean two coven@@ ants , ” he wrote , “ the one from M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i , which br@@ ings for@@ th children for sla@@ very , and which is H@@ ag@@ ar . . . .
Those two had fir@@ s@@ th@@ and information , having wal@@ ked thr@@ ough@@ out Cana@@ an .
In fact , as in Eli@@ sh@@ a@@ ’s case , Jehovah may in time move you faithful lear@@ n@@ ers to do even greater works than those of your teach@@ ers . ​ — John 14 : 12 .
They will also enjoy lear@@ ning .
AL@@ L@@ E@@ N began a@@ bu@@ sing al@@ co@@ ho@@ l when he was 11 years old .
The publi@@ sh@@ er then encoura@@ ged her to follow the ad@@ vice found at Psalm 5@@ 5 : 22 and thro@@ w her bur@@ den on Jehovah because , as 1 Peter 5 : 7 as@@ sures us , “ he ca@@ res for you . ”
; S@@ an@@ ti@@ ag@@ o , M .
A woman may long to share her feelings op@@ en@@ ly and often .
Our having a who@@ les@@ ome dre@@ ad of God , man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted by avo@@ i@@ ding what he disa@@ p@@ pro@@ ves , is vital if he is to su@@ sta@@ in us as his servants .
What of “ the L@@ am@@ b of God ” who came to provide the ransom ?
A@@ no@@ ther less@@ on we can learn from this account is that we should have com@@ pas@@ sion for those who are g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing over the death of their loved ones .
We hand over the ph@@ ones .
He was in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed to the Ar@@ ch@@ bi@@ sh@@ op of C@@ an@@ ter@@ bu@@ ry , the head of the Ang@@ li@@ can Ch@@ urch , a con@@ ne@@ ction that would soon prove to be u@@ se@@ ful to Ser@@ ap@@ him .
* The war@@ ning found at Proverbs 29 : 21 about deal@@ ing with servants app@@ lies with e@@ qu@@ al for@@ ce to children : “ If one is pam@@ per@@ ing one@@ ’s serv@@ ant from you@@ th on , in his later life he will even become a than@@ k@@ less one . ”
She wrote the a@@ bo@@ ve words in a letter in Au@@ gu@@ st 194@@ 5 .
What God H@@ as D@@ one for You 3
He may then re@@ view the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel on the sub@@ ject .
Christi@@ ana and I continued in the travel@@ ing work , vis@@ iting congregations together with the bo@@ ys .
E@@ ating with a fellow integrity keep@@ er in a loving at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere will make even a simp@@ le me@@ al enjo@@ y@@ able and will sur@@ ely benefit us spiritually .
As a result , Sam@@ son per@@ form@@ ed many powerful works as one of Israel@@ ’s jud@@ ges . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ g .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 11 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 40 , 7@@ 5
He real@@ ized that he needed to make an all - out effort to over@@ come his dr@@ in@@ king proble@@ m .
Bible study en@@ ab@@ les you to know his standards and appreci@@ ate his love , gener@@ os@@ ity , and justice .
The great tri@@ bul@@ ation ends at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on when God’s Kingdom c@@ ru@@ sh@@ es the enti@@ re Sat@@ ani@@ c system . ​ — Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 ; Revelation 16 : 14 , 16 .
“ I could not rec@@ all another time when I had felt so lost and al@@ one , ” says Mari@@ on .
M@@ ak@@ ing the Christian ministry our c@@ hi@@ ef work helps us to keep on serving Jehovah with a ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast heart
What blessings , present and future , will come to those who obey Jehovah ?
O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ations be@@ h@@ ind such ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising are not necess@@ ar@@ ily inter@@ ested in your se@@ cur@@ ity but , rather , in their sal@@ es .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , she was di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with advan@@ ced lu@@ ng can@@ c@@ er and was told that she had from three to si@@ x months to live .
I@@ magine the following s@@ cen@@ es that reve@@ al his imp@@ lic@@ it trust in Jehovah .
C@@ ra@@ f@@ t@@ ily , H@@ er@@ od told them to repor@@ t back to him on the pre@@ c@@ ise lo@@ c@@ ation of this child , claim@@ ing that he wanted to honor it as well .
Paul mentioned “ the congregations of Gal@@ ati@@ a . ”
Ther@@ efore , c@@ ele@@ br@@ ating the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al even once a year means that it has been c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated often since 33 C.E .
We were also moved by the words of those who have taken advan@@ ta@@ ge of opportun@@ ities to serve others .
This cou@@ ple also fin@@ ds that having regul@@ ar ni@@ gh@@ ts without tel@@ ev@@ ision gives the enti@@ re family an opportunity to do some qui@@ et reading .
Jehovah has di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied us by giving us free will .
A teach@@ er nam@@ ed Timothy E@@ v@@ ans expla@@ ins that children “ need encourag@@ ement like pl@@ ants need water . ”
This was fore@@ told at Psalm 7@@ 1 : 18 , which re@@ a@@ ds : “ Even until old age and gra@@ y - he@@ a@@ de@@ dness , O God , do not leave me , until I may tell about your ar@@ m to the gener@@ ation , to all those who are to come , about your mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness . ”
• Why should we be sub@@ mis@@ sive to those taking the lead in the congregation ?
After serving in K@@ en@@ ne@@ t@@ t , Mis@@ s@@ our@@ i , where a mo@@ b had sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded us in 19@@ 50 , I was invit@@ ed to Bethel in Mar@@ ch 195@@ 5 .
E@@ ven@@ tually , the cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man said : “ I don@@ ’t know the answer to that one .
She then tend@@ er@@ ly k@@ is@@ sed his fe@@ et and gre@@ as@@ ed them with per@@ fu@@ m@@ ed o@@ il .
So one way to strengthen our faith and courage is to consider some of those examples .
This self - righteousness fi@@ gu@@ res in one of Jesus ’ par@@ ab@@ les . He said : “ The P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e sto@@ od and began to pray these things to himself , ‘ O God , I than@@ k you I am not as the rest of men , ex@@ t@@ or@@ tion@@ ers , un@@ righteous , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ers , or even as this ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ or .
See the article “ When They Read It and How They B@@ ene@@ f@@ it , ” publi@@ shed in the May 1 , 199@@ 5 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower , pages 20 - 1 .
After the death of the apostles , the light gre@@ w di@@ m for a while , but in rec@@ ent times Scriptural knowledge has become a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant .
How would you have felt ?
The jud@@ ges over@@ turned a 199@@ 7 judgment by the F@@ e@@ der@@ al Ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ative C@@ our@@ t and instru@@ cted that cour@@ t to re@@ consider the app@@ lic@@ ation by the Witnesses .
Thus in Ju@@ ly 195@@ 3 , I could atten@@ d the New World So@@ ci@@ ety As@@ s@@ em@@ bly , which was held in the same bor@@ ough of the city .
Rather than being di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted by a po@@ or example , listen@@ ers are encoura@@ ged by see@@ ing a practic@@ al app@@ lic@@ ation of what they are being taught .
N@@ one would es@@ cap@@ e the pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation and ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of divine judgment .
Y@@ oung people quic@@ k@@ ly prog@@ ress to ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od .
He said : “ I got to see something like the g@@ low of ele@@ c@@ tru@@ m , like the appe@@ ar@@ ance of fi@@ re all around . . .
In doing this , Paul was cop@@ ying the me@@ th@@ od esta@@ bli@@ shed by Jesus .
Jehovah’s word recorded at H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 1 : 5 encoura@@ ged the Jews to ‘ set their heart upon their ways . ’
And how valu@@ able his sacrifice is !
Proverbs 19 : 11 states : “ The in@@ sight of a man certainly s@@ lo@@ ws down his anger . ”
Acc@@ ording to this pas@@ sage and Jesus ’ sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent illustr@@ ation , gre@@ ed is based on the fo@@ ol@@ ish beli@@ ef that what matters in life is how much one has .
May we continue to appreci@@ ate the privilege of being cle@@ ans@@ ed by Jehovah and do our ut@@ most to maintain a high stan@@ d@@ ard of physical , moral , and spiritual cle@@ an@@ ness .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , if we could off@@ end others or har@@ m those with a we@@ ak@@ er conscience , Christian love will move us to act with ca@@ u@@ tion .
L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 19 : 18 says : “ You must not take v@@ enge@@ ance nor have a g@@ ru@@ dge against the sons of your people ; and you must love your fellow as yourself . ”
How should elders de@@ al with the sheep in their care ?
There I me@@ t D@@ or@@ o@@ the@@ a , and soon we became in@@ se@@ par@@ able .
A th@@ ir@@ d influ@@ ence that parents may find it hard to de@@ al with is en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
For example , many in the world today view the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s standards of mor@@ ality as old - fa@@ shi@@ oned or un@@ real@@ is@@ tic in our mo@@ der@@ n world .
It also invol@@ ves a very special privilege .
Still , they are willing to place Kingdom inter@@ ests a@@ bo@@ ve some of the privile@@ ges that go with marriage .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , we can gl@@ ori@@ fy God by living in har@@ mony with his standards .
That of it@@ self makes this field of teaching more el@@ ev@@ ated than any of a se@@ cul@@ ar s@@ ort , whether that of teaching el@@ em@@ ent@@ ary sub@@ je@@ cts , emp@@ loy@@ ment s@@ k@@ ill@@ s , or even medi@@ cal spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ties .
In ad@@ dition , some Witnesses needed to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on certain cu@@ st@@ om@@ s con@@ ne@@ cted with hon@@ or@@ ing the dead .
When we are fac@@ ed with op@@ position , a n@@ atur@@ al tend@@ enc@@ y is to sh@@ r@@ ink back in order to sp@@ are ourselves un@@ necess@@ ary g@@ ri@@ ef or anxi@@ ety .
U@@ p@@ on hear@@ ing the reading of “ the very book of the law ” found in the temple , King Jo@@ si@@ ah or@@ der@@ ed Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n and four other high - ran@@ king of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als to “ in@@ qui@@ re of Jehovah ” about the book .
The ju@@ dge wanted to talk to him direc@@ tly , so she vis@@ ited him in the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
In order for us to ple@@ ase God , our conscience must con@@ form to his moral standards .
What is needed to receive “ a good re@@ ward ” in marriage ?
“ L@@ and of the E@@ ag@@ le ” ( Al@@ ban@@ ia ) , 10 / 15
John 5 : 5 - 9 rel@@ ates that he heal@@ ed a man l@@ ame for 38 years .
God’s Word shows that love ​ — war@@ m personal att@@ ach@@ ment or deep affe@@ ction — ​ is ess@@ enti@@ al for humans to enjoy happy relation@@ shi@@ ps .
Let us see what we can learn from three of them ​ — Bo@@ a@@ z , Na@@ ba@@ l , and H@@ ann@@ ah .
( Job 32 : 1 – 4@@ 2 : 17 )
She has a gr@@ ate@@ ful heart and rema@@ ins consci@@ ous of the blessings she still has .
I began to pray to Jehovah and to ask him to gu@@ i@@ de me in the right way .
The ke@@ y is st@@ or@@ ing up spiritual tre@@ a@@ sures , which lead to a life of real happiness and con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment .
“ S@@ end out your light and your truth . May these themselves lead me . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 4@@ 3 : 3 .
Mo@@ on : U@@ .@@ S .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the physical pro@@ x@@ im@@ ity of ho@@ m@@ es made it possible for city d@@ wel@@ l@@ ers to r@@ ely upon one another for ass@@ ist@@ ance and prote@@ ction .
He encoura@@ ged them to devel@@ op faith in God , which is “ of much greater value than go@@ ld . ”
This re@@ ality may make it challeng@@ ing for some to follow the elders ’ lead .
; Bu@@ d@@ ano@@ v , H .
P@@ il@@ ate asked : “ Do you not hear how many things they are t@@ es@@ ti@@ f@@ ying against you ? ”
When he died at the age of 1@@ 30 , Jeho@@ i@@ a@@ da was given the exc@@ ep@@ tional honor of bu@@ ri@@ al with the k@@ ings because “ he had done good in Israel and with the true God and His house . ” ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 24 : 15 , 16 .
Yes , we are to obey them and be sub@@ mis@@ sive , to yi@@ eld , to them .
He guid@@ es and prote@@ cts us today , in part by means of the anointed Christian congregation , “ a p@@ il@@ la@@ r and support of the truth . ”
It was difficult for my parents to study with us .
T@@ ri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ ant in a S@@ pe@@ cial W@@ a@@ y
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , imper@@ fe@@ ctions have at times ca@@ used some to man@@ i@@ f@@ est a stu@@ b@@ bor@@ n@@ ness for their own vie@@ ws .
But we can be sure that before “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” is fin@@ i@@ shed , Jehovah’s name will have been made known as never before in human hist@@ ory . ​ — Re@@ v .
For example , the brothers received a letter from n@@ ine - year - old Ab@@ by . She wrote : “ I am so gr@@ ate@@ ful for all the work you do ​ — making all the wonderful boo@@ ks .
* ​ — Jo@@ shua 19 : 9 .
These loyal compan@@ i@@ ons of the anointed Christians have pu@@ ri@@ fied their lives , be@@ coming spiritual vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins .
Indeed , he was “ the faithful and true witness ( mar@@ ʹ@@ t@@ ys ) . ” ​ — Revelation 3 : 14 .
W@@ atch their re@@ action when they hear Bible tru@@ ths . ’
My four older sisters had already left home to work as scho@@ ol@@ teach@@ ers .
A@@ ver@@ age years in full - time ministry : 1@@ 2@@ .@@ 2
So we should not as@@ su@@ me that a person will gr@@ as@@ p the point of a verse simply because we read it .
How can we tell ?
Although they are now ba@@ r@@ red from materi@@ al@@ iz@@ ing as humans , they end@@ e@@ av@@ or to control young and old al@@ ike .
Are some of them di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted by the no@@ ise of s@@ at@@ ani@@ c pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda ?
Why the re@@ pe@@ ated war@@ n@@ ings ?
At that time , the Au@@ stri@@ a branch was over@@ see@@ ing the work in sever@@ al E@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an coun@@ tri@@ es and was organiz@@ ing the dis@@ cre@@ et trans@@ por@@ t of liter@@ ature into those coun@@ tri@@ es .
On@@ ce the first day of the Jewish mon@@ th N@@ is@@ an was determined , the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver would be held 13 days later , after su@@ n@@ set on N@@ is@@ an 14 .
During my ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al vis@@ its , the question of medi@@ cal e@@ th@@ ic@@ s often ar@@ ose , since we wanted do@@ ct@@ ors to take into account the righ@@ ts and conscience of the pati@@ ent .
The question is : What standards are the best , both for soci@@ ety and for its members ?
Will they remain loyal to the God they worship ?
B@@ ra@@ z@@ il
This was later descri@@ bed as “ the congregation of the living God , a p@@ il@@ la@@ r and support of the truth . ”
To remain in that most bless@@ ed relationship , the Gal@@ ati@@ ans would have to re@@ ject the teachings of Juda@@ iz@@ ers , who were in@@ sis@@ ting that they ob@@ serve the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
Al@@ ong with them are those who died but who are resur@@ rec@@ ted and rest@@ ored to you@@ th@@ ful health and vi@@ g@@ or .
We can praise him because of his im@@ men@@ se power , as seen in the won@@ ders of his cre@@ ation , or because of his war@@ m deal@@ ings with human@@ kind , as evid@@ enced by his pro@@ vision of the ransom sacrifice of his own Son .
Yes , to com@@ men@@ d someone l@@ ac@@ king confidence can give that person courage to de@@ al with ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les , and as a result , he fin@@ ds joy .
To@@ bi@@ t , pos@@ si@@ bly written in the th@@ ir@@ d century B.C.E . , inclu@@ des the su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ on - filled t@@ ale of a Je@@ w nam@@ ed To@@ bi@@ as .
She has often been asked , “ What is the se@@ cre@@ t to your succ@@ ess as a cou@@ ple and the happiness you both ra@@ di@@ ate ? ”
They take an interest in the people who live there , and as a result , the mission@@ aries soon find that they bl@@ end into local congregations . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 4 .
“ H@@ app@@ y are the mer@@ ci@@ ful , ” said Jesus , “ since they will be sh@@ own mer@@ cy . ”
As inc@@ re@@ di@@ ble as it seem@@ ed , all these man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts had been col@@ le@@ cted al@@ most sing@@ le - h@@ an@@ de@@ dly by a man nam@@ ed Abraham Fir@@ ko@@ vi@@ ch , a K@@ ar@@ a@@ ite scho@@ la@@ r who was then more than 70 years old !
Y@@ oung people can help others by using the Bible T@@ each book .
The news me@@ dia are s@@ atur@@ ated with ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising s@@ lo@@ g@@ ans that su@@ bli@@ min@@ ally d@@ ri@@ ve home the message that al@@ most anything you want can be had with a min@@ i@@ mu@@ m of effort and just a little more money .
In the mean@@ time , we re@@ side in spiritual se@@ cur@@ ity . ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 13 , 14 .
C@@ ould their see@@ king other p@@ ill@@ ars of authority mean that their teachings were fore@@ ign to the Bible ?
C@@ er@@ tain ones may hold back from baptism because they are rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to accept the responsi@@ bility it br@@ ings .
The Devil Is a F@@ or@@ mi@@ da@@ ble F@@ o@@ e
“ Jehovah re@@ moved Jo@@ b@@ ’s tri@@ bul@@ ation and rest@@ ored his pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity .
Some brothers and sisters are making chang@@ es in their lives because they want to do more in Jehovah’s service .
That illustr@@ ation shows the need for being pre@@ pared to wa@@ it , even for a consider@@ able l@@ eng@@ th of time .
One mate might no@@ te certain idi@@ o@@ sy@@ n@@ cr@@ asi@@ es in the other and think , ‘ I can change him ( or her ) . ’
The Christian did so once , not over and over again .
Of what do the acc@@ oun@@ ts of Joseph , Job , and the Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite re@@ mind us ?
Even though he later ag@@ re@@ ed to study the Bible along with T@@ er@@ es@@ a , he often went on dr@@ in@@ king s@@ pre@@ es with his friends , some@@ times for four or fi@@ ve days .
Tru@@ e happiness does not come from am@@ as@@ sing everything that we might want or from living a life of e@@ ase and a@@ ff@@ lu@@ ence .
Those words are being ful@@ filled now in this time of the end .
Mi@@ ro@@ s@@ ł@@ a@@ w rec@@ alls : “ My wife and I have sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ed time to help a div@@ or@@ ced sister .
Why should we take to heart Paul’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to “ go on wal@@ king in love ” ?
In the first century C.E . , every Christian ch@@ eri@@ shed the heavenly hope .
In all , 6@@ ,@@ 0@@ 4@@ 9 enjo@@ yed the pro@@ gra@@ m .
Paul descri@@ bes it as “ the spirit that is now at work in the sons of dis@@ obedi@@ ence . ”
Now , let us go back to the ar@@ ch@@ er .
( b ) What should a woman do before con@@ sen@@ ting to mar@@ ry ?
E@@ very Christian should contribu@@ te to the un@@ ity of the bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od , just as every member of our physical body buil@@ ds up the others by help@@ ing to supp@@ ly what is needed . ​ — Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 15 , 16 .
What if someone , after a very re@@ war@@ ding experience , says , “ Th@@ an@@ k you Jehovah ” without ad@@ ding “ in Jesus ’ name ” ?
However , the Bible war@@ ns us : “ The inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of the heart of man is bad from his you@@ th up . ”
Now I work in a co@@ al mine .
What hope and comfort can be dra@@ wn from the book of A@@ mo@@ s ?
Let us therefore rejo@@ ice in our God - given hope and not be dec@@ ei@@ ved or temp@@ ted by Satan’s cle@@ ver di@@ str@@ actions .
We also took an inter@@ pre@@ ter with us from Au@@ stri@@ a , R@@ ol@@ f K@@ el@@ l@@ ner .
It is f@@ it@@ ting , then , that we consider the assignment that Jehovah has given to parents .
How did G@@ ide@@ on re@@ act ?
On S@@ how@@ ing Af@@ fe@@ ction :
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ately , then , the psalmist pet@@ iti@@ oned God : “ S@@ how us just how to coun@@ t our days in such a way that we may bring a heart of wisdom in . ”
Ad@@ ding one important ob@@ serv@@ ation concer@@ ning children , he ca@@ u@@ tioned : “ Be@@ ware of ba@@ thing in those small cre@@ ek@@ s in your neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od .
A person may cho@@ ose to for@@ give an im@@ moral but rep@@ ent@@ ant mate .
Jac@@ o@@ b found himself with 4 wi@@ ves , 12 children , and anything but a happy family .
This is a ke@@ y truth recorded in the Bible . — Genesis 17 : 1 ; E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 1 .
At Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , Jehovah p@@ our@@ ed out his holy spirit , not upon a few is@@ ol@@ ated believers , but upon a group of men and women who came together “ at the same place , ” nam@@ ely , in an u@@ pp@@ er ro@@ om in the city of Jerusalem .
King David com@@ mit@@ ted gra@@ ve sin@@ s during his re@@ ign . These inclu@@ ded ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , p@@ lo@@ t@@ ting an in@@ no@@ c@@ ent man@@ ’s death , and taking an il@@ leg@@ al cen@@ su@@ s .
( a ) What does “ the min@@ ding of the flesh ” mean ?
Jehovah taught Paul that divine power is “ made perfect in we@@ ak@@ ness . ”
O@@ ther ty@@ p@@ es of public wit@@ ness@@ ing inclu@@ de using a table or a liter@@ ature car@@ t
K@@ now the Bible well .
In har@@ mony with other Bible te@@ x@@ ts , the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures therefore cor@@ rec@@ tly rend@@ ers this verse 1@@ C@@ o 15 : 29 : “ What will they do who are being baptized for the purpose of being dead ones ?
Satan does not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to use lies and dec@@ e@@ it to se@@ du@@ ce us and draw us away from the God we worship .
It means “ the F@@ el@@ l@@ ers , ” or “ those who cause others to f@@ all down . ”
Yes , it takes in@@ iti@@ ative to offer pro@@ of of your fri@@ end@@ ship .
10 : 9 - 13 .
This helped the young man to become a matu@@ re serv@@ ant of Jehovah .
A@@ n individu@@ al who continu@@ es to believe in the Tr@@ in@@ ity cannot be baptized in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of a v@@ al@@ id dedic@@ ation to Jehovah God .
We should take time to me@@ asure ourselves against their qualities , pur@@ pos@@ es , and ways of doing things .
He says : “ I feel like the pro@@ di@@ g@@ al son spo@@ ken of by Jesus Christ .
The everlasting future of over si@@ x bil@@ li@@ on humans is at st@@ ake .
He does not a@@ da@@ pt his words to su@@ it his a@@ udi@@ ence so as to gain personal advan@@ ta@@ ge .
So@@ on , Mat@@ se@@ pan@@ g was appro@@ ached by mission@@ aries who were Jehovah’s Witnesses .
What are some of his out@@ standing qualities ?
In 19@@ 36 recorded Bible le@@ c@@ tures were being pla@@ yed public@@ ly , and an el@@ der@@ ly sister encoura@@ ged my brother and me to get bus@@ y in this field of activ@@ ity .
“ He who is s@@ ow@@ ing with a view to the spirit will re@@ a@@ p everlasting life . ” ​ — G@@ A@@ L .
They dist@@ ribu@@ ted 1@@ 5@@ 0@@ ,000 h@@ and@@ bil@@ ls and ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ised the talk in O@@ sa@@ ka@@ ’s ma@@ j@@ or new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers and on 4@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 tra@@ in tic@@ ke@@ ts .
For instance , avoid situ@@ ations that are known to be temp@@ ting .
After giving the illustr@@ ation about the neigh@@ bor@@ ly Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an , Jesus ad@@ v@@ ised his listen@@ er : “ G@@ o your way and be doing the same yourself . ”
In order to sur@@ vi@@ ve , I f@@ led to the coun@@ tr@@ y@@ side to work for me@@ ag@@ er wa@@ ges as a field hand .
One young sister , who cu@@ t sh@@ ort her v@@ ac@@ ation so as to have a full share in this special effort , wrote : “ Jehovah has a happy people on earth who use their strength to praise his name .
Jehovah fore@@ told the un@@ ity of his people in these words : “ I will conclu@@ de with them a covenant of peace ; an in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely lasting covenant is what there will come to be with them . And I will place them and mul@@ ti@@ p@@ ly them and place my san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary in the mi@@ d@@ st of them to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite .
What is requi@@ red if parents are to ra@@ ise God - fe@@ aring children ?
“ From the ro@@ of@@ to@@ p [ David ] saw a woman ba@@ thing . ”
The anointed followers of Christ , who serve God faith@@ fully and die in cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ti@@ ble human bo@@ dies , are resur@@ rec@@ ted as something more than spirit cre@@ atu@@ res having everlasting life .
When congregation elders me@@ et , pray@@ er@@ ful refle@@ ction and a yi@@ el@@ ding spirit prom@@ o@@ te un@@ ity
You may beg@@ in to en@@ vision a better life for you and your family , perhaps even reason@@ ing that this would en@@ able you to devo@@ te more time to spiritual pur@@ su@@ its .
Why not try to do that when the situation al@@ lo@@ ws ?
W@@ ere the L@@ ev@@ ites su@@ gg@@ es@@ ting that God was un@@ just in allow@@ ing this dist@@ ress ?
( Read John 14 : 27 . )
Let me expla@@ in .
One woman did ex@@ ac@@ tly what he had asked of Jehovah .
Fr@@ en@@ ch Ju@@ ly 13 - 15 , Ju@@ ly 20 - 22
Jesus ’ A@@ ctive Le@@ ad@@ er@@ ship
Let us consider four examples of cre@@ ated things that are descri@@ bed at Proverbs 30 : 24 - 28 as “ inst@@ inc@@ tiv@@ ely wise . ”
He later told Solomon : “ I have pre@@ pared for Jehovah’s house a h@@ un@@ d@@ red th@@ ous@@ and tal@@ ents of go@@ ld and a milli@@ on tal@@ ents of s@@ il@@ ver , and the cop@@ per and the ir@@ on there is no means of we@@ igh@@ ing because they have come to be in such qu@@ an@@ t@@ ity ; and tim@@ bers and st@@ ones I have pre@@ pared . ”
Such a gener@@ ous spirit br@@ ings us much joy as we a@@ wa@@ it the coming of God’s Kingdom .
Why was that so , since it was Jehovah who had comman@@ ded his people to offer such sacrific@@ es ?
Ru@@ th stan@@ ds out for her love for Jehovah , for her loyal love toward Na@@ om@@ i , and for her in@@ du@@ stri@@ ousness and hum@@ ility .
What is involved in ‘ ap@@ pl@@ ying our heart ’ to God’s Word ?
How did her move encoura@@ ge others ?
After consider@@ ing them , you may conclu@@ de that he should imp@@ ro@@ ve in some are@@ a before get@@ ting baptized .
However , Jehovah not only accep@@ ts a sin@@ n@@ er@@ ’s s@@ inc@@ ere con@@ fes@@ sion and ex@@ tend@@ s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess but he also makes loving pro@@ v@@ isions to help the er@@ ring one prog@@ ress to spiritual reco@@ very .
Many of those k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s war@@ red against one another for cen@@ tu@@ ries .
Par@@ ents need to s@@ ound down the truth of God’s Word into the hearts of their children . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 6 - 9 .
Our pri@@ m@@ ary mo@@ tive in reading the Bible should always be to become better ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with God and thus strengthen our relationship with him .
“ After si@@ x months of Bible reading , however , something chang@@ ed within me .
F@@ e@@ ar of God “ a Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine ” , 8 / 1
To gl@@ ori@@ fy God , we must de@@ al fai@@ r@@ ly and imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ally with others .
We were married in 195@@ 4 , and we continued in the full - time service until our daugh@@ ter , Li@@ dia , was born .
It is the cu@@ sto@@ m to wa@@ s@@ h cor@@ p@@ ses cer@@ em@@ on@@ i@@ ally to pre@@ pare them for the spirit real@@ m .
If hel@@ l were a place of fi@@ er@@ y t@@ or@@ ment , would anyone ever ask to be sent there ?
The G@@ ra@@ ve , simply put , is where humans go when they die ; it is a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic place or con@@ dition where any consci@@ ousness or activ@@ ity c@@ eas@@ es .
Like Paul , I can truly say : “ For all things I have the strength by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of him who imp@@ ar@@ ts power to me . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 13 .
Hence , Paul’s ex@@ hor@@ tation : “ Let us not s@@ le@@ ep on as the rest do , but let us stay a@@ wa@@ ke and keep our sen@@ ses . ”
For example , some are off@@ ended when we come to their do@@ or with the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message .
They inclu@@ de the mi@@ d@@ wi@@ ves S@@ hi@@ ph@@ ra@@ h and P@@ u@@ ah , who would not obey P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h and k@@ ill new@@ born Israel@@ ite mal@@ es .
The integrity of the u@@ pri@@ ght and the wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness of ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers also have an effect on other people .
That is what Jesus pray@@ ed for when he said : “ Let your kingdom come .
He was loyal , coura@@ ge@@ ous , gener@@ ous , and mo@@ des@@ t .
A@@ ile@@ en and I loo@@ ked at each other and said in un@@ is@@ on ( along with a lo@@ t of others at the time ) : “ That is us ! ”
This se@@ ts it ap@@ ar@@ t from all other ad@@ vice .
May we prom@@ o@@ te a loving , fam@@ il@@ y@@ like spirit in the congregation by being a tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy friend who can keep things confid@@ enti@@ al . ​ — Pro@@ v .
Jehovah God is a@@ ware of works com@@ mit@@ ted even in ut@@ ter dar@@ k@@ ness .
We can keep his truth in fr@@ on@@ t of us con@@ stan@@ tly by a di@@ lig@@ ent study of his Word .
N@@ ever R@@ es@@ ort to D@@ ev@@ i@@ ous Me@@ tho@@ ds
C@@ re@@ ate opportun@@ ities with your children to form fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps within the Christian congregation ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 14 )
A number of 2@@ 1@@ st - century re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers speak of “ practic@@ al im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity , ” “ no li@@ mit to the life sp@@ an of human be@@ ings by 20@@ 9@@ 9 , ” “ a cap@@ ac@@ ity to have an im@@ mor@@ tal pro@@ pa@@ g@@ ation of c@@ el@@ ls , ” and the like .
“ New con@@ f@@ li@@ cts have bro@@ ken out in are@@ as we were har@@ dly a@@ ware of ; world po@@ ver@@ ty continu@@ es to ris@@ e .
What did Paul do to show his appreciation for God’s mer@@ cy ?
We look for@@ ward to see@@ ing how the saying of “ Pe@@ ace and se@@ cur@@ ity ! ” will come about .
In time , I became a transl@@ at@@ or my@@ self , transl@@ ating from Eng@@ l@@ ish into Fr@@ en@@ ch .
( b ) Why do Jehovah’s present - day servants stand out as different ?
What a spiritual her@@ it@@ age that new nation had !
Today , the good news is being pro@@ claim@@ ed every@@ where , poin@@ ting people to the hope of a deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful new world .
With his Ger@@ man ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , he could have used Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ ther’s transl@@ ation as the bas@@ is for the L@@ at@@ vi@@ an Bible .
In the gar@@ den of Ge@@ th@@ s@@ em@@ ane , Jesus fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly id@@ enti@@ fied himself to the sol@@ di@@ ers who came to ar@@ rest him .
One of the first things we learned was the prophecy at Genesis 3 : 15 .
Rather , it can be lik@@ ened to a mar@@ a@@ th@@ on wh@@ er@@ e@@ in end@@ ur@@ ance is necess@@ ary for vi@@ ct@@ ory .
* On@@ ce this has been done , grou@@ ps of special pione@@ ers are assign@@ ed to co@@ ver the ter@@ rit@@ ory .
As was discus@@ sed in the Ju@@ ly 15 , 20@@ 13 , is@@ sue of this j@@ our@@ n@@ al , Jesus ’ prophecy recorded in Matthew chap@@ ters 24 and 25 con@@ tain@@ s ei@@ ght refer@@ ences to his “ coming ” ; in each case , a form of the same Greek word is used .
When a person dies , that soul dies . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 18 : 4 .
This and other Bible examples gave us spiritual strength .
Acc@@ ording to Egy@@ p@@ to@@ lo@@ g@@ ists , Moses ’ educ@@ ation would have inclu@@ ded ma@@ st@@ ering Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an s@@ crip@@ t and at le@@ ast some of the s@@ k@@ ill@@ s of the s@@ cri@@ bes .
What decisions do we make regarding our health care ?
Today , those in this second group are themselves advan@@ c@@ ing in years .
Ex@@ pla@@ in how we might act in har@@ mony with Psalm 4 : 3 .
Let us consider the tr@@ ou@@ ble it led to and the less@@ on we can learn from what happened .
Da@@ ily I pray for his Kingdom to come and to re@@ move all suffering from the earth .
“ Lo@@ ok ! a wh@@ ite hor@@ se , ” says Revelation 6 : 2 , “ and the one se@@ ated upon it had a bo@@ w ; and a cro@@ wn was given him , and he went for@@ th con@@ qu@@ ering and to complete his con@@ qu@@ est . ”
* Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , many also ref@@ er to themselves as pa@@ g@@ ans or ne@@ o@@ pa@@ g@@ ans .
M@@ AT@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ S of this kind have been discus@@ sed by some 8@@ 0 scho@@ l@@ ars at the Jesus S@@ em@@ in@@ ar , which has been held t@@ wi@@ ce a year since 198@@ 5 .
As Timothy matu@@ red , he was en@@ tru@@ sted with even greater responsi@@ bil@@ ities , including c@@ ru@@ cial mis@@ sions to strengthen the brothers .
In rec@@ ent years , op@@ pon@@ ents have res@@ or@@ ted to s@@ pre@@ ading lies in the me@@ dia about those who refle@@ ct God’s light .
We loved the people in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a and ho@@ ped to return some@@ day .
In what other ways has Jehovah sh@@ own that he appro@@ ves of teaching in a simp@@ le , clear way ?
God’s organization gives us many to@@ ol@@ s to help us in the preaching work .
I started pione@@ ering soon after fin@@ ish@@ ing school .
In contr@@ ast with him , we have to recogn@@ ize our own li@@ mit@@ ations .
Jehovah will help us , not just a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly or su@@ per@@ a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly , but “ more than su@@ per@@ a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly ” !
B@@ or@@ n in Ger@@ many of I@@ tal@@ i@@ an parents , Ri@@ et became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the 19@@ 30 ’ s .
The poin@@ ts ad@@ d@@ ressed on the He@@ al@@ th C@@ are Pro@@ x@@ y that Jehovah’s Witnesses use are de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely to@@ pi@@ c@@ s to be co@@ vered during these discus@@ sions .
W@@ ar cl@@ ou@@ ds began to ga@@ ther again as the 19@@ 30 ’ s dre@@ w to a close .
The ze@@ al that she and the pione@@ ers showed was bless@@ ed .
What did the apostle Paul st@@ ate about encourag@@ ement ?
Th@@ r@@ ough their ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary conduct ​ — at home , at school , and in other plac@@ es — ​ many children have brought honor to God and to their family .
How did M@@ ary become Jesus ’ mother , and how did Jesus come to have two fa@@ thers , in a way ?
In most c@@ as@@ es , Paul’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on will apply : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e pu@@ t@@ ting up with one another and for@@ giving one another fre@@ ely if anyone has a cause for com@@ pla@@ in@@ t against another . Even as Jehovah fre@@ ely for@@ gave you , so do you also . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 13 .
B@@ read@@ fru@@ it and m@@ ang@@ o tre@@ es provide sh@@ a@@ de and food .
The Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents ’ di@@ lig@@ ent study of the Scriptures yi@@ el@@ ded rich resul@@ ts .
They taught their children ​ — my older brother , B@@ er@@ n@@ ard ; my two you@@ ng@@ er sisters , R@@ ó@@ ż@@ a and E@@ d@@ y@@ ta ; and me ​ — to pray , atten@@ d ch@@ urch ser@@ vi@@ ces , and ob@@ serve the sac@@ r@@ am@@ ent of p@@ en@@ ance .
It seem@@ s that they were un@@ inspired do@@ cum@@ ents that ex@@ is@@ ted in Bible times and were refer@@ red to by Bible writ@@ ers . ​ — 3 / 15 , page 32 .
What might we learn from him that could help us today ?
Wh@@ ere are your go@@ ds that you made for yourself ?
To illustr@@ ate : A good mil@@ it@@ ary comman@@ der s@@ ends his best sol@@ di@@ er on a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous mis@@ sion into enem@@ y ter@@ rit@@ ory .
Thus , with the help of holy spirit , many have been able to qu@@ it s@@ mo@@ king or taking d@@ ru@@ g@@ s .
( a ) How does the illustr@@ ation of the s@@ ow@@ er apply to our ministry ?
“ There was no pri@@ ze [ of any str@@ ate@@ gi@@ c value ] to be ga@@ ined or lost , ” wr@@ ites T@@ a@@ yl@@ or , “ only men to be kil@@ led and glory to be w@@ on . ” ​ — The Fir@@ st World W@@ ar .
Jehovah God assign@@ ed him we@@ igh@@ ty responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
Of him , we read : “ To S@@ et@@ h also there was born a son and he pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to call his name E@@ no@@ s@@ h .
“ But later we found out that he felt we were su@@ spi@@ ci@@ ous of his be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
But how can one id@@ enti@@ fy God’s ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l of instru@@ ction ?
She says : “ That Jehovah uses me to help people change their lives for the better gives me a good feel@@ ing .
But what is godly devo@@ tion ?
By this time the field was really wh@@ ite for har@@ v@@ es@@ ting in L@@ at@@ vi@@ a .
So@@ on this shepher@@ d bo@@ y would ris@@ e to n@@ ational f@@ ame .
Jesus did not get involved with pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s or other is@@ su@@ es that di@@ vi@@ de people .
Me@@ g@@ an : As a par@@ ent , sto@@ p and think about how Jesus ’ heavenly Father , Jehovah God , must have felt on the day that Jesus died .
Yes , even if we are in@@ experienced , we can become wise by obe@@ ying God’s comman@@ d@@ ments .
He was pati@@ ent and understanding .
Some think that the pris@@ on@@ ers would be deli@@ vered to the cap@@ tain of the gu@@ ard .
B@@ ene@@ f@@ it from the ad@@ vice of experienced ones
• What would you do if a Bible stud@@ ent did not understand an illustr@@ ation or needed fur@@ ther information on a certain sub@@ ject ?
Bu@@ il@@ ding one@@ ’s life around material things , which can so quic@@ k@@ ly disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar , often br@@ ings disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
We have learned how a matu@@ re Christian can be a powerful support to the congregation .
“ We feel a great joy , ” said a Witness in U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine after the local congregation started using its new Kingdom H@@ all .
His coun@@ ten@@ ance imp@@ ro@@ ved no@@ tic@@ e@@ ab@@ ly , and his family became un@@ ited .
S@@ how@@ ing ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality to our brothers , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of their ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , can bring out the best in both gu@@ est and ho@@ st . ​ — Romans 12 : 13 .
But such no@@ tions are un@@ f@@ oun@@ ded .
He says : “ In@@ ter@@ fer@@ ences inv@@ ari@@ ab@@ ly seem@@ ed to occ@@ ur just at the wrong time , just when s@@ cen@@ es of viol@@ ence or se@@ x were being sh@@ own .
I res@@ ol@@ ved to re@@ su@@ me my Bible study when I re@@ turned to Ger@@ many .
No , for he might well have known that his daugh@@ ter could be the one who would come out of his house to me@@ et him .
The public@@ ation The R@@ ac@@ es of M@@ an@@ kind states : “ The rac@@ es of mankind are what the Bible says they are ​ — brothers . ”
They asked C@@ ir@@ o and his compan@@ ion what they were loo@@ king for and th@@ reat@@ ened to k@@ ill them .
When Jesus saw his friend M@@ ary m@@ our@@ ning the death of her brother , La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , Jesus “ gro@@ an@@ ed within himself , ” “ became tr@@ oub@@ led , ” and “ gave way to te@@ ars . ”
The people were so gener@@ ous that an ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement was made re@@ ques@@ ting that the giving sto@@ p . ​ — E@@ x .
In 19@@ 0@@ 3 , Ri@@ vo@@ i@@ re transl@@ ated Rus@@ sel@@ l@@ ’s book The Di@@ v@@ ine P@@ l@@ an of the A@@ ges into I@@ tal@@ i@@ an and had it pr@@ inted at his own ex@@ p@@ en@@ se .
Then , in 19@@ 50 , a branch of@@ fice was esta@@ bli@@ shed .
; K@@ o@@ z@@ za , B .
Jehovah may have v@@ al@@ id reas@@ ons for not st@@ ep@@ p@@ ing in .
We see the answer in the following verse : “ Lo@@ ok ! dar@@ k@@ ness it@@ self will co@@ ver the earth , and th@@ ic@@ k g@@ loo@@ m the n@@ ational grou@@ ps ; but upon you Jehovah will shin@@ e for@@ th , and upon you his own glory will be seen . ”
O@@ r they could sel@@ e@@ ct a course of in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence from God and deli@@ ber@@ ately dis@@ obey him .
H@@ au@@ g was an er@@ udi@@ te scho@@ la@@ r and a tal@@ ented l@@ ing@@ u@@ ist .
We cannot on our own es@@ cap@@ e the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence of sin , nam@@ ely death . ​ — Romans 6 : 23 .
Psal@@ ms 7@@ 3 through 10@@ 6 have given us much to pon@@ der , f@@ ill@@ ing our hearts with gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to our heavenly Father .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to Jesus , the Bible says : “ The one whom God sent for@@ th speak@@ s the sa@@ y@@ ings of God . ” ​ — John 3 : 34 - 36 .
The apostle Paul was inspired to make a similar point when ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing his anointed fellow Christians .
In Jehovah’s strength , we will with@@ stand tri@@ als , not allow@@ ing tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ ing situ@@ ations to be stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks .
Fa@@ il@@ ing to exer@@ t himself ze@@ al@@ ously , Jeho@@ as@@ h had only li@@ mit@@ ed succ@@ ess in fi@@ gh@@ ting the S@@ y@@ ri@@ ans .
“ P@@ res@@ ently , this man is on the way to emo@@ tional reco@@ very , ” says the repor@@ t .
The way you read is also important .
Yet , at times I felt disc@@ oura@@ ged , wonder@@ ing if I was ne@@ g@@ le@@ cting the physical and emo@@ tional needs of my de@@ ar wife .
Why do we benefit from ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing that we f@@ all sh@@ ort of God’s glory ?
Be@@ fore I expla@@ in , let me tell you something about my@@ self .
W@@ ho@@ m are you loo@@ king for ? ”
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R , children : U@@ SH@@ M@@ M , cour@@ t@@ es@@ y of Ma@@ in Com@@ mis@@ sion for the Pro@@ secu@@ tion of the C@@ ri@@ m@@ es against the P@@ ol@@ ish N@@ ation
At that time , there were fe@@ wer than 4@@ 00 Witnesses in the enti@@ re country , so for most of the brothers , atten@@ ding meetings me@@ ant travel@@ ing a consider@@ able dist@@ ance .
; M@@ an@@ z@@ ana@@ res , A .
Just as his mother had ho@@ ped , he felt reg@@ re@@ t and res@@ ol@@ ved to change .
They still gr@@ ace the co@@ ast@@ al P@@ la@@ in of S@@ har@@ on , the ro@@ ck@@ y h@@ ill@@ si@@ des of Sam@@ ari@@ a , and the fer@@ t@@ ile v@@ al@@ le@@ ys of Gal@@ ile@@ e .
( b ) What does Job 14 : 15 reve@@ al about Jehovah , and how does this make you feel ?
God also told John that the se@@ con@@ d@@ ary part of the se@@ ed would be re@@ vi@@ ved to inc@@ reas@@ ed spiritual activ@@ ity .
Even the fin@@ est do@@ ct@@ ors get old and si@@ ck , and ev@@ en@@ tually they die .
Mar@@ ble R@@ o@@ ad , le@@ ading to the great the@@ ater
( Read Matthew 5 : 27 , 28 . )
She r@@ an to my ca@@ r and said : “ I was about to go home and tell my mother that we need to call the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ als and the po@@ li@@ ce to see if you@@ ’@@ re O@@ K because you are never l@@ ate for your study .
After the people of Israel occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed com@@ for@@ table hous@@ es and had an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of food and w@@ ine , “ they began to e@@ at and to be satis@@ fied and to gro@@ w f@@ at . ”
But that gar@@ ment would bring him a great de@@ al of tr@@ ou@@ ble .
Su@@ si@@ e later attend@@ ed the R@@ o@@ y@@ al C@@ ol@@ le@@ ge of Mu@@ si@@ c in L@@ ond@@ on , Eng@@ land , to study the har@@ p .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , a Christian who has been we@@ ak@@ ened by personal difficul@@ ties or very tr@@ ying circumstances may need time to reg@@ a@@ in spiritual strength .
While not necess@@ ar@@ ily w@@ an@@ ting to devel@@ op close fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps , he go@@ es to the tr@@ ou@@ ble of ex@@ chang@@ ing a few words from time to time , perhaps star@@ ting just with a fri@@ end@@ ly sm@@ ile or g@@ es@@ ture .
What did God’s people do just before the L@@ ev@@ ites re@@ pres@@ ented them in prayer to Jehovah ?
How u@@ se@@ ful has it proved to be over the cen@@ tu@@ ries ?
( b ) Why can we believe that the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and was once like a par@@ adise ?
W@@ rit@@ ten by John Mark some 30 years after the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ , it is a f@@ ast - mo@@ ving , action - p@@ ac@@ ked account of Jesus ’ three - and - a - half - year ministry .
Still , the married cou@@ ple , who lived al@@ most 4@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , displa@@ yed out@@ standing s@@ k@@ ill in the ar@@ t of commun@@ ic@@ ation .
This article exam@@ ines the holy spi@@ rit@@ ’s ro@@ le ​ — in the past , at present , and in the future — ​ in the out@@ working of that purpose .
By appe@@ al@@ ing to their sense of what is right , doing so without as@@ sum@@ ing any a@@ ir of moral or spiritual su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity .
In fact , life will get more inter@@ es@@ ting with the pas@@ sing of time , for there is no li@@ mit to the knowledge of Jehovah God .
Jewish hist@@ ori@@ an Jose@@ ph@@ us repor@@ ts that the Z@@ e@@ al@@ o@@ ts pur@@ su@@ ed the Romans for se@@ ven days before re@@ tur@@ ning to Jerusalem .
But Jehovah kept the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans back by plac@@ ing a p@@ il@@ la@@ r of cl@@ ou@@ d and a p@@ il@@ la@@ r of fi@@ re between them and the Israelites .
What is involved in having “ the mind of Christ , ” and what effort does this requi@@ re ?
F@@ ri@@ ends of God in the “ F@@ ri@@ end@@ ly Is@@ lands ”
2 T@@ I@@ M@@ O@@ TH@@ Y 3 : 4
God fa@@ shi@@ oned our bo@@ dies in such a way that we enjoy food and der@@ i@@ ve vital n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment from it .
They give who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted ass@@ ist@@ ance to the slave class in shepher@@ ding and n@@ ur@@ tur@@ ing new@@ ly found she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike ones .
V@@ al@@ qu@@ í@@ ri@@ a , B@@ ra@@ z@@ il : “ I have one child and have been married for 19 years .
One ev@@ ening as we came home , we spo@@ t@@ ted a G@@ esta@@ p@@ o ca@@ r near the house .
He must first recogn@@ ize the need for prote@@ ction .
It will not “ ad@@ d one cu@@ bi@@ t to [ your ] life sp@@ an , ” said Jesus .
The do@@ ct@@ ors re@@ plac@@ ed it with a gl@@ ass one .
What is the s@@ ource of our joy ?
See The Watchtower of Au@@ gu@@ st 1 , 195@@ 9 , pages 4@@ 6@@ 8 - 7@@ 2 .
The high@@ light of the cer@@ em@@ on@@ y comes when the name of the child is ann@@ oun@@ ced .
O@@ ver 7@@ 6@@ 0@@ ,000 Witnesses of Jehovah are preaching the good news in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
Such pro@@ d@@ ding@@ s indic@@ ate that our conscience has not become sear@@ ed with respect to Jehovah’s righteous ways .
However , God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y has been gro@@ s@@ s@@ ly mal@@ ign@@ ed in the heavens and on the earth .
You would be able to leave your v@@ il@@ la@@ ge and move to C@@ o@@ t@@ on@@ o@@ u , or Par@@ is , or New Yor@@ k and ru@@ n the whole thing from there .
T@@ w@@ o other works that he wrote are The Me@@ di@@ um@@ s ’ Bo@@ ok and The Go@@ spe@@ l Acc@@ ording to S@@ pi@@ rit@@ ism .
Yet , such un@@ certain@@ ty is un@@ necess@@ ary .
In Ch@@ ar@@ ge of “ Bak@@ eri@@ es ”
No doubt he will be deli@@ gh@@ ted to work by the side of his her@@ o and ro@@ le mo@@ de@@ l , his da@@ d !
Do you feel that this is a gen@@ u@@ ine expres@@ sion of the bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ man@@ ’s feelings , or is he just con@@ form@@ ing to a stan@@ d@@ ard of letter - writ@@ ing e@@ ti@@ qu@@ et@@ te ?
Why must we work at main@@ tain@@ ing hum@@ ility , and how is this high@@ ligh@@ ted in the case of King Saul of Israel ?
There are at le@@ ast fi@@ ve .
This service streng@@ th@@ ened our family . ”
When me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed by the de@@ gre@@ e to which his message has affe@@ cted the lives of people earth wide , many would ag@@ ree that he truly is the man who chang@@ ed the world .
He se@@ es his mo@@ der@@ n - day servants as “ the preci@@ ous things of all the nations . ”
( b ) What d@@ anger does indi@@ ffer@@ ence pose to true Christians ?
A@@ gain , Peter den@@ ies it .
No@@ v@@ ember 14 - 20 , 20@@ 11
Why not cu@@ st@@ om@@ ize the study form@@ at by using a me@@ th@@ od that is most effe@@ ctive with your children ?
When he got home from the ministry , there would often be un@@ expe@@ cted pro@@ v@@ isions wa@@ iting for him at the do@@ or . ”
L@@ ik@@ ely , you would also feel mo@@ tiv@@ ated to be more gener@@ ous and loving to others and to for@@ give any who have been un@@ kind to you .
Consider what happened to the apostle Paul .
Is Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na a P@@ l@@ ace of F@@ i@@ er@@ y T@@ or@@ ment ?
Th@@ ree times .
This s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ated expe@@ ct@@ ation among the is@@ l@@ and@@ ers .
The pri@@ m@@ ary part of the se@@ ed of Abraham turned out to be Jesus , who in 29 C.E . was anointed with holy spirit and became the promised Messi@@ ah , or Christ .
He wrote : “ The love of God has been p@@ our@@ ed out into our hearts through the holy spirit . ” ​ — R@@ om . 5 : 1 , 5 .
Not all are teach@@ ers , are they ?
B@@ less@@ ings From Be@@ ing Tru@@ th@@ ful
Ha@@ ve you consider@@ ed serving as a regul@@ ar pioneer or as an au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer ?
W@@ ould true worshipp@@ ers have sh@@ ared in such , whether the w@@ ine was p@@ our@@ ed out as a li@@ b@@ ation to the go@@ ds or just dr@@ un@@ k in that con@@ ne@@ ction ?
Jesus fur@@ ther emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed this truth by ad@@ ding that a little s@@ par@@ ro@@ w would not “ f@@ all to the gr@@ ound ” without Jehovah’s no@@ tice .
The let@@ ters to the se@@ ven congregations are filled with expres@@ sions that refle@@ ct Jesus ’ full a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of his disciples ’ challeng@@ es and his gen@@ u@@ ine appreciation for their life of integrity .
These words apply e@@ qu@@ ally to vie@@ wing por@@ no@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c pi@@ c@@ tures and fil@@ ms , reading acc@@ oun@@ ts of le@@ w@@ d se@@ x@@ u@@ al activities , and listen@@ ing to su@@ gg@@ es@@ tive l@@ y@@ ri@@ c@@ s of song@@ s .
There is no indic@@ ation that they will rel@@ in@@ qu@@ ish their so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y to God and Christ .
Jehovah cre@@ ated all things
What un@@ expe@@ cted problems may ar@@ ise in a marriage , but of what may a Christian be certain ?
2 DI@@ G D@@ E@@ E@@ P@@ E@@ R .
The se@@ al@@ ing in an in@@ iti@@ al sense ser@@ ves to sel@@ e@@ ct a new member who is ad@@ ded to the number of anointed Christians .
In time , Joh@@ n@@ ’s con@@ dition dem@@ an@@ ded more n@@ ur@@ sing care from me .
The un@@ who@@ les@@ ome influ@@ ences that are pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent in Satan’s world could cause us to lo@@ se our g@@ ri@@ p on godly principles .
The lam@@ b called for help , the e@@ we ad@@ ded her vo@@ ice to its cri@@ es , and the al@@ er@@ ted shepher@@ d s@@ pr@@ an@@ g into action to res@@ cu@@ e it .
• What two Bible examples can we exam@@ ine in lear@@ ning how to cop@@ e with disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement ?
Be@@ fore a decision is re@@ ached , each one present is free to expres@@ s himself c@@ learly , though it is not requi@@ red that every el@@ der make some com@@ ment .
If elders take the lead in this activ@@ ity , they will help other congregation members to see that this as@@ pect of our Christian activ@@ ity should never be ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted .
Com@@ men@@ ting in gener@@ al on the v@@ al@@ idi@@ ty of vari@@ ous s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c the@@ ori@@ es , s@@ ci@@ ence writ@@ er John H@@ or@@ g@@ an ob@@ served : “ When the evidence is ten@@ t@@ ative , we should not be em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed to call on comm@@ on sense for guid@@ ance . ”
he asked . His conclu@@ sion was likely gu@@ i@@ ded by knowledge of God’s stan@@ d@@ ard for humans as expres@@ sed in E@@ den , that of mon@@ o@@ g@@ am@@ y .
A m@@ ou@@ th that “ ut@@ ters wisdom ” pro@@ du@@ ces the fru@@ it@@ age that satis@@ fi@@ es .
It can also be ‘ a light to their ro@@ ad@@ way ’ in that the Bible fore@@ tel@@ ls God’s purpose for the future , giving them a bas@@ is for having a b@@ right hope .
O@@ ut@@ l@@ ine your the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound as well as any spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c questions you may have , such as about the co@@ st of living , the ty@@ pe of accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations you might be able to lo@@ c@@ ate , a@@ vail@@ able health fac@@ il@@ ities , and opportun@@ ities for se@@ cul@@ ar work .
So there would have been no reason for anyone to die .
I felt that I had set a good example for her .
With great love and wisdom , Jehovah will bring the human family to per@@ fe@@ ction , according to his origin@@ al purpose .
And he did help , just as Jesus promised .
That God would provide a ransom for all mankind was fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed by the ani@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es under the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
And they desire to ass@@ ist others who have been dam@@ ag@@ ed by the w@@ in@@ ds of false teaching .
What dis@@ position will help you to succ@@ e@@ ed ?
After the ar@@ k of the covenant was plac@@ ed in the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly and Jehovah’s cl@@ ou@@ d filled the temple , Solomon pra@@ ised God .
But Samuel as@@ sur@@ ed the people that things would change if only they re@@ turned to Jehovah .
( Read Psalm 32 : 5 ; P@@ s .
If you deci@@ de to do so , you may soon feel like Y@@ ur@@ y , who said about his decision to serve where the need is greater : “ My only reg@@ re@@ t is that I did not do it ear@@ li@@ er . ”
A ra@@ di@@ cal change took place . On that day , by means of his spirit , Jehovah brought for@@ th a new nation ​ — spiritual Israel , “ the Israel of God . ”
God he@@ ars the prayers of his people , as sh@@ own in King Solom@@ on@@ ’s prayer at the in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ation of Jehovah’s temple .
Why do we need to have respect for others ?
The ransom sacrifice is the great@@ est expres@@ sion of love ever
A@@ c@@ tually , pro@@ ving who is str@@ ong@@ er is pre@@ t@@ ty st@@ ra@@ igh@@ t@@ for@@ ward .
Of what value is Se@@ cond K@@ ings to us ?
( a ) In what sense did Jesus star@@ t a fi@@ re when he was on earth ?
We will not be ca@@ ught in his s@@ na@@ res , or tra@@ ps , if we pray for wisdom to de@@ al with our tri@@ als .
‘ I can do this work only with Jehovah’s help ! ’ I cri@@ ed to my@@ self .
The apostle Paul was disa@@ p@@ pointed when one of his travel@@ ing compan@@ i@@ ons , John Mark , a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned his assignment at P@@ am@@ ph@@ y@@ li@@ a and re@@ turned home .
Hence , one way in which we bl@@ ess persecu@@ t@@ ors is by pra@@ ying for them , pet@@ iti@@ on@@ ing God that if any are op@@ pos@@ ing us because of ign@@ or@@ ance , Jehovah may o@@ pen their eyes to the truth .
4 , 5 . ( a ) What important fru@@ it@@ age do Christians need to pro@@ du@@ ce ?
Consider a par@@ al@@ le@@ l between the du@@ ties of Israel@@ ’s high pri@@ est and the actions of Jesus .
Are we a@@ vi@@ dly pur@@ su@@ ing material a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance , which may bring pain to us and to our famili@@ es ?
It will be a ple@@ asure , therefore , to re@@ view also some of the exc@@ iting events recorded in the Christian Greek Scriptures .
It is his will to re@@ place all of them with his heavenly Kingdom and ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely un@@ do all the dam@@ age that human rul@@ er@@ ship has inf@@ li@@ cted upon mankind through the cen@@ tu@@ ries .
Are we fin@@ ding it difficult to gu@@ ard our t@@ ong@@ ue ?
[ The Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans ] gr@@ anted them what was asked . ”
He ap@@ par@@ ently learned Bible truth some@@ time pri@@ or to World W@@ ar I@@ I .
How can you use the Bible T@@ each book to star@@ t Bible stu@@ dies ?
We must keep the remin@@ ders in God’s Word close to our heart ​ — ‘ in the mi@@ d@@ st of it . ’
“ Sin@@ n@@ ers are the ones whom cal@@ am@@ ity pur@@ su@@ es , ” dec@@ la@@ res the king of Israel , “ but the righteous are the ones whom good re@@ war@@ ds . ”
H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of little wh@@ ite ten@@ ts are pit@@ ched over a la@@ va field .
In the N@@ ame of the Father
Then in 198@@ 6 a need ar@@ ose in S@@ it@@ í@@ a , C@@ re@@ te , where I had started my Christian care@@ er .
F@@ our years later , the re@@ vis@@ ers were still w@@ rest@@ ling with the op@@ ening chap@@ ters of Luke .
2 : 22 .
Re@@ fu@@ se to use s@@ il@@ ence as a we@@ ap@@ on to p@@ un@@ ish your wife .
The apostle Paul .
Why Many Ha@@ ve T@@ ur@@ ned From R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on
C@@ ongreg@@ ation meetings !
This article will ad@@ d@@ ress the need to talk to your children about se@@ x .
Since Jehovah has nam@@ ed each of the st@@ ars , it is reason@@ able to as@@ su@@ me that all of his ang@@ eli@@ c sons , including the one who became Satan , also have personal n@@ ames .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ al study of the Bible in its con@@ text helps us think “ God’s thoughts . ”
R@@ em@@ ember that Jehovah can deli@@ ver us out of tri@@ al .
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , one col@@ le@@ ge prof@@ ess@@ or ob@@ served : “ The ter@@ m [ qu@@ ality time ] has gro@@ wn out of par@@ ent@@ al gu@@ il@@ t .
When my husband came home , we took An@@ dre@@ as to the do@@ ct@@ or .
( 2 ) He was resur@@ rec@@ ted by Jehovah and now ac@@ ts as “ high pri@@ est ” in ad@@ minis@@ ter@@ ing the benef@@ its of the ransom .
Genesis 12 : 5 , 6 tel@@ ls us : “ F@@ in@@ ally they came to the land of Cana@@ an .
Like Chris@@ t@@ ine , you may view meetings of Jehovah’s Witnesses as a spiritual li@@ fel@@ ine , a vital part of your worship of Jehovah .
T@@ W@@ O en@@ ter@@ pris@@ ing young men were me@@ tho@@ dic@@ ally pre@@ par@@ ing a str@@ ange - loo@@ king ma@@ ch@@ ine for a c@@ ru@@ cial t@@ est .
Ther@@ efore have no fear : you are wor@@ th more than many s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws . ”
This made her feel de@@ pres@@ sed .
H@@ el@@ p@@ ing a “ pro@@ di@@ g@@ al ” child ‘ come to his sen@@ ses ’ requi@@ res pati@@ ence and can be a chall@@ enge to parents and others .
God sent his Son to be our Re@@ de@@ em@@ er and to o@@ pen the way for us to live forever in Par@@ adise on earth , in har@@ mony with His origin@@ al purpose .
This princi@@ ple certainly app@@ lies to our spe@@ e@@ ch as well as to our actions .
R@@ igh@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones will sur@@ ely ob@@ serve how we use the gift of spe@@ e@@ ch and may follow our example . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
Ther@@ e@@ after , as each day da@@ w@@ ned , Joseph may have a@@ wak@@ ened with r@@ ene@@ wed hope that this would be the day of his rel@@ e@@ ase ​ — only to find once again that the d@@ ul@@ l r@@ out@@ ine of pris@@ on life dra@@ g@@ ged on , un@@ chang@@ ed .
How can we face tri@@ al@@ some circumstances and sur@@ vi@@ ve ad@@ vers@@ ities ?
Re@@ ally , in all res@@ pe@@ cts .
By doing this , they are inclu@@ ded among those whom Jehovah c@@ alls “ my people . ”
This may be possible by o@@ ffering help@@ ful su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions and s@@ ound Scriptural ad@@ vice and by working with them in the field ministry .
N@@ ex@@ t , a fre@@ ak st@@ or@@ m took the lives of all his children .
For example , if a man se@@ es that his ti@@ e is cro@@ o@@ ked , he can st@@ ra@@ igh@@ ten it .
“ I was cu@@ ri@@ ous about the con@@ dition of the dead .
Many transl@@ ations of this verse di@@ ff@@ er s@@ ligh@@ tly from the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation .
The wicked one may res@@ ort to dec@@ ep@@ tion or g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing in order to get something for nothing .
Still , we feel that Bible teachings are li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving .
L@@ ear@@ ning the local language was another chall@@ enge .
This will help you to draw close to God , and then he will draw close to you . ​ — J@@ as .
We kept in mind that God’s will is that “ all s@@ or@@ ts of men should be sa@@ ved . ”
For if , when we were enem@@ ies , we became re@@ conc@@ iled to God through the death of his Son , much more , now that we have become re@@ conc@@ iled , we shall be sa@@ ved by his life . ” ​ — Romans 5 : 8 - 10 .
The a@@ ir is f@@ res@@ h and the water pu@@ re .
Their mission@@ ary assignment was to P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al .
In my body , I am re@@ ap@@ ing what I s@@ ow@@ ed , but now I at le@@ ast have a wonderful hope .
The new covenant thus re@@ in@@ for@@ ces the Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ic covenant .
When A@@ al@@ z@@ en and E@@ ls W@@ i@@ e@@ g@@ er@@ s@@ ma were sent as mission@@ aries to B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m , they were assign@@ ed to the dist@@ ri@@ ct work , and we went back to Bethel where I served in the Ser@@ vice De@@ par@@ t@@ ment .
He ad@@ m@@ its : “ I started giving more attention to worl@@ dly matters than to spiritual things .
How did I reg@@ a@@ in it ?
God will destro@@ y his enem@@ ies and sa@@ ve his people .
On the vo@@ y@@ age home , our ship pi@@ cked up the cre@@ w from a C@@ an@@ adi@@ an mil@@ it@@ ary pl@@ ane that had c@@ ra@@ shed off the co@@ ast of Ne@@ w@@ f@@ oun@@ d@@ land .
( b ) How is Jesus ’ promise recorded at Mark 10 : 29 , 30 being ful@@ filled ?
Why is it loving to dis@@ fel@@ low@@ ship an un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er ?
Acc@@ ording to the next psal@@ m , “ happy is the man in fear of Jehovah . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 12 : 1 .
But according to the O@@ f@@ fice of Re@@ fu@@ ge@@ e R@@ es@@ et@@ t@@ le@@ ment , “ th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds more have rema@@ ined in the du@@ st@@ y , f@@ ly - ri@@ d@@ den refu@@ ge@@ e cam@@ p at Kaku@@ ma , where they have had to sc@@ ra@@ pe for food and stru@@ gg@@ le for educ@@ ation . ”
Our trust must be in Jehovah and his Kingdom arrang@@ ement .
6 : 31 – 7 : 2 .
A@@ no@@ ther way is to he@@ ed their Scriptural counsel .
What point did Jesus make with this illustr@@ ation ?
The com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate father in this illustr@@ ation pi@@ c@@ tures our loving heavenly Father , Jehovah .
Their uni@@ on was the first marriage in hist@@ ory and was to be an end@@ uring relationship .
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing this should mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to remain ze@@ al@@ ous for fine works and to be di@@ lig@@ ent in pro@@ claim@@ ing the good news of the Kingdom .
In rec@@ ent cen@@ tu@@ ries , the ch@@ ur@@ ches have lost much of their g@@ ri@@ p on pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s lives , at le@@ ast in some lands .
7 : 22 .
“ If you are being re@@ pro@@ ached for the name of Christ , you are happy . ”
Many children were among the crow@@ ds listen@@ ing to Jesus .
With the knowledge of both the govern@@ ment for@@ ces and the E@@ Z@@ L@@ N , they continue to hold their ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , which strengthen them spiritually .
The Bible id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es the true God as the “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer . ”
Jesus guid@@ es the Christian congregation by means of Jehovah’s holy spirit , and he has at his service angels who were “ made sub@@ ject to him . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
In both c@@ as@@ es the “ return ” involved an attitude , not a liter@@ al dis@@ plac@@ ement from one ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c lo@@ c@@ ation to another .
They do so not mer@@ ely to help these brothers to be appointed to serve but also to help them to be able to care a@@ de@@ qu@@ ately for the flo@@ ck .
Some may be disc@@ oura@@ ged because of advan@@ c@@ ing age , gro@@ wing family ob@@ lig@@ ations , or deter@@ i@@ or@@ ating health .
Since the am@@ ount requi@@ red was bey@@ ond their means , they made arrang@@ ements to work on the man@@ ’s home , re@@ mo@@ d@@ el@@ ing his k@@ it@@ ch@@ en .
Indeed , Davi@@ d’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing “ will end@@ ure forever ; his thro@@ ne will end@@ ure like the su@@ n . ”
Since ani@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es and o@@ ffer@@ ings are no longer part of true worship , are any sacrific@@ es still requi@@ red of us today ?
Such an en@@ or@@ m@@ ous am@@ ount of work in such a sh@@ ort time ! ”
( b ) How is the love we have for our brothers l@@ in@@ ked to our love for God and the Bible ?
For the s@@ ake of simp@@ li@@ city , the artic@@ les will ref@@ er to those giving tra@@ ining as “ teach@@ ers ” and those recei@@ ving it as “ lear@@ n@@ ers . ”
Many today are ob@@ s@@ ess@@ ed with the l@@ at@@ est fa@@ shi@@ ons , ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic g@@ ad@@ ge@@ ts , and so for@@ th .
What did you learn from David about keep@@ ing God’s will up@@ per@@ most in your mind ?
Des@@ i@@ ring to find “ a re@@ sting - place , ” or home , for her daugh@@ ter - in - law , Na@@ om@@ i se@@ iz@@ es the m@@ om@@ ent to arr@@ ange for the re@@ qu@@ est of re@@ pur@@ cha@@ sing , in har@@ mony with God’s Law .
What was Jehovah’s respon@@ se to M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h’s prayers ?
E@@ ven@@ tually , however , the way of worship Jesus in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted was to em@@ br@@ ace people from all nations .
Then , likely s@@ ti@@ r@@ red by hear@@ t@@ felt p@@ ity ​ — just as when he ra@@ ised a wi@@ do@@ w@@ ’s son — ​ he resur@@ rec@@ ted La@@ z@@ ar@@ us .
What he was poin@@ ting to would have g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l imp@@ act and would af@@ fect all mankind .
To help them learn the local t@@ ong@@ ue , a language course was organiz@@ ed .
But some@@ times we got the help we needed in other ways .
Mo@@ st of Jehovah’s people today hope to live in his earthly Par@@ adise and to enjoy the blessings he has promised .
The sen@@ sel@@ ess@@ ness here does not den@@ o@@ te in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al de@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y .
We invit@@ e you to accept their help to learn more about the Bible and thus a@@ va@@ il yourself of this vital commun@@ ity service that they per@@ form in your are@@ a and the world over .
; S@@ ti@@ res , T .
They recogn@@ ize govern@@ men@@ tal author@@ ities but believe that only God’s Kingdom is ca@@ pa@@ ble of sol@@ ving all human problems . ” ​ — No@@ v@@ á S@@ vo@@ bo@@ da new@@ s@@ pa@@ per , C@@ ze@@ ch Re@@ public .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 5@@ 7 , 14@@ 7
God has op@@ ened the way to help satis@@ fy that need .
They inter@@ vie@@ wed B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e members from Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , Bar@@ ba@@ do@@ s , K@@ o@@ re@@ a , and U@@ g@@ anda .
P@@ ho@@ to cre@@ di@@ ts : Egy@@ pt and R@@ ome : P@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph taken by cour@@ t@@ es@@ y of the B@@ rit@@ ish Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m ; Me@@ do - Per@@ sia : Mus@@ é@@ e du L@@ ou@@ v@@ re , Par@@ is
This divine gift is an ide@@ al set@@ ting for show@@ ing deep love .
H@@ ere is one example : “ R@@ em@@ ember , then , your G@@ r@@ and Creator in the days of your you@@ th . ”
Indeed , Jesus taught about the need for end@@ ur@@ ance ​ — a qu@@ ality that helps us not to give up when fac@@ ing tri@@ als and temp@@ t@@ ations .
However , when we re@@ ached this young man@@ ’s des@@ t@@ in@@ ation , he le@@ ap@@ ed out of the tru@@ ck and took off r@@ un@@ ning . ”
It is a ple@@ asure a@@ vail@@ able to you .
What an in@@ es@@ ti@@ ma@@ ble privilege God gr@@ ants to imper@@ fect humans !
However , she needed per@@ mis@@ sion from the school ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation .
From the time of Adam to the time of Noah , only a few people worshipp@@ ed Jehovah .
Today , many of Jehovah’s people su@@ ff@@ er un@@ rel@@ en@@ ting har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps as a result of w@@ ars , pol@@ itical or so@@ cial up@@ heav@@ als , n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers , old age , si@@ ck@@ ness , di@@ re po@@ ver@@ ty , and govern@@ men@@ tal ban@@ s .
You and your family can be among those who will be ra@@ ised to human per@@ fe@@ ction and live forever in God’s new world .
9 : 9 , 10 .
Our prayers should inclu@@ de re@@ ques@@ ts that God’s name , Jehovah , “ be tre@@ ated as holy ” and that God’s righteous so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y re@@ place Satan’s wicked rule so that His “ will take place , as in heaven , also upon earth . ”
How is the real@@ iz@@ ation of the hope of the other sheep rel@@ ated to that of the anointed ?
V@@ is@@ it to S@@ aba
Who would that “ se@@ ed ” turn out to be ?
In Au@@ gu@@ st 19@@ 37 , I accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed Al@@ bi@@ n to an inter@@ n@@ ational ass@@ em@@ bly of the Witnesses in Par@@ is .
And al@@ most si@@ x milli@@ on Witnesses share in dist@@ ribu@@ ting this Bible liter@@ ature around the world .
My teach@@ er thought that I had the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for be@@ coming a bal@@ let d@@ an@@ c@@ er and gave me tra@@ ining for this as well .
With L@@ loy@@ d and a group of J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese publi@@ sh@@ ers in the early 19@@ 50 ’ s
“ Your Father who is in the heavens . . . makes his su@@ n ris@@ e on both the wicked and the good and makes it ra@@ in on both the righteous and the un@@ righteous . ” ​ — Matthew 5 : 4@@ 5 .
“ In time Jehovah’s spirit started to imp@@ el [ Sam@@ son ] , ” says the Bible .
The fore@@ most way of t@@ es@@ ting whether we are in the faith , then , is to read and medit@@ ate on God’s Word and exam@@ ine how our conduct me@@ a@@ sures up to what we learn .
After the pro@@ lo@@ gu@@ e and the first three chap@@ ters , the book is di@@ vi@@ ded into four se@@ ctions , one for each of Jehovah’s car@@ din@@ al at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes .
Me@@ et@@ ing with a local c@@ hi@@ ef in the Go@@ ld C@@ o@@ ast , now G@@ h@@ ana O@@ ver the years , we took tur@@ ns car@@ ing for M@@ other , help@@ ing her get to the meetings when she could .
“ By faith they pas@@ sed through the R@@ ed Se@@ a as on d@@ ry land , ” the Bible says , “ but when the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans at@@ temp@@ ted it , they were s@@ wal@@ low@@ ed up . ”
• Jesus and the apostles provided what example as to Bible study ?
O@@ f@@ ten , though , the com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve life - st@@ y@@ le involved br@@ ings anxi@@ ety , not peace .
We r@@ ented co@@ t@@ ta@@ ges at a cam@@ p@@ ing s@@ ite , and every day we made c@@ alls at sc@@ at@@ tered f@@ ar@@ ms in the gl@@ ori@@ ous m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s .
Jesus ’ example teach@@ es us how we should help others .
For instance , regarding a ca@@ pa@@ ble wife , God’s Word says : “ H@@ er sons have ris@@ en up and pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ce her happy ; her ow@@ ner ris@@ es up , and he pra@@ ises her . ” ​ — Proverbs 31 : 10 , 28 .
Wh@@ atever Jehovah does har@@ mon@@ iz@@ es with his wonderful person@@ ality .
While I car@@ ri@@ ed the bun@@ d@@ le of boo@@ ks , my wife car@@ ri@@ ed our clo@@ th@@ es , and the other Witness car@@ ri@@ ed our be@@ d@@ ding .
T@@ ens of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of people from 1@@ 35 coun@@ tri@@ es attend@@ ed the ev@@ ent .
How can you learn to man@@ age money s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully ?
Just as World W@@ ar I@@ I was en@@ ding , Greek commun@@ ists re@@ bel@@ led against the Greek govern@@ ment , tri@@ gg@@ ering a bit@@ ter ci@@ vi@@ l war .
Those who became believers ‘ accepted God’s word , not as the word of men , but as the word of God . ’
And similar to what David later experienced , Jehovah never a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned Ru@@ th and Na@@ om@@ i .
M@@ il@@ lic@@ ent , another ze@@ al@@ ous minis@@ ter of Jehovah’s Witnesses , com@@ ments : “ The ministry gives value to each day I sp@@ end tal@@ king to others about God’s purpose for mankind and expla@@ ining how Par@@ adise will be rest@@ ored on earth .
There are some differ@@ ences .
Some members of the congregation there may have had a form of Rom@@ an c@@ iti@@ z@@ en@@ ship , which would have af@@ for@@ ded them certain privile@@ ges a@@ bo@@ ve those of their brothers .
She refu@@ sed a high - pa@@ ying jo@@ b that would have pre@@ ven@@ ted her from atten@@ ding the meetings to receive Christian instru@@ ction .
The power , or “ authority , ” of the worl@@ d’s spirit lies in its appe@@ al to the sin@@ ful flesh , its sub@@ t@@ le@@ ty , its rel@@ ent@@ less@@ ness and , like a@@ ir , its per@@ va@@ si@@ ven@@ ess .
I was accepted and was called to serve at the Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
But there is something much more important than having a st@@ yl@@ ish ha@@ ir@@ cu@@ t or fa@@ shi@@ on@@ able clo@@ th@@ es .
And what will help us to succ@@ e@@ ed in cultiv@@ ating gen@@ u@@ ine hum@@ ility ? ​ — James 4 : 6 , 10 .
Ju@@ ly 28 , 200@@ 8 – Au@@ gu@@ st 3 , 200@@ 8
Mo@@ st important , Jehovah did not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on Jeremiah .
That is why the Devil could temp@@ t Jesus by o@@ ffering him the authority and the glory of “ all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ”
In ad@@ dition to feel@@ ing su@@ peri@@ or , a ha@@ ugh@@ ty person loo@@ ks down on others , those whom he or she vie@@ ws as inf@@ eri@@ or .
Yet , it would be wrong for us to say the same things over and over again with the thought that re@@ pet@@ iti@@ on is necess@@ ary to tell God about our needs .
S@@ low@@ ly , things started to change . ”
For example , as disciples of Christ and as Witnesses of Jehovah , we are enjo@@ ined to love one another .
And if someone as@@ ks him , ‘ What are these w@@ oun@@ ds between your sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders ? ’
Indeed , our life experience has con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of this fact .
12 : 20 ​ — How do we “ he@@ a@@ p fi@@ er@@ y co@@ als ” upon an enem@@ y’s head ?
( b ) How does Romans 12 : 3 apply to a mo@@ des@@ t person ?
On the One to be pra@@ ised , Jehovah , I shall call , and from my enem@@ ies I shall be sa@@ ved . ”
John is so deep@@ ly moved by these spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar v@@ isions that when Jesus says : “ Yes ; I am coming quic@@ k@@ ly , ” John exc@@ la@@ im@@ s : “ A@@ men !
With the support of Jehovah God and his bel@@ o@@ ved Son , no@@ body can do us per@@ man@@ ent har@@ m ​ — no , not even the Devil ! ​ — Psalm 9@@ 1 : 9 - 11 .
It will turn out to you for a witness . ”
What loyal Christian would want to be like Di@@ o@@ tre@@ ph@@ es and imitate Satan , the great s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ er ?
Our making sure must invol@@ ve self - exam@@ in@@ ation of our mo@@ ti@@ ves and desi@@ res of the heart .
No@@ tice , ple@@ ase , what we read at John 6 : 38 .
C@@ ongreg@@ ation elders take the lead in being pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers .
One Christian di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with bi@@ po@@ la@@ r dis@@ order found it very difficult to preach from do@@ or to do@@ or .
Des@@ cri@@ be some char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s of the ro@@ ck ba@@ d@@ g@@ er .
But reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s gi@@ f@@ ts , parents find ple@@ asure in dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ing their po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al .
Hence , we preach the good news and thus live “ no more for the desi@@ res of men , but for God’s will . ” ​ — 1 Peter 4 : 1 , 2 .
How will ap@@ pl@@ ying his counsel help us to mer@@ it Jehovah’s appro@@ val ?
We can also wi@@ eld it to de@@ f@@ end ourselves , even as Jesus did when temp@@ ted .
“ I@@ r@@ r@@ ational anger and un@@ contro@@ l@@ led ra@@ ge [ are ] seen on the ro@@ ad , in a@@ bu@@ se within famili@@ es , . . . and [ in ] the ap@@ par@@ ently gr@@ atu@@ it@@ ous and un@@ necess@@ ary viol@@ ence which often accom@@ pan@@ ies cri@@ me .
One important way to s@@ end our ro@@ o@@ ts deep into the so@@ il , so to speak , is by a di@@ lig@@ ent study of God’s inspired Word .
On the last night of his earthly life , Jesus ref@@ ra@@ ined from as@@ king his heavenly Father to s@@ end “ more than tw@@ el@@ ve le@@ gi@@ ons of angels . ”
He thus became Satan , meaning “ R@@ es@@ is@@ ter . ”
How do elders de@@ al with er@@ ring fellow believers ?
One night , while I was at a meeting of the Witnesses , a group of my friends went to a concer@@ t .
It is no different with the eyes of the heart .
19 : 7 - 10 .
I@@ r@@ rit@@ ated by the r@@ am@@ p@@ ant i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry that he saw there , he was moved to give a ma@@ st@@ er@@ ly witness .
He then ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed Christians to ‘ keep clear of , ’ or se@@ par@@ ate themselves from , the u@@ ten@@ s@@ il@@ s that are used for a purpose “ l@@ ac@@ king honor . ”
What has led some to become pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous ?
Me@@ dit@@ ating on some of the pri@@ c@@ eless information found in L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us has un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly inc@@ reas@@ ed your understanding of reas@@ ons why we must be holy .
The same would be true when Christ re@@ turned in Kingdom power .
She was encoura@@ ged when she read Matthew 6 : 1 - 4 .
We do not wish to dis@@ ple@@ ase those whom we love .
that your displa@@ ying a vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er spirit matters to Jehovah ?
Matthew 20 : 20 - 24 ; Mark 10 : 35 - 37 , 4@@ 1
W@@ rit@@ ers at that time often wrote only good things about their nation and their lead@@ ers .
But did Jesus mean to in@@ sul@@ t this Greek woman and other n@@ on - Jews ?
Acc@@ ording to the prophet Daniel , what would ha@@ p@@ pen in “ the time of the end , ” and how has this prophecy been ful@@ filled ?
C@@ over@@ age of such material la@@ ys a s@@ ound Scriptural f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for making disciples .
J@@ ü@@ r@@ g@@ en re@@ mar@@ ks : “ Although it is hard at times , it feel@@ s good to be with others .
One el@@ der@@ ly Bible stud@@ ent asked her teach@@ er if it was really necess@@ ary to get baptized again ; she had pre@@ vi@@ ously been baptized in different religi@@ ons over the years .
Thus , what may make one si@@ ck person feel better may not be help@@ ful to another .
14 , 15 . ( a ) How can the Bible help you to imp@@ ro@@ ve your spiritual con@@ dition ?
When they arri@@ ved at L@@ y@@ str@@ a , they found someone to re@@ place Mark , a young man nam@@ ed Timothy .
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : Yes , I remember .
Joseph hum@@ bly said to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h : “ I need not be consider@@ ed ! ”
When I arri@@ ved , I could not find the courage to go to the first house . After some stru@@ gg@@ le , I went into the w@@ o@@ o@@ ds and pray@@ ed very hard to God for the courage to preach .
A brother comes to a meeting for the first time in months .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing With Au@@ thor@@ ities
Jehovah’s Witnesses rejo@@ ice when a Bible stud@@ ent accep@@ ts the truth and prog@@ res@@ ses to the point of water baptism .
N@@ ex@@ t , cu@@ t the ap@@ ple in two , and give him a se@@ ed .
Y@@ oung people can do much in Jehovah’s service because they are strong and heal@@ thy .
O@@ f@@ ten ‘ the wor@@ m that does not die ’ is explained as the et@@ er@@ n@@ al re@@ mor@@ se felt by those in hel@@ l ; and the ‘ fi@@ re which is not qu@@ en@@ ched , ’ as their physical pain . ”
P@@ ic@@ ture her face show@@ ing con@@ f@@ lic@@ ting emo@@ tions as she said : “ P@@ le@@ ase now ! Jehovah has pre@@ ven@@ ted me from be@@ aring children . ”
In the ver@@ ses that lead up to Matthew 24 : 4@@ 6 , the word “ coming ” ref@@ ers cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly to the time when Jesus comes to pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ce and ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment during the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
Acc@@ ording to N@@ um@@ bers 12 : 1 , 2 , they asked : “ Is it just by Moses al@@ one that Jehovah has spo@@ ken ?
Joseph , an el@@ der and father of a young son and daugh@@ ter , says : “ Like all Bible stu@@ dies , the family study should be enjo@@ y@@ able , something ever@@ yone loo@@ ks for@@ ward to .
But would you ru@@ n in fr@@ on@@ t of a mo@@ ving ca@@ r just to find out how pa@@ in@@ ful ​ — and pos@@ si@@ bly f@@ at@@ al — ​ that could be ?
How hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing when such ones hum@@ bly accept Jehovah’s loving direction !
E@@ du@@ ar@@ do ad@@ ds : “ The gi@@ r@@ ls were used to going to their mother for per@@ mis@@ sion to do things .
We also develop@@ ed our own dist@@ ribu@@ tion ne@@ t@@ work .
“ O let people give than@@ ks to Jehovah for his loving - kindness and for his wonderful works to the sons of men , ” sing the ex@@ iled Jews re@@ tur@@ ning from Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an cap@@ tiv@@ ity .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , I was ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of the value of spiritual associ@@ ation .
Bo@@ th were Witnesses .
Those taking the lead res@@ pe@@ cted him , and he helped Paul .
The Bible in@@ tro@@ du@@ ces us to Abra@@ m ( later known as Abraham ) at Genesis 11 : 26 , which says : “ T@@ er@@ ah lived on for se@@ v@@ ent@@ y years , after which he became father to Abra@@ m , Na@@ ho@@ r and H@@ ar@@ an . ”
Those ide@@ as , along with his a@@ ver@@ sion to the Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch , brought upon Lu@@ car@@ is the h@@ at@@ red and persecu@@ tion of the J@@ es@@ u@@ its and those in the O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch who fav@@ ored a uni@@ on with the Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s .
That is in l@@ ine with the fact that Jesus said his disciples should be baptized in the name of the Father .
Christ’s fine example mo@@ tiv@@ ates elders to love the flo@@ ck .
We are ans@@ wer@@ able for the things we cho@@ ose to say and do .
Abraham and his family never for@@ got God’s promises , and they loved medit@@ ating on them .
We took a stand for an is@@ sue l@@ in@@ ked not only to the personal inter@@ ests of humans but also to the inter@@ ests of the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of the uni@@ verse .
That was when David called out to God .
• How can overse@@ ers displa@@ y a yi@@ el@@ ding spirit ?
M@@ an was , in effect , given free ten@@ an@@ cy .
L@@ ik@@ ely , On@@ es@@ i@@ mu@@ s also sto@@ le from his ma@@ ster to fin@@ ance this 9@@ 00 - m@@ ile [ 1@@ ,@@ 4@@ 00 k@@ m ] j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
; S@@ mar@@ t , S .
That left a deep imp@@ res@@ sion on me and taught me that we should never take our Christian associ@@ ation for gr@@ anted . ​ — He@@ b .
What par@@ all@@ els can be dra@@ wn between worship in ancient Israel and that found in Chris@@ tend@@ om ?
Yet many of my spiritual questions went un@@ ans@@ wer@@ ed .
Many su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ons ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally st@@ em from a fear of spi@@ r@@ its of the dead or of spi@@ r@@ its of any s@@ ort .
N@@ ex@@ t , the f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers to@@ s@@ sed the mi@@ x@@ ture into the a@@ ir .
Why is it com@@ for@@ ting to refle@@ ct on the value of our faith@@ ful@@ ness ? Because it means that our tri@@ als serve a purpose .
What do these pre@@ c@@ ise recor@@ ds invol@@ ving events , de@@ ta@@ il@@ s , and time fac@@ t@@ ors prove ?
We regul@@ arly wrote to each other , but I had not seen Mu@@ m for se@@ ven years .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 12 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 22 , 1@@ 24
In a similar man@@ ner , when the truth from God’s Word was pres@@ ented to you and you began to exerc@@ ise faith , Jehovah’s holy spirit began to op@@ er@@ ate in your heart .
The ship car@@ r@@ ying J@@ on@@ ah was to@@ s@@ sed about by the wa@@ ves .
They were pre@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with the mun@@ d@@ ane things of life , “ e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king , men mar@@ r@@ ying and women being given in marriage . . . , and they took no no@@ te until the f@@ lood came and s@@ we@@ pt them all away . ”
L@@ ater , when I began to study the Bible , I came to see how God vie@@ ws people .
Let us , therefore , be determined never to give up in tr@@ ying to do God’s will .
So we pray@@ ed and deci@@ ded to go on fo@@ o@@ t . Just before we left , however , a brother un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly vis@@ ited us and gave us a mon@@ et@@ ary gift ​ — just en@@ ough for the bu@@ s f@@ are !
Hence , we should ask ourselves : ‘ Do I , in@@ deed , use the gi@@ f@@ ts with which I am en@@ tru@@ sted to for@@ ti@@ fy my fellow believers ? ’
Let us discus@@ s some of these .
We also enjoy spiritual pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity .
God’s spo@@ k@@ es@@ man ann@@ oun@@ ced : “ A son nam@@ ed Jo@@ si@@ ah will be born to the house of David . . . , and he will bur@@ n human b@@ ones ” on an al@@ ta@@ r in the to@@ wn of Bethel .
In 198@@ 0 , M@@ other died , faithful to Jehovah .
Ha@@ ve the s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c de@@ te@@ c@@ ti@@ ves found en@@ ough evidence to make a case against our gen@@ es ?
I , in turn , now l@@ end him to Jehovah .
Tru@@ e fri@@ end@@ ship requi@@ res an inv@@ est@@ ment of time , en@@ er@@ gy , and emo@@ tional com@@ mit@@ ment .
G@@ et away from me , you work@@ ers of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness . ” ​ — Matthew 7 : 22 , 23 .
Acc@@ ording to one s@@ ource , cen@@ tu@@ ri@@ ons “ were often the most experienced and best - inform@@ ed men in the ar@@ my . ”
To@@ m no@@ tic@@ ed something about these hum@@ ble people .
• How does heavenly Jerusalem become “ a bur@@ den@@ some st@@ one ” ?
1 , 2 . ( a ) What things are ess@@ enti@@ al to a good relationship with Jehovah ?
In other words , as comm@@ end@@ able and bene@@ fi@@ cial as char@@ it@@ able ac@@ ts are , Christian disci@@ ple@@ ship invol@@ ves more .
While study requi@@ res effort , however , this does not mean that it cannot be enjo@@ y@@ able .
If Je@@ h@@ u nor@@ m@@ ally d@@ ro@@ ve in a similar way , his ha@@ st@@ e on this par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar mis@@ sion must have made it a fu@@ ri@@ ous d@@ ri@@ ve in@@ deed .
But each one in his own prop@@ er order : Christ the fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its , af@@ ter@@ ward those who bel@@ ong to the Christ [ his jo@@ in@@ t rul@@ ers ] during his pres@@ ence .
I he@@ e@@ ded the ad@@ vice found in those s@@ crip@@ tures , and it wor@@ ked . ”
Like Christ , we can help to ligh@@ ten their lo@@ ad .
A@@ c@@ tually , he has already taken st@@ ep@@ s to make such a relationship possible .
The Bible teach@@ es that sin is the cause of death .
Lu@@ ther called C@@ am@@ pan@@ us a bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ er and an ad@@ vers@@ ary of God’s Son .
Di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied worship invol@@ ves hon@@ or@@ ing Jehovah
They did not want to change their ways and vie@@ ws .
A@@ bo@@ ve : An@@ na - Pa@@ ula
But those may not have am@@ oun@@ ted to much , since soon after lea@@ ving Egy@@ pt , they com@@ pla@@ ined that they had ne@@ i@@ ther me@@ at nor bre@@ ad to e@@ at . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 16 : 3 .
However , by means of the resurrection , Jehovah will ex@@ pose all such lies for what they are .
26 : 6 - 9 .
What st@@ ep@@ s have those pres@@ en@@ ting themselves for baptism already taken , and what questions does this ra@@ ise ?
Ju@@ d@@ as , al@@ though imper@@ fect , had lived in close associ@@ ation with God’s own Son and yet turned tra@@ it@@ or .
The city bor@@ e the sc@@ ars of World W@@ ar I@@ I , which had ended only two years ear@@ li@@ er .
He@@ ar , now , yet another promise that Jehovah ut@@ ters regarding Z@@ i@@ on@@ ’s earthly re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative , the Israel of God .
The Hebrew word transl@@ ated “ loving - kindness ” also means “ loyal love . ”
After being appointed as congregation serv@@ ant ( now called the co@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ or of the body of elders ) , I received an assignment to give my first public talk .
Ther@@ efore , strengthen the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of your present marriage , “ not in com@@ par@@ is@@ on with the other person , ” but by refle@@ cting on and appreci@@ ating what you love about your mate .
‘ A H@@ el@@ per F@@ o@@ re@@ ver ’
The 200@@ 1 Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses tel@@ ls of the viol@@ ence Christians in Ang@@ o@@ la had to end@@ ure at the hands of enem@@ ies .
One refer@@ ence work states : “ The point of these ver@@ ses is clear : The pri@@ ce of in@@ fid@@ el@@ ity may be high ; for everything one works for ​ — position , power , pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity — ​ could be lost ei@@ ther through the av@@ ari@@ ci@@ ous dem@@ ands of the woman or the out@@ c@@ ry for res@@ titu@@ tion by the commun@@ ity . ”
What , then , can we de@@ du@@ ce from the fact that one of the 24 elders id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es the great crow@@ d to John ?
They said to him : ‘ Lord , come and see . ’
The re@@ mo@@ val of A@@ bi@@ a@@ th@@ ar , a des@@ c@@ end@@ ant of El@@ i , ful@@ filled “ Jehovah’s word that he had spo@@ ken against the house of El@@ i . ”
( Read Matthew 12 : 40 ; 16 : 21 . )
Like such ro@@ o@@ ts in earth@@ ’s n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing so@@ il , our min@@ ds and hearts need to d@@ el@@ ve ex@@ pan@@ si@@ vely into God’s Word and draw from its life - giving w@@ at@@ ers .
“ Because ref@@ ined faith can take any pres@@ sure , ” said Bro@@ ther B@@ ow@@ en , “ and it e@@ qu@@ ip@@ s us to end@@ ure all the way to ‘ the end . ’ ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 13 .
When we moved to S@@ ou@@ th C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ina , we first went to C@@ am@@ den , next to L@@ it@@ tle Ri@@ ver , and then to Con@@ way .
Are we con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of the u@@ se@@ ful@@ ness and benef@@ its of Jehovah’s la@@ ws ?
Th@@ ough the brother was concer@@ ned about where he would find a place for his family to live , he said : “ Jehovah will provide .
When you do , “ thro@@ w your bur@@ den upon Jehovah himself , and he himself will su@@ sta@@ in you . ”
We cannot as@@ su@@ me that each one who be@@ comes a Christian , even a matu@@ re one , will pers@@ ist as such .
• The name of the person ac@@ ting as your health care pro@@ x@@ y
The po@@ li@@ ce had found the liter@@ ature and con@@ f@@ is@@ c@@ ated their ca@@ r .
This may ref@@ er ei@@ ther to a h@@ is@@ sing re@@ tre@@ at or to the low@@ ness of her n@@ ational vo@@ ice because of experi@@ enc@@ ing disa@@ ster .
P@@ i@@ one@@ ering continu@@ es to teach me to trust in Jehovah in everything I do and to live a simp@@ le but full and happy life .
Yet , this same good king com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with the wife of one of his tru@@ sted men .
Tru@@ e love “ does not be@@ have in@@ dec@@ ently , does not look for its own inter@@ ests . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 4 , 5 .
Christians with the earthly hope also do well in these res@@ pe@@ cts .
“ The world is chang@@ ing so quic@@ k@@ ly that many feel that their lives are un@@ st@@ able .
As a result , our da@@ ily conduct gl@@ ori@@ fi@@ es God .
So@@ on M@@ ary and her hus@@ ban@@ d’s co@@ work@@ er were r@@ om@@ an@@ tic@@ ally involved .
▪ In the Bible , we find this comm@@ and of Jesus to his followers : “ G@@ o therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations , . . . teaching them . ”
“ R@@ E@@ M@@ E@@ MB@@ E@@ R your Creator while you are still young , ” wrote the wise man Solomon some 3@@ ,000 years ag@@ o .
The ang@@ el of Jehovah is cam@@ p@@ ing all around those fe@@ aring him , and he res@@ cu@@ es them .
We would do well to ask ourselves , ‘ Does the en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment I cho@@ ose encoura@@ ge positi@@ ve qualities in me ? ’
The va@@ st ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of true Christians today , however , have a different pro@@ spe@@ ct , or go@@ al .
Their own children will be da@@ shed to pi@@ e@@ ces , and their pre@@ gn@@ ant women themselves will be ri@@ pp@@ ed up . ”
What was Dani@@ el@@ ’s re@@ action ?
But we real@@ ize that we must remain neu@@ tr@@ al , never fav@@ or@@ ing one pol@@ itical par@@ ty or human lead@@ er over another .
On one occasi@@ on , Jesus me@@ t m@@ our@@ n@@ ers car@@ r@@ ying the body of a young man out of the city for bu@@ ri@@ al .
Thus began a special relationship with my heavenly Father as well as with all those who , according to Romans 8 : 15 , “ c@@ ry out : ‘ Ab@@ ba , Father ! ’ ”
Even though some who respon@@ d to the word have a good heart con@@ dition and be@@ ar fru@@ it , what they are able to do in pro@@ claim@@ ing the good news vari@@ es according to their circumstances .
E@@ very mor@@ ning and every ev@@ ening you must read a chap@@ ter of your Bible . ”
The following si@@ x coven@@ ants ad@@ v@@ ance the out@@ working of God’s purpose :
Re@@ g@@ arding gi@@ f@@ ts we have received , Peter also states : “ In prop@@ or@@ tion as each one has received a gift , use it . ”
Do you view each new day as a gift to be enjo@@ yed ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , I still have a full share in the ministry .
P@@ ity mo@@ ves Jesus to continue sh@@ aring the good news in s@@ pite of his ti@@ re@@ dness .
18 : 6 .
Let him know that they are ready to give him support and are willing to be for him “ a brother that is born for when there is dist@@ ress . ”
At this time , we have the God - given work of war@@ ning people and tel@@ ling them how they can be sa@@ ved .
How would P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h re@@ act ?
We have good reason to make that re@@ qu@@ est in our prayers every day .
Witness mission@@ aries working in the is@@ ol@@ ated are@@ a where she lived found her to be very atten@@ tive to the Kingdom message .
In E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , ch@@ urch attend@@ ance is in free - f@@ all .
How has No@@ ah’s faith@@ ful@@ ness affe@@ cted all those now living ?
“ The W@@ a@@ y of Jehovah Is a S@@ tr@@ ong@@ hold ”
We for@@ give him , but we need to do more .
“ We led a so - called nor@@ ma@@ l life , ” rel@@ ates Daniel . “ Our jo@@ bs allow@@ ed us to e@@ at in fine re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ants , tra@@ v@@ el ab@@ ro@@ ad , and we@@ ar qu@@ ality clo@@ th@@ es .
Then in a fa@@ ther@@ ly to@@ ne , Bro@@ ther Bar@@ r ur@@ ged the gra@@ du@@ ates to “ keep peace ” with others .
Who will these human ag@@ en@@ ci@@ es be ?
To enjoy the fav@@ or of the holy God , Jehovah , may requi@@ re that some make ra@@ di@@ cal chang@@ es in conduct and in spe@@ e@@ ch .
We follow@@ ed the apostle Paul’s counsel to Christians : “ P@@ u@@ t away the old person@@ ality which con@@ form@@ s to your form@@ er course of conduct and which is being cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted according to his dec@@ ep@@ tive desi@@ res . . .
As we a@@ wa@@ it the end of Satan’s wicked system , we all need godly pati@@ ence , never r@@ un@@ ning a@@ head of God or giving up because we are disc@@ oura@@ ged .
Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a : Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a . N@@ ice to me@@ et you .
However , Paul ad@@ ded that there was still “ a promise of en@@ ter@@ ing into [ God’s ] rest . ”
But God said : “ Un@@ reason@@ able one , this night they are dem@@ an@@ ding your soul from you . Who , then , is to have the things you st@@ ored up ? ”
He will never be cu@@ t off while in of@@ fice , and his work will not be un@@ done or ru@@ ined by an in@@ ep@@ t succ@@ ess@@ or .
S@@ ur@@ ve@@ ying the opportun@@ ities in N@@ or@@ way , I asked at an ag@@ enc@@ y about the pos@@ si@@ bility of a jo@@ b .
• What are the challeng@@ es and the re@@ war@@ ds of ra@@ ising children in a fore@@ ign land ?
( a ) What en@@ ab@@ led Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b to res@@ ist pe@@ er pres@@ sure ?
By re@@ aching the heart through well - deser@@ ved comm@@ end@@ ation , we may at times be able to mo@@ tiv@@ ate s@@ inc@@ ere individuals to re@@ place their false reason@@ ings and actions with those more in l@@ ine with acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge .
Are you sa@@ fe in “ the se@@ cre@@ t place ” ?
20 : 8 - 11 .
Although God is fully a@@ ware of the de@@ fe@@ cts of these man - made author@@ ities , he t@@ ol@@ er@@ ates their ex@@ ist@@ ence for a time and man@@ d@@ ates that we pa@@ y ta@@ x@@ es out of respect for his arrang@@ ement , that is , his per@@ mit@@ ting such govern@@ ments to rule mankind .
What , then , does Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation teach us about Jehovah ?
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : J@@ U@@ D@@ G@@ E
( 8 ) B@@ ag@@ l@@ y@@ as , J .
Still , when my wife began stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses , I saw a differ@@ ence in her .
How did Jesus give a complete answer to Satan’s chall@@ enge ?
At that time , your child should be able to say , as did the apostle Paul : “ When I was a ba@@ be , I used to speak as a ba@@ be , to think as a ba@@ be , to reason as a ba@@ be ; but now that I have become a man , I have done away with the tra@@ its of a ba@@ be . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 11 .
In his early years in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , he and his ro@@ om@@ mate , Ar@@ th@@ ur Wor@@ s@@ le@@ y , used to sa@@ il one of the Witnesses ’ bo@@ ats up the H@@ u@@ d@@ son Ri@@ ver .
To reli@@ ef ag@@ en@@ ci@@ es , they have come to be known as the lost bo@@ ys of Su@@ d@@ an .
He never even consider@@ ed dis@@ obe@@ ying Jehovah when P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife tri@@ ed to enti@@ ce him to do what was wrong .
Today , the va@@ st ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of the ei@@ ght milli@@ on disciples of Jesus are not spirit - anointed .
Yet , this is no cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ction of God’s promise to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard the Messi@@ ah .
The need to ass@@ em@@ ble together regul@@ arly was st@@ ressed by Paul .
2 : 18 - 23 .
We can wish that we had a deep@@ er knowledge of God’s Word .
What does it invol@@ ve ?
In mo@@ der@@ n times , “ the spirit of the world ” has become inc@@ reas@@ ingly man@@ i@@ f@@ est .
Pa@@ olo F@@ u@@ or@@ i le Mu@@ r@@ a , and S . Gi@@ o@@ van@@ ni in L@@ at@@ er@@ an@@ o . He . . . cre@@ ated the cro@@ ss - shap@@ ed pl@@ an that became stan@@ d@@ ard for ch@@ ur@@ ches in w@@ es@@ ter@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe thr@@ ough@@ out the M@@ id@@ d@@ le A@@ ges . ”
He had in@@ tend@@ ed to wr@@ ite them a letter cen@@ ter@@ ing on the gl@@ ori@@ ous hope of sal@@ vation that Christians called to God’s heavenly Kingdom “ hold in comm@@ on . ”
Those are a@@ vail@@ able to all .
Mo@@ des@@ ty really star@@ ts with ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing our place in God’s arrang@@ ement .
To learn more about the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s promise of a resurrection to life in a righteous new world , see chap@@ ter 7 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
But Jehovah exam@@ ined Sa@@ ul@@ ’s heart and did not feel that he was us@@ eless cla@@ y .
Some gro@@ w up in famili@@ es where the pre@@ d@@ om@@ in@@ ant spirit is not one of love but of sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness , s@@ ar@@ c@@ as@@ m , and fear .
No doubt this inc@@ re@@ ase was , at le@@ ast in part , du@@ e to their ze@@ al@@ ous efforts to preach the “ good news ” when they re@@ turned home . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 23 .
Ch@@ ar@@ les was not over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by g@@ ri@@ ef .
• What less@@ ons did you learn from Jehovah’s con@@ vers@@ ations with Moses and with Abraham ?
For example , consider Isa@@ be@@ l .
The prophet takes the matter up in prayer , and Jehovah al@@ lo@@ ws them to have their way .
Since then , you no doubt have used this same s@@ crip@@ ture to help others come to know our loving God , Jehovah . ​ — R@@ om . 10 : 12 , 13 .
Some la@@ p@@ se into min@@ or sin ​ — even re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly — ​ because of some we@@ ak@@ ness .
The we@@ ek@@ ly Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy streng@@ th@@ ens our faith , helps us to com@@ p@@ ly with Jehovah’s remin@@ ders , and for@@ ti@@ fi@@ es us against “ the spirit of the world . ”
Of what did Paul have to war@@ n the Gal@@ ati@@ ans ?
In many W@@ es@@ ter@@ n lands , the arri@@ val of im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants has brought the chall@@ enge of making disciples of people of ‘ every t@@ ong@@ ue ’ close to home .
One way to show this s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity is by accep@@ ting full responsi@@ bility for one@@ ’s actions , as David did .
Such ones often want more authority and prom@@ in@@ ence .
“ The word of God is ali@@ ve ”
8@@ 2 : 2 , 5 .
“ When I saw my friends d@@ ating and mar@@ r@@ ying , many in their te@@ en years , it was at times difficult to apply this counsel , ” says Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le .
E@@ mp@@ ow@@ ered by God , Jesus resur@@ rec@@ ts a man who has been dead for four days .
The Israelites proved su@@ peri@@ or in bat@@ tle when Moses ra@@ ised his hands .
Christ Jesus encoura@@ ged us to be “ rich toward God ” and to st@@ ore up “ tre@@ asure in the heavens . ” ​ — Luke 12 : 21 , 33 .
As we look around us , whether at school , at work , or in the ter@@ rit@@ ory where we car@@ ry out our ministry , do we not ob@@ serve that most people live in ut@@ ter dar@@ k@@ ness regarding these gl@@ ori@@ ous tru@@ ths ? So here we find another reason for w@@ atch@@ ful@@ ness .
Even though children may cha@@ fe at some cho@@ res , they will come to see themselves as valu@@ ed members of the family ​ — especially when Mo@@ m and D@@ ad com@@ men@@ d them for a jo@@ b well done .
What is my purpose in life ? ’ ”
James saw him , as did all the faithful apostles .
Why might it have seem@@ ed that Paul s@@ pur@@ ned succ@@ ess ?
This refer@@ ence work says that “ the Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ a himself was some@@ times led to work mirac@@ les . ”
Why is it so important to imitate Jesus ’ example ?
That prophecy is being ful@@ filled now , as about si@@ x milli@@ on Jehovah’s Witnesses in 2@@ 34 lands devo@@ te more than a bil@@ li@@ on h@@ our@@ s a year tel@@ ling others about God’s Kingdom .
Does the word “ de@@ vi@@ l ” ref@@ er to some ab@@ str@@ act des@@ tru@@ ctive for@@ ce in the uni@@ verse ?
How , though , can we buil@@ d upon that f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation ?
Ther@@ efore , Jesus used the V@@ al@@ le@@ y of H@@ in@@ no@@ m , or Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na , as a f@@ it@@ ting sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of death without hope of a resurrection .
“ It be@@ comes e@@ asi@@ er to discus@@ s a@@ w@@ k@@ ward to@@ pi@@ c@@ s like se@@ x if you esta@@ bl@@ ish a r@@ out@@ ine of being o@@ pen about wh@@ atever sub@@ je@@ cts present themselves in the family , ” he says , ad@@ ding : “ The a@@ w@@ k@@ war@@ dness never comple@@ t@@ ely go@@ es away , but o@@ pen commun@@ ic@@ ation is the li@@ fe@@ blood of a heal@@ thy Christian family . ”
When wrong desire co@@ in@@ ci@@ des with opportunity , however , the bat@@ tle can be especially challeng@@ ing .
De@@ dic@@ ation of the branch fac@@ il@@ ities in Si@@ er@@ r@@ a Le@@ one
How can you pl@@ an to be a full - time Christian minis@@ ter ?
What did Paul say about a@@ do@@ p@@ tion ?
During the pre@@ ce@@ ding year , Au@@ bre@@ y W@@ ill@@ s , N@@ or@@ man B@@ el@@ lo@@ t@@ t@@ i , and I were called up for mil@@ it@@ ary service .
Yes , Jehovah kno@@ ws what is best for us , wants what is best for us , and has the power to provide what is best for us .
To do so takes effort and the displa@@ ying of Christian qualities , one of which is being yi@@ el@@ ding .
Ma@@ y@@ be you would like to read this s@@ crip@@ ture .
That year , there were 9@@ 14 publi@@ sh@@ ers of the good news , and the number gre@@ w ste@@ adi@@ ly .
When we see an in@@ justice , we may well become indi@@ gn@@ ant .
Some members refu@@ sed to atten@@ d ser@@ vi@@ ces if the minis@@ ter they op@@ posed was pre@@ si@@ ding .
In an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment like that , people who are hon@@ est may su@@ ff@@ er the most .
Indeed , God’s Word states : “ H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds , continue loving your wi@@ ves , just as the Christ also loved the congregation and gave himself up for it . ”
Although the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h law was temp@@ or@@ ary , it pointed for@@ ward to the time when mankind would find lasting rest from physical and spiritual a@@ ff@@ lic@@ tions . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 10 ; Revelation 21 : 1 - 4 .
Abra@@ m res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed his father to go out of U@@ r in acc@@ ord with God’s comm@@ and .
H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds are ad@@ ded each year , and the way is o@@ pen for yet more .
How will God cle@@ an@@ se this earth ?
Even the Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant re@@ form@@ ers Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ ther and John C@@ al@@ v@@ in appro@@ ved of wit@@ ch - h@@ un@@ ts .
So , really , the enti@@ re pro@@ vision of the ransom was a gift from God .
In ad@@ dition , we live in “ the last days , ” among people who are “ lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves , . . . he@@ ad@@ strong , pu@@ ff@@ ed up with pri@@ de . ”
We deci@@ ded to ob@@ tain it .
The G@@ esta@@ p@@ o tri@@ ed to for@@ ce H@@ ar@@ al@@ d to si@@ gn a do@@ cum@@ ent r@@ en@@ oun@@ c@@ ing his faith , but he refu@@ sed .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the work assign@@ ed to us today gl@@ ori@@ fi@@ es Jehovah .
Jac@@ ob@@ ’s ten ol@@ des@@ t sons “ were not able to speak pe@@ ace@@ fully ” to their you@@ ng@@ er brother Joseph .
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , as we read in Job chap@@ ter 38 , Jehovah God himself took up a similar l@@ ine of thought , as he put mean@@ ing@@ ful questions to Job .
Then our faith will be t@@ ested and ref@@ ined , and its su@@ sta@@ ining power will be reve@@ aled .
That way , if I was ar@@ rest@@ ed , it would not be possible for me to be@@ tra@@ y them .
Jehovah’s Witnesses will be happy to help you to see the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s answer to the questions that per@@ ple@@ x@@ ed P@@ op@@ e B@@ ene@@ di@@ ct X@@ V@@ I .
“ Then came the pain , the pain that the Bible com@@ pa@@ res to having a long s@@ word ru@@ n through you . ” ​ — Luke 2 : 35 .
Af@@ fe@@ ction in F@@ am@@ ily C@@ ir@@ c@@ le , 12 / 15
T@@ w@@ ent@@ y cen@@ tu@@ ries later , Christian mission@@ ary work continu@@ es , and it can truly be said that the good news of Jehovah’s Kingdom has liter@@ ally re@@ ached “ the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ” ​ — Acts 1 : 8 .
These temp@@ t@@ ations have en@@ s@@ n@@ ared many of God’s people both in ancient times and in our day .
• How did spiritual light become b@@ righ@@ ter in the first century ?
* ​ — Acts 2 : 22 - 36 .
To benefit fully from study and medit@@ ation , we must keep the mind clear of di@@ str@@ actions .
L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing With Lo@@ ve ​ — A Ch@@ all@@ enge
May we never lo@@ se sight of the fact that the ul@@ tim@@ ate pri@@ ze is everlasting life ​ — in heaven or in Par@@ adise on earth .
How early should child tra@@ ining beg@@ in ?
Like young Timothy , you will be “ per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed to believe ” what you learn from the Scriptures , and you will be moved to worship Jehovah with a willing heart . ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers for guid@@ ance and wisdom .
Do not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to seek the help of a tru@@ sted Christian el@@ der .
H@@ ere , Jehovah prote@@ cts people who say , in effect : ‘ You are my God in whom I will trust . ’
Be@@ fore I could read , she had helped me to mem@@ or@@ ize many s@@ crip@@ tures about the blessings of God’s Kingdom .
But the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es ’ in@@ qui@@ ries mer@@ ely con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed Jesus ’ mirac@@ le , which ang@@ ered them .
For example , when Jesus beg@@ ged his Father to re@@ move an or@@ de@@ al , fe@@ aring that it would bring re@@ pro@@ ach on God’s name , Jehovah dis@@ pat@@ ched an ang@@ el to strengthen his Son .
What can serve as our spiritual se@@ a an@@ cho@@ r to help us res@@ ist d@@ ri@@ f@@ ting and maintain sta@@ bility ?
The f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation upon which they have buil@@ t this relationship is their faith in God’s loving ransom pro@@ vision .
As@@ k Jehovah to help you devel@@ op an e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness to study his Word .
Jehovah deli@@ gh@@ ted , not in see@@ ing his Son su@@ ff@@ er , but in ob@@ serving Jesus ’ ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te faith@@ ful@@ ness to the very death .
What two par@@ adi@@ ses mer@@ it our ong@@ o@@ ing attention ?
9 , 10 . ( a ) When did Christ st@@ ra@@ p on his s@@ word , and how did he im@@ medi@@ ately put it to use ?
In par@@ ts of Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , it is cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary for older relati@@ ves to take over the we@@ d@@ ding arrang@@ ements .
( b ) In consider@@ ing first - century circumstances , what have some conclu@@ ded ?
What if the only time you heard from a friend or a relati@@ ve was when he needed money or a personal fav@@ or ?
20 : 27 .
How , in turn , will they preach un@@ less they have been sent for@@ th ?
“ With Jehovah our God there is no in@@ justice , ” says the Bible , and it as@@ sures us that he has not chang@@ ed .
O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 25 - 31 , 20@@ 10
What is the spirit of your congregation ?
How did you feel when we discus@@ sed Jehovah’s qualities and when you heard how your brothers feel about him ?
There is a co@@ st involved .
N@@ ame some of the other scho@@ ol@@ s that have helped qu@@ ali@@ fied Witnesses to gro@@ w spiritually .
For instance , a cou@@ ple may live in a country where div@@ or@@ ce is imp@@ os@@ sible or ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely difficult to ob@@ tain , perhaps taking years to become v@@ al@@ id .
In some plac@@ es , that was how things were in those days .
K@@ IN@@ G@@ D@@ O@@ M C@@ I@@ T@@ I@@ Z@@ EN@@ S A@@ P@@ P@@ R@@ E@@ C@@ I@@ AT@@ E W@@ A@@ R@@ N@@ IN@@ G@@ S
Let us take a close look at what happened .
I gu@@ ess it can truly be said that I have the gift of sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess . ”
H@@ el@@ p O@@ thers O@@ be@@ y What the Bible T@@ e@@ ach@@ es
Since God cannot li@@ e , I am con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that I will see my father again in the resurrection . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 11 ; John 11 : 25 ; Ti@@ tu@@ s 1 : 2 .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , that country has seen an inc@@ re@@ ase in the number of people who atten@@ d ch@@ urch and say that religion ho@@ l@@ ds an important place in their life .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of the tri@@ als we must face , may we always obey God comple@@ t@@ ely and keep him before us con@@ stan@@ tly .
Ti@@ m : No .
Lu@@ ke@@ ’s account about the sen@@ ding out of 70 disciples inclu@@ des Jesus ’ st@@ at@@ ement : “ If a friend of peace is there , your peace will rest upon him . But if there is not , it will turn back to you . ”
Why does the Bible say that a person should s@@ cre@@ am if th@@ reat@@ ened with ra@@ pe ?
He rec@@ alls : “ Our cha@@ pla@@ in bless@@ ed us , saying , ‘ God is with you . ’
The acc@@ oun@@ ts mentioned a@@ bo@@ ve should give you something that Mar@@ th@@ a had . That is , as@@ sur@@ ance that our God and Li@@ fe - Gi@@ ver has the ability to bring a dead person back to life .
A@@ n acc@@ ur@@ ate understanding of the Bible will en@@ able one to id@@ enti@@ fy the religion that me@@ e@@ ts those divine requi@@ re@@ ments .
A@@ m I fully con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that he would never with@@ hold from me something that is truly good and will result in my great@@ est happiness ? ’
( b ) How does Psalm 14@@ 5 expres@@ s the feelings of God’s loyal ones regarding the pri@@ m@@ ary is@@ sue ra@@ ised by Satan ?
C@@ ould it have been a city who@@ se in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants fa@@ iled to respon@@ d to the in@@ iti@@ al r@@ ally for vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers ?
Many , though , are un@@ pre@@ pared for the difficul@@ ties and fa@@ il@@ u@@ res they may enc@@ oun@@ ter .
After the Greek - speaking are@@ as of the B@@ y@@ z@@ an@@ t@@ ine E@@ mpi@@ re f@@ ell to the O@@ t@@ t@@ om@@ ans in the 1@@ 5@@ th century , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of the people there were left in want of educ@@ ation .
Of course , Jesus left a perfect example for us , and we are far from perfect .
Paul ze@@ al@@ ously s@@ pre@@ ad the Kingdom message thr@@ ough@@ out A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or and into E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , esta@@ bli@@ shing and re@@ vis@@ iting many congregations .
And the Bible inform@@ s us that “ angels are desi@@ ring to pe@@ er ” into fac@@ ts about Christ and the future that have been reve@@ aled to God’s prophe@@ ts . ​ — 1 Peter 1 : 11 , 12 .
S@@ ar@@ ah F@@ er@@ g@@ us@@ on did her best to share Bible truth with others , but she often wonder@@ ed who would fur@@ ther help her and her family , as well as all the good people of B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
But what was the sin , and why did it lead to death ?
• What inc@@ re@@ ase is pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed in Isaiah ?
Luke ho@@ ped that his Go@@ spe@@ l account would en@@ able The@@ op@@ h@@ il@@ us to “ know fully the certain@@ ty of the things that [ he had ] been taught or@@ ally . ” ​ — Luke 1 : 4 .
How does love do this ?
How could our be@@ aring witness have resul@@ ts we may not know about ?
How would they like it when he came to them as their fa@@ ther’s spo@@ k@@ es@@ man ?
I really felt Jehovah’s love for us and for de@@ a@@ f people .
Of course , it is up to the parents to deci@@ de if a se@@ par@@ ate study is needed for each child .
“ You , however , when you pray , go into your priv@@ ate ro@@ om and , after shu@@ t@@ ting your do@@ or , pray to your Father who is in se@@ cre@@ t ; then your Father who loo@@ ks on in se@@ cre@@ t will re@@ pa@@ y you . ”
Rather , he con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ated on the man himself and his needs .
Ha@@ ving turned away from sin@@ ful practic@@ es , what course should we pur@@ sue ?
25 : 14 - 30 .
Mo@@ st fore@@ ign@@ ers were emp@@ lo@@ yed as ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ti@@ ves in fore@@ ign compan@@ ies .
17 : 15 , 16 .
The W@@ al@@ den@@ ses were sing@@ led out for persecu@@ tion because of their preaching from the Scriptures
Because we are mar@@ red by sin and imper@@ fe@@ ction , our conscience may be war@@ ped and may no longer fun@@ ction fully in the ways origin@@ ally in@@ tend@@ ed .
How could they ? They are in@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble of any work !
Al@@ so , he pa@@ id the p@@ en@@ al@@ ty for sin in@@ her@@ ited by Ad@@ am@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , op@@ ening the way to everlasting life . ​ — 12 / 15 , pages 22 - 23 .
“ F@@ o@@ ol@@ ish is the man who never re@@ a@@ ds a new@@ s@@ pa@@ per ; even more fo@@ ol@@ ish is the man who believ@@ es what he re@@ a@@ ds just because it is in the new@@ s@@ pa@@ per . ” ​ — Au@@ gu@@ st v@@ on S@@ ch@@ l@@ ö@@ z@@ er , Ger@@ man hist@@ ori@@ an and public@@ ist ( 1@@ 7@@ 35 - 18@@ 0@@ 9 ) .
These were l@@ and@@ mar@@ k spiritual events for you .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the hope of living forever in a par@@ adise on earth f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ated both Ri@@ ch@@ ard and He@@ ike .
K@@ no@@ wing the value of the effe@@ cts of God’s spirit in his own life , Jesus imp@@ ressed on his disciples the import@@ ance of their as@@ king for and being led by holy spirit .
When J@@ on@@ ah became ang@@ ry about that , Jehovah said : “ You , for your part , felt s@@ or@@ ry for the bo@@ t@@ tle - g@@ our@@ d pl@@ ant . . .
T@@ O AL@@ L of those ye@@ ar@@ ning for sol@@ ace , the Bible has words of comfort .
M@@ an has ne@@ i@@ ther the wisdom nor the fore@@ sight to rule himself without help , and the only help that has real value comes from God
Go@@ dly women of old , such as S@@ ar@@ ah and Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h , took the in@@ iti@@ ative to expres@@ s their concer@@ n about matters , and the Bible rec@@ ord shows that Jehovah appro@@ ved of their actions .
Their peace and un@@ ity is an ess@@ enti@@ al part of their worship , a demonstr@@ ation that they truly have God’s spirit .
He often expres@@ sed appreciation for my support , and he sp@@ ent his sp@@ are time with me .
Yet , some of Jehovah’s worshi@@ p@@ ers under@@ go b@@ ou@@ ts of emo@@ tional ti@@ re@@ dness .
He had been j@@ our@@ ne@@ ying for we@@ ek@@ s , making his way nor@@ th from dist@@ ant M@@ ount Ho@@ re@@ b .
Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has ac@@ ted dec@@ isi@@ vely .
• How does Revelation chap@@ ter 21 point us toward a b@@ right future ?
Jesus showed this in his fam@@ ous illustr@@ ation of the pro@@ di@@ g@@ al son .
However , parents can benefit from refle@@ cting on what it means to make a disci@@ ple .
But Jesus did not teach with words al@@ one .
N@@ an@@ cy , mentioned at the out@@ set , ev@@ en@@ tually told her husband how she was affe@@ cted by not know@@ ing the fam@@ il@@ y’s fin@@ an@@ cial st@@ atu@@ s .
If we put it to good use , our faith can simil@@ arly be streng@@ th@@ ened .
By as@@ king this question , he got their attention and gave them an opportunity to expres@@ s their faith in what he could do .
What made Jesus ’ way of teaching different from that of the s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es ?
With the help of those dem@@ ons , now back in the spirit real@@ m , Satan is “ mis@@ le@@ ading the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ”
For instance , parents need to make good decisions for their min@@ or children .
1 : 10 , 11 .
In the first year of D@@ ari@@ us the Me@@ de , he real@@ ized that Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s 70 - year des@@ ol@@ ation was near its end .
Bro@@ ther J@@ ü@@ r@@ g@@ en R@@ un@@ de@@ l took the lead in this , show@@ ing a lo@@ t of in@@ iti@@ ative .
In this way , minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants will learn from the elders how to teach others , how to be pati@@ ent and loving , and how to r@@ ely on Jehovah when car@@ ing for his flo@@ ck . ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 2 .
Our pur@@ su@@ ing “ the things making for peace ” br@@ ings us rich blessings .
( b ) What benefit may be real@@ ized from sub@@ je@@ ction ?
He can give them guid@@ ance and wisdom to cop@@ e with their difficul@@ ties and to maintain their joy in his service .
The same is true when we le@@ an on Jehovah and experience his help . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 14 : 11 .
As@@ k yourself , ‘ How often each we@@ ek do we e@@ at together as a family ? ’
It may be that some of us are simply tr@@ ying to s@@ qu@@ e@@ e@@ ze too much into already bus@@ y lives .
We might ask ourselves : ‘ Do I apply that counsel in my life ?
2 : 10 - 13 .
In her li@@ mit@@ ed C@@ ze@@ ch , she explained : “ We are re@@ tur@@ ning the money to you because we are Jehovah’s Witnesses .
A@@ m@@ ong them was a vi@@ r@@ g@@ in nam@@ ed M@@ ary .
N@@ A@@ M@@ E : D@@ EN@@ I@@ S BU@@ S@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ N
As humans , our place is under Jehovah’s righteous rule .
After living in T@@ ah@@ it@@ i for 28 years , No@@ t@@ t f@@ ell ill in 18@@ 25 , and the L@@ M@@ S allow@@ ed him to sa@@ il back to Eng@@ land .
Because people were often up on the f@@ l@@ at ro@@ of@@ s of their ho@@ m@@ es , the par@@ a@@ pe@@ ts kept them from f@@ all@@ ing off .
Although there are many the@@ ori@@ es about the orig@@ in of Al@@ ban@@ ians , most hist@@ ori@@ ans ag@@ ree that Al@@ ban@@ ians and their language des@@ c@@ end from the ancient I@@ l@@ l@@ y@@ ri@@ ans , who@@ se cul@@ ture , according to The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a , d@@ ates back to 20@@ 00 B.C.E .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , accep@@ ting Bible truth comes at a pri@@ ce : It may put you at o@@ d@@ ds with friends , neigh@@ b@@ ors , work@@ mat@@ es , and even your family .
During the Bible study , E@@ s@@ ther sta@@ yed out@@ side to w@@ atch for sign@@ s of d@@ anger while she pu@@ shed the car@@ ri@@ age with little Ru@@ th up and down the st@@ re@@ et .
What a mirac@@ ul@@ ous accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment am@@ id Satan’s di@@ vi@@ ded world !
Di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty may se@@ em like an eas@@ y way to es@@ cap@@ e p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment or to get out of an un@@ pleas@@ ant situation .
To be succ@@ ess@@ ful and happy , a cou@@ ple must face their challeng@@ es un@@ it@@ e@@ dly .
A person may be called S@@ ir , Bo@@ ss , D@@ ad , or G@@ r@@ and@@ pa , dep@@ en@@ ding on the circumstances .
They had not fe@@ ast@@ ed on m@@ anger - f@@ ed bul@@ ls or s@@ pra@@ w@@ led s@@ lu@@ g@@ gi@@ sh@@ ly on cou@@ ches of i@@ v@@ ory .
Let us consider how holy spirit helps us to fi@@ ght temp@@ tation and cop@@ e with ti@@ re@@ dness and disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement .
Some Ha@@ ve a S@@ pe@@ cial S@@ tru@@ gg@@ le
How can we pl@@ an a@@ head for situ@@ ations that might lead to con@@ f@@ li@@ ct ?
What a tend@@ er pi@@ c@@ ture of the will@@ ing@@ ness of our Gre@@ at S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d to prote@@ ct and care for his servants !
They loo@@ ked for@@ ward to recei@@ ving his prote@@ ction and living gener@@ ation after gener@@ ation in a land “ f@@ low@@ ing with mil@@ k and h@@ one@@ y . ” ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 20 : 24 .
The 9@@ th chap@@ ter of the Bible book of Proverbs op@@ ens with the words : “ Tru@@ e wisdom has buil@@ t its house ; it has he@@ wn out its se@@ ven p@@ ill@@ ars . ”
Why would they invit@@ e two simp@@ le , young Mis@@ sis@@ si@@ pp@@ i bo@@ ys to that school ? ’
We might ask ourselves : ‘ How do I re@@ act upon reading counsel in the Bible or in our public@@ ations about g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on@@ y ?
We called him Bi@@ g B@@ en ​ — and for good reason .
Then , Jesus was asked this question : “ Wh@@ ich comman@@ d@@ ment is first of all ? ” ​ — V@@ er@@ se 28 .
In what way ? ​ — 1 Samuel 19 : 6 , 10 .
I tri@@ ed to talk to the dead , vis@@ ited gra@@ v@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds with school friends , and w@@ atch@@ ed hor@@ ro@@ r mo@@ vi@@ es with them .
“ Go@@ od Ne@@ ws for Pe@@ ople of All N@@ ations ” ( boo@@ k@@ let ) , 12 / 1
Mo@@ re@@ over , the spirit of this world is in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve . It pu@@ sh@@ es people to out@@ do one another , bre@@ e@@ ds je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , and in the end , pro@@ ves to be “ a cha@@ sing after the w@@ ind . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
The prom@@ o@@ ter of all un@@ truth is no@@ ne other than Satan the Devil . ​ — John 8 : 4@@ 4 .
In view of the knowledge a@@ vail@@ able in 1@@ 6@@ 00 B.C.E . , r@@ ough@@ ly when those words were spo@@ ken , it would have taken a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble man to as@@ ser@@ t that a so@@ li@@ d ob@@ ject can remain su@@ sp@@ ended in sp@@ ace without any physical support .
( a ) How are we person@@ ally involved in the is@@ sue of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ?
M@@ oun@@ tain go@@ ats , such as the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ently hor@@ ned Nu@@ bi@@ an i@@ be@@ x , are among the most su@@ re@@ fo@@ o@@ ted of all m@@ oun@@ tain d@@ wel@@ l@@ ers .
Yes , God’s Kingdom , or govern@@ ment , will accom@@ pl@@ ish God’s purpose for the earth . ​ — Matthew 6 : 10 .
How can Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s example help us appreci@@ ate what Jehovah has done in our be@@ half ?
Jehovah had promised : “ I shall for@@ give their er@@ ro@@ r , and their sin I shall remember no more . ”
The first w@@ in@@ ter , while vis@@ iting a congregation at the fo@@ o@@ t of the Al@@ ps , we s@@ le@@ pt in a ro@@ om without any he@@ ating , a@@ bo@@ ve a ha@@ y@@ lo@@ ft .
He wrote : “ These prophe@@ ci@@ es of Daniel and John [ the l@@ at@@ ter recorded in the book of Revelation ] should not be under@@ sto@@ od t@@ ill the time of the end . ”
His l@@ ack of pati@@ ence be@@ tra@@ ys that he has not learned how to wa@@ it .
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , what is the con@@ dition of the dead ?
“ After so much time had g@@ one by , ” he ad@@ m@@ its , “ I thought that there wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t anything the elders could do for me any@@ more .
You will likely find it eas@@ y to discus@@ s the pi@@ c@@ tures and the s@@ crip@@ tures found in the pre@@ face .
L@@ ik@@ ely , our resurrection hope will be streng@@ th@@ ened as we consider rest@@ or@@ ations to life recorded in the Bible .
Gi@@ ving all our time and en@@ er@@ gy to it is like inv@@ es@@ ting our enti@@ re li@@ fe@@ ’s sa@@ v@@ ings in a house that is buil@@ t in a f@@ lood z@@ one .
1 : 9 , 10
The people str@@ ike down the con@@ spi@@ r@@ at@@ ors and make young Jo@@ si@@ ah king .
God’s friends gro@@ w spiritually through their s@@ inc@@ ere prayers and good associ@@ ation .
That name remin@@ ds us of the dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c bat@@ t@@ les that took place near Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do .
Pet@@ er@@ ’s reason@@ ing in l@@ ine with the Scriptures helped to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce the large crow@@ d that Jesus was “ both Lord and Christ . ”
God dec@@ la@@ res : “ I , Jehovah , am your God , the One teaching you to benefit yourself , the One ca@@ using you to tre@@ ad in the way in which you should walk . ” ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 .
So what conclu@@ sion have you re@@ ached ?
She her@@ self is 10@@ 5 .
And I will deli@@ ver you in that day , . . . and you will not be given into the hand of the men of whom you yourself are s@@ car@@ ed .
C@@ ould it be that the fi@@ re of hel@@ l is sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic of all - con@@ sum@@ ing , or thor@@ ough , des@@ tru@@ ction ?
R@@ el@@ ated to it is the desire to get a@@ head in life at any co@@ st and to acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ate we@@ al@@ th .
We can i@@ magine how h@@ ur@@ t those G@@ ent@@ ile con@@ ver@@ ts must have been when the res@@ pe@@ cted apostle refu@@ sed to e@@ at with them . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 2 : 11 - 13 .
The M@@ an That W@@ ould Be King
This bro@@ ther’s problems began to sub@@ side after he accepted a personal Bible study .
I want them to understand how dis@@ regarding God’s standards affe@@ cted me .
The Bible is a tre@@ asure that can lead to everlasting life
In this article , we will learn how we can succ@@ ess@@ fully de@@ al with the challeng@@ es of family op@@ position .
She in@@ sis@@ ted that I pla@@ y b@@ ou@@ les ( a Fr@@ en@@ ch bo@@ w@@ ling g@@ ame ) with him even though it was not my fav@@ or@@ ite g@@ ame .
If it became d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous to come to the house , we would war@@ n them ​ — som@@ eho@@ w using that number .
Des@@ pite all your efforts to have discus@@ sions with hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders , on some days the best con@@ vers@@ ation you have in the field service is with your preaching par@@ t@@ ner .
And there are many other fac@@ t@@ ors that dra@@ in us of strength .
The war@@ n@@ ings deli@@ vered by God’s prophe@@ ts were not he@@ e@@ ded .
S@@ U@@ N@@ N@@ Y@@ S@@ I@@ D@@ E , N@@ Y ( Rus@@ si@@ an only ) , As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses , 4@@ 4 - 17 Gre@@ en@@ point A@@ ve .
Jesus sent his disciples out in the preaching work by tw@@ o@@ s .
And a do@@ cum@@ ent from the 1@@ 3@@ th century B.C.E . says : “ The men are making . . . their qu@@ o@@ ta of bri@@ c@@ ks da@@ ily . ”
Li@@ ving among such people day in and day out , true Christians are under con@@ st@@ ant pres@@ sure to con@@ form to this kind of men@@ tal@@ ity and li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
David had other associ@@ ates who loy@@ ally sto@@ od by him in difficult times .
Ex@@ am@@ ining the ro@@ o@@ t meaning provi@@ des fur@@ ther en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment .
V@@ olu@@ n@@ te@@ ers with medi@@ cal s@@ k@@ ill@@ s set up ma@@ ke@@ shi@@ ft in@@ fir@@ mar@@ ies to tre@@ at the in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed , and vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er con@@ stru@@ ction work@@ ers buil@@ t new hous@@ es for ones left ho@@ m@@ eless .
Jehovah may use his holy spirit on a gr@@ and sc@@ ale , as in the cre@@ ation of the uni@@ verse .
He was also consider@@ ate of the li@@ mit@@ ations and needs of others .
Acc@@ ording to some , when was the lam@@ b sla@@ ugh@@ tered , but what question does that ra@@ ise ?
It is not eas@@ y for imper@@ fect humans to cultiv@@ ate pati@@ ence , but it can be done .
( b ) I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how the s@@ word of the spirit can help us res@@ ist temp@@ tation .
Satan does not have to turn you into a b@@ loo@@ d@@ th@@ ir@@ st@@ y v@@ il@@ la@@ in to make you an enem@@ y of God ; he simply needs to n@@ ur@@ ture within you a love of viol@@ ence .
Instead , Jehovah’s ang@@ el told Eli@@ j@@ ah to go with this of@@ fic@@ er .
P@@ r@@ in@@ ci@@ ples influ@@ ence our decisions and deter@@ mine the direction we take in life .
H@@ and@@ ling the tri@@ als kept our la@@ w@@ y@@ ers on the ru@@ n con@@ stan@@ tly .
But who@@ se death could ju@@ st@@ ly co@@ ver the trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions of all mankind ?
Many brothers and sisters ex@@ p@@ end themselves in order to preach in are@@ as where the need is greater .
On another occasi@@ on , Jesus pointed out the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of un@@ faith@@ ful@@ ness .
( b ) In@@ to what tra@@ ps did the post@@ ex@@ ili@@ c Jews f@@ all , and with what result ?
When I was down , he tal@@ ked to me in the way a car@@ ing older brother would speak to his you@@ ng@@ er si@@ bl@@ ing .
Why should I bo@@ ther teaching religion to my children ? ’
Yes , to many young people , the Word of God is un@@ famili@@ ar ter@@ rit@@ ory .
To find out , you need to o@@ pen the do@@ or .
Com@@ m@@ on sense may even re@@ du@@ ce the fru@@ str@@ ation that often comes from doing things though@@ t@@ less@@ ly .
Why can the joy of lear@@ ning from God’s Word be un@@ en@@ ding ?
If you pray , are you sure that your prayers are direc@@ ted to the true God ?
They say that not until the Per@@ si@@ an d@@ om@@ in@@ ation of Israel did something res@@ em@@ bl@@ ing the first - century S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in come into ex@@ ist@@ ence .
However , he did receive a “ kingdom ” with sub@@ je@@ cts that obe@@ yed him .
Some of them were “ sc@@ ru@@ pul@@ ously ob@@ serving days and months and se@@ as@@ ons and years ” ​ — things comman@@ ded by the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
Then the Israelites c@@ ry out for me@@ at , and Jehovah supp@@ lies qu@@ a@@ il .
Jesus had just stated the divine will ​ — nam@@ ely , that he would su@@ ff@@ er many things and be kil@@ led .
O@@ thers , though , are found to be “ un@@ su@@ it@@ able ” ; not all those ga@@ ther@@ ed prove to be accep@@ table to Jehovah .
As mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , Jesus com@@ pared himself to a v@@ ine and his disciples to bran@@ ches .
If we want to be pleas@@ ing to God , we must reason differ@@ ently .
Bil@@ li@@ ons of cre@@ atu@@ res take in o@@ x@@ y@@ g@@ en and give off car@@ b@@ on di@@ o@@ xi@@ de .
With the el@@ der@@ ’s help , the brother re@@ sum@@ ed his ministry and ev@@ en@@ tually qu@@ ali@@ fied to serve again as an el@@ der .
It may be that A@@ sa re@@ moved only the high plac@@ es associ@@ ated with the worship of false go@@ ds but not those where people worshipp@@ ed Jehovah .
The right hand means y@@ es , the left hand no .
When N@@ el became ter@@ min@@ ally ill , I had the privilege of car@@ ing for her in our home for three months until she died .
As we saw in the two pre@@ ce@@ ding artic@@ les , our speaking with b@@ ol@@ dness and our using the Word of God s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully in the ministry demonstr@@ ate that we are direc@@ ted by God’s spirit .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing that stu@@ p@@ end@@ ous accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment , Satan and his dem@@ ons will be con@@ f@@ ined to an ab@@ y@@ ss of in@@ activ@@ ity .
Ab@@ out a year after the ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , I was able to move back home with my family , al@@ though I still requi@@ re 24 - h@@ our - a - day n@@ ur@@ sing care .
The man who is set in his evil ways , c@@ all@@ ous and indi@@ ffer@@ ent to the wise instru@@ ction of others , is on a p@@ ath to ru@@ in . ”
Fir@@ st , it deep@@ ens our in@@ sight .
E@@ arly that mor@@ ning , just before n@@ ine o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck , those ga@@ ther@@ ed in an u@@ pp@@ er ro@@ om mirac@@ ul@@ ously “ started to speak with different t@@ ong@@ u@@ es . ”
In many c@@ as@@ es , it is your pres@@ ence that really coun@@ ts .
S@@ et a de@@ fin@@ ite , ris@@ k - free li@@ mit that is well within the r@@ ange of mo@@ der@@ ation ​ — one that will not allow you to de@@ vi@@ ate into over@@ in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence .
The Bible gives am@@ ple evidence that Jesus has been gr@@ anted his authority as King in heaven .
We should be determined never to be like that !
When members of the congregation ob@@ serve that the elders keep within Scriptural b@@ oun@@ ds , this prom@@ o@@ tes respect for these men and contribu@@ tes toward a war@@ m , loving , and pe@@ ace@@ ful spirit in the congregation .
W@@ ould you like to exam@@ ine that to@@ pi@@ c the next time I@@ ’@@ m here ? *
And the apostle Paul experienced “ anxi@@ ety for all the congregations . ”
What long - ter@@ m go@@ als could you set for yourself ?
Even in 18@@ 7@@ 9 , Z@@ i@@ on@@ ’s W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er said that every ch@@ urch that claim@@ s to be a loyal bri@@ de to Christ but that ac@@ tually supp@@ or@@ ts the govern@@ ments is really part of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , which the Bible c@@ alls a pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te . ​ — Read Revelation 17 : 1 , 2 .
After no@@ ting that spiritual gi@@ f@@ ts v@@ ary and are present among some believers , Paul men@@ tions a qu@@ ality that should be cultiv@@ ated by all Christians .
• Why can you find both good examples and war@@ ning examples in the Bible ?
It takes effort to ver@@ i@@ fy news .
( b ) What actions will eng@@ end@@ er peace and spiritual pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity ?
Re@@ ach the H@@ ear@@ t !
Mo@@ re@@ over , he was consider@@ ate of her “ according to knowledge , ” taking into account that she was a we@@ ak@@ er v@@ es@@ sel .
The Law covenant was a@@ bo@@ li@@ shed in 33 C.E . , but God’s peri@@ od of special fav@@ or and attention to the Jews did not end at that time .
Tru@@ e Christians must keep the dar@@ k practic@@ es of su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ on out of their life and accept the spiritual light offered by the Creator , Jehovah , and his Son , Jesus Christ .
Jehovah does not temp@@ t us to sin .
Yes , Solomon was fam@@ ous for his wisdom , and he ur@@ ged us to ac@@ qui@@ re it .
Th@@ an@@ k@@ fully , there is an an@@ ti@@ do@@ te to being po@@ is@@ oned by materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic thinking : a heal@@ thy do@@ se of God’s Word , the Bible , taken on a regul@@ ar bas@@ is .
Those “ me@@ als ” were deli@@ ci@@ ous ​ — and they n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed us well spiritually .
For se@@ cur@@ ity reas@@ ons , the mil@@ it@@ ary set up a ro@@ ad@@ b@@ lo@@ ck just bel@@ ow the to@@ wn of In@@ n@@ is@@ fai@@ l .
I@@ ’@@ m gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah that I@@ ’@@ ve come to understand the reason be@@ h@@ ind the inc@@ re@@ ase in cri@@ me , as well as the hope that we have of better days .
In his second letter to the Corinth@@ i@@ an Christians , for example , he c@@ learly stated : “ Jehovah is the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t , and where the spirit of Jehovah is , there is fre@@ e@@ dom . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
The Scriptures speak well of J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah for his faith and for the ro@@ le he pla@@ yed in con@@ ne@@ ction with the divine purpose .
In one special pioneer assignment , we came to understand the full imp@@ ort of Paul’s words recorded at 1 Timothy 6 : 8 : “ Ha@@ ving su@@ st@@ en@@ ance and co@@ ver@@ ing , we shall be cont@@ ent with these things . ”
He than@@ ked the one respon@@ sible , Jehovah God .
We g@@ la@@ dly obey God’s la@@ ws , even when no other human is loo@@ king .
Indeed , “ never will he allow the righteous one to to@@ t@@ ter . ” ​ — Psalm 5@@ 5 : 22 .
F@@ in@@ ally my day of rel@@ e@@ ase came in A@@ pri@@ l of 195@@ 1 .
Their two daugh@@ ters also became Witnesses .
Jehovah God is never too bus@@ y to listen to us if we appro@@ ach him pro@@ per@@ ly .
“ In faith all these . . . public@@ ly declar@@ ed that they were str@@ ang@@ ers and temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents in the land . ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B .
As recorded in Psalm 15 , David san@@ g about what is requi@@ red for us to be ‘ a gu@@ est in Jehovah’s t@@ ent , ’ that is , to be a friend of God .
I con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed that I had not under@@ sto@@ od much of that talk ei@@ ther .
How Father felt about his privilege of car@@ r@@ ying the good news to many coun@@ tri@@ es is beau@@ ti@@ fully cap@@ tur@@ ed in one of his let@@ ters to M@@ ama .
• V@@ ide@@ o@@ s : 3@@ ,@@ 1@@ 6@@ 8@@ ,@@ 6@@ 11
In a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative sense , the message em@@ an@@ ating from the Bible is sh@@ ar@@ per than any man - made s@@ word , for it fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely pi@@ er@@ ces to the di@@ vi@@ ding of b@@ ones and their mar@@ ro@@ w .
Jehovah has always exerc@@ ised his k@@ ing@@ ship ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 6 , 8 , 10 , 12 , 17 )
K@@ ev@@ in needed an ad@@ di@@ tional $ 9@@ 00 , so he deci@@ ded to sel@@ l his 16 two - year - old pi@@ ge@@ ons .
“ In the wor@@ st mas@@ sac@@ re that anyone can remember in the st@@ ate of C@@ hi@@ ap@@ as , 4@@ 5 de@@ f@@ en@@ sel@@ ess pe@@ as@@ ants , including 13 inf@@ ants , were ass@@ as@@ sin@@ ated by a group of . . . ar@@ m@@ ed men . ” Thus repor@@ ted the new@@ s@@ pa@@ per “ E@@ l Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al ” on what happened in A@@ c@@ te@@ al , C@@ hi@@ ap@@ as St@@ ate , on De@@ c@@ ember 22 , 199@@ 7 .
For some he is a sa@@ in@@ t , for others the em@@ bo@@ di@@ ment of human we@@ ak@@ ness , an ar@@ c@@ he@@ ty@@ p@@ al pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ an willing to sacrifice one man for the s@@ ake of sta@@ bility . ” ​ — P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate , by An@@ n W@@ ro@@ e .
There is vi@@ r@@ tually nothing that people have been through that these king - pri@@ ests have not also experienced .
You young people in the congregation , work to cultiv@@ ate the needed spiritual qualities now , so that your advan@@ c@@ ement in Christian living and in your ability to teach Bible tru@@ ths will be c@@ learly seen .
What should we be determined to do , and why ?
How can study and app@@ lic@@ ation of God’s Word help us ?
‘ Our marriage was a fa@@ il@@ ure from the beg@@ in@@ ning , ’ some may cla@@ im .
For se@@ cur@@ it@@ y’s s@@ ake , the brothers did not use my real name , only my p@@ se@@ u@@ don@@ y@@ m D@@ u@@ it@@ se J@@ an ( Ger@@ man John ) .
What good can result when a person rema@@ ins faithful to Jehovah des@@ pite persecu@@ tion ?
What as@@ sur@@ ance did both David and Jesus give ?
In this va@@ st o@@ ce@@ an of st@@ ars , pl@@ an@@ e@@ ts , and sol@@ ar syst@@ em@@ s , pl@@ an@@ et E@@ ar@@ th appe@@ ars as in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant in si@@ ze as one gra@@ in of s@@ and on an end@@ less be@@ ach .
[ Bo@@ x on page 4 ]
“ As for the one listen@@ ing to [ godly wisdom ] , he will re@@ side in se@@ cur@@ ity and be un@@ dis@@ tur@@ bed from dre@@ ad of cal@@ am@@ ity . ”
All of these under@@ sto@@ od well that wh@@ atever tal@@ ents , as@@ se@@ ts , or st@@ atu@@ s they enjo@@ yed , their life must re@@ v@@ ol@@ ve , not around their se@@ cul@@ ar care@@ ers , but around their service to God .
He seri@@ ously consider@@ ed Paul’s counsel , app@@ lied it , and kept on in the r@@ ace .
His desire was to serve God in the full - time pioneer service , but he also enjo@@ yed his study of me@@ dic@@ ine .
Un@@ believ@@ ing R@@ el@@ ati@@ ves , 3 / 15
When he died , Adam re@@ turned to that st@@ ate of complete ab@@ s@@ ence of life .
How will we tre@@ at others if we are gu@@ i@@ ded by “ the wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve ” ?
O@@ ther transl@@ ations rend@@ er that ph@@ ra@@ se “ they are not sub@@ ject to death any longer ” and “ death has no more power over them . ”
If you feel that way , ple@@ ase be as@@ sur@@ ed that when Jehovah for@@ gives you , you can feel secu@@ re in his mer@@ cy !
Do you want hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people every@@ where to know the truth about God ?
N@@ or@@ ma@@ l human kindness and loving - kindness di@@ ff@@ er in vari@@ ous ways .
In what ways is “ the hope of sal@@ vation ” ba@@ si@@ c to true worship ?
5 : 9 .
S@@ hi@@ r@@ le@@ y : No , I gu@@ ess I ha@@ ven@@ ’t .
A woman from K@@ yo@@ to , J@@ ap@@ an , repor@@ ted that when she was reading to her gr@@ and@@ children , they asked such questions as : “ ‘ What is that bo@@ y doing ?
• Why is it possible to a@@ wa@@ it Jehovah’s day with end@@ ur@@ ance ?
A@@ m@@ ong “ the things un@@ seen ” to our liter@@ al eyes is the gl@@ ori@@ ous re@@ ward of et@@ er@@ n@@ al life , which Jehovah ho@@ l@@ ds out to his loyal ones .
The Bible says that he loo@@ ked at “ the joy that was set before him . ”
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ ang@@ elo
For instance , when the prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah’s life was th@@ reat@@ ened by wicked Q@@ u@@ e@@ en Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l , that prophet lost courage and f@@ led , even saying that he wanted to die .
Ge@@ off@@ re@@ y Jac@@ k@@ son of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy served as cha@@ ir@@ man .
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ le 3 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 13 - 17
She ad@@ ju@@ sted her pro@@ gra@@ m of uni@@ vers@@ ity stu@@ dies so that she could sp@@ end more time with the congregation and in the preaching work .
This is evid@@ ent in the life of the best - known C@@ y@@ ni@@ c ​ — the ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her Di@@ o@@ gen@@ es .
When I see my mother respect my father , especially when deal@@ ing with us children , it makes me want to be just like her . ”
Yet , she cal@@ m@@ ly a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ zed to the woman for the mis@@ understanding .
O@@ ver@@ se@@ ers appreci@@ ate the hard work of fellow Christians , and they have confidence that their fellow believers are doing their best . ​ — 2 Corinthians 2 : 3 , 4 .
Thus , we all have are@@ as in which we need to imp@@ ro@@ ve in show@@ ing love .
It was a sum@@ m@@ er day in 1@@ 6@@ 38 .
• How can we show that we are a people “ ze@@ al@@ ous for fine works ” ?
S@@ E . R@@ O@@ C@@ H@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ E@@ R , N@@ Y , B@@ lu@@ e C@@ ro@@ ss Ar@@ ena , 1@@ 00 Ex@@ change B@@ l@@ v@@ d . S@@ T .
L@@ ater , we even transl@@ ated the book The Tru@@ th That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ter@@ n@@ al Li@@ fe into Tu@@ valu@@ an and pr@@ inted it on this small ma@@ ch@@ ine .
S@@ ome@@ times people ask me if I mis@@ s not having had children of my own .
But she found no answer to her question about human suffering .
The public@@ ’s imp@@ res@@ sion , in the words of one new@@ s@@ pa@@ per e@@ dit@@ or , is that the U@@ N is no more than “ a kind of ba@@ r@@ om@@ et@@ er of g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l op@@ in@@ ion ” and that “ its ag@@ enda is full of is@@ su@@ es that have been de@@ bat@@ ed for years with little if any prog@@ ress to@@ war@@ ds so@@ lu@@ tion . ”
In each case , Jesus showed the benefit of following a princi@@ ple .
He said : “ My Christian brothers and sisters in these is@@ lands were truly happy .
A@@ ha@@ b had a p@@ al@@ ace in Sam@@ ari@@ a ​ — and qu@@ ite a c@@ olo@@ s@@ s@@ al stru@@ c@@ ture it was !
And you are sons of Jac@@ o@@ b ; you have not come to your fin@@ ish . ”
On the one hand , being f@@ an@@ ati@@ c about cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness can ro@@ b us of the joy of living .
But during the ass@@ em@@ bly , I me@@ t E@@ ri@@ c Con@@ n@@ ell .
The L@@ or@@ d’s Su@@ pp@@ er H@@ as Gre@@ at Me@@ an@@ ing for You
A@@ n il@@ leg@@ al cen@@ su@@ s resul@@ ts in 7@@ 0@@ ,000 de@@ a@@ ths .
If we foc@@ us on position , prom@@ in@@ ence , or recogn@@ iti@@ on , it only provi@@ des a bre@@ e@@ ding gr@@ ound for e@@ go@@ tism , com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on , and ev@@ en@@ tu@@ al disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
The po@@ les were not to be re@@ moved from the r@@ ings even when the Ar@@ k was in place in the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le .
I help people both physi@@ c@@ ally and spiritually and show them how to pro@@ long their lives for a few more years in this system of things and for all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity in the new .
The first important vi@@ a public@@ a , or high@@ way as it would be called today , was the V@@ ia A@@ p@@ pia , or A@@ p@@ pi@@ an W@@ a@@ y .
What would they think at work , in the neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od , and at the c@@ lu@@ b my family and I bel@@ ong to ?
W@@ il@@ ly L@@ ages , a no@@ t@@ ori@@ ous member of the Ger@@ man se@@ cre@@ t po@@ li@@ ce , is qu@@ o@@ ted as saying that “ 9@@ 0 per@@ c@@ ent of Jehovah’s Witnesses refu@@ sed to di@@ vu@@ l@@ ge anything , while just a very small per@@ cen@@ ta@@ ge of other grou@@ ps had the strength to remain s@@ il@@ ent . ”
Ye@@ ars later , he ad@@ m@@ its : “ At times I still have those feelings , but I don@@ ’t let them over@@ take me .
( a ) Acc@@ ording to E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s vision , how does Jehovah lead his organization ?
21 : 4@@ 3 ; Acts 7 : 5@@ 1 , 5@@ 2 ; G@@ al .
Paul explained to anointed Christians of his time how Jehovah for@@ gives sin@@ s .
Paul told the elders of the congregation in Eph@@ esus : “ I do not consider my own life of any import@@ ance to me , if only I may fin@@ ish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus , to be@@ ar thor@@ ough witness to the good news of the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness of God . ” ​ — Acts 20 : 24 .
My father was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Since meeting together to worship Jehovah will be a per@@ man@@ ent fe@@ ature of our spiritual lives in the new system of things , should we not make regul@@ ar attend@@ ance at our sac@@ red ga@@ ther@@ ings a per@@ man@@ ent fe@@ ature of our lives now ?
E@@ mp@@ a@@ thy ​ — Mark 7 : 32 - 35 ; Luke 7 : 11 - 15 ; Hebrews 4 : 15 , 16 .
Why should we allow ourselves to be dec@@ ei@@ ved by what is i@@ do@@ li@@ zed in this world when we can place our full confidence in Jehovah ?
S@@ ome@@ times a certain privilege may not be given to us at all .
5@@ 5 : 2 .
Th@@ ough E@@ ve had never before been lied to , she must have recogn@@ ized that what she heard from the ser@@ p@@ ent was not in har@@ mony with what God had told her husband , Adam .
P@@ as@@ cal , a pioneer and Christian el@@ der from Fr@@ ance , has served in B@@ en@@ in for over 12 years .
Ther@@ efore from that day on they took counsel to k@@ ill [ Jesus ] . ” ​ — John 11 : 4@@ 9 - 5@@ 3 .
Why is Satan lik@@ ened to a bir@@ d@@ c@@ atch@@ er ?
But when you dedic@@ ated yourself to Jehovah and got baptized , you showed that you had come into a privile@@ ged relationship with him .
Yet , in his spe@@ e@@ ch on M@@ ars ’ H@@ ill , Paul be@@ tra@@ yed no such ir@@ rit@@ ation .
On what must we keep our eyes foc@@ used ?
An@@ dr@@ é , who had served Jehovah for years , had the bit@@ ter experience of being led ast@@ ra@@ y by apost@@ ate thinking .
He ad@@ ded : “ The man that has en@@ tered into God’s rest has also himself rest@@ ed from his own works , just as God did from his own . ”
That c@@ ry r@@ ings out as a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous cri@@ min@@ al is led from his pris@@ on c@@ ell , me@@ tal do@@ ors cl@@ ang@@ ing be@@ h@@ ind him .
When Jesus first heard that La@@ z@@ ar@@ us was si@@ ck , he did not r@@ us@@ h to La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ’ be@@ d@@ side to cu@@ re him .
Paul and his fellow apostles were able to over@@ come any fear of speaking to others about God’s Kingdom , and so can you .
As he continued preaching in the ter@@ rit@@ ory , he no@@ tic@@ ed that the gu@@ est was w@@ atch@@ ing him from a sh@@ ort dist@@ ance away .
This nation , along with its compan@@ i@@ ons , the “ other sheep , ” follow the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah , you people , for all times , for in J@@ ah Jehovah is the R@@ o@@ ck of times in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ” ​ — Isaiah 26 : 2 - 4 ; John 10 : 16 .
We have a wonderful relationship . ”
• What new way to dec@@ l@@ are the good news came on the sc@@ ene in J@@ anu@@ ary 1914 ?
There are out@@ do@@ or s@@ por@@ ts , such as bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le ri@@ ding , and bal@@ l g@@ ames , such as ten@@ n@@ is , ba@@ d@@ min@@ t@@ on , and v@@ ol@@ le@@ y@@ bal@@ l .
How Fa@@ thers S@@ ta@@ y C@@ lo@@ se to S@@ ons , 11 / 1 In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t U@@ se , 8 / 15
He ob@@ served : “ At first the children were bor@@ ed , but as I pla@@ yed pu@@ z@@ z@@ le g@@ ames with them and discus@@ sed inter@@ es@@ ting boo@@ ks , they came to accept the change . ”
Who are the “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men , ” and how do they help fellow believers ?
The apostle Paul stated : “ A husband is head of his wife as the Christ also is head of the congregation , he being a sa@@ vi@@ or of this body .
Ca@@ pi@@ to believ@@ ed that the Bible was the s@@ ource of truth .
When did the ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le end ?
The Jerusalem Bible rend@@ ers this ex@@ hor@@ tation : “ Be com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate as your Father is com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate . ”
Why is the counsel not to be loving the things in the world so important ?
But how did the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in inter@@ act with P@@ il@@ ate ?
Although Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l took the lead in pres@@ en@@ ting public tal@@ ks at that time , he recogn@@ ized that “ no man is in@@ dis@@ p@@ en@@ sa@@ ble , ” since “ this is not man@@ ’s work ; it@@ ’s God’s work . ”
Even so , we were thr@@ il@@ led to ob@@ tain over 1@@ 00 Watchtower sub@@ s@@ crip@@ tions during those first few we@@ ek@@ s .
The Un@@ ited N@@ ations En@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment Pro@@ gr@@ am@@ me ( U@@ N@@ E@@ P ) rel@@ eas@@ ed a com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive repor@@ t ur@@ g@@ ing action to cor@@ rec@@ t en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ men@@ tal w@@ o@@ es before it is too l@@ ate .
On tel@@ ev@@ ision and the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t , as well as in mo@@ vi@@ es , boo@@ ks , and ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , the mar@@ k of the be@@ ast has been the foc@@ us of end@@ less spe@@ cul@@ ation .
When it came to Bible principles , ‘ com@@ promise ’ was not in her dic@@ tion@@ ary . ”
The in@@ tim@@ ate fri@@ end@@ ship that Jesus for@@ ged with his disciples was an an@@ cho@@ r for them as they later car@@ ed for we@@ igh@@ ty assign@@ ments .
10@@ 3 : 14 ; 2 C@@ or .
R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch shows that when fa@@ thers pla@@ y with their young children , they encoura@@ ge them to be more ad@@ ven@@ tur@@ ous and bo@@ ld .
They do not mean as much as we thought they did . ”
So how is a se@@ par@@ ating work taking place now ?
I feel pr@@ ou@@ d and very gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah for the good relationship I now have with my wife .
Ser@@ v@@ ants of Jehovah are res@@ ol@@ ved to remain mor@@ ally cha@@ st@@ e .
By this time , The@@ o@@ do@@ to@@ s was very si@@ ck and could not work .
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : Gre@@ at .
After he became king of Israel , David arrang@@ ed for the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le ser@@ vi@@ ces to inclu@@ de beau@@ ti@@ ful mu@@ si@@ c .
Who P@@ u@@ t W@@ is@@ dom in the C@@ l@@ ou@@ ds ?
J@@ O@@ H@@ N ( J@@ A@@ C@@ K ) B@@ A@@ R@@ R , who served as a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses , fin@@ i@@ shed his earthly course on S@@ atur@@ day mor@@ ning , De@@ c@@ ember 4 , 20@@ 10 .
Today , Christians want to be gu@@ i@@ ded by Jehovah’s principles when it comes to personal matters , such as cho@@ ice of associ@@ ates , en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , mu@@ si@@ c , and reading material .
M@@ es@@ sage in Their O@@ wn T@@ ong@@ ue
In 2@@ 12 B.C.E . , the Romans con@@ qu@@ ered S@@ y@@ rac@@ use .
So I try my best to help others .
No doubt with great sa@@ dness Jo@@ shua learned that because of Moses ’ fa@@ il@@ ing to san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy Jehovah concer@@ ning the w@@ at@@ ers of M@@ eri@@ ba@@ h , Moses too would be exc@@ lu@@ ded from the land of promise . ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 16 : 1 - 50 ; 20 : 9 - 13 ; 25 : 1 - 9 .
This war@@ m invit@@ ation well expres@@ ses Jesus ’ loving men@@ tal attitude .
“ All the things that were written af@@ o@@ re@@ time were written for our instru@@ ction , ” wrote Paul , “ that through our end@@ ur@@ ance and through the comfort from the Scriptures we might have hope . ”
As we have just no@@ ted , the Scriptures con@@ tain acc@@ oun@@ ts that vi@@ vi@@ dly illustr@@ ate both the benef@@ its and the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of our actions .
H@@ app@@ iness has been descri@@ bed as a st@@ ate of well - being that is char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized by relati@@ ve per@@ man@@ ence , by emo@@ tions r@@ ang@@ ing from m@@ ere con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment to deep and in@@ ten@@ se joy in living , and by a n@@ atur@@ al desire for it to continue .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , you will have more opportun@@ ities to think and talk about Jehovah , deep@@ ening your love for him and br@@ ing@@ ing him ple@@ asure .
Even in dem@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c coun@@ tri@@ es , young men of Jehovah’s Witnesses were put in j@@ a@@ il for their neu@@ tr@@ al stand .
By pra@@ ying as Jesus indic@@ ated , then , we are as@@ king Jehovah not to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on us to temp@@ tation .
( a ) Why is there no need to conclu@@ de that many of Christ’s anointed followers will prove un@@ faithful ?
How will s@@ tic@@ king close to God’s ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l for dis@@ p@@ en@@ sing spiritual food sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard us ?
However , our sacrifice of praise is accep@@ table to Jehovah only if it is accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by the prop@@ er heart mo@@ tiv@@ ation and godly conduct .
T@@ AL@@ L@@ IN@@ N
Be@@ ing rul@@ ed by a human king led to serious problems for Israel , especially when that king proved un@@ faithful .
Some publi@@ sh@@ ers ask the study con@@ duc@@ t@@ or to re@@ serve the first com@@ ment on a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph for them , so that they will not mis@@ s the opportunity to expres@@ s their faith .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to the ministry , Paul wrote fellow anointed Christians : “ We have this tre@@ asure in ear@@ then v@@ ess@@ els , that the power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l may be God’s and not that out of ourselves . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 7 .
Some d@@ ri@@ v@@ ers pul@@ l over to the m@@ ound , but others do not .
In fact , Jesus spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally called himself God’s Son .
This kind of love is the high@@ est form of love .
because you res@@ em@@ ble wh@@ it@@ e@@ wa@@ shed gra@@ ves , which ou@@ tw@@ ar@@ dly in@@ deed appe@@ ar beau@@ ti@@ ful but in@@ side are full of dead men@@ ’s b@@ ones and of every s@@ ort of un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness .
It thus comes as no sur@@ pris@@ e that Jehovah is also called “ the happy God . ”
Ther@@ efore , when preaching to refu@@ ge@@ es , d@@ ress so as not to cause nee@@ d@@ less off@@ en@@ se .
• What efforts did early Christians make in preaching , and with what resul@@ ts ?
The fer@@ r@@ y@@ bo@@ at was on fi@@ re .
The ex@@ t@@ ent of Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess is also illustr@@ ated in the case of King M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h of Juda@@ h .
• How should we re@@ act if a fellow Christian h@@ ur@@ ts us ?
Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ating into T@@ ah@@ iti@@ an , though , proved to be a da@@ un@@ ting t@@ ask , for T@@ ah@@ iti@@ an was not yet a written language .
That prophecy also fore@@ told that those who worship God during the last days would be un@@ ited as one people .
When you@@ ths are away from the ones they love and trust , they under@@ stan@@ da@@ bly may feel in@@ secu@@ re , un@@ certain , and ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive .
And does it really have meaning for you ?
It was great fu@@ n ! ”
We may have ass@@ is@@ ted some to learn the truth .
8 , 9 . ( a ) What ha@@ bi@@ t might be inter@@ pre@@ ted as bad man@@ n@@ ers ?
Wh@@ ich of the “ desi@@ gn@@ s ” of Satan is often used to en@@ s@@ n@@ are us , and how do com@@ mer@@ cial ad@@ ver@@ t@@ is@@ ers make use of it ?
The house fa@@ iled to sel@@ l .
A@@ p@@ pro@@ aching the “ Sa@@ in@@ ts ” or M@@ ary ?
When Paul and others with him went into a sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e in An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch , “ the pre@@ si@@ ding of@@ fic@@ ers of the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e sent out to them , saying : ‘ M@@ en , brothers , if there is any word of encourag@@ ement for the people that you have , tell it . ’ ”
What will be emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed in a fur@@ ther consider@@ ation of the prophecy of A@@ mo@@ s ?
Jesus had who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted love for Jehovah and for His righteous standards .
The ri@@ de home provi@@ des time for refle@@ ction .
“ The ang@@ el of Jehovah is cam@@ p@@ ing all around those fe@@ aring him , and he res@@ cu@@ es them . ”
L@@ ik@@ ely , what contribu@@ ted to the apostles ’ d@@ ro@@ w@@ sin@@ ess ?
If you are doing what is bad , be in fear : for it is not without purpose that it be@@ ars the s@@ word . ” ​ — Romans 13 : 1 - 4 .
One friend vis@@ ited me on days when I was al@@ one .
At 9@@ 0 years of age , F@@ ri@@ e@@ da now lives in H@@ u@@ su@@ m , still serving the true God , Jehovah .
I am so gr@@ ate@@ ful for my parents ’ fine example !
L@@ ate in 19@@ 29 , there was a fin@@ an@@ cial cr@@ as@@ h .
Lo@@ ve of God mo@@ ves us to imitate his qualities .
Then Jehovah con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed the covenant promises about Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed .
I pray@@ ed s@@ il@@ ently to Jehovah for help .
For instance , for many years the un@@ believ@@ ing wife of one Witness was a s@@ ource of concer@@ n to the congregation .
The apostle Peter ob@@ served : “ Jehovah . . . does not desire any to be destro@@ yed but desi@@ res all to at@@ tain to rep@@ ent@@ ance . ”
He is un@@ chang@@ ing and true to his word ; h@@ ence , his worshipp@@ ers today have every reason to trust in him to “ help them and provide them with es@@ cap@@ e . ”
How did one you@@ th de@@ al with par@@ ent@@ al op@@ position ?
We come to this conclu@@ sion by rec@@ all@@ ing that the nation of Israel was re@@ je@@ cted by Jehovah , not because they were physi@@ c@@ ally un@@ clean , but because they became mor@@ ally and spiritually cor@@ ru@@ pt .
A Christian shepher@@ d lik@@ e@@ wise needs to know and keep tr@@ ack of the flo@@ ck of God under his care . ​ — 11 / 15 , page 9 .
And the le@@ per was heal@@ ed .
Why do we need to apply Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 10 ?
O@@ r consider the e@@ ye of the dra@@ g@@ on@@ f@@ ly .
I had an ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le , however .
Then A@@ ngi@@ e and I married , so I left Bethel , and for about three years , we pione@@ ered on St@@ at@@ en Is@@ land .
In the first mon@@ th of his re@@ ign , He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah expres@@ sed his ze@@ al for the worship of Jehovah by re@@ op@@ ening and re@@ pa@@ i@@ ring the temple .
4 : 11 ​ — What is sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant about the Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ mit@@ e@@ ’s ‘ li@@ ps d@@ ri@@ pp@@ ing with com@@ b h@@ one@@ y ’ and ‘ h@@ one@@ y and mil@@ k being under her t@@ ong@@ ue ’ ?
We must not let family ties over@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ w Bible principles .
Some 3@@ 0@@ ,000 individuals had re@@ ques@@ ted Bible liter@@ ature .
By the 1@@ 6@@ 00 ’ s , Bible transl@@ ation and prin@@ ting had made the Ho@@ ly Scriptures more wi@@ d@@ ely a@@ vail@@ able .
We therefore ur@@ ge all baptized mal@@ es to take a f@@ res@@ h look at their circumstances and ask themselves , ‘ If I am not a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant or an el@@ der , should I an@@ al@@ y@@ ze the reas@@ ons why I am not serving ? ’
Mat@@ eri@@ al we@@ ap@@ ons as well as human c@@ un@@ ning and tri@@ ck@@ er@@ y are us@@ eless against this ad@@ vers@@ ary .
How would you feel if you found that a su@@ p@@ posed friend was an imp@@ o@@ st@@ or , inter@@ ested only in di@@ ver@@ ting you from your best inter@@ ests ?
Now is the time to devel@@ op the faith that mo@@ ves you to action .
Des@@ pite his being a spirit - anointed Son of God , the man Jesus could not at@@ tain to life in heaven .
As death resul@@ ted from the dis@@ obedi@@ ence of the man Adam , resurrection is through a man ​ — Jesus .
Some practic@@ ers of yo@@ ga believe that it will lead them to at@@ tain mo@@ k@@ sha , or li@@ ber@@ ation , through a mer@@ g@@ ing with an all - per@@ va@@ ding spirit .
Like that brother , all of us need “ power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l ” from Jehovah as well as encourag@@ ement from one another .
Bo@@ th men and women of the “ great crow@@ d ” look for@@ ward to everlasting life in Par@@ adise
But would Ru@@ th@@ ’s decision be bad ?
The works of men certainly se@@ em to refle@@ ct the w@@ il@@ es of the Devil more than the will of God .
At the branch in E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or , 200@@ 2
He Lo@@ ved K@@ in@@ dness
In sen@@ ding them away , Na@@ om@@ i said : “ It is very bit@@ ter to me because of you , that the hand of Jehovah has g@@ one out against me . ”
O@@ ce@@ an B@@ l@@ v@@ d . M@@ A@@ Y 26 - 28
H@@ u@@ man@@ s use many different langu@@ ages , but this is not a proble@@ m for Jehovah .
One day Jehovah’s Witnesses called at my do@@ or .
Those du@@ ped by this pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda will slave to gain ri@@ ches and are con@@ stan@@ tly anxi@@ ous about ac@@ qui@@ ring the new@@ est , the bi@@ gg@@ est , the most advan@@ ced pro@@ du@@ cts .
Their courage imp@@ ressed me .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jesus was mo@@ des@@ t in his deal@@ ings with his followers .
With it , we will be better pre@@ pared for God’s great day . ​ — Ne@@ h@@ emiah 8 : 10 .
The G@@ a@@ ther@@ ing Be@@ g@@ ins
Instead of discus@@ sing what humans want to do to sol@@ ve man@@ kin@@ d’s problems , show from the Bible how God’s Kingdom will per@@ man@@ ently fi@@ x them .
The wise man said : “ M@@ ere op@@ pres@@ sion may make a wise one act c@@ ra@@ z@@ y . ”
That inclu@@ ded the Gi@@ be@@ on@@ ites .
But this did not over@@ wh@@ el@@ m him , for he loved God’s su@@ sta@@ ining law .
Per@@ haps such poin@@ ts as these : ( 1 ) God expe@@ cts justice to be exerc@@ ised by those taking the lead among his people .
The beli@@ ever must also s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely end@@ e@@ av@@ or to apply what Jesus taught .
Does the princi@@ ple still apply when the husband is an un@@ beli@@ ever ?
To encoura@@ ge Christians to end@@ ure the many tri@@ als from Satan , the apostle Peter wrote : “ T@@ ake your stand against him , fir@@ m in the faith , know@@ ing that the same kind of su@@ ffer@@ ings are being experienced by the enti@@ re associ@@ ation of your brothers in the world . ”
At the same time , we keep the study mo@@ ving .
The Bible book of Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah also con@@ tain@@ s pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ements against other nations .
9 Jehovah ‘ Da@@ ily C@@ arri@@ es the Lo@@ ad for M@@ e ’
I@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ IN@@ E the eyes of the bl@@ ind see@@ ing , the ear@@ s of the de@@ a@@ f hear@@ ing every s@@ ound , the t@@ ong@@ ue of the spe@@ e@@ ch@@ less sing@@ ing out with joy , and the fe@@ et of the l@@ ame being fir@@ m and able to walk about !
( long live ) to the emp@@ er@@ or .
O@@ f@@ ten the mission@@ aries co@@ ined new sp@@ el@@ l@@ ings , as they were the very first ones in the S@@ ou@@ th Se@@ as to c@@ ast an or@@ al language into a written mo@@ ld .
“ T@@ A@@ K@@ E C@@ O@@ U@@ R@@ A@@ G@@ E ”
B@@ ri@@ g@@ it@@ te , who ra@@ ised two children al@@ one after her husband died , says : “ R@@ a@@ ising children in Satan’s system is one of the most difficult challeng@@ es , especially for a sing@@ le par@@ ent .
Job man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted a contr@@ ite spirit , saying : “ I make a re@@ tr@@ action , and I do rep@@ ent in du@@ st and a@@ sh@@ es . ” ​ — Job 4@@ 2 : 6 .
The Hebrew word rend@@ ered “ remin@@ ders ” indic@@ ates that God c@@ alls his law , or@@ ders , regul@@ ations , comman@@ d@@ ments , and st@@ atu@@ tes back to our min@@ ds .
Why should your cho@@ ic@@ es in life be gover@@ ned by a desire to ple@@ ase God ?
Jo@@ s@@ é , who is in his 70 ’ s and has served as an el@@ der for de@@ ca@@ des , rec@@ ently under@@ went ex@@ ten@@ sive sur@@ g@@ er@@ y .
Because he was working for a n@@ on@@ neu@@ tr@@ al organization and was determined to put first God’s righteousness .
In what ways is fear of God rel@@ ated to our worship of him ?
However , Jehovah kin@@ dly foc@@ used Bar@@ u@@ ch@@ ’s attention on re@@ ality .
• How do people ‘ walk in Jehovah’s name ’ ?
I@@ magine young Timothy listen@@ ing , wide - ey@@ ed , as Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s taught those Christians that their gl@@ ori@@ ous hope for the future was well wor@@ th the present co@@ st .
In fact , he im@@ medi@@ ately went on to say : “ The Lord will res@@ cu@@ e me from every wicked work . ”
So@@ on I real@@ ized that I had found the truth .
Is the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ vice regarding marriage ho@@ p@@ el@@ ess@@ ly out - of - d@@ ate ?
W@@ he@@ ther you are pre@@ served through the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” or you are brought back by resurrection , what a deli@@ ght it will be to experience “ the real life ” !
The answer is important because we must be like Noah to sur@@ vi@@ ve when God again cle@@ ans@@ es the earth of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
F@@ ind Se@@ cur@@ ity A@@ m@@ ong God’s Pe@@ ople
Ther@@ efore , he is ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous and appreci@@ ates any counsel that helps him to avoid ba@@ dness .
E@@ i@@ ther we can give in to our sin@@ ful thoughts and desi@@ res or we can control them By means of the ransom , God for@@ gave the sin@@ s of Paul and other Christians in the first century .
One day a Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant pri@@ est held a religious service for the sol@@ di@@ ers in G@@ ü@@ n@@ ther’s un@@ it .
The Af@@ ri@@ can country of Si@@ er@@ r@@ a Le@@ one repor@@ ts : “ The local brothers are be@@ h@@ ind the effort and are happy to give of their la@@ b@@ or and wh@@ atever fin@@ an@@ cial contribu@@ tions they can to support the con@@ stru@@ ction of Kingdom H@@ alls . ”
What has our deli@@ ver@@ ance co@@ st Jesus ?
Noah must have been than@@ k@@ ful ​ — not only for his sa@@ f@@ ety and that of his family but also for Jehovah’s mer@@ cy in using them to war@@ n the people who peri@@ shed out@@ side the ar@@ k .
Tru@@ e to prophecy , we live in “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with . ”
“ I can tell them how I feel . ”
A men@@ tal pi@@ c@@ ture of something we have never seen may not always be based on re@@ ality .
So K@@ en@@ ne@@ th and F@@ il@@ om@@ ena kin@@ dly asked her what was wrong .
In the se@@ ven@@ th year , Jeho@@ i@@ a@@ da had Jeho@@ as@@ h pro@@ claim@@ ed king and had A@@ th@@ al@@ iah put to death .
In what ways might I be contribu@@ ting to ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents with my te@@ en@@ ag@@ er ?
As we esta@@ bl@@ ish a pat@@ ter@@ n of listen@@ ing to ‘ the word be@@ h@@ ind us ’ ​ — as it is provided through the Scriptures and the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave — ​ and as we he@@ ed the remin@@ ders of our Bible - tra@@ ined conscience , Jehovah will bl@@ ess us with his spirit .
As the months wor@@ e on , though , Davi@@ d’s confid@@ ent out@@ look began to fa@@ de .
Although James ap@@ par@@ ently was well - ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with Jesus ’ preaching activities , for a time something held him back from be@@ coming a disci@@ ple .
No@@ thing will be able to stand in the way of Jehovah when he ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tes his judgment , not even human organiz@@ ations that se@@ em as per@@ man@@ ent as the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s and the h@@ ill@@ s .
Many religious lead@@ ers have set a bad example for their flo@@ c@@ ks by their ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ous fri@@ end@@ ship with this world and in some c@@ as@@ es by their f@@ la@@ gr@@ ant im@@ moral conduct .
Do You Ne@@ ed to L@@ ear@@ n Hebrew and Greek ?
E@@ very night before going to bed , our family k@@ n@@ el@@ t down to pray .
Jesus high@@ ligh@@ ted this differ@@ ence in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount .
In contr@@ ast , a pas@@ sing Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an st@@ op@@ ped to help .
J@@ us@@ tice fin@@ ally c@@ atch@@ es up with ever@@ yone .
Because we exerc@@ ise faith in “ the ransom pa@@ id by Christ Jesus , ” we have in@@ ner peace and a close relationship with God .
This has proved true in some religi@@ ously di@@ vi@@ ded famili@@ es .
We must therefore con@@ stan@@ tly put up a fi@@ ght , being determined to ro@@ o@@ t out ne@@ g@@ ative tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es from both heart and mind .
“ Do not let yourself be con@@ qu@@ ered by the evil , but keep con@@ qu@@ ering the evil with the good . ”
How does love help us to foc@@ us on the more important things ?
When we are dist@@ ressed men@@ t@@ ally , how can Jehovah help us ?
Sh@@ ould it sur@@ pris@@ e us that Jesus wants to see as many as possible benefit from his ransom sacrifice ?
Now she was a wi@@ do@@ w , in fa@@ il@@ ing health and nee@@ ding support .
Not w@@ an@@ ting to be like that , I real@@ ized what I needed to do .
Jesus left no ro@@ om for dis@@ sen@@ sion or fac@@ tions among his disciples ; nor did he author@@ ize them to re@@ inter@@ pre@@ t divine tru@@ ths to accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ate cul@@ tural or religious tra@@ di@@ tions of those whom they would me@@ et .
Jehovah is the Creator of heaven and earth and the R@@ ul@@ er of the uni@@ verse .
I have some good mem@@ ori@@ es of that time with my c@@ ous@@ ins and un@@ c@@ les ​ — fi@@ shing , h@@ un@@ ting , making bo@@ om@@ er@@ ang@@ s , and car@@ ving other things .
U@@ sing G@@ rac@@ i@@ ous S@@ pe@@ e@@ ch W@@ i@@ th@@ in the F@@ am@@ ily
The efforts of elders to tra@@ in others result in more brothers who will be ready to help the congregation to stand fir@@ m and un@@ ited , not only now but especially when tur@@ bul@@ ent times come during the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
Acc@@ ording to them , only 16 per@@ c@@ ent of the events rec@@ oun@@ ted about Jesus in the Go@@ sp@@ els and other writ@@ ings appe@@ ar to be au@@ th@@ enti@@ c .
It also shows that we see the import@@ ance of help@@ ing others to ac@@ qui@@ re the knowledge of God .
How can we cultiv@@ ate such tra@@ its ?
He is King of Israel ; let him now come down off the t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake and we will believe on him .
For example , the Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ er Mark rel@@ ates : “ [ Jesus ] took the children into his ar@@ ms and began blessing them , la@@ ying his hands upon them . ”
With a little prac@@ tice , trans@@ por@@ ting a su@@ it@@ case filled with do@@ z@@ ens of boo@@ ks became an eas@@ y , one - h@@ an@@ ded op@@ er@@ ation .
It shows that s@@ il@@ ence can be a mar@@ k of respect , an a@@ id to medit@@ ation , and an evidence of dis@@ cre@@ tion and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment . ​ — 5 / 15 , pages 3 - 5 .
Yet , they are just as rel@@ ev@@ ant today as they were the day they were written .
R@@ he@@ gi@@ u@@ m
As you do the we@@ ek@@ ly Bible reading in pre@@ par@@ ation for the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol , no doubt you will be deep@@ ly moved by what you learn from Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us .
Pro@@ ble@@ ms in marriage may ar@@ ise when a cou@@ ple en@@ ter into that relationship pre@@ matu@@ r@@ ely .
However , he knew that God would not be pleas@@ ed with a de@@ fe@@ ctive o@@ ffering because that would indic@@ ate that the man consider@@ ed the sacrifice a m@@ ere for@@ mal@@ ity , even a bur@@ den .
Why did Peter encoura@@ ge wi@@ ves to be sub@@ mis@@ sive even to hus@@ ban@@ ds who were un@@ believers ?
The book of Job c@@ learly shows that God is not respon@@ sible for human suffering . Satan is .
Some se@@ ven years later , cho@@ o@@ sing to have a family of their own , they left Bethel .
The Messi@@ ani@@ c Se@@ ed was to appe@@ ar in their nation .
Un@@ der God’s Kingdom , people “ will find ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 11
Why is Jehovah’s “ keep@@ ing a@@ wa@@ ke ” associ@@ ated with the al@@ mon@@ d t@@ ree ?
For a de@@ ta@@ iled discus@@ sion of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s view of se@@ par@@ ation and div@@ or@@ ce , see “ Ke@@ ep Y@@ ourselves in God’s Lo@@ ve , ” pages 1@@ 25 - 1@@ 30 , 2@@ 19 - 2@@ 21 .
• What effect did persecu@@ tion have on the early Christians ?
God’s Word ca@@ u@@ tions us : “ Let your man@@ ner of life be free of the love of money , while you are cont@@ ent with the present things . ”
Jehovah under@@ stan@@ ds that we are imper@@ fect , fle@@ sh@@ ly cre@@ atu@@ res and that we may at times find it a chall@@ enge to believe in what we cannot see .
I also became inc@@ reas@@ ingly a@@ ware of my spiritual need .
Des@@ cri@@ be some organiz@@ ational imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ements that have occ@@ ur@@ red since 19@@ 19 .
W@@ ell , as a slave , he had du@@ ties to per@@ form and could do little to change his situation .
To him , I was a to@@ tal str@@ anger .
Th@@ ink of the happiness you will feel when you see your loved ones again !
Our li@@ fes@@ p@@ an is in@@ fin@@ it@@ ely sh@@ or@@ ter than he me@@ ant it to be .
God does not try anyone with evil things .
Let each one do just as he has res@@ ol@@ ved in his heart , not g@@ ru@@ d@@ g@@ ingly or under com@@ pul@@ sion , for God lo@@ ves a c@@ he@@ er@@ ful gi@@ ver . ”
C@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ D@@ H@@ O@@ O@@ D c@@ ris@@ es like N@@ ic@@ o@@ le and G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el@@ le@@ ’s often requi@@ re par@@ ent@@ al inter@@ ven@@ tion ​ — not just to so@@ o@@ the h@@ ur@@ t feelings but also to show how to h@@ and@@ le the matter .
As Father , Jehovah con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed all of his instru@@ ctions with love and kindness .
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , the words of the apostle Paul , written ne@@ arly 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , still hold true : “ O the dep@@ th of God’s ri@@ ches and wisdom and knowledge !
As you become more a@@ ware of the value of cont@@ ra@@ st@@ s , you may become more a@@ de@@ pt at recogn@@ iz@@ ing them in the Bible , and you may find that they are very help@@ ful in your Christian ministry .
The de@@ w@@ d@@ ro@@ p si@@ m@@ ile is f@@ it@@ ting , for de@@ w is l@@ in@@ ked to a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance and blessing .
“ That E@@ vi@@ l S@@ la@@ ve ”
However , Paul remin@@ ded the Corinthians that he had pre@@ ached Jesus Christ to them .
After a few vis@@ its , however , W@@ anda could no longer find anyone at home .
With loving concer@@ n like that of his Father , Jesus will ‘ listen to the po@@ or ones ’ and will ‘ he@@ al the bro@@ k@@ en@@ hear@@ ted ones , bin@@ ding up their pa@@ in@@ ful spo@@ ts . ’
That must have me@@ ant that they received the gi@@ f@@ ts of the spirit , a@@ bil@@ ities that were ob@@ ser@@ va@@ ble .
How can we receive his help ?
However , a young sister nam@@ ed S@@ hi@@ r@@ le@@ y T@@ ur@@ co@@ t@@ te , whom I had me@@ t ear@@ li@@ er in W@@ in@@ ni@@ pe@@ g , became my per@@ man@@ ent par@@ t@@ ner when we got married in F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 19@@ 6@@ 1 .
“ May Jehovah make a gift to you , and do you find a re@@ sting - place each one in the house of her husband . ” ​ — R@@ U@@ T@@ H 1 : 9 .
“ A Tho@@ r@@ n in the F@@ lesh ”
; R@@ os@@ s , R .
E@@ A@@ R@@ L@@ Y MI@@ N@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ R@@ Y
Si@@ mil@@ arly , all ‘ the holy ones in Eph@@ esus and faithful ones in uni@@ on with Christ Jesus ’ were to have their “ fe@@ et sh@@ od with the e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment of the good news of peace . ”
A wom@@ an’s wor@@ th , according to first - century Jewish tra@@ dition , was me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed by her devo@@ tion to d@@ om@@ es@@ tic cho@@ res and her ability to minis@@ ter to the needs of her family .
Be@@ ing spiritually - min@@ ded can help us to make our da@@ ily life ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er and more satis@@ f@@ ying .
Those who were once at en@@ m@@ ity with one another because of differ@@ ences in r@@ ace , n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality , tri@@ be , or some other cul@@ tural ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound have learned to d@@ well together in un@@ ity .
However , a beau@@ ti@@ ful gar@@ den needs to be tend@@ ed if it is to continue to be par@@ adi@@ sa@@ ic .
We can be helped in our efforts to devel@@ op courage if we medit@@ ate on the examples of others who , like Jeremiah , have ac@@ ted coura@@ ge@@ ously .
◇ Al@@ low only one person on a la@@ d@@ der un@@ less it is desi@@ gn@@ ed to h@@ and@@ le two work@@ ers .
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ing the su@@ peri@@ or value of Jehovah’s worship com@@ pared with the i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ r@@ ous worship practic@@ ed by her parents , Ru@@ th declar@@ ed to her mother - in - law : “ Your people will be my people , and your God my God . ” ​ — Ru@@ th 1 : 16 , 17 .
E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us wrote : “ It is my purpose also to give the n@@ ames and number and times of those who through love of in@@ no@@ vation have ru@@ n into the great@@ est er@@ r@@ ors , and pro@@ claim@@ ing themselves dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ers of knowledge , fal@@ sel@@ y so called , have like fi@@ er@@ ce w@@ ol@@ ves un@@ mer@@ ci@@ fully de@@ va@@ stated the flo@@ ck of Christ . ”
The hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der lam@@ ented : “ I don@@ ’t know what I have done that God allow@@ ed this to ha@@ p@@ pen to me . ”
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to be fully com@@ pet@@ ent and comple@@ t@@ ely e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed by making good use of God’s Word .
To the sh@@ o@@ ck and dis@@ may of his family and friends , he is con@@ vi@@ cted on the bas@@ is of false t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony pres@@ ented by wit@@ nesses who are known to be good - for - nothing men .
Par@@ ents can learn much about sel@@ f@@ less love from Jesus ’ words to God’s wa@@ y@@ ward people : “ How often I wanted to ga@@ ther your children together , the way a h@@ en ga@@ thers her c@@ hi@@ c@@ ks together under her w@@ ings ! ”
Can mankind over@@ come all these ev@@ il@@ s and make the world a better , sa@@ f@@ er place ?
Let us , therefore , exerc@@ ise ut@@ most care to keep on wal@@ king in Jehovah’s law with all our heart . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
and all three went off to the Kingdom H@@ all . From that day , James ’ father continued to atten@@ d all the S@@ un@@ day meetings and soon ann@@ oun@@ ced that if he was to make prog@@ ress , he would have to atten@@ d the other meetings too .
Yes , because God’s Word has the power to ‘ set free ’ those who accept it and apply it in their lives .
However , we do not put our whole trust in such efforts , in that we do not view succ@@ ess or fa@@ il@@ ure as h@@ ang@@ ing on our w@@ in@@ ning cour@@ t c@@ as@@ es or get@@ ting fav@@ or@@ able publi@@ city .
7 : 5 , 16 .
The ta@@ ble@@ ts cons@@ is@@ ted of let@@ ters and ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ative and e@@ con@@ om@@ ic te@@ x@@ ts .
How can we show dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment in our spe@@ e@@ ch ?
Gen@@ u@@ ine friends help to li@@ ft us up when we stu@@ m@@ ble .
The fact that we are end@@ ow@@ ed with in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ence , conscience , and the ability to reason imp@@ lies that the Creator had a good purpose in pu@@ t@@ ting us here .
The apostle Paul said that “ faith fol@@ lo@@ ws the thing heard . ”
If she had cri@@ ed out , people ne@@ ar@@ by might have been able to come to her res@@ cu@@ e .
In a sense , you “ put the practic@@ es of the body to death by the spirit . ”
“ Those who had been sc@@ at@@ tered went through the land declar@@ ing the good news of the word . ”
In l@@ ine with Jeremiah 17 : 7 , 8 and Psalm 1 : 1 - 3 , what must we do to continue be@@ aring good fru@@ it ?
The time is coming when Jehovah will gr@@ ant deser@@ ving ones everlasting life in per@@ fe@@ ction on a par@@ adise earth .
“ He that appro@@ ach@@ es God must believe that he is and that he be@@ comes the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B@@ R@@ E@@ W@@ S 11 : 6 .
We had been in un@@ assign@@ ed ter@@ rit@@ ory for some years , and now it was a wonderful blessing to be among so many brothers and sisters .
1 , 2 . ( a ) Why do work@@ ers need to@@ ol@@ s ?
( b ) What mo@@ ves us to serve God ?
Like a w@@ il@@ d and ra@@ ven@@ ous pre@@ d@@ at@@ or , he is st@@ al@@ king the flo@@ ck , wa@@ iting for an opportunity to p@@ oun@@ ce on the un@@ w@@ ary or on those who st@@ ra@@ y .
As we make each day coun@@ t before Jehovah , we strengthen our relationship with him .
It invol@@ ves pati@@ ence , courage , and ste@@ ad@@ fa@@ st@@ ness , not lo@@ sing hope when fac@@ ed with tri@@ als , ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les , temp@@ t@@ ations , or persecu@@ tion .
However , after only one year , I was again called up for mil@@ it@@ ary service .
Jesus af@@ fir@@ m@@ ed the Bi@@ bli@@ cal truth that the dead “ are consci@@ ous of nothing at all , ” that they are as@@ le@@ ep , as it were .
In the first century , two Christian women , E@@ u@@ o@@ dia and S@@ y@@ nt@@ y@@ c@@ he , dis@@ tur@@ bed the peace of an enti@@ re congregation with their ar@@ gu@@ ing . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 2 .
P@@ at , a publi@@ sh@@ er in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in , began to study the Bible with a woman who was a refu@@ ge@@ e from an A@@ si@@ an country .
But Jesus ’ comman@@ d@@ ment went fur@@ ther .
Da@@ y after day , she tri@@ ed to se@@ du@@ ce him .
Even if people fai@@ l to give e@@ ar to the message , the loyal m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er ‘ will certainly deli@@ ver his own soul . ’
T@@ w@@ o par@@ al@@ le@@ l tr@@ en@@ ches were du@@ g .
I under@@ went sur@@ g@@ er@@ y , and my e@@ ye was re@@ plac@@ ed with an ar@@ ti@@ fi@@ cial one , which has to be cle@@ an@@ ed many times a day .
M@@ an@@ kind was not cre@@ ated to experience ill@@ ness and old age
What is more , by reading God’s Word , you can understand why we are here , why God al@@ lo@@ ws suffering , how he will end suffering and , perhaps most f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating of all , how you can pla@@ y a mean@@ ing@@ ful part in what God is doing .
This fore@@ most apost@@ ate has pur@@ su@@ ed a rel@@ ent@@ less course of res@@ ist@@ ance to “ the God of truth . ”
What bal@@ an@@ ced view do the great crow@@ d have of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” and its Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy ?
To keep yourself in a strong con@@ dition , be ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in spiritual activities .
What had happened to make things so much wor@@ se ?
A@@ c@@ tually , the tri@@ bes that had buil@@ t the al@@ ta@@ r were not ac@@ ting un@@ faith@@ fully .
Why Some H@@ es@@ it@@ ate
And he ob@@ ser@@ ves that others are in a similar situation .
Is it not possible , then , that many religious teachings are expres@@ s@@ ly desi@@ gn@@ ed and used by Satan to mis@@ gu@@ i@@ de people ?
But as for you , you keep see@@ king great things for yourself .
However , for worship to be pu@@ re , all v@@ es@@ ti@@ ges of i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry must be dis@@ car@@ ded .
With Timothy and Ti@@ tu@@ s , he re@@ sum@@ ed his mission@@ ary activ@@ ity , travel@@ ing to Eph@@ esus , then on to C@@ re@@ te , and pro@@ ba@@ bly to M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia .
P@@ le@@ ase Jehovah , and you will ple@@ ase all those who love Jehovah . ”
A@@ da , Jo@@ el , and Lu@@ i@@ g@@ i
“ I know he will ris@@ e , ” she respon@@ ded , but she thought that it would be at some time in the future .
; G@@ u@@ z@@ m@@ á@@ n , J .
C@@ learly , Jesus did not requi@@ re bl@@ ind obedi@@ ence .
That me@@ ant that before long , he could ex@@ pect to receive el@@ ite s@@ por@@ ts tra@@ ining in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , perhaps le@@ ading to a prof@@ essi@@ onal care@@ er .
But to continue to ‘ have in sub@@ je@@ ction every living cre@@ ature that is mo@@ ving on the earth , ’ Adam and E@@ ve would need to live forever , Adam never having to ab@@ dic@@ ate his over@@ sight by d@@ ying .
Jehovah God cre@@ ated the earth for a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c purpose .
And he is acc@@ oun@@ table to God for his car@@ el@@ ess@@ ness , ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct , or l@@ ack of ca@@ u@@ tion that resul@@ ted in the ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent and f@@ at@@ ality . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 5 , 7 .
At James 1 : 27 , for example , we read : “ The form of worship that is clean and un@@ de@@ fil@@ ed from the stan@@ d@@ point of our God and Father is this : to look after or@@ ph@@ ans and wi@@ do@@ ws in their tri@@ bul@@ ation , and to keep on@@ es@@ el@@ f without spo@@ t from the world . ”
God is the O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or and Gi@@ ver of this thro@@ ne .
Is an ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment needed ?
* The C@@ our@@ t took no@@ te of all acc@@ us@@ ations made against us and found them to be to@@ t@@ ally gr@@ oun@@ d@@ less .
What is the ye@@ ar@@ text for 200@@ 3 , and what might we ask ourselves from time to time thr@@ ough@@ out the year ?
Be@@ fore 19@@ 19 , congregations of God’s people were ad@@ minis@@ tered by elders and de@@ ac@@ ons , all of whom were dem@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c@@ ally ele@@ cted by members of the congregation .
But no matter how small the kindness , we appreci@@ ate it , do we not ?
Like his father , Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c did not fi@@ ght over a well .
Some claim@@ ed to believe in God ; others just la@@ ugh@@ ed .
How does God view the ven@@ er@@ ation of i@@ ma@@ ges and i@@ do@@ ls ?
“ All Scrip@@ ture is inspired of God and bene@@ fi@@ cial for teaching , for re@@ pro@@ ving , for set@@ ting things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght , for discipl@@ ining in righteousness , ” states one of its writ@@ ers .
What joy this br@@ ings to our hearts !
Mu@@ m was a Ca@@ tho@@ lic , so she su@@ gg@@ ested that I atten@@ d Bible cl@@ as@@ ses with one of the local n@@ un@@ s .
He always loo@@ ked to God , who through the spirit gave Paul needed strength .
Jehovah has also cho@@ s@@ en a group of Jesus ’ followers to be associ@@ ate rul@@ ers with Jesus in the Kingdom . ​ — Read Luke 11 : 2 ; 22 : 28 - 30 .
Many were thro@@ wn in pris@@ on , without food or the ba@@ re necess@@ ities of life .
“ God is love , ” wrote the inspired apostle John .
Do you remember how Satan in@@ fe@@ cted E@@ ve@@ ’s mind with doub@@ ts about Jehovah ?
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H lo@@ ves his human cre@@ ation .
As true Christians , we stri@@ ve to show love toward all .
He says , “ It was the best decision I ever made . ”
Jehovah H@@ as B@@ less@@ ed the Wor@@ k
He likely knew that James was an apostle who had been especially close to Jesus .
H@@ ill@@ s of Sam@@ ari@@ a
Does that mean that loy@@ al@@ ty in marriage today is old - fa@@ shi@@ oned ?
A@@ no@@ ther s@@ ource of ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment comes through our an@@ nu@@ al conven@@ tions and ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es .
He will love her as Christ loved the congregation .
The@@ o@@ d@@ ore J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , gave the princi@@ p@@ al dis@@ course of the pro@@ gra@@ m .
O@@ u@@ t of the T@@ ri@@ bul@@ ation and In@@ to a New World
M@@ en who seek power for themselves become pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous .
( a ) What is a true the@@ o@@ cr@@ ac@@ y ?
Re@@ g@@ ina , for instance , is a sing@@ le mother with two te@@ en@@ age children .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , Christian parents would not want their child to get baptized before being matu@@ re en@@ ough to make a v@@ al@@ id dedic@@ ation .
7@@ 6 : 8 - 10 .
Does not the soul mean more than food and the body than clo@@ thing ? ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 25 .
But they had chang@@ ed with the help of the Scriptures and of God’s holy spirit .
16 - 18 .
Since the branch was doing con@@ stru@@ ction work , I was invit@@ ed to help and became a member of the Cana@@ da Bethel family on De@@ c@@ ember 1 .
Ha@@ ve you read all the rec@@ ent material publi@@ shed by the faithful slave about the use of so@@ cial ne@@ t@@ working s@@ ites ?
While most people view the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule as a moral teaching en@@ un@@ ci@@ ated by Jesus , he himself stated : “ What I teach is not mine , but bel@@ ong@@ s to him that sent me . ” ​ — John 7 : 16 .
M@@ oun@@ tain : C@@ had E@@ h@@ l@@ ers / In@@ de@@ x S@@ to@@ ck P@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ y
• What kind of teaching imp@@ ar@@ ts wisdom ?
As the se@@ at of a fam@@ ous medi@@ cal school , La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ a pro@@ ba@@ bly pro@@ duc@@ ed the e@@ ye me@@ dic@@ ine known as Ph@@ r@@ y@@ gi@@ an po@@ w@@ der .
He experienced fir@@ s@@ th@@ and the we@@ al@@ th and privile@@ ges of high ran@@ k in the Jewish commun@@ ity and of Rom@@ an c@@ iti@@ z@@ en@@ ship .
The Bible says that Paul “ was going to de@@ part the next day ” by bo@@ at .
What poin@@ ts from Mi@@ ca@@ h chap@@ ters 3 through 5 have imp@@ ressed you ?
Ye@@ ars after that , young King Jo@@ si@@ ah , des@@ pite being in a cor@@ ru@@ pt en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , en@@ ac@@ ted long - ter@@ m religious re@@ form@@ s , re@@ pa@@ i@@ red God’s temple , and led the nation back to Jehovah .
Jehovah Rev@@ e@@ als His P@@ ow@@ er to His Ser@@ v@@ ants
F@@ ur@@ ther , Jehovah supp@@ lies what we need in order for us to stay ali@@ ve .
C@@ ure si@@ ck people , ra@@ ise up dead pers@@ ons , make le@@ p@@ ers clean , expe@@ l dem@@ ons . ”
In the mean@@ time , remember such faithful men as Noah and Jeremiah .
They had no desire to go to heaven , for God had not given them the hope of heavenly life .
Christians living at this time of the end foc@@ us their attention on one of two ho@@ p@@ es .
O@@ thers requi@@ red much pati@@ ence .
It was not a preaching that held out any hope for them .
No@@ te , for instance , what the faithful overse@@ er Ne@@ h@@ emiah did when he saw that some of his Jewish brothers had gro@@ wn spiritually we@@ ak .
For example , it is u@@ su@@ ally better to say “ our ” rather than “ my ” ​ — “ our friends , ” “ our children , ” “ our home , ” “ our experi@@ ences , ” and so on .
F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ ing Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy
If in faith you learn about him and s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely try to do his will , he will respon@@ d .
Such are not needed for a ga@@ ther@@ ing to be up@@ building .
D@@ am@@ age D@@ one by Un@@ truth
To me@@ et the requi@@ re@@ ments for this ro@@ le was one of the reas@@ ons the Son came to earth as a human .
A@@ no@@ ther way is by get@@ ting to know “ the mind of Christ , ” who is “ the i@@ ma@@ ge of the inv@@ isi@@ ble God . ”
How does God do this ?
She now par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ates in preaching the good news and sh@@ aring her wonderful Bible - based hope with others .
If Jehovah is real to us , how will that be refle@@ cted in the personal decisions that we make ?
“ There are new heavens and a new earth that we are a@@ wa@@ iting according to his promise , and in these righteousness is to d@@ well . ” ​ — 2 P@@ E@@ T@@ E@@ R 3 : 13 .
What effect can accep@@ t@@ ance of the Kingdom message have on a family ?
They also continued to expres@@ s their concer@@ ns to God in prayer .
Still others cho@@ ose h@@ ik@@ ing as a way to get famili@@ ar with and sa@@ v@@ or an are@@ a .
What a tra@@ ge@@ dy that would be !
But we can .
Since she was re@@ si@@ ding in I@@ tal@@ y il@@ leg@@ ally , she h@@ es@@ it@@ ated to speak with W@@ anda , who is one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
C@@ ould we lik@@ e@@ wise become so self - cen@@ tered that we become “ en@@ ra@@ ged against Jehovah ” for not br@@ ing@@ ing the end so@@ on@@ er ?
So@@ on , however , ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents bro@@ ke out among the com@@ mit@@ te@@ e members , and cam@@ p control ended up in the hands of the most ex@@ tre@@ me el@@ ements .
Satan may try to appe@@ al to the n@@ atur@@ al desire for food in an effort to turn us away from doing God’s will .
We up@@ hold Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and maintain our integrity by preaching righteousness , making disciples , ap@@ pl@@ ying Scriptural counsel , and ass@@ em@@ bl@@ ing with fellow believers at meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions .
J@@ a@@ i@@ ro@@ ’s devo@@ tion to God does not go un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed by the teach@@ ers at his school .
Yes , s@@ ow righteousness by doing things God’s way , and re@@ a@@ p his loving - kindness .
The name Lu@@ ci@@ f@@ er occ@@ ur@@ s once in the Scriptures and only in some ver@@ sions of the Bible .
“ Di@@ d he not promise his followers that he would be with them ‘ even un@@ to the end of the world ’ ? ”
I am g@@ la@@ d that God did not view me in that way .
By the end of the 1@@ 6@@ th century B.C.E . , milli@@ ons of Israelites were en@@ sla@@ ved in Egy@@ pt , where they were sever@@ ely op@@ pres@@ sed .
Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ​ — At Wor@@ k in C@@ re@@ ation !
This shepher@@ d , mu@@ si@@ ci@@ an , prophet , and king plac@@ ed imp@@ lic@@ it trust in Jehovah God .
The number se@@ ven sign@@ i@@ fi@@ es comple@@ ten@@ ess from God’s stan@@ d@@ point .
“ Who Are M@@ en Sa@@ ying That I A@@ m ? ”
At a conven@@ tion in 200@@ 6 , Daniel was deep@@ ly t@@ ou@@ ched by a talk that ra@@ ised the question : “ Are we doing all we can to help those who are ‘ st@@ ag@@ g@@ ering to the sla@@ ugh@@ ter ’ to get on the ro@@ ad to everlasting life ? ”
Such individuals can be helped by atten@@ ding liter@@ ac@@ y cl@@ as@@ ses condu@@ cted in congregations .
One day a woman nam@@ ed M@@ r@@ s . U@@ kol@@ i said to one of B@@ in@@ tu@@ ’s friends : “ B@@ ring the woman who lost two children at the same time and is still preaching the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message .
During the school ter@@ m , the stud@@ ents had many opportun@@ ities on we@@ ek@@ ends to share with people in the are@@ a “ the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent things of God ” set out in the Bible .
W@@ he@@ ther you would find everlasting life bor@@ ing or not dep@@ ends much on your attitude .
There is also a practic@@ al less@@ on to be learned from this st@@ ory .
He no@@ ted that in the th@@ ir@@ d century , Ch@@ urch Father O@@ ri@@ g@@ en su@@ gg@@ ested that “ the very s@@ ound of sac@@ red words in the e@@ ar is som@@ eho@@ w bene@@ fi@@ cial : if words have power in pa@@ g@@ an ma@@ gi@@ c , how much more powerful must be the truly divine words of s@@ crip@@ ture . ”
I am sure that Jehovah too re@@ members him and will bring him back in the resurrection . ”
But an hon@@ est exam@@ in@@ ation of our men@@ tal attitude may reve@@ al that our hearts are not comple@@ t@@ ely inc@@ l@@ ined that way .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jehovah chang@@ ed the con@@ dition of a group of imper@@ fect humans by in@@ iti@@ ating a leg@@ al pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re to a@@ do@@ pt them as his children .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jehovah demonstr@@ ated loy@@ al@@ ty to David , the fam@@ ous second king of Israel .
Ha@@ ve you stru@@ gg@@ led with similar feelings of des@@ pa@@ ir ?
Samu@@ el@@ ’s example is a powerful remin@@ der that we must never let je@@ al@@ ous@@ y or bit@@ ter@@ ness take ro@@ o@@ t in our heart .
So he ho@@ ped that the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch , by means of a res@@ titu@@ tion , would re@@ inst@@ ate true Christian teaching .
“ The one s@@ own upon the fine so@@ il , ” said Jesus , “ pro@@ du@@ ces , this one a h@@ un@@ dre@@ d@@ fo@@ ld , that one si@@ x@@ ty , the other th@@ ir@@ ty . ”
He wanted to pro@@ du@@ ce a Bible that was under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble to as many people as possible .
How com@@ for@@ ting that is for all who love Jehovah deep@@ ly from the heart !
In his origin@@ al chall@@ enge against Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , Satan imp@@ lied that God’s human cre@@ ation was f@@ la@@ wed .
Their will@@ ing@@ ness to share him with the congregation is ess@@ enti@@ al if he is to succ@@ e@@ ed in sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der@@ ing his responsi@@ bility .
A@@ no@@ ther transl@@ ation re@@ a@@ ds : “ All the different par@@ ts of [ the body are ] to make each o@@ ther’s wel@@ f@@ are their comm@@ on care . ”
The Bible remin@@ ds us that “ the world is pas@@ sing away and so is its desire . ”
The king of As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a set up cam@@ p at L@@ ach@@ ish , sou@@ th@@ w@@ est of Jerusalem .
Jehovah did not do that , but he allow@@ ed Satan to t@@ est Job , st@@ ating : “ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing that he has is in your hand . ”
In one E@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an city , a 21 - year - old E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an man states : “ If we want to go any@@ where , we have to organiz@@ e a group .
They become very loving , kind apostles .
The worl@@ d’s bad or indi@@ ffer@@ ent moral attitu@@ des can ru@@ b off on young and old al@@ ike , er@@ o@@ ding their res@@ ol@@ ve to walk the n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w way .
“ In time , I married a man who sh@@ a@@ res my religious con@@ vi@@ ctions .
How may we help such loyal ones ?
Rather , he began with this thr@@ ill@@ ing as@@ sur@@ ance : “ We have been declar@@ ed righteous as a result of faith , [ so ] let us enjoy peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ . ”
R@@ a@@ fa@@ ł de@@ als with disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement in this way : “ I try to avoid d@@ wel@@ ling on un@@ kind re@@ mar@@ ks .
Wor@@ king in the Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation De@@ par@@ t@@ ment at the branch of@@ fice I am gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah that through the Christian congregation , he has always made sure that someone was there to help me .
However , Jesus offered up his perfect human life and pa@@ id for the sin@@ s of re@@ de@@ e@@ ma@@ ble mankind .
That put A@@ br@@ am@@ ’s life at ris@@ k .
His power is in@@ fin@@ it@@ ely su@@ peri@@ or to that of Satan .
Jesus was not a@@ verse to accep@@ ting the invit@@ ation .
Like the prophet Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k , they “ will ex@@ ul@@ t in Jehovah himself . ” They “ will be jo@@ y@@ ful in the God of [ their ] sal@@ vation . ”
What can you learn from that L@@ ev@@ ite ?
What do they teach ?
I kept going over in my mind ways to h@@ and@@ le this case without let@@ ting my emo@@ tions b@@ lu@@ r my spiritual vision .
A@@ sa and Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at
U@@ z@@ z@@ i@@ ah’s “ heart became ha@@ ugh@@ ty even to the point of ca@@ using ru@@ in , so that he ac@@ ted un@@ faith@@ fully against Jehovah . ”
How can elders imitate Jehovah in read@@ ju@@ sting those who need help ?
To be hum@@ ble does not mean that one has no a@@ bil@@ ities or ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements .
Instead , a@@ im for a bal@@ an@@ ced appro@@ ach .
Why is Jesus ’ perfect example as a teach@@ er not too lo@@ f@@ ty for us to imitate ?
God’s love mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to do what ?
As far as c@@ ities of the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re were concer@@ ned , in si@@ ze , pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity , and import@@ ance An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch was sur@@ pas@@ sed only by R@@ ome and A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a .
Even before the Israelites became sla@@ ves in Egy@@ pt , the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans did not like them because they were different .
During the ex@@ p@@ lo@@ sion in T@@ ou@@ l@@ ouse , which A@@ la@@ in and L@@ ili@@ ane es@@ cap@@ ed , 30 people died and h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds were in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed , even though it was not their fa@@ ul@@ t .
The apostle Matthew app@@ lied to Jesus these words of Isaiah : “ No c@@ ru@@ shed re@@ ed will he bre@@ ak , and no sm@@ ol@@ der@@ ing wi@@ ck will he ex@@ t@@ ing@@ u@@ ish . ”
Ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t rac@@ ing was the most pres@@ ti@@ gi@@ ous of the events and also the most po@@ pul@@ ar among ar@@ is@@ to@@ cr@@ ats , since the w@@ in@@ ner was not the d@@ ri@@ ver but the ow@@ ner of the ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t and hor@@ ses .
S@@ how them why you look for@@ ward to cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tions , and the vis@@ its of the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er . ​ — See the bo@@ x “ Su@@ b@@ je@@ cts to Consider During F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship , ” on page 28 .
After fle@@ sh@@ ly Israel proved un@@ faithful , Jehovah made spiritual Israel his people in the first century , as already no@@ ted .
What encourag@@ ing words !
Th@@ ink of your mo@@ de@@ l , Jesus .
What a fine example these two Christian men set for us today !
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 25 ]
Sh@@ ould we not imitate him as we ze@@ al@@ ously fulf@@ ill our com@@ mis@@ sion to ‘ make disciples of people of all the nations , teaching them to ob@@ serve all the things Jesus has comman@@ ded ’ ?
Indeed , Jehovah makes the most un@@ u@@ su@@ al things ha@@ p@@ pen .
While you are ch@@ at@@ ting with your children or doing something together , ask them what they think and let them tell you how they really feel .
He jus@@ ti@@ fied his be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or . He r@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ized that what he had done was per@@ mis@@ sible because the li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck could be used as a sacrifice , and he min@@ i@@ mi@@ zed Samu@@ el@@ ’s counsel .
Ha@@ ve you ever helped someone car@@ ry a lo@@ ad that was too heav@@ y for one person ?
▪ Jehovah ​ — Our P@@ l@@ ace of D@@ wel@@ ling
In a bro@@ ad sense , “ an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t ” ref@@ ers to all who op@@ pose or l@@ y@@ ingly cla@@ im to be Christ or his re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves .
The message found ther@@ e@@ in is the ide@@ al stan@@ d@@ ard for t@@ es@@ ting .
Because he was on hand as King - Des@@ ign@@ ate , God’s Kingdom had dra@@ wn near .
The Christian congregation today is lik@@ e@@ wise buil@@ t up when elders fre@@ ely com@@ men@@ d and encoura@@ ge their brothers and sisters .
Jesus is the “ one medi@@ at@@ or between God and men . ”
They went to work , re@@ mo@@ ving t@@ ons of mu@@ d , st@@ ones , and other de@@ br@@ is .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , milli@@ ons are doing so today .
Jehovah has taught me that if we make ourselves a@@ vail@@ able and accept wh@@ atever assignment he gives us , there are many blessings to be re@@ ap@@ ed .
We are a@@ ware that many children with this same di@@ se@@ ase die des@@ pite recei@@ ving ch@@ emo@@ ther@@ ap@@ y and blood trans@@ fu@@ sions .
In the Bible , individuals , rul@@ ers , and k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s are at times re@@ pres@@ ented by tre@@ es .
( b ) I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how spiritual valu@@ es can be str@@ ang@@ led .
Many A@@ ra@@ bi@@ c transl@@ ations of the Bible ​ — especially of the Go@@ sp@@ els — ​ doub@@ t@@ less cir@@ cul@@ ated in medi@@ e@@ val S@@ pain .
In Ka@@ z@@ an@@ la@@ k , a Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ an brother nam@@ ed O@@ r@@ l@@ in , who had come from I@@ tal@@ y for the cam@@ pa@@ ign , was wal@@ king back to his accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations after field service .
Jehovah end@@ ur@@ ed his S@@ on@@ ’s being t@@ or@@ men@@ ted and ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed .
His family moved to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , and K@@ ar@@ l gre@@ w up in a su@@ bur@@ b of C@@ hi@@ ca@@ go , I@@ l@@ l@@ in@@ o@@ is .
In order to contribu@@ te to the fin@@ an@@ cial support of our family , I dis@@ continued the full - time ministry .
In ad@@ dition , we will exam@@ ine four gi@@ f@@ ts from Jehovah that help us to end@@ ure in be@@ aring fru@@ it .
• Why do we want to be loyal to Christ the King ?
For men will be lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves , . . . having no n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction . ”
However , a very bi@@ g is@@ sue fac@@ ing all of us is the v@@ indic@@ ation of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing my dedic@@ ation f@@ res@@ h has been an important st@@ ep in rema@@ ining faithful . ” ​ — H@@ ar@@ ry , baptized in 194@@ 6 .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , after mar@@ r@@ ying a Greek O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x pr@@ inc@@ ess in 9@@ 8@@ 7 C.E . , the Rus@@ si@@ an rul@@ er V@@ l@@ adi@@ mi@@ r I deci@@ ded that his sub@@ je@@ cts must become “ Christians . ”
We also know what is sh@@ ort@@ ly going to take place , and we put our confidence in Jehovah and his pur@@ pos@@ es . ​ — Read 1 John 2 : 15 - 17 .
I was born in the small to@@ wn of T@@ ex@@ co@@ c@@ o .
Un@@ like some religious people who mis@@ tak@@ en@@ ly think that they will praise God once they have left the earth and g@@ one to heaven , all of Jehovah’s Witnesses real@@ ize the need to praise him here and now on the earth .
It helps him to gro@@ w to matu@@ r@@ ity and to act in har@@ mony with God’s will .
My parents and older brother , Ang@@ elo , were born there .
In Ju@@ ly 18@@ 40 , he and his bri@@ de , M@@ ary , ( 2 ) l@@ an@@ ded at L@@ ak@@ e@@ ba Is@@ land , * F@@ i@@ ji , a v@@ ol@@ c@@ ani@@ c is@@ le then in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted by can@@ ni@@ bal@@ s .
During his pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence , God’s Son served loy@@ ally as His “ ma@@ ster work@@ er . ”
He ob@@ ta@@ ined a cop@@ y of the Bible and some W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er public@@ ations .
He might look to the world to gain a feel@@ ing of accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment . ”
At best they are seen as qu@@ a@@ in@@ t ; at wor@@ st , as ar@@ cha@@ ic per@@ spe@@ c@@ ti@@ ves that h@@ in@@ der in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al matu@@ r@@ ity and ob@@ stru@@ ct s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c prog@@ ress .
These were things I never i@@ mag@@ ined I would be able to get ri@@ d of . ”
Jehovah prote@@ cted his people there too .
A Li@@ ght Be@@ are@@ r to Many N@@ ations
Un@@ like many humans with power or influ@@ ence , Jehovah is not s@@ wa@@ yed by material we@@ al@@ th or ou@@ tw@@ ard appe@@ ar@@ ance .
E@@ ach descri@@ bed how Jehovah had helped her to atten@@ d .
( b ) How did Jehovah demonstr@@ ate imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality ?
In view of John 6 : 4@@ 4 , who will be Jesus ’ jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s ?
The disci@@ ple James wr@@ ites : “ If any one of you is l@@ ac@@ king in wisdom , let him keep as@@ king God , for he gives gener@@ ously to all and without re@@ pro@@ aching , and it will be given him . ”
Me@@ dit@@ ate A@@ p@@ preci@@ ati@@ vely
E@@ mo@@ tional respon@@ ses to discipl@@ ine and ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on also v@@ ary great@@ ly .
There we lived in the mi@@ d@@ st of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of other pris@@ on@@ ers .
David was called from the field .
While we were in a cir@@ cu@@ it in T@@ or@@ on@@ to , a brother from the Cana@@ da Bethel ph@@ oned to ask if we would consider coming to Bethel .
God “ gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son . ”
Are you willing to give up your se@@ at for your brothers ?
The evidence poin@@ ts to the spirit - anointed members of the Christian congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses . ​ — Revelation 14 : 1 .
Fir@@ st and fore@@ most , we should keep in mind the words of Proverbs 27 : 11 : “ Be wise , my son , and make my heart rejo@@ ice , that I may make a rep@@ ly to him that is ta@@ un@@ ting me . ”
The st@@ at@@ es@@ men promised that the war would o@@ pen the way to a new and better world .
Yes , he was determined to car@@ ry out his com@@ mis@@ sion from Jesus .
W@@ he@@ ther we take the in@@ iti@@ ative to appro@@ ach our brother or he speak@@ s to us about a proble@@ m , we might well ask ourselves , ‘ What words , to@@ ne of vo@@ ice , and dem@@ e@@ an@@ or will most likely prom@@ o@@ te peace ? ’
We can be sure that Jehovah valu@@ es everything we do to serve him .
In a discus@@ sion with his apostles and other disciples , he said : “ If anyone wants to come after me , let him dis@@ own himself and pi@@ ck up his t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake and keep following me . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Re@@ fle@@ cting on his life and the many har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps that he had experienced as a faithful Christian , Paul ad@@ mit@@ ted : “ Who is we@@ ak , and I am not we@@ ak ? ”
Paul pre@@ ached to all his vis@@ it@@ ors .
It is likely , therefore , that N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s called on Jesus under the co@@ ver of dar@@ k@@ ness out of “ fear of the Jews , ” just as others in his day fe@@ ared having anything to do with Jesus . — John 7 : 13 .
On@@ ly then can we pro@@ per@@ ly understand the en@@ or@@ m@@ ous value of Jesus ’ death .
A c@@ he@@ ck@@ l@@ ist with ad@@ di@@ tional remin@@ ders for working on la@@ d@@ ders can be found in the Au@@ gu@@ st 8 , 199@@ 9 , is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke ! , pages 22 - 24 .
( 6 ) Da@@ ven@@ por@@ t , H .
That was when I was in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed to Paul Al@@ le@@ n .
R@@ ob@@ er@@ ts real@@ ized that he had stu@@ mb@@ led upon a pri@@ c@@ eless ge@@ m .
R@@ ely on God’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t in De@@ al@@ ing With Li@@ fe@@ ’s Ch@@ ang@@ es , 4 / 1
Do not take things so person@@ ally .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a few we@@ ek@@ s , though , a large family we stu@@ died with accepted Bible truth and later got baptized .
“ Ch@@ il@@ dren over@@ hear bi@@ ts and pi@@ e@@ ces of con@@ vers@@ ations , and , when left to their own de@@ vi@@ ces , fre@@ qu@@ ently dist@@ ort or mis@@ inter@@ pre@@ t information , ” no@@ tes a public@@ ation dist@@ ribu@@ ted by a ho@@ spi@@ ce in M@@ in@@ n@@ es@@ o@@ ta , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
In a world that is ali@@ en@@ ated from God and dec@@ ei@@ ved by Satan , we as Jehovah’s people are bless@@ ed with knowledge of the truth .
How this must have sa@@ dd@@ ened the faithful angels !
When 11 - year - old Ke@@ anu in Ha@@ wa@@ i@@ i was reading this book in school , one of his cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es asked him , “ Why don@@ ’t you c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate ho@@ li@@ days ? ”
Just before the Israelites cro@@ s@@ sed the J@@ or@@ d@@ an to take pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of Cana@@ an , Moses told them that they “ must love the fore@@ ign re@@ si@@ d@@ ent ” in their mi@@ d@@ st .
The Kingdom of God is a govern@@ ment or@@ da@@ ined by God .
Why did the L@@ ev@@ ites have no tri@@ ba@@ l ter@@ rit@@ ory , or share , of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and ?
See chap@@ ter 4 of the book Pa@@ y A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion to Dani@@ el@@ ’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy ! , publi@@ shed by the Watchtower Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of New Yor@@ k , In@@ c .
Many are do@@ w@@ n@@ right har@@ m@@ ful ​ — both spiritually and mor@@ ally .
He now makes his living at a jo@@ b that takes far less of his time and en@@ er@@ gy .
It will help you to speak with con@@ vi@@ ction and to be a more effe@@ ctive teach@@ er as you expla@@ in God’s pur@@ pos@@ es to others . ”
I enjo@@ yed serving as a v@@ ac@@ ation pioneer ( now called an au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer ) during ye@@ arly school bre@@ ak@@ s .
3 : 3 ; 7 : 12 .
Even so , their trust in Jehovah su@@ sta@@ ins them , and they continue sh@@ aring the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message of hope with their neigh@@ b@@ ors .
In their n@@ av@@ y - b@@ lu@@ e uni@@ form@@ s , they filled the ma@@ in st@@ re@@ et like a wa@@ ve s@@ pla@@ shing on an o@@ pen be@@ ach .
A mon@@ th after the bu@@ ri@@ al of my wife , one brother came up to me and said : “ Bro@@ ther K@@ ang@@ ale , you were really an encourag@@ ement to us at the death of your wife because there wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t a sing@@ le ung@@ o@@ dly tra@@ dition to which you succ@@ um@@ bed .
10 : 5 - 7 .
However , in plac@@ es where bir@@ th is vie@@ wed as a pas@@ sing over from the real@@ m of the an@@ c@@ est@@ or spi@@ r@@ its to that of the human commun@@ ity , true Christians must exerc@@ ise care .
S@@ pre@@ ading the good news to the people in our large ter@@ rit@@ ory became e@@ asi@@ er when A@@ il@@ i , encoura@@ ged by our ne@@ p@@ he@@ w , took d@@ ri@@ ving less@@ ons and got a d@@ ri@@ ver@@ ’s li@@ cen@@ se in 198@@ 7 at the age of 5@@ 6 .
( b ) How can we imitate Jesus ’ example ?
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing the truth is vital for those who bel@@ ong to one another in a family or in a congregation .
She com@@ ments : “ With Jehovah’s blessing I have re@@ ached this go@@ al , as I have the support of my de@@ ar sisters who help me not only to preach but also to teach by con@@ duc@@ ting the 11 Bible stu@@ dies that I have been able to star@@ t . ”
“ TH@@ E@@ Y bring you spiritu@@ ality ! ”
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : God never sc@@ ol@@ ded Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k for as@@ king those questions , nor did he tell Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k that he simply needed more faith .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we must per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in prayer , for Jehovah may allow us to keep on pra@@ ying for a time before his respon@@ se be@@ comes ap@@ par@@ ent . ​ — James 4 : 8 .
His preaching activ@@ ity went on for two years , accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary works of power , such as mirac@@ ul@@ ous heal@@ ings and the ca@@ sting out of dem@@ ons .
A hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al account tel@@ ls us : “ Juda@@ h and Israel were many , like the gra@@ ins of s@@ and that are by the se@@ a for mul@@ titu@@ de , e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king and rejo@@ ic@@ ing .
“ When I learned that God is not part of a Tr@@ in@@ ity , ” says Mar@@ c@@ o , “ I was fin@@ ally able to esta@@ bl@@ ish a personal relationship with him . ”
As you car@@ ry on in this fi@@ ght , remember Jesus ’ words : “ T@@ ake courage !
How are people from the nations being helped to “ be@@ at their s@@ words into p@@ low@@ sh@@ a@@ res ” ?
All we can do is seek his for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
• What are some ways in which shepher@@ ds show love for the flo@@ ck ?
No matter how tal@@ ented the do@@ ct@@ or may be , he needs to ask questions and listen to what your sy@@ mp@@ t@@ om@@ s are before he can give any mean@@ ing@@ ful help .
The pri@@ m@@ ary reason for set@@ ting spiritual go@@ als is to show Jehovah how gr@@ ate@@ ful we are for his love and for what he has done for us .
Jehovah gener@@ ously for@@ gives those who rep@@ ent of their mis@@ conduct and try to change . ​ — Read Acts 3 : 19 .
God’s prophet H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i poin@@ te@@ dly asked them : “ Is it the time for you y@@ ourselves to d@@ well in your pan@@ el@@ ed hous@@ es , while this house [ Jehovah’s temple ] is wa@@ st@@ e ? ” ​ — Ha@@ g .
V@@ ic@@ t@@ ory would give evidence of God’s ba@@ c@@ king , but J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah also a@@ im@@ s to make sure that divine rule will not be for@@ s@@ ak@@ en as soon as the c@@ ris@@ is has pas@@ sed . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 11 : 8 - 11 .
At that point , you may need to exer@@ t yourself to continue to make new friends .
F@@ in@@ ally , in the year 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . , Jehovah allow@@ ed the Babyl@@ on@@ ians to destro@@ y the kingdom of Juda@@ h , the city of Jerusalem , and even the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent temple there .
Tru@@ e Christians ref@@ ra@@ in from such a dist@@ or@@ ted view of hon@@ or@@ ing humans .
Because the wisdom that is here descri@@ bed was “ pro@@ duc@@ ed , ” or cre@@ ated , as the beg@@ in@@ ning of Jehovah’s way .
F@@ al@@ se religion has a long hist@@ ory of supp@@ or@@ ting the pol@@ itical rul@@ ers of this world .
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A@@ bo@@ ve all , we stay bus@@ y in the preaching work , know@@ ing that this work streng@@ th@@ ens our hope for the future .
C@@ aring elders every@@ where who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly ag@@ ree .
He then married B@@ ath - she@@ ba in an at@@ temp@@ t to co@@ ver his cri@@ m@@ es . ​ — 2 Samuel 11 : 1 - 27 .
It ex@@ tend@@ s its invit@@ ation to all mankind .
The Son could not be God or e@@ qu@@ al to the Father , since he had a beg@@ in@@ ning .
Let us be determined to be led by holy spirit and thus yi@@ eld to the guid@@ ance of our heavenly Father .
If you have a means of supp@@ or@@ ting yourself , do you really need to sp@@ end time , money , and effort on fur@@ ther educ@@ ation just to real@@ ize personal as@@ pi@@ r@@ ations or those of your parents or other relati@@ ves ?
In early A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , “ reading and religion were in@@ ex@@ tri@@ c@@ ab@@ ly inter@@ tw@@ ined , de@@ fin@@ ing a cul@@ ture based enti@@ r@@ ely on famili@@ ar@@ ity with the Bible , ” says the book A H@@ ist@@ ory of P@@ ri@@ v@@ ate Li@@ fe ​ — P@@ as@@ sions of the R@@ en@@ a@@ is@@ s@@ ance .
When the king com@@ mit@@ ted a fo@@ ol@@ ish act , Jehovah’s prophet told him : “ For this there is indi@@ gn@@ ation against you from the person of Jehovah . ”
M@@ an@@ jo@@ la explained that her form@@ er bo@@ y@@ friend was in pris@@ on and that friends to whom she had turned for help had bit@@ ter@@ ly disa@@ p@@ pointed her .
The spi@@ es no doubt cho@@ se R@@ a@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s house deli@@ ber@@ ately .
Why do we need to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our heart ?
As the time appro@@ ached for the des@@ tru@@ ction of the re@@ be@@ l Satan and all his works , it became evid@@ ent that not ever@@ yone had sur@@ rend@@ ered to the apost@@ ate worship practic@@ ed in Chris@@ tend@@ om .
This prote@@ cted them from being ‘ car@@ ri@@ ed off as pre@@ y through the ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y and emp@@ ty dec@@ ep@@ tion according to the tra@@ dition of men . ’
He was be@@ mo@@ an@@ ing rec@@ ent c@@ as@@ es of gro@@ ss di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty by public of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als that made the he@@ ad@@ l@@ ines .
The more you learn about Jehovah and his Son , the more your love for them and your fellow humans will gro@@ w .
Some may i@@ magine that the gover@@ ning body simply me@@ ant that Christians were not to e@@ at or dr@@ ink blood direc@@ tly nor to e@@ at un@@ b@@ led me@@ at or food mi@@ x@@ ed with blood .
The Scriptures tell us : “ S@@ ar@@ ah became pre@@ gn@@ ant and then bor@@ e a son to Abraham in his old age at the appointed time of which God had spo@@ ken to him . ” ​ — G@@ en .
D@@ en@@ i@@ al of the Tr@@ in@@ ity could bring f@@ at@@ al con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences , so Ca@@ pi@@ to was ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous about declar@@ ing his feelings op@@ en@@ ly .
My out@@ look on life chang@@ ed .
( b ) The par@@ able of the hi@@ d@@ den tre@@ asure reve@@ als what about the travel@@ ing mer@@ ch@@ ant ?
The Bible c@@ alls such little ones “ an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance from Jehovah . ”
Still , persecu@@ tion did not sto@@ p the ex@@ pan@@ sion of true worship .
Di@@ d a men@@ tal or emo@@ tional dis@@ order tri@@ gg@@ er the su@@ i@@ ci@@ de ?
With respect to a person who lives in har@@ mony with God’s la@@ ws , the Bible states : “ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing he does will succ@@ e@@ ed . ” ​ — Psalm 1 : 3 .
Pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s material needs will be satis@@ fied .
“ The faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” has helped us to have time for personal and family study by arrang@@ ing for a F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening each we@@ ek .
S@@ inc@@ ere comm@@ end@@ ation does for a lear@@ ner what water does for a pl@@ ant ​ — it makes him th@@ ri@@ ve . ​ — Com@@ pare Matthew 3 : 17 .
( b ) On whom and on what do many foc@@ us their love ?
But going to ex@@ tre@@ m@@ es in d@@ ress , attitude , and actions will not satis@@ fy a Christi@@ an’s real needs .
However , in the par@@ al@@ le@@ l account , Luke uses a word that is also used of inf@@ ants . ​ — Luke 1 : 4@@ 1 ; 2 : 12 ; 18 : 15 .
In doing so , they refle@@ ct Jehovah’s mil@@ dness , kindness , and love .
They des@@ p@@ ised his message , and they lo@@ a@@ th@@ ed the God who had sent him .
Mis@@ er@@ able man that I am ! ” ​ — R@@ om .
What responsi@@ bility has Jehovah given parents , and how can they fulf@@ ill it ?
The two com@@ par@@ t@@ ments of the san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary were called “ the Ho@@ ly P@@ l@@ ace ” and “ the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly . ”
20 , 21 . ( a ) Re@@ g@@ arding our ministry , how can we follow Paul’s example ?
One sum@@ m@@ er , I t@@ our@@ ed E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe with some fellow teach@@ ers .
In ad@@ dition , whether we are able to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate person@@ ally in con@@ stru@@ ction or reli@@ ef work or not , all of us have a hear@@ t@@ felt desire to support true worship with our material means , just as Ne@@ h@@ emiah so gener@@ ously did in his day . ​ — See bo@@ x “ Ch@@ ar@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s of V@@ olu@@ nt@@ ary Gi@@ ving . ”
The promise that “ death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more ” t@@ ou@@ ched my heart .
The ep@@ is@@ o@@ de with A@@ mal@@ ek must have for@@ ged an even clo@@ s@@ er relationship between Jo@@ shua and Moses .
“ I condu@@ cted as many as 18 Bible stu@@ dies , ” he rel@@ ates .
You may not recogn@@ ize any such tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es in yourself , but if you do , what led to them ?
They believe that Jehovah man@@ e@@ u@@ vered matters so that they were able to r@@ ent a f@@ l@@ at very c@@ he@@ ap@@ ly and R@@ y@@ s@@ z@@ ard fin@@ ally found a jo@@ b .
In a sense , it was like a her@@ e@@ dit@@ ary di@@ se@@ ase .
H@@ O@@ W TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E C@@ H@@ AN@@ G@@ E@@ D M@@ Y L@@ I@@ F@@ E : During my Bible stu@@ dies , I was deep@@ ly moved when I learned of God’s purpose to make the earth a par@@ adise , and I wanted to qu@@ ali@@ fy to be part of that future .
All Bi@@ bli@@ cal qu@@ o@@ t@@ ations in this article are from the Ca@@ tho@@ lic New A@@ mer@@ i@@ can Bible , the ver@@ sion used in the of@@ fi@@ cial V@@ ati@@ can we@@ b@@ s@@ ite .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , we will learn what blessings are enjo@@ yed by all those who bel@@ ong to Jehovah .
A 15 - year - old gi@@ r@@ l nam@@ ed L@@ is@@ a became inter@@ ested in a bo@@ y who did not share her fam@@ il@@ y’s moral and spiritual valu@@ es .
Jehovah’s T@@ ri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ ant King
But now , at last , Ru@@ th me@@ t her father , and our family was re@@ un@@ ited .
On exam@@ ining his feelings with reg@@ ard to these practic@@ es , he found that he believ@@ ed in Jehovah’s promises for the future but felt that to be prote@@ cted from har@@ m , he still needed to r@@ ely on tra@@ di@@ tional practic@@ es .
You may have ob@@ served that with so much attention being pa@@ id to the new mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m , it may se@@ em that more people are thinking about the future .
What circumstances may cause people to feel a great need for comfort ?
In a fin@@ al t@@ est of all perfect humans , Satan will be per@@ mit@@ ted to try to mis@@ lead them .
Why can it be said that each congregation member pla@@ ys an important ro@@ le in the congregation ?
In fact , Bible writ@@ ers men@@ tion the heart ne@@ arly a th@@ ous@@ and times , al@@ most always in a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative sense .
As you do , the of@@ fi@@ cial arri@@ ves .
( Read Jeremiah 1 : 19 . )
Se@@ e@@ ing God as our G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or means more than main@@ tain@@ ing good Bible - study ha@@ bi@@ ts and atten@@ ding Christian meetings regul@@ arly .
While cam@@ p@@ ing at K@@ ad@@ es@@ h , Moses s@@ ends out 12 men to sp@@ y out the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
We use an ob@@ ject the si@@ ze of a mi@@ cro@@ p@@ ho@@ ne so that he kno@@ ws how to hold it when he com@@ ments .
What is more , a li@@ ar cannot gain God’s appro@@ val .
The si@@ gh@@ ts and s@@ oun@@ ds of K@@ en@@ ya are un@@ for@@ get@@ table .
We enjoy e@@ ating because of the way we are made and because it f@@ ill@@ s a ba@@ si@@ c need .
To illustr@@ ate : T@@ ake a pl@@ as@@ tic bu@@ c@@ ke@@ t and place sever@@ al large ro@@ c@@ ks in@@ side it .
S@@ E@@ V@@ E@@ N of Jesus ’ disciples had just sp@@ ent the enti@@ re night fi@@ shing in the Se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e but had not ca@@ ught anything .
The Bible liter@@ ature of Jehovah’s Witnesses is great@@ ly appreci@@ ated and is now being pro@@ duc@@ ed in the local W@@ ol@@ of language .
In fact , my father used to say , “ Wh@@ en@@ ever the w@@ ind b@@ lo@@ ws on you , you get si@@ ck . ”
Do not hold back from contribu@@ ting your tal@@ ents toward fur@@ ther@@ ing Kingdom inter@@ ests .
I@@ do@@ ls and c@@ ru@@ ci@@ fi@@ x@@ es were discus@@ sed at a commun@@ ity meeting sh@@ ort@@ ly ther@@ e@@ after .
Why did Jesus offer the counsel found at John 14 : 1 ?
Is it a place where “ f@@ its of anger , con@@ ten@@ tions , [ and ] div@@ isions ” are comm@@ on , or is it known for “ love , joy , [ and ] peace ” ?
E@@ mo@@ tions do not l@@ end themselves to pre@@ c@@ ise me@@ a@@ su@@ re@@ ment .
Their name provi@@ des the answer .
S@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists now es@@ tim@@ ate that there are bil@@ li@@ ons of g@@ al@@ a@@ xi@@ es , each con@@ tain@@ ing th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds ​ — some@@ times bil@@ li@@ ons — ​ of st@@ ars .
Rather than stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing as in an ar@@ id spiritual land , God’s people have his appro@@ val and a do@@ w@@ n@@ p@@ our of blessings .
However , some today do not believe that Jesus ’ brothers and sisters were children of Joseph and M@@ ary .
( Read Daniel 12 : 3 , 4 , 9 , 10 . )
His mother says : “ Joh@@ n@@ n@@ y , you know that you should not pla@@ y with your bal@@ l in the house !
S@@ ome@@ time later a congregation el@@ der who was vis@@ iting the is@@ land for se@@ cul@@ ar reas@@ ons was sur@@ pris@@ ed to find a small group of Bible stud@@ ents prog@@ res@@ sing spiritually with the help of that woman .
This was follow@@ ed by a peri@@ od of ex@@ change wh@@ er@@ e@@ by Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant commun@@ ities sh@@ ared ide@@ as with the W@@ al@@ den@@ ses .
David began a n@@ ine - mon@@ th course at a f@@ ar@@ m@@ ing col@@ le@@ ge to bring him up - to - d@@ ate with the l@@ at@@ est me@@ tho@@ ds , and I felt l@@ on@@ ely t@@ ill he came home at night .
Ha@@ ving a regul@@ ar share in the Christian ministry can also help us to be hum@@ ble .
For personal study to pro@@ du@@ ce benef@@ its , however , it must be prog@@ res@@ sive and cons@@ ist@@ ent .
When they did , Paul gave a talk and told the disciples : “ We must en@@ ter into the kingdom of God through many tri@@ bul@@ ations . ”
C@@ learly , some back then needed to make chang@@ es in order to “ be heal@@ thy in the faith . ”
Indeed , any Christian can be coura@@ ge@@ ous if he truly wants to do Jehovah’s will , if he is determined to remain faithful , if he con@@ stan@@ tly reli@@ es on God , and if he always re@@ members that Jehovah has pre@@ vi@@ ously streng@@ th@@ ened coun@@ t@@ less individuals like him .
This is s@@ ound evidence that ca@@ uses us to bu@@ b@@ ble over with praise for our God .
The following we@@ ek , I started to study the Bible regul@@ arly with the Witnesses , using the book The Tru@@ th That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ter@@ n@@ al Li@@ fe .
she wonder@@ ed .
E@@ i@@ ght years pas@@ sed by quic@@ k@@ ly , and then at the inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion in New Yor@@ k in 195@@ 8 , I me@@ t up with Je@@ an H@@ y@@ de once again .
By means of the prophet Mal@@ ach@@ i , Jehovah said : “ I loved Jac@@ o@@ b , and E@@ sa@@ u I have h@@ ated . ” ​ — M@@ al .
4 - 6 . ( a ) Why do some Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers mis@@ s meetings ?
May we therefore be “ the s@@ ort that have faith to the pre@@ serving ali@@ ve of the soul . ”
Who was the first member of Jehovah’s uni@@ vers@@ al family , and who el@@ se were cre@@ ated as God’s “ sons ” ?
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing Paul’s counsel will also help us to put God’s Kingdom first , confid@@ ent that our ba@@ si@@ c necess@@ ities will be supp@@ lied . ​ — Mat@@ t .
As a result , Jehovah pas@@ sed judgment on him in these words : “ As sur@@ ely as I am ali@@ ve , . . . [ Z@@ e@@ de@@ ki@@ ah ] will die in Babyl@@ on , in the place where the king who made him king lives , the one who@@ se o@@ ath he des@@ p@@ ised and who@@ se covenant he bro@@ ke . ” ​ — E@@ z@@ ek .
Pe@@ dr@@ o does not rec@@ all much about his mother , who died when he was only a year and a half old .
Then I asked my a@@ un@@ t and her daugh@@ ters if I could read some of their liter@@ ature to learn the vie@@ ws of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
C@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ D@@ R@@ E@@ N need guid@@ ance and loving discipl@@ ine , especially from their parents .
The wis@@ est kno@@ ws nothing . ”
( a ) How has our Bible liter@@ ature chang@@ ed since 19@@ 19 ?
I W@@ A@@ S born on Au@@ gu@@ st 18 , 19@@ 0@@ 7 , in Al@@ li@@ ance , O@@ hi@@ o , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , the ol@@ des@@ t of fi@@ ve children .
That will soon occ@@ ur , pa@@ ving the way for a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l par@@ adise of righteousness , peace , and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity .
“ They are no part of the world , just as I am no part of the world . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ H@@ N 17 : 16 .
No@@ thing we may will@@ ingly or un@@ will@@ ingly give up in this present world for Jehovah’s s@@ ake can e@@ qu@@ al the mar@@ vel@@ ous life to come , which he will give his faithful servants who end@@ ure suffering .
Th@@ an@@ k you very much !
There comes a time when a young person has to make cho@@ ic@@ es that will af@@ fect his future .
Our re@@ view of certain st@@ at@@ ements made by Jesus in his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount should help us to tre@@ at others with kindness and respect .
I@@ ’@@ ve often said that if my wife has money in her po@@ c@@ ke@@ t , she@@ ’@@ l@@ l sp@@ end it . ”
In Wor@@ ms , Lu@@ ther sto@@ od before the emp@@ er@@ or , pr@@ inc@@ es , and the pa@@ p@@ al n@@ un@@ ci@@ o .
When his religious fo@@ es sent men to ar@@ rest him , the of@@ fic@@ ers re@@ turned emp@@ ty - h@@ an@@ ded and said : “ N@@ ever has another man spo@@ ken like this . ”
In any case , remember that you cannot for@@ ce others to accept the truth .
I went right out and b@@ ought a Bible .
However , we must recogn@@ ize that angels are pri@@ mar@@ ily in the service of God , not that of humans .
E@@ no@@ ch W@@ al@@ ked With God in T@@ ur@@ bul@@ ent T@@ im@@ es
He was a des@@ c@@ end@@ ant of J@@ es@@ se through J@@ es@@ se@@ ’s son David .
“ A@@ h , if only one knew , ” he sa@@ dly rep@@ lied .
Fa@@ ith in God’s word su@@ sta@@ ined Noah through years of la@@ b@@ or and what may have seem@@ ed to be fru@@ it@@ less preaching .
The pro@@ ver@@ b continu@@ es : “ But he that is tru@@ sting in Jehovah will be prote@@ cted . ”
F@@ ac@@ ed with such circumstances , what can we do ?
In Bible times , how did Jehovah provide help through fellow believers ?
“ I will remain loyal to my Christian beli@@ ef@@ s . ”
With Jehovah’s help , seek ways to make your service re@@ war@@ ding and pro@@ duc@@ tive .
Many un@@ married Christians real@@ ize that happiness is not the pr@@ er@@ o@@ g@@ ative of married people and that un@@ happiness is not the experience of all sing@@ le individuals .
What should they believe ?
What less@@ on have you learned from Jesus ’ man@@ ner of deal@@ ing with others ?
His the@@ me , “ The S@@ hor@@ t@@ est Psalm P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ tes the Mis@@ sion@@ ary S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t , ” was based on Psalm 1@@ 17 .
D@@ own through the ages , the mo@@ on has inspired and am@@ a@@ zed humans .
When I was 34 , my de@@ ar husband died .
They have cho@@ s@@ en no si@@ des , have taken up no ar@@ ms against anyone , and have not s@@ pre@@ ad pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda for any se@@ cul@@ ar cause .
Yes , God’s guid@@ ance was with our life and well - being in mind .
This har@@ mon@@ iz@@ es with the promise Jesus made to those who put the Kingdom first .
We encoura@@ ge you to c@@ he@@ ck them while pre@@ par@@ ing for the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy .
and , “ What , really , would a man give in ex@@ change for his soul ? ”
W@@ he@@ ther you have served God for many years or for only a relati@@ vely sh@@ ort peri@@ od of time , it would be appro@@ pri@@ ate for you to exam@@ ine yourself hon@@ es@@ tly .
Consider two individuals who did just that .
15 : 4@@ 5 .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H is wor@@ thy of praise from all his cre@@ ation .
• What shows that the spirit of the world is powerful ?
What was the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound of H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah’s service ?
How can hus@@ ban@@ ds live by the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule ?
All four of us bo@@ ys sp@@ ent many years in the full - time ministry .
Hence , a Christian is under ob@@ lig@@ ation , not to follow the po@@ or example of those who act un@@ kin@@ dly , but to ad@@ here to Scriptural ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on in his deal@@ ings with scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es . ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 4 .
In simp@@ l@@ er ter@@ ms , s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists have offered de@@ ta@@ iled the@@ ori@@ es , but they really cannot fully expla@@ in ra@@ in .
On three recorded occasi@@ ons , Jesus rest@@ ored life to the dead .
“ This day must serve as a mem@@ ori@@ al for you , and you must c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate it as a fes@@ ti@@ val to Jehovah . ” ​ — E@@ X .
The vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous rul@@ ing no@@ ted that within the sc@@ op@@ e of religious fre@@ e@@ dom someone might ‘ obey the t@@ ene@@ ts of faith ’ more than the dem@@ ands of the St@@ ate . ​ — 8 / 15 , page 8 .
In 195@@ 7 we moved to the ne@@ ar@@ by city of Lo@@ gro@@ ñ@@ o , and ev@@ en@@ tually all my family did the same .
Fir@@ st , sp@@ end a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate time with your mate .
O@@ ther@@ wise , when the children are a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ents and perhaps face problems , they will not think of their parents as friends whom they can talk to .
E@@ mo@@ tional respon@@ ses to real or su@@ p@@ posed off@@ en@@ ses can be very strong .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , S@@ ar@@ g@@ on@@ ’s recor@@ ds ref@@ er to the de@@ por@@ tation of 2@@ 7@@ ,@@ 2@@ 9@@ 0 Israelites to plac@@ es in the U@@ pp@@ er E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates and Me@@ dia .
After M@@ other co@@ o@@ ked some gre@@ ens for us children , she re@@ ti@@ red to another ro@@ om , her st@@ om@@ ach emp@@ ty and her c@@ he@@ ek@@ s sta@@ ined with te@@ ars of des@@ pa@@ ir .
What is the spirit of the world ?
We find an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent example in No@@ ah’s sons .
Consider this : From his pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence , Jesus ob@@ served fir@@ s@@ th@@ and Jehovah’s respon@@ se to the prayers of His human servants .
• How can children honor ag@@ ed parents ?
But wa@@ it ! Why is he not loo@@ king at his Bible ?
It is a heart that lo@@ ves God and is res@@ ol@@ ved to be sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to his will and requi@@ re@@ ments .
Thus , by keep@@ ing clo@@ sel@@ y in mind the example of the “ cl@@ ou@@ d of wit@@ nesses , ” the first - century Hebrew Christians could draw courage and ‘ ru@@ n the r@@ ace with end@@ ur@@ ance ’ ​ — as can we today .
Jesus fore@@ told a mul@@ titu@@ de of events that together would cons@@ titu@@ te a si@@ gn that would be id@@ enti@@ fi@@ able from any@@ where on earth
However , if some of the blood of the sacrifice was taken into the Ho@@ ly P@@ l@@ ace , the first com@@ par@@ t@@ ment of the san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary , the o@@ ffering was not to be e@@ at@@ en .
Does that not strengthen your faith that all the other promises Jehovah has made will lik@@ e@@ wise come true ? ​ — Jo@@ s@@ h .
But marriage , like a ca@@ r , needs good care and regul@@ ar main@@ ten@@ ance if it is to last .
For instance , wise parents recogn@@ ize the tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous opportunity they have to buil@@ d faith in their children .
Pe@@ ople in the cam@@ ps appreci@@ ate our public@@ ations very much . ”
A@@ m I willing to learn a new one ? ’
He arrang@@ ed for the la@@ dy to take his turn so that she could get attention so@@ on@@ er .
“ This comman@@ d@@ ment that I am comman@@ ding you today is not too difficult for you , nor is it far away . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 30 : 11 .
How do we know that Jesus did not in@@ her@@ it sin from Adam ?
She expla@@ ins : “ I could no longer give Jehovah the time I had dedic@@ ated to his service . ”
A@@ N E@@ X@@ T@@ R@@ A@@ O@@ R@@ DI@@ N@@ A@@ R@@ Y gift should com@@ pe@@ l us to expres@@ s gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de .
He did not turn asi@@ de from following him , but he continued keep@@ ing his comman@@ d@@ ments that Jehovah had comman@@ ded Moses . ”
But we can be confid@@ ent that our Creator , like a loving father , will respon@@ d to our gen@@ u@@ ine needs at the right time and in the right way . ​ — Luke 11 : 11 - 13 .
He did this for Jesus , and he has done it for coun@@ t@@ less others .
How can you en@@ rich your F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening ?
G@@ ile@@ ad G@@ ra@@ du@@ ations , 1 / 1 , 7 / 1
What example do elders set for you@@ ng@@ er men and others ?
When we will@@ ingly make chang@@ es to ple@@ ase Jehovah , we show that we truly love him
In this article , we will consider Bi@@ bli@@ cal and mo@@ der@@ n - day examples that show how gen@@ u@@ ine fear of God gives one strength to res@@ ist pres@@ sure to do what is wrong and courage to do what is right .
Even if he reas@@ oned that way , would such r@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ iz@@ ing be v@@ al@@ id ?
How did he feel about this con@@ f@@ li@@ ct within himself ?
“ Not ever@@ yone saying to me , ‘ Lord , Lord , ’ will en@@ ter into the kingdom of the heavens , ” said Jesus , “ but the one doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens will . ”
On the other hand , “ a heart at peace gives life to the body . ”
The fact that the cro@@ wn is made of go@@ ld su@@ gg@@ ests that his re@@ ign is of the high@@ est qu@@ ality .
With that Scriptural reason@@ ing in mind , then , let us try to i@@ magine how E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s life might have ended .
Y@@ oung ones among Jehovah’s servants also understand the import@@ ance of being tru@@ th@@ ful .
Why may some h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to re@@ ach out for congregation privile@@ ges ?
Satan is respon@@ sible not only for many of the worl@@ d’s s@@ or@@ ro@@ ws but also for the op@@ position that God’s people experience .
If you were ra@@ ised by Christian parents , do you rec@@ all how you felt when you became con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that what you were lear@@ ning about Jehovah was the truth and you deci@@ ded to live in har@@ mony with it ? ​ — R@@ om .
There I me@@ t my future wife , I@@ r@@ è@@ ne Kol@@ ans@@ ki , who had started full - time service the year before I did .
1 : 14 , 15 .
The clear and st@@ ra@@ igh@@ t@@ for@@ ward message in the Bible is not too difficult to understand or apply , but many people cho@@ ose to ign@@ ore it .
This is a money - making time for to@@ y sel@@ l@@ ers , and some have made a for@@ tu@@ ne on what many hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people recogn@@ ize is just a f@@ an@@ t@@ as@@ y .
A@@ no@@ ther pas@@ sage of Scrip@@ ture that had an imp@@ act on me was Romans 12 : 17 - 19 .
Indeed , it has never been more ur@@ g@@ ent for us to keep on the w@@ atch .
At 9@@ 0 years of age , I feel young spiritually .
You young people know that your parents feel that it is wise to make such re@@ stri@@ ctions , perhaps for your own prote@@ ction .
To that end , may we ‘ h@@ and@@ le the word of the truth ari@@ ght . ’
G@@ U@@ Y H@@ O@@ L@@ L@@ I@@ S P@@ I@@ E@@ R@@ C@@ E , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses , fin@@ i@@ shed his earthly course on Tu@@ es@@ day , Mar@@ ch 18 , 20@@ 14 .
When show@@ ing his disciples the right attitude to cultiv@@ ate , Jesus wa@@ shed their fe@@ et , doing the work of the low@@ li@@ est slave .
In contr@@ ast , Bible teachings stru@@ ck me as being ref@@ re@@ shin@@ g@@ ly lo@@ gi@@ cal and clear .
D@@ ad and Mo@@ m began atten@@ ding Christian meetings and op@@ ened their home to travel@@ ing overse@@ ers .
( Read Luke 21 : 36 . )
As told by Is@@ ol@@ ina L@@ am@@ ela
He was very much inter@@ ested in religion in gener@@ al but par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly in the beli@@ ef@@ s of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Wor@@ th K@@ no@@ wing , 2 / 15
Mar@@ r@@ ying On@@ ly in the Lord
Some 2@@ 00 to 4@@ 00 p@@ oun@@ ds [ 9@@ 0 - 18@@ 0 k@@ g ] of ve@@ get@@ ation go into its st@@ om@@ ach every day .
What can you do to make the most of your sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess ?
To a Christian see@@ king a marriage mate , the Bible provi@@ des spirit - inspired ad@@ vice .
On the contr@@ ary , Ang@@ el@@ a@@ ’s op@@ en@@ ness made everything eas@@ y .
Ti@@ tu@@ s had to de@@ al with what proble@@ m on the is@@ land of C@@ re@@ te ?
The S@@ ource of Su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ons
The po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al is there .
The war really did change everything : not just bor@@ ders , not just govern@@ ments and the f@@ ate of nations , but the way people have seen the world and themselves ever since .
During his ev@@ ent@@ ful life , there was a time when F@@ er@@ n@@ and was liter@@ ally ca@@ ged .
Re@@ fle@@ cting upon the self - serving ways of those pri@@ ests he@@ igh@@ ten@@ s our appreciation for the worl@@ d@@ wide preaching work being done by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
W@@ ould you con@@ fr@@ on@@ t such an individu@@ al if you knew that he had kil@@ led a man in order to sa@@ ve face ?
She rema@@ ined there until she was fre@@ ed in 194@@ 5 .
Consider the example of the Christian disci@@ ple Timothy . ​ — Acts 16 : 1 - 3 .
Jehovah’s Witnesses do not ign@@ ore the so@@ cial problems ​ — especially the de@@ fil@@ ing un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural practic@@ es — ​ around them .
The privilege of speaking to God in prayer with the ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te confidence that he he@@ ars you is an important part of the spiritual par@@ adise .
God offered ba@@ si@@ c guid@@ ance on sla@@ ugh@@ ter@@ ing clean ani@@ mal@@ s and dra@@ ining their blood , but he did not go bey@@ ond that . ​ — John 8 : 32 .
When the publi@@ sh@@ er re@@ turned , he found sever@@ al new@@ ly inter@@ ested ones wa@@ iting for him .
* One day when R@@ o@@ sa was at her place of work , a scho@@ ol@@ teach@@ er she works with was reading a repor@@ t from another school about the mis@@ tre@@ at@@ ment of children .
Jehovah is pleas@@ ed with the re@@ qu@@ est of the new@@ ly en@@ thr@@ oned king and gives him “ a wise and understanding heart ” along with “ ri@@ ches and glory . ”
When you next discus@@ s spiritual matters rel@@ ated to those qualities , tell your mate how much you appreci@@ ate the way he or she displa@@ ys them .
It shows that “ the k@@ ings of the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth ” will be ga@@ ther@@ ed against Jehovah on “ the great day of God the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty . ”
1 , 2 . ( a ) How does Jehovah view people today ?
Their sacrific@@ es were off@@ en@@ sive to Jehovah God .
Our displa@@ ying cour@@ t@@ es@@ y ​ — respon@@ ding mil@@ dly and res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully — ​ may so@@ f@@ ten the attitude of those who in@@ sul@@ t us . ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 7 , 8 .
This was part of Jehovah’s arrang@@ ement to provide food for his people .
To see the differ@@ ence between having an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the Bible and having a pas@@ sing ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ ance with what it says , let us consider what is com@@ mon@@ ly called the Our Father , or the L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er , recorded at Matthew 6 : 9 - 13 .
The prop@@ er result of such lear@@ ning is a feel@@ ing of love for Jehovah .
“ You are qu@@ ite right , ” said W@@ al@@ tra@@ u@@ d .
A@@ n effe@@ ctive way to give counsel is to mi@@ x du@@ e comm@@ end@@ ation with encourag@@ ement to do better .
In contr@@ ast , consider the example of Joseph .
The psalmist said : “ The decisions of Jehovah will stand forever ; the thoughts of his heart are from gener@@ ation to gener@@ ation . ”
“ Wh@@ at@@ ’s going on here ? ” he asked .
They are re@@ sign@@ ed to listen@@ ing hal@@ f@@ hear@@ te@@ dly if at all .
They hold that spiritu@@ ality means to “ believe without bel@@ ong@@ ing , ” that is , to believe in a go@@ d or a de@@ ity without bel@@ ong@@ ing to a ch@@ urch .
How is rep@@ ent@@ ance man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted , and how important is it in con@@ ne@@ ction with the re@@ inst@@ at@@ ement of a dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed person ?
However , as Jesus descri@@ bed it , the rich man had a proble@@ m .
The un@@ responsi@@ ven@@ ess of the people had to do with their stu@@ b@@ born attitude of heart . ​ — Matthew 13 : 10 - 15 .
The Jews ze@@ al@@ ously rest@@ ored pu@@ re worship after re@@ tur@@ ning from ex@@ ile in Babyl@@ on , yet the pri@@ ests themselves became pr@@ ou@@ d and self - righteous .
G@@ r@@ and@@ pa had no interest in Bible truth and some@@ times op@@ posed G@@ r@@ and@@ ma , but he was n@@ one@@ th@@ eless very ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able .
What moved the congregations to show such gener@@ os@@ ity ?
When I am with my family or fellow believers , does my con@@ vers@@ ation cen@@ ter on spiritual matters or does it inv@@ ari@@ ab@@ ly gra@@ vit@@ ate to s@@ por@@ ts , clo@@ th@@ es , mo@@ vi@@ es , food , my l@@ at@@ est pur@@ cha@@ ses , or some tri@@ vi@@ alities ? ’
“ B@@ less@@ ings are for the head of the righteous one , ” Solomon continu@@ es , “ but as reg@@ ar@@ ds the m@@ ou@@ th of the wicked ones , it co@@ v@@ ers up viol@@ ence . ” ​ — Proverbs 10 : 6 .
Jehovah fore@@ tel@@ ls that his kingdom will be di@@ vi@@ ded .
Hence , the next in l@@ ine was Juda@@ h , the f@@ our@@ th son of Jac@@ o@@ b .
Jehovah also as@@ sur@@ ed Jo@@ shua : “ No@@ body will take a fir@@ m stand before you all the days of your life . . . .
Why W@@ as Ju@@ d@@ as O@@ ffered 30 P@@ i@@ e@@ ces of S@@ il@@ ver ?
We did not know of this , ’ will not he himself that is making an es@@ tim@@ ate of hearts dis@@ cer@@ n it , and he himself that is ob@@ serving your soul know and certainly pa@@ y back to earth@@ ling man according to his activ@@ ity ? ”
Today , there are h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of con@@ f@@ lic@@ ting religi@@ ons in the real@@ m of Chris@@ tend@@ om .
We were very than@@ k@@ ful and ad@@ mi@@ red D@@ r . G@@ ra@@ f@@ ’s courage and determin@@ ation to ass@@ ist .
In har@@ mony with this , the Israel of God has experienced ong@@ o@@ ing organiz@@ ational imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ements thr@@ ough@@ out the last days .
Adam and E@@ ve became sub@@ ject to si@@ ck@@ ness , pain , ag@@ ing and , fin@@ ally , death .
They look strong , and one of them appe@@ ars to have something in his hand .
For instance , Christian elders are great@@ ly needed .
U@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ C@@ O has a ma@@ x@@ im that “ since w@@ ars beg@@ in in the min@@ ds of men , it is in the min@@ ds of men that the de@@ f@@ ences of peace must be con@@ stru@@ cted . ”
Th@@ ink about how you re@@ act when your mate expres@@ ses his or her concer@@ ns .
The next day , the govern@@ ment conven@@ ed an of@@ fi@@ cial bo@@ ard of in@@ qui@@ ry .
How was the reli@@ ef pro@@ gra@@ m organiz@@ ed ?
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : Re@@ ally , the only way to set@@ tle the chall@@ enge would be to let en@@ ough time pas@@ s for others to ob@@ serve the two of us and see who really is more hon@@ est .
What matters most is whether Jehovah vie@@ ws us as succ@@ ess@@ ful , for our very lives dep@@ end on his appro@@ val .
He is , in fact , “ mis@@ le@@ ading the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ”
Although R@@ ome destro@@ yed Jerusalem in 70 C.E . , that act of ag@@ g@@ res@@ sion was not part of the fulfill@@ ment of Genesis 3 : 15 .
It is buil@@ t on a we@@ ak f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation ​ — the promises and str@@ ate@@ gi@@ es of man , “ to whom no sal@@ vation bel@@ ong@@ s . ”
How should Christians respon@@ d to this great un@@ deser@@ ved kindness on God’s part ?
How is love for God and neigh@@ b@@ or demonstr@@ ated by our preaching and teaching activ@@ ity ?
And he is not an il@@ lu@@ sion — a mi@@ ra@@ ge .
But we must obey God and always trust in him .
Are not these exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent ways to show one@@ ’s appreciation ?
Des@@ pite the challeng@@ es he fac@@ ed , G@@ a@@ i@@ us continued to serve Jehovah faith@@ fully .
What are some simil@@ ar@@ ities between the life of Moses and that of Jesus ?
What will help an el@@ der to “ consider ” those in his care ?
Many car@@ ds that I now ch@@ er@@ ish inclu@@ ded ver@@ ses from the Bible . ”
S@@ ome@@ times it is good not to speak .
A cop@@ y was given to every pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ an , cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man , and bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ man .
R@@ eli@@ able Ad@@ vice for R@@ a@@ ising Ch@@ il@@ dren
Such fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ness and dedic@@ ation imp@@ ressed D@@ em@@ et@@ ri@@ us , the bi@@ sh@@ op of A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a .
Not know@@ ing what has happened to her husband , she also tel@@ ls a li@@ e and f@@ alls down dead .
A Da@@ y to R@@ em@@ ember
Do we have ‘ a c@@ hi@@ p on our sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der , ’ being quic@@ k to think something ne@@ g@@ ative if one from that ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound er@@ r@@ s or s@@ ligh@@ ts us in some min@@ or way ?
It pro@@ du@@ ces fle@@ sh@@ ly works , such as for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , spi@@ rit@@ ism , je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , f@@ its of anger , and dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness .
Be@@ fore an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ating So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h , Jehovah listen@@ ed to Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s questions and satis@@ fied his sense of justice .
How is the fulfill@@ ment of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s prophecy in evidence each year at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al ?
God no longer had obedi@@ ent sub@@ je@@ cts on the earth .
In 198@@ 5 , however , our son G@@ r@@ ant requi@@ red medi@@ cal attention , so we re@@ turned to Cana@@ da .
God’s law must first be in the parents ’ own hearts if they are to re@@ ar God - fe@@ aring children . ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
S@@ how@@ ing Lo@@ ve for Tru@@ ths We T@@ each
“ I rec@@ al@@ led my fav@@ or@@ ite s@@ crip@@ ture , Proverbs 3 : 5 , which says : ‘ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart and do not le@@ an upon your own understanding . ’
T@@ wi@@ ce he took bo@@ ld action to clear the temple of gre@@ e@@ dy mer@@ ch@@ ants .
El@@ se@@ where , no such organiz@@ ed ser@@ vi@@ ces ex@@ ist .
Acc@@ ording to Acts 20 : 20 , 21 , what did the apostle Paul do in his ministry ?
E@@ ach year , h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of people are being helped to learn ba@@ si@@ c Bible do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines and to live in har@@ mony with what God requi@@ res of them .
Bible Ex@@ am@@ ples of L@@ it@@ er@@ ac@@ y
How was the op@@ er@@ ation of holy spirit man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted in some early congregations ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , had Adam and E@@ ve died chil@@ d@@ less , that would have sign@@ aled the fa@@ il@@ ure of God’s purpose to f@@ ill the earth with their perfect des@@ c@@ end@@ ants .
We strengthen our relationship with Jehovah as we make each day coun@@ t with him
He used a number of s@@ crip@@ tures to cl@@ ari@@ fy the true meaning of a text .
The apostle Peter ur@@ ged fellow Christians : “ Ke@@ ep your sen@@ ses , be w@@ atch@@ ful . Your ad@@ vers@@ ary , the Devil , wal@@ ks about like a ro@@ aring li@@ on , see@@ king to de@@ v@@ our someone . ”
For example , during P@@ u@@ er@@ to R@@ ic@@ o@@ ’s first inter@@ n@@ ational ass@@ em@@ bly in 19@@ 6@@ 7 , I felt over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by everything that I needed to organiz@@ e .
Although a scho@@ ol@@ teach@@ er in P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al had been tra@@ ined by n@@ un@@ s and pri@@ ests , she felt that her spiritual needs were not filled by her ch@@ urch .
It was a ple@@ asure to call on her , since we knew that it would be a time of gen@@ u@@ ine human cont@@ act and mutu@@ al benefit . . . .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , you may won@@ der : ‘ How does God w@@ atch me ?
What vital news that is for the si@@ x bil@@ li@@ on people now living on earth !
Such fellow believers are “ a streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id ” to him .
He was exc@@ ited to see all the langu@@ ages in it and read the message in his own language .
On earth , mankind began to su@@ ff@@ er fore@@ told “ w@@ o@@ e . ”
To do so will take pati@@ ence .
With that tend@@ er expres@@ sion , Jesus ad@@ d@@ ressed his apostles on the ev@@ ening before his death .
In the first century C.E . , the apostle Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s were com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned to car@@ ry don@@ ations from Christians in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or to their brothers in Ju@@ de@@ a because of a fam@@ ine .
To help us dis@@ cer@@ n his requi@@ re@@ ments , Jehovah has commun@@ ic@@ ated with us through his Word , the Bible .
Re@@ as@@ sure her of your continu@@ ing love .
It is a char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic of the Devil .
The judgment against un@@ faithful Israel was follow@@ ed in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . by a “ great day of Jehovah ” against Jerusalem and the kingdom of Juda@@ h .
Si@@ mil@@ arly today , we can find wise coun@@ sel@@ ors and enjoy who@@ les@@ ome spiritual food at congregation meetings .
Of course , the minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant will make the el@@ der@@ ’s t@@ ask much more pleas@@ ant by being o@@ pen and rec@@ ep@@ tive to any counsel he recei@@ ves . — Psalm 14@@ 1 : 5 .
30 How Can You Ad@@ just to Your New C@@ ongreg@@ ation ?
He said : “ Pa@@ y attention to y@@ ourselves that your hearts never become we@@ igh@@ ed down with over@@ e@@ ating and heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ king and anxi@@ e@@ ties of life , and su@@ d@@ den@@ ly that day be in@@ stan@@ tly upon you as a s@@ n@@ are .
They began with the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . and ended with the en@@ thr@@ on@@ ement of Jesus as heavenly King in 1914 C.E . ​ — Luke 21 : 24 .
In ad@@ dition , for a number of years , she wor@@ ked with a congregation that needed ass@@ ist@@ ance , even though this me@@ ant lear@@ ning a new language and travel@@ ing an h@@ our each way to the meetings .
How well this f@@ its in with what the Bible c@@ alls “ the ab@@ oun@@ ding we@@ al@@ th of the se@@ as ” ! ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 33 : 19 .
Then she made John a c@@ up of ho@@ t te@@ a , all the while tal@@ king to him in a fri@@ end@@ ly man@@ ner about the Bible .
Why should we accept divine discipl@@ ine ?
Re@@ fle@@ ct on how your re@@ ques@@ ts or supp@@ lic@@ ations have been ans@@ wer@@ ed , and expres@@ s your gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de .
H@@ on@@ or@@ able Mar@@ ri@@ age ​ — Le@@ g@@ al Mar@@ ri@@ age
Is M@@ ak@@ ing a N@@ ame I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant ?
Hence , Jesus ’ use of w@@ ine as a M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ m does not in any way con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver instru@@ ctions regarding le@@ av@@ en .
Mar@@ ina , in her early 40 ’ s , wrote : “ Be@@ ing sing@@ le , I know what it means when others are there for you .
Yet , what a differ@@ ence it makes in a marriage !
Are we temp@@ ted to see how clo@@ sel@@ y we can imitate worl@@ dly fa@@ ds in our d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing without being coun@@ sel@@ ed ?
( b ) How would you descri@@ be the Christian activ@@ ity today ?
R@@ o@@ sa : In O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 194@@ 8 , I began to serve as a pioneer .
Th@@ ough the origin@@ al app@@ lic@@ ation of Luke 16 : 10 concer@@ ns the use of material res@@ our@@ ces , the princi@@ ple stated there also app@@ lies in other are@@ as of life .
We draw that conclu@@ sion from the fact that Jehovah used him to rec@@ ord this inspired account .
That does not s@@ ound reason@@ able .
This went on for about a year , and then a change took place .
I@@ magine the joy experienced when a group of se@@ ven refu@@ ge@@ e children who had been se@@ par@@ ated from their parents spi@@ ed a v@@ an ow@@ ned by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory , there have been many att@@ ac@@ ks against the Bible and those who transl@@ ated and dist@@ ribu@@ ted it .
When Jehovah brought the D@@ elu@@ ge upon an ung@@ o@@ dly world , he pre@@ served ali@@ ve Noah and his God - fe@@ aring family .
Th@@ ree are@@ as in which God’s organization has par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly moved a@@ head were consider@@ ed : ( 1 ) the inc@@ reas@@ ing com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion of spiritual light from Jehovah , ( 2 ) the ministry that God has en@@ tru@@ sted to us , and ( 3 ) the tim@@ ely ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in organiz@@ ational pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res .
In those cul@@ tures where marri@@ ages are often arrang@@ ed and the man and woman har@@ dly know each other before the we@@ d@@ ding day , their being consci@@ ous of the need to expres@@ s love ver@@ bal@@ ly to each other will help love to gro@@ w and the marriage to f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h .
So there was no clear con@@ sen@@ su@@ s as to how the 70 we@@ ek@@ s should be coun@@ ted .
God’s remin@@ ders were de@@ ar to the psalmist who san@@ g : “ I h@@ ur@@ ri@@ ed up , and I did not d@@ el@@ a@@ y to keep your comman@@ d@@ ments . The very ro@@ p@@ es of the wicked ones sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded me .
The Gre@@ at@@ est N@@ ei@@ gh@@ bor@@ ly De@@ ed
13 - 15 . ( a ) What experience did Din@@ ah have , illustr@@ ating what ?
I was there for ne@@ arly a year and wit@@ ness@@ ed suffering on a large sc@@ ale .
The apostles were to go as they were and not be di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted by pro@@ c@@ uring anything ex@@ tr@@ a .
Jehovah will help us to control our emo@@ tions and to take wh@@ atever st@@ ep@@ s may be possible to min@@ i@@ mi@@ ze the bad effe@@ cts of cal@@ am@@ it@@ ous events .
S@@ ur@@ ely Jehovah under@@ stan@@ ds the uni@@ que ma@@ ke@@ up of each of his servants .
“ It is the most preci@@ ous and cal@@ m@@ ing feel@@ ing to know that you have a close relationship with God ! ” ​ — G@@ IN@@ A , A J@@ A@@ M@@ A@@ I@@ C@@ A@@ N W@@ O@@ M@@ A@@ N I@@ N H@@ E@@ R 40 ’ S .
Mo@@ re@@ over , every Christian must face the re@@ ality that the heart is tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous and may con@@ dem@@ n us even though God may be pleas@@ ed with us .
And we deli@@ gh@@ ted to atten@@ d congregation meetings , vie@@ wing each one as a s@@ ource of spiritual ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment , like an o@@ as@@ is for a th@@ ir@@ st@@ y man .
H@@ U@@ M@@ AN@@ S respon@@ d to direction in a vari@@ ety of ways .
Fir@@ st , let us deter@@ mine the id@@ ent@@ ity of each hor@@ se@@ man .
T@@ wi@@ ce I deci@@ ded to give up , but Jehovah encoura@@ ged me through my parents .
Let his preci@@ ous Word give the answer .
Still , she end@@ ur@@ ed many up@@ s and do@@ w@@ ns , especially when cop@@ ing with the side effe@@ cts of her tre@@ at@@ ments .
Fir@@ st , how can man@@ ’s in@@ born inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation toward sin be re@@ moved from his heart ?
S@@ imp@@ ly put , we like to talk about the things that matter to us .
Yet , even without a direc@@ t law , Joseph per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved that ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y was a sin not only against his own conscience but also “ against God . ”
O@@ p@@ pos@@ ers have tri@@ ed to put a sto@@ p to the Kingdom - preaching work but have fa@@ iled .
Ger@@ man we@@ ek@@ ly Di@@ e W@@ o@@ c@@ he poin@@ ts out : “ As true as s@@ ci@@ ence is , it is spiritually we@@ ak .
The number , however , rema@@ ins un@@ known for now .
But there is no end to the things that we may want .
In fact , he real@@ iz@@ es that some of the things “ va@@ gu@@ ely similar ” that he sh@@ un@@ ned are ac@@ tually not contr@@ ary to God’s thinking .
A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o now recogn@@ iz@@ es , however , that one of his bi@@ gg@@ est helps came from his fellow believers .
A few have become di@@ sh@@ on@@ est at work , have c@@ he@@ ated others , or have even sto@@ le@@ n money or ob@@ je@@ cts that do not bel@@ ong to them . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Why can it be said that faith can car@@ ry us through “ the cal@@ am@@ it@@ ous days ” of old age ?
H@@ ere are some of their ob@@ serv@@ ations .
If they did not take to heart his counsel and cor@@ rec@@ t their ways , gra@@ ve con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences were sure to follow .
In J@@ anu@@ ary 1@@ 7@@ 32 , it was r@@ um@@ ored in S@@ t . Pet@@ er@@ s@@ bur@@ g that a Greek sp@@ y was working against the inter@@ ests of the emp@@ i@@ re .
An@@ dre@@ w led Peter to Jesus , ther@@ e@@ by giving Peter the ch@@ ance to become one of Jesus ’ disciples . ​ — John 1 : 35 - 4@@ 2 .
In ad@@ dition , stud@@ ying the Bible , atten@@ ding Christian meetings , and sh@@ aring the good news with our neigh@@ b@@ ors will help us to “ keep wal@@ king by spirit . ”
That Jehovah will cause all those who worship him to “ become one . ”
A@@ M@@ A@@ R@@ I@@ L@@ L@@ O , T@@ X ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , C@@ i@@ vi@@ c C@@ en@@ ter C@@ ol@@ is@@ e@@ u@@ m , 3@@ r@@ d & Bu@@ ch@@ an@@ an S@@ ts .
In 70 C.E . , the Rom@@ an ar@@ mi@@ es re@@ turned , att@@ ac@@ ked the city of Jerusalem , and destro@@ yed its temple .
For all of them , life is far from par@@ adi@@ sa@@ ic .
The the@@ me of the conven@@ tion@@ ’s first day was “ I@@ mit@@ ate the Z@@ e@@ al of Our Lord , Jesus . ”
Then he gave this counsel : “ Ther@@ efore , get out from among them , and se@@ par@@ ate y@@ ourselves . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 6 : 14 , 15 , 17 .
For example , it is vital continu@@ ally to take in knowledge of God’s Word .
Ad@@ van@@ ced age may make it difficult for them to me@@ et the challeng@@ es of life .
W@@ ish@@ ing to strengthen his influ@@ ence over that are@@ a , the po@@ pe gave Me@@ tho@@ di@@ us let@@ ters appro@@ ving the use of S@@ la@@ v@@ on@@ ic and appointed him ar@@ ch@@ bi@@ sh@@ op .
And we can help them if we ourselves keep a@@ wa@@ ke , such as by tr@@ ying new ways to present the Kingdom message in an appe@@ al@@ ing man@@ ner .
Acc@@ ording to the Hebrew Scriptures , God told the nation of Israel : “ I am Jehovah ; I have not chang@@ ed . ”
E@@ arly in the letter to the Romans , Paul pointed to the wonderful result that could come from the good news he kept men@@ tion@@ ing : “ I am not a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of the good news ; it is , in fact , God’s power for sal@@ vation to ever@@ yone having faith , to the Je@@ w first and also to the Greek . ”
One scho@@ la@@ r poin@@ ts out : “ G@@ es@@ tures , to@@ ne of vo@@ ice , and even fac@@ i@@ al expres@@ sions are cal@@ cul@@ ated me@@ tho@@ ds of dec@@ ep@@ tion ; be@@ h@@ ind a fac@@ a@@ de of s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity lu@@ r@@ ks a per@@ ver@@ ted mind and spirit of disc@@ ord . ”
As he was na@@ iled , hands and fe@@ et , to a w@@ o@@ o@@ den po@@ le and left to h@@ an@@ g there while people re@@ v@@ iled him ?
Christian tra@@ di@@ tions were also h@@ an@@ ded down or@@ ally or by example .
With pro@@ found mi@@ x@@ ed emo@@ tions , we took our leave of those we had gro@@ wn so f@@ ond of and turned to de@@ al with this un@@ expe@@ cted “ t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w . ”
We ther@@ e@@ by show our loving Father that we really want to es@@ cap@@ e his coming wr@@ ath and live in the righteous new world .
And he is now blessing them with more than many of them had ever an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated .
Paul is illustr@@ ating how God’s purpose to pro@@ du@@ ce “ a kingdom of pri@@ ests ” is ful@@ filled in con@@ ne@@ ction with spiritual Israel .
If you are not near them and your parents are Witnesses , you can speak with the elders in their congregation , as@@ king for their re@@ comm@@ end@@ ations .
I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant as such vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ es are , though , they can eli@@ min@@ ate ne@@ i@@ ther the world nor in@@ her@@ ited sin .
S@@ la@@ ve for Jehovah . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M .
How , though , do we know for sure whether we are deal@@ ing with a friend or a fo@@ e ?
V@@ inc@@ ent
How do you pi@@ c@@ ture Jose@@ p@@ h’s appe@@ ar@@ ance ?
Wh@@ ere Does Se@@ cur@@ ity Li@@ e ?
He declar@@ ed : “ I am going to wi@@ pe men whom I have cre@@ ated off the sur@@ face of the gr@@ ound . ”
Many are un@@ willing to put up with the world as it is .
While physical cle@@ an@@ ness al@@ one does not make one a true worshi@@ per of God , it is certainly f@@ it@@ ting that a true worshi@@ per be physi@@ c@@ ally clean as far as his circumstances per@@ mit .
After only two stu@@ dies , he mu@@ st@@ ered up the courage to bre@@ ak off his ties with the women .
Then he was str@@ ang@@ led and bur@@ ned .
Ha@@ ving Christ’s men@@ tal attitude will help us to get through them .
When R@@ y@@ s@@ z@@ ard and Mari@@ o@@ la , a married cou@@ ple with a child , lost their means of in@@ come , they had a large , out@@ standing ban@@ k lo@@ an .
What made Jesus happy , and what cho@@ ic@@ es will make you happy ?
R@@ o@@ ving through the pages of the Bible , they have come to ac@@ qui@@ re true knowledge .
It was there that the child was born .
A@@ ma@@ z@@ ingly , Isaiah fore@@ told that rest@@ or@@ ation , as we read in Is@@ a chap@@ ter 6@@ 5 .
Our up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing is not the only cause of in@@ se@@ cur@@ ity .
What st@@ atis@@ tic@@ s indic@@ ate that many today are following Pet@@ er@@ ’s counsel to stay a@@ wa@@ ke ?
After a long and dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed care@@ er as a cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man , Tho@@ ma@@ s died at B@@ all@@ ar@@ at , V@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ a , in 18@@ 9@@ 1 .
I ob@@ li@@ ged and took my young son along .
How An@@ cient S@@ hi@@ p@@ buil@@ ders W@@ at@@ er@@ pro@@ of@@ ed V@@ ess@@ els , 7 / 1
The Mis@@ er@@ y of C@@ i@@ vi@@ l S@@ tri@@ fe
So the Witnesses were invit@@ ed in , and a Bible study was started in the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe .
Who are especially vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able to such c@@ y@@ ber@@ se@@ x ?
So we can pi@@ c@@ ture Jesus un@@ ro@@ l@@ ling the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l with his left hand while ro@@ l@@ ling it up with his right until he found the pas@@ sage he s@@ ought .
When other stud@@ ents heard what had happened , they ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed O@@ lu@@ so@@ la .
For three years , I destro@@ yed every book and ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine that J@@ im gave me .
Ca@@ es@@ ar@@ ’s things to Ca@@ es@@ ar . ”
He also refer@@ red to E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 18 : 4 , which says : “ The soul that sin@@ ne@@ th , it shall die . ”
For instance , we might ask ourselves : ‘ A@@ m I really being led by God’s holy spirit ?
What fru@@ it@@ age has ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness pro@@ duc@@ ed ?
At times , family members who had got se@@ par@@ ated were re@@ un@@ ited at their des@@ t@@ in@@ ation .
To experience their fulfill@@ ment , we must prove to be me@@ ek ones who exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus Christ , rep@@ en@@ ting of sin@@ ful works and of sin@@ s com@@ mit@@ ted in ign@@ or@@ ance .
Our family vie@@ wed it as a the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c assignment . ”
Re@@ g@@ arding this , the apostle Paul wrote : “ The word of God is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power and is sh@@ ar@@ per than any two - e@@ d@@ ged s@@ word and pi@@ er@@ ces even to the di@@ vi@@ ding of soul and spirit , and of jo@@ in@@ ts from the mar@@ ro@@ w , and is able to dis@@ cer@@ n thoughts and in@@ ten@@ tions of the heart . ”
If a human ju@@ dge has leg@@ al authority to rend@@ er j@@ udi@@ cial decisions , God has even more authority to do so .
One dic@@ tion@@ ary de@@ fin@@ es rac@@ ism as “ pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce or ani@@ mo@@ s@@ ity against people who bel@@ ong to other rac@@ es ” and “ the beli@@ ef that people of different rac@@ es have different qualities and a@@ bil@@ ities , and that some rac@@ es are in@@ her@@ ently su@@ peri@@ or or inf@@ eri@@ or . ”
God’s Kingdom is a real govern@@ ment having great power .
Di@@ d Jesus place a li@@ mit on loving our neigh@@ b@@ or based on where that neigh@@ b@@ or lives or on what n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality he is ?
We also had the full pro@@ gra@@ m for the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol , with O@@ ly using an i@@ mag@@ in@@ ary hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der .
Yet , he said , “ I did not en@@ ter the col@@ por@@ te@@ ur work to be a book sal@@ es@@ man , but rather , to be a witness for Jehovah and his truth . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , high standards were set for men re@@ aching out for ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment as minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants . ​ — 1 Timothy 3 : 1 - 10 , 12 , 13 ; Ti@@ tu@@ s 1 : 5 - 9 .
The ble@@ ak , w@@ at@@ er@@ less , su@@ n - dr@@ en@@ ched ro@@ ck called M@@ ak@@ r@@ ó@@ n@@ is@@ o@@ s s@@ its on the A@@ t@@ tic@@ a co@@ ast about 30 mil@@ es ( 50 k@@ m ) from A@@ th@@ ens .
When I refu@@ sed , one of@@ fi@@ cial became fu@@ ri@@ ous and th@@ reat@@ ened , “ We have other me@@ tho@@ ds to make you talk ! ”
The n@@ ames of the first in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Jerusalem after the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an cap@@ tiv@@ ity are also lis@@ ted . ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 9 : 1 - 16 .
H@@ ere is where a positi@@ ve attitude is ess@@ enti@@ al .
The Israel of God is made up of spirit - anointed Christians .
T@@ ake your mat@@ e@@ ’s concer@@ ns seri@@ ously , but learn to la@@ u@@ gh at your own b@@ lu@@ nd@@ ers .
How did this apply to God’s deal@@ ings with the people of Israel and Juda@@ h ?
Now Saul was “ dis@@ pu@@ ting with the Greek - speaking Jews , ” or “ the H@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ ists , ” b@@ ol@@ dly wit@@ ness@@ ing to them .
So you feel rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to con@@ fi@@ de in them .
Th@@ ink about that war@@ ning .
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op the Ar@@ t of T@@ e@@ aching
To G@@ ile@@ ad
Do@@ ing so would cause more problems than it would sol@@ ve .
Because the complete Bible as we have it today did not ex@@ ist in Jesus ’ time .
In the past , God spoke to humans in a vari@@ ety of ways , including in v@@ isions , in dre@@ am@@ s , and through angels .
One by one , each of the four deci@@ ded to mar@@ ry .
A@@ k@@ l@@ ilu , who ha@@ il@@ s from E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pia , found himself l@@ on@@ ely in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in@@ ’s cap@@ it@@ al , L@@ ond@@ on .
If you want to find out about fam@@ ous people in the Bible , you could try char@@ ac@@ ter - based reading .
Yes , godly discipl@@ ine that is ad@@ minis@@ tered as a cor@@ rec@@ tive me@@ asure is always accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by love and pati@@ ence .
She said , “ This time , I am going to make up for the opportun@@ ities I have let s@@ li@@ p . ”
When Jeho@@ as@@ h re@@ ached se@@ ven years of age , H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est Jeho@@ i@@ a@@ da coura@@ ge@@ ously took him out of hi@@ ding and made him king .
What is the “ earth , ” and how will it be destro@@ yed ?
In his later years , he and his wife experienced ill health , and he began to feel very disc@@ oura@@ ged .
As B@@ er@@ y@@ l loved mil@@ k , she d@@ ran@@ k two or three gl@@ as@@ ses very s@@ low@@ ly , ho@@ p@@ ing that the mo@@ b would dis@@ per@@ se .
L@@ ater , the woman said : “ Do you know why I was willing to talk with you ?
One Christian woman expla@@ ins why she was able to o@@ pen up to a certain el@@ der : “ He spoke with me in a tend@@ er and com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate man@@ ner .
Are things any different today ?
Tu@@ c@@ son , A@@ Z
To esta@@ bl@@ ish that the Mo@@ sc@@ ow ba@@ n was un@@ la@@ w@@ ful , in De@@ c@@ ember 200@@ 4 our la@@ w@@ y@@ ers s@@ ought reli@@ ef from the E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an C@@ our@@ t of H@@ u@@ man R@@ igh@@ ts .
Per@@ s@@ on@@ alities and a@@ bil@@ ities di@@ ff@@ er .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , when I was fi@@ ve years old , I went to d@@ an@@ c@@ ing cl@@ as@@ ses .
He had not c@@ ast Eli@@ j@@ ah off as his prophet ! ​ — 1 K@@ ings 19 : 11 - 18 .
1@@ 39 : 13 - 16 ; Job 31 : 14 , 15 .
It is not un@@ comm@@ on for people to walk right off the st@@ re@@ et into our Kingdom H@@ alls to atten@@ d their first meeting .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jesus pray@@ ed to his Father : “ Let , not my will , but your@@ s take place . ”
We can be sure that Jehovah will always keep a close , fa@@ ther@@ ly e@@ ye upon all his loyal ones . ​ — P@@ s . 32 : 8 ; read Isaiah 4@@ 1 : 13 .
But the Bible promises that no “ tri@@ bul@@ ation or dist@@ ress or persecu@@ tion or hu@@ ng@@ er or n@@ ak@@ e@@ dness or d@@ anger ” will se@@ par@@ ate us from Jehovah’s love and the love of his Son .
Jesus pray@@ ed to his Father , “ and he was fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly heard . ” ​ — Hebrews 5 : 7
To do so , pris@@ on@@ ers stri@@ pp@@ ed ir@@ on ba@@ r@@ s from w@@ in@@ do@@ ws and for@@ ged k@@ ni@@ ves and other we@@ ap@@ ons from the me@@ tal .
By pre@@ par@@ ing stud@@ ent tal@@ ks , we learn how to use God’s Word to teach on a wide r@@ ange of sub@@ je@@ cts .
Yet , the C@@ hi@@ ef Ang@@ el recogn@@ ized that it was not his place to bring judgment .
As I continued my stu@@ dies in the Bible school , I was able to make some con@@ ver@@ ts .
5 , 6 . ( a ) What situ@@ ations dem@@ and courage on our part ?
O@@ f@@ ten one of the du@@ el@@ ists was kil@@ led or was ma@@ im@@ ed for life .
W@@ ine as Me@@ dic@@ ine , 8 / 1 Are You Re@@ fle@@ cting the G@@ l@@ ory of Jehovah ?
What counsel did Jesus give about judg@@ ing others ?
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the world each year , coun@@ t@@ less un@@ wed te@@ ens become pre@@ gn@@ ant .
They come upon such acc@@ oun@@ ts as the one about Noah and the F@@ lood , and they won@@ der , ‘ Why would a loving God put all those people to death ?
• What fac@@ t@@ ors make the resurrection hope a certain@@ ty ?
C@@ lo@@ sel@@ y sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ iz@@ ing Jesus ’ example and end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to imitate him in word and deed will help us to cultiv@@ ate godly devo@@ tion and displa@@ y it in greater me@@ asure .
Di@@ d he mer@@ ely have them stand in the J@@ or@@ d@@ an while he p@@ our@@ ed a little ri@@ ver water on their he@@ a@@ ds or s@@ prin@@ k@@ led them with it ?
Consider the following real - life experi@@ ences .
These full - time servants are stri@@ ving to imitate Jesus , who always wel@@ com@@ ed children and spoke to them .
Consider what those words me@@ ant to Jesus ’ first - century listen@@ ers .
D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to God ​ — “ God Lo@@ ves a C@@ he@@ er@@ ful Gi@@ ver ” 13
Paul descri@@ bed himself and fellow anointed Christians as “ am@@ bas@@ sa@@ d@@ ors sub@@ s@@ titu@@ ting for Christ , as though God were making ent@@ reat@@ y through us . ”
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents who knew other langu@@ ages took the in@@ iti@@ ative in their congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s ter@@ rit@@ ory to re@@ ach people speaking those langu@@ ages .
What “ gl@@ ori@@ ous fre@@ e@@ dom ” will then be enjo@@ yed on earth by “ the children of God ” ! ​ — R@@ om .
Why can we be confid@@ ent that God will end wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness ?
Abraham “ put faith in Jehovah . ”
That is what E@@ no@@ ch did for h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of years .
The people , however , dis@@ obedi@@ ently made a g@@ ol@@ den cal@@ f for worship and claim@@ ed that they were having “ a fes@@ ti@@ val to Jehovah . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 32 : 1 - 9 .
• In what ways has Jehovah God displa@@ yed hum@@ ility ?
A number of c@@ un@@ ei@@ form ta@@ ble@@ ts be@@ aring the name T@@ atten@@ a@@ i have sur@@ vi@@ ved as part of what may have been a family ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ve .
In time , all the rest of my family ( including A@@ un@@ t Mar@@ ija and her family ) were trans@@ fer@@ red to the cam@@ p in G@@ un@@ z@@ en@@ ha@@ us@@ en .
But I can give you to@@ ol@@ s that you can use for writ@@ ing other boo@@ ks for use in your work . ”
For our for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess to be gen@@ u@@ ine , we must control our thinking so that we do “ not keep account of the in@@ j@@ ur@@ y . ”
The Greek word transl@@ ated “ only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten ” has been de@@ f@@ ined as “ sing@@ le of its kind , only , ” “ the only member of a k@@ in or kind , ” or “ uni@@ que . ”
They were not perfect , and they could not read the hearts of their fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers .
By fe@@ e@@ ding mankind religious un@@ tru@@ ths .
We ur@@ ge you to learn more about God’s pur@@ pos@@ es for mankind .
Al@@ so see the article in this is@@ sue ent@@ it@@ led “ Is It Just a S@@ m@@ all Mis@@ understanding ? ”
* When my mother asked him what he wanted , E@@ m@@ man@@ u@@ el did not say a word but h@@ an@@ ded her a t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony c@@ ard .
Pe@@ ople were com@@ for@@ table around him because he was loving and com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate .
Thus they would be “ complete ” in the day for their in@@ spe@@ ction and fin@@ al appro@@ val . ​ — 2 Corinthians 5 : 10 ; 1 Peter 2 : 12 .
How did A@@ sa@@ ph over@@ come his ne@@ g@@ ative feelings ?
My wife and I sp@@ ent n@@ ine years in Bethel service , which we remember as a special mil@@ es@@ to@@ ne in our Christian life and personal spiritual develop@@ ment .
In the mor@@ ning , it seem@@ s to bur@@ st out , be@@ am@@ ing ra@@ di@@ an@@ tly “ like a bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om when coming out of his nu@@ p@@ ti@@ al ch@@ am@@ ber . ”
He even stated : “ I take back what I said , and I rep@@ ent in du@@ st and a@@ sh@@ es . ”
Our loving Father kno@@ ws that a congregation that valu@@ es all members , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of their li@@ mit@@ ations , refle@@ cts bal@@ ance and love .
B@@ ill C@@ op@@ son sta@@ yed for se@@ ven years , but I could not get my vis@@ a r@@ ene@@ wed after the first year , so I had to leave the country .
This cal@@ end@@ ar is very important to me .
3 - 5 . ( a ) What tri@@ bul@@ ation did Paul face in L@@ y@@ str@@ a ?
They will@@ ingly served as “ ga@@ ther@@ ers of w@@ o@@ od and dra@@ wers of water ” under the L@@ ev@@ ites in support of Jehovah’s worship .
Such questions should be used s@@ par@@ ingly .
O@@ ver@@ se@@ ers remember that they are under@@ shepher@@ ds , serving under the heavenly S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds , Jehovah God and Jesus Christ .
Yes , love for Jehovah mo@@ ves us to tre@@ asure life , as he does .
S@@ ad@@ ly , even children are being tra@@ ined to k@@ ill .
What the C@@ l@@ er@@ gy T@@ each
“ I remember one occasi@@ on in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar , ” he says .
C@@ learly , such wi@@ d@@ ely differ@@ ing vie@@ ws cannot all be cor@@ rec@@ t .
He descri@@ bed his situation as “ de@@ gra@@ ding . ”
For example , ask yourself , ‘ Do I enjoy listen@@ ing to a certain repor@@ ter because I ag@@ ree with what he says about pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s ? ’
S@@ cho@@ l@@ arly Wor@@ ks
See the life st@@ ory of El@@ sa Ab@@ t in The Watchtower , A@@ pri@@ l 15 , 198@@ 0 , pages 12 - 15 .
The more we foc@@ us on the temp@@ tation , the str@@ ong@@ er that wrong desire will be .
B@@ ene@@ f@@ iting From Jehovah’s S@@ over@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y
L@@ ear@@ ning a new t@@ ong@@ ue is a li@@ fel@@ ong pur@@ su@@ it .
The bre@@ ad a@@ vail@@ able on that occasi@@ on was the kind that had just been used at the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
For example , su@@ p@@ pose you want to d@@ ro@@ p out of high school and star@@ t pione@@ ering main@@ ly because you do not like the hard work that school requi@@ res .
Let us consider some practic@@ al examples that illustr@@ ate this pro@@ c@@ ess .
• Why can we have fir@@ m faith in the coming of Jehovah’s day of judgment ?
As the Bible promises , “ he himself will su@@ sta@@ in ” us . ​ — Psalm 5@@ 5 : 22 ; 1 Peter 5 : 6 , 7 .
In such c@@ as@@ es , some have used v@@ ac@@ ations to vis@@ it and help care for their needs , doing cho@@ res that the parents are not now able to do .
How El@@ ders Su@@ b@@ mit to Christ’s Le@@ ad@@ er@@ ship
When an A@@ po@@ lo@@ gy Is In@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate
S@@ ing@@ le by C@@ ir@@ cum@@ st@@ ance
He was ready to sacrifice his privilege of cho@@ ice as the older man ; he was pre@@ pared to give something up .
A@@ ver@@ age P@@ u@@ bli@@ sh@@ ers ( in milli@@ ons )
‘ Re@@ jo@@ ice in Your Y@@ ou@@ th ’
B@@ l@@ ind guid@@ es is what they are . ”
They began as@@ king what the book was all about . ”
If a person is stu@@ mb@@ led because he has received discipl@@ ine , pray@@ er@@ ful medit@@ ation may cause him to conclu@@ de that he himself was at le@@ ast par@@ ti@@ ally in the wrong and should not have allow@@ ed the discipl@@ ine to stu@@ m@@ ble him . ​ — P@@ s .
S@@ ad@@ ly , though , for the last 18 months of her life , M@@ other was con@@ f@@ ined to bed with tu@@ ber@@ cu@@ lo@@ s@@ is , for which there was no cu@@ re at that time .
On the other hand , Jesus is like a good father who died and left us a rich in@@ her@@ it@@ ance that not only fre@@ es us from the en@@ or@@ m@@ ous de@@ b@@ t that Adam bur@@ d@@ ened us with but also provi@@ des en@@ ough for us to live on et@@ er@@ n@@ ally .
In conclu@@ ding his psal@@ m , David says to Jehovah : “ You are my help and the Pro@@ vi@@ der of es@@ cap@@ e for me . ”
7 : 19 , 24 .
During the 19@@ 50 ’ s , some B@@ ra@@ z@@ ili@@ ans tri@@ ed to re@@ place S@@ an@@ ta C@@ la@@ us with a n@@ ative leg@@ end@@ ary fi@@ gu@@ re ​ — G@@ r@@ and@@ pa In@@ di@@ an .
‘ For this reason a man will leave his father and his mother and will s@@ tic@@ k to his wife , and the two will be one flesh ’ ?
It says that “ when P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate was gover@@ nor of Ju@@ de@@ a , H@@ er@@ od was dist@@ ri@@ ct rul@@ er of Gal@@ ile@@ e . ”
I look for occasi@@ ons when we can read a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c s@@ crip@@ ture together to ‘ o@@ pen the eyes ’ of the lear@@ ner to ‘ the wonderful things ’ found in God’s Word . ”
This work makes us happy , prote@@ cts us , and dra@@ ws us clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah and to one another
What we give in our ministry dep@@ ends much on the dep@@ th of appreciation in our hearts for what Jehovah has done , is doing , and will yet do for us .
After meeting with Paul and hear@@ ing him pray , “ qu@@ ite a bi@@ t of we@@ ep@@ ing bro@@ ke out among them all , and they f@@ ell upon Paul’s ne@@ ck and tend@@ er@@ ly k@@ is@@ sed him . ”
W@@ ell , consider the example of the apostle Paul , who wrote to the Corinthians : “ I , when I came to you , brothers , did not come with an ex@@ tra@@ va@@ g@@ ance of spe@@ e@@ ch or of wisdom declar@@ ing the sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ t of God to you .
Instead of dra@@ wing away from our brothers when problems ar@@ ise , we ought to help one another remain among God’s people , sa@@ fe in the em@@ br@@ ace of Jehovah’s “ everlasting ar@@ ms . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
Su@@ sta@@ ined by Jehovah All My Da@@ ys
A friend of mine had parents who were Jehovah’s Witnesses .
O@@ thers have thought of it as mo@@ ving in wa@@ ves .
If so , they may be able to help teach your other children what they are lear@@ ning at school .
However , the p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ g@@ ists could not answer the question that dis@@ tur@@ bed Jo@@ s@@ é most : “ Why did God allow my wife to die ? ”
She said , “ I@@ ’@@ m going with you to see what this Kingdom H@@ all is all about ! ”
Thus , individuals gu@@ i@@ ded by God’s Word live en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ed , pur@@ po@@ se@@ ful , and happy lives without s@@ qu@@ an@@ der@@ ing their preci@@ ous time and res@@ our@@ ces on fu@@ t@@ ile pur@@ su@@ its . ​ — Psalm 25 : 12 , 13 .
What more is needed ?
His case might , in a sense , be lik@@ ened to the d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous situation in which the psalmist A@@ sa@@ ph once found himself : “ As for me , my fe@@ et had al@@ most turned asi@@ de , my st@@ ep@@ s had ne@@ arly been made to s@@ li@@ p . ”
( b ) How might the elders be involved in the we@@ d@@ ding pl@@ ans ?
Some people would likely say that Jo@@ die was fo@@ ol@@ ish for being so hon@@ est .
How much does he influ@@ ence our life , mo@@ ti@@ ves , and actions ?
Rather than cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze the B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ ans , Luke comm@@ ended them for their attitude .
M@@ ind you , not a day go@@ es by when we don@@ ’t think about the time when S@@ te@@ ven will wa@@ ke up from his deep s@@ le@@ ep . ”
A wi@@ do@@ w may need help with some re@@ pa@@ ir@@ s on her home .
What group is recogn@@ ized worl@@ d@@ wide for their Bible educ@@ ation work that fo@@ st@@ ers respect for law , family valu@@ es , and Bible mor@@ ality ?
• How does the way of the righteous di@@ ff@@ er from that of the wicked ?
David th@@ re@@ w his bur@@ den on Jehovah in prayer and then ac@@ ted on what he pray@@ ed for
The out@@ come h@@ ing@@ es on how they have tre@@ ated the rema@@ ining ones of Christ’s spirit - anointed brothers on earth .
The f@@ ran@@ k ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation for the va@@ st di@@ vers@@ ity of beli@@ ef@@ s and practic@@ es among prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians today is that they have not ad@@ her@@ ed to Jesus ’ teachings .
In the trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation vision , Moses and Eli@@ j@@ ah appe@@ ared al@@ ong@@ side Jesus , con@@ ver@@ sing with him .
F@@ l@@ ori@@ an@@ o I@@ g@@ ne@@ z da Con@@ c@@ ei@@ ç@@ ã@@ o , who had taught us P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese when we first arri@@ ved , was in char@@ ge of the de@@ par@@ t@@ ment .
Although many are not inter@@ ested in Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es , we must not let their attitude disc@@ oura@@ ge us .
I@@ magine how difficult it is to be re@@ je@@ cted by one emp@@ loy@@ er after another .
◆ an@@ al@@ y@@ z@@ ing the “ gr@@ am@@ ma@@ r . ”
I continued hal@@ f@@ hear@@ te@@ dly and was baptized at age 17 .
These acc@@ oun@@ ts , though bri@@ ef , shed much light on the sub@@ ject of sacrifice , as we shall see .
Jehovah’s O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation Ex@@ pan@@ ds
( a ) How can we help our brothers to make advan@@ c@@ ement ?
A person who lives by the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s guid@@ el@@ ines on se@@ x ga@@ ins :
F@@ ur@@ ther , as an ong@@ o@@ ing st@@ ate of well - being , happiness has been descri@@ bed , not as a des@@ t@@ in@@ ation or go@@ al , but as a j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op the ha@@ bi@@ t of doing re@@ sear@@ ch in Bible public@@ ations provided through “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
D@@ el@@ ph@@ ine turned to the Bible in her h@@ our of need .
In Jehovah’s family arrang@@ ement , there is no place for com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve stri@@ fe or pri@@ de .
If we truly consider sing@@ ing as part of our worship , we certainly will not want to walk out on or be ab@@ sent from that part of the meeting pro@@ gra@@ m .
Even so , you can do much to fac@@ il@@ it@@ ate your spiritual gro@@ w@@ th by personal study ​ — especially of the deep@@ er things of God’s Word .
“ I have seen Jehovah provide for me , encoura@@ ge me , and prote@@ ct me from bad decisions , ” says Matthew .
A Bible study was condu@@ cted with me .
One day she listen@@ ed as the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er discus@@ sed James 4 : 17 : “ If someone kno@@ ws how to do what is right and yet does not do it , it is a sin for him . ”
So@@ on ​ — even su@@ d@@ den@@ ly — ​ time will ru@@ n out .
And how many other g@@ al@@ a@@ xi@@ es are there ?
A@@ ver@@ age years in full - time ministry : 13
Ther@@ efore , this expres@@ sion may ref@@ er to men who were un@@ f@@ it for such activities as war@@ f@@ are and who were thus ob@@ li@@ ged to do the work u@@ su@@ ally done by a woman .
The prophecy recorded at Daniel 8 : 5 - 8 , 21 , 22 and 11 : 3 , 4 also provided imp@@ res@@ sive de@@ ta@@ il@@ s with reg@@ ard to an un@@ u@@ su@@ ally great “ king of Gre@@ e@@ ce . ”
Then , the pol@@ itical and com@@ mer@@ cial el@@ ements , along with their supp@@ ort@@ ers , will be brought low .
To@@ da@@ y’s children too will look back with f@@ on@@ dness on the elders and others who show them who@@ les@@ ome , un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish interest .
C@@ learly , then , anything that will help us to ac@@ hi@@ eve a good relationship with Jehovah is of im@@ men@@ se value .
What a tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous help the tra@@ ining we now receive as pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers will be to us at that time !
After El@@ isha pray@@ ed and took certain st@@ ep@@ s , “ gra@@ du@@ ally the chil@@ d’s flesh gre@@ w war@@ m . ”
We have experienced fir@@ s@@ th@@ and the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of Jehovah’s promise that ‘ he will by no means leave us ’ and that if we serve him faith@@ fully , we will ‘ not l@@ ack a thing . ’ ​ — He@@ b .
In place of him , they called for the rel@@ e@@ ase of Bar@@ ab@@ ba@@ s ​ — a man imp@@ ris@@ oned for se@@ dition and mu@@ r@@ der !
Do Not Be O@@ ver@@ re@@ ached by the Devil
The apostles needed to remain close friends if they were to end@@ ure the tri@@ als that la@@ y a@@ head and to accom@@ pl@@ ish the work that Jesus would soon as@@ si@@ gn them .
Their ar@@ sen@@ al inclu@@ ded ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts , the whe@@ els of which were e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed with de@@ ad@@ ly ir@@ on sc@@ y@@ th@@ es .
If you want to “ walk in the light of Jehovah ” but are not yet a dedic@@ ated , baptized Christian , do not d@@ el@@ a@@ y .
Jehovah ‘ set their er@@ r@@ ors right in fr@@ on@@ t of him . ’
The Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m , Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a ( ne@@ g .
In the th@@ ir@@ d place , he of necess@@ ity also made a body , c@@ all@@ ing that by a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative expres@@ sion , a gar@@ ment of s@@ kin@@ s . ”
Since the high cour@@ t su@@ per@@ v@@ ised the j@@ udi@@ ci@@ ary of the whole country , it seem@@ s lo@@ gi@@ cal that men who had made a name in low@@ er cour@@ ts would be el@@ ev@@ ated to a se@@ at in the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in .
This mirac@@ ul@@ ous gift from Jehovah sur@@ ely deli@@ gh@@ ted her t@@ ill the end of her days .
“ It was a call to action from he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters , which most of us had been long@@ ing for and which soon brought wonderful resul@@ ts , ” rec@@ al@@ led H@@ il@@ da Pa@@ d@@ get@@ t . * S@@ is@@ ter E .
If so , you must prove yourself loyal and obedi@@ ent to the “ King of et@@ er@@ n@@ ity . ”
And when can you find time to sp@@ end with him ?
R@@ ab@@ bin@@ ic te@@ x@@ ts too ref@@ er to this un@@ po@@ pul@@ ar in@@ s@@ titu@@ tion .
The L@@ ab@@ or De@@ par@@ t@@ ment in Ch@@ em@@ n@@ it@@ z re@@ vo@@ ked my food r@@ ation c@@ ard in an effort to for@@ ce me to give up the preaching work and get a full - time se@@ cul@@ ar jo@@ b .
Me@@ et@@ ings are an important way in which we are f@@ ed spiritually .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , it would be a mis@@ take for a Christian to reason that vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous preaching is un@@ necess@@ ary because “ there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the un@@ righteous . ”
What was this man@@ ’s ro@@ le ?
P@@ i@@ e@@ ces of the pa@@ per f@@ ell off every time they moved their home .
O@@ ther Bible pas@@ sa@@ ges show that God in@@ tend@@ ed w@@ ine to be more than just me@@ dic@@ ine .
Ther@@ efore , we should stri@@ ve to keep it clean .
* That is why Paul called Jesus “ the fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its ” ​ — he was the first one ra@@ ised to et@@ er@@ n@@ al life .
If you hum@@ ble yourself and stri@@ ve to make peace , you may ob@@ tain exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent resul@@ ts
A mission@@ ary preaching to a N@@ go@@ be woman
But hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones in her mi@@ d@@ st can see the spiritual pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity of God’s people and are flo@@ c@@ king to Jehovah’s organization .
Read Isaiah 5@@ 3 : 4@@ b .
A few months later , I was working in the S@@ hi@@ pp@@ ing De@@ par@@ t@@ ment .
On May 13 , 19@@ 25 , Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d spoke in L@@ is@@ b@@ on , P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al .
To learn what that means , let us first take a look at Bible examples of those who saw God’s hand in action and of those who refu@@ sed to do so .
For example , what will we do if our emp@@ loy@@ er expe@@ cts us to work so much that we cannot be at our meetings regul@@ arly ?
The ven@@ ue in S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y was a small r@@ ented h@@ all in the su@@ bur@@ b of Ne@@ w@@ to@@ wn .
The con@@ vers@@ ation led Mar@@ th@@ a to make one of the most important st@@ at@@ ements that would ever pas@@ s her li@@ ps : “ I have believ@@ ed that you are the Christ the Son of God , the One coming into the world . ” ​ — John 11 : 27 .
His land pro@@ duc@@ ed much more than he expe@@ cted , a@@ bo@@ ve and bey@@ ond what he needed or could care for .
Un@@ able to re@@ ach into heaven , the k@@ ings of the earth will v@@ ent their ra@@ ge on those on earth who support God’s Kingdom .
Noah di@@ vi@@ ded the year into 12 months of 30 days each .
1 : 2 , 16 ; Luke 3 : 23 , 34 .
We made one j@@ our@@ ne@@ y from S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a to K@@ en@@ ya , a 2@@ ,000 - m@@ ile [ 3@@ ,000 k@@ m ] tri@@ p in our “ mo@@ bi@@ le home , ” and were g@@ la@@ d by this time to have a vari@@ ety of boo@@ k@@ le@@ ts in sever@@ al Af@@ ri@@ can langu@@ ages , which the local people exc@@ it@@ e@@ dly accepted from us .
19@@ 7 C.E .
That is an inc@@ re@@ ase of about 2@@ ,@@ 200@@ ,000 , many of whom gave up un@@ righteous practic@@ es when they became Christians .
Yes , godly fear lea@@ ds not to b@@ onda@@ ge but to fre@@ e@@ dom , not to sa@@ dness but to joy .
“ He let himself be ent@@ re@@ ated by [ M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h ] and He heard his re@@ qu@@ est for fav@@ or . ”
How do elders today imitate Samu@@ el@@ ’s dis@@ position , and what satis@@ fac@@ tion does that give them ?
St@@ ar@@ ting at age four or fi@@ ve , children will beg@@ in to en@@ act ad@@ ul@@ t ro@@ les as part of their g@@ ames .
A@@ n account invol@@ ving King David provi@@ des in@@ sight in this reg@@ ard .
In Psal@@ ms 3 and 5@@ 5 , David descri@@ bes how such dis@@ loy@@ al@@ ty affe@@ cted him .
“ He Will D@@ eli@@ ver the P@@ o@@ or One C@@ r@@ ying for H@@ el@@ p ”
6 J@@ on@@ a@@ than from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , those who live on after the death of a loved one still have much to contribu@@ te to others . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 11 : 7 , 8 .
What was the reason for this c@@ ris@@ is ? ​ — Jeremiah 4@@ 5 : 1 - 3 .
T@@ ake your stand against the Devil by stud@@ ying God’s Word and pra@@ ying regul@@ arly
Yes , Jehovah has in a wonderful way ans@@ wer@@ ed the prayer expres@@ sed at Psalm 4@@ 3 : 3 .
How Jesus M@@ ag@@ ni@@ fi@@ es God’s R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness , 8 / 15
By re@@ je@@ cting that d@@ are , Jesus again proved that Jehovah was the most important Per@@ son in his life .
O@@ f@@ ten , though , the no@@ ble principles em@@ be@@ d@@ ded in their co@@ des simply mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r the moral standards of the Bible .
E@@ st@@ el@@ le * was a regul@@ ar ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ go@@ er with sever@@ al children .
To@@ gether with three other members of his family , Ar@@ th@@ ur made a cho@@ ice that he has not reg@@ re@@ t@@ ted .
When on earth , Jesus wor@@ ked in a relati@@ vely small ter@@ rit@@ ory for a li@@ mit@@ ed time of three and a half years .
In fact , when Jesus himself was put under o@@ ath by the high pri@@ est , he did not ob@@ ject to it but respon@@ ded tru@@ th@@ fully to the Jewish S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in .
But Jehovah’s people stri@@ ve to do so because this helps them remain in God’s love .
The apostle Peter may have been over 50 when he moved to where the need was greater .
See page 19 .
For the first time in years , he seem@@ ed happy .
Their devo@@ tion to him was to be no m@@ ere for@@ mal@@ ity .
H@@ um@@ ility Mu@@ st P@@ la@@ y a R@@ o@@ le
And the ter@@ ri@@ ble tra@@ ge@@ dy of F@@ light 9@@ 0@@ 1 can teach us some powerful less@@ ons about our conscience .
He even went to the ter@@ rit@@ ory of the nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom of Israel , to the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous re@@ gi@@ on of Eph@@ ra@@ im , “ to bring them back to Jehovah . ”
In ad@@ dition , he was to die a sacri@@ fi@@ cial death .
V@@ ary your appro@@ ach .
Our go@@ al was to em@@ i@@ gr@@ ate ev@@ en@@ tually to S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , where my un@@ c@@ le lived .
Some of it be@@ comes bi@@ li@@ ru@@ bi@@ n , which cro@@ s@@ ses the plac@@ en@@ ta to the mother and is eli@@ min@@ ated with her body wa@@ st@@ es .
Some who have f@@ ought b@@ ra@@ vely for a long time may be gro@@ wing we@@ ary and are therefore not fi@@ gh@@ ting with the same vi@@ g@@ il@@ ance .
Th@@ ink of it ​ — Noah likely had brothers , sisters , ne@@ p@@ he@@ ws , and ni@@ e@@ ces ali@@ ve before the F@@ lood came ; yet , no one exc@@ ep@@ t his im@@ medi@@ ate family listen@@ ed to him .
A@@ mi@@ d in@@ ten@@ se anxi@@ ety , fear , and g@@ ri@@ ef , what can help you to pre@@ pare for the ro@@ ad a@@ head ?
Th@@ ough no one is without problems , the evidence over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ingly supp@@ or@@ ts the words of the psalmist : “ H@@ app@@ y is the people who@@ se God is Jehovah ! ” ​ — P@@ s .
As Bar@@ ak led his men up to M@@ ount T@@ ab@@ or , he was g@@ la@@ d to have a way to boo@@ st their courage .
The san@@ dy ro@@ a@@ ds in our neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od were always s@@ li@@ p@@ per@@ y , and in the ra@@ in@@ y se@@ as@@ on , mu@@ d@@ dy .
What is the result of such a con@@ spi@@ rac@@ y of s@@ il@@ ence ?
S@@ imp@@ ly over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing !
K@@ or@@ ah and those who si@@ ded with him must have been a@@ ware of that in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
A God of faith@@ ful@@ ness who is never un@@ just ; righteous and u@@ pri@@ ght is he . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ t . 31 : 19 ; 32 : 4 .
God has gr@@ anted man the di@@ gn@@ ity of free will .
You Ne@@ ed the Bible
For the next ten years , I gre@@ w up without my mother and gr@@ and@@ parents .
W@@ as Abraham cor@@ rec@@ t in the things he said ?
P@@ re@@ aching With B@@ ol@@ dness
And no one comes to the Father exc@@ ep@@ t through him .
“ In that case you will walk in se@@ cur@@ ity on your way , ” continu@@ es Solomon , “ and even your fo@@ o@@ t will not str@@ ike against anything . ”
Your mate will sense your le@@ v@@ el of respect ​ — or dis@@ respect — ​ by the way you listen .
“ L@@ isten , O Israel : Jehovah our God is one Jehovah . ” ​ — D@@ E@@ U@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ ON@@ O@@ M@@ Y 6 : 4 .
The text says that those mis@@ led will be “ as the s@@ and of the se@@ a . ”
All the world po@@ wers re@@ pres@@ ented in that i@@ ma@@ ge have made their appe@@ ar@@ ance .
When you cho@@ ose en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment and rec@@ re@@ ation for yourself or your family , do you allow the la@@ x consci@@ ences of others to influ@@ ence your decisions and to mo@@ ld your conscience ?
Consider an ear@@ li@@ er example , R@@ ac@@ he@@ l , Jac@@ ob@@ ’s second wife and first love .
As a result , he su@@ ffered be@@ at@@ ings , mo@@ ck@@ ings , and slave la@@ b@@ or , both in A@@ us@@ ch@@ wit@@ z and in M@@ it@@ tel@@ ba@@ u - D@@ or@@ a , in Ger@@ many .
These are for the good of the family members .
( Read Psalm 10@@ 3 : 8 , 9 . )
It had been bad in the days of his great - gr@@ and@@ father E@@ no@@ ch , another righteous man who wal@@ ked with God .
It appe@@ ars when con@@ di@@ tions are fav@@ or@@ able , but it be@@ comes more br@@ il@@ li@@ ant ​ — even be@@ coming a d@@ ou@@ ble ra@@ in@@ bo@@ w — ​ when con@@ di@@ tions are perfect .
He is the family head , and God’s Word says : “ You wi@@ ves , be in sub@@ je@@ ction to your hus@@ ban@@ ds , as it is be@@ coming in the Lord . ”
‘ Why is Father pu@@ t@@ ting blood on the do@@ or@@ way ? ’
• What will help us to remain loyal to Jehovah ?
In tra@@ ining young ones , the family head should fir@@ m@@ ly up@@ hold godly principles .
In that case , you may need to reas@@ s@@ ess your expe@@ ct@@ ations .
He also encoura@@ ged his fellow work@@ ers : “ Let us not give up in doing what is fine , for in du@@ e se@@ as@@ on we shall re@@ a@@ p if we do not ti@@ re out . ” ​ — G@@ al .
In this way , all will benefit fully from what has been done to help the read@@ er vis@@ u@@ al@@ ize the less@@ ons that are found in God’s Word .
What do we learn from God’s deal@@ ings with Abraham ?
Do you not see this as a se@@ cre@@ t to his always being spiritually ali@@ ve and ac@@ tive as well as his being a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement to many ?
A sister and her husband were res@@ cu@@ ed from that ship .
Now came Eli@@ j@@ ah’s turn .
Such prog@@ ress is comm@@ end@@ able .
He had come to A@@ th@@ ens to study at the mer@@ ch@@ ant mar@@ ine col@@ le@@ ge , and we took him with us to a conven@@ tion .
Why is it , then , that so many have the imp@@ res@@ sion that God does not answer their prayers ?
What led to God’s taking the L@@ ev@@ ites for his service ?
Th@@ ree S@@ te@@ ps to De@@ fu@@ sing an Ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent
No@@ te@@ wor@@ thy about this transl@@ ation is the ex@@ ten@@ sive use of God’s name , Jehovah , thr@@ ough@@ out the Hebrew Scriptures .
The Bible also reve@@ als that Jehovah is a God of truth .
To me , it s@@ oun@@ ded like a fai@@ ry t@@ ale .
Jehovah may well have streng@@ th@@ ened David by br@@ ing@@ ing to his mind com@@ for@@ ting thoughts .
D@@ O AL@@ L prayers go to the same place , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of who is being ad@@ d@@ ressed ?
Jehovah will continue to show us how to coun@@ t our days .
W@@ ould I have seen the point that true great@@ ness comes from serving with love as the mo@@ tive ? ’ ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 3 .
The accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment provi@@ des evidence of something that they ye@@ ar@@ n to see ​ — gro@@ w@@ th .
And how can we today keep li@@ fe@@ ’s challeng@@ es and set@@ ba@@ c@@ ks from destro@@ ying our faith ?
Consider how a bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ man might com@@ pose a letter .
; C@@ ar@@ fa@@ g@@ no , C . ; v@@ an den He@@ u@@ v@@ el , K .
To sol@@ ve the d@@ ating proble@@ m , a te@@ am of scho@@ l@@ ars under@@ took a new study .
( b ) Why are you determined to pur@@ sue the way of love ?
Jesus taught that true pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity beg@@ ins with spiritu@@ ality .
Di@@ f@@ ficul@@ t e@@ con@@ om@@ ic con@@ di@@ tions have for@@ ced many to ad@@ just their way of life .
( b ) What effect did the vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary don@@ ations for Ju@@ de@@ an believers have on Jewish and G@@ ent@@ ile Christians ?
In a sense the experi@@ ment rema@@ ins un@@ fin@@ i@@ shed , and E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe and A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a today are still working out the ri@@ dd@@ les of the worl@@ d@@ wide st@@ ate@@ c@@ ra@@ ft first con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted by the Rom@@ an people . ”
In the course of the next 20 cen@@ tu@@ ries , some 15 langu@@ ages a@@ do@@ p@@ ted the s@@ crip@@ t .
After each talk , an experienced coun@@ sel@@ or comm@@ ends the stud@@ ent on what he or she did well , bas@@ ing his com@@ ments on the te@@ x@@ t@@ book B@@ ene@@ f@@ it From The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol E@@ duc@@ ation .
This is true of them , yet they too need encourag@@ ement , compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship in the ministry , and inclu@@ sion in a bal@@ an@@ ced am@@ ount of rec@@ re@@ ation .
While some may not recogn@@ ize the value of that gift , true Christians es@@ te@@ em it as “ preci@@ ous . ”
The Bible tel@@ ls us : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart , and do not r@@ ely on your own understanding .
After the man gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely rep@@ ented , Paul instru@@ cted the congregation : “ K@@ in@@ dly for@@ give and comfort him [ and ] con@@ fir@@ m your love for him . ”
The true God is not near the wicked .
* ​ — 1 John 5 : 14 .
As a result , he did not live a life of we@@ al@@ th .
Why should a teach@@ er love his stud@@ ents ?
As I mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , the lo@@ ss of my husband left me de@@ va@@ stated .
They may also use their position to fav@@ or their friends and relati@@ ves un@@ fai@@ r@@ ly .
8 , 9 . ( a ) Why would the Ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s instru@@ ctions to his sla@@ ves have made sense to Jesus ’ listen@@ ers ?
W@@ ould she be em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed at see@@ ing the large don@@ ations made by those a@@ head of her , perhaps wonder@@ ing whether her o@@ ffering was really wor@@ th@@ while ?
From their own n@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s hist@@ ory , the members of the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in know that there are times when it is c@@ learly right to obey God rather than men .
Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k wonder@@ ed why God allow@@ ed wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness to pre@@ va@@ il .
K@@ no@@ wing the truth about God’s pur@@ pos@@ es and having a gen@@ u@@ ine hope for the future will certainly provide great comfort .
Many end@@ ure po@@ ver@@ ty .
Rather , let us follow Pet@@ er@@ ’s fur@@ ther counsel and “ consider the pati@@ ence of our Lord as sal@@ vation . ”
This inspired st@@ at@@ ement helps us to ac@@ knowledge that many humans do not deser@@ ve our confidence .
E@@ ver@@ yone .
As a result , No@@ ë@@ l accepted the truth , and to this day he rema@@ ins a faithful Witness .
Satan is descri@@ bed as having “ great anger ” during this time .
U@@ su@@ ally , God put his ide@@ a into the mind of the writ@@ er and allow@@ ed him to sel@@ e@@ ct the words he would use to expres@@ s God’s message . ​ — Read Revelation 1 : 1 ; 21 : 3 - 5 .
For ‘ who has come to know Jehovah’s mind , or who has become his coun@@ sel@@ or ? ’ ” ​ — Romans 11 : 33 , 34 .
In fact , many people today cannot find a jo@@ b , and things keep get@@ ting more ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive .
Like their father , Ad@@ am@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing had moral cap@@ ac@@ ity and could learn to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish between right and wrong .
One day our class was taken out to the school y@@ ard for the en@@ ro@@ l@@ l@@ ment cer@@ em@@ on@@ y .
No one can do it for us . ​ — Romans 14 : 12 .
For example , religious lead@@ ers taught for cen@@ tu@@ ries that their L@@ at@@ in ver@@ sions con@@ ta@@ ined the au@@ th@@ enti@@ c Bible text .
“ The Th@@ ree W@@ ise M@@ en ” ​ — Who W@@ ere They ?
Jesus is called “ the L@@ am@@ b of God , ” and he is fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely de@@ pi@@ cted as a husband .
For instance , you might enc@@ oun@@ ter se@@ v@@ ere we@@ ather , making it necess@@ ary for you to s@@ low down and pro@@ ce@@ ed with ca@@ u@@ tion .
“ My V@@ o@@ ice Is to the S@@ ons of M@@ en ”
What are some Bible examples of self - control and a l@@ ack of it ?
Because it was the se@@ at of the K@@ o@@ in@@ on of M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia .
Jesus ’ ear@@ li@@ est disciples , however , were all Jews , and they had the privilege of being the first humans sel@@ e@@ cted by God to make up the promised se@@ ed of Abraham .
Acts 4 : 1 - 4 rel@@ ates what happened : “ Now while the two were speaking to the people , the c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests and the cap@@ tain of the temple and the S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es came upon them , being an@@ no@@ yed because they were teaching the people and were pla@@ in@@ ly declar@@ ing the resurrection from the dead in the case of Jesus . ”
They still have time to respon@@ d to the Kingdom message and rep@@ ent .
At its ba@@ se are “ the sou@@ ls of those sla@@ ugh@@ tered because of the word of God and because of the witness work that they used to have . ”
How can we maintain who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted love for God’s Kingdom ?
Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first the kingdom and his righteousness , and all these other things will be ad@@ ded to you .
Mu@@ ch hard work is needed in order to support Kingdom inter@@ ests .
A false vision and div@@ in@@ ation and a valu@@ eless thing and the tri@@ c@@ kin@@ ess of their heart they are speaking prophe@@ tic@@ ally to you people . ”
In this way , we demonstr@@ ate our reli@@ ance on God .
Let us imitate J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah and his daugh@@ ter , know@@ ing that when we remain faithful , Jehovah will bl@@ ess us .
What exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent examples for famili@@ es today !
Se@@ e@@ ing that “ Jehovah was with David , ” says the Bible , “ Saul came to be an enem@@ y of David always . ”
Read the s@@ crip@@ tures rel@@ ated to it .
When the Phil@@ ist@@ ines in@@ va@@ ded the land of Israel , their n@@ ine - and - a - half - fo@@ o@@ t - t@@ all ch@@ am@@ pi@@ on , Go@@ li@@ ath , ta@@ un@@ ted the Israelites , saying in effect : ‘ P@@ u@@ t up a man to fi@@ ght me one - on - one !
A@@ n example of how Jehovah’s feelings can be h@@ ur@@ t is found in the account about the days of Noah .
I@@ ’@@ m not sure .
We long to see si@@ ck@@ ness and ag@@ ing brought to an end .
As long as they were faithful in ob@@ serving Jehovah’s requi@@ re@@ ments for worship , they were great@@ ly bless@@ ed . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 9 , 10 .
A@@ n In@@ vit@@ ation . . .
How can humans per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve some of God’s qualities ?
And it tel@@ ls us that the S@@ ource of all this in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent activ@@ ity is Jehovah God , the Creator of the uni@@ verse . ​ — Psalm 36 : 9 ; Revelation 4 : 11 .
“ I@@ N W@@ A@@ R there are no w@@ in@@ n@@ ers , ” re@@ mar@@ ked a form@@ er sol@@ di@@ er who f@@ ought in World W@@ ar I@@ I .
U@@ p@@ on fin@@ ding the lost sheep un@@ har@@ m@@ ed , the shepher@@ d would have reason to rejo@@ ice .
* He read it with interest .
I@@ mit@@ ate E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s Ex@@ am@@ ple
A bo@@ ard cons@@ is@@ ting of pi@@ c@@ to@@ gr@@ am@@ s was cre@@ ated to help J@@ a@@ ir@@ o commun@@ ic@@ ate .
Consider another tra@@ it comm@@ on in the world ​ — h@@ at@@ red .
As events turned out , when Jehovah saw the strength of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s faith , he arrang@@ ed for an ani@@ ma@@ l to sub@@ s@@ titu@@ te as a sacrifice .
We can benefit from study pro@@ je@@ cts of this kind that can be pl@@ an@@ ned for F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ en@@ ings .
Of course , he res@@ pe@@ cts the right of others to do as they wish , but he worshi@@ ps only the Creator .
For example , he said that happiness bel@@ ong@@ s to those who are hu@@ ng@@ ry and th@@ ir@@ st@@ y .
Today , Jehovah no longer s@@ ends his servants into physical bat@@ t@@ les .
E@@ arly in his re@@ ign , Solomon took st@@ ep@@ s to re@@ place the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , in use since Moses ’ day , with a ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent temple .
He reas@@ sur@@ ed them , however , saying : “ I will re@@ qu@@ est the Father and he will give you another help@@ er [ or , com@@ for@@ ter ] to be with you forever . ” — John 14 : 16 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
It is a serious matter .
I som@@ eho@@ w felt that no@@ body could t@@ ou@@ ch me and that I was a@@ bo@@ ve the law .
In what way can the “ power of ri@@ ches ” be dec@@ ep@@ tive ?
Re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation between Jehovah and sin@@ ful man is necess@@ ary .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er@@ fully consider whether you can ad@@ just your se@@ cul@@ ar work or other pur@@ su@@ its to sp@@ end more time with your children .
In 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E . , Jehovah reve@@ aled his purpose concer@@ ning the Israelites to his serv@@ ant Moses .
D@@ el@@ ph@@ ine , mentioned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , felt that her anxi@@ e@@ ties were pu@@ shing her toward over@@ dr@@ in@@ king .
P@@ or@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y can now be eas@@ ily acc@@ ess@@ ed through com@@ pu@@ ters or other ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic de@@ vi@@ ces .
How do we benefit from such man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts ?
When I do so , I look for a par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph that my son can understand , one that he can expla@@ in in his own words .
F@@ ur@@ ther , they show honor by taking into consider@@ ation the vie@@ ws and expres@@ sions of all the elders when making a decision .
For cen@@ tu@@ ries , Z@@ an@@ z@@ i@@ ba@@ r was a cen@@ ter of slave tra@@ de but was also fam@@ ous for clo@@ ves , which we could sm@@ ell every@@ where in the to@@ wn .
C@@ ould we pray mean@@ ing@@ fully in this way without first lear@@ ning what God’s name is and how it will be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied ?
Rather than ro@@ b@@ b@@ ing us of fre@@ e@@ dom , bel@@ ong@@ ing to the God we love will sur@@ ely make and keep us happy .
Jesus also gave a direc@@ t war@@ ning against gre@@ ed .
What did Bo@@ a@@ z do when he learned about Ru@@ th and Na@@ om@@ i and saw Ru@@ th@@ ’s di@@ lig@@ ence in provi@@ ding for her el@@ der@@ ly mother - in - law ?
7 , 8 . ( a ) Wh@@ ere did Abraham go at his death ?
The E@@ arly Ye@@ ars
There , in the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of K@@ j@@ ø@@ l@@ le@@ f@@ j@@ ord , they pre@@ ached al@@ ong@@ side other brothers and sisters who had also come to that is@@ ol@@ ated re@@ gi@@ on to share in the preaching work .
How d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous such a h@@ in@@ dr@@ ance could be !
A good relationship with God dep@@ ended on faith in Jesus Christ follow@@ ed by baptism . ​ — Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 ; Acts 2 : 38 , 4@@ 1 .
Jose@@ p@@ h’s respon@@ se to P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife shows that his thinking was at@@ tu@@ ned to God’s thinking on the matter of mor@@ als and that his conscience was gu@@ i@@ ded by godly principles .
What evidence is there that the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy is f@@ ill@@ ing that ro@@ le ?
I was sh@@ ac@@ k@@ led and bl@@ in@@ d@@ fol@@ ded and along with sever@@ al others thro@@ wn on@@ to the back of a tru@@ ck .
The three th@@ ous@@ and Jews and pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes who listen@@ ed to Pet@@ er@@ ’s spe@@ e@@ ch at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st lik@@ e@@ wise got baptized without d@@ el@@ a@@ y .
Thus we avoid b@@ low@@ ing our tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es out of prop@@ or@@ tion , only to inc@@ re@@ ase the sense of pres@@ sure . ​ — Matthew 6 : 25 - 34 .
C@@ are@@ ful study of his ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents pro@@ ves bey@@ ond doubt the sur@@ en@@ ess and power of the resurrection hope .
In the first century , God still vie@@ wed war as a leg@@ iti@@ mate way to av@@ enge his servants and bring an end to vari@@ ous form@@ s of op@@ pres@@ sion and wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
( 4 ) R@@ omo , R .
Jesus also knew , however , that Satan had his e@@ ye on the apostles .
M@@ em@@ or@@ ize .
What less@@ on can we learn from what happened to Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at and Juda@@ h ?
The pro@@ secu@@ t@@ or@@ ’s cro@@ ss - exam@@ in@@ ation continued for sever@@ al days .
That was true in the first century , and it is even more so today .
Re@@ ading the Bible and ap@@ pl@@ ying what it teach@@ es will bring you rich blessings .
No doubt , many faithful people of Bible times form@@ ed men@@ tal pi@@ c@@ tures of things God had promised .
How is di@@ gn@@ ity displa@@ yed in our worship of Jehovah ?
Jesus , though , re@@ je@@ cted that kind of thinking .
In fact , even today , much help is still needed in the congregations .
She must have found uni@@ que joy in listen@@ ing to Jesus , the great@@ est of human teach@@ ers , who took such com@@ mon@@ place ob@@ je@@ cts and s@@ cen@@ es and dre@@ w from them the most pro@@ found of less@@ ons !
31 One A@@ ct of Christian K@@ in@@ dness
Because of their i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ r@@ ous course , Israel and Juda@@ h deser@@ ve “ bal@@ dness , ” or sh@@ ame .
; C@@ ur@@ ry , P .
Matthew said that “ the Devil took ” Jesus to Jerusalem and “ st@@ ati@@ oned him on the bat@@ t@@ le@@ ment of the temple , ” that is , the “ high@@ est point ” of the temple .
How can we remain ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast in our loy@@ al@@ ty to our marriage mate and to Jehovah ?
Although his family sever@@ ely op@@ posed him , he dedic@@ ated his life to Jehovah and served him faith@@ fully until his death .
Let us refle@@ ct on what this ex@@ change reve@@ als .
In@@ c@@ lu@@ ded among these bel@@ ong@@ ings are the fac@@ il@@ ities at the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses , at branch of@@ fic@@ es in vari@@ ous lands , and at As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ alls and Kingdom H@@ alls worl@@ d@@ wide .
• With whom will I dr@@ ink ?
Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ arding the heart c@@ alls for more than avo@@ i@@ ding d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous situ@@ ations .
So a cou@@ ple in the congregation took this g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing cou@@ ple into their home and car@@ ed for them for sever@@ al we@@ ek@@ s .
As told by Lu@@ is A@@ li@@ f@@ onso
The em@@ bal@@ m@@ ing of Jac@@ o@@ b was not me@@ ant as a pre@@ ce@@ d@@ ent for the nation of Israel or for the Christian congregation .
Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us and his hous@@ eho@@ ld were baptized .
When we find someone who is rec@@ ep@@ tive , we should give a good witness but we should not over@@ stay our wel@@ come .
As he loo@@ ked at their fac@@ es , he felt war@@ m affe@@ ction for these har@@ d@@ working shepher@@ ds , some of whom were old en@@ ough to be his father .
This is the great@@ est and first comman@@ d@@ ment . ” ​ — Matthew 22 : 37 , 38 .
Why is this sla@@ very re@@ war@@ ding ?
F@@ in@@ ally , after 13 years , we deci@@ ded to se@@ par@@ ate and later to div@@ or@@ ce .
D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to God ​ — “ Wh@@ ich Com@@ man@@ d@@ ment Is Fir@@ st of All ? ”
There was har@@ mony and a good spirit . ’
He fol@@ lo@@ ws her home “ like a bul@@ l that comes even to the sla@@ ugh@@ ter ” and “ just as a bir@@ d ha@@ st@@ ens into the tra@@ p . ”
Jehovah is clean , pu@@ re , and se@@ par@@ ate from all sin@@ ful@@ ness .
W@@ ho@@ le - sou@@ led worship br@@ ings blessings of another s@@ ort .
Yet , with what ze@@ al men have s@@ ought go@@ ld , with its ar@@ ti@@ fi@@ cial and ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ary value !
What a privilege to have Jehovah speak to us in our own language ! ”
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y R@@ U@@ S@@ S@@ EL@@ L KU@@ R@@ Z@@ E@@ N
In that way , you will buil@@ d a re@@ serve of divine expres@@ sions that Jehovah’s spirit can help you rec@@ all when you need them . ​ — Mark 13 : 11 ; read John 14 : 26 .
In fact , he had ear@@ li@@ er g@@ one to K@@ ö@@ ni@@ g@@ s@@ ber@@ g to es@@ cap@@ e fac@@ ing tri@@ al for pro@@ pa@@ g@@ ating his religious beli@@ ef@@ s .
Although crow@@ ds came to John , he was not that Le@@ ad@@ er .
Indeed , “ by him we have life and move and ex@@ ist . ”
What ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments did one young cou@@ ple make , and with what resul@@ ts ?
No@@ te that with this cou@@ ple it is not as if ei@@ ther needed to ob@@ tain a div@@ or@@ ce but is being pre@@ ven@@ ted from get@@ ting one .
It was H@@ il@@ da !
Th@@ in@@ king about his ag@@ on@@ iz@@ ing death that is only four days away , Jesus continu@@ es : “ Now my soul is tr@@ oub@@ led , and what shall I say ?
How beau@@ ti@@ fully Davi@@ d’s s@@ ong por@@ tra@@ ys Jehovah as the true God , wor@@ thy of our imp@@ lic@@ it trust !
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , the f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ation with par@@ adise is powerful .
If you have privile@@ ges in the congregation , perhaps with a me@@ asure of prom@@ in@@ ence , will you stri@@ ve to maintain a hum@@ ble view of yourself ?
He says : “ I am Jehovah . That is my name . ”
As@@ k yourself : ‘ Do I give clear evidence of being one who does not hold g@@ ru@@ d@@ ges ?
Although po@@ or themselves , Christians in M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia were very gener@@ ous .
Why is it wor@@ th@@ while to make the effort to help she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike ones return to the Christian fo@@ ld ?
Even in this tr@@ oub@@ led world , you can gain happiness from acc@@ ur@@ ate Bible knowledge of God , his Kingdom , and his wonderful purpose for mankind .
Jehovah does not beg@@ ru@@ dge their rep@@ ent@@ ance .
• When Saul , who later became the apostle Paul , learned of the p@@ lo@@ t by the Jews in D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us to do away with him , the brothers put him in a bas@@ ke@@ t and low@@ ered him through an op@@ ening in the city w@@ all by night , and he es@@ cap@@ ed . ​ — Acts 9 : 22 - 25 .
“ Because we come from S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land , ” we rep@@ ly .
Consider the experience of T@@ aku@@ ya , * who was tr@@ ying to over@@ come the un@@ clean ha@@ bi@@ ts of w@@ atch@@ ing por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y and practic@@ ing mas@@ tur@@ b@@ ation .
His th@@ ir@@ d refer@@ ence foc@@ uses on the faith Abraham displa@@ yed when he obedi@@ ently pre@@ pared to offer up his son Isa@@ a@@ c as a sacrifice .
One af@@ ter@@ no@@ on in 194@@ 1 , when I was 15 , an el@@ der@@ ly man and his wife came to our home .
You were my first cont@@ act with Jehovah’s Witnesses . ”
For instance , he was indi@@ gn@@ ant when the apostles James and John s@@ ch@@ em@@ ed to gain prom@@ in@@ ent positi@@ ons al@@ ong@@ side Jesus in the Kingdom of God .
The next talk was given by G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ or W@@ all@@ ace Li@@ ver@@ ance , who@@ se the@@ me was based on Proverbs 4 : 7 .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , at Romans 12 : 2 , we find the ad@@ vice of Paul : “ Pro@@ ve to y@@ ourselves the good and accep@@ table and perfect will of God . ”
On the other hand , when the person making the sacrifice had a good standing with Jehovah and the o@@ ffering was without de@@ fect , the gi@@ ver could rejo@@ ice with satis@@ fac@@ tion . ​ — Read 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 29 : 9 .
Ch@@ ar@@ les C@@ oun@@ ty F@@ am@@ ily Ar@@ ena , 200@@ 2 Ar@@ ena P@@ k@@ w@@ y .
Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers
B@@ less@@ ings a@@ wa@@ it all who he@@ ed Jesus ’ counsel given by direction of God’s holy spirit .
For example , the prophet Daniel was told to wr@@ ite down a message for the future .
F@@ ur@@ ther , Jehovah has brought out of the nations “ a great crow@@ d ” of “ other sheep , ” Christians with an earthly hope , to support the anointed sons in their am@@ bas@@ sa@@ d@@ ori@@ al work .
They keep re@@ tur@@ ning at ev@@ ening time ; they keep ba@@ r@@ king like a do@@ g and go all around the city .
How did he cop@@ e ?
“ Gi@@ ve U@@ s M@@ ore Fa@@ ith ”
By the M@@ id@@ d@@ le A@@ ges , its har@@ b@@ or had been s@@ il@@ ted up and a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned .
Who make up the se@@ ed of the woman , and what will that se@@ ed do ?
Yet , E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s prophecy is of encourag@@ ement to us , for ung@@ o@@ dly people of our day will soon be destro@@ yed by God’s holy my@@ ri@@ a@@ ds .
While some read well , the truth is that the va@@ st ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of the de@@ a@@ f stru@@ gg@@ le with reading .
Sh@@ ining the light of God’s Word on the heart of those we teach is an expres@@ sion of loving - kindness .
“ Re@@ jo@@ ice with people who rejo@@ ice . ”
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , they are the words that had just been mentioned , nam@@ ely : “ You must love Jehovah your God with all your heart and all your soul and all your vital for@@ ce . ”
But is that the only war@@ ning we find in Solom@@ on@@ ’s life ?
Ex@@ pla@@ in how Jehovah emp@@ ow@@ ered other Israel@@ ite men to lead his people .
“ We are be@@ coming the mis@@ sion field . ”
W@@ i@@ th@@ out the mo@@ is@@ ture that de@@ w provi@@ des , pl@@ ants become d@@ ry and die .
12 : 4@@ 2 .
This article dra@@ ws attention to spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c blessings enjo@@ yed by those who dedic@@ ate themselves to God and get baptized .
How are some ca@@ ught ali@@ ve by the Devil ?
T@@ I@@ M@@ E@@ S S@@ Q@@ U@@ A@@ R@@ E , M@@ AN@@ H@@ AT@@ T@@ A@@ N , N@@ E@@ W Y@@ O@@ R@@ K C@@ I@@ T@@ Y
What happened when one young Christian tri@@ ed to give her best both to the world and to Jehovah , and what ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment did she make ?
What could ha@@ p@@ pen if we ign@@ ored God’s remin@@ ders , so what should we do ?
They have no pa@@ id cl@@ er@@ gy .
Con@@ cer@@ ning her yet to be conc@@ ei@@ ved child ​ — Samuel — ​ H@@ ann@@ ah made the v@@ ow : “ I will give him to Jehovah all the days of his life , and no ra@@ z@@ or will come upon his head . ”
In every instance , Jesus was refer@@ ring to the time during the great tri@@ bul@@ ation when he will come to car@@ ry out the judg@@ ing work and then the des@@ tru@@ ction of this world system of things .
And they have buil@@ t the high plac@@ es of T@@ op@@ he@@ th , which is in the v@@ al@@ le@@ y of the son of H@@ in@@ no@@ m , in order to bur@@ n their sons and their daugh@@ ters in the fi@@ re , a thing that I had not comman@@ ded and that had not come up into my heart . ” ​ — Jeremiah 7 : 30 , 31 .
Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity and col@@ le@@ ge cam@@ pu@@ ses are no@@ t@@ ori@@ ous for bad be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or ​ — d@@ ru@@ g and al@@ co@@ ho@@ l a@@ bu@@ se , im@@ mor@@ ality , c@@ he@@ ating , ha@@ z@@ ing , and the l@@ ist go@@ es on .
De@@ ad@@ li@@ er qu@@ ak@@ es strong en@@ ough to le@@ v@@ el buil@@ ding@@ s have occ@@ ur@@ red about once a year .
( b ) What do the se@@ ed and the so@@ il in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation re@@ present ?
If we are to prog@@ ress to Christian matu@@ r@@ ity , we must learn to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish right from wrong and then make decisions that refle@@ ct our own con@@ vi@@ ctions , not those of someone el@@ se .
A@@ m@@ ong the people who had to fle@@ e were 4@@ 6 Witnesses of Jehovah , but they were not left on their own .
With this simp@@ le yet pro@@ found qu@@ o@@ tation from the Hebrew Scriptures , the apostle Paul remin@@ ded children of the responsi@@ bility they have toward their parents .
H@@ app@@ y Are the M@@ er@@ ci@@ ful
As the two bo@@ ys gre@@ w up , Adam likely tra@@ ined them in work that had to be done to provide for the family .
Di@@ d we Com@@ mun@@ ists not believe that all people are e@@ qu@@ al ?
The Bible por@@ tra@@ ys it as real , giving spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ s about its lo@@ c@@ ation .
I )
The repor@@ t says of Jehovah’s Witnesses : “ This for@@ bi@@ d@@ den se@@ ct car@@ ries on en@@ er@@ ge@@ tic activ@@ ity in the enti@@ re land , ho@@ l@@ ding il@@ leg@@ al meetings and post@@ ing le@@ af@@ le@@ ts be@@ aring such s@@ lo@@ g@@ ans as ‘ Per@@ secu@@ ting God’s Witnesses is a cri@@ me ’ and ‘ Jehovah will p@@ un@@ ish persecu@@ t@@ ors with et@@ er@@ n@@ al des@@ tru@@ ction . ’ ”
( b ) How did Jesus use a ‘ how much more so ’ l@@ ine of reason@@ ing when respon@@ ding to his disciples ’ re@@ qu@@ est to teach them how to pray ?
Sh@@ ould anyone think that such c@@ ru@@ el tre@@ at@@ ment of Jesus ’ followers happened only in the past , he would be s@@ or@@ ely mis@@ taken .
The new mo@@ ther’s time and attention may be foc@@ used on car@@ ing for her child .
As he vie@@ wed the dam@@ age around him , he real@@ ized that a mas@@ sive t@@ ree that had sto@@ od for de@@ ca@@ des near his fr@@ on@@ t g@@ ate was g@@ one .
On@@ ce ac@@ ro@@ ss , the Israelites pur@@ su@@ ed the enem@@ ies sou@@ th@@ ward to Su@@ cc@@ o@@ th and Pen@@ u@@ el , near the J@@ ab@@ bo@@ k , then up h@@ ill@@ s to Jo@@ g@@ be@@ ha@@ h ( close to mo@@ der@@ n A@@ m@@ man , J@@ or@@ d@@ an ) .
With what go@@ al in mind ?
As for me , I h@@ ated the ide@@ a of speaking inc@@ or@@ rec@@ tly , so I spoke Fr@@ en@@ ch only when ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely necess@@ ary .
Christ reve@@ aled some of his most tend@@ er feelings when his de@@ ar friend La@@ z@@ ar@@ us died .
A second way that those of the other sheep class can help Christ’s brothers is by fin@@ an@@ cially supp@@ or@@ ting the preaching work .
That poin@@ ts to one possible meaning to Solom@@ on@@ ’s men@@ tion of “ a la@@ dy , even l@@ adi@@ es . ”
I@@ T I@@ S not un@@ u@@ su@@ al to care about what others think of us .
What is more , efforts to seek the help of the dead are wor@@ se than in@@ effe@@ ctive ; they are ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous , as they viol@@ ate God’s law and put us at ris@@ k of demon@@ ic influ@@ ence .
What happened to Jehovah’s people in the 4@@ 5 years following the close of World W@@ ar I@@ I ?
Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ist : Mis@@ si@@ one Ar@@ c@@ he@@ olo@@ gi@@ c@@ a I@@ tal@@ i@@ ana a E@@ b@@ la - Un@@ i@@ vers@@ it@@ à de@@ gl@@ i S@@ tudi di Rom@@ a ‘ L@@ a Sa@@ pi@@ enza ’
W@@ H@@ A@@ T does it mean to be a witness ?
David speak@@ s from a heart filled with gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de and faith ​ — gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de in rec@@ all@@ ing the past and faith in loo@@ king to the future .
“ How long have you been married ? ”
This can eas@@ ily ha@@ p@@ pen .
9 , 10 . ( a ) Why may we need to be pati@@ ent in the new world ?
What , though , if circumstances in your life made it difficult , even pa@@ in@@ ful , for you to continue to com@@ p@@ ly with Jehovah’s la@@ ws and principles ?
Eli@@ as H@@ ut@@ ter was born in 1@@ 5@@ 5@@ 3 in G@@ ö@@ r@@ lit@@ z , a small to@@ wn close to Ger@@ many@@ ’s present - day bor@@ der with P@@ ol@@ and and the C@@ ze@@ ch Re@@ public .
“ B@@ less@@ ed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ , the Father of tend@@ er mer@@ ci@@ es and the God of all comfort . ” ​ — 2 C@@ O@@ R .
As a result , Jehovah was able to use Moses in the most privile@@ ged of ro@@ les to accom@@ pl@@ ish His pur@@ pos@@ es .
His feelings toward them are descri@@ bed at Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 25 : “ Christ also loved the congregation and deli@@ vered up himself for it . ”
Consider these two pos@@ si@@ bil@@ ities .
S@@ et appro@@ pri@@ ate pri@@ or@@ ities , have real@@ is@@ tic expe@@ ct@@ ations , da@@ ily make ro@@ om for some qui@@ et time , enjoy God’s cre@@ ation , keep a sense of hum@@ or , and get regul@@ ar exerc@@ ise and en@@ ough s@@ le@@ ep . ​ — w@@ 1@@ 6@@ .@@ 12 , p@@ p .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines in S@@ pan@@ ish from one of his pati@@ ents .
What was the attitude of the slave class following 1914 , and what is it today ?
S@@ A@@ U@@ L and his 3@@ ,000 sol@@ di@@ ers were loo@@ king for David in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness of Juda@@ h to k@@ ill him .
Yes , har@@ s@@ h spe@@ e@@ ch may leave emo@@ tional sc@@ ars that l@@ ing@@ er long after the dis@@ pu@@ te has ended .
22 , 23 . ( a ) What “ w@@ o@@ ven work , ” or “ en@@ vel@@ op@@ ment , ” will be re@@ moved , and how ?
Da@@ ily associ@@ ation with a wonderful Bethel family is a great blessing .
Rather , for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess is a well - thought - out personal cho@@ ice that refle@@ cts a loving com@@ mit@@ ment to peace and to building or main@@ tain@@ ing a good relationship with the other person .
With no son in the family to receive the land , would the fam@@ il@@ y’s land be h@@ an@@ ded to relati@@ ves and the daugh@@ ters be left without a family in@@ her@@ it@@ ance ?
These sheep ​ — Christian men , women , and children — ​ would need to be spiritually f@@ ed and pro@@ per@@ ly shepher@@ ded .
No@@ tic@@ ing her fav@@ or@@ able respon@@ se , he as@@ sur@@ ed her : “ When you return to your ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn , one of our mission@@ aries will call on you and teach you the Bible . ”
God does not for@@ get those who once served him .
The first article shows how young ones can be gu@@ i@@ ded by the ad@@ vice found in God’s Word , the Bible .
After all , the apostles ​ — the origin@@ al members of the gover@@ ning body — ​ could provide v@@ isi@@ ble pro@@ of of heavenly ba@@ c@@ king .
* Their real go@@ al was to esta@@ bl@@ ish a godly commun@@ ity where they and their des@@ c@@ end@@ ants could pro@@ sp@@ er materi@@ ally without having to com@@ promise the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s standards .
In this reg@@ ard , the apostle Paul wrote : “ [ God’s ] inv@@ isi@@ ble qualities are c@@ learly seen from the worl@@ d’s cre@@ ation on@@ ward , because they are per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved by the things made , even his et@@ er@@ n@@ al power and Go@@ d@@ ship . ”
Ri@@ v@@ al@@ ry is not condu@@ ci@@ ve to co@@ op@@ er@@ ation when it comes to arrang@@ ing for meeting times and such necess@@ ities as cle@@ an@@ ing or r@@ en@@ o@@ v@@ ating .
Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m W@@ i@@ es@@ ba@@ den
For those who do , there is the pro@@ spe@@ ct of re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation with God as they rep@@ ent of their sin@@ s , turn around , and do his will .
The Gre@@ at@@ est Ex@@ am@@ ple of H@@ um@@ ility
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , one day it will come to an end .
“ God is love , ” and his la@@ ws and comman@@ d@@ ments s@@ pr@@ ing from his love for his cre@@ atu@@ res .
The Bible is a truly uni@@ que gift from God .
Their hope is a heavenly one .
What did Jesus teach regarding prayer ?
God also gu@@ i@@ ded the apostle Paul and his compan@@ i@@ ons to a ri@@ ver out@@ side the city of Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i .
This is where educ@@ ation comes in .
Consider just some of the reas@@ ons why the answer is y@@ es .
A con@@ vers@@ ation that Jesus had with a Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an woman reve@@ als God’s view of worship at sac@@ red plac@@ es or sh@@ r@@ ines .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , they were we@@ aring san@@ d@@ als .
• What things about yourself should you inclu@@ de in prayer ?
( a ) With what attitude do Christian elders “ shepher@@ d the flo@@ ck ” ?
Still , Isa@@ ac@@ ’s experience served as an illustr@@ ation of the resurrection , as Paul explained : “ From there he [ Abraham ] did receive him [ Isa@@ a@@ c ] also in an illustr@@ ative way . ”
Hence , keep your eyes foc@@ used on this wonderful pri@@ ze !
J@@ on : I su@@ p@@ pose so .
As a loving Father , he wanted to shi@@ eld me from the dam@@ age that por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y ca@@ uses .
8@@ 7@@ 8@@ ,@@ 3@@ 0@@ 3
On one occasi@@ on , when El@@ isha was p@@ low@@ ing a field , the prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah appro@@ ached him and th@@ re@@ w his own of@@ fi@@ cial gar@@ ment upon him .
Des@@ pite being away from their home and the cen@@ ter of God’s worship , they were determined to keep un@@ spo@@ t@@ ted from the world .
We do not have to end@@ ure al@@ one .
E@@ s@@ sen@@ ti@@ al to building a chil@@ d’s mind and body are le@@ is@@ ure time and bal@@ an@@ ced , who@@ les@@ ome rec@@ re@@ ation .
She began au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pione@@ ering on a regul@@ ar bas@@ is im@@ medi@@ ately after her baptism , and as soon as her circumstances allow@@ ed for it , she became a regul@@ ar pioneer .
S@@ il@@ vi@@ a was trans@@ fer@@ red by tra@@ in to another cam@@ p , and on the way there , the tra@@ in pas@@ sed through H@@ ol@@ b@@ æ@@ k !
C@@ O@@ R@@ N@@ W@@ AL@@ L , ON@@ T . ( Fr@@ en@@ ch only ) , E@@ d L@@ um@@ le@@ y Ar@@ ena , Cor@@ n@@ w@@ all C@@ i@@ vi@@ c Com@@ ple@@ x , 1@@ 00 W@@ ater S@@ t . E .
What is the con@@ dition of the dead ? ’
When asked what qualities contribu@@ te to their happy marriage , S@@ id said : “ Lo@@ ve is the ma@@ in qu@@ ality that we@@ ’@@ ve always wor@@ ked on .
A S@@ ound B@@ as@@ is for Con@@ fid@@ ence
Then he took me with him to New O@@ r@@ le@@ ans , about 2@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 3@@ 00 k@@ m ] away , and showed me some ni@@ ce ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ments a@@ bo@@ ve a Kingdom H@@ all .
When that time came , Jesus began rul@@ ing as King .
The help that parents and others can provide is important .
; Su@@ á@@ re@@ z , M .
26 Ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts and a C@@ ro@@ wn Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard You
They were rich because of their faith and integrity to God .
What cle@@ ans@@ ing took place between 1914 and early 19@@ 19 ?
On the other hand , think of how much we can help others when we encoura@@ ge them .
Mar@@ gar@@ ita , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , also learned that Jehovah provi@@ des practic@@ al help through the Christian congregation .
Consider two more examples .
In 198@@ 0 , I jo@@ ined a kun@@ g fu c@@ lu@@ b in B@@ ei@@ ru@@ t .
Yet , Jesus saw something good in Sa@@ ul@@ ’s heart and cho@@ se him to fulf@@ ill a special com@@ mis@@ sion .
La@@ ba@@ n in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed what would become a b@@ one of con@@ ten@@ tion over the next 20 years .
During the th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years of human hist@@ ory , man@@ ’s at@@ temp@@ ts to satis@@ fy his spiritual need have led him down many pa@@ th@@ ways .
What con@@ vi@@ ction did Paul expres@@ s when before Rom@@ an Go@@ ver@@ nor F@@ eli@@ x ?
As a result of this , there is great ani@@ mo@@ s@@ ity among vari@@ ous e@@ th@@ ni@@ c grou@@ ps .
In what way was the apostle John to remain until Jesus came ?
Jo@@ shua , who experienced that deli@@ ver@@ ance , encoura@@ ged his fellow Israelites to have faith in all of God’s promises .
The Israelites inc@@ ur@@ red vari@@ ous form@@ s of un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness from which they had to pu@@ ri@@ fy themselves by ba@@ thing their bo@@ dies and wa@@ shing their clo@@ th@@ es . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 11 : 28 ; 14 : 1 - 9 ; 15 : 1 - 31 ; De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 23 : 10 , 11 .
Many will ro@@ ve about , and the true knowledge will become a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant . ” ​ — Daniel 12 : 4 .
How can you help buil@@ d con@@ vi@@ ction in your children so that they are per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed to believe , as Timothy was ?
( Com@@ pare Mark 12 : 4@@ 3 , 4@@ 4 . )
How can res@@ ent@@ ment af@@ fect a marriage ?
How el@@ se could he help the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans , and what less@@ ons can we learn about help@@ ing others ?
How fo@@ ol@@ ish that would be , since “ all things are n@@ ak@@ ed and op@@ en@@ ly ex@@ posed to the eyes ” of Jehovah ! ​ — Hebrews 4 : 13 .
My son Ti@@ b@@ or , J@@ r . , ( at age 4 ) whom I had to leave be@@ h@@ ind
( b ) How can parents follow Davi@@ d’s good example ?
May 23 - 29 , 20@@ 11
How has “ true knowledge ” become a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant ?
No@@ te that water is used both in cle@@ ans@@ ing the cla@@ y of imp@@ ur@@ ities and in giving it the right cons@@ is@@ ten@@ cy and p@@ li@@ an@@ cy for it to be made into a v@@ es@@ sel , even a deli@@ c@@ ate one .
Pe@@ ople who are sh@@ own honor feel valu@@ ed , ch@@ eri@@ shed , di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied .
; L@@ ei@@ gh@@ t@@ on , S .
As a spirit cre@@ ature , he cannot car@@ ry out his att@@ ack direc@@ tly , but he will use human ag@@ en@@ ci@@ es to do his de@@ e@@ ds .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we can enjoy life on this beau@@ ti@@ ful g@@ lo@@ be .
One reason is that they live in a world full of h@@ at@@ red , war , and suffering .
He says : “ Wh@@ ere are our daugh@@ ters ? ”
The Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule .
Paul was de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely inter@@ ested in re@@ aching as many people as possible in C@@ y@@ pr@@ us .
By making the best of their situation and even see@@ king to imp@@ ro@@ ve it , they up@@ hold Jehovah’s righteous way of rul@@ ing .
The material u@@ su@@ ally do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t re@@ ach my heart . ”
T@@ ak@@ ing in this knowledge , in@@ deed , can lead to everlasting life . ​ — John 17 : 3 .
; S@@ il@@ v@@ es@@ tr@@ i , P .
The brothers then reas@@ oned with him from the Scriptures and explained Revelation 21 : 4 .
In@@ se@@ cts used in pre@@ par@@ ing the d@@ ye
So by continu@@ ing to ad@@ d to our ac@@ ts of obedi@@ ence , we maintain our integrity . ​ — Luke 16 : 10 .
That is not a matter of being fe@@ ar@@ ful ; it is the course of wisdom .
Yet , what would be pro@@ duc@@ ed without the f@@ ar@@ mer@@ ’s hard work ?
The shepher@@ d did not say : ‘ Wh@@ at@@ ’s one sheep when I still have 9@@ 9 ?
6@@ 5@@ ,@@ 2@@ 4@@ 5
Does that not su@@ gg@@ est that some ma@@ j@@ or chang@@ es for the better must occ@@ ur ?
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of the me@@ th@@ od or me@@ tho@@ ds you would like to use , ple@@ ase first cont@@ act the branch of@@ fice that ser@@ ves your country to see which me@@ tho@@ ds are a@@ vail@@ able in the country .
In the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , we began an an@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is of much of Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s prophe@@ tic message , star@@ ting with the first chap@@ ter of his book .
He de@@ pi@@ cted them as “ ten men out of all the langu@@ ages of the nations ” who , sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic@@ ally speaking , would take hold of the ro@@ be of spiritual Israel , saying : “ We want to go with you , for we have heard that God is with you people . ” ​ — Z@@ e@@ ch .
As they pro@@ be deep and far , even into real@@ ms that are inv@@ isi@@ ble and un@@ t@@ ou@@ cha@@ ble , some s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists feel that if the God of the Bible ex@@ ists , they should be able to find him .
What a great change for the better all of this has been for Z@@ ion !
In some c@@ as@@ es , the elders may arr@@ ange for experienced Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers to conduct a personal Bible study with in@@ ac@@ tive ones who expres@@ s a desire to be given ass@@ ist@@ ance .
The way the ver@@ ses a@@ bo@@ ve are wor@@ ded shows that Jehovah is appe@@ al@@ ing to our heart .
I was than@@ k@@ ful to see that while God has good reason to per@@ mit wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness now , he also promises to eli@@ min@@ ate it soon . ”
We for@@ give by par@@ don@@ ing someone who has off@@ ended us and by let@@ ting go of our res@@ ent@@ ment toward him .
Yes , Jehovah vie@@ wed the heavenly organization of faithful spirit cre@@ atu@@ res as a bel@@ o@@ ved wife b@@ on@@ ded with him as H@@ us@@ band .
I@@ magine , then , how he must feel when others draw wrong conclu@@ sions about him !
What comfort can we der@@ i@@ ve from the prayers of H@@ ann@@ ah and J@@ on@@ ah ?
E@@ ach of us can do much good if we displa@@ y a for@@ giving spirit when others off@@ end us .
( b ) What advan@@ ta@@ ges do un@@ married Christians have ?
Ha@@ ving no ar@@ ms , I can fully emp@@ a@@ th@@ ize with those who have li@@ mit@@ ations .
Rather than being s@@ car@@ ed out of to@@ wn , we felt even more determined to stay and help hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones .
So when Satan took Jesus to the temple , it is possible that he ac@@ tually wanted Jesus to ris@@ k his life by ju@@ mp@@ ing off the temple .
What Is the Con@@ dition of the De@@ ad ?
F@@ ur@@ ni@@ ture was in@@ la@@ id with go@@ ld , la@@ p@@ is la@@ z@@ ul@@ i , and i@@ v@@ ory .
And he is coming soon !
Because com@@ b h@@ one@@ y is s@@ we@@ et@@ er and more f@@ la@@ v@@ or@@ ful than h@@ one@@ y that has been ex@@ posed to a@@ ir .
O@@ r someone may have h@@ ur@@ t you in the past , and you find it hard to for@@ get .
* The feel@@ ing of is@@ ol@@ ation may inc@@ re@@ ase as the years go by and marriage pro@@ spe@@ cts become more li@@ mit@@ ed .
The “ bre@@ ad from heaven ” ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely became dist@@ a@@ ste@@ ful and rep@@ ul@@ sive to them . ​ — Psalm 10@@ 5 : 40 .
Jo@@ b@@ ’s loy@@ al@@ ty with@@ sto@@ od the t@@ est .
Such an out@@ come is imp@@ os@@ sible ! ​ — Psalm 37 : 28 , 29 .
Bro@@ ther M@@ or@@ r@@ is en@@ tered the pioneer service in 19@@ 7@@ 1 in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
What a dist@@ or@@ ted sense of self - import@@ ance !
His k@@ ing@@ ship will then bring about earth - wide peace and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity .
The tr@@ ou@@ ble that “ brought o@@ str@@ ac@@ ism ” upon Jac@@ o@@ b started because Din@@ ah made friends with people who did not love Jehovah .
On a clear , mo@@ on@@ less night , I took my comple@@ ted tel@@ es@@ cop@@ e out@@ side for the first time and foc@@ used it on the st@@ ars and on the pl@@ an@@ e@@ ts of our sol@@ ar system .
V@@ olu@@ nt@@ ary don@@ ations of money may also be sent direc@@ tly to W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a , A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion T@@ re@@ a@@ sur@@ er@@ ’s O@@ f@@ fice , 25 C@@ o@@ lum@@ bia H@@ ei@@ gh@@ ts , Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k 1@@ 1@@ 20@@ 1 - 2@@ 4@@ 8@@ 3 , or to the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses that ser@@ ves your country .
God’s Word as@@ sures us that bil@@ li@@ ons who have died will live again
Rather than en@@ ter@@ tain such imp@@ ro@@ per desi@@ res , let us be quic@@ k to dis@@ mis@@ s them from our mind and heart .
S@@ y@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic Con@@ cer@@ n for U@@ s
One wa@@ re@@ house man@@ ag@@ er com@@ pla@@ ined : “ If the wh@@ ite man is to remain in this country , the Af@@ ri@@ can must not dis@@ co@@ ver how his c@@ he@@ a@@ p la@@ b@@ or is being ex@@ p@@ lo@@ ited . ”
A@@ G@@ A@@ I@@ N and again in the Go@@ spe@@ l rec@@ ord , we find Jesus in a sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e .
We cannot i@@ magine the fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve being indi@@ ffer@@ ent ; his life dep@@ ended on his re@@ aching that city as soon as possible and rema@@ ining there !
That thought should help each of us to feel good about our ro@@ le in the local congregation and about being part of the congregation of God’s people earth wide .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of what others do , however , the Bible stan@@ d@@ ard is that we are “ to conduct ourselves hon@@ es@@ tly in all things . ”
If you were to vis@@ it Ang@@ ela , how would you encoura@@ ge this “ ti@@ red soul ” ?
But if we cho@@ ose a wrong course , we will have to face the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
I soon found out .
Today , true Christians lik@@ e@@ wise need to avoid po@@ pul@@ arly accepted cu@@ st@@ om@@ s based on false religious ide@@ as that viol@@ ate Christian principles .
What is God’s great@@ est gift to mankind , and what is one way to show appreciation for it ?
Indeed , such study should draw all in the family clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah and to one another .
Pet@@ er@@ s@@ bur@@ g
Of course , wh@@ atever is in a stud@@ ent@@ ’s heart will so@@ on@@ er or later be reve@@ aled in his be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or , as E@@ ri@@ c@@ ’s example illustr@@ ates .
I@@ S@@ A@@ A@@ C
I never went back to g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing .
At that point , I was ready to go ! ”
Jesus ’ illustr@@ ations took many form@@ s , including examples , com@@ par@@ is@@ ons , simil@@ es , and me@@ ta@@ p@@ hor@@ s .
That being the case , let us consider what import@@ ance should be given to the tra@@ ining of others .
Jesus ’ course s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ates a respon@@ se in us .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in an h@@ our , the young man@@ ’s mother re@@ turned the sto@@ le@@ n ra@@ di@@ o .
Jehovah in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ated the Law covenant with the nation of Israel .
F@@ e@@ ar of Jehovah kept David from str@@ ik@@ ing King Saul
Yet , they had something in comm@@ on .
Dis@@ cer@@ ning that A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s needed some help , A@@ qu@@ ila and P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la “ ex@@ p@@ oun@@ ded the way of God more cor@@ rec@@ tly to him . ”
Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ving no@@ ne , I began foc@@ using on s@@ por@@ ts .
What , though , about our day ?
In a similar way , if you were to learn that God has fore@@ told events with a perfect r@@ ate of succ@@ ess , you would sur@@ ely be inter@@ ested in what he fore@@ tel@@ ls about your future .
Peter made ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments , per@@ c@@ ei@@ ving that it was God’s will that people of all nations become part of the Christian congregation .
Jehovah’s sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent deal@@ ings with them show just how gener@@ ous he is .
When Sam@@ son later went back to take the woman home , “ he turned asi@@ de to look at the car@@ c@@ ass of the li@@ on , and there there was a s@@ war@@ m of be@@ es in the li@@ on@@ ’s cor@@ p@@ se , and h@@ one@@ y . ”
A@@ n exam@@ in@@ ation of Jesus ’ mirac@@ les would be in@@ complete were it to be li@@ mit@@ ed to lo@@ gi@@ cal ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents about their au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ity .
A man@@ ed young li@@ on can be qu@@ ite fi@@ er@@ ce , and a bi@@ g s@@ n@@ ake can be a rep@@ t@@ ile of great si@@ ze .
They are to s@@ pl@@ as@@ h some of the blood of a m@@ ale lam@@ b upon the two do@@ or@@ post@@ s and the u@@ pp@@ er part of the do@@ or@@ way of their hous@@ es and to stay in@@ do@@ ors .
You may find it help@@ ful to have a no@@ te@@ book or some pa@@ per h@@ an@@ dy when you read the Bible .
Then I began the la@@ b@@ ori@@ ous t@@ ask of gr@@ in@@ ding it by hand to make it into a con@@ ca@@ ve mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r .
In princi@@ ple , the expres@@ sion “ false st@@ ori@@ es ” can apply to any religious li@@ e or my@@ th that could turn us “ away from the truth . ”
After they sin@@ ned , humans were no longer part of God’s uni@@ vers@@ al family , but Jehovah’s purpose was not th@@ war@@ ted .
“ The people car@@ ri@@ ed their f@@ l@@ our d@@ ough before it was le@@ av@@ ened , ” expla@@ ins Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 12 : 34 , “ with their k@@ ne@@ ading tr@@ ough@@ s w@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed up in their man@@ t@@ les upon their sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der . ”
We gra@@ du@@ ated on J@@ anu@@ ary 22 , 194@@ 5 .
If we fai@@ l to control our thinking in such situ@@ ations , we could become un@@ happy and feel en@@ vi@@ ous of others .
I also pla@@ yed the c@@ lar@@ in@@ et in religious pro@@ c@@ essi@@ ons .
▪ “ E@@ ach one is tri@@ ed by being dra@@ wn out and en@@ tic@@ ed by his own desire .
That night , Li@@ ene sp@@ ent three h@@ our@@ s ans@@ wer@@ ing my questions about the Bible .
What is one way to show that we love the truth ?
• Why do Jehovah’s people need more than nor@@ ma@@ l power ?
It would be un@@ wise and un@@ fa@@ ir to leave Jehovah and his people just because someone makes a mis@@ take
Even in an@@ ti@@ qu@@ ity , this p@@ al@@ ace was consider@@ ed one of the mar@@ vel@@ s of the world .
Al@@ so , on i@@ con@@ s “ per@@ spe@@ ctive is back to fr@@ on@@ t ” ​ — the pi@@ c@@ ture does not get n@@ ar@@ ro@@ wer as it go@@ es into the dist@@ ance .
Mo@@ st of them are not mentioned any@@ where el@@ se in the Scriptures , and few had special privile@@ ges .
They wanted their life to have more meaning than a large ban@@ k account could give .
Of course , most of us have neigh@@ b@@ ors living close by .
Thus the holy spirit served as a teach@@ er , giving valu@@ able as@@ sur@@ ance of divine direction .
The Bible c@@ learly says that Jesus ra@@ ised dead people to life .
I really enjo@@ yed this work .
When Paul me@@ t with the Eph@@ es@@ i@@ an elders at M@@ ile@@ tu@@ s , he remin@@ ded them that he had not held back from teaching them “ public@@ ly and from house to house . ”
U@@ S@@ U@@ AL@@ L@@ Y , these har@@ dy tre@@ es are not as ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic as their low@@ land c@@ ous@@ ins .
Still , those back home may help those in the full - time ministry by being ready to provide care if ag@@ ing parents need ass@@ ist@@ ance .
Even the bir@@ ds have to sear@@ ch for food for themselves and their young .
W@@ ould they be able to keep up their spiritual r@@ out@@ ine as they stru@@ gg@@ le to re@@ esta@@ bl@@ ish themselves , perhaps in a more a@@ ff@@ lu@@ ent country or in one that provi@@ des more opportun@@ ities for material advan@@ c@@ ement ? ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 9 .
By as@@ king such questions as : Does my heart get su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient spiritual food through regul@@ ar personal study and meeting attend@@ ance ?
Jehovah does not always pre@@ v@@ ent this from happ@@ ening .
Tru@@ ly , in our case Jehovah has su@@ per@@ a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly ful@@ filled his promise found at Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 10 .
It is important that we be pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers and not ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant , qu@@ ar@@ rel@@ some , or ri@@ o@@ t@@ ous .
The psalmist san@@ g : “ Jehovah is gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous and mer@@ ci@@ ful , s@@ low to anger and great in loving - kindness .
It took time and prayer for me to get ri@@ d of all my good - lu@@ ck char@@ ms and tal@@ is@@ man@@ s .
• What should be done to pur@@ sue peace when we have been wr@@ ong@@ ed ?
AL@@ B@@ E@@ R@@ T was a happ@@ ily married man with two deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful children .
How do cre@@ atu@@ res in the “ w@@ at@@ er@@ y deep@@ s ” praise Jehovah ?
Ex@@ p@@ lo@@ sion : U@@ .@@ S .
Jehovah sel@@ e@@ cted A@@ ar@@ on to serve as Israel@@ ’s high pri@@ est , and his sons were to serve as pri@@ ests in be@@ half of the nation .
It could take ten months for a s@@ kil@@ led person to make just one cop@@ y of the Bible !
That is why Jehovah al@@ er@@ ts us to those d@@ ang@@ ers and off@@ ers prote@@ ction to all who op@@ pose Satan and the dem@@ ons . ​ — James 4 : 7 .
Jesus mentioned this divine pro@@ vision when he taught his followers to pray : “ Our Father in the heavens , . . . let your kingdom come .
After Jehovah had given instru@@ ctions on how to set up the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , “ Moses did according to all that Jehovah had comman@@ ded him . He did just so . ” ​ — E@@ x .
After a travel@@ er cro@@ s@@ ses sever@@ al time z@@ ones by a@@ ir@@ pl@@ ane , it may take days for his body to re@@ set these clo@@ c@@ ks .
The resurrection of Jesus is not simply a matter of cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity or de@@ b@@ ate .
Tru@@ e , it may not always be eas@@ y to obey your parents , but God says that you should .
Al@@ leg@@ ations also inclu@@ ded man@@ ip@@ ul@@ ating the educ@@ ation system so as to ‘ turn G@@ ent@@ il@@ es into un@@ thinking be@@ ast@@ s , ’ and even con@@ stru@@ cting under@@ gr@@ ound ra@@ il@@ ways to jo@@ in cap@@ it@@ al c@@ ities so that the Jewish elders could ‘ qu@@ ell any op@@ pos@@ ers by b@@ low@@ ing them s@@ k@@ y - high . ’
F@@ E@@ R@@ N@@ AN@@ D@@ O * was n@@ er@@ v@@ ous .
In that way , you will continue to experience the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of what Paul states regarding those who@@ se prayers are ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ The peace of God that exc@@ els all thought will gu@@ ard your hearts and your men@@ tal po@@ wers . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 .
“ B@@ r@@ ace up your min@@ ds for activ@@ ity , ” said the apostle Peter , “ keep your sen@@ ses comple@@ t@@ ely . ”
What lead@@ er , for example , has proved himself so wise and powerful that he can er@@ adi@@ c@@ ate cri@@ me and war ?
A regul@@ ar st@@ re@@ am of Bible liter@@ ature thus flo@@ ws to milli@@ ons of people in the cen@@ tr@@ al part of Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
However , the ol@@ des@@ t Bible boo@@ ks go back to the days of Moses and Jo@@ shua , a th@@ ous@@ and years before the time of the S@@ op@@ her@@ im .
Today , 1@@ 36 years later , over 5@@ 0@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 co@@ pi@@ es of each is@@ sue of The Watchtower are being pr@@ inted and dist@@ ribu@@ ted . It is beau@@ ti@@ fully illustr@@ ated in full col@@ or and is a@@ vail@@ able in more than 2@@ 00 langu@@ ages .
In a letter to C . T . Rus@@ sel@@ l , one person wrote : “ That first vis@@ it to your D@@ r@@ ama was the tur@@ ning - point of my life ; or , I should say , the tur@@ ning - point in my knowledge of the Bible . ”
What if the way your sp@@ ouse h@@ and@@ les that responsi@@ bility lea@@ ves you feel@@ ing ign@@ ored or ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted ?
( Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 3 , 4 . )
And how can pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s v@@ ol@@ iti@@ on be chang@@ ed ?
( Read Proverbs 4 : 23 ; James 1 : 14 , 15 . )
A house that had bel@@ ong@@ ed to a So@@ c@@ in@@ i@@ an minis@@ ter
But what if you en@@ tered into a marriage arrang@@ ement un@@ wis@@ ely ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , new@@ ly appointed overse@@ ers should not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to seek ad@@ vice from older and more experienced elders , especially if the matter to be car@@ ed for is a difficult one .
He saw that Jehovah’s Witnesses want to help ever@@ yone .
In God’s du@@ e time , “ in the mi@@ d@@ st of the years , ” may he bring his mirac@@ ul@@ ous power into action . And at that time , may he remember to show mer@@ cy to those who love him !
Sa@@ id Job : “ Li@@ fe and loving - kindness [ “ loyal love , ” f@@ t@@ n . ] you [ Jehovah ] have wor@@ ked with me ; and your own care has gu@@ ar@@ ded my spirit . ”
Th@@ ink of your friend as still being the same person and having the same qualities that made you feel dra@@ wn to him in the first place .
In your prayers , foc@@ us on tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es you may have to sh@@ r@@ ink back , gro@@ w we@@ ary , or d@@ ri@@ ft away from God’s service and how you can avoid doing that . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 11 , 13 , 14 , 18 .
They were rich , re@@ war@@ ding years , full of encourag@@ ing experi@@ ences .
V@@ er@@ y soon now , all those who prof@@ ane God’s holy name will be destro@@ yed .
In our day , anointed Christians and their dedic@@ ated associ@@ ates displa@@ y similar courage under tri@@ al ​ — and the “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer ” is always on their side . ​ — Read Psalm 6@@ 5 : 2 ; 1@@ 18 : 6 .
To ‘ take away the fo@@ res@@ k@@ in of their heart ’ me@@ ant get@@ ting ri@@ d of what made their heart un@@ responsi@@ ve ​ — their thinking , affe@@ ctions , or mo@@ ti@@ ves that were in con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with God’s . ​ — Acts 7 : 5@@ 1 .
One very important remin@@ der is found at Hebrews 13 : 1 .
I arrang@@ ed with a ship cap@@ tain to work on bo@@ ard his ship as com@@ p@@ en@@ s@@ ation for pas@@ sage to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
Jehovah cre@@ ated humans with the desire to live forever .
He was ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely disa@@ p@@ pointed when I took up the ministry full - time and did not r@@ ely on the so - called se@@ cur@@ ity provided by se@@ cul@@ ar p@@ en@@ sion pl@@ ans .
Yes , the ransom is so mar@@ vel@@ ous that we are in@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble of fully descri@@ b@@ ing it .
Who la@@ id its cor@@ n@@ er@@ st@@ one , when the mor@@ ning st@@ ars jo@@ y@@ fully cri@@ ed out together , and all the sons of God began sh@@ ou@@ ting in ap@@ pla@@ use ? ”
Since 1914 , the different par@@ ts of Jesus ’ si@@ gn have been coming true .
To whom was he pra@@ ying if not to a Per@@ s@@ on@@ age su@@ peri@@ or to him ?
But if we have been wa@@ iting for many years for the end to come , we may beg@@ in to won@@ der , ‘ Why should we keep expe@@ cting the end to come soon ? ’
Solomon no@@ ted that prop@@ er words can be powerful like o@@ x@@ go@@ a@@ ds in giving direction in life .
They believe that God is ba@@ c@@ king their work and that fun@@ ds will be a@@ vail@@ able for pro@@ je@@ cts that have his blessing .
It means that God coun@@ ts the death of the enti@@ re group of his loyal ones too co@@ st@@ ly for him to let it take place . ​ — See Psalm 7@@ 2 : 14 ; 1@@ 16 : 8 .
Your doing so will reas@@ sure them that you heard what they said .
A@@ no@@ ther example of valu@@ eless words is found among the religious lead@@ ers of Chris@@ tend@@ om .
B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a
Is da@@ ily Bible reading your cu@@ sto@@ m ?
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , through Moses and A@@ ar@@ on , Jehovah declar@@ ed to the nation of Israel : “ I am Jehovah your God ; and you must san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy y@@ ourselves and you must prove y@@ ourselves holy , because I am holy . ” — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 11 : 4@@ 4 .
How will Jehovah help you by means of his holy spirit , and what is your determin@@ ation in this reg@@ ard ?
Ther@@ efore , the most important thing you can do for a ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved person is to listen ​ — without inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ting . ”
What par@@ all@@ els are there between the two fulfill@@ ments of Jesus ’ prophecy about the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ?
Chris@@ tend@@ om did not bring peace even to E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , much less to the world .
When my bri@@ ef vis@@ it came to an end , I left them some Bi@@ bl@@ es and Bible liter@@ ature .
He has turned his right hand back from before the enem@@ y ; and in Jac@@ o@@ b he keep@@ s bur@@ ning like a f@@ lam@@ ing fi@@ re that has de@@ v@@ our@@ ed all around . ”
The Bible counsel we have received has helped us to direc@@ t our st@@ ep@@ s pro@@ per@@ ly so as to continue pleas@@ ing Jehovah God .
In the matter of succ@@ ess , what is your res@@ ol@@ ve ?
When the ar@@ k of the covenant , re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting Jehovah’s pres@@ ence , arri@@ ved at Jerusalem , David arrang@@ ed for some of the L@@ ev@@ ites “ to call to re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance and to than@@ k and praise Jehovah . ”
As has been no@@ ted , there was also pl@@ ent@@ y of w@@ ine .
Consider Jesus Christ , our pri@@ m@@ ary example .
They too must prove that they share Jehovah’s view of sac@@ red things .
Just think of their desire to serve Jehovah , their well - pre@@ pared com@@ ments , their prog@@ ress in over@@ coming st@@ age fri@@ ght in order to deli@@ ver tal@@ ks or to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in meeting par@@ ts , their ze@@ al in preaching and teaching , and their at@@ temp@@ ts to high@@ light Kingdom inter@@ ests and spiritual go@@ als .
A difficult t@@ ask does not get e@@ asi@@ er by pu@@ t@@ ting it off .
I also associ@@ ate with the Ch@@ in@@ ese congregation that me@@ e@@ ts in L@@ ond@@ on , yet here things have chang@@ ed .
Now if m@@ ere men can fo@@ ol us with their pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda , what might Satan be able to do ?
F@@ ri@@ e@@ d@@ rich N@@ i@@ et@@ z@@ sc@@ he , 19@@ th - century ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her , nam@@ ed one of his works The An@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t .
The fre@@ e@@ dom that is associ@@ ated with the spirit of Jehovah , however , is more than li@@ ber@@ ation from physical sla@@ very .
Ab@@ out faithful Job , the Devil said to God : “ Ha@@ ve you not put up a prote@@ ctive he@@ dge around him and his house and everything he has ? . . .
What this young man experienced is not un@@ u@@ su@@ al .
That “ heart ” ref@@ ers to a person@@ ’s enti@@ re in@@ ner self , en@@ com@@ pas@@ sing his desi@@ res , thoughts , dis@@ position , attitu@@ des , and go@@ als .
Their parents are ju@@ st@@ ly pr@@ ou@@ d of them , and Jehovah says that they make his heart rejo@@ ice .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing sur@@ g@@ er@@ y , she felt good and was op@@ ti@@ mis@@ tic about the future .
For example , God ca@@ used Noah to become the buil@@ der of the ar@@ k , Be@@ z@@ al@@ el to become an ex@@ per@@ t c@@ ra@@ f@@ t@@ s@@ man , G@@ ide@@ on to be a great war@@ ri@@ or , and Paul to be a mission@@ ary
Like Paul , you can imp@@ ar@@ t a “ spiritual gift ” by sh@@ aring a Scriptural thought , even from a sing@@ le verse .
L@@ it@@ tle by little , though , I under@@ sto@@ od why the cl@@ er@@ gy - la@@ ity arrang@@ ement was un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural and why God did not appro@@ ve when the cl@@ er@@ gy bless@@ ed the war effort .
The great@@ est indic@@ ation of man@@ kin@@ d’s po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al value in Jehovah’s eyes is the pro@@ vision of the ransom .
For example , he promised Abraham that his des@@ c@@ end@@ ants would live in the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
Although se@@ par@@ ation may bring some peace , the Christian mate is not free to re@@ mar@@ ry according to the Bible .
In the in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction , its com@@ mit@@ te@@ e of dedic@@ ated transl@@ at@@ ors wrote : “ The fore@@ most fe@@ ature of this transl@@ ation is the rest@@ or@@ ation of the divine name to its righ@@ t@@ ful place in the Eng@@ l@@ ish text .
Since Jehovah used Ad@@ am@@ ’s own ri@@ b as a ba@@ se for cre@@ ating her , Adam and E@@ ve were clo@@ s@@ er than any present - day husband and wife .
Jehovah has ‘ fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed the work of our hands ’
M@@ ake vis@@ iting you a pleas@@ ant experience for others .
For example , at the Kingdom H@@ all in D@@ ala , a Witness cou@@ ple took in 20 dist@@ ra@@ ught neigh@@ b@@ ors who had f@@ led there for sa@@ f@@ ety .
Satan and his dem@@ ons will be thro@@ wn into the same “ l@@ ake of fi@@ re and sul@@ p@@ hu@@ r ” as the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast and the false prophet in that they too will be destro@@ yed forever .
* In those tur@@ bul@@ ent times , G@@ l@@ ü@@ ck lost the man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts of his new L@@ at@@ vi@@ an Bible and of his Rus@@ si@@ an transl@@ ation .
Jehovah S@@ ho@@ ws U@@ s How to C@@ ount Our Da@@ ys , 11 / 15
Ca@@ in ign@@ ored God’s war@@ ning .
We can tra@@ in our per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers by ap@@ pl@@ ying what we learn from God’s Word .
“ V@@ an@@ ity and a Bi@@ g C@@ al@@ am@@ ity ”
And it would bring disa@@ str@@ ous con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
What , then , is his name ?
Instead , they have faith in Jehovah God’s ability to provide .
But the me@@ ek ones themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will in@@ deed find their ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace . ”
This school would give cou@@ ples fur@@ ther tra@@ ining so that they can be more u@@ se@@ ful to Jehovah’s organization .
S@@ ad@@ ly , apost@@ ates succ@@ e@@ ed in “ sub@@ ver@@ ting the faith of some . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 2 : 18 .
I enjoy sp@@ en@@ ding time with the young people in the congregation
“ What fur@@ ther imp@@ ressed us were the su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions they came up with as accep@@ table al@@ ter@@ n@@ ati@@ ves to this activ@@ ity .
This is par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly help@@ ful if you are a beg@@ in@@ ner .
He Who F@@ in@@ ds a Go@@ od W@@ i@@ fe . . .
They listen@@ ed to me with great com@@ pas@@ sion , and when they were lea@@ ving , I felt so much better that I ag@@ re@@ ed to another vis@@ it . ”
be vie@@ wed as help provided by means of fellow believers ?
Paul remin@@ ded the Hebrew Christians that they should encoura@@ ge one another to show love and to do good for one another .
He thus showed what kind of man he was ​ — a man of emp@@ a@@ thy . ​ — Mark 5 : 25 - 34 .
Some v@@ il@@ la@@ ges can be re@@ ached only by small bo@@ ats .
A little gi@@ r@@ l@@ ’s f@@ an@@ ci@@ ful ide@@ as about where cl@@ ou@@ ds come from may be just a small mis@@ understanding .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Saul may have been affe@@ cted by close cont@@ act with Jews who h@@ ated Jesus and op@@ posed his teachings .
Since we are imper@@ fect , it can be a chall@@ enge to pro@@ du@@ ce spiritual fru@@ it@@ age , avoid the works of the flesh , and res@@ ist the pres@@ sure exer@@ ted by Satan’s world .
5@@ th century : A@@ no@@ ther bi@@ sh@@ op of R@@ ome , Le@@ o I , uses Matthew 16 : 18 to af@@ fir@@ m his pri@@ ma@@ cy over other bi@@ sh@@ op@@ s
Although she speak@@ s and wal@@ ks with difficul@@ ty , she fin@@ ds joy in the Christian ministry .
H@@ en@@ ry lived in an is@@ ol@@ ated are@@ a .
Wh@@ ere possible , local Witnesses also help with the con@@ stru@@ ction work .
Tru@@ e Bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od in A@@ ction
God’s name has real meaning for his people , and this is why the New World Bible Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e inclu@@ ded God’s name in this transl@@ ation .
Pro@@ vi@@ de P@@ rac@@ tic@@ al H@@ el@@ p
Many true Christians have experienced fir@@ s@@ th@@ and what those words mean .
He then refer@@ red to God as his share .
Many who form@@ er@@ ly displa@@ yed such ani@@ mal@@ is@@ tic qualities have chang@@ ed for the better .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , as “ the R@@ o@@ ck of times in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , ” he can be tru@@ sted “ for all times . ”
Be@@ ing righteous is different from being self - righteous or “ righteous over@@ much . ”
Com@@ par@@ ab@@ ly , in the family there are u@@ su@@ ally two who share in m@@ ol@@ ding the children .
What Will P@@ re@@ serve Our Li@@ ves ?
His mother , Je@@ di@@ da@@ h , is m@@ our@@ ning .
Sh@@ ould that de@@ ter Christians from preaching ?
By our obedi@@ ence to him , we show that we love him and appreci@@ ate all that he has done for us .
In both word and deed , Jesus per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly refle@@ cted the glory of Jehovah .
At one time , the pris@@ on author@@ ities allow@@ ed the Witness pris@@ on@@ ers to have only a li@@ mit@@ ed am@@ ount of Bible liter@@ ature publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
As a result , he destro@@ yed Mo@@ ther’s Bible liter@@ ature on a number of occasi@@ ons , but he never t@@ ou@@ ched her Bible .
Solomon could have asked for more we@@ al@@ th , power , or a longer life .
We need to look deep@@ er .
Do I eng@@ age in the ministry even when my parents do not ?
R@@ em@@ ember , the fin@@ al responsi@@ bility lies with you as the one d@@ ele@@ g@@ ating . ​ — Luke 12 : 4@@ 8 .
W@@ ell , moved with p@@ ity , Jesus appro@@ ached a man who had been si@@ ck longer than Jesus had been ali@@ ve on earth . ​ — Read John 5 : 5 - 9 .
Since the Bible is from our heavenly Father , you will benefit the most if you have the attitude of a child who is ready to learn from a loving par@@ ent .
For example , in 19@@ 31 this small group of Christians went on public rec@@ ord that they were more than just Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents .
Jesus , on the other hand , had a beg@@ in@@ ning .
During the time I was ab@@ sent from P@@ o@@ d@@ ho@@ m , a congregation was form@@ ed in the are@@ a .
As des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Adam , we are all “ d@@ ying , ” un@@ able to es@@ cap@@ e the st@@ ings of si@@ ck@@ ness and death or to re@@ conc@@ ile ourselves to God and be free of gu@@ il@@ t before him .
Par@@ ents who want their children to have high moral standards must first show that they themselves are living according to such standards .
Some 4@@ ,000 years later , Jesus Christ re@@ pe@@ ated this mar@@ it@@ al stan@@ d@@ ard for all of his followers .
The Ju@@ ly 1 , 194@@ 5 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower encoura@@ ged “ all worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah who seek et@@ er@@ n@@ al life in his new world of righteousness to respect the san@@ ct@@ ity of blood and to con@@ form themselves to God’s righteous rul@@ ings concer@@ ning this vital matter . ”
Christian faith continu@@ es to rep@@ ly : Th@@ an@@ ks to the resurrection of the Sa@@ vi@@ or , one day we shall all jo@@ in hands and our eyes shall see happiness . ”
W@@ ell , the inspired pro@@ ver@@ b says : “ He that is wal@@ king with wise pers@@ ons will become wise , but he that is having deal@@ ings with the stu@@ pi@@ d ones will f@@ are ba@@ dly . ”
Ka@@ re@@ n : I@@ t’s what we read about Jesus ’ baptism .
The prophe@@ ci@@ es sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding Jesus ’ bir@@ th as@@ sure those who have God’s go@@ o@@ d@@ will that they can enjoy gen@@ u@@ ine peace forever .
Yes , we can imitate God and bro@@ ad@@ en the re@@ ach of our kindness bey@@ ond those rel@@ ated to us .
You see , the d@@ ry se@@ as@@ on in ancient Israel was qu@@ ite long , lasting up to si@@ x months .
The Christians who had he@@ e@@ ded Jesus ’ war@@ ning es@@ cap@@ ed that ter@@ ri@@ ble cal@@ am@@ ity . ​ — Luke 19 : 4@@ 1 - 4@@ 4 .
in The Watchtower of May 1 , 200@@ 8 .
Jesus pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed that , on the contr@@ ary , Peter would den@@ y his Ma@@ ster three times that very night before a co@@ ck crow@@ ed t@@ wi@@ ce .
Fa@@ ith comes from lear@@ ning about Jehovah , regul@@ arly commun@@ ic@@ ating with him in prayer , and dis@@ cer@@ ning how he prote@@ cts and bless@@ es us . ​ — Jo@@ shua 23 : 14 ; Luke 17 : 5 ; Romans 10 : 17 .
What is our attitude toward Christ Jesus , and why ?
Then , real@@ iz@@ ing that there is no es@@ cap@@ e from des@@ tru@@ ction , they will we@@ ep in des@@ per@@ ation and ‘ gn@@ as@@ h their te@@ et@@ h ’ in anger .
What did all of this mean ?
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H is a true refu@@ ge for his people .
You might ask yourself : ‘ Ha@@ ve my pri@@ or@@ ities chang@@ ed ?
You always have to prove what you can do , and that makes me si@@ ck . ”
6@@ 18 / 6@@ 17 ․ ․ ․ ․
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , Jesus may direc@@ t us in ex@@ pan@@ ding our ministry but only if we are mo@@ ving ​ — if we are pu@@ t@@ ting for@@ th effort to re@@ ach our go@@ al .
The rec@@ ord of his past deal@@ ings gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es this .
Our est@@ ate became main@@ ly Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant .
The ide@@ a is that our en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , our personal we@@ ak@@ nesses , and our associ@@ ations can all exer@@ t a powerful influ@@ ence on us .
Acc@@ ording to A@@ n Ex@@ pos@@ it@@ ory Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent Wor@@ ds , by W . E . V@@ ine , to follow means to be a compan@@ ion ​ — “ one going in the same way . ”
A F@@ it@@ ting Com@@ par@@ is@@ on
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , “ you yourself said it ” was a comm@@ on Jewish idi@@ om af@@ fir@@ m@@ ing that a st@@ at@@ ement was true .
Not even an o@@ ce@@ ano@@ gra@@ p@@ her could give a complete answer !
His pain became so un@@ be@@ ar@@ able that he felt that death would be a reli@@ ef . — Job 1 : 13 - 20 ; 2 : 7 , 8 .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , someone who ke@@ en@@ ly valu@@ es spiritual or religious inter@@ ests is called spiritually - min@@ ded .
( b ) What joy do all Christian parents stri@@ ve for ?
To@@ o l@@ ate they will real@@ ize that no one can stand against Jehovah .
For example , F@@ l@@ or@@ ence N@@ igh@@ t@@ ing@@ ale , a 19@@ th - century Eng@@ li@@ sh@@ woman , devo@@ ted her life to the cause of provi@@ ding clean , com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate n@@ ur@@ sing care for the si@@ ck .
One of these has been F@@ l@@ ori@@ ano@@ ’s health problems , which began sh@@ ort@@ ly before our marriage .
Like Jesus , do you some@@ times face direc@@ t challeng@@ es to your faith ?
Fa@@ ith in God made it pla@@ in to Abraham that the he@@ ir to Jehovah’s promises could not mar@@ ry a false worshi@@ per of the land of Cana@@ an .
In many plac@@ es , Jehovah’s Witnesses end@@ ure difficult tri@@ als of faith , but we are happy that in our school we enjoy peace , to which all of you contribu@@ te .
C@@ learly , the mother who wrote that letter felt dist@@ ressed and hel@@ pl@@ ess .
We also read all is@@ su@@ es of The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , God’s holy spirit helped to direc@@ t early Christians to fru@@ it@@ ful ter@@ rit@@ ory in the ministry .
You can be helped to avoid ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness by consider@@ ing some Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts of ha@@ ugh@@ ty ones .
( See “ Does the Bible T@@ each Re@@ inc@@ ar@@ nation ? ”
On@@ ce I was pra@@ ising commun@@ ism and soci@@ al@@ ism , which my father then ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ated .
T@@ w@@ o years later she col@@ la@@ p@@ sed in public .
On one expe@@ dition , we vis@@ ited a group of inter@@ ested ones in T@@ al@@ idi@@ g , a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge about 30 mil@@ es [ 50 k@@ m ] nor@@ th of M@@ ad@@ an@@ g .
After some time , I re@@ turned home to vis@@ it my family .
Now we come to the ke@@ y question : Why did “ the Ju@@ dge of all the earth ” sub@@ ject mankind to this pa@@ in@@ ful , fru@@ str@@ ating ex@@ ist@@ ence ?
In time , he became a fellow Christian .
In his st@@ at@@ ement found at Romans 12 : 18 , Paul go@@ es bey@@ ond the need to be pe@@ ace@@ able within the family cir@@ c@@ le and in the congregation .
What really coun@@ ts is that the sur@@ ge@@ on@@ ’s friend kno@@ ws the sur@@ ge@@ on@@ ’s person@@ ality as well as what he lik@@ es and what he dis@@ lik@@ es .
A go@@ at was sacrific@@ ed for Israel@@ ’s n@@ on@@ pri@@ es@@ tly tri@@ bes .
25 : 6 - 8 .
H@@ um@@ ble elders do not view themselves as su@@ peri@@ or to fellow believers .
As Paul ob@@ served the members of that cour@@ t , he no@@ ted that some were S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es and others were P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es .
However , we today are privile@@ ged to worship in a far gr@@ an@@ der spiritual temple arrang@@ ement , where our Lord Jesus Christ is inst@@ al@@ led as H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est .
However , we benefit from his lead@@ er@@ ship only when we accept it .
What wise counsel has been provided about see@@ king a mate ?
I pas@@ sed the Un@@ ited St@@ ates cu@@ st@@ om@@ s of@@ fice at T@@ ok and got a ri@@ de for about 30 mil@@ es [ 50 k@@ m ] .
P@@ at@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s pray@@ ed about a vari@@ ety of matters , and they were fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly heard by Jehovah .
• Why is accep@@ ting a marriage pro@@ pos@@ al so serious ?
C@@ at@@ al@@ o@@ g@@ ing : The W@@ rit@@ ing Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves col@@ le@@ ction is made up of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of it@@ em@@ s , some more than a century old .
So while your son is young , har@@ ness that desire .
In fact , from 19@@ 12 on@@ ward , the faithful slave class has provided more than one h@@ un@@ d@@ red different public@@ ations in B@@ ra@@ il@@ le .
Thus , we have good reason to follow Davi@@ d’s inspired counsel by doing our ut@@ most to serve Jehovah with a complete heart .
From time to time , we may have wrong desi@@ res and feelings , or we may find it hard to control a we@@ ak@@ ness in our person@@ ality .
W@@ om@@ an’s S@@ ins F@@ or@@ given , 8 / 15
For example , at 2 Samuel 16 : 10 , we find David st@@ op@@ p@@ ing A@@ bi@@ sh@@ a@@ i from k@@ ill@@ ing S@@ hi@@ me@@ i by saying : “ What do I have to do with you men , you sons of Z@@ er@@ u@@ iah ?
In ancient Israel “ many had to become pri@@ ests in succ@@ es@@ sion because of being pre@@ ven@@ ted by death from continu@@ ing as such . ”
M@@ other died on J@@ anu@@ ary 31 , 194@@ 2 , three we@@ ek@@ s after a sa@@ va@@ ge be@@ ating .
If our conscience at times acc@@ uses us and s@@ oun@@ ds war@@ n@@ ings , we should be gr@@ ate@@ ful that it is working pro@@ per@@ ly .
Some have at times can@@ c@@ el@@ ed a pre@@ vi@@ ous invit@@ ation in order to accept a seem@@ ingly better one .
Still , such gener@@ ous giving was not jud@@ ged by the am@@ ount given .
How should we view discipl@@ ine ?
That situation ca@@ used a great de@@ al of pain , and much time pas@@ sed before An@@ na could comple@@ t@@ ely rec@@ ti@@ fy the mis@@ understanding .
Re@@ call that Jehovah took time to reason with Abraham .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying such counsel helps us to avoid “ g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing God’s holy spirit ” by ac@@ ting contr@@ ary to its le@@ adi@@ ng@@ s .
“ He has always ex@@ is@@ ted . ”
Jehovah’s Witnesses will be g@@ la@@ d to help you .
Such examples show how much tr@@ ou@@ ble the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch of Con@@ stan@@ t@@ in@@ ople could cause and how b@@ ol@@ dly he could res@@ ist the emp@@ er@@ or .
D@@ r . Mu@@ ir@@ head “ res@@ or@@ ted to a little - used me@@ th@@ od of pu@@ mp@@ ing sal@@ ine so@@ lu@@ tion into the pati@@ ent to keep his blood pres@@ sure up , ” repor@@ ts M@@ ac@@ le@@ an’s .
But because of divine blessing , matters have turned out o@@ ther@@ wise .
What should godly devo@@ tion move us to do ?
N@@ is@@ an 16
However , his feelings were real .
Th@@ an@@ k you so much for being a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement to me .
When she went to get him some water , Eli@@ j@@ ah ad@@ ded : “ P@@ le@@ ase , bring me a pi@@ e@@ ce of bre@@ ad . ”
These very same people had seen Jehovah bring mi@@ gh@@ ty Egy@@ pt ​ — the world power of the day — ​ to its k@@ ne@@ es by ten des@@ tru@@ ctive pla@@ gu@@ es and an a@@ we - inspi@@ ring mirac@@ le at the R@@ ed Se@@ a .
B@@ ack in those days , S@@ ou@@ th - W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a f@@ ell under the ju@@ ris@@ di@@ ction of the ap@@ ar@@ the@@ id govern@@ ment of S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
De@@ ath , where is your sting ? ”
In the Par@@ adise new world , Jehovah’s loving so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y will be expres@@ sed toward mankind by means of the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom .
What a@@ wa@@ its us ?
How could those is@@ su@@ es be res@@ ol@@ ved ?
The prophet Jeremiah loved Scriptural truth .
That was a sol@@ it@@ ary fi@@ gu@@ re who sto@@ od up for his faith under persecu@@ tion .
30 : 6 - 9 .
The is@@ su@@ es thus invol@@ ve you in a prof@@ oun@@ dly personal way .
In@@ cre@@ ase your knowledge of Jehovah and his pur@@ pos@@ es .
Jehovah had com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned Jesus to preach the good news , and Jesus deli@@ gh@@ ted to do so because he loved his heavenly Father .
Ne@@ ws of gro@@ w@@ th and ex@@ pan@@ sion earth wide f@@ ill@@ s us with joy , mo@@ ves us to greater activ@@ ity , and as@@ sures us of Jehovah’s blessing .
15 A T@@ ra@@ it That Can P@@ o@@ is@@ on Our M@@ in@@ ds ​ — En@@ v@@ y
Sh@@ are your thoughts with them .
Th@@ ink about this : Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at is the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion .
Di@@ d E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us consider himself a Christian ?
M@@ ore than 4@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 co@@ pi@@ es of this ver@@ sion have been dist@@ ribu@@ ted in I@@ tal@@ y al@@ one .
He is well descri@@ bed as the One “ who made the heaven and the earth and the se@@ a and all the things in them . ”
How did Jesus learn obedi@@ ence , and with what benefit ?
What were these false st@@ ori@@ es ?
What more can we learn from the counsel he gave ?
One of the gu@@ ar@@ ds who saw Ti@@ bor@@ ’s bat@@ tered fe@@ et said s@@ ar@@ c@@ as@@ tic@@ ally : “ How c@@ ru@@ el some people can be !
In the congregation new con@@ ver@@ ts could learn from experienced fellow believers how to car@@ ry on the preaching work .
They travel@@ ed in a group , and the str@@ ong@@ er ones pul@@ led the we@@ ak@@ est along in a few small car@@ ts .
I try to enjoy the days when I do feel better .
Do you read and medit@@ ate on the examples of these faithful Christians ?
We need , then , to help people share the a@@ we that we feel for the God who is “ wise in heart . ”
L@@ adi@@ es who go to a w@@ in@@ do@@ w in sear@@ ch of light and find only dar@@ k@@ ness are a f@@ it@@ ting illustr@@ ation of di@@ m@@ m@@ ing ey@@ es@@ i@@ ght .
He put his full trust in God , not we@@ ak@@ ening .
W@@ ould it be better to have her wa@@ it before get@@ ting baptized ? ’
7 , 8 . ( a ) What tri@@ als be@@ f@@ ell faithful ones of long ag@@ o ?
How do we know that physical cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness is important ?
What about se@@ cul@@ ar go@@ als associ@@ ated with educ@@ ation and a care@@ er ?
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of the B@@ read
Fa@@ thers who are rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to expres@@ s their feelings do well to remember Jehovah’s example .
They obey Jesus and make the preaching work a pri@@ or@@ ity in their life .
( Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 - 9 . )
Just as young bo@@ dies need prop@@ er n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment to gro@@ w up strong and heal@@ thy , so young min@@ ds and hearts need instru@@ ction .
It is against God .
( b ) Why should we keep ad@@ ding to the tre@@ a@@ sures of knowledge we have found in the Bible ?
So began four happy years .
That did not mean that he expe@@ cted such an out@@ come .
However , when deci@@ ding about those matters , each dedic@@ ated baptized Christian needs to car@@ ry “ his own lo@@ ad ” of responsi@@ bility .
Bo@@ th of them su@@ ffered , and they died with no hope .
His a@@ im will be nothing less than ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ation of true worshipp@@ ers .
After deci@@ ding a matter , could a Christian change his mind ?
During the day , I s@@ li@@ pp@@ ed it under my shi@@ r@@ t and car@@ ri@@ ed it with me .
There , just out@@ side a p@@ lu@@ s@@ h re@@ si@@ d@@ enti@@ al comple@@ x , he came upon two li@@ fel@@ ess bo@@ dies ​ — an el@@ der@@ ly married cou@@ ple who had le@@ ap@@ ed from the w@@ in@@ do@@ w of their ei@@ gh@@ th - flo@@ or ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines often pu@@ bl@@ ish experi@@ ences of mo@@ der@@ n - day Witnesses of Jehovah who have fac@@ ed challeng@@ es fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly .
The the@@ me of his talk was “ S@@ ta@@ y F@@ o@@ c@@ used , S@@ ta@@ y in God’s Ser@@ vice . ”
What a privilege it is to be able to share in this li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving work !
And he had to la@@ y the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for the Christian congregation , which would car@@ ry out the preaching and disci@@ ple - making work to the ends of the earth . ​ — Mark 1 : 15 .
To have believ@@ ing parents who truly love Jehovah is a blessing .
See the bo@@ x “ G@@ ra@@ f@@ ting W@@ il@@ d O@@ live B@@ ran@@ ches ​ — Why ? ”
Today the Christian congregation worshi@@ ps Jehovah “ with spirit and truth . ”
“ Your spirit is good ; may it lead me in the land of u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness . ” ​ — P@@ S .
Jehovah gave them the guid@@ ance of the Law , the encourag@@ ement of the prophe@@ ts , and the prote@@ ction of the angels .
The second article shows how having faith invol@@ ves much more than just understanding the wonderful things Jehovah has promised us .
Instead of sh@@ ar@@ p@@ ly re@@ bu@@ king Peter , James , and John , he expres@@ sed sy@@ mp@@ a@@ thy !
Some did respon@@ d fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly to the war@@ n@@ ings of Jesus and es@@ cap@@ ed the ter@@ ri@@ ble judgment that came upon Jerusalem in 70 C.E . ​ — Luke 21 : 20 - 22 .
When we ob@@ serve an effect , we accept that there must be a cause .
He spoke about the matter to an el@@ der , who asked Chris@@ to@@ ph to think about certain d@@ ang@@ ers before making a decision , such as the ris@@ k of get@@ ting in@@ fe@@ cted by the spirit of com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on .
“ This helped us to understand not only the problems that we could ex@@ pect but also the ‘ positi@@ ve ’ as@@ pe@@ cts of D@@ own sy@@ nd@@ r@@ ome , ” they say .
What is bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ y , and what did Jesus say about it ?
I@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ IN@@ E that two men are each pre@@ par@@ ing to take a tri@@ p by ca@@ r .
Some individuals take pri@@ de in we@@ ak@@ ening the authority of the Word of God with end@@ less spe@@ cul@@ ations .
( Read 1 Corinthians 15 : 9 ; P@@ hi@@ l .
For example , in@@ stead of saying , “ You never sp@@ end time with me ! ”
I real@@ ized that they were determined to ar@@ rest me .
To demonstr@@ ate fur@@ ther to Jehovah my hear@@ t@@ felt desire to be a loyal serv@@ ant , my husband and I again op@@ ened our home as a lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing place for the cou@@ ri@@ ers and the travel@@ ing overse@@ ers .
That cul@@ min@@ ated in de@@ va@@ st@@ ation in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . , according to Bible ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gy .
Today , Jesus ’ gen@@ u@@ ine followers help people to understand what the Bible teach@@ es about God .
Just consider his most fam@@ ous dis@@ course ​ — the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount .
What helped Daniel to cultiv@@ ate hum@@ ility ?
Rather , he said : “ I am going my way to the Father , because the Father is greater than I am . ”
The Hebrew Scriptures con@@ tain many principles of great value today .
( a ) How was spiritual direction provided in early Christian congregations ?
How can a Christian remain ho@@ pe@@ ful even in a religi@@ ously di@@ vi@@ ded hous@@ eho@@ ld ?
Re@@ c@@ ently , I came ac@@ ro@@ ss the first Bible that I ob@@ ta@@ ined in the 19@@ 30 ’ s .
To many of them , the earth and all material things are evil ​ — a ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er to real spiritual fulfill@@ ment and clo@@ sen@@ ess to God .
However , this ha@@ s@@ n@@ ’t been the case with you .
What important direction from Jesus should we keep in mind , and to that end what should we be determined to do ?
Are You A@@ m@@ ong Those Lo@@ ved by God ? 2 / 1
N@@ ever did Paul lo@@ se his foc@@ us on the hope that he would share in Christ’s heavenly Kingdom .
Not a promise will fai@@ l ; they will all come true .
She gre@@ w up in or near H@@ ar@@ an , a city in M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia .
In a similar man@@ ner , there are many fac@@ t@@ ors that are bey@@ ond our control as we wa@@ it for the fulfill@@ ment of Jehovah’s promises .
Di@@ o@@ j@@ any got in t@@ ou@@ ch with A@@ lej@@ and@@ ra@@ ’s mother and sister , B@@ l@@ an@@ c@@ a , and accepted a Bible study .
Let us , therefore , consider two of those reas@@ ons .
They will be supp@@ lied with everything they need to end@@ ure tri@@ als and to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard their relationship with Jehovah .
“ The Un@@ ited St@@ ates is now home to the lar@@ g@@ est po@@ pul@@ ation of u@@ n - ch@@ ur@@ ched and spiritually dis@@ con@@ ne@@ cted Eng@@ l@@ ish - speaking people in the world , ” says the mission@@ ’s of@@ fi@@ cial We@@ b s@@ ite .
That tri@@ be des@@ c@@ ended from Eph@@ ra@@ im , a son of Joseph .
The article that fol@@ lo@@ ws will exam@@ ine how you can cultiv@@ ate the ar@@ t of teaching vital tru@@ ths .
It liter@@ ally means , “ H@@ op@@ e is the last thing that dies . ”
Moses ther@@ e@@ by showed that he under@@ sto@@ od “ the mind of Jehovah ” concer@@ ning this matter .
C@@ ap@@ pa@@ do@@ ci@@ a is lo@@ c@@ ated in the heart of the An@@ at@@ o@@ li@@ an Pen@@ in@@ su@@ la , which bri@@ d@@ ges A@@ sia and E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
Today , what a ple@@ asure it is to be associ@@ ated with a worl@@ d@@ wide organization who@@ se members follow the pat@@ ter@@ n set by those first - century Christians !
By provi@@ ding guid@@ ance , God showed loving - kindness to the serv@@ an@@ t’s ma@@ ster , Abraham .
They imitate the apostle Paul , who said : “ We trust we have an hon@@ est conscience , as we wish to conduct ourselves hon@@ es@@ tly in all things . ”
AN@@ AL@@ Y@@ Z@@ E TH@@ E S@@ C@@ EN@@ E . ​ — R@@ E@@ A@@ D M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 4 : 1 - 11 .
Sa@@ m has helped me with that over the years . ”
I was ar@@ rest@@ ed sever@@ al times , and I sp@@ ent years in and out of pris@@ on .
Yes , we can walk in se@@ cur@@ ity and s@@ le@@ ep with peace of mind as we a@@ wa@@ it the th@@ i@@ ef@@ like appro@@ ach of the day of “ su@@ d@@ den des@@ tru@@ ction ” upon Satan’s wicked world .
V@@ i@@ vi@@ d col@@ ors are seen not just on can@@ va@@ ses .
In to@@ da@@ y’s di@@ vi@@ ded world , many think that such a hope is un@@ real@@ is@@ tic .
“ Ke@@ ep On As@@ king , and It Will Be Gi@@ ven You ”
Un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly , we rejo@@ ice that God has promised im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity in heaven to faithful anointed ones and everlasting life on earth to Jesus ’ loyal “ other sheep . ”
As soon as we could , we ru@@ shed to the G@@ ile@@ ad li@@ br@@ ary to learn about the coun@@ tri@@ es to which we were assign@@ ed .
D@@ or@@ is , Ger@@ r@@ i , and I had a family meeting .
Jo@@ b@@ ’s integrity led him to accept the re@@ pro@@ of re@@ adi@@ ly .
As in the apostle Paul’s day , many today “ set something asi@@ de , ” or bu@@ d@@ get , an am@@ ount of money and place it in the congregation contribu@@ tion bo@@ x la@@ bel@@ ed “ Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide Wor@@ k . ”
The small fr@@ action of that en@@ er@@ gy that re@@ ach@@ es us is su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient to su@@ sta@@ in life on the earth .
L@@ loy@@ d Ge@@ or@@ ge : P@@ ho@@ to by K@@ ur@@ t H@@ ut@@ t@@ on / P@@ ic@@ ture P@@ o@@ st / G@@ et@@ ty I@@ ma@@ ges
However , humans have not always been willing to pa@@ y attention to bene@@ fi@@ cial counsel .
; M@@ ad@@ s@@ en , C .
That became our home .
One inspired psalmist said to Jehovah : “ E@@ very false p@@ ath I have h@@ ated . ”
He has no need to con@@ sul@@ t with humans .
Ha@@ ve you thought about what you might do to help the de@@ a@@ f who live in your commun@@ ity ?
“ The body is not for for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , ” he says , “ but for the Lord . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
How can you show that you recogn@@ ize Jesus ’ authority as heavenly King ?
* A woman living in a fore@@ ign country gave bir@@ th to a lo@@ vely ba@@ by bo@@ y .
To his loyal servants in ancient Israel , Jehovah said : “ Can a wife for@@ get her su@@ ck@@ ling so that she should not p@@ ity the son of her bel@@ ly ?
C@@ ar@@ av@@ ans following tra@@ de r@@ out@@ es car@@ ri@@ ed these from dist@@ ant lands .
“ On see@@ ing the crow@@ ds he felt p@@ ity for them , because they were s@@ kin@@ ned and thro@@ wn about like sheep without a shepher@@ d . ”
They explained that events that pu@@ z@@ z@@ led Bar@@ ba@@ r@@ a were fore@@ told in the Bible .
E@@ duc@@ ation .
T@@ e@@ aching has long been a res@@ pe@@ cted prof@@ es@@ sion .
All of Jehovah’s la@@ ws are based on et@@ er@@ n@@ al , tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy principles
Ser@@ p@@ ent in E@@ den have leg@@ s ? , 6 / 15
As de@@ pi@@ cted in the pi@@ c@@ ture on the right , many people i@@ magine that on Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment Da@@ y bil@@ li@@ ons of sou@@ ls will be brought before God’s thro@@ ne to be jud@@ ged according to their form@@ er de@@ e@@ ds ​ — some to be re@@ war@@ ded with life in heaven , others to be t@@ or@@ men@@ ted in hel@@ l .
However , it seem@@ s that she was tre@@ ated , not as a ho@@ st@@ age , but as an hon@@ ored gu@@ est .
One F@@ lo@@ ck , One S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d , 3 / 15
In fact , Jesus spoke the truth as no other man ever had .
Th@@ ough he no longer emp@@ lo@@ ys a liter@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent , he continu@@ es to conc@@ e@@ al his id@@ ent@@ ity .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , this vi@@ ci@@ ous spirit fo@@ st@@ ers dec@@ e@@ it and se@@ du@@ ction .
The Ser@@ van@@ t’s M@@ in@@ is@@ try on E@@ ar@@ th
When Israel came under fore@@ ign d@@ om@@ in@@ ation , n@@ on - Israel@@ ite rul@@ ers appointed and re@@ moved Jewish high pri@@ ests at will .
The loving ass@@ ist@@ ance provided by the brothers quic@@ k@@ ly li@@ f@@ ted her spi@@ r@@ its .
Christians ’ pri@@ m@@ ary work invol@@ ves teaching , which inclu@@ des expla@@ ining how Bible principles can be app@@ lied in every@@ day life .
By following the s@@ ound , practic@@ al counsel of the Bible , you will ple@@ ase Jehovah God and gain your chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s respect .
Let your own emo@@ tions set@@ tle , and then find an oppor@@ tu@@ ne time to talk
• Why do many Christians remain sing@@ le or if married , chil@@ d@@ less ?
S@@ E@@ P@@ T@@ E@@ MB@@ E@@ R 17 - 23 , 20@@ 12
Z@@ im@@ r@@ i - Li@@ m at@@ temp@@ ted to con@@ so@@ li@@ d@@ ate his emp@@ i@@ re through a seri@@ es of mil@@ it@@ ary con@@ ques@@ ts , tre@@ ati@@ es , and marriage al@@ li@@ an@@ ces .
Hence , they are not sel@@ e@@ cted from many different religi@@ ons .
Ka@@ isu Re@@ ik@@ ko and A@@ il@@ i in the field ministry In 195@@ 8 , our cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er re@@ comm@@ ended that we move to serve as special pione@@ ers in So@@ d@@ an@@ k@@ yl@@ ä , L@@ ap@@ land .
T@@ al@@ idi@@ g
“ No one ever saw a tra@@ il@@ er like it before , ” rec@@ al@@ led A@@ very , “ and no one has ever seen one like it since ! ”
If not , can I yi@@ eld to the re@@ qu@@ est ? ’
• How is it that ‘ no cal@@ am@@ ity will be@@ f@@ all us ’ ?
Those in attend@@ ance were fri@@ end@@ ly , and I could sense the love among them .
However , the 20@@ 13 re@@ vision expla@@ ins : “ While the name Jehovah may inclu@@ de this ide@@ a , it is not li@@ mit@@ ed to what he himself cho@@ o@@ ses to become .
They did not d@@ ri@@ ve out the enem@@ y .
7 , 8 . ( a ) With what d@@ ang@@ ers did early Christians have to con@@ ten@@ d ?
The letter con@@ ta@@ ined an assignment for me to serve as a pioneer in the congregation of Se@@ d@@ an , near B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m .
( b ) How was Daniel bless@@ ed for his coura@@ ge@@ ous loy@@ al@@ ty to God ?
Then , when the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on turned sa@@ va@@ ge , he encoura@@ ged the no@@ bl@@ es to cr@@ us@@ h the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on , which they did , bu@@ t@@ ch@@ ering th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds .
A@@ ware that his end is appro@@ aching , Satan since 1914 has been st@@ ep@@ p@@ ing up his efforts to mis@@ lead “ the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ”
dar@@ k@@ ness it@@ self will co@@ ver the earth , and th@@ ic@@ k g@@ loo@@ m the n@@ ational grou@@ ps . ” — Isaiah 60 : 2 .
What a joy to have such young people in our mi@@ d@@ st !
Com@@ ple@@ te Tru@@ st in Jehovah In@@ spi@@ res Con@@ fid@@ ence , 5 / 15
They came to be known by the Hebrew ter@@ m “ N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m . ”
( a ) Does Jehovah promise that he will make life ef@@ for@@ t@@ less for a Christian ?
Ne@@ ar the ar@@ k and fac@@ ing the congregation were the fr@@ on@@ t se@@ ats ( 4 ) for the pre@@ si@@ ding of@@ fic@@ ers of the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e and any dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed gu@@ ests .
His teaching was practic@@ al and loving , and he cur@@ ed people of “ every s@@ ort of in@@ fir@@ m@@ ity , ” demonstr@@ ating that God was with him .
“ I read a lo@@ t about Jehovah’s Witnesses on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t , ” says C@@ e@@ c@@ ili@@ e , qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er .
As we medit@@ ate on the mirac@@ ul@@ ous things he has done in be@@ half of his people in times past , we want to praise him .
Yet , they now felt in@@ fu@@ sed with a new sense of purpose .
Jesus follow@@ ed the counsel at Psalm 1 : 1 - 3 : “ H@@ app@@ y is the man that has not wal@@ ked in the counsel of the wicked ones , . . . but his deli@@ ght is in the law of Jehovah , and in his law he re@@ a@@ ds in an under@@ to@@ ne day and night . . . .
A@@ n a@@ the@@ is@@ tic Com@@ mun@@ ist govern@@ ment did its best to cr@@ us@@ h them .
In these fin@@ al days , the lives of many re@@ v@@ ol@@ ve around se@@ x .
Jo@@ b@@ ’s wife , on the other hand , said to him : “ Are you yet ho@@ l@@ ding f@@ ast your integrity ?
Jesus will then fulf@@ ill God’s promise : “ The righteous themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will re@@ side forever upon it . ” ​ — P@@ s .
Rather , The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ N@@ ei@@ ther the word Tr@@ in@@ ity nor the ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine appe@@ ars in the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent . . .
This was no bit@@ ter re@@ bu@@ f@@ f but simply con@@ fir@@ m@@ ation of the fa@@ ther’s love .
In what sense does “ the M@@ ount of O@@ lives ” sp@@ li@@ t ?
With his wife , Lu@@ c@@ il@@ le
As the man Jesus Christ , he therefore told the Jews : “ Abraham your father rejo@@ ic@@ ed great@@ ly in the pro@@ spe@@ ct of see@@ ing my day . ”
Mo@@ st people re@@ ject the good news that we preach .
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally Re@@ aching My Go@@ al
If he wants to stay heal@@ thy , he must regul@@ arly pre@@ pare heal@@ thy me@@ als for himself .
While wa@@ iting at a tra@@ in st@@ ation , a Christian woman in K@@ o@@ re@@ a appro@@ ached a stud@@ ent who was listen@@ ing to mu@@ si@@ c on his he@@ ad@@ ph@@ ones .
How do you feel when you find something valu@@ able that someone has lost ?
The pe@@ ak of 3@@ 1@@ ,@@ 0@@ 8@@ 9 publi@@ sh@@ ers repor@@ ting in the Ne@@ ther@@ lands last year inclu@@ des many who learned from their parents to love Jehovah .
How are we ex@@ posed to human knowledge as never before ?
He will activ@@ ely bl@@ ess our s@@ inc@@ ere efforts to serve only him as the one true Ma@@ ster .
Jehovah did not for@@ ce P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h into a course of dis@@ obedi@@ ence but allow@@ ed that pr@@ ou@@ d rul@@ er to cho@@ ose .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 25 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 34 , 29
A D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ed C@@ i@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ation
In this , we stri@@ ve to imitate Jesus .
15 : 28 .
Some Christians ​ — many of them de@@ ar spiritual sisters — ​ have rema@@ ined sing@@ le because they are determined to obey the Bible counsel to mar@@ ry “ only in the Lord . ”
F@@ O@@ R cen@@ tu@@ ries , many people thought of the Devil as a hor@@ ned , clo@@ ven - ho@@ of@@ ed cre@@ ature cla@@ d in red and using a pit@@ ch@@ for@@ k to c@@ ast wicked humans into a fi@@ er@@ y hel@@ l .
The qu@@ e@@ en@@ ’s e@@ di@@ ct also me@@ ant that the Mal@@ ag@@ as@@ y ap@@ pr@@ en@@ tic@@ es could no longer work on the prin@@ ting pro@@ ject .
Paul , now a pris@@ on@@ er in R@@ ome , sum@@ mon@@ ed Timothy by letter .
By ag@@ re@@ e@@ ing to the covenant , Israel promised to be faithful to her “ hus@@ ban@@ dly ow@@ ner , ” Jehovah .
She loved God’s name and wal@@ ked an h@@ our and a half each way to Christian meetings .
Do@@ ing this is not op@@ tional for true Christians .
The So@@ c@@ in@@ i@@ an mo@@ v@@ ement it@@ self became di@@ vi@@ ded , with those who em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed more ra@@ di@@ cal vie@@ ws taking one side and those who@@ se ide@@ as were more mo@@ der@@ ate taking the other .
Se@@ e@@ king God’s righteousness invol@@ ves more than our sp@@ en@@ ding time preaching the good news of the Kingdom .
When Moses was 8@@ 0 years of age , God gave him a we@@ igh@@ ty comm@@ and : “ You bring my people the sons of Israel out of Egy@@ pt . ”
An@@ na@@ ’s rep@@ ly ? “ Like a new@@ born ! ”
M@@ el@@ v@@ in and S@@ har@@ on so@@ ld their home and bel@@ ong@@ ings in S@@ ou@@ th C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ina so that they could ass@@ ist at W@@ ar@@ wi@@ ck .
It refle@@ cted Moses ’ es@@ te@@ em of Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s char@@ ac@@ ter and cor@@ respon@@ ded with the privile@@ ged ro@@ le Jo@@ shua would fulf@@ ill in le@@ ading a new gener@@ ation into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
As told by J@@ ack P@@ r@@ am@@ ber@@ g
In fact , I am still fi@@ gh@@ ting some bad tra@@ its .
In many c@@ as@@ es , because they were hon@@ est , Christians have ob@@ ta@@ ined emp@@ loy@@ ment or have kept their jo@@ bs .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , children in to@@ w , she made the tra@@ in j@@ our@@ ne@@ y of some 1@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 1@@ 60 k@@ m ] to Si@@ ou@@ x C@@ ity to atten@@ d the conven@@ tion .
He also ref@@ ers to Tr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ ena and Tr@@ y@@ p@@ ho@@ sa , c@@ all@@ ing them “ women who are working hard in the Lord . ”
Let us look at three examples that illustr@@ ate how you can use the Bible to ver@@ i@@ fy that you are “ in the faith ” and thus to cultiv@@ ate a positi@@ ve view of yourself .
I@@ N T@@ O@@ D@@ A@@ Y@@ ’@@ S high - pres@@ sure world of g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l mar@@ ke@@ ts , cu@@ t@@ thro@@ at com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on , and mas@@ s pro@@ du@@ ction , many people do not look for@@ ward to going to work each day .
P@@ l@@ an to live your life in such a way as to at@@ tain them .
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing that the fulfill@@ ment of God’s promise to bring about a par@@ adise earth under his righteous Kingdom is near at hand , we too should rest from our own works and do our ut@@ most to en@@ ter into that rest . ​ — Matthew 6 : 10 , 33 ; 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
He said : “ The har@@ v@@ est is great , but the work@@ ers are few .
While in Gal@@ ile@@ e during the second year of his preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign , Jesus per@@ form@@ ed many powerful works in C@@ ho@@ ra@@ z@@ in , Be@@ th@@ sa@@ i@@ da , Ca@@ per@@ na@@ u@@ m , and the are@@ a r@@ ound about .
It took me qu@@ ite some time to clean my@@ self up and get ready for bre@@ ak@@ f@@ ast !
To do that , they needed to bre@@ ak our will@@ power and have us “ con@@ f@@ ess ” to tru@@ mp@@ ed - up char@@ ges .
We are eas@@ ily s@@ wa@@ yed by what we consider to be in our own best inter@@ ests .
In order not to “ show off , ” I did not want to take a ta@@ x@@ i to the home where I was to stay , so I would walk to my accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations .
He@@ ck ; W@@ in@@ thro@@ p : Bro@@ wn Bro@@ thers
Thus , no e@@ th@@ ni@@ c group or language is exc@@ lu@@ ded from the mo@@ der@@ n - day Christian congregation .
Un@@ der the rule of his Kingdom , the heavenly King Jesus Christ will resur@@ rec@@ t un@@ told num@@ bers of people to life here on earth ​ — but under pe@@ ace@@ ful and righteous con@@ di@@ tions .
• Why do ani@@ mal@@ s and pl@@ ants re@@ pro@@ du@@ ce only according to their kin@@ ds ? ​ — G@@ EN@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ S 1 : 11 , 21 , 24 - 28 .
We are far better off without it . ​ — Romans 1 : 28 - 30 .
“ W@@ el@@ come H@@ ome , Son ! ”
Su@@ cc@@ essi@@ ve events in Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s life ​ — the con@@ qu@@ est of Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o , the prog@@ res@@ sive sub@@ ju@@ g@@ ation of their enem@@ ies , and the ap@@ por@@ tion@@ ing of the land — ​ reve@@ al that he never lost sight of God’s promises .
In P@@ ol@@ and , the C@@ en@@ tr@@ al St@@ atis@@ tic@@ al O@@ f@@ fice lis@@ ted three milli@@ on un@@ emp@@ lo@@ yed as of De@@ c@@ ember 200@@ 3 , which “ cons@@ titu@@ ted 18 per@@ c@@ ent of ci@@ v@@ ili@@ ans of working age . ”
It refle@@ cts trust in an i@@ mag@@ in@@ ary for@@ ce rather than in the true God .
However , he does not d@@ ele@@ g@@ ate to others , including his Son , the hear@@ ing of prayers .
From S@@ ou@@ ther@@ n I@@ tal@@ y to the B@@ rit@@ ish Is@@ les
S@@ ome@@ times Solomon uses the word “ van@@ ity ” as a par@@ al@@ le@@ l of “ stri@@ ving after w@@ ind . ”
O@@ r when we read about how Jesus , Paul , and others did not give up in their ministry , we will be encoura@@ ged and will continue to preach even when it is difficult .
“ We . . . refle@@ ct like mi@@ r@@ r@@ ors the glory of Jehovah . ” ​ — 2 C@@ O@@ R@@ IN@@ TH@@ I@@ AN@@ S 3 : 18 .
So he r@@ an a@@ head and c@@ li@@ m@@ bed a t@@ ree for a better view .
Even so , you have likely had experi@@ ences that con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed you of God’s personal interest in you , which streng@@ th@@ ened your faith .
But that does not ab@@ sol@@ ve him of all moral responsi@@ bility .
But what about most of the religious organiz@@ ations that have claim@@ ed to re@@ present Christ ?
So when I was fi@@ ve years old , he su@@ gg@@ ested that my mother take me to a local d@@ ance school for me to learn ta@@ p d@@ an@@ c@@ ing .
Those religious lead@@ ers we@@ igh@@ ed the comm@@ on people down with in@@ num@@ er@@ able rul@@ es and regul@@ ations , but they themselves h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ally cre@@ ated lo@@ op@@ ho@@ les that would exc@@ lu@@ de them from ob@@ serving those same la@@ ws .
But Paul called out : “ Do not h@@ ur@@ t yourself ! ”
De@@ ep@@ ly moved , he then told his disciples : “ Yes , the har@@ v@@ est is great , but the work@@ ers are few .
Joseph was ne@@ i@@ ther the first nor the last serv@@ ant of Jehovah to be asked to rel@@ a@@ y a prophe@@ tic message that would prove to be un@@ po@@ pul@@ ar and even lead to persecu@@ tion .
Mo@@ re@@ over , “ all those listen@@ ing to him were in con@@ st@@ ant am@@ a@@ z@@ ement at his understanding and his ans@@ wers . ”
Because of that sacrifice , today all who s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely rep@@ ent of their sin@@ s and become gen@@ u@@ ine followers of Christ can enjoy a clean standing before Jehovah God .
We read : “ Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t , one of his disciples , who was about to be@@ tra@@ y him , said : ‘ Why was it this per@@ fu@@ m@@ ed o@@ il was not so@@ ld for three h@@ un@@ d@@ red den@@ ari@@ i and given to the po@@ or people ? ’ ” ​ — John 12 : 2 - 8 .
What appreciation they show for the truth !
To the nation of Israel in the days of Isaiah , God said : “ Even to one@@ ’s old age I am the same One ; and to one@@ ’s gra@@ y - he@@ a@@ de@@ dness I my@@ self shall keep be@@ aring up .
Adam and E@@ ve certainly had no reason to be disa@@ p@@ pointed in God . ​ — Genesis 1 : 28 .
Is there s@@ ound reason for ho@@ p@@ ing that resur@@ rec@@ ted ones will be able to mar@@ ry ?
But how can we imp@@ ro@@ ve our decision - making s@@ k@@ ill@@ s ?
The Me@@ an@@ ing of Jesus ’ B@@ ap@@ tism
If the s@@ il@@ ver pi@@ e@@ ces were sh@@ ek@@ els , the offer of 5@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 sh@@ ek@@ els was a hu@@ ge bri@@ be .
In order to understand and pro@@ cla@@ im the message of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures , Jehovah’s Witnesses have over the years used many different Eng@@ l@@ ish Bible transl@@ ations .
You may have doub@@ ts . ‘ Can someone who lived so long ag@@ o be mean@@ ing@@ ful in my life now ? ’
To res@@ ol@@ ve any dis@@ cre@@ pan@@ ci@@ es between the V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate and the origin@@ al t@@ ong@@ u@@ es , Ne@@ bri@@ ja ur@@ ged C@@ is@@ n@@ er@@ o@@ s : “ Li@@ ght up once more the two un@@ li@@ t t@@ or@@ ches of our religion , the Hebrew and the Greek langu@@ ages .
T@@ ak@@ ing full advan@@ ta@@ ge of his sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess , Paul succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in being in “ con@@ st@@ ant devo@@ tion to the Lord without di@@ str@@ action . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
The travel@@ ing el@@ der then as@@ ks , ‘ Do you believe in hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re ? ’
“ If you rel@@ e@@ ase this man , you are not a friend of Ca@@ es@@ ar , ” cri@@ ed those op@@ pos@@ ers , thus ap@@ pl@@ ying pres@@ sure in order to get their way .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the last days , the anointed brothers who make up the faithful slave have served together at he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters .
In such a situation , how necess@@ ary it would be to keep your sen@@ ses comple@@ t@@ ely !
S@@ A@@ I@@ L@@ IN@@ G s@@ olo on the o@@ pen se@@ a can be ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sting .
With har@@ dly any knowledge of the Bible , I found my@@ self in the ma@@ in sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing cen@@ ter with a plac@@ ard around my ne@@ ck ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ing a public talk .
By direc@@ ting inter@@ ested people to our of@@ fi@@ cial we@@ b@@ s@@ ites , we are con@@ ne@@ cting them with the one true s@@ ource of spiritual food , “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
For example , a J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese sister su@@ ffered a health c@@ ris@@ is 17 years after her baptism .
We came to appreci@@ ate that the Bible is the most practic@@ al book in the world .
The L@@ ev@@ ites did not receive a land in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
These pa@@ ths ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely lead to disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
However , every we@@ ek th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of people are just beg@@ in@@ ning to walk with God .
For instance , God’s Word has la@@ ws on se@@ x and marriage .
Se@@ ek first the Kingdom and God’s righteousness .
D@@ O Y@@ O@@ U ever get disc@@ oura@@ ged and feel like qu@@ it@@ ting ? ​ — * Many do . Y@@ oung Jeremiah did .
And des@@ pite all of these positi@@ ve things , who are still loo@@ ked down on , ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed , and persecu@@ ted ? ’
In its pages , a king th@@ reat@@ ens to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te his wise men because they cannot reve@@ al and inter@@ pre@@ t his pu@@ z@@ z@@ ling dre@@ am , but God’s prophet sol@@ ves the pu@@ z@@ z@@ le .
He sh@@ ou@@ ted at us , saying that we had been for@@ bi@@ d@@ den to en@@ ter S@@ ing@@ ap@@ ore .
Paul me@@ t fellow believers at the bus@@ y A@@ p@@ pi@@ i F@@ or@@ u@@ m , or Mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place of A@@ p@@ pi@@ us
As the Bible says , “ Jehovah is righteous in all his ways and loyal in all his works . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 5 : 17 .
O@@ thers serve on Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al Li@@ a@@ is@@ on Com@@ mit@@ te@@ es or are members of P@@ ati@@ ent V@@ is@@ it@@ ation G@@ r@@ ou@@ ps .
They are the “ great crow@@ d ” of true worshipp@@ ers , who jo@@ in and support the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant .
In a similar way , we are ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed : “ It is necess@@ ary for us to pa@@ y more than the u@@ su@@ al attention to the things heard by us , that we may never d@@ ri@@ ft away . ”
When shall we understand the n@@ ature , the gen@@ i@@ us , of that holy religion which requi@@ res us to ab@@ sta@@ in from even the ‘ appe@@ ar@@ ance of evil ? ’ . . .
But he was able to make chang@@ es by beg@@ g@@ ing Jehovah to help him and by a thor@@ ough study of the Bible .
; G@@ on@@ z@@ á@@ le@@ z , N .
The resul@@ ting pe@@ ace@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess of Jehovah’s people makes them a ref@@ re@@ shing o@@ as@@ is in a viol@@ ent world .
The good news of the Kingdom is often con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed by word of m@@ ou@@ th .
G@@ et@@ ting Al@@ ong With O@@ thers
W@@ i@@ th@@ out the direction and help of God’s powerful holy spirit , it would be imp@@ os@@ sible for such a thing to take place in this world that is under Satan’s control .
Rather than d@@ wel@@ ling on what you feel is an in@@ justice , why not show appreciation for their ear@@ n@@ est desire to be help@@ ful ?
You can see from this declar@@ ation to the whole human family that God vie@@ ws a man@@ ’s blood as standing for his life .
The cl@@ er@@ gy have pro@@ s@@ titu@@ ted themselves with the lead@@ ers of this wicked world .
In what ways can we help others to be gr@@ ate@@ ful for God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness ?
The war of H@@ ar – M@@ ag@@ e@@ d@@ on will ri@@ d the earth of all cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
Christian giving , as descri@@ bed in the Bible , was gener@@ ally “ the sh@@ aring of things with others ” who had a real need .
They may need some reas@@ sur@@ ance .
“ Are not also the ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ ors doing the same thing ?
What determin@@ ation has this article given you ?
He in@@ sul@@ ted J@@ on@@ a@@ than and ran@@ ted that David was a th@@ re@@ at to his s@@ on@@ ’s succ@@ es@@ sion as king .
We might ask ourselves , ‘ A@@ m I doing that ​ — taking the in@@ iti@@ ative in hon@@ or@@ ing others in the congregation ? ’
In his book The Tr@@ ou@@ ble With Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s , au@@ th@@ or To@@ m F@@ l@@ y@@ n@@ n set out conclu@@ sions re@@ ached after years sp@@ ent re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ing Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s :
He comes to Be@@ th@@ any ​ — the ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn of his bel@@ o@@ ved friends Mar@@ th@@ a , M@@ ary , and La@@ z@@ ar@@ us — ​ a place lo@@ c@@ ated about two mil@@ es [ 3 k@@ m ] out@@ side of Jerusalem .
Why would we show interest in such things by tal@@ king about them , reading about them , and vie@@ wing their por@@ tra@@ y@@ al on tel@@ ev@@ ision or el@@ se@@ where ?
D@@ eli@@ ver@@ ance by God’s Kingdom Is at H@@ and !
They are both free to mar@@ ry .
At a young age , Timothy began a life devo@@ ted to the Christian ministry
As far as he could rec@@ all , he never did .
There was to be a regul@@ ating of it within the b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries of God’s ben@@ ev@@ ol@@ ent la@@ ws .
How can my family and I benefit from these prophe@@ ci@@ es ? ’
Of course , all of Jehovah’s servants , including men , can learn from these words .
It is made up of 4@@ 7 jud@@ ges ​ — a number e@@ qu@@ al to the number of coun@@ tri@@ es that sign@@ ed the E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an Con@@ ven@@ tion on H@@ u@@ man R@@ igh@@ ts .
Such a young man would do well to ask himself : ‘ Do I foc@@ us pri@@ mar@@ ily on as@@ pe@@ cts of God’s service that bring recogn@@ iti@@ on and praise ?
16 , 17 . ( a ) What do Jehovah’s people experience in many par@@ ts of the world ?
So , have Jehovah’s Witnesses chang@@ ed the moral c@@ li@@ mate in the world ?
What questions about love will be discus@@ sed in the following article ?
O@@ thers go bey@@ ond the call of du@@ ty and fre@@ ely give themselves . ”
Ha@@ ving a good spiritual r@@ out@@ ine provi@@ des us with pl@@ ent@@ y of to@@ pi@@ c@@ s for up@@ building con@@ vers@@ ations .
Because the Bible tel@@ ls us : “ E@@ ver@@ yone who c@@ alls on the name of Jehovah will be sa@@ ved . ” ​ — Romans 10 : 13 ; Jo@@ el 2 : 32 .
Of course , marri@@ ages are not made in heaven , but God will gu@@ i@@ de Christians in this and other as@@ pe@@ cts of life if they pray for direction and are led by his spirit . ​ — G@@ al .
If you are a Christian par@@ ent , you no doubt look for@@ ward to the day when your son or daugh@@ ter will get baptized . ​ — Com@@ pare 3 John 4 .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er can even make a differ@@ ence in how a situation works out .
What about the language grou@@ ps of the world today ?
( To@@ da@@ y’s Eng@@ l@@ ish V@@ er@@ sion ) It may not always be eas@@ y to control our feelings .
How might we ev@@ alu@@ ate our pur@@ su@@ it of ple@@ asure ?
No doubt , there was appro@@ pri@@ ate mu@@ si@@ c and di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied d@@ an@@ c@@ ing because this was a comm@@ on fe@@ ature of Jewish so@@ cial life .
Like a ba@@ r@@ ri@@ ca@@ de that hal@@ ts tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c on a high@@ way , pri@@ de often hal@@ ts the st@@ ep@@ s le@@ ading to peace .
L@@ ater , he instru@@ cted those with a more sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve conscience not to ju@@ dge those who cho@@ se to e@@ at such me@@ at .
We should be determined to res@@ ist “ as far as blood , ” that is , to the point of d@@ ying . ​ — He@@ b .
Th@@ ink about what happened the night before he died .
W@@ ere they being left out ?
Fir@@ st , humans are ca@@ pa@@ ble of know@@ ing , loving , and res@@ pe@@ cting the Creator .
When writ@@ ing about his “ thor@@ n in the flesh , ” Paul ob@@ served that the power of the Christ was “ like a t@@ ent ” over him .
“ Be@@ fore they beg@@ in to s@@ pr@@ ing up , I cause you people to hear them . ”
Because there are certain Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts that may at first se@@ em pu@@ z@@ z@@ ling .
For example , what was re@@ pres@@ ented by the inc@@ en@@ se that was offered , mor@@ ning and ev@@ ening , upon the al@@ ta@@ r of inc@@ en@@ se in the Ho@@ ly com@@ par@@ t@@ ment of the temple ?
S@@ ad@@ ly , when our sons David and Mar@@ c re@@ ached ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od and moved away from home , they gra@@ du@@ ally st@@ op@@ ped serving Jehovah .
And what can help us to end@@ ure our@@ s ?
Sh@@ ould not our sacrific@@ es of praise to Jehovah be who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted and accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by a prop@@ er attitude and right conduct ?
Ha@@ ve you not heard ?
W@@ ar Com@@ pati@@ ble With Christi@@ an@@ ity ? 10 / 1
If the ro@@ le of the high pri@@ est reas@@ sur@@ ed the Israelites that their sin@@ s would be for@@ given , how much more so should the ser@@ vi@@ ces of our H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est , Jesus , reas@@ sure us that “ we may receive mer@@ cy and find un@@ deser@@ ved kindness to help us at the right time . ” ​ — He@@ b .
That happ@@ ens when he will@@ ingly does what a slave has to do and dis@@ ow@@ ns himself .
God “ May Ex@@ al@@ t You in D@@ ue Ti@@ me ”
This certainly is very desi@@ ra@@ ble . — Proverbs 19 : 22 .
Although a physical w@@ rec@@ k , he sto@@ od fir@@ m in his faith .
But there was one con@@ dition : They had to obey him .
Some of these pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ i were res@@ cu@@ ed from great he@@ ap@@ s of pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us ​ — ess@@ enti@@ ally wa@@ ste@@ pa@@ per du@@ mp@@ s — ​ that la@@ y un@@ dis@@ co@@ vered for cen@@ tu@@ ries in the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an deser@@ t .
This is no@@ ne other than the ar@@ chang@@ el M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el , who will bin@@ d the Devil and h@@ ur@@ l him ​ — and evid@@ ently the dem@@ ons — ​ into the ab@@ y@@ ss .
A number of stru@@ c@@ tures con@@ tain@@ ing many bat@@ h bas@@ ins have been found near the temple .
No@@ thing that occ@@ ur@@ s within the congregation es@@ cap@@ es his no@@ tice .
Still others feel that bel@@ ong@@ ing to a ch@@ urch will make them friends of God .
He , in turn , dis@@ pat@@ ched them to find Jesus and ask him whether He was the expe@@ cted Messi@@ ah .
The uni@@ que b@@ ond between shepher@@ ds and sheep has been ob@@ served by vis@@ it@@ ors to Bible lands . In the 19@@ th century , n@@ atur@@ al@@ ist H .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jehovah was with Jeremiah “ like a ter@@ ri@@ ble mi@@ gh@@ ty one , ” streng@@ th@@ ening him to pro@@ cla@@ im the word of God with ze@@ al and b@@ ol@@ dness . ​ — Jeremiah 20 : 11 .
As a group , we will@@ ingly sub@@ mit ourselves to the direction given by the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy and co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with the appointed elders in the congregations .
“ It is em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sing but y@@ es , ” the woman rep@@ lied .
No won@@ der this faithful man is high@@ ly res@@ pe@@ cted by Christians , Jews , and Mus@@ li@@ ms al@@ ike !
On@@ ce , ding@@ o@@ es ( w@@ il@@ d do@@ g@@ s ) cir@@ c@@ led me at a dist@@ ance , their e@@ eri@@ e how@@ ls f@@ ill@@ ing the dar@@ k@@ ness .
We may be some@@ what disc@@ oura@@ ged because such circumstances may pre@@ v@@ ent us from doing all that our heart ye@@ ar@@ ns to do in God’s service .
It is our integrity .
The Bible tra@@ ining I had received mo@@ tiv@@ ated me to star@@ t help@@ ing my long - suffering mother with the h@@ ou@@ se@@ work and to share my new@@ found faith with her .
( a ) What is reve@@ aled by the answer of the Ma@@ ster , Jesus ?
After the mer@@ ch@@ ants ex@@ p@@ lo@@ ited the po@@ or to the point of ru@@ in , those un@@ for@@ tun@@ ates had to sel@@ l themselves as sla@@ ves .
Hence , Moses did not spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally bl@@ ess Si@@ me@@ on .
Fir@@ st , Jehovah lea@@ ds his people .
That is a kind of beau@@ ty that all of us can cultiv@@ ate .
How did David respon@@ d to God’s wonderful works ?
The account at Acts 17 : 2 - 4 says : “ Acc@@ ording to Paul’s cu@@ sto@@ m he went in@@ side to them , and for three sa@@ b@@ ba@@ ths he reas@@ oned with them from the Scriptures , expla@@ ining and pro@@ ving by refer@@ ences that it was necess@@ ary for the Christ to su@@ ff@@ er and to ris@@ e from the dead . . .
TH@@ E to@@ wn of C@@ er@@ no@@ b@@ bi@@ o in nor@@ ther@@ n I@@ tal@@ y esta@@ bli@@ shed a mem@@ ori@@ al s@@ ite in a local par@@ k to remember vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of human righ@@ ts viol@@ ations .
Yes , reading and medit@@ ating on God’s Word was ess@@ enti@@ al , but Jo@@ shua also needed to “ take care to do according to all that [ was ] written in it . ”
It rel@@ ates Jose@@ p@@ h’s in@@ iti@@ al re@@ action to Mar@@ y’s pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy , his dre@@ am in which an ang@@ el explained the situation , and the accep@@ t@@ ance of that ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation .
Do you think that such appro@@ ach@@ es are likely to imp@@ ar@@ t deep and mo@@ tiv@@ ating faith ? ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 13 .
What war@@ ning do we draw from the account of Na@@ ba@@ l and A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il ?
W@@ al@@ k by Fa@@ ith , Not by Si@@ ght !
24 : 12 - 14 .
When learned individuals as@@ ser@@ t that ev@@ olu@@ tion is a fact , they imp@@ ly that only the ign@@ or@@ ant refu@@ se to believe it .
The pri@@ ests made “ all of it s@@ mo@@ ke on the al@@ ta@@ r as a bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering , an o@@ ffering made by fi@@ re of a rest@@ ful o@@ d@@ or to Jehovah . ” ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 1 : 3 , 4 , 9 ; Genesis 8 : 21 .
How important is hope to Mari@@ a ?
You Can Con@@ qu@@ er the F@@ e@@ ar of M@@ an
Be@@ fore long , her ba@@ by was taken from her , and she was sent to the ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ation cam@@ p at A@@ us@@ ch@@ wit@@ z .
By keep@@ ing the Law , what blessing would the nation of Israel receive ?
( b ) What should be of special concer@@ n to us ?
Paul told Timothy : “ You , though , keep your sen@@ ses in all things , su@@ ff@@ er evil , do the work of an ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er , fully accom@@ pl@@ ish your ministry . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 4 : 5 .
A succ@@ ess@@ ful care@@ er may give you a false sense of se@@ cur@@ ity , le@@ ading to disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment or , wor@@ se , a disa@@ str@@ ous f@@ all .
Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a : Yes , I have a few min@@ ut@@ es .
Re@@ g@@ arding the re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble chang@@ es the Kingdom will bring , God dec@@ la@@ res : “ Lo@@ ok !
Wh@@ atever the ex@@ act form of that p@@ il@@ low , the more sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant point is what happened ther@@ e@@ after .
And once again , all who wi@@ shed could have a part , whether they had con@@ stru@@ ction s@@ k@@ ill@@ s or not .
The Hebrew Scriptures in Eng@@ l@@ ish came in fi@@ ve vo@@ lum@@ es , rel@@ eas@@ ed prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely beg@@ in@@ ning in 195@@ 3 .
All these thoughts from the Bible help me to remain jo@@ y@@ ful des@@ pite my many tri@@ als .
But they soon real@@ ized that they were loo@@ king at nothing more than an Ar@@ c@@ tic mi@@ ra@@ ge .
What are some false st@@ ori@@ es that could lead ast@@ ra@@ y the un@@ w@@ ary ?
Is that not a com@@ for@@ ting thought ?
If you see those angels with your eyes of faith , you will be able to share the good news with confidence .
G@@ et regul@@ ar exerc@@ ise .
Jesus gave Peter , An@@ dre@@ w , and other apostles the assignment to “ become fi@@ sh@@ ers of men , ” not before , but after they made this ast@@ on@@ ish@@ ing c@@ atch of f@@ ish .
We share everything we have and help one another . ”
Al@@ co@@ ho@@ l a@@ bu@@ se co@@ st@@ s soci@@ ety bil@@ li@@ ons of do@@ l@@ l@@ ars per year , not to men@@ tion the personal and emo@@ tional t@@ ol@@ l it takes on individuals , famili@@ es , and children .
They Ke@@ ep On W@@ al@@ king in the Tru@@ th , 7 / 15
We learn to control ourselves and not to bu@@ y everything we desire or everything that the world off@@ ers , even if we can af@@ for@@ d it .
S@@ hor@@ tly after Abraham was baptized as a Witness of Jehovah , a man by the name of R@@ ob@@ er@@ t f@@ led from Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a to the E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an city where Abraham was living .
M@@ or@@ de@@ ca@@ i dec@@ re@@ es that the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of P@@ u@@ ri@@ m be held each year to com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate this great deli@@ ver@@ ance .
Let us foc@@ us on these questions : ( 1 ) What is that par@@ ab@@ le@@ ’s ba@@ si@@ c message ?
What tim@@ ely war@@ n@@ ings did Paul’s let@@ ters to the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians con@@ tain ?
Cor@@ respon@@ ding@@ ly , it appe@@ ars that three and a half years after his en@@ thr@@ on@@ ement as King in heaven , Jesus accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed Jehovah to the spiritual temple and found God’s people in need of cle@@ ans@@ ing .
Wh@@ en@@ ever we find ourselves in such situ@@ ations , we would be wise to ask Jehovah to help us .
As told by H@@ ar@@ le@@ y H@@ arr@@ is
Wh@@ ich ones are the most ter@@ ri@@ f@@ ying ? ’
Why should we view elders as mer@@ iting honor along with others in the congregation ?
A friend at my stu@@ di@@ o , know@@ ing my desire to understand the Bible , su@@ gg@@ ested that I me@@ et someone he knew .
C@@ are Ab@@ out Our Su@@ ffering ?
We also did a little ru@@ b@@ ber ta@@ pp@@ ing to supp@@ le@@ ment our me@@ ag@@ er in@@ come .
John is again see@@ ing the Ang@@ l@@ o - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can World P@@ ow@@ er but in a special ro@@ le . ​ — Read Revelation 13 : 11 - 15 .
He might also a@@ do@@ pt ex@@ tr@@ a or@@ di@@ ne@@ m ju@@ ris@@ di@@ ction , which could be used to de@@ al with any cri@@ me .
Our faith mo@@ ves us to speak public@@ ly to others . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
J@@ A@@ M@@ E@@ S was ra@@ ised in a re@@ mo@@ te part of the is@@ land of Mal@@ a@@ ita , in the Solomon Is@@ lands .
“ I know that the time I was ap@@ ar@@ t from my wife and children can never be reg@@ a@@ ined , ” says E@@ du@@ ar@@ do , “ but I do not d@@ well on my reg@@ re@@ ts .
Q@@ u@@ e@@ en V@@ a@@ sh@@ t@@ i , r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned for her lo@@ vel@@ iness , inc@@ ur@@ s the k@@ ing@@ ’s great dis@@ ple@@ asure and is de@@ pri@@ ved of her ran@@ k .
( a ) What effect do spiritual go@@ als have on our relationship with Jehovah ?
But are all religi@@ ons mar@@ ked by div@@ isions ?
The answer : S@@ ome@@ one had to offer up , or sacrifice , a life of e@@ qu@@ al value to Ad@@ am@@ ’s ​ — a perfect human life .
All of that may s@@ ound like bad news , but it is not .
Why did Solomon need to be coura@@ ge@@ ous ?
And one another they do not sh@@ o@@ ve .
To illustr@@ ate this differ@@ ence , let us com@@ pare two Bible examples , one of kindness and one of loving - kindness expres@@ sed between humans .
When a disa@@ gre@@ ement ar@@ ises , then , you and your sp@@ ouse need to talk the matter out and truly listen to each other .
Does the account su@@ gg@@ est that Jehovah moved S@@ ar@@ ah to make such an offer ?
Still , he re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly demonstr@@ ated that they could trust in him and his instru@@ ctions .
U@@ se your i@@ mag@@ in@@ ation and ask yourself : ‘ If I were in his situation , how would I feel ?
Th@@ r@@ ough this mo@@ de@@ l , Jesus teach@@ es us how our prayers can be accep@@ table to God .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 26 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 14 , 1@@ 34
Jehovah Al@@ ways Re@@ war@@ ds His Lo@@ y@@ al On@@ es
W@@ he@@ ther we can help out on a building s@@ ite or not , all of us can have the privilege of supp@@ or@@ ting such pro@@ je@@ cts through our don@@ ations .
“ Sh@@ re@@ w@@ d is the one that has seen the cal@@ am@@ ity and pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ds to conc@@ e@@ al himself , ” states Proverbs 22 : 3 , “ but the in@@ experienced have pas@@ sed along and must su@@ ff@@ er the p@@ en@@ al@@ ty . ”
H@@ ere he w@@ atch@@ ed them all day , taking care that no@@ ne of the sheep st@@ ra@@ yed , and if any for a time elu@@ ded his w@@ atch and w@@ an@@ der@@ ed away from the rest , see@@ king di@@ lig@@ ently t@@ ill he found and brought it back . . . .
As Christians , we are gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely concer@@ ned with building up the love and un@@ ity of the Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 33 : 1 ; John 13 : 34 , 35 .
It would en@@ able them to remember Jesus ’ ministry and teachings , even his very words , and put these into writ@@ ing .
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying was thus of no prof@@ it because they were not s@@ inc@@ ere , te@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 18 : 15 ; Luke 11 : 5@@ 2 ; John 7 : 4@@ 7 , 4@@ 8 .
What imp@@ act can know@@ ing the truth about the resurrection have on us now ?
After my time in pris@@ on , I was as th@@ in as a r@@ ake .
On the contr@@ ary , such par@@ all@@ els are to be expe@@ cted .
I just had to go and look for you . ”
In time , the anger sub@@ si@@ des and a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ es are ex@@ chang@@ ed .
And he also cre@@ ated us with beau@@ ti@@ ful qualities so that we can imitate him ! ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 1 .
Rather than cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze him , con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on the proble@@ m .
No@@ te some Bi@@ bli@@ cal st@@ at@@ ements about Jehovah .
Thus , if a mil@@ d t@@ ong@@ ue fa@@ il@@ s to sto@@ p an ar@@ m@@ ed ro@@ b@@ ber , wise Christians he@@ ed the princi@@ ple em@@ bo@@ died in Jesus ’ words : “ Do not res@@ ist the one who is wicked . ”
The war@@ m@@ th of the bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od shows the influ@@ ence of God’s spirit .
It is not un@@ u@@ su@@ al for some pione@@ ers to conduct 20 or more Bible stu@@ dies .
Be@@ fore lear@@ ning the high standards of the Bible , a ho@@ st might offer a vis@@ it@@ or co@@ c@@ a lea@@ ves to c@@ he@@ w while they are con@@ ver@@ sing .
Why do we need to be@@ ware of taking a false st@@ ep ?
Jehovah’s spirit will help you to cop@@ e with any concer@@ n you may have in this reg@@ ard .
Com@@ ple@@ te im@@ mer@@ sion in water is an appro@@ pri@@ ate sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of such a dedic@@ ation .
“ We must en@@ ter into the kingdom of God through many tri@@ bul@@ ations , ” said Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s .
We do that by rel@@ ying , not on ourselves , but on his inspired Word , which is desi@@ gn@@ ed “ for set@@ ting things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 16 .
We sur@@ ely are g@@ la@@ d that we filled out those app@@ lic@@ ations for G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol 60 years ag@@ o .
What dep@@ th of feel@@ ing that ad@@ ds to those hear@@ t@@ felt words !
‘ G@@ la@@ d for My T@@ ra@@ ining ’
Many enjo@@ y@@ able s@@ essi@@ ons can be sp@@ ent with children simply loo@@ king at the pi@@ c@@ tures and ans@@ wer@@ ing thought - pro@@ vo@@ king questions found in the book .
Consider the following su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions .
He can use any part of it to dis@@ s@@ em@@ in@@ ate his lies .
Our hearts s@@ wel@@ led with gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de .
* The Bible men@@ tions that some have ‘ consci@@ ences that are we@@ ak , ’ imp@@ l@@ ying that others ’ consci@@ ences are strong .
But if you seek Jehovah’s help and show faith and courage as these famili@@ es did , you too will be succ@@ ess@@ ful and find happiness .
But he might in time come to real@@ ize that you are ac@@ ting in his best inter@@ ests .
That is , he is the only one through whom it is possible for us to appro@@ ach God .
32 : 4 .
E@@ very day , we make decisions .
Su@@ z@@ an@@ ne quic@@ k@@ ly sh@@ ared with others the things she was lear@@ ning .
If Ch@@ em@@ os@@ h had any power at all , would he not wi@@ eld it to re@@ tain his pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s land ?
A@@ gre@@ e on what per@@ cen@@ ta@@ ge of your in@@ come should be sa@@ ved .
How can we person@@ ally imitate Christ ?
Even if the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der@@ ’s respon@@ se is not pe@@ ace@@ able , should we conclu@@ de that he is “ not deser@@ ving ” ?
He listen@@ ed at l@@ eng@@ th before respon@@ ding to the mis@@ taken re@@ mar@@ ks of Jo@@ b@@ ’s three compan@@ i@@ ons .
• Why is the “ O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent ” of lasting value ?
Consider what it means to be an integrity keep@@ er .
This pro@@ c@@ ess of cop@@ ying went on for cen@@ tu@@ ries .
Paul expla@@ ins : “ They [ n@@ atur@@ al Jews ] also , if they do not remain in their l@@ ack of faith , will be gra@@ f@@ ted in ; for God is able to gra@@ ft them in again .
Christians need to have a bal@@ an@@ ced view of how to show respect and honor .
35 : 5 , 21 ; 36 : 6 , 7 .
Their foc@@ us and concer@@ ns are different .
Di@@ d the imper@@ fe@@ ctions of God’s re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves exc@@ use the Israelites from following their lead ?
But I don@@ ’t see it that way .
Jesus descri@@ bes this se@@ v@@ ere pr@@ un@@ ing : “ If anyone does not remain in uni@@ on with me , he is c@@ ast out as a branch and is d@@ ri@@ ed up ; and men ga@@ ther those bran@@ ches up and pit@@ ch them into the fi@@ re and they are bur@@ ned . ”
What is necess@@ ary for our conscience to fun@@ ction pro@@ per@@ ly ?
To re@@ ach the Bo@@ th@@ ing@@ one C@@ ongreg@@ ation in the hard - h@@ it I@@ r@@ ra@@ wa@@ d@@ dy D@@ el@@ ta re@@ gi@@ on , the reli@@ ef te@@ am travel@@ ed through de@@ va@@ stated ter@@ ra@@ in st@@ re@@ wn with cor@@ p@@ ses .
En@@ ro@@ l@@ l@@ ment : The branch of@@ fice invit@@ es elders .
In ad@@ dition , little children re@@ adi@@ ly ac@@ knowledge God’s ex@@ ist@@ ence .
The Scriptures do not say that God is power or that God is justice or even that God is wisdom .
We often invit@@ ed to our home brothers who were a good influ@@ ence on our children .
As I cr@@ ou@@ ched in a cor@@ ner of a th@@ ir@@ d - flo@@ or of@@ fice in N@@ or@@ r@@ is H@@ all on the cam@@ p@@ us of V@@ ir@@ g@@ in@@ ia P@@ ol@@ y@@ te@@ ch@@ ni@@ c In@@ s@@ titu@@ te and St@@ ate Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity , or V@@ ir@@ g@@ in@@ ia T@@ e@@ ch , I was once again remin@@ ded of how gr@@ ate@@ ful we should be for each preci@@ ous day of life that we have .
Although not per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly f@@ it@@ ting all des@@ crip@@ tions , the pi@@ c@@ ture that em@@ er@@ ges from the Q@@ um@@ r@@ an te@@ x@@ ts seem@@ s to mat@@ ch the E@@ s@@ sen@@ es better than any other known Jewish group of that peri@@ od .
Ar@@ tic@@ les in the seri@@ es “ The Bible Ch@@ ang@@ es Li@@ ves ” provide us with many fine examples .
The In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t ​ — M@@ ak@@ ing W@@ ise U@@ se of a G@@ lo@@ ba@@ l To@@ ol
The enjo@@ y@@ ment we have now in working to en@@ h@@ ance its beau@@ ty is but a fore@@ ta@@ st@@ e of the joy we will have later in working to make the earth a physical par@@ adise .
Yes , God has arrang@@ ed a leg@@ ally prop@@ er means for par@@ don@@ ing sin@@ s .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y H@@ E@@ R@@ M@@ AN@@ N B@@ R@@ U@@ D@@ E@@ R
The large number of individuals who atten@@ d our conven@@ tions and the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al each year is evidence of this fact .
However , in most lands today , it is money — or a l@@ ack of it — that determin@@ es whether someone is of the low@@ er , mi@@ dd@@ le , or u@@ pp@@ er class .
This once - obedi@@ ent ang@@ el cho@@ se to do wrong of his own free will .
In fact , Jehovah ur@@ ges us to view him as a Re@@ war@@ der !
I@@ m@@ mo@@ der@@ ate use of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l ex@@ pos@@ es one to many d@@ ang@@ ers ​ — both physical and spiritual .
E@@ ach one will enjoy the fru@@ its of his la@@ b@@ or .
How mar@@ vel@@ ous that God in his un@@ deser@@ ved kindness has reve@@ aled his gl@@ ori@@ ous qualities and feelings !
P@@ res@@ ently , Jehovah’s Witnesses sp@@ end an a@@ ver@@ age of more than three milli@@ on h@@ our@@ s each day of the year in Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making activ@@ ity worl@@ d@@ wide .
Today , the S@@ la@@ vi@@ c family inclu@@ des 13 dist@@ in@@ ct langu@@ ages and many di@@ al@@ e@@ cts .
God C@@ al@@ led H@@ er “ P@@ r@@ inc@@ ess ”
For example , the use of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l to the point of in@@ to@@ x@@ ic@@ ation is comm@@ on .
• How did Jesus use lo@@ gi@@ cal reason@@ ing to teach his disciples hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing tru@@ ths about Jehovah ?
At first , she was n@@ er@@ v@@ ous .
H@@ al@@ f@@ way through the course , we received our mission@@ ary assignment ​ — In@@ dia !
So be hon@@ est and spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c about your feelings when tal@@ king to your mate .
How did the apostles Paul and Peter descri@@ be what was to occ@@ ur during “ the last days ” ?
The account go@@ es on to say : “ Moses pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to so@@ f@@ ten the face of Jehovah his God and to say : ‘ Why , O Jehovah , should your anger b@@ la@@ ze against your people whom you brought out of the land of Egy@@ pt with great power and with a strong hand ?
These Christians are pol@@ iti@@ c@@ ally neu@@ tr@@ al . This is in har@@ mony with Jesus ’ words : “ [ My followers ] are no part of the world , just as I am no part of the world . ”
When giving a baptized brother an assignment , an el@@ der g@@ la@@ dly expla@@ ins the rel@@ ev@@ ant organiz@@ ational pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res and provi@@ des needed instru@@ ction .
The stud@@ ents were ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed to remember the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant instru@@ ction received at G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol as if they were we@@ aring it as a fr@@ on@@ t@@ let band between their eyes .
S@@ how Lo@@ ve and R@@ es@@ pect by Con@@ tro@@ l@@ ling Your T@@ ong@@ ue , 9 / 15
The more she to@@ yed with the ide@@ a , the more it appe@@ aled to her .
A@@ ·@@ ga@@ ʹ@@ pe can also inclu@@ de deep feel@@ ing .
How may parents imitate Jesus ’ example when it comes to inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ating Bible tru@@ ths in their children ?
God’s people are comman@@ ded to go into their “ inter@@ i@@ or ro@@ om@@ s ” and hi@@ de themselves “ until the den@@ un@@ ci@@ ation pas@@ ses over . ”
Ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary L@@ ong - Su@@ ffering T@@ ow@@ ard Israel
Jehovah expe@@ cts his servants to be gener@@ ous , especially toward the nee@@ dy .
He is the Creator and he gives us life , so he has the right to make rul@@ es about life .
( b ) What bat@@ tle is going on ?
The Bible descri@@ bes a coming new world , where each one of us will feel secu@@ re
They did not want ch@@ urch lead@@ ers to tell them what they should believe .
However , the two author@@ it@@ ative f@@ our@@ th - century Greek man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts ​ — C@@ o@@ de@@ x Sin@@ a@@ iti@@ c@@ us and C@@ o@@ de@@ x V@@ ati@@ can@@ us — ​ both end with Mark 16 : 8 .
Will you imitate Jehovah and pas@@ s the t@@ est of hum@@ ility ?
5 : 15 , 17 , 27 , 28 , 38 , 39 .
It left a deep imp@@ res@@ sion on me .
To remain “ fir@@ m@@ ly set in the truth , ” we need con@@ st@@ ant remin@@ ders , such as those we receive through our congregation meetings , personal study , and Bible reading .
Instead , we dre@@ w clo@@ s@@ er to him , tru@@ sting him to res@@ ol@@ ve matters in his own time and in his own way .
A@@ mer@@ i@@ can es@@ sa@@ y@@ ist R@@ al@@ ph W@@ al@@ do E@@ mer@@ son once said : “ The only way to have a friend is to be one . ”
What can we learn from the way the Bible was written ?
Jesus said that his faithful apostles would live there .
He made known his ways to Moses , his deal@@ ings even to the sons of Israel . ”
How high@@ ly did Paul value the pri@@ ze of heavenly life ?
TH@@ E conven@@ tion was about to star@@ t .
What made the King James V@@ er@@ sion sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant ?
In the Christian Greek Scriptures , the origin@@ al word for “ in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth ” always ref@@ ers to earth po@@ pul@@ ated by humans .
By re@@ vie@@ wing these sub@@ je@@ cts , we are helped to remain heal@@ thy in the faith and to “ become do@@ ers of the word , and not hear@@ ers only . ” ​ — J@@ as .
You need to understand what ide@@ as he has that may be out of har@@ mony with Jehovah’s thinking .
However , Ru@@ th@@ ’s father was .
W@@ he@@ ther they real@@ ize it or not , most of mankind should dre@@ ad this f@@ ast - appro@@ aching day .
When his son h@@ it a neigh@@ b@@ or bo@@ y , the father first listen@@ ed pati@@ ently to his s@@ on@@ ’s exc@@ uses .
6@@ 6 : 2 .
A loving teach@@ er imp@@ ar@@ ts knowledge because he gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely ca@@ res for his stud@@ ents .
Many experi@@ ences enjo@@ yed by Jehovah’s servants prove that God truly is the “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer . ” ​ — P@@ s .
A sh@@ ort while later , Jehovah’s Witnesses vis@@ ited her and gave her the comfort and knowledge she had s@@ ought .
This op@@ ened the way for sin@@ n@@ ers to become re@@ conc@@ iled to God , as Peter fur@@ ther stated : “ Christ died once for all time concer@@ ning sin@@ s , a righteous person for un@@ righteous ones , that he might lead you to God . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
Jehovah is show@@ ing pati@@ ence “ because he does not desire any to be destro@@ yed but desi@@ res all to at@@ tain to rep@@ ent@@ ance . ”
God has also displa@@ yed his loving - kindness toward individuals .
Paul indic@@ ated that E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s was pra@@ ying spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally for those in C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e .
God’s righteousness , for example , is not simply an in@@ ward or personal qu@@ ality that he pos@@ s@@ ess@@ es , such as his ho@@ l@@ iness and pur@@ ity .
At last , the time for reve@@ al@@ ing “ the sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ t ” had dra@@ wn near .
“ That con@@ vers@@ ation sa@@ ved my family a lo@@ t of un@@ necess@@ ary har@@ d@@ ship , ” rec@@ alls Gen@@ i@@ val .
They follow@@ ed me out to the gar@@ age and after in@@ spe@@ cting it , they fin@@ ally left .
In time , we were able to get a ri@@ de in the back of a tru@@ ck cr@@ am@@ m@@ ed with people .
Z@@ e@@ al for the ministry inc@@ reas@@ ed .
Job could not use the w@@ il@@ d ass to be@@ ar bur@@ den@@ s .
These spi@@ r@@ its are not dead an@@ c@@ est@@ ors , for the dead are “ consci@@ ous of nothing at all . ”
For a de@@ ta@@ iled discus@@ sion of the con@@ dition of the dead , see chap@@ ter 6 , “ Wh@@ ere Are the De@@ ad ? , ” in the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
But it requi@@ res the ter@@ ro@@ r of death to pro@@ vo@@ ke the i@@ mag@@ in@@ ation to e@@ at what , hi@@ ther@@ to , is un@@ e@@ di@@ ble . ”
It was as if the holy spirit were pu@@ shing him to go some@@ where el@@ se .
Still , we gro@@ ped around until we stu@@ mb@@ led upon a bo@@ at and , al@@ though f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed , man@@ ag@@ ed to make our way ac@@ ro@@ ss the ri@@ ver .
( See the bo@@ x “ W@@ ho@@ se Si@@ de Is God On ? ” )
S@@ ad@@ ly , many have in@@ deed been vi@@ c@@ ti@@ mi@@ zed by those of other rac@@ es who saw themselves as su@@ peri@@ or .
There is a ra@@ pi@@ dly gro@@ wing tend@@ enc@@ y for many to is@@ ol@@ ate themselves .
O@@ thers prove to be h@@ ate@@ ful “ enem@@ ies of the t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake of the Christ . ”
Our faith is streng@@ th@@ ened when we see God’s inv@@ isi@@ ble qualities in the v@@ isi@@ ble cre@@ ation ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 17 )
As the end of this world ne@@ ars , the pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation of Jehovah’s judg@@ ments against Satan’s wicked system may invol@@ ve un@@ u@@ su@@ ally heav@@ y ver@@ ba@@ l expres@@ sions of God’s judg@@ ments , likely pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed by c@@ ong@@ e@@ aled water .
What ob@@ lig@@ ation does Psalm 4@@ 8 : 12 - 14 place on us ?
In ad@@ dition , it is held that “ sa@@ in@@ ts ” have special acc@@ ess to God , making them effe@@ ctive inter@@ cess@@ ors for the living .
However , the Law for@@ ba@@ de the char@@ g@@ ing of interest on lo@@ ans made to reli@@ eve po@@ ver@@ ty .
His go@@ al is to make us his vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
For mankind to gr@@ as@@ p these vital matters , a rec@@ ord of Jesus ’ bir@@ th was necess@@ ary .
That ep@@ is@@ o@@ de demonstr@@ ates the way wrong fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res can cor@@ ru@@ pt un@@ w@@ ary ones .
Wh@@ er@@ ever we live and who@@ ever we are , our lives ​ — the days , h@@ our@@ s , min@@ ut@@ es that li@@ e before us when we are born — ​ are li@@ mit@@ ed .
So a great many people were being put on no@@ tice : The future Messi@@ ah had arri@@ ved !
V@@ I@@ E@@ T@@ N@@ A@@ M
To Christians who were b@@ ent on ob@@ serving the Law , Paul explained that the high pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od of Jesus , the new covenant , and the spiritual temple were all su@@ peri@@ or to their p@@ re - Christian coun@@ ter@@ par@@ ts .
The water in the N@@ ile Ri@@ ver was turned into blood .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 5@@ 3 , 10@@ 7
El@@ la , who also lives in a country where the Kingdom work was long ban@@ ned , was ar@@ rest@@ ed for sh@@ aring her Christian hope with others .
Yes , pra@@ ying in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y for Jehovah’s prote@@ ction is , in@@ deed , ess@@ enti@@ al for those who want to be set free from dem@@ on att@@ ac@@ ks today .
Psalm 2 now ex@@ tend@@ s a mer@@ ci@@ ful invit@@ ation to the rul@@ ers of the nations .
Mi@@ ght we cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze him as a means of making ourselves look better ?
She was e@@ ag@@ er to apply what she was lear@@ ning .
Because David tri@@ ed to act in acc@@ ord with Jehovah’s will .
Who Will Se@@ par@@ ate U@@ s From God’s Lo@@ ve ?
St@@ ar@@ ting in the 19@@ 40 ’ s , those po@@ wers “ s@@ wal@@ low@@ ed up the ri@@ ver [ of persecu@@ tion ] that the dra@@ g@@ on dis@@ g@@ or@@ ged from its m@@ ou@@ th . ”
A Christian minis@@ ter may take into account the circumstances and medi@@ cal hist@@ ory of the dec@@ eas@@ ed when he consi@@ ders whether to per@@ form a fun@@ er@@ al service for the su@@ i@@ ci@@ de vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m .
M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of Le@@ ban@@ on
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Jesus did not question Satan’s cla@@ im to such imp@@ res@@ sive authority .
S@@ up@@ pose a stud@@ ent who has fin@@ an@@ cial wor@@ ries is also tr@@ ying to over@@ come a bad ha@@ bi@@ t , such as s@@ mo@@ king , g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing , or heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ king .
▪ They “ Sa@@ w ” the Th@@ ings P@@ r@@ om@@ ised
Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide , the number of ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers inc@@ reas@@ ed by 1@@ .@@ 7 per@@ c@@ ent .
Then , after Israel@@ ’s deli@@ ver@@ ance from Egy@@ pt , Jehovah made another s@@ wor@@ n promise to them : “ If you will stri@@ c@@ tly obey my vo@@ ice and will in@@ deed keep my covenant , then you will certainly become my special pro@@ per@@ ty out of all other pe@@ op@@ les , because the whole earth bel@@ ong@@ s to me .
As I got off the tra@@ in , a relati@@ ve me@@ t me and told me that M@@ other had pas@@ sed away . She died on Au@@ gu@@ st 11 .
( b ) What shows that Jesus is a@@ ware of the purpose of the action he must take and of the tim@@ ing of events ?
Our go@@ al is to do what we can each day to make Mo@@ m and D@@ ad feel as secu@@ re as possible .
However , there were still some faithful anointed Christians .
We can “ see ” his ex@@ qu@@ is@@ it@@ ely beau@@ ti@@ ful person@@ ality in our min@@ ds and hearts and ther@@ e@@ by gro@@ w in our love for him .
Let us , therefore , pray to Jehovah for the promised “ help@@ er , ” confid@@ ent that “ the Father in heaven [ will ] give holy spirit to those as@@ king him . ”
If you loved me , you would rejo@@ ice that I am going my way to the Father , because the Father is greater than I am . ”
How wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad an effect will the decision of the C@@ our@@ t have ?
But if we place the pur@@ su@@ it of money a@@ head of our Christian service , money be@@ comes , in effect , a go@@ d to us .
This helps to make meetings up@@ li@@ f@@ ting occasi@@ ons .
T@@ en min@@ ut@@ es later , we were sa@@ f@@ ely a@@ bo@@ ard a mil@@ it@@ ary ship , which was an@@ cho@@ red off the co@@ ast .
30 : 7 - 9 , 18 - 20 .
A@@ gain and again , right up to the night before his ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion , Jesus found new ways to teach them to de@@ al hum@@ bly with one another .
How did the early Christians respon@@ d to the new comman@@ d@@ ment ?
He is also determined not to re@@ pe@@ at his sin .
On@@ ly by working with their children in the ministry can parents make sure that their young ones will get the tra@@ ining needed to become min@@ isters “ with nothing to be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of , h@@ and@@ ling the word of the truth ari@@ ght . ”
The early pione@@ ers certainly needed courage and ten@@ ac@@ ity to over@@ come the many challeng@@ es they fac@@ ed .
Hence , Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s and Lu@@ ther@@ ans al@@ ike wanted to disc@@ oura@@ ge the prac@@ tice of ad@@ ul@@ t baptism .
When a friend asked Mi@@ gu@@ el why he went to Mu@@ ñ@@ an@@ i every we@@ ek , he said that it was to learn about Jehovah and his Word .
In@@ j@@ ur@@ ed and in te@@ ars , she had to be car@@ ri@@ ed off the tr@@ ack .
How does God provide that help ?
Our second , D@@ er@@ ri@@ ck , died at just two and a half years of age from sp@@ in@@ al men@@ ing@@ it@@ is .
And how gr@@ ate@@ ful we are that the God of peace continu@@ es to e@@ qui@@ p us for this most enjo@@ y@@ able work !
In Mar@@ ch 19@@ 25 , Father set sa@@ il for E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , where he ho@@ ped to dist@@ ribu@@ te 3@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 Bible tr@@ ac@@ ts in S@@ pain and P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al and to arr@@ ange for Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d to deli@@ ver public le@@ c@@ tures .
It was so t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing to see their love for Jehovah and for people .
Jesus himself is the princi@@ p@@ al one to in@@ her@@ it our earth , as Psalm 2 : 8 indic@@ ates , and he will have 14@@ 4@@ ,000 cor@@ ul@@ ers in heaven .
Wor@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing the true God helps you to ris@@ e a@@ bo@@ ve a pur@@ ely self - cen@@ tered way of life .
“ Pro@@ ve Y@@ ourselves Re@@ ad@@ y ”
But they truly love one another , and they pray for the support of holy spirit as they cultiv@@ ate this qu@@ ality .
Eli@@ j@@ ah would do the same .
In his Go@@ spe@@ l account , Matthew qu@@ o@@ ted the words found at Isaiah 4@@ 2 : 1 - 4 and app@@ lied them to Jesus . ​ — Mat@@ t .
What have some said about the gro@@ w@@ th of Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
O@@ thers can co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with these shepher@@ ds .
Many dis@@ co@@ ver too l@@ ate just how valu@@ able a pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion their cha@@ st@@ ity really was .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , he was not under ob@@ lig@@ ation to di@@ vu@@ l@@ ge information to people who were not ent@@ it@@ led to it .
Satan used sever@@ al sub@@ tle t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s in his con@@ vers@@ ation with E@@ ve .
V@@ i@@ e@@ w your teach@@ er as a friend , and let him know how much you appreci@@ ate the effort he makes in your be@@ half .
In these times when so many have given in “ to dis@@ gr@@ ace@@ ful se@@ x@@ u@@ al ap@@ pet@@ ites , ” an enti@@ re in@@ du@@ str@@ y has ar@@ is@@ en around the prom@@ o@@ tion of il@@ lic@@ it se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations .
That is what the apostle Paul did .
So when asked a Bible question that you cannot answer , you can always rep@@ ly to this effect : “ Th@@ an@@ k you for ra@@ ising such an inter@@ es@@ ting question .
E@@ very Christian will have that experience .
Even after the on@@ set of the Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant Re@@ form@@ ation , the cl@@ er@@ gy of sever@@ al E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an coun@@ tri@@ es did their ut@@ most to li@@ mit cir@@ cul@@ ation of so - called her@@ e@@ tic@@ al boo@@ ks .
When He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah f@@ ell ill , he did not as yet have a son .
To his Son , Jesus Christ , Jehovah has gr@@ anted the power to ra@@ ise the dead , with the pos@@ si@@ bility of everlasting life .
• On what bas@@ is does Jehovah act with go@@ o@@ dness toward all ?
The psalmist speak@@ s of tr@@ am@@ pl@@ ing down “ the man@@ ed young li@@ on and the bi@@ g s@@ n@@ ake . ”
He showed self - sacrific@@ ing love by will@@ ingly la@@ ying down his life for us .
; K@@ ar@@ l@@ s@@ son , M .
The early 198@@ 0 ’ s was a time of change in our op@@ er@@ ations in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , as we moved from the use of ty@@ pe@@ writ@@ ers and ty@@ p@@ es@@ et@@ ting in ho@@ t lead to com@@ pu@@ ter pro@@ cess@@ ing and off@@ set prin@@ ting .
R@@ id@@ g@@ well ) , 7 / 15
Not all Israelites were doing what was bad in Jehovah’s eyes .
Those words indic@@ ated God’s will@@ ing@@ ness to accept “ a ransom , ” or “ co@@ ver@@ ing , ” in be@@ half of rep@@ ent@@ ant humans . ​ — Job 33 : 24 , f@@ t@@ n .
Even if that does not occ@@ ur , people we speak to may talk with others about what we said , what we believe , and how we act .
When will all of this take place ?
How has Jesus ’ prayer been ans@@ wer@@ ed in mo@@ der@@ n times ?
That ad@@ vice stu@@ ck in our min@@ ds .
G@@ ro@@ wing in love is an especially important as@@ pect of spiritual gro@@ w@@ th .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 4@@ 4 , 18@@ 2
The material in this article has special sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance for those en@@ tru@@ sted with shepher@@ ding the congregation .
But I found comfort in know@@ ing that even some of Jehovah’s own spirit off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , or angels , left off serving him ​ — al@@ though Jehovah discipl@@ ines in love and kindness and never makes mis@@ takes .
He was also a member of the Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al Li@@ a@@ is@@ on Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e for his are@@ a .
And that is only a fore@@ ta@@ st@@ e of the peace that they will enjoy in the future .
The illustr@@ ation of the sheep and the go@@ ats shows that the anointed would have help .
He put faith in Jesus as the Son of God and public@@ ly id@@ enti@@ fied him as “ a prophet . ”
What ung@@ o@@ dly tra@@ it can be avo@@ i@@ ded by one with a wa@@ iting attitude ?
When we do , we can be sure that Jehovah will bl@@ ess us . ​ — Read Genesis 39 : 21 - 23 .
Many are .
O@@ f@@ ten , as Mal@@ col@@ m has found , the disa@@ gre@@ ement is un@@ important and can be over@@ loo@@ ked .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 36 , 9@@ 4
Because of their c@@ ru@@ el , cen@@ tu@@ ries - long op@@ position to Jehovah’s people .
If you are temp@@ ted to feel that c@@ li@@ mb@@ ing the so@@ cial la@@ d@@ der is the way to se@@ cur@@ ity , ask yourself : ‘ Who on the la@@ d@@ der is ac@@ tually at the point of real se@@ cur@@ ity ?
What is a mission@@ ary , and who can be called the great@@ est Mis@@ sion@@ ary ?
O@@ r is hel@@ l perhaps a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic des@@ crip@@ tion of a con@@ dition , a st@@ ate ?
On the other hand , real@@ ize that at times it is necess@@ ary to cho@@ ose between fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps .
T@@ ry to cho@@ ose the right time , the right set@@ ting , and the right words to st@@ ate your concer@@ ns .
There is no com@@ pul@@ sion .
The M@@ em@@ ori@@ al se@@ as@@ on is also a good time to think about how you can help the brothers and sisters in your congregation , especially the older ones .
What te@@ x@@ ts com@@ for@@ ted a woman in W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , and why ?
One thing may have been his close cont@@ act with others .
Th@@ in@@ king of my chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od br@@ ings back mem@@ ori@@ es of happy days in a country co@@ t@@ ta@@ ge in the sou@@ th of Fr@@ ance , where my parents lived .
Even fe@@ wer in Fr@@ ance and Ger@@ many do .
What position should true worshipp@@ ers take regarding Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at ?
So , what happened to E@@ no@@ ch ?
Lo@@ ve never fa@@ il@@ s . ’
The Bible id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es sever@@ al fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al reas@@ ons .
The apostle Peter was also inspired to wr@@ ite about the last days .
Ex@@ pla@@ in what is me@@ ant by the re@@ qu@@ est “ for@@ give us our de@@ b@@ ts , as we also have for@@ given our de@@ b@@ t@@ ors . ”
Yes , a lo@@ ver of discipl@@ ine is also a lo@@ ver of knowledge .
If we are determined not to become for@@ get@@ ful hear@@ ers , we will take these and other direc@@ ti@@ ves from God very seri@@ ously and will com@@ p@@ ly with them .
( Ju@@ de 1 - 25 )
For that is why you are also pa@@ ying ta@@ x@@ es ; for they are God’s public servants con@@ stan@@ tly serving this very purpose . ”
What shows that Jesus gave the doing of God’s will the first place in his life ?
Dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment en@@ ab@@ les us to control our spirit , making us “ s@@ low to anger . ”
“ S@@ ur@@ ely the most end@@ uring t@@ es@@ tam@@ ent to the sage from Ca@@ per@@ na@@ u@@ m is that he continu@@ es to hold hearts and min@@ ds in his g@@ ent@@ le gr@@ as@@ p . ”
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing those mar@@ vel@@ ous instru@@ ctions , which are bey@@ ond human understanding , these c@@ el@@ ls of stu@@ n@@ ning comple@@ x@@ ity devel@@ op in just the right order and man@@ ner to form a new living person !
“ C@@ ome on , Sam@@ my , ” she ur@@ ged me . “ L@@ et@@ ’s have a good time ! ”
Not only did Job refu@@ se to t@@ ou@@ ch a woman in an im@@ moral way but he would not even allow his mind to en@@ ter@@ tain such a thought .
Many bel@@ o@@ ved brothers in the Bethel family , as well as respon@@ sible overse@@ ers , made arrang@@ ements to help us .
“ It was not eas@@ y going back , ” rec@@ alls Ph@@ ili@@ p , “ but I felt that my first ob@@ lig@@ ation was to my parents . ”
The shepher@@ ds and du@@ k@@ es ( or , “ pr@@ inc@@ es , ” N@@ E@@ B ) in this imp@@ la@@ u@@ sible ar@@ my are the congregation elders .
O@@ ther famili@@ es have the ha@@ bi@@ t of tur@@ ning on the T@@ V during the me@@ al , effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely ro@@ b@@ b@@ ing themselves of any mean@@ ing@@ ful commun@@ ic@@ ation .
One day , my study con@@ duc@@ t@@ or , A@@ lej@@ and@@ r@@ o , asked me to read Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 22 , 23 .
10 : 26 , 27 .
That happened in the days of Ne@@ h@@ emiah .
And we avoid pas@@ sing on go@@ s@@ si@@ p or rel@@ ating du@@ bi@@ ous experi@@ ences that cannot be ver@@ i@@ fied .
F@@ am@@ ily life was close , war@@ m , and full of joy .
What G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el ann@@ oun@@ ced to M@@ ary , then , was much more than the mirac@@ ul@@ ous bir@@ th of a ba@@ by bo@@ y .
A friend had come by with two of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er is the pri@@ m@@ ary way we can “ draw close to God . ”
How close are we to the star@@ t of this cha@@ in of events ?
How do Satan’s sub@@ tle att@@ ac@@ ks di@@ ff@@ er from his fr@@ on@@ tal att@@ ac@@ ks ?
Paul made a f@@ it@@ ting refer@@ ence to Jehovah’s hand in all of this , saying : “ The gr@@ ound that dr@@ in@@ ks in the ra@@ in which often comes upon it , and that then br@@ ings for@@ th ve@@ get@@ ation su@@ it@@ able to those for whom it is also cultiv@@ ated , recei@@ ves in return a blessing from God . ” ​ — Hebrews 6 : 7 .
However , if we do our best to serve Jehovah , he will continue to love us and he will not for@@ get the good things we have done .
D@@ et@@ a@@ il@@ s regarding mankind and Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y are pres@@ ented thr@@ ough@@ out the Bible .
That heavenly Kingdom ​ — a govern@@ ment in the hands of Jesus Christ — ​ is God’s means of expres@@ sing His righ@@ t@@ ful so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y over the earth . ​ — Psalm 2 : 7 - 12 ; Daniel 7 : 13 , 14 .
Se@@ cond , ‘ we must listen to Jehovah’s vo@@ ice ’ by stud@@ ying God’s Word and obe@@ ying his comman@@ d@@ ments .
G@@ O@@ O@@ D friends are preci@@ ous , and a lasting fri@@ end@@ ship does not ha@@ p@@ pen just by ch@@ ance .
How does Jehovah view fre@@ e@@ dom , and how did he show that in his deal@@ ings with Adam and E@@ ve ?
They simply cannot find the ro@@ ad to true peace and happiness .
16 : 1 - 30 .
F@@ our and a half years later , the number of publi@@ sh@@ ers had inc@@ reas@@ ed to 1@@ 5@@ 5 .
Of course , we cannot liter@@ ally ‘ spe@@ ed up ’ the day of Jehovah .
C@@ lo@@ se to the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion s@@ ite , Joseph had a new ro@@ ck - cu@@ t t@@ om@@ b .
• Why does life not result from material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons ?
Of course , di@@ str@@ actions and a l@@ ack of con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation may cause your mind to w@@ an@@ der , making your reading un@@ pro@@ duc@@ tive .
Ca@@ thy says : “ I often pray to Jehovah to help me be cont@@ ent with the simp@@ le food I e@@ at and the mo@@ des@@ t clo@@ th@@ es I we@@ ar .
( a ) Why do true Christians res@@ ist the ur@@ ge to re@@ tal@@ i@@ ate ?
Gal@@ ile@@ o was s@@ il@@ enced for a time .
How have the fac@@ es of op@@ pos@@ ers been ‘ filled with di@@ sh@@ on@@ or ’ today ?
Jehovah’s loving - kindness will not fai@@ l his servants in difficult times
The apostle Paul mar@@ vel@@ ed at Jehovah’s wisdom . He wrote : “ O the dep@@ th of God’s ri@@ ches and wisdom and knowledge !
Th@@ r@@ ough a study of the Bible , they have ac@@ qui@@ red “ practic@@ al wisdom and thinking ability , ” which help them to “ walk in se@@ cur@@ ity ” in these per@@ il@@ ous days .
How com@@ for@@ ting it is to know that his je@@ al@@ ous@@ y mo@@ ves him to care for and to w@@ atch over us !
Paul certainly practic@@ ed what he pre@@ ached , giving up a prom@@ ising care@@ er in Juda@@ ism that could have brought him we@@ al@@ th and f@@ ame .
On Ju@@ ne 16 , 200@@ 4 , the Mo@@ sc@@ ow C@@ ity C@@ our@@ t up@@ held the decision .
We can learn much by exam@@ ining how they fac@@ ed their difficult problems .
We@@ ek@@ ly congregation meetings , including the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy , present fine opportun@@ ities for us to displa@@ y a ze@@ al@@ ous spirit when we com@@ ment and make expres@@ sions of faith .
However , is that what you have ob@@ served ?
But Paul and S@@ il@@ as in@@ s@@ ist on first saying good - b@@ ye to their new@@ ly baptized sister L@@ y@@ dia .
“ Ma@@ in@@ tain Your Con@@ du@@ ct F@@ ine A@@ m@@ ong the N@@ ations ”
Just as a di@@ am@@ ond is form@@ ed when car@@ b@@ on is sub@@ je@@ cted to ex@@ tre@@ me pres@@ sure , so Mar@@ t@@ in gre@@ w fir@@ m in his love for Bible truth as a result of op@@ position .
She had a bur@@ ning desire to own a Bible , to read it , and to understand it .
L@@ isten to and ac@@ knowledge your mat@@ e@@ ’s feelings .
Jesus said that we ‘ must love Jehovah our God with our whole heart and with our whole soul and with our whole mind and must love our neigh@@ b@@ or as ourselves . ’
M@@ ak@@ ing the right cho@@ ic@@ es in these matters will contribu@@ te to tra@@ ining our per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers , which can help us to make right decisions in we@@ igh@@ ti@@ er matters . ​ — Luke 16 : 10 ; 1 C@@ or .
In their efforts to mis@@ gu@@ i@@ de or har@@ m people , wicked spi@@ r@@ its can pre@@ ten@@ d to be certain dead individuals .
However , examples of individuals such as Ri@@ ch@@ ard refu@@ te their cla@@ im .
Why may we rejo@@ ice that a witness to the nations is being given on such a va@@ st sc@@ ale ?
[ Ma@@ p on page 20 ]
“ He [ Jehovah ] is heal@@ ing the bro@@ k@@ en@@ hear@@ ted ones , and is bin@@ ding up their pa@@ in@@ ful spo@@ ts . ”
Peter , Paul , and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s were at that meeting of the gover@@ ning body and rec@@ oun@@ ted how Jehovah had been deal@@ ing with un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised G@@ ent@@ il@@ es .
T@@ ell your brothers and sisters how much you value their efforts and their good qualities .
I now under@@ sto@@ od that the Witnesses really live by the high standards of the Bible .
However , there is a d@@ anger that we must be care@@ ful to avoid .
U@@ N@@ D@@ E@@ R the he@@ ading “ ‘ B@@ loo@@ d@@ less ’ S@@ ur@@ g@@ er@@ y , ” M@@ ac@@ le@@ an’s ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine repor@@ ted that do@@ ct@@ ors ac@@ ro@@ ss Cana@@ da have been “ develop@@ ing new te@@ ch@@ ni@@ qu@@ es that , over the past fi@@ ve years , have turned so - called b@@ loo@@ d@@ less sur@@ g@@ er@@ y into a ma@@ j@@ or medi@@ cal tr@@ end . ”
E@@ f@@ fe@@ ctive questions help people to dis@@ co@@ ver their own reas@@ ons for their beli@@ ef@@ s
The “ heal@@ th@@ ful words ” are “ those of our Lord Jesus Christ ” ​ — true Christian teachings .
A pr@@ elu@@ de to the fi@@ f@@ th w@@ o@@ e ann@@ oun@@ ced by Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k rel@@ ates to what , and why do such words have sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance in to@@ da@@ y’s world ?
Since Paul was a@@ ware of the contro@@ vers@@ y among the members of the cour@@ t , he told them that he was being tri@@ ed for his beli@@ ef in the resurrection .
It would be wrong for one of Jehovah’s Witnesses to d@@ ate someone who is not a faithful baptized serv@@ ant of Jehovah .
Since then , Jehovah’s people have been enjo@@ ying un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted spiritual pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity .
He ans@@ wer@@ ed af@@ fir@@ m@@ ati@@ vely questions regarding dedic@@ ation and baptism .
He himself is ‘ Eli@@ j@@ ah who is des@@ t@@ ined to come . ’ ” ​ — Matthew 11 : 13 , 14 .
In fact , God’s Law given through Moses l@@ in@@ ks consider@@ ation and respect for the el@@ der@@ ly with the fear of Jehovah .
We feel good about being here . ”
7 , 8 . ( a ) What str@@ ate@@ gy did Satan use on the P@@ la@@ ins of Mo@@ a@@ b ?
Why did the Israelites turn to worshipp@@ ing the go@@ ds of the Mo@@ a@@ bit@@ es ?
She began to study the Bible and is now a faithful sister serving in another land .
C@@ am@@ il@@ le was moved by Mar@@ th@@ a@@ ’s loving interest , example , and con@@ vi@@ ction .
Bar@@ u@@ ch had such a proble@@ m .
Is Paul about to have that experience ?
The same is true today .
As mother held me in her ar@@ ms , a friend d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed a heav@@ y ob@@ ject on the flo@@ or , making a l@@ ou@@ d ban@@ g .
Of course , all these al@@ leg@@ ations were sh@@ own to be false .
G@@ ran@@ ted , we may not fully com@@ pre@@ h@@ end how God has per@@ form@@ ed the mirac@@ le of resurrection on past occasi@@ ons or how he will do so in the future .
What is it ?
A@@ n un@@ married Christian who is con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating we@@ d@@ lo@@ ck is in a position to get marriage off to a fine star@@ t by following God’s guid@@ ance .
We show her the reas@@ ons for suffering and as@@ sure her that her suffering is not p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment from God .
D@@ em@@ ons are d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous , but we need not dre@@ ad them . Their power is li@@ mit@@ ed .
If we are not care@@ ful , how can the nor@@ ma@@ l ex@@ change of ide@@ as de@@ gener@@ ate into har@@ m@@ ful ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents ?
Ne@@ w@@ t@@ on consider@@ ed Christ’s pres@@ ence to be cen@@ tu@@ ries away .
There is no so@@ f@@ a , but we se@@ at ourselves in com@@ for@@ table w@@ o@@ o@@ den ro@@ c@@ king cha@@ ir@@ s .
“ S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t has brought pres@@ sure upon me in my bel@@ ly . ”
When I was ten , my older brother encoura@@ ged me to jo@@ in him in practic@@ ing a mar@@ ti@@ al ar@@ t called ta@@ e k@@ w@@ on do , which means “ the way of the hands and the fe@@ et . ”
With justice you should ju@@ dge your fellow man . ”
As no@@ ted in par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 1 , they “ public@@ ly declar@@ ed that they were str@@ ang@@ ers and temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents in the land . ”
After a while , I was asked to vis@@ it other coun@@ tri@@ es as a z@@ one overse@@ er .
O@@ thers are si@@ ck or de@@ pres@@ sed , or they may be suffering the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of un@@ wise decisions .
“ The truth of his Word , the Bible ; the hope of everlasting life ; and the honor to re@@ present him as pro@@ claim@@ ers of the good news , ” ans@@ wer@@ ed the speak@@ er .
The ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tions were car@@ ri@@ ed out only two months before the end of World W@@ ar I@@ I .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 19
By d@@ res@@ sing in that way , they follow the principles in the Bible .
What pre@@ v@@ ents me from a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ z@@ ing for my mis@@ takes ? ’
It was fore@@ told : “ Sam@@ ari@@ a will be held gu@@ il@@ ty , for she is ac@@ tually re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous against her God .
They have been persecu@@ ted because of their Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality or their refu@@ s@@ al to mis@@ use blood .
By man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit and by pro@@ claim@@ ing the Kingdom message , we be@@ ar much fru@@ it
These to@@ pi@@ c@@ s should not d@@ om@@ in@@ ate our con@@ vers@@ ations when we ga@@ ther for spiritual fel@@ low@@ ship at Christian meetings and ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es .
As James pointed out at that hist@@ ori@@ c meeting , this prophecy of A@@ mo@@ s was being ful@@ filled in the ga@@ ther@@ ing of Kingdom he@@ ir@@ s from both Jews and G@@ ent@@ il@@ es .
We did not have a ref@@ ri@@ g@@ er@@ at@@ or , so we b@@ ought only the am@@ ount of food we would e@@ at each day , whether that me@@ ant pi@@ e@@ ces of h@@ am@@ mer@@ head sh@@ ar@@ k or local fru@@ its , such as m@@ ang@@ o@@ es , pa@@ pa@@ y@@ as , gra@@ pe@@ fru@@ it , co@@ con@@ u@@ ts , or ban@@ an@@ as .
“ The righteous one is car@@ ing for the soul of his d@@ om@@ es@@ tic ani@@ ma@@ l , ” he says , “ but the mer@@ ci@@ es of the wicked ones are c@@ ru@@ el . ”
Will we have the hum@@ ility to allow someone to teach us what we need to do ?
We no@@ te that the apostle Paul called human govern@@ ments “ God’s public servants . ”
I@@ magine being told that your father has a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned you as well as the rest of your family .
A son is wise when he accep@@ ts his fa@@ ther’s discipl@@ ine .
The psalmist san@@ g : “ R@@ ol@@ l upon Jehovah your way , and r@@ ely upon him , and he himself will act . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 5 .
However , our origin@@ al an@@ c@@ est@@ ors mis@@ used their free will .
The prophecy at E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 37 : 1 - 14 fore@@ told that God’s people would become cap@@ ti@@ ves and would later be rel@@ eas@@ ed .
However , we can har@@ dly even beg@@ in to ex@@ pl@@ ore God’s cre@@ ation because our lives are too sh@@ ort .
Your decision to serve God with all your heart is the most important cho@@ ice you will ever make .
A little gi@@ r@@ l saw s@@ mo@@ ke ris@@ ing from fac@@ t@@ ory s@@ mo@@ k@@ est@@ ac@@ ks and ex@@ pan@@ ding into what loo@@ ked like pu@@ ff@@ y cl@@ ou@@ ds .
What will they do to me ? ’
When children are acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to hear@@ ing loving and kind spe@@ e@@ ch in the home , not only will they th@@ ri@@ ve but they will be more likely to imitate their parents ’ way of speaking .
Jac@@ k@@ y , B@@ r@@ un@@ o , and D@@ am@@ i@@ en were bak@@ ers in Par@@ is .
You can move for@@ ward with your life after div@@ or@@ ce .
In gener@@ al , for example , Job had a fine attitude .
P@@ re@@ pared and well instru@@ cted , under the co@@ ver of dar@@ k@@ ness , Ru@@ th go@@ es down to the th@@ re@@ shing flo@@ or that bel@@ ong@@ s to Bo@@ a@@ z .
What as@@ sures us that Jehovah’s purpose will never be th@@ war@@ ted ?
The same att@@ ack is descri@@ bed at Revelation 17 : 16 - 18 .
In its fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te on Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 11 , however , the Re@@ fer@@ ence Bible su@@ gg@@ ests that the Greek word transl@@ ated “ ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers ” can also be rend@@ ered “ mission@@ aries . ”
It takes in@@ ner strength .
Then he coun@@ sel@@ ed Bar@@ u@@ ch : “ But as for you , you keep see@@ king great things for yourself .
Á@@ d@@ á@@ m was among them .
God un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly rest@@ ored Jesus ’ mem@@ ory regarding the work involved in the cre@@ ation of both inv@@ isi@@ ble and v@@ isi@@ ble things .
R@@ o@@ g@@ eli@@ o , mentioned in the op@@ ening article of this seri@@ es , did not believe in the Devil during his first 50 years .
In 19@@ 18 , Jesus , “ the m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er of the covenant , ” had come to Jehovah’s spiritual temple to in@@ spe@@ ct and cle@@ an@@ se God’s congregation .
He tel@@ ls it because he wants to have the clo@@ th@@ es that Na@@ am@@ an tri@@ ed to give to El@@ isha .
“ Noah pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to do according to all that God had comman@@ ded him , ” says the Bible .
He was direc@@ tly appointed by Jehovah to do so .
7 , 8 . ( a ) What kind of service does Jehovah bl@@ ess ?
A@@ n O@@ cc@@ asi@@ on You Sh@@ ould Not Mis@@ s 6
After much dis@@ pu@@ ting had taken place , the apostles Peter and Paul descri@@ bed the sign@@ s that Jehovah had per@@ form@@ ed among the un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised .
A@@ no@@ ther fac@@ t@@ or in help@@ ing your mate is your cultiv@@ ating the Christian person@@ ality .
They gave the pris@@ on@@ ers some food and or@@ der@@ ed them to leave the cam@@ p .
But it was only an early st@@ age .
For example , disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement can eas@@ ily dist@@ ort our judgment .
( 3 ) W@@ o@@ o@@ ds , B .
She evid@@ ently expe@@ cted all of God’s servants to be resur@@ rec@@ ted at some point in the future .
In these “ last days , ” such problems may be on the ris@@ e , but they are by no means new .
W@@ rit@@ ten about 9@@ 8 C.E . , the Go@@ spe@@ l of John re@@ pe@@ ats very little of what is stated in the other three Go@@ sp@@ els .
The value of Davi@@ d’s contribu@@ tion , by to@@ da@@ y’s standards , am@@ oun@@ ts to over $ 1@@ ,@@ 200@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 , U@@ .@@ S .
G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S W@@ O@@ R@@ D id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es anointed Christians who are car@@ ing for Christ’s inter@@ ests on earth as “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
E@@ arly and o@@ pen commun@@ ic@@ ation al@@ lo@@ ws the family to foc@@ us on provi@@ ding care during the ill@@ ness .
Th@@ ree wise men vis@@ ited Jesus at the time of his bir@@ th .
Jehovah’s Witnesses have always tri@@ ed to refle@@ ct God’s concer@@ n for the po@@ or .
A kind la@@ dy ans@@ wer@@ ed , and after in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ing my@@ self , I read to her the words of 2 Timothy 3 : 16 : “ All Scrip@@ ture is inspired of God and bene@@ fi@@ cial . ”
From ancient times , how has Jehovah taught his people ?
This gave him the inc@@ en@@ tive he needed to study something to@@ t@@ ally fore@@ ign to him .
So Jehovah gives the Israelites into the hands of their enem@@ ies .
As true Christians , we are pr@@ ou@@ d to have Jehovah as our God .
The most powerful reason for avo@@ i@@ ding ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness is God’s view of this tra@@ it .
The more often the p@@ ath is tra@@ ver@@ sed , the e@@ asi@@ er the j@@ our@@ ne@@ y be@@ comes .
Many in our congregation are end@@ uring great difficul@@ ties .
( a ) In what ways did Job exerc@@ ise loving - kindness ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , an ob@@ lig@@ ation accom@@ pan@@ ies this honor .
The ph@@ ra@@ se “ in vari@@ ous ways ” con@@ tain@@ s a form of the same origin@@ al Greek word .
What if a powerful govern@@ ment were to h@@ atch a p@@ lo@@ t to ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ate Jehovah’s Witnesses as an organization ?
It would be an er@@ ro@@ r on our part if we believ@@ ed that we cannot be encourag@@ ing because we are not par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly commun@@ ic@@ ative .
Many of the people of L@@ y@@ str@@ a evid@@ ently believ@@ ed in local leg@@ ends about go@@ ds dis@@ gu@@ ised as humans coming to the re@@ gi@@ on in times past .
Pro@@ ve y@@ ourselves ready . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 4@@ 2 , 4@@ 4 .
King David of ancient Israel had confidence in Jehovah’s loving care .
Mo@@ re@@ over , he has made known that mankind should “ wa@@ it pati@@ ently for him ” to take action , which he will do at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
Are you among those milli@@ ons ?
In what ways , though , is faith valu@@ able ?
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of worshipp@@ ers now serve in the earthly cour@@ ty@@ ard of the spiritual temple .
Isaiah pra@@ ys to Jehovah in be@@ half of his coun@@ tr@@ y@@ men who will be rep@@ ent@@ ant during their ex@@ ile in Babyl@@ on .
3 , 4 . ( a ) How could first - century disciples ‘ find the Messi@@ ah ’ ?
We also said that people were being mar@@ ked for sur@@ vi@@ val when they listen@@ ed to and accepted the good news that we preach .
Yes , you can be en@@ thr@@ al@@ led and el@@ ated by spiritual things .
The Bible .
Da@@ y - to - day ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation of justice was a concer@@ n of the Jewish cour@@ ts , but c@@ as@@ es requi@@ ring the death p@@ en@@ al@@ ty were evid@@ ently refer@@ red to the gover@@ nor , who was the su@@ pre@@ me j@@ udi@@ cial authority .
For example , people who have lost something very important to them might pre@@ f@@ er to appro@@ ach “ Sa@@ in@@ t ” An@@ th@@ on@@ y of Pa@@ du@@ a ​ — the tra@@ di@@ tional pat@@ r@@ on of lost or sto@@ le@@ n artic@@ les .
We soon learned an important less@@ on .
7@@ 1 : 5 , 17 .
6 : 20 - 25 .
He certainly does not want us to bur@@ den ourselves with anxi@@ ety over things that he says come under his care .
“ Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us , of course , was expe@@ cting [ Peter and those travel@@ ing with him ] and had called together his relati@@ ves and close friends . ”
Se@@ e@@ ing that the bo@@ y was well d@@ ressed , W@@ i@@ es@@ ł@@ a@@ wa exc@@ used her@@ self for a m@@ om@@ ent and got d@@ ressed up .
If so , we might disc@@ oura@@ ge others ei@@ ther by what we say or by how we say it .
If that were so , he would no doubt have wi@@ ped out Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers long ag@@ o .
Some help@@ ful ad@@ vice can be g@@ le@@ an@@ ed from the Bible writ@@ er Solomon .
Se@@ e@@ ing that situation made me want to move there to ass@@ ist those brothers . ”
Dis@@ co@@ vered !
6 Does God Ha@@ ve a N@@ ame ?
We also receive much personal ass@@ ist@@ ance through Christian elders in our to@@ w@@ n@@ like congregations .
A man nam@@ ed E@@ d@@ mon@@ d , who has been married t@@ wi@@ ce , pu@@ ts it this way , “ Just as no two fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps are the same , so no two marri@@ ages are the same . ”
A@@ n im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ation of@@ fic@@ er pa@@ id me and my husband , Ge@@ or@@ ge , an un@@ expe@@ cted vis@@ it .
F@@ e@@ w of us could dis@@ reg@@ ard the p@@ light of a star@@ ving child if we had food a@@ vail@@ able to share with him .
As Jesus found joy in imit@@ ating Jehovah , Christian men should find joy in imit@@ ating Christ and his qualities .
But his followers knew that there must be a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar meaning to his par@@ ab@@ les ​ — especially the one about the whe@@ at and the we@@ e@@ ds .
L@@ ik@@ ely , it was ad@@ ded after their return from Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an ex@@ ile .
S@@ ur@@ pris@@ ingly , though , most of the ad@@ ul@@ ts in that congregation were not baptized .
The Par@@ adise that Adam and E@@ ve were plac@@ ed in was lost as a result of the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in@@ iti@@ ated by a wicked ang@@ el , Satan the Devil .
When they rep@@ ented , Jehovah mer@@ ci@@ fully for@@ gave them and sa@@ ved them from their enem@@ ies .
4@@ 6 : 5 - 7 .
As part of Jehovah’s organization , what joy we now have in tel@@ ling others about God’s promised new world !
But he reve@@ als the truth to “ ba@@ bes ” ​ — those who come to him with s@@ inc@@ ere hearts , show@@ ing chil@@ d@@ like hum@@ ility .
L@@ it@@ tle bo@@ ys ten@@ d to be filled with a@@ we and ad@@ mi@@ r@@ ation for “ mi@@ gh@@ ty ones ” and “ men of f@@ ame ” ​ — and the N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m were just that .
All God’s people are e@@ ag@@ er for this wicked system to end .
Au@@ bre@@ y and N@@ or@@ man were sum@@ mon@@ ed a we@@ ek before I was and received si@@ x - mon@@ th pris@@ on sen@@ ten@@ ces .
What is ‘ war at H@@ ar – M@@ ag@@ e@@ d@@ on ’ ? , 2 / 1
The Christian disci@@ ple James pointed out the ke@@ y to fin@@ ding true happiness and satis@@ fac@@ tion . He wrote : “ The one who pe@@ ers into the perfect law that bel@@ ong@@ s to fre@@ e@@ dom and continu@@ es in it . . . will be happy in what he does . ”
• How can those taking the lead show honor to others ?
Do we pray from the heart rather than re@@ pe@@ at a set form of expres@@ sions ?
You will be re@@ war@@ ded with a clear understanding of this vital Scriptural truth as you consider the discus@@ sion of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ d@@ don@@ ’s real meaning in the next article .
T@@ en of them re@@ turned with a bad repor@@ t .
Why not ask Jehovah’s Witnesses about the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of Jesus ’ pres@@ ence ?
On high its hands it li@@ f@@ ted up . Su@@ n ​ — mo@@ on — ​ sto@@ od still , in the lo@@ f@@ ty a@@ bo@@ de ther@@ e@@ of . Like light your own ar@@ ro@@ ws kept going .
Jehovah cre@@ ated the first man and woman , and through his appointed ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l , he always commun@@ ic@@ ated with them in a clear , st@@ ra@@ igh@@ t@@ for@@ ward , and tru@@ th@@ ful man@@ ner .
If we know the wise course to follow and what ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments we need to make in our attitude and conduct in order to ple@@ ase God , let us act .
The resurrection hope su@@ sta@@ ined Paul .
As she tal@@ ked with M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ena about true friends , Kat@@ ar@@ z@@ y@@ na once said : “ You have the Bible ; you know what principles to follow and where to look for friends .
How can Paul’s counsel recorded at Romans 15 : 7 help us to gre@@ et one another in a way that en@@ h@@ an@@ ces our bro@@ ther@@ ly love ?
Although the counsel may se@@ em pa@@ in@@ ful , why should we re@@ tal@@ i@@ ate or be de@@ f@@ en@@ sive if accep@@ ting it is going to make us wis@@ er ?
Jesus ’ love for his heavenly Father and for his disciples left no ro@@ om for sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness .
The resur@@ rec@@ ted sa@@ in@@ ts , or holy ones , will be com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate rul@@ ers over the earth
They were right .
H@@ u@@ man imper@@ fe@@ ction is another reason for the suffering we experience .
On No@@ v@@ ember 5 , 20@@ 00 , K@@ sen@@ iya was baptized .
Why so ?
The c@@ hi@@ ef “ wicked one ” is Satan the Devil .
In part , this : ‘ The evil in the world has ne@@ i@@ ther made me bit@@ ter nor ca@@ used me to re@@ tal@@ i@@ ate .
From these and other Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts , it is clear that o@@ ffering some form of sacrifice was a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al part of worship long before Jehovah gave spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c la@@ ws regarding such .
Sh@@ are with your children what you are lear@@ ning about Jehovah
At the age of 17 , I travel@@ ed to W@@ in@@ ni@@ pe@@ g to sear@@ ch for work and to associ@@ ate with those who could help me study the Bible .
Jesus will thus eli@@ min@@ ate si@@ ck@@ ness , ag@@ ing , and death . ​ — Read Isaiah 11 : 9 ; 25 : 8 ; 33 : 24 ; 35 : 1 .
Tru@@ e , if you are a sing@@ le par@@ ent , you cannot be both mother and father in all res@@ pe@@ cts .
I was a full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er serving in a fore@@ ign land .
Me@@ an@@ while , by regul@@ arly stud@@ ying God’s Word and get@@ ting the sense of it , we are prote@@ cted from ac@@ ting in ign@@ or@@ ance in a way that br@@ ings Jehovah’s dis@@ ple@@ asure .
What he has heard from the al@@ bu@@ m is very appe@@ al@@ ing , but he is concer@@ ned because the back co@@ ver indic@@ ates that the l@@ y@@ ri@@ c@@ s are se@@ x@@ u@@ ally ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it and prof@@ ane .
In the land of st@@ ra@@ igh@@ t@@ for@@ war@@ dness he will act un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly and will not see the em@@ in@@ ence of Jehovah . ” ​ — Isaiah 26 : 10 .
Un@@ like “ the stu@@ pi@@ d one , ” who@@ se eyes and mind w@@ an@@ der in@@ stead of being foc@@ used on important matters , we should seek understanding so that we can act in wisdom .
“ As the body without spirit is dead , so also faith without works is dead . ”
What chang@@ ed her mind ?
That , in turn , may cause h@@ ur@@ t feelings or pro@@ vo@@ ke an ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent .
Why did Paul make such a st@@ at@@ ement ?
At present , though , we cannot imitate God’s love per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly . ​ — Read Psalm 32 : 8 .
“ It was a sh@@ o@@ ck , ” says Mar@@ il@@ o@@ u . “ No ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city , no conven@@ i@@ ences .
Solomon next poin@@ ts to a li@@ mit@@ ing fac@@ t@@ or in human relation@@ shi@@ ps .
L@@ ater , he lo@@ v@@ ingly provided the means wh@@ er@@ e@@ by the des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Adam and E@@ ve could be re@@ conc@@ iled with him .
Wh@@ ere the Hebrew text posed difficul@@ ties , he indic@@ ated the liter@@ al transl@@ ation in mar@@ g@@ in@@ al no@@ tes .
God inspired Paul to wr@@ ite a letter to the Eph@@ es@@ ians in which un@@ ity was a the@@ me .
I re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed how happy I was during the fi@@ ve years that I sh@@ ared in the har@@ v@@ est as a pioneer , al@@ though I was materi@@ ally po@@ or then .
P@@ rac@@ tic@@ es c@@ learly con@@ dem@@ ned in the Ho@@ ly Scriptures are t@@ ol@@ er@@ ated .
What organiz@@ ational ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments have been made in rec@@ ent times ?
W@@ on@@ ’t they too have a d@@ ent in them ?
Many of the is@@ l@@ and@@ ers make a living by fi@@ shing in the w@@ at@@ ers of the A@@ e@@ ge@@ an Se@@ a .
That first prophecy held out real hope for sin@@ ful mankind .
The decisions they made with reg@@ ard to their princi@@ p@@ al pur@@ su@@ its can encoura@@ ge us to exam@@ ine how we are using our time . ​ — Mat@@ t .
His gr@@ and@@ son E@@ no@@ ch also fa@@ ther@@ ed a son when 6@@ 5 years old .
I was im@@ medi@@ ately cu@@ ri@@ ous and soon got to know a whole family of pione@@ ers .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T Y@@ O@@ U M@@ A@@ Y H@@ E@@ A@@ R : “ God was c@@ ru@@ el when he un@@ lea@@ shed a f@@ lood that destro@@ yed all mankind exc@@ ep@@ t for Noah and his family . ”
These langu@@ ages ex@@ is@@ ted in written form long before the Bible was transl@@ ated into them .
Se@@ ek Our M@@ ak@@ er@@ ’s G@@ u@@ id@@ ance !
He said that his life would be given in be@@ half of his followers .
L@@ ater , the apostle John would wr@@ ite similar words to fellow Christians : “ He who ob@@ ser@@ ves [ Christ’s ] comman@@ d@@ ments rema@@ ins in uni@@ on with him . ”
Yes , re@@ war@@ ding study requi@@ res re@@ sear@@ ch , di@@ gg@@ ing , as if sear@@ ch@@ ing for a hi@@ d@@ den tre@@ asure .
K@@ is@@ sing@@ er@@ ’s hon@@ est ap@@ pra@@ is@@ al t@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es to this fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al Bible truth : “ To earth@@ ling man his way does not bel@@ ong . It does not bel@@ ong to man who is wal@@ king even to direc@@ t his st@@ ep . ” ​ — Jeremiah 10 : 23 .
A@@ R@@ E you inc@@ l@@ ined to ag@@ ree with those words of a form@@ er U@@ .@@ S . govern@@ ment a@@ i@@ de ?
That t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing account descri@@ bes how the mutu@@ al care these women displa@@ yed helped them over@@ come g@@ ri@@ ef and cop@@ e with the challeng@@ ing situation they fac@@ ed . ​ — Ru@@ th 1 : 15 - 17 ; 3 : 1 ; 4 : 14 , 15 .
But my spiritu@@ ality su@@ ffered , and I st@@ op@@ ped sh@@ aring in the field ministry .
In the days of King Saul , the Israelites had to get their me@@ tal to@@ ol@@ s sh@@ ar@@ p@@ ened by Phil@@ ist@@ ine s@@ mi@@ ths .
Those en@@ tru@@ sted with the responsi@@ bility to serve on a j@@ udi@@ cial com@@ mit@@ te@@ e must not allow fav@@ or@@ it@@ ism or fear of man to dist@@ ort their judgment .
God’s mer@@ cy toward sin@@ ful humans is in acc@@ ord with his justice
Although the parents had ei@@ ght children , the mother used to say , “ What are two more pl@@ ates at a table set for ten ? ”
They are eng@@ ag@@ ing in false religious ac@@ ts s@@ pon@@ s@@ ored by Juda@@ h’s wicked King Jeho@@ i@@ ak@@ im .
She ob@@ served that A@@ wa@@ ke !
Instead , always stri@@ ve to do u@@ pri@@ ght things that bring him glory . ​ — Psalm 8@@ 6 : 12 .
Such a mis@@ understanding h@@ ur@@ t Job at a time when he was being as@@ sa@@ iled by the har@@ s@@ h words of his would - be com@@ for@@ ters .
“ You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind ” and “ You must love your neigh@@ b@@ or as yourself ”
By stri@@ ving to view things the way that he vie@@ ws them ​ — loving what he lo@@ ves and h@@ ating what he h@@ ates — ​ and then con@@ duc@@ ting ourselves acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly .
The one for bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffer@@ ings , made of ac@@ ac@@ ia w@@ o@@ od and co@@ vered with cop@@ per , was plac@@ ed before the en@@ tr@@ ance and was used to offer up ani@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es .
O@@ thers in the class came to G@@ ile@@ ad from H@@ ung@@ ary , G@@ u@@ at@@ em@@ ala , and the D@@ om@@ in@@ i@@ can Re@@ public , lands to which they had moved to serve where there was a great need for teach@@ ers of God’s Word .
O@@ thers have done so because of ex@@ tre@@ me physical a@@ bu@@ se or the ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te end@@ ang@@ er@@ ment of a Christi@@ an’s spiritu@@ ality .
Satan and his dem@@ ons are de@@ pra@@ ved and c@@ ru@@ el .
Why is Christian teaching of the high@@ est s@@ ort ?
As the time for his sacri@@ fi@@ cial death dre@@ w near , Jesus ’ determin@@ ation to help others come to know Jehovah in@@ ten@@ si@@ fied .
In the th@@ ir@@ d century B.C.E . , A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a came to have a large po@@ pul@@ ation of Jews .
He le@@ ap@@ ed from the bo@@ at and s@@ wa@@ m a@@ sh@@ ore .
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , a ye@@ ar@@ ning for peace was in@@ ten@@ si@@ fied by a real@@ iz@@ ation that this was a war that no one could w@@ in .
In your own words , how would you expres@@ s the as@@ sur@@ ance that Jehovah gives his people ?
Mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love for Jehovah’s ways and a gen@@ u@@ ine desire to help his fel@@ low@@ man , he takes into consider@@ ation the effect of his words on others .
• How can we avoid let@@ ting money become like a go@@ d ?
To my sur@@ pris@@ e , my parents and my sister went with me to the first meeting !
Un@@ der@@ standing Jehovah’s car@@ din@@ al at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ts us to him .
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s many war@@ ning examples .
Although they were on the ru@@ n from King Saul , David was confid@@ ent that Jehovah would continue su@@ p@@ pl@@ ying their ba@@ si@@ c needs .
When and where will they be ra@@ ised ?
H@@ el@@ p them to be ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast in the faith .
Tru@@ e , reading the Bible will take more than 1@@ 00 min@@ ut@@ es , but doing so br@@ ings in@@ es@@ ti@@ ma@@ ble re@@ war@@ ds .
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately he ra@@ ised her son .
Th@@ an@@ k@@ fully , the brothers had war@@ ned us to be pre@@ pared for such sear@@ ches , and I had care@@ fully hi@@ d@@ den these do@@ cum@@ ents .
We have also seen that we can learn from good examples of spiritual people .
Gre@@ ed may star@@ t small , but if it is not cur@@ bed , it can gro@@ w ra@@ pi@@ dly and over@@ come a person .
On the we@@ ek@@ ends , my friends and I fre@@ qu@@ ented d@@ ance c@@ lu@@ bs .
One Christian , who has had to end@@ ure what she c@@ alls “ the pa@@ ins resul@@ ting from a mis@@ sp@@ ent you@@ th , ” says : “ The world may appe@@ ar to be g@@ lam@@ or@@ ous and invit@@ ing .
19 : 14 - 18 .
At Hebrews 3 : 12 , we find the war@@ ning : “ Be@@ ware , brothers , for fear there should ever devel@@ op in any one of you a wicked heart l@@ ac@@ king faith by dra@@ wing away from the living God . ”
This beli@@ ef is inter@@ w@@ o@@ ven with num@@ er@@ ous fun@@ er@@ al cu@@ st@@ om@@ s .
The same psal@@ m spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ es : “ The righteous themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will re@@ side forever upon it . ”
Sam@@ son was in@@ t@@ ent on le@@ ading the fi@@ ght against the Phil@@ ist@@ ines on be@@ half of God’s people .
Because they were not sure that their understanding of a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar matter was cor@@ rec@@ t .
How can we continue to show our appreciation for the hope that is set before us ?
Un@@ der the Law given to ancient Israel , ti@@ thing was a means of supp@@ or@@ ting the tri@@ be of L@@ ev@@ i and car@@ ing for nee@@ dy ones .
Many of Jehovah’s servants have experienced disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement .
H@@ el@@ p Ch@@ il@@ dren to G@@ ro@@ w S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually
Be@@ fore the F@@ lood , E@@ no@@ ch and Noah “ wal@@ ked with the true God . ”
Indeed , “ the word of God is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power ” in our life . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
A gener@@ ous person gives fre@@ ely of his time , en@@ er@@ gy , and res@@ our@@ ces to benefit others ​ — and he does so g@@ la@@ dly .
“ At the prop@@ er time , ” the ste@@ ward class obedi@@ ently dist@@ ribu@@ tes spiritual food that is who@@ les@@ ome and n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing .
“ God lo@@ ves a c@@ he@@ er@@ ful gi@@ ver . ” ​ — 2 C@@ O@@ R .
What does it mean to follow him ? ’
Will obe@@ ying Jesus ’ comm@@ and to preach become bur@@ den@@ some ?
El@@ si@@ e M@@ ey@@ n@@ ber@@ g
We should pray for holy spirit , confid@@ ent that Jehovah will bl@@ ess us with it .
In article 18 , Lu@@ car@@ is main@@ tain@@ s that pur@@ g@@ at@@ ory is a m@@ ere fi@@ g@@ ment : “ It is evid@@ ent that the fi@@ ction of P@@ ur@@ g@@ at@@ ory is not to be ad@@ mit@@ ted . ”
So they could not provide me with the answer to that question .
H@@ un@@ ted by the Na@@ z@@ is
M@@ ake a l@@ ist of com@@ for@@ ting s@@ crip@@ tures .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , when we tell Jehovah why we are devo@@ ted to him , we are streng@@ th@@ ened in our love for him .
Con@@ fu@@ sed and fac@@ ing ho@@ st@@ ility from the world , gener@@ ally they s@@ low@@ ed down and vi@@ r@@ tually st@@ op@@ ped the organiz@@ ed public preaching work .
What Does It Me@@ an to Ch@@ er@@ ish Your W@@ i@@ fe ?
All of Solom@@ on@@ ’s efforts to w@@ in the gi@@ r@@ l@@ ’s love prove fru@@ it@@ less .
In our own day , it is even e@@ asi@@ er for our tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous heart to be se@@ duc@@ ed by our physical sen@@ ses .
Why can we trust the Bible rec@@ ord of David ver@@ su@@ s Go@@ li@@ ath ?
Such efforts have u@@ su@@ ally fa@@ iled , f@@ ading out within we@@ ek@@ s or months .
In what sense are the “ other sheep ” temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents ?
Yes , on Christ Jesus , Satan inf@@ li@@ cted the great@@ est in@@ justice ever inf@@ li@@ cted on anyone !
Jehovah bless@@ es his people for obe@@ ying the faithful “ ste@@ ward ”
Indeed , our Kingdom H@@ all is a real as@@ set to the neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od . ” ​ — Ch@@ ile .
B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ers were fur@@ ther dra@@ wn together by their faith in Jesus Christ .
( b ) Why do many of God’s loyal ones su@@ ff@@ er ?
How can we person@@ ally live up to our uni@@ que name ?
All find it ref@@ re@@ shing , so their life be@@ comes less st@@ res@@ s@@ ful .
Their strength and vit@@ ality w@@ an@@ ed , and ev@@ en@@ tually they died .
In re@@ bel@@ ling against God , they took si@@ des with Satan , who ra@@ ised a s@@ we@@ ep@@ ing chall@@ enge to Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Jehovah’s spirit is be@@ h@@ ind our work , con@@ stan@@ tly f@@ ill@@ ing our sa@@ il@@ s , as it were .
I place ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines and tr@@ ac@@ ts while s@@ it@@ ting at the bu@@ s sto@@ p near my home .
No , it is not possible to ple@@ ase Jehovah “ with th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of r@@ am@@ s , with ten@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of t@@ or@@ r@@ ents of o@@ il . ”
Ca@@ tho@@ lic , Lu@@ ther@@ an , and C@@ al@@ v@@ in@@ ist religi@@ ons were gr@@ anted e@@ qu@@ al recogn@@ iti@@ on .
( See pi@@ c@@ ture on page 14 . )
“ But , ” expla@@ ins Mat@@ te@@ o , “ the teach@@ er said that this was not so , and she used me , one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , as an example , pra@@ ising me before the whole class for my clean language . ”
Many st@@ ori@@ es pre@@ served for our benefit in the Bible offer us t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing examples of people who loved Jehovah and served him faith@@ fully des@@ pite ad@@ verse circumstances .
Moses could see that P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h was ir@@ rit@@ ated .
When a je@@ al@@ ous go@@ dd@@ ess sent two hu@@ ge ser@@ p@@ ents to k@@ ill him , H@@ er@@ ac@@ les str@@ ang@@ led them .
3 : 13 - 18 .
For example , it takes courage to get up and walk out of a the@@ ater or to turn off the com@@ pu@@ ter or the T@@ V when in@@ dec@@ ent i@@ ma@@ ges appe@@ ar .
Yet , when such hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders are appro@@ ached by Witnesses from ab@@ ro@@ ad , some re@@ act fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly .
S@@ hor@@ tly before the bir@@ th of Christi@@ an@@ ity , Ca@@ es@@ ar Au@@ g@@ us@@ tu@@ s started a ro@@ ad main@@ ten@@ ance pro@@ gra@@ m .
In speaking of a later time , Paul wrote : “ If Jo@@ shua had led [ the Israelites ] into a place of rest , God would not af@@ ter@@ ward have spo@@ ken of another day .
But , ‘ if your enem@@ y is hu@@ ng@@ ry , fe@@ ed him ; if he is th@@ ir@@ st@@ y , give him something to dr@@ ink ; for by doing this you will he@@ a@@ p fi@@ er@@ y co@@ als upon his head . ’
This has given him the strength “ to tell to Jac@@ o@@ b his re@@ v@@ ol@@ t and to Israel his sin . ”
The Y@@ ou@@ th Le@@ ag@@ ue had sent the G@@ u@@ le@@ w@@ am@@ kulu to att@@ ack us .
See “ Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers ” in The Watchtower of May 15 , 200@@ 2 .
To see how hope can lead to happiness now , let us return to the account of Jesus ’ resurrection of La@@ z@@ ar@@ us .
“ Those know@@ ing your name will trust in you . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 9 : 10 .
W@@ as his little brother really ali@@ ve ?
They may , in effect , c@@ ry out : “ S@@ ir , S@@ ir , o@@ pen to us ! ”
( Read Daniel 2 : 4@@ 1 - 4@@ 3 . )
So their life on earth will en@@ h@@ ance their ability to rule over humans .
We need to keep that hope b@@ right and strong by di@@ lig@@ ent personal study of the Scriptures .
9 Di@@ d You K@@ now ?
• How are life - giving w@@ at@@ ers f@@ low@@ ing in the An@@ des ?
John and M@@ el@@ v@@ in
Con@@ fid@@ ently P@@ ress On With Com@@ ple@@ te Tru@@ st in God
Can she bl@@ ame others if they ti@@ re of lo@@ sing valu@@ able time and avoid making fur@@ ther ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments with her ?
His parents also became believers , and our famili@@ es ​ — the Ho@@ li@@ ens , the K@@ am@@ mer@@ u@@ ds , and the V@@ an Da@@ al@@ ens — ​ became close friends .
1@@ 19 : 7@@ 1 ​ — What could be good about suffering a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction ?
But Peter said : “ Lord , whom shall we go away to ?
However , in the year 29 C.E . , another temple , a spiritual one , came into ex@@ ist@@ ence , with Jesus Christ as H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est .
A re@@ war@@ ding way to show our than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness to Jehovah is to en@@ ter the full - time ministry .
What cho@@ ic@@ es must we make for ourselves , and what example did Moses set for us ?
The life of Job is a study in cont@@ ra@@ st@@ s .
What , if anything , can we do to res@@ ist that influ@@ ence ?
So how can you help your te@@ ens make wise moral decisions ? ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 .
The tra@@ its of the N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m are seen in people today
T@@ ow@@ ard the end of the first century C.E . , the apostle John ur@@ ged his fellow Christians : “ B@@ el@@ o@@ ved ones , do not believe every inspired expres@@ sion , but t@@ est the inspired expres@@ sions to see whether they origin@@ ate with God . ”
H@@ u@@ man@@ s are comple@@ x cre@@ atu@@ res , so there are no doubt coun@@ t@@ less ways to f@@ li@@ r@@ t , some of them very sub@@ tle .
All of this has ca@@ used people to become es@@ tr@@ ang@@ ed from the Scriptures , even though ill@@ it@@ er@@ ac@@ y has vi@@ r@@ tually disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared .
Christians want to obey the law , ‘ pa@@ ying back Ca@@ es@@ ar@@ ’s things to Ca@@ es@@ ar . ’ ​ — 2 / 15 , pages 28 - 9 .
Are they not Jerusalem ? ”
He continued to look for@@ ward to a good out@@ come .
S@@ mo@@ king , for example , “ lea@@ ds to di@@ se@@ ase and disa@@ bility and har@@ ms ne@@ arly every or@@ g@@ an of the body , ” says the U@@ .@@ S .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er in his ministry , Jesus had c@@ learly id@@ enti@@ fied why many would not receive him and put faith in him .
A@@ ware that he could do nothing to change the situation himself , Mi@@ ca@@ h p@@ our@@ ed out his heart to Jehovah .
S@@ pan@@ ning the G@@ a@@ p of I@@ l@@ liter@@ ac@@ y
Timothy gre@@ w up in L@@ y@@ str@@ a , a small to@@ wn in the Rom@@ an pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of Gal@@ ati@@ a .
T@@ ake heart , then , from the conclu@@ sion of the apostle Pet@@ er@@ ’s letter :
Still , the apostles and older men were not left enti@@ r@@ ely without direction .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es loving God and neigh@@ b@@ or , true Christians love one another .
At the close of the da@@ y’s fin@@ al talk , “ W@@ al@@ king in the Pro@@ g@@ res@@ sive Li@@ ght of God’s Word , ” conven@@ tion@@ ers were deli@@ gh@@ ted to receive a new book , Isa@@ i@@ ah’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy ​ — Li@@ ght for All M@@ an@@ kind I .
The de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of this st@@ ory may be un@@ u@@ su@@ al , but the under@@ l@@ ying is@@ sue is dis@@ tur@@ b@@ ingly comm@@ on .
But at E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 2 : 8 , those famili@@ ar words are not used .
As Paul showed , light is clo@@ sel@@ y associ@@ ated with what ?
Do you think that the ob@@ lig@@ at@@ ory n@@ ature of the sacrifice would have made a differ@@ ence to a person@@ ’s will@@ ing@@ ness and attitude in o@@ ffering it ?
We both received an invit@@ ation to atten@@ d the f@@ our@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad .
What shows that keep@@ ing integrity does not call for per@@ fe@@ ction on our part ?
Th@@ ink of the many occasi@@ ons when God has sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ded our brothers who were main@@ tain@@ ing their Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality .
Mul@@ titu@@ des E@@ m@@ br@@ ace Jehovah’s Wor@@ ship
The fact that the k@@ ni@@ fe was mis@@ used in no way dis@@ pro@@ ves the ex@@ ist@@ ence of its mak@@ er .
“ All the things that were written be@@ fore@@ hand were written for our instru@@ ction , so that through our end@@ ur@@ ance and through the comfort from the Scriptures we might have hope . ” ​ — Romans 15 : 4 .
What the Bible teach@@ es : Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on is not a ha@@ p@@ ha@@ z@@ ard destro@@ y@@ er of commun@@ ities . Instead , during Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , only the wicked will be wi@@ ped out .
When the Witnesses offered to study the Bible with me , I g@@ la@@ dly accepted .
He vie@@ ws every human life as preci@@ ous ​ — including your@@ s .
The prophet Samuel later told the Israelites : “ Do not turn asi@@ de from following Jehovah , and you must serve Jehovah with all your heart . . . .
He could with@@ draw his peace from us , bre@@ ak@@ ing off all pe@@ ace@@ ful rel@@ ations with us . . . .
May we imitate our G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or , Jehovah , and our Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , Jesus Christ , in teaching others the word of God .
“ If an able - bo@@ died man dies can he live again ? ” Job asked .
It may have been on that occasi@@ on that he said : “ G@@ o , therefore , and make disciples of people of all the nations , bapti@@ z@@ ing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit , teaching them to ob@@ serve all the things I have comman@@ ded you . ”
However , a priv@@ ate col@@ le@@ ct@@ or of Hebrew man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts was not a@@ ware of its sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance until he con@@ sul@@ ted a prof@@ essi@@ onal in the l@@ ate 19@@ 70 ’ s .
Me@@ dia repor@@ ts ab@@ ound with examples ​ — pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ ans l@@ ying about their actions , acc@@ oun@@ t@@ ants and la@@ w@@ y@@ ers over@@ st@@ ating cor@@ por@@ ate prof@@ its , ad@@ ver@@ t@@ is@@ ers mis@@ le@@ ading con@@ sum@@ ers , l@@ iti@@ g@@ ants c@@ he@@ ating in@@ sur@@ ance compan@@ ies , just to name a few .
After re@@ tur@@ ning to Ne@@ w@@ ca@@ st@@ le , I fac@@ ed a cour@@ t hear@@ ing along with se@@ ven other brothers who had refu@@ sed mil@@ it@@ ary service .
For example , when He@@ ct@@ or Mar@@ shall heard the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents men@@ tion S@@ tudi@@ es in the Scriptures on the ra@@ di@@ o , he or@@ der@@ ed si@@ x vo@@ lum@@ es .
And the Scriptures give deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful indic@@ ations of the mar@@ vel@@ ous con@@ di@@ tions that they will be able to experience end@@ less@@ ly . ​ — Is@@ a .
They may have felt that there was a need for ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments , ei@@ ther in Bible understanding or in organiz@@ ational matters .
In other words , God had no beg@@ in@@ ning and will have no end .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a few days , my mis@@ gi@@ v@@ ings were dis@@ p@@ el@@ led .
If , as the Bible says , Jehovah is near to such ones , does that not mean that he is near to you ? ’
As in the first century , a small group of qu@@ ali@@ fied men from among the anointed overse@@ ers now serve as the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting the com@@ pos@@ ite faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave .
How does Jehovah teach his people to man@@ i@@ f@@ est com@@ pas@@ sion ?
And as I do so , what will be the effect ? ’
He , in turn , went s@@ mit@@ ing them with a great sla@@ ugh@@ ter . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 15 : 1 - 8 .
Because he said that the “ ma@@ ster on arri@@ ving ” would ap@@ point the slave “ over all his bel@@ ong@@ ings . ”
Do you know what ty@@ pe of p@@ il@@ o@@ t is especially ur@@ ged to complete the c@@ he@@ ck@@ l@@ ist every time ?
* How is that possible for sin@@ n@@ ers such as we are ?
I@@ r@@ m@@ g@@ ard expres@@ ses gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for all the pro@@ v@@ isions made by “ Jehovah’s loving and car@@ ing organization . ”
He said : “ The woman whom you gave to be with me , she gave me fru@@ it from the t@@ ree , so I ate . ”
H@@ er husband , Adam , pur@@ su@@ ed the same re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous course . ​ — R@@ om . 5 : 12 .
F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 28 , 20@@ 11 – Mar@@ ch 6 , 20@@ 11
By doing so , he so@@ ld himself and his yet un@@ born des@@ c@@ end@@ ants into sla@@ very to sin and death .
Ab@@ out a do@@ z@@ en sing@@ le brothers were serving there .
If you desire to de@@ e@@ pen your own knowledge of Jehovah and his ways , continue to do re@@ sear@@ ch and to medit@@ ate when you read the Bible .
How do we respon@@ d to God’s comm@@ and that we preach the good news ?
No other members of our family became Witnesses .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er that year , we had gra@@ du@@ ated from the 2@@ 3@@ r@@ d class of G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol in up@@ st@@ ate New Yor@@ k .
Yet , many thus for@@ s@@ ak@@ en have found help and prote@@ ction in the war@@ m@@ th of the Christian congregation .
What do@@ or , and how was it op@@ ened to him ?
What an am@@ a@@ z@@ ing demonstr@@ ation of the power of the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God , Jehovah !
All such ones will be resur@@ rec@@ ted into a new world free from po@@ ver@@ ty . ​ — Acts 24 : 15 .
His rec@@ ord of integrity and end@@ ur@@ ance mo@@ tiv@@ ates God’s people even today .
With such guid@@ ance and pro@@ v@@ isions , let us coura@@ ge@@ ously car@@ ry our own lo@@ ad of responsi@@ bility in making wise decisions .
The Bible tel@@ ls us : “ He will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more .
When she saw the happiness of the many pione@@ ers who had come so far to preach the good news in her country , she was moved to te@@ ars .
Mis@@ sion@@ aries En@@ coura@@ ged to Be Like Jeremiah
Re@@ fle@@ cting on such questions will help us to “ ab@@ ho@@ r what is wicked ” and “ cl@@ ing to what is good . ”
The disciples did not understand what Jesus me@@ ant , so he said pla@@ in@@ ly : “ La@@ z@@ ar@@ us has died . ”
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately , se@@ cre@@ t Christian meetings were arrang@@ ed to be held in a f@@ ar@@ m@@ house out@@ side the to@@ wn .
Some people seek to un@@ bur@@ den themselves by tal@@ king about their problems .
It is , How can we walk with God ?
What example of faith@@ ful@@ ness did Jehovah set regarding his covenant with Abraham ?
L@@ ear@@ ning From Paul’s Ex@@ am@@ ple
This as@@ pect of Jehovah’s k@@ ing@@ ship has far - re@@ aching sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance .
And that would only be “ a beg@@ in@@ ning of pang@@ s of dist@@ ress . ”
“ A cro@@ wn was given him ” in 1914 when he was en@@ thr@@ oned as King in the heavenly Kingdom .
During his first vis@@ it to Jerusalem , Ne@@ h@@ emiah had all the older men si@@ gn a written ag@@ re@@ ement ple@@ d@@ g@@ ing that they would not mar@@ ry pa@@ g@@ ans .
Sh@@ ining as I@@ l@@ lu@@ min@@ at@@ ors in the C@@ ity of Li@@ ght
Jehovah’s loving - kindness and care were very evid@@ ent to H@@ ar@@ old and me at this par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar time .
As this worl@@ d’s moral standards dec@@ l@@ ine , s@@ inc@@ ere people will inc@@ reas@@ ingly “ see the dist@@ inc@@ tion . . . between one serving God and one who has not served him . ”
“ When I see your heavens , the works of your f@@ ing@@ ers , the mo@@ on and the st@@ ars that you have pre@@ pared , ” he later wrote , “ what is mor@@ tal man that you keep him in mind , and the son of earth@@ ling man that you take care of him ? ” ​ — Psalm 8 : 3 , 4 .
A n@@ ative of Th@@ y@@ ati@@ r@@ a , she was living in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i when Paul pre@@ ached there in about 50 C.E .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , it requi@@ red a great am@@ ount of end@@ ur@@ ance and per@@ sever@@ ance .
Sh@@ ould you be af@@ ra@@ id to make such a promise ?
God pur@@ posed that one from within the heavenly part of his organization would cr@@ us@@ h all re@@ bel@@ s and that through him “ the things in the heavens and the things on the earth ” would be brought together . ​ — E@@ ph .
These were later re@@ plac@@ ed by fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ines of min@@ ers and co@@ s@@ mon@@ au@@ ts , o@@ il ri@@ g@@ s , ro@@ c@@ ke@@ ts , and mo@@ on bu@@ g@@ gi@@ es . ”
They also res@@ or@@ ted to physical viol@@ ence , imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ments , and even ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tions by h@@ ang@@ ing , sh@@ o@@ o@@ ting , or be@@ he@@ ading our brothers . ​ — P@@ s .
J@@ on@@ ah still did not have the right vie@@ w@@ point .
M@@ ak@@ ing W@@ ho@@ le - S@@ ou@@ led S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ es for Jehovah
His fru@@ it will be as in [ ancient ] Le@@ ban@@ on , and those who are from the city will b@@ lo@@ s@@ som like the ve@@ get@@ ation of the earth . ” ​ — Psalm 7@@ 2 : 16 .
6 , 7 . ( a ) How would you expla@@ in what Jesus said about the position of his followers with reg@@ ard to the world ?
Se@@ cond K@@ ings descri@@ bes El@@ isha as a prophet with great ze@@ al for Jehovah’s name and for true worship .
G@@ o back and take your brothers back with you , and may Jehovah exerc@@ ise toward you loving - kindness and tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thin@@ ess ! ” ​ — 2 Sa@@ m .
E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us also l@@ ac@@ ked ar@@ t@@ is@@ tic s@@ k@@ ill of pres@@ ent@@ ation .
Jehovah is the one “ giving to the ti@@ red one power ; and to the one without d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic en@@ er@@ gy he makes full might ab@@ ound . ”
We read : “ Let the wicked man leave his way , and the har@@ m@@ ful man his thoughts ; and let him return to Jehovah , who will have mer@@ cy upon him , and to our God , for he will for@@ give in a large way . ” ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 7 .
He said : “ The true God that ans@@ wers by fi@@ re is the true God . ”
In har@@ mony with this Scriptural in@@ j@@ un@@ ction , we hope to have dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tions in all par@@ ts of the world next year [ 200@@ 2 ] .
Th@@ ough Jehovah’s inter@@ ven@@ tion pre@@ ven@@ ted Satan from real@@ iz@@ ing his wicked in@@ ten@@ tion , Satan was determined and rel@@ ent@@ less in his effort to do har@@ m to the new@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed Kingdom .
E@@ mp@@ er@@ or Q@@ in Sh@@ i H@@ u@@ an@@ g dem@@ an@@ ded that his al@@ ch@@ em@@ ists find a ma@@ gi@@ c po@@ tion that could keep death at ba@@ y .
The Bible c@@ learly says that we should not mar@@ ry someone who does not serve Jehovah .
A mission@@ ary was asked by a brother to accom@@ pan@@ y him on a return vis@@ it .
For me , a life in s@@ ci@@ ence prom@@ p@@ ts a@@ we and ex@@ pl@@ or@@ ation over do@@ g@@ mat@@ ism . ”
And “ his word r@@ un@@ s s@@ wi@@ f@@ tly ” in that he re@@ adi@@ ly gives us spiritual direction when we need it .
We will consider this in more de@@ ta@@ il in the following article . ​ — Mark 14 : 22 - 25 .
As a result , al@@ most every language group on earth can read God’s Word and thus take in its pri@@ c@@ eless w@@ at@@ ers of truth .
What me@@ tho@@ ds do false teach@@ ers use ?
Now I regul@@ arly serve as an au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer . ”
“ Lo@@ ok ! ” says Christ , “ I am standing at the do@@ or and kno@@ c@@ king .
S@@ hor@@ tly after the qu@@ e@@ en@@ ’s en@@ thr@@ on@@ ement , a vis@@ it@@ or from Eng@@ land asked for an a@@ udi@@ ence to discus@@ s the transl@@ ation work .
Jehovah will provide heal@@ ing for all pa@@ in@@ ful experi@@ ences
The effect of in@@ her@@ ited sin might be illustr@@ ated with certain in@@ her@@ ited di@@ se@@ as@@ es or de@@ fe@@ cts , such as Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an an@@ em@@ ia or h@@ em@@ op@@ h@@ ili@@ a .
Some gi@@ f@@ ts are preci@@ ous because they re@@ present a great sacrifice made by the gi@@ ver .
Israel@@ ’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous ac@@ ts demonstr@@ ated str@@ ik@@ ing dis@@ reg@@ ard for Jehovah’s guid@@ ance .
I also became a t@@ ar@@ get , and on one occasi@@ on my ca@@ r was b@@ low@@ n up .
P@@ artic@@ ul@@ arly since the 19@@ 60 ’ s , the de@@ ca@@ de of hi@@ p@@ pi@@ es and f@@ low@@ er children , has interest in E@@ ast@@ er@@ n religi@@ ons and their my@@ s@@ tic practic@@ es s@@ pre@@ ad thr@@ ough@@ out the W@@ est .
A good person does good things to benefit others .
Who , then , is the s@@ ource of the dar@@ k@@ ness ?
No@@ thing could be fur@@ ther from the truth !
God will never for@@ get those who have re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al fear of him and love for his name . ​ — He@@ b .
And remember , your children need you to sp@@ end time with them !
“ S@@ E@@ E , TH@@ E L@@ A@@ M@@ B O@@ F G@@ O@@ D ”
10 , 11 . ( a ) What re@@ ality do many a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ents have to face at school ?
S@@ é@@ bas@@ ti@@ en no@@ tes : “ It has streng@@ th@@ ened our marriage .
O@@ r they may make a star@@ ving refu@@ ge@@ e si@@ t through a ser@@ m@@ on in order to ob@@ tain a r@@ ation of food .
They are no part of the world , just as I am no part of the world .
As the experi@@ ences on page 29 show , many young people are pra@@ ising God in school .
I soon learned something from the Bible that chang@@ ed my life .
Do we not rejo@@ ice when our answer or ad@@ vice is follow@@ ed and good resul@@ ts en@@ sue ?
Just how are you re@@ com@@ men@@ ding yourself to others in this reg@@ ard ?
In their transl@@ ation , Ju@@ d@@ as is fav@@ ored by Jesus as the one disci@@ ple who would understand the my@@ st@@ eri@@ es and “ re@@ ach ” the “ kingdom . ”
Some 1@@ ,000 came to M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o C@@ ity for the 194@@ 1 The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c As@@ s@@ em@@ bly .
In ur@@ g@@ ing his listen@@ ers to go the second m@@ ile , Jesus me@@ ant that without res@@ ent@@ ment they were to per@@ form ser@@ vi@@ ces that those in authority might leg@@ iti@@ mat@@ ely dem@@ and . ​ — 4 / 1 , page 9 .
• Why should we not think that Jehovah’s day of judgment will come in the dist@@ ant future ?
“ His lo@@ gi@@ cal , Scriptural ans@@ wers in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ed me , so I ag@@ re@@ ed to have him study the Bible with me . ”
What can help us to maintain our love for God and keep ali@@ ve our faith in his word ?
In fact , he vie@@ ws those w@@ an@@ ting to ple@@ ase him as preci@@ ous , y@@ es , desi@@ ra@@ ble , wh@@ atever their imper@@ fe@@ ctions . ​ — Daniel 9 : 23 ; H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 2 : 7 .
A Bible study was started , and the man was later baptized .
Of course , if you have come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s Word and have dedic@@ ated your life to Jehovah , then your heart has certainly proved to be in a pre@@ pared st@@ ate and can be com@@ pared to “ the fine so@@ il ” that Jesus spoke about in his par@@ able of the s@@ ow@@ er . ​ — Matthew 13 : 18 - 23 .
So do not be in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , it seem@@ s that both men were hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted and s@@ inc@@ ere , and they came far clo@@ s@@ er to the truth than most .
Christians put God’s will first
Mo@@ st op@@ pos@@ ers do not appreci@@ ate the import@@ ance of the is@@ su@@ es involved in Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality .
We might com@@ pare holy spirit to su@@ n@@ shin@@ e .
The more we apply these principles in our lives , the more we will appreci@@ ate them , the more we will come to love them , and the ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er we will be .
And Jehovah God’s pro@@ vision of the ransom sacrifice ​ — made possible by Jesus ’ self - sacrific@@ ing love — ​ is in@@ deed his “ in@@ descri@@ ba@@ ble free gift . ”
Our brothers and sisters encoura@@ ge us not only when they give tal@@ ks but also when they give com@@ ments and praise Jehovah by sing@@ ing from the heart .
Su@@ i@@ ci@@ de bom@@ b@@ ings , ter@@ r@@ or@@ ist att@@ ac@@ ks , the repor@@ ted pro@@ li@@ fer@@ ation of we@@ ap@@ ons of mas@@ s des@@ tru@@ ction , and other dis@@ tur@@ b@@ ing develop@@ ments have become regul@@ ar fe@@ atu@@ res of publi@@ shed news .
C@@ i@@ vi@@ c C@@ en@@ ter C@@ ol@@ is@@ e@@ u@@ m , 2@@ 00 C@@ i@@ vi@@ c C@@ en@@ ter D@@ r . Eng@@ l@@ ish Ju@@ ne 15 - 17
It had its star@@ t on the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E .
Now he is a heavenly King .
Th@@ ings were ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely difficult some@@ times , and I had many s@@ le@@ e@@ pl@@ ess ni@@ gh@@ ts .
Those who really love you will be supp@@ or@@ tive , just as Jo@@ su@@ é@@ ’s family and friends in the Christian congregation were .
* Then , to en@@ sure the al@@ le@@ gi@@ ance of the sou@@ ther@@ n pro@@ v@@ inc@@ es of his emp@@ i@@ re , H@@ er@@ ac@@ li@@ us cho@@ se a new pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch of A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a , C@@ y@@ r@@ us of P@@ ha@@ s@@ is , who end@@ or@@ sed the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine that the emp@@ er@@ or supp@@ or@@ ted .
L@@ ef@@ t to right : Sa@@ sha , I@@ l@@ ana , N@@ at@@ a@@ sha , Gal@@ ina , Fa@@ ina , El@@ la , E@@ ina , and K@@ ar@@ l
I W@@ A@@ S born in A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a on J@@ anu@@ ary 23 , 1914 , the el@@ des@@ t of four children .
Consider the example of Timothy , whom Paul called “ God’s minis@@ ter in the good news about the Christ . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 3 : 2 .
When I em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed my daugh@@ ter to say good - b@@ ye , W@@ il@@ ly asked , “ Will you be back soon , M@@ om@@ my ? ”
De@@ c@@ isions made in good conscience and based on Bible principles will always have a good out@@ come in the long ru@@ n .
Many times , I felt that he might accept a Bible study , so I invit@@ ed Christian elders to the house .
Tru@@ e , God promises to provide for the needs of those who s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely worship him .
For example , the person may have me@@ ant : ‘ Do you have your study boo@@ ks ?
The F@@ ra@@ g@@ ment men@@ tions a n@@ on - Bi@@ bli@@ cal book , the S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d , and states that a man nam@@ ed H@@ er@@ ma@@ s wrote it “ very rec@@ ently , in our times , in the city of R@@ ome . ”
A@@ no@@ ther way we can imitate Moses is to cultiv@@ ate self - sacrific@@ ing love for others .
What a tra@@ gi@@ c result from not he@@ e@@ ding war@@ ning sign@@ s !
Tru@@ e Christians feel that it is important to understand the full meaning of God’s name .
My God is my ro@@ ck . I shall take refu@@ ge in him . ”
What responsi@@ bility do Christians have toward mankind ?
We may be f@@ ond of God’s remin@@ ders , but what if “ pr@@ inc@@ es ” speak against us for some reason ?
No , this was a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic city .
One with true “ knowledge ” under@@ sto@@ od this “ se@@ cre@@ t ” and s@@ ought rel@@ e@@ ase from physical ex@@ ist@@ ence .
Adam and E@@ ve dis@@ obe@@ yed Jehovah’s instru@@ ctions and si@@ ded with Satan , a spirit cre@@ ature who had re@@ bel@@ led against God’s authority .
2 , 3 . ( a ) What do we learn from Peter about the import@@ ance of faith ?
The m@@ ere sight of the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted t@@ ou@@ ched him so deep@@ ly that he was moved to reli@@ eve their suffering .
The illustr@@ ation of the mu@@ st@@ ard gra@@ in high@@ ligh@@ ts what as@@ pe@@ cts concer@@ ning the Kingdom message ?
L@@ ater , my you@@ ng@@ er brother W@@ il@@ li@@ am and his wife , Mu@@ ri@@ el , also gra@@ du@@ ated from G@@ ile@@ ad .
That is why the Gre@@ ater David , Jesus Christ , prophe@@ tic@@ ally ex@@ tend@@ s to us the invit@@ ation : “ C@@ ome , you sons , listen to me ; the fear of Jehovah is what I shall teach you . ”
For example , there were la@@ ws against ste@@ al@@ ing , mu@@ r@@ der , be@@ aring false witness , and so for@@ th .
The fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative so@@ il of our heart is similar .
O@@ f@@ ten , they leave their min@@ or children in the care of one par@@ ent , an older si@@ bl@@ ing , gr@@ and@@ parents , other relati@@ ves , or friends .
Thus , Jesus ’ disciples , while law - a@@ bi@@ ding , sta@@ yed out of pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s .
What a good example for us !
Do you not ag@@ ree that he deser@@ ves your love ?
Who or what has the power and ability to bring this about so as to en@@ sure that human@@ ity has a pe@@ ace@@ ful future ?
In ad@@ dition , by keep@@ ing s@@ il@@ ent , sisters would show that they did not as@@ pi@@ re to be teach@@ ers in the congregation .
Acc@@ ording to the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine New S@@ ci@@ ent@@ ist , “ si@@ x of the worl@@ d’s 20 ma@@ j@@ or food pl@@ ants origin@@ ate in m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s . ”
“ A wise person will listen and take in more instru@@ ction , ” says Proverbs 1 : 5 .
Like their appointed King , Christ Jesus , they want to help those who have been “ thro@@ wn about . ”
How can I help our brothers in pris@@ on ?
Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ ther was still an ob@@ s@@ cu@@ re mon@@ k when he care@@ fully stu@@ died L@@ ef@@ è@@ v@@ re@@ ’s works .
What was one tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous course that Mal@@ ach@@ i high@@ ligh@@ ted ?
Di@@ d she won@@ der , in near ex@@ as@@ per@@ ation , just what it would take to re@@ ach their hearts ?
Some arr@@ ange for an el@@ der@@ ly par@@ ent to move in with them or clo@@ s@@ er to them .
Do you who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly jo@@ in in song@@ s of praise to Jehovah ?
It sto@@ res most of the information needed to buil@@ d your enti@@ re body .
In contr@@ ast , Ru@@ th may be a@@ ware that similar cho@@ ic@@ es have not ca@@ used dis@@ tur@@ ban@@ ce in the congregation or in the commun@@ ity .
Then our family might be able to tra@@ v@@ el back and for@@ th without difficul@@ ty .
Com@@ m@@ ended for Their C@@ oura@@ ge , Z@@ e@@ al , and Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality
What events similar to those in 6@@ 6 C.E . will we soon face ?
O@@ thers , such as Na@@ th@@ ana@@ el , may have known him for only a few years .
The L@@ or@@ d’s ob@@ ject in the st@@ at@@ ement is to expres@@ s human imp@@ os@@ si@@ bility and there is no need to end@@ e@@ av@@ our to so@@ f@@ ten the difficul@@ ty by taking the nee@@ d@@ le to mean anything more than the or@@ din@@ ary in@@ str@@ um@@ ent . ” ​ — 198@@ 1 , V@@ olu@@ me 3 , page 10@@ 6 .
N@@ ex@@ t , let us turn to Mi@@ ca@@ h 6 : 6 , 7 .
A Christian mother and father will stri@@ ve to as@@ su@@ me their du@@ ties as “ parents in uni@@ on with the Lord . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
What is your determin@@ ation now , and why ?
However , this will not make h@@ at@@ red disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar from our earth al@@ together . ’
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing this part , Daniel Bar@@ n@@ es and Ch@@ ar@@ les W@@ o@@ o@@ dy , members of the Bethel family , condu@@ cted inter@@ vie@@ ws with present and form@@ er mission@@ aries .
May we lik@@ e@@ wise benefit from keep@@ ing Jehovah’s remin@@ ders .
I also learned about the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s promise of a new world where “ death will be no more . ”
Indeed , to those who have a strong personal relationship with Jehovah , ‘ the day of death is better than the day of their bir@@ th . ’
In the years following the dis@@ co@@ very of the De@@ ad Se@@ a S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls , vari@@ ous public@@ ations were pro@@ duc@@ ed that made the in@@ iti@@ al fin@@ ds re@@ adi@@ ly a@@ vail@@ able to scho@@ l@@ ars around the world .
Thus , the psalmist san@@ g to Jehovah : “ Your remin@@ ders are what I am f@@ ond of . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 24 .
This was a new experience for her , since she came from a small v@@ il@@ la@@ ge in the pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of M@@ an@@ it@@ oba , Cana@@ da , where she sel@@ dom saw a po@@ li@@ ce@@ man .
From Na@@ om@@ i@@ ’s experi@@ ences , what have you learned about the need to trust in God ?
If there are re@@ stri@@ ctions on the house - to - house ministry , we may seek out al@@ ter@@ n@@ ative ways to cont@@ act hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders and continue obe@@ ying our God - given com@@ mis@@ sion .
After lear@@ ning some very ba@@ si@@ c ph@@ r@@ as@@ es , the stud@@ ents im@@ medi@@ ately began preaching in Ch@@ in@@ ese in the bu@@ sin@@ ess dist@@ ri@@ ct of M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o C@@ ity .
8 , 9 . ( a ) What fur@@ ther reason for preaching do we have ?
Des@@ pite his heav@@ y lo@@ ad of responsi@@ bility , he rema@@ ined appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble , g@@ ent@@ le , and kind .
John , who was an e@@ ye@@ witness , ad@@ ded per@@ t@@ in@@ ent de@@ ta@@ il@@ s .
It is near , and there is a h@@ ur@@ r@@ ying of it very much . . . .
Some brothers have lik@@ e@@ wise wa@@ ited to find an appro@@ pri@@ ate mate .
The resurrection hope me@@ ant much to both Chris@@ to@@ p@@ her and F@@ ran@@ z .
In the following article , we will discus@@ s ad@@ di@@ tional ways to id@@ enti@@ fy those who are teaching people the truth .
14@@ 6 : 3 , 4 ; Re@@ v .
For good reason , Jesus said that Christians must exer@@ t themselves vi@@ g@@ or@@ ously to gain sal@@ vation . ​ — Luke 13 : 23 , 24 .
We have learned about his appe@@ al@@ ing person@@ ality along with what we must do to enjoy his blessing .
While a@@ wa@@ iting ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion , he pray@@ ed to God and promised to serve H@@ im if he was s@@ pared .
They encoura@@ ge their members to a@@ bi@@ de by Jesus ’ words : “ A man will leave his father and his mother and will s@@ tic@@ k to his wife , and the two will be one flesh . . . .
What ba@@ si@@ c point is made at Mi@@ ca@@ h 6 : 6 , 7 ?
S@@ hor@@ tly after Jesus ’ death , two of his disciples were j@@ our@@ ne@@ ying from Jerusalem to a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge some se@@ ven mil@@ es [ 11 k@@ m ] away .
Par@@ ents would not want to be like El@@ i , who ‘ kept hon@@ or@@ ing his sons more than Jehovah . ’
He was willing to be exam@@ ined by God , to whom he would make any needed con@@ fes@@ sion .
In the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , refer@@ ence was made to Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation about a man who had 1@@ 00 sheep .
Can you understand that sis@@ ter@@ ’s feelings ?
In the year 1914 , Jesus was en@@ thr@@ oned as King of God’s heavenly Kingdom , and “ the L@@ or@@ d’s day ” began .
M@@ ary was a good listen@@ er .
R@@ em@@ ember , though , that many are willing to work hard to st@@ ore up an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of material things , things that u@@ su@@ ally do not bring them joy and that do not last forever .
L@@ et@@ ’s see what you will say to the li@@ e@@ u@@ ten@@ ant col@@ on@@ el ! ”
That would imp@@ ly tra@@ ining desi@@ gn@@ ed to f@@ it Moses for govern@@ ment of@@ fice .
Th@@ an@@ k you very much for the Greek Scriptures .
Q@@ u@@ ite likely you are having a share in the fulfill@@ ment of that com@@ mis@@ sion and prophecy . ​ — Mat@@ t .
5 , 6 . ( a ) How have God’s people been sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ded in mo@@ der@@ n times ?
For example , bre@@ a@@ thing , wal@@ king , ri@@ ding a bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le , or t@@ ou@@ ch - ty@@ p@@ ing are a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c pro@@ cess@@ es that you may be able to do without even thinking .
Yet , the blessings that Israel received ob@@ vi@@ ously far out@@ we@@ igh@@ ed the co@@ st .
Do you have a r@@ out@@ ine of personal Bible study ?
Rather than let authority go to his head , Moses reli@@ ed on God , not on himself .
I continued to make prog@@ ress , and in O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 199@@ 7 , I sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed my dedic@@ ation to Jehovah by water baptism .
In his so@@ li@@ tu@@ de , the young man had time to medit@@ ate on what he was reading .
M@@ il@@ dness of temp@@ er is some@@ times thought to imp@@ ly we@@ ak@@ ness of char@@ ac@@ ter .
Not if the pati@@ ent has a min@@ or com@@ pla@@ in@@ t .
He direc@@ ted Israel@@ ’s King David to war against the op@@ pres@@ sive Phil@@ ist@@ ines .
E@@ i@@ ght years later , Jo@@ ã@@ o learned the truth , and his Bible - tra@@ ined conscience moved him to cont@@ act his cre@@ dit@@ or and pa@@ y off that de@@ b@@ t !
Mo@@ re@@ over , God’s name was not involved , for Ne@@ ch@@ o was ta@@ un@@ ting ne@@ i@@ ther Jehovah nor his people .
I have car@@ ri@@ ed out the word of Jehovah . ”
When my father was on his de@@ a@@ th@@ bed , two of your fellow believers came and read the Bible to him every day .
That God’s Word con@@ tain@@ s gen@@ u@@ ine , reli@@ able prophecy .
“ If we want . . . a con@@ cor@@ d@@ ance to the Bible , we can find no better medi@@ u@@ m than the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t .
R@@ E@@ U@@ B@@ E@@ N
Bu@@ il@@ d In@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy by Me@@ ans of P@@ ra@@ y@@ er
Instead of provi@@ ding el@@ ab@@ or@@ ate des@@ crip@@ tions of the char@@ ac@@ ters ’ appe@@ ar@@ ance , Jesus often foc@@ used on what they did or how they respon@@ ded to the events he n@@ arr@@ ated .
1 : 19 , 20 .
“ Jehovah K@@ no@@ ws How to D@@ eli@@ ver Pe@@ ople ”
As parents , we have had the blessing of see@@ ing both our daugh@@ ters and their hus@@ ban@@ ds , R@@ a@@ y and John , continue to serve Jehovah faith@@ fully .
A@@ n H@@ on@@ est Di@@ ffer@@ ence of O@@ p@@ in@@ ion ​ — Then , Un@@ ity !
One time , he had me read an article in The Watchtower about the import@@ ance of not giving up .
All are ne@@ at@@ ly d@@ ressed .
They s@@ ti@@ r up r@@ um@@ ors that there is in@@ justice , e@@ th@@ ni@@ c pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce , or the like , in the congregation or on the part of the elders .
O@@ ther you@@ ths of your age pro@@ ba@@ bly cen@@ ter their lives on having a good time , and they will likely invit@@ e you to jo@@ in them .
Wh@@ atever the reason , such mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring is ha@@ z@@ ar@@ d@@ ous , since it can draw us back into the world and its ways .
The apostle Paul therefore desi@@ gn@@ ated all early Christians as true sa@@ in@@ ts , or holy ones .
“ The one listen@@ ing to counsel is wise ”
( b ) What does Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah chap@@ ter 2 illustr@@ ate ?
I@@ S@@ O@@ L@@ AT@@ E@@ D , my@@ st@@ eri@@ ous , ex@@ o@@ tic .
We must study the Scriptures and ac@@ qui@@ re acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of them .
Their leg@@ s beg@@ in to ac@@ he , and they become we@@ ary .
What part does dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment pla@@ y in show@@ ing kindness in our ministry ?
Pro@@ te@@ cting children from associ@@ ation with those who do not respect the moral standards of the Bible will likely keep young ones from making a number of co@@ st@@ ly , even de@@ ad@@ ly , mis@@ takes .
We then con@@ sul@@ ted an in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent gy@@ ne@@ c@@ olo@@ g@@ ist .
The exerc@@ ise of par@@ ent@@ al authority in a loving man@@ ner , not har@@ s@@ h b@@ ru@@ tal@@ ity , off@@ ers the best lik@@ eli@@ ho@@ od of succ@@ ess .
You can benefit from this account as you car@@ ry out your we@@ ek@@ ly Bible reading assignment for the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol .
In ad@@ dition to dra@@ wing strength from their hope , Paul and S@@ il@@ as were jo@@ y@@ ful because they were suffering for the s@@ ake of Christ’s name .
How could we reason with him ?
But do money and pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons bring lasting happiness ?
We take seri@@ ously the words of Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 2 : 3 , which says : “ Even if [ the end ] should d@@ el@@ a@@ y [ com@@ pared to what you thought ] , keep in expe@@ ct@@ ation of it ; for it will without fai@@ l come true . It will not be l@@ ate . ”
As Jehovah’s Witnesses , we also got support from fellow believers .
Are they not from this s@@ ource , nam@@ ely , from your c@@ ra@@ v@@ ings for sen@@ su@@ al ple@@ asure that car@@ ry on a con@@ f@@ li@@ ct in your members ? ”
C@@ op@@ er@@ n@@ ic@@ us ’ work , ent@@ it@@ led On the Rev@@ olu@@ tions of the He@@ av@@ en@@ ly S@@ ph@@ er@@ es , put the su@@ n , not the earth , at the cen@@ ter of the sol@@ ar system .
They langu@@ ish be@@ h@@ ind w@@ alls of an@@ on@@ y@@ m@@ ity .
Jehovah provi@@ des for the needs of those who love him
This s@@ ong of He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah teach@@ es us that nothing is more important in life than to be able to praise Jehovah .
Since the year 20@@ 00 , An@@ ita and I have lived in E@@ s@@ kil@@ stu@@ na , S@@ we@@ den , where we help teach the Bible to people who speak A@@ ra@@ bi@@ c .
Jesus had fore@@ told this develop@@ ment in his par@@ able of the whe@@ at and the we@@ e@@ ds .
Mi@@ gu@@ el accepted a Bible study and in@@ sis@@ ted that I move into a ro@@ om at his ho@@ te@@ l .
A@@ no@@ ther example of heavenly direction can be found at Acts 16 : 6 - 10 .
Joseph , a faithful serv@@ ant of Jehovah , experienced in@@ justice , not only at the hands of out@@ si@@ ders but also , more pa@@ in@@ fully , at the hands of his fle@@ sh@@ ly brothers .
In J@@ anu@@ ary 194@@ 3 , while I was pione@@ ering in K@@ en@@ tu@@ ck@@ y , my brother D@@ on also began to pioneer .
What , then , will help us to cho@@ ose a prop@@ er course ?
It is dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful to consider those of another nation to be inf@@ eri@@ or to people in one@@ ’s own country .
G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol began tra@@ ining mission@@ aries in 194@@ 3 , rec@@ al@@ led An@@ th@@ on@@ y M@@ or@@ r@@ is , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses , who ac@@ ted as cha@@ ir@@ man of the pro@@ gra@@ m .
“ She quic@@ k@@ ly got down from the cam@@ el , ” we read ​ — perhaps not even wa@@ iting for the be@@ ast to k@@ ne@@ el down — ​ and she asked her gu@@ i@@ de : “ Who is that man there wal@@ king in the field to me@@ et us ? ”
So why has God cho@@ s@@ en to allow the is@@ sue to go on , giving Satan time to try to prove his point ?
Still , we can take reason@@ able me@@ a@@ sures to re@@ du@@ ce the ris@@ k of ill health .
A son or a daugh@@ ter who may be pione@@ ering and living at home may righ@@ tly give the parents some fun@@ ds to ass@@ ist with hous@@ eho@@ ld ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses .
Adam may well have under@@ sto@@ od this “ day ” to be a 24 - h@@ our day .
E@@ le@@ ph@@ ant
“ Do Not Be Af@@ ra@@ id . I M@@ y@@ self Will H@@ el@@ p You ” 12
Noah and his family had much work to do before and after the F@@ lood .
How did David re@@ act to Jehovah’s direction ?
My soul he ref@@ re@@ sh@@ es . . . . Even though I walk in the v@@ al@@ le@@ y of deep sh@@ a@@ do@@ w , I fear nothing bad , for you are with me . ” ​ — Psalm 23 : 1 - 4 .
5 Jo@@ el from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates
I asked her if she wanted to be respon@@ sible if my marriage turned out ba@@ dly .
The next article will expla@@ in .
To eli@@ min@@ ate the e@@ c@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal de@@ b@@ t ca@@ used by man , God will re@@ bal@@ ance the e@@ c@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal bu@@ d@@ get , so to speak .
What in@@ ven@@ tions have a@@ i@@ ded us in preaching earth wide ?
Even fe@@ wer individuals can righ@@ tly cla@@ im that they are uni@@ que in sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant ways .
R@@ em@@ ember though : Our actions can have con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences now or perhaps down the l@@ ine .
Th@@ ough he knew that Saul was in the wrong , David did not av@@ enge himself ; ne@@ i@@ ther did he speak a@@ bu@@ si@@ vely to Saul or about him .
G@@ ide@@ on pre@@ pared a me@@ al and served it to the ang@@ el .
Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 18 fore@@ told : “ You people will again certainly see the dist@@ inc@@ tion between a righteous one and a wicked one , between one serving God and one who has not served him . ”
She made a l@@ ist of Bible char@@ ac@@ ters who went through peri@@ o@@ ds of in@@ ten@@ se g@@ ri@@ ef .
Yes , dre@@ ad@@ ful things are happ@@ ening every day .
In the past , this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine has c@@ learly stated the prop@@ er attitude that a Christian should stri@@ ve to maintain when it comes to associ@@ ation with a dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed relati@@ ve who is not living at home .
The Law pointed for@@ ward to him , would id@@ enti@@ fy him , and should help them to appreci@@ ate their need for him .
H@@ ist@@ ory be@@ ars out the acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y of that des@@ crip@@ tion .
( a ) What example of tru@@ sting Jehovah’s wisdom rather than his own did Jesus set ?
N@@ ei@@ ther s@@ il@@ ver nor go@@ ld could deli@@ ver the wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers of Juda@@ h , even as ho@@ ar@@ ded we@@ al@@ th and bri@@ bes will provide no prote@@ ction or es@@ cap@@ e “ in the day of Jehovah’s fu@@ ry ” upon Chris@@ tend@@ om and the rest of this system of things .
How should each worshipp@@ er of Jehovah view his fellow Witnesses ?
• What is integrity ?
Par@@ ch@@ ment is made from ani@@ ma@@ l s@@ kin@@ s .
A@@ m@@ ong other such ones whom I remember f@@ on@@ dly , but who have since died , are Na@@ than K@@ nor@@ r , K@@ ar@@ l K@@ le@@ in , L@@ y@@ man S@@ w@@ ing@@ le , K@@ la@@ us J@@ en@@ s@@ en , G@@ r@@ ant Su@@ it@@ er , Ge@@ or@@ ge G@@ ang@@ as , O@@ r@@ in H@@ i@@ b@@ ba@@ r@@ d , John Si@@ or@@ as , R@@ ob@@ er@@ t Pa@@ y@@ ne , Ch@@ ar@@ les F@@ eke@@ l , B@@ en@@ no Bu@@ r@@ c@@ z@@ y@@ k , and John Per@@ ry .
T@@ ake courage !
( E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ ’s In@@ ner D@@ em@@ ons ) This ob@@ s@@ es@@ sion was not li@@ mit@@ ed to simp@@ le , un@@ educ@@ ated pe@@ as@@ ants .
At times , Jehovah’s Witnesses are offered prom@@ o@@ tions because emp@@ loy@@ ers ob@@ serve their hon@@ es@@ ty and hard work . ​ — Proverbs 10 : 4 .
During his pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence as “ the Word , ” Jesus may have been God’s S@@ po@@ k@@ es@@ man who gu@@ i@@ ded the Israelites through the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
Mis@@ sion@@ ary Ex@@ peri@@ ences
A ru@@ th@@ less enem@@ y of Jehovah , Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l tri@@ ed to er@@ adi@@ c@@ ate true worship from the land .
His message would have been one of peace and hope . ”
A ke@@ y st@@ ep came when my gi@@ r@@ l@@ friend and I leg@@ al@@ ized our marriage .
We are confid@@ ent that you will find much joy in help@@ ing your children to become famili@@ ar with Jehovah’s organization .
They saw the p@@ il@@ la@@ r , but they no longer appreci@@ ated its meaning .
The Devil tri@@ ed to bre@@ ak the integrity of Jesus .
R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous in an Un@@ righteous World
And in@@ stead of a f@@ ading gar@@ land of f@@ low@@ ers wor@@ n as a cro@@ wn by vi@@ ct@@ ors in the pa@@ g@@ an g@@ ames , Christ promises resur@@ rec@@ ted anointed ones “ the cro@@ wn of life ” as im@@ mor@@ tal cre@@ atu@@ res in heaven .
We imit@@ ated our parents ’ example and wor@@ ked hard to atten@@ d the meetings and regul@@ arly go out in field service as a family .
What Father learned moved him to com@@ pose and s@@ end the letter of re@@ sign@@ ation mentioned at the out@@ set .
H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds each year em@@ i@@ gr@@ ate from Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , S@@ ou@@ the@@ ast A@@ sia , E@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , and L@@ at@@ in A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , ho@@ p@@ ing to find a better life .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es meeting peri@@ o@@ dic@@ ally to pray , those faithful to Jehovah work in a practic@@ al way , ho@@ l@@ ding out a hand to those who su@@ ff@@ er , without wor@@ r@@ ying about which religion they bel@@ ong to . ”
Jesus had pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed that “ on arri@@ ving ” to in@@ spe@@ ct his d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s during “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things , ” he would find a slave provi@@ ding them “ food at the prop@@ er time . ”
Our children under@@ sto@@ od why they should not share in ex@@ tr@@ ac@@ ur@@ ri@@ cul@@ ar activities or school s@@ por@@ ts events . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jehovah gives holy spirit to those as@@ king him .
This gives me something f@@ res@@ h to medit@@ ate on during the day . ” ​ — Mari@@ e , baptized 19@@ 35 .
I was taken to pris@@ on , and as it turned out , I was to face a c@@ ru@@ el inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ation .
A@@ c@@ tually , even we ourselves are not the best ev@@ alu@@ at@@ ors of our own deep@@ est mo@@ ti@@ ves and in@@ n@@ er@@ most inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations .
No one is i@@ mmu@@ ne to the effe@@ cts of disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement .
So Jerusalem must have fal@@ le@@ n in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . ​ — 10 / 1 , pages 26 - 31 .
; Lo@@ pe@@ z , D .
There were tw@@ ent@@ y - four o@@ x@@ en yo@@ ked in pa@@ ir@@ s , and the 12 te@@ am@@ s were p@@ low@@ ing in t@@ an@@ de@@ m , dra@@ wing par@@ al@@ le@@ l fur@@ ro@@ ws in the dam@@ p so@@ il .
We were happy to see some coming to congregation meetings .
Th@@ ough he is no lo@@ ver of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , he shows loving - kindness to all by ex@@ ten@@ ding to them the opportunity to turn back from their bad ways and receive everlasting life .
Still , many people believe that it is possible to come to a reli@@ able judgment about an individu@@ al simply by ob@@ serving his ou@@ tw@@ ard appe@@ ar@@ ance .
F@@ in@@ ally , I gave up hope of rec@@ over@@ ing my sight .
Mar@@ eli@@ us and K@@ es@@ ia wit@@ ness@@ ing to a S@@ ami woman in N@@ or@@ way
A@@ m@@ ong other things , it pro@@ du@@ ces within us qualities that are ess@@ enti@@ al to fre@@ e@@ dom ​ — “ love , joy , peace , long - suffering , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , faith , mil@@ dness , self - control . ”
C@@ le@@ ans@@ ed as a Pe@@ ople for F@@ ine Wor@@ ks
A@@ no@@ ther su@@ i@@ ci@@ de bom@@ ber had given his life and had viol@@ ently taken the lives of 19 other you@@ ths .
( a ) Why should we not be sur@@ pris@@ ed if some in the congregation are de@@ pres@@ sed ?
Wh@@ ich ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l would he use ?
To that end , cou@@ ples need to study the Bible together , regul@@ arly work in the ministry together , and pray together for Jehovah’s blessing .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H was the S@@ ource of the first prophecy ever recorded .
The psalmist san@@ g : “ Th@@ ro@@ w your bur@@ den upon Jehovah himself , and he himself will su@@ sta@@ in you . N@@ ever will he allow the righteous one to to@@ t@@ ter . ”
One example of human kindness rel@@ ates to a group of shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ ked people , including the apostle Paul .
If the N@@ ile does not ris@@ e to the fi@@ el@@ ds , if the we@@ ather will not change , if there is an earth@@ qu@@ ake , a fam@@ ine , a pla@@ gu@@ e ​ — st@@ ra@@ igh@@ t@@ way the c@@ ry is heard : ‘ To@@ ss the Christians to the li@@ on ! ’ ”
W@@ ei@@ gh the pro@@ s and con@@ s , and then deci@@ de what should have pri@@ or@@ ity .
Ther@@ efore , he does not ex@@ pect us to end@@ ure in our own strength but off@@ ers us his fa@@ ther@@ ly help .
This de@@ pi@@ ction of Jesus ’ strong re@@ action to wr@@ ong@@ doing reve@@ als how the Father must feel as he loo@@ ks at the wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness that is r@@ am@@ p@@ ant on earth today .
This is their gener@@ al mo@@ t@@ to .
These Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts provide in@@ sight into how one can cop@@ e with the effe@@ cts of ne@@ g@@ ative feelings .
Li@@ fe makes so many dem@@ ands on our time and attention that we may pu@@ s@@ h to the back of our min@@ ds the seem@@ ingly dist@@ ant pro@@ spe@@ ct of death .
1 : 2 , 4 ​ — Why is Juda@@ h desi@@ gn@@ ated to be the first tri@@ be to take pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the land al@@ lo@@ t@@ ted to it ?
If so , why not pray to Jehovah about the matter ?
That man was a bur@@ ning and shin@@ ing lam@@ p , and you for a sh@@ ort time were willing to rejo@@ ice great@@ ly in his light . ” ​ — John 5 : 33 , 35 .
T@@ ak@@ ing time to refle@@ ct on the am@@ a@@ z@@ ing desi@@ gn of our own body and of other living things f@@ ill@@ s us with a@@ we at the wisdom of our M@@ ak@@ er .
The person fin@@ ally sel@@ e@@ cted is Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h .
The article offered in@@ sight into reas@@ ons why we should not ex@@ pect that .
F@@ i@@ ve members of the te@@ am died .
Still , the sc@@ ale of evil , its u@@ bi@@ qu@@ ity , and its rel@@ ent@@ less@@ ness se@@ em out of prop@@ or@@ tion to the mal@@ ice that can be at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted to humans al@@ one .
Mo@@ re@@ over , they had the war@@ m compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship of each other .
R@@ a@@ in@@ bo@@ w
( b ) What positi@@ ve experi@@ ences have you had using this book ?
R@@ al@@ ph , mentioned at the out@@ set , states : “ We condu@@ cted Bible stu@@ dies with people from B@@ r@@ ita@@ in , Ch@@ ina , J@@ am@@ a@@ ic@@ a , S@@ we@@ den , and even with ro@@ y@@ al@@ ty from G@@ h@@ ana .
We are ‘ just like gre@@ en gr@@ ass that pu@@ ts for@@ th b@@ lo@@ s@@ som@@ s in the mor@@ ning ’ but by ev@@ ening has wi@@ ther@@ ed under the su@@ n@@ ’s in@@ ten@@ se he@@ at .
Paul made that pla@@ in : “ By this un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , in@@ deed , you have been sa@@ ved through faith ; and this not ow@@ ing to you , it is God’s gift . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
Hence , To@@ da@@ y’s Eng@@ l@@ ish V@@ er@@ sion rend@@ ers the verse : “ My devo@@ tion to your house , O God , bur@@ ns in me like a fi@@ re . ”
Jehovah fore@@ saw that E@@ ve would feel an un@@ bal@@ an@@ ced need for her hus@@ ban@@ d’s love and attention and that Adam would , in turn , d@@ om@@ in@@ ate her .
Paul’s use of the word “ spirit ” in this con@@ text ref@@ ers to the imp@@ el@@ ling for@@ ce that ca@@ uses us to say or do things in a certain way .
G@@ ran@@ ted , fin@@ ding the right words is not eas@@ y .
Jehovah also b@@ es@@ to@@ wed upon R@@ a@@ ha@@ b the honor of be@@ coming an an@@ c@@ est@@ ress of Jesus Christ .
B@@ ene@@ f@@ its From A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying Go@@ dly W@@ is@@ dom
In fact , one of my brothers died of an over@@ do@@ se .
These inclu@@ de an origin@@ al G@@ u@@ ten@@ ber@@ g Bible d@@ ating from before 14@@ 6@@ 1 as well as one of P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in@@ ’s fam@@ ous A@@ nt@@ wer@@ p P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t Bi@@ bl@@ es .
Jesus Christ indic@@ ated that such emo@@ tions would in@@ ten@@ si@@ fy in the near future .
T@@ ow@@ ard the end of Au@@ gu@@ st , the four attend@@ ed their first Ger@@ man conven@@ tion , the “ C@@ le@@ an Wor@@ ship ” As@@ s@@ em@@ bly in F@@ ran@@ k@@ fur@@ t am Ma@@ in .
E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us wrote two other hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al works , ent@@ it@@ led Mar@@ ty@@ r@@ s of P@@ al@@ est@@ ine and Li@@ fe of Con@@ stan@@ t@@ ine .
It says : “ If commun@@ ic@@ ation is the li@@ fe@@ blood of a marriage , then love and respect are the heart and lu@@ ng@@ s of the relationship . ”
Th@@ ough Bible liter@@ ature was being s@@ mu@@ gg@@ led ac@@ ro@@ ss the S@@ wis@@ s bor@@ der , there was not en@@ ough to go around .
Th@@ ough Solomon came from an out@@ standing spiritual ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound and started out well , he later lost appreciation for the right way .
Mo@@ re@@ over , if Peter had been appointed by Jesus as the head of the congregation , how could he simply be re@@ pu@@ ted , that is to say , su@@ p@@ posed or thought by his fellow believers , to be a p@@ il@@ la@@ r ?
W@@ om@@ en of chil@@ d@@ be@@ aring age may be sub@@ ject to physical dis@@ com@@ forts on a regul@@ ar bas@@ is .
H@@ ist@@ ory t@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es to the bad resul@@ ts of in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence from God
5 Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N : Do all good people go to heaven ?
The af@@ ter@@ effe@@ cts may last for years , even a li@@ fe@@ time .
This often went on for h@@ our@@ s until D@@ ad was satis@@ fied with the ans@@ wers we gave him .
However , it and the pl@@ ate should refle@@ ct the di@@ gn@@ ity of the ev@@ ent .
After all , your true value does not dep@@ end on what others think .
Are some are@@ as of the ter@@ rit@@ ory assign@@ ed to your congregation more pro@@ duc@@ tive than others ?
How much better it is to he@@ ed the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel not to rest our hope on “ un@@ certain ri@@ ches , but on God , who fur@@ ni@@ sh@@ es us all things ri@@ ch@@ ly for our enjo@@ y@@ ment . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 17 .
Yes , v@@ al@@ id baptism is based on an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of Jehovah’s will .
In the Solomon Is@@ lands , women mi@@ x@@ ed con@@ cre@@ te ​ — by hand .
That great ev@@ ent will then pas@@ s into uni@@ vers@@ al hist@@ ory , but Jehovah’s faithful servants will keep right on serving him with et@@ er@@ n@@ al sal@@ vation in view .
Di@@ d Daniel take cre@@ di@@ t for this ?
On occasi@@ on , Jehovah used the angels to encoura@@ ge and strengthen faithful humans .
They might read the Bible for 15 min@@ ut@@ es or work on a personal study pro@@ ject .
L@@ ear@@ n from God’s example .
We today can benefit from the encourag@@ ement and counsel given in these four let@@ ters of Paul . ​ — He@@ b .
Be pr@@ ou@@ d to re@@ present God by up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding his principles .
However , the time had now come for Jehovah to deli@@ ver his people .
We read : “ As [ Jesus ] was pas@@ sing along he saw a man bl@@ ind from bir@@ th . ”
What could we do ?
S@@ isters Who ‘ Bu@@ il@@ t Israel ’ ( Le@@ ah , R@@ ac@@ he@@ l ) , 10 / 1
Yes , Jehovah under@@ stan@@ ds “ the heart ” ​ — including our in@@ ner mo@@ tiv@@ ations — ​ as well as “ the k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys , ” our deep@@ est thoughts and emo@@ tions .
As the sons of Israel enc@@ am@@ p on the deser@@ t pla@@ ins of Mo@@ a@@ b , the Mo@@ a@@ bit@@ es feel a si@@ ck@@ ening dre@@ ad of them .
The Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy ap@@ poin@@ ts experienced servants of Jehovah to serve at branch of@@ fic@@ es that su@@ per@@ v@@ ise the activities of over 9@@ 8@@ ,000 congregations earth wide .
S@@ he@@ p@@ hel@@ ah ( low h@@ ill@@ s )
He always does what is right .
I am ei@@ ght years old .
For example , when we hear that a brother is re@@ aching out for some privilege of service , do we re@@ adi@@ ly believe that his mo@@ ti@@ ves are pu@@ re , or do we su@@ spe@@ ct that he is d@@ ri@@ ven by self - interest ?
I married M@@ er@@ ce@@ des , a gi@@ r@@ l from the same v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
What did Eli@@ j@@ ah mean by the expres@@ sion “ li@@ mp@@ ing upon two different op@@ in@@ i@@ ons ” ?
Even though “ the man we are out@@ side is wa@@ sting away , ” we do not give up because “ the man we are in@@ side is being r@@ ene@@ wed from day to day . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 16 .
Some lo@@ c@@ ations seem@@ ed su@@ it@@ able , but the brothers there were not very dis@@ cre@@ et .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests , s@@ cri@@ bes , and older men made fu@@ n of him and said : “ O@@ thers he sa@@ ved ; himself he cannot sa@@ ve !
One thing I have asked from Jehovah ​ — it is what I shall look for , that I may d@@ well in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life , to b@@ eho@@ ld the pleas@@ an@@ t@@ ness of Jehovah and to look with appreciation upon his temple . ”
In@@ form@@ ing children about se@@ x does not take away their in@@ no@@ c@@ ence , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as fa@@ il@@ ing to do so can lead to their being ro@@ b@@ bed of it .
The t@@ it@@ le “ po@@ pe ” was un@@ known to the apostle Peter .
I felt as if a bi@@ g we@@ i@@ ght had been li@@ f@@ ted off of my sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders .
The P@@ res@@ sure to Con@@ form ​ — How P@@ ow@@ er@@ ful ?
While true Christians today are free from the prac@@ tice of pol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ y , there are n@@ one@@ th@@ eless many bl@@ ended famili@@ es among them , with st@@ ep@@ parents , st@@ ep@@ children , and st@@ ep@@ si@@ bl@@ ings .
What things are sac@@ red in our lives , and why ?
How is mil@@ dness de@@ f@@ ined , and why should we displa@@ y it ?
Thus , 1 Timothy 3 : 4 says that if you are the head of a family and are re@@ aching out for ex@@ tr@@ a privile@@ ges in the congregation , you must be a man who is “ pre@@ si@@ ding over his own hous@@ eho@@ ld in a fine man@@ ner , having children in sub@@ je@@ ction with all seri@@ ousness . ”
A fur@@ ther de@@ fin@@ ing Messi@@ ani@@ c de@@ ta@@ il appe@@ ared in the book of Daniel .
What a contr@@ ast he was to Jac@@ o@@ b , who made sure to mar@@ ry a worshipp@@ er of the true God ! ​ — G@@ en .
In F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 199@@ 1 , I was appointed a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er .
What did Jehovah’s Witnesses do in that time of war ?
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s clear answer may sur@@ pris@@ e you .
She later lear@@ ns why the cou@@ ple can@@ c@@ el@@ ed . After invit@@ ing her , the cou@@ ple were invit@@ ed by some friends to come to their home that same ev@@ ening , and they accepted .
God’s people are no longer requi@@ red to ob@@ serve a liter@@ al 24 - h@@ our sa@@ b@@ bat@@ h rest , but the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h arrang@@ ement rema@@ ins much more than a hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity .
This fi@@ gu@@ re does not , however , inclu@@ de the co@@ st of prin@@ ting the Bible - based public@@ ations we pro@@ du@@ ce ; nor does it inclu@@ de the money sp@@ ent in car@@ ing for the more than 20@@ ,000 Bethel vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers sta@@ ff@@ ing the branch fac@@ il@@ ities around the world .
Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s prayers were ans@@ wer@@ ed bey@@ ond his expe@@ ct@@ ations when King Ar@@ ta@@ x@@ er@@ x@@ es allow@@ ed him to go to Jerusalem to re@@ buil@@ d its w@@ all .
Our next vis@@ it to the home when we preach in that are@@ a may provide an opportunity to speak direc@@ tly to the person who cur@@ ta@@ iled the ear@@ li@@ er vis@@ it .
Fir@@ st , Jehovah as@@ sur@@ ed Moses : “ I will prove to be with you . ”
They were li@@ ber@@ ated from religious en@@ sla@@ v@@ ement and became part of the new spiritual nation , “ the Israel of God , ” who@@ se members have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of rul@@ ing forever in heaven with their Lord , Jesus Christ .
A po@@ li@@ ce@@ man st@@ op@@ ped me and sear@@ ched my ba@@ g .
How do we know that Jehovah takes no@@ te when his loyal ones speak well of him ?
In ad@@ dition , Paul had an in@@ ten@@ se desire to see his fellow Christians fin@@ ish the course and not d@@ ro@@ p out along the way .
Jesus , however , was born sin@@ less because his conc@@ ep@@ tion was not by a human father .
By taking a strong stand and dec@@ isi@@ ve action against apost@@ as@@ y , we can make our advan@@ c@@ ement man@@ i@@ f@@ est and be an example in faith .
For earth@@ ’s e@@ c@@ olo@@ gy to remain in bal@@ ance , however , man needed to have the right attitude .
Because we pa@@ y attention to God’s prophe@@ tic word and have faith in what he promises for the future .
We are living when the “ sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of the good things to come ” has been re@@ plac@@ ed by “ the very sub@@ st@@ ance of the things . ”
The gl@@ ori@@ ous temple that had been a cen@@ ter of worship for over three cen@@ tu@@ ries would be bur@@ ned to the gr@@ ound .
G@@ ide@@ on@@ ’s son Jo@@ th@@ am said : “ On@@ ce upon a time the tre@@ es went to ano@@ in@@ t a king over them . ”
Not long after his baptism , Jesus la@@ un@@ ched a work that was to re@@ ach g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l prop@@ or@@ tions .
Our conduct must con@@ form to it .
We en@@ ro@@ l@@ led in Au@@ gu@@ st of that year .
In view of li@@ fe@@ ’s un@@ certain@@ ties , how have the Scriptures com@@ for@@ ted you ?
Jehovah descri@@ bed this am@@ a@@ z@@ ing inc@@ re@@ ase when he said : “ The little one will become a th@@ ous@@ and and the small one a mi@@ gh@@ ty nation .
If you have accepted the call to “ come ! ” are you determined to say , “ C@@ ome ! ” ?
What prom@@ p@@ ted David to praise her , and how can we benefit from her example ?
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , at 9 : 30 a@@ .@@ m . , viol@@ ence and cha@@ o@@ s bro@@ ke out .
That desire can ev@@ en@@ tually make in@@ ro@@ a@@ ds into a Christi@@ an’s life , cho@@ king the word and making it “ un@@ fru@@ it@@ ful . ”
The first is over the d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s ; the second is over all the ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s bel@@ ong@@ ings .
S@@ te@@ ph@@ en was one who pray@@ ed for his persecu@@ t@@ ors , and his prayer was not in va@@ in .
In ad@@ dition to main@@ tain@@ ing strong faith in God’s promises , though , what can help you me@@ et the responsi@@ bil@@ ities of care@@ giving ?
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 9 ]
Of course , we see ani@@ mal@@ s become f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed or fer@@ o@@ ci@@ ous when they are th@@ reat@@ ened , but are they ca@@ pa@@ ble of what some might descri@@ be as tend@@ er feelings ?
What prophe@@ ci@@ es have God’s servants ful@@ filled in our time ?
We sel@@ dom need to sp@@ end time expla@@ ining or bre@@ ak@@ ing down the information .
David now c@@ ites a th@@ ir@@ d reason for his confidence in his S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d : Jehovah fe@@ e@@ ds his sheep , and he does so in a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance .
When he en@@ tered his ro@@ om and clo@@ sed the do@@ or , however , he felt very l@@ on@@ ely .
So let us see how giving attention to each of the ei@@ ght things c@@ ited by Paul can help us with our con@@ vers@@ ations .
Di@@ d she turn back because of dis@@ beli@@ ef or l@@ ack of faith ?
By means of the ransom , we can serve our God with a clean conscience and find real deli@@ ght in doing so . ​ — P@@ s .
The elders appreci@@ ated this cou@@ ple@@ ’s service and were determined to do all they could to help them care for their parents .
R@@ ol@@ an@@ do rec@@ ently went back to the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , not to jo@@ in with the B@@ at@@ ang@@ ans in their tra@@ di@@ tions , but to share with them life - giving tru@@ ths from the Bible .
But for certain pe@@ op@@ les in W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , these could be vie@@ wed as sign@@ s , om@@ ens , or mes@@ sa@@ ges from the spirit world .
• P@@ la@@ y mem@@ ory g@@ ames , such as those on pages 30 and 31 of A@@ wa@@ ke !
What el@@ se can we learn from this prophe@@ tic Bible book ?
The time came when Paul knew that the end of his life was near ; evid@@ ently a death by ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion la@@ y just a@@ head of him .
Paul’s hum@@ ble and fri@@ end@@ ly man@@ ner buil@@ t up the congregations .
Jehovah’s Word Is A@@ live ​ — H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the L@@ et@@ ters to the Gal@@ ati@@ ans , the Eph@@ es@@ ians , the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans , and the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans
( Read 1 Corinthians 14 : 33 , 40 . )
Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es descri@@ be in de@@ ta@@ il the conclu@@ ding peri@@ od of the present system of things .
Tru@@ e Christians today are mo@@ tiv@@ ated pri@@ mar@@ ily by a desire to ple@@ ase Jehovah ​ — not to en@@ rich themselves .
( b ) How do God’s remin@@ ders di@@ ff@@ er from man@@ ’s ?
Ther@@ efore , while we do not use the ter@@ m “ ra@@ p@@ ture ” here because of its wrong con@@ no@@ tation , the rema@@ ining faithful anointed will be ga@@ ther@@ ed together in an inst@@ ant of time .
3 , 4 . ( a ) Some have what op@@ ti@@ mis@@ m about the new mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m ?
With respect to a pe@@ ace@@ ful bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od , what has been true of both the early Christians and Jehovah’s present - day servants ?
Because they wal@@ ked with God in an ung@@ o@@ dly world , E@@ no@@ ch “ pleas@@ ed God well ” and Noah “ proved himself fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less among his con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries . ” ​ — He@@ b .
A@@ n el@@ der would certainly not ‘ sto@@ p up his e@@ ar . ’
Jesus ’ sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent actions showed that he did “ fully know the Father ” and imit@@ ated him .
A@@ c@@ qui@@ re strength from God’s Word .
God is mer@@ ci@@ ful and com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , and that is how we should be .
Jehovah Is a God of L@@ ong - Su@@ ffering , 11 / 1
Our sister thus cre@@ ated a fav@@ or@@ able situation for sh@@ aring the good news .
I fer@@ v@@ ently pray@@ ed to Jehovah to help me to act . ”
That cho@@ ice would have disa@@ str@@ ous con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences not just for Adam and E@@ ve but also for all their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
However , cr@@ iti@@ c@@ s as@@ ser@@ t that the book is a f@@ ra@@ u@@ d .
Th@@ ough his disciples were imper@@ fect , he had confidence in them and told them that they would do works greater than he did .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation , he did not say that the le@@ av@@ en cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted the whole mas@@ s of f@@ l@@ our , making it un@@ u@@ sa@@ ble .
Why did God’s Word so deep@@ ly t@@ ou@@ ch the k@@ ing@@ ’s heart ?
Yes , Jehovah experi@@ ences feelings comm@@ on to fa@@ thers and mo@@ thers .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of others around the world have respon@@ ded to the Kingdom good news in a similar way .
The th@@ ir@@ d w@@ o@@ e ann@@ oun@@ ced through Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k takes up the is@@ sue of b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t .
I am in@@ experienced .
Re@@ ally , it is these friends who are being dis@@ loyal to you , not the re@@ verse .
A similar situation ar@@ ose some 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years later in the apostle Paul’s day .
What will this article consider ?
Lo@@ ve for Jehovah un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly helped to make Jesus Christ a ze@@ al@@ ous teach@@ er .
This has streng@@ th@@ ened our sense of family to@@ ge@@ ther@@ ness . ”
Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ors regul@@ arly commun@@ ic@@ ated with the emp@@ er@@ or .
If we hum@@ bly walk in Jehovah’s ways , he will give us courage and strength .
However , the Bible c@@ learly shows that “ the si@@ gn of the Son of man ” will appe@@ ar in heaven and that Jesus will come “ on the cl@@ ou@@ ds of heaven . ”
At the first meeting I attend@@ ed in C@@ ol@@ om@@ bo , there were about 20 people present .
“ Jehovah God took the man and set@@ t@@ led him in the gar@@ den of E@@ den to cultiv@@ ate it and to take care of it . ”
F@@ ran@@ k@@ fur@@ t , Ger@@ many , 195@@ 1
▪ T@@ ra@@ in Your T@@ e@@ en@@ ag@@ er to Ser@@ ve Jehovah
However , I say to you : Do not res@@ ist the one who is wicked , but who@@ ever sla@@ ps you on your right c@@ he@@ ek , turn the other also to him . ”
N@@ ex@@ t , we find that Noah , pre@@ served by God through the great F@@ lood that destro@@ yed the wicked gener@@ ation of his day , was moved “ to offer bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffer@@ ings upon the al@@ ta@@ r ” to Jehovah .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in the congregation too , we have occasi@@ on to teach .
I@@ mp@@ ro@@ ving the Q@@ u@@ ality of Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation
How , then , can God’s influ@@ ence be felt every@@ where ?
What cal@@ am@@ ity Satan brought upon this God - fe@@ aring man !
It was months ear@@ li@@ er . La@@ z@@ ar@@ us was ali@@ ve and well .
( Read Psalm 10@@ 3 : 20 , 21 . )
She has become much more co@@ op@@ er@@ ative . ”
And we are confid@@ ent that those who fi@@ ght against us will not pre@@ va@@ il .
“ The la@@ z@@ y one is show@@ ing himself desi@@ r@@ ous , ” says a Bible pro@@ ver@@ b , “ but his soul has nothing . ”
It means believ@@ ing with all our heart that pa@@ ying he@@ ed to God’s la@@ ws and principles is in our very best inter@@ ests .
Yes , it is Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of serious sin@@ s that a Christian needs to seek .
The Phil@@ ist@@ ines cam@@ ped between those to@@ w@@ ns , some@@ where on the h@@ ill@@ si@@ des fac@@ ing you .
What might be the vie@@ w@@ point of one who does not trust fir@@ m@@ ly in Jehovah ?
E@@ ver since , I have been serving as a mission@@ ary in J@@ ap@@ an . ”
“ You May A@@ t@@ tain It ” ​ — How ?
Like je@@ w@@ els , pro@@ found tru@@ ths are there for you to dis@@ co@@ ver .
No doubt , he will feel that the long wa@@ it was wor@@ th it .
Because their way of life was cen@@ tered around faith in Jesus Christ , who is “ the way and the truth and the life . ”
Lo@@ ok at the people , at their fac@@ es and their eyes .
Christians appreci@@ ate the wisdom of ob@@ serving the Bible comm@@ and to take an interest in others , loving them as one lo@@ ves on@@ es@@ el@@ f .
H@@ er parents were different from most people in H@@ ar@@ an .
Instead of sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ arding the heart , they are po@@ is@@ on@@ ing it with vi@@ vi@@ d i@@ ma@@ ges that may take years to fa@@ de from mem@@ ory .
Do@@ ing so requi@@ red that they r@@ en@@ oun@@ ce the way of the world and ac@@ knowledge Jesus as Lord and Messi@@ ah , as H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est , and as the one who s@@ its at God’s right hand in heaven .
As parents dedic@@ ate time and attention to their children and do everything possible to give them a good star@@ t in life , they hope that their children will ev@@ en@@ tually cho@@ ose to become worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah .
If that is true of you , do not be disc@@ oura@@ ged .
Because of religious pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ces , Paul’s ze@@ al and efforts were mis@@ direc@@ ted .
“ Let us e@@ at and dr@@ ink , for t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w we are to die ” is the attitude of those who believe that this life is all there is .
H@@ er un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness is in her s@@ ki@@ r@@ ts .
O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x@@ y and her@@ es@@ y often mas@@ ked pol@@ itical op@@ position , and pol@@ itical fac@@ t@@ ors rather than a desire to in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce new do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines influ@@ enced many an emp@@ er@@ or .
And the Bible writ@@ er Moses himself recorded the in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent in which he did not demonstr@@ ate reli@@ ance on the true God . ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 20 : 12 .
When God cre@@ ated the earth , the angels “ jo@@ y@@ fully cri@@ ed out together , and all the sons of God began sh@@ ou@@ ting in ap@@ pla@@ use . ”
Per@@ haps know@@ ing that D@@ el@@ il@@ ah had no loyal love for Sam@@ son , the fi@@ ve Phil@@ ist@@ ine l@@ or@@ ds offered her a large bri@@ be to find out the se@@ cre@@ t of his su@@ peri@@ or strength so that they could eli@@ min@@ ate him .
S@@ O@@ M@@ E P@@ E@@ O@@ P@@ L@@ E B@@ EL@@ I@@ E@@ V@@ E that it re@@ pres@@ ents the re@@ ign of God in a person@@ ’s heart ; others think that it is the pro@@ du@@ ct of human efforts to bring world peace and bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
These qualities will help you if the govern@@ ment does something that is di@@ sh@@ on@@ est or un@@ just .
In order to enjoy real peace , we must feel sa@@ fe and have a sense of well - being .
What follow@@ ed was a ba@@ r@@ ra@@ ge of questions on such sub@@ je@@ cts as the soul , hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re , life in heaven , and the end of the world .
The disa@@ str@@ ous p@@ ath of im@@ mor@@ ality often star@@ ts with the eyes .
“ At that point , ” says one s@@ ource , “ P@@ il@@ ate pas@@ ses out of hist@@ ory into leg@@ end . ” But many have tri@@ ed to supp@@ ly mis@@ sing de@@ ta@@ il@@ s .
But did your Creator mean for you to believe things simply because your parents believe them ?
For example , he was cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed for refu@@ sing to believe the mirac@@ ul@@ ous events descri@@ bed in a po@@ pul@@ ar book of his day , Di@@ al@@ o@@ g@@ us Mi@@ rac@@ ul@@ or@@ u@@ m .
W@@ E R@@ E@@ AL@@ L@@ Y look for@@ ward to “ everlasting life . ”
With their 10 to 20 ro@@ om@@ s , such re@@ si@@ d@@ ences were “ com@@ par@@ ati@@ vely sp@@ ac@@ i@@ ous and af@@ for@@ ded sc@@ op@@ e for a life dec@@ ent , com@@ for@@ table and , by E@@ ast@@ er@@ n standards , lu@@ x@@ u@@ ri@@ ous , ” says W@@ o@@ ol@@ le@@ y .
You may rec@@ all other examples of the good that can come about when Witnesses man@@ i@@ f@@ est appro@@ pri@@ ate respect for public of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als , rend@@ ering them the honor that the Bible says Christians should give them .
Paul spoke of spiritual res@@ our@@ ces that en@@ ab@@ led him to be cont@@ ent reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of material circumstances : “ For all things I have the strength by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of [ God ] who imp@@ ar@@ ts power to me . ”
We ch@@ er@@ ish the mar@@ vel@@ ous hope of everlasting life in Par@@ adise , where the spirit of this d@@ ying world will be no more .
A@@ gain , we had to get used to a different way of life .
The ro@@ ck ba@@ d@@ g@@ er is desi@@ gn@@ ed to pro@@ sp@@ er in a close - k@@ n@@ it commun@@ ity , which provi@@ des prote@@ ction and helps it to keep war@@ m in w@@ in@@ ter .
Jehovah is “ mer@@ ci@@ ful and gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous , ” he is “ good and ready to for@@ give , ” and ‘ he re@@ members that we are du@@ st . ’
U@@ sing a ser@@ p@@ ent as his m@@ ou@@ th@@ pi@@ e@@ ce , Satan se@@ duc@@ ed E@@ ve into bre@@ ak@@ ing God’s law against e@@ ating the fru@@ it of a certain t@@ ree .
What M@@ ak@@ es a Su@@ cc@@ ess@@ ful Mar@@ ri@@ age ?
It is not un@@ comm@@ on for someone to f@@ all into the ri@@ ver or to s@@ na@@ g his gar@@ ments on a bus@@ h in the course of the j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
Ha@@ ving gro@@ wn up am@@ id the fil@@ thy and i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ r@@ ous ways of this city , they had to fi@@ ght every day to res@@ ist the spirit of that pa@@ g@@ an world .
The prophecy regarding the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem c@@ learly por@@ tra@@ ys Jehovah as a God who ‘ ca@@ uses his people to know new things before they beg@@ in to s@@ pr@@ ing up . ’ ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 2 : 9 .
Tru@@ e Christians are teach@@ ers of God’s Word
W@@ i@@ th@@ out love of go@@ o@@ dness . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 3
▪ Re@@ as@@ on con@@ v@@ inc@@ ingly so as to re@@ ach the heart
It has been a po@@ t@@ ent for@@ ce in vari@@ ous religious mo@@ v@@ ements down through the years .
The tr@@ end to work over@@ time is on the inc@@ re@@ ase .
Why is it reason@@ able that Jehovah requi@@ res us to learn and obey Kingdom la@@ ws and principles ?
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 10 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 10@@ 1 , 9@@ 2
Se@@ e@@ king to pre@@ v@@ ent this , Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am set up two g@@ ol@@ den cal@@ ves , one at D@@ an and the other at Bethel .
To make the less@@ on from Jesus ’ bri@@ ef illustr@@ ation stand out c@@ learly , let us ad@@ d some col@@ or and de@@ ta@@ il@@ s to this word pi@@ c@@ ture .
However , true Christians h@@ and@@ le problems rather than ru@@ n from them .
She no@@ ted that women may appreci@@ ate different de@@ ta@@ il@@ s or efforts that they ob@@ serve .
he exc@@ la@@ im@@ s . “ The four w@@ in@@ ds of the heavens were s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring up the va@@ st se@@ a .
With this in mind , consider the apostle Paul’s counsel to the Romans : “ If possible , as far as it dep@@ ends upon you , be pe@@ ace@@ able with all men . ”
Why did Saul order the k@@ ill@@ ing of the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of No@@ b ?
Moses ’ brother , A@@ ar@@ on , was to go along as spo@@ k@@ es@@ man .
The psalmist could wr@@ ite : “ Jehovah has become high a@@ bo@@ ve all the nations ; his glory is a@@ bo@@ ve the heavens .
Christians Re@@ fle@@ ct G@@ l@@ ory of Jehovah , 8 / 15
Job felt sure that Jehovah long@@ ed for the day when He would resur@@ rec@@ t His faithful serv@@ ant .
S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds of God’s flo@@ ck have the du@@ ty to sear@@ ch for sheep who have st@@ ra@@ yed and then to try to help them .
Why is having respect and show@@ ing honor so important ?
How can we imitate Jesus ’ example of w@@ atch@@ ful@@ ness and bal@@ ance when it comes to our Kingdom - preaching work ?
What I saw in A@@ ile@@ en was a certain sta@@ bility , a no - n@@ on@@ sense practic@@ al@@ ness , and a mo@@ des@@ t , c@@ he@@ er@@ ful dis@@ position .
You are told that you would not be for@@ ced to work over@@ time .
A number of the ex@@ iled Jews in Babyl@@ on ra@@ ised children who were willing to return to Jerusalem to re@@ esta@@ bl@@ ish true worship . ​ — E@@ z@@ r@@ a 2 : 1 , 2 , 6@@ 4 - 70 .
In view of what is in st@@ ore for the present system of things , it is d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous for us to become en@@ am@@ ored by the g@@ lit@@ ter and g@@ lam@@ our of the worl@@ dly , he@@ don@@ is@@ tic way of life .
Let us , like the travel@@ ing mer@@ ch@@ ant , demonstr@@ ate who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted ze@@ al for God’s Kingdom and rejo@@ ice in the privilege of pro@@ claim@@ ing the good news . ​ — Psalm 9 : 1 , 2 .
• Our prayers may reve@@ al what about us and our mo@@ ti@@ ves ?
* It also th@@ ic@@ k@@ ens the mu@@ c@@ us at the cer@@ vi@@ x , thus cre@@ ating a ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er to s@@ per@@ m mo@@ ving from the va@@ g@@ ina into the u@@ ter@@ us .
• Why can we ex@@ pect disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ing circumstances , and to whom should we look for help ?
Jesus once told his apostles : “ If you know these things , happy you are if you do them . ”
In s@@ pite of all the ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les that con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted him , Jesus truly had a mean@@ ing@@ ful life .
Des@@ pite any mis@@ gi@@ v@@ ings Eli@@ j@@ ah may have had , he began a con@@ vers@@ ation with the woman .
Ad@@ ri@@ an was known as a p@@ un@@ k and got a t@@ at@@ too that refle@@ cted his beli@@ ef in an@@ ar@@ ch@@ y .
( a ) What words of Jesus regarding marriage should we be@@ ar in mind ?
For good reason , the Bible war@@ ns : “ The na@@ i@@ ve person believ@@ es every word , but the sh@@ re@@ w@@ d one pon@@ ders each st@@ ep . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
On this account ce@@ ase be@@ coming un@@ reason@@ able , but go on per@@ c@@ ei@@ ving what the will of Jehovah is . ”
There was a sense of se@@ cur@@ ity then which has never since ex@@ is@@ ted . ” ​ — E@@ con@@ om@@ ic@@ s and the P@@ u@@ bli@@ c W@@ el@@ f@@ are .
The “ new heavens ” here promised ref@@ er to the new gover@@ ning authority , the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom .
O@@ thers , perhaps after in@@ iti@@ al feelings of des@@ pa@@ ir , b@@ oun@@ ce back .
He told the cu@@ p@@ be@@ are@@ r that the three t@@ wi@@ g@@ s me@@ ant three days ; within that time , P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h would rest@@ ore the cu@@ p@@ be@@ are@@ r to his form@@ er position .
C@@ learly , only those obedi@@ ent to God will have the confidence to he@@ ed these words . ​ — Matthew 7 : 21 .
Jehovah had trans@@ fer@@ red his S@@ on@@ ’s life from heaven to earth , ca@@ using conc@@ ep@@ tion in Mar@@ y’s wom@@ b while she was still a vi@@ r@@ g@@ in .
A@@ n hon@@ est ap@@ pra@@ is@@ al of the Bible shows that while it is not a s@@ ci@@ ence te@@ x@@ t@@ book , it certainly is not “ she@@ er n@@ on@@ sense . ”
Why should parents be care@@ ful about expres@@ sing their op@@ in@@ ion too quic@@ k@@ ly ?
El@@ der@@ ly Samuel could not for@@ ce his ad@@ ul@@ t sons to remain loyal to the righteous standards he taught them .
D@@ or@@ o@@ thy and I end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to ra@@ ise our children in the way of Bible truth .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T i@@ ma@@ ges does the coming of Jesus Christ bring to your mind ?
How has Bible truth pre@@ va@@ iled in mo@@ der@@ n times ?
One sister wr@@ ites : “ I was ra@@ ised in the truth , yet I gre@@ w up with a different view of Jehovah than most .
With such a soci@@ ety in mind , Jesus coun@@ sel@@ ed his disciples : “ Do not you be called R@@ ab@@ bi , for one is your teach@@ er , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as all you are brothers . ”
D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to Jehovah
Rather than being over@@ ly concer@@ ned with position as Saul was , how much better to be like David .
It has been a deli@@ ght to see the Kingdom - preaching work gro@@ w dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c@@ ally , re@@ aching more than 14@@ ,000 in 19@@ 7@@ 2 when a new en@@ lar@@ ged branch was comple@@ ted in the city of Nu@@ ma@@ zu .
W@@ ould you have been sa@@ dd@@ ened when you saw the ru@@ ined buil@@ ding@@ s over@@ gro@@ wn with we@@ e@@ ds ?
“ Un@@ til De@@ ath Do U@@ s Par@@ t ”
Ma@@ in char@@ ac@@ ters : Isa@@ a@@ c , Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h , Jac@@ o@@ b , and E@@ sa@@ u
From about si@@ x months to a year later , however , Jesus once again came upon An@@ dre@@ w , Peter , John , and Joh@@ n@@ ’s brother James at their fi@@ shing bu@@ sin@@ ess by the Se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e .
His interest was not mon@@ et@@ ary or material .
If the l@@ at@@ ter was the case , her children would be the members of that congregation and “ the children of [ her ] sister ” would ref@@ er to the members of another congregation .
By the end of the con@@ vers@@ ation , a Bible study was under way .
“ Be C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ous . . . and G@@ o to Wor@@ k , ” S@@ ep@@ t . Ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts and a C@@ ro@@ wn Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard You , O@@ ct .
Such love “ is a perfect b@@ ond of uni@@ on . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 14 .
The ou@@ ter w@@ alls had a peri@@ me@@ ter of al@@ most two mil@@ es [ 3 k@@ m ] .
• How does spiritu@@ ality af@@ fect a marriage ?
A prom@@ in@@ ent Lu@@ ther@@ an bi@@ sh@@ op stated : “ I ten@@ d to shu@@ n the inter@@ pre@@ tation that moral questions are sol@@ ved by tur@@ ning to the Bible or some religious authority . ”
Ri@@ ch@@ ard soon learned that he could ass@@ ist in f@@ ill@@ ing that need in a most un@@ u@@ su@@ al way .
She and sever@@ al of her young children had been get@@ ting up very early in the mor@@ ning to go out in the fi@@ el@@ ds and cho@@ p co@@ t@@ t@@ on ​ — re@@ mo@@ ving the we@@ e@@ ds gro@@ wing between the ro@@ ws — ​ in order to ear@@ n en@@ ough money so that I could take the tri@@ p to New Yor@@ k .
There is wisdom in re@@ aching out to others .
Yes , humans will be li@@ ber@@ ated from death and all the m@@ our@@ ning and out@@ c@@ ry it br@@ ings .
C@@ ome ev@@ ening , I was inc@@ l@@ ined to stay up ; she wanted to go to bed early .
We also expla@@ in that having children does not gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e that parents will enjoy their care when old .
A@@ m@@ ong the Witnesses , he no@@ ted , “ e@@ th@@ n@@ ic@@ ity pla@@ ys no ro@@ le , and language is nothing but a ve@@ hi@@ c@@ le to understanding God’s word . ”
We are spiritually f@@ ed by “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
For you@@ ng@@ er children , parents can use the book L@@ ear@@ n From the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , which high@@ ligh@@ ts the teachings of Jesus Christ , or My Bo@@ ok of Bible St@@ ori@@ es , which rel@@ ates in simp@@ le language ke@@ y less@@ ons from the Bible .
Indeed , what gr@@ and privile@@ ges of service Mark enjo@@ yed because he did not give up !
Ru@@ ins of Mar@@ i , show@@ ing un@@ bak@@ ed mu@@ d - bri@@ ck con@@ stru@@ ction
At one point , however , the da@@ ily text provided the encourag@@ ement he needed .
As sh@@ own in this article , faithful men of old lived as “ temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents . ”
It takes years of effort to devel@@ op good ha@@ bi@@ ts , but they can quic@@ k@@ ly be spo@@ iled .
What can we do if someone seem@@ s not to respon@@ d to our affe@@ ction ?
Fir@@ st , he made an ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement : “ All authority has been given me . ”
This princi@@ ple is illustr@@ ated in the case of a L@@ ev@@ ite nam@@ ed K@@ or@@ ah .
W@@ as there something el@@ se that also t@@ ou@@ ched Jesus ’ emo@@ tions ?
The apostle Paul spoke of “ the go@@ d of this system of things . ”
Ar@@ b@@ on
Ab@@ out what ?
We may prove un@@ able to ju@@ dge matters cor@@ rec@@ tly and could even dec@@ ei@@ ve ourselves into believ@@ ing that a bad act is ac@@ tually good . ​ — Com@@ pare John 16 : 2 .
One cannot look at that im@@ men@@ se i@@ ma@@ ge without feel@@ ing t@@ in@@ y in com@@ par@@ is@@ on .
A small - si@@ ze book used during the ba@@ n and “ St@@ as@@ i ” e@@ av@@ es@@ d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ing e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment
Jesus also comman@@ ds them to love one another just as he has loved them .
To illustr@@ ate : Consider a man who desi@@ gn@@ s and then buil@@ ds his own house , la@@ ying every tim@@ ber and d@@ ri@@ ving every na@@ il .
For example , we may live in an are@@ a where the pre@@ vail@@ ing religion lea@@ ds its ad@@ her@@ ents to view one day of the we@@ ek as a day of rest .
Rather , for our prayers to be heard , we must ad@@ d@@ ress our prayers to God through Jesus and through no one el@@ se .
When John and T@@ ani@@ a came to the attention of the author@@ ities , they were not married and their ho@@ m@@ eli@@ fe was ter@@ ri@@ ble .
The ju@@ dge said that he would like to read such evidence , but he did not have a Bible .
It invol@@ ves understanding the reas@@ ons why im@@ mor@@ ality is con@@ dem@@ ned and how we benefit by sh@@ un@@ ning it .
Bethel family members serve in a branch of@@ fice or a transl@@ ation of@@ fice to ass@@ ist in provi@@ ding liter@@ ature or direction in lands under the over@@ sight of a branch .
Although those faithful men and women lis@@ ted in Hebrews chap@@ ter 11 had strong faith in God’s promise , they did not know all the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of how God would fulf@@ ill his promise through the Messi@@ ah and the Kingdom .
Then you have “ heard ” the s@@ ong of praise coming from cre@@ ation .
At this Jehovah’s anger b@@ la@@ zed against Israel , so that he gave them into the hands of the p@@ il@@ la@@ g@@ ers . ”
Des@@ pite cur@@ r@@ ent health problems , I can say that our life has been very happy and secu@@ re these more than 60 years in the full - time ministry .
He felt that our lear@@ ning something about Jehovah was more important than his occasi@@ onal em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass@@ ment because of his li@@ mit@@ ations in understanding Eng@@ l@@ ish . ”
He did not cre@@ ate parents with the ability to accept eas@@ ily what is un@@ n@@ atur@@ al .
On the other hand , if we mis@@ s the point when it is pres@@ ented in a talk or fai@@ l to make personal app@@ lic@@ ation of the written counsel , Jehovah may use a fellow Christian to draw our sh@@ ort@@ coming to our attention . ​ — Read Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 1 .
The following year , on J@@ anu@@ ary 1 , 19@@ 38 , I sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed my dedic@@ ation to Jehovah God by water baptism .
E@@ ven@@ tually , all my si@@ bl@@ ings did so and became Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Who set its me@@ a@@ su@@ re@@ ments , in case you know , or who st@@ re@@ t@@ ched out upon it the me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing l@@ ine ? ”
( b ) After re@@ vie@@ wing a few of Jesus ’ teaching me@@ tho@@ ds , what conclu@@ sion do we re@@ ach ?
They do not ‘ set asi@@ de the comman@@ d@@ ment of God in order to re@@ tain tra@@ di@@ tions ’ that are ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely desi@@ gn@@ ed to honor the dead .
L@@ ess than two months later , he died at the age of 4@@ 2 .
A Christi@@ an’s spiritual develop@@ ment should be ong@@ o@@ ing , as should his prog@@ ress in hear@@ ing and respon@@ ding to his conscience .
Why could ani@@ ma@@ l blood not lead to full for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , but what remin@@ der did the sacrific@@ es under the Law provide ?
But this imp@@ lies much more than the act of bre@@ a@@ thing .
He inspired loyal men to rec@@ ord his commun@@ ic@@ ations for any who loo@@ ked to him for guid@@ ance .
In the years that follow@@ ed , conven@@ tion ca@@ f@@ et@@ eri@@ a arrang@@ ements en@@ ab@@ led coun@@ t@@ less happy vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers to serve their brothers and sisters .
Di@@ d it ev@@ ol@@ ve into the den@@ om@@ in@@ ational , f@@ ra@@ g@@ men@@ ted Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant ch@@ urch system that we see today ?
You could sp@@ are your family and yourself much st@@ ress by expla@@ ining your Bible - based con@@ vi@@ ctions be@@ fore@@ hand , indic@@ ating to what ex@@ t@@ ent you are willing to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate or perhaps su@@ gg@@ es@@ ting an al@@ ter@@ n@@ ative course of action .
However , a number of publi@@ sh@@ ers have lost some of the joy they once had .
And why should we do so ?
The Bible book of Job , likely com@@ posed by Moses , expla@@ ins why Jehovah allow@@ ed Job to su@@ ff@@ er and how the matter turned out for him .
A gro@@ wing fear that many older people have in our ra@@ pi@@ dly chang@@ ing e@@ con@@ om@@ ic and work en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment is that of being vie@@ wed as ob@@ so@@ le@@ te before their time .
Their is@@ land was th@@ ic@@ k@@ ly fore@@ sted , and prote@@ ctive ba@@ ys provided n@@ atur@@ al har@@ b@@ ors .
W@@ ould not s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ s be right in saying that using such an ancient book for guid@@ ance is like using an out@@ d@@ ated ch@@ em@@ is@@ try book or com@@ pu@@ ter man@@ u@@ al ?
As a result of this young gi@@ r@@ l@@ ’s b@@ ol@@ dness , Na@@ am@@ an came to know that “ there is no God any@@ where in the earth but in Israel . ”
Like so many women of those times , Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h had some heav@@ y cho@@ res to do , including f@@ et@@ ch@@ ing water for the family .
With the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch at his side , the emp@@ er@@ or also pre@@ si@@ ded at e@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ as@@ tic@@ al coun@@ c@@ il@@ s .
Such reason@@ ing may help you to be more ob@@ je@@ ctive and willing to for@@ give .
With R@@ al@@ ph in fr@@ on@@ t of the tra@@ il@@ er he buil@@ t
We might be si@@ de@@ tr@@ ac@@ ked by the g@@ lit@@ ter and g@@ lam@@ our of the en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment world or by the end@@ less par@@ a@@ de of new g@@ ad@@ ge@@ ts .
The 7@@ th chap@@ ter provi@@ des an inv@@ alu@@ able ex@@ pos@@ é of how an im@@ moral person op@@ er@@ ates .
F@@ in@@ ally , 1@@ ,@@ 2@@ 13 co@@ pi@@ es were pr@@ inted .
For example , we can be cre@@ ative .
What Is a Li@@ e ?
He pre@@ fer@@ red “ overse@@ er ” to “ bi@@ sh@@ op ” and “ congregation ” to “ ch@@ urch . ”
How disa@@ p@@ poin@@ ting this must have been to Jehovah !
What can help them ?
Why would a man who gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely lo@@ ves a woman pres@@ sure her into viol@@ ating her Christian tra@@ ining and conscience ?
However , a Christian minis@@ ter kno@@ ws that Jehovah al@@ one is wor@@ thy of re@@ ver@@ ence .
If we do not con@@ stan@@ tly study the Word of God , our thoughts , attitu@@ des , and emo@@ tions will no longer be in har@@ mony with godly principles .
F@@ it@@ t@@ ingly , therefore , Proverbs 21 : 1 states : “ A k@@ ing@@ ’s heart is as st@@ re@@ am@@ s of water in the hand of Jehovah .
Paul t@@ wi@@ ce ur@@ ges his fellow Christians to put on “ the complete su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or from God . ”
Will anyone in the congregation be stu@@ mb@@ led by our using this building ?
There is more to the par@@ a@@ do@@ x of T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an than his st@@ at@@ ements .
And the fact is that ven@@ ting one@@ ’s fru@@ str@@ ation may be coun@@ ter@@ pro@@ duc@@ tive and may not really al@@ le@@ vi@@ ate anxi@@ ety .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , he succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded .
* He also went on to col@@ le@@ ge .
Jehovah himself would .
Thus , they give it up for a small return .
No , Paul did not reg@@ re@@ t the way he had used his life !
“ We have found the Messi@@ ah . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ H@@ N 1 : 4@@ 1 .
The f@@ ar@@ m@@ er must cho@@ ose wis@@ ely .
How did two Hebrew mi@@ d@@ wi@@ ves displa@@ y courage ?
Like the shepher@@ d in the illustr@@ ation , each Christian should be moved to “ go for the lost one . ”
As used in the Bible , integrity invol@@ ves moral comple@@ ten@@ ess , s@@ oun@@ dness .
For some de@@ ca@@ des now , Jehovah’s Witnesses have appreci@@ ated the wisdom of including an as@@ pect mentioned in con@@ ne@@ ction with the ga@@ ther@@ ing Jesus attend@@ ed in C@@ ana .
Why should we speak the pu@@ re language at every opportunity ?
An@@ n@@ oun@@ c@@ ing God’s Kingdom in the Is@@ lands of F@@ i@@ ji
Yes , the Bible has been in@@ str@@ um@@ ent@@ al in trans@@ form@@ ing the lives of over si@@ x milli@@ on people who live around the g@@ lo@@ be , f@@ ill@@ ing their lives with purpose and o@@ ffering them a mar@@ vel@@ ous hope for the future .
“ S@@ O@@ C@@ I@@ E@@ T@@ Y needs a fr@@ am@@ e@@ work of ba@@ si@@ c valu@@ es that gives its members se@@ cur@@ ity and guid@@ ance . ”
God’s promise that death will be no more , as stated at Revelation 21 : 3 , 4 , t@@ ou@@ ched him deep@@ ly when he read it in his n@@ ative t@@ ong@@ ue .
Na@@ ji@@ b and his wife , E@@ vel@@ y@@ n
Per@@ haps a few did not like his f@@ ran@@ k counsel .
The One se@@ ated upon the thro@@ ne loo@@ ked “ like a j@@ as@@ per st@@ one . ”
David set a good example in pur@@ su@@ ing peace .
And upon him the spirit of Jehovah must set@@ tle down , the spirit of wisdom and of understanding , the spirit of counsel and of mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness , the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Jehovah . ”
• What part does holy spirit pla@@ y in ex@@ ten@@ ding the invit@@ ation to “ come ” ?
Mi@@ ca@@ h needs more than human strength in order to pro@@ cla@@ im God’s message of ad@@ verse judgment .
( a ) What is the pri@@ m@@ ary purpose of main@@ tain@@ ing an ev@@ ening for F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship or personal study ?
I tri@@ ed to make him clean up before pu@@ t@@ ting him to bed .
After that , Jac@@ o@@ b re@@ si@@ ded in that land until his death at the very advan@@ ced age of 14@@ 7 .
Jesus conclu@@ des : “ While [ the fo@@ ol@@ ish vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins ] were going off to bu@@ y , the bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om arri@@ ved , and the vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins that were ready went in with him to the marriage fe@@ ast ; and the do@@ or was shu@@ t .
A G@@ ro@@ wing Ne@@ ed for F@@ or@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess
The apostle Peter explained what had just happened and why it was so important .
This fact emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es that the Kingdom arrang@@ ement is so@@ li@@ dly based on leg@@ al contr@@ ac@@ ts .
We also have a strong desire to live in the way they have taught us to live .
( b ) What does the account about Lo@@ t and his daugh@@ ters teach us ?
In w@@ rest@@ ling , the rul@@ es re@@ stri@@ cted ho@@ l@@ ds to the u@@ pp@@ er part of the body , and the w@@ in@@ ner was the one who first gr@@ oun@@ ded his op@@ pon@@ ent three times .
One day I enc@@ oun@@ tered a re@@ ti@@ red Ch@@ urch of Eng@@ land cl@@ eri@@ c and asked him what the ch@@ urch said about the end of the world .
S@@ tra@@ igh@@ t@@ for@@ ward Scriptural counsel explained how these problems can be sol@@ ved or end@@ ur@@ ed .
1@@ 00 : 3 ; John 10 : 16 ; Acts 15 : 14 , 17 .
Of course , as mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , simply st@@ ating your valu@@ es does not gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e that your son or daugh@@ ter will cho@@ ose to live by them .
Paul also said : “ For all things I have the strength by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of him [ God ] who imp@@ ar@@ ts power to me . ”
“ Ha@@ ve you read the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines ? ” I asked my sister - in - law .
However , Jesus la@@ id down his life as a sacrifice for our sin@@ s .
He showed M@@ other some liter@@ ature publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
P@@ ol@@ ish Ju@@ ly 20 - 22 S@@ ag@@ in@@ a@@ w , M@@ I
So it is likely that G@@ l@@ ü@@ ck was the so@@ le transl@@ at@@ or .
Because the Bible tel@@ ls us : “ As for the heavens , they bel@@ ong to Jehovah , but the earth he has given to the sons of men . ”
That was the case with Christians in R@@ ome to whom the apostle Paul wrote an inspired letter .
To the crow@@ d present in Jerusalem on the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , the apostle Peter declar@@ ed : “ [ David ] saw be@@ fore@@ hand and spoke concer@@ ning the resurrection of the Christ , that ne@@ i@@ ther was he for@@ s@@ ak@@ en in H@@ ad@@ es nor did his flesh see cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion . ”
God’s people today understand what Bible tru@@ ths ?
They have “ no comman@@ der , of@@ fic@@ er or rul@@ er . ”
T@@ al@@ k to God about the de@@ gre@@ e to which you have advan@@ ced toward being “ complete , ” full - gro@@ wn , matu@@ re .
To help out L@@ loy@@ d , I deci@@ ded to wr@@ ite him “ love let@@ ters . ”
In the same illustr@@ ation , Jesus expla@@ ins why .
L@@ ear@@ ned From His Mis@@ takes ( J@@ on@@ ah ) , 1 / 1
Many people point to de@@ fore@@ st@@ ation , but there are other for@@ ces that sub@@ tly destro@@ y tre@@ es , lea@@ f by lea@@ f or nee@@ d@@ le by nee@@ d@@ le , so to speak .
This is what happened .
If your cur@@ r@@ ent emp@@ loy@@ ment is not condu@@ ci@@ ve to spiritual gro@@ w@@ th , you need to ad@@ just your situation .
Des@@ ign@@ ed to be sh@@ own in four se@@ g@@ ments , the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama ” took vie@@ wers from cre@@ ation down through human hist@@ ory to the c@@ li@@ ma@@ x of Jehovah God’s purpose for the earth and human@@ kind at the end of Christ’s M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn .
In rec@@ ent years , God’s people have received vi@@ de@@ o@@ s and D@@ V@@ D@@ s that take up vari@@ ous fe@@ atu@@ res of God’s organization , such as : Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ed to Sh@@ are the Go@@ od Ne@@ ws , Our W@@ ho@@ le As@@ soci@@ ation of Bro@@ thers , To the En@@ ds of the E@@ ar@@ th , and Un@@ ited by Di@@ v@@ ine T@@ e@@ aching .
Many Israelites were kil@@ led , and the sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors were taken cap@@ tive to fore@@ ign lands .
Since the truth cen@@ tered on Jesus Christ , he could say : “ I am the way and the truth and the life .
L@@ ater , when S@@ y@@ nt@@ y@@ c@@ he heard others saying how much they had enjo@@ yed the me@@ al , she got very up@@ set .
The coura@@ ge@@ ous stand of Jac@@ o@@ b and others en@@ ra@@ ged the Na@@ z@@ is and tri@@ gg@@ ered another h@@ un@@ t for the Witnesses .
The ide@@ a of a hi@@ d@@ den co@@ de in the Bible text is not new .
N@@ ex@@ t , having determined to maintain a high moral stan@@ d@@ ard and having made our position known , we must take me@@ a@@ sures to s@@ tic@@ k to our determin@@ ation .
Gi@@ ven that an@@ al@@ o@@ gy , we might won@@ der what went through No@@ ah’s mind before the D@@ elu@@ ge .
M@@ ake no mis@@ take about it , he will not do any less in our day !
That number had now s@@ wel@@ led to over 3@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 !
For example , concer@@ ning N@@ im@@ ro@@ d , the great - gr@@ and@@ son of Noah , the Bible says : “ He made the star@@ t in be@@ coming a mi@@ gh@@ ty one in the earth .
As a matter of fact , Jehovah God has the means , the desire , and the power to end all suffering and to bring reli@@ ef from the effe@@ cts of n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers .
She says : “ They are at the sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing m@@ all bu@@ ying some new clo@@ th@@ es . ”
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , Joseph recogn@@ ized that ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y was in viol@@ ation of God’s thinking and will , as expres@@ sed in E@@ den . ​ — Genesis 2 : 24 .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Jehovah , is “ mer@@ ci@@ ful and com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , s@@ low to anger . ”
With the exc@@ ep@@ tion of a few f@@ ra@@ g@@ ments , no other Hebrew man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts have been found that d@@ ate to the inter@@ ven@@ ing peri@@ od of sever@@ al h@@ un@@ d@@ red years .
Ab@@ sta@@ ining from blood inclu@@ ded what b@@ es@@ id@@ es not e@@ ating blood direc@@ tly ?
Of course , Jesus knew that the Devil does not have man@@ kin@@ d’s best inter@@ ests at heart .
Jesus was never dem@@ an@@ ding .
A child who expres@@ ses interest in get@@ ting baptized should be helped to reason on yet another matter ​ — how he or she feel@@ s about the responsi@@ bil@@ ities that come with being a Christian .
Bo@@ th st@@ atu@@ es gener@@ ated their share of contro@@ vers@@ y .
Such an at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere can also help them to devel@@ op a fri@@ end@@ ship with God . ​ — 6 / 1 , page 18 .
We also travel@@ ed by tra@@ in , by ship , and on hor@@ se@@ back .
When occasi@@ on dem@@ an@@ ded , Christians should be among the fore@@ most in show@@ ing public spirit .
My simp@@ le respon@@ se is , “ W@@ ill@@ ingly and prom@@ p@@ tly do what Jehovah’s organization wants you to do , rel@@ ying on Jehovah to help you . ”
The In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t has in@@ deed chang@@ ed the way we commun@@ ic@@ ate and sh@@ op .
You lik@@ e@@ wise need instru@@ ction to use your s@@ word effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
An@@ ti@@ de@@ pres@@ san@@ ts are on the d@@ ru@@ g compan@@ y best - sel@@ l@@ er l@@ ist . ”
L@@ ear@@ n From the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er can help many more parents to teach children so as to prote@@ ct this preci@@ ous her@@ it@@ age .
You can also re@@ qu@@ est a Bible study on that We@@ b s@@ ite or from one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
L@@ ear@@ n how God’s Word as@@ sures us that a future of jo@@ y@@ ful co@@ ex@@ ist@@ ence between neigh@@ b@@ ors is at hand .
His sacrifice also served to v@@ al@@ id@@ ate the new covenant . ​ — He@@ b .
New guid@@ el@@ ines were needed for another reason .
The Go@@ sp@@ els do not tell us much about what they did im@@ medi@@ ately after this first enc@@ oun@@ ter with Jesus .
“ If any one of you is l@@ ac@@ king in wisdom , ” says James 1 : 5 , “ let him keep on as@@ king God , for he gives gener@@ ously to all . ”
40 : 5 .
O@@ ther su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions point to ang@@ eli@@ c help , to me@@ te@@ or@@ ite show@@ ers , or to S@@ is@@ er@@ a@@ ’s dep@@ end@@ ence on ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal pre@@ dic@@ tions that proved false .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we need to consider whether the person as@@ king for information is ent@@ it@@ led to a com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive answer .
Not know@@ ing what was happ@@ ening , we h@@ ur@@ ri@@ ed into his of@@ fice , lo@@ cked the do@@ or , and anxi@@ ously a@@ wa@@ ited what the next min@@ ut@@ es of our life might bring .
As individuals , they have different men@@ tal and physical a@@ bil@@ ities .
“ I am pur@@ su@@ ing down toward the go@@ al for the pri@@ ze . ” ​ — P@@ H@@ I@@ L .
One day , there was some com@@ mo@@ tion in the pris@@ on as two new in@@ mat@@ es arri@@ ved ​ — of@@ fic@@ ers from P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s personal st@@ af@@ f .
O@@ r it could have been the physical dis@@ comfort of a ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic e@@ ye a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction .
The con@@ text shows that low moral standards must have pre@@ va@@ iled among women in Solom@@ on@@ ’s day .
One brother in his 50 ’ s explained : “ I have believ@@ ed since I was a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er that my faith rest@@ ed on three ba@@ si@@ c p@@ ill@@ ars or pre@@ mis@@ es : ( 1 ) that God ex@@ ists ; ( 2 ) that he inspired the Bible ; and ( 3 ) that he is using and blessing the Christian congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses today .
How can parents be long - suffering but fir@@ m in deal@@ ing with a de@@ vi@@ ating child ?
What a mar@@ vel@@ ous pro@@ spe@@ ct it is that the time is coming when all mem@@ ori@@ es of disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments will be a thing of the past !
What , then , is the real sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of the word “ Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on ” ?
So in@@ ten@@ se was the emo@@ tional pres@@ sure that , as he pray@@ ed , “ his s@@ we@@ at became as d@@ ro@@ ps of blood f@@ all@@ ing to the gr@@ ound . ” ​ — Matthew 26 : 38 ; Luke 22 : 4@@ 4 .
How did Paul feel about those who di@@ lig@@ ently serve Jehovah ?
Some have found it help@@ ful to read the Greek Scriptures first , star@@ ting with the book of Matthew .
Consider , for example , Mu@@ t@@ su@@ o and his wife , who experienced Jehovah’s su@@ sta@@ ining power following the 20@@ 11 J@@ ap@@ an t@@ su@@ n@@ ami .
“ Do Not In@@ ter@@ pre@@ t@@ ations B@@ el@@ ong to God ? ”
I@@ N A@@ pri@@ l 19@@ 22 , I was born into a world far different from that of today .
— M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants should be di@@ lig@@ ent and reli@@ able in car@@ ing for their assign@@ ments .
Dis@@ ow@@ ning ourselves imp@@ lies a determin@@ ation to do the will of God , even though this may go against our own imper@@ fect inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations .
In 19@@ 7@@ 6 , we re@@ turned to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates in order to care for my a@@ il@@ ing mother .
But a form@@ er mil@@ it@@ ary of@@ fi@@ cial , a pris@@ on@@ er res@@ pe@@ cted by the others , sto@@ od up and said : “ That is un@@ wise .
E@@ i@@ ght months later I was invit@@ ed to jo@@ in the ran@@ ks of the special pione@@ ers .
He re@@ comm@@ ends : “ As@@ k your friends , your parents , or the congregation elders if they have ob@@ served whether your school activities draw you clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah or away from him . ”
Read Proverbs 10 : 6 , 7 .
The gra@@ du@@ ates were assign@@ ed to B@@ en@@ in , Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a , Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ a , Bu@@ r@@ k@@ ina Fa@@ so , C@@ am@@ er@@ o@@ on , C@@ o@@ st@@ a R@@ ic@@ a , G@@ h@@ ana , G@@ u@@ at@@ em@@ ala , H@@ on@@ du@@ ra@@ s , K@@ en@@ ya , Li@@ b@@ eri@@ a , Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r , Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que , N@@ ic@@ ar@@ ag@@ ua , P@@ an@@ ama , Par@@ ag@@ u@@ a@@ y , Per@@ u , Rom@@ ani@@ a , Si@@ er@@ r@@ a Le@@ one , S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , To@@ go , and U@@ g@@ anda .
But he ear@@ ned an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent re@@ pu@@ tation as someone who was willing to minis@@ ter to others and do more in God’s service .
N@@ ever F@@ or@@ get Your De@@ dic@@ ation and B@@ ap@@ tism
We too might feel ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive as we con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate an ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le that we are fac@@ ing now or one that we may enc@@ oun@@ ter in the future .
During his appro@@ xi@@ mat@@ ely 30 - year - long ministry , he helped num@@ er@@ ous individuals to become disciples of Christ .
Mo@@ st people in ancient times would not have been tr@@ oub@@ led over the con@@ sum@@ ing of blood , as we can see from the writ@@ ings of T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an ( second and th@@ ir@@ d cen@@ tu@@ ries C.E . ) .
A@@ n overse@@ er or another person may say something that seem@@ s ru@@ de , un@@ kind , or not qu@@ ite true .
You can also expres@@ s than@@ ks for the Bible , for without it we would not know God . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 6@@ 2 .
When I was 20 , I got married .
How will Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y be fully v@@ indic@@ ated ?
S@@ ad@@ ly , some within the Christian congregation give evidence that , at le@@ ast to a de@@ gre@@ e , they feel com@@ for@@ table in Satan’s world .
They just wrote down the whole message God gave them so that the read@@ ers could also get the whole message , not just t@@ in@@ y par@@ ts of it .
A red bal@@ lo@@ t indic@@ ates the op@@ in@@ ion that the st@@ at@@ ement was in@@ deed made by Jesus .
And not to be over@@ loo@@ ked is the un@@ happiness that the wa@@ y@@ ward you@@ th himself can experience .
If you receive service privile@@ ges that se@@ em over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing , pray for wisdom and displa@@ y a hum@@ ble spirit .
En@@ em@@ ies of the Jews , however , op@@ posed the pro@@ ject and used it as a pre@@ text to acc@@ use the Jews of re@@ bel@@ ling against Per@@ sia .
If someone su@@ ff@@ ers from low self - es@@ te@@ em , you can reas@@ sure him that God ch@@ eri@@ sh@@ es each of his servants .
So J@@ on@@ a@@ than must have been appro@@ aching 60 when he died in about 10@@ 7@@ 8 B.C.E .
Tru@@ e Christians Then and Now
Like the first two sla@@ ves , anointed brothers and sisters have done their best with what they have .
Bible study can make us so ke@@ en@@ ly a@@ ware of Jehovah’s loving concer@@ n for us that we are inc@@ l@@ ined to respon@@ d with deep love for him .
10 : 33 .
What is wisdom , and why can we conclu@@ de that it is not me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed sol@@ ely by a person@@ ’s age ?
Re@@ c@@ ently , however , Jo@@ ha@@ n felt that he was near the bre@@ ak@@ ing point emo@@ tion@@ ally and began thinking that he should no longer serve as a congregation el@@ der .
On the other hand , giving a fellow beli@@ ever comm@@ end@@ ation and appe@@ al@@ ing to his love for God can have a lasting , positi@@ ve effect . ​ — Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 1 - 4 .
1 : 29 .
Now I have found him .
And I wish in@@ deed that you had be@@ gu@@ n rul@@ ing as k@@ ings , that we also might rule with you as k@@ ings . ”
C@@ learly , the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message about the end is good news rather than bad .
Read Psalm 4@@ 5 : 2 .
“ In@@ ter@@ fer@@ ing with it pur@@ po@@ sel@@ y , ” wrote Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or Mo@@ she Go@@ sh@@ en - Go@@ t@@ t@@ ste@@ in , “ would have been for them the wor@@ st cri@@ me possible . ”
He knew that Jehovah comman@@ ded Adam and E@@ ve to f@@ ill the earth with righteous people , who would worship the Creator .
G@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ N@@ IN@@ G B@@ O@@ D@@ Y :
A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ re , a new@@ ly appointed el@@ der , rec@@ alls how he benef@@ ited from a bro@@ ther’s in@@ si@@ gh@@ t@@ ful way : “ When I was you@@ ng@@ er , saying a prayer in public was a real stru@@ gg@@ le for me .
13 , 14 . ( a ) What ca@@ uses some of God’s people to become disc@@ oura@@ ged ?
Why is it said that we must first teach ourselves ?
Des@@ i@@ re for different syst@@ em@@ s of govern@@ ment .
And what can be said about per@@ form@@ ing public service that is l@@ in@@ ked to our worship ?
The woman exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ I can@@ ’t believe that I am see@@ ing a bl@@ ack woman wal@@ king on the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts of O@@ a@@ x@@ ac@@ a ! ”
For displa@@ ying this wicked tra@@ it and dis@@ res@@ pe@@ cting the one God had cho@@ s@@ en as king , M@@ ic@@ ha@@ l was den@@ i@@ ed the privilege of be@@ aring a son to David .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , because of his un@@ f@@ oun@@ ded fear of your re@@ action , he as@@ ks someone el@@ se to pas@@ s on the re@@ qu@@ est to you .
Are not also the ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ ors doing the same thing ?
A sister in Au@@ stri@@ a learned that her hard work did not es@@ cap@@ e God’s atten@@ tive eyes .
For him this is the one and so@@ le God . ”
El@@ se@@ where , some wal@@ ked fi@@ ve mil@@ es ( 8 k@@ m ) each way to see the “ E@@ u@@ re@@ ka D@@ r@@ ama . ”
( a ) What expres@@ sions of Jehovah’s loving - kindness are found in Psalm 1@@ 36 ?
She ac@@ ted com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ately .
Moses could have heard about Jo@@ b@@ ’s fin@@ al years when the Israelites were near U@@ z , toward the end of their 40 - year so@@ j@@ our@@ n in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
Paul knew that God’s spirit can make up for human we@@ ak@@ nesses , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of their n@@ ature .
Because of our faith in both Jehovah and Jesus and because we tru@@ sted that they would help us . ​ — John 14 : 1 ; read 1 Peter 2 : 21 .
In 199@@ 8 we re@@ turned to our ho@@ m@@ el@@ and and have since then been serving again in Cana@@ da Bethel .
Still , she accepted my pro@@ pos@@ al and jo@@ ined me in a r@@ ur@@ al life that she knew little about .
Re@@ call what happened in King Davi@@ d’s case .
Thus , hist@@ ori@@ an Mari@@ o C@@ ign@@ on@@ i states : “ In prac@@ tice , Bible reading by la@@ y@@ men c@@ eas@@ ed comple@@ t@@ ely for cen@@ tu@@ ries .
But as many women as men sur@@ vi@@ ved the D@@ elu@@ ge .
What does it mean to be loyal ?
The Gre@@ ater Solomon , Jesus Christ , spoke fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly of King Solomon , set@@ ting him before us as a good example .
In their teaching , did they hold f@@ ast to the inspired Scriptures ?
To sur@@ vi@@ ve the end of the present wicked system of things , we must do more than believe that it will be destro@@ yed .
1 : 11 - 15 ​ — W@@ as a ve@@ get@@ ari@@ an di@@ et respon@@ sible for the better coun@@ ten@@ ance of the four Ju@@ de@@ an you@@ ths ?
M@@ A@@ R@@ R@@ I@@ A@@ G@@ E AN@@ D F@@ U@@ R@@ TH@@ E@@ R P@@ R@@ I@@ V@@ I@@ L@@ E@@ G@@ E@@ S
For . . . the good news we preach did not turn up among you with spe@@ e@@ ch al@@ one but also with power and with holy spirit and strong con@@ vi@@ ction . . . ; and you became imit@@ at@@ ors of us and of the Lord . ”
How did Jesus ’ re@@ action to temp@@ tation di@@ ff@@ er from that of E@@ ve , and how can we imitate Jesus ?
They ag@@ ree with Bro@@ ther A . H . M@@ ac@@ mil@@ l@@ an , who after over si@@ x de@@ ca@@ des of dedic@@ ated service to God , said : “ I am more determined than ever to keep on in my faith .
“ He has re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed his covenant even to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , the word that he comman@@ ded , to a th@@ ous@@ and gener@@ ations . ” ​ — Psalm 10@@ 5 : 8 .
S .
Jesus said : “ If you love those loving you , of what cre@@ di@@ t is it to you ?
A@@ no@@ inted Christians are ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely sure that they have the heavenly c@@ all@@ ing .
“ You yourself are the man ! ” the prophet respon@@ ded .
O@@ r might he have been an as@@ ce@@ tic my@@ s@@ tic who re@@ je@@ cted all ple@@ a@@ sures of earthly life ?
Jehovah wanted Daniel to see that His organization is in mo@@ tion , accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing His purpose .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N the elders consider whether a Bible stud@@ ent qu@@ ali@@ fi@@ es to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in the field ministry , they ask themselves , ‘ Do the person@@ ’s expres@@ sions show that he believ@@ es that the Bible is the inspired Word of God ? ’
asked David . Then , indic@@ ating his confidence that Jehovah is not con@@ stan@@ tly sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ iz@@ ing our er@@ r@@ ors , he ad@@ ded : “ H@@ old me clear of un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed things ! ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , those Witnesses are confid@@ ent that ‘ God will fi@@ ght for them . ’
And , in@@ deed , Jehovah allow@@ ed El@@ isha to see Eli@@ j@@ ah as@@ c@@ end in a w@@ in@@ d@@ st@@ or@@ m .
For the we@@ al@@ thy , there is also the ong@@ o@@ ing temp@@ tation to use what they have pri@@ mar@@ ily for ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble activities or personal pur@@ su@@ its .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , sing@@ le parents car@@ ry a lo@@ ad that can at times be too ta@@ x@@ ing for one person .
Be@@ fore set@@ ting out , the brothers arrang@@ ed tal@@ ks and demonstr@@ ations to provide guid@@ el@@ ines on how to present the good news in this un@@ u@@ su@@ al ter@@ rit@@ ory .
My son went to the do@@ or and came h@@ ur@@ r@@ ying back to me , saying , “ Mu@@ m , those people you said you would tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne are here . ”
What chang@@ es present a chall@@ enge to our spiritual well - being ?
( a ) How did Jesus ’ ri@@ de of con@@ qu@@ est get off to a gl@@ ori@@ ous star@@ t ?
Then I asked my wife , A@@ ile@@ en : “ How did the meeting go t@@ on@@ i@@ ght ? ”
J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah ( T@@ ri@@ be of G@@ ad )
So Jac@@ o@@ b sent Joseph to see how his brothers were .
The first repor@@ ted mirac@@ le after the disciples were anointed with holy spirit at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . was their tal@@ king in t@@ ong@@ u@@ es to the ass@@ em@@ b@@ led crow@@ ds .
Now Daniel re@@ a@@ ds God’s Word every day , and it keep@@ s him close to Jehovah .
W@@ ould he be recei@@ ving wa@@ ges as a minis@@ ter ?
We are ze@@ al@@ ous for fine works , and we have love among ourselves .
His persecu@@ t@@ ors then allow@@ ed his pre@@ gn@@ ant wife to vis@@ it him , ho@@ p@@ ing that she would bre@@ ak his res@@ ist@@ ance .
This experience c@@ learly shows the value of meeting regul@@ arly with Jehovah’s people .
Even some of God’s people have reas@@ oned in this way .
How I do love your law !
When tel@@ ling Isaiah , “ Com@@ fort , comfort my people , ” Jehovah moved his prophet to use illustr@@ ations and des@@ crip@@ tions of His works of cre@@ ation in order to emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the great@@ ness of Jehovah as the only true God . ​ — Isaiah 40 : 1 - 31 .
They taught Bible truth to s@@ inc@@ ere people and helped to esta@@ bl@@ ish small congregations .
Those with the hope of living forever on earth have also got out of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at and enjoy spiritual li@@ ber@@ ation from false religious teachings .
In what way can you@@ ths use their time and en@@ er@@ gy wis@@ ely ?
To “ per@@ su@@ a@@ de ” means to “ w@@ in over . ”
How is the beau@@ ty and fru@@ it@@ ful@@ ness of Jehovah’s worshi@@ p@@ ers illustr@@ ated ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the fact that many marri@@ ages fai@@ l does not mean that the in@@ s@@ titu@@ tion of marriage is som@@ eho@@ w f@@ la@@ wed .
S@@ how them how they can contribu@@ te to the worl@@ d@@ wide repor@@ t publi@@ shed in the Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
He un@@ in@@ ten@@ tion@@ ally took it with him when he left .
The import@@ ance of stud@@ ying the Bible with your children cannot be over@@ emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed .
Such ones may need time and help to become at@@ tu@@ ned to Jehovah’s guid@@ ance and responsi@@ ve to their own tra@@ ined conscience .
Instead of appro@@ aching God ​ — who might se@@ em too lo@@ f@@ ty and a@@ we - inspi@@ ring to them — ​ they feel more com@@ for@@ table appe@@ al@@ ing to one of the sa@@ in@@ ts .
How can we coura@@ ge@@ ously and effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely pur@@ sue peace ?
“ The c@@ ru@@ cial fac@@ t@@ or was the desire to ple@@ ase Jehovah , ” he said .
It took a lo@@ t of prayer and effort to make da@@ ily Bible reading a part of my r@@ out@@ ine . ”
Consider the end@@ ear@@ ing expres@@ sion “ E@@ ter@@ n@@ al Father . ”
1 , 2 . ( a ) What is the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of the origin@@ al - language words for “ glory ” ?
He contr@@ ac@@ ted Mar@@ bur@@ g from the min@@ ers he tri@@ ed to sa@@ ve . W@@ H@@ A@@ T D@@ O TH@@ E F@@ A@@ C@@ T@@ S SH@@ O@@ W ?
This situation would gro@@ w wor@@ se once the apostles died .
Jehovah Re@@ ally Ca@@ res
The in@@ du@@ str@@ y , however , con@@ sum@@ ed much of the den@@ se fore@@ st for sm@@ el@@ ting pur@@ pos@@ es .
I began in the fa@@ shi@@ on expe@@ cted of such a letter , but then co@@ pi@@ ed enti@@ re Watchtower artic@@ les and sign@@ ed off as his s@@ we@@ e@@ the@@ ar@@ t .
When did that ha@@ p@@ pen ?
R@@ ely on Jehovah ” ; “ learn to be happy with what is a@@ vail@@ able , and trust that Jehovah will supp@@ ly you with li@@ fe@@ ’s necess@@ ities . ”
What can help us to pre@@ v@@ ent that from happ@@ ening ?
Th@@ r@@ ough the prophet H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i , Jehovah fore@@ told : “ I will ro@@ ck all the nations , and the desi@@ ra@@ ble things of all the nations must come in ; and I will f@@ ill this house with glory . ”
What was the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an view of go@@ ds and dem@@ ons ?
E@@ very day , we stu@@ died Eng@@ l@@ ish for at le@@ ast an h@@ our .
For more than 1@@ 00 years , Jehovah’s Witnesses have been preaching the good news of God’s Kingdom .
Rather than direc@@ t love to the Creator , people are “ lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves . ”
Although Jehovah’s people speak different langu@@ ages and come from a vari@@ ety of ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds , all of them respect the Bo@@ ok of boo@@ ks — the Bible .
During a seri@@ es of Christian conven@@ tions from 19@@ 22 to 19@@ 28 , for instance , judgment mes@@ sa@@ ges on Satan’s wicked system of things ran@@ g out c@@ learly .
Even with help@@ ful friends around you in the congregation , you may still find it difficult to cop@@ e with da@@ ily challeng@@ es .
At the temple in 30 C.E . , what did Jesus do , and why ?
L@@ ear@@ ning How to W@@ a@@ it
They feel that works that have pro@@ duc@@ ed a h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical religion cannot be anything more than us@@ eless f@@ ab@@ les .
During the night , an earth@@ qu@@ ake sh@@ o@@ ok the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ations of the j@@ a@@ il and op@@ ened all the do@@ ors .
I have been loo@@ king for ans@@ wers since I was in the tr@@ en@@ ches during World W@@ ar I ! ”
However , just before that war@@ ning , Jesus stated : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id of the things you are about to su@@ ff@@ er . ”
I lik@@ ed to s@@ le@@ ep l@@ ate each mor@@ ning ; she lik@@ ed to get up early .
He said : “ Ma@@ in@@ tain your conduct fine among the nations , so that . . . they may be e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses of your fine works and , as a result , gl@@ ori@@ fy God . ”
Jehovah helped me to cor@@ rec@@ t my thinking and to know what to do
Des@@ pite the ba@@ n , s@@ inc@@ ere people were helped to gain a knowledge of the truth .
The is@@ lands , or at@@ ol@@ ls , each a@@ ver@@ age about a s@@ qu@@ are m@@ ile [ 2@@ .@@ 5 s@@ q k@@ m ] in are@@ a .
So before we make a decision , we need to think about what the Bible says and then obey it .
Hence , we should not use the imper@@ fe@@ ctions of those who take the lead among us today as an exc@@ use to mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r against them or to ign@@ ore their authority .
Of course , for all such bap@@ t@@ is@@ ms thor@@ ough pre@@ par@@ ations would need to be made .
Paul go@@ es on to say that God com@@ forts us so that “ we may be able to comfort those in any s@@ ort of tri@@ bul@@ ation through the comfort with which we ourselves are being com@@ for@@ ted by God . ”
How can a teach@@ er make sure that the stud@@ ent ge@@ ts the point of the material being consider@@ ed ?
The Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ic covenant continu@@ es in for@@ ce with reg@@ ard to “ the Israel of God . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 3 : 7 - 9 , 14 - 18 , 29 ; 6 : 16 .
After Jehovah demonstr@@ ated his power , the people exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ Jehovah is the true God ! ”
13 - 15 . ( a ) What were some of the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of re@@ je@@ cting Jehovah’s righteous rul@@ er@@ ship ?
At Hebrews 4 : 15 , 16 , we read : “ We have as high pri@@ est , not one who cannot sy@@ mp@@ a@@ th@@ ize with our we@@ ak@@ nesses , but one who has been t@@ ested in all res@@ pe@@ cts like ourselves , but without sin .
This is lar@@ g@@ ely because of Jehovah’s rich blessing on the ze@@ al@@ ous efforts of full - time Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers serving as special pione@@ ers .
I still go to sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing c@@ ent@@ ers ​ — but not to de@@ f@@ ra@@ u@@ d people as I once did .
They came to H@@ ar@@ an and sta@@ yed there until T@@ er@@ ah’s death .
The to@@ wn was lar@@ g@@ ely destro@@ yed by an earth@@ qu@@ ake that stru@@ ck cen@@ tr@@ al T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n on S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 21 , 199@@ 9 , but some inter@@ ested ones continue to make spiritual prog@@ ress , even though they have to tra@@ v@@ el for up to an h@@ our to atten@@ d meetings at the ne@@ are@@ st Kingdom H@@ all .
The Bible does not say , but we have good reason to believe that the Devil would have been deli@@ gh@@ ted to rend@@ er S@@ ar@@ ah un@@ f@@ it to be@@ ar the promised off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
They say that you will su@@ ff@@ er in your old age .
In str@@ ik@@ ing contr@@ ast with his dec@@ e@@ it@@ ful ad@@ vers@@ ary Satan the Devil , Jehovah is ever tru@@ th@@ ful .
So to make it e@@ asi@@ er to re@@ ach these indi@@ gen@@ ous people , El@@ se@@ be@@ th took a course in the S@@ ami language .
Why did E@@ no@@ ch need faith and courage ?
“ He always supp@@ or@@ ted me in all that I went through ​ — so much so , that I was a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of my@@ self at times , ” Bro@@ ther O@@ m@@ be@@ va says .
When humans refu@@ se to be m@@ ol@@ ded by Jehovah , how does he exerc@@ ise his authority over them ?
In the “ great and fear - inspi@@ ring w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , ” Jehovah proved to be a P@@ re@@ ser@@ ver of life as he provided food and water for his people , perhaps num@@ ber@@ ing from two to three milli@@ on or more !
That organization is tr@@ ying to mis@@ lead us .
That j@@ our@@ ne@@ y was pro@@ ba@@ bly the har@@ des@@ t tri@@ p of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s life .
However , among all the things that we are see@@ king , only one pur@@ su@@ it comes first ​ — Kingdom inter@@ ests .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es , were Joseph to act imp@@ ul@@ si@@ vely , he might up@@ set some deli@@ c@@ ate bal@@ ance back at home , perhaps even end@@ ang@@ ering his father and B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in .
4 Is pol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ y accep@@ table ?
By obedi@@ ently pa@@ ying ta@@ x@@ es , Christians hold a good conscience before God and demonstr@@ ate that they trust him to me@@ et their needs
Consider the example of M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el .
He asked that prayer be offered for him or for him and his associ@@ ates .
30 : 15 .
And let them ex@@ to@@ l him in the congregation of the people . ”
Why could A@@ sa@@ ph ref@@ er to God as his “ share to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite ” ?
However , Jesus dre@@ w a l@@ ine between being fri@@ end@@ ly and being a close friend .
He had fore@@ told that Jerusalem would be destro@@ yed .
Thus we can “ serve Jehovah with rejo@@ ic@@ ing . ” ​ — P@@ s .
A ke@@ y app@@ lic@@ ation of Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the yo@@ ke became ap@@ par@@ ent regarding the disci@@ ple - making work .
Although the we@@ ap@@ ons and the power of Satan and his dem@@ ons may se@@ em over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing , they have their li@@ mit@@ ations .
Jehovah instru@@ cts those who worship him to be pe@@ ace@@ able and to love their enem@@ ies .
Jehovah has good reason for show@@ ing pati@@ ence .
Be@@ d@@ el@@ l@@ ’s Bible has continued to help lo@@ v@@ ers of truth to do that right up to mo@@ der@@ n times .
The powerful effect that God’s Word can have on people gives all the more reason for us to have faith in God’s promise that the end of all evil de@@ e@@ ds is as@@ sur@@ ed .
Thus , 1 K@@ ings 8 : 8 might se@@ em pu@@ z@@ z@@ ling : “ The po@@ les proved to be long , so that the ti@@ ps of the po@@ les were v@@ isi@@ ble from the Ho@@ ly in fr@@ on@@ t of the in@@ n@@ er@@ most ro@@ om , but they were not v@@ isi@@ ble out@@ side . ”
How com@@ for@@ ting to know that in God’s righteous new world , people will be rul@@ ed by loving , sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic k@@ ings and pri@@ ests !
To that end , he offered up “ supp@@ lic@@ ations and also pet@@ iti@@ ons . . . with strong out@@ cri@@ es and te@@ ars , and he was fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly heard for his godly fear . ”
By mis@@ take , B@@ ill kno@@ cked at H@@ ar@@ ol@@ d’s do@@ or .
Se@@ cond , take one day at a time .
It seem@@ ed that no one really under@@ sto@@ od what was going on in V@@ i@@ et@@ na@@ m .
You “ hear ” what God has to say by reading and stud@@ ying his Word .
With Bro@@ ther F@@ ran@@ z at the D@@ M@@ Z , 19@@ 7@@ 1
The Na@@ z@@ i sear@@ ch for Jehovah’s Witnesses continued .
If you are disc@@ oura@@ ged because of problems , the imper@@ fe@@ ctions of others , or your own imper@@ fe@@ ctions , what should you do ?
Like Jeremiah , today many of Jehovah’s Witnesses end@@ ure a@@ ff@@ lic@@ tions .
All of us feel over@@ bur@@ d@@ ened at times .
pur@@ sue this care@@ er ?
• In what ways does God’s word imp@@ ar@@ t courage and comfort ?
And let anyone th@@ ir@@ sting come ; let anyone that wi@@ sh@@ es take li@@ fe@@ ’s water free . ”
In such a g@@ lo@@ om@@ y world , can better news be found ?
O@@ thers have the great privilege of being re@@ ared by God - fe@@ aring parents .
We just do not know , and there is no point in spe@@ cul@@ ating or being dis@@ tur@@ bed over those un@@ know@@ ns .
Un@@ like those religious lead@@ ers , who@@ se position and knowledge made them feel su@@ peri@@ or to the comm@@ on people , S@@ te@@ ph@@ en was hum@@ ble .
Rather , it is a for@@ ce that God uses to accom@@ pl@@ ish wh@@ atever he wi@@ sh@@ es .
How did Moses benefit by thinking deep@@ ly about what God had promised ?
The apostle Paul ex@@ hor@@ ts us : “ To what ex@@ t@@ ent we have made prog@@ ress , let us go on wal@@ king or@@ der@@ ly in this same r@@ out@@ ine . ”
S@@ ho@@ wn here is one d@@ ating from the first or second century B.C.E . and pre@@ served at the P@@ al@@ at@@ ine An@@ ti@@ qu@@ ari@@ u@@ m in R@@ ome , I@@ tal@@ y .
Saul was ra@@ ised in the stri@@ ct tra@@ di@@ tions of his family , and he became out@@ stan@@ ding@@ ly loyal to the religion of his bir@@ th .
N@@ um@@ er@@ ous Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts illustr@@ ate that matters of in@@ her@@ it@@ ance were important among God’s servants in Bible times . ​ — Ru@@ th 2 : 19 , 20 ; 3 : 9 - 13 ; 4 : 1 - 22 ; Job 4@@ 2 : 15 .
H@@ er doing so will requi@@ re wisdom and t@@ act .
There was also the s@@ ound of a vo@@ ice .
In ad@@ dition to that transl@@ ation , bil@@ li@@ ons of co@@ pi@@ es of other ver@@ sions of the Bible are a@@ vail@@ able in whole or in part in th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of langu@@ ages .
9 G@@ r@@ ate@@ ful for Ser@@ ving Jehovah , Even Un@@ der T@@ ri@@ als
F@@ re@@ qu@@ ently , others are affe@@ cted by our decisions .
It helped them to see that this was a course wor@@ th pur@@ su@@ ing . ”
How do we gl@@ ori@@ fy Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness ?
In ad@@ dition , there are many loyal Christians who have an earthly hope .
L@@ ater , Jesus ex@@ posed the emp@@ t@@ iness of that pro@@ ver@@ b .
That “ se@@ ed ” was pri@@ mar@@ ily Jesus Christ .
B@@ ene@@ f@@ its of K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge of God
Even being a child can be challeng@@ ing .
On@@ ce a we@@ ek , Witnesses also ass@@ em@@ ble for Bible study in small grou@@ ps in priv@@ ate ho@@ m@@ es .
Since when has the whe@@ at class been ga@@ ther@@ ed ?
The authority on religion and s@@ ci@@ ence was often one and the same .
In effect , each serv@@ ant of God who keep@@ s his integrity des@@ pite wh@@ atever Satan br@@ ings against him demonstr@@ ates that in his own personal case , the acc@@ us@@ ations of that re@@ mor@@ sel@@ ess enem@@ y are false .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , faithful anointed Christians want to be sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ded against individu@@ ally stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing into des@@ tru@@ ction .
Fa@@ il@@ ure to succ@@ e@@ ed will result in a l@@ ack of confidence .
By divine provi@@ d@@ ence , Jac@@ ob@@ ’s son Joseph served as Egy@@ p@@ t’s food ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ at@@ or , but it was not his go@@ al to be a great man of this world .
I@@ ’@@ m so g@@ la@@ d I took up serving where the need is greater .
What an un@@ for@@ get@@ table way to st@@ ress how fo@@ ol@@ ish it is to cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze the min@@ or fa@@ ul@@ ts of our brothers when we may have ma@@ j@@ or fa@@ ul@@ ts of our own !
And we can certainly learn much from individuals who are faith@@ fully serving God today .
It ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es us : “ S@@ tri@@ p off the old person@@ ality with its practic@@ es , and clo@@ the y@@ ourselves with the new person@@ ality . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 9 , 10 .
Adam brought sin and death upon mankind
The ou@@ ter gar@@ ments mentioned here ref@@ er to what id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es us as Christian Witnesses of Jehovah .
Although there were some in@@ conven@@ i@@ ences , the group said : “ These sacrific@@ es were com@@ p@@ en@@ s@@ ated for by the over@@ f@@ low@@ ing joy we experienced . ”
We can col@@ le@@ ct these s@@ crip@@ tures and artic@@ les so that we can read them again from time to time .
“ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart and do not le@@ an upon your own understanding , ” the writ@@ er of Proverbs ad@@ vis@@ es us , “ in all your ways take no@@ tice of him , and he himself will make your pa@@ ths st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght . ”
So those pri@@ ests deser@@ ved to be called to account .
Those involved will do well to have co@@ pi@@ es of rel@@ ev@@ ant do@@ cum@@ ents a@@ vail@@ able in case they are needed .
Why can we be sure that Jehovah under@@ stan@@ ds a g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing person@@ ’s need for comfort ?
Rather , they id@@ enti@@ fied themselves with the “ other sheep , ” who have the hope of living forever on a par@@ adise earth .
But few if any of these things provide a so@@ li@@ d bas@@ is for loo@@ king for@@ ward to a happy future .
Why is this the case ?
A@@ n el@@ der rec@@ ently gave him hear@@ t@@ felt comm@@ end@@ ation .
It re@@ ached The T@@ im@@ es of L@@ ond@@ on on May 8 , 19@@ 20 .
The disci@@ ple James is also very spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c in this respect : “ The form of worship that is clean and un@@ de@@ fil@@ ed from the stan@@ d@@ point of our God and Father is this : . . . to keep on@@ es@@ el@@ f without spo@@ t from the world . ” — James 1 : 27 .
Mu@@ ch of the cre@@ di@@ t for my spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement must go to them . ”
For the next ei@@ ght years , I had the privilege of pione@@ ering in T@@ as@@ man@@ ia .
From the time of his baptism and ano@@ in@@ ting in 29 C.E . , Jesus was ke@@ en@@ ly a@@ ware that it was Jehovah’s will for him , as the promised Messi@@ ah , to follow a course of integrity that would cul@@ min@@ ate in his death , resurrection , and gl@@ ori@@ fic@@ ation .
Be@@ ing fore@@ war@@ ned , we are fore@@ ar@@ m@@ ed . ​ — 2 Corinthians 2 : 11 .
Hence , the apostle John wrote that we love God “ because he first loved us . ” ​ — 1 John 4 : 19 .
Many who do not share all of Lu@@ ther’s beli@@ ef@@ s still hold him in high es@@ te@@ em .
How did Jesus high@@ light the need for a sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y ?
It was in@@ deed “ good news of a great joy ” for human@@ kind when the angels ann@@ oun@@ ced the bir@@ th of “ a Sa@@ vi@@ or , who is Christ the Lord . ”
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y J@@ O@@ Y@@ C@@ EL@@ Y@@ N V@@ AL@@ EN@@ T@@ IN@@ E
We might lo@@ se appreciation for the privilege that we have to be part of our worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
Jehovah never for@@ ge@@ ts those who fear him .
They often than@@ k us for vis@@ iting them .
Saul was not inter@@ ested only in know@@ ing the name of Davi@@ d’s father .
Ar@@ r@@ ang@@ ements were made for him to be vis@@ ited by a local brother , who now continu@@ es to “ water ” this f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing “ pl@@ ant . ”
E@@ arly in the year 20@@ 00 , I too began to study the Bible with the Witnesses .
The st@@ ate of C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a provided Chris@@ t@@ ine a place in a ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al , but there she felt we@@ ak@@ er every day because the do@@ ct@@ ors refu@@ sed to tre@@ at her without giving her blood .
The F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship arrang@@ ement also has another ob@@ je@@ ctive ​ — that of help@@ ing family members draw clo@@ s@@ er to one another .
For one thing , they were helped to give up dr@@ un@@ ken b@@ ou@@ ts and re@@ vel@@ ries by cultiv@@ ating self - control , a qu@@ ality that is develop@@ ed with the help of God’s holy spirit .
C@@ re@@ ate more opportun@@ ities to witness inform@@ ally .
E@@ le@@ ph@@ ant se@@ als and s@@ per@@ m wh@@ al@@ es can di@@ ve to even greater dep@@ ths .
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For example , when Jesus sto@@ od up in the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e in Na@@ z@@ are@@ th , he ann@@ oun@@ ced his com@@ mis@@ sion by reading a por@@ tion of the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l of Isaiah , where his Fa@@ ther’s name appe@@ ars .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful sub@@ je@@ cts of Jesus ’ Kingdom will enjoy life without end in a rest@@ ored par@@ adise on earth .
Bro@@ ther K@@ le@@ in@@ ’s life st@@ ory was publi@@ shed in the O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 1 , 198@@ 4 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
Can I take ple@@ asure in it at your hand ? ” ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 1 : 8 , 13 .
“ If the righteous man is being sa@@ ved with difficul@@ ty , ” wrote the apostle Peter , “ where will the ung@@ o@@ dly man and the sin@@ ner make a show@@ ing ? ”
I showed them the book Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k , * and many showed interest in it .
Do you at times feel “ bro@@ ken at heart ” and “ c@@ ru@@ shed in spirit ” ?
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 8 , 9 ]
H@@ er son under@@ stan@@ ds , quic@@ k@@ ly takes the ba@@ g away , and ru@@ sh@@ es out to wa@@ s@@ h his hands .
In E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s prophecy , he is spo@@ ken of as “ my serv@@ ant David . ”
A person who has lost cont@@ act with the congregation may be ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted in a spiritual sense .
We began to understand a little about one ano@@ ther’s cul@@ tures .
You can see an even older in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion in the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of M@@ ad@@ ul@@ a@@ in .
In pur@@ su@@ ing his life course .
The slave has wor@@ ked hard to provide en@@ ough pr@@ inted material to keep each d@@ om@@ es@@ tic spiritually well - f@@ ed .
And there is more !
We have every reason to place our full trust in Jehovah now and for all time to come . ​ — Psalm 37 : 3 ; 1@@ 25 : 1 .
How did Jesus emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the need for sing@@ ing in Christian worship ?
He did not much like it and af@@ ter@@ ward wrote : “ If tri@@ vi@@ ality is what you ha@@ p@@ pen to be w@@ an@@ ting , by all means go and see this pla@@ y . ”
H@@ u@@ man rul@@ ers and govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als are no mat@@ ch for Jehovah .
Yet , a rec@@ ent letter from the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy to all B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ es emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed the need for da@@ ily Bible reading and good study ha@@ bi@@ ts .
Hence , Jose@@ p@@ h’s st@@ ory is a tim@@ ely remin@@ der for us .
Th@@ ough they dis@@ obe@@ yed Jehovah and ‘ pa@@ ined the Ho@@ ly One of Israel , he was mer@@ ci@@ ful and kept re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that they were flesh . ’
They will also re@@ view any pre@@ par@@ ations of the h@@ all that the cou@@ ple may re@@ qu@@ est and deci@@ de whether there will be an ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement made about its use .
Do@@ ing the work of an ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er benef@@ its us person@@ ally in vari@@ ous ways .
How can we keep our sen@@ ses
• How can we imitate Paul’s mo@@ des@@ ty ?
The Bible says : “ Ma@@ hal@@ al@@ el lived on for si@@ x@@ ty - fi@@ ve years .
Why is this little gi@@ r@@ l being sc@@ ol@@ ded ?
What will help us to understand those who are get@@ ting used to a new country ?
He was not just beg@@ in@@ ning to make spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement .
With Jehovah’s help , I rema@@ ined cal@@ m and res@@ olu@@ te .
Read Mi@@ ca@@ h 7 : 2 - 6 .
Now she , her husband , and their children are happy that they all sta@@ yed together .
Ex@@ pres@@ sions of than@@ ks ten@@ d to de@@ e@@ pen the b@@ on@@ ds between the gi@@ ver and the re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ent .
“ H@@ app@@ y are the pe@@ ace@@ able , since they will be called ‘ sons of God . ’ ”
B@@ es@@ id@@ es the at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive l@@ and@@ s@@ cap@@ es and hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al s@@ ites , E@@ ast@@ er Is@@ land off@@ ers an ex@@ o@@ tic ar@@ ra@@ y of deli@@ c@@ ac@@ ies .
Th@@ ough Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants were deser@@ ving of des@@ tru@@ ction , Jehovah showed com@@ pas@@ sion for those who obe@@ yed him , even at that cr@@ itical , l@@ ate h@@ our .
What com@@ mis@@ sion did Jesus give his followers ?
If a person went out@@ side the g@@ ate when ban@@ di@@ ts and mar@@ au@@ ders were ro@@ am@@ ing about , he could be ro@@ b@@ bed or kil@@ led .
To an ob@@ ser@@ ver on earth , the heavenly bo@@ dies op@@ er@@ ate with such order and pre@@ c@@ ision that they se@@ em to need no one to gu@@ i@@ de or gover@@ n them .
But in another language , one would say , “ There is a bu@@ g on your sou@@ th@@ w@@ est hand . ”
• How do Christians view suffering and persecu@@ tion ?
A school for elders from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates began to fun@@ ction in early 200@@ 8 at the educ@@ ational cen@@ ter at P@@ at@@ ter@@ son , New Yor@@ k .
Do Not “ F@@ ol@@ low Satan ”
Instead of she@@ e@@ pi@@ sh@@ ly a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ z@@ ing , Jesus coura@@ ge@@ ously rep@@ lied : “ You yourself said it .
Your loved ones who have died may well be among them .
“ Bible truth helped me to have love for my enem@@ y , ” H@@ ort@@ ê@@ n@@ ci@@ o expla@@ ins .
Since pione@@ ering had always been my go@@ al , I re@@ turned to A@@ th@@ ens , where the need was greater .
La@@ ur@@ ence - Mo@@ on - Bar@@ de@@ t - Bi@@ e@@ d@@ l sy@@ nd@@ r@@ ome was nam@@ ed after four do@@ ct@@ ors who id@@ enti@@ fied this rec@@ essi@@ ve g@@ ene@@ tic dis@@ order , in@@ her@@ ited when both parents car@@ ry the rec@@ essi@@ ve g@@ ene .
There he cultiv@@ ated the spiritual qualities needed to lead Jehovah’s people .
Although David was ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary in many ways , he com@@ mit@@ ted sever@@ al serious sin@@ s .
As you do , be as@@ sur@@ ed that “ ever@@ yone see@@ king fin@@ ds . ”
Jesus said to them : “ You say : ‘ I am rich and have ac@@ qui@@ red ri@@ ches and do not need anything at all , ’ but you do not know you are mis@@ er@@ able and p@@ iti@@ able and po@@ or and bl@@ ind and n@@ ak@@ ed . ”
In cho@@ o@@ sing those who would rule with Christ in heaven , Jehovah sel@@ e@@ cted faithful humans who had experienced life with all its problems .
• How do the Hebrew Scriptures st@@ ress the hope of a resurrection and everlasting life on earth ?
In these days especially , commun@@ ities where Jehovah’s Witnesses are ac@@ tive benefit from their pres@@ ence — as many have re@@ mar@@ ked .
He is sure that he will a@@ wa@@ ke , for his past experi@@ ences have made him ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely confid@@ ent that he can trust in God’s un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing support .
Then we can person@@ ally deci@@ de whether there are as@@ pe@@ cts to which we or our famili@@ es need to give greater attention .
Such ga@@ ther@@ ings provide spiritual s@@ ti@@ mulu@@ s , offer opportun@@ ities to me@@ et new friends , help us to appreci@@ ate our worl@@ d@@ wide associ@@ ation of brothers , and are a ke@@ y means by which Jehovah bless@@ es and ca@@ res for his people .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y G@@ L@@ A@@ D@@ Y@@ S AL@@ L@@ E@@ N
“ I felt I cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t trust anyone .
2 : 28 ; 3 : 1 , 2 ; 7 : 6 , 7 .
“ When anyone wicked be@@ ars rule , the people si@@ gh , ” says the Bible . ​ — Proverbs 29 : 2 .
M@@ ake boo@@ ks a@@ vail@@ able to them at an early age .
On a later occasi@@ on while Jesus was teaching his followers how to cop@@ e with op@@ position , a man inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted , saying : “ T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , tell my brother to di@@ vi@@ de the in@@ her@@ it@@ ance with me . ”
Thus , a true serv@@ ant of Jehovah must never allow the n@@ atur@@ al interest in self to d@@ om@@ in@@ ate his life to the exc@@ lu@@ sion of more important inter@@ ests .
He wrote : “ How u@@ se@@ ful to the children of Israel were the things brought from Egy@@ pt , which the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans had not put to a prop@@ er use , but which the Hebrews , gu@@ i@@ ded by the wisdom of God , used for God’s service . ”
Because our brothers would not get involved in pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s , their ho@@ m@@ es were bur@@ ned
Jesus stu@@ died God’s Word di@@ lig@@ ently , pray@@ ed fer@@ v@@ ently , and exer@@ ted himself vi@@ g@@ or@@ ously in the ministry .
2 : 8 , 9 .
( 6 ) E@@ ach of us must rend@@ er an account to God .
“ You will call , and I my@@ self shall answer you . For the work of your hands you will have a ye@@ ar@@ ning . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ B 14 : 15
She came to life right away , and Peter “ pres@@ ented her ali@@ ve ” to fellow Christians .
Many ti@@ re eas@@ ily .
What does following Jesus ’ example in doing God’s will invol@@ ve ?
You may also be able to help your brothers even more .
What did Paul mean by the words “ fel@@ low@@ ship ” and “ sh@@ aring ” ?
How can Christians s@@ tic@@ k to the pat@@ ter@@ n of heal@@ th@@ ful words ?
“ You Mu@@ st Lo@@ ve Your N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ or as Y@@ our@@ self ”
If you are going to w@@ in the bat@@ tle for your mind , you must recogn@@ ize the d@@ anger that pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda pos@@ es and prote@@ ct yourself from it .
( b ) How do we pro@@ du@@ ce new Kingdom se@@ ed ?
So@@ on , though , you ru@@ n out of fu@@ el .
For cen@@ tu@@ ries the Bible has provided counsel on how to re@@ ar children with love .
Consider what happened .
Our prayers to Jehovah will also be f@@ res@@ h and mean@@ ing@@ ful if , like those L@@ ev@@ ites , we da@@ ily medit@@ ate on God’s Word , allow@@ ing Jehovah to speak to us before we pray at l@@ eng@@ th to him . ​ — P@@ s .
By accep@@ ting that sacrifice , Jehovah fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely na@@ iled the Law and its cur@@ se to the st@@ ake .
Acc@@ ording to some Bible scho@@ l@@ ars , “ left - h@@ an@@ ded ” den@@ o@@ tes one “ who used the left hand as well as the right , ” that is , an ambi@@ de@@ x@@ tr@@ ous person . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 3 : 15 , The D@@ ou@@ a@@ y V@@ er@@ sion .
I believe that God’s holy spirit gave me r@@ ene@@ wed strength ; without his spirit I would never have over@@ come my ad@@ di@@ ction . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 - 8 .
Then that b@@ ond , un@@ bre@@ aka@@ ble in life , is bro@@ ken .
; B@@ ol@@ l@@ man@@ n , R .
What fac@@ t@@ ors deter@@ mine how much material to co@@ ver during a Bible study ?
So later , when Jehovah asked Abraham to sacrifice his son , he knew that Jehovah had always been pati@@ ent , mer@@ ci@@ ful , tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy , and prote@@ ctive .
Y@@ as@@ mine says : “ As time went on , I kept pra@@ ying to Jehovah , and he ans@@ wer@@ ed my prayers .
While it is gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous of Jehovah to allow me to vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate , will he not provide wh@@ atever is needed to fulf@@ ill his Word no matter how much I person@@ ally cho@@ ose to do in his service ? ’
Psalm 34 has many other poin@@ ts of interest to Christians .
I have found loyal friends in the Christian congregation , where love and peace pre@@ va@@ il .
The Bible as@@ sures us that Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God ans@@ wers the prayers of his faithful servants , but it also gives reas@@ ons why he does not listen to some prayers .
Although Jehovah was Israel@@ ’s inv@@ isi@@ ble King , he appointed faithful men as his v@@ isi@@ ble re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves .
It is the very experienced p@@ il@@ o@@ t !
F@@ ar@@ ther nor@@ th , O@@ g rul@@ ed over other A@@ mor@@ ites in Ba@@ sh@@ an .
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : I@@ ’@@ m not here to for@@ ce my beli@@ ef@@ s on you , S@@ op@@ hi@@ a .
This lo@@ ne Witness kept bus@@ y , and within si@@ x months , there were 13 others who sh@@ ared in s@@ pre@@ ading the good news .
I W@@ A@@ S born in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a in 19@@ 29 and ra@@ ised in S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y , the cap@@ it@@ al of New S@@ ou@@ th W@@ al@@ es .
L@@ ear@@ ning to F@@ e@@ ar Jehovah
As told by B@@ ill Y@@ are@@ m@@ ch@@ u@@ k
I could not understand why a loving God did not show the same consider@@ ation for humans . ”
No one has ever been clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah than Jesus , who@@ se confidence in the Creator has never wa@@ vered .
What if the be@@ are@@ r of the message wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dly dist@@ or@@ ts or al@@ ters the message ?
U@@ ne@@ x@@ pe@@ cted dis@@ mis@@ s@@ al from a jo@@ b may at first un@@ n@@ er@@ ve even the most bal@@ an@@ ced Christian , but we should not ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct our spiritual needs .
Mar@@ ines la@@ y pro@@ ne in the gr@@ ass , g@@ un@@ s at the ready .
The most important one , of course , is that of Jesus .
The Witness cou@@ ple uses the Eng@@ l@@ ish and N@@ or@@ we@@ gi@@ an e@@ di@@ tions of the bro@@ ch@@ ure What Does God Re@@ qui@@ re of U@@ s ?
Satan ques@@ tioned Jo@@ b@@ ’s mo@@ ti@@ ves when he told God : “ For a change , th@@ ru@@ st out your hand , ple@@ ase , and t@@ ou@@ ch as far as [ Jo@@ b@@ ’s ] b@@ one and his flesh and see whether he will not cur@@ se you to your very face . ”
What princi@@ ple and what example can for@@ ti@@ fy us to stand our gr@@ ound when our trust in God is involved ?
Our life course was under the control of the go@@ d of this system , Satan .
It comes from “ the living God , ” the one by who@@ se word “ the heavens themselves were made , ” and that word always ‘ has succ@@ ess in that for which it is sent . ’
What perfect star@@ t did mankind get ?
When a building that was used by a religious organization is pur@@ cha@@ sed , this is done simply to ac@@ qui@@ re the ba@@ si@@ c stru@@ c@@ ture needed for a Kingdom H@@ all .
For instance , some o@@ live tre@@ es in the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an re@@ gi@@ on are said to be from one to two th@@ ous@@ and years old .
O@@ r will we coura@@ ge@@ ously act to set@@ tle any personal differ@@ ences in order to pre@@ serve the preci@@ ous peace of God’s congregation today ?
I like the words at 1 Peter 1 : 16 , which ex@@ hor@@ t us to be holy because Jehovah God is holy .
With the day of Jehovah lo@@ om@@ ing on the ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on , the ye@@ ar@@ text of Jehovah’s Witnesses for 200@@ 7 has been especially appro@@ pri@@ ate .
Although in need of cons@@ ol@@ ation himself , Job gave his three “ tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es@@ ome com@@ for@@ ters ” a less@@ on in giving encourag@@ ement .
H@@ i@@ gh m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s co@@ ver most of the is@@ land .
It is not always eas@@ y to obey God’s la@@ ws . Paul fac@@ ed this stru@@ gg@@ le .
Let us exam@@ ine the examples of two men to see how these qualities end@@ ear@@ ed them to Jehovah .
This could we@@ ak@@ en our faith , and we could “ become s@@ lu@@ gg@@ ish , ” doing less for Jehovah than we really can . ​ — Hebrews 6 : 10 - 12 .
• How should we understand 1 Corinthians 15 : 29 , which in some ver@@ sions is transl@@ ated “ baptized for the dead ” ?
How happy I was when after four de@@ ca@@ des of ba@@ n , I could fre@@ ely preach from house to house !
We tre@@ at this privilege with deep respect .
C@@ ould she do so even if he made the re@@ qu@@ est on the occasi@@ on of a ho@@ li@@ day ?
H@@ el@@ p each one to understand the feelings of the other .
And just think !
Re@@ call what Jesus said about the Christian way : “ G@@ o in through the n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w g@@ ate ; because bro@@ ad and sp@@ ac@@ i@@ ous is the ro@@ ad le@@ ading off into des@@ tru@@ ction , and many are the ones going in through it ; wh@@ er@@ e@@ as n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w is the g@@ ate and cr@@ am@@ ped the ro@@ ad le@@ ading off into life , and few are the ones fin@@ ding it . ”
As Satan’s world ne@@ ars its end in these last days , the earthly part of Jehovah’s uni@@ vers@@ al organization is mo@@ ving a@@ head at an ever - inc@@ reas@@ ing spe@@ ed .
For example , su@@ p@@ pose that we called on a few ho@@ m@@ es and found no one who seem@@ ed inter@@ ested in our message .
Un@@ der@@ standing that such sacrific@@ es are needed in order to ob@@ tain worl@@ dly succ@@ ess , s@@ inc@@ ere friends , family members , and work@@ mat@@ es ur@@ ged David : “ Do it for your family . ”
Does Jehovah value what his worshipp@@ ers do in tr@@ ying to ple@@ ase him ?
The Devil had claim@@ ed that Job , an out@@ standing serv@@ ant of Jehovah , would not remain loyal if he lost his fav@@ ored e@@ con@@ om@@ ic situation .
S@@ us@@ an , who some 40 years ag@@ o began set@@ ting asi@@ de time for regul@@ ar Bible study , ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges that at first it was not fu@@ n .
Lo@@ cal cu@@ st@@ om@@ s , tra@@ di@@ tions , and ha@@ bi@@ ts that con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with God’s standards can , if follow@@ ed , cause our conscience to mal@@ fun@@ ction and fai@@ l to pro@@ d us in the right direction .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying that counsel will help us to respon@@ d res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully even to op@@ pos@@ ers .
As there are good and bad principles , it is evid@@ ent that Christians should be gu@@ i@@ ded by good principles , which are la@@ id down in the Bible by Jehovah God himself .
This could ha@@ p@@ pen at school , at our place of work , or even within the family .
Des@@ pite the har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps we may enc@@ oun@@ ter in car@@ r@@ ying out such every@@ day activities as ‘ bu@@ ying or sel@@ ling , ’ we should not allow ourselves to be pres@@ sur@@ ed into let@@ ting the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast rule our lives .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , for us to see whether E@@ ast@@ er is a Christian c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation , it is ess@@ enti@@ al that we take a look at the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s rel@@ ated to E@@ ast@@ er .
In other develop@@ ed coun@@ tri@@ es , the pi@@ c@@ ture is similar .
How does Jehovah prote@@ ct us “ with his p@@ in@@ i@@ ons ” ?
Thus , God’s word pre@@ va@@ iled over false religious beli@@ ef@@ s .
He su@@ sta@@ ins us by provi@@ ding comfort and encourag@@ ement .
In like man@@ ner , the Law prote@@ cted the Israelites from the de@@ gra@@ ded moral and religious practic@@ es of the nations r@@ ound about .
The time of the end of this system of things had arri@@ ved .
However , that same Bible verse ad@@ ds : “ W@@ is@@ dom is with the mo@@ des@@ t ones . ”
F@@ e@@ w today take no@@ te of what makes God imp@@ res@@ sive .
Fa@@ ith has positi@@ ve effe@@ cts on our relationship with others and out@@ la@@ st@@ s ad@@ vers@@ ity .
Al@@ co@@ ho@@ l affe@@ cts the mind .
F@@ i@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely speaking , they have come to see “ the face of Jehovah . ”
The way to un@@ en@@ ding life is o@@ pen .
When a concer@@ ned and car@@ ing el@@ der uses the Bible to counsel us because we are get@@ ting ent@@ ang@@ led with the world , do we show appreciation for the loving help being given us to know “ what is accep@@ table to the Lord ” ?
For wh@@ atever reason a you@@ th go@@ es ast@@ ra@@ y , the ro@@ o@@ t of the proble@@ m often lies in his not having “ an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ”
A sister whom we will call Ka@@ y@@ la has had to bat@@ tle with ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic f@@ ati@@ gu@@ e sy@@ nd@@ r@@ ome , de@@ pres@@ sion , and mi@@ gra@@ ine he@@ ad@@ ach@@ es .
Is S@@ ome@@ thing H@@ ol@@ ding You B@@ ack ?
In his letter to the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans , Paul also descri@@ bed how wi@@ d@@ ely the good news had s@@ pre@@ ad .
N@@ ever let such tri@@ als or dist@@ ress make you doubt God’s loyal love for you .
Per@@ haps we are dist@@ ressed because a baptized member of our family has dis@@ obe@@ yed God by mar@@ r@@ ying an un@@ beli@@ ever .
H@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y was to have no place among them .
His family , like mine , came from S@@ ic@@ ily .
“ The she@@ ik@@ s of Juda@@ h ” ref@@ er to those having over@@ sight among God’s people .
The th@@ ir@@ d way you can demonstr@@ ate that you are serving Jehovah with a willing heart is by your conduct .
12 : 1 - 3 ​ — When did the Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ic covenant go into effect , and for how long ?
One way that we can encoura@@ ge them is by listen@@ ing to and tal@@ king with them , thus being sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to their emo@@ tional and spiritual needs .
In the first century of our Com@@ m@@ on E@@ r@@ a , the Jews di@@ vi@@ ded the da@@ y@@ light into 12 h@@ our@@ s , coun@@ ting from su@@ n@@ ris@@ e .
The Bible ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es Christians to conduct themselves hon@@ es@@ tly in all things .
The book The Bo@@ dy M@@ ach@@ ine poin@@ ts out : “ The human or@@ gan@@ ism , contro@@ l@@ led and c@@ o - or@@ din@@ ated by the cen@@ tr@@ al n@@ er@@ v@@ ous system , is a s@@ op@@ h@@ is@@ tic@@ ated sen@@ s@@ ory ap@@ par@@ atu@@ s , a self - regul@@ ating mo@@ bi@@ le eng@@ ine , a self - re@@ pro@@ duc@@ ing com@@ pu@@ ter ​ — a mar@@ vel@@ l@@ ous and in many ways my@@ st@@ eri@@ ous cre@@ ation . ”
“ Gi@@ ve us more faith , ” said Jesus ’ disciples .
Paul’s counsel on marriage is for our benefit .
For some 60 years , Jehovah’s Witnesses have enjo@@ yed taking the good news of God’s Kingdom to them and have been war@@ m@@ ly wel@@ com@@ ed . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
● Why does it matter to Jehovah ?
Th@@ ree cen@@ tu@@ ries later , M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia was en@@ ri@@ ched , following con@@ ques@@ ts by A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der the Gre@@ at .
As such , they are “ dep@@ end@@ ent on the strength that God supp@@ lies . ”
For what reas@@ ons do some cho@@ ose not to fle@@ e , even though op@@ position is ca@@ using problems ?
The brothers then brought the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines se@@ cre@@ tly into the pris@@ on and by she@@ er ing@@ en@@ u@@ ity man@@ ag@@ ed to pas@@ s on the much - needed spiritual food to the rest of us .
The T@@ es@@ ti@@ mony That A@@ gre@@ es With the Bible
He “ E@@ f@@ fe@@ cted R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness ”
A father in J@@ ap@@ an ad@@ m@@ its that for him it was “ a bi@@ t un@@ u@@ su@@ al to read that way at first . ”
In the Bible , we learn that dedic@@ ation and baptism are the star@@ t of a new life for a Christian .
The cle@@ ans@@ ing requi@@ red by the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law had to be re@@ pe@@ ated , but Christian baptism is per@@ form@@ ed only once . ​ — 10 / 15 , pages 12 - 13 .
You b@@ lo@@ ck out the h@@ ur@@ t that it ca@@ uses other people . ”
• How can we show that we look to God for strength ?
Now , we already discus@@ sed when the se@@ ven times started .
If all present , including faithful relati@@ ves , are end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to respect Bible principles rel@@ ating to dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing , and it is not be@@ coming a cause for stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing to the brothers , there is no need to make an is@@ sue of the se@@ ating arrang@@ ements of those atten@@ ding Christian meetings .
Of course , Jehovah does not for@@ ce us to come to him .
B@@ less@@ ings From R@@ end@@ ering Acc@@ ep@@ table Wor@@ ship
The em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed disciples rema@@ ined s@@ il@@ ent , for they had ar@@ gu@@ ed among themselves about which one of them was greater .
Pe@@ ople regul@@ arly pray for the fulfill@@ ment of these prophe@@ ci@@ es when they re@@ pe@@ at Jesus ’ mo@@ de@@ l prayer , which says in part : “ Th@@ y kingdom come .
In the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation , this word is cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly rend@@ ered “ conclu@@ sion , ” wh@@ er@@ e@@ as a rel@@ ated Greek word , te@@ ’@@ lo@@ s , is transl@@ ated “ end . ”
A repor@@ t from the In@@ s@@ titu@@ te of Ge@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ y in B@@ er@@ n , S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land , says : “ All the ma@@ j@@ or ri@@ v@@ ers in the world have their he@@ ad@@ w@@ at@@ ers in m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s .
W@@ is@@ er than my enem@@ ies your comman@@ d@@ ment makes me , because to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite it is mine .
Paul explained : “ The cre@@ ation was sub@@ je@@ cted to fu@@ t@@ ility , not by its own will but through him that sub@@ je@@ cted it , on the bas@@ is of hope that the cre@@ ation it@@ self also will be set free from en@@ sla@@ v@@ ement to cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and have the gl@@ ori@@ ous fre@@ e@@ dom of the children of God . ” ​ — Romans 8 : 20 , 21 .
El@@ ż@@ bi@@ eta made fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al chang@@ es in her li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le so as to imp@@ ro@@ ve in her ministry .
S@@ ome@@ times people as@@ su@@ me that Jehovah’s Witnesses refu@@ se all medi@@ cal tre@@ at@@ ment or that they simply do not value life .
They worshi@@ ped E@@ ro@@ s as a go@@ d , bo@@ wed at his al@@ ta@@ r and offered sacrific@@ es to him . . . .
O@@ f@@ ten , when one of the travel@@ ing brothers gave a talk in our home , a h@@ un@@ d@@ red or so attend@@ ed ​ — p@@ ac@@ ked into our living ro@@ om , din@@ ing ro@@ om , and be@@ d@@ ro@@ om .
Th@@ ough Satan will not sto@@ p tr@@ ying to disc@@ oura@@ ge us , he will fai@@ l if we remain “ s@@ ound in mind ” and “ vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant with a view to prayers . ”
He could have asked himself , ‘ Why would Jehovah s@@ end an ang@@ el to someone el@@ se with new instru@@ ctions for me ? ’
Ang@@ els direc@@ t the work of Jehovah’s servants , and people who gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely love God are se@@ par@@ ated from those who do not want to apply what they learn .
“ The har@@ v@@ est is a conclu@@ sion of a system of things , ” said Jesus .
However , this was not eas@@ y .
On@@ ly Job could answer that char@@ ge , and he was given the opportunity to do so .
Thus , in No@@ v@@ ember 19@@ 60 we started a si@@ x - mon@@ th - long tri@@ p to vis@@ it some of those coun@@ tri@@ es .
“ See You in God’s Kingdom ” ( F .
“ We@@ ep@@ ing T@@ ree ” and I@@ ts “ T@@ ear@@ s , ” 1 / 15
Th@@ an@@ ks to this in@@ no@@ v@@ ative pres@@ ent@@ ation , the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message , from the beg@@ in@@ ning of C@@ re@@ ation to the end of the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn of Christ , was con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed to a@@ udi@@ ences to@@ tal@@ ing over n@@ ine milli@@ on on three cont@@ in@@ ents .
Be@@ ing a child , however , I did not fully understand how the lo@@ ss of my ar@@ ms would ev@@ en@@ tually af@@ fect my life .
How was my daugh@@ ter to find food and accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations for us ?
Some today have similar re@@ serv@@ ations , and repor@@ ts of char@@ it@@ able organiz@@ ations that are mi@@ sh@@ and@@ ling or mis@@ man@@ ag@@ ing don@@ ations do little to b@@ ol@@ ster public confidence .
The di@@ gn@@ ity we displa@@ y must be more than a pre@@ ten@@ se or a m@@ ere ro@@ be of id@@ enti@@ fic@@ ation .
She im@@ medi@@ ately called at the ad@@ d@@ ress , but no one was at home .
9 : 26 ; 24 : 7 .
We cannot be h@@ ating any of our fellow believers and yet enjoy God’s appro@@ val . — 1 John 3 : 11 - 15 ; 4 : 20 .
Some H@@ old a Di@@ ffer@@ ent V@@ i@@ e@@ w
Al@@ ber@@ tu@@ s had already sp@@ ent 14 months in a con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p .
There are many examples of those who have had a close relationship with Jehovah .
We “ gro@@ w mi@@ gh@@ ty ” by continu@@ ally loo@@ king to our heavenly Father for strength to do his will . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 13 .
Con@@ vers@@ ation helps children “ learn the words they will later need to recogn@@ ize and understand when reading , ” expla@@ ins a book on the sub@@ ject of how to help children to become good read@@ ers .
If you feel over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by li@@ fe@@ ’s anxi@@ e@@ ties , share your deep@@ est feelings with the “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer . ”
Par@@ ents , become thor@@ ough@@ ly famili@@ ar with this book
Satan did not cont@@ est Jehovah’s su@@ pre@@ ma@@ cy or his Creat@@ or@@ ship .
It is difficult to s@@ wi@@ m against the cur@@ r@@ ent , so to speak , as Christians today , young and old , well know .
It is wor@@ th every effort to at@@ tain life in Par@@ adise under the rule of the Gre@@ ater Solomon
Who is to bl@@ ame for present world con@@ di@@ tions ?
What are the benef@@ its of main@@ tain@@ ing fine conduct ?
W@@ al@@ den ) , 12 / 1
L@@ ater , though , some Bi@@ th@@ y@@ ni@@ ans became Christians .
In a liter@@ al way , Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy has already seen fulfill@@ ment : “ The little one himself will become a th@@ ous@@ and , and the small one a mi@@ gh@@ ty nation .
He still gr@@ as@@ ps me by the hand .
For example , when the pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates asked people to pray for peace on May 30 , 19@@ 18 , The W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er encoura@@ ged the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents to pray also .
Then , wh@@ atever rema@@ ins of her is comple@@ t@@ ely bur@@ ned .
Un@@ der the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , Ru@@ th had the right to g@@ le@@ an .
What mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to make decisions that will show respect for the conscience of others ?
What a close spiritual relationship Peter and Mark had !
What Can We L@@ ear@@ n ?
Some refer@@ ence works su@@ gg@@ est that the “ nee@@ d@@ le@@ ’s e@@ ye ” was a small g@@ ate in one of Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s large g@@ ates .
B@@ E G@@ EN@@ E@@ R@@ O@@ U@@ S .
M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o@@ ’s In@@ di@@ gen@@ ous Pe@@ op@@ les He@@ ar the Go@@ od Ne@@ ws
We became so ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in ans@@ wer@@ ing Chris@@ to@@ ph@@ er@@ ’s Bible questions that ne@@ i@@ ther of us no@@ tic@@ ed the l@@ at@@ en@@ ess of the h@@ our ; nor did we no@@ te that Chris@@ to@@ p@@ her kept loo@@ king out of the w@@ in@@ do@@ w .
As 1914 ​ — the beg@@ in@@ ning of “ the last days ” — ​ appro@@ ached , s@@ inc@@ ere Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents under@@ took with fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ction an un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted worl@@ d@@ wide cam@@ pa@@ ign of educ@@ ation based on the Ho@@ ly Scriptures . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 .
Why did Jehovah lead the early Israelites into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and ?
But in the year 20@@ 00 , these three coun@@ tri@@ es al@@ one had al@@ most 5@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 ac@@ tive pro@@ claim@@ ers of God’s Kingdom .
“ My wife and I simply gave our children a lo@@ t of attention , ” said a father in J@@ ap@@ an who has a son and daugh@@ ter .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing in mind how li@@ ber@@ al Jehovah and his Son are in speaking well of imper@@ fect humans will move us to be gener@@ ous in this reg@@ ard . ​ — Matthew 25 : 21 - 23 ; 1 Corinthians 4 : 5 .
M@@ ary also attend@@ ed , even though only mal@@ es were requi@@ red to do so .
So they did .
It was a prophecy that was first ful@@ filled fi@@ ve years later when Jehovah allow@@ ed the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an ar@@ my to destro@@ y Jerusalem .
Let your will take place , as in heaven , also on earth . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 9 , 10 .
For her part , O@@ c@@ é@@ ane a@@ do@@ p@@ ted a de@@ f@@ en@@ sive attitude , ready to prote@@ ct me against anything she per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved as a th@@ re@@ at .
The Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law explained what would make someone un@@ clean , for example , bo@@ di@@ ly dis@@ char@@ ges , le@@ pro@@ s@@ y , or t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing human or ani@@ ma@@ l cor@@ p@@ ses .
Paul was writ@@ ing under inspi@@ r@@ ation ; thus , we g@@ la@@ dly accept what he says about these ty@@ p@@ es .
To that end , the Bible ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es parents : “ Do not ir@@ rit@@ ate your children , but bring them up tend@@ er@@ ly with true Christian tra@@ ining and ad@@ vice . ”
Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y does not dep@@ end on our integrity .
In whom was God’s promise of the Se@@ ed ful@@ filled , and why do you so answer ?
See the article “ The Tru@@ th G@@ a@@ ve M@@ e B@@ ack My Li@@ fe , ” appe@@ aring in the O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 22 , 199@@ 6 , is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke !
24 : 10 ; P@@ hi@@ l .
My mother knew them and invit@@ ed them in .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , Jesus Christ , left no doubt about worship that pleas@@ es his heavenly Father .
During the cha@@ o@@ s , he had learned nothing .
As a teach@@ er , Jesus never tal@@ ked over the he@@ a@@ ds of others .
Even so , it was an emo@@ tion@@ ally difficult situation for father and daugh@@ ter ​ — a real sacrifice for both of them .
When called to account for his re@@ bel@@ li@@ on , Adam offered this l@@ ame exc@@ use : “ The woman whom you gave to be with me , she gave me fru@@ it from the t@@ ree , so I ate . ”
For example , when we make a mis@@ take , do we h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to ac@@ knowledge it to our mate , to our children , or to other close family members ?
Q@@ u@@ o@@ ting from L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 19 : 18 , he said : “ The second , like it , is this , ‘ You must love your neigh@@ b@@ or as yourself . ’ ”
The news of my preaching a new religion was rel@@ a@@ yed to my parents .
As the 2@@ 1@@ st century mo@@ ves for@@ ward , the over@@ all out@@ look for man@@ kin@@ d’s future rema@@ ins ble@@ ak .
17 : 11 - 15 , 17 , 18 .
H@@ um@@ ble individuals were moved to ask for more information .
Although Jehovah is the great@@ est Per@@ s@@ on@@ age in the uni@@ verse , Psalm 1@@ 13 : 6 , 7 descri@@ bes him as “ con@@ des@@ cen@@ ding [ coming down from one@@ ’s ran@@ k or di@@ gn@@ ity in deal@@ ing with an inf@@ eri@@ or ] to look on heaven and earth , ra@@ ising up the low@@ ly one from the very du@@ st ; he ex@@ al@@ ts the po@@ or one from the a@@ sh@@ pi@@ t it@@ self . ”
The Com@@ m@@ and to Le@@ a@@ ve U@@ r
He is al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty .
The Scriptures re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly encoura@@ ge us to imitate our heavenly Father and his Son , Jesus Christ , so emp@@ a@@ thy is a qu@@ ality we need to devel@@ op .
K@@ nor@@ r and his se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary , M@@ il@@ t@@ on G . H@@ en@@ sc@@ he@@ l , vis@@ ited Le@@ ban@@ on and provided much encourag@@ ement to the brothers .
R@@ em@@ ember , this knowledge is a gift .
In fact , when the great tri@@ bul@@ ation str@@ ik@@ es , they will jo@@ y@@ fully ‘ ra@@ ise themselves er@@ e@@ ct and li@@ ft their he@@ a@@ ds up , because they know their deli@@ ver@@ ance is near . ’ ​ — Luke 21 : 28 .
As read@@ ers consider@@ ed the Ho@@ ly W@@ rit@@ ings in a language they could understand , no doubt many came to have a fav@@ or@@ ite por@@ tion , just as we do today .
We had moved to M@@ oun@@ tain H@@ ome , Ar@@ kan@@ sa@@ s .
With God’s question in mind , do you have an in@@ tim@@ ate knowledge of s@@ now , even of what it loo@@ ks like ?
We can only say that the jo@@ b would have been much har@@ der had it not been for the support of a loving congregation and the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of spiritual food we received from the v@@ isi@@ ble part of Jehovah’s organization .
One day An@@ n in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed her@@ self as a Bible “ m@@ ouse ” in@@ stead of a Bible “ teach@@ er . ”
B@@ eho@@ ld , the King re@@ ign@@ s !
T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an , writ@@ ing more than a h@@ un@@ d@@ red years after Christ’s death , qu@@ o@@ ted ob@@ serv@@ ers as saying : ‘ See how they love one another and how they are even ready to die for one another . ’
Com@@ m@@ on sense en@@ ab@@ les us to do more than simply follow a set of de@@ ta@@ iled instru@@ ctions or rul@@ es .
No@@ tes the book Bi@@ om@@ i@@ mi@@ c@@ ry ​ — In@@ no@@ vation In@@ spi@@ red by N@@ ature : “ Li@@ ving things have done everything we want to do , without gu@@ z@@ z@@ ling fo@@ s@@ si@@ l fu@@ el , pol@@ lu@@ ting the pl@@ an@@ et , or mor@@ t@@ g@@ ag@@ ing their future . ”
“ You Will F@@ ind Re@@ fre@@ sh@@ ment for Your S@@ ou@@ ls ”
If that is how you feel , consider what a@@ str@@ on@@ om@@ er R@@ ob@@ er@@ t J@@ ast@@ ro@@ w said when asked if everlasting life would be a blessing or a cur@@ se .
After recei@@ ving the re@@ vel@@ ation about this coming and about what it will mean for the earth , John ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly pray@@ ed : “ C@@ ome , Lord Jesus . ”
The next article will consider se@@ ven of these .
Ad@@ di@@ tional W@@ a@@ ys in Wh@@ ich Jesus W@@ as Like Moses
F@@ ur@@ ther , we can ask for Jehovah’s help to cultiv@@ ate the prop@@ er view of ourselves .
The religi@@ ons of Chris@@ tend@@ om gener@@ ally cla@@ im to believe the Bible .
By his in@@ com@@ par@@ ab@@ ly wise “ ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation , ” or way of man@@ ag@@ ing things , Jehovah sent his fir@@ st@@ born Son to earth , where he was t@@ ested to the li@@ mit .
It is inter@@ es@@ ting that when writ@@ ers of the Christian Greek Scriptures qu@@ o@@ ted from the Hebrew Scriptures , they often used the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t .
( See b@@ ound vo@@ lu@@ me )
She put her faith in Jehovah .
No human could show greater love .
From the out@@ set of his ministry , Jesus set a perfect example in this reg@@ ard by main@@ tain@@ ing his foc@@ us on the doing of God’s will .
In fact , Jesus and his apostles kept a comm@@ on fun@@ d for the po@@ or , and they accepted contribu@@ tions from car@@ ing people they me@@ t in their work .
Do you ye@@ ar@@ n for in@@ ner peace ?
C@@ op@@ ing With A@@ pa@@ thy
What other chang@@ es have been made to the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine ?
How should we re@@ act when Jehovah discipl@@ ines us , and why ?
We need to be@@ ar in mind this ba@@ si@@ c truth : “ All have sin@@ ned and f@@ all sh@@ ort of the glory of God . ”
Jehovah is loyal to those show@@ ing their loy@@ al@@ ty to him in such matters as refu@@ sing to mar@@ ry individuals who do not serve him .
What is the most important thing that you can do now to pre@@ pare for any future att@@ ack on God’s people ?
For example , a Hebrew word used at Isaiah 3 : 18 is gener@@ ally transl@@ ated “ he@@ ad@@ ban@@ ds . ”
Jo@@ el began pione@@ ering in Ju@@ ne 194@@ 3 while living at home .
The holy spirit is not cur@@ r@@ ently br@@ ing@@ ing about such mirac@@ les .
In 200@@ 8 , they moved to Rus@@ sia .
Why should Christian elders learn to d@@ ele@@ g@@ ate certain congregation t@@ as@@ ks to others , and how can they do that ?
Since 1914 , the com@@ pos@@ ite si@@ gn descri@@ bed in God’s Word has become clear .
Al@@ so , how can we maintain a sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y , and what does preaching with ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y mean ?
En@@ ro@@ l@@ l@@ ment : C@@ ou@@ ples may be invit@@ ed by their B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e to apply .
Paul pray@@ ed that his fellow Christians might “ be filled with the acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of [ God’s ] will in all wisdom and spiritual com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion , in order to walk wor@@ th@@ ily of Jehovah to the end of fully pleas@@ ing him . ”
Why can those who care for a@@ il@@ ing or suffering ones be happy ?
No@@ v@@ ember 15 , 20@@ 11
E@@ ach member of the family has the opportunity to cho@@ ose what will be discus@@ sed . ”
The Bible indic@@ ates that it took place 4@@ 30 years before the Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us of the Jews from Egy@@ pt on N@@ is@@ an 14 , 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E .
Why and When We May Com@@ pare
Instead , God streng@@ th@@ ened him to end@@ ure it .
And many nations will certainly go and say : ‘ C@@ ome , you people , and let us go up to the m@@ oun@@ tain of Jehovah and to the house of the God of Jac@@ o@@ b ; and he will instru@@ ct us about his ways , and we will walk in his pa@@ ths . ’ ”
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ les 4 , 5 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 20 - 29
Ne@@ w@@ ly arri@@ ved in Ri@@ o de J@@ an@@ ei@@ r@@ o
The next time the rec@@ ord reve@@ als a message from Jehovah , S@@ ar@@ ah was 8@@ 9 years old and her husband 9@@ 9 .
On a sing@@ le pre@@ determined day , all the Jews living in the emp@@ i@@ re , which st@@ re@@ t@@ ches from In@@ dia to E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pia , will be an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ated .
So when John and I were asked to help in the local P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese field , D@@ ad and Mo@@ m vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to jo@@ in us .
Un@@ like many worl@@ dly as@@ pi@@ r@@ ations , this hope “ does not lead to disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment . ”
Th@@ ough best known as a hist@@ ori@@ an , E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us was also an a@@ po@@ lo@@ g@@ ist , to@@ po@@ gra@@ p@@ her , pre@@ ach@@ er , cr@@ iti@@ c , and ex@@ e@@ ge@@ tic@@ al writ@@ er .
And how sa@@ d it is to look into a si@@ ck person@@ ’s eyes and see that they are devo@@ id of hope !
Par@@ ents who@@ se children like to pre@@ ten@@ d to conduct Bible stu@@ dies , give tal@@ ks , or preach from house to house can deser@@ ve@@ dly feel pr@@ ou@@ d of themselves .
What the Bible says in one place must be vie@@ wed in the light of other pas@@ sa@@ ges and be in har@@ mony with them .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , the cho@@ ic@@ es you make refle@@ ct how you feel about God .
By l@@ ate 195@@ 1 , G@@ r@@ and@@ pa had lost his vo@@ ice bo@@ x to can@@ c@@ er .
H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of milli@@ ons su@@ ff@@ er under cor@@ ru@@ pt pol@@ itical , religious , and e@@ con@@ om@@ ic syst@@ em@@ s , and they have no reli@@ ef , no “ com@@ for@@ ter . ”
I@@ S A@@ R@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ D@@ D@@ O@@ N A N@@ AT@@ U@@ R@@ A@@ L DI@@ S@@ A@@ S@@ T@@ E@@ R ?
This tra@@ ge@@ dy was truly st@@ res@@ s@@ ful .
After 12 years of happy marriage , I was wi@@ do@@ wed and left with four daugh@@ ters to care for .
Thus , these prophe@@ tic words indic@@ ated that there would come one who had the leg@@ al right to receive “ the sc@@ ep@@ ter , ” or so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , and “ the comman@@ der@@ ’s st@@ af@@ f , ” or rul@@ er@@ ship , over “ the pe@@ op@@ les , ” or all mankind .
G@@ u@@ i@@ ded by God’s holy spirit , Paul fore@@ saw that “ op@@ pres@@ sive w@@ ol@@ ves ” speaking “ tw@@ is@@ ted things ” would en@@ ter in among them and “ draw away the disciples after themselves . ” ​ — Acts 20 : 29 , 30 .
Pe@@ ople should be able to dis@@ cer@@ n that we are different when they hear what we say .
( b ) Why do many not feel spiritually hu@@ ng@@ ry ?
* Peter , imp@@ ul@@ sive at times , ans@@ wer@@ ed , “ Yes . ”
In Mar@@ ch 19@@ 40 , my mother and I got baptized in D@@ over .
Consider also the matter of se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
“ In bro@@ ther@@ ly love have tend@@ er affe@@ ction for one another . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M@@ AN@@ S 12 : 10 .
BU@@ I@@ L@@ D R@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ L@@ I@@ EN@@ C@@ E .
P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations desi@@ gn@@ ed for this purpose are a@@ vail@@ able at w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g . ​ — Read 2 Timothy 3 : 16 .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ate the P@@ ri@@ v@@ ile@@ ge of K@@ no@@ wing Bible Tru@@ th
In prayer , he hum@@ bly ad@@ mit@@ ted that his people were “ power@@ less before this large crow@@ d ” and that he and his people did not know what to do .
Jo@@ b@@ ’s experience gives us a g@@ li@@ mp@@ se of the re@@ ward that a@@ wa@@ its faithful ones , whom Jehovah bless@@ es .
There are no exam@@ s , and you will not be made to feel em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed .
How , though , may we take advan@@ ta@@ ge of this mar@@ vel@@ ous opportunity ?
The earth will be trans@@ form@@ ed into a gl@@ ori@@ ous par@@ adise , and mankind will be un@@ ited in the worship of the true God .
of N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h ?
“ This good news of the Kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations , and then the end will come . ”
“ Those at the Kingdom H@@ all wel@@ com@@ ed me war@@ m@@ ly , even though they knew of my past be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or , ” he says .
Des@@ pite the har@@ d@@ ship , we never gave up hope . We had read in The Watchtower of the great preaching work to be done after the war .
Thus , the temple was re@@ buil@@ t in har@@ mony with God’s will .
I@@ magine how fru@@ str@@ ating that must have been for Joseph !
4 , 5 . ( a ) As used in the Bible , what does the word “ purpose ” ref@@ er to ?
Does it invol@@ ve n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction ​ — the kind that family members have toward one another ?
A ke@@ y point in understanding the question of evil is to recogn@@ ize that Jehovah did not cre@@ ate a wicked world .
My back was turned toward them , and I did not hear their s@@ cre@@ am@@ s .
However , the Greek word for “ cam@@ el ” rather than the one for “ ro@@ pe ” appe@@ ars at Matthew 19 : 24 in the ol@@ des@@ t ex@@ t@@ ant Greek man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts of Matthe@@ w@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l ( the Sin@@ a@@ iti@@ c , the V@@ ati@@ can No . 1@@ 20@@ 9 , and the A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ r@@ ine ) .
There they me@@ t people from In@@ dia , the Ne@@ ther@@ lands , P@@ ak@@ ist@@ an , and the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines .
Mark N@@ ou@@ ma@@ ir
At that time , many Jews were expe@@ cting the appe@@ ar@@ ance of the promised Messi@@ ah , or Christ , and some were wonder@@ ing about John : “ May he perhaps be the Christ ? ”
No@@ te what she said to her daugh@@ ters .
Paul spoke of a form@@ er compan@@ ion nam@@ ed De@@ ma@@ s , who for@@ so@@ ok him .
Our need for good lead@@ er@@ ship is no exc@@ ep@@ tion .
The night before he died , Jesus asked Jehovah if He would change His mind regarding what He wanted him to do .
Jehovah inspired him to ut@@ ter a prophecy about Noah , L@@ am@@ e@@ ch@@ ’s son , and that prophecy came true after the F@@ lood .
Do not let experi@@ ences , illustr@@ ations , or your deli@@ very over@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ w the Bible
J@@ ann@@ y : In the letter I received that day , I was asked to consider pray@@ er@@ fully whether I would be willing to stay in B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m while Mar@@ ku@@ s attend@@ ed G@@ ile@@ ad .
; W@@ il@@ kin@@ son , S .
* How much is too much ?
You see , I don@@ ’t like to star@@ t something and not fin@@ ish it . ”
“ W@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ E preaching from do@@ or to do@@ or , I me@@ t a man who became so ang@@ ry that his li@@ ps qui@@ vered and his whole body sh@@ o@@ ok , ” repor@@ ts one brother .
That too she g@@ la@@ dly accepted .
Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists who di@@ g in the ru@@ ins of Cana@@ an@@ ite c@@ ities won@@ der that God did not destro@@ y them so@@ on@@ er than he did . ”
Paul c@@ learly pointed out how they could direc@@ t their worship to the true God .
Un@@ told future blessings a@@ wa@@ it those who return to the flo@@ ck without d@@ el@@ a@@ y !
Today , we ty@@ pi@@ c@@ ally study the Bible with one person at a time , provi@@ ding individu@@ al instru@@ ction .
How did David show that he hon@@ ored the authority Jehovah had given to Saul ?
Jesus taught what about the best way of life ?
It had of@@ fic@@ ers to make ar@@ rest@@ s .
Then b@@ ra@@ vely apply what you learn .
A@@ no@@ ther fac@@ t@@ or has been gre@@ ed for power and money . ​ — 1 / 1 , pages 3 - 4 .
G@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gy and Messi@@ ah’s I@@ d@@ enti@@ fic@@ ation
He se@@ ek@@ s to cor@@ ru@@ pt God’s people , thus making them un@@ wor@@ thy of God’s appro@@ val .
( b ) Why is Jehovah able to expres@@ s true appreciation ?
For example , we bat@@ t@@ led mal@@ ari@@ a for 35 years .
Jehovah’s servants of old had to con@@ ten@@ d with similar attitu@@ des .
At that time , about 1@@ 20 disciples of Jesus were ga@@ ther@@ ed at a place in Jerusalem when “ su@@ d@@ den@@ ly there was a no@@ ise from heaven , just like that of a ru@@ shing , s@@ ti@@ f@@ f bre@@ e@@ ze , and it filled the whole house . ”
If we want to be ready for that day and not be dec@@ ei@@ ved like ever@@ yone el@@ se , we must “ stay a@@ wa@@ ke and keep our sen@@ ses . ”
M@@ ake Jehovah Your Con@@ fid@@ ence
At Be@@ th@@ sa@@ i@@ da , Jesus cur@@ ed a bl@@ ind man but kin@@ dly did so in st@@ ages .
P@@ op@@ e John Paul I@@ I has can@@ on@@ ized over 4@@ 50 pers@@ ons during his pa@@ p@@ al rule , more than the number can@@ on@@ ized by all other po@@ p@@ es of the 20@@ th century com@@ bin@@ ed .
S@@ up@@ pose , however , that we give in to our bad inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations .
Do you have similar loy@@ al@@ ty ?
To what ex@@ t@@ ent has Satan been per@@ mit@@ ted to gover@@ n ?
We long for the time now near at hand when all such lo@@ v@@ ers of God will learn war no more but will si@@ t under their own v@@ ine and fi@@ g t@@ ree .
But no bre@@ ak for F@@ er@@ din@@ and , for his temp@@ er@@ ature was only 10@@ 2 de@@ gre@@ es F@@ ah@@ r@@ en@@ he@@ it [ 39 ° C ] !
• Who was T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an , and for what is he no@@ ted ?
They have helped to turn many back from religious er@@ ro@@ r , so that now there are milli@@ ons thr@@ ough@@ out the world who have learned Bible tru@@ ths and who have the hope of everlasting life .
The elders may need to sp@@ end ex@@ tr@@ a time help@@ ing those who are spiritually si@@ ck to accept n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment from God’s Word .
“ If there is a God , why do people continue to su@@ ff@@ er in@@ justice ? ”
As evidence of Jehovah’s rich blessing , fi@@ ve of N@@ am@@ ang@@ ol@@ wa@@ ’s Bible stud@@ ents have been baptized , and one ser@@ ves as a congregation el@@ der .
“ Ke@@ ep your sen@@ ses in all things , . . . do the work of an ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er . ” ​ — 2 T@@ I@@ M@@ O@@ TH@@ Y 4 : 5 .
The c@@ ru@@ shing of their he@@ a@@ ds likely ref@@ ers to the c@@ ru@@ shing de@@ fe@@ at of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h and his ar@@ my when Jehovah deli@@ vered the Israelites from Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an b@@ onda@@ ge .
By fulfill@@ ing their prop@@ er ro@@ le in the congregation , Christian sisters great@@ ly contribu@@ te toward an at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere of peace in which “ all things [ at congregation meetings ] take place for up@@ building . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 14 : 26 , 33 .
During the second meeting , I heard about preaching .
For one thing , we must faith@@ fully be@@ ar witness to God .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out bal@@ an@@ ced discipl@@ ine , how could we ex@@ pect to prog@@ ress to spiritual matu@@ r@@ ity or hope to imp@@ ro@@ ve the qu@@ ality of our life ?
A@@ ver@@ age years in full - time ministry : 1@@ 2@@ .@@ 5
We invit@@ e you to read the next article to find the answer to these and other important questions .
The effe@@ cts of death have left them li@@ fel@@ ess in the gra@@ ve .
Par@@ ents , however , do make mis@@ takes .
However , Jehovah “ he@@ ars the out@@ c@@ ry of the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted ones , ” and individuals who ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly turn to him may receive his fav@@ or and even some me@@ asure of reli@@ ef . ​ — Job 34 : 28 .
No We@@ ap@@ on F@@ or@@ m@@ ed A@@ ga@@ inst You Will Su@@ cc@@ e@@ ed , 12 / 15
That prayer was ans@@ wer@@ ed with inspired information regarding the coming of the Messi@@ ah and the future of pu@@ re worship . ​ — Daniel 9 : 20 - 27 .
How does Jehovah provide es@@ cap@@ e for us person@@ ally ?
( b ) Why does the Son of God ob@@ ject to Mar@@ y’s su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion that he should do something about the sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ge of w@@ ine , and what can we learn from this ?
On@@ ly those who ign@@ ore the fac@@ ts can den@@ y it !
I@@ T W@@ A@@ S the ev@@ ening before his death .
It is a way for them to expres@@ s deep affe@@ ction for each other . ​ — Genesis 26 : 8 , 9 ; Proverbs 5 : 18 , 19 ; 1 Corinthians 7 : 3 - 5 .
D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to God ​ — “ You Ha@@ ve . . . Rev@@ e@@ aled The@@ m to Bab@@ es ” 9
Des@@ cri@@ b@@ ing what happened when the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Jac@@ o@@ b heard that his son Joseph had been kil@@ led , the Bible says : “ Jac@@ o@@ b ri@@ pp@@ ed his man@@ t@@ les ap@@ ar@@ t and put sac@@ k@@ clo@@ th upon his hi@@ ps and car@@ ri@@ ed on m@@ our@@ ning over his son for many days .
If your ga@@ ther@@ ing will inclu@@ de mu@@ si@@ c , no doubt you will care@@ fully sel@@ e@@ ct the song@@ s , consider@@ ing both r@@ h@@ y@@ th@@ m and l@@ y@@ ri@@ c@@ s .
Today , Jehovah’s people enjoy a spiritual par@@ adise that is filled with peace .
They made ra@@ pi@@ d prog@@ ress and soon became un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ ers .
This article con@@ tain@@ s practic@@ al su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions on how Christians can keep Jehovah in their marriage , as well as what they can do when difficul@@ ties ar@@ ise .
H@@ as this witness been bless@@ ed by Jehovah ?
Still , he real@@ ized that he needed to do more .
C@@ ha@@ p@@ ters 10 through 24 emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the value of the re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al fear of Jehovah .
Yet , he gr@@ ate@@ fully declar@@ ed : “ Th@@ an@@ ks to God through Jesus Christ our Lord ! ”
God gave Noah direc@@ tions that sa@@ ved lives .
Per@@ haps a person wi@@ sh@@ es to bur@@ n inc@@ en@@ se as a f@@ ra@@ gr@@ ance in his home simply to enjoy its pleas@@ ant ar@@ oma .
When Samuel fin@@ ally arri@@ ved , the king exc@@ used his own dis@@ obedi@@ ence , saying that because Samuel was l@@ ate , he ‘ com@@ p@@ el@@ led himself ’ to offer up the bur@@ n@@ t sacrifice to so@@ f@@ ten Jehovah’s face .
Why are there more in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es in our time than ever before ?
But Bible prophecy has a fir@@ m moral bas@@ is .
Tru@@ ly , it will be a@@ we - inspi@@ ring when Jehovah un@@ lea@@ sh@@ es his great power .
Yet , that power never made Moses pr@@ ou@@ d .
In the Scriptures , the heart is often used fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely to re@@ present what a person is in@@ side ​ — his desi@@ res , his thoughts , his emo@@ tions , and his affe@@ ctions .
H@@ er words h@@ ur@@ t me because I love my st@@ ep@@ children as if they were my own . ”
E@@ no@@ ch did not live as long as many of his con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries .
Ju@@ li@@ us Ca@@ es@@ ar had it . A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der the Gre@@ at had it . Des@@ pite all their power and glory , these men har@@ bor@@ ed in their heart a tra@@ it that can po@@ is@@ on one@@ ’s mind .
“ D@@ ou@@ ble V@@ ic@@ tim@@ s ” St@@ and Fir@@ m Un@@ der Per@@ secu@@ tion
F@@ or@@ give One A@@ no@@ ther F@@ re@@ ely , 11 / 15
Because the coming of God’s Kingdom was of great import@@ ance to Jesus ’ followers , they asked him : “ What will be the si@@ gn of your pres@@ ence and of the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ? ”
Ab@@ out the time of the inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion at Y@@ an@@ ke@@ e St@@ adi@@ u@@ m and the P@@ olo G@@ r@@ oun@@ ds in 195@@ 8 , I saw L@@ or@@ ra@@ ine Bro@@ o@@ k@@ es , whom I had me@@ t in 195@@ 5 when she was pione@@ ering in M@@ on@@ tre@@ al , Cana@@ da .
It is eas@@ y for us to re@@ act with bit@@ ter res@@ ent@@ ment when people disa@@ p@@ point us .
As fore@@ told , Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s 70 - year des@@ ol@@ ation ended right on time .
An@@ y evidence of the ancient city - kingdom has been s@@ wal@@ low@@ ed up .
However , they re@@ ta@@ ined the right to exerc@@ ise the gift of free will .
B@@ less@@ ing@@ ’s qu@@ est for fre@@ e@@ dom was no less re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble .
Ther@@ efore , im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ant parents who are tr@@ ying to ra@@ ise their children in “ the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah ” face uni@@ que challeng@@ es . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 4 .
Ban@@ ned ​ — But M@@ ore A@@ ctive T@@ ha@@ n E@@ ver
While ga@@ z@@ ing upon this gl@@ ori@@ ous sight , Isaiah heard Jehovah say : “ W@@ ho@@ m shall I s@@ end , and who will go for us ? ”
A care@@ ful reading of the account will reve@@ al the truth .
H@@ el@@ p@@ ing others learn about Jehovah has given my life purpose .
W@@ all@@ ace Li@@ ver@@ ance , reg@@ ist@@ ra@@ r of G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol , encoura@@ ged the stud@@ ents to “ Ke@@ ep W@@ al@@ king by S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t . ”
He kno@@ ws ex@@ ac@@ tly what he must do and why . ​ — John 11 : 1 - 10 .
There was w@@ il@@ d con@@ fu@@ sion in J@@ in@@ ja , and it was while we were enjo@@ ying a c@@ up of te@@ a in our gar@@ den that the sc@@ ene descri@@ bed at the out@@ set took place .
And since then , succ@@ essi@@ ve gener@@ ations have ac@@ ted very un@@ wis@@ ely .
Tru@@ e worship has helped us to make what chang@@ es ?
F@@ in@@ ally , Ph@@ ili@@ p “ declar@@ ed to him the good news about Jesus . ” ​ — Acts 8 : 29 - 35 .
Yet , we must do so without being su@@ spi@@ ci@@ ous of every@@ one@@ ’s mo@@ ti@@ ves .
A life sp@@ an of 70 years is ty@@ pi@@ cal of people in gener@@ al , and at age 8@@ 5 , C@@ al@@ e@@ b c@@ ited his un@@ u@@ su@@ al strength .
( a ) What questions might we ask ourselves ?
A@@ no@@ ther hist@@ ori@@ an declar@@ ed : “ Instead of O@@ di@@ n [ a N@@ or@@ se go@@ d ] , he in@@ vo@@ ked Christ and rema@@ ined the same . ”
May it become a heal@@ ing to your n@@ av@@ el and a ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment to your b@@ ones . ”
O@@ u@@ t of respect for “ the c@@ hi@@ ef shepher@@ d , ” Jesus Christ , we he@@ ed Paul’s counsel : “ Ha@@ ve reg@@ ard for those who are working hard among you and pre@@ si@@ ding over you in the Lord and ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ ing you . ” ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 4 ; 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 12 ; 1 Timothy 5 : 17 .
R@@ y@@ an , a 32 - year - old minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant , rel@@ o@@ c@@ ated to a new congregation .
Instead of re@@ mo@@ ving a personal proble@@ m , God often gives his people the strength needed to cop@@ e with it .
Of course , the Bible is not a prayer book .
Jehovah God h@@ ated those un@@ la@@ w@@ ful div@@ or@@ ces . ​ — Read Mal@@ ach@@ i 2 : 13 - 16 .
“ P@@ ra@@ ise Jehovah , ” san@@ g the inspired psalmist , “ you fru@@ it tre@@ es and all you ce@@ d@@ ars . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 8 : 7 - 9 .
This was mu@@ si@@ c associ@@ ated with i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , a prac@@ tice that ev@@ o@@ ked God’s dis@@ ple@@ asure and resul@@ ted in the death of about 3@@ ,000 of those mu@@ si@@ c mak@@ ers . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 32 : 18 , 25 - 28 .
On the contr@@ ary , when att@@ ac@@ ked , we certainly have the right to de@@ f@@ end ourselves .
P@@ E@@ R@@ E@@ A
W@@ as David em@@ bit@@ tered against God ?
Bible com@@ men@@ t@@ at@@ ors gener@@ ally reason : ‘ How could such ph@@ r@@ as@@ es as “ the one al@@ one having im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity , ” the “ only P@@ o@@ ten@@ t@@ ate , ” and the one “ whom not one of men has seen or can see ” point to anyone other than the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty ? ’
If you are a you@@ th , do you have clear spiritual go@@ als ?
Bo@@ b , who died in 199@@ 3 , sp@@ ent over 20 years in the pioneer work , which inclu@@ ded 10 preci@@ ous years pione@@ ering along with his wife , D@@ ol@@ l .
Why , even our heavenly Father , Jehovah God , has experienced the pain of disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
How Th@@ ree Con@@ ven@@ tions Sha@@ ped the C@@ our@@ se of My Li@@ fe
Because this world chang@@ es so f@@ ast , such a l@@ ist would be out@@ d@@ ated soon after it was made .
The first helped me to be less ti@@ mi@@ d ; the second , to be more cont@@ ent ; the th@@ ir@@ d , to be more giving .
You see some of that en@@ er@@ gy as ligh@@ t@@ ning .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jac@@ o@@ b , David , and Eli@@ j@@ ah were human ; h@@ ence , they were su@@ sc@@ ep@@ ti@@ ble to fear .
Un@@ der what circumstances might a Christian wife “ ac@@ tually de@@ part ” ?
Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the true v@@ ine remin@@ ds us that sal@@ vation dep@@ ends on our rema@@ ining in uni@@ on with Christ and pro@@ duc@@ ing good spiritual fru@@ it@@ age .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H deep@@ ly appreci@@ ates the efforts of those who s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely seek to do his will , and he ri@@ ch@@ ly re@@ war@@ ds them .
E@@ dom is to be des@@ ol@@ ated , but that land y@@ on@@ der , Juda@@ h , is to become “ like the gar@@ den of E@@ den . ”
O@@ w@@ en and C@@ la@@ udi@@ a@@ ’s children are now pione@@ ers and continue to benefit from the love for reading and study that was inst@@ il@@ led in them .
But he that dis@@ ow@@ ns me before men will be dis@@ ow@@ ned before the angels of God . ”
Me@@ et@@ ing To@@ da@@ y’s Ad@@ vers@@ ities With C@@ oura@@ ge , 10 / 15
Some 40 years later , Moses for@@ ce@@ fully remin@@ ded another gener@@ ation of Israelites of the cho@@ ice before them .
We could sel@@ e@@ ct a we@@ ek and keep a rec@@ ord of the number of h@@ our@@ s we sp@@ end on spiritual activities , such as atten@@ ding meetings , sh@@ aring in the field ministry , and eng@@ ag@@ ing in personal and family Bible study .
A S@@ en@@ se of Con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment
“ What we di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t ex@@ pect was the imp@@ act it would have on our children .
M@@ A@@ R@@ Y san@@ k to her k@@ ne@@ es , her ag@@ on@@ y too deep for words .
The Bible writ@@ er Paul , for example , high@@ ligh@@ ts the differ@@ ence in attitude between a spiritual person and one who is fle@@ sh@@ ly .
In ad@@ dition to giving a message of hope , the Bible helps us to cop@@ e with da@@ ily challeng@@ es , such as how to over@@ come the l@@ ack of self - respect , which may be ca@@ used by being po@@ or .
Fir@@ st , the promise is in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed with the words “ the t@@ ent of God is with mankind , ” and mankind lives on earth .
F@@ R@@ AN@@ D ; bur@@ ning bat@@ t@@ le@@ ship : U@@ .@@ S .
If you are reading this , I am no longer around .
Although Satan may not direc@@ tly cause these problems today , such har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps do af@@ fect many Christians , and the Devil can use them to his advan@@ ta@@ ge .
So we should be willing to end@@ ure difficul@@ ties and even die for our brothers and sisters . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 8 .
“ This means everlasting life , ” Jesus said in prayer to his heavenly Father , “ their taking in knowledge of you , the only true God , and of the one whom you sent for@@ th , Jesus Christ . ”
How can parents help their children to have a personal relationship with Jehovah ?
Yes , this form@@ er d@@ ru@@ g ad@@ di@@ ct became a Christian .
F@@ i@@ ve prin@@ ting pres@@ ses d@@ ating from the 1@@ 7@@ th and 18@@ th cen@@ tu@@ ries are on displa@@ y .
As comm@@ on as em@@ bal@@ m@@ ing was , to d@@ ate no Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an account of how it was done has been found .
Why is it that when a person fol@@ lo@@ ws God’s counsel , everything he does will succ@@ e@@ ed ?
And what had ca@@ used this situation in the first place ?
Des@@ pite these challeng@@ es , P@@ un@@ ta Ar@@ en@@ as has its char@@ m .
13 Li@@ fe St@@ ory ​ — Be@@ ing De@@ a@@ f H@@ as Not H@@ eld M@@ e B@@ ack From T@@ e@@ aching O@@ thers
These are conven@@ i@@ ent , but they are not in@@ dis@@ p@@ en@@ sa@@ ble .
You pro@@ ba@@ bly ch@@ er@@ ish your right to believe wh@@ atever you wish to believe .
O@@ r ma@@ y@@ be you no longer enjoy you@@ th@@ ful vi@@ g@@ or and good health .
T@@ wel@@ ve men were sent to sp@@ y out the land , and at the end of 40 days , they re@@ turned to give their repor@@ t .
• 1 Timothy 5 : 11 - 15
Why did Jehovah re@@ ject the sacrific@@ es of his people ?
18 , 19 . ( a ) Why can res@@ is@@ ting temp@@ tation be challeng@@ ing , but how can you me@@ et the chall@@ enge succ@@ ess@@ fully ?
I wish the whole world was full of Jehovah’s Witnesses . ”
A ma@@ j@@ or the@@ me of Romans is that only those who exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus Christ can be sa@@ ved .
Yet , this is what An@@ n and I did in the l@@ ate 198@@ 0 ’ s .
What attitude should we have if we are really listen@@ ing to what the spirit says through the slave class ?
By that com@@ ment Jesus was not disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ing his Jewish listen@@ ers from stud@@ ying the Scriptures .
E@@ ven@@ tually , this enti@@ re pl@@ an@@ et will be enjo@@ yed by lo@@ v@@ ers of righteousness .
Ther@@ efore , the special pioneer min@@ isters assign@@ ed to ei@@ ght different se@@ ct@@ ors of the re@@ serv@@ ation have stu@@ died the N@@ go@@ b@@ ere language with the help of qu@@ ali@@ fied local Witnesses .
We kept in t@@ ou@@ ch with many who provided accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations for us .
These inspired Bible ver@@ ses make it clear that when someone dies , he is no longer consci@@ ous .
A L@@ ong - T@@ er@@ m V@@ i@@ e@@ w Is E@@ s@@ sen@@ ti@@ al
God’s Word says : “ The eas@@ y@@ go@@ ing@@ ness of the stu@@ pi@@ d is what will destro@@ y them .
It helps those who atten@@ d to become more famili@@ ar with their Bible , to ad@@ just their thinking and attitu@@ des , and to imp@@ ro@@ ve as disciples of Christ .
In@@ f@@ lu@@ enced by the Me@@ dia ?
After the war ended , I was assign@@ ed to a ship that was sent to Ch@@ ina to deli@@ ver reli@@ ef supp@@ lies .
In fact , Jehovah has already be@@ gu@@ n pre@@ par@@ ing his servants for that fre@@ e@@ dom .
This appe@@ al@@ ing men@@ tal pi@@ c@@ ture is based on Scriptural tru@@ ths about the future . ​ — Is@@ a .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E 2 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 7 - 11
Paul states that Christ Jesus became “ a cor@@ respon@@ ding ransom for all . ”
Those tri@@ ps fe@@ atu@@ red heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ king , d@@ ru@@ g a@@ bu@@ se , and occasi@@ onal viol@@ ent fi@@ gh@@ ts with supp@@ ort@@ ers of the op@@ pos@@ ing te@@ am .
Me@@ dit@@ ate on past jo@@ ys in God’s service , and pray for end@@ ur@@ ance while you “ wa@@ it for God ” to rest@@ ore you to ac@@ tive associ@@ ation with his people .
The ter@@ rit@@ ory of the L@@ ak@@ sel@@ v C@@ ongreg@@ ation inclu@@ des the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of K@@ ar@@ as@@ jo@@ k , in the hear@@ t@@ land of the S@@ ami ​ — the indi@@ gen@@ ous people of the nor@@ ther@@ n re@@ gi@@ ons of N@@ or@@ way , S@@ we@@ den , F@@ in@@ land , and Rus@@ sia .
They said : “ Per@@ haps there may not be qu@@ ite en@@ ough for us and you . Be on your way , in@@ stead , to those who sel@@ l it and bu@@ y for y@@ ourselves . ”
Why does death se@@ em certain ?
“ L@@ E@@ T us work what is good toward all , ” ur@@ ged the apostle Paul , “ but especially toward those rel@@ ated to us in the faith . ”
“ Be Watch@@ ful ”
To the first human cou@@ ple , Adam and E@@ ve , God said : “ Be fru@@ it@@ ful and become many and f@@ ill the earth and sub@@ du@@ e it . ”
Se@@ cond , Jesus has qualities that we can ad@@ mi@@ re and imitate .
He s@@ ti@@ pul@@ ated : “ H@@ app@@ y are those who have been persecu@@ ted for righteousness ’ s@@ ake , . . . when people re@@ pro@@ ach you and persecu@@ te you . . . for my s@@ ake . ”
For instance , for two years J@@ i H@@ ye , who lives in E@@ ast A@@ sia , wor@@ ked at a high - pres@@ sure jo@@ b while pione@@ ering .
This do@@ cum@@ ent@@ ary , Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful Un@@ der T@@ ri@@ als ​ — Jehovah’s Witnesses in the So@@ vi@@ et Un@@ ion , has now been vie@@ wed by milli@@ ons in Rus@@ sia and el@@ se@@ where and has received high acc@@ la@@ im from the public in gener@@ al and from hist@@ ori@@ ans .
Jesus was imp@@ aled close to no@@ on on N@@ is@@ an 14 , and that af@@ ter@@ no@@ on he died .
Even more , he ass@@ is@@ ted many to re@@ ach their spiritual po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al .
When f@@ ill@@ ing out an app@@ lic@@ ation for a special privilege of service , for example , he may not provide complete ans@@ wers to questions on health and mor@@ als , thinking that the truth on such matters might dis@@ qu@@ ali@@ fy him .
Yes , the great@@ est ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal dis@@ co@@ very of the 20@@ th century continu@@ es to exc@@ ite both scho@@ l@@ ars and Bible stud@@ ents as we move along in the 2@@ 1@@ st century .
Be@@ ing able to fore@@ know the future , Jehovah inspired his servants in Bible times to rec@@ ord many prophe@@ ci@@ es , which allow us to know in ad@@ v@@ ance what Jehovah has pur@@ posed to do .
Although we seek the spiritual wel@@ f@@ are of people by end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to share with them “ the gl@@ ori@@ ous good news of the happy God ” and his Son , they may be a@@ pa@@ the@@ tic or ung@@ r@@ ate@@ ful .
He wr@@ ites : “ The fear of Jehovah is the star@@ t of wisdom , and the knowledge of the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly One is what understanding is . ”
Like A@@ sa@@ ph , we are wise if we cop@@ e with wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness by “ dra@@ wing near to God ” and by taking deli@@ ght in a close relationship with H@@ im .
It means that we should try to understand our brothers and sisters and what they need .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Mi@@ ca@@ h’s prophecy indic@@ ates that a re@@ m@@ n@@ ant is to return to Juda@@ h , and at Z@@ i@@ on@@ ’s rest@@ or@@ ation Jehovah will see to it that her enem@@ ies are pul@@ ver@@ ized .
L@@ ater , when they mar@@ ry , they find it difficult to avoid this pat@@ ter@@ n in their own family .
F@@ ou@@ l pla@@ y is su@@ spe@@ cted .
Because Jehovah’s day will arri@@ ve su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , and any material ri@@ ches they may have acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ated will not sa@@ ve them . ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 1 : 18 .
This has imp@@ ressed upon me that as hard as parents may try to re@@ ar their children in the way of Jehovah , some may n@@ one@@ th@@ eless refu@@ se to accept the truth .
Jehovah also no@@ tic@@ es our ac@@ ts of faith . ​ — 5 / 1 , pages 28 - 31 .
Today the si@@ x men with the we@@ ap@@ ons for s@@ ma@@ shing re@@ present the heavenly ar@@ mi@@ es that are led by Jesus .
Are we succ@@ ess@@ fully sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ arding our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart ?
How do we stay in Jehovah’s prote@@ ctive v@@ al@@ le@@ y , and why is it now more important than ever to do so ?
For example , consider the inst@@ inc@@ tive wisdom of the ant . ​ — Read Proverbs 30 : 24 , 25 .
The Witnesses where we now live are doing everything they can to a@@ id Mo@@ ther’s reco@@ very . ”
And no matter what medi@@ cal advan@@ ces are made , the law of God still ho@@ l@@ ds true : H@@ u@@ man@@ s se@@ par@@ ated from God ​ — the s@@ ource of life — ​ get si@@ ck , gro@@ w old , and die .
“ There is no par@@ ti@@ ality with God . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M@@ AN@@ S 2 : 11 .
The human family was to gro@@ w in an organiz@@ ed way so as to po@@ pul@@ ate the earth and ex@@ ten@@ d Par@@ adise until it co@@ vered the enti@@ re g@@ lo@@ be .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What r@@ are qu@@ ality did Jesus por@@ tra@@ y in one of his Kingdom par@@ ab@@ les ?
We learn a lo@@ t about the Devil when we consider Jesus ’ words to religious teach@@ ers of his day : “ You are from your father the Devil , and you wish to do the desi@@ res of your father .
Those words came from an un@@ likely s@@ ource ​ — an of@@ fic@@ er in the So@@ vi@@ et ar@@ my — ​ and they gave me a boo@@ st at just the right time .
Yes , we enc@@ oun@@ ter tri@@ als , but there is a greater har@@ v@@ est of Jehovah’s worshi@@ p@@ ers than ever before .
Jehovah cre@@ ated men and women to f@@ ill comple@@ men@@ t@@ ary ro@@ les in marriage .
• The st@@ ate of af@@ fai@@ r@@ s in the ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel has what present - day par@@ all@@ els ?
Paul here rel@@ ates love for God and for fellow believers to acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment of what his will is .
As to why we die , T@@ ati@@ an wr@@ ites : “ We were not cre@@ ated to die , but we die by our own fa@@ ul@@ t .
How You Can H@@ el@@ p
or “ You never listen to me ! ”
For a discus@@ sion of this point , see The Watchtower of O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 15 , 199@@ 6 , page 17 , and “ Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers ” in the is@@ sue of S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 15 , 198@@ 0 , page 31 .
Yet , all of us ought to be a@@ ware of how important it is that we@@ d@@ ding arrang@@ ements among Jehovah’s Witnesses man@@ i@@ f@@ est respect for local la@@ ws , for the requi@@ re@@ ments of Ca@@ es@@ ar .
Since Jehovah’s day is im@@ min@@ ent , do you need to make a greater effort to “ put on the new person@@ ality which was cre@@ ated according to God’s will in true righteousness and loy@@ al@@ ty ” ?
While this is a no@@ ble go@@ al , God’s Kingdom does more than just prom@@ o@@ te these qualities ​ — it requi@@ res them of its sub@@ je@@ cts .
The cl@@ er@@ gy thought nothing of wal@@ king into pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s ho@@ m@@ es un@@ invit@@ ed and te@@ aring up the Bible liter@@ ature that we had left there .
You have our war@@ m invit@@ ation to atten@@ d at the Kingdom H@@ all ne@@ are@@ st to your home .
The day after N@@ is@@ an 14 saw the beg@@ in@@ ning of the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Un@@ fer@@ men@@ ted C@@ ak@@ es .
At his baptism , Jesus became the anointed Le@@ ad@@ er ​ — the Messi@@ ah , or Christ .
( 2 ) Jehovah is our Pro@@ te@@ ct@@ or .
Why does our cho@@ ice of ther@@ a@@ pi@@ es matter ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jehovah does not for@@ ce us to worship him .
On lear@@ ning that Jac@@ o@@ b ( or Israel ) was appro@@ aching , “ Joseph had his ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t made ready and went up to me@@ et Israel his father at Go@@ sh@@ en .
Our go@@ al from the star@@ t was to atten@@ d G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol and serve as mission@@ aries in a fore@@ ign country .
Now consider a similar s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o : Satan and his dem@@ ons ​ — real spirit be@@ ings who , like Satan , re@@ bel@@ led against God — ​ are su@@ d@@ den@@ ly con@@ f@@ ined to the earth .
Al@@ ta@@ r to “ Un@@ known God , ” 3 / 1 An@@ n@@ as in Go@@ spe@@ l Acc@@ oun@@ ts , 4 / 1
The earth@@ ’s t@@ il@@ t also pre@@ v@@ ents temp@@ er@@ atu@@ res from be@@ coming too ex@@ tre@@ me for us to sur@@ vi@@ ve .
F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship , 8 / 15
In his clo@@ sing prayer on the night of N@@ is@@ an 14 , 33 C.E . , Jesus said : “ I make re@@ qu@@ est . . . in order that they may all be one , just as you , Father , are in uni@@ on with me and I am in uni@@ on with you , that they also may be in uni@@ on with us , in order that the world may believe that you sent me for@@ th . ”
One ev@@ ening , I read that ‘ fin@@ ding wisdom is like fin@@ ding hi@@ d@@ den tre@@ a@@ sures . ’
29 : 8 - 12 ​ — When was Egy@@ pt des@@ ol@@ ated for 40 years ?
Rather , Jesus said : “ You must love Jehovah your God . ”
You can find milli@@ ons today who are g@@ la@@ dly sub@@ mit@@ ting to such rul@@ er@@ ship .
Are Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es coming true now ?
In any case , the 9@@ 1@@ st Psalm promises spiritual se@@ cur@@ ity to anointed Christians as a class and provi@@ des similar as@@ sur@@ ance for their dedic@@ ated compan@@ i@@ ons as a group .
Even so , you really can come to understand the Bible .
That was how in 19@@ 38 , at the age of 14 , I lost my father and never saw or heard from him again .
We lived for al@@ most two years in R@@ a@@ ba@@ ul and then for ei@@ ght in B@@ ou@@ ga@@ inv@@ il@@ le .
At the age of 29 , he had a ca@@ r ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent that left him par@@ al@@ y@@ zed from the wa@@ ist down .
Yes , our faith pleas@@ es our loving God , Jehovah , and br@@ ings honor to him .
8 : 25 , 26 .
Not only did holy spirit en@@ able Paul to speak but , at times , it for@@ ba@@ de him to speak in certain lo@@ cal@@ ities .
And J@@ on@@ ah said : “ What I have v@@ ow@@ ed , I will pa@@ y . ” ​ — J@@ on@@ ah 2 : 9 .
Can you i@@ magine which do@@ cum@@ ent ?
It is a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c ; you do not have to think about it .
• Why would having different vie@@ ws on personal matters be no th@@ re@@ at to un@@ ity ?
See the vi@@ de@@ o What H@@ app@@ ens at a Bible S@@ tu@@ dy ?
P@@ our out your heart to him in prayer because “ he ca@@ res for you . ” Mo@@ re@@ over , he promises that all who do so will have their thoughts and feelings so@@ o@@ th@@ ed by “ the peace of God that sur@@ pas@@ ses all understanding . ”
The su@@ pers@@ crip@@ tions to the psal@@ ms indic@@ ate the wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad use of mu@@ si@@ cal in@@ str@@ um@@ ents .
We must ad@@ mit that no@@ ne of us are born with a per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly s@@ ound mind .
The Watchtower is an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent to@@ ol for accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing this , ” she says . ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
Par@@ ents have to inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate in their children God’s words so that the children can hear Jehovah speaking , as it were , wh@@ er@@ ever they may be .
The situation , David learned , had been dra@@ gg@@ ing on for over a mon@@ th !
An@@ a@@ bap@@ t@@ ist commun@@ ities also started in M@@ or@@ a@@ vi@@ a ​ — now the C@@ ze@@ ch Re@@ public — ​ and in the Ne@@ ther@@ lands .
Jesus has plac@@ ed the we@@ igh@@ ti@@ est of responsi@@ bil@@ ities on the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ​ — nam@@ ely , over@@ see@@ ing the d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s and giving out spiritual food at the prop@@ er time .
The Bible appro@@ ves of the giving of pres@@ ents , Jehovah himself being called the Gi@@ ver of “ every good gift and every perfect present . ”
Consider the set@@ ting of Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s words .
During that last night , Jesus mentioned a number of ways in which Christians should stri@@ ve to be like him .
My brothers did not like the ide@@ a , but I was determined to find Jehovah’s Witnesses again and study the Bible with them .
Ke@@ ep in mind that Jesus does not ask the imp@@ os@@ sible .
Rather than being un@@ dep@@ end@@ able , God is like a ro@@ ck mas@@ s that we can r@@ ely on .
( Read Romans 3 : 4 . )
When there is no spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c law in the Bible , we need to per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve , or understand , what Jehovah wants us to do in our situation .
Me@@ an@@ while , my two daugh@@ ters and I were still living in R@@ o@@ t@@ ter@@ dam .
Why did Jesus call them dis@@ cre@@ et ?
How did Abraham respon@@ d ?
How did they arri@@ ve at that conclu@@ sion ?
“ I read the Bible and our Bible - based public@@ ations with a view to exam@@ ining my heart and mo@@ ti@@ ves . ” ​ — Z@@ el@@ da , baptized 194@@ 3 .
The men dem@@ an@@ ded an ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation .
They tell the Je@@ w : “ We will go with you people , for we have heard that God is with you people . ”
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H is li@@ mit@@ less in power .
I listen@@ ed to heav@@ y - me@@ tal mu@@ si@@ c , d@@ ran@@ k exc@@ essi@@ vely , and occasi@@ on@@ ally took d@@ ru@@ g@@ s .
After G@@ r@@ and@@ pa W@@ o@@ o@@ d@@ wor@@ th was given a long s@@ ent@@ ence for al@@ le@@ ged cri@@ m@@ es against the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , the Ar@@ th@@ ur@@ s c@@ learly felt that he had dis@@ gr@@ ac@@ ed their family name .
It was here that we me@@ t the very artic@@ ul@@ ate King S@@ ob@@ hu@@ za I@@ I , mentioned at the out@@ set of this account .
D@@ em@@ on@@ str@@ ate s@@ inc@@ ere love for your brothers ​ — encoura@@ ge them , ref@@ res@@ h them , buil@@ d them up spiritually in every way you can .
For example , no@@ tice the account in 1 Samuel chap@@ ter 16 .
What is the meaning of “ Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h , ” and what would his ro@@ y@@ al rule em@@ br@@ ace ?
M@@ y@@ an@@ mar@@ ’s C@@ y@@ clo@@ ne V@@ ic@@ tim@@ s F@@ ound R@@ eli@@ ef
In fact , Mark may have been the s@@ can@@ t@@ ily cla@@ d young man who tri@@ ed to follow Jesus when He was first ar@@ rest@@ ed but who f@@ led when they tri@@ ed to se@@ ize him . ​ — Mark 14 : 5@@ 1 , 5@@ 2 .
How may we be able to ex@@ p@@ and our ministry ?
When a wa@@ ve of persecu@@ tion is un@@ lea@@ shed upon Christians in the wa@@ ke of a fi@@ re that ra@@ va@@ ges R@@ ome in 6@@ 4 C.E . , Paul wr@@ ites his second letter to Timothy .
We can “ by love gro@@ w up in all things into . . . Christ ” by being obedi@@ ent and sub@@ mis@@ sive to those taking the lead among us and by co@@ op@@ er@@ ating with congregation arrang@@ ements . ​ — He@@ b .
How can we pre@@ pare to face persecu@@ tion and com@@ ba@@ t disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement ?
Thus , your love and example are fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al in inst@@ ill@@ ing in your children a desire to read .
In his recorded words , he qu@@ o@@ ted direc@@ tly from or refer@@ red indi@@ rec@@ tly to over half of the boo@@ ks of the Hebrew Scriptures .
Do you sense that there is a spirit of anger and viol@@ ence among people today , not just in one lo@@ c@@ ation but g@@ lo@@ bal@@ ly ?
King David pray@@ ed for opportun@@ ities to do so .
He is “ one Jehovah . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 4 : 35 , 39 .
To at@@ tain happiness , you need to satis@@ fy your spiritual needs
Thus , the next j@@ our@@ ne@@ y would not “ be too much for [ him ] . ”
Then it would be wrong for him to par@@ take of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms .
Who has w@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed up the w@@ at@@ ers in a man@@ tle ?
Even though each slave received a different number of tal@@ ents , what did the ma@@ ster ex@@ pect ?
Now I am reading through the Bible for the second time .
We should use all of God’s pro@@ v@@ isions — prayer , personal study , meetings , and the ministry — to buil@@ d godly devo@@ tion .
I would f@@ ly a k@@ ite or pla@@ y with the w@@ o@@ o@@ den to@@ y c@@ ars my friends and I made .
Satan the Devil , on the other hand , does everything in his power to se@@ par@@ ate God’s earthly servants from the love of the God whom they worship .
Yet , all involved can rejo@@ ice in such sac@@ red service rend@@ ered to Jehovah . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 10 : 3 ; Hebrews 13 : 15 , 16 .
Chris@@ tend@@ om claim@@ s to have made a p@@ act with God ; ancient Israel made a similar cla@@ im .
It is to our benefit , then , to pa@@ y close attention to this prophecy . ​ — 2 P@@ et .
“ We thought about it , ” we said .
Indeed , “ Jehovah will not for@@ s@@ ake his people , nor will he leave his own in@@ her@@ it@@ ance . ” ​ — P@@ s .
Consider also the dist@@ or@@ tion of the meaning of the word “ kingdom . ”
The Messi@@ ah would be s@@ il@@ ent before his acc@@ us@@ ers .
9 : 26 , 27 .
Gi@@ ve a ma@@ j@@ or reason to praise Jehovah .
What ba@@ si@@ c st@@ ep@@ s are involved in doing God’s will ?
I@@ F Y@@ O@@ U D@@ ON@@ ’@@ T H@@ A@@ V@@ E A BI@@ B@@ L@@ E , R@@ E@@ A@@ D I@@ T ON@@ L@@ IN@@ E A@@ T w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ w@@ atch@@ to@@ wer@@ .@@ or@@ g
When the Israelites were in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , they were mirac@@ ul@@ ously provided with man@@ na .
So she wrote let@@ ters in A@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s name , direc@@ ting prom@@ in@@ ent men of Je@@ z@@ re@@ el to find two men willing to la@@ un@@ ch a false acc@@ us@@ ation against Na@@ both ​ — that of bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ y , which car@@ ri@@ ed the death p@@ en@@ al@@ ty .
What is Jehovah’s per@@ spe@@ ctive on our li@@ fes@@ p@@ an , and how does his vie@@ w@@ point di@@ ff@@ er from that of many today ?
In this reg@@ ard , a special pioneer minis@@ ter in a S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ i@@ can country rel@@ ates the following experience .
J@@ anu@@ ary 15 , 20@@ 11
“ This S@@ atur@@ day , ” he said , “ I will give the first o@@ pen - a@@ ir talk . ”
The Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law said that human wa@@ st@@ e should be bu@@ ri@@ ed , dis@@ posed of away from human ha@@ bit@@ ation . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 23 : 13 .
19 : 13 - 15 What do I need to take time to do ?
S@@ ta@@ bi@@ li@@ zed by a Lo@@ ving Bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od
By the time of Jesus ’ death , Joseph had evid@@ ently over@@ come his fe@@ ars , and he deci@@ ded to thro@@ w in his lo@@ t with Jesus ’ followers .
Le@@ g@@ al recogn@@ iti@@ on was fin@@ ally gr@@ anted on De@@ c@@ ember 18 , 19@@ 7@@ 4 .
It is wh@@ atever our circumstances allow and our heart imp@@ els us to use .
How could they pos@@ si@@ bly preach the good news “ in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth ” ?
• What will help us to cultiv@@ ate long - suffering ?
So it was likely Paul who had this vision .
How will you re@@ act when you un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly enc@@ oun@@ ter a temp@@ ting situation ?
F@@ la@@ ir and i@@ mag@@ in@@ ation often contribu@@ te to good resul@@ ts in this special ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing assignment .
Yet , hist@@ ory shows that these ch@@ ur@@ ches continued to teach er@@ r@@ one@@ ous do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines . * ​ — Matthew 15 : 7 - 9 .
For fur@@ ther consider@@ ation , see the article “ Me@@ et@@ ing the Ne@@ e@@ ds of Our O@@ l@@ der On@@ es ​ — A Christian Ch@@ all@@ enge , ” in the Ju@@ ly 15 , 198@@ 8 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
Your power will be s@@ can@@ ty . ” Yes , disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement over our tri@@ als can ro@@ b us of much - needed strength and can we@@ ak@@ en our res@@ ol@@ ve to end@@ ure to the end .
• What effect might the resurrection hope have on the way you live ?
Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al peace and har@@ mony dep@@ end on the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of Jehovah’s name by means of God’s Kingdom .
We should also keep on as@@ king God for his holy spirit , which guid@@ es and streng@@ th@@ ens us .
He kno@@ ws when you are “ bro@@ ken at heart ” and is near to you at such times .
For example , a congregation in F@@ l@@ or@@ ence made arrang@@ ements to vis@@ it an im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ant cam@@ p@@ s@@ ite regul@@ arly .
But more important , there was a spiritual fam@@ ine .
We may have to work hard to devel@@ op the hum@@ ility needed to show honor to others in this way .
I felt dist@@ ant from my parents , and even into ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od , I found it hard to show them my true feelings .
The serv@@ ant asked for a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c si@@ gn by which he could id@@ enti@@ fy the young woman of God’s cho@@ o@@ sing .
However , God’s Word invit@@ es us to sear@@ ch for tre@@ a@@ sures that truly af@@ fect us .
But pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ors of gen@@ u@@ ine faith are given this promise : “ Pro@@ ve yourself faithful even to death , and I will give you the cro@@ wn of life . ”
How can Jehovah’s people find refu@@ ge ?
If not , how can you become such ?
Our re@@ de@@ mp@@ tion from sin and death , our hope for the future , and our trust in Jehovah are all in@@ se@@ par@@ ab@@ ly l@@ in@@ ked to his exerc@@ ise of power .
How might kindness be sh@@ own ?
E@@ ach of them was a whole - sou@@ led serv@@ ant of Jehovah .
S@@ pe@@ cial pioneer work op@@ ened up to us in 19@@ 6@@ 5 .
Such refer@@ ence works may expla@@ in hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , the meaning of Hebrew and Greek words , and more .
I brought this to@@ pi@@ c up in con@@ vers@@ ation one ev@@ ening when I received a p@@ ho@@ ne call from a young M@@ or@@ m@@ on who was being tra@@ ined to become a mission@@ ary .
When in@@ s@@ titu@@ ting this me@@ al , Jesus did not per@@ form a mirac@@ le , chang@@ ing the em@@ ble@@ ms into his liter@@ al flesh and blood .
In 20@@ 11 she was back in Fr@@ ance to ear@@ n en@@ ough money to be able to support her@@ self for another year ( her si@@ x@@ th ) in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
How can we apply this illustr@@ ation to mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring ?
; K@@ im , J .
11 : 23 - 25 .
Many ask , “ Can a serv@@ ant of Jehovah accept this or that tre@@ at@@ ment ? ”
Paul’s let@@ ters con@@ tain much encourag@@ ement on over@@ coming sin@@ ful tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es .
“ Jesus spoke to the crow@@ ds by illustr@@ ations . Indeed , without an illustr@@ ation he would not speak to them . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 13 : 34 .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we love our neigh@@ b@@ or .
A@@ C@@ C@@ O@@ R@@ DI@@ N@@ G to the account of Matthe@@ w@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l , “ Jesus en@@ tered the temple and th@@ re@@ w out all those sel@@ ling and bu@@ ying in the temple , and he over@@ turned the ta@@ bl@@ es of the money chang@@ ers and the ben@@ ches of those sel@@ ling do@@ ves .
S@@ ur@@ ely they would not have felt dra@@ wn to a co@@ ld , jo@@ y@@ less person who never s@@ mil@@ ed or la@@ ugh@@ ed !
Today , Jehovah ca@@ res for us , guid@@ es us , streng@@ th@@ ens us , and encoura@@ ges us .
Yet another invit@@ ation from Jehovah’s organization ​ — this time to serve in P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al !
How did Jesus show that it is wrong to be over@@ cr@@ itical ?
Thus , after re@@ aching an age of acc@@ oun@@ ta@@ bility , each individu@@ al is jud@@ ged “ according to his ways . ” ​ — E@@ z@@ ek .
“ The heart is more tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous than anything el@@ se and is des@@ per@@ ate . ” ​ — Jeremiah 17 : 9 .
How did one mo@@ der@@ n - day Witness of Jehovah make sacrific@@ es to follow Jesus ?
They real@@ ize that “ the eyes of Jehovah are in every place , keep@@ ing w@@ atch upon the bad ones and the good ones . ” ​ — Proverbs 15 : 3 .
One to@@ ol that we can use to ex@@ p@@ and our understanding is the bro@@ ch@@ ure “ See the Go@@ od L@@ and , ” with its many ma@@ ps and p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ s .
At school , I fac@@ ed ad@@ ded di@@ sh@@ ear@@ ten@@ ing con@@ di@@ tions .
What is understanding ?
At that time some three milli@@ on people vis@@ ited the bas@@ il@@ ic@@ a in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o C@@ ity to demonstr@@ ate their faith in the V@@ ir@@ g@@ in of G@@ u@@ ad@@ alu@@ pe .
To answer that important question , let us exam@@ ine two of Jesus ’ illustr@@ ations in which he consi@@ ders the need to “ be@@ ar fru@@ it . ”
Today , some 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years later , many still hold to the beli@@ ef that a person has done his moral du@@ ty simply by ref@@ ra@@ ining from doing any har@@ m to others .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Christian ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es held in vari@@ ous langu@@ ages thr@@ ough@@ out the country have had exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent attend@@ an@@ ces , more than t@@ wi@@ ce the number of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Jehovah reve@@ aled his name to the first human pa@@ ir ; thus , E@@ ve used it after giving bir@@ th to Ca@@ in .
And he tru@@ sted Jehovah to set@@ tle matters in@@ stead of rel@@ ying on his own a@@ bil@@ ities and will .
“ Jehovah your God is cro@@ s@@ sing before you , ” Moses told the people . “ He will an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ate them , and he himself will sub@@ du@@ e them before you . ”
The pris@@ on war@@ den even sub@@ s@@ cri@@ bed to the Con@@ sol@@ ation ( now A@@ wa@@ ke ! )
22 : 4@@ 2 - 4@@ 4 .
“ The time to star@@ t is the m@@ om@@ ent a child is born . ”
Moses told the Israelites : “ Jehovah our God is one Jehovah . ”
He was resur@@ rec@@ ted as an inv@@ isi@@ ble spirit person .
28 : 19 , 20 ; 1 P@@ et .
He even tri@@ ed that appro@@ ach when temp@@ ting Jesus .
S@@ how Lo@@ ving - K@@ in@@ dness to Those in Ne@@ ed , 5 / 15
God gave the Israelites a co@@ de of la@@ ws that would en@@ able them to enjoy a pe@@ ace@@ ful relationship with him .
F@@ R@@ O@@ M O@@ U@@ R C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R
Then follow the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel : “ In@@ cl@@ ine your e@@ ar and hear the words of the wise ones . ”
By now our first daugh@@ ter , G@@ il@@ ly , had been born .
Acc@@ ording to them , bl@@ ind , imper@@ s@@ onal for@@ ces of n@@ ature made you .
We have already consider@@ ed Jesus ’ mes@@ sa@@ ges to the angels , or overse@@ ers , of Eph@@ esus , S@@ my@@ r@@ na , and Per@@ ga@@ mu@@ m .
Lo@@ ve is positi@@ ve , not ne@@ g@@ ative .
S@@ inc@@ ere in her beli@@ ef@@ s , R@@ os@@ with@@ a at first op@@ posed her husband .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What will we now consider ?
W@@ ell , the children started wh@@ is@@ per@@ ing among themselves , and then ever@@ yone got hold of his money bo@@ x and emp@@ ti@@ ed it on@@ to the table .
“ The value and benefit of the p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ ms was un@@ ques@@ tion@@ able , even as I ob@@ served as a bo@@ y , ” said long@@ time Witness N@@ or@@ man L@@ ar@@ son .
Yes , some ancient shi@@ ps were in@@ deed for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble !
S@@ up@@ pose , for example , that the is@@ sue invol@@ ves integrity to God .
“ TH@@ E@@ Y M@@ A@@ K@@ E U@@ S TH@@ IN@@ K S@@ E@@ R@@ I@@ O@@ U@@ S@@ L@@ Y ”
The first three are about those tr@@ ying to k@@ ill him .
A@@ wa@@ iting Jehovah’s Da@@ y With En@@ du@@ r@@ ance , 7 / 15
M@@ ent@@ al and emo@@ tional gro@@ w@@ th are also expe@@ cted .
A@@ no@@ inted Christians en@@ ter into it when they are resur@@ rec@@ ted to heavenly life .
O@@ ther Witnesses pon@@ der on Jehovah’s Word while on their way to work .
F@@ e@@ w people doubt it will ha@@ p@@ pen . ” ​ — Su@@ n - s@@ ent@@ in@@ el , Un@@ ited St@@ ates , O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 3 , 199@@ 7 .
To avoid tr@@ ou@@ ble , the men of Juda@@ h sent 3@@ ,000 men to ar@@ rest God’s cho@@ s@@ en lead@@ er and sur@@ rend@@ er him to his enem@@ ies .
Bi@@ bli@@ cal Su@@ b@@ str@@ atu@@ m ?
By all means , we should not give up .
The pre@@ fi@@ x “ ar@@ ch ” means “ princi@@ p@@ al ” or “ c@@ hi@@ ef , ” and the word “ ar@@ chang@@ el ” is never used in the p@@ lu@@ r@@ al form in the Bible .
; Si@@ mo@@ t@@ te@@ l , J .
May each of us share the determin@@ ation of David : “ As for me , in my integrity I shall walk . ” ​ — P@@ s .
What will be the result when we “ de@@ al with faith@@ ful@@ ness ” ?
How different those faithful k@@ ings were from the lead@@ ers of other nations , men who were gu@@ i@@ ded by human wisdom and sh@@ ort@@ si@@ gh@@ ted str@@ ate@@ gy !
“ God se@@ es you in all your des@@ ol@@ ation , giving you more love and attention than you could ever ask for . ” ​ — 13 - Y@@ E@@ A@@ R - O@@ L@@ D H@@ AN@@ N@@ A@@ H , AL@@ A@@ S@@ K@@ A , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
We also fac@@ ed the chall@@ enge of mo@@ des@@ t ass@@ em@@ bly fac@@ il@@ ities buil@@ t right in the bus@@ h .
• Why do we need the ransom ?
Of course , Moses was just one of the many p@@ re - Christian wit@@ nesses who wrote about the Christ .
This so an@@ no@@ yed the cap@@ tain that he chang@@ ed course and do@@ cked at S@@ af@@ i , M@@ or@@ occ@@ o .
This love is “ a perfect b@@ ond of uni@@ on . ”
L@@ ater , many n@@ on - Israelites were also inclu@@ ded in this nation , for Peter went on to say : “ You were once not a people , but are now God’s people . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
Consider , now , a second less@@ on about w@@ atch@@ ful@@ ness that we can learn from our first - century Christian brothers : They were vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant with a view to prayers .
T@@ w@@ o “ Mi@@ rac@@ les ” at One Con@@ ven@@ tion in Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ a
It is that the word written in their Law may be ful@@ filled , ‘ They h@@ ated me without cause . ’ ”
It is not Christian to dis@@ reg@@ ard what others think , and never would we want our words or actions to have a dam@@ ag@@ ing effect on other people .
Thus , it may be that what is refer@@ red to is the e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment needed for pro@@ duc@@ ing fi@@ re .
9@@ 1 : 1 , 2 ​ — What is “ the se@@ cre@@ t place of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh , ” and how may we ‘ d@@ well ’ there ?
Ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary in Our Con@@ du@@ ct and C@@ ha@@ st@@ en@@ ess
By giving reas@@ ons , you imitate the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , Jesus .
Mis@@ er@@ able man that I am !
In ancient times , travel@@ ing by se@@ a was a chall@@ enge that requi@@ red experience .
And how pr@@ ou@@ d he was of that se@@ at of false worship !
Jesus rest@@ ored the man@@ ’s sight , but he did so gra@@ du@@ ally .
In the mon@@ th of N@@ is@@ an 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E . , Jehovah told Moses and A@@ ar@@ on to con@@ ve@@ y these un@@ u@@ su@@ al instru@@ ctions to the Israelites : S@@ ele@@ ct a heal@@ thy m@@ ale sheep or go@@ at , sla@@ ugh@@ ter it , and s@@ pl@@ as@@ h its blood on your do@@ or@@ ways .
For instance , the repor@@ t does not inclu@@ de regul@@ ar personal Bible study , attend@@ ance and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation at Christian meetings , congreg@@ ational du@@ ties , ass@@ ist@@ ance to fellow believers as needed , fin@@ an@@ cial support of the worl@@ d@@ wide Kingdom work , and so on .
Jesus , who could dis@@ cer@@ n what was in their hearts , knew differ@@ ently .
( a ) What two things contribu@@ te to a succ@@ ess@@ ful marriage ?
Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists have un@@ earth@@ ed sever@@ al p@@ y@@ r@@ am@@ id@@ like , st@@ ep@@ ped temple - to@@ wers in the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of Sh@@ in@@ ar .
In a similar way , God’s Word , the Bible , can serve as our gu@@ i@@ de on li@@ fe@@ ’s j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
The good news found in God’s Word en@@ ab@@ les us to come to know the Creator and to en@@ ter into a loving relationship with him .
How , though , can we demonstr@@ ate that we trust the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ?
And in all things we should be@@ have “ with a mil@@ d temp@@ er and deep respect . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
Even here there may be differ@@ ences .
He did not real@@ ize that John under@@ sto@@ od U@@ k@@ ra@@ in@@ i@@ an !
( b ) What sure hope does Isaiah 4@@ 1 : 10 , 13 give ?
At that time , he gr@@ anted Jesus authority to go for@@ th “ con@@ qu@@ ering and to complete his con@@ qu@@ est . ”
S@@ ear@@ ch for Jehovah , the Ex@@ am@@ in@@ er of H@@ ear@@ ts
Fa@@ ith and Su@@ st@@ en@@ ance
L@@ ast ev@@ ening , w@@ atch@@ men in Jerusalem must have seen the first s@@ li@@ ver of the mo@@ on .
H@@ on@@ or wi@@ do@@ ws that are ac@@ tually wi@@ do@@ ws . ”
Sam@@ ari@@ a . ” The city was in ex@@ ist@@ ence through Rom@@ an times , when its name was chang@@ ed to Se@@ ba@@ st@@ e .
“ This is my Son , the bel@@ o@@ ved , whom I have appro@@ ved . ” ​ — Matthew 3 : 17 .
How might something positi@@ ve be done to over@@ come this tr@@ end ?
A shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ k vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m af@@ lo@@ at in a life ra@@ ft can end@@ ure much longer if he kno@@ ws that help is on the way .
16 , 17 . ( a ) In 5@@ 39 B.C.E . , what did the Jews need to do in order to sur@@ vi@@ ve the f@@ all of Babyl@@ on ?
Rather than succ@@ um@@ b@@ ing to self - p@@ ity , he was determined to pres@@ s on with his service to God .
God’s Word tel@@ ls us : “ H@@ on@@ or your father and your mother . ”
Instead of being disc@@ oura@@ ged , remember what helped Jac@@ o@@ b , R@@ ac@@ he@@ l , and Joseph to continue serving Jehovah with joy .
However , I had an a@@ ver@@ sion to the meetings , and I would often thro@@ w a t@@ an@@ tru@@ m on the way there .
N@@ ation will not li@@ ft up s@@ word against nation , ne@@ i@@ ther will they learn war any@@ more . ”
The com@@ mis@@ sion Jesus gave them ran@@ g in their ear@@ s .
How to provide such people with reas@@ ons for doing what is right has been a ma@@ j@@ or proble@@ m for W@@ es@@ ter@@ n e@@ th@@ ic@@ s . ”
The scho@@ l@@ ars exerc@@ ised such care in the pro@@ of@@ reading of the text of the fi@@ f@@ th vo@@ lu@@ me that only 50 prin@@ ting er@@ r@@ ors appe@@ ared .
O@@ b@@ serve , however , that John did not present obe@@ ying God by Christian mor@@ ality as the best course mer@@ ely because it sa@@ ves us from problems , from the bad con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence of doing o@@ ther@@ wise .
So , then , our a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction may not disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar im@@ medi@@ ately .
Tru@@ ly am@@ a@@ z@@ ing gro@@ w@@ th , com@@ par@@ able to that of the mu@@ st@@ ard gra@@ in in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation !
Th@@ ree days before his fin@@ al meeting with his faithful disciples , Jesus told the h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical Jewish lead@@ ers : “ I say to you , The kingdom of God will be taken from you and be given to a nation pro@@ duc@@ ing its fru@@ its . ”
The pro@@ secu@@ t@@ or also al@@ le@@ ged that Bro@@ ther Mar@@ gar@@ y@@ an had co@@ er@@ ced young members of the congregation into refu@@ sing mil@@ it@@ ary service .
We invit@@ e you to consider care@@ fully what the Bible says and see how God’s Word helps us to look bey@@ ond the sur@@ face to dis@@ cer@@ n the true cause of this important proble@@ m . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 16 .
May we continue to be his loyal sub@@ je@@ cts and ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ise the King and his Kingdom .
In order to enjoy end@@ uring fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps , we need to apply this counsel .
As we get to know Jehovah’s beau@@ ti@@ ful person@@ ality , we feel clo@@ s@@ er to him
K@@ no@@ ts in the cor@@ ds re@@ pres@@ ented un@@ its , ten@@ s , and h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds .
Many Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents got their first ta@@ st@@ e of field service by dist@@ ribu@@ ting h@@ and@@ bil@@ ls for a p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ m@@ ’s public talk .
“ Y@@ O@@ U will need a four - whe@@ el - d@@ ri@@ ve ve@@ hi@@ c@@ le , a w@@ in@@ ch , and ex@@ tr@@ a c@@ ans of fu@@ el .
What are some spiritual go@@ als we might set , and why would working to at@@ tain them be wise ?
11 , 12 . ( a ) What ob@@ je@@ ctive do we have in comm@@ on with the col@@ por@@ te@@ ur@@ s ?
This worl@@ dly ide@@ a may s@@ ound appe@@ al@@ ing to many people .
This leg@@ al princi@@ ple had to be satis@@ fied if any of Adam and E@@ ve@@ ’s ha@@ pl@@ ess des@@ c@@ end@@ ants were ever to receive end@@ less life on a par@@ adise earth , as the Creator had pur@@ posed for the human family .
One Christian father said : “ Ch@@ il@@ dren do not do as you say ; they do as you do ! ”
You might ask , ‘ How well do I really know this friend , and what bas@@ is do I have for ad@@ mi@@ ring him ? ’
Al@@ so , each mon@@ th@@ ’s is@@ su@@ es of the Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
In ad@@ dition , Jesus was not di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted by a pur@@ su@@ it of ri@@ ches .
They associ@@ ate with the Israel of God , fe@@ e@@ ding at the same spiritual table and working along with its members , pra@@ ising God public@@ ly and o@@ ffering spiritual sacrific@@ es that are pleas@@ ing to him . ​ — Hebrews 13 : 15 .
Un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness affe@@ cts a person@@ ’s un@@ ity with God and with those who love him .
When we live by God’s standards and share in the preaching work , we better understand his wonderful qualities .
; R@@ os@@ s , B .
Jehovah for@@ gave David .
Jesus s@@ at down , called the disciples to him , and said : “ If anyone wants to be first , he must be last of all and minis@@ ter of all . ”
Just as Noah end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to imp@@ ar@@ t knowledge to his con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries , Jehovah’s Witnesses are willing to come to your home to consider the Bible with you .
J@@ a@@ y learned by experience that the worl@@ d’s fre@@ e@@ d@@ om@@ s , which allow people to ‘ mind the flesh , ’ ac@@ tually en@@ slave , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as Jehovah’s fre@@ e@@ d@@ om@@ s , which mean “ the min@@ ding of the spirit , ” set free and lead to “ life and peace . ”
What helped him to continue in his preaching work ?
However , such peace will soon be experienced by obedi@@ ent mankind .
So enjoy it while you have it !
23 : 14 ; P@@ s .
No l@@ ist of n@@ ames of angels is provided in the Bible , thus pre@@ ven@@ ting humans from giving them un@@ du@@ e attention .
He does much to help us over@@ come such we@@ ak@@ ness .
16 , 17 . ( a ) What three ba@@ si@@ c requi@@ re@@ ments for life are found at De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 30 : 19 , 20 ?
Why must you be hum@@ ble in order to have a full share in the har@@ v@@ est work ?
As@@ k yourself : ‘ Do my go@@ als and decisions prove that I truly believe Jesus ’ words ?
T@@ ake a “ personal interest ” in others .
A@@ gain , I said y@@ es .
3 : 9 , 15 .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 7@@ 1 , 26
For su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions , see pages 17 - 19 of the No@@ v@@ ember 20@@ 11 is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke !
To be inclu@@ ded among the pe@@ ace@@ able , we must activ@@ ely prom@@ o@@ te peace .
On the night before he died , Jesus wa@@ shed his apostles ’ fe@@ et and told them how important it is to be hum@@ ble .
The ide@@ a is that one who is heav@@ ily in de@@ b@@ t is no longer at li@@ ber@@ ty to do what he would like .
The Bible did .
“ Satan ” means “ R@@ es@@ is@@ ter , ” or op@@ pos@@ er .
Many of its arrang@@ ements cons@@ titu@@ ted what the apostle Paul called “ a ty@@ pi@@ cal re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ation , ” “ an illustr@@ ation , ” or “ a sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of the heavenly things . ”
Tru@@ e Christians , therefore , should stri@@ ve to keep their body , home , and sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s clean and ti@@ dy , as much as circumstances per@@ mit .
He wrote to the congregation in R@@ ome : “ Fir@@ st of all , I give than@@ ks to my God through Jesus Christ concer@@ ning all of you , because your faith is tal@@ ked about thr@@ ough@@ out the whole world . ”
For example , from 200@@ 8 to 20@@ 10 , the public e@@ dition of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine car@@ ri@@ ed a seri@@ es of 12 artic@@ les that had the the@@ me “ What We L@@ ear@@ n From Jesus . ”
The spiritual tra@@ ining that I received has helped me in so many ways thr@@ ough@@ out my life !
You will bring them and pl@@ ant them in the m@@ oun@@ tain of your in@@ her@@ it@@ ance , an esta@@ bli@@ shed place that you have made ready for you to in@@ ha@@ bi@@ t , O Jehovah , a san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary , O Jehovah , that your hands have esta@@ bli@@ shed .
Is such a thing possible ?
Does this not indic@@ ate that we can gro@@ w in joy ?
E@@ f@@ fe@@ ctive illustr@@ ations can take the form of experi@@ ences or examples from which less@@ ons can be dra@@ wn .
How , though , is it possible to love our enem@@ ies , as Jesus comman@@ ded ?
L@@ am@@ p o@@ il thus remin@@ ds us of God’s Word of truth and his holy spirit , which emp@@ ow@@ er true worshi@@ p@@ ers to be light be@@ ar@@ ers .
Can you rec@@ all the day that your child was born ?
He accepted the truth quic@@ k@@ ly , dedic@@ ated his life to Jehovah , and was baptized .
To answer that question , why not com@@ pare what your ch@@ urch teach@@ es with what the Bible ac@@ tually says ?
G@@ u@@ ten@@ ber@@ g@@ ’s Bible was in L@@ at@@ in .
For the man that has en@@ tered into God’s rest has also himself rest@@ ed from his own works , just as God did from his own .
And Jehovah is never the s@@ ource of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness ; he h@@ ates wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and ca@@ res for those who su@@ ff@@ er un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly . ​ — Job 34 : 10 ; Proverbs 6 : 16 - 19 ; 1 Peter 5 : 7 .
3 The P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es ’ rul@@ es and tra@@ di@@ tions made the app@@ lic@@ ation of the Law bur@@ den@@ some for the comm@@ on people .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , someone who has gro@@ s@@ s@@ ly ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted his personal study of the Bible may need much help and encourag@@ ement to reg@@ a@@ in his spiritual ap@@ pet@@ ite .
Many of our young ones have to do that while in school .
An@@ cient Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans mum@@ mi@@ fied the dead , with the ide@@ a that sou@@ ls , which were believ@@ ed to be im@@ mor@@ tal , would be able to use their bo@@ dies again .
“ Gi@@ ve us Bar@@ ab@@ ba@@ s ” by Ch@@ ar@@ les Mul@@ l@@ er , 18@@ 7@@ 8
A flo@@ ck of par@@ ro@@ ts s@@ cre@@ e@@ ch , pro@@ t@@ es@@ ting our pres@@ ence .
God’s Word coun@@ sel@@ s us not to be ha@@ st@@ y when we need to make an important decision .
Con@@ cer@@ ning “ the time of the end ” in which we now live , the prophet Daniel wrote : “ Many will ro@@ ve about , and the true knowledge will become a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant . ”
Indeed , how can we follow the counsel to “ work what is good toward all ” if we is@@ ol@@ ate ourselves from people who might need our help ? ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 10 .
I had to ask the mission@@ ary , “ Who is Jehovah ? ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , he sent out his em@@ is@@ s@@ aries to ur@@ ge people every@@ where to make peace with him while they could .
• In fulfill@@ ment of Isaiah 21 : 8 , what “ w@@ atch@@ man ” has God had in our time ?
P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h , feel@@ ing that he has made a mis@@ take in allow@@ ing the Israelites to leave Egy@@ pt , se@@ ts off in ho@@ t pur@@ su@@ it with 6@@ 00 cho@@ s@@ en war ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts .
( b ) What opportunity pres@@ ented it@@ self while Joseph was in pris@@ on ?
This su@@ gg@@ ests the spiritual un@@ ity of the 12 tri@@ bes of Israel when they came together for worship .
However , my father had no t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance for any religion .
“ Those s@@ ow@@ ing se@@ ed with te@@ ars will re@@ a@@ p even with a jo@@ y@@ ful c@@ ry . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 1@@ 26 : 5 .
She rec@@ al@@ led experi@@ ences of other Witness you@@ ths who had enjo@@ yed succ@@ ess while preaching to cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es and teach@@ ers .
J@@ U@@ L@@ Y 20 - 22
We are as@@ sur@@ ed of this as we move into this wonderful prophecy .
So I made an ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment to me@@ et this work@@ mate after work . ”
Instead of thinking that we always know best , may we hum@@ bly listen to wise coun@@ sel@@ ors who seek to help us by using the Scriptures .
He asked for such a heart so that he could “ dis@@ cer@@ n between good and bad ” in order to ju@@ dge his fellow Israelites .
C@@ AN@@ A@@ D@@ A
He always had his Bible ready and made a consci@@ enti@@ ous effort to be an ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary Christian .
Jehovah’s people also do well to he@@ ed the words of Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart and do not le@@ an upon your own understanding .
S@@ T@@ AT@@ U@@ S : F@@ A@@ C@@ T .
I@@ mbu@@ ed with courage , we will not be s@@ il@@ enced .
( a ) Why did the woman in the illustr@@ ation not feel ho@@ p@@ eless ?
In fact , thr@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory , man@@ kin@@ d’s p@@ light has been se@@ v@@ ere .
Al@@ so , “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” provi@@ des spiritual food to prote@@ ct us against the teaching of ev@@ olu@@ tion , the en@@ tic@@ ement of im@@ moral desi@@ res , the pur@@ su@@ it of ri@@ ches and prom@@ in@@ ence , and num@@ er@@ ous other har@@ m@@ ful desi@@ res and influ@@ ences .
L@@ ef@@ t un@@ tre@@ ated , these in@@ va@@ ding or@@ gan@@ is@@ ms may destro@@ y your health per@@ man@@ ently ​ — even k@@ ill you .
H@@ er@@ od may well have known that .
When David lear@@ ns of Na@@ bal@@ ’s death , he pro@@ pos@@ es marriage to A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il , whom he evid@@ ently ad@@ mi@@ res and deep@@ ly res@@ pe@@ cts .
So we travel@@ ed by bu@@ s and later by ca@@ r to go from v@@ il@@ la@@ ge to v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
What Di@@ d Jesus Sa@@ y ?
; G@@ u@@ er@@ r@@ er@@ o , J .
Juda@@ h needed Jehovah’s help to es@@ cap@@ e from cap@@ tiv@@ ity in Babyl@@ on .
There were 18 members in the family then , but for al@@ most fi@@ ve years , there were about 40 people because a school for elders was being condu@@ cted at Bethel .
‘ The Sh@@ re@@ w@@ d One Pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ds to Con@@ ce@@ al H@@ im@@ self ’
When she pi@@ cked the case up and loo@@ ked in@@ side , she could not believe her eyes .
After their uni@@ on was leg@@ al@@ ized , she made ra@@ pi@@ d spiritual prog@@ ress .
Psalm 14@@ 5 : 16 will then find fulfill@@ ment in its comple@@ t@@ est sense : “ You [ Jehovah God ] are op@@ ening your hand and satis@@ f@@ ying the desire of every living thing . ”
We find many in@@ stances where Jehovah’s com@@ pas@@ sion must have been involved .
• Who were ga@@ ther@@ ed in to support the preaching work ?
I W@@ as I@@ mp@@ ressed by the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s C@@ le@@ ar , Lo@@ gi@@ cal An@@ s@@ wers 10
As no@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , Psalm 4@@ 1 : 1 re@@ comm@@ ends “ ac@@ ting with consider@@ ation . ”
When a person be@@ comes one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , he also as@@ sum@@ es the responsi@@ bility to witness about his God .
Yes , the Gre@@ at Ti@@ me@@ keep@@ er is all - wise and all - powerful .
During the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al talk , what ho@@ p@@ es are discus@@ sed ?
By taking into account your chil@@ d’s a@@ bil@@ ities , li@@ mit@@ ations , and other circumstances , you will en@@ sure that your discipl@@ ine is bal@@ an@@ ced and reason@@ able .
He promised an “ off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing ” who would bring an end to Satan and un@@ do the effe@@ cts of Ad@@ am@@ ’s sin . ​ — Read Genesis 3 : 15 .
is publi@@ shed in 8@@ 6 langu@@ ages .
Our counsel should be based on God’s Word , not on personal op@@ in@@ ion . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 16 .
God “ will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more . ” ​ — Revelation 21 : 4 .
“ The ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses of child care and trans@@ por@@ tation ac@@ tually ate up a consider@@ able part of my sal@@ ary , ” expla@@ ins C@@ ris@@ t@@ ina .
When Jehovah resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus , He per@@ form@@ ed the great@@ est of mirac@@ les .
Th@@ ough we@@ ak@@ ened by star@@ vation and di@@ se@@ ase , they continu@@ ally encoura@@ ged one another to keep going . ​ — 8 / 15 , page 18 .
Jesus ’ attitude toward people at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted them to his message .
However , they also had serious concer@@ ns .
“ O@@ ther@@ wise , some may associ@@ ate with us only for personal advan@@ ta@@ ge . ”
He can encoura@@ ge and buil@@ d you up in times of need .
What mo@@ tiv@@ ated young David to com@@ pose some of his psal@@ ms ?
Then he would return to his ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn of R@@ am@@ ah .
Yes , to gain sal@@ vation it is not en@@ ough to have faith , to s@@ tic@@ k to the true Christian faith , and to obey when everything is going along s@@ mo@@ o@@ th@@ ly .
Ke@@ ep it ti@@ dy .
They devel@@ op self - sacrific@@ ing love . ​ — John 13 : 34 , 35 .
In Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a , for instance , an es@@ tim@@ ated 3@@ 8@@ ,000 M@@ en@@ n@@ on@@ ites live in num@@ er@@ ous re@@ mo@@ te col@@ on@@ ies , each with different rul@@ es of conduct .
The invit@@ ation pro@@ ves to be ir@@ res@@ is@@ ti@@ ble to the young man .
N@@ ex@@ t on the pro@@ gra@@ m was Ger@@ ri@@ t L@@ ö@@ s@@ ch , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
14 , 15 . ( a ) To keep our hope ali@@ ve , on what must we foc@@ us our attention ?
He would place h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of our ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines each mon@@ th .
And just what are these spiritual needs that d@@ ri@@ ve us to pray ?
• What is integrity , and what does wal@@ king in its way invol@@ ve ?
Dis@@ c@@ us@@ sions with the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able people in the preaching work have led to over 6@@ ,000 Bible stu@@ dies .
C@@ are@@ y Bar@@ ber , in his 9@@ 8@@ th year of life and a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses , served as cha@@ ir@@ man of the pro@@ gra@@ m .
He gi@@ r@@ ds himself with a to@@ we@@ l .
I was working as an acc@@ oun@@ t@@ ant for a d@@ ress man@@ u@@ fac@@ tu@@ re@@ r .
The words in these chap@@ ters indic@@ ate how Jehovah h@@ and@@ led matters back then and how he does so today .
Many have expres@@ sed appreciation for the out@@ standing benef@@ its they are recei@@ ving from Jehovah’s organization .
What information did Jesus not inclu@@ de in the par@@ able of the travel@@ ing mer@@ ch@@ ant , and why not ?
In 199@@ 9 , J@@ en@@ n@@ y and I also wrote a gr@@ am@@ ma@@ r book on the Tu@@ valu@@ an language .
A year or so after Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , someone el@@ se received God’s gift of the holy spirit .
Then R@@ ö@@ d@@ l pointed to a much s@@ mal@@ l@@ er st@@ one , saying : “ P@@ ic@@ k that one up , and bring it into the cam@@ p .
Rather than being like them , may we be ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast , serving God with a sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y in these last days .
The Ch@@ al@@ de@@ ans , the S@@ c@@ y@@ th@@ ians , and the Me@@ des sac@@ ked N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h in 6@@ 32 B.C.E . , ca@@ using the do@@ w@@ n@@ f@@ all of the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
We imitate Paul by consider@@ ing the feelings of those to whom we preach
He has taken away all the h@@ ur@@ t that has happened over the years and has made his purpose so clear . ”
Not w@@ an@@ ting the sa@@ il@@ ors a@@ bo@@ ard the v@@ es@@ sel to lo@@ se their lives on his account , J@@ on@@ ah told them : “ Li@@ ft me up and h@@ ur@@ l me into the se@@ a , and the se@@ a will become still for you . ”
Then he sent them on their way ho@@ me@@ ward , again la@@ den with food , but this time a s@@ il@@ ver c@@ up was hi@@ d@@ den in B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in@@ ’s ba@@ g . ​ — Genesis 4@@ 2 : 26 – 4@@ 4 : 2 .
Paul wrote : “ Christ , while we were yet we@@ ak , died for ung@@ o@@ dly men at the appointed time . . . .
Why Is There So Mu@@ ch Cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion ?
We must never be like those descri@@ bed by an experienced anointed Christian : “ They think of God as a s@@ ort of c@@ el@@ es@@ ti@@ al wa@@ it@@ er , ” he said .
As at Revelation 11 : 8 , “ Egy@@ pt ” is sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic of Satan’s world .
It was the first dic@@ tion@@ ary for the gener@@ al public in that language .
No one is ever to@@ t@@ ally pre@@ pared for the death of a loved one .
Jesus called attention to the fulfill@@ ment of Davi@@ d’s prophe@@ tic words when He refer@@ red to his be@@ tra@@ y@@ er and told his apostles : “ I am not tal@@ king about all of you ; I know the ones I have cho@@ s@@ en .
Who , then , is to have the things you st@@ ored up ? ” ​ — Luke 12 : 20 .
R@@ em@@ ember , too , Jeremiah and the way he was tre@@ ated by his mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous persecu@@ t@@ ors . — Jeremiah 20 : 1 - 9 .
Who made this transl@@ ation ?
Because of their tra@@ ining from the Scriptures , some bo@@ ys who saw Jesus at the temple cri@@ ed out : “ Sa@@ ve , we pray , the Son of David ! ” ​ — Matthew 21 : 15 , 16 .
Jesus said : “ The one who has end@@ ur@@ ed to the end [ the end of his present life or the end of this wicked system of things ] will be sa@@ ved . ”
25 T@@ each Your Ch@@ il@@ dren ​ — She W@@ as Lo@@ ved by God and by H@@ er F@@ ri@@ ends
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , she pers@@ is@@ ted .
11 / 1
Those who desi@@ red to serve Jehovah began to be cle@@ ans@@ ed of v@@ es@@ ti@@ ges of false religion and com@@ men@@ ced preaching the good news of the esta@@ bli@@ shed Kingdom worl@@ d@@ wide , a work to be comple@@ ted before the end of this wicked system of things . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
Jehovah displa@@ ys these tra@@ its in a perfect , bal@@ an@@ ced way .
If we are to keep on ‘ standing fir@@ m against the ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations of the Devil , ’ we must continue to value our in@@ her@@ it@@ ance high@@ ly .
Al@@ so , it “ rejo@@ ic@@ es with the truth , ” and it “ be@@ ars all things , believ@@ es all things , ho@@ p@@ es all things , end@@ u@@ res all things . ”
Be@@ fore I expla@@ in why he has found his life to be wor@@ th living , let me tell you his st@@ ory .
Hence , our b@@ ra@@ ins di@@ ff@@ er great@@ ly from those of ani@@ mal@@ s .
Des@@ pite their past , no@@ ne of Jac@@ ob@@ ’s sons were exc@@ lu@@ ded from his blessings
If the ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved wants to talk about the tra@@ ge@@ dy , listen with interest and pati@@ ence .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , he ga@@ ther@@ ed against them the sons of A@@ m@@ m@@ on and A@@ mal@@ ek . Then they went and stru@@ ck Israel and took pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the city of p@@ al@@ m tre@@ es .
What a privilege we have to give Jehovah , the Creator of all things , the honor and glory he so ri@@ ch@@ ly deser@@ ves ! ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s ke@@ en@@ ly desi@@ red that his spiritual brothers and sisters in C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e “ fin@@ ally stand complete . ”
Why They S@@ tri@@ ve to Be H@@ on@@ est at All T@@ im@@ es
If we continue to he@@ ed his loving war@@ n@@ ings against three bad influ@@ ences ​ — the crow@@ d , our own hearts , and un@@ real@@ ities — ​ we will be much more likely to re@@ ach our des@@ t@@ in@@ ation of everlasting life .
So@@ on after my bri@@ ef vis@@ it to Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , I re@@ turned to S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land and pre@@ pared for the z@@ one work .
Samuel told the king to wa@@ it for him to come to offer sacrific@@ es to Jehovah and to provide fur@@ ther direction .
How the ransom works can be illustr@@ ated by the situation of people who have been de@@ f@@ ra@@ u@@ ded of all their sa@@ v@@ ings by a cor@@ ru@@ pt ban@@ k and thus f@@ ell into de@@ b@@ t .
If his heart se@@ cre@@ tly became en@@ tic@@ ed upon b@@ eho@@ l@@ ding heavenly bo@@ dies , such as the mo@@ on , and if his ‘ hand k@@ is@@ sed his m@@ ou@@ th , ’ perhaps thro@@ wing a k@@ is@@ s with his hand in an i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ r@@ ous act , he would be an i@@ do@@ later who den@@ i@@ ed God .
In fact , Jehovah acc@@ used Israelites who ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted ti@@ thing in Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s day of ‘ ro@@ b@@ b@@ ing him in ti@@ th@@ es and o@@ ffer@@ ings . ’
R@@ U@@ N@@ O@@ F@@ F
“ When we gre@@ w older and real@@ ized the situation we were in , we were over@@ come by a feel@@ ing of in@@ se@@ cur@@ ity and sa@@ dness .
And even those who w@@ an@@ der from Jehovah’s way of tru@@ en@@ ess ​ — as did David at times — ​ have the as@@ sur@@ ance that God is still “ a place of conc@@ e@@ al@@ ment ” for rep@@ ent@@ ant wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers .
“ I keep liter@@ ature in my scho@@ ol@@ ba@@ g , ” says Ju@@ li@@ a , 16 , “ and I listen to the op@@ in@@ i@@ ons and beli@@ ef@@ s expres@@ sed by my cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es .
The sister ans@@ wer@@ ed , “ [ He ] is only an imper@@ fect human . ”
We real@@ ize that we are very close to the end and that to sur@@ vi@@ ve , we need to stay close to Jehovah and be foc@@ used on serving him
To re@@ ach a certain des@@ t@@ in@@ ation sa@@ f@@ ely , he u@@ su@@ ally must follow a pre@@ appro@@ ved f@@ light p@@ ath .
David became a re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ent of God’s mer@@ cy . ​ — Read 2 Samuel 12 : 13 .
( K@@ no@@ x ) For the Christian congregation to fun@@ ction har@@ mon@@ i@@ ously , each member must be concer@@ ned about the well - being of his fellow believers , including the el@@ der@@ ly . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 2 .
What pro@@ spe@@ ct does “ the first resurrection ” offer ?
It may be true that a high@@ er living stan@@ d@@ ard ​ — having an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of food , clo@@ thing , sh@@ el@@ ter , and other am@@ en@@ ities — ​ could contribu@@ te to a more com@@ for@@ table life or may even allow for better medi@@ cal care and thus ad@@ d a few years to a person@@ ’s life sp@@ an .
I than@@ k Jehovah for br@@ ing@@ ing us together .
We should have affe@@ ction for wisdom as for a de@@ arly loved sister .
The fact that God is et@@ er@@ n@@ al .
Are you quic@@ k to act when cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting influ@@ ences are making in@@ ro@@ a@@ ds among your close associ@@ ates ?
On@@ ly Noah and his small family sur@@ vi@@ ved the D@@ elu@@ ge .
God’s Word can direc@@ t “ the in@@ experienced one ” to act wis@@ ely , ‘ making his eyes shin@@ e . ’
He might well ask himself , ‘ A@@ m I set@@ ting asi@@ de time to study God’s Word , and am I pra@@ ying for wisdom ? ’
He told ‘ ever@@ yone there among them not to think more of himself than it was necess@@ ary to think . ’
As the time for the end dre@@ w near , Jehovah told Noah to en@@ ter into the ar@@ k and inform@@ ed him : “ In just se@@ ven days more I am making it ra@@ in upon the earth for@@ ty days and for@@ ty ni@@ gh@@ ts ; and I will wi@@ pe every ex@@ is@@ ting thing that I have made off the sur@@ face of the gr@@ ound . ”
Such knowledge s@@ ti@@ r@@ s their heart , chang@@ es their way of thinking , and be@@ comes part of them .
The apostle John wrote that “ the whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one . ”
By the end of the year , she was once again stud@@ ying the Bible in ear@@ n@@ est .
He began teaching them about God’s Kingdom .
Who does not pre@@ f@@ er to live among pe@@ ace@@ ful , dec@@ ent people who can be tru@@ sted ?
Hence , E@@ z@@ r@@ a foc@@ uses only on the events that per@@ tain to this purpose .
Satan’s rule has never benef@@ ited mankind
The A@@ ra@@ d O@@ str@@ ac@@ a
Now there are more than 20 mission@@ aries in the cap@@ it@@ al and in the inter@@ i@@ or .
Au@@ g@@ s@@ bur@@ g , of course , was where the Lu@@ ther@@ ans in 1@@ 5@@ 30 pres@@ ented their ba@@ si@@ c t@@ ene@@ t , the Au@@ g@@ s@@ bur@@ g Con@@ fes@@ sion , which was re@@ je@@ cted by the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch , le@@ ading to the ir@@ re@@ conc@@ il@@ able ri@@ ft between Pro@@ t@@ est@@ an@@ tism and Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ ism .
The women do ma@@ st@@ er@@ ful we@@ a@@ ving in b@@ right col@@ ors , and their pro@@ du@@ cts are po@@ pul@@ ar with t@@ ou@@ ris@@ ts .
What has he done to cause them to re@@ be@@ l ?
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , it is not en@@ ough to tell a person what the Bible says in order for him to believe it and act upon it .
Such sub@@ tle temp@@ t@@ ations , though , are desi@@ gn@@ ed to influ@@ ence our desi@@ res and cor@@ ru@@ pt our heart .
That ano@@ in@@ ting com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned him as H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est for believ@@ ing ones of the enti@@ re human family and as their future King .
For example , some s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists say that ev@@ olu@@ tion@@ ary the@@ ory and s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ies in other fi@@ el@@ ds demonstr@@ ate that there is no longer any need to believe in God , that everything can be explained by n@@ atur@@ al pro@@ cess@@ es .
S@@ in and imper@@ fe@@ ction n@@ atur@@ ally lead humans to what des@@ t@@ in@@ ation , yet what does Jehovah want for us ?
The next article will give more pro@@ of that their great@@ est desire is to honor the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah and obey the guid@@ ance in his own Bo@@ ok , the Bible . ​ — Psalm 7@@ 1 : 15 , 16 .
If Jehovah God , who says “ I have not chang@@ ed , ” vie@@ wed being clean and un@@ de@@ fil@@ ed as such an important fac@@ t@@ or in true worship back then , we today must take seri@@ ously the matter of being clean physi@@ c@@ ally , mor@@ ally , and spiritually if we want his appro@@ val and blessing . ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 6 ; Romans 15 : 4 ; 1 Corinthians 10 : 11 , 31 .
But he re@@ je@@ cted their ad@@ vice !
They also pointed to the message of comfort found at Psalm 34 : 18 , Psalm 37 : 29 , Isaiah 25 : 8 , and Revelation 21 : 3 , 4 .
The R@@ o@@ o@@ t of M@@ an@@ kin@@ d’s Tr@@ ou@@ ble
Do you understand that your dedic@@ ation and baptism id@@ enti@@ fy you as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in associ@@ ation with God’s spirit - direc@@ ted organization ?
As Jesus Christ and his disciples travel@@ ed from Ca@@ per@@ na@@ u@@ m and ne@@ ared the g@@ ate of Na@@ in , they me@@ t a bu@@ ri@@ al pro@@ c@@ es@@ sion , and Jesus ca@@ ught sight of a wi@@ do@@ w who had lost her only son .
Who are being ra@@ ised up by Jehovah ?
F@@ un@@ dam@@ ent@@ al to such love , Jesus taught , is our relationship with God .
These artic@@ les will help us to see how we can w@@ in our r@@ ace for the pri@@ ze of everlasting life .
Y@@ oung ones receive ad@@ vice from all kin@@ ds of people ​ — including school guid@@ ance coun@@ sel@@ ors , who u@@ su@@ ally think pur@@ ely in ter@@ ms of succ@@ ess in the se@@ cul@@ ar world .
In Paul’s day , there were occasi@@ ons when Christian women , perhaps imp@@ el@@ led by holy spirit , pray@@ ed or pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed in the congregation .
The Q@@ u@@ est U@@ sed in the S@@ ear@@ ch
Paul does not discus@@ s every conc@@ ei@@ va@@ ble proble@@ m that might ar@@ ise between a husband and a wife .
L@@ y@@ de@@ k@@ k@@ er
A ke@@ y fac@@ t@@ or is that you ‘ s@@ ow with a view to the spirit . ’
Acc@@ ording to The In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational St@@ and@@ ard Bible En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pa@@ e@@ dia , this word ref@@ ers to “ a ( religious ) st@@ ory that has no con@@ ne@@ ction with re@@ ality . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , it will be encourag@@ ing to have li@@ mit@@ ed d@@ ele@@ g@@ ations re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting different coun@@ tri@@ es at each place .
Greek famili@@ es in the A@@ th@@ ens are@@ a prac@@ tice Kingdom song@@ s during a Christian ga@@ ther@@ ing
Fa@@ il@@ ure to as@@ su@@ me the responsi@@ bility of war@@ ning people of the cho@@ ice that lies before them could result in our inc@@ ur@@ ring b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t .
Jesus said : “ Ke@@ ep on as@@ king , and it will be given you ; keep on see@@ king , and you will find ; keep on kno@@ c@@ king , and it will be op@@ ened to you .
The bil@@ li@@ ons of humans now living des@@ c@@ ended from those ei@@ ght individuals who had Jehovah’s ba@@ c@@ king . ​ — G@@ en .
As you consider his counsel on these important matters , try to see your situation ​ — sing@@ le or married — ​ as a way to serve Jehovah more fully .
How did Jehovah’s a@@ ban@@ don@@ ment of Jerusalem become evid@@ ent in 70 C.E . ?
Per@@ haps a decision has to be made regarding a move or a change of jo@@ b or regarding every@@ day matters , such as where to take a v@@ ac@@ ation or how to ad@@ just the family bu@@ d@@ get so as to cop@@ e with the ris@@ ing co@@ st of living .
“ The One tel@@ ling from the beg@@ in@@ ning the fin@@ ale , and from long ag@@ o the things that have not been done . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A@@ I@@ A@@ H 4@@ 6 : 10 .
Un@@ til rec@@ ently there was no Witness of Jehovah on P@@ at@@ mo@@ s .
I cle@@ an@@ ed up my appe@@ ar@@ ance and spe@@ e@@ ch .
Since the first century , much has chang@@ ed ​ — but not under@@ l@@ ying principles .
The f@@ our@@ th ty@@ pe , un@@ like the other three , is “ fine ” and “ good so@@ il . ”
I had a lo@@ t of respect for God .
For se@@ ven years , just as s@@ own se@@ ed has be@@ gu@@ n to s@@ pr@@ out , p@@ lun@@ der@@ ing hor@@ des of cam@@ el - ri@@ ding M@@ idi@@ an@@ ites , A@@ mal@@ ek@@ ites , and E@@ ast@@ er@@ n@@ ers des@@ c@@ end upon the land .
Sh@@ ould Jesus ’ death be com@@ mem@@ or@@ ated mon@@ th@@ ly , we@@ ek@@ ly , or even da@@ ily ?
Then make a l@@ ist of st@@ ep@@ s you might take to over@@ come these or to cop@@ e with them more effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
• What reas@@ ons do we have to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in prayer ?
It is the same with the use of “ the s@@ word of the spirit ” in our spiritual war@@ f@@ are .
Does God love ever@@ yone , both the good and the evil ?
L@@ it@@ tle children may eas@@ ily be s@@ wa@@ yed by others .
He was not fo@@ ol@@ ed by Satan’s promises , nor did he have to take time to we@@ i@@ gh the pro@@ s and con@@ s .
Ha@@ ving a self - important attitude could also pre@@ v@@ ent us from accep@@ ting much - needed counsel .
F@@ re@@ qu@@ ently tal@@ king with your children gives you greater acc@@ ess to their thoughts and feelings .
It most certainly requi@@ red courage in the first century to re@@ ject family religious tra@@ di@@ tions ​ — Juda@@ ism , emp@@ er@@ or worship , worship of pa@@ g@@ an de@@ ities — ​ and to jo@@ in a mo@@ v@@ ement that was der@@ i@@ ded by both Jews and Romans .
As long as you know the way to your des@@ t@@ in@@ ation , cho@@ o@@ sing the right ro@@ ad pres@@ ents no proble@@ m .
Does it s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ate in you a desire to com@@ mit wrong ac@@ ts ? ​ — J@@ as .
Th@@ an@@ k@@ fully , we can recogn@@ ize these c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty ac@@ ts , since the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s me@@ tho@@ ds have been recorded for us in God’s Word .
Thus , they were ‘ sub@@ je@@ cts for Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na , ’ d@@ ou@@ bly so in com@@ par@@ is@@ on with the Jewish P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es .
M@@ ake the F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening practic@@ al , and make your home a sa@@ fe ha@@ ven .
How could anyone ‘ reg@@ ard re@@ pro@@ of ’ un@@ less it is first given ?
O@@ p@@ position was enc@@ oun@@ tered in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i , where Paul heal@@ ed a serv@@ ant gi@@ r@@ l who had been making pre@@ dic@@ tions under the influ@@ ence of “ a dem@@ on of div@@ in@@ ation . ”
Why is prayer ess@@ enti@@ al to cop@@ e with temp@@ tation ?
N@@ an@@ cy P@@ or@@ ter
He received an ex@@ ten@@ sive educ@@ ation .
• How can we show concer@@ n for the fore@@ ign@@ ers among us ?
What are some ca@@ uses of ‘ tri@@ bul@@ ation in the flesh ’ ?
However , the dedic@@ ated brother should offer prayer .
It en@@ ab@@ les us to avoid b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t .
There will always be more to learn about him .
The apostle Paul was inspired to wr@@ ite : “ Adam was not dec@@ ei@@ ved , but the woman was thor@@ ough@@ ly dec@@ ei@@ ved and came to be in trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion . ”
R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ing my promise to An@@ n@@ un@@ z@@ i@@ at@@ o , I asked the Witness if I could have a Bible study .
Yet , C@@ am@@ pan@@ us was un@@ deter@@ red .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N in the city of A@@ th@@ ens , the apostle Paul went every day to the mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place to preach the good news about Jesus .
But now that I have had to a@@ da@@ pt to different circumstances , I no longer com@@ pla@@ in about food .
To find out , let us re@@ view some events that led to a David - and - Go@@ li@@ ath con@@ fr@@ on@@ tation between a small band of Jehovah’s Witnesses and the gi@@ ant Na@@ z@@ i war ma@@ ch@@ ine .
What is@@ sue th@@ reat@@ ened the un@@ ity of the first - century Christian congregation , and what was at st@@ ake ?
Is this a su@@ it@@ able sub@@ s@@ titu@@ te for a for@@ ma@@ l educ@@ ation ?
How can we show appreciation for the privilege of be@@ aring God’s holy name ?
W@@ ell , who can , and why should we be op@@ ti@@ mis@@ tic about the future ?
How can these st@@ at@@ ements be har@@ mon@@ ized ?
We were invit@@ ed to serve at the Un@@ ited St@@ ates Bethel ​ — some 38 years after the first time we app@@ lied .
A form@@ er prom@@ in@@ ent pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ an in the are@@ a was imp@@ ressed by the work .
So if we are going to ple@@ ase Jehovah and serve him sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der , we must not show fav@@ or@@ it@@ ism or ‘ ad@@ mi@@ re person@@ alities for our own benefit . ’ ​ — Ju@@ de 4 , 16 .
So J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally conclu@@ des : “ Let Jehovah the Ju@@ dge ju@@ dge today between the sons of Israel and the sons of A@@ m@@ m@@ on . ” ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 11 : 23 - 27 .
The for@@ t@@ ress hous@@ es members of the P@@ ra@@ et@@ ori@@ an G@@ u@@ ard , who serve as the emp@@ er@@ or@@ ’s bo@@ d@@ y@@ gu@@ ar@@ ds , and also the c@@ it@@ y’s po@@ li@@ ce for@@ ce .
Although Paul had used the Corinthians ’ in@@ iti@@ al ze@@ al for the col@@ le@@ ction to encoura@@ ge the M@@ ace@@ don@@ ians , en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m in Corin@@ th had w@@ an@@ ed .
Even more up@@ li@@ f@@ ting is the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s as@@ sur@@ ance that Jehovah God and his Son , Jesus Christ , care about us .
U@@ p@@ on my arri@@ val , I was hor@@ ri@@ fied to find four people ​ — including my mother — ​ mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed !
But Satan did not question God’s power .
You will find examples that you can apply in your family and in the congregation as well as when cop@@ ing with challeng@@ es .
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how an inv@@ isi@@ ble for@@ ce can gu@@ i@@ de a person .
David , who has already sp@@ ent sever@@ al years in the full - time ministry , re@@ members how it imp@@ ressed him that his parents began serving as special pione@@ ers when he and his brother were small .
Such congregations need plac@@ es to me@@ et and worship .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , he feel@@ s that there is a 9@@ 0 - per@@ c@@ ent ch@@ ance that the James on the os@@ su@@ ary was the half brother of Jesus Christ .
And he was pre@@ serving it ali@@ ve , and it was gro@@ wing up with him and with his sons , all together . From his mor@@ sel it would e@@ at , and from his c@@ up it would dr@@ ink , and in his bo@@ som it would li@@ e , and it came to be as a daugh@@ ter to him .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the temple buil@@ t during Solom@@ on@@ ’s re@@ ign served as the fo@@ cal point for the worship of Jehovah , where prayers were offered . ​ — 1 K@@ i .
A@@ m@@ ong the ans@@ wers received , one stan@@ ds out : While they were gro@@ wing up , some young ones were not encoura@@ ged to pur@@ sue spiritual go@@ als .
But then A@@ sa@@ ph thought of the advan@@ ta@@ ges of dra@@ wing close to God and conclu@@ ded that it was good for him .
It was accep@@ table to Jehovah only if offered according to the guid@@ el@@ ines that he had esta@@ bli@@ shed .
( a ) Why were the Israelites told : “ Lo@@ ve Jehovah your God ” ?
Acc@@ ording to hist@@ ori@@ an J@@ ona L@@ end@@ ering , “ P@@ l@@ at@@ o@@ ’s h@@ y@@ po@@ th@@ esis that our soul was once in a better place and now lives in a fal@@ le@@ n world made it eas@@ y to com@@ bin@@ e pl@@ at@@ on@@ ic ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y and Christi@@ an@@ ity . ”
Saul gre@@ e@@ di@@ ly took the spo@@ il in@@ stead of destro@@ ying it as God had comman@@ ded .
As@@ k others how they have benef@@ ited from bel@@ ong@@ ing to Jehovah
For example , the apostle Paul wr@@ ites : “ Wh@@ atever vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e there is and wh@@ atever pra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy thing there is , continue consider@@ ing these things . ”
How did the teachings of O@@ ri@@ g@@ en and Au@@ gu@@ st@@ ine mis@@ re@@ present Kingdom truth ?
Although such a person@@ ’s in@@ ten@@ tions are not always r@@ om@@ an@@ tic or im@@ moral , of@@ ten@@ times they are .
That may leave our el@@ der@@ ly fellow Witnesses in a difficult situation .
They challeng@@ ed God’s guid@@ ance sever@@ al times .
The repor@@ t ad@@ ded : “ The V@@ olu@@ n@@ te@@ er Ser@@ vice De@@ par@@ t@@ ment reg@@ is@@ tered work@@ ers from among the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates to man all [ the ] de@@ par@@ t@@ ments , pur@@ ely out of the joy of serving their fellow wit@@ nesses . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther , the same mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites who kil@@ led him were determined to k@@ ill La@@ z@@ ar@@ us as well , since his resurrection was boo@@ sting the faith of so many .
Jehovah’s Witnesses stri@@ ve to imitate Jesus ’ me@@ tho@@ ds in their ministry .
He is descri@@ bed as being “ the power of God and the wisdom of God . ”
E@@ arly in his earthly ministry , Jesus taught his disciples in a str@@ ik@@ ing way that recogn@@ iz@@ ing his authority and obe@@ ying his comman@@ ds would lead to blessings .
6 : 6 - 10 , 18 , 19 .
A@@ m@@ ong other things , God’s spirit com@@ for@@ ted the apostles during their tri@@ als and streng@@ th@@ ened them to continue doing God’s will . ​ — Acts 4 : 31 .
He provided food for their bo@@ dies and spiritual food for their min@@ ds and hearts .
In view of this counsel , let us consider the following questions : Why should we pa@@ y attention to our prayers ?
I@@ N TH@@ E year 200@@ 2 , Jehovah’s Witnesses held a dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion in the city of M@@ ban@@ da@@ ka , in the nor@@ th@@ w@@ es@@ ter@@ n part of the D@@ emo@@ cr@@ ati@@ c Re@@ public of C@@ ongo .
As you may know , a h@@ y@@ po@@ th@@ esis “ imp@@ lies in@@ su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient evidence to provide more than a ten@@ t@@ ative ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation . ”
In 2 Peter chap@@ ter 3 , you will find this occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence and see that our future is involved .
On@@ ce Jehovah has dra@@ wn us , we should be concer@@ ned with rema@@ ining in his love .
( a ) What are we as@@ king God to do when we pray : “ Let your Kingdom come ” ?
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , Chris@@ tend@@ om has become inc@@ reas@@ ingly t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant of im@@ mor@@ ality among its members .
Those God - fe@@ aring young men did not pre@@ su@@ me that Jehovah would mirac@@ ul@@ ously prote@@ ct them from physical har@@ m .
But at that meeting , Jac@@ o@@ b did something E@@ sa@@ u did not ex@@ pect .
She a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ zed for her be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
O@@ ther Scriptural responsi@@ bil@@ ities may re@@ du@@ ce the am@@ ount of time that we can set asi@@ de for the preaching work .
A small re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of these he@@ ir@@ s of the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom are still on earth .
If we are to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard the heart and ple@@ ase God , cro@@ o@@ ked spe@@ e@@ ch and de@@ vi@@ ousness must be avo@@ i@@ ded .
He was standing in the pres@@ ence of Jehovah .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , however , in his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , he gave his apostles and others the as@@ sur@@ ance that such op@@ position would not necess@@ ar@@ ily end@@ anger their deep - felt happiness .
The following Tu@@ es@@ day his con@@ dition wor@@ sen@@ ed , and at 4 : 26 a@@ .@@ m . , Mar@@ ch 14 , he was pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced dead by his do@@ ct@@ or .
N@@ ever feel that Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice cannot co@@ ver your sin@@ s .
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s a written rec@@ ord of ancient events and people ; ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gy tri@@ es to rec@@ over information about these events and people by exam@@ ining wh@@ atever tr@@ ac@@ es of them can be found still rema@@ ining in the so@@ il .
It was 19@@ 22 .
B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ing that he was ac@@ ting “ sh@@ re@@ w@@ dly , ” he at@@ temp@@ ted to re@@ du@@ ce their num@@ bers by sub@@ je@@ cting them to ty@@ ran@@ n@@ ic@@ al slave la@@ b@@ or under the l@@ as@@ h of t@@ as@@ k@@ ma@@ st@@ ers ​ — be@@ aring bur@@ den@@ s , making cla@@ y mor@@ ta@@ r , and meeting da@@ ily qu@@ o@@ t@@ as of bri@@ c@@ ks . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 1 : 8 - 14 ; 5 : 6 - 18 .
We re@@ turned ti@@ red , ma@@ y@@ be , but jo@@ y@@ ful ? I@@ ’@@ l@@ l say ! ”
What have I done to deser@@ ve all this cal@@ am@@ ity ? ’
It may be necess@@ ary to talk with your brother more than once in order to make peace ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 15 )
Then we can talk about what it means .
As Jehovah’s appointed King , the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus has full authority to car@@ ry out God’s origin@@ al purpose for man .
For the last se@@ ven years before his death in No@@ v@@ ember 200@@ 2 , Di@@ et@@ ma@@ r needed care and attention around the clo@@ ck .
Re@@ ally , all through life , one of our great@@ est needs is to be loved .
While serving in a cir@@ cu@@ it in Par@@ an@@ á St@@ ate , we again received one of those large bro@@ wn en@@ vel@@ op@@ es from the branch of@@ fice .
Bro@@ thers and sisters d@@ ressed as h@@ ik@@ ers car@@ ri@@ ed liter@@ ature over the Gi@@ ant M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s into Ger@@ many
So where can we turn for clear , un@@ ambi@@ gu@@ ous la@@ ws and principles with which to tra@@ in our conscience to be a sa@@ fe gu@@ i@@ de ?
The me@@ ch@@ ani@@ c told us that he had never made anything like it before , but it wor@@ ked well !
These are nor@@ ma@@ l things in life .
The Hebrew word ʼ@@ a@@ ·@@ men@@ ʹ has the ba@@ si@@ c meaning of “ sur@@ ely . ”
Th@@ in@@ king he is the gar@@ den@@ er , she ans@@ wers : “ S@@ ir , if you have car@@ ri@@ ed him off , tell me where you have la@@ id him , and I will take him away . ”
As a result of the war in heaven , Jesus h@@ ur@@ led the Devil and the dem@@ ons down to the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of the earth .
O@@ U@@ R Creator has di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied humans with the pri@@ c@@ eless gift of free will .
But she tru@@ sted that Jehovah would comfort her , so she continued to worship at the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le and p@@ our out her heart in prayer .
What s@@ ort of sal@@ vation did Jehovah’s servants of ancient times experience ?
L@@ ater , such God - fe@@ aring pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s as Noah , Abraham , Jac@@ o@@ b , and Job offered similar sacrific@@ es , which pleas@@ ed God .
Al@@ ong with my si@@ x brothers and sisters , I sp@@ ent my days in the fi@@ el@@ ds taking care of the sheep or cultiv@@ ating our me@@ ag@@ er p@@ lo@@ ts of land .
S@@ ever@@ al Christian brothers me@@ t us on our arri@@ val in S@@ an@@ ti@@ ag@@ o , the cap@@ it@@ al .
“ H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds , ” wrote Paul , “ continue loving your wi@@ ves , just as the Christ also loved the congregation and deli@@ vered up himself for it . ”
Lo@@ cal grou@@ ps of Christians me@@ t as “ congregations of God ”
How A@@ c@@ qui@@ red ?
On earth , God’s people will appe@@ ar to be de@@ f@@ en@@ sel@@ ess . They will obey the instru@@ ctions given in the days of King Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at : “ You will not need to fi@@ ght this bat@@ tle .
How did David expres@@ s his confidence in Jehovah’s concer@@ n for him person@@ ally ?
When the apostle Paul , form@@ er@@ ly a persecu@@ t@@ or of Christians , declar@@ ed that God’s “ will is that all s@@ or@@ ts of men should be sa@@ ved , ” he re@@ af@@ fir@@ m@@ ed that God is free from bi@@ as .
Is it not com@@ for@@ ting to know that soon God will fulf@@ ill his promise to end all suffering ?
What do my prayers say about me ? ’
No , Abra@@ m would not be per@@ mit@@ ted to set@@ tle in the comfort of a city .
A@@ B
Gi@@ ve an example to show that we should have confidence in God - given hope .
W@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ E giving the prophecy about the si@@ gn of his pres@@ ence and of the conclu@@ sion of the system of things , Jesus said : “ Just as the days of Noah were , so the pres@@ ence of the Son of man will be . ”
Bo@@ th men and women look for@@ ward to enjo@@ ying “ the gl@@ ori@@ ous fre@@ e@@ dom of the children of God , ” when they will deli@@ ght in “ the real life . ”
What is a perfect man like ?
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 19@@ 9 , 1@@ 29
How f@@ it@@ ting that Moses gives a st@@ er@@ n war@@ ning against i@@ do@@ l worship !
“ A large do@@ or that lea@@ ds to activ@@ ity ” is still wide o@@ pen to all of Jehovah’s servants .
V@@ el@@ va , B@@ en@@ ne@@ t@@ t , and me being baptized by T@@ ed K@@ le@@ in on A@@ pri@@ l 18 , 19@@ 40
This dra@@ ws on fine Scriptural ad@@ vice found in the book The Se@@ cre@@ t of F@@ am@@ ily H@@ app@@ iness and other public@@ ations of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
19 , 20 . ( a ) Wh@@ ere can we find good illustr@@ ations ?
T@@ w@@ o angels helped righteous Lo@@ t and his daugh@@ ters to sur@@ vi@@ ve the des@@ tru@@ ction of the wicked c@@ ities of So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h by es@@ cor@@ ting them out of that are@@ a .
Of course , some wi@@ do@@ ws are not el@@ der@@ ly .
The psalmis@@ t’s words re@@ mind us of a second reason for the ze@@ al of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
“ Gen@@ er@@ ous Per@@ son Will Be B@@ less@@ ed ” ( contribu@@ tions ) , No@@ v .
We should , therefore , be inc@@ reas@@ ingly inter@@ ested in our brothers , so that we can encoura@@ ge them wh@@ en@@ ever needed .
Let us remember that Jehovah’s organization is made up of two par@@ ts , one in heaven and the other on earth .
Christ’s sacrifice had made such o@@ ffer@@ ings ob@@ so@@ le@@ te .
But the Bi@@ bli@@ cal answer was fin@@ ally found , and it vi@@ r@@ tually ele@@ c@@ tri@@ fied a conven@@ tion a@@ udi@@ ence in W@@ a@@ shin@@ g@@ t@@ on , D@@ .@@ C . , in the year 19@@ 35 .
They will be h@@ ur@@ led into “ the l@@ ake of fi@@ re . ”
L@@ ack of faith is “ the sin that eas@@ ily ent@@ ang@@ les us . ”
Jehovah may use you to at@@ tr@@ act those who are hu@@ ng@@ ering and th@@ ir@@ sting for spiritual guid@@ ance , as J@@ a@@ vi@@ er and Mar@@ u were . ​ — Is@@ a .
R@@ ap@@ e , s@@ adi@@ s@@ m , gan@@ g ra@@ pe , b@@ es@@ ti@@ ality , and the se@@ x@@ u@@ al a@@ bu@@ se of children are some of the sub@@ je@@ cts that por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y fe@@ atu@@ res as en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ing .
* We do know , though , that they were things with no future , things that would end when the Babyl@@ on@@ ians con@@ qu@@ ered Jerusalem in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
I was close to death sever@@ al times , but than@@ ks to Jehovah’s prote@@ ctive hand , I sur@@ vi@@ ved
They are determined to support them .
In the same letter , Paul ur@@ ged Timothy : “ Do your ut@@ most to arri@@ ve before w@@ in@@ ter . ”
If pra@@ ying for a si@@ ck ani@@ ma@@ l , they may cho@@ ose “ Sa@@ in@@ t ” F@@ ran@@ c@@ is of As@@ sis@@ i or to “ Sa@@ in@@ t ” Ju@@ de T@@ ha@@ d@@ de@@ us if they are at the point of des@@ pa@@ ir over a lost cause .
How was a woman who had been a@@ do@@ p@@ ted at bir@@ th able to cop@@ e with feelings of a@@ ban@@ don@@ ment ?
It had an ex@@ ten@@ sive vo@@ ca@@ bul@@ ary and was rich in ter@@ ms that were u@@ se@@ ful when spiritual matters had to be explained .
And we wel@@ come his counsel and discipl@@ ine when because of our imper@@ fe@@ ctions we f@@ all sh@@ ort of his standards . ​ — P@@ s .
Although the Israelites were born into a dedic@@ ated nation , each individu@@ al had to make a personal decision to serve God .
“ Wh@@ atever you are doing , work at it whole - sou@@ led as to Jehovah , and not to men . ” ​ — C@@ O@@ L@@ O@@ S@@ S@@ I@@ AN@@ S 3 : 23 .
O@@ r do we mo@@ des@@ tly and pray@@ er@@ fully consider whether we can fulf@@ ill the dem@@ ands of the assignment ? Bro@@ ther A .
In this way nothing will take place that lea@@ ves the cou@@ ple with un@@ pleas@@ ant mem@@ ori@@ es .
A few Witnesses lived in the are@@ a , but in the to@@ wn it@@ self there was only one , V@@ il@@ ma K@@ r@@ ū@@ min@@ ̗@@ a ​ — an el@@ der@@ ly sister .
As Christians , we have a challeng@@ ing p@@ ath to follow .
Let D@@ el@@ ph@@ ine answer : “ I see my daugh@@ ter in the future .
On the other hand , “ there will prove to be no future for anyone bad . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , living with suffering can bring out the best in a person .
While on earth , he for@@ ged a close b@@ ond with his followers .
A ke@@ y st@@ ep is regul@@ arly being with devo@@ ted Christians who have long tri@@ ed to be like their Father .
The account of the early Christians , who were emp@@ ow@@ ered by holy spirit , is both exc@@ iting and high@@ ly mean@@ ing@@ ful to us today .
1 : 2 ; Luke 2 : 37 ; Acts 4 : 20 ; 1 Th@@ ess .
How do Christian elders follow the example set by God , as recorded at E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 34 : 15 , 16 ?
Be@@ fore long , viol@@ ent crow@@ ds came after Paul , h@@ ur@@ ling st@@ ones at him .
P@@ res@@ ently , we are pione@@ ering in the nor@@ th@@ w@@ est of Eng@@ land .
He was willing to do that because his feelings were based on real love , not mer@@ ely physical at@@ tr@@ action . ​ — Genesis 29 : 20 - 30 .
Will you desi@@ gn a house with a s@@ l@@ anted ro@@ of to shed ra@@ in and s@@ now ?
What mo@@ ves us to show deep respect for Jehovah ?
The bo@@ ard also than@@ ked Jehovah’s Witnesses for their pati@@ ent h@@ and@@ ling of a difficult situation .
Rather than going out and making their own disciples , many apost@@ ates seek to “ draw away the disciples [ that is , Christ’s disciples ] after themselves . ”
Like Paul and A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s , they pl@@ ant and water .
A S@@ te@@ al@@ thy En@@ coun@@ ter
D@@ O Y@@ O@@ U not find it am@@ a@@ z@@ ing that the fac@@ t@@ ors that s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists believe are ess@@ enti@@ al for life on any pl@@ an@@ et ei@@ ther appe@@ ar or are direc@@ tly imp@@ lied in the first chap@@ ter of the Bible ?
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 27 ]
S@@ ever@@ al times he inc@@ ited ang@@ ry mo@@ bs to att@@ ack us .
He also descri@@ bed his cour@@ ty@@ ard wal@@ ks .
My family lived in T@@ el@@ l@@ an@@ cour@@ t , a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge in nor@@ the@@ ast@@ er@@ n Fr@@ ance .
Why not see for yourself how the Bible can answer comm@@ on yet fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al questions about God , his purpose , and our future ?
What H@@ app@@ ened to The@@ m ? ( N@@ op@@ h and No ) , 7 / 1
We are not serving to imp@@ ress men by what we accom@@ pl@@ ish in Jehovah’s service .
How , then , could Jehovah ever act un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly ?
Mi@@ ca@@ h’s con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries , however , exerc@@ ise not justice but in@@ justice .
“ I want to do so many things , but I just can@@ ’t , ” expla@@ ins Pe@@ tr@@ a , who is in her 8@@ 0 ’ s .
Even when Noah could see that the earth had fin@@ ally “ d@@ ri@@ ed off ” ​ — after more than a year a@@ bo@@ ard the ar@@ k — ​ he still did not un@@ se@@ al the do@@ or and lead an ex@@ o@@ d@@ us from the con@@ fin@@ es of that v@@ es@@ sel .
Abra@@ m thus took a bo@@ ld public stand as a worshi@@ per of the true God , Jehovah , ex@@ pos@@ ing himself to ill will and possible physical d@@ anger .
If a worshi@@ per of Jehovah was to lo@@ se his clear sense of id@@ ent@@ ity , he might end up un@@ foc@@ used , without well - de@@ f@@ ined direction or go@@ als .
17 : 13 - 15 , 19 , 20 ; Acts 5 : 1 - 10 .
So di@@ g deep@@ ly into God’s Word . Me@@ dit@@ ate on it . And pray for holy spirit .
After the pro@@ gra@@ m one ev@@ ening , sever@@ al of us pione@@ ers went to see R@@ al@@ p@@ h’s new tra@@ il@@ er .
Many are bl@@ ind to Satan’s influ@@ ence , but there is no need for true Christians to be ign@@ or@@ ant of his t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s .
However , not all whom the Bible c@@ alls e@@ un@@ u@@ ch@@ s were ac@@ tually ca@@ str@@ ated .
In making this sub@@ s@@ titu@@ tion , the ch@@ ur@@ ches have , in effect , made D@@ ar@@ w@@ in a mo@@ der@@ n - day A@@ ris@@ to@@ tle and ev@@ olu@@ tion an article of faith .
The year 36 C.E . saw another sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant develop@@ ment ​ — the con@@ ver@@ sion and baptism of Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us , a G@@ ent@@ ile .
Saul had just 6@@ 00 sol@@ di@@ ers , and only he and J@@ on@@ a@@ than had we@@ ap@@ ons .
For example , on the night before his death , his disciples ar@@ gu@@ ed among themselves “ over which one of them was consider@@ ed to be the great@@ est . ”
In what kind of world did the early Christians live ?
Why P@@ ra@@ y ?
he ans@@ wer@@ ed . “ Why don@@ ’t we find out more about what the Bible has to say ? ”
These appointed men receive direction from the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy and will@@ ingly shepher@@ d the congregation .
For example , when the Israelites mu@@ r@@ mu@@ red and re@@ bel@@ led against Moses , Jehovah took their re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous actions person@@ ally , as direc@@ ted against him .
11 : 35 - 37 .
But David had other friends , such as the prophet Na@@ than .
Who set its me@@ a@@ su@@ re@@ ments , in case you know , or who st@@ re@@ t@@ ched out upon it the me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing l@@ ine ?
Consider the example of An@@ ne .
For example , the j@@ our@@ n@@ al Pe@@ di@@ at@@ ri@@ c@@ s repor@@ ts : “ D@@ ata su@@ gg@@ est that se@@ x@@ u@@ ally ac@@ tive a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ents are at high ris@@ k for de@@ pres@@ sion and su@@ i@@ ci@@ de . ”
Jehovah had instru@@ cted the pri@@ ests car@@ r@@ ying the ar@@ k of the covenant to mar@@ ch right into the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver .
L@@ ear@@ ning to serve God in un@@ ity with other imper@@ fect people is vital because there is only one body of true worshipp@@ ers .
Why should we not feel de@@ pri@@ ved because of not wit@@ ness@@ ing Jehovah’s spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar mirac@@ les of the past ?
A@@ n el@@ der@@ ly man declar@@ ed that God must have re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed him , and he bur@@ st into s@@ ong , sing@@ ing that the angels had sent us .
Be as@@ sur@@ ed , however , that the One who “ gives power to the ti@@ red one and full might to those l@@ ac@@ king strength ” can give you wh@@ atever you need to car@@ ry on .
We cannot be sure that the ty@@ pe of o@@ ffering had no be@@ aring on matters , since ne@@ i@@ ther of them had been told what was accep@@ table and what was not .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers of this kind are up@@ building and prom@@ o@@ te un@@ ity with our brothers .
• With what attitude should we a@@ wa@@ it Jehovah’s great day ?
Tru@@ e teachings .
Paul provided the ke@@ y in his pro@@ found st@@ at@@ ement about Jesus Christ : “ C@@ are@@ fully conc@@ e@@ aled in him are all the tre@@ a@@ sures of wisdom and of knowledge . ”
In ancient Israel , Jehovah made it clear to his people that physical cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness was ess@@ enti@@ al .
But do you also look for opportun@@ ities to expres@@ s appro@@ val for the good things he says and does ?
The older men in the congregation are ex@@ hor@@ ted to ‘ shepher@@ d the flo@@ ck of God in their care , ’ doing so will@@ ingly and e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly .
Our preaching work was still under ba@@ n , and we had no fin@@ an@@ cial ass@@ ist@@ ance , so we really had to thro@@ w our bur@@ den on Jehovah . ​ — Psalm 5@@ 5 : 22 .
L@@ ater , the family helped to esta@@ bl@@ ish a P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese - language congregation .
For example , have you tri@@ ed wit@@ ness@@ ing to people on the st@@ re@@ et or at their plac@@ es of emp@@ loy@@ ment ?
W@@ a@@ iting ​ — S@@ ource of F@@ ru@@ str@@ ation or of Jo@@ y ?
How does Jehovah draw she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike ones to his Son ?
Luke loy@@ ally accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed the pris@@ on@@ er on the long vo@@ y@@ age to I@@ tal@@ y and p@@ en@@ ned a vi@@ vi@@ d account of the shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ k they experienced .
“ I re@@ side in the high and holy place , ” Jehovah says , “ but also with those c@@ ru@@ shed and low@@ ly in spirit , to re@@ vi@@ ve the spirit of the low@@ ly and to re@@ vi@@ ve the heart of those being c@@ ru@@ shed . ” ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 7 : 15 .
If we are c@@ all@@ ous , co@@ ld , or indi@@ ffer@@ ent , we might in@@ ad@@ ver@@ ten@@ tly make their suffering wor@@ se .
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s de@@ fin@@ iti@@ on of “ soul ” is simp@@ le and cons@@ ist@@ ent .
Do wa@@ ke up to turn your attention to all the nations . Do not show fav@@ or to any h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful tra@@ it@@ ors .
When you see his happy , s@@ mil@@ ing face today , it is difficult to believe that he has had every reason to feel that he had been given a ra@@ w de@@ al in life .
M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ena says : “ My di@@ se@@ ase is prog@@ res@@ sive .
In the op@@ ening chap@@ ters of Matthe@@ w@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l , Jose@@ p@@ h’s name is mentioned ei@@ ght times , but Mar@@ y’s , only four .
They also are sla@@ ves of sin , d@@ ri@@ ven to do “ the things w@@ il@@ led by the flesh , ” which is a c@@ ru@@ el ma@@ ster .
How would you de@@ fine “ the re - cre@@ ation ” ?
That would mean that the div@@ or@@ ce was being ob@@ ta@@ ined against her wi@@ sh@@ es ; rather than re@@ je@@ cting her husband , she was still ready to for@@ give .
It was as if a s@@ cre@@ en b@@ lo@@ cked their eyes of dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment , just as a s@@ cre@@ en shi@@ el@@ ded the Ho@@ ly from the view of those in the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le cour@@ ty@@ ard . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 40 : 28 .
S@@ ing@@ ling out hus@@ ban@@ ds from among Christ’s followers , the apostle Paul wrote : “ H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds , continue loving your wi@@ ves , just as the Christ also loved the congregation and deli@@ vered up himself for it . ”
Tru@@ e , many in@@ s@@ ist that their use of i@@ ma@@ ges in worship is not i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
A situation that ar@@ ose in Moses ’ day demonstr@@ ates that .
• What future is there for those who op@@ pres@@ s Jehovah’s people ?
What , then , would be the lik@@ eli@@ ho@@ od that all the prophe@@ ci@@ es about the Messi@@ ah might be ful@@ filled by co@@ in@@ ci@@ d@@ ence in one person ?
With mission@@ aries from J@@ ap@@ an at Y@@ an@@ ke@@ e St@@ adi@@ u@@ m in 195@@ 3 .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 17
F@@ igh@@ ting S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al St@@ ar@@ vation
It was his faith in Jehovah .
A@@ n individu@@ al needs to make sure that no ro@@ ck@@ like ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les , such as deep - se@@ ated bit@@ ter@@ ness , under@@ l@@ ying self - interest , or similar hard but hi@@ d@@ den feelings , are lo@@ d@@ ged in his heart .
By listen@@ ing care@@ fully we learn what problems others face .
R@@ o@@ th in his book H@@ olo@@ ca@@ u@@ st P@@ ol@@ iti@@ c@@ s , “ the pur@@ ple tri@@ ang@@ le can yet be a shi@@ eld against disa@@ ster , a shi@@ eld who@@ se tri@@ ang@@ ul@@ ar poin@@ ts direc@@ t our attention and com@@ mit@@ ment toward the good that most deser@@ ves human respect . ”
Yet , bal@@ ance is also needed in meeting our spiritual ob@@ lig@@ ations .
Eli@@ j@@ ah br@@ ings the bo@@ y down to his mother and says : “ See , your son is ali@@ ve . ”
A@@ sa@@ ph continu@@ es : “ I am con@@ stan@@ tly with you ; you have taken hold of my right hand .
The M@@ an Who Ch@@ ang@@ ed the World ​ — His M@@ es@@ sage and You
Af@@ ri@@ can P@@ y@@ g@@ mi@@ es , E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an C@@ el@@ ts , S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ i@@ can In@@ c@@ as — all have similar leg@@ ends , as do pe@@ op@@ les of Al@@ as@@ ka , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , Ch@@ ina , In@@ dia , Li@@ th@@ u@@ ani@@ a , M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , M@@ ic@@ r@@ on@@ es@@ ia , New Z@@ e@@ al@@ and , and par@@ ts of N@@ or@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , to men@@ tion only a few .
F@@ ur@@ ther , the Bible tel@@ ls us that he valu@@ es those who lo@@ v@@ ingly help wi@@ do@@ ws in their tri@@ als .
But he became un@@ bal@@ an@@ ced in tr@@ ying to jus@@ ti@@ fy himself .
Many scho@@ l@@ ars believe that ei@@ ther J@@ on@@ a@@ than or S@@ im@@ on could f@@ it the se@@ ct@@ ’s des@@ crip@@ tion of the rul@@ ing “ W@@ ic@@ ked P@@ ri@@ est . ”
A@@ m@@ ong other things , this inclu@@ des know@@ ing how to wa@@ it upon Jehovah , as we will discus@@ s in the following article .
Jehovah God pos@@ s@@ ess@@ es and displa@@ ys love , kindness , gener@@ os@@ ity , and other qualities that we es@@ te@@ em .
S@@ hu@@ n Lo@@ ose Con@@ du@@ ct
Because God’s loyal ones are ze@@ al@@ ously fulfill@@ ing that prophecy , over si@@ x milli@@ on men , women , and children are now sh@@ aring in this gr@@ and , never - to - be - re@@ pe@@ ated work .
He op@@ ened his Bible , plac@@ ed his f@@ ing@@ ers on the B@@ ra@@ il@@ le text , and started to read .
Rather , the disciples pray@@ ed for the courage to keep preaching .
“ They could dr@@ ink as much or as little as they desi@@ red , ” says one refer@@ ence work .
No@@ tice what Jehovah said concer@@ ning the Israelites : “ If only they would devel@@ op this heart of the@@ ir@@ s to fear me and to keep all my comman@@ d@@ ments always , in order that it might go well with them and their sons to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite ! ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 5 : 29 .
A@@ n ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement was made at the school , thus c@@ lear@@ ing Jehovah’s name of re@@ pro@@ ach .
Such tri@@ als are not bey@@ ond our cap@@ ac@@ ity to be@@ ar ​ — provided we r@@ ely on God .
Your spiritual brothers and sisters , as well as family members , will be ref@@ re@@ shed and encoura@@ ged when they associ@@ ate with you .
The local cl@@ er@@ gy bit@@ ter@@ ly op@@ posed our work and inc@@ ited viol@@ ence against us .
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately , they and the c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests call an em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y meeting of the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in .
C@@ ome what may , they are there .
However , it may take time for someone who has not been a stud@@ ent of the Bible to appreci@@ ate the answer fully .
The Scriptures encoura@@ ge respect for what parents believe .
For example , Paul wrote : “ B@@ el@@ o@@ ved ones , let us cle@@ an@@ se ourselves of every de@@ fil@@ ement of flesh and spirit , per@@ fe@@ cting ho@@ l@@ iness in God’s fear . ”
What st@@ at@@ ement made to the apostle Tho@@ ma@@ s ho@@ l@@ ds meaning for us ?
How un@@ loving and un@@ just Jehovah God would be if before we were born , he pre@@ determined the course we would take and then held us respon@@ sible for our actions !
Su@@ gg@@ ested Bible reading for A@@ pri@@ l
The very pres@@ ence of a friend can be com@@ for@@ ting
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 6@@ 2 , 9@@ 9
How does Jesus ’ life serve as a ransom ?
W@@ ould Jesus have been able to do that had he not been sub@@ mis@@ sive ?
In ad@@ dition to being com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned King and H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est , Jesus was assign@@ ed to “ buil@@ d the temple of Jehovah . ”
The resul@@ ts were disa@@ str@@ ous .
A positi@@ ve influ@@ ence Jo@@ si@@ ah may have had during his early years could have come from his rep@@ ent@@ ant gr@@ and@@ father , M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h .
One sure way to res@@ ist Satan’s efforts is to man@@ i@@ f@@ est in your personal life hum@@ ility and other qualities appro@@ ved by God .
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ately , therefore , Jesus refer@@ red to the holy spirit as “ the help@@ er . ”
This view might se@@ em ex@@ tre@@ me ; still , that is how P@@ l@@ at@@ o saw things .
Some of his servants are fac@@ ing tri@@ als and persecu@@ tion today ; others may do so later .
Paul ad@@ ded : “ [ Christ ] gave some as apostles , some as prophe@@ ts , some as ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers , some as shepher@@ ds and teach@@ ers , with a view to the read@@ ju@@ st@@ ment of the holy ones , for minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al work , for the building up of the body of the Christ . ”
E@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion@@ ists teach “ sur@@ vi@@ val of the f@@ it@@ t@@ est ” ​ — that humans and ani@@ mal@@ s com@@ pete within their kin@@ ds for sur@@ vi@@ val .
• How do people trust in go@@ ds that are not real ?
Jesus promised : “ Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first the kingdom and his [ God’s ] righteousness , and all these other things will be ad@@ ded to you . ”
“ Then back to the field , O ye sons of the most high God ! ” Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d th@@ under@@ ed .
H@@ al@@ f@@ way through the talk , a mo@@ b form@@ ed out@@ side the small h@@ all in which we were meeting .
A@@ we - inspi@@ ring in@@ deed is the s@@ pl@@ end@@ or of the Al@@ ps , with their ic@@ y cre@@ st@@ s and ri@@ d@@ ges , their s@@ now - co@@ vered s@@ lo@@ p@@ es , their v@@ al@@ le@@ ys and l@@ ak@@ es , and their me@@ a@@ do@@ ws .
S@@ ur@@ ely this makes us want to ple@@ ase Jehovah God .
How did Be@@ th@@ u@@ el show loving - kindness ?
Then we were assign@@ ed to another lo@@ c@@ ation in New Jer@@ se@@ y where we were able to continue working in the Ch@@ in@@ ese field .
They never re@@ turned to their home in New Yor@@ k .
The comple@@ x@@ ity of the uni@@ verse , the di@@ vers@@ ity of living things , the change of the se@@ as@@ ons ​ — all such things can help a young child appreci@@ ate the ex@@ ist@@ ence of an all - wise Creator .
“ Let us stay a@@ wa@@ ke and keep our sen@@ ses . ” ​ — 1 TH@@ E@@ S@@ S .
Yet , he already had an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent rec@@ ord of faith@@ ful@@ ness , ‘ sla@@ ving with Paul ’ for perhaps 14 years .
( Read Luke 20 : 27 - 33 . )
I got on my k@@ ne@@ es and said a hear@@ t@@ felt prayer of than@@ ks .
They are for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble but not un@@ be@@ at@@ able .
• What are some experi@@ ences demonstr@@ ating Christian love ?
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , M@@ ary accepted Jesus ’ teaching and was among the first members of the Christian congregation .
How could that benefit others who have proved faithful to Jehovah , from A@@ be@@ l on@@ ward ?
“ I used to si@@ t there and never com@@ ment , thinking that no@@ body would want to hear what I had to say .
Some rec@@ re@@ ational fac@@ il@@ ities may be provided , as well as li@@ br@@ aries for personal reading and re@@ sear@@ ch .
Paul called love “ a perfect b@@ ond of uni@@ on , ” and it can pre@@ serve a marriage uni@@ on even through st@@ or@@ my times .
This en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment helped Job to trust in Jehovah’s judgment and way of doing things as never before .
How might you be privile@@ ged to ass@@ ist one who needs some spiritual ass@@ ist@@ ance ?
Paul ur@@ ged Christians : “ P@@ u@@ t on the complete su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or from God that you may be able to stand fir@@ m against the ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations [ c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty ac@@ ts , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ] of the Devil . ”
How H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds Can H@@ el@@ p
They have ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted to put on and maintain their “ complete su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or from God . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 10 - 13 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 5 - 10 ; 1 Timothy 1 : 18 , 19 .
And as we refle@@ ct on the blessings that come from “ see@@ king first the kingdom and [ God’s ] righteousness , ” our faith will gro@@ w . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Satan’s chall@@ enge therefore brought into question the right and v@@ al@@ idi@@ ty of Jehovah’s rul@@ er@@ ship over man .
in the A@@ pri@@ l 200@@ 9 is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke !
What ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine has Jehovah’s w@@ atch@@ man class used prom@@ in@@ ently , and how has Jehovah bless@@ ed its use ?
In L@@ ond@@ on , Eng@@ land , for example , a qu@@ ar@@ ter of all repor@@ ted viol@@ ent cri@@ me is d@@ om@@ es@@ tic .
That Bible verse says : “ The heavens and the earth that are now are st@@ ored up for fi@@ re . ”
Why are people so influ@@ enced by su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ons , and where do su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ons come from ?
“ W@@ o@@ e for the earth ” came when World W@@ ar I bro@@ ke out in 1914 and brought to an end an er@@ a of standards very different from those of today .
The Bible does not reve@@ al Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s personal feelings about these instru@@ ctions , al@@ though it does as@@ sure us that he was a man who took deli@@ ght in Jehovah’s word .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jesus op@@ ened his mo@@ de@@ l prayer with the words : “ Our Father in the heavens , let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
These public@@ ations help many people find comfort and hope .
A mo@@ des@@ t individu@@ al does not bur@@ n with ambi@@ tion .
Be@@ fore I descri@@ be my po@@ st - World W@@ ar I@@ I experi@@ ences , let me go back to my bir@@ th in 19@@ 19 .
G@@ ro@@ w@@ th Des@@ pite O@@ p@@ position
I am certain that any ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les , sacrific@@ es , or lo@@ s@@ ses are relati@@ vely small com@@ pared to the wonderful blessings that our loving God b@@ es@@ to@@ ws .
How should we view any counsel that we receive from a Christian friend , and what example did the elders in Eph@@ esus set for us ?
They would be ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant and fi@@ er@@ ce .
See The Watchtower , Ju@@ ly 15 , 20@@ 13 , pages 10 - 12 , par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 5 - 8 , 12 .
O@@ N ON@@ E occasi@@ on , God reve@@ aled himself to Moses by declar@@ ing His own name and qualities .
How did the ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel come into ex@@ ist@@ ence , and what can you say about its worship ?
As he could not fully understand the vision , Daniel asked the ang@@ eli@@ c m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er who deli@@ vered it : “ O my l@@ ord , what will be the fin@@ al part of these things ? ”
But a certain Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an travel@@ ing the ro@@ ad came upon him and , at see@@ ing him , he was moved with p@@ ity .
It has also helped me to get along with others reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of their ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , r@@ ace , language , or n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality .
No imper@@ fect man can pa@@ y for the sin@@ s of others . ​ — Read Psalm 4@@ 9 : 7 - 9 .
These artic@@ les refer@@ red to scho@@ l@@ arly claim@@ s that this text re@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion@@ iz@@ es understanding of the fi@@ gu@@ re of Ju@@ d@@ as , the disci@@ ple who be@@ tra@@ yed Jesus .
; S@@ an@@ t@@ ik@@ ko , M .
L@@ ater , Jehovah direc@@ ted Samuel to ano@@ in@@ t David , the you@@ ng@@ est son of J@@ es@@ se , to be Israel@@ ’s next king .
In 4@@ 9 C.E . , the apostles and older men in Jerusalem , themselves circum@@ c@@ ised Jews , “ ga@@ ther@@ ed together to see about this af@@ fa@@ ir . ”
How can we best serve Jehovah ?
How should we view people who do not believe as do Christians ?
A@@ ar@@ on was the first to serve in this cap@@ ac@@ ity .
Al@@ le@@ n is ali@@ ve today to tell his st@@ ory ; T@@ on@@ y died some years ag@@ o in a mo@@ t@@ or ve@@ hi@@ c@@ le ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent after dr@@ in@@ king too much li@@ qu@@ or .
Now , I dep@@ end comple@@ t@@ ely on others , even for t@@ as@@ ks that would be r@@ out@@ ine for an able - bo@@ died person .
Even today , we benefit from his faith@@ ful@@ ness in fulfill@@ ing that assignment .
Per@@ haps you can point to the country where you are living and indic@@ ate that you would like to know where he is from .
For example , God has comman@@ ded us to keep ab@@ sta@@ ining from blood .
This pres@@ ents vari@@ ous challeng@@ es .
What is a truly re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble evidence of Jehovah’s imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality ?
The apostle Paul said as much .
A@@ n article publi@@ shed in 19@@ 7@@ 6 in the Bi@@ bli@@ cal Ar@@ c@@ he@@ olo@@ g@@ ist ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine ar@@ ous@@ ed the cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity of Bible scho@@ l@@ ars .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , such occasi@@ ons can eas@@ ily de@@ gener@@ ate into “ dr@@ un@@ ken b@@ ou@@ ts , re@@ vel@@ ries , and things like these , ” which are lis@@ ted in the Bible as “ works of the flesh . ”
Not to be over@@ loo@@ ked are the examples of vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e among mo@@ der@@ n - day servants of Jehovah .
This assignment gave L@@ ef@@ è@@ v@@ re pl@@ ent@@ y of time to fin@@ ish his transl@@ ation of the Bible .
If we are to encoura@@ ge others , what counsel of the apostle Paul must we take to heart ?
Acc@@ ording to “ the cu@@ sto@@ m of form@@ er times in Israel concer@@ ning the right of re@@ pur@@ cha@@ se . . . , a man had to draw his san@@ d@@ al off and give it to his fellow . ”
Jesus made re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble use of questions .
He will give us “ the power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l ” to com@@ p@@ en@@ s@@ ate for our we@@ ak@@ nesses .
That makes all the differ@@ ence . ”
One that may have sur@@ fac@@ ed was a rec@@ ol@@ le@@ ction from some 33 years ear@@ li@@ er .
Jesus himself said in prayer to his Father : “ This means everlasting life , their coming to know you , the only true God , and the one whom you sent , Jesus Christ . ” ​ — John 17 : 3 .
In the following article , we will consider sever@@ al as@@ pe@@ cts of the new person@@ ality that we need to make a per@@ man@@ ent part of our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative clo@@ thing .
Acc@@ ording to the book of Revelation , “ the inc@@ en@@ se means the prayers of the holy ones . ”
Do not bring them back into this cour@@ tro@@ om and wa@@ st@@ e the St@@ ate@@ ’s time and money as well as my time until you have evidence ! ”
K@@ no@@ wing that they have your appro@@ val can help your children to have a heal@@ thy sense of self - wor@@ th .
Per@@ s@@ on@@ ally , I than@@ k Jehovah for my de@@ ar wife who , al@@ though g@@ ent@@ le and mil@@ d , has been a fe@@ ar@@ less fi@@ gh@@ ter for Bible truth .
G@@ av@@ in expla@@ ins that he knew very little about the Bible and did not want others to know this .
That is why I went a@@ head and r@@ an away to T@@ ar@@ shi@@ s@@ h ; for I knew that you are a God gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous and mer@@ ci@@ ful , s@@ low to anger and a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in loving - kindness , and feel@@ ing reg@@ re@@ t over the cal@@ am@@ ity . ’ ”
Lo@@ ve guid@@ es our way .
We enjo@@ yed preaching in sel@@ dom - wor@@ ked ter@@ rit@@ ory as a family
She was pra@@ ying so fer@@ v@@ ently that her li@@ ps were qui@@ ver@@ ing .
Mo@@ re@@ over , many of man@@ kin@@ d’s present - day works not only are op@@ pres@@ sive but are “ ru@@ ining the earth . ” ​ — Read Revelation 11 : 18 .
( Read Hebrews 6 : 4 - 9 ; com@@ pare De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 30 : 19 . )
24 : 6@@ 2 ; 26 : 1 , 12 - 17 .
It is certainly a chall@@ enge under such circumstances to learn to do what is right and to pers@@ ist in it .
We must end@@ e@@ av@@ or to gain as acc@@ ur@@ ate and as full an understanding of God’s will and purpose as possible .
W@@ as God’s Law to Israel Just and Fa@@ ir ?
N@@ ex@@ t , G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ or La@@ wr@@ ence B@@ ow@@ en asked , “ What Do You Th@@ ink ? ”
Jesus ’ mo@@ de@@ l prayer inclu@@ des the re@@ qu@@ est that Jehovah “ deli@@ ver us from the wicked one , ” Satan the Devil . ​ — Matthew 6 : 13 .
How are the nations being ‘ ro@@ cked , ’ with what result , and what is yet to occ@@ ur ?
How sa@@ d when people cho@@ ose to pur@@ sue a sin@@ ful course of life that is off@@ en@@ sive and dist@@ res@@ sing to their Creator !
Des@@ pite kind consider@@ ation sh@@ own to us by the branch person@@ ne@@ l , we deci@@ ded that it would be better for all concer@@ ned if we left the branch .
For this is the whole ob@@ lig@@ ation of man . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 13 .
During the succ@@ e@@ e@@ ding de@@ ca@@ des , the Israelites com@@ pla@@ ined about the food Jehovah mirac@@ ul@@ ously supp@@ lied in the deser@@ t , mu@@ r@@ mu@@ red against Moses and A@@ ar@@ on , spoke against Jehovah , and com@@ mit@@ ted for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation with pa@@ g@@ ans , even sh@@ aring in Ba@@ al worship .
The account tel@@ ls us : “ Jehovah God made to gro@@ w out of the gr@@ ound every t@@ ree that was pleas@@ ing to look at and good for food . ”
A person with dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment is able to understand the thoughts and feelings of his or her mate .
W@@ ould Ne@@ h@@ emiah ‘ let himself be con@@ qu@@ ered by evil ’ ?
We pray that with Jehovah’s blessing , it will continue to do so in its new form@@ at .
For example , in Matthe@@ w@@ ’s account we read : “ Jesus took a lo@@ a@@ f and , after saying a blessing , he bro@@ ke it and , giving it to the disciples , he said : ‘ T@@ ake , e@@ at .
In@@ c@@ reas@@ ingly , that message has been accepted .
He had been ra@@ ised as a Ca@@ tho@@ lic and had become a dis@@ beli@@ ever like me .
The Scriptures expla@@ in why this is so .
They could not af@@ for@@ d to pur@@ cha@@ se the local ch@@ urch e@@ dition .
S@@ hor@@ tly after being rel@@ eas@@ ed from the de@@ ten@@ tion cam@@ p , in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 194@@ 7 , I married K@@ ar@@ la .
“ The brothers in T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y really want to share the truth with as many people as possible .
Jeremiah could not hold back from speaking about the things that Jehovah had taught him .
“ When you received God’s word , . . . you accepted it . . . just as it tru@@ th@@ fully is , as the word of God . ” ​ — 1 TH@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ AL@@ ON@@ I@@ AN@@ S 2 : 13 .
After being baptized , no@@ ted the speak@@ er , they must continue to gro@@ w spiritually and to maintain their ze@@ al and fine conduct . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 15 , 16 .
Today , this ung@@ o@@ dly world will ‘ me@@ et God ’ at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
Still , love ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally comes from the heart .
This shows that when Paul wrote those words , “ the se@@ ven@@ th day ” of God’s rest , which had started some 4@@ ,000 years ear@@ li@@ er , was still in prog@@ ress .
Rather , they op@@ en@@ ly ac@@ ted in sh@@ am@@ eless re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against the arrang@@ ement of God .
They will be discus@@ sed in the following article .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 18 , 14
Sh@@ ould we allow fear of em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass@@ ment to pre@@ v@@ ent us from sing@@ ing out at Christian meetings ?
When “ the people got to see that Moses was taking a long time about coming down from the m@@ oun@@ tain , ” they per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed A@@ ar@@ on to make an i@@ do@@ l for them .
“ C@@ ome on out , you holy ones ! ” they sh@@ ou@@ ted .
Jesus descri@@ bed this g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l work when he en@@ um@@ er@@ ated vari@@ ous things that would ha@@ p@@ pen in the time of the end .
In fact , the Bible descri@@ bes him as a God “ who cannot li@@ e . ”
Since then , the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work has been a ma@@ in foc@@ us of Jehovah’s enti@@ re organization .
The apostle Paul had sp@@ ent consider@@ able time building up the brothers there .
On arri@@ val in Mal@@ acc@@ a , he con@@ ver@@ ted to the D@@ ut@@ ch Re@@ form@@ ed religion and im@@ medi@@ ately began to transl@@ ate por@@ tions of the Go@@ sp@@ els from S@@ pan@@ ish into P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese , dist@@ ribu@@ ting them among “ those who showed a s@@ inc@@ ere desire to know the truth . ”
S@@ et@@ ting small , re@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble go@@ als can help us to do this .
Un@@ c@@ he@@ cked mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring can result in what ?
A cor@@ p@@ se of mine ​ — they will ris@@ e up .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jesus accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed more with reg@@ ard to true worship than anyone el@@ se has ever done .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Christians are happ@@ ily worshipp@@ ing Jehovah without a marriage mate , and they find joy in activ@@ ely ass@@ is@@ ting others .
Acc@@ ording to Psalm 2 : 9 , what is in st@@ ore for the nations ?
( 2 ) Why are we here ?
W@@ as stud@@ ying the Law en@@ ough ?
Jesus stated the rule : “ E@@ ver@@ yone that ex@@ al@@ ts himself will be hum@@ b@@ led and he that hum@@ bl@@ es himself will be ex@@ al@@ ted . ” ​ — Luke 14 : 11 ; 18 : 14 ; Matthew 23 : 12 .
Why should we not a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally e@@ qu@@ ate suffering with imp@@ ro@@ per conduct ?
in the B@@ ri@@ br@@ i language
The Ne@@ ed for U@@ r@@ g@@ enc@@ y
As with young Jesus and his family , refu@@ ge@@ es may not have the op@@ tion of re@@ tur@@ ning to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and as long as their op@@ pres@@ s@@ ors remain in power .
You will likely ag@@ ree that most people give little attention to God’s wonderful works .
( See the bo@@ x “ R@@ end@@ ering an Acc@@ ount at De@@ ath . ” ) ( c ) What re@@ ward will those jud@@ ged as sheep receive ?
18 : 1 - 6 .
Jesus helped his disciples to understand that “ see@@ king first the kingdom and [ God’s ] righteousness ” is the important thing in life , not what we may e@@ at or dr@@ ink or we@@ ar , “ things the nations are e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly pur@@ su@@ ing . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 31 - 34 .
Why did Jehovah cre@@ ate a new “ nation ” to re@@ place fle@@ sh@@ ly Israel ?
Al@@ most three th@@ ous@@ and years ag@@ o , he wrote : “ The gre@@ en gr@@ ass has d@@ ri@@ ed up , the b@@ lo@@ s@@ som has wi@@ ther@@ ed ; but as for the word of our God , it will last to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ” ​ — Isaiah 40 : 8 .
Many brothers and sisters in tr@@ ying situ@@ ations have experienced in@@ ner cal@@ m and peace from Jehovah .
What a privilege that was !
Jehovah does not re@@ act to situ@@ ations ex@@ ac@@ tly as imper@@ fect humans do .
“ However , ” wrote T@@ ra@@ j@@ an , “ where the par@@ ty den@@ ies he is a Christian , and shall make it evid@@ ent that he is not , by in@@ vo@@ king our go@@ ds , let him ( no@@ t@@ with@@ standing any form@@ er su@@ spi@@ ci@@ on ) be par@@ d@@ oned upon his rep@@ ent@@ ance . ”
‘ Are we too l@@ ate ? ’ the brothers wonder@@ ed .
Mo@@ re@@ over , when we give our valu@@ able things to Jehovah , we honor him . ​ — Pro@@ v .
D@@ ali@@ a also wit@@ nesses by sen@@ ding text mes@@ sa@@ ges on her mo@@ bi@@ le p@@ ho@@ ne .
On his rel@@ e@@ ase at the end of the war , he we@@ igh@@ ed 70 p@@ oun@@ ds [ 32 k ] , had a bro@@ ken j@@ a@@ w and no@@ se , and su@@ ffered from d@@ y@@ sen@@ ter@@ y , r@@ ing@@ wor@@ m , and mal@@ ari@@ a .
Yet , in the 20@@ th century al@@ one , b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ ty nations and e@@ th@@ ni@@ c grou@@ ps have been respon@@ sible for the sla@@ ugh@@ ter of more than a h@@ un@@ d@@ red milli@@ on humans .
You can inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate Jehovah’s words in your children and “ speak of them when you si@@ t in your house and when you walk on the ro@@ ad and when you li@@ e down and when you get up . ”
I cal@@ m@@ ly refu@@ sed .
What can we learn from Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws ?
• Why is it important to view Jehovah as the Re@@ war@@ der ?
Such conduct is comple@@ t@@ ely out of har@@ mony with the person@@ ality of Jehovah .
The B@@ ris@@ to@@ l C@@ ongreg@@ ation where I served as pre@@ si@@ ding overse@@ er had gro@@ wn to 6@@ 4 min@@ isters by the time I received my pa@@ p@@ ers for n@@ ational service .
In the first century , John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er was sent for@@ th to pre@@ pare the Jews for the coming of Jesus Christ .
Since 19@@ 25 , Jehovah’s Witnesses have recogn@@ ized that World W@@ ar I and the events that follow@@ ed am@@ ount to sure evidence that Christ’s pres@@ ence in heavenly Kingdom power began in 1914 .
In ad@@ dition to his se@@ cul@@ ar emp@@ loy@@ ment , he served as the co@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ or of the body of elders and the service overse@@ er in the local congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses in I@@ rel@@ and .
Ha@@ ving such a near and de@@ ar friend is a wonderful re@@ ward for the effort I made to help her to learn about Jehovah . ”
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , Jac@@ o@@ b had leg@@ ally pur@@ cha@@ sed the bir@@ th@@ right from his un@@ appreci@@ ative tw@@ in brother , who so@@ ld it for a me@@ al to satis@@ fy his hu@@ ng@@ er .
But David did not think that way .
Jesus was never at a lo@@ ss for words .
When men cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly follow the example of Jesus , they cre@@ ate a home en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment that is sa@@ fe and secu@@ re .
They were also vi@@ ci@@ ous bul@@ lies .
As pre@@ vi@@ ously mentioned , A@@ ris@@ to@@ tle himself re@@ je@@ cted the conc@@ ep@@ t of a vo@@ id , and he lived over 1@@ ,@@ 2@@ 00 years later !
Lo@@ ok again at the a@@ bo@@ ve - qu@@ o@@ ted words .
Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment of Jesus and His Dis@@ ci@@ ples
From there Moses sent 12 spi@@ es into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
Why “ Pro@@ ba@@ bly ” Con@@ ce@@ aled ?
The mer@@ ch@@ ants c@@ he@@ ated their cu@@ st@@ om@@ ers in the qu@@ an@@ t@@ ity of what they so@@ ld , the pri@@ ce was too high , and the qu@@ ality was inf@@ eri@@ or .
“ The P@@ at@@ ter@@ n of He@@ al@@ th@@ ful Wor@@ ds ”
So can we . The more we cultiv@@ ate obedi@@ ence , the more re@@ adi@@ ly it will come , even in little things .
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“ Our comman@@ der told us that the enem@@ y would att@@ ack that night .
After pra@@ ying for holy spirit , they ba@@ se their decisions on Bible principles and on guid@@ el@@ ines publi@@ shed by “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
Then , when we were to buil@@ d a new branch of@@ fice , I was appointed as cha@@ ir@@ man of the building com@@ mit@@ te@@ e .
But the greater por@@ tion of fun@@ ds contribu@@ ted to the work of Jehovah’s Witnesses comes from Kingdom H@@ all contribu@@ tion bo@@ x@@ es .
It may be only at that point that they real@@ ize that they are not ready for the arri@@ val of the B@@ ri@@ de@@ gro@@ om .
We do well to study care@@ fully Paul’s inspired com@@ ments , in view of the emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is to@@ da@@ y’s cul@@ ture pu@@ ts on money .
Still , we can pre@@ serve the peace of the Christ in our hearts .
S@@ ur@@ ely , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years of human rule have proved the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of the words : “ To earth@@ ling man his way does not bel@@ ong . It does not bel@@ ong to man who is wal@@ king even to direc@@ t his st@@ ep . ”
What did Paul have in mind when he wrote about “ the so@@ li@@ d f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of God ” ?
( Read Proverbs 4 : 23 ; com@@ pare James 1 : 14 , 15 . )
For Jehovah’s will to be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed , tim@@ ing was important .
If we found that a c@@ ow was pre@@ gn@@ ant , we d@@ el@@ a@@ yed sla@@ ugh@@ ter@@ ing it until the cal@@ f was born and we@@ an@@ ed .
What , then , did Jesus mean when he stated that one must be born again to “ en@@ ter into the kingdom of God ” ?
Not if we gr@@ as@@ p the ma@@ in reason why God sent his Son to the earth .
Such concer@@ ns may ar@@ ise among s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ s today , but Noah was no s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic .
One less@@ on is that we should li@@ mit our com@@ mer@@ cial inter@@ ests .
The family really love Jehovah and make every effort to associ@@ ate with the congregation .
World W@@ ar I@@ I was still in prog@@ ress , and the work and liter@@ ature of Jehovah’s Witnesses were ban@@ ned in many plac@@ es , including Bar@@ ba@@ do@@ s .
N@@ one of us , for that matter , should under@@ es@@ tim@@ ate the effect that our efforts , even if li@@ mit@@ ed , can have on others .
“ Then you will make your way succ@@ ess@@ ful and then you will act wis@@ ely , ” said Jehovah .
The f@@ ast - p@@ ac@@ ed world of today makes so many dem@@ ands on our time and en@@ er@@ gi@@ es that spiritual consider@@ ations often get crow@@ ded out .
4 Bible T@@ e@@ ach@@ ings ​ — T@@ im@@ eless W@@ is@@ dom
The next year , J@@ an G@@ om@@ o@@ la arri@@ ved in W@@ is@@ ł@@ a with a ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph , on which he pla@@ yed recorded Scriptural tal@@ ks .
L@@ ear@@ ned L@@ ess@@ on in M@@ er@@ cy ( J@@ on@@ ah ) , 4 / 1
* ​ — Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 19 - 22 .
Because of our deep reg@@ ard for God’s word , we enjoy true se@@ cur@@ ity .
In the first Christian century , one out of three pers@@ ons in I@@ tal@@ y and one out of fi@@ ve el@@ se@@ where was a slave . ”
All of these sur@@ ely are f@@ it@@ ting respon@@ ses .
He pray@@ ed : “ Jehovah my God , you yourself have made your serv@@ ant king in the place of David my father , and I am but a little bo@@ y . I do not know how to go out and how to come in . ”
Rather than indic@@ ating that he has w@@ on , however , the con@@ di@@ tions on the earth cons@@ titu@@ te a si@@ gn that we are in the last days of this wicked world .
The Bible book of Fir@@ st K@@ ings vi@@ vi@@ dly demonstr@@ ates the truth of this pro@@ ver@@ b .
This un@@ fol@@ ding uni@@ vers@@ al dr@@ ama invol@@ ves two inter@@ rel@@ ated is@@ su@@ es : Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and human integrity .
S@@ el@@ ma rec@@ alls a less@@ on she learned from the Witness who stu@@ died with her .
The more you medit@@ ate on God’s go@@ o@@ dness , the more your appreciation for him will gro@@ w .
L@@ it@@ tle A@@ li@@ ce H@@ off@@ man@@ n and her brother ch@@ eri@@ shed their S@@ cen@@ ari@@ o .
He ple@@ ad@@ ed with Jehovah : “ Do not thro@@ w me away from before your face ; and your holy spirit O do not take away from me . ”
In such a situation , will we refle@@ ct Jehovah’s view of justice ?
Jehovah God has promised to re@@ ward his faithful servants .
H@@ am@@ an’s c@@ ra@@ ving for glory led to his hum@@ ili@@ ation and death .
Peter called out to Jesus and asked if he could walk ac@@ ro@@ ss the water to him .
But if she does se@@ par@@ ate , let her remain un@@ married or el@@ se be re@@ conc@@ iled with her husband ; and a husband should not leave his wife . ”
What questions ar@@ ise about Satan the Devil and the dem@@ ons ?
N@@ ever be rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to tell your children that you love them .
No@@ tice his res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful words , found at Genesis 18 : 27 : “ P@@ le@@ ase , here I have taken upon my@@ self to speak to Jehovah , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as I am du@@ st and a@@ sh@@ es . ”
Q@@ u@@ es@@ tion : The Bible is full of va@@ gu@@ e language and me@@ ta@@ p@@ hor@@ s , sub@@ ject to many inter@@ pre@@ t@@ ations .
Do you know what I could have done to that man ? ”
But Israel@@ ite hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds can be s@@ pared by care@@ fully following God’s instru@@ ctions given to Moses .
They should .
W@@ he@@ ther you look at the heavens a@@ bo@@ ve or ga@@ ze at cre@@ ation right here on earth , the evidence of a Creator is clear .
In view of his up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing , what made Moses ’ mil@@ dness out@@ standing ?
Even so , thr@@ ough@@ out human hist@@ ory God has sh@@ own himself willing to accept the prayers of those who appro@@ ach him in faith and with the prop@@ er heart attitude , ob@@ serving his comman@@ d@@ ments .
God’s Son R@@ a@@ ised the De@@ ad
In 195@@ 1 , along with ten other pione@@ ers from Eng@@ land , I was invit@@ ed to atten@@ d the 1@@ 7@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol in S@@ ou@@ th L@@ ans@@ ing , New Yor@@ k .
For personal reas@@ ons , both Adam and E@@ ve re@@ bel@@ led against the One who gave them life and everything el@@ se they had .
▪ The H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est .
Since I appro@@ ach God s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely with a “ bro@@ ken and c@@ ru@@ shed ” heart , I real@@ ize that I am not as bad as I once thought .
However , when sh@@ am@@ el@@ ess@@ ness or pers@@ ist@@ ence is sh@@ own for a good cause , it can be a comm@@ end@@ able qu@@ ality .
Re@@ g@@ arding the preaching of the good news , how are Jehovah’s Witnesses different from the ch@@ ur@@ ches of Chris@@ tend@@ om ?
He is “ the One who made the heaven and the earth and the se@@ a and all the things in them . ”
We need to pray as did David : “ C@@ re@@ ate in me even a pu@@ re heart , O God , and put within me a new spirit , a ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast one . ”
In F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary of 20@@ 12 , I f@@ ell and bro@@ ke my hi@@ p , and it became clear that I would need help .
F@@ e@@ a@@ sting at wis@@ d@@ om@@ ’s table never lea@@ ds to anything bad or h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful .
Wh@@ ich ones does she keep ?
In the first dre@@ am , Joseph saw himself and his brothers , each bin@@ ding a she@@ a@@ f of gra@@ in .
There we wor@@ ked with the congregation in Ri@@ va@@ s and with neigh@@ bor@@ ing is@@ ol@@ ated grou@@ ps of inter@@ ested ones .
What principles or qualities of life char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ize the way of happiness ?
Who is Jehovah ?
They are , in effect , spiritually disa@@ b@@ led ​ — a far more serious con@@ dition in God’s eyes than a physical disa@@ bility .
As the speak@@ ers read ver@@ ses from the re@@ vision , it was clear to all that the re@@ v@@ ised e@@ dition was e@@ asi@@ er to read and understand .
Yes , par@@ a@@ do@@ x@@ ic@@ al as it may s@@ ound , Satan’s way of gover@@ ning has in re@@ ality served to gl@@ ori@@ fy God .
There are con@@ ne@@ ctions between the sever@@ ity of de@@ pres@@ sion and the sever@@ ity of l@@ on@@ el@@ iness . ”
• What does Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation about the mu@@ st@@ ard gra@@ in teach us about Kingdom gro@@ w@@ th and spiritual prote@@ ction ?
Un@@ til she left home to mar@@ ry , not a day went by that we did not pray together with her . ”
What ac@@ ts of kindness did Jehovah per@@ form toward his un@@ faithful nation , but how did they respon@@ d ?
What is one way that we can imitate God’s loy@@ al@@ ty ?
This became evid@@ ent when he heard of the marri@@ ages of Israel@@ ite men to he@@ a@@ then women .
For instance , we may have seen that he does not allow us to be temp@@ ted bey@@ ond what we can be@@ ar .
Some 20 years ear@@ li@@ er , I had become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Di@@ v@@ ine appro@@ val is enjo@@ yed by those who appreci@@ ate and fulf@@ ill their ob@@ lig@@ ation to be spiritually strong marriage par@@ t@@ n@@ ers .
Like a pi@@ er@@ c@@ ing light , the tru@@ ths that Jesus taught ex@@ posed what was bad and high@@ ligh@@ ted what was good .
The disciples said : “ Who really is this , because even the w@@ ind and the se@@ a obey him ? ”
Today , however , many people ten@@ d to be self - cen@@ tered .
( b ) In what ways might Satan try to temp@@ t us to t@@ est Jehovah ?
In the book of Romans , the apostle Paul refer@@ red to an as@@ pect of “ the good news ” that concer@@ ns sin@@ ful mankind .
Hence , Jehovah kno@@ ws that des@@ pite our imper@@ fe@@ ctions , we have within us the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for cultiv@@ ating the same qualities that he ex@@ emp@@ li@@ fi@@ es .
The Ri@@ ght to Ha@@ ve a N@@ ame
M@@ Y P@@ A@@ S@@ T : I gre@@ w up in B@@ er@@ tr@@ ange , a clean , sa@@ fe , and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous little to@@ wn near the city of Lu@@ x@@ em@@ b@@ our@@ g .
The same joy ab@@ oun@@ ds today .
( 7 ) How@@ it@@ t , S .
We have more of God’s remin@@ ders than the psalmist had .
( Read Jeremiah 31 : 34 . )
This means that Satan has been allow@@ ed to continue living for a while .
Hence , he is making a des@@ per@@ ate , all - out effort to cor@@ ru@@ pt humans bey@@ ond re@@ form , just as he did pri@@ or to the F@@ lood of No@@ ah’s day .
What do you think of the example that our young ones set ?
But do you know who they are ?
Still , the Witnesses are un@@ deter@@ red .
( b ) To what mo@@ der@@ n - day situ@@ ations can we apply the war@@ ning example found in Proverbs chap@@ ter 7 ?
“ V@@ ision is@@ n@@ ’t in the eyes , ” said one bl@@ ind man . “ I@@ t’s in the mind . ”
God requi@@ res that we have faith in Christ’s sacrifice .
A P@@ E@@ R@@ S@@ O@@ N may hear the s@@ oun@@ ds of someone speaking to him .
One experience that illustr@@ ates this positi@@ ve effect comes from F@@ l@@ ori@@ da , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
Even though life today is often filled with dist@@ ress , wor@@ ries , disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments , and h@@ ur@@ t , we need not des@@ pa@@ ir .
A@@ no@@ ther sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment took place for us on May 1 , 194@@ 3 .
Still , Solomon likely came to have A@@ m@@ mon@@ ite in - la@@ ws and relati@@ ves who did not serve Jehovah .
After men@@ tion@@ ing har@@ v@@ es@@ ting , the cal@@ end@@ ar con@@ ta@@ ined a word that some take to mean “ me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing . ”
The people were am@@ a@@ zed and deli@@ gh@@ ted .
By the end of Israel@@ ’s first year of fre@@ e@@ dom , this mar@@ vel@@ ous t@@ ent and all its fur@@ ni@@ shin@@ g@@ s are comple@@ ted and set up . Then Jehovah f@@ ill@@ s the t@@ ent with his glory .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence of that fact appe@@ ars in the letter re@@ pro@@ duc@@ ed here .
We gave Jehovah our best .
They no doubt hope in the same way as did one of the cri@@ min@@ als ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted al@@ ong@@ side Jesus .
How , though , might you give support to those who are now serving full - time ?
We pray@@ ed to Jehovah about this .
M@@ ore than 2@@ 00 go@@ ds and go@@ dd@@ ess@@ es are mentioned in the R@@ as Sh@@ am@@ r@@ a te@@ x@@ ts .
30 “ The Na@@ i@@ ve Per@@ son B@@ eli@@ ev@@ es E@@ very Word ”
A po@@ or individu@@ al might feel jus@@ ti@@ fied in ste@@ al@@ ing .
“ T@@ ur@@ n away from what is bad , and do what is good ; seek to find peace , and pur@@ sue it . ”
When we draw close to Jehovah in prayer , he dra@@ ws close to us .
This commun@@ ic@@ ation will help us to come to know Jehovah ever more , and our love for him will keep gro@@ wing . ​ — John 17 : 3 .
On the one hand , there was the pos@@ si@@ bility of a care@@ er in mu@@ si@@ c .
After that conven@@ tion , she never let up in ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising God’s Kingdom .
In 19@@ 20 , we started a family , and again I was eng@@ ro@@ s@@ sed in the day - to - day ca@@ res of life .
The account about Bar@@ u@@ ch also teach@@ es us a fine less@@ on in hum@@ ility .
Some of Ad@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants lived even longer than that .
In@@ c@@ lu@@ ded in the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ation was R@@ ab@@ sh@@ ak@@ e@@ h , who ac@@ ted as the k@@ ing@@ ’s c@@ hi@@ ef spo@@ k@@ es@@ man .
Instead , she allow@@ ed her heart to become ha@@ ugh@@ ty .
He lik@@ ened himself to a no@@ ble@@ man who went away for a long time and re@@ turned with power to rule as king .
( b ) Why do wi@@ ves deser@@ ve to receive honor ?
Ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t rac@@ ing was the most pres@@ ti@@ gi@@ ous of the events in ancient com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ons
Re@@ call the account of the “ nee@@ dy wi@@ do@@ w ” whom Jesus ob@@ served at the temple in Jerusalem .
“ She put her hand on her heart , ” said G@@ a@@ ff@@ ne@@ y , “ and pr@@ ou@@ dly began , ‘ I ple@@ dge al@@ le@@ gi@@ ance to the f@@ la@@ g . . . ’ ”
It was a time of s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c prog@@ ress and cul@@ tural ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ement , which prom@@ o@@ ted a s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ al view of tra@@ di@@ tional beli@@ ef@@ s .
Noah had hope in God .
What if we feel that an in@@ justice was done to us ?
Ch@@ il@@ dren need loving discipl@@ ine to eli@@ min@@ ate un@@ desi@@ ra@@ ble tra@@ its .
This was not in the sense that they should for@@ get Jehovah’s past de@@ e@@ ds of deli@@ ver@@ ance .
Sa@@ ying that he thor@@ ough@@ ly pre@@ ached “ as far as I@@ l@@ l@@ y@@ ri@@ cu@@ m ” indic@@ ates that he went ei@@ ther up to the bor@@ der or right into the re@@ gi@@ on .
Ther@@ efore , it is eas@@ y to star@@ t Bible stu@@ dies . ”
He has in@@ deed proved to be a tower of strength , a place of refu@@ ge , and a help that is re@@ adi@@ ly to be found during dist@@ res@@ ses .
Jesus continu@@ es to be@@ ar the t@@ it@@ le “ The Word of God ” even after his return to heavenly glory . ​ — Re@@ v .
Yes , now and forever , let us praise Jehovah for his great de@@ e@@ ds !
What does our faith@@ ful@@ ness under tri@@ al accom@@ pl@@ ish ?
( Read Mark 12 : 29 , 30 . )
Do you not ag@@ ree that such qualities as hon@@ es@@ ty , kindness , com@@ pas@@ sion , and al@@ tru@@ ism are ch@@ eri@@ shed around the g@@ lo@@ be and are appe@@ al@@ ing to most of us ?
Then , they com@@ pose a letter con@@ tain@@ ing her thoughts .
For more information about the way of life out@@ l@@ ined in the Bible , see chap@@ ter 12 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ? publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Re@@ g@@ arding individuals out@@ side the Christian congregation , what do we not do , and why not ?
“ The saying , ‘ Se@@ e@@ ing once is better than hear@@ ing a h@@ un@@ d@@ red times ’ certainly app@@ lies to this fil@@ m .
Do you gr@@ as@@ p the reason why God consi@@ ders blood to be sac@@ red ?
Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ci@@ es regarding Christ’s death and resurrection , for instance , took on new meaning with the a@@ id of holy spirit .
C@@ A@@ M@@ EL@@ S were among the d@@ om@@ es@@ tic ani@@ mal@@ s that Abraham received from P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h , says the Bible .
Today , too , Jehovah’s servants feel very gr@@ ate@@ ful for the meetings and enjoy being there .
W@@ ill@@ ing vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers from neigh@@ bor@@ ing congregations per@@ form@@ ed all the work .
After ad@@ mit@@ ting that she feel@@ s this way , one sing@@ le Christian states : “ We know Jehovah’s law and would not want to dis@@ ple@@ ase Jehovah in any way .
Is just trans@@ fer@@ ring such a man an example of prop@@ er t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance ?
What the D@@ em@@ ons W@@ ant
A local ra@@ di@@ o st@@ ation regul@@ arly bro@@ ad@@ ca@@ st@@ s se@@ g@@ ments of the Re@@ qui@@ re bro@@ ch@@ ure in the Q@@ u@@ e@@ ch@@ ua language .
He may ex@@ pect un@@ believ@@ ing family members to accept the Kingdom message im@@ medi@@ ately , but the good news could be me@@ t with an ad@@ verse respon@@ se .
That st@@ at@@ ement c@@ learly and simply shows that if Adam had obe@@ yed God’s comm@@ and , he would not have died but would have continued living in the gar@@ den of E@@ den .
However , his respon@@ se to Jehovah’s discipl@@ ine showed that he was ess@@ enti@@ ally a God - fe@@ aring person .
For example , Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s has its orig@@ in in r@@ ites invol@@ ving the worship of the pa@@ g@@ an de@@ ities Mi@@ thr@@ a and S@@ atur@@ n .
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , following this ad@@ vice is not eas@@ y , but hum@@ ility will help one put it into prac@@ tice .
Mar@@ eli@@ us and K@@ es@@ ia now have a simp@@ l@@ er stan@@ d@@ ard of living but a ri@@ ch@@ er life .
As a result , his ple@@ adi@@ ng@@ s to Jehovah were ans@@ wer@@ ed with s@@ il@@ ence .
All s@@ or@@ ts of people felt free to appro@@ ach him with their concer@@ ns .
In con@@ ve@@ ying this to his mother , Jesus was fir@@ m but in no way dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful or un@@ kind .
Let us exam@@ ine some of the events descri@@ bed in the book of Job .
And what a faith - streng@@ th@@ ening re@@ ality it has been to God’s people !
He s@@ oun@@ ded down Jehovah’s law into the min@@ ds and hearts of his disciples by the things he said and did .
12 : 2 ​ — What was “ the joy that was set before [ Jesus ] ” for which “ he end@@ ur@@ ed a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake ” ?
Be@@ fore his as@@ cen@@ sion to heaven , what promise did Jesus make to his followers ?
Why did he answer that way ?
Th@@ ough given “ all authority . . . in heaven and on the earth , ” Jesus is not ambi@@ ti@@ ous .
Tru@@ sting in Jehovah and filled with confidence , David continu@@ es : “ With my vo@@ ice I shall call to Jehovah himself , and he will answer me from his holy m@@ oun@@ tain . ”
My mother will expla@@ in . ​ — Jo@@ el
As@@ soci@@ ation with them and regul@@ ar attend@@ ance at congregation meetings will continu@@ ally re@@ mind you of the wisdom of Jehovah’s righteous standards and will encoura@@ ge you to live by them .
Our c@@ hi@@ ef enem@@ y is Satan the Devil .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate V@@ ir@@ tu@@ e , 1 / 15
H@@ ear@@ ing how Jehovah has helped a spiritual brother or sister over@@ come some we@@ ak@@ ness or pas@@ s some difficult t@@ est makes our God even more real to us . ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 9 .
N@@ ever Let the Wor@@ l@@ d’s R@@ ul@@ er G@@ et a H@@ old on You
He also ple@@ ad@@ ed : “ T@@ each me go@@ o@@ dness , sen@@ si@@ bl@@ en@@ ess and knowledge themselves , for in your comman@@ d@@ ments I have exerc@@ ised faith . ”
We al@@ most always showed it out@@ side in public plac@@ es , so at times in@@ se@@ cts would bo@@ ther us .
It was often fru@@ str@@ ating , however , when hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders asked me to speak Eng@@ l@@ ish rather than to stru@@ gg@@ le with their language !
We have also seen that his exerc@@ ise of fore@@ knowledge is sel@@ e@@ ctive .
Your life is going along fine , and then all of a su@@ d@@ den , you have nothing . ” ​ — M@@ A@@ R@@ K , * div@@ or@@ ced for one year .
What acc@@ oun@@ ts for these re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble chang@@ es ?
James wrote : “ E@@ very good gift and every perfect present is from a@@ bo@@ ve , coming down from the Father of the c@@ el@@ es@@ ti@@ al ligh@@ ts , who does not v@@ ary or change like the shi@@ f@@ ting sh@@ a@@ do@@ ws . ”
Re@@ ading such personal st@@ ori@@ es can certainly strengthen our trust in our heavenly Father .
I have sp@@ ent the last 4@@ 2 years in full - time service , and I have no reg@@ re@@ ts wh@@ at@@ so@@ ever .
Su@@ gg@@ ested Bible reading for S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember
The following day , at supp@@ le@@ men@@ tal meetings held in four c@@ ities in Cana@@ da and the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , members of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses made the following ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement after their clo@@ sing talk :
Jesus declar@@ ed : “ M@@ an must live , not on bre@@ ad al@@ one , but on every ut@@ ter@@ ance coming for@@ th through Jehovah’s m@@ ou@@ th . ”
Be real@@ is@@ tic and recogn@@ ize that not all may see things as you do and that it takes time for anyone ​ — whether par@@ ent or child — ​ to ad@@ just his thinking .
J@@ a@@ y@@ son , age 30 , did not enjoy sh@@ aring in the field ministry when he was in his early te@@ ens .
Of course , the attitude and situation of the one see@@ king ass@@ ist@@ ance comes into the pi@@ c@@ ture .
So , many of them sent let@@ ters to their ch@@ ur@@ ches saying that they did not want to be members any@@ more .
V@@ is@@ it@@ ors are war@@ m@@ ly wel@@ com@@ ed .
How will a wa@@ iting attitude help someone stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing with a personal proble@@ m ?
A B@@ less@@ ing to the Com@@ mun@@ ity
How to Be a Su@@ cc@@ ess@@ ful Mis@@ sion@@ ary
Of course , a Christian wife should think of others ​ — the effect on them .
Pet@@ er@@ s@@ bur@@ g , Rus@@ sia , to vis@@ it the Bethel home there .
It is of interest to exam@@ ine the qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations of those who will rule in the heavenly Kingdom .
T@@ ak@@ ing those words liter@@ ally , many disciples said : “ This spe@@ e@@ ch is sh@@ o@@ c@@ king ; who can listen to it ? ”
My compan@@ i@@ ons at work could not understand why I wanted to make such dr@@ as@@ tic chang@@ es .
To prove his point , he app@@ lied for a second mon@@ th ​ — and again , he accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed the t@@ ask .
My mother died in 19@@ 27 when I was only fi@@ ve years old .
H@@ al@@ le@@ y conclu@@ ded that it was “ The Mi@@ rac@@ le of the A@@ ges ! ”
P@@ r@@ in@@ ting began in 1@@ 5@@ 6@@ 8 .
The ba@@ c@@ ka@@ c@@ he ca@@ used by this dis@@ order made it al@@ most imp@@ os@@ sible for me to stand er@@ e@@ ct .
S@@ AT@@ A@@ N is at war with the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant and the “ other sheep . ”
By standing qui@@ et@@ ly while others sal@@ u@@ te the f@@ la@@ g , true Christians make it evid@@ ent that they are res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful ob@@ serv@@ ers .
With reg@@ ard to his people of ancient Israel , Jehovah is ap@@ tly spo@@ ken of as the one “ who during [ their ] low con@@ dition re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed [ them ] : for his loving - kindness is to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 36 : 23 .
The Greek ter@@ m rend@@ ered “ c@@ hi@@ ef ag@@ ent ” means “ c@@ hi@@ ef lead@@ er , one that takes the lead in anything and thus fur@@ ni@@ sh@@ es the example . ”
What helps us to end@@ ure ?
God can become wh@@ atever he de@@ em@@ s necess@@ ary in order to accom@@ pl@@ ish his purpose .
How important it is that those in respon@@ sible positi@@ ons in the Christian congregation , as well as family he@@ a@@ ds , seek wisdom !
No won@@ der Jesus ga@@ ined the respect of his disciples by his loving and com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate tre@@ at@@ ment of them !
This seem@@ ed to be con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed when al@@ most all who were baptized after 19@@ 35 felt that they had the earthly hope .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in two years the T@@ it@@ ani@@ c san@@ k .
But our str@@ ong@@ est love should be for Jehovah .
H@@ er desire to worship God “ in spirit ” led her to get ri@@ d of her i@@ con@@ s , des@@ pite their mon@@ et@@ ary value .
By the age of 11 , I was experi@@ men@@ ting with al@@ co@@ ho@@ l .
The fin@@ al se@@ al@@ ing of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 will clear the way for the un@@ lea@@ shing of the “ w@@ in@@ ds ” of des@@ tru@@ ction against Satan’s wicked system of things on earth .
The H@@ ouse - to - H@@ ouse M@@ in@@ is@@ try ​ — Why I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant Now ?
They are so involved in their lives and pur@@ su@@ its that they over@@ look the clear evidence that Christ has been rul@@ ing since 1914 and will soon bring God’s judgment .
The name E@@ b@@ la also appe@@ ared at K@@ ar@@ na@@ k , Egy@@ pt , in a l@@ ist of ancient c@@ ities that P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h Th@@ ut@@ mo@@ se I@@ I@@ I con@@ qu@@ ered .
The faith and integrity that mo@@ tiv@@ ate your vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er spirit are pleas@@ ing to Jehovah .
H@@ ere , “ bre@@ ad ” re@@ pres@@ ents food in gener@@ al , and Jesus her@@ e@@ by shows that we can r@@ ely on God to provide our da@@ ily su@@ st@@ en@@ ance . ​ — Psalm 37 : 25 .
The nations will be for@@ ced to do what ?
Will he be temp@@ ted and go to that s@@ ite , or will he make sure that he avo@@ i@@ ds it ?
We even ob@@ served the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death .
; F@@ is@@ ch@@ er , J .
Like Jehovah , we need to be pati@@ ent .
Tru@@ st Is V@@ it@@ al for a H@@ app@@ y Li@@ fe
To prote@@ ct our right to do that , the brothers f@@ ought many leg@@ al bat@@ t@@ les .
What she said was true , al@@ though it did not exc@@ use her wr@@ ong@@ doing .
Li@@ vely discus@@ sions on do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ al matters are taking place , and the publi@@ sh@@ ers are making good use of the Bible .
To draw such a conclu@@ sion on the bas@@ is of these co@@ pi@@ es of the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t al@@ one , however , is un@@ wise , since these pas@@ sa@@ ges appe@@ ar in other author@@ it@@ ative man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts of the Hebrew Scriptures .
Since his pur@@ pos@@ es always succ@@ e@@ ed and we deli@@ ght in his comman@@ d@@ ments , we pro@@ sp@@ er spiritually .
What do some think with reg@@ ard to God’s having a people on earth ?
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , Jehovah’s people today , stri@@ ving to live clean lives , should avoid in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with individuals in the congregation who pers@@ is@@ ten@@ tly dis@@ reg@@ ard Jehovah’s principles .
The psalmist David san@@ g : “ A heart bro@@ ken and c@@ ru@@ shed , O God , you will not des@@ p@@ ise . ”
We must also clo@@ the ourselves with the new person@@ ality .
He says : “ The el@@ der@@ ’s words gave me a real boo@@ st ! ”
If we obedi@@ ently listen to God , his spirit pro@@ du@@ ces in us the qualities of love , joy , peace , long - suffering , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , faith , mil@@ dness , and self - control .
To avoid Satan’s tra@@ ps , we need to ‘ d@@ well in the se@@ cre@@ t place of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh , ’ a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative place of prote@@ ction that Jehovah provi@@ des for those who recogn@@ ize his uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y in what they do .
A@@ no@@ ther d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous f@@ an@@ t@@ as@@ y is to i@@ magine on@@ es@@ el@@ f be@@ coming very we@@ al@@ thy while pa@@ ying little attention to God .
While imp@@ ris@@ oned in R@@ ome before his ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion , Paul asked Timothy to bring him “ the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls ” and “ the par@@ ch@@ ments . ”
So we deci@@ ded to move .
I was the second of ei@@ ght children , and my gr@@ and@@ parents had taken me to live with them when I was ei@@ ght years old .
O@@ r if you are a par@@ ent , you could com@@ men@@ d your children for their efforts to serve Jehovah .
To love God , they need to know him .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N you see el@@ der@@ ly ones in the congregation who have wh@@ ite ha@@ ir , are you remin@@ ded of an account in the Bible book of Daniel ?
D@@ r .
S@@ up@@ pose ten can be found in our ter@@ rit@@ ory before the end comes .
But Jesus and his disciples did not face such a di@@ le@@ m@@ ma .
If possible , take them with you wh@@ er@@ ever you go .
To some ex@@ t@@ ent , it is the proble@@ m that has ex@@ is@@ ted since E@@ ve was se@@ duc@@ ed by the re@@ be@@ l ang@@ el , “ the origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent , the one called Devil and Satan . ”
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of your situation , you have the ability to act in har@@ mony with this vit@@ ally important Bible princi@@ ple — Jehovah is the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord .
Jehovah su@@ sta@@ ined Jeremiah and Eli@@ j@@ ah because they had faith
Ca@@ in had no such go@@ al , and he cho@@ se the p@@ ath that took him f@@ ar@@ ther away from Jehovah .
O@@ r it could be that he dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish@@ es between the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of com@@ mit@@ ting im@@ mor@@ ality with a pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te and those resul@@ ting from ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with another man@@ ’s wife .
John and Jo@@ An@@ n , a married cou@@ ple serving as regul@@ ar pione@@ ers , wrote : “ Our family Bible study has often been s@@ por@@ adi@@ c because we had to san@@ d@@ wi@@ ch it in between vari@@ ous congregation activities .
I loved N@@ am@@ i@@ bia and mission@@ ary life , but I had fal@@ le@@ n in love with a G@@ ile@@ ad cl@@ ass@@ mate who had been assign@@ ed to S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land .
When the crow@@ d asked what they should do , Peter rep@@ lied : “ R@@ ep@@ ent , and let each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of your sin@@ s , and you will receive the free gift of the holy spirit . ”
A@@ m@@ ong the many gi@@ f@@ ts from God is the opportunity we have to appro@@ ach him in prayer at any time , know@@ ing that the “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer ” listen@@ s to us .
Jesus ’ prophecy about di@@ min@@ ish@@ ing love ex@@ tend@@ s to our day .
Although Noah became “ a pre@@ ach@@ er of righteousness , ” it was evid@@ ently difficult for people to believe that everything around them was going to end .
Com@@ pare the re@@ ign@@ s of A@@ ha@@ z and He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah .
How do the wise u@@ su@@ ally re@@ act when con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with evil ?
In another land , there are now over 1@@ ,@@ 1@@ 00 do@@ cum@@ ented c@@ as@@ es of Jehovah’s Witnesses being ar@@ rest@@ ed , f@@ ined , or be@@ at@@ en .
C@@ he@@ er@@ ful Gi@@ ving From the H@@ ear@@ t , 11 / 15
Jehovah will show his un@@ deser@@ ved kindness even more “ in the coming syst@@ em@@ s of things . ”
Still , at fun@@ er@@ als m@@ our@@ n@@ ers often say something like , “ Li@@ fe must go on . ”
Let us foc@@ us more clo@@ sel@@ y on these two as@@ pe@@ cts of the pat@@ ter@@ n he set for us .
▪ Al@@ l@@ an , also mentioned in the op@@ ening article . “ One day Jehovah’s Witnesses called at our home , and my wife invit@@ ed them in because she was inter@@ ested in what they said about living forever on earth .
C@@ ho@@ o@@ sing Acc@@ ep@@ table Re@@ cre@@ ation
If we become de@@ pres@@ sed , “ our hearts may con@@ dem@@ n us , ” but because we trust in the God who “ is close to the bro@@ k@@ en@@ hear@@ ted , ” we do not give up .
May we seek righteousness by con@@ form@@ ing our lives to God’s standards of good and bad .
( 3 ) How can each of us benefit from Jesus ’ par@@ able today ?
• Re@@ ject imp@@ ro@@ per ide@@ as im@@ medi@@ ately
He war@@ ned par@@ ishi@@ on@@ ers about the arri@@ val of a “ false prophet ” and post@@ ed spi@@ es around to@@ wn to mon@@ it@@ or my activities .
Mo@@ re@@ over , he en@@ tru@@ sted them with a sac@@ red com@@ mis@@ sion ​ — to make disciples “ of people of all the nations ” and to be wit@@ nesses of him “ to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ”
The n@@ ames have been chang@@ ed .
So@@ on God will clear the earth of people who cause suffering .
We reas@@ oned that each of us has a conscience , and we ought to be gu@@ i@@ ded by it in cho@@ o@@ sing what we do and with whom . ” ​ — Read Romans 14 : 2 - 4 .
( Luke 1 : 1 – 9 : 6@@ 2 )
As told by B@@ ri@@ an He@@ wit@@ t
Christian elders were able to refu@@ te such ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents because as re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves of Jesus Christ , they used the authority of Scrip@@ ture .
Al@@ ona
When your mate speak@@ s , try to understand his or her feelings .
The message found in God’s Word , the Bible , has the power to reve@@ al what a person really is on the in@@ side , and it can change the way he thin@@ ks and even how he feel@@ s about things .
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : When an is@@ sue ar@@ ises , try re@@ ver@@ sing ro@@ les .
David also wrote : “ You have exam@@ ined my heart , you have made in@@ spe@@ ction by night . . .
Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ ality
Re@@ g@@ arding the matter of de@@ f@@ en@@ ding on@@ es@@ el@@ f against ra@@ pe , see the article “ How to P@@ re@@ v@@ ent R@@ ap@@ e ” in the Mar@@ ch 8 , 199@@ 3 , is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke !
But who takes the lead among Jehovah’s heavenly ar@@ my ?
; Phil@@ li@@ ps , B .
These were made according to the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law by Israelites see@@ king to ob@@ tain for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess for sin@@ s and to expres@@ s than@@ k@@ s@@ giving .
How , though , would a little lam@@ b come to be in the shepher@@ d’s bo@@ som ?
Con@@ tra@@ sting the wise and the fo@@ ol@@ ish , Solomon states : “ The one wise in heart will accept comman@@ d@@ ments , but the one fo@@ ol@@ ish with his li@@ ps will be tro@@ d@@ den down . ”
( a ) How did the apostle Paul show that he sh@@ ared God’s view of life ?
When we do what God comman@@ ds , he helps us .
The mo@@ b would not listen and al@@ most bro@@ ke down the do@@ or .
There was work for him to do to make clear his id@@ ent@@ ity as the promised Messi@@ ah .
Paul’s letter , written about the year 5@@ 6 C.E . , coun@@ sel@@ ed Christians to be ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens .
D@@ ad was not happy about this , so he st@@ op@@ ped tal@@ king to me and began to ign@@ ore me .
But valu@@ es held in comm@@ on are even more important for a mar@@ it@@ al uni@@ on to end@@ ure and to pro@@ du@@ ce happiness .
The city re@@ ached par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar prom@@ in@@ ence during the re@@ ign of the last M@@ ace@@ don@@ i@@ an d@@ y@@ na@@ st@@ y , the An@@ ti@@ g@@ on@@ i@@ ds ( 3@@ 0@@ 6 - 1@@ 6@@ 8 B.C.E . ) , who were ev@@ en@@ tually over@@ thro@@ wn by R@@ ome .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T
Do you see what this mirac@@ le teach@@ es us ?
Ke@@ ep On “ T@@ ak@@ ing in K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge ” of God
The house , says one refer@@ ence work , “ stan@@ ds for the hous@@ eho@@ ld and everything preci@@ ous to the individu@@ al , making it possible for him to truly live . ”
To whom should we give comfort , and why ?
The individu@@ al and the nation as a whole were e@@ qu@@ ally respon@@ sible for obe@@ ying this divine pre@@ c@@ ep@@ t .
However , Jesus pla@@ in@@ ly stated : “ No man has as@@ c@@ ended into heaven but he that des@@ c@@ ended from heaven , the Son of man . ”
If so , you may find comfort in the words recorded by Isaiah . ​ — Read Isaiah 4@@ 1 : 10 , 13 .
In those days , he travel@@ ed a lo@@ t to vis@@ it bran@@ ches of Jehovah’s Witnesses thr@@ ough@@ out the world and was often g@@ one for we@@ ek@@ s at a time .
Let us consider three reas@@ ons for giving attention to their needs .
If we think of teaching sol@@ ely in ter@@ ms of some stu@@ died te@@ ch@@ ni@@ qu@@ es , we might feel over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by the pro@@ spe@@ ct of making imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ements .
“ When I go to Christian meetings , conven@@ tions , and ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es and I am able to fe@@ ast at Jehovah’s spiritual table , this really ref@@ re@@ sh@@ es me spiritually , ” she ob@@ ser@@ ves .
This who@@ les@@ ome fear , in turn , gave him out@@ standing courage , as was demonstr@@ ated im@@ medi@@ ately after Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed Jehovah’s prophe@@ ts .
Such religious re@@ form@@ ers as Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ ther and John C@@ al@@ v@@ in spoke of a return to Bi@@ bli@@ cal valu@@ es .
Consider the experience of the writ@@ er of Psalm 7@@ 3 .
Pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion R@@ el@@ a@@ x@@ ed
For example , do we care@@ fully pre@@ pare for the we@@ ek@@ ly Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy with a view to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating ?
Moses heard a mar@@ vel@@ ous declar@@ ation of God’s go@@ o@@ dness
W@@ I@@ T@@ H those words , Moses and the Israelites c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated in s@@ ong their deli@@ ver@@ ance through the R@@ ed Se@@ a and the an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ation of their pur@@ su@@ ing Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an enem@@ y ​ — P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h and his mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ces . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 15 : 4 , 5 .
Tru@@ st in Jehovah ( E . S@@ ch@@ mi@@ d@@ t ) , 9 / 1
In 19@@ 29 , the Mar@@ ch 15 is@@ sue of The Watchtower con@@ ta@@ ined an article ent@@ it@@ led “ G@@ rac@@ i@@ ous In@@ vit@@ ation , ” with Revelation 22 : 17 as its the@@ me text .
Do you think humans will ever cre@@ ate such a govern@@ ment ? ​ — Read Jeremiah 10 : 23 .
9 Be Com@@ p@@ el@@ led by God’s “ In@@ descri@@ ba@@ ble F@@ ree Gi@@ ft ”
The decision to get baptized should st@@ em from a heart full of love for Jehovah , not from any ob@@ lig@@ ation to a family tra@@ dition .
No@@ tice that Jehovah refer@@ red to Isa@@ a@@ c as the son “ whom you so love . ”
O@@ thers were a@@ ware of how David had arrang@@ ed to have U@@ ri@@ ah kil@@ led .
However , that likely will em@@ b@@ ol@@ den you and lead to your re@@ tur@@ ning to the world again , l@@ ing@@ ering in it a bi@@ t longer .
However , knowledge in it@@ self is not en@@ ough .
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , Al@@ an under@@ stan@@ ds what it is like to be an older person who fin@@ ds it hard to read the Bible or walk from house to house .
W@@ rit@@ ing such an o@@ pen letter was un@@ wise , for our let@@ ters were cen@@ s@@ ored .
Some would answer y@@ es .
It invol@@ ves our heart and is demonstr@@ ated by our actions .
While the two women talk and e@@ at , the child r@@ un@@ s around in the re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ant , d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ing co@@ o@@ ki@@ es on the flo@@ or and c@@ ru@@ shing them under@@ fo@@ o@@ t .
Then he went on to say : “ Even though I walk in the v@@ al@@ le@@ y of deep sh@@ a@@ do@@ w , I fear nothing bad , for you are with me ; your ro@@ d and your st@@ af@@ f are the things that comfort me . ”
M@@ eli@@ to of S@@ ar@@ di@@ s ​ — D@@ ef@@ end@@ er of Bible Tru@@ ths ?
As no@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , an important way to show such love is to share the Kingdom message with him .
When we a@@ da@@ pt our preaching me@@ tho@@ ds , whom are we imit@@ ating ?
How has sub@@ mis@@ sion to un@@ believ@@ ing hus@@ ban@@ ds been bene@@ fi@@ cial ?
I was able to take care of her until she pas@@ sed away in Ha@@ wa@@ i@@ i in 195@@ 6 , at 7@@ 7 years of age .
When on earth , Jesus spoke under the influ@@ ence of God’s spirit .
Now that she sp@@ ends only a li@@ mit@@ ed time per@@ form@@ ing mu@@ si@@ c , how does she feel ?
What might you ask yourself about the counsel at 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 4 : 3 - 7 ?
How do they show their appreciation ?
If we discipl@@ ine our min@@ ds to ‘ bring every thought into cap@@ tiv@@ ity , ’ there is little d@@ anger that we will gro@@ s@@ s@@ ly trans@@ g@@ ress in word or action . ​ — 2 Corinthians 10 : 5 .
Although it took many years to buil@@ d the ar@@ k , Noah did just what God had comman@@ ded .
Bo@@ il@@ ing a k@@ id ( the young of a go@@ at or other ani@@ ma@@ l ) in its mo@@ ther’s mil@@ k repor@@ te@@ dly was a pa@@ g@@ an ri@@ tu@@ al thought to pro@@ du@@ ce ra@@ in .
O@@ be@@ di@@ ence to parents
To the Jews in gener@@ al , it was bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ous for Jesus ’ followers to cla@@ im that this imp@@ aled man was the Messi@@ ah .
One should cont@@ act the So@@ ci@@ ety before de@@ e@@ ding any real est@@ ate to the So@@ ci@@ ety .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years ag@@ o , God’s people also held holy conven@@ tions .
19@@ 50 : From left to right , to@@ p : E@@ ster , M@@ il@@ d@@ red , L@@ ili@@ an , E@@ un@@ ice , Ru@@ th ; bo@@ t@@ to@@ m : O@@ r@@ le@@ n , Mo@@ m , D@@ ad , and Mar@@ v@@ in
As a result , A@@ ar@@ on felt ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er .
As a result , in 1@@ 6@@ 22 , Lu@@ car@@ is was ban@@ i@@ shed to the is@@ land of R@@ ho@@ des , and G@@ reg@@ ory of A@@ mas@@ ya pur@@ cha@@ sed the of@@ fice for 20@@ ,000 s@@ il@@ ver co@@ ins .
M@@ ike rel@@ ates : “ In 198@@ 7 , D@@ en@@ ise and I began serving as pione@@ ers .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 6@@ 8 , 23
The two ty@@ p@@ es of ani@@ mal@@ s would be plac@@ ed in se@@ par@@ ate enc@@ lo@@ sures to prote@@ ct the relati@@ vely do@@ c@@ ile sheep , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly the e@@ w@@ es and the lam@@ bs , from har@@ m that could be inf@@ li@@ cted on them by the more ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive go@@ ats .
The next year , a call went out for Witnesses to move to New G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a , the nor@@ the@@ ast@@ er@@ n part of a large is@@ land nor@@ th of Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
Consider the situation of a Christian who might like to mar@@ ry but who pres@@ ently can find no su@@ it@@ able marriage mate .
El@@ isha dies a n@@ atur@@ al death in the time of Je@@ hu@@ ’s gr@@ and@@ son .
Paul then explained the s@@ ource of their joy : “ K@@ no@@ wing you y@@ ourselves have a better and an a@@ bi@@ ding pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion . ”
Although it took a few years for K@@ ev@@ in to imp@@ ro@@ ve , in time he was able to serve as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant . And for the last 20 years , he has been serving as an el@@ der .
We should be quic@@ k to a@@ va@@ il ourselves of the God - given means for help ​ — “ the older men of the congregation ” and the “ prop@@ iti@@ at@@ ory sacrifice for our sin@@ s , ” Jesus Christ . ​ — James 5 : 14 ; 1 John 2 : 1 , 2 .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines . Why not share with others your imp@@ res@@ sions once you have read these faith - streng@@ th@@ ening artic@@ les ?
A Christian in U@@ ru@@ gu@@ a@@ y wr@@ ites : “ My heart s@@ wel@@ ls with appreciation , and I am moved to than@@ k Jehovah for his un@@ deser@@ ved kindness and for his fri@@ end@@ ship . ”
She rel@@ ates : “ Now that I have re@@ turned to Jehovah’s organization , I value all my brothers and sisters des@@ pite their imper@@ fe@@ ctions .
Many medi@@ cal prof@@ es@@ sion@@ als and other ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ates of blood trans@@ fu@@ sion appe@@ al to people to don@@ ate blood in ho@@ p@@ es of sa@@ ving lives .
As a family head , do I help my children to pre@@ pare com@@ ments in ad@@ v@@ ance and teach them to answer in their own words ? ’
In fact , the Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite said to her bel@@ o@@ ved shepher@@ d : “ P@@ l@@ ace me as a se@@ al upon your heart , as a se@@ al upon your ar@@ m ; because love is as strong as death is , in@@ s@@ ist@@ ence on exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion is as uny@@ i@@ el@@ ding as S@@ he@@ ol is . I@@ ts b@@ la@@ z@@ ings are the b@@ la@@ z@@ ings of a fi@@ re , the f@@ l@@ ame of J@@ ah [ for it is from him ] .
These were people of n@@ on - Israel@@ ite orig@@ in who served as temple sla@@ ves or min@@ isters .
These di@@ al@@ e@@ cts have become so dist@@ in@@ ct that Z@@ a@@ po@@ te@@ c from different are@@ as cannot understand one another .
“ Ger@@ man people have individu@@ al conc@@ ep@@ tions of God that are just as di@@ verse as the people themselves , ” repor@@ ts the new@@ s@@ ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine F@@ O@@ C@@ U@@ S .
I@@ N TH@@ E par@@ able of the tal@@ ents , Jesus c@@ learly reve@@ als an ob@@ lig@@ ation re@@ sting on his anointed followers .
His knowledge on the sub@@ ject is pro@@ found , for he was present at the cre@@ ation of the first human pa@@ ir as well as at their marriage .
Consider , too , an occasi@@ on when a crow@@ d who came to Jesus sta@@ yed with him for three days with nothing to e@@ at .
Jehovah al@@ one is our righ@@ t@@ ful S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn .
On the night before Jesus ’ death , his own apostle Peter den@@ i@@ ed him three times .
With my wife and children in 199@@ 0
I@@ d@@ enti@@ fy times when it would be best not to talk about a first marriage .
I@@ magine what life would be like if God did not have love for mankind .
To what can hum@@ ble Christians look for@@ ward ?
Jehovah ac@@ ted in be@@ half of his people and provided a way of br@@ ing@@ ing them reli@@ ef from op@@ pres@@ sion .
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ing Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ation S@@ k@@ ill@@ s
Ab@@ out 50 people from the re@@ mo@@ t@@ est re@@ gi@@ ons of Tu@@ va were to atten@@ d .
Mar@@ th@@ a continued tal@@ king , so Jesus con@@ ver@@ sed with her .
How will Jehovah ri@@ d the earth of wrong activities and dist@@ res@@ s@@ ful con@@ di@@ tions ?
Some family members who had been op@@ posed to the Witnesses chang@@ ed their view .
To F@@ or@@ ward or Not to F@@ or@@ ward ?
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of Jehovah’s dedic@@ ated servants turn first to Jehovah in prayer , then to their Christian brothers and sisters .
The cho@@ ice of a@@ vail@@ able mu@@ si@@ c is be@@ w@@ il@@ der@@ ing .
In his study of the Hebrew Scriptures , Phil@@ o made sure that he was “ not om@@ it@@ ting any al@@ leg@@ or@@ ic@@ al meaning which may per@@ ch@@ ance be conc@@ e@@ aled bene@@ ath the pla@@ in language . ”
M@@ A@@ R@@ C@@ H 4 - 10 , 20@@ 13
That is why , at every possible opportunity , we should use the Word of God . It is ali@@ ve !
Jehovah said : “ T@@ ake , ple@@ ase , your son , your only son whom you so love , Isa@@ a@@ c , and . . . offer him up . . . as a bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering . ”
Paul s@@ oun@@ ded that war@@ ning because he sen@@ sed a real d@@ anger lu@@ r@@ king be@@ h@@ ind the thinking of those at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted by the world .
Pe@@ ople of all rac@@ es and from all so@@ cial le@@ vel@@ s and ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds have learned to love and fear God and also to love one another , living pe@@ ace@@ ab@@ ly as a worl@@ d@@ wide family .
The next two ple@@ as , in verse 4 , rel@@ ate to God’s people .
So even when we make decisions about our d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing , we can show that we want to be mo@@ des@@ t as we serve our God . ​ — Mi@@ ca@@ h 6 : 8 .
In l@@ ine with C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 12 , what should be our res@@ ol@@ ve ?
In their sin@@ ful and p@@ iti@@ ful st@@ ate , they must have felt str@@ ong@@ ly the need to turn to God for help .
Do you have your fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative hel@@ me@@ t on at all times ?
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing and teaching are important , but those a@@ bil@@ ities do not over@@ ri@@ de the need to be ir@@ re@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible , mo@@ der@@ ate in ha@@ bi@@ ts , s@@ ound in mind , or@@ der@@ ly , ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able , and reason@@ able . ”
The book as@@ ser@@ ts that “ the orig@@ ins of Christian baptism . . . are found in Juda@@ ism . ”
Then right on time , “ se@@ ven days later it turned out that the w@@ at@@ ers of the d@@ elu@@ ge came upon the earth . ”
T@@ e@@ aching yet another less@@ on in human relation@@ shi@@ ps , Solomon says : “ A man of loving - kindness is deal@@ ing re@@ war@@ ding@@ ly with his own soul , but the c@@ ru@@ el person is br@@ ing@@ ing o@@ str@@ ac@@ ism upon his own or@@ gan@@ ism . ”
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E 2 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 12 - 16
T@@ anya , qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , says : “ My parents really listen@@ ed to me and re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed our con@@ vers@@ ations .
He can dis@@ gu@@ ise wrong and make it appe@@ ar accep@@ table to an un@@ w@@ ary Christian .
Paul benef@@ ited from his tri@@ bul@@ ations because they made him more dep@@ end@@ ent on Jehovah .
They are truly ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary in cultiv@@ ating pati@@ ence and in ex@@ p@@ en@@ ding themselves , and I pray that Jehovah continu@@ es to bl@@ ess them .
No@@ thing could be more important , for “ out of [ the heart ] are the s@@ our@@ ces of life . ” ​ — Proverbs 4 : 23 .
( 1 K@@ i .
God’s enem@@ ies ​ — Satan and those under his influ@@ ence — ​ are tr@@ ying to sto@@ p the work that Jesus assign@@ ed to His followers , including us .
When one Bible verse seem@@ ed to cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct another , these s@@ inc@@ ere Christians end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to har@@ mon@@ ize the two .
On@@ ce , a rich young Israel@@ ite rul@@ er asked Jesus : “ What must I do to in@@ her@@ it everlasting life ? ”
( b ) What counsel did Peter give ?
He will tell you that doing so has made him and his family ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er and has dra@@ wn them clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah . ​ — Read Mark 10 : 29 , 30 .
What a blessing that must have been for Eli@@ j@@ ah !
Per@@ haps L@@ loy@@ d should go to Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n without me . ’
Jesus will demonstr@@ ate that same com@@ pas@@ sion during his M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn ​ — but on a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l sc@@ ale .
If the d@@ ry se@@ as@@ on was un@@ u@@ su@@ ally long , people likely wonder@@ ed : ‘ Wh@@ ere is Ba@@ al ?
While travel@@ ing , we had to car@@ ry the heav@@ y dic@@ tion@@ aries , b@@ es@@ id@@ es our su@@ it@@ case and other ba@@ g@@ s .
De@@ ath seem@@ ed im@@ min@@ ent .
Just i@@ magine ​ — a m@@ ere human enjo@@ ying a fri@@ end@@ ship with the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord of the uni@@ verse !
S@@ cho@@ l@@ ars thus rend@@ er it “ to ut@@ ter an or@@ ac@@ le , ” “ div@@ in@@ ely in@@ tim@@ ate , ” or “ to give a divine comm@@ and or ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on , to teach from heaven . ”
He repor@@ ts , “ The brothers gave me help@@ ful , practic@@ al counsel . ”
They “ left all things ” and follow@@ ed Jesus .
“ T@@ ake ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in Jehovah , and he will give you the re@@ ques@@ ts of your heart . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 4 .
A@@ le@@ x , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , ad@@ ds : “ What I learned from the Bible was like clean water p@@ our@@ ing through me , gra@@ du@@ ally pu@@ ri@@ f@@ ying me by wa@@ shing away bad thoughts .
A@@ n op@@ pos@@ er may also have refu@@ sed to listen to any ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation from the Bible because of pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce or pri@@ de .
However , does he re@@ adi@@ ly recogn@@ ize that his ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ement was possible only by Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness and that any hope for future succ@@ ess still dep@@ ends on God’s blessing and help ?
Then , in 194@@ 6 , I was made overse@@ er of a number of of@@ fic@@ es at Bethel .
Why are these young ones so foc@@ used on Bible educ@@ ation in this pre@@ d@@ om@@ in@@ an@@ tly Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ist and T@@ a@@ o@@ ist country ?
“ The h@@ our has come ! ”
Some su@@ gg@@ est that the brothers and sisters in question were ac@@ tually Jesus ’ c@@ ous@@ ins .
Acc@@ ording to A@@ mo@@ s 5 : 21 - 24 , God said : “ I have h@@ ated , I have re@@ je@@ cted your fes@@ tiv@@ als , and I shall not enjoy the sm@@ ell of your so@@ le@@ m@@ n ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es .
A@@ p@@ pro@@ ach was possible only with our t@@ in@@ y ru@@ b@@ ber ding@@ h@@ y .
Does our li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le demonstr@@ ate that we put Kingdom inter@@ ests first ?
“ P@@ u@@ t My T@@ ear@@ s in Your S@@ k@@ in Bo@@ t@@ tle ”
Why is it vital to keep res@@ is@@ ting worl@@ dly attitu@@ des and desi@@ res ?
Because the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Jesus Christ’s death was appro@@ aching , Samuel wanted to invit@@ e W@@ i@@ es@@ ł@@ a@@ wa to this special occasi@@ on .
Our men@@ tal per@@ c@@ ep@@ tion and heart appreciation con@@ v@@ in@@ ce us that such things are real , al@@ though we have not seen them . ​ — 2 Corinthians 5 : 7 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 18 .
The ide@@ a is that if you could take everything that was written about Jesus ’ earthly life and ministry and bo@@ il it down to one verse , this would be it .
( b ) What important less@@ on do we learn from the experience of Bar@@ u@@ ch ?
As we gro@@ w older , we may come to value discipl@@ ine because we see it as an expres@@ sion of love .
Tru@@ sting in Jehovah means tru@@ sting those whom he tru@@ st@@ s
Ke@@ ep@@ ing in mind the bap@@ t@@ is@@ ms that occ@@ ur@@ red on Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , how should we ex@@ pect the new bir@@ th to take place today ?
The parents ’ words will lo@@ se their effect .
In ancient times , w@@ oun@@ ds and b@@ ru@@ ises were ‘ so@@ f@@ ten@@ ed with o@@ il ’ to prom@@ o@@ te the heal@@ ing pro@@ c@@ ess .
F@@ e@@ ar of P@@ op@@ ul@@ ar O@@ p@@ in@@ ion
Does it not ra@@ ise questions in the min@@ ds of righ@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people when some des@@ po@@ t uses power to eli@@ min@@ ate anyone who disa@@ gre@@ es with his po@@ li@@ ci@@ es ?
John 19 : 38 says that Joseph “ was a disci@@ ple of Jesus but a se@@ cre@@ t one because of his fear of the Jews . ”
Pro@@ ble@@ ms , like we@@ e@@ ds , f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h when ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted .
When we re@@ pe@@ ated our st@@ ory , the gener@@ al or@@ der@@ ed , “ Then take a mu@@ le and car@@ ry the w@@ oun@@ ded from the bat@@ t@@ le@@ field to the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al . ”
He wrote : “ There is e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness on my part to dec@@ l@@ are the good news also to you there in R@@ ome , ” and , “ I shall de@@ part by way of you for S@@ pain . ”
A@@ men . ” ​ — R@@ om .
V@@ l@@ adi@@ mi@@ r was given a death s@@ ent@@ ence .
Gi@@ ving and help@@ ing others bring great joy .
But our con@@ vers@@ ation tra@@ il@@ s off when the cha@@ ir@@ man of the discus@@ sion that day remin@@ ds the happy group that it is time to consider the da@@ ily text .
In fact , such godly fear is el@@ ev@@ ating and even joy - inspi@@ ring , which was am@@ p@@ ly demonstr@@ ated by Jesus Christ himself . ​ — Isaiah 11 : 3 ; Luke 12 : 5 .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , br@@ ing@@ ing ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment to others is not as likely to result from just one no@@ ble act as it is from the cu@@ mul@@ ative effe@@ cts of our displa@@ ying Chris@@ t@@ like qualities at all times .
E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el was to speak what Jehovah wanted him to speak at the time Jehovah wanted him to do so .
No , for “ in every nation the man that fe@@ ars him and works righteousness is accep@@ table to him . ” ​ — Acts 10 : 35 .
While pat@@ er@@ n@@ al authority is as@@ sum@@ ed , the point being made is the fa@@ ther’s need to have reg@@ ard for the di@@ gn@@ ity of the children by not making them ang@@ ry because of his exc@@ essi@@ ve har@@ sh@@ ness .
Mi@@ c C@@ ha@@ p@@ ter 5 reve@@ als that the Messi@@ ah will be born in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m of Juda@@ h .
Because of e@@ con@@ om@@ ic in@@ se@@ cur@@ ity , famili@@ es often move to other coun@@ tri@@ es to imp@@ ro@@ ve their material circumstances .
A@@ n o@@ live t@@ ree may be cho@@ pp@@ ed down , but that will not destro@@ y it .
Rather , a person@@ ’s being conc@@ e@@ aled in the day of Jehovah’s anger is only a pro@@ ba@@ bility when he beg@@ ins to seek righteousness and me@@ ek@@ ness .
H@@ um@@ ility Is E@@ s@@ sen@@ ti@@ al
As told by P@@ i@@ er@@ o G@@ att@@ i
He reli@@ ed heav@@ ily on L@@ ef@@ è@@ v@@ re@@ ’s works when transl@@ ating the Greek Scriptures .
Some think that it was a name uni@@ que to that spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c time peri@@ od .
“ L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , it is not a desi@@ ra@@ ble thing to my Father who is in heaven for even one of these little ones to per@@ ish . ” ​ — Matthew 18 : 12 - 14 .
At a su@@ it@@ able time , offer to share some encourag@@ ing thoughts from the Bible .
13 Li@@ fe St@@ ory ​ — I Ha@@ ve Be@@ en B@@ less@@ ed to Wor@@ k With S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al M@@ en
A little later that ev@@ ening , Jesus cl@@ ari@@ fied matters , st@@ ating : “ This is my comman@@ d@@ ment , that you love one another just as I have loved you .
Consider the support that the vi@@ r@@ g@@ in Je@@ w@@ ess M@@ ary received when hear@@ ing the news : “ You will conc@@ ei@@ ve in your wom@@ b and give bir@@ th to a son , and you are to call his name Jesus . ”
A few well - thought - out words may rest@@ ore a dam@@ ag@@ ed relationship .
She was j@@ our@@ ne@@ ying from C@@ en@@ ch@@ re@@ a@@ e , in Gre@@ e@@ ce , to R@@ ome , but she was un@@ ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with fellow believers in that city .
F@@ our sing@@ le sisters were to work there for three months to t@@ est the ter@@ rit@@ ory .
Is that not what you want when you get an important letter from someone you love ?
K@@ o@@ da@@ ’s husband su@@ ffered from ep@@ il@@ ep@@ s@@ y , and I had to help care for him .
What proble@@ m ar@@ ose in the first century ?
Acc@@ ording to the Scriptures , when did Jesus become the pri@@ m@@ ary part of the “ se@@ ed ” of God’s heavenly “ woman ” ?
The S@@ ele@@ u@@ ci@@ d rul@@ ers at first op@@ posed the M@@ ac@@ ca@@ be@@ es vi@@ g@@ or@@ ously .
What pre@@ ven@@ ted the young rul@@ er from following Jesus ?
That may be difficult to en@@ vision .
He was not famili@@ ar with the Scriptures .
Indeed , “ from op@@ pres@@ sion and from viol@@ ence he will re@@ de@@ em their soul . ” ​ — Psalm 7@@ 2 : 13 , 14 .
S@@ or@@ cer@@ y , l@@ ying , f@@ ra@@ u@@ d , and ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y were r@@ am@@ p@@ ant .
The Bible descri@@ bes the earth as su@@ sp@@ ended “ upon nothing . ”
This Is Our S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al H@@ er@@ it@@ age , 2 / 15
“ The tw@@ el@@ ve ” is another way of saying “ the apostles , ” even though for a time after the death of Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t , there were only 11 .
Rather , he has complete confidence in the truth as it is reve@@ aled by Jehovah God through his Son , Jesus Christ , and “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
But there the simil@@ ar@@ ity ends .
Jehovah will eli@@ min@@ ate the ca@@ uses of those te@@ ars , see@@ ing to it that “ death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more . ”
You will pro@@ ba@@ bly be much ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er and more pro@@ duc@@ tive if you can view your activities , not as m@@ ere du@@ ties or things you have to do , but as things you want to do .
To those without law I became as without law , al@@ though I am not without law toward God . ”
1 : 22 ; 1 John 4 : 21 .
W@@ ho@@ les@@ ome associ@@ ation with Jehovah’s Witnesses at the local Kingdom H@@ all can go a long way toward help@@ ing a person to strengthen his determin@@ ation to ple@@ ase God .
For more de@@ ta@@ il@@ s , see chap@@ ters 10 and 11 of the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out the resurrection of Jesus , the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts become only a sa@@ d st@@ ory of a good and wise man who was put to death by his enem@@ ies .
Is it prop@@ er to appro@@ ach God in prayer without saying something like “ in Jesus ’ name ” ?
• How does Christ lead his congregation today ?
To be integrity keep@@ ers , we must not succ@@ um@@ b to sin@@ ful co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness or gre@@ ed .
What should be done if our service activities are per@@ fun@@ ct@@ ory ?
1 , 2 . ( a ) What did Jesus pray for in be@@ half of his disciples ?
I@@ ts a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant water , cor@@ rec@@ t am@@ ount of light and he@@ at , at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere , and fer@@ t@@ ile land
The faithful sla@@ ves had eng@@ ag@@ ed in “ bu@@ sin@@ ess ”
It is very hard to sto@@ p this thought pat@@ ter@@ n because every day you are remin@@ ded that you are al@@ one . ”
But when powerful op@@ position ar@@ ose , their ze@@ al began to f@@ la@@ g and con@@ stru@@ ction st@@ op@@ ped .
And by pur@@ su@@ ing a righteous course , we will sense God’s loyal love for us and will be able to “ rejo@@ ice during all our days ” ​ — y@@ es , for the rest of our lives .
How are such spiritual men appointed ?
• How can parents imitate Jehovah’s love descri@@ bed at De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 32 : 11 , 12 ?
Jerusalem ​ — “ A Bu@@ r@@ den@@ some S@@ to@@ ne ”
( On May 5 , 199@@ 8 , Rus@@ sia r@@ ati@@ fied the Con@@ ven@@ tion . )
They sur@@ ely would not es@@ cap@@ e ad@@ verse judgment .
I@@ magine the tra@@ ge@@ dy if because of the “ l@@ ack of self - regul@@ ation , ” a person yi@@ el@@ ds to s@@ at@@ ani@@ c pres@@ sure and comm@@ its ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y .
May we never allow that to ha@@ p@@ pen to us !
The word “ Devil ” comes from a Greek word meaning “ false acc@@ us@@ er , ” “ s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ er . ”
Even though the re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous Israelites righ@@ tly su@@ ffered the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of their own sin@@ ful@@ ness , the Bible tel@@ ls us that “ during all their dist@@ ress it was dist@@ res@@ sing to [ God ] . ” ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 3 : 9 .
Jesus ex@@ posed such practic@@ es as fu@@ t@@ ile , thus help@@ ing s@@ inc@@ ere individuals to know what to avoid when pra@@ ying .
He re@@ sign@@ ed in 18@@ 40 and moved to Al@@ ban@@ y , New Yor@@ k .
O@@ thers dr@@ ink s@@ por@@ adi@@ c@@ ally but con@@ su@@ me more than fi@@ ve dr@@ in@@ ks on one occasi@@ on .
R@@ ele@@ ase From He@@ av@@ y Bu@@ r@@ den@@ s
The Bible fore@@ told a time when people of di@@ verse langu@@ ages would hear its life - giving message .
So P@@ il@@ ate fac@@ ed a di@@ le@@ m@@ ma .
See Isaiah 6@@ 3 : 9 .
‘ P@@ u@@ er@@ to R@@ ic@@ o is in the “ Witness ex@@ por@@ t ” bu@@ sin@@ ess , ’ explained B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e co@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ or R@@ on@@ al@@ d Par@@ k@@ in .
No@@ ting my interest , D@@ ur@@ val asked A@@ nt@@ ô@@ ni@@ o An@@ dra@@ de , a full - time minis@@ ter of Jehovah’s Witnesses , to vis@@ it me at home .
S@@ ad@@ ly , though , his trust was mis@@ plac@@ ed .
What is the message of the par@@ able of the ten vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins ?
There were div@@ isions among them , and at le@@ ast for a time , some brought their supp@@ er and ate it before or during the meeting , often e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king exc@@ essi@@ vely .
Gi@@ ve an experience that illustr@@ ates the value of the resurrection hope .
11 : 26 ​ — How “ often ” is Jesus ’ death to be com@@ mem@@ or@@ ated , and “ until ” when ?
I no@@ tic@@ ed that some car@@ go in large , bl@@ ack ba@@ g@@ s was not un@@ lo@@ ad@@ ed from the hel@@ ic@@ op@@ ters .
The important thing is to prove ourselves faithful .
In part , because of the influ@@ ence of the people around us and our circumstances in life .
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ing how difficult life could be for such famili@@ es , Jehovah himself became their fa@@ ther@@ ly Ju@@ dge and Pro@@ te@@ ct@@ or .
Why do we read the Bible da@@ ily , medit@@ ate on what we read , pray , atten@@ d Christian meetings , and share in preaching the good news of the Kingdom ?
In any case , the En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a ( 1@@ 1@@ th E@@ dition ) states : “ There is no indic@@ ation of the ob@@ serv@@ ance of the E@@ ast@@ er fes@@ ti@@ val in the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent . ”
The spi@@ es sent there repor@@ t that the city has few in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants , so not many men are needed to str@@ ike it down .
( b ) How can elders help others reg@@ a@@ in their strength and joy ?
( b ) What ad@@ ded st@@ ress may we face ?
Not only did he avoid em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sing or re@@ bu@@ king her but he ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged her ill@@ ness .
You may need to ad@@ just how you ap@@ por@@ tion your time if you are to remain jo@@ y@@ ful
• Why is it vital to respect authority ?
But they are also matters for prayer .
Now I really enjoy my assignment and view it as a wonderful privilege ! ”
Gen@@ u@@ ine imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality has two el@@ ements : attitude and actions .
No matter what false teach@@ ers may say , we will not follow them !
Yes , Christ’s ransom is a@@ vail@@ able to all human@@ ity .
Th@@ ink of all the reas@@ ons why your pe@@ ers eng@@ age in such conduct .
The t@@ ong@@ ue can be like “ cho@@ ice s@@ il@@ ver ”
Jehovah also streng@@ th@@ ens us through the instru@@ ction we receive at our Christian meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions , as well as in our the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c scho@@ ol@@ s .
The L@@ ev@@ ites continued pra@@ ying : “ Lo@@ ok ! We are today sla@@ ves ; and as for the land that you gave to our fore@@ fa@@ thers to e@@ at its fru@@ it@@ age and its good things , look !
31 : 4@@ 9 - 5@@ 4 .
While in school , they also sh@@ ared in the field ministry , see@@ king out hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted lo@@ v@@ ers of truth .
How does Jehovah give us remin@@ ders , and why do we need them ?
As an example of how wa@@ iting can be an expres@@ sion of love and confidence , consider the situation of an el@@ der@@ ly gr@@ and@@ mother who lives in a deser@@ t re@@ gi@@ on of the An@@ des , in S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a .
How effe@@ ctive is this form of educ@@ ation ?
They were the ones “ who@@ se spirit the true God had s@@ ti@@ r@@ red ” to leave be@@ h@@ ind the se@@ cur@@ ity of their ho@@ m@@ es and bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ es .
With strong faith and con@@ vi@@ ction , we can look for@@ ward to Kingdom blessings .
For the s@@ ake of com@@ par@@ is@@ on , let us say that years ag@@ o some Witnesses or our Christian parents sh@@ ared the Kingdom news with us .
The af@@ ter@@ effe@@ cts of moral un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness are pa@@ in@@ ful and can be de@@ ad@@ ly .
I qu@@ it over@@ dr@@ in@@ king and taking d@@ ru@@ g@@ s .
We can learn a less@@ on from Jesus .
Yet , I held no g@@ ru@@ dge against him ; I was just than@@ k@@ ful that I had a personal relationship with God .
I was born in Ju@@ ly 19@@ 25 in H@@ u@@ d@@ der@@ s@@ field , Eng@@ land .
F@@ or@@ ty years later , R@@ a@@ ha@@ b of Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o told two Israel@@ ite men : “ The fri@@ ght of you has fal@@ le@@ n upon us , . . . for we have heard how Jehovah d@@ ri@@ ed up the w@@ at@@ ers of the R@@ ed Se@@ a from before you when you came out of Egy@@ pt . ”
They took Mark along , but for some un@@ explained reason , Mark later left them and re@@ turned home to Jerusalem .
How can a serv@@ ant of Jehovah avoid being ca@@ ught in the tra@@ p of materi@@ al@@ ism ?
P@@ u@@ b@@ l .
R@@ em@@ ember , it is your responsi@@ bility to n@@ ou@@ ris@@ h , encoura@@ ge , and ref@@ res@@ h his sheep .
His love of righteousness and justice will never allow him to do that .
“ Jehovah will care for you . ”
How encoura@@ ged Jeremiah must have been when Bar@@ u@@ ch reg@@ a@@ ined his spiritual bal@@ ance !
The clo@@ s@@ er we draw to Jehovah , the greater our mo@@ tiv@@ ation is to love him ‘ with our whole heart , our whole soul , our whole mind , and our whole strength . ’
They do show , however , that it is better to wa@@ it until we are “ past the b@@ loo@@ m of you@@ th , ” when strong se@@ x@@ u@@ al imp@@ ul@@ ses can dist@@ ort good judgment .
In fact , the Bible book of Proverbs was pri@@ mar@@ ily written to imp@@ ar@@ t wisdom and discipl@@ ine .
He ad@@ ded : “ I am not a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of the good news ; it is , in fact , God’s power for sal@@ vation to ever@@ yone having faith . ”
El@@ isha and Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i lived long ag@@ o , about a th@@ ous@@ and years before God’s Son , Jesus , was born on earth .
7@@ 1 : 9 , 17 , 18 .
Jesus c@@ alls the children to him , saying : “ Let the young children come to me ; do not try to sto@@ p them . ”
I sp@@ ent many ni@@ gh@@ ts te@@ ar@@ fully ent@@ re@@ ating Jehovah about these matters .
Fir@@ st I served three years in Eng@@ land and then three years in I@@ rel@@ and .
Jesus left no doubt as to what should occ@@ up@@ y the cen@@ tr@@ al place in the lives of those who accept his lead@@ er@@ ship .
In this article , we will answer three ke@@ y questions . ( 1 ) What does it mean to be a spiritual person ?
But I am con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of Jehovah’s love because he has gu@@ i@@ ded me through te@@ ars and hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he , and he never let me experience more than I could end@@ ure . ”
He used f@@ li@@ m@@ s@@ y exc@@ uses for mis@@ sing Christian meetings and the preaching activ@@ ity .
Ha@@ ve You Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ved “ the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t of the Tru@@ th ” ?
How do we demonstr@@ ate that we “ consider the pati@@ ence of our Lord as sal@@ vation ” ?
Then , in N@@ um@@ bers chap@@ ters 28 and 29 , we find what might be vie@@ wed as a de@@ ta@@ iled ti@@ me@@ table , out@@ l@@ ining what was to be offered da@@ ily , we@@ ek@@ ly , mon@@ th@@ ly , and at the ye@@ arly fes@@ tiv@@ als .
It en@@ com@@ pas@@ ses such as@@ pe@@ cts as our desi@@ res , thoughts , dis@@ position , attitu@@ des , ca@@ pa@@ bil@@ ities , mo@@ tiv@@ ations , and go@@ als .
H@@ u@@ man efforts to buil@@ d a truly pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous yet moral soci@@ ety have re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly fa@@ iled .
There , the group later became known as the M@@ or@@ a@@ vi@@ an Ch@@ urch ( M@@ or@@ a@@ vi@@ a being a part of the C@@ ze@@ ch lands ) , which still ex@@ ists .
On the contr@@ ary , he as@@ sur@@ ed his followers that by dra@@ wing close to him and practic@@ ing his teachings , they would be ref@@ re@@ shed , for his yo@@ ke was kin@@ dly and his lo@@ ad was light .
What s@@ ort of teachings ?
This means that each st@@ ar is uni@@ que to Jehovah . What about his human cre@@ atu@@ res on earth ?
We have already learned that David and Paul felt anxi@@ ous at times .
Some personal n@@ ames found on the Sam@@ ari@@ a o@@ str@@ ac@@ a me@@ ant “ Ba@@ al is my father , ” “ Ba@@ al s@@ ings , ” “ Ba@@ al is strong , ” “ Ba@@ al re@@ members , ” and the like .
Jesus also taught his followers to pray for God’s Kingdom : “ Let your kingdom come .
Although no longer pres@@ ently ex@@ is@@ ting in any form , milli@@ ons of dead ones who are in Jehovah God’s mem@@ ory will be resur@@ rec@@ ted , or brought back to life , in a rest@@ ored earthly par@@ adise . ​ — Luke 23 : 4@@ 3 ; Acts 24 : 15 .
Be quic@@ k to ex@@ ten@@ d mer@@ cy and s@@ low to take off@@ en@@ se . ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
The world that Paul ref@@ ers to here is not the world that God started when he cre@@ ated Adam and E@@ ve .
What “ bur@@ ning mis@@ s@@ il@@ es ” does Satan emp@@ lo@@ y to under@@ mine our faith ?
Consider also the case of Samuel , who@@ se brother was mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed just 1@@ 50 fe@@ et [ 50 m ] from their fa@@ ther’s house .
The tra@@ in st@@ ation , for example , did not have any w@@ in@@ do@@ w@@ pan@@ es because of the bom@@ b@@ ings .
K@@ ir@@ st@@ en re@@ ached out to others who serve Jehovah as she does .
There is no indic@@ ation that Ju@@ d@@ as ’ re@@ mor@@ se was true rep@@ ent@@ ance .
The fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve thus never had to fear re@@ pris@@ al .
Su@@ e@@ ’s husband , E@@ d , says : “ I@@ ’@@ ve found that when Su@@ e and I regul@@ arly discus@@ s spiritual matters together , we cop@@ e more effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely with the problems we face and we man@@ age our anxi@@ e@@ ties better . ”
Bu@@ il@@ d a Des@@ i@@ re to P@@ le@@ ase “ the God of Pe@@ ace ”
After more than 50 years , can the fac@@ ts be known ?
An@@ ti@@ a@@ ir@@ c@@ ra@@ ft gu@@ n : U@@ .@@ S .
On@@ ly Jehovah could f@@ ill the needs of these godly men , and he did just that by inter@@ ven@@ ing with ac@@ ts of loving - kindness .
On a z@@ one vis@@ it with Daniel and Mar@@ ina S@@ y@@ d@@ li@@ k in 19@@ 7@@ 7
We cla@@ im that we are the ones doing the work that Jesus fore@@ told .
How is it possible to cop@@ e with se@@ v@@ ere tri@@ als ?
The Li@@ e That Ma@@ de God N@@ am@@ eless 4
Li@@ ft up the light of your face upon us , O Jehovah . ”
And when they were come into the house , they saw the young child with M@@ ary his mother . ”
Jehovah had already “ found ” him .
( Read 2 Samuel 12 : 1 - 4 . )
Let us now consider a few Bible examples of those who main@@ ta@@ ined moral cle@@ an@@ ness .
A good listen@@ er listen@@ s not only with the ear@@ s but also with the heart .
They for@@ fe@@ ited their good standing with Jehovah , as well as their home , their future , and their lives .
Yet , man@@ ’s Creator , Jehovah God , has organiz@@ ed just such a res@@ cu@@ e .
S@@ ti@@ r@@ red by “ the M@@ ag@@ ni@@ fic@@ ent Th@@ ings of God ”
That form@@ er persecu@@ t@@ or became a follow@@ er of Christ and went on to become the apostle Paul , the writ@@ er of the letter to the Romans .
On ne@@ ar@@ by M@@ ount G@@ il@@ bo@@ a , Saul , the first king of Israel , was de@@ fe@@ ated by the Phil@@ ist@@ ines in a dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c bat@@ tle , during which J@@ on@@ a@@ than and two of Sa@@ ul@@ ’s other sons were kil@@ led and Saul himself com@@ mit@@ ted su@@ i@@ ci@@ de . ​ — 1 Samuel 31 : 1 - 5 .
So does the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al De@@ c@@ lar@@ ation of H@@ u@@ man R@@ igh@@ ts .
By mutu@@ al ag@@ re@@ ement , A@@ ile@@ en would go to her mission@@ ary assignment in C@@ o@@ st@@ a R@@ ic@@ a and I to mine in the Go@@ ld C@@ o@@ ast ( now G@@ h@@ ana ) , W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
O@@ r is he someone to be taken seri@@ ously even in the 2@@ 1@@ st century ?
How would you sum@@ mar@@ ize the account recorded at Mark 4 : 35 - 4@@ 1 ?
T@@ er@@ ro@@ r re@@ ign@@ ed for 20 years , until Jehovah saw evidence that his stu@@ b@@ born people were ready to change or , as the inspired rec@@ ord of the s@@ ong of De@@ bor@@ ah and Bar@@ ak says , “ Un@@ til I , De@@ bor@@ ah , ro@@ se up , until I ar@@ ose as a mother in Israel . ”
When Paul wrote to the congregation in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i , he was in pris@@ on again , this time in R@@ ome .
Di@@ d this under@@ mine their joy or hal@@ t their preaching ?
M@@ eli@@ to showed great interest in the study of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures .
Instead of simply pres@@ en@@ ting the l@@ at@@ est is@@ sue of The Watchtower , the brother deci@@ ded to read a s@@ crip@@ ture found in that is@@ sue .
Let us se@@ ize every appro@@ pri@@ ate opportunity to s@@ ow see@@ ds of Kingdom truth gener@@ ously .
This article will show that there are benef@@ its to not know@@ ing the ex@@ act day or h@@ our when the end will arri@@ ve .
If your person or pro@@ per@@ ty is viol@@ ated , you may cho@@ ose to call the po@@ li@@ ce .
Y@@ our@@ s is the kingdom , O Jehovah , the One also li@@ f@@ ting yourself up as head over all . . . .
Because she was deep@@ ly moved by our sis@@ ter@@ ’s faith and courage .
By vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of his of@@ fice as high pri@@ est , he did pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y .
We receive much wise counsel at Christian meetings .
When justice is l@@ ac@@ king , however , un@@ fa@@ ir judgment can s@@ we@@ ep away for@@ tun@@ es .
For many years , Jo@@ b@@ ’s b@@ lam@@ eless conduct had g@@ la@@ dd@@ ened the heart of his heavenly Father .
De@@ par@@ t@@ ment of A@@ g@@ ri@@ cul@@ ture
What is pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed by the se@@ par@@ ating of the fine f@@ ish from the un@@ su@@ it@@ able f@@ ish ?
“ I Sa@@ w , but I C@@ ould Not Un@@ der@@ stand ” ( O .
R@@ el@@ ate to him , not to his di@@ se@@ ase .
But this appro@@ ach often has the op@@ pos@@ ite effect , since young ones may with@@ draw or feel un@@ able to me@@ asure up .
Can this example help us avoid re@@ aching wrong conclu@@ sions about Jehovah’s day ? ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Jesus L@@ is@@ ten@@ ed to Ch@@ il@@ dren
He ev@@ en@@ tually f@@ led the con@@ dem@@ ned c@@ ities and es@@ cap@@ ed God’s judgment .
“ Ju@@ dge with true justice , and de@@ al with one another in loyal love and mer@@ cy . ” ​ — Z@@ E@@ C@@ H .
Me@@ et@@ ings r@@ ar@@ ely started on time .
He could see the need for Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers in the country .
Paul said : “ We mu@@ st@@ ered up b@@ ol@@ dness by means of our God to tell you the good news of God in the face of much op@@ position . ”
For the gro@@ om to car@@ ry out his responsi@@ bility for we@@ d@@ ding pre@@ par@@ ations succ@@ ess@@ fully , he must commun@@ ic@@ ate effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
Proverbs 16 : 31 expres@@ ses the view of Jehovah God and of his people when it states : “ G@@ ra@@ y - he@@ a@@ de@@ dness is a cro@@ wn of beau@@ ty when it is found in the way of righteousness . ”
“ What el@@ se is the af@@ ter@@ life but a beli@@ ef among the in@@ secu@@ re , ” as@@ ks Lu@@ do@@ vi@@ c K@@ en@@ ne@@ dy , “ that at the last tr@@ um@@ p there will be c@@ ak@@ es and ale , even ca@@ vi@@ ar and tru@@ mp@@ e@@ ts for them too , that in some le@@ af@@ y E@@ den they will share happy h@@ our@@ s with those who have g@@ one before and others who may well come after ? ”
Does that apply only to the anointed ?
What is more , some pol@@ itical pris@@ on@@ ers came to em@@ br@@ ace Bible truth as a result of their cont@@ act with the Witnesses .
Thus we will have sh@@ own how high@@ ly we value the gift of life .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el ​ — I
This means that God lo@@ v@@ ingly end@@ ow@@ ed humans with a conscience , which , when pro@@ per@@ ly tra@@ ined , would gu@@ i@@ de them to tre@@ at others the way they themselves would want to be tre@@ ated .
He does not wor@@ ry about ga@@ ining future privile@@ ges or about what others are ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ing .
Mo@@ des@@ ty can also help us to make good decisions even when we cannot fully know or control how things will turn out .
How R@@ em@@ ember Jesus ’ De@@ ath ? 3 / 1
Lo@@ ve of God and neigh@@ b@@ or , in fact , are in@@ ex@@ tri@@ c@@ ab@@ ly l@@ in@@ ked .
As we live by Scriptural principles , we also cultiv@@ ate good work ha@@ bi@@ ts and a bal@@ an@@ ced view of money .
TH@@ E G@@ R@@ E@@ A@@ T G@@ AL@@ I@@ L@@ E@@ A@@ N MI@@ N@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ R@@ Y
How happy I was to learn that my sister , Je@@ an , had prog@@ ressed in her stu@@ dies too and had been baptized !
God has sel@@ e@@ cted his own Son to do this .
In contr@@ ast , how bless@@ ed we are to be am@@ id a bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od that fol@@ lo@@ ws Paul’s counsel : “ [ Do ] nothing out of con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ousness or out of e@@ go@@ tism , but with low@@ l@@ iness of mind [ consider ] that the others are su@@ peri@@ or to you . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 3 .
“ And now , what do you do with all your time any@@ way ? ”
Let us now consider how God has pre@@ served the truth des@@ pite Satan’s at@@ temp@@ ts to su@@ p@@ pres@@ s it .
Satan prom@@ o@@ tes such in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es because he is in a ra@@ ge , know@@ ing that soon Jehovah will to@@ t@@ ally de@@ fe@@ at him .
Some educ@@ at@@ ors and teach@@ ers supp@@ or@@ ted the ide@@ a of re@@ duc@@ ing to a min@@ i@@ mu@@ m or even comple@@ t@@ ely eli@@ min@@ ating any refer@@ ence to religious Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s tra@@ di@@ tions .
Indeed , disa@@ bil@@ ities know no b@@ oun@@ d@@ ary .
David , however , se@@ es a man de@@ f@@ ying the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah .
If we r@@ ely on him , trust in him , and call upon him , he will help us to res@@ ist the spirit of the world , no matter how difficult our situation may be . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 1 : 10 .
And his comman@@ d@@ ments do not we@@ i@@ gh us down . ” ​ — 1 John 5 : 3 , New Eng@@ l@@ ish Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation .
Israel and Juda@@ h o@@ we their very ex@@ ist@@ ence to Jehovah .
And I have learned that a brother is a brother reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of s@@ k@@ in col@@ or , and he will die for you if need be .
That took real determin@@ ation and effort , but she was great@@ ly re@@ war@@ ded .
Let us see how they do it .
O@@ thers find satis@@ fac@@ tion in car@@ ing for family or friends .
Hence , n@@ on@@ par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in pol@@ itical ele@@ ctions should not coun@@ t against the Witnesses in their cla@@ im for leg@@ al recogn@@ iti@@ on . ​ — John 18 : 36 ; Romans 13 : 1 .
When his re@@ qu@@ est was gr@@ anted , I accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed him , and we were cor@@ di@@ ally received ​ — something we were not at all used to .
And from the Hebrew Scriptures , they knew about the holy spirit , God’s ac@@ tive for@@ ce used during cre@@ ation and ther@@ e@@ after .
The most serious con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of over@@ in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence , though , are not descri@@ bed in medi@@ cal te@@ x@@ t@@ boo@@ ks .
During their w@@ il@@ der@@ ness tre@@ k , the Israelites were instru@@ cted to take great care when dis@@ pos@@ ing of human wa@@ st@@ e .
M@@ ore than one g@@ all@@ ant g@@ ent@@ le@@ man sto@@ od up and offered the “ pre@@ gn@@ ant ” la@@ dy his se@@ at .
C@@ learly , se@@ cul@@ ar emp@@ loy@@ ment is an important part of life , but if you are not care@@ ful , emp@@ loy@@ ment and care@@ er could dist@@ ance you from Jehovah .
You can be .
Today , John still has a s@@ ca@@ r on the fo@@ ref@@ ing@@ er of his right hand where he cu@@ t himself some 60 years ag@@ o .
I@@ ts . . . meaning , then , would be a rule of conduct . ”
Of course , all of us have “ sin@@ ned and f@@ all sh@@ ort of the glory of God . ”
It would be wrong to conclu@@ de , however , that di@@ stru@@ st of authority char@@ ac@@ ter@@ iz@@ es only the you@@ ng@@ er gener@@ ation .
S@@ un@@ day was set asi@@ de for the special ass@@ em@@ bly day .
( New In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational V@@ er@@ sion ) On the other hand , the life sp@@ an of imper@@ fect humans is “ a m@@ ere s@@ le@@ ep ” of sh@@ ort du@@ r@@ ation ​ — com@@ par@@ able to just one ni@@ gh@@ t’s s@@ lum@@ ber .
Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her P@@ l@@ at@@ o ( 4@@ 28 - 3@@ 4@@ 8 B.C.E . ) was in no doubt that chil@@ dis@@ h pas@@ sions had to be rest@@ ra@@ ined .
The Bible expla@@ ins that Satan , not God , is “ the rul@@ er of this world ” and that “ the whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one . ”
Jac@@ ob@@ ’s concer@@ n about ob@@ tain@@ ing the bir@@ th@@ right and his w@@ rest@@ ling all night with an ang@@ el to get a blessing show that he truly appreci@@ ated sac@@ red things .
The Bible also can@@ di@@ dly states : “ There ex@@ ists a way that is u@@ pri@@ ght before a man , but the ways of death are the end of it af@@ ter@@ ward . ”
These artic@@ les will discus@@ s se@@ ven are@@ as of life in which we should let nothing dist@@ ance us from Jehovah .
A Mo@@ st A@@ ma@@ z@@ ing O@@ ut@@ come
O@@ thers in the group deci@@ ded to stay .
He was also serving as a help@@ er to the Ser@@ vice Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e .
“ When I wa@@ ke up at night and can@@ ’t cop@@ e any@@ more , I pray .
Jehovah is involved in this commun@@ ion me@@ al as the Au@@ th@@ or of the arrang@@ ement .
M@@ ore important , it is part of God’s inspired Word , so it comes from the God of truth , the One who “ cannot li@@ e . ” ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 1 : 2 ; 2 Timothy 3 : 16 .
; W@@ a@@ shin@@ g@@ t@@ on , A .
D@@ ra@@ w close to God , and he will draw close to you . ”
Our C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ous St@@ and P@@ le@@ as@@ es and H@@ on@@ ors Jehovah
How does Jehovah’s pati@@ ence benefit us ?
M@@ other kept before us the fact that we have a special work to do .
What does see@@ ing Jehovah as the G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or mean to you ?
• How can pri@@ de and e@@ go@@ tism cre@@ ate tri@@ als ?
Now , with sever@@ al Ger@@ man pas@@ s@@ eng@@ ers on bo@@ ard , perhaps they could learn more .
What examples show that we now expla@@ in some of Jesus ’ illustr@@ ations in a simp@@ l@@ er , cle@@ are@@ r way ?
What was the last resurrection of Bible rec@@ ord ?
His first wife has also accepted the truth along with all of his 12 children , 10 from his first wife and 2 from his form@@ er second wife .
“ De@@ ath , where is your vi@@ ct@@ ory ?
E@@ arly mission@@ aries helped many more to em@@ br@@ ace Christi@@ an@@ ity .
A@@ m@@ ong the first s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls ob@@ ta@@ ined from the Be@@ d@@ ou@@ ins were se@@ ven l@@ eng@@ thy man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts in vari@@ ous st@@ ages of deter@@ i@@ or@@ ation .
Why should a wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er follow the counsel of James 5 : 14 , 15 ?
At the same time , he attend@@ ed night school to complete his se@@ cul@@ ar educ@@ ation .
That was the great@@ est act of un@@ deser@@ ved kindness possible .
Many of their children and gr@@ and@@ children are in the full - time ministry ​ — some serving in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , Cana@@ da , Eng@@ land , Gre@@ e@@ ce , and S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land .
Because their children do not fully understand what is being said at the meetings , the information does not move them to act .
But Jehovah had no in@@ ten@@ tion of lea@@ ving his people without bre@@ ad of any kind .
His sister had been dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed for im@@ mor@@ ality .
O sa@@ ve me ! And I will keep your remin@@ ders . ” Yes , by word and deed , let us prove that we really do love Jehovah’s remin@@ ders exc@@ e@@ e@@ ding@@ ly .
Mari@@ a , who@@ se brother turned his back on Jehovah to pur@@ sue a course of im@@ moral conduct , says : “ This has been hard for me to be@@ ar because in every other respect , he has been a wonderful brother to me .
When anointed Christians were rest@@ ored to activ@@ ity in 19@@ 19 , they were few in number ​ — truly , a “ little one . ”
As an or@@ da@@ ined minis@@ ter , you have a ministry to per@@ form .
What message did he deli@@ ver ? “ Lo@@ ok !
By the end of the day , we have plac@@ ed all the liter@@ ature we brought and have started sever@@ al Bible stu@@ dies .
I have a cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly positi@@ ve out@@ look on life .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we rejo@@ ice over “ the good con@@ dition of the heart ” that resul@@ ts from obe@@ ying God’s remin@@ ders . ​ — Is@@ a .
The desire to ple@@ ase Jehovah and our fellow believers may make us feel that we are st@@ re@@ t@@ ched bey@@ ond our li@@ m@@ its .
A God of faith@@ ful@@ ness , with whom there is no in@@ justice ; righteous and u@@ pri@@ ght is he .
W@@ ould you have obe@@ yed Jehovah and wit@@ ness@@ ed his a@@ w@@ es@@ ome sa@@ ving power ?
Because Jehovah is like a wide - a@@ wa@@ ke shepher@@ d gu@@ arding his sheep .
This was ful@@ filled in 7@@ 32 B.C.E . , in the days of King He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah .
He says that he can turn ever@@ yone away from serving H@@ im .
And there is still un@@ certain@@ ty about the ex@@ act form of the al@@ p@@ ha@@ be@@ t that C@@ y@@ ri@@ l cont@@ ri@@ ved . ​ — See the bo@@ x “ C@@ y@@ r@@ il@@ lic or G@@ la@@ g@@ ol@@ iti@@ c ? ”
On one occasi@@ on , Per@@ si@@ an King Ar@@ ta@@ x@@ er@@ x@@ es no@@ tic@@ ed that his cu@@ p@@ be@@ are@@ r Ne@@ h@@ emiah was g@@ lo@@ om@@ y .
How could a people who prom@@ o@@ te peace , hon@@ es@@ ty , and clean mor@@ als not be a for@@ ce for good ?
Ther@@ efore , Paul was saying that every time anointed Christians par@@ take of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms , once a year on N@@ is@@ an 14 , they are “ pro@@ claim@@ ing the death of the Lord . ”
“ Mu@@ ch good can be ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed with pati@@ ence , pati@@ ence , and still more pati@@ ence . ” ​ — R@@ os@@ with@@ a
Bo@@ o@@ k@@ le@@ ts such as One World , One Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ment * ( sh@@ own in Fr@@ en@@ ch ) explained why the Bible poin@@ ts to God’s Kingdom as the only hope for mankind .
It was said of the bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering and of the gra@@ in o@@ ffering that they were “ a rest@@ ful o@@ d@@ or to Jehovah . ”
No@@ tice that the account states just “ wise men , ” not “ three wise men , ” and that they first travel@@ ed from the e@@ ast to Jerusalem , not to the bir@@ th city of Jesus , Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m .
We see the answer when we consider faithful men of old who kept their integrity during very difficult times .
To make life more enjo@@ y@@ able , we therefore need to learn to rejo@@ ice by cultiv@@ ating positi@@ ve emo@@ tions .
Christians today imitate Jesus ’ example by loving one another just as Jesus loved his disciples .
Mis@@ sion@@ aries may well be needed on the inc@@ reas@@ ingly se@@ cul@@ ar@@ ized E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an and N@@ or@@ th A@@ mer@@ i@@ can cont@@ in@@ ents .
( b ) Why must we not be de@@ vi@@ ous or dec@@ ep@@ tive ?
Yet , all became so clo@@ sel@@ y un@@ ited that they could be lik@@ ened to different par@@ ts of a human body with Jesus as their head .
Acts 7 : 5@@ 9 says : “ They went on ca@@ sting st@@ ones at S@@ te@@ ph@@ en as he made appe@@ al and said : ‘ Lord Jesus , receive my spirit . ’ ”
In what ways will Jehovah prove to be “ a real d@@ wel@@ ling ” during that tu@@ mul@@ tu@@ ous time ?
Consider , for example , Israel@@ ’s high pri@@ est El@@ i .
“ And after pra@@ ying to God , I feel his spirit giving me strength .
He “ took to f@@ light and went on out@@ side . ”
Some might view this as evidence of a l@@ ack of mo@@ des@@ ty .
Jehovah , as a car@@ ing Father , prote@@ cted and bless@@ ed those ei@@ ght loyal sou@@ ls .
His enem@@ ies sh@@ ake in fear .
Mari@@ o ad@@ ds : “ Ha@@ ve a Bible study with them . ”
Do we respon@@ d as Jesus did , giving our exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion to Jehovah ?
He had arrang@@ ed to me@@ et a friend at the same meeting that Chris@@ t@@ ine attend@@ ed .
There is an important reason for this .
We do not take ligh@@ tly this life of dedic@@ ation to God .
That princi@@ ple should influ@@ ence the day - to - day be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or of all gen@@ u@@ ine Christians , including us today .
Un@@ like those who s@@ prin@@ k@@ le ba@@ bi@@ es or for@@ ce Scrip@@ tur@@ ally un@@ inform@@ ed mas@@ ses to be baptized , Jehovah’s Witnesses never co@@ er@@ ce anyone into baptism .
The inspired rec@@ ord off@@ ers only t@@ an@@ tal@@ iz@@ ing h@@ in@@ ts on that s@@ cor@@ e .
“ B@@ ad associ@@ ations spo@@ il u@@ se@@ ful ha@@ bi@@ ts . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or . 15 : 33 .
The Law continu@@ es : “ If you should a@@ ff@@ li@@ ct him at all , then if he cri@@ es out to me at all , I shall un@@ fa@@ il@@ ingly hear his out@@ c@@ ry . ”
And they recogn@@ ized that dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing is loving discipl@@ ine from Jehovah .
Some , however , offer us more fre@@ e@@ dom to en@@ large our Christian ministry .
He tri@@ ed to bre@@ ak Jo@@ b@@ ’s integrity .
15 : 30 ; E@@ z@@ ek .
He did not have the attitude , ‘ I came all the way from the heavens , so you should listen to me . ’
Matthew has also dra@@ wn clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah .
He also destro@@ yed c@@ ities , ra@@ ped women , f@@ lu@@ ng a bo@@ y from a tower , and kil@@ led his wife and children .
A@@ n important question ar@@ ises : Can we really ex@@ pect Jehovah to respon@@ d to our prayers for help ?
Today , we have Jehovah’s written Word , which con@@ tain@@ s many examples of God - given comfort .
The talk “ S@@ how Y@@ ourselves Th@@ an@@ k@@ ful ” discus@@ sed how we can show gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to God .
With my wife , T@@ a@@ bi@@ th@@ a , in the public ministry
In 19@@ 31 no one from our group was able to atten@@ d the conven@@ tion in C@@ o@@ lum@@ bu@@ s , O@@ hi@@ o , where the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents a@@ do@@ p@@ ted the name Jehovah’s Witnesses .
F@@ or@@ tun@@ ately , our older son , Daniel , came home a sh@@ ort time later and found out from a neigh@@ b@@ or what had happened .
P@@ ur@@ su@@ ing peace , then , c@@ alls for set@@ t@@ ling difficul@@ ties quic@@ k@@ ly . Why ?
; De@@ g@@ and@@ t , B .
Jesus has every confidence in this promise .
Let us prove ready by pre@@ par@@ ing our hearts and keep@@ ing ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast , ever vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant , so that we may enjoy the gl@@ ori@@ ous future that Jehovah has in st@@ ore for us !
However , the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der might won@@ der : ‘ Who is this str@@ anger , and why is he as@@ king me this question ?
This article discus@@ ses high@@ ligh@@ ts from E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 1 : 1 – 24 : 27 , co@@ ver@@ ing v@@ isions , prophe@@ ci@@ es , and en@@ ac@@ t@@ ments concer@@ ning what was to be@@ f@@ all Jerusalem .
Such Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers displa@@ y a real ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing spirit .
Our spe@@ e@@ ch should be dec@@ ent , kind , “ se@@ as@@ oned with sal@@ t . ”
What does the Bible tell us about A@@ br@@ am@@ ’s ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound ?
( b ) What should we be determined to do ?
H@@ on@@ or the On@@ es Gi@@ ven Au@@ thor@@ ity O@@ ver You
Because this helps them to get a better understanding of the ge@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ y of first - century Jerusalem , so often mentioned in the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts of Jesus ’ life and ministry .
For more information about the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s promise of a future resurrection , see chap@@ ter 7 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ? publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
For example , the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount is rel@@ ated early in the book , al@@ though Jesus deli@@ vered it about hal@@ f@@ way through his ministry .
Jac@@ o@@ b E@@ m@@ man@@ u@@ el , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , also re@@ members the import@@ ance of making a personal cho@@ ice to serve Jehovah .
L@@ ater , when Jesus spoke to the ev@@ il@@ do@@ er who was h@@ ang@@ ing on the t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake next to him , Jesus did not re@@ bu@@ ke the man for his cri@@ min@@ al past but encoura@@ ged him with a hope for the future .
( Read Psalm 8 : 5 - 9 . )
It s@@ ti@@ r@@ s our emo@@ tions , does it not ?
How his last words must have t@@ ou@@ ched the hearts of those disciples !
The result was that the man@@ ag@@ er asked for 3@@ 00 co@@ pi@@ es of an is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke !
During the 19@@ th century , however , Bible soci@@ e@@ ties made the Bible a@@ vail@@ able , in whole or in part , in some 4@@ 00 langu@@ ages .
C@@ oura@@ ge ​ — even b@@ ol@@ dness — ​ in the face of op@@ position .
Re@@ ma@@ in w@@ atch@@ ful as Jesus did ​ — w@@ atch@@ ful in your prayers , in your ministry , and in deal@@ ing with tri@@ als .
Yet , Moses had his mind set on more lo@@ f@@ ty matters ​ — on doing God’s will .
It br@@ ings you into cont@@ act with others who love what is right and good .
Even during the first world war , they had sh@@ own a strong desire to serve the Ma@@ ster .
We too can ask ourselves , ‘ Wh@@ ich is more important ​ — the honor and blessing of the commun@@ ity or up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding the truth of God’s Word ? ’
What has resul@@ ted from dis@@ cre@@ et@@ ly pres@@ en@@ ting fac@@ ts concer@@ ning our work to the me@@ dia ?
I en@@ tered a religious school in P@@ u@@ e@@ b@@ la that fun@@ c@@ tioned like a s@@ em@@ in@@ ary .
Be@@ fore cro@@ s@@ sing the J@@ or@@ d@@ an , in fact , David “ k@@ is@@ sed Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i and bless@@ ed him . ” ​ — 2 Samuel 19 : 37 - 39 .
O@@ ver 50 years have now pas@@ sed since the first part of the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation was rel@@ eas@@ ed on Au@@ gu@@ st 3 , 19@@ 50 , at the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ac@@ y’s In@@ cre@@ ase As@@ s@@ em@@ bly of Jehovah’s Witnesses in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity .
“ C@@ ome to me , all you who are to@@ il@@ ing and lo@@ ad@@ ed down , and I will ref@@ res@@ h you . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 11 : 28 .
M@@ Y F@@ A@@ TH@@ E@@ R died in 19@@ 39 when I was 11 years old , and I lived with my mother in S@@ to@@ ck@@ por@@ t , just sou@@ th of M@@ an@@ ch@@ es@@ ter , Eng@@ land .
Ch@@ il@@ der@@ ic I was an ally of the Romans , fi@@ gh@@ ting against the inc@@ ur@@ sions of other Ger@@ man@@ ic tri@@ bes , such as the V@@ isi@@ go@@ ths and the Sa@@ x@@ ons .
Ha@@ ve you ever wonder@@ ed about the ans@@ wers to questions such as these ?
Yes , for the “ peace ” in which he was ga@@ ther@@ ed to his gra@@ v@@ ey@@ ard is in contr@@ ast with “ the cal@@ am@@ ity ” du@@ e to come upon Juda@@ h .
W@@ ould you like to exam@@ ine the evidence that God ex@@ ists ?
A verse - by - verse discus@@ sion of the 2@@ 6@@ th Psalm en@@ su@@ ed , along with inter@@ vie@@ ws of a school - age Witness who had sto@@ od fir@@ m for mor@@ ality and another who had been sp@@ en@@ ding too much time with du@@ bi@@ ous en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment but who had taken st@@ ep@@ s to over@@ come the proble@@ m .
Let us consider three reas@@ ons why this is so important .
The second discus@@ ses three ways we can cultiv@@ ate un@@ sh@@ aka@@ ble trust in Jehovah’s remin@@ ders .
If you are emp@@ lo@@ yed , you may feel pres@@ sur@@ ed to pro@@ du@@ ce more .
Many cen@@ tu@@ ries later , the apostle Paul lis@@ ted Samuel among the faithful jud@@ ges and prophe@@ ts who “ effe@@ cted righteousness . ”
S@@ ur@@ ely these are vital sub@@ je@@ cts that the disciples needed to take to heart .
Jesus had an assignment for them .
Some of these sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic f@@ ish are “ fine ” and are ga@@ ther@@ ed into the Christian congregation .
That occ@@ ur@@ red more than a h@@ un@@ d@@ red years after Isaiah pre@@ di@@ cted it . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 36 : 15 - 21 .
Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers today simil@@ arly take no part in any inter@@ faith mo@@ v@@ ements .
“ A Y@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ G man I used to be , I have also gro@@ wn old , and yet I have not seen anyone righteous left enti@@ r@@ ely , nor his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing loo@@ king for bre@@ ad , ” said the psalmist David in his old age .
How can commun@@ ic@@ ation strengthen a relationship ?
“ S@@ tri@@ p off the old person@@ ality with its practic@@ es . ” ​ — C@@ O@@ L .
How pleas@@ ed Jehovah and Jesus must be when they ob@@ serve our beau@@ ti@@ ful spiritual par@@ adise today !
15 - 17 . ( a ) On what did Job 38 : 8 - 11 foc@@ us , le@@ ading to what questions ?
However , in@@ stead of be@@ coming ang@@ ry , she pray@@ ed about the matter , let@@ ting God’s Word and spirit mo@@ ld her thinking .
It is our privilege to help ourselves and others to do so . ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 16 .
They as well as those loyal servants of God who have died in rec@@ ent years will be among the resur@@ rec@@ ted ones .
That sum@@ m@@ er , just before the dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion , I received an invit@@ ation to atten@@ d the second class of G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol , where I would receive tra@@ ining for mission@@ ary work .
Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r , called the Bi@@ g R@@ ed Is@@ land , is the f@@ our@@ th - lar@@ g@@ est is@@ land on earth .
H@@ ear@@ ing such servants of Jehovah rel@@ ate experi@@ ences and no@@ ting their joy in sac@@ red service , your children too may make the full - time ministry their go@@ al .
So if we have bad thoughts that we wish had not come into our mind or say something we are a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of or do things that we later real@@ ize are wrong , let us take courage from the examples just discus@@ sed .
Is it cor@@ rec@@ t to say that Jehovah’s mer@@ cy temp@@ ers his justice ?
O@@ ther stud@@ ents see the import@@ ance of get@@ ting baptized after lear@@ ning Bible truth when advan@@ ced in years ​ — some being over 1@@ 00 years of age !
( b ) Ex@@ pla@@ in how a person could do such re@@ sear@@ ch .
As time pas@@ sed , E@@ m@@ l@@ y@@ n served as a minis@@ ter in sever@@ al plac@@ es , including D@@ u@@ bl@@ in .
( b ) How would you expla@@ in the fi@@ gu@@ res of spe@@ e@@ ch used at Mi@@ ca@@ h 3 : 2 , 3 ?
The Rev@@ ised St@@ and@@ ard V@@ er@@ sion rend@@ ers H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 1 : 6 : “ You dr@@ ink , but you never have your f@@ ill . ”
Al@@ ways Rev@@ ere Jehovah of Ar@@ mi@@ es
That fact is accepted as a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al law of n@@ ature .
However , there are two p@@ ha@@ ses in the se@@ al@@ ing of anointed ones .
Read Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 3 : 16 , 17 .
The people on one is@@ land called out to the de@@ par@@ ting Witnesses : “ D@@ on@@ ’t go !
Moses was given an opportunity to expres@@ s his view .
6 : 2 ; P@@ s .
When they ra@@ i@@ ded our v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , they k@@ id@@ n@@ app@@ ed three young Witnesses ​ — A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o T@@ sou@@ ka@@ r@@ is , I@@ li@@ as , and me .
P@@ re@@ serve the P@@ os@@ iti@@ ve S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t of the C@@ ongreg@@ ation , 2 / 15
Does it have li@@ mit@@ ations ?
14 : 21 - 23 .
S@@ ome@@ times a Christian may feel anxi@@ ous about possible future problems .
Jehovah wanted fine o@@ ffer@@ ings that were prom@@ p@@ ted by gr@@ ate@@ ful hearts .
God’s spirit , his ac@@ tive for@@ ce , descri@@ bes en@@ er@@ gy that is pro@@ je@@ cted and exer@@ ted on people or things to accom@@ pl@@ ish God’s will .
The Tru@@ th and the Tr@@ in@@ ity
We can seek the help of holy spirit by reading the inspired Bible .
F@@ ran@@ c@@ is@@ z@@ ek B@@ ran@@ c rel@@ ates : “ When my da@@ d real@@ ized that he had found the truth , he began to inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate it in me and my brother .
Let Your Yes Me@@ an Yes , 10 / 15
However , as the years pas@@ sed , they came to respect us because of our beli@@ ef@@ s and the way we ra@@ ised our children .
R@@ es@@ pect and honor others .
I was the el@@ des@@ t son of a sa@@ w@@ m@@ ill work@@ er and a local f@@ ar@@ mer@@ ’s daugh@@ ter .
Hence , the cu@@ t@@ ting of the she@@ a@@ f for the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Un@@ fer@@ men@@ ted C@@ ak@@ es could be done by a d@@ ele@@ g@@ ation sent to a ne@@ ar@@ by ba@@ r@@ le@@ y field .
How can hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves strengthen their marriage b@@ ond ?
TH@@ E out@@ bre@@ ak of World W@@ ar I in 1914 ev@@ en@@ tually brought the neu@@ tr@@ al stand of the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents to the worl@@ d’s attention .
Are you eas@@ ily pro@@ vo@@ ked ?
S@@ hor@@ tly after the war , in 19@@ 19 , Father and M@@ other em@@ i@@ gr@@ ated from P@@ ol@@ and to Fr@@ ance , where Father found work as a co@@ al min@@ er .
Adam and E@@ ve re@@ je@@ cted divine rul@@ er@@ ship
From a mil@@ it@@ ary stan@@ d@@ point , it may have seem@@ ed imp@@ os@@ sible to w@@ in the bat@@ tle against the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ ans .
Why is giving good for us ?
I remember c@@ learly the day in 19@@ 31 when H@@ el@@ en and I s@@ at side by side at the conven@@ tion in C@@ o@@ lum@@ bu@@ s , O@@ hi@@ o , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
Their experience has , so to speak , sh@@ ar@@ p@@ ened the to@@ ol@@ s they wi@@ eld , so that they use their en@@ er@@ gy to the best advan@@ ta@@ ge .
Jesus was des@@ p@@ ised by some simply because he did not have the st@@ atu@@ s or prom@@ in@@ ence of the lead@@ ers of his day .
F@@ al@@ se R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on@@ ’s Su@@ d@@ den En@@ d
Me@@ at was a lu@@ x@@ ur@@ y , so I ca@@ ught li@@ z@@ ar@@ ds for the children to e@@ at .
Such loy@@ al@@ ty requi@@ res that Christians remain se@@ par@@ ate from all con@@ f@@ li@@ cts and contro@@ ver@@ si@@ es of this world . ​ — Is@@ a . 2 : 4 ; read John 17 : 11 , 15 , 16 .
Consider , for example , the tra@@ gi@@ c case of W@@ ol@@ f@@ gan@@ g Di@@ r@@ c@@ ks , who lived in an ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment building in w@@ es@@ ter@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
The s@@ wit@@ ch from “ they ” to “ we ” su@@ gg@@ ests that Luke jo@@ ined Paul’s par@@ ty in T@@ ro@@ as .
But J@@ on@@ a@@ than still showed respect to his father .
It fur@@ ther c@@ em@@ ented my already great respect for your worl@@ d@@ wide end@@ e@@ av@@ ors . ”
Bo@@ th before and after this ep@@ is@@ o@@ de , Daniel proved himself to be an integrity keep@@ er , loyal to God no matter what chall@@ enge he fac@@ ed .
Pe@@ ople respon@@ d more re@@ adi@@ ly to love and encourag@@ ement than to in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ation .
Tu@@ t@@ ors would thus atten@@ d the chil@@ d’s less@@ ons , since many scho@@ ol@@ teach@@ ers could not be tru@@ sted .
By thinking of our cha@@ st@@ ity in this way , we will value it , sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ arding our heart .
Be@@ coming “ e@@ go@@ t@@ is@@ tic@@ al , s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring up com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on with one another , en@@ v@@ ying one another ” are also to be avo@@ i@@ ded . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 16 - 26 .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the earth , Jehovah’s Witnesses expres@@ s godly love toward others .
In the first century , people also w@@ atch@@ ed things that were viol@@ ent and im@@ moral for en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
A wicked person may pro@@ sp@@ er in this system of things and may live in a well - buil@@ t house , but of what benefit will that be to him when he himself is no more ?
Even a f@@ res@@ h co@@ at of pa@@ in@@ t would not change the fact that the house is not stru@@ c@@ tur@@ ally s@@ ound .
On the other hand , in coun@@ tri@@ es where op@@ position is ca@@ using problems , some brothers may deci@@ de not to leave , even though they are able to do so .
S@@ ome@@ times death str@@ ik@@ es before bir@@ th , resul@@ ting in a st@@ ill@@ bir@@ th .
( Read Proverbs 20 : 29 . )
Sh@@ ould they move up or ex@@ p@@ and ?
What is our ye@@ ar@@ text for 20@@ 16 ?
• Can I live away from family and friends ? ​ — “ C@@ op@@ ing With H@@ om@@ es@@ ic@@ k@@ ness in God’s Ser@@ vice ” ( May 15 , 199@@ 4 , page 28 )
At first , the con@@ vers@@ ation was some@@ what ten@@ se , but things imp@@ ro@@ ved as they discus@@ sed their proble@@ m in a cal@@ m way .
Per@@ haps in a r@@ us@@ h of en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m , she ad@@ ded : “ We have both st@@ ra@@ w and much fo@@ d@@ der and also a place to sp@@ end the night ” ​ — a consider@@ able offer , as there were others travel@@ ing with the old man .
; St@@ an@@ le@@ y , R .
And ever@@ yone kno@@ ws that if a person ju@@ mp@@ s off a high place , he will f@@ all and could die .
He wants you to be happy forever .
In 19@@ 6@@ 3 , M@@ il@@ t@@ on H@@ en@@ sc@@ he@@ l from the Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses vis@@ ited Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r .
Jehovah ad@@ d@@ ressed both mo@@ thers and fa@@ thers when he instru@@ cted the Israelites to inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate his Law in their children .
For example , King A@@ ha@@ z@@ iah , the son of A@@ ha@@ b and Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l , wonder@@ ed if he would rec@@ over from an in@@ j@@ ur@@ y .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , many of us live and work with those who are in@@ fe@@ cted with attitu@@ des and char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s that ru@@ n coun@@ ter to godly qualities .
At times , Jesus ex@@ posed religious fal@@ s@@ eho@@ o@@ ds and t@@ es@@ ti@@ fied concer@@ ning the worl@@ d’s wicked works .
To do that in the present system of things can be challeng@@ ing , dem@@ an@@ ding , and bur@@ den@@ some .
They tre@@ asure Jehovah’s high standards and who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly ag@@ ree that those who continue to eng@@ age in se@@ x@@ u@@ al mis@@ conduct are not wor@@ thy of being Kingdom c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens .
N@@ ever doubt Jehovah .
This means that the Je@@ w is not just one person but re@@ pres@@ ents the whole group of anointed ones .
We may ask him to help us use “ practic@@ al wisdom ” so that we may seek the le@@ v@@ el of health that our circumstances real@@ is@@ tic@@ ally allow .
L@@ ater , when they became Christians , they did not for@@ ce Timothy to believe but “ per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed ” him by means of s@@ ound reason@@ ing based on Scriptural knowledge .
Of course , good commun@@ ic@@ ation invol@@ ves more than tal@@ king to your children .
A@@ ch@@ an’s wr@@ ong@@ doing ‘ brought o@@ str@@ ac@@ ism upon him , ’ and both he and members of his family were st@@ oned to death .
To its ow@@ n@@ ers in@@ sight is a well of life ; and the discipl@@ ine of the fo@@ ol@@ ish ones is fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness .
As a loving S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d , Jehovah guid@@ es and prote@@ cts us .
In a liter@@ al way , regul@@ ar , bal@@ an@@ ced , and who@@ les@@ ome me@@ als prom@@ o@@ te bo@@ di@@ ly health , and they also inc@@ l@@ ine the body to devel@@ op an ap@@ pet@@ ite for the next me@@ al when the time arri@@ ves .
© Mis@@ sion ar@@ ch@@ é@@ olo@@ gi@@ que f@@ ran@@ ç@@ a@@ ise de T@@ ell H@@ ari@@ r@@ i - Mar@@ i ( S@@ y@@ ri@@ e )
The vis@@ it@@ ors were Jehovah’s Witnesses who had come from 4@@ 8 coun@@ tri@@ es around the world .
C@@ o@@ v@@ et@@ ousness is i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry because the ob@@ ject of a gre@@ e@@ dy person@@ ’s c@@ ra@@ ving di@@ ver@@ ts attention from Jehovah and thus be@@ comes an i@@ do@@ l .
At times , that may be hard to den@@ y .
How sa@@ d it would be if we did not keep on the w@@ atch !
S@@ T@@ R@@ E@@ E@@ T C@@ R@@ I@@ M@@ E : R@@ ep@@ or@@ te@@ dly , more than 3@@ 0@@ ,000 viol@@ ent g@@ ang@@ s are cri@@ min@@ ally ac@@ tive in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
And think of the sa@@ f@@ ety remin@@ ders we have received as to our ho@@ m@@ es , a@@ ut@@ om@@ o@@ bil@@ es , Kingdom H@@ alls , and pre@@ par@@ ing for possible em@@ er@@ gen@@ ci@@ es .
Paul was inspired to ask : “ Who makes you to di@@ ff@@ er from another ?
Jehovah — The Su@@ pre@@ me Ex@@ am@@ ple of Go@@ o@@ dness
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying the Bible is , in fact , the best way to come to know God better .
19 , 20 . ( a ) How can your God - given hope become a re@@ ality ?
W@@ is@@ dom means pu@@ t@@ ting knowledge and understanding to work in a way that br@@ ings for@@ th good resul@@ ts .
The psalmist san@@ g : “ Jehovah . . . will not leave his loyal ones . ”
Since having hear@@ t@@ felt respect is a ke@@ y to show@@ ing honor , we should never lo@@ se sight of the Scriptural reas@@ ons we have for res@@ pe@@ cting all our brothers .
What life - giving pro@@ v@@ isions does Jehovah make ?
At the meetings , we have opportun@@ ities to show our brothers and sisters that we love them .
Thus , we should not try to set un@@ reason@@ able and un@@ re@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble expe@@ ct@@ ations for ourselves or for our brothers .
In everything that he did , Jesus obe@@ yed his heavenly Father , even when it was ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely difficult .
He also per@@ form@@ ed many mar@@ vel@@ ous sign@@ s .
I became strong and pe@@ ace@@ ful . ”
A@@ n en@@ vi@@ ous L@@ ev@@ ite , K@@ or@@ ah , led a re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous mo@@ b against the authority of Jehovah’s appointed servants Moses and A@@ ar@@ on .
It gives us ad@@ ded strength to continue wal@@ king with joy and determin@@ ation on the ro@@ ad to life .
In this greater fulfill@@ ment , as the apostle Paul explained under inspi@@ r@@ ation , the pri@@ m@@ ary part of the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of Abraham is Christ and the se@@ con@@ d@@ ary part ref@@ ers to the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 spirit - anointed Christians .
Th@@ ree L@@ ess@@ ons From the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law
“ I@@ N TH@@ E beg@@ in@@ ning God cre@@ ated the heavens and the earth , ” I began reading in the priv@@ ac@@ y of my ro@@ om .
[ Bo@@ x / P@@ ic@@ tures on page 28 , 29 ]
She said : “ B@@ r@@ ing@@ ing up my children to serve God is the most important t@@ ask I have .
Consider also what Jehovah had Isaiah wr@@ ite about himself .
Jesus was known not only as the car@@ p@@ en@@ ter@@ ’s son but also as “ the car@@ p@@ en@@ ter . ”
Can there be any har@@ m in no@@ st@@ al@@ gi@@ c@@ ally loo@@ king to the past ?
( b ) What are some ways in which vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant Christians ref@@ ra@@ in from using the world to the full ?
( Read John 11 : 32 - 35 . )
It is not or@@ din@@ ary water com@@ posed of two par@@ ts h@@ y@@ d@@ ro@@ g@@ en and one part o@@ x@@ y@@ g@@ en .
H@@ app@@ y in@@ deed will be the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 members of the bri@@ de class .
K@@ no@@ wing that each person has his own li@@ mit@@ ations , we will in all mo@@ des@@ ty make allow@@ an@@ ces for the sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings of others .
The fact is , the good news needs to be heard every@@ where .
On S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 28 , 200@@ 3 , vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers from F@@ l@@ ori@@ da , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , went to S@@ aba and re@@ mo@@ d@@ el@@ ed a building ne@@ ar@@ by , which now ser@@ ves as the Kingdom H@@ all .
This we can do by taking full advan@@ ta@@ ge of the help Jehovah provi@@ des through his Word and congregation .
In har@@ mony with Pet@@ er@@ ’s wise ad@@ vice , we need ( 1 ) to keep close w@@ atch on our conduct in order to be sure that it is holy and ( 2 ) to make sure that our ze@@ al@@ ous de@@ e@@ ds in Jehovah’s service always refle@@ ct our deep love for him .
How has Jehovah exerc@@ ised his k@@ ing@@ ship since the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in E@@ den ?
Jesus ’ words about a har@@ v@@ est have special meaning for our day .
Rather than help@@ ing us to sol@@ ve or over@@ come our problems , no@@ tes P@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ gy Today , doing so “ may be teaching us a hel@@ pl@@ ess@@ ness that is at the ro@@ o@@ t of many of our problems .
Des@@ pite the wicked con@@ di@@ tions of his day , Mi@@ ca@@ h lived up to Jehovah’s requi@@ re@@ ments .
The ransom also makes it possible for us to have the opportunity to live forever in happiness .
You can find satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers to li@@ fe@@ ’s important questions .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we can be for all of this !
Today , milli@@ ons are doing this by pra@@ ising God for his go@@ o@@ dness .
W@@ ho@@ le@@ hear@@ ted De@@ dic@@ ation V@@ it@@ al
15 , 16 . ( a ) In what ways did El@@ isha show respect for his teach@@ er ?
Ke@@ ep per@@ sever@@ ing .
He had those stru@@ c@@ tures buil@@ t to benefit humans .
Then in May 194@@ 1 , the G@@ esta@@ p@@ o let me out of pris@@ on and or@@ der@@ ed me to go and repor@@ t for mil@@ it@@ ary service .
The problems resul@@ ting from over@@ dr@@ in@@ king are many , including lo@@ ss of respect , st@@ ra@@ ined family relation@@ shi@@ ps or family bre@@ aku@@ p , wa@@ sted in@@ come , and lo@@ ss of emp@@ loy@@ ment .
The Bible con@@ ne@@ cts this “ last day ” with Christ’s Kingdom rule .
How important is it to teach with love ?
“ As for the one listen@@ ing to me , he will re@@ side in se@@ cur@@ ity and be un@@ dis@@ tur@@ bed from dre@@ ad of cal@@ am@@ ity . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ S 1 : 33 .
If you are married , it would be wise for you and your sp@@ ouse to re@@ view such information together from time to time .
A brother working at a branch of@@ fice f@@ on@@ dly re@@ members sever@@ al older Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites who regul@@ arly took time to speak with him in his early days at Bethel .
However , just as young Ru@@ th cen@@ tu@@ ries ear@@ li@@ er had fir@@ m@@ ly refu@@ sed to leave Na@@ om@@ i , so El@@ isha refu@@ sed to leave the older prophet .
En@@ du@@ r@@ ance in our ministry means what for us and for those who listen to us ?
If the elders give such a talk in your congregation , how will you re@@ act ?
S@@ te@@ p 4 ​ — Read Da@@ ily
L@@ ater , Abraham sent H@@ ag@@ ar and I@@ sh@@ ma@@ el away because I@@ sh@@ ma@@ el mis@@ tre@@ ated Isa@@ a@@ c . ​ — Genesis 16 : 1 - 4 ; 17 : 15 - 17 ; 21 : 1 - 14 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 4 : 22 , 23 .
“ F@@ A@@ TH@@ E@@ R . ”
Even though R@@ y@@ an’s mother was often bus@@ y and ti@@ red from work , this did not pre@@ v@@ ent her from taking a loving interest in her children .
B@@ lood ​ — How C@@ ould It Be U@@ sed ?
( b ) How should our understanding of Jesus ’ authority influ@@ ence our view of the comm@@ and to make disciples ?
Per@@ haps this is how he is ans@@ wer@@ ing your prayer .
My mother had not chang@@ ed a thing in my ro@@ om since I was first ar@@ rest@@ ed , on A@@ pri@@ l 4 , 19@@ 39 .
But was David expe@@ cting a mirac@@ le from Jehovah ?
The Bible recor@@ ds some tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ ing in@@ stances of op@@ pres@@ sion of the we@@ ak by the strong .
How could death ​ — or any other “ enem@@ y ” — ​ be str@@ ong@@ er than “ God Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty ” ?
On@@ ly a th@@ ir@@ d part under@@ went ref@@ in@@ ement as through fi@@ re .
I have always real@@ ized that wh@@ atever we do in Jehovah’s service is simply our du@@ ty as dedic@@ ated Christians .
We know that Jehovah God , Jesus Christ , the angels , and the Kingdom in heaven ex@@ ist , even though we cannot see them .
O@@ thers say that it is not their responsi@@ bility to seek out the ow@@ ner ​ — a cho@@ re that might en@@ ta@@ il a lo@@ t of effort .
They may arr@@ ange , in@@ stead , for a qui@@ et me@@ al with some close friends .
K@@ or@@ ah’s fellow con@@ spi@@ r@@ at@@ ors , Da@@ than and A@@ bi@@ ra@@ m , were Re@@ u@@ ben@@ ites .
This part of the book of Isaiah also con@@ tain@@ s exc@@ iting prophe@@ ci@@ es concer@@ ning the Messi@@ ah .
For all the nations will come and worship before you , because your righteous dec@@ re@@ es have been made man@@ i@@ f@@ est . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
He has provided “ a gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e ” by resur@@ rec@@ ting Jesus . ​ — Acts 17 : 31 ; Luke 24 : 2 , 3 .
In time , the po@@ pul@@ ation of T@@ im@@ g@@ ad gre@@ w , and the city ex@@ pan@@ ded far bey@@ ond its for@@ ti@@ fied w@@ alls .
And how appro@@ pri@@ ate is Paul’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ Do not become un@@ ev@@ en@@ ly yo@@ ked with un@@ believers ” !
; K@@ im , C .
And ​ — most important of all — ​ I under@@ sto@@ od that Jehovah wants me to get to know him .
Some of the Israelites even wanted to p@@ el@@ t Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b with st@@ ones when they tri@@ ed to encoura@@ ge the nation to remain faithful .
Why is Pet@@ er@@ ’s ro@@ le at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant ?
Let us also no@@ te the way the religious lead@@ ers , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , deal@@ t with people with similar problems .
Samuel H@@ er@@ d , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , brought the pro@@ gra@@ m to a high point with his talk , “ Ke@@ ep S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing Ab@@ out the M@@ ag@@ ni@@ fic@@ ent Th@@ ings of God . ”
The Bible shows , however , that the purpose of Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment Da@@ y is to res@@ cu@@ e people from in@@ justice .
On the th@@ ir@@ d day , he is ra@@ ised from the dead .
We must ri@@ d ourselves of bit@@ ter@@ ness , wr@@ ath , a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch , and all ba@@ dness .
So let us stri@@ ve to maintain a complete heart toward God and re@@ ject all cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting influ@@ ences .
• Ser@@ ve e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly and will@@ ingly
I am come . . . to do your will , O God . ”
Jehovah also en@@ er@@ gi@@ zed Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k so that he might complete his assignment as prophet .
When we are dist@@ ressed by challeng@@ es to our health , it is encourag@@ ing to read about others who have succ@@ ess@@ fully cop@@ ed with health dis@@ or@@ ders , a@@ il@@ ments , or disa@@ bil@@ ities .
“ I have put life and death before you , the blessing and the mal@@ e@@ di@@ ction ; and you must cho@@ ose life in order that you may keep ali@@ ve . ” ​ — D@@ E@@ U@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ ON@@ O@@ M@@ Y 30 : 19 .
They enjo@@ yed a close relationship with their Creator as his son and daugh@@ ter .
Jehovah has given us our s@@ pl@@ en@@ did earthly home .
He was reading the prophecy of Isaiah but did not gr@@ as@@ p its meaning .
Bro@@ ther P@@ i@@ er@@ ce encoura@@ ged the gra@@ du@@ ates to medit@@ ate deep@@ ly on Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness and to keep their mind and heart fi@@ x@@ ed on doing His will .
Yes , it is the he@@ at from the su@@ n that ca@@ uses an appro@@ x@@ im@@ ate 10@@ 0@@ ,000 cu@@ bi@@ c mil@@ es [ 4@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 k@@ m ] of se@@ a@@ water to e@@ va@@ por@@ ate into fre@@ sh@@ water va@@ p@@ or each year .
As “ one flo@@ ck ” under “ one shepher@@ d , ” both grou@@ ps em@@ br@@ ace “ the law of the Christ , ” allow@@ ing it to gover@@ n all that they do . ​ — John 10 : 16 .
The apostle Paul encoura@@ ged his you@@ ng@@ er compan@@ ion Timothy to be “ t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful toward all . ”
Why should we not conclu@@ de that Jehovah’s day of judgment is a long way off ?
H@@ er respon@@ ses did not f@@ it with how I felt a Bible study should be condu@@ cted . ”
In turn , God ‘ provi@@ des us with es@@ cap@@ e ’ from our enem@@ ies .
As we gro@@ w spiritually , we are taught by God’s Word .
Is it possible for people of different ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds to be really un@@ ited ?
How would they feel about par@@ ting with some of those pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons ?
However , in their case , water baptism is a public demonstr@@ ation that they have made a personal dedic@@ ation to God in prayer .
What is the out@@ come ?
Hence , in 19@@ 22 , J . F . Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d , who then took the lead in the preaching work , told those ass@@ em@@ b@@ led at the inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion at C@@ e@@ da@@ r P@@ o@@ in@@ t , O@@ hi@@ o , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . : “ B@@ eho@@ ld , the King re@@ ign@@ s !
So while the she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike ones receive everlasting life , the un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant go@@ at@@ like ones su@@ ff@@ er “ et@@ er@@ n@@ al p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment , ” being forever cu@@ t off from life .
( Read Hebrews 12 : 2 , 3 . )
( b ) M@@ ak@@ ing disciples inclu@@ des teaching what ?
U@@ p@@ on hear@@ ing these words , “ many of his disciples . . . said : ‘ This spe@@ e@@ ch is sh@@ o@@ c@@ king ; who can listen to it ? ’ ”
When David was about to return to Jerusalem , “ Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i the G@@ ile@@ adi@@ te himself came down from R@@ o@@ g@@ eli@@ m that he might pas@@ s on to the J@@ or@@ d@@ an with the king so as to es@@ c@@ ort him to the J@@ or@@ d@@ an . ”
O@@ thers hope that one day a char@@ is@@ m@@ ati@@ c and br@@ il@@ li@@ ant lead@@ er , perhaps even a religious lead@@ er , will come along and point them in the right direction .
I de@@ arly love all my children , yet my loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah comes first .
The L@@ am@@ b , Jesus Christ , “ will shepher@@ d [ sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ] and will gu@@ i@@ de them to f@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of w@@ at@@ ers of life . And God will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes . ”
Bro@@ ther P@@ i@@ er@@ ce@@ ’s ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment as a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy was ann@@ oun@@ ced on O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 2 , 199@@ 9 , at the an@@ nu@@ al meeting of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a .
The inter@@ medi@@ ate go@@ als can serve as re@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble mar@@ k@@ ers along the way to at@@ tain@@ ing a long - ter@@ m go@@ al .
C@@ learly , a vital point is this : H@@ u@@ man@@ s were not cre@@ ated to be in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent of God .
▪ R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 5 .
Ther@@ efore , you need to sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ ize the ty@@ pe of rec@@ re@@ ation and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment that you eng@@ age in .
They had the Li@@ ve F@@ o@@ re@@ ver book , and every we@@ ek@@ end they used it to study the Bible .
For de@@ ca@@ des now , the sear@@ ch has been for other sheep , who@@ se hope is earthly .
After the en@@ thr@@ oned King pur@@ ged the heavens of the cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting influ@@ ence of Satan and his dem@@ ons , Jehovah direc@@ ted Jesus to in@@ spe@@ ct and ref@@ ine the spiritual con@@ dition of his followers on earth .
* That dr@@ ama de@@ als with the family af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of God’s prophet Ho@@ se@@ a and is rel@@ ated to the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative marriage that Jehovah contr@@ ac@@ ted with ancient Israel by means of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law covenant .
Now , though , the sub@@ ject of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s prophe@@ ci@@ es shi@@ f@@ ts to the do@@ om of the pa@@ g@@ an nations that would rejo@@ ice at the cal@@ am@@ ity upon God’s people .
If the bo@@ y is not rep@@ ent@@ ant , he would be dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed .
Even when tal@@ king about deli@@ c@@ ate sub@@ je@@ cts ​ — d@@ ating , for example — ​ be care@@ ful not to put so much emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on war@@ n@@ ings that you ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct to teach your children the prop@@ er way to de@@ al with the matter .
Instead , Jesus told Peter that he and his compan@@ i@@ ons would become u@@ se@@ ful as fi@@ sh@@ ers of men .
Father lik@@ ed to qui@@ z them about hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re , the soul , and the future of the earth ​ — but they had no ans@@ wers .
Just think of the glory Jesus had al@@ ong@@ side his Father “ before the world was ” !
“ For all things I have the strength by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of him who imp@@ ar@@ ts power to me , ” wrote the apostle Paul .
The most fam@@ ous temple of A@@ th@@ ena was the Par@@ th@@ en@@ on , er@@ e@@ cted in A@@ th@@ ens , the city nam@@ ed after the go@@ dd@@ ess .
We can learn another less@@ on from this .
He says : “ We made the decision to conduct study s@@ essi@@ ons and family worship with the children in our n@@ ative language .
They were im@@ medi@@ ately disa@@ p@@ pointed with the resul@@ ts of pre@@ sum@@ ing to know good from bad .
This is wi@@ d@@ ely vie@@ wed as vital to succ@@ ess .
No human fully under@@ stan@@ ds all that God will accom@@ pl@@ ish in the new world .
Although they are pe@@ ace@@ able with all men , they do fi@@ ght a spiritual bat@@ tle against very powerful op@@ pon@@ ents .
As I was remin@@ ded of the Bible tru@@ ths my mother had taught me years before , my out@@ look on life began to imp@@ ro@@ ve .
In the nor@@ th Q@@ u@@ e@@ en@@ s@@ land city of T@@ ow@@ ns@@ v@@ il@@ le , the po@@ li@@ ce per@@ mit@@ ted us to set up in the city cen@@ ter .
O@@ l@@ der brothers should not be di@@ sh@@ ear@@ ten@@ ed when it be@@ comes necess@@ ary to hand their assign@@ ments over to you@@ ng@@ er men .
By means of a dre@@ am , he instru@@ cted the ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers to return home by another r@@ ou@@ te . ​ — Matthew 2 : 1 - 12 .
One way he did that was by accep@@ ting cor@@ rection from Jehovah’s re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative , the prophet Na@@ than .
Do you know whom Jehovah has cho@@ s@@ en to be the future bri@@ de for his Son ?
Your decisions commun@@ ic@@ ate that you believe what you say .
Jews and G@@ ent@@ il@@ es in great num@@ bers respon@@ ded to the Christian message .
Christians need to make the right sacrific@@ es
“ The bir@@ d@@ c@@ atch@@ er , ” Satan , se@@ ts many tra@@ ps .
A greater cause for g@@ la@@ dness is that Jehovah and Jesus Christ really care for God’s people .
W@@ ould you like to learn more about those blessings ?
He wants us to succ@@ e@@ ed in activ@@ ely res@@ is@@ ting temp@@ tation to do what is wrong in his sight .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , we must maintain our own spiritu@@ ality .
( K@@ J ) Re@@ ading this text , some may conclu@@ de that the sou@@ ls of those who were kil@@ led in So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h are t@@ or@@ men@@ ted by fi@@ re forever .
F@@ in@@ ally , it was deci@@ ded to hold a cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly in No@@ v@@ ember 200@@ 1 , and an invit@@ ation to atten@@ d this special occasi@@ on was ex@@ tend@@ ed to a li@@ mit@@ ed number of brothers and sisters from different par@@ ts of Ch@@ ile .
Jesus ’ go@@ al in giving this counsel was to show us how to help a brother because we love him .
During that time , two of B@@ er@@ n@@ ar@@ d’s sisters , who were not Jehovah’s Witnesses , were allow@@ ed to vis@@ it him .
The Bible teach@@ es us to think , not so much of ourselves , but of others .
But Jehovah’s Witnesses take an interest in one another .
Jesus gave a “ si@@ gn ” to indic@@ ate when the end is near .
The expres@@ sion “ the deep things of God ” inclu@@ des the understanding of God’s wisdom that is reve@@ aled to Christians by holy spirit but is ob@@ sc@@ ur@@ ed to others .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , Paul pre@@ fac@@ ed his des@@ crip@@ tion of each of these people with the expres@@ sion “ by faith . ”
“ It will occ@@ ur ​ — if you do not fai@@ l to listen to the vo@@ ice of Jehovah your God . ” ​ — Z@@ E@@ C@@ H .
Then in 19@@ 30 , when I was only si@@ x years old , my mother , Lu@@ i@@ gi@@ a , died .
W@@ as this a r@@ om@@ an@@ tic rend@@ e@@ z@@ v@@ ous ?
C@@ la@@ i@@ re : A@@ ny@@ way , G@@ a@@ il , I@@ ’@@ m happy you mentioned this .
The mor@@ ning pro@@ gra@@ m ended with the hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing talk “ How De@@ dic@@ ation and B@@ ap@@ tism Le@@ ad to S@@ al@@ vation . ”
Why do young men and women especially need to be care@@ ful when cho@@ o@@ sing a mate , and how can they make the wis@@ est decision ?
Their loving reg@@ ard for you will inc@@ re@@ ase as they see that you ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly desire to ple@@ ase God .
Com@@ ing to ter@@ ms with this pre@@ dic@@ am@@ ent was really t@@ ough .
E@@ ver since it appe@@ ared in Eng@@ l@@ ish , Jehovah’s Witnesses around the world long@@ ed to receive the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation in their n@@ ative t@@ ong@@ ue ​ — and for good reason .
( b ) In what ways does Jehovah help us ?
May we control our t@@ ong@@ ue so that it he@@ als rather than har@@ ms .
O@@ ver the years she became a pro@@ fi@@ cient pi@@ ck@@ po@@ c@@ ke@@ t .
Paul said : “ The good news we preach did not turn up among you with spe@@ e@@ ch al@@ one but also with power and with holy spirit and strong con@@ vi@@ ction , just as you know what s@@ ort of men we became to you for your s@@ ak@@ es ; and you became imit@@ at@@ ors of us . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 1 : 5 - 7 .
You will see that the dead a@@ wa@@ it in the gra@@ ve for their “ rel@@ e@@ ase . ”
We also do well to in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce s@@ crip@@ tures in a way that eng@@ end@@ ers respect for the Bible .
H@@ ear@@ ten@@ ing words of comm@@ end@@ ation and gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for their continued efforts to ple@@ ase Jehovah can really help them to remain ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast with a view to w@@ in@@ ning the r@@ ace for life .
They devo@@ te themselves exc@@ lu@@ si@@ vely to Jehovah and serve him , not with some d@@ ate or de@@ ad@@ l@@ ine in mind , but out of love and loy@@ al@@ ty to him and to his Son .
“ I have a very de@@ ar friend who is in her 50 ’ s , ” says V@@ an@@ ess@@ a , who is in her early 20 ’ s .
Jehovah God was so certain of a positi@@ ve out@@ come that he fore@@ told it when the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on took place in E@@ den . ​ — G@@ en .
So@@ on , a crow@@ d ga@@ ther@@ ed .
He himself “ felt h@@ ur@@ t at his heart ” when the first member of his human family , and later most people living before the F@@ lood , re@@ bel@@ led .
“ Jehovah is the exam@@ in@@ er of hearts ” and is thus able to understand those who are div@@ or@@ ced .
Wor@@ king in the fac@@ t@@ ory at that time were other young men who are still serving faith@@ fully at Bethel .
To support the family , I took up se@@ cul@@ ar work and also became qu@@ ali@@ fied to give medi@@ cal mas@@ sa@@ ges ​ — a s@@ k@@ ill that would help me out during a difficult peri@@ od that my wife and I fac@@ ed some 30 years later .
In No@@ ah’s day , a number of angels left their “ prop@@ er d@@ wel@@ ling place ” and materi@@ al@@ ized fle@@ sh@@ ly bo@@ dies in order to pur@@ sue sel@@ f@@ ish ple@@ asure on earth .
; Da@@ u@@ ga@@ ard , P .
As we have seen , loy@@ al@@ ty , un@@ ity , and spiritu@@ ality are godly qualities that for@@ ti@@ fy a marriage .
K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge of God ​ — The B@@ as@@ is for E@@ th@@ ni@@ c H@@ ar@@ mony
Why is mil@@ dness evidence of go@@ d@@ l@@ iness , and what does this qu@@ ality invol@@ ve ?
Still , Greek - speaking Jews and Christians believ@@ ed that the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t was God’s Word .
From bir@@ th on , cer@@ e@@ br@@ al p@@ al@@ s@@ y ro@@ b@@ bed me of chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od jo@@ ys . ”
* L@@ ast year , the Witnesses sp@@ ent 1@@ ,@@ 20@@ 2@@ ,@@ 3@@ 8@@ 1@@ ,@@ 3@@ 0@@ 2 h@@ our@@ s help@@ ing people to learn this Christian way .
But the fin@@ al chap@@ ter of Ho@@ se@@ a@@ ’s prophecy op@@ ens with the ple@@ a : “ Do come back , O Israel , to Jehovah your God . ”
He enjo@@ yed food and w@@ ine in the compan@@ y of good friends .
What can you learn from Abraham ?
Why is obedi@@ ence ess@@ enti@@ al if we are to en@@ ter into God’s rest ?
A C@@ l@@ ass@@ less Pe@@ ople Today
• How can you “ take ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in Jehovah ” ?
What two - fo@@ ld purpose does our preaching work serve ?
Do you have affe@@ ction for me ? ”
“ They are not ar@@ t@@ is@@ tic en@@ ough to be leg@@ ends . . . .
Des@@ pite difficult con@@ di@@ tions , however , we had many enjo@@ y@@ able times with the congregations .
( Read 2 Corinthians 9 : 8 , 9 . )
My mother was ter@@ ri@@ bly up@@ set when she learned that I was reading the Bible
They learn that this or that needs to be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed at a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar time . ”
Many cla@@ y mo@@ d@@ els of shi@@ ps and bo@@ ats have been dis@@ co@@ vered in bu@@ ri@@ al ch@@ am@@ bers at the ancient city of A@@ ma@@ thus in C@@ y@@ pr@@ us .
During many s@@ le@@ e@@ pl@@ ess ni@@ gh@@ ts , I asked my@@ self in dis@@ beli@@ ef , ‘ How can he do this to his family ? ’
We experience the hear@@ t@@ felt joy that only giving can bring .
Still , the less we stu@@ m@@ ble , the more likely we are to keep a ste@@ ad@@ y p@@ ace , stay in the r@@ ace , and fin@@ ish it succ@@ ess@@ fully .
In each congregation , there are bo@@ x@@ es c@@ learly la@@ bel@@ ed “ Con@@ tri@@ bu@@ tions for the Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide Wor@@ k ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 . ”
David was so ar@@ ous@@ ed by ob@@ serving B@@ ath - she@@ ba that he had her brought to his p@@ al@@ ace , where he com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with her . ​ — 2 Sa@@ m .
The apostle Peter wrote : “ Christ su@@ ffered for you , lea@@ ving you a mo@@ de@@ l for you to follow his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y . ”
Th@@ an@@ ks to the Bible , I was able to make a lo@@ t of chang@@ es .
Is@@ n@@ ’t it true that if both mat@@ es tri@@ ed to apply that simp@@ le ad@@ vice , family life would imp@@ ro@@ ve ?
A person who is too pr@@ ou@@ d to say “ I am s@@ or@@ ry ” may in ess@@ ence conclu@@ de , ‘ I don@@ ’t want to lo@@ se face by ad@@ mit@@ ting my b@@ lun@@ der .
Paul continued : “ I really deli@@ ght in the law of God according to the man I am within , but I b@@ eho@@ ld in my members another law war@@ ring against the law of my mind and le@@ ading me cap@@ tive to sin@@ ’s law that is in my members .
For example , if we have com@@ mit@@ ted a sin that we s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely reg@@ re@@ t , we can draw comfort from the as@@ sur@@ ance that “ we have a help@@ er with the Father , Jesus Christ , a righteous one . ”
How did the early Christians face this chall@@ enge ?
TH@@ E P@@ R@@ O@@ B@@ L@@ E@@ M : The d@@ ri@@ ving for@@ ces be@@ h@@ ind cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion are gre@@ ed and self - interest .
As a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , did you ever think that your parents just did not understand your feelings or problems ?
However , after reading the Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
R@@ os@@ em@@ ary , a b@@ ra@@ in - tum@@ or pati@@ ent , says : “ What really encoura@@ ged me was to hear my friends say that they loved me and that they would be there for me no matter what . ” ​ — Proverbs 15 : 23 ; 25 : 11 .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful men of old care@@ fully stu@@ died and app@@ lied these inspired writ@@ ings .
E@@ very ani@@ ma@@ l , sh@@ ort and t@@ all , No@@ ah’s ar@@ k sa@@ ved them all .
“ Yes .
The Bible never ref@@ ers to A@@ qu@@ ila without men@@ tion@@ ing his wife , P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la .
He said to a par@@ al@@ y@@ tic , “ Your sin@@ s are for@@ given , ” and the man was heal@@ ed . ​ — Matthew 9 : 2 - 7 .
O@@ thers tra@@ v@@ el ex@@ ten@@ si@@ vely for their se@@ cul@@ ar work or move ab@@ ro@@ ad al@@ one to work to s@@ end money back home .
S@@ pre@@ ading Go@@ od Ne@@ ws in C@@ ol@@ or@@ ful Ha@@ it@@ i
D@@ ad had a succ@@ ess@@ ful bu@@ sin@@ ess and a bi@@ g family to support .
One of them says : “ It is so re@@ war@@ ding to serve in this uni@@ que ter@@ rit@@ ory .
• Moses ?
His loving man@@ ner was well - known , and the brothers gave him the des@@ crip@@ tive name “ Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s ” ​ — “ Son of Com@@ fort . ”
Do you feel that way ?
Although they had a ba@@ si@@ c understanding of the Greek language , they had difficul@@ ty with the fin@@ er poin@@ ts .
No won@@ der the congregation there was said to be d@@ wel@@ ling where “ the thro@@ ne of Satan ” was !
It also contribu@@ ted great@@ ly to the dist@@ ribu@@ tion of the Bible .
As a young man , I@@ ’@@ ve made some mis@@ takes and could id@@ enti@@ fy with some of the char@@ ac@@ ters in the dr@@ ama .
The Scriptures ref@@ er to that att@@ ack as well as the att@@ ack of ‘ Go@@ g of Ma@@ go@@ g , ’ the att@@ ack of “ the king of the nor@@ th , ” and the att@@ ack of “ the k@@ ings of the earth . ”
I@@ ts si@@ ze and for@@ ti@@ fic@@ ations ag@@ ree with its des@@ crip@@ tion in the Bible as a prom@@ in@@ ent ro@@ y@@ al re@@ si@@ d@@ ence for A@@ ha@@ b and Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l .
These few examples make it clear that God - fe@@ aring men and women of the p@@ re - Christian er@@ a end@@ ur@@ ed peri@@ o@@ ds of deep dist@@ ress .
Because my friends know that I have descri@@ bed my circumstances hon@@ es@@ tly , and I am not tr@@ ying to get more than I need .
18 : 25 .
We must pray for such help .
Des@@ pite these difficul@@ ties , she organiz@@ ed her af@@ fai@@ r@@ s so that she could serve as a regul@@ ar pioneer .
If you are inter@@ ested in going f@@ ar@@ ther a@@ field , you can re@@ qu@@ est information about dist@@ ant congregations that need help .
They place religious and pol@@ itical lead@@ ers , s@@ por@@ ts fi@@ gu@@ res , en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment st@@ ars , and other c@@ ele@@ br@@ ities on pe@@ des@@ tal@@ s , often consider@@ ing them to be al@@ most su@@ per@@ human .
Le@@ on@@ id@@ es rema@@ ined fir@@ m and was ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted , lea@@ ving his family des@@ titu@@ te .
Con@@ c@@ ep@@ tion requi@@ res that an e@@ g@@ g become fer@@ t@@ ile .
Consider two c@@ as@@ es .
Some mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r@@ ers in the first - century congregation were “ dis@@ regarding l@@ or@@ d@@ ship and speaking a@@ bu@@ si@@ vely of gl@@ ori@@ ous ones . ”
For the pro@@ c@@ ra@@ st@@ in@@ at@@ or , pu@@ t@@ ting things off has become a ha@@ bi@@ t .
How do these events di@@ ff@@ er , and how do they af@@ fect us ?
In his life st@@ ory , Al@@ ber@@ t S@@ ch@@ ro@@ e@@ der , a long@@ time member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy who rec@@ ently fin@@ i@@ shed his earthly course , wrote : “ The Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy me@@ e@@ ts every We@@ d@@ n@@ es@@ day , op@@ ening the meeting with prayer and as@@ king for the direction of Jehovah’s spirit .
How many people have me@@ t un@@ tim@@ ely de@@ a@@ ths doing something they believ@@ ed was right ?
W@@ al@@ king in integrity requi@@ res loyal att@@ ach@@ ment to God , even in un@@ fav@@ or@@ able circumstances .
Acc@@ ording to that same pol@@ l , “ one out of fi@@ ve respon@@ d@@ ents said he had s@@ wit@@ ched religi@@ ons as an ad@@ ul@@ t . ”
Of course , the brothers also deli@@ vered ser@@ m@@ ons and condu@@ cted Bible discus@@ sions .
K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge of the holy writ@@ ings is important .
I@@ F Y@@ O@@ U saw someone s@@ li@@ p and f@@ all on a p@@ ath , would you not be care@@ ful when wal@@ king on that same pa@@ th@@ way ?
A second chall@@ enge that same year was the star@@ t of the S@@ pan@@ ish f@@ lu .
However , “ s@@ oun@@ dness of mind ” is ess@@ enti@@ al .
3 The F@@ our H@@ or@@ s@@ em@@ en and You
In mi@@ d - Au@@ gu@@ st 194@@ 3 , I was or@@ der@@ ed to repor@@ t to a mil@@ it@@ ary do@@ ct@@ or for a medi@@ cal exam@@ in@@ ation .
If you get mu@@ d@@ dy , you will be p@@ uni@@ shed . ”
This fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative woman comm@@ its for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation with many k@@ ings and is dr@@ un@@ k with the blood of God’s true worshipp@@ ers .
Indeed , in@@ her@@ ited sin has “ rul@@ ed as king ” over mankind , en@@ sla@@ ving humans with wicked works that cause great suffering .
It was not wrong for the Israelites to ac@@ knowledge the su@@ peri@@ or position of an ex@@ al@@ ted person@@ age by pro@@ str@@ ating themselves .
Ex@@ ten@@ ding its appe@@ al , wisdom continu@@ es : “ L@@ isten , for it is about the fore@@ most things that I speak , and the op@@ ening of my li@@ ps is about u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness .
If you do not know the answer to a question , ad@@ mit that fact and offer to do re@@ sear@@ ch .
When a cu@@ st@@ om@@ er comes in , the Witness mo@@ ves to the side .
Jehovah kno@@ ws that the more we learn about him through the pages of the Bible , the more real he will become to us and the clo@@ s@@ er we will feel to him .
“ I saw how Jehovah takes care of his people . ”
And those who love Jehovah will be jo@@ y@@ ful forever !
The apostle Peter ref@@ ers to God’s pati@@ ence in these ter@@ ms : “ Jehovah is not s@@ low res@@ pe@@ cting his promise , as some people consider s@@ low@@ ness , but he is pati@@ ent with you because he does not desire any to be destro@@ yed but desi@@ res all to at@@ tain to rep@@ ent@@ ance . ” ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 9 , 10 , 13 .
We can learn valu@@ able less@@ ons from those who were direc@@ tly involved in branch mer@@ g@@ ers .
12 , 13 . ( a ) What other s@@ ource of guid@@ ance has Jehovah given to us ?
In his letter to Christians in R@@ ome , the apostle Paul speak@@ s war@@ m@@ ly of “ P@@ ho@@ ebe our sister , ” re@@ com@@ men@@ ding her to them .
Jesus continu@@ es to care for us not only through the over@@ sight of loving shepher@@ ds but also by provi@@ ding us with spiritual mo@@ thers and brothers and sisters within the congregation .
” But what ?
Yes , of course he would !
Why should we de@@ al com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ately and under@@ stan@@ ding@@ ly with fellow Christians ?
A n@@ atur@@ al fre@@ e@@ dom of f@@ an@@ cy among the people turned the holy reli@@ c@@ s , pi@@ c@@ tures , and st@@ atu@@ es into ob@@ je@@ cts of ad@@ or@@ ation ; people pro@@ str@@ ated themselves before them , k@@ is@@ sed them , bur@@ ned c@@ and@@ les and inc@@ en@@ se before them , crow@@ ned them with f@@ low@@ ers , and s@@ ought mirac@@ les from their occ@@ ul@@ t influ@@ ence . . . .
Do@@ ing so will show that we are , in fact , gr@@ as@@ p@@ ing the meaning of Jesus ’ words .
The few words that Jesus spoke on co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness and the prop@@ er view of life are mean@@ ing@@ ful and instru@@ ctive in@@ deed .
If I could live my life again , I would live it the same way because , in@@ deed , ‘ God’s loving - kindness is better than life it@@ self . ’ ​ — Psalm 6@@ 3 : 3 .
After high school , I en@@ tered a school for religious teach@@ ers .
“ As for Eli@@ j@@ ah , he went up to the to@@ p of C@@ ar@@ me@@ l and began cr@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing to the earth and keep@@ ing his face put between his k@@ ne@@ es . ”
Some ris@@ ked their c@@ ars , their money , and even their fre@@ e@@ dom to trans@@ por@@ t spiritual food into E@@ ast Ger@@ many .
During the fin@@ al part of her life , the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message of hope gave her life meaning and helped her find happiness .
Even the dead will be brought back to life , ther@@ e@@ by re@@ ver@@ sing what is certainly the great@@ est of all human tra@@ ge@@ dies .
He a@@ im@@ s better with the second ar@@ ro@@ w but still mis@@ ses by a fo@@ o@@ t [ 30 c@@ m ] .
The material foc@@ uses on practic@@ al app@@ lic@@ ation , not on sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic or prophe@@ tic mean@@ ings .
“ E@@ ver@@ yone car@@ ries home happy mem@@ ori@@ es , and they feel clo@@ s@@ er to one another . ”
In what other are@@ a have God’s people experienced ref@@ in@@ ements ?
The psalmist wrote that when a person dies , “ his spirit go@@ es out , he go@@ es back to his gr@@ ound ; in that day his thoughts do per@@ ish . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 6 : 4 .
8 Their S@@ ur@@ p@@ lu@@ s O@@ ff@@ set a De@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y
Un@@ like Di@@ o@@ tre@@ ph@@ es , a Christian nam@@ ed D@@ em@@ et@@ ri@@ us is mentioned by John as a good example .
Even those who do not know the true God often show com@@ pas@@ sion .
Fir@@ st , we could as@@ sure him that the wicked will be p@@ uni@@ shed .
Ph@@ ysi@@ cal cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness would also pre@@ c@@ lu@@ de the use of to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o in any form , over@@ in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence in dr@@ in@@ king al@@ co@@ ho@@ l , and any form of d@@ ru@@ g a@@ bu@@ se , which be@@ f@@ ou@@ l and dam@@ age the body .
They are un@@ ited by love .
What are some as@@ pe@@ cts nee@@ ding par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar attention ?
1@@ 20@@ th G@@ ra@@ du@@ ating C@@ l@@ ass of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad
“ A@@ R@@ E you ready ? ”
Some of those hous@@ es had over a do@@ z@@ en ro@@ om@@ s , as well as fre@@ sh@@ water f@@ oun@@ tain@@ s and p@@ lum@@ b@@ ing .
Con@@ cer@@ ning such a one , Jehovah promises : “ I will prote@@ ct him because he kno@@ ws my name .
You may find it help@@ ful to con@@ fi@@ de in one or two understanding friends who have your trust .
There are , of course , many other brothers and sisters who have refle@@ cted in their decisions their determin@@ ation to be fully occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed in God’s service wh@@ en@@ ever the end comes .
Let people know that you are a serv@@ ant of Jehovah God and that you are determined to maintain his high standards .
Hence , our understanding of the Scriptures is b@@ ound to be ref@@ ined from time to time .
F@@ our Scriptural acc@@ oun@@ ts of sur@@ vi@@ val shed light on these matters .
The answer lies in yet another of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s promises , recorded by the prophet Isaiah .
For example , Paul re@@ pri@@ man@@ ds Christians for going to cour@@ t “ before un@@ believers . ”
We love to teach others about Jehovah
De@@ ath , like bir@@ th , is consider@@ ed by many to be a trans@@ iti@@ on ; one who dies mo@@ ves from the v@@ isi@@ ble world into the inv@@ isi@@ ble real@@ m of the spi@@ r@@ its of the dead .
No , he gave glory to “ God in the heavens who is a Rev@@ e@@ al@@ er of se@@ cre@@ ts . ”
He wrote : “ O God , you have taught me from my you@@ th . . .
I had been an a@@ the@@ ist for many years , but I wanted to believe in God .
In some are@@ as , attitu@@ des toward se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations are so ca@@ su@@ al that you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers who refu@@ se to get involved in im@@ mor@@ ality are der@@ i@@ ded by their pe@@ ers .
A lo@@ ss of privile@@ ges , for example , can help a person real@@ ize how important it is for him to foc@@ us more on personal Bible study , medit@@ ation , and prayer .
Jesus im@@ medi@@ ately said something to strengthen her hope : “ Your brother will ris@@ e . ” ​ — John 11 : 21 - 23 .
The apostle Paul c@@ alls Abraham “ the father of all those having faith . ”
( b ) W@@ ho@@ m did David cre@@ di@@ t for his deli@@ ver@@ ance ?
Why should we sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart ?
Be@@ ing a cho@@ s@@ en nation had not exc@@ lu@@ ded Israel from discipl@@ ine .
For example , when an article in A@@ wa@@ ke !
Because we are all imper@@ fect , at times we may stru@@ gg@@ le with wrong desi@@ res .
( b ) Of what benefit have these chang@@ es been , as fore@@ told by Isaiah ?
C@@ over , to@@ p : U@@ N P@@ H@@ O@@ T@@ O 18@@ 6@@ 7@@ 0@@ 5 / ​ J .
Some years ag@@ o , a man well - ver@@ sed in ev@@ olu@@ tion inter@@ vie@@ wed people who accepted the the@@ ory .
Still , to make up for the sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ge of qu@@ ali@@ fied brothers a@@ vail@@ able , I continued to vis@@ it some congregations as a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er .
Se@@ cond , all of us , including appointed men , should honor those who have authority over us .
It seem@@ ed that I was always per@@ spi@@ ring , always c@@ lam@@ my , and at times , ir@@ rit@@ able .
Jesus did not ex@@ pect his followers to understand the Bible without help from others .
While love and a sense of in@@ de@@ b@@ te@@ dness to the one who had given him life and who had n@@ ur@@ tur@@ ed him were fac@@ t@@ ors , Joseph no doubt also felt a ke@@ en desire to ple@@ ase Jehovah .
Thus , when one mission@@ ary was con@@ duc@@ ting a Bible study out - of - do@@ ors , a young man who lived ac@@ ro@@ ss the st@@ re@@ et came over and said that since he had not been called on , the mission@@ ary should come over and study the Bible with him too .
To@@ le@@ do , O@@ H
This was made known to city h@@ all , and sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als offered a cho@@ ice lo@@ t on the ma@@ in st@@ re@@ et .
It was thought that anything less would make the v@@ ow com@@ mon@@ place .
O@@ r should they refu@@ se to worship it and be thro@@ wn into a bur@@ ning fi@@ er@@ y fur@@ n@@ ace ?
B@@ ene@@ f@@ it From the B@@ est E@@ duc@@ ation A@@ vail@@ able !
Is it not true , however , that for cen@@ tu@@ ries religious organiz@@ ations have made it a prac@@ tice to cons@@ ort with pol@@ itical rul@@ ers for power and material gain , though this has resul@@ ted in suffering for the comm@@ on people ?
“ Pa@@ y Con@@ st@@ ant A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion to Y@@ our@@ self ”
G@@ w@@ en : Yes , it was difficult to a@@ da@@ pt to f@@ ar@@ m life .
The second reason was the transl@@ ation of the Bible .
This imp@@ lies that we should exer@@ t ourselves in re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ing ans@@ wers to our Bible questions and in fin@@ ding so@@ lu@@ tions to our personal problems .
A@@ S Jehovah’s Witnesses , we re@@ adi@@ ly ad@@ mit that when the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s promises were first explained , our hearts s@@ wel@@ led with gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de .
Mo@@ tiv@@ ation to take a personal interest in one@@ ’s work is eas@@ ily dam@@ p@@ ened .
In fact , for sacrific@@ es of praise to be pleas@@ ing to God , good conduct is requi@@ red of those o@@ ffering them .
With Ger@@ r@@ i , ready for G@@ ile@@ ad , 195@@ 2
Jehovah inter@@ ven@@ ed to deli@@ ver his people
In marriage , however , the chall@@ enge is to show respect for someone with whom you are on more of an e@@ qu@@ al fo@@ o@@ ting ​ — your mate .
1 : 15 ​ — “ The appointed time ” for what had been ful@@ filled ?
The next illustr@@ ation high@@ ligh@@ ts the dis@@ position of the one who he@@ ars prayers ​ — Jehovah God .
So , then , do not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to accept gr@@ ate@@ fully wh@@ atever pro@@ v@@ isions Jehovah makes for you ​ — especially in times of dist@@ ress and tr@@ ou@@ ble .
Un@@ den@@ i@@ ab@@ ly , f@@ an@@ ati@@ c loy@@ al@@ ty can be des@@ tru@@ ctive , but a l@@ ack of loy@@ al@@ ty can also te@@ ar soci@@ ety ap@@ ar@@ t .
We should devel@@ op a h@@ at@@ red of them .
How did Jehovah make a name for himself in con@@ ne@@ ction with Juda@@ h ?
In the ev@@ en@@ ings , we read and stu@@ died these public@@ ations together as a family .
Rather , the So@@ vi@@ et authority rel@@ e@@ g@@ ated it to the st@@ atu@@ s of an or@@ din@@ ary work@@ day .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , there was a need to strengthen the organization of the Ar@@ t De@@ par@@ t@@ ment as we moved into full - col@@ or off@@ set prin@@ ting and the use of col@@ or illustr@@ ations and p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ s .
( b ) How can we show that we have not been fo@@ ol@@ ed by Satan’s dec@@ ep@@ tion ?
1 : 13 , 17 .
He then spoke of the hope that is o@@ pen to the whole world .
The 8@@ .@@ 3 milli@@ on people in this col@@ or@@ ful land are main@@ ly r@@ ur@@ al fol@@ k of Af@@ ri@@ can orig@@ in .
Consider , too , the faithful man Job , who said : “ I have made a covenant with my eyes . So how could I show imp@@ ro@@ per attention to a vi@@ r@@ g@@ in ? ”
• Why should hus@@ ban@@ ds con@@ sul@@ t their wi@@ ves before making serious decisions ?
Do those st@@ at@@ ements s@@ ound as if the Bible pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ts se@@ x@@ u@@ al ple@@ asure ?
So a person who wants to get baptized needs to be sure that this is his or her personal desire .
Since the work@@ place is often filled with pres@@ sures , con@@ f@@ li@@ cts , and dem@@ ands , our deep - ro@@ o@@ ted faith and spiritu@@ ality can supp@@ ly much - needed strength as we stri@@ ve to be better emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ es or emp@@ loy@@ ers .
If un@@ tre@@ ated , small cr@@ ac@@ ks in the pa@@ v@@ ement can gro@@ w into d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous po@@ th@@ ol@@ es .
Because of his li@@ mit@@ less power and un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing purpose , Jehovah will not allow us to be s@@ we@@ pt out of ex@@ ist@@ ence as a group .
[ G@@ ra@@ ph / P@@ ic@@ tures on page 18 ]
“ So [ Jehovah ] brought up against them the king of the Ch@@ al@@ de@@ ans , who pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded . . . to bur@@ n the house of the true God and pul@@ l down the w@@ all of Jerusalem ; and all its d@@ wel@@ ling to@@ wers they bur@@ ned with fi@@ re and also all its desi@@ ra@@ ble artic@@ les , so as to cause ru@@ in .
“ I know , ” I say with a sm@@ ile .
( a ) What did Jehovah say about un@@ accep@@ table sacrific@@ es ?
Lu@@ is and D@@ ale
The sub@@ tle s@@ ch@@ eme of the Romans to as@@ simil@@ ate the lo@@ c@@ als was so succ@@ ess@@ ful that only half a century after its f@@ oun@@ ding , T@@ im@@ g@@ ad was in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted mo@@ st@@ ly by N@@ or@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ ans .
“ I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately after death the sou@@ ls of those who die in a st@@ ate of mor@@ tal sin des@@ c@@ end into hel@@ l , where they su@@ ff@@ er the p@@ un@@ ish@@ ments of hel@@ l , ‘ et@@ er@@ n@@ al fi@@ re . ’ ”
The Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant Un@@ ion and the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Le@@ ag@@ ue were form@@ ed in the early 1@@ 7@@ th century .
I W@@ A@@ S ra@@ ised on a f@@ ar@@ m near S@@ ten@@ en , a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge in the pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of S@@ as@@ kat@@ c@@ he@@ wa@@ n , Cana@@ da .
Ther@@ e@@ after , we want to continue living up to our dedic@@ ation in faithful service to God .
How com@@ for@@ ting it is to know that our loving heavenly Father promises to su@@ sta@@ in and support his loyal ones in their old age ! ​ — Psalm 4@@ 8 : 14 .
But “ valu@@ able things and ri@@ ches are in his house , ” says Psalm 1@@ 12 : 3 .
; S@@ n@@ ap@@ e , J .
What was fore@@ told about the Messi@@ ah’s bir@@ th and the events that follow@@ ed it ?
He will not for all time keep fin@@ ding fa@@ ul@@ t . . .
What is the whole r@@ ange of his spiritual si@@ ck@@ ness ?
I learned Psal@@ ms 23 and 9@@ 1 by heart and came to trust that Jehovah would always prote@@ ct me .
In 194@@ 6 , while atten@@ ding a conven@@ tion in Bal@@ ti@@ more , Mar@@ y@@ land , we were asked to repor@@ t to a meeting with special re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
All in the congregation can show princi@@ pl@@ ed love by avo@@ i@@ ding cont@@ act and con@@ vers@@ ation with the dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed person .
Yet , the wicked de@@ e@@ ds of others do not ro@@ b Jehovah of joy .
Just think : The Scriptures repor@@ t only a few occasi@@ ons when God’s own vo@@ ice was heard on earth ​ — yet on two of them he af@@ fir@@ m@@ ed Jesus as his Son !
Yes , ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal fin@@ ds began to reve@@ al “ a new language , a new hist@@ ory , and a new cul@@ ture . ”
Many times he fac@@ ed difficult cho@@ ic@@ es and st@@ res@@ s@@ ful circumstances .
B@@ as@@ ic@@ ally , then , whether to be present at a certain we@@ d@@ ding or not is a matter for personal decision .
L@@ ater , Jesus “ desi@@ gn@@ ated se@@ v@@ ent@@ y others and sent them for@@ th by tw@@ o@@ s ” to do the same work . ​ — Luke 10 : 1 , 2 .
• Who is respon@@ sible for si@@ ck@@ ness , and who will reli@@ eve us of the effe@@ cts of sin ?
N@@ one of these things are in any way dec@@ isi@@ ve in determin@@ ing whether a religion is the true one or not .
Jesus con@@ fir@@ ms , however , that only God can w@@ in that bat@@ tle for us .
“ No@@ thing can re@@ place the joy you feel when you share a Scriptural truth with someone and you sense that it has t@@ ou@@ ched that person@@ ’s heart , ” he says .
These bom@@ bs were ac@@ tually j@@ et pl@@ an@@ es that had no p@@ il@@ o@@ ts and that were full of ex@@ p@@ lo@@ si@@ ves .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , we need to have sh@@ ar@@ p spiritual vision so that we can per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve the d@@ ang@@ ers that lu@@ r@@ k in Satan’s world .
I br@@ ac@@ ed my@@ self , clo@@ sed my eyes , and wa@@ ited for him to pul@@ l the tri@@ gg@@ er , but nothing happened .
If we listen to the com@@ pla@@ in@@ er , we may beg@@ in to think as he does .
Satan has sur@@ ely proved a@@ de@@ pt at bl@@ in@@ ding human min@@ ds . ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 4 .
H@@ er lo@@ ver is a go@@ d with hor@@ ns .
They o@@ we their pri@@ m@@ ary al@@ le@@ gi@@ ance to a heavenly govern@@ ment , God’s Kingdom under Christ .
What Is “ Bet@@ ter T@@ ha@@ n a S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fice ” ?
We then invit@@ e the Bible stud@@ ent to associ@@ ate with a congregation already esta@@ bli@@ shed .
This 14@@ 6@@ 8 cop@@ y of the Di@@ g@@ est by E@@ mp@@ er@@ or Ju@@ st@@ in@@ i@@ an is one of many do@@ cum@@ ents that provide de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about leg@@ al is@@ su@@ es in ancient times
As@@ k yourself : ‘ A@@ m I moved to apply what Jesus taught ?
Mo@@ st hist@@ ori@@ ans ag@@ ree that the mo@@ v@@ ement had its star@@ t about the year 1@@ 1@@ 70 .
When you first learned that truth , you no doubt vie@@ wed it as a gen@@ u@@ ine tre@@ asure , a pi@@ e@@ ce of knowledge that filled your mind and heart with hope and joy .
So we may well ask ourselves : ‘ A@@ m I an “ hon@@ or@@ able v@@ es@@ sel ” ?
For instance , the first comman@@ d@@ ment began : “ I am Jehovah your God . ”
What will Jehovah re@@ move in order to buil@@ d a pe@@ ace@@ ful , happy world ?
One wants to to@@ il in the gar@@ den each day .
He fully reli@@ ed on Jehovah , saying : “ Our eyes are toward you . ” ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
As a par@@ ent , do you expres@@ s such appreciation ?
W@@ ould you like to imp@@ ro@@ ve the qu@@ ality of your sacrifice ?
What have many dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed ones done , and with what result ?
In Christian meetings , the purpose was lik@@ e@@ wise to worship Jehovah by means of prayer , song@@ s of praise , and re@@ adi@@ ng@@ s and discus@@ sions of God’s Word .
E@@ ven@@ tually , we can give them a witness . ”
I@@ di@@ om@@ s invol@@ ving the hand are used in a vari@@ ety of ways .
Why not learn more , not only about the death and resurrection of Jesus but also about his life and teachings ?
Even if your problems pers@@ ist , God can give you the courage and strength to end@@ ure .
They have taken to heart Jesus ’ words : “ If anyone wants to come after me , let him dis@@ own himself and pi@@ ck up his t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake day after day and follow me continu@@ ally . ”
M@@ ake decisions God’s way .
A wise person may well gain we@@ al@@ th by righteous means , and he will pro@@ sp@@ er spiritually .
On@@ es@@ mu@@ s accepted a personal Bible study .
I certainly found that to be true .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jehovah will fulf@@ ill all his promises and pur@@ pos@@ es in his own time .
• What might cause a Christian to lo@@ se faith ?
He dre@@ w over to him both many of the Jews , and many of the G@@ ent@@ il@@ es .
A ro@@ y@@ al res@@ olu@@ tion of Au@@ gu@@ st 31 , 1@@ 6@@ 8@@ 1 , allow@@ ed the transl@@ ating work to beg@@ in .
Why did Jesus not end@@ or@@ se comm@@ on Jewish pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ces ?
On@@ ly 1@@ 20 years more and Jehovah would bring “ the d@@ elu@@ ge of w@@ at@@ ers upon the earth to bring to ru@@ in all flesh in which the for@@ ce of life is ac@@ tive from under the heavens . ” ​ — Genesis 6 : 17 .
Un@@ der its influ@@ ence , the first - century Christians accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed a tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous preaching work .
As we have already seen , man@@ kin@@ d’s problems started when the first human pa@@ ir sin@@ ned .
Why should all of God’s servants take no@@ te of Paul’s words ?
S@@ ome@@ times he was accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by his gro@@ wn son , who encoura@@ ged us children to think about be@@ coming full - time min@@ isters , or pione@@ ers .
We need to “ put up a hard fi@@ ght for the faith . ”
Do you know why Paul sent young Timothy on such a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous assignment ? — W@@ ell , Timothy was not as well - known to the op@@ pos@@ ers , and he was willing to go .
At present , se@@ ven of the children who were in attend@@ ance that day are working on the hu@@ ge pro@@ ject of en@@ lar@@ g@@ ing our branch fac@@ il@@ ities near M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o C@@ ity .
13 : 4 - 6 .
Although I had little Bible knowledge , I fully under@@ sto@@ od that by be@@ coming a Witness , I became part of an organization that was ban@@ ned .
We regul@@ arly hear about d@@ om@@ es@@ tic viol@@ ence , ac@@ ts of ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism , cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ s of gen@@ o@@ ci@@ de , and mas@@ s k@@ ill@@ ings by g@@ un@@ men with little ap@@ par@@ ent mo@@ tive .
Who are we ​ — the po@@ t@@ ter@@ y of his hand — ​ to question his decisions or actions ?
He had already st@@ op@@ ped there when he re@@ turned from his second j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
In 19@@ 6@@ 6 , Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r asked us if we were inter@@ ested in fore@@ ign service .
This is certainly true of those with whom Jesus made a special covenant to re@@ ign with him in heaven .
( b ) What example are those taking the lead among God’s people to set for the flo@@ ck ?
The year was 195@@ 8 .
The ang@@ el told them : “ Be on your way , and , having taken a stand in the temple , keep on speaking to the people all the sa@@ y@@ ings about this life . ”
L@@ ear@@ ning of their pl@@ an , pos@@ si@@ bly from N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s , a member of the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in who has been fri@@ end@@ ly to him , Jesus has left Jerusalem and has g@@ one into the coun@@ tr@@ y@@ side ac@@ ro@@ ss the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver .
And what joy we experience when a person to whom we preach respon@@ ds fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly , wants to learn more , and pro@@ ves to be “ a friend of peace ” !
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s gr@@ and@@ son Jac@@ o@@ b became father to the 12 tri@@ bes of Israel .
He ans@@ wers : “ As Jehovah is living and as my l@@ ord the king is living , in the place where my l@@ ord the king may come to be , whether for death or for life , there is where your serv@@ ant will come to be ! ”
Th@@ ough@@ t@@ fully , he se@@ ts clear li@@ m@@ its for human be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
Re@@ c@@ ently , Rus@@ sel and Ka@@ thy , a re@@ ti@@ red cou@@ ple from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , went to S@@ aba and sh@@ ared in the preaching work there .
P@@ il@@ ate likely jo@@ ined the ar@@ my as a mil@@ it@@ ary tri@@ bu@@ ne , or j@@ uni@@ or comman@@ der ; pas@@ sed through the ran@@ ks during succ@@ essi@@ ve t@@ our@@ s of du@@ ty ; and was appointed gover@@ nor before he was 30 years old .
At the ra@@ il@@ way st@@ ation pl@@ at@@ form , we said sa@@ y@@ on@@ ar@@ a , or good - b@@ ye , to all our de@@ ar friends .
De@@ ath was not the “ ob@@ ject , ” or end result , of La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ’ si@@ ck@@ ness .
Many hus@@ ban@@ ds who at first were not inter@@ ested in or who were even op@@ posed to the faith of their wi@@ ves became “ righ@@ tly dis@@ posed for everlasting life ” after see@@ ing the fine conduct of their wi@@ ves .
We no doubt inclu@@ de ourselves in that number .
The name C@@ y@@ ni@@ c may have been der@@ i@@ ved from a Greek word ( k@@ y@@ ·@@ ni@@ ·@@ ko@@ s@@ ʹ ) that descri@@ bed their mor@@ ose and sur@@ ly be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
S@@ ad@@ ly , because of medi@@ cal com@@ p@@ lic@@ ations , that tri@@ p might be her last to To@@ go in this system of things .
On@@ ly a few attend@@ ed .
The apostle Paul ans@@ wers : “ For all things I have the strength by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of him who imp@@ ar@@ ts power to me . ”
At the time , the value of the e@@ ur@@ o was appro@@ xi@@ mat@@ ely the same as the U@@ .@@ S . do@@ l@@ la@@ r .
( Read John 14 : 6 , 21 . )
O@@ r do others think of me as being first of all mer@@ ci@@ ful and good ? ’
It was also read and stu@@ died by people both in grou@@ ps and in priv@@ ate .
The Hebrew ter@@ m meaning “ to mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r ” can also mean “ to gro@@ w@@ l . ”
This he made clear by fore@@ tel@@ ling the ev@@ en@@ tu@@ al c@@ ru@@ shing of the in@@ s@@ ti@@ g@@ at@@ or of the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on and the can@@ c@@ el@@ ing of all the bad effe@@ cts .
This article an@@ al@@ y@@ z@@ es both pos@@ si@@ bil@@ ities , and it helps us to make the cho@@ ice that lea@@ ds to happiness .
Th@@ ough Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b likely felt disa@@ p@@ pointed , they did not let their brothers ’ sin@@ s make them bit@@ ter .
On@@ ly the righteous are allow@@ ed in Jehovah’s “ strong city , ” his organization
Juda@@ h was wrong in his deal@@ ings with his wi@@ do@@ wed daugh@@ ter - in - law , T@@ am@@ ar .
To answer , let us exam@@ ine the hist@@ ory of the H@@ as@@ mon@@ a@@ e@@ ans .
A book that has helped many in a to@@ pi@@ cal study of the Scriptures is What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
He kno@@ ws , for example , when we are si@@ ck or we@@ ary .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the Bible ur@@ ges all who desire God’s fav@@ or to “ fle@@ e from for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation . ”
When sen@@ ten@@ c@@ ing “ the origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent , ” Satan the Devil , God said : “ I shall put en@@ m@@ ity between you and the woman and between your se@@ ed and her se@@ ed .
I felt con@@ st@@ ant re@@ mor@@ se . ”
Indeed , local Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents will@@ ingly hous@@ ed and f@@ ed their spiritual brothers and sisters .
If the prom@@ in@@ ent and influ@@ enti@@ al people of the world have by and large fa@@ iled to gl@@ ori@@ fy God , then who are truly doing so ?
“ The dec@@ ree of Jehovah ” cannot fai@@ l .
In this are@@ a , form@@ er@@ ly in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted by Mo@@ a@@ b , there now were A@@ mor@@ ites .
[ Bo@@ x on page 20 ]
To learn about this course , ple@@ ase see the vi@@ de@@ o What H@@ app@@ ens at a Bible S@@ tu@@ dy ?
The two told M@@ il@@ an and his brother to get into their ca@@ r to cro@@ ss the bor@@ der , as the chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s pa@@ p@@ ers were not being c@@ he@@ cked .
T@@ each Your Ch@@ il@@ dren to Be R@@ espe@@ ct@@ ful
• Why is it wise not to re@@ tal@@ i@@ ate when we are persecu@@ ted ?
At Mal@@ ach@@ i 1 : 4 , the land of E@@ dom is called the ter@@ rit@@ ory of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , and its in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants are den@@ oun@@ ced .
As stated by a Ca@@ tho@@ lic ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , use of the al@@ ta@@ r s@@ pre@@ ad in the “ Con@@ stan@@ t@@ in@@ i@@ an er@@ a ” with the “ con@@ stru@@ ction of bas@@ il@@ ic@@ as . ”
Let us consider three vital st@@ ep@@ s that we can take in order to receive Jehovah’s help .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , being se@@ ated “ at the right hand of the thro@@ ne of God ” is un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly a wonderful honor and the great@@ est s@@ ource of joy for Jesus . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 10 : 1 , 2 ; 1 Timothy 6 : 15 , 16 .
As friends of God today , they are mo@@ tiv@@ ated to do their ut@@ most in God’s service .
But these jo@@ bs pres@@ ented their own challeng@@ es .
If we simp@@ li@@ fy our life now , it will help us to stay faithful to Jehovah and to “ get a fir@@ m hold on the real life ” he has promised us . ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 19 .
I felt very anxi@@ ous , but my parents kept encourag@@ ing me .
He was a God of ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary pati@@ ence and long - suffering .
His activities did not go un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed by the author@@ ities .
The earth is far too preci@@ ous to end up in en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ men@@ tal ban@@ k@@ ru@@ p@@ t@@ cy
We can be sure that doing so will help us to buil@@ d trust in his promises . What blessings come from rema@@ ining ac@@ tive in the ministry ?
Does that mean , though , that he will gr@@ ant their every re@@ qu@@ est ?
If the sla@@ ying was found to be un@@ in@@ ten@@ tional , he would be allow@@ ed to remain in the city , sa@@ fe from the av@@ eng@@ er of blood .
But this challeng@@ er of Israel is not just a regul@@ ar sol@@ di@@ er .
The words “ witness , ” “ wit@@ nesses , ” and “ wit@@ ness@@ ing ” occ@@ ur 19 times in the book of Revelation .
At Jesus ’ tri@@ al , H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has “ ri@@ pp@@ ed his ou@@ ter gar@@ ments ” when he heard what he wr@@ ong@@ ly jud@@ ged as bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ y .
T@@ en th@@ ous@@ and people from their re@@ gi@@ on had been ass@@ em@@ b@@ led for this off@@ en@@ sive .
How did Paul view himself in rel@@ ation to his fellow Christians ?
So it seem@@ s that P@@ il@@ ate had the co@@ op@@ er@@ ation of the temple author@@ ities .
He wr@@ ites : “ Genesis , in sh@@ ort , is not simply a des@@ crip@@ tion ; it is the very in@@ str@@ um@@ ent of the act of cre@@ ation it@@ self , a b@@ lu@@ ep@@ r@@ in@@ t in the mind of God made man@@ i@@ f@@ est in physical form . ”
I asked them whether they were Christians , and if they con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed , I asked them a second and th@@ ir@@ d time with th@@ reat@@ s of p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment .
C@@ learly , that sum@@ mar@@ iz@@ es the gener@@ al situation .
Not w@@ an@@ ting to appe@@ ar to be fa@@ il@@ u@@ res , they b@@ ra@@ g about su@@ p@@ posed we@@ al@@ th and ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements they have found in the city .
What did Peter point to as the reason why Christians were persecu@@ ted ?
( 3 ) When we give discipl@@ ine , how can we imitate Jehovah and his Son ?
Some of these el@@ der@@ ly Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers have end@@ ur@@ ed years of persecu@@ tion or other difficul@@ ties .
Be@@ fore long , a Bible study was started with D@@ ali@@ a .
The Bible psalmist san@@ g : “ K@@ now that Jehovah is God .
• How can exam@@ ining your pri@@ or@@ ities help you to at@@ tain your go@@ als ?
Rather than wa@@ iting in fru@@ str@@ ation , David expres@@ sed joy because he was bus@@ y pra@@ ising Jehovah and streng@@ th@@ ening others in true worship . ​ — Psalm 7@@ 1 : 23 .
( Read Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 21 : 5 , 6 . )
“ What is loo@@ ked for in ste@@ war@@ ds is for a man to be found faithful . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 4 : 2 .
There was another proble@@ m with Israel@@ ’s rep@@ ent@@ ance .
Ha@@ ving our ministry fir@@ m@@ ly ro@@ o@@ ted in God’s Word is another .
By being hon@@ est and in@@ du@@ stri@@ ous , they are appreci@@ ated by their emp@@ loy@@ ers .
He himself certainly appreci@@ ated the high value of the Kingdom .
I f@@ on@@ dly rec@@ all one occasi@@ on when I was in the house - to - house ministry with a t@@ all compan@@ ion .
Do such efforts by world lead@@ ers cons@@ titu@@ te the complete fulfill@@ ment of 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 3 , or was Paul refer@@ ring to a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c ev@@ ent of such dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c prop@@ or@@ tions as to cla@@ im world attention ?
What can the elders do to help young ones love Jehovah and feel needed and appreci@@ ated ?
He did not ign@@ ore “ the c@@ ry of com@@ pla@@ in@@ t ” about So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h but destro@@ yed those wicked c@@ ities .
“ I have made it a point to be present at every baptism talk and to listen care@@ fully , as if it were my own baptism .
How children love to t@@ ou@@ ch an ani@@ ma@@ l , pi@@ ck w@@ il@@ d@@ f@@ low@@ ers , or pla@@ y in the s@@ and on the se@@ a@@ sh@@ ore !
Are young ones today invit@@ ed to congreg@@ ate in order to worship Jehovah ?
Ch@@ ar@@ o from L@@ at@@ in A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a was imp@@ ressed when a Witness nam@@ ed G@@ la@@ d@@ ys saw that she was having difficul@@ ties with her small children and began help@@ ing her by taking her to mar@@ ke@@ t .
When C@@ ul@@ ture and Con@@ s@@ ci@@ ence C@@ l@@ as@@ h
E@@ v@@ ents moved from the well of H@@ ar@@ od to the h@@ ill of Mo@@ re@@ h , then down the J@@ or@@ d@@ an V@@ al@@ le@@ y .
What evidence pro@@ ves that the Bible is inspired of God ?
Of course , the ani@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es they offered did not accom@@ pl@@ ish that .
I tell them that I am de@@ a@@ f and ask them to look at me while speaking s@@ low@@ ly to me .
To become , in effect , wal@@ king Bible enc@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ di@@ as ?
The Greek word transl@@ ated “ per@@ c@@ ei@@ ving , ” according to Bible scho@@ la@@ r E . W .
Per@@ man@@ ent B@@ less@@ ings
I was also very encoura@@ ged by the invit@@ ation at Isaiah 1 : 18 , which says : “ ‘ C@@ ome , now , you people , and let us set matters st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght between us , ’ says Jehovah .
But there are new heavens and a new earth that we are a@@ wa@@ iting according to his promise , and in these righteousness is to d@@ well . ” — 2 Peter 3 : 12 , 13 .
15 : 12 ; 16 : 15 , 21 , 23 .
G@@ ro@@ w@@ th of the Word Today
This and many other vital less@@ ons can be taught to children by using the book L@@ ear@@ n From the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er .
To ple@@ ase Jehovah , all of us made chang@@ es in our lives .
They said : “ All the words that Jehovah has spo@@ ken we are willing to do . ”
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , this in it@@ self is reason en@@ ough for all of God’s servants to cultiv@@ ate mil@@ dness .
Des@@ pite op@@ position from her family , she was faithful to God until her death many years later .
The Bible also tel@@ ls us that in the past , Jehovah some@@ times heal@@ ed people by means of a mirac@@ le and even used his prophe@@ ts to resur@@ rec@@ t some who had died .
See the article “ De@@ ath Does Not En@@ d It All ! ”
As for El@@ la , she is a special pioneer minis@@ ter .
A@@ ha@@ z@@ iah / Jeho@@ ra@@ m
A@@ m@@ ong human desi@@ res and pas@@ sions ​ — leg@@ iti@@ mate or o@@ ther@@ wise — ​ the love of money vi@@ es for the lead .
The v@@ ac@@ an@@ ci@@ es were filled by matu@@ re brothers of the “ other sheep . ”
David hum@@ bly cre@@ di@@ ted Jehovah for his vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ es over w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast@@ s
The S@@ eli@@ g@@ ers were min@@ d@@ ful of how they used their time
The book F@@ am@@ ily , Lo@@ ve and the Bible ob@@ ser@@ ves about ancient times : “ The gra@@ v@@ est of all p@@ un@@ ish@@ ments that could be me@@ ted out to a family member who became gu@@ il@@ ty of a serious cri@@ me was to c@@ ast him out , to de@@ pri@@ ve him of his ‘ mem@@ ber@@ ship ’ in the family . . . .
So@@ on af@@ ter@@ ward , we were at Bethel in S@@ ã@@ o Paulo , recei@@ ving fur@@ ther instru@@ ctions and pre@@ par@@ ing our do@@ cum@@ ents for the j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
( 4 ) The apostle Paul speak@@ s of the great faith that Noah displa@@ yed in con@@ stru@@ cting the ar@@ k for the sur@@ vi@@ val of his hous@@ eho@@ ld . ​ — Hebrews 11 : 7 .
On the positi@@ ve side , though , many you@@ ths ag@@ ree with 14 - year - old Dani@@ el@@ le , who says , “ We want to learn about se@@ x from our parents ​ — not from some teach@@ er or T@@ V pro@@ gra@@ m . ”
As Jehovah’s servants , then , let us keep bus@@ y in the L@@ or@@ d’s work while a@@ wa@@ iting the day when we can jo@@ y@@ ously c@@ ry out : “ De@@ ath , where is your vi@@ ct@@ ory ? ”
And their ro@@ o@@ ts an@@ cho@@ r them so fir@@ m@@ ly to the ro@@ ck face that only an earth@@ qu@@ ake can shi@@ ft them .
Why should we respect el@@ der@@ ly Christians and pray for them ?
Tru@@ e Christians pat@@ ter@@ n their lives after the example and teachings of Jesus .
Let us consider what Jesus ac@@ tually did say about hel@@ l .
Yes , his self - control fal@@ tered , but he never gave up tr@@ ying to ple@@ ase Jehovah .
There is a great vari@@ ety of religi@@ ons from which to cho@@ ose .
When the book of the Law of Jehovah was dis@@ co@@ vered in the temple , Jo@@ si@@ ah had it read and was deep@@ ly t@@ ou@@ ched by what he heard .
Al@@ ber@@ t is a Christian el@@ der and full - time minis@@ ter who lives in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
R@@ O@@ M@@ E ​ — TH@@ E S@@ I@@ X@@ T@@ H H@@ E@@ A@@ D , “ F@@ E@@ A@@ R@@ S@@ O@@ M@@ E AN@@ D T@@ E@@ R@@ R@@ I@@ B@@ L@@ E ”
Does the word “ pro@@ ba@@ bly ” at Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 2 : 3 mean that servants of God cannot be sure of recei@@ ving et@@ er@@ n@@ al life ?
That brought death to the human family .
How does Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s experience help those who are ti@@ mi@@ d by n@@ ature ?
Today , we have every reason to believe that the “ great and very a@@ we - inspi@@ ring ” day of Jehovah is near .
However , God’s servants are pri@@ mar@@ ily inter@@ ested in his vie@@ w@@ point .
Do you know why man@@ na is called “ the very bre@@ ad of powerful ones ” ?
In s@@ pite of their imper@@ fe@@ ctions , however , elders can still , like Timothy , “ become [ examples ] to the faithful ones in speaking , in conduct , in love , in faith , in cha@@ st@@ en@@ ess . ”
When deal@@ ing with such a situation , how important it is that we follow Jesus ’ example of show@@ ing rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t ! ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 21 - 23 ; 3 : 1 , 2 .
And they did not sto@@ p meeting together even when they were persecu@@ ted by the Rom@@ an govern@@ ment and the Jewish religious lead@@ ers .
How does a husband tre@@ at his imper@@ fect physical body , and what does this indic@@ ate about how he should tre@@ at his wife ?
During a s@@ es@@ sion of the “ Go@@ dly D@@ ev@@ o@@ tion ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tion , all the young ones , including Sh@@ ann@@ on and her sister , were asked to si@@ t in a special se@@ ction .
A@@ no@@ ther dis@@ gu@@ sting prac@@ tice comm@@ on in Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at is the ven@@ er@@ ation of i@@ ma@@ ges and i@@ do@@ ls .
Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists repor@@ t that the ancient Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans were f@@ ond of lu@@ s@@ h , wal@@ led gar@@ den@@ s with sh@@ a@@ de tre@@ es and qui@@ et po@@ ol@@ s for gro@@ wing pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us , lo@@ tu@@ s , and other water pl@@ ants .
• What qualities are needed by disci@@ ple mak@@ ers ?
• How has Jehovah reve@@ aled the truth ?
Jehovah has kept these war@@ n@@ ings in fr@@ on@@ t of his people by means of tim@@ ely remin@@ ders through the spiritual food provided by “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
No matter how we may feel about the teachings and religi@@ ousness of Jehovah’s Witnesses , their ste@@ ad@@ fa@@ st@@ ness during the Na@@ z@@ i re@@ gi@@ me comman@@ ds respect . ”
( Read Genesis 18 : 19 . )
Is he c@@ ru@@ el ? ’
• How did Jesus displa@@ y kindness ?
Fir@@ st , the Scriptures will provide you with the right mo@@ tiv@@ ation .
Even if you@@ ths are in their l@@ ate te@@ ens and have sh@@ own that they can act responsi@@ bly , there is still a need to help them to “ fle@@ e from the desi@@ res in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ al to you@@ th . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 2 : 22 .
If a person has doub@@ ts that Jehovah will fulf@@ ill His promise to care for His servants , then Satan simply needs to keep up the pres@@ sure and such a person might sto@@ p atten@@ ding meetings al@@ together .
• What are some out@@ standing principles that Moses was taught and that also apply to us ?
This time , however , it was the pro@@ secu@@ t@@ or who was inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted and poin@@ te@@ dly ques@@ tioned by four of the jus@@ tic@@ es .
The effe@@ cts of the long dr@@ ought were star@@ ting to fa@@ de .
No , the work wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t eas@@ y for me , but it was re@@ war@@ ding .
It re@@ sto@@ res the divine name , Jehovah .
▪ Acc@@ ording to the Bible account , the t@@ ent clo@@ ths form@@ ing the w@@ alls and g@@ ate of the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , Israel@@ ’s ancient cen@@ ter of worship , were made of “ b@@ lu@@ e th@@ read and w@@ o@@ ol d@@ yed re@@ d@@ dis@@ h pur@@ ple and co@@ cc@@ us s@@ car@@ let material and fine tw@@ is@@ ted l@@ in@@ en . ”
God’s holy spirit pro@@ du@@ ces love within Christians , for they obey the comm@@ and that Jesus gave sh@@ ort@@ ly before he spoke the illustr@@ ation of the fru@@ it - pro@@ duc@@ ing v@@ ine .
If you would like to pioneer and enjoy the resul@@ ting blessings , what can you do ?
We can be sure that we can succ@@ e@@ ed with Jehovah’s help !
L@@ ater , Jesus inclu@@ ded “ for@@ n@@ ic@@ ations ” and “ ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ies ” with the “ in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ous reason@@ ings ” that origin@@ ate in the heart and de@@ file a person .
Not to be over@@ loo@@ ked is the persecu@@ tion that the Witnesses have end@@ ur@@ ed in some Af@@ ri@@ can nations .
What do we learn about Jehovah from the illustr@@ ation of a car@@ ing father ?
The bo@@ y did so , and the mother im@@ medi@@ ately recogn@@ ized the ring of truth .
Bro@@ thers should not be made to feel gu@@ il@@ ty for not having com@@ men@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er in the study .
G@@ et three me@@ a@@ sures of fine f@@ l@@ our , k@@ ne@@ ad the d@@ ough , and make lo@@ a@@ ves of bre@@ ad . ”
She saw how Jehovah bless@@ ed their self - sacrific@@ ing spirit , and she thought , ‘ I want to be like them . ’
It imp@@ els people to think , pl@@ an , speak , and act in ways that refle@@ ct the mind of Satan , the pr@@ ou@@ d , de@@ fi@@ ant “ rul@@ er of the authority of the a@@ ir . ”
How can shepher@@ ds tra@@ in others for fur@@ ther privile@@ ges ?
The pres@@ sures you person@@ ally face today may be some@@ what different from those we have here consider@@ ed .
Jesus ex@@ posed one way Satan dec@@ ei@@ ves people when he pres@@ ented an illustr@@ ation about a man who s@@ ow@@ ed whe@@ at se@@ ed in his field .
For the past n@@ ine years , my husband and I have been full - time Bible teach@@ ers .
“ Q@@ u@@ ic@@ k@@ ly they for@@ got [ Jehovah’s ] works , ” says Psalm 10@@ 6 : 13 .
The se@@ ven@@ th vision en@@ lar@@ ges on what is stated at Revelation 11 : 15 , 17 . A great si@@ gn is seen in heaven .
J@@ U@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ E : “ Let him ju@@ dge the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted ones of the people , let him sa@@ ve the sons of the po@@ or one , and let him cr@@ us@@ h the de@@ f@@ ra@@ u@@ der . ”
in the O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 15 , 199@@ 5 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
What may have mo@@ tiv@@ ated J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah to re@@ act the way he did ?
All that A@@ un@@ t M@@ il@@ li@@ e taught us and the st@@ er@@ ling example she set have rema@@ ined with us .
When f@@ res@@ h understanding of the Scriptures is op@@ ened to us , do we not feel happy because of the way it streng@@ th@@ ens our faith ?
How much better to take advan@@ ta@@ ge of your you@@ th to pre@@ pare for the future !
The book of Revelation out@@ l@@ ines prog@@ res@@ sive st@@ ep@@ s in the fulfill@@ ment of God’s purpose .
What blessings from Jehovah are you gr@@ ate@@ ful for ?
Why did J@@ on@@ ah become sul@@ le@@ n ?
Pe@@ ople will buil@@ d beau@@ ti@@ ful ho@@ m@@ es and in@@ ha@@ bi@@ t them and will pl@@ ant cro@@ ps and e@@ at to satis@@ fac@@ tion .
The ch@@ urch she attend@@ ed com@@ bin@@ ed religious cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies with tra@@ di@@ tional ri@@ tu@@ als , and she doub@@ ted that this form of worship was pleas@@ ing to God .
S@@ pe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c but Not O@@ ver@@ be@@ aring
N@@ um@@ ber of coun@@ tri@@ es re@@ pres@@ ented : 12
( b ) How can we avoid co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness ?
S@@ ad@@ ly , his ar@@ ms and leg@@ s must often be ti@@ ed to his whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir to pre@@ v@@ ent such ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents .
( b ) How can a wife show dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment , and what effort should a husband make ?
After recei@@ ving Scriptural counsel , a Christian who continu@@ es to keep a gu@@ n for prote@@ ction against other humans could not be consider@@ ed ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary .
4 , 5 . ( a ) In har@@ mony with Proverbs 18 : 10 , what must we do in order to a@@ va@@ il ourselves of God’s prote@@ ction ?
How does the book of L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us high@@ light Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ?
I became en@@ vi@@ ous of their life - st@@ y@@ le , so I started associ@@ ating with them .
F@@ el@@ low stud@@ ents may be inter@@ ested in your beli@@ ef@@ s
The life st@@ ori@@ es of these two mission@@ aries appe@@ ared in The Watchtower , Ju@@ ly 15 , 19@@ 6@@ 3 , pages 4@@ 37 - 4@@ 2 , and De@@ c@@ ember 15 , 19@@ 6@@ 5 , pages 7@@ 5@@ 6 - 6@@ 7 .
He will never let us down or disa@@ p@@ point us , for he says of himself : “ I am loyal . ”
Thus , sur@@ vi@@ ving the last days go@@ es hand in g@@ love with reading the Bible and ap@@ pl@@ ying its inspired instru@@ ctions .
M@@ ent@@ al - health prof@@ essi@@ onal He@@ in@@ z Le@@ h@@ man@@ n ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ [ In to@@ da@@ y’s soci@@ ety ] there are educ@@ ational and so@@ cial de@@ fic@@ its .
There are good times and bad times . . .
Are we making associ@@ ation at Christian meetings a regul@@ ar part of our life ?
Un@@ ited with the angels in heaven , they could worship Jehovah forever as part of his uni@@ vers@@ al family .
Mo@@ re@@ over , “ her m@@ ou@@ th she has op@@ ened in wisdom , and the law of loving - kindness is upon her t@@ ong@@ ue .
Indeed , because women are three times more likely to be wi@@ do@@ wed than are men , ber@@ e@@ av@@ ement of one@@ ’s sp@@ ouse has been called a “ f@@ em@@ ale ph@@ en@@ om@@ en@@ on . ”
How does holy spirit help those making re@@ comm@@ end@@ ations of men to serve in the congregation ?
“ T@@ e@@ aching others Bible truth has been a special s@@ ource of joy , ” repor@@ ts S@@ is@@ ter P@@ or@@ ter in her life st@@ ory .
It ad@@ ds : “ There are de@@ gre@@ es of p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment and suffering in hel@@ l rel@@ ated to the sever@@ ity of sin@@ s com@@ mit@@ ted on earth . ”
How may we be able to help a Bible stud@@ ent to over@@ come feelings of in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ac@@ y ?
But after many de@@ ca@@ des of effort , few ch@@ ur@@ ches have am@@ al@@ g@@ am@@ ated into one , and ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ go@@ ers are still di@@ vi@@ ded on such questions as ev@@ olu@@ tion , ab@@ or@@ tion , ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ ality , and the or@@ din@@ ation of women .
Lo@@ ve for God mo@@ ves people to respect the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s moral standards .
On@@ ce again , we felt how Jehovah encoura@@ ged us through up@@ building associ@@ ation with matu@@ re Christian friends .
These cr@@ itical last days are filled with con@@ f@@ li@@ ct , and coun@@ t@@ less people have con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ous attitu@@ des .
This inc@@ re@@ ase is du@@ e , in part , to the fact that an op@@ ti@@ ci@@ an in L@@ vi@@ v took advan@@ ta@@ ge of an opportunity to s@@ ow a se@@ ed !
I was the th@@ ir@@ d of fi@@ ve children .
The counsel regarding those is@@ su@@ es app@@ lies with e@@ qu@@ al for@@ ce today .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently he did not .
What a prote@@ ction such a mind - set is against ir@@ r@@ ational actions !
In like man@@ ner , we would experience a lo@@ ss if we fa@@ iled to obey God’s comman@@ d@@ ments .
U@@ sing the Bible , our brother ans@@ wer@@ ed their questions .
That is an a@@ ver@@ age of 30 min@@ ut@@ es in the preaching work each day by every Witness .
C@@ our@@ t@@ es@@ y of the U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine H@@ ist@@ ori@@ c T@@ re@@ a@@ sures Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m , K@@ i@@ e@@ v
W@@ ell , in an or@@ ch@@ ard of fru@@ it tre@@ es , the ow@@ ner might well di@@ g ir@@ ri@@ g@@ ation dit@@ ches to bring water to the ro@@ o@@ ts of his valu@@ able tre@@ es .
On Mar@@ ch 10 , 194@@ 1 , a pres@@ s repor@@ t made the ba@@ n public , acc@@ using the Witnesses of wa@@ g@@ ing a cam@@ pa@@ ign “ against all st@@ ate and ch@@ urch in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions . ”
Yet , it is more than the ab@@ s@@ ence of all ba@@ dness .
It is a “ se@@ cre@@ t place ” because it is un@@ known to people who l@@ ack spiritual vision and do not trust in God .
Paul wrote : “ All Scrip@@ ture is inspired of God and bene@@ fi@@ cial for teaching , for re@@ pro@@ ving , for set@@ ting things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght , for discipl@@ ining in righteousness . ”
Just how is it possible to do ​ — and continue to do — ​ what is fine in the face of hear@@ tr@@ en@@ ding tri@@ als and un@@ rel@@ en@@ ting ho@@ st@@ il@@ ities ?
This expres@@ sion high@@ ligh@@ ts the effect on ob@@ serv@@ ers .
Se@@ e@@ ing those we teach respon@@ d to Bible truth br@@ ings us great joy .
● E@@ ye@@ witness t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony .
When He who says : ‘ All the go@@ ld and s@@ il@@ ver of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s are mine , ’ fa@@ il@@ s to provide necess@@ ary fun@@ ds , we will understand it to be time to su@@ sp@@ end the public@@ ation . ”
Thus , if a true Christian bo@@ ast@@ s , he bo@@ ast@@ s in Jehovah , for he kno@@ ws that what he has done has not been accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed in his own strength .
In contr@@ ast to supp@@ or@@ ting Satan , consider the blessings you have as a dedic@@ ated and baptized Christian .
L@@ ater , I learned that they had served as Witness cou@@ ri@@ ers in Na@@ z@@ i Ger@@ many when the work was ban@@ ned pri@@ or to World W@@ ar I@@ I .
Sa@@ ys Na@@ dia , “ The people we me@@ et give us so much joy . ”
Why do you believe that it is bene@@ fi@@ cial to take a fir@@ m stand against materi@@ al@@ ism and se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality ?
Why , it is like bal@@ m upon an ir@@ rit@@ ated pat@@ ch of s@@ k@@ in !
They are sub@@ mis@@ sive to human govern@@ ments and yet remain neu@@ tr@@ al .
But all benef@@ ited from the same kin@@ dly qu@@ ality of Jehovah ​ — long - suffering .
Fa@@ ith P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ tes F@@ re@@ en@@ ess of S@@ pe@@ e@@ ch
In fact , less than 30 years after Jesus ’ death , the apostle Paul could wr@@ ite that the good news had been pre@@ ached “ in all cre@@ ation that is under heaven . ” ​ — C@@ ol .
Y@@ oung people as well as ad@@ ul@@ ts some@@ times make mis@@ takes .
“ H@@ app@@ y is the man . . . [ who@@ se ] deli@@ ght is in the law of Jehovah . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 1 : 1 , 2 .
( b ) What questions might we ask ourselves about the spirit we show ?
23 : 16 - 18 .
That should not sur@@ pris@@ e us .
You Can Ma@@ in@@ tain a S@@ te@@ ad@@ f@@ ast H@@ ear@@ t
Re@@ fle@@ cting on such questions may help the in@@ ac@@ tive ones to see that because of their l@@ ack of associ@@ ation with the congregation , their spiritu@@ ality and happiness have di@@ min@@ i@@ shed .
Be ag@@ low with the spirit .
A local new@@ s@@ pa@@ per once repor@@ ted that James A . Tho@@ mp@@ son , J@@ r . , of the Watchtower Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of New Yor@@ k would be speaking at an ass@@ em@@ bly .
It will take complete control of the worl@@ d’s af@@ fai@@ r@@ s and re@@ move all op@@ pos@@ ers of God’s Kingdom . ​ — Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 .
[ M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s ]
Of course , Jehovah kno@@ ws that the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s al@@ leg@@ ations are false .
What can you do to direc@@ t the stud@@ ent@@ ’s attention to the Bible ?
Then it was no longer t@@ ol@@ er@@ ated .
Jehovah “ pre@@ pared a body ” for him , and Jesus ​ — from conc@@ ep@@ tion on@@ ward — ​ was truly “ un@@ de@@ fil@@ ed , se@@ par@@ ated from the sin@@ n@@ ers . ” ​ — Hebrews 7 : 26 ; 10 : 5 .
The Bible says : “ They took no no@@ te until the f@@ lood came and s@@ we@@ pt them all away . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 39 .
The fle@@ et of shi@@ ps loo@@ ks like do@@ ves on the ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on
Now our enti@@ re family , including my wife and four children , are un@@ ited in the pu@@ re worship of Jehovah . ”
God’s Kingdom is rul@@ ing ​ — the new world will soon be here !
These com@@ ments were of great encourag@@ ement to the new mission@@ aries .
See what less@@ ons you can draw from these men and their attitude .
Instead of loo@@ king to Jehovah for help in deal@@ ing with these har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps , however , they started to “ call down evil ” on their king and on their God .
Jehovah .
Many op@@ pose Jehovah’s Witnesses , some because they are ign@@ or@@ ant of the fac@@ ts and others because they h@@ ate the Witnesses or their message .
Eva was di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with can@@ c@@ er .
You may find such an ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation less than satis@@ f@@ ying .
What helped them ?
Jehovah is both the person@@ i@@ fic@@ ation of love and the S@@ ource of it .
W@@ H@@ O I@@ S B@@ E@@ H@@ IN@@ D TH@@ I@@ S IN@@ C@@ R@@ E@@ A@@ S@@ E ?
The ship san@@ k with its pri@@ c@@ eless car@@ go .
There ap@@ par@@ ently was no way he could avoid cont@@ act with his ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s wife , who pers@@ is@@ ten@@ tly made im@@ moral advan@@ ces toward him .
He continu@@ es : “ For the first time in my life , I felt satis@@ fied . . . .
After a long reco@@ very , I re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed my promise to God .
How much over@@ time will be involved ?
There are an es@@ tim@@ ated one milli@@ on c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates living in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
Even those who died in past cen@@ tu@@ ries will benefit .
The al@@ ta@@ r pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed Jehovah’s will in accep@@ ting the sacrifice of Jesus Christ for the re@@ de@@ mp@@ tion of mankind .
Do you not ag@@ ree that by exerc@@ ising justice we enjoy rich blessings resul@@ ting from a bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od that man@@ i@@ fes@@ ts real trust ?
R@@ em@@ ember this : Jesus “ went out con@@ qu@@ ering ” in 1914 , con@@ fin@@ ing Satan to the earth , but Jesus did not then complete his con@@ qu@@ est .
One p@@ lo@@ y that Satan uses is to pl@@ ant doub@@ ts in our mind .
Then , during the war , they were trans@@ fer@@ red to the cam@@ p in R@@ av@@ en@@ s@@ br@@ ü@@ ck , near B@@ er@@ l@@ in .
I@@ mp@@ ressed , I began to study the Bible with Joh@@ n@@ n@@ y regul@@ arly and ev@@ en@@ tually to accom@@ pan@@ y him in his preaching work wh@@ en@@ ever I could .
Although the first human cou@@ ple were will@@ ful sin@@ n@@ ers , Jehovah allow@@ ed them to pro@@ du@@ ce children .
In@@ ac@@ tive ones are par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able and therefore need ass@@ ist@@ ance in order to apply the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to ‘ walk by spirit . ’
This de@@ fect ​ — sin — ​ was also pas@@ sed on to Adam and E@@ ve@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , the enti@@ re human r@@ ace .
▪ The apostle Paul stated regarding the early Christians : “ We preach Christ imp@@ aled , to the Jews a cause for stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing but to the nations fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness . ”
No@@ tice that he takes peace away from not just a few nations but the whole earth .
A me@@ ek person can gro@@ w spiritually as he shows himself to be te@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble and le@@ ts himself be m@@ ol@@ ded .
Un@@ der th@@ re@@ at of a be@@ ating , I was for@@ ced to atten@@ d ch@@ urch every S@@ un@@ day .
“ No@@ thing , ” I said . “ Ch@@ ar@@ les and I have simply deci@@ ded to study the Bible . ”
The “ ma@@ ster , ” Jesus Christ , has appointed the body of his anointed followers ​ — “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” — ​ to provide spiritual food at the right time .
For more information on the lo@@ cu@@ st , see the A@@ wa@@ ke !
Li@@ ve With T@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w in V@@ i@@ e@@ w
Luke sta@@ ys in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i as Paul continu@@ es on to A@@ th@@ ens and then to Corin@@ th , where he me@@ e@@ ts A@@ qu@@ ila and P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la and sp@@ ends a year and si@@ x months .
This group form@@ ed the nu@@ cle@@ us of the first congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses in C@@ y@@ pr@@ us .
They obedi@@ ently sta@@ yed in@@ do@@ ors during the night of N@@ is@@ an 14 .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , Jehovah remin@@ ded the congregation of Israel : “ You must san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy y@@ ourselves and you must prove y@@ ourselves holy , because I am holy . ” ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 11 : 4@@ 4 , 4@@ 5 ; 19 : 2 .
So that ev@@ ening we were married in the home of a Witness in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n H@@ ei@@ gh@@ ts .
What must ha@@ p@@ pen before the marriage of the L@@ am@@ b can take place in heaven ?
If you have not rec@@ ently had the opportunity to work with one of the elders in the field ministry , why not make arrang@@ ements to do this soon ?
But as David and others have learned , ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ing one without lo@@ sing the other can be difficult . ​ — Luke 18 : 24 .
What pro@@ spe@@ cts li@@ e a@@ head , and what can we do now ?
Jesus said : “ H@@ app@@ y are those consci@@ ous of their spiritual need . ”
It is a j@@ our@@ ne@@ y that you and your children make together .
If you need some ad@@ di@@ tional tra@@ ining after high school , that is something to discus@@ s with your parents .
▪ Lu@@ ci@@ us J@@ uni@@ us Mo@@ der@@ atu@@ s C@@ o@@ lum@@ el@@ la was a Rom@@ an sol@@ di@@ er and f@@ ar@@ m@@ er who lived in the first century C.E .
Consider this fact : The origin@@ al t@@ est in the gar@@ den of E@@ den was based on whether Adam and E@@ ve would accept Jehovah’s right to set standards or not .
Ther@@ efore , when I , along with four other D@@ an@@ es , was invit@@ ed to atten@@ d the ei@@ gh@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol , my whole family supp@@ or@@ ted me .
De@@ c@@ isions invol@@ ving sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess and marriage are among the most difficult that a person will ever make .
For our ple@@ asure , Jehovah has cre@@ ated great vari@@ ety in all things .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing this ad@@ vice lea@@ ds to happiness , for “ happy are those consci@@ ous of their spiritual need . ” ​ — Matthew 5 : 3 .
If , however , he wa@@ st@@ es his res@@ our@@ ces pur@@ su@@ ing valu@@ eless things , he demonstr@@ ates “ want of heart , ” a l@@ ack of bal@@ an@@ ced judgment and good mo@@ tiv@@ ation .
M@@ AN@@ Y years ag@@ o , my you@@ ng@@ er sister Ar@@ ac@@ el@@ i got ang@@ ry and sh@@ ou@@ ted : “ S@@ to@@ p tal@@ king to me .
Fir@@ st , what is God’s name ?
The l@@ ist of such God - fe@@ aring people inclu@@ des Noah , Abraham , Job , R@@ a@@ ha@@ b , and Daniel .
He went on to tell her about God’s promise to put an end to wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and bring about righteous rule over the earth by means of a Kingdom with Jesus Christ as King .
It con@@ tain@@ s Jehovah’s judgment against ancient Juda@@ h and against Babyl@@ on .
In time , this govern@@ ment will take earth@@ ’s af@@ fai@@ r@@ s in hand in order to accom@@ pl@@ ish God’s origin@@ al purpose and trans@@ form the earth into a par@@ adise .
We thus act in har@@ mony with our prayer that God’s name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied and his will be done .
Yes , Jehovah fav@@ ors those who are hum@@ ble , and the result is glory and life .
Wor@@ k together in the field service .
In Na@@ z@@ i Ger@@ many ​ — as well as in Ang@@ o@@ la , Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i , Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que , and many other lands — ​ author@@ ities have wa@@ ged cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ s to wi@@ pe out Jehovah’s Witnesses .
* H@@ u@@ man@@ s in gener@@ al are crow@@ ned , or ad@@ or@@ ned , by God with a me@@ asure of di@@ gn@@ ity , glory , and honor .
The Israelites in Moses ’ day had am@@ ple reason to believe that Jehovah would succ@@ ess@@ fully u@@ sh@@ er them into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
As David medit@@ ated on Jehovah’s wise la@@ ws and beau@@ ti@@ ful cre@@ ation , he dre@@ w clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah and wanted to show his love for him .
Jehovah for@@ bi@@ ds at@@ temp@@ ting to speak with the dead . ​ — Read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 18 : 10 , 11 .
The first per@@ man@@ ent temple to Jehovah will be buil@@ t during the re@@ ign of King Solomon . ​ — 1 Samuel 1 : 9 ; 2 Samuel 7 : 2 , 6 ; 1 K@@ ings 7 : 5@@ 1 ; 8 : 3 , 4 .
O@@ f@@ ten , we can bring much reli@@ ef to fellow believers who are suffering emo@@ tional pain if we take the time to listen to them with a truly sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic e@@ ar .
An@@ ni@@ e left the book S@@ al@@ vation with us and invit@@ ed M@@ other to atten@@ d a Bible discus@@ sion that would be held in An@@ ni@@ e@@ ’s home .
TH@@ E@@ O@@ L@@ O@@ G@@ I@@ AN@@ S , not to speak of people in gener@@ al , have any number of ide@@ as about the id@@ ent@@ ity of God’s holy spirit .
The four were ri@@ ch@@ ly bless@@ ed for ad@@ her@@ ing to the spiritual less@@ ons they had learned when they were young . ​ — Read Daniel 1 : 8 , 11 - 15 , 20 .
While ne@@ g@@ le@@ cting “ the we@@ igh@@ ti@@ er matters of the Law , nam@@ ely , justice and mer@@ cy and faith@@ ful@@ ness , ” they give great attention to pa@@ ying the ti@@ the .
For An@@ dr@@ é , it was a ter@@ ri@@ ble b@@ low , and it left a vo@@ id that he feel@@ s will never be comple@@ t@@ ely filled .
For instance , while Bible teachings can help us to become hon@@ est , respon@@ sible , and res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful , the Scriptures also teach that in any situation our high@@ er responsi@@ bility is to our Creator .
He has tend@@ er feelings of joy and com@@ pas@@ sion toward those who rep@@ ent of their sin@@ s .
The fin@@ al members of the whe@@ at class had to be lo@@ c@@ ated and “ a great crow@@ d ” of other sheep ga@@ ther@@ ed in . ​ — Revelation 7 : 9 ; Matthew 13 : 24 - 30 .
When we arri@@ ve at the Kingdom H@@ all early , we can benefit from hear@@ ing about the end@@ ur@@ ance and faithful service of others in attend@@ ance .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , because we ther@@ e@@ by expres@@ s our love for him with our whole heart , soul , mind , and strength . ​ — Mark 12 : 29 , 30 .
Indeed , to work in har@@ mony with Jehovah’s purpose for ga@@ ther@@ ing all things together again in the Christ , a husband must be al@@ er@@ t to fe@@ ed his family spiritually .
Timothy and other faithful ones were likely per@@ tur@@ bed by the actions of apost@@ ates in their mi@@ d@@ st .
P@@ o@@ sing as “ an ang@@ el of light , ” Satan the Devil has mis@@ led milli@@ ons into following his teachings rather than God’s .
In 19@@ 7@@ 6 , I pas@@ sed a govern@@ ment t@@ est and was cho@@ s@@ en for the jo@@ b .
Now is the time to he@@ ed the psalmis@@ t’s ex@@ hor@@ tation : “ Be coura@@ ge@@ ous , and may your heart be strong , all you who are wa@@ iting for Jehovah . ” ​ — P@@ s .
At the same time , a few see@@ ds of the gen@@ u@@ ine whe@@ at were s@@ own in the world field .
As@@ k yourself : ‘ If I believe that now is the time to do the work of preaching the good news of the Kingdom and making disciples , do my go@@ als and li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le har@@ mon@@ ize with my con@@ vi@@ ction ?
In@@ tegrity in@@ deed guid@@ es the u@@ pri@@ ght to do what is right in God’s eyes , even under difficult circumstances , and br@@ ings benef@@ its in the long ru@@ n .
( b ) What will God soon do by means of Jesus , and what should we ask ourselves ?
• How did Jesus demonstr@@ ate imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality in his teaching ?
St@@ or@@ ing U@@ p T@@ re@@ a@@ sures in He@@ av@@ en
What do we learn from the illustr@@ ation of the le@@ av@@ en ?
R@@ av@@ en@@ na
Such acc@@ oun@@ ts supp@@ ly true comfort to those who g@@ ri@@ eve .
It would show that any re@@ stri@@ ctions he plac@@ es on us are for our good .
O@@ f@@ ten , there is no pres@@ sing need ​ — the d@@ ri@@ ver does not have an ur@@ g@@ ent ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
How was he received ?
The car@@ n@@ age will be earth wide .
“ It was a deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful place to be , ” An@@ dre@@ w rel@@ ates .
All cre@@ di@@ t go@@ es to Jehovah , who sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ds and instru@@ cts them , as stated at Psalm 18 : 30 : “ The saying of Jehovah is a ref@@ ined one .
The Scriptures reve@@ al that Jehovah kno@@ ws each of us in@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely .
K@@ no@@ wing that Jehovah appreci@@ ates our service to him and that what we have done is not in va@@ in has great@@ ly streng@@ th@@ ened me .
Why was Israel re@@ plac@@ ed as God’s cho@@ s@@ en nation ?
After the re@@ mo@@ val of the last king of Davi@@ d’s l@@ ine , the true God allow@@ ed a long peri@@ od of time to el@@ ap@@ se before the coming of the One “ who has the leg@@ al right ” to the k@@ ing@@ ship .
At the end of his life , in his fa@@ re@@ well ad@@ d@@ ress , he said : “ You must be very coura@@ ge@@ ous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses by never tur@@ ning away from it to the right or to the left . ”
All of this was p@@ ac@@ ked into a tru@@ ck s@@ tur@@ dy en@@ ough to car@@ ry us over the r@@ ough ter@@ ra@@ in .
My two daugh@@ ters are very ze@@ al@@ ous in preaching to others .
So he did not sh@@ y away from poin@@ ting out what they needed to work on .
How do we know that Jehovah’s servants as individuals can succ@@ ess@@ fully op@@ pose the Devil ?
Of course , you need to an@@ al@@ y@@ ze your thinking and feelings so as to be able to expla@@ in the reas@@ ons for your cho@@ ice .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , D@@ ries ’ experience as a father now makes him a valu@@ able ad@@ dition to the Bethel family , with its many young work@@ ers .
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 16 - 19 )
( b ) What resul@@ ted when instru@@ ction was provided through the congregations ?
Many famili@@ es have found that a spiritual so@@ lu@@ tion is requi@@ red to help them me@@ et many of the challeng@@ es they face .
What are “ the days of dist@@ ress ” ?
at w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
H@@ um@@ ility is not the same as hum@@ ili@@ ation .
How to Read the Bible
That t@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es to the re@@ ality of the ex@@ ist@@ ence of the Christ , who@@ se followers were pre@@ pared to give their lives for their beli@@ ef in him .
Pe@@ ople have known God’s name since the cre@@ ation of mankind .
Be@@ ing no part of the world , we ris@@ e a@@ bo@@ ve worl@@ dly ri@@ v@@ al@@ ries . ​ — Read John 15 : 18 , 19 .
The kind ways of the el@@ der@@ ly mission@@ ary left an in@@ deli@@ ble imp@@ res@@ sion on the young man .
A@@ n un@@ con@@ dem@@ ned Rom@@ an could not be s@@ cour@@ ged , so Paul’s as@@ ser@@ tion of his righ@@ ts had an im@@ medi@@ ate effect .
In 1@@ 6@@ 8 B.C.E . , S@@ y@@ ri@@ an King An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch@@ us I@@ V tri@@ ed to seek out the inspired boo@@ ks of the Law to bur@@ n them .
Does it not war@@ m your heart to know that Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers condu@@ cted more than si@@ x milli@@ on Bible stu@@ dies during the 200@@ 7 service year ?
That is why that name appe@@ ars so often in the Bible .
As a result , Jac@@ o@@ b was given the name Israel ( Con@@ tend@@ er with God ) because he “ cont@@ ended , ” or “ pers@@ is@@ ted , ” “ exer@@ ted [ himself ] , ” “ per@@ sever@@ ed , ” with God .
3 P@@ ra@@ y for W@@ is@@ dom
• How can show@@ ing in@@ sight help a par@@ ent to be long - suffering ?
Our go@@ al should be more than mer@@ ely re@@ pres@@ sing our strong feelings .
Such tend@@ er reas@@ sur@@ ance can re@@ vi@@ ve the spirit of one who is do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted . ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 7 : 15 .
( Read 1 K@@ ings 3 : 5 - 9 . )
Those who love him thus feel imp@@ el@@ led to tell the truth about him , set@@ ting the rec@@ ord st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght .
B@@ om@@ b@@ ings , ter@@ r@@ or@@ ist att@@ ac@@ ks , mu@@ r@@ ders , as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ts , sh@@ o@@ o@@ t@@ ings , and ra@@ p@@ es make up but a fr@@ action of such in@@ ci@@ d@@ ents .
J@@ on@@ a@@ than t@@ ar@@ get@@ ed a Phil@@ ist@@ ine out@@ po@@ st near the ra@@ v@@ ine pas@@ s of Mi@@ ch@@ mas@@ h .
“ Jehovah continued with Joseph and kept ex@@ ten@@ ding loving - kindness to him . ”
E@@ ach one contribu@@ ted “ just as he has res@@ ol@@ ved in his heart , not g@@ ru@@ d@@ g@@ ingly or under com@@ pul@@ sion , for God lo@@ ves a c@@ he@@ er@@ ful gi@@ ver . ”
For human soci@@ ety to fun@@ ction s@@ mo@@ o@@ th@@ ly and pro@@ duc@@ tiv@@ ely , there must be co@@ op@@ er@@ ation , which in turn requi@@ res a me@@ asure of obedi@@ ence .
For instance , love for fellow humans will help us to fi@@ ght a tend@@ enc@@ y toward bo@@ ast@@ ful@@ ness or conc@@ e@@ it .
Jehovah’s Witnesses are very much inter@@ ested in help@@ ing others benefit from the guid@@ ance found in the Scriptures .
The next we@@ ek the same thing happened , and I was a willing ba@@ by - s@@ it@@ ter while I read the second boo@@ k@@ let , Un@@ co@@ vered .
There are over 1@@ ,@@ 1@@ 00 si@@ gn - language congregations worl@@ d@@ wide
After that , Satan stru@@ ck Job with “ pa@@ in@@ ful bo@@ il@@ s from the so@@ le of his fo@@ o@@ t to the cro@@ wn of his head . ” ​ — Job 1 : 7 - 19 ; 2 : 7 .
Still , when our decisions are in har@@ mony with God’s will , we can be confid@@ ent that he will help us to end@@ ure and that he will fin@@ ally bl@@ ess us . ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 7 .
Per@@ haps that is what you have been taught .
Phil@@ o ar@@ gu@@ ed for the ex@@ ist@@ ence of God with a powerful illustr@@ ation .
When I think back to my chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od dre@@ am of serving God and help@@ ing other people , I real@@ ize that I have found everything I was loo@@ king for ​ — and more .
One important way in which the mo@@ on affe@@ cts life on earth is that its gra@@ vit@@ ational pul@@ l ca@@ uses the e@@ b@@ b and f@@ low of the ti@@ des .
How can you help your children to me@@ et their many challeng@@ es ?
What dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful attitude did M@@ ic@@ ha@@ l show toward David , and to what did that lead ?
They would do well to cen@@ ter their thinking and actions on Jehovah , happy to be his friend .
I have now been married for 17 years and have three lo@@ vely children .
Noah wal@@ ked with the true God . ”
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , he has no righ@@ t@@ ful cla@@ im to uni@@ vers@@ al rul@@ er@@ ship .
V@@ i@@ et@@ ata la ri@@ pro@@ du@@ z@@ i@@ one .
Even if you have not been appointed by the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy as a mission@@ ary , what attitude can you have ?
The book V@@ ic@@ ars of Christ ​ — The D@@ ar@@ k Si@@ de of the Pa@@ p@@ ac@@ y states : “ W@@ i@@ do@@ ws and wi@@ do@@ wers , ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved parents sp@@ ent their all tr@@ ying to get their loved ones out of P@@ ur@@ g@@ at@@ ory . ”
Our sa@@ fe j@@ our@@ ne@@ y through those tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es@@ ome days will dep@@ end on our keep@@ ing in st@@ ep with other loyal servants of Jehovah .
Today , where is Phil@@ is@@ ti@@ a and where are its c@@ ities ?
( b ) How have many transl@@ at@@ ors fa@@ iled to show respect for God’s name ?
When they asked me about it , I rep@@ lied , “ I don@@ ’t understand all that is involved in baptism . ”
As a little child , she no doubt put inst@@ inc@@ tive trust in what her parents told her .
Why will humans forever need Jehovah’s rule ?
What joy we will experience when Satan and all his works are o@@ bl@@ it@@ er@@ ated forever and ‘ the me@@ ek ones themselves pos@@ s@@ ess the earth and find their ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace ’ !
The many t@@ it@@ les inclu@@ de the following :
Mo@@ re@@ over , you will learn to have emp@@ a@@ thy for the one lear@@ ning Jehovah’s ways .
Indeed , it is just as the Bible says : “ All cre@@ ation keep@@ s on gro@@ an@@ ing together and being in pain together until now . ”
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , there were information mar@@ ches .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er in the book of Revelation , we read : “ He that con@@ qu@@ ers will thus be ar@@ ra@@ yed in wh@@ ite ou@@ ter gar@@ ments ; and I will by no means b@@ lo@@ t out his name from the book of life . ”
Our congregation ter@@ rit@@ ory was va@@ st , and I had to walk a lo@@ t .
Jesus demonstr@@ ated a prop@@ er attitude in other ways .
In what ways can we tre@@ at others imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ally ?
They said things like : ‘ The min@@ u@@ te I am 18 , I will leave the truth , ’ or ‘ I can@@ ’t wa@@ it to get out . ’
It requi@@ res understanding of God’s Word and the guid@@ ance of his spirit .
“ Re@@ jo@@ ice with the wife of your you@@ th ”
Is there something in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar that ca@@ used you to doubt God’s ex@@ ist@@ ence ?
He now help@@ fully keep@@ s an e@@ ye on the Kingdom H@@ all pro@@ per@@ ty .
Jehovah does what is right and fa@@ ir , and he does so cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly , without par@@ ti@@ ality .
Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning at the tend@@ er age of ei@@ ght , “ he pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to do what was right in Jehovah’s eyes . . . He did not turn asi@@ de to the right or to the left . ”
How do parents and children gener@@ ally feel about one another , but what difficul@@ ty do they some@@ times face ?
The dis@@ pos@@ al of gar@@ ba@@ ge is a worl@@ d@@ wide proble@@ m and a ni@@ gh@@ t@@ m@@ are for many author@@ ities .
When we serve Jehovah fully , we will gain satis@@ fac@@ tion , peace , and joy .
W@@ oun@@ ded in bat@@ tle , A@@ ha@@ b b@@ led to death in his ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t .
And mul@@ ti@@ pl@@ ying wi@@ ves would be d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous because some of them could be from sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding pa@@ g@@ an nations that eng@@ ag@@ ed in false worship , and those wi@@ ves could turn the king asi@@ de from the true worship of Jehovah .
Re@@ call that when Jehovah had Solomon make a re@@ qu@@ est , the king asked for wisdom to gu@@ i@@ de the people .
Rather than fre@@ t@@ ting over our past , d@@ wel@@ ling on what cannot be un@@ done , we should st@@ re@@ t@@ ch for@@ ward to what lies a@@ head .
But he w@@ ou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t listen . ”
O@@ f@@ ten , holy spirit will re@@ mind us of Bible principles that apply , or it might help us to understand more c@@ learly a s@@ crip@@ ture that rel@@ ates to our situation . ​ — James 1 : 5 , 6 .
To get the most from your Bible reading and personal study , see the book B@@ ene@@ f@@ it From The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol E@@ duc@@ ation , chap@@ ters ent@@ it@@ led “ A@@ pp@@ ly Y@@ our@@ self to Re@@ ading ” and “ S@@ tu@@ dy Is Re@@ war@@ ding , ” pages 21 - 32 .
“ When I later got eng@@ ag@@ ed to be married , ” he rec@@ alls , “ I could have found a jo@@ b that would have brought my wife and me greater fin@@ an@@ cial se@@ cur@@ ity .
“ For years , my mother - in - law inter@@ f@@ ered in our marriage , ” says Re@@ ena , a wife in In@@ dia .
L@@ ater he did mission@@ ary work with Peter in far - off Babyl@@ on .
R@@ en@@ é M@@ ic@@ a , who has been in the pioneer service for over 40 years in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe and in N@@ or@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , states : “ Since 19@@ 50 it has been my go@@ al to read the Bible in its enti@@ re@@ ty every year , something that I have now done 4@@ 9 times .
These are some words used to descri@@ be E@@ ast@@ er Is@@ land , or R@@ apa Nu@@ i as its in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants call it .
It was the direc@@ t result of viol@@ ating a divine law .
One scho@@ la@@ r put it this way : “ Wor@@ ry about the future is wa@@ sted effort , and the future of re@@ ality is sel@@ dom as bad as the future of our fe@@ ars . ”
So it was that Jesus in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of his death , also called “ the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al . ”
A ba@@ si@@ c me@@ asure is to have ong@@ o@@ ing discus@@ sions with your children and to star@@ t when they are young .
However , it was Gal@@ ile@@ o@@ ’s ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast prom@@ o@@ tion of the hel@@ i@@ o@@ c@@ ent@@ ri@@ c conc@@ ep@@ t and his as@@ ser@@ tion that it har@@ mon@@ iz@@ es with Scrip@@ ture that led to his tri@@ al by the In@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ on in 1@@ 6@@ 33 .
Even the most tra@@ ined and ca@@ pa@@ ble eng@@ in@@ e@@ er could not have man@@ u@@ fac@@ tur@@ ed anything as beau@@ ti@@ ful and u@@ se@@ ful as the ten mar@@ vel@@ ously desi@@ gn@@ ed le@@ v@@ ers ​ — your f@@ ing@@ ers and th@@ um@@ bs .
( a ) What does it mean to be persecu@@ ted for righteousness ’ s@@ ake ?
Ther@@ efore , the King of that Kingdom is also “ Lord of the sa@@ b@@ bat@@ h . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
The ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y of the times we live in is under@@ s@@ cor@@ ed when we consider the inspired prophecy at Revelation 17 : 10 .
And as low@@ ly humans , we cannot make ourselves or anyone el@@ se “ ali@@ ve . ”
Of course , you still re@@ present Jehovah as one of his Witnesses .
Still , they were encoura@@ ged to consider the consci@@ ences of others when deci@@ ding whether to exerc@@ ise this fre@@ e@@ dom .
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : H@@ er@@ e@@ ’s another prophecy in the book of Daniel that poin@@ ts to God’s Kingdom .
Se@@ e@@ ing him ali@@ ve and hear@@ ing those beau@@ ti@@ ful words made me c@@ ry .
Many Scriptural examples show that mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring ca@@ used dam@@ age among God’s people .
The Bible says that before the F@@ lood people were “ e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king , men mar@@ r@@ ying and women being given in marriage , until the day that Noah en@@ tered into the ar@@ k ; and they took no no@@ te until the f@@ lood came and s@@ we@@ pt them all away . ”
This requi@@ res develop@@ ing the “ ar@@ t of teaching . ”
An@@ yone who was too si@@ ck to atten@@ d the meeting on S@@ un@@ day did not su@@ d@@ den@@ ly get well en@@ ough to atten@@ d a pi@@ an@@ o rec@@ it@@ al or a concer@@ t the next night .
He needs to mon@@ it@@ or prog@@ ress and give ad@@ vice as needed .
Jehovah end@@ ow@@ ed his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son with special di@@ gn@@ ity by giving him ‘ rul@@ er@@ ship and kingdom . ’
It was no fun@@ er@@ al .
We read : “ It came about that , as [ the sons of J@@ es@@ se ] came in and he ca@@ ught sight of Eli@@ a@@ b , he at once said : ‘ S@@ ur@@ ely his anointed one is before Jehovah . ’
“ An@@ yone com@@ mit@@ ting ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with a woman is in want of heart , ” states Solomon .
Jehovah God , however , desi@@ res that his servants love “ pur@@ ity of heart . ”
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s promise of a resurrection gave him the great@@ est comfort because he saw in it the bas@@ is for confidence that he would see his mother again .
After two in@@ tro@@ duc@@ t@@ ory chap@@ ters , the first se@@ ction provi@@ des an over@@ view of Jesus ’ out@@ standing qualities ​ — his hum@@ ility , his courage , his wisdom , his obedi@@ ence , and his end@@ ur@@ ance .
But he mis@@ sed out on all of that .
When it comes to God - or@@ da@@ ined war@@ f@@ are , God al@@ one determin@@ es when such war@@ f@@ are is to take place , as the pre@@ ce@@ ding article showed .
We , though , at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te this trans@@ form@@ ation to the op@@ er@@ ation of God’s spirit , for inclu@@ ded in its truly re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble fru@@ it@@ age is mil@@ dness .
Paul , however , did not regul@@ arly fe@@ ed his mind on the ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es of Greek or@@ at@@ ors .
It al@@ one was written under inspi@@ r@@ ation of the God who kno@@ ws all things .
Why , the desi@@ gn and bal@@ ance of your body , its me@@ ch@@ an@@ ic@@ al fun@@ ctions and its ch@@ em@@ is@@ try , inspi@@ re a@@ we .
Jehovah , el@@ ev@@ ated as he is , is not simply a@@ ware of humans .
Yet , other Bible te@@ x@@ ts indic@@ ate that he does not rule al@@ one .
“ But life was emp@@ ty , not really satis@@ f@@ ying , ” he expla@@ ins .
Our desire to do this and to serve Jehovah faith@@ fully therefore mo@@ ves us to continue stud@@ ying his Word and medit@@ ating on it .
David W@@ al@@ k@@ er , a long@@ time member of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates Bethel family , op@@ ened the pro@@ gra@@ m with a hear@@ t@@ felt prayer .
Ha@@ ving g@@ ates on each side illustr@@ ates its op@@ en@@ ness .
We too preach the good news out of com@@ pas@@ sion .
The c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests , s@@ cri@@ bes , and princi@@ p@@ al ones of the people hear about what Jesus is doing and again seek ways to have him kil@@ led .
This has imp@@ ressed both the pris@@ on st@@ af@@ f and other in@@ mat@@ es .
O@@ thers may have cho@@ s@@ en to make the most of the opportun@@ ities a@@ vail@@ able in the first - century world and were thus di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted from serving Jehovah .
What does the Bible have to say on the matter ?
I@@ magine Jesus as a small bo@@ y w@@ atch@@ ing his a@@ do@@ p@@ tive father at work .
“ I feel l@@ ist@@ less , experience fre@@ qu@@ ent he@@ ad@@ ach@@ es , and enc@@ oun@@ ter con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation problems .
S@@ et@@ ting Our H@@ ear@@ ts U@@ p@@ on Our W@@ a@@ ys
G@@ ran@@ ted , a child is not a serv@@ ant .
How can those who have become imp@@ a@@ i@@ red in their ability to commun@@ ic@@ ate demonstr@@ ate their devo@@ tion to Jehovah ?
Al@@ so dist@@ res@@ sing was the way her other sons respon@@ ded to Jesus .
If we keep streng@@ th@@ ening our fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah , it can last forever
1 , 2 . ( a ) Why are the words of De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 4 so well - known ?
The Bible says : “ We@@ ep with people who we@@ ep . ”
Hebrew words clo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated to the one here transl@@ ated “ p@@ ity ” are used in con@@ ne@@ ction with mer@@ cy at Psalm 14@@ 5 : 8 , 9 , qu@@ o@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve .
P@@ rac@@ tic@@ al S@@ te@@ ps to De@@ al With P@@ over@@ ty
An@@ dre@@ as K@@ on@@ to@@ yi@@ or@@ g@@ is and his wife , Mar@@ o , C@@ y@@ pri@@ o@@ ts who had been sent from L@@ ond@@ on , proved to be “ a streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id ” to me . — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 11 .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory , many men have tre@@ ated women very ba@@ dly .
A New I@@ de@@ a ?
He ad@@ m@@ its : “ I felt c@@ he@@ ated because I was so young . ”
Rather , the s@@ k@@ y@@ ro@@ c@@ ke@@ ting div@@ or@@ ce r@@ ate shows that many view marriage as a ca@@ su@@ al uni@@ on that can eas@@ ily be a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned . ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
O@@ r , as an al@@ ter@@ n@@ ative , they might allow their children to su@@ gg@@ est an h@@ our and to offer reas@@ ons for their pre@@ fer@@ ence .
The apostle Peter had also war@@ ned that false teach@@ ers would ar@@ ise within the congregation , br@@ ing@@ ing in des@@ tru@@ ctive se@@ cts .
This was true to Jesus ’ prophecy : “ You will be hal@@ ed before govern@@ ors and k@@ ings for my s@@ ake , for a witness to them and the nations . ” ​ — Matthew 10 : 18 .
Gi@@ ving and sh@@ aring is the best way to find happiness ​ — reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of our circumstances .
The following year , I fac@@ ed a challeng@@ ing assignment .
4 : 2 ; 1 P@@ et .
We read : “ They s@@ wor@@ e to Jehovah with a l@@ ou@@ d vo@@ ice and with jo@@ y@@ ful sh@@ ou@@ ting and with the tru@@ mp@@ e@@ ts and with hor@@ ns .
No@@ tice that it was the sing@@ ing that in@@ iti@@ ally at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l to the meeting .
“ The real@@ iz@@ ation that I had su@@ d@@ den@@ ly lost my mate and best friend over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed me .
What , though , can we do to maintain up@@ building fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps with those who remain in@@ side the congregation ?
But we soon found out that our new home also happened to be lo@@ c@@ ated near Jehovah’s Witnesses !
A stud@@ ent@@ ’s educ@@ ation , life experience , and famili@@ ar@@ ity with the Bible will af@@ fect his com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion of what you are saying .
( b ) What shows that Christ activ@@ ely lea@@ ds the Christian congregation ?
Since the Bible lik@@ ens enjo@@ ying se@@ x@@ u@@ al in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy within marriage to dr@@ in@@ king ref@@ re@@ shing water dra@@ wn out of a well , sto@@ le@@ n w@@ at@@ ers re@@ present se@@ cre@@ tive im@@ moral se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations .
Yes , even as the in@@ an@@ im@@ ate cre@@ ation gl@@ ori@@ fi@@ es Jehovah , first - century Christians pre@@ ached the good news of sal@@ vation every@@ where and thus pra@@ ised God in “ all the earth . ”
The other sheep now make up the va@@ st ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of the “ one flo@@ ck ” under Christ’s lead@@ er@@ ship .
“ ‘ You are my wit@@ nesses , ’ is the ut@@ ter@@ ance of Jehovah , ‘ and I am God . ’ ”
Do you see the value of living by Bible principles ?
Jo@@ el pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed that the nations sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding Juda@@ h would be called to account for mis@@ tre@@ ating God’s cho@@ s@@ en people .
Mo@@ re@@ over , children who are cour@@ te@@ ous , man@@ n@@ er@@ ly , and u@@ pri@@ ght will bring their parents joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion . ​ — Read Proverbs 23 : 24 , 25 .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s have the cap@@ ac@@ ity to char@@ t their lives according to principles , that is , according to what they believe to be a co@@ de of right action .
No@@ ting this , Sam@@ son posed this ri@@ dd@@ le to 30 Phil@@ ist@@ ine gro@@ om@@ s@@ men at his we@@ d@@ ding : “ O@@ u@@ t of the e@@ ater something to e@@ at came for@@ th , and out of the strong something s@@ we@@ et came for@@ th . ”
God has given us the hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing resurrection hope .
But someone tr@@ oub@@ led by dem@@ ons may need to take ad@@ di@@ tional st@@ ep@@ s .
* During World W@@ ar I , the Un@@ ited St@@ ates for@@ ged a special par@@ t@@ n@@ er@@ ship with B@@ r@@ ita@@ in .
In fact , he lo@@ ves the world of mankind “ so much that he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , in order that ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might not be destro@@ yed but have everlasting life . ”
Sat@@ is@@ f@@ ying the need to worship the true God is the ke@@ y to ga@@ ining real happiness in life .
If you come to this g@@ ate again , I will set my do@@ g on you ! ’
Yes , “ he did on a gr@@ and sc@@ ale what was bad in the eyes of Jehovah . ” ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
Consider the case of a man nam@@ ed Mar@@ co@@ s , * who lives in the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines .
As the Bible war@@ ns , there is a d@@ anger in making too much use of what the world has to offer .
“ If in the months and years to come , a compan@@ ion be@@ comes a need , ” said the brother , “ Jehovah’s loving pro@@ vision now is re@@ marriage . ”
For a time I wor@@ ked sel@@ ling fru@@ its and me@@ at .
They desi@@ red an in@@ s@@ titu@@ tion that could over@@ come religious dist@@ inc@@ tions , prom@@ o@@ te pat@@ ri@@ o@@ tism , and un@@ ite the world under its “ sa@@ vi@@ or . ”
And the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an is descri@@ bed as a ro@@ y@@ al tre@@ a@@ su@@ re@@ r who “ had g@@ one to Jerusalem to worship . ” ​ — Acts 8 : 27 .
In fact , he promises to provide us with the strength needed to keep on end@@ uring . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
• D@@ r@@ am@@ ati@@ ze Bible s@@ cen@@ es .
After bre@@ ak@@ ing all the w@@ in@@ do@@ ws in the house , they bur@@ ned the Bible liter@@ ature and the ben@@ ches that had been made spe@@ cially for the conven@@ tion .
In time , Father began preaching and took up the full - time ministry , continu@@ ing in that work until his death in 195@@ 3 .
Noah was appro@@ aching 6@@ 00 years of age when he buil@@ t the ar@@ k , ga@@ ther@@ ed the ani@@ mal@@ s , and pre@@ ached to his neigh@@ b@@ ors .
The prophet Isaiah stated : “ Jehovah is our St@@ atu@@ te - gi@@ ver . ”
F@@ ri@@ end@@ ly people are commun@@ ic@@ ative .
If , therefore , anyone keep@@ s clear of the l@@ at@@ ter ones , he will be a v@@ es@@ sel for an hon@@ or@@ able purpose , san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied , u@@ se@@ ful to his ow@@ ner , pre@@ pared for every good work . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 2 : 20 , 21 .
Let us consider some other ways in which God’s spirit was ac@@ tive in the first century and is ac@@ tive in our day .
Ch@@ il@@ dren need discipl@@ ine so that they can gro@@ w up to be pro@@ duc@@ tive and respon@@ sible ad@@ ul@@ ts .
T@@ ra@@ ining new ones takes time and effort .
Those desi@@ ring to have God’s ba@@ c@@ king must “ keep on . . . see@@ king first the kingdom [ of God ] and his righteousness , ” while at the same time obe@@ ying the la@@ ws of the land that are com@@ pati@@ ble with their high@@ er responsi@@ bil@@ ities to God .
In D@@ ar@@ fu@@ r , we see whole po@@ pul@@ ations dis@@ plac@@ ed , and their ho@@ m@@ es destro@@ yed , while ra@@ pe is used as a deli@@ ber@@ ate str@@ ate@@ gy .
Why is Ne@@ h@@ emiah a good example for us ?
Christian parents want to inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate Bible principles in their children and per@@ su@@ a@@ de them to live by those principles . ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
The pro@@ spe@@ ct of future blessings helped Moses not to view his 40 years as a fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve and his 40 years in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness as a wa@@ sted life .
After reading Jesus ’ prayer recorded in John chap@@ ter 17 , who can doubt Jesus ’ deep love not only for his apostles there present but also for his future disciples ?
For example , the clo@@ th@@ es we we@@ ar , the food we e@@ at , and where we work and live are often a matter of cho@@ ice .
The last two v@@ isions give g@@ li@@ mp@@ ses of life during the M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m .
This is what El@@ l@@ ena , who is in her early 20 ’ s , does .
In the mean@@ time , while we a@@ wa@@ it the end of human suffering , our loving Father , Jehovah , w@@ atch@@ es over us .
God’s E@@ y@@ es U@@ p@@ on You ?
I was told that he had only we@@ ek@@ s to live .
Thus , loo@@ king for@@ ward to the re@@ ward is a vital help in end@@ uring as a Christian .
17 Why Gi@@ ve to the One Who H@@ as E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing ?
In time , we might even become faith@@ less apost@@ ate ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ers .
God’s Word says : “ For this purpose the Son of God was made man@@ i@@ f@@ est , nam@@ ely , to bre@@ ak up the works of the Devil . ”
This is the only organization in the world that is loyal to the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of the uni@@ verse .
In no un@@ certain ter@@ ms , the Bible comman@@ ds : “ G@@ et out of her , my people , if you do not want to share with her in her sin@@ s , and if you do not want to receive part of her pla@@ gu@@ es . ”
With this most powerful for@@ ce ba@@ c@@ king us up in our determin@@ ation to op@@ pose the Devil , we will be able to come off vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous .
He needed to look to Jehovah for encourag@@ ement . ​ — 1 K@@ i .
Jesus in@@ ten@@ si@@ fied his activ@@ ity , “ fer@@ t@@ il@@ iz@@ ing ” the sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic fi@@ g t@@ ree ​ — the Jewish nation — ​ and af@@ for@@ ding it an opportunity to pro@@ du@@ ce fru@@ it .
To answer this question , let us consider events that follow@@ ed an ear@@ li@@ er des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem , in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
What should Christians ask themselves about their faith ?
The more fre@@ qu@@ ent and hear@@ t@@ felt our prayers are , the str@@ ong@@ er our trust in Jehovah will be .
The Bible reve@@ als that the Devil was “ h@@ ur@@ led down to the earth , and his angels were h@@ ur@@ led down with him . ”
Just as the ben@@ ding of a t@@ wi@@ g influ@@ ences its gro@@ w@@ th into a t@@ ree , children who are pro@@ per@@ ly tra@@ ined are more inc@@ l@@ ined to continue to serve Jehovah when they gro@@ w up .
Yet , Jesus bor@@ e all of this with di@@ gn@@ ity .
Tru@@ e , I cannot go from house to house as most of Jehovah’s Witnesses do .
The new@@ s@@ pa@@ per Re@@ for@@ mi@@ er@@ te P@@ res@@ se of S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land repor@@ ted : “ In 199@@ 5 , Af@@ ri@@ can R@@ igh@@ ts . . . were able to prove the par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation of all ch@@ ur@@ ches [ in the con@@ f@@ li@@ ct ] with the exc@@ ep@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses . ”
That first prophecy given in E@@ den also stated that Satan would pro@@ du@@ ce a “ se@@ ed . ” His se@@ ed would expres@@ s en@@ m@@ ity , or h@@ at@@ red , for the se@@ ed of the woman .
In this case too , the brother , along with his wife , ans@@ wer@@ ed from the Bible .
He is now a baptized Christian who regul@@ arly sh@@ a@@ res in teaching others how they too can change .
We should consider how wr@@ ong@@ doing would af@@ fect us , our loved ones , and especially our relationship with Jehovah .
Jesus mentioned the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of God’s name as the first re@@ qu@@ est in his mo@@ de@@ l prayer .
“ D@@ U@@ R@@ IN@@ G M@@ Y C@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ D@@ H@@ O@@ O@@ D , I H@@ E@@ A@@ R@@ D A L@@ O@@ T O@@ F IN@@ S@@ U@@ L@@ T@@ S AN@@ D S@@ C@@ R@@ E@@ A@@ MI@@ N@@ G , ” said a woman nam@@ ed P@@ at@@ ri@@ ci@@ a .
These par@@ ts would be see@@ king other por@@ tions of the same body .
T@@ or@@ li@@ ef , who@@ se son is now ra@@ ising a family of his own , says that the ke@@ y is following the ad@@ vice found in De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y .
A woman having these at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes is a cro@@ wn to her husband because her good conduct br@@ ings honor to him and ra@@ ises him in the es@@ tim@@ ation of others .
S@@ ti@@ r@@ red by the no@@ ise , other v@@ il@@ la@@ g@@ ers ga@@ ther@@ ed at our house .
With personal effort and the help of God’s holy spirit , Peter was able to over@@ come his mis@@ gu@@ i@@ ded tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es and displa@@ y self - control and self - sacrific@@ ing love .
The case of Di@@ o@@ tre@@ ph@@ es illustr@@ ates the div@@ isi@@ ve influ@@ ence that ambi@@ ti@@ ous and ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant individuals may try to exer@@ t in a congregation .
( a ) How will the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” star@@ t ?
The ba@@ by is nor@@ m@@ ally kept in@@ do@@ ors and people out@@ side the family are not allow@@ ed to see it . ”
What a joy it has been to share the tre@@ asure of Christian truth with so many people for al@@ most ei@@ ght de@@ ca@@ des !
And how may others benefit from our con@@ form@@ ing to God’s righteous standards ?
Matthew no@@ tes : “ On see@@ ing this the disciples became indi@@ gn@@ ant ” and com@@ pla@@ ined that the o@@ il could have been so@@ ld and the fun@@ ds given to the po@@ or .
There is no doubt that R@@ a@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s works of faith brought joy to Jehovah’s heart , for he inspired the Christian disci@@ ple James to place her name al@@ ong@@ side that of Abraham , God’s friend , as an example for Christians to imitate .
He had his brothers pur@@ su@@ ed , ar@@ rest@@ ed , and acc@@ used of ste@@ al@@ ing the c@@ up .
▪ Ser@@ ve God Lo@@ y@@ ally Des@@ pite “ Many T@@ ri@@ bul@@ ations ”
God can make up for our de@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y if we r@@ ely on him for strength and wisdom . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 13 ; James 4 : 17 ; 1 Peter 4 : 11 .
• How are our times re@@ mar@@ ka@@ bly similar to No@@ ah’s day ?
By living as a human , he came to appreci@@ ate more fully the tri@@ als we experience in our service to God .
( b ) What might have ca@@ used K@@ or@@ ah to beg@@ in vie@@ wing the pri@@ ests from a pur@@ ely human stan@@ d@@ point ?
Our a@@ im is to be wal@@ king , tal@@ king , practic@@ ing Christians , always ready to help others , in the ref@@ re@@ shing spirit of Christ .
Yet , there are brothers and sisters who are married to someone who is not one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Isa@@ a@@ c Ne@@ w@@ t@@ on was one of the great@@ est s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists of all time .
They give up their earthly pro@@ spe@@ cts in order to have an ‘ in@@ her@@ it@@ ance re@@ served for them in the heavens . ’
Of course , Jesus ’ mo@@ tive was to pro@@ cla@@ im God’s message of truth , not to dam@@ age relation@@ shi@@ ps .
• Why did Jehovah sel@@ e@@ ct Christ’s associ@@ ate rul@@ ers from among mankind ?
In some are@@ as of life , God’s Word se@@ ts out ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it guid@@ el@@ ines and direc@@ tions , and we do well to follow them .
Jehovah’s Word is “ ex@@ p@@ oun@@ ded , ” and as in Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s time , there is “ a pu@@ t@@ ting of meaning into it . ”
It com@@ forts all pe@@ op@@ les with the good news that God’s Kingdom will soon destro@@ y those who op@@ pres@@ s their fel@@ low@@ men and that it will turn the earth into a par@@ adise . ”
Their invol@@ v@@ ement in this work was reve@@ aled in a vision to the apostle John , who wrote : “ I saw another ang@@ el f@@ l@@ ying in mi@@ d@@ heaven , and he had everlasting good news to dec@@ l@@ are to those who d@@ well on the earth , to every nation and tri@@ be and t@@ ong@@ ue and people . ”
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als who have deep spiritual in@@ sight and are experienced in life can bring to our attention ad@@ di@@ tional godly principles that may have a be@@ aring on our decision and help us to “ make sure of the more important things . ”
And I will ra@@ ise up over them one shepher@@ d , and he must fe@@ ed them , even my serv@@ ant David . He himself will fe@@ ed them , and he himself will become their shepher@@ d . ”
When “ There Is A@@ c@@ com@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment ”
• How would you de@@ fine loving - kindness ?
( C@@ ol@@ l@@ ins C@@ o@@ buil@@ d ) Rather , they are rep@@ el@@ led by the conduct of the religious in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions and organiz@@ ations that cla@@ im to re@@ present Christi@@ an@@ ity .
( b ) Will such efforts bring any lasting har@@ m to God’s people ?
It may come as a sur@@ pris@@ e to some to learn that th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years ag@@ o , a consider@@ able number of angels did , in fact , sin against God ​ — they re@@ bel@@ led against him ! ​ — Ju@@ de 6 .
I read in the Bible that marriage was origin@@ ated by Jehovah .
Jesus thus op@@ ened the way for the li@@ ber@@ ation of mankind from sin and death .
I b@@ ought some dr@@ um@@ s , form@@ ed a band , and soon became the lead sing@@ er of the band .
From there , we were reas@@ sign@@ ed sh@@ ort@@ ly af@@ ter@@ ward to S@@ ou@@ ther@@ n R@@ ho@@ desi@@ a ( now Z@@ im@@ ba@@ b@@ we ) .
Thus , it inclu@@ des the thought of loy@@ al@@ ty .
Let us keep them fi@@ x@@ ed on the go@@ al of rend@@ ering whole - sou@@ led service to our heavenly Father .
In D@@ ang@@ ers at Se@@ a
In the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , we consider@@ ed some of the ways in which God’s spirit en@@ ab@@ led faithful ones of old to car@@ ry out difficult and de@@ ta@@ iled assign@@ ments .
• In a city in w@@ es@@ ter@@ n L@@ at@@ vi@@ a , a Witness me@@ t 8@@ 5 - year - old An@@ na , who showed real interest and accepted a Bible study .
In ad@@ dition , Peter wrote : “ What s@@ ort of pers@@ ons ought you to be in holy ac@@ ts of conduct and de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion , a@@ wa@@ iting and keep@@ ing close in mind the pres@@ ence of the day of Jehovah ! ”
On the contr@@ ary , David was taking his e@@ ase at his p@@ al@@ ace , where the real@@ ities of war@@ f@@ are were too far away to b@@ lo@@ t out his wrong desire for the wife of a faithful sol@@ di@@ er .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out the ass@@ ist@@ ance of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” we would ne@@ i@@ ther understand the full imp@@ ort of what we read in God’s Word nor know how to apply it .
She might well respon@@ d with ob@@ serv@@ ations about her day .
“ G@@ u@@ ard A@@ ga@@ inst E@@ very S@@ ort of C@@ o@@ v@@ et@@ ousness , ” 8 / 1
For instance , un@@ faithful Israelites were told : “ ‘ Re@@ turn to me , and I will return to you , ’ Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es has said . ”
Yes , un@@ like the ani@@ ma@@ l cre@@ ation , humans need more than material su@@ st@@ en@@ ance .
Some Bible read@@ ers won@@ der , however , if God has chang@@ ed his mind .
And all of us are sub@@ ject to the ra@@ va@@ ges of old age and n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers .
If in@@ fir@@ m ones find it difficult to go out , perhaps arrang@@ ements can be made to bring a me@@ al to share with them in their home . ​ — Hebrews 13 : 1 , 2 .
Jesus gave “ his soul a ransom in ex@@ change for many . ”
And how can Christians make marriage a succ@@ ess ?
But we all must take advan@@ ta@@ ge of that privilege now .
Still , the same group fil@@ ed another com@@ pla@@ in@@ t ​ — again acc@@ using our brothers of cri@@ min@@ al ac@@ ts . In@@ v@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ at@@ ors condu@@ cted another in@@ qui@@ ry , but all acc@@ us@@ ations were refu@@ ted .
In one of the best - known syst@@ em@@ s , gre@@ en ve@@ get@@ ation uses su@@ n@@ light , car@@ b@@ on di@@ o@@ xi@@ de from the a@@ ir , and water to make food .
The fore@@ most s@@ ource of divine guid@@ ance is the Bible , God’s inspired Word .
After the persecu@@ tion following the mu@@ r@@ der of S@@ te@@ ph@@ en , all Christians who were sc@@ at@@ tered ab@@ ro@@ ad s@@ pre@@ ad the good news far and wide .
K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge of the Scriptures helps us to “ put on the new person@@ ality . ”
What should be the concer@@ n of a Christian family regarding any care@@ giving decision that they make ?
They un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly consider@@ ed it to be a true ev@@ ent .
As an example , consider the assignment to preach the good news .
The Messi@@ ah is not self - appointed , nor is he sel@@ e@@ cted by imper@@ fect humans .
• C@@ are for the appe@@ ar@@ ance of our home and Kingdom H@@ all . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Bal@@ an@@ ced activ@@ ity and a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate rest may also be help@@ ful .
The W@@ al@@ den@@ ses , or W@@ al@@ den@@ si@@ ans , were also known as the P@@ o@@ or of L@@ y@@ ons .
In the par@@ able of the vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins , Jesus st@@ res@@ ses that all his anointed followers would need to be pre@@ pared and to be vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant , know@@ ing that Jesus is coming but not know@@ ing the day or the h@@ our .
H@@ er li@@ ps are said to “ d@@ ri@@ p with com@@ b h@@ one@@ y . ”
( b ) How do we “ honor men of all s@@ or@@ ts ” ?
He heal@@ ed bl@@ ind people and those who were par@@ al@@ y@@ zed .
E@@ ach year , Jehovah’s Witnesses ga@@ ther to com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate Jesus ’ death on its an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary .
But what about those people who do not have this e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment ?
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : At a ra@@ il@@ way st@@ ation in New D@@ el@@ h@@ i , In@@ dia , which h@@ and@@ les over 3@@ 00 tra@@ ins da@@ ily , brothers witness to com@@ mut@@ ers and travel@@ ers from all par@@ ts of the country
T@@ ex@@ t@@ il@@ es and D@@ y@@ es in Bible T@@ im@@ es , No . 3
E@@ v@@ ents on the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st in 33 C.E . proved that Jehovah had gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ously accepted the value of Jesus ’ perfect human sacrifice as an at@@ on@@ ement , or a co@@ ver@@ ing , for sin .
The d@@ ate of 25 De@@ c@@ ember , as is well known , was cho@@ s@@ en by the Ch@@ urch of R@@ ome in the f@@ our@@ th century .
If you par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in this work , you likely find that people often recogn@@ ize you as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses even before you beg@@ in to speak .
So , then , it is appro@@ pri@@ ate to ob@@ serve the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al an@@ nu@@ ally on N@@ is@@ an 14 .
If we were to har@@ b@@ or res@@ ent@@ ment or hold a g@@ ru@@ dge , we would ris@@ k per@@ man@@ ently dam@@ ag@@ ing our relationship not only with our brother or sister but also with Jehovah .
S@@ hor@@ tly before his death , Jesus told his disciples : “ If you were part of the world , the world would be f@@ ond of what is its own . Now because you are no part of the world , but I have cho@@ s@@ en you out of the world , on this account the world h@@ ates you . ” ​ — John 15 : 19 .
They sto@@ od ap@@ ar@@ t from a worl@@ d@@ wide religious system that had pro@@ s@@ titu@@ ted it@@ self as “ a re@@ in@@ for@@ c@@ er of mil@@ it@@ ary power . ”
5 : 8 ; 12 : 2 ) Let us consider some as@@ pe@@ cts of full - time service that could make you very happy .
At present , we tra@@ v@@ el over one h@@ our each way to ass@@ ist another congregation , of 17 publi@@ sh@@ ers .
My parents as well as those in the congregation gave me consider@@ able support .
In ad@@ dition , it would give his servants an opportunity to show their faith and devo@@ tion .
Because he loved his Father , Jesus was moved to keep his integrity to the end and to give a thor@@ ough witness about the Kingdom , which will res@@ ol@@ ve those is@@ su@@ es .
7@@ 3 : 21 - 24 .
Tru@@ e , when it comes to loo@@ king into the Bible , some people say : “ I@@ ’@@ m too bus@@ y . ”
For example , on one occasi@@ on , James saw a fellow work@@ er come into the of@@ fice we@@ aring a ba@@ dge with the words “ Jesus Sa@@ ves . ”
Not long ther@@ e@@ after , om@@ in@@ ous cl@@ ou@@ ds ga@@ ther@@ ed on E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ ’s pol@@ itical ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on .
Jeremiah lived in An@@ a@@ tho@@ th , a L@@ ev@@ ite city near Jerusalem .
He told them : “ I shall not leave you ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved .
We went to the meetings and in the ministry as a family .
In fact , he has promised to do so .
I will instru@@ ct you even in the way of wisdom ; I will cause you to tre@@ ad in the tr@@ ac@@ ks of u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness .
E@@ ven@@ tually , 16 members of the family became Witnesses .
In the past , Jehovah invit@@ ed members of the nation of Israel to be his wit@@ nesses , but they fa@@ iled to fulf@@ ill that ro@@ le .
M@@ em@@ bers of the Christian congregation in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i de@@ arly loved Paul and sent him material pro@@ v@@ isions during his stay in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a .
Why does discus@@ sing our hope benefit us ?
Sh@@ ould we not feel s@@ or@@ ry for the people in our ter@@ rit@@ ory and have a ze@@ al@@ ous share in the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work ? ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 9 .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , many who disa@@ p@@ prove of pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce fai@@ l to recogn@@ ize it in themselves .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , S@@ app@@ hi@@ r@@ a also died . ​ — Acts 5 : 1 - 11 .
“ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id , ” he tel@@ ls the fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve , “ for the hand of Saul my father will not find you , and you yourself will be king over Israel , and I my@@ self shall become second to you . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 23 : 17 .
Instead , he tru@@ sted that Jehovah would de@@ al with the op@@ pos@@ ers in his own time and way .
It was at these m@@ om@@ ents that he re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed what his mother had told him : “ God is love . ”
We wor@@ e w@@ o@@ o@@ le@@ n sto@@ ck@@ ings and two or three pa@@ ir@@ s of so@@ c@@ ks as well as high - to@@ p boo@@ ts .
Ju@@ d@@ ges ’ ch@@ am@@ bers are imp@@ res@@ sive plac@@ es , and on my first vis@@ it , I felt very small travel@@ ing along the h@@ all@@ ways in my whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir .
M@@ en U@@ sed by God
What a mar@@ vel@@ ous blessing the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures has been !
Because of dist@@ ance or other circumstances , you may feel li@@ mit@@ ed in what material or direc@@ t help you can provide .
Those men who today att@@ ack others like v@@ or@@ ac@@ i@@ ous li@@ ons or who act like ill - temp@@ ered be@@ ars toward their neigh@@ b@@ ors will have chang@@ ed their dis@@ positi@@ ons comple@@ t@@ ely .
So ask yourself : ‘ When I read the Bible , do I medit@@ ate on it and let God’s counsel t@@ ou@@ ch my deep@@ est thoughts and feelings ?
The s@@ ow@@ ing began at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E .
What about pre@@ mar@@ it@@ al pas@@ sion - ar@@ ous@@ ing se@@ x@@ u@@ al be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or ?
The sc@@ ene moved the a@@ udi@@ ence to te@@ ars .
Not Le@@ a@@ ve Ch@@ il@@ d’s H@@ ear@@ t to Ch@@ ance !
Not only does it encoura@@ ge a wise view of money and money man@@ ag@@ ement but it also shows how to be a better emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ e or emp@@ loy@@ er .
In a mi@@ gh@@ ty way , this new spiritual nation ex@@ pan@@ ded thr@@ ough@@ out the then known world .
Bo@@ th were pre@@ dec@@ ess@@ ors of Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l , who started publi@@ shing this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine in 18@@ 7@@ 9 . ​ — 10 / 15 , pages 26 - 30 .
Li@@ ving by God’s St@@ and@@ ar@@ ds
By re@@ bel@@ ling against Jehovah , Adam and E@@ ve lost their per@@ fe@@ ction .
Pe@@ ople fe@@ ared me , which gave me a sense of power .
However , Bi@@ bli@@ cal st@@ at@@ ements pre@@ d@@ ate that by h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of years .
This new public@@ ation is desi@@ gn@@ ed to coun@@ ter@@ act Satan’s att@@ ack on our young ones , which is a@@ im@@ ed at cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting their mor@@ als .
Acc@@ ording to The Ca@@ tho@@ lic En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia , during the Re@@ form@@ ation the for@@ ci@@ ble imp@@ os@@ iti@@ on of a religion on a people was expres@@ sed by the mo@@ t@@ to : C@@ u@@ i@@ us re@@ gi@@ o , il@@ li@@ us et religi@@ o ( In ess@@ ence , this means : “ W@@ ho@@ ever rul@@ es the land also deci@@ des its religion . ” )
From their sons or from the str@@ ang@@ ers ? ’
V@@ olu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily contribu@@ ting our time , effort , and res@@ our@@ ces in co@@ op@@ er@@ ation with this arrang@@ ement is a fine way for us to displa@@ y mer@@ cy .
The Bible states that in time “ a man will leave his father and his mother . ”
Z@@ acc@@ ha@@ e@@ us , who lived in Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o , was a c@@ hi@@ ef ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ or and a rich man .
What fine integrity keep@@ ers they were !
When will ‘ the last enem@@ y , death , be brought to nothing ’ ?
It fol@@ lo@@ ws that more is involved than mer@@ ely doing cur@@ s@@ ory reading , perhaps under@@ l@@ ining words as we go along .
Gen@@ er@@ ations later , one Israel@@ ite pray@@ ed : “ O God , with our ear@@ s we have heard , our fore@@ fa@@ thers themselves have rec@@ oun@@ ted to us the activ@@ ity that you per@@ form@@ ed in their days , in the days of long ag@@ o . ” ​ — P@@ s .
At times , we are the t@@ ar@@ get of mis@@ information and mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda through the me@@ dia .
You might i@@ magine that tr@@ oub@@ led Lo@@ t would be the first one to leave .
J@@ on@@ a@@ than saw the fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve just once more , when David was hi@@ ding from Saul “ in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness of Z@@ ip@@ h at Ho@@ res@@ h . ”
One day , the de@@ an of the uni@@ vers@@ ity told me that my gra@@ des were s@@ li@@ pp@@ ing and that I could not gra@@ du@@ ate on my past mer@@ its .
But someone who has a comple@@ t@@ ely different view might come along .
David pray@@ ed that Jehovah would help H@@ u@@ sh@@ a@@ i , and that is what happened .
Me@@ an@@ while , older Christian brothers took me under their wing and gave me valu@@ able tra@@ ining .
Di@@ d some of our brothers during that time com@@ promise their Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality and lo@@ se Jehovah’s fav@@ or ?
Jo@@ si@@ ah ‘ s@@ ought me@@ ek@@ ness ’ too , hum@@ bly ac@@ ting to ple@@ ase Jehovah by cle@@ ans@@ ing the land of i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry and other false religious practic@@ es .
A@@ m@@ ong other things , it has been ex@@ t@@ ol@@ led as “ the very ess@@ ence of Scrip@@ ture , ” “ a sum@@ m@@ ary of the Christi@@ an’s du@@ ty to his neigh@@ b@@ our , ” and “ a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al e@@ th@@ ic@@ al princi@@ ple . ”
O@@ r did he deli@@ ber@@ ately make the Bible un@@ fa@@ th@@ om@@ able to all but a privile@@ ged few , such as cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men and Bible scho@@ l@@ ars ?
Why were the pri@@ ests especially re@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible ?
During the w@@ in@@ ter , we end@@ ur@@ ed temp@@ er@@ atu@@ res that some@@ times p@@ lu@@ ng@@ ed to min@@ us 40 de@@ gre@@ es F@@ ah@@ r@@ en@@ he@@ it , and the t@@ ent offered little comfort .
The king of Israel says : “ He that la@@ un@@ ches for@@ th faith@@ ful@@ ness will tell what is righteous , but a false witness , dec@@ ep@@ tion . ”
The pioneer min@@ isters were so pati@@ ent with me and often re@@ arrang@@ ed their pl@@ ans on my bad days .
Des@@ pite se@@ v@@ ere tri@@ als , Jesus rema@@ ined per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly obedi@@ ent to his Father .
As a result , some people go to the other ex@@ tre@@ me .
“ Then someone gave my wife the tr@@ act publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses ent@@ it@@ led Will This World S@@ ur@@ vi@@ ve ?
If we enc@@ oun@@ ter difficul@@ ties after making a consci@@ enti@@ ous decision , that is no reason for as@@ sum@@ ing that the decision was wrong .
Those who are dec@@ ei@@ ved or en@@ tic@@ ed to in@@ d@@ ul@@ ge in such pur@@ su@@ its very often find that they end lar@@ g@@ ely in disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
By word and example , she imp@@ ressed upon us the import@@ ance of Jesus ’ counsel : ‘ Se@@ ek first the kingdom and his righteousness . ’ ​ — Matthew 6 : 33 .
I had never travel@@ ed f@@ ar@@ ther than 50 mil@@ es [ 8@@ 0 k@@ m ] from home , and now I was going to a place more than 9@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 k@@ m ] away !
“ The woman saw that the t@@ ree was good for food and that it was something to be long@@ ed for to the eyes , y@@ es , the t@@ ree was desi@@ ra@@ ble to look upon , ” says the Bible . “ So she began taking of its fru@@ it and e@@ ating it . Af@@ ter@@ ward she gave some also to her husband when with her and he began e@@ ating it . ”
“ One com@@ ment I have medit@@ ated on is this , ” ad@@ ds C@@ ar@@ a .
Jesus told his followers : “ You are the light of the world .
Jesus cho@@ se to live in hum@@ ble circumstances un@@ enc@@ um@@ ber@@ ed by many material things .
O@@ r perhaps we real@@ ize that we can ob@@ tain greater fin@@ an@@ cial re@@ war@@ ds if we move to another country or re@@ gi@@ on to find emp@@ loy@@ ment .
To learn more about God’s promise of a resurrection to life in a righteous new world , see chap@@ ter 7 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
In the house of Be@@ th@@ u@@ el too , the young wom@@ an’s pre@@ fer@@ ences mat@@ tered .
As told by K@@ en@@ ne@@ th L@@ it@@ tle
David wrote : “ It is your [ God’s ] hum@@ ility that makes me great . ”
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful Jews and then G@@ ent@@ il@@ es were inclu@@ ded .
Now , loo@@ king back on three years of preaching in is@@ ol@@ ated re@@ gi@@ ons , she says : “ Ser@@ ving where the need is greater has brought satis@@ fac@@ tion and real meaning to my life .
Consider what the Bible teach@@ es .
When li@@ fe@@ ’s anxi@@ e@@ ties we@@ i@@ gh us down , let us refle@@ ct on the wonderful promises found in his Word .
By what means did Jehovah give the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments to Israel , and what did that nation come to understand ?
It was fore@@ told that the Messi@@ ani@@ c “ son of man ” would have associ@@ ate rul@@ ers in the heavenly Kingdom .
Jehovah is help@@ ing us “ to serve him sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der . ”
As mentioned before , first ask him what he believ@@ es .
22 : 20 - 22 ​ — Why did Jehovah’s anger b@@ la@@ ze against Bal@@ a@@ am ?
During my te@@ en@@ age years , I develop@@ ed an interest in kun@@ g fu .
All three sla@@ ves wa@@ ited for the ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s return .
You might think of it this way : The st@@ ory of this world has an over@@ all p@@ lo@@ t .
On the other hand , we may be st@@ er@@ n and un@@ ben@@ ding in our ev@@ alu@@ ation of s@@ inc@@ ere individuals who@@ se person@@ ality tra@@ its an@@ no@@ y us .
We want God’s spirit , not the spirit of the world , to influ@@ ence the way we think .
E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us cal@@ cul@@ ates that 3@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 re@@ si@@ d@@ ents from the pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of Ju@@ de@@ a travel@@ ed to Jerusalem for the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver of 70 C.E .
Why does the world h@@ ate true Christians ?
The sc@@ ene was so hum@@ or@@ ous that I would have la@@ ugh@@ ed had it not been for her te@@ ar@@ ful face .
The c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es have ad@@ ded to the exc@@ it@@ ement by giving or@@ ders that anyone see@@ ing Jesus should repor@@ t his wh@@ er@@ e@@ ab@@ ou@@ ts to them . ​ — John 11 : 4@@ 7 - 5@@ 7 .
“ God is a God not of dis@@ order but of peace . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R .
We do well to take he@@ ed of what Jesus said on that occasi@@ on and see how we can benefit by ap@@ pl@@ ying it in our own life . ​ — Luke 12 : 13 - 21 .
B@@ r@@ enda says : “ Our understanding of death has allow@@ ed us to pi@@ ck up the pi@@ e@@ ces of our lives and move on .
N@@ early 8@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 people have em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed Bible truth and are now declar@@ ing it worl@@ d@@ wide .
We wi@@ shed we could hold him in our ar@@ ms and ca@@ ress him , but for ten dist@@ res@@ sing we@@ ek@@ s , we were not allow@@ ed to t@@ ou@@ ch him at all .
I@@ N A@@ B@@ O@@ U@@ T 14@@ 5@@ 5 , there was a re@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion in Bible publi@@ shing .
Why can we face t@@ ests of loy@@ al@@ ty with courage ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the religious fr@@ on@@ ti@@ ers that were dra@@ wn up rema@@ ined lar@@ g@@ ely un@@ chang@@ ed for three cen@@ tu@@ ries .
It is as if God were be@@ h@@ ind us , speaking in our e@@ ar the words : “ This is the way .
Since the end of World W@@ ar I@@ I , do@@ z@@ ens of lands have imp@@ o@@ sed govern@@ men@@ tal ban@@ s on the Christian educ@@ ational work of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
‘ E@@ ar@@ n@@ es@@ tly end@@ e@@ av@@ or to ob@@ serve the on@@ en@@ ess of the spirit . ’ ​ — E@@ P@@ H .
Since the brother was my personal friend , it would have been eas@@ y for me to speak to him .
Yet , on his own he cannot me@@ et that requi@@ re@@ ment .
Paul arri@@ ved in R@@ ome , where he was to appe@@ ar before N@@ er@@ o .
With his wife and others , Abraham had so@@ j@@ our@@ ned in Egy@@ pt .
Be@@ fore ans@@ wer@@ ing that question , let us consider why si@@ gn language is important to de@@ a@@ f people .
But in@@ stead of for@@ c@@ ing his son to talk , he a@@ da@@ p@@ ted his appro@@ ach ​ — he pla@@ yed so@@ cc@@ er with him .
Because another cou@@ ri@@ er family had been ar@@ rest@@ ed , we had ex@@ tr@@ a boo@@ ks to car@@ ry .
9 : 27 .
Ab@@ out 5@@ 50 T@@ ur@@ k@@ ish - speaking brothers and sisters from other coun@@ tri@@ es travel@@ ed to T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y and pre@@ ached al@@ ong@@ side the local publi@@ sh@@ ers during the cam@@ pa@@ ign .
Rather , he should change his ways and work hard , thus provi@@ ding hon@@ or@@ ab@@ ly for himself and his dep@@ end@@ ents .
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you ever felt sa@@ d at see@@ ing a child pla@@ ying war g@@ ames ?
This has allow@@ ed qu@@ ali@@ fied you@@ ng@@ er cou@@ ples to en@@ ter S@@ r@@ i L@@ anka as mission@@ aries to take our place .
4 : 12 ; J@@ as .
D@@ on and Ru@@ th did not leave en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment to ch@@ ance ei@@ ther .
In@@ spi@@ red Bible writ@@ ers refer@@ red to qu@@ ite a few other writ@@ ings .
From the few experi@@ ences rel@@ ated in this article , out of the th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds that could be rel@@ ated , it is clear that Jehovah’s Witnesses were very bus@@ y during the 200@@ 1 service year .
ele@@ c@@ tri@@ fied ever@@ yone .
I@@ magine how he felt when everything in his life seem@@ ed to go wrong .
Paul c@@ alls Jehovah’s thro@@ ne “ the thro@@ ne of un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , ” and he invit@@ es us to appro@@ ach it “ with fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch . ”
What el@@ se can make your sing@@ le years happy and pro@@ duc@@ tive ?
( Read 2 Corinthians 6 : 11 - 13 . )
When C@@ al@@ led U@@ p@@ on to H@@ el@@ p
It takes great strength to be mil@@ d when deal@@ ing with un@@ just cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ Who are you to ju@@ dge the house serv@@ ant of another ?
“ The eyes of Jehovah are on the righteous . ” ​ — 1 P@@ E@@ T .
Our liter@@ ature had also been ban@@ ned in N@@ or@@ ther@@ n I@@ rel@@ and because of war@@ time h@@ y@@ st@@ eri@@ a , but we continued to preach thr@@ ough@@ out the war .
One of the requi@@ re@@ ments for sur@@ vi@@ ving the great tri@@ bul@@ ation is hear@@ t@@ felt appreciation for the ransom sacrifice , as expres@@ sed by the inter@@ n@@ ational great crow@@ d that the apostle John descri@@ bed : “ S@@ al@@ vation we o@@ we to our God , who is se@@ ated on the thro@@ ne , and to the L@@ am@@ b . ”
If he se@@ es that develop@@ ing , he can j@@ udi@@ ci@@ ously speak up and provide for vari@@ ety , perhaps by dra@@ wing out the young ones or in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ing a sub@@ ject that invit@@ es vari@@ ed com@@ ments .
Indeed , our ability to res@@ ist the Devil and his ag@@ ents beg@@ ins with a determin@@ ation to be ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with God’s standards and to ad@@ here to them fully .
“ No one has love greater than this , ” said Christ , “ that someone should sur@@ rend@@ er his soul in be@@ half of his friends . ”
9 , 10 . ( a ) What did Jehovah allow the Babyl@@ on@@ ians to do ?
Ke@@ ik@@ o even displa@@ yed the words of 2 Corinthians 7 : 1 in her a@@ ut@@ om@@ o@@ bi@@ le as a da@@ ily remin@@ der to stay clean in Jehovah’s eyes .
In any case , his confidence in men proved to be mis@@ plac@@ ed .
The O@@ x@@ for@@ d Com@@ pan@@ ion to the Bible c@@ alls the Tr@@ in@@ ity one of a number of “ later cre@@ e@@ d@@ al for@@ mul@@ ations . ”
In law she rema@@ ined for ever a child . . . .
V@@ er@@ y likely they were sel@@ e@@ cted for their pro@@ w@@ ess in bat@@ tle .
If following Jesus has brought “ a s@@ word ” into your family , r@@ ely on Jehovah to help you de@@ al with the challeng@@ es succ@@ ess@@ fully .
F@@ O@@ R@@ G@@ I@@ V@@ EN@@ E@@ S@@ S
Those in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ting the earth “ will in@@ deed find their ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 11 .
Ex@@ pla@@ in how thinking ability , dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment , and wisdom sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard us .
Ad@@ just your li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
Those tru@@ ths remain in@@ t@@ act even when transl@@ ated into h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds upon h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of langu@@ ages .
Then , as today , C@@ y@@ pr@@ us enjo@@ yed a high@@ ly str@@ ate@@ gi@@ c position in the e@@ ast@@ er@@ n Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an .
Jesus imit@@ ated his Fa@@ ther’s example .
Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed his fellow Christian elders to “ pa@@ y attention . . . to all the flo@@ ck . ”
“ They will p@@ our into your la@@ ps a fine me@@ asure , pres@@ sed down , sh@@ ak@@ en together and over@@ f@@ low@@ ing .
Why would one en@@ v@@ y the other ?
Hence , when we talk to others about Bible tru@@ ths that imp@@ ressed us , dis@@ cour@@ ses or tal@@ ks that up@@ li@@ f@@ ted us , or Scriptural counsel that helped us , we are consider@@ ing things that are true .
If you thus see that you should make chang@@ es , do so .
S@@ an Ju@@ an Ba@@ ut@@ is@@ ta
Many Witnesses of Jehovah have made ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in order to atten@@ d these scho@@ ol@@ s .
By 4@@ 9 C.E . , the sur@@ vi@@ ving apostles had been jo@@ ined by certain other qu@@ ali@@ fied elders .
Christ / ​ Messi@@ ah . ​ — Matthew 16 : 16 ; John 1 : 4@@ 1 .
After having in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of his im@@ min@@ ent death , Jesus is be@@ tra@@ yed , ar@@ rest@@ ed , tri@@ ed , and imp@@ aled .
A little later another teach@@ er , who was pas@@ sing by , no@@ tic@@ ed the exc@@ it@@ ement in the cl@@ ass@@ ro@@ om and in@@ qui@@ red what was happ@@ ening .
This , of course , was il@@ leg@@ al .
It was told to “ e@@ at much flesh . ” In a se@@ par@@ ate vision , Daniel saw this du@@ al world power sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed by a two - hor@@ ned ra@@ m . ​ — D@@ an .
Abraham ​ — A@@ n Ex@@ am@@ ple of Fa@@ ith
However , it is important to no@@ te that only the pri@@ ests together with the n@@ on@@ pri@@ es@@ tly L@@ ev@@ ites were respon@@ sible for teaching the nation . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an King Th@@ ut@@ mo@@ se I@@ I@@ I is said to have brought back 9@@ 0@@ ,000 pris@@ on@@ ers after one mil@@ it@@ ary cam@@ pa@@ ign in Cana@@ an .
In 19@@ 7@@ 8 a woman in Eng@@ land became the first to be@@ ar what many called a t@@ est - tu@@ be ba@@ by .
11 : 5 , 13 .
A@@ m@@ ong other things , regul@@ ar prayer to Jehovah will help you to maintain godly conduct , live up to your dedic@@ ation , and keep on serving Jehovah faith@@ fully . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 11 , 12 .
And he did not have to con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s offer in order to re@@ ject it . Jesus re@@ ac@@ ted im@@ medi@@ ately .
19@@ 32
En@@ em@@ ies of the Tru@@ th
Li@@ fe After De@@ ath ?
The apostle Paul says : “ They are the very ones who demonstr@@ ate the matter of the law to be written in their hearts . ” ​ — Romans 2 : 15 .
He will cu@@ re si@@ ck@@ ness and bring an end to death .
In his 4@@ 0@@ th year , he went out to make an in@@ spe@@ ction of his brothers , the sons of Israel .
We demonstr@@ ate that we share Jehovah’s view of sac@@ red things by jo@@ y@@ fully sub@@ mit@@ ting ourselves to our Le@@ ad@@ er and re@@ ign@@ ing King , Christ Jesus , the He@@ ad of the Christian congregation . ​ — Matthew 23 : 10 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 18 .
They Ser@@ ve the Christian Bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od on an In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational S@@ c@@ ale
Our go@@ al is to encoura@@ ge our brothers , not to imp@@ ress them with what we have .
O@@ be@@ y Jehovah’s S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds
And while there are 4@@ 5 milli@@ on Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s in Fr@@ ance , only 6 milli@@ on regul@@ arly atten@@ d Mas@@ s .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o , people began building w@@ at@@ er@@ whe@@ els on ri@@ ver@@ ban@@ ks .
Such happiness refle@@ cts a close relationship with our heavenly Father and the knowledge that we are doing his will .
Since circumstances v@@ ary , it is appro@@ pri@@ ate for each family head or individu@@ al to ev@@ alu@@ ate how this we@@ ek@@ ly occasi@@ on can be used in the best way .
On the ev@@ ening before he died , Jesus used un@@ le@@ av@@ ened bre@@ ad and red w@@ ine as sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s of his loving human sacrifice .
Some left gro@@ cer@@ ies and f@@ low@@ ers on my do@@ or@@ st@@ ep .
Thus far , we have seen that Jehovah is in full control of the tim@@ ing of events in the out@@ working of his purpose .
As Christians , we believe that it is God’s will “ that all s@@ or@@ ts of men should be sa@@ ved and come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ”
Just how serious ?
Even some Christians have felt that way .
At that m@@ om@@ ent the serv@@ ant real@@ ized that Jehovah had ans@@ wer@@ ed his prayer .
E@@ ach we@@ ek they conduct Bible stu@@ dies in the ho@@ m@@ es of over si@@ x milli@@ on people .
A f@@ lu@@ r@@ ry of letter writ@@ ing quic@@ k@@ ly follow@@ ed .
She moved to a country where there was a great need in the ministry .
What other go@@ als in Jehovah’s service can we set ?
Bible prophecy shows that Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God , Jehovah , the Creator of earth@@ ’s life - su@@ sta@@ ining e@@ co@@ syst@@ em@@ s , has dec@@ re@@ ed that the time has come to “ ev@@ i@@ ct ” the bad ten@@ ants .
Jesus requi@@ res all his followers to pre@@ pare their hearts for faithful service and to me@@ et the same stan@@ d@@ ard of w@@ atch@@ ful@@ ness .
N@@ op@@ h ( M@@ emp@@ his ) was some 14 mil@@ es [ 23 k@@ m ] sou@@ th of Ca@@ ir@@ o , on the w@@ est side of the N@@ ile Ri@@ ver .
Consider what you understand now that you did not know 30 or 40 years ag@@ o .
Instead , he will help us to view the tri@@ al pro@@ per@@ ly .
Like ancient Juda@@ h , she claim@@ s to worship God but has become thor@@ ough@@ ly cor@@ ru@@ pt .
R@@ eli@@ ance upon Jehovah en@@ ab@@ les us to keep our ran@@ ks un@@ bro@@ ken and to ‘ stand fir@@ m in the Christian faith . ’
* He became what is com@@ mon@@ ly called a s@@ kin@@ head , and his viol@@ ent be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or soon got him into tr@@ ou@@ ble with the po@@ li@@ ce .
If you read a cou@@ ple of pages each day of the mon@@ th , you will be keep@@ ing up with this vital ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l of Kingdom educ@@ ation .
However , “ those ho@@ p@@ ing in Jehovah are the ones that will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth . ” ​ — P@@ s .
God’s promises always come true !
If he does so , the stud@@ ent will be streng@@ th@@ ened to end@@ ure tri@@ als and will continue to gro@@ w strong in faith .
At times King David felt over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed because of his mis@@ takes .
A@@ vo@@ id Pro@@ c@@ ra@@ st@@ in@@ ation
Like a father who ex@@ tend@@ s his hand to con@@ so@@ le and support his children , God ex@@ tend@@ s his holy spirit to accom@@ pl@@ ish his purpose . ​ — Psalm 10@@ 4 : 30 ; 1@@ 39 : 7 .
Jehovah told Abraham : “ I shall sur@@ ely mul@@ ti@@ p@@ ly your se@@ ed like the st@@ ars of the heavens and like the gra@@ ins of s@@ and that are on the se@@ a@@ sh@@ ore . ”
F@@ ol@@ a@@ ’s mother said to her : “ Why did you get married if you are not going to have children ?
It means that we feel s@@ or@@ ro@@ w or reg@@ re@@ t and turn away from a sin@@ ful course .
We have wit@@ ness@@ ed fir@@ s@@ th@@ and the fulfill@@ ment of Mi@@ ca@@ h’s prophecy .
If S@@ ar@@ ah had said that she was his wife , Abraham might have been kil@@ led and thus could not have pro@@ duc@@ ed the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing whom God had promised him . ​ — w@@ p@@ 1@@ 7@@ .@@ 3 , p@@ p .
Jo@@ shua was appro@@ aching 1@@ 10 years of age , having lived during one of the most exc@@ iting peri@@ o@@ ds in the hist@@ ory of God’s people .
• How does long - suffering help famili@@ es , Christian commun@@ ities , and elders ?
He had a high@@ er ob@@ je@@ ctive .
Jehovah saw that E@@ bed - m@@ ele@@ ch ac@@ ted in faith , which helped him over@@ come any fear he might have had .
3 : 13 - 16 ; John 5 : 4@@ 3 ; 17 : 4 , 6 , 26 .
Christian parents , for example , might ask themselves : ‘ By our con@@ vers@@ ations and example , are we teaching our children spiritual valu@@ es that will help them to cop@@ e wis@@ ely with ad@@ ul@@ t life ?
Be@@ fore them , you and your compan@@ i@@ ons are practic@@ ally de@@ f@@ en@@ sel@@ ess .
The following article will consider that very matter .
P@@ or@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y is har@@ m@@ ful , for it inf@@ lam@@ es wrong and gre@@ e@@ dy desi@@ res , dam@@ ages the conscience , er@@ o@@ des marri@@ ages , and de@@ gra@@ des ever@@ yone involved . ​ — Pro@@ v .
A Bible study was started right away .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the teaching of H@@ y@@ men@@ a@@ e@@ us and Ph@@ ile@@ tu@@ s dis@@ reg@@ ar@@ ded Jesus ’ promise of a liter@@ al resurrection of the dead under God’s Kingdom rule . ​ — John 5 : 28 , 29 .
3 : 29 ​ — What is me@@ ant by “ a man taking hold of the t@@ wi@@ r@@ ling sp@@ in@@ d@@ le ” ?
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H R@@ A@@ I@@ S@@ E@@ S U@@ P J@@ U@@ D@@ G@@ E@@ S
To this end , qu@@ ite a few of Jehovah’s Witnesses have learned si@@ gn language and have been bless@@ ed with en@@ ri@@ ch@@ ing experi@@ ences .
What is often the cause of spiritual ti@@ re@@ dness ?
Re@@ fer@@ ring to her and her husband , Adam , the ang@@ el said : “ You positi@@ vely will not die .
Li@@ ve by God’s Word
We should not become af@@ ra@@ id and disc@@ oura@@ ged , or let our hands d@@ ro@@ p down , when we have problems .
were for@@ ce@@ ful , lo@@ gi@@ cal , and con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing .
God is not bl@@ in@@ ded by sen@@ ti@@ men@@ tal@@ ity .
I@@ ts language gives me an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent example of how to put things simply . ”
Satan has prom@@ o@@ ted other lies that could mis@@ lead us if we are not care@@ ful .
And I don@@ ’t even have to li@@ ft my t@@ in@@ y 4@@ 2 - p@@ ound [ 19 k@@ g ] body out of the whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir !
The elders will use the Bible to try to help us get ri@@ d of anger and h@@ at@@ red and for@@ give others .
O@@ r someone may have tr@@ ou@@ ble fin@@ ding his ke@@ ys or e@@ ye@@ gl@@ as@@ ses , though they are near at hand .
What a sa@@ d time in Israel@@ ’s hist@@ ory !
What can help us to keep on gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying Jehovah ?
But we should remember that our cho@@ ice of ther@@ ap@@ y matters to Jehovah .
Many are shepher@@ ds , while others are her@@ d@@ s@@ men of c@@ at@@ tle , cam@@ els , and go@@ ats .
An@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ ts have become par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly ac@@ tive during “ the last days , ” the time in which we now live .
There was no fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od , no dec@@ ep@@ tion .
6 , 7 . ( a ) Why did Noah find fav@@ or with Jehovah ?
The do@@ ct@@ or su@@ gg@@ ested tre@@ at@@ ment in a chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s san@@ at@@ ori@@ u@@ m .
Consi@@ der@@ ing these will help us to displa@@ y go@@ o@@ dness .
The ex@@ act relationship between these com@@ p@@ oun@@ ds is not fully under@@ sto@@ od .
Per@@ haps such bir@@ ds were wor@@ th@@ less in the eyes of men , but how did the Creator view them ?
Since its in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ation 60 years ag@@ o , G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol has been sen@@ ding mission@@ aries .
* E@@ very second this sol@@ ar re@@ ac@@ t@@ or con@@ sum@@ es fi@@ ve milli@@ on t@@ ons of nu@@ clear fu@@ el , show@@ ering the earth with life - su@@ sta@@ ining en@@ er@@ gy .
W@@ ould it not be a f@@ it@@ ting sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of something imper@@ fect , or de@@ fe@@ ctive , in God’s eyes ?
Is your child able to lo@@ c@@ ate them on a world ma@@ p ?
There is always some@@ body s@@ mar@@ ter than you are , someone who is going to come up with a better ide@@ a .
After 1914 , The Watchtower made this sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant st@@ at@@ ement : “ B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n , those of us who are in the right attitude toward God are not disa@@ p@@ pointed at any of His arrang@@ ements .
On@@ ce when he was in a city , Jehovah’s Witnesses started to study the Bible with him .
The as@@ pect of giving from personal res@@ our@@ ces is well - esta@@ bli@@ shed in the Scriptures .
Ke@@ ep following God’s counsel so that your prayers are not h@@ in@@ der@@ ed .
You can trust the account of the resurrection that happened next because it is recorded in God’s Word , the Bible , and because it took place before all those wit@@ nesses . ​ — Read Luke 7 : 11 - 15 .
De@@ ath no longer has any power over those who receive a heavenly resurrection .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ating vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e , then , en@@ ta@@ il@@ s more than a thor@@ ough ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ ance with God’s Word .
Jehovah’s Witnesses pray regul@@ arly at their meetings .
The V@@ alu@@ e of a T@@ ested Fa@@ ith
Ju@@ ly 20@@ 11 , pages 24 - 27 ; Au@@ gu@@ st 20@@ 11 , pages 10 - 13 ; and F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 20@@ 12 , pages 3 - 9 .
By doing so , we put ourselves in l@@ ine for a gr@@ and blessing and re@@ ward ​ — glory and honor with Christ in heaven for the “ little flo@@ ck ” and everlasting life in Par@@ adise on earth for the “ other sheep . ” ​ — Luke 12 : 32 ; John 6 : 40 , 4@@ 7 ; 10 : 16 .
I was still very sh@@ ort , and I had to stru@@ gg@@ le with even simp@@ le things in life , such as the he@@ i@@ ght of st@@ ore coun@@ ters .
In car@@ ing for Jehovah’s mo@@ der@@ n - day Witnesses , Christian overse@@ ers shepher@@ d a far more hum@@ ble flo@@ ck .
Me@@ di@@ cal s@@ ci@@ ence has con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed the wisdom of that ancient pro@@ ver@@ b .
“ Let him that thin@@ ks he is standing be@@ ware that he does not f@@ all , ” wrote the apostle Paul .
The div@@ in@@ ely inspired prophecy of Mi@@ ca@@ h streng@@ th@@ ens us to walk in Jehovah’s name and gives us a bas@@ is for true hope .
F@@ in@@ ally , end@@ e@@ av@@ or to see the whole person .
When he rep@@ lied no , they asked how he knew their language .
Our ye@@ ar@@ text for 20@@ 18 : “ Those ho@@ p@@ ing in Jehovah will reg@@ a@@ in power . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A .
It has also been ob@@ served that f@@ ra@@ u@@ d@@ ul@@ ent so@@ cial me@@ dia acc@@ oun@@ ts and we@@ b@@ s@@ ites have been cre@@ ated in the name of the organization , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , and its individu@@ al members .
The inc@@ en@@ se al@@ ta@@ r , also of ac@@ ac@@ ia w@@ o@@ od but co@@ vered with go@@ ld , was put in@@ side the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , before the cur@@ tain of the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly .
Such persecu@@ tion may come from scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es , friends , relati@@ ves , neigh@@ b@@ ors , or mis@@ inform@@ ed govern@@ men@@ tal author@@ ities .
Ru@@ th f@@ ell fac@@ e@@ down before Bo@@ a@@ z and asked why he had been so kind to her , a fore@@ ign@@ er .
From F@@ ar@@ m@@ ing to Ba@@ al Wor@@ ship
Des@@ pite all the har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps they continue to face , they are determined to make ‘ the joy of Jehovah their str@@ ong@@ hold . ’ ​ — Psalm 23 : 4 ; Ne@@ h@@ emiah 8 : 10 .
How do Christian elders car@@ ry out their assignment , and why is that encourag@@ ing to you ?
Why do most people today not encoura@@ ge others ?
How did the resurrection of Jesus di@@ ff@@ er from ear@@ li@@ er ones ?
I make la@@ un@@ d@@ ry and hous@@ eho@@ ld so@@ a@@ p at home .
The responsi@@ bil@@ ities of car@@ ing for your parents as they age can be comple@@ x and emo@@ tion@@ ally tr@@ ying .
Go@@ ing into fur@@ ther de@@ ta@@ il on how a righteous one benef@@ its himself wh@@ er@@ e@@ as the c@@ ru@@ el person h@@ ur@@ ts himself , the wise king states : “ The wicked one is making false wa@@ ges , but the one s@@ ow@@ ing righteousness , true ear@@ n@@ ings .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , a spiritually se@@ d@@ ent@@ ary life - st@@ y@@ le can have serious con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
L@@ ater , the cou@@ ple began to feel reg@@ re@@ t that they had tre@@ ated their vis@@ it@@ or in a har@@ s@@ h way .
A pr@@ ou@@ d person has an ex@@ ag@@ g@@ er@@ ated op@@ in@@ ion of himself .
2 : 3 , 9 ; 5 : 14 , 15 .
They will likely find that such commun@@ ic@@ ation will be more pleas@@ ing and effe@@ ctive .
O@@ u@@ t of all the bil@@ li@@ ons of people on the earth , Jehovah has ex@@ tend@@ ed a personal invit@@ ation to us to be a part of his congregation today .
In fact , let not that man su@@ p@@ pose that he will receive anything from Jehovah ; he is an in@@ dec@@ isi@@ ve man , un@@ ste@@ ad@@ y in all his ways . ” ​ — James 1 : 6 - 8 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 14 ; Hebrews 13 : 9 .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in two months , Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d and his associ@@ ates were un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly con@@ vi@@ cted of con@@ spi@@ rac@@ y and given long pris@@ on sen@@ ten@@ ces .
Because all of us are born in sin and imper@@ fe@@ ction and thus are far from being comple@@ t@@ ely s@@ ound in body or mind .
Is the Un@@ ited N@@ ations the An@@ s@@ wer ?
M@@ A@@ R@@ C@@ H 25 - 31 , 20@@ 13
John , for example , had ar@@ gu@@ ed with his wife and had st@@ or@@ m@@ ed off to the ba@@ r .
Not a promise fa@@ iled out of all the good promise that Jehovah had made to the house of Israel ; it all came true . ”
It has sto@@ od the t@@ est of time .
Ar@@ th@@ ur still enjo@@ ys pla@@ ying the viol@@ in to en@@ ter@@ tain his friends , but his life does not re@@ v@@ ol@@ ve around it .
Jehovah is the Gi@@ ver of “ every good gift and every perfect present , ” and he is “ the happy God . ”
O@@ N TH@@ E night of N@@ is@@ an 14 , 33 C.E . , Jesus and his apostles san@@ g Jehovah’s pra@@ ises together in an u@@ pp@@ er ro@@ om of a house in Jerusalem .
Jehovah direc@@ ted Noah to con@@ stru@@ ct a hu@@ ge w@@ at@@ er@@ ti@@ ght , three - st@@ ory , w@@ o@@ o@@ den ch@@ est , 4@@ 37 fe@@ et long by 7@@ 3 fe@@ et wide by 4@@ 4 fe@@ et high [ about 1@@ 33 me@@ ters by 22 me@@ ters by 13 me@@ ters ] .
And La@@ z@@ ar@@ us comes out .
In what are@@ as do com@@ par@@ is@@ ons take place ?
But it is important to listen care@@ fully before respon@@ ding .
In B@@ el@@ f@@ ast he ev@@ en@@ tually of@@ fi@@ ci@@ ated in a par@@ ish ch@@ urch .
What chang@@ es in an el@@ der@@ ly person@@ ’s a@@ bil@@ ities may af@@ fect the help provided ?
1 , 2 . ( a ) Jesus en@@ tru@@ sted the apostle Peter with what privilege , and why was Jesus ’ confidence not mis@@ plac@@ ed ?
In my dar@@ k ho@@ te@@ l ro@@ om , I p@@ our@@ ed my heart out to Jehovah , as@@ king for help . ”
B@@ ack in the first century , many had the attitude “ Let us e@@ at and dr@@ ink , for t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w we are to die . ”
How does loving - kindness di@@ ff@@ er from human kindness ?
TH@@ E@@ R@@ E are only a few things we need in order to stay ali@@ ve .
It is good to know that the angels are supp@@ or@@ ting the preaching work
Jesus himself said that the time would come when “ all those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs ” would “ come out . ” ​ — John 5 : 28 , 29 .
On the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , “ the spirit of the truth ” arri@@ ved , being p@@ our@@ ed out on about 1@@ 20 Christians ga@@ ther@@ ed together in Jerusalem .
Jesus thus reve@@ aled that baptism would be a requi@@ re@@ ment for those who accept the yo@@ ke of Christian disci@@ ple@@ ship .
The sin of our first parents , Adam and E@@ ve , temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily dis@@ tur@@ bed God’s origin@@ al purpose of making the earth a par@@ adise .
When Ti@@ to , a full - time minis@@ ter of Jehovah’s Witnesses , vis@@ ited that v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , he called on F@@ la@@ vi@@ o .
The man said to Jesus : “ R@@ em@@ ember me when you get into your Kingdom . ”
M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W@@ ’@@ S Go@@ spe@@ l is under@@ sto@@ od to have been written pri@@ mar@@ ily for the Jewish read@@ er , and Mar@@ k@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l , for the n@@ on - Jewish .
Jehovah’s servants , on the other hand , do have a sure refu@@ ge ​ — “ the R@@ o@@ ck of times in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ”
With ‘ the eyes of their heart ’ and through acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God , they per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve Jehovah’s wonderful qualities and end@@ e@@ av@@ or to imitate him by doing his will . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 18 ; Romans 1 : 19 , 20 ; 3 John 11 .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to a soul as a person , Romans 13 : 1 states : “ Let every soul be in sub@@ je@@ ction to the su@@ peri@@ or author@@ ities . ”
For example , consider Solomon , who@@ se wisdom “ was va@@ ster than the wisdom of all the O@@ ri@@ ent@@ als . ”
No doubt , he made many chang@@ es to bring his life into complete har@@ mony with God’s standards .
F@@ i@@ ve years later , I contr@@ ac@@ ted tu@@ ber@@ cu@@ lo@@ s@@ is and had to sto@@ p pione@@ ering .
6 : 1 - 9 .
A t@@ ou@@ ch of the hand , a sm@@ ile , a hu@@ g , and a com@@ p@@ li@@ ment may be small things , but they make lasting imp@@ res@@ sions on the heart of a woman .
The words of 1 Peter 5 : 9 came home to me : “ [ K@@ now ] that the same things in the way of su@@ ffer@@ ings are being accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed in the enti@@ re associ@@ ation of your brothers in the world . ”
The spirit of this world origin@@ ates with Satan , “ the rul@@ er of the world , ” and it is in op@@ position to God’s holy spirit .
These a@@ do@@ p@@ ted sons of God , says the apostle Paul , become “ jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s with Christ ” in his heavenly Kingdom .
Do what you can to be pre@@ pared
P@@ ri@@ v@@ ile@@ ged to Be T@@ au@@ ght by God
These words were written by David , a man who@@ se life was far from tr@@ ou@@ ble free .
What happened that mor@@ ning was part of an in@@ ten@@ se effort rec@@ ently under@@ taken by Jehovah’s Witnesses in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o to re@@ ach the indi@@ gen@@ ous pe@@ op@@ les with the Kingdom good news . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 ; 28 : 19 , 20 .
Yes , the vo@@ ice of “ the man we are in@@ side ” may fai@@ l us .
That fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative Da@@ y@@ st@@ ar , or “ b@@ right mor@@ ning st@@ ar , ” is the gl@@ ori@@ fied Jesus Christ .
What does it mean to be loyal and for@@ giving ?
Why can it be said that the s@@ at@@ ani@@ c att@@ ack on Jesus fa@@ iled ?
R@@ igh@@ the@@ ar@@ ted individuals who have been cap@@ ti@@ ves of false religion and su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ons for so long have found fre@@ e@@ dom through the good news of the Kingdom !
The good tra@@ ining from his parents was evid@@ ent also in the case of Joseph .
O@@ ver the years , he has col@@ le@@ cted Watchtower artic@@ les that par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly discus@@ s the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al and the love that Jehovah and Jesus have sh@@ own us .
How does the ge@@ c@@ ko do it ?
Will no human remain loyal to God under all con@@ di@@ tions and at all times ?
And a@@ bo@@ ve all , honor go@@ es to our car@@ ing S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds , Jehovah and Jesus , as their desire to support the we@@ ak is refle@@ cted in their earthly servants .
I was deep@@ ly moved and felt the ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y to tell others about the good news of God’s Kingdom . ​ — Matthew 6 : 9 , 10 ; 24 : 14 .
But each we@@ ek , the members of that family make the difficult j@@ our@@ ne@@ y into to@@ wn for the meetings .
Jesus has en@@ tru@@ sted us with the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work .
I have continued in the full - time ministry , serving as an el@@ der in one of the three congregations in my ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn .
How did Jesus show courage on the fin@@ al day of his earthly life ?
Mu@@ ch of what we know about Na@@ than may have been written by the prophet himself .
Be it we@@ al@@ th , prom@@ in@@ ence , or material se@@ cur@@ ity , Bar@@ u@@ ch was not to ‘ seek great things for himself . ’
Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 18 , 19 says : “ Ke@@ ep get@@ ting filled with spirit , speaking to y@@ ourselves with psal@@ ms and pra@@ ises to God and spiritual song@@ s , sing@@ ing and accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing y@@ ourselves with mu@@ si@@ c in your hearts to Jehovah . ”
I also rec@@ all many times r@@ un@@ ning for the c@@ el@@ la@@ r , as it was not un@@ u@@ su@@ al to have t@@ or@@ na@@ does .
• What have you learned about the way in which Jehovah reve@@ als the truth today ?
The man then said : “ I have kept all these ; what yet am I l@@ ac@@ king ? ” ​ — Matthew 19 : 16 - 20 .
He ad@@ ds : “ The principles of love and respect now gu@@ i@@ de me in my relationship with my wife and children .
“ M@@ Y G@@ O@@ D I@@ S M@@ Y R@@ O@@ C@@ K ”
These were not or@@ din@@ ary children .
Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or Dani@@ ele Ri@@ vo@@ i@@ re
Jehovah’s B@@ less@@ ing M@@ ak@@ es U@@ s R@@ ich , 9 / 15
The brothers were willing to make exc@@ ep@@ tional sacrific@@ es .
We also need the help of God’s holy spirit and should therefore pray for it .
The early disciples could tra@@ v@@ el on a ne@@ t@@ work of good ro@@ a@@ ds .
Hence , we cannot be sure about their po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al effect on o@@ live tre@@ es and other ve@@ get@@ ation .
As a result , we will be better pre@@ pared for the great day of Jehovah .
For about a do@@ z@@ en years , he had end@@ ur@@ ed sla@@ very and then imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment ​ — for a time in ir@@ on f@@ et@@ ters .
But a t@@ est can take many form@@ s .
E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe on a Par@@ adise E@@ ar@@ th
Per@@ haps I may get children from her . ”
( b ) How can we cultiv@@ ate trust in God ?
L@@ ear@@ ning to trust in Jehovah will not only benefit you now but also o@@ pen up to you the opportunity to live forever , because the p@@ ath of obedi@@ ence to Jehovah God lea@@ ds to life . ​ — Matthew 7 : 13 , 14 .
Why did C@@ al@@ e@@ b and Jo@@ shua have strong faith , and how can we be like them ?
He saw bey@@ ond the letter of the Law .
Is it really possible to rend@@ er sac@@ red service to Jehovah “ day and night ” ?
Daniel also saw “ someone like a son of man , ” Jesus , being given over@@ sight of the earthly part of Jehovah’s organization .
Will you respon@@ d to that invit@@ ation and a@@ va@@ il yourself of God’s loving prote@@ ction in these cr@@ itical days ?
2 : 1 , 5 - 8 ; D@@ an .
So@@ on he started his transl@@ ation work .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ God re@@ comm@@ ends his own love to us in that , while we were yet sin@@ n@@ ers , Christ died for us . . . .
Not t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w mor@@ ning , but in an im@@ men@@ sel@@ y far - off age , when there will be a new heaven and a new earth . ” ​ — Je@@ an - Mari@@ e P@@ el@@ t , Fr@@ en@@ ch en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ men@@ tal spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ist .
What encourag@@ ement do you draw from Psalm 37 : 10 ?
“ If at the m@@ om@@ ent they were to bo@@ w before the i@@ ma@@ ge they had b@@ ent over to ti@@ e their sh@@ o@@ el@@ ac@@ es , would that have been right ?
Some present - day red w@@ ines , however , are un@@ accep@@ table because they are for@@ ti@@ fied with spi@@ r@@ its or bran@@ dy or have had her@@ bs and spi@@ ces ad@@ ded to them .
Al@@ so on j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g , the study guid@@ es “ What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ? ”
( 2 ) He emp@@ lo@@ yed his knowledge of God’s Word s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully , even as an ar@@ t@@ is@@ an uses a to@@ ol effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
I started to serve as a regul@@ ar pioneer on F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 1 , 194@@ 9 .
Of course , su@@ n@@ shin@@ e and water are necess@@ ary ; without such he cannot ex@@ pect any har@@ v@@ est .
This Bible book was written about 6@@ 28 B.C.E .
Jehovah kno@@ ws what is best for us , and his comm@@ and to mar@@ ry “ only in the Lord ” is not something new .
Why were the Scriptures not more thor@@ ough@@ ly consider@@ ed ?
All involved , especially the parents , should expres@@ s their feelings op@@ en@@ ly and ad@@ d@@ ress the fac@@ ts real@@ is@@ tic@@ ally .
I we@@ igh@@ ed less than a h@@ un@@ d@@ red p@@ oun@@ ds .
Yes , for he could tru@@ th@@ fully say concer@@ ning himself : “ F@@ o@@ x@@ es have den@@ s and bir@@ ds of heaven have ro@@ o@@ st@@ s , but the Son of man has no@@ where to la@@ y down his head . ”
Does It Mat@@ ter Wh@@ ich Ch@@ urch You B@@ el@@ ong To ?
And is it not thr@@ ill@@ ing that even angels have a part in this activ@@ ity of preaching the good news ? ​ — Revelation 14 : 6 , 7 .
It is pleas@@ ing to Jehovah when the materi@@ ally po@@ or are imp@@ el@@ led to give c@@ he@@ er@@ fully . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
Those men were ob@@ tain@@ ing div@@ or@@ ces on il@@ leg@@ iti@@ mate gr@@ oun@@ ds , wr@@ ong@@ ly lea@@ ving the wi@@ ves of their you@@ th , likely to mar@@ ry you@@ ng@@ er or pa@@ g@@ an women .
As “ the one having the means to cause death , ” Satan got control of Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t and then used the Jewish lead@@ ers and the Romans to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te Jesus .
What did the disciples not know about the wit@@ ness@@ ing work ?
When pre@@ c@@ ise wor@@ ding is important , he wr@@ ites the letter himself or di@@ ct@@ ates it to his se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary word for word .
On N@@ is@@ an 14 ( about A@@ pri@@ l 1 ) , 33 C.E . , Jesus was ar@@ rest@@ ed , tri@@ ed , sen@@ ten@@ ced , and ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted on the false char@@ ge of se@@ dition .
“ But even there I feel anxi@@ ous .
When your encourag@@ ement helps an inter@@ ested person over@@ come an ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le to his spiritual prog@@ ress , how do you feel ?
God’s will , not po@@ pul@@ ar sen@@ ti@@ ment , should gu@@ i@@ de a Christi@@ an’s life .
Let us be on gu@@ ard against Satan’s p@@ lo@@ ys that could cause us to s@@ low down or qu@@ it .
Thus , cultiv@@ ating a com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate attitude takes effort .
Rather than e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly publi@@ ci@@ z@@ ing the fa@@ ul@@ ts of others , we should over@@ look them . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 13 .
The le@@ pro@@ s@@ y that Na@@ am@@ an had been cur@@ ed of came upon Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i .
Their faith@@ ful@@ ness makes God’s heart rejo@@ ice .
And for those who ch@@ er@@ ish their relationship with the Creator , money cannot bu@@ y God’s appro@@ val .
The activ@@ ity of this fore@@ told “ Eli@@ j@@ ah ” was done in har@@ mony with God’s will as a means of id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying the Messi@@ ah .
After Adam and E@@ ve re@@ bel@@ led , Jehovah made his great@@ est expres@@ sion of un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish love .
We may have a ke@@ en desire to rec@@ ti@@ fy the situation .
He had been en@@ tru@@ sted with the money bo@@ x ho@@ l@@ ding the fin@@ an@@ ces of Jesus and the 12 apostles .
Indeed , it is an expres@@ sion of love .
After a so@@ ber@@ ing experience demonstr@@ ating his own we@@ ak@@ ness , he was for@@ ced to con@@ f@@ ess the great@@ ness of Jehovah and His al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty power .
Thus , they la@@ b@@ or inc@@ ess@@ an@@ tly to am@@ ass we@@ al@@ th and pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , mis@@ tak@@ en@@ ly e@@ qu@@ ating such things with se@@ cur@@ ity and happiness . ​ — Psalm 4@@ 9 : 6 , 11 , 12 .
It was here that I first me@@ t Je@@ an H@@ y@@ de , a fine Au@@ str@@ ali@@ an sister who was assign@@ ed to mission@@ ary work in J@@ ap@@ an after we both gra@@ du@@ ated .
Like the prophet of old , the Jeremiah class has been given an assignment from the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of the uni@@ verse .
We are living in “ the last days , ” and very soon we will experience a tri@@ bul@@ ation like nothing that has happened before .
At Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st the holy spirit en@@ ab@@ led the disciples to speak in langu@@ ages they had never learned , ca@@ using on@@ loo@@ k@@ ers to re@@ act with ast@@ on@@ ish@@ ment and ask : “ How is it we are hear@@ ing , each one of us , his own language in which we were born ? ”
However , if we stay close to God and respon@@ d s@@ wi@@ f@@ tly to the direction we receive through his Word and organization , we can be as@@ sur@@ ed of his prote@@ ctive care .
For example , the Eng@@ l@@ ish e@@ dition used the Hebrew word “ S@@ he@@ ol ” at E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 10 and in other ver@@ ses .
A refer@@ ence work no@@ tes : “ It is pla@@ u@@ sible to conclu@@ de that the L@@ X@@ X [ S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t ] was read and received thr@@ ough@@ out the di@@ as@@ por@@ a as the di@@ as@@ por@@ a Jewish Bible or ‘ holy w@@ ri@@ t . ’ ”
Then , one day in the l@@ ate 19@@ 20 ’ s , L@@ il Bi@@ m@@ son , one of our neigh@@ b@@ ors , came to vis@@ it .
See The Watchtower , Ju@@ ne 1 , 19@@ 7@@ 2 , pages 3@@ 4@@ 1 - 9 .
We appreci@@ ate this information when it comes from our parents .
Job real@@ ized that his reli@@ ef would come .
His ag@@ ed fore@@ father S@@ he@@ m was still ali@@ ve and no doubt sh@@ ared his knowledge of the true God .
The Bible account tel@@ ls us : “ Jehovah was with Joseph . ”
As recorded at Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 3 : 9 , Jehovah God declar@@ ed : “ Then I shall give to pe@@ op@@ les the change to a pu@@ re language , in order for them all to call upon the name of Jehovah , in order to serve him sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der . ”
“ O@@ thers were w@@ atch@@ ing me , ” she says , “ and soon a crow@@ d was ho@@ ver@@ ing over my sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der .
All involved in the care@@ giving pro@@ c@@ ess can end@@ e@@ av@@ or to make the experience as pleas@@ ant as possible .
Jesus ’ use of the Scriptures and his way of speaking ca@@ used “ a div@@ ision over him . . . among the crow@@ d , ” and his op@@ pos@@ ers could not bring har@@ m to him .
He became their tru@@ sted friend . ​ — John 15 : 11 - 15 .
That is sur@@ ely a pri@@ ze wor@@ th stri@@ ving for .
Then Jesus said : “ Ther@@ efore , if you have not proved y@@ ourselves faithful in con@@ ne@@ ction with the un@@ righteous ri@@ ches , who will en@@ trust you with what is true ? . . .
Instead , they cho@@ se to follow a re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous spirit son of God , Satan .
And how heal@@ ing is the t@@ ong@@ ue of the one who uses it to share the good news of God’s Kingdom with those who listen !
When our first st@@ ep was to listen , things u@@ su@@ ally wor@@ ked out for the best . ” ​ — Ge@@ or@@ ge .
If we are hon@@ est with ourselves , most of us will likely have to ad@@ mit that when we sense that someone of the op@@ pos@@ ite se@@ x has a r@@ om@@ an@@ tic interest in us , we feel f@@ l@@ at@@ tered .
“ Let us always offer to God a sacrifice of praise , ” says the Bible , “ that is , the fru@@ it of li@@ ps which make public declar@@ ation to his name . ”
It was most important for them to recogn@@ ize that the flo@@ ck bel@@ ong@@ s to Jehovah and Jesus Christ .
As we look into the Word of God , we can com@@ pare what we are with what Jehovah expe@@ cts us to be .
Job M@@ ak@@ es a Re@@ tr@@ action
After Au@@ gu@@ st@@ in@@ e@@ ’s con@@ ver@@ sion , his thinking rema@@ ined Ne@@ op@@ l@@ at@@ on@@ ic .
However , Paul was Jehovah’s cho@@ ice , in har@@ mony with His loving - kindness and righteous purpose .
Gi@@ ving , of course , is not li@@ mit@@ ed to money .
The apostles were ar@@ rest@@ ed and then mirac@@ ul@@ ously rel@@ eas@@ ed by an ang@@ el .
As the con@@ vers@@ ation continued , he mentioned that he has discus@@ sions with them once a we@@ ek .
Jesus also fore@@ told that his little flo@@ ck of anointed disciples would “ become one flo@@ ck ” with his “ other sheep . ”
Yes , medit@@ ation and prayer are ess@@ enti@@ al if we are to have the law of loving - kindness upon our t@@ ong@@ u@@ es .
Paul fac@@ ed a challeng@@ ing a@@ udi@@ ence in the mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place .
Ha@@ ving Chris@@ t@@ like mil@@ dness does what for us ?
Today , many Witnesses are in pris@@ on for their faith .
“ Their ma@@ in concer@@ n is our future se@@ cur@@ ity .
Me@@ et@@ ings also pla@@ y an important ro@@ le in making Jehovah’s servants s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful and ze@@ al@@ ous teach@@ ers of God’s Word .
We reg@@ ard Jehovah as our best F@@ ri@@ end and want to ple@@ ase him at all times .
What su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions are offered regarding the use of the Bible T@@ each book on Bible stu@@ dies ?
A@@ pri@@ l 27 , 200@@ 9 – May 3 , 200@@ 9
S@@ hu@@ n the W@@ a@@ ys of the O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ al M@@ ans@@ la@@ y@@ er
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing on the the@@ me “ The Be@@ au@@ ty of Com@@ pas@@ sion , ” he told the stud@@ ents : “ Com@@ pas@@ sion is the language that even the de@@ a@@ f can hear and the bl@@ ind can see . ”
Mar@@ k@@ ’s Jewish name was Yo@@ h@@ an@@ an ​ — John , in Eng@@ l@@ ish .
W@@ ho@@ se invit@@ ation will we accept ?
Ke@@ ep doing this in re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of me . ”
However , Jehovah direc@@ ted o@@ ther@@ wise .
Christians regul@@ arly sp@@ end time in priv@@ ate or group worship .
D@@ ev@@ ic@@ es like that one have been put to use during n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers , such as the 20@@ 10 earth@@ qu@@ ake in Ha@@ it@@ i .
A decision was made based on Bible principles , and this decision was uni@@ form@@ ly accepted . ​ — Acts 15 : 1 - 29 .
If he had done so , the Ar@@ k would never have been lo@@ ad@@ ed on@@ to a wa@@ g@@ on .
Are they not at times ho@@ t@@ be@@ ds of pol@@ itical and so@@ cial un@@ rest ?
The R@@ es@@ cu@@ e Wor@@ k Con@@ t@@ inu@@ es
“ As a result , by reading the sign@@ s v@@ isi@@ ble on these or@@ g@@ ans , it was possible to have clear acc@@ ess to the spirit of div@@ in@@ ities who were able to give ei@@ ther a positi@@ ve or a ne@@ g@@ ative answer to a question on future events or on the course of action to take in a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c situation . ”
Then , the account tel@@ ls us : “ He read al@@ ou@@ d all the words of the law , the blessing and the mal@@ e@@ di@@ ction , according to all that is written in the book of the law .
Ho@@ ly spirit will en@@ able us to view a pro@@ spe@@ ctive jo@@ b from Jehovah’s stan@@ d@@ point .
To@@ gether with his wife , F@@ ri@@ e@@ da , he served in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il for 32 years until his death .
They were end@@ ow@@ ed with a gift that dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed them from ani@@ mal@@ s ​ — the gift of free will .
That ac@@ tually came to pas@@ s a few years after God’s Kingdom was esta@@ bli@@ shed in heaven .
Th@@ ough he did not like lea@@ ving his wife and children be@@ h@@ ind , he felt sure that he could make a better life for all of them if only he had more money .
Why were they at peace with one another and with people in gener@@ al ?
T@@ e@@ en@@ ag@@ ers are less likely to ar@@ gu@@ e with you when they know that you are cons@@ ist@@ ent .
Abraham had “ rec@@ kon@@ ed that God was able to ra@@ ise [ Isa@@ a@@ c ] up even from the dead ; and from there he did receive him also in an illustr@@ ative way . ” ​ — Hebrews 11 : 17 - 19 ; Genesis 22 : 1 - 18 .
A@@ m@@ ong the 1@@ 6@@ 6@@ ,@@ 5@@ 18 d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates at three “ Go@@ dly D@@ ev@@ o@@ tion ” conven@@ tions held in P@@ ol@@ and in 198@@ 9 were large num@@ bers of d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates from what were then the So@@ vi@@ et Un@@ ion and C@@ ze@@ cho@@ s@@ lo@@ v@@ ak@@ ia , and from other E@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an coun@@ tri@@ es .
Instead , his rep@@ lies reas@@ sur@@ ed and com@@ for@@ ted Abraham .
To have the Kingdom good news declar@@ ed to the ful@@ l@@ est ex@@ t@@ ent possible , Jesus ga@@ ther@@ ed a group of faithful followers and tra@@ ined them in that work .
If one of Jehovah’s Witnesses practic@@ es what is bad , however , it is likely that friends and ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ an@@ ces will become a@@ ware of this .
In these per@@ il@@ ous and un@@ certain days , taking deli@@ ght in Jehovah’s righteousness is a s@@ ource of se@@ cur@@ ity and prote@@ ction .
Just days before Jesus ’ sacrifice re@@ plac@@ ed o@@ ffer@@ ings at the temple and sh@@ ort@@ ly after Jesus had r@@ oun@@ dly con@@ dem@@ ned the s@@ cri@@ bes , he no@@ tic@@ ed a po@@ or wi@@ do@@ w contribu@@ te “ all the means of living she had ” into a temple tre@@ a@@ sur@@ y ch@@ est .
For instance , some you@@ ths beg@@ in d@@ ating when they are not ready for the responsi@@ bil@@ ities associ@@ ated with married life .
But the one that received just one went off , and du@@ g in the gr@@ ound and hi@@ d the s@@ il@@ ver money of his ma@@ ster .
In 1@@ 2@@ 33 C.E . , P@@ op@@ e G@@ reg@@ ory I@@ X is@@ su@@ ed sever@@ al bul@@ ls against her@@ e@@ tic@@ s , including one against Lu@@ ci@@ fer@@ ians , su@@ p@@ posed Devil worshi@@ p@@ ers .
They were also refer@@ red to as the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t .
Con@@ cer@@ ning A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der V@@ I@@ ’s mor@@ als , one hist@@ ori@@ an of B@@ or@@ gi@@ a@@ ’s day wrote : “ His st@@ y@@ le of life was dis@@ so@@ lu@@ te .
Ke@@ ep it up . ”
When Satan su@@ gg@@ ested that E@@ ve dis@@ obey God , he was m@@ oun@@ ting a re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
How will you re@@ act if you believe that you have experienced some wrong in the congregation or in your deal@@ ings with a fellow Christian ?
So in God’s view , they have the right to ask that it be pa@@ id back in the form of ta@@ x@@ es .
What if no appro@@ pri@@ ate par@@ t@@ ner can be found ?
What , then , acc@@ oun@@ ts for the am@@ a@@ z@@ ing succ@@ ess of the witness work ?
On the day of her baptism , Ge@@ or@@ g@@ ina pray@@ ed fer@@ v@@ ently to Jehovah that K@@ y@@ ri@@ ac@@ o@@ s would not leave her .
S@@ k@@ ill@@ fully W@@ i@@ eld “ the S@@ word of the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ”
Jehovah saw our desire to ex@@ p@@ and our ministry , and he op@@ ened “ the f@@ loo@@ d@@ g@@ ates of the heavens ” to us .
While we may be pre@@ pared to accept fle@@ sh@@ ly tra@@ its as nor@@ ma@@ l in Satan’s world , fac@@ ing such imper@@ fe@@ ctions among our brothers can be par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly tr@@ ying .
I knew from experience that wh@@ atever I do , say , or deci@@ de today will shap@@ e my life t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
Thus R@@ ab@@ sh@@ ak@@ e@@ h ar@@ gu@@ ed that Jehovah would not fi@@ ght for His people because He was dis@@ pleas@@ ed with them .
Mar@@ king Pe@@ ople for S@@ ur@@ vi@@ val
In our da@@ ily life , however , there is not much that we can be sure of .
Why may the ide@@ a that man can sol@@ ve his own problems s@@ ound appe@@ al@@ ing ?
We are ur@@ ged to dis@@ own ourselves and gain Jehovah’s appro@@ val and the blessings he ho@@ l@@ ds out for us .
Ma@@ de for the Greek - S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing Jews
Then it will be your privilege to enjoy peace and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity for a th@@ ous@@ and years ​ — and bey@@ ond !
At times , there were “ w@@ ars and repor@@ ts of w@@ ars , ” as Jesus had fore@@ told .
So we fac@@ ed ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le and a@@ bu@@ se .
One ob@@ ser@@ ver said : “ You people are building during the day , but God must be building by night ! ”
Hence , they have respon@@ ded ze@@ al@@ ously to this call s@@ oun@@ ded at a l@@ and@@ mar@@ k conven@@ tion in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 19@@ 22 : “ This is the day of all days .
O@@ ver ei@@ ght milli@@ on brothers and sisters around the world have peace and un@@ ity in their congregations .
Jesus sp@@ ent time with his followers , and he taught them God’s way of thinking .
During the 19@@ 30 ’ s , many men were taken away by the K@@ G@@ B ( So@@ vi@@ et St@@ ate Se@@ cur@@ ity Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e ) , u@@ su@@ ally at night , until fin@@ ally in many v@@ il@@ la@@ ges there were very few men left .
It is a vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary associ@@ ation of prog@@ res@@ sive and high@@ ly mo@@ tiv@@ ated individuals with a mis@@ sion ​ — to preach the good news of God’s in@@ coming Kingdom before this system of things ends .
So@@ on ther@@ e@@ after I left the bi@@ g city where I lived and moved to the to@@ wn where S@@ and@@ r@@ a was pione@@ ering . ”
Many questions remain concer@@ ning the orig@@ in and ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound of the tre@@ asure ho@@ ard .
Jehovah did not give humans the right to rule over other humans when he cre@@ ated them .
Still , we should d@@ ress mo@@ des@@ tly and with di@@ gn@@ ity .
K@@ ings in Israel were pre@@ ven@@ ted by law from be@@ coming pri@@ ests .
This was so that we would trust , not in ourselves , but in the God who ra@@ ises up the dead .
But Jesus wanted people to place their hope el@@ se@@ where .
God is not the s@@ ource of what is bad . P@@ la@@ in@@ ly , therefore , not all that happ@@ ens on earth today is God’s will .
A ve@@ hi@@ c@@ le re@@ ar - ended Lu@@ i@@ gi@@ ’s ca@@ r .
The D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s go@@ al is to de@@ v@@ our as many of Jehovah’s servants as he can in the sh@@ ort time that he has left .
And even upon my men sla@@ ves and upon my women sla@@ ves I will p@@ our out some of my spirit in those days . ”
In 200@@ 3 a group of Jehovah’s Witnesses travel@@ ed by bu@@ s from Ger@@ many to atten@@ d a conven@@ tion in H@@ ung@@ ary .
How could you use your po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al more fully ?
For no ap@@ par@@ ent reason , one of his ani@@ mal@@ s , a 3@@ 8@@ 0 - p@@ ound ( 1@@ 7@@ 2 k@@ g ) wh@@ ite ti@@ g@@ er , att@@ ac@@ ked him .
“ Is it for nothing that Job has fe@@ ared God ? ” he as@@ ks Jehovah .
Since the mi@@ d - 19@@ 30 ’ s , a gro@@ wing number of “ other sheep , ” who are not of the “ little flo@@ ck ” and who@@ se hope is everlasting life on earth , have r@@ al@@ lied to the side of the anointed .
The woman enjo@@ yed the vis@@ its , but she felt that C@@ la@@ u@@ de@@ te would never fully com@@ pre@@ h@@ end her pain .
“ We try to vis@@ u@@ al@@ ize the situ@@ ations that our first - century brothers were in and discus@@ s what we would do under similar circumstances .
Thus , when Jehovah cre@@ ated the first man , He inst@@ il@@ led in him a conscience ​ — an in@@ ner vo@@ ice that could help him dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish right from wrong .
S@@ ome@@ one who is too bus@@ y to listen on one occasi@@ on may be willing to hear the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message at another time .
To learn more about what they will do , we invit@@ e you to cont@@ act Jehovah’s Witnesses or go to our we@@ b@@ s@@ ite , w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g , and do@@ w@@ n@@ lo@@ ad the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
For example , if your mate does something ni@@ ce for you , do you won@@ der what he or she wants or is co@@ ver@@ ing up ?
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : Al@@ so , no@@ tice what el@@ se the prophecy says : “ His rul@@ er@@ ship is an everlasting rul@@ er@@ ship that will not pas@@ s away , and his kingdom will not be destro@@ yed . ”
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s faith was made evid@@ ent by his peace - loving ways .
The book of Job also shows that there will be a resurrection . ​ — Job 14 : 14 , 15 .
Wh@@ ere is your des@@ tru@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess , O S@@ he@@ ol ? ”
That is why it is important for us to keep expe@@ cting the end to come soon .
From Abraham to David : 14 gener@@ ations ( 9@@ 11 years )
She wrote about the free home Bible study arrang@@ ement and inclu@@ ded her mo@@ ther’s tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne number .
Yes , those who pr@@ y into the af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of others or those who cannot be tru@@ sted to keep a confidence may find that others are rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to share personal information with them .
Mo@@ st com@@ pu@@ ter pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s ( including g@@ ames ) are co@@ vered by a li@@ cen@@ se that li@@ m@@ its the ow@@ ner / ​ us@@ er to inst@@ all@@ ing the pro@@ gra@@ m on one com@@ pu@@ ter .
Th@@ ree are ( 1 ) Se@@ ek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness .
E@@ ach year , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds pa@@ y the pri@@ ce for not a@@ bi@@ ding by the principles and standards of God’s Word .
It made each Israel@@ ite a@@ ware that he was direc@@ tly acc@@ oun@@ table to Jehovah , who can read the inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations of the heart .
Such fear is c@@ ru@@ cial to dra@@ wing close to him .
Let us take a look at how some served in the first century .
It is not un@@ u@@ su@@ al for the el@@ der@@ ly to be deep@@ ly g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed by their in@@ ability to accom@@ pl@@ ish all that they were able to when they were you@@ ng@@ er and heal@@ th@@ i@@ er .
H@@ ol@@ iness was expe@@ cted of the people of Israel because Jehovah is holy .
When I was born in 19@@ 13 in the to@@ wn of C@@ op@@ it@@ z in Ger@@ many , my parents were members of the E@@ v@@ ang@@ eli@@ cal Ch@@ urch .
Con@@ ver@@ sel@@ y , in a home with d@@ ou@@ ble , f@@ la@@ wed , or lo@@ ose standards , children may become ex@@ as@@ per@@ ated , ang@@ ry , and re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous . ​ — Romans 2 : 21 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 21 .
A Christian nam@@ ed B@@ less@@ ing did not allow personal inter@@ ests to we@@ i@@ gh her down .
This was den@@ i@@ ed , and on Ju@@ ne 23 , 19@@ 50 , I was sen@@ ten@@ ced to pa@@ y a fine or sp@@ end 30 days in pris@@ on .
How have “ the vi@@ r@@ g@@ in compan@@ i@@ ons ” wor@@ ked together with those of the bri@@ de class still on earth ?
Still , since chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od I have had an advan@@ ta@@ ge that many de@@ a@@ f people do not have .
Jehovah has already plac@@ ed this govern@@ ment in the hands of his Son , who lo@@ ves mankind and is su@@ per@@ bly qu@@ ali@@ fied to rule .
U@@ sing his example , let us exam@@ ine how we can help men de@@ al with three comm@@ on concer@@ ns today : ( 1 ) making a living , ( 2 ) fear of po@@ pul@@ ar op@@ in@@ ion , and ( 3 ) feelings of in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ac@@ y .
A@@ t@@ ten@@ ding language cl@@ as@@ ses taught by a qu@@ ali@@ fied teach@@ er makes lear@@ ning fa@@ ster and e@@ asi@@ er
Ex@@ am@@ ples That Sha@@ ped My Li@@ fe
Ye@@ ars later , as the apostle Paul , he called his you@@ ng@@ er self “ a bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ er and a persecu@@ t@@ or and an in@@ sol@@ ent man . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 1 : 13 .
We sta@@ yed put , s@@ il@@ ently pra@@ ying to Jehovah .
Mo@@ st of Li@@ je@@ ’s family ev@@ en@@ tually sp@@ ent years in Un@@ ited N@@ ations refu@@ ge@@ e cam@@ ps .
If we put for@@ th a continu@@ ous effort to keep up with the ever b@@ righ@@ ten@@ ing understanding of God’s Word that Jehovah is gr@@ an@@ ting his people , we will be making spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement .
Because he knew that al@@ though S@@ he@@ ma@@ iah was a fellow Israel@@ ite , “ it was not God that had sent him . ”
Jesus ’ resurrection on the th@@ ir@@ d day after his ign@@ om@@ in@@ i@@ ous death pro@@ ves that Jehovah heard his c@@ ry for help ​ — just as Jehovah had heard Davi@@ d’s .
However , only after lear@@ ning the local language did we understand the cul@@ ture .
For example : “ ‘ [ God ] will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more .
What do we learn from an ang@@ el who appe@@ ared to the apostle John ?
Jesus cur@@ ed the si@@ ck and even ra@@ ised the dead .
The benef@@ its of being hum@@ ble and wa@@ iting on Jehovah are se@@ cur@@ ity and blessings , sol@@ ace and satis@@ fac@@ tion .
( a ) How does Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation indic@@ ate that we can make prog@@ ress in being fru@@ it@@ ful ?
Christian you@@ ths , you are under att@@ ack today !
O@@ u@@ th@@ ous@@ es of shin@@ y t@@ in s@@ at on con@@ cre@@ te sla@@ bs .
Because over the cen@@ tu@@ ries the conduct of those claim@@ ing to be Christians has been mar@@ ked , not by the qualities of Jesus Christ , but by wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad “ de@@ ca@@ d@@ ence , mon@@ str@@ ous cri@@ m@@ es and bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ies . ”
On another occasi@@ on , a group of d@@ ru@@ g deal@@ ers held a p@@ is@@ to@@ l to my head and tri@@ ed to h@@ an@@ g me .
That is what the Al@@ ban@@ ians call their country in their language .
Jehovah is like a sh@@ a@@ de to his people , prote@@ cting them from the s@@ cor@@ ch@@ ing he@@ at of cal@@ am@@ ity .
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how time and spiritual develop@@ ment might af@@ fect a Christi@@ an’s conscience and decisions .
U@@ sing the prophet E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el as a spo@@ k@@ es@@ man , Jehovah pro@@ claim@@ ed judgment against un@@ faithful Juda@@ h and Jerusalem .
Jehovah is our Creator , and he gave us the cap@@ ac@@ ity for being happy .
Some se@@ x@@ u@@ ally trans@@ mit@@ ted di@@ se@@ as@@ es dam@@ age the li@@ ver .
To gr@@ as@@ p the imp@@ ort of that truth , we need to know about the Jewish P@@ as@@ so@@ ver and to consider it in the light of a comm@@ and given to all Christians .
If commun@@ ic@@ ation is the li@@ fe@@ blood of a marriage , then love and respect are the heart and lu@@ ng@@ s of the relationship .
With reg@@ ard to false reason@@ ing , the princi@@ ple at Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 7 app@@ lies : “ Do not be mis@@ led . . . Wh@@ atever a man is s@@ ow@@ ing , this he will also re@@ a@@ p . ”
But what about those who sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly refu@@ se to change their wicked ways ?
How are we sub@@ ject to the law of sin and of death ?
“ We tri@@ ed to ro@@ o@@ t out any bad mo@@ ti@@ ves once these were dis@@ cer@@ ned , ” the father says , “ and re@@ place them with good and pu@@ re mo@@ ti@@ ves by reason@@ ing with the children . ”
It is the 1@@ 7@@ th day of the second mon@@ th of the year 2@@ 3@@ 70 B.C.E . , and they go into the ar@@ k .
8 : 32 - 34 .
We can draw encourag@@ ement from the account about G@@ ide@@ on , for it pro@@ ves that Jehovah can deli@@ ver his people from any men@@ ace , even by using those who appe@@ ar we@@ ak or hel@@ pl@@ ess .
Mo@@ st of the time , he man@@ ages the jo@@ b on his own .
It is the shepher@@ d , however , who would have to b@@ end over , re@@ ach out and pi@@ ck up the lam@@ b , and place it in the se@@ cur@@ ity of his bo@@ som .
How el@@ se can we show our support ? We can do so by doing things Jehovah’s way .
W@@ ould his you@@ th and in@@ experience be an ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le ?
I am coming as a th@@ i@@ ef , ” says the Lord Jesus Christ . “ H@@ app@@ y is the one that sta@@ ys a@@ wa@@ ke and keep@@ s his ou@@ ter gar@@ ments , that he may not walk n@@ ak@@ ed and people look upon his sh@@ am@@ e@@ ful@@ ness . ”
As Jehovah under@@ sto@@ od Eli@@ j@@ ah’s feelings , so he under@@ stan@@ ds our@@ s
So I asked if they could just bring me a l@@ ist of s@@ crip@@ tures on the Ca@@ tho@@ lic do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of apost@@ o@@ lic succ@@ es@@ sion .
Jesus said that he might come later , “ at da@@ wn or early in the mor@@ ning . ”
Today , our Christian hope ​ — be it heavenly or earthly — ​ can help us to maintain our joy even when we face ad@@ vers@@ ities .
It may be necess@@ ary to make some ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in our thinking so as to wi@@ den out in our love for all our brothers .
Noah did not feel that what he was asked to do was too difficult .
Such a thought would be far from J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s mind , for the Law s@@ ti@@ pul@@ ated : “ There should not be found in you anyone who makes his son or his daugh@@ ter pas@@ s through the fi@@ re . ”
Be@@ fore long , the two gi@@ r@@ ls sh@@ ared with their cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es what they were lear@@ ning .
With a view to giving no cause for stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing , then , Paul did as re@@ ques@@ ted .
P@@ res@@ ent - day congregations have sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic st@@ ars , and anointed ones will be given “ the b@@ right mor@@ ning st@@ ar , ” the B@@ ri@@ de@@ gro@@ om , Jesus Christ , when they are resur@@ rec@@ ted to heaven . ​ — Revelation 22 : 16 .
Rather than learn from the ev@@ ent and change his attitude , Ca@@ in became con@@ sum@@ ed with anger toward his brother . ​ — G@@ en .
11 : 20 - 22 .
That gener@@ ation had a beg@@ in@@ ning , and it sur@@ ely will have an end .
F@@ o@@ c@@ us on the proble@@ m , not just the person .
What are the challeng@@ es that inter@@ n@@ ational vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers face while they serve in a fore@@ ign assignment ?
For some years , differ@@ ing vie@@ ws of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law pers@@ is@@ ted among Christians
What was the result of Israel@@ ’s re@@ pe@@ ated dis@@ obedi@@ ence ?
C@@ ent@@ ers for Dis@@ e@@ ase Con@@ tro@@ l and P@@ re@@ ven@@ tion .
Some fi@@ ve years pas@@ s .
He kno@@ ws that it dis@@ pleas@@ es God and can destro@@ y a person@@ ’s relationship with him .
Jesus Christ appreci@@ ated the need to give comm@@ end@@ ation .
What wonderful gift has Jehovah provided to make us wise ?
• What is “ the last enem@@ y , ” and how is it to be brought to nothing ?
The set@@ t@@ l@@ ers inclu@@ ded people from vari@@ ed ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds .
A@@ him@@ ele@@ ch determined that they were cer@@ em@@ on@@ i@@ ally clean .
Jehovah ​ — Our P@@ l@@ ace of D@@ wel@@ ling
However , wor@@ sen@@ ing world con@@ di@@ tions have ca@@ used many to respon@@ d when sh@@ own that ali@@ en@@ ation from God is at the ro@@ o@@ t of human evil and suffering .
However , this ex@@ tend@@ ed life may not re@@ present a cu@@ re .
I became really good at ste@@ al@@ ing ​ — anything from ba@@ g s@@ n@@ atch@@ ing to ro@@ b@@ b@@ ing ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ments and v@@ ill@@ as during the night .
9@@ 0 : 10 , 12 .
Even in lands nor@@ m@@ ally known for religious li@@ ber@@ ty , such as the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , Cana@@ da , and Ger@@ many , the Witnesses were re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly for@@ ced to fi@@ ght leg@@ al bat@@ t@@ les to re@@ tain their fre@@ e@@ dom of worship .
Di@@ d Jesus bre@@ ak the Law by standing on to@@ p of the temple san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary ?
Thus , Jesus “ felt p@@ ity for them , because they were s@@ kin@@ ned and thro@@ wn about like sheep without a shepher@@ d . ”
As a side effect of the tre@@ at@@ ment , she became qu@@ ite we@@ ak .
27 Wor@@ king To@@ gether With God ​ — A Ca@@ use for Re@@ jo@@ ic@@ ing
If , then , we are children , we are also he@@ ir@@ s : he@@ ir@@ s in@@ deed of God , but jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s with Christ , provided we su@@ ff@@ er together that we may also be gl@@ ori@@ fied together . ”
Hence , he declar@@ ed : “ If anyone wants to come after me , let him dis@@ own himself and pi@@ ck up his t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake and continu@@ ally follow me . ”
The ones we help are spiritually streng@@ th@@ ened , while we experience the hear@@ t@@ felt joy that only giving can bring .
The account says : “ Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly [ J@@ es@@ se ] sent and had [ David ] come .
Then he moved on to a ne@@ ar@@ by v@@ al@@ le@@ y where he found an atten@@ tive listen@@ er ​ — An@@ dr@@ ze@@ j R@@ as@@ z@@ ka , a sh@@ ort , sto@@ ck@@ y high@@ l@@ an@@ der with a rec@@ ep@@ tive heart .
To God a th@@ ous@@ and years is but as y@@ es@@ ter@@ day ​ — a peri@@ od of just 24 h@@ our@@ s — ​ when it is past .
Jehovah has the right to ex@@ pect that person to keep his promise .
It can be difficult to be hon@@ est in these last days when many are “ lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves , lo@@ v@@ ers of money . ”
Jehovah h@@ and@@ led this chall@@ enge to his rul@@ er@@ ship in a way that demonstr@@ ated his perfect bal@@ ance of love , justice , wisdom , and power .
“ The Rom@@ an people found themselves eng@@ ag@@ ed al@@ most un@@ a@@ wa@@ res in a va@@ st ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ative experi@@ ment , ” wr@@ ites H . G .
She asked : “ C@@ ould you i@@ magine Jesus and his disciples taking op@@ pos@@ ing si@@ des in Rom@@ e@@ ’s w@@ ars , k@@ ill@@ ing one another ? ”
S@@ ome@@ times , a certain course might se@@ em practic@@ al from a se@@ cul@@ ar point of view .
God’s Word tel@@ ls us : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e pu@@ t@@ ting up with one another and for@@ giving one another fre@@ ely if anyone has a cause for com@@ pla@@ in@@ t against another .
• A@@ n en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ men@@ tal disa@@ ster
After going a@@ sh@@ ore , they wal@@ ked to Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a in Gre@@ e@@ ce .
So that we may be of good courage and say : ‘ Jehovah is my help@@ er ; I will not be af@@ ra@@ id . What can man do to me ? ’ ”
The fellow worshi@@ per with whom you discus@@ s those ver@@ ses will not be e@@ qu@@ al to Jesus ; still , the con@@ vers@@ ation about Jesus ’ teachings will benefit both of you .
From 19@@ 25 and into the 19@@ 30 ’ s , we car@@ ri@@ ed out our wit@@ ness@@ ing work the best way we knew how .
You may have to make some ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments , even eli@@ min@@ ating un@@ necess@@ ary things in order to prove to yourself “ the good and accep@@ table and perfect will of God . ”
Ser@@ gi@@ o and O@@ l@@ in@@ da , mentioned before , no@@ tic@@ ed such a change .
There should be a de@@ fin@@ ite change in the person@@ ’s desi@@ res , mo@@ ti@@ ves , and pri@@ or@@ ities .
How can the sheep show kindness to Christ’s brothers ?
C@@ ould we at times lik@@ e@@ wise need to change our own attitude toward a matter ?
What will be different ?
“ My Su@@ pp@@ lic@@ ation to God for The@@ m ”
2 : 24 ; 12 : 13 .
What was the the@@ me of Jesus ’ teaching ?
Ang@@ els in heaven rejo@@ ice when a sin@@ ner rep@@ ents . ​ — Luke 15 : 10 .
Indeed , Jesus vie@@ wed end@@ ur@@ ance as such an important qu@@ ality for his followers that in his very last con@@ vers@@ ation with his apostles , recorded in the Go@@ spe@@ l of John , Jesus t@@ wi@@ ce ur@@ ged : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e following me . ”
What a differ@@ ence that made !
And yet , there is an even greater reason for Jesus ’ bir@@ th .
He wrote : “ The man that has en@@ tered into God’s rest has also himself rest@@ ed from his own works . ”
For de@@ ta@@ il@@ s , see the article “ He S@@ to@@ od U@@ p for P@@ ure Wor@@ ship , ” in the J@@ anu@@ ary 1 , 200@@ 8 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
Mo@@ re@@ over , God’s dec@@ ree through Noah was a ma@@ j@@ or st@@ ep for@@ ward in working out His el@@ ev@@ ated purpose invol@@ ving blood ​ — a purpose that would allow humans to gain everlasting life .
What so@@ ber@@ ing fact about human life must all of us face ?
How does love for Jehovah move us to keep on the w@@ atch ?
• What opportun@@ ities for service may o@@ pen up to you ?
To illustr@@ ate : C@@ ould a gr@@ as@@ sh@@ op@@ per , which lives as an ad@@ ul@@ t for only about 50 days , fa@@ th@@ om our life sp@@ an of 70 or 8@@ 0 years ?
Jesus said : “ It is not a desi@@ ra@@ ble thing with my Father who is in heaven for one of these little ones to per@@ ish . ” ​ — Matthew 18 : 14 .
That is the year when “ the appointed times of the nations , ” or se@@ ven times , ended .
( b ) Why should a Christian be willing to make sacrific@@ es ?
Many people view life on earth in a similar way .
Even in rec@@ ent times , Witnesses in vari@@ ous lands have had their ho@@ m@@ es p@@ lun@@ der@@ ed or have been for@@ ced to become refu@@ ge@@ es .
When the Romans de@@ fe@@ ated King Ph@@ ili@@ p V in 19@@ 7 B.C.E . , “ the old bal@@ ance of power was up@@ set and R@@ ome became the dec@@ isi@@ ve power in the e@@ ast@@ er@@ n Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an , ” ob@@ ser@@ ves the En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a .
So when fore@@ ign@@ ers come to our congregation , we should not for@@ get that Jehovah still shows kindness to such people .
If you follow this ad@@ vice , you will gain the re@@ ward of happiness that comes from giving with the right mo@@ tive . ​ — Acts 20 : 35 .
W@@ ould the children of Adam and E@@ ve be affe@@ cted by what their parents had done ?
He hum@@ bly sub@@ m@@ its to his Father in all things and supp@@ or@@ ts His he@@ ad@@ ship . ​ — Mat@@ t .
We should therefore cultiv@@ ate strong love for Jehovah .
We are confid@@ ent that the 200@@ 1 service year will see an even greater witness given to mankind .
So when we read that “ Jesus gave way to te@@ ars , ” we can be sure that Jehovah person@@ ally feel@@ s the pain of his worshipp@@ ers .
I gre@@ w up in a working - class neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od in the se@@ ap@@ ort city of T@@ ur@@ ku .
P@@ l@@ ace of worship : Bet@@ ween the f@@ our@@ th and second cen@@ tu@@ ries B.C.E . , the writ@@ ers of the Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an P@@ ent@@ ate@@ u@@ ch in@@ ser@@ ted after Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 20 : 17 the words “ in A@@ ar@@ ga@@ are@@ e@@ z@@ em .
“ We also know that the liter@@ ature is st@@ ored in the ho@@ m@@ es of people around the dist@@ ri@@ ct . ”
Con@@ stru@@ ction work had pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded for two years , ex@@ pan@@ ding the form@@ er fac@@ il@@ ities f@@ our@@ fo@@ ld .
Con@@ tr@@ ast the way Jesus and the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es vie@@ wed sin@@ n@@ ers .
S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ es of P@@ ra@@ ise That P@@ le@@ ase Jehovah
Re@@ ma@@ in S@@ te@@ ad@@ f@@ ast as Se@@ e@@ ing the In@@ v@@ isi@@ ble One !
Why is baptism such an important st@@ ep ?
By then , the earthly sub@@ je@@ cts of the Kingdom will have been brought to per@@ fe@@ ction .
“ The ob@@ je@@ ctive of this instru@@ ction is love out of a clean heart and out of a good conscience . ” ​ — 1 T@@ I@@ M@@ O@@ TH@@ Y 1 : 5 .
As we seek to serve God faith@@ fully , we face num@@ er@@ ous ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les ca@@ used ei@@ ther by Satan , by his system of things , or by our own imper@@ fect flesh .
What is the gift ?
Re@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible P@@ ri@@ ests
Lo@@ t was har@@ dly a c@@ ow@@ ard .
Then one day the man st@@ op@@ ped coming .
I had another chall@@ enge to over@@ come ​ — I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t like reading or stud@@ ying .
Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us ’ hear@@ t@@ felt prayer led to his recei@@ ving a vis@@ it from the apostle Peter
7 : 1 - 15 .
Yes , Satan is the s@@ ource of all un@@ jus@@ ti@@ fied h@@ at@@ red against God’s people .
When the Israelites were in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , how did Jehovah as@@ sure them that he was ba@@ c@@ king them ?
Some have eli@@ min@@ ated certain ho@@ b@@ bi@@ es and n@@ on@@ ess@@ enti@@ al personal pro@@ je@@ cts
Why was the work of L@@ ef@@ è@@ v@@ re d@@ ’@@ É@@ ta@@ ples sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant ?
W@@ he@@ ther we have a lo@@ t of knowledge or just a little , an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of teaching s@@ k@@ ill@@ s or just a few , the love we show will go a long way in re@@ aching the hearts of those to whom we preach .
( b ) Why are the ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments of overse@@ ers and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c ?
Paul called Timothy “ a gen@@ u@@ ine child in the faith . ”
By stud@@ ying p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ gy ?
The time may well come when the message we dec@@ l@@ are is like “ a great war c@@ ry . ”
Many of the ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ ’s false teachings were based on the ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es of A@@ ris@@ to@@ tle and P@@ l@@ at@@ o , men who lived h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of years before Christ .
Then , three and a half years after Jesus ’ death , an ang@@ el told the apostle Peter that from God’s stan@@ d@@ point no food should be vie@@ wed as de@@ fil@@ ed .
( b ) What should be our attitude toward persecu@@ t@@ ors ?
On being inform@@ ed of “ a small cl@@ ou@@ d like a man@@ ’s p@@ al@@ m as@@ cen@@ ding out of the se@@ a , ” Eli@@ j@@ ah knew that his prayer was ans@@ wer@@ ed .
No doubt you would , for your health is at st@@ ake .
However , N@@ er@@ i ap@@ par@@ ently gave his daugh@@ ter to S@@ heal@@ ti@@ el as a wife .
The psalmist san@@ g : “ A@@ bun@@ d@@ ant peace bel@@ ong@@ s to those loving your [ God’s ] law , and for them there is no stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ ck . ”
As to how to find refu@@ ge , we can look for the answer in the hist@@ ory of God’s ancient people .
We would nor@@ m@@ ally stay in@@ side during such a co@@ ld wa@@ ve , but H@@ en@@ ry was r@@ aring to go out in service .
When you read the Bible “ in an under@@ to@@ ne , ” it will help you to fi@@ x attention on por@@ tions that are especially u@@ se@@ ful and encourag@@ ing to you at that m@@ om@@ ent .
So Jesus ad@@ ded : “ Do not em@@ br@@ ace any@@ body in gre@@ et@@ ing along the ro@@ ad . ”
Tru@@ e worshi@@ p@@ ers today are un@@ ited in thought and deed , just as the first - century Christians were .
Me@@ an@@ while , we will not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on the organization that God is pleas@@ ed to use , for we see the clear evidence of his blessing upon it . ​ — Acts 6 : 7 ; 1 Corinthians 3 : 6 .
In one country , a married cou@@ ple were encourag@@ ing others to take certain food supp@@ le@@ ments and follow a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c di@@ et .
The out@@ standing love they show toward one another is the ma@@ in id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying qu@@ ality by which true Christians can be recogn@@ ized .
This mo@@ ther’s concer@@ n was v@@ al@@ id .
So to strengthen ourselves , we got together wh@@ en@@ ever we could to study the Bible , sing spiritual song@@ s , and pray .
P@@ ra@@ y to him “ with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving , ” re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing your blessings .
How eas@@ y it would have been for Abra@@ m to feel bit@@ ter about his situation !
( b ) How can we bring Jehovah deli@@ ght ?
Those Christians who are not rich should avoid having “ an en@@ vi@@ ous e@@ ye , ” and they should remember that ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness can devel@@ op in anyone ​ — rich or po@@ or . ​ — Mark 7 : 21 - 23 ; James 4 : 5 .
Christians are ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed : “ We received , not the spirit of the world , but the spirit which is from God , that we might know the things that have been kin@@ dly given us by God .
It was very eas@@ y for her to learn what the Bible says .
Davi@@ d’s words apply both liter@@ ally and fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely .
T@@ re@@ asure What We Ha@@ ve
But the apostle Paul re@@ comm@@ ended “ bu@@ ying out the oppor@@ tu@@ ne time ” for ess@@ enti@@ al Christian activities .
The repor@@ t went on to say that Bro@@ ther Y@@ ou@@ ng@@ ’s public le@@ c@@ tures in S@@ ã@@ o Paulo were 2 of the 21 deli@@ vered from Ju@@ ne 1 to S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 30 , with a to@@ tal of 3@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 in attend@@ ance .
And what is Jehovah as@@ king back from you but to exerc@@ ise justice and to love kindness ? ”
11 : 2 .
Indeed , Jesus instru@@ cted : “ In@@ to wh@@ atever city or v@@ il@@ la@@ ge you en@@ ter , sear@@ ch out who in it is deser@@ ving . ” ​ — Matthew 10 : 11 ; Acts 17 : 17 ; 20 : 20 .
Such young people enjoy life to the full while at the same time lear@@ ning to follow Jehovah’s guid@@ ance in all end@@ e@@ av@@ ors .
They , in effect , said what the Mo@@ a@@ bit@@ ess Ru@@ th said to Na@@ om@@ i : “ Your people will be my people , and your God my God . ” ​ — Ru@@ th 1 : 16 .
How does the account at Ju@@ d@@ ges 6 : 11 - 16 show that Jehovah se@@ es the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al in his servants ?
E@@ s@@ ther 10 : 2 ref@@ ers to “ the Bo@@ ok of the af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of the times of the k@@ ings of Me@@ dia and Per@@ sia . ”
A@@ de@@ qu@@ ate P@@ re@@ par@@ ation for B@@ ap@@ tism
( a ) How can the benef@@ its of the ransom be illustr@@ ated ? ( b ) How far - re@@ aching are the benef@@ its of the ransom ?
You can draw comfort from God’s Word .
S@@ la@@ d@@ j@@ ana was e@@ ag@@ er to give a witness , so while ever@@ yone was wa@@ iting , she mu@@ st@@ ered up the courage to speak to the ju@@ dge .
To illustr@@ ate : As@@ king a question with the e@@ ye@@ bro@@ ws ra@@ ised could indic@@ ate ei@@ ther a r@@ he@@ t@@ or@@ ic@@ al question or one that eli@@ c@@ its a y@@ es or no answer .
To our knowledge , no Witness in I@@ tal@@ y had a ca@@ r then , and Ch@@ ar@@ les felt that it was best for us to maintain a stan@@ d@@ ard of living com@@ par@@ able to that of our Christian brothers .
But then it wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t much better for R@@ y@@ an when it came to my parents .
I am also t@@ ou@@ ched by the many expres@@ sions of gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de from local Witnesses who often than@@ k me for coming to help them . ”
Mi@@ ca@@ h knew , for example , that Jehovah deli@@ vered the Israelites from sla@@ very in Egy@@ pt .
I remember one held before an a@@ udi@@ ence of n@@ on - Witnesses .
After loo@@ king in the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations In@@ de@@ x , she found u@@ se@@ ful material in the A@@ wa@@ ke !
What helped us to remain faithful ?
After two years the wor@@ st was over , al@@ though I am still stri@@ ct with my@@ self . ”
He wrote for more information , and an I@@ tal@@ i@@ an Witness from Jehovah’s Witnesses ’ he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k , loo@@ ked us up .
Yet the l@@ ine of the Messi@@ ah was through David .
And in these evil days , more than ever before , elders need to be@@ ar in mind the words : “ See what you are doing , because it is not for man that you ju@@ dge but it is for Jehovah . ” ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 19 : 6 .
In what way is Jehovah’s promise that all nations will bl@@ ess themselves through Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s “ se@@ ed ” being ful@@ filled today ?
S@@ O@@ M@@ E C@@ O@@ MM@@ O@@ N M@@ Y@@ TH@@ S A@@ B@@ O@@ U@@ T D@@ E@@ AT@@ H W@@ H@@ A@@ T D@@ O TH@@ E S@@ C@@ R@@ I@@ P@@ T@@ U@@ R@@ E@@ S S@@ A@@ Y ?
The f@@ oun@@ der of the tel@@ ev@@ ision ne@@ t@@ work C@@ N@@ N , T@@ ed T@@ ur@@ ner , com@@ ments about his work with a number of tal@@ ented individuals from vari@@ ous nations : “ Me@@ et@@ ing with these people was an inc@@ re@@ di@@ ble experience .
As we car@@ ry out our com@@ mis@@ sion as God’s min@@ isters , we may well feel like a Christian woman in her 9@@ 0 ’ s who said this about her long life of service to God : “ Th@@ r@@ ough it all I than@@ k Jehovah for pu@@ t@@ ting up with me all these years , and I pray fer@@ v@@ ently that he will be my loving Father forever . ”
Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ments have also used religion to per@@ su@@ a@@ de c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens to sacrifice themselves in war .
Jehovah lo@@ v@@ ingly remin@@ ds us that the cho@@ ic@@ es parents make af@@ fect their children .
Acc@@ ording to the Af@@ ri@@ can new@@ s@@ pa@@ per S@@ ow@@ et@@ an , a prom@@ in@@ ent govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ cial said the following about po@@ ver@@ ty - stri@@ ck@@ en are@@ as in his land : “ I understand when most of us do not want to go to such are@@ as .
So said the apostle Paul , ad@@ ding that Jehovah can ‘ f@@ ill us with all joy and peace by our believ@@ ing , that we may ab@@ ound in hope with power of holy spirit . ’
• Ger@@ many@@ ’s F@@ e@@ der@@ al Con@@ s@@ titu@@ tional C@@ our@@ t contribu@@ ted to what leg@@ al vi@@ ct@@ ory invol@@ ving religion ?
Many cou@@ ples sur@@ vi@@ ve and even th@@ ri@@ ve des@@ pite the pres@@ ence of a ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic a@@ il@@ ment .
H@@ er son , R@@ en@@ at@@ o , was on the pl@@ ane .
Consider what the Bible says on this matter .
When E@@ v@@ ans explained why , the of@@ fic@@ er told me to help my@@ self to the food in the ref@@ ri@@ g@@ er@@ at@@ or .
He became obedi@@ ent as far as suffering death on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake .
Acc@@ ording to God’s Word , the appro@@ pri@@ ate action may well be to fle@@ e , to dist@@ ance yourself from the sc@@ ene im@@ medi@@ ately . ​ — Proverbs 4 : 14 , 15 ; 1 Corinthians 6 : 18 ; 2 Timothy 2 : 22 .
But I got on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t and an ad po@@ pp@@ ed up .
So you have to be qui@@ et . ”
The hi@@ d@@ den tre@@ a@@ sures of his Word can dis@@ pe@@ l any doub@@ ts and help us see the light of truth .
The stud@@ ent who had g@@ one through a g@@ ru@@ el@@ ing two we@@ ek@@ s of exam@@ s fin@@ ally received a gr@@ ati@@ f@@ ying repor@@ t .
Who might that be ?
Are you person@@ ally pro@@ ving yourself holy with reg@@ ard to not associ@@ ating with family members or others who have been dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed ? ​ — Read 1 Corinthians 5 : 11 .
What a de@@ ad@@ ly tra@@ p over@@ in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence in al@@ co@@ ho@@ l is !
( Read Proverbs 3 : 27 . )
My teach@@ er was much pleas@@ ed with the succ@@ ess of my efforts . ”
The work of these Christians was from God , not man , and the work of God cannot be over@@ thro@@ wn .
We too need such faith .
R@@ o@@ sa As@@ cen@@ ci@@ o was one of my early stud@@ ents .
“ It is un@@ likely that M@@ r . R@@ o@@ ch@@ a will sur@@ vi@@ ve an op@@ er@@ ation . ”
• What ar@@ mi@@ es can Jehovah use to support his people ?
However , from the Bible I have come to understand that the ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent was not p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment from God .
After Eli@@ j@@ ah had rest@@ ed , the ang@@ el direc@@ ted him to tra@@ v@@ el al@@ most 2@@ 00 mil@@ es [ some 3@@ 00 k@@ m ] to M@@ ount Ho@@ re@@ b , where he was to be fur@@ ther streng@@ th@@ ened by Jehovah . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 19 : 5 - 8 .
God’s N@@ ame ​ — F@@ o@@ c@@ us of His Q@@ u@@ alities
There was a differ@@ ence in attitu@@ des as well .
Do you pray for deli@@ ver@@ ance from “ the wicked one ” ?
Des@@ pite that witness , Jesus was con@@ dem@@ ned and ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted , d@@ ying an ag@@ on@@ iz@@ ing mar@@ ty@@ r@@ ’s death on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake . ​ — Matthew 27 : 24 - 26 ; Mark 15 : 15 ; Luke 23 : 24 , 25 ; John 19 : 13 - 16 .
In rec@@ ent de@@ ca@@ des , that slave has been clo@@ sel@@ y id@@ enti@@ fied with the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 9@@ 9 , 18@@ 7
All the evidence un@@ earth@@ ed thus far con@@ fir@@ ms that the s@@ ite of Je@@ z@@ re@@ el was a ma@@ j@@ or Israel@@ ite cen@@ ter in the peri@@ od of the I@@ r@@ on A@@ ge .
Does this always requi@@ re a change of assignment though ?
As a young man , he qu@@ it the uni@@ vers@@ ity to become a pioneer .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out such guid@@ ance , how much more difficult it is for a young person to re@@ ach matu@@ r@@ ity !
W@@ es@@ sel was repor@@ te@@ dly op@@ posed to the ide@@ a of or@@ din@@ ation to the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od .
Indeed , it will help us to find deli@@ ght in doing Jehovah’s will .
11 : 33 - 36 .
We thus show that we are people of gen@@ u@@ ine integrity .
Who was Joseph , then , to p@@ un@@ ish those whom Jehovah had for@@ given ? ​ — Hebrews 10 : 30 .
While the re@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve c@@ y@@ c@@ les of bir@@ th and death and of war and peace may make man feel power@@ less and cause him to think that hist@@ ory keep@@ s re@@ pe@@ ating it@@ self , the true God can seek and accom@@ pl@@ ish all that He wants to .
Is the tre@@ at@@ ment based on the beli@@ ef that si@@ ck@@ ness and death are ca@@ used ei@@ ther by off@@ ended go@@ ds ( or an@@ c@@ es@@ tr@@ al spi@@ r@@ its ) or by enem@@ ies who emp@@ lo@@ y wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft ?
Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r assign@@ ed me to si@@ t with him at the cha@@ ir@@ man@@ ’s table so that I could help him remember the n@@ ames of ne@@ wer members of our family .
2 : 4 ; 2 C@@ or .
For Jehovah has comman@@ ded us in these words : ‘ I have appointed you as a light of nations , for you to be a sal@@ vation to the ends of the earth . ’ ”
If you stru@@ gg@@ le with feelings of des@@ pa@@ ir or gu@@ il@@ t , real@@ ize that your re@@ action is nor@@ ma@@ l .
F@@ ur@@ ther , obe@@ ying God’s comman@@ ds streng@@ th@@ ens our faith .
During the last days , a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c message would be emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed , “ this good news of the Kingdom . ”
Yes , ‘ Jehovah himself will bl@@ ess anyone righteous ; as with a large shi@@ eld , with appro@@ val he will sur@@ r@@ ound them . ’
Like el@@ se@@ where in the ancient E@@ ast , E@@ b@@ la had a pan@@ the@@ on of go@@ ds .
( See op@@ ening i@@ ma@@ ge . ) ( b ) How can we experience fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah ?
W@@ ell , God kno@@ ws it , for he dec@@ la@@ res : “ I , Jehovah , am sear@@ ch@@ ing the heart , exam@@ ining the k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys . ”
C@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ s may v@@ ary from land to land , but u@@ su@@ ally when we give our brothers and sisters a war@@ m sm@@ ile , a wel@@ coming h@@ and@@ sh@@ ake , a rel@@ a@@ x@@ ed gre@@ et@@ ing , we are sign@@ al@@ ing that we are gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely inter@@ ested in them .
Jesus knew that this Kingdom would serve to san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy his Fa@@ ther’s name and would be the per@@ man@@ ent so@@ lu@@ tion to all human ill@@ s .
Some in Chris@@ tend@@ om believe that this ref@@ ers to Jesus himself .
As you go , preach , saying , ‘ The kingdom of the heavens has dra@@ wn near . ’ ”
There , a prophe@@ tic pi@@ c@@ ture is given of what rul@@ er@@ ship under God’s Son will do for mankind .
* Then he ad@@ ded : “ Jehovah the God of your fore@@ fa@@ thers . . . has sent me to you . ”
Our gr@@ and@@ mother re@@ ared us as de@@ v@@ out Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s , and I have pleas@@ ant chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od mem@@ ori@@ es of feel@@ ing devo@@ ted to God while I was with her .
A Con@@ tr@@ ast Bet@@ ween H@@ um@@ ility and P@@ ri@@ de
As the de@@ ca@@ des pas@@ sed , the Kingdom - preaching work op@@ ened up .
To say o@@ ther@@ wise would be to li@@ mit God’s power .
T@@ ake , for example , the bur@@ ning - bus@@ h ep@@ is@@ o@@ de repor@@ ted in the Bible at Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 3 : 1 - 5 .
Since our hope is to live forever , it could be said that we have just started working for Jehovah .
In ad@@ dition , over 2@@ 8@@ ,000 Witnesses associ@@ ated with some 1@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 congregations lo@@ c@@ ated in the gener@@ al are@@ a of the branch of@@ fice ass@@ is@@ ted with the con@@ stru@@ ction activities during the we@@ ek@@ ends .
Al@@ so involved in the beg@@ in@@ ning of all suffering is the spirit cre@@ ature who came to be called Satan the Devil .
Mar@@ k@@ ’s account says that the woman was “ f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed and tre@@ m@@ bl@@ ing . ”
When I have ne@@ g@@ ative thoughts , I talk to Jehovah and he helps me .
Such an un@@ wise one may well become “ a serv@@ ant to the one wise in heart . ”
Of course , I know that Jehovah does not gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e mirac@@ ul@@ ous prote@@ ction for his people individu@@ ally .
How appro@@ pri@@ ate it was later for David to ur@@ ge Solomon to be coura@@ ge@@ ous and con@@ stru@@ ct the temple !
How is our preaching work rel@@ ated to being neigh@@ bor@@ ly ?
Se@@ e@@ king Fir@@ st God’s Kingdom
Even Jesus ’ enem@@ ies could not den@@ y this evidence , which inclu@@ ded num@@ er@@ ous mirac@@ les .
Jehovah ans@@ wer@@ ed He@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ ah’s prayer
Me@@ g@@ an : B@@ as@@ ic@@ ally , Jehovah’s Witnesses com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate the death of Jesus because he instru@@ cted his followers to do so .
We should never give up on relati@@ ves who do not share our faith .
He lived up to the meaning of the name Timothy , “ One Who H@@ on@@ ors God . ”
What can we learn from exam@@ ining his family ?
[ Bo@@ x / P@@ ic@@ tures on page 11 ]
Be@@ ar in mind , though , that ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved ones need encourag@@ ement not only on special occasi@@ ons .
Jehovah will thus san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy his great name and deli@@ ver his people from persecu@@ tion .
But he was a@@ ware that his time on earth would be sh@@ ort and that he would return to heaven .
Do not keep on see@@ king . ”
Such ass@@ ist@@ ance helps publi@@ sh@@ ers not only to ad@@ d@@ ress their im@@ medi@@ ate concer@@ ns but also to devel@@ op a ha@@ bi@@ t of doing re@@ sear@@ ch and rel@@ ying on Jehovah’s spiritual pro@@ v@@ isions .
Some people are in the ha@@ bi@@ t of f@@ li@@ r@@ ting on the jo@@ b with individuals who are not their mat@@ es .
The instru@@ ctions for the es@@ say no@@ ted : “ We do not need ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te truth .
For example , back in A@@ pri@@ l and May 199@@ 5 , they jo@@ ined their fellow Christians worl@@ d@@ wide in a cam@@ pa@@ ign to dist@@ ribu@@ te Kingdom Ne@@ ws No . 34 , with the most appro@@ pri@@ ate t@@ it@@ le Why Is Li@@ fe So F@@ ul@@ l of Pro@@ ble@@ ms ?
So the brothers recorded the meetings , and On@@ es@@ mu@@ s listen@@ ed to them at home .
Some false teach@@ ers may form@@ er@@ ly have been true Christians , but at one point they turned from truth to er@@ ro@@ r .
Such occasi@@ ons also prom@@ o@@ te joy , and our pres@@ ence demonstr@@ ates our appreciation for Jehovah’s remin@@ ders . ​ — Ne@@ h@@ emiah 8 : 5 - 8 , 12 .
Al@@ so , my own flesh will re@@ side in se@@ cur@@ ity . ” ​ — Psalm 16 : 8 , 9 .
Those Who A@@ p@@ preci@@ ated the H@@ i@@ gh V@@ alu@@ e
So when his enem@@ ies beg@@ in their g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t on his servants , Jehovah will respon@@ d .
Such in@@ tre@@ pi@@ d Witnesses kept on ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ously s@@ pre@@ ading the good news in my home re@@ gi@@ on of nor@@ ther@@ n K@@ y@@ r@@ gy@@ z@@ st@@ an .
How can we sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our Christian id@@ ent@@ ity ?
O@@ f@@ ten using clear , sh@@ ort ph@@ r@@ as@@ es , Jesus ut@@ tered sa@@ y@@ ings that were simp@@ le but rich in meaning .
Ther@@ efore , what God has yo@@ ked together , let no man put ap@@ ar@@ t . ”
So when F@@ er@@ n@@ an@@ do left in the ca@@ r with his bro@@ ther’s gi@@ r@@ l@@ friend and our son , I was up@@ set for sever@@ al reas@@ ons .
C@@ ould it be that they l@@ ack pati@@ ence or end@@ ur@@ ance , as did some of Jesus ’ early disciples ?
The apostle Paul is another example .
A friend with whom I pla@@ yed so@@ cc@@ er in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed me to the Witnesses .
In fact , giving attention to our relationship with him is the ke@@ y to living a mean@@ ing@@ ful life .
As time went by , things chang@@ ed .
N@@ ei@@ ther the sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic heavens ​ — wicked govern@@ ments — ​ nor the sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic earth ​ — mankind ali@@ en@@ ated from God — ​ will sur@@ vi@@ ve the he@@ at of God’s bur@@ ning anger .
It is a f@@ it@@ ting sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of God’s complete vi@@ ct@@ ory over all op@@ pos@@ ing for@@ ces .
Yet , it does give spiritual prote@@ ction against the har@@ m@@ ful el@@ ements of this world and the att@@ ac@@ ks of its rul@@ er , Satan .
Sh@@ ould You B@@ el@@ ong to a Ch@@ urch ?
In A@@ pri@@ l 200@@ 1 , the 5@@ 0@@ th an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary of this hist@@ ori@@ c ev@@ ent was mar@@ ked in Mo@@ sc@@ ow with the rel@@ e@@ ase of a vi@@ de@@ o that do@@ cum@@ ents the de@@ ca@@ des - long op@@ pres@@ sion of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the form@@ er So@@ vi@@ et Un@@ ion .
“ We have to be fle@@ xi@@ ble , ” says a father of two in Ger@@ many .
Why does a p@@ il@@ o@@ t follow a c@@ he@@ ck@@ l@@ ist before tak@@ e@@ off ?
What Scriptural evidence is there that Jehovah com@@ forts his servants ?
“ Ke@@ ep t@@ es@@ ting whether you are in the faith , ” Paul wrote , “ keep pro@@ ving what you y@@ ourselves are . ”
When promises for fin@@ an@@ cial help from the Eng@@ l@@ ish cour@@ t fa@@ iled , he pr@@ inted the re@@ vision using his own money .
We were put on a tra@@ in b@@ ound for a ca@@ st@@ le near the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of H@@ ü@@ t@@ ten@@ ba@@ ch , B@@ av@@ ari@@ a , that was used as a for@@ ced la@@ b@@ or cam@@ p .
We have mentioned three examples show@@ ing how God succ@@ ess@@ fully fore@@ told future events .
( b ) How did the disciples respon@@ d to Jesus ’ comm@@ and ?
G@@ ran@@ ted , the Bible does say that God will destro@@ y the wicked .
That being so , does it se@@ em reason@@ able to you that a loving God would put a desire in us that is imp@@ os@@ sible to ac@@ hi@@ eve ?
( b ) How is the spirit of self - sacrifice seen ?
However , No@@ ah’s God , Jehovah , saw the man in a very different light .
G@@ lo@@ bal@@ iz@@ ation has op@@ ened a new er@@ a of mi@@ gr@@ ation .
We need to strengthen our bro@@ ther@@ ly love now because it will help us to end@@ ure wh@@ atever tri@@ als we may have in the future .
If someone asked you what heaven is like , how would you answer ?
He is the best s@@ ource of information about the inv@@ isi@@ ble God .
My eyes f@@ ell upon an article about an individu@@ al who was a fir@@ m beli@@ ever in what the ch@@ urch taught .
With gen@@ u@@ ine Christians , however , the situation is different .
O@@ thers lo@@ se their jo@@ bs because they do not wa@@ ke up in time to go to work or because they f@@ all as@@ le@@ ep on the jo@@ b .
If so , you may find it very bene@@ fi@@ cial to medit@@ ate on certain st@@ at@@ ements of the apostle Paul that have been recorded in the book of Hebrews .
After com@@ mission@@ ing his followers to preach and to make disciples among all the nations , Jesus promised them : “ I am with you all the days until the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
Al@@ so , the ar@@ mi@@ es in heaven were following him on wh@@ ite hor@@ ses , and they were clo@@ th@@ ed in wh@@ ite , clean , fine l@@ in@@ en .
Jehovah also demonstr@@ ates loy@@ al@@ ty toward mankind in gener@@ al in that he provi@@ des the ba@@ si@@ c necess@@ ities of life for all men , righteous and un@@ righteous .
Jehovah has provided us with his Word , the Bible .
To wrong a fa@@ ther@@ less child was a serious matter in God’s eyes .
T@@ w@@ o congregations and two grou@@ ps use the B@@ ri@@ br@@ i language , and three congregations and four grou@@ ps use the Ca@@ be@@ ca@@ r language .
( b ) What effect may a prayer said by an el@@ der have on the lear@@ ner ?
For example , the worl@@ d@@ wide repor@@ t for the 200@@ 6 service year shows that 2@@ 4@@ 8@@ ,@@ 3@@ 27 were baptized in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of their dedic@@ ation to Jehovah .
Con@@ cer@@ ning Jehovah , the prophet Isaiah said : “ Like a shepher@@ d he will shepher@@ d his own d@@ ro@@ ve .
Ha@@ ve You Sin@@ ned A@@ ga@@ inst the Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ?
However , she kept loo@@ king at that t@@ ree , and she saw that it “ was good for food and that it was something to be long@@ ed for to the eyes . . . So she began taking of its fru@@ it and e@@ ating it . ”
Let us consider what con@@ di@@ tions Jesus att@@ ached to his promise to be with his followers t@@ ill “ the end of the world . ”
This some@@ times pres@@ ents a chall@@ enge .
The comman@@ d@@ ment of Jehovah is clean , making the eyes shin@@ e . ”
A similar pas@@ sage in 1 Peter 3 : 19 , 20 l@@ in@@ ks dis@@ obedi@@ ent angels with “ No@@ ah’s days . ”
This ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine has often fe@@ atu@@ red artic@@ les about such individuals who@@ se st@@ ori@@ es have something to teach us .
Di@@ d Eli@@ j@@ ah’s prayer and the prayers of those Ba@@ al prophe@@ ts go to the same place ?
• Why is in@@ justice so pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent ?
And he was truly inter@@ ested in prom@@ o@@ ting God’s righteousness , not his own .
“ The wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve is . . . reason@@ able , ” says the Bible .
Such char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s have led to pol@@ itical and religious con@@ f@@ li@@ cts , h@@ at@@ red , cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion , and dis@@ order , which contribu@@ te much to man@@ kin@@ d’s mis@@ er@@ y .
From her they learn to commun@@ ic@@ ate hon@@ es@@ tly and res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully with their hus@@ ban@@ ds .
Lo@@ st but V@@ alu@@ ed
When the pain seem@@ ed to sub@@ side , he s@@ at u@@ pri@@ ght , si@@ gh@@ ed , and said : “ On@@ ly Jehovah’s Witnesses have peace on this earth . ”
Jesus had “ taught in a sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e and in the temple , where all the Jews [ came ] together . ” ​ — John 18 : 20 .
Jesus had no in@@ ten@@ tion of dem@@ an@@ ding mirac@@ ul@@ ous prote@@ ction from his Father simply to draw attention to himself .
How God “ Con@@ dem@@ ned S@@ in in the F@@ lesh ”
C@@ oura@@ ge in the F@@ ace of O@@ p@@ position
P@@ o@@ in@@ t out how Isaiah 5@@ 3 : 4 found fulfill@@ ment .
We have become jo@@ y@@ ful . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , he will soon act on his authority to end man@@ kin@@ d’s fa@@ iled at@@ temp@@ ts at self - govern@@ ment .
Di@@ d people in Bible times really live that long ?
The Bible states that the con@@ fu@@ sion of language and dis@@ per@@ sion of the people took place “ in the land of Sh@@ in@@ ar , ” later called Babyl@@ on@@ ia .
What is one t@@ ac@@ tic the Devil uses to try to turn us away from Jehovah ?
God’s remin@@ ders are also needed because they strengthen us to end@@ ure our many tri@@ als in this “ time of the end . ”
Yes , their vie@@ w@@ point had become dist@@ or@@ ted ​ — so much so that they even wanted to return to the land of their sla@@ very !
I have also learned to foc@@ us on the spiritual needs of others ​ — not just my own . ”
The spiritually matu@@ re brother sel@@ e@@ cted to give the talk will in@@ form all atten@@ ding that the cou@@ ple are married by reason of the reg@@ is@@ tr@@ ation that just took place .
After all , the apostle Paul himself showed loving consider@@ ation for “ people of all s@@ or@@ ts , ” including un@@ believers .
How far should we be willing to go to maintain peace with our brothers ?
The Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans were an e@@ th@@ ni@@ c group that many Jews des@@ p@@ ised , so the woman was sur@@ pris@@ ed .
God c@@ alls them “ dis@@ gu@@ sting things ” and “ du@@ ng@@ y i@@ do@@ ls . ”
David knew from the Law that blood should be p@@ our@@ ed out to Jehovah and not e@@ at@@ en .
O@@ ver se@@ ven milli@@ on individuals look for@@ ward to sur@@ vi@@ ving the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
However , the Scriptures some@@ times speak of his doing or ca@@ using things , when he , in fact , mer@@ ely per@@ m@@ its them .
“ An@@ xi@@ ous care in the heart of a man is what will cause it to bo@@ w down , ” he says , “ but the good word is what makes it rejo@@ ice . ” ​ — Proverbs 12 : 25 .
The tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h of Jehovah’s Witnesses over persecu@@ tion in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe was a tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h of God’s spirit , a demonstr@@ ation of the power for good resul@@ ting from the faith that holy spirit pro@@ du@@ ces in hum@@ ble Christians .
A positi@@ ve influ@@ ence that held s@@ way during the early years of Jo@@ si@@ ah’s life was that of his rep@@ ent@@ ant gr@@ and@@ father , M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h .
On one occasi@@ on , Jesus told his listen@@ ers : “ By the holy spirit David himself said , ‘ Jehovah said to my Lord : “ S@@ it at my right hand until I put your enem@@ ies bene@@ ath your fe@@ et . ” ’ ”
This me@@ ant that my for@@ ma@@ l educ@@ ation was qu@@ ite li@@ mit@@ ed , a point that was of concer@@ n to my father .
Psal@@ ms 1@@ 35 and 1@@ 36 por@@ tra@@ y Jehovah as the Do@@ er of wh@@ atever pleas@@ es him , in sh@@ ar@@ p contr@@ ast with hel@@ pl@@ ess i@@ do@@ ls .
3 R@@ es@@ cu@@ e Ne@@ e@@ ded !
At times , pa@@ ying attention at Christian meetings is a chall@@ enge .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 22 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 5@@ 4 , 17
Mo@@ st mission@@ aries sp@@ end some time that day writ@@ ing to family and friends .
After pra@@ ying fer@@ v@@ ently , servants of Jehovah are very likely to experience a peace similar to that of H@@ ann@@ ah .
Then , my wife stu@@ died the Bible with a family and invit@@ ed them to our meetings .
Now back to the ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts .
Yes , the cam@@ p might look more like a bi@@ g v@@ il@@ la@@ ge than a cam@@ p .
How some have app@@ lied this ad@@ vice : An@@ dre@@ w * and T@@ anji , an Au@@ str@@ ali@@ an cou@@ ple , have been married for ten years .
“ God is a refu@@ ge for us . ” ​ — Psalm 6@@ 2 : 8 ; L@@ am@@ ent@@ ations 3 : 25 - 27 .
In pro@@ of of this , the Bible expla@@ ins what the most wonderful accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment of Jesus ’ ransom is , nam@@ ely “ to ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t [ God’s ] own righteousness , because he was for@@ giving the sin@@ s that occ@@ ur@@ red in the past ” and “ in this present se@@ as@@ on . ” ​ — Romans 3 : 25 , 26 .
We will consider four bro@@ ad c@@ ate@@ g@@ ori@@ es : wicked people , cor@@ ru@@ pt organiz@@ ations , wrong activities , and dist@@ res@@ s@@ ful con@@ di@@ tions .
For instance , G@@ le@@ n , in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , has four gro@@ wn children .
By 19@@ 23 , Ger@@ man cur@@ r@@ enc@@ y was practic@@ ally wor@@ th@@ less .
To the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ant of the land , he says : “ The gar@@ land [ of cal@@ am@@ ity ] must come to you . ” ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 7 : 7 .
The Bible war@@ ns : “ An@@ yone com@@ mit@@ ting ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with a woman is in want of heart ; he that does it is br@@ ing@@ ing his own soul to ru@@ in . ”
( Read James 1 : 13 - 15 . )
If so , work with your children until you are sure that they can h@@ and@@ le the assignment on their own .
18 : 8 , 10 .
What are some blessings and benef@@ its of keep@@ ing bus@@ y as ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers ?
L@@ ik@@ ely , your parents are tra@@ ining you in a similar way by stud@@ ying the Bible with you , pra@@ ying with you , taking you to congregation meetings and lar@@ g@@ er ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es of God’s people , and sh@@ aring with you in the field ministry .
One example will under@@ l@@ ine how important this princi@@ ple is .
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : A@@ TH@@ E@@ I@@ S@@ T
Is the earth he@@ ad@@ ed for a point of no return ?
A@@ n experienced Christian sister once said : “ When you view a pro@@ spe@@ ctive marriage par@@ t@@ ner , think of perhaps ten ba@@ si@@ c requi@@ re@@ ments you would like to see in that person .
E@@ di@@ th at first wor@@ ked in the k@@ it@@ ch@@ en , and later she began working in the of@@ fice , where she ser@@ ves to this day as a ma@@ il cl@@ er@@ k .
He moved it from P@@ o@@ t@@ t@@ st@@ own , Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a , to Ne@@ war@@ k , New Jer@@ se@@ y , for the conven@@ tion held there O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 16 - 18 .
H@@ er P@@ ol@@ ish parents were long@@ time , ze@@ al@@ ous Witnesses .
Bal@@ ance work with spiritu@@ ality .
But you may ask , ‘ How can I have s@@ crip@@ tures at the ready when I need them ? ’
Yet , you can be sure that as the ol@@ des@@ t child in a large family of mo@@ des@@ t means , he had cho@@ res to do in ad@@ dition to recei@@ ving tra@@ ining from Joseph to become a car@@ p@@ en@@ ter .
This conclu@@ sion is based on De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 1 : 15 , which says : “ So I [ Moses ] took the he@@ a@@ ds of your tri@@ bes . . . and put them as he@@ a@@ ds over you , c@@ hi@@ ef@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds and c@@ hi@@ ef@@ s of h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds and c@@ hi@@ ef@@ s of fi@@ f@@ ties and c@@ hi@@ ef@@ s of ten@@ s and of@@ fic@@ ers of your tri@@ bes . ”
While pra@@ ying , however , we may rec@@ all positi@@ ve things said in God’s Word , and we thus ‘ find comfort for ourselves . ’
The Bible pu@@ ts it this way : “ I , Jehovah , am your God , the One teaching you to benefit yourself , the One ca@@ using you to tre@@ ad in the way in which you should walk . ” ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 .
Di@@ d David want that ?
But with a good hel@@ me@@ t , he could sur@@ vi@@ ve b@@ lo@@ ws to the head without suffering serious in@@ j@@ ur@@ y .
Do you ag@@ ree that God is wor@@ thy to rule over you ?
There was no sub@@ st@@ ance to my life . ”
Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous pre@@ ach@@ ers b@@ la@@ zed the tra@@ il , so to speak , for all those who would follow them .
The speak@@ er explained why people su@@ ff@@ er .
When they fin@@ ally left Egy@@ pt , they had to go “ in bat@@ tle form@@ ation . ”
Jehovah is the great@@ est di@@ gn@@ it@@ ary in the uni@@ verse .
When other of@@ fic@@ ers saw that I would not com@@ promise , they began to p@@ un@@ ch me sa@@ va@@ g@@ ely .
D@@ et@@ er@@ min@@ ed to Be a P@@ i@@ one@@ er
The question rema@@ ins : Will the nations of the world really be un@@ ited some@@ day ?
La@@ w@@ less , sel@@ f@@ ish , and ung@@ o@@ dly attitu@@ des ab@@ ound .
“ ‘ I am an a@@ the@@ ist , but I would like to be to@@ t@@ ally con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of the ex@@ ist@@ ence of this Su@@ pre@@ me Be@@ ing , who inspi@@ res in his worshipp@@ ers the most gen@@ u@@ ine “ love of neigh@@ b@@ or . ” ’ ”
Mo@@ st of them live in or near the cap@@ it@@ al , Ad@@ di@@ s A@@ ba@@ ba .
Jesus cur@@ sed the st@@ er@@ ile fi@@ g t@@ ree , and on the following day , the disciples no@@ tic@@ ed that it had already wi@@ ther@@ ed .
In answer , Jesus gave his disciples two rel@@ ated illustr@@ ations .
Will people ev@@ en@@ tually sto@@ p the k@@ ill@@ ing ?
‘ Da@@ y and night service ’ in what sense ?
Bet@@ h - sh@@ em@@ es@@ h
R@@ em@@ ember , one p@@ ath will dist@@ ance you from Jehovah , while the other p@@ ath will lead you to the best life ever .
W@@ ould you like to make yourself a@@ vail@@ able ?
He st@@ op@@ ped dr@@ in@@ king and mis@@ tre@@ ating T@@ er@@ es@@ a .
Thus , false me@@ a@@ sures , false we@@ igh@@ ts , and false spe@@ e@@ ch are r@@ am@@ p@@ ant in the com@@ mer@@ cial world of Mi@@ ca@@ h’s day .
P@@ os@@ si@@ bly he died some@@ time before Ab@@ sal@@ om@@ ’s up@@ ris@@ ing .
Acc@@ ording to hist@@ ori@@ an Ph@@ ili@@ p T@@ a@@ yl@@ or , they emp@@ lo@@ yed “ a po@@ li@@ cy of ter@@ ro@@ r cou@@ pl@@ ed with one of pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda , desi@@ gn@@ ed to keep con@@ qu@@ ered pe@@ op@@ les down and to f@@ righ@@ ten po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al enem@@ ies with gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c pro@@ pa@@ gan@@ di@@ st i@@ mag@@ er@@ y and b@@ ru@@ tal p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ gy . ”
What means does Jehovah have at his dis@@ pos@@ al to help his servants who are under tri@@ al ?
Can we succ@@ ess@@ fully “ take [ our ] stand against him , so@@ li@@ d in the faith ” ?
Thus , a Jewish pro@@ ver@@ b af@@ fir@@ m@@ ed : “ Ang@@ are@@ ia is like death . ”
C@@ learly , Timothy took full advan@@ ta@@ ge of this exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent tra@@ ining .
By means of that Kingdom , Jehovah will v@@ indic@@ ate his uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy his name .
Such com@@ ments by n@@ on - Witnesses show that our inter@@ n@@ ational bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od is truly uni@@ que .
As a perfect man ​ — in fact , the great@@ est man who ever lived — ​ Jesus took up preaching the good news .
In other par@@ ts of the earth , it br@@ ings war@@ m@@ th after a co@@ ld w@@ in@@ ter .
When using the In@@ de@@ x or the Watchtower Li@@ br@@ ary , look up the most direc@@ tly rel@@ ated sub@@ ject first .
Why , she is jo@@ y@@ ful !
Consider , then , three of the important less@@ ons that we learn from the book of Job .
In the Bible , the Greek word transl@@ ated “ resurrection ” liter@@ ally means “ a standing up again . ”
In ad@@ dition , time devo@@ ted to exam@@ ining God’s Word will en@@ able us to con@@ form our life more fully to Jehovah’s ways .
God’s kingdom comes , not to bur@@ n up this earth , but to bring to pas@@ s God’s will here on earth as well as in heaven .
5 : 19 .
This means being pati@@ ent with n@@ on - Witness family members , neigh@@ b@@ ors , col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es at work , cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es .
For example , Mari@@ o , qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , is one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and he rec@@ alls : “ We always held out baptism , the full - time ministry , and other spiritual go@@ als to our children .
O@@ ther “ imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ements ” follow with succ@@ e@@ e@@ ding gener@@ ations , so that ev@@ en@@ tually the por@@ tra@@ it be@@ ars little res@@ em@@ bl@@ ance to you .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ I became a minis@@ ter of this [ sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ t ] according to the free gift of the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness of God . ”
The purpose of God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness is to ‘ re@@ conc@@ ile a world to himself ’ by means of Christ . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
To honor Jehovah , we also need to honor the worl@@ d@@ wide Christian congregation , along with its re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves .
In one small to@@ wn , I saw a thr@@ ong of children coming out of a school .
Jesus later ad@@ v@@ ised his listen@@ ers : “ Pa@@ y attention to y@@ ourselves that your hearts never become we@@ igh@@ ed down with over@@ e@@ ating and heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ king and anxi@@ e@@ ties of life , and su@@ d@@ den@@ ly that day be in@@ stan@@ tly upon you as a s@@ n@@ are . ” ​ — Luke 21 : 34 , 35 .
He can do this in@@ stan@@ tly and without fore@@ thought .
May Jehovah re@@ ward you for what you have done . ” ​ — Ru@@ th 2 : 8 - 12 .
14 : 22 .
Jesus war@@ ned about an evil slave who conclu@@ des in his heart that the ma@@ ster is d@@ el@@ a@@ ying and who star@@ ts to be@@ at his fellow sla@@ ves .
And remember that what we see being accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed worl@@ d@@ wide gives con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing evidence that Jehovah God will soon fulf@@ ill his promise to u@@ sh@@ er in the gl@@ ori@@ ous “ new heavens and a new earth ” in which “ righteousness is to d@@ well . ” ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
E@@ no@@ ch will be there to expla@@ in how he had the courage needed to dec@@ l@@ are Jehovah’s message to ung@@ o@@ dly people .
What better means is there to keep f@@ res@@ h in mind the sign@@ s of the times and their meaning than to talk to others about them ?
“ W@@ H@@ Y G@@ O@@ D W@@ H@@ Y ? ”
An@@ ts are mar@@ vel@@ ously organiz@@ ed and re@@ mar@@ ka@@ bly co@@ op@@ er@@ ative with one another .
But how can the holy and righteous God , Jehovah , view sin@@ ful humans as righteous ?
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ o@@ ks of O@@ badi@@ ah , J@@ on@@ ah , and Mi@@ ca@@ h
In fact , many people believe that religion contribu@@ tes to or ca@@ uses con@@ f@@ li@@ ct .
He may ask an el@@ der for ad@@ vice .
When God provided the Law , he arrang@@ ed for a full - time pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od and for ass@@ ist@@ ants from the tri@@ be of L@@ ev@@ i .
When you receive a letter from a bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ man , it may conclu@@ de with a per@@ fun@@ ct@@ ory “ s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely your@@ s . ”
Bible prophecy id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es him .
How fo@@ ol@@ ish it would be for Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers today to try to con@@ form to the world by similar means !
1@@ 19 : 10@@ 5 ; Mat@@ t .
Consider what Paul wrote in his second letter to Timothy : “ You have clo@@ sel@@ y follow@@ ed my teaching , my course of life , . . . the s@@ ort of things that happened to me in An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch [ ex@@ pul@@ sion from the city ] , in I@@ con@@ i@@ u@@ m [ the at@@ temp@@ ted p@@ el@@ ting with st@@ ones ] , in L@@ y@@ str@@ a [ the st@@ on@@ ing ] , the s@@ ort of persecu@@ tions I have bor@@ ne ; and yet out of them all the Lord deli@@ vered me . ” ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
What an enjo@@ y@@ able time a@@ wa@@ its all who will sur@@ vi@@ ve to live on earth then !
After atten@@ ding Christian meetings for sever@@ al months , B@@ er@@ y@@ l ag@@ re@@ ed to study the Bible and became a Witness .
P@@ rac@@ tic@@ ing truth is a pur@@ su@@ it that we should take seri@@ ously .
E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ ans , Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans , Cana@@ an@@ ites , and some Af@@ ri@@ can and A@@ ra@@ bi@@ an tri@@ bes des@@ c@@ ended from H@@ am .
of May 22 , 199@@ 3 , pages 10 - 11 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Eli@@ j@@ ah no longer wanted to be a prophet but pre@@ fer@@ red to die in@@ stead . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 19 : 4 .
Instead , we can look for@@ ward to it .
And in early 199@@ 9 , sh@@ op@@ p@@ ers could find a vo@@ lu@@ me “ about the love [ that ] Bo@@ y Jesus and his do@@ g , Ang@@ el , share with each other . ”
Fir@@ st we took in acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s Word .
He cho@@ se ones who had a good re@@ pu@@ tation .
On@@ ly Jehovah’s Witnesses have refu@@ sed , ” they no@@ ted .
* When a Christian el@@ der asked him what was the most tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ ing as@@ pect of his life , J@@ as@@ on quic@@ k@@ ly rep@@ lied : “ I mis@@ s having a father .
Su@@ po@@ t’s friends continued to help him and encoura@@ ged his family to sp@@ end more time with him and not to give up on him .
In the r@@ ace for life , the a@@ bu@@ se of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l can pre@@ v@@ ent us from re@@ aching the fin@@ ish l@@ ine .
There was a f@@ lood of ou@@ tra@@ ge at the repor@@ t that one large char@@ ity pl@@ an@@ ned to hold back ne@@ arly half of the $ 5@@ 4@@ 6 milli@@ on it received and use it for other pur@@ pos@@ es .
T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ers who did not wish to be a bur@@ den on their ho@@ st@@ s car@@ ri@@ ed with them the needed pro@@ v@@ isions ​ — bre@@ ad and w@@ ine for themselves and st@@ ra@@ w and fo@@ d@@ der for their as@@ ses .
Ma@@ in@@ tain Your Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty to God’s Kingdom
( 1 ) C@@ ol@@ l@@ ins , E .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T | I@@ S G@@ O@@ D IN@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ E@@ D I@@ N Y@@ O@@ U ?
For Paul , there was more than just one ‘ p@@ il@@ la@@ r . ’
In the mean@@ time , “ Samuel continued gro@@ wing up , and Jehovah himself proved to be with him . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther , we need to fe@@ ed our min@@ ds on things that are true , serious , righteous , cha@@ st@@ e , lo@@ va@@ ble , well spo@@ ken of , vi@@ r@@ tu@@ ous , and pra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy .
Thus , such ter@@ ms as “ spiritu@@ ality , ” “ being spiritual , ” or “ being spiritually - min@@ ded ” are vie@@ wed as sy@@ n@@ on@@ y@@ m@@ ous .
And 1 out of every 4 st@@ ressed that faith and religious con@@ vi@@ ction pla@@ y a ma@@ j@@ or ro@@ le in being happy .
For example , we know that it takes a lo@@ t of effort for our de@@ ar older ones to come to the meetings and go out in the ministry regul@@ arly .
Do not read just to co@@ ver pages .
This too is in fulfill@@ ment of what the Bible fore@@ told .
Paul ur@@ ged us : “ R@@ end@@ er to all their du@@ es , to him who c@@ alls for the ta@@ x , the ta@@ x ; to him who c@@ alls for the tri@@ bu@@ te , the tri@@ bu@@ te ; . . . to him who c@@ alls for honor , such honor . ”
They held f@@ ast and were then sent to con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps , Father to D@@ ac@@ ha@@ u and M@@ other to R@@ av@@ en@@ s@@ br@@ ü@@ ck .
We cannot say for sure who they were .
As@@ k the bi@@ sh@@ op .
Why do Jehovah’s Witnesses go to such great l@@ eng@@ ths to ann@@ oun@@ ce , or ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ise , God’s Kingdom ?
The best place to make true friends is in con@@ ne@@ ction with the Christian congregation .
M@@ ore than 2@@ ,@@ 9@@ 00 transl@@ at@@ ors have received spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ized tra@@ ining to transl@@ ate the Bible and Bible liter@@ ature .
“ W@@ H@@ A@@ T is the matter with him ?
A c@@ ru@@ shing b@@ low was deal@@ t in 5@@ 22 B.C.E . when the Per@@ si@@ an king ban@@ ned fur@@ ther building in Jerusalem .
However , it was not Jehovah’s way of pro@@ duc@@ ing Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed .
P@@ u@@ t Kingdom In@@ ter@@ ests Fir@@ st
On E@@ ar@@ th or in He@@ av@@ en ?
For his faith@@ ful@@ ness and loy@@ al@@ ty , Jesus was resur@@ rec@@ ted , not as a human , but as “ a life - giving spirit . ”
Then he said : “ I set the pat@@ ter@@ n for you . ” ​ — John 13 : 2 - 15 .
He who is wal@@ king fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less@@ ly and practic@@ ing righteousness and speaking the truth in his heart . ”
• Ex@@ pla@@ in why , in our bat@@ tle against sin , it is vital to study the Bible , to obey Jehovah’s law , and to pray to him .
It is es@@ tim@@ ated that by the first century , sla@@ ves cons@@ titu@@ ted ne@@ arly half the po@@ pul@@ ation of R@@ ome .
In fact , ne@@ i@@ ther can they die any@@ more , for they are like the angels , and they are God’s children by being children of the resurrection . ” ​ — Luke 20 : 34 - 36 .
Why Is S@@ el@@ f - Con@@ tro@@ l . . .
H@@ u@@ man la@@ ws are often f@@ la@@ wed and may be un@@ fa@@ ir . In contr@@ ast , “ the law of Jehovah is perfect . ”
W@@ il@@ d Be@@ ast and Mark , 4 / 1 S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S
Tru@@ e , in@@ deed , is the Bible pro@@ ver@@ b : “ As ap@@ ples of go@@ ld in s@@ il@@ ver car@@ v@@ ings is a word spo@@ ken at the right time for it . ” ​ — Proverbs 25 : 11 .
( a ) Today , how have many ac@@ ted like Joseph , but how have some ac@@ ted like E@@ sa@@ u ?
They can ref@@ res@@ h and en@@ li@@ ven a person , or they can te@@ ar him down .
What We L@@ ear@@ n From T@@ ri@@ als
Instead of continu@@ ing to walk by faith , they allow@@ ed material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons to bl@@ ind their spiritual vision .
I now put up with r@@ he@@ um@@ at@@ o@@ id ar@@ thr@@ it@@ is , but I still enjoy serving as a pioneer .
The study was condu@@ cted over the tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne for ten months , al@@ though this co@@ st a lo@@ t of money both for the sister and the inter@@ ested woman .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , Jesus Christ made a positi@@ ve st@@ at@@ ement about an ev@@ ent in J@@ on@@ ah’s life .
One who has stu@@ died those langu@@ ages is still dep@@ end@@ ent on dic@@ tion@@ aries and gr@@ am@@ ma@@ r boo@@ ks .
I@@ ’@@ l@@ l ag@@ ree with that .
Of course , to share in these blessings , we must have the prop@@ er heart con@@ dition .
Gen@@ er often came home l@@ ate , after pla@@ ying bil@@ li@@ ar@@ ds and viol@@ ent com@@ pu@@ ter g@@ ames with his friends .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing he does is gu@@ i@@ ded by that qu@@ ality .
He was so@@ ld into sla@@ very , but Jehovah “ res@@ cu@@ ed him out of all his tri@@ bul@@ ations . ”
B@@ as@@ ed on T@@ ex@@ t@@ book of S@@ y@@ ri@@ an S@@ em@@ iti@@ c In@@ s@@ crip@@ tions , V@@ olu@@ me 1 , by John C .
What can we do today to keep from f@@ all@@ ing pre@@ y to a ne@@ g@@ ative spirit ?
W@@ ell , can you af@@ for@@ d to s@@ end one or two of your children to school without pu@@ t@@ ting them in spiritual d@@ anger ?
Why do we eng@@ age in these Christian activities ?
Many benef@@ ited when they took to heart that war@@ ning provided by “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 17 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 5@@ 2 , 6@@ 5
He was able to re@@ vi@@ ve them by op@@ ening the w@@ in@@ do@@ ws to let in some f@@ res@@ h , co@@ ld a@@ ir .
So when op@@ pos@@ ers made tr@@ ou@@ ble for us and se@@ cur@@ ed an order to re@@ vo@@ ke our vis@@ as , wi@@ ves of the of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als put pres@@ sure on their hus@@ ban@@ ds and the decision was re@@ ver@@ sed !
As such , Jerusalem had never before been destro@@ yed .
Today there is a pres@@ sing need to strengthen our hands .
Why A@@ vo@@ id Ex@@ tre@@ m@@ es ?
18 : 22 - 33 .
Jesus con@@ dem@@ ned such a spirit when he said : “ S@@ to@@ p judg@@ ing that you may not be jud@@ ged ; for with what judgment you are judg@@ ing , you will be jud@@ ged ; and with the me@@ asure that you are me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing out , they will me@@ asure out to you .
The nations r@@ ound about had k@@ ings , and the Israelites wanted one too !
It is not hard to feel succ@@ ess@@ ful when we have sp@@ ent an enjo@@ y@@ able time in the field ministry , plac@@ ing Bible liter@@ ature or eng@@ ag@@ ing hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders in s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ating Bible discus@@ sions .
We will also look at a man who thought he was known by God but who took a pri@@ de@@ ful course and found out that Jehovah had re@@ je@@ cted him .
During that difficult time , my sister , A@@ ri@@ ad@@ ne , lo@@ v@@ ingly took char@@ ge of our family .
It inclu@@ ded C@@ o@@ ele - S@@ y@@ ri@@ a , P@@ ho@@ en@@ i@@ ci@@ a , Sam@@ ari@@ a , and Juda@@ h and was likely rul@@ ed from D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us .
As a result , Egy@@ pt experienced these b@@ lo@@ ws : ( 1 ) water chang@@ ed to blood , ( 2 ) f@@ ro@@ g@@ s , ( 3 ) gn@@ ats , ( 4 ) g@@ ad@@ f@@ lies , ( 5 ) p@@ est@@ il@@ ence upon li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck , ( 6 ) bo@@ il@@ s upon man and be@@ ast , ( 7 ) ha@@ il , ( 8 ) lo@@ cu@@ st@@ s , ( 9 ) dar@@ k@@ ness , and ( 10 ) the death of Egy@@ p@@ t’s fir@@ st@@ born , including P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s son .
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t expla@@ ins : “ From the very beg@@ in@@ ning , I was imp@@ ressed with the way the Witnesses use the n@@ ames of Jehovah and Jesus , ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing that they are se@@ par@@ ate pers@@ ons .
A@@ ver@@ age years in truth : 18@@ .@@ 2
S@@ O@@ M@@ E parents feel un@@ qu@@ ali@@ fied to teach their children about God .
“ Ha@@ ve no fear , ” Jesus reas@@ sur@@ ed his disciples , “ you are wor@@ th more than many s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws . ”
F@@ in@@ ally , this prophecy , along with others , streng@@ th@@ ens our hope for an earthly par@@ adise for mankind .
En@@ za says , “ Jehovah ri@@ ch@@ ly bless@@ es me with good resul@@ ts each time I make the effort to share the good news with others . ”
I might eas@@ ily have given up tr@@ ying to serve Jehovah if it ha@@ d@@ n@@ ’t been for a brother who took time to listen to me .
To King Saul , o@@ ffering that sacrifice was more important than obe@@ ying the direction he had received to wa@@ it for Samuel to make that sacrifice .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al H@@ el@@ p for the D@@ ist@@ ressed
The qualities that holy spirit pro@@ du@@ ces are a refle@@ ction of the very person@@ ality of the S@@ ource of that spirit , Jehovah God .
As I look back over 6@@ 7 years of serving Jehovah , I am than@@ k@@ ful for the rich blessings I have received .
So that they are no longer two , but one flesh .
D@@ em@@ et@@ ri@@ us , one of the s@@ il@@ vers@@ mi@@ ths , believ@@ ed that Paul’s ministry th@@ reat@@ ened their lu@@ cr@@ ative bu@@ sin@@ ess .
One day , M@@ other vis@@ ited her brother - in - law , my un@@ c@@ le Jo@@ ha@@ n .
In a rec@@ ent year , over 8 per@@ c@@ ent of the ter@@ rit@@ ory in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o was not being regul@@ arly co@@ vered by congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
“ They showed me from the Bible that the name of the true God is Jehovah , ” expla@@ ins Ri@@ ch@@ ard .
He told of a king who gener@@ ously can@@ c@@ el@@ ed an en@@ or@@ m@@ ous de@@ b@@ t that a slave had inc@@ ur@@ red .
He descri@@ bed his feelings this way : “ My heart was s@@ our@@ ed and in my k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys I was sh@@ ar@@ p@@ ly pa@@ ined . ”
In P@@ us@@ an , K@@ o@@ re@@ a@@ ’s ma@@ j@@ or sou@@ ther@@ n por@@ t city , a Witness happened to me@@ et two de@@ a@@ f individuals who wrote on a pi@@ e@@ ce of pa@@ per : “ We like Par@@ adise .
C@@ ould anything appro@@ aching that be possible now for people in all nations around the g@@ lo@@ be ?
God sent angels to res@@ cu@@ e Lo@@ t .
But the ex@@ act number of Jesus ’ mirac@@ les , including un@@ repor@@ ted ones , is not reve@@ aled . ​ — 7 / 15 , page 5 .
And their spiritual par@@ adise is gro@@ wing .
Since he lived in cen@@ tr@@ al P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al , his only cont@@ act with God’s congregation was the public@@ ations he received by ma@@ il and a Bible that had bel@@ ong@@ ed to my gr@@ and@@ parents .
What can we learn from the way Jehovah commun@@ ic@@ ated with his people in the past ?
Do not av@@ enge y@@ ourselves , bel@@ o@@ ved , but yi@@ eld place to the wr@@ ath . ”
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H G@@ O@@ D cre@@ ated humans with the need for dra@@ wing close to him .
The a@@ udi@@ ence respon@@ ded with a mi@@ gh@@ ty sh@@ out : “ Yes ! ”
However , Jesus ’ pri@@ m@@ ary mis@@ sion was not that of heal@@ ing people physi@@ c@@ ally .
Rather , those anointed Christians began to ex@@ pl@@ ore other practic@@ al ways of s@@ pre@@ ading the good news .
And members of the great crow@@ d are not in the in@@ ner cour@@ ty@@ ard of Jehovah’s great spiritual temple , which cour@@ ty@@ ard re@@ pres@@ ents the con@@ dition of perfect , righteous human s@@ on@@ ship of the members of Jehovah’s “ holy pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od ” while they are on earth .
Our faith lik@@ e@@ wise gro@@ ws , and it be@@ comes e@@ asi@@ er to wa@@ it for the blessings we know will come . ​ — Read James 5 : 7 , 8 .
See the article “ Do M@@ ore T@@ ha@@ n Sa@@ y : ‘ Ke@@ ep W@@ ar@@ m and W@@ ell F@@ ed ’ ” in the O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 15 , 198@@ 6 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
Can You W@@ id@@ en O@@ u@@ t in Lo@@ ve ?
In 1@@ 6@@ 20 , the C@@ ze@@ ch kingdom was for@@ ced back under Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic d@@ om@@ in@@ ion .
Di@@ d Jesus mean that no we@@ al@@ thy person will in@@ her@@ it the Kingdom ?
For example , I stru@@ gg@@ led to believe that God really car@@ ed about me as a person and that others could share God’s feelings toward me .
Jesus and his disciples were travel@@ ing to Jerusalem for the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver of 33 C.E .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , Jehovah stated : “ Just as the ar@@ my of the heavens cannot be coun@@ ted , ne@@ i@@ ther the s@@ and of the se@@ a be me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed , so I shall mul@@ ti@@ p@@ ly the se@@ ed of David my serv@@ ant . ”
Does that not draw you even clo@@ s@@ er to our loving and imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al God ? ​ — Acts 10 : 34 .
We can also make an effort to inc@@ re@@ ase our ministry during this peri@@ od .
In the following cen@@ tu@@ ries , ch@@ urch coun@@ c@@ il@@ s and so - called Ch@@ urch Fa@@ thers prom@@ o@@ ted cl@@ er@@ ic@@ al c@@ eli@@ ba@@ cy .
; A@@ sh@@ for@@ d , C .
How re@@ pu@@ gn@@ ant it would be if we were to fo@@ ster a similar attitude and become ir@@ rit@@ ated or up@@ set over things about which we really should rejo@@ ice !
We will next look at how lear@@ ning to view others as Jehovah does can help us in this reg@@ ard .
M@@ ano@@ ah and his wife were concer@@ ned about their chil@@ d’s up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing .
We dis@@ em@@ ba@@ r@@ ked in A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a , and I soon acc@@ li@@ m@@ ati@@ zed to the M@@ id@@ d@@ le - E@@ ast life - st@@ y@@ le .
God’s Lo@@ ve V@@ er@@ su@@ s S@@ in
By pra@@ ying , stud@@ ying God’s Word , and foc@@ using on help@@ ing others , he pi@@ cked himself up and re@@ sum@@ ed his spiritual p@@ ace .
Paul simply ref@@ ers to these loyal servants of God as a ‘ great cl@@ ou@@ d of wit@@ nesses . ’
Instead , they cho@@ se the il@@ leg@@ iti@@ mate fre@@ e@@ dom offered by Satan , which was moral in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence .
It seem@@ ed that on such occasi@@ ons God’s spirit gu@@ i@@ ded my mind to the most bene@@ fi@@ cial matters and gave me a feel@@ ing of com@@ po@@ sure .
1@@ 19 : 4@@ 6 .
Jesus Christ is sure to ad@@ d@@ ress all the ro@@ o@@ t ca@@ uses of human problems and of the ev@@ il@@ s that b@@ es@@ et us .
I was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that the most important thing I could do was preach the good news of God’s Kingdom .
With viol@@ ence and se@@ x@@ u@@ al per@@ ver@@ sion r@@ am@@ p@@ ant all around him , Noah could have become disc@@ oura@@ ged .
The apostle was a@@ de@@ pt at using comm@@ on , eas@@ ily under@@ sto@@ od illustr@@ ations to cl@@ ari@@ fy comple@@ x spiritual ide@@ as .
And the apostle Paul spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally stated : “ If anyone does not want to work , ne@@ i@@ ther let him e@@ at . ”
This is especially true of those who are in positi@@ ons of authority , such as parents .
The resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus was even greater than he had been during his pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence .
This can help you prove that Jehovah’s holy spirit gu@@ i@@ ded them . ​ — 2 Peter 1 : 21 .
Yes , no matter what dar@@ k v@@ al@@ le@@ y we may find ourselves in , we do not have to walk through it al@@ one .
To them , the Romans ’ view of life makes perfect sense , wh@@ atever the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
The con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries of the B@@ or@@ gi@@ a family , though acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to similar spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ les , ob@@ served their cri@@ m@@ es with un@@ spe@@ aka@@ ble hor@@ ro@@ r , the e@@ cho@@ es of which , more than four cen@@ tu@@ ries later , still have not comple@@ t@@ ely died down . ” ​ — L@@ ’@@ É@@ gl@@ ise et la R@@ en@@ a@@ is@@ s@@ ance ( 14@@ 4@@ 9 - 1@@ 5@@ 17 ) ( The Ch@@ urch and the R@@ en@@ a@@ is@@ s@@ ance ) .
Jehovah’s Witnesses in gener@@ al are or@@ din@@ ary people .
Of course , not ever@@ yone who mer@@ ely claim@@ s to believe in God lives up to the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s high standards .
But wicked men and imp@@ o@@ st@@ ors will ad@@ v@@ ance from bad to wor@@ se , mis@@ le@@ ading and being mis@@ led . ”
Au@@ g .
How might a mis@@ taken view of people af@@ fect us ?
29 : 3 - 9 ​ — What is por@@ tra@@ yed by lik@@ ening the vo@@ ice of Jehovah to a th@@ under@@ st@@ or@@ m that inspi@@ res a@@ we as it travel@@ s ?
In his conclu@@ ding com@@ ments , Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r , from he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters in New Yor@@ k , ex@@ hor@@ ted : “ Ke@@ ep on faith@@ fully serving Jehovah .
19 , 20 . ( a ) All baptized mal@@ es are ur@@ ged to do what ?
At a time when ca@@ the@@ dr@@ als were v@@ ying for p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ ms , the bi@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ y he wrote about his pre@@ dec@@ ess@@ or , “ Sa@@ in@@ t ” R@@ em@@ i@@ gi@@ us , likely was in@@ tend@@ ed to inc@@ re@@ ase the r@@ en@@ own of his ch@@ urch and to en@@ rich it .
With his ar@@ m he will col@@ le@@ ct together the lam@@ bs ; and in his bo@@ som he will car@@ ry them . Those giving su@@ ck he will conduct with care . ”
Today , medi@@ cal advan@@ ces have en@@ ab@@ led physi@@ ci@@ ans to fi@@ ght ill@@ ness ag@@ g@@ res@@ si@@ vely in order to pro@@ long life .
Since no dic@@ tion@@ ary was a@@ vail@@ able , he began building a g@@ lo@@ s@@ s@@ ary of Tu@@ valu@@ an words .
M@@ ary recogn@@ ized Christ
So Peter was ur@@ g@@ ing fellow believers to be “ ar@@ d@@ ently desi@@ ring ” the pres@@ ence of the day of Jehovah .
With your counsel you will lead me , and af@@ ter@@ ward you will take me even to glory . ”
C@@ er@@ tain do@@ g@@ ma@@ s are accepted , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as others are c@@ ast asi@@ de .
He pray@@ ed bri@@ ef@@ ly , beg@@ g@@ ing for Jehovah’s help .
And since the Bible ur@@ ges us to d@@ ress with mo@@ des@@ ty in every@@ day life , how much more so should we he@@ ed this counsel on the day of our baptism !
Christ Ch@@ eri@@ shed the C@@ ongreg@@ ation
The fore@@ going examples should help to al@@ la@@ y our anxi@@ ety about having sin@@ ned against the holy spirit .
He had been Moses ’ attend@@ ant for al@@ most 40 years .
So do not hold back in expres@@ sing yourself in s@@ ong .
H@@ ad David not ris@@ ked his life in fac@@ ing Go@@ li@@ ath ?
Our future life pro@@ spe@@ cts as imper@@ fect humans are ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly g@@ ri@@ m .
On Ju@@ ne 15 , F@@ er@@ din@@ and arri@@ ved in the Ne@@ ther@@ lands .
Acc@@ ording to ra@@ b@@ bin@@ ic@@ al recor@@ ds , a le@@ per was allow@@ ed to come within only about si@@ x fe@@ et [ 1@@ .@@ 7 m ] of anyone .
They cl@@ ing like le@@ e@@ ches .
“ Christ died for our sin@@ s . ” As you pro@@ ba@@ bly know , that is one of the ba@@ si@@ c teachings of Christi@@ an@@ ity .
It should come as no sur@@ pris@@ e that this world l@@ ac@@ ks true hope .
Of course , all of us need to be on gu@@ ard so that we do not lo@@ se our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative “ ou@@ ter gar@@ ments ” ​ — the qualities and standards that id@@ enti@@ fy us as Christ’s followers . ​ — Re@@ v .
Is that true ? ”
What should medit@@ ating on Jehovah’s blessings do for us ?
How thr@@ ill@@ ing it is to have a ze@@ al@@ ous share in this never - to - be - re@@ pe@@ ated work !
Con@@ cer@@ ning a for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ or in the congregation , Paul says : “ R@@ emo@@ ve the wicked man from among y@@ ourselves . ”
A sister who became a mission@@ ary says : “ My parents invit@@ ed pione@@ ers for a me@@ al on num@@ er@@ ous occasi@@ ons .
Of course , as was said at the beg@@ in@@ ning of this article , we do not know for sure ex@@ ac@@ tly how Satan showed the temple to Jesus .
Jehovah’s in@@ com@@ par@@ able wisdom is seen in that his Word at times om@@ its certain de@@ ta@@ il@@ s .
O@@ B@@ E@@ D is the father of two .
The only reason@@ able conclu@@ sion , then , is that Jesus was refer@@ ring to a group of Christians as “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
The account says : “ At that the fi@@ re of Jehovah came f@@ all@@ ing and went e@@ ating up the bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering and the pi@@ e@@ ces of w@@ o@@ od and the st@@ ones and the du@@ st , and the water that was in the tr@@ en@@ ch it li@@ cked up . ”
Why was that vital then , and why is it vital now ?
Let us remember that it is Jehovah’s hum@@ ility and not our own ability that ‘ makes us great . ’
( b ) What form@@ s of illustr@@ ations did Jesus use , and what questions ar@@ ise about his use of illustr@@ ations ?
He wants you to be happy .
What would he do ?
With 20 do@@ l@@ l@@ ars in my wal@@ let and a small su@@ it@@ case , I set out for my first pioneer assignment .
She says : “ If you want an exc@@ iting ministry , serving in a fore@@ ign - language congregation is for you .
( a ) How is love often pres@@ ented ?
As no@@ ted , those who respon@@ ded to Pet@@ er@@ ’s dis@@ course worshipp@@ ed Jehovah and had pre@@ vi@@ ously had a relationship with him .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , M@@ er@@ e@@ ’s husband , Jo@@ sua , so@@ f@@ ten@@ ed in his attitude and even started to si@@ t in on Bible discus@@ sions that M@@ ere had with their children .
Jesus ’ disciples follow@@ ed him will@@ ingly , and they af@@ fir@@ m@@ ed that he was Jehovah’s cho@@ ice .
“ Le@@ a@@ ve an In@@ her@@ it@@ ance ”
“ It is the bre@@ ad that Jehovah has given you for food , ” Moses explained .
Some ex@@ per@@ ts feel that we are appro@@ aching ma@@ j@@ or chang@@ es to this earth .
Who Is God ?
Like David , you may be in@@ fu@@ ri@@ ated by something . What should you do ?
Will I ever see her again ? ’
In prayer to Jehovah , Christians in Jerusalem t@@ wi@@ ce refer@@ red to God’s Son as “ your holy serv@@ ant Jesus . ” ​ — Acts 4 : 27 , 30 .
* C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o , a Hebrew po@@ et called attention to the earth and the heavens .
This coming ref@@ ers to Jesus ’ appe@@ aring in the future to re@@ ward the just and p@@ un@@ ish the wicked .
K@@ ev@@ in conc@@ ur@@ s : “ I pray for a cal@@ m heart and a clear mind so that I can de@@ al with a proble@@ m .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , their half bro@@ ther’s resurrection moved them to a change of heart , to the point of be@@ coming his disciples .
Lo@@ ve in A@@ ction
It said : “ This re@@ pres@@ ents no effort to act in an ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ary , di@@ ct@@ at@@ ori@@ al man@@ ner .
David had experienced fir@@ s@@ th@@ and that Jehovah’s “ everlasting ar@@ ms ” can deli@@ ver those who serve H@@ im .
S@@ E@@ P@@ T@@ E@@ MB@@ E@@ R 24 - 30 , 20@@ 12
Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first the kingdom and his righteousness , and all these other things will be ad@@ ded to you . ”
It “ as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ts the mind , ” says T@@ a@@ yl@@ or .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing of his fellow Jews , Paul said : “ I be@@ ar them witness that they have a ze@@ al for God ; but not according to acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge ; for , because of not know@@ ing the righteousness of God but see@@ king to esta@@ bl@@ ish their own , they did not sub@@ ject themselves to the righteousness of God . ”
Like K@@ ev@@ in , we can keep imp@@ ro@@ ving our person@@ ality .
Ab@@ out 6@@ 00 years after Jo@@ b@@ ’s tri@@ als , Solomon was inspired to wr@@ ite : “ Be wise , my son , and make my heart rejo@@ ice , that I may make a rep@@ ly to him that is ta@@ un@@ ting me . ”
How should hus@@ ban@@ ds exerc@@ ise their he@@ ad@@ ship ?
Indeed , Jehovah is God “ from time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite ” ​ — forever . ​ — Psalm 9@@ 0 : 1 , 2 .
Then , as you see sign@@ s and l@@ and@@ mar@@ ks that mat@@ ch what the direc@@ tions say , you gain confidence that you are ne@@ aring your des@@ t@@ in@@ ation .
( b ) What situation can pose a chall@@ enge to Christian un@@ ity ?
What does this en@@ ta@@ il ?
As shepher@@ ds , how may elders imitate Jehovah ?
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , God’s Word is a sto@@ re@@ house of practic@@ al wisdom .
It will also encoura@@ ge us to follow past examples of those who cho@@ se to worship Jehovah , the King of et@@ er@@ n@@ ity .
Jehovah’s slave gi@@ r@@ l ! May it take place with me according to your declar@@ ation . ” She valu@@ ed the spiritual privilege so much that she was willing to be@@ ar any har@@ d@@ ship that her decision might en@@ ta@@ il .
In what way has the pati@@ ence of God benef@@ ited us ?
Y@@ oung ones who are reason@@ ab@@ ly matu@@ re spiritually are not “ to@@ s@@ sed about as by wa@@ ves and car@@ ri@@ ed here and there ” by their desi@@ res or by pres@@ sure from their pe@@ ers .
Un@@ like ra@@ b@@ bin@@ ic Jews , however , they re@@ je@@ cted the T@@ al@@ mu@@ d and emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed the reading of the Scriptures .
He ob@@ ta@@ ined other public@@ ations from the branch , which he also read , but his family op@@ posed him .
We are than@@ k@@ ful for the ser@@ vi@@ ces of such leg@@ al ent@@ ities .
On@@ ly God can give us comfort reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of how dist@@ res@@ sing our situation may be .
By ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ ing us to make supp@@ lic@@ ation , Jesus emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed that this is no time to be ca@@ su@@ al about standing before him and his Father .
( 2 ) Be consci@@ ous of your spiritual need .
This su@@ gg@@ ests that deep in@@ side , many ye@@ ar@@ n to expres@@ s how they feel about their ch@@ eri@@ shed mate .
That is , given en@@ ough time , can we work out on our own what is right and wrong , bene@@ fi@@ cial and har@@ m@@ ful , in all are@@ as of life ?
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 7@@ 4 , 4@@ 4
What is the most important cho@@ ice you can make in life , and when can you make it ?
The tra@@ in gr@@ ound to a hal@@ t at the in@@ fam@@ ous S@@ ach@@ sen@@ ha@@ us@@ en con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p .
• With what in@@ t@@ ent should we be as@@ king , “ Wh@@ ere is Jehovah ? ”
I have had opportun@@ ities to share this information with the local medi@@ cal commun@@ ity when I have been invit@@ ed to talk on these sub@@ je@@ cts at medi@@ cal s@@ em@@ in@@ ars .
She now says : “ What helped us to become ac@@ tive again was that ne@@ i@@ ther the brothers who vis@@ ited us nor the sisters who accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed them ever showed a judg@@ men@@ tal or cr@@ itical attitude toward us .
Such se@@ al@@ ing demonstr@@ ated God’s appro@@ val of them .
But Jesus went on to reas@@ sure them : “ With men it is imp@@ os@@ sible , but not so with God , for all things are possible with God . ”
TH@@ E T@@ E@@ M@@ P@@ L@@ E I@@ S R@@ E@@ BU@@ I@@ L@@ T
C@@ lo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated to associ@@ ation is pe@@ er pres@@ sure .
Since that first P@@ ol@@ ish transl@@ ation of the Bible , many others have follow@@ ed .
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing that he had not been given a witness , they offered him a small public@@ ation , which he g@@ la@@ dly accepted .
This n@@ atur@@ al cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity in@@ iti@@ ally sur@@ pris@@ ed us , but in time we saw it as an expres@@ sion of the gen@@ u@@ ine personal interest that the local people had in others .
How did Paul encoura@@ ge his brothers , and what was he willing to do ?
When a man with thinking ability makes decisions about the future or about situ@@ ations in which he fin@@ ds himself now , he first an@@ al@@ y@@ z@@ es the likely ha@@ z@@ ar@@ ds or pit@@ f@@ alls .
In ancient Egy@@ pt , op@@ er@@ ating the hand m@@ ill seem@@ s to have been the lo@@ t of ma@@ id@@ servants .
In effect , Jesus was offered up on the al@@ ta@@ r of God’s will when he was baptized and anointed by God’s holy spirit in 29 C.E .
( Gi@@ ve examples . ) ( b ) Why did Satan have special reason to foc@@ us his attention on ancient Israel ?
C@@ learly , not only had E@@ z@@ r@@ a been ga@@ ther@@ ing Bible knowledge but he was ready to act on what he had learned . ​ — 1 Timothy 3 : 13 .
King J@@ an was t@@ or@@ tur@@ ed , ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted , and h@@ ang@@ ed from the ste@@ ep@@ le of S@@ t . L@@ am@@ ber@@ t’s Ch@@ urch
When the C@@ ro@@ ati@@ an ver@@ sion of the Christian Greek Scriptures was rel@@ eas@@ ed in 199@@ 9 , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds gave way to te@@ ars of joy .
But we made time to pray together each night , expres@@ sing our concer@@ ns to God .
The apostle Peter wrote : “ Since all these things are thus to be dis@@ sol@@ ved , what s@@ ort of pers@@ ons ought you to be in holy ac@@ ts of conduct and de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion ! ”
And how the husband lo@@ ves and appreci@@ ates his wife when he se@@ es that she does not just try to get her own way but consi@@ ders his wi@@ sh@@ es !
Are you ze@@ al@@ ously eng@@ ag@@ ing in the har@@ v@@ est work ?
Chris@@ tend@@ om has not helped her ad@@ her@@ ents to qu@@ ali@@ fy for the jo@@ b .
Per@@ haps no@@ ne , however , are recogn@@ ized of@@ fi@@ cially as are those can@@ on@@ ized by the Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch .
• What contribu@@ ted to the courage of Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b ?
When We E@@ r@@ r
A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il ​ — A P@@ ru@@ d@@ ent W@@ om@@ an
Do you think of him as a dis@@ obedi@@ ent prophet ?
How can Jehovah’s remin@@ ders help Christians today ?
Some who are stud@@ ying the Bible and who have been atten@@ ding congregation meetings for a while may put off get@@ ting baptized .
Indeed , the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law inclu@@ ded rul@@ es and regul@@ ations on practic@@ ally every as@@ pect of the Israelites ’ life , out@@ l@@ ining what was clean and accep@@ table and what was not .
The fru@@ it@@ age of that spirit in the lives of individuals was also an important fac@@ t@@ or in id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying those who truly were Jesus ’ disciples .
Let us never allow anything to di@@ str@@ act us from the things that Jehovah has provided to strengthen and encoura@@ ge us .
B@@ l@@ ack Se@@ a
Jehovah said of those re@@ pres@@ ented by the good fi@@ g@@ s : “ I will give them a heart to know me , that I am Jehovah ; and they must become my people . ”
What events took place in 6@@ 6 C.E . ?
“ My un@@ deser@@ ved kindness is su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient for you ; for my power is being made perfect in we@@ ak@@ ness . ”
Today , many of us support true worship in our own commun@@ ities in vari@@ ous ways .
How t@@ ou@@ ched Joseph must have been to learn that Jehovah would one day rest@@ ore his mother to life !
As the Bible says , our days are few and they pas@@ s quic@@ k@@ ly .
What will help you to find those who deser@@ ve to be taught ?
That mo@@ tiv@@ ates me to preach . ”
3 : 3 , 4 ; Re@@ v .
Jehovah will provide reli@@ ef at the prop@@ er time .
Is it wrong , then , to com@@ pare ourselves with others ?
Indeed it can !
• In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers in full - time service : 2@@ ,@@ 3@@ 4@@ 2
What does the “ very great v@@ al@@ le@@ y ” between the two m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s re@@ present ?
Rather , it is a reason@@ able sense of self - wor@@ th .
Who can best answer this question ?
Rather than being man@@ ’s qualities in God , they are really God’s qualities in man .
He even said of Jehovah : “ I am not going to make men@@ tion of him , and I shall speak no more in his name . ”
3 : 8 ​ — Di@@ d Jehovah God speak to Adam direc@@ tly ?
They are b@@ ound to eli@@ c@@ it a de@@ f@@ en@@ sive respon@@ se .
When was the last time I comm@@ ended my other children for the help they give ?
You were not invit@@ ed , nor did you kno@@ ck . ”
This seri@@ es of artic@@ les foc@@ uses on Jesus ’ men@@ tal attitude and course of action .
Many whom the Witnesses vis@@ ited were a@@ pa@@ the@@ tic , a few were op@@ posed .
The name E@@ dom ( meaning “ R@@ ed ” ) was given to E@@ sa@@ u after he so@@ ld his preci@@ ous bir@@ th@@ right to Jac@@ o@@ b for some red ste@@ w .
However , we do know how the apostle Peter felt after following Jesus Christ for many years .
There was nothing evil in God’s human cre@@ ation .
Re@@ in@@ er Tho@@ mp@@ son repor@@ ted on the Kingdom work in the D@@ om@@ in@@ i@@ can Re@@ public , and Al@@ ber@@ t O@@ li@@ h descri@@ bed our activities in N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ a .
Can you i@@ magine the feel@@ ing of confidence that the Israelites must have had as they thought back on that p@@ il@@ la@@ r of cl@@ ou@@ d by day and the p@@ il@@ la@@ r of fi@@ re by night ?
There is no doubt about it . The end of Satan’s system is close at hand .
Why is it un@@ wise to believe everything pres@@ ented in the me@@ dia ?
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , discipl@@ ine is a vital expres@@ sion of par@@ ent@@ al love .
Jehovah’s De@@ al@@ ings With Abraham
How deli@@ gh@@ ted the 20 publi@@ sh@@ ers serving in the Ma@@ pu@@ du@@ ng@@ u@@ n - language field were to see that woman along with 26 other inter@@ ested ones of the Ma@@ pu@@ c@@ he people present at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al .
S@@ inc@@ er@@ ity Ne@@ e@@ ded
For example , our emp@@ loy@@ er may offer us a prom@@ o@@ tion with better pa@@ y and other benef@@ its .
L@@ ear@@ n From Israel@@ ’s S@@ al@@ vation
No do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ al fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od is “ found in their m@@ ou@@ ths , ” and they remain “ without ble@@ mis@@ h ” from Satan’s world .
M@@ ic@@ ha@@ l fa@@ iled to respect Davi@@ d’s authority as family head and king
Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah will be able to reve@@ al how they felt about lea@@ ving the com@@ forts of U@@ r and living in ten@@ ts .
The apostle Paul remin@@ ded Christians in C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e of this princi@@ ple .
The 1@@ 2@@ th century saw the arri@@ val of two lo@@ v@@ ers of Bible truth , Peter of B@@ ru@@ ys and H@@ en@@ ry of La@@ us@@ an@@ ne .
6 The Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ​ — A F@@ or@@ ce You Ne@@ ed in Your Li@@ fe
At first , such opportun@@ ities might se@@ em to be a blessing from Jehovah .
R@@ es@@ is@@ ting the Devil , however , requi@@ res knowledge of who he is and how he mis@@ lea@@ ds people as well as of the prote@@ ctive me@@ a@@ sures you can take against his s@@ ch@@ em@@ es .
M@@ il@@ t@@ on was a ke@@ en stud@@ ent of the Bible
Are we being faithful to our dedic@@ ation like these loyal ones ? ​ — Hebrews 10 : 32 - 34 ; 13 : 3 .
In 199@@ 7 the new@@ s@@ pa@@ per S@@ ü@@ d@@ de@@ ut@@ sc@@ he Z@@ ei@@ tun@@ g of Mun@@ ich , Ger@@ many , repor@@ ted : “ Ch@@ ur@@ ches turned into c@@ in@@ e@@ ma@@ s and ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ments : B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ers are sta@@ ying away , plac@@ es of worship are being con@@ ver@@ ted . . . .
H@@ app@@ ily , though , the Creator of mankind does not pl@@ an to leave such matters to ch@@ ance .
To answer , let us com@@ pare en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment with food .
A@@ li@@ en@@ ated by De@@ ath ?
Now , both my wife and I have the satis@@ fac@@ tion of know@@ ing that we are using our life in the most mean@@ ing@@ ful way possible . ”
Why is that an is@@ sue ?
What war@@ ning did the La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ an Christians receive , and why is that of interest to us ?
C@@ learly , Moses used his spiritual educ@@ ation to ad@@ v@@ ance Jehovah’s purpose .
T@@ or@@ u and A@@ k@@ ik@@ o were in love when they were first married .
This d@@ ating to before Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s time seem@@ s to be supp@@ or@@ ted by b@@ one f@@ ra@@ g@@ ments and other ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal rema@@ ins .
O@@ ther Christians should respect such a decision , not pres@@ sing their view .
Eng@@ l@@ ish Ju@@ ne 15 - 17
The Christian congregation is a fam@@ il@@ y@@ like arrang@@ ement .
F@@ ound in O@@ x@@ y@@ r@@ h@@ y@@ n@@ ch@@ us , Egy@@ pt , and assign@@ ed the number 3@@ 5@@ 22 , this sc@@ ra@@ p d@@ ates back to the first century C.E .
Some of these were requi@@ red ; others were vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the truth in God’s Word se@@ ts us free from the sh@@ ac@@ k@@ les of the tra@@ di@@ tions and su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ons associ@@ ated with death . ​ — See the bo@@ x “ Wh@@ ere Are the De@@ ad ? ”
Although disa@@ b@@ led , his new circumstances did allow him to sp@@ end more time in the ministry .
Today , we c@@ learly dis@@ cer@@ n what the prophet Mal@@ ach@@ i fore@@ told long ag@@ o : “ You people will . . . see the dist@@ inc@@ tion between a righteous one and a wicked one , between one serving God and one who has not served him . ” ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 18 .
Re@@ comm@@ end@@ ation : D@@ et@@ er@@ mine your li@@ mit before al@@ co@@ ho@@ l dist@@ or@@ ts your judgment .
As we consider Mar@@ y’s life from the star@@ t of Jesus ’ ministry to the time of his death and just bey@@ ond , we will learn much about the faith that helped M@@ ary to sur@@ vi@@ ve the s@@ word of g@@ ri@@ ef .
The par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating Witnesses plac@@ ed some 5@@ 0@@ ,000 ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines and started 4@@ 8@@ 2 Bible stu@@ dies .
That made it e@@ asi@@ er for me to accept the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel that they provided . ”
Their beli@@ ef@@ s inclu@@ ded much human ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y and tra@@ dition .
Still another might be pro@@ ne to take off@@ en@@ se at the imper@@ fe@@ ctions of fellow believers .
Some 18 months later , he re@@ pe@@ ated the ess@@ ence of his ear@@ li@@ er instru@@ ction about prayer .
Tru@@ e , she has mis@@ sed a few meetings , but she is ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted after working all day long for el@@ der@@ ly people .
After re@@ pe@@ ated fa@@ il@@ u@@ res , her husband su@@ gg@@ ested , “ Why not pray to God for help ? ”
El@@ ders are to be “ examples to the flo@@ ck ”
However , for the Bible writ@@ ers just qu@@ o@@ ted , a feel@@ ing of a@@ we r@@ an deep .
N@@ A@@ MI@@ BI@@ A
By contr@@ ast , Jehovah is “ the God of truth . ”
C@@ ould it be that in such circumstances we would be con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with something that would ar@@ ouse imp@@ ro@@ per desi@@ res and under@@ mine our fi@@ ght to remain cha@@ st@@ e ?
They lived the truth , stu@@ died the Bible di@@ lig@@ ently , and devo@@ ted themselves to help@@ ing others learn about Jehovah .
How can we follow the counsel given at Romans 12 : 11 , the the@@ me text of this article ?
How could R@@ ol@@ f - M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el put on the new person@@ ality ?
In a sense , we all are .
Hence , what conclu@@ sion should we come to ?
( a ) While parents can tra@@ in their children , what can they not do for them ?
It is only the people for his name , those preaching and teaching the truth about Jehovah , who are truly gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying his name today .
I felt that I should be ear@@ ning money to help my family in@@ stead of working at the con@@ v@@ ent to make other people rich .
On at le@@ ast two occasi@@ ons , David took refu@@ ge in ca@@ ves ​ — one near Ad@@ ul@@ la@@ m and the other in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness of E@@ n - g@@ edi .
The resul@@ ts of man@@ ’s car@@ el@@ ess@@ ness and gre@@ ed have been de@@ va@@ st@@ ating .
What might be one of the reas@@ ons why God does not inter@@ v@@ ene in sol@@ ving our personal problems ?
In the same prayer , David ad@@ ded : “ As for me , I trust in your loyal love . ”
How does the slave class provide this tra@@ ining ?
1 : 6 ; 2 : 1 ​ — Who were allow@@ ed to en@@ ter before Jehovah ?
This study will also strengthen our con@@ vi@@ ction that Jehovah is our wise and powerful Creator .
“ Gi@@ ven en@@ ough time , ” says one scho@@ la@@ r , “ the la@@ z@@ y man will become a slave to the di@@ lig@@ ent one . ”
TH@@ E Bible con@@ tain@@ s the truth that can set us free from con@@ fu@@ sing or even mis@@ le@@ ading beli@@ ef@@ s about Jesus .
On what , then , can you confid@@ ently ba@@ se your beli@@ ef@@ s ?
In the first century , the King - Des@@ ign@@ ate gave his disciples clear direc@@ tions on what , where , and how to preach .
Let us exam@@ ine how we can imitate Jesus ’ example and en@@ able those who come in cont@@ act with us to “ find ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment . ” ​ — Matthew 11 : 29 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 22 , 23 .
T@@ ry to rel@@ ate to her and understand her re@@ actions .
In this time of har@@ v@@ est , spiritual gro@@ w@@ th and ex@@ pan@@ sion continue in the same are@@ as where Paul and his fellow Christians to@@ iled to preach the good news . ​ — Acts 23 : 11 ; 28 : 14 - 16 .
However , Jehovah ad@@ ded : “ It is not you whom they have re@@ je@@ cted , but it is I whom they have re@@ je@@ cted from being king over them . ”
C@@ ON@@ T@@ R@@ I@@ BU@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S T@@ O TH@@ E W@@ O@@ R@@ L@@ D@@ W@@ I@@ D@@ E W@@ O@@ R@@ K
G@@ et@@ ting God’s mind on such matters will help us to an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate problems .
He care@@ fully car@@ ri@@ ed out what Jehovah asked of him .
The Bible does not say that Abraham felt that if he obe@@ yed , in a m@@ ere few h@@ our@@ s , a day , or a we@@ ek , Isa@@ a@@ c would come back to life .
C@@ ongreg@@ ations of Jehovah’s Witnesses will soon be recei@@ ving information concer@@ ning these ga@@ ther@@ ings .
Go@@ od , in@@ tim@@ ate friends are among those r@@ are gi@@ f@@ ts that can pro@@ du@@ ce a positi@@ ve influ@@ ence on you .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , when I@@ an read of God’s promise to resur@@ rec@@ t the dead , he was over@@ jo@@ yed to know that he could see his father again .
In ear@@ li@@ er years , there were the s@@ word , the spe@@ ar , the bo@@ w and ar@@ ro@@ w , and the ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t .
What are some examples of inspired prophe@@ tic pi@@ c@@ tures in the Bible ?
Mar@@ ri@@ ed Christians do well to remember Jesus ’ wise war@@ ning about ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y ​ — it beg@@ ins in the heart .
Consider the sen@@ ti@@ ments of certain Christians who su@@ ffered death at Na@@ z@@ i hands during World W@@ ar I@@ I .
Although he could not go to Jehovah’s san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary for a time , he san@@ g : “ Why are you in des@@ pa@@ ir , O my soul , and why are you bo@@ is@@ ter@@ ous within me ?
How did the spirit that Satan prom@@ o@@ tes become so per@@ va@@ sive ?
Egy@@ pt is to be p@@ lun@@ der@@ ed .
Peter was one of those who had been “ filled with holy spirit and [ who had ] started to speak with different t@@ ong@@ u@@ es . ”
The k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys are positi@@ oned deep within the body .
As fore@@ told , a lo@@ vel@@ ess attitude per@@ va@@ des soci@@ ety .
Fir@@ st , he pointed out that gi@@ f@@ ts of the spirit would pas@@ s away and that the Christian congregation would gro@@ w out of its inf@@ an@@ cy st@@ age and re@@ ach matu@@ r@@ ity .
Ther@@ efore , the se@@ par@@ ating of the sheep from the go@@ ats would have to take place before the M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ule beg@@ ins .
So do not ign@@ ore the is@@ sue , ho@@ p@@ ing it will just go away .
The bak@@ er was ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted , just as Joseph had fore@@ told , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as the cu@@ p@@ be@@ are@@ r was rest@@ ored to his form@@ er position .
He had been down in the water , having been im@@ mer@@ sed in the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver .
However , ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists have a fai@@ r@@ ly clear ide@@ a about the exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent ro@@ ad system of the Rom@@ an peri@@ od .
I began working to help the family , which inclu@@ ded my two you@@ ng@@ er sisters .
When we vis@@ ited her congregation , there was just a sing@@ le , low - w@@ at@@ ta@@ ge light bul@@ b h@@ ang@@ ing over the speak@@ er@@ ’s no@@ tes ​ — o@@ ther@@ wise , the meeting place was pit@@ ch bl@@ ack .
That could am@@ ount to saying , “ Ke@@ ep war@@ m and well f@@ ed ” to someone who is co@@ ld and hu@@ ng@@ ry and then doing nothing to help .
W@@ ell , Jesus said : “ He that has seen me has seen the Father also . ”
These artic@@ les consider par@@ ts of Matthew chap@@ ters 24 and 25 .
Although Adam deli@@ ber@@ ately and with full knowledge of the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences bro@@ ke God’s law , he b@@ lam@@ ed Jehovah .
“ You Are S@@ ome@@ one V@@ er@@ y Des@@ i@@ ra@@ ble ”
When fac@@ ing tri@@ als , we also pray for the support and streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id of God’s holy spirit .
8 , 9 . ( a ) What differ@@ ences of vie@@ w@@ point ex@@ is@@ ted in the first - century congregation in R@@ ome ?
; Li@@ em , C .
Jesus is “ the A@@ men ” to all the divine promises .
On the th@@ ir@@ d day , he resur@@ rec@@ ted his Son , and on the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , Jesus esta@@ bli@@ shed a spiritual kingdom over the Christian congregation of his anointed brothers .
F@@ o@@ od , dr@@ ink , and sh@@ el@@ ter , for example , are ess@@ enti@@ al if a person is to remain in good physical health .
When com@@ pos@@ ing Psalm 13 , King David four times lik@@ e@@ wise asked : “ How long ? ”
Des@@ cri@@ b@@ ing how spo@@ ken words af@@ fect anger or ra@@ ge , King Solomon of ancient Israel states : “ A@@ n answer , when mil@@ d , tur@@ ns away ra@@ ge , but a word ca@@ using pain makes anger to come up . ”
Luke 1 : 26 - 35 ; 2 : 8 - 18
One can sp@@ end a li@@ fe@@ time stud@@ ying them and still not fully understand them .
B@@ less@@ ed is the one who comes in the name of Jehovah . ”
By giving glory to Jehovah , you are bless@@ ed in many ways .
The effect is even more far - re@@ aching when you obey Jesus ’ comm@@ and to teach others ; you can influ@@ ence them with et@@ er@@ n@@ ity in view .
I became so pr@@ ou@@ d that I dis@@ mis@@ sed the counsel from the elders and dre@@ w away from the congregation . ”
At times , because of ex@@ ha@@ us@@ tion , I do@@ zed off while one of the children was reading a par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph out l@@ ou@@ d , and the children had to wa@@ ke me up .
T@@ end@@ er feelings of com@@ pas@@ sion or sy@@ mp@@ a@@ thy are at the ro@@ o@@ t of ac@@ ts of mer@@ cy .
He gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ously accepted a cop@@ y of the book Ch@@ il@@ dren * and made a contribu@@ tion .
Be as@@ sur@@ ed , there is one who has made “ a clear declar@@ ation ” and who will take “ dec@@ isi@@ ve action ” ​ — Jehovah God .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , they will make Jehovah’s heart g@@ la@@ d because he pa@@ ys attention to our con@@ vers@@ ations and he rejo@@ ic@@ es when we use our t@@ ong@@ ue in the right way .
Then she ad@@ ds : “ After w@@ atch@@ ing that dr@@ ama , I now real@@ ize that I have simply c@@ ru@@ ised along for many years .
W@@ ell , in its Par@@ adise fulfill@@ ment , E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s prophecy su@@ gg@@ ests that all of Jehovah’s people will have a place , even the land being ap@@ por@@ tioned in a just and or@@ der@@ ly way .
I then offered to h@@ and@@ le the matter ​ — for a he@@ f@@ ty pri@@ ce . My ‘ c@@ li@@ ents ’ than@@ ked me for help@@ ing them de@@ al with their problems , when I was ac@@ tually the cause of them .
I@@ magine how David felt when he san@@ g to Jehovah : “ You are great and are doing won@@ dr@@ ous things ; you are God , you al@@ one . In@@ stru@@ ct me , O Jehovah , about your way .
As a result , they had many discus@@ sions about how prophe@@ ci@@ es were ful@@ filled .
If you read the text , you would see that the first l@@ ines of the man@@ us@@ crip@@ t are mis@@ sing , and it also seem@@ s to end ab@@ ru@@ p@@ tly .
That is what R@@ o@@ sel@@ le@@ n did .
But then she was sur@@ pris@@ ed when each young person was given the book Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k .
In those early years , we u@@ su@@ ally travel@@ ed on fo@@ o@@ t or ro@@ de a don@@ ke@@ y , as did Jesus Christ and his first - century followers .
B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ing that his son was dead , Jac@@ o@@ b desi@@ red to die and be in S@@ he@@ ol .
And just a little while longer , and the wicked one will be no more . . .
B@@ less Jehovah , O you angels of his , mi@@ gh@@ ty in power , car@@ r@@ ying out his word , by listen@@ ing to the vo@@ ice of his word .
“ We received , not the spirit of the world , but the spirit which is from God , that we might know the things that have been kin@@ dly given us by God . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R .
“ The simp@@ li@@ city of the ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations and illustr@@ ations in the Bible T@@ each book had a dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c effect on her , ” wr@@ ites P@@ at .
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate . ( b ) During times of disa@@ ster , how does it become evid@@ ent what is most important in one@@ ’s life ?
The fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative el@@ ements inclu@@ de what ?
God has made possible the re@@ mo@@ val of the sin and death we in@@ her@@ ited from Adam .
I also lost my wife , who left me , taking with her everything that we ow@@ ned in our house .
We have seen that those consci@@ ous of their spiritual need , those who m@@ our@@ n , the mil@@ d - temp@@ ered , those hu@@ ng@@ ering and th@@ ir@@ sting for righteousness , the mer@@ ci@@ ful , the pu@@ re in heart , and the pe@@ ace@@ able find true happiness in serving Jehovah .
In time a Bible study was started , and all the members of that family were ev@@ en@@ tually baptized .
In 1@@ 5@@ 26 one of the W@@ al@@ den@@ si@@ an ba@@ r@@ bes brought back to the Al@@ ps news of religious develop@@ ments in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
At that time , it will be evid@@ ent as never before that Jehovah God ca@@ res not only for the el@@ der@@ ly but for all who obey him .
( b ) Why must we take responsi@@ bility if we f@@ all into temp@@ tation ?
They took along a s@@ li@@ de pres@@ ent@@ ation ent@@ it@@ led “ A C@@ lo@@ s@@ er Lo@@ ok at the Ch@@ ur@@ ches , ” a f@@ ran@@ k exam@@ in@@ ation of the fal@@ s@@ eho@@ o@@ ds of Chris@@ tend@@ om .
In many c@@ as@@ es , publi@@ sh@@ ers have called on individuals who had just been pra@@ ying for help !
A@@ ki felt very s@@ or@@ ry for the family and ex@@ tend@@ ed her@@ self to become friends with the mother and her children .
D@@ ad was not in fav@@ or of my new s@@ por@@ t but soon gave in .
Yes , Jesus expe@@ cts all who accept him as their Lord to be true to their word , as was the apostle Paul .
She h@@ ur@@ led st@@ ones at people at the s@@ ligh@@ t@@ est pro@@ vo@@ c@@ ation and even att@@ ac@@ ked other women with a pi@@ e@@ ce of tim@@ ber .
If the people began to look to the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus as their Le@@ ad@@ er , the pri@@ ests fe@@ ared , the Romans might come and the Jewish lead@@ ers might lo@@ se ‘ both their place and their nation . ’ ​ — John 11 : 4@@ 8 .
Moses now st@@ re@@ t@@ ched out his hand over the R@@ ed Se@@ a .
Be@@ ing the el@@ des@@ t of ten children , at the age of 13 , I started working to help provide for the family .
When Satan’s world op@@ pos@@ es us in some par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar way , we need especially to appro@@ ach Jehovah in prayer , as@@ king for his help .
That confidence has been an encourag@@ ement thr@@ ough@@ out the years . ”
Because Jehovah ob@@ ser@@ ves us and no@@ tes our faith@@ ful@@ ness , what as@@ sur@@ ance do we receive from the Scriptures ?
The dam@@ age , however , re@@ ached far bey@@ ond the first human pa@@ ir .
M@@ ake it known to your work@@ mat@@ es from the very star@@ t that you are one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and take every opportunity to witness to them .
So in order to en@@ sure a fav@@ or@@ able out@@ come in an end@@ e@@ av@@ or , the appro@@ pri@@ ate go@@ d had to be prop@@ iti@@ ated by ri@@ tu@@ al prayers , sacrific@@ es , and fes@@ tiv@@ als .
; K@@ ir@@ w@@ in , S .
3 Li@@ fe St@@ ory ​ — B@@ less@@ ings C@@ ome From Do@@ ing What Jehovah As@@ ks
His use of fore@@ knowledge is sel@@ e@@ ctive and dis@@ cre@@ tion@@ ary .
De@@ dic@@ ation and baptism mar@@ k the beg@@ in@@ ning of a life wh@@ er@@ e@@ in we take Jehovah’s will into account in every s@@ ph@@ ere of activ@@ ity .
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : K@@ A@@ R@@ AT@@ E EN@@ TH@@ U@@ S@@ I@@ A@@ S@@ T
Let us consider what is involved in just one as@@ pect of the efforts to preach the good news worl@@ d@@ wide ​ — transl@@ ation .
Why did Jehovah give these str@@ ik@@ ing v@@ isions to his prophet ?
Be@@ fore dedic@@ ating his life to God , he was often cr@@ itical of others and used har@@ s@@ h language with his family .
* Hence , he left his wife and moved in with M@@ on@@ ika , who had a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned her husband .
In one place after another , Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s religi@@ ons have been involved in w@@ ars and ci@@ vi@@ l stri@@ fe that fe@@ ature e@@ th@@ ni@@ c cle@@ ans@@ ing and other hor@@ r@@ ors .
G@@ o therefore and make disciples . ”
In@@ ner Be@@ au@@ ty H@@ as La@@ sting V@@ alu@@ e
In 198@@ 9 my husband went ab@@ ro@@ ad to work .
What wrong attitude is pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent today , and why is it de@@ tri@@ men@@ tal ?
In fact , it was cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary for a teach@@ er in those days to hold that some Bible pas@@ sa@@ ges were just too pro@@ found to discus@@ s with any but his most in@@ tim@@ ate pu@@ pi@@ l — and even then , only in a low vo@@ ice and with the head co@@ vered .
18 You Can Sh@@ are in S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ening Our Christian Un@@ ity ​ — How ?
Mal@@ ach@@ i 1 : 14 states matters this way : “ ‘ I am a great King , ’ Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es has said , ‘ and my name will be fear - inspi@@ ring among the nations . ’ ”
Jehovah vie@@ ws each one of his servants as preci@@ ous .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , we want to help our famili@@ es devel@@ op their a@@ bil@@ ities in the field service .
So we were married on May 15 , 19@@ 6@@ 5 .
Why did God requi@@ re the death of a perfect man ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , sub@@ je@@ cts of Christ need to maintain high standards of mor@@ ality and good spiritual health . ​ — 1 Corinthians 6 : 9 - 11 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 19 - 23 .
H@@ u@@ man k@@ ings would eas@@ ily lead them into i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
By the time John re@@ ached old age , he must have under@@ sto@@ od much about God’s lar@@ ge@@ hear@@ te@@ dness .
Un@@ like mo@@ der@@ n - day man@@ u@@ fac@@ tur@@ ers , Be@@ z@@ al@@ el and O@@ ho@@ li@@ a@@ b had no interest in lea@@ ving their sign@@ ature or tra@@ dem@@ ar@@ k on their work .
At Isaiah 60 : 18 , we read : “ No more will viol@@ ence be heard in your land , des@@ po@@ il@@ ing or bre@@ ak@@ down within your b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries . And you will certainly call your own w@@ alls S@@ al@@ vation and your g@@ ates P@@ ra@@ ise . ”
Is it wor@@ th plac@@ ing our trust in someone at the ris@@ k of being let down ? ’
What can we do to live up to our dedic@@ ation to Jehovah ?
They de@@ al lo@@ v@@ ingly with each individu@@ al in the congregation , according honor and di@@ gn@@ ity to all . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
“ H@@ O@@ W should I know whether the Bible is really the Word of God ?
When Satan se@@ duc@@ ed E@@ ve and then Adam dis@@ obe@@ yed , God did not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on his purpose .
What chang@@ ed the con@@ dition of the young man ?
They will ru@@ n and not gro@@ w we@@ ary ; they will walk and not ti@@ re out . ” ​ — Isaiah 40 : 28 - 31 .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ body el@@ se c@@ alls them hor@@ ri@@ ble . ” ​ — K@@ E@@ N H@@ U@@ D@@ N@@ U@@ T , U@@ .@@ S . G@@ E@@ O@@ L@@ O@@ G@@ I@@ C@@ A@@ L S@@ U@@ R@@ V@@ E@@ Y .
It is a great honor to be baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Because there is one lo@@ a@@ f , we , al@@ though many , are one body , for we are all par@@ taking of that one lo@@ a@@ f . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 16 , 17 .
When people men@@ tion their problems ​ — si@@ ck@@ ness , un@@ emp@@ loy@@ ment , d@@ om@@ es@@ tic tri@@ als — ​ we do not act as ad@@ vis@@ ers , but we share encourag@@ ing and com@@ for@@ ting s@@ crip@@ tures with them .
W@@ he@@ ther the prophe@@ tic message recorded in the first fi@@ ve chap@@ ters of the book of Isaiah is deli@@ vered before Isa@@ i@@ ah’s ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment as a prophet or after , the Bible does not say .
I@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ ally , it is religion ​ — spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally the religious organiz@@ ations and lead@@ ers who have prom@@ o@@ ted ide@@ as contr@@ ary to God’s thoughts .
On the other hand , no@@ te how An@@ a feel@@ s when her husband op@@ ens up to her . “ I sense that he really lo@@ ves me , ” she says , “ and I feel close to him . ”
It is en@@ ri@@ ch@@ ing for us not only to read in the Bible about the early Christians but also to ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t ourselves with some of the hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al and ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c de@@ ta@@ il@@ s .
By the way , how has your mother been doing ?
Jesus “ offered up supp@@ lic@@ ations and also pet@@ iti@@ ons to the One who was able to sa@@ ve him out of death . ”
Fa@@ bi@@ an , who now ser@@ ves as a pioneer and a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant , rel@@ ates that he and Isa@@ be@@ l helped three te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers in their new congregation who needed encourag@@ ement to get more involved in the congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s activities .
H@@ ere is another example .
In the part “ God’s Ser@@ v@@ ants S@@ pe@@ ak With B@@ ol@@ dness , ” the stud@@ ents re@@ en@@ ac@@ ted experi@@ ences that they enjo@@ yed in the preaching work during their course .
In fact , God’s Word gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es that “ wh@@ atever a man is s@@ ow@@ ing , this he will also re@@ a@@ p . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 7 .
We need to know the ans@@ wers to such questions in order to have a mean@@ ing@@ ful life .
He heard my prayers and helped us to remain fir@@ m des@@ pite the pres@@ sure . ”
The inspired psalmist invit@@ ed others to “ ta@@ st@@ e and see that Jehovah is good . ”
What “ sacrific@@ es ” might Christians have to make to re@@ pa@@ ir dam@@ ag@@ ed relation@@ shi@@ ps ?
For cen@@ tu@@ ries , the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t has kept milli@@ ons in spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness .
Paul made it clear that the requi@@ red sacrific@@ es did not turn the Israelites into perfect , sin@@ less humans .
“ F@@ am@@ ily worship gives us an opportunity to expres@@ s ourselves in a rel@@ a@@ x@@ ed set@@ ting .
( Read 1 Corinthians 10 : 24 . )
I was also concer@@ ned for my three children ​ — Chris@@ t@@ ine , N@@ an@@ et@@ te , and Ge@@ off@@ re@@ y .
Can we praise Jehovah without using words ?
He and his mother , M@@ ary , as well as his c@@ ous@@ in Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s were early members of the Jerusalem congregation .
The wa@@ y@@ ward Israelites were told : “ S@@ ow se@@ ed for y@@ ourselves in righteousness ; re@@ a@@ p in acc@@ ord with loving - kindness . T@@ ill for y@@ ourselves ar@@ able land , when there is time for sear@@ ch@@ ing for Jehovah until he comes and gives instru@@ ction in righteousness to you . ” ​ — Ho@@ se@@ a 10 : 12 .
So learn to see yourself through God’s eyes .
It is important to remember that God used his holy spirit to gu@@ i@@ de the Bible writ@@ ers .
On the other hand , likely the va@@ st ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of people will cho@@ ose to up@@ hold Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Jehovah even gives e@@ ar to our prayers and ans@@ wers them in our best inter@@ ests .
What about the religious lead@@ ers ?
If he had certain out@@ standing a@@ bil@@ ities and accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed great things but did not have love , what would he am@@ ount to ?
When was that vision to be ful@@ filled ?
They may be moved to pray that he may draw strength from God’s inspired Word and that Jehovah will act toward the sin@@ ner in har@@ mony with His will . ​ — Psalm 4@@ 4 : 21 ; E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 14 .
But that expres@@ sion of God’s great affe@@ ction as con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed through his ang@@ eli@@ c m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers must have been most reas@@ sur@@ ing .
Jehovah helped them to understand that the pri@@ m@@ ary is@@ sue , invol@@ ving the whole uni@@ verse , rel@@ ates to Jehovah’s righ@@ t@@ ful so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
The Bible states : “ By one man@@ ’s t@@ res@@ pas@@ s many died . ”
And un@@ like worl@@ dly w@@ ars , the out@@ come for us in this bat@@ tle is as@@ sur@@ ed as long as we remain faithful .
Davi@@ d’s enem@@ ies ‘ loved emp@@ ty things . ’
So about 20 years after Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , a number of Christian congregations ex@@ is@@ ted in the sou@@ th and w@@ est of A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or .
parents can encoura@@ ge their children to expres@@ s their thoughts and feelings .
Because these children were not able to understand God’s Word , their relationship with Jehovah had become we@@ ak . ​ — Ne@@ h@@ emiah 8 : 2 , 8 .
God sent his Son to earth by trans@@ fer@@ ring his life from heaven to the wom@@ b of a vi@@ r@@ g@@ in Je@@ w@@ ess nam@@ ed M@@ ary .
Christ is our mo@@ de@@ l .
I can ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely r@@ ely on her , no matter what challeng@@ es we face . When the W@@ B@@ B@@ R fac@@ il@@ ities on St@@ at@@ en Is@@ land were so@@ ld in 195@@ 7 , I served at Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n Bethel for a sh@@ ort time .
The Mas@@ o@@ re@@ tes refu@@ sed to tam@@ per with the Bible text .
The apostle John wrote his account de@@ ca@@ des after the other Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ ers .
H@@ ON@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ Y , H@@ A@@ R@@ D W@@ O@@ R@@ K
Does my way of life refle@@ ct the h@@ un@@ ting cul@@ ture , or does it show that I am a minis@@ ter of God ?
In s@@ pite of this , Mi@@ ca@@ h is emp@@ ow@@ ered by holy spirit to pro@@ cla@@ im Jehovah’s coming judgment .
Since Jehovah God * is the Creator of all things and is al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty , many people may be inc@@ l@@ ined to hold him respon@@ sible for everything that takes place in the world , including all that is bad .
What is it vital that children be taught today , and why ?
W@@ he@@ ther you will receive those blessings dep@@ ends enti@@ r@@ ely on you .
Fa@@ ir en@@ ough .
Ha@@ ve we app@@ lied the direction to have a regul@@ ar time for family worship ?
With hearts full of love for our “ one Lord , ” for our “ one God , ” and for one another , we are determined “ to ob@@ serve the on@@ en@@ ess of the spirit in the un@@ iting b@@ ond of peace . ”
Why was early Christi@@ an@@ ity so different from to@@ da@@ y’s ma@@ j@@ or religi@@ ons ?
Israel@@ ite f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers often pl@@ anted fi@@ g tre@@ es in v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds , but they would cu@@ t down un@@ pro@@ duc@@ tive tre@@ es .
H@@ O@@ W preci@@ ous our sight is !
Is a de@@ gre@@ e of care@@ ful self - exam@@ in@@ ation enti@@ r@@ ely in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate ?
And for many years the child is un@@ a@@ ware of the sacrific@@ es you make .
A@@ no@@ ther says that the man is only “ we@@ a@@ ving faith out of mo@@ on@@ shin@@ e . ”
Mari@@ e conclu@@ des : “ After atten@@ ding one meeting , I felt so much better .
Eli@@ j@@ ah knew of Jehovah’s promise .
The brother h@@ an@@ ded the woman an um@@ br@@ el@@ la while he sh@@ ared one with his wife .
D@@ own through the years , Jehovah has helped me so much !
When this happ@@ ens today , what will you do ?
Those words show how strong our affe@@ ction is for our brothers .
The P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es develop@@ ed a new form of inter@@ pre@@ ting the Scriptures and a conc@@ ep@@ t later known as the or@@ al law .
If such prayers are in har@@ mony with his will , he ans@@ wers them . ​ — He@@ b .
For example , if someone off@@ ends you , do you be@@ ar in mind that both of you are sin@@ n@@ ers ?
; L@@ y@@ all , K .
He asked , “ What is this ‘ tri@@ bul@@ ation , ’ and how would I de@@ al with it if I mar@@ ry ? ”
The Hebrew word transl@@ ated “ justice ” in the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation can also mean “ judgment . ”
The same s@@ ource states that in time , the whole stru@@ c@@ ture and n@@ ature of the ch@@ urch , as well as many of its fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al beli@@ ef@@ s , was chang@@ ed ra@@ dic@@ ally “ under the influ@@ ence of a cu@@ ri@@ ous and thor@@ ough@@ ly un@@ heal@@ thy com@@ bin@@ ation of O [ ld ] T [ es@@ tam@@ ent ] and ne@@ op@@ l@@ at@@ on@@ ic mo@@ d@@ els . ”
While the fil@@ m was r@@ un@@ ning , st@@ or@@ m cl@@ ou@@ ds ga@@ ther@@ ed and ra@@ pi@@ dly bor@@ e down upon us .
I don@@ ’t think I would have re@@ turned to the truth without the help of prayer .
B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ers often honor these i@@ con@@ s with k@@ is@@ ses , inc@@ en@@ se , and bur@@ ning c@@ and@@ les .
We often read about it , but when you live and serve with others from different cul@@ tures and ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds , you appreci@@ ate our preci@@ ous bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od even more . ”
Rather , it rel@@ ates to Jehovah’s determin@@ ation to accom@@ pl@@ ish what he origin@@ ally in@@ tend@@ ed for mankind and the earth .
Yet , he ste@@ adi@@ ly makes his way toward his des@@ t@@ in@@ ation .
I was deep@@ ly t@@ ou@@ ched by the Creat@@ or@@ ’s purpose and love .
All of this will imp@@ ress on the min@@ ds of the children that our meetings are sac@@ red ga@@ ther@@ ings .
How can you be la@@ st@@ ingly succ@@ ess@@ ful ?
( b ) What less@@ on do we learn from the example of the father in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the pro@@ di@@ g@@ al son ?
When you wa@@ ke up and than@@ k Jehovah for a new day of life , do you , like David , ent@@ re@@ at Jehovah to gu@@ i@@ de you in making decisions and taking the best course of action ?
We should have faith in the fulfill@@ ment of God’s promises
In other words , Satan was saying , ‘ Is it really possible that God could have plac@@ ed such a pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion on you ?
In what ways might some be affe@@ cted by dec@@ ep@@ tion ?
After preaching there , we fac@@ ed the long tre@@ k home .
If you a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze , mean it !
Thus , a fun@@ c@@ tion@@ ing conscience can bring the sin@@ ner back to God , help@@ ing him to recogn@@ ize the need to have God’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess and to follow His ways . ​ — Psalm 5@@ 1 : 1 - 4 , 9 , 13 - 15 .
They know that in God’s du@@ e time , such ones will be s@@ we@@ pt away forever , just as sur@@ ely as wicked ones were in the days of Noah .
In what ways can spiritual hu@@ ng@@ er and th@@ ir@@ st be satis@@ fied ?
A Pro@@ g@@ res@@ sive C@@ le@@ ans@@ ing
Like many other rec@@ ently ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved wi@@ do@@ ws , she also felt vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able , in@@ secu@@ re .
Some sing@@ le Christians serve as pione@@ ers or Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites .
That is where he must have s@@ le@@ pt .
19 : 28 .
The fi@@ f@@ th time Jesus appe@@ ared was to present himself to his apostles and others who were ga@@ ther@@ ed with them .
Then , after his resurrection , Jesus invit@@ ed his do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted apostles to atten@@ d a special meeting .
What reason does God’s Word give for listen@@ ing ?
It is like a man travel@@ ing ab@@ ro@@ ad who left his house and gave the authority to his sla@@ ves , to each one his work , and comman@@ ded the do@@ or@@ keep@@ er to keep on the w@@ atch .
I asked . “ Yes , ” the la@@ dy rep@@ lied .
L@@ ast year al@@ one , Jehovah’s Witnesses sp@@ ent well over 1@@ .@@ 9 bil@@ li@@ on h@@ our@@ s preaching the good news in 2@@ 40 lands and in more than 7@@ 00 langu@@ ages .
The Scriptures as@@ sure us that ‘ all those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs will hear the vo@@ ice of the Son of man and come out . ’
The Bible stan@@ ds al@@ one among religious te@@ x@@ ts .
We also encoura@@ ge them when they hear us com@@ ment and sing from our heart . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 16 .
G@@ u@@ ard A@@ ga@@ inst Satan’s Li@@ es
God - fe@@ aring humans can confid@@ ently say : “ I have plac@@ ed Jehovah in fr@@ on@@ t of me con@@ stan@@ tly . Because he is at my right hand , I shall not be made to to@@ t@@ ter . ” ​ — Psalm 16 : 8 .
How Sh@@ ould We V@@ i@@ e@@ w T@@ ri@@ als ? T@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ S !
S@@ ad@@ ly , in time , the T@@ y@@ ri@@ ans turned against Jehovah’s people .
We may also succ@@ e@@ ed in building respect and appreciation for Jehovah’s organization .
But we must remember that if the case had been h@@ and@@ led by human jud@@ ges , the parents as well as the un@@ born child in the wom@@ b would have lost their lives .
You may have lived with your parents from bir@@ th to ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od .
What be@@ aring has love of neigh@@ b@@ or had on the relationship of God’s people with fellow believers and others ?
Ke@@ ep D@@ ra@@ wing C@@ lo@@ se to Jehovah
While we may benefit from leg@@ al fre@@ e@@ d@@ om@@ s , in what res@@ pe@@ cts will we never com@@ promise ?
However , these valu@@ able gi@@ f@@ ts may have been tim@@ ely and u@@ se@@ ful in fin@@ an@@ c@@ ing the stay of Jesus ’ family in Egy@@ pt . ​ — Matthew 2 : 13 - 15 .
What will help each one to have a full share in both the educ@@ ational work and the trans@@ form@@ ation of the earth into a par@@ adise ?
I enjoy meeting stud@@ ents from around the g@@ lo@@ be
For example , Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 29 descri@@ bes bad language as “ ro@@ t@@ ten saying . ”
“ One day I became a@@ ware that the st@@ ate gover@@ nor would be vis@@ iting the ter@@ rit@@ ory to which my wife and I are assign@@ ed .
As members of the congregation , Christians also got to know one another and came to love one another .
The par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation of over 6@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 Witnesses in pro@@ claim@@ ing this message of hope and comfort is evidence of their gen@@ u@@ ine , loving interest in others .
“ But M@@ om@@ my , can@@ ’t it be sh@@ or@@ ter ? ” ple@@ ad@@ ed the child .
The fore@@ told tri@@ bul@@ ation will beg@@ in when the nations think that they are close to sol@@ ving some of their bi@@ g problems . The su@@ d@@ den des@@ tru@@ ction of “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , ” the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion , will c@@ atch the world by sur@@ pris@@ e .
Indeed , that will be their home forever !
For example , the Bible says : “ G@@ ra@@ y - he@@ a@@ de@@ dness is a cro@@ wn of beau@@ ty when it is found in the way of righteousness . ”
A@@ bo@@ ve that sac@@ red ch@@ est , a b@@ right , shin@@ ing cl@@ ou@@ d some@@ times appe@@ ared , re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting the pres@@ ence of Jehovah God . ​ — E@@ x .
What are you determined to do , and why ?
21 : 14 , 15 ​ — What was the book mentioned here ?
These gi@@ f@@ ts en@@ able us to cho@@ ose between right and wrong , between self - discipl@@ ine and self - in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence .
R@@ a@@ j ) , 12 / 1
Tru@@ e to Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah’s words , Jeho@@ as@@ h became a very si@@ ck man and was mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed by his own servants . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 24 : 17 - 25 .
Th@@ ings That Dis@@ ap@@ point
What circumstances invol@@ ving Na@@ ba@@ l and David moved A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il to action ?
Why does Satan prom@@ o@@ te the li@@ e that Jehovah ne@@ i@@ ther lo@@ ves us nor valu@@ es us ?
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently by means of Noah and his family , p@@ re - F@@ lood hist@@ ory was pre@@ served .
When a mission@@ ar@@ y’s en@@ er@@ gy is sa@@ pp@@ ed , Jehovah makes full might ab@@ ound . ​ — Isaiah 40 : 29 .
Even though others could see that dr@@ in@@ king was taking control of T@@ on@@ y and Al@@ le@@ n , each kept tel@@ ling himself that everything was nor@@ ma@@ l .
He was pri@@ mar@@ ily occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with pro@@ claim@@ ing the good news of the Kingdom , and he demonstr@@ ated what it me@@ ant to be free of the anxi@@ e@@ ties that come from st@@ or@@ ing up tre@@ a@@ sures on earth .
We buil@@ d hope in Jehovah’s sa@@ ving ac@@ ts by stud@@ ying his Word .
Consider a situation in which she has an opportunity to do this .
Jesus told his disciples : “ To you it is gr@@ anted to understand the sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ ts of the kingdom of the heavens , but to those people it is not gr@@ anted .
So with good pl@@ an@@ ning and determin@@ ation , the three were able to cu@@ t their wal@@ king down from 60 mil@@ es [ 9@@ 0 k@@ m ] to about 40 mil@@ es [ 60 k@@ m ] .
The Bible tel@@ ls us that “ the tru@@ mp@@ et@@ ers [ who were all pri@@ ests ] and the sing@@ ers were as one in ca@@ using one s@@ ound to be heard in pra@@ ising and than@@ king Jehovah , . . . ‘ for he is good , for to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite is his loving - kindness . ’ ”
6 : 8 , 26 .
The fam@@ ous 18@@ th - century B@@ rit@@ ish ex@@ p@@ lo@@ re@@ r James C@@ o@@ ok nam@@ ed these se@@ c@@ lu@@ ded is@@ les the F@@ ri@@ end@@ ly Is@@ lands .
What a wonderful privilege it is to share in this g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l preaching and teaching work !
You never know when the neigh@@ b@@ or might have a change of attitude as a result of your kindness .
C@@ learly , all to whom Paul wrote needed to recogn@@ ize that they were sin@@ n@@ ers and had to put faith in God’s means to me@@ et that need .
“ W@@ i@@ ves be in sub@@ je@@ ction to [ your ] hus@@ ban@@ ds . ” ​ — E@@ P@@ H@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ AN@@ S 5 : 22 .
When you are reason@@ able in your expe@@ ct@@ ations and avoid self - t@@ or@@ men@@ ting and self - de@@ fe@@ ating per@@ fe@@ c@@ tion@@ ism , you benefit yourself as well as others .
See pages 7@@ 3 - 8@@ 9 of the 199@@ 5 Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
R@@ em@@ ember , too , that the disci@@ ple - making work is a group effort .
Christian parents , therefore , wis@@ ely provide their children from inf@@ an@@ cy with the right kind of spiritual en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment and tra@@ ining . ​ — Proverbs 22 : 6 ; E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 1 ; 2 Timothy 3 : 14 , 15 .
“ E@@ arly war@@ ning syst@@ em@@ s . . . do sa@@ ve lives , ” said one form@@ er U@@ .@@ S . pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent .
How has a little gi@@ r@@ l in Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a demonstr@@ ated her ze@@ al for s@@ pre@@ ading the Kingdom message ?
A dead man had even come to life when his body was thro@@ wn into a gra@@ ve and it t@@ ou@@ ched the b@@ ones of El@@ isha .
How can you re@@ ach a so@@ lu@@ tion ?
And when I pray@@ ed to Jehovah , I felt that I had to pre@@ face everything with an a@@ po@@ lo@@ gy for what I had done . ”
As we have seen , that requi@@ res not only teaching them what the Bible says but also help@@ ing them to devel@@ op con@@ vi@@ ction about what they learn .
F@@ ar bey@@ ond what human efforts can hope to ac@@ hi@@ eve , the spirit of Jehovah br@@ ings li@@ ber@@ ation from en@@ sla@@ v@@ ement to sin and death , as well as from sla@@ very to false worship and its practic@@ es .
The po@@ li@@ ce fre@@ qu@@ ently enc@@ oun@@ ter people who v@@ ent their feelings with “ s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing and a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch . ”
It is at Genesis 8 : 20 , refer@@ ring to the al@@ ta@@ r that Noah buil@@ t when he left the ar@@ k after the D@@ elu@@ ge .
Those who have been serving him for de@@ ca@@ des still mar@@ v@@ el at what they have learned about him and at the new things they continue to learn about him .
The first hor@@ se is wh@@ ite ​ — its ri@@ der a gl@@ ori@@ ous , new@@ ly crow@@ ned king .
Abraham tru@@ sted imp@@ lic@@ it@@ ly in Jehovah and proved that trust by un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ing obedi@@ ence to his comman@@ ds , even to the ex@@ t@@ ent of being pre@@ pared to sacrifice his son , Isa@@ a@@ c .
We do not need to let our e@@ ye feel s@@ or@@ ry for those who receive God’s ad@@ verse judgment or feel com@@ pas@@ sion for them .
In respon@@ se , Jesus said to his mother : “ What have I to do with you , woman ?
“ So they set out and [ 1 ] pre@@ ached in order that people might rep@@ ent ; and [ 2 ] they would expe@@ l many dem@@ ons and gre@@ ase many si@@ ck@@ ly people with o@@ il and cu@@ re them . ” ​ — Mark 6 : 12 , 13 .
E@@ m@@ br@@ ac@@ ing the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s valu@@ es can help us enjoy succ@@ ess@@ ful marri@@ ages , happy family relation@@ shi@@ ps , and fulfill@@ ing fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps
To enjoy true peace , however , one needs to be more than just pe@@ ace@@ ful .
The individuals mentioned in this article ​ — S@@ aku@@ r@@ a , Ri@@ be@@ ir@@ o , S@@ te@@ ph@@ en , and H@@ ans — ​ had to fi@@ ght hard to put away their bad practic@@ es .
From time to time , elders end@@ e@@ av@@ or to vis@@ it dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed individuals who are not activ@@ ely eng@@ ag@@ ed in wr@@ ong@@ doing .
Now they wanted , not some m@@ ere prophet like Samuel , but a king to be their ju@@ dge .
At that he was moved with p@@ ity , and he st@@ re@@ t@@ ched out his hand and t@@ ou@@ ched him , and said to him : ‘ I want to .
B@@ as@@ ic@@ ally , they have wor@@ ked to put away ani@@ mal@@ is@@ tic tra@@ its that used to char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ize them .
Now she is out@@ do@@ ors , now she is in the public s@@ qu@@ a@@ res , and near every cor@@ ner she lies in wa@@ it . ” ​ — Proverbs 7 : 10 - 12 .
Of course , the attitude and teaching me@@ tho@@ ds of Jesus Christ especially mer@@ it our consider@@ ation .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the Ar@@ k of God was cap@@ tur@@ ed . ”
As a result of the ad@@ ju@@ sted rend@@ ering of the ter@@ m a@@ sh@@ er , the psal@@ m now refle@@ cts Davi@@ d’s well - f@@ oun@@ ded hope that after God deli@@ vered the nation of Israel from its enem@@ ies , He would bl@@ ess the people with happiness and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity .
At times , however , we will receive discipl@@ ine from fellow Christians .
It was lo@@ c@@ ated some 50 mil@@ es ( 8@@ 0 k@@ m ) e@@ ast of Jerusalem , bey@@ ond the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver .
So@@ on I came to real@@ ize that going after material go@@ o@@ ds was a ro@@ ad without end .
Jehovah God foc@@ used , not on the proble@@ m , but on the so@@ lu@@ tion .
W@@ ell , even though I am now qu@@ ite de@@ a@@ f , I r@@ ely on the a@@ udi@@ o@@ c@@ as@@ set@@ tes and the loving support of my family to keep me spiritually strong .
6 , 7 . ( a ) What situation made it ur@@ g@@ ent that the Hebrew Christians “ pa@@ y more than the u@@ su@@ al attention to the things heard ” ?
We can and should pray for our brothers .
I@@ r@@ è@@ ne and I enjoy reading and stud@@ ying God’s Word
What could prom@@ pt us to be “ en@@ ra@@ ged against Jehovah ” ?
One sister in A@@ sia who su@@ ff@@ ers from bi@@ po@@ la@@ r mo@@ od dis@@ order was deli@@ gh@@ ted when she read the life st@@ ory of a form@@ er mission@@ ary brother who succ@@ ess@@ fully deal@@ t with the same dis@@ order .
“ C@@ ho@@ ose for y@@ ourselves today whom you will serve . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ SH@@ U@@ A 24 : 15 .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 12 , 1@@ 35
The So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s of@@ fice in S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land invit@@ ed me to beg@@ in pione@@ ering in the Ne@@ ther@@ lands .
Who Is R@@ es@@ pon@@ sible ?
Al@@ ways remember your baptism in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of your who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted dedic@@ ation to God .
That made me real@@ ize that the ha@@ bi@@ t is not har@@ m@@ less .
Pa@@ ying attention to Jesus ’ words can help you to maintain moral integrity .
All in the congregation can demonstr@@ ate their love for el@@ der@@ ly fellow believers
Al@@ ma Ru@@ th ad@@ ds : “ I used to have m@@ om@@ ents of great de@@ pres@@ sion ; I felt very sa@@ d .
“ I was re@@ tur@@ ning to the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s branch of@@ fice in G@@ h@@ ana from the por@@ t city of T@@ ema and st@@ op@@ ped to pi@@ ck up a young man see@@ king a ri@@ de into to@@ wn .
You no doubt have been par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in this vital work .
What good news do people need to hear , and how have Jehovah’s Witnesses been ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary in s@@ pre@@ ading such news ?
No@@ body will take a fir@@ m stand before you all the days of your life . Just as I proved to be with Moses I shall prove to be with you . I shall ne@@ i@@ ther deser@@ t you nor leave you enti@@ r@@ ely . ”
As a result , the work@@ ers “ left off building the city ” of Ba@@ be@@ l and were sc@@ at@@ tered “ over all the sur@@ face of the earth . ”
Such a f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation will also help them to remain hum@@ ble and to avoid doing what is bad . ​ — Proverbs 8 : 13 ; 16 : 6 .
Jesus ’ pres@@ ence would be mar@@ ked by a time of pro@@ found tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es here on earth .
Yes , as in the W@@ est , the Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s se@@ as@@ on has become one of the best ways for man@@ u@@ fac@@ tur@@ ers , who@@ les@@ al@@ ers , and mer@@ ch@@ ants to make money .
How did holy spirit af@@ fect Paul’s ability to speak ?
What if we feel over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by temp@@ tation ?
Can you think of a time when you helped someone in need materi@@ ally ?
How close is Jehovah’s day of judgment ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , people who live near a bus@@ y tra@@ in st@@ ation may no longer no@@ tice the no@@ ise , and those who live near a gar@@ ba@@ ge d@@ um@@ p may no longer no@@ tice the sm@@ ell .
Who respon@@ d to the good news , and how does their out@@ look change ?
In Au@@ gu@@ st 194@@ 3 , A@@ do@@ l@@ p@@ he M@@ ess@@ m@@ er , a Ger@@ man Witness , arri@@ ved in S@@ al@@ va@@ d@@ or to help organiz@@ e our first ass@@ em@@ bly .
Just as the prophet thought that only he had been left to fi@@ ght God’s bat@@ t@@ les , so Lu@@ ther felt that he was qu@@ ite al@@ one in his stru@@ gg@@ les with the ch@@ urch .
“ The way of the la@@ z@@ y one is like a bri@@ er he@@ dge , ” says the wise king , “ but the p@@ ath of the u@@ pri@@ ght ones is a way c@@ ast up . ” ​ — Proverbs 15 : 19 .
Our first child , John , was born in 194@@ 1 .
Ex@@ pan@@ ding Our Ser@@ vice
God’s Word states : “ Do not hold back good from those to whom it is ow@@ ing , when it happ@@ ens to be in the power of your hand to do it . ”
A@@ m@@ ong Ch@@ in@@ ese al@@ ch@@ em@@ ists , beli@@ ef in physical im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity appe@@ ars to d@@ ate back at le@@ ast to the ei@@ gh@@ th century B.C.E . , and the pos@@ si@@ bility of at@@ tain@@ ing it by means of ma@@ gi@@ c po@@ tions , to the f@@ our@@ th century B.C.E .
Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am even in@@ ven@@ ted his own day of “ fes@@ ti@@ val for the sons of Israel , ” and he pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded “ to make o@@ ffer@@ ings upon the al@@ ta@@ r to make sacri@@ fi@@ cial s@@ mo@@ ke . ” ​ — 1 K@@ i .
God’s Word promises that Jehovah’s Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom will soon take over the gover@@ ning of all human soci@@ ety on earth .
A@@ n out@@ standing need that has become evid@@ ent with the inc@@ re@@ ase in the number of Jehovah’s Witnesses is that for Kingdom H@@ alls .
Com@@ men@@ ting on this matter , some years ag@@ o this j@@ our@@ n@@ al made the following st@@ at@@ ement : “ In acc@@ or@@ d@@ ance with Bi@@ bli@@ cal requi@@ re@@ ments , it can be said that ‘ shepher@@ ding beg@@ ins at home . ’
My young par@@ t@@ ner and I me@@ t with some mo@@ b viol@@ ence there , and it seem@@ ed that the local law - en@@ for@@ c@@ ement ag@@ ents were ba@@ c@@ king the mo@@ bs !
In what way , though , was Jesus God’s Son ?
In S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 19@@ 26 both M@@ other and I sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed our dedic@@ ation to Jehovah by water im@@ mer@@ sion at a conven@@ tion in G@@ l@@ as@@ go@@ w .
Who Is the Ri@@ ght Le@@ ad@@ er for Today ?
Sin@@ ful men cannot always be tru@@ sted , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as “ it is imp@@ os@@ sible for God to li@@ e . ”
Many people are taught that God is rul@@ ing this world that we live in , that God long ag@@ o determined everything that happ@@ ens to us , and that he has my@@ st@@ eri@@ ous , in@@ sc@@ ru@@ table reas@@ ons for inf@@ lic@@ ting mis@@ er@@ y on mankind .
For example , with the ris@@ ing co@@ st of clo@@ thing and fur@@ ni@@ shin@@ g@@ s , a ca@@ pa@@ ble wife lear@@ ns to be h@@ an@@ dy and th@@ ri@@ f@@ ty so that her family is com@@ for@@ ta@@ bly d@@ ressed and pres@@ en@@ table .
* Ther@@ e@@ after , in his du@@ e time , the Lord Jesus would “ bring to nothing ” all those who had been dec@@ ei@@ ved .
This br@@ ings to mind the com@@ ments of Bro@@ ther A . H . M@@ ac@@ mil@@ l@@ an , who wrote about his personal sear@@ ch for God and His purpose for mankind , in the book Fa@@ ith on the Mar@@ ch .
Sh@@ y@@ ness , fear of the re@@ action we might get , or l@@ ack of confidence in our ability may keep us qui@@ et .
Such a vie@@ w@@ point may have ca@@ used some in the Corinth@@ i@@ an congregation to be un@@ sure of how to walk .
A fi@@ f@@ th believ@@ ed that those in hel@@ l would su@@ ff@@ er physical t@@ or@@ ment .
Why is Jehovah God su@@ pre@@ m@@ ely qu@@ ali@@ fied to provide direction for mankind , and what does he promise ?
N@@ O@@ R@@ W@@ I@@ C@@ H , N@@ or@@ wi@@ ch C@@ ity F@@ o@@ o@@ t@@ bal@@ l C@@ lu@@ b , C@@ ar@@ ro@@ w R@@ d . N@@ O@@ T@@ T@@ IN@@ G@@ H@@ A@@ M , No@@ t@@ t@@ ing@@ ham F@@ o@@ rest F@@ o@@ o@@ t@@ bal@@ l C@@ lu@@ b , C@@ ity G@@ r@@ ound .
How Can You M@@ ake De@@ c@@ isions God’s W@@ a@@ y ?
As pa@@ in@@ ful as that may be , it is much less pa@@ in@@ ful than a ru@@ ined life .
Yet , stand out we must !
Ther@@ efore , wi@@ ves are ur@@ ged : “ As the congregation is in sub@@ je@@ ction to the Christ , so let wi@@ ves also be to their hus@@ ban@@ ds in everything . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 23 , 24 , 33 .
His wife , An@@ n@@ al@@ o@@ u , ag@@ re@@ es : “ Re@@ ading examples in the Bible helped us .
Like Ma@@ x , Ar@@ no@@ ld ser@@ ves as an el@@ der in his home congregation .
DI@@ S@@ I@@ L@@ L@@ U@@ S@@ I@@ ON@@ M@@ EN@@ T can gro@@ w in any marriage , even if during cour@@ tshi@@ p a man and a woman seem@@ ed to be well mat@@ ched .
Isaiah tre@@ ats that in Is@@ a 6@@ 5 ver@@ ses 21 and 22 : “ They will certainly buil@@ d hous@@ es and have occ@@ u@@ pan@@ cy ; and they will certainly pl@@ ant v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds and e@@ at their fru@@ it@@ age .
Just as a fellow Je@@ w tri@@ ed to per@@ su@@ a@@ de Ne@@ h@@ emiah to bre@@ ak God’s Law to sa@@ ve his life , so apost@@ ate form@@ er Witnesses may try to influ@@ ence us to com@@ promise in one way or another .
7 , 8 . ( a ) Des@@ cri@@ be the work that Christians today are privile@@ ged to do . ( b ) How should we respon@@ d to Jehovah’s direction ?
In the cen@@ tu@@ ries since , much has been said and written about that simp@@ le st@@ at@@ ement .
Of course , Jesus was not con@@ dem@@ ning public prayer , for he himself pray@@ ed public@@ ly on certain occasi@@ ons .
“ But I have had my health in@@ sur@@ ance with the same compan@@ y for sever@@ al years .
Although it is the Bible that you are stud@@ ying , other public@@ ations ​ — Bible study a@@ i@@ ds — ​ can help you to lo@@ c@@ ate and understand Bible pas@@ sa@@ ges on a vari@@ ety of sub@@ je@@ cts .
So when we do something wrong , we ask Jehovah for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
Who was “ Sa@@ in@@ t ” V@@ ic@@ tri@@ ci@@ us ?
Like David , we cannot rec@@ ount all of Jehovah’s wonderful works
Like many c@@ ities today , first - century Eph@@ esus was filled with vice .
While that pos@@ si@@ bility cannot be rul@@ ed out , it cannot be con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed .
In time , the sister found her@@ self “ spiritually f@@ l@@ oun@@ der@@ ing ” because of sever@@ al personal set@@ ba@@ c@@ ks .
Today , some may take a few we@@ ek@@ s to tra@@ v@@ el or have a we@@ ek@@ end away to rel@@ a@@ x with their family .
We know the answer ​ — it has been dis@@ clo@@ sed to us by the “ Rev@@ e@@ al@@ er of se@@ cre@@ ts , ” Jehovah God .
In one day , 1@@ 5@@ 3 boo@@ ks in si@@ x langu@@ ages were plac@@ ed .
Thus , from his Fa@@ ther’s right hand in heaven , Jesus began to see his name take on greater meaning as th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds rep@@ ented and put faith in him as Jehovah’s means of sal@@ vation . ​ — Acts 2 : 5 , 11 , 37 - 4@@ 1 .
Such a st@@ one could be u@@ se@@ ful for the con@@ stru@@ ction of a house or a w@@ all .
that deal@@ t with hon@@ es@@ ty in bu@@ sin@@ ess so that he could give them to his fellow work@@ ers .
By following some simp@@ le Bible principles and taking a few practic@@ al st@@ ep@@ s , however , we can har@@ ness the time we need to care for “ the more important things ” to our et@@ er@@ n@@ al benefit and “ to God’s glory and praise . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 10 , 11 .
What imp@@ act does our spe@@ e@@ ch have on our worship ?
How can you know whether you truly love God’s la@@ ws ?
S@@ ad@@ ly , when I was 11 , my father left the Christian congregation .
“ K@@ in@@ dly F@@ or@@ give and Com@@ fort H@@ im ”
Who should get the cre@@ di@@ t for such inc@@ re@@ ase in the face of op@@ position from Satan and his cor@@ ru@@ pt world ?
What , though , if you are not cur@@ r@@ ently living by the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s moral standards ?
No won@@ der Jesus said that we can learn to love this God with our whole heart ! ​ — Mark 12 : 30 .
( 2 ) S@@ mar@@ t , N .
Lo@@ is may know that similar situ@@ ations have ca@@ used much up@@ set in the congregation or in her family , and what she does may sign@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly imp@@ act her children .
“ During this difficult time of m@@ our@@ ning , I supp@@ lic@@ ated Jehovah for help so that our family would not bre@@ ak his la@@ ws .
They re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly pray@@ ed to God for reli@@ ef , but no@@ ne came ​ — at le@@ ast not right away .
What will re@@ place the st@@ res@@ ses we feel now ?
How can they teach their children beli@@ ef@@ s that help them to love others ?
How does the Bible expla@@ in why dec@@ ep@@ tion is r@@ am@@ p@@ ant in the world ?
For example , a new school to tra@@ in young men and women for mission@@ ary work had been op@@ ened in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
It me@@ ant ad@@ ju@@ sting to a new congregation and preaching in a new ter@@ rit@@ ory , perhaps even in another language .
T@@ w@@ o people who mer@@ ely live together without get@@ ting married can never enjoy real se@@ cur@@ ity ; ne@@ i@@ ther can their children .
Ka@@ re@@ n : There is something el@@ se that is rather pu@@ z@@ z@@ ling if Jesus truly is God .
One brother rec@@ alls : “ A strong , un@@ ke@@ mp@@ t , and r@@ ough - loo@@ king man car@@ r@@ ying a bi@@ g pl@@ as@@ tic sac@@ k full of dis@@ car@@ ded new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers and ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines wal@@ ked on@@ to the gr@@ oun@@ ds of our As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all .
( Read 1 Corinthians 10 : 6 - 10 . )
“ Th@@ ough you never saw him , you love him .
He has fur@@ ni@@ shed us with war@@ ning examples that ex@@ pose Satan’s cle@@ ver but mal@@ ev@@ ol@@ ent desi@@ gn@@ s .
* was rel@@ eas@@ ed in W@@ a@@ yu@@ un@@ a@@ ik@@ i .
Thus , any Christian who in@@ d@@ ul@@ ges in en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment that prom@@ o@@ tes viol@@ ence , im@@ mor@@ ality , or re@@ bel@@ li@@ ousness has made a bad decision . ​ — Psalm 9@@ 7 : 10 ; John 3 : 19 - 21 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 19 - 23 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 3 - 5 .
While no acc@@ ur@@ ate conclu@@ sions can pos@@ si@@ bly be dra@@ wn , re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers have es@@ tim@@ ated that al@@ most two th@@ ir@@ ds of the value of g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l e@@ co@@ system ser@@ vi@@ ces is der@@ i@@ ved from the o@@ ce@@ ans .
In fact , one p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ p@@ her died with his f@@ ing@@ er on the shu@@ t@@ ter bu@@ t@@ t@@ on of his cam@@ er@@ a .
M@@ ake it the cen@@ ter of your life .
Why can it be said that Peter was truly loyal ?
They told him to “ go up , ” that is , keep going up to Bethel or be taken up as Eli@@ j@@ ah had been .
The Bible can “ give to the in@@ experienced ones sh@@ re@@ w@@ dness , to a young man knowledge and thinking ability . ”
Jehovah’s servants love and tre@@ asure the Bible .
To ac@@ qui@@ re a heart ag@@ re@@ e@@ able to Jehovah , what must we do ?
In con@@ ne@@ ction with fulfill@@ ing “ the righteous requi@@ re@@ ment of the Law , ” Paul also br@@ ings out the matter of wal@@ king in acc@@ ord with the spirit .
She had gro@@ wn up in U@@ r , a M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ i@@ an city that was a 1@@ ,@@ 2@@ 00 - m@@ ile ( 1@@ ,@@ 9@@ 00 k@@ m ) j@@ our@@ ne@@ y away .
3 : 2 ​ — What is “ S@@ el@@ ah ” ?
F@@ l@@ or@@ ence N@@ igh@@ t@@ ing@@ ale made real chang@@ es in the world of n@@ ur@@ sing
What is one way that we can give our best to Jehovah ?
We can exam@@ ine ( 1 ) our mo@@ ti@@ ves , or why we preach ; ( 2 ) our message , or what we preach ; and ( 3 ) our me@@ tho@@ ds , or how we preach .
• How were King David and Jesus Christ sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ded ?
E . V@@ ine expla@@ ins that it liter@@ ally means ‘ to cha@@ se s@@ le@@ ep away , ’ and it “ expres@@ ses not m@@ ere wa@@ ke@@ ful@@ ness , but the w@@ atch@@ ful@@ ness of those who are in@@ t@@ ent upon a thing . ”
Even so , their fri@@ end@@ ship went bey@@ ond such differ@@ ences .
He deci@@ ded to te@@ ar down his sto@@ re@@ hous@@ es and buil@@ d bi@@ gg@@ er ones so that he could live a life of e@@ ase , e@@ at , dr@@ ink , and enjoy himself .
How did E@@ r@@ na come off tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ ant in a special way ?
A@@ part from those bri@@ ef ver@@ ses , there are few refer@@ ences to E@@ no@@ ch in the Bible .
This will help them to continue wal@@ king on the ro@@ ad to everlasting life . ​ — Matthew 7 : 13 , 14 .
When we study God’s Word , the Bible , we need to take no@@ te of the way Jehovah does things and inc@@ l@@ ine our e@@ ar to his will and pur@@ pos@@ es .
C@@ ur@@ r@@ ently , there is a need for sever@@ al th@@ ous@@ and Kingdom H@@ alls in the ter@@ rit@@ ory car@@ ed for by the branch of@@ fice in S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
How can st@@ res@@ s@@ ful circumstances present a chall@@ enge ?
To live without the law of the all - wise God , Jehovah , is to be de@@ pri@@ ved of the guid@@ ance that can help us lead a better and longer life .
Mo@@ re@@ over , only after con@@ fir@@ m@@ ing that Jesus had died did the Rom@@ an Go@@ ver@@ nor P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate rel@@ e@@ ase Jesus ’ body to Joseph of A@@ ri@@ ma@@ the@@ a for inter@@ ment . ​ — Mark 15 : 39 - 4@@ 6 .
“ The ra@@ ven@@ s were br@@ ing@@ ing him bre@@ ad and me@@ at in the mor@@ ning and bre@@ ad and me@@ at in the ev@@ ening , and he d@@ ran@@ k from the st@@ re@@ am , ” as Jehovah had direc@@ ted .
They sh@@ ared in a si@@ e@@ ge of T@@ y@@ re that la@@ sted se@@ ven months .
At the same time , remember that fine inc@@ reas@@ es are being enjo@@ yed in many par@@ ts of the world .
Now , some 6@@ 5 years later , has not this Bible - based ad@@ vice proved sen@@ sible ?
Ha@@ bi@@ ts that are not wrong in themselves can some@@ times ra@@ ise ba@@ r@@ ri@@ ca@@ des to con@@ vers@@ ation .
Then sin over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed him .
chang@@ es in language ?
G@@ reg@@ ori@@ o says : “ The expres@@ sions of love we receive from this congregation t@@ ou@@ ch us deep@@ ly . ”
I never learned to h@@ ate what he h@@ ates .
Se@@ ek first the Kingdom by having a full share in the preaching work and other Christian activities ; your doing so will be a prote@@ ction .
God’s servants need his blessing in order to me@@ et his righteous requi@@ re@@ ments .
What has happened ?
God can for@@ ti@@ fy our faith and give us the spiritual strength we need in order to maintain integrity .
O@@ ver the cen@@ tu@@ ries , Jehovah kept his promises to Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants , the nation of Israel , des@@ pite their wa@@ y@@ war@@ dness .
“ I@@ ’@@ m not feel@@ ing well today .
How , though , did Jehovah view A@@ sa@@ ’s course ?
In 1@@ 6@@ 4@@ 9 , W@@ in@@ thro@@ p died al@@ most p@@ en@@ n@@ il@@ ess , at the age of 6@@ 1 .
( b ) How is Jehovah an example for us as to imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality ?
Is that how your scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es feel ? ”
Instead , God will de@@ f@@ end good people from those who would cr@@ us@@ h them .
If we have gen@@ u@@ ine concer@@ n for people , as Jesus and Paul did , we too may experience the joy of see@@ ing the good news re@@ ach the hearts of those “ righ@@ tly dis@@ posed for everlasting life . ” ​ — Acts 13 : 4@@ 8 .
In respon@@ se to C@@ y@@ r@@ us ’ li@@ ber@@ ation dec@@ ree , about 5@@ 0@@ ,000 Jewish ex@@ il@@ es return to Jerusalem under the lead@@ er@@ ship of Go@@ ver@@ nor Z@@ er@@ u@@ b@@ ba@@ be@@ l , or S@@ he@@ sh@@ ba@@ z@@ z@@ ar .
Watch@@ ing for direction on where to preach ?
Acc@@ ording to Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy , he says to Z@@ ion : “ To you the very glory of Le@@ ban@@ on will come , the j@@ un@@ ip@@ er t@@ ree , the as@@ h t@@ ree and the c@@ y@@ pres@@ s at the same time , in order to beau@@ ti@@ fy the place of my san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary ; and I shall gl@@ ori@@ fy the very place of my fe@@ et . ”
In mo@@ der@@ n times , Jehovah’s Witnesses have been persecu@@ ted because they refu@@ se to sto@@ p preaching “ this good news of the kingdom . ”
How do we loy@@ ally sub@@ mit to “ the law of the Christ ” ?
9 : F@@ in@@ ally comes to rest on a m@@ oun@@ tain
P@@ re@@ ach@@ er John W@@ es@@ le@@ y had sp@@ li@@ t off from the Ch@@ urch of Eng@@ land to form the So@@ ci@@ ety of Me@@ tho@@ dist@@ s , a group that emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed personal Bible study and ev@@ ang@@ el@@ ism .
During the p@@ re - Christian er@@ a , Jehovah’s love for his people was reve@@ aled through his prophe@@ ts and other faithful servants .
Satan bl@@ in@@ ds pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s min@@ ds to the truth about him and to the truth about God .
Jesus did not consider it bene@@ ath him to be in sub@@ je@@ ction to God .
This in har@@ mony with the princi@@ ple found at De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 7 : 26 , The Jerusalem Bible : “ You must not bring any de@@ t@@ es@@ table thing [ i@@ ma@@ ges used in worship ] into your house or you , like it , will come under the ba@@ n too .
She says : “ I call friends who are si@@ ck or disc@@ oura@@ ged and wr@@ ite let@@ ters to them .
A Christian wife does well to imitate Jesus by supp@@ or@@ ting her hus@@ ban@@ d’s he@@ ad@@ ship .
Si@@ x@@ te@@ en years later , the building of Jehovah’s temple was at a stan@@ d@@ still .
W@@ ar will no longer ma@@ r the sc@@ ene ; God will make “ w@@ ars to ce@@ ase to the ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ity of the earth . ”
How should those events and the con@@ vi@@ ctions held by other faithful ones of the past af@@ fect your hope ?
They were deep@@ ly moved by Jehovah’s love in sen@@ ding his Son to the earth , thus op@@ ening the way to everlasting life .
5 : 37 .
He has promised : “ I will never leave you , and I will never a@@ ban@@ d@@ on you . ”
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 70 , 7@@ 4
Un@@ der the comm@@ and of God and Christ , we be@@ g people to “ become re@@ conc@@ iled to God . ”
In contr@@ ast , the Bible encoura@@ ges us to study it di@@ lig@@ ently .
Th@@ ough we always tri@@ ed to be kind , we taught them to respect our God - given authority . ”
In any case , Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s was evid@@ ently con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that it would not ha@@ p@@ pen again .
During the early part of the 19@@ 50 ’ s , many young men were being dra@@ f@@ ted to serve in the mil@@ it@@ ary and fi@@ ght in the con@@ f@@ li@@ ct going on in K@@ o@@ re@@ a .
The f@@ it@@ t@@ est live ; the we@@ ak@@ est die .
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately , Father set about preaching what he had dis@@ co@@ vered .
C@@ lo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated to feelings of in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ac@@ y is a fear of fa@@ il@@ ure .
Jesus showed that God set the stan@@ d@@ ard for marriage when He told the first human pa@@ ir : “ A man will leave his father and his mother and will s@@ tic@@ k to his wife , and the two will be one flesh . ”
Now he and his wife are baptized servants of Jehovah . ”
Ther@@ efore , Christ was resur@@ rec@@ ted to im@@ mor@@ tal heavenly life .
As we s@@ at in our t@@ ent listen@@ ing to the p@@ our@@ ing ra@@ in and wonder@@ ing what to do , an el@@ der@@ ly g@@ ent@@ le@@ man vis@@ ited and offered me three Bible study a@@ i@@ ds ​ — The H@@ ar@@ p of God , Li@@ ght I , and Li@@ ght I@@ I .
“ But since his st@@ at@@ ements have de@@ vi@@ ated from the Bible , he is no longer my brother . ”
Par@@ ents , if you do not want your children to look to their pe@@ ers for ad@@ vice , make yourself appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble , eas@@ y to talk to .
S@@ tu@@ dy and medit@@ ation pla@@ y an important ro@@ le in working out your own sal@@ vation . ​ — Read Psalm 1@@ 19 : 10@@ 5 .
L@@ ater , grou@@ ps of C@@ ze@@ ch and Ger@@ man W@@ al@@ den@@ ses jo@@ ined them there .
This article will consider high@@ ligh@@ ts from Genesis 1 : 1 – 11 : 9 , ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally up to the time when Jehovah began deal@@ ing with the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Abraham .
1 , 2 . ( a ) How do many today feel ?
Some transl@@ at@@ ors se@@ em to imp@@ ly that a wom@@ an’s sal@@ vation dep@@ ends on her having children .
My father was fu@@ ri@@ ous and put me out of the house .
The d@@ ru@@ g deal@@ ers be@@ at me so ba@@ dly that I ended up with a fr@@ ac@@ tur@@ ed j@@ a@@ w .
I@@ magine how much wisdom and comfort a@@ wa@@ it you in the writ@@ ings of those prophe@@ ts !
For what were Phil@@ ip@@ ’s four daugh@@ ters par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly known ?
What can you do to show these de@@ a@@ f brothers personal attention ?
Be@@ fore long , though , his love of God’s tru@@ ths was put to the t@@ est .
And what joy we feel when we look back on years of faithful service or ob@@ serve the chang@@ es that we have made in our person@@ ality ! ​ — Psalm 16 : 11 .
F@@ in@@ ally , at the end of the se@@ ven@@ th mar@@ ch on that se@@ ven@@ th day , the ar@@ my st@@ op@@ ped .
Paul’s origin@@ al as@@ sa@@ il@@ ants i@@ mag@@ ined that he had led the G@@ ent@@ ile nam@@ ed T@@ ro@@ p@@ hi@@ mu@@ s into the cour@@ ty@@ ard re@@ served for Jews only .
“ But if there is not , it will turn back to you . ”
It is also important to take care of yourself physi@@ c@@ ally .
25 Our Re@@ ad@@ ers As@@ k . . . 30 For Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople ​ — God Is I@@ mp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al
Ju@@ ris@@ di@@ ction and Au@@ thor@@ ity
After wa@@ shing in the st@@ re@@ am , we consider@@ ed a Bible text together , had bre@@ ak@@ f@@ ast , and started s@@ low@@ ly u@@ ph@@ ill to other dist@@ ant v@@ il@@ la@@ ges .
So - and - so . All of this is chang@@ ing now as people see sign@@ s c@@ learly id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying each h@@ all as a ‘ Kingdom H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses . ’ ”
He gave her ad@@ mi@@ r@@ ation .
Th@@ an@@ ks to the medi@@ e@@ val transl@@ at@@ ors and cop@@ y@@ ists , educ@@ ated people in S@@ pain could read the Bible in their own language without great h@@ in@@ dr@@ ance .
( b ) How does the rec@@ ord of Jehovah’s deal@@ ings with his servants for@@ ti@@ fy your courage ?
But he me@@ t with bit@@ ter op@@ position , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly from Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant s@@ our@@ ces .
Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty Is V@@ it@@ al for F@@ ri@@ end@@ ship
Jehovah as@@ sur@@ ed E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el : “ H@@ ar@@ der than f@@ l@@ in@@ t , I have made your fore@@ head . ”
37 : 33 - 35 ; 4@@ 8 : 11 .
In what ways is the Re@@ qui@@ re bro@@ ch@@ ure a practic@@ al help ?
So are women ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er ?
We take tur@@ ns reading , and then she wants to talk about everything , including the pi@@ c@@ tures and the bo@@ x@@ es .
In a similar way , Satan has sh@@ own no p@@ ity for those whom he tri@@ es to de@@ v@@ our .
In@@ spi@@ r@@ ation and cre@@ ati@@ v@@ ity are often s@@ qu@@ el@@ ched .
The other sheep compan@@ i@@ ons of the congregation of anointed Christians prove their faith in vari@@ ous ways .
I@@ mit@@ ate God’s Per@@ fect Ex@@ am@@ ple
In gu@@ arding against self - dec@@ ep@@ tion , an@@ al@@ y@@ ze yourself pray@@ er@@ fully , listen to others , and regul@@ arly fe@@ ed on God’s Word
In 19@@ 7@@ 8 , my wife and I travel@@ ed to P@@ ort Mo@@ res@@ by , Pa@@ pua New G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a , to atten@@ d an inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion .
“ E@@ th@@ ic@@ s ” has been descri@@ bed as “ the study of questions about what is mor@@ ally right and wrong . ”
You can follow the example of early Christians in the city of Eph@@ esus .
However , when E@@ ve and then Adam cho@@ se to re@@ be@@ l against God , they lost the ability to pro@@ du@@ ce sin@@ less children .
The Scriptures c@@ learly show that servants of Jehovah must refu@@ se to look for om@@ ens or to eng@@ age in ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ gy , div@@ in@@ ation , and spi@@ rit@@ ism .
Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us was a man who s@@ ought God’s fav@@ or by means of fre@@ qu@@ ent , hear@@ t@@ felt prayers .
The Scriptures therefore ref@@ er to him as “ the fine shepher@@ d , ” “ the great shepher@@ d , ” and “ the c@@ hi@@ ef shepher@@ d . ” ​ — John 10 : 11 ; Hebrews 13 : 20 ; 1 Peter 5 : 2 - 4 .
So ever@@ yone had pl@@ ent@@ y of water of truth as well as pl@@ ent@@ y of ra@@ in@@ water !
This hist@@ ori@@ c transl@@ ation to@@ ol became known as the Com@@ p@@ lu@@ ten@@ si@@ an P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t .
Pe@@ ople who were once ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally self - cen@@ tered have be@@ gu@@ n to ask what Jesus might have done had he been in their situation .
Jesus emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed this in his illustr@@ ation of the lost sheep .
Jehovah does not destro@@ y people in@@ dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ately .
When Jesus sent out the 70 disciples , he did so “ by tw@@ o@@ s . ”
She may have thought : ‘ I cannot believe that E@@ u@@ o@@ dia did not invit@@ e me !
( b ) How is God’s word ‘ a lam@@ p to our fo@@ o@@ t ’ and ‘ a light to our ro@@ ad@@ way ’ ?
Hence , rather than descri@@ b@@ ing what the neigh@@ bor@@ ly Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an loo@@ ked like , Jesus rel@@ ated something far more sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant ​ — how the Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ately came to the a@@ id of an in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed Je@@ w l@@ ying on the ro@@ ad .
He did not appreci@@ ate sac@@ red things .
Ju@@ ven@@ ile pol@@ y@@ ar@@ thr@@ it@@ is is a ty@@ pe of ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic ar@@ thr@@ it@@ is that affe@@ cts children .
In an effort to make a secu@@ re future sure for himself , the l@@ an@@ do@@ w@@ ner made pl@@ ans to buil@@ d bi@@ gg@@ er sto@@ re@@ hous@@ es .
We kept the pro@@ ps in a large can@@ va@@ s ba@@ g .
Why did John ur@@ ge us not to love the world ?
What was the purpose of Joh@@ n@@ ’s ministry , and how well did he accom@@ pl@@ ish it ?
“ You are going to hear of w@@ ars and repor@@ ts of w@@ ars .
He lo@@ v@@ ingly guid@@ es us by his perfect la@@ ws and lo@@ f@@ ty principles , in con@@ j@@ un@@ ction with our well - tra@@ ined conscience . ​ — 2 Samuel 22 : 31 ; Romans 2 : 14 , 15 .
A@@ n In@@ tegrity Ke@@ ep@@ er on T@@ ri@@ al
A@@ m@@ ong those who helped to re@@ pa@@ ir the w@@ alls were the daugh@@ ters of S@@ hal@@ lu@@ m , a prin@@ ce of half the dist@@ ri@@ ct of Jerusalem .
He did say , though , that as long as I did not look to him for my ro@@ om and bo@@ ard , I could do what I cho@@ se .
When he gave the public talk , he wor@@ e a ba@@ r@@ ong T@@ ag@@ al@@ o@@ g , the tra@@ di@@ tional F@@ il@@ ip@@ in@@ o clo@@ thing .
The wicked will be comple@@ t@@ ely re@@ moved .
When the witness is given to Jehovah’s satis@@ fac@@ tion , he will bring an end to this wicked system of things .
An@@ s@@ wer : Some say that the Bible is like a viol@@ in on which you can pla@@ y any tu@@ ne you like .
What is the g@@ ist of Mi@@ ca@@ h chap@@ ters 4 and 5 ?
There are the P@@ i@@ one@@ er Ser@@ vice S@@ cho@@ ol , the S@@ cho@@ ol for Kingdom E@@ v@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers , G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol , Bethel En@@ tr@@ ants ’ S@@ cho@@ ol , the S@@ cho@@ ol for C@@ ir@@ cu@@ it O@@ ver@@ se@@ ers and Their W@@ i@@ ves , the S@@ cho@@ ol for C@@ ongreg@@ ation El@@ ders , the Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol , and the S@@ cho@@ ol for B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e M@@ em@@ bers and Their W@@ i@@ ves .
How can we show that we have been set ap@@ ar@@ t as a dist@@ in@@ ct people ?
And it means re@@ aching out for spiritual go@@ als .
What if many in your ter@@ rit@@ ory are a@@ pa@@ the@@ tic about religion ?
This pres@@ ented a tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous chall@@ enge .
I asked different people what [ it ] me@@ ant .
On the other hand , Jesus qu@@ o@@ ted the Scriptures with ob@@ vi@@ ous love , using God’s Word care@@ fully in each rep@@ ly .
The account is in the Bible to reve@@ al the relationship of the Mo@@ a@@ bit@@ es ( through Mo@@ a@@ b ) and the A@@ m@@ mon@@ ites ( through B@@ en@@ am@@ mi ) to Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants , the Israelites .
Saul was in@@ ten@@ ding to find out , not Davi@@ d’s id@@ ent@@ ity , which he already knew , but Davi@@ d’s ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
What appro@@ pri@@ ate desi@@ res do some long to see ful@@ filled ?
C@@ l@@ ou@@ ds of mo@@ s@@ qu@@ it@@ o@@ es made life mis@@ er@@ able .
Jehovah would not have declar@@ ed the cre@@ ation of man to be “ very good ” if the man had a tend@@ enc@@ y to get si@@ ck or to re@@ be@@ l .
How can we imitate Jehovah’s gener@@ os@@ ity ?
What wise course did David a@@ do@@ pt , and what is one way that we can imitate him ?
A ke@@ y st@@ ep in develop@@ ing hum@@ ility is to pray for God’s help and spirit .
When I came to know Jehovah , I was helped to qu@@ it those ha@@ bi@@ ts .
The question , then , is , Do we ask for it ?
John continu@@ es in R@@ e 21 ver@@ ses 4 , 5 : “ He [ Jehovah ] will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more .
Luke 22 - 24 – John 1 - 16
Fir@@ st , a hu@@ ge be@@ ast ma@@ ul@@ s her to death and e@@ ats up her fle@@ sh@@ y par@@ ts .
As we all have experienced , meetings provide vital encourag@@ ement .
How should sin@@ ful humans appro@@ ach God , and what example illustr@@ ates this ?
( Read Romans 8 : 3 , 4 . )
In that powerful way , God showed what makes a righteous standing with him possible .
Still , Christ , the He@@ ad of the congregation , is pleas@@ ed to use these imper@@ fect men .
Ser@@ ving God became “ a we@@ ar@@ iness ” to them . ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 1 : 13 .
They fe@@ ature beau@@ ti@@ ful or@@ ch@@ es@@ tr@@ al and cho@@ r@@ al rend@@ er@@ ings of the new song@@ s .
This uni@@ que standing that Jesus had with his heavenly Father could not be fully com@@ pre@@ h@@ ended by other humans .
How fo@@ ol@@ ish to slave for material gain but fai@@ l to make ro@@ om for personal study , prayer , meeting attend@@ ance , and the field ministry ​ — the very activities that de@@ e@@ pen our love for God and strengthen our devo@@ tion to him !
These anointed ones would become “ jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s with Christ ” and have the opportunity of be@@ coming “ a kingdom of pri@@ ests . ”
At that point , Eli@@ j@@ ah ur@@ ged his well - tra@@ ined compan@@ ion to sto@@ p following him , but El@@ isha three times told Eli@@ j@@ ah : “ I will not leave you . ”
Do not be satis@@ fied with only what you learned up to the point of your baptism .
We too can offer words of encourag@@ ement that can stay with a sing@@ le par@@ ent for years to come .
“ Do you know how old I am ? ” I asked .
Lo@@ ve will gro@@ w if cultiv@@ ated pro@@ per@@ ly .
Still , va@@ st num@@ bers of people do not benefit from the we@@ al@@ th that some enjoy .
He asked me if I would leave G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol at that point and return to Cana@@ da to serve temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily as Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol instru@@ ct@@ or at the branch .
It is vital , therefore , to foc@@ us on the meaning of what you are reading .
Our worship , including our prayers , should go only to God . ​ — Read Matthew 4 : 8 - 10 .
Then Bo@@ a@@ z says to the older men and all the people : “ You are wit@@ nesses today that I do bu@@ y all that bel@@ ong@@ ed to Eli@@ m@@ ele@@ ch and all that bel@@ ong@@ ed to Ch@@ ili@@ on and Ma@@ h@@ l@@ on from the hand of Na@@ om@@ i .
What sh@@ ar@@ p contr@@ ast ex@@ is@@ ted in the first century between Jesus ’ followers and those who op@@ posed God’s purpose , and how did things turn out for each group ?
The ke@@ y is not to become too pre@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with the mun@@ d@@ ane things of life .
Un@@ for@@ tun@@ ately , along this p@@ ath live fi@@ ve ho@@ st@@ ile do@@ g@@ s .
There D@@ ei@@ r@@ d@@ re , a local Witness , pati@@ ently continued con@@ duc@@ ting our Bible study .
This article discus@@ ses how both young and old can succ@@ ess@@ fully make the trans@@ iti@@ on .
Why is Jesus called “ the A@@ men ” ?
Who would not deli@@ ght in taking an in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ating bre@@ ath of f@@ res@@ h a@@ ir , e@@ ating his fav@@ or@@ ite food , or a@@ wak@@ ening from a rest@@ ful night of s@@ le@@ ep ?
H@@ ann@@ ah p@@ our@@ ed out her heart to Jehovah .
If possible , learn a few sign@@ s .
Your dedic@@ ation is a promise to God that you will do his will forever .
In this reg@@ ard , Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k , V@@ olu@@ me 2 , has exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent information in chap@@ ter 38 , ent@@ it@@ led “ What Will I Do With My Li@@ fe ? ”
“ I try my best to look s@@ mar@@ t , we@@ aring clean and f@@ res@@ h clo@@ th@@ es , ” says A@@ nt@@ ô@@ ni@@ o , 7@@ 3 , in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
He helped me to receive govern@@ ment re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment pa@@ y for Na@@ z@@ i vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s .
When the Phil@@ ist@@ ine gi@@ ant Go@@ li@@ ath challeng@@ ed the Israelites in com@@ ba@@ t , Eli@@ a@@ b , along with the other men of Israel , c@@ ow@@ ered in fear . ​ — 1 Samuel 17 : 11 , 28 - 30 .
The spiritual gro@@ w@@ th taking place in the land su@@ gg@@ ests that the spiritual so@@ il is also very fer@@ t@@ ile .
Per@@ haps you too feel that this is the most important as@@ pect of the se@@ as@@ on .
What vision does 2 Corinthians 12 : 2 - 4 men@@ tion , and who likely had it ?
“ I felt very good about it when the lun@@ ch peri@@ od was over , ” she says .
E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or
He also wrote : “ R@@ ab@@ bin@@ ic liter@@ ature . . . does not even cla@@ im to be tel@@ ling us how the Se@@ der [ P@@ as@@ so@@ ver me@@ al ] was per@@ form@@ ed before the des@@ tru@@ ction of the T@@ emp@@ le ” in 70 C.E . ​ — I@@ tal@@ ic@@ s our@@ s .
• Why should we avoid re@@ pet@@ iti@@ ous wor@@ ding when we pray ?
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , Satan’s s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ous as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t against Jehovah continued , to the ex@@ t@@ ent that cen@@ tu@@ ries later the apostle John was inspired to wr@@ ite that Satan “ is mis@@ le@@ ading the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ”
19 : 10 - 12 ; 1 C@@ or .
“ Mo@@ le@@ cul@@ ar ev@@ olu@@ tion is not based on s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c authority ”
The woman was for@@ ced to fle@@ e her country after her husband and sons had been taken away by re@@ be@@ l sol@@ di@@ ers , never to be seen again .
For example , sh@@ ort@@ ly before the Israelites were to en@@ ter the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , Moses war@@ ned them : “ W@@ atch out for y@@ ourselves for fear your heart may be en@@ tic@@ ed , and you do turn asi@@ de and worship other go@@ ds and bo@@ w down to them , and Jehovah’s anger does b@@ la@@ ze against you . ”
One te@@ en@@ age sister wrote : “ All I have to do is men@@ tion a bo@@ y’s name and my parents get un@@ eas@@ y .
The H@@ ist@@ or@@ ic@@ al A@@ t@@ l@@ as of the T@@ w@@ enti@@ et@@ h C@@ en@@ tury es@@ ti@@ mat@@ es that over 18@@ 0 milli@@ on people died because of such “ mas@@ s un@@ pleas@@ an@@ t@@ ness . ”
What in@@ ci@@ d@@ ents in the life of Jesus and of the Israelites emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the import@@ ance of taking in spiritual food ?
19@@ 34
By taking Jesus ’ yo@@ ke upon us , we find many s@@ our@@ ces of ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment
W@@ H@@ Y is se@@ cur@@ ity often elu@@ sive and , if found , temp@@ or@@ ary ?
Psal@@ ms 1@@ 13 to 1@@ 18 are called the H@@ al@@ le@@ l Psal@@ ms , so ter@@ m@@ ed because they re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly use the expres@@ sion “ H@@ all@@ elu@@ j@@ ah , ” or “ P@@ ra@@ ise J@@ ah ! ”
They par@@ a@@ de him before th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of on@@ loo@@ k@@ ers and make s@@ por@@ t of him .
“ What is your name ? ”
The p@@ al@@ imp@@ s@@ est called the Sin@@ a@@ iti@@ c S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c . V@@ isi@@ ble in the mar@@ g@@ in is the under@@ writ@@ ing of the Go@@ sp@@ els
What pres@@ sure did a Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite gi@@ r@@ l come under , and how might Christian women today face a similar chall@@ enge ?
From Egy@@ pt , I was direc@@ ted to C@@ y@@ pr@@ us .
See The Watchtower , Ju@@ ne 1 , 198@@ 7 , pages 30 - 31 .
It remin@@ ds us that our problems will not last forever .
I have , in@@ deed , had a happy and re@@ war@@ ding life in service to Jehovah , our great God .
Some have the responsi@@ bility of car@@ ing for the e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment in these de@@ par@@ t@@ ments .
exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed the psalmist . “ How good and how pleas@@ ant it is for brothers to d@@ well together in un@@ ity ! ”
( b ) What will be consider@@ ed next ?
Acc@@ ording to cu@@ sto@@ m , the right to take pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the land would be pas@@ sed to Z@@ el@@ op@@ he@@ ha@@ d’s sons , but he had only daugh@@ ters .
The are@@ a was also su@@ it@@ able for ra@@ ising sto@@ ck , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly sheep .
E@@ ach of us does well to ask himself , ‘ Do I im@@ medi@@ ately apply everything I read in the Bible and in the public@@ ations of the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class , even when it requi@@ res making personal sacrific@@ es ? ’ ​ — Mat@@ t .
Although be@@ d@@ ri@@ d@@ den , I am determined to share my faith with others
‘ But , ’ you may ob@@ ject , ‘ did not Jesus himself say that we “ will always have the po@@ or with us ” ?
In the beg@@ in@@ ning , he res@@ ented her ab@@ s@@ ence . But later , when she re@@ turned for vis@@ its , he res@@ ented her pres@@ ence .
Ru@@ th H@@ em@@ mi@@ g and I were assign@@ ed to I@@ stan@@ bu@@ l , T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y
When we have an inc@@ reas@@ ed share in the ministry , we see more c@@ learly the contr@@ ast between the spiritual con@@ dition of those to whom we preach and that of Jehovah’s people .
How had the Israelites come to be in such a st@@ ate ?
• What was the the@@ me of Jesus ’ teaching ?
It can be to you too !
After years in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , the Israelites could be than@@ k@@ ful for the fer@@ t@@ ile P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t and Ka@@ thy serve as mission@@ aries in C@@ am@@ ir@@ i
When husband and wife are un@@ ited in the worship of Jehovah , their close relationship with God can strengthen the b@@ ond they enjoy in marriage .
Ther@@ efore , the Bible ur@@ ges married cou@@ ples : “ Do not de@@ pri@@ ve each other [ of the marriage du@@ e ] exc@@ ep@@ t by mutu@@ al cons@@ ent for an appointed time . ”
He is a great ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ate for educ@@ ation , and es@@ te@@ em@@ s the instru@@ ction of his people in the ar@@ ts of ci@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ation more than Go@@ ld and S@@ il@@ ver . ”
Is end@@ uring love possible ?
Fir@@ st , consider the account of the F@@ lood of No@@ ah’s day .
Be@@ fore he gave a ser@@ m@@ on , I read assign@@ ed par@@ ts of the prayer book .
Who st@@ ress the import@@ ance of God’s personal name , even using it to id@@ enti@@ fy themselves ?
5 , 6 . ( a ) How would the judgment against Satan be ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted ?
We need not har@@ b@@ or such fe@@ ars .
I am so than@@ k@@ ful that I took that st@@ ep ne@@ arly 20 years ag@@ o !
Mo@@ der@@ n so@@ cial stu@@ dies provide simil@@ arly inter@@ es@@ ting conclu@@ sions .
May we displa@@ y this Chris@@ t@@ like qu@@ ality ​ — mil@@ dness .
Sa@@ ul@@ o started to read a par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph from the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
Paul tel@@ ls his Christian brothers : “ If possible , as far as it dep@@ ends upon you , be pe@@ ace@@ able with all men . ”
You may have no@@ tic@@ ed that the first of the fru@@ its of the spirit mentioned by Paul is love .
How did David f@@ all into sin , and how did he try to co@@ ver it up ?
So said a Ti@@ me ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine re@@ view of a book on child re@@ aring .
S@@ ome@@ times a person@@ ’s past rec@@ ord gives leg@@ iti@@ mate reason for doubt .
F@@ our@@ th , Jehovah does not have to fore@@ know everything that happ@@ ens to us .
Di@@ d he thro@@ w his we@@ i@@ ght around because he knew that he was the Son of God ?
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing their lead will help all of us to make our home and the local Kingdom H@@ all plac@@ es of love and encourag@@ ement .
Still , both parents were inter@@ ested in wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft .
H@@ app@@ ily , he did inter@@ v@@ ene .
The apostle Paul , like David , fac@@ ed many chang@@ es in life .
We can speak to Jehovah by means of prayer .
How did Jehovah h@@ and@@ le the judgment of the wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers ?
How can we gu@@ ard against being dec@@ ei@@ ved by apost@@ ates ?
As for the Israelites emp@@ lo@@ yed in building pro@@ je@@ cts , 1 K@@ ings 5 : 13 , 14 says : “ King Solomon kept br@@ ing@@ ing up those cons@@ crip@@ ted for for@@ ced la@@ b@@ or out of all Israel ; and those cons@@ crip@@ ted for for@@ ced la@@ b@@ or am@@ oun@@ ted to th@@ ir@@ ty th@@ ous@@ and men .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 23 , 5@@ 3
If so , she ac@@ ted wis@@ ely , for she had yet to me@@ et her share of ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les .
R@@ em@@ ember , sh@@ ort@@ ly before the rema@@ ining ones of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 are taken to heaven , Go@@ g will att@@ ack God’s people .
He se@@ es what is in the heart . ​ — 1 Samuel 16 : 7 .
Our prayers should be though@@ t@@ ful and re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al , not wor@@ dy .
In a ma@@ j@@ or way in our time , God has ‘ ro@@ cked the nations ’ by our Christian preaching , and “ the desi@@ ra@@ ble things of all the nations ” have come in to worship God al@@ ong@@ side the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant .
Yes , fir@@ s@@ th@@ and knowledge helps such brothers to care for a wide vari@@ ety of needs in the congregations .
“ I am now serving where there is a great need for Bible teach@@ ers , help@@ ing people to get on the p@@ ath to everlasting life .
Yet , Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s has succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in ob@@ sc@@ uring the person of Christ in a mi@@ re of N@@ ati@@ v@@ ity leg@@ ends and fol@@ k@@ l@@ ore .
In return , Jehovah expe@@ cted them to give him their exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion and to love him with their whole heart , soul , and strength .
For example , Moses , A@@ ar@@ on , and King David were all said to be anointed , meaning that they were appointed to God - given positi@@ ons of responsi@@ bility and authority .
“ N@@ IN@@ E@@ V@@ E@@ H W@@ I@@ L@@ L B@@ E O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ TH@@ R@@ O@@ W@@ N ”
Is there something I can change now to make my future better ? ’
P@@ u@@ bli@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses , but now un@@ a@@ vail@@ able .
This was lo@@ c@@ ated at Wh@@ ite Lo@@ dge , a beau@@ ti@@ ful Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an man@@ sion in Ri@@ ch@@ mon@@ d Par@@ k on the out@@ s@@ ki@@ r@@ ts of L@@ ond@@ on .
In 195@@ 9 , M@@ other deci@@ ded to move to W@@ est Ger@@ many with S@@ ab@@ ine , who was then 16 .
With ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast hearts , they as@@ cri@@ be their deli@@ ver@@ ance and pre@@ serv@@ ation to Jehovah , to whom they jo@@ y@@ fully sing pra@@ ises .
K@@ ar@@ l was born in Ger@@ many .
In what ways did R@@ a@@ ha@@ b show faith and courage ?
It is thus the bas@@ is on which God can ju@@ dge us .
We e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly look for@@ ward to repor@@ ts about how they deli@@ ver the n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing message to people in these lands .
Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 3 tel@@ ls Christians to consider that “ others are su@@ peri@@ or . ”
Our stand during t@@ ests both large and small should show that we take seri@@ ously our ple@@ dge to praise Jehovah “ day after day . ”
H@@ er brother , La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , had died .
Li@@ ene offered to study the Bible with me .
What a difficult thing it is to end@@ ure the ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le and op@@ position of family members who do not share our faith !
Ha@@ ve they not “ ca@@ used your bir@@ th ” and provided for you ?
In hi@@ er@@ o@@ gl@@ y@@ p@@ hi@@ c writ@@ ing , some un@@ pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced sign@@ s , called determin@@ ati@@ ves , were ad@@ ded to the sp@@ el@@ ling to indic@@ ate the c@@ ate@@ g@@ ory to which the words bel@@ ong@@ ed .
One of these is to preach from house to house and to those we me@@ et inform@@ ally .
A@@ sa@@ ph pray@@ ed that Jehovah would help the nation so that its form@@ er glory could be rest@@ ored .
( a ) What study sc@@ he@@ du@@ le does a matu@@ re Christian have ?
If we speak in the he@@ at of the m@@ om@@ ent , we may b@@ lu@@ r@@ t out words that we will later reg@@ re@@ t .
Even so , each one is ur@@ ged to “ use it [ that is , any par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar gift he has received ] in minis@@ ter@@ ing to one another . ”
During the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn of Christ , the great crow@@ d will have the un@@ spe@@ aka@@ ble joy of expla@@ ining to resur@@ rec@@ ted ones what it was like to be one of Jehovah’s Witnesses during the last days of this system of things .
However hard this was on J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah , it may have been har@@ der still on his daugh@@ ter , who will@@ ingly com@@ p@@ lied with her fa@@ ther’s decision .
What less@@ on can we draw from Psalm 37 : 1 , 2 ?
Be@@ fore the O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 19@@ 17 re@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion , Rus@@ sia emp@@ lo@@ yed the older Ju@@ li@@ an cal@@ end@@ ar , but most coun@@ tri@@ es had s@@ wit@@ ched to the G@@ reg@@ ori@@ an cal@@ end@@ ar .
I saw how re@@ war@@ ding and satis@@ f@@ ying personal study can be and how much strength can be der@@ i@@ ved from Bible reading and fer@@ v@@ ent prayer . ”
The group were atten@@ ding a dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Jehovah can emp@@ ow@@ er his servants as well as prote@@ ct them .
( b ) How will Christ yet use his s@@ word ?
‘ Why not go to the S@@ y@@ ri@@ an cam@@ p ? ’ the le@@ p@@ ers thought .
Even when few listen to us , our faith@@ fully pro@@ claim@@ ing the message of sal@@ vation br@@ ings praise to Jehovah .
“ The point of the pro@@ ver@@ b , ” says one scho@@ la@@ r , “ is that one@@ ’s be@@ ha@@ vi@@ our to@@ war@@ ds others , whether good or bad , has un@@ in@@ tend@@ ed or un@@ expe@@ cted con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences for on@@ es@@ el@@ f . ”
Indeed , “ Jehovah is good to all . ”
Jo@@ s@@ é used to experience de@@ pres@@ sion , but after a Witness pre@@ ached to him , he im@@ medi@@ ately began to atten@@ d Christian meetings .
Tru@@ e , Paul encoura@@ ged the more a@@ ff@@ lu@@ ent Corinthians to imitate their gener@@ ous brothers in M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia .
So it is the course of wisdom to exam@@ ine the fac@@ ts care@@ fully .
The promise of prote@@ ction .
In ad@@ dition , a well - condu@@ cted family study can provide parents with a w@@ in@@ do@@ w into their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s thinking on spiritual and moral matters .
• How can an individu@@ al be like a well - w@@ at@@ ered t@@ ree ?
Now ra@@ ised back to heavenly life by God , Jesus has proved that he is fully qu@@ ali@@ fied to rule over the Kingdom . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 8 - 11 .
Gi@@ ra@@ f@@ fe
So after expla@@ ining that he would soon die , he said to An@@ dre@@ w and Ph@@ ili@@ p : “ W@@ ho@@ ever is f@@ ond of his life destro@@ ys it , but who@@ ever h@@ ates his life in this world will sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard it for everlasting life . ”
Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ist E@@ il@@ at Ma@@ z@@ ar , who deci@@ ph@@ ered the imp@@ res@@ sion , wr@@ ites that Je@@ hu@@ cal is only the “ second ro@@ y@@ al minis@@ ter , ” after G@@ em@@ ari@@ ah , the son of Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n , who@@ se name appe@@ ars on a se@@ al imp@@ res@@ sion found in the C@@ ity of David .
Al@@ so , because we trust in Jehovah , we do not need to wor@@ ry as much when we have problems .
3 , 4 . ( a ) How does Psalm 14@@ 5 help us to id@@ enti@@ fy Jehovah’s loyal ones ?
P@@ op@@ ul@@ ar writ@@ ers and pre@@ ach@@ ers say that this is possible .
G@@ a@@ ining an appro@@ ved standing with the imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al God dep@@ ends , not on having a certain l@@ in@@ e@@ age , but on ‘ fe@@ aring him and working righteousness . ’ ​ — Acts 10 : 34 , 35 .
Some might reason that are@@ as such as en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment and d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing are personal matters .
L@@ ear@@ ning a new language invol@@ ves lear@@ ning a new way of thinking , new thought pat@@ ter@@ ns . Lo@@ gi@@ c and hum@@ or may be different in another language .
Although there were only 14@@ ,000 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers in the country at the time , over 4@@ 6@@ ,000 were present for the two meetings held .
C@@ as@@ si@@ o@@ d@@ or@@ us ’ sing@@ le - vo@@ lu@@ me Bible must have f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ated C@@ e@@ ol@@ fr@@ ith and his mon@@ ks , who were likely at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted by its e@@ ase of use .
Many ni@@ gh@@ ts we sp@@ ent we@@ ep@@ ing b@@ es@@ i@@ de Father as he ro@@ l@@ led in ag@@ on@@ y on the flo@@ or until the co@@ ck crow@@ ed the following mor@@ ning .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , we might think about people we know who are in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar need of Jehovah’s help .
For the life st@@ ory of E@@ m@@ man@@ u@@ el Li@@ on@@ ou@@ d@@ ak@@ is , see The Watchtower , S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 1 , 199@@ 9 , pages 25 - 9 .
Yes , by cultiv@@ ating the desire to serve Jehovah and by re@@ aching out toward spiritual go@@ als , you will be able to make ‘ your advan@@ c@@ ement man@@ i@@ f@@ est to all pers@@ ons . ’
If pl@@ ants can live to that am@@ a@@ z@@ ing age , what about humans ?
How do you i@@ magine the men felt after enc@@ oun@@ ter@@ ing a wicked spirit , as descri@@ bed at Acts 19 : 13 - 16 ?
In our preaching work , we me@@ et with vari@@ ed respon@@ ses ​ — some fav@@ or@@ able , some ho@@ st@@ ile .
Why do we pray : “ D@@ eli@@ ver us from the wicked one ” ?
E@@ ve ate of the for@@ bi@@ d@@ den fru@@ it because she wanted “ to be like God , know@@ ing good and bad . ”
They will not li@@ ft up s@@ word , nation against nation , ne@@ i@@ ther will they learn war any@@ more .
After encourag@@ ing fellow Christians to cultiv@@ ate such qualities as end@@ ur@@ ance , bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction , and self - control , the apostle Peter said : “ I shall be dis@@ posed always to re@@ mind you of these things , al@@ though you know them and are fir@@ m@@ ly set in the truth . ” ​ — 2 P@@ et .
Because of her li@@ mit@@ ed knowledge of si@@ gn language , Eva under@@ sto@@ od very little of what was said at the meeting .
How do the Hebrew Scriptures be@@ ar witness about Jesus ?
When will suffering end ?
I know that our work will have lasting value .
For health reas@@ ons , we moved back to be with our daugh@@ ter in the N@@ ö@@ r@@ d@@ l@@ ing@@ en C@@ ongreg@@ ation , where we serve as pione@@ ers .
What , for example , activ@@ ated spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c gen@@ es in your c@@ el@@ ls to set in mo@@ tion the pro@@ c@@ ess of differ@@ enti@@ ation ?
What benefit came from the way that Jehovah deal@@ t with the situation invol@@ ving P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h , and how should those events af@@ fect us ?
But by ex@@ ten@@ sion , it can be app@@ lied to those who will be the earthly sub@@ je@@ cts of God’s Kingdom .
Mo@@ re@@ over , a Bible pro@@ ver@@ b says : “ The prayer of the u@@ pri@@ ght ones is a ple@@ asure to him . ” ​ — Proverbs 15 : 8 .
No doubt the second question would im@@ medi@@ ately come to your mind .
7 : 1 , 20 , 21 , 25 ; Pro@@ v .
My mo@@ od vari@@ es .
Paul wrote : “ Jesus has ob@@ ta@@ ined a more exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent public service , so that he is also the medi@@ at@@ or of a cor@@ respon@@ ding@@ ly better covenant , which has been leg@@ ally esta@@ bli@@ shed upon better promises . ”
The por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y pla@@ gu@@ e has pro@@ li@@ fer@@ ated in ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , boo@@ ks , vi@@ de@@ o@@ s , and on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t .
◆ mem@@ or@@ iz@@ ing and re@@ pe@@ ating .
How vi@@ vi@@ dly these examples teach us to listen to the counsel of those whom Jehovah uses in positi@@ ons of responsi@@ bility and to respect them !
Who were Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s op@@ pos@@ ers , and what was their go@@ al ?
13 Li@@ fe St@@ ory ​ — We Ex@@ peri@@ enced God’s Un@@ deser@@ ved K@@ in@@ dness in Many W@@ a@@ ys
So@@ on , though , Gre@@ e@@ ce was su@@ p@@ pl@@ anted as the world power .
Ex@@ peri@@ ence has sh@@ own that the rest of the congregation ge@@ ts used to this rather quic@@ k@@ ly , and it is not a di@@ str@@ action .
Mo@@ re@@ over , they c@@ learly st@@ ate that “ he be@@ comes the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ” ​ — Hebrews 6 : 10 ; 11 : 6 .
The Christian congregation is a bas@@ tion of spiritual strength , and young people who ze@@ al@@ ously share in its activities are better e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed to res@@ ist the influ@@ ence of Satan’s world .
A@@ t@@ titu@@ des ​ — good or bad — ​ can be learned .
It will also help you to cultiv@@ ate positi@@ ve attitu@@ des and ha@@ bi@@ ts .
Y@@ oung and old , n@@ ative and ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ent , needed to have eng@@ ra@@ ved , as it were , in their hearts and min@@ ds what conduct would bring Jehovah’s blessing and what would bring his disa@@ p@@ pro@@ val .
The next mor@@ ning , after a hear@@ ty bre@@ ak@@ f@@ ast , L@@ ana ans@@ wer@@ ed more Bible questions , and she got her ho@@ st@@ s ’ cont@@ act information in order to follow up their interest .
“ A star@@ t [ is ] made of c@@ all@@ ing on the name of Jehovah , ” ap@@ par@@ ently in a prof@@ ane way .
This act does not se@@ em to have plac@@ ed J@@ on@@ a@@ than in God’s dis@@ fav@@ or .
My Par@@ ents ’ Ex@@ am@@ ple S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ened M@@ e
He kno@@ ws that some of his servants may need help from their fellow worshipp@@ ers .
How a husband exerc@@ ises his he@@ ad@@ ship can do much to buil@@ d a strong and happy marriage .
( a ) When people have been disa@@ p@@ pointed by emp@@ ty promises , how might we use the Bible to help them ?
After I was ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from re@@ form school at age 15 , I had no@@ where to live .
The Bible tel@@ ls us : “ Do not be anxi@@ ous over anything , but in everything by prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation along with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving let your pet@@ iti@@ ons be made known to God ; and the peace of God that exc@@ els all thought will gu@@ ard your hearts and your men@@ tal po@@ wers by means of Christ Jesus . ”
The Jewish hist@@ ori@@ an Jose@@ ph@@ us refer@@ red to K@@ it@@ ti@@ m as “ C@@ he@@ th@@ i@@ mo@@ s , ” associ@@ ating it with the is@@ land of C@@ y@@ pr@@ us .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , Jehovah has given women an ac@@ tive ro@@ le in his arrang@@ ement of things .
“ W@@ H@@ A@@ T is this you have done ? ”
I@@ ts long leg@@ s can take 15 - fo@@ o@@ t ( 4@@ .@@ 6 - me@@ ter ) st@@ ep@@ s at spe@@ e@@ ds up to 40 mil@@ es ( 6@@ 4 kil@@ om@@ et@@ ers ) per h@@ our . ”
Y@@ ou@@ th is a time for making important cho@@ ic@@ es .
E@@ spe@@ cially since their rel@@ e@@ ase from Babyl@@ on@@ ish cap@@ tiv@@ ity in 19@@ 19 , these have refle@@ cted God’s glory and have ‘ let their light shin@@ e before men . ’
These things I comm@@ and you , that you love one another . ”
Your tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed home has become a disa@@ ster z@@ one .
Yes , taking into consider@@ ation the di@@ gn@@ ity of children requi@@ res time and effort on the part of the parents , but the fru@@ it@@ age of doing so is wor@@ th all the sacrific@@ es .
The Bible states : “ Jeho@@ as@@ h the king did not remember the loving - kindness that [ Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah’s ] father had exerc@@ ised toward him , so that he kil@@ led his son . ”
You might try some of the following . Con@@ sul@@ t the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations In@@ de@@ x , which has been called a ma@@ p to hi@@ d@@ den tre@@ a@@ sures .
In view of imp@@ en@@ ding events , what will we consider ?
After mo@@ ving from N@@ do@@ la to the ne@@ ar@@ by city of Lu@@ an@@ sh@@ ya , I me@@ t Je@@ an@@ et@@ te , a fellow beli@@ ever , and we were married in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 19@@ 34 .
I later learned that it was Bro@@ ther F@@ re@@ der@@ ic@@ k W . F@@ ran@@ z , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
Un@@ like the righteous man Noah , who lived in the same peri@@ od , the N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m were not inter@@ ested in prom@@ o@@ ting the f@@ ame of Jehovah .
My faithful , ag@@ ing parents needed my ass@@ ist@@ ance .
He ab@@ hor@@ red the thought .
A@@ no@@ inted “ sons ” and “ daugh@@ ters ” who have been ga@@ ther@@ ed in are still ze@@ al@@ ously serving God .
All four indic@@ ate that the pri@@ ests and older men me@@ t after da@@ wn and then had Jesus taken to the Rom@@ an Go@@ ver@@ nor P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate .
8 : 5 .
Since “ perfect is his activ@@ ity , ” God bal@@ an@@ ces his ability to fore@@ know the future with his purpose ; he never for@@ ces humans to follow a certain course .
M@@ en and women who are stu@@ di@@ ous and knowle@@ d@@ ge@@ able , who are ze@@ al@@ ous pre@@ ach@@ ers , who are f@@ la@@ w@@ less in their integrity , who are loyal and loving , and who are willing to l@@ end physical and material support to the Kingdom work are truly a great blessing .
He said : “ Do not you be called R@@ ab@@ bi , for one is your teach@@ er , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as all you are brothers .
What challeng@@ es did Noah face , and why was his end@@ ur@@ ance re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the person who gives up just before he re@@ ach@@ es the sh@@ ore will also d@@ ro@@ wn .
It was up to each one to let his light shin@@ e and thus have a personal share in be@@ aring witness to the truth .
B@@ R@@ A@@ Z@@ I@@ L@@ ’@@ S S@@ I@@ G@@ N - L@@ AN@@ G@@ U@@ A@@ G@@ E F@@ I@@ EL@@ D
How Can Cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion Be C@@ ur@@ bed ?
Their com@@ ments helped to pre@@ pare the G@@ ile@@ ad gra@@ du@@ ates for what a@@ wa@@ its them in their fore@@ ign assign@@ ments .
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you heard about ​ — or wit@@ ness@@ ed — ​ any of the following sa@@ d events ?
They took my mother into cu@@ sto@@ dy and sent me to my a@@ un@@ t’s home and gave my a@@ un@@ t cu@@ sto@@ dy of me , not real@@ iz@@ ing that she too was a Witness .
E@@ ve rep@@ lied that it was per@@ mis@@ sible to e@@ at the fru@@ it of every t@@ ree exc@@ ep@@ t one .
There is never a good reason to become ang@@ ry with Jehovah .
These ful@@ filled prophe@@ ci@@ es strengthen our faith in Jehovah as the F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ er of his promises .
K@@ no@@ wing the dist@@ ance involved makes Sam@@ s@@ on@@ ’s fe@@ at take on new di@@ men@@ sions , does it not ?
“ H@@ O@@ W will a young man cle@@ an@@ se his p@@ ath ? ” asked a Hebrew psalmist th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years ag@@ o .
Jerusalem is destro@@ yed , and most of its in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants are taken cap@@ tive .
O@@ thers might ap@@ praise us according to in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate human standards .
By exam@@ ining a few of these under the light of Bible truth , see if your personal per@@ c@@ ep@@ tions about death can be cl@@ ari@@ fied .
Me@@ et@@ ing God’s spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ations for the ar@@ k was no small t@@ ask .
She also imit@@ ates present - day older women who are “ re@@ ver@@ ent in be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or . ”
“ On we@@ ek@@ ends , we he@@ ad@@ ed for the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s in grou@@ ps of se@@ ven or so young brothers d@@ ressed as h@@ ik@@ ers , ” rec@@ alls Ri@@ ch@@ ard .
A book on Bible lands rel@@ ates that a vis@@ it@@ or once claim@@ ed that sheep recogn@@ ize their shepher@@ d by his d@@ ress , not his vo@@ ice .
“ Your servants have taken the su@@ m of the men of war who are in our char@@ ge and not one has been repor@@ ted mis@@ sing from us , ” they told Moses .
Ti@@ ff@@ any , age 14 , was in a class where one discus@@ sion was direc@@ ted to the Bible prophecy of the 70 we@@ ek@@ s of years , found at Daniel 9 : 24 - 27 .
Cor@@ ali@@ e received a letter st@@ ating that her mother was so ill that if Cor@@ ali@@ e did not come home , she may never see her mother again .
But I don@@ ’t think that is reason for me to have a c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation every year .
A car@@ ing mother can do a lo@@ t when it comes to health and cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness , al@@ though she needs the co@@ op@@ er@@ ation of all members of her hous@@ eho@@ ld .
All of us have a cho@@ ice as to how we view ourselves and our circumstances .
Jac@@ ob@@ ’s hum@@ ility helped to over@@ come wh@@ atever h@@ at@@ red E@@ sa@@ u might have har@@ bor@@ ed . ​ — G@@ en .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out doubt , some of the princi@@ p@@ al fac@@ t@@ ors gener@@ ating h@@ ate@@ ful con@@ f@@ li@@ ct in our times are so@@ cial and e@@ con@@ om@@ ic .
T@@ e@@ aching all the things Jesus comman@@ ded requi@@ res much effort .
F@@ our A@@ spe@@ cts of C@@ le@@ an@@ ness
Do you stri@@ ve to imitate the faithful pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s as to your cho@@ ice of associ@@ ates and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment ?
Even if you do , however , remember that such “ succ@@ ess ” will come at a pri@@ ce ​ — one that you cannot af@@ for@@ d .
The rec@@ ord of God’s deal@@ ings with David pro@@ ves that those words are true .
At first , the man saw individuals only indi@@ st@@ inc@@ tly ​ — “ what se@@ em to be tre@@ es , but they are wal@@ king about . ”
He made humans to live on the earth .
They conduct regul@@ ar Bible discus@@ sions with individuals or grou@@ ps at a time and place conven@@ i@@ ent to them .
Does that se@@ em fa@@ ir ?
However , the Bible prophe@@ ts who spoke about the end were not tr@@ ying to expla@@ in ba@@ ff@@ ling events of their day .
“ We have become as the refu@@ se of the world , the off@@ s@@ cour@@ ing of all things , until now . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
When he was about to be wh@@ i@@ pp@@ ed , Paul said : “ Is it la@@ w@@ ful for you men to s@@ cour@@ ge a man that is a Rom@@ an and un@@ con@@ dem@@ ned ? ” ​ — Acts 21 : 27 – 22 : 29 .
It pres@@ ented g@@ ri@@ pp@@ ing de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about the days of cre@@ ation , re@@ vie@@ wed Bi@@ bli@@ cal and se@@ cul@@ ar hist@@ ory , and pointed out that false religion had fa@@ iled mankind .
Who are invit@@ ed to the fe@@ ast pre@@ pared by true wisdom ?
J@@ en@@ n@@ y * says : R@@ y@@ an’s mother wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t sh@@ y about expres@@ sing her disa@@ p@@ pro@@ val of me .
Many of us have attend@@ ed a number of these jo@@ y@@ ful events , perhaps s@@ co@@ res of them over the de@@ ca@@ des .
“ C@@ ome and let us walk in the light of Jehovah . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A@@ I@@ A@@ H 2 : 5 .
( b ) What is requi@@ red if we are to respect the di@@ gn@@ ity of our children when re@@ pro@@ ving them ?
But what practic@@ al st@@ ep@@ s can you take to encoura@@ ge them ?
The Law helped people to real@@ ize the full r@@ ange , or sc@@ op@@ e , of sin , making them more consci@@ ous of being sin@@ n@@ ers .
The Bible tel@@ ls us : “ Jehovah came to be inc@@ en@@ sed at Solomon , because his heart had inc@@ l@@ ined away from . . . the God of Israel , the one appe@@ aring to him t@@ wi@@ ce . ”
N@@ ei@@ ther is it a char@@ m , or a tal@@ is@@ man ​ — as if we could shu@@ t our eyes , let our Bible f@@ all o@@ pen at ran@@ dom , and then ex@@ pect the answer to our question to appe@@ ar on the page before us .
He@@ al@@ th@@ ful fo@@ o@@ ds , like fru@@ its and gre@@ en ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les , offer little appe@@ al to a j@@ un@@ k - food ad@@ di@@ ct .
When La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ’ sister M@@ ary was cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed for ano@@ in@@ ting Jesus with ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive per@@ fu@@ m@@ ed o@@ il sh@@ ort@@ ly before his death , he said : “ Let her al@@ one . . . .
How might one who is bat@@ t@@ ling ne@@ g@@ ative feelings gain a more positi@@ ve vie@@ w@@ point ?
We use the Bible as a practic@@ al gu@@ i@@ de to learn about the Creator and to live mean@@ ing@@ ful lives .
Such be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or may well w@@ in you more fre@@ e@@ dom in certain are@@ as of life .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in 30 min@@ ut@@ es , powerful wa@@ ves came c@@ ra@@ shing on@@ to the co@@ ast , destro@@ ying most of the ho@@ m@@ es and v@@ il@@ la@@ ges .
TH@@ E last men@@ tion of Saul in the book of Acts pri@@ or to his move to An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch in about 4@@ 5 C.E . is when a p@@ lo@@ t to k@@ ill him in Jerusalem was fo@@ iled and fellow believers sent him to T@@ ar@@ su@@ s .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , all who put faith in Jesus can have their sin@@ s for@@ given and receive everlasting life in har@@ mony with Jehovah’s origin@@ al purpose for mankind . ​ — Romans 5 : 6 , 8 , 12 , 18 , 19 ; 6 : 23 ; 1 Timothy 2 : 5 , 6 .
• The mo@@ der@@ n - day gener@@ ation mentioned at Matthew 24 : 34 is made up of whom ?
At that time , the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law out@@ la@@ wed all se@@ x@@ u@@ al uni@@ ons between close relati@@ ves . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 18 : 6 .
The artic@@ les strengthen our appreciation for the power of God’s spirit as we learn how the fi@@ ve illustr@@ ations show different ways that the Kingdom - preaching work lea@@ ds to inc@@ re@@ ase .
One important way to honor Jehovah is by show@@ ing prop@@ er respect for his name . After all , we are “ a people for his name . ”
‘ B@@ less@@ ing of Jehovah M@@ ak@@ es R@@ ich , ’ 11 / 1
Is it not by us also that he has spo@@ ken ? ’ ”
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 7@@ 4 , 9@@ 0
She had the special privilege of sh@@ aring a ro@@ om with a de@@ ar anointed sister , Mar@@ ga@@ re@@ t Lo@@ v@@ ell .
* Those words al@@ one pre@@ c@@ lu@@ de the use of i@@ con@@ s or any other sac@@ red ob@@ je@@ cts .
The 19@@ 37 In@@ for@@ man@@ t article set a challeng@@ ing go@@ al for 19@@ 38 : One milli@@ on h@@ our@@ s !
What is more , I have w@@ atch@@ ed their children gro@@ w up , mar@@ ry , and re@@ ar their own children in the way of the truth .
The Bible teach@@ es something different .
As a result of his har@@ s@@ h attitude , Na@@ ba@@ l was in tr@@ ou@@ ble .
This may disc@@ oura@@ ge some in the congregation and cause them to lo@@ se their joy .
He later made it part of their n@@ ational Law .
It is to our benefit to listen and obey .
What did Jehovah requi@@ re of Israel@@ ’s k@@ ings , and what reas@@ ons for this requi@@ re@@ ment apply also to Christian elders today ?
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate In@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy With Jehovah , 1 / 15
When your friend op@@ ens the do@@ or and wel@@ comes you in , you are reli@@ ev@@ ed because now you know you are sa@@ fe .
It had sta@@ yed there for some 70 years , until David cho@@ se to move it .
Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ist Ph@@ ili@@ p J . King wr@@ ites regarding s@@ cri@@ bes in Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s day : “ S@@ cri@@ bes , members of a prof@@ essi@@ onal class , were prom@@ in@@ ent in Juda@@ h during the l@@ ate se@@ ven@@ th and early si@@ x@@ th cen@@ tu@@ ries B.C.E . . . .
It is valu@@ able to be a good neigh@@ b@@ or when ad@@ vers@@ ity str@@ ik@@ es .
M@@ an’s l@@ ing@@ u@@ is@@ tic a@@ bil@@ ities are a mirac@@ ul@@ ous gift desi@@ gn@@ ed by God .
B@@ ack in I@@ tal@@ y , I made the cho@@ ice to put Jehovah first , and he is truly fulfill@@ ing my desire for an exc@@ iting , vari@@ ed life in his service . ”
In this way they cultiv@@ ate Christian love , which helps them to gu@@ ard their children from the cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting influ@@ ences that young people may f@@ all pre@@ y to .
As@@ soci@@ ate with friends who are encourag@@ ing , positi@@ ve , and kind but who will also be hon@@ est with you . ​ — Proverbs 13 : 20
That ad@@ ded fe@@ ature under@@ s@@ co@@ res the reason why we have the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy .
The name P@@ ur@@ it@@ ans was given in the 1@@ 6@@ th century to Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ants within the Ch@@ urch of Eng@@ land who wanted to pu@@ ri@@ fy their ch@@ urch of every sh@@ red of Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic influ@@ ence .
[ Ma@@ p / ​ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 10 ]
E@@ ar@@ th@@ qu@@ ak@@ es al@@ one may not se@@ em to be conclu@@ sive evidence that we are living in the last days .
Such tru@@ ths are part of the preci@@ ous “ knowledge of God , ” and we are invit@@ ed to sear@@ ch into them .
Jesus pla@@ in@@ ly showed that it is possible for humans to gain knowledge about God .
But there is d@@ anger in encourag@@ ing them to take up a li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le cen@@ tered on educ@@ ation and fin@@ an@@ cial se@@ cur@@ ity in@@ stead of true worship .
We explained from the Bible why she should not be@@ have that way .
“ But now I have more self - wor@@ th .
Jehovah saw what Samuel could not see .
M@@ ore than 9@@ 9 per@@ c@@ ent of c@@ un@@ ei@@ form te@@ x@@ ts that have been found were written on cla@@ y ta@@ ble@@ ts .
Ho@@ ly spirit is like the w@@ ind that you want to c@@ atch so as to arri@@ ve at your des@@ t@@ in@@ ation sa@@ fe and s@@ ound .
At home , each child had da@@ ily t@@ as@@ ks to per@@ form .
So we will always do what Jehovah wants even when it is not what we person@@ ally want to do .
“ It gives you the opportunity to trust in Jehovah and see him in action as he helps you . ”
Pro@@ p@@ he@@ tic@@ ally , Jesus war@@ ned : “ R@@ em@@ ember the wife of Lo@@ t . ”
H@@ el@@ p@@ ers arri@@ ved from the ne@@ ar@@ by congregations , and within h@@ our@@ s , h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of car@@ t@@ ons of Bi@@ bl@@ es , boo@@ ks , boo@@ k@@ le@@ ts , and ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines were un@@ lo@@ ad@@ ed and st@@ ac@@ ked in the de@@ po@@ t . ”
There are many others , however , who consider such a beli@@ ef ab@@ sur@@ d .
Who of you by being anxi@@ ous can ad@@ d one cu@@ bi@@ t to his life sp@@ an ?
Do You A@@ p@@ preci@@ ate God’s Lo@@ ve ?
Do not be di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted by pe@@ er pres@@ sure .
Ke@@ ep On I@@ mit@@ ating the Gre@@ at Dis@@ ci@@ ple M@@ ak@@ er
What fac@@ ts help me@@ ek individuals to make a good decision regarding rul@@ er@@ ship ?
Let us exam@@ ine how tre@@ ating people with cour@@ t@@ es@@ y can lead to our being more pro@@ duc@@ tive in the Christian ministry .
God told them : “ Be fru@@ it@@ ful and become many , f@@ ill the earth and sub@@ du@@ e it . ”
• What hope do Eli@@ hu@@ ’s words to Job hold out for mankind ?
It takes just a few min@@ ut@@ es each day to read and medit@@ ate on a por@@ tion of the assign@@ ed chap@@ ters for the we@@ ek@@ ’s Bible reading .
In@@ c@@ lu@@ ded among ‘ the ar@@ mi@@ es in heaven ’ that jo@@ in Jesus in God’s war will be angels as well as the anointed con@@ qu@@ er@@ ors who have already received their heavenly re@@ ward . ​ — Mat@@ t .
My relati@@ ves pre@@ di@@ cted over 60 years ag@@ o that Bible reading would be a li@@ fel@@ ong ha@@ bi@@ t .
Why can we trust that those who rule with Christ in heaven and his earthly re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves will displa@@ y kindness ?
To what might we lik@@ en the effect of God’s blessing on our efforts ?
Although problems do ar@@ ise in the full - time ministry , Ju@@ li@@ e and I have never consider@@ ed lea@@ ving our assignment .
Indeed , “ he that exerc@@ ises faith in the Son has everlasting life ; he that dis@@ obe@@ ys the Son will not see life . ” ​ — John 3 : 36 .
( b ) The real@@ ities about light should move us to do what ?
The law of God that per@@ m@@ its se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations only between a man and a woman who are married to each other is part of what de@@ fin@@ es the marriage arrang@@ ement .
They fin@@ ally left my c@@ ell , and I than@@ ked Jehovah for help@@ ing me .
For instance , the Bible se@@ ts out Jehovah’s view of right and wrong .
A@@ no@@ inted ones among us have the as@@ sur@@ ance that their “ n@@ ames have been in@@ s@@ cri@@ bed in the heavens . ”
That spirit can cause us to think that we do not need guid@@ ance from Jehovah’s organization .
I am sure that I was not always the best of compan@@ y , but I appreci@@ ated the emp@@ a@@ thy . ”
Jehovah re@@ war@@ ds his faithful Son with even more than he as@@ ks by giving Jesus “ a name more exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent than ” that of all the angels . ​ — He@@ b .
But Bar@@ ak was going to fi@@ ght as Jehovah direc@@ ted , so he wa@@ ited for word from De@@ bor@@ ah . At last , the m@@ om@@ ent came .
The va@@ st ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of Jehovah’s Witnesses , young and old , are s@@ tic@@ king to God’s high moral standards and avo@@ i@@ ding this worl@@ d’s im@@ moral en@@ tic@@ ements .
They rejo@@ ice in your name all day long , and in your righteousness they are ex@@ al@@ ted . ” ​ — P@@ s .
Jehovah will then re@@ side with mankind in the ful@@ l@@ est sense without any inter@@ cess@@ ors , Jesus having h@@ an@@ ded the Kingdom over to his Father .
Yet , he never mis@@ used this ability .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 10 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 6@@ 5 , 9@@ 6
This har@@ mon@@ iz@@ es with Pet@@ er@@ ’s words : “ [ Jehovah ] does not desire any to be destro@@ yed but desi@@ res all to at@@ tain to rep@@ ent@@ ance . ” ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 9 .
There have been 4@@ 1 ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ s to T@@ ell H@@ ari@@ r@@ i since 19@@ 33 .
He was who he claim@@ ed to be ​ — the promised “ Son of David , ” the Messi@@ ah .
No@@ tice the se@@ qu@@ ence and the su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion of pri@@ or@@ ity evid@@ ent in a par@@ al@@ le@@ l account .
Romans chap@@ ter 8 was written main@@ ly for the anointed .
We too want to keep fe@@ e@@ ding our mind with the faith - streng@@ th@@ ening Word of God .
▪ As@@ soci@@ ate with those who demonstr@@ ate hear@@ t@@ felt ze@@ al for the ministry . ​ — Pro@@ v .
Consider also the experience of a Witness cou@@ ple who spoke with J@@ ess@@ en@@ ia , a young de@@ a@@ f woman in Ch@@ ile .
He felt comple@@ t@@ ely ho@@ p@@ eless and turned to al@@ co@@ ho@@ l .
“ It is true .
Just as a young li@@ on makes an o@@ pen , fr@@ on@@ tal att@@ ack , some of our enem@@ ies show their op@@ position op@@ en@@ ly by pas@@ sing la@@ ws desi@@ gn@@ ed to sto@@ p our preaching work .
Why not em@@ ba@@ r@@ k on a j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to gain the wisdom and knowledge of God ?
But the Bible gener@@ ally uses it for the Christian congregation .
For example , a cou@@ ple in D@@ en@@ mar@@ k com@@ pared a@@ ir@@ pl@@ an@@ es to bir@@ ds .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jehovah supp@@ or@@ ts us so that we can cop@@ e with each one of them .
Still , new tri@@ als were lo@@ om@@ ing on the ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on .
Dis@@ pro@@ ving the ide@@ a that God is a fa@@ ul@@ t@@ fin@@ der and that no one can be good en@@ ough for him are the examples of A@@ ar@@ on , David , and M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h of ancient Israel . A@@ ar@@ on was gu@@ il@@ ty of three serious wr@@ ong@@ s .
No@@ te how Jesus pu@@ ts it : “ E@@ very branch in me not be@@ aring fru@@ it he takes away , and every one be@@ aring fru@@ it he cle@@ ans , that it may be@@ ar more fru@@ it . ”
When the w@@ ind d@@ ri@@ ves powerful wa@@ ves toward the bo@@ w of a bo@@ at , the con@@ dition is descri@@ bed as a head se@@ a .
His pri@@ m@@ ary ob@@ je@@ ctive was to do his Fa@@ ther’s will in the way and at the time that his Father direc@@ ted , and no one could inter@@ f@@ ere with his determined course .
Christ’s rule can benefit all , including you and your loved ones .
They also used Hebrew , the language spo@@ ken at the temple .
However , on Ju@@ ne 23 , 20@@ 00 , the Con@@ se@@ il d@@ ’@@ Ét@@ at , F@@ ran@@ ce@@ ’s high@@ est ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ative cour@@ t , rend@@ ered a l@@ and@@ mar@@ k decision that con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed the pre@@ vail@@ ing op@@ in@@ ion of 31 low@@ er cour@@ ts in over 1@@ ,@@ 1@@ 00 c@@ as@@ es .
If ill@@ ness or age are fac@@ t@@ ors that li@@ mit what you can do , then set go@@ als that are reason@@ able , but do not give up or let your love w@@ ane .
V@@ i@@ en@@ na
A local man , S@@ he@@ c@@ he@@ m , descri@@ bed as “ the most hon@@ or@@ able of the whole house of his father , ” saw Din@@ ah “ and then took her and la@@ y down with her and viol@@ ated her . ”
Their fac@@ es were tw@@ is@@ ted with ra@@ ge .
What made their prayers effe@@ ctive ?
When asked to expla@@ in what he kno@@ ws about God , N@@ ic@@ k rep@@ lied after a long pa@@ use : “ That is a very difficult question , my friend . All I can say is that God is there .
As pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed , the Messi@@ ah was born in “ Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m Eph@@ ra@@ th@@ ah . ”
If you set a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c time to talk about fin@@ an@@ cial is@@ su@@ es , you less@@ en the lik@@ eli@@ ho@@ od of con@@ f@@ li@@ ct resul@@ ting from mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s .
S@@ tr@@ ong pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ces and out@@ bur@@ st@@ s of h@@ ate are often to be found in those are@@ as where the group occ@@ up@@ ying the more e@@ con@@ om@@ ic@@ ally fav@@ ored position is in the min@@ or@@ ity .
Then I deci@@ ded to pray before I gave in to temp@@ tation rather than af@@ ter@@ ward , and that made a bi@@ g differ@@ ence .
What did some in Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s time c@@ learly per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve ?
The earth that will soon be destro@@ yed cons@@ ists of people who have made themselves part of this wicked world .
Will you ex@@ ten@@ d him the benefit of the doubt until you know more ?
S@@ ur@@ ely men and women who man@@ i@@ f@@ est such at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes are wor@@ thy of our trust .
So , what did Jesus mean when he taught his disciples to pray : ‘ Let your will be done ’ ?
Today , milli@@ ons have a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned all moral rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t .
We should be care@@ ful that we do not use the Bible to in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ate people .
( Read Luke 22 : 24 - 27 ; 1 Peter 1 : 22 . )
In 194@@ 7 , Ca@@ tho@@ lic pri@@ ests in S@@ an@@ ta An@@ a , E@@ l S@@ al@@ va@@ d@@ or , tri@@ ed to s@@ ti@@ r up tr@@ ou@@ ble for the Witnesses .
* The dep@@ th of imp@@ res@@ sion and the com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion that result are far more important than how many par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s we co@@ ver . ”
It can also give you a sense of ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ement . ”
I@@ magine how people vie@@ wed him when he began to buil@@ d the ar@@ k !
He had a ste@@ ad@@ y jo@@ b in Bar@@ c@@ el@@ ona .
Because the Bible and the events of mo@@ der@@ n hist@@ ory help us to id@@ enti@@ fy c@@ learly what each hor@@ se@@ man pi@@ c@@ tures .
I kept thinking that it was all my fa@@ ul@@ t . ”
Acc@@ ording to Dani@@ el@@ ’s prophecy about “ the time of the end , ” who only are gr@@ anted spiritual in@@ sight ?
A@@ bo@@ ve all , we imitate Jehovah , who consi@@ ders every individu@@ al to be preci@@ ous .
So make Jehovah happy by obe@@ ying him and serving him !
F@@ i@@ f@@ ty of the 60 Bo@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ an ( C@@ ze@@ ch ) boo@@ ks pr@@ inted from 1@@ 5@@ 00 to 1@@ 5@@ 10 are said to have been by members of the Un@@ ity of B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : No , I gre@@ w up atten@@ ding ch@@ urch .
In har@@ mony with Paul’s words , gen@@ u@@ ine Christians are not satis@@ fied with mer@@ ely atten@@ ding religious ser@@ vi@@ ces once a we@@ ek .
Ju@@ li@@ ana , qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , ad@@ m@@ its , “ S@@ ome@@ times my husband and I are em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed to ask for help . ”
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 21 , 36
Do you think that like the Jews in H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i@@ ’s day , we could become di@@ sh@@ ear@@ ten@@ ed when difficul@@ ties ar@@ ise ?
G@@ ide@@ on , heav@@ ily involved in bat@@ tle against M@@ idi@@ an , called on the tri@@ be of Eph@@ ra@@ im to help .
We can de@@ al with them by ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles .
Ha@@ ving “ the same men@@ tal attitude that Christ Jesus had ” requi@@ res our know@@ ing the way he thought and ac@@ ted and then imit@@ ating him .
If people want to ar@@ gu@@ e about a to@@ pi@@ c , such as same - se@@ x marriage or ab@@ or@@ tion , tell them what God’s Word says and how you try to follow it in your life .
E@@ spe@@ cially for those who are ti@@ mi@@ d by n@@ ature , it may se@@ em that sh@@ aring in the preaching work is just too difficult .
Th@@ ough “ it is imp@@ os@@ sible for God to li@@ e , ” imper@@ fect humans are pro@@ ne to li@@ e .
Un@@ der what circumstances was Abraham declar@@ ed to be “ God - fe@@ aring ” ?
In s@@ pite of family pres@@ sures , religious fer@@ v@@ or , and certain life - st@@ y@@ les that are comm@@ on in P@@ ol@@ y@@ n@@ es@@ i@@ an cul@@ tures , they saw Jehovah’s blessing on their efforts .
Yet , saying that he would ‘ stand up for his lo@@ t ’ in the future am@@ oun@@ ted to a clear promise of a resurrection to come ​ — long after he had died . That would be “ at the end of the days . ” The Jerusalem Bible rend@@ ers the promise to Daniel : “ You will ris@@ e for your share at the end of time . ”
Ha@@ ving our per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers tra@@ ined , however , we appreci@@ ate that it is one thing to have necess@@ ary li@@ mit@@ ed cont@@ act with the world and qu@@ ite another to cultiv@@ ate close ties with it .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing seem@@ ed to be desi@@ gn@@ ed for people al@@ most t@@ wi@@ ce my he@@ i@@ ght .
When it comes to dr@@ in@@ king al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ ages , we are wise to “ re@@ pu@@ di@@ ate ung@@ o@@ d@@ l@@ iness and worl@@ dly desi@@ res and to live with s@@ oun@@ dness of mind and righteousness and godly devo@@ tion . ” ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 12 .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned young Jeremiah to be a prophet to the nations .
S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ ing spiritual inter@@ ests in the pur@@ su@@ it of material advan@@ ta@@ ges does not result in Jehovah’s blessing . ​ — Luke 12 : 15 - 21 .
Consider the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on found at Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 3 , 4 : “ Do nothing out of con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ousness or out of e@@ go@@ tism , but with hum@@ ility consider others su@@ peri@@ or to you , as you look out not only for your own inter@@ ests , but also for the inter@@ ests of others . ”
A willing attitude toward our ministry may , at times , mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to re@@ exam@@ ine ourselves .
You can also star@@ t a re@@ sear@@ ch pro@@ ject .
Un@@ der God’s Kingdom , what things will be no more ?
A@@ ha@@ b and Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l were said to pi@@ c@@ ture Satan and his organization ; Na@@ both pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed Jesus ; Na@@ bo@@ th@@ ’s death , then , was prophe@@ tic of Jesus ’ ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion .
Paul’s leg@@ al appe@@ al while in Ca@@ es@@ are@@ a op@@ ened the way for him to make a de@@ f@@ en@@ se of his faith before Ca@@ es@@ ar .
5 : 1 – 7 : 29 .
By st@@ ating that she had made commun@@ ion sacrific@@ es that very day and pa@@ id her v@@ ow@@ s , she makes a displa@@ y of righteousness , h@@ in@@ ting that she is not l@@ ac@@ king in spiritu@@ ality .
And what good resul@@ ts can we ob@@ tain from doing so ?
The Bible says : “ Jehovah continued with Joseph and kept show@@ ing loyal love to him , ” and “ Jehovah was with Joseph and Jehovah made wh@@ atever he did succ@@ ess@@ ful . ”
The Jo@@ ys of F@@ am@@ ily Li@@ fe
In what way is a wh@@ ite ro@@ be given to certain ones who were s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing in death ?
8 , 9 . ( a ) Ha@@ ving what qualities will help us to w@@ in the pri@@ ze ?
He must have thought care@@ fully about his future and his loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah .
R@@ em@@ ember , the best resul@@ ts come from doing things Jehovah’s way , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as op@@ pos@@ ing Jehovah’s arrang@@ ements can only result in ad@@ ded dist@@ ress .
K@@ or@@ ah and his associ@@ ates ali@@ en@@ ated themselves from God by their over@@ confidence , pri@@ de , and l@@ ack of faith .
He has given us everything we need to enjoy life .
Sh@@ ould you wor@@ ry about it ?
For example , consider P@@ at@@ ri@@ ci@@ a , an un@@ married woman in her mi@@ d - 30 ’ s who is a pioneer , or full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er .
We too hear Jehovah’s com@@ mis@@ sion to preach .
However , some questions still remain .
He sur@@ ely will remember our self - sacrific@@ ing work in his service and will bl@@ ess us ri@@ ch@@ ly .
Rather , true Christians , under the guid@@ ance of God’s holy spirit , recogn@@ ized the writ@@ ings that were truly inspired .
We must get to know God , learn to trust him , rep@@ ent , and change our ways .
You were faithful over a few things .
At the end of that we@@ ek , I received a sur@@ pris@@ e ​ — I was assign@@ ed as a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er in nor@@ ther@@ n O@@ nt@@ ari@@ o .
A “ T@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w ” We Di@@ d Not An@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate
He kin@@ dly said , “ S@@ to@@ p being af@@ ra@@ id ” and then told Peter of the exc@@ iting work of disci@@ ple - making in which he would take part .
As you help people to understand why Jehovah has allow@@ ed humans to rule themselves under Satan’s influ@@ ence , try to draw attention to Jehovah’s wonderful qualities .
There is every reason to believe that Christ was e@@ qu@@ ally famili@@ ar with the spiritual con@@ dition of other congregations in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or , P@@ al@@ est@@ ine , S@@ y@@ ri@@ a , Babyl@@ on@@ ia , Gre@@ e@@ ce , I@@ tal@@ y , and el@@ se@@ where .
As told by Ru@@ th E . Pa@@ pp@@ as
“ At once lea@@ ving the bo@@ at and their father , they follow@@ ed him . ”
Since many fac@@ t@@ ors come into pla@@ y , there can be no stri@@ ct rule about how many dr@@ in@@ ks are too many .
S@@ hor@@ tly before his death , Jesus pray@@ ed that Jehovah would “ w@@ atch over ” his disciples “ because of the wicked one . ”
Even there , a matu@@ re Christian man or woman would be wise to seek a can@@ did re@@ comm@@ end@@ ation from those who know a po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al mate well , such as parents or matu@@ re friends .
In turn , David came to have high reg@@ ard for I@@ t@@ ta@@ i .
You young ones , do not believe all the worl@@ d’s ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising about con@@ sum@@ er go@@ o@@ ds and thus make un@@ reason@@ able dem@@ ands for ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive br@@ ands of clo@@ thing or for other it@@ em@@ s .
F@@ i@@ f@@ ty or more of us s@@ qu@@ e@@ e@@ zed into a 2@@ 00 - s@@ qu@@ are - fo@@ o@@ t ( 19 s@@ q m ) ro@@ om .
( b ) how we want to act within the congregation ?
Yet , he does ask his people to eng@@ age in spiritual war@@ f@@ are .
We must have fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ction that “ the end of all things has dra@@ wn close . ”
But he also took a r@@ om@@ an@@ tic interest in her and tri@@ ed to imp@@ ress her .
In this pr@@ ou@@ d world , some may think that hum@@ ility su@@ gg@@ ests we@@ ak@@ ness or l@@ ack of confidence .
E@@ very sing@@ le one of them will be rel@@ eas@@ ed from the g@@ ri@@ p of death .
To organiz@@ e your re@@ sear@@ ch , pre@@ pare two lis@@ ts ​ — one de@@ ta@@ il@@ ing the benef@@ its , the other the li@@ a@@ bil@@ ities .
4@@ 3 : 32 ​ — Why was e@@ ating a me@@ al with the Hebrews de@@ t@@ es@@ table to the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans ?
Hence , to understand c@@ learly the princi@@ p@@ al ob@@ je@@ ctive of that meeting , let us re@@ view some of the ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments that have been made to the Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine and the study artic@@ les .
Why is hum@@ ility needed when your child re@@ bel@@ s ?
Indeed , Eli@@ j@@ ah sto@@ od up for pu@@ re worship .
D@@ ad would ask us simp@@ le questions , such as : ‘ Who is God , and what is his name ?
C@@ learly , cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness and the Christian way of life are in@@ se@@ par@@ able .
In this cam@@ p the Na@@ z@@ is syst@@ em@@ ati@@ c@@ ally mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed pris@@ on@@ ers through star@@ vation and c@@ ru@@ shing physical la@@ b@@ or .
You may not feel fully qu@@ ali@@ fied to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der such a responsi@@ bility .
When we speak in a kind way , people are more likely to enjoy listen@@ ing to us and to accept what we say .
U@@ sing re@@ sear@@ ch materi@@ als at your dis@@ pos@@ al , find out more about the ph@@ ra@@ se “ I shall prove to be what I shall prove to be . ”
Can you i@@ magine a world without war@@ f@@ are , si@@ ck@@ ness , or death ?
Do not for@@ get , and do not turn asi@@ de from the sa@@ y@@ ings of my m@@ ou@@ th . Do not leave it [ wisdom ] , and it will keep you .
If w@@ at@@ er@@ whe@@ els were re@@ plac@@ ed by the sa@@ il@@ s of a w@@ in@@ d@@ m@@ ill , the same ob@@ je@@ ctive could be ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed .
Paul pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to illustr@@ ate what he me@@ ant .
Although they pro@@ claim@@ ed the pe@@ ace@@ ful Kingdom message , the early Christians were persecu@@ ted , even as Jesus had been .
However , the bi@@ gg@@ est h@@ ur@@ d@@ le to ad@@ mit@@ ting a mis@@ take is pri@@ de .
Pe@@ ople who s@@ le@@ ep are u@@ su@@ ally in@@ ac@@ tive .
Do@@ ing so may not always be eas@@ y .
That is a serious com@@ mit@@ ment .
They put a mar@@ k on a pi@@ e@@ ce of pa@@ per when such famili@@ ar words as “ Jehovah , ” “ Jesus , ” or “ Kingdom ” are used .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after the G@@ esta@@ p@@ o , or se@@ cre@@ t po@@ li@@ ce , pa@@ id us a sur@@ pris@@ e vis@@ it while we were s@@ or@@ ting out a shi@@ p@@ ment of Bible liter@@ ature .
It is only n@@ atur@@ al to long for loved ones whom we have lost in death
H@@ ere Paul may mean the anointed as a group .
After all , David already had in@@ no@@ c@@ ent U@@ ri@@ ah kil@@ led .
The con@@ text of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el chap@@ ter 18 shows that personal acc@@ oun@@ ta@@ bility is being st@@ ressed .
The resul@@ ts of Satan’s bri@@ ef con@@ vers@@ ation with E@@ ve show how much ha@@ vo@@ c can be wr@@ ought by words .
What pro@@ spe@@ cts did the first human cou@@ ple have ?
What are the advan@@ ta@@ ges of following the ad@@ vice given in the boo@@ k@@ let Ex@@ am@@ ining the Scriptures Da@@ ily ​ — 199@@ 9 ?
TH@@ E@@ S@@ E po@@ ign@@ ant words con@@ ve@@ y the hear@@ t@@ felt hope of young people who have su@@ ffered for years as a result of ci@@ vi@@ l stri@@ fe .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to con@@ ten@@ d until you receive a blessing .
He ga@@ ins no satis@@ fac@@ tion from it .
When we c@@ ry out to him for help , we can be confid@@ ent that he he@@ ars us .
In fact , Jehovah demonstr@@ ated loy@@ al@@ ty to Abraham while he was ali@@ ve and also long after his death .
J@@ us@@ tice will move him fin@@ ally to use his un@@ li@@ mit@@ ed power to bring to nothing the one having the means to cause death , Satan the Devil . ​ — Matthew 5 : 4@@ 4 , 4@@ 5 ; Hebrews 2 : 14 ; 2 Peter 3 : 9 .
Rev@@ enge often un@@ lea@@ sh@@ es ad@@ di@@ tional ac@@ ts of v@@ enge@@ ance , and the c@@ y@@ c@@ le is re@@ pe@@ ated again and again .
But they had the deep satis@@ fac@@ tion of see@@ ing in C@@ an@@ c@@ ú@@ n the form@@ ation of a congregation of some 50 publi@@ sh@@ ers .
A De@@ ep S@@ en@@ se of F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ ment
Why have some parents wanted their child to post@@ po@@ ne baptism ?
C@@ le@@ ment of A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a , M@@ eli@@ to of S@@ ar@@ di@@ s , and P@@ ol@@ y@@ cr@@ ates of Eph@@ esus have been su@@ gg@@ ested .
Why , on just one day , some 3@@ ,000 Jews and pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes from many lands who were in Jerusalem to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st were baptized !
The pa@@ in@@ ting de@@ pi@@ cted a man tal@@ l@@ er than the Un@@ ited N@@ ations Se@@ cre@@ t@@ ari@@ at building .
If we keep our integrity , the Gre@@ at Re@@ war@@ der will give us an et@@ er@@ n@@ ity of perfect life and health . ​ — Hebrews 11 : 6 .
Why should H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah’s mes@@ sa@@ ges be of interest to us ?
C@@ learly , Jehovah high@@ ly valu@@ es the la@@ b@@ or of faithful women who in@@ still his principles in their children .
I was crow@@ ned Mis@@ s H@@ ong K@@ ong .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , upon recei@@ ving ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , I wrote the name of each family member on his or her personal cop@@ y .
What kind of spirit had influ@@ enced the thinking of Eli@@ p@@ ha@@ z ?
Can we sp@@ end time with a fa@@ ther@@ less bo@@ y or gi@@ r@@ l ?
Why is it reas@@ sur@@ ing to know that our Creator and his fir@@ st@@ born Son have power over n@@ atur@@ al for@@ ces ?
8 , 9 . ( a ) Why did Bar@@ u@@ ch@@ ’s thinking need to be cor@@ rec@@ ted ?
R@@ a@@ y and his son wor@@ ked on a sheep and whe@@ at f@@ ar@@ m out@@ side of to@@ wn during the we@@ ek , while E@@ s@@ ther and the gi@@ r@@ ls r@@ an a local bo@@ arding house .
( Read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 6 , 7 . )
To dis@@ own Christ in this way , says Greek scho@@ la@@ r W .
Jehovah kno@@ ws that righ@@ tly inc@@ l@@ ined people will be dra@@ wn to him and that knowledge of his beau@@ ti@@ ful qualities will war@@ m their heart .
• B@@ eli@@ ef in pre@@ des@@ t@@ in@@ ation mar@@ ks the religious des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of whom ? C@@ al@@ v@@ in@@ ism emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of pre@@ des@@ t@@ in@@ ation .
Re@@ fle@@ cting on some of the out@@ standing blessings we enjoy as a result of being taught by Jehovah will help us to maintain our appreciation for the good news and to be ze@@ al@@ ous in sh@@ aring it with others .
Will you me@@ et him there ?
Bo@@ th the Devil and his dem@@ ons are ma@@ st@@ ers of dec@@ e@@ it , prom@@ o@@ ting sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness , di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty , and moral de@@ gra@@ d@@ ation . ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 1 .
It is truly a blessing to work sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der with milli@@ ons who are stri@@ ving to apply the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel : “ G@@ ir@@ d y@@ ourselves with low@@ l@@ iness of mind toward one another . ” ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 5 .
Bro@@ thers were invit@@ ed from sever@@ al A@@ si@@ an bran@@ ches , including K@@ o@@ re@@ a , T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n , and H@@ ong K@@ ong .
Mu@@ ch dep@@ ends on how believers respon@@ d to op@@ position or indi@@ ffer@@ ence .
As a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of his moral indi@@ gn@@ ation , he ‘ pul@@ led out some of their ha@@ ir . ’
It quic@@ k@@ ly da@@ w@@ ned on us that we were the only two Witnesses in a city of ne@@ arly a milli@@ on people .
The wa@@ ves are p@@ oun@@ ding the ship , h@@ ur@@ ling s@@ pray and fo@@ am into the bo@@ at . Yet , des@@ pite the no@@ ise of the st@@ or@@ m and the viol@@ ent pit@@ ch@@ ing of the bo@@ at , Jesus continu@@ es to s@@ le@@ ep .
During our cour@@ tshi@@ p , John had as@@ sur@@ ed me that life with him would never have a d@@ ul@@ l m@@ om@@ ent , and he was right .
Bil@@ li@@ ons of people have lived and died on this earth .
After it is car@@ ri@@ ed out , every thinking cre@@ ature in the uni@@ verse will hear@@ t@@ ily ag@@ ree that justice was done .
He was still a ma@@ es@@ tr@@ o ​ — of s@@ or@@ ts .
For this discus@@ sion , why not invit@@ e a long@@ time member of the congregation to your home to answer your chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s questions ?
Consider how this pro@@ ves bene@@ fi@@ cial when we face questions regarding emp@@ loy@@ ment .
J@@ O@@ H@@ N ​ — “ the disci@@ ple whom Jesus used to love ” — ​ is the last person to wr@@ ite an inspired account of Christ’s life and ministry .
Even more d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous was c@@ ru@@ el As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a , ever on the loo@@ k@@ out for opportun@@ ities to ex@@ p@@ and its power .
In the first century C.E . , some Jewish lead@@ ers taught that only fellow Jews or their personal friends were wor@@ thy of being called “ neigh@@ b@@ or . ”
In this article , we will learn from the apostle Paul’s example how we can keep on serving Jehovah without reg@@ re@@ ts .
While Jehovah has lo@@ v@@ ingly provided his Son , Jesus Christ , as the means for humans to at@@ tain a righteous standing before him , the result is by no means a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c .
You can well appreci@@ ate that another way to come under the influ@@ ence of God’s spirit invol@@ ves our meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions .
His teachings and the w@@ in@@ some words he used to re@@ ach pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s hearts indic@@ ate that he was “ more than Solomon ” in wisdom .
Jesus Christ lik@@ ened death , not to some form of consci@@ ousness , but to s@@ le@@ ep .
When Moses was up on the m@@ oun@@ tain , he received instru@@ ctions from Jehovah .
Because the Bible can “ give to the in@@ experienced ones sh@@ re@@ w@@ dness , to a young man knowledge and thinking ability . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
Who can den@@ y that the chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od of many has been mar@@ red by viol@@ ence , a@@ bu@@ se , par@@ ent@@ al ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct , and other ne@@ g@@ ative fac@@ t@@ ors ?
This is c@@ learly ap@@ par@@ ent in the re@@ vel@@ ation given to the apostle John at the end of the first century C.E .
They also exerc@@ ised faith in the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn , Jehovah God .
Like o@@ il that lu@@ bri@@ c@@ ates a ma@@ ch@@ ine , those godly qualities allow for a s@@ mo@@ o@@ th pe@@ ace@@ making pro@@ c@@ ess .
“ The Word of Jehovah W@@ ent On G@@ ro@@ wing ”
The psalmist real@@ ized this and wrote : “ If er@@ r@@ ors were what you w@@ atch , O J@@ ah , O Jehovah , who could stand ? ”
Re@@ call the fe@@ ast that King B@@ el@@ sh@@ a@@ z@@ z@@ ar had during which he and his ro@@ y@@ al gu@@ ests d@@ ran@@ k w@@ ine out of v@@ ess@@ els taken from Jehovah’s temple , pra@@ ising Babyl@@ on@@ ’s go@@ ds .
He was a minis@@ ter , that is , one who wa@@ ited upon and served others .
They had g@@ un@@ s and even ro@@ p@@ es , and I must say that we were s@@ car@@ ed .
To whom does the l@@ ist of qualities found at 2 Timothy 3 : 2 - 5 apply ?
Will those who receive life in the earthly Par@@ adise ever know the n@@ ames of those resur@@ rec@@ ted to heavenly life ?
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the s@@ es@@ sion , num@@ er@@ ous false and dist@@ or@@ ted repor@@ ts on the tri@@ al were bro@@ ad@@ c@@ ast on tel@@ ev@@ ision , st@@ ating , for instance , that Bro@@ ther Mar@@ gar@@ y@@ an had , in effect , ad@@ mit@@ ted his own gu@@ il@@ t .
To have in@@ sight means to see bey@@ ond the sur@@ face of a matter .
They have taken the lead in ga@@ ther@@ ing the “ great crow@@ d . . . out of all nations and tri@@ bes and pe@@ op@@ les and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es . ”
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , that gave him r@@ ene@@ wed vi@@ g@@ or to fin@@ ish the fi@@ ght . ​ — 1 Samuel 14 : 24 - 27 .
Jesus ful@@ filled all the prophe@@ ci@@ es .
We got our desire to live in Par@@ adise from them , and they got it from their Creator , Jehovah God .
Can he put in his own words what he lear@@ ns during your F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening ?
That certainly is under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble .
With streng@@ th@@ ened hands , Ne@@ h@@ emiah and his fellow Jews were able to re@@ buil@@ d the w@@ alls of Jerusalem in a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble 5@@ 2 days ! ​ — Ne@@ h@@ emiah 2 : 18 ; 6 : 9 , 15 .
As we know , in the pro@@ c@@ ess Jesus did su@@ ff@@ er .
The a@@ we and respect that they devel@@ op for Jehovah’s cre@@ ation can stay with them thr@@ ough@@ out life .
How she ev@@ en@@ tually married my father , C@@ la@@ y@@ t@@ on J . W@@ o@@ o@@ d@@ wor@@ th , J@@ r . , is an inter@@ es@@ ting and , I believe , mean@@ ing@@ ful st@@ ory .
That means that our conduct and our understanding of God’s pur@@ pos@@ es will imp@@ ro@@ ve over time .
Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h even lam@@ ented : “ I have come to ab@@ ho@@ r this life of mine because of the daugh@@ ters of H@@ et@@ h . If [ our son ] Jac@@ o@@ b ever takes a wife from the daugh@@ ters of H@@ et@@ h like these from the daugh@@ ters of the land , of what good is life to me ? ”
O@@ r S@@ an@@ bal@@ l@@ at may have thought that the con@@ ten@@ ts of the letter would cause such al@@ ar@@ m among the Jews that they would sto@@ p their work al@@ together .
I began to see this as my future .
So we should not ex@@ pect that Jehovah would have to be re@@ stri@@ cted by a law he desi@@ gn@@ ed for imper@@ fect jud@@ ges .
To what a@@ va@@ il ?
A@@ m@@ ong those “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men ” are the members of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , who act in a re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative way for the enti@@ re Christian congregation .
We cannot pos@@ si@@ bly answer all the questions God asked him .
Dis@@ coura@@ ged , I appro@@ ached the el@@ der who was stud@@ ying the Bible with me .
My mo@@ m was a faithful Witness .
When we look at his cre@@ ation , we learn how much Jehovah lo@@ ves us
( Jesus ’ mother ) Matthew chap@@ ters 1 - 2 ; Luke chap@@ ters 1 - 2 ; see also John 2 : 1 - 12 ; Acts 1 : 12 - 14 ; 2 : 1 - 4
[ Bo@@ x / P@@ ic@@ tures on page 25 ]
R@@ ac@@ i@@ al ten@@ sion was he@@ ating up in the mi@@ d - 19@@ 50 ’ s , and some@@ times there was viol@@ ence .
And what less@@ ons can we learn from this ancient city and its in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants ?
The “ other sheep , ” who have an earthly hope , can lik@@ e@@ wise put their trust in God and his promise through the psalmist : “ O love Jehovah , all you loyal ones of his .
Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h now th@@ war@@ ts E@@ sa@@ u by ur@@ g@@ ing Jac@@ o@@ b to fle@@ e until his bro@@ ther’s ra@@ ge pas@@ ses .
W@@ ill@@ ing sub@@ mis@@ sion to Jehovah’s way of gover@@ ning resul@@ ts in worl@@ d@@ wide un@@ ity
When you think of associ@@ ation , you likely think of being with people .
Al@@ so , the Bible writ@@ er Paul states : ‘ Christ en@@ tered into heaven it@@ self to appe@@ ar before the person of God for us . ’ ​ — Hebrews 9 : 24 .
“ Ke@@ ep your sen@@ ses , be w@@ atch@@ ful , ” war@@ ns the Bible . “ Your ad@@ vers@@ ary , the Devil , wal@@ ks about like a ro@@ aring li@@ on , see@@ king to de@@ v@@ our someone . ”
( See the bo@@ x “ Lo@@ ve in A@@ ction , ” on pages 6 - 7 . ) James wrote : “ Fa@@ ith without works is dead . ” ​ — James 2 : 26 .
In rec@@ ent years , there have been inter@@ n@@ ational efforts to res@@ ol@@ ve some ci@@ vi@@ l w@@ ars by pres@@ sur@@ ing op@@ pos@@ ing si@@ des to si@@ gn a peace acc@@ ord .
Jesus ’ “ other sheep ” too experience Satan’s att@@ ack in the form of ban@@ s and persecu@@ tions . ​ — John 10 : 16 .
In direc@@ ting the apostle Peter to this God - fe@@ aring man , Jehovah indic@@ ated that Jesus ’ comm@@ and to “ make disciples of people of all the nations ” was not li@@ mit@@ ed to Jews in vari@@ ous lands .
How fo@@ ol@@ ish to believe that we can hi@@ de our conduct from Jehovah !
; Su@@ á@@ re@@ z , A .
However , when that one arri@@ ves , the spirit of the truth , he will gu@@ i@@ de you into all the truth . ” ​ — John 16 : 12 , 13 .
Since a for@@ giving spirit prom@@ o@@ tes good rel@@ ations with God and with our neigh@@ b@@ or , we have good reason to be dis@@ posed to for@@ give one another fre@@ ely from the heart . ​ — Matthew 18 : 35 .
Wor@@ k on such a transl@@ ation began in De@@ c@@ ember 194@@ 7 .
The emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is here is on the qualities of the m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er .
Mo@@ re@@ over , they would have to change without d@@ el@@ a@@ y and exerc@@ ise in@@ sight regarding the un@@ e@@ qu@@ aled su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and the ir@@ res@@ is@@ ti@@ ble power of God and his Messi@@ ani@@ c King .
W@@ ho@@ se S@@ over@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y Will You C@@ ho@@ ose ?
How did David re@@ act to Jehovah’s discipl@@ ine ?
Because they were “ e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king , men mar@@ r@@ ying and women being given in marriage . ”
W@@ ell , Satan kno@@ ws that he has only “ a sh@@ ort peri@@ od of time ” left in which to war against God’s people .
C@@ ho@@ ose a few n@@ ames , and ask Jehovah to help these brothers and sisters to be coura@@ ge@@ ous and stay loyal to him . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 19 , 20 .
One day an invit@@ ation to a we@@ d@@ ding in the congregation arri@@ ved at the house , ad@@ d@@ ressed to my husband .
Lo@@ o@@ king for@@ ward to mo@@ der@@ n times , the Bible war@@ ned : “ W@@ ic@@ ked men and imp@@ o@@ st@@ ors will ad@@ v@@ ance from bad to wor@@ se , mis@@ le@@ ading and being mis@@ led . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 13 .
How can they help their children to think in a Christian way ?
Even today close fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps devel@@ op between true Christians who bel@@ ong to different gener@@ ations or who@@ se situ@@ ations in life are to@@ t@@ ally dis@@ similar .
Such it@@ em@@ s are “ he@@ ir@@ lo@@ om@@ s ” that en@@ ligh@@ ten us about our the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c her@@ it@@ age and help us to look for@@ ward with confidence to the future of our spiritual family .
Although we now live far away from our children , we are g@@ la@@ d that we are able to have fre@@ qu@@ ent con@@ vers@@ ations with them . ”
; Ne@@ w@@ t@@ on , D .
‘ L@@ isten and Un@@ der@@ stand the Me@@ an@@ ing ’
These fe@@ atu@@ res inclu@@ de ma@@ j@@ or w@@ ars , food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges , earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es in one place after another , an inc@@ re@@ ase of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness , a l@@ ack of love , and s@@ ly efforts by religious lead@@ ers to mis@@ lead people .
M@@ ake it clear that your Christian integrity is not ne@@ go@@ ti@@ able .
That would serve Satan’s purpose .
“ Th@@ ru@@ st out your hand , ple@@ ase , and t@@ ou@@ ch everything he has and see whether he will not cur@@ se you to your very face , ” Satan said to Jehovah . ​ — Job 1 : 8 - 11 .
I am wa@@ iting to be married , and when I am I@@ ’@@ l@@ l be pr@@ ou@@ d to tell the Christian man I mar@@ ry that I@@ ’@@ ve rema@@ ined cha@@ st@@ e . ”
However , they may be co@@ vered in the regul@@ ar school cur@@ ri@@ c@@ ulu@@ m .
He could gra@@ du@@ ally devel@@ op the un@@ clean ha@@ bi@@ t of vie@@ wing por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , with de@@ va@@ st@@ ating con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences to his conscience and his relationship with God .
As soon as the need ar@@ ose , he fore@@ or@@ da@@ ined a special ag@@ enc@@ y ​ — the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom in the hands of Jesus Christ — ​ that he would use in con@@ ne@@ ction with the re@@ de@@ mp@@ tion of mankind from Ad@@ am@@ ic sin .
When he was on earth , Jesus ga@@ ther@@ ed a group of faithful followers and taught them to live by God’s standards .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , Paul ru@@ th@@ less@@ ly h@@ un@@ ted down Christians .
• Bo@@ o@@ k@@ le@@ ts : 6@@ ,@@ 8@@ 3@@ 4@@ ,@@ 7@@ 40
The Witnesses in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe have col@@ le@@ cted t@@ ons of so@@ y mil@@ k , clo@@ th@@ es , sh@@ o@@ es , scho@@ ol@@ boo@@ ks , and so@@ a@@ p .
Like Jesus , you may accom@@ pl@@ ish much in your ministry by using good questions .
E@@ very day , Christian famili@@ es should commun@@ ic@@ ate with one another in a res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful man@@ ner .
How did Jehovah show love for sin@@ n@@ ers ?
I real@@ ized that this me@@ ant ven@@ tur@@ ing out of the house and end@@ uring pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s sta@@ res .
In God’s Word , we read about how Jesus spoke to people .
( 4 ) The gre@@ e@@ dy use of earth@@ ’s n@@ atur@@ al res@@ our@@ ces lea@@ ves little for future gener@@ ations and is thought to be ha@@ st@@ ening g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l war@@ m@@ ing .
Then the book Ch@@ il@@ dren * was rel@@ eas@@ ed , and a long l@@ ine of young ones fil@@ ed by the pl@@ at@@ form , where Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d gave each one of us a cop@@ y of the new book .
In 195@@ 5 , fi@@ ve new mission@@ aries arri@@ ved , including a young C@@ an@@ adi@@ an sister nam@@ ed El@@ si@@ e S@@ w@@ ans@@ on , who gra@@ du@@ ated from the 2@@ 5@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad .
Yet , you can and should be like them in at le@@ ast one special way .
This pres@@ ent@@ ation , which com@@ bin@@ ed s@@ li@@ des and mo@@ ving pi@@ c@@ tures with s@@ ound , was something new at that time .
I had never heard that name used in my ch@@ urch .
9 : 11 , 12 , 28 .
• How is the truth a bin@@ ding ti@@ e ?
E@@ ve was truly a comple@@ ment of Adam .
3 , 4 . ( a ) What comm@@ and did God give Adam and E@@ ve ?
Th@@ r@@ ough the years , we have sen@@ sed Jehovah’s support and have learned to r@@ ely on him in every chall@@ enge we face .
E@@ i@@ ther ex@@ tre@@ me would rend@@ er our pl@@ an@@ et li@@ fel@@ ess .
Dis@@ il@@ lu@@ sion@@ ment Gi@@ ves W@@ a@@ y to Fa@@ ith
Although the v@@ il@@ la@@ ges seem@@ ed small , the hous@@ es were very sc@@ at@@ tered , so it took many h@@ our@@ s to vis@@ it each v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
In our teaching , we seek to help our stud@@ ents devel@@ op a mind that kno@@ ws Jehovah and a heart that lo@@ ves him .
Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or S@@ us@@ an R@@ ose - A@@ ck@@ er@@ man , an ex@@ per@@ t on the sub@@ ject of an@@ tic@@ or@@ ru@@ p@@ tion , wrote that re@@ form would requi@@ re “ fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al chang@@ es in the way govern@@ ment does bu@@ sin@@ ess . ”
My serv@@ ant , on whom I keep f@@ ast hold ! My cho@@ s@@ en one , whom my soul has appro@@ ved ! I have put my spirit in him .
G@@ ran@@ ted , it is not wrong for the bri@@ de and gro@@ om to know who gave a certain gift .
God’s mo@@ der@@ n - day servants hear his vo@@ ice by di@@ lig@@ ently stud@@ ying the Bible and by ap@@ pl@@ ying its principles in their life with the help of public@@ ations pre@@ pared by “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” “ the faithful ste@@ ward . ”
17 : 9 - 13 .
But then came the co@@ de@@ x ​ — the ear@@ li@@ est form of a book .
▪ L@@ ac@@ king n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 3 .
Of course , it may be that the is@@ sue has been or is being h@@ and@@ led in acc@@ ord with the Scriptures and in the light of fac@@ ts of which we are un@@ a@@ ware .
F@@ ur@@ ther , the mirac@@ les Jesus per@@ form@@ ed gave fo@@ reg@@ le@@ am@@ s of the gr@@ and earthly blessings that Jehovah will b@@ es@@ to@@ w on mankind during Christ’s M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ule . ​ — Revelation 21 : 4 ; 22 : 2 .
By obe@@ ying public of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als in acc@@ ord with Pet@@ er@@ ’s counsel to “ have honor for the king , ” Christians show the respect and honor that acc@@ or@@ ds with the positi@@ ons of those of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als .
To help answer that , we do well to consider the example of the apostles of Jesus Christ .
When Mar@@ t@@ ine saw the la@@ dy again , she was able to star@@ t a Bible study with her .
What a fine imp@@ res@@ sion the pas@@ s@@ eng@@ ers made by “ doing all things free from mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r@@ ings ” !
Hence , whether people listen or not , we must keep s@@ oun@@ ding for@@ th the Kingdom message .
The Bible states : “ God is a God , not of dis@@ order , but of peace . ”
By this time , I had become well - known in R@@ un@@ cor@@ n for my public ministry and was res@@ pe@@ cted for it .
How can we prove to be loyal sub@@ je@@ cts of Jehovah’s Kingdom and become perfect sons in his uni@@ vers@@ al family ?
This is not eas@@ y for those who have been ra@@ ised in cul@@ tures where there is strong fear of the dead .
What Will Do in F@@ utu@@ re , 4 / 1
The comple@@ x@@ ity of its desi@@ gn is bey@@ ond human understanding .
Then , beg@@ in@@ ning in 199@@ 5 , d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates were asked to bring their own food to conven@@ tions .
Peter helps his read@@ ers to cultiv@@ ate pati@@ ence by remin@@ ding them why God often does not act im@@ medi@@ ately .
4 “ Ke@@ ep On En@@ coura@@ g@@ ing One A@@ no@@ ther E@@ ach Da@@ y ”
Paul’s co@@ work@@ er S@@ il@@ as was a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement .
How to D@@ ev@@ el@@ op Gen@@ u@@ ine Lo@@ ve
Re@@ gi@@ onal Bu@@ il@@ ding Com@@ mit@@ te@@ es also contribu@@ ted great@@ ly .
Psalm 1@@ 27 : 4 states : “ Like ar@@ ro@@ ws in the hand of a mi@@ gh@@ ty man , so are the sons of you@@ th . ”
Ha@@ ve reason@@ able expe@@ ct@@ ations ; as he gro@@ ws older , you can ask more of him in matters of cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness , p@@ un@@ c@@ tu@@ ality , and scho@@ ol@@ work .
What su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions might help these famili@@ es ?
All of them ev@@ en@@ tually got baptized .
Paul deci@@ ded to ad@@ just his origin@@ al pl@@ an , and he wrote the letter that we now know as 1 Corinthians .
She is d@@ ressed im@@ mo@@ des@@ tly , like a pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te .
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als of all nations , tri@@ bes , pe@@ op@@ les , and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es have en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally respon@@ ded to the good news and have trans@@ form@@ ed their lives in order to do the will of God .
The mother would take the f@@ l@@ our and ad@@ d water and le@@ av@@ en . She would k@@ ne@@ ad the d@@ ough ( 6 ) and then leave the mi@@ x@@ ture to ris@@ e while continu@@ ing with other cho@@ res .
I shall walk in your truth . Un@@ i@@ fy my heart to fear your name . ” ​ — Psalm 8@@ 6 : 10 , 11 .
The second we@@ ek ad@@ d more , day by day .
What went wrong ?
If you are a young person who lo@@ ves God as that gi@@ r@@ l did , he can give you courage to witness to teach@@ ers , fellow stud@@ ents , and others .
May 25 - 31 , 200@@ 9
Jo@@ shua was one of the Israelites who were fre@@ ed from Egy@@ pt .
They repor@@ te@@ dly coun@@ ted the words and the let@@ ters to ver@@ i@@ fy that no mis@@ takes cre@@ pt in .
H@@ er husband , W@@ ally , was a Com@@ mun@@ ist , and he avo@@ i@@ ded me at first .
Wh@@ i@@ ch@@ ever way he deci@@ ded , there would be con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences that would af@@ fect the rest of his life .
Do@@ ing so would be t@@ antam@@ ount to ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing Satan as our go@@ d .
However , if we become do@@ g@@ m@@ ati@@ c about our ide@@ as and take off@@ en@@ se when others do not ag@@ ree with us , the congregation may end up be@@ coming di@@ vi@@ ded over min@@ or is@@ su@@ es .
Pe@@ ople around us refle@@ ct the spirit of the world , so is it possible for us to be different ?
In a b@@ ra@@ w@@ l , I received si@@ x sta@@ b w@@ oun@@ ds and al@@ most b@@ led to death . ”
And the Bible T@@ each book shows you how to be effe@@ ctive in using the Scriptures .
What are the pro@@ spe@@ cts for wi@@ p@@ ing out viol@@ ence in to@@ da@@ y’s world ?
Does It Mat@@ ter How We Wor@@ ship God ? P@@ A@@ G@@ E 9
Acc@@ ording to some scho@@ l@@ ars , the Hebrew idi@@ om rend@@ ered “ let me be ” at Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 32 : 10 could be taken as an invit@@ ation , a su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion that Moses would be allow@@ ed to inter@@ ce@@ de , or ‘ stand in the ga@@ p , ’ between Jehovah and the nation .
M@@ ore W@@ id@@ ely P@@ ra@@ ised T@@ ha@@ n P@@ rac@@ tic@@ ed
by repor@@ ting serious wr@@ ong@@ doing ?
( a ) What won@@ dr@@ ous events do we confid@@ ently ex@@ pect to see ?
F@@ o@@ re@@ or@@ da@@ ined “ Be@@ fore the F@@ oun@@ ding of the World ”
When he was in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i , Paul had an enc@@ oun@@ ter with a serv@@ ant gi@@ r@@ l who practic@@ ed div@@ in@@ ation .
When we obey the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel , it can help us to prote@@ ct our health .
Jehovah’s Witnesses hold Christian meetings in priv@@ ate ho@@ m@@ es and at Kingdom H@@ alls
Our trust in Jehovah , our obedi@@ ence to his instru@@ ctions , and the care we take of our meeting plac@@ es are among ways that we demonstr@@ ate ze@@ al for Jehovah’s house .
At that point , Jesus direc@@ ted his attention to the new believers and stated an important requi@@ re@@ ment for disci@@ ple@@ ship , as recorded by the apostle John : “ If you remain in my word , you are really my disciples . ” ​ — John 8 : 31 .
P@@ ur@@ pose for E@@ ar@@ th , 5 / 15
Then they att@@ ached him to a pi@@ c@@ ku@@ p tru@@ ck and dra@@ g@@ ged him three mil@@ es [ 5 k@@ m ] down the ro@@ ad until his body h@@ it a cul@@ ver@@ t .
Just ho@@ l@@ ding their little one , w@@ atch@@ ing it s@@ le@@ ep , or see@@ ing its wide sm@@ ile br@@ ings them pro@@ found happiness and satis@@ fac@@ tion .
When we do , our walk in life is secu@@ re , satis@@ f@@ ying , and fulfill@@ ing .
Yes , we all need to learn it !
R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch on the sub@@ je@@ cts “ L@@ am@@ p ” and “ L@@ am@@ p@@ stand ” in such a public@@ ation as In@@ sight on the Scriptures may be requi@@ red to make Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation clear .
( b ) What shows that David never reg@@ re@@ t@@ ted serving God ?
For ten years I had known Jo@@ an We@@ b@@ b , a special pioneer serving in W@@ at@@ for@@ d , a to@@ wn just nor@@ th of L@@ ond@@ on .
( Read Daniel 6 : 4 - 10 , 16 . )
What opportunity did Jehovah give mankind after the F@@ lood ?
The Gre@@ at Ju@@ dge gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es us that his day will be a des@@ tru@@ ction of the ung@@ o@@ dly .
As Jesus had instru@@ cted , they would have been baptized in water in the name of the Father , the Son , and the holy spirit . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Par@@ ents ​ — F@@ ill Your Ch@@ il@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s Ne@@ ed !
Jehovah H@@ ates the C@@ our@@ se of T@@ re@@ ach@@ er@@ y , 5 / 1 Jehovah’s G@@ l@@ ory Sh@@ ines on His Pe@@ ople , 7 / 1
K@@ ind actions can w@@ in people over to a more fav@@ or@@ able attitude toward Jehovah’s people and the Bible message they preach .
The congregation of anointed Christians was fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed by the two le@@ av@@ ened lo@@ a@@ ves wa@@ ved before Jehovah each Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st .
If you like , you can read those ver@@ ses .
In fact , acc@@ el@@ er@@ ated cour@@ ses in a number of langu@@ ages are being condu@@ cted so that the good news may be pre@@ ached to still others while the field is “ wh@@ ite for har@@ v@@ es@@ ting . ” — John 4 : 35 .
L@@ ong ag@@ o , he fore@@ told : “ The God of heaven will set up a kingdom that . . . will cr@@ us@@ h and put an end to all [ human ] k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s . ”
• How did Jesus show that he was “ mil@@ d - temp@@ ered and low@@ ly in heart ” ?
C@@ e@@ da@@ r P@@ o@@ in@@ t was a v@@ ac@@ ation res@@ ort , and they had co@@ o@@ ks there at the re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ant who pre@@ pared me@@ als for the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates .
During that peri@@ od , there were no more than 1@@ 50 Witnesses of Jehovah in the country , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of whom had learned Bible tru@@ ths from relati@@ ves or friends who lived ab@@ ro@@ ad .
We all get si@@ ck .
We need to ab@@ ho@@ r por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y in order to “ bre@@ ak free from its powerful , mag@@ ne@@ tic pul@@ l , ” as one Christian expres@@ sed it .
What loving as@@ sur@@ ance that is !
What advan@@ ta@@ ge does Jehovah have over a human par@@ ent ?
Fir@@ st , di@@ str@@ actions might inc@@ l@@ ine some to dis@@ reg@@ ard the si@@ gn , resul@@ ting in a lo@@ ss of spiritu@@ ality and w@@ atch@@ ful@@ ness .
He ans@@ wer@@ ed : ‘ A ro@@ d . ’
Per@@ sia
God gives good gi@@ f@@ ts to man , but some of the gi@@ f@@ ts have been mis@@ used , ca@@ using un@@ told suffering .
His works were wicked , mar@@ ked by je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , h@@ at@@ red , and mu@@ r@@ der .
This requi@@ res effort and good me@@ tho@@ ds of study , which can also be enjo@@ y@@ able and re@@ war@@ ding , as we shall see in the following article .
He told us , “ I really en@@ v@@ y you the life you have , comple@@ t@@ ely devo@@ ted to Jehovah’s service . ”
It is to Jehovah God , our Creator and Li@@ fe - Gi@@ ver , that we o@@ we our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de , especially as we consider some of the b@@ oun@@ te@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts he has show@@ ered upon us .
Does the Bible support this teaching ?
Acc@@ ording to Romans 1 : 20 , what can c@@ learly be seen by means of the v@@ isi@@ ble cre@@ ation , and why ?
Consider what happened to T@@ essi@@ e , a sister in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
In Cana@@ da , for example , ne@@ arly 3 out of 10 men have been bat@@ tered or o@@ ther@@ wise a@@ bu@@ sed by their par@@ t@@ n@@ ers .
The liter@@ ature was pr@@ inted in four E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an and four A@@ si@@ an langu@@ ages , but no@@ ne of it was in any of the Af@@ ri@@ can langu@@ ages .
Gen@@ u@@ ine faith is based on evidence .
The next day , you can consider another teaching .
I am ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah he@@ ars the prayers of his servants and gives them the peace of mind they need . ​ — Psalm 5@@ 1 : 17 ; 1 Peter 5 : 7 .
He said : “ Mar@@ th@@ a , Mar@@ th@@ a , you are anxi@@ ous and dis@@ tur@@ bed about many things . ”
A st@@ ep@@ mother in N@@ am@@ i@@ bia nam@@ ed J@@ udi@@ th says : “ My st@@ ep@@ chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s mother once told them that I was just their fa@@ ther’s new wife and that any children we had would not be their si@@ bl@@ ings .
For complete de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of the 20@@ 00 Ser@@ vice Ye@@ ar R@@ ep@@ ort , see the char@@ t on pages 18 - 21 .
H@@ er family was not very religious , but every mor@@ ning when she loo@@ ked out the w@@ in@@ do@@ w , there was a si@@ gn that said ‘ Read God’s Word the Ho@@ ly Bible Da@@ ily . ’
Our ministry re@@ ach@@ es individuals from all wal@@ ks of life .
No . The apostle Paul tel@@ ls us : “ Not all are apostles , are they ?
• What joy su@@ sta@@ ined Jesus through his tri@@ als , and what can we learn from this ?
W@@ a@@ iting for Jehovah imp@@ lies continu@@ ing to love and serve him without giving up hope .
W@@ as Jesus speaking only of life in heaven , or did he also have in mind et@@ er@@ n@@ al life in an earthly par@@ adise ?
Yes , ever@@ yone is invit@@ ed to enjoy the benef@@ its !
It is vital , therefore , that we keep ourselves spiritually strong . Satan often att@@ ac@@ ks when he per@@ c@@ ei@@ ves that his t@@ ar@@ get is at its we@@ ak@@ est point .
A@@ n in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ing question therefore ar@@ ises : W@@ ere the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents in the years that led up to 1914 the appointed ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l through which Christ would fe@@ ed his sheep ?
Then let us see what will become of his dre@@ am@@ s . ’ ”
In 195@@ 8 he married Al@@ ber@@ th@@ a , my form@@ er Bible stud@@ ent , and they became pioneer par@@ t@@ n@@ ers .
For a discus@@ sion of Proverbs 14 : 1 - 11 , see pages 26 - 9 of the No@@ v@@ ember 15 , 200@@ 4 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
Why can we be so sure of this ?
So how do we re@@ act to its ad@@ vice ?
If a teach@@ er ca@@ res about what he teach@@ es , his en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m will be evid@@ ent , exer@@ ting a powerful influ@@ ence on those whom he teach@@ es .
So I asked P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la when they went out preaching .
When R@@ a@@ ha@@ b real@@ ized that Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o was do@@ om@@ ed , she told the two Israel@@ ite spi@@ es that the city was par@@ al@@ y@@ zed with fear of the advan@@ c@@ ing Israelites .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah have long used mu@@ si@@ c as a way to praise Jehovah .
The Law was ac@@ tually poin@@ ting to something va@@ st@@ ly more effe@@ ctive in accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing God’s will .
So we have no reason to feel that we are better than anyone el@@ se !
In his ministry , Jesus often made use of another effe@@ ctive teaching me@@ th@@ od ​ — h@@ y@@ per@@ bo@@ le .
Are you now in a better position to understand why Jehovah comman@@ ds us not to e@@ at “ any s@@ ort of blood ” ?
On@@ ly Jehovah can sa@@ ve us in the day of his anger .
O@@ ver@@ dr@@ in@@ king can dam@@ age physical health .
Why has he allow@@ ed wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and suffering to continue until our day ? ’
And to whom must we remain ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast in our loy@@ al@@ ty ?
Ther@@ efore , the vital questions that must be consider@@ ed are : What does living by the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule invol@@ ve ?
Solomon had all the glory and power that a king could have , but he lam@@ ented : “ There is no more re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of the wise one than of the stu@@ pi@@ d one . . .
This death is a cess@@ ation of ex@@ ist@@ ence , just as it was for Adam .
So before we read the Bible , we should ask Jehovah to give us an o@@ pen mind and the wisdom to understand the less@@ ons that he wants us to learn . ​ — E@@ z@@ r@@ a 7 : 10 ; read James 1 : 5 .
Israel@@ ite King Le@@ mu@@ el certainly prof@@ ited from the consci@@ enti@@ ous efforts of his mother .
G@@ reg@@ ory of T@@ our@@ s ’ account , written al@@ most a century later , is vie@@ wed as a consci@@ ous effort to id@@ enti@@ fy C@@ lo@@ v@@ is with Con@@ stan@@ t@@ ine , the first Rom@@ an emp@@ er@@ or to accept “ Christi@@ an@@ ity . ”
In writ@@ ing the book , E@@ z@@ r@@ a has a clear ob@@ je@@ ctive : to show how Jehovah ful@@ filled His promise to free His people from ex@@ ile in Babyl@@ on and to rest@@ ore true worship in Jerusalem .
C@@ arr@@ bel@@ l@@ o ) , 9 / 1
We can trust that in his loyal love , he will s@@ tic@@ k with us and help us to con@@ qu@@ er our wrong desi@@ res .
Such a relationship is sur@@ ely wor@@ th more than m@@ ere money , so why ar@@ gu@@ e about it ?
Jesus ’ disciples should not ask to be pa@@ id for their preaching work .
In tal@@ king with young people , the same sister often says : “ I have been teaching the Bible for 50 years now , and do you know what ?
Many read@@ ers of Z@@ i@@ on@@ ’s W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er who left their ch@@ ur@@ ches long@@ ed for fel@@ low@@ ship with those who sh@@ ared their th@@ ir@@ st for Bible truth .
For example , the person whom I was going to vis@@ it would place a f@@ low@@ er@@ po@@ t in a certain position on the w@@ in@@ do@@ w@@ s@@ ill to let me know that I could come in .
Fir@@ st , many c@@ ele@@ br@@ ants believe that Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s is a bir@@ th@@ day c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation for Jesus .
What does he find there ?
TH@@ E Bible is a uni@@ que book .
His pers@@ ist@@ ent efforts to re@@ ach the occ@@ u@@ pan@@ ts re@@ ap@@ ed di@@ vi@@ d@@ ends when one af@@ ter@@ no@@ on he fin@@ ally cont@@ ac@@ ted Jac@@ k@@ y , who was sta@@ ying there temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily .
And for me , God did not ex@@ ist .
W@@ ould a vis@@ it@@ or who se@@ es them conclu@@ de that you have cho@@ s@@ en to support God’s Kingdom ? ”
How did Jehovah strengthen Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k ?
Com@@ ing to K@@ now Jehovah’s W@@ a@@ ys , 5 / 15
Su@@ it@@ able accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations , who@@ les@@ ome food , and simp@@ le health pre@@ ca@@ u@@ tions help mission@@ aries to remain heal@@ thy and pro@@ duc@@ tive .
They do not look upon people in a fle@@ sh@@ ly way , that is , show@@ ing fav@@ or@@ it@@ ism on the bas@@ is of we@@ al@@ th , r@@ ace , or e@@ th@@ ni@@ c or n@@ ational orig@@ in .
“ Be@@ fore G@@ l@@ ory There Is H@@ um@@ ility ”
( O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 15 , 199@@ 9 , page 23 )
When the ba@@ bi@@ es came , a te@@ am of sisters helped in the n@@ ur@@ ser@@ y .
For example , Satan’s system of things uses e@@ con@@ om@@ ic pres@@ sure to ro@@ b people of their fre@@ e@@ dom .
I had a hard time keep@@ ing up with my ministry .
I@@ an , mentioned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , was in his 20 ’ s when he learned about the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation of death .
Because strong se@@ x@@ u@@ al imp@@ ul@@ ses can dist@@ ort good judgment and cause you to make un@@ wise decisions that may result in hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he later .
It may be that you have something that others would like to have ​ — time .
A husband and wife with different religious vie@@ ws can still have a succ@@ ess@@ ful marriage in the sense that it can be end@@ uring and bring happiness to both .
This out@@ standing expres@@ sion of God’s mer@@ cy is in it@@ self a powerful reason to fear him .
Jehovah has given Christ’s followers what law , and what questions will we consider ?
How different the out@@ come would have been had she listen@@ ed to Jehovah , the one who had proved his love for her in many ways ! ​ — G@@ en .
However , some believe Le@@ mu@@ el to be another name for Solomon .
M@@ E@@ M@@ O@@ R@@ I@@ E@@ S F@@ R@@ O@@ M TH@@ E W@@ A@@ R Y@@ E@@ A@@ R@@ S
With my wife , S@@ us@@ an , and our sons , Paul and J@@ es@@ se
But Jehovah did not leave his loyal ones without hope ; he com@@ for@@ ted them with a promise to inst@@ all an inc@@ or@@ ru@@ p@@ ti@@ ble King , whom the righteous would deli@@ ght in obe@@ ying .
Par@@ ents are encoura@@ ged to read to their young children .
What could have happened ?
P@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph : N@@ ik@@ ol@@ a@@ i R@@ ak@@ h@@ man@@ o@@ v
Un@@ like the “ un@@ certain ri@@ ches ” of Satan’s world , the spiritual tre@@ a@@ sures we have received from Jehovah have lasting value .
Rather than en@@ ter the h@@ all , he s@@ at out@@ side and listen@@ ed .
Ri@@ ches That C@@ ome From God
When you exam@@ ine those ver@@ ses , you will no@@ te that Jesus there fore@@ tel@@ ls events that are similar to the ones he men@@ tions in the par@@ able of the sheep and the go@@ ats .
But I had not taken L@@ ow@@ ell into consider@@ ation .
What will faithful servants of Jehovah do ?
When we see God’s counsel in our own Bible , it makes a deep@@ er imp@@ res@@ sion on us .
What evidence is there that we put a high value on life ?
And what is this j@@ our@@ n@@ al@@ ’s princi@@ p@@ al message ?
So even if we are suffering because of some dist@@ res@@ sing situation , let us not is@@ ol@@ ate ourselves , for doing so will not imp@@ ro@@ ve matters .
And the prayer of faith will make the in@@ dis@@ posed one well , and Jehovah will ra@@ ise him up .
S@@ par@@ ro@@ ws were so a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant and c@@ he@@ a@@ p that two could be pur@@ cha@@ sed for less than the e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent of fi@@ ve c@@ ents in mo@@ der@@ n valu@@ es .
22 : 36 - 38 .
O@@ ver@@ night , he lost his we@@ al@@ th .
Jesus ’ point , as he explained to his disciples , was that his pri@@ or@@ ity at that time was to help the Jews .
They could see the re@@ ality of his words : “ F@@ o@@ x@@ es have den@@ s and bir@@ ds of heaven have ro@@ o@@ st@@ s , but the Son of man has no@@ where to la@@ y down his head . ”
However , a brother who was imp@@ ris@@ oned there arrang@@ ed for his la@@ w@@ y@@ er to take up our case , and he was able to bring about our rel@@ e@@ ase .
In to@@ da@@ y’s world , that s@@ ort of love does not always come eas@@ ily .
In fact , Jehovah requi@@ res that those who re@@ present him in teaching the Bible are themselves good examples “ in cha@@ st@@ en@@ ess . ”
E@@ ach minis@@ ter of God must make known the li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving message found in God’s Word .
Their efforts to pro@@ cla@@ im the Kingdom resul@@ ted in in@@ ten@@ se persecu@@ tion .
That is encourag@@ ing .
Thus they were un@@ la@@ w@@ ful .
Some may view the bad con@@ di@@ tions they live under as pro@@ of that there is no God or that he does not care about them .
Yet , like all of us , Paul had to le@@ an on Jehovah in order to speak the good news with b@@ ol@@ dness .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 12 , 5@@ 8
It never fa@@ il@@ s . ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 7 , 8 .
His love for Jehovah and his strong spiritu@@ ality emp@@ ow@@ ered him to continue pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ying . ”
That is , he prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely fulfill@@ s wh@@ atever he promises and always accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ es what he has set out to do .
Des@@ i@@ re Mo@@ tiv@@ ated by Lo@@ ve
“ The people that were in it he brought out , and he kept them emp@@ lo@@ yed at sa@@ wing st@@ ones and at sh@@ ar@@ p in@@ str@@ um@@ ents of ir@@ on and at a@@ x@@ es ; and that was the way David pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to do to all the c@@ ities of the sons of A@@ m@@ m@@ on . ” ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 20 : 3 .
Lo@@ ve is a powerful b@@ ond .
What evidence do we have that Christ Jesus was sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ded by Jehovah , and what was the out@@ come ?
As an example , the speak@@ er mentioned a congregation in S@@ t . Pet@@ er@@ s@@ bur@@ g , Rus@@ sia , that had only one minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant and no elders .
Adam jo@@ ined E@@ ve in dis@@ obe@@ ying God .
We lived near the to@@ wn of U@@ k@@ ra@@ ina , M@@ an@@ it@@ oba , where my parents , M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el and An@@ na Di@@ du@@ r , had a small f@@ ar@@ m .
The char@@ ter had provided that vo@@ ting sh@@ a@@ res be is@@ su@@ ed to contribu@@ t@@ ors of fun@@ ds to the So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s work , but the th@@ ir@@ d am@@ end@@ ment eli@@ min@@ ated that pro@@ vision .
Indeed , people are in@@ ev@@ it@@ ab@@ ly influ@@ enced by what they take into their mind and heart .
Many of these young people leave the Christian way when they appro@@ ach or en@@ ter ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od .
God had pre@@ vi@@ ously inter@@ ven@@ ed in man@@ kin@@ d’s af@@ fai@@ r@@ s , br@@ ing@@ ing a c@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ p@@ hi@@ c g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l d@@ elu@@ ge . ​ — 2 P@@ et .
* The teach@@ ers accepted them appreci@@ ati@@ vely and promised to use them in hist@@ ory cl@@ as@@ ses .
Some op@@ er@@ ate prin@@ ting pres@@ ses or work in the bin@@ der@@ y , making boo@@ ks that are shi@@ pp@@ ed to many congregations .
She expla@@ ins : “ I spoke to Jehovah in@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely about everything going on in@@ side of me .
In a similar fa@@ shi@@ on , Satan , the dec@@ ep@@ tive “ ang@@ el of light , ” wants to ro@@ b God’s people of their relationship with H@@ im .
So pro@@ pa@@ gan@@ dist@@ s at@@ temp@@ t to bre@@ ak b@@ on@@ ds of confidence and trust between a sol@@ di@@ er and his comman@@ der .
A@@ P P@@ ho@@ to / ​ Adam Bu@@ t@@ l@@ er
We are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that “ the h@@ our of judgment ” has , in@@ deed , arri@@ ved .
Jesus gave an illustr@@ ation in which he lik@@ ened himself to a man who “ travel@@ ed to a dist@@ ant land to secu@@ re k@@ ingly power , ” or to “ secu@@ re a kingdom . ”
While the Ma@@ j@@ or Par@@ ty w@@ at@@ ered down its origin@@ al beli@@ ef@@ s , the M@@ in@@ or Par@@ ty pre@@ ached that the B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n should remain fir@@ m in their stand against pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s and the world . ​ — See bo@@ x “ What Ab@@ out the Ma@@ j@@ or Par@@ ty ? ”
Rather , it means me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing up to one@@ ’s ob@@ lig@@ ations before God and men .
To a@@ id us in this respect , we can com@@ pare the life of King A@@ sa with that of King A@@ ma@@ z@@ iah .
At times , though , I had to h@@ it@@ ch a ri@@ de with tru@@ ck@@ ers or t@@ ou@@ ris@@ ts .
After that , my interest in the Bible gre@@ w , and in 19@@ 36 , I asked the pri@@ est if I could ob@@ tain one .
I@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ IN@@ E reading a new@@ s@@ pa@@ per with the a@@ bo@@ ve he@@ ad@@ l@@ ine in@@ stead of reading about a young gi@@ r@@ l who has taken her own life .
The next day you feel ill .
This study should strengthen our determin@@ ation to be@@ ar thor@@ ough witness about God’s Kingdom .
God will then man@@ i@@ f@@ est his great power in our be@@ half , and ever@@ yone will have to know that he is Jehovah .
The Bible book of Fir@@ st Samuel n@@ arr@@ ates exc@@ iting events sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding that tur@@ ning point in the hist@@ ory of the nation of Israel .
We must not allow di@@ str@@ actions ​ — such as tel@@ ev@@ ision w@@ atch@@ ing or ho@@ b@@ bi@@ es , which do not requi@@ re much men@@ tal exer@@ tion — ​ to get in the way of mean@@ ing@@ ful refle@@ ction .
He@@ ed God’s own invit@@ ation : “ O if only you would ac@@ tually pa@@ y attention to my comman@@ d@@ ments !
Still , God’s view was the one that really mat@@ tered , not what other people thought or even how the wi@@ do@@ w vie@@ wed her@@ self .
Ke@@ ys to F@@ am@@ ily H@@ app@@ iness ​ — M@@ ak@@ ing a Se@@ cond Mar@@ ri@@ age Wor@@ k 8
O@@ thers , however , re@@ ac@@ ted fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly .
If a baptized person un@@ rep@@ ent@@ an@@ tly practic@@ es “ un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness . . . with gre@@ e@@ din@@ ess , ” he can be ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from the congregation on the gr@@ oun@@ ds of gro@@ ss un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness .
Un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly , you are determined never to imitate his fo@@ ol@@ ish course .
The form@@ er things have pas@@ sed away . ’
Many today “ set something asi@@ de , ” or bu@@ d@@ get an am@@ ount of money , and place it in the congregation contribu@@ tion bo@@ x la@@ bel@@ ed “ Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide Wor@@ k . ”
● Na@@ om@@ i lam@@ ented : “ The Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty has made it very bit@@ ter for me .
And the faithful pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job said : “ [ Jehovah God ] is wise in heart . ”
We are pres@@ sur@@ ed mor@@ ally , spiritually and , in some c@@ as@@ es , even physi@@ c@@ ally .
As@@ king one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Such experi@@ ences are not un@@ u@@ su@@ al .
( 2 ) Jehovah will not answer our prayers if we will@@ fully prac@@ tice sin .
The A@@ ge of T@@ ur@@ bul@@ ence : Ad@@ ven@@ tures in a New World is the t@@ it@@ le of a 200@@ 7 book by Al@@ an Gre@@ en@@ sp@@ an .
When my wife went to the po@@ li@@ ce st@@ ation to ask why more than two months had pas@@ sed without my get@@ ting the pas@@ s@@ por@@ t , an of@@ fic@@ er pul@@ led a th@@ ic@@ k file out of his dra@@ wer and said : “ Are you as@@ king for a pas@@ s@@ por@@ t for this person so that he can pro@@ sel@@ y@@ ti@@ ze people in Ger@@ many ?
Pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us te@@ ars , disc@@ ol@@ ors , and we@@ ak@@ ens eas@@ ily .
◆ T@@ a@@ bi@@ th@@ a : Acts 9 : 36 - 4@@ 1 .
At that time , the congregation cons@@ is@@ ted of only a few publi@@ sh@@ ers .
We were ali@@ en@@ ated from God before our baptism ; now we become re@@ conc@@ iled .
King Solom@@ on@@ ’s gl@@ ori@@ ous temple , which had been the cen@@ ter of true worship for al@@ most four cen@@ tu@@ ries , would be dem@@ o@@ li@@ shed .
They came on fo@@ o@@ t , by hor@@ se , and by tru@@ ck .
These parents stri@@ ve to imp@@ l@@ ant love for God in the hearts of their young ones so that they will become fir@@ m in faith .
Then God’s heavenly Kingdom under Christ will be the new rul@@ ing authority , the only govern@@ ment over the enti@@ re earth . ​ — Revelation 11 : 15 .
For instance , we want to teach people that serving Jehovah , “ the happy God , ” is the best , most fulfill@@ ing way of life possible .
In ad@@ dition , tru@@ sting in Jehovah means tru@@ sting those whom he tru@@ st@@ s .
Pro@@ te@@ cting the Ar@@ ro@@ w
O@@ r did the Father and Son co@@ ex@@ ist ?
As holy spirit op@@ er@@ ates upon you , you man@@ i@@ f@@ est godly qualities , “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit . ”
Their fin@@ al number is 14@@ 4@@ ,000 , and the first ones among them were Jesus ’ faithful first - century disciples . ​ — Luke 12 : 32 ; 1 Corinthians 15 : 4@@ 2 - 4@@ 4 ; Revelation 14 : 1 - 5 .
O@@ thers have been moved to con@@ f@@ ess their sin of ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y to their mate .
May all worshi@@ p@@ ers of the true God today imitate the faith of those loyal Witnesses who main@@ ta@@ ined integrity in the face of Na@@ z@@ i persecu@@ tion and lik@@ e@@ wise make Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 12 - 14 .
My relati@@ ves and I were thr@@ il@@ led .
What a blessing will be our@@ s if we make a determined effort to displa@@ y a positi@@ ve view of others ​ — y@@ es , to see them as Jehovah se@@ es them !
W@@ ould it not stand to reason , then , that if there is “ no greater cause for than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness ” for parents than to hear that their children “ go on wal@@ king in the truth , ” the op@@ pos@@ ite is also true ?
H@@ ere your father and I in men@@ tal dist@@ ress have been loo@@ king for you . ”
Some months later , David wrote to a friend : “ There is nothing more satis@@ f@@ ying than being fully involved in serving Jehovah with one@@ ’s family .
Yes , we must not lo@@ se sight of the fact that “ the day of Jehovah ” is dra@@ wing near .
How can you know ?
( Read Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 19 : 5 , 6 . )
Why is it not reason@@ able to want to imitate people who do not worship Jehovah ?
One husband , married for 25 years , no@@ tes : “ At times , it is difficult to bal@@ ance the vari@@ ous wi@@ sh@@ es and needs of one@@ ’s mate with those of one@@ ’s parents , si@@ bl@@ ings , and in - la@@ ws .
Th@@ ough she was advan@@ ced in years , she ad@@ ju@@ sted reason@@ ab@@ ly well and lived on L@@ ong Is@@ land until her death in 19@@ 7@@ 1 .
‘ Th@@ ought S@@ eri@@ ously Ab@@ out Wh@@ ere My Li@@ fe W@@ as He@@ ad@@ ed ’ ( A . H@@ an@@ co@@ ck ) , 8 / 1
“ In@@ to all the earth their me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing l@@ ine has g@@ one out , and to the ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ity of the pro@@ duc@@ tive land their ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces . ”
Christians in La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ a had been influ@@ enced by the spirit of the materi@@ ally pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous city in which they lived and had become com@@ plac@@ ent about their true spiritual needs .
Indeed , the Son of man was the first to be ra@@ ised as a spirit person .
Of course , no other human had died and as@@ c@@ ended to the spirit real@@ m , to heaven .
If we are not to be ca@@ ught off gu@@ ard by this declar@@ ation , we need to “ stay a@@ wa@@ ke and keep our sen@@ ses . ”
If we pray about the matter , we may see it in a different light and be moved to for@@ give out of love .
The decision of the elders inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ating the case should be based on the Scriptures and the c@@ learly esta@@ bli@@ shed fac@@ ts ​ — an ad@@ mis@@ sion by the d@@ ri@@ ver and / ​ or the t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony of two or three reli@@ able e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses .
At first , the id@@ ent@@ ity of the promised Se@@ ed was “ a sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ t . ”
They will not li@@ ft up s@@ word , nation against nation , ne@@ i@@ ther will they learn war any@@ more . ”
He put things in the right per@@ spe@@ ctive by first ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing that it is an expres@@ sion of our love for Jehovah God , a preci@@ ous opportunity to displa@@ y our love for him .
How has Jehovah used “ old men ” to pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y in these last days ?
Even in the Christian congregation , a person might be temp@@ ted to do so .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al V@@ alu@@ es ​ — Wh@@ ere Are They He@@ ading ?
L@@ it@@ tle did I real@@ ize that years later I would mar@@ ry his brother .
When you are th@@ ir@@ st@@ y , they will draw f@@ res@@ h water for you . ’ ​ — Ru@@ th 2 : 8 , 9 .
By s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful use of the Scriptures and Christian public@@ ations , parents can help their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing to deter@@ mine whether they or their pro@@ spe@@ ctive mat@@ es are ready to make the com@@ mit@@ ment of marriage .
But try to pi@@ c@@ ture Bar@@ u@@ ch@@ ’s situation .
But in 19@@ 22 , sh@@ ort@@ ly after they got married , my parents chang@@ ed their view of pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s and their go@@ als in life .
O@@ L@@ D A@@ G@@ E ​ — what does that expres@@ sion bring to your mind ?
On@@ ce the apostles were inform@@ ed about the matter , however , it was attend@@ ed to s@@ wi@@ f@@ tly and fai@@ r@@ ly . L@@ ater , a question of do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine led to contro@@ vers@@ y regarding the ob@@ lig@@ ations of n@@ on - Jews in the Christian congregation .
Sh@@ ould we not be gr@@ ate@@ ful at heart ?
But , as Paul remin@@ ded them , God is the S@@ ource of the ra@@ in and the fru@@ it@@ ful se@@ as@@ ons .
During the past year , Jehovah’s Witnesses sp@@ ent more than a bil@@ li@@ on h@@ our@@ s c@@ all@@ ing on people and tal@@ king to them about the Bible and its value in mo@@ der@@ n - day life .
Acc@@ ording to the Scriptures , God and Jesus are not e@@ qu@@ al .
C@@ A@@ N you i@@ magine all the good that a powerful govern@@ ment under a just and com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate rul@@ er could do for its sub@@ je@@ cts in one th@@ ous@@ and years ?
God’s will is that “ all s@@ or@@ ts of men should be sa@@ ved and come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ”
For example , he may desire ad@@ di@@ tional privile@@ ges of service , but he wa@@ its on God , and any Christian privile@@ ges that he recei@@ ves are cre@@ di@@ ted to Jehovah .
Because such individuals do not see God with their physical eyes , they act as if he does not see what they are doing .
Satan se@@ es human life as c@@ he@@ a@@ p and dis@@ po@@ sa@@ ble .
H@@ ist@@ ory ​ — How Acc@@ ur@@ ate ? 4 / 15
Because sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess may af@@ for@@ d a person greater opportun@@ ities to share the good news with others .
All of us need to remember that we are acc@@ oun@@ table to Jehovah for our actions .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , there is ever - inc@@ reas@@ ing evidence that we are at the conclu@@ sion of a uni@@ que peri@@ od in the hist@@ ory of human@@ ity .
The human under@@ shepher@@ ds to whom they en@@ trust the care of the congregations are not .
“ He that is ho@@ l@@ ding to discipl@@ ine is a p@@ ath to life , ” continu@@ es the king of Israel , “ but he that is lea@@ ving re@@ pro@@ of is ca@@ using to w@@ an@@ der . ”
Lo@@ ok again at the last part of that verse .
And what of S@@ ar@@ ah ?
When I asked why she di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t s@@ na@@ p back at her bo@@ ss , she explained that she was stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses and was tr@@ ying to apply Bible principles in her life .
2 : 16 ) What did Jesus put fore@@ most in his life ?
Yes , back then , Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at and the kingdom of Juda@@ h received direction from Jehovah through J@@ a@@ ha@@ z@@ i@@ el .
As a result , we@@ ’@@ re known as the family that has a lo@@ t of money rather than as the family that encoura@@ ges others in spiritual pur@@ su@@ its .
Th@@ r@@ ough the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom , Jehovah will make his purpose for the earth a re@@ ality ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 15 - 18 )
At first , I was f@@ l@@ at@@ tered .
At Hebrews 11 : 32 , 33 , we read that u@@ pri@@ ght jud@@ ges and prophe@@ ts “ effe@@ cted righteousness . ”
Tru@@ e worshipp@@ ers are to “ wa@@ it , even s@@ il@@ ently , for the sal@@ vation of Jehovah . ”
H@@ er appreciation for spiritual things .
After his sacri@@ fi@@ cial death , Jesus was resur@@ rec@@ ted to heaven where he was given more work to do with authority “ far a@@ bo@@ ve every govern@@ ment and authority and power and l@@ or@@ d@@ ship . ”
What work does Jesus comm@@ ence in Gal@@ ile@@ e ?
For example , minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants make sure that we have en@@ ough public@@ ations to use in the ministry , and they wel@@ come vis@@ it@@ ors who come to our meetings .
The God of truth kno@@ ws everything about what he has cre@@ ated
How does she help him ?
Even some anointed Christians in the first century ap@@ par@@ ently found it challeng@@ ing to set@@ tle their differ@@ ences .
P@@ u@@ bli@@ shed and dist@@ ribu@@ ted by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The last two questions will be discus@@ sed in the following article .
H@@ i@@ gh C@@ our@@ t U@@ p@@ ho@@ l@@ ds Tru@@ e Wor@@ ship in “ the L@@ and of Ar@@ ar@@ at ”
As that psal@@ m indic@@ ates , Moses , A@@ ar@@ on , and Samuel offered their full support to the arrang@@ ement for true worship in their day .
We must remember , however , that Satan is con@@ stan@@ tly see@@ king to bre@@ ak our integrity .
P . S@@ and@@ ers states that pos@@ si@@ bly the temple of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als “ author@@ ized reli@@ able sel@@ l@@ ers of sacri@@ fi@@ cial vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s to sel@@ l only ani@@ mal@@ s and bir@@ ds that pri@@ ests had pre@@ vi@@ ously in@@ spe@@ cted .
The C@@ olo@@ s@@ se@@ u@@ m ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion offered vis@@ it@@ ors the opportunity to ad@@ mi@@ re fine re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ations of ancient a@@ th@@ let@@ es , mo@@ st@@ ly Rom@@ an co@@ pi@@ es of origin@@ al Greek s@@ cul@@ p@@ tures .
Christians who@@ se hope is to live forever on earth can also ad@@ d@@ ress Jehovah as “ Father . ”
How can you know for sure ?
His let@@ ters inclu@@ ded many old family p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ s with de@@ ta@@ iled no@@ tes ty@@ ped on the back , sh@@ aring family hist@@ ory .
The va@@ st@@ ness of the uni@@ verse tel@@ ls us of God’s power . ​ — Read Romans 1 : 20 .
In one of them , Mar@@ k@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l was di@@ vi@@ ded into al@@ most 50 chap@@ ters , not the 16 we have now .
P@@ ur@@ pose : To tra@@ in stud@@ ents to serve as field mission@@ aries in den@@ sel@@ y po@@ pul@@ ated are@@ as , to be travel@@ ing overse@@ ers , or to be Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites .
We lived in P@@ ort T@@ au@@ fi@@ q for 18 months , after which we re@@ turned to A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a when my mother got si@@ ck .
How can we show h@@ at@@ red for la@@ w@@ less@@ ness when it comes to our cho@@ ice of mu@@ si@@ c ?
Yes , you young ones are bless@@ ed with strength and en@@ er@@ gy ​ — real as@@ se@@ ts in pra@@ ising Jehovah .
What Go@@ als Can You S@@ et ?
Di@@ d Christi@@ an@@ ity star@@ t out as a new way to prac@@ tice pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s ?
Ha@@ ve you ever asked yourself questions like those ?
( Read Proverbs 25 : 28 ; 29 : 11 . )
This was an invit@@ ation to be Jehovah’s spo@@ k@@ es@@ man to deli@@ ver God’s message to His wa@@ y@@ ward people .
“ The men of Israel themselves saw that they were in s@@ ore st@@ ra@@ its , because the people were hard pres@@ sed ; and the people went hi@@ ding themselves in the ca@@ ves and the ho@@ l@@ lo@@ ws and the c@@ ra@@ g@@ s and the va@@ ul@@ ts and the w@@ at@@ er@@ pit@@ s . ”
( b ) What can we learn from the way Abraham deal@@ t with a dis@@ pu@@ te ?
What work have anointed Christians been spe@@ ar@@ he@@ ading , and with what resul@@ ts ?
How real to you is your personal relationship with Jehovah ?
He has seen how eas@@ ily personal con@@ f@@ li@@ cts can devel@@ op .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er at the R@@ ed Se@@ a , Moses had experienced similar divine support . ​ — E@@ x .
When we teach people how to pray in the right way , to the right Per@@ son , and for the right things , we help them to become Jehovah’s friends and to find comfort when they su@@ ff@@ er . ​ — Psalm 4 : 1 ; 14@@ 5 : 18 .
The resur@@ rec@@ ted ones will be jud@@ ged , not on the bas@@ is of what they did before they died , but on what they do when the con@@ ten@@ ts of the “ s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls ” mentioned in Revelation chap@@ ter 20 are reve@@ aled .
I@@ mit@@ ate the course of the first - century Christians who pray@@ ed to Jehovah that he would help them to preach “ with all b@@ ol@@ dness . ”
From D@@ ar@@ k D@@ ung@@ e@@ ons to the S@@ wis@@ s Al@@ ps
So@@ on those ar@@ mi@@ es with@@ dre@@ w , allow@@ ing al@@ er@@ t Christians to fle@@ e .
Such a love “ be@@ ars all things , ” working through difficul@@ ties in an effort to maintain mar@@ it@@ al har@@ mony and peace .
It would certainly be under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble if she felt concer@@ n ​ — or even imp@@ ati@@ ence .
When the situation fin@@ ally began to imp@@ ro@@ ve in 19@@ 7@@ 3 , many of these Witnesses , then in their early 30 ’ s , were rel@@ eas@@ ed from pris@@ on and went st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght into the full - time ministry , some be@@ coming special pione@@ ers and travel@@ ing overse@@ ers .
To be rich toward God , therefore , we must end@@ e@@ av@@ or to work hard and have a full share in the activities that are truly valu@@ able and wor@@ th@@ while in God’s eyes .
Why the Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t Is Not a Per@@ son
My gr@@ and@@ father ur@@ ged me to go .
That occasi@@ on mar@@ ked the bir@@ th of the Christian congregation and the star@@ t of a mul@@ t@@ il@@ ing@@ u@@ al , inter@@ n@@ ational educ@@ ational work that has continued down to this day .
Jesus promised : “ Do not mar@@ v@@ el at this , because the h@@ our is coming in which all those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs will hear his vo@@ ice and come out . ”
S@@ el@@ f@@ ish ambi@@ tion , en@@ v@@ y , and un@@ contro@@ l@@ led anger have led many to pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous ac@@ ts .
She had vis@@ ited a Kingdom H@@ all with a neigh@@ b@@ or .
A real bre@@ ak@@ through came un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly in 199@@ 1 .
I@@ V ) ; Tho@@ ma@@ s M@@ ore , bo@@ t@@ to@@ m : From the book H@@ er@@ o@@ es of the Re@@ form@@ ation , 19@@ 0@@ 4
The crow@@ d qui@@ et@@ ly dis@@ pers@@ ed .
Even until now , not one of them has come into the truth , but some are show@@ ing a me@@ asure of interest .
The Bible expla@@ ins at Psalm 4@@ 6 : 9 that real peace requi@@ res an end of war , not in just one re@@ gi@@ on of the g@@ lo@@ be , but in all the earth .
Like the apostles , what are we e@@ ag@@ er to find out ?
( b ) Why are many people s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ al about everlasting life on earth ?
The woman sum@@ mon@@ ed all her courage and explained her Bible - based vie@@ w@@ point to her par@@ t@@ ner .
Do you not ag@@ ree that such pro@@ spe@@ cts give us reason to love our car@@ ing God with all our heart , soul , strength , and mind ? ​ — Luke 10 : 27 .
How do we know that Jesus ’ disciples would continue to gro@@ w in understanding ?
L@@ ear@@ ning about the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Bo@@ o@@ ths lea@@ ds to their ho@@ l@@ ding an ob@@ serv@@ ance of it with rejo@@ ic@@ ing .
( b ) How only can we have a deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful and succ@@ ess@@ ful life ?
24 : 36 .
Al@@ so , as the world des@@ c@@ ends fur@@ ther into ung@@ o@@ d@@ l@@ iness , Jehovah’s people are prog@@ res@@ sing in faith , ze@@ al , and love .
It is like sear@@ ch@@ ing for hi@@ d@@ den tre@@ a@@ sures ​ — something that c@@ alls for exer@@ tion .
Fir@@ st , Jesus Christ had to be resur@@ rec@@ ted to present the value of his sacrifice to God in our be@@ half .
The stud@@ ents appreci@@ ated the practic@@ al ad@@ vice they received from these brothers .
In time , Jehovah would bring his people back into an appro@@ ved con@@ dition .
Indeed , we can ex@@ pect to be disc@@ oura@@ ged from time to time .
Al@@ ways remember that you are pra@@ ising Jehovah every time you speak about him to those around you , such as to n@@ ur@@ ses or do@@ ct@@ ors .
• What comfort is provided through Christ ?
Like him , we need to maintain integrity to Jehovah in matters large and small .
Because you love him .
In the pro@@ c@@ ess , they di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted people from worshipp@@ ing the one to whom Jesus always direc@@ ted attention ​ — his Father , Jehovah .
Si@@ x years later , Jehovah’s Witnesses called at N@@ in@@ a@@ ’s home and told her about God’s Kingdom .
So I will do my ut@@ most also at every time that , after my de@@ par@@ ture , you may be able to make men@@ tion of these things for y@@ ourselves . ”
This refle@@ cted Jehovah’s thinking on the matter as expres@@ sed years later by the apostle Paul when he asked about Jehovah : “ Is he the God of the Jews only ?
I felt that ne@@ g@@ ative thinking was e@@ ating me ali@@ ve . ”
( Read Psalm 14@@ 3 : 5 , 8 , 10 . )
A Sa@@ il@@ or and a P@@ re@@ ach@@ er
Jesus loo@@ ked past the fa@@ ul@@ ts of his loyal friends and ac@@ ted in their best inter@@ ests .
After c@@ uring a man at the po@@ ol of Be@@ th@@ z@@ a@@ th@@ a , what did Jesus tell religious op@@ pos@@ ers about everlasting life ?
They were being di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted by Juda@@ ism , their form@@ er way of worship .
Does S@@ ci@@ ence A@@ gre@@ e With the Bible ?
“ Yes , ” she ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges , “ because I wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t sure what kind of re@@ action I would get . ”
Pro@@ vi@@ ding S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually
In 6@@ 3 B.C.E . , both brothers turned to the Rom@@ an rul@@ er P@@ om@@ pe@@ y while he was in D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us and re@@ ques@@ ted his medi@@ ation in their dis@@ pu@@ te .
• What is the right attitude to have in the face of op@@ position ?
Just before the des@@ tru@@ ction of So@@ dom , Jehovah’s angels es@@ cor@@ ted Lo@@ t and his family out of the city .
Jehovah God is the li@@ mit@@ less S@@ ource of love .
Not long after as@@ king his followers to keep on the w@@ atch with him , Jesus said : “ Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch and pray continu@@ ally , that you may not en@@ ter into temp@@ tation . ”
We too can wa@@ s@@ h our hands in in@@ no@@ c@@ enc@@ y and mar@@ ch around God’s al@@ ta@@ r if we exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus ’ sacrifice and , ‘ in@@ no@@ c@@ ent in hands and pu@@ re in heart , ’ who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly serve Jehovah . ​ — Psalm 24 : 4 .
2 : 19 - 22 ; 1 Ti@@ m .
Yes , true min@@ isters of the good news are qu@@ ali@@ fied to do this work .
C@@ AL@@ EN@@ D@@ A@@ R
That “ se@@ ed ” turned out to be Jesus Christ , along with a dist@@ in@@ ct group of associ@@ ate rul@@ ers .
That thought can make the lo@@ ss e@@ asi@@ er to be@@ ar .
After a day in the ministry , the ru@@ b@@ ber whe@@ els could be fol@@ ded up against the side of the su@@ it@@ case for the tri@@ p home on fo@@ o@@ t or by st@@ re@@ et@@ ca@@ r .
J@@ on@@ as received a c@@ ard saying , “ We are thinking about you ”
They were sur@@ pris@@ ed to me@@ et the sister because they did not know that she lived in the are@@ a .
Acts 20 : 1 , 2 says : “ Paul sent for the disciples , and after he had encoura@@ ged them and said fa@@ re@@ well , he began his j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia .
However , he left be@@ h@@ ind a re@@ pu@@ tation of being a reli@@ able , har@@ d@@ working el@@ der and loving husband and father .
T@@ w@@ o ke@@ y Scriptural principles provide guid@@ ance about child tra@@ ining for a Witness par@@ ent who has a n@@ on - Witness mate .
“ An@@ y happy ev@@ ent is over@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed by emp@@ t@@ iness because of the ones mis@@ sing . ”
During the mi@@ d@@ day inter@@ mis@@ sion , three new Witnesses sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed their dedic@@ ation to God by water baptism .
I came to understand the ex@@ t@@ ent of my h@@ an@@ di@@ ca@@ p and learned to a@@ da@@ pt to it .
S@@ how your trust in Jehovah by sta@@ ying bus@@ y in his work ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 17 )
One out@@ standing example is that of Saul of T@@ ar@@ su@@ s , who came to be known as the apostle Paul .
Consider the example of one you@@ th who se@@ cre@@ tly eng@@ ag@@ ed in se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
What did Jesus foc@@ us on after his baptism ?
Let us , therefore , do our ut@@ most to help others to learn about our loving heavenly Father and F@@ ri@@ end .
V@@ ati@@ can C@@ o@@ de@@ x , 10 / 1
“ For a F@@ act the Lord W@@ as R@@ a@@ ised U@@ p ! ”
And while we wa@@ it for Jehovah’s du@@ e time , we can cultiv@@ ate ess@@ enti@@ al Christian qualities and help others to take advan@@ ta@@ ge of Jehovah’s pati@@ ence and em@@ br@@ ace the truth .
How did rul@@ ers of Babyl@@ on show ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness ?
Your Bible - tra@@ ined conscience might , for example , imp@@ el you to a@@ do@@ pt an un@@ po@@ pul@@ ar course of conduct or one that makes you stand out as different .
Is it not a remin@@ der that we too must give spiritual activities pri@@ or@@ ity ?
They obey the comm@@ and : “ Se@@ par@@ ate y@@ ourselves , . . . and qu@@ it t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing the un@@ clean thing . ”
However , is the Tr@@ in@@ ity found in the Bible ?
31 : 1 , 9 - 28 .
It is true that when Jesus used the word “ gener@@ ation ” ne@@ g@@ ati@@ vely , he was speaking to or about the wicked people of his day .
( Read 1 Corinthians 2 : 10 . ) The Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy e@@ cho@@ es the apostle Paul , who wrote : “ These things we also speak , not with words taught by human wisdom , but with those taught by the spirit . ”
The shed blood of Jesus Christ v@@ al@@ id@@ ates this covenant and san@@ c@@ ti@@ fi@@ es its par@@ ti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts .
After the F@@ lood , mankind started an@@ e@@ w with just ei@@ ght sou@@ ls .
If they do not , the children get out of control . ”
( b ) What are some ways in which spiritual shepher@@ ds displa@@ y love for the flo@@ ck ?
• David S@@ pl@@ ane started pione@@ ering in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 19@@ 6@@ 3 .
Yes , he wants to uni@@ fy all willing cre@@ atu@@ res thr@@ ough@@ out the uni@@ verse , and he will succ@@ e@@ ed in doing this .
At times , he used powerful lo@@ gi@@ c to refu@@ te the false char@@ ges of his religious op@@ pos@@ ers .
15 : 4 - 6 From Jesus ’ com@@ ments , what do I see about loving care of the el@@ der@@ ly ?
How may Christian parents imitate Jehovah’s love ?
What can be said about God’s d@@ om@@ in@@ ant qu@@ ality , his love ?
So it is reason@@ able to conclu@@ de that when Jesus ab@@ y@@ s@@ ses Satan , he also bin@@ ds and ab@@ y@@ s@@ ses the dem@@ ons .
“ Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a could be co@@ ld , ” rec@@ alls D@@ or@@ is .
Y@@ ou@@ ths can keep integrity when under t@@ est
It is Davi@@ d’s sin with B@@ ath - she@@ ba .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on such Scriptural examples can strengthen our res@@ ol@@ ve not to make similar mis@@ takes .
After his ev@@ ening dis@@ course in a school , H@@ u@@ go Ri@@ em@@ er , who later became a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , ans@@ wer@@ ed Bible questions until past mi@@ d@@ night .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing In@@ tegrity P@@ re@@ served Their Di@@ gn@@ ity
C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ T@@ R@@ Y O@@ F O@@ R@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ N : G@@ E@@ R@@ M@@ AN@@ Y
Ye@@ ars later , Jac@@ o@@ b still g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed for his son , who he pre@@ sum@@ ed was dead .
Jehovah’s Witnesses in your are@@ a will be happy to ass@@ ist you in this reg@@ ard .
For O@@ r@@ v@@ il@@ le and W@@ il@@ bu@@ r W@@ right , what happened that O@@ c@@ to@@ ber day in 19@@ 00 was not the first fru@@ str@@ ating set@@ back in their at@@ temp@@ t to con@@ stru@@ ct a he@@ a@@ vi@@ er - than - a@@ ir f@@ l@@ ying ma@@ ch@@ ine .
What a contr@@ ast such ones are to true Christians , who by means of hear@@ t@@ felt prayer , willing obedi@@ ence , and whole - sou@@ led service demonstr@@ ate their appreciation for all that God has done for them ! ​ — Psalm 6@@ 2 : 8 ; Mark 12 : 30 ; 1 John 5 : 3 .
24 : 2 - 7 .
A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa lis@@ ted are@@ as in which Jewish col@@ on@@ ies had been esta@@ bli@@ shed , including f@@ ar@@ away plac@@ es in M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia , N@@ or@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or , Gre@@ e@@ ce , and is@@ lands of the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an .
Be@@ fore our daugh@@ ters moved to T@@ en@@ n@@ es@@ see , they travel@@ ed to L@@ ond@@ on , Eng@@ land , and vis@@ ited the branch of@@ fice .
This shi@@ eld origin@@ ates deep in@@ side the earth .
( 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 1 : 1 – 9 : 4@@ 4 )
Se@@ e@@ king sol@@ ace in a r@@ om@@ ance out@@ side of marriage is not the answer to mar@@ it@@ al problems .
C@@ learly , then , those sear@@ ch@@ ing for the truth must be taught by Jehovah , the G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or .
Today , go@@ ds and dem@@ i@@ go@@ ds no longer walk the earth .
The Bible de@@ fin@@ es Christian faith as “ the as@@ sur@@ ed expe@@ ct@@ ation of things ho@@ ped for , the evid@@ ent demonstr@@ ation of real@@ ities though not be@@ held . ”
Jeremiah rejo@@ ic@@ ed in his privilege of re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting the true God and preaching his word . We too can rejo@@ ice .
The day Samuel me@@ t Saul , the prophet could have pul@@ led out a f@@ l@@ ask of o@@ il , h@@ ur@@ ri@@ e@@ dly p@@ our@@ ed it on Sa@@ ul@@ ’s head , and sent the new king on his way ​ — fully anointed but to@@ t@@ ally un@@ pre@@ pared .
Does my example encoura@@ ge my child to devel@@ op u@@ se@@ ful ha@@ bi@@ ts ?
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ed or not , no nation on earth is i@@ mmu@@ ne to the ra@@ va@@ ges of a rec@@ es@@ sion .
He was encourag@@ ing the Hebrew Christians to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with God’s pur@@ pos@@ es .
O@@ ver the past 4@@ 2 years , one cou@@ ple has served together as mission@@ aries in three different coun@@ tri@@ es .
How can congregations honor the ag@@ ed among them ?
• What are some fac@@ t@@ ors that can cause some of God’s people to feel des@@ pon@@ d@@ ent ?
It has been said that life is important a@@ bo@@ ve all because fre@@ e@@ dom , li@@ ber@@ ty , and di@@ gn@@ ity would be mean@@ ing@@ less without it .
I@@ S TH@@ E@@ R@@ E something that you value so high@@ ly that you would give everything you own or sacrifice all that you have in order to gain pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of it ?
If as a par@@ ent or an overse@@ er you must ad@@ minis@@ ter discipl@@ ine , will you imitate Jehovah , h@@ ating the wrong while loo@@ king for the good in your child or fellow beli@@ ever ? ​ — Ju@@ de 22 , 23 .
Why do you obey Jehovah’s comman@@ ds ?
How does the Bible help us to res@@ ist temp@@ tation ?
In mo@@ der@@ n times , especially since 19@@ 19 , Jehovah’s Witnesses have follow@@ ed Jesus ’ example by ze@@ al@@ ously pro@@ claim@@ ing the good news of God’s esta@@ bli@@ shed Kingdom and the blessings it will bring .
One of the comman@@ ds that its members obey concer@@ ns the making of s@@ wor@@ n o@@ a@@ ths .
No doubt , you feel the same way . ​ — R@@ om . 8 : 38 , 39 .
But we have a clear indic@@ ation of what was in his heart .
After consider@@ ing a few spiritual tre@@ a@@ sures from L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us , you may be thinking , ‘ I now have a better understanding of reas@@ ons why this book has been inclu@@ ded in God’s inspired Word . ’
Rather , they care@@ fully exam@@ ined the Scriptures “ to see whether these things were so . ”
God has appointed Jesus to gr@@ ant justice to both the living and the dead .
In my heart a se@@ ed started to gro@@ w ​ — a hope for the future .
But if I my@@ self am a mat@@ ch for him and I do str@@ ike him down , you must also become servants to us , and you must serve us . . . .
O@@ r are you still , in some ways , like a spiritual ba@@ be ?
Do you feel tra@@ pp@@ ed in a lo@@ vel@@ ess marriage ?
The sy@@ no@@ p@@ s@@ is of Revelation tel@@ ls its read@@ ers that “ R@@ ome , the great Babyl@@ on , would be ut@@ ter@@ ly destro@@ yed . ”
But my years of pione@@ ering in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a had taught me to accept any assignment I was given .
• S@@ p@@ ill@@ ing pe@@ pp@@ er means that you will have an ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent with your best friend
When they re@@ turned to repor@@ t the succ@@ ess of their ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing t@@ our , Jesus was over@@ jo@@ yed .
I was moved to a lo@@ c@@ ation sever@@ al h@@ our@@ s away from my family , and since I was only fi@@ ve years old , I was ter@@ ri@@ fied .
Be determined not to re@@ pe@@ at the st@@ ep@@ s that led to the sin , and act on that res@@ ol@@ ve .
But he could not keep qui@@ et .
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t repor@@ ts : “ At last coun@@ t , 24 members of this family were atten@@ ding the meetings regul@@ arly .
Many com@@ ments are made about the spe@@ ed with which these at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive buil@@ ding@@ s are con@@ stru@@ cted .
( Read Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 3 : 9 . )
In@@ c@@ reas@@ ing light from Jehovah continu@@ es to il@@ lu@@ min@@ ate the p@@ ath of his people .
In fact , most of the time , I was af@@ ra@@ id of him . ”
That does not mean , however , that the la@@ b@@ ors of our de@@ ar Christian brothers and sisters who faith@@ fully preach in such un@@ responsi@@ ve ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es are in va@@ in .
How should we respon@@ d to God’s remin@@ ders ?
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually speaking , God’s people will stand out as uni@@ que , “ in the cen@@ ter of the earth , ” as it were .
If a disa@@ gre@@ ement deter@@ i@@ or@@ ates into a ver@@ ba@@ l bo@@ x@@ ing mat@@ ch , put for@@ th more effort to s@@ tic@@ k to the point .
But cl@@ er@@ ic@@ al cen@@ s@@ or@@ ship sto@@ od in the way of this and other transl@@ ations .
G@@ ro@@ wing mis@@ trust has given ris@@ e to fear that one day we@@ ap@@ ons will be la@@ un@@ ched .
And what can we learn from this man of faith ?
They may , for instance , ex@@ ag@@ g@@ er@@ ate their experience or educ@@ ation on a r@@ é@@ sum@@ é in order to ob@@ tain a better or high@@ er - pa@@ ying jo@@ b .
What E@@ f@@ fect on You ?
It is clear , then , that the ke@@ y to being res@@ cu@@ ed from sin and death is that we have faith in Christ’s ransom and obey Christ’s comman@@ ds .
“ He that condu@@ cts himself as a less@@ er one among all of you is the one that is great . ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 9 : 4@@ 8 .
22 : 11 , 14 - 16 . Why might David have conclu@@ ded that Solomon was un@@ qu@@ ali@@ fied , but what did he do ?
That view of the power of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message became mu@@ dd@@ led , however , when the fore@@ told apost@@ as@@ y took ro@@ o@@ t after the death of the apostles .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , they would not be i@@ mmu@@ ne to problems so long as the is@@ sue of man@@ kin@@ d’s full in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence rema@@ ined un@@ res@@ ol@@ ved .
No@@ tice how for@@ ce@@ ful the war@@ ning was ​ — four times it used the word “ ung@@ o@@ dly ” to den@@ oun@@ ce the people , their de@@ e@@ ds , and the way they car@@ ri@@ ed out those de@@ e@@ ds .
A shin@@ y cre@@ d@@ enti@@ al ( an I@@ v@@ y Le@@ ag@@ ue de@@ gre@@ e ) may imp@@ ress .
They even in@@ ten@@ d to bur@@ n J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s house ‘ over him ’ ! ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 12 : 1 .
He did not want it to be de@@ fam@@ ed .
All of this can lead to sub@@ stan@@ ti@@ al har@@ m .
This does not mean , though , that baptism is like an in@@ sur@@ ance po@@ li@@ cy that you ob@@ tain in case a disa@@ ster should str@@ ike .
The likely reason is that he wants to emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the message and not the m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er .
In fact , we felt within ourselves that we had received the s@@ ent@@ ence of death . ”
It is wi@@ d@@ ely ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that ever@@ yone in the early Christian congregation sh@@ ared in the preaching work .
Rather , give appreci@@ ative thought to the fact that wh@@ atever Jehovah fore@@ tel@@ ls un@@ er@@ r@@ ingly comes to be .
As long as this wicked , old system la@@ st@@ s , no one can hope to be free of anxi@@ e@@ ties .
If you fear God , you hold him in the high@@ est reg@@ ard , fe@@ aring to dis@@ ple@@ ase him .
How does Jehovah , like a loving par@@ ent , show com@@ pas@@ sion ?
The sign@@ s often become more and more pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced until , one day , she feel@@ s a sh@@ ar@@ p pain , a pan@@ g , indic@@ ating that the ho@@ ped - for ev@@ ent ​ — the ba@@ b@@ y’s bir@@ th — ​ has arri@@ ved .
To avoid being di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted by se@@ cul@@ ar matters and to prove our love for Christ , we must continue to cho@@ ose “ the good por@@ tion , ” to give pri@@ or@@ ity to spiritual things .
We are gr@@ ate@@ ful that Mo@@ m does not want us to for@@ go spiritual pur@@ su@@ its in order to provide her with li@@ fe@@ ’s lu@@ x@@ u@@ ries . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 12 : 14 ; Hebrews 13 : 5 .
Now and then , we get together to pla@@ y dec@@ ent mu@@ si@@ c and enjoy this gift from God .
A little later , when An@@ th@@ on@@ y Si@@ der@@ is was asked to trans@@ f@@ er to Gre@@ e@@ ce , I was appointed to over@@ see the work in C@@ y@@ pr@@ us .
By the end of the th@@ ous@@ and years of Kingdom rule , the human family will have been rest@@ ored to per@@ fe@@ ction of mind and body .
Then we should fer@@ v@@ ently pray for divine help to re@@ place such inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations with deep - se@@ ated love for Jehovah and gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for all that he and his Son have done for us . ​ — 1 John 4 : 10 , 16 .
The s@@ ow@@ er might car@@ ry the gra@@ in in a fo@@ ld in his clo@@ th@@ es and s@@ pre@@ ad the se@@ ed with a wide s@@ we@@ ep@@ ing mo@@ v@@ ement of his ar@@ m .
What was the first prophecy ever recorded , and what was one of the questions it ra@@ ised ?
No won@@ der that ap@@ pl@@ ying Scriptural counsel on marriage , children , en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , associ@@ ation , in@@ du@@ stri@@ ousness , hon@@ es@@ ty , and mor@@ ality br@@ ings su@@ peri@@ or resul@@ ts !
R@@ aring to go , ‘ its ste@@ e@@ ds pa@@ w the gr@@ ound ’ imp@@ ati@@ ently .
But after pray@@ er@@ fully consider@@ ing their circumstances , they deci@@ ded to rel@@ o@@ c@@ ate there .
Some may feel that they already know the ba@@ si@@ c do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines and that not every article pres@@ ents something comple@@ t@@ ely new .
But you don@@ ’t sal@@ u@@ te your mo@@ m , do you ?
What is the hope for the dead ?
Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers are so preci@@ ous to him that he consi@@ ders their death as a body , or a group , too co@@ st@@ ly to per@@ mit .
of F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 8 , 199@@ 4 , pages 3 - 10 .
They ur@@ ged him and his family to fle@@ e from the do@@ om@@ ed c@@ ities .
7 : 1 , 2 ; 32 : 1 - 4 .
Why the leg@@ is@@ l@@ ation ?
Fir@@ st , he sel@@ e@@ cted appro@@ pri@@ ate s@@ crip@@ tures to foc@@ us Pet@@ er@@ ’s attention on the spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c are@@ a of concer@@ n .
It was re@@ bel@@ li@@ on , a f@@ la@@ gr@@ ant dis@@ reg@@ ard for all the good that Jehovah had done for him .
S@@ ome@@ thing similar develop@@ ed about a year before Jesus died .
What tra@@ ining did Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers need , and what school has helped them to become effe@@ ctive teach@@ ers ?
How do some view the human body , and what question mer@@ its consider@@ ation ?
Mo@@ st of the time , these young men had no ide@@ a when , if ever , they would be rel@@ eas@@ ed , for they were sub@@ ject to mul@@ ti@@ ple , con@@ secu@@ tive sen@@ ten@@ ces .
All day long it is my concer@@ n . ” Such love does not gro@@ w in shal@@ low so@@ il .
The Fir@@ st “ Mi@@ rac@@ le ”
So they were , and to their sur@@ pris@@ e their friends provided c@@ hi@@ ck@@ ens , duc@@ ks , and a go@@ at for the we@@ d@@ ding fe@@ ast .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , Jehovah is to be pra@@ ised earth wide .
He may also have used some Ar@@ am@@ a@@ ic expres@@ sions that were comm@@ on at that time .
4 : 12 ; 13 : 18 .
If so , how should you reg@@ ard the pro@@ spe@@ ct of marriage ?
Do we have mo@@ der@@ n - day evidence of that ?
Jehovah deser@@ ves more than me@@ ch@@ an@@ ic@@ al obedi@@ ence to spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c or@@ ders , such as can be per@@ form@@ ed even by ani@@ mal@@ s or dem@@ ons .
We can keep a clear foc@@ us on the more important things in life .
The Bible had greater imp@@ act than anything we could have thought to say or do . ”
It was because the Israelites fa@@ iled to obey him that God allow@@ ed the Babyl@@ on@@ ians to con@@ qu@@ er them and re@@ move them from their place of d@@ wel@@ ling .
If there is to be d@@ an@@ c@@ ing , it can be in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed in a di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied and low - ke@@ y way .
“ M@@ ake Your Pe@@ ace With Your Bro@@ ther ”
P@@ ress : By cour@@ t@@ es@@ y of Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in - Mo@@ re@@ tu@@ s / S@@ te@@ deli@@ j@@ k P@@ r@@ en@@ ten@@ ka@@ bin@@ et A@@ nt@@ wer@@ pen
That in@@ no@@ c@@ ent question , refle@@ cting a class - consci@@ ous cul@@ ture , took the mission@@ ary by sur@@ pris@@ e .
The lar@@ g@@ est ban@@ k no@@ te is@@ su@@ ed in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates had a face value of $ 10@@ ,000 .
Now the ne@@ ar@@ by congregation is help@@ ing this fle@@ d@@ gl@@ ing group to hold regul@@ ar S@@ un@@ day meetings in ad@@ dition to sever@@ al book stu@@ dies .
How can our understanding of Jehovah’s gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ousness prom@@ o@@ te true worship ?
( Read 1 Corinthians 1 : 18 - 21 . )
Let others know that you have res@@ ol@@ ved to maintain Jehovah’s high standards on is@@ su@@ es of mor@@ ality .
So Jehovah not only gave his Son an important work but told others about it .
The inc@@ re@@ ase in Witnesses has been re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble .
What will ha@@ p@@ pen to this seem@@ ingly de@@ f@@ en@@ sel@@ ess group of people who continue to worship Jehovah ?
“ At rich men@@ ’s ban@@ qu@@ e@@ ts , ” he wrote , “ after din@@ ner a man car@@ ries r@@ ound a w@@ o@@ o@@ den i@@ ma@@ ge of a cor@@ p@@ se in a co@@ ff@@ in , pa@@ inted and car@@ ved in ex@@ act imit@@ ation , a cu@@ bi@@ t or two cu@@ bi@@ ts long .
What if they deci@@ de to provide w@@ ine or other al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ ages ?
However , the Creator has promised that he will soon bring an end to the present world under Satan’s control .
S@@ har@@ ing in the Bible educ@@ ation work , even in a li@@ mit@@ ed way , continu@@ es to be my ma@@ in s@@ ource of happiness and satis@@ fac@@ tion .
It is eas@@ y to obey when everything is clear and we ag@@ ree , but we will show that we are truly sub@@ mis@@ sive if we yi@@ eld even when we do not person@@ ally understand the direction provided .
If you have a few min@@ ut@@ es , I would be g@@ la@@ d to re@@ view the reas@@ ons for this .
No one could gain God’s fav@@ or by works of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , for all humans are imper@@ fect and the Law simply high@@ ligh@@ ted their sla@@ very to sin .
All the k@@ ings de@@ fe@@ ated on the w@@ est of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an am@@ ount to 31 .
Com@@ p@@ li@@ ments can make us feel good , giving us a sense of accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment .
It con@@ fu@@ ses what he can do with what he ac@@ tually does .
From the book Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ ther The Re@@ form@@ er , 3@@ r@@ d E@@ dition , publi@@ shed by T@@ or@@ on@@ to W@@ ill@@ ard Tr@@ act De@@ pos@@ it@@ ory , T@@ or@@ on@@ to , O@@ nt@@ ari@@ o
One way in which Jehovah demonstr@@ ates his care is by provi@@ ding us with vari@@ ous form@@ s of ass@@ ist@@ ance to help us serve him faith@@ fully .
If you have been disa@@ p@@ pointed , be pati@@ ent .
Jehovah has re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly been the R@@ es@@ cu@@ er of his people as a group , especially when they have been sever@@ ely persecu@@ ted and rel@@ ent@@ less@@ ly h@@ oun@@ ded by their enem@@ ies .
The talk “ S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Con@@ vers@@ ation Bu@@ il@@ ds U@@ p ” ur@@ ged us to use our gift of spe@@ e@@ ch to benefit ourselves and others .
One f@@ our@@ th of the worl@@ d’s po@@ pul@@ ation is said to live bel@@ ow the po@@ ver@@ ty l@@ ine .
Mo@@ st who have problems in their marriage do not have that ha@@ bi@@ t . ”
Are there individuals in the congregation today who can serve as examples for us ?
Moses ’ tim@@ ing in w@@ an@@ ting to li@@ ber@@ ate God’s people did not mat@@ ch Jehovah’s .
[ Ma@@ p / P@@ ic@@ ture on page 15 ]
A sol@@ di@@ er on ac@@ tive du@@ ty cannot af@@ for@@ d to be di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted by ci@@ v@@ ili@@ an pur@@ su@@ its .
E@@ ver since I was a little bo@@ y , I have loved boo@@ ks and langu@@ ages .
What conc@@ ord is there between the A@@ ca@@ dem@@ y and the Ch@@ urch ? ’
Like Christians in B@@ en@@ in , we can praise Jehovah among the congreg@@ ated thr@@ ong@@ s
The faith@@ ful@@ ness of our brothers in U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine has in@@ deed been a s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement to Jehovah’s people worl@@ d@@ wide .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous Un@@ ity in Si@@ ght ?
The ability to speak in un@@ known langu@@ ages , along with the “ many por@@ ten@@ ts and sign@@ s [ that ] began to occ@@ ur through the apostles , ” led some three th@@ ous@@ and pers@@ ons to recogn@@ ize that God’s spirit was truly op@@ er@@ ative . ​ — Acts 2 : 4@@ 1 , 4@@ 3 .
For one thing , no such m@@ oun@@ tain really ex@@ ists ​ — at the s@@ ite of ancient Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do , there is only a m@@ ound ris@@ ing about 70 fe@@ et [ 20 m ] a@@ bo@@ ve the ad@@ j@@ ac@@ ent v@@ al@@ le@@ y pla@@ in .
We cannot here illustr@@ ate all the ways in which we may refle@@ ct such gro@@ w@@ th toward comple@@ ten@@ ess , but consider two examples .
He bless@@ es them ri@@ ch@@ ly , and he will do the same for you .
As they gro@@ w , children need to know more about se@@ x than just the fac@@ ts of life .
There a t@@ est a@@ wa@@ ited him .
David simply would not si@@ t with the wicked .
By da@@ y@@ bre@@ ak , his for@@ ces had clo@@ sed in on the city . ​ — 2 K@@ i .
S@@ ur@@ ely this is reason not to star@@ t down a p@@ ath that can lead to mar@@ it@@ al in@@ fid@@ el@@ ity .
Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d . The Lord continued to direc@@ t and pro@@ sp@@ er His work .
It must have taken a long time for these men to tra@@ v@@ el to Ju@@ de@@ a .
Lo@@ y@@ ally pro@@ cla@@ im Jehovah’s vi@@ r@@ tu@@ es to your neigh@@ b@@ ors .
H@@ in@@ d@@ us pray de@@ v@@ ou@@ tly to their fav@@ or@@ ite go@@ ds and go@@ dd@@ ess@@ es for knowledge , we@@ al@@ th , and prote@@ ction .
While it might be appro@@ pri@@ ate for you to help with for@@ mal@@ ities rel@@ ated to the fun@@ er@@ al arrang@@ ements , do not as@@ su@@ me that you must take complete control of all matters that have to do with the fun@@ er@@ al .
3 : 23 .
A husband does not have the authority to set asi@@ de or can@@ c@@ el such a v@@ ow .
5 : 1 - 5 .
What benef@@ its can be our@@ s if we apply ourselves in personal study ?
Saul became imp@@ ati@@ ent and ac@@ ted pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ously
This in@@ ward bat@@ tle affe@@ cted my mo@@ od , and my parents de@@ te@@ cted that .
On the other hand , there are te@@ ch@@ n@@ ic@@ al and vo@@ c@@ ational scho@@ ol@@ s , o@@ ffering sh@@ ort - ter@@ m cour@@ ses that result in a cer@@ ti@@ fic@@ ate or di@@ pl@@ oma in some tra@@ de or service .
When a Witness cou@@ ple came to see her , R@@ en@@ ata thought , ‘ What are they going to teach me ? ’
H@@ O@@ W T@@ O B@@ E W@@ AT@@ C@@ H@@ F@@ U@@ L I@@ N TH@@ E P@@ R@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H@@ IN@@ G W@@ O@@ R@@ K
So during the next two years , I stu@@ died mu@@ si@@ c , pla@@ yed in two or@@ ch@@ es@@ tra@@ s , and thought about a care@@ er in that field .
Now he makes his way up to Jerusalem .
He was atten@@ ding meetings at the Kingdom H@@ all , but he did not want to have a Bible study .
▪ Are You Re@@ aching the St@@ ature That B@@ el@@ ong@@ s to Christ ?
God’s Word gives us this counsel : “ If any one of you is l@@ ac@@ king in wisdom , let him keep on as@@ king God , for he gives gener@@ ously to all and without re@@ pro@@ aching ; and it will be given him .
They will also help us to see how we can apply in our Christian ministry the less@@ ons learned from these illustr@@ ations .
She had been Mis@@ s H@@ ong K@@ ong the year before I was .
Those who have a good rec@@ ord of dedic@@ ated service are to be comm@@ ended .
Yet , the Bible shows that we must have pati@@ ence .
Per@@ haps he has many Bible questions and we find it imp@@ os@@ sible to answer all of them during one vis@@ it .
( b ) What did you learn from this experience ?
While Moses was a young man living as part of the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an ro@@ y@@ al hous@@ eho@@ ld , he could eas@@ ily have develop@@ ed a love for power and ri@@ ches .
By doing so , men have ign@@ ored God’s purpose and the fact that everything bel@@ ong@@ s to him .
What are some ways that we can demonstr@@ ate our appreciation for the ministry ?
Des@@ i@@ ring to s@@ pre@@ ad Greek cul@@ ture to people living in the con@@ qu@@ ered lands , A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed comm@@ on Greek ( K@@ o@@ ine ) thr@@ ough@@ out his va@@ st real@@ m .
Why should we pray for God’s name to be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied ?
Pro@@ of of Dis@@ ci@@ ple@@ ship
W@@ ould not the holy God , Jehovah , ex@@ pect those who worship him to be holy , that is to be physi@@ c@@ ally as well as mor@@ ally and spiritually clean ?
Paul also instru@@ cts Timothy to “ turn down the false st@@ ori@@ es which viol@@ ate what is holy . ” ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Indeed , inter@@ es@@ ting experi@@ ences in our ministry and cur@@ r@@ ent events that re@@ mind us that we are living in the last days provide a vari@@ ety of material for s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ating con@@ vers@@ ations . ​ — Acts 14 : 27 ; 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 5 .
Wh@@ atever our situation , if our heart is s@@ inc@@ ere , we can appro@@ ach Jehovah in prayer , appe@@ al@@ ing to his mer@@ cy .
What resurrection pro@@ spe@@ cts are offered to God’s anointed servants ?
A special effort was made to re@@ ach ever@@ yone .
My h@@ our has not yet come . ” ​ — John 1 : 35 - 5@@ 1 ; 2 : 1 - 4 .
A@@ m@@ ong the pro@@ spe@@ ctive mission@@ aries were L@@ ow@@ ell T@@ ur@@ ner , W@@ il@@ li@@ am ( B@@ ill ) Ka@@ st@@ en , Ri@@ ch@@ ard K@@ el@@ se@@ y , and R@@ am@@ on T@@ emp@@ let@@ on .
Sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der your responsi@@ bility to teach your children , and take the time needed to tra@@ in them .
Indeed , other Bible writ@@ ers con@@ fir@@ m this fact .
How can elders help us to be un@@ ited ?
Paul ap@@ par@@ ently wanted to refle@@ ct upon the s@@ crip@@ tures that proved that Jesus was the Messi@@ ah .
What “ str@@ ong@@ ly en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched things ” can the truth of God’s Word over@@ turn ?
S@@ tal@@ in : U@@ .@@ S .
If that is the case , what be@@ aring might your family ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound have on your view of the situation ?
It de@@ als with each faith - building prophecy and every n@@ arr@@ ative recorded by the bel@@ o@@ ved prophet Daniel .
A group of brothers had been invit@@ ed to help with the occasi@@ on , and one of them gave the talk .
He ob@@ vi@@ ously put faith in Jehovah’s promises to him and his fore@@ fa@@ thers and wanted to act in har@@ mony with God’s will and purpose .
Still , an inter@@ n@@ ational preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign requi@@ red direction and organization .
He now pre@@ ach@@ es four days a we@@ ek and has sever@@ al Bible stud@@ ents who are making good spiritual prog@@ ress .
( Read 1 K@@ ings 3 : 7 - 14 . )
A Su@@ re An@@ ti@@ do@@ te !
N@@ ati@@ on@@ wide , this country has an im@@ medi@@ ate need for more than 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 Kingdom H@@ alls .
A col@@ le@@ ag@@ ue great@@ ly encoura@@ ged me when he said : “ We would not ex@@ pect anything el@@ se of you , Re@@ g , since you have been eng@@ ag@@ ed in that Bible work for so many years . ”
The last book of the Bible id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es Jesus as “ the beg@@ in@@ ning of the cre@@ ation by God . ”
It appe@@ ars that Paul in a pre@@ vi@@ ous letter had inform@@ ed the Corinth@@ i@@ an brothers of his pl@@ an .
Di@@ d the ser@@ p@@ ent that spoke to E@@ ve have leg@@ s ?
23 : 15 .
He se@@ ek@@ s to en@@ slave us by temp@@ ting us to give in to his cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting influ@@ ence .
S@@ ad@@ ly , Bro@@ ther M@@ ic@@ ha@@ l Ž@@ o@@ br@@ á@@ k@@ ’s strength fin@@ ally gave out .
The more we medit@@ ate on spiritual things , the more we dis@@ co@@ ver new things about our God , Jehovah .
Yet , in his well - known words found at John 3 : 16 , he said : “ God loved the world so much that he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , in order that ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might not be destro@@ yed but have everlasting life . ”
Su@@ ffering evil is by no means eas@@ y , as many Witnesses can t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , earthly par@@ adise is very much a part of Per@@ si@@ a@@ ’s cul@@ tural her@@ it@@ age .
Read Matthew 25 : 31 - 40 .
B@@ ri@@ bes are given to jud@@ ges so that they will imp@@ ose un@@ just sen@@ ten@@ ces upon in@@ no@@ c@@ ent people .
Solomon spoke “ three th@@ ous@@ and pro@@ verbs . ”
Some so@@ ld ho@@ m@@ es and bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ es in order to come here to serve in are@@ as where there is a great need for Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers .
“ Jehovah ” liter@@ ally means “ He Ca@@ uses to Be@@ come . ”
“ The only thing that helped me to for@@ get my problems , ” she says , “ was what I car@@ ri@@ ed in my pur@@ se : a bo@@ t@@ tle , some p@@ ill@@ s , or a little mar@@ i@@ ju@@ ana . ”
He spoke of three sla@@ ves : “ To one [ the ma@@ ster ] gave fi@@ ve tal@@ ents , to another two , to still another one , to each one according to his own ability , and he went ab@@ ro@@ ad .
The Bible book of E@@ s@@ ther recor@@ ds a p@@ lo@@ t h@@ atch@@ ed by the pri@@ me minis@@ ter of Per@@ sia , a man nam@@ ed H@@ am@@ an .
The Romans allow@@ ed the day - to - day ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation of Juda@@ e@@ a to rest with the Jewish ar@@ is@@ to@@ cr@@ ac@@ y , including the c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests .
Many Witnesses who may have had a tend@@ enc@@ y to be sh@@ y or ti@@ mi@@ d can person@@ ally att@@ est that God’s holy spirit has given them the courage to speak to str@@ ang@@ ers in the field ministry . ​ — Read Psalm 1@@ 19 : 4@@ 6 ; 2 Corinthians 4 : 7 .
How can we be sure that God will not end@@ less@@ ly t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness ?
When we have complete confidence that our expe@@ ct@@ ations will be ful@@ filled ​ — even if we do not know when they will be ful@@ filled — ​ the wa@@ iting peri@@ od does not have to ‘ make the heart si@@ ck . ’
S@@ pe@@ cial P@@ i@@ one@@ ers During World W@@ ar I@@ I
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors of Jehovah’s day will c@@ ry out : “ Let us be jo@@ y@@ ful and rejo@@ ice in the sal@@ vation by him . ”
Mo@@ st religi@@ ons fa@@ iled to provide con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing evidence that God is the S@@ ource of life .
In this way , our hearts will never become “ en@@ ra@@ ged against Jehovah himself . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
E@@ hu@@ d’s pl@@ ans succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded , not because of any cle@@ ver@@ ness on his part , nor because of any in@@ com@@ pet@@ ence on the part of the enem@@ y .
( a ) Why did Moses refu@@ se “ to be called the son of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s daugh@@ ter ” ?
The cha@@ o@@ s of the second world war did not cause Christians to doubt that the good news would be pre@@ ached
( Read Psalm 15 : 1 , 2 , 4 . )
We can be sure that Jehovah will keep his hum@@ ble servants inform@@ ed regarding the un@@ fol@@ ding of his gl@@ ori@@ ous purpose .
The Scriptures tell us : “ Your own ear@@ s will hear a word be@@ h@@ ind you saying : ‘ This is the way . W@@ al@@ k in it , you people , ’ in case you people should go to the right or in case you should go to the left . ”
But as the apostle Paul no@@ ted , i@@ do@@ ls are “ nothing . ”
The Bible righ@@ tly says that “ the inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of the heart of man is bad from his you@@ th up . ”
That really imp@@ ressed me . ”
An@@ ani@@ as and S@@ app@@ hi@@ r@@ a fa@@ iled to do that .
We are wal@@ king with God .
“ This Is Indeed God’s Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly and Gre@@ at N@@ ame ”
Des@@ pite this g@@ lo@@ om@@ y fo@@ rec@@ ast by a do@@ ct@@ or , today some 20 years later , I am still ali@@ ve , serving as a full - time pre@@ ach@@ er of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
“ Bet@@ ter is a h@@ and@@ ful of rest than two h@@ and@@ ful@@ s of hard work and cha@@ sing after the w@@ ind , ” says E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 4 : 6 .
Is my person@@ ality be@@ coming Chris@@ t@@ like ?
In 194@@ 3 a new school for mission@@ aries was esta@@ bli@@ shed in up@@ st@@ ate New Yor@@ k .
To pre@@ pare your a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent for ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od , you need to help him devel@@ op his “ power of reason ” so that he will be able to make s@@ ound decisions on his own .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Noah had deep religious beli@@ ef@@ s , and he did not keep them to himself .
Jo@@ shua , in turn , imp@@ ar@@ ted encourag@@ ement to the nation of Israel for as long as he lived .
Why was Jesus ’ person@@ ality so appe@@ al@@ ing ?
Se@@ e@@ ing their happy , wel@@ coming fac@@ es , I knew that I wanted to be a part of these people .
On the matter of loving one@@ ’s wife , God’s Word coun@@ sel@@ s : “ H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds ought to be loving their wi@@ ves as their own bo@@ dies . . . .
It is only through the pages of the Bible that Jehovah pres@@ ents his side of things , so to speak .
All the a@@ i@@ ds pre@@ vi@@ ously used so as to read and cop@@ y cl@@ as@@ si@@ cal te@@ x@@ ts were to be used in order to understand the Scriptures and to cop@@ y them in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ently .
Yes , in the ar@@ id spiritual so@@ il of this world , hi@@ d@@ den see@@ ds are wa@@ iting to s@@ pr@@ out when re@@ ached by the life - giving w@@ at@@ ers of truth .
Th@@ ough the jud@@ ges sel@@ e@@ cted were to be wise and ca@@ pa@@ ble men , they were not left to make judg@@ ments by rel@@ ying on their own a@@ bil@@ ities or ing@@ en@@ u@@ ity .
S@@ hu@@ n S@@ el@@ f@@ ish A@@ mbi@@ tion
It is appro@@ pri@@ ate to ask , ‘ Why do we have a b@@ ra@@ in with such a large cap@@ ac@@ ity when we ut@@ il@@ ize only a t@@ in@@ y fr@@ action of it in an a@@ ver@@ age li@@ fe@@ time ? ’
No@@ tice the apostle Paul’s words : “ We are not the s@@ ort that sh@@ r@@ ink back to des@@ tru@@ ction , but the s@@ ort that have faith to the pre@@ serving ali@@ ve of the soul . ”
At times , being consci@@ ous of our own in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ac@@ ies can make it hard to do so .
Yes , cultiv@@ ating low@@ l@@ iness of mind is a fine way to maintain good rel@@ ations with others .
Your children will likely be con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with mis@@ information at an early age .
All Christians ought to be al@@ er@@ t to dis@@ cer@@ n what their prayers reve@@ al .
“ Why , then , this s@@ il@@ ence in our pul@@ pit@@ s ? . . .
In those years , f@@ ar@@ m children went to one - ro@@ om r@@ ur@@ al scho@@ ol@@ s up to the ei@@ gh@@ th gra@@ de .
L@@ in@@ da says : “ One ma@@ j@@ or differ@@ ence between us is that P@@ hi@@ l wor@@ ries less than I do .
He was f@@ ined and sen@@ ten@@ ced to a ye@@ ar@@ ’s imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment .
However , some had become “ d@@ ul@@ l in [ their ] hear@@ ing . ”
Me@@ dit@@ ating on that illustr@@ ation and refle@@ cting on how many times Jehovah has fre@@ ely for@@ given us will sur@@ ely help us when we are tr@@ ying to set@@ tle personal differ@@ ences with our brother ! ​ — Psalm 19 : 14 .
What a preci@@ ous in@@ her@@ it@@ ance they are !
E@@ r@@ n@@ st and H@@ il@@ de@@ g@@ ard S@@ eli@@ g@@ er were min@@ d@@ ful of how they used their time .
Th@@ an@@ ks to ze@@ al@@ ous Witnesses in the lands recei@@ ving refu@@ ge@@ es , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of refu@@ ge@@ es are hear@@ ing “ the word of the Kingdom ” for the first time .
God’s “ E@@ ter@@ n@@ al P@@ ur@@ pose ”
Na@@ th@@ an’s sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent ac@@ ts as a prophet show that he did not lo@@ se God’s fav@@ or .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , this expres@@ sion is similar to one that Paul used sever@@ al times in his writ@@ ings , nam@@ ely , “ a husband of one wife , ” or “ man of one woman ” in the origin@@ al language .
In the case of K@@ or@@ ah , Da@@ than , and A@@ bi@@ ra@@ m , en@@ v@@ y ar@@ ose when they com@@ pared their privile@@ ges with those of Moses and A@@ ar@@ on .
What emp@@ ow@@ ered Moses to lead Israel ?
Ex@@ am@@ ine the E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence for Y@@ our@@ self
But , if these de@@ a@@ ths had been s@@ pre@@ ad ev@@ en@@ ly over the peri@@ od , war would have kil@@ led around 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 people every day , that is over 1@@ 00 people an h@@ our , r@@ ound the clo@@ ck , for n@@ in@@ ety years . ”
Although they are not liter@@ ally pris@@ on@@ ers , some el@@ der@@ ly ones are h@@ ou@@ se@@ b@@ ound because of health problems .
The Bible says at Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 7 : “ Wh@@ atever a man is s@@ ow@@ ing , this he will also re@@ a@@ p . ”
You may me@@ et a de@@ a@@ f person inform@@ ally or in the ministry . What can you do ?
Lo@@ ok ! The Devil will keep on thro@@ wing some of you into pris@@ on that you may be fully put to the t@@ est , and that you may have tri@@ bul@@ ation ten days .
In 195@@ 9 , I was ar@@ rest@@ ed for prin@@ ting Bible liter@@ ature .
3 Be D@@ et@@ er@@ min@@ ed to “ Let Your Bro@@ ther@@ ly Lo@@ ve Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e ” !
Indeed , the true God , ‘ who@@ se name is Jehovah , is the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh over all the earth . ’
Why P@@ u@@ bli@@ shed ?
H@@ ann@@ ah doub@@ t@@ less beg@@ ins teaching Samuel from inf@@ an@@ cy about Jehovah .
One family exc@@ it@@ e@@ dly re@@ mar@@ ked : “ We cannot sto@@ p expres@@ sing our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for this mirac@@ le ​ — Jehovah’s mirac@@ le .
W@@ he@@ ther you live in a house , an ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment , a tra@@ il@@ er par@@ k , or el@@ se@@ where , you can think of ways to show kindness and to expres@@ s concer@@ n for the wel@@ f@@ are of neigh@@ b@@ ors .
Thus , the f@@ ran@@ k questions : What would people be saying about you today if you had died y@@ es@@ ter@@ day ?
If so , let us exam@@ ine ways and means of making more ro@@ om in our life for reading God’s Word , for personal study , and for medit@@ ation .
In respon@@ se , the Ba@@ al pri@@ ests became even more fr@@ enz@@ i@@ ed , “ c@@ all@@ ing at the to@@ p of their vo@@ ice and cu@@ t@@ ting themselves according to their cu@@ sto@@ m with da@@ gg@@ ers and with l@@ an@@ ces , until they ca@@ used blood to f@@ low out upon them . ”
14 - 16 . ( a ) What are some of the things being accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed with your don@@ ations ?
5 Some who op@@ pose us may change .
The is@@ sue at st@@ ake is this : Who se@@ ts the ag@@ enda for the ch@@ urch . . .
He may become de@@ pra@@ ved , inc@@ or@@ ri@@ gi@@ ble , ir@@ re@@ for@@ ma@@ ble .
One reason was the t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony of many e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses .
He said : “ For this I have been born , and for this I have come into the world , that I should be@@ ar witness to the truth .
How tra@@ gi@@ c !
Some may find that their individu@@ al “ r@@ ace of faith ” is un@@ rel@@ en@@ ting and ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sting .
Why did Moses war@@ n others ?
In our day , prayers about the enti@@ re bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od or about a large group of brothers are often heard at Christian meetings , where many need to understand and be able to say “ A@@ men . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 14 : 16 .
Th@@ ink of the f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating things we could learn from him !
Then Jesus stated a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al truth , a princi@@ ple that guid@@ es his followers to this day : “ All those who take up the s@@ word will per@@ ish by the s@@ word . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
One out@@ standing example is that of L@@ y@@ dia , pro@@ ba@@ bly a Jewish pro@@ sel@@ y@@ te living in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i , the princi@@ p@@ al city of the dist@@ ri@@ ct of M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia .
Jehovah gave Moses the for@@ mul@@ as for the ano@@ in@@ ting o@@ il , or o@@ in@@ t@@ ment , and the sac@@ red inc@@ en@@ se .
As we gro@@ w in our knowledge of God’s will and pur@@ pos@@ es , then , let us take to heart Jesus ’ ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ise faith in God , exerc@@ ise faith also in me . ” ​ — John 14 : 1 .
( b ) How should hus@@ ban@@ ds show love for their wi@@ ves ?
A@@ post@@ ates too speak valu@@ eless words , claim@@ ing to have greater wisdom than the appointed “ faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
From the Bible , V@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ a showed the sol@@ di@@ er Jehovah’s promise of a new world .
I did the same . ” ​ — Genesis 39 : 10 - 12 .
As a Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er , you may wish to try the su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions mentioned in this article .
Jesus felt affe@@ ction for his disciples and held them de@@ ar . He ch@@ eri@@ shed them .
She felt bit@@ ter and dis@@ il@@ lu@@ si@@ oned .
6@@ 5 : 2 .
Re@@ g@@ arding C@@ y@@ r@@ il@@ ’s the@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal writ@@ ings , C@@ am@@ p@@ en@@ ha@@ us@@ en says : “ He in@@ iti@@ ated the prac@@ tice of deci@@ ding questions of beli@@ ef not sol@@ ely on the bas@@ is of the Bible but with the a@@ id of appro@@ pri@@ ate qu@@ o@@ t@@ ations and col@@ le@@ ctions of qu@@ o@@ t@@ ations from ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged author@@ ities . ”
Per@@ haps you feel similar emo@@ tions when you consider all the suffering Satan has ca@@ used .
The first : We all bel@@ ong to God and are acc@@ oun@@ table to him .
Such expres@@ sions of sy@@ mp@@ a@@ thy helped her to sur@@ vi@@ ve . ​ — Hebrews 13 : 5 .
He wrote : “ I pl@@ anted , A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s w@@ at@@ ered , but God kept making it gro@@ w .
T@@ ake , for example , the question : How do we know that we are practic@@ ing the form of worship that Jesus taught ?
Th@@ ough the Bible repor@@ ts no mirac@@ ul@@ ous heal@@ ing of such Christians as E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ro@@ ditu@@ s , Timothy , and T@@ ro@@ p@@ hi@@ mu@@ s , un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly Jehovah helped them to end@@ ure .
For sever@@ al months , C@@ la@@ i@@ re condu@@ cted the study during the do@@ ct@@ or@@ ’s lun@@ ch bre@@ ak .
Satan , we know , tri@@ es to es@@ tr@@ ange us from Jehovah by s@@ ow@@ ing a spirit of viol@@ ence in our hearts , in part by way of ques@@ tion@@ able liter@@ ature , mo@@ vi@@ es , mu@@ si@@ c , and com@@ pu@@ ter g@@ ames ​ — some of which inc@@ ite pla@@ y@@ ers to si@@ mul@@ ate uni@@ mag@@ in@@ able b@@ ru@@ tal@@ ity and sla@@ ugh@@ ter !
39 : 12 .
Many young people in the more se@@ cul@@ ar soci@@ e@@ ties , such as Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , New Z@@ e@@ al@@ and , the Un@@ ited Kingdom , and E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , lik@@ e@@ wise see a dist@@ inc@@ tion between religion and spiritu@@ ality .
I came to love Jehovah as a person ; this gave me the mo@@ tiv@@ ation to prac@@ tice what I knew was right .
So Paul said to Timothy : “ B@@ ring Mark along with you , for he is help@@ ful to me in the ministry . ” ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
Thus , while Jehovah expres@@ sed his righteousness through the Law , he did so with the pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s wel@@ f@@ are and et@@ er@@ n@@ al sal@@ vation in mind .
After doing this three times , they said I could leave if I wrote the following : “ I am lea@@ ving because I pre@@ f@@ er to serve Satan rather than God . ”
So he accepted an invit@@ ation from relati@@ ves in New Yor@@ k and soon found emp@@ loy@@ ment there .
In this system of things , un@@ righteousness and b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed often accom@@ pan@@ y each other .
We also pray for “ those who are taking the lead . ”
Such a circum@@ st@@ ance can be very dist@@ res@@ sing .
F@@ our months later , I was invit@@ ed to serve as a special pioneer in Au@@ stri@@ a .
( 4 ) An@@ aya , R .
He left home to live in L@@ ond@@ on , and there he became involved with d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , the c@@ lu@@ b sc@@ ene , ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ gy , spi@@ rit@@ ism , and Z@@ en Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ism and other ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es ​ — all in a sear@@ ch for a satis@@ f@@ ying way of life .
Yet , Jesus ’ man@@ ner of c@@ uring him no doubt helped rest@@ ore something more ​ — the man@@ ’s di@@ gn@@ ity .
“ There is a sin that does inc@@ ur death . ” ​ — 1 J@@ O@@ H@@ N 5 : 16 .
The De@@ ad Se@@ a S@@ cro@@ l@@ l “ Com@@ men@@ t@@ ary on Na@@ hu@@ m ” men@@ tions “ the Li@@ on of W@@ r@@ ath ” who “ h@@ ang@@ ed men ali@@ ve , ” which may ref@@ er to the a@@ bo@@ ve - mentioned in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
M@@ one@@ y , pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , and high - pa@@ ying jo@@ bs may se@@ em to deli@@ ver advan@@ ta@@ ges .
This re@@ stri@@ ction la@@ sted from 19@@ 7@@ 7 to 198@@ 7 .
E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 5 states : “ As for the dead , they are consci@@ ous of nothing at all . ”
Jehovah says : “ T@@ est me out , ple@@ ase . ”
I wonder@@ ed about the purpose of life .
Today , I real@@ ize what a preci@@ ous her@@ it@@ age my parents left us .
( Read Genesis 22 : 15 - 18 ; Hebrews 11 : 17 , 18 . )
I needed only two vis@@ its to my min@@ isters to real@@ ize that they did not know what they were tal@@ king about and that they ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely did not have the truth .
But what would this requi@@ re of them ?
We will ask ourselves : ‘ He says that this vit@@ am@@ in , her@@ b , or di@@ et helped people , but do I know for sure that it really helped them ?
No , but he emp@@ ti@@ ed himself and took a sla@@ ve@@ ’s form and came to be in the lik@@ en@@ ess of men .
While it would not be Scriptural or appro@@ pri@@ ate to make rul@@ es about the use of f@@ ra@@ gr@@ an@@ ces by those atten@@ ding meetings , the elders may be able to provide information to help congregation members understand the is@@ su@@ es that others face .
The enti@@ re col@@ le@@ ction of 2@@ 25 song@@ s was a@@ vail@@ able in over 1@@ 00 langu@@ ages .
( b ) What can help us foc@@ us on fin@@ ding deser@@ ving ones ?
The account ad@@ ds : “ So they found another reason to h@@ ate him , because of his dre@@ am@@ s and what he said . ”
However , those re@@ aching out for privile@@ ges of over@@ sight will maintain a good bal@@ ance if they keep in mind the purpose of such a privilege .
“ I used to be ter@@ ri@@ fied of being be@@ tra@@ yed again , ” says An@@ dre@@ w , who@@ se first wife left him .
We have the ba@@ c@@ king of Jehovah , who is as st@@ able and fir@@ m as a ro@@ ck .
Jesus too became a car@@ p@@ en@@ ter , evid@@ ently lear@@ ning the tra@@ de from Joseph .
By Ju@@ ne 200@@ 4 we had been happ@@ ily married for 5@@ 4 years , 4@@ 7 of them at the Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters .
Sa@@ ys R@@ am@@ il@@ o : “ My wife and I together conduct 11 Bible stu@@ dies !
At that , Paul , together with Luke , S@@ il@@ as , and Timothy , set sa@@ il for E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
But Jehovah ‘ da@@ ily car@@ ries the lo@@ ad for me . ’
And it is not sub@@ ject to the dist@@ or@@ tions that often mar@@ k or@@ al re@@ tel@@ ling .
Fir@@ st - century Christians re@@ je@@ cted viol@@ ent and im@@ moral en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment
I did h@@ ou@@ se@@ work for him , and we pray@@ ed the R@@ os@@ ary together every ev@@ ening .
8 , 9 . ( a ) Jeremiah had what prophe@@ tic message for Jews cap@@ tive in Babyl@@ on ?
They may not be able to do as much as they did in form@@ er days , and that may fru@@ str@@ ate them .
What an example of displa@@ ying Christ’s men@@ tal attitude !
What uni@@ que situation ex@@ is@@ ted in Paul’s day ?
F@@ el@@ low Christians may be mo@@ tiv@@ ated to provide help and comfort .
One such ep@@ is@@ o@@ de was along a st@@ re@@ t@@ ch of the Al@@ as@@ ka H@@ igh@@ way between T@@ ok J@@ un@@ ction , Al@@ as@@ ka , and M@@ ile 1@@ 20@@ 2 , or the S@@ co@@ t@@ ty C@@ re@@ ek are@@ a .
Jehovah’s Witnesses helped A@@ th@@ ena to real@@ ize that not everything she had been taught was in ag@@ re@@ ement with the Bible .
S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a - Q@@ u@@ e@@ ch@@ ua 4 ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆
However , Matthew 27 : 4@@ 9 , 50 indic@@ ates that Jesus was still ali@@ ve when this took place .
One of these coun@@ tri@@ es was S@@ wa@@ z@@ il@@ and .
Since the fear of God is fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al to making wise decisions and recei@@ ving God’s blessings , how can we “ learn to fear Jehovah ” pro@@ per@@ ly ?
Pa@@ ula ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ I wor@@ ked three days a we@@ ek as a se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary at a ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al and received a good sal@@ ary .
When Ad@@ vers@@ ity S@@ tr@@ ik@@ es
• In what ways can we “ wi@@ den out ” in our love for one another ?
When fac@@ ed with difficul@@ ties and problems , let us not fi@@ x@@ ate on what may appe@@ ar to have been positi@@ ve things in the past ​ — perhaps even before we came to a knowledge of the truth .
After all , who does not want to stay close to someone who helps him succ@@ e@@ ed ?
S@@ har@@ on , who is par@@ al@@ y@@ zed with am@@ yo@@ tro@@ p@@ hi@@ c l@@ at@@ er@@ al s@@ cl@@ er@@ os@@ is ( AL@@ S ) , says : “ The The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol has taught me to do re@@ sear@@ ch and to present information lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally .
Jesus came to earth and gave a complete answer to Satan’s chall@@ enge .
He stated that they “ kept beg@@ g@@ ing us with much ent@@ reat@@ y for the privilege of kin@@ dly giving . ”
What a blessing it is to be living in “ a day of good news . ”
But Job also used them in worship .
A wise man once ob@@ served : “ I my@@ self re@@ turned that I might see all the ac@@ ts of op@@ pres@@ sion that are being done under the su@@ n , and , look !
Can you id@@ enti@@ fy the si@@ x com@@ pon@@ ents of our su@@ it of spiritual ar@@ m@@ or ?
You Can Ha@@ ve Tru@@ e Fa@@ ith
Abraham had a bas@@ is for his beli@@ ef in the resurrection .
Your first l@@ ing@@ u@@ is@@ tic go@@ al should be to “ ut@@ ter spe@@ e@@ ch eas@@ ily under@@ sto@@ od . ”
It can also con@@ su@@ me much preci@@ ous time .
Th@@ ink how un@@ for@@ get@@ table that would have been , especially for the you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers ! ​ — Luke 2 : 4@@ 4 - 4@@ 6 .
Since con@@ di@@ tions both in@@ side and out@@ side the congregation in first - century Corin@@ th cor@@ respon@@ d in many ways to our times , the message of Paul’s let@@ ters to the Corinthians is of great value to us . ​ — He@@ b .
Can he expla@@ in ba@@ si@@ c Bible tru@@ ths ?
A n@@ ur@@ se op@@ ened the do@@ or .
It must con@@ form to what God’s Word , the Bible , reve@@ als about him and his pur@@ pos@@ es .
Tru@@ ly , a po@@ pul@@ ation of such people will make the earth a par@@ adise !
For example , when an emp@@ loy@@ er invit@@ ed a Witness , an ele@@ c@@ tri@@ ci@@ an , to work over@@ time regul@@ arly , the emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ e in this instance dec@@ l@@ ined .
W@@ ho@@ le bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffer@@ ings could be made as vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary o@@ ffer@@ ings , or gi@@ f@@ ts , to Jehovah .
He now called Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i and said : ‘ C@@ all this Sh@@ un@@ am@@ m@@ ite woman . ’
El@@ ders in a@@ ff@@ lu@@ ent lands may face an ad@@ ded chall@@ enge : how to mo@@ tiv@@ ate baptized brothers in their 20 ’ s or 30 ’ s to get involved in congregation activities .
No doubt the Devil thought that this was a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly “ conven@@ i@@ ent time ” to t@@ est Jesus ’ integrity .
What can be said of the one who is good ?
C@@ ould you ask them to accom@@ pan@@ y you in the Christian ministry and show them the joy you experience in serving Jehovah ?
Re@@ g@@ arding the ancient g@@ ames , Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ a G@@ ra@@ e@@ c@@ a says : “ The cont@@ end@@ ers were ob@@ li@@ ged to s@@ we@@ ar they had sp@@ ent ten whole months in pre@@ par@@ at@@ ory exerc@@ ises . ”
So we started a fi@@ re in two gi@@ ant he@@ ating sto@@ ves con@@ stru@@ cted of o@@ il dr@@ um@@ s .
The gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de that is sh@@ own to the members of the group by the in@@ fir@@ m and the el@@ der@@ ly is very satis@@ f@@ ying .
And how can we “ remember those who are taking the lead ” among us , especially those who make up “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” ? ​ — He@@ b . 13 : 7 ; Mat@@ t . 24 : 4@@ 5 .
Ho@@ se@@ a was not the only prophet to high@@ light God’s view of tre@@ ach@@ er@@ y , a view we need to a@@ do@@ pt if we hope to enjoy a happy life .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , I learned that the Bible off@@ ers the b@@ right hope of et@@ er@@ n@@ al life on earth !
Ther@@ efore , you may wish to bring along your own cop@@ y of the Bible , or you may ask one of Jehovah’s Witnesses for a cop@@ y of the Bible before the meeting .
Why is this f@@ ra@@ g@@ ment of Joh@@ n@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l so important to lo@@ v@@ ers of the Bible today ?
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous teach@@ ers also in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed the in@@ com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of the Tr@@ in@@ ity , el@@ ev@@ ating Jesus to a position he never claim@@ ed for himself .
The he@@ i@@ ght given for Go@@ li@@ ath is just si@@ x in@@ ches ( 15 c@@ m ) tal@@ l@@ er than that of the tal@@ l@@ est man do@@ cum@@ ented in mo@@ der@@ n times .
He and his wife were baptized in 199@@ 8 .
“ The head of the Christ is God , ” says the Bible .
A@@ g@@ ata is gr@@ ate@@ ful that she used this opportunity to share her beli@@ ef@@ s with many others .
Mo@@ st of us have at times made un@@ wise decisions simply because we ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted to listen to the ad@@ vice of others . ​ — Proverbs 1 : 5 .
6 : 1 - 7 .
The situation was some@@ what similar in E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s time when people of the nations clo@@ sel@@ y associ@@ ated the name of Jehovah with the Jews . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek .
O@@ ver whom ?
Some may doubt that God is really inter@@ ested in reve@@ al@@ ing himself to humans . If he is , how does he go about doing so ?
At an early age , F@@ eli@@ to seem@@ ed to recogn@@ ize Moses and other people de@@ pi@@ cted in this book .
S@@ ome@@ times shepher@@ ds water their flo@@ c@@ ks from a well , p@@ our@@ ing the water into tr@@ ough@@ s so that the sheep can dr@@ ink .
Since J@@ anu@@ ary 1 , 198@@ 9 , a mon@@ th@@ ly e@@ dition of the Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine has been publi@@ shed in Tu@@ valu@@ an .
Do you believe that desi@@ gn is conc@@ ei@@ va@@ ble without a desi@@ gn@@ er ?
Paul’s succ@@ ess@@ ful preaching not only moved many to give up the worship of the go@@ dd@@ ess Ar@@ t@@ em@@ is but also ar@@ ous@@ ed the i@@ re of those prom@@ o@@ ting such pa@@ g@@ an worship .
But why , we might ask , do so few people take no@@ tice ?
This Is Our P@@ l@@ ace of Wor@@ ship
So we should be care@@ ful that our con@@ vers@@ ation between do@@ ors does not inter@@ f@@ ere with our ministry .
At B@@ r@@ atis@@ la@@ va the pro@@ gra@@ m was in Eng@@ l@@ ish , H@@ ung@@ ari@@ an , S@@ lo@@ va@@ k , and S@@ lo@@ v@@ ak@@ i@@ an Si@@ gn L@@ angu@@ age .
• What makes a Christian truly wise ?
She says : “ Now , in@@ deed , I do know that you are a man of God and that Jehovah’s word in your m@@ ou@@ th is true . ”
Then they follow his ad@@ vice .
I@@ magine how Jac@@ o@@ b must have felt when the mor@@ ning light reve@@ aled the truth !
“ I was stu@@ n@@ ned , ” the man later wrote , “ that two to@@ tal str@@ ang@@ ers car@@ ed about me and were concer@@ ned about my well - being . ”
How does Christ s@@ ally for@@ th ‘ in the cause of righteousness ’ ?
And if not , I can get to know it . ” For a time , Jehovah cho@@ se not to know the ex@@ t@@ ent of the wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness in those c@@ ities .
Is the Devil Re@@ al ?
What reas@@ ons do I have to love him ? ’
At D@@ z@@ h@@ an@@ ko@@ y ra@@ il@@ way st@@ ation , about 19@@ 7@@ 4
Today , Jehovah can also consider to be righteous those faithful Christians who have the hope of living forever on earth .
But how their heart wel@@ led up with joy , gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de , and love for God when they em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed the Kingdom hope !
I have two sons , both of whom work hard to care for the spiritual needs of other Witnesses in the congregation where they atten@@ d .
• What did Jesus ’ baptism sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze ?
It ref@@ ers to those who will rule in heaven with Christ over a par@@ adise earth , which will be filled with a large and un@@ determined number of happy people who worship Jehovah God . ​ — Psalm 37 : 29 .
J . L@@ un@@ a , in his book How to Be In@@ v@@ isi@@ ble , ad@@ vis@@ es po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al emp@@ loy@@ ers to sear@@ ch out ac@@ tive members of certain religious grou@@ ps , but he ad@@ ds : “ In ac@@ tu@@ al prac@@ tice we u@@ su@@ ally end up with [ Jehovah’s ] Witnesses . ”
But few sign@@ ed .
But his ar@@ m@@ or h@@ in@@ der@@ ed the e@@ dge of a s@@ word or the point of an ar@@ ro@@ w from pi@@ er@@ c@@ ing his heart or other vital or@@ g@@ ans .
Then there are those who ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le or op@@ pose us .
The expres@@ sion transl@@ ates the Greek word ag@@ ·@@ ga@@ ·@@ re@@ u@@ ʹ@@ o , which origin@@ ally rel@@ ated to the activ@@ ity of Per@@ si@@ an cou@@ ri@@ ers .
Christian elders seek out qu@@ ali@@ fied men to whom they can d@@ ele@@ g@@ ate certain responsi@@ bil@@ ities , tra@@ ining them to help care for God’s flo@@ ck .
“ Jehovah is great and very much to be pra@@ ised , and his great@@ ness is un@@ sear@@ cha@@ ble . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 14@@ 5 : 3 .
At the end of the school year , I received an a@@ ward for hon@@ es@@ ty and or@@ der@@ l@@ iness , while my parents received an of@@ fi@@ cial than@@ k - you letter from school for giving their daugh@@ ter a good up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing . ”
Consider the value of the tre@@ a@@ sures that Jehovah ur@@ ges his worshipp@@ ers to seek .
E@@ no@@ ch found a place to hi@@ de and rest for a while , but he knew that he could not es@@ cap@@ e for long .
Acc@@ ording to the a@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l book of 2 M@@ ac@@ ca@@ be@@ es , it ca@@ used consider@@ able contro@@ vers@@ y when , as a H@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ iz@@ ing effort , the apost@@ ate high pri@@ est J@@ as@@ on pro@@ posed to buil@@ d a gy@@ m@@ n@@ asi@@ u@@ m in Jerusalem . ​ — 2 M@@ ac@@ c . 4 : 7 - 17 .
He enjo@@ yed special in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with Jehovah , who en@@ ab@@ led him to displa@@ y “ a@@ w@@ es@@ ome power ” as he led the Israelites to the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and . ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
I was soon con@@ duc@@ ting no fe@@ wer than ei@@ ght Bible stu@@ dies .
Now , I know this is pro@@ ba@@ bly a lo@@ t to di@@ g@@ est . . .
T@@ ell me , how can I learn more about the Bible ? ”
A wife who is gu@@ i@@ ded by Jehovah’s Word and his holy spirit can do much to make her home a place of tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ill@@ ity and happiness .
What is “ the perfect law that bel@@ ong@@ s to fre@@ e@@ dom , ” and who benefit from it ?
In 4@@ 4 C.E . , A@@ ga@@ bu@@ s comes to An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch , where Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s and Saul have been teaching “ for a whole year . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h , un@@ a@@ ware of S@@ ar@@ a@@ i@@ ’s true mar@@ it@@ al st@@ atu@@ s , la@@ vi@@ shed gi@@ f@@ ts upon Abra@@ m , so that “ he came to have sheep and c@@ at@@ tle and as@@ ses and men@@ servants and ma@@ id@@ servants and she - as@@ ses and cam@@ els . ”
You can find Jose@@ p@@ h’s ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary account in chap@@ ters 39 to 4@@ 1 of the Bible book of Genesis .
• How did Jesus fulf@@ ill what was fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed by the A@@ t@@ on@@ ement Da@@ y ?
Jesus descri@@ bed this pro@@ c@@ ess in these words : “ No man can come to me un@@ less the Father , who sent me , dra@@ ws him . ”
Do You N@@ ur@@ ture a S@@ en@@ se of W@@ on@@ der ?
How does one young gi@@ r@@ l in J@@ ap@@ an star@@ t Bible stu@@ dies , and how have her efforts been re@@ war@@ ded ?
Pe@@ ople then will have perfect health and will live on an earth that has been trans@@ form@@ ed into a par@@ adise .
Jehovah gave us the l@@ ist of qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations for elders .
S@@ imp@@ ly because they di@@ ff@@ er from their neigh@@ b@@ ors , they may even be vie@@ wed as if they were ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers .
That assignment came in 194@@ 7 .
Your sa@@ f@@ ety is at st@@ ake .
R@@ E@@ F@@ L@@ E@@ C@@ T O@@ N S@@ A@@ MU@@ EL@@ ’@@ S L@@ I@@ F@@ E
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ation for all the spiritual blessings we receive as worshipp@@ ers of the true God , Jehovah , will help us to prom@@ o@@ te un@@ ity and avoid mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring against others in personal matters .
They are Jehovah’s Witnesses , who up@@ hold what the Bible says about hon@@ es@@ ty .
They cho@@ se you to receive this shepher@@ ding vis@@ it . ”
O@@ f@@ ten , we do not know all the fac@@ ts .
The prayers of the op@@ pres@@ sed one ​ — your prayers — ​ can help you as you bat@@ tle ne@@ g@@ ative thoughts .
Ha@@ ving learned in the past to be cont@@ ent with me@@ ag@@ er pro@@ v@@ isions , we enjo@@ yed wh@@ atever food was provided , and our ho@@ st@@ s appreci@@ ated that .
L@@ ond@@ on@@ ’s Da@@ ily T@@ ele@@ gra@@ ph of No@@ v@@ ember 20 , 199@@ 8 , ob@@ served : “ Since 19@@ 7@@ 9 some 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 ch@@ ur@@ ches have been clo@@ sed in Eng@@ land com@@ pared with the 4@@ 9@@ 5 ch@@ ur@@ ches which have op@@ ened and the 1@@ 50 which were re@@ buil@@ t . ”
Re@@ al@@ is@@ tic@@ ally , Jehovah’s Witnesses ex@@ pect persecu@@ tion to continue .
( a ) What pri@@ ze has God invit@@ ed some Christians to pur@@ sue ?
‘ I A@@ M happy to share the good news each day . ’
Do@@ ing Jehovah’s will was , not just a go@@ al for Jesus , but a mis@@ sion to be ful@@ filled .
On Ju@@ ne 20 , 194@@ 8 , my father baptized me in a m@@ oun@@ tain st@@ re@@ am , along with others who had accepted the truth , including Bil@@ li@@ e N@@ ic@@ ho@@ ls and his wife .
TH@@ E year is 5@@ 5 C.E .
Why can we be g@@ la@@ d that our P@@ o@@ t@@ ter can “ feel reg@@ re@@ t ” ?
S@@ ome@@ times an ani@@ ma@@ l tra@@ p cons@@ ists of a heav@@ y lo@@ g or st@@ one su@@ sp@@ ended over a p@@ ath where pre@@ y often move about .
Do you know why ? — Because El@@ isha kno@@ ws that those mirac@@ les come from Jehovah ​ — not himself .
F@@ i@@ g tre@@ es gro@@ wing at the e@@ d@@ ges of v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds in ancient Israel offered field work@@ ers ide@@ al plac@@ es for a bri@@ ef rest .
Why is over@@ confidence ris@@ k@@ y ?
Now , not only Peter and John but all the apostles ​ — including the new@@ ly sel@@ e@@ cted Mat@@ th@@ i@@ as — ​ had the opportunity to go on rec@@ ord with the cour@@ t .
R@@ em@@ ember that Jehovah lo@@ ves you .
S@@ ome@@ times when I had to cro@@ ss a small ri@@ ver , I put the bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le on my sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders , held it with one hand , and s@@ wa@@ m using the other .
Why Jesus W@@ as H@@ um@@ ble
No@@ te Jesus ’ use of questions in the bri@@ ef con@@ vers@@ ation that en@@ su@@ ed .
The eng@@ ra@@ f@@ ting of the Tr@@ in@@ ity was a ma@@ st@@ er@@ st@@ ro@@ ke of the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t , for this do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine sh@@ r@@ ou@@ ded God in my@@ st@@ er@@ y and b@@ lu@@ r@@ red his relationship with the Son .
After the war , we had sever@@ al assign@@ ments in V@@ ir@@ g@@ in@@ ia , including an ei@@ ght - year stay as special and regul@@ ar pione@@ ers in Ch@@ ar@@ lo@@ t@@ t@@ es@@ v@@ il@@ le .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing this counsel means that the husband takes the lead in the family , his wife loy@@ ally supp@@ or@@ ts him , and the children obey their parents .
Many of these were written down and are still tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed by those who seek wisdom .
It would be good to ask ourselves : ‘ A@@ m I con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that this is more than just some religious teaching ?
Yet , if n@@ ur@@ tur@@ ed , the see@@ ds thus pl@@ anted can be@@ ar good fru@@ its later .
In fact , milli@@ ons of people today from all wal@@ ks of life are already lear@@ ning about God’s el@@ ev@@ ated standards .
But will this ever ha@@ p@@ pen ?
• How did God’s Son prove to be an ac@@ tive Le@@ ad@@ er in Israel ?
The Bible says : “ Jehovah is fin@@ ding ple@@ asure . . . in those wa@@ iting for his loving - kindness . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 7 : 11 .
That is not to say , of course , that a Christian teach@@ er need not pre@@ pare for a Bible study .
Some people , though , over@@ use the words that are me@@ ant to expres@@ s a@@ po@@ lo@@ gy .
Those help@@ ing such grou@@ ps have found their fi@@ el@@ ds ready for har@@ v@@ es@@ ting . ​ — Matthew 9 : 37 , 38 .
I@@ con@@ s that do not see , feel , or speak do not help one to know God and to worship him accep@@ ta@@ bly .
They often discus@@ sed Bible tru@@ ths with M@@ other , which moved her to dedic@@ ate her life to Jehovah .
He is the fir@@ st@@ born Son . In fact , he is “ the fir@@ st@@ born of all cre@@ ation . ”
Jehovah’s respon@@ se demonstr@@ ates in no un@@ certain ter@@ ms that he is pre@@ pared to prote@@ ct the congregation from h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites .
Yet , he rema@@ ined a good husband and father ​ — even more so — ​ and my attitude began to change .
& E . 2@@ 1@@ st S@@ t .
In its more than 5@@ 8 years of op@@ er@@ ation , the school has provided tra@@ ining for over 7@@ ,000 pers@@ ons to serve as mission@@ aries thr@@ ough@@ out the world .
Do Su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ons Con@@ tro@@ l Your Li@@ fe ?
How are ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers helped by holy spirit ?
One day , John heard his young ne@@ p@@ he@@ w tal@@ king about Par@@ adise .
He st@@ op@@ ped work every year and took his family on the three - day j@@ our@@ ne@@ y from Na@@ z@@ are@@ th to Jerusalem to atten@@ d the an@@ nu@@ al fes@@ ti@@ val of the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
Ex@@ am@@ ine what the following article has to say on this sub@@ ject .
What tri@@ als op@@ pres@@ s God’s people today ?
Jehovah expe@@ cts us to serve him who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly .
During the first century , Paul wrote to the Corinthians that they should re@@ move from the congregation a man who was practic@@ ing inc@@ es@@ tu@@ ous for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation .
F@@ ac@@ ed with dec@@ reas@@ ed or lost in@@ come , we can eas@@ ily be over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by ne@@ g@@ ative thoughts .
Is loy@@ al@@ ty wor@@ th it ?
Di@@ d he think of his wife and daugh@@ ters or of his son Me@@ th@@ us@@ el@@ ah or of his gr@@ and@@ son L@@ am@@ e@@ ch ?
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 8 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 8@@ 1 , 1@@ 32
Because each of these qualities will make it e@@ asi@@ er for us to be mo@@ des@@ t .
If we doubt that “ in Adam all are d@@ ying , ” how can we hope that “ in the Christ all will be made ali@@ ve ” ?
Jehovah has already wi@@ ped the te@@ ars from my eyes . ”
To what did the ph@@ ra@@ se “ new heavens ” point ?
I will never for@@ get that experience , for I was exc@@ ited and f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed .
So it is vital that we regul@@ arly turn to God for help , especially when we are fac@@ ing a pers@@ ist@@ ent temp@@ tation .
It is often the wife who first feel@@ s the need to change her religion .
How is Luke 21 : 34 being ful@@ filled today , and what self - exam@@ in@@ ation should we make ?
Christian you@@ ths who exerc@@ ise their thinking a@@ bil@@ ities and stand up to un@@ who@@ les@@ ome pe@@ er pres@@ sure in order to avoid imp@@ ro@@ per be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or are ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed .
Our happy family was t@@ or@@ n ap@@ ar@@ t when H@@ it@@ l@@ er came to power
At her very first do@@ or , El@@ la me@@ t Fa@@ ina , who had rec@@ ently arri@@ ved from U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine .
We read : “ The wife of his ma@@ ster began to c@@ ast her eyes on Joseph and say : ‘ Li@@ e down with me . ’ ”
John 2 : 25 tel@@ ls us that Jesus “ knew what was in man . ”
Hence , learn to make your prayers spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c , taking into consider@@ ation your circumstances and needs .
In Rus@@ sia , for instance , Jehovah’s Witnesses were building a Kingdom H@@ all .
Rather , he was poin@@ ting out that they had before them the opportunity to become his true disciples ​ — provided that they rema@@ ined in his word , that they showed end@@ ur@@ ance .
When was the true knowledge to become a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant ?
Do you remember how you came to know and to be known by God and thus enjoy the feel@@ ing of real spiritual fre@@ e@@ dom ?
Now I have a j@@ our@@ n@@ al that I keep on my des@@ k to sc@@ he@@ du@@ le up@@ coming work , and this helps me to sc@@ he@@ du@@ le my@@ self , not lea@@ ving things t@@ ill the last min@@ u@@ te . ”
In Jesus ’ time , there were two scho@@ ol@@ s of ra@@ b@@ bin@@ ic thought that held cont@@ ra@@ sting inter@@ pre@@ t@@ ations of the meaning of that law .
However , God fin@@ ds no ple@@ asure in the death of the wicked one .
Jesus shin@@ es for@@ th with heal@@ ing , first spiritual heal@@ ing , which we experience today , and then complete physical heal@@ ing in the new world .
Rather than feel@@ ing su@@ peri@@ or , we should recogn@@ ize what others are accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing according to the me@@ asure of faith that they have .
The Scriptures call him the “ G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or . ”
God’s En@@ em@@ ies ​ — T@@ ake No@@ te !
David also had a very personal reason for plac@@ ing his imp@@ lic@@ it trust in Jehovah’s sa@@ ving power .
S@@ har@@ ing in the field ministry al@@ lo@@ ws us to enjoy up@@ building associ@@ ation with fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers .
We do not want to do anything that might up@@ set our brothers or we@@ ak@@ en their faith .
( a ) Why do we need to be sel@@ e@@ ctive in what we read ?
That will be the sub@@ ject of the next study article .
We can learn from the example of Abraham .
Many appreci@@ ate hear@@ ing what the Bible says about an end to si@@ ck@@ ness and death .
We find a similar war@@ ning in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the prophe@@ tic des@@ crip@@ tion of Jehovah’s great day at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
They certainly should con@@ v@@ in@@ ce you that God’s power is va@@ st , un@@ li@@ mit@@ ed .
Now is the time to dec@@ l@@ are that message .
This year , the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Jesus ’ death f@@ alls on F@@ ri@@ day , A@@ pri@@ l 3 , 20@@ 15 , after su@@ n@@ down .
What should elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants do when they receive direction from God’s organization ?
Christ will be reve@@ aled when he comes to re@@ ward his faithful followers and ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te Jehovah’s judg@@ ments upon the ung@@ o@@ dly . ​ — Read 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 1 : 6 - 10 .
A@@ i@@ da , from Fr@@ ance , once real@@ ized that she had made a serious mis@@ take .
The dra@@ ft bo@@ ard in Phil@@ ad@@ el@@ p@@ hi@@ a seem@@ ed pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ced against Jehovah’s Witnesses because of our neu@@ tr@@ ality .
God cre@@ ated humans with the in@@ ten@@ tion that they should all die at some point .
It is not sur@@ pris@@ ing , therefore , that des@@ pite in@@ ten@@ se religious and pol@@ itical persecu@@ tion , the disciples of Jesus s@@ pre@@ ad his d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic message ra@@ pi@@ dly .
How thr@@ ill@@ ing , how a@@ we - inspi@@ ring it must have been to hear the s@@ ound of all those tru@@ mp@@ e@@ ts along with th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of sing@@ ers bl@@ en@@ ding as one ! ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
Un@@ su@@ spe@@ cting , Joseph appro@@ ached them , no doubt ho@@ p@@ ing for a pe@@ ace@@ ful meeting .
As we read in the repor@@ t by P@@ l@@ in@@ y the Y@@ ou@@ ng@@ er , first - century Christians were willing to die for their beli@@ ef in Christ Jesus .
In fact , true faith is of im@@ men@@ se value in streng@@ th@@ ening your stand against such att@@ ac@@ ks .
Ha@@ ving that ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , Bro@@ ther Bar@@ ber was well - qu@@ ali@@ fied when in 194@@ 8 he was assign@@ ed as a travel@@ ing minis@@ ter , vis@@ iting ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es and congregations all over the w@@ es@@ ter@@ n part of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
There “ they will find ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace . ” ​ — John 10 : 16 ; Psalm 37 : 11 .
Even the d@@ ress co@@ de of bu@@ sin@@ ess and prof@@ essi@@ onal people does not always provide a reli@@ able stan@@ d@@ ard of what is appro@@ pri@@ ate for Christians .
That psalmist wrote under the inspi@@ r@@ ation of God’s spirit cen@@ tu@@ ries before Jesus ’ bir@@ th .
The bro@@ ch@@ ure was written to provide information on a vari@@ ety of ways that gi@@ f@@ ts may be made now or later , such as through a be@@ qu@@ est at death .
It pro@@ vo@@ ked strong re@@ actions .
That Jesus ’ prayer was ans@@ wer@@ ed can be seen by stud@@ ying the Bible book that fol@@ lo@@ ws the four Go@@ sp@@ els , Acts of A@@ post@@ les .
She thus ful@@ filled her v@@ ow even though she did not know that she would ev@@ en@@ tually have other children . ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
The book of Ru@@ th co@@ v@@ ers a peri@@ od of about 11 years “ in the days when the jud@@ ges ad@@ minis@@ tered justice ” in Israel .
D@@ E@@ M@@ O@@ C@@ R@@ AT@@ I@@ C R@@ E@@ P@@ U@@ B@@ L@@ I@@ C O@@ F C@@ ONG@@ O
Ha@@ ving ‘ op@@ ened wide his heart , ’ he will take advan@@ ta@@ ge of every opportunity to shepher@@ d the sheep , giving them the care they need at the right time .
He under@@ sto@@ od that he was ther@@ e@@ by provi@@ ding the only way to sal@@ vation .
I had been good at sh@@ ou@@ ting , but after the att@@ ack , I could no longer do so .
Are cont@@ ent with what they have
This public@@ ation is not for s@@ ale .
Some jud@@ ges , however , have allow@@ ed themselves to be influ@@ enced by op@@ pos@@ ers .
The Bible reve@@ aled that in contr@@ ast with what might be expe@@ cted in an age of prog@@ ress , people would be ru@@ ining the earth .
The origin@@ al c@@ ell di@@ vi@@ ded , and the new c@@ el@@ ls continued to di@@ vi@@ de .
After encourag@@ ing them to shepher@@ d the flo@@ ck of God en@@ tru@@ sted to them , Paul k@@ ne@@ el@@ ed down with them and pray@@ ed .
P@@ ut@@ ting faith in such a hope gra@@ du@@ ally re@@ mo@@ ves g@@ ri@@ ef and s@@ or@@ ro@@ w from a person@@ ’s heart . ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 21 - 23 .
“ The la@@ z@@ y one is show@@ ing himself desi@@ r@@ ous , ” Solomon states , “ but his soul has nothing .
Jehovah di@@ gn@@ i@@ fi@@ es us with the opportunity to support the gr@@ and work taking place today .
She said : “ This man was with Jesus . ”
The hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al rec@@ ord says : “ In the ei@@ gh@@ th year of his re@@ ign@@ ing , while he was still a bo@@ y , he started to sear@@ ch for the God of David his fore@@ father ; and in the tw@@ el@@ f@@ th year he started to cle@@ an@@ se Juda@@ h and Jerusalem from the high plac@@ es and the sac@@ red po@@ les and the gra@@ ven i@@ ma@@ ges and the m@@ ol@@ ten st@@ atu@@ es . ”
Th@@ ough A@@ le@@ x@@ is did not yet know how to read , he knew the con@@ ten@@ ts of the book very well from the pi@@ c@@ tures illustr@@ ating the st@@ ori@@ es .
How may we “ accept the hel@@ me@@ t of sal@@ vation ” ?
D@@ oub@@ t@@ less , Jac@@ o@@ b had also no@@ tic@@ ed that his bro@@ ther’s decision to mar@@ ry pa@@ g@@ an Cana@@ an@@ ite women had ca@@ used his parents consider@@ able hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he . ​ — Genesis 27 : 4@@ 6 .
Their faith streng@@ th@@ ened , the disciples em@@ ba@@ r@@ ked on a preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign that des@@ pite op@@ position took the good news to “ all cre@@ ation that is under heaven . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 23 ; Acts 1 : 8 ; 28 : 22 .
This indic@@ ates in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy in commun@@ ic@@ ation .
8 D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to the He@@ are@@ r of P@@ ra@@ y@@ er
A mul@@ titu@@ de of fac@@ t@@ ors can make it difficult for us to exerc@@ ise “ fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch ” and speak the word of God with “ b@@ ol@@ dness . ”
Thus , the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation cap@@ tures the cor@@ rec@@ t meaning of De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 31 : 2 .
The com@@ mit@@ te@@ es help fellow Witnesses to find do@@ ct@@ ors who are willing to per@@ form medi@@ cal pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res without the use of blood .
And I would rep@@ ly , ‘ Let him come ! ’
We too find that we cannot car@@ ry out comple@@ t@@ ely all the good things we wish to do .
By d@@ wel@@ ling on ne@@ g@@ ative thoughts and mul@@ ling over how ba@@ dly they have been tre@@ ated , some people let the be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or of others ro@@ b them of happiness .
Those who do , however , often look in the wrong place .
In any case , they are determined not to make pat@@ ri@@ o@@ tic g@@ es@@ tures , which are out of har@@ mony with the Bible .
Ha@@ ving this trust and faith in Jehovah is yet another way to show him honor .
They did not worship the mo@@ on - go@@ d S@@ in .
I@@ magine what an honor it will be to serve in God’s new world under the rule of the Kingdom !
The dep@@ end@@ ents of those working for inter@@ n@@ ational ag@@ en@@ ci@@ es were trans@@ fer@@ red to Na@@ i@@ ro@@ bi , K@@ en@@ ya , for si@@ x months .
The Scriptures do not say .
After all , Paul had been “ a P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e , ” the very name meaning “ se@@ par@@ ated one . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , it will take more than giving to sa@@ ve us from old age , ill@@ ness , and death .
If your coura@@ ge@@ ous stand has resul@@ ted in a proble@@ m between you and your n@@ on - Witness relati@@ ves , consider some st@@ ep@@ s to take to re@@ du@@ ce con@@ f@@ li@@ ct and still maintain integrity .
Is it our c@@ hi@@ ef concer@@ n to make a name for ourselves by am@@ as@@ sing ri@@ ches and be@@ coming prom@@ in@@ ent in the world ?
Yet , Jesus said that we should seek righteousness .
What is the bas@@ is for true Christian un@@ ity ?
Sa@@ ul@@ ’s attitude had chang@@ ed as a result of his mirac@@ ul@@ ous enc@@ oun@@ ter with Jesus on the ro@@ ad to D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us .
• How does wal@@ king by faith help us to avoid the view that the end is far off ?
Jesus war@@ ned against making a show of righteousness to imp@@ ress men
The psalmist may have ra@@ ised his eyes to the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of Jerusalem on which Jehovah’s temple was buil@@ t , confid@@ ently loo@@ king to Jehovah for help .
“ In the pur@@ su@@ it of this a@@ im the J@@ es@@ u@@ its emp@@ lo@@ yed every means ​ — gu@@ ile , cal@@ um@@ n@@ y , f@@ l@@ at@@ ter@@ y and , a@@ bo@@ ve all , bri@@ ber@@ y , which was by far the most effe@@ ctive we@@ ap@@ on for w@@ in@@ ning the fav@@ our of the [ O@@ t@@ t@@ om@@ an ] gr@@ an@@ de@@ es , ” no@@ tes the work K@@ y@@ r@@ il@@ lo@@ s L@@ ou@@ ka@@ r@@ is .
Let us now consider the ans@@ wers to three important questions : ( 1 ) How does God’s discipl@@ ine refle@@ ct his love for us ?
Yet , our interest in the bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od is not li@@ mit@@ ed to material ass@@ ist@@ ance .
S@@ m@@ all S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ es B@@ r@@ ought U@@ s Gre@@ at B@@ less@@ ings
S@@ ad@@ ly , the resul@@ ts of human efforts are often only par@@ ti@@ al and not dec@@ isi@@ ve .
As the children devel@@ op in respon@@ se to these efforts , parents feel pr@@ ou@@ d and beg@@ in n@@ ur@@ tur@@ ing great ho@@ p@@ es regarding them .
Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s rul@@ ers and her people had pol@@ lu@@ ted God’s temple with i@@ do@@ ls ​ — in effect , making them their k@@ ings .
When they saw Joseph , they did not recogn@@ ize him , but he knew who they were .
However , because the liter@@ ature had been ban@@ ned for some time , the brothers there l@@ ac@@ ked cur@@ r@@ ent understanding of how meetings were to be condu@@ cted .
The L@@ ong R@@ o@@ ad to Re@@ co@@ very
However , the pro@@ spe@@ ct of loo@@ king after the children himself while I was at the meetings less@@ ened his op@@ position .
W@@ ould it be all right if I showed you an example from the Bible ?
However , Paul did not set out to le@@ c@@ ture A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa on mor@@ als .
The Bible also speak@@ s of God as “ h@@ ang@@ ing the earth upon nothing , ” or he “ su@@ sp@@ ends earth in the vo@@ id , ” according to The New Eng@@ l@@ ish Bible .
May each of us keep on lear@@ ning about Jehovah and his great works and refle@@ ct in our lives the b@@ oun@@ d@@ less love he showed when he used his holy spirit to cre@@ ate the heavens , the earth , and mankind .
To gain God’s appro@@ val , the k@@ ings of the earth would need to change their course .
Jehovah’s Witnesses not only prin@@ t and dist@@ ribu@@ te Bi@@ bl@@ es but also conduct free home Bible stu@@ dies with people in more than 2@@ 30 lands .
Y@@ ou@@ ths , W@@ al@@ k Wor@@ th@@ ily of Jehovah
Di@@ d Joseph , a faithful serv@@ ant of Jehovah , use a special s@@ il@@ ver c@@ up to read om@@ ens , as seem@@ s to be indic@@ ated at Genesis 4@@ 4 : 5 ?
D@@ r@@ in@@ king too much al@@ co@@ ho@@ l can result in un@@ contro@@ l@@ led spe@@ e@@ ch and actions .
“ You Mu@@ st Not B@@ ow D@@ own to The@@ m ”
But are you sure of your ans@@ wers ?
From where will my help come ?
I can only i@@ magine how difficult it must have been for my parents during that time .
Jehovah really ca@@ res for you and wants to help you .
But I also enjoy the compan@@ y of young people .
Tho@@ ma@@ s Be@@ c@@ ke@@ t is said to have wor@@ n his ha@@ ir shi@@ r@@ t , along with bre@@ e@@ ches of the same material , until “ it s@@ war@@ m@@ ed with ver@@ m@@ in . ”
Com@@ posed in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . while the mem@@ ory of the 18 - mon@@ th - long si@@ e@@ ge follow@@ ed by the bur@@ ning of Jerusalem is still f@@ res@@ h in the prophe@@ t’s mind , the book of L@@ am@@ ent@@ ations vi@@ vi@@ dly expres@@ ses Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s hear@@ t@@ felt angu@@ ish .
Yet , Satan would like to make them his pre@@ y .
When he mentioned Jehovah’s Witnesses , they u@@ su@@ ally shu@@ d@@ der@@ ed , at which the of@@ fic@@ er would tell them : ‘ If people be@@ ha@@ ved half as well as Jehovah’s Witnesses do , the po@@ li@@ ce w@@ ou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t even have to ex@@ ist . ’ ”
Just as s@@ mo@@ ke and as@@ h spe@@ wing from a pre@@ vi@@ ously d@@ or@@ man@@ t v@@ ol@@ can@@ o may por@@ ten@@ d an im@@ min@@ ent er@@ up@@ tion , the si@@ m@@ mer@@ ing ho@@ st@@ ility toward religion in many par@@ ts of the world is an indic@@ ation that the days of false religion are num@@ ber@@ ed .
His prophet Mi@@ ca@@ h wrote : “ He has told you , O earth@@ ling man , what is good .
The book Paul ​ — His St@@ ory ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ It seem@@ s lo@@ gi@@ cal to at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te the cre@@ ation of commun@@ ities at S@@ my@@ r@@ na , Per@@ ga@@ mu@@ m , S@@ ar@@ di@@ s and Phil@@ ad@@ el@@ p@@ hi@@ a to the mission@@ ary in@@ iti@@ ative of Eph@@ esus . . . .
He was ra@@ ised in an Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an p@@ al@@ ace as the a@@ do@@ p@@ ted son of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s daugh@@ ter .
Jehovah loved us so much that he gave us a preci@@ ous gift .
In turn , this will help us to speak to him more fre@@ ely in prayer .
E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe was ra@@ va@@ ged by p@@ lun@@ der , mu@@ r@@ der , ra@@ pe , and di@@ se@@ ase .
1@@ 7@@ 7@@ ,@@ 6@@ 35
( b ) What fur@@ ther challeng@@ es were lo@@ om@@ ing on the ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on for Abra@@ m ?
As I pi@@ cked st@@ ra@@ w@@ ber@@ ries with young An@@ ne W@@ ol@@ y@@ ne@@ c , I no@@ tic@@ ed not only her physical beau@@ ty but also her love and ze@@ al for Jehovah .
[ B@@ lu@@ r@@ b on page 28 ]
* Some re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers believe that he had already sp@@ ent years la@@ ying the gr@@ oun@@ d@@ work for such an al@@ p@@ ha@@ be@@ t .
Indeed , “ God re@@ comm@@ ends his own love to us in that , while we were yet sin@@ n@@ ers , Christ died for us . ”
But the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty saw Eli@@ j@@ ah differ@@ ently .
In his book Ca@@ es@@ ar and Christ , hist@@ ori@@ an Will D@@ ur@@ ant wr@@ ites : “ That a few simp@@ le men should . . . have in@@ ven@@ ted so powerful and appe@@ al@@ ing a person@@ ality , so lo@@ f@@ ty an e@@ th@@ ic and so inspi@@ ring a vision of human bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od , would be a mirac@@ le far more inc@@ re@@ di@@ ble than any recorded in the Go@@ sp@@ els .
What pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re will be follow@@ ed during the ev@@ ent ?
What valu@@ es should parents cultiv@@ ate in their children , and what is one way that they can do this ?
I was cho@@ ked with emo@@ tion to read and see how Jehovah has trans@@ form@@ ed these individuals .
Is “ soul ” a part of man that se@@ par@@ ates from the body at death and go@@ es on living ?
L@@ ef@@ t with two young children , I had to become both mother and father to them . ”
That will put them in a position to make appro@@ pri@@ ate decisions if you at some point are not able to do so .
( b ) What shows that the uni@@ verse did not come about by ch@@ ance ?
“ He must have something good to say , ” D@@ ad told us at the time .
He declar@@ ed : “ I have become all things to people of all s@@ or@@ ts , that I might by all means sa@@ ve some .
As we pas@@ s through this st@@ or@@ my and ha@@ z@@ ar@@ d@@ ous system of things , we face un@@ set@@ t@@ ling challeng@@ es .
A B@@ r@@ il@@ li@@ ant F@@ l@@ as@@ h of Un@@ der@@ standing
This ro@@ y@@ al govern@@ ment is made up of Christ Jesus and his 14@@ 4@@ ,000 cor@@ ul@@ ers , most of whom have received their heavenly re@@ ward .
F@@ ind D@@ eli@@ ght in ‘ Law of Jehovah ’ ?
This has resul@@ ted in spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar inc@@ reas@@ es in country after country .
In a personal way , Jehovah will continue to show us how he be@@ comes “ the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ” ​ — He@@ b .
What s@@ crip@@ tures can help us to maintain a prop@@ er view of those taking the lead in the congregation ?
Why was it needed ?
E@@ ver@@ yone has such an in@@ ner vo@@ ice , as Tho@@ re@@ au ob@@ served , but it is not necess@@ ar@@ ily tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy .
One way Israel@@ ite parents wit@@ ness@@ ed was by teaching their children about God’s deal@@ ings with their fore@@ fa@@ thers .
Yet , every s@@ ource a@@ vail@@ able pro@@ ves that it was the li@@ fel@@ ess body of Jesus that was plac@@ ed in the t@@ om@@ b .
If you feel sa@@ dness now because your par@@ t@@ ner in life has died , the resurrection will certainly give you reason for happiness .
A@@ no@@ ther un@@ real@@ is@@ tic expe@@ ct@@ ation is that marriage it@@ self will make a person happy .
Some who have exam@@ ined evidence ga@@ ther@@ ed through s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c re@@ sear@@ ch into the stru@@ c@@ ture of the uni@@ verse and the n@@ ature of life on earth have conclu@@ ded that there has to be a Fir@@ st Ca@@ use .
Such or@@ g@@ ans would be cultiv@@ ated using the pati@@ ent@@ ’s own st@@ em c@@ el@@ ls .
The questions are : ( 1 ) Does God care about us ?
L@@ ater they ca@@ ught the real th@@ i@@ ef .
There is something even more important , however , than the personal benef@@ its we receive from our meetings .
A thought f@@ la@@ shed through my mind , ‘ That must be it , a Witness of Jehovah ! ’
He likely taught Jesus the differ@@ ences between the vari@@ e@@ ties of w@@ o@@ od that he used ​ — the sy@@ cam@@ ore fi@@ g , o@@ ak , or o@@ live , for example .
I A@@ m With You All the Da@@ ys , ” in this is@@ sue , pages 10 - 12 , par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 5 - 8 .
Because she was s@@ kil@@ led in her c@@ ra@@ ft , such prof@@ es@@ sion@@ als as do@@ ct@@ ors and teach@@ ers or@@ der@@ ed clo@@ th@@ es from her .
“ I , Jehovah , am your God , ” says our Creator , “ the One teaching you to benefit yourself , the One ca@@ using you to tre@@ ad in the way in which you should walk . ” ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 .
The prophet Mal@@ ach@@ i descri@@ bed this as a spiritual cle@@ ans@@ ing .
G@@ ab@@ ri@@ ele was baptized when he was 15 years old and im@@ medi@@ ately began pione@@ ering .
E@@ ven@@ tually , I moved to a new home 5@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 8@@ 00 k@@ m ] away .
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately after the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on of our first parents , Jehovah ann@@ oun@@ ced the good news that the ser@@ p@@ ent ​ — ac@@ tually , Satan the Devil — ​ will be destro@@ yed .
The proble@@ m often lies with the heart .
This expres@@ sion simply indic@@ ates the s@@ car@@ city of w@@ ine .
And rec@@ all that God , the Su@@ pre@@ me Wor@@ k@@ er , invit@@ es us to become his “ fellow work@@ ers . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 3 : 9 .
Today , “ a great crow@@ d ” of Jesus ’ “ other sheep ” give their loyal support to anointed Christians , who make up “ the Israel of God . ”
And the people began to e@@ at and to bo@@ w down to their go@@ ds . ”
5 , 6 . ( a ) Why was so much attention given to mu@@ si@@ c during Davi@@ d’s re@@ ign ?
My father died while we were on L@@ ong Is@@ land .
What re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous actions did not de@@ fe@@ at Jehovah’s purpose ?
And they are mor@@ tal .
Th@@ ree days later , Jesus Christ would be put to death .
A N@@ U@@ MB@@ E@@ R of years ag@@ o , a Christian sister was discus@@ sing the Bible with her un@@ believ@@ ing husband .
Of course , you should do all that you reason@@ ab@@ ly can to allow the holy spirit to devel@@ op in you the qualities needed by an overse@@ er .
M@@ ary already bor@@ e a heav@@ y lo@@ ad ; did she dre@@ ad this trans@@ iti@@ on ?
This article makes clear why we should com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate Jesus ’ death .
A@@ p@@ pe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces Can Be De@@ c@@ ep@@ tive
There was clear evidence of God’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess when on the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st , Peter was privile@@ ged to give a bo@@ ld witness about Jesus .
7 , 8 . ( a ) What experience shows the good that resul@@ ts when elders imitate Jesus and Paul ?
C@@ are@@ fully Ex@@ am@@ ine the Scriptures Da@@ ily
Such bre@@ aku@@ ps , in turn , har@@ m the children from the marriage .
Mar@@ ser@@ e@@ e lives with me , and the two of us now atten@@ d the P@@ ort M@@ or@@ ant C@@ ongreg@@ ation .
But religious author@@ ities would not be the only ones to persecu@@ te the disciples .
Ab@@ out what is@@ sue must Christians expres@@ s a clear pre@@ fer@@ ence ?
Not long af@@ ter@@ ward , we me@@ t , got married , and began the full - time ministry together .
What if Christian parents should deci@@ de to have their m@@ ale children circum@@ c@@ ised ?
This kind of com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve life makes one think a lo@@ t of on@@ es@@ el@@ f , and we became dedic@@ ated to our prof@@ es@@ sion .
Now here is a question wor@@ th thinking long and hard about : How could God eli@@ min@@ ate suffering without taking away man@@ ’s fre@@ e@@ dom ?
Scrip@@ tur@@ ally , all those were “ congregations of God . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 11 : 16 ; 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 1 : 4 .
We will consider three questions : What was God’s origin@@ al purpose for the earth and mankind ?
Jehovah’s taking v@@ enge@@ ance upon his enem@@ ies , who refu@@ se to give him exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion , shows that he expe@@ cts nothing less than exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion from his worshipp@@ ers . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 20 : 5 .
“ Just as you want men to do to you , do the same way to them . ”
And there are no rul@@ es on who can pu@@ bl@@ ish ide@@ as , information , i@@ ma@@ ges , and su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions .
That guid@@ ance , along with their own efforts to pur@@ sue spiritual go@@ als , helped them to b@@ lo@@ s@@ som and to avoid being s@@ wal@@ low@@ ed up by Satan’s system .
They have “ con@@ qu@@ ered ” the worl@@ d’s influ@@ ence by their faith and their faith@@ ful@@ ness as respon@@ sible parents . ​ — 1 John 5 : 4 .
C@@ learly , Jehovah is gener@@ ous toward all humans . ​ — Luke 6 : 35 .
Jehovah then be@@ comes our Ma@@ ster and O@@ w@@ ner , and like Jesus we deli@@ ght to do God’s will .
Di@@ d H@@ it@@ l@@ er succ@@ e@@ ed in his cam@@ pa@@ ign to er@@ adi@@ c@@ ate the Witnesses ?
If the Israelites gr@@ ate@@ fully re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed Jehovah’s sa@@ ving ac@@ ts , they would always serve him and stri@@ ve to obey his la@@ ws .
Consider how the following fi@@ ve Bible principles can help as to giving ad@@ vice .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate the men@@ tal attitude of Christ .
Paul remin@@ ded them of the me@@ th@@ od he had used : “ I did not hold back from tel@@ ling you any of the things that were prof@@ it@@ able nor from teaching you public@@ ly and from house to house . ”
W@@ A@@ S P@@ A@@ U@@ L IN@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ E@@ D M@@ E@@ R@@ EL@@ Y I@@ N D@@ E@@ F@@ EN@@ DI@@ N@@ G H@@ I@@ M@@ S@@ EL@@ F ?
They arri@@ ved just as the po@@ li@@ ce were lo@@ ading us into tru@@ c@@ ks to take us to L@@ il@@ ong@@ we .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , the f@@ ing@@ ers of a man@@ ’s hand appe@@ ared and wrote a message on the w@@ all .
Can we benefit from know@@ ing and he@@ e@@ ding his wise sa@@ y@@ ings ?
He died a few months later .
The book of C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans refle@@ cts such loving interest by the apostle Paul and his compan@@ ion E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s for the brothers and sisters in C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e .
Because of their viol@@ ating the Law , the Israelites ac@@ tually came under a cur@@ se .
Christians should not bel@@ ong to se@@ cre@@ t soci@@ e@@ ties , such as the F@@ re@@ e@@ mas@@ ons .
We came here to help , but we feel that we have been helped by this exc@@ iting experience .
* Still , the po@@ em he wrote some 20 years ear@@ li@@ er , the S@@ ong of Solomon , shows that end@@ uring love can ex@@ ist between a man and a woman .
In those plac@@ es , Jehovah’s Witnesses point out the Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es , and they comfort people with the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s as@@ sur@@ ance that the Kingdom of God will bring true se@@ cur@@ ity to mankind . ​ — Proverbs 1 : 33 ; Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 4 .
This mer@@ its our attention because the pre@@ vail@@ ing sel@@ f@@ ish spirit could ru@@ b off on us . ​ — E@@ ph .
There we saw a flo@@ ck of par@@ ro@@ ts , with their gre@@ en and b@@ lu@@ e i@@ ri@@ des@@ c@@ ent fe@@ a@@ thers shin@@ ing in the su@@ n .
O@@ ver 50 pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us co@@ di@@ ces are d@@ ated ear@@ li@@ er than the f@@ our@@ th century C.E .
To find con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment , we must maintain a real@@ is@@ tic view of our own li@@ mit@@ ations and those of others .
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , he showed his disciples that God does not fav@@ or one r@@ ace or n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality over another .
In 19@@ 39 , R@@ al@@ ph was invit@@ ed to do z@@ one work , an activ@@ ity in which we would be vis@@ iting a number of congregations on a ro@@ t@@ ating bas@@ is .
However , his fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch was cou@@ pl@@ ed with a hum@@ ble view of his standing in rel@@ ation to his Creator .
In - dep@@ th study of the Scriptures and medit@@ ative Bible reading are ess@@ enti@@ al .
Un@@ bal@@ an@@ ced thinking ne@@ arly en@@ s@@ n@@ ared Jesus ’ apostles .
Even if the individu@@ al indic@@ ates that he is not inter@@ ested in the truth , tell a Witness who is de@@ a@@ f or kno@@ ws si@@ gn language about your vis@@ it .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing these experi@@ ences , Ri@@ ch@@ ard A@@ she and John Gi@@ b@@ ba@@ r@@ d condu@@ cted inter@@ vie@@ ws with sever@@ al long@@ time faithful servants of Jehovah , including travel@@ ing overse@@ ers who were recei@@ ving special tra@@ ining at the Watchtower E@@ duc@@ ational C@@ en@@ ter .
On arri@@ val at the first v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , they had no@@ where to stay .
Re@@ al@@ is@@ tic@@ ally , though , standing up for what is right will not always w@@ in praise from others .
What ste@@ war@@ d@@ ship do vari@@ ous Christian elders have ?
The pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent attitude is that ru@@ th@@ less@@ ness and in@@ sen@@ s@@ iti@@ v@@ ity pa@@ ve the way for succ@@ ess and tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h .
To put this less@@ on in a present - day set@@ ting , i@@ magine that one of your family members be@@ comes si@@ ck in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the night .
What are these “ desi@@ ra@@ ble things ” that are col@@ le@@ cted out of all the nations ?
“ H@@ app@@ y are those consci@@ ous of their spiritual need , ” taught Jesus .
After mo@@ ving to B@@ el@@ f@@ ast in 19@@ 70 , we learned that a pet@@ ro@@ l bom@@ b had , in fact , set fi@@ re to the pa@@ in@@ t st@@ ore and that our form@@ er ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment b@@ lo@@ ck had bur@@ ned down that time .
In doing this , he wor@@ ked along with H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est E@@ lea@@ z@@ ar and he@@ a@@ ds of the tri@@ bes .
A@@ m@@ ong other things , the early W@@ al@@ den@@ ses re@@ je@@ cted l@@ ying , pur@@ g@@ at@@ ory , Mas@@ ses for the dead , pa@@ p@@ al par@@ d@@ ons and in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ences , and the worship of M@@ ary and the “ sa@@ in@@ ts . ”
As his compan@@ ion , I was able to buil@@ d my life around Jehovah’s service .
The king of Israel says : “ All the days of the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted one are bad ; but the one that is good at heart has a fe@@ ast con@@ stan@@ tly . ”
He has promised through the prophet Isaiah : “ Do not ga@@ ze about , for I am your God . I will for@@ ti@@ fy you .
Although Solom@@ on@@ ’s gl@@ ori@@ ous temple sto@@ od for 4@@ 20 years , from 10@@ 27 B.C.E . to 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . , the “ later house ” was in use for over 5@@ 8@@ 0 years , from its comple@@ tion in 5@@ 15 B.C.E . to its des@@ tru@@ ction in 70 C.E .
A thing like that you do not for@@ get , even if you have every possible ob@@ je@@ ction against the teachings of these Jehovah’s Witnesses . ”
It str@@ ong@@ ly war@@ ns us against is@@ ol@@ ating ourselves from the congregation .
They live about 16 mil@@ es [ 26 k@@ m ] out of to@@ wn .
God there comman@@ ded Israelites to make interest - free lo@@ ans to fellow Israelites who had become fin@@ an@@ cially des@@ titu@@ te and were in need of help .
L@@ ater , in Egy@@ pt , a ty@@ ran@@ n@@ ic@@ al P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h en@@ sla@@ ved the Israelites until God ra@@ ised up the prophet Moses , who led the nation out of the country through the mirac@@ ul@@ ously par@@ ted w@@ at@@ ers of the R@@ ed Se@@ a .
Com@@ fort in My T@@ w@@ ili@@ ght Ye@@ ars
After th@@ reat@@ ening me , the comman@@ d@@ ant h@@ an@@ ded me over to his second - in - comm@@ and , a Greek O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x ar@@ ch@@ bi@@ sh@@ op dec@@ ked out in full religious reg@@ ali@@ a .
Pa@@ y A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion to God’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ tic Word for Our Da@@ y , 5 / 15
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing about him ​ — his spe@@ e@@ ch , his conduct , his teaching , and his sacri@@ fi@@ cial death — ​ demonstr@@ ated his love .
God also knew how He felt about his Son , Jesus .
It may help to make the arrang@@ ement known to others .
As others in the congregation listen to the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative s@@ ong written by our actions , they are moved to imitate that good example .
A@@ no@@ ther called me every day to encoura@@ ge me .
From there G@@ r@@ and@@ pa wrote a des@@ crip@@ tion of being plac@@ ed in a si@@ x - by - ei@@ ght - fo@@ o@@ t [ 1@@ .@@ 8 by 2@@ .@@ 4 m ] c@@ ell “ in the mi@@ d@@ st of un@@ spe@@ aka@@ ble fil@@ th and dis@@ order . ”
What has often been ob@@ served in people ?
This means that he is always true to his promises .
What does it mean that Jehovah our God is “ one Jehovah ” ?
Yet , I am gr@@ ate@@ ful that Jehovah has given me “ the power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l . ”
Th@@ an@@ ks in no small part to this out@@ standing ob@@ st@@ et@@ ri@@ ci@@ an and his medi@@ cal te@@ am , four reason@@ ab@@ ly heal@@ thy ba@@ bi@@ es went home from the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al within just two months .
A@@ hi@@ th@@ op@@ he@@ l was personal ad@@ vis@@ er to David .
But thr@@ ough@@ out all those years of dist@@ ress and a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction , Jehovah God man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted his loving - kindness toward Joseph by prote@@ cting him from ut@@ ter cal@@ am@@ ity and by pre@@ serving him for a privile@@ ged ro@@ le in the divine purpose .
S@@ ome@@ times the he@@ c@@ tic p@@ ace of life lea@@ ves little time or emo@@ tional st@@ am@@ ina for com@@ mit@@ ments that dem@@ and loy@@ al@@ ty .
U@@ se@@ ful Today
Some believe that so@@ f@@ ten@@ ed by their ta@@ st@@ e for op@@ ul@@ ence they succ@@ um@@ bed in the first and second cen@@ tu@@ ries B.C.E . to a new group of n@@ om@@ a@@ ds from A@@ sia ​ — the S@@ ar@@ m@@ ati@@ ans .
I felt inf@@ eri@@ or because of my disa@@ bility and my sp@@ en@@ ding most of my chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od in a home for the disa@@ b@@ led .
In the first century , the apostle Paul wrote : “ They did not fai@@ l to hear , did they ?
How were they able to do so ?
He exerc@@ ises his authority with perfect justice .
The desire be@@ h@@ ind it was not sol@@ ely “ to supp@@ ly a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly the wants of the holy ones but also to be rich with many expres@@ sions of than@@ ks to God . ”
C@@ ongreg@@ ations of Jehovah’s Witnesses s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely try to provide the war@@ m@@ th and comfort of a true spiritual family .
What do these bap@@ t@@ is@@ ms reve@@ al about the new bir@@ th ?
S@@ ONG@@ S : 5 , 4@@ 6
W@@ ell , in a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative sense , that is ex@@ ac@@ tly what someone is tr@@ ying to do to your conscience .
We have a preci@@ ous relationship with our heavenly Father , and Satan desi@@ res to destro@@ y it . This should not sur@@ pris@@ e us .
Jehovah told the ancient Israelites what he wanted to do for them : “ I my@@ self well know the thoughts that I am thinking toward you , . . . thoughts of peace , and not of cal@@ am@@ ity , to give you a future and a hope . ”
To have the mind of Christ , however , one must first know that mind .
R@@ em@@ ember those whom Jehovah ur@@ ged : “ T@@ ake away the fo@@ res@@ kin@@ s of your hearts . ” ​ — J@@ er .
He com@@ pared the Kingdom of God to a pe@@ ar@@ l so valu@@ able that upon fin@@ ding it , a travel@@ ing mer@@ ch@@ ant “ so@@ ld all the things he had and b@@ ought it . ”
For example , ra@@ b@@ bin@@ ic regul@@ ations pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted anyone from coming within 4 cu@@ bi@@ ts , or about 6 fe@@ et ( 2 m ) , of a le@@ per .
The Gi@@ be@@ on@@ ites continued to man@@ i@@ f@@ est a will@@ ing@@ ness to do hum@@ ble t@@ as@@ ks in Jehovah’s service .
That feel@@ ing was g@@ one too .
So the question is , What should be the qu@@ ality of our service to God ? ​ — 2 Corinthians 10 : 17 , 18 .
As no@@ ted in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , Jesus fore@@ told the ex@@ ist@@ ence of this congregation of anointed followers , tel@@ ling the apostle Peter : “ On this ro@@ ck - mas@@ s [ Jesus Christ ] I will buil@@ d my congregation , and the g@@ ates of H@@ ad@@ es will not over@@ power it . ”
So Be@@ d@@ ell in@@ sis@@ ted on having min@@ isters who could speak I@@ ris@@ h .
However , they can me@@ et their t@@ ests and tri@@ als with complete confidence that “ Jehovah will not for@@ s@@ ake ” them .
Yet , Jeremiah was able to end@@ ure in his difficult assignment for over 40 years because he learned to put imp@@ lic@@ it trust in God . ​ — J@@ er .
Jehovah ri@@ ch@@ ly bless@@ ed the efforts of those and other ze@@ al@@ ous work@@ ers .
the Jews ”
I read it t@@ wi@@ ce during the following year .
In 19@@ 36 , I heard that Jehovah’s Witnesses had pur@@ cha@@ sed a pi@@ e@@ ce of pro@@ per@@ ty in S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land .
We too can than@@ k God through Christ for provi@@ ding the means to cop@@ e with human we@@ ak@@ nesses and keep on min@@ ding the spirit with the wonderful hope of everlasting life . ​ — Romans 6 : 23 .
For instance , su@@ p@@ pose we are discus@@ sing the sub@@ ject of God’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , and we want to illustr@@ ate the point made at Acts 3 : 19 , where it says that Jehovah ‘ b@@ lo@@ ts out , ’ or wi@@ p@@ es out , our er@@ r@@ ors .
The bo@@ y has become a respon@@ sible Christian you@@ th ​ — just what his st@@ ep@@ father had ho@@ ped would ha@@ p@@ pen .
In Bible times , for example , women pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed .
Even if we are not rich , how can we be ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able ?
If the pro@@ c@@ ess of r@@ ene@@ wa@@ l could be ex@@ tend@@ ed , re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers the@@ or@@ ize , “ the human body could reg@@ en@@ er@@ ate it@@ self for a very long time ​ — even et@@ er@@ n@@ ally . ”
Jehovah’s wisdom , along with his other mat@@ ch@@ less qualities , can be ob@@ served in the things he made .
This he@@ ad@@ l@@ ine in the new@@ s@@ letter E@@ mer@@ g@@ ing Tr@@ ends sum@@ mar@@ ized the resul@@ ts of a n@@ ati@@ on@@ wide pol@@ l in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
For us to walk with Jehovah , he must be real to us .
Pe@@ ople buil@@ d trust when they sp@@ end time together , eng@@ ag@@ ing in hon@@ est commun@@ ic@@ ation and ac@@ ting un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly .
For a@@ e@@ ons Jehovah , “ the An@@ cient of Da@@ ys , ” pre@@ si@@ ded as S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn over his im@@ men@@ se and or@@ der@@ ly family of spirit sons , who served as “ min@@ isters ” doing his will . ​ — Psalm 10@@ 3 : 20 , 21 .
( b ) What ro@@ le does prayer pla@@ y in giving com@@ ments ?
It appe@@ ars that about 1@@ 6@@ 6 C.E . , after the death of Ju@@ st@@ in Mar@@ ty@@ r , T@@ ati@@ an ei@@ ther f@@ oun@@ ded or associ@@ ated with an as@@ ce@@ tic se@@ ct called the En@@ cr@@ at@@ ites .
See The Watchtower , Au@@ gu@@ st 1 , 198@@ 4 , page 24 .
H@@ er so@@ le s@@ ource of in@@ come was sel@@ ling go@@ o@@ ds at a local mar@@ ke@@ t , but when the conven@@ tion d@@ ate appro@@ ached , she had only en@@ ough money for one - way tra@@ in fa@@ res for her and her family .
The Go@@ sp@@ els rec@@ ord more than 2@@ 8@@ 0 of Jesus ’ questions .
Our ability to see a su@@ n@@ set , a bu@@ t@@ ter@@ f@@ ly , or the sm@@ ile of a young child refle@@ cts God’s love for us .
Jesus asked him , as well as James and John , to keep on the w@@ atch while He pray@@ ed .
During this time we wit@@ ness@@ ed the form@@ ing of two new congregations .
They are en@@ for@@ ced as sur@@ ely as are his n@@ atur@@ al la@@ ws , though the out@@ come may not be as im@@ medi@@ ate . “ God is not one to be mo@@ cked .
Re@@ fle@@ ct on their responsi@@ bility to supp@@ ly spiritual food , to over@@ see the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l preaching work , and to man@@ age don@@ ated fun@@ ds .
At Hebrews 9 : 25 , 26 , we read : “ N@@ ei@@ ther is it in order that [ Jesus ] should offer himself often , as in@@ deed the high pri@@ est ent@@ ers into the holy place from year to year [ on A@@ t@@ on@@ ement Da@@ y ] with blood not his own . . . .
However , J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah did have in mind a person and not an ani@@ ma@@ l .
* Then Paul ad@@ ds : “ After that he appe@@ ared to up@@ ward of fi@@ ve h@@ un@@ d@@ red brothers at one time , the most of whom remain to the present , but some have fal@@ le@@ n as@@ le@@ ep in death .
In those early days , wh@@ en@@ ever I got home from school and my mother was not in the house , I went sear@@ ch@@ ing for her .
That psal@@ m beg@@ ins and ends with the words : “ Gi@@ ve than@@ ks to Jehovah , you people , for he is good ; for his loving - kindness is to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ”
Yes , Jesus is the div@@ in@@ ely appointed Ju@@ dge , and we can be sure that his judgment will be fa@@ ir and loving . ​ — Read Isaiah 11 : 2 - 4 .
29 A M@@ il@@ d T@@ emp@@ er ​ — The W@@ a@@ y of W@@ is@@ dom
We can look for@@ ward to the time when we will be fully cur@@ ed of sin .
4 : 3 ​ — In what way will Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers “ tre@@ ad down the wicked ” ?
The special activ@@ ity had a mo@@ tiv@@ ating effect on the local brothers .
How can we today benefit from this loving war@@ ning ?
At that time , our preaching work was under ba@@ n there , but we accepted the assignment des@@ pite Mar@@ y’s in@@ iti@@ al sh@@ o@@ ck .
A@@ pri@@ l 22 , 200@@ 3 , pages 18 - 21 ; and J@@ anu@@ ary 22 , 199@@ 5 , pages 11 - 15 .
My father , on the right , with his three brothers
He “ kno@@ ws how to deli@@ ver people of godly devo@@ tion out of tri@@ al . ” ​ — 2 P@@ et .
What can we do , though , when con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with problems that we feel are greater than we can h@@ and@@ le ​ — serious ill@@ ness , the c@@ ru@@ shing bur@@ den of gu@@ il@@ t , over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement , and de@@ pres@@ sion ?
* I de@@ v@@ our@@ ed them , con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that I had found the truth .
Who benefit when you pray for others ?
A@@ no@@ ther said : “ These Jehovah’s Witnesses are real ex@@ per@@ ts .
In his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus said : “ H@@ app@@ y are the mer@@ ci@@ ful , since they will be sh@@ own mer@@ cy . ”
When we associ@@ ate with fellow Christians , we enjoy their streng@@ th@@ ening fel@@ low@@ ship as well as n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing spiritual food from “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
What a gr@@ and privilege will be the@@ ir@@ s !
Just as the blood of bul@@ ls and go@@ ats v@@ al@@ id@@ ated the Law covenant between God and the nation of Israel , Jesus ’ blood made v@@ al@@ id the new covenant that Jehovah would make with spiritual Israel , beg@@ in@@ ning at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E .
The e@@ con@@ om@@ ic situation was difficult , and I was de@@ pri@@ ved not only of material things but also of a nor@@ ma@@ l am@@ ount of par@@ ent@@ al attention and love .
And since that time , I have never c@@ eas@@ ed reading the wonderful Bible public@@ ations of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 .
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op Your H@@ ear@@ t to F@@ e@@ ar Jehovah
La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ’ resurrection and that of others recorded in the Bible por@@ ten@@ d what will take place on a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l sc@@ ale in the new world .
Yes , “ God is love . ”
The Devil stu@@ dies us as individuals .
How it must have g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed Jesus to see that his disciples continued to show evidence of as@@ pi@@ ring to ran@@ k and position !
Then Mari@@ o d@@ ro@@ ve R@@ o@@ al@@ d and his family to L@@ ak@@ sel@@ v , about 1@@ 50 mil@@ es ( 2@@ 40 k@@ m ) sou@@ th of K@@ j@@ ø@@ l@@ le@@ f@@ j@@ ord .
He kno@@ ws that his time is sh@@ ort , and he has “ great anger . ”
David had sh@@ own ad@@ mi@@ ra@@ ble self - control in not str@@ ik@@ ing down King Saul , but when Na@@ ba@@ l in@@ sul@@ ted him and s@@ cre@@ am@@ ed a@@ bu@@ ses at his men , David became in@@ fu@@ ri@@ ated and lost his good judgment .
How can we end@@ ure even se@@ v@@ ere har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps ?
• How should we cop@@ e with ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les to our preaching work ?
Just as a loving father is ever al@@ er@@ t to prote@@ ct his children from har@@ m , Jehovah is al@@ er@@ t to prote@@ ct his servants from physical and spiritual d@@ anger .
No@@ te , too , how those who return can ex@@ pect to be received .
We do not need to mem@@ or@@ ize an ex@@ ten@@ sive co@@ de of rul@@ es to direc@@ t our every act ; our love for God guid@@ es us .
Like C@@ al@@ e@@ b , are you determined to ‘ follow Jehovah fully ’ ?
Jehovah God expe@@ cts ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary moral conduct on the part of those to whom he will gr@@ ant sal@@ vation .
Do we know all the resul@@ ts ?
To many , the message that we preach is fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness .
Yes , vari@@ ous fac@@ t@@ ors contribu@@ te to happiness , such as cultiv@@ ating fri@@ end@@ ship with God and with his people , tru@@ sting in Jehovah imp@@ lic@@ it@@ ly , accep@@ ting his divine counsel , and being consider@@ ate of others .
It was S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 2 , 19@@ 50 , in K@@ en@@ ne@@ t@@ t , Mis@@ s@@ our@@ i , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
This ad@@ vice app@@ lies even when an emp@@ loy@@ er is not w@@ atch@@ ing .
When Jesus saw the hum@@ ble people op@@ pres@@ sed and ex@@ p@@ lo@@ ited by the religious lead@@ ers , his ze@@ al moved him to bring reli@@ ef to the people as well as to ut@@ ter for@@ ce@@ ful den@@ un@@ ci@@ ations against the op@@ pres@@ sive religious lead@@ ers . ​ — Mat@@ t .
After atten@@ ding a few meetings , one inter@@ ested person stated : “ I don@@ ’t feel po@@ or when I@@ ’@@ m here . ”
The Phil@@ ist@@ ines come up against Israel with a hu@@ ge ar@@ my .
He enjo@@ yed what he was lear@@ ning but soon became involved in bad associ@@ ation at school .
Th@@ r@@ ough the years , the answer has gra@@ du@@ ally become cle@@ are@@ r .
I enjo@@ yed doing this so much that I wanted to have a greater share .
Des@@ pite tri@@ als , they were to put the doing of God’s will first in their lives . ​ — 1 Peter 1 : 6 , 13 , 14 ; 4 : 1 , 2 .
Con@@ s@@ ist@@ ent with this , many of the “ Ch@@ urch Fa@@ thers ” wrote that the ro@@ ck of Matthew 16 : 18 is Christ .
Eli@@ j@@ ah per@@ form@@ ed what out@@ standing mirac@@ le , and how does that rel@@ ate to Mar@@ th@@ a ?
L@@ it@@ tle won@@ der that the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of mankind are left in ign@@ or@@ ance and con@@ fu@@ sion as to the truth about the Father , the Creator of the uni@@ verse ! ​ — Is@@ a .
Our enem@@ y is Satan the Devil , and a pri@@ me we@@ ap@@ on that he uses is “ the spirit of the world . ”
It ar@@ ous@@ ed wicked King H@@ er@@ o@@ d’s je@@ al@@ ous anger .
And how f@@ it@@ ting it is to supp@@ lic@@ ate him ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly so that “ the peace of God ” will gu@@ ard our hearts and men@@ tal po@@ wers !
They talk about Jehovah with their children when they see something beau@@ ti@@ ful in n@@ ature or when they are enjo@@ ying a deli@@ ci@@ ous me@@ al .
Jesus Christ showed his followers the import@@ ance of tre@@ ating even the most in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant one of his spiritual brothers as if deal@@ ing with Jesus person@@ ally .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the world in gener@@ al prom@@ o@@ tes a me - first attitude .
“ The school has emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed the need for you to ‘ sing ’ Jehovah’s pra@@ ises in har@@ mony with your brothers and sisters wh@@ er@@ ever you go ; always cultiv@@ ate un@@ ity with others in your assign@@ ments . ”
I@@ N TH@@ E mi@@ d@@ st of a ci@@ vi@@ l war in R@@ w@@ anda , a small group of transl@@ at@@ ors fle@@ e their ho@@ m@@ es , lea@@ ving be@@ h@@ ind their pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
We had a much lo@@ f@@ ti@@ er understanding of the real is@@ su@@ es involved .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , Jehovah’s moral and spiritual standards , refle@@ cted in “ the perfect law ” of the Christ , are for man@@ ’s benefit .
Jehovah is the “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer . ” ​ — Psalm 6@@ 5 : 2 .
The book G@@ h@@ ana in R@@ et@@ ro@@ spe@@ ct expla@@ ins : “ Be@@ fore the ei@@ gh@@ th day , the child is not su@@ p@@ posed to be human .
In 194@@ 3 the Ger@@ man tro@@ op@@ s re@@ tre@@ ated , taking with them most of the Ger@@ man famili@@ es ​ — including what was left of mine — ​ to support the war effort .
* ​ — Genesis , chap@@ ters 37 , 39 .
Why has the Bible been able to help these and many others to over@@ come deep - se@@ ated h@@ at@@ red and pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce ?
Ge@@ or@@ ge and I attend@@ ed G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol in 194@@ 6
The ol@@ des@@ t information on mas@@ tic comes from H@@ er@@ o@@ do@@ tu@@ s , Greek hist@@ ori@@ an of the fi@@ f@@ th century B.C.E .
( Read 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 3 , 7 . )
1 : 21 , 22 .
In the near future , when Jehovah mar@@ ches to “ the war of the great day of God the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty , ” those re@@ bel@@ ling against him will simil@@ arly su@@ ff@@ er for their sin@@ s .
If we love Jehovah and our brothers , we will do all we can to keep personal differ@@ ences from dis@@ tur@@ b@@ ing or di@@ min@@ ish@@ ing the peace of God’s people .
Des@@ pite the o@@ str@@ ac@@ ism brought upon the Witnesses , I was determined to continue associ@@ ating with them .
“ In the last days ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ers will come with their ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le , . . . saying : ‘ Wh@@ ere is this promised pres@@ ence of his ?
What reas@@ ons do we have for tru@@ sting in Jehovah’s sa@@ ving power ?
“ M@@ ake disciples of people of all the nations , bapti@@ z@@ ing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 28 : 19 .
As we ga@@ ther together with our spiritual brothers and sisters at our meetings and at other times , we find encourag@@ ement in their love , their faith , their joy , and their wisdom .
But when he asked a m@@ ale stud@@ ent the same question , the whole class became inter@@ ested .
( Proverbs 18 : 1 ) While there are times when you may want to be al@@ one , avoid be@@ coming is@@ ol@@ ated and with@@ dra@@ wn .
W@@ ould you like to take a self - gu@@ i@@ ded t@@ our of the Bible ?
W@@ ould David have co@@ pi@@ ed these too ?
The imp@@ act of these par@@ ad@@ es did not ple@@ ase the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch , which led a cam@@ pa@@ ign against the Witnesses .
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t was par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly inter@@ ested in an article on the sub@@ ject of ra@@ ising children .
We also learned that he has provided us with guid@@ el@@ ines , not to ro@@ b us of enjo@@ y@@ ment , but to benefit us .
God’s appointed Ju@@ dge , Jesus Christ , jud@@ ges righte@@ ously .
What can God do about dist@@ ress we may experience if we face death as integrity keep@@ ers ?
The word “ therefore ” poin@@ ts to a ma@@ j@@ or reason why we should obey this comm@@ and .
The Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts c@@ learly show how people ​ — from Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t to the c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests , s@@ cri@@ bes , P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , and Romans — ​ were man@@ ip@@ ul@@ ated by Satan to con@@ dem@@ n Jesus and sub@@ ject him to a pa@@ in@@ ful death on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake . ​ — Acts 2 : 22 , 23 .
M@@ il@@ dness of T@@ emp@@ er ” and Pe@@ ace
Af@@ ter@@ ward , they would be ra@@ ised to spirit life as he was .
Th@@ ough but 12 years old , Jesus man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted great wisdom and knowledge of God’s Word .
Jesus did not say that the mer@@ ch@@ ant ever lost appreciation for the pe@@ ar@@ l .
In@@ cre@@ di@@ ble as it may se@@ em , this ra@@ bi@@ d persecu@@ t@@ or became the faithful Christian apostle Paul . ​ — 1 Timothy 1 : 12 - 16 ; Acts 9 : 1 - 19 . Not ever@@ yone has done the s@@ ort of things that Paul did .
What problems will they enc@@ oun@@ ter , and how should they de@@ al with them ?
The way the do@@ ct@@ or con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed the information may have a be@@ aring on your feelings , but would you let that deter@@ mine your decision ?
Rather , he had done so to make it possible for them to worship him as a free and spiritually clean people .
After the in@@ iti@@ al gro@@ w@@ th s@@ pur@@ t of such a t@@ ree st@@ op@@ s , the t@@ ree still gro@@ ws but not as no@@ tic@@ e@@ ab@@ ly .
Tru@@ e , few today would turn from Jehovah to worship st@@ ars or g@@ ol@@ den cal@@ ves , but there are other form@@ s of i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
By following a life course that at all times con@@ form@@ s to God’s la@@ ws and principles .
Eli@@ j@@ ah , who lived in the century after David , was one of Israel@@ ’s fore@@ most prophe@@ ts .
E@@ wa descri@@ bes her appro@@ ach : “ As I read the Bible , I use the cro@@ ss - refer@@ ences , the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations In@@ de@@ x , and the Watchtower Li@@ br@@ ary on C@@ D - R@@ O@@ M .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , in fore@@ tel@@ ling the do@@ w@@ n@@ f@@ all of T@@ y@@ re , the book of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el said that its st@@ ones , w@@ o@@ o@@ d@@ work , and du@@ st would be plac@@ ed “ in the very mi@@ d@@ st of the water . ”
We listen@@ ed care@@ fully to their assign@@ ments , and we were encoura@@ ged because we saw the chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s own hear@@ t@@ felt love for God .
You might say : “ When I was gro@@ wing up , th@@ at@@ ’s the way ever@@ yone in my family commun@@ ic@@ ated .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , M@@ eli@@ to used the Greek word x@@ yl@@ on , meaning “ w@@ o@@ od , ” when writ@@ ing about the st@@ ake on which Jesus died . ​ — Acts 5 : 30 ; 10 : 39 ; 13 : 29 .
So let us not give up in doing what is fine , for in du@@ e se@@ as@@ on we shall re@@ a@@ p if we do not ti@@ re out . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 8 , 9 .
The uni@@ verse is so well - organiz@@ ed that it loo@@ ks as if a gen@@ i@@ us made it .
What are some ways in which Christian elders can make themselves a@@ vail@@ able to others ?
“ O@@ ver the years , my situation res@@ em@@ b@@ led the one of Bar@@ u@@ ch of old who ‘ kept see@@ king great things for himself . ’
Con@@ cer@@ ning un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers , Paul wrote : “ Q@@ u@@ it mi@@ x@@ ing in compan@@ y with anyone called a brother that is a for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ or or a gre@@ e@@ dy person or an i@@ do@@ later or a re@@ v@@ il@@ er or a dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ d or an ex@@ t@@ or@@ tion@@ er , not even e@@ ating with such a man . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 5 : 11 .
One of them ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ I don@@ ’t know .
Ex@@ pla@@ in how h@@ ur@@ t the children will be if they are pas@@ sed over when it comes to attention and other kin@@ d@@ nesses .
The fact is that l@@ ack of a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate pl@@ an@@ ning can have de@@ va@@ st@@ ating resul@@ ts when h@@ ur@@ ri@@ can@@ es or other n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers occ@@ ur .
Who el@@ se but God Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty could fore@@ tell such a work , see that it is done , and use many “ un@@ let@@ tered and or@@ din@@ ary ” people to accom@@ pl@@ ish it ?
One mon@@ th later the stud@@ ents demonstr@@ ated again and public@@ ly bur@@ ned a cop@@ y of the P@@ all@@ is transl@@ ation .
It will also help us to imitate God’s beau@@ ti@@ ful qualities as sh@@ own in Psalm 1@@ 12 , which we will consider in the next article .
Th@@ ough the people of T@@ im@@ g@@ ad lived some 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years ag@@ o , vie@@ ws on life have not chang@@ ed very much .
When he had been fac@@ ed with determined enem@@ ies who were out to take his life , David cho@@ se not to take matters into his own hands .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 23 , 1@@ 38
We have the t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony of reli@@ able e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses to that fact . ” ​ — Read 1 Corinthians 15 : 3 - 8 .
F@@ ac@@ ed with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of un@@ emp@@ loy@@ ment , a Christian might be temp@@ ted to sp@@ end an in@@ or@@ din@@ ate am@@ ount of time at work , ho@@ p@@ ing that his compan@@ y will re@@ tain him .
In Bible times , dem@@ on pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted people in vari@@ ous ways .
When based on high moral principles , the op@@ in@@ i@@ ons of others can act as a for@@ ce for good , mo@@ tiv@@ ating us to be u@@ pri@@ ght .
In@@ sight and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment are especially needed when you are dra@@ wing your children out on sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to@@ pi@@ c@@ s .
By doing so , we show Jesus that we love him more than any material thing .
T@@ w@@ o we@@ ek@@ s later , he brought a th@@ ir@@ d , and then a f@@ our@@ th .
Paul encoura@@ ges us to imitate these , “ who through faith and pati@@ ence in@@ her@@ it the promises . ” ​ — Hebrews 6 : 11 , 12 .
J@@ on@@ a@@ than , Sa@@ ul@@ ’s son , is a good example .
As a result , they are high@@ ly valu@@ ed by God , by Christ , and by their famili@@ es . ​ — Proverbs 18 : 22 .
As you have learned tru@@ ths that they teach , have you not found from experience that the very law of truth has proved to be in their m@@ ou@@ ths ?
Jehovah God , on the other hand , does not change with time .
Some have su@@ gg@@ ested that Dani@@ el@@ ’s of@@ fi@@ cial ran@@ k or his standing in Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar@@ ’s fav@@ or was high@@ er than that of Sha@@ dr@@ ach , Me@@ sh@@ ach , and A@@ be@@ d@@ ne@@ go and that Daniel therefore was not ob@@ li@@ ged to go to the pla@@ in of D@@ ur@@ a .
10 , 11 . ( a ) How important is it to be at peace with our brothers ?
My sister La@@ ur@@ i was living in Fr@@ ance , and R@@ am@@ on@@ i was living in S@@ pain .
F@@ ur@@ ther , as a group , these are “ a holy pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od , ” com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned “ to offer up spiritual sacrific@@ es accep@@ table to God through Jesus Christ ” and to “ dec@@ l@@ are ab@@ ro@@ ad the exc@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ ci@@ es of the one that called [ them ] out of dar@@ k@@ ness into his wonderful light . ”
However , un@@ be@@ know@@ n@@ st to me , ma@@ j@@ or develop@@ ments invol@@ ving my life were about to take place .
Consider some examples : He tel@@ ls her to co@@ ok a certain food on the day he and others will c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate a ho@@ li@@ day .
In O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 200@@ 1 , my mother came with me on my f@@ our@@ th tri@@ p to To@@ go .
Since there is always more to do than we can h@@ and@@ le , are we sp@@ en@@ ding our time in l@@ ine with our ob@@ je@@ c@@ ti@@ ves in life ?
F@@ ran@@ k lives in the same country .
The children feel to@@ t@@ ally secu@@ re in the pres@@ ence of car@@ ing parents .
The action that is dra@@ wing them to Jehovah and his worship is the same action that is ca@@ using the nations to ro@@ ck , nam@@ ely the worl@@ d@@ wide preaching of the esta@@ bli@@ shed Kingdom of God .
And T@@ on@@ y was g@@ la@@ d that he could in@@ deed put his life in order and receive blessings from God .
“ I A@@ M the Di@@ v@@ ine One and there is no other God , nor anyone like me ; the One tel@@ ling from the beg@@ in@@ ning the fin@@ ale , and from long ag@@ o the things that have not been done . ” So says Jehovah , the one able to fore@@ tell the future un@@ er@@ r@@ ingly .
That was God’s purpose for the human r@@ ace . ​ — Genesis 1 : 27 - 29 ; 2 : 15 .
In time , dar@@ k cl@@ ou@@ ds of op@@ position lo@@ om@@ ed on the ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on .
Some n@@ ames may car@@ ry a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic meaning in the local language , such as “ g@@ one and re@@ turned , ” “ M@@ other has come a second time , ” or “ Father has come again . ”
World Un@@ ity or G@@ lo@@ ba@@ l F@@ ra@@ g@@ men@@ tation ?
Ti@@ red the next day , I regul@@ arly pla@@ yed ho@@ o@@ k@@ y from school .
O@@ r do I in@@ stead look for ways to be gener@@ ous toward brothers and sisters whom I do not know well or who have nothing with which to re@@ pa@@ y me ? ’
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men ” can be a real for@@ ce for un@@ ity .
An@@ th@@ on@@ y : I brought the l@@ at@@ est is@@ su@@ es of The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke ! for you .
Their mo@@ ther@@ ly concer@@ n and tend@@ er affe@@ ction t@@ ou@@ ched me deep@@ ly .
What two fac@@ t@@ ors gover@@ ned Jesus ’ course of action ?
If so , you may find the example of H@@ ann@@ ah help@@ ful .
As a result , many Christian parents have experienced a joy similar to that of a mother in the Ne@@ ther@@ lands .
Why did God not fi@@ ght for the Jews , as he had in the past ?
Then he learned that God will esta@@ bl@@ ish justice for all on a cle@@ ans@@ ed earth , where obedi@@ ent humans can enjoy et@@ er@@ n@@ al peace and happiness .
The name David pro@@ ba@@ bly means “ B@@ el@@ o@@ ved . ”
How do we buil@@ d integrity ?
The do@@ ct@@ ors ’ pat@@ er@@ n@@ al@@ is@@ tic attitude is being re@@ plac@@ ed by respect for inform@@ ed cons@@ ent .
This ty@@ pe of res@@ pite is bene@@ fi@@ cial .
He had pro@@ found knowledge of bo@@ t@@ any and ani@@ ma@@ l life .
L@@ ess re@@ adi@@ ly accepted is what the Bible says on se@@ x@@ u@@ al matters .
By vis@@ iting ho@@ m@@ es at vari@@ ous times on different days , we may be able to speak with sever@@ al members of a hous@@ eho@@ ld .
As Jesus fore@@ told , the blessings associ@@ ated with having God’s fav@@ or had been trans@@ fer@@ red from the fle@@ sh@@ ly nation of Israel to a new nation , a spiritual nation , later refer@@ red to in the Bible as “ the Israel of God . ”
• What can we learn about God’s view of blood from the acc@@ oun@@ ts invol@@ ving A@@ be@@ l and Noah ?
O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 22 , 198@@ 1 , pages 3 - 8 .
And there is a special need for parents to encoura@@ ge their children .
As we stri@@ ve to do God’s will , we too can become God’s friends .
“ That made me want to pioneer . ”
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , Jesus war@@ ned against “ every s@@ ort of co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness . ”
What is the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of this text ?
This was our next sh@@ o@@ ck .
To answer those questions , let us consider some events in the life of Ne@@ h@@ emiah .
It is vital that you be real@@ is@@ tic in your expe@@ ct@@ ations and , at the same time , not jus@@ ti@@ fy or con@@ done wrong conduct or attitu@@ des .
He would know the gen@@ u@@ ine article when he saw it and would not be fo@@ ol@@ ed by inf@@ eri@@ or or coun@@ ter@@ fe@@ it mer@@ ch@@ an@@ di@@ se .
I feel satis@@ fied at the end of each day because I can see that my ministry really helps people .
We come to dis@@ cer@@ n that bad associ@@ ations are not li@@ mit@@ ed to per@@ mis@@ sive or mor@@ ally de@@ based people .
How do the words recorded in Revelation chap@@ ter 6 indic@@ ate that Jesus ’ pres@@ ence is an ex@@ tend@@ ed peri@@ od of time ?
In the mean@@ time , stri@@ ving to exerc@@ ise self - control will help us to avoid f@@ all@@ ing back into a sin@@ ful pat@@ ter@@ n of life .
Thus , when reading the Scriptures or Bible study a@@ i@@ ds , take time to medit@@ ate on what you read .
In re@@ ality , of course , you can never fully re@@ pa@@ y Jehovah for all he has done for you .
An@@ xi@@ ety g@@ ri@@ pp@@ ed me .
For example , I study with a young man and his wife who have four children .
The Bible says : “ He continued sub@@ ject to them . ” ​ — Luke 2 : 5@@ 1 .
I@@ magine what it must have taken for her to be at the temple da@@ ily from the time of the mor@@ ning service to the time of the ev@@ ening service !
In ad@@ dition , in his letter to Timothy , Paul said : “ I desire the you@@ ng@@ er wi@@ do@@ ws to mar@@ ry . ”
De@@ e E@@ v@@ ents C@@ en@@ ter , 4@@ 4@@ 50 S .
His family was de@@ va@@ stated .
Jehovah God t@@ ol@@ er@@ ates certain things until his time to cor@@ rec@@ t them .
You will find ans@@ wers to such questions in these two artic@@ les .
The g@@ li@@ mp@@ se of him in God’s Word ne@@ ver@@ th@@ eless provi@@ des re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble in@@ sight into his char@@ ac@@ ter during that difficult time in Davi@@ d’s life .
What do you consider during F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ en@@ ings ?
B@@ ac@@ k@@ gr@@ ound : w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ sa@@ bat@@ ou@@ ris@@ m@@ .@@ co@@ m
However , neigh@@ b@@ ors who learn the ar@@ t of being good gi@@ v@@ ers and gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous recei@@ v@@ ers will contribu@@ te to a neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od spirit that is pe@@ ace@@ ful and happy .
Re@@ ally , God is respon@@ sible wh@@ en@@ ever one true worshi@@ per helps another .
Be@@ fore you is a large mo@@ tion - pi@@ c@@ ture s@@ cre@@ en .
The Ch@@ in@@ ese are an in@@ du@@ stri@@ ous people , and I like them very much .
Yes , our we@@ ek@@ ly par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in the field ministry is another it@@ em on our c@@ he@@ ck@@ l@@ ist .
“ I was s@@ car@@ ed , and I tri@@ ed to keep bus@@ y to b@@ lo@@ ck it out of my mind . ”
Al@@ so , remember that there is no situation that God cannot control .
E@@ ve should have re@@ ac@@ ted differ@@ ently , show@@ ing dis@@ gu@@ st and indi@@ gn@@ ation , even refu@@ sing to listen .
For a few months , Be@@ at@@ ri@@ ce and ba@@ by J@@ an@@ n were my only a@@ udi@@ ence .
I also use the tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne to preach to people .
It con@@ tain@@ s help@@ ful information that can show people how to live in this comple@@ x world .
“ But I knew that Jehovah gave the jo@@ b of ra@@ ising our son to us ​ — his parents . ”
The fru@@ it@@ age of trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion is not joy ; it is te@@ ars , si@@ gh@@ ing , g@@ ri@@ ef , and bit@@ ter@@ ness .
As no@@ ted in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , the organization cons@@ is@@ ting of Christ’s early followers re@@ plac@@ ed the apost@@ ate nation of Israel as the people for Jehovah’s name .
We can maintain our integrity !
Ad@@ d to this our human imper@@ fe@@ ctions and sin@@ ful tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es , and we have a bat@@ tle to fi@@ ght on two fr@@ on@@ ts : against the wicked world out@@ side and against the bad tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es within us .
God’s holy spirit could supp@@ ly the power that Paul l@@ ac@@ ked .
At that time , Kris@@ t@@ ina was already s@@ l@@ ated to give her de@@ but per@@ for@@ man@@ ce in her coun@@ tr@@ y’s best - known concer@@ t h@@ all .
A fi@@ f@@ th child , Mar@@ co@@ s , was res@@ cu@@ ed from the inf@@ er@@ no , but the b@@ la@@ ze had s@@ cor@@ ched his body , per@@ man@@ ently dis@@ fi@@ g@@ uring him .
The person feel@@ s less in@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted , fre@@ er . ”
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ing a clo@@ s@@ er relationship with Jehovah is a li@@ fe@@ time pur@@ su@@ it ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 16 , 17 )
The do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of ev@@ olu@@ tion at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ts many cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men who want to appe@@ ar wise .
Par@@ ents do well to listen to the counsel the apostle Paul gave to Christians living in R@@ ome .
What are some of our valu@@ able things , and what is the best way to use them ?
It certainly is a s@@ k@@ ill wor@@ th ac@@ qui@@ ring .
V@@ i@@ ol@@ ent att@@ ac@@ ks did not f@@ righ@@ ten him .
They have such re@@ war@@ ds in st@@ ore for you too if you buil@@ d strong faith like that of Mar@@ th@@ a .
How can the fear of God
A@@ n important way in which parents can imitate Jehovah is by stri@@ ving to keep o@@ pen the l@@ ines of commun@@ ic@@ ation with their children . ​ — 10 / 1 , pages 8 , 10 .
Just before the Israelites were du@@ e to en@@ ter the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , Moses coun@@ sel@@ ed them : “ After Jehovah your God you should walk , and him you should fear , and his comman@@ d@@ ments you should keep , and to his vo@@ ice you should listen , and him you should serve , and to him you should cl@@ ing . ”
The last was written by the apostle John over 1@@ ,@@ 9@@ 00 years ag@@ o .
An@@ xi@@ ously , she asked Father if she could invit@@ e her friends .
A@@ n old Jewish t@@ ale well illustr@@ ates the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of s@@ pre@@ ading h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful go@@ s@@ si@@ p .
We might ask ourselves , ‘ How much time do I sp@@ end reading se@@ cul@@ ar ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines or new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers , w@@ atch@@ ing tel@@ ev@@ ision pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s , listen@@ ing to mu@@ si@@ c , or pla@@ ying vi@@ de@@ o g@@ ames ?
A@@ ha@@ b
What does it mean for you ?
Ti@@ m : But even if people don@@ ’t know God’s name or use it direc@@ tly , they still know who the@@ y@@ ’@@ re tal@@ king about when they ref@@ er to God .
Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m ( Eph@@ r@@ ath )
Jehovah is the F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ er of his promises .
Job was in@@ iti@@ ally descri@@ bed as “ b@@ lam@@ eless and u@@ pri@@ ght , and fe@@ aring God and tur@@ ning asi@@ de from bad . ”
How can we maintain a pu@@ re heart ?
A@@ m@@ ong the early Ch@@ urch Fa@@ thers , however , there was disa@@ gre@@ ement over hel@@ l .
One may study a@@ str@@ on@@ om@@ y , another desi@@ gn beau@@ ti@@ ful f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c@@ s .
However , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly after the apostles died , some men in the congregations started to teach false ide@@ as and wanted to draw the disciples away from the truth .
Because he was ready and willing to serve , Timothy enjo@@ yed an exc@@ iting life .
As a result , they lead ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er , more satis@@ f@@ ying lives , and may even receive everlasting life .
Lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally , then , should not di@@ se@@ ase be lo@@ sing its g@@ ri@@ p on the human family ? Yet , just the op@@ pos@@ ite is happ@@ ening .
As a result , sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ements have been made to the qu@@ ality of life of milli@@ ons of disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ged people .
To gr@@ as@@ p its import@@ ance , though , we first need to see Jesus ’ life and death as a so@@ lu@@ tion to a very difficult proble@@ m .
Our let@@ ters of encourag@@ ement and comm@@ end@@ ation could strengthen the mission@@ aries to stay in their assignment , thus help@@ ing many more people to come to a knowledge of the truth .
When the city fin@@ ally f@@ ell , many others me@@ t the same death .
O@@ r how can you be sure , Christian husband , that you will not sa@@ ve your wife ? ”
From its inc@@ ep@@ tion until the present time , yo@@ ga has been an in@@ tegr@@ al part of E@@ ast@@ er@@ n religi@@ ons , now par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly H@@ in@@ du@@ ism , J@@ a@@ in@@ ism , and Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ism .
She attend@@ s the same school as some other young Witnesses .
Although her health was not good , L@@ ei@@ da lo@@ v@@ ingly ag@@ re@@ ed that I should accept the invit@@ ation .
E@@ ach year , we prin@@ t and dist@@ ribu@@ te h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of milli@@ ons of Bi@@ bl@@ es and pi@@ e@@ ces of Bible liter@@ ature .
How can you cultiv@@ ate that strength of will ?
If so , refle@@ ct on Bar@@ u@@ ch , Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary , and on Jehovah’s loving counsel to him .
E@@ ach desi@@ red what the other had , and ne@@ i@@ ther was happy .
This star@@ ts right in our own congregation .
We can do this only if we exam@@ ine their fine example and seek to imitate their faith .
C@@ y@@ ri@@ l and K@@ it@@ ty Joh@@ ns@@ on were ty@@ pi@@ cal of self - sacrific@@ ing new pione@@ ers .
( b ) How can we de@@ al with praise we receive for what we have accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed ?
He gre@@ w up to be a car@@ p@@ en@@ ter , just like his a@@ do@@ p@@ tive father .
Yet , he did not rest there .
What does pro@@ ving what we ourselves are invol@@ ve ?
A@@ M@@ A@@ R@@ I@@ L@@ L@@ O , T@@ X ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , C@@ al F@@ ar@@ le@@ y C@@ ol@@ is@@ e@@ u@@ m , C@@ i@@ vi@@ c C@@ en@@ ter , 4@@ 0@@ 1 S .
We do not have that de@@ gre@@ e of fore@@ sight , but we do well to think about what could ha@@ p@@ pen as a result of what we are about to do .
W@@ all@@ ace Li@@ ver@@ ance , another instru@@ ct@@ or in G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol , conclu@@ ded this part of the pro@@ gra@@ m .
( b ) To whom is the following article ad@@ d@@ ressed , and to whom is it also of interest ?
Satan’s world is a s@@ ource of har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps .
I am Jehovah . ” V@@ i@@ g@@ il@@ ance Is Ne@@ e@@ ded
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , reading from The Watchtower or our we@@ b@@ s@@ ite can in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ate someone who is do@@ w@@ n@@ c@@ ast .
We read there that people brought the si@@ ck to Jesus to be heal@@ ed .
At no@@ on many Witnesses use their lun@@ ch bre@@ ak to preach for one or two h@@ our@@ s .
It is much more important to have God’s appro@@ val than to be accepted by people who do not love him .
It was four years ag@@ o that we began publi@@ shing two e@@ di@@ tions of The Watchtower , one for the public and one for all of us ​ — Jehovah’s Witnesses and our prog@@ res@@ sive Bible stud@@ ents .
The psalmist David san@@ g : “ In case my own father and my own mother did leave me , even Jehovah himself would take me up . ”
P@@ l@@ anted in those s@@ ites is material desi@@ gn@@ ed to s@@ ow doub@@ ts in read@@ ers ’ min@@ ds .
F@@ ur@@ ther , Ne@@ h@@ emiah and his people “ kept building the w@@ all . ”
B@@ at@@ tle was jo@@ ined at J@@ a@@ ha@@ z , evid@@ ently nor@@ th of the T@@ or@@ r@@ ent V@@ al@@ le@@ y of Ar@@ n@@ on , where Si@@ ho@@ n me@@ t his death .
We hum@@ bly seek Jehovah’s instru@@ ction so that we can keep his law “ with the whole heart . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , wicked men can influ@@ ence others to become cor@@ ru@@ pt . ​ — Proverbs 1 : 10 - 16 .
Ther@@ efore , it is good to con@@ fi@@ de in a marriage mate , a par@@ ent , or a com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate and spiritually qu@@ ali@@ fied friend .
The psalmist David also felt in@@ secu@@ re at times .
S@@ hor@@ tly af@@ ter@@ ward , I had a long , conc@@ ili@@ at@@ ory discus@@ sion with her .
Solomon began to do what was bad in the eyes of Jehovah . ” ​ — 1 K@@ i .
O@@ thers were not anointed .
Our The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol is desi@@ gn@@ ed to give us instru@@ ction on how to teach .
Yes , gr@@ as@@ p@@ ing Jehovah’s qualities gives us many reas@@ ons for dra@@ wing clo@@ s@@ er to him .
King P@@ om@@ are I@@ I of T@@ ah@@ it@@ i , who re@@ ign@@ ed in the early 19@@ th century , used it fre@@ qu@@ ently in his personal cor@@ respon@@ d@@ ence .
Al@@ co@@ ho@@ l a@@ bu@@ se , use of to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o , and se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality are r@@ am@@ p@@ ant among young people no@@ wa@@ days , and it is vital that Christian you@@ ths pa@@ y attention when their parents offer them ‘ we@@ igh@@ ty mes@@ sa@@ ges . ’
The m@@ om@@ ent fin@@ ally arri@@ ves !
They will continue to find strength and prote@@ ction in associ@@ ation with the more than 9@@ 4@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 congregations around the world .
What could you do to help them re@@ ach out for such go@@ als ?
When pra@@ ying to God for help , let us keep our mind foc@@ used on Jehovah , the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of his name , and the v@@ indic@@ ation of his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
He tri@@ ed to disc@@ oura@@ ge Job by ca@@ using him to su@@ ff@@ er ter@@ ri@@ bly .
What have Jehovah’s servants always had to do ?
W@@ as Jehovah God dis@@ pleas@@ ed that the Israelites were living com@@ for@@ ta@@ bly , sa@@ v@@ or@@ ing ta@@ st@@ y me@@ als , dr@@ in@@ king fine w@@ ine , and listen@@ ing to beau@@ ti@@ ful mu@@ si@@ c ?
Many people believe that this “ something ” is a soul .
O@@ thers are bl@@ in@@ ded by wi@@ sh@@ ful thinking .
What as@@ sur@@ ance does the Bible give us regarding Jehovah’s prote@@ ction , but what does this not mean ?
The are@@ a is occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed by the An@@ ak@@ im ​ — men of un@@ u@@ su@@ al si@@ ze .
However , if we wish Jehovah to reve@@ al to us the prop@@ er attitude , we must do our part .
Yes , Joseph was a righteous man who car@@ ed well for his family , both spiritually and physi@@ c@@ ally .
The high pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od was origin@@ ally a her@@ e@@ dit@@ ary and li@@ fel@@ ong ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
“ I was s@@ car@@ ed the first time I read about the four hor@@ s@@ em@@ en .
Consider how you would re@@ act in the following situ@@ ations .
M@@ ike says : “ At times , even the best - la@@ id pl@@ ans did not work out , but we found that co@@ op@@ er@@ ation helped us to get to the meetings on time . ”
En@@ joy an over@@ view of the cur@@ r@@ ent the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c scho@@ ol@@ s and com@@ ments from some who have attend@@ ed them .
The gift of prayer is yet another blessing that Jehovah b@@ es@@ to@@ ws upon those who are close to him .
Re@@ call that when A@@ sa@@ ph came “ into the gr@@ and san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary of God , ” he ga@@ ined in@@ sight into what was dist@@ res@@ sing him .
The Creator pres@@ ented in the Bible is no “ God - of - the - g@@ ap@@ s . ”
All were ap@@ pla@@ u@@ ding , hu@@ gg@@ ing new friends , and taking the last p@@ ho@@ to@@ s .
R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ing the life pat@@ ter@@ ns of dead ones and resur@@ rec@@ ting them is not a proble@@ m for the Creator , who is in@@ fin@@ ite in wisdom and power .
Christian sisters wor@@ ked along with these faithful brothers .
There was so much to learn ​ — not only Scriptural tru@@ ths but also practic@@ al su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions and counsel for life as future mission@@ aries .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T a reli@@ ef !
Go@@ od N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ ors ​ — G@@ rac@@ i@@ ous Re@@ c@@ ei@@ v@@ ers
Thus , Ca@@ in and A@@ be@@ l evid@@ ently made their o@@ ffer@@ ings sol@@ ely of their own v@@ ol@@ iti@@ on .
After just fi@@ ve years of scho@@ ol@@ ing , I too began working full - time on the kol@@ k@@ ho@@ z .
Wh@@ ere can we find reli@@ able information about Jesus ?
Be@@ ing pe@@ ace@@ able is se@@ con@@ d@@ ary to cha@@ st@@ en@@ ess , that is , up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding God’s clean moral standards and meeting his righteous requi@@ re@@ ments .
I was baptized in 194@@ 1 at the age of 12 .
How did Jehovah show loy@@ al@@ ty to his friend Abraham ?
Because Jesus was about to do something of ut@@ most import@@ ance .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , we will be bless@@ ed if we recogn@@ ize and obey the prophet greater than Moses , Jesus , as well as “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” appointed by him . ​ — Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 , 4@@ 6 ; Acts 3 : 22 .
All humans are rel@@ ated , and all are born e@@ qu@@ al before God .
She once bel@@ ong@@ ed to the ch@@ urch where the we@@ d@@ ding is to take place and kno@@ ws that during the cer@@ em@@ on@@ y all present will be asked to share in religious ac@@ ts , such as prayer , sing@@ ing , or religious g@@ es@@ tures .
C@@ ap@@ pa@@ do@@ ci@@ a ​ — Wh@@ ere Pe@@ ople Li@@ ved in D@@ wel@@ l@@ ings C@@ ar@@ ved by W@@ ind and W@@ ater
Sh@@ ould you give up certain practic@@ es or ap@@ par@@ ent advan@@ ta@@ ges , no matter what the co@@ st ?
“ The h@@ un@@ d@@ red and for@@ ty - four th@@ ous@@ and ” seen standing with “ the L@@ am@@ b ” on heavenly M@@ ount Z@@ ion are said to have been “ b@@ ought from the earth , ” “ b@@ ought from among mankind as fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its to God and to the L@@ am@@ b , ” Christ Jesus .
But God promises us that many humans will sur@@ vi@@ ve : “ The world is pas@@ sing away . . . , but the one who does the will of God rema@@ ins forever . ” ​ — 1 John 2 : 17 .
“ Why have you not jo@@ ined the ar@@ my ? ”
The king gr@@ anted him per@@ mis@@ sion for the pro@@ ject and offered to fin@@ ance it .
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , at one time the earth@@ ’s sur@@ face was “ form@@ less and wa@@ st@@ e . ”
They have to go and find it , but it is there for them to find .
In 195@@ 7 , E@@ s@@ ther learned that she was expe@@ cting a ba@@ by , and since a branch is not set up for parents with children , we deci@@ ded to move to D@@ en@@ mar@@ k , where Father wel@@ com@@ ed us to stay with him .
A@@ n en@@ or@@ m@@ ous g@@ ul@@ f se@@ par@@ ated my way of life from the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s lo@@ f@@ ty standards .
F@@ ur@@ ther , the str@@ anger in the she@@ ep@@ fo@@ ld se@@ ts out to ro@@ b the righ@@ t@@ ful ow@@ ner of his sheep .
When they gave a tr@@ act to one woman , her eyes filled with te@@ ars .
Abraham , the God of Isa@@ a@@ c and the God of Jac@@ o@@ b . ” After qu@@ o@@ ting these words , Jesus ad@@ ded : “ He is a God , not of the dead , but of the living , for they are all living to him . ”
Jehovah’s standards are discus@@ sed at their meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions .
S@@ te@@ ph@@ any , then 19 years old , me@@ t a young Be@@ th@@ el@@ ite there nam@@ ed Paul N@@ ort@@ on .
Al@@ so , he had not fin@@ i@@ shed his tra@@ ining to become an ele@@ c@@ tri@@ ci@@ an .
A@@ G@@ IN@@ G C@@ u@@ ban@@ s have a no@@ v@@ el way of prom@@ o@@ ting well - being : neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od ne@@ t@@ works , or c@@ í@@ r@@ cu@@ lo@@ s de a@@ bu@@ el@@ o@@ s ( gr@@ and@@ parents ’ grou@@ ps ) , as they call them .
11 : 5 ; G@@ en .
This is the love that Christians should show . ”
There was more to being a ju@@ dge than know@@ ing the Law , however .
The wor@@ st thing that one can do is to return evil words or actions . ”
In fact , when he was ques@@ tioned by H@@ er@@ od , Jesus said nothing at all .
The Witness offered him a Bible study , which the man accepted .
However , over the years , they f@@ ell into other tra@@ ps .
T@@ ra@@ ining for the M@@ in@@ is@@ try
Mar@@ ri@@ ed people are by necess@@ ity “ anxi@@ ous for the things of the world , ” such as food , clo@@ thing , sh@@ el@@ ter , and other n@@ on@@ spiritual matters .
A@@ T Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , Jesus appointed a “ slave ” to provide food at the prop@@ er time for his “ d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s . ”
Se@@ cond , I s@@ ought as many opportun@@ ities as possible to associ@@ ate with the Witnesses .
Then you may be able to help your loved ones to do the same .
Like that first cou@@ ple , many people today make mar@@ it@@ al decisions with little or no reg@@ ard for Jehovah’s direction .
Mo@@ ved with p@@ ity , Jesus rep@@ lied : “ I want to !
Although Mar@@ il@@ y@@ n tri@@ ed to com@@ p@@ en@@ s@@ ate for her ab@@ s@@ ence by sen@@ ding money and gi@@ f@@ ts , she saw that she was ali@@ en@@ ating her son and un@@ in@@ ten@@ tion@@ ally tra@@ ining him to put material things a@@ head of spiritual inter@@ ests and family relation@@ shi@@ ps .
Do you know what that was ? —
Th@@ r@@ ough all those years in the travel@@ ing work , she has been a great support to me .
The psalmist David also felt that way and beg@@ ged Jehovah : “ Do not remember the sin@@ s of my you@@ th and my trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions . ”
For more information , ple@@ ase cont@@ act the O@@ f@@ fice of the Se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary and T@@ re@@ a@@ su@@ re@@ r at the ad@@ d@@ ress no@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve .
Jehovah also brought judgment upon So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h , re@@ duc@@ ing them to a@@ sh@@ es .
How does the situation today res@@ em@@ ble con@@ di@@ tions that pre@@ va@@ iled in the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re ?
I W@@ A@@ S born in S@@ pain on May 5 , 195@@ 4 , the first of ei@@ ght children .
When sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ing a Bible - based D@@ V@@ D as part of their family worship , a father of si@@ x pre@@ te@@ en children in B@@ en@@ in provi@@ des questions a@@ head of time .
The psalmist did . ​ — Psalm 6@@ 3 : 6 .
The En@@ d of the World ​ — F@@ e@@ ar , F@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ation , and F@@ ru@@ str@@ ation 4
What do they have in comm@@ on ?
The con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of those sin@@ s were pa@@ in@@ ful for all involved .
Jehovah’s words re@@ ached Jo@@ b@@ ’s heart , for he hum@@ bly said to God : “ Now I know that you are able to do all things and that nothing you have in mind to do is imp@@ os@@ sible for you . . . .
The Bible can help us to exam@@ ine our thoughts and ev@@ alu@@ ate which ones are cor@@ rec@@ t and which ones need to be ad@@ ju@@ sted .
R@@ ol@@ and de V@@ au@@ x , a Fr@@ en@@ ch scho@@ la@@ r and prof@@ ess@@ or at the Jerusalem S@@ cho@@ ol of Bi@@ bli@@ cal S@@ tudi@@ es , su@@ gg@@ ested that D@@ ag@@ an ​ — the D@@ ag@@ on of Ju@@ d@@ ges 16 : 23 and 1 Samuel 5 : 1 - 5 — ​ is the prop@@ er name of E@@ l .
P@@ ur@@ po@@ se@@ ful medit@@ ation is another way to imp@@ ro@@ ve the qu@@ ality of what we say .
As they buil@@ d on that f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation , they will gro@@ w in their appreciation for their Creator , the S@@ ource of all true knowledge .
This article expla@@ ins how this is possible .
So pers@@ ist@@ ence and con@@ stan@@ cy are vital !
R@@ em@@ ember , if we are truly to act like Jesus , we must first learn to think , feel , and ev@@ alu@@ ate matters as he did , to the best of our ability as imper@@ fect humans .
If we were to ju@@ dge God to be c@@ ru@@ el , would we not be st@@ ating the op@@ pos@@ ite ​ — in effect saying that our ways are high@@ er than his ?
However , there can also be no doubt that man@@ ’s cur@@ r@@ ent h@@ ur@@ ri@@ ed li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le makes it eas@@ y for Satan to we@@ ak@@ en ​ — if not destro@@ y — ​ such ha@@ bi@@ ts .
Even though B@@ ath - she@@ ba had fa@@ iled to recogn@@ ize it , Solomon dis@@ cer@@ ned the true in@@ ten@@ tion be@@ h@@ ind Ad@@ on@@ ij@@ ah’s re@@ qu@@ est that she ask the king to give him A@@ bi@@ sh@@ a@@ g as a wife .
If , though , those who will live forever on earth were ent@@ it@@ led to par@@ take of the em@@ ble@@ ms , then this M@@ em@@ ori@@ al me@@ al would need to continue forever .
Rather than att@@ ack him person@@ ally , she expres@@ sed her@@ self t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully .
2 : 3 ​ — What did it mean to “ sc@@ at@@ ter d@@ un@@ g ” on the fac@@ es of the pri@@ ests ?
If we allow those “ bul@@ ges ” to gro@@ w , our j@@ our@@ ne@@ y through life can be very bu@@ mp@@ y , even d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous .
How does the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law help us when we have to make decisions about how we look and what we we@@ ar ?
He was sure that the sister did not mean to off@@ end him .
The pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Abraham also had an ac@@ u@@ te a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of Jehovah’s feelings .
But I learned that Jehovah wanted me to think of others and to devel@@ op qualities that I did not pos@@ s@@ ess at the time ​ — qualities including kindness and a love of peace .
It is because their Christian parents have app@@ lied Bible principles and have buil@@ t a happy family life cen@@ tered on a relationship with Jehovah .
Why do we need remin@@ ders ?
Are you determined to “ walk in the name of Jehovah our God to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite ” ?
Like the psalmist , we thr@@ ill at the fact that Jehovah sh@@ a@@ res many of his thoughts with us .
Why did Saul con@@ sul@@ t a spirit medi@@ u@@ m ?
Such ones could be com@@ pared to a hi@@ red pa@@ in@@ ter who works hard to pa@@ in@@ t a house but uses the wrong col@@ ors because he fa@@ il@@ s to listen to the ow@@ n@@ er@@ ’s instru@@ ctions .
For instance , when parents set an example in being con@@ ten@@ ted with their necess@@ ities and in giving pri@@ or@@ ity to spiritual matters , their children are more likely to a@@ do@@ pt the same attitude .
She was a member of a born - again se@@ ct of the M@@ en@@ n@@ on@@ ites .
Moses had told them to ob@@ serve the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants and to bring back s@@ am@@ ples of the l@@ an@@ d’s pro@@ du@@ ce .
This called to mind Jesus ’ com@@ ments at John 10 : 3 , 4 , 14 about the F@@ ine S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d and the sheep know@@ ing one another very well .
When they as@@ sur@@ ed us that we were doing well , we felt more confid@@ ent and we made prog@@ ress .
F@@ li@@ r@@ ting is another matter .
The book Jeremiah ​ — A@@ n Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal Com@@ pan@@ ion conclu@@ des : “ G@@ em@@ ari@@ ah was a strong supp@@ or@@ ter of Jeremiah at the cour@@ t of King Jeho@@ i@@ ak@@ im . ”
Z@@ e@@ al is “ e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness and ar@@ d@@ ent interest in pur@@ su@@ it of something . ”
And Solom@@ on@@ ’s wisdom was va@@ ster than the wisdom of all the O@@ ri@@ ent@@ als and than all the wisdom of Egy@@ pt . ”
Hence , their ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment can be said to be by holy spirit .
I@@ magine how much you could learn if you would “ never die at all ” !
( “ M@@ e , me ! ” ) in@@ stead of ra@@ ising their hands .
Since tri@@ als and persecu@@ tion are to be expe@@ cted , however , we need to consider care@@ fully how we might act when such do come upon us .
Let us now consider that way .
Our daugh@@ ter married a travel@@ ing overse@@ er of Jehovah’s Witnesses , who now ser@@ ves as an el@@ der in a congregation in B@@ ei@@ ru@@ t .
What Bible ver@@ ses helped ?
On lea@@ ving H@@ ar@@ an , Abraham was 7@@ 5 years of age and S@@ ar@@ ah was 6@@ 5 . ​ — Genesis 12 : 4 .
The P@@ ow@@ er of the T@@ ong@@ ue
H@@ ar@@ bor@@ ed res@@ ent@@ ment can eas@@ ily lead to cr@@ itical spe@@ e@@ ch .
( a ) Why should we be pati@@ ent and kind ?
These spirit - anointed Christians also became what the Bible ter@@ ms “ the congregation of God . ”
T@@ om@@ o@@ yo@@ shi and Mas@@ ah@@ ik@@ o went to an A@@ mer@@ i@@ can school , where they learned Eng@@ l@@ ish as well as Ch@@ in@@ ese .
Re@@ g@@ arding “ false brothers , ” Paul wrote : “ To these we did not yi@@ eld by way of sub@@ mis@@ sion , no , not for an h@@ our , in order that the truth of the good news might continue with you . ”
“ O@@ h , God , my conscience tel@@ ls me that I cannot continue to work in we@@ ap@@ ons pro@@ du@@ ction , ” I said in prayer .
Di@@ d not God make the wisdom of the world fo@@ ol@@ ish ? ”
Re@@ ally , then , what better thing could we do for our loved ones than to pray for them ?
Par@@ ents , who could not leave to go to work , sta@@ yed home and stu@@ died with , pla@@ yed with , and tal@@ ked with their children .
Our go@@ al should be to allow God’s Word to af@@ fect us and strengthen our faith .
How did the sons of Israel re@@ act to their deli@@ ver@@ ance ?
What Bi@@ bli@@ cal examples of serving where the need is greater can benefit older Christians today ?
What was requi@@ red for prop@@ er appro@@ ach to Jehovah at the san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary ?
Tru@@ e , Jesus said : “ Q@@ u@@ it being anxi@@ ous about your sou@@ ls as to what you will e@@ at or about your bo@@ dies as to what you will we@@ ar . ”
E@@ ach day , over 1@@ .@@ 6 milli@@ on people vis@@ it our we@@ b@@ s@@ ite .
By giving others of our time .
S@@ ur@@ ely this is evidence that Jehovah wants us to know and use his name .
Se@@ e@@ king so@@ li@@ tu@@ de in my ar@@ t stu@@ di@@ o
We are wise not to get ca@@ ught up in the pur@@ su@@ it of f@@ ame , power , or position .
As a result , the L@@ ev@@ ites had to work in their fi@@ el@@ ds , ne@@ g@@ le@@ cting their ministry .
How can we do this with per@@ su@@ asi@@ on ?
But only ei@@ ght months later , this J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese cou@@ ple deci@@ ded to div@@ or@@ ce .
She learned to be satis@@ fied in wh@@ atever circumstances she found her@@ self .
To let one@@ ’s hands d@@ ro@@ p down means to be disc@@ oura@@ ged .
But Job refu@@ ses to “ cur@@ se God . ” ​ — Job 2 : 9 .
The origin@@ al Greek word here transl@@ ated “ no n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction ” is clo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated to the word de@@ pi@@ cting n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction found among family members .
But what reason did he give for re@@ com@@ men@@ ding sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess ?
As the only spiritually clean t@@ ong@@ ue on earth , the pu@@ re language is spo@@ ken by people of all nations and rac@@ es .
; An@@ der@@ s@@ en , A .
He said : “ We are not ign@@ or@@ ant of [ Satan’s ] desi@@ gn@@ s . ”
E@@ ver@@ yone in our family has had to put up a hard fi@@ ght for the faith .
As a result , Bible truth began to take ro@@ o@@ t in my heart .
These are the ex@@ ul@@ t@@ ant words of people who tru@@ sted in Jehovah .
She r@@ an home to her mother , who kin@@ dly offered us lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing over@@ night .
However , medi@@ e@@ val mon@@ ks and cop@@ y@@ ists kept those works from going into ob@@ li@@ vi@@ on .
By Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st of 5@@ 6 C.E . , Paul is in Jerusalem .
2 : 4@@ 3 ​ — Who were the Ne@@ thin@@ im ?
Ex@@ pla@@ in how Satan uses certain en@@ tic@@ ements today .
What do people consider@@ ed res@@ pe@@ c@@ table in soci@@ ety often do ?
A@@ ra@@ d was an ancient city lo@@ c@@ ated in the s@@ em@@ i@@ ar@@ id are@@ a called the Ne@@ ge@@ b , consider@@ ab@@ ly sou@@ th of Jerusalem .
Jehovah s@@ ends po@@ is@@ on@@ ous ser@@ p@@ ents to p@@ un@@ ish them .
If we recogn@@ ize that we are living deep in the last days of Satan’s world , should we not end@@ e@@ av@@ or to use the rema@@ ining time to serve the God of “ times and se@@ as@@ ons ” and help others come to know him ?
Although the Hebrew word in question can be transl@@ ated ei@@ ther way , the rend@@ ering in some Eng@@ l@@ ish transl@@ ations of the Bible su@@ gg@@ ests that toward the end of his life , Moses was in@@ fir@@ m , physi@@ c@@ ally un@@ able to car@@ ry out the responsi@@ bil@@ ities of lead@@ er@@ ship .
The cour@@ t par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly concer@@ ned it@@ self with the qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations of pri@@ ests and matters invol@@ ving Jerusalem , its temple , and worship at the temple .
For members of the A@@ wak@@ ening , these is@@ lands were ‘ dar@@ k plac@@ es ’ of pa@@ gan@@ ism , fi@@ el@@ ds ready to be har@@ v@@ ested .
How can older Christians ‘ do good with the true God and his house ’ ?
A study of Dani@@ el@@ ’s prophecy shows that this fin@@ al world power is de@@ pi@@ cted in the i@@ ma@@ ge as the fe@@ et and to@@ es .
Des@@ pite the care taken by Bible cop@@ y@@ ists , some er@@ r@@ ors in@@ ev@@ it@@ ab@@ ly cre@@ pt in .
What was Jesus like as a person ?
In 195@@ 2 , there were fe@@ wer than 1@@ 50 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers in T@@ ha@@ il@@ and .
So whether we are young or old , have good health or not , what should each one of us do ?
At the time of Jesus ’ bir@@ th , God dis@@ pat@@ ched angels to tell shepher@@ ds that the Messi@@ ah had been born .
They were not all of my age or from my cul@@ tural ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
See Genesis 3 : 15 .
‘ O Jehovah , P@@ u@@ t M@@ e to the T@@ est ’
Su@@ b@@ mis@@ sion to Christ also invol@@ ves our show@@ ing prop@@ er respect for the men used by him to take the lead in the work he is now direc@@ ting .
For 32 h@@ our@@ s this mother did not know whether her daugh@@ ter was ali@@ ve or was among the ca@@ su@@ al@@ ties that m@@ oun@@ ted h@@ our by h@@ our .
One day when he was th@@ ir@@ st@@ y , he went to pur@@ cha@@ se water from a young man .
How eas@@ y it is for humans to er@@ r in their ass@@ ess@@ ment of others !
He heal@@ ed the si@@ ck , f@@ ed the po@@ or , and ra@@ ised the dead .
What question ar@@ ose in the first century , and who had the responsi@@ bility of set@@ t@@ ling it ?
This certainly was the case with new@@ ly baptized Su@@ ra@@ an@@ g , a young woman living on T@@ ar@@ a@@ wa , one of the is@@ lands of K@@ i@@ ri@@ bat@@ i .
He can pre@@ v@@ ent anything har@@ m@@ ful from d@@ om@@ in@@ ating us . ​ — P@@ s .
His spirit is a powerful for@@ ce for good that en@@ ab@@ les his servants to displa@@ y love , joy , peace , kindness , and other appe@@ al@@ ing qualities .
As we discus@@ s Scriptural principles with him , it is likely that we will become ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with his circumstances .
The Bible reve@@ als that wicked spi@@ r@@ its cannot pos@@ si@@ bly be the spi@@ r@@ its of the dead .
P@@ ur@@ su@@ ing that il@@ lu@@ sion could co@@ st you your life !
God’s Word says : “ Re@@ jo@@ ice with the wife [ or husband ] of your you@@ th ” and , “ See life with the wife [ or husband ] whom you love . ”
Those who cho@@ se to remain and wa@@ ge war were taking a deli@@ ber@@ ate stand against not only the Israelites but also Jehovah , who had given powerful evidence that he was with his people .
To understand how this can occ@@ ur , consider the following s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o .
“ Who the Father is , no one kno@@ ws but the Son , and he to whom the Son is willing to reve@@ al him . ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 10 : 22 .
They san@@ k into the mu@@ d and became ho@@ p@@ el@@ ess@@ ly bo@@ g@@ ged down . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 4 : 14 , 15 ; 5 : 4 .
What might influ@@ ence our view of those who need ass@@ ist@@ ance in the congregation ?
“ The members of the body that se@@ em to be we@@ ak@@ er are necess@@ ary . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R .
The t@@ it@@ les given to Satan reve@@ al the dep@@ th of his cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion .
As you arri@@ ve at the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le with a little f@@ l@@ our to offer as a sacrifice , you no@@ tice we@@ al@@ th@@ i@@ er Israelites br@@ ing@@ ing li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck .
F@@ ri@@ ends and neigh@@ b@@ ors arri@@ ved , and his house was soon filled with exc@@ ited spe@@ ct@@ at@@ ors .
Father , M@@ other , one of my brothers , my sister , her friend who was sta@@ ying with us , and I all s@@ at and listen@@ ed .
A home Bible study was started , and soon the man began to atten@@ d Christian meetings regul@@ arly .
Timothy pur@@ su@@ ed fine go@@ als
Do they perhaps have any doub@@ ts ?
May hear@@ t@@ felt gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to God cou@@ pl@@ ed with deep faith in his promises move us to do now wh@@ atever is needed to qu@@ ali@@ fy to be in that new world .
F@@ in@@ ally , after lo@@ sing much of his for@@ tu@@ ne , one day M@@ r . Li@@ ver@@ more s@@ at in the ba@@ r of a p@@ lu@@ s@@ h ho@@ te@@ l and lam@@ ented his lo@@ s@@ ses .
Isaiah desi@@ red Jehovah ‘ with his soul ’ ​ — with his whole being .
Jesus said : “ My Father has kept working until now , and I keep working . ”
So le@@ t’s talk about this class and find a way to over@@ come any problems you might be fac@@ ing . ”
Why O@@ ver@@ come Per@@ fe@@ c@@ tion@@ ism ? 6 / 15
The Bible ur@@ ges us to have a good work e@@ th@@ ic , avo@@ i@@ ding la@@ z@@ iness .
Since Christians live bus@@ y lives , they under@@ stan@@ da@@ bly feel the need on occasi@@ on to enjoy some rec@@ re@@ ational activities .
In 70 C.E . , the Jewish system of things , with its temple and pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od , came to its end .
L@@ ater , they had a con@@ vers@@ ation , and the attend@@ ant g@@ la@@ dly accepted our ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines .
The great change that came into Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h’s life began in a way that may have seem@@ ed fai@@ r@@ ly or@@ din@@ ary to her .
How did he re@@ act ?
Why is mo@@ des@@ ty still important ?
We have seen h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers gro@@ w to physical and spiritual matu@@ r@@ ity and dedic@@ ate themselves to Jehovah , pu@@ t@@ ting Kingdom inter@@ ests first in their lives .
By living in har@@ mony with God’s regul@@ ations , not only do we enjoy spiritual se@@ cur@@ ity but ‘ our li@@ ps continue to bu@@ b@@ ble for@@ th Jehovah’s praise . ’
With the guid@@ ance Jehovah provi@@ des in his Word , we will stay on the ro@@ ad to life .
I was sur@@ pris@@ ed to be invit@@ ed to Bethel in 195@@ 2
( Read Matthew 14 : 25 - 29 . )
At that , a po@@ li@@ ce@@ man exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ But we told you this mor@@ ning ! ”
Ch@@ il@@ dren are an eas@@ y t@@ ar@@ get .
They have a to@@ tal of 3@@ 4@@ 1 years of full - time service ​ — an a@@ ver@@ age of 5@@ 7 years each .
I do not remember the sub@@ ject being discus@@ sed , but I still remember the small children who were tur@@ ning the pages of their Bi@@ bl@@ es to lo@@ c@@ ate s@@ crip@@ tures .
C@@ la@@ im@@ s about a su@@ p@@ posed hi@@ d@@ den co@@ de could e@@ qu@@ ally be made about certain se@@ cul@@ ar boo@@ ks .
“ He [ Jesus ] r@@ ous@@ ed himself and re@@ bu@@ ked the w@@ ind and said to the se@@ a : ‘ H@@ us@@ h ! Be qui@@ et ! ’
No@@ v@@ ember 200@@ 9 , pages 12 - 14 .
No@@ tice that in this con@@ vers@@ ation there is no question but that G@@ ide@@ on vie@@ wed Jehovah as a real Per@@ son .
It is comm@@ end@@ able if we share regul@@ arly in such who@@ les@@ ome and satis@@ f@@ ying activities as atten@@ ding congregation meetings and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in field service .
As you do , you will learn fir@@ s@@ th@@ and how wise its counsel is .
In the same are@@ a , Jehovah’s Witnesses organiz@@ ed a pro@@ gra@@ m that en@@ ab@@ led them to help one another as well as others .
Satan would like nothing better than to ro@@ b you of your peace .
TH@@ E answer , in a word , is y@@ es .
What counsel provided by Jesus will we consider now ?
How do we know that Jehovah is tru@@ th@@ ful ?
How were the Israelites affe@@ cted by ou@@ tw@@ ard appe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces ?
On the way , we eng@@ ag@@ ed in Bible reading , study , and wit@@ ness@@ ing to fellow pas@@ s@@ eng@@ ers .
We hold de@@ ar things that eli@@ c@@ it a feel@@ ing of well - being and hold out the pro@@ spe@@ ct of a secu@@ re future .
Instead of jo@@ y@@ fully r@@ un@@ ning to speak to Jehovah , the cou@@ ple hi@@ d themselves .
O@@ u@@ t of “ all nations and tri@@ bes and pe@@ op@@ les and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es , ” he is also ga@@ ther@@ ing “ a great crow@@ d , ” who have the hope of living forever on earth . ​ — Re@@ v .
Par@@ ents , especially sing@@ le parents , may find that car@@ ing for a full - time jo@@ b while br@@ ing@@ ing up a family is an ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sting responsi@@ bility .
It cannot be over@@ loo@@ ked that an imp@@ ati@@ ent spirit might be@@ tra@@ y a pri@@ de@@ ful attitude , a feel@@ ing that one is too important to be kept wa@@ iting .
T@@ en years later , after the ni@@ gh@@ t@@ m@@ are of S@@ tal@@ in@@ ist pur@@ ges , ter@@ ro@@ r , and e@@ th@@ ni@@ c cle@@ ans@@ ing , we became refu@@ ge@@ es again , as we were for@@ ced to move to Gre@@ e@@ ce .
In Jose@@ p@@ h’s case , Jehovah had even greater blessings in st@@ ore , as we shall see in future artic@@ les in this seri@@ es .
They la@@ y hold of the new covenant in that they obey the la@@ ws rel@@ ated to that covenant , co@@ op@@ er@@ ate fully with the arrang@@ ements made through it , par@@ take of the same spiritual food as anointed Christians do , and support them in the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work .
It will be a time to reve@@ al what is really in our heart .
Those acc@@ oun@@ ts are not my@@ th@@ ic@@ al ; they are set in real plac@@ es at spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c times .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s have the ability to show love , yet God’s Word war@@ ns us against mis@@ gu@@ i@@ ded love .
“ How could you keep me wa@@ iting like this ? ”
Why is the tra@@ ining of brothers in the congregations of high pri@@ or@@ ity today ?
* However , what if we were to com@@ pare sin to such a pan@@ dem@@ ic ?
For example , le@@ t’s turn back a cou@@ ple of chap@@ ters .
S@@ y@@ nt@@ y@@ c@@ he felt that E@@ u@@ o@@ dia did not really like her and that she was avo@@ i@@ ding her .
“ When he was being re@@ v@@ iled , he did not go re@@ v@@ il@@ ing in return .
He in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed the Law covenant at Sin@@ a@@ i .
During the man@@ h@@ un@@ t , many ad@@ v@@ ised me to fle@@ e from the are@@ a for fear that my ne@@ p@@ he@@ w might return to har@@ m me .
B@@ ear@@ ing thor@@ ough witness des@@ pite ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les ?
The Jews of S@@ ar@@ di@@ s , where M@@ eli@@ to lived , ob@@ served the Hebrew P@@ as@@ so@@ ver on N@@ is@@ an 14 .
[ 1 ] ( par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 12 ) Some servants of Jehovah do not have en@@ ough food to e@@ at at times .
He wants us to believe that he lo@@ ves us not only as a group but as individuals .
When parents always appe@@ ar to be too bus@@ y to talk , you@@ ths in the family are likely to keep their problems to themselves .
What re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble be@@ ast@@ s !
▪ Is a wife who is one of Jehovah’s Witnesses encoura@@ ged to ign@@ ore her hus@@ ban@@ d’s wi@@ sh@@ es if he does not share her beli@@ ef@@ s ?
The I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ance of Ha@@ ving a Ti@@ me for F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship
The stud@@ ents came from 14 lands and had sp@@ ent the past fi@@ ve months pre@@ par@@ ing for mission@@ ary service in 19 coun@@ tri@@ es to which they were assign@@ ed .
What contr@@ ast does the Bible make between “ flesh ” and “ spirit ” ?
During our family worship , we could do some re@@ sear@@ ch about the cul@@ ture of im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants in our congregation or ter@@ rit@@ ory .
And can one at all times fully understand how another person feel@@ s ?
No@@ te what the prophet A@@ mo@@ s says about his God : “ Jehovah will not do a thing un@@ less he has reve@@ aled his confid@@ enti@@ al matter to his servants the prophe@@ ts . ”
Sh@@ ould Christians accept these fr@@ actions in medi@@ cal tre@@ at@@ ment ?
They C@@ op@@ ed With Tho@@ r@@ ns in Their F@@ lesh , 2 / 15
The three ways in which we can lo@@ v@@ ingly obey Jehovah are : ( 1 ) We love those whom Jehovah lo@@ ves , ( 2 ) we show respect for authority , and ( 3 ) we stri@@ ve to remain clean in God’s eyes .
A stan@@ d@@ ard D@@ V@@ D can hold al@@ most se@@ ven times that much , and some with even greater cap@@ ac@@ ity are be@@ coming a@@ vail@@ able .
Yet , all around us in the Christian congregation , we can find loyal examples to imitate .
While not tel@@ ling us what kind of work to pur@@ sue , the Bible gives us fine guid@@ el@@ ines so that our spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement , service to God , and other important responsi@@ bil@@ ities are not com@@ promised .
How I enjo@@ yed listen@@ ing to their experi@@ ences !
After many years , Jac@@ o@@ b re@@ turned .
At times , we are cor@@ rec@@ ted by Jehovah’s remin@@ ders .
The po@@ li@@ ce pa@@ id us fre@@ qu@@ ent vis@@ its but never found anything .
Ang@@ els are not form@@ er humans who had lived on earth .
It means that we can deci@@ de to do good or to do bad .
Yes , their efforts bring much praise to Jehovah .
For one thing , we believe that God’s Kingdom is the cen@@ tr@@ al message of the most important book in the world ​ — the Bible .
We also did not have an ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment to use , so on M@@ on@@ days we u@@ su@@ ally sta@@ yed in the same home where we had been serving during the we@@ ek .
* The W@@ al@@ den@@ ses next became ob@@ je@@ cts of such efforts .
TH@@ E st@@ age is now set for the war of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
The conclu@@ sion of the talk is the last se@@ ction , in which the speak@@ er sp@@ ends a little time remin@@ ding the a@@ udi@@ ence of what he has been discus@@ sing and then shows how that information app@@ lies to them .
May we he@@ ed the prophe@@ tic words : “ Sa@@ y to [ Jehovah ] , all you people , ‘ May you par@@ d@@ on er@@ ro@@ r ; and accept what is good , and we will offer in return the young bul@@ ls of our li@@ ps . ’ ”
‘ E@@ i@@ ther I am pra@@ ying the wrong way , ’ I reas@@ oned , ‘ or God does not ex@@ ist . ’
In fact , just one year after Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has ’ do@@ w@@ n@@ f@@ all , P@@ il@@ ate himself was re@@ moved from of@@ fice and was rec@@ al@@ led to R@@ ome to answer serious char@@ ges .
B@@ E F@@ R@@ I@@ EN@@ D@@ L@@ Y : “ W@@ ho@@ ever is@@ ol@@ ates himself pur@@ su@@ es his own sel@@ f@@ ish desi@@ res ; he re@@ je@@ cts all practic@@ al wisdom . ”
“ S@@ y@@ m@@ bo@@ lic D@@ r@@ ama , ” 3 / 15
A M@@ an Who Lo@@ ved Li@@ fe and Pe@@ ople
As the human family mul@@ ti@@ p@@ lied , how would God commun@@ ic@@ ate with all of them ?
Because “ his brothers were , in fact , not exerc@@ ising faith in him . ” ​ — Mark 3 : 21 ; John 7 : 5 .
How vital that we place our complete trust in Jehovah and his Word and make him our confidence ! ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
Some of his Jewish hear@@ ers got the point and app@@ lied it .
I pray@@ ed a lo@@ t to Jehovah and spoke with my family and with experienced brothers . ”
14 , 15 .
Peter and Bil@@ li@@ e C@@ arr@@ bel@@ l@@ o , fellow mission@@ aries , travel@@ ed with us .
F@@ le@@ xi@@ ble
To gain acc@@ ess to the ab@@ d@@ om@@ en , an inc@@ ision had to be made in the body , but this was consider@@ ed sin@@ ful .
T@@ ake , for example , the decision a young man might face in cho@@ o@@ sing his ha@@ ir@@ st@@ y@@ le .
By the time the second world war bro@@ ke out in 19@@ 39 , I had man@@ ag@@ ed to get a jo@@ b working on the tr@@ am@@ s and bu@@ ses in the city of M@@ el@@ b@@ our@@ ne .
During the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , these ones will be given the mar@@ k , that is , they will be cho@@ s@@ en to sur@@ vi@@ ve .
Thus , he ans@@ wer@@ ed his parents in simp@@ le s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity : “ Why did you have to go loo@@ king for me ?
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , any who su@@ ff@@ er from f@@ ra@@ gr@@ ance sen@@ s@@ iti@@ v@@ ity that is so se@@ v@@ ere that it h@@ in@@ ders their meeting attend@@ ance may wish to discus@@ s the matter with the elders .
Se@@ cond , a di@@ lig@@ ent bre@@ ad@@ w@@ in@@ ner teach@@ es by example the import@@ ance of hard work .
Why not refle@@ ct upon such questions as : ‘ A@@ m I who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly supp@@ or@@ ting the arrang@@ ement for Bible study in my family ?
( b ) How has the slave esta@@ bli@@ shed a fine rec@@ ord of “ following the L@@ am@@ b ” ?
Jesus was mo@@ des@@ t and always based his teaching on the Scriptures .
W@@ ell , if you found a we@@ ather fore@@ ca@@ ster to be acc@@ ur@@ ate every day for a long time , you would be imp@@ ressed .
A@@ n a@@ vi@@ d read@@ er , she sub@@ s@@ cri@@ bed to the Eng@@ l@@ ish W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er . Th@@ r@@ il@@ led with the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message , she wrote to Bro@@ ther C .
Di@@ v@@ ine Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment Al@@ ways Des@@ er@@ ved
Why are they given this wonderful re@@ ward ?
“ His inv@@ isi@@ ble qualities are . . . per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved by the things made . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M . 1 : 20 .
I@@ magine how hear@@ ten@@ ing it must have been to see those ra@@ g@@ ing w@@ at@@ ers st@@ op@@ ped up !
He deli@@ vered them from Egy@@ pt , organiz@@ ed them into a nation , and brought them into “ a land f@@ low@@ ing with mil@@ k and h@@ one@@ y . ”
At the time of baptism , for instance , an individu@@ al may se@@ cre@@ tly have been living in a situation or eng@@ ag@@ ing in a prac@@ tice that could have resul@@ ted in his being dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed if he had already been v@@ al@@ id@@ ly baptized .
L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing to their experi@@ ences and see@@ ing their joy helped to imp@@ l@@ ant in our hearts the desire for full - time service . ”
H@@ ist@@ or@@ ic@@ al Acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y : E@@ v@@ ents recorded in the Bible are in full har@@ mony with pro@@ ven hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al fac@@ ts .
These s@@ inc@@ ere Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents continued to take in the pu@@ re w@@ at@@ ers of truth from the Bible and pro@@ cla@@ im them worl@@ d@@ wide . ​ — Revelation 22 : 17 .
If that is true in your wit@@ ness@@ ing are@@ a , could you arr@@ ange to do at le@@ ast some of your house - to - house preaching during those h@@ our@@ s of the day ?
But as Jehovah’s servants , we c@@ atch the gl@@ ori@@ ous light from the Scriptures and refle@@ ct it to others .
A mo@@ tiv@@ ating talk ent@@ it@@ led “ S@@ ti@@ r@@ red by ‘ the M@@ ag@@ ni@@ fic@@ ent Th@@ ings of God ’ ” follow@@ ed .
Is there a differ@@ ence , then , between per@@ fe@@ ction and integrity ?
A@@ no@@ ther way to strengthen your spiritu@@ ality is by imp@@ ro@@ ved study of God’s Word .
Ther@@ efore , concer@@ ned parents righ@@ tly ask , ‘ How much do we o@@ we our children ? ’
Re@@ g@@ arding such angels , one Bible account inform@@ s us : “ A th@@ ous@@ and th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds kept minis@@ ter@@ ing to [ Jehovah ] , and ten th@@ ous@@ and times ten th@@ ous@@ and sto@@ od before him . ”
It seem@@ ed that Jehovah made the way out for us when he knew that we needed some reli@@ ef .
Do they not strengthen our faith in Jehovah’s pro@@ vision for our sal@@ vation ?
What loy@@ al@@ ty J@@ on@@ a@@ than displa@@ yed !
M@@ ake time to study the Bible and ‘ take in knowledge of the only true God and of the one whom he sent for@@ th , Jesus Christ . ’ ​ — John 17 : 3 .
The covenant Jehovah made with Abraham started to take effect on N@@ is@@ an 14 , 194@@ 3 B.C.E .
Still others accepted the offer to study the Bible because they had re@@ ti@@ red and had time to pur@@ sue spiritual inter@@ ests .
Per@@ s@@ ist@@ ent de@@ fam@@ ation of the W@@ al@@ den@@ ses led to the ter@@ m va@@ u@@ der@@ i@@ e ( from the Fr@@ en@@ ch word va@@ u@@ do@@ is ) .
( a ) To what do God’s remin@@ ders often ref@@ er ?
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on has been de@@ f@@ ined as “ devo@@ tion to some princi@@ ple ; stri@@ ct fid@@ el@@ ity or faith@@ ful@@ ness ; consci@@ enti@@ ousness ; pi@@ ous affe@@ ction or att@@ ach@@ ment . ”
It may not be eas@@ y to esta@@ bl@@ ish such a study or to maintain it over time .
Let us pati@@ ently help all who show a s@@ inc@@ ere interest in the truth .
If time seem@@ s to pas@@ s s@@ low@@ ly , fi@@ ght anxi@@ ety and imp@@ ati@@ ence .
Yes , I look back with deep gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de on my life sp@@ ent in Jehovah’s preci@@ ous service .
See if in your life one or more need attention .
Of course , the pri@@ m@@ ary foc@@ us of our medit@@ ation should be God’s inspired Word .
How important is love in marriage ?
It invol@@ ves being famili@@ ar with that person@@ ’s char@@ ac@@ ter , conduct , feelings , lik@@ es and dis@@ lik@@ es , and pl@@ ans for the future .
A bri@@ ef discus@@ sion can wh@@ et a person@@ ’s ap@@ pet@@ ite for Bible knowledge
Bro@@ ther and S@@ is@@ ter F@@ er@@ n@@ an@@ de@@ z are no longer special pione@@ ers , but they remain on the is@@ land , where they are ra@@ ising their son , who was born there .
But they no longer made up a c@@ learly id@@ enti@@ fi@@ able , v@@ isi@@ ble body , or organization .
Un@@ der Cana@@ an@@ ite lead@@ er@@ ship , people did de@@ t@@ es@@ table things , which inclu@@ ded inc@@ est , ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ ality , b@@ es@@ ti@@ ality , child sacrifice , and gro@@ ss i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
The apostle Peter war@@ ns us : “ Your ad@@ vers@@ ary , the Devil , wal@@ ks about like a ro@@ aring li@@ on , see@@ king to de@@ v@@ our someone . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
L@@ ef@@ t un@@ tend@@ ed , so@@ il may soon d@@ ry out , har@@ den , and become un@@ fru@@ it@@ ful .
In doing so , they may sacrifice all mo@@ des@@ ty .
F@@ e@@ el Jehovah’s angu@@ ish and pain as his mer@@ cy and pati@@ ence were st@@ re@@ t@@ ched to the very li@@ mit by a people who were c@@ all@@ ously un@@ appreci@@ ative .
The Bible says : “ God loved the world so much that he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son . ” ​ — John 3 : 16 .
B@@ as@@ il rema@@ ined a ‘ Greek . ’ ”
This who@@ les@@ ome fear of dis@@ pleas@@ ing him helps them to res@@ ist the spirit of Satan’s world .
As a de@@ v@@ out Je@@ w , Saul believ@@ ed that it was his God - given du@@ ty to st@@ am@@ p out Christi@@ an@@ ity .
If we let God’s spirit gu@@ i@@ de us , we will not be over@@ come by imp@@ ro@@ per fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res . ​ — Romans 8 : 2 - 10 .
En@@ coun@@ ter With a F@@ o@@ re@@ ign@@ er
F@@ in@@ ally , we imitate Jesus in keep@@ ing bus@@ y “ preaching the good news . ”
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , David was accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed in his f@@ light by an es@@ c@@ ort of young men , and David s@@ ought ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ments for them and for himself .
We preach the good news of the Kingdom to all s@@ or@@ ts of people , and we tre@@ at them in a kind man@@ ner .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out that relationship , our present life would have little meaning and our future life pro@@ spe@@ cts would be lost .
If you had the power , would you not satis@@ fy man@@ ’s needs ?
After we arri@@ ved there , brothers from D@@ res@@ den told E@@ r@@ ika that her mother was at the conven@@ tion as well .
In the par@@ able of the vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins , Jesus states : “ While they were going off to bu@@ y , the bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om arri@@ ved [ “ came , ” Kingdom In@@ ter@@ l@@ in@@ e@@ ar ] . ”
In fact , God’s holy spirit en@@ ab@@ led the prophet to per@@ form 16 mirac@@ les ​ — t@@ wi@@ ce as many as those at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted to Eli@@ j@@ ah .
May we be thor@@ ough@@ ly con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of the wisdom of Jehovah’s long - suffering .
E@@ ach day , Jehovah se@@ es ‘ all our ways ’ ​ — our mis@@ takes as well as our good works .
So let us exam@@ ine ways in which we too can pre@@ pare our heart , the in@@ ner person ​ — including our thoughts , attitu@@ des , desi@@ res , and mo@@ tiv@@ ations — ​ to “ con@@ sul@@ t the law of Jehovah and to do it . ”
As Jesus pointed out , something similar was done by “ people of the nations . ”
13 : 20 ​ — Why is the new covenant spo@@ ken of as being “ everlasting ” ?
Then he asked : “ C@@ an@@ ’t you encoura@@ ge your congregations to make mon@@ et@@ ary don@@ ations to help out with the war as the other religi@@ ons are doing ? ”
Some who still go to ch@@ urch like to have teach@@ ers who tell them , ‘ No matter what you do , God lo@@ ves you . ’
Because of his serious sin@@ s , David and his family su@@ ffered very much .
On still another occasi@@ on , a P@@ ho@@ en@@ i@@ ci@@ an woman ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly ple@@ ad@@ ed for Jesus to he@@ al her daugh@@ ter .
3 Is the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s G@@ u@@ id@@ ance R@@ el@@ ev@@ ant Today ?
Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ val re@@ sear@@ ch has long pla@@ yed a ro@@ le in the out@@ working of Jehovah’s purpose .
However , making disciples is not dep@@ end@@ ent on the efforts of just one individu@@ al .
Jesus al@@ lu@@ des to this as@@ pect of Kingdom gro@@ w@@ th when he gives another illustr@@ ation , one about a dra@@ g@@ ne@@ t .
We may have op@@ position from un@@ believ@@ ing family members , including dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed relati@@ ves , who might try to lu@@ re us into un@@ who@@ les@@ ome associ@@ ation .
For the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of the persecu@@ tion in Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i , see the 199@@ 9 Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses , pages 1@@ 7@@ 1 - 2@@ 23 .
They knew that “ man came to be a living soul ” when God cre@@ ated him .
10@@ 7@@ ,@@ 3@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 C@@ O@@ P@@ I@@ E@@ S
He refu@@ sed and was sent to Ger@@ many to do for@@ ced la@@ b@@ or .
Peter showed gen@@ u@@ ine faith by ga@@ ther@@ ing with his brothers des@@ pite his low spi@@ r@@ its .
W@@ ould you have been as faithful as J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah was ?
( b ) How can we keep our place in Jehovah’s organization ?
; J@@ am@@ is@@ on , J .
These words are part of a con@@ vers@@ ation that Jesus had with one of his apostles .
Jehovah has sh@@ own love in many ways , but there is one that stan@@ ds out a@@ bo@@ ve all others .
From this , we can learn an important less@@ on : It is wise to avoid ju@@ mp@@ ing to conclu@@ sions when we do not have the whole pi@@ c@@ ture .
T@@ R@@ Y T@@ O F@@ O@@ C@@ U@@ S O@@ N P@@ O@@ S@@ I@@ T@@ I@@ V@@ E TH@@ O@@ U@@ G@@ H@@ T@@ S .
( See the bo@@ x “ Jehovah Gi@@ ves M@@ e Just What I Ne@@ ed . ” )
In 194@@ 5 all of those children re@@ turned home .
Jesus thus ful@@ filled the prophecy that states : “ Tru@@ ly our si@@ ck@@ nesses were what he himself car@@ ri@@ ed ; and as for our pa@@ ins , he bor@@ e them . ” ​ — Is@@ a . 5@@ 3 : 4@@ a ; Mat@@ t .
God’s judgment upon Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l should strengthen our faith in what future ev@@ ent ?
How did Peter show that Jesus ’ resurrection was fore@@ told in the Psal@@ ms ?
Jeremiah pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed : “ This is what Jehovah has said , ‘ In acc@@ ord with the fulfill@@ ing of se@@ v@@ ent@@ y years at Babyl@@ on I shall turn my attention to you people , and I will esta@@ bl@@ ish toward you my good word in br@@ ing@@ ing you back to this place . ’ ”
To illustr@@ ate : Your eyes work differ@@ ently than your ear@@ s ; yet they co@@ op@@ er@@ ate so you can cro@@ ss the ro@@ ad sa@@ f@@ ely .
In the Bible , the Greek and Hebrew words have the thought of “ rec@@ titu@@ de ” or “ u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness . ”
Yes , when you have a t@@ ask that must get done and time is r@@ un@@ ning out , you feel ten@@ se and exc@@ ited .
Acts 18 : 19 Eph@@ esus — “ en@@ tered into the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e and reas@@ oned
A s@@ inc@@ ere a@@ po@@ lo@@ gy is often a way to re@@ pa@@ ir a dam@@ ag@@ ed relationship .
They would have been cont@@ ent .
Why are we making this tri@@ p ?
‘ We have heard that same remin@@ der for de@@ ca@@ des , ’ they may say .
Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice was provided by Jehovah for man@@ kin@@ d’s sal@@ vation
When we are about to consider Scriptural material , we should first ask in prayer for holy spirit to gu@@ i@@ de us .
Satan’s words imp@@ lied that Adam and E@@ ve would not need Jehovah in order to deci@@ de what was good and what was bad for them .
We ended up in the G@@ r@@ an C@@ ha@@ c@@ o re@@ gi@@ on of Par@@ ag@@ u@@ a@@ y , again in a M@@ en@@ n@@ on@@ ite col@@ on@@ y .
A gift that can bring the recei@@ ver everlasting life !
These few examples demonstr@@ ate the power of the questions inclu@@ ded in God’s Word .
If we let him al@@ one this way , they will all put faith in him , and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation . ’ ”
Such pas@@ sa@@ ges con@@ fir@@ m the ob@@ serv@@ ation made by Greek scho@@ la@@ r Daniel W@@ all@@ ace , who says that for Greek demonstr@@ ati@@ ves , “ what might be the ne@@ are@@ st an@@ te@@ ce@@ d@@ ent con@@ te@@ x@@ tually might not be the ne@@ are@@ st an@@ te@@ ce@@ d@@ ent in the author@@ ’s mind . ”
L@@ ear@@ n how Christians today can show that they ‘ bel@@ ong to Jehovah ’ and that they are ‘ r@@ en@@ oun@@ c@@ ing un@@ righteousness . ’
They also fe@@ ared dem@@ ons , whom they tri@@ ed to appe@@ ase by means of ma@@ gi@@ c inc@@ an@@ t@@ ations .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T place should Kingdom inter@@ ests occ@@ up@@ y in our lives ?
“ To do your will , O my God , I have deli@@ gh@@ ted , ” san@@ g King David of ancient Israel , “ and your law is within my in@@ ward par@@ ts . ”
However , they often wonder@@ ed if J@@ a@@ ir@@ o could gr@@ as@@ p Bible knowledge .
Does not the experience of La@@ z@@ ar@@ us show that Jesus Christ has the power as well as the desire to resur@@ rec@@ t the dead ?
The more gr@@ ate@@ ful we are at heart , the more inc@@ l@@ ined we are to become imit@@ at@@ ors of the true God . ​ — E@@ ph .
In what sense do the works of the flesh bre@@ ed di@@ su@@ n@@ ity ?
1 : 1 - 3 ; Luke 11 : 10 - 13 ; He@@ b .
R@@ udi T@@ sc@@ hi@@ gg@@ er@@ l , a pa@@ str@@ y c@@ he@@ f , was the first person to witness to me
They are like the Jews to whom Jesus said : “ You have ne@@ i@@ ther heard his vo@@ ice at any time nor seen his fi@@ gu@@ re ; and you do not have his word rema@@ ining in you . ”
What does it por@@ tra@@ y ?
In one congregation , for example , a young man ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged to the elders that he had com@@ mit@@ ted certain sin@@ s .
I have not st@@ op@@ ped my r@@ out@@ ine of atten@@ ding Christian meetings , sh@@ aring the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message with others , and reading it my@@ self .
Yes , al@@ though he never married , Jesus Christ’s example can help you to become a good husband .
They could not str@@ ike out at E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s God , Jehovah , but they could certainly str@@ ike out at this man !
So for the th@@ ir@@ d time , he lies , saying : “ I do not know the man ! ”
Pa@@ ges of the 1@@ 3@@ th - century P@@ re - Al@@ f@@ on@@ s@@ ine ( left ) and Al@@ f@@ on@@ s@@ ine ( right ) Bi@@ bl@@ es
There , for the th@@ ir@@ d time , Paul and his compan@@ i@@ ons kno@@ cked on a do@@ or , but this time it s@@ w@@ un@@ g wide o@@ pen !
In fact , because Jesus pro@@ claim@@ ed his Fa@@ ther’s name , he was called “ the Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful Witness . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
For a we@@ ek , I stu@@ died until l@@ ate each night to get ans@@ wers to his questions .
Jehovah supp@@ or@@ ts those men@@ t@@ ally inc@@ l@@ ined to trust in him and com@@ p@@ ly with his righteous principles .
How does Jehovah ac@@ tually feel about his re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous people ?
“ S@@ ur@@ ely just as I have fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ed , ” God promises us , “ so it must occ@@ ur ; and just as I have coun@@ sel@@ ed , that is what will come true . ” ​ — Isaiah 14 : 24 .
There were also the inspired let@@ ters written by Jesus ’ disciples , as well as the prophe@@ tic book of Revelation .
As soon as they arri@@ ved in K@@ o@@ s , they started stud@@ ying with Le@@ on@@ id@@ as ’ mother and sister , who were already there .
P@@ ur@@ su@@ ing un@@ wise go@@ als will prove to be just as fru@@ str@@ ating .
To all who are willing to accept God’s standards of right and wrong will be gr@@ anted the gift of “ everlasting life . ” ​ — John 17 : 3 .
We can li@@ ft their spi@@ r@@ its by expres@@ sing our gen@@ u@@ ine care and concer@@ n for them .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , both U@@ N and religious lead@@ ers spoke of the import@@ ance of working together to bring an end to po@@ ver@@ ty , rac@@ ism , en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ men@@ tal problems , war , and we@@ ap@@ ons of mas@@ s des@@ tru@@ ction .
B@@ ri@@ an : I@@ ’@@ m g@@ la@@ d to share them with you .
“ L@@ ear@@ ning a language I can use to commun@@ ic@@ ate with many of them has op@@ ened up a new field of activ@@ ity and made my preaching work so inter@@ es@@ ting . ”
When Joseph learned that his future wife was expe@@ cting a child , he deci@@ ded to end their eng@@ ag@@ ement .
As we do these things , we truly will “ re@@ side in se@@ cur@@ ity and be un@@ dis@@ tur@@ bed from dre@@ ad of cal@@ am@@ ity . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
So he moved .
That was the no@@ te I mentioned in the in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction .
He enjo@@ yed all the advan@@ ta@@ ges and righ@@ ts of a Rom@@ an c@@ iti@@ z@@ en .
In keep@@ ing with Jesus ’ pat@@ ter@@ n of fe@@ e@@ ding many through the hands of a few , that slave is made up of a small group of anointed brothers who are direc@@ tly involved in pre@@ par@@ ing and dis@@ p@@ en@@ sing spiritual food during Christ’s pres@@ ence .
They knew that a gr@@ and sal@@ vation a@@ wa@@ ited those who rema@@ ined faithful .
How they ye@@ ar@@ ned for a f@@ res@@ h supp@@ ly of spiritual food !
Fa@@ ith was requi@@ red on the part of all those who jo@@ ined Bar@@ ak .
He promised them that he would person@@ ally be involved in this vital work right down to our day . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Jesus was resur@@ rec@@ ted to be “ the c@@ hi@@ ef cor@@ n@@ er@@ st@@ one ” ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 8 , 9 )
It is preci@@ ous , life - giving .
A Bible pro@@ ver@@ b ans@@ wers : “ W@@ is@@ dom is the pri@@ me thing . A@@ c@@ qui@@ re wisdom ; and with all that you ac@@ qui@@ re , ac@@ qui@@ re understanding .
By using such pr@@ on@@ oun@@ s as “ we ” and “ us , ” Luke indic@@ ates that he was present when certain events occ@@ ur@@ red .
Jehovah sent Eli@@ j@@ ah to her for the s@@ ake of both the woman and the prophet .
He must prac@@ tice what he pre@@ ach@@ es .
‘ We know that im@@ mor@@ ality is bad . . . .
When we no@@ tic@@ ed that the neigh@@ b@@ ors were be@@ coming su@@ spi@@ ci@@ ous , the meetings were quic@@ k@@ ly moved to another lo@@ c@@ ation so that the house would not be ra@@ i@@ ded or the brothers ar@@ rest@@ ed .
Be@@ au : “ I have gro@@ wn so much clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah because in E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or I can devo@@ te all my time to spiritual activities .
Such pri@@ de can cause us to res@@ ent and re@@ ject needed counsel rather than hum@@ bly accept it .
• How did Jehovah and Jesus set examples for us in good man@@ n@@ ers ?
Ha@@ ve there been sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c or medi@@ cal develop@@ ments since that article was publi@@ shed in 19@@ 7@@ 9 ?
S@@ how@@ ing how high@@ ly Paul valu@@ ed that pri@@ ze , he said : “ What things were ga@@ ins to me , these I have consider@@ ed lo@@ ss on account of the Christ .
S@@ tru@@ gg@@ le for , in Mo@@ der@@ n Greek , 11 / 15
We gain that understanding only from a study of God’s Word , the Bible .
I can read without gl@@ as@@ ses and activ@@ ely associ@@ ate with my family . ”
‘ All the while , ’ says the account , ‘ the man is ga@@ z@@ ing at her in won@@ der . ’ ​ — Genesis 24 : 19 - 21 .
How have godly women sh@@ own their devo@@ tion to Jehovah in difficult times ?
Be@@ fore accep@@ ting an invit@@ ation or taking on a com@@ mit@@ ment , he con@@ sul@@ ts with his wife and then deci@@ des , taking into consider@@ ation their mutu@@ al inter@@ ests .
I learned that such an expe@@ ct@@ ation was un@@ real@@ is@@ tic .
Jesus showed mer@@ cy to those in need .
In the l@@ ate 19@@ 20 ’ s , our Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ent group in L@@ a G@@ ran@@ de , in the st@@ ate of O@@ reg@@ on , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , where I was born and ra@@ ised , cons@@ is@@ ted of a few women and children .
This is true whether such words refle@@ ct mis@@ le@@ ading se@@ cul@@ ar “ wisdom , ” the pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda of apost@@ ates , or though@@ t@@ less talk within the congregation .
S@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists es@@ tim@@ ate that the earth is about 4 bil@@ li@@ on years old and that the uni@@ verse was born some 13 to 14 bil@@ li@@ on years ag@@ o .
Acc@@ ording to certain Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an s@@ our@@ ces , at a ch@@ urch coun@@ ci@@ l the cl@@ er@@ gy for@@ ced O@@ r@@ beli@@ an@@ i to bur@@ n the Bible that he had wor@@ ked on for years !
Paul states that Jehovah “ sub@@ je@@ cted all things under [ Christ’s ] fe@@ et , and made him head over all things to the congregation . ”
Mo@@ st of them are pione@@ ers , sp@@ en@@ ding their time and money to help others .
( b ) Why is it better to have Davi@@ d’s out@@ look ?
He remin@@ ded the Jewish Christians : “ Do not for@@ get ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality , for through it some , un@@ known to themselves , en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined angels . ”
In time , I became ad@@ di@@ cted to it .
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s can@@ did account of Davi@@ d’s sin is sur@@ ely not there to satis@@ fy some@@ one@@ ’s pr@@ u@@ ri@@ ent interest .
The war@@ m invit@@ ation “ D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to Jehovah ” served as the t@@ it@@ le of the da@@ y’s fin@@ al talk .
Ex@@ pla@@ in the me@@ th@@ od of Bible study used by s@@ inc@@ ere Bible stud@@ ents in the 19@@ th century and why it was effe@@ ctive .
Let us go back in time two or three years , and let us as@@ su@@ me ​ — as seem@@ s pro@@ ba@@ ble — ​ that L@@ y@@ str@@ a was Timo@@ th@@ y’s ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn .
Jehovah has set a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c li@@ mit for wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , and he will act right on time . ​ — Is@@ a .
During that fes@@ ti@@ val , the Israelites d@@ wel@@ led in boo@@ ths for se@@ ven days .
Jehovah is now giving us the opportunity to prove our complete trust in his decisions and ​ — if necess@@ ary — ​ to be willing to su@@ ff@@ er evil for the s@@ ake of his name .
She says , “ On@@ ce I gave up tr@@ ying to change the past , I felt much better . ”
That spiritual nation , “ the Israel of God , ” became Jehovah’s new slave .
In time , I became pre@@ gn@@ ant and had an ab@@ or@@ tion .
His hands and fe@@ et were still b@@ ound with bu@@ ri@@ al w@@ ra@@ pp@@ ings , and his face was co@@ vered with a clo@@ th .
Why are the ru@@ ins of Mar@@ i of interest to us ?
• Why should we not av@@ enge ourselves ?
When we read God’s Word , we come to know and trust in Jehovah , who guid@@ es and prote@@ cts us . ​ — Read Psalm 19 : 7 - 11 ; Proverbs 1 : 33 .
The Pro@@ ble@@ ms of C@@ l@@ ass D@@ ist@@ inc@@ tion
It can even ro@@ b one of a good ni@@ gh@@ t’s s@@ le@@ ep .
If you want to sur@@ vi@@ ve the pas@@ sing of this world and ‘ remain forever , ’ what should you do ?
How could each individu@@ al Christian be plac@@ ed over everything ​ — over “ all ” of the L@@ or@@ d’s bel@@ ong@@ ings ?
In ad@@ dition , the Scriptures tell us that “ righteousness and judgment are the esta@@ bli@@ shed place of [ God’s ] thro@@ ne . ”
Jehovah is “ a God mer@@ ci@@ ful and gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous , s@@ low to anger and a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in loving - kindness and truth , pre@@ serving loving - kindness for th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds , par@@ don@@ ing er@@ ro@@ r and trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion and sin . ”
No one reading these s@@ cen@@ es can doubt the re@@ ality of the fi@@ gu@@ re be@@ h@@ ind them . ”
For what purpose ?
If we sto@@ p activ@@ ely supp@@ or@@ ting Jehovah’s work , then we star@@ t following Satan .
On some of the n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w , w@@ in@@ ding m@@ oun@@ tain ro@@ a@@ ds , you would be re@@ war@@ ded with bre@@ a@@ th@@ taking , ever - chang@@ ing pan@@ or@@ am@@ ic vie@@ ws of the land and se@@ a .
May we keep on sub@@ mit@@ ting to his he@@ ad@@ ship by ze@@ al@@ ously obe@@ ying his comm@@ and to preach and make disciples .
The m@@ om@@ ent you get a pi@@ e@@ ce of it into your m@@ ou@@ th , you may let out a si@@ gh . What succ@@ ul@@ ence !
We follow a wise p@@ ath in reg@@ ard to di@@ et , exerc@@ ise , and over@@ all li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
Will you show them no gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de ?
E@@ ver@@ yone la@@ ugh@@ ed at me .
In writ@@ ing to his fellow work@@ er Timothy , the apostle Paul gave some strong counsel in this reg@@ ard .
This verse shows that people die as a result of sin .
And how can we “ let end@@ ur@@ ance complete its work ” ? ​ — James 1 : 4 .
P@@ ati@@ ence is also an expres@@ sion of our love for others .
She wants the fru@@ it to be ri@@ pe , that is , matu@@ re .
In time , she began to bu@@ y her own bo@@ t@@ t@@ les and became an al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic .
D@@ om@@ in@@ ated by feelings of emp@@ t@@ iness and ali@@ en@@ ation , the div@@ or@@ ced person may won@@ der : ‘ Now that I am div@@ or@@ ced , who ex@@ ac@@ tly am I ?
The Christian Bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od
• through fellow believers ?
By faith@@ fully end@@ uring ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le , im@@ moral pres@@ sures , emo@@ tional pain , and in@@ fir@@ m@@ ities , we bring praise to Jehovah .
What helped one sister to devel@@ op ‘ fir@@ m@@ ness of heart ’ ?
What Bible te@@ x@@ ts prove that this understanding is cor@@ rec@@ t ?
So from an early age , I had little reg@@ ard for religion .
During the Pa@@ x Rom@@ ana , or Rom@@ an Pe@@ ace , vis@@ it@@ ors to B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a found st@@ one - pa@@ ved st@@ re@@ e@@ ts f@@ l@@ an@@ ked by col@@ on@@ n@@ ad@@ es .
If past wr@@ ong@@ s tr@@ ou@@ ble you , rec@@ ti@@ fy them to the ex@@ t@@ ent that you can and then believe Jehovah’s as@@ sur@@ ance that he has for@@ given you ! ​ — P@@ s .
We love to vis@@ it with each other every day .
El@@ isha served Eli@@ j@@ ah for perhaps si@@ x years .
He kept his promise , and now over 15 of that family are Witnesses .
You also need to con@@ form your conduct to his standards .
And what a for@@ ce that is !
Many of these men may be un@@ famili@@ ar to most people , but all of them were among the first ten gener@@ ations in human hist@@ ory .
Does be@@ aring fru@@ it e@@ qu@@ al making disciples ?
God’s purpose for the earth is about to be ful@@ filled .
The S@@ tru@@ gg@@ le to Lo@@ ve God 3
Of course , se@@ cul@@ ar work and other un@@ avo@@ i@@ da@@ ble situ@@ ations may temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily for@@ ce you out of each o@@ ther’s compan@@ y .
‘ When the mor@@ ning light takes hold on the ends of the earth , ’ God says , ‘ the earth trans@@ form@@ s it@@ self like cla@@ y under a se@@ al , and things take their st@@ ation as in clo@@ thing . ’
From the book Bil@@ der@@ sa@@ al de@@ ut@@ s@@ ch@@ er G@@ es@@ c@@ hi@@ ch@@ te
“ The first time he p@@ un@@ ched me , ” says J@@ ane , “ I was stu@@ n@@ ned , em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed , and hum@@ ili@@ ated .
Even so , as children gro@@ w , parents should deter@@ mine what assign@@ ments and t@@ as@@ ks are appro@@ pri@@ ate for them .
The go@@ ld co@@ ff@@ in of King Tu@@ t@@ an@@ k@@ h@@ am@@ en
For example , while mo@@ ving from enc@@ am@@ p@@ ment to enc@@ am@@ p@@ ment in the land of Cana@@ an , faithful worshipp@@ ers of God “ public@@ ly declar@@ ed that they were str@@ ang@@ ers and temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents . ” ​ — He@@ b .
The sol@@ di@@ er@@ ’s bel@@ t helped to prote@@ ct his lo@@ ins , and it provided a conven@@ i@@ ent support from which to su@@ sp@@ end the s@@ word .
Some are able to serve as regul@@ ar pione@@ ers , sp@@ en@@ ding an a@@ ver@@ age of 70 h@@ our@@ s every mon@@ th preaching the good news and teaching people the truth .
( Com@@ pare Psalm 26 : 12 . )
He reli@@ ed on God’s Word and also used Jehovah’s name .
Our home was near C@@ op@@ en@@ ha@@ g@@ en , and when the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents had an@@ nu@@ al conven@@ tions there , M@@ other would invit@@ e Un@@ c@@ le Tho@@ ma@@ s , who lived some dist@@ ance away , to stay with us .
How Jesus must have rejo@@ ic@@ ed when at his baptism , he heard the words from heaven : “ I have appro@@ ved you ” !
In contr@@ ast , a spirit of self - sacrifice could help us to over@@ come em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass@@ ment and get needed help .
The fulfill@@ ment of that promise requi@@ red that Jesus die and be brought back to life . ​ — G@@ en .
Jehovah’s Witnesses are he@@ e@@ ding the apostle Paul’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to Timothy : “ Do your ut@@ most to present yourself appro@@ ved to God , a work@@ man with nothing to be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of , h@@ and@@ ling the word of the truth ari@@ ght . ”
Then he said : “ H@@ app@@ y is that slave if his ma@@ ster on arri@@ ving fin@@ ds him doing so .
F@@ al@@ se wit@@ nesses also t@@ es@@ ti@@ fied against S@@ te@@ ph@@ en ​ — the first disci@@ ple of Jesus to be kil@@ led because of his faith . ​ — Acts 6 : 10 , 11 .
Per@@ c@@ ei@@ ving the feelings of the ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved is a chall@@ enge .
It is the op@@ pos@@ ite of fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness . ”
How did He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah , Isaiah , Mi@@ ca@@ h , and the pr@@ inc@@ es of Jerusalem prove to be fine shepher@@ ds in the ei@@ gh@@ th century B.C.E . ?
Your doing so will help you feel clo@@ s@@ er to God .
As pre@@ di@@ cted by Jesus Christ , his gen@@ u@@ ine disciples were hi@@ d@@ den from sight as coun@@ ter@@ fe@@ it Christians f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed .
But if you are ti@@ ed to that an@@ cho@@ r , you will be secu@@ re in s@@ pite of the st@@ or@@ my problems you face . ”
Since my parents were po@@ or , I had be@@ gu@@ n re@@ pa@@ i@@ ring bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ les and se@@ wing ma@@ ch@@ ines , as well as ty@@ pe@@ writ@@ ers and other of@@ fice e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment , at age 14 .
His message is appe@@ al@@ ing and encourag@@ ing .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the joy of the Ma@@ ster as new@@ ly en@@ thr@@ oned King of God’s Kingdom sur@@ pas@@ ses our i@@ mag@@ in@@ ation .
Wh@@ atever the case , the proble@@ m l@@ ing@@ ered , and he had to de@@ al with the physical or emo@@ tional pain it brought . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
( Read N@@ um@@ bers 15 : 37 - 39 . )
However , wise King Solomon said : “ S@@ end out your bre@@ ad upon the sur@@ face of the w@@ at@@ ers , for in the course of many days you will find it again . ”
My wife and I arri@@ ve by pl@@ ane as gu@@ ests of R@@ on@@ al@@ d , who was the is@@ l@@ an@@ d’s only Witness during most of the 199@@ 0 ’ s .
“ What you have in your hands is A@@ mer@@ i@@ can pro@@ per@@ ty and does not bel@@ ong to Z@@ a@@ i@@ re , ” I remin@@ ded them .
At public school , I had stu@@ died Fr@@ en@@ ch , Ger@@ man , and L@@ at@@ in , and of the three , Fr@@ en@@ ch was the language I had the most tr@@ ou@@ ble with .
The M@@ ex@@ i@@ can Rev@@ olu@@ tion was in full s@@ wing .
H@@ ar@@ old Jac@@ k@@ son , a member of the he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters st@@ af@@ f , spoke on the the@@ me “ A F@@ e@@ w Th@@ ings to R@@ em@@ ember . ”
The book of Revelation shows that in this time of the end , Satan continu@@ es to acc@@ use Christ’s anointed brothers and as@@ su@@ re@@ dly also their faithful compan@@ i@@ ons .
How will our new song@@ book help us to follow Paul’s counsel found at Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 19 ?
Jesus said that this is the most important comman@@ d@@ ment .
Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k listen@@ s in@@ ten@@ tly to God’s fur@@ ther words , recorded at Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 1 : 6 - 11 .
Are you see@@ king Jehovah through Bible study and fer@@ v@@ ent prayer ?
Although we do not feel su@@ peri@@ or to those who prof@@ ess other faith@@ s , we avoid soci@@ al@@ iz@@ ing with them or get@@ ting dra@@ wn into their worship .
Sa@@ in@@ ts show the pos@@ si@@ bility of a her@@ o@@ ic life , even today . ”
Do you parents set the example by making regul@@ ar , mean@@ ing@@ ful com@@ ments y@@ ourselves ?
However , c@@ un@@ ei@@ form do@@ cum@@ ents from the Per@@ si@@ an peri@@ od , including the C@@ y@@ r@@ us C@@ yl@@ in@@ der , provide con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing evidence that the Bible rec@@ ord is acc@@ ur@@ ate .
Yes , people will not do bad things forever but will change for the better .
For instance , his love and hum@@ ility dre@@ w low@@ ly ones to him .
Ha@@ ve a F@@ ul@@ l Sh@@ are in the Gre@@ at S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al H@@ ar@@ v@@ est , 7 / 15
Jehovah saw that it was not good for the first man , Adam , to continue by himself .
But what can help you to end@@ ure ?
If you would like help to draw close to God and receive his comfort , ple@@ ase cont@@ act Jehovah’s Witnesses in your are@@ a or wr@@ ite to the ne@@ are@@ st branch of@@ fice .
And when his feelings were par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly in@@ ten@@ se , he with@@ dre@@ w to a priv@@ ate place to hi@@ de his te@@ ars .
Al@@ so , we want to “ work what is good toward all , ” doing good to our neigh@@ b@@ or and to our brothers . ​ — G@@ al .
He was loo@@ king at God’s Word when the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er Ph@@ ili@@ p asked him : “ Do you ac@@ tually know what you are reading ? ”
Paul states that an important purpose of congregation meetings is to ‘ up@@ buil@@ d , encoura@@ ge , and con@@ so@@ le ’ those in attend@@ ance .
The account states that “ the spirit of Jesus , ” that is , Jesus by means of holy spirit , gu@@ i@@ ded Paul and his travel@@ ing compan@@ i@@ ons in the cho@@ ice of their it@@ in@@ er@@ ary , and a vision led them to move on into E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe . ​ — Read Acts 16 : 6 - 10 .
We can make use of the very pro@@ vision that Jesus himself regul@@ arly reli@@ ed on ​ — the preci@@ ous privilege of prayer .
The lo@@ a@@ ves ’ being le@@ av@@ ened showed that anointed Christians would still have the le@@ av@@ en of in@@ her@@ ited sin .
That was what mo@@ tiv@@ ated H@@ ide@@ o .
“ S@@ to@@ p judg@@ ing , ” he said , “ that you may not be jud@@ ged ; for with what judgment you are judg@@ ing , you will be jud@@ ged . ”
So Ca@@ in took one of his sisters or perhaps one of his ni@@ e@@ ces as a wife .
How much fur@@ ther dam@@ age will be done ?
To@@ gether they buil@@ t a fine , strong marriage , one that was mar@@ ked by respect , good commun@@ ic@@ ation , and a mutu@@ al will@@ ing@@ ness to work through difficult problems together .
The Bible says that Moses “ continued ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast as see@@ ing the One who is inv@@ isi@@ ble . ”
Ex@@ pla@@ in the meaning of the ter@@ m “ conc@@ e@@ aled in ” Christ .
Th@@ ough it is true that num@@ er@@ ous matters requi@@ re your im@@ medi@@ ate attention , d@@ el@@ a@@ ying tra@@ ining may har@@ m the spiritual well - being of the congregation .
Our tri@@ p took us through three other Bal@@ ka@@ n coun@@ tri@@ es that had ban@@ ned our work — a ris@@ k@@ y ven@@ ture , since we car@@ ri@@ ed Bible liter@@ ature , ty@@ pe@@ writ@@ ers , and other supp@@ lies .
The prophet Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k gives us this as@@ sur@@ ance concer@@ ning the end of this wicked system : “ The vision is yet for the appointed time . . .
14 Pro@@ ve Y@@ our@@ self Lo@@ y@@ al to Jehovah
And in Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s day , the people con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed being dedic@@ ated to God .
Peter tal@@ ked to them about the tr@@ act and asked : “ What will you do with your life ? ”
Then I was reas@@ sign@@ ed to F@@ el@@ d@@ ba@@ ch , sou@@ the@@ ast of G@@ ra@@ z .
For example , many do not have the vi@@ de@@ o@@ s and the artic@@ les publi@@ shed only on j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
You can as@@ sure them that only by being Jesus ’ faithful followers can they enjoy true ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment . ​ — Read Matthew 11 : 28 - 30 .
He spoke of a king who wanted to set@@ tle acc@@ oun@@ ts with his servants .
“ The B@@ read@@ th and L@@ eng@@ th and H@@ ei@@ ght and D@@ ep@@ th ”
In fact , we are told : “ [ Jehovah ] is giving to the ti@@ red one power ; and to the one without d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic en@@ er@@ gy he makes full might ab@@ ound .
Father im@@ medi@@ ately offered to help .
However , when people ask about for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess in the matter , they may ac@@ tually be wonder@@ ing why Jehovah did not simply low@@ er his stan@@ d@@ ard and t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate the ex@@ ist@@ ence of sin and re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
It was repor@@ ted that another transl@@ at@@ or ‘ had before him the Hebrew Psal@@ ter and the Eng@@ l@@ ish and T@@ ah@@ iti@@ an ver@@ sions ’ as he was ‘ transl@@ ating one of Davi@@ d’s psal@@ ms into Sam@@ o@@ an . ’
I am especially g@@ la@@ d that I c@@ he@@ cked to make sure that what he said was what the Bible really teach@@ es .
Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ci@@ es become clear to us as Jehovah’s holy spirit she@@ ds light upon them and as they are ful@@ filled by world events or in the experi@@ ences of God’s people .
Jo@@ shua must have been great@@ ly streng@@ th@@ ened when he heard Jehovah’s fur@@ ther words : “ Be coura@@ ge@@ ous and strong . Do not su@@ ff@@ er sh@@ o@@ ck or be ter@@ ri@@ fied , for Jehovah your God is with you wh@@ er@@ ever you go . ”
O@@ ver a peri@@ od of many years , Jehovah had made sever@@ al covenant promises to Abraham that when com@@ bin@@ ed show that the promised Se@@ ed would des@@ c@@ end from Abraham through his son Isa@@ a@@ c .
19 , 20 . ( a ) As indic@@ ated in Psalm 7@@ 2 , what proble@@ m will be sol@@ ved by Kingdom rule ?
It “ began to go for@@ th as when it bur@@ st out from the wom@@ b . ”
It may be money , st@@ atu@@ s , power , or rel@@ ated things .
What is more , as@@ pe@@ cts of Solom@@ on@@ ’s re@@ ign point for@@ ward to the rule of the Messi@@ ah . ​ — 1 K@@ i .
“ My husband could har@@ dly believe that I was the same person .
What are some benef@@ its of reading in gener@@ al and Bible reading in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar ?
A@@ ban@@ d@@ oned by her husband , S@@ ab@@ ina stru@@ gg@@ led to ob@@ tain li@@ fe@@ ’s necess@@ ities for her@@ self and her two daugh@@ ters .
T@@ im@@ ely is Jesus ’ war@@ ning in this reg@@ ard : “ Pa@@ y attention to y@@ ourselves that your hearts never become we@@ igh@@ ed down with over@@ e@@ ating and heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ king and anxi@@ e@@ ties of life , and su@@ d@@ den@@ ly that day be in@@ stan@@ tly upon you as a s@@ n@@ are . ”
Paul told the Christians in Corin@@ th that Ti@@ tu@@ s was his “ compan@@ ion and a fellow work@@ er for your inter@@ ests . ”
Moses told them : “ [ Jehovah ] f@@ ed you with man@@ na in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness . . . in order to hum@@ ble you and in order to put you to the t@@ est . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 8 : 16 .
“ It is imp@@ os@@ sible for God to li@@ e , ” states the Bible .
2 : 4 - 6 , 9 , 19 , 24 , 31 - 35 ; 3 : 1 - 6 ​ — Why did the Israelites an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ate some of the people who lived e@@ ast of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an but not others ?
Are you willing to try something new ?
God lo@@ ves him .
He is the One who off@@ ers complete spiritual se@@ cur@@ ity .
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ arly reading the Bible and Bible - based public@@ ations and not for@@ s@@ ak@@ ing Christian meetings can help us live a full and pur@@ po@@ se@@ ful life reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of our age . ​ — Psalm 1 : 2 ; Hebrews 10 : 24 , 25 .
What , though , if your problems are not quic@@ k@@ ly res@@ ol@@ ved ?
Paul war@@ ned us : “ S@@ in must not be ma@@ ster over you , see@@ ing that you are not under law but under un@@ deser@@ ved kindness . ”
Some servants of God do not find it eas@@ y to o@@ pen their hearts and expres@@ s their deep emo@@ tions .
Jehovah bless@@ ed J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah and his daugh@@ ter for their willing sacrific@@ es , and He used both of them to prom@@ o@@ te true worship .
L@@ ON@@ D@@ O@@ N , EN@@ G@@ L@@ AN@@ D
On@@ ly Jehovah’s Witnesses !
12 , 13 . ( a ) How did Jesus learn by ob@@ serving his Fa@@ ther’s deal@@ ings with the Israelites ?
That is a v@@ al@@ id question .
Then , when Scriptural truth t@@ ou@@ ches a person@@ ’s heart , it mo@@ ves him to rep@@ ent and turn around from his pre@@ vi@@ ous way of life .
N@@ ever did he be@@ tra@@ y his brothers .
◆ imit@@ ating f@@ lu@@ ent speak@@ ers .
Not within himself ; it came from God .
Rather , such interest - free lo@@ ans were to reli@@ eve po@@ ver@@ ty or mis@@ for@@ tu@@ ne .
Our life dep@@ ends on doing Jehovah’s will , loving him , obedi@@ ently listen@@ ing to his vo@@ ice , and s@@ tic@@ king to him .
A@@ ct now , for the blessings of God’s Kingdom are at hand !
How would you expla@@ in Romans 8 : 26 , 27 ?
So if we are tr@@ ying to ple@@ ase God , there is a con@@ st@@ ant con@@ f@@ li@@ ct between our spiritu@@ ality and our sin@@ ful n@@ ature that rel@@ ent@@ less@@ ly exer@@ ts pres@@ sure upon us to car@@ ry out “ the works of the flesh . ”
It cannot be acc@@ oun@@ ted for by the d@@ ri@@ ve of individu@@ al sel@@ f@@ ish gen@@ es to per@@ pe@@ tu@@ ate themselves . ”
Even today , this would be a st@@ ag@@ g@@ ering ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ement for an in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent prin@@ ter !
Com@@ ple@@ te for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess became a@@ vail@@ able , first for the sin@@ s of Christ’s anointed brothers , then for “ the whole worl@@ d’s . ”
At times , he , along with other respon@@ sible men in the ch@@ urch , had to expe@@ l ( dis@@ fel@@ low@@ ship ) those who com@@ mit@@ ted for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation or eng@@ ag@@ ed in other un@@ clean practic@@ es .
The house in which they me@@ et ho@@ l@@ ds only se@@ ven or ei@@ ght people .
We had an encourag@@ ing con@@ vers@@ ation based on a Bible pas@@ sage .
P@@ r@@ in@@ ci@@ ples provide the bas@@ is for la@@ ws .
B@@ est of all , we will be able to worship the only true God forever .
Jehovah’s spirit and blessings are l@@ in@@ ked to the one associ@@ ation of brothers that God is using .
The Ar@@ t of L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing With Lo@@ ve
Ther@@ efore , would it not be appro@@ pri@@ ate that the re@@ vel@@ ation from God be made a@@ vail@@ able in the form of a book ?
The B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n were also influ@@ enced by chil@@ i@@ as@@ tic grou@@ ps as well as by local and fore@@ ign Bible scho@@ l@@ ars .
R@@ E@@ S@@ P@@ ON@@ DI@@ N@@ G to a ta@@ p on his sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der , K@@ ing@@ s@@ le@@ y beg@@ ins his Bible reading ​ — his first assignment on the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol in the congregation .
Th@@ r@@ ough the prophet Na@@ than , Jehovah had told David : “ Your house and your kingdom will certainly be ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite before you ; your very thro@@ ne will become one fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ”
14 , 15 . ( a ) What “ valu@@ eless thing ” stu@@ mb@@ led many in Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s day ?
Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s took Mark with him to C@@ y@@ pr@@ us , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as Paul cho@@ se S@@ il@@ as as his associ@@ ate and “ went through S@@ y@@ ri@@ a and C@@ ili@@ ci@@ a , streng@@ th@@ ening the congregations . ”
After rel@@ ating his illustr@@ ation of the v@@ ine , Jesus said that as Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers , we will experience joy .
“ A@@ m@@ ong the Tho@@ r@@ ns ” ​ — Be@@ ing Di@@ vi@@ ded
“ We have a strong city . [ God ] se@@ ts sal@@ vation it@@ self for w@@ alls and r@@ am@@ part .
M@@ or@@ ality based on Bible teachings inclu@@ des hon@@ es@@ ty and integrity .
If I find any beau@@ ti@@ ful f@@ low@@ er there , I p@@ lu@@ ck it ; but if anything loo@@ ks pri@@ ck@@ ly to me I avoid it as I would a sting . ”
If anything , they too have ste@@ adi@@ ly inc@@ reas@@ ed in sc@@ op@@ e , du@@ r@@ ation , and fre@@ qu@@ enc@@ y .
The Bible thus id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es this enem@@ y of God as “ the origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent , the one called Devil and Satan . ” ​ — Revelation 12 : 9 .
S@@ tr@@ ong emo@@ tions might cause them to reason : ‘ How can we help our bo@@ y return to Jehovah if we sever@@ ely li@@ mit our associ@@ ation with him ?
Will our ministry be a blessing from Jehovah to others ?
Still , we are not left without hope .
The con@@ text of a s@@ crip@@ ture can indic@@ ate the right inter@@ pre@@ tation .
However , there is a clo@@ s@@ er relati@@ ve who should be given the first opportunity .
After H@@ ur@@ ri@@ c@@ ane Kat@@ r@@ ina h@@ it the sou@@ ther@@ n Un@@ ited St@@ ates , they vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered for reli@@ ef work .
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However , “ David did not cons@@ ent to dr@@ ink it , but p@@ our@@ ed it out to Jehovah . ”
Peter may have wonder@@ ed as much himself .
6 : 19 .
P@@ il@@ ate did nothing for fi@@ ve days .
Re@@ as@@ on@@ able parents are also min@@ d@@ ful that children are not min@@ i@@ ature ad@@ ul@@ ts .
To this day , many of Jesus ’ sa@@ y@@ ings are famili@@ ar to people the world over .
When speaking about her reason for arri@@ ving early at the meetings , 23 - year - old H@@ el@@ en says : “ I think that it is a way to show my love for Jehovah , since he provi@@ des all the information that is pres@@ ented , including the song@@ s and op@@ ening prayer . ”
Un@@ like n@@ atur@@ al Israel , God’s new spiritual nation has kept on be@@ aring good fru@@ it by its continu@@ al obedi@@ ence to God .
O@@ ath - taking was being a@@ bu@@ sed when Jesus was on earth , with people s@@ we@@ aring fal@@ sel@@ y or s@@ we@@ aring about tri@@ vi@@ al matters .
How H@@ app@@ y Are You ?
Th@@ ink of what strong feelings of that kind led Din@@ ah’s brothers to do .
Christian wi@@ ves make their feelings known in a res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful way
That guid@@ el@@ ine is the Bible . ”
The po@@ li@@ ce c@@ hi@@ ef , who was stud@@ ying the Bible at the time , even arrang@@ ed to put up ban@@ n@@ ers ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising the pro@@ gra@@ m thr@@ ough@@ out to@@ wn .
I will show a wa@@ iting attitude [ “ I will wa@@ it pati@@ ently , ” f@@ t@@ n . ] for the God of my sal@@ vation .
So@@ on after that he qu@@ it a good jo@@ b because it requi@@ red that he com@@ promise his Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality .
Jesus ​ — The S@@ ow@@ er of Kingdom Tru@@ th
The go@@ al is to re@@ present acc@@ ur@@ ately the fac@@ ts and thoughts of the s@@ ource text and at the same time make the transl@@ ation read n@@ atur@@ ally , as though it were origin@@ ally written in the t@@ ar@@ get language .
We no@@ ted in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article that over rec@@ ent de@@ ca@@ des , the faithful slave has gra@@ du@@ ally come to expla@@ in the Scriptures with less emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic prophe@@ tic pi@@ c@@ tures and more on practic@@ al app@@ lic@@ ation .
If that is your conclu@@ sion , you would find support in the Mu@@ r@@ at@@ ori@@ an F@@ ra@@ g@@ ment , which says that the f@@ our@@ th Go@@ spe@@ l is that of John .
What a kind and imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al decision that was !
( a ) How does Jehovah demonstr@@ ate for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess ?
God has put the Kingdom in the hands of Jesus Christ , the one best qu@@ ali@@ fied to rule the earth .
The early Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents dis@@ cer@@ ned from the Scriptures that it was time to make man@@ kin@@ d’s true hope known worl@@ d@@ wide
Th@@ ough re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers may real@@ ize that a mean@@ ing@@ ful life c@@ alls for something other than money , many people think o@@ ther@@ wise .
“ A M@@ E@@ R@@ E R@@ E@@ M@@ N@@ AN@@ T W@@ I@@ L@@ L R@@ E@@ T@@ U@@ R@@ N ”
“ Lu@@ c@@ í@@ a t@@ ou@@ ched my heart , ” re@@ members one ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al work@@ er .
He “ kept hum@@ bl@@ ing himself great@@ ly ” and “ kept pra@@ ying ” to God ( as de@@ pi@@ cted on page 21 ) .
The same verse continu@@ es : “ But they kept saying : ‘ We are not going to walk . ’ ”
To have that , we need to cultiv@@ ate me@@ ek@@ ness .
F@@ or@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess means par@@ don@@ ing an off@@ end@@ er and let@@ ting go of anger , res@@ ent@@ ment , and thoughts of re@@ v@@ enge .
9 , 10 . ( a ) Why is pri@@ de d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous , and what will help us to avoid it ?
As we shall see in the next article , there is an answer .
What a dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c ev@@ ent !
By stud@@ ying his me@@ tho@@ ds , we will learn how we can help the men we me@@ et in the ministry and how we can ass@@ ist baptized men in the congregation to re@@ ach out for responsi@@ bility in Jehovah’s organization .
Jehovah prote@@ cts his people as a group and does not allow Satan to ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ate them .
F@@ i@@ ve months of in@@ ten@@ sive tra@@ ining and study were ex@@ ac@@ tly what I needed .
▪ Do you take en@@ ough time to commun@@ ic@@ ate with your family ?
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines in@@ side emp@@ ty pl@@ as@@ tic bo@@ t@@ t@@ les .
The publi@@ sh@@ ers of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine will be happy to help you id@@ enti@@ fy those true worshipp@@ ers .
U@@ z@@ z@@ i@@ ah’s faithful course brought him many blessings , and he “ displa@@ yed strength to an ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary de@@ gre@@ e ” because “ the true God continued to help him . ”
W@@ al@@ king in op@@ pos@@ ite direc@@ tions , the cho@@ ir@@ s me@@ t on the w@@ all close to the temple are@@ a to cre@@ ate a s@@ ound that could be heard from far away .
Ma@@ de in God’s I@@ ma@@ ge
Sh@@ ould you a@@ ban@@ d@@ on an un@@ happy marriage ?
How quic@@ k@@ ly we can for@@ get the kind de@@ e@@ ds others do for us !
Can you pi@@ c@@ ture that attend@@ ant ho@@ l@@ ding his ar@@ m out@@ st@@ re@@ t@@ ched and using his p@@ al@@ m to ga@@ u@@ ge the si@@ ze of one little cl@@ ou@@ d coming up over the ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on of the Gre@@ at Se@@ a ?
But Jesus , the “ ma@@ ster ” in the illustr@@ ation , did not say that there would be a mul@@ titu@@ de of sla@@ ves sc@@ at@@ tered thr@@ ough@@ out the vari@@ ous se@@ cts of Chris@@ tend@@ om .
He wrote : “ M@@ er@@ cy ex@@ ul@@ ts tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ an@@ tly over judgment . ”
He was re@@ tur@@ ning to Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a in his ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t when the disci@@ ple Ph@@ ili@@ p r@@ an al@@ ong@@ side and appro@@ ached him .
In one Af@@ ri@@ can country , an A@@ K - 4@@ 7 as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t ri@@ f@@ le can be b@@ ought for the pri@@ ce of a c@@ hi@@ ck@@ en .
They could have deep@@ ened their knowledge and love of the Messi@@ ah , but they did not .
“ Jehovah will help them and provide them with es@@ cap@@ e . ” ​ — P@@ S .
With her love may you be in an e@@ c@@ st@@ as@@ y con@@ stan@@ tly . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jehovah ca@@ res for each one of us des@@ pite our li@@ mit@@ ations .
There will be no bl@@ ind , de@@ a@@ f , or l@@ ame people on the earth .
A@@ no@@ ther scho@@ la@@ r sear@@ ch@@ ing for Bible tre@@ a@@ sures was mentioned at the out@@ set .
By means of a t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony c@@ ard .
R@@ em@@ e@@ gi@@ o was happy for the help , especially since the question - and - answer peri@@ od went on for two h@@ our@@ s .
In De@@ ep P@@ over@@ ty , yet Li@@ ber@@ al
He was a fine example of loy@@ al@@ ty to God’s v@@ isi@@ ble organization .
( G@@ e 6 : 2 , 4 ) , 6 / 15
Our trust in Jehovah inc@@ reas@@ es as we put Kingdom inter@@ ests first , experience Jehovah’s support , and see him answer our prayers .
In fact , his ad@@ dic@@ tions got wor@@ se .
At the age of 19 months , an ill@@ ness left her to@@ t@@ ally bl@@ ind and de@@ a@@ f .
S@@ ad@@ ly , this mirac@@ ul@@ ous un@@ ity did not sur@@ vi@@ ve the death of the apostles .
C@@ learly , those early Christians needed Paul’s war@@ ning about living “ according to the flesh . ” ​ — Romans 8 : 5 , 6 .
A young man once told a Christian el@@ der : “ When I gra@@ du@@ ate from high school , I will try to find a jo@@ b .
T@@ ro@@ d@@ den down and hard so@@ il can become so@@ ft and pro@@ duc@@ tive if it is p@@ low@@ ed up and the f@@ low of tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c over it is di@@ ver@@ ted .
From the beg@@ in@@ ning , it was Jehovah’s will for the earth to be filled with the perfect children of Adam and E@@ ve .
One could com@@ pare the Bible stud@@ ent and the ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ist to travel@@ ers on r@@ ough@@ ly par@@ al@@ le@@ l r@@ out@@ es .
G@@ ra@@ in s@@ own in a field may v@@ ary in pro@@ du@@ ction according to circumstances .
What was Be@@ th@@ u@@ el@@ ’s re@@ action to matters invol@@ ving Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h ?
We do that by the way we live our life and by what we say and do .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , O@@ w@@ en G@@ ing@@ er@@ ich , re@@ sear@@ ch prof@@ ess@@ or of a@@ str@@ on@@ om@@ y at H@@ ar@@ v@@ ard Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity , wrote : “ Al@@ tru@@ ism may well pose a question without . . . a s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c answer der@@ i@@ ved from ob@@ serv@@ ation of the ani@@ ma@@ l kingdom .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out man@@ kin@@ d’s hist@@ ory , however , the “ S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah ” has sh@@ own fav@@ or to men and women who have tru@@ sted in him , have obe@@ yed his la@@ ws , and have sub@@ mit@@ ted to him as their R@@ ul@@ er . ​ — Read Psalm 7@@ 1 : 5 .
Be@@ h@@ ind the succ@@ es@@ sion of se@@ as@@ ons , one can see the hand of the Creator .
When Adam sin@@ ned , he did so deli@@ ber@@ ately .
Peter had person@@ ally been instru@@ cted by Jesus , and as an apostle , he held an important position of responsi@@ bility .
A dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed person is not a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally accepted back into the congregation after a certain am@@ ount of time has pas@@ sed .
It is for Jehovah . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 9 : 7 .
This is no m@@ ere dre@@ am , and no for@@ ce in the uni@@ verse can pre@@ v@@ ent Jehovah from making this hope a re@@ ality .
For Mar@@ y’s child to be a true des@@ c@@ end@@ ant of her an@@ c@@ est@@ ors Abraham , Juda@@ h , and David , as God had promised , her o@@ vu@@ m had to contribu@@ te toward her pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy .
When making decisions , then , we must seek out Scriptural principles and use our men@@ tal ability to apply them .
F@@ ish@@ er@@ men ( Bible times ) , 8 / 1
God’s spirit also gu@@ i@@ ded a con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary of Moses and Be@@ z@@ al@@ el .
The “ body of attend@@ ants , ” or “ d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s , ” ref@@ ers to this same group but high@@ ligh@@ ts their ro@@ le as individuals .
R@@ E@@ D has very high v@@ isi@@ bility .
H@@ on@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted individuals living in Eph@@ esus in the first century set a good example in this reg@@ ard .
The law of your m@@ ou@@ th is good for me , more so than th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of pi@@ e@@ ces of go@@ ld and s@@ il@@ ver . ”
We can learn what from the example of J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah ?
We certainly want our children to gro@@ w up to be respon@@ sible individuals .
What does it mean ( a ) to be pe@@ ace@@ able ?
For 40 years he lived in Egy@@ pt , where he was “ instru@@ cted in all the wisdom of the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans ” and was “ powerful in his words and de@@ e@@ ds . ”
Satan , however , bl@@ in@@ ded by feelings of self - import@@ ance and pri@@ de , turned his back on Jehovah .
How is God’s spirit l@@ in@@ ked to happiness ?
By doing spiritual things together , cou@@ ples are b@@ on@@ ded to God and to each other in a close and happy uni@@ on ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 5 , 6 )
; A@@ ma@@ d@@ or@@ i , L .
P@@ le@@ ase , tell me more . ”
* ​ — 1 Samuel 24 : 1 - 7 .
On the other hand , we can con@@ qu@@ er l@@ on@@ el@@ iness with love .
After listen@@ ing to his ans@@ wers and com@@ p@@ li@@ men@@ ting him on giving the matter serious thought , we could ask if he felt that it would be wrong to read material that pres@@ ented evidence that life was cre@@ ated .
The leg@@ al ent@@ ities used by Jehovah’s Witnesses have ass@@ is@@ ted in prin@@ ting and dist@@ ribu@@ ting all of these Bible transl@@ ations .
God also said : “ By now I could have th@@ ru@@ st my hand out that I might str@@ ike you and your people with p@@ est@@ il@@ ence and that you might be e@@ ff@@ ac@@ ed from the earth .
In the Bible , the number ten often sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ es a complete group ​ — in this case , all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s that gre@@ w from the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
In par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar , Abraham exerc@@ ised faith in the promised “ se@@ ed ” to come in his l@@ ine .
There was no men@@ tion of w@@ ine .
Th@@ ough n@@ er@@ v@@ ous , Mi@@ gu@@ el ad@@ d@@ ressed him mil@@ dly and kin@@ dly .
If anyone has ne@@ g@@ ative feelings about preaching the good news or taking an un@@ po@@ pul@@ ar stand , let him remember Jehovah’s counsel to Jo@@ shua : “ Be coura@@ ge@@ ous and strong . ”
Ke@@ ep foc@@ used on your purpose as a mission@@ ary , and make your assignment your home . ”
Even if some de@@ vi@@ ate from his righteous ways , they can rep@@ ent and turn around .
For example , at Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 6 : 3 , they rend@@ ered God’s name “ I@@ eho@@ va@@ h . ”
How has the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work of Jehovah’s Witnesses inc@@ reas@@ ed in mo@@ der@@ n times ?
It is vital that we keep on pa@@ ying attention to divine pre@@ dic@@ tions while we let our light shin@@ e .
He too now enjo@@ ys the privilege of serving as an el@@ der . ”
“ Bo@@ di@@ ly tra@@ ining is bene@@ fi@@ cial for a little , ” wrote Paul to Timothy .
En@@ courage par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation , and discus@@ s what you read .
It was at one of these d@@ an@@ ces that I first me@@ t A@@ ile@@ en .
Ab@@ out this time , L@@ loy@@ d and I received an invit@@ ation to atten@@ d the 3@@ 9@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad !
( b ) Our real@@ iz@@ ing what will help us to cop@@ e with con@@ di@@ tions “ hard to de@@ al with ” ?
No doubt you would expres@@ s than@@ ks for the cu@@ re and then follow the do@@ ct@@ or@@ ’s instru@@ ctions care@@ fully , perhaps even tel@@ ling others of your cho@@ ice .
To Samu@@ el@@ ’s deli@@ ght , she kept her word .
This hope is sure because it rest@@ s on God’s most loving gift to mankind ​ — the ransom sacrifice of his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , Jesus Christ .
F@@ or@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess was never an op@@ tion in this case .
How could Israel@@ ite elders refle@@ ct Jehovah’s justice ?
• Why can we be gr@@ ate@@ ful that Jehovah has reve@@ aled “ the mind of Christ ” to us ?
Per@@ haps the Israelites wonder@@ ed about the reason for such direction ; some may have thought it un@@ necess@@ ary .
I tell you tru@@ th@@ fully , He will ap@@ point him over all his bel@@ ong@@ ings . ” ​ — Luke 12 : 4@@ 2 , 4@@ 4 .
This is d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous .
The B@@ an ​ — A T@@ est of Fa@@ ith and I@@ ng@@ en@@ u@@ ity
Sa@@ ys Ka@@ thy , “ This is especially encourag@@ ing to us , since peace is part of the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s spirit . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 22 , 23 .
Although your e@@ ye , for example , may be more prom@@ in@@ ent than your heart , are not both valu@@ able to you ?
( a ) Why did David want Jehovah to exam@@ ine his heart ?
Ha@@ ve You F@@ ound the Messi@@ ah ?
Lo@@ o@@ king them up makes a men@@ tal imp@@ res@@ sion that the holy spirit can help us rec@@ all .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of people today believe that angels ex@@ ist .
This pu@@ re language inclu@@ des a prop@@ er understanding of the truth about God and his pur@@ pos@@ es .
As his eyes “ are ro@@ ving about through all the earth , ” he can de@@ te@@ ct those who@@ se heart is not “ complete toward him . ”
A@@ n important do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine that was given a pa@@ g@@ an tw@@ ist had to do with the id@@ ent@@ ity of Jesus Christ .
Why do you feel that the inspired counsel of James 3 : 15 , 16 is so important ?
He also ob@@ served the vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers who wor@@ ked with him in the is@@ lands and no@@ tic@@ ed how con@@ ten@@ ted they were .
Ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing Christians , the apostle Peter wrote : “ Let no@@ ne of you su@@ ff@@ er as a mu@@ r@@ der@@ er . ”
As@@ k yourself : ‘ W@@ ould I like to be tre@@ ated res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully , fai@@ r@@ ly , hon@@ es@@ tly ?
You may even want to mem@@ or@@ ize a few of them .
In 33 C.E . , the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus appe@@ ared to a crow@@ d of more than 5@@ 00 men , women , and pos@@ si@@ bly even children .
Jesus emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed that our succ@@ ess as Christians would requi@@ re vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous effort . ​ — Luke 13 : 24 .
Ther@@ e@@ after , Jehovah rest@@ ored Jo@@ b@@ ’s health .
Why should we tre@@ asure our relationship with Jehovah ?
And how encourag@@ ing it was to see num@@ er@@ ous pre@@ vi@@ ously in@@ ac@@ tive Witnesses taking part in this special activ@@ ity !
Our time .
This pro@@ c@@ ess was continued in the n@@ in@@ th century by H@@ inc@@ ma@@ r , bi@@ sh@@ op of Re@@ im@@ s .
I was really ru@@ de !
Even after all these years , I still need to be ready to ad@@ just to what Jehovah as@@ ks .
A@@ c@@ tually , another E@@ sh@@ ba@@ al is mentioned in the Bible ​ — he was one of the sons of King Saul .
other faithful servants of Jehovah ?
A cou@@ ple should commun@@ ic@@ ate op@@ en@@ ly but res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully while pl@@ an@@ ning their we@@ d@@ ding
We can ask ourselves : ‘ A@@ m I quic@@ k to for@@ give my brothers ?
In some par@@ ts of the world , local cul@@ ture f@@ ro@@ w@@ ns upon a family e@@ ating together or even tal@@ king during me@@ al@@ time .
However , Jesus proved to be both ma@@ ster and friend to his faithful apostles .
U@@ p@@ on hear@@ ing that Sa@@ ul@@ o had learned to read , the teach@@ er asked her to bring him along the following we@@ ek .
When that happ@@ ens , both s@@ at@@ ani@@ c rule and rule by imper@@ fect humans will disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar .
Jehovah ​ — “ The H@@ app@@ y God ”
However , the un@@ faithful ex@@ il@@ es were lik@@ ened to bad fi@@ g@@ s , which could not be e@@ at@@ en and would have to be dis@@ car@@ ded . ​ — Jeremiah 24 : 2 , 5 , 8 , 10 .
We can use the cor@@ rec@@ t fi@@ shing ge@@ ar , so to speak .
I saw that my be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or was b@@ ru@@ tal : I was pr@@ ou@@ d , full of un@@ qu@@ enc@@ ha@@ ble ambi@@ tion .
“ God is not un@@ righteous so as to for@@ get your work and the love you showed for his name , ” states the Bible . ​ — He@@ b .
The desire to be materi@@ ally pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous per@@ va@@ des the world .
may be well - me@@ ant , but it will har@@ dly encoura@@ ge a person to expres@@ s himself op@@ en@@ ly .
Our appe@@ ar@@ ance with respect to both our clo@@ thing and our ha@@ ir@@ st@@ y@@ le can do much to ad@@ d to the di@@ gn@@ ity of our meetings .
I tri@@ ed my best to prac@@ tice what I learned .
And if so , how ?
In a similar ve@@ in , ask yourself , ‘ How do I know that the Scriptures are inspired of God ? ’
Ru@@ i@@ w@@ en says : “ It is hard for me to expres@@ s my gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to Jehovah . He never gave up on me .
At that time , David beg@@ ged God : “ Acc@@ ording to the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of your mer@@ ci@@ es wi@@ pe out my trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions . . . .
W@@ ould that not be wonderful ?
W@@ as Abraham ar@@ gu@@ ing with God ?
SH@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ R@@ O@@ O@@ K@@ E , Q@@ U@@ E . ( Fr@@ en@@ ch only ) , P@@ al@@ a@@ is des s@@ por@@ ts , 3@@ 60 , ru@@ e Par@@ c .
We can do this through di@@ lig@@ ent study of God’s Word so as to inc@@ re@@ ase our knowledge of him .
As a part of the inspired Word of God , the message of the book of Job is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power even today . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
Solomon had ign@@ ored God’s instru@@ ctions , yet there is no indic@@ ation that Jehovah quic@@ k@@ ly re@@ je@@ cted him as king or str@@ ong@@ ly discipl@@ ined him .
What was that purpose ?
“ Lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves . ”
M@@ ak@@ ing Ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments
God for@@ gave David , ap@@ par@@ ently taking into account such fac@@ t@@ ors as his rep@@ ent@@ ance and the Kingdom covenant made with him .
As Christians , do we not all hope to do the same ?
Because they are gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely concer@@ ned , they often sc@@ he@@ du@@ le sever@@ al s@@ essi@@ ons of encourag@@ ement and tra@@ ining .
It was Paul who ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed fellow Christians : “ C@@ lo@@ the y@@ ourselves with the tend@@ er affe@@ ctions of com@@ pas@@ sion , kindness , low@@ l@@ iness of mind , mil@@ dness , and long - suffering . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 12 .
What a fine attitude for parents to imitate in deal@@ ing with their children !
As a concer@@ ned tra@@ in@@ er , he is always there to help you if you draw close to him . ​ — James 4 : 8 .
What has helped him accept the many ref@@ in@@ ements he has wit@@ ness@@ ed in the 4@@ 8 years that he has been a Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er ?
What can you do to help a stud@@ ent make that kind of spiritual prog@@ ress ?
The world has a dist@@ or@@ ted sense of what br@@ ings ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment , emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ ing activities that ple@@ ase the flesh .
To d@@ el@@ a@@ y nee@@ d@@ less@@ ly could prove co@@ st@@ ly ei@@ ther to ourselves or to others .
Today , Jehovah’s people are not often con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with apost@@ as@@ y within the congregation .
But when brothers from Bethel vis@@ ited their are@@ a , my mother often had them stay in our home .
* As Christians under “ the perfect law that bel@@ ong@@ s to fre@@ e@@ dom , ” we appreci@@ ate that God does not li@@ mit his direc@@ ti@@ ves to certain as@@ pe@@ cts of our life , such as do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ al beli@@ ef@@ s or cer@@ em@@ on@@ i@@ al r@@ ites .
O@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ als i@@ mag@@ ined that we had influ@@ enced young K@@ o@@ re@@ ans to refu@@ se to en@@ ter the ar@@ m@@ ed ser@@ vi@@ ces and to take up ar@@ ms .
The Bethel comple@@ x@@ es at P@@ at@@ ter@@ son and Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , as well as Cana@@ da Bethel , were ti@@ ed in by vi@@ de@@ o l@@ ine .
A po@@ pul@@ ar beli@@ ef is that we can make our way in life sol@@ ely through reason and human co@@ op@@ er@@ ation .
What does the word pi@@ c@@ ture at Isaiah 40 : 11 show us about Jehovah ?
The ke@@ y to ans@@ wer@@ ing this question lies in understanding how the words “ perfect ” and “ per@@ fe@@ ction ” are used in the Bible .
The ma@@ id@@ en is speaking of her bel@@ o@@ ve@@ d’s beau@@ ti@@ ful eyes .
How could the prophet do this and con@@ v@@ in@@ ce King David that he needed to rep@@ ent ?
A@@ n U@@ ne@@ x@@ pe@@ cted B@@ less@@ ing ​ — Then M@@ ore A@@ ff@@ li@@ ction
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , congregation study and meeting attend@@ ance .
In ad@@ dition , as a ze@@ al@@ ous Je@@ w , Paul had a com@@ mis@@ sion from and the ba@@ c@@ king of the c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests in Jerusalem .
The re@@ de@@ mp@@ tion pri@@ ce was Jesus ’ perfect life , will@@ ingly given in our be@@ half .
• Why did Jesus not h@@ ur@@ ry to his si@@ ck friend La@@ z@@ ar@@ us and he@@ al him ?
Is that not a hear@@ ten@@ ing as@@ sur@@ ance from our great God , Jehovah ?
C@@ old dis@@ da@@ in may result when a g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ance has not been fully res@@ ol@@ ved .
I@@ ts message certainly is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
Jehovah’s Witnesses in Fr@@ ance and el@@ se@@ where end@@ e@@ av@@ or to take this counsel to heart .
How can we benefit from consider@@ ing the book of E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es ?
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , when ur@@ g@@ ing his disciples to seek continu@@ ally the Kingdom , Jesus ca@@ u@@ tioned : “ Ke@@ ep ready , because at an h@@ our that you do not think likely the Son of man is coming . ”
“ We would set up de@@ ck cha@@ ir@@ s in the co@@ ld night a@@ ir , ” says An@@ dr@@ é . “ Then we would w@@ ra@@ p ourselves up war@@ m@@ ly and , with a c@@ up of te@@ a in hand , ob@@ serve the night s@@ k@@ y .
For example , the po@@ t@@ ter@@ y found at Je@@ z@@ re@@ el is id@@ en@@ tic@@ al to that of the str@@ atu@@ m at Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do that Y@@ adi@@ n associ@@ ated with Solom@@ on@@ ’s re@@ ign .
A@@ ar@@ on made an effort to read the Bible regul@@ arly , pre@@ pare for the meetings , and give com@@ ments at them .
Z@@ E@@ P@@ H@@ AN@@ I@@ A@@ H began his prophe@@ tic work at a cr@@ itical time in Juda@@ h’s hist@@ ory .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing Christ , the Per@@ fect Le@@ ad@@ er
What prophecy regarding the last days must have in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ed Jesus ’ disciples , and why ?
That close associ@@ ation with Jehovah for un@@ told ages deep@@ ly affe@@ cted God’s Son .
That hu@@ ge conven@@ tion imp@@ ressed on us the out@@ standing ple@@ asure of serving Jehovah ! As the psalmist wrote , “ there is pleas@@ an@@ t@@ ness at your right hand forever . ” ​ — P@@ s .
“ After our physical exerc@@ ise , ” says Jac@@ qu@@ es , “ we used to si@@ t on the gr@@ ass and rest a bi@@ t .
Who is re@@ pres@@ ented by the s@@ ow@@ er ?
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t was an el@@ der@@ ly g@@ ent@@ le@@ man who reg@@ ar@@ ded his local do@@ ct@@ or with “ the great@@ est respect , ad@@ mi@@ r@@ ation and trust , ” repor@@ ts The T@@ im@@ es of L@@ ond@@ on .
A@@ m@@ ong the challeng@@ es that we may have to over@@ come are long tra@@ v@@ el di@@ stances , heav@@ y tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c , and bus@@ y sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ es .
I also feel that a bur@@ den has been li@@ f@@ ted from my sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders .
In any case , Jesus war@@ ned James and John , as well as Peter and the rest of the apostles , against sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly tr@@ ying to “ l@@ ord it over ” their brothers . ​ — Mark 10 : 35 - 4@@ 5 .
At that time , “ the earth became filled with viol@@ ence .
This Bible account helps many Witnesses today to be coura@@ ge@@ ous and refu@@ se to worship the f@@ la@@ g of the country where they live .
A@@ m@@ ong many who do mar@@ ry , div@@ or@@ ce is comm@@ on .
E@@ arly Christians let godly wisdom , not ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ cal reason@@ ing , shap@@ e their thinking
Can you i@@ magine how H@@ ann@@ ah must have felt ?
Re@@ ally , we stri@@ ve to bal@@ ance two principles . On the one hand , we exer@@ t ourselves , not ho@@ l@@ ding back in our service .
What is God’s purpose as to judg@@ ing , and who will do the judg@@ ing ?
What , then , does it mean to be rich toward God ?
The question is , how ?
The word it@@ self was never used by the S@@ to@@ ic ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ ers .
One repor@@ t states : “ H@@ ear@@ ing is said to be the last of the fi@@ ve sen@@ ses to be lost .
What fru@@ it@@ age does wisdom be@@ ar ?
Yet , only Jehovah should be worshipp@@ ed , not his cre@@ ations .
• In view of 1 Corinthians 10 : 13 , why is it possible to maintain integrity ?
At the age of 12 , G@@ u@@ st@@ av@@ o deci@@ ded that he wanted to be a Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic pri@@ est .
While Go@@ li@@ ath bo@@ ast@@ s of his strength , David plac@@ es his confidence in Jehovah , ass@@ ess@@ ing the situation from God’s point of view .
In s@@ pite of these m@@ oun@@ ting problems , the ba@@ si@@ c human need to work continu@@ es .
Jesus hum@@ bly showed his stud@@ ents ex@@ ac@@ tly what his teachings me@@ ant by living them , pu@@ t@@ ting them into prac@@ tice .
What el@@ se can we do to fulf@@ ill our ro@@ le as ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers ?
Jesus is “ the life ” because he has b@@ ought the human r@@ ace with his li@@ fe@@ blood , and everlasting life is a gift that God gives “ by Christ Jesus our Lord . ”
G@@ ary continued to make fine prog@@ ress in the truth and was baptized in 198@@ 2 .
As its message un@@ fol@@ ds before your eyes , you will be able to see that the Bible is a s@@ ource of high@@ er wisdom .
S@@ how@@ ing consider@@ ation for the feelings of older ones is ess@@ enti@@ al .
A study of the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit can benefit your family
Because the preaching work is of such import@@ ance to us , it deser@@ ves our giving it as much of our time , en@@ er@@ gy , and attention as possible .
That war fur@@ ther imp@@ ressed on us the van@@ ity of acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ating material things or tru@@ sting in them .
“ I SH@@ AL@@ L N@@ O@@ T T@@ A@@ K@@ E A@@ W@@ A@@ Y M@@ Y IN@@ T@@ E@@ G@@ R@@ I@@ T@@ Y F@@ R@@ O@@ M M@@ Y@@ S@@ EL@@ F ! ”
H@@ ar@@ d@@ ship , d@@ anger , and dist@@ ance do not hold him back .
A we@@ al@@ thy man who lost much said , “ The f@@ lood was a great e@@ qu@@ al@@ iz@@ er , br@@ ing@@ ing difficul@@ ties and su@@ ffer@@ ings to both the rich and the po@@ or . ”
Let him call the older men of the congregation to him , and let them pray over him , gre@@ as@@ ing him with o@@ il in the name of Jehovah . And the prayer of faith will make the in@@ dis@@ posed one well . ” ​ — J@@ as .
And the clo@@ s@@ er we get to the end , the more difficult it will be for us to stay a@@ wa@@ ke .
Des@@ pite govern@@ men@@ tal op@@ position , the work continued to pro@@ sp@@ er .
The most fam@@ ous pan@@ cr@@ ati@@ u@@ m enc@@ oun@@ ter in an@@ ti@@ qu@@ ity is said to have taken place at the O@@ l@@ y@@ mp@@ ic fin@@ al in 5@@ 6@@ 4 B.C.E .
What a rich spiritual in@@ her@@ it@@ ance his sons received !
Acc@@ ording to the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , a th@@ i@@ ef was requi@@ red to pa@@ y back d@@ ou@@ ble , f@@ our@@ fo@@ ld , or fi@@ ve@@ fo@@ ld .
My you@@ ng@@ est brother , Paul , and his wife , D@@ olo@@ res , who gra@@ du@@ ated from G@@ ile@@ ad in 195@@ 3 , had served there sh@@ ort@@ ly before we arri@@ ved .
Noah , Daniel , and Job experienced many of the same kin@@ ds of problems we face today .
But the sheep benefit most when shepher@@ ds encoura@@ ge them to listen to Jesus ’ vo@@ ice and to the sa@@ y@@ ings of Jehovah rather than to men@@ ’s thoughts or to the di@@ ct@@ ates of local cu@@ sto@@ m . ​ — Psalm 12 : 6 ; Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 .
Are you willing to accept this chall@@ enge , even giving up some of what is com@@ mon@@ ly vie@@ wed as free time ?
Rather than living a life that is fle@@ et@@ ing and un@@ satis@@ f@@ ying , should we not re@@ ach out for everlasting life ?
That is sh@@ own by God’s resur@@ rec@@ ting anointed Christians to heavenly life .
“ To this day , I enjoy their love and fri@@ end@@ ship .
; Rus@@ sel@@ l , H .
Jehovah himself comman@@ ded Jo@@ shua : “ T@@ ell the Israelites , ‘ S@@ ele@@ ct for y@@ ourselves the c@@ ities of refu@@ ge . ’ ”
Do I go out of my way to be a good neigh@@ b@@ or ? ’
The par@@ ent could pa@@ y the fine .
Do you know how you can make Jehovah happy ? — You can do so by always tr@@ ying to ple@@ ase him .
N@@ ei@@ ther did any of Jesus ’ disciples is@@ sue any such direc@@ tive .
He has provided faithful under@@ shepher@@ ds who , in imit@@ ation of Jehovah and Jesus , shepher@@ d the flo@@ ck with tend@@ er care .
Yes , our King is mo@@ ving a@@ head to fin@@ al vi@@ ct@@ ory and will soon “ complete his con@@ qu@@ est . ”
These became “ a cho@@ s@@ en r@@ ace , a ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od , a holy nation , a people for special pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion . ”
How vital that parents teach their children to respect God’s re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves !
At work , a h@@ and@@ some col@@ le@@ ag@@ ue made over@@ tures to her .
“ The faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” has pro@@ duc@@ ed milli@@ ons of Bi@@ bl@@ es and Bible study a@@ i@@ ds , and such public@@ ations are now a@@ vail@@ able in 4@@ 13 langu@@ ages .
The World Bo@@ ok En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia states : “ One of human@@ it@@ y’s special tra@@ its is to ask though@@ t@@ ful questions about what we should or should not do . ”
We can i@@ magine Jesus as@@ king thought - pro@@ vo@@ king questions that made those learned teach@@ ers si@@ t up and take no@@ tice .
We have left all things and follow@@ ed you ; what , then , will there be for us ? ”
Ha@@ ving been with his heavenly Father for a@@ e@@ ons of time , Jesus kno@@ ws better than anyone el@@ se the person@@ ality and will of God .
After all , who was the ser@@ p@@ ent to question God’s righteousness and her hus@@ ban@@ d’s word ?
The Bible is clear on this point .
He invit@@ es them to rep@@ ent and be for@@ given .
For instance , the Law for@@ ba@@ de work on the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h , but it did not ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it@@ ly de@@ fine what cons@@ titu@@ ted work and what did not .
All who s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely pray for such spiritual heal@@ ing and all who pray for help to per@@ form this heal@@ ing work are in@@ deed having their prayers ans@@ wer@@ ed .
And all true Christians , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of their circumstances , can rejo@@ ice in the privilege of know@@ ing Jehovah , “ the happy God , ” and Jesus Christ , “ the happy and only P@@ o@@ ten@@ t@@ ate . ”
She develop@@ ed such con@@ di@@ tions as in@@ som@@ ni@@ a , anxi@@ ety , po@@ or ap@@ pet@@ ite , ir@@ rit@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess , and de@@ pres@@ sion and even experienced pan@@ ic att@@ ac@@ ks .
H@@ er te@@ en@@ age daugh@@ ter died .
For example , how could any Christian offer an ani@@ ma@@ l sacrifice for the re@@ mis@@ sion of sin@@ s ?
The class was to star@@ t in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 194@@ 3 .
He once wrote about “ a thor@@ n in the flesh ” with which he had to con@@ ten@@ d .
L@@ ater , T@@ om@@ o@@ yo@@ shi married the older gi@@ r@@ l , No@@ bu@@ ko , and Mas@@ ah@@ ik@@ o married the you@@ ng@@ er one , Mas@@ ak@@ o .
E@@ st@@ ab@@ l@@ ish spiritual go@@ als and then work hard to re@@ ach them .
• What should we remember when giving or recei@@ ving we@@ d@@ ding gi@@ f@@ ts ?
In help@@ ing your child to cop@@ e with ber@@ e@@ av@@ ement , you may enc@@ oun@@ ter situ@@ ations that pu@@ z@@ z@@ le you .
Today there is a real war lo@@ om@@ ing on the ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on .
[ Ch@@ ar@@ t on page 9 ]
Why is the L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er recorded in the Bible ?
It is perfect and righteous , and there is a great re@@ ward in keep@@ ing it .
They died again and saw cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion in the gra@@ ve .
Of course we do !
We thus have am@@ ple reason to hold on ti@@ gh@@ tly to the hand of our heavenly Father as we walk with him through the st@@ or@@ my fin@@ al le@@ g of our j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to something far greater than the ancient P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and ​ — God’s righteous new world .
The ch@@ ur@@ ches ad@@ d to the con@@ fu@@ sion by prom@@ o@@ ting the use of Bible transl@@ ations that om@@ it God’s personal name , Jehovah , from the text .
A@@ T A@@ G@@ E 16 , a B@@ ra@@ z@@ ili@@ an nam@@ ed A@@ nt@@ ô@@ ni@@ o was already dis@@ il@@ lu@@ si@@ oned with life .
After false religion is destro@@ yed , Jesus Christ will lead his heavenly ar@@ mi@@ es in a complete r@@ out of what is left of Satan’s organization ​ — the com@@ mer@@ cial and pol@@ itical el@@ ements .
How to Re@@ pu@@ di@@ ate V@@ alu@@ eless Wor@@ ds
How did the attitude of the tri@@ bes of Re@@ u@@ b@@ en , D@@ an , and A@@ sh@@ er di@@ ff@@ er from that of Z@@ e@@ bulu@@ n and N@@ ap@@ h@@ tal@@ i ?
When we pray@@ er@@ fully r@@ ely on Jehovah’s spirit , our God f@@ ill@@ s us with an in@@ ner peace that bel@@ ong@@ s only to those who have a preci@@ ous fri@@ end@@ ship with him . ​ — R@@ om . 15 : 13 .
“ L@@ et@@ ’s f@@ ill them out , ” I ur@@ ged .
May we therefore continue to maintain our loy@@ al@@ ty to the God we worship .
But at some point he was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed by com@@ p@@ el@@ ling evidence that Jesus was the Messi@@ ah .
Do you view your personal cho@@ ic@@ es and decisions in that light ?
We dist@@ ribu@@ ted information and arrang@@ ed pro@@ t@@ est mar@@ ches and demonstr@@ ations against fu@@ r sh@@ op@@ s and ani@@ ma@@ l - t@@ es@@ ting la@@ bor@@ at@@ ori@@ es .
What as@@ sur@@ ance do we have as we eng@@ age in the har@@ v@@ est work , but what question ar@@ ises ?
F@@ o@@ re@@ most among these was the coming of Jehovah’s Kingdom .
However , an important question ar@@ ises : Does God love us person@@ ally ?
The Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation
A man who got married in C@@ ap@@ e T@@ own , S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , rec@@ alls invit@@ ing 2@@ 00 gu@@ ests to his we@@ d@@ ding .
At first , you may have been rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to apply what you were lear@@ ning .
It is descri@@ bed as “ the ( in@@ ten@@ tional ) st@@ op@@ p@@ ing of the s@@ pon@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ous activ@@ ity of the mind stu@@ f@@ f . ”
He must have been well - ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with Jesus ’ disciples and others who had wit@@ ness@@ ed the events of Jesus ’ ministry .
Yet , this and other reli@@ able prophe@@ ci@@ es showed that there would also be a change in people , com@@ par@@ able to a des@@ ol@@ ate land be@@ coming fru@@ it@@ ful .
There are 8@@ 6@@ 3 ze@@ al@@ ous pre@@ ach@@ ers of God’s Kingdom in S@@ ene@@ g@@ al .
Mo@@ h@@ and@@ as K . G@@ and@@ h@@ i once said : “ It is my fir@@ m op@@ in@@ ion that . . .
On@@ ce a Je@@ w accepted the su@@ peri@@ or pro@@ vision made possible by Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice , ad@@ her@@ ence to the tu@@ t@@ or@@ ’s re@@ stri@@ ctions was no longer necess@@ ary . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 3 : 13 ; 4 : 9 , 10 .
Ab@@ out a de@@ ca@@ de later , the word about Jehovah’s Kingdom was again heard in Al@@ ban@@ ia .
Then there was Mar@@ c@@ elo .
What is sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant about Paul’s use of the ph@@ ra@@ se “ the so@@ li@@ d f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of God , ” and how did this expres@@ sion likely af@@ fect Timothy ?
When a husband imit@@ ates the loving way in which Jesus exerc@@ ises he@@ ad@@ ship , it is much e@@ asi@@ er for a wife to love and respect him and be in sub@@ je@@ ction to him . ​ — Read Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 3 - 5 .
3 : 25 , 26 .
Because the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s moral standards were esta@@ bli@@ shed by the very high@@ est authority , our Creator , they are rel@@ ev@@ ant for all humans .
S@@ te@@ ven , V@@ al@@ van@@ er@@ a , and J@@ o - An@@ ne , qu@@ o@@ ted in the op@@ ening article , began stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
your marriage v@@ ow ?
Like Je@@ an D@@ elu@@ me@@ au , many people char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ize as “ di@@ a@@ bo@@ lic ” the hor@@ rend@@ ous things that are occ@@ ur@@ ring today in human soci@@ ety , from the family le@@ v@@ el right up to the inter@@ n@@ ational sc@@ ene .
W@@ ell into her 8@@ 0 ’ s , she learned to use a com@@ pu@@ ter to wr@@ ite let@@ ters .
When and where will that be ?
She tri@@ ed to teach us to follow the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments , but she wor@@ ri@@ ed that my brother , W@@ ill@@ is ; my sister , V@@ i@@ o@@ la ; and I were not members of any ch@@ urch .
When I fin@@ ish work , we end@@ e@@ av@@ or to do things together as a family .
David had pra@@ ised God in the mi@@ d@@ st of the congregation of ancient Israel .
As we learned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , Jehovah , the Creator of all things , is the only Per@@ son who enjo@@ ys ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te and un@@ li@@ mit@@ ed fre@@ e@@ dom .
For 40 years , Jehovah supp@@ lied man@@ na and water for the nation of Israel while they were in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
D@@ oub@@ ts in our relationship with God make us “ like a wa@@ ve of the se@@ a d@@ ri@@ ven by the w@@ ind and b@@ low@@ n about . ”
Wh@@ ere possible , the parents can appe@@ al to his heart , using all means Scrip@@ tur@@ ally appro@@ pri@@ ate to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce him .
After a har@@ ro@@ wing war@@ time vo@@ y@@ age ac@@ ro@@ ss the A@@ t@@ l@@ an@@ tic , he arri@@ ved back in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember .
However , I pa@@ id little attention to the liter@@ ature .
Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es to such loy@@ al@@ ties have resul@@ ted in com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on and ri@@ v@@ al@@ ry and , in ex@@ tre@@ me c@@ as@@ es , b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed and gen@@ o@@ ci@@ de .
We need to recogn@@ ize it and ad@@ d@@ ress it prom@@ p@@ tly .
What helps her to maintain a simp@@ le life ?
The worship of Jehovah is the foc@@ us of this educ@@ ational end@@ e@@ av@@ or .
She saw the te@@ ars come to his eyes as he fre@@ ely showed his deep g@@ ri@@ ef over the pain death ca@@ uses .
For example , at our ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es and conven@@ tions , attend@@ ants are on du@@ ty in the se@@ ating are@@ a before others are sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ed to en@@ ter .
Many Christians today can eas@@ ily rel@@ ate to his experience .
Mo@@ st important , ask : ‘ Will my decision be pleas@@ ing to God ?
‘ Li@@ es like these , ’ says J@@ ones , ‘ are hard to su@@ p@@ pres@@ s . ’
How wise it is to be@@ ar Jo@@ b@@ ’s experience in mind !
Now there was time to medit@@ ate on its imp@@ lic@@ ations .
What Does It T@@ ake to Be H@@ app@@ y ?
When does Jesus ap@@ point the faithful slave over all his bel@@ ong@@ ings ?
S@@ ur@@ ely you will never reg@@ re@@ t making the effort to prove to yourself that Jehovah is the Creator of all things .
De@@ c@@ ember 15 - 21 , 200@@ 8
When it came to w@@ in@@ some words , however , no human ever spoke as Jesus did . ​ — Luke 4 : 22 .
3 , 4 . ( a ) How does the Bible use the word “ hand ” ?
Although it was close to N@@ ep@@ al , it was very different .
His di@@ lig@@ ence , hon@@ es@@ ty , and tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thin@@ ess were well - known .
He will not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on us as we gro@@ w older .
If others often see us eng@@ ro@@ s@@ sed in loo@@ king at a h@@ and@@ held com@@ pu@@ ter , they might conclu@@ de that we do not care to speak to them .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons take il@@ lic@@ it d@@ ru@@ g@@ s or try to d@@ ro@@ wn their problems with al@@ co@@ ho@@ l .
And we are encoura@@ ged to use our power of reason to prove to ourselves that we have the truth and thus make the truth our own . ​ — Jo@@ shua 1 : 8 ; Romans 12 : 1 , 2 ; 2 Timothy 3 : 14 - 17 .
It is N@@ is@@ an 14 .
Mo@@ st pri@@ ests showed little love or concer@@ n for others .
The people of Israel also take v@@ enge@@ ance upon the M@@ idi@@ an@@ ites .
“ Be mo@@ des@@ t in wal@@ king with your God . ” ​ — MI@@ C@@ A@@ H 6 : 8 .
Then they were taken to their accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations , and after a sh@@ ort si@@ gh@@ t@@ see@@ ing t@@ our of the is@@ land , all those who would par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in the ass@@ em@@ bly pro@@ gra@@ m me@@ t at the Kingdom H@@ all .
All of us , therefore , have com@@ p@@ el@@ ling reason for making decisions that honor God .
We also need to avoid sp@@ en@@ ding too much time in rec@@ re@@ ation .
( a ) Why can we have confidence in the fulfill@@ ment of Ha@@ bak@@ kuk@@ ’s words ?
They were also free moral ag@@ ents , ca@@ pa@@ ble of we@@ igh@@ ing a matter and deci@@ ding on the action to take .
The cro@@ ps fa@@ iled !
To make and maintain lasting fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps is a chall@@ enge .
Thus , in the face of difficul@@ ties , we continue to stand fir@@ m .
“ I am so gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah for the cle@@ ans@@ ing power of his Word and for the free and heal@@ thy life that we are now able to lead . ”
If Job would rep@@ ent , God would be pleas@@ ed to accept a ransom in his be@@ half and set him free from his cal@@ am@@ ities .
P@@ rac@@ tic@@ ally every day , in some way we have to cho@@ ose if we will do things Jehovah’s way or not .
The good news is that this is not what God in@@ tend@@ ed for us .
In fact , they often became a tal@@ king point with fri@@ end@@ ly hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders .
Jehovah brought you that help by means of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” assign@@ ed to provide “ food at the prop@@ er time . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 7 .
Jehovah thus acc@@ or@@ ded her the privilege of ac@@ ting as a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative mother in Israel . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 4 : 4 ; 5 : 7 .
Ph@@ ili@@ p , for one , went to Sam@@ ari@@ a , where crow@@ ds pa@@ id attention to his words .
The s@@ pr@@ ing ra@@ ins on which the cro@@ p dep@@ ended would not come , and thor@@ ns and we@@ e@@ ds would over@@ ru@@ n the v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard . ​ — Isaiah 5 : 5 , 6 .
( a ) What does man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e requi@@ re of us ?
All the earth will be rul@@ ed by God’s Kingdom .
Da@@ y after day I listen@@ ed to their exc@@ iting experi@@ ences in the preaching work , and a desire develop@@ ed in my heart to jo@@ in their ran@@ ks .
It is es@@ tim@@ ated that it would take up to 70 milli@@ on gn@@ ats to e@@ qu@@ al the we@@ i@@ ght of an a@@ ver@@ age cam@@ el !
cop@@ e with cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism or praise ?
V@@ i@@ e@@ w Mat@@ ters From God’s St@@ and@@ point
L@@ ear@@ ning that she was B@@ ath - she@@ ba , the wife of U@@ ri@@ ah , a sol@@ di@@ er in his ar@@ my , David sum@@ mon@@ ed her , and he com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with her .
Jehovah had su@@ sta@@ ined him during a peri@@ od of “ dist@@ ress and g@@ ri@@ ef . ”
What did he do for us ?
Let us find deli@@ ght in the good things that come from him , both physical and spiritual .
How did each of these men come to have a close att@@ ach@@ ment to God ?
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , the Bible descri@@ bes God’s cho@@ s@@ en R@@ ul@@ er , Jesus Christ , as the “ P@@ r@@ in@@ ce of Pe@@ ace . ”
Ther@@ e@@ after , it became inc@@ reas@@ ingly difficult to id@@ enti@@ fy who was truly serving God at his spiritual temple .
Why did Jehovah for@@ bi@@ d Jeremiah to pray for the Israelites ?
Do you not mar@@ v@@ el at Jesus ’ col@@ or@@ ful fi@@ gu@@ res of spe@@ e@@ ch and his ability to ac@@ hi@@ eve ma@@ xi@@ mu@@ m effect with min@@ i@@ mu@@ m words ?
O@@ ther religi@@ ons did not make sense to me , so I conclu@@ ded that there is no God .
W@@ H@@ Y I@@ S O@@ U@@ R P@@ R@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H@@ IN@@ G U@@ R@@ G@@ EN@@ T ?
The brothers in the congregation helped me to strengthen my determin@@ ation to serve Jehovah .
For example , we would not even consider eng@@ ag@@ ing in wr@@ ong@@ doing and then try to hi@@ de our sin@@ s from Christian elders or family members .
When Un@@ der O@@ p@@ pres@@ sion
That made him succ@@ ess@@ ful and en@@ ab@@ led him to act wis@@ ely .
Yes , nothing that might ten@@ d to pul@@ l us down , nor anything ten@@ ding to exerc@@ ise a su@@ peri@@ or influ@@ ence on us , can se@@ par@@ ate us from God’s love ; nor can any other cre@@ ation dis@@ ru@@ pt the Creat@@ or@@ ’s relationship with his faithful servants .
Paul was inspired to expla@@ in that Abraham believ@@ ed that God was able to ra@@ ise Isa@@ a@@ c from the dead .
Like fri@@ end@@ ship with a human , faith in Jehovah is based on more than co@@ ld fac@@ ts .
How to C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate E@@ mp@@ a@@ thy
What will Jehovah do about dist@@ res@@ s@@ ful con@@ di@@ tions ?
Di@@ d this come as a sur@@ pris@@ e to J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah ?
He is ke@@ en@@ ly a@@ ware of any suffering we may under@@ go .
Paul ​ — A ‘ Su@@ bor@@ din@@ ate ’ and a ‘ S@@ te@@ ward ’
All that was requi@@ red for such to continue was obedi@@ ence to God , but Adam and E@@ ve cho@@ se to pur@@ sue in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence from Jehovah .
Con@@ cer@@ ning the meaning of this pro@@ ver@@ b , one refer@@ ence work no@@ tes : “ When a go@@ al has been re@@ ached or a wish real@@ ized , the whole of man@@ ’s n@@ ature be@@ comes su@@ f@@ fu@@ sed with a feel@@ ing of satis@@ fac@@ tion . . .
Such reading can mo@@ ld our in@@ ner person and make us more pleas@@ ing to Jehovah .
Satan contro@@ ls the pol@@ itical organiz@@ ations of this world , as well as the news me@@ dia , and he uses these to try to sto@@ p the preaching of the good news .
As fore@@ told , he en@@ tered Jerusalem on the col@@ t of an ass .
How , then , would this new public@@ ation re@@ ach se@@ ek@@ ers of truth ?
I already have fi@@ ve Bible stu@@ dies , and three of them are atten@@ ding the meetings . ”
At Genesis 1 : 26 , we read that Jehovah said : “ Let us make man in our i@@ ma@@ ge , according to our lik@@ en@@ ess . ”
However , when they ob@@ served the simp@@ le li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le of a happy pioneer cou@@ ple , K@@ ev@@ in and El@@ ena deci@@ ded to change the foc@@ us of their lives .
MI@@ L@@ L@@ I@@ ON@@ S of people pray .
If you are deep@@ ly involved in se@@ cul@@ ar pur@@ su@@ its ​ — fin@@ an@@ cial or o@@ ther@@ wise — ​ pu@@ t@@ ting God’s purpose first may requi@@ re ma@@ j@@ or ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments .
How do we worship there ?
In fact , some ei@@ ght milli@@ on of us teach people the Bible in over 2@@ 30 lands .
We can never take our relationship with Jehovah for gr@@ anted .
By let@@ ting the light of truth shin@@ e through our words and de@@ e@@ ds , we can help others to give glory to our heavenly Father .
That day the ro@@ ad was l@@ ined for mil@@ es with je@@ ering Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s .
“ I pray@@ ed only when I went to the temple or was going through r@@ ough times , ” she says , “ but never did I think of God when life was tre@@ ating me well . ”
Why should you encoura@@ ge your Bible stud@@ ent to atten@@ d Christian meetings ?
Ha@@ ve You L@@ ef@@ t Jehovah ?
We car@@ ri@@ ed with us a w@@ o@@ o@@ den case that con@@ ta@@ ined a k@@ er@@ os@@ ene bur@@ ner , a p@@ an , pl@@ ates , a wa@@ s@@ h bas@@ in , she@@ e@@ ts , a mo@@ s@@ qui@@ to ne@@ t , clo@@ thing , old new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers , and some other it@@ em@@ s .
Tru@@ e , as cre@@ atu@@ res with free will , they could cho@@ ose in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence from God . But did that give them the right to do so ?
Y@@ ou@@ ths Who M@@ ake Jehovah’s H@@ ear@@ t Re@@ jo@@ ice , 4 / 15
They knew how important it was to stay a@@ wa@@ ke and care@@ fully w@@ atch what was going on .
Mo@@ m tal@@ ked to all of us about the things she was lear@@ ning from the Bible .
The peri@@ od of the Ju@@ d@@ ges provi@@ des a good illustr@@ ation of the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of faith@@ ful@@ ness and of un@@ faith@@ ful@@ ness .
To time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite they will certainly be gu@@ ar@@ ded . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 28 .
To receive that in@@ her@@ it@@ ance , these individuals must be “ born again . ”
Fir@@ st , however , they received a prophe@@ tic war@@ ning .
We long@@ ed for some spiritual food , but get@@ ting anything into pris@@ on seem@@ ed imp@@ os@@ sible .
Those let@@ ters show , too , that Peter never for@@ got the less@@ on he learned from Jesus about for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 8 , 9 ; 4 : 8 .
What has especially contribu@@ ted to my happy , satis@@ f@@ ying life are de@@ ar friends in the Bethel family .
We work on our marriage using Bible principles . ”
That was d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous , and at times I car@@ ri@@ ed a gu@@ n .
Th@@ ough Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s religious lead@@ ers often re@@ pe@@ at that prayer , they have ur@@ ged people to support pol@@ itical and other human in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions .
Many tel@@ ev@@ ision pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s and vi@@ de@@ o g@@ ames leave a person ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as reading and stud@@ ying God’s Word is ref@@ re@@ shing and in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ating . ​ — Psalm 19 : 7 , 8 .
( a ) What does it mean to seek first God’s righteousness ?
“ S@@ how Y@@ ourselves Th@@ an@@ k@@ ful , ” 12 / 1
One physi@@ ci@@ an was in@@ iti@@ ally rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to per@@ form sur@@ g@@ er@@ y on a brother without trans@@ fu@@ sing blood .
The wife called her husband , “ C@@ ome and listen to your chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s prayer . ”
( a ) What d@@ anger as to study ex@@ ists for Christians ?
Some may have been “ of the hous@@ eho@@ ld of Ca@@ es@@ ar , ” perhaps meaning Ca@@ es@@ ar@@ ’s sla@@ ves and min@@ or of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
I@@ ts counsel is always bene@@ fi@@ cial .
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T said : “ My food is for me to do the will of him that sent me and to fin@@ ish his work . ”
It is desi@@ gn@@ ed to help Christians to come to know and love Jehovah’s standards , foc@@ using pri@@ mar@@ ily on Christian conduct .
• Bet@@ h - sh@@ an ( S@@ c@@ y@@ tho@@ pol@@ is )
I@@ ts overse@@ ers sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard the pur@@ ity of their teaching within the congregation , pre@@ ven@@ ting any do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ al pol@@ lu@@ t@@ ant from cre@@ ep@@ ing in .
W@@ ell , then , what about us ?
For others , it might be the d@@ ate of a wi@@ d@@ ely c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated hist@@ ori@@ c ev@@ ent , such as when their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and became in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent .
32 : 4 , 5 .
We can have a regul@@ ar share in preaching the good news of the Kingdom .
We are not born with an inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation toward self - discipl@@ ine .
In our day , many cen@@ tu@@ ries after both David and Paul , we truly “ b@@ eho@@ ld the day [ of Jehovah ] dra@@ wing near . ”
But I im@@ medi@@ ately rep@@ lied , “ No ! ”
7 : 1 ; Re@@ v .
In saying so , they are con@@ fu@@ sing the exerc@@ ise of one@@ ’s free will with the right to deci@@ de what is good and what is bad .
They follow the pat@@ ter@@ n set by Jesus , who taught his followers to pray : “ Th@@ y kingdom come .
They sent this in writ@@ ing to the local congregations .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently al@@ lu@@ ding to his own ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment by Jesus and Jehovah as “ an apostle to the nations , ” Paul told the Gal@@ ati@@ ans that he had been appointed “ ne@@ i@@ ther from men nor through a man , but through Jesus Christ and God the Father , who ra@@ ised him up from the dead . ” ​ — Romans 11 : 13 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 1 : 1 .
How did Jesus expla@@ in the illustr@@ ation of the s@@ ow@@ er ?
Although H@@ am@@ an’s gen@@ o@@ ci@@ d@@ al re@@ action was ex@@ tre@@ me , it illustr@@ ates the d@@ anger and gra@@ ve con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of pri@@ de .
However , it wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t eas@@ y to learn Eng@@ l@@ ish from boo@@ ks , so we deci@@ ded to go to Eng@@ land during our v@@ ac@@ ation to prac@@ tice the language while preaching there .
Who deser@@ ves the cre@@ di@@ t for all of this ?
S@@ un@@ light br@@ ings to view many col@@ ors , so that the g@@ lo@@ be seem@@ s to be ar@@ ra@@ yed in s@@ pl@@ en@@ did gar@@ ments .
Satan loo@@ ks for conven@@ i@@ ent times to t@@ est our integrity too .
They will tell you that Jehovah has never fa@@ iled to help them to ob@@ tain even in difficult circumstances what they really need and much more .
Do the other sheep also receive the holy spirit , and if so , how does it af@@ fect their lives ?
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying the less@@ on to the class , Bro@@ ther Per@@ la said : ‘ You have received a new assignment , that of be@@ coming a mission@@ ary , and you need to be coura@@ ge@@ ous and strong . ’
We will never understand everything about all of God’s cre@@ ative works .
Their re@@ je@@ ction was far more than just tur@@ ning their ba@@ c@@ ks on Jesus or refu@@ sing to accept him as the Christ . Many Jews re@@ je@@ cted him to the point of c@@ lam@@ or@@ ing for his death .
And on the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , through the gl@@ ori@@ fied Jesus , holy spirit was p@@ our@@ ed out , esta@@ bli@@ shing the Christian congregation ​ — “ a new cre@@ ation . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 5 : 17 ; Acts 2 : 1 - 4 .
It must have been a difficult cho@@ ice for him .
As@@ k yourself : ‘ What gover@@ ned my thinking the last time I fac@@ ed such a situation ?
Can such a marriage succ@@ e@@ ed ?
“ I have plac@@ ed Jehovah in fr@@ on@@ t of me con@@ stan@@ tly , ” David wrote . “ Because he is at my right hand , I shall not be made to to@@ t@@ ter . ”
The apostle Paul indic@@ ated in Hebrews chap@@ ters 8 to 10 that a great spiritual temple came into ex@@ ist@@ ence at Jesus ’ baptism in 29 C.E . , when he pres@@ ented himself to do Jehovah’s will .
Jesus of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th was a car@@ p@@ en@@ ter and ap@@ par@@ ently under@@ went some s@@ ort of ap@@ pr@@ en@@ tic@@ e@@ ship with his a@@ do@@ p@@ tive father , Joseph .
These dem@@ ons can ob@@ serve people while they are ali@@ ve ; they know how each one tal@@ ked , loo@@ ked , and ac@@ ted .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , those angels who had se@@ x with women were practic@@ ing a per@@ ver@@ sion .
When Moses was 8@@ 0 , he was privile@@ ged to car@@ ry Jose@@ p@@ h’s b@@ ones up out of the land of Egy@@ pt .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries before Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s time , Jehovah had assign@@ ed the L@@ ev@@ ites to care for the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le and later the temple and the sac@@ red ministry .
My parents were a@@ vi@@ d read@@ ers of The Watchtower and other Bible public@@ ations .
The holy spirit thus ac@@ ted as a teach@@ er in making clear to Peter that what the disciples had experienced was in fulfill@@ ment of that ancient prophecy .
The Bible war@@ ns that those who eng@@ age in “ exc@@ ess@@ es with w@@ ine , re@@ vel@@ ries , dr@@ in@@ king mat@@ ches . . . will rend@@ er an account to the one ready to ju@@ dge those living and those dead . ”
You look for@@ ward to enjo@@ ying a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant peace while sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by your family and other righteous ones .
While most ma@@ j@@ or boo@@ ks of religion say very little , if anything , about God , the Bible ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ ts us with Jehovah God and his activities .
What fa@@ il@@ ing on Solom@@ on@@ ’s part may re@@ adi@@ ly come to mind ?
Some of those events were brought about by God .
And I will let my@@ self be found by you . ” ​ — J@@ er .
As we loo@@ ked over the v@@ al@@ le@@ y , he had us read 1 Samuel 17 : 1 - 3 .
On O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 10 , 194@@ 2 , Ti@@ b@@ or left for De@@ b@@ rec@@ en to me@@ et some brothers .
“ You have heard that an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t is coming , ” wrote the inspired apostle long ag@@ o .
How can pres@@ sing on to matu@@ r@@ ity strengthen our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart ?
Since humans were cre@@ ated to live on earth , “ a new cre@@ ation ” by Jehovah was requi@@ red in order for some humans to go to heaven .
If anyone desi@@ res to make a don@@ ation to support their educ@@ ational activ@@ ity , the Witnesses are happy to accept it .
Daniel sta@@ yed faithful and obedi@@ ent to the very end of his life .
His transl@@ ation had a far - re@@ aching effect on P@@ ol@@ y@@ n@@ es@@ i@@ an langu@@ ages .
The ke@@ y@@ no@@ te ad@@ d@@ ress , “ G@@ l@@ ori@@ ous Pro@@ p@@ he@@ tic V@@ isions S@@ pu@@ r U@@ s On ! ” ended the mor@@ ning pro@@ gra@@ m .
When fac@@ ed with th@@ reat@@ s , we are streng@@ th@@ ened when we rec@@ all the as@@ sur@@ ance that Jehovah gave to the prophet E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el , who had to de@@ al with ob@@ st@@ in@@ ate people .
At that , their hearts started to bur@@ n within them because he was “ fully op@@ ening up , ” or “ c@@ learly expla@@ ining , ” the Scriptures to them . ​ — Luke 24 : 32 ; f@@ t@@ n .
Di@@ d Jesus mean that we should ask Jehovah not to temp@@ t us ?
L@@ ater , when they felt ready to t@@ ac@@ k@@ le the local language , they moved to a Mal@@ ag@@ as@@ y - speaking congregation .
If parents stri@@ ve to apply Bible principles in every@@ day matters , this will not es@@ cap@@ e their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s no@@ tice .
E@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ T@@ O@@ N D@@ E F@@ R@@ E@@ I@@ T@@ A@@ S / ​ A@@ F@@ P / ​ G@@ et@@ ty I@@ ma@@ ges
But resur@@ rec@@ ted anointed ones have far greater glory .
We b@@ ought it , fi@@ x@@ ed it up , and pul@@ led it to our new ter@@ rit@@ ory .
Be as@@ sur@@ ed that Jehovah is with you , as he was with C@@ al@@ e@@ b , as you continue pro@@ duc@@ ing Kingdom fru@@ it@@ age in old age .
Consider : Ha@@ ve you ever ye@@ ar@@ ned for guid@@ ance , wisdom , or ans@@ wers to questions that se@@ em bey@@ ond the re@@ ach of human knowledge ?
“ You Are No Par@@ t of the World ”
Although he was the mi@@ gh@@ ty Son of God , Jesus displa@@ yed emp@@ a@@ thy and tend@@ er@@ ness , especially toward those in need .
New Ye@@ ar@@ ’s T@@ ree ​ — Is It Rus@@ si@@ an ? Is It Christian ?
It is no won@@ der , however , that Jehovah was ang@@ ry with El@@ i .
And it will ac@@ tually occ@@ ur that before they call out I my@@ self shall answer ; while they are yet speaking , I my@@ self shall hear . ”
With Moses le@@ ading them , the people of Israel were able to es@@ cap@@ e from Egy@@ pt .
Wh@@ atever his thinking was , E@@ hu@@ d b@@ ra@@ vely re@@ tr@@ ac@@ ed his st@@ ep@@ s al@@ one .
Chris@@ to@@ p@@ her and Mar@@ gar@@ ita also moved from C@@ y@@ pr@@ us to Eng@@ land , and they ra@@ ised three children there .
Bo@@ th knew that I was a Witness .
Although such individuals may den@@ y God’s ex@@ ist@@ ence , their ide@@ as demonstr@@ ate that they have an in@@ her@@ ent po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for refle@@ cting God’s person@@ ality .
Abra@@ m now enc@@ oun@@ tered M@@ el@@ c@@ hi@@ ze@@ de@@ k , the king - pri@@ est of S@@ al@@ em .
Do you know whom Ho@@ se@@ a@@ ’s wife re@@ pres@@ ents ?
Pe@@ dr@@ o even vis@@ ited the ba@@ r@@ rac@@ ks he had pl@@ an@@ ned to destro@@ y in order to share his message of peace and of a world without viol@@ ence .
E@@ sa@@ u was also called E@@ dom .
16 : 1 , 37 - 40 ; 21 : 29 , 30 ; 22 : 19 ​ — What arrang@@ ement for worship rema@@ ined op@@ er@@ ative in Israel from the time the Ar@@ k was brought to Jerusalem until the temple was buil@@ t ?
To help you gain the mind of Christ , could you inclu@@ de in your study s@@ es@@ sion a syst@@ em@@ ati@@ c consider@@ ation of what Jesus taught on sub@@ je@@ cts of your cho@@ ice ?
“ Jehovah kno@@ ws what he is doing , ” was his fir@@ m rep@@ ly .
In this reg@@ ard the apostle Paul reas@@ oned : “ He [ Jehovah God ] who did not even sp@@ are his own Son but deli@@ vered him up for us all , why will he not also with him kin@@ dly give us all other things ? . . .
In the Ne@@ ther@@ lands , 33 per@@ c@@ ent of all marri@@ ages end in div@@ or@@ ce .
Se@@ ou@@ l , K@@ o@@ re@@ a , 19@@ 6@@ 3
A@@ t@@ su@@ ko
“ T@@ re@@ m@@ bl@@ ing at men is what la@@ ys a s@@ n@@ are , but he that is tru@@ sting in Jehovah will be prote@@ cted , ” says the Bible at Proverbs 29 : 25 .
They have written car@@ ds and let@@ ters , and we have made up a small p@@ ac@@ ka@@ ge of gi@@ f@@ ts that we would like to s@@ end to the children in T@@ ag@@ an@@ ro@@ g , just to let them know that very far away , there are other children who also faith@@ fully serve Jehovah and who are thinking of them .
Christian wi@@ ves simil@@ arly do not dis@@ da@@ in their hus@@ ban@@ ds or seek to do@@ w@@ n@@ pla@@ y the Scriptural arrang@@ ement of he@@ ad@@ ship in marriage .
15 , 16 . ( a ) What shows that divine justice is not har@@ s@@ h ?
Why should it ?
G@@ la@@ g@@ ol@@ iti@@ c seem@@ s to be a high@@ ly dist@@ in@@ ct and origin@@ al cre@@ ation .
For good reason , then , Saul s@@ pared the K@@ en@@ ites .
M@@ ine was to Par@@ ag@@ u@@ a@@ y .
6 : 5 , 11 - 13 , 17 .
Paul wrote : “ [ Jesus ] was ob@@ li@@ ged to become like his ‘ brothers ’ in all res@@ pe@@ cts , that he might become a mer@@ ci@@ ful and faithful high pri@@ est in things per@@ tain@@ ing to God , in order to offer prop@@ iti@@ at@@ ory sacrifice for the sin@@ s of the people .
Paul was c@@ learly in@@ no@@ c@@ ent of any pol@@ itical char@@ ge , but in the religious dis@@ pu@@ te , the Jews likely ar@@ gu@@ ed that the@@ ir@@ s was the only com@@ pet@@ ent cour@@ t .
Ther@@ efore , we should speak with di@@ gn@@ ity and b@@ ol@@ dness in support of God’s govern@@ ment , the Kingdom .
O@@ r would you rather con@@ sul@@ t a do@@ ct@@ or who he@@ ars you out , expla@@ ins what might be wrong with you , and out@@ l@@ ines possible tre@@ at@@ ments ?
Da@@ ily Bible reading and deep medit@@ ation are pri@@ me de@@ f@@ en@@ ses against these att@@ ac@@ ks .
Re@@ g@@ arding Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , Bible prophecy states : “ ‘ Jehovah has a contro@@ vers@@ y with the nations . He will person@@ ally pas@@ s judgment on all humans . And he will put the wicked to the s@@ word , ’ dec@@ la@@ res Jehovah .
he asked . “ No , ” I rep@@ lied .
By bal@@ an@@ c@@ ing our ze@@ al for righteousness with Bible - based t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance , we will ple@@ ase Jehovah and we will truly be t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant .
He spoke to pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s hearts , ad@@ d@@ ressed their needs , help@@ ing the we@@ ak and cons@@ ol@@ ing the de@@ pres@@ sed .
Peter could then see the reason for pa@@ ying the head ta@@ x ​ — not to stu@@ m@@ ble others .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H is the ep@@ it@@ ome of bal@@ ance .
Fir@@ st , we can pray for good rel@@ ations with our brothers .
If you want to gro@@ w in gen@@ u@@ ine love , you must fir@@ m@@ ly res@@ ist the spirit of the world .
U@@ p@@ on en@@ ter@@ ing the Kingdom H@@ all , the man loo@@ ked around and said : “ This is not bl@@ ack at all .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From 1 and 2 Corinthians , 7 / 15
The Bible does not give spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c rul@@ es about the kin@@ ds and li@@ m@@ its of displa@@ ys of affe@@ ction between a husband and a wife .
How un@@ wise it would be to think that of God !
F@@ al@@ se teach@@ ers foc@@ used on angels , those powerful spi@@ r@@ its used to deli@@ ver the Law to Moses .
In what sense can our end@@ ur@@ ance mean glory for others ?
Today , many simil@@ arly wa@@ st@@ e their time . Mo@@ der@@ n di@@ str@@ actions inclu@@ de w@@ atch@@ ing tel@@ ev@@ ision , pla@@ ying vi@@ de@@ o g@@ ames , and sur@@ f@@ ing the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t .
He dra@@ ws attention to “ Jehovah’s day . ”
A loving par@@ ent expla@@ ins the reas@@ ons be@@ h@@ ind family rul@@ es
It would be fo@@ ol@@ ish for us to bo@@ ast of our own accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments . It is “ God who makes it gro@@ w . ”
By him all things , both earthly and heavenly , were thus thro@@ wn into con@@ fu@@ sion .
And what practic@@ al st@@ ep@@ s can you take to make money a con@@ stru@@ ctive to@@ pi@@ c rather than a con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ous one ?
It has been evid@@ ent that Jehovah’s blessing has been on the work from the very beg@@ in@@ ning .
Like God , We Lo@@ ve the World
Some 15 years ag@@ o , she said : “ My health may continue to fai@@ l , but my trust in God and my relationship with him are my li@@ fel@@ ines .
Rather , they felt dra@@ wn to him .
They put on “ the new person@@ ality which was cre@@ ated according to God’s will in true righteousness and loy@@ al@@ ty . ”
When the war ended in 194@@ 5 , I app@@ lied for mission@@ ary tra@@ ining at the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad and was accepted for the ei@@ gh@@ th class in 194@@ 6 .
Now that we were un@@ ited in stud@@ ying the Bible , we had new challeng@@ es to me@@ et .
The Bible was written over a peri@@ od of 1@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 years , yet it is cons@@ ist@@ ent thr@@ ough@@ out in its teachings .
They were pla@@ st@@ ered to pre@@ v@@ ent le@@ ak@@ s .
If they do not , keep as@@ king Jehovah for guid@@ ance while you look for ad@@ di@@ tional opportun@@ ities to make peace . ​ — Romans 12 : 18 .
However , our mo@@ tive should be un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish love .
B@@ ad associ@@ ations can invol@@ ve anything or anyone ​ — even within the congregation — ​ refle@@ cting the spirit of the world .
In a similar way , Jesus has brought spiritual deli@@ ver@@ ance to milli@@ ons of n@@ on - Jews .
He ap@@ par@@ ently became too concer@@ ned about lo@@ sing face when his pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation of des@@ tru@@ ction did not come true .
For some 15 years , Timothy stu@@ ck with Paul .
Acc@@ ording to L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 24 : 5 - 9 , the lo@@ a@@ ves of pres@@ ent@@ ation that were re@@ plac@@ ed on each S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h were re@@ served for the pri@@ ests to e@@ at .
How do we know that the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 are not pre@@ des@@ t@@ ined as individuals ?
“ Ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ ing You ”
They were not expe@@ cted to love a divine being who was dist@@ ant and un@@ known .
Go@@ od Ne@@ ws for All M@@ an@@ kind 7
If exerc@@ ised pro@@ per@@ ly , authority , de@@ f@@ ined as “ the power or right to control , ju@@ dge , or pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ t the actions of others , ” can be a for@@ ce for good .
Satan will continue to f@@ an the f@@ lam@@ es of op@@ position and try to s@@ ti@@ r up tri@@ bul@@ ation .
For all the go@@ ds of the pe@@ op@@ les are valu@@ eless go@@ ds . ” ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 16 : 25 , 26 .
( A@@ n A@@ mer@@ i@@ can Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation ; New In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational V@@ er@@ sion ) She is bo@@ is@@ ter@@ ous and stu@@ b@@ born , tal@@ k@@ ative and he@@ ad@@ strong , l@@ ou@@ d and self - w@@ il@@ led , b@@ ra@@ z@@ en and de@@ fi@@ ant .
C@@ AMB@@ O@@ DI@@ A
S@@ hor@@ tly before his sacri@@ fi@@ cial death , Jesus told his followers : “ Do not let your hearts be tr@@ oub@@ led . Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ise faith in God , exerc@@ ise faith also in me . ”
T@@ ri@@ als and pres@@ sures can take many form@@ s
It is all too eas@@ y for humans to for@@ get the Creat@@ or@@ ’s per@@ spe@@ ctive .
C@@ lo@@ se friends , relati@@ ves , even parents cannot know us as well as Jehovah does .
But many have mis@@ taken ide@@ as about them and their orig@@ in .
Des@@ pite years of ci@@ vi@@ l war , that country is experi@@ enc@@ ing an a@@ ver@@ age an@@ nu@@ al inc@@ re@@ ase of about 10 per@@ c@@ ent in the number of Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers .
His wisdom was “ va@@ ster than the wisdom of all the O@@ ri@@ ent@@ als and than all the wisdom of Egy@@ pt . ”
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , 7@@ 20 return vis@@ its were made , and 2@@ 15 Bible stu@@ dies were started .
Like the Rom@@ an world , the world today is also a th@@ re@@ at to dedic@@ ated Christians .
“ By this com@@ bin@@ ation of te@@ x@@ ts , ” wrote Bible scho@@ la@@ r John H@@ ort , “ O@@ ri@@ g@@ en ho@@ ped to thro@@ w light on the meaning of many pas@@ sa@@ ges in which a Greek read@@ er would be ei@@ ther be@@ w@@ il@@ der@@ ed or mis@@ led if he had only the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t before him . ”
This may be a chall@@ enge , especially if we ha@@ p@@ pen to be in a position of responsi@@ bility .
What ro@@ le has the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation pla@@ yed in the pre@@ serv@@ ation of the divine name ?
They are set free “ from the law of sin and of death . ”
“ Do Not Be En@@ vi@@ ous ”
What about our fellow believers who are un@@ able to atten@@ d Christian meetings regul@@ arly because of a serious ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic ill@@ ness ?
If so , having the right out@@ look will be help@@ ful .
They have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of being among the “ great crow@@ d ” who sur@@ vi@@ ve the coming “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
Jesus l@@ in@@ ked obedi@@ ence to God with love when he said : “ If anyone lo@@ ves me , he will ob@@ serve my word , and my Father will love him . ”
O@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ als in one W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ can city put up bil@@ l@@ bo@@ ar@@ ds vi@@ vi@@ dly illustr@@ ating that s@@ mo@@ king is in re@@ ality no different from bur@@ ning up hard - ear@@ ned money .
They really me@@ ant it .
But all of this came up as we discus@@ sed the ‘ A@@ ction P@@ l@@ an ! ’
However , later that number was reve@@ aled .
As time pas@@ ses , An@@ dre@@ w , Peter , and others will have am@@ ple opportunity to d@@ el@@ ve into the Scriptures and will un@@ re@@ serv@@ e@@ dly dec@@ l@@ are that Jesus of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th is the promised Messi@@ ah .
That gar@@ ment now id@@ enti@@ fied El@@ isha as God’s prophet .
During their sum@@ m@@ er ho@@ li@@ days , they often went out in the preaching work with the pione@@ ers , or full - time min@@ isters , in the congregation .
As we have seen , Jehovah’s ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces gu@@ i@@ de us in two rel@@ ated ways .
“ Se@@ ek Pe@@ ace and P@@ ur@@ sue It , ” 9 / 1
Even Jesus , “ the true light that gives light to every s@@ ort of man , ” was ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed , op@@ posed , and fin@@ ally kil@@ led by his coun@@ tr@@ y@@ men .
Yet , we all will make mis@@ takes , especially when we are young .
The Witnesses refu@@ sed to ali@@ gn themselves with the Na@@ z@@ is .
In the case of op@@ pos@@ ers , this may help to dis@@ pe@@ l ho@@ st@@ ility and pa@@ ve the way for a better rec@@ ep@@ tion on another occasi@@ on .
A@@ gain , “ the Pro@@ vi@@ der of es@@ cap@@ e ” has proved true to his promise : “ An@@ y we@@ ap@@ on . . . form@@ ed against you will have no succ@@ ess . ”
The following article will exam@@ ine fur@@ ther questions that may ar@@ ise in con@@ ne@@ ction with water baptism . Mi@@ ght there be v@@ al@@ id reas@@ ons for a person to hold back from get@@ ting baptized ?
That is why he off@@ ers sacrifice to his dra@@ g@@ ne@@ t and makes sacri@@ fi@@ cial s@@ mo@@ ke to his fi@@ shing ne@@ t ; for by them his por@@ tion is well o@@ iled , and his food is heal@@ th@@ ful .
Y@@ ou@@ ths P@@ ra@@ ise Jehovah , 3 / 15
Why did Israel not obey ?
Some have cho@@ s@@ en to li@@ mit or end their se@@ cul@@ ar work to give more attention to the family , br@@ ing@@ ing great fulfill@@ ment . ​ — 2 / 1 , pages 28 - 31 .
Paul was refer@@ ring to Christians who had brought their thinking and moral sense into l@@ ine with God’s standards , which we find in his inspired Word .
On a later occasi@@ on , he rest@@ ated this prayer but used different wor@@ ding .
This ph@@ ra@@ se is not found in a@@ vail@@ able man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts of the ancient Hebrew Scriptures .
The pro@@ con@@ su@@ l “ was ast@@ oun@@ ded at the teaching of Jehovah . ” ​ — Acts 13 : 6 - 12 .
From stud@@ ying the Bible , I came to understand that I have a responsi@@ bility to the Gi@@ ver of life , Jehovah .
He told his disciples : “ I was not sent to anyone exc@@ ep@@ t to the lost sheep of the house of Israel . ”
2 Corinthians 8 : 12
Christian family he@@ a@@ ds must take an interest in the appe@@ ar@@ ance of family members .
They take seri@@ ously the apostle Pet@@ er@@ ’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d the flo@@ ck of God in your care . ”
Because we c@@ ast our anxi@@ e@@ ties upon our heavenly Father through his bel@@ o@@ ved Son , ‘ the peace of God that exc@@ els all thought gu@@ ar@@ ds our hearts and men@@ tal po@@ wers . ’ ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 ; Matthew 6 : 9 ; John 14 : 6 , 14 .
I was born in 19@@ 27 in U@@ ru@@ gu@@ a@@ y , a small pe@@ ar - shap@@ ed country situ@@ ated between Ar@@ g@@ ent@@ ina and B@@ ra@@ z@@ il and fav@@ ored with mil@@ es of beau@@ ti@@ ful s@@ cen@@ er@@ y along the A@@ t@@ l@@ an@@ tic C@@ o@@ ast .
The s@@ ca@@ r t@@ is@@ sue , devo@@ id of n@@ er@@ ve en@@ ding@@ s , has no more sense of feel@@ ing .
At present , you have the opportunity to share in the most exc@@ iting and important work in human hist@@ ory , a worl@@ d@@ wide preaching and teaching cam@@ pa@@ ign .
The same will be true when Jehovah’s day of judgment comes upon the present system of things .
He said : “ By this all will know that you are my disciples , if you have love among y@@ ourselves . ” ​ — John 13 : 35 .
O@@ l@@ der brothers and sisters should take an interest in the young ones in the congregation .
How are the earth and the works in it “ dis@@ co@@ vered ” ?
For instance , after Abraham had demonstr@@ ated that he was willing to offer his son Isa@@ a@@ c , he was told not to har@@ m Isa@@ a@@ c and was provided with a ra@@ m , or m@@ ale sheep , as a sub@@ s@@ titu@@ te .
“ Let us , therefore , appro@@ ach with fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch to the thro@@ ne of un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , that we may ob@@ tain mer@@ cy and find un@@ deser@@ ved kindness for help at the right time . ” ​ — Hebrews 4 : 16 .
Yes , it seem@@ s lo@@ gi@@ cal that at Genesis 1 : 26 , Jehovah was speaking to his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , the “ ma@@ ster work@@ er , ” who was at his side during the cre@@ ation of the heavens and the earth .
With God’s help , we can also avoid g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing the spirit again in any way .
You will thus be in a better position to de@@ te@@ ct imp@@ ro@@ per feelings of pri@@ de that might re@@ side within you or that may devel@@ op in time .
But since N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s was a member of the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in , he was af@@ ra@@ id of what others would say if they saw him speaking to Jesus .
In such situ@@ ations , parents can in@@ still in their children a bal@@ an@@ ced view of rec@@ re@@ ation .
( b ) What war@@ ning did Jehovah give by means of the prophet A@@ z@@ ari@@ ah ?
C@@ our@@ t@@ es@@ y Israel An@@ ti@@ qu@@ ities Au@@ thor@@ ity
In return , the Witness ag@@ re@@ ed to work an ex@@ tr@@ a se@@ ven - h@@ our shi@@ ft for his work@@ mate .
Re@@ g@@ arding him , a Hebrew psalmist wrote : “ You , who@@ se name is Jehovah , you al@@ one are the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh over all the earth . ”
A fur@@ ther men@@ tion of M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el occ@@ ur@@ s at Revelation 12 : 7 , which descri@@ bes “ M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el and his angels ” as fi@@ gh@@ ting a vital war that resul@@ ts in the ou@@ sting of Satan the Devil and his wicked angels from heaven .
E@@ m@@ l@@ y@@ n would not com@@ promise the truth .
As a result , Jesus ’ followers “ re@@ pu@@ di@@ ate ung@@ o@@ d@@ l@@ iness and worl@@ dly desi@@ res and . . . live with s@@ oun@@ dness of mind and righteousness and godly devo@@ tion am@@ id this present system of things . ” ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 12 .
▪ spiritual health P@@ s .
Those ev@@ en@@ tually sel@@ e@@ cted as d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates will be li@@ mit@@ ed to dedic@@ ated and baptized Witnesses who will be fine examples and show bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction to the local brothers .
This was true of sever@@ al Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites when the bran@@ ches in D@@ en@@ mar@@ k , N@@ or@@ way , and S@@ we@@ den were mer@@ ged to form the S@@ can@@ din@@ a@@ vi@@ a branch of@@ fice .
As Jehovah’s servants , in no way do we want to res@@ em@@ ble Satan , the ar@@ ch@@ enem@@ y of the only true God .
How can we show that we value Jehovah’s fri@@ end@@ ship ?
Since your enem@@ ies number 1@@ 3@@ 5@@ ,000 , you must sur@@ ely conclu@@ de that a vi@@ ct@@ ory could come about only by Jehovah’s power , not your own !
If so , be as@@ sur@@ ed that Jehovah will continue to support and bl@@ ess you in this privile@@ ged activ@@ ity if you always trust in his word and let it light your ro@@ ad@@ way .
Jehovah would teach them what should be said and done .
That pre@@ human ex@@ ist@@ ence , more than anything el@@ se , explained what kind of man he became .
The ev@@ ent was well ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ised in C@@ o@@ lum@@ bu@@ s .
A seem@@ ing d@@ el@@ a@@ y in the fulfill@@ ment of some of God’s promises may t@@ est our faith .
( a ) What questions can help us to an@@ al@@ y@@ ze our view of Jehovah and his la@@ ws and principles ?
Jesus said : “ If [ the ma@@ ster ] arri@@ ves in the second w@@ atch , even if in the th@@ ir@@ d , and fin@@ ds them thus [ w@@ atch@@ ful ] , happy are they ! ”
But to la@@ y such char@@ ges against Jesus would be to ign@@ ore the cul@@ tural and l@@ ing@@ u@@ is@@ tic con@@ text of the ev@@ ent .
How have some enjo@@ yed using the years of their you@@ th ?
Do@@ ing so will for@@ ti@@ fy your faith and make your eyes g@@ low with the hope of life on a par@@ adise earth , which will be “ filled with the knowledge of Jehovah as the w@@ at@@ ers are co@@ ver@@ ing the very se@@ a . ” ​ — Isaiah 11 : 6 - 9 .
You , though , can pre@@ v@@ ent that from happ@@ ening .
What are two ways in which we can end@@ e@@ av@@ or to at@@ tain “ in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with Jehovah ” ?
The Phil@@ ist@@ ines had p@@ il@@ la@@ ged their land and pre@@ ven@@ ted them from de@@ f@@ en@@ ding themselves . ​ — 1 Samuel 13 : 5 , 6 , 17 - 19 .
When we have problems or are anxi@@ ous , we can be sure of what ?
“ This is what the love of God means , ” wrote the apostle John , “ that we ob@@ serve his comman@@ d@@ ments . ” ​ — 1 John 5 : 3 .
What about in the family ?
The Bible also promises a resurrection for the dead .
Many Ca@@ tho@@ lic inter@@ pre@@ ters cla@@ im that the al@@ ta@@ r mentioned at Hebrews 13 : 10 is that used for the E@@ u@@ char@@ ist , the “ sac@@ r@@ am@@ ent ” by which Christ’s sacrifice is said to be r@@ ene@@ wed during the Mas@@ s .
• How can we imitate Jesus in our attitude toward people ?
She will give bir@@ th to a son , and you must call his name Jesus , for he will sa@@ ve his people from their sin@@ s . ’ ” ​ — Matthew 1 : 20 , 21 .
Yet , no one would su@@ gg@@ est that the com@@ pu@@ ter ca@@ res about any of them .
Those who are quic@@ k to show com@@ pas@@ sion are , in turn , more likely to receive help and support when they need it . ​ — Read Matthew 5 : 7 ; Luke 6 : 38 .
Ther@@ efore , sh@@ ort@@ ly before his death , he could st@@ ate that God knew him as one who faith@@ fully obe@@ yed His comman@@ d@@ ments .
“ As to the cause of the Un@@ i@@ verse , in con@@ text of ex@@ pan@@ sion , that is left for the read@@ er to in@@ ser@@ t , but our pi@@ c@@ ture is in@@ complete without H@@ im [ God ] . ” ​ — E@@ d@@ ward M@@ il@@ ne , B@@ rit@@ ish co@@ s@@ mo@@ lo@@ g@@ ist .
Satan would like nothing better than to have us sp@@ end all our time and en@@ er@@ gy as sla@@ ves to his com@@ mer@@ cial world .
One af@@ ter@@ no@@ on when I was out in field service , I no@@ tic@@ ed a do@@ ct@@ or@@ ’s of@@ fice , and on the s@@ pu@@ r of the m@@ om@@ ent , I deci@@ ded to st@@ ep in@@ side .
Do@@ ing what is bad is like food and dr@@ ink to them .
On another occasi@@ on , one of Jehovah’s angels ad@@ d@@ ressed Daniel , saying : “ O Daniel , you very desi@@ ra@@ ble man . ” Then , to strengthen Daniel , the ang@@ el said : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id , O very desi@@ ra@@ ble man .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , personal sa@@ f@@ ety and neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od mor@@ als would dec@@ l@@ ine .
Although the Gre@@ ek@@ s and the Romans had ben@@ ev@@ ol@@ ent and mal@@ ev@@ ol@@ ent div@@ in@@ ities , they had no pre@@ d@@ om@@ in@@ ant evil go@@ d .
They are the power be@@ h@@ ind spi@@ rit@@ ism .
A person who lost his th@@ um@@ bs and bi@@ g to@@ es ap@@ par@@ ently was inc@@ ap@@ ac@@ it@@ ated for mil@@ it@@ ary action .
You came to share the psalmis@@ t’s feelings : “ H@@ app@@ y are the people know@@ ing the jo@@ y@@ ful sh@@ ou@@ ting .
We have all seen this kind of mirac@@ le , in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent of divine inter@@ ven@@ tion .
The first invol@@ ves the actions of one of God’s worshi@@ p@@ ers , and the other , an ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of judgment by God himself .
Those in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants will also share in the great@@ est under@@ taking ever at@@ temp@@ ted on earth ​ — that of trans@@ form@@ ing the whole pl@@ an@@ et into a par@@ adise to Jehovah’s praise .
How can one pre@@ v@@ ent such an out@@ come ?
“ They know ex@@ ac@@ tly what a bad marriage is , but they are less sure of what a good marriage loo@@ ks like .
Thus , there is no need for us to become imp@@ ati@@ ent when things do not move a@@ head as quic@@ k@@ ly as we might wish .
* ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 12 , 19 ; 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
While we a@@ wa@@ it the real@@ iz@@ ation of that gr@@ and promise , may Jehovah find us spo@@ t@@ less , un@@ ble@@ mi@@ shed , and comple@@ t@@ ely se@@ par@@ ate from this wicked world and its God - di@@ sh@@ on@@ or@@ ing practic@@ es . ​ — 2 P@@ et .
In this instance , “ heart ” ref@@ ers to the emo@@ tions , desi@@ res , and feelings of the in@@ ner person .
As a hel@@ me@@ t prote@@ cts a sol@@ di@@ er@@ ’s head in bat@@ tle , hope prote@@ cts our mind from the ne@@ g@@ ative , p@@ essi@@ mis@@ tic thinking Satan prom@@ o@@ tes in this d@@ ying old world .
They accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed their vo@@ cal praise “ with in@@ str@@ um@@ ents of the str@@ ing ty@@ pe and with har@@ ps , . . . with the c@@ y@@ m@@ bal@@ s pla@@ ying al@@ ou@@ d , . . . with the tru@@ mp@@ e@@ ts . ”
This inspired counsel c@@ learly shows that the parents ’ ro@@ le is to teach their children Jehovah’s ways , not their own .
We rejo@@ ic@@ ed to learn that a new book ent@@ it@@ led B@@ ene@@ f@@ it From The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol E@@ duc@@ ation will be publi@@ shed soon .
Some hist@@ ori@@ ans es@@ tim@@ ate that well over a h@@ un@@ d@@ red milli@@ on people lost their lives in w@@ ars during the 20@@ th century .
‘ BU@@ Y O@@ U@@ T TH@@ E O@@ P@@ P@@ O@@ R@@ T@@ U@@ N@@ E T@@ I@@ M@@ E ’
H@@ app@@ y et@@ er@@ n@@ al life was before them .
Many se@@ em to re@@ ject the beli@@ ef that people should em@@ br@@ ace any fi@@ x@@ ed e@@ th@@ ic@@ al valu@@ es .
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als still ask the same fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al questions : ‘ Why am I here ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ out h@@ in@@ dr@@ ance , therefore , “ he pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to present the tri@@ bu@@ te to E@@ gl@@ on the king of Mo@@ a@@ b . ” ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 3 : 16 , 17 .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What do you look for@@ ward to in Par@@ adise ?
1 , 2 . ( a ) What qualities will help us to cop@@ e with tri@@ als ?
Are we show@@ ing kind ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality to new ones from other lands ?
T@@ O A@@ D@@ D@@ R@@ E@@ S@@ S this question , let us bri@@ ef@@ ly foc@@ us on two examples of divine judgment in the Bible ​ — the F@@ lood of No@@ ah’s day and the ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ation of the Cana@@ an@@ ites .
Christians of the first century at times had different op@@ in@@ i@@ ons about things .
The fin@@ al as@@ pect of Jesus ’ person@@ ality that we will discus@@ s is most hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing ​ — his love for fellow humans .
When S@@ co@@ t@@ s@@ man James B@@ ru@@ ce made this dis@@ co@@ very in 1@@ 7@@ 6@@ 5 , he did not real@@ ize that he was ac@@ tually standing a@@ bo@@ ve the ru@@ ins of the lar@@ g@@ est Rom@@ an set@@ t@@ le@@ ment ever buil@@ t in N@@ or@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a ​ — the ancient city of T@@ ha@@ mu@@ g@@ adi , now called T@@ im@@ g@@ ad .
As the pro@@ je@@ cts ended , we rejo@@ ic@@ ed over what God’s spirit had accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed
So they deci@@ ded to have a spiritual discus@@ sion every day to help prove themselves ready .
But Jehovah in his mer@@ cy allow@@ ed Adam and E@@ ve to live out their lives and be@@ ar off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
Do we have faith in Jehovah’s sa@@ ving power ?
For example , a stud@@ ent may be able to expla@@ in cor@@ rec@@ tly what the Bible says about for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation .
Ar@@ th@@ ur also told his family about what he was lear@@ ning .
1 , 2 . ( a ) How are we all , in a sense , teach@@ ers ?
L@@ ater , Jesus became a pre@@ ach@@ er and devo@@ ted himself to his ministry to the ex@@ t@@ ent of sacrific@@ ing personal com@@ forts .
Do not doubt for a m@@ om@@ ent that Satan’s enti@@ re world system will soon be destro@@ yed , that the earth will be trans@@ form@@ ed into a par@@ adise , and that people loyal to God will be rest@@ ored to per@@ fe@@ ction . ​ — Isaiah 33 : 24 ; 35 : 1 , 2 ; Revelation 19 : 17 - 21 .
It was care@@ fully and pray@@ er@@ fully thought through , using the power of reason .
Ho@@ se@@ a chap@@ ters 6 through 9 show that the people displa@@ yed dis@@ loy@@ al@@ ty by over@@ st@@ ep@@ p@@ ing Jehovah’s covenant and practic@@ ing wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
Daniel fur@@ ther recorded that the large hor@@ n would be bro@@ ken and four s@@ mal@@ l@@ er hor@@ ns would gro@@ w in its place .
Jehovah stru@@ ck Egy@@ pt with n@@ ine pla@@ gu@@ es .
I@@ ma@@ ges of J@@ an@@ us had two fac@@ es on op@@ pos@@ ite si@@ des , which me@@ ant that he saw both the past and the present .
It was a privilege to help re@@ organiz@@ e the congregations .
E@@ ach mor@@ ning , before our children wa@@ ke up , we sp@@ end time together discus@@ sing a verse from the Bible . ”
If I su@@ ffered any small set@@ back , such as displa@@ ying a bur@@ st of anger or saying a bad word , they would sh@@ out tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ an@@ tly : “ A@@ h@@ a !
At last , in De@@ c@@ ember 199@@ 8 , I was in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a !
As with physical gro@@ w@@ th and its rel@@ ated as@@ pe@@ cts , gro@@ w@@ th in vari@@ ous godly qualities u@@ su@@ ally takes place si@@ mul@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ously .
Is there a reli@@ able fo@@ rec@@ ast invol@@ ving your future and that of your loved ones ?
Jesus now ser@@ ves in the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly of that temple , in heaven .
She tru@@ sted that Jehovah would take care of her and prote@@ ct her .
Yet , he said : “ What things were ga@@ ins to me , these I have consider@@ ed lo@@ ss on account of the Christ . . . and I consider them as a lo@@ t of refu@@ se , that I may gain Christ . ”
O@@ r could it be that we want to have “ the first place ” or even wish to “ l@@ ord it over ” others ?
The resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus Christ spoke of go@@ a@@ ds when he appe@@ ared to a man nam@@ ed Saul , who was on his way to ar@@ rest some of Jesus ’ disciples .
However , after tal@@ king with the travel@@ ing overse@@ er who was vis@@ iting the congregation at the time , D@@ ad chang@@ ed his attitude and even allow@@ ed our home to be used as a cen@@ ter for a we@@ ek@@ ly Bible study , attend@@ ed by inter@@ ested ones in our are@@ a .
Do you consider any assignment in Jehovah’s service a privilege ?
Jehovah has lik@@ e@@ wise sh@@ own consider@@ able fle@@ xi@@ bility in working out his et@@ er@@ n@@ al purpose .
After Jesus succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded where they had fa@@ iled , he told his disciples : “ If you have faith the si@@ ze of a mu@@ st@@ ard gra@@ in , you will say to this m@@ oun@@ tain , ‘ Tr@@ ans@@ f@@ er from here to there , ’ and it will trans@@ f@@ er , and nothing will be imp@@ os@@ sible for you . ”
How did we feel about being in U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine ?
U@@ sing my disa@@ bility p@@ en@@ sion and other sub@@ si@@ dies , I ob@@ ta@@ ined a com@@ pu@@ ter and had it inst@@ al@@ led next to my bed .
It is ap@@ par@@ ent that Le@@ mu@@ el appreci@@ ated his mo@@ ther’s wise counsel .
After men@@ tion@@ ing that David was still in his t@@ om@@ b , Peter app@@ lied those words to Jesus and indic@@ ated that David “ saw be@@ fore@@ hand and spoke concer@@ ning the resurrection of the Christ , that ne@@ i@@ ther was he for@@ s@@ ak@@ en in H@@ ad@@ es nor did his flesh see cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion .
Of whom shall I be in dre@@ ad ? . . . Th@@ ough against me an enc@@ am@@ p@@ ment should pit@@ ch t@@ ent , my heart will not fear . . . .
Re@@ je@@ ction and l@@ ack of affe@@ ction bli@@ gh@@ ted her te@@ en@@ age years .
What Ab@@ out Your Lo@@ ved On@@ es ?
He then had the house of Ba@@ al dem@@ o@@ li@@ shed and its s@@ ite set asi@@ de for pri@@ vi@@ es , making it un@@ f@@ it for worship . ​ — 2 K@@ i .
P@@ u@@ t full trust in Jehovah .
N@@ ex@@ t , he war@@ ned them not to allow their “ right to cho@@ ose ” to become “ a stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ ck to those who [ were ] we@@ ak . ”
Lo@@ o@@ king to the rich and fam@@ ous for guid@@ ance is fu@@ t@@ ile
F@@ it@@ t@@ ingly , un@@ than@@ k@@ ful fol@@ lo@@ ws “ dis@@ obedi@@ ent to parents ” because it descri@@ bes the attitude of those who l@@ ack appreciation for the kin@@ d@@ nesses sh@@ own to them by others .
17 : 3 , 11 .
When they saw the fi@@ re from Jehovah con@@ su@@ me the o@@ ffering , they exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ Jehovah is the true God ! ”
M@@ ature baptized brothers serve others in the congregation as minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants and elders .
Our first concer@@ n was whether at our age we could learn the J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese language .
; Nu@@ ñ@@ e@@ z , S .
The Per@@ secu@@ t@@ or Se@@ es a Gre@@ at Li@@ ght
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 22 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 70 , 9@@ 8
she exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed . Yet , she was am@@ a@@ z@@ ingly cal@@ m , no@@ ting , “ W@@ ell , the same thing happened to the apostles for preaching about Jesus . ”
Because I love her , I often take the in@@ iti@@ ative to help her with hous@@ eho@@ ld cho@@ res . ”
So they deci@@ ded to bu@@ y one with their sa@@ v@@ ings and money bor@@ ro@@ wed from a ban@@ k and relati@@ ves .
You have read about ep@@ is@@ o@@ des of ro@@ ad ra@@ ge in which an individu@@ al became so ang@@ ry that he att@@ ac@@ ked the other d@@ ri@@ ver .
Jesus came to earth ( 1 ) to teach the truth about God , ( 2 ) to set an example in doing God’s will , and ( 3 ) to give his perfect life as “ a ransom . ” ​ — Read Matthew 20 : 28 ; John 18 : 37 .
( b ) What should influ@@ ence our view of marriage and par@@ en@@ tho@@ od ?
We will consider these matters in the next article .
No@@ te that the name I@@ eho@@ va is fe@@ atu@@ red prom@@ in@@ ently on the col@@ la@@ r .
It must have seem@@ ed to be the perfect place to set@@ tle his family , since “ Lo@@ t cho@@ se for himself the whole D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an ” and set up cam@@ p near So@@ dom .
In ancient Gre@@ e@@ ce , for example , religious i@@ ma@@ ges took the form of st@@ atu@@ es .
Since “ the end of [ the Jewish system of ] things has dra@@ wn close , ” Peter coun@@ sel@@ s the brothers to ‘ be s@@ ound in mind and vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant with a view to prayers . ’
In other plac@@ es , however , publi@@ sh@@ ers may find it difficult to place liter@@ ature and to conduct Bible stu@@ dies regul@@ arly .
The following year , M@@ other , Peter , and I were baptized .
T@@ O@@ D@@ A@@ Y , se@@ x is every@@ where ​ — on T@@ V , in mo@@ vi@@ es , and pla@@ st@@ ered all over ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising .
We thought about what we had learned , and we knew that we had found the truth .
Many stud@@ ents rec@@ al@@ led having pre@@ pared clo@@ thing shi@@ p@@ ments and C@@ A@@ R@@ E p@@ ac@@ ka@@ ges for their E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an brothers after World W@@ ar I@@ I .
One hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der would say to Chris@@ t@@ ine , “ I understand you , but I can@@ ’t understand him , ” poin@@ ting to me .
C@@ oura@@ ge is requi@@ red to turn down such regul@@ ar re@@ ques@@ ts and set the right example for your children .
J@@ anu@@ ary 23 - 29 , 20@@ 12
For example , he wit@@ ness@@ ed to Rom@@ an Go@@ ver@@ nor F@@ eli@@ x , who “ listen@@ ed to him on the beli@@ ef in Christ Jesus . ”
Why would you say that we are great@@ ly privile@@ ged as Jehovah’s people ?
R@@ an@@ dy O@@ l@@ son / ​ N@@ ational Ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c I@@ ma@@ ge C@@ ol@@ le@@ ction
That attitude can also devel@@ op if others praise him for his succ@@ ess , wisdom , or ability .
The word rend@@ ered “ am@@ en ” is a trans@@ liter@@ ation of a Hebrew word that means “ so be it , ” or “ sur@@ ely . ”
Con@@ tri@@ bu@@ tions were ‘ especially accep@@ table according to what a person had , not according to what a person did not have . ’
Then he stu@@ mb@@ led ba@@ dly , was Scrip@@ tur@@ ally discipl@@ ined , and received help from the elders .
Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning in the first century , God’s people were no longer from one nation but from many nations and ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds , and they were called spiritual Israel .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jesus dre@@ w attention to the fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al truth that the Creator of all things , Jehovah God , al@@ one has the right to set the standards of good and bad . ​ — Mat@@ t .
The Bible S@@ ur@@ vi@@ ved O@@ p@@ position 5
L@@ ev@@ ite pri@@ ests involved in un@@ clean worship lo@@ se their privilege of serving at Jehovah’s al@@ ta@@ r , and the high plac@@ es buil@@ t during King Solom@@ on@@ ’s re@@ ign are rend@@ ered un@@ f@@ it for worship .
* But sh@@ ort@@ ly after the bir@@ th of their first child , R@@ a@@ ú@@ l began dra@@ wing away from Jehovah .
In 195@@ 6 , Bro@@ ther S@@ ch@@ ro@@ e@@ der married Ch@@ ar@@ lo@@ t@@ te B@@ ow@@ in , and in 195@@ 8 their son , Juda@@ h B@@ en , was born .
In time , however , I again became disc@@ oura@@ ged .
On that occasi@@ on , Na@@ than H . K@@ nor@@ r ur@@ ged the conven@@ tion@@ ers : “ T@@ ake this transl@@ ation .
One day you think you are in good health .
Still , your ad@@ vers@@ ities may not always be re@@ moved ; you may have to continue end@@ uring them to some ex@@ t@@ ent .
The words of wise King Solomon recorded at Proverbs 2 : 1 - 6 expla@@ in .
Th@@ r@@ ough the pages of Z@@ i@@ on@@ ’s W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er and H@@ er@@ al@@ d of Christ’s P@@ res@@ ence , Rus@@ sel@@ l and his associ@@ ates coura@@ ge@@ ously den@@ oun@@ ced false religious do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines that mis@@ re@@ pres@@ ented God .
Be@@ fore the S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y H@@ ar@@ b@@ our B@@ ri@@ dge was buil@@ t in 19@@ 32 , every cro@@ s@@ sing had to be made by ve@@ hi@@ c@@ le fer@@ ry .
In ei@@ ther case , consider a different question that may help .
What did Jesus ’ life course c@@ learly demonstr@@ ate ?
On the other hand , “ a heart that is jo@@ y@@ ful does good as a cu@@ re@@ r . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
Even in the first century , it was ap@@ par@@ ently recogn@@ ized that dem@@ on att@@ ac@@ ks and physical con@@ di@@ tions some@@ times pro@@ du@@ ce similar effe@@ cts .
Are You W@@ ill@@ ing to W@@ a@@ it P@@ ati@@ ently ?
“ I public@@ ly praise you , Father , Lord of heaven and earth , ” pray@@ ed God’s Son , “ because you have care@@ fully hi@@ d@@ den these things from wise and in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al ones , and have reve@@ aled them to ba@@ bes . ”
O@@ ver a century later , in 18@@ 8@@ 1 , Fr@@ en@@ ch ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists began un@@ co@@ ver@@ ing T@@ im@@ ga@@ d’s well - pre@@ served rema@@ ins .
K@@ y@@ un@@ g - so@@ ok , who lives in A@@ sia , pione@@ ered with her husband for more than 20 years .
Un@@ der the care of her older sister , El@@ en@@ i par@@ ti@@ ally rec@@ over@@ ed , and we got married in De@@ c@@ ember 195@@ 4 .
In that par@@ able , a young man s@@ qu@@ and@@ ers his in@@ her@@ it@@ ance on lo@@ ose living .
He lea@@ ds me in the tr@@ ac@@ ks of righteousness for his nam@@ e@@ ’s s@@ ake . ”
The gift of fri@@ end@@ ship .
As told by I@@ v@@ ars V@@ i@@ g@@ ul@@ is
A li@@ mit@@ ed group of faithful humans , called a “ little flo@@ ck , ” are cho@@ s@@ en by God to go to heaven .
Let both gro@@ w together until the har@@ v@@ est ; and in the har@@ v@@ est se@@ as@@ on I will tell the re@@ ap@@ ers , Fir@@ st col@@ le@@ ct the we@@ e@@ ds and bin@@ d them in bun@@ d@@ les to bur@@ n them up , then go to ga@@ ther@@ ing the whe@@ at into my sto@@ re@@ house . ’ ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
For some , it may be necess@@ ary to make arrang@@ ements to leave their work@@ place early en@@ ough to allow them to arri@@ ve for Christian meetings in good time .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , he is not tal@@ king about se@@ par@@ ating liter@@ al sheep from liter@@ al go@@ ats .
“ I never in@@ tend@@ ed to remain sing@@ le , and I would still like to get married if the opportunity ar@@ ises , ” ad@@ m@@ its S@@ and@@ r@@ a , now in her l@@ ate 40 ’ s .
And when Jehovah’s Word gives instru@@ ctions to his anointed sons , holy spirit mo@@ ves you to obey and to say in your heart , “ That app@@ lies to me . ”
If we end@@ e@@ av@@ or to understand the feelings of a brother who has off@@ ended us , we will doub@@ t@@ less find it much e@@ asi@@ er to for@@ give him .
In fact , there is already a people who are pre@@ par@@ ing for that time .
Today , we know it as the first world war .
On the next cre@@ ative day , God said : “ Let the earth put for@@ th living sou@@ ls according to their kin@@ ds , d@@ om@@ es@@ tic ani@@ ma@@ l and mo@@ ving ani@@ ma@@ l and w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast of the earth according to its kind . ”
Many have found that living a simp@@ le life not only makes them ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er but also gives them more time to serve Jehovah .
As long as con@@ di@@ tions in this world per@@ mit , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” will make use of leg@@ al ent@@ ities .
What an@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is will be made in this study ?
The first pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation , “ Jehovah kno@@ ws those who bel@@ ong to him , ” is evid@@ ently a qu@@ o@@ te from N@@ um@@ bers 16 : 5 .
God’s worshi@@ p@@ ers have every reason to feel simil@@ arly about Jehovah .
The la@@ ws and principles gover@@ ning the Kingdom come from Jehovah God himself .
They did not for@@ get that Jehovah had made it possible for them to have those material things .
What re@@ action does this pro@@ vo@@ ke ?
Many vis@@ it@@ ors asked : “ Why ha@@ ven@@ ’t you told us about your H@@ olo@@ ca@@ u@@ st experi@@ ences before ? ”
Timothy was a man of faith .
That may s@@ ound simp@@ le and st@@ ra@@ igh@@ t@@ for@@ ward , but , in fact , physi@@ c@@ ally and emo@@ tion@@ ally it was al@@ most a full - time jo@@ b for both K@@ ar@@ la and me .
( Read Psalm 10@@ 2 : 17 . )
What , then , must we do ?
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , this trans@@ iti@@ on went bey@@ ond the possible a@@ do@@ p@@ tion of Cana@@ an@@ ite f@@ ar@@ m@@ ing me@@ tho@@ ds .
Like A@@ mo@@ s , we should be fe@@ ar@@ less and bo@@ ld pro@@ claim@@ ers of God’s message
The first st@@ age of the stru@@ gg@@ le began in Ju@@ ne 199@@ 5 .
Go@@ at@@ ’s ha@@ ir , made into f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c , had many uses .
In early J@@ anu@@ ary 194@@ 4 , F@@ er@@ din@@ and was su@@ d@@ den@@ ly taken to a con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p in V@@ ught , in the Ne@@ ther@@ lands .
The princi@@ ple expres@@ sed in this st@@ at@@ ement certainly app@@ lies to those who ex@@ p@@ and their ministry .
It will act quic@@ k@@ ly against anyone who at@@ temp@@ ts to re@@ in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce evil .
As reve@@ aled by Peter , Satan tri@@ ed to cor@@ ru@@ pt God’s people by means of false teach@@ ers who had “ eyes full of ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y ” and “ a heart tra@@ ined in co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness . ”
We should learn to trust in Jehovah in all our da@@ ily activities , obe@@ ying him even in matters that may se@@ em in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant .
Jehovah’s Witnesses recogn@@ ize no human as their lead@@ er .
J@@ an and his wife , W@@ o@@ th , have three children .
I knew that I had found a tre@@ asure
So I learned to have much and also to have little or nothing .
Even the sin@@ ner who does not ac@@ knowledge Jehovah may e@@ at food to his hear@@ t’s cont@@ ent and find a me@@ asure of happiness in life .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N someone ex@@ tend@@ s an act of kindness to you , how do you show your appreciation ?
How does true religion prom@@ o@@ te happiness ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , while war@@ m@@ ly encourag@@ ing his brothers to be pati@@ ent with those who were stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing with matters of conscience , Paul str@@ ong@@ ly con@@ dem@@ ned those who tri@@ ed to for@@ ce fellow believers to sub@@ mit to the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law as a con@@ dition for ob@@ tain@@ ing sal@@ vation .
Jehovah’s holy spirit pla@@ yed an important ro@@ le in the con@@ stru@@ ction of the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
However , many others su@@ ff@@ er g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ously through no fa@@ ul@@ t of their own .
We too have been en@@ tru@@ sted with the preci@@ ous privilege to “ dec@@ l@@ are good news of good things . ”
Par@@ ents , do not dist@@ ance yourself from Jehovah by pu@@ t@@ ting too much emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on your care@@ er .
He was not je@@ al@@ ous when David was appointed he@@ ir to the thro@@ ne .
B@@ ri@@ an : I am happy to hear that , E@@ ri@@ c .
You Can De@@ al With In@@ justice !
Gen@@ u@@ ine happiness comes from faith@@ fully doing God’s will and not from family relation@@ shi@@ ps or material accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments .
27 Do Not Let I@@ l@@ l@@ ness R@@ o@@ b You of Jo@@ y
I would like you to teach me how to serve Jehovah . ”
We have his Word , his holy spirit , and his worl@@ d@@ wide congregation to help us .
He says : “ T@@ ra@@ in up a bo@@ y according to the way for him ; even when he gro@@ ws old he will not turn asi@@ de from it . ”
How was Ru@@ th true to her word ?
It appe@@ ars that from that time on , God for@@ ba@@ de these wicked spi@@ r@@ its to materi@@ al@@ ize .
F@@ or@@ ce of Ha@@ bi@@ t , 8 / 1
That was true in J@@ ap@@ an , and now that I have been in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates for more than 25 years , I find it to be the same here .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 19 , 27
5@@ 2 : 11 , 12 .
L@@ it@@ tle is accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed ​ — and dam@@ age can result — ​ when a husband or a wife res@@ or@@ ts to what has been called the s@@ il@@ ent tre@@ at@@ ment .
Jesus , as He@@ ad of the Christian congregation , is also a congreg@@ at@@ or of his people .
S@@ pan@@ ish Ju@@ ly 13 - 15
Do all the medi@@ cal person@@ ne@@ l involved know that , as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , I direc@@ t that no blood trans@@ fu@@ sions ( whole blood , red c@@ el@@ ls , wh@@ ite c@@ el@@ ls , pl@@ at@@ ele@@ ts , or blood pl@@ as@@ ma ) be given to me under any circumstances ?
C@@ learly , gen@@ u@@ ine love makes allow@@ an@@ ces for human f@@ ra@@ il@@ ties .
L@@ ater , during his pres@@ ence , there would be a resurrection of ‘ af@@ ter@@ fru@@ its ’ ​ — his spirit - anointed followers . ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 20 - 23 ; 2 Corinthians 1 : 21 ; 1 John 2 : 20 , 27 .
Pe@@ ople star@@ ed at me .
This char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic of the o@@ live t@@ ree ap@@ tly illustr@@ ates how sons and daugh@@ ters can gro@@ w fir@@ m in faith , than@@ ks to the strong spiritual ro@@ o@@ ts of their parents .
From the very star@@ t , he made it clear that he had come to earth to “ dec@@ l@@ are good news ” to those in need .
We are not du@@ ped into thinking that any man - made ag@@ enc@@ y like the Un@@ ited N@@ ations is God’s means of br@@ ing@@ ing true peace and se@@ cur@@ ity .
Di@@ d le@@ ading in public the Ar@@ k that his family had gu@@ ar@@ ded in priv@@ ate give him an inf@@ l@@ ated sense of self - import@@ ance ?
What form@@ s of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment today refle@@ ct the attitude and inter@@ ests of wicked spi@@ r@@ its ?
He pointed out that G@@ ile@@ ad stud@@ ents are known for their joy , as was evid@@ ent at this gra@@ du@@ ation .
“ When I go out with friends , ” she says , “ I pl@@ an a@@ head and cal@@ cul@@ ate a li@@ mit to my sp@@ en@@ ding . . . .
What we do know is that he has at his dis@@ pos@@ al the means to de@@ va@@ st@@ ate the wicked nations comple@@ t@@ ely .
Be H@@ el@@ p@@ ful
What a mar@@ vel@@ ous hope ​ — si@@ ck@@ ness and old age will be no more , you can live on to enjoy the fru@@ its of your la@@ b@@ or , and there will be peace with the ani@@ mal@@ s !
Then “ the ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness of the earth@@ ling man must bo@@ w down , and the lo@@ f@@ t@@ iness of men must become low ; and Jehovah al@@ one must be put on high in that day . ” ​ — Isaiah 2 : 17 .
We ad@@ mi@@ re these cre@@ ations because we have a buil@@ t - in sense of what is truly beau@@ ti@@ ful . ​ — Read Psalm 19 : 1 ; 10@@ 4 : 24 .
On one occasi@@ on , I accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er to vis@@ it an is@@ ol@@ ated congregation and to show the fil@@ m The New World So@@ ci@@ ety in A@@ ction .
Di@@ d you know that even Jesus had to learn to be obedi@@ ent ? —
Per@@ haps a sh@@ ort school course will qu@@ ali@@ fy you for part - time work that is in dem@@ and lo@@ c@@ ally .
These men were ex@@ ac@@ ting u@@ sur@@ y from their fellow Jews in viol@@ ation of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
Ha@@ ve you ever consider@@ ed what the Bible reve@@ als about the use of al@@ t@@ ars in worship ?
What about a you@@ th who is not dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed from the Christian congregation but who has become we@@ ak in faith ?
How can those un@@ able to hear benefit from Christian meetings ?
The Bible tel@@ ls of faithful young men and women , as well as you@@ ths and small children , who set st@@ er@@ ling examples in serving God .
Yes , it is possible for imper@@ fect humans to ple@@ ase him fully .
Consider what is being pur@@ su@@ ed in vari@@ ous fi@@ el@@ ds of s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c study .
Ex@@ tr@@ ac@@ ur@@ ri@@ cul@@ ar A@@ c@@ tiv@@ ities and H@@ ob@@ bi@@ es
I was af@@ ra@@ id to believe in God because I thought that only we@@ ak people believ@@ ed in God . ” ​ — P@@ AT@@ R@@ I@@ C@@ I@@ A , * I@@ R@@ EL@@ AN@@ D .
“ He himself gives to all pers@@ ons life and bre@@ ath and all things . ”
O@@ V@@ E@@ R the cen@@ tu@@ ries , people have pre@@ served information in many ways .
It is e@@ qu@@ ally important to real@@ ize that the mind of Christ inclu@@ des the pri@@ or@@ ity he plac@@ ed on his preaching and teaching work .
Consider the words of the apostle Paul . ​ — Read Acts 14 : 16 , 17 .
How we re@@ act to situ@@ ations that temp@@ t us to be di@@ sh@@ on@@ est can reve@@ al what valu@@ es we hold de@@ ar .
Jehovah Ri@@ ch@@ ly Re@@ war@@ ded My Des@@ i@@ re to Be a Mis@@ sion@@ ary
Thus , in the mor@@ ning , I pray@@ ed nam@@ a@@ z at home , and later in the day , I jo@@ ined Jewish prayers in school .
Sat@@ is@@ fac@@ tion From H@@ el@@ p@@ ing Pe@@ ople
F@@ am@@ ily , 12 / 15
If you are the par@@ ent of an a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent , how can you help your child to get the most out of this public@@ ation ?
Of course , whether we have the Bible v@@ isi@@ ble when we eng@@ age in the preaching activ@@ ity dep@@ ends on vari@@ ous fac@@ t@@ ors , including local cu@@ st@@ om@@ s .
In ad@@ dition to ref@@ ra@@ ining from set@@ ting rul@@ es without a Scriptural bas@@ is , car@@ ing elders show their gen@@ u@@ ine concer@@ n by not reve@@ al@@ ing priv@@ ate information .
Ne@@ e@@ d@@ less to say , he never sh@@ o@@ t us .
When he comes back in the “ resurrection of . . . the righteous , ” perhaps he will reve@@ al the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s . ​ — Acts 24 : 15 .
For us , that may mean res@@ is@@ ting com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve thoughts , re@@ plac@@ ing them with positi@@ ve ones .
We also cultiv@@ ate our cap@@ ac@@ ity for show@@ ing emp@@ a@@ thy and pati@@ ence .
Hence , we pos@@ s@@ ess such godly at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes as love , wisdom , and justice .
His wife , S@@ on@@ ja , ag@@ re@@ es , and she ad@@ ds : “ K@@ in@@ dness is certainly a vital qu@@ ality .
Com@@ m@@ end@@ ab@@ ly , a ste@@ ad@@ y st@@ re@@ am of pione@@ ers left B@@ r@@ ita@@ in for such coun@@ tri@@ es as Fr@@ ance , des@@ pite having little or no knowledge of the language .
She was ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary in her love for Jehovah , in her loyal love toward Na@@ om@@ i , and in displa@@ ying the qualities of in@@ du@@ stri@@ ousness and hum@@ ility .
By coming to John in the f@@ all of 29 C.E . to be baptized at 30 years of age , Jesus pres@@ ented himself as the Messi@@ ah right on time .
If we were to do so , we truly would g@@ ri@@ eve Jehovah’s holy spirit .
“ T@@ au@@ ght by Jehovah ”
Why was it relati@@ vely conven@@ i@@ ent for the disciples to tra@@ v@@ el in the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re ?
I am too bus@@ y .
As D@@ ali@@ a began to understand Bible tru@@ ths , one question started to bo@@ ther her more and more .
Some things took a little get@@ ting used to !
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , each respon@@ sible individu@@ al is ob@@ li@@ ged to make a personal decision about serving God and meeting his requi@@ re@@ ments .
That “ one man ” was , of course , Adam .
I too sal@@ u@@ ted .
To illustr@@ ate how this might be done , let us look for positi@@ ve char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s in two men who are at times c@@ ast in a ne@@ g@@ ative light .
One af@@ ter@@ no@@ on , however , E@@ u@@ g@@ é@@ ni@@ e , one of the Witnesses , me@@ t me and spoke to me .
At le@@ ast a part of the c@@ atch@@ es taken there were pro@@ cess@@ ed in “ fac@@ t@@ ori@@ es ” lo@@ c@@ ated ne@@ ar@@ by .
“ Ke@@ ep Your E@@ y@@ es O@@ pen ”
I went back to the ca@@ r .
We stand our gr@@ ound in spiritual war@@ f@@ are , al@@ though Satan uses vari@@ ous c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty means in his efforts to dis@@ ru@@ pt our un@@ ity , cor@@ ru@@ pt our teachings , or bre@@ ak our integrity to God .
W@@ il@@ li@@ e and Li@@ z S@@ ne@@ dd@@ on
Jehovah’s Witnesses al@@ one are willing to obey God as R@@ ul@@ er in everything .
W@@ ould he have continued to be fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly known by Jehovah ?
A way to help others “ A righteous man@@ ’s supp@@ lic@@ ation has a powerful effect . ” ​ — James 5 : 16 .
It is reason@@ able to su@@ p@@ pose that such st@@ ing@@ ing words made E@@ no@@ ch un@@ po@@ pul@@ ar , perhaps eli@@ c@@ iting je@@ ers , ta@@ un@@ ts , and th@@ reat@@ s .
For years , R@@ ob@@ er@@ t has been vis@@ iting a Christian brother nam@@ ed L@@ ar@@ ry who su@@ ff@@ ers from Par@@ kin@@ s@@ on@@ ’s di@@ se@@ ase .
It is a privilege for us to expres@@ s our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de by living a clean , moral life .
That st@@ at@@ ement in Ne@@ w@@ s@@ we@@ ek ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine might have sur@@ pris@@ ed many read@@ ers , since most people think of K@@ o@@ re@@ a as a Con@@ fu@@ ci@@ an or Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ist soci@@ ety .
If so , you will find more personal fulfill@@ ment and enjo@@ y@@ ment in your work of preaching and teaching people about God’s Kingdom .
When a fle@@ sh@@ ly we@@ ak@@ ness pers@@ ists , we can show that we trust in Jehovah by imp@@ l@@ or@@ ing him in prayer .
I was on my way to vis@@ it my family at our family f@@ ar@@ m .
What is involved in serving Jehovah with “ a complete heart ” ?
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 35 , 1@@ 39
Yes , by means of Christ’s ransom , “ God will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes . ”
N@@ ature is mu@@ te , we question her in va@@ in ;
11 : 7 .
Acc@@ ording to one dic@@ tion@@ ary de@@ fin@@ iti@@ on , “ di@@ gn@@ ity ” is “ the qu@@ ality or st@@ ate of being wor@@ thy , hon@@ ored , or es@@ te@@ em@@ ed . ”
Bro@@ ther Bar@@ r told the a@@ udi@@ ence that rec@@ ently certain members of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses who had been serving as direc@@ t@@ ors and of@@ fic@@ ers vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily st@@ ep@@ ped asi@@ de from the bo@@ ar@@ ds of direc@@ t@@ ors of all the cor@@ por@@ ations used by “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
I@@ N ON@@ E way or another , all of us res@@ em@@ ble our parents .
So he sent word to the ar@@ my , or@@ der@@ ing that U@@ ri@@ ah return to Jerusalem .
I lik@@ ed Ma@@ ir@@ ambu@@ bu st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght away .
“ It has cre@@ ated problems that I never i@@ mag@@ ined , ” he says .
I also tal@@ ked to other gi@@ r@@ ls about my hope of living forever in the earthly Par@@ adise , where no@@ body would get si@@ ck .
God’s prophet Samuel was dead . ​ — 1 Samuel 28 : 3 , 5 , 6 .
S@@ how me ! ”
But Jehovah has lo@@ v@@ ingly provided the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts that can make Jesus ’ person@@ ality come ali@@ ve in our mind .
A s@@ am@@ ple of that appro@@ ach is inclu@@ ded in the accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing bo@@ x “ Di@@ g In@@ to the Bible by G@@ et@@ ting to K@@ now I@@ ts Pe@@ ople . ”
Daniel was evid@@ ently well - instru@@ cted by his parents , who taught him to love Jehovah and his written Word .
No Bet@@ ter T@@ ha@@ n Se@@ cul@@ ar P@@ r@@ inc@@ es
One Bible scho@@ la@@ r descri@@ bed it as “ a bal@@ an@@ ced self - love that is ne@@ i@@ ther a n@@ ar@@ c@@ is@@ sis@@ tic ‘ I am divine ’ nor a ma@@ so@@ ch@@ is@@ tic ‘ I am di@@ r@@ t . ’ ”
28 : 7 .
I also knew that num@@ er@@ ous Witnesses had already been sent to pris@@ on because of preaching the Kingdom message .
The ransom arrang@@ ement makes possible what blessings ?
The ad@@ vice to be “ s@@ low about wr@@ ath ” imp@@ lies that the other person may do or say something that could make you ang@@ ry .
K@@ ind gre@@ et@@ ings and up@@ building con@@ vers@@ ations before and after meetings ad@@ d much to the ple@@ asure and benef@@ its that come from being present .
Who is “ the L@@ am@@ b@@ ’s wife ” ?
In rec@@ ent times , God’s people around the world have been encoura@@ ged to make greater use of the Bible in their public ministry .
This shows what can ha@@ p@@ pen when people who cla@@ im to serve God lo@@ se sight of spiritual go@@ als and seek first material things .
He learned that Christians are bless@@ ed when they give gener@@ ously but that they are not ob@@ li@@ ged to give bey@@ ond their means .
Is the fi@@ ght eas@@ y ?
On the contr@@ ary , it is a happy and satis@@ f@@ ying life ​ — a good life — ​ because it invol@@ ves giving , and as Jesus said , “ there is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ” ​ — Acts 20 : 35 .
Jesus said : “ If they have persecu@@ ted me , they will persecu@@ te you also . ”
Psalm 7@@ 2 refle@@ cts that and gives us in@@ sight into the blessings we will enjoy under the rule of the Gre@@ ater Solomon , Jesus Christ . ​ — P@@ s .
The Bible ex@@ hor@@ ts Christians to look to God for guid@@ ance in all as@@ pe@@ cts of life .
29 : 13 .
They showed her the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s promises of a new world in which righteousness will pre@@ va@@ il and suffering will be a thing of the past . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 13 ; Revelation 21 : 3 , 4 .
The s@@ crip@@ ture that men@@ tions being ‘ taught by Jehovah ’ really takes on ad@@ ded meaning .
Instead , Eli@@ h@@ u expres@@ sed confidence in the faith@@ ful@@ ness of Job , and he ad@@ v@@ ised him : “ The leg@@ al case is before [ Jehovah ] , and so you should wa@@ it anxi@@ ously for him . ”
This has helped her to try to remain as positi@@ ve as possible .
In ancient times , Jehovah stri@@ c@@ tly comman@@ ded his people to se@@ par@@ ate themselves comple@@ t@@ ely from any cu@@ sto@@ m or ri@@ tu@@ al that was associ@@ ated with the beli@@ ef that the dead are consci@@ ous and are able to influ@@ ence the living . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 14 : 1 ; 18 : 9 - 13 ; Isaiah 8 : 19 , 20 .
Jesus “ felt love for him ” and said : “ One thing is mis@@ sing about you : G@@ o , sel@@ l what things you have and give to the po@@ or , and you will have tre@@ asure in heaven , and come be my follow@@ er . ” ​ — Mark 10 : 17 - 21 .
We need to understand el@@ em@@ ent@@ ary Bible teachings so that we can be in a better position to com@@ pre@@ h@@ end and apply God’s law .
The conduct of others never cre@@ ates an exc@@ use for our be@@ coming bit@@ ter toward God or for a@@ ban@@ don@@ ing a faithful course .
Those who at@@ temp@@ ted to viol@@ ate that b@@ ond ris@@ ked inc@@ ur@@ ring God’s wr@@ ath .
; E@@ v@@ ans , G .
The form@@ er things have pas@@ sed away . And the One se@@ ated on the thro@@ ne said : ‘ Lo@@ ok ! I am making all things new . ’
The E@@ b@@ la@@ ites did not trust in their go@@ ds enti@@ r@@ ely .
We need to ‘ encoura@@ ge one another all the more as we b@@ eho@@ ld the day dra@@ wing near . ’
W@@ ould you be willing to under@@ take a syst@@ em@@ ati@@ c study of the Bible , with the ob@@ je@@ ctive of be@@ coming a follow@@ er of Jesus ?
Yes , in many lands , including F@@ in@@ land , people have learned that the Kingdom H@@ alls of Jehovah’s Witnesses are o@@ pen to ever@@ yone .
Jeremiah 10 : 6 says : “ In no way is there anyone like you , O Jehovah .
And when we obey what the Bible says , we show that we truly value Jehovah’s own Bo@@ ok . ​ — Psalm 27 : 11 .
They may be s@@ inc@@ ere about strong feelings that well up in their hearts .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out et@@ er@@ n@@ ity , we will have end@@ less opportun@@ ities to learn more about Jehovah .
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 24 ]
If a dedic@@ ated Christian were to ste@@ al , he would ac@@ tually ‘ as@@ sa@@ il the name of God ’ by br@@ ing@@ ing re@@ pro@@ ach on it .
But Bible prophecy un@@ mis@@ ta@@ ka@@ bly indic@@ ates that ne@@ i@@ ther false religion nor the rest of this wicked system will es@@ cap@@ e the appro@@ aching end .
And sur@@ ely all dedic@@ ated servants of God want to be faithful to him .
If the Ti@@ ber re@@ ach@@ es the w@@ alls , if the N@@ ile does not ris@@ e to the fi@@ el@@ ds , if the s@@ k@@ y do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t move or the earth does , if there is fam@@ ine , if there is pla@@ gu@@ e , the c@@ ry is at once : ‘ The Christians to the li@@ on ! ’ ”
16 , 17 . ( a ) What can we do to feel clo@@ s@@ er to those from another cul@@ ture ?
Y@@ O@@ U have a do@@ cum@@ ent that needs a certain person@@ ’s attention by the end of the day .
Paul’s travel@@ ing compan@@ ion Timothy was an el@@ der who was deep@@ ly concer@@ ned about other Christians .
A Ti@@ me of Tr@@ ou@@ ble
Jehovah’s pre@@ em@@ in@@ ent Witness , Jesus Christ , consider@@ ed it an honor to be@@ ar God’s name and to make it known .
Jesus said : “ There will be great tri@@ bul@@ ation such as has not occ@@ ur@@ red since the worl@@ d’s beg@@ in@@ ning until now . ”
O@@ b@@ serve Paul’s l@@ ine of reason@@ ing .
Per@@ haps something happened to them , or to a loved one , that op@@ ened their mind and heart to the truth .
T@@ re@@ es that are rel@@ o@@ c@@ ated experience st@@ ress , but when they are trans@@ pl@@ anted , they gro@@ w new ro@@ o@@ ts
Why can it be said that moral and spiritual cle@@ an@@ ness are even more important than physical cle@@ an@@ ness ?
In his Word , Jehovah tel@@ ls us : “ You must be holy , because I am holy . ”
S@@ imp@@ ly put , they have app@@ lied Bible principles in their life .
The ro@@ ad tw@@ is@@ ted and turned , ro@@ se and f@@ ell .
Re@@ u@@ b@@ en , G@@ ad , and the half tri@@ be of M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h set@@ tle e@@ ast of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver .
At the same time , more and more people real@@ ize that their li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le does not make them happy .
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t expla@@ ins : “ If our children man@@ age to get me to ag@@ ree to something that my wife told them they could not do , when I become a@@ ware of it , I re@@ verse my decision to back up my wife . ”
It is more important than the personal happiness of any individu@@ al . Does that fact under@@ mine the value of our sal@@ vation or imp@@ ly that Jehovah does not really care for us ?
But those who place the pur@@ su@@ it of ple@@ asure a@@ bo@@ ve their relationship with God do , in@@ deed , become i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ers . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 5 .
We will be moved by love for Jehovah and our neigh@@ b@@ ors as we preach “ this good news of the kingdom . ”
However , the con@@ fer@@ ence it@@ self was a refle@@ ction of the worl@@ d’s si@@ m@@ mer@@ ing contro@@ ver@@ si@@ es .
Yes , but it is with Abraham that the covenant was made to bl@@ ess all nations of the earth .
27 Fa@@ sting ​ — Does It D@@ ra@@ w You C@@ lo@@ s@@ er to God ?
They experience peace in their lives by ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 18 .
We have experienced the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of the psalmis@@ t’s words : “ Jehovah himself will su@@ sta@@ in him upon a div@@ an of ill@@ ness . ” ​ — Psalm 4@@ 1 : 3 .
Although Jesus does not expla@@ in why he c@@ alls ri@@ ches “ un@@ righteous , ” the Bible makes clear that com@@ mer@@ ci@@ al@@ ism was not part of God’s purpose .
M@@ ore to the point , a clear and so@@ li@@ d hope would help them find life less st@@ res@@ s@@ ful .
Does Jehovah answer this prayer ? Yes .
That may appe@@ ar to be the more t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant view ​ — even though one effect of it has been the f@@ ra@@ g@@ men@@ tation of religion into my@@ ri@@ a@@ ds of differ@@ ing den@@ om@@ in@@ ations .
Do@@ ing so may leave him little time to atten@@ d Christian meetings , to share in the field ministry , or to care for the emo@@ tional and spiritual needs of his family .
The more David con@@ temp@@ l@@ ated cre@@ ation and the Scriptures , the more he real@@ ized that com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ ding the full r@@ ange of God’s knowledge and ability was bey@@ ond his gr@@ as@@ p .
What is the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s view of the el@@ der@@ ly in a family ?
J@@ E@@ AL@@ O@@ U@@ S@@ Y ​ — is it a qu@@ ality that Christians should cultiv@@ ate ?
It was three years before I was again able to act as sub@@ s@@ titu@@ te cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er .
Jesus ’ questions called for a men@@ tal respon@@ se , mo@@ ving his disciples to refle@@ ct on the real meaning of his words . ​ — Mark 8 : 16 - 21 .
The good resul@@ ts were far - re@@ aching .
Indeed , “ as long as we have time fav@@ or@@ able for it , may we work what is good toward all , but especially toward those rel@@ ated to us in the faith . ” — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 10 .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , their ne@@ ts were filled !
Li@@ ght supp@@ lies the en@@ er@@ gy for water and car@@ b@@ on di@@ o@@ xi@@ de to com@@ bin@@ e and pro@@ du@@ ce car@@ bo@@ h@@ y@@ dr@@ ates .
W@@ ould I continue to serve Jehovah even if my parents and friends st@@ op@@ ped doing so ?
If we desire to have a deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful and succ@@ ess@@ ful life , we must look to God for guid@@ ance .
Your efforts to help may not make his pain disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar , but you may well make a difficult situation more be@@ ar@@ able for someone you love .
Ti@@ me and again , individuals who seem@@ ed ho@@ p@@ el@@ ess@@ ly lost found their way to the p@@ ath of life by means of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s trans@@ form@@ ing power .
E@@ very day , she tri@@ ed to se@@ du@@ ce Joseph , but her efforts bor@@ e no fru@@ it .
The bir@@ d cir@@ c@@ les within a ther@@ ma@@ l , which car@@ ries it high@@ er and high@@ er .
30 N@@ ever Gi@@ ve U@@ p H@@ op@@ e !
Moses needed tra@@ ining that would pre@@ pare him to end@@ ure the tri@@ als and har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps that la@@ y a@@ head .
At the time of my bir@@ th , it was ann@@ oun@@ ced : “ A@@ no@@ ther brother to be loved . ”
I began to find real satis@@ fac@@ tion in help@@ ing others learn about our wonderful heavenly Father , who for@@ gives so a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly .
“ One night it was 30 bel@@ ow . ”
After ten years of work by si@@ x te@@ am@@ s of re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers , the g@@ ene l@@ in@@ ked to H@@ un@@ t@@ ing@@ t@@ on@@ ’s di@@ se@@ ase was is@@ ol@@ ated , al@@ though the re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers have no ide@@ a how the g@@ ene ca@@ uses the di@@ se@@ ase .
Bible prophecy and ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gy show that we are living in “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with ” and that “ the sc@@ ene of this world is chang@@ ing . ”
* The stud@@ ents of one class of the Bible S@@ cho@@ ol for Christian C@@ ou@@ ples expres@@ sed their appreciation for the school in this way : “ The spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ized tra@@ ining we received has deep@@ ened our love for Jehovah and has better e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed us to help others . ”
“ The Un@@ clean One Will Not P@@ ass O@@ ver It ”
S@@ U@@ C@@ H emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is has ra@@ ised a whole new set of is@@ su@@ es and concer@@ ns .
“ Acc@@ ording to their wish , ” such ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ers ign@@ ore the fact that the world of No@@ ah’s day was d@@ elu@@ ged with water , set@@ ting a pat@@ ter@@ n for a future day of judgment .
How can the pro@@ gra@@ m be anything but succ@@ ess@@ ful when you ad@@ d Jehovah’s rich blessing to sel@@ f@@ less dedic@@ ation like that ?
T@@ ry to hear what they were hear@@ ing and feel what they were feel@@ ing .
On the contr@@ ary , you are now respon@@ sible for your own sal@@ vation , even if you still live under your parents ’ ro@@ of .
Jo@@ sua st@@ op@@ ped atten@@ ding the Me@@ tho@@ di@@ st Ch@@ urch .
At the first meeting after the new Kingdom H@@ all was buil@@ t , the attend@@ ance ro@@ se to 2@@ 00 .
We hold to a heal@@ thy r@@ out@@ ine in such spiritual activities as study , meeting attend@@ ance , prayer , and the preaching of the good news .
An@@ nu@@ al Me@@ et@@ ing O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 6 , 200@@ 1
Do you understand why that young man took such a st@@ ep ?
The sheep low@@ ered their he@@ a@@ ds to gra@@ ze , but he ra@@ ised his eyes to the heavens .
Why might a Christian want to avoid them ?
Then he rec@@ al@@ led that his parents , who were H@@ olo@@ ca@@ u@@ st sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors , had known Jehovah’s Witnesses in the con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps .
Sat@@ is@@ fied with the ans@@ wers to his questions , he left and lo@@ cked the c@@ ell do@@ or be@@ h@@ ind him .
God - fe@@ aring Christian elders can “ prove to be like a hi@@ ding place from the w@@ ind ” of dist@@ ress , “ a place of conc@@ e@@ al@@ ment from the ra@@ inst@@ or@@ m ” of problems .
What do I have to do to be like that ? ”
Even if ever@@ yone in your hous@@ eho@@ ld is a Christian , there may be times when the family situation be@@ comes ten@@ se and words even become har@@ s@@ h because of human imper@@ fe@@ ction .
“ When the wicked ones s@@ pr@@ out as the ve@@ get@@ ation and all the practic@@ ers of what is h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful b@@ lo@@ s@@ som for@@ th , it is that they may be an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ated forever , ” says the psalmist .
Yes , simply put , those in hel@@ l are dead , ‘ as@@ le@@ ep , ’ as Jesus said . ​ — Revelation 20 : 13 .
As I mentioned before , it took me a while to gr@@ as@@ p it fully too .
Ther@@ efore , he vie@@ wed each day of life as a preci@@ ous res@@ ource .
The t@@ ent of God is with mankind , and he will re@@ side with them . ”
But if , when you are doing good and you su@@ ff@@ er , you end@@ ure it , this is a thing ag@@ re@@ e@@ able with God . ”
• When enjo@@ ying who@@ les@@ ome rec@@ re@@ ation , what remin@@ ders and ca@@ u@@ tions should one keep in mind ?
Jesus also lived in har@@ mony with what he taught about Jehovah .
L@@ ater , while living in Jerusalem , E@@ z@@ r@@ a again showed that he app@@ lied what he had learned and was teaching .
The prophet A@@ mo@@ s as@@ ks : “ Will two walk together un@@ less they have me@@ t by ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment ? ”
“ The faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” publi@@ sh@@ es information on a wide r@@ ange of to@@ pi@@ c@@ s .
P@@ ri@@ or to that , he served as a special pioneer in C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a and also sp@@ ent some time in pris@@ on during World W@@ ar I@@ I because of his Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality .
The Bible has sur@@ vi@@ ved in the face of op@@ position .
6 : 16 ; 1 P@@ et .
He has be@@ gu@@ n to pre@@ pare his com@@ ments for the meetings without my help , and his attention is foc@@ used on the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine thr@@ ough@@ out the enti@@ re study . ”
What qualities did they have to devel@@ op ? ’
He has allow@@ ed the present world situation to continue for good reason .
Ther@@ efore , true Christians , who have their conscience tra@@ ined by the Bible , do not learn war or par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in war@@ f@@ are .
My form@@ er , e@@ go@@ c@@ ent@@ ri@@ c li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le came with a large do@@ se of un@@ certain@@ ty .
For example , when one Af@@ ri@@ can nation was t@@ or@@ n ap@@ ar@@ t by e@@ th@@ ni@@ c viol@@ ence , the Christian conduct of Jehovah’s Witnesses sto@@ od out .
T@@ w@@ o other things contribu@@ te to a succ@@ ess@@ ful marriage : Christian love and commun@@ ic@@ ation .
One small congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses , lo@@ c@@ ated near the are@@ a where B@@ er@@ n@@ ard was kil@@ led , repor@@ ted sh@@ ort@@ ly after the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion : “ This mon@@ th , in s@@ pite of much f@@ ou@@ l we@@ ather and the difficul@@ ties that Satan has put on our p@@ ath , we have been able to gain much gr@@ ound .
After a long j@@ our@@ ne@@ y by tra@@ in and bo@@ at , we arri@@ ved at K@@ am@@ p@@ ala , U@@ g@@ anda .
A g@@ ru@@ d@@ g@@ ing , or rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant , gi@@ ver gives “ from a heart made s@@ or@@ ro@@ w@@ ful at the thought of par@@ ting with money , ” expla@@ ins one refer@@ ence work .
These wicked , dis@@ obedi@@ ent angels will be destro@@ yed in God’s du@@ e time .
That Jehovah does not pre@@ v@@ ent his servants from being t@@ ested is illustr@@ ated by the account of Joseph .
This happened sh@@ ort@@ ly after the apostles died .
The woman had just lost her only daugh@@ ter .
He remin@@ ded the class : “ Wh@@ en@@ ever there is a proble@@ m , every@@ body gives his su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions on how to sol@@ ve the proble@@ m .
I@@ ts pages , filled with “ D@@ r@@ ama ” illustr@@ ations and le@@ c@@ tures , made the Bible “ se@@ em like a new book . ”
The pioneer then chang@@ ed the bul@@ b and went on his way .
These last m@@ om@@ ents offer an opportunity to expres@@ s sen@@ ti@@ ments you may r@@ ar@@ ely have vo@@ cal@@ ized .
Those children who cho@@ ose to serve Jehovah and stay on the p@@ ath to life as they matu@@ re bring their parents tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous joy .
Y@@ oung people gener@@ ally have good health , quic@@ k min@@ ds , and a ke@@ en desire to succ@@ e@@ ed .
The apostle Paul found joy in the knowledge that he had helped others learn the truth of God’s Word .
Tru@@ ly , the anointed and the other sheep together are now f@@ ill@@ ing Jehovah’s house with glory .
The man was very sur@@ pris@@ ed to be offered The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke ! and told R@@ al@@ ph his st@@ ory .
M@@ ore often than not , however , these over@@ t att@@ ac@@ ks ba@@ ck@@ fi@@ re and result in a uni@@ f@@ ying of God’s people .
God cannot be nam@@ ed or de@@ f@@ ined .
23 : 15 - 17 .
Some look like gi@@ gan@@ tic c@@ him@@ ne@@ ys to@@ wer@@ ing 1@@ 00 fe@@ et [ 30 me@@ ters ] or more into the s@@ k@@ y .
It was hard to gr@@ as@@ p that our little gi@@ r@@ l was stri@@ ck@@ en with this for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble mal@@ ad@@ y .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al light origin@@ ates with Jehovah , and spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness cannot be associ@@ ated with him .
Our res@@ ol@@ ve to live up to our dedic@@ ation can be we@@ ak@@ ened and our g@@ ri@@ p on the “ p@@ low ” loo@@ sen@@ ed if we com@@ promise our spiritual valu@@ es . ​ — Luke 9 : 6@@ 2 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 8 .
P@@ ra@@ y as did Ne@@ h@@ emiah when he long@@ ed to take up an important assignment : “ A@@ h , Jehovah , ple@@ ase , . . . do gr@@ ant succ@@ ess to your serv@@ ant . ”
The answer is recorded at E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 38 : 14 - 16 and Matthew 24 : 29 - 31 .
They are in@@ deed .
E@@ ven@@ tually , he man@@ ag@@ ed to cop@@ e al@@ one with those bad m@@ om@@ ents by for@@ c@@ ing himself to re@@ pe@@ at s@@ low@@ ly Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 : “ Do not be anxi@@ ous over anything . . . ”
Even before he came down from heaven to live on earth , Jesus had always loved and obe@@ yed his Father , Jehovah . ​ — Read Mark 1 : 9 - 11 ; John 8 : 29 ; 17 : 5 .
• Like David , about what are we pri@@ mar@@ ily concer@@ ned ?
Saul sin@@ ned by o@@ ffering up a bur@@ n@@ t sacrifice and by s@@ par@@ ing the flo@@ ck , the her@@ d , and the king of the A@@ mal@@ ek@@ ites .
The proble@@ m is that I am a teach@@ er , and giving less@@ ons takes up all my time . ”
Even though he was gover@@ nor of Jerusalem , Ne@@ h@@ emiah da@@ ily to@@ iled al@@ ong@@ side his fellow Israelites “ from the as@@ cen@@ ding of the da@@ wn until the st@@ ars came out . ”
W@@ i@@ th@@ out saying one more word , he turned and wal@@ ked away .
Paul thus re@@ comm@@ ends : “ T@@ ry to read@@ just such a man in a spirit of mil@@ dness , as you each keep an e@@ ye on yourself , for fear you also may be temp@@ ted . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 1 .
D@@ en@@ n@@ is and M@@ av@@ is Matthe@@ ws along with Jo@@ an H@@ ul@@ le@@ y and B@@ er@@ y@@ l H@@ ey@@ w@@ o@@ od jo@@ ined me in F@@ am@@ ag@@ u@@ st@@ a , while To@@ m and M@@ ary G@@ ou@@ l@@ den and N@@ ina Con@@ stan@@ t@@ i , a L@@ ond@@ on - born C@@ y@@ pri@@ o@@ t , went to Li@@ mas@@ so@@ l .
L@@ ear@@ n why we can be sure that Jesus was resur@@ rec@@ ted and is ali@@ ve today .
To many people , that ra@@ ises at le@@ ast two questions .
We must “ keep this men@@ tal attitude ” and loy@@ ally sub@@ mit to doing God’s will . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 5 - 8 .
Many view Gal@@ ile@@ o@@ ’s con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with the ch@@ urch as a great tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h of s@@ ci@@ ence over religion and , by ex@@ ten@@ sion , over the Bible .
What helped David to walk in God’s truth ?
Yes , it is God’s spirit that has sent us !
At the L@@ il@@ ong@@ we po@@ li@@ ce st@@ ation , I was tre@@ ated kin@@ dly .
It was only with Jehovah’s help that I made it .
I received a si@@ x - year s@@ ent@@ ence .
Are we person@@ ally rend@@ ering such sac@@ red service to Jehovah ?
( b ) How does Jehovah re@@ ward those who give him their best ?
Indeed , she “ began re@@ tur@@ ning than@@ ks to God and speaking about the child to all those wa@@ iting for Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s deli@@ ver@@ ance . ”
Ther@@ efore , for the ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ist stud@@ ying the lands of the Bible , the Scriptural account is not the fin@@ al word on the sub@@ ject .
Satan was no longer among the thr@@ ong of Jehovah’s faithful angels , so he could not have been inclu@@ ded with those who were on Jehovah’s side .
However , a Law teach@@ er by the name of G@@ am@@ ali@@ el , a P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e , was present , and he was es@@ te@@ em@@ ed by all the people .
Yet , it is vital that people learn the truth about God .
Eng@@ l@@ ish Ju@@ ly 6 - 8
To illustr@@ ate : The Scriptures at times speak of “ the congregation ” as taking certain action in h@@ and@@ ling j@@ udi@@ cial matters .
A@@ p@@ pro@@ pri@@ ately , the Eng@@ l@@ ish word “ h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ite ” comes from a Greek ro@@ o@@ t that den@@ o@@ tes a speak@@ er or a st@@ age ac@@ t@@ or , often don@@ ning a mas@@ k .
( The I@@ mp@@ lic@@ ations of D@@ et@@ er@@ minis@@ m ) Many have seen their dre@@ am@@ s of a happy future w@@ rec@@ ked by com@@ pe@@ ting pol@@ itical or mil@@ it@@ ary po@@ wers .
14 , 15 . ( a ) How have st@@ ress and in@@ se@@ cur@@ ity inc@@ reas@@ ed in the last days ?
At the bor@@ der a cu@@ st@@ om@@ s of@@ fi@@ cial ey@@ ed us su@@ spi@@ ci@@ ously and or@@ der@@ ed a sear@@ ch .
Then Paul says : “ Pro@@ vi@@ de fine things in the sight of all men . ”
Instead of being mo@@ tiv@@ ated by “ the spirit of the world , ” we are led by God’s spirit , which pro@@ du@@ ces in us such qualities as love and self - control .
A cou@@ ple must remember that they made a v@@ ow .
( b ) How can we ass@@ ist our stud@@ ent to experience Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness person@@ ally ?
Some 5@@ 00 of them are sing@@ le sisters .
But my le@@ an@@ ings toward Com@@ mun@@ is@@ tic a@@ the@@ ism gre@@ w , since the ch@@ urch did not answer the questions that had dis@@ tur@@ bed me from a very young age .
W@@ he@@ ther we are young or old , we can ask ourselves these questions : ‘ Do I no@@ tice chang@@ es in my@@ self that indic@@ ate that I am mo@@ ving toward be@@ coming a spiritually - min@@ ded person ?
What to@@ pi@@ c@@ s are good for up@@ building con@@ vers@@ ations ?
In an inst@@ ant , we were a@@ ir@@ bor@@ ne .
The ter@@ ms “ power ” and “ spirit ” are dist@@ in@@ ct in their meaning .
They would have known that after conc@@ ei@@ ving I@@ sh@@ ma@@ el , H@@ ag@@ ar began to des@@ p@@ ise her mis@@ t@@ ress , S@@ ar@@ ah .
H@@ er@@ e@@ in lies the ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists have been loo@@ king for : “ Th@@ r@@ ough one man sin en@@ tered into the world and death through sin , and thus death s@@ pre@@ ad to all men because they had all sin@@ ned . ”
When I started stud@@ ying the Bible , this char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic in@@ ten@@ si@@ fied . ”
How can the heart be tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous ​ — a d@@ anger to us ?
To the ex@@ t@@ ent possible , avoid people who may we@@ ak@@ en your res@@ ol@@ ve . ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 33 .
( Com@@ pare Genesis 1 : 31 . )
And the p@@ en@@ al@@ ty for sin is death , as God told Adam .
Let us consider what the apostle Paul ur@@ ged us to do in this reg@@ ard . ( Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 . )
Com@@ par@@ ab@@ ly , for more than a century now , the anointed brothers of Christ , those with the heavenly hope , have served as “ a holy pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od , to offer up spiritual sacrific@@ es accep@@ table to God . ”
We can do so by stud@@ ying the Bible and refle@@ cting on its vi@@ vi@@ d examples of God’s personal interest in the well - being of his servants .
The Bible , however , pres@@ ents discipl@@ ine in a different light .
The rema@@ ins of their ro@@ a@@ ds are still v@@ isi@@ ble .
How , then , can you expres@@ s your g@@ ri@@ ef in heal@@ thy ways ?
For al@@ most fi@@ ve cen@@ tu@@ ries after A@@ bel@@ ’s death , no one dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed himself as a faithful serv@@ ant of Jehovah .
My wife , a regul@@ ar pioneer , was always so happy .
That may be difficult at first because sin co@@ st us something we have never yet experienced .
To buil@@ d a child up , a par@@ ent needs to speak “ cor@@ rec@@ t words of truth . ”
To en@@ able children to f@@ end for themselves , parents must stay foc@@ used on the go@@ al of teaching them to become un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish , car@@ ing , respon@@ sible ad@@ ul@@ ts .
M@@ an and W@@ om@@ an ​ — Di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied R@@ ol@@ es , 1 / 15
How was he en@@ tic@@ ed ?
Yes , the un@@ wa@@ ver@@ ing loy@@ al@@ ty of Jesus Christ and of coun@@ t@@ less humans ad@@ ds up to a c@@ olo@@ s@@ s@@ al de@@ fe@@ at for Satan the Devil .
In the second article , we consider some rec@@ ent develop@@ ments that make it possible for us to take the Kingdom message to hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people thr@@ ough@@ out the earth .
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s op@@ pon@@ ents , however , fi@@ er@@ c@@ ely re@@ je@@ cted such an ide@@ a .
What about Mar@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ te , who was mentioned ear@@ li@@ er ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jehovah told A@@ mo@@ s to give a fin@@ al war@@ ning .
6 : 18
R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ing what I had learned from the Bible , I really believ@@ ed that God would p@@ un@@ ish me .
E@@ r@@ n@@ est had a spe@@ e@@ ch imp@@ e@@ di@@ ment and was very sh@@ y .
Per@@ haps they desi@@ red the things Ab@@ sal@@ om promised them .
Their faith is wor@@ thy of imit@@ ation , and they deser@@ ve our loving support .
I wonder@@ ed , ‘ How can a God who lo@@ ves us t@@ or@@ ture people in fi@@ re ? ’
King J@@ an himself took 16 wi@@ ves .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er also helps one draw close to God .
G@@ ro@@ w@@ th invol@@ ves a prog@@ res@@ sive seri@@ es of chang@@ es .
Consider some st@@ ep@@ s that have helped many to bre@@ ak free .
The faithful brothers rema@@ ined fir@@ m in their refu@@ s@@ al , but n@@ ine of the group took the mil@@ it@@ ary o@@ ath and accepted uni@@ form@@ s .
L@@ ast year , 19@@ ,@@ 8@@ 6@@ 2@@ ,@@ 7@@ 8@@ 3 attend@@ ed this ev@@ ent .
We do not ex@@ pect ever@@ yone to come into the truth .
That is sh@@ am@@ e@@ ful and d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous .
Thus they could enjoy to the full the beau@@ ty and b@@ oun@@ ty of their Par@@ adise home .
5 : 4@@ 1 ) What was his point ?
Ex@@ ca@@ vation at Ge@@ z@@ er
The most in@@ tim@@ ate way to cultiv@@ ate an appreciation for Jehovah is through personal prayer to him each day .
We are t@@ ou@@ ched by a hear@@ t@@ felt answer expres@@ sed by an el@@ der@@ ly , faithful fellow beli@@ ever ; we feel up@@ li@@ f@@ ted by an in@@ si@@ gh@@ t@@ ful ob@@ serv@@ ation made by a car@@ ing el@@ der ; and we cannot help but sm@@ ile when a child b@@ lu@@ r@@ ts out a s@@ pon@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ous com@@ ment that expres@@ ses gen@@ u@@ ine love for Jehovah .
I than@@ k Jehovah for allow@@ ing me , a m@@ ere bo@@ y , to in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce Bible truth to this fine family . ​ — Matthew 21 : 16 .
One brother who found happiness in serving others is R@@ am@@ ir@@ o .
Even when being persecu@@ ted , Jeremiah knew that Jehovah was with him “ like a ter@@ ri@@ ble mi@@ gh@@ ty one ”
For example , has your child or a friend ever asked you a question about God or the Bible and you found it difficult to give a good rep@@ ly ?
The Bible Me@@ e@@ ts Our Ne@@ e@@ ds . . .
One eas@@ ily be@@ comes lost or dis@@ ori@@ ented .
Con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted by a band of sol@@ di@@ ers in the gar@@ den of Ge@@ th@@ s@@ em@@ ane , Jesus coura@@ ge@@ ously id@@ enti@@ fied himself to them .
What P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers Are Acc@@ ep@@ ted ?
We need to me@@ et together to become part of “ one flo@@ ck ” and to follow “ one shepher@@ d . ”
• What bal@@ an@@ ced view should we have of fav@@ or@@ able action by n@@ on - Witnesses ?
Bo@@ th men and women have experienced mis@@ tre@@ at@@ ment in this world that lies in the power of Satan .
8 : 22 , 31 .
Then there is the matter of what is accep@@ table and what is un@@ accep@@ table in the commun@@ ity in which one lives .
I was born in 19@@ 23 in C@@ ha@@ th@@ am , K@@ ent , Eng@@ land .
Se@@ cond Samuel was written by G@@ ad and Na@@ than , two prophe@@ ts who were close to King David of ancient Israel .
This must have been a ti@@ re@@ some cho@@ re in view of the si@@ ze of the cam@@ p , but it doub@@ t@@ less helped pre@@ v@@ ent such di@@ se@@ as@@ es as ty@@ p@@ ho@@ id f@@ ever and cho@@ l@@ er@@ a .
Eli@@ j@@ ah e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly s@@ ought evidence that Jehovah was about to act , so he sent his attend@@ ant up to a high van@@ ta@@ ge point to s@@ can the ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on for any sign@@ s of imp@@ en@@ ding ra@@ in .
In other lands , e@@ con@@ om@@ ic con@@ di@@ tions may make young ones feel that they must foc@@ us on help@@ ing to provide materi@@ ally for their famili@@ es .
And a cou@@ ple who are at peace with each other are better able to de@@ al with con@@ f@@ li@@ cts that may ar@@ ise within the family .
I feel a great sense of joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion because I have had a part in help@@ ing them . ”
In view of Paul’s counsel to consider things that are righteous and cha@@ st@@ e , what should be avo@@ i@@ ded ?
Although our physical strength is now w@@ an@@ ing , E@@ r@@ ika and I are still determined to live by the words of that s@@ ong of days g@@ one by : “ O for a faith that will not sh@@ r@@ ink . ”
The Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts rel@@ ate that Jesus Christ regul@@ arly per@@ form@@ ed good de@@ e@@ ds for those who were po@@ or or who had other needs .
As the group was wal@@ king through the city , an el@@ der@@ ly sister h@@ an@@ ded an is@@ sue of The Watchtower to the bo@@ y , who was last in l@@ ine , and asked him to give it to his mother .
Jehovah ra@@ ises up the hor@@ ns of his people , ca@@ using them to be ex@@ al@@ ted , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as he ‘ cu@@ ts down the hor@@ ns of the wicked ones . ’
The preaching of the good news is direc@@ ted and ba@@ cked by Jehovah God and his powerful angels .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , all of us contribu@@ te to a close b@@ ond in the congregation when we show concer@@ n for others , those in our ter@@ rit@@ ory and those in the congregation .
The loyal Christians around you will feel simil@@ arly as they ob@@ serve that you “ stand complete and with fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ction in all the will of God . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 23 .
By obe@@ ying Jesus ’ comm@@ and to be no part of the world , Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide became a t@@ ar@@ get of persecu@@ tion , and Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a was no exc@@ ep@@ tion .
He mentioned to them the import@@ ance of ac@@ qui@@ ring “ spiritual com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion . ”
What Is Your Con@@ c@@ lu@@ sion ?
Those par@@ taking of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms must do so wor@@ th@@ ily .
W@@ ar@@ ning about a se@@ duc@@ tive power that can cause one to follow a wrong course , Solomon says : “ A man of viol@@ ence will se@@ du@@ ce his fellow , and certainly ca@@ uses him to go in a way that is not good . He is bl@@ in@@ king with his eyes to s@@ ch@@ eme up in@@ tri@@ gu@@ es .
“ I now study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Jehovah cre@@ ated mankind to be inter@@ dep@@ end@@ ent .
One la@@ dy who was stud@@ ying the Bible with the Witnesses came to the congregation meeting the we@@ ek after the c@@ y@@ clo@@ ne .
One of the Cana@@ an@@ ite enem@@ ies es@@ cap@@ ed ​ — the wor@@ st of them all !
V@@ is@@ it@@ ors to the branch of@@ fic@@ es , pr@@ inter@@ ies , and re@@ si@@ d@@ ence fac@@ il@@ ities of Jehovah’s Witnesses are often imp@@ ressed by the cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness they see there .
I@@ magine Jo@@ b@@ ’s reli@@ ef when , among other blessings , his lo@@ a@@ th@@ some di@@ se@@ ase c@@ lear@@ ed up and his flesh , in effect , became “ fre@@ sh@@ er than in you@@ th ” !
O@@ b@@ serving God’s remin@@ ders helps to set us ap@@ ar@@ t from this wicked world .
There is no greater way to make a differ@@ ence in the lives of hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones !
Al@@ ber@@ t’s wife , I@@ r@@ ene , became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Because he was perfect , he did not come under the p@@ en@@ al@@ ty of death and he could have lived forever as a perfect human .
The prophet Isaiah has provided an example of the attitude that we should cultiv@@ ate .
In to@@ da@@ y’s viol@@ ent world , that is a less@@ on that all could take to heart .
My brother Jo@@ s@@ é Lu@@ is and friend Mi@@ gu@@ el follow@@ ed both my bad and my good example
If you help him to esta@@ bl@@ ish and maintain a r@@ out@@ ine of regul@@ ar Bible reading , this ha@@ bi@@ t will benefit him long after he is baptized .
E@@ ach child needs to use his or her own “ power of reason ” to devel@@ op con@@ vi@@ ction about Bible truth .
Jesus said : “ No one comes to the Father exc@@ ep@@ t through me . ”
But you can succ@@ ess@@ fully me@@ et these challeng@@ es .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , we should remember that self - control invol@@ ves the mind and emo@@ tions .
If God is loving and all - powerful , why does he not do something to end suffering ?
Some Christians have allow@@ ed their cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity to get the better of them and have pol@@ lu@@ ted their min@@ ds and hearts by vie@@ wing so@@ ft - cor@@ e or even hard - cor@@ e por@@ no@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c i@@ ma@@ ges .
For what reas@@ ons do some get baptized , and why are these not su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient ?
How does the wicked one do that ?
How have things turned out for C@@ ho@@ ong Ke@@ on and Ju@@ li@@ e , mentioned in the in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction ?
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , the angels have a ke@@ en interest in the wel@@ f@@ are of God’s earthly servants .
That was it .
Such pres@@ sure r@@ ar@@ ely comes in one eas@@ ily id@@ enti@@ fi@@ able ev@@ ent .
Even if we are not a@@ ff@@ lu@@ ent , we can benefit from this div@@ in@@ ely inspired counsel .
David set a beau@@ ti@@ ful example of hum@@ ility and obedi@@ ence for us .
Wor@@ ship Jehovah , the King of E@@ ter@@ n@@ ity , 1 / 15
Just how far c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens could be com@@ p@@ el@@ led to car@@ ry a lo@@ ad is un@@ known .
Instead , such acc@@ oun@@ ts can draw us clo@@ s@@ er to God . ​ — J@@ as .
Un@@ der inspi@@ r@@ ation , the psalmist wrote : “ Many are the cal@@ am@@ ities of the righteous one , but out of them all Jehovah deli@@ v@@ ers him . ”
To Jo@@ su@@ é@@ ’s sur@@ pris@@ e , four months later he heard from J@@ a@@ vi@@ er .
( a ) What did Jesus do when his disciples demonstr@@ ated human we@@ ak@@ ness ?
And as he was d@@ ying , Jesus pray@@ ed : “ Father , into your hands I en@@ trust my spirit . ”
Eli@@ j@@ ah then indic@@ ated that Jehovah would bring the dr@@ ought to an end , tel@@ ling A@@ ha@@ b : “ G@@ o down so that the do@@ w@@ n@@ p@@ our may not de@@ tain you ! ”
* But Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 17 also men@@ tions “ new heavens . ”
T@@ w@@ o Witnesses tal@@ ked to a la@@ dy through a clo@@ sed do@@ or .
After tel@@ ling of such dist@@ res@@ sing matters as w@@ ars , food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges , and an inc@@ re@@ ase of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness , Jesus fore@@ told that something positi@@ ve would also mar@@ k the last days .
“ There was never a time in our life that we reg@@ re@@ t@@ ted the cho@@ ic@@ es we had made ”
But mind you , you will never con@@ ver@@ t me ! ”
Then , near the end of the 18@@ 00 ’ s , it was as if flesh and s@@ k@@ in were coming on the b@@ ones .
We can trust that the earthly resurrection will lik@@ e@@ wise pro@@ ce@@ ed in an or@@ der@@ ly man@@ ner .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the hi@@ p@@ pi@@ e mo@@ v@@ ement fa@@ iled to bring gen@@ u@@ ine happiness .
I was determined not to let my con@@ dition sto@@ p me from doing all that I could in Jehovah’s service .
There is nothing de@@ vi@@ ous or cro@@ o@@ ked in them .
Bo@@ a@@ z would see to it that she would have “ a re@@ sting - place ” in the house of her husband .
H@@ O@@ W C@@ A@@ N W@@ E C@@ O@@ P@@ E W@@ I@@ T@@ H S@@ U@@ F@@ F@@ E@@ R@@ IN@@ G ?
Are you help@@ ing your children to live in har@@ mony with the re@@ qu@@ est that God’s will be done on earth ?
We take the position expres@@ sed by the three faithful Hebrews who refu@@ sed to bo@@ w down to King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar@@ ’s i@@ ma@@ ge of go@@ ld .
Like Job , all those who love Jehovah will be t@@ ested .
In a re@@ prin@@ t of his ver@@ sion in that same year , Ser@@ ap@@ him re@@ moved the cr@@ itical pre@@ face of the origin@@ al prin@@ ting .
( b ) What blessings for the people resul@@ ted from the cer@@ em@@ on@@ y at the temp@@ le@@ ’s in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ation ?
If we are faithful , we will be re@@ war@@ ded ; that is certain .
Yes , humans have the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for being com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate and kind in@@ stead of being c@@ ru@@ el .
Is your home the kind of place your children look for@@ ward to re@@ tur@@ ning to at the end of each school day ?
Jehovah is about to ano@@ in@@ t a new king over the nation of Israel .
Why will all these blessings come to the “ great crow@@ d ” of God’s worshipp@@ ers ?
“ The Gen@@ er@@ ous S@@ ou@@ l Will I@@ t@@ self Be Ma@@ de F@@ at ”
E@@ very day , we see pro@@ of of his go@@ o@@ dness . ”
How has Jehovah commun@@ ic@@ ated with humans thr@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory ?
Paul told Timothy that “ the holy writ@@ ings ” are “ bene@@ fi@@ cial for teaching , for re@@ pro@@ ving , for set@@ ting things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght , for discipl@@ ining in righteousness , that the man of God may be fully com@@ pet@@ ent , comple@@ t@@ ely e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed for every good work . ”
N@@ ex@@ t she than@@ ked the pas@@ ser@@ by and quic@@ k@@ ly en@@ tered her house to have a li@@ vely discus@@ sion of the text with her children before they left for school !
H@@ um@@ ble , hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people who were hu@@ ng@@ ry for the truth respon@@ ded to the Kingdom good news .
Ar@@ di@@ s and I pla@@ yed so@@ f@@ t@@ bal@@ l on a local te@@ am .
No words can comple@@ t@@ ely e@@ ase the pain of a par@@ ent who has lost a child or the de@@ va@@ st@@ ation of the po@@ li@@ ce of@@ fic@@ er who ru@@ shed to the school only to dis@@ co@@ ver his wife among the mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed .
An@@ y such ma@@ j@@ or life chang@@ es should be post@@ pon@@ ed until your emo@@ tions are more set@@ t@@ led .
She no@@ ted that in the congregation , some brothers who were from certain par@@ ts of L@@ at@@ in A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a made t@@ ac@@ t@@ less and dis@@ par@@ ag@@ ing re@@ mar@@ ks about her ho@@ m@@ el@@ and , its cu@@ st@@ om@@ s , and even its mu@@ si@@ c .
14 - 16 . ( a ) How can elders ‘ set things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght ’ in a way that helps others sol@@ ve their problems ?
Tru@@ e , we cannot eli@@ min@@ ate all the g@@ ri@@ ef or comple@@ t@@ ely f@@ ill the vo@@ id ca@@ used by the death of a loved one , but we can bring a me@@ asure of comfort and cons@@ ol@@ ation by taking practic@@ al action to ass@@ ist the ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved .
17 , 18 . ( a ) What do repor@@ ts from around the world indic@@ ate about the value of What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
What trans@@ form@@ ation must each Christian make ?
What a fine attitude to imitate !
The apostle Paul ur@@ ged Christian overse@@ ers : “ Pa@@ y attention to y@@ ourselves and to all the flo@@ ck , among which the holy spirit has appointed you overse@@ ers , to shepher@@ d the congregation of God . ”
He desi@@ gn@@ ed us with a spiritual need , a need to worship .
There is no special mer@@ it if when we “ are sin@@ ning and being sla@@ pp@@ ed , [ we ] end@@ ure it . ”
God pur@@ posed that hon@@ or@@ able marriage and se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations should be the means of pro@@ pa@@ g@@ ating life .
There seem@@ s to be so much to learn .
Mo@@ st , though , will be brought back to life on the earth .
TH@@ E prophet Daniel had the cu@@ sto@@ m of pra@@ ying to God three times a day .
God does not use n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers to p@@ un@@ ish in@@ no@@ c@@ ent people .
One day while re@@ tur@@ ning home from working on a Kingdom H@@ all con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ ject , she found on the gr@@ ound near a bu@@ s st@@ ation a go@@ ld cha@@ in wor@@ th ei@@ ght h@@ un@@ d@@ red do@@ l@@ l@@ ars ( U@@ .@@ S . ) .
God “ will come near to [ his ] people for the judgment ” and become a spe@@ e@@ dy witness against all s@@ or@@ ts of wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers .
He feel@@ s for you in your suffering and ca@@ res for you .
For a while he was the only mission@@ ary rema@@ ining in the W@@ in@@ d@@ ward Is@@ lands of the So@@ ci@@ ety Is@@ lands group , but he had to follow King P@@ om@@ are I@@ I when the king f@@ led to the ne@@ ar@@ by is@@ land of Mo@@ o@@ re@@ a .
When we read in a fore@@ ign language , our emo@@ tions may not be as involved as when we read in our own language .
By the same to@@ ken , it is important for family members to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with the efforts of the head of the hous@@ eho@@ ld .
Sh@@ ould we not stri@@ ve to maintain a positi@@ ve , spiritual view of what we read in our boo@@ ks , ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , and other public@@ ations and of what we hear at our meetings and from the elders ?
What makes serving Jehovah truly special ?
S@@ up@@ pose that you are a wife and your husband expres@@ ses his concer@@ n over a rec@@ ent pur@@ cha@@ se .
Those who teach this do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine ​ — known as cre@@ ati@@ on@@ ism — ​ may have high reg@@ ard for the Bible , but they con@@ ten@@ d that God cre@@ ated all things in si@@ x 24 - h@@ our days just a few th@@ ous@@ and years ag@@ o .
David com@@ posed most of the first 4@@ 1 psal@@ ms
“ The way of Jehovah is a str@@ ong@@ hold for the b@@ lam@@ eless one , ” says Solomon , “ but ru@@ in is for the practic@@ ers of what is h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful . ”
I L@@ ear@@ ned to R@@ es@@ pect W@@ om@@ en and M@@ y@@ self 10
The account at 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 20 : 3 is rend@@ ered simil@@ arly .
So did the apostles to whom Jesus said : “ In@@ to wh@@ atever city or v@@ il@@ la@@ ge you en@@ ter , sear@@ ch out who in it is deser@@ ving . ”
When Paul was in L@@ y@@ str@@ a in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or , he mirac@@ ul@@ ously heal@@ ed a man .
“ In the th@@ ir@@ d mon@@ th after the sons of Israel came out of the land of Egy@@ pt , ” they en@@ tered the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness of Sin@@ a@@ i .
For example , B@@ r@@ and@@ on sp@@ ent n@@ ine years pione@@ ering in un@@ responsi@@ ve ter@@ rit@@ ory . He says : “ I like preaching the good news because it is what Jehovah as@@ ks us to do .
To eli@@ min@@ ate cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion , then , people must be taught how to over@@ come en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched mo@@ ti@@ ves such as gre@@ ed and sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness .
When his bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le ti@@ res wor@@ e out , he pres@@ sed on , confid@@ ent that Jehovah would gu@@ i@@ de him .
They said I had disa@@ p@@ pointed them since I was the first in or around E@@ w@@ os@@ sa to have received a govern@@ ment scho@@ lar@@ ship .
Jehovah loo@@ ks on such ones with his sm@@ ile of appro@@ val .
The Watchtower had expres@@ sed the hope that a conven@@ tion sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ed for May 30 to Ju@@ ne 3 , 19@@ 35 , in W@@ a@@ shin@@ g@@ t@@ on , D@@ .@@ C . , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , would be “ a real comfort and benefit ” to those pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed by Je@@ hon@@ a@@ da@@ b .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jesus as@@ sur@@ ed his followers that holy spirit would be with them in car@@ r@@ ying out the work that he had given to them .
No@@ body for@@ ced us to do this .
It “ will gu@@ i@@ de you into all the truth , ” said Jesus .
The overse@@ ers ’ ze@@ al@@ ous determin@@ ation to devo@@ te time and effort to preaching the good news des@@ pite their bus@@ y sc@@ he@@ du@@ le encoura@@ ges the whole congregation to displa@@ y similar ze@@ al .
If you are one of those de@@ ar brothers , then sur@@ ely you rejo@@ ice in your new privilege of service .
“ Our new life has brought us so much joy , ” J@@ ane wrote some years later .
Will Se@@ x I@@ mp@@ ro@@ ve Our R@@ el@@ ati@@ on@@ ship ? ”
3 , 4 . ( a ) What proble@@ m do all of us face with reg@@ ard to our spe@@ e@@ ch ?
Why is it c@@ ru@@ cial that we c@@ he@@ ck our spiritual ar@@ m@@ or ?
He now ser@@ ves as an el@@ der . ​ — Pro@@ v .
Jehovah has provided qu@@ ali@@ fied and car@@ ing men to “ shepher@@ d the congregation ” ​ — to help you when you experience tri@@ als and tri@@ bul@@ ations .
Ge@@ or@@ ge B@@ or@@ ro@@ w had been author@@ ized to find “ a person com@@ pet@@ ent to transl@@ ate the Scriptures in B@@ as@@ que . ” That t@@ ask was given to a D@@ r .
E@@ ach of us would do well to exam@@ ine his or her life to see if any actions or attitu@@ des need to be ad@@ ju@@ sted .
The Bible cont@@ ra@@ st@@ s Adam with Jesus Christ and says : “ Just as in Adam all are d@@ ying , so also in the Christ all will be made ali@@ ve . ”
Is the Word “ Christian ” Lo@@ sing I@@ ts Me@@ an@@ ing ?
Christians F@@ le@@ e Ju@@ de@@ a Be@@ fore 70 C.E . ?
Jesus said : “ Just let your word Yes mean Yes , your No , No . ” The disci@@ ple James made a similar point .
Some questions only God can help us to answer .
When ‘ a Father Re@@ jo@@ ic@@ es ’
E@@ ach of these sign@@ s cons@@ is@@ ted of two plac@@ ar@@ ds con@@ ne@@ cted by st@@ ra@@ ps that h@@ un@@ g over a person@@ ’s sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders and co@@ vered the fr@@ on@@ t and back of his body .
The An@@ a@@ bap@@ t@@ ists were ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally religious people who tri@@ ed to s@@ tic@@ k to Bible principles .
At times , though , he l@@ ac@@ ked mo@@ des@@ ty , became fe@@ ar@@ ful , and succ@@ um@@ bed to pres@@ sure .
M@@ other , my older sister , and I hu@@ dd@@ led around him .
Pe@@ ople travel@@ ed ex@@ ten@@ si@@ vely in Bible times .
Do your best to make peace with your brother
Indeed , all in the congregation ​ — young , old , and new@@ ly inter@@ ested ones — ​ can jo@@ in in this form of direc@@ t worship of Jehovah .
The Law covenant was v@@ al@@ id@@ ated by means of ani@@ ma@@ l blood ; the new covenant was v@@ al@@ id@@ ated by the shed blood of Jesus .
The Bible says : “ You wi@@ ves , be in sub@@ je@@ ction to your hus@@ ban@@ ds , so that if any are not obedi@@ ent to the word , they may be w@@ on without a word through the conduct of their wi@@ ves . ”
Because of their refu@@ s@@ al to be@@ ar ar@@ ms against their fellow man , over 1@@ 3@@ ,000 K@@ o@@ re@@ an Witnesses have served a to@@ tal of 2@@ 6@@ ,000 years in pris@@ on .
Genesis 3 : 17 - 19 and Romans 5 : 12 are c@@ ited .
In mo@@ der@@ n times , there have been ref@@ in@@ ements in our understanding of certain Bible teachings .
All such tri@@ als t@@ est a person@@ ’s faith .
God expe@@ cts us to share that knowledge with others .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jehovah encoura@@ ges and streng@@ th@@ ens us to re@@ ach our high@@ est po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al and to imp@@ ro@@ ve our s@@ k@@ ill@@ s in his service .
I have to con@@ f@@ ess that I really do not know the answer to@@ t@@ ally , even to my own satis@@ fac@@ tion . ”
For a discus@@ sion of Proverbs 16 : 1 - 15 , see pages 17 - 20 of the May 15 , 200@@ 7 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
When O@@ ff@@ ended , 9 / 1
You will be sur@@ pris@@ ed at how much e@@ asi@@ er it is to com@@ ment a second or th@@ ir@@ d time once you have pas@@ sed the h@@ ur@@ d@@ le of making that first com@@ ment .
• What important ro@@ le do con@@ vers@@ ations pla@@ y in the family cir@@ c@@ le and in the Christian congregation ?
* Still others may accept in@@ je@@ ctions of a pl@@ as@@ ma prote@@ in to fi@@ ght di@@ se@@ ase or to coun@@ ter@@ act s@@ n@@ ake ven@@ om , yet they may re@@ ject other small fr@@ actions .
Yes , the great day of Jehovah is im@@ min@@ ent .
Our sense of fai@@ r@@ ness is an indic@@ ation of our having a conscience .
J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese sub@@ mar@@ ines were pat@@ ro@@ l@@ ling the C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a co@@ ast , and the to@@ tal dar@@ k@@ ness was to help keep them from h@@ it@@ ting t@@ ar@@ ge@@ ts on the main@@ land .
On that occasi@@ on the Father spoke person@@ ally from heaven : “ This is my Son , the bel@@ o@@ ved , whom I have appro@@ ved . ”
May Jesus ’ example move us to do the same , to the best of our ability . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ing the Pro@@ ble@@ m of S@@ in
How will God bring about a world without po@@ ver@@ ty ? ​ — Matthew 6 : 9 , 10 .
We must not only regul@@ arly read the Bible and the Bible - based public@@ ations provided by “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” but also end@@ e@@ av@@ or to apply what we learn from them . ​ — Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 .
As No@@ é prog@@ ressed spiritually , he wanted to use his life more fully in God’s service .
The Genesis account op@@ ens with Jehovah’s cre@@ ating the heavens and the earth .
F@@ o@@ od and many other necess@@ ities , including pa@@ per , continued to be r@@ ati@@ oned .
L@@ ater , I took advan@@ ta@@ ge of early re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment ; my in@@ come went down another 20 per@@ c@@ ent , but in 199@@ 3 , I was able to beg@@ in serving as a regul@@ ar pioneer . ”
In effect , she was saying to him , “ Son , ple@@ ase do something about this ! ”
In fact , the enti@@ re group of anointed Christians on earth at any one time is lik@@ ened to a holy temple , al@@ though they do not cons@@ titu@@ te Jehovah’s great spiritual temple .
V@@ ic@@ tim@@ s of V@@ i@@ ol@@ ence V@@ indic@@ ated ( Re@@ public of Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ a ) , 3 / 1
Be@@ h@@ emo@@ th@@ ’s “ power is in its hi@@ ps ” ​ — the mus@@ c@@ les in its back .
( b ) How important is it to become re@@ conc@@ iled with a brother , and how did Jesus show this ?
Per@@ haps some have found certain information publi@@ shed by “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” hard to gr@@ as@@ p .
How did Ph@@ ili@@ p str@@ ike up a con@@ vers@@ ation with an E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an of@@ fi@@ cial , and what att@@ ests to the spiritual inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of this man ?
How privile@@ ged we are to have such ba@@ c@@ king in the work Jehovah has com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned us to do !
Jesus S@@ et the P@@ at@@ ter@@ n of H@@ um@@ ility , 11 / 15
These are v@@ al@@ id concer@@ ns .
Jehovah loo@@ ks for b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed in order to p@@ un@@ ish the b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ ty , but he re@@ members “ the out@@ c@@ ry of the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted ones . ”
Jehovah , the Gi@@ ver of “ every good gift and every perfect present , ” has b@@ es@@ to@@ wed on each of us a vari@@ ety of gi@@ f@@ ts .
Jehovah too loo@@ ks for@@ ward to the time when he will esta@@ bl@@ ish Par@@ adise on earth .
I appreci@@ ated how pati@@ ent and help@@ ful the brothers were in tra@@ ining me .
The wise decisions they make about good associ@@ ations , who@@ les@@ ome en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , moral cle@@ an@@ ness , and baptism all call for courage .
Their words and de@@ e@@ ds in effect dec@@ l@@ are : “ S@@ al@@ vation we o@@ we to our God , who is se@@ ated on the thro@@ ne , and to the L@@ am@@ b . ” ​ — Revelation 7 : 9 , 10 , 14 , 15 .
He went on to dec@@ ei@@ ve E@@ ve into believ@@ ing that God was with@@ ho@@ l@@ ding something good and that by e@@ ating the fru@@ it , she would become like God , having moral in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence . ​ — G@@ en .
While ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing that viol@@ ence and war are “ some@@ times per@@ pe@@ tr@@ ated in the name of religion , ” the do@@ cum@@ ent declar@@ ed that the sign@@ ers would “ col@@ la@@ bor@@ ate with the Un@@ ited N@@ ations . . . in the pur@@ su@@ it of peace . ”
Our integrity also provi@@ des a bas@@ is on which God can ju@@ dge us and is , therefore , ess@@ enti@@ al to our hope for the future . ​ — 12 / 15 , pages 4 - 6 .
He ad@@ ded : “ We pray that they do , and thus you will cause Jehovah to experience the deep@@ est ple@@ asure within himself .
Th@@ ink about your own prayers .
Noah , Daniel , and Job ac@@ qui@@ red that wisdom .
A sac@@ red s@@ ong p@@ en@@ ned by King David of ancient Israel dra@@ ws attention to the S@@ ource of true happiness , Jehovah .
Yes , as the psalmist said , “ Jehovah has become King !
When stud@@ ying the law in his you@@ th , S@@ ir Tho@@ ma@@ s M@@ ore kept a@@ wa@@ ke for 19 or 20 h@@ our@@ s a day for sever@@ al months with the help of his .
So@@ on , jo@@ y@@ ful mu@@ si@@ c will f@@ ill the K@@ ing@@ ’s p@@ al@@ ace , and heavenly thr@@ ong@@ s will sing out : “ P@@ ra@@ ise J@@ ah , because Jehovah our God , the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty , has be@@ gu@@ n to rule as king !
Bo@@ th their children are serving Jehovah faith@@ fully .
Lo@@ ve Is In@@ dis@@ p@@ en@@ sa@@ ble
L@@ ik@@ ely , Paul wrote his letter to the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans about 27 years after the death of Jesus Christ .
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s faith was still strong many years later .
So he had deci@@ ded to devo@@ te himself to his bu@@ sin@@ ess inter@@ ests , reason@@ ing that if he made some money , he would at le@@ ast be able to ad@@ d@@ ress the physical needs of people even if he could not help them spiritually .
What as@@ sur@@ ance does God give us regarding bur@@ den@@ s we have to be@@ ar or temp@@ t@@ ations we face ?
He must love God’s counsel and principles .
Since no human can acc@@ ur@@ ately know the mo@@ ti@@ ves of others , however , we must be@@ ware of judg@@ ing others .
How can we prove that we “ remember the wife of Lo@@ t ” ?
This does not mean , however , that every human rul@@ er is a direc@@ t to@@ ol of Satan .
( b ) What war@@ ning did many in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of P@@ om@@ pe@@ i@@ i and H@@ er@@ cul@@ an@@ e@@ u@@ m ign@@ ore , and with what result ?
Jesus said to him : “ One thing is mis@@ sing about you : G@@ o , sel@@ l what things you have and give to the po@@ or , and you will have tre@@ asure in heaven , and come be my follow@@ er . ”
H@@ u@@ man@@ s return to du@@ st ​ — to n@@ on@@ ex@@ ist@@ ence — ​ when they die .
With an attend@@ ant she travel@@ ed nor@@ th@@ w@@ est toward M@@ ount C@@ ar@@ me@@ l , where El@@ isha was sta@@ ying .
• Why can the problems we face be lik@@ ened to thor@@ ns in the flesh ?
How do they feel about the per@@ pe@@ tr@@ at@@ ors of this hor@@ ri@@ ble cri@@ me ?
If we find that there are hi@@ d@@ den tr@@ ac@@ es of pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce in us , let us work to ro@@ o@@ t them out and to “ ob@@ serve the on@@ en@@ ess of the spirit in the un@@ iting b@@ ond of peace . ”
But the repor@@ t continu@@ es in ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation : “ He said this , though , not because he was concer@@ ned about the po@@ or , but because he was a th@@ i@@ ef and had the money bo@@ x and used to car@@ ry off the mon@@ ies put in it . ”
This Bible - based message is en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ing and lo@@ f@@ ty .
But it seem@@ s that he did not have the courage to change .
Ex@@ am@@ ples to L@@ ear@@ n From
S@@ hor@@ tly before his death , he told P@@ il@@ ate : “ For this I have been born , and for this I have come into the world , that I should be@@ ar witness to the truth . ”
It is difficult to i@@ magine the wonderful things that Jehovah has pre@@ pared for anointed Christians when they rule with Christ in heaven .
“ The joy of Jehovah ” is a s@@ ource of true beau@@ ty that ra@@ di@@ ates from the in@@ side , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of age or health .
At the age of 12 , he was with his parents at a large spiritual ga@@ ther@@ ing .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , ba@@ si@@ c Bible tru@@ ths s@@ low@@ ly took ro@@ o@@ t in me .
F@@ ac@@ ed with this serious ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le , the Jews dec@@ ei@@ ved themselves with false reason@@ ing .
Just as our confidence in a sur@@ ge@@ on may gro@@ w as we learn of his re@@ pu@@ tation , so our trust in Jehovah will gro@@ w as we continue to learn about him .
Jesus ’ sacrifice is evidence that he too lo@@ ves us .
To keep his promise , V@@ l@@ adi@@ mi@@ r began loo@@ king for the true religion .
• Mis@@ sion@@ aries : 2@@ ,@@ 6@@ 35
We enjoy a way of worship that is free of the lies and dist@@ or@@ tions that have resul@@ ted from Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s false teachings .
A@@ c@@ qui@@ re B@@ ol@@ dness
And even on my m@@ ale sla@@ ves and f@@ em@@ ale sla@@ ves I will p@@ our out my spirit . ”
Of course , they ref@@ ra@@ in from using physical we@@ ap@@ ons .
As we share in the ministry , we make ourselves a@@ vail@@ able to help such people .
They were to preach in the to@@ w@@ ns and v@@ il@@ la@@ ges un@@ accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by Jesus .
Com@@ m@@ on people benef@@ ited from Jesus ’ hum@@ ility because they became re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ents of his help , his teachings , and his encourag@@ ement .
The S@@ ong of Solomon ab@@ oun@@ ds in “ expres@@ sions of affe@@ ction ” between the young woman and the shepher@@ d .
H@@ i@@ ro@@ ko , who learned Eng@@ l@@ ish , re@@ members thinking : ‘ Even do@@ g@@ s and c@@ ats in the ter@@ rit@@ ory understand more Eng@@ l@@ ish than I do . ’
I also col@@ le@@ cted money for d@@ ru@@ g deal@@ ers and would in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ate people for them , using sh@@ o@@ t@@ g@@ un@@ s and p@@ ist@@ ol@@ s .
To help our listen@@ ers get the sense of the good news , we desire to do more than make su@@ per@@ fi@@ cial cont@@ act , deli@@ ver a pre@@ pared message , or leave some Bible liter@@ ature .
( b ) R@@ el@@ ate an experience that con@@ fir@@ ms the value of tra@@ ining children from their inf@@ an@@ cy .
However , acc@@ oun@@ ts about less prom@@ in@@ ent individuals can also benefit us .
Why is it vital that Christians stay a@@ wa@@ ke spiritually ?
Tru@@ e , kindness is id@@ enti@@ fied in the Bible as part of “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit , ” but why is it so difficult to expres@@ s kindness even in so - called Christian lands ?
A “ Fir@@ st ” and a “ Bet@@ ter ” R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection
However , as you gain experience , you will no doubt share in ap@@ pl@@ ying chang@@ es that will help the congregation to stay in tu@@ ne with Jehovah’s prog@@ res@@ sive organization .
J@@ an@@ et@@ ’s mother , a de@@ v@@ out Ca@@ tho@@ lic , was so imp@@ ressed by this loving interest sh@@ own to her daugh@@ ter that she accepted the offer of a home Bible study and is now making exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent prog@@ ress .
Jehovah has cho@@ s@@ en not to take us “ out of the world . ”
For many h@@ our@@ s we ans@@ wer@@ ed their questions and san@@ g Kingdom song@@ s with them , and we had din@@ ner together .
Just as the Israelites were comman@@ ded with respect to the Law , we too must know God’s comman@@ ds by heart , keep them in fr@@ on@@ t of us at all times , and inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate them in our children .
What will he do with it ?
It was to make at@@ on@@ ement for the sin@@ s of those see@@ king Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
Today , many to@@ ol@@ s have op@@ ened the way for quic@@ k and eas@@ y acc@@ ess to the divine wisdom con@@ ta@@ ined in the Bible .
The Scriptural ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation and the illustr@@ ation of a teach@@ er and a pu@@ pi@@ l deep@@ ly imp@@ ressed Jo@@ s@@ é .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , Jehovah continued to show long - suffering . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 36 : 15 .
“ In the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of words there does not fai@@ l to be trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion , ” war@@ ned Solomon , “ but the one keep@@ ing his li@@ ps in c@@ he@@ ck is ac@@ ting dis@@ cre@@ et@@ ly . ”
Pet@@ er@@ ’s experience helps us to appreci@@ ate the re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble trans@@ form@@ ation that is taking place among God’s people today .
“ I won@@ ’t be g@@ one for long , ” she promised .
If you are a par@@ ent , what can you do to make such an out@@ come less likely ?
Your pres@@ ence at the an@@ nu@@ al ob@@ serv@@ ance of Christ’s death ser@@ ves as a remin@@ der of that great sacrifice and should de@@ e@@ pen your gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for it .
( See the bo@@ x “ U@@ ses of Ar@@ om@@ ati@@ c S@@ pi@@ ces in Bible T@@ im@@ es . ” )
L@@ ow@@ er re@@ spi@@ r@@ at@@ ory in@@ fe@@ ctions ( such as p@@ ne@@ um@@ on@@ ia ) , di@@ arr@@ he@@ al di@@ se@@ as@@ es , H@@ I@@ V / ​ A@@ I@@ D@@ S , tu@@ ber@@ cu@@ lo@@ s@@ is , and mal@@ ari@@ a are among the most des@@ tru@@ ctive di@@ se@@ as@@ es that a@@ ff@@ li@@ ct mankind .
What is one way in which those who ‘ hu@@ ng@@ er and th@@ ir@@ st for righteousness ’ can be filled ?
In@@ vit@@ ation to New Yor@@ k C@@ ity
While the wife may learn to dis@@ cer@@ n what her husband is thinking or feel@@ ing , the husband is r@@ ar@@ ely expe@@ cted to devel@@ op the same s@@ k@@ ill and dis@@ cer@@ n his wi@@ fe@@ ’s feelings .
Un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly , the desire of a par@@ ent to give good things to his child is strong .
When I refu@@ sed , they offered to pa@@ y the trans@@ por@@ tation co@@ st@@ s for the whole family .
W@@ he@@ ther you person@@ ally cho@@ ose to dr@@ ink al@@ co@@ ho@@ l in mo@@ der@@ ation or not at all , he@@ ed God’s loving appe@@ al : “ O if only you would ac@@ tually pa@@ y attention to my comman@@ d@@ ments !
This message is to be pro@@ claim@@ ed to those who have a desire for righteousness and truth .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , from the past down to today , God’s view of war has rema@@ ined the same .
“ M@@ r@@ s . G — , I could never con@@ ver@@ t you even if I wanted to , ” C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ine rep@@ lied .
I@@ N TH@@ E early 19@@ 30 ’ s , my gr@@ and@@ parents and their ei@@ ght children heard some recor@@ ding@@ s of Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d’s tal@@ ks and were con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that they had found the truth .
We still live by it .
Is the Devil someone to be fe@@ ared , or should he be dis@@ mis@@ sed as nothing more than a su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ous no@@ tion or a my@@ th@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal un@@ re@@ ality ?
At first it seem@@ ed that Pa@@ olo would be able to sur@@ vi@@ ve the ill@@ ness , and he encoura@@ ged me great@@ ly .
In fact , un@@ less those days were cu@@ t sh@@ ort , no flesh would be sa@@ ved ; but on account of the cho@@ s@@ en ones those days will be cu@@ t sh@@ ort . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 21 , 22 .
Ab@@ out 5@@ 6 C.E . , the well - travel@@ ed apostle Paul wrote : “ As far as I@@ l@@ l@@ y@@ ri@@ cu@@ m I have thor@@ ough@@ ly pre@@ ached the good news about the Christ . ”
We look for@@ ward to that wonderful time .
See 200@@ 5 C@@ al@@ end@@ ar of Jehovah’s Witnesses , S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember / O@@ c@@ to@@ ber .
Our discus@@ sions continued l@@ ate into the night .
On@@ ce a year , on A@@ t@@ on@@ ement Da@@ y , the high pri@@ est ‘ la@@ id both his hands upon the head of the live go@@ at and con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed over it all the er@@ r@@ ors of the sons of Israel , and he put them upon the head of the go@@ at and the go@@ at car@@ ri@@ ed upon it@@ self all their er@@ r@@ ors into a deser@@ t land . ’
They pa@@ in@@ t a pi@@ c@@ ture of Jesus and Christi@@ an@@ ity that is not in har@@ mony with the inspired Scriptures .
What an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent example for all who desire Jehovah’s fav@@ or today !
Pro@@ sel@@ y@@ ti@@ ze or E@@ v@@ ang@@ eli@@ ze ?
If we do this , we imitate Jehovah and Jesus .
When Peter was asked how he felt about his change of assignment , he rep@@ lied , “ I am so pleas@@ ed that there are brothers who have been tra@@ ined to accept greater responsi@@ bility and who are doing so well in car@@ ing for the work . ”
Jehovah has car@@ ed for his “ v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard , ” the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of the Israel of God , and for their har@@ d@@ working associ@@ ates .
How do the dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ies made by s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists make you feel about Jehovah ?
So the men@@ ac@@ ing “ li@@ on ” does not cause us spiritual in@@ j@@ ur@@ y .
What mo@@ des@@ ty ! ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 6 : 11 - 15 .
Joseph was an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent example of this .
Daniel makes known the dre@@ am and then inter@@ pre@@ ts it .
Un@@ der the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , he would have been put to death .
I was assign@@ ed to help the young , new Bethel brothers to keep their ro@@ om@@ s ti@@ dy and to clean up after themselves .
( Read Jeremiah 31 : 31 - 33 . )
Jehovah will certainly find for himself a man ag@@ re@@ e@@ able to his heart ; and Jehovah will com@@ mis@@ sion him as a lead@@ er over his people , because you did not keep what Jehovah comman@@ ded you . ” ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
L@@ ater , as she gre@@ w up , she did not just bl@@ in@@ dly or pas@@ si@@ vely accept everything she was taught .
But the worl@@ d’s fa@@ il@@ ure to a@@ do@@ pt positi@@ ve valu@@ es does not mean that there are no who@@ les@@ ome valu@@ es that can and should be a@@ do@@ p@@ ted .
On the ten@@ th day of E@@ th@@ ani@@ m ( later called Ti@@ sh@@ r@@ i ) , * Israel c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated a fes@@ ti@@ val that fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed how the benef@@ its of Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice would be app@@ lied .
From time to time , the A@@ wa@@ ke !
Yet , Jehovah direc@@ ted through Moses that , ne@@ i@@ ther Eli@@ sh@@ ama nor his son Nu@@ n , but Jo@@ shua was to lead the for@@ ce that would van@@ qu@@ ish the enem@@ y .
10@@ 3 : 14 .
Di@@ d Le@@ ah too hope to mar@@ ry a faithful worshipp@@ er of Jehovah ?
In imit@@ ation of Timothy , “ pa@@ y con@@ st@@ ant attention to yourself and to your teaching . ” ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
The Bible lea@@ ves no doubt that God has a personal name .
Th@@ ree men e@@ ating their lun@@ ch in a par@@ ked tru@@ ck saw what happened , invit@@ ed the sister to pla@@ y the rec@@ ord for them , and ob@@ ta@@ ined liter@@ ature from her .
Is something ro@@ b@@ b@@ ing you of happiness ?
Then you will be there when God’s purpose for the earth is ful@@ filled and our g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l home has become an et@@ er@@ n@@ al par@@ adise .
If that is true of humans , how much more do we have reason to praise Jehovah God !
Let us bri@@ ef@@ ly consider three important st@@ ep@@ s that will help us to get the most out of our personal study of the Bible .
This is what Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es says : ‘ Lo@@ ok ! A cal@@ am@@ ity is s@@ pre@@ ading from nation to nation , and a great temp@@ est will be un@@ lea@@ shed from the re@@ mo@@ t@@ est par@@ ts of the earth .
Acc@@ ording to the book Be@@ y@@ ond the Bi@@ g T@@ al@@ k , re@@ sear@@ ch reve@@ als that “ in ho@@ m@@ es where parents have given their te@@ en children clear mes@@ sa@@ ges that indic@@ ate that they disa@@ p@@ prove of te@@ ens having inter@@ course , these te@@ ens are more likely to d@@ el@@ a@@ y be@@ coming involved in se@@ x@@ u@@ al inter@@ course . ”
E@@ ver since the wicked angels lost “ their origin@@ al position , ” they have been the dem@@ on compan@@ i@@ ons of Satan and have served his evil inter@@ ests .
And of what did their ba@@ dness cons@@ ist ?
“ In the last days , ” wrote Peter , “ there will come ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ers ” who , “ according to their own desi@@ res , ” mo@@ ck those who obedi@@ ently keep Jehovah’s day close in mind .
Let U@@ s Ex@@ al@@ t Jehovah’s N@@ ame To@@ gether , 3 / 1
Pa@@ v@@ el served on S@@ ak@@ hal@@ in until 199@@ 5 .
W@@ ould true Christians want to per@@ pe@@ tu@@ ate a f@@ ab@@ led N@@ ati@@ v@@ ity that dist@@ or@@ ts the truth sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding the bir@@ th of Jesus ?
Mu@@ ch of the evil that is done in this world is the work not of individuals but of organiz@@ ations .
Be more than a married cou@@ ple ; be de@@ ar friends .
Father regul@@ arly be@@ at M@@ other and us children .
who , after in@@ qui@@ ry , does not em@@ br@@ ace our do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines ? ”
How that message must have encoura@@ ged John !
After the ten - mon@@ th course , we were assign@@ ed back to J@@ ap@@ an .
S@@ tr@@ ik@@ ing a bal@@ ance between tra@@ ining a child , car@@ ing for the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c responsi@@ bil@@ ities , and doing se@@ cul@@ ar work posed a chall@@ enge for one Christian overse@@ er who@@ se wife has a bus@@ y sc@@ he@@ du@@ le as a regul@@ ar pioneer .
In l@@ ine with De@@ bor@@ ah’s prophe@@ tic words to Bar@@ ak , “ the beau@@ ti@@ f@@ ying thing ” of this vi@@ ct@@ ory went to the woman J@@ a@@ el .
God’s Word descri@@ bes the Devil as “ a man@@ sla@@ y@@ er ” and says that he has “ the means to cause death . ”
A@@ N IN@@ F@@ L@@ U@@ EN@@ T@@ I@@ A@@ L man from E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pia was j@@ our@@ ne@@ ying ho@@ me@@ ward from Jerusalem .
When your con@@ vi@@ ction is strong and you are well - pre@@ pared , you will feel imp@@ el@@ led to give a witness for Jehovah’s name . ​ — J@@ er .
I se@@ ized the opportunity to witness to him .
In O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 194@@ 4 , Jac@@ o@@ b was among a large group of pris@@ on@@ ers or@@ der@@ ed to di@@ g t@@ an@@ k tra@@ ps .
Let him expla@@ in :
Yet , most of your friends have heal@@ thy children .
How does the illustr@@ ation of the father hear@@ ing his s@@ on@@ ’s re@@ qu@@ est high@@ light Jehovah’s will@@ ing@@ ness to respon@@ d to our prayers ?
The po@@ li@@ ce took them to the po@@ li@@ ce st@@ ation and be@@ at their ba@@ re fe@@ et with c@@ lu@@ bs until they fa@@ inted from pain .
T@@ ake my yo@@ ke upon you and learn from me , for I am mil@@ d - temp@@ ered and low@@ ly in heart , and you will find ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment for your sou@@ ls . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
7 : 26 , 27 .
F@@ in@@ ally , at four o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck in the af@@ ter@@ no@@ on , we arri@@ ved at the f@@ ar@@ m .
However , he feel@@ s that he must keep that jo@@ b at al@@ most any co@@ st .
In ad@@ dition to doing most of the transl@@ ating themselves , they continued to teach school in the mor@@ ning and af@@ ter@@ no@@ on .
In rep@@ ly , the ang@@ el said : “ Is anything too ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary for Jehovah ? ”
The Creator left his imp@@ r@@ in@@ t on his h@@ an@@ di@@ work , as Paul pointed out .
And look !
His full - time care@@ er as a pioneer s@@ pan@@ ned more than 4@@ 6 years .
El@@ isha pi@@ cked up the of@@ fi@@ cial gar@@ ment that had fal@@ le@@ n off Eli@@ j@@ ah and put it on .
The life - th@@ reat@@ ening di@@ se@@ ase left her par@@ al@@ y@@ zed in both leg@@ s .
By continu@@ ing to pon@@ der over spiritual things , we will maintain our en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m for the truth .
One experienced marriage coun@@ sel@@ or in E@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe ob@@ served : “ Di@@ v@@ or@@ ce makes of@@ fi@@ cial what has already happened ​ — the bre@@ aku@@ p of a relationship and the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ent se@@ par@@ ation , something that is emo@@ tion@@ ally very pa@@ in@@ ful . ”
C@@ learly , they were pr@@ ou@@ d to be servants of Jehovah . ​ — Daniel 1 : 8 - 20 .
The F@@ e@@ der@@ al Con@@ s@@ titu@@ tional C@@ our@@ t used the occasi@@ on to com@@ ment on the fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al relationship between the St@@ ate and religious grou@@ ps .
For example , he comman@@ ded them to wa@@ ge war against the Cana@@ an@@ ites , who were exc@@ e@@ e@@ ding@@ ly wicked .
“ When they believ@@ ed . . . both men and women were get@@ ting baptized . ” ​ — Acts 8 : 12 .
I im@@ medi@@ ately recogn@@ ized them as Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Many such chang@@ es are bey@@ ond our control , and they can present new and for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble challeng@@ es to our spiritual well - being .
He also f@@ ill@@ s S@@ he@@ ol , the gra@@ ve , with in@@ no@@ c@@ ent sou@@ ls .
Paul’s point was that God does not make a promise and then for@@ get about it .
A man nam@@ ed An@@ dr@@ é was very close to his father , who su@@ d@@ den@@ ly f@@ ell ill and died .
The apostle Paul wrote of de@@ gra@@ ded practic@@ es that were “ contr@@ ary to n@@ ature ” and “ ob@@ sc@@ ene , ” and these often found a place in religious r@@ ites .
L@@ ater , other angels “ for@@ so@@ ok their own prop@@ er d@@ wel@@ ling place ” in heaven , took on human bo@@ dies , and began living with at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive women on earth .
I was brought before two tri@@ bun@@ al cour@@ ts , but my case was dis@@ mis@@ sed .
Re@@ c@@ ently , Ph@@ ili@@ p was able to accept an invit@@ ation to work as a vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er at the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia .
When I put such questions to religious people , they could not provide satis@@ fac@@ t@@ ory ans@@ wers .
All the blessings we will receive from God’s Kingdom will be the result of Jehovah’s kindness .
A@@ no@@ ther reason we may find it difficult to displa@@ y hum@@ ility is that we are sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by a world that encoura@@ ges people to stri@@ ve to be su@@ peri@@ or to others .
John c@@ learly knew that it was possible for a serv@@ ant of Jehovah to feel con@@ dem@@ ned at heart .
Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ising some doubt , or su@@ sp@@ en@@ ding beli@@ ef , can be a real prote@@ ction because , as the apostle John says , “ many dec@@ ei@@ v@@ ers have g@@ one for@@ th into the world . ” ​ — 2 John 7 .
When the ban@@ k began a re@@ stru@@ c@@ tur@@ ing pro@@ c@@ ess , he found himself out of work .
E@@ no@@ ch fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly pro@@ claim@@ ed God’s message to a ho@@ st@@ ile world
Ther@@ efore , those who are en@@ tru@@ sted with authority over others must especially stri@@ ve to be mo@@ des@@ t and to show a yi@@ el@@ ding spirit . ​ — Proverbs 11 : 2 .
To pro@@ du@@ ce w@@ ine in qu@@ an@@ t@@ ity , Israel@@ ite f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers had to take good care of their v@@ ines .
Le@@ e@@ ’s experience shows how an hon@@ est self - exam@@ in@@ ation helped him to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on bad associ@@ ation .
On A@@ pri@@ l 1 , 20@@ 00 , he e@@ mul@@ ated in real life the ag@@ g@@ res@@ sion of his s@@ cre@@ en her@@ o .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , long@@ time fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps have been da@@ shed by h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful re@@ mar@@ ks .
Peter was asked if he loved Jesus more than “ these , ” that is , the f@@ ish that were before them .
But it takes self - discipl@@ ine to make such wi@@ sh@@ es a re@@ ality .
Then , when you are fac@@ ed with pe@@ er pres@@ sure , you will be able to rep@@ ly prom@@ p@@ tly and with confidence .
On@@ ce a year , Jehovah’s Witnesses ga@@ ther on the an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary of the death of Jesus to remember his sacrifice .
How can we help one another to stay close to Jehovah ?
To Joseph , his 1@@ 1@@ th son , he gave the d@@ ou@@ ble por@@ tion u@@ su@@ ally du@@ e the fir@@ st@@ born .
Some find satis@@ fac@@ tion in a care@@ er , a s@@ por@@ t , or a ho@@ b@@ by .
S@@ ear@@ ch@@ ing for Tru@@ th in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a
No@@ te what happened when Jesus asked the 12 apostles : “ You do not want to go also , do you ? ”
They are led to believe that advan@@ ced educ@@ ation op@@ ens the do@@ or to high - pa@@ ying and pres@@ ti@@ gi@@ ous jo@@ bs , and st@@ atis@@ tic@@ s are often pres@@ ented to show the ga@@ p in ear@@ n@@ ings between gra@@ du@@ ates from such in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions and those who comple@@ ted only ba@@ si@@ c scho@@ ol@@ ing .
My parents are Jehovah’s Witnesses , and they did their best to in@@ still in me a love for Jehovah and his Word , the Bible .
She had left her ch@@ urch ten years before and had been tr@@ ying to study the Bible on her own .
Jesus fore@@ told that this wicked world would be brought to an end so that a better world could beg@@ in .
Fir@@ st , consider the ma@@ in char@@ ac@@ ters .
We me@@ t again in 195@@ 8 and were married on Au@@ gu@@ st 23 of that year .
“ N@@ ever Be An@@ xi@@ ous ”
But we need not fear , for Isaiah 5@@ 4 : 17 says : “ ‘ An@@ y we@@ ap@@ on wh@@ atever that will be form@@ ed against you will have no succ@@ ess , and any t@@ ong@@ ue at all that will ris@@ e up against you in the judgment you will con@@ dem@@ n .
“ After sing@@ ing pra@@ ises , they went out to the M@@ ount of O@@ lives , ” wal@@ king some dist@@ ance through the n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w st@@ re@@ e@@ ts of Jerusalem .
The book Jerusalem ​ — A@@ n Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal Bi@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ y com@@ ments : “ The re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble thing about this ep@@ is@@ o@@ de is that the m@@ ale - f@@ em@@ ale as@@ pect of the st@@ ory was comple@@ t@@ ely un@@ re@@ mar@@ ked .
As direc@@ ted ac@@ tually against him and against his re@@ ign@@ ing King .
I was invit@@ ed to atten@@ d , and I gra@@ du@@ ated from its ten@@ th class on F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 8 , 194@@ 8 .
Satan’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ on and his in@@ duc@@ ing the first human cou@@ ple to dis@@ obey Jehovah God s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ed His name by c@@ all@@ ing into question the way God was exerc@@ ising his uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
( b ) Who would benefit from this , and why ?
Jesus appe@@ ared to him that day ​ — evid@@ ently when Peter was al@@ one .
We today are lik@@ e@@ wise determined to remain ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast in our love for Christ , keep@@ ing se@@ cul@@ ar work , rec@@ re@@ ation , and material things in their prop@@ er place .
To illustr@@ ate : Some do not like e@@ ating r@@ as@@ p@@ ber@@ ries because of their little see@@ ds .
What happ@@ ens if a person lo@@ ses sight of this and beg@@ ins to foc@@ us on his own a@@ bil@@ ities ?
Our congregation meetings provide us with the opportunity to get to know one another , to imp@@ ar@@ t encourag@@ ement , and to inc@@ ite one another to “ love and fine works . ”
Why did Jehovah h@@ and@@ le matters as he did when deal@@ ing with the nation of Israel as a whole ?
What shows that M@@ ary and Joseph were God - fe@@ aring individuals ?
Even when someone over@@ dr@@ in@@ ks al@@ one , the effe@@ cts of his exc@@ ess@@ es in@@ ev@@ it@@ ab@@ ly sp@@ ill over into other pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s lives , often with tra@@ gi@@ c con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
Some turn to gu@@ ide@@ boo@@ ks or coun@@ sel@@ ors and perhaps sp@@ end large sum@@ s to get the ad@@ vice they feel they need .
By all means , be determined not to look at i@@ ma@@ ges that would temp@@ t you to do wrong .
As@@ k yourself , ‘ When in hist@@ ory have all the things descri@@ bed ( 1 ) taken place on a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l sc@@ ale , ( 2 ) occ@@ ur@@ red at the same time , and ( 3 ) prog@@ ressed to an un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted ex@@ t@@ ent ? ’
In the Par@@ is are@@ a , al@@ most 5@@ ,000 attend@@ ed , including a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant number of n@@ on - Witnesses .
In my of@@ fice I am sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by many pi@@ c@@ tures that mean so much to me !
I@@ ’@@ m not sen@@ ding this money for anything in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar , so I@@ ’@@ l@@ l let you deci@@ de . ” ​ — M@@ ac@@ le@@ an , age ei@@ ght .
That our priv@@ ate reading of the Bible is not en@@ ough .
Jesus was a perfect man , like our first father , Adam .
A th@@ i@@ ef can com@@ p@@ en@@ s@@ ate for what he sto@@ le , but an ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ er can make no re@@ pa@@ y@@ ment .
A heart that is tru@@ sting in Jehovah kno@@ ws that wh@@ atever He as@@ ks or direc@@ ts through his Word is always right .
Because present - day elders co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class , all in the congregation are encoura@@ ged and ass@@ is@@ ted to remain un@@ ited .
In what sense did Jehovah ‘ cr@@ us@@ h ’ his faithful Ser@@ v@@ ant , and why did this bring God “ deli@@ ght ” ?
She says : “ P@@ ra@@ y@@ er was my refu@@ ge .
He said : “ Pa@@ y attention to y@@ ourselves and to all the flo@@ ck , among which the holy spirit has appointed you overse@@ ers , to shepher@@ d the congregation of God , which he pur@@ cha@@ sed with the blood of his own Son . ”
In turn , this can pro@@ du@@ ce fine resul@@ ts .
( a ) Why do fle@@ sh@@ ly - min@@ ded people have difficul@@ ty cultiv@@ ating a bal@@ an@@ ced view of material things ?
He soon made the first of sever@@ al at@@ temp@@ ts to k@@ ill David .
A rec@@ ent pi@@ c@@ ture of our family
Al@@ so , you “ honor your father and your mother ” by being present at the family Bible study .
He gives them or@@ ders “ to with@@ draw from every brother wal@@ king dis@@ or@@ der@@ ly . ” ​ — 2 Th@@ ess .
When he was in heaven , before he was mirac@@ ul@@ ously conc@@ ei@@ ved by his vi@@ r@@ g@@ in mother , as wisdom person@@ i@@ fied , he explained : “ I came to be b@@ es@@ i@@ de [ God ] as a ma@@ ster work@@ er , and I came to be the one he was spe@@ cially f@@ ond of day by day . ”
But I work hard to apply the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel to be ‘ s@@ wi@@ ft about hear@@ ing , s@@ low about speaking , s@@ low about wr@@ ath . ’
Yet , their l@@ ack of knowledge of these de@@ ta@@ il@@ s did not sto@@ p them from get@@ ting the ar@@ k buil@@ t .
• How does being practic@@ al and bal@@ an@@ ced help us to serve God and others ?
In@@ tegrity car@@ ries the thought of being u@@ pri@@ ght , b@@ lam@@ eless , righteous , and fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less .
As to the ro@@ le of hus@@ ban@@ ds , the Bible says : “ H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds ought to be loving their wi@@ ves as their own bo@@ dies . ”
We can deci@@ p@@ her those prophe@@ ci@@ es , as we understand the very first prophecy recorded in the Bible .
The end result is that even though you and I ha@@ d@@ n@@ ’t done anything wrong ​ — we ha@@ d@@ n@@ ’t even been born when Adam and E@@ ve sin@@ ned — ​ they do@@ om@@ ed us and all their future off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing and our@@ s to a life of imper@@ fe@@ ction and sin that would end in death .
It was a bro@@ ad@@ c@@ ast by Jehovah’s Witnesses , and D@@ ad lik@@ ed what he heard .
9 , 10 . ( a ) How did first - century Jews show themselves un@@ te@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble and ri@@ gi@@ d in their vie@@ ws ?
But the Bible shows that the only means by which humans can gain everlasting life is Jesus ’ ransom . ​ — 10 / 1 , pages 3 - 5 .
David did not with@@ hold his support , bro@@ o@@ ding over the pro@@ spe@@ ct that the cre@@ di@@ t for temple con@@ stru@@ ction would not be his .
The Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant transl@@ ation known as the King James V@@ er@@ sion , or Au@@ thor@@ ized V@@ er@@ sion , says about the cre@@ ation of Adam : “ The L@@ O@@ R@@ D God form@@ ed man of the du@@ st of the gr@@ ound , and bre@@ a@@ th@@ ed into his no@@ str@@ il@@ s the bre@@ ath of life ; and man became a living soul . ”
How we enjo@@ yed the s@@ par@@ k@@ le of the s@@ now !
We me@@ et together on the same d@@ ate , N@@ is@@ an 14 , after su@@ n@@ down to show that we are gr@@ ate@@ ful for what Jehovah did for us and to obey Jesus ’ comm@@ and .
N@@ ei@@ ther course was con@@ dem@@ ned by God as pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous . ​ — Matthew 12 : 2 - 4 ; N@@ um@@ bers 25 : 7 - 9 ; 1 Samuel 21 : 1 - 6 .
With Jesus ’ ze@@ al for his ministry in mind , ev@@ alu@@ ate your circumstances to see if you could fur@@ ther ex@@ p@@ and your ministry . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
I under@@ sto@@ od as never before the words of Proverbs 3 : 5 : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart and do not le@@ an upon your own understanding . ”
The do@@ ct@@ or was said to have a “ kind and sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic man@@ ner . ”
But how did Jesus come to be on earth ?
( Read John 10 : 14 , 15 . )
( b ) In what respect may you be able to rel@@ ate to the chall@@ enge that Moses fac@@ ed ?
“ If we are wal@@ king in the light as [ God ] himself is in the light , ” John wr@@ ites , “ we do have a sh@@ aring with one another . ”
How can we walk as Jesus wal@@ ked when our fellow believers fai@@ l us or wrong us in some way ?
As a large part of the a@@ udi@@ ence sto@@ od up , Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d declar@@ ed : “ B@@ eho@@ ld !
After we ga@@ ined acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of Jehovah God and his pur@@ pos@@ es and of Jesus Christ and his ro@@ le in those pur@@ pos@@ es , we made the personal decision to serve God with our whole heart , mind , soul , and strength .
( b ) What pro@@ spe@@ ct do those in S@@ he@@ ol , or H@@ ad@@ es , have ?
H@@ ann@@ ah cop@@ es with ho@@ mes@@ ic@@ k@@ ness by foc@@ using her attention on the brothers and sisters in their congregation .
Yet David refu@@ sed to let such things da@@ un@@ t him .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ate S@@ ac@@ red Th@@ ings !
“ The B@@ less@@ ing of Jehovah ​ — That Is What M@@ ak@@ es R@@ ich ”
His pri@@ m@@ ary concer@@ n was to “ be@@ ar thor@@ ough witness ” des@@ pite any tri@@ bul@@ ation .
Thus , all contribu@@ ted fun@@ ds were used appro@@ pri@@ ately .
For instance , one of the congregations we vis@@ ited was far away from any city or mar@@ ke@@ t .
La@@ ur@@ ence , a pioneer , regul@@ arly vis@@ its M@@ ad@@ ele@@ ine , an 8@@ 0 - year - old Christian sister who is no longer able to speak .
Then he made his way toward a large s@@ k@@ y@@ light with o@@ pen w@@ in@@ do@@ ws .
Some may have been ne@@ arly over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by vari@@ ous anxi@@ e@@ ties before they learned the truth .
C@@ en@@ tr@@ al to such a gl@@ ori@@ ous future is “ righteousness , ” which is emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed in Psalm 1@@ 12 .
D@@ ang@@ er@@ ous pa@@ tho@@ gen@@ s have bre@@ ached your bo@@ d@@ y’s de@@ f@@ en@@ se syst@@ em@@ s and have att@@ ac@@ ked vital or@@ g@@ ans .
( Read Romans 13 : 11 . )
With love in his heart for the de@@ a@@ f , ‘ Jehovah has made his face shin@@ e toward them . ’
A certain happiness comes from enjo@@ ying pleas@@ ant times with those of our own age .
The answer was pr@@ inted bel@@ ow : “ No , these three are one . ”
What is the ob@@ je@@ ctive of the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy ?
As c@@ learly refle@@ cted in the a@@ bo@@ ve letter , beli@@ ef in the resurrection is a hope that su@@ sta@@ ins true Christians .
What Scriptural princi@@ ple came to her a@@ id ?
We are not left in the dar@@ k when it comes to the future , for the Bible expla@@ ins the meaning of dist@@ res@@ sing world con@@ di@@ tions and what the out@@ come will be .
R@@ em@@ ember , “ children are not expe@@ cted to sa@@ ve up for their parents , but the parents for their children . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
Yet , Job real@@ ized that such won@@ ders ‘ are but the fr@@ ing@@ es of the Creat@@ or@@ ’s ways . ’
When Jehovah se@@ es a heart that is responsi@@ ve to Bible truth , he uses his spirit to help the individu@@ al to gr@@ as@@ p and apply that truth in his life .
How can we deter@@ mine what whole - sou@@ led service means for us person@@ ally ?
How God T@@ reat@@ s His Pe@@ ople
( a ) Why may it be a chall@@ enge for young ones to be kind to their teach@@ ers ?
Thus , Joseph sent word to his father , saying : “ C@@ ome down to me . Do not d@@ el@@ a@@ y .
The apostle Paul was later inspired to wr@@ ite : “ [ E@@ ve ] was thor@@ ough@@ ly dec@@ ei@@ ved . ”
Some of them , though , simply wal@@ ked away , making little effort to understand .
Ne@@ ar the close of that discus@@ sion , the speak@@ er will indic@@ ate that the time has come to car@@ ry out what Jesus told his apostles to do .
He was not foc@@ using on himself and his position , and we can benefit from that . ​ — He@@ b .
L@@ ear@@ ned ?
“ Some of their cul@@ t practic@@ es were a@@ bu@@ sive to me and destro@@ yed my spirit as a child , ” lam@@ ents Mal@@ in@@ da , now in her 30 ’ s .
S@@ ur@@ ely the re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble rec@@ ord of Moses and A@@ ar@@ on gave pro@@ of of their loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah and their love for the people .
After descri@@ b@@ ing the land , ri@@ v@@ ers , pl@@ an@@ e@@ ts , and st@@ ars , he conclu@@ ded : “ The world is the most ar@@ ti@@ fi@@ cial and s@@ kil@@ fully made of all works , as if it had been put together by some one who was al@@ together accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed and most perfect in knowledge .
“ The Ab@@ oun@@ ding We@@ al@@ th of the Se@@ as ”
They must san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy God’s name , Jehovah .
This information was inclu@@ ded in the Scriptures for our benefit .
Yes , Jehovah’s day is certain to come .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es working at a jo@@ b , there is sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing , co@@ o@@ king , cle@@ an@@ ing , par@@ en@@ ting .
With the exc@@ ep@@ tion of Jesus , no humans since Adam and E@@ ve have been perfect .
TH@@ R@@ E@@ E th@@ ous@@ and fi@@ ve h@@ un@@ d@@ red years ag@@ o , the Law of Moses con@@ dem@@ ned bri@@ ber@@ y .
‘ Is he in tr@@ ou@@ ble ?
However , after much prayer , the cou@@ ple deci@@ ded to go a@@ head with their move ​ — a st@@ ep they do not reg@@ re@@ t .
It is not always eas@@ y to stay faithful to Jehovah .
“ Then deli@@ ver bre@@ ad to the fr@@ on@@ t l@@ ines , ” he said .
4 We appreci@@ ate all that God has done for us .
F@@ ran@@ z wrote to his mother from a B@@ er@@ l@@ in de@@ ten@@ tion cen@@ ter : “ With what I knew , if I had taken the [ mil@@ it@@ ary ] o@@ ath , I would have com@@ mit@@ ted a sin deser@@ ving death .
S@@ how@@ ing love and kindness in words and de@@ e@@ ds helps to cre@@ ate a who@@ les@@ ome en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment in which new ones can gro@@ w spiritually .
“ T@@ each me to do your will , for you are my God . ” ​ — P@@ S .
That thr@@ ill@@ ing account gives us a pre@@ view of gr@@ an@@ der events in the future .
W@@ I@@ T@@ H main@@ land Gre@@ e@@ ce to the nor@@ th and w@@ est , the is@@ land of C@@ re@@ te to the sou@@ th , and T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y to the e@@ ast , the A@@ e@@ ge@@ an Se@@ a co@@ v@@ ers a va@@ st are@@ a of the e@@ ast@@ er@@ n Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an .
A@@ n En@@ coun@@ ter Y@@ i@@ el@@ ds F@@ ru@@ it@@ age
Con@@ s@@ ci@@ ence : A sense of right and wrong that we have in@@ side us .
We might try to remember such ver@@ ses as Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 3 and C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 5 .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 17 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 10@@ 9 , 18
Solomon app@@ lied God - given wisdom
“ In@@ cess@@ ant prayer to Jehovah has been an inv@@ alu@@ able help to me , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly when situ@@ ations have been ten@@ se , ” rec@@ alls A@@ do@@ l@@ f@@ o .
W@@ el@@ coming all who atten@@ d Christian meetings gives evidence of our lar@@ ge@@ hear@@ te@@ dness .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on his qualities is a vital second st@@ ep in dra@@ wing close to him .
The fulfill@@ ment has ex@@ tend@@ ed over a peri@@ od of time during the conclu@@ sion of the system of things .
What ty@@ pe of be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or is not un@@ comm@@ on ?
• Acc@@ ording to Mi@@ ca@@ h 6 : 8 , what does God requi@@ re of us ?
It is not sur@@ pris@@ ing therefore that it was . . . a pri@@ ze often f@@ ought over and when se@@ cur@@ ed str@@ ong@@ ly de@@ f@@ ended . ”
God’s Word teach@@ es us how to keep far away from se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
* I was mo@@ tiv@@ ated to id@@ enti@@ fy my@@ self with such coura@@ ge@@ ous examples of integrity , and I started atten@@ ding the meetings of Jehovah’s Witnesses held in a priv@@ ate home .
His body was bu@@ ri@@ ed near the sh@@ ore , then ex@@ hum@@ ed and thro@@ wn into the se@@ a .
The L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er ​ — I@@ ts Me@@ an@@ ing for You
Go@@ od listen@@ ing ha@@ bi@@ ts are best learned at an early age .
How did Jesus ’ enti@@ re life course refle@@ ct un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish service in be@@ half of others ?
TH@@ E apostle Paul wrote those words to his fellow Christians in R@@ ome in about the year 5@@ 6 C.E .
After all , our home is important to us .
After this tra@@ ining course , I re@@ turned to D@@ en@@ mar@@ k to continue car@@ ing for responsi@@ bil@@ ities there .
What Re@@ c@@ ord Di@@ d Peter Le@@ a@@ ve Be@@ h@@ ind ?
They pray together , and that uni@@ fi@@ es their hearts .
It might come in the form of false acc@@ us@@ ations from apost@@ ates , ho@@ st@@ ility from family members , ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le from col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es or scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es .
By allow@@ ing Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y to influ@@ ence its the@@ olo@@ gy , the ch@@ urch bo@@ wed to tra@@ dition rather than follow the teachings of the Bible .
Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal evidence from mar@@ ine ex@@ ca@@ v@@ ations and t@@ om@@ bs , as well as ancient writ@@ ings and desi@@ gn@@ s pa@@ inted on po@@ t@@ ter@@ y , helps us to vis@@ u@@ al@@ ize shi@@ ps from C@@ y@@ pr@@ us .
What can we learn from faithful men of old who fac@@ ed similar challeng@@ es , men such as Abraham and Moses ?
“ Although I know that too much cont@@ act with her parents has a ne@@ g@@ ative effect on my wife emo@@ tion@@ ally , no cont@@ act at all can also lead to problems , ” he says .
Moses did not tell the Israelites in Egy@@ pt : ‘ I will me@@ et you at the R@@ ed Se@@ a .
That is why it is very important for us to keep on the w@@ atch .
What are some fine examples of those who appreci@@ ated their spiritual in@@ her@@ it@@ ance ?
It is transl@@ ated from a Greek word that liter@@ ally means “ a standing up again . ”
How did Satan and his wicked ang@@ eli@@ c followers , called dem@@ ons , f@@ are in the con@@ f@@ li@@ ct ?
What is at the cor@@ e of our pra@@ ying for and see@@ king to strengthen others ?
As the earth mo@@ ves , the sh@@ a@@ do@@ ws are ever shi@@ f@@ ting and chang@@ ing .
The tr@@ ou@@ ble - filled 20@@ th century has provided clear pro@@ of of Satan’s activ@@ ity and of a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble fulfill@@ ment of the si@@ gn of Jesus ’ ro@@ y@@ al pres@@ ence in heavenly Kingdom power . ​ — Matthew , chap@@ ters 24 and 25 ; Mark , chap@@ ter 13 ; Luke , chap@@ ter 21 ; Revelation 12 : 10 , 12 .
( a ) Why should occasi@@ onal disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments not disc@@ oura@@ ge us ?
Some tri@@ als are du@@ e to our own imper@@ fe@@ ctions or are a con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence of the system of things in which we live .
* Jesus knew that imper@@ fect humans are n@@ atur@@ ally concer@@ ned about ob@@ tain@@ ing ba@@ si@@ c necess@@ ities .
What counsel did Paul give to the Gal@@ ati@@ ans , and how is this per@@ t@@ in@@ ent for us ?
O@@ l@@ son ) , 10 / 15 Re@@ war@@ ding Li@@ fe of Ser@@ vice to God ( P .
She once had a lu@@ cr@@ ative jo@@ b with a law fir@@ m , but today she ser@@ ves as an un@@ pa@@ id vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er minis@@ ter in one of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s branch of@@ fic@@ es .
Do these em@@ bit@@ ter us or temp@@ t us to re@@ pa@@ y like for like ?
A valu@@ able princi@@ ple is stated at Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 4 , which re@@ a@@ ds : “ [ Ke@@ ep ] an e@@ ye , not in personal interest upon just your own matters , but also in personal interest upon those of the others . ”
Although all these devo@@ ted brothers were supp@@ or@@ ted by faithful ass@@ ist@@ ants , one person was ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally respon@@ sible for making decisions in the congregations , at the branch of@@ fic@@ es , and at world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters .
All that Jehovah as@@ ks of his worshipp@@ ers is that they ‘ exerc@@ ise justice , love kindness , and be mo@@ des@@ t ’ in wal@@ king with their God .
They were man@@ i@@ fes@@ t@@ ations of “ the ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic power of God , ” as in the case of a bo@@ y from whom Jesus ex@@ p@@ el@@ led a dem@@ on .
Those found un@@ wor@@ thy would “ de@@ part into everlasting cu@@ t@@ ting - off , but the righteous ones into everlasting life . ” ​ — Matthew 25 : 31 - 33 , 4@@ 6 .
One or two wit@@ nesses might be eas@@ y to dis@@ mis@@ s , but not the t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony of 5@@ 00 or more e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses .
I wanted to die too .
Moses ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged this and did what Jehovah comman@@ ded him to do .
For some 6@@ ,000 years , Jehovah has ob@@ served ac@@ ts of i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , viol@@ ence , mu@@ r@@ der , and se@@ x@@ u@@ al per@@ ver@@ sion .
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : And when Satan called God a li@@ ar , he ra@@ ised an is@@ sue that would requi@@ re time to set@@ tle .
At first , there was no respon@@ se , but after a few more vis@@ its , the la@@ dy began to war@@ m up .
( 8 ) G@@ u@@ st@@ af@@ s@@ son , A .
In 20@@ 14 an article in the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine Bi@@ bli@@ cal Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gy Rev@@ i@@ e@@ w ad@@ d@@ ressed the question : “ How many people in the Hebrew Bible have been con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally ? ”
dec@@ ep@@ tive ?
By then , Je@@ an@@ et@@ te and I had two more children , but one of them died at ten months of age .
And when Tho@@ ma@@ s Be@@ c@@ ke@@ t , Ar@@ ch@@ bi@@ sh@@ op of C@@ an@@ ter@@ bu@@ ry , was mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed in C@@ an@@ ter@@ bu@@ ry Ca@@ the@@ dr@@ al , one was un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly dis@@ co@@ vered bene@@ ath his clo@@ thing .
Jesus ’ disciples were to be disci@@ ple - mak@@ ers ​ — min@@ isters .
But we have Jehovah , Bible stud@@ ents , and spiritual go@@ als .
T@@ ake N@@ er@@ l@@ an@@ de , a Christian sister in Cana@@ da , as an example .
“ Let the Ri@@ v@@ ers Th@@ em@@ selves C@@ la@@ p Their H@@ ands ”
( I@@ tal@@ ic@@ s our@@ s ; Psalm 10@@ 3 : 12 , The A@@ mp@@ li@@ fied Bible ) How far is e@@ ast from w@@ est ?
“ However , we per@@ sever@@ ed in our assignment , and se@@ ven of our Bible stud@@ ents now atten@@ d the meetings . ”
The family pati@@ ently continued to gre@@ et all whom they me@@ t , even though the neigh@@ b@@ ors ’ respon@@ se rema@@ ined chil@@ ly .
But Jesus ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ S@@ to@@ p being af@@ ra@@ id .
When you know God so well that you come to love him , you feel imp@@ el@@ led to imitate him .
However , there was also an evil slave , who was ne@@ i@@ ther faithful nor dis@@ cre@@ et .
As Jesus was ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed , sp@@ at upon , and stru@@ ck with f@@ ists ?
For the true God himself will bring every s@@ ort of work into the judgment in rel@@ ation to every hi@@ d@@ den thing , as to whether it is good or bad . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 13 , 14 ; Mi@@ ca@@ h 6 : 8 .
Of course , we cannot .
Now and again , the apostle Paul would turn to Timothy and sm@@ ile encourag@@ ingly .
( a ) How was one sister affe@@ cted by the use of s@@ crip@@ tures at a Christian meeting ?
W@@ ell , what was Jehovah God’s p@@ en@@ al@@ ty for Adam if he sin@@ ned ?
But what is kindness ?
( “ daugh@@ ter ” ) , No@@ v .
W@@ a@@ iting for his arri@@ val seem@@ ed to last for ages .
Yet , this system of worship was only temp@@ or@@ ary .
A fur@@ ther less@@ on we can learn from Jo@@ b@@ ’s account is the value of wise coun@@ sel@@ ors .
‘ I SH@@ O@@ U@@ L@@ D not have said that . ’ ‘ I did not expres@@ s my@@ self c@@ learly . ’
Gi@@ ven the h@@ at@@ red they n@@ ur@@ tur@@ ed for the G@@ ent@@ ile po@@ wers that d@@ om@@ in@@ ated them , the Jews bit@@ ter@@ ly res@@ ented the hum@@ ili@@ ation of being for@@ ced into such v@@ ex@@ ati@@ ous la@@ b@@ or .
It came in such t@@ or@@ r@@ ents , it seem@@ s , that the gr@@ ound was quic@@ k@@ ly s@@ w@@ am@@ ped .
• How can a husband provide for his wife and show that he ch@@ eri@@ sh@@ es her ?
The en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment in@@ du@@ str@@ y takes ple@@ asure in re@@ duc@@ ing the family head to a m@@ ere sub@@ ject of ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le and dis@@ respect .
Th@@ ough our Christian activities are car@@ ri@@ ed on in 2@@ 34 lands , op@@ pos@@ ers cla@@ im that we are not a “ known religion . ”
What can help us to make good use of God’s Word in our ministry ?
He ur@@ ges people to say to Jehovah : “ May you par@@ d@@ on er@@ ro@@ r ; and accept what is good , and we will offer in return the young bul@@ ls of our li@@ ps . ” ​ — Ho@@ se@@ a 14 : 1 , 2 .
The Christians who rema@@ ined might have felt deser@@ ted , perhaps even fe@@ ar@@ ful .
Par@@ ents should tra@@ in their children to understand that the Kingdom H@@ all is not the place for r@@ un@@ ning or pla@@ ying . ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
Instead , we pray that Jehovah God will not per@@ mit us to succ@@ um@@ b when someone temp@@ ts us to dis@@ obey H@@ im .
The wi@@ ves and children of the brothers who take the lead in Kingdom activ@@ ity are also to be comm@@ ended for their spirit of gener@@ os@@ ity and self - sacrifice .
“ I A@@ m Com@@ ing to You With the N@@ ame of Jehovah ”
6@@ 1 : 1 , 2 ; Luke 4 : 18 - 21 .
Yes , Jesus recogn@@ ized that it would be an i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ r@@ ous act to bo@@ w down to Satan no matter what the benefit might se@@ em to be .
We sta@@ yed for a we@@ ek , and many of the de@@ ar people there who loved the Bible sh@@ ared their food with us .
However , fur@@ ther re@@ sear@@ ch has reve@@ aled at le@@ ast fi@@ ve reas@@ ons why that is not so .
F@@ in@@ ally , the ter@@ m may be app@@ lied to those making up a local congregation . ​ — 4 / 15 , pages 21 - 3 .
I L@@ ear@@ ned How P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous Li@@ fe Is
SH@@ E@@ C@@ H@@ E@@ M
Although in the Christian Greek Scriptures the word “ hope ” fre@@ qu@@ ently app@@ lies to the heavenly re@@ ward of anointed Christians , in this article , hope in the gener@@ al sense is discus@@ sed .
She too has buil@@ t a house .
We recogn@@ ize that our preci@@ ous worl@@ d@@ wide Christian family ow@@ es its ex@@ ist@@ ence to Jehovah and his el@@ ev@@ ated ways . ​ — Psalm 14@@ 4 : 1@@ 5@@ b .
Yes , a strong faith that mo@@ ves us to s@@ ow “ with a view to the spirit ” is a ke@@ y fac@@ t@@ or in having a heart that is pre@@ pared to accept Jehovah’s Word and to obey it . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 8 .
In Fr@@ ance a faithful pioneer ge@@ ts up early every mor@@ ning and devo@@ tes 30 min@@ ut@@ es to reading the Bible .
A 70 - year - old woman who had attend@@ ed the Ch@@ urch of Eng@@ land all her life ag@@ re@@ ed to have a personal Bible study with one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
By exerc@@ ising self - rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t and sta@@ ying within your bu@@ d@@ get , you can even succ@@ ess@@ fully pl@@ an for ma@@ j@@ or pur@@ cha@@ ses .
As told by Mar@@ ce@@ au L@@ er@@ o@@ y
What was it like for E@@ no@@ ch to deli@@ ver that pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ement , perhaps by preaching it to all who would hear ?
There they gre@@ w we@@ al@@ thy , serving as mi@@ dd@@ le@@ men between the Gre@@ ek@@ s and the gra@@ in pro@@ duc@@ ers of present - day U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine and sou@@ ther@@ n Rus@@ sia .
( 1 ) A@@ ma@@ d@@ or@@ i , E .
Jehovah’s Witnesses will then me@@ et to ob@@ serve the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Jesus Christ’s death .
“ All I could do was c@@ ry , ” she says .
Rather , he cho@@ o@@ ses to let go of res@@ ent@@ ment .
We maintain a hear@@ t@@ felt desire to lo@@ c@@ ate any who might still be righ@@ tly dis@@ posed toward the good news .
For some , it is evid@@ ently not the religious ess@@ ence of Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s that is important as much as it is the opportunity to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate . ”
Re@@ con@@ stru@@ ction efforts were under way , but po@@ ver@@ ty was r@@ am@@ p@@ ant .
This is not a Bible teaching .
“ TH@@ E G@@ L@@ O@@ R@@ I@@ O@@ U@@ S F@@ R@@ E@@ E@@ D@@ O@@ M O@@ F TH@@ E C@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ D@@ R@@ E@@ N O@@ F G@@ O@@ D ”
When a Bible stud@@ ent lear@@ ns that the dead are not consci@@ ous , he should eas@@ ily be able to conclu@@ de that no matter how res@@ ent@@ ful his dead an@@ c@@ est@@ ors may have been during their li@@ fe@@ time , they cannot tr@@ ou@@ ble him .
On ne@@ arly every cont@@ in@@ ent , or@@ din@@ ary people accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed an ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary work .
It may be , though , that people with whom we study the Bible have been con@@ fu@@ sed by the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines of false religion .
Ther@@ efore , children , ask y@@ ourselves , ‘ Will I accept the loving tra@@ ining my parents provide ? ’
The milli@@ ons of marri@@ ages that succ@@ e@@ ed prove o@@ ther@@ wise .
Jeremiah was “ under rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t in the C@@ our@@ ty@@ ard of the G@@ u@@ ard ” when Jehovah told him to bu@@ y his c@@ ous@@ in@@ ’s tr@@ act of land at An@@ a@@ tho@@ th as a si@@ gn that there would be a rest@@ or@@ ation .
As to the con@@ ne@@ ction between obedi@@ ence and love , Jesus ear@@ li@@ er said to his apostles : “ W@@ ho@@ ever has my comman@@ d@@ ments and ob@@ ser@@ ves them is the one who lo@@ ves me . ”
Acc@@ ording to Genesis 33 : 18 , Jac@@ o@@ b and his family comple@@ ted a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous j@@ our@@ ne@@ y “ sa@@ fe and s@@ ound . ”
Gi@@ ve way to mis@@ er@@ y and m@@ our@@ n and we@@ ep . Let your la@@ ugh@@ ter be turned into m@@ our@@ ning , and your joy into de@@ je@@ ction .
We are wise , then , to cultiv@@ ate the spirit of hum@@ ility reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of how knowle@@ d@@ ge@@ able we are or how ca@@ pa@@ ble we may be or wh@@ atever service privile@@ ges we may have .
The real reason for their com@@ pla@@ in@@ t was ap@@ par@@ ently Mi@@ ri@@ am@@ ’s desire for greater power .
( a ) What did God’s ancient temple in Jerusalem fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ w ?
My parents too tri@@ ed to sto@@ p us from associ@@ ating with the Witnesses .
You have the privilege of op@@ ening pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s eyes to our cr@@ itical times and help@@ ing them to turn away from sel@@ f@@ ish inter@@ ests in order to seek Jehovah .
As we consider how he ro@@ se to me@@ et each one , we will see why fa@@ thers today ​ — and all of us — ​ need to imitate the faith of Joseph .
This faithful brother su@@ ffered re@@ pe@@ ated har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps .
Just as we can devel@@ op a lik@@ ing for a new food after ta@@ sting it sever@@ al times , our attitude toward reading and study can change for the better if we discipl@@ ine ourselves to follow a regul@@ ar r@@ out@@ ine .
The in@@ justice of the matter inc@@ en@@ sed my father , and he went with Jo@@ el to W@@ a@@ shin@@ g@@ t@@ on , D@@ .@@ C . , to see about an appe@@ al .
For si@@ x months these inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ation t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s were re@@ pe@@ ated on num@@ er@@ ous occasi@@ ons .
7 , 8 . ( a ) R@@ el@@ ate what El@@ isha did to reli@@ eve a wom@@ an’s g@@ ri@@ ef . ( b ) What does Eli@@ sh@@ a@@ ’s mirac@@ le prove about Jehovah ?
So I cu@@ t down on my tel@@ ev@@ ision w@@ atch@@ ing and made Bible reading part of my early mor@@ ning r@@ out@@ ine .
But such time and effort can bring us great satis@@ fac@@ tion .
F@@ ac@@ ed with a mis@@ take others make , we may deci@@ de , in imit@@ ation of Jesus , to tre@@ at them com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ately rather than har@@ sh@@ ly point out their fa@@ ul@@ t or con@@ dem@@ n them .
One time , I sla@@ pp@@ ed A@@ k@@ ik@@ o@@ ’s face and turned over the table .
To prote@@ ct the un@@ ity of the congregation , elders should be quic@@ k to ad@@ d@@ ress such problems .
The sacrific@@ es that the Israelites made to Jehovah were consider@@ ed to be holy .
We need to su@@ p@@ pres@@ s sin@@ ful thoughts so that we do not cause our loved ones pain .
On@@ ly by that blood can we gain for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess and have peace with God . ​ — 6 / 15 , pages 14 - 19 .
In fact , God was su@@ p@@ po@@ se@@ dly de@@ pri@@ ving her of something high@@ ly desi@@ ra@@ ble : in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence , the right to cho@@ ose for her@@ self what was good and what was bad .
The cont@@ est was o@@ pen to all high scho@@ ol@@ s in J@@ ap@@ an’s large nor@@ ther@@ n is@@ land of Ho@@ k@@ ka@@ i@@ do , but her school had never en@@ tered a stud@@ ent before .
Those who enjoy this fru@@ it , however , do not no@@ tice the see@@ ds .
In 200@@ 3 she was baptized .
Si@@ mil@@ ar needs ex@@ ist in many other coun@@ tri@@ es .
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ating how fo@@ ol@@ ish action resul@@ ts in bad con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences , Solomon states : “ As for anyone br@@ ing@@ ing o@@ str@@ ac@@ ism upon his own house , he will take pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of w@@ ind . ”
Jehovah’s Word Is A@@ live ​ — H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of Revelation — ​ I@@ I
As a result , God indic@@ ated that inc@@ reas@@ ed pain would accom@@ pan@@ y chil@@ d@@ be@@ aring .
After the conven@@ tion s@@ essi@@ ons , we vis@@ ited our brothers and sisters at the d@@ or@@ mit@@ ory .
Thus , d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates had to ri@@ de mul@@ es or walk for days just to re@@ ach a tra@@ in that would take them to the conven@@ tion city .
; H@@ arr@@ is , A .
Those of the nations did not have to get circum@@ c@@ ised in order to enjoy Jehovah’s appro@@ val .
18 Ser@@ ving Jehovah H@@ as Be@@ en My D@@ eli@@ ght
The h@@ ou@@ se@@ to@@ p was an ide@@ al place for people to l@@ ing@@ er in the war@@ m@@ th of the su@@ n , enjoy the a@@ ir , or do d@@ om@@ es@@ tic cho@@ res .
Some Christians , though , have allow@@ ed di@@ str@@ actions to lu@@ re them away from Jehovah’s light so that their faith has been shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ ked on what we might lik@@ en to tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous ro@@ c@@ ks ​ — materi@@ al@@ ism , im@@ mor@@ ality , or even apost@@ as@@ y .
To@@ gether , they than@@ k God for the sin - at@@ on@@ ing value of Jesus ’ sacrifice .
Paul himself was not married .
What confidence can we have regarding Jehovah’s future actions ?
For we have as high pri@@ est , not one who cannot sy@@ mp@@ a@@ th@@ ize with our we@@ ak@@ nesses , but one who has been t@@ ested in all res@@ pe@@ cts like ourselves , but without sin .
It also inclu@@ des individuals , organiz@@ ations , and nations that fal@@ sel@@ y cla@@ im to re@@ present Christ or that imp@@ ro@@ per@@ ly as@@ cri@@ be to themselves the ro@@ le of Messi@@ ah by pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ously prom@@ ising to ac@@ hi@@ eve that which only Christ can do ​ — bring about true peace and se@@ cur@@ ity .
M@@ an@@ dy put me in t@@ ou@@ ch with H@@ or@@ st and Ang@@ el@@ ika , a Witness cou@@ ple who helped me understand God’s Word better .
How Jehovah As@@ sures U@@ s of His Lo@@ ve
We kept as@@ king ourselves if we had som@@ eho@@ w fa@@ iled as parents . ”
Indeed , our dedic@@ ation to Jehovah makes us “ sla@@ ves to righteousness . ”
However , he did not mean the future “ ab@@ y@@ ss ” that the dem@@ ons will be c@@ ast into for a th@@ ous@@ and years . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 19 , 20 ; Luke 8 : 30 , 31 ; Revelation 20 : 1 - 3 .
When the time comes for that to ha@@ p@@ pen , God will “ put it into their [ the pol@@ itical rul@@ ers ’ ] hearts to car@@ ry out his thought ” to destro@@ y all false religion .
Jehovah Will Not F@@ or@@ get Your Wor@@ k
“ I am con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed , ” wrote Paul , “ that ne@@ i@@ ther death nor life nor angels nor govern@@ ments nor things now here nor things to come nor po@@ wers nor he@@ i@@ ght nor dep@@ th nor any other cre@@ ation will be able to se@@ par@@ ate us from God’s love that is in Christ Jesus our Lord . ” ​ — R@@ om .
How can we help a we@@ ak one buil@@ d up faith and appreciation ?
Isaiah says : “ Your g@@ ates will ac@@ tually be kept o@@ pen con@@ stan@@ tly ; they will not be clo@@ sed even by day or by night , in order to bring to you the res@@ our@@ ces of the nations . ”
L@@ ef@@ t to right : Ru@@ by , me , Bo@@ b , El@@ la , Mo@@ m , and D@@ ad in 194@@ 7
Those words had an in@@ iti@@ al fulfill@@ ment with the rest@@ or@@ ation of God’s ancient people to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and , giving us confidence in the coming liter@@ al fulfill@@ ment in the new world .
27 : 4@@ 5 , 4@@ 6 ; Mark 15 : 33 , 34 ; Luke 23 : 4@@ 4 .
On the contr@@ ary , we already have found that this fin@@ al por@@ tion of the book con@@ tain@@ s no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy counsel , and there is more to learn from this se@@ ction .
Although liter@@ ac@@ y cl@@ as@@ ses are a kind arrang@@ ement made by congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses , they are in@@ tend@@ ed for disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ged ad@@ ul@@ ts who never went to school as children .
He said : “ Mo@@ st g@@ la@@ dly . . . will I rather bo@@ ast as res@@ pe@@ cts my we@@ ak@@ nesses , that the power of the Christ may like a t@@ ent remain over me .
How has associ@@ ation with the Witnesses affe@@ cted their lives ?
The truth also became re@@ ality at the fulfill@@ ment of Dani@@ el@@ ’s prophe@@ tic words about the Messi@@ ah’s appe@@ ar@@ ance at the end of 6@@ 9 ‘ we@@ ek@@ s of years . ’
E@@ ven@@ tually , however , Ca@@ tho@@ lic author@@ ities ar@@ rest@@ ed C@@ am@@ pan@@ us , and he may have sp@@ ent up@@ war@@ ds of 20 years in pris@@ on .
T@@ w@@ ent@@ y - year - old P@@ é@@ tro@@ s had to be away from home for more than two years .
Mo@@ tiv@@ ated by their love for God , inter@@ n@@ ational servants and inter@@ n@@ ational vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers have great@@ ly contribu@@ ted to the ex@@ pan@@ sion of true worship in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o and el@@ se@@ where .
Jehovah and the desi@@ gn@@ ated King of His Kingdom , Christ Jesus , requi@@ re that their sub@@ je@@ cts be known for their kindness .
Today , over 7@@ ,@@ 5@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 Witnesses of Jehovah , associ@@ ated with more than 10@@ 7@@ ,000 congregations thr@@ ough@@ out the earth , are preaching about God’s Kingdom , even as Jesus made it the the@@ me of his preaching and teaching .
One day when I was a to@@ dd@@ l@@ er , my family saw me pul@@ ling at the ta@@ il of one of the f@@ ar@@ m hor@@ ses , a st@@ al@@ li@@ on .
Jesus made a similar point when he said : “ If you remain in my word , you are really my disciples . ” ​ — John 8 : 31 .
God will pre@@ serve individuals whom he appro@@ ves , and they will f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h on a beau@@ ti@@ ful earth .
Jesus next taught his disciples to pray : “ Let your will take place , as in heaven , also upon earth . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , later prayers by Jesus and his disciples did not ri@@ gi@@ dly ad@@ here to the spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c words of his mo@@ de@@ l prayer .
It is hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing to see how God’s Word helped one person to over@@ come this ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le . ​ — 2 Corinthians 10 : 4 - 6 ; Hebrews 4 : 12 .
What ty@@ pe of situation can help one come to know God , and why is it good to rec@@ all such experi@@ ences ?
Is our en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m for the truth ever - inc@@ reas@@ ing , or is it dec@@ reas@@ ing ?
Yet , imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment did not dam@@ pen his en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m for the ministry .
The Israelites were comman@@ ded : “ You must not go around among your people for the s@@ ake of s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ing . ”
At the end of the M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn , all these “ things on the earth ” will be sub@@ je@@ cted to a fin@@ al t@@ est .
It also means tru@@ sting in Jehovah , know@@ ing that he has our very best inter@@ ests at heart .
What , then , mo@@ tiv@@ ates a number of Jehovah’s Witnesses to move from the c@@ ities to the v@@ il@@ la@@ ges ?
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of people “ out of all nations and tri@@ bes and pe@@ op@@ les and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es ” have ad@@ ju@@ sted their thinking to con@@ form to “ the good and accep@@ table and perfect will of God . ”
Y@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ G Mari@@ a in K@@ r@@ ans@@ no@@ y@@ ar@@ s@@ k , Rus@@ sia , s@@ ings so well that her teach@@ er put her in the school cho@@ r@@ us .
Some feel that they know God well ​ — that he is a close friend .
Ex@@ ca@@ v@@ at@@ ors of P@@ om@@ pe@@ i@@ i have coun@@ ted 1@@ 18 ba@@ r@@ s and ta@@ ver@@ ns , some of which served as hous@@ es of g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing or pro@@ s@@ titu@@ tion .
F@@ ear@@ ers of Jehovah use dis@@ cre@@ tion when under ba@@ n
However , the ten loo@@ ked at things from a fle@@ sh@@ ly vie@@ w@@ point .
In more rec@@ ent times came the mus@@ ke@@ t and the can@@ n@@ on , then the ri@@ f@@ le and the s@@ op@@ h@@ is@@ tic@@ ated ar@@ t@@ ill@@ er@@ y of the early 20@@ th century .
Wh@@ ere did I get the strength ?
Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t , one of Christ’s apostles , be@@ tra@@ yed his ma@@ ster for just 30 pi@@ e@@ ces of s@@ il@@ ver .
• What can help us over@@ come a tend@@ enc@@ y to mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r ?
Some new disciples were form@@ er@@ ly ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ als , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ers , dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ ds , or th@@ i@@ ev@@ es .
Li@@ ving forever would offer an end@@ less opportunity to cultiv@@ ate love not only for fellow humans but especially for God .
He learned car@@ p@@ en@@ try and got married , and he and his wife are in the full - time ministry .
“ It felt good to be of use to these brothers who had su@@ ffered so much , ” re@@ mar@@ ked Mar@@ c@@ elo , who served as a n@@ ur@@ se in a refu@@ ge@@ e cam@@ p in Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que .
To imp@@ ro@@ ve , he care@@ fully stu@@ dies the example of his instru@@ ct@@ or , who is an ex@@ per@@ t ar@@ ch@@ er .
After gra@@ du@@ ating in Ju@@ ly 194@@ 6 , we were assign@@ ed to preach for a while in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity , where there was a si@@ z@@ able I@@ tal@@ i@@ an po@@ pul@@ ation .
But you must be hon@@ est with yourself in recogn@@ iz@@ ing what that personal li@@ mit is !
Wh@@ er@@ ever we went , we found Jehovah’s Witnesses .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , the ang@@ el comman@@ ded : ‘ Gi@@ ve God glory . ’
Sh@@ ould we coun@@ t these two ver@@ ses as two se@@ par@@ ate prophe@@ ci@@ es or as one prophecy that is re@@ pe@@ ated ?
“ But I knew that I was over@@ ex@@ ten@@ ding my@@ self . ”
When we read the Bible and our public@@ ations , we need to medit@@ ate on how the information can help us person@@ ally
M@@ ake cho@@ ic@@ es that will en@@ able you to enjoy serving Jehovah in these exc@@ iting times . ​ — P@@ s .
Paul st@@ ak@@ ed his very life on that promise , and Jehovah always took care of him .
Se@@ ek God’s G@@ u@@ id@@ ance in All Th@@ ings , 4 / 15
G@@ av@@ do@@ s ( or C@@ au@@ da ) ​ — an is@@ let under the bel@@ ly of C@@ re@@ te with only 38 in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants — ​ is consider@@ ed to be the sou@@ ther@@ n@@ most point of E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
Jesus att@@ ached great import@@ ance to his preaching and teaching work .
There is no better course to follow . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 .
The first was of se@@ ven heal@@ thy c@@ ow@@ s follow@@ ed by se@@ ven si@@ ck ones .
After Ang@@ el@@ o@@ ’s bir@@ th , my parents im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ated to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates and set@@ t@@ led in R@@ o@@ ch@@ es@@ ter , New Yor@@ k , where I was born in 19@@ 26 .
( a ) How are we able to con@@ qu@@ er Go@@ li@@ a@@ th@@ like challeng@@ es ?
Many of our brothers and sisters say that their joy is en@@ h@@ an@@ ced when elders show personal interest in them .
If so , what is it , and how can we prote@@ ct ourselves ?
A vi@@ ci@@ ous cir@@ c@@ le may result ​ — the govern@@ ment ra@@ ises ta@@ x@@ es to make up for such lo@@ s@@ ses , and this in turn fo@@ st@@ ers more cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion .
( b ) In 19@@ 19 what future did the form@@ er cap@@ t@@ or of Jehovah’s anointed servants have ?
3 , 4 . ( a ) If a proble@@ m ar@@ ises between two Christians , what should each one be determined to do ?
In 200@@ 9 , Ch@@ eri@@ ’s whole situation in life chang@@ ed .
What is the “ co@@ cc@@ us s@@ car@@ let material ” often refer@@ red to in the book of Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us ?
“ As for the righteous one , to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite he will not be ca@@ used to st@@ ag@@ g@@ er ; but as for the wicked ones , they will not keep re@@ si@@ ding on the earth .
Are you car@@ r@@ ying we@@ igh@@ ty responsi@@ bil@@ ities in the congregation ?
H@@ O@@ W do you view the Devil ?
To illustr@@ ate : A person may desire to tra@@ v@@ el to a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c des@@ t@@ in@@ ation .
What will help us to show kindness to fore@@ ign@@ ers as Jehovah does ?
As a result of the war , the people of the form@@ er Yu@@ go@@ sla@@ vi@@ a are la@@ bor@@ ing under e@@ con@@ om@@ ic har@@ d@@ ship and ab@@ ject po@@ ver@@ ty .
S@@ ur@@ ely this ought to be a matter of great ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y for ever@@ yone . ​ — John 17 : 3 .
Such tra@@ gi@@ c con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences can be avo@@ i@@ ded by truly fe@@ aring God . ​ — 1 Corinthians 6 : 18 .
Con@@ tri@@ bu@@ tions given , not for show or for other sel@@ f@@ ish mo@@ ti@@ ves , but with the prop@@ er attitude and to ad@@ v@@ ance true worship , bring joy and with it God’s blessing .
Moses is another person who exerc@@ ised faith in Jehovah , cultiv@@ ating deep love for him .
The qu@@ ality of the transl@@ ation has imp@@ ro@@ ved .
One of them now ser@@ ves at a branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and the other is a pioneer .
That ty@@ pe of prote@@ ction is most important , for it can af@@ fect our et@@ er@@ n@@ al future .
E@@ V@@ E@@ N though they may pray , some people have doub@@ ts that God ex@@ ists .
This article shows how Psalm 8@@ 3 provi@@ des powerful encourag@@ ement for Christians today .
John K@@ ik@@ o@@ t , who is a member of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e , offered encourag@@ ing words on the the@@ me “ Ma@@ in@@ tain Jo@@ y as a Mis@@ sion@@ ary . ”
For example , when bro@@ ad@@ ca@@ sting a Bible dis@@ course from the to@@ p of a h@@ ill , we often saw a po@@ li@@ ce ca@@ r he@@ ading our way .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying this counsel will un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly help the new mission@@ aries to be pro@@ duc@@ tive in their assign@@ ments .
We knew that someone lived in the ca@@ bi@@ n because we could de@@ te@@ ct a little f@@ li@@ ck@@ er of light through a small w@@ in@@ do@@ w .
Since the Jews were comman@@ ded to have “ nothing le@@ av@@ ened ” during the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver , why did Jesus use w@@ ine ​ — a pro@@ du@@ ct of fer@@ men@@ tation — ​ when in@@ s@@ titu@@ ting the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of his death ? ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 12 : 20 ; Luke 22 : 7 , 8 , 14 - 20 .
Some of the o@@ ffer@@ ings were of the fru@@ it of the earth ; others involved sacrific@@ ing such ani@@ mal@@ s as bul@@ ls , sheep , go@@ ats , pi@@ ge@@ ons , and tur@@ t@@ le@@ do@@ ves .
How true are the words of David : “ With someone loyal [ Jehovah ] will act in loy@@ al@@ ty ” ! ​ — 2 Sa@@ m .
And what has God promised to do in our time ?
Why is the coming judgment of the wicked com@@ for@@ ting news ?
As one mother can@@ di@@ dly ad@@ mit@@ ted , “ Un@@ til I became a sing@@ le par@@ ent , I wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t really a@@ ware of them . ”
They “ will be@@ at themselves in g@@ ri@@ ef . ”
If we are to enjoy in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with Jehovah , we must not f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c@@ ate de@@ vi@@ ous and h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful s@@ ch@@ em@@ es .
“ The man that had been dead came out with his fe@@ et and hands b@@ ound with w@@ ra@@ pp@@ ings , and his coun@@ ten@@ ance was b@@ ound about with a clo@@ th .
“ I know in@@ deed how to be low on pro@@ v@@ isions , I know in@@ deed how to have an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance . In everything and in all circumstances I have learned the se@@ cre@@ t of both how to be full and how to hu@@ ng@@ er . . .
Fir@@ st , appro@@ ach Jehovah in prayer , as@@ king for his guid@@ ance .
On@@ ly my father sur@@ vi@@ ved .
How pleas@@ ed he must be to see people worship their an@@ c@@ est@@ ors , or n@@ ature , or ani@@ mal@@ s ​ — anyone or anything other than Jehovah , “ who requi@@ res exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion ” !
In this day and age , it is un@@ u@@ su@@ al to see such a high per@@ cen@@ ta@@ ge of people any@@ where going to ch@@ urch regul@@ arly .
He also shows mil@@ dness , self - control , and pati@@ ence .
Th@@ ings were imp@@ ro@@ ving .
H@@ U@@ N@@ D@@ R@@ E@@ D@@ S of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of teach@@ ers conven@@ ed for instru@@ ction in rec@@ ent months .
T@@ ri@@ als have served to ref@@ ine our faith and strengthen our determin@@ ation to maintain integrity .
Not until 199@@ 2 did the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch of@@ fi@@ cially ad@@ mit to er@@ ro@@ r in its judgment of Gal@@ ile@@ o .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing ne@@ g@@ ati@@ vely about their hus@@ ban@@ ds , high@@ ligh@@ ting their fa@@ ul@@ ts in fr@@ on@@ t of others , har@@ dly shows respect .
Ther@@ efore , the less@@ on of obedi@@ ence has to be learned not only in chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od but thr@@ ough@@ out life .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , an ang@@ el in mi@@ d@@ heaven seen in vision by the apostle John began his pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation of good news with the words : “ F@@ e@@ ar God and give him glory . ” ​ — Revelation 14 : 6 , 7 .
I will speak in the bit@@ ter@@ ness of my soul ! ” No@@ tice that Job needed to “ give v@@ ent ” to his concer@@ ns .
We could also ask ourselves , ‘ If I were in their situation , how would I feel ? ’
U@@ gan@@ da@@ ’s ma@@ in at@@ tr@@ action , however , is its people ​ — fri@@ end@@ ly , ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able , and di@@ verse .
The P@@ ow@@ er of Com@@ pas@@ sion
When we me@@ et them , they may want to listen to our message of hope for the first time in their life .
God does not accept all prayers .
or what will a man give in ex@@ change for his soul ? ” ​ — Matthew 16 : 25 , 26 .
Gre@@ w continued ze@@ al@@ ously preaching until his death on Au@@ gu@@ st 8 , 18@@ 6@@ 2 , in Phil@@ ad@@ el@@ p@@ hi@@ a .
The Ne@@ ed “ Al@@ ways to P@@ ra@@ y ”
; C@@ hi@@ c@@ hi@@ i , H .
Why must we “ sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard [ our ] heart ” ?
And after consider@@ ing how Jehovah’s purpose with reg@@ ard to spiritual Israel was being ful@@ filled in a mar@@ vel@@ ous way , the apostle Paul exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ O the dep@@ th of God’s ri@@ ches and wisdom and knowledge ! ” ​ — R@@ om .
( b ) Who is respon@@ sible for Ad@@ am@@ ic death , and how will its effe@@ cts be un@@ done ?
( b ) What questions may ar@@ ise when we consider our ob@@ lig@@ ation to fear God ?
Jesus next said that a person who “ ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses his brother with an un@@ spe@@ aka@@ ble word of con@@ temp@@ t will be acc@@ oun@@ table to the Su@@ pre@@ me C@@ our@@ t . ”
The Bible c@@ learly shows that Jehovah al@@ one is “ the s@@ ource of life , ” and only he can gr@@ ant faithful ones “ the real life , ” or “ everlasting life , ” life without end , ei@@ ther in heaven or on earth . ​ — Psalm 36 : 9 ; 1 Timothy 6 : 12 , 19 .
As a young person , are you re@@ aching out for spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c spiritual go@@ als ?
This bless@@ ed privilege is enjo@@ yed by members of the worl@@ d@@ wide Bethel family .
But I must ad@@ mit , it was a stru@@ gg@@ le tr@@ ying to f@@ ill the ro@@ le of both father and mother .
O@@ s@@ man also learned that God’s d@@ om@@ in@@ ant qu@@ ality is love and that even the ide@@ a of t@@ or@@ men@@ ting people in a fi@@ er@@ y place is something de@@ t@@ es@@ table to H@@ im .
He ad@@ d@@ ressed those is@@ su@@ es at just the right time and in just the right way .
T@@ O@@ P@@ E@@ K@@ A , K@@ S ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , L@@ and@@ on Ar@@ ena , K@@ an@@ sa@@ s Ex@@ po@@ cen@@ tre , One Ex@@ po@@ cen@@ tre D@@ r .
E@@ no@@ ch was likely in gra@@ ve d@@ anger .
To fai@@ l to give Jehovah our best is to de@@ pri@@ ve ourselves of his blessing .
C@@ learly , this cou@@ ple hope to sa@@ ve not only themselves but also those who listen to them .
I@@ nt@@ ro@@ du@@ ce te@@ x@@ ts in a way that inc@@ reas@@ es respect for God’s Word
On@@ ly the Israelites were b@@ ound by that law .
16 , 17 . ( a ) Why is car@@ ing for our spiritual health high@@ ly important ?
When the brother appro@@ ached him , the man said : “ I@@ ’@@ m s@@ or@@ ry about what happened .
Because of an inv@@ isi@@ ble for@@ ce known as mag@@ ne@@ tism , the nee@@ d@@ le of the com@@ pas@@ s ali@@ gn@@ s it@@ self with the mag@@ ne@@ tic field sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding the earth between its po@@ les .
Today , Jehovah’s Witnesses stay very bus@@ y preaching the good news and making disciples of people of all nations .
You deser@@ ve comm@@ end@@ ation . ”
1@@ 39 : 23 , 24 ; J@@ as .
E@@ ach king of Israel was to read Jehovah’s Law “ all the days of his life . ”
For the following 40 years , he allow@@ ed Jehovah to mo@@ ld and pre@@ pare him for new t@@ as@@ ks a@@ head .
Some parents have conclu@@ ded that it would be best for their son or daugh@@ ter to d@@ el@@ a@@ y baptism in order first to ob@@ tain some advan@@ ced educ@@ ation and become secu@@ re in a care@@ er .
O@@ ver@@ se@@ ers Ne@@ ed to Be Y@@ i@@ el@@ ding
The ans@@ wers to these questions will be consider@@ ed in this article .
And when you present a l@@ ame ani@@ ma@@ l or a si@@ ck one : ‘ It is nothing bad . ’
Peter go@@ es on to say : “ Since all these things are thus to be dis@@ sol@@ ved , what s@@ ort of pers@@ ons ought you to be in holy ac@@ ts of conduct and de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion , a@@ wa@@ iting and keep@@ ing close in mind the pres@@ ence of the day of Jehovah ! ”
Does the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of suffering mean that God does not care about us ?
She says : “ I con@@ stan@@ tly than@@ k Jehovah for our worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od because they too are my family .
Why not learn about this hope by get@@ ting in t@@ ou@@ ch with one of Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
But if you wish to know what a man really is , give him power . ”
After all , Moses told the sons of Israel : “ Jehovah . . . the God of Abraham , the God of Isa@@ a@@ c and the God of Jac@@ o@@ b , has sent me to you . ” ​ — Read Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 3 : 15 - 17 .
After all , at the m@@ om@@ ent of t@@ est and c@@ ris@@ is , his faith and b@@ ol@@ dness were inc@@ reas@@ ing rather than di@@ min@@ ish@@ ing .
For more information , see pages 7@@ 3 - 8@@ 5 of this book , What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ? , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses
They are not in H@@ ad@@ es ( man@@ kin@@ d’s comm@@ on gra@@ ve ) but in Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na , a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic place of et@@ er@@ n@@ al des@@ tru@@ ction .
One day , Re@@ z@@ i pray@@ ed to Jehovah to help her find his people in her new home .
This matter was ad@@ d@@ ressed in The Watchtower of May 15 , 19@@ 7@@ 9 , pages 30 - 31 .
Some held back . They ra@@ ised vari@@ ous ob@@ je@@ ctions , but the ba@@ si@@ c proble@@ m was that some felt it bene@@ ath their di@@ gn@@ ity to preach from house to house .
How does the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy fun@@ ction ?
How did the other Israelites view the self - sacrific@@ ing course of such do@@ ers of good things ?
That nation was the congregation of anointed Christians made up of both Jews and G@@ ent@@ il@@ es .
Jehovah will give you these blessings if you remain loyal to him .
What situ@@ ations , thoughts , or emo@@ tions tri@@ gg@@ er wrong desi@@ res ?
In his prayer , he mentioned the wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad m@@ our@@ ning but said that the m@@ our@@ n@@ ers need not g@@ ri@@ eve without hope .
Ke@@ ep your Re@@ as@@ on@@ ing book and your Bible h@@ an@@ dy .
After their Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an ex@@ ile , many Jews f@@ ell pre@@ y to un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural ide@@ as . As Greek conc@@ ep@@ ts made in@@ ro@@ a@@ ds , many Jews became vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able to demon@@ ic control because they a@@ do@@ p@@ ted the view that dem@@ ons could be evil or good .
( b ) What will we discus@@ s in this study article and in the next one ?
In an at@@ temp@@ t to rec@@ over from his sub@@ st@@ ance a@@ bu@@ se , A@@ nt@@ ô@@ ni@@ o s@@ ought help from the local par@@ ish pri@@ est .
Today I do ! ”
Wh@@ atever your hon@@ est respon@@ se is , do you think that you would benefit from sp@@ en@@ ding more time in personal study ?
Why did Joseph need pati@@ ence , and what fine attitude did he have ?
( Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 1 : 1 – 3 : 20 )
So we got there and condu@@ cted stu@@ dies with people who received us very ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ab@@ ly . ”
Par@@ ents must then make sure that it is discus@@ sed .
“ If in this life only we have ho@@ ped in Christ , we are of all men most to be p@@ iti@@ ed , ” wrote Paul .
C@@ learly , then , he ex@@ is@@ ted al@@ one first .
U@@ su@@ ally these new sh@@ o@@ o@@ ts are pr@@ un@@ ed every year so that they do not sa@@ p strength from the ma@@ in t@@ ree .
What news did this w@@ atch@@ man have to ann@@ oun@@ ce ?
Our W@@ a@@ y of Li@@ fe Ch@@ ang@@ ed
“ As for that [ s@@ own ] on the fine so@@ il , these are the ones that , after hear@@ ing the word with a fine and good heart , re@@ tain it and be@@ ar fru@@ it with end@@ ur@@ ance . ”
26 : 6 ​ — How do we , like David , fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely mar@@ ch around Jehovah’s al@@ ta@@ r ?
M@@ E@@ DI@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ R@@ AN@@ E@@ A@@ N S@@ E@@ A
Why would 18 people vis@@ it this are@@ a ?
“ O@@ u@@ t of all my f@@ righ@@ ts he deli@@ vered me . ” ​ — P@@ s .
U@@ p@@ on being cur@@ ed , the le@@ per no doubt could see Jehovah’s hand in what Jesus did .
Do You Re@@ ally A@@ p@@ preci@@ ate Your B@@ less@@ ings ?
But how was Satan able to dec@@ ei@@ ve E@@ ve ?
But Jehovah has bless@@ ed the preaching work .
Many ho@@ m@@ es were t@@ or@@ n ap@@ ar@@ t , some comple@@ t@@ ely destro@@ yed .
Who sh@@ ared in it ?
E@@ ach day , we vis@@ ited a few pati@@ ents , asked how they were , and left some Bible liter@@ ature with them .
What two ho@@ p@@ es are to be found among Christians today , and why are the “ other sheep ” inter@@ ested in the hope the anointed en@@ ter@@ tain ?
L@@ ac@@ king the wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve , a fo@@ ol@@ ish person is ne@@ i@@ ther pe@@ ace@@ able nor reason@@ able .
Father jo@@ ined the Ger@@ man ar@@ my and died as a pris@@ on@@ er of war .
Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah war@@ ns : “ The day of Jehovah is near . ”
And that will not be hard because Jehovah , our Creator , kno@@ ws what we need to be truly happy .
We had gro@@ wn to love our P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese brothers , many of whom had su@@ ffered imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment and be@@ at@@ ings for main@@ tain@@ ing their Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality .
“ Because I was inter@@ ested in fin@@ ding out his re@@ action to the liter@@ ature , I re@@ ques@@ ted a meeting with him .
Of course , it is vital to have the prop@@ er view of succ@@ ess in the Christian ministry it@@ self .
Ther@@ efore , when consider@@ ing cu@@ st@@ om@@ s pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent in your are@@ a , consider the following questions : Does the cu@@ sto@@ m encoura@@ ge a beli@@ ef in om@@ ens ?
Since some of his young c@@ ous@@ ins live in the same house as he does , he first pray@@ ed to Jehovah and then spoke to them about what he had learned with his parents ’ help from My Bo@@ ok of Bible St@@ ori@@ es .
Our stud@@ ying the Scriptures and ap@@ pl@@ ying what we learn gives us knowledge , wisdom , understanding , in@@ sight , dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment , and thinking ability .
What Is H@@ u@@ man Di@@ gn@@ ity ?
publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses , a@@ vail@@ able on j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
Be as@@ sur@@ ed that your faithful example is encourag@@ ing to all of us .
In contr@@ ast with Bo@@ a@@ z , Na@@ ba@@ l fa@@ iled to listen to Jehovah .
The case was in cour@@ t for a whole we@@ ek .
R@@ em@@ ember that the c@@ ra@@ ving to control others and the long@@ ing to be ad@@ mi@@ red are the desi@@ res that en@@ tic@@ ed Satan , but he is ang@@ ry , not happy .
They were inter@@ ned in the la@@ b@@ or cam@@ p at B@@ or and for@@ ced to work in a cop@@ per mine .
In ad@@ dition to our preaching , can we show concer@@ n for such people even without lea@@ ving home ?
I started my Bethel service in the book bin@@ der@@ y .
Jo@@ el : “ I@@ t’s a great experience to arri@@ ve in an un@@ known place to serve Jehovah .
Jehovah’s Witnesses are known thr@@ ough@@ out the earth for their house - to - house ministry .
F@@ o@@ c@@ us on spiritual things , such as Bible study , meeting attend@@ ance , and the field ministry .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ation for God’s word mo@@ ves us to do what ?
Yet , to give in to the Jews would be a si@@ gn of we@@ ak@@ ness .
Jesus Christ told his disciples : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to love your enem@@ ies and to do good . ”
Jesus well knew that when humans ce@@ ase to live , they are “ imp@@ o@@ t@@ ent in death . ” ​ — Isaiah 26 : 14 .
Rather , he sp@@ ent much time teaching them many things .
In those years , we co@@ vered all of I@@ tal@@ y .
N@@ ever C@@ e@@ ase G@@ ro@@ wing in Your A@@ p@@ preci@@ ation , 2 / 1
Con@@ cu@@ bin@@ age was in ex@@ ist@@ ence before the Law covenant and was recogn@@ ized and regul@@ ated by the Law .
How , though , can we take our own stand on the is@@ sue ? How do we show that we cho@@ ose Jehovah as our own S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn ?
In part , doing so requi@@ res that we atten@@ d meetings regul@@ arly .
On@@ ce we have ga@@ ined the fri@@ end@@ ship of others , we must maintain it by continu@@ ing to show un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish affe@@ ction .
For one thing , death ex@@ pos@@ es the ul@@ tim@@ ate fu@@ t@@ ility of a life devo@@ ted to the pur@@ su@@ it of we@@ al@@ th and power .
Why should you give serious consider@@ ation to this s@@ ource ?
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , Jehovah fav@@ ored them with light and truth of a most re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble kind .
W@@ rit@@ ing Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e
His rest day continu@@ es .
They conclu@@ ded that God did not want the temple buil@@ t im@@ medi@@ ately .
Because Christi@@ an@@ ity a@@ bo@@ ve all rest@@ ed on principles that are to be accepted and app@@ lied in every@@ day life and in every land , there was no longer any need for a holy city on earth , or for a material temple with al@@ t@@ ars , or for human pri@@ ests of special ran@@ k d@@ ressed in dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed v@@ est@@ ments .
Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah and to his Kingdom trans@@ c@@ ends any other att@@ ach@@ ment we may have .
How did that world power get its star@@ t ?
It was descri@@ bed as “ too little to get to be among the th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Juda@@ h . ”
May we never allow any l@@ ack of trust on our part to dam@@ age our preci@@ ous relationship with Jehovah .
Yes , Jesus Christ is “ the C@@ hi@@ ef A@@ g@@ ent of life , ” and sal@@ vation is possible only through him .
Such chang@@ es are not made for tri@@ vi@@ al , sel@@ f@@ ish reas@@ ons but because of some em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y .
S@@ hi@@ ph@@ ra@@ h and P@@ u@@ ah were later given famili@@ es of their own .
However , from the time Israel became God’s covenant people , those who wanted their prayers to be heard had to ac@@ knowledge that Israel was God’s cho@@ s@@ en nation .
One to@@ ol that helped many get started in the ministry was the t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony c@@ ard , which Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers began using in 19@@ 33 .
All are going to one place . They have all come to be from the du@@ st , and they are all re@@ tur@@ ning to the du@@ st . ”
Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions for medit@@ ation :
U@@ p@@ on re@@ tur@@ ning to Bethel , I wor@@ ked part - time in the of@@ fice with Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r and his se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary M@@ il@@ t@@ on H@@ en@@ sc@@ he@@ l , where I became ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with our work worl@@ d@@ wide . I also served part - time in the T@@ re@@ a@@ sur@@ er@@ ’s O@@ f@@ fice under the over@@ sight of W .
Why is it good for us to go to the meetings ?
Christi@@ an@@ ity P@@ ene@@ tr@@ ates A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or
For example , Z@@ i@@ on@@ ’s W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er of Mar@@ ch 1 , 19@@ 0@@ 2 , mentioned one , saying : “ As to Paul’s personal appe@@ ar@@ ance : . . . In the ‘ Acts of Paul and The@@ c@@ la , ’ . . . written about A .
I@@ S I@@ T possible that God used ev@@ olu@@ tion to make men from be@@ ast@@ s ?
So let us first see if the n@@ arr@@ ative por@@ tion of the book har@@ mon@@ iz@@ es with hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al fact .
S@@ p@@ end Ti@@ me With The@@ m
I am very gr@@ ate@@ ful to her for the part she pla@@ yed in help@@ ing me to learn the truth of God’s Word and to become like her , a serv@@ ant of our loving God , Jehovah .
M@@ ak@@ ing peace with an off@@ ended brother is likely to t@@ est our hum@@ ility .
He wrote : “ H@@ app@@ y is the man that has found wisdom , and the man that ge@@ ts dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment , for having it as gain is better than having s@@ il@@ ver as gain and having it as pro@@ du@@ ce than go@@ ld it@@ self .
You can i@@ magine how much e@@ asi@@ er it would have been for them to find a pas@@ sage if they had to sear@@ ch through only one chap@@ ter rather than a whole book , such as the book of Isaiah with its 6@@ 6 chap@@ ters .
Those reas@@ ons have to do with moral is@@ su@@ es invol@@ ving his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Yet , they and all others desi@@ ring end@@ less life on the earth will have to exerc@@ ise faith in God and Christ and in Jehovah’s pro@@ vision of Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice .
A@@ m@@ ong Jehovah’s Witnesses , I have experienced Christian love
Today , the number who em@@ br@@ ace true Christi@@ an@@ ity has sur@@ pas@@ sed si@@ x milli@@ on .
They will not buil@@ d and someone el@@ se have occ@@ u@@ pan@@ cy ; they will not pl@@ ant and someone el@@ se do the e@@ ating . ” ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 21 , 22 .
What “ van@@ ity and a bi@@ g cal@@ am@@ ity ” that would be !
Many people in Ch@@ ina flo@@ ck to the ch@@ ur@@ ches in ho@@ p@@ es of fin@@ ding something to f@@ ill the spiritual vo@@ id that has resul@@ ted as cap@@ it@@ al@@ is@@ tic as@@ pi@@ r@@ ations gra@@ du@@ ally dis@@ place Com@@ mun@@ ist ide@@ olo@@ gy .
This is nothing new . The pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job of ancient times was stru@@ ck with one cal@@ am@@ ity after another .
Since the er@@ r@@ ors he sub@@ s@@ cri@@ bed to were so great , could some men@@ tal ab@@ er@@ r@@ ation be su@@ spe@@ cted ?
In 199@@ 4 , I started a Bible study with the ma@@ y@@ or .
This requi@@ res fle@@ xi@@ bility and reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess .
Those truly devo@@ ted to God come into his pres@@ ence “ with a jo@@ y@@ ful c@@ ry . ”
We read ten ver@@ ses later in the account : “ God said to Noah : ‘ The end of all flesh has come before me , because the earth is full of viol@@ ence . ’ ”
This s@@ crip@@ ture , of course , is refer@@ ring princi@@ p@@ ally to the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart .
Even through those difficult times , Joseph wa@@ ited pati@@ ently on his God .
▪ The On@@ ly - Be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son .
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , Jehovah made the first man perfect .
Tru@@ ly anointed ones do not have more of God’s spirit , nor do they ex@@ pect special tre@@ at@@ ment .
What kind of relationship does Jehovah want his people to enjoy ?
In J@@ anu@@ ary 194@@ 3 , H@@ en@@ ry , a travel@@ ing minis@@ ter , vis@@ ited our congregation .
The Bible c@@ learly shows that the soul can die : “ The soul that is sin@@ ning ​ — it it@@ self will die . ”
And what is Jehovah as@@ king back from you but to exerc@@ ise justice and to love kindness and to be mo@@ des@@ t in wal@@ king with your God ? ” ​ — Mi@@ ca@@ h 6 : 8 .
The New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Christian Greek Scriptures in the Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an language was rel@@ eas@@ ed in 200@@ 4 .
What had they done to set off such strong emo@@ tions ?
In it , the Creator of heaven and earth , God himself , reve@@ als who he is and what his name is .
We should never become worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah in name only .
Thus , when “ the C@@ hi@@ ef A@@ g@@ ent ” appe@@ ared , it would be as if he came with do@@ cum@@ ent@@ ation , or cre@@ d@@ enti@@ als , that would con@@ fir@@ m his id@@ ent@@ ity . ​ — Hebrews 12 : 2 .
Paul wr@@ ites : “ He . . . has his pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od without any succ@@ ess@@ ors .
He has a powerful a@@ id for us ​ — his holy spirit .
So we@@ ’@@ l@@ l just keep lear@@ ning one “ no@@ te , ” or one word , at a time .
If we tre@@ asure the wisdom from Jehovah , our heart will mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to f@@ ill up our tre@@ asure st@@ ore with tru@@ ths ​ — both new and old .
They would look up all rel@@ ated s@@ crip@@ tures on the point and then , when they were satis@@ fied on the har@@ mony of these te@@ x@@ ts , they would fin@@ ally st@@ ate their conclu@@ sion and make a rec@@ ord of it . ”
They qu@@ ali@@ fy for baptism because they have con@@ form@@ ed their lives to God’s Word and love him with ‘ their whole heart , soul , strength , and mind . ’
Then we po@@ lit@@ ely said good - b@@ ye and de@@ par@@ ted sa@@ f@@ ely , lea@@ ving the matter in Jehovah’s hands .
Sa@@ fe in “ the Se@@ cre@@ t P@@ l@@ ace ”
We o@@ we it to our holy God , to our Christian brothers and sisters , and to the people in our ter@@ rit@@ ory to d@@ ress in a way that hon@@ ors Jehovah and the message we preach .
There is no need to be in ter@@ ro@@ r of the Devil .
• Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 23 : 2
God has not a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned his purpose for the earth ; he will not allow the earth to be destro@@ yed .
Is it part of your “ fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ction in all the will of God ” ?
When under st@@ ress , draw strength from the knowledge that your faith@@ ful@@ ness will ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely be “ a cause for praise and glory and honor . ”
M@@ ake an effort to understand his Ho@@ ly Word , the Bible .
W@@ ar@@ f@@ are always br@@ ings suffering , even to the ev@@ en@@ tu@@ al vi@@ ct@@ ors .
H@@ app@@ y to W@@ a@@ it for Jehovah
So , what has Jehovah taught us that shows how much he lo@@ ves us ?
Indeed , elders who try to read@@ just us in a mil@@ d and loving man@@ ner when we take “ a false st@@ ep , ” perhaps un@@ know@@ ingly , refle@@ ct Jehovah’s love for us . ​ — G@@ al .
“ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id , ” ur@@ ges Jehovah .
When we fai@@ l to say than@@ k you , we may not be ung@@ r@@ ate@@ ful , just for@@ get@@ ful .
Na@@ am@@ an hum@@ b@@ led himself and was heal@@ ed by Jehovah’s power
In contr@@ ast , the Bible indic@@ ates that during Satan’s fin@@ al att@@ ack , no human ag@@ en@@ ci@@ es will come to the de@@ f@@ en@@ se of those who place their trust in Jehovah .
N@@ ex@@ t came the Gre@@ ci@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re , sign@@ i@@ fied by the bel@@ ly and th@@ igh@@ s of cop@@ per .
And do we not appreci@@ ate that cour@@ ts have the authority to p@@ un@@ ish cri@@ min@@ als in order to prote@@ ct the commun@@ ity ?
H@@ er im@@ medi@@ ate respon@@ se indic@@ ates that she was ready to accept his will in the matter .
What can we learn from the account of A@@ ar@@ on and the death of his sons ?
S@@ is@@ er@@ a evid@@ ently as@@ sum@@ ed that J@@ a@@ el would honor her hus@@ ban@@ d’s acc@@ ord with King J@@ a@@ bi@@ n .
The young woman pray@@ ed to Jehovah , as the Bible tel@@ ls us to do , and beg@@ ged him to help her do what is right .
That means doing all we reason@@ ab@@ ly can to be “ pe@@ ace@@ able with all ” but not to the ex@@ t@@ ent of com@@ prom@@ ising God’s righteous principles .
Gre@@ e@@ dy Jewish mer@@ ch@@ ants are sel@@ ling ani@@ mal@@ s and bir@@ ds for sacrific@@ es right in@@ side the temple .
Now , do you think that it bo@@ thers Satan that he and his inv@@ isi@@ ble co@@ hor@@ ts have been rel@@ e@@ g@@ ated to the world of fol@@ k@@ l@@ ore ?
“ A mo@@ od dis@@ order appe@@ ars to bring about an ab@@ ru@@ pt change in person@@ ality .
He has thus “ bl@@ in@@ ded the min@@ ds of the un@@ believers , so that the il@@ lu@@ min@@ ation of the gl@@ ori@@ ous good news about the Christ , who is the i@@ ma@@ ge of God , might not shin@@ e through . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
Will we displa@@ y mo@@ des@@ ty , know@@ ing that to keep Jehovah’s fav@@ or , we need to wa@@ it on him to lead through Jesus Christ ?
T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an wrote : “ They take the Christians to be the cause of every disa@@ ster to the St@@ ate , of every mis@@ for@@ tu@@ ne of the people .
By tr@@ ying to direc@@ t their own st@@ ep@@ s , humans have allow@@ ed themselves to become pre@@ y to Satan and his dem@@ ons , so much so that the Bible c@@ alls Satan “ the go@@ d of this system of things . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 4 .
They Ne@@ e@@ ded to Pa@@ y C@@ lo@@ s@@ er A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion
S@@ ome@@ thing el@@ se had ca@@ ught the ang@@ el@@ ’s attention .
Abraham took hold of the sla@@ ugh@@ ter@@ ing k@@ ni@@ fe , but as he was about to k@@ ill his son , Jehovah through an ang@@ el st@@ op@@ ped him and said : “ Now I do know that you are God - fe@@ aring in that you have not with@@ held your son , your only one , from me . ”
The Au@@ th@@ or of the Bible , Jehovah God , is ‘ famili@@ ar with all our ways . ’
He conclu@@ ded : “ What joy it will bring you to be used by Jehovah to over@@ turn str@@ ong@@ ly en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched things in the hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people in your assign@@ ments ! ”
That Jehovah com@@ forts his people can also be seen in the experience of the first - century Christian congregation .
When we de@@ al with others on the bas@@ is of love and faith , we act imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ally , know@@ ing that this is the way Jehovah appro@@ ves .
I saw only one so@@ lu@@ tion ​ — I cu@@ t pages out of an old Bible and kept some with me .
O@@ b@@ serve the way the family members inter@@ act with one another .
“ Let no man de@@ pri@@ ve you of the pri@@ ze . ” ​ — C@@ O@@ L .
But the “ Go@@ spe@@ l of Ju@@ d@@ as ” c@@ learly off@@ ers important evidence only regarding a peri@@ od in which “ Christi@@ an@@ ity ” had become fr@@ ac@@ tur@@ ed and di@@ vi@@ ded by many com@@ pe@@ ting se@@ cts and do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines .
What work will Christ complete before the w@@ in@@ ds of des@@ tru@@ ction are un@@ lea@@ shed ?
We were inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ated and trans@@ fer@@ red by tra@@ in to C@@ as@@ ab@@ l@@ an@@ c@@ a , where Mar@@ g@@ ari@@ th@@ a was rel@@ eas@@ ed .
We are able to understand a lo@@ t better !
God vie@@ ws them as very preci@@ ous , and he lo@@ ves them de@@ arly . ​ — P@@ s .
It has “ sent for@@ th its la@@ dy attend@@ ants , that it may call out on to@@ p of the he@@ igh@@ ts of the to@@ wn : ‘ W@@ ho@@ ever is in@@ experienced , let him turn asi@@ de here . ’
• How might we help to re@@ kin@@ d@@ le a congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s first love ?
S@@ ar@@ ah , who res@@ pe@@ cted her husband , Abraham , was privile@@ ged to be@@ ar Isa@@ a@@ c and become an an@@ c@@ est@@ ress of Jesus Christ .
To have his rema@@ ins taken to Cana@@ an , Jac@@ o@@ b needed Jose@@ p@@ h’s help .
When he was on his de@@ a@@ th@@ bed in E@@ is@@ le@@ b@@ en in F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 1@@ 5@@ 4@@ 6 , friends asked Lu@@ ther if he rema@@ ined ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast as reg@@ ar@@ ds the beli@@ ef@@ s he had taught others .
This article teach@@ es us what pro@@ vision the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law made for sla@@ ves , how we can avoid be@@ coming en@@ sla@@ ved to Satan and the lu@@ res of his world , and how faithful sla@@ very to our God is ri@@ ch@@ ly re@@ war@@ ded .
24 : 11 , 12 .
2 : 1 - 12 .
L@@ ear@@ n to Be Bal@@ an@@ ced
At Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 4 : 7 , we read : “ He will certainly bring for@@ th the he@@ ad@@ st@@ one . There will be sh@@ out@@ ings to it : ‘ How char@@ m@@ ing ! How char@@ m@@ ing ! ’ ”
With Al@@ ber@@ t S@@ ch@@ ro@@ e@@ der , the reg@@ ist@@ ra@@ r of G@@ ile@@ ad , and the n@@ ine other stud@@ ents from S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a
Di@@ d Jesus really ex@@ pect us to be f@@ la@@ w@@ less in the present wicked system ?
O@@ thers , though , worship him as God Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty .
P@@ u@@ t him on su@@ i@@ ci@@ de w@@ atch ! ”
C@@ ur@@ r@@ ently , she ser@@ ves as a pioneer in S@@ t . Pet@@ er@@ s@@ bur@@ g . I@@ nga and Mik@@ ha@@ il
I am happy to rec@@ all that we never had a ma@@ j@@ or dis@@ pu@@ te in any of our ho@@ m@@ es .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , cour@@ ting cou@@ ples who have taken the princi@@ ple at James 3 : 17 to heart avoid in@@ ti@@ ma@@ ci@@ es that may lead to a lo@@ ss of self - control .
That made the work difficult , requi@@ ring p@@ oun@@ ding in a mor@@ ta@@ r or gr@@ in@@ ding in a hand m@@ ill .
6 : 6 - 8 ; E@@ ph .
Their en@@ v@@ y was s@@ pit@@ e@@ ful and des@@ tru@@ ctive .
By the time of Abraham , about 2@@ ,000 B.C.E . , c@@ un@@ ei@@ form was well - develop@@ ed .
When she died , I was in@@ cons@@ ol@@ able .
But things wor@@ ked out very differ@@ ently .
They cho@@ se to dis@@ obey God and to e@@ at from the t@@ ree .
Des@@ pite their we@@ ak@@ ened st@@ ate , to some ex@@ t@@ ent they may still be keep@@ ing Jehovah’s requi@@ re@@ ments .
Does not expres@@ sing your devo@@ tion to God by sh@@ aring in the ministry contribu@@ te to your happiness ?
They requi@@ red only sh@@ el@@ ter for the night .
Who el@@ se could respon@@ d to prayers and provide mankind with the help they need ?
Of all those who demonstr@@ ated ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y in their service to God , Jesus Christ is sur@@ ely the fore@@ most example .
What comes first when Jehovah ex@@ tend@@ s help to us ?
“ We ad@@ mit@@ ted our mis@@ takes , and that moved our children to o@@ pen up to us when they had a proble@@ m , ” says R@@ os@@ em@@ ary , a mother of three gro@@ wn children .
What does the expres@@ sion “ set@@ ting the mind on ” mean ?
“ I will make m@@ el@@ o@@ dy to my God as long as I am . ” ​ — P@@ S .
Those n@@ ine resur@@ rec@@ tions provide a bas@@ is for faith in Paul’s st@@ at@@ ement .
God is called “ the Father [ or , s@@ ource ] of tend@@ er mer@@ ci@@ es ” because com@@ pas@@ sion em@@ an@@ ates from him and is part of his n@@ ature .
Do@@ ing so will be one of the most valu@@ able gi@@ f@@ ts you can give them .
When it comes to Kingdom H@@ all se@@ ating arrang@@ ements , it would se@@ em reason@@ able that a dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed min@@ or could also qui@@ et@@ ly si@@ t with his parents .
In fact , P@@ om@@ pe@@ y lo@@ c@@ ated his he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters and ar@@ my in the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a .
Jesus ’ listen@@ ers knew how difficult it was to tell gen@@ u@@ ine whe@@ at from we@@ e@@ ds , such as po@@ is@@ on@@ ous be@@ ar@@ ded dar@@ ne@@ l , which during the gro@@ wing se@@ as@@ on has an appe@@ ar@@ ance much like that of whe@@ at .
After 12 years of marriage , I already knew that Mari@@ on was a fru@@ g@@ al and me@@ tic@@ ul@@ ous h@@ ou@@ se@@ wife .
In those years , fre@@ e@@ dom to preach was relati@@ vely new in certain par@@ ts of Q@@ u@@ ebe@@ c , and it was not un@@ comm@@ on to be st@@ op@@ ped by the po@@ li@@ ce .
Yes , make me@@ al@@ time more than just a time to e@@ at !
A@@ no@@ ther man who end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to make God’s heart g@@ la@@ d was King David of ancient Israel .
I don@@ ’t want to put my@@ self in har@@ m@@ ’s way . ”
K@@ no@@ wing that “ God will ju@@ dge se@@ x@@ u@@ ally im@@ moral people and ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ers , ” married cou@@ ples work hard to let their marriage be hon@@ or@@ able and free of de@@ fil@@ ement . ​ — He@@ b .
Is it un@@ reason@@ able to ex@@ pect a young person to act wis@@ ely in this way ?
In@@ vit@@ ing Jehovah to Ex@@ am@@ ine U@@ s
O@@ thers sacrifice it in ho@@ p@@ es of ac@@ qui@@ ring greater standing in the eyes of their pe@@ ers or a member of the op@@ pos@@ ite se@@ x . ​ — Proverbs 13 : 20 .
On the other hand , Jesus ‘ we@@ pt with people who were we@@ ep@@ ing ’ when his friend La@@ z@@ ar@@ us died . ​ — John 11 : 32 - 35 .
The Bible says that people will become more and more wicked “ in the last days . ”
G@@ ran@@ ted , it takes time to imp@@ ro@@ ve our spiritual health by stud@@ ying the Bible ; and time , it seem@@ s , is an inc@@ reas@@ ingly r@@ are com@@ mo@@ di@@ ty .
What tri@@ als did Ru@@ do@@ l@@ f G@@ ra@@ i@@ ch@@ en end@@ ure , and what helped him to stay loyal to God ?
But the Bible writ@@ ers wrote God’s thoughts and not their own .
From 1@@ 5@@ 13 - 14@@ 7@@ 3 B.C.E . , God used him to lead the Israelites out of Egy@@ pt and direc@@ t them in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
Why are the sheep descri@@ bed as “ righteous ” ?
A clean , Bible - tra@@ ined conscience is a good gift from God .
Instead , they stri@@ ve to follow the apostle Paul’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ Re@@ turn evil for evil to no one . ”
How do they refle@@ ct his perfect justice ?
Jo@@ An@@ n became a special pioneer , and J@@ a@@ y served at Bethel .
D@@ O Y@@ O@@ U consider the al@@ ta@@ r to be a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al part of your worship ?
Jehovah promised to bl@@ ess the Israelites if they loved him and obe@@ yed his comman@@ d@@ ments .
What a jo@@ y@@ ful and ju@@ bil@@ ant time that will be !
A@@ c@@ tually , they were taking pre@@ ca@@ u@@ tions so that their sister would not come into a temp@@ ting situation .
U@@ gar@@ it ​ — An@@ cient C@@ ity in the Sha@@ do@@ w of Ba@@ al
You may return home with money , but you also have spiritual w@@ oun@@ ds that can take a long time to he@@ al . ”
Wh@@ ere would those in the new covenant serve ?
We need to continue to ass@@ ist our fellow believers as we look for@@ ward to the time when there will be no disa@@ st@@ ers . ”
The Bible tel@@ ls us : “ W@@ ar bro@@ ke out in heaven : M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el and his angels bat@@ t@@ led with the dra@@ g@@ on , and the dra@@ g@@ on and its angels bat@@ t@@ led . ”
“ D ” S@@ t . T@@ O@@ P@@ E@@ K@@ A , K@@ S ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , K@@ an@@ sa@@ s Ex@@ po@@ cen@@ tre , L@@ and@@ on Ar@@ ena , One Ex@@ po@@ cen@@ tre D@@ r .
A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s needed to inc@@ re@@ ase his knowledge of the ro@@ le of Jesus Christ in the out@@ working of Jehovah’s purpose . ​ — Acts 18 : 24 - 26 .
Wh@@ ere was he three times be@@ at@@ en with ro@@ ds ?
The Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy makes important decisions col@@ le@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely . How so ?
Peter learned the less@@ on well and later remin@@ ded Christians : “ Christ su@@ ffered for you , lea@@ ving you a mo@@ de@@ l for you to follow his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y . . . . When he was being re@@ v@@ iled , he did not go re@@ v@@ il@@ ing in return .
However , ne@@ i@@ ther Jesus nor Paul were comman@@ ding min@@ isters to be c@@ eli@@ b@@ ate .
We must feel inc@@ l@@ ined to show these qualities , think about how to man@@ i@@ f@@ est them , and take action to displa@@ y them .
And just how practic@@ al was that divine help ?
L@@ in@@ da was af@@ ra@@ id of what others might think or say wh@@ en@@ ever she went out in the ministry .
We are wise to he@@ ed Jesus ’ ad@@ vice .
The Me@@ di@@ at@@ or of the new covenant .
In a reve@@ al@@ ing account of his con@@ ver@@ sion to n@@ om@@ in@@ al Christi@@ an@@ ity , T@@ ati@@ an claim@@ s : “ I s@@ ought how I might be able to dis@@ co@@ ver the truth . ”
How , then , can we deter@@ mine whether our expe@@ ct@@ ations are reason@@ able ?
What will help you to expla@@ in s@@ crip@@ tures pro@@ per@@ ly ?
At such times , give your heavenly Father time to show you what his will is for you .
“ Wh@@ er@@ ever I go , I look for real friends in the congregation who will love me and will support me when I@@ ’@@ m feel@@ ing down , ” expla@@ ins L@@ ol@@ i .
Are you and your sp@@ ouse “ married at heart ” ?
Bethel service has given me mar@@ vel@@ ous opportun@@ ities to learn from others .
Why is effort needed to devel@@ op and maintain spiritu@@ ality ?
Why not pa@@ use to refle@@ ct on Jehovah’s deal@@ ings with Israel .
● “ Son of man . ”
To be clo@@ s@@ er to the congregation , Father moved the family about 25 mil@@ es [ 40 k@@ m ] to the to@@ wn of S@@ har@@ on .
He wrote in@@ side the co@@ ver : “ De@@ ar Father , May Jehovah’s Word continue to lead us as a family on the way of life .
This verse reve@@ als God’s purpose in cre@@ ating angels . They are to minis@@ ter to him and stand ready to car@@ ry out his instru@@ ctions .
He has become the most f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating fi@@ gu@@ re in hist@@ ory . ”
Hence , we deci@@ ded to stay in I@@ rel@@ and to care for them .
A@@ m I pr@@ ou@@ d to be a sub@@ ject of Jehovah’s rul@@ ing Kingdom ?
And Jesus stated emp@@ h@@ ati@@ c@@ ally that he coun@@ ts what people do or fai@@ l to do to his anointed brothers as being done or not done to him . ​ — Matthew 25 : 40 , 4@@ 5 .
From what he had care@@ fully ob@@ served , he learned much about those he was ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing .
A baptized brother can devel@@ op similar courage by see@@ king God’s help in ear@@ n@@ est prayer and by da@@ ily reading the Bible .
They do so by help@@ ing others to benefit from the spiritual tre@@ a@@ sures of wisdom and knowledge of God .
In the long ru@@ n , it may be better if we t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully offer ti@@ d@@ bi@@ ts now and again .
This provi@@ des the bas@@ is for me to maintain a heal@@ thy spiritual out@@ look as I end@@ e@@ av@@ or to live my life in har@@ mony with what I know to be his purpose .
Father contr@@ ac@@ ted ty@@ p@@ ho@@ id f@@ ever while serving on the Rus@@ si@@ an fr@@ on@@ t .
“ O@@ p@@ pres@@ sion may make a wise one act c@@ ra@@ z@@ y , ” says Solomon .
Ther@@ efore , we res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully and will@@ ingly obey Christ’s comm@@ and to ‘ go and make disciples . ’
The succ@@ ess of a king is me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed by the wel@@ f@@ are of his sub@@ je@@ cts .
• How should you re@@ act if someone ur@@ ges you not to reve@@ al wr@@ ong@@ doing ?
When Moses asked to see His glory , Jehovah respon@@ ded : “ You are not able to see my face , because no man may see me and yet live . ”
My wife , Mari@@ a , learned the truth in U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine in the mi@@ dd@@ le of World W@@ ar I@@ I .
Our message , though , is not always fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly received .
But how would others know the in@@ ten@@ s@@ ity of the anxi@@ ous care in our heart un@@ less we o@@ pen up and talk about it ?
“ I@@ N TH@@ E past de@@ ca@@ de , more than 3@@ 00 t@@ it@@ les on work@@ place spiritu@@ ality ​ — from Jesus C@@ E@@ O to The T@@ a@@ o of Le@@ ad@@ er@@ ship — ​ have f@@ loo@@ ded boo@@ k@@ sto@@ res , ” says U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ Ne@@ ws & World R@@ ep@@ ort .
Even as children gro@@ w into their po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally challeng@@ ing te@@ en years , a loving at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding a fam@@ il@@ y’s study activities will continue to shap@@ e their view .
Not only do they know right from wrong ; they h@@ ate what is wrong and love what is right .
8 Gi@@ ve H@@ on@@ or to W@@ ho@@ m It Is D@@ ue
So@@ on we were con@@ duc@@ ting 8@@ 0 Bible stu@@ dies between us .
But it does men@@ tion such affe@@ ction .
Why is love an ess@@ enti@@ al qu@@ ality for a Christian ?
As God’s “ ma@@ ster work@@ er ” in the cre@@ ation of the physical uni@@ verse , Jesus knew all about the earth@@ ’s mag@@ ne@@ tic field , which humans use to na@@ vi@@ g@@ ate the earth .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing of their future , the Bible states : “ The se@@ a gave up those dead in it , and death and H@@ ad@@ es gave up those dead in them , and they were jud@@ ged individu@@ ally according to their de@@ e@@ ds . ” ​ — Revelation 20 : 13 .
To illustr@@ ate , consider the Scriptural examples of a shepher@@ d , a prophet , and a wi@@ do@@ w .
One of the many mer@@ its of the A@@ nt@@ wer@@ p P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t was the fact that it made a@@ vail@@ able to E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an scho@@ l@@ ars the S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c ver@@ sion of the Greek Scriptures for the first time .
There is too much at st@@ ake to do o@@ ther@@ wise . ​ — John 17 : 3 .
One who sacrific@@ es to any go@@ ds but Jehovah al@@ one is to be devo@@ ted to des@@ tru@@ ction . ”
Do you really believe that the Bible is practic@@ al today ?
The first time I under@@ sto@@ od an au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary question , I ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ ally ans@@ wer@@ ed it out l@@ ou@@ d .
Consider also what is involved in re@@ aching out for an of@@ fice of over@@ sight in the congregation .
El@@ se@@ where , the apostle Paul wrote of anointed Christians as “ gro@@ wing into a holy temple for Jehovah . ”
I too loved the ministry and wanted to follow his example .
The apostle Paul gave up much to become a follow@@ er of Christ .
We would not want to make their fi@@ ght more difficult , would we ?
( a ) For the nation of Israel as a whole , what were the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of their being un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant ?
A@@ c@@ ci@@ d@@ ents occ@@ ur , pl@@ ans go wrong , and people disa@@ p@@ point us .
They will help you to an@@ al@@ y@@ ze your ap@@ titu@@ des and mo@@ ti@@ ves .
In a r@@ as@@ h move against those who were about to take Jesus away , the apostle Peter , “ as he had a s@@ word , dre@@ w it and stru@@ ck the slave of the high pri@@ est and cu@@ t his right e@@ ar off . ”
“ As for you , ” Jehovah said , “ you will go to your fore@@ fa@@ thers in peace ; you will be bu@@ ri@@ ed at a good old age . ”
“ TH@@ E sc@@ ene of this world is chang@@ ing . ” The apostle Paul said so .
All of us face cho@@ ic@@ es about what things are most important .
What can young people do to cultiv@@ ate spiritu@@ ality ?
• How can you imitate the faith of Abraham ?
That sum@@ m@@ er in 195@@ 3 , I went to a conven@@ tion in A@@ su@@ n@@ ci@@ ó@@ n .
In a number of ways , the st@@ ory is in@@ acc@@ ur@@ ate .
As@@ s@@ em@@ bl@@ ing at ‘ N@@ av@@ el of World ’ ( E@@ ast@@ er Is@@ land ) , 2 / 15
O@@ thers con@@ done ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ al ac@@ ts .
Of course , Jesus did not make only sh@@ ort st@@ at@@ ements .
B@@ as@@ ic@@ ally it means that they maintain order and per@@ form valu@@ able du@@ ties for soci@@ ety .
It is one of many evid@@ ences that the time is now appro@@ aching for that Kingdom to re@@ place human govern@@ ments .
Do you res@@ ist the al@@ lu@@ re of the world and prove faithful des@@ pite ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le and op@@ position ?
In 194@@ 7 , when I was 19 years old , I came in cont@@ act with the truth through one of our neigh@@ b@@ ors , The@@ un@@ is Be@@ en .
What do you find sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant about Solom@@ on@@ ’s refer@@ ences to the heart in his prayer at the temp@@ le@@ ’s in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ation ?
Because you really love God , you will obey Jehovah’s “ perfect law , ” which co@@ v@@ ers everything he requi@@ res of you . ​ — P@@ s .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , what we can do in pro@@ claim@@ ing the good news may v@@ ary according to our circumstances , and Jesus showed that he recogn@@ ized this .
This information was rel@@ a@@ yed to the appro@@ pri@@ ate reli@@ ef com@@ mit@@ te@@ e .
; I@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ a , P .
If it is not true ​ — if he can gr@@ ant the re@@ qu@@ est but simply cho@@ o@@ ses not to — ​ he has been dec@@ ep@@ tive .
Be@@ ing bl@@ ind left me physi@@ c@@ ally and emo@@ tion@@ ally vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able .
1@@ 13 : 4 - 9 .
As Jehovah’s Witnesses , we hope to help people to be sa@@ ved .
The apostle John , in in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ing a thr@@ ill@@ ing account about Mar@@ th@@ a@@ ’s brother , remin@@ ds us : “ Now Jesus loved Mar@@ th@@ a and her sister and La@@ z@@ ar@@ us . ”
3 : 16 - 18 .
The prophecy in Daniel chap@@ ter 4 was given so that people would know that “ the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh is R@@ ul@@ er in the kingdom of mankind . ”
Today , we as Jehovah’s Witnesses are often persecu@@ ted because we are ze@@ al@@ ous in preaching the good news of the Kingdom .
We should have the same trust in God .
Are the De@@ ad A@@ live ?
L@@ isten as the prophet descri@@ bes them , saying : “ In its n@@ ak@@ e@@ dness your bo@@ w comes to be un@@ co@@ vered .
When they me@@ t , Jeho@@ ra@@ m asked : “ Is there peace , Je@@ h@@ u ? ”
E@@ ven@@ tually , certain prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians esta@@ bli@@ shed themselves as “ or@@ tho@@ do@@ x , ” pro@@ claim@@ ing all others to be “ her@@ e@@ tic@@ al . ”
When re@@ ques@@ ting re@@ inst@@ at@@ ement , he should be able to give evidence that he has rep@@ ented and is pro@@ duc@@ ing “ works that be@@ f@@ it rep@@ ent@@ ance . ” ​ — Acts 26 : 20 .
In this way our children , and later gr@@ and@@ children , were very much involved in congregation activities .
How can we make sure that it is strong ?
And by a s@@ light change of in@@ t@@ on@@ ation , an individu@@ al lear@@ ning Ch@@ in@@ ese ur@@ ged his a@@ udi@@ ence to have faith in Jesus ’ boo@@ k@@ case rather than in the ransom .
“ He that is co@@ ver@@ ing over his trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions will not succ@@ e@@ ed , but he that is con@@ f@@ ess@@ ing and lea@@ ving them will be sh@@ own mer@@ cy . ”
Some of your spiritual brothers and sisters might have been t@@ or@@ n to pi@@ e@@ ces by ani@@ mal@@ s or na@@ iled to a st@@ ake and bur@@ ned ali@@ ve to serve as ni@@ gh@@ t@@ time il@@ lu@@ min@@ ation .
For example , after re@@ pe@@ ated ca@@ su@@ al con@@ vers@@ ations with a m@@ ale co@@ work@@ er , a Christian sister might make him her confid@@ ant , even tel@@ ling him about her mar@@ it@@ al problems .
M@@ ore than half of all first marri@@ ages are pre@@ ce@@ ded by co@@ ha@@ bit@@ ation . ”
Even some Witnesses have un@@ wit@@ t@@ ingly ex@@ posed themselves to this har@@ m@@ ful material .
When temp@@ ted to do wrong or when fac@@ ed with a se@@ v@@ ere tri@@ al , seek God’s guid@@ ance and his help to follow it .
On the bas@@ is of Christ’s sacrifice , Jehovah for@@ gives the sin@@ s of those who exerc@@ ise faith .
D@@ ebi , a mother in M@@ ic@@ hi@@ g@@ an , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , rel@@ ates : “ My husband and I had tr@@ ou@@ ble re@@ aching our daugh@@ ter when she was about three years old .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ There is ac@@ tually to us one God the Father , out of whom all things are , and we for him ; and there is one Lord , Jesus Christ , through whom all things are , and we through him . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
O@@ ther gi@@ f@@ ts , though of little mon@@ et@@ ary value , are ch@@ eri@@ shed because they come from a de@@ ar family member or a tru@@ sted friend .
The expres@@ sion “ have their per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers tra@@ ined ” liter@@ ally means “ the sense or@@ g@@ ans having been tra@@ ined ( like gy@@ m@@ n@@ ast ) . ”
Many lost their ho@@ m@@ es and jo@@ bs , but for@@ tun@@ ately no@@ ne of them lost their life .
▪ Ma@@ in@@ tain a positi@@ ve view of people in your ter@@ rit@@ ory
The ra@@ va@@ ges of World W@@ ar I@@ I were every@@ where ​ — people l@@ ying on the si@@ de@@ wal@@ ks , star@@ ving and appe@@ aring to be d@@ ying .
• What are the benef@@ its of bel@@ ong@@ ing to Jehovah ?
A@@ no@@ ther time , Mari@@ o came to our home at night qu@@ ite wor@@ ri@@ ed .
God’s V@@ i@@ e@@ w of C@@ le@@ an@@ l@@ iness
“ H@@ and may jo@@ in to hand , yet one will not be free from p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment . ”
What was me@@ ant by the instru@@ ction to “ inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate ” God’s word in young ones ?
After some time , my feelings for Jehovah develop@@ ed to such an ex@@ t@@ ent that I now r@@ ar@@ ely have tr@@ ou@@ ble regarding him as my loving Father , ” says Mar@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ te .
As events would prove , P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h was a dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful and ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant man .
In effect , with each decision we make , we should be gu@@ i@@ ded by this thought : ‘ What would Jehovah want me to do ?
These and other examples are wor@@ thy of our imit@@ ation .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H R@@ A@@ I@@ S@@ E@@ S U@@ P C@@ AL@@ A@@ MI@@ T@@ Y A@@ G@@ A@@ IN@@ S@@ T H@@ I@@ S AN@@ O@@ IN@@ T@@ E@@ D
( a ) What blessings will make life in the new world wonderful ?
Sa@@ ys Mat@@ il@@ da , a pioneer for 20 years : “ It gives me joy to know that Jehovah re@@ war@@ ds our efforts . ”
Jesus asked Jehovah to sp@@ are him such indi@@ gn@@ ity .
What had been thought of as being Christi@@ an@@ ity lost its standing in the eyes of many .
Jehovah may at times allow faithful worshi@@ p@@ ers to keep on pra@@ ying about a matter for a while before his respon@@ se be@@ comes ap@@ par@@ ent .
Fir@@ st , by who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly sh@@ aring in the preaching work . Christ comman@@ ded his brothers to preach the good news worl@@ d@@ wide .
“ D@@ on@@ ’t all parents cor@@ rec@@ t their children ? ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B@@ R@@ E@@ W@@ S 12 : 7 , Con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary Eng@@ l@@ ish V@@ er@@ sion .
Now a@@ vail@@ able in whole or in part in over 50 langu@@ ages .
Who was Ab@@ sal@@ om , and how did he at@@ temp@@ t to cur@@ ry the fav@@ or of those coming to the king for judgment ?
“ The one faith@@ less at heart will be satis@@ fied with the resul@@ ts of his own ways , ” continu@@ es the king of Israel , “ but the good man with the resul@@ ts of his deal@@ ings . ”
Moses “ loo@@ ked in@@ ten@@ tly toward the pa@@ y@@ ment of the re@@ ward , ” ac@@ ting in faith and gro@@ wing in love for Jehovah .
I@@ magine the pain of one young wife when she learned that her Christian husband had been un@@ faithful to her while working overse@@ as .
P@@ rac@@ tic@@ al ? 4 / 1
This is especially true when we talk about a person whom we love .
Because of his we@@ ak@@ nesses , David com@@ mit@@ ted sever@@ al serious wr@@ ong@@ s , but he ne@@ ver@@ th@@ eless ‘ wal@@ ked with integrity of heart . ’
Now , I enjoy my service there im@@ men@@ sel@@ y . ”
I now real@@ ize that there is nothing better than serving our wonderful , loving God , Jehovah .
Are we over@@ lo@@ ading others by bro@@ ad@@ ca@@ sting the l@@ at@@ est news or tri@@ vi@@ a to long lis@@ ts of ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ an@@ ces , perhaps con@@ sum@@ ing their valu@@ able time ?
‘ Un@@ to you is born this day a Sa@@ vi@@ our , which is Christ the Lord . ’ ​ — Luke 2 : 11 , “ King James V@@ er@@ sion . ”
Still , Paul ex@@ hor@@ ts us : “ Al@@ ways rejo@@ ice in the Lord . On@@ ce more I will say , Re@@ jo@@ ice ! ”
As to some who re@@ je@@ cted the knowledge of God , the apostle Paul wrote : “ Although as@@ ser@@ ting they were wise , they became fo@@ ol@@ ish . ”
“ A@@ st@@ er@@ o@@ i@@ ds and com@@ e@@ ts h@@ it us but not exc@@ essi@@ vely so , than@@ ks to the pres@@ ence of gi@@ ant g@@ as pl@@ an@@ e@@ ts such as Ju@@ pit@@ er bey@@ ond us , ” expla@@ in s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists Peter D .
Mi@@ ch@@ è@@ le was taking d@@ ri@@ ving less@@ ons .
C@@ u@@ t back on your emp@@ loy@@ ment , and pl@@ an how to ex@@ p@@ and your ministry . ​ — w@@ 1@@ 6@@ .@@ 0@@ 7 , p .
They c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate their di@@ vers@@ ity with c@@ and@@ le - ligh@@ ting cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies , fes@@ tiv@@ als , mu@@ si@@ c , prayers , and so on .
The gener@@ al ide@@ a be@@ h@@ ind all these re@@ mar@@ ks is to think a@@ head , take action , and avoid tr@@ ou@@ ble .
I took advan@@ ta@@ ge of the situation and s@@ ki@@ pp@@ ed school to associ@@ ate with older ki@@ ds .
When we face such challeng@@ es , we may ten@@ d simply to follow our heart and act on our imper@@ fect imp@@ ul@@ ses .
A@@ mas@@ sing we@@ al@@ th was their fore@@ most pri@@ or@@ ity .
A work@@ er needs the right to@@ ol , and he must use it in the prop@@ er way .
( b ) What can you learn from the way Jesus ans@@ wer@@ ed questions about true worship ?
Even though we may have little or no control over what others do , we can control our re@@ action .
When I was about to gra@@ du@@ ate from high school , I had to make a decision about what I would do with my life .
What kind of bo@@ a@@ sting is that ?
H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves can inclu@@ de Jehovah in their marriage by following his loving guid@@ ance .
( b ) Why is set@@ ting asi@@ de an ev@@ ening for study ess@@ enti@@ al ?
When a young man fin@@ ish@@ es his scho@@ ol@@ ing , he may be expe@@ cted to ob@@ tain full - time emp@@ loy@@ ment , get married , and set@@ tle down .
K@@ no@@ wing that you do not face suffering in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely after death is a reason to be happy .
The a@@ th@@ let@@ es mar@@ ch on@@ to the field .
5 : 15 , 16 ​ — Why did El@@ isha not accept Na@@ am@@ an’s gift ?
F@@ am@@ ily he@@ a@@ ds today can learn a great de@@ al from that faithful man .
• In what way does the ministry ref@@ res@@ h us and those to whom we speak ?
How could it be good for any of Jehovah’s servants to su@@ ff@@ er a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction ?
In certain lands , the lives of many are th@@ reat@@ ened by food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges and w@@ ars .
Like Jehovah , we should never give up hope that at le@@ ast some will ev@@ en@@ tually see the is@@ sue and accept the Kingdom message .
He w@@ atch@@ ed with appro@@ val as some Jews st@@ oned S@@ te@@ ph@@ en .
With the “ hor@@ ses ” of his heavenly ar@@ mi@@ es under Jesus Christ , he will pu@@ s@@ h on@@ ward vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ously through “ the se@@ a ” and “ the he@@ a@@ p of va@@ st w@@ at@@ ers , ” that is , the sur@@ g@@ ing mas@@ s of enem@@ y human@@ ity .
F@@ ri@@ e@@ da J@@ ess ( now T@@ hi@@ ele ) at the time of her ar@@ rest and now
Par@@ taking of the E@@ m@@ ble@@ ms
What I want may not be what Jehovah kno@@ ws I need . ”
Why do gen@@ u@@ ine Christians not par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in war@@ f@@ are ?
Un@@ der@@ co@@ ver O@@ per@@ ations
F@@ i@@ ve brothers gre@@ et@@ ed him as he st@@ ep@@ ped on@@ to the do@@ ck at B@@ el@@ f@@ ast one A@@ pri@@ l mor@@ ning in 19@@ 0@@ 8 .
On one occasi@@ on , we came to a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge where a pol@@ itical meeting was in prog@@ ress .
Although pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous ones had ‘ s@@ me@@ ared him with fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od , ’ the psalmist san@@ g : “ It is good for me that I have been a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted . ”
If you feel that you have been the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of an in@@ justice and find it difficult to for@@ give a wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er who has rep@@ ented , it would be good to real@@ ize that the off@@ end@@ er too is a vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m .
Many full - time servants have had similar experi@@ ences . *
For vari@@ ous reas@@ ons , some gu@@ ests may deci@@ de to ab@@ sta@@ in from al@@ co@@ ho@@ l .
1@@ 11 .
He became ad@@ di@@ cted to por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y and started s@@ mo@@ king mar@@ i@@ ju@@ ana .
F@@ ul@@ filled Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es indic@@ ate that we are living during “ the pres@@ ence of the Son of man , ” Jesus Christ .
By being can@@ did with our brothers but not over@@ ly f@@ ran@@ k , we can expres@@ s what is on our mind without being off@@ en@@ sive .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ day An@@ xi@@ e@@ ties
On@@ ce again , a de@@ ta@@ il in the Bible has been bor@@ ne out by ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal evidence .
Un@@ like M@@ other , I was ti@@ mi@@ d by n@@ ature , l@@ ac@@ king confidence .
How un@@ necess@@ ary our in@@ iti@@ al h@@ es@@ it@@ ation proved to be !
An@@ y ear@@ li@@ er Bi@@ bli@@ cal refer@@ ence to cam@@ els would therefore be consider@@ ed an an@@ ach@@ r@@ on@@ ism , or a ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal mis@@ plac@@ ing .
When we face har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps , we need his example more than ever .
He is determined to stay in the r@@ ace .
Let us take a clo@@ s@@ er look at those who make up this inter@@ n@@ ational family .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , he dis@@ co@@ vered that pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons do not in themselves bring satis@@ fac@@ tion .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , we trust that if we seek first the Kingdom , Jehovah will make sure that we have what we need . ​ — Mat@@ t .
21 : 22 , 23 ; P@@ s .
Davi@@ d’s words , however , do not mean that no worshipp@@ er ever su@@ ffered want or ever will .
N@@ one of these things can com@@ pare with the dist@@ inc@@ tion of being able to serve the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh of the uni@@ verse , who is willing to satis@@ fy re@@ ques@@ ts you make in har@@ mony with his will . — Psalm 10 : 17 ; 8@@ 3 : 18 ; 14@@ 5 : 18 .
“ To supp@@ lic@@ ate ” means “ to make a hum@@ ble ent@@ reat@@ y . ”
Mo@@ st were in one pris@@ on , and the war@@ den there h@@ ated us .
“ What s@@ ort of pers@@ ons ought you to be in holy ac@@ ts of conduct and de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion , a@@ wa@@ iting and keep@@ ing close in mind the pres@@ ence of the day of Jehovah ! ” ​ — 2 P@@ E@@ T@@ E@@ R 3 : 11 , 12 .
The preaching work is the pri@@ m@@ ary way to offer God “ a sacrifice of praise . ”
By develop@@ ing its op@@ pos@@ ite ​ — hum@@ ility .
To what ex@@ t@@ ent should hus@@ ban@@ ds love their wi@@ ves ?
Jesus knew ex@@ ac@@ tly why he would die and what work he needed to do before his death .
Some individuals continue to har@@ b@@ or gu@@ il@@ t over sin@@ s for which they have ac@@ tually been for@@ given .
I re@@ ached another mil@@ es@@ to@@ ne in my life in 200@@ 1 when I married K@@ ar@@ ina , a lo@@ vely Christian woman .
The apostle John repor@@ ts what happ@@ ens next .
In that way , b@@ ru@@ tal@@ ity only inc@@ reas@@ es , and more and more people are dra@@ wn into the con@@ f@@ li@@ ct .
Mis@@ led , they w@@ an@@ der about .
Yes , dra@@ wing near to “ the happy God ” is b@@ ound to bring joy to our sa@@ d heart . ​ — 1 Timothy 1 : 11 .
He person@@ ally organiz@@ ed a col@@ le@@ ction and used appro@@ ved men to deli@@ ver it .
She requi@@ red medi@@ cal help ; yet , the po@@ li@@ ce took no action against her att@@ ac@@ k@@ er .
When we follow Jesus ’ example , we too can ref@@ res@@ h others by our associ@@ ation .
If the to@@ pi@@ c of my first marriage comes up , how can I h@@ and@@ le the sub@@ ject in a way that reas@@ sures and di@@ gn@@ i@@ fi@@ es my cur@@ r@@ ent mate ?
5@@ 4 : 1 ; G@@ al .
8 : 22 - 5@@ 3 .
From a se@@ cul@@ ar point of view , they may appe@@ ar to be ill - qu@@ ali@@ fied for the t@@ ask .
Tru@@ e , the apostle Paul said : “ In my flesh , there d@@ wel@@ ls nothing good . ”
( b ) What did the k@@ ing@@ ’s dis@@ obedi@@ ence ev@@ en@@ tually lead him to do ?
There may be no spiritual go@@ als or no ap@@ pet@@ ite or en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m for spiritual things .
With these words , Jesus was teaching his disciples that the heart should be kept clean and that imp@@ ro@@ per thoughts and desi@@ res , though not yet car@@ ri@@ ed out , may have gra@@ ve con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
In Yu@@ c@@ at@@ á@@ n , the husband of a Witness was op@@ posed to the truth and some@@ times h@@ it her when she came home from the meetings .
Many of these langu@@ ages are spo@@ ken by im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants living far from their n@@ ative lands .
When they dis@@ co@@ vered that it was a new@@ born ba@@ by , they quic@@ k@@ ly took him to a ne@@ ar@@ by ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al for tre@@ at@@ ment .
Jehovah will rule as king to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , even forever . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 15 : 1 - 19 .
S@@ y@@ bi@@ l and I vie@@ wed many of these de@@ ar ones as our spiritual children and gr@@ and@@ children .
The princi@@ p@@ al thing , we all real@@ ized , was preaching , and to that end all wor@@ ked har@@ mon@@ i@@ ously together .
Je@@ ze@@ bel@@ ’s attend@@ ants now had to act dec@@ isi@@ vely .
From him , through no cho@@ ice of our own , we have in@@ her@@ ited an imper@@ fect body that is pro@@ ne to sin and ev@@ en@@ tu@@ al death .
They are ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted at the end of the day , and the thought of d@@ res@@ sing in a su@@ it@@ able man@@ ner and travel@@ ing to a meeting may se@@ em da@@ un@@ ting .
C@@ learly , Jehovah God wants us to have an in@@ tim@@ ate relationship with him .
I therefore rejo@@ ice over you . But I want you to be wise as to what is good , but in@@ no@@ c@@ ent as to what is evil . ”
How beau@@ ti@@ fully Jesus ’ words as@@ sure us that Jehovah ca@@ res for us as individuals !
The righteous one will rejo@@ ice in Jehovah and will in@@ deed take refu@@ ge in him . ”
Because his daugh@@ ter would serve at the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , she would never have children .
Consider an example invol@@ ving a Bible transl@@ ation into Eng@@ l@@ ish .
I had in@@ tend@@ ed to read it all .
What change was in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed in 19@@ 32 , and why ?
TH@@ E apostle Paul said that “ some are preaching the Christ through en@@ v@@ y and ri@@ v@@ al@@ ry , but others also through go@@ o@@ d@@ will . ”
The advan@@ ta@@ ges of the co@@ de@@ x are ob@@ vi@@ ous ​ — the cap@@ ac@@ ity , the conven@@ i@@ ence , and the e@@ ase in car@@ r@@ ying .
Do not be sur@@ pris@@ ed if your child is pla@@ gu@@ ed with gu@@ il@@ t , cl@@ ings more clo@@ sel@@ y to you , or pan@@ ic@@ s if you arri@@ ve l@@ ate or become ill .
How have their lives turned out ?
2 : 12 ​ — When was the prophecy about ‘ col@@ le@@ cting the rema@@ ining ones of Israel ’ ful@@ filled ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ in 1@@ 12 days , H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i deli@@ v@@ ers four mo@@ tiv@@ ating mes@@ sa@@ ges .
Because of our imper@@ fe@@ ction , it is a stru@@ gg@@ le to do what is right .
B@@ less@@ ings for Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful@@ ness
Although I reg@@ re@@ t that for many years I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t really know God , I am very happy that now I know the God I worship .
For Christians , physical ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ement is of very li@@ mit@@ ed wor@@ th .
He received a vision of a M@@ ace@@ don@@ i@@ an man ple@@ ading for help . ​ — Acts 16 : 6 - 10 .
Today , in the Christian congregation , there are spiritually matu@@ re older men , or elders .
Tru@@ e , those few years of wa@@ iting seem@@ ed a long time .
In that sense , the Devil has had “ the means to cause death . ”
Jehovah In@@ vit@@ es You to C@@ ho@@ ose
O@@ ver the next two years , more than 1@@ 2@@ ,000 elders were taught at P@@ at@@ ter@@ son and at Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n Bethel .
How than@@ k@@ ful Mi@@ ca@@ h is that thr@@ ough@@ out his long and faithful ministry , he has always been “ full of power , with the spirit of Jehovah ” !
One lo@@ cu@@ st cannot do much on its own .
The Bible also says that Jesus “ wal@@ ks among ” the congregations .
The ans@@ wers will be consider@@ ed in these two artic@@ les .
They also con@@ fir@@ m that the cal@@ m of Kingdom rule is near .
The more you learn about Jehovah , the e@@ asi@@ er it will be to obey him and to talk to others about him .
Then he said : ‘ Li@@ ft up your son . ’
The enti@@ re g@@ lo@@ be was to become a par@@ adise , filled with righteous humans , who would cultiv@@ ate it and take care of it .
How do Jesus ’ words to the s@@ cri@@ bes and the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es and to his followers show that mer@@ cy is a desi@@ ra@@ ble qu@@ ality ?
Why is there so much suffering on this earth ?
A number of brothers have deci@@ ded to accept over@@ time work , to take on ad@@ di@@ tional emp@@ loy@@ ment , or to star@@ t their own bu@@ sin@@ ess even though l@@ ac@@ king experience .
In many O@@ ri@@ ent@@ al and Af@@ ri@@ can coun@@ tri@@ es , it go@@ es against tra@@ dition for one to expres@@ s affe@@ ction in words or in de@@ e@@ ds .
What pres@@ sures are col@@ le@@ ge stud@@ ents ex@@ posed to ?
Abraham was ne@@ i@@ ther st@@ ing@@ y nor over@@ ly att@@ ached to what he had .
If we fear being de@@ f@@ ra@@ u@@ ded , for instance , we might ask for God’s help in the way the psalmist did .
L@@ ess@@ on : When discus@@ sing religion , we should expres@@ s our vie@@ ws with con@@ vi@@ ction but without ag@@ g@@ res@@ sion .
What of other worshipp@@ ers of God ?
Ex@@ peri@@ enc@@ ing Jehovah’s Lo@@ ving - K@@ in@@ dness and C@@ are
Do many people sense this sh@@ ort@@ f@@ all ?
He was deep@@ ly affe@@ cted by what he saw ​ — so much so that he was moved to com@@ pose heart - s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring song@@ s of praise to the M@@ ak@@ er of these wonderful things .
In that day , “ no re@@ si@@ d@@ ent will say : ‘ I am si@@ ck . ’ ”
During this time , Jehovah gave him certain instru@@ ctions .
D@@ wel@@ ling upon such u@@ su@@ ally in@@ ten@@ si@@ fi@@ es the wrong desire , influ@@ enc@@ ing the heart .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , a new disci@@ ple who travel@@ s on the ro@@ ad to life lear@@ ns not only from his teach@@ er but also from the fine examples that he se@@ es in the congregation . ​ — Matthew 7 : 13 , 14 .
And may we bu@@ y out time for Bible study and medit@@ ation .
Ther@@ e@@ after , his enem@@ ies may have sear@@ ched for the body , but it was “ no@@ where to be found , ” perhaps because Jehovah dis@@ posed of it , pre@@ ven@@ ting them from des@@ e@@ cr@@ ating it or using it to prom@@ o@@ te false religion .
See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 13 of the article “ Will You ‘ Ke@@ ep on the W@@ atch ’ ? ” in this is@@ sue .
But there are even more benef@@ its .
It will be sh@@ at@@ tered .
N@@ ex@@ t , no@@ tice how w@@ atch@@ ful Eli@@ j@@ ah was .
Joseph la@@ un@@ ched into a seri@@ es of t@@ ests desi@@ gn@@ ed to reve@@ al who his brothers were at heart .
The king thus remin@@ ded the jud@@ ges that if pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce or gre@@ ed affe@@ cted their decisions , God would hold them respon@@ sible for any resul@@ ting har@@ m .
In the first century C.E . , the light of God’s Word sh@@ one from the M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast and re@@ ached the far cor@@ n@@ ers of the earth .
At W@@ all@@ k@@ ill , a new re@@ si@@ d@@ ence du@@ e to be comple@@ ted in 20@@ 14 will provide over 3@@ 00 ad@@ di@@ tional ro@@ om@@ s .
One long@@ time Witness said in this con@@ ne@@ ction : “ Lo@@ o@@ king back over 5@@ 5 years in the preaching work , I am con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that I have not lost anything by wa@@ iting on Jehovah .
The pione@@ ers had vis@@ ited all the hous@@ es in the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of I@@ z@@ cu@@ cha@@ c@@ a , had plac@@ ed many Bi@@ bl@@ es , and had started a number of Bible stu@@ dies .
Now is not the time to v@@ ac@@ ill@@ ate .
Hence , he su@@ ff@@ ers the p@@ en@@ al@@ ties of his actions .
This is also evid@@ ent when we read Mar@@ k@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l .
Our prayers reve@@ al what about us ?
How Jehovah Is Le@@ ading U@@ s
On May 1 , 19@@ 39 , he fin@@ i@@ shed his earthly course .
The W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations In@@ de@@ x * and Watchtower Li@@ br@@ ary on C@@ D - R@@ O@@ M * are exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent s@@ our@@ ces of information .
“ Ha@@ ve you in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ently consider@@ ed the bro@@ ad sp@@ ac@@ es of the earth ?
From 1914 to the early part of 19@@ 19 , Jesus accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed his Father to the spiritual temple to do a much - needed in@@ spe@@ ction and cle@@ ans@@ ing work .
W@@ ar A@@ ga@@ inst Cana@@ an@@ ites , 1 / 1
Yes , even though a certain religious teaching seem@@ s to be “ inspired ” ​ — or to come from God — ​ it is still the course of wisdom to exam@@ ine the Scriptures to make sure before accep@@ ting it as true . ​ — John 8 : 31 , 32 .
Jehovah’s “ S@@ pe@@ cial Pro@@ per@@ ty ”
However , the baptism of Jews who became followers of Jesus Christ from Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . on@@ ward me@@ ant something other than pres@@ en@@ ting themselves to God as members of a dedic@@ ated nation .
The Bible states that “ the world is pas@@ sing away . ”
With a view to streng@@ th@@ ening our faith in him and in his Word , the Bible , let us consider how cre@@ ation and ful@@ filled prophecy show that Jehovah is the Gre@@ at Ti@@ me@@ keep@@ er .
In any case , God continued ​ — and still continu@@ es — ​ to car@@ ry out his purpose , using imper@@ fect but faithful men and women .
• In the case of anointed Christians , what is s@@ own and what is ra@@ ised up ?
A second way that organiz@@ ed religion di@@ sh@@ on@@ ors God is through the conduct of its ad@@ her@@ ents .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 29 ]
12 : 15 , 16 .
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t and Abraham , form@@ er enem@@ ies , are now close friends .
Such feelings give us some in@@ sight into what it means to walk with God .
How g@@ la@@ d we can be that God di@@ gn@@ i@@ fi@@ es us by allow@@ ing us to cho@@ ose our own course !
In that new world , how will God eli@@ min@@ ate ba@@ dness ?
H@@ ad this wicked king learned anything from the da@@ y’s events ?
By their conduct and preaching activ@@ ity , Paul and other Christians were “ making the truth man@@ i@@ f@@ est . ”
15 : 1 ; 1 P@@ et .
To illustr@@ ate : Mar@@ a had already been we@@ ak@@ ened by pro@@ long@@ ed de@@ pres@@ sion when she lost her only son in a tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
Those who accepted it would live forever on earth .
Di@@ d the change en@@ rich his life ?
No@@ tice that it was “ the words of He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah ” that ca@@ used the people to take heart .
The po@@ pe gr@@ anted his re@@ qu@@ est but re@@ mar@@ ked that W@@ es@@ sel had ac@@ ted fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ly and that he should have asked for a bi@@ sh@@ op@@ ri@@ c !
G@@ r@@ ate@@ ful for Ser@@ ving Jehovah , Even Un@@ der T@@ ri@@ als
What P@@ ri@@ ce a C@@ le@@ an Con@@ s@@ ci@@ ence ?
Then , su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , the ro@@ ad takes a sh@@ ar@@ p turn .
Ang@@ els ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te God’s judgment
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y B@@ EN@@ J@@ A@@ MI@@ N I@@ K@@ E@@ C@@ H@@ U@@ K@@ W@@ U O@@ S@@ U@@ E@@ K@@ E
W@@ ould it be su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient to pa@@ in@@ t the out@@ side of this st@@ or@@ m - bat@@ tered house ?
En@@ coura@@ ged by the good news the cu@@ p@@ be@@ are@@ r had received , the bak@@ er asked Joseph the meaning of his own dre@@ am in which he had seen three bas@@ ke@@ ts of bre@@ ad as well as bir@@ ds e@@ ating from one of the bas@@ ke@@ ts on his head .
When one of the anointed dies faithful , it is with the sure pro@@ spe@@ ct of being “ ra@@ ised up a spiritual body , ” resur@@ rec@@ ted “ in inc@@ or@@ ru@@ p@@ tion . . . , in glory . ”
The Bible states : “ Davi@@ d’s f@@ ame began to go out into all the lands , and Jehovah himself put the dre@@ ad of him upon all the nations . ” ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on .
( 2 ) Ex@@ c@@ essi@@ ve p@@ es@@ ti@@ ci@@ de u@@ sage is destro@@ ying in@@ se@@ ct po@@ pul@@ ations that per@@ form vital e@@ c@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal ro@@ les , including the pol@@ l@@ in@@ ating of cro@@ ps .
No one can answer those questions for you .
St@@ ar@@ t by consider@@ ing your own valu@@ es .
How different the pi@@ c@@ ture was with Jesus ’ disciples , including the apostles !
N@@ ever To@@ o O@@ ld to L@@ ear@@ n
During all his tri@@ als and persecu@@ tions , he wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t concer@@ ned about himself .
What will this likely do to re@@ du@@ ce or eli@@ min@@ ate ten@@ sion ?
Since the foc@@ us is on Jesus , what do the Scriptures tell us about Jesus ’ human family ?
The c@@ he@@ ck was found by one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and a no@@ te att@@ ached to it said that the fin@@ der@@ ’s religious beli@@ ef@@ s had mo@@ tiv@@ ated the return .
How H@@ ann@@ ah F@@ ound Pe@@ ace
Mo@@ ther’s R@@ ele@@ ase From P@@ ris@@ on
They are tr@@ ying to pro@@ vo@@ ke him into lo@@ sing his temp@@ er , perhaps to cur@@ se or to fi@@ ght .
He declar@@ ed : “ Jehovah is a lo@@ ver of justice , and he will not leave his loyal ones .
If you do , you will gain Jehovah’s appro@@ val .
Of course , Bible n@@ ames , when spo@@ ken in a mo@@ der@@ n - day language , pro@@ ba@@ bly s@@ ound nothing like the origin@@ al Hebrew , and har@@ dly anyone ob@@ je@@ cts .
She and her family were s@@ pared the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion that came upon that evil city .
( b ) Why can it be said that K@@ or@@ ah likely under@@ valu@@ ed his own place in God’s arrang@@ ement ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses are very pr@@ ou@@ d of the young ones among them who stand fir@@ m for what is right .
A New Yor@@ k T@@ im@@ es e@@ dit@@ ori@@ al ob@@ served that bey@@ ond the pl@@ an@@ ning that the as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t requi@@ red , “ it is just as important to consider the in@@ ten@@ s@@ ity of the h@@ at@@ red it took to bring it off .
The world com@@ mon@@ ly ur@@ ges a person to ‘ be good to yourself ’ or ‘ follow the course of le@@ ast res@@ ist@@ ance . ’
May we always ch@@ er@@ ish the in@@ com@@ par@@ able “ peace of God ” that really does gu@@ ard our hearts and men@@ tal po@@ wers .
We felt Jehovah’s care .
“ Do A@@ p@@ point for U@@ s a King ”
To make their prayers spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c , what do parents need to know ?
3 : 12 ​ — Why did “ the old men that had seen the form@@ er house ” of Jehovah we@@ ep ?
Is there a way out of cur@@ r@@ ent world dist@@ ress ?
Acc@@ ording to 2 Timothy 3 : 14 , 15 , what two fac@@ t@@ ors contribu@@ ted to Timo@@ th@@ y’s decision to pur@@ sue spiritual go@@ als ?
Jesus left a simp@@ le guid@@ el@@ ine to t@@ est the qu@@ ality of prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians : “ By their fru@@ its you will recogn@@ ize them .
Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing integrity c@@ alls for godly fear and wisdom .
Even if an ar@@ t@@ ist re@@ ach@@ es the point where he is satis@@ fied with his own work , by then he might no longer be able to pro@@ du@@ ce as much as he could have when he was in his pri@@ me .
S@@ ome@@ times al@@ t@@ ars , sac@@ red p@@ ill@@ ars or po@@ les , and other religious tra@@ pp@@ ings were set up at s@@ ites to car@@ ry on practic@@ es that God con@@ dem@@ ned . ​ — 8 / 1 , page 23 .
What do the tal@@ ents sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze ?
For example , if someone re@@ ac@@ ts ang@@ r@@ ily to your vis@@ it , what is u@@ su@@ ally the best respon@@ se ?
L@@ isten to Those Who Lo@@ ve You
Like Jesus , we r@@ ely heav@@ ily on the Bible in our ministry and end@@ e@@ av@@ or to fe@@ ature the Scriptures wh@@ en@@ ever possible .
You can enjoy making disciples even if few people in your ter@@ rit@@ ory respon@@ d to the good news .
This gave me the courage to de@@ f@@ end my new@@ found beli@@ ef .
Jehovah kno@@ ws better than we ourselves when we are about to re@@ ach our li@@ m@@ its .
Jesus said : “ If you . . . know how to give good gi@@ f@@ ts to your children , how much more so will the Father in heaven give holy spirit to those as@@ king him ! ”
Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous Witnesses
A spirit has a form of life that di@@ ff@@ ers great@@ ly from our@@ s , and it is inv@@ isi@@ ble to human eyes .
There were fe@@ wer than 1@@ 00 publi@@ sh@@ ers in all of Ch@@ ile when we arri@@ ved .
The psalmist David san@@ g : “ Jehovah is giving support to all who are f@@ all@@ ing , and is ra@@ ising up all who are bo@@ wed down . ”
This ag@@ r@@ on@@ om@@ ist wrote : “ The ‘ deser@@ t ’ that took over the once - f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing land was the work of man , not of n@@ ature . ”
Like U@@ l@@ f , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , we may have no cho@@ ice but to end@@ ure a pers@@ ist@@ ent tri@@ al .
“ Our family is in the truth lar@@ g@@ ely because of E@@ r@@ na@@ ’s example , ” says S@@ us@@ an@@ ne , one of A@@ li@@ ce@@ ’s daugh@@ ters .
S@@ ad@@ ly , my you@@ ng@@ er brother and sister left the truth .
In what ways had Peter seen holy spirit at work before Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . ?
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , when we end@@ e@@ av@@ or to reg@@ a@@ in a spiritually we@@ ak individu@@ al , our appro@@ ach needs to be ear@@ n@@ est and pur@@ po@@ se@@ ful . What can we do ?
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing that false worship was sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ed , the three Hebrews would likely have pre@@ fer@@ red to avoid being there .
The ancient Israelites were told : “ In case an ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ent re@@ si@@ des with you as an ali@@ en in your land , you must not mis@@ tre@@ at him .
It is no@@ ne other than the Bible .
Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ar@@ ded S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually
Bible Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions An@@ s@@ wer@@ ed 15
Their ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations were con@@ vo@@ lu@@ ted and in@@ cons@@ ist@@ ent , which our Bible stud@@ ents eas@@ ily recogn@@ ized when they com@@ pared such with the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s clear teachings .
O@@ f@@ ten just get@@ ting it out is all th@@ at@@ ’s needed . ”
They pray when al@@ one ; they pray in grou@@ ps .
and was in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ed by the t@@ it@@ le .
In those days the Bethel family was small ​ — only 28 of us — ​ and we were all close friends .
The do@@ ct@@ or was sur@@ pris@@ ed to see me .
Ex@@ pla@@ in . ( b ) What kind of pri@@ de is d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous , and what Scriptural examples illustr@@ ate this ?
This took place in Au@@ gu@@ st 200@@ 9 at the “ Ke@@ ep on the W@@ atch ! ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tion that was held in So@@ fi@@ a .
Genesis 18 : 22 - 32
A@@ n ancient prophecy had fore@@ told that Jehovah would call his son “ out of Egy@@ pt . ”
N@@ i@@ ght is f@@ all@@ ing .
The Bible encoura@@ ges Christians to “ d@@ ress in be@@ coming man@@ ner . ”
While enjo@@ ying the spiritual par@@ adise , help to ex@@ p@@ and it !
De@@ bil@@ it@@ ating ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic ill@@ nesses or emo@@ tional st@@ res@@ ses pla@@ gu@@ e some of God’s servants today .
Does God pre@@ di@@ ct d@@ ates ?
These inclu@@ ded Hebrew , Greek , and L@@ at@@ in Bible e@@ di@@ tions as well as beau@@ ti@@ fully il@@ lu@@ min@@ ated e@@ di@@ tions of the D@@ ut@@ ch Ca@@ tho@@ lic L@@ ou@@ va@@ in Bible .
But what can make know@@ ing Jehovah and the many fac@@ e@@ ts of his person@@ ality an “ ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght ” ?
But Job tru@@ sted in Jehovah , not in ri@@ ches .
To care for the needs of our gro@@ wing family , I had to take up se@@ cul@@ ar work .
My par@@ t@@ ner , su@@ sp@@ ended up@@ side down , would t@@ wi@@ r@@ l me up in the a@@ ir and then c@@ atch me as I came down .
He also rep@@ ented of his sin@@ s .
Ru@@ th and I were over@@ jo@@ yed when we received our assignment to I@@ stan@@ bu@@ l , T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y ​ — a cro@@ s@@ s@@ ro@@ a@@ ds between A@@ sia and E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe !
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , we are moved to share knowledge of God with others as well as to ob@@ serve all his other comman@@ ds .
A Bible transl@@ ation that was eas@@ ily under@@ sto@@ od when first pro@@ duc@@ ed may later become less effe@@ ctive .
In the past , first - century Christians s@@ ought refu@@ ge , and God’s servants today will do lik@@ e@@ wise .
We set our hearts to the work with the as@@ sur@@ ance that Jehovah will en@@ h@@ ance our qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations as he did for Moses , Be@@ z@@ al@@ el , and Jo@@ shua .
John 5 : 30 : “ The Son does not his own will , but the will of the Father . ”
He ad@@ ds : “ The bo@@ ys do a lo@@ t of re@@ sear@@ ch .
Many men have served as high pri@@ ests in the past , yet Jesus ’ ro@@ le as H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est is truly uni@@ que .
Although the other sheep do not sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic@@ ally serve in the in@@ ner cour@@ ty@@ ard of the spiritual temple , they do serve in the ou@@ ter cour@@ ty@@ ard of that temple .
9 : 14 .
By means of the U@@ ri@@ m and the Th@@ um@@ mi@@ m , the high pri@@ est could con@@ sul@@ t God on important matters .
No human could en@@ for@@ ce such a comman@@ d@@ ment , since no one can read hearts .
That letter inclu@@ ded the as@@ sur@@ ance : “ If you care@@ fully keep y@@ ourselves from these things , you will pro@@ sp@@ er . ”
To my sa@@ y@@ ings inc@@ l@@ ine your e@@ ar . May they not get away from your eyes .
can help you to buil@@ d your con@@ vi@@ ction about your beli@@ ef@@ s .
When we see how Jehovah ans@@ wers our prayers , our faith in him ge@@ ts str@@ ong@@ er and we draw clo@@ s@@ er to him . ​ — Hebrews 13 : 3 , 7 .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , some may feel like one sister , who said : “ We are har@@ d@@ wi@@ red to want love and compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship . ”
25 : 11 .
The V@@ ati@@ can instru@@ cted that God’s personal name should not be used or pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced in h@@ y@@ m@@ ns and prayers during Ca@@ tho@@ lic religious ser@@ vi@@ ces .
All in attend@@ ance then sh@@ ou@@ ted in un@@ is@@ on : “ We all re@@ si@@ gn ! ”
They illustr@@ ate that those pra@@ ying were able to strengthen their relationship with Jehovah .
God’s pri@@ m@@ ary qu@@ ality is love .
Do you know of a wi@@ do@@ w who needs help with re@@ pa@@ ir@@ s on her home ?
Such w@@ at@@ ers are made to appe@@ ar s@@ we@@ et ​ — better than w@@ ine — ​ because they are sto@@ le@@ n and car@@ ry the ide@@ a of get@@ ting away with something .
As you can see , the par@@ t@@ ying in con@@ ne@@ ction with Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s go@@ es on and on .
How are we helped to give Jehovah our best ?
On@@ ly the last two chap@@ ters are at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted to other writ@@ ers ​ — A@@ gu@@ r the son of J@@ ak@@ e@@ h and Le@@ mu@@ el the king .
In U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine an article in the K@@ re@@ men@@ ch@@ u@@ k H@@ er@@ al@@ d new@@ s@@ pa@@ per spoke of Jehovah’s Witnesses as a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous se@@ ct .
Jesus ’ point is that un@@ like the h@@ es@@ it@@ ant friend , God is e@@ ag@@ er to gr@@ ant the prop@@ er re@@ ques@@ ts of those who pray in faith .
The G@@ esta@@ p@@ o of@@ fic@@ er gave me my dis@@ char@@ ge pa@@ p@@ ers and war@@ ned me : “ If you think that we are rel@@ eas@@ ing you so that you can pers@@ ist in your under@@ gr@@ ound activ@@ ity , you are sa@@ dly mis@@ taken !
F@@ in@@ ally , the ma@@ ster prin@@ ter Chris@@ to@@ p@@ he P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in accepted the chall@@ enge .
The travel@@ ing brothers ad@@ v@@ ised the present class to be people - ori@@ ented , to de@@ al with others as Christ did , and to accept hum@@ bly wh@@ atever assignment they are given .
Although the re@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion ended in 19@@ 20 , dis@@ tur@@ ban@@ ces in the are@@ a where we lived continued for years af@@ ter@@ ward , making life very difficult .
“ There will come to be pl@@ ent@@ y of gra@@ in on the earth . ”
What comfort can be dra@@ wn from 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 6 : 29 , 30 and Proverbs 28 : 13 ?
The vi@@ ct@@ ory st@@ ele of N@@ ar@@ am - S@@ in , con@@ qu@@ er@@ or of Mar@@ i
“ Let us by all means go clear to Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m , ” they say , “ and see this thing that has taken place . ”
Is there ever a time when God h@@ ates ?
“ TH@@ E book is simply exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent .
The mirac@@ ul@@ ous way in which they were sa@@ ved was in it@@ self un@@ mis@@ ta@@ ka@@ ble evidence that God was with them .
The over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing support that God’s people gave to this hist@@ ori@@ c end@@ e@@ av@@ or was possible only because Jehovah was ba@@ c@@ king the pro@@ ject .
Of course , the Bible does not say that we have to pioneer to serve Jehovah .
What illustr@@ ation did Paul use to high@@ light the need to avoid bad associ@@ ations ?
He wr@@ ites regarding their influ@@ ence on him : “ I am not anxi@@ ous to be rich ; I dec@@ l@@ ine mil@@ it@@ ary comm@@ and ; I de@@ t@@ est for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation ; I am not imp@@ el@@ led by an in@@ s@@ ati@@ able love of gain to go to se@@ a ; . . .
And what does Jehovah do for his gu@@ ests ?
I@@ mp@@ er@@ fect men often think that happiness dep@@ ends on stri@@ ving for material comfort .
They do not believe that they necess@@ ar@@ ily have more holy spirit than their compan@@ i@@ ons of the other sheep have ; nor do they ex@@ pect special tre@@ at@@ ment or cla@@ im that their par@@ taking of the em@@ ble@@ ms plac@@ es them a@@ bo@@ ve the appointed elders in the congregation .
This fact should have a pro@@ found effect on the way you now think and act as a married person .
Be@@ ware of a W@@ r@@ ong T@@ end@@ enc@@ y
What was “ the man@@ tle of her cap@@ tiv@@ ity ” that the cap@@ tive woman was to put asi@@ de ?
Con@@ cer@@ ning what matters did they pray ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , we can have the hope of being among the sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors of the end of this wicked system of things just as No@@ ah’s lo@@ g shows that he and his family sur@@ vi@@ ved the F@@ lood that brought an end to the go@@ d@@ less world of that time .
What pre@@ ven@@ tive me@@ a@@ sures might a Christian take in order to avoid sin@@ ning ?
L@@ ater , in the days of the prophet Mal@@ ach@@ i , the Jews again began to v@@ ac@@ ill@@ ate spiritually , even pres@@ en@@ ting un@@ accep@@ table sacrific@@ es to God .
The Au@@ stri@@ an author@@ ities offered us the ch@@ ance to im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ate to Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
I will never for@@ get their self - sacrific@@ ing love . ​ — John 13 : 34 , 35 .
The answer lies in understanding what Paul me@@ ant by “ all things . ”
Do I give Jehovah my best ? ​ — Proverbs 3 : 9 .
To accom@@ pl@@ ish this , I some@@ times s@@ ki@@ pp@@ ed lun@@ ch to prac@@ tice reading out l@@ ou@@ d .
Is Un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing Lo@@ ve P@@ os@@ sible ?
But no , they knew which night he was coming , and that gave them strong inc@@ en@@ tive to stay a@@ wa@@ ke .
If we allow God’s spirit to pro@@ du@@ ce self - control within us , this will be ap@@ par@@ ent to others because of our godly spe@@ e@@ ch and conduct .
◆ R@@ es@@ pect Jehovah’s arrang@@ ement for discipl@@ ine . ​ — Hebrews 12 : 11 .
Yes , “ Jehovah is near to all those . . . who call upon him in tru@@ en@@ ess . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 5 : 18 .
In the 200@@ 3 service year , for instance , they sp@@ ent an a@@ ver@@ age of 3@@ ,@@ 3@@ 8@@ 3@@ ,000 h@@ our@@ s each day preaching Jehovah’s word .
Although Chris@@ tend@@ om was in its inf@@ an@@ cy , it had already become pol@@ lu@@ ted with un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural beli@@ ef@@ s , and its sc@@ at@@ tered ch@@ ur@@ ches were teaching a vari@@ ety of do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines .
It is loving to provide that encourag@@ ement when needed so that such ones can devel@@ op into matu@@ re Christians , of whom the apostle Paul wrote : “ So@@ li@@ d food bel@@ ong@@ s to matu@@ re people , to those who through use have their per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers tra@@ ined to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish both right and wrong . ” — Hebrews 5 : 14 .
What tri@@ als did Satan bring upon Job to bre@@ ak his integrity , and what spiritual d@@ ang@@ ers do we face today ?
Today , our obe@@ ying Jehovah may invol@@ ve end@@ uring persecu@@ tion in order to maintain our integrity .
However , so@@ li@@ d family valu@@ es will provide a f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation upon which children can buil@@ d their own .
In Ju@@ ne 195@@ 2 , I received my invit@@ ation to atten@@ d the 2@@ 1@@ st class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad in S@@ ou@@ th L@@ ans@@ ing , New Yor@@ k , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
• What might we do to help others to benefit fully from the comfort that the Bible off@@ ers ?
Jesus ​ — The Su@@ pre@@ me Ex@@ am@@ ple of Mo@@ des@@ ty
* I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately after recei@@ ving Kingdom power , Jesus took action .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous lead@@ ers tic@@ k@@ le pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s ear@@ s by con@@ don@@ ing practic@@ es that appe@@ al to wrong desi@@ res , such as se@@ x out@@ side of marriage , ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ ality , and dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness .
If someone comm@@ its su@@ i@@ ci@@ de , would it be ad@@ vis@@ able for a Christian minis@@ ter to give the fun@@ er@@ al talk ?
Ar@@ p@@ ach@@ sh@@ ad
Of course , we must also com@@ pare our lives with the enti@@ re sc@@ op@@ e of Christian teaching .
Jehovah comman@@ ded those per@@ form@@ ing pri@@ es@@ tly du@@ ties at the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le : “ Do not dr@@ ink w@@ ine or in@@ to@@ x@@ ic@@ ating li@@ qu@@ or . . . when you come into the t@@ ent of meeting , that you may not die . ”
We do not want to mis@@ s out on these first years of her life . ”
What r@@ out@@ ine of Bible reading can be bene@@ fi@@ cial ?
W@@ om@@ en are not found like this at a th@@ re@@ shing flo@@ or .
Th@@ ough bre@@ a@@ thing su@@ sta@@ ined his life , pu@@ t@@ ting “ the bre@@ ath of life ” into his no@@ str@@ il@@ s involved much more than simply b@@ low@@ ing a@@ ir into his lu@@ ng@@ s .
“ S@@ ome@@ times my wife says that she is sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der@@ ing most of the bur@@ den and that I cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t care less about our son , ” says Li@@ on@@ el , a father in Li@@ b@@ eri@@ a .
To have loving - kindness sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our t@@ ong@@ ue , we need to imp@@ l@@ ant that qu@@ ality in our heart ​ — our in@@ ner person .
• When fac@@ ed with the question of whom to ple@@ ase , what fac@@ t@@ ors can help us make the right decision ?
18 Jehovah Le@@ a@@ ds His Pe@@ ople
We may not have a lo@@ t of money or be able to provide much practic@@ al help , but when we are kind to fore@@ ign@@ ers , we imitate Jehovah’s love for them .
How un@@ wise it would be to use such s@@ ites without reading that material !
She will@@ ingly accepted .
Jehovah ev@@ en@@ tually tur@@ ns matters to a positi@@ ve out@@ come , so that those who have tru@@ sted in him can rejo@@ ice in him .
He sa@@ iled to M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia , and to his joy , there they me@@ t .
Although the uni@@ vers@@ ity was a the@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal s@@ em@@ in@@ ary , religion was not the only sub@@ ject taught .
Jesus made it clear that his God - given work was “ teaching . . . and preaching the good news ” about God’s Kingdom .
These words c@@ learly show that the great worl@@ d@@ wide ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work of Jehovah’s Witnesses has ang@@ eli@@ c ba@@ c@@ king and direction .
She rel@@ ates : “ The of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als sh@@ ou@@ ted : ‘ We are going to make it so that even the name Jehovah will not be re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed in E@@ st@@ on@@ ia !
Des@@ pite this , on May 21 , 194@@ 5 , D@@ em@@ os@@ th@@ en@@ es and I were baptized by Bro@@ ther M@@ in@@ o@@ s K@@ o@@ k@@ kin@@ ak@@ is .
For Jeremiah , it was a privilege to re@@ present the true God and preach his word .
What do the Scriptures say about being yi@@ el@@ ding , and why is this f@@ it@@ ting ?
F@@ ill your hor@@ n with o@@ il and go . I shall s@@ end you to J@@ es@@ se the Be@@ th@@ le@@ h@@ em@@ ite , because I have provided among his sons a king for my@@ self . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 15 : 34 , 35 ; 16 : 1 .
What about the decisions we make regarding other matters , such as pur@@ su@@ ing se@@ cul@@ ar educ@@ ation and accep@@ ting or re@@ je@@ cting certain medi@@ cal tre@@ at@@ ment ?
He found his father , J@@ es@@ se , tal@@ king with a very old man .
Al@@ so , they should real@@ is@@ tic@@ ally take into account that “ time and un@@ expe@@ cted events ” may bring about a su@@ d@@ den change in their ability to care for congregation responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
For his loy@@ al@@ ty to God even to death , Jesus was re@@ war@@ ded .
He was born in a nation that was dedic@@ ated to God .
We sisters had to conduct the meetings in the small local congregation .
A second reason to accept God’s judg@@ ments is that un@@ like humans , God can read hearts .
H@@ ere I was born to Greek refu@@ ge@@ es in 19@@ 29 .
On his return from bat@@ tle , A@@ sa was me@@ t by A@@ z@@ ari@@ ah .
The o@@ stri@@ ch wal@@ ks away from her e@@ gg@@ s , but she does not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on them
‘ The F@@ on@@ dness of S@@ il@@ ver ’
14 A@@ n O@@ pen H@@ ouse With a P@@ ur@@ pose
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , you must fe@@ ed your spiritu@@ ality to inc@@ re@@ ase your joy .
From S@@ la@@ ve to Com@@ man@@ der
S@@ P@@ I@@ R@@ I@@ T@@ U@@ A@@ L inter@@ ests are of pri@@ m@@ ary import@@ ance to true Christians .
The Greek word for “ long - suffering ” liter@@ ally means “ long@@ ness of spirit . ”
M@@ ep@@ hi@@ bo@@ sh@@ et@@ h was truly appreci@@ ative of Davi@@ d’s loving - kindness .
God’s anger will soon be expres@@ sed in an even greater way when he br@@ ings an end to Satan’s wicked system . — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 38 : 19 , 21 - 23 .
The day is coming when all humans will experience only feelings of ple@@ asure from their conscience ; they will per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly refle@@ ct God’s i@@ ma@@ ge .
Eli@@ j@@ ah had fac@@ ed enem@@ ies greater than Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l , but su@@ d@@ den@@ ly he became so disc@@ oura@@ ged that he wanted to die .
I went to pioneer in M@@ on@@ tre@@ al . What a change !
Then our spe@@ e@@ ch and conduct will always be in contr@@ ast with the actions of those who cho@@ ose to be ill - man@@ n@@ ered .
It is therefore hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing to no@@ te that num@@ er@@ ous spiritually - min@@ ded brothers and sisters ​ — young and old , sing@@ le and married — ​ are willing to move to are@@ as where the need for Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers is great .
T@@ wi@@ ce , he fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly cle@@ ans@@ ed the temple , d@@ ri@@ ving out those who were de@@ fil@@ ing the worship there . ​ — Mat@@ t .
But I was cu@@ ri@@ ous about the sub@@ ject of religion and went to wh@@ i@@ ch@@ ever ch@@ urch my friends attend@@ ed .
The Bible c@@ learly speak@@ s of the future esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment of Par@@ adise on earth
For example , when the family comes together for a Bible study or for a me@@ al , the husband nor@@ m@@ ally takes the lead in teaching them and in re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting them in prayer to God .
They moved from home to home every cou@@ ple of we@@ ek@@ s or so to avoid de@@ te@@ ction .
And what he fin@@ ds in our heart has a strong be@@ aring on our relationship with him and on our future .
The ancient Israelites enjo@@ yed God’s blessing when they care@@ fully ob@@ served the la@@ ws and the fes@@ tiv@@ als .
The conscience can also be shap@@ ed by the gener@@ al cul@@ ture or en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment in which one lives , just as one@@ ’s en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment may lead someone to speak with an acc@@ ent or in a di@@ al@@ e@@ ct .
They are not cont@@ ent to do just a little when they sense that they can do more .
How is Mi@@ ca@@ h 7 : 12 being ful@@ filled ?
Consider , for example , the wonderful prophe@@ ci@@ es con@@ ta@@ ined in Isaiah chap@@ ters 25 to 27 .
Jehovah was going to bre@@ ak down these al@@ t@@ ars and destro@@ y such p@@ ill@@ ars . ​ — Ho@@ se@@ a 10 : 1 , 2 .
How does Mi@@ ca@@ h 6 : 8 help us ?
Q@@ u@@ ite righ@@ tly we may turn to God for comfort , since he is good and com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate and has the power and will to eli@@ min@@ ate evil from the earth .
We look for@@ ward to the time when our “ famili@@ es ” can un@@ ite and me@@ et one another .
It must be s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully a@@ im@@ ed .
What helps them to end@@ ure ?
; Di@@ mi@@ ch@@ in@@ o , P .
Consider how the l@@ ack of desire to ple@@ ase Jehovah affe@@ cted the view that many had of Jesus ’ teaching .
O@@ be@@ ying his vo@@ ice means our et@@ er@@ n@@ al life . ​ — Acts 3 : 23 .
What is it that apost@@ ates want ?
“ Do not h@@ ur@@ ry yourself in your spirit to become off@@ ended , ” says E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 7 : 9 , “ for the taking of off@@ en@@ se is what rest@@ s in the bo@@ som of the stu@@ pi@@ d ones . ”
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H cre@@ ated the earth for a purpose .
has helped me to take my baptism even more seri@@ ously .
I@@ ts 1@@ 7@@ 6 ver@@ ses are based on succ@@ essi@@ ve let@@ ters of the Hebrew al@@ p@@ ha@@ be@@ t .
These words well descri@@ be the need that ex@@ ists in some pris@@ ons for Bible liter@@ ature .
To what may your hear@@ t@@ felt prayers be lik@@ ened ?
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H lo@@ ves the world of mankind so much that he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son in order that those exerc@@ ising faith in him might have everlasting life .
• Dis@@ c@@ us@@ s what you read
David thus san@@ g : “ Jehovah is my S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d . I shall l@@ ack nothing .
C@@ learly , then , Jehovah expe@@ cts our man@@ ner of spe@@ e@@ ch to refle@@ ct such honor .
He took deli@@ ght in inst@@ ill@@ ing love for God’s la@@ ws in his stud@@ ents and st@@ ressed the import@@ ance of get@@ ting to know Jehovah .
Di@@ v@@ in@@ ely Q@@ u@@ ali@@ fied to R@@ ule
The cou@@ ple had attend@@ ed the conven@@ tion and now wanted to have Jehovah’s Witnesses vis@@ it them in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o C@@ ity , where they were re@@ si@@ ding at the time .
What is Jehovah’s purpose for mankind ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the c@@ ities of refu@@ ge in ancient Israel provided prote@@ ction for the un@@ in@@ ten@@ tional man@@ sla@@ y@@ er only if he first f@@ led to such a city and then rema@@ ined in@@ side it until the death of the high pri@@ est .
Their words are “ a l@@ ying in wa@@ it for blood ” because they want to har@@ m their in@@ no@@ c@@ ent vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s .
Ab@@ out the glory of your k@@ ing@@ ship they will talk , and about your mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness they will speak , to make known to the sons of men his mi@@ gh@@ ty ac@@ ts and the glory of the s@@ pl@@ end@@ or of his k@@ ing@@ ship . ”
G@@ ran@@ ted , concer@@ n over how we look to others is n@@ atur@@ al .
H@@ al@@ f@@ way through the course , Na@@ than K@@ nor@@ r ann@@ oun@@ ced our assign@@ ments .
Such love will imp@@ el you to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard your heart so that it does not enti@@ ce you to ste@@ al the affe@@ ctions of another person@@ ’s marriage mate .
The Mu@@ r@@ at@@ ori@@ an F@@ ra@@ g@@ ment
Mari@@ a says : “ Bible principles help me in my life .
As the mu@@ si@@ c began and those ga@@ ther@@ ed pro@@ str@@ ated themselves before the i@@ ma@@ ge , the three Hebrews rema@@ ined standing . ​ — Daniel 3 : 1 - 12 .
Ad@@ di@@ tional Messi@@ ani@@ c prophe@@ ci@@ es will be exam@@ ined in the next article .
1 , 2 . ( a ) In what sense are true Christians at war ?
One more as@@ pect of the Kingdom rema@@ ins to be esta@@ bli@@ shed .
“ In All Th@@ ings ” ?
Fa@@ il@@ ure to com@@ p@@ ly is consider@@ ed a serious off@@ en@@ se that could result in a commun@@ ity cur@@ se or mis@@ for@@ tu@@ ne .
Th@@ ink about how we can be kind in the following situ@@ ations : At work , our su@@ per@@ vis@@ or is not doing his jo@@ b well .
“ A@@ S J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S W@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ S , all of us ass@@ em@@ b@@ led at this ‘ T@@ e@@ ach@@ ers of God’s Word ’ Con@@ ven@@ tion have been instru@@ cted by teaching that is high@@ ly bene@@ fi@@ cial .
On@@ ce there , we often became involved in st@@ re@@ et fi@@ gh@@ ts .
In time , Jehovah p@@ uni@@ shed El@@ i and his two sons .
But we will “ have no re@@ ward ” from our heavenly Father if we do things “ in order to be ob@@ served ” and ad@@ mi@@ red , like ac@@ t@@ ors per@@ form@@ ing on@@ st@@ age in a the@@ ater .
Jesus fore@@ told the time when “ all the tri@@ bes of the earth will be@@ at themselves in lam@@ ent@@ ation . ”
With a view to prom@@ o@@ ting the s@@ pre@@ ad of the good news among the nations , Jesus ac@@ ted person@@ ally to move Saul of T@@ ar@@ su@@ s to become a Christian .
The Hebrew word often transl@@ ated “ congregation ” is from a ro@@ o@@ t meaning “ call together ” or “ congreg@@ ate . ”
On@@ ce , while B@@ er@@ y@@ l and I were vis@@ iting the re@@ si@@ d@@ ents of a large hous@@ ing est@@ ate , a group of children began sh@@ ou@@ ting in@@ sul@@ ts and thro@@ wing st@@ ones at us .
Some even served on the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Then they will sur@@ ely see the apostle Joh@@ n@@ ’s promise ful@@ filled : “ He that does the will of God rema@@ ins forever . ” ​ — 1 John 2 : 17 .
“ I felt free ​ — that a bi@@ g emo@@ tional bur@@ den had been li@@ f@@ ted off me , ” she says .
Mari@@ ana says : “ My in@@ ten@@ tion was to stay there for three months .
We can learn from the ants .
If the G@@ ile@@ ad gra@@ du@@ ates fully co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with God’s appointed re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves , they will succ@@ e@@ ed in fully accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing their ministry . ​ — 2 Timothy 4 : 5 .
One year I jo@@ ined three other brothers in wit@@ ness@@ ing to lo@@ gg@@ ers living in un@@ assign@@ ed ter@@ rit@@ ory in nor@@ ther@@ n O@@ nt@@ ari@@ o .
But if we have to do everything ourselves , we are in d@@ anger of we@@ aring ourselves out and perhaps taking un@@ necess@@ ary time away from our family .
They knew that he would return on a certain night ​ — but at what h@@ our ?
The con@@ vers@@ ation stru@@ ck a responsi@@ ve cho@@ r@@ d with Ar@@ th@@ ur@@ ’s father , le@@ ading to a Bible study for the whole family .
I was just 18 with little experience in la@@ un@@ d@@ ry and co@@ o@@ king , but things imp@@ ro@@ ved as I develop@@ ed my s@@ k@@ ill@@ s .
Ch@@ il@@ dren claim@@ ing their “ righ@@ ts ” are allow@@ ed to f@@ l@@ out the authority of both parents and teach@@ ers , and the result is pre@@ dic@@ table ​ — “ a new gener@@ ation with no respect for authority and little ide@@ a of right and wrong , ” wr@@ ites co@@ lum@@ n@@ ist Mar@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ te D@@ ris@@ col@@ l .
He thus had a st@@ atu@@ s a@@ bo@@ ve all the other w@@ es@@ ter@@ n k@@ ings , and his rul@@ er@@ ship was leg@@ iti@@ mi@@ zed in the eyes of the G@@ all@@ o - Rom@@ an po@@ pul@@ ation .
To@@ gether with their daugh@@ ter and son , Isa@@ be@@ l and Fa@@ bi@@ an , they faith@@ fully sh@@ ared in the activities of the congregation .
I was so deep@@ ly t@@ ou@@ ched by all the beau@@ ti@@ ful experi@@ ences .
[ B@@ lu@@ r@@ b on page 32 ]
Hence , anyone can be Jesus ’ follow@@ er if he really wants to .
It is par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly good then to refle@@ ct on what David said when he felt re@@ mor@@ se for his serious sin with B@@ ath - she@@ ba : “ A heart bro@@ ken and c@@ ru@@ shed , O God , you will not des@@ p@@ ise . ”
See the vi@@ de@@ o Why S@@ tu@@ dy the Bible ?
Acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s Word and pur@@ pos@@ es , however , has the power to trans@@ form for the better the lives of all who apply the Scriptures .
The first two show that working on spiritual go@@ als streng@@ th@@ ens a person@@ ’s relationship with Jehovah ; the th@@ ir@@ d high@@ ligh@@ ts the benefit of a@@ im@@ ing for the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c t@@ ar@@ ge@@ ts early in life .
Dis@@ coura@@ g@@ ement can also af@@ fect a person spiritually .
After rel@@ ating a dre@@ am to the cour@@ t l@@ adi@@ es , the Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite ma@@ id@@ en says to them : “ I am lo@@ v@@ es@@ ic@@ k . ”
How would you have re@@ ac@@ ted if you fac@@ ed some decision about your gro@@ om@@ ing or another matter of personal ta@@ st@@ e ?
How beau@@ ti@@ fully the ‘ associ@@ ation of brothers ’ came to our a@@ id in a mul@@ titu@@ de of ways !
I@@ mit@@ ate God in C@@ aring for Your Ch@@ il@@ dren
This can make un@@ ity more challeng@@ ing .
It will strengthen our relationship with Jehovah , who gr@@ ants us “ wisdom and knowledge and rejo@@ ic@@ ing . ”
So I moved in with one of my sons and his wife .
This is how these ter@@ ms are to be under@@ sto@@ od when they occ@@ ur in the same con@@ text in the Scriptures .
David , the son of J@@ es@@ se , is made king over the tri@@ be of Juda@@ h .
Be@@ fore long , a mo@@ b arri@@ ved , be@@ aring t@@ or@@ ches and ar@@ m@@ ed with s@@ words and c@@ lu@@ bs .
One young brother ad@@ m@@ its : “ If I don@@ ’t see any practic@@ al value of what I@@ ’@@ m stud@@ ying , I really stru@@ gg@@ le with w@@ an@@ ting to study it .
Mo@@ re@@ over , what the Scriptures fore@@ tell happ@@ ens on time because Jehovah God can cause events to take place according to his purpose and ti@@ me@@ table .
The last days will end with the re@@ mo@@ val of all wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness . ​ — 1 John 2 : 17 .
At this special meeting , all in attend@@ ance rejo@@ ic@@ ed at the rel@@ e@@ ase of the J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese e@@ dition of The Watchtower .
That experience taught me to coun@@ t each day of life as preci@@ ous .
I@@ T I@@ S the year 31 C.E . Jesus bri@@ ef@@ ly inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ts his preaching t@@ our of Gal@@ ile@@ e to ob@@ serve the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver in Jerusalem .
How tim@@ ely that counsel is !
Why should we pray for fellow Christians ?
K@@ el@@ v@@ in , a father of fi@@ ve , says : “ I have always tri@@ ed to expres@@ s my love for my children not only by tel@@ ling them that I love them but also by show@@ ing a personal interest in each one of them .
[ Bo@@ x / P@@ ic@@ ture on page 13 ]
ass@@ is@@ ted by angels ?
P@@ le@@ ase exam@@ ine the matter fur@@ ther to see how you can pos@@ s@@ ess something that is truly valu@@ able ​ — “ the real life . ”
In this study , we will consider Ne@@ h@@ emiah chap@@ ter 13 .
A Christi@@ an’s faith@@ fully car@@ ing for responsi@@ bil@@ ities can so@@ f@@ ten family op@@ position
E@@ ver@@ yone who ser@@ ves Jehovah will face spiritual d@@ ang@@ ers ​ — influ@@ ences that may draw him away from Jehovah .
S@@ tudi@@ es were organiz@@ ed first at lo@@ c@@ ations where grou@@ ps of inter@@ ested people could be ga@@ ther@@ ed .
What did Paul mean when he spoke of g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing God’s spirit ?
N@@ .@@ E . S@@ A@@ IN@@ T P@@ E@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ S@@ BU@@ R@@ G , F@@ L ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , Ba@@ y@@ fr@@ on@@ t C@@ en@@ ter , 4@@ 00 1@@ st S@@ t . S .
Why are we con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah lo@@ ves his people ?
Since true Christians are concer@@ ned about living up to their dedic@@ ation , what question must be consider@@ ed ?
R@@ ose was serving God full - time in the preaching work . She had many good qualities , and I was dra@@ wn to her im@@ medi@@ ately .
In we@@ al@@ thy nations as well as po@@ or ones , family problems , cri@@ me , in@@ justice , person@@ ality con@@ f@@ li@@ cts , e@@ con@@ om@@ ic un@@ certain@@ ty , tri@@ ba@@ l and e@@ th@@ ni@@ c h@@ at@@ re@@ ds , op@@ pres@@ sion , si@@ ck@@ ness , and much more , ro@@ b people of their peace of mind .
Indeed , our hope is a reason for us to exerc@@ ise fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch . ​ — Hebrews 3 : 6 .
Some who have become apost@@ ate were un@@ willing to wa@@ it .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly we would do well to mem@@ or@@ ize the n@@ ames of the boo@@ ks of the Bible in their order .
Although having a strong desire to share in the preaching work , some publi@@ sh@@ ers were sh@@ y and did not know what to say .
Th@@ ree experienced mission@@ aries , R@@ ob@@ er@@ t J@@ ones , W@@ o@@ o@@ d@@ wor@@ th M@@ ill@@ s , and Chris@@ to@@ p@@ her S@@ la@@ y , were inter@@ vie@@ wed by David S@@ cha@@ f@@ er .
Still , in U@@ ru@@ gu@@ a@@ y there is a po@@ pul@@ ar expres@@ sion “ No ha@@ y ma@@ l que p@@ or bi@@ en no v@@ enga , ” “ No@@ thing is so bad that something good cannot come from it . ”
That should be not only when problems ar@@ ise but on other occasi@@ ons as well ​ — in the ministry , after the meetings , or over a c@@ up of te@@ a . ”
On at le@@ ast one occasi@@ on , they ar@@ gu@@ ed among themselves about who was greater .
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ing comm@@ on sense is advan@@ ta@@ ge@@ ous .
Some of us may remember when we accepted the truth from the Bible .
A large crow@@ d ga@@ ther@@ ed around them and heard Pet@@ er@@ ’s s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring talk about Jesus Christ .
In this way , the truth of God’s Word re@@ ached ten@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of read@@ ers at once .
When the w@@ ine r@@ an sh@@ ort , M@@ ary told Jesus : “ They have no w@@ ine . ”
Because W@@ ei@@ j@@ un@@ ’s parents end@@ e@@ av@@ or to make the family Bible study and the field ministry enjo@@ y@@ able , this little bo@@ y’s older brother and sister are already baptized Witnesses .
The speak@@ er showed that what ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely coun@@ ts is our ‘ end@@ uring to the end . ’
However , the Bible says that they will lo@@ se that privilege if they do not end@@ ure to the end .
It was a stru@@ gg@@ le to conduct a Bible study with another de@@ a@@ f person using only pr@@ inted public@@ ations that ne@@ i@@ ther of them under@@ sto@@ od very well .
How is that to come about ?
J@@ or@@ ge offered to study the Bible with us .
2 / 1 , 4 / 1 , 5 / 1 , 6 / 1 , 8 / 1 , 10 / 1 , 12 / 1 L@@ I@@ F@@ E S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ I@@ E@@ S
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , some people ten@@ d to read and study less as they ad@@ v@@ ance in age , but that need not be true of a Christian .
( Read 1 Timothy 5 : 11 - 15 . )
Yes , by provi@@ ding the opportunity of get@@ ting to know him , his Word , and his pur@@ pos@@ es , God gives pro@@ of of his loving interest in each and every one of us . ​ — John 17 : 3 .
It is the s@@ ound of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of vo@@ ic@@ es tel@@ ling for@@ th a message of hope .
A@@ n im@@ mor@@ tal soul , if it ex@@ is@@ ted , would need no resurrection , since im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity pre@@ c@@ lu@@ des death .
We may feel that they do not fully understand us , and strong emo@@ tional desi@@ res may pu@@ s@@ h us to follow the inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of the heart .
Is that a complete de@@ fin@@ iti@@ on ?
By making return vis@@ its , we seek to water it .
Wh@@ ich Bible principles can help them to cho@@ ose what is both di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied and at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive ?
• Why did it requi@@ re faith for Abra@@ m to leave U@@ r of the Ch@@ al@@ de@@ ans ?
Although their physical strength may fal@@ ter with advan@@ c@@ ing years , el@@ der@@ ly ones can re@@ tain their spiritual vit@@ ality by dra@@ wing su@@ st@@ en@@ ance through a regul@@ ar study of God’s Word , the Bible .
The 1@@ 2@@ th article dec@@ la@@ res that the ch@@ urch can st@@ ra@@ y , mis@@ taking the false for true , but the light of the holy spirit may res@@ cu@@ e it through the la@@ b@@ ors of faithful min@@ isters .
; Mu@@ ñ@@ o@@ z , L .
‘ Law H@@ as Be@@ come Tu@@ t@@ or , ’ 3 / 1 ‘ La@@ ying On of H@@ ands ’ , 9 / 15 “ Lo@@ ok !
Why must we res@@ ist the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s at@@ temp@@ ts to ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it our n@@ atur@@ al physical desi@@ res ?
“ H@@ app@@ y are those who m@@ our@@ n , since they will be com@@ for@@ ted . ”
Jehovah B@@ less@@ es and Pro@@ te@@ cts Those Who Are O@@ be@@ di@@ ent
A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il@@ ’s sen@@ si@@ bl@@ en@@ ess contribu@@ ted to the sa@@ ving of lives and pre@@ ven@@ ted David , Israel@@ ’s future king , from be@@ coming b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ ty .
( b ) What is involved for us to d@@ ress ‘ as people who prof@@ ess to re@@ ver@@ ence God ’ ?
The lo@@ g@@ is@@ tic@@ s of@@ fic@@ er of the U@@ N@@ H@@ C@@ R in one of the re@@ gi@@ ons com@@ men@@ ted : “ We are very gr@@ ate@@ ful for the don@@ ation received [ meeting ] the great needs of the po@@ pul@@ ation in the refu@@ ge@@ e cam@@ ps .
Paul then ans@@ wers his own question : “ Th@@ an@@ ks to God through Jesus Christ our Lord ! ” ​ — Romans 7 : 14 , 24 , 25 .
His ob@@ je@@ ctive : to ex@@ hor@@ t them to be strong in faith and to show end@@ ur@@ ance when fac@@ ing tri@@ als .
Even so , Paul’s instru@@ ctions give us in@@ sight into how Christian meetings should be condu@@ cted today .
We read in the Go@@ sp@@ els that Christ heal@@ ed the si@@ ck and f@@ ed the hu@@ ng@@ ry .
Mu@@ ch the same is true of Joseph .
How did the actions of apost@@ ates af@@ fect faithful ones in Paul’s day ?
But he often sh@@ ared his in@@ n@@ er@@ most feelings with his disciples .
Acc@@ ording to A@@ mo@@ s 6 : 4 - 6 , what con@@ di@@ tions ex@@ is@@ ted in the ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel ?
D@@ et@@ er@@ min@@ ed to keep su@@ p@@ pl@@ ying inter@@ ested ones with Bible public@@ ations , the Witnesses deci@@ ded to flo@@ at the message do@@ w@@ n@@ st@@ re@@ am .
R@@ em@@ ember that your continued effort to pro@@ cla@@ im Jehovah’s name is not in va@@ in .
As we draw ever clo@@ s@@ er to the end of this wicked world , more and more of Jehovah’s people are being affe@@ cted by disa@@ st@@ ers and tra@@ ge@@ dies .
But how does one come to have such love ?
40 : 1 , 2 .
The man later said : ‘ I thought that the work@@ ers would not let me in .
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s use of the word “ ro@@ d ” need not be under@@ sto@@ od to mean only physical p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment ; it re@@ pres@@ ents the means of cor@@ rection , wh@@ atever form it may take .
P@@ H@@ O@@ EN@@ I@@ C@@ I@@ A
Proverbs 29 : 2 states : “ When anyone wicked be@@ ars rule , the people si@@ gh . ”
It w@@ ound through l@@ on@@ ely ter@@ ra@@ in , provi@@ ding many lu@@ r@@ king plac@@ es for ro@@ b@@ bers .
Some scho@@ l@@ ars view them as a group that came out of the H@@ as@@ idi@@ m , a pi@@ ous se@@ ct who supp@@ or@@ ted Juda@@ h M@@ ac@@ ca@@ be@@ e in his religious go@@ als but left him when his ambi@@ tions turned pol@@ itical .
He saw through their s@@ ch@@ eme and was not dec@@ ei@@ ved .
To my sur@@ pris@@ e , so did my two si@@ bl@@ ings who had also st@@ ra@@ yed .
I feel ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er than I have ever felt in my life .
Rather than ac@@ qui@@ ring se@@ cul@@ ar de@@ gre@@ es and t@@ it@@ les after their n@@ ames , true Christians foc@@ us on ob@@ tain@@ ing “ let@@ ters of re@@ comm@@ end@@ ation ” by eng@@ ag@@ ing as fully as possible in the field ministry . ​ — Read 2 Corinthians 3 : 1 - 3 .
Rather , he s@@ ought prote@@ ction there .
What is this “ long - lasting house ” ?
And these words that I am comman@@ ding you today must prove to be on your heart ; and you must inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate them in your son and speak of them when you si@@ t in your house and when you walk on the ro@@ ad and when you li@@ e down and when you get up . ”
The value of being an hon@@ est emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ e is well illustr@@ ated by the case of K@@ ur@@ t , who@@ se work involved car@@ ing for com@@ pu@@ ter syst@@ em@@ s .
Why not deter@@ mine that each day you will think of at le@@ ast three things for which you can be than@@ k@@ ful ?
What are some ways in which we can cultiv@@ ate hum@@ ility ?
18 , 19 . ( a ) N@@ ame other spiritual g@@ em@@ s conc@@ e@@ aled in Christ . ( b ) Why should we continue to look to Jesus for spiritual tre@@ a@@ sures ?
The mission@@ aries be@@ ar witness to the truth by teaching people the Bible .
A New Li@@ fe
Then rec@@ all@@ ing Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 may help you to cop@@ e .
Why is it both Scriptural and f@@ it@@ ting that mu@@ si@@ c should have a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant ro@@ le in our worship ?
While we a@@ wa@@ it that bless@@ ed time , may we continue to fulf@@ ill our Christian responsi@@ bility to care for the el@@ der@@ ly .
Jehovah’s Word Is A@@ live
In the mor@@ ning the stud@@ ents learned by working in these ho@@ m@@ es , and in the af@@ ter@@ no@@ on they went to school .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the Bible encoura@@ ges Christians to be neu@@ tr@@ al in all pol@@ itical af@@ fai@@ r@@ s .
Ther@@ efore , each Christian regul@@ arly needs to exam@@ ine his own desi@@ res by as@@ king himself such questions as : ‘ Ha@@ ve material things become so important to me that I sp@@ end more time re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ing and thinking about the l@@ at@@ est c@@ ars or fa@@ shi@@ ons than I do pre@@ par@@ ing for congregation meetings ?
Jehovah has in@@ deed ans@@ wer@@ ed that prayer of his de@@ ar Son , and now milli@@ ons believe that Jehovah sent his Son .
Do we look appreci@@ ati@@ vely at the way Jehovah has bless@@ ed the Kingdom work in our neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od ? ​ — Psalm 6@@ 8 : 11 .
They are really inter@@ es@@ ting . ”
We want to do what he says is right and holy . ​ — Romans 6 : 19 .
I wonder@@ ed : ‘ H@@ as he g@@ one to heaven ?
Jehovah has “ op@@ ened to the nations the do@@ or to faith , ” so we should imitate him and o@@ pen our home to str@@ ang@@ ers who are “ rel@@ ated to us in the faith . ” ​ — Acts 14 : 27 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 10 ; Job 31 : 32 .
By means of our field ministry , we invit@@ e people to benefit from our pe@@ ace@@ ful message about the Kingdom of God .
A@@ g@@ on@@ iz@@ ing over such matters may lead to ad@@ ded fru@@ str@@ ation and ro@@ b us of the many jo@@ ys associ@@ ated with true worship .
Why are we not i@@ mmu@@ ne to the pres@@ sures of this system of things ?
Why do they need the support of spiritual shepher@@ ds ?
Those who per@@ form such cu@@ res mo@@ st@@ ly bel@@ ong to different religi@@ ons and often acc@@ use one another of being r@@ ene@@ ga@@ de , false , or pa@@ g@@ an .
( a ) The declar@@ ation heard by Moses on M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i op@@ ened with what expres@@ sion ?
This has occ@@ ur@@ red in “ the time of the end ” ​ — the time in which we are now living .
“ O@@ ver the next two years , we listen@@ ed a lo@@ t to what other Witnesses said , ” they later ob@@ served .
N@@ ever did a cal@@ end@@ ar have such an imp@@ act on me .
In@@ tegrity invol@@ ves who@@ l@@ en@@ ess , or comple@@ ten@@ ess , of heart devo@@ tion .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , in some par@@ ts of the world , relati@@ vely few individuals become new disciples of Christ .
The city la@@ y in an are@@ a that the Per@@ si@@ ans called A@@ cro@@ ss - the - Ri@@ ver , that is , to the w@@ est of the E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates .
Satan fur@@ ther told E@@ ve : “ God kno@@ ws that in the very day of your e@@ ating from it your eyes are b@@ ound to be op@@ ened and you are b@@ ound to be like God , know@@ ing good and bad . ”
Israel was no longer God’s witness , and in the year 70 C.E . , Jerusalem and its temple were again de@@ va@@ stated , this time by the Rom@@ an ar@@ my . ​ — Matthew 21 : 4@@ 3 .
And in princi@@ ple , the same is true of those with an earthly hope .
At Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , Jehovah began sel@@ e@@ cting the se@@ con@@ d@@ ary members of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed
The very conc@@ ep@@ t of “ fore@@ ign@@ er ” has already lost much of its meaning among Jehovah’s Witnesses , who pa@@ y little attention to the n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality of those in their mi@@ d@@ st .
Al@@ la@@ ying F@@ e@@ ar Ab@@ out S@@ in
And show y@@ ourselves than@@ k@@ ful . ” ​ — C@@ O@@ L@@ O@@ S@@ S@@ I@@ AN@@ S 3 : 15 .
* We can benefit from his example because we wa@@ ge similar fi@@ gh@@ ts against our imper@@ fect inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations .
“ Ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ess@@ es , do you not know that the fri@@ end@@ ship with the world is en@@ m@@ ity with God ?
After illustr@@ ating dis@@ cre@@ tion , Jesus went on to illustr@@ ate faith@@ ful@@ ness .
Some have ques@@ tioned whether children really need much of their parents ’ time and loving attention .
[ Bo@@ x / P@@ ic@@ ture on page 24 ]
Today , he ser@@ ves as an el@@ der in the congregation .
For me , another great dis@@ co@@ very was the clear understanding of the ransom .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H S@@ U@@ P@@ P@@ O@@ R@@ T@@ S Y@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ G ON@@ E@@ S
A person having such qualities does not find it difficult to gain the fav@@ or of others .
Pe@@ ople ra@@ ised in an a@@ the@@ is@@ tic or se@@ cul@@ ar@@ ized soci@@ ety believe that the Bible ​ — the Go@@ sp@@ els inclu@@ ded — ​ is a book full of leg@@ ends and my@@ ths .
Does my cho@@ ice make it har@@ der or e@@ asi@@ er for me to res@@ ist the spirit of the world ?
One of the ha@@ p@@ pi@@ est days of my life was in 195@@ 2 when I baptized her as a dedic@@ ated serv@@ ant of Jehovah !
; T@@ it@@ ma@@ s , L .
Yet , the Bible remin@@ ds us : “ God’s eyes are upon the ways of a man , and He se@@ es all his st@@ ep@@ s .
Jehovah Le@@ a@@ ds His Pe@@ ople , F@@ e@@ b .
But it can also be re@@ war@@ ding .
Yes , the enti@@ re world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion stan@@ ds on the br@@ ink of des@@ tru@@ ction .
We cannot appro@@ ach God in prayer without faith .
E@@ m@@ man@@ u@@ el is co@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ or of the body of elders in the congregation .
This direc@@ tive emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed that ani@@ ma@@ l life should be res@@ pe@@ cted as having origin@@ ated with God .
Ne@@ ar the end of his second letter , Peter wrote to his fellow believers : “ Consider the pati@@ ence of our Lord as sal@@ vation . ”
The Greek word transl@@ ated “ streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id ” appe@@ ars only once in the Christian Greek Scriptures .
Are you a serious baptized brother in your l@@ ate te@@ ens ?
This involved travel@@ ing thr@@ ough@@ out In@@ dia , organiz@@ ing ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es and working along with n@@ ine different language grou@@ ps .
How did Joseph and M@@ ary man@@ i@@ f@@ est spiritu@@ ality in their family life ?
W@@ he@@ ther you ask for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess or ex@@ ten@@ d it to another , tr@@ ying to make peace will contribu@@ te to your well - being .
B@@ r@@ ing@@ ing these faithful servants of old back to life is no more difficult for Jehovah than it was to cre@@ ate the first man from the du@@ st of the gr@@ ound . — Genesis 2 : 7 .
( b ) for the gener@@ al support of the work ?
S@@ ome@@ one may say bad things about us that are not true .
They became dem@@ ons . ​ — Ju@@ de 6 .
This began not long after their de@@ par@@ ture from Egy@@ pt .
Yes , your teaching invol@@ ves sal@@ vation .
Satan is able to per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve when we are we@@ ak and more likely to succ@@ um@@ b to temp@@ tation .
How can Bible study help us to cultiv@@ ate the godly qu@@ ality of self - control ?
My wife and I have found real enjo@@ y@@ ment doing just that .
But o@@ live tre@@ es have the re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble ability to sur@@ vi@@ ve the el@@ ements .
Of course , while the angels are perfect , the men whom they ass@@ is@@ ted were not .
See the article “ Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful and F@@ ear@@ less in the F@@ ace of Na@@ z@@ i O@@ p@@ pres@@ sion , ” pages 24 - 8 .
However , this temple also f@@ ell into dis@@ re@@ pa@@ ir because the Israelites ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted the worship of Jehovah .
Th@@ ough mother was ill and spoke no D@@ ut@@ ch , she continued to share in the field service until she faith@@ fully ended her earthly course in O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 195@@ 7 .
The conven@@ tion s@@ ite in Mar@@ ne@@ ul@@ i was also att@@ ac@@ ked by a mo@@ b of about 60 people .
He ur@@ ged fellow Christians : “ Let your reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess become known to all men . ”
* They will thus avoid the ou@@ tra@@ ge@@ ous displa@@ ys that mar@@ k many worl@@ dly we@@ d@@ ding@@ s . ​ — 1 John 2 : 15 , 16 .
A cou@@ ple of days later , we ob@@ ta@@ ined a marriage li@@ cen@@ se .
In turn , they became very involved in help@@ ing Jo@@ el to make prog@@ ress ​ — and with sur@@ pris@@ ing resul@@ ts .
A rec@@ ent study shows , though , that while the Bible is still high@@ ly reg@@ ar@@ ded there , “ sp@@ en@@ ding time reading it , stud@@ ying it and ap@@ pl@@ ying it . . . is a thing of the past . ”
S@@ ul@@ li@@ v@@ an ; K@@ la@@ us J@@ en@@ s@@ en ; Ma@@ x L@@ ar@@ son ; H@@ u@@ go Ri@@ em@@ er ; and G@@ r@@ ant Su@@ it@@ er .
Does that fact mean that God’s thinking on the matter is difficult to dis@@ cer@@ n ?
You can gain practic@@ al wisdom to de@@ al with li@@ fe@@ ’s challeng@@ es .
After the col@@ la@@ p@@ se of the Na@@ z@@ i re@@ gi@@ me , they used their fre@@ e@@ dom to continue preaching .
The ju@@ dge had no interest wh@@ at@@ so@@ ever in the wi@@ do@@ w as a person , but Jehovah is inter@@ ested in each individu@@ al .
The bo@@ x@@ c@@ ars were e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed with two - man c@@ el@@ ls .
Th@@ ink of Sha@@ dr@@ ach , Me@@ sh@@ ach , and A@@ be@@ d@@ ne@@ go , who refu@@ sed to worship an i@@ ma@@ ge that re@@ pres@@ ented the govern@@ ment of Babyl@@ on .
Like Jesus , Solomon , and many other servants of God , we can find true meaning and lasting happiness in life by doing God’s will .
On@@ ly Job could take away his own integrity because integrity is dep@@ end@@ ent upon one@@ ’s love for God .
V@@ i@@ e@@ w life as Jehovah vie@@ ws it , and “ no b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t will come upon you . ”
Because those pa@@ g@@ an ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers gave the family such co@@ st@@ ly gi@@ f@@ ts , they now had as@@ se@@ ts that might help them in the so@@ j@@ our@@ n a@@ head .
Go@@ dly wisdom , which br@@ ings joy , is given to ‘ a man who is good before Jehovah . ’
When Jac@@ qu@@ el@@ ine was 16 years old , she stu@@ died bi@@ olo@@ gy in school .
“ Ha@@ ve you heard what God promises for people who are si@@ ck and el@@ der@@ ly ? ” she asked .
That example is very com@@ for@@ ting for us because some@@ times we make mis@@ takes .
They too believe in something they cannot see .
Jesus is “ the C@@ hi@@ ef A@@ g@@ ent and Per@@ fe@@ c@@ ter of our faith . ”
How can love be descri@@ bed , and why does it invol@@ ve both the mind and the heart ?
They also re@@ in@@ for@@ ce our hope of living forever .
A@@ part from we@@ ek@@ ends , I wor@@ ked mo@@ st@@ ly al@@ one , using a t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony c@@ ard and a ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph .
“ When I am ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive about my con@@ dition and bre@@ ak down in te@@ ars , it does not mean that I don@@ ’t trust in God any@@ more , ” says Eli@@ ana , who is bat@@ t@@ ling can@@ c@@ er .
What personal ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ements could we cla@@ im that could ever com@@ pare with God’s accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments ?
How gr@@ ate@@ ful she was to see the future Messi@@ ah !
What C@@ oun@@ ted Mo@@ st ?
The need for giving came to the fore when many Jews and pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes from f@@ ar@@ away plac@@ es ga@@ ther@@ ed in Jerusalem for the fes@@ ti@@ val of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st in 33 C.E .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying Bible counsel helps us to de@@ al with problems in a matu@@ re way
Their only desire is to live a nor@@ ma@@ l life .
Why , though , did Paul ref@@ er to for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation in con@@ ne@@ ction with E@@ sa@@ u@@ ’s action ?
But this is under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble because the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 are resur@@ rec@@ ted to heaven for a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c sac@@ red assignment of work .
How can hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves apply the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule ?
How fo@@ ol@@ ish to act pr@@ ou@@ dly and har@@ b@@ or ambi@@ tion for position or power !
She has served as a mission@@ ary first in U@@ ru@@ gu@@ a@@ y , then in C@@ ol@@ om@@ bia , and now in P@@ u@@ er@@ to R@@ ic@@ o .
To satis@@ fy her spiritual hu@@ ng@@ er , M@@ other s@@ ought out Jehovah’s Witnesses in the are@@ a .
Then they will act wis@@ ely even when they are not with you .
The world will continue to h@@ ate Christ’s true followers , even as they h@@ ated him .
God also spoke through human prophe@@ ts , many of whom wrote down what he inspired them to say .
L@@ ear@@ ning From Di@@ f@@ ficul@@ t Ex@@ peri@@ ences
He does not requi@@ re a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c bo@@ di@@ ly position when we pray .
6 : 6@@ 4 ​ — Di@@ d Jesus know from the time of sel@@ e@@ cting Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t that Ju@@ d@@ as would be@@ tra@@ y him ?
“ I wanted to share Bible tru@@ ths with people and to con@@ so@@ le them . ”
As I continued stud@@ ying the Bible , one s@@ crip@@ ture made a hu@@ ge imp@@ res@@ sion on me .
Jehovah had appointed Saul as king of Israel , had he not ?
The complete fulfill@@ ment of that vision , however , a@@ wa@@ its the end of the th@@ ous@@ and - year Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment Da@@ y .
F@@ or@@ mer@@ ly , my conscience was in@@ sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve .
Christians take a serious view of spiritual matters
But it took ad@@ di@@ tional time to pur@@ ge all wrong ide@@ as .
“ I really enjoy it , and I want to car@@ ry on that prac@@ tice in the future . ”
Not taking ourselves too seri@@ ously en@@ ab@@ les us to make good friends .
What was that origin@@ al peri@@ od and set@@ ting in which the “ Go@@ spe@@ l of Ju@@ d@@ as ” was com@@ posed ?
When R@@ in@@ at re@@ turned the lost pur@@ se to the la@@ dy , she coun@@ ted the money and then told R@@ in@@ at@@ ’s mother that 2@@ 00 som was mis@@ sing .
May that appreciation never ce@@ ase to gro@@ w ! ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 5@@ 8 ; Psalm 1@@ 10 : 3 .
W@@ ould it be reason@@ able to conclu@@ de that the writ@@ ings of such an important hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al fi@@ gu@@ re are not to be tru@@ sted ?
In time , other anointed elders jo@@ ined the apostles in ad@@ minis@@ ter@@ ing the af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of the congregations .
“ A S@@ tr@@ ong@@ hold to the L@@ ow@@ ly One ”
L@@ ater , Bar@@ ak came in sear@@ ch of his qu@@ ar@@ ry .
We will first discus@@ s fac@@ t@@ ors that influ@@ enced the way Jesus thought and felt .
These de@@ ar brothers and sisters certainly appreci@@ ate the import@@ ance of ‘ not for@@ s@@ ak@@ ing the ga@@ ther@@ ing of themselves together . ’
The Bible c@@ learly speak@@ s of a future par@@ adise on earth .
When we get ti@@ red , let us never conclu@@ de that we can re@@ du@@ ce the pres@@ sure on us and reg@@ a@@ in our joy by cu@@ t@@ ting back on personal Bible study , field service , and meeting attend@@ ance .
The question for each of us , though , is this : ‘ Will I hum@@ bly accept Jehovah’s prote@@ ctive guid@@ ance ? ’
Yet , we can imp@@ ro@@ ve our sing@@ ing by ap@@ pl@@ ying some ba@@ si@@ c su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions .
Fir@@ st ex@@ tr@@ act the ra@@ f@@ ter from your own e@@ ye , and then you will see c@@ learly how to ex@@ tr@@ act the st@@ ra@@ w from your bro@@ ther’s e@@ ye . ” ​ — Matthew 7 : 1 - 5 .
S@@ how your affe@@ ction for your children .
Many women are t@@ or@@ n between the need to ear@@ n a living and the desire to care for their family and home .
Rather , they are written as pla@@ in st@@ at@@ ements of truth .
What has been the result of all this tra@@ ining for transl@@ at@@ ors ?
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , he was appointed an el@@ der .
My family was comple@@ t@@ ely d@@ y@@ s@@ fun@@ c@@ tional , so as a you@@ th I sp@@ ent much of my time on the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts .
It was a tur@@ bul@@ ent time of pol@@ itical un@@ rest , religious h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y , j@@ udi@@ cial cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion , and op@@ pres@@ sion of the po@@ or .
The p@@ ale hor@@ se , who@@ se ri@@ der br@@ ings death by de@@ ad@@ ly pla@@ gu@@ e .
Because we are imper@@ fect , some@@ times we may have disa@@ gre@@ ements with our brothers and sisters .
• How does prog@@ res@@ sing to matu@@ r@@ ity af@@ fect our cho@@ ice of associ@@ ates ?
Z@@ ebe@@ de@@ e is a fi@@ sh@@ er@@ man , and James and John are too .
When Jesus called him , Peter c@@ li@@ m@@ bed out of the bo@@ at and wal@@ ked on water .
“ E@@ ver@@ yone that is pr@@ ou@@ d in heart is something de@@ t@@ es@@ table to Jehovah , ” says the king of Israel .
Can you see that ‘ God is really among them ’ ?
Today , some cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men lik@@ e@@ wise fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ use Jehovah’s Witnesses of being a th@@ re@@ at to n@@ ational se@@ cur@@ ity .
His 5@@ 5 - year - long re@@ ign was in@@ fam@@ ous for wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , and his de@@ t@@ es@@ table practic@@ es brought con@@ dem@@ nation from Jehovah .
▪ Do You A@@ p@@ preci@@ ate Jehovah’s Watch@@ ful C@@ are ?
Some of them even moved into our home for a while to look after my daugh@@ ter .
3 : 10 ; 4 : 15 .
They also cla@@ im that since worl@@ d@@ wide commun@@ ic@@ ation continu@@ es to inc@@ re@@ ase , world con@@ di@@ tions only appe@@ ar to be wor@@ sen@@ ing .
C@@ learly , there is no Scriptural support for the no@@ tion that the Kingdom of God is in the hearts of humans .
P@@ re@@ aching from house to house was an organiz@@ ed way to re@@ ach all kin@@ ds of people .
What good reas@@ ons do we have to continue to serve as ste@@ war@@ ds of God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness ?
To make the most of that Word , we are wise not to wa@@ it for a challeng@@ ing situation to ar@@ ise before see@@ king help@@ ful words in the Scriptures .
V@@ is@@ its by members of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , such as Bro@@ thers K@@ nor@@ r , F@@ ran@@ z , and H@@ en@@ sc@@ he@@ l , were im@@ men@@ sel@@ y encourag@@ ing .
L@@ ater , John , the fore@@ told Eli@@ j@@ ah@@ like for@@ er@@ un@@ ner , in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed Jesus to An@@ dre@@ w and another disci@@ ple , c@@ all@@ ing H@@ im “ the L@@ am@@ b of God that takes away the sin of the world . ” ​ — John 1 : 29 ; Luke 1 : 13 - 17 ; 3 : 21 - 23 .
Although the whole world already lies in his power , Satan is hu@@ ng@@ ry for more vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s .
F@@ ur@@ ther evidence that God was direc@@ ting Paul’s efforts is seen in his second mission@@ ary j@@ our@@ ne@@ y when the holy spirit pre@@ ven@@ ted Paul from preaching in the Rom@@ an pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of Bi@@ th@@ y@@ ni@@ a .
God’s spirit pro@@ du@@ ces in Jehovah’s present - day servants faith like that of p@@ re - Christian wit@@ nesses and others of Bible rec@@ ord .
They have all come true for you . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ SH@@ U@@ A 23 : 14 .
H@@ op@@ e for the U@@ pri@@ ght
In the book of Psal@@ ms , we read : “ Do not show yourself he@@ ated up because of the ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers . Do not be en@@ vi@@ ous of those doing un@@ righteousness .
I must look into your religion . ”
“ P@@ ra@@ ise J@@ ah ! ” ​ — Why ?
O@@ be@@ di@@ ence to God’s righteous requi@@ re@@ ments br@@ ings happiness now and into the end@@ less future .
Me@@ an@@ while , res@@ ist@@ ance to S@@ pan@@ ish rule was inc@@ reas@@ ing in the L@@ ow C@@ oun@@ tri@@ es .
Ha@@ ve more so@@ cial cont@@ act
How can a husband imitate the F@@ ine S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d in show@@ ing affe@@ ction for those under his care ?
The ransom pro@@ vision was the ul@@ tim@@ ate act to pre@@ serve and prom@@ o@@ te life .
Instead , Jehovah God reve@@ aled the matter to har@@ d@@ working shepher@@ ds who sp@@ ent the night out@@ do@@ ors w@@ atch@@ ing over their flo@@ c@@ ks .
As no@@ ted in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , religion has often pla@@ yed a ro@@ le in di@@ vi@@ ding rather than un@@ iting mankind .
P@@ re@@ serve that good conscience by fulfill@@ ing your dedic@@ ation , and the rich blessing of Jehovah will rest upon you . ​ — Proverbs 10 : 22 .
Th@@ an@@ ks to Jehovah , we at last have a pres@@ en@@ table place of worship .
Many children see one of their parents leave home to star@@ t a new life .
M@@ ary
For instance , would he com@@ promise his ability to care for the needs of his family members , a Scriptural pri@@ or@@ ity ?
And , in har@@ mony with the words of the angels , he brought a me@@ asure of in@@ ner peace to the me@@ ek .
What assignment are they given ?
So we would appro@@ ach them and say : ‘ Di@@ d you know that so - and - so is doing this or that ?
Yes , concer@@ ns ab@@ ound , and as a result , some cou@@ ples keep pa@@ ying st@@ or@@ age fe@@ es for years .
As if all of this were not en@@ ough , his wife , in her g@@ ri@@ ef and angu@@ ish , came to him and cri@@ ed out : “ C@@ ur@@ se God and die ! ”
He inform@@ ed his hear@@ ers : “ I am the light of the world .
The decisions they make now will mean life or death during “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
S@@ isters too can demonstr@@ ate that they tre@@ asure their privilege of person@@ ally par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in the fulfill@@ ment of Psalm 6@@ 8 : 11 .
After get@@ ting con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing ans@@ wers to his many questions , E@@ m@@ ma@@ s accepted the Witnesses ’ offer to study the Bible with him .
E@@ ver@@ yone in my family expe@@ cted me to s@@ end D@@ on back home to be ra@@ ised by my parents until we were fin@@ an@@ cially st@@ able . ”
F@@ am@@ ine . ​ — Matthew 24 : 7 ; Revelation 6 : 5 , 6 , 8
K@@ no@@ wn as the qu@@ e@@ en of ro@@ a@@ ds , it l@@ in@@ ked R@@ ome with B@@ r@@ un@@ di@@ si@@ u@@ m ( now called B@@ r@@ in@@ dis@@ i ) , the por@@ t city that was the g@@ ate@@ way to the E@@ ast .
We will now consider three are@@ as in which our love could be t@@ ested : ( 1 ) Lo@@ ve for Jehovah , ( 2 ) love for Bible truth , ( 3 ) and love for our brothers .
‘ But , ’ some may say , ‘ Jesus ’ death is truly important .
Our mind may not allow us to consider any other possible ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation for their conduct .
A Jo@@ y@@ ful H@@ ar@@ v@@ est
We had to keep our Bible liter@@ ature out of sight , and our f@@ ar@@ m provided a ho@@ st of hi@@ ding plac@@ es .
What acc@@ oun@@ ts for the differ@@ ence ?
You have our war@@ m invit@@ ation to respon@@ d to the following offer .
Some go@@ als may in@@ iti@@ ally appe@@ ar for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble .
When a mother and father work together to teach their children the truth about God , they give them at le@@ ast two preci@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts .
This article re@@ vie@@ ws vital pro@@ v@@ isions that we can use to receive true comfort now and in the future .
The beau@@ ty of God’s cre@@ ation moved him , and his mu@@ si@@ cal s@@ k@@ ill@@ s had gro@@ wn ste@@ adi@@ ly through many happy h@@ our@@ s of prac@@ tice .
Moses recogn@@ ized the benef@@ its of cultiv@@ ating and main@@ tain@@ ing love for Jehovah .
C@@ la@@ i@@ re : I do .
Those desi@@ ring God’s fav@@ or today need to me@@ et the same requi@@ re@@ ment .
The very no@@ tion is in@@ conc@@ ei@@ va@@ ble .
“ The Se@@ cre@@ t Per@@ son of the H@@ ear@@ t ”
I was sure that , like F@@ el@@ is@@ a , they did not real@@ ize that they were lear@@ ning a lo@@ t of lies .
The psalmist states that they “ will not be af@@ ra@@ id even of bad news . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 12 : 1 , 7 .
So following the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on but before the conc@@ ep@@ tion of off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing by Adam and E@@ ve , Jehovah fore@@ or@@ da@@ ined the appe@@ ar@@ ance of the “ se@@ ed . ”
The gar@@ ment , while at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive , is c@@ he@@ ap@@ ly made .
In 19@@ 40 , Ge@@ or@@ ge D@@ oura@@ s , a ze@@ al@@ ous Witness in A@@ th@@ ens and a friend of N@@ ik@@ o@@ s , vis@@ ited us and invit@@ ed us to jo@@ in a small group for a Bible study in his home .
C@@ A@@ N you i@@ magine any sol@@ di@@ er in war@@ time who would be un@@ happy to be instru@@ cted : “ You are to return home and sp@@ end some time with your wife and family ” ?
Ar@@ ne later vis@@ ited my family and me in S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y .
Still , members of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy continued to serve as direc@@ t@@ ors and of@@ fic@@ ers of the So@@ ci@@ ety .
The re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ation in ch@@ urch of the cr@@ è@@ c@@ he [ the m@@ anger sc@@ ene ] is said to have been be@@ gu@@ n by Sa@@ in@@ t F@@ ran@@ c@@ is . ”
“ Our country : . . .
( a ) Why is it f@@ it@@ ting that the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al bre@@ ad be un@@ le@@ av@@ ened ?
In 8@@ 60 C.E . , the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch of Con@@ stan@@ t@@ in@@ ople sent the two brothers on a fore@@ ign mis@@ sion .
As his sister , E@@ s@@ ther , no@@ tes , “ to young children , their parents ’ language , cul@@ ture , and religion come bun@@ d@@ led together . ”
In turn , you may well find that you ac@@ tually have more money on hand to me@@ et the needs of your family .
She appro@@ ached him and asked if he had read any good news .
I@@ mit@@ ate Jesus by show@@ ing honor to others
Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide , there are now more than one and a half bil@@ li@@ on reg@@ is@@ tered mo@@ t@@ or@@ ized ve@@ hi@@ c@@ les and milli@@ ons of mil@@ es of good ro@@ a@@ ds .
Your being a@@ ware of this can strengthen your res@@ ol@@ ve if you face temp@@ t@@ ations or situ@@ ations where ign@@ or@@ ing Christian mor@@ ality might se@@ em the e@@ asi@@ est or most conven@@ i@@ ent way to act .
In the d@@ om@@ es@@ tic set@@ ting , a wife who shows gen@@ u@@ ine kindness to her husband after he makes un@@ pleas@@ ant com@@ ments about her beli@@ ef@@ s may well de@@ fu@@ se a po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally ex@@ p@@ lo@@ sive situation .
There is no indic@@ ation that Isa@@ a@@ c respon@@ ded har@@ sh@@ ly .
I found this t@@ ask difficult , but I kept remin@@ ding my@@ self of the apostle Paul’s words : “ For all things I have the strength by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of him who imp@@ ar@@ ts power to me . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 13 .
After his sin with B@@ ath - she@@ ba , a rep@@ ent@@ ant David here ple@@ ad@@ ed with Jehovah God to cle@@ an@@ se his heart and put within him the spirit , or men@@ tal inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation , to do what is right .
What a beau@@ ti@@ ful less@@ on for us !
We find these war@@ n@@ ings in the Bible and in the public@@ ations from Jehovah’s organization .
Like Moses , A@@ sa , and other faithful servants of Jehovah , Ne@@ h@@ emiah always reli@@ ed on Jehovah .
( c ) For what did Jesus ’ ministry la@@ y a bas@@ is ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , for many the most d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous peri@@ od in human hist@@ ory is “ the last days ” of this present system of things .
T@@ E@@ R@@ R@@ O@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ M !
He conclu@@ ded by saying that if the gra@@ du@@ ates continue to clo@@ the themselves with Christian love , they are ready to tra@@ v@@ el to their assign@@ ments , with sure succ@@ ess a@@ head . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 14 .
Sa@@ in@@ ts may be ven@@ er@@ ated as inter@@ cess@@ ors with God .
After the matter was h@@ and@@ led pro@@ per@@ ly , I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t have to feel gu@@ il@@ ty any@@ more .
Their parents have done their best to encoura@@ ge both of them to re@@ ach out for the regul@@ ar pioneer service after gra@@ du@@ ation .
I will always be gr@@ ate@@ ful for the support of the brothers during that difficult time .
Moses had already exc@@ e@@ e@@ ded his “ se@@ v@@ ent@@ y years ” when Jehovah com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned him as his prophet and re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative .
A Mi@@ rac@@ le That “ Is A@@ live and Ex@@ er@@ ts P@@ ow@@ er ”
Tru@@ ly I say to you , To the ex@@ t@@ ent that you did it to one of the le@@ ast of these my brothers , you did it to me . ’ ” — Matthew 24 : 3 ; 25 : 31 - 34 , 40 .
“ It is the res@@ ist@@ ance and un@@ will@@ ing@@ ness of n@@ on - religious family members to accept and to respect their religious relati@@ ve@@ ’s fre@@ e@@ dom to man@@ i@@ f@@ est and prac@@ t@@ ise his or her religion that is the s@@ ource of con@@ f@@ li@@ ct . ” ​ — Pa@@ r .
Th@@ ink of yourself as the s@@ ki@@ pp@@ er of a sa@@ il@@ bo@@ at .
A@@ ver@@ age age : 3@@ 3@@ .@@ 8
C@@ learly , at that pi@@ vo@@ tal time , Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l was used by Jehovah and the head of the congregation .
They help us to understand that our ability to be@@ ar fru@@ it does not dep@@ end on the respon@@ se of the people in our ter@@ rit@@ ory . Instead , it dep@@ ends on our own faith@@ ful@@ ness .
To that end , what wonderful examples we have in Jehovah God and Jesus Christ !
I some@@ times pre@@ pare small gi@@ f@@ ts with than@@ k - you no@@ tes . ” A@@ bo@@ ve all , be than@@ k@@ ful for life it@@ self .
That is how I received my cop@@ y of the p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph of him and the others who were un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly sent to pris@@ on .
W@@ il@@ li@@ e , qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , ob@@ served : “ Those who have done well u@@ su@@ ally vis@@ ited the country first and s@@ cou@@ ted out plac@@ es where , real@@ is@@ tic@@ ally , they could be happy .
I@@ N TH@@ E@@ S@@ E cr@@ itical times , many are end@@ uring st@@ or@@ m@@ like ad@@ vers@@ ities .
I can still rec@@ all when Bro@@ ther C@@ hi@@ mik@@ l@@ is asked me what I was going to do with my life .
She as@@ ks for a m@@ ale child and v@@ ow@@ s that he will be dedic@@ ated to Jehovah as a li@@ fel@@ ong Na@@ z@@ ir@@ ite .
Th@@ ink of how Jehovah commun@@ ic@@ ated with his people during cr@@ itical times in the past .
Fa@@ ith Un@@ der T@@ est
What , ex@@ ac@@ tly , did that re@@ bel@@ li@@ on do to mankind ?
“ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e remin@@ ding them . . . to be yi@@ el@@ ding . ” ​ — T@@ I@@ T@@ U@@ S 3 : 1 , 2 , f@@ t@@ n .
To sa@@ ve himself from disa@@ ster , he should rep@@ ent and seek the spiritual ass@@ ist@@ ance of the elders in the congregation .
Yet , our great@@ est de@@ b@@ t is to the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s Au@@ th@@ or , Jehovah , who gives spiritual light .
On another occasi@@ on , Jesus was appro@@ ached by a man nam@@ ed J@@ a@@ ir@@ us , who asked for help for his gra@@ vely ill 12 - year - old daugh@@ ter .
If we imitate the faith of De@@ bor@@ ah , b@@ ol@@ dly taking our stand for Jehovah and encourag@@ ing others to do the same , Jehovah will bl@@ ess us with vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ es ​ — and lasting peace .
“ By faith the w@@ alls of Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o f@@ ell . ” ​ — Hebrews 11 : 30
Who was Bar@@ u@@ ch ?
What effect does our bro@@ ther@@ ly love have on those who atten@@ d our Christian meetings ?
At their resurrection , Jesus ’ 14@@ 4@@ ,000 heavenly jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s take with them the experience of human life .
Then , he de@@ v@@ ised c@@ un@@ ning me@@ tho@@ ds to tra@@ p them .
The Bible ans@@ wers : “ Bet@@ ter is a h@@ and@@ ful of rest than a d@@ ou@@ ble h@@ and@@ ful of hard work and stri@@ ving after the w@@ ind . ”
L@@ ater , Jehovah made a covenant , or an ag@@ re@@ ement , with the nation of Israel .
The fact is that the L@@ ast Su@@ pp@@ er has been a po@@ pul@@ ar sub@@ ject for ar@@ t@@ ists , writ@@ ers , and mu@@ si@@ ci@@ ans thr@@ ough@@ out the cen@@ tu@@ ries .
M@@ ore important , the rec@@ ord of A@@ bel@@ ’s faith speak@@ s to us today .
“ Let your ut@@ ter@@ ance be . . . se@@ as@@ oned with sal@@ t , so as to know how you ought to give an answer to each one . ” ​ — C@@ O@@ L .
6 : 16 ; Re@@ v .
For instance , it would be un@@ reason@@ able to di@@ stru@@ st all se@@ cul@@ ar information .
M@@ ak@@ ing Jehovah Your God , 4 / 1
A@@ n in@@ her@@ it@@ ance is like a gift .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 6 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 9@@ 2 , 1@@ 20
In@@ c@@ lu@@ ded in this hu@@ ge fin@@ an@@ cial bur@@ den are “ heal@@ th@@ care co@@ st@@ s ( € 2@@ 7@@ 9 milli@@ on ) , co@@ st@@ s of ro@@ ad ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents ( € 3@@ 15 milli@@ on ) , co@@ st@@ s of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l - rel@@ ated cri@@ me ( € 1@@ 00 milli@@ on ) , lo@@ ss of out@@ put du@@ e to al@@ co@@ ho@@ l - rel@@ ated work ab@@ s@@ ences ( € 10@@ 34 milli@@ on ) , ” says the repor@@ t .
All Christians need to do the same .
W@@ he@@ ther your hope is heavenly or earthly , “ la@@ y hold ” on it by continu@@ ing to live a life of obedi@@ ence to God . ​ — Read Hebrews 6 : 11 , 12 .
C@@ er@@ tain pri@@ ests spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ized in making ano@@ in@@ ting o@@ il and in su@@ per@@ vis@@ ing the supp@@ ly of these it@@ em@@ s . ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 4 : 16 ; 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 9 : 30 .
Jesus turned to the woman and kin@@ dly indic@@ ated to her that he under@@ sto@@ od her feelings .
She also spoke with those who serve in an is@@ ol@@ ated are@@ a .
How important , then , that we devel@@ op a love for Jehovah’s remin@@ ders , just as the psalmist did !
W@@ i@@ th@@ out d@@ el@@ a@@ y , he is@@ su@@ ed an e@@ di@@ ct to ga@@ ther needed fun@@ ds for the re@@ ha@@ bil@@ it@@ ation of Jehovah’s house .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , those early Christians did not fully understand every as@@ pect of Jehovah’s pur@@ pos@@ es .
And what did he dem@@ and ?
Fir@@ st , we sa@@ iled to the is@@ lands of the C@@ ari@@ b@@ be@@ an .
What d@@ anger to our spiritu@@ ality must we gu@@ ard against ?
It may also be wise to ask the person see@@ king ad@@ vice such questions as : “ What Bible principles do you think apply ? ”
Des@@ pite this , fin@@ ding people to talk to has proved to be a chall@@ enge , for K@@ en@@ ya , like many other coun@@ tri@@ es , is experi@@ enc@@ ing a change .
How did things turn out for these willing work@@ ers ?
14@@ 5 : 18 .
He stated : “ H@@ app@@ y are you when people re@@ pro@@ ach you and persecu@@ te you and l@@ y@@ ingly say every s@@ ort of wicked thing against you for my s@@ ake . ”
Although the other sheep do not have a heavenly hope , they too can keep in mind the things a@@ bo@@ ve .
S@@ ad@@ ly , the year 20@@ 00 was far from pe@@ ace@@ ful .
Our family then inclu@@ ded only about a do@@ z@@ en people , so I was able to care for this work in ad@@ dition to my mission@@ ary assignment .
Why could Pet@@ er@@ ’s a@@ udi@@ ence understand his st@@ at@@ ements about a prophet greater than Moses ?
Even so , I s@@ li@@ d into deep de@@ pres@@ sion .
In respon@@ se to such de@@ va@@ st@@ ation , Jehovah’s Witnesses set up ei@@ ght reli@@ ef com@@ mit@@ te@@ es in vari@@ ous par@@ ts of the country .
P@@ i@@ g@@ s gr@@ un@@ ted and co@@ ck@@ er@@ els crow@@ ed at the f@@ ar@@ m next do@@ or .
G@@ no@@ s@@ tic@@ ism , a wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad religious and ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ cal mo@@ v@@ ement that pol@@ lu@@ ted the faith of some believers , was on the move .
Because of the st@@ atu@@ s of my work , which was u@@ su@@ ally con@@ ne@@ cted with govern@@ ment or inter@@ n@@ ational ag@@ en@@ ci@@ es , people did not question our activities .
At that time , most of the local people l@@ ac@@ ked for@@ ma@@ l educ@@ ation , and few boo@@ ks were a@@ vail@@ able in their language .
But how do we help those who doubt God’s ex@@ ist@@ ence ?
Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us was an un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised G@@ ent@@ ile and not part of the Christian congregation .
For that reason , they felt that had Jesus been present , La@@ z@@ ar@@ us would not have died .
If cultiv@@ ating and displa@@ ying self - control has not seem@@ ed to be a proble@@ m for us , that is a reason for joy .
This mo@@ tion sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed the pres@@ en@@ ting of the sacri@@ fi@@ cial things to Jehovah . ​ — See In@@ sight on the Scriptures , V@@ olu@@ me 2 , page 5@@ 28 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
I still share these com@@ ments with others who lo@@ se their mate , and they too have been com@@ for@@ ted by Na@@ th@@ an’s ad@@ vice .
To enjoy lasting divine fav@@ or , we must remain hum@@ ble .
What is the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s attitude toward Jehovah’s servants ?
And keep doing this as they gro@@ w older .
With what differ@@ ence ?
And what a ple@@ asure it has been to witness the ing@@ a@@ ther@@ ing of the “ other sheep , ” who have the mar@@ vel@@ ous hope of everlasting life on a perfect earth , sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by God’s beau@@ ti@@ ful cre@@ ations !
It may be possible ​ — in@@ deed , it would be best — ​ to give such instru@@ ction and discipl@@ ine during a priv@@ ate study of the Bible .
Des@@ pite the pre@@ v@@ al@@ ence of pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce , however , most people are quic@@ k to con@@ dem@@ n it .
What was Paul’s prayer for the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans ?
L@@ ast year , we pro@@ duc@@ ed some 4@@ 4@@ 0@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 co@@ pi@@ es in more than 5@@ 30 langu@@ ages .
L@@ ater , however , Na@@ than did understand .
We can appreci@@ ate all the more , then , Jesus ’ ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to keep our e@@ ye “ simp@@ le . ”
He asked for a gr@@ am@@ ma@@ r book , but all they could give him was a cop@@ y of Matthe@@ w@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l in M@@ an@@ ch@@ u and a M@@ an@@ ch@@ u - Fr@@ en@@ ch dic@@ tion@@ ary .
L@@ ear@@ ning the Tru@@ th
In this way hus@@ ban@@ ds ought to be loving their wi@@ ves as their own bo@@ dies .
When you first began associ@@ ating with Jehovah’s organization , how did your relati@@ ves re@@ act ?
“ Be@@ come kind to one another , tend@@ er@@ ly com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , fre@@ ely for@@ giving one another . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 32 .
So , then , what can we conclu@@ de ?
( b ) Why was sp@@ en@@ ding time together not a proble@@ m for famili@@ es in ancient Israel ?
Do you value “ all Scrip@@ ture ” ?
John , mentioned at the out@@ set , now feel@@ s that his life has greater meaning .
A person re@@ je@@ cting discipl@@ ine not only h@@ ates re@@ pro@@ of but also has con@@ temp@@ t for those giving it .
As Christians , we can en@@ ter into God’s rest by obedi@@ ently working in har@@ mony with his advan@@ c@@ ing purpose .
Jesus will be used by God to resur@@ rec@@ t bil@@ li@@ ons , giving them an opportunity to live forever on earth .
Yes , they needed to medit@@ ate on their mis@@ sed opportunity to help Jehovah’s cause .
As Bro@@ ther Bar@@ ber said in his op@@ ening re@@ mar@@ ks : “ What a truly wonderful rec@@ ord the G@@ ile@@ ad gra@@ du@@ ates have buil@@ t up since 194@@ 3 , when G@@ ile@@ ad was in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ated !
I enjoy all the artic@@ les .
In 194@@ 8 a call went out for pione@@ ers , full - time min@@ isters of Jehovah’s Witnesses , to move to the e@@ ast co@@ ast of Cana@@ da .
Re@@ al@@ is@@ tic@@ ally , though , it is possible that in a time of need , no human a@@ id will be a@@ vail@@ able .
Why , though , can we say that Solom@@ on@@ ’s life course is also a war@@ ning example ?
If this bro@@ ch@@ ure is a@@ vail@@ able in your country , you can re@@ qu@@ est a cop@@ y from the se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary of the local congregation .
This has left me un@@ able to commun@@ ic@@ ate in the cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary C@@ o@@ st@@ a Ri@@ can man@@ ner .
A@@ no@@ ther vo@@ lu@@ me de@@ als mo@@ st@@ ly with Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ist do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines .
Ther@@ efore , we have good reason for continu@@ ing to offer as many people as possible the opportunity to listen to and respon@@ d to the Kingdom message .
This part of the illustr@@ ation ref@@ ers to individuals who “ receive the word with joy ” and ze@@ al@@ ously follow Jesus “ for a se@@ as@@ on . ”
Gi@@ ve Jehovah exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion .
P@@ as@@ ch@@ ali@@ a told me that her brother had disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared and asked me if I knew anything of his wh@@ er@@ e@@ ab@@ ou@@ ts .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ating P@@ ur@@ pose of Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine , 10 / 1
And for de@@ ca@@ des , they end@@ ur@@ ed persecu@@ tion in the form@@ er So@@ vi@@ et Un@@ ion and its s@@ at@@ el@@ l@@ ite nations .
M@@ em@@ bers of the Christian congregation thus experience a tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ill@@ ity un@@ known to others . ​ — Is@@ a .
200@@ 7 “ F@@ ol@@ low the Christ ! ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tion Lo@@ c@@ ations A@@ mar@@ ill@@ o , T@@ X
S@@ ad@@ ly , though , that ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct@@ ful man for@@ got all about Joseph . ​ — Genesis 40 : 20 - 23 .
I@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ IN@@ E that you are loo@@ king over the pl@@ ans for a house . You mar@@ v@@ el at the practic@@ ality of the desi@@ gn .
His name is Abra@@ m , later chang@@ ed to Abraham .
• What ro@@ le do righteous angels pla@@ y in our time ?
What if we are temp@@ ted to return to it ?
Jehovah also provi@@ des bir@@ ds a place to live .
To answer pro@@ per@@ ly , we need first to understand what cons@@ titu@@ tes Kingdom fru@@ it@@ age .
M@@ ake no mis@@ take ​ — the Father of fa@@ ther@@ less bo@@ ys is pro@@ vo@@ ked to righteous anger by the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ mi@@ z@@ ation of in@@ no@@ c@@ ent children .
When the Israel@@ ite lead@@ er Jo@@ shua was “ old and advan@@ ced in days , ” he “ pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to call all Israel , its older men and its he@@ a@@ ds and its jud@@ ges and its of@@ fic@@ ers , ” and to re@@ mind them of God’s u@@ pri@@ ght deal@@ ings .
We should learn to view it that way . ​ — John 3 : 16 .
You may never wr@@ ite a psal@@ m . But you may well face ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les as da@@ un@@ ting as a to@@ wer@@ ing Go@@ li@@ ath .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 7
The pris@@ on@@ ers were mis@@ sing .
Jesus also said that the Devil was “ a man@@ sla@@ y@@ er when he began ” and that “ he did not stand f@@ ast in the truth . ”
“ My F@@ i@@ ght With S@@ cl@@ er@@ o@@ der@@ ma . ” ​ — A@@ wa@@ ke ! , Au@@ gu@@ st 8 , 200@@ 1 .
L@@ ater that day , an of@@ fic@@ er whom I knew came up to us .
R@@ eta , as she has always been called , started in the pioneer service in 194@@ 7 , gra@@ du@@ ated from G@@ ile@@ ad in 195@@ 5 , and was pione@@ ering in e@@ ast@@ er@@ n Cana@@ da .
If we become s@@ kil@@ led in the use of that “ s@@ word , ” then when we face temp@@ t@@ ations , we will be able to cu@@ t through what may appe@@ ar to be har@@ m@@ less , or even appe@@ al@@ ing , and ex@@ pose it as a death - deal@@ ing tra@@ p of the wicked one .
I@@ mp@@ ressed by Jesus ’ s@@ k@@ ill in h@@ and@@ ling s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls , the bo@@ y exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : ‘ Jesus was a@@ w@@ es@@ ome ! ’ ” ​ — Y@@ .@@ T . , J@@ ap@@ an .
Mari@@ a continu@@ es : “ I found an A@@ wa@@ ke !
Let us therefore pray for Jehovah’s ass@@ ist@@ ance to “ pur@@ sue righteousness , godly devo@@ tion , faith , love , end@@ ur@@ ance , mil@@ dness of temp@@ er . ”
Do you live in a religi@@ ously di@@ vi@@ ded home ?
V@@ ic@@ t@@ or@@ ine often ser@@ ves as an au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer and has helped many to accept the truth .
This under@@ s@@ co@@ res the import@@ ance of the fam@@ il@@ y’s ro@@ le in supp@@ or@@ ting the husband and father as he se@@ ek@@ s to serve the congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s inter@@ ests as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant or an el@@ der . ​ — Read 1 Timothy 3 : 4 , 5 , 12 .
She reas@@ oned : “ I am no better than anyone el@@ se .
The living ro@@ om of R@@ on@@ ’s one - h@@ un@@ d@@ red - year - old house d@@ ou@@ bl@@ es as a Kingdom H@@ all .
A desire to pre@@ serve the love and un@@ ity of the congregation mo@@ ves us to pur@@ sue peace with fellow believers .
Do You V@@ i@@ e@@ w H@@ u@@ man We@@ ak@@ ness as Jehovah Does ?
He had har@@ dly fin@@ i@@ shed speaking before they were sent out of the gar@@ den . ”
To what d@@ anger in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar must loving parents be al@@ er@@ t ?
When you are anxi@@ ous , your loving heavenly Father wants you to expres@@ s your deep@@ est feelings to him .
We need to know when to speak , what to say , and how to say it .
In 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E . , Jehovah showed his ma@@ st@@ er@@ y over the earth@@ ’s w@@ at@@ er@@ y deep when he used the R@@ ed Se@@ a to destro@@ y P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s ar@@ mi@@ es .
Ex@@ posed to the worl@@ d’s desi@@ res , thinking , valu@@ es , and mor@@ als day in and day out , we are in con@@ st@@ ant d@@ anger of being ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed by the world .
An@@ ani@@ as and S@@ app@@ hi@@ r@@ a made that pre@@ ten@@ se and pa@@ id de@@ arly for it . ​ — Acts 5 : 1 - 10 .
Satan att@@ ac@@ ks famili@@ es today .
While s@@ can@@ ning the book , he said that he could very eas@@ ily use it as a gu@@ i@@ de for some of their family discus@@ sions .
The ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness in his m@@ ou@@ th s@@ ti@@ r@@ s up much tr@@ ou@@ ble for himself and others . ​ — James 3 : 13 - 18 .
Ar@@ ni@@ e , a long@@ time travel@@ ing overse@@ er , com@@ ments : “ I gre@@ w up stu@@ t@@ ter@@ ing and had tr@@ ou@@ ble making e@@ ye cont@@ act with others .
E@@ ve ate from the t@@ ree that Jehovah had told Adam they should not e@@ at from .
God or the one ac@@ ting un@@ wis@@ ely ?
The wise man ans@@ wers : “ Jehovah is far away from the wicked ones , but the prayer of the righteous ones he he@@ ars . ”
To ac@@ hi@@ eve his evil ends , he acc@@ used God of l@@ ying .
Des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of his son I@@ sh@@ ma@@ el and of his sons by Ke@@ tu@@ ra@@ h were not used to bl@@ ess mankind .
See the article ent@@ it@@ led “ Pa@@ y A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion to God’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ tic Word , ” appe@@ aring in The Watchtower of A@@ pri@@ l 1 , 20@@ 00 .
If not c@@ he@@ cked , this ca@@ uses dis@@ sen@@ sion among spiritual brothers and h@@ in@@ ders their efforts to serve Jehovah sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der .
The other spi@@ es l@@ ac@@ ked faith and turned the people away from obe@@ ying Jehovah .
When God comman@@ ded him to buil@@ d an ar@@ k for the pre@@ serv@@ ation of life , Noah obedi@@ ently “ pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to do according to all that God had comman@@ ded him . He did just so . ”
God’s own personal name , Jehovah , also appe@@ ars in com@@ ments on Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 3 : 15 and Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 34 : 6 .
Jehovah’s Witnesses around the world will ga@@ ther on this special night to ob@@ serve this M@@ em@@ ori@@ al in the man@@ ner Jesus re@@ ques@@ ted .
“ TH@@ E har@@ v@@ est is great , but the work@@ ers are few .
The ri@@ ver prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely deep@@ ens to accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ate the influ@@ x of new ones who take up true worship .
O@@ C@@ T@@ O@@ B@@ E@@ R 8 - 14 , 20@@ 12
5@@ 00 *
R@@ ep@@ r@@ inted from the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation in J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese , this 1@@ 28 - page e@@ dition of Matthe@@ w@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l is uni@@ que .
If you are not ready to learn a new language or your stay in a fore@@ ign land will not be per@@ man@@ ent , consider serving where you already speak the pre@@ d@@ om@@ in@@ ant language of the country .
A@@ po@@ cal@@ y@@ p@@ se , or Revelation , conclu@@ des the l@@ ist of the boo@@ ks consider@@ ed inspired .
Israel did turn to wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness ​ — even car@@ r@@ ying out child sacrifice .
Bethel ( Lu@@ z )
( b ) If any Christian should even beg@@ in to co@@ v@@ et another person@@ ’s marriage mate , what should he do without d@@ el@@ a@@ y ?
C@@ y@@ ri@@ l jo@@ ined him there in 8@@ 5@@ 5 C.E .
• If Adam had been loyal to God , what her@@ it@@ age would he have pas@@ sed on to us ?
R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous On@@ es Will P@@ ra@@ ise God F@@ o@@ re@@ ver
We are happy to be un@@ ited with my mother in serving Jehovah .
But for their day - to - day worship , the local sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e served their needs , whether they lived in P@@ al@@ est@@ ine or in one of the many Jewish col@@ on@@ ies that were esta@@ bli@@ shed ab@@ ro@@ ad .
The slave who ac@@ ted ir@@ responsi@@ bly with what the ma@@ ster had en@@ tru@@ sted to him was jud@@ ged “ wicked , ” “ s@@ lu@@ gg@@ ish , ” and “ good - for - nothing . ”
We should never imp@@ ose our li@@ mit@@ ations on Jehovah and ju@@ dge him by our standards and thinking .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H is “ the God who gives hope . ”
C@@ e@@ ol@@ fr@@ ith died along the way , in 7@@ 16 C.E . , at L@@ ang@@ res , Fr@@ ance .
Jehovah God has personal concer@@ n for his people .
Solomon pray@@ ed to Jehovah about n@@ on - Israelites who would come to worship at the temple in Jerusalem .
All this pre@@ par@@ ation did not go un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed .
6 How You Can Un@@ der@@ stand the Bible ​ — 3 .
Thus we become ever more an@@ cho@@ red in the so@@ il of God’s Word .
He showed great pati@@ ence in pu@@ t@@ ting up with the we@@ ak@@ nesses of his followers .
( See bo@@ x on page 19 . )
Jesus said : “ E@@ very well - tra@@ ined stud@@ ent will be like his teach@@ er . ” ​ — Luke 6 : 40 , The New B@@ er@@ k@@ ele@@ y V@@ er@@ sion in Mo@@ der@@ n Eng@@ l@@ ish .
M@@ ore important , though , wit@@ ness@@ ing to others helps us to strengthen a good relationship with God . ​ — James 2 : 23 .
On the night before his death , he spoke of them as “ the ones that have stu@@ ck with me in my tri@@ als . ”
“ B@@ r@@ ing@@ ing Go@@ od Ne@@ ws of S@@ ome@@ thing Bet@@ ter , ” 7 / 1
Because we are ac@@ ut@@ ely a@@ ware of what is involved , our hear@@ t@@ felt desire is to sear@@ ch out deser@@ ving ones and cultiv@@ ate the se@@ ed s@@ own .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , we are not sur@@ pris@@ ed or disc@@ oura@@ ged when we me@@ et up with op@@ position .
The apostle Paul told the Christians in the ancient city of Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i : “ This is what I continue pra@@ ying , that your love may ab@@ ound yet more and more with acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge and full dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment . ”
Those in Bethel service leave their ho@@ m@@ es and famili@@ ar sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s , as well as mo@@ thers , fa@@ thers , brothers , sisters , and friends .
A Kingdom H@@ all si@@ gn in fi@@ ve langu@@ ages
In contr@@ ast with what some parents do , how did Jesus show interest in and com@@ pas@@ sion for “ the sons of men ” ?
Then they consider@@ ed in dep@@ th each chap@@ ter of the Bible book of Isaiah .
I have con@@ qu@@ ered the world . ” ​ — John 16 : 33 .
He re@@ pa@@ i@@ red an al@@ ta@@ r to Jehovah that had been t@@ or@@ n down , no doubt by enem@@ ies of pu@@ re worship .
S@@ C@@ I@@ EN@@ T@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ S ut@@ il@@ ize s@@ op@@ h@@ is@@ tic@@ ated e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment and va@@ st am@@ oun@@ ts of money to fo@@ rec@@ ast vari@@ ous matters , such as how pol@@ lu@@ tion will ev@@ en@@ tually af@@ fect the earth and whether it will ra@@ in in your neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
( b ) How can we cop@@ e with the re@@ ality mentioned at Acts 14 : 22 ?
These buil@@ ding@@ s are ne@@ i@@ ther o@@ st@@ ent@@ ati@@ ous nor ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ like in appe@@ ar@@ ance .
No@@ te , though , that God was said to have reve@@ aled his pur@@ pos@@ es only to his servants , to those who s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely loved him .
By plac@@ ing their own concer@@ ns first , a@@ bo@@ ve Kingdom inter@@ ests , they reve@@ aled that their heart was not complete toward God .
U@@ sing t@@ ang@@ i@@ ble ob@@ je@@ cts in worship is a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous prac@@ tice .
Jesus encoura@@ ges his followers to keep a positi@@ ve spirit when they me@@ et with vari@@ ous tri@@ als .
Th@@ ough@@ t@@ less words , even if spo@@ ken in@@ no@@ c@@ ently , can cause deep pain .
What a large number that was !
C@@ le@@ an@@ l@@ iness — What Does It Re@@ ally Me@@ an ?
How may a l@@ ack of mil@@ dness af@@ fect our privile@@ ges of service and our relationship with others ?
No , for Jehovah , who gave us those po@@ wers , expe@@ cts us to use them in serving him .
So look for a Bible that uses eas@@ y - to - understand language that will t@@ ou@@ ch your heart .
By he@@ e@@ ding Bible principles , we ris@@ e a@@ bo@@ ve the mo@@ od of the m@@ om@@ ent .
The stay with Peter would af@@ for@@ d Saul am@@ ple opportunity for that .
Pe@@ ople thr@@ ough@@ out the world now live in fear of ter@@ r@@ or@@ ist att@@ ac@@ ks .
In my 27 years of atten@@ ding ch@@ urch , I had never heard God’s name mentioned even once .
Jehovah also as@@ sur@@ ed Jac@@ o@@ b that He saw all that La@@ ba@@ n was doing but that Jac@@ o@@ b need not wor@@ ry .
That al@@ one is st@@ ag@@ g@@ ering to those in the prin@@ ting in@@ du@@ str@@ y who understand the co@@ st of pres@@ ses , pa@@ per , ink , and other materi@@ als .
Like Paul and S@@ il@@ as , seek to encoura@@ ge others by your com@@ ments , tal@@ ks , and ze@@ al@@ ous field service .
Just as parents make an important differ@@ ence in the lives of their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , so children make a great differ@@ ence in the lives of their parents .
Al@@ ong with the pol@@ itical and religious el@@ ements , the gre@@ e@@ dy com@@ mer@@ cial system , re@@ pres@@ ented by “ the mer@@ ch@@ ants ” of Revelation 18 : 3 , cons@@ titu@@ tes part of Satan’s world .
My husband took no@@ tice of all that I had done in be@@ half of our parents .
Jehovah will see to it that every v@@ es@@ ti@@ ge of Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s religious system will soon be wi@@ ped out , as will all of “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , ” the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion . ​ — Revelation 18 : 1 - 24 .
Do you hope to be s@@ pared when Jehovah destro@@ ys the wicked ?
Ru@@ th displa@@ yed such a bal@@ an@@ ced attitude toward Na@@ om@@ i .
They re@@ mar@@ ked : “ Our ministry makes us very happy . ”
Tru@@ e .
Since they could not live up to the La@@ w@@ ’s perfect standards , however , the Israelites were con@@ dem@@ ned by the Law and needed a rel@@ e@@ ase from that con@@ dem@@ nation . ​ — G@@ al .
Fa@@ ith means , fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ ally , that Jehovah God is real to us .
• What will help us to benefit from personal Bible study and medit@@ ation ?
Because fri@@ end@@ ship with God is the most important go@@ al we can have in life .
How does God’s spirit be@@ ar witness with the spirit of anointed ones ?
Di@@ v@@ ine Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment Is S@@ ele@@ ctive
“ You must inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate [ God’s comman@@ d@@ ments ] in your son and speak of them when you si@@ t in your house and when you walk on the ro@@ ad and when you li@@ e down and when you get up . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 7 .
He stated reg@@ re@@ t@@ fully : “ M@@ r . Eng@@ le@@ it@@ ner , I cannot un@@ do the wrong , but I do want to a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze .
When M@@ ike was young , he always wanted to preach in another country .
How did Jehovah’s people sur@@ vi@@ ve spiritually in Babyl@@ on ?
Paul was not in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ing in self - jus@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation or self - p@@ ity , as though he were so heav@@ ily la@@ den with sin that he could not help himself .
At these ga@@ ther@@ ings , information on the fulfill@@ ment of Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es is dis@@ p@@ en@@ sed , and tim@@ ely direction on how to apply Bible principles in da@@ ily life is given .
Why can it be said that E@@ no@@ ch , Noah , and Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah lived as “ str@@ ang@@ ers and temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents ” ?
It was a wicked spirit cre@@ ature .
For three and a half years , Jesus pre@@ ached the good news in the land .
What the Bible teach@@ es : “ Fa@@ thers , don@@ ’t s@@ ti@@ r up anger in your children , but bring them up in the tra@@ ining and instru@@ ction of the Lord . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 4 , “ H@@ ol@@ man Christian St@@ and@@ ard Bible . ”
In his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus st@@ ressed the need to take im@@ medi@@ ate st@@ ep@@ s to res@@ ol@@ ve personal difficul@@ ties .
For example , Jehovah pre@@ pared a beau@@ ti@@ ful home for us .
M@@ ore rest and s@@ le@@ ep may help a person to end@@ ure emo@@ tional difficul@@ ties .
I left my gi@@ r@@ l@@ friend and my dr@@ in@@ king compan@@ i@@ ons .
When parents enjoy rec@@ re@@ ation with their children , family ties are streng@@ th@@ ened and the children gain a sense of se@@ cur@@ ity .
I lik@@ ed what they taught me , but it was hard for me to con@@ verse with them , since I was not used to speaking .
T@@ ry to min@@ i@@ mi@@ ze chang@@ es , especially to their old ro@@ om@@ s .
That one is no@@ ne other than Jehovah God .
So this was the en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment of the city to which Paul and S@@ il@@ as j@@ our@@ ne@@ yed after fle@@ e@@ ing Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a .
S@@ O@@ M@@ E@@ TH@@ IN@@ G very un@@ u@@ su@@ al occ@@ ur@@ red more than 3@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years ag@@ o .
In l@@ ine with what was discus@@ sed in par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 5 , some cou@@ ples cho@@ ose to exc@@ lu@@ de al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ ages from the we@@ d@@ ding fe@@ ast l@@ est the a@@ bu@@ se of such ma@@ r the happiness and succ@@ ess of the occasi@@ on .
Then , through the woman , he man@@ e@@ u@@ vered Adam into be@@ coming dis@@ loyal to Jehovah .
Jesus did not answer his question .
Proverbs 29 : 20 says : “ Ha@@ ve you be@@ held a man ha@@ st@@ y with his words ?
Si@@ x@@ th , the number of gen@@ u@@ ine anointed disciples of Christ is d@@ w@@ in@@ d@@ ling , though some will evid@@ ently still be on earth when the great tri@@ bul@@ ation beg@@ ins .
Such advan@@ c@@ ement is not self - prom@@ o@@ tion but a refle@@ ction of our determin@@ ation to do God’s will un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly .
Not one word of them has fa@@ iled . ” Mo@@ re@@ over , we can be certain that even if we are temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily c@@ ru@@ shed by tr@@ ying situ@@ ations , “ God is faithful ” and will never for@@ s@@ ake his loyal servants . ​ — Read 1 Corinthians 10 : 13 .
He wrote : “ While I am coming , continue ap@@ pl@@ ying yourself to public reading . ”
Un@@ der@@ standing this ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound cl@@ ari@@ fi@@ es the point that the apostle Paul was making .
7 : 7 - 9 , 17 ​ — Why did Samuel offer up a bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering at M@@ iz@@ pa@@ h and set up an al@@ ta@@ r in R@@ am@@ ah , since sacrific@@ es were to be offered on a regul@@ ar bas@@ is only at the place of Jehovah’s cho@@ o@@ sing ?
When Jesus invit@@ ed another listen@@ er to be his follow@@ er , this man rep@@ lied that he would first need to “ bu@@ ry ” his father .
“ I@@ d@@ le men , ” likely those who were put out of work by the op@@ pres@@ s@@ ors or who re@@ bel@@ led against ser@@ vi@@ tu@@ de to them , ga@@ ther to J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah .
Solomon asked Jehovah for dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment , and his re@@ qu@@ est was gr@@ anted . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 3 : 4 - 12 .
And they can look for@@ ward to “ everlasting life through Jesus Christ . ” ​ — Romans 5 : 19 , 21 .
Those activities and hear@@ t@@ felt prayer helped to su@@ sta@@ in us spiritually .
His disciples do find ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment in fulfill@@ ing their responsi@@ bility to preach “ the good news ” of God’s Kingdom .
Why may we find it a chall@@ enge to do so ?
No other book has shap@@ ed the beli@@ ef@@ s of so many people over such a long peri@@ od of time .
So , then , should not those led by God’s spirit show kindness to others ?
It does not re@@ present the giving of our all .
Per@@ haps someone says something that off@@ ends us .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 7 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 28 , 10@@ 7
A@@ n ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary wife works for the good of her hous@@ eho@@ ld .
( b ) For what purpose have the heavens sent out ‘ me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing l@@ ines ’ ?
2@@ 2@@ ,@@ 7@@ 34
F@@ in@@ ally Bro@@ ther E@@ rich F@@ ro@@ st , the branch serv@@ ant , appe@@ ared and gre@@ et@@ ed them war@@ m@@ ly in Eng@@ l@@ ish .
No@@ te that Paul’s war@@ ning was very fir@@ m , but he follow@@ ed it up with a loving expres@@ sion of his confidence that “ better things ” la@@ y a@@ head of his Christian brothers and sisters .
Consider the attitude of shepher@@ ds whom God con@@ dem@@ ned .
What about small fr@@ actions ex@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted from a pri@@ m@@ ary com@@ pon@@ ent , such as ser@@ um@@ s con@@ tain@@ ing an@@ ti@@ bo@@ dies to fi@@ ght a di@@ se@@ ase or to coun@@ ter@@ act s@@ n@@ ake ven@@ om ?
No@@ te Davi@@ d’s rep@@ ly to King Saul , who offered David his daugh@@ ter in marriage .
Re@@ g@@ arding har@@ m@@ ful associ@@ ations , the psalmist David states : “ I have not s@@ at with men of un@@ truth ; and with those who hi@@ de what they are I do not come in . ”
In contr@@ ast , consider Jesus , who had strong faith in God and who@@ se teachings have affe@@ cted h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of milli@@ ons of people over the cen@@ tu@@ ries .
Such words are a gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e that he listen@@ s to our ple@@ adi@@ ng@@ s .
He turned the exc@@ ep@@ tion into a rule , instru@@ cting Moses : “ In case any man should die without his having a son , you must then cause his in@@ her@@ it@@ ance to pas@@ s to his daugh@@ ter . ”
But soon after , Peter started to sin@@ k .
But what will be the con@@ dition of that gift in 20 years ?
However , God , who@@ se name is Jehovah , wants us to be free , not only from practic@@ es that har@@ m our body but also from those that cor@@ ru@@ pt our spirit , that is , our d@@ om@@ in@@ ant men@@ tal inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation .
( 1 ) N@@ ic@@ ho@@ l@@ son , T .
W@@ ould they be able to find sel@@ l@@ ers of o@@ il at that h@@ our ?
‘ G@@ A@@ TH@@ E@@ R@@ IN@@ G O@@ F AL@@ L TH@@ IN@@ G@@ S I@@ N TH@@ E C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T ’
Our marriage has benef@@ ited great@@ ly as a result of her religious beli@@ ef@@ s .
He and C@@ al@@ e@@ b sto@@ od al@@ one , and all the ass@@ em@@ bly tal@@ ked of st@@ on@@ ing them .
Some read this to mean that I was from New Yor@@ k , and our contr@@ act for the use of a school a@@ udi@@ t@@ ori@@ u@@ m was can@@ c@@ el@@ ed .
With str@@ en@@ u@@ ous effort and many te@@ ars , he now exer@@ ts himself fur@@ ther by gra@@ p@@ pl@@ ing all night with an ang@@ el so that “ he might imp@@ l@@ ore fav@@ or for himself . ” ​ — Ho@@ se@@ a 12 : 4 ; Genesis 32 : 1 - 32 .
On ev@@ en@@ ings and we@@ ek@@ ends , members of Bethel famili@@ es enjoy associ@@ ating with ne@@ ar@@ by congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses at meetings and in the Christian ministry .
This a@@ w@@ es@@ ome ev@@ ent likely took place on one of the ri@@ d@@ ges of M@@ ount H@@ er@@ m@@ on , where Jesus and the three apostles sp@@ ent the night .
Your tra@@ ining has greater we@@ i@@ ght , and you have a better ch@@ ance of re@@ aching your chil@@ d’s heart .
While he was doing his Fa@@ ther’s will , Jesus was h@@ ated without cause , persecu@@ ted , fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ used , and re@@ v@@ iled .
1 : 9 ; 1 Ti@@ m .
Moses cho@@ se “ to be ill - tre@@ ated with the people of God rather than to have the temp@@ or@@ ary enjo@@ y@@ ment of sin . ”
Why not men@@ tion your situation in prayer ?
Mal@@ ach@@ i told them that Jehovah h@@ ated “ a div@@ or@@ c@@ ing ” and that their tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous spirit had ali@@ en@@ ated them from their God .
P@@ o@@ in@@ te@@ dly , the Bible fore@@ tel@@ ls that God will eli@@ min@@ ate wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and other ca@@ uses of suffering and that he will then fur@@ ther bl@@ ess mankind in his promised new system .
A loving human shepher@@ d takes full responsi@@ bility for the sur@@ vi@@ val and wel@@ f@@ are of the flo@@ ck of sheep under his care .
The next mor@@ ning , Jehovah’s Witnesses called .
As a result , they are now being in@@ tegr@@ ated ​ — from all e@@ th@@ ni@@ c , cul@@ tural , religious , and pol@@ itical ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds — ​ into one un@@ ited , h@@ ate - free commun@@ ity , a gen@@ u@@ ine g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od . ​ — See accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing bo@@ x@@ es .
“ Jews were known to put s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls con@@ tain@@ ing Scrip@@ ture in pit@@ ch@@ ers or j@@ ars in order to pre@@ serve them , ” says New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent scho@@ la@@ r Ph@@ ili@@ p W .
Like t@@ or@@ r@@ ent v@@ al@@ le@@ ys they have ex@@ tend@@ ed a long way , like gar@@ den@@ s by the ri@@ ver .
Be@@ ing dis@@ cre@@ et in our spe@@ e@@ ch means what ?
S@@ ic@@ k@@ ness was not part of God’s origin@@ al purpose .
On the other hand , if Jesus ’ resurrection is really a fact of hist@@ ory , Christi@@ an@@ ity is based on truth . Un@@ der those circumstances , not only are Christ’s claim@@ s v@@ indic@@ ated but so are his promises .
He told them : “ You will be wit@@ nesses of me in Jerusalem , in all Ju@@ de@@ a and Sam@@ ari@@ a , and to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ”
O@@ r is he c@@ ru@@ el ? ”
Do I long to give Jehovah “ a rep@@ ly to the one who is ta@@ un@@ ting H@@ im ? ” ’
At that time , there was no congregation in our are@@ a .
How did P@@ il@@ ate@@ ’s use of the word “ truth ” ap@@ par@@ ently di@@ ff@@ er from Jesus ’ use of it ?
God also requi@@ res that we “ ask according to his will ” ​ — for things he appro@@ ves of .
In this article , we will discus@@ s Bible principles that teach us to respect these meeting plac@@ es , contribu@@ te toward them , and take care of them so that we give glory to Jehovah .
The New Bi@@ r@@ th ​ — A Per@@ s@@ onal De@@ c@@ ision ?
Ad@@ ele , for example , was brought up in a Christian home but had never set any spiritual go@@ als .
When I first saw him in his assignment , he was the only overse@@ er in a t@@ in@@ y congregation .
“ H@@ A@@ P@@ P@@ Y are those consci@@ ous of their spiritual need , . . . happy are the mer@@ ci@@ ful , . . . happy are the pe@@ ace@@ able . ”
Those were challeng@@ ing , ev@@ ent@@ ful , and pro@@ duc@@ tive days for us .
Bro@@ thers were being put out of their accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations and fac@@ ing mo@@ b viol@@ ence in@@ s@@ ti@@ g@@ ated by the pri@@ ests .
To serve or to be served ​ — which appe@@ als to you more ?
I@@ mp@@ ro@@ ve Your F@@ lu@@ enc@@ y in S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing the P@@ ure L@@ angu@@ age by
We mar@@ ch around Jehovah’s al@@ ta@@ r by exerc@@ ising faith in that sacrifice .
Gre@@ ater Ne@@ ed for D@@ eli@@ ver@@ ance Now
“ Re@@ ma@@ in in my love , ” he ur@@ ged them .
For the same reason , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of people in the W@@ es@@ ter@@ n world have turned to the E@@ ast@@ er@@ n ar@@ t of yo@@ ga .
“ Ru@@ n in Such a W@@ a@@ y ”
Why should we speak in a way that is eas@@ y to understand ?
What Re@@ ally H@@ app@@ ens at De@@ ath ?
And he can use different members of the congregation ​ — including you — ​ to help others follow the right course .
H@@ el@@ p in Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing the S@@ an@@ ct@@ ity of B@@ lood
What less@@ on can we learn from the time of the F@@ lood ?
However , the pa@@ y@@ ment of the ransom makes it possible for us to be fre@@ ed from the g@@ ri@@ p of in@@ her@@ ited sin .
D@@ on@@ ations of c@@ as@@ h , je@@ wel@@ ry , or other valu@@ able personal bel@@ ong@@ ings .
So does this mean that even those who accept the Bible as fact consider beli@@ ef in mo@@ der@@ n - day mirac@@ les to be un@@ f@@ oun@@ ded ?
On the G@@ u@@ a@@ ji@@ r@@ a Pen@@ in@@ su@@ la , ei@@ ght congregations and two grou@@ ps now use this language .
As mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , since chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od I have had a deep interest in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
So David was sum@@ mon@@ ed , and he soon became one of Sa@@ ul@@ ’s cour@@ t mu@@ si@@ ci@@ ans and ar@@ m@@ or - be@@ ar@@ ers . ​ — 1 Samuel 15 : 26 - 29 ; 16 : 14 - 23 .
B@@ as@@ que In 1@@ 5@@ 7@@ 1 , Je@@ an de Li@@ ç@@ ar@@ ra@@ gu@@ e transl@@ ated the Greek Scriptures into B@@ as@@ que , than@@ ks to the s@@ pon@@ s@@ or@@ ship of the qu@@ e@@ en of N@@ av@@ ar@@ re .
Will these remain faithful to God reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of what ad@@ vers@@ ity and har@@ d@@ ship may come upon them ?
A new@@ s@@ pa@@ per co@@ lum@@ n@@ ist ob@@ served that she gre@@ w up in an er@@ a in which using words that ref@@ er to the se@@ x@@ u@@ al or@@ g@@ ans was consider@@ ed ru@@ de .
D@@ ri@@ ving home the point of the illustr@@ ation , we might ask the par@@ ent , “ K@@ no@@ wing that an evil individu@@ al had influ@@ enced your child , would you ask that person to p@@ un@@ ish your child for you ? ”
What less@@ on can we draw from the way faithful servants of God have deal@@ t with si@@ ck@@ ness ?
If we rep@@ ent , we can have confidence in his mer@@ cy .
and Un@@ ited N@@ ations *
Re@@ as@@ on@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess ​ — Matthew 15 : 21 - 28 .
And because they became sin@@ n@@ ers before they had any children , all their children would be born with the same “ d@@ ent . ”
Is it your ar@@ d@@ ent desire to fi@@ ght the fine fi@@ ght of the faith to the fin@@ ish , just as Paul did ?
In 19@@ 12 , Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n Bethel ad@@ v@@ ised her that someone was coming to S@@ ã@@ o Paulo with th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of tr@@ ac@@ ts ent@@ it@@ led Wh@@ ere Are the De@@ ad ?
B@@ es@@ id@@ es , as a d@@ ri@@ ver , the responsi@@ bility for see@@ ing and he@@ e@@ ding such sign@@ s is his .
So@@ on , Satan’s enti@@ re world system will be destro@@ yed .
There is only one s@@ ource of that knowledge .
Then do not lo@@ se heart .
Paul even offered him ad@@ vice on how to de@@ al with the fre@@ qu@@ ent c@@ as@@ es of si@@ ck@@ ness that b@@ es@@ et the young man , pos@@ si@@ bly a rec@@ ur@@ ring st@@ om@@ ach a@@ il@@ ment . ​ — 1 Timothy 5 : 23 .
By provi@@ ding the ransom sacrifice , Jehovah made it possible for those who exerc@@ ise faith to be for@@ given of their t@@ res@@ pas@@ ses and to be rest@@ ored to fri@@ end@@ ship or har@@ mony with him .
We will be better able to live at peace with members of our family as well as with our brothers and sisters within the congregation .
But under the co@@ ver of night , an enem@@ y , “ the Devil , ” over@@ s@@ ow@@ ed the field with we@@ e@@ ds , “ the sons of the wicked one . ”
T@@ ake , for example , the time when his de@@ ar friend La@@ z@@ ar@@ us died .
However , Mark was able to get work that in only three months helped to co@@ ver much of this ex@@ p@@ en@@ se .
Just as medit@@ ating on divine truth for@@ ti@@ fied Jesus to re@@ ject temp@@ tation , so ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles helps us to fi@@ ght against materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic desi@@ res .
I gra@@ du@@ ally real@@ ized , however , that I could not change the world .
For 70 years , the Israelites would l@@ ack a ho@@ m@@ el@@ and .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T | W@@ H@@ O A@@ R@@ E J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S W@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ S ?
H@@ app@@ ily , the sister later real@@ ized that her thinking was very wrong , and she made some ma@@ j@@ or chang@@ es .
J@@ a@@ in said : “ [ The pi@@ c@@ ture ] had a deep effect on me the m@@ om@@ ent I saw it .
But did Jesus mean that no rich man could ever get into the Kingdom ?
Such new ones do not have the spiritual ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound that comes from years of activ@@ ity .
“ If possible , as far as it dep@@ ends on you , be pe@@ ace@@ able with all men . ” ​ — Romans 12 : 18 .
“ It was r@@ ough work and was ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted with rel@@ ent@@ less thor@@ ough@@ ness , ” com@@ ments one Bible dic@@ tion@@ ary .
What important opportun@@ ities does our preaching work offer ?
( 2 ) Satan and his dem@@ ons .
A young man who was ra@@ ised as a Christian rec@@ al@@ led that he for a while had experienced a st@@ ate of spiritual we@@ ak@@ ness : “ At times , I felt I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t know why I was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The Scriptures tell us that “ after Abraham had sh@@ own pati@@ ence , ” he ob@@ ta@@ ined the promise that Jehovah would bl@@ ess him and mul@@ ti@@ p@@ ly his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
An@@ cient W@@ is@@ dom for Mo@@ der@@ n Li@@ ving
Fir@@ st , the Bible says that “ God sent his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son into the world so that we might gain life through him . ”
There were about 30 members in the L@@ ond@@ on Bethel family at that time , mo@@ st@@ ly young sing@@ le brothers but also sever@@ al anointed brothers , including P@@ r@@ y@@ ce H@@ ugh@@ es , E@@ d@@ g@@ ar C@@ la@@ y , and J@@ ack Bar@@ r , who became a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
What must a person do in order to sur@@ vi@@ ve the im@@ min@@ ent des@@ tru@@ ction of this world that is l@@ ying in Satan’s power ?
Jehovah too lo@@ ves this nation because of its faithful conduct .
Mo@@ re@@ over , holy spirit reve@@ aled to the apostle Peter that “ God is not par@@ ti@@ al , but in every nation the man that fe@@ ars him and works righteousness is accep@@ table to him . ”
A woman was standing there .
“ What religion are you ? ” J@@ an@@ ina in@@ qui@@ red , as she exam@@ ined the book .
How can we displa@@ y the spirit of self - sacrifice , and why should we do so ?
Their Kingdom H@@ alls , ho@@ m@@ es , food supp@@ lies , and bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ es ​ — practic@@ ally all that they ow@@ ned — ​ were destro@@ yed .
That was the cu@@ sto@@ m of pione@@ ers then .
By means of his integrity , Job proved that acc@@ us@@ ation to be a ba@@ se li@@ e .
When Adam and E@@ ve will@@ fully dis@@ obe@@ yed God by bre@@ ak@@ ing the comm@@ and that had been la@@ id upon them , they in re@@ ality turned their back on the one who provided them with everything that they had .
In other words , we have to learn to love what Jehovah lo@@ ves and to h@@ ate what he h@@ ates , which the law of fre@@ e@@ dom helps us to do . ​ — A@@ mo@@ s 5 : 15 .
How can we benefit from re@@ vie@@ wing and medit@@ ating on the lives of individuals mentioned in the Bible ?
10 , 11 . ( a ) What less@@ on did Peter learn from his experience in the gar@@ den of Ge@@ th@@ s@@ em@@ ane ?
The first 15 of these end@@ e@@ av@@ or to jus@@ ti@@ fy the Christian accep@@ t@@ ance of the sac@@ red writ@@ ings of the Hebrews .
* ​ — Genesis 30 : 17 - 20 .
P@@ ri@@ or@@ ity put on preaching and teaching ​ — as an expres@@ sion of love and com@@ pas@@ sion — ​ was not for Jesus al@@ one .
I also learned from ob@@ serving the be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or of others .
In fact , the Bible reve@@ als that Jehovah supp@@ lies comfort in vari@@ ous ways to those in need .
Some 50 years after Pet@@ er@@ ’s let@@ ters cir@@ cul@@ ated among the congregations in this are@@ a , P@@ l@@ in@@ y asked T@@ ra@@ j@@ an for ad@@ vice on how to de@@ al with Christians .
“ I do take the heavens and the earth as wit@@ nesses against you today , ” he declar@@ ed , “ that I have put life and death before you , the blessing and the mal@@ e@@ di@@ ction ; and you must cho@@ ose life in order that you may keep ali@@ ve , you and your off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing . ”
The congregation is truly bless@@ ed when all make the time to com@@ men@@ d young ones , to buil@@ d up new believers , and to encoura@@ ge those who are de@@ pres@@ sed .
God’s Word says : “ Noah wal@@ ked with the true God . ”
Bo@@ a@@ z sc@@ ru@@ pul@@ ously follow@@ ed Jehovah’s arrang@@ ement .
We@@ d@@ ding@@ s That Are H@@ on@@ or@@ able in the Si@@ ght of God and M@@ an
* Do@@ ing so , you are pro@@ ving yourself to be a loyal and true friend , one “ s@@ tic@@ king clo@@ s@@ er than a brother . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
How could I use the material in this article to understand my te@@ en@@ ag@@ er better ?
F@@ ran@@ k@@ ly , to ad@@ mit that Jehovah is the true God after see@@ ing fi@@ re f@@ all from heaven in respon@@ se to a prayer is not an imp@@ res@@ sive demonstr@@ ation of faith .
* When consider@@ ing on page 16 the two inter@@ ac@@ tive questions about d@@ ating , for example , try to rec@@ all how you felt when you were your chil@@ d’s age .
Since fru@@ it tre@@ es were ta@@ x@@ ed in the time of Jesus , any un@@ pro@@ duc@@ tive t@@ ree would also be an un@@ desi@@ ra@@ ble e@@ con@@ om@@ ic bur@@ den .
A@@ side from the g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gi@@ cal recor@@ ds , Fir@@ st Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les co@@ v@@ ers a peri@@ od of some 40 years , from the death of King Saul to the death of King David .
Like the Israelites at R@@ ep@@ hi@@ di@@ m , we look to God for sa@@ f@@ ety when con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted by enem@@ ies .
To appreci@@ ate the relationship between God’s righteousness and his loving act of sal@@ vation , consider the Law that he gave the nation of Israel through Moses .
M@@ A@@ Y 13 - 19 , 20@@ 13
( a ) What does love invol@@ ve ?
R@@ a@@ ising a family ​ — as well as car@@ ing for J@@ en@@ ny@@ ’s si@@ ck mother — ​ requi@@ red much of the cou@@ ple@@ ’s time and en@@ er@@ gy .
( b ) In what ways can elders imitate Jehovah in deal@@ ing with congregation members ?
How reas@@ sur@@ ing to know that Jesus Christ provi@@ des lead@@ er@@ ship to his disciples today through the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , the holy spirit , and the angels !
My father , A@@ nt@@ on@@ is , was by n@@ ature stu@@ di@@ ous and in@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ ve .
She explained to the man with whom she was living that they could stay together only if they got leg@@ ally married .
Jesus , the Son of God , never claim@@ ed to be e@@ qu@@ al to or of the same sub@@ st@@ ance as his Father .
4 : 13
1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 29 : 23 .
“ All authority has been given me in heaven and on the earth .
How can all of us share in the mul@@ t@@ il@@ ing@@ u@@ al preaching effort ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , “ all cre@@ ation keep@@ s on gro@@ an@@ ing together and being in pain together . ” ​ — R@@ om . 8 : 22 .
Do we contribu@@ te to that un@@ ity ?
They took us into their home , which was t@@ in@@ y but clean .
It has also been ob@@ served that where be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or is mo@@ di@@ fied , H@@ I@@ V / A@@ I@@ D@@ S in@@ fe@@ ction r@@ ates dec@@ l@@ ine .
Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ation invol@@ ves com@@ pas@@ sion and understanding .
How does making pl@@ ans invol@@ ve your heart ?
In effect , God said : ‘ Be real@@ is@@ tic , Bar@@ u@@ ch .
Tru@@ e , the Bible writ@@ er James wrote : “ M@@ er@@ cy ex@@ ul@@ ts tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h@@ an@@ tly over judgment . ”
A Christian nam@@ ed R@@ on@@ al@@ d men@@ tions that he always keep@@ s up - to - d@@ ate with the congregation Bible reading .
I@@ N 18@@ 7@@ 1 , a fi@@ re started in the fore@@ st@@ s of W@@ is@@ cons@@ in , in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
Ka@@ re@@ n : I ag@@ ree . B@@ as@@ ed on all this evidence , then , would you say that the Bible teach@@ es that Jesus is God ?
( Read Proverbs 1 : 8 . )
This will become even more evid@@ ent as we consider fur@@ ther high@@ ligh@@ ts of Mi@@ ca@@ h’s prophecy .
A@@ F@@ T@@ E@@ R we moved to P@@ i@@ ra@@ i@@ é@@ v@@ s , Gre@@ e@@ ce , the word “ refu@@ ge@@ es ” took on a whole new meaning for us .
Com@@ m@@ on sense may be ac@@ qui@@ red through ob@@ serv@@ ation , tra@@ ining , and experience
The religious lead@@ ers are see@@ king to k@@ ill him , and he does not want anything to inter@@ f@@ ere with his c@@ ele@@ br@@ ating the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver with his apostles .
L@@ ear@@ ning Bible Tru@@ ths
A do@@ ct@@ or whom we con@@ sul@@ ted sh@@ ort@@ ly before we were called to the branch di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed Joh@@ n@@ ’s proble@@ m as de@@ pres@@ sion .
C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ T@@ R@@ Y O@@ F O@@ R@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ N : L@@ AT@@ V@@ I@@ A
Di@@ d she worship them ?
( E@@ z@@ r@@ a 2 : 1 - 6@@ 5 ) The reason for these vari@@ ations may be that E@@ z@@ r@@ a and Ne@@ h@@ emiah used different s@@ ource material .
Jesus was confid@@ ent that Jehovah would take care of matters in His own way and time .
There was even some persecu@@ tion , but we were “ not a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned . ”
Wh@@ er@@ e@@ as E@@ sa@@ u would not end@@ ure a little hu@@ ng@@ er for the s@@ ake of his bir@@ th@@ right , Jac@@ o@@ b stru@@ gg@@ led all his life to ob@@ tain blessings , even w@@ rest@@ ling with an ang@@ el .
The psalmist David san@@ g : “ I have affe@@ ction for you , O Jehovah , my strength . ”
“ If you are a son of God , ” said Satan , “ tell this st@@ one to become a lo@@ a@@ f of bre@@ ad . ”
After Adam and E@@ ve sin@@ ned and were e@@ je@@ cted from their Par@@ adise home , God “ post@@ ed at the e@@ ast of the gar@@ den of E@@ den the ch@@ er@@ u@@ bs and the f@@ lam@@ ing b@@ la@@ de of a s@@ word that was tur@@ ning continu@@ ously to gu@@ ard the way to the t@@ ree of life . ”
He wants to com@@ mit viol@@ ence and to har@@ m others .
This divine pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion app@@ lied only to the ty@@ pe of bre@@ ad to be e@@ at@@ en during the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
He and Ph@@ ili@@ p “ went down into the water ” and then came “ up out of ” it .
Even if I should have to die with you , I will by no means dis@@ own you . ”
With no fur@@ ther effort to per@@ su@@ a@@ de me , he left .
For many of us , it is not eas@@ y to be yi@@ el@@ ding .
Now I enjoy the privilege of par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in pre@@ par@@ ing and dis@@ p@@ en@@ sing spiritual food to our worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
In fact , in the first recorded words of Jesus , which he ut@@ tered in the temple when he was just 12 years old , he refer@@ red to Jehovah as “ my Father . ”
Moses ‘ cho@@ se ill - tre@@ at@@ ment with God’s people rather than the temp@@ or@@ ary enjo@@ y@@ ment of sin ’ as a well - educ@@ ated member of Egy@@ p@@ t’s ro@@ y@@ al family .
We do well to remember that making a disci@@ ple is not like making a me@@ al in which succ@@ ess or fa@@ il@@ ure dep@@ ends pri@@ mar@@ ily on one person ​ — the co@@ ok .
I deli@@ ver it my@@ self , using a three - whe@@ el@@ ed mo@@ t@@ or s@@ co@@ o@@ ter .
The Bible expla@@ ins that Satan , “ the rul@@ er of this world , ” is full of ra@@ ge because he kno@@ ws that his time is very sh@@ ort now that Christ’s pres@@ ence as King has be@@ gu@@ n .
They too are told to say , “ C@@ ome ! ”
17 F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ​ — Can You M@@ ake It M@@ ore En@@ jo@@ y@@ able ?
The apostle Paul said that “ love is long - suffering and kind ” and that love does “ not b@@ ra@@ g , does not get pu@@ ff@@ ed up . ”
Why did John su@@ gg@@ est that Jesus is our “ help@@ er ” par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly when we “ com@@ mit a sin ” ?
Jo@@ an and I will never for@@ get the kindness of Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r when he person@@ ally invit@@ ed us to atten@@ d the ass@@ em@@ bly to help care for the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates arri@@ ving in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity from 1@@ 23 lands .
When we were rel@@ eas@@ ed , we went st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght back to our pol@@ itical activities , only this time in a bi@@ gg@@ er way .
There Jesus is seen ri@@ ding for@@ th as a con@@ qu@@ ering King .
God’s Word , the Bible , con@@ tain@@ s the most bene@@ fi@@ cial counsel a@@ vail@@ able to mankind .
( b ) What is “ the spirit of the world , ” and what questions will we now consider ?
As they appro@@ ached the star@@ k@@ er l@@ and@@ s@@ cap@@ es near lo@@ f@@ ty Jerusalem , many would sing the fam@@ ous psal@@ ms of as@@ c@@ ent .
The Ger@@ man ch@@ an@@ c@@ el@@ l@@ or pro@@ claim@@ ed : “ We are fi@@ gh@@ ting for the fru@@ its of our pe@@ ace@@ ful in@@ du@@ str@@ y , for the in@@ her@@ it@@ ance of a great past , and for our future . ”
T@@ er@@ ah was still the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ cha@@ l head .
I@@ mp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality ​ — John 4 : 7 - 30 .
If you are get@@ ting older and feel that you are lo@@ sing your health and strength , you may well rel@@ ate to the des@@ crip@@ tion found in E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es chap@@ ter 12 .
With a sm@@ ile he says : “ By giving gu@@ it@@ ar less@@ ons . ”
After the talk , W@@ al@@ ter ad@@ mit@@ ted that he had started out on a tri@@ p to another city but then chang@@ ed his mind and went to the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , just for her .
The w@@ ind has already sc@@ at@@ tered them . ”
And all the famili@@ es of the gr@@ ound will certainly bl@@ ess themselves by means of you . ’ ”
“ There are . . . ty@@ r@@ ants that do seek my soul , ” David cri@@ ed out to Jehovah .
What have some done to help pione@@ ers in their congregation ?
Jesus said that love of neigh@@ b@@ or , a form of a@@ ·@@ ga@@ ʹ@@ pe , was the second most important comman@@ d@@ ment in the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , second only to love of God .
Solom@@ on@@ ’s ex@@ position continu@@ es : “ In that case you will understand the fear of Jehovah , and you will find the very knowledge of God . ”
5 : 13 - 16 .
An@@ y at@@ temp@@ ts to prove our own righteousness could inv@@ al@@ id@@ ate our cla@@ im to love him . ​ — Read Luke 16 : 15 .
Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers today can find much comfort in the words Isaiah recorded .
“ To exc@@ ite the ar@@ d@@ or of the com@@ bat@@ ants , ” no@@ tes one Bible scho@@ la@@ r , “ the crow@@ ns , the re@@ war@@ ds of vi@@ ct@@ ory , and p@@ al@@ m bran@@ ches , la@@ y , during the cont@@ est , full in their view , on a tri@@ po@@ d , or table , plac@@ ed in the st@@ adi@@ u@@ m . ”
We can imitate Jehovah if we have the same positi@@ ve attitude toward our brothers .
In 19@@ 7@@ 8 , I married a Witness nam@@ ed Eli@@ as Ka@@ z@@ an .
( a ) What reason for confidence do Jehovah’s people have ?
We know that God is willing to for@@ give sin@@ s , even serious ones .
Do we refle@@ ct Jehovah’s view ?
In 1@@ 6@@ 9@@ 8 , Ser@@ ap@@ him travel@@ ed to Eng@@ land and made important cont@@ ac@@ ts in L@@ ond@@ on and O@@ x@@ for@@ d .
To receive such blessings , however , the people had to respon@@ d to God’s love in a con@@ cre@@ te way .
K@@ y@@ ri@@ ac@@ o@@ s said that he would leave her if she ever got baptized .
Jehovah therefore a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned them to their enem@@ ies .
All who ‘ do the will of God whole - sou@@ led ’ contribu@@ te to ex@@ ten@@ ding it .
He real@@ ized that even a sing@@ le day in the temple cour@@ ty@@ ar@@ ds was a uni@@ que privilege .
What experi@@ ences did Ph@@ ili@@ p have as an ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er ?
You can now appreci@@ ate how loving your Father , Jehovah , is .
He d@@ ro@@ ve a tru@@ ck to and from Kingdom F@@ ar@@ m with vari@@ ous go@@ o@@ ds and pro@@ du@@ ce .
We were married in the Kingdom H@@ all next to L@@ ond@@ on Bethel ( the old L@@ ond@@ on T@@ ab@@ er@@ n@@ ac@@ le , where my mother was baptized ) . Bro@@ ther H@@ ugh@@ es gave our marriage talk .
Mark , who served as a mission@@ ary in E@@ ast Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , said , “ Wor@@ king sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der with our brothers for@@ ges a b@@ ond that is un@@ bre@@ aka@@ ble . ”
He was to be an example in conduct .
We must seek Jehovah as though we were r@@ un@@ ning into a strong tower
God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness has been great toward all of us .
How does the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel strengthen those who are disc@@ oura@@ ged ?
No@@ te the example Jesus set .
I knew that there would be exc@@ essi@@ ve dr@@ in@@ king at those meetings , but atten@@ ding them was exc@@ iting to me .
In@@ c@@ lu@@ ded in the fear of Jehovah is the need to sub@@ mit will@@ ingly to the divine arrang@@ ement of he@@ ad@@ ship .
At first , God’s people used the King James V@@ er@@ sion , comple@@ ted in 1@@ 6@@ 11 .
For fur@@ ther de@@ ta@@ il@@ s regarding the persecu@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ a , see the J@@ anu@@ ary 22 , 200@@ 2 , is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke !
H@@ app@@ iness and S@@ el@@ f - Wor@@ th
“ He did just so . ” ​ — G@@ en .
( E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 9 - 14 )
What were some of the “ many du@@ ties ” that a Jewish woman living in the first century had to care for ?
Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s work as a prophet and the attitude of the people toward his message find par@@ all@@ els in our day .
They Dis@@ cer@@ ned the Re@@ al Is@@ sue
What a privilege to go on a mar@@ ch through the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts of L@@ is@@ b@@ on , giving a witness with plac@@ ar@@ ds , ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , and invit@@ ations to the public talk !
P@@ r@@ om@@ in@@ ent people res@@ pe@@ cted him and s@@ ought his counsel .
* “ Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ ve a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned your pre@@ gn@@ ant wife and ba@@ by daugh@@ ter .
I re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed what I had heard at that meeting of the Witnesses in S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y and deci@@ ded to do something about it .
“ I A@@ m Go@@ ing to M@@ ake a H@@ el@@ per for H@@ im ”
The apostle Paul kept the message of the good news simp@@ le when speaking to new ones .
A rec@@ ent pres@@ s repor@@ t states : “ Ca@@ tho@@ lic ch@@ ur@@ ches in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe r@@ ely on pri@@ ests from the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines and In@@ dia , ” and “ one in si@@ x pri@@ ests serving in A@@ mer@@ i@@ can Ca@@ tho@@ lic par@@ ish@@ es is now imp@@ or@@ ted from ab@@ ro@@ ad . ”
Un@@ like all the i@@ do@@ ls re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting the li@@ fel@@ ess go@@ ds of Egy@@ pt , Jehovah , the true God , was real to Moses .
A com@@ pu@@ ter can be an effe@@ ctive re@@ sear@@ ch and commun@@ ic@@ ation to@@ ol and at times a s@@ ource of ref@@ re@@ shing en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
Those who be@@ ar this mar@@ k give worshi@@ p@@ ful honor to the pol@@ itical St@@ ate , or they look to it for sal@@ vation . ​ — 4 / 1 , pages 4 - 7 .
So the lam@@ b was to be sla@@ ugh@@ tered after the su@@ n had set but while there was still light , at the star@@ t of N@@ is@@ an 14 .
We have consider@@ ed the following st@@ ep@@ s that you can take to cultiv@@ ate a close relationship with him :
Satan’s power to influ@@ ence human thinking is seen in the prophe@@ tic des@@ crip@@ tion of him as “ the one . . . who is mis@@ le@@ ading the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ”
What kind of city was Eph@@ esus ?
Tru@@ ly , we can gr@@ as@@ p the sen@@ ti@@ ments expres@@ sed by the apostle John : “ To him that lo@@ ves us and that loo@@ sed us from our sin@@ s by means of his own blood ​ — and he made us to be a kingdom , pri@@ ests to his God and Father — ​ y@@ es , to him be the glory and the might forever .
You will always be our daugh@@ ter , ” he said .
In Ju@@ ly 199@@ 7 , we had an opportunity to vis@@ it En@@ te@@ b@@ be again .
Let us therefore continue to take deli@@ ght in true worship and always “ look with appreciation ” upon Jehovah’s spiritual temple .
Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es F@@ ac@@ ing S@@ ing@@ le Christians
The new@@ s@@ pa@@ per said that he was the first Ger@@ man consci@@ enti@@ ous ob@@ je@@ ct@@ or of that war .
Although the mission@@ aries had been in T@@ ah@@ it@@ i for 12 years , not even one local in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ant had been baptized .
Just as the ar@@ k am@@ oun@@ ted to evidence of No@@ ah’s faith , baptism before on@@ loo@@ k@@ ers provi@@ des v@@ isi@@ ble evidence .
The E@@ v@@ ents
A@@ ma@@ z@@ iah , on the other hand , was not fully devo@@ ted to Jehovah .
But each of us must rend@@ er an account to God .
The second less@@ on we can learn is not to let our circumstances par@@ al@@ y@@ ze our life .
It cu@@ ts right to the heart of matters .
A@@ m I Tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy ?
As the Bible no@@ tes , though , “ in all the land of Egy@@ pt there was bre@@ ad . ”
O@@ ther tri@@ bes mis@@ under@@ sto@@ od their actions .
The differ@@ ences are so great that those bel@@ ong@@ ing to one religion or group find it difficult to understand or accept what the others teach or believe .
Who speak the Na@@ hu@@ at@@ l language , and what is being done for them ?
However , the Bible war@@ ns against be@@ coming “ en@@ sla@@ ved to a lo@@ t of w@@ ine . ”
I@@ t’s explained beau@@ ti@@ fully for us in a fam@@ ous s@@ crip@@ ture , John 3 : 16 .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N I was n@@ ine years old , I st@@ op@@ ped gro@@ wing .
Su@@ sta@@ ined U@@ p@@ on a S@@ ic@@ k@@ bed
“ You Di@@ d Not F@@ or@@ get M@@ e ”
And while some because of old age , ill@@ ness , or an ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent may die before then , Jehovah gives his word that he will resur@@ rec@@ t them with everlasting life in view .
De@@ c@@ lar@@ ing God’s message in public was a deli@@ ght ​ — like ta@@ sting h@@ one@@ y — ​ for E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el .
What is a second cho@@ ice that young people have to make , and what pres@@ sures are some@@ times put on them in this reg@@ ard ?
How can you avoid the feel@@ ing of exc@@ essi@@ ve gu@@ il@@ t ?
He invit@@ ed those who were “ to@@ il@@ ing and lo@@ ad@@ ed down ” to come to him , reas@@ sur@@ ing them that they would “ find ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment ” for themselves .
O@@ thers feel that we live in a soci@@ ety in which self - in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence out@@ we@@ igh@@ s responsi@@ bility and ob@@ serve that people today are inc@@ reas@@ ingly self - involved .
A@@ no@@ ther av@@ en@@ ue of help to de@@ al with li@@ fe@@ ’s un@@ certain@@ ties is prayer .
As fore@@ told , their att@@ ack is being “ cu@@ t sh@@ ort . ”
The n@@ arr@@ ative is also of interest to us because it high@@ ligh@@ ts the blessings that come from obedi@@ ence to the true God and the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of dis@@ obedi@@ ence to him .
The s@@ ound - only “ E@@ u@@ re@@ ka X ” set could be pla@@ yed day or night .
After all , new in@@ ven@@ tions are nothing more than app@@ lic@@ ations of principles that the true God has esta@@ bli@@ shed and has already used in cre@@ ation .
At the conclu@@ sion of the F@@ ri@@ day mor@@ ning s@@ es@@ sion , the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates were taken by sur@@ pris@@ e when a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses , Ge@@ off@@ re@@ y Jac@@ k@@ son , ann@@ oun@@ ced the rel@@ e@@ ase of the complete New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures in Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an .
“ The cha@@ st@@ is@@ ement me@@ ant for our peace was upon him , ” states Isaiah 5@@ 3 : 5 , “ and because of his w@@ oun@@ ds there has been a heal@@ ing for us . ”
What Is the R@@ o@@ le of W@@ om@@ en in Jehovah’s P@@ ur@@ pose ?
There I wor@@ ked on a ra@@ il@@ way main@@ ten@@ ance cre@@ w .
In his book H@@ u@@ man@@ ity ​ — A M@@ or@@ al H@@ ist@@ ory of the T@@ w@@ enti@@ et@@ h C@@ en@@ tury , J@@ on@@ a@@ than G@@ lo@@ ver wr@@ ites : “ A@@ n es@@ tim@@ ate for the peri@@ od from 19@@ 00 until 198@@ 9 is that war kil@@ led 8@@ 6 milli@@ on people . . . .
( 2 Th@@ ess .
P@@ ic@@ ture the sc@@ ene !
“ By the fi@@ f@@ th century the st@@ er@@ n do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine that sin@@ n@@ ers will have no second ch@@ ance after this life and that the fi@@ re which will de@@ v@@ our them will never be ex@@ t@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed was every@@ where par@@ am@@ ount , ” wrote Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or J@@ .@@ N@@ .@@ D .
What su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions are offered regarding home Bible stu@@ dies ?
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing this exc@@ iting news , Bro@@ ther L@@ et@@ t ann@@ oun@@ ced that the E@@ C@@ H@@ R had de@@ em@@ ed as ad@@ mis@@ sible the long - r@@ un@@ ning ta@@ x case invol@@ ving the govern@@ ment of Fr@@ ance and Jehovah’s Witnesses .
* When Solomon became king , Jehovah appe@@ ared to him in a dre@@ am and said that He would give him anything he asked for .
Some could car@@ ry up to 4@@ 50 t@@ ons of car@@ go on the o@@ pen se@@ as .
The time had come for Moses to car@@ ry out a divine com@@ mis@@ sion and to do God’s work in God’s way .
However , he was out of fav@@ or with the Na@@ z@@ is .
Mo@@ st of them were sen@@ ten@@ ced to life in pris@@ on .
That , however , is not the Christian way .
Jehovah may cho@@ ose to over@@ look certain min@@ or fa@@ il@@ ings .
Thus , for example , we need not li@@ mit the app@@ lic@@ ation of the book of Job to the experi@@ ences the anointed end@@ ur@@ ed during World W@@ ar I .
[ The Ne@@ ther@@ lands ’ ] au@@ d@@ ac@@ i@@ ous position on mor@@ als and e@@ u@@ than@@ asi@@ a is already being at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted by some ob@@ serv@@ ers to its su@@ d@@ den de@@ ch@@ ris@@ ti@@ an@@ iz@@ ation . ”
L@@ ON@@ G B@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H , C@@ A ( J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese only ) , L@@ ong Be@@ ach Con@@ ven@@ tion C@@ en@@ ter Ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t H@@ all B , 3@@ 00 E . O@@ ce@@ an B@@ l@@ v@@ d .
One is the import@@ ance of rel@@ ying on Jehovah’s strength rather than on on@@ es@@ el@@ f : “ H@@ app@@ y are the men who@@ se strength is in [ Jehovah ] . ” ​ — Psalm 8@@ 4 : 5 .
In S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 198@@ 7 , we began to serve as special pione@@ ers .
What about those who accept the invit@@ ation , become disciples of Jesus Christ , and ex@@ ten@@ d the invit@@ ation to still others ?
A we@@ ek later they were married .
H@@ as the me@@ dic@@ ine been made from one of the four pri@@ m@@ ary blood com@@ pon@@ ents ?
He is also a God of peace , who makes his loyal ones “ d@@ well in se@@ cur@@ ity . ”
Fir@@ st this one [ h@@ ou@@ ʹ@@ to@@ s ] found his own brother , S@@ im@@ on . ”
Ho@@ ly spirit has led lo@@ v@@ ers of truth worl@@ d@@ wide to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the true God and his purpose .
At times , cho@@ ose to@@ pi@@ c@@ s that per@@ tain to what your child will face in the days or we@@ ek@@ s to come .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing are some artic@@ les that have been publi@@ shed in the Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke ! ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines .
Then he said to him : ‘ So your off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing will become . ’ ”
What Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es fore@@ told the inter@@ n@@ ational , mul@@ t@@ il@@ ing@@ u@@ al s@@ pre@@ ad of the good news ?
Even though in some cul@@ tures men who bul@@ ly or h@@ it their wi@@ ves are vie@@ wed as man@@ ly , the Bible states : “ The one s@@ low to anger is better than a mi@@ gh@@ ty man , and the one contro@@ l@@ ling his temp@@ er than one con@@ qu@@ ering a city . ”
“ The C@@ our@@ t fin@@ ds that there has been inter@@ fer@@ ence with the app@@ lic@@ ants ’ right to fre@@ e@@ dom of religion in that , on 16 A@@ pri@@ l 20@@ 00 , the St@@ ate of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als ca@@ used their religious ass@@ em@@ bly to be ter@@ min@@ ated a@@ head of time . ”
“ Fa@@ ith . ”
The attitude we need to have is sh@@ own at Revelation 4 : 11 , where faithful spirit cre@@ atu@@ res in heaven dec@@ l@@ are : “ You are wor@@ thy , Jehovah , even our God , to receive the glory and the honor and the power , because you cre@@ ated all things , and because of your will they ex@@ is@@ ted and were cre@@ ated . ”
T@@ BI@@ L@@ I@@ S@@ I
They have seen po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al “ tr@@ ou@@ ble and s@@ or@@ ro@@ w ” from a@@ far and pre@@ pare for them .
On arri@@ val in D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us , Paul was found by a help@@ ful Christian disci@@ ple , An@@ ani@@ as , who explained : “ The God of our fore@@ fa@@ thers has cho@@ s@@ en you to come to know his will and to see the righteous One [ the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus ] and to hear the vo@@ ice of his m@@ ou@@ th . ”
He is told : “ Son of man , see with your eyes , and with your ear@@ s hear , and set your heart upon all that I am show@@ ing you . ”
How , then , can joy in marriage be main@@ ta@@ ined in these cr@@ itical times ?
• In what practic@@ al ways can you show sy@@ mp@@ a@@ thy ?
Yet , when their first child was born , they nam@@ ed him Ca@@ in , or “ S@@ ome@@ thing Pro@@ duc@@ ed , ” and E@@ ve pro@@ claim@@ ed : “ I have pro@@ duc@@ ed a man with the a@@ id of Jehovah . ”
On bo@@ ard with Luke were A@@ ris@@ t@@ ar@@ ch@@ us and the apostle Paul , who was being taken to R@@ ome for tri@@ al . ​ — Acts 27 : 2 .
Because of pri@@ de , the re@@ bel@@ s made in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent arrang@@ ements to worship Jehovah .
S@@ af@@ ety Un@@ der the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law
Those in this small group would be taken to serve in heaven .
Of course , we should not be dem@@ an@@ ding but be appreci@@ ative of their help .
Tru@@ ly , it is hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing to know that we imper@@ fect humans can become in@@ tim@@ ate compan@@ i@@ ons of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh , Jehovah God .
As a result , their milli@@ ons of compan@@ i@@ ons , the other sheep , “ are rend@@ ering [ God ] sac@@ red service day and night . ”
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : And if you had the power to he@@ al her today , would you ?
How , then , can we benefit from this mar@@ vel@@ ous help from Jehovah ?
To@@ gether we have continued to make Jehovah’s service our care@@ er .
L@@ ou@@ is , Mis@@ s@@ our@@ i , conven@@ tion of the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then known . Since most Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents were of mo@@ des@@ t means , the conven@@ tion was sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ed at the same time as the Wor@@ l@@ d’s Fa@@ ir in S@@ t .
In Jesus ’ day , the prophe@@ t@@ ess An@@ na lost her husband after only se@@ ven years of marriage .
David pray@@ ed that his fo@@ es be de@@ pri@@ ved of their power .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying this princi@@ ple to hus@@ ban@@ ds , the Bible says : “ H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds , continue loving your wi@@ ves , just as the Christ also loved the congregation and deli@@ vered up himself for it . . .
One day , fi@@ ve of them came to vis@@ it the K@@ o@@ d@@ as .
[ Ma@@ p / P@@ ic@@ ture on page 18 ]
21 V@@ isions of Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah ​ — How They Af@@ fect You
God gave E@@ no@@ ch a message to deli@@ ver to the people of his day .
But I could not continue as a sur@@ ge@@ on .
We must do more than h@@ and@@ le God’s Word cor@@ rec@@ tly by pro@@ claim@@ ing its tru@@ ths .
F@@ ul@@ ly a@@ ware that Jesus had been given the power to resur@@ rec@@ t the dead , S@@ te@@ ph@@ en spoke , but did not pray , direc@@ tly to Jesus , as@@ king H@@ im to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard his spirit . ​ — John 5 : 27 - 29 .
A@@ ma@@ z@@ ingly , they ag@@ re@@ ed , and I went into the k@@ it@@ ch@@ en to pray to Jehovah and ga@@ ther my thoughts .
From “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama of C@@ re@@ ation , ” 1914
In our day , how encourag@@ ing it is for publi@@ sh@@ ers to preach side by side with elders , to witness the elders ’ ze@@ al for this li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving work , and to learn from their teaching me@@ tho@@ ds !
How is kindness rel@@ ated to long - suffering and go@@ o@@ dness ?
Ho@@ ly spirit was direc@@ tly involved in the life and ministry of Jesus .
Mo@@ st of them have attend@@ ed meetings .
Like the travel@@ ing mer@@ ch@@ ant , mission@@ aries today are ri@@ ch@@ ly bless@@ ed
pol@@ itical develop@@ ments ?
H@@ app@@ y Re@@ ti@@ re@@ es D@@ ra@@ w A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion
In Bible times , he comman@@ ded his young servants to ‘ listen and learn and fear Jehovah and take care to car@@ ry out all the words of this law , ’ some of which doub@@ t@@ less were hard for children to understand .
“ They have ac@@ ted ru@@ in@@ ously , they have ac@@ ted de@@ t@@ esta@@ bly in their deal@@ ing . ”
What bap@@ t@@ is@@ ms occ@@ ur@@ red on the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st ?
Our fri@@ end@@ ship with him is of ut@@ most import@@ ance because being his friends makes us friends of Jehovah too .
Why did Paul need to ‘ mu@@ ster up b@@ ol@@ dness ’ to preach ?
“ Per@@ fe@@ cting H@@ ol@@ iness in God’s F@@ e@@ ar ”
In time , the la@@ dy got baptized .
6 : 3 ; P@@ hi@@ l .
L@@ on@@ el@@ iness affe@@ cts not only a person@@ ’s men@@ tal st@@ ate but also his physical health , claim@@ s D@@ r . David We@@ ek@@ s , a neu@@ ro@@ p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ g@@ ist .
( a ) What as@@ sur@@ ance did Jehovah give David ?
One way in which parents can inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate in their children hear@@ t@@ felt love for God and his people is by help@@ ing them to become famili@@ ar with Jehovah’s organization and to understand how they benefit from its arrang@@ ements .
And this stan@@ d@@ ard of mon@@ o@@ g@@ am@@ y was reas@@ ser@@ ted by Jesus Christ . ​ — Matthew 19 : 4 - 8 ; 1 Timothy 3 : 2 , 12 .
Na@@ than remin@@ ded me : “ After death , our hope is sure , and we will never have to su@@ ff@@ er pain again . ”
M@@ en in the congregation need to be that way toward others , especially their wi@@ ves .
I@@ ’@@ m g@@ la@@ d to see how this ben@@ ev@@ ol@@ ent work prom@@ o@@ tes peace and happiness and gives people real hope .
Be@@ fore be@@ coming a Christian , he persecu@@ ted Christ’s followers .
From that time on , no more k@@ ings re@@ pres@@ ented Jehovah in Jerusalem .
Pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda !
Mo@@ re@@ over , do not wi@@ ves gener@@ ally respon@@ d positi@@ vely to being tre@@ ated hon@@ or@@ ab@@ ly by their hus@@ ban@@ ds ?
What is “ the sin that eas@@ ily ent@@ ang@@ les us , ” and how might it ent@@ ang@@ le us ?
S@@ ONG@@ S : 5@@ 4 , 1@@ 25
By show@@ ing love to others , what do we demonstr@@ ate ?
3 , 4 . ( a ) W@@ ho@@ se examples can encoura@@ ge Christians to end@@ ure ?
Tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness ​ — Ex@@ pe@@ cted On@@ ly of O@@ thers ?
She is the daugh@@ ter of the “ King of et@@ er@@ n@@ ity , ” Jehovah God .
We should never be dem@@ an@@ ding when we re@@ qu@@ est others in the congregation to give us their time and attention to help us h@@ and@@ le our problems .
Un@@ mis@@ ta@@ ka@@ bly , the prophecy at Isaiah 60 : 22 is being ful@@ filled today .
In effect , the earth@@ ’s me@@ a@@ do@@ ws and m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , its tre@@ es and f@@ low@@ ers , its ri@@ v@@ ers and se@@ as will rejo@@ ice .
The holy spirit has also inspired and pre@@ served God’s written Word for our benefit .
R@@ um@@ ors started to s@@ pre@@ ad that the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch was deli@@ ber@@ ately hi@@ ding information from the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls that would be de@@ va@@ st@@ ating to Christi@@ an@@ ity .
When you are si@@ ck , what kind of do@@ ct@@ or do you pre@@ f@@ er ?
W@@ H@@ A@@ T comes to your mind when you think of the Bible char@@ ac@@ ter David ?
Thus , descri@@ b@@ ing the resurrection , the King James V@@ er@@ sion states : “ The se@@ a gave up the dead which were in it ; and death and hel@@ l deli@@ vered up the dead which were in them . ”
I was lost !
The Christian congregation is made up of many individuals , and they have different ta@@ st@@ es .
Satan the Devil and his ag@@ ents are doing everything they can to destro@@ y our relationship with Jehovah God .
Why do we have true hope des@@ pite living in this tr@@ oub@@ led world ?
When the vis@@ it@@ ors respon@@ ded that the people of Jerusalem were “ in a very bad p@@ light ” and that the city w@@ all was “ bro@@ ken down , ” Ne@@ h@@ emiah “ s@@ at down and began to we@@ ep and m@@ our@@ n for days . ”
Jesus said that “ out of the hear@@ t’s a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance [ the ] m@@ ou@@ th speak@@ s . ”
We have come to love the brothers , with their inter@@ es@@ ting vari@@ ety of cul@@ tures .
We called out to them , and they es@@ cor@@ ted us to sa@@ f@@ ety .
But I hon@@ es@@ tly ad@@ ded in my prayer that I wanted , not a d@@ ul@@ l life , but one filled with a vari@@ ety of activities in his service . ”
O@@ r to dis@@ co@@ ver your chil@@ d’s op@@ in@@ ion on a matter , ask questions that shi@@ ft the foc@@ us away from your child .
Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r st@@ ressed that if we were invit@@ ed , we would get “ only a one - way tic@@ ke@@ t ” and that we would not know where we would end up .
H@@ er@@ mil@@ o , who is now married to Le@@ ti@@ ci@@ a , was in his early 20 ’ s when he moved to serve where more Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers were needed .
The hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der may have set this time asi@@ de to do something el@@ se that he vie@@ ws as important .
So , what purpose did his resurrection serve ?
Although mas@@ tic tre@@ es gro@@ w all along the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an C@@ o@@ ast , since about 50 C.E . , the pro@@ du@@ ction of mas@@ tic has been con@@ f@@ ined al@@ most exc@@ lu@@ si@@ vely to C@@ hi@@ o@@ s .
In contr@@ ast , what Jesus spoke was not of his own origin@@ ality ; he stu@@ ck to God’s word , or message .
Such wise ones sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard their flesh against the many se@@ x@@ u@@ ally trans@@ mit@@ ted di@@ se@@ as@@ es r@@ am@@ p@@ ant today as well as pre@@ serve their men@@ tal and emo@@ tional well - being .
You think you can be@@ at it by yourself .
But with God’s help , they can bre@@ ak free from this de@@ fil@@ ing ad@@ di@@ ction .
Do contribu@@ tions to the worl@@ d@@ wide work accom@@ pl@@ ish their purpose ?
Per@@ secu@@ ted yet H@@ app@@ y
How did the Israelites put Jehovah to the t@@ est , and what was the result ?
Wh@@ ere was La@@ z@@ ar@@ us during the four days after his death ?
The father expla@@ ins : “ The congregation has 30 brothers and sisters who have moved here to help out .
Now , all must deci@@ de whether they believe that God’s way of doing things is su@@ peri@@ or to Satan’s or vice ver@@ sa .
Yet , “ Job did not sin with his li@@ ps . ”
Abraham too believ@@ ed in the resurrection .
G@@ ran@@ ted , you may know more about certain things ​ — perhaps about using c@@ ell ph@@ ones , com@@ pu@@ ters , or other mo@@ der@@ n g@@ ad@@ ge@@ ts .
They also honor God’s name .
How important it is that we care@@ fully study Jesus ’ life and ministry !
Paul wrote : “ The e@@ ag@@ er expe@@ ct@@ ation of the cre@@ ation is wa@@ iting for the reve@@ al@@ ing of the sons of God .
Li@@ ving in the home were si@@ x Bethel vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er work@@ ers .
However , hum@@ ble Jews accepted Jesus as the Messi@@ ah , as did some Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans who said : “ This man is for a certain@@ ty the sa@@ vi@@ or of the world . ” ​ — John 4 : 25 , 26 , 4@@ 1 , 4@@ 2 ; 7 : 31 .
For example , God’s Word coun@@ sel@@ s Christians to mar@@ ry “ only in the Lord . ”
They also learn about transl@@ ating , prin@@ ting , and the shi@@ pp@@ ing of liter@@ ature .
Jehovah is the M@@ ak@@ er of the new covenant , while Jesus is “ the human coven@@ an@@ ter . ”
15 , 16 ​ — Why did Paul not ask Phil@@ em@@ on to gr@@ ant fre@@ e@@ dom to On@@ es@@ i@@ mu@@ s ?
Many gra@@ du@@ ates are therefore assign@@ ed to serve where such needs ex@@ ist .
Tru@@ e Christians , therefore , have always consider@@ ed par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in the preaching work to be a matter of loy@@ al@@ ty to God and a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al requi@@ re@@ ment of their faith .
Com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ately , Jesus told her : “ Da@@ ugh@@ ter , your faith has made you well . G@@ o in peace , and be in good health . ” ​ — Mark 5 : 25 - 34 .
Sa@@ fe in “ the Se@@ cre@@ t P@@ l@@ ace of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh ”
I felt that I was really making Jehovah’s name known . ”
To illustr@@ ate : Ha@@ ve you ever ri@@ d@@ den in a ca@@ r or on a bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le that had a ti@@ re with a large bul@@ ge ?
10@@ 4 : 15 ; Mat@@ t .
Of course , the pri@@ me reason Christians serve God is that they love him .
G@@ et@@ ting Ne@@ e@@ ded En@@ coura@@ g@@ ement
Today , he is provi@@ ding an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant supp@@ ly of spiritual food in over 4@@ 00 langu@@ ages .
22 What Jehovah F@@ o@@ re@@ tel@@ ls Com@@ es to Be
He loo@@ ks me in the e@@ ye and s@@ low@@ ly s@@ mil@@ es .
Re@@ jo@@ ic@@ ing for Those Who W@@ al@@ k in the Li@@ ght
However , the re@@ war@@ ds far exc@@ e@@ ed all the effort requi@@ red .
By following Jehovah’s counsel and guid@@ ance , such a person be@@ comes “ like a t@@ ree pl@@ anted by st@@ re@@ am@@ s of water , that gives its own fru@@ it in its se@@ as@@ on and the fo@@ li@@ age of which does not wi@@ ther , and everything he does will succ@@ e@@ ed . ” ​ — Psalm 1 : 3 .
We had no public@@ ations in their language .
Because of my se@@ v@@ ere disa@@ bil@@ ities , some have ques@@ tioned my ability to worship God as an in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent ad@@ ul@@ t .
David also told M@@ ep@@ hi@@ bo@@ sh@@ et@@ h : ‘ You will e@@ at bre@@ ad at my table con@@ stan@@ tly . ’
E@@ ven@@ tually , though , on De@@ c@@ ember 10 , 19@@ 40 , K@@ on@@ ra@@ d G@@ ra@@ bo@@ w@@ y ( a brother who later died faithful in a con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p ) dis@@ cre@@ et@@ ly inter@@ vie@@ wed me in a small ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment .
▪ Par@@ ents , Ch@@ il@@ dren ​ — Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ate With Lo@@ ve
Be a Go@@ od L@@ is@@ ten@@ er
“ We have only er@@ ro@@ r - ri@@ d@@ den co@@ pi@@ es , and the va@@ st ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of these are cen@@ tu@@ ries re@@ moved from the origin@@ als and different from them , evid@@ ently , in th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of ways . ”
For us to have faith like that of David , we too must think seri@@ ously .
Will he up@@ hold the Kingdom arrang@@ ement and allow the L@@ am@@ b to gu@@ i@@ de him to “ f@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of w@@ at@@ ers of life ” ?
O@@ ver the cen@@ tu@@ ries , ar@@ t@@ is@@ tic re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ations of Jesus have vari@@ ed from the reason@@ able to the f@@ ar@@ f@@ et@@ ched .
L@@ ou@@ ise ad@@ ds , “ D@@ or@@ is and I would si@@ t on each o@@ ther’s fe@@ et in the back se@@ at of our old Bu@@ ic@@ k to keep our fe@@ et from get@@ ting co@@ ld . ”
12 : 5 - 14 .
On one occasi@@ on , G@@ r@@ and@@ ma su@@ d@@ den@@ ly st@@ op@@ ped , gave W@@ il@@ ly a sh@@ ar@@ p re@@ bu@@ ke , and wal@@ ked away .
Jesus said : “ God is a S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t , and those worshi@@ p@@ ing him must worship with spirit and truth . ”
Paul wrote to the Corinth@@ i@@ an congregation about “ our being a@@ de@@ qu@@ ately qu@@ ali@@ fied . ”
In B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , for example , there were fe@@ wer than 4@@ 00 publi@@ sh@@ ers when the first mission@@ aries arri@@ ved in 194@@ 5 .
This sis@@ ter@@ ’s contribu@@ tion made it possible to co@@ ver more ter@@ rit@@ ory and to share Bible truth with more people .
Then ask yourself : ‘ Why did Jehovah draw this person to His Son ?
“ It wal@@ ked in the fear of Jehovah and in the comfort of the holy spirit . ”
R@@ es@@ pon@@ sible brothers are sa@@ dd@@ ened when they have to de@@ al with these situ@@ ations .
Di@@ d not Jesus fore@@ tell that this would take place ?
G@@ ran@@ ted , most of us are not able to serve at Bethel or in a fore@@ ign land .
The apostle John wr@@ ites : “ I saw the heaven op@@ ened , and , look !
She enjo@@ ys preaching to Fr@@ en@@ ch - speaking people .
A ter@@ r@@ or@@ ist att@@ ack in our city f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed me so much that I with@@ dre@@ w into a sh@@ ell .
We sp@@ ent our days in the service .
God’s Law s@@ ti@@ pul@@ ated : “ No sing@@ le witness may con@@ vi@@ ct another for any er@@ ro@@ r or any sin that he may com@@ mit .
For more information , see chap@@ ters 6 and 7 of this book , What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ? , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses
In our stri@@ ving to follow Christ’s example , we will often f@@ all sh@@ ort .
Just a year after S@@ ek@@ lu@@ c@@ j@@ an was com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned , the first co@@ pi@@ es of the Go@@ spe@@ l of Matthew came off the pres@@ s .
[ Ma@@ p on page 16 , 17 ]
T@@ ell her , therefore , to jo@@ in in help@@ ing me . ”
By sin@@ ning , Adam lost for himself , not just an or@@ din@@ ary life of 70 or 8@@ 0 years , but life with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living forever .
( Romans 15 : 12 ) Jesus was “ out of the stu@@ m@@ p of J@@ es@@ se ” in a fle@@ sh@@ ly way .
Jehovah loo@@ ked with fav@@ or not only on the o@@ ffering but on the man himself .
A@@ T TH@@ E beg@@ in@@ ning of his ministry , Jesus declar@@ ed that part of his com@@ mis@@ sion was “ to preach a rel@@ e@@ ase to the cap@@ ti@@ ves . ”
What a sur@@ pris@@ e to see an old man st@@ re@@ t@@ ched out on his bun@@ k bed reading the Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine !
God’s spirit was “ mo@@ ving to and fr@@ o over the sur@@ face of the w@@ at@@ ers . ” ​ — Genesis 1 : 2 .
They are un@@ ited by a comm@@ on hist@@ ory , cul@@ ture , and language in which the local people take great pri@@ de .
Satan prom@@ o@@ tes se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality by means of por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
A vari@@ ety of spi@@ ce pro@@ du@@ cts are mentioned in the Bible .
In my 30 ’ s , working at the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al in S@@ an@@ ta Lu@@ c@@ í@@ a
In your own words , how would you descri@@ be the trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation ?
The New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent is not less likely to be hist@@ or@@ ic@@ ally reli@@ able because Christians receive it as ‘ sac@@ red ’ liter@@ ature . ”
She then “ pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to go on her way and to e@@ at , and her face became self - concer@@ ned no more . ” ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
“ Fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less A@@ m@@ ong His Con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries ”
One Bible dic@@ tion@@ ary states : “ A@@ part from S@@ y@@ ri@@ a - P@@ al@@ est@@ ine , it was here in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or that the Christian mo@@ v@@ ement made its ear@@ li@@ est and most ex@@ ten@@ sive ad@@ v@@ ance . ”
You have such a heart .
They tri@@ ed to change my mind by saying that I was the best in the country and that I was close to com@@ pe@@ ting in the O@@ l@@ y@@ mp@@ ic G@@ ames .
If we he@@ ed the war@@ n@@ ings we are given , we will sp@@ are ourselves a lo@@ t of hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he .
Yes , “ Jehovah is the exam@@ in@@ er of hearts . ”
Such com@@ ments are very help@@ ful .
F@@ at@@ mi@@ r Bo@@ sh@@ n@@ j@@ aku
You will face tri@@ als , but Jehovah will help you .
L@@ ater , he went s@@ mit@@ ing the enem@@ y , “ p@@ il@@ ing leg@@ s upon th@@ igh@@ s with a great sla@@ ugh@@ ter . ”
I feel that I have received the fin@@ est possible educ@@ ation , one that has helped me to devel@@ op both spiritually and in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tually .
May Jehovah do so to me and ad@@ d to it if anything but death should make a se@@ par@@ ation between me and you . ” ​ — Ru@@ th 1 : 16 , 17 .
In@@ side was an of@@ fice and a st@@ or@@ er@@ o@@ om .
In ad@@ dition to God’s glory , what do dis@@ cer@@ ning Christians see ?
Yes , Jehovah’s day will truly be a dar@@ k , co@@ ld day for his enem@@ ies on earth !
What ad@@ vice did Paul give on in@@ tim@@ ate rel@@ ations in marriage ?
4@@ 1 : 13 ; 1 John 5 : 19 .
In Ger@@ many , only a h@@ and@@ ful of scho@@ l@@ ars were famili@@ ar with Greek , and there were no to@@ ol@@ s a@@ vail@@ able to learn the language .
These two grou@@ ps differ@@ ed in one out@@ standing way .
The result is wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad l@@ on@@ el@@ iness and ali@@ en@@ ation .
A teach@@ er of God’s Word must set a prop@@ er example for his stud@@ ents .
There were th@@ un@@ ders , ligh@@ t@@ n@@ ings , a heav@@ y cl@@ ou@@ d , and a very l@@ ou@@ d s@@ ound of a hor@@ n .
Indeed , in more ways than I can rec@@ ount , Jehovah has never fa@@ iled me .
See “ Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers ” in The Watchtower of Ju@@ ne 15 , 19@@ 7@@ 8 , and O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 1 , 199@@ 4 .
To Jehovah , an u@@ pri@@ ght life sp@@ ent in his service is beau@@ ti@@ ful .
The apostles man@@ ag@@ ed the fin@@ an@@ cial res@@ our@@ ces of the congregation .
So he explained that Jehovah always fe@@ e@@ ds the bir@@ ds .
With Jehovah’s blessing and care@@ ful man@@ ag@@ ement , we used v@@ ac@@ ation time to ear@@ n some money pi@@ c@@ king fru@@ it , so we were able to continue pione@@ ering .
Just before we arri@@ ved in C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a , J@@ ap@@ an att@@ ac@@ ked P@@ ear@@ l H@@ ar@@ b@@ or in Ha@@ wa@@ i@@ i , on De@@ c@@ ember 7 , 194@@ 1 .
Then would come pe@@ b@@ bl@@ es or f@@ l@@ at st@@ ones , perhaps held together with con@@ cre@@ te .
On@@ ly the vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant 3@@ 00 will go with G@@ ide@@ on .
Jesus knew that there is only one reli@@ able s@@ ource that can answer those questions ​ — God’s Word .
Jehovah’s Witnesses will be happy to help you with that study .
Jehovah’s Witnesses seek the best medi@@ cal care a@@ vail@@ able to them and their family members .
Some consider@@ ed it to be “ the fin@@ est spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ le of all O@@ l@@ y@@ mpi@@ a . ”
TH@@ E temp@@ er@@ ature had already started to c@@ li@@ m@@ b that F@@ ri@@ day mor@@ ning in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 19@@ 22 as 8@@ ,000 people crow@@ ded into the a@@ udi@@ t@@ ori@@ u@@ m .
Tru@@ e to their Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality , Jehovah’s Witnesses in Al@@ ban@@ ia refu@@ sed to take up ar@@ ms and to get involved in pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s .
“ By having a positi@@ ve out@@ look , ” says 7@@ 5 - year - old Peter , “ not con@@ stan@@ tly thinking about what you can no longer do but enjo@@ ying what you can do . ”
Sh@@ ould the Bible use the P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese spo@@ ken lo@@ c@@ ally or a more ref@@ ined P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese that many would find hard to understand ?
That year , I turned 9@@ 1 , and we were encoura@@ ged to move to the mission@@ ary home in R@@ ome , a beau@@ ti@@ ful little building in a com@@ par@@ ati@@ vely pe@@ ace@@ ful are@@ a .
C@@ ol@@ le@@ cting In@@ form@@ ation
On@@ ce , following a li@@ vely Bible discus@@ sion , G@@ r@@ and@@ pa@@ ’s service par@@ t@@ ner said : “ C .
De@@ par@@ ture from D@@ ou@@ ala is at about si@@ x o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck in the mor@@ ning , just after su@@ n@@ ris@@ e , in order to avoid the heav@@ y tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c in this s@@ pra@@ w@@ ling city .
It was t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing to see how many , including children , vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to help . ”
What chang@@ es have I no@@ ted in my child since he or she became an a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ent ?
By cho@@ o@@ sing our words care@@ fully , even em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sing or un@@ com@@ for@@ table situ@@ ations can be t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully res@@ ol@@ ved without res@@ or@@ ting to gu@@ ile . ​ — Read C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 9 , 10 .
Do we view them as an opportunity to expres@@ s our hear@@ t@@ felt appreciation for all that Jehovah has done for us ?
Then what did Peter mean by the ter@@ m “ new earth ” ?
The man then asked those in fav@@ or of bur@@ ning all the i@@ do@@ ls to ra@@ ise their hands .
• How have you been affe@@ cted by what Jehovah did to en@@ able mankind to be at peace with him ?
Today , one way an overse@@ er accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ es his ministry is by being a ze@@ al@@ ous Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er , one who sh@@ a@@ res regul@@ arly in the field ministry .
• Although ca@@ st@@ e dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ation is il@@ leg@@ al in N@@ ep@@ al , it still wi@@ el@@ ds a powerful influ@@ ence on the pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s way of life .
Fir@@ st , the ad@@ vice should be so@@ li@@ dly based on God’s Word , the Bible .
And he did so in a more ho@@ st@@ ile religious en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , for the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch had by then become op@@ en@@ ly op@@ posed to the C@@ op@@ er@@ ni@@ can the@@ ory .
Thus started a new life for me .
But Jesus knew that “ for everything there is an appointed time , ” including God’s time to as@@ ser@@ t his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y over mankind .
Ha@@ ving a clean conscience is of great value in the eyes of God .
6 , 7 . ( a ) Does being tru@@ th@@ ful mean that we must dis@@ close even personal de@@ ta@@ il@@ s to every in@@ qui@@ re@@ r ?
This was one of 50 c@@ ities that were ti@@ ed together by ra@@ di@@ o@@ tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne for the occasi@@ on .
Th@@ r@@ ough the prophet Isaiah , Jehovah God stated : “ I , Jehovah , am your God , the One teaching you to benefit yourself , the One ca@@ using you to tre@@ ad in the way in which you should walk .
As Paul said to fellow Christians of his day , “ keep encourag@@ ing one another and building one another up , just as you are in fact doing . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess .
Sat@@ is@@ f@@ ying the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Ne@@ e@@ ds of P@@ ris@@ on@@ ers
However , to teach his stud@@ ents how to obey those rul@@ es , he has to gu@@ i@@ de the stud@@ ents as they ac@@ tually d@@ ri@@ ve in tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c and stru@@ gg@@ le to put into prac@@ tice what they have learned .
Con@@ tr@@ ary to po@@ pul@@ ar beli@@ ef , men do not always re@@ mar@@ ry simply to satis@@ fy their physical or se@@ x@@ u@@ al needs .
Yet , a de@@ ca@@ de later , Paul could tell the congregation in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i : “ I am ho@@ p@@ ing in the Lord Jesus to s@@ end Timothy to you sh@@ ort@@ ly . . .
Hence , we could say something like this : “ Since people have different ide@@ as about hel@@ l , may I ask what your thoughts are ? ”
If we are inc@@ l@@ ined to expres@@ s quic@@ k disa@@ p@@ pro@@ val of a bro@@ ther’s consci@@ enti@@ ous course of action , how wise it would be to ask ourselves Paul’s question a@@ bo@@ ve !
However , when fac@@ ed with clear evidence of God’s purpose regarding the preaching work , their real thoughts , in@@ ten@@ tions , and mo@@ ti@@ ves became man@@ i@@ f@@ est .
Th@@ r@@ ough the prophet Isaiah , Jehovah declar@@ ed : “ Lo@@ ok ! As a witness to the n@@ ational grou@@ ps I have given him , as a lead@@ er and comman@@ der to the n@@ ational grou@@ ps . ”
For example , E@@ z@@ r@@ a travel@@ ed back to Jerusalem with don@@ ated it@@ em@@ s from the Per@@ si@@ an king ​ — go@@ ld , s@@ il@@ ver , and other materi@@ als wor@@ th well over $ 1@@ 00 milli@@ on ( U@@ .@@ S . ) in to@@ da@@ y’s valu@@ es .
W@@ il@@ li@@ am Mal@@ en@@ f@@ ant
He feel@@ s a personal att@@ ach@@ ment to each individu@@ al sheep .
They also change over the course of time .
But how old ?
Since the first century , the earthly part of God’s organization has been making known his pro@@ vision for sal@@ vation .
He had been Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l@@ ’s gar@@ den@@ er and had come to E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe to dec@@ l@@ are the good news .
11 , 12 . ( a ) How did Ru@@ th show loving - kindness to Na@@ om@@ i ?
How were the Israelites to be a nation of wit@@ nesses ?
( a ) After Jesus ’ as@@ cen@@ sion to heaven , what important decision did the faithful apostles make ?
No@@ tic@@ ing that I was bl@@ ind , they read Isaiah 35 : 5 to me : “ At that time the eyes of the bl@@ ind ones will be op@@ ened , and the very ear@@ s of the de@@ a@@ f ones will be un@@ st@@ op@@ ped . ”
They had an old ca@@ r that they so@@ ld to me for $ 25 , ex@@ ac@@ tly the am@@ ount I had received for my w@@ rec@@ ked one .
There we read : “ Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently the word of God went on gro@@ wing , and the number of the disciples kept mul@@ ti@@ pl@@ ying in Jerusalem very much ; and a great crow@@ d of pri@@ ests began to be obedi@@ ent to the faith . ”
Yet , she had pro@@ ba@@ bly heard about it .
As an a@@ the@@ ist , I was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that God did not ex@@ ist .
As we allow Jehovah to mo@@ ld us through our personal study and app@@ lic@@ ation of his Word , we gra@@ du@@ ally put on the new person@@ ality .
On the bas@@ is of their faith in Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice , Christians have been li@@ ber@@ ated from d@@ om@@ in@@ ation by sin and have thus “ died ” to their form@@ er situation as its sla@@ ves .
• What qualities of Jehovah are reve@@ aled in his works ?
Th@@ ink what a gift it is for the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty to for@@ give the sin a person in@@ her@@ ited as well as the wr@@ ong@@ s he com@@ mit@@ ted !
Rather , they are at ris@@ k of to@@ tal des@@ tru@@ ction that pre@@ v@@ ents resurrection from occ@@ ur@@ ring .
Still , they felt emp@@ ty when they fin@@ ally re@@ ached the go@@ al they had wor@@ ked hard to ac@@ hi@@ eve .
Peter also speak@@ s about our relationship with se@@ cul@@ ar author@@ ities .
With the B@@ ra@@ z@@ il Bethel family in 19@@ 6@@ 3
6 , 7 . ( a ) In R@@ ome , who disa@@ p@@ pointed Paul , and who encoura@@ ged him ?
A Bible study a@@ id may use an illustr@@ ation that is hard for a certain stud@@ ent to gr@@ as@@ p .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , after his tri@@ als , Jo@@ b@@ ’s eyes of faith saw Jehovah more dist@@ inc@@ tly , as a God who al@@ lo@@ ws his faithful servants to under@@ go tri@@ als but who never for@@ s@@ ak@@ es them .
H@@ er faith and courage in following divine guid@@ ance and her ze@@ al , mo@@ des@@ ty , and gener@@ ous ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality are qualities that all Christian women do well to imitate .
That truly expres@@ sed the hear@@ t@@ felt desire of the stud@@ ents of the gra@@ du@@ ating class ( who were from 10 coun@@ tri@@ es ) to use their tra@@ ining in their mission@@ ary assign@@ ments , which would be in 17 different lands .
Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on is clo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated to one of his car@@ din@@ al qualities , justice .
Yet , while they se@@ em comple@@ t@@ ely op@@ posed to each other , they likely ag@@ ree on some matters .
On@@ ly humans are consci@@ ous of having a spiritual need and feel the desire to satis@@ fy it .
It is not supp@@ or@@ ted by the Bible , and it has its ro@@ o@@ ts in ancient pa@@ g@@ an religi@@ ons and ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es .
( C@@ lu@@ e : See Genesis 25 : 23 , 33 . )
The next p@@ ha@@ se of Jo@@ b@@ ’s tri@@ als must have taken more time .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out it , we would be little more than ro@@ bo@@ ts , with no control over our actions .
But the world is not v@@ isi@@ bly imp@@ ro@@ ving . ”
That is what God pur@@ pos@@ es for us , and that is what will ha@@ p@@ pen .
Paul evid@@ ently did something similar when he nam@@ ed J@@ ann@@ es and J@@ am@@ b@@ res as the o@@ ther@@ wise an@@ on@@ y@@ m@@ ous ma@@ gi@@ ci@@ ans of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s cour@@ t who op@@ posed Moses .
Consider four reas@@ ons .
We encoura@@ ged the brothers to continue in the ministry .
Today , some individuals try to imitate Jesus ’ good works by op@@ ening ho@@ s@@ pit@@ als or per@@ form@@ ing other ser@@ vi@@ ces among the worl@@ d’s po@@ or .
Un@@ til now , ten individuals have been res@@ cu@@ ed on the is@@ land by coming to know the truth and Jehovah God’s pur@@ pos@@ es .
“ I began to trust that God wants the best for us , that he lo@@ ves us , and that I can love him .
For such Scriptural promises to become real@@ ities for us as individuals , we must continue to make spiritual prog@@ ress , mo@@ ving a@@ head with God’s organization , always keep@@ ing p@@ ace with it .
We arri@@ ved there in De@@ c@@ ember 19@@ 7@@ 7 .
I W@@ A@@ S born on De@@ c@@ ember 16 , 195@@ 2 , and lived with my parents and one sister in So@@ fi@@ a , Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ a .
Com@@ men@@ ting on the place of this rec@@ ord in the Bible can@@ on , the Di@@ c@@ tion@@ na@@ i@@ re de la Bible expla@@ ins that this account shows “ how a woman of fore@@ ign bir@@ th , born among a pa@@ g@@ an people ho@@ st@@ ile to and h@@ ated by Israel , . . . because of her love for Jehovah’s nation and worship , qu@@ ite provi@@ d@@ enti@@ ally became an an@@ c@@ est@@ ress of holy King David . ”
Consider the example of K@@ ev@@ in and El@@ ena , from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
Paul himself had to de@@ al with “ a thor@@ n in the flesh , ” perhaps an e@@ ye a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction or some other physical a@@ il@@ ment for which there was no medi@@ cal cu@@ re at that time .
On@@ ly then will divine blessings over@@ take them .
If Christians had l@@ ing@@ ered in the city , they would have found themselves in an ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous position . ​ — Matthew 26 : 5@@ 2 ; Mark 12 : 17 .
The Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her P@@ l@@ at@@ o le@@ an@@ ed toward thinking that it can .
After the ro@@ l@@ l call , we were taken to another ba@@ r@@ rac@@ ks , where we were wel@@ com@@ ed by sever@@ al h@@ un@@ d@@ red Christian sisters from Ger@@ many and the Ne@@ ther@@ lands .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently moved by Jesus Christ’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on that a certain rich man sel@@ l his bel@@ ong@@ ings and give to the po@@ or , V@@ au@@ d@@ è@@ s made fin@@ an@@ cial pro@@ vision for his family and then gave up his ri@@ ches to preach the Go@@ spe@@ l .
Wor@@ king Si@@ de by Si@@ de With C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ous Bro@@ thers
When we saw how well - d@@ ressed you were , we thought that you must have been to a very special meeting .
F@@ in@@ ally , in 200@@ 1 we re@@ turned to F@@ in@@ land , where we have been working at the branch of@@ fice .
Th@@ ink of different ways to help them enjoy lear@@ ning about Jehovah and draw clo@@ s@@ er to him .
F@@ o@@ c@@ using on the good as@@ pe@@ cts of their person@@ ality will make us happy .
There are many opportun@@ ities today to set in fr@@ on@@ t of our eyes good - for - nothing things , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly when we are al@@ one .
Paul encoura@@ ged us to pray to Jehovah wh@@ en@@ ever there is a need , “ so that we may receive mer@@ cy and find un@@ deser@@ ved kindness to help us at the right time . ”
Ex@@ am@@ ining the book of Revelation in the light of other par@@ ts of the Bible can help us deter@@ mine the tim@@ ing of this c@@ ru@@ cial bat@@ tle .
* If even an un@@ just ju@@ dge , out of fear for his re@@ pu@@ tation , will help a po@@ or wi@@ do@@ w , how much more so will our car@@ ing God gr@@ ant justice to those “ who c@@ ry out to him day and night ” !
This c@@ alls for an obedi@@ ent spirit .
Of its own self the gr@@ ound be@@ ars fru@@ it gra@@ du@@ ally , first the gr@@ ass - b@@ la@@ de , then the st@@ al@@ k head , fin@@ ally the full gra@@ in in the head . ”
“ It is therefore nothing great if his min@@ isters also keep trans@@ form@@ ing themselves into min@@ isters of righteousness . ”
He deli@@ gh@@ ted in con@@ ver@@ sing about God’s cre@@ ative works .
Jesus said : “ In the re - cre@@ ation , when the Son of man s@@ its down upon his gl@@ ori@@ ous thro@@ ne , you who have follow@@ ed me will also y@@ ourselves si@@ t upon tw@@ el@@ ve thr@@ ones , judg@@ ing the tw@@ el@@ ve tri@@ bes of Israel . ”
In the origin@@ al language , that ph@@ ra@@ se means “ to be as@@ sur@@ ed of ” or “ to be con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed and certain of the truth of something . ”
Do we ten@@ d to be ri@@ gi@@ d , p@@ essi@@ mis@@ tic , or judg@@ men@@ tal ?
Because they are so ex@@ ten@@ sive and so powerful that they could influ@@ ence how Christians today view marriage and par@@ en@@ tho@@ od .
In Isa@@ i@@ ah’s day , what cho@@ ice did some Israelites make , and with what con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences ?
* Acc@@ ording to au@@ th@@ or An@@ dr@@ é S@@ é@@ gu@@ en@@ n@@ y , C@@ am@@ pan@@ us believ@@ ed that “ the B@@ read as a sub@@ st@@ ance rema@@ ins always bre@@ ad , but as a sac@@ r@@ am@@ ent , it re@@ pres@@ ents sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic@@ ally the flesh of the Christ . ”
Just as the buil@@ ders in Jerusalem ad@@ ju@@ sted their work me@@ th@@ od , so Jehovah’s Witnesses today pr@@ u@@ d@@ ently ad@@ just their preaching me@@ tho@@ ds when under att@@ ack .
Then , following the same pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re , he offered up a go@@ at to at@@ one for Israel@@ ’s 12 n@@ on@@ pri@@ es@@ tly tri@@ bes .
Of course , dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful spe@@ e@@ ch should be prom@@ p@@ tly cor@@ rec@@ ted , but there is a differ@@ ence between teaching children how to commun@@ ic@@ ate po@@ lit@@ ely and di@@ ct@@ ating what they say .
Jesus himself said that many would cla@@ im to be Christians .
With full faith and confidence , David therefore wrote : “ By God we shall gain vital en@@ er@@ gy , and he himself will tre@@ ad down our ad@@ vers@@ aries . ”
Let us consider four reas@@ ons why we may draw that conclu@@ sion .
Acc@@ ep@@ ting your li@@ mit@@ ations may not be eas@@ y .
David P@@ re@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ed Christ
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jesus has the in@@ her@@ it@@ ance as God’s Fir@@ st@@ born .
A M@@ ace@@ don@@ i@@ an man ent@@ re@@ ated him : “ S@@ te@@ p over into M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia and help us . ”
If we seek as@@ sur@@ ance when fac@@ ing a decision , it does not mean that we l@@ ack faith .
I will be a gu@@ est in your t@@ ent for times in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite ; I will take refu@@ ge in the conc@@ e@@ al@@ ment of your w@@ ings . ”
Many seem@@ ed to think that she was a serv@@ ant and that “ M@@ r@@ s . Tho@@ mp@@ son ” was the la@@ dy of the house .
Thus , for one@@ ’s worship to be accep@@ table to God , one must have the desi@@ ra@@ ble char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s of a d@@ ate p@@ al@@ m .
Because the kind of teaching that truly mo@@ tiv@@ ates others is not from the m@@ ou@@ th but from the heart .
A@@ no@@ ther is by giving them am@@ a@@ z@@ ing fru@@ it@@ age in their preaching work .
How hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing !
Thus , in the first century , boo@@ ks and let@@ ters were written by experienced older men .
“ In the f@@ our@@ th year of Jeho@@ i@@ ak@@ im the son of Jo@@ si@@ ah , the king of Juda@@ h , ” the word of the Gre@@ at Ti@@ me@@ keep@@ er “ occ@@ ur@@ red to Jeremiah concer@@ ning all the people of Juda@@ h . ”
S@@ ur@@ ely Jehovah will re@@ ward all who remain faithful to him des@@ pite difficul@@ ties . ​ — He@@ b .
Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ ing T@@ ra@@ vel@@ s ​ — H@@ ear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality
A Christian minis@@ ter vis@@ iting her home under@@ sto@@ od the re@@ mar@@ k , for the woman had a beau@@ ti@@ ful gar@@ den .
You would rather su@@ ff@@ er har@@ m yourself than allow any har@@ m to come to your children .
O@@ r consider the case of a sister in Eng@@ land who very much wanted a child but who@@ se ho@@ p@@ es in that reg@@ ard had not been ful@@ filled .
“ I know that g@@ ent@@ le@@ man ! ” she exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed .
What a tra@@ ge@@ dy that would be , see@@ ing that we are so close to the fin@@ ish l@@ ine !
In S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 194@@ 5 , I was given ad@@ ded responsi@@ bil@@ ities in our new@@ ly form@@ ed congregation in S@@ it@@ í@@ a .
This sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ ism under@@ s@@ co@@ res the sac@@ re@@ dness of prayer .
Do we have a sc@@ he@@ du@@ le for reading the Bible da@@ ily ?
Jo@@ y , who is from N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ a , ad@@ m@@ its , “ When I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t ag@@ ree with my husband , he would say , ‘ You have to do everything I say because I am your husband . ’ ”
Hence , Jesus ’ enti@@ re course of action on earth was ess@@ enti@@ ally gover@@ ned by two fac@@ t@@ ors : the purpose of his coming and a ke@@ en sense of tim@@ ing .
The t@@ ree that is descri@@ bed by the psalmist does not s@@ pr@@ ing up by ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
With my husband
To “ re@@ tain [ the word ] and be@@ ar fru@@ it with end@@ ur@@ ance , ” we must understand , appreci@@ ate , and ab@@ s@@ or@@ b the Word of God .
Re@@ ally , this is a blessing , for it is good to consider matters from ano@@ ther’s per@@ spe@@ ctive .
As long as the apostles st@@ ro@@ ve to “ remain in uni@@ on ” with Jesus , they would be@@ ar fru@@ it .
We believ@@ ed in Ka@@ bun@@ i@@ an , and I did not know the God of the Bible . ”
E@@ no@@ ch coura@@ ge@@ ously fore@@ told the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of divine judgment .
Al@@ ready , milli@@ ons have started to do so by exerc@@ ising faith in Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice and by serving Jehovah obedi@@ ently out of love as his dedic@@ ated , baptized worshi@@ p@@ ers . ​ — Romans 5 : 8 ; 1 John 5 : 3 .
What fac@@ ts ?
A spiritual person does not see things in such bl@@ ack - and - wh@@ ite ter@@ ms .
He would k@@ ne@@ el at the w@@ in@@ do@@ w of his ro@@ of ch@@ am@@ ber , which fac@@ ed the city of Jerusalem , and offer up his pet@@ iti@@ ons .
The Bible indic@@ ates that after the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn of Christ , some people will cho@@ ose to re@@ be@@ l against Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
What hear@@ t@@ felt appreciation the psalmist had for God’s reve@@ aled word !
S@@ cho@@ ol@@ s may be too far away or may be n@@ on@@ ex@@ ist@@ ent in a certain re@@ gi@@ on .
Acc@@ ording to Genesis 5 : 15 - 18 , Ma@@ hal@@ al@@ el fa@@ ther@@ ed a son at the age of 6@@ 5 , lived on for 8@@ 30 years , and died at the age of 8@@ 9@@ 5 .
Those who d@@ well in spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness are being influ@@ enced by the go@@ d of the dar@@ k@@ ness , Satan the Devil , and con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently they are ali@@ en@@ ated from the s@@ ource of light and life . — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 17 - 19 .
It comes as no sur@@ pris@@ e to us that those who do not know God tre@@ at our preaching work with con@@ temp@@ t .
Why is our re@@ qu@@ est for our bre@@ ad for the day important even if we have su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient material things ?
The P@@ re@@ v@@ al@@ ence of I@@ con@@ s
But I am more like a comm@@ on we@@ ed that w@@ ou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t interest anyone . ” ​ — Mar@@ í@@ a , a young woman who stru@@ gg@@ les with feelings of inf@@ eri@@ or@@ ity .
He even disa@@ p@@ pro@@ ves of ‘ giving on@@ es@@ el@@ f to a lo@@ t of w@@ ine . ’
We should not allow our h@@ ur@@ t feelings to pre@@ v@@ ent us from serving Jehovah
You must reg@@ ard them as un@@ clean and lo@@ a@@ th@@ some . ”
Al@@ together the pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ding@@ s la@@ sted about three h@@ our@@ s .
And when you are married to one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , you have a loyal , reli@@ able , and self - sacrific@@ ing sp@@ ouse . ”
Th@@ an@@ k you so much for this wonderful new pro@@ vision . ”
I know that he will never a@@ ban@@ d@@ on me . ”
Tru@@ e pro@@ spe@@ cts for living forever , though , do not h@@ ing@@ e on mo@@ der@@ n s@@ ci@@ ence .
Matthe@@ w@@ ’s account men@@ tions that ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers from the E@@ ast came to Jerusalem loo@@ king for the place where the King of the Jews was born .
No@@ te that the writ@@ er shi@@ f@@ ted the emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is from the present to the future .
A S@@ cho@@ ol W@@ ho@@ se G@@ ra@@ du@@ ates B@@ ene@@ f@@ it Pe@@ ople Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide
They were like the whe@@ at that Jesus tal@@ ked about .
K@@ in@@ dly but fir@@ m@@ ly men@@ tion sa@@ f@@ ety poin@@ ts to those nee@@ ding remin@@ ders .
Mo@@ st end@@ ear@@ ing is his love , which moved him to make pro@@ vision for man@@ kin@@ d’s sal@@ vation through Jesus Christ .
“ You received free , ” said Jesus Christ .
When we got off the bo@@ at , there was a small lun@@ ch stand on the do@@ ck .
Yet , there are s@@ ound reas@@ ons for not giving up on a mar@@ it@@ al b@@ ond that is we@@ ak@@ ening .
You likely can understand why .
Is it a matter of tri@@ al and er@@ ro@@ r , like sh@@ o@@ o@@ ting an ar@@ ro@@ w at an elu@@ sive t@@ ar@@ get in the dar@@ k ?
After si@@ x months , we were invit@@ ed to the travel@@ ing work in B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m .
We can apply that counsel .
Go@@ od is Jehovah to the one ho@@ p@@ ing in him , to the soul that keep@@ s see@@ king for him .
It imp@@ el@@ led him to gl@@ ori@@ fy his Father by the things he did and taught .
By means of these mirac@@ les , Jesus proved that God can un@@ do all the dam@@ age and suffering that resul@@ ted from the E@@ den@@ ic re@@ bel@@ li@@ on and thus “ bre@@ ak up the works of the Devil . ” ​ — 1 John 3 : 8 .
The n@@ ames point to the stri@@ fe between the ri@@ v@@ als . ​ — Genesis 30 : 5 - 8 .
14@@ 1 : 5 ; Pro@@ v .
However , like their s@@ ti@@ f@@ f - ne@@ cked an@@ c@@ est@@ ors , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of the L@@ ev@@ ites refu@@ sed to accept Jesus .
She bo@@ ar@@ ded the tra@@ in with her si@@ x children .
Instead of tre@@ ating members of differ@@ ing n@@ ational grou@@ ps with di@@ stru@@ st , su@@ spi@@ ci@@ on , or even ou@@ tri@@ ght h@@ at@@ red , they have learned to ch@@ er@@ ish the vari@@ ety of char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s and a@@ bil@@ ities of these grou@@ ps as something beau@@ ti@@ ful .
Not only their circumstances but also the attitude of hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders can change .
How did you feel upon lear@@ ning what the Son of God did for you ?
And what was the result ?
Ther@@ efore , it is f@@ it@@ ting to ask Jehovah to help you to buil@@ d a desire to accept privile@@ ges of service . ​ — Read Psalm 25 : 4 , 5 .
What prog@@ ress do Bible stud@@ ents need to make ?
The ga@@ ther@@ ing took place in Jerusalem on the 2@@ 4@@ th day of the se@@ ven@@ th Jewish mon@@ th , Ti@@ sh@@ r@@ i , 4@@ 5@@ 5 B.C.E .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , when using the tr@@ act How Do You V@@ i@@ e@@ w the Bible ?
How do those who see Jesus resur@@ rec@@ t La@@ z@@ ar@@ us respon@@ d ?
Un@@ til this wicked system of things is re@@ moved during the great day of Jehovah , will we be pati@@ ently wa@@ iting , bus@@ ily involved in doing his will ?
But of what value would that have been com@@ pared with the privilege of being a “ man of the true God , ” the medi@@ at@@ or of the Law covenant , Jehovah’s prophet , and a Bible writ@@ er ?
Thus Paul helped that im@@ moral king to see Christi@@ an@@ ity in a more fav@@ or@@ able light . ​ — Acts 26 : 28 - 31 .
Re@@ g@@ arding her young daugh@@ ter , a mother and regul@@ ar pioneer said : “ I have been taking her along with me in the ministry since she was only one mon@@ th old .
So as God had or@@ der@@ ed , ten th@@ ous@@ and vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers ​ — and De@@ bor@@ ah — ​ follow@@ ed Bar@@ ak up this m@@ oun@@ tain .
M@@ ake e@@ ye cont@@ act and sm@@ ile .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , when is it a good time to star@@ t pra@@ ising Jehovah ?
To deter@@ mine the time of the F@@ lood , we need to star@@ t with a pi@@ vo@@ tal d@@ ate .
E@@ arly Con@@ fir@@ m@@ ation of the Bible C@@ an@@ on
Jo@@ y@@ ous and Th@@ an@@ k@@ ful Des@@ pite H@@ ear@@ t@@ bre@@ ak@@ ing Lo@@ ss
In verse 10 , this prophecy appe@@ ars again , with similar wor@@ ding .
But she did not give away any se@@ cre@@ ts .
A person who ate bre@@ ad with someone was thought to be his friend .
Our next article will show how A@@ br@@ am@@ ’s example can help us to de@@ al with them succ@@ ess@@ fully .
Ma@@ y@@ be you are sa@@ d over the death of a loved one or are end@@ uring a serious ill@@ ness or persecu@@ tion .
S@@ ome@@ times they succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded , but we never l@@ ac@@ ked the necess@@ ary spiritual food .
James F@@ o@@ le@@ y , U@@ .@@ S . de@@ pu@@ ty se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary of st@@ ate , said : “ We all recogn@@ ize that the co@@ st of bri@@ ber@@ y is high .
What did the L@@ ev@@ ites ask of God , and what do we learn from this ?
Pa@@ ge through the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations In@@ de@@ x , or bro@@ w@@ se through Watchtower Li@@ br@@ ary .
H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of new Kingdom H@@ alls are needed .
Still , each of us can take st@@ ep@@ s to en@@ sure that we maintain our ze@@ al and continue to follow the Christ fully .
The ans@@ wers may well reve@@ al what is in your heart , and that can prof@@ oun@@ dly influ@@ ence the cho@@ ic@@ es you make and the go@@ als you pur@@ sue . ​ — Luke 6 : 4@@ 5 .
This has been to our benefit .
Rather , our ma@@ in concer@@ n is , not our own sal@@ vation , but the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of Jehovah’s name and the v@@ indic@@ ation of his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
The Rus@@ si@@ an govern@@ ment , fe@@ aring that this could be vie@@ wed as a mission@@ ary ven@@ ture likely to je@@ op@@ ar@@ di@@ ze the fri@@ end@@ ly relationship they enjo@@ yed with their neigh@@ b@@ or , refu@@ sed B@@ or@@ ro@@ w per@@ mis@@ sion to tra@@ v@@ el to the Ch@@ in@@ ese bor@@ der if he took “ one sing@@ le M@@ an@@ ch@@ u Bible ” with him .
She was living al@@ one and had no family to help her .
They f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed , made friends , and felt that they bel@@ ong@@ ed ! ”
This is your last ch@@ ance ! ’
I gu@@ ess I f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed her when I c@@ lum@@ s@@ ily declar@@ ed my in@@ ten@@ tions .
Jesus tel@@ ls us : “ The har@@ v@@ est is a conclu@@ sion of a system of things , and the re@@ ap@@ ers are angels . ”
Why do they doubt ?
A fine example is one of the best teach@@ ers .
Can you see your individu@@ al place among his Witnesses , in the privile@@ ged group of people who have been com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned with the li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving work of Kingdom preaching ?
This went on for about a mon@@ th .
Th@@ ree days later Jo@@ shua and the Israelites learned that they had been tri@@ cked .
What can young brothers , especially those in their te@@ ens , do to make advan@@ c@@ ement in the congregation ?
“ O@@ B@@ S@@ E@@ R@@ V@@ E in@@ ten@@ tly the bir@@ ds of heaven , because they do not s@@ ow se@@ ed or re@@ a@@ p or ga@@ ther into sto@@ re@@ hous@@ es ; still your heavenly Father fe@@ e@@ ds them .
When we de@@ al with health problems or other challeng@@ es bey@@ ond our control , we thro@@ w our anxi@@ ety on Jehovah , tru@@ sting that he ca@@ res for us .
E@@ s@@ ther’s mother was present , and she too had the heavenly hope .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in 18 months , the number of people atten@@ ding meetings s@@ wel@@ led from 17 to 70 .
W@@ ell , consider the case of King M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h of Juda@@ h .
O@@ r are you in@@ secu@@ re , un@@ certain about the future , ‘ qui@@ et@@ ly des@@ per@@ ate , ’ to par@@ ap@@ h@@ ra@@ se Tho@@ re@@ au@@ ’s words ?
So I deci@@ ded to stay in Eng@@ land and for@@ get about pur@@ su@@ ing a fur@@ ther law de@@ gre@@ e .
For most , this will mean living forever in Par@@ adise on earth .
The ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ l@@ er thus pres@@ ents the account from a positi@@ ve stan@@ d@@ point .
L@@ ater , B@@ ang@@ la@@ des@@ h was ad@@ ded to our cir@@ cu@@ it .
De@@ dic@@ ation to God is made will@@ ingly , not g@@ ru@@ d@@ g@@ ingly , as if it en@@ ta@@ iled a hu@@ ge sacrifice .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing integrity means more , though , than avo@@ i@@ ding those things .
Just think of the coun@@ t@@ less reas@@ ons we have to do so !
A member of the congregation helped me when she showed me from the Bible how to de@@ al with those emo@@ tional problems , and I also learned to make gen@@ u@@ ine friends .
My family life was comple@@ t@@ ely trans@@ form@@ ed by Bible teachings that pointed out my responsi@@ bil@@ ities as a husband and father .
Why do you want to continue to learn from the Bible ?
When Job is mentioned , we may rec@@ all his faithful example in end@@ uring tri@@ al .
( 2 ) C@@ ould following some tra@@ di@@ tional cu@@ st@@ om@@ s ac@@ tually cause you to f@@ all under the influ@@ ence of the dem@@ ons ?
In the op@@ ening ver@@ ses of this account , we learn that in order to w@@ in fav@@ or with the Jews , H@@ er@@ od mis@@ tre@@ ated the Christians .
This en@@ m@@ ity quic@@ k@@ ly became evid@@ ent when A@@ be@@ l , a righteous man , was kil@@ led by his brother .
How has Jehovah prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely reve@@ aled his name ?
He ga@@ ther@@ ed disciples and taught them how to worship God , love human@@ ity , and con@@ qu@@ er the world .
If I need to counsel others on this matter , do I have fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch ?
I remember one day when I went to the gro@@ cer@@ y st@@ ore to bu@@ y some mil@@ k .
He will never disa@@ p@@ point his sub@@ je@@ cts , as Solomon did . ​ — He@@ b .
1 P@@ R@@ A@@ Y : The first st@@ ep to take is to pray .
Why were the crow@@ ds ast@@ oun@@ ded at Jesus ’ way of teaching ?
Even after Jesus told them to “ keep on the w@@ atch and pray continu@@ ally , ” they did not do so . ​ — Read Matthew 26 : 40 - 4@@ 5 .
I@@ ’@@ m sen@@ ding you this money so you can bu@@ y pa@@ per or anything el@@ se to make boo@@ ks . ” ​ — C@@ in@@ dy .
He says : “ I was very pleas@@ ed with Ge@@ or@@ g@@ ina because she was so determined . ”
Hence , R@@ ac@@ hel@@ ’s soul was going out in that her life was going out .
What H@@ as the Gre@@ at@@ est V@@ alu@@ e ?
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : H@@ m@@ m .
However , soon after C@@ la@@ u@@ de@@ te@@ ’s son died , the woman vis@@ ited her and told her that she had come to see if C@@ la@@ u@@ de@@ te still main@@ ta@@ ined her faith now that her son had died .
He told them : “ M@@ ake disciples of people of all the nations , bapti@@ z@@ ing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit . ”
A L@@ ess@@ on Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has T@@ e@@ ach@@ es
Why are such m@@ our@@ n@@ ers “ happy ” ?
It is certainly a deli@@ ght to associ@@ ate and work with people who displa@@ y such qualities in their attitu@@ des and actions . ​ — Proverbs 13 : 20 .
The ro@@ a@@ ds were difficult to tra@@ v@@ el , however , as they were du@@ st@@ y in the d@@ ry se@@ as@@ on and mu@@ d@@ dy in the we@@ t .
Jesus Christ ​ — E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence That He W@@ al@@ ked the E@@ ar@@ th
Of course , your children can learn much when they see that you have strong faith in Jehovah .
And to them Jehovah God gave a man@@ d@@ ate saying : “ Be fru@@ it@@ ful and become many and f@@ ill the earth . ” ​ — Genesis 9 : 1 .
In his prophecy about the time of the end , Jesus fore@@ told that he would ap@@ point a ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l to give out spiritual “ food at the prop@@ er time . ”
The Bible even tel@@ ls us that what we say can bring life or death to them .
T@@ ur@@ n A@@ way From B@@ ad
S@@ ar@@ ah J@@ a@@ y@@ ne died in Ju@@ ne 20@@ 00 , just before she turned 21 .
Mo@@ st people real@@ ize that complete “ fre@@ e@@ dom from d@@ anger ” is n@@ on@@ ex@@ ist@@ ent today .
E@@ ven@@ tually , Al@@ z@@ he@@ im@@ er@@ ’s di@@ se@@ ase made it imp@@ os@@ sible for John to understand the written word .
( b ) How is the su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity of God’s rule seen even today ?
Paul’s compan@@ ion Luke ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ She just made us come . ” ​ — Acts 16 : 11 - 15 .
Peter com@@ pared the Devil to “ a ro@@ aring li@@ on , see@@ king to de@@ v@@ our someone . ”
A@@ no@@ ther fac@@ t@@ or to consider is that the e@@ con@@ om@@ ic sacrific@@ es involved in re@@ duc@@ ing a mo@@ ther’s se@@ cul@@ ar work may be less than expe@@ cted .
And on the night before he died , Jesus pray@@ ed so in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y that “ his s@@ we@@ at became as d@@ ro@@ ps of blood f@@ all@@ ing to the gr@@ ound . ”
* Re@@ fle@@ cting on that s@@ ong r@@ ene@@ wed my strength and brought back mem@@ ori@@ es of my parents in Ger@@ many and of the day my friends had su@@ ng this s@@ ong to bi@@ d me fa@@ re@@ well .
“ They will hear about se@@ x as soon as they star@@ t school , ” says a mother nam@@ ed S@@ he@@ ila , “ and they will not get the vie@@ w@@ point that you want them to have . ”
He bel@@ ong@@ ed to an ac@@ tive Com@@ mun@@ ist group of ex@@ pat@@ ri@@ ate S@@ pan@@ i@@ ar@@ ds .
David real@@ ized that he had sin@@ ned against Jehovah . ​ — 2 Samuel 12 : 1 - 7 , 13 .
L@@ or@@ a@@ in@@ i and J@@ en@@ n@@ y had wor@@ ked together at Bethel in F@@ i@@ ji , and L@@ or@@ a@@ in@@ i too was a transl@@ at@@ or .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , such ones may be w@@ ary of be@@ coming involved in discus@@ sions about the Bible .
So@@ on he was stud@@ ying the Bible with me .
Our tend@@ er feelings .
G@@ O@@ D has given us his inspired Word , which poin@@ ts out the reas@@ ons why people do bad things .
13 : 1 , 7 .
The ye@@ ar@@ text for Jehovah’s Witnesses during 200@@ 2 will be : “ C@@ ome to me , . . . and I will ref@@ res@@ h you . ” ​ — Matthew 11 : 28 .
W@@ he@@ ther we have served God for a few months or for sever@@ al de@@ ca@@ des , we want to serve him forever .
For our spiritual sacrific@@ es to be accep@@ table to God , we too must have prop@@ er mo@@ ti@@ ves and must trust in him comple@@ t@@ ely . ​ — Read Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 ; Hebrews 13 : 15 , 16 .
In time , A@@ be@@ l came to gr@@ as@@ p a pro@@ found truth : If ​ — with the right mo@@ tive — ​ he simply offered Jehovah the best of what he had , his loving heavenly Father would be pleas@@ ed .
The s@@ ong of De@@ bor@@ ah indic@@ ates that S@@ is@@ er@@ a often re@@ turned from his mil@@ it@@ ary actions with p@@ lun@@ der that inclu@@ ded gi@@ r@@ ls , some@@ times more than one for each sol@@ di@@ er .
L@@ ater , “ ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers from the E@@ ast came to Jerusalem , saying : ‘ Wh@@ ere is the one born king of the Jews ?
Indeed , every Christian is sub@@ ject to out@@ side pres@@ sures , including pe@@ er pres@@ sure .
Re@@ fu@@ ge@@ es may face d@@ anger when fle@@ e@@ ing or when living in a refu@@ ge@@ e cam@@ p .
O@@ h , how we reg@@ re@@ t that s@@ li@@ p of the t@@ ong@@ ue , those fle@@ sh@@ ly tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es that f@@ l@@ are up every now and then , or those inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations to en@@ v@@ y what others have !
Who are ass@@ em@@ b@@ led to Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , and why ?
We can en@@ ter into Jehovah’s rest today by obedi@@ ently working in har@@ mony with his advan@@ c@@ ing purpose as it is reve@@ aled to us through his organization
Then re@@ in@@ for@@ c@@ ing her words , she may ad@@ minis@@ ter some form of appro@@ pri@@ ate p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment .
These tre@@ es and w@@ at@@ ers are no eli@@ x@@ ir of life or f@@ oun@@ tain of you@@ th , such as those s@@ ought after cen@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o by al@@ ch@@ em@@ ists and ex@@ pl@@ or@@ ers .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in three months , 3@@ 0@@ ,000 tro@@ op@@ s appe@@ ared on the sc@@ ene , led by the Rom@@ an gover@@ nor of S@@ y@@ ri@@ a , C@@ es@@ ti@@ us Gal@@ lu@@ s .
Jo@@ an and I were soon bus@@ y h@@ and@@ ling app@@ lic@@ ations from the brothers for the So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s char@@ tered pl@@ an@@ es and shi@@ ps .
How World Un@@ ity Will C@@ ome Ab@@ out
Who benef@@ its from his death ?
Thus , Jehovah told them : “ You have turned asi@@ de from the way .
But to what was Paul here refer@@ ring ?
So@@ on ther@@ e@@ after , feel@@ ing un@@ wor@@ thy , I inform@@ ed the congregation elders that I had deci@@ ded to leave the truth , since I was sure Jehovah could not love me .
This is the will that God promises to accom@@ pl@@ ish .
V@@ ol@@ can@@ olo@@ g@@ ists believe that the first ex@@ p@@ lo@@ sion , which ra@@ ined down pu@@ mi@@ ce and as@@ h on the two c@@ ities , would pro@@ ba@@ bly not have pre@@ ven@@ ted the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants from es@@ cap@@ ing .
S@@ ad@@ der still , these repor@@ ts are often e@@ c@@ li@@ p@@ sed by acc@@ oun@@ ts of e@@ th@@ ni@@ c cle@@ ans@@ ing , gen@@ o@@ ci@@ de , and ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism .
Those doing this worl@@ d@@ wide preaching and teaching work are all vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers .
I@@ magine her joy when 13 years later she was s@@ it@@ ting in the Kingdom H@@ all with her family and H@@ ans was in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed as the vis@@ iting speak@@ er !
Di@@ d he c@@ ow@@ er at the thought of being sub@@ je@@ cted to such persecu@@ tion ?
Re@@ ading a Watchtower or an A@@ wa@@ ke !
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jesus is able to resur@@ rec@@ t those s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing in death and to imp@@ ar@@ t life to them .
Then , in the mi@@ d@@ st of his con@@ vers@@ ation , he remin@@ ded them of one more requi@@ re@@ ment they needed to me@@ et to remain his disciples .
I asked God to help me be happy with the mem@@ ory of what my husband and I had sh@@ ared together and to give me the wisdom to bring up our child as a true Christian .
D@@ et@@ er@@ min@@ ed to share the good news with all whom they me@@ t , two brothers spoke with a disa@@ b@@ led man who was beg@@ g@@ ing in the st@@ re@@ et .
What do “ the sons of the kingdom ” e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly a@@ wa@@ it , and what will we discus@@ s in the next article ?
Let us look at that Law to see whether “ all [ God’s ] ways are justice . ” ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 32 : 4 .
H@@ app@@ y is the mor@@ tal man that does this , and the son of mankind that la@@ ys hold of it , . . . keep@@ ing his hand in order not to do any kind of ba@@ dness . ’ ”
As discus@@ sed at the out@@ set , Jac@@ o@@ b s@@ ought to make peace with his brother , E@@ sa@@ u .
I develop@@ ed war@@ m feelings toward the Witnesses .
In the beg@@ in@@ ning I held back , saying : ‘ That is not my c@@ up of te@@ a . ’
But Paul went on to ur@@ ge all Christians to be cont@@ ent with their da@@ ily necess@@ ities ​ — food , clo@@ thing , and sh@@ el@@ ter .
The transl@@ ation that he used om@@ it@@ ted the dist@@ inc@@ tive divine name , Jehovah . ​ — Psalm 10@@ 3 : 1 , 2 .
There , as if a tre@@ asure hi@@ d@@ den by God , he will be free of har@@ d@@ ship and pain .
Why has this happened ?
15 : 13 .
How would you respon@@ d ? W@@ ould you become de@@ f@@ en@@ sive , res@@ ent@@ ful , or stu@@ b@@ born ?
No@@ tice how fre@@ ely the family members expres@@ sed their appreciation to one another .
Si@@ x months later , E@@ ri@@ c was in a serious mo@@ t@@ or@@ bi@@ ke ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
Can you look at yourself ob@@ je@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely and say that you have a fine re@@ pu@@ tation with other people and with God ?
Do you enjoy c@@ ris@@ p a@@ utu@@ m@@ n days with their da@@ z@@ z@@ ling displa@@ ys of lea@@ ves chang@@ ing col@@ ors ?
However , we might ask : How can a well - tra@@ ined conscience help us when we need to make decisions ?
With what words does Peter encoura@@ ge those who may become imp@@ ati@@ ent ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a few days of his arri@@ val , he already had a pl@@ an in place for the re@@ pa@@ ir of Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s enti@@ re w@@ all . ​ — Ne@@ h@@ emiah 2 : 11 - 18 .
God lo@@ ves and ca@@ res for us so much that the apostle John could tru@@ th@@ fully wr@@ ite : “ God is love . ” ​ — 1 John 4 : 8 .
This one will be called W@@ om@@ an , because from man this one was taken . ” How happy the first man , Adam , was to receive a wife !
H@@ ag@@ ar then said to Jehovah : “ You are a God of sight . ” ​ — Genesis 16 : 4 - 13 .
When I went on bu@@ sin@@ ess tri@@ ps , I took her along and par@@ ked the ca@@ r near a bus@@ y si@@ de@@ walk .
“ Ha@@ ving p@@ ho@@ bi@@ as of cre@@ ep@@ y , c@@ ra@@ w@@ ly things and feel@@ ing ho@@ mes@@ ic@@ k were my great@@ est challeng@@ es .
T@@ al@@ king to the Witnesses in those days was ris@@ k@@ y , but what we later learned from A@@ pu@@ n trans@@ form@@ ed our lives .
This s@@ par@@ ked he@@ ated contro@@ vers@@ y thr@@ ough@@ out that Jewish nation .
Jehovah H@@ as Gi@@ ven M@@ e “ E@@ y@@ es ”
My blessings are great , for all ei@@ ght of my children continue to worship Jehovah .
She never once put me down .
Why can it be d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous to let others deci@@ de for us ?
An@@ yone she@@ d@@ ding man@@ ’s blood , by man will his own blood be shed , for in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge he made man . ”
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : No .
Jesus used illustr@@ ations to expla@@ in what different as@@ pe@@ cts of the Kingdom ?
T@@ re@@ ating Witness P@@ ati@@ ents
We were encoura@@ ged to think it over care@@ fully and pray@@ er@@ fully .
They en@@ tered into a covenant with Jehovah and became a nation dedic@@ ated to him .
Me@@ et@@ ings That In@@ c@@ ite to Lo@@ ve and F@@ ine Wor@@ ks
As a result , their faith in Jehovah and their trust in him became str@@ ong@@ er !
J@@ on : It was King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar@@ ’s dre@@ am about a bi@@ g t@@ ree .
If you have a cou@@ ple of min@@ ut@@ es , I could show you a s@@ am@@ ple of what it off@@ ers .
The earth - cen@@ tered , or ge@@ o@@ c@@ ent@@ ri@@ c , view of the uni@@ verse was a@@ do@@ p@@ ted by the ancient Gre@@ ek@@ s and made fam@@ ous by the ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her A@@ ris@@ to@@ tle ( 3@@ 8@@ 4 - 3@@ 22 B.C.E . ) and the a@@ str@@ on@@ om@@ er - ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ er P@@ to@@ le@@ my ( second century C.E . ) .
Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God is not too dist@@ ant or re@@ moved from mankind to hear our prayers .
W@@ ell , he could have asked Jeremiah , one of the faithful prophe@@ ts .
It is God who keep@@ s making it gro@@ w
Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or F . F . B@@ ru@@ ce ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ One of the strong poin@@ ts in the origin@@ al apost@@ o@@ lic preaching is the confid@@ ent appe@@ al to the knowledge of the hear@@ ers ; they not only said , ‘ We are wit@@ nesses of these things , ’ but also , ‘ As you y@@ ourselves also know ’ . ”
By 194@@ 1 , H@@ it@@ l@@ er@@ ’s tro@@ op@@ s occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine .
10 : 14 , 4@@ 2 .
Do You Lo@@ ve Jehovah’s R@@ em@@ in@@ ders Ex@@ ce@@ e@@ ding@@ ly ? 12 / 1
The prophet Na@@ th@@ an’s prom@@ pt action fo@@ il@@ s the pl@@ an , and Davi@@ d’s son Solomon is made king .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ine on page 18 ]
The “ new earth ” ref@@ ers to the new earthly soci@@ ety of humans who will have demonstr@@ ated their willing sub@@ mis@@ sion to God’s Kingdom .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H supp@@ or@@ ts and bless@@ es us as his loyal servants .
“ S@@ k@@ ill@@ ful direction ” is especially important when we find ourselves in tr@@ oub@@ led w@@ at@@ ers , fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely speaking .
We will not min@@ i@@ mi@@ ze his counsel to atten@@ d Christian meetings .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Peter indic@@ ated that some un@@ believ@@ ing hus@@ ban@@ ds ​ — even those who are a@@ bu@@ sive — ​ will become Christians after ob@@ serving the sub@@ mis@@ sive conduct of their wi@@ ves .
In order to gr@@ as@@ p the sever@@ ity of sin and its effe@@ cts , we must try to fa@@ th@@ om what it has co@@ st us .
What st@@ at@@ ement of Jesus shows the value of truth ?
What can we learn from Israel@@ ’s vi@@ ct@@ ory over the A@@ mal@@ ek@@ ites ?
The des@@ crip@@ tion ‘ teaching public@@ ly and from house to house ’ main@@ ly app@@ lied to ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing among un@@ believers .
How did Jesus set a good example for parents ?
He wants us to wor@@ ry about past mis@@ takes , become over@@ ly self - cr@@ itical , and think that we are ir@@ re@@ de@@ e@@ ma@@ ble .
In ad@@ dition , in 20@@ 15 the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy publi@@ shed the bro@@ ch@@ ure Re@@ turn to Jehovah , which has proved to be a rich s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement to many thr@@ ough@@ out the world .
Many transl@@ ations , both in Eng@@ l@@ ish and in other langu@@ ages , have done the same .
In S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 1@@ 40 B.C.E . , an important dec@@ ree was is@@ su@@ ed in Jerusalem , en@@ sh@@ r@@ ined on br@@ on@@ ze ta@@ ble@@ ts in Greek st@@ y@@ le : “ King D@@ em@@ et@@ ri@@ us [ the Greek S@@ ele@@ u@@ ci@@ d rul@@ er ] con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed him [ S@@ im@@ on ] in the high pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od , made him one of his F@@ ri@@ ends , and pa@@ id him high hon@@ ors . . . .
By la@@ ying ba@@ re what is really in the heart , however , God’s Word can power@@ fully move a hum@@ ble individu@@ al to stri@@ p off the old person@@ ality and “ put on the new person@@ ality which was cre@@ ated according to God’s will in true righteousness and loy@@ al@@ ty . ”
Ther@@ efore , be res@@ ol@@ ved to pur@@ sue the course of tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness .
N@@ ever would we want to be so “ over@@ ly righteous ” that we refu@@ se to wel@@ come rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers back .
How can we continue to apply ourselves to teaching , and in what ways will this help us to make advan@@ c@@ ement , or prog@@ ress , as teach@@ ers of God’s Word ?
Gi@@ ve some local examples .
( b ) What is needed for prop@@ er Bible reading and study ?
Jesus promised all who were op@@ pres@@ sed and we@@ igh@@ ed down by personal problems : “ C@@ ome to me , . . . and I will ref@@ res@@ h you . ”
What made Jesus an out@@ standing teach@@ er ?
The discipl@@ ine and ef@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y of the Rom@@ an mil@@ it@@ ary ma@@ ch@@ ine dep@@ ended on them .
What helps many to end@@ ure si@@ ck@@ ness and other tri@@ als ?
In re@@ ality , though , this truth should mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to accept the war@@ m invit@@ ation to draw close to him . ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 6 ; James 4 : 8 .
Wh@@ ere to St@@ ar@@ t ?
What happ@@ ens when we die ?
Then Jehovah allow@@ ed Moses to see the af@@ ter@@ g@@ low of this divine man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of glory .
1 , 2 . ( a ) How did Jehovah ref@@ er to the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Abraham , and what might this cause us to won@@ der about ?
Acc@@ ording to those who knew the g@@ un@@ man , he was an or@@ din@@ ary te@@ en@@ ag@@ er who wanted to be accepted and to have friends .
To Su@@ ff@@ er Rather T@@ ha@@ n S@@ in
Many people have been moved to live by Bible standards as they stu@@ died the Scriptures and came to appreci@@ ate God’s wisdom and righteousness .
In answer Jesus said to him : ‘ Are you a teach@@ er of Israel and yet do not know these things ?
Paul wrote : “ Gi@@ ve him the cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary wel@@ come in the Lord with all joy ; and keep ho@@ l@@ ding men of that s@@ ort de@@ ar , because on account of the L@@ or@@ d’s work he came qu@@ ite near to death , ex@@ pos@@ ing his soul to d@@ anger , that he might fully make up for your not being here to rend@@ er priv@@ ate service to me . ” ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
The Bible ans@@ wers in these words : “ You , who@@ se name is Jehovah , you al@@ one are the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh over all the earth . ”
Sa@@ ys Ri@@ ana : “ I felt Jehovah’s help@@ ing hand just in time .
However , the Bible tel@@ ls us that love “ believ@@ es all things . ”
While God did not see a complete heart in A@@ sa , he will “ show his strength ” toward you if you keep on doing what is right .
That led to a con@@ vers@@ ation with her and others around us who were listen@@ ing .
We were cre@@ ated to live on a beau@@ ti@@ ful earth .
But what kind of ang@@ eli@@ c support do we have today ?
By doing this , we will be direc@@ ting our thought pro@@ cess@@ es into right ch@@ ann@@ els .
This has de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely been the ha@@ p@@ pi@@ est time for us .
E@@ f@@ fe@@ ctive teaching requi@@ res fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch
The pl@@ ants are of the spe@@ ci@@ es P@@ o@@ si@@ don@@ ia o@@ ce@@ an@@ ic@@ a , a ty@@ pe of se@@ ag@@ r@@ ass that co@@ v@@ ers hu@@ ge s@@ wa@@ ths of the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an se@@ ab@@ ed between S@@ pain and C@@ y@@ pr@@ us .
It takes matu@@ r@@ ity to make right cho@@ ic@@ es .
But he learned an important less@@ on .
This means that you can confid@@ ently look for@@ ward to the fulfill@@ ment of the wonderful promise : “ The righteous themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will re@@ side forever upon it . ”
A@@ bo@@ ve all , we keep on the w@@ atch because we e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate what Jehovah’s day will mean for the accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment of his purpose .
We can be sure , though , that their He@@ ad , Jesus Christ , lo@@ ves them .
Even after they had sp@@ ent some time together as husband and wife , there is no indic@@ ation that their affe@@ ction for each other had w@@ an@@ ed .
Like many other in@@ ven@@ tions , it is not bad or wrong in it@@ self .
The elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants in his congregation now look after him .
These v@@ isions , given to the apostle John and the prophet E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el , de@@ pi@@ ct the s@@ pl@@ end@@ or of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh God , Jehovah , with things we can re@@ adi@@ ly en@@ vision ​ — da@@ z@@ z@@ ling g@@ em@@ st@@ ones , a ra@@ in@@ bo@@ w , and the ma@@ j@@ es@@ ty of a thro@@ ne .
Then The@@ o@@ do@@ to@@ s was asked to care for his emp@@ loy@@ er@@ ’s new con@@ fe@@ c@@ tion@@ er@@ y par@@ l@@ or in P@@ ort T@@ au@@ fi@@ q , near Su@@ e@@ z , so we moved there .
So , what must all of us do ?
( b ) What important less@@ ons can we learn from this account ?
It may be un@@ com@@ for@@ table or in@@ conven@@ i@@ ent to work in some ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es .
1 : 4@@ 4 ; 3 : 12 ; 7 : 36 ​ — Why did Jesus not want his mirac@@ les ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ised ?
It kept us well supp@@ lied with s@@ we@@ at@@ ers and bl@@ an@@ ke@@ ts !
What we have consider@@ ed in the first half of Psalm 1@@ 19 shows that Jehovah exerc@@ ises loving - kindness toward his servants because they trust in his word and are f@@ ond of his st@@ atu@@ tes , remin@@ ders , comman@@ d@@ ments , and la@@ ws .
Let us accom@@ pan@@ y one tru@@ ck and its cre@@ w .
A@@ no@@ ther reason was that I could share my faith with my bel@@ o@@ ved son and daugh@@ ter .
The other m@@ oun@@ tain re@@ pres@@ ents the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom in the hands of Jesus .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es working with the local congregation , we may have what other opportun@@ ities ?
Rather than for@@ ce your son or daugh@@ ter into long , serious discus@@ sions , try to take advan@@ ta@@ ge of ca@@ su@@ al opportun@@ ities .
Still , many have main@@ ta@@ ined loy@@ al@@ ty to God even under very har@@ s@@ h con@@ di@@ tions .
Like Jose@@ p@@ h’s special ro@@ be , the conduct of true Christians makes them different from those around them .
A T@@ V cre@@ w repor@@ ting on the disa@@ ster had heard her fa@@ in@@ t mo@@ ans .
3 : 1 - 6 .
What develop@@ ments are yet a@@ head ?
E@@ ven@@ tually , I wor@@ ked as a se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary for Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r in the of@@ fice that organiz@@ ed the worl@@ d@@ wide preaching work . Wor@@ king in the Ser@@ vice De@@ par@@ t@@ ment , 195@@ 6
Why were these Christians put to death ?
The pain of disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment can be long lasting , as in C@@ la@@ i@@ re@@ ’s case .
But what if such things as a desire for material ri@@ ches or the pur@@ su@@ it of ple@@ asure are be@@ coming par@@ am@@ ount in our lives ?
The psalmist san@@ g : “ There will come to be pl@@ ent@@ y of gra@@ in on the earth ; on the to@@ p of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s there will be an over@@ f@@ low . ”
“ I had fu@@ ng@@ al men@@ ing@@ it@@ is and ended up lo@@ sing my ey@@ es@@ i@@ ght , ” says E@@ m@@ í@@ li@@ o .
H@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical displa@@ ys of devo@@ tion and righteousness are in va@@ in .
27 Our Re@@ ad@@ ers As@@ k . . .
V@@ it@@ al , too , is what is taught .
The d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates , as well as the R@@ apa Nu@@ i brothers and sisters , were sure that the efforts made to pre@@ pare the ass@@ em@@ bly had been well wor@@ th the effort .
During this time , my family was activ@@ ely par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in the preaching work , and I learned that D@@ ad was the only Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ er in the family who had not yet plac@@ ed a sub@@ s@@ crip@@ tion for the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine Con@@ sol@@ ation ( now A@@ wa@@ ke ! ) .
They W@@ a@@ ited for the Messi@@ ah
Some n@@ ames in this seri@@ es of artic@@ les have been chang@@ ed .
What Is “ the Re@@ al Li@@ fe ” ?
24 : 11 .
Yet , some evidence su@@ gg@@ ested that an e@@ g@@ g occasi@@ on@@ ally could get fer@@ t@@ il@@ ized .
The Bible information that you just read was written down many cen@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o .
O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 8 , 199@@ 8 , “ In S@@ ear@@ ch of a Se@@ cu@@ re Li@@ fe , ” pages 4 - 6 , and May 8 , 198@@ 9 , “ What C@@ are@@ er Sh@@ ould I C@@ ho@@ ose ? ”
Do you c@@ learly dis@@ cer@@ n the evidence of divine guid@@ ance ?
He or she also su@@ ff@@ ers the effe@@ cts of in@@ her@@ ited imper@@ fe@@ ction .
The psalmist , for example , pray@@ ed to Jehovah : “ In@@ cl@@ ine my heart to your remin@@ ders , and not to prof@@ its .
His spirit is called holy spirit .
D@@ eli@@ vered From O@@ p@@ pos@@ ers
How could anyone fore@@ tell such spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c de@@ ta@@ il@@ s un@@ less gu@@ i@@ ded by a su@@ per@@ human s@@ ource ?
If he had a good con@@ vers@@ ation with someone , he ma@@ iled Bible liter@@ ature to that person .
Sh@@ are Go@@ od Ne@@ ws With De@@ a@@ f ( S@@ pain ) , 11 / 1
In Jesus ’ day , the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Jerusalem used the V@@ al@@ le@@ y of H@@ in@@ no@@ m as a gar@@ ba@@ ge d@@ um@@ p .
( a ) What message has Jehovah’s w@@ atch@@ man pro@@ claim@@ ed ?
That article gave God’s people a better understanding of the prophe@@ ci@@ es about the bir@@ th of the Kingdom , in@@ sight that made it clear that there ex@@ ist two dist@@ in@@ ct organiz@@ ations ​ — Jehovah’s and Satan’s .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to devel@@ op faith , hum@@ ility , and other qualities that fur@@ ther end@@ e@@ ar you to our God .
No@@ thing was the same any@@ more .
Let us consider them one at a time .
And ad@@ ul@@ ts can benefit too .
The Bible con@@ fir@@ ms that the pain of lo@@ sing a mate is both c@@ ru@@ el and long lasting .
We do not ex@@ pect mirac@@ ul@@ ous af@@ fir@@ m@@ ation such as G@@ ide@@ on received , but we can draw a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant guid@@ ance and reas@@ sur@@ ance from God’s Word and through his spirit - direc@@ ted congregation .
Why is hard work needed to gain an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God ?
Although he had no inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on the O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch , Ser@@ ap@@ him spoke out against the ign@@ or@@ ance and bi@@ go@@ try of his cl@@ er@@ ic@@ al op@@ pon@@ ents .
What was the pri@@ m@@ ary reason why Jesus was such an out@@ standing teach@@ er ?
Se@@ cond , in@@ stead of speaking of God’s “ comm@@ and , ” Satan mer@@ ely asked about what God had “ said . ”
The com@@ bin@@ ed pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of Bi@@ th@@ y@@ ni@@ a and P@@ on@@ tu@@ s la@@ y on the B@@ l@@ ack Se@@ a C@@ o@@ ast of A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or .
Some hist@@ ori@@ ans believe that those temple mar@@ ke@@ ts were ow@@ ned by the house of An@@ n@@ as ​ — perhaps another reason why Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has tri@@ ed to s@@ il@@ ence Jesus .
Even though kind war@@ n@@ ings were given , the off@@ en@@ ding par@@ t@@ ner did not want to pa@@ y attention .
S@@ ad@@ ly , however , God’s people did not always put their full trust in Jehovah’s remin@@ ders .
Why is it important to have “ deep respect ” for one@@ ’s un@@ believ@@ ing husband ?
Today , op@@ position takes many form@@ s .
G@@ ran@@ ted , in ad@@ dition to the ability to take in new information , the cap@@ ac@@ ity to st@@ ore knowledge has inc@@ reas@@ ed great@@ ly .
20 , 21 . ( a ) What as@@ sur@@ ance did David provide Solomon ?
If you stru@@ gg@@ le to find time to read and study the Bible , exam@@ ine your sc@@ he@@ du@@ le .
It is lo@@ gi@@ cal , then , that the b@@ ond between the two became str@@ ong@@ er as they wor@@ ked together and as the Son learned to imitate his Fa@@ ther’s qualities .
A@@ n important as@@ pect of Jesus ’ worship was his eng@@ ag@@ ing regul@@ arly in the disci@@ ple - making work , to the point that he was called T@@ e@@ ach@@ er by both believers and un@@ believers .
Do you discus@@ s the da@@ y’s Bible text with them ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses in your neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od will be happy to help you to receive such valu@@ able educ@@ ation .
“ Let each one keep see@@ king , not his own advan@@ ta@@ ge , but that of the other person , ” wrote the apostle Paul .
R@@ a@@ ising Ch@@ il@@ dren in a Per@@ mis@@ sive World
Are You F@@ ul@@ ly F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the Christ ? 4 / 15
Like King David of old , we res@@ ol@@ ve : “ I shall walk about in the integrity of my heart in@@ side my house . ” ​ — Psalm 10@@ 1 : 2 .
Be@@ fore mo@@ ving to a lo@@ c@@ ation ne@@ are@@ r to one of his children , this man attend@@ ed a Christian meeting of Jehovah’s Witnesses and had a me@@ al with the family of one of the young women .
In this article , we will re@@ view a few are@@ as in which our will@@ ing@@ ness to f@@ it in with God’s purpose ​ — to be obedi@@ ent from the heart — ​ could be put to the t@@ est .
We felt more sa@@ dness the day we left Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a than the day we left New Yor@@ k .
What was another way that Satan tri@@ ed to temp@@ t Jesus , and how did Jesus respon@@ d ?
When God cre@@ ated the first human cou@@ ple , he told them to “ f@@ ill the earth and sub@@ du@@ e it . ”
The Bible expla@@ ins that Jehovah cre@@ ated humans so that they could po@@ pul@@ ate the earth and care for it , being its ste@@ war@@ ds .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 1 - 3 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 5 - 18
A@@ t@@ ten@@ ding this helped us as a family to buil@@ d up an understanding of the Scriptures .
7 , 8 . ( a ) Jesus set what example regarding integrity ?
Par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 14 : This is an ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment to our understanding of Matthew 13 : 4@@ 2 .
But he war@@ ned : “ The use of ble@@ ach or other ch@@ em@@ ic@@ als are all right but may be ha@@ z@@ ar@@ d@@ ous if not h@@ and@@ led pro@@ per@@ ly .
Ther@@ e@@ after , he continued to read hist@@ ory and cl@@ as@@ si@@ cal liter@@ ature .
It took real faith on her part to remain obedi@@ ent and stay in that house .
Jesus end@@ ur@@ ed for the joy that was set before him
St@@ or@@ ·@@ ge@@ ʹ was the Greek word often used to ref@@ er to the n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction that ex@@ ists between members of the same family .
God gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es a blessing for every living thing on earth . ​ — Psalm 9@@ 6 : 11 , 12 .
A similar evil would come upon him , not in se@@ cre@@ t , but public@@ ly . ​ — 2 Samuel 12 : 7 - 12 .
This ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent G@@ rec@@ o - Rom@@ an city was stru@@ ck by the same earth@@ qu@@ ake that destro@@ yed S@@ al@@ am@@ is in 7@@ 7 C.E .
“ If you love those loving you , what re@@ ward do you have ? ” asked Jesus .
Jehovah is reason@@ able in what he expe@@ cts of us .
In wa@@ g@@ ing our spiritual war@@ f@@ are , what must we do ?
The Bible ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges that discipl@@ ine , even when comple@@ t@@ ely jus@@ ti@@ fied , is hard to be@@ ar .
In Proverbs chap@@ ter 3 , we find this ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart and do not le@@ an upon your own understanding .
In discus@@ sing baptism , the apostle Peter refer@@ red to No@@ ah’s con@@ stru@@ cting of the ar@@ k : “ B@@ ap@@ tism , which cor@@ respon@@ ds to this , is also now sa@@ ving you . ”
Consider the account of Noah .
A new@@ ly baptized brother who associ@@ ates with the same congregation says : “ As far as com@@ men@@ ting is concer@@ ned , I pray a lo@@ t . ”
De@@ ca@@ des before , Jehovah had asked Abraham to move with his family from the f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing city of U@@ r to an un@@ known land .
But before his as@@ cen@@ sion , Jesus com@@ mit@@ ted “ his bel@@ ong@@ ings ” to his faithful disciples .
For many disa@@ b@@ led individuals , lear@@ ning about this inspi@@ ring hope has ca@@ used their te@@ ars of sa@@ dness to change into te@@ ars of joy .
Con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating their faithful course can help you to end@@ ure and to remain fe@@ ar@@ less des@@ pite wh@@ atever tri@@ als you may face .
God as@@ sur@@ ed him : “ Then you will make your way succ@@ ess@@ ful and then you will act wis@@ ely . ”
So between De@@ c@@ ember 19@@ 17 and early 19@@ 18 , the few th@@ ous@@ and Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents ze@@ al@@ ously dist@@ ribu@@ ted 10@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 co@@ pi@@ es of a tr@@ act that inclu@@ ded an article called “ The F@@ all of Babyl@@ on . ”
What is a reason@@ able view of cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness ?
It was wor@@ th the sacrifice , since the associ@@ ation and experi@@ ences streng@@ th@@ ened our faith . ”
O@@ C@@ T@@ O@@ B@@ E@@ R 22 - 28 , 20@@ 12
5 : 18 , 19 ​ — W@@ as Na@@ am@@ an re@@ ques@@ ting for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess for having to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in a religious act ?
While standards in gener@@ al are deter@@ i@@ or@@ ating , Jehovah’s Witnesses view high standards of conduct as an ob@@ lig@@ ation , a part of their worship .
C@@ learly , ag@@ ed loyal servants of God can have a who@@ les@@ ome influ@@ ence on their family members .
You can do so by listen@@ ing to the vo@@ cal r@@ en@@ di@@ tions a@@ vail@@ able on j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
E@@ ven@@ tually I refu@@ sed to have any associ@@ ation with them at all ​ — for years .
As an educ@@ ational re@@ form@@ er , he later f@@ oun@@ ded a school in Nu@@ re@@ m@@ ber@@ g where stud@@ ents could learn Hebrew , Greek , L@@ at@@ in , and Ger@@ man within four years .
“ The ro@@ d of ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness is in the m@@ ou@@ th of the fo@@ ol@@ ish one , ” says the king , “ but the very li@@ ps of the wise ones will gu@@ ard them . ”
( b ) B@@ es@@ id@@ es personal prayers , what el@@ se will a@@ id a person in his reco@@ very from sin ?
In such ways , the sheep receive clear direction .
Yet , Jesus also said that we would not know pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely when the end would come .
They con@@ verse in Eng@@ l@@ ish and N@@ or@@ we@@ gi@@ an .
“ I love to make vis@@ its at the ho@@ m@@ es of brothers or call them for no other reason than to show I was thinking of them , ” says one Christian el@@ der .
4 : 10 ; 2 P@@ et .
Mo@@ der@@ n - day sla@@ ves work in min@@ es , s@@ we@@ at sh@@ op@@ s , bri@@ ck fac@@ t@@ ori@@ es , bro@@ th@@ els , and priv@@ ate ho@@ m@@ es .
How does religious h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y af@@ fect you ?
The talk “ Be Like Jeremiah ” was given by David S@@ pl@@ ane of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , a gra@@ du@@ ate of the 4@@ 2@@ n@@ d class .
E@@ vi@@ l con@@ spi@@ r@@ at@@ ors have an el@@ der@@ ly man thro@@ wn into a pi@@ t of li@@ ons , but he em@@ er@@ ges without a s@@ cr@@ atch .
As Paul wrote to the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans in 60 - 6@@ 1 C.E . , the good news had been “ pre@@ ached in all cre@@ ation that is under heaven . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 23 .
Th@@ ink about it , a Kingdom H@@ all er@@ e@@ cted before a congregation was form@@ ed !
A@@ gain she was ar@@ rest@@ ed and imp@@ ris@@ oned ​ — this time for ten years .
Ca@@ tho@@ lic j@@ our@@ n@@ al@@ ist V@@ it@@ t@@ ori@@ o M@@ ess@@ or@@ i made that ob@@ serv@@ ation on the se@@ x sc@@ and@@ als that have rec@@ ently involved the Ch@@ urch in I@@ tal@@ y .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the Israelites saw only what appe@@ ared to their physical eyes ​ — the imp@@ as@@ sa@@ ble R@@ ed Se@@ a in fr@@ on@@ t of them , P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s s@@ wi@@ ft war ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts be@@ h@@ ind them , and an 8@@ 0 - year - old shepher@@ d to lead them !
They are not too pr@@ ou@@ d to give responsi@@ bility to those who are qu@@ ali@@ fied to have it ; nor are they ha@@ ugh@@ ty and un@@ willing to accept direction from those who are author@@ ized to give it .
37 : 28 .
D@@ oub@@ t ​ — Is It Al@@ ways B@@ ad ?
Indeed , tre@@ ating others with respect yi@@ el@@ ds many fine benef@@ its ​ — including peace .
We were determined to accom@@ pl@@ ish our ministry as pione@@ ers .
They were s@@ pur@@ red on by a re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous spirit cre@@ ature who came to be known as Satan the Devil .
U@@ su@@ ally , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y is not a s@@ pon@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ous , imp@@ ul@@ sive act .
The righteous themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will re@@ side forever upon it . ” ​ — P@@ s .
How can we as individuals take advan@@ ta@@ ge of Jehovah’s pati@@ ence ?
That is how the person origin@@ ally learned the truth .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H is “ the God of truth . ”
If they kept to it , I or@@ der@@ ed them for ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion . ”
To help people become God’s friends , Jehovah’s Witnesses have a mission@@ ary home and a transl@@ ation of@@ fice near Nu@@ ku@@ ’@@ al@@ of@@ a , the cap@@ it@@ al . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 1 : 8 .
O@@ b@@ served Paul : “ Now that I have become a man , I have done away with the tra@@ its of a ba@@ be . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 11 .
“ What shall I do , Lord ? ”
Tr@@ ans@@ fu@@ sing these ma@@ j@@ or com@@ pon@@ ents al@@ lo@@ ws a sing@@ le un@@ it of blood to be di@@ vi@@ ded among more pati@@ ents .
Jesus there said to them : “ My soul is deep@@ ly g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed , even to death . S@@ ta@@ y here and keep on the w@@ atch with me . ”
However , they rec@@ all the at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere , the sac@@ re@@ dness of commun@@ ic@@ ating with our Father , Jehovah , and the feel@@ ing of cal@@ m and se@@ cur@@ ity .
Are we consci@@ enti@@ ous in following the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res ? ​ — 1 Corinthians 14 : 40 .
Those who vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered wit@@ ness@@ ed fir@@ s@@ th@@ and how Jehovah ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fi@@ es his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
How Sa@@ ul@@ ’s course differ@@ ed from that of G@@ ide@@ on , a form@@ er comman@@ der of Israel@@ ite ar@@ mi@@ es !
Re@@ g@@ arding the wel@@ f@@ are of her son , what can wor@@ ry a mother more than re@@ vel@@ ries and de@@ ba@@ u@@ ch@@ eri@@ es in the pro@@ ver@@ bi@@ al w@@ ine , women , and s@@ ong ?
Do these pas@@ sa@@ ges indic@@ ate that the soul is some inv@@ isi@@ ble , sh@@ a@@ do@@ w@@ y part that can es@@ cap@@ e from or en@@ ter a body ?
“ B@@ E W@@ I@@ S@@ E , my son , and make my heart rejo@@ ice , that I may make a rep@@ ly to him that is ta@@ un@@ ting me . ”
With that in mind , let us exam@@ ine how by rec@@ all@@ ing and medit@@ ating on your own experi@@ ences , you can maintain , ref@@ res@@ h , and buil@@ d on the love and the ze@@ al you first felt for God and the truth .
Hence , all of us need to show concer@@ n for our brothers and truly care for one another .
Will the P@@ ur@@ su@@ it of P@@ lea@@ sure M@@ ake U@@ s H@@ app@@ y ?
How might we reason with an individu@@ al who feel@@ s that way ?
Not as@@ king for help could prove f@@ at@@ al .
He will@@ ingly dam@@ ages his own health .
Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning with this is@@ sue , you will no@@ tice fur@@ ther chang@@ es in the form@@ at of The Watchtower .
You may real@@ ize , for example , that ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible counsel can help you to buil@@ d strong family relation@@ shi@@ ps .
Sa@@ il@@ ors ris@@ k having their bo@@ at cap@@ si@@ ze un@@ less they man@@ e@@ u@@ ver to me@@ et the wa@@ ves head - on .
Although this seem@@ s to have been comm@@ on knowledge ​ — even in@@ dis@@ pu@@ table , many would say — ​ it was not true that the i@@ ma@@ ge had fal@@ le@@ n from heaven .
I am on the right
Adam cho@@ se to re@@ be@@ l against God .
He will call on me , and I will answer him .
So it is not sur@@ pris@@ ing that Paul wrote to the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans : “ I am g@@ la@@ d and I rejo@@ ice with all of you . Now in the same way you y@@ ourselves also be g@@ la@@ d and rejo@@ ice with me . ”
I kept my promise to study the Bible .
Since people like Moses , David , Solomon , and the apostle Peter f@@ ell into sin , should we feel that we are not vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able ?
Be@@ ing dedic@@ ated me@@ ant much more for Israel than being com@@ mit@@ ted to do something .
After arri@@ ving in S@@ t . Pet@@ er@@ s@@ bur@@ g , B@@ or@@ ro@@ w app@@ lied himself to a deep@@ er study of M@@ an@@ ch@@ u to en@@ able him to pro@@ of@@ read and e@@ di@@ t the Bible text more acc@@ ur@@ ately .
( 6 ) L@@ au@@ d , M .
Al@@ most 60 years of a very special four - way fri@@ end@@ ship sh@@ at@@ tered by death !
When did the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e come into use ?
Fir@@ st - century Christians came from many ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds
Ex@@ peri@@ enc@@ ing spiritual pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity always invol@@ ves dra@@ wing close to God .
“ I had the privilege to read about your experi@@ ences in the 200@@ 2 Ye@@ ar@@ book .
The following disc@@ la@@ im@@ ers appe@@ ar on We@@ b s@@ ites for sing@@ les :
Ser@@ ving in In@@ dia
Since no com@@ promise of Christian principles was involved , he res@@ pe@@ cted and com@@ p@@ lied with the counsel of the first - century gover@@ ning body .
S@@ el@@ f - sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ y , then , is a must .
( 1 ) A bri@@ ef com@@ ment on world con@@ di@@ tions .
On@@ ly a sh@@ ort time rema@@ ins to prove our love for Jehovah and to fin@@ ish the preaching work assign@@ ed for the last days .
And he kept dra@@ wing them with “ the cor@@ ds of love . ”
6 What Jesus T@@ au@@ ght Ab@@ out God
The Tru@@ th Mu@@ st Re@@ ach the H@@ ear@@ t
Such bal@@ ance is not always eas@@ y for imper@@ fect parents to find .
For example , a man who speak@@ s a@@ bu@@ si@@ vely to his wife should stri@@ ve to change his attitude toward her , especially as he lear@@ ns how Jehovah hon@@ ors women .
These spirit sons faith@@ fully car@@ ry out his will .
11 , 12 . ( a ) What is involved in being imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al ?
Ne@@ bri@@ ja is consider@@ ed the pioneer of the S@@ pan@@ ish human@@ ists ( li@@ ber@@ al scho@@ l@@ ars ) .
“ I dre@@ ad@@ ed the thought of being far away from the people I love , ” she says .
Com@@ pas@@ sion in a C@@ ru@@ el World
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , Jehovah re@@ je@@ cts Saul as king .
The Witnesses real@@ ized that she was very si@@ ck , as she could not speak pro@@ per@@ ly and her vo@@ ice was qui@@ ver@@ ing .
U@@ p@@ on hear@@ ing such words , E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s go@@ d@@ less enem@@ ies sur@@ ely wanted to k@@ ill him .
Jesus continued : “ The fo@@ ol@@ ish said to the dis@@ cre@@ et , ‘ Gi@@ ve us some of your o@@ il , because our lam@@ ps are about to go out . ’ ”
That and other questions about Jesus ’ prophecy will be discus@@ sed in the next article .
This tre@@ asure does not bring material we@@ al@@ th , but it will result in something that all the money in the world cannot bu@@ y ​ — in@@ ner peace , con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment , and a satis@@ f@@ ying life .
This is necess@@ ary if we want to ac@@ hi@@ eve what we set out to do .
In Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s day the fulfill@@ ment of God’s promises was “ a@@ far off , ” yet he buil@@ t his life around them
This means that we can pray for “ anything ” that is in har@@ mony with Jehovah’s will .
How can God’s Word help you to find in@@ ner peace ?
But when did God’s people become cap@@ ti@@ ves ?
In the 2@@ 1@@ st century , B@@ r@@ ita@@ in and the Un@@ ited St@@ ates have continued their special par@@ t@@ n@@ er@@ ship , often ac@@ ting together in world af@@ fai@@ r@@ s .
While chang@@ ing the ti@@ re by the side of the ro@@ ad , D@@ ad was h@@ it by a pas@@ sing ca@@ r and died in@@ stan@@ tly .
A com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve spirit thus pro@@ vo@@ k@@ es en@@ v@@ y , res@@ ent@@ ment , and dis@@ ple@@ asure toward someone because of his bel@@ ong@@ ings , pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity , position , re@@ pu@@ tation , advan@@ ta@@ ges , and so on .
Consider two things he does : Fir@@ st , he ex@@ pos@@ es ty@@ ran@@ n@@ y for what it is .
The brothers Peter and An@@ dre@@ w had been fi@@ sh@@ er@@ men .
What a pri@@ ce to pa@@ y for dis@@ obe@@ ying Jehovah God ! ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 14 : 26 - 34 .
R@@ a@@ ba@@ ul
Jehovah certainly rejo@@ ic@@ ed when ob@@ serving the un@@ s@@ wer@@ ving loy@@ al@@ ty of his hum@@ ble Son . ​ — Read Proverbs 27 : 11 .
As the end of this system dra@@ ws near , what must we be determined to do , and why ?
Jehovah G@@ u@@ id@@ es Our G@@ lo@@ ba@@ l T@@ e@@ aching Wor@@ k
What did the people of Israel often fai@@ l to do ?
Mis@@ gu@@ i@@ ded by their har@@ d@@ hear@@ ted and mer@@ c@@ il@@ ess religious lead@@ ers , most no longer worshi@@ ped God accep@@ ta@@ bly .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , in the th@@ ir@@ d year of his re@@ ign , Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at sent for fi@@ ve pr@@ inc@@ es , n@@ ine L@@ ev@@ ites , and two pri@@ ests . He had them tra@@ v@@ el through all the c@@ ities to teach the people Jehovah’s la@@ ws .
Why are the mil@@ d - temp@@ ered ones happy ?
W@@ H@@ Y S@@ O@@ M@@ E H@@ A@@ V@@ E D@@ O@@ U@@ B@@ T@@ S : Even when they des@@ per@@ ately need comfort , some people feel that it is sel@@ f@@ ish to ask God to inter@@ v@@ ene and help them cop@@ e with their problems .
After I had been at G@@ ile@@ ad for about three months , Bro@@ ther Na@@ than K@@ nor@@ r , who was then taking the lead in the worl@@ d@@ wide work , pres@@ ented me with an ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary invit@@ ation .
As sh@@ own by an experience , what po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al does our Bible - based liter@@ ature have ?
It is thr@@ ill@@ ing to see J@@ a@@ ir@@ o , ass@@ is@@ ted by a fellow Witness , s@@ low@@ ly teaching G@@ r@@ and@@ pa the Bible !
“ That God may be all things to ever@@ yone . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R .
When my father came home from work that day , I told him that I had found a jo@@ b .
Still , he continued to preach b@@ ol@@ dly to others .
In 199@@ 6 , as I s@@ at at his be@@ d@@ side , ho@@ l@@ ding his hand and cr@@ ying bit@@ ter@@ ly , I told him how s@@ or@@ ry I was for all that I had done and that I loved him so much .
In ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing both Abraham and Moses , Jehovah used a Hebrew ter@@ m often transl@@ ated “ ple@@ ase . ”
25 : 9 ​ — What is sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant about dra@@ wing the san@@ d@@ al off and s@@ pit@@ ting in the face of a man who refu@@ sed to per@@ form brother - in - law marriage ?
And what evidence do we have today that pro@@ ves that we are living in the last days of this ung@@ o@@ dly world ?
M@@ ore rec@@ ently , ch@@ em@@ ic@@ als from f@@ ish and other se@@ a cre@@ atu@@ res have been used to tre@@ at as@@ th@@ ma and to fi@@ ght vi@@ r@@ uses and can@@ c@@ er .
For what sin@@ s do we need for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , and toward whom do we need to be more for@@ giving ?
If you are sure that the ans@@ wers to those questions are y@@ es , you have found a good compan@@ ion with whom to enjoy your le@@ is@@ ure activities . ​ — Read Psalm 1@@ 19 : 6@@ 3 ; 2 C@@ or .
We know this because S@@ im@@ on , who form@@ er@@ ly practic@@ ed ma@@ gi@@ cal ar@@ ts , saw this op@@ er@@ ation of the spirit and gre@@ e@@ di@@ ly tri@@ ed to bu@@ y the ability to la@@ y his hands on others to imp@@ ar@@ t holy spirit with mirac@@ ul@@ ous resul@@ ts .
Se@@ e@@ ing these blessings b@@ es@@ to@@ wed upon Jehovah’s servants will for@@ ce some op@@ pos@@ ers to “ bo@@ w down ” to Jehovah’s fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heavenly woman , re@@ pres@@ ented by the spirit - anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant on earth .
What cho@@ ice have some Christians made , and why ?
( a ) What language did Jehovah use to commun@@ ic@@ ate with Moses , Samuel , and David ?
The apostles ​ — most of whom had no doubt sh@@ ared in dist@@ ribu@@ ting food to the crow@@ ds whom Jesus had mirac@@ ul@@ ously f@@ ed — ​ saw that it was more important for them to foc@@ us on spiritual fe@@ e@@ ding .
Such medit@@ ation need not be a long - dra@@ wn - out pro@@ c@@ ess .
After Jehovah’s ang@@ el war@@ ned Joseph that King H@@ er@@ od in@@ tend@@ ed to k@@ ill Jesus , young Jesus and his parents became refu@@ ge@@ es in Egy@@ pt .
A person ser@@ ves Jehovah best when he is matu@@ re .
When she tri@@ ed to for@@ ce him to have se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations with her , Joseph ac@@ ted dec@@ isi@@ vely .
There were no doubt many times when he had h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds , even th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds , of ob@@ serv@@ ers .
* We ag@@ ree with Proverbs 23 : 15 , which says : “ My son , if your heart has become wise , my heart will rejo@@ ice , even mine . ”
For instance , Jo@@ el 2 : 28 , 29 pre@@ di@@ cted that both men and women , young and old , would receive holy spirit and share in s@@ pre@@ ading the good news of the Kingdom .
For example , one night my father , who was a man@@ ag@@ er of the U@@ l@@ ster C@@ ar@@ pe@@ t F@@ ac@@ t@@ ory , was at work tra@@ ining two young Ca@@ tho@@ lic la@@ ds who lived next do@@ or to us in our hous@@ ing est@@ ate .
Jesus Christ , the great mo@@ tiv@@ at@@ or of hearts and sen@@ s@@ iti@@ z@@ er of consci@@ ences , was able to move people to change .
Sa@@ ved From God’s W@@ r@@ ath
Why does that ha@@ p@@ pen ?
Why Di@@ d Not H@@ ur@@ ry , 8 / 1
“ He knew how de@@ pres@@ sed I was as a result of my hus@@ ban@@ d’s fil@@ ing for a div@@ or@@ ce .
The answer takes us all the way back to ancient Egy@@ pt .
17 : 1 , 2 , 5 ; 18 : 23 .
We than@@ k Jehovah every day for his help , as we recogn@@ ize that we cannot accom@@ pl@@ ish anything in our own strength .
Di@@ d Jesus mean that there would always be po@@ or people on the earth ?
She knew that a show@@ down was im@@ min@@ ent .
That would requi@@ re an un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted mirac@@ le .
Consider the case of a person who be@@ comes so ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in the ple@@ asure of the m@@ om@@ ent that he ends up doing something wrong that he thought he would never do .
Mo@@ der@@ n - day servants of God , whether young or old , can learn from Bible examples .
The Hebrew Scriptures were written in the first place for the fle@@ sh@@ ly nation of Israel during the time that they had a special relationship with God .
What con@@ v@@ inc@@ es you that Jehovah is the God of order ?
The apostle Peter wrote : “ Consider the pati@@ ence of our Lord as sal@@ vation . ”
During their tre@@ k in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , for example , Moses made a cop@@ per s@@ n@@ ake .
In this case I have become in his eyes like her that is fin@@ ding peace . ” ​ — S@@ ong of Solomon 8 : 5 , 9 , 10 .
“ Be@@ fore we t@@ our@@ ed Bethel , we thought it was rather s@@ ti@@ f@@ f and only for old people , ” they expla@@ in .
When it comes to making decisions , what ca@@ u@@ tion must we exerc@@ ise ?
Ge@@ d@@ al@@ iah Mi@@ ca@@ iah
The apostle Paul evid@@ ently had all those things .
However , Eli@@ j@@ ah was no f@@ an@@ ati@@ c .
What about Ri@@ char@@ d’s marriage ?
I also started going to meetings at the Kingdom H@@ all where my sister and her husband attend@@ ed , even though it was 19 mil@@ es ( 30 k@@ m ) away .
Y@@ O@@ U might well ask that question , “ Do we need a Messi@@ ah ? ”
The last two days certainly have been action - p@@ ac@@ ked for Jesus .
“ The T@@ im@@ es of R@@ est@@ or@@ ation ” Are at H@@ and !
However , on an ear@@ li@@ er occasi@@ on when crow@@ ds of suffering people were brought to Jesus for heal@@ ing , these inclu@@ ded some who were “ dem@@ on - pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed and ep@@ il@@ ep@@ tic . ”
• What prom@@ p@@ ted faithful men of old to offer sacrific@@ es to Jehovah ?
S@@ C@@ H@@ O@@ O@@ L F@@ O@@ R EL@@ D@@ E@@ R@@ S
The Bible book of Job ob@@ ser@@ ves that God “ has not given more consider@@ ation to the no@@ ble one than to the low@@ ly one , for all of them are the work of his hands . ”
My 9@@ 4 - year - old a@@ un@@ t , Na@@ om@@ i How@@ ell , still has one .
As no@@ ted , conven@@ tions and ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es in si@@ gn language are now held on a regul@@ ar bas@@ is in K@@ o@@ re@@ a .
And it was no little su@@ m of money . The activ@@ ity of M@@ r .
The book su@@ gg@@ ested that most ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les can be over@@ come if they are appro@@ ached with a positi@@ ve attitude .
Peter wrote : “ You hus@@ ban@@ ds , continue d@@ wel@@ ling in like man@@ ner with [ your wi@@ ves ] according to knowledge , assign@@ ing them honor as to a we@@ ak@@ er v@@ es@@ sel , the f@@ em@@ in@@ ine one , since you are also he@@ ir@@ s with them of the un@@ deser@@ ved fav@@ or of life , in order for your prayers not to be h@@ in@@ der@@ ed . ”
But the b@@ ru@@ ising of the ser@@ p@@ ent in the head would mean that the Devil would receive a death b@@ low from which he would never rec@@ over . ​ — Read Acts 2 : 31 , 32 ; Hebrews 2 : 14 .
The book W@@ el@@ ter@@ be W@@ ar@@ t@@ bur@@ g expla@@ ins that “ the time at W@@ ar@@ t@@ bur@@ g was among the most pro@@ duc@@ tive and cre@@ ative peri@@ o@@ ds of his life . ”
Paul’s purpose in expla@@ ining this “ sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic dr@@ ama ” was to illustr@@ ate the su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity of the new covenant over the Law covenant medi@@ ated by Moses .
Of course , such a real@@ iz@@ ation has its place .
Some ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic for@@ mat@@ s allow us to acc@@ ess quic@@ k@@ ly the c@@ ited te@@ x@@ ts from each study article .
The Watchtower of De@@ c@@ ember 15 , 19@@ 23 , repor@@ ted : “ From Ju@@ ne 1 to S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 30 Bro@@ ther Y@@ oung has held 21 public meetings , with a to@@ tal attend@@ ance of 3@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 ; 4@@ 8 class meetings , with an attend@@ ance of 1@@ ,@@ 1@@ 00 ; dist@@ ribu@@ ted free liter@@ ature in P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese to the number of 5@@ ,000 co@@ pi@@ es . ”
F@@ ac@@ ing the se@@ a , it offered a spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar set@@ ting for the per@@ for@@ man@@ ces .
What a privilege it is to car@@ ry the wonderful message of truth to those who are in di@@ re need of it !
What are we going to consider in the next article ?
What must we do to remain in our spiritual par@@ adise ?
Is it possible that mankind is being man@@ ip@@ ul@@ ated by an un@@ seen but powerful and sin@@ is@@ ter for@@ ce ?
9 : 28 - 30 .
Is there any pro@@ of that Jesus was in@@ deed the Messi@@ ah ?
S@@ af@@ ety gl@@ as@@ ses , a hard h@@ at , and appro@@ pri@@ ate sh@@ o@@ es can prote@@ ct you from many d@@ ang@@ ers on a con@@ stru@@ ction s@@ ite .
Does that s@@ ound good to you ? ”
Their personal interest fo@@ st@@ ered in me a real desire to set the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c go@@ als .
• How can we benefit from the tra@@ ining Jesus gave his disciples ?
In that pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous tra@@ ding cen@@ ter , some Christian brothers evid@@ ently were we@@ al@@ thy slave ow@@ n@@ ers , while others were sla@@ ves and pro@@ ba@@ bly very po@@ or .
This was un@@ u@@ su@@ al because even though many Ab@@ orig@@ ines speak K@@ ri@@ ol , few can read it .
When people ask us questions about our beli@@ ef@@ s , we have a cho@@ ice opportunity to show that we love God’s Word .
Just as Israel@@ ite famili@@ es often had o@@ live tre@@ es sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding their hous@@ es , so David wi@@ shed to be close to Jehovah and to pro@@ du@@ ce fru@@ it to God’s praise . ​ — Psalm 5@@ 2 : 9 .
14 : 7 , 13 - 15 ; 19 : 25 ; 33 : 24 .
With the help of God’s Word and his holy spirit , we work hard to “ stri@@ p off the old person@@ ality . ”
Ha@@ ve you ever been moved to te@@ ars because someone you care about was we@@ ep@@ ing ? ​ — Romans 12 : 15 .
It challeng@@ ed many as@@ su@@ mp@@ tions made by the re@@ vered A@@ ris@@ to@@ tle .
Many Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers find that in order to s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ate their own en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m for the preaching work , they need to set reason@@ able go@@ als .
He mer@@ ely said : “ There have always been w@@ ars and always will be . ”
Thus , A@@ be@@ l had rich food for medit@@ ation .
• What reas@@ ons do you have for being confid@@ ent about your future ?
Se@@ cond , we cannot real@@ is@@ tic@@ ally ex@@ pect that all those who associ@@ ate with us and study with us will take a stand for the truth .
Moses desi@@ red to li@@ ber@@ ate the Hebrews from bit@@ ter sla@@ very , but when P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h learned of his de@@ fe@@ ction and tri@@ ed to k@@ ill him , Moses was for@@ ced to fle@@ e to M@@ idi@@ an . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 2 : 11 - 15 ; Acts 7 : 23 - 29 .
15 , 16 . ( a ) How does set@@ ting one@@ ’s mind on something af@@ fect one@@ ’s men@@ tal attitude ?
Even their re@@ pu@@ t@@ ations have been h@@ ur@@ t as they me@@ et with hum@@ ili@@ ating fa@@ il@@ ure .
Of course , this kind of proble@@ m is not uni@@ que to young people .
Is be@@ aring such Kingdom fru@@ it@@ age ​ — pro@@ claim@@ ing the good news of the Kingdom — ​ within re@@ ach , no matter what our circumstances may be ?
It will simply be too l@@ ate .
The following article will present the Scriptural ans@@ wers , along with clear evidence that a un@@ ited Christian commun@@ ity is already f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing worl@@ d@@ wide .
A@@ spe@@ cts of the Messi@@ ah’s imp@@ al@@ ement were fore@@ told .
What can we learn from the example of J@@ on@@ a@@ than and David ?
Jesus told his hear@@ ers : “ A good man br@@ ings for@@ th good out of the good tre@@ asure of his heart , but a wicked man br@@ ings for@@ th what is wicked out of his wicked tre@@ asure ; for out of the hear@@ t’s a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance his m@@ ou@@ th speak@@ s . ”
W@@ he@@ ther they are emp@@ lo@@ yed or they have their own bu@@ sin@@ ess , they often do well , even exc@@ el in what they do .
If you have not already done so , make it your a@@ im to ac@@ qui@@ re “ acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge and full dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment ” by lear@@ ning what the Bible really teach@@ es .
This is because these n@@ ames have become part of our language and they are eas@@ ily recogn@@ ized .
Ther@@ efore , let us s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely commun@@ ic@@ ate encourag@@ ing things to others , “ wh@@ atever saying is good for building up as the need may be , that it may imp@@ ar@@ t what is fav@@ or@@ able to the hear@@ ers . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : C@@ re@@ ate a spirit of te@@ am@@ work by having both of you wr@@ ite down as many different possible so@@ lu@@ tions to the proble@@ m as you can think of .
M@@ an’s wisdom , however , has not il@@ lu@@ min@@ ated pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s lives as expe@@ cted .
How did Peter show that sel@@ f@@ ish tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es can be over@@ come ?
If you have ever discus@@ sed the Tr@@ in@@ ity do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine with a s@@ em@@ in@@ ari@@ an , you have likely no@@ tic@@ ed that .
We want it to be a place where we have priv@@ ac@@ y and se@@ cur@@ ity .
They enjoy “ continu@@ ous peace ” with him . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 2 ; 4 : 6 , 7 .
Sh@@ re@@ w@@ dness here is con@@ ne@@ cted with knowledge and is associ@@ ated with a pr@@ u@@ d@@ ent person , who thin@@ ks things out before ac@@ ting .
The in@@ s@@ ti@@ g@@ at@@ ors of their ban@@ ish@@ ment were u@@ su@@ ally Greek O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men who fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ used the Witnesses of being Com@@ mun@@ ists .
The f@@ li@@ ck@@ ering light of a tel@@ ev@@ ision set , the mo@@ ving sh@@ a@@ do@@ ws at the w@@ in@@ do@@ w , the ligh@@ ts that are s@@ wit@@ ched on and off , the s@@ ound of c@@ ars coming and going , the fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s in cor@@ ri@@ d@@ ors , the ke@@ ys un@@ lo@@ c@@ king and lo@@ c@@ king do@@ ors are all sign@@ s that the neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od is “ ali@@ ve . ”
From what do Christian famili@@ es need to be prote@@ cted ?
Does a husband hum@@ ili@@ ate himself before his friends or go@@ s@@ si@@ p about his own sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings ?
In@@ to a F@@ i@@ er@@ y F@@ ur@@ n@@ ace
We can associ@@ ate with those who are “ in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with the word ” and who are “ thor@@ ough@@ ly wit@@ ness@@ ing ” to others .
( b ) Who would Jesus ’ disciples have no doubt under@@ sto@@ od to be inclu@@ ded in that “ gener@@ ation ” ?
Of course , you should present such questions in your own words and in a kind , inter@@ ested way , not as if you were an inter@@ ro@@ g@@ at@@ or .
Ri@@ ght on time , Jehovah ful@@ filled his promise to free his people from Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an ex@@ ile and rest@@ ore true worship in Jerusalem .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E 3 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 21 - 25
; D@@ ab@@ el@@ ste@@ in , A .
Because these pa@@ inst@@ ak@@ ingly h@@ and@@ written and care@@ fully hi@@ d@@ den co@@ pi@@ es speak el@@ o@@ qu@@ ently of the appreciation the Witnesses had for the spiritual food a@@ vail@@ able at that time .
T@@ R@@ U@@ E peace is hard to find in to@@ da@@ y’s world .
What mo@@ tiv@@ ated Su@@ k@@ h@@ i , a sing@@ le sister in her early 40 ’ s living in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , to move to the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines ?
Th@@ ink S@@ tra@@ i@@ ght ​ — A@@ ct W@@ is@@ ely , 7 / 15
He star@@ ed at us , plac@@ ed the boo@@ k@@ le@@ ts on the table , and continued his sear@@ ch el@@ se@@ where .
F@@ ac@@ ing the pl@@ at@@ form on three si@@ des were ben@@ ches for the congregation ( 6 ) .
1@@ 22 : 3 ​ — How was Jerusalem a city “ jo@@ ined together in on@@ en@@ ess ” ?
In ad@@ dition to our house - to - house work , for example , we might eng@@ age in letter writ@@ ing , tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne wit@@ ness@@ ing , preaching on the st@@ re@@ et or in other public plac@@ es , and sh@@ aring the good news with people inform@@ ally and in bu@@ sin@@ ess ter@@ rit@@ ory .
When sh@@ own the des@@ crip@@ tion of the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s spirit and upon being invit@@ ed to the local Kingdom H@@ all to see evidence of this for themselves , many quic@@ k@@ ly ac@@ knowledge : “ God is really among you . ”
Will you w@@ ound your fellow sol@@ di@@ er with cr@@ itical re@@ mar@@ ks , or will you make peace with the fact that others will sur@@ pas@@ s you in a vari@@ ety of ways ?
When we are moved to pray because we real@@ ize that we are fully dep@@ end@@ ent upon God , then prayer dra@@ ws us close to God and streng@@ th@@ ens our faith .
The fi@@ f@@ th prophecy you are see@@ ing ful@@ filled invol@@ ves our home , the earth .
It is Satan .
L@@ ik@@ ely , our feelings par@@ al@@ le@@ l those of Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k himself , as descri@@ bed in the th@@ ir@@ d chap@@ ter of his prophe@@ tic book .
How can prayer help us not to succ@@ um@@ b to temp@@ t@@ ations ?
The teach@@ ers who went through the land at Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at@@ ’s comm@@ and had “ the book of Jehovah’s law ” with them .
O@@ r@@ beli@@ an@@ i em@@ ba@@ r@@ ked on the work consci@@ enti@@ ously .
When she learned that it was Isa@@ a@@ c , she co@@ vered her head with her sh@@ a@@ w@@ l .
Such men s@@ ought vari@@ ous imp@@ eri@@ al or@@ ders as exc@@ uses to persecu@@ te and un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly con@@ dem@@ n Christians so as to ste@@ al their pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
The first st@@ ep toward loving anyone is to take in knowledge of that one ; it is hard to feel deep affe@@ ction for someone we do not know .
In our family , we show affe@@ ction to one another and regul@@ arly come together for family worship
How is ze@@ al@@ ous Kingdom preaching a prote@@ ction for us ?
You pro@@ ba@@ bly also do all you can to avoid ex@@ pos@@ ing yourself to vi@@ r@@ al or ba@@ c@@ ter@@ i@@ al in@@ fe@@ ction .
Jesus used simp@@ le illustr@@ ations to cl@@ ari@@ fy difficult sub@@ je@@ cts .
I was quic@@ k - temp@@ ered by n@@ ature , and it did not take much to make me ang@@ ry .
We look for@@ ward to living together pe@@ ace@@ fully and happ@@ ily forever , and Jehovah is teaching us to do so now .
Un@@ der@@ ne@@ ath Are God’s E@@ ter@@ n@@ al Ar@@ ms
The ang@@ el expla@@ ins that the woman in the con@@ tain@@ er is “ W@@ ic@@ ke@@ dness . ”
“ But the people said to Saul : ‘ Is J@@ on@@ a@@ than to die , who has per@@ form@@ ed this great sal@@ vation in Israel ?
Re@@ fle@@ cting on that verse may help you to see that Satan , the false acc@@ us@@ er , would be pleas@@ ed if you were to acc@@ use and con@@ dem@@ n yourself , al@@ though Jehovah does not do so .
They also eng@@ age in fi@@ shing and cro@@ ss - bor@@ der tra@@ ding .
For some , the earth har@@ dly ent@@ ers the pi@@ c@@ ture .
God’s Word fore@@ told the resurrection .
When I re@@ turned home , my parents were very understanding .
Do You K@@ now and U@@ se God’s N@@ ame ?
The human r@@ ace has many other comm@@ on enem@@ ies , such as si@@ ck@@ ness and old age , which lik@@ e@@ wise cause much suffering .
However , those men may already have been serving as elders , that is , before being given this ad@@ di@@ tional assignment .
When King David was near the end of his life , he instru@@ cted his son Solomon to see to it that Jo@@ a@@ b pa@@ id for his ba@@ dness . ​ — 1 K@@ i .
What com@@ pas@@ sion Jesus showed by using his God - given power to bring his friend back to life ! ​ — John 11 : 4@@ 3 , 4@@ 4 .
If you become spiritually we@@ ak , your emo@@ tional and physical health can also beg@@ in to su@@ ff@@ er and you may be un@@ able to provide the support your family member needs .
The truth of God’s word is s@@ own in their heart , but it fac@@ es com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on from other pur@@ su@@ its that vi@@ e for their attention .
My baptism took place on F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 27 , 194@@ 9 , in a me@@ tal tr@@ ough that f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers used to water li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck .
His son , Bal@@ t@@ as@@ ar , J@@ r . , has served for 4@@ 9 years at Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n Bethel , where he supp@@ or@@ ts the ever - gro@@ wing worl@@ d@@ wide preaching work and now ser@@ ves on the Un@@ ited St@@ ates B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e .
It was during my personal qu@@ est for mean@@ ing@@ ful ans@@ wers that one of my a@@ un@@ ts , who was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , spoke to me about her faith .
This love ex@@ tend@@ ed not mer@@ ely to fellow believers but also to others , both by sh@@ aring the good news and by other ac@@ ts of kindness .
The Christian Greek Scriptures gener@@ ally ref@@ er to events occ@@ ur@@ ring at the th@@ ir@@ d , si@@ x@@ th , or n@@ in@@ th h@@ our ​ — often meaning about that time .
W@@ al@@ king in the Af@@ ri@@ can vel@@ d can be ti@@ ring , especially during the he@@ at of the day , but I soon found that in this c@@ li@@ mate , my physical li@@ mit@@ ations were e@@ asi@@ er to cop@@ e with , and for that I was gr@@ ate@@ ful .
They asked about our health and se@@ cul@@ ar work and c@@ he@@ cked to see if we had any concer@@ ns .
On A@@ pri@@ l 7 , 199@@ 0 , my case came up for re@@ view at the Pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s C@@ our@@ t in V@@ al@@ mi@@ er@@ a .
Indeed , “ we are members bel@@ ong@@ ing to one another . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 25 .
Yet , at the same time , he requi@@ red their exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion .
11 : 2 ; 12 : 36 .
He chang@@ ed and st@@ op@@ ped following his im@@ moral desi@@ res . On@@ ce again , he served Jehovah in a clean way . ​ — 2 Corinthians 2 : 6 - 8 .
I especially lik@@ ed the pi@@ c@@ tures .
▪ A@@ p@@ pro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble . ​ — Mark 10 : 13 - 16 .
The R@@ o@@ le of P@@ ra@@ y@@ er
Jehovah Re@@ war@@ ds Those Who C@@ are
The Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an rul@@ er de@@ fi@@ an@@ tly refu@@ ses .
However , cen@@ tu@@ ries before Jesus wal@@ ked on earth , another faithful serv@@ ant of God simil@@ arly we@@ pt over Jerusalem .
We must do all we pos@@ si@@ bly can to set matters st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght .
Tru@@ e , serving Jehovah is not eas@@ y .
H@@ app@@ y respon@@ se to recei@@ ving Bible liter@@ ature in Ger@@ man
And for his mis@@ takes he will be “ re@@ war@@ ded ” by recei@@ ving discipl@@ ine .
( b ) Why are chang@@ ing family valu@@ es of concer@@ n to us ?
But what would such a use of over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing power really prove ?
In the following article , we will consider the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ans@@ wers to some comm@@ on questions about Jesus .
• How can young ones be helped to cultiv@@ ate a personal relationship with Jehovah ?
T@@ ry to dis@@ cer@@ n the message be@@ h@@ ind the words .
( a ) In what way is your dedic@@ ation to Jehovah un@@ con@@ di@@ tional ?
Christian public@@ ations have been pre@@ pared on vi@@ de@@ o in 13 si@@ gn langu@@ ages .
During my first mon@@ th of pione@@ ering , I plac@@ ed 9@@ 5 boo@@ ks with inter@@ ested people !
But was Jesus ’ ob@@ je@@ ctive mer@@ ely to buil@@ d bri@@ d@@ ges among people of vari@@ ous ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds so that they could get along in peace ?
Why , no@@ ne other than anointed Christians , the gen@@ u@@ ine whe@@ at that Jesus refer@@ red to in his illustr@@ ation of the whe@@ at and the we@@ e@@ ds !
To the Rom@@ an gover@@ nor P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate , he said : “ For this I have been born , and for this I have come into the world , that I should be@@ ar witness to the truth . ”
Their home was to be the earth .
Jesus is Jehovah’s tri@@ ed , loyal , and reli@@ able one .
Ger@@ al@@ d , who has been happ@@ ily married for 5@@ 5 years , says , “ The most vital ing@@ re@@ di@@ ent in a succ@@ ess@@ ful marriage is reading and stud@@ ying the Bible together . ”
His Word ur@@ ges us to “ become imit@@ at@@ ors of God . ”
The v@@ es@@ sel just mo@@ ves he@@ ad@@ long into the de@@ ad@@ ly temp@@ est , un@@ st@@ op@@ pa@@ ble .
For some , it seem@@ s al@@ most un@@ be@@ ar@@ able .
No one is born with the ability to sol@@ ve all problems succ@@ ess@@ fully , making good decisions every time .
He knew nothing about God’s purpose that faithful mankind would some day enjoy perfect life in an earthly par@@ adise .
How should we feel about the Kingdom - preaching work ?
He got baptized without d@@ el@@ a@@ y . ​ — Read Acts 22 : 12 - 16 .
How about wit@@ ness@@ ing inform@@ ally at school ?
( b ) What remin@@ der was rec@@ ently given to Christian you@@ ths ?
No@@ te this law : “ You must give soul for soul . ”
; J@@ as@@ ic@@ ki , W .
They have been ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted and bl@@ in@@ ded spiritually by false religious shepher@@ ds .
After much effort , we were able to lo@@ c@@ ate a do@@ ct@@ or in A@@ th@@ ens who — des@@ pite the in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate means a@@ vail@@ able back then — was willing to com@@ p@@ ly with our religious beli@@ ef@@ s and per@@ form sur@@ g@@ er@@ y without blood .
But when she person@@ ally con@@ temp@@ l@@ ated such a move , she had mi@@ x@@ ed emo@@ tions .
The words of Psalm 7@@ 2 : 12 - 14 show how the Gre@@ ater Solomon , Jesus Christ , now rul@@ ing as heavenly King , feel@@ s about in@@ no@@ c@@ ent people who su@@ ff@@ er viol@@ ence .
Ser@@ ve Jehovah with rejo@@ ic@@ ing .
How does that af@@ fect the young man ?
In truth , if Jehovah is on our side , we need fear no one in the whole uni@@ verse . ​ — Romans 8 : 31 .
( Read C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 23 , 24 . )
• Dis@@ c@@ us@@ s your expe@@ ct@@ ations .
However , such col@@ le@@ cting , st@@ or@@ ing , and trans@@ fu@@ sing of blood direc@@ tly cont@@ ra@@ di@@ cts what is said in L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us and De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y .
When asked who God is , a J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese te@@ en@@ ag@@ er nam@@ ed Yo@@ shi rep@@ lied : “ I am not sure .
“ Li@@ fe does not result from the things [ a man ] pos@@ s@@ ess@@ es . ”
; O@@ un@@ d@@ ji@@ an , J .
But wor@@ ri@@ ed about family fin@@ an@@ ces , L@@ il K@@ um@@ ar@@ i felt that there was little to look for@@ ward to .
Of course , min@@ ors invit@@ ed to atten@@ d should de@@ f@@ er to their parents or gu@@ ar@@ di@@ ans , who have the fin@@ al say on the matter .
Consider what some have said :
With Jehovah’s help , may we continue to me@@ et all challeng@@ es as we car@@ ry out the God - given com@@ mis@@ sion to preach the good news of the Kingdom to people of all nations .
On one occasi@@ on , two car@@ lo@@ a@@ ds of po@@ li@@ ce and sol@@ di@@ ers st@@ or@@ m@@ ed Kingdom F@@ ar@@ m , a par@@ c@@ el of land on the A@@ ther@@ t@@ on P@@ l@@ ate@@ au that we had pur@@ cha@@ sed for gro@@ wing food .
“ With a man there is nothing better than that he should e@@ at and in@@ deed dr@@ ink and cause his soul to see good because of his hard work , ” wrote wise King Solomon .
Then he ad@@ ded , “ Just si@@ gn this letter . ” “ What is it ? ” I asked .
But what would ha@@ p@@ pen when the promised Se@@ ed arri@@ ved ?
The S@@ ting of De@@ ath 3
On the other hand , the m@@ ere pas@@ sing of much time will not of it@@ self sh@@ ar@@ pen our per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers .
N@@ um@@ ber of coun@@ tri@@ es re@@ pres@@ ented : 10
M@@ ore than any other li@@ qu@@ id , it can eas@@ ily dis@@ sol@@ ve other sub@@ stances .
With K@@ ar@@ ina in the ministry
“ Un@@ c@@ le Bo@@ b !
G@@ a@@ ul ( 39 - 40 C.E . )
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jesus said : “ If you for@@ give men their t@@ res@@ pas@@ ses , your heavenly Father will also for@@ give you . ”
After a wh@@ ir@@ l@@ w@@ ind vi@@ ct@@ ory , the Ch@@ al@@ de@@ an comman@@ der will bo@@ ast : ‘ This power is du@@ e to our go@@ d . ’
While the to@@ tal coun@@ t rema@@ ins the same , the num@@ ber@@ ing from Psalm 10 through Psalm 14@@ 6 in the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t is low@@ er by one than that in the Hebrew text .
V@@ ir@@ tu@@ e ref@@ ers to go@@ o@@ dness or moral exc@@ el@@ l@@ ence .
With that ob@@ je@@ ctive in mind , let us study God’s Word di@@ lig@@ ently , medit@@ ate deep@@ ly on what we learn from it , and act dec@@ isi@@ vely on what we st@@ ore in our heart .
“ L@@ O@@ O@@ K at my f@@ ing@@ ers .
Are you too bless@@ ed with parents who study the Bible with you and take you to Christian meetings ?
What will ha@@ p@@ pen to the wicked and to the righteous ?
He cho@@ se a very com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated desi@@ gn , al@@ though he had never buil@@ t a house before .
No@@ te that the first ri@@ der , Jesus , beg@@ ins his ri@@ de when he recei@@ ves a cro@@ wn .
As for the Re@@ u@@ ben@@ ites , “ the earth op@@ ened its m@@ ou@@ th and pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to s@@ wal@@ low them up . ”
Consider the three following questions , and com@@ pare po@@ pul@@ ar conc@@ ep@@ ts of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on with what the Bible really teach@@ es .
The te@@ x@@ t@@ boo@@ ks are rather old , and the teach@@ er as@@ ks us if S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land is still as his boo@@ ks descri@@ be it .
N@@ ep@@ al had a pe@@ ak of 4@@ 30 publi@@ sh@@ ers last year ​ — an inc@@ re@@ ase of 9 per@@ c@@ ent .
The re@@ mo@@ val of Satan , his dem@@ ons , and the wicked world is near .
Instead , he was a hum@@ ble fellow work@@ er for their joy .
Do@@ ing good also inclu@@ des pre@@ par@@ ing for and atten@@ ding Christian meetings , contribu@@ ting to the worl@@ d@@ wide work , car@@ ing for our Kingdom H@@ all , and being concer@@ ned about the needs of disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ged Christians .
I am happy for my mo@@ des@@ t share in the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l Bible educ@@ ation work that he direc@@ ts . ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 10 .
They were mag@@ i , or ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers .
H@@ app@@ y for My Sh@@ are in G@@ lo@@ ba@@ l Bible E@@ duc@@ ation
M@@ ak@@ ing the change was not eas@@ y , but we were determined to be obedi@@ ent .
“ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing was so co@@ her@@ ent and lo@@ gi@@ cal , ” she says .
I felt per@@ tur@@ bed by the va@@ st differ@@ ences between my form@@ er beli@@ ef@@ s and what I was lear@@ ning from the Bible .
Par@@ all@@ el@@ ing that , Christians today are ne@@ aring the end of a long j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , one that has led them through a be@@ dar@@ k@@ ened , spiritually d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous world .
The in@@ iti@@ al se@@ al@@ ing di@@ ff@@ ers from the fin@@ al se@@ al@@ ing ( 1 ) in purpose and ( 2 ) in time .
You certainly are our glory and joy . ”
We should keep what four questions in mind when appro@@ aching people in our ministry ?
Acc@@ ording to one es@@ tim@@ ate , by Mar@@ ch of 199@@ 8 , there were about 2@@ 7@@ 5 milli@@ on We@@ b pages on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t .
No doubt Timothy learned a great de@@ al from S@@ il@@ as .
P@@ ri@@ ests and pre@@ ach@@ ers gave up teaching that God requi@@ res obedi@@ ence .
O@@ thers atten@@ ding si@@ t out@@ side and pe@@ er in through its c@@ hi@@ ck@@ en - wi@@ re w@@ alls .
10 / 1 Y@@ ou@@ ths , Are You Bu@@ il@@ ding for the F@@ utu@@ re ? 5 / 1
Because Jerusalem has com@@ mit@@ ted ou@@ tri@@ ght sin .
The same was true of the c@@ up of w@@ ine .
That relationship is the only one that can lead to everlasting life , based on the sa@@ ving power of Jesus ’ shed blood .
( a ) In what way does love help us to be long - suffering , and what counsel does the apostle Paul give in this reg@@ ard ?
His shed blood would provide the ransom through which human sin@@ n@@ ers could be sa@@ ved .
From the day of their chil@@ d’s bir@@ th , parents should have the in@@ t@@ ent to make a disci@@ ple , ass@@ is@@ ting their child to become a dedic@@ ated , baptized serv@@ ant of Jehovah .
How does this work ?
We si@@ t in@@ ches from one another and beg@@ in our Bible less@@ on .
That c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty enem@@ y is out “ to de@@ v@@ our ” us .
We have the right mo@@ tive for preaching , that is , we love Jehovah and we love people .
Such fac@@ t@@ ors as sh@@ y@@ ness , in@@ se@@ cur@@ ity , or the fear of being mis@@ under@@ sto@@ od can also make it difficult to offer comm@@ end@@ ation .
In S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 199@@ 9 , T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n was ro@@ cked by a de@@ va@@ st@@ ating earth@@ qu@@ ake .
S@@ il@@ ence , in this case , speak@@ s l@@ ou@@ dly . ”
Th@@ ough we never saw Jesus , as we learn more about him , our love for him deep@@ ens .
The apostle Peter gave valu@@ able counsel to wi@@ ves who@@ se hus@@ ban@@ ds do not share their beli@@ ef@@ s : “ Be in sub@@ je@@ ction to your hus@@ ban@@ ds , so that if any are not obedi@@ ent to the word , they may be w@@ on without a word through the conduct of their wi@@ ves , because of having been e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses of your cha@@ st@@ e conduct together with deep respect .
The answer lies in our attitude toward the Bible .
The col@@ la@@ p@@ sing w@@ all was now bey@@ ond human control .
10 , 11 . ( a ) How can we imitate the gener@@ ous servants of Jehovah in Bible times ?
Why may we have to w@@ rest@@ le for God’s blessing ?
He buil@@ t a temple and an al@@ ta@@ r to Ba@@ al and took the lead in bo@@ wing down to this pa@@ g@@ an go@@ d .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful slave “ dis@@ cre@@ et ” ? , 9 / 1 How many clean be@@ ast@@ s in ar@@ k ? 3 / 15
The two ar@@ mi@@ es , Phil@@ ist@@ ine and Israel@@ ite , rema@@ ined de@@ ad@@ lo@@ cked as Go@@ li@@ ath re@@ pe@@ ated his ta@@ un@@ ts day after day .
One day , I deci@@ ded to jo@@ in them .
H@@ el@@ p@@ ing someone take in acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God is the great@@ est good one person can do for another
Mi@@ ca@@ h’s con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries were gu@@ il@@ ty of what wicked de@@ e@@ ds ?
Consider , for example , whether an ang@@ el could fully have con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed the emo@@ tions of J@@ on@@ ah when that prophet r@@ an away from his God - given assignment .
Because of pe@@ er pres@@ sure , some men may h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to follow Christ fully .
P@@ ut@@ ting his hand on my fore@@ head , he rep@@ lied : “ Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ ve got a bad f@@ ever , but you have to come !
S@@ ource of Tru@@ e H@@ app@@ iness
During A@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s rule , Ba@@ al worship in@@ fe@@ cted the nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom on an un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted sc@@ ale .
Let him speak with you every day through his Word .
O@@ r@@ pa@@ h “ re@@ turned to her people and her go@@ ds . ”
That con@@ vers@@ ation s@@ ow@@ ed in me , then 13 years old , the desire to be a mission@@ ary .
In other coun@@ tri@@ es bor@@ der@@ ing with Ger@@ many , such as Fr@@ ance , the Ne@@ ther@@ lands , and S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land , Witnesses on both si@@ des took great ris@@ ks to supp@@ ly their persecu@@ ted fellow believers with spiritual food .
The man@@ ag@@ er knew that he was a minis@@ ter of Jehovah’s Witnesses , so after the peri@@ od of refle@@ ction , she asked him to re@@ present ever@@ yone in prayer .
Those who could not do such work don@@ ated food , supp@@ lies , and money .
At last , Jesus arri@@ ved in Be@@ th@@ any and went to see his de@@ ar friends .
But how are we able to do all this work ?
Do you believe that he will help you when you experience difficul@@ ties ?
O@@ ther F@@ e@@ atu@@ res of the Pro@@ gra@@ m
A@@ li@@ ce expla@@ ins that she became very de@@ pres@@ sed after her hus@@ ban@@ d’s death in 199@@ 7 .
T@@ ake , for example , the case of Jo@@ y@@ ce , a Christian sister in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
They say : ‘ C@@ ome , let us an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ate them as a nation . ’ ”
That hope inclu@@ des faith in Christ’s coming and in the rest@@ or@@ ation for which it pa@@ ves the way .
( Read Isaiah 7 : 14 . )
For the s@@ ake of the fle@@ d@@ gl@@ ing congregation and for the mission@@ aries ’ own sa@@ f@@ ety , the two would leave im@@ medi@@ ately , in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the night .
And the inc@@ re@@ ase is continu@@ ing .
Since I was able to study at a mu@@ si@@ c ac@@ ad@@ em@@ y ​ — with the lik@@ eli@@ ho@@ od of mo@@ ving on to uni@@ vers@@ ity — ​ I dre@@ am@@ ed of a care@@ er as a mu@@ si@@ ci@@ an - ar@@ t@@ ist .
It can change over time .
The crow@@ d of worshi@@ p@@ ers who flo@@ cked there would be “ cu@@ t off . ”
They remain neu@@ tr@@ al , even if as a result they have less money or lo@@ se everything they own . ​ — Hebrews 10 : 34 .
What do you i@@ magine Moses ’ respon@@ se is ​ — both in his fac@@ i@@ al expres@@ sion and his vo@@ ice — ​ when he he@@ ars God’s words to him , found at Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 3 : 4 ?
Some have even said that a human is just another ani@@ ma@@ l , so it should come as no sur@@ pris@@ e when a person ac@@ ts in an ani@@ mal@@ is@@ tic fa@@ shi@@ on .
▪ P@@ u@@ t simply , the answer is y@@ es .
I have learned to enjoy serving Jehovah without feelings of self - p@@ ity .
From then on , their c@@ all@@ ing is sure .
This no doubt contribu@@ tes to the fact that in some are@@ as , there is a r@@ ati@@ o of only 1 Witness to 1@@ ,@@ 4@@ 00 pers@@ ons .
That thought cons@@ ol@@ es him .
Jehovah made this covenant with David during Davi@@ d’s re@@ ign in Jerusalem , prom@@ ising him that the Messi@@ ah would be his des@@ c@@ end@@ ant .
These might be com@@ pared to the many tri@@ als and temp@@ t@@ ations Christians experience today .
E@@ spe@@ cially may this be so in the work@@ place , at school , or in a religi@@ ously di@@ vi@@ ded hous@@ eho@@ ld .
Jesus therefore war@@ ned his followers : “ Pro@@ ve y@@ ourselves ready , because at an h@@ our that you do not think to be it , the Son of man is coming . ”
“ I would c@@ ry a cou@@ ple of days during the we@@ ek , and I cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t s@@ le@@ ep some ni@@ gh@@ ts .
Some who have served him for many years can truly say that this is the best way of life . ​ — Psalm 1 : 1 - 3 ; Isaiah 5@@ 8 : 13 , 14 .
Who of us can cla@@ im to be un@@ t@@ ou@@ ched by war@@ f@@ are , po@@ ver@@ ty , or rac@@ ism ? And what about si@@ ck@@ ness and death ?
What a gr@@ and re@@ ward for their un@@ d@@ ying love of God and un@@ wa@@ ver@@ ing faith in his prophe@@ tic word !
Does that mean that angels do not help humans ?
The al@@ ta@@ r and its sacrific@@ es have meaning for Christians today .
That gi@@ r@@ l came to be in the hous@@ eho@@ ld of the S@@ y@@ ri@@ an gener@@ al Na@@ am@@ an , who had a lo@@ a@@ th@@ some s@@ k@@ in di@@ se@@ ase .
What , though , is involved in as@@ cri@@ b@@ ing glory to God ?
I was happy when my brother Ge@@ or@@ ge jo@@ ined me , for then we were able to pur@@ cha@@ se a fai@@ r@@ ly large pan@@ el v@@ an , bi@@ g en@@ ough to be out@@ f@@ it@@ ted with be@@ ds , a k@@ it@@ ch@@ en , a st@@ or@@ age are@@ a , and mo@@ s@@ qui@@ to - pro@@ of w@@ in@@ do@@ ws .
Lu@@ is , qu@@ o@@ ted in the op@@ ening article of this seri@@ es , has a serious heart con@@ dition , and he al@@ most died on two occasi@@ ons .
In 199@@ 6 , I f@@ ell in love with a woman nam@@ ed C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ina , and in 199@@ 8 , we were married .
I also benef@@ ited great@@ ly from Mo@@ ther’s ha@@ bi@@ t of reading al@@ ou@@ d to me from the Bible and from Bible - based public@@ ations .
It would be done in the sh@@ a@@ do@@ ws of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ g .
Wor@@ sen@@ ing e@@ con@@ om@@ ic con@@ di@@ tions , however , have re@@ duc@@ ed jo@@ b opportun@@ ities , and this has in@@ ten@@ si@@ fied the stru@@ gg@@ le for emp@@ loy@@ ment .
On@@ ce you understand your emp@@ loy@@ ment op@@ tions , you need s@@ ound ad@@ vice .
The gr@@ in@@ der k@@ n@@ el@@ t in fr@@ on@@ t of the fi@@ x@@ ed qu@@ er@@ n while gr@@ as@@ p@@ ing with both hands a s@@ mal@@ l@@ er gr@@ in@@ ding st@@ one , or ri@@ der , which was moved back and for@@ th over the ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on@@ tal sur@@ face to gr@@ ind the gra@@ in .
I was very gr@@ ate@@ ful when he pur@@ cha@@ sed a ca@@ r ​ — a valu@@ able as@@ set in this re@@ mo@@ te part of Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a — ​ for me to use in the Christian ministry .
What can we learn from the examples of Lo@@ t , Abraham , and Joseph ?
This makes us a@@ ware of the need to fi@@ ght against our sin@@ ful inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations .
5 : 11 , 13 ; 2 John 11 .
Will Jehovah ever sto@@ p help@@ ing his people ?
What will help you to do so ?
Jehovah ​ — The Su@@ pre@@ me Ex@@ am@@ ple of Go@@ o@@ dness , 1 / 15
When he wrote to Timothy , Paul showed that it would be imp@@ ro@@ per for a woman to as@@ su@@ me the ro@@ le of teach@@ er : “ I do not per@@ mit a woman to teach , or to exerc@@ ise authority over a man , but to be in s@@ il@@ ence . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 2 : 12 .
Jehovah fore@@ told regarding his people : “ I will ap@@ point peace as your overse@@ ers and righteousness as your t@@ ask assign@@ ers . ”
How has Christ used “ the ke@@ y of David ” ?
On the other hand , Jesus was ne@@ i@@ ther dis@@ satis@@ fied with his own position in heaven nor inc@@ l@@ ined to mis@@ use his authority .
Then there came to be light . ” With those m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous words , the cre@@ ation account in Genesis id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es Jehovah as the s@@ ource of light , without which life on earth would be imp@@ os@@ sible .
M@@ O@@ T@@ I@@ V@@ AT@@ E@@ D B@@ Y L@@ O@@ Y@@ AL@@ T@@ Y T@@ O J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H
E@@ r@@ la S@@ t . H@@ ill , my first mission@@ ary par@@ t@@ ner , was a ti@@ rel@@ ess work@@ er .
Why , he even sto@@ od appro@@ ved at God’s right hand in “ un@@ appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble light ” !
What are some ways in which we can refle@@ ct the concer@@ n that Jehovah and Jesus have for all s@@ or@@ ts of people ?
He kno@@ ws our li@@ mit@@ ations , yet we can be as preci@@ ous in his eyes as bel@@ o@@ ved children .
W@@ ell , rec@@ all the words recorded at 1 John 5 : 3 : “ This is what the love of God means , that we ob@@ serve his comman@@ d@@ ments . ”
Ar@@ ch@@ bi@@ sh@@ op A@@ go@@ ba@@ r@@ d of L@@ y@@ ons , Fr@@ ance ( 7@@ 7@@ 9 - 8@@ 40 C.E . ) , spoke out against i@@ ma@@ ge worship , ch@@ ur@@ ches dedic@@ ated to sa@@ in@@ ts , and the ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ ’s un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural li@@ tur@@ gi@@ es and practic@@ es .
Consider the example of Ca@@ in , the fir@@ st@@ born of Adam and E@@ ve .
Cor@@ ru@@ pt di@@ ct@@ at@@ ors have gro@@ s@@ s@@ ly a@@ bu@@ sed their power and have s@@ nu@@ ff@@ ed out the lives of milli@@ ons .
Their relationship with Jehovah was so preci@@ ous to them that they were willing to sacrifice their lives for it .
When was this ?
8 : 12 , 22 - 31 .
It tel@@ ls of a young man who , in@@ stead of fle@@ e@@ ing in the face of temp@@ tation , went after a pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te “ like a bul@@ l that comes even to the sla@@ ugh@@ ter . ”
Ad@@ ul@@ t problems , sa@@ d to say , can r@@ ar@@ ely be sol@@ ved with a ban@@ da@@ ge and a mo@@ ther’s hu@@ g .
He no@@ tes : “ We came as sla@@ ves , but we were tre@@ ated like k@@ ings . ”
One day as she was lea@@ ving the house h@@ ur@@ ri@@ e@@ dly , a pioneer gave her the tr@@ act Why You Can Tru@@ st the Bible .
* Why ?
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are that no matter what language we nor@@ m@@ ally speak , we are all un@@ ited in speaking the pu@@ re language of Bible truth !
F@@ in@@ ally , the verse num@@ bers of some psal@@ ms may also di@@ ff@@ er from one transl@@ ation to another .
The thought that imper@@ fect human cre@@ atu@@ res can appe@@ ar desi@@ ra@@ ble to the G@@ r@@ and Creator of the uni@@ verse may se@@ em un@@ beli@@ e@@ va@@ ble .
At the same time , A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il shows consider@@ able courage by tel@@ ling David that his pur@@ su@@ it of re@@ v@@ enge , if un@@ c@@ he@@ cked , will lead to b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t .
What did Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k ask Jehovah , and how did God answer him ?
Be@@ ing l@@ ate for a medi@@ cal or d@@ ent@@ al ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment may af@@ fect the tre@@ at@@ ment one recei@@ ves .
The king evid@@ ently tru@@ sted Na@@ th@@ an’s judgment , for he reve@@ aled to the prophet his desire to buil@@ d a temple to Jehovah .
Jehovah can so@@ o@@ the our mind , our heart , and our emo@@ tions by means of his Word , his holy spirit , and the spiritual food dis@@ p@@ en@@ sed by the faithful slave . ​ — Mat@@ t .
H@@ el@@ ped to Wor@@ ship “ in S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ”
21 , 22 . ( a ) What reason@@ ing did Jesus use when o@@ ffering counsel on deal@@ ing with anxi@@ ety about material things ?
C@@ ould you work together as you care for the children or ass@@ ist your ag@@ ing parents ?
Jehovah has provided his Word , the Bible , so that we can learn about him .
For a travel@@ er on fo@@ o@@ t in the M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast , a place of sh@@ a@@ de would provide wel@@ come prote@@ ction from the b@@ la@@ z@@ ing su@@ n .
We should not as@@ su@@ me that it is out of our re@@ ach to do so , for Jehovah is a wise and reason@@ able Ma@@ ster who never dem@@ ands more of us than we are able to do .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H I@@ S O@@ U@@ R “ R@@ E@@ F@@ U@@ G@@ E AN@@ D S@@ T@@ R@@ EN@@ G@@ T@@ H ”
M@@ er@@ con@@ y * used to study the Bible and has relati@@ ves who are Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The pro@@ secu@@ t@@ or ans@@ wer@@ ed that she was not com@@ pet@@ ent to com@@ ment on the Bible .
In fact , according to Revelation , God ho@@ l@@ ds false religion pri@@ mar@@ ily respon@@ sible for the blood “ of all those who have been sla@@ ugh@@ tered on the earth , ” including God’s own worshi@@ p@@ ers . ​ — Revelation 17 : 1 - 6 ; 18 : 3 , 24 .
The matter is so serious that Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er is made to s@@ we@@ ar that he will not take a Cana@@ an@@ ite as a wife for Isa@@ a@@ c .
3 / 1 Wh@@ ere Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on F@@ ought ? 4 / 1
Some people even su@@ ff@@ er emo@@ tion@@ ally , giving way to de@@ pres@@ sion and des@@ pa@@ ir .
What has helped her to trust in Jehovah ?
In@@ f@@ lu@@ enced by this mo@@ v@@ ement , a B@@ ap@@ t@@ ist nam@@ ed W@@ il@@ li@@ am C@@ are@@ y , contribu@@ ted to the f@@ oun@@ ding of the L@@ ond@@ on Mis@@ sion@@ ary So@@ ci@@ ety ( L@@ M@@ S ) , which was esta@@ bli@@ shed in 1@@ 7@@ 9@@ 5 .
You want to live forever in Par@@ adise , and you find joy in medit@@ ating on what the Bible says about future life on earth .
But you may ask : ‘ Why has God not already done this ?
Even if wrong desi@@ res are deep@@ ly ro@@ o@@ ted and ten@@ d to crow@@ d out our cha@@ st@@ e thoughts , Jehovah can gu@@ i@@ de our st@@ ep@@ s so that we can obey his comman@@ d@@ ments and succ@@ e@@ ed in living by them .
On one occasi@@ on Lu@@ la , a pioneer sister in E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pia , was con@@ duc@@ ting a Bible study when a relati@@ ve of the stud@@ ent bur@@ st in and said that they need not have such a study .
His heart go@@ es out to children who l@@ ack a par@@ ent or parents .
The Bible Pro@@ vi@@ des An@@ s@@ wers
What a privilege these new ones have to share in the fulfill@@ ment of John 10 : 16 , where Jesus fore@@ told that he would ga@@ ther “ other sheep ” to serve al@@ ong@@ side his spirit - anointed disciples !
It was like a dre@@ am come true !
He pointed out that the stud@@ ents will soon be meeting people of very different cul@@ tures and cu@@ st@@ om@@ s .
Why must we avoid bad associ@@ ations ?
As inter@@ es@@ ting as the rec@@ ent ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal fin@@ ding of the James in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion , descri@@ bed in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , may be , Jesus ’ hist@@ or@@ ic@@ ity does not dep@@ end on this or any other ar@@ ti@@ fact .
This bri@@ ef st@@ at@@ ement poin@@ ts to the close co@@ op@@ er@@ ation between Paul and Timothy .
It was then time for hear@@ ing gre@@ et@@ ings from well - wi@@ sh@@ ers around the world , for the pres@@ ent@@ ation of the di@@ pl@@ om@@ as , and for the reading of a letter from the class , expres@@ sing appreciation for the tra@@ ining received .
H@@ as mankind , in@@ deed , no cho@@ ice but to “ make do ” with imper@@ fect lead@@ ers ?
Yes , but un@@ like n@@ atur@@ al or man - made disa@@ st@@ ers , they were sel@@ e@@ ctive , they had a purpose , and they were ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely r@@ are .
Some people become pr@@ ou@@ d because of their good loo@@ ks , po@@ pul@@ ar@@ ity , mu@@ si@@ cal ability , physical pro@@ w@@ ess , or ex@@ al@@ ted position .
During one of their con@@ vers@@ ations , she read to him a por@@ tion of the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe .
David knew that the arrang@@ ements in con@@ ne@@ ction with the temple would bring joy and blessings to God’s people .
Fir@@ st of all , Jehovah tel@@ ls us about himself .
C@@ ur@@ se God and die ! ”
We were eng@@ ag@@ ed by the end of 195@@ 2 .
We have the privilege of sh@@ aring in the preaching work .
We read : “ So the c@@ hi@@ ef of@@ fic@@ er of the pris@@ on put Joseph in char@@ ge of all the pris@@ on@@ ers in the pris@@ on , and everything that they were doing there , he was the one having it done .
16 What We L@@ ear@@ n From Jesus ​ — Ab@@ out H@@ op@@ e for the De@@ ad
To Timothy , his you@@ ng@@ er travel@@ ing compan@@ ion .
How much do we really know about Jehovah’s works ?
The father ?
28 : 6 , 7 ; 29 : 10 - 12 , 18 .
A@@ un@@ t M@@ il@@ li@@ e , who was living with us at the time , n@@ ur@@ sed M@@ other when she became ill and loo@@ ked after me and my se@@ ven - year - old sister , Jo@@ an .
James continued : “ He go@@ es away and im@@ medi@@ ately for@@ ge@@ ts what s@@ ort of person he is . ”
So we are pati@@ ent , just as Jesus was pati@@ ent with the disciples who had difficul@@ ty develop@@ ing a prop@@ er attitude . ​ — Mark 9 : 33 - 37 ; 10 : 35 - 4@@ 5 .
She t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully om@@ it@@ ted refer@@ ence to her hus@@ ban@@ d’s share in the responsi@@ bility in the evil s@@ ch@@ eme . ​ — E@@ s@@ ther 5 : 1 - 8 ; 7 : 1 , 2 ; 8 : 5 .
When asked about the G@@ ile@@ ad cur@@ ri@@ c@@ ulu@@ m , Bro@@ ther K@@ ur@@ t@@ z stated : “ The ma@@ in te@@ x@@ t@@ book is the Bible .
Are the dead consci@@ ous ?
For instance , the Bible tel@@ ls us that Satan , in his ro@@ le as “ Go@@ g of the land of Ma@@ go@@ g , ” will make an all - out att@@ ack against Jehovah’s servants , mo@@ bi@@ li@@ z@@ ing hor@@ des that are descri@@ bed as “ a num@@ er@@ ous mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ce . . . , like cl@@ ou@@ ds to co@@ ver the land . ”
A@@ m@@ ong the reas@@ ons for this is the mar@@ vel@@ ous hope that they have .
“ The hard work of the stu@@ pi@@ d ones makes them we@@ ary , ” states the Bible .
Not only will you have the joy of fulfill@@ ing your spiritual needs now but you will also gain the pro@@ spe@@ ct of enjo@@ ying end@@ less life in perfect physical health ​ — a pro@@ spe@@ ct o@@ pen only to those “ consci@@ ous of their spiritual need . ” ​ — Matthew 5 : 3 .
O@@ thers li@@ e to their famili@@ es in order to sp@@ end time with a love interest other than their sp@@ ouse .
“ A son is wise where there is a fa@@ ther’s discipl@@ ine , but the ri@@ di@@ cul@@ er is one that has not heard re@@ bu@@ ke , ” states Proverbs 13 : 1 .
Le@@ a@@ ving one@@ ’s her@@ e@@ dit@@ ary pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion and mo@@ ving into Jerusalem involved personal ex@@ p@@ en@@ se and some disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ges .
But because he was very involved in his work , he prog@@ ressed only to a certain point in his Bible study .
S@@ ome@@ times , care@@ fully made personal pl@@ ans are set asi@@ de because some ur@@ g@@ ent proble@@ m ar@@ ises in the congregation .
Ab@@ out 1@@ 70 o@@ ar@@ s@@ men in three ban@@ ks are st@@ ra@@ ining their powerful mus@@ c@@ les as they ro@@ w , s@@ li@@ ding back and for@@ th on le@@ ather cu@@ shi@@ ons st@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed to their bu@@ t@@ to@@ c@@ ks .
When Moses des@@ c@@ ended the m@@ oun@@ tain , what did he hear ?
Th@@ ough An@@ ne has had to end@@ ure many tr@@ ying circumstances , she has not com@@ pla@@ ined but has been very supp@@ or@@ tive in all our activities .
• Why should marriage mat@@ es honor each other ?
Af@@ ter@@ ward , he ru@@ shed to c@@ atch the tra@@ in for another sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ed sto@@ p .
Sa@@ ú@@ l had l@@ y@@ mp@@ ho@@ bl@@ as@@ tic le@@ u@@ k@@ em@@ ia , a serious ty@@ pe of blood can@@ c@@ er that destro@@ ys the wh@@ ite blood c@@ el@@ ls .
While in pris@@ on , we knew that we needed strength from God to stand fir@@ m on the side of his Kingdom .
I was ready to take on Go@@ li@@ ath ​ — my school princi@@ p@@ al .
In this case , however , he cho@@ se to t@@ ou@@ ch the man .
If we keep wal@@ king by spirit , how will we be affe@@ cted ?
There is no question that Jehovah ful@@ filled the prophecy to ra@@ ise up a prophet like Moses .
What a privilege it was for me to be taught by that anointed brother who had person@@ ally known Ch@@ ar@@ les T .
( b ) How must a Christian husband tre@@ at his wife ?
How do the exc@@ iting events mentioned in Psalm 4@@ 5 af@@ fect all true Christians today ?
Consider the religious c@@ li@@ mate that ex@@ is@@ ted when Jesus was on earth .
The congregations follow@@ ed their direction and “ continued to be made fir@@ m in the faith and to inc@@ re@@ ase in number day by day . ”
Many local in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed Bible truth and , in turn , helped s@@ pre@@ ad this truth to v@@ il@@ la@@ ges far up in the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s .
And what a blessing it is to rend@@ er spiritual help to those “ righ@@ tly dis@@ posed for everlasting life ” ! ​ — Acts 13 : 4@@ 8 .
A@@ no@@ ther example in ancient times of someone in need of encourag@@ ement is J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s daugh@@ ter .
A time is coming when leg@@ iti@@ mate needs and desi@@ res ​ — such as nu@@ tr@@ iti@@ ous food and prop@@ er hous@@ ing — ​ for every person will be satis@@ fied .
B@@ or@@ n in sin , we are pro@@ ne to er@@ r .
This is an out@@ standing man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of God’s love for us .
As I do regul@@ ar Bible reading , I often come ac@@ ro@@ ss s@@ crip@@ tures that I think my bel@@ o@@ ved H@@ el@@ en would have under@@ l@@ ined in her Bible .
During Solom@@ on@@ ’s re@@ ign its b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries re@@ ached from D@@ an in the nor@@ th to Be@@ er - she@@ ba in the sou@@ th .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 19@@ 3 , 1@@ 5@@ 1
▪ Read and discus@@ s one or more s@@ crip@@ tures , ta@@ il@@ or@@ ing your pres@@ ent@@ ation to the person@@ ’s inter@@ ests and needs .
While in Eph@@ esus , Paul received an encourag@@ ing vis@@ it from members of the congregation in Corin@@ th .
In this discus@@ sion , the provi@@ der will gener@@ ally be refer@@ red to in the m@@ ale g@@ end@@ er .
“ How much ? ”
26 : 11 .
The wise man had one re@@ qu@@ est : The go@@ s@@ si@@ per was told to go and take a fe@@ ather p@@ il@@ low and cu@@ t it o@@ pen , sc@@ at@@ ter@@ ing the fe@@ a@@ thers to the w@@ ind .
Re@@ aching out to others with s@@ inc@@ ere , kind ac@@ ts ​ — fin@@ ding opportun@@ ities to help , giving a gift from the heart , ex@@ ten@@ ding ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality — ​ can contribu@@ te to o@@ pen commun@@ ic@@ ation .
F@@ ran@@ k@@ ly , we all long for the end of this wicked world .
To pre@@ pare for this exam@@ in@@ ation , we might ask , ‘ What was the con@@ dition of the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart of most Jews in Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s time ? ’
S@@ tr@@ ong hope en@@ ab@@ les us to res@@ ist apost@@ ates and their g@@ ang@@ r@@ en@@ ous “ emp@@ ty spe@@ e@@ ches . ”
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y D@@ O@@ MI@@ N@@ I@@ Q@@ U@@ E M@@ O@@ R@@ G@@ O@@ U
With the su@@ peri@@ or wisdom that he was privile@@ ged to gain , Solomon knew that greater fulfill@@ ment comes from the pur@@ su@@ it of spiritual valu@@ es .
Jehovah con@@ dem@@ ns viol@@ ence and a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch , so there is never any leg@@ iti@@ mate reason for tre@@ ating a mate with such a gro@@ ss l@@ ack of love and respect .
What effect does it have on you ?
“ H@@ E@@ Y you !
I app@@ lied , not real@@ iz@@ ing that sing@@ le women were not being sent , only sing@@ le men or married cou@@ ples .
One of the are@@ as in which Timothy was to set an example was in his speaking .
Some who became pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es may form@@ er@@ ly have been gro@@ ss sin@@ n@@ ers .
Job could not know when in the future that time would be .
16 , 17 . ( a ) How can the elders help those who are stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing with un@@ clean desi@@ res ?
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately after World W@@ ar I@@ I , the C@@ old W@@ ar set in .
Do you know why ? — Paul later explained to the Christians in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a : ‘ To make you fir@@ m and to comfort you that no one might be disc@@ oura@@ ged . ’
One Ye@@ ar Be@@ comes T@@ en
What less@@ on regarding wr@@ ong@@ doing can be learned from Proverbs 6 : 30 - 35 ?
Those words may not be the only reason for Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h’s greater love for her you@@ ng@@ er son , Jac@@ o@@ b .
How might Satan try to bul@@ ly us , and how can we cop@@ e ?
M@@ ore than a re@@ view , it can be used as an out@@ l@@ ine for family discus@@ sion .
If we give e@@ ar to such teachings , we could d@@ ri@@ ft away from Jehovah , and our love could gro@@ w co@@ ld . ​ — He@@ b .
It is inter@@ es@@ ting to no@@ te that he first refer@@ red to “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” the small group of anointed brothers who would take the lead among God’s people .
“ My husband and I would like to than@@ k you very much for sen@@ ding supp@@ lies for the reli@@ ef efforts for the dam@@ age inc@@ ur@@ red during the h@@ ur@@ ri@@ can@@ es .
Bible principles can help us to tra@@ in our conscience regarding rec@@ re@@ ation .
The first st@@ ep he must take is to “ rep@@ ent . . . and turn around . ”
Then they were helped to see the beli@@ ef@@ s and the fru@@ its of their religion for what they really are .
For some time after the lo@@ ss , the ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved Christian may not feel well .
E@@ ach family has to deci@@ de what is best for the children and for their relationship with Jehovah .
What kind of man was Na@@ ba@@ l ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , God’s Son used his a@@ bil@@ ities in challeng@@ ing and exc@@ iting activities as “ a ma@@ ster work@@ er . ”
When we take time to eng@@ age in mean@@ ing@@ ful personal study of the Bible , our min@@ ds become filled with the message inspired by holy spirit .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ Let each one do just as he has res@@ ol@@ ved in his heart , not g@@ ru@@ d@@ g@@ ingly or under com@@ pul@@ sion , for God lo@@ ves a c@@ he@@ er@@ ful gi@@ ver . ”
On one occasi@@ on , she and a Witness cou@@ ple were preaching in a m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous are@@ a of C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
C@@ er@@ ti@@ fic@@ ate of Ex@@ c@@ el@@ l@@ ence
Mo@@ der@@ n man@@ ’s means to commun@@ ic@@ ate information are al@@ most bey@@ ond our com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion .
After having pray@@ ed three times for reli@@ ef from “ a thor@@ n in the flesh , ” he received Jehovah’s rep@@ ly : “ My un@@ deser@@ ved kindness is su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient for you ; for my power is being made perfect in we@@ ak@@ ness . ”
F@@ am@@ ily members who influ@@ ence us to do what is right are especially loved and appreci@@ ated .
The second book , Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us , shows how Jehovah v@@ indic@@ ated his Go@@ d@@ ship by deli@@ ver@@ ing Israel from Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an sla@@ very .
In fact , pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ousness has ru@@ ined k@@ ings and to@@ p@@ pl@@ ed emp@@ i@@ res .
What about your child ?
Yes , we see that Jehovah is ready to act , using his right hand of strength and power .
Why could Jehovah be so sure of this ?
W@@ ic@@ c@@ ans teach that the effe@@ cts of ma@@ gi@@ c will return th@@ re@@ e@@ fo@@ ld to the person practic@@ ing it and say that this is a ma@@ j@@ or deter@@ r@@ ent to the pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ing of cur@@ ses .
When might we find time for study and medit@@ ation ?
They really did live for cen@@ tu@@ ries .
This article will help us to recogn@@ ize three are@@ as in which we may need to apply that war@@ ning .
• En@@ courage par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation
E@@ ven@@ tually , M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h was taken from his ho@@ m@@ el@@ and and thro@@ wn into a Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an pris@@ on .
I hi@@ d be@@ h@@ ind a fal@@ le@@ n t@@ ree , which led to my enc@@ oun@@ ter with the sol@@ di@@ ers mentioned ear@@ li@@ er .
Although this Ju@@ de@@ an king had already re@@ moved pa@@ g@@ an i@@ do@@ ls from the land , the un@@ expe@@ cted dis@@ co@@ very of the Law of Jehovah in the temple mo@@ tiv@@ ated him to in@@ ten@@ si@@ fy this cle@@ ans@@ ing pro@@ gra@@ m .
In 19@@ 19 , I married R@@ o@@ y S@@ m@@ ith , a mu@@ si@@ cal - in@@ str@@ um@@ ent sal@@ es@@ man .
Why are anointed Christians not resur@@ rec@@ ted in the flesh , and how are they ra@@ ised during Jesus ’ pres@@ ence ?
In ad@@ dition , the “ tend@@ er affe@@ ction ” and love evid@@ ent among those present can make it a mean@@ ing@@ ful and so@@ o@@ thing experience , even for a child . ​ — Romans 12 : 10 , 15 ; John 13 : 34 , 35 .
As “ the C@@ hi@@ ef A@@ g@@ ent and Per@@ fe@@ c@@ ter of our faith , ” Jesus Christ provided us with powerful less@@ ons in this reg@@ ard .
Gi@@ ve A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion to God’s W@@ on@@ der@@ ful Wor@@ ks
But no human should ever try to com@@ pare himself to Jehovah in this or any other reg@@ ard .
W@@ ell , a M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast@@ er@@ n bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ man nam@@ ed R@@ a@@ y@@ mon@@ d believ@@ es that it can .
F@@ ran@@ k , o@@ pen , kind spe@@ e@@ ch can draw people together .
What did many first - century Jews and pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes do in order to have a relationship with God ?
The T@@ et@@ ra@@ gr@@ am@@ mat@@ on also appe@@ ars re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly in the L@@ ach@@ ish L@@ et@@ ters , earth@@ en@@ ware f@@ ra@@ g@@ ments found in Israel .
This l@@ ist does not men@@ tion the boo@@ ks of Ne@@ h@@ emiah and E@@ s@@ ther , yet it is the ol@@ des@@ t c@@ at@@ al@@ o@@ g of the can@@ on@@ ic@@ al boo@@ ks of the Hebrew Scriptures in writ@@ ings by prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians .
By knowledge he is res@@ cu@@ ed because his integrity fur@@ ni@@ sh@@ es him with the poin@@ ts of reason@@ ing needed to show that his acc@@ us@@ ers are l@@ ying .
The next part , “ Do the Wor@@ k of an E@@ v@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er , ” was h@@ and@@ led by G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ or La@@ wr@@ ence B@@ ow@@ en and inclu@@ ded inter@@ vie@@ ws and experi@@ ences .
Then , as we stri@@ ve to act in har@@ mony with that prayer , we can be confid@@ ent that Jehovah will “ pre@@ serve [ us ] ali@@ ve in [ his ] own way . ” ​ — P@@ s .
( b ) How may God have streng@@ th@@ ened David ?
Yet , giving a mil@@ d answer to an ang@@ ry person is not always eas@@ y .
Such grou@@ ps preach to people from B@@ ang@@ la@@ des@@ h , Ch@@ ina , E@@ rit@@ re@@ a , E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pia , G@@ h@@ ana , In@@ dia , N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ a , the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines , S@@ r@@ i L@@ anka , and other lands .
Yet , such ones have always enc@@ oun@@ tered op@@ position , even persecu@@ tion .
Al@@ ready , most anointed Christians have received their heavenly re@@ ward .
To end@@ ure tri@@ als and experience such deli@@ ver@@ ance , we must “ re@@ pu@@ di@@ ate ung@@ o@@ d@@ l@@ iness and worl@@ dly desi@@ res and . . . live with s@@ oun@@ dness of mind and righteousness and godly devo@@ tion am@@ id this present system of things . ”
There will n@@ atur@@ ally be some to whom we feel clo@@ s@@ er than we do to others .
“ D@@ on@@ ’t tr@@ ou@@ ble yourself , ” rep@@ lied Father .
* After that , I dedic@@ ated my life to Jehovah God and was baptized .
Does this mean that the marriage takes place before the B@@ ri@@ de@@ gro@@ om - King comple@@ tes his con@@ qu@@ est ?
C@@ learly , this was du@@ e to God’s blessing .
I real@@ ize that my form@@ er life - st@@ y@@ le with all its ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive tra@@ pp@@ ings was just like a house of car@@ ds wa@@ iting to col@@ la@@ p@@ se at any m@@ om@@ ent .
The circumstances mentioned in this psal@@ m may rel@@ ate to the st@@ res@@ s@@ ful time of Davi@@ d’s life when his son Ab@@ sal@@ om was tr@@ ying to u@@ sur@@ p the thro@@ ne . ​ — 2 Sa@@ m .
Indeed , let us pur@@ sue an u@@ pri@@ ght course and cultiv@@ ate in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with Jehovah !
How did her parents feel on lear@@ ning what their daugh@@ ter had done ?
We are not told of her circumstances , but being without a husband back then could put a woman in a pre@@ c@@ ari@@ ous fin@@ an@@ cial situation .
Di@@ d he really ?
The apostle Paul very c@@ learly wrote that “ all Scrip@@ ture is inspired of God and bene@@ fi@@ cial for teaching , for re@@ pro@@ ving , for set@@ ting things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght , for discipl@@ ining in righteousness , that the man of God may be fully com@@ pet@@ ent , comple@@ t@@ ely e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed for every good work . ”
17 : 26 .
As Ge@@ or@@ ges M@@ in@@ o@@ is states in his book L@@ e Di@@ able ( The Devil ) , “ cl@@ as@@ si@@ cal [ G@@ rec@@ o - Rom@@ an ] pa@@ g@@ an religion knew of no Devil . ”
In the past , this j@@ our@@ n@@ al has ra@@ ised some practic@@ al questions that se@@ em to c@@ ast doubt on the pos@@ si@@ bility of a resurrection for children who died before bir@@ th .
S@@ cor@@ ch@@ ing su@@ n and li@@ mit@@ ed ra@@ inf@@ all are the ban@@ e of this s@@ em@@ i@@ deser@@ t , where temp@@ er@@ atu@@ res re@@ ach up to 1@@ 10 de@@ gre@@ es F@@ ah@@ r@@ en@@ he@@ it [ 4@@ 3 ° C ] .
How do you re@@ act when neigh@@ b@@ ors , col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es , cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es , or relati@@ ves speak ill of Jehovah and make fu@@ n of his Witnesses ?
[ Ma@@ p on page 31 ]
But we should not under@@ es@@ tim@@ ate a chil@@ d’s ability to learn . God does not .
The R@@ o@@ y@@ al Bible ​ — A M@@ il@@ es@@ to@@ ne in S@@ cho@@ lar@@ ship
The Scriptures do indic@@ ate that some individuals mentioned in the Bible served as ty@@ p@@ es of something greater .
What is Jehovah’s will regarding the dam@@ age done by Ad@@ am@@ ’s sin ?
Paul had to con@@ ten@@ d with it , but he ad@@ ded : “ When I am we@@ ak , then I am powerful . ”
Thus , hum@@ ility prote@@ cts in@@ no@@ c@@ ent ones from spiritual disa@@ ster .
So no@@ body should think that being an anointed Christian gives him wisdom su@@ peri@@ or to that of those having the earthly hope .
TH@@ A@@ I@@ L@@ AN@@ D
Although my husband deci@@ ded not to continue stud@@ ying the Bible , I follow@@ ed through with my res@@ ol@@ ve .
How has Jehovah streng@@ th@@ ened the faith of his mo@@ der@@ n - day servants ?
While Jehovah’s mer@@ cy does not viol@@ ate his stan@@ d@@ ard of justice , does it in some way af@@ fect his justice ?
Let us see how Paul reas@@ oned on these matters when he wrote to the Christians living in Corin@@ th .
Ri@@ ch@@ ard R@@ a@@ in@@ er still does this work , accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by his wife , L@@ in@@ da .
A@@ ma@@ z@@ ingly , Lu@@ car@@ is was rest@@ ored to the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ cha@@ l thro@@ ne .
How , then , have some parents helped their children apply godly wisdom in this matter of associ@@ ation ?
An@@ i@@ mo@@ s@@ ity T@@ ur@@ ned In@@ to F@@ ri@@ end@@ ship
( b ) Why does the respon@@ se to the Kingdom - preaching work di@@ ff@@ er ?
He is the S@@ ource of life , the One giving it as an un@@ deser@@ ved gift through Christ .
They knew that they were to ‘ pi@@ ck up their t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ak@@ es and follow Jesus continu@@ ally . ’ ​ — Luke 9 : 23 , 26 .
With the pres@@ sure of a little persecu@@ tion , C@@ y@@ r@@ us man@@ ag@@ ed to w@@ in the cons@@ ent of most of the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an ch@@ urch .
We all real@@ ize that God’s servants today cannot es@@ cap@@ e t@@ ests .
This was the first time I c@@ learly saw that because I was pu@@ t@@ ting the Kingdom first in my life , Jehovah gave me something I needed .
Com@@ par@@ ab@@ ly , for anointed Christians , the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death is a commun@@ ion me@@ al . ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 16 - 22 .
Our words can have a powerful effect on others .
You need acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of Jehovah and his will , and you need the hum@@ ility to be a s@@ inc@@ ere stud@@ ent .
A@@ c@@ tually , many have dis@@ co@@ vered that real meaning and purpose in life is b@@ ound up in a relationship with God .
I want to know what gives her the power to end@@ ure . ”
( b ) What happiness do we receive when we teach others Bible truth ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses in your are@@ a can tell you the ex@@ act meeting place and time .
W@@ ould they find something valu@@ able , perhaps ancient ar@@ ti@@ fac@@ ts or man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts like the De@@ ad Se@@ a S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls ?
He helped people to know God and taught them to pray that God’s name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied .
How can the book of L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us help us ?
Do they not have a Scrip@@ tur@@ ally well - f@@ oun@@ ded hope of be@@ coming per@@ man@@ ent re@@ si@@ d@@ ents of the earth ?
After a long discus@@ sion , the gi@@ r@@ l said , with evid@@ ent reli@@ ef : “ Now I know what I live for .
When Saul tri@@ ed to de@@ fle@@ ct the discipl@@ ine by claim@@ ing that some of the spo@@ il was in@@ tend@@ ed for a sacrifice to Jehovah , Samuel ut@@ tered the fam@@ ous words : “ Lo@@ ok ! To obey is better than a sacrifice . ”
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , when we end@@ e@@ av@@ or to walk in faith@@ ful@@ ness , we need Jehovah’s support . ​ — Isaiah 50 : 10 .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From Mark , 2 / 15
Th@@ r@@ ough the prophet Isaiah , Jehovah inspired a seri@@ es of prophe@@ ci@@ es direc@@ tly rel@@ ated to his Son .
However , I had learned to gu@@ ard my feelings because I was af@@ ra@@ id of being h@@ ur@@ t emo@@ tion@@ ally .
Rather than help people control their se@@ x@@ u@@ al imp@@ ul@@ ses , these practic@@ es prom@@ o@@ te sel@@ f@@ ish gr@@ ati@@ fic@@ ation .
The next part was ent@@ it@@ led “ B@@ less@@ ed Are Those Who Gi@@ ve G@@ l@@ ory to God . ”
Des@@ pite such d@@ ang@@ ers , the brothers comple@@ ted the h@@ all , and it stan@@ ds as a “ g@@ lit@@ ter@@ ing ” s@@ ource of praise to Jehovah .
They may be un@@ willing to go along with congregation pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res and may even com@@ pla@@ in about anything not to their lik@@ ing .
Then he heard God’s m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er comm@@ and that the t@@ ree be cu@@ t down .
Ch@@ il@@ dren sp@@ ent the day ei@@ ther with their mother at home or with their father in the fi@@ el@@ ds or at his work@@ place .
“ Ke@@ ep your sen@@ ses , be w@@ atch@@ ful , ” Peter war@@ ns . “ Your ad@@ vers@@ ary , the Devil , wal@@ ks about like a ro@@ aring li@@ on , see@@ king to de@@ v@@ our someone . ”
L@@ ater , they con@@ stru@@ cted a temple for the worship of Jehovah .
Tru@@ e , too much ra@@ in can cause disa@@ str@@ ous f@@ loo@@ ds .
But ever@@ yone star@@ ting out on a new course in life has a li@@ mit@@ ed am@@ ount of knowledge .
This was in order to fulf@@ ill the prophecy at Mal@@ ach@@ i 4 : 5 , where Jehovah stated : “ Lo@@ ok ! I am sen@@ ding to you people Eli@@ j@@ ah the prophet before the coming of the great and fear - inspi@@ ring day of Jehovah . ”
After I left school in 19@@ 28 , however , I man@@ ag@@ ed to find a jo@@ b as a gar@@ den@@ er in B@@ as@@ el , S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land .
Even though you make many prayers , I am not listen@@ ing . ” ​ — Isaiah 1 : 14 , 15 .
7 “ Lo@@ ve . . . in De@@ ed and Tru@@ th ”
[ Bo@@ x on page 6 ]
What can help us when we face difficult circumstances ?
The Bible shows that even faithful Christians experience dist@@ ress . ​ — Acts 14 : 15 .
Adam and E@@ ve ate of the for@@ bi@@ d@@ den fru@@ it .
O@@ thers , who lo@@ se sight of the ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y of the times in which we live , turn to the pur@@ su@@ it of f@@ ame and for@@ tu@@ ne .
After all , our teaching is based on God’s Word , and it has great power .
K@@ no@@ wing that Christ was ali@@ ve , Jesus ’ followers went every@@ where pro@@ claim@@ ing his resurrection , and mul@@ titu@@ des became believers in the ris@@ en Christ .
And what will help us to maintain a complete heart ?
Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i was such a city .
The teach@@ er ag@@ re@@ ed .
“ Fa@@ ith is not a pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of all people , ” said Paul .
Jehovah’s Witnesses from the c@@ ities and from other coun@@ tri@@ es are taking the good news of God’s Kingdom to the s@@ mal@@ l@@ er to@@ w@@ ns . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
Un@@ like ani@@ mal@@ s , humans were cre@@ ated “ in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge . ”
All tr@@ ac@@ es of so@@ cial , rac@@ i@@ al , tri@@ ba@@ l , and e@@ th@@ ni@@ c dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ation will be er@@ as@@ ed .
P@@ it@@ f@@ alls to A@@ vo@@ id
And what can you do to make sure that you will benefit from its blessings ?
In imit@@ ation of Jeremiah , how can Christian elders refle@@ ct Jehovah’s concer@@ n for His servants ? ​ — Read Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 1 .
How can we sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our in@@ her@@ it@@ ance ?
And be@@ ar in mind that Jehovah can give us the qualities we need to make decisions that are in har@@ mony with his will .
Then we will consider how Bible principles rel@@ ate to those f@@ indi@@ ng@@ s .
Are those acc@@ ur@@ ate rend@@ er@@ ings of Jesus ’ expres@@ sion ?
The same can be true for you .
Q@@ u@@ i@@ et refle@@ ction and prayer help us devel@@ op love for God’s Word
( Read John 6 : 7 - 9 . )
While the Re@@ form@@ ation f@@ loo@@ ded nor@@ ther@@ n and cen@@ tr@@ al E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe with ver@@ n@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar Bi@@ bl@@ es , P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al rema@@ ined fir@@ m@@ ly under the influ@@ ence of the Ca@@ tho@@ lic In@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ on .
The S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 1 , 19@@ 31 , is@@ sue of The W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er pointed to another group .
I used this power to he@@ al a child who was very si@@ ck with a high f@@ ever
12 : 40 ​ — How long did the Israelites d@@ well in the land of Egy@@ pt ?
Be@@ coming Jehovah’s friends , however , is not an as@@ sur@@ ance that we will remain in such a relationship with him .
In this way , hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted individuals would be direc@@ ted to have Jehovah’s mind on matters , not to a@@ do@@ pt worl@@ dly ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y .
How much wis@@ er it would be to show hum@@ ility and be understanding !
K@@ IN@@ G@@ D@@ O@@ M H@@ AL@@ L C@@ ON@@ S@@ T@@ R@@ U@@ C@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N
When the mission@@ aries op@@ ened the g@@ ate , the vis@@ it@@ ors ’ first words were , “ We want to find the truth from the Bible . ”
Since we cannot read hearts , it is both wise and loving to avoid ju@@ mp@@ ing to conclu@@ sions about other pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s mo@@ ti@@ ves . ​ — Read James 4 : 12 .
The apostle Peter says that “ they kept on inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ating , ” par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly about the Christ and what gl@@ ori@@ es were involved in his sa@@ ving ro@@ le for mankind .
A bl@@ ind person may per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve a sh@@ a@@ do@@ w , not as a dar@@ k are@@ a without su@@ n@@ light , but as a co@@ ol are@@ a shi@@ el@@ ded from the su@@ n@@ ’s war@@ m@@ th .
The gi@@ f@@ ts or po@@ wers that many practic@@ ers of the occ@@ ul@@ t cla@@ im to have are nothing more than di@@ str@@ actions to keep people from ga@@ ining acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge about God and building a relationship with him .
Romans 8 : 6 shows the advan@@ ta@@ ge of being spiritually - min@@ ded , saying : “ S@@ et@@ ting the mind on the flesh means death , but set@@ ting the mind on the spirit means life and peace . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , after I went to work , she started reading it , and she lik@@ ed what she read .
Can M@@ an B@@ ring an En@@ d to P@@ over@@ ty ?
W@@ as Jehovah truly inter@@ ested in see@@ ing them respon@@ d to the wrong that had been done ?
W@@ he@@ ther we are young or old , our eyes should find no ple@@ asure in vi@@ de@@ o g@@ ames that fe@@ ature viol@@ ence and de@@ pi@@ ct k@@ ill@@ ing with g@@ ory real@@ ism .
The P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es and the S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es appe@@ ar on this sc@@ ene as important vo@@ ic@@ es , ca@@ pa@@ ble of s@@ wa@@ ying public op@@ in@@ ion even to the point of re@@ je@@ cting Jesus as the Messi@@ ah .
However , at times , the inc@@ en@@ se o@@ ffer@@ ings of the Israelites were dis@@ gu@@ sting to Jehovah .
How can we res@@ ist such an inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation ?
9@@ 6@@ ,@@ 20@@ 6
Paul deal@@ t with what in@@ ner stru@@ gg@@ le ?
The second article consi@@ ders sever@@ al qualities that are part of the new person@@ ality and expla@@ ins how we can demonstr@@ ate these in our life and ministry .
Re@@ c@@ ently , a group of elders who are succ@@ ess@@ ful in help@@ ing brothers to gro@@ w spiritually were asked what appro@@ ach they use when tra@@ ining others .
“ I@@ ts ways are ways of pleas@@ an@@ t@@ ness , ” the Bible says , “ and all its ro@@ ad@@ ways are peace .
They had been working full - time and , like many cou@@ ples their age , had b@@ ought a house and a new ca@@ r soon after they got married .
How will the lead@@ ers of vari@@ ous govern@@ ments be involved in this pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation ?
When P@@ il@@ ate asked this question , his interest , such as it was , appe@@ ared to ref@@ er to truth in gener@@ al .
G@@ EN@@ E@@ R@@ AL@@ L@@ Y , true Christians do not have to make s@@ wor@@ n o@@ a@@ ths .
No@@ tice what the Bible says about some who over@@ came bad ha@@ bi@@ ts : “ You have been wa@@ shed clean , . . . you have been san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied , . . . you have been declar@@ ed righteous in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and with the spirit of our God . ”
Does that not demonstr@@ ate his loving concer@@ n for us as individuals ?
A second reason why the R@@ yl@@ ands f@@ ra@@ g@@ ment is important to us today is that it reve@@ als how reli@@ ab@@ ly the origin@@ al Bible text was trans@@ mit@@ ted .
The S@@ pan@@ ish new@@ s@@ pa@@ per E@@ l Pa@@ í@@ s states : “ In the case of women , it is cal@@ cul@@ ated that they have a three times greater pro@@ ba@@ bility of suffering st@@ ress - rel@@ ated anxi@@ ety than men have , since the va@@ st ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity have a d@@ ou@@ ble shi@@ ft ​ — one at work and one at home . ”
For a while , they were in fear every night until mo@@ ving into another house brought some reli@@ ef .
Th@@ ink about what it me@@ ant for an Israel@@ ite family to make that j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
The s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls d@@ ated back to the time before the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
Jehovah is fully a@@ ware of our li@@ mit@@ ations and wants to help us .
In 195@@ 2 , he wed fellow Be@@ th@@ el@@ ite Je@@ an L@@ ar@@ son .
In the ma@@ in , they became spiritually dead , like a wi@@ ther@@ ed t@@ ree .
Since “ a good repor@@ t from a dist@@ ant land ” has such a powerful effect , how important it is that we be acc@@ ur@@ ate and consci@@ enti@@ ous in repor@@ ting what we do in the ministry ! ​ — Proverbs 25 : 25 .
If we are not faithful , we will su@@ ff@@ er lo@@ ss .
20 : 29 - 34 ; Mark 10 : 4@@ 6 - 5@@ 2 .
He is@@ ol@@ ates himself in his ro@@ om and ba@@ r@@ ely speak@@ s to us ! ” ​ — MI@@ R@@ I@@ A@@ M , M@@ E@@ X@@ I@@ C@@ O .
Sh@@ ould we allow the men@@ ac@@ ing pres@@ ence of death to spo@@ il our life ?
The believers were or@@ der@@ ed to leave to@@ wn .
Are we going to remain loyal to Jehovah and his organization ?
▪ A s@@ inc@@ ere person may ask that question , since no law in the Bible men@@ tions to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o pro@@ du@@ cts .
In a similar ve@@ in , Bil@@ da@@ d ar@@ gu@@ ed : “ How can mor@@ tal man be in the right before God , or how can one born of a woman be clean ? ”
( b ) Acc@@ ording to James 1 : 25 , how can we be truly happy ?
What ba@@ si@@ c truth about light and dar@@ k@@ ness do we find at 1 John 1 : 5 ?
It might be more ef@@ fi@@ cient if one el@@ der made all the decisions .
To care for the inc@@ reas@@ ed interest , in 19@@ 24 the Rom@@ ani@@ an of@@ fice was assign@@ ed over@@ sight of the preaching work in Al@@ ban@@ ia .
As time went on , with Jehovah’s help I was able to talk to people at their do@@ ors , and my joy inc@@ reas@@ ed .
What a ple@@ asure it is to offer practic@@ al , appe@@ al@@ ing , and at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive liter@@ ature in the ministry !
Do you ad@@ mi@@ re or appro@@ ve of anyone who at the first si@@ gn of dis@@ sent simply c@@ ru@@ sh@@ es all op@@ position because he has the power to do so ?
Se@@ e@@ king God’s righteousness is a chall@@ enge , since all of us are sin@@ ful and in need of for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
The fact was , though , that his course of wisdom in serving God dis@@ proved the claim@@ s that he was a wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er .
The situation is similar in the congregation .
Mi@@ ca@@ h ‘ showed a wa@@ iting attitude for Jehovah , ’ and so can you
The mirac@@ ul@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts of the spirit also helped to make clear that God had trans@@ fer@@ red his fav@@ or from fle@@ sh@@ ly Israel to the Christian congregation .
If a young lam@@ b st@@ ra@@ yed from the flo@@ ck , it would become eas@@ y pre@@ y .
How does that af@@ fect you ?
Mark mentioned that the apostles were to “ car@@ ry nothing for the tri@@ p ” exc@@ ep@@ t the st@@ af@@ f that they had with them when Jesus gave the comm@@ and .
As worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah , we must continu@@ ally make a self - exam@@ in@@ ation to deter@@ mine whether we are me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing up to his righteous standards .
The Bible here remin@@ ds us that nothing is hi@@ d@@ den from Jehovah . He se@@ es all .
This sister received support from her regul@@ ar associ@@ ation with car@@ ing fellow believers .
Like E@@ ve , Adam had never before heard a li@@ e , yet he was not dec@@ ei@@ ved .
A relationship develop@@ ed , and we were married in J@@ anu@@ ary 194@@ 7 .
Do@@ ing so can help us to maintain a positi@@ ve out@@ look even if the so@@ lu@@ tion that we hope for fa@@ il@@ s to materi@@ al@@ ize .
The discus@@ sion was tri@@ gg@@ ered by an article that appe@@ ared that day in the P@@ ol@@ ish da@@ ily D@@ z@@ i@@ en@@ ni@@ k Z@@ ac@@ ho@@ d@@ ni .
The apostle Paul said : “ You need end@@ ur@@ ance . ”
After ob@@ tain@@ ing that , I arri@@ ved in Par@@ ag@@ u@@ a@@ y in Mar@@ ch 195@@ 9 .
The second of the fi@@ ve col@@ le@@ ctions of psal@@ ms provi@@ des that help .
Then , dra@@ wing from the writ@@ ings of Moses , which the S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es claim@@ ed to accept , Jesus used the words of Jehovah to Moses at the bur@@ ning bus@@ h to give ad@@ ded pro@@ of that the resurrection ​ — an earthly one — ​ is a sure purpose of God . ​ — E@@ x .
I feel as if I could wr@@ ite a book about the benef@@ its I have received from following the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s guid@@ ance !
Acc@@ ording to John 12 : 4@@ 2 , “ many even of the rul@@ ers ac@@ tually put faith in [ Jesus ] , but they would not ac@@ knowledge him because of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , so that they would not be ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e . ”
If we want our prayers to be ans@@ wer@@ ed today , we need to show hum@@ ble recogn@@ iti@@ on of God’s way of deal@@ ing with mankind through his Son .
A@@ n es@@ say ent@@ it@@ led “ The S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t of Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s , ” publi@@ shed by the R@@ o@@ y@@ al Ban@@ k of Cana@@ da , stated : “ All too many ‘ Christians ’ only qu@@ ali@@ fy for that des@@ crip@@ tion conc@@ ep@@ tually for a few we@@ ek@@ s every year , o@@ o@@ z@@ ing good will to@@ war@@ ds their fellow men until after the New Ye@@ ar , when they can go back to their do@@ g - e@@ at - do@@ g ex@@ ist@@ ence and their indi@@ ffer@@ ence to the p@@ light of other human be@@ ings . ”
Jehovah wants us to love him with our “ whole heart . ”
We called a brother , who came and took us to his home and then to the meeting .
For instance , it br@@ ings me deep satis@@ fac@@ tion when I teach them how Christ’s ransom sacrifice works and how , by means of it , they can get everlasting life in a pe@@ ace@@ ful and righteous new world . ”
If you deci@@ de to live in the house that the children were ra@@ ised in , you may be sur@@ pris@@ ed at the att@@ ach@@ ment they still feel toward it .
Even when we@@ ’@@ re not out preaching , people sto@@ p us in the st@@ re@@ et to ask us Bible questions and to get our public@@ ations . ”
David dis@@ pers@@ ed his ag@@ it@@ ated men , saying : “ It is un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble , on my part , from Jehovah’s stan@@ d@@ point , that I should do this thing to my l@@ ord , the anointed of Jehovah . ”
May this study strengthen our preci@@ ous relationship with God and our determin@@ ation to com@@ p@@ ly with his righteous requi@@ re@@ ments .
As told by D@@ or@@ o@@ the@@ a S@@ m@@ ith and D@@ or@@ a W@@ ard
The contro@@ vers@@ y took on pol@@ itical di@@ men@@ sions , and it was used in a de@@ vi@@ ous way by war@@ ring pol@@ itical cam@@ ps .
I explained that it is God’s will that we preach the good news of God’s Kingdom .
They Ha@@ ve Not I@@ gn@@ ored H@@ er Ne@@ e@@ ds
; Be@@ ck@@ er , M .
When Jesus sen@@ sed that those who saw his mirac@@ les “ were about to come and se@@ ize him to make him king , ” he quic@@ k@@ ly with@@ dre@@ w from them . ​ — John 6 : 15 .
What do we learn from these words ?
This is an important as@@ pect of our worship , but it can eas@@ ily be ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted .
Why should God’s name be in a transl@@ ation of the Bible ?
Many today back off from taking a stand for what the Scriptures teach .
One thing that the Bible reve@@ als is what the near future will bring that will af@@ fect the whole earth on an un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted sc@@ ale .
Jehovah gives the t@@ ask to the prophet Mal@@ ach@@ i .
The prophet Na@@ than sta@@ yed loyal to Jehovah and was also loyal to David .
As God’s servants , we ‘ deli@@ ght in the law of Jehovah . ’
How can you pla@@ y a part in Kingdom H@@ all con@@ stru@@ ction ?
It was the sc@@ ari@@ est thing I had ever done .
In our mo@@ der@@ n er@@ a of T@@ V , vi@@ de@@ o@@ s , and com@@ pu@@ ters , reading has su@@ ffered a serious , if not de@@ bil@@ it@@ ating , set@@ back .
L@@ ast service year , Jehovah’s Witnesses condu@@ cted 6@@ ,@@ 5@@ 6@@ 1@@ ,@@ 4@@ 26 Bible stu@@ dies , many of which put the Bible T@@ each book to good use .
Job , a faithful man from p@@ re - Christian times , also loo@@ ked for@@ ward to a resurrection .
After that , M@@ other deci@@ ded to take us children to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , where my father was to jo@@ in us later .
They expres@@ s love toward each other in a perfect way .
Today , however , it is an ever - inc@@ reas@@ ing chall@@ enge for God’s servants to remain “ clean in heart . ”
On@@ es@@ i@@ mu@@ s was an un@@ willing slave who es@@ cap@@ ed from the hous@@ eho@@ ld of Phil@@ em@@ on in C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e and f@@ led to R@@ ome .
Re@@ adi@@ ness to Gi@@ ve Today
This article exam@@ ines si@@ x t@@ it@@ les or desi@@ gn@@ ations that apply to Jesus .
T@@ w@@ o we@@ ek@@ s later the same s@@ ource repor@@ ted that “ in s@@ pite of the in@@ ten@@ si@@ f@@ ying of stri@@ ct me@@ a@@ sures taken by the Se@@ cur@@ ity P@@ o@@ li@@ ce against the activities of the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , their activities continue to inc@@ re@@ ase . ”
After reading Proverbs 23 : 15 , 16 , the speak@@ er asked : “ Will your k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys cor@@ rec@@ t you ? ”
C@@ y@@ pr@@ us was a sto@@ po@@ ver on the way .
I appreci@@ ate recei@@ ving so many vis@@ it@@ ors .
It was so co@@ ld that we went to bed with our co@@ ats on .
There is a fam@@ ine for three years because of the b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t that Saul inc@@ ur@@ red by pu@@ t@@ ting the Gi@@ be@@ on@@ ites to death .
14 , 15 . ( a ) What should be the go@@ al of Christian parents ?
P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations in 4@@ 37 L@@ angu@@ ages
I@@ magine a son who has just received a letter from his father for whom he has deep affe@@ ction .
In other words , many individuals who ev@@ en@@ tually left their mat@@ es allow@@ ed their relationship with Jehovah to we@@ ak@@ en .
And while my older gi@@ r@@ l tri@@ ed to hi@@ de her feelings , I could see the differ@@ ence in her too . ”
For example , he uses ba@@ it to lu@@ re them into doing things his way .
Why not set go@@ als in this reg@@ ard ?
Tru@@ e to Jesus ’ words , soon after his death , his followers su@@ ffered persecu@@ tion in the form of th@@ reat@@ s , ar@@ rest@@ s , and be@@ at@@ ings .
Hence , by ob@@ serving the comm@@ and to preach , we show Jehovah that we love him .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jesus comman@@ ded only a relati@@ vely small number of his followers ​ — those to whom he appe@@ ared after his resurrection — ​ to preach .
The is@@ land is just ei@@ ght mil@@ es ( 13 k@@ m ) long and 1@@ .@@ 5 mil@@ es ( 2@@ .@@ 5 k@@ m ) ac@@ ro@@ ss at its wi@@ des@@ t point .
Is there someone like E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ro@@ ditu@@ s in your congregation ?
In a similar way , God has given us his Word , which descri@@ bes str@@ ik@@ ing g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l tr@@ ends .
Yes , our da@@ ily Bible reading shows how high@@ ly we es@@ te@@ em Jehovah’s preci@@ ous Word of truth . ​ — John 17 : 17 .
As for Job , even though he had to be cor@@ rec@@ ted , Jehovah re@@ war@@ ded his end@@ ur@@ ance by rest@@ or@@ ing to him in d@@ ou@@ ble me@@ asure all that he had lost . ​ — Job 4@@ 2 : 10 .
Su@@ cc@@ ess in most end@@ e@@ av@@ ors dep@@ ends lar@@ g@@ ely on pati@@ ent per@@ sever@@ ance .
( a ) What example did Abraham set for us ?
Th@@ r@@ ough these women , however , Jehovah began to fulf@@ ill his promise to Abraham .
H@@ um@@ ility helped me ad@@ just to a jo@@ b that pa@@ ys less than a qu@@ ar@@ ter of my form@@ er sal@@ ary but is a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate for my fam@@ il@@ y’s needs . ”
Do we refu@@ se to si@@ t with men of un@@ truth through tel@@ ev@@ ision pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s , vi@@ de@@ o@@ s , mo@@ tion pi@@ c@@ tures , In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t s@@ ites , or other means ?
H@@ er con@@ dition wor@@ sen@@ ed , and she became too we@@ ak to keep up with her da@@ ily r@@ out@@ ine .
This sign@@ i@@ fied that the yo@@ ke ba@@ r was not un@@ pleas@@ ant to use , and the work was not sla@@ v@@ ish ei@@ ther .
When the Messi@@ ah appe@@ ared , he would likely have found Israel fun@@ c@@ tion@@ ing well as an in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent nation , not cr@@ ing@@ ing under the Rom@@ an wh@@ i@@ p .
A very fine way to become even more in@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with Jehovah is to follow the Christ .
L@@ ater , Joseph was thro@@ wn into pris@@ on .
Th@@ ough it is not possible to live forever without Jehovah , try to i@@ magine what an ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely long life would be like without our Creator .
When an Israel@@ ite wanted to show his s@@ inc@@ ere gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to Jehovah , he would take an ani@@ ma@@ l and have the pri@@ ests bur@@ n it on the al@@ ta@@ r as a complete bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering .
How do you view the wor@@ sen@@ ing tr@@ end in human af@@ fai@@ r@@ s ?
O@@ ther works of T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an deal@@ t with Christian living .
( See the pi@@ c@@ ture bel@@ ow . ) ( b ) Why is it com@@ for@@ ting to con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate the way that Jehovah res@@ cu@@ ed Peter ?
In 19@@ 50 , Gi@@ u@@ se@@ pp@@ e Tu@@ bin@@ i and I were invit@@ ed to atten@@ d the 1@@ 6@@ th class of the mission@@ ary school of G@@ ile@@ ad .
Then Moses called Jo@@ shua , who was to lead the Israelites into Cana@@ an , and re@@ pe@@ ated to him person@@ ally the counsel to be coura@@ ge@@ ous .
God’s right to rule , his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , will have been to@@ t@@ ally v@@ indic@@ ated .
When your daugh@@ ter was a child , she told you everything .
The apostles f@@ led after being over@@ come by fear .
What is the re@@ ward for show@@ ing such love ?
However , com@@ pare Jesus ’ words with the fin@@ al verse of Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 36 , 11
In all mo@@ des@@ ty , we recogn@@ ize that such ones , who may se@@ em to be we@@ ak@@ er , may be as “ rich in faith ” as those among us who have more fav@@ or@@ able circumstances . ​ — J@@ as .
In such in@@ stances , the f@@ la@@ g is simply an em@@ ble@@ m of the St@@ ate , and ra@@ ising or low@@ ering it among other r@@ out@@ ine t@@ as@@ ks is a matter for personal decision based on the di@@ ct@@ ates of one@@ ’s Bible - tra@@ ined conscience .
Like Paul , present - day har@@ v@@ est work@@ ers try to re@@ ach people every@@ where
The world and its fle@@ sh@@ ly spirit stand in op@@ position to Jehovah and his holy spirit .
H@@ on@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones are com@@ for@@ ted by the knowledge that Jehovah is always just , for the world is s@@ atur@@ ated with in@@ justice .
If you cannot secu@@ re the la@@ d@@ der in those ways , have someone hold it in place while you are working on it .
No doubt he expres@@ sed many such thoughts in prayer , and his faith continued to gro@@ w as a result . In cre@@ ation , A@@ be@@ l found a so@@ li@@ d bas@@ is for faith in a loving Creator
I am bl@@ ack , and she is wh@@ ite , but that made no differ@@ ence to her .
During Bro@@ ther The@@ o@@ d@@ ore J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z ’ z@@ one vis@@ it to Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a in 199@@ 0 , we asked him if he thought we were too old to serve in the full - time work overse@@ as .
Yes , faith and courage are in@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely rel@@ ated , so much so that the apostle John could wr@@ ite concer@@ ning the Christian congregation and its spiritual war@@ f@@ are : “ This is the con@@ qu@@ est that has con@@ qu@@ ered the world , our faith . ”
He expres@@ sed that love in provi@@ ding the ransom for man@@ kin@@ d’s re@@ de@@ mp@@ tion .
C@@ are@@ gi@@ v@@ ers experience the greater happiness that comes from giving , as well as a sense of accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ment and in@@ ner peace from having ful@@ filled their Scriptural responsi@@ bility .
Yes , human soci@@ ety is ste@@ ep@@ ed in n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ism .
But God gave humans men@@ tal fac@@ ul@@ ties that far sur@@ pas@@ s those of any ani@@ ma@@ l .
When I was four years old and after my you@@ ng@@ er brother was born , my father died .
And all the nations will be ga@@ ther@@ ed before him , and he will se@@ par@@ ate people one from another , just as a shepher@@ d se@@ par@@ ates the sheep from the go@@ ats . ”
De@@ w@@ d@@ ro@@ ps are g@@ ent@@ le and ref@@ re@@ shing .
Yet , love for Jehovah is possible , and we are comman@@ ded in the Scriptures to expres@@ s that love .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to humans as “ those d@@ wel@@ ling in hous@@ es of cla@@ y , ” he told Job : “ [ Their ] f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation is in the du@@ st ! One c@@ ru@@ sh@@ es them more quic@@ k@@ ly than a mo@@ th .
They trust in Jehovah and his organization .
Then , when it got col@@ der , the h@@ em@@ s f@@ ro@@ ze so@@ li@@ d and felt like she@@ et me@@ tal .
This is to be expe@@ cted . Jesus said to his disciples : “ A slave is not greater than his ma@@ ster .
A@@ ga@@ inst his will , he was taken to Egy@@ pt .
Some were priv@@ ate sin@@ s , some were sin@@ s against “ the holy things of Jehovah ” , and some , though not enti@@ r@@ ely un@@ wit@@ ting , were sin@@ s that resul@@ ted from wrong desi@@ res or fle@@ sh@@ ly we@@ ak@@ nesses .
For more information on the ge@@ c@@ ko , see the A@@ wa@@ ke !
But remember this : If you appe@@ ar a@@ po@@ lo@@ ge@@ tic or a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of your stand , others will sense that , and they may well ad@@ d even more pres@@ sure .
By his ze@@ al@@ ous preaching activ@@ ity , Jesus made God’s Kingdom the par@@ am@@ ount is@@ sue before the people .
R@@ em@@ ember , knowledge of the Scriptures is the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation on which a strong relationship with Jehovah is buil@@ t .
What should the gro@@ om consider regarding the use of al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ ages ?
Per@@ s@@ onal experience ​ — both good and bad — ​ can teach us valu@@ able less@@ ons .
You can learn about his name and about his qualities and deal@@ ings with mankind .
She pray@@ ed ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly for Jehovah’s help to over@@ come them and s@@ ought his mer@@ cy .
By 30 C.E . , ‘ Jesus re@@ tur@@ ns into Gal@@ ile@@ e and beg@@ ins to teach in their sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es . ’ ​ — Luke 4 : 14 , 15 .
“ We must obey God as rul@@ er rather than men . ” ​ — A@@ C@@ T@@ S 5 : 29 .
But this br@@ ings up some important questions wor@@ thy of our care@@ ful consider@@ ation , such as : Why is sacrifice needed in worship ?
W@@ as Jesus su@@ gg@@ es@@ ting that Peter keep a r@@ un@@ ning t@@ ally of a trans@@ g@@ res@@ s@@ or@@ ’s actions ?
By contr@@ ast , Jehovah God , “ the Father of the c@@ el@@ es@@ ti@@ al ligh@@ ts , ” is un@@ chang@@ e@@ able .
Consider , too , an ev@@ ent invol@@ ving J@@ a@@ ir@@ us , a pre@@ si@@ ding of@@ fic@@ er of the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e in Ca@@ per@@ na@@ u@@ m .
One thing that makes Jehovah’s Witnesses stand out is their appreciation for Bible knowledge .
What a blessing it is to be certain that we have not sin@@ ned against the holy spirit !
By the year 5@@ 6 C.E . , this has not yet happened .
We Ex@@ peri@@ enced God’s Un@@ deser@@ ved K@@ in@@ dness in Many W@@ a@@ ys ( D .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing had become dar@@ k in my life .
We re@@ turned home to B@@ as@@ al@@ t , C@@ ol@@ or@@ a@@ do , where Bethel and I continue pione@@ ering .
I must say that I have no reg@@ re@@ ts for having cho@@ s@@ en some 30 years ag@@ o to serve Jehovah with his un@@ ited , dedic@@ ated people .
“ Se@@ e@@ ing pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s re@@ action to expres@@ sions from the Bible is ex@@ h@@ il@@ ar@@ ating , ” she says .
12 : 1 - 3 .
A po@@ t@@ ter has full authority to mo@@ ld the cla@@ y into the ty@@ pe of v@@ es@@ sel he wants to make .
Our trust in Jehovah also mo@@ ves us to look to his Word , the Bible , for practic@@ al guid@@ ance .
• Re@@ g@@ arding true worship , what are some exc@@ uses that are not accep@@ table to God ?
* As you do so , you too will come to feel as did the psalmist who stated : “ As for me , dra@@ wing near to God is good for me . ” ​ — Psalm 7@@ 3 : 28 .
You can do this by ap@@ pl@@ ying the mar@@ vel@@ ous tru@@ ths and counsel found in his Word , the Bible , in every as@@ pect of your life .
Jehovah taught the rest@@ ored Israelites through the pri@@ ests , who ‘ ex@@ p@@ oun@@ ded and put meaning into ’ the Law , “ giving understanding in the reading . ”
This may rel@@ ate to your se@@ cul@@ ar work .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out question , Jesus set the best possible example of w@@ atch@@ ful@@ ness .
At the time that Jehovah spoke to Moses , the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , and Jac@@ o@@ b had long been dead ​ — Abraham for 3@@ 29 years , Isa@@ a@@ c for 2@@ 24 , and Jac@@ o@@ b for 19@@ 7 .
No@@ ting the re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble way in which they demonstr@@ ated their integrity , form@@ er R@@ av@@ en@@ s@@ br@@ ü@@ ck pris@@ on@@ er G@@ em@@ ma L@@ a G@@ u@@ ar@@ dia G@@ lu@@ ck rel@@ ates in her book My St@@ ory : “ At one point the G@@ esta@@ p@@ o had ann@@ oun@@ ced that any Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ent who r@@ en@@ oun@@ ced his beli@@ ef@@ s and sign@@ ed a st@@ at@@ ement to that effect would be given his fre@@ e@@ dom and be persecu@@ ted no longer . ”
Rather , we should be led by Jehovah’s counsel , fully confid@@ ent that he will ‘ hold us by the right hand ’ and support us .
The Bible was origin@@ ally written in Hebrew , Ar@@ am@@ a@@ ic , and Greek .
S@@ k@@ ill@@ ful elders can do much to e@@ ase the pain of heart that is felt by the re@@ mor@@ se@@ ful sin@@ ner .
While M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el was in high school , a fellow gan@@ g member began to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
While fir@@ m@@ ness may be needed , this cor@@ rection should be given in a kind , loving man@@ ner .
Some years later Paul wrote : “ For all things I have the strength by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of him who imp@@ ar@@ ts power to me . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 13 .
M@@ ore than that , it may move them to want to learn of and serve the one who “ cre@@ ated all things , ” the Do@@ er of wonderful works , Jehovah . ​ — Revelation 4 : 11 .
“ Do not c@@ ast me off in my old age ; do not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on me when my strength fa@@ il@@ s , ” the inspired writ@@ er of Psalm 7@@ 1 : 9 imp@@ l@@ ored God .
What proble@@ m develop@@ ed between the her@@ ders of Abra@@ m and Lo@@ t , and why was it important that it be res@@ ol@@ ved quic@@ k@@ ly ?
From there they cro@@ s@@ sed over to M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia because they conclu@@ ded that “ God had sum@@ mon@@ ed [ them ] to dec@@ l@@ are the good news to [ the M@@ ace@@ don@@ ians ] . ”
Jehovah also used angels to direc@@ t the work of preaching the good news .
Des@@ pite our f@@ ra@@ il@@ ties and imper@@ fe@@ ctions , we can make our Creator rejo@@ ice .
All of us today are their des@@ c@@ end@@ ants , so we should be gr@@ ate@@ ful that Noah and his family were obedi@@ ent to Jehovah and avo@@ i@@ ded bad associ@@ ations .
How can we demonstr@@ ate our appreciation for spiritual things ?
In ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing a group of Jews about their ro@@ le in the death of the Messi@@ ah , the apostle Peter said : “ I know that you ac@@ ted in ign@@ or@@ ance , just as your rul@@ ers also did . ”
Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ing the be@@ ast@@ s ad@@ ver@@ sel@@ y , God takes rul@@ er@@ ship away from them and destro@@ ys the f@@ our@@ th be@@ ast .
Because of its low el@@ ev@@ ation ( some 7@@ 00 fe@@ et [ 2@@ 00 m ] bel@@ ow se@@ a le@@ v@@ el ) , the a@@ ir is much war@@ m@@ er there than in the sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding are@@ a , and this cre@@ ates at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ eri@@ c dis@@ tur@@ ban@@ ces .
And their faithful course fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed how the bas@@ is for human sal@@ vation was to be provided through God’s love and un@@ deser@@ ved kindness . ​ — Genesis 22 : 1 - 18 ; Matthew 1 : 1 , 2 ; John 3 : 16 .
When a Christi@@ an’s conscience does not let him par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate , this may lead to a con@@ fr@@ on@@ tation .
Scriptural so@@ lu@@ tions can be sh@@ ared more effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely and be accepted more re@@ adi@@ ly .
A man of integrity is hon@@ est in his deal@@ ings .
The most ancient c@@ ities were buil@@ t on al@@ lu@@ vi@@ al pla@@ ins , such as that between the Ti@@ gr@@ is and E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates ri@@ v@@ ers , where in@@ ten@@ sive ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ ture was possible .
This was not show@@ ing dis@@ respect for her parents or their tra@@ di@@ tions ; rather , it was an expres@@ sion of her love for God .
She kept saying : “ If I t@@ ou@@ ch just his ou@@ ter gar@@ ments I shall get well . ”
Those see@@ king his fav@@ or cannot prac@@ tice i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry . ​ — 1 Corinthians 5 : 11 ; Revelation 21 : 8 .
Are people in your lo@@ c@@ ality suffering from the effe@@ cts of a rec@@ ent tra@@ ge@@ dy ? You could beg@@ in your pres@@ ent@@ ation by saying : “ I came to your do@@ or to offer some comfort .
How did Israel@@ ’s dis@@ obedi@@ ence af@@ fect Jehovah ?
Yes , like so many other de@@ ar Witnesses in the form@@ er So@@ vi@@ et Un@@ ion , I have experienced that Jehovah truly gives fre@@ e@@ dom , prote@@ ction , and deli@@ ver@@ ance to those who a@@ wa@@ it a Kingdom that is “ no part of this world . ”
Our own hearts should be s@@ ti@@ r@@ red and our personal att@@ ach@@ ment to Jehovah streng@@ th@@ ened as we refle@@ ct on his mer@@ cy and com@@ pas@@ sion .
And what made his illustr@@ ations so effe@@ ctive ?
This refer@@ ence work ad@@ ds : “ Su@@ per@@ n@@ atur@@ al po@@ wers have long been at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted by ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers to certain g@@ em@@ st@@ ones . ”
Instead of ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing Jesus ’ mirac@@ les , the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in reas@@ oned : “ What are we to do , because this man per@@ form@@ s many sign@@ s ?
How can we stand against this powerful enem@@ y ?
What is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy about the mirac@@ les Jesus per@@ form@@ ed , and what do they show ?
But in@@ side , at heart , they were spiritual people .
Un@@ ited by God’s Word
The ung@@ o@@ dly will soon be re@@ moved , and lo@@ v@@ ers of righteousness will no longer experience the dist@@ ress ca@@ used by law - de@@ f@@ ying people and their evil de@@ e@@ ds .
What powerful reason is there for Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers to displa@@ y loving - kindness in their da@@ ily life ?
I would like these h@@ ats to be given to the work@@ ers who are working on the W@@ all@@ k@@ ill pro@@ ject .
Since being h@@ ur@@ led to the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of the earth , he kno@@ ws that “ he has a sh@@ ort peri@@ od of time . ”
( 1 ) G@@ et to know them well .
The wisdom , courage , and faith sh@@ own by Jo@@ shua during the long con@@ qu@@ est of Cana@@ an must have streng@@ th@@ ened the Israelites .
One Fr@@ en@@ ch hist@@ ori@@ an said that this “ e@@ cho@@ es a ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y that perhaps l@@ ac@@ ks ambi@@ tion , but one that some will not fai@@ l to consider as the se@@ cre@@ t of wisdom . ”
A@@ t@@ tr@@ action to the O@@ p@@ pos@@ ite Se@@ x
Isaiah fore@@ told that this One would become “ a lead@@ er and comman@@ der . ”
T@@ ry to be o@@ pen - min@@ ded regarding what se@@ em to be un@@ kind ac@@ ts or words , and be willing to for@@ give out of love .
The real reason some become fe@@ ar@@ ful and f@@ all away is that the ro@@ ck@@ like con@@ dition of their heart pre@@ v@@ ents them from medit@@ ating deep@@ ly en@@ ough on positi@@ ve and spiritual things .
“ What h@@ ur@@ t more than their ign@@ or@@ ing me was that they gave my husband and children the co@@ ld sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der , ” she rel@@ ates .
How can the resurrection hope benefit us ?
The small group of Rus@@ si@@ an - speaking im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants that began as part of the Ha@@ i@@ f@@ a Hebrew C@@ ongreg@@ ation has now become a ze@@ al@@ ous Rus@@ si@@ an congregation with over 1@@ 20 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers .
6 How to Re@@ ma@@ in H@@ on@@ est in a Di@@ sh@@ on@@ est World
At the age of se@@ ven , I began to learn ka@@ r@@ ate .
C@@ lo@@ se ran@@ ks against the Devil and the dem@@ ons !
Ha@@ ve faith in Jehovah’s promise : “ I will by no means leave you nor by any means for@@ s@@ ake you . ” ​ — He@@ b .
He also told us what we should teach and until when we should do so .
14 Di@@ d You K@@ now ?
Why is it sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant that Jesus is “ the fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its ” ?
1 , 2 . ( a ) What challeng@@ es do many fore@@ ign@@ ers have today ?
Even if she did at one time , she may have turned away from i@@ do@@ ls and may have become a true worshipp@@ er , as did R@@ a@@ ha@@ b and Ru@@ th .
Th@@ r@@ ough it God says to us : “ This is the way . W@@ al@@ k in it , you people . ”
( b ) How would you expla@@ in the true n@@ ature of holy spirit ?
As we take to heart the war@@ ning in these examples , we are also encoura@@ ged by the message of deli@@ ver@@ ance con@@ ta@@ ined ther@@ e@@ in for lo@@ v@@ ers of righteousness .
F@@ e@@ w local re@@ si@@ d@@ ents real@@ ized the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of this bir@@ th .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing truth does not mean that we should be b@@ lun@@ t , t@@ ac@@ t@@ less . Be@@ ing ru@@ de does not inc@@ re@@ ase the value of the truth or its imp@@ act .
David ad@@ ded : “ I have received his help , and my heart rejo@@ ic@@ es . ” ​ — Psalm 28 : 2 , 7 .
Hence , we have every reason to believe that he will use that same powerful spirit to prote@@ ct his people during the appro@@ aching great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
What is yet another way to show our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for the ransom ?
It was there that Jesus ’ followers became “ filled with holy spirit and started to speak with different t@@ ong@@ u@@ es . ”
As the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh and the Creator of human@@ kind , he is in the best position to end the “ c@@ y@@ c@@ les of viol@@ ence . ”
If you have the same determin@@ ation and if you stay close to Jehovah , you need never lo@@ se hold of your integrity . ​ — J@@ as .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , God’s people today will without fai@@ l re@@ ach the promised new world .
U@@ p@@ on lear@@ ning of the situation , A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il set out to me@@ et David .
“ Who is wise ? He will . . . show himself atten@@ tive toward Jehovah’s ac@@ ts of loving - kindness . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 10@@ 7 : 4@@ 3 .
Di@@ v@@ ine principles do not become out@@ d@@ ated or pas@@ s away .
The book of Revelation was p@@ en@@ ned during Joh@@ n@@ ’s ex@@ ile .
18 , 19 . ( a ) Des@@ cri@@ be how imp@@ ati@@ ence can cause a mo@@ der@@ n - day serv@@ ant of God to act pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ously . ( b ) What should we remember about the op@@ er@@ ation of the Christian congregation ?
A@@ m@@ ong these are God’s loyal servants Abraham , Moses , and David .
No@@ tice how he re@@ ac@@ ted to such op@@ position : “ After we had first su@@ ffered and been in@@ sol@@ ently tre@@ ated , ” he wrote , “ we mu@@ st@@ ered up b@@ ol@@ dness by means of our God to speak to you the good news of God with a great de@@ al of stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing . ”
Al@@ ong the way , however , we must be care@@ ful not to get di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted or lost .
Yes , ad@@ mit@@ ting our mis@@ takes and a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ z@@ ing for dam@@ age done can o@@ pen up opportun@@ ities for con@@ stru@@ ctive discus@@ sions .
You can ac@@ tually appro@@ ach the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of the uni@@ verse any@@ time , in complete priv@@ ac@@ y , and be as@@ sur@@ ed that you will have his attention .
Gi@@ ving yet another example of the cont@@ ra@@ sting desi@@ res of the righteous and of the wicked , Solomon says : “ The one ho@@ l@@ ding back gra@@ in ​ — the po@@ pul@@ ace will ex@@ e@@ cr@@ ate him , but there is a blessing for the head of the one let@@ ting it be b@@ ought . ”
( b ) Why should we be gr@@ ate@@ ful that Peter fre@@ qu@@ ently asked questions ?
A heal@@ thy me@@ asure of self - respect helps us to make good decisions and to avoid low@@ ering our moral standards .
It is evid@@ ent that today , too , Jehovah guid@@ es and lea@@ ds the Christian congregation through his spirit .
They used their time and en@@ er@@ gy to pro@@ cla@@ im Jehovah’s war@@ ning message .
Jesus conclu@@ ded his illustr@@ ation by saying : “ Ther@@ efore have no fear : you are wor@@ th more than many s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws . ”
Those children should be comm@@ ended for taking a fir@@ m stand .
But what if we are temp@@ ted by a desire to have the l@@ at@@ est , the best , and the most s@@ ought after in the way of food , clo@@ thing , sh@@ el@@ ter , and other things ?
Why S@@ tu@@ dy , 7 / 1 C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ A@@ N L@@ I@@ F@@ E AN@@ D Q@@ U@@ AL@@ I@@ T@@ I@@ E@@ S
So , what message do you su@@ p@@ pose Jesus was con@@ ve@@ ying ?
God’s Word fore@@ told : “ It will be in those days that ten men out of all the langu@@ ages of the nations will take hold , y@@ es , they will ac@@ tually take hold of the s@@ ki@@ r@@ t of a man who is a Je@@ w , saying : ‘ We will go with you people , for we have heard that God is with you people . ’ ”
13 , 14 . ( a ) What comfort can be dra@@ wn from Psalm 1@@ 26 : 5 , 6 ?
Su@@ le@@ m con@@ f@@ ess@@ es : “ When I w@@ atch@@ ed the vi@@ de@@ o , I was over@@ come by emo@@ tion .
Su@@ gg@@ ested Bible reading for No@@ v@@ ember
But there are other ways that people have their ear@@ s tic@@ k@@ led .
They also encoura@@ ged me and their you@@ ng@@ est daugh@@ ter , N@@ or@@ a , to en@@ ro@@ l@@ l as pione@@ ers .
Can you i@@ magine our joy at see@@ ing the fam@@ il@@ y’s prog@@ ress and the el@@ des@@ t bo@@ y even taking up the pioneer service ? ”
Jehovah Is a God of L@@ ong - Su@@ ffering
“ God is for us a refu@@ ge and strength , a help that is re@@ adi@@ ly to be found during dist@@ res@@ ses . ”
( The G@@ l@@ ori@@ ous M@@ in@@ is@@ try of the La@@ ity ) He also main@@ tain@@ s : “ P@@ re@@ aching was never me@@ ant by Jesus Christ to be the exc@@ lu@@ sive privilege of certain ran@@ ks of the ministry . ”
We wi@@ d@@ ely ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ised the public talk and were over@@ jo@@ yed to have ne@@ arly 5@@ 00 in attend@@ ance .
That means that during the last 15 years , on a@@ ver@@ age , fi@@ ve new Kingdom H@@ alls have been provided every day of the year .
We will sear@@ ch out are@@ as in which we can com@@ men@@ d our brothers , certainly avo@@ i@@ ding a cr@@ itical spirit .
M@@ em@@ bers of the M@@ in@@ or Par@@ ty vie@@ wed the holy spirit as God’s ac@@ tive for@@ ce , his “ f@@ ing@@ er . ”
The Creator , we are told , took years to pre@@ pare the earth for man@@ ’s arri@@ val .
But Jesus promised that “ the spirit of the truth ” would ‘ bring back to their min@@ ds all the things he had told them . ’
How can you bal@@ ance your personal and spiritual ob@@ lig@@ ations ?
That may requi@@ re you to exam@@ ine your desire care@@ fully , especially if you were ra@@ ised in the truth .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to the temple in Jerusalem , Jesus told his disciples : “ By no means will a st@@ one be left here upon a st@@ one and not be thro@@ wn down . ”
To set matters st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght , Paul under inspi@@ r@@ ation explained that a great apost@@ as@@ y and “ the man of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness ” were to appe@@ ar before Jehovah’s day .
The apostles were not being re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous .
What have been the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of this ?
T@@ ake st@@ ep@@ s to cor@@ rec@@ t the proble@@ m .
The Gre@@ at C@@ ro@@ w@@ d ! ’
It was God’s purpose that they enjoy a happy future .
After having listen@@ ed , some of them became believers . ​ — Acts 28 : 22 - 24 .
But there is more on the ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on .
This sh@@ o@@ c@@ king he@@ ad@@ l@@ ine refer@@ red to the tra@@ gi@@ c death of a little gi@@ r@@ l nam@@ ed Jac@@ ki@@ e .
And his name will be called W@@ on@@ der@@ ful C@@ oun@@ sel@@ or , Mi@@ gh@@ ty God , E@@ ter@@ n@@ al Father , P@@ r@@ in@@ ce of Pe@@ ace .
The earth is man@@ ’s home .
( a ) How is marriage vie@@ wed by many in the world ?
5 : 4@@ 3 - 4@@ 8 How will I benefit from being better ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with associ@@ ates whom I might have consider@@ ed to be enem@@ ies ?
The Cana@@ an@@ ite pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te R@@ a@@ ha@@ b prote@@ cted two Israel@@ ite spi@@ es .
“ Jehovah so@@ ld them into the hand of J@@ a@@ bi@@ n the king of Cana@@ an , who re@@ ign@@ ed in Ha@@ z@@ or ; and the c@@ hi@@ ef of his ar@@ my was S@@ is@@ er@@ a . . .
And in God’s du@@ e time , Abraham did pro@@ du@@ ce an he@@ ir , just as was promised . ​ — G@@ en .
Like Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k , and in har@@ mony with Jesus ’ words , we must keep on the w@@ atch !
What might occ@@ ur during “ the b@@ loo@@ m of you@@ th , ” and how can young ones de@@ al with this ?
He wanted to remain un@@ enc@@ um@@ ber@@ ed so that we could pur@@ sue Kingdom inter@@ ests more fully .
Hence , Paul ur@@ ged us : “ Wh@@ atever you are doing , work at it whole - sou@@ led as to Jehovah , and not to men . ” ​ — Read C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 18 - 24 .
A@@ n ev@@ il@@ do@@ er imp@@ aled al@@ ong@@ side him said : “ Jesus , remember me when you get into your kingdom . ”
However , this was qu@@ ali@@ fied by the words : “ No wicked ones at all will understand ; but the ones having in@@ sight will understand . ”
As fore@@ told , God declar@@ ed that Jesus is his Son .
The wise writ@@ er of the Bible book of E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es said : “ A name is better than good o@@ il , and the day of death than the day of one@@ ’s being born . ”
The des@@ tru@@ ction of L@@ is@@ b@@ on in 1@@ 7@@ 5@@ 5 moved V@@ ol@@ ta@@ i@@ re to as@@ ser@@ t that such events were bey@@ ond human understanding
Not cont@@ ent with mer@@ ely having Rom@@ an c@@ iti@@ z@@ en@@ ship , some Af@@ ri@@ c@@ ans ev@@ en@@ tually even ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed prom@@ in@@ ent positi@@ ons in T@@ im@@ g@@ ad or other col@@ on@@ i@@ al c@@ ities .
After meeting Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h , he was invit@@ ed into the home of her father , Be@@ th@@ u@@ el .
His ac@@ ting in their be@@ half will result in the et@@ er@@ n@@ al des@@ tru@@ ction of the enem@@ ies of his people , in the tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h of justice , and in the sal@@ vation of those who worship the only true God .
( b ) What responsi@@ bility rest@@ s on all who be@@ ar God’s name ?
But let us not give up in doing what is pleas@@ ing to God , for Paul said : “ When I am we@@ ak , then I am powerful . ”
L@@ ast S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember saw an out@@ standing example in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , with the ter@@ r@@ or@@ ist att@@ ac@@ ks on the World T@@ ra@@ de C@@ en@@ ter in New Yor@@ k and the Pen@@ ta@@ g@@ on near W@@ a@@ shin@@ g@@ t@@ on , D@@ .@@ C .
G@@ ran@@ ted , we know that individu@@ ally we are imper@@ fect , so it does not sur@@ pris@@ e us that problems occasi@@ on@@ ally ar@@ ise , even as they did among Christians in Paul’s day .
For many , that means a change in li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
R@@ el@@ ati@@ on@@ shi@@ ps with in - la@@ ws may become st@@ ra@@ ined and cause tri@@ bul@@ ation for the new@@ l@@ y@@ we@@ ds .
The account of Jesus ’ vis@@ it to Jerusalem as a bo@@ y reve@@ als that relati@@ ves and ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ an@@ ces might make such tri@@ ps as a group .
R@@ em@@ ember that our fi@@ ght is , “ not against blood and flesh , but . . . against the wicked spirit for@@ ces . ”
S@@ el@@ f - discipl@@ ine affe@@ cts our man@@ ner of spe@@ e@@ ch as well as what we say .
If Jesus had already given Peter pri@@ ma@@ cy , or su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity , could there have been any question as to who was the great@@ est among the apostles ?
Still , we keep our ma@@ in foc@@ us where it bel@@ ong@@ s ​ — on be@@ aring witness to the truth .
In the prophecy recorded at Mal@@ ach@@ i 1 : 11 , Jehovah dec@@ la@@ res : “ From the su@@ n@@ ’s ris@@ ing even to its set@@ ting my name will be great among the nations , and . . . a pres@@ ent@@ ation will be made to my name , even a clean gift ; because my name will be great among the nations . ”
Some ow@@ ned ele@@ g@@ ant i@@ v@@ ory - in@@ la@@ id fur@@ ni@@ ture and d@@ ran@@ k w@@ ine pro@@ duc@@ ed in “ desi@@ ra@@ ble v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds . ”
When I was 14 , I was stri@@ ck@@ en with r@@ he@@ um@@ ati@@ c f@@ ever , which took me out of action for over a year .
In E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es chap@@ ter 2 , Solomon mentioned vari@@ ous things he had accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed , including his ex@@ ten@@ sive building pro@@ je@@ cts .
Acc@@ ording to the covenant for a pri@@ est like M@@ el@@ c@@ hi@@ ze@@ de@@ k , in what ad@@ di@@ tional cap@@ ac@@ ity would the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing serve , and why ?
They will bring to an end all of man@@ kin@@ d’s problems . ​ — Revelation 21 : 1 - 4 .
This is obedi@@ ence from the heart . ”
O@@ thers may contribu@@ te so as to receive the pla@@ udi@@ ts of men .
Tru@@ ly , Jesus was a Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er !
She said : “ C@@ he@@ er up , de@@ ar , c@@ he@@ er up ! What can har@@ m us ? ”
L@@ ater , P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h dre@@ am@@ ed that he saw a st@@ al@@ k of gra@@ in s@@ pr@@ ou@@ ting se@@ ven cho@@ ice ear@@ s .
We can find the answer if we look care@@ fully at Paul’s words .
The result is that c@@ ru@@ el and sel@@ f@@ ish people can change their ways and become kind and pe@@ ace@@ able .
Today , many of those is@@ lands are full of t@@ ou@@ ris@@ ts , but back then they were qui@@ et plac@@ es with only tur@@ qu@@ o@@ ise la@@ go@@ ons , san@@ dy be@@ ach@@ es , and p@@ al@@ m tre@@ es .
In K@@ en@@ ya , these are still a co@@ st@@ ly lu@@ x@@ ur@@ y it@@ em .
In Mar@@ k@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l , we find Jesus ’ words : “ This means my ‘ blood of the covenant , ’ which is to be p@@ our@@ ed out in be@@ half of many . ”
But when his heart became ha@@ ugh@@ ty . . . , he was brought down from the thro@@ ne of his kingdom , and his own di@@ gn@@ ity was taken away from him . . . .
E@@ igh@@ ty coun@@ tri@@ es ho@@ l@@ ding 40 per c@@ ent of the worl@@ d’s po@@ pul@@ ation have serious water sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges . ”
Noah had to trust that Jehovah would keep His promise to end wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , believ@@ ing that God would do so at just the right time . ​ — G@@ en .
( b ) What questions about faith@@ ful@@ ness will we consider ?
The Bible c@@ alls him “ the hope of [ ancient ] Israel ” and “ the hope of [ Israel@@ ’s ] fore@@ fa@@ thers , ” and many are the expres@@ sions of hope , trust , and confidence in him .
It would be eas@@ y to as@@ su@@ me that his life was ro@@ s@@ y when he wrote these words but not so .
J@@ on@@ a@@ than bless@@ ed him and imp@@ lic@@ it@@ ly ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged his future k@@ ing@@ ship , saying : “ May Jehovah prove to be with you , just as he proved to be with my father . ”
During my 37 years of mission@@ ary service , I have lived with over 1@@ 00 other mission@@ aries .
Job H@@ eld H@@ i@@ gh the N@@ ame of Jehovah
Jehovah is the most loyal and for@@ giving F@@ ri@@ end we could have .
By means of the Go@@ spe@@ l rec@@ ord , Jehovah has en@@ ab@@ led us to learn of Jesus ’ thoughts , feelings , activities , and pri@@ or@@ ities .
A@@ m I allow@@ ing un@@ du@@ e emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on material inter@@ ests to inter@@ f@@ ere with my vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er spirit ?
Jesus Christ too su@@ ffered persecu@@ tion .
In 19@@ 7@@ 4 we received another expres@@ sion of Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness when we were invit@@ ed to return to Bethel , where I was again assign@@ ed to do ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ative work and later was appointed to the B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e .
In imit@@ ation of Jesus , we should never con@@ dem@@ n an enti@@ re group for the fa@@ il@@ ure of a few or give necess@@ ary counsel without also giving appro@@ pri@@ ate comm@@ end@@ ation .
What did he present to God ?
Let us consider what two faithful men of old did “ to ple@@ ase God well . ” ​ — He@@ b .
F@@ in@@ ally the ba@@ by came .
We need to trust in Jehovah .
( Read Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 22 - 25 . )
In all lik@@ eli@@ ho@@ od , those who displa@@ y the text feel con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that God’s love gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es their everlasting sal@@ vation .
The ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of humans view material we@@ al@@ th as a ma@@ j@@ or ke@@ y to se@@ cur@@ ity .
I was living with my gi@@ r@@ l@@ friend when she began to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Be@@ y@@ ond living himself , Jehovah is the S@@ ource of our life .
One of the brothers , F@@ rit@@ z U@@ l@@ rich , came to my a@@ id .
So when Samuel learned that Jehovah had not cho@@ s@@ en any of the se@@ ven older sons of J@@ es@@ se , he asked that the you@@ ng@@ est be brought in from the pas@@ tures .
They cannot rec@@ all ever see@@ ing him ang@@ ry .
Pe@@ ak attend@@ ance was 3@@ 3@@ ,@@ 5@@ 13 .
A@@ vo@@ id the D@@ ang@@ ers ​ — How ?
D@@ er@@ by
He was a young man with whom I had pre@@ vi@@ ously discus@@ sed the Bible !
That re@@ bel@@ li@@ on cons@@ titu@@ ted a chall@@ enge to God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
In contr@@ ast , godly order pro@@ du@@ ces peace . ​ — 1 Corinthians 14 : 33 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 16 .
Jesus is our Le@@ ad@@ er , and we must follow only him
They fore@@ told in min@@ u@@ te de@@ ta@@ il the man@@ ner of the Messi@@ ah’s coming , the n@@ ature of his ministry , his suffering at the hands of others , and the ty@@ pe of death he would experience .
That was why Jesus did not requi@@ re si@@ ck people to expres@@ s their faith in him in order to be heal@@ ed .
The experience I had ga@@ ined in pioneer service , in pris@@ on , at G@@ ile@@ ad , and in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n proved very bene@@ fi@@ cial .
You could also read information in our public@@ ations about a verse or sub@@ ject in the Bible .
Con@@ tr@@ ast the rule of God’s Kingdom with human rule .
What en@@ ab@@ led the first Christians to remain ze@@ al@@ ous even under persecu@@ tion , and how should their example af@@ fect us ?
In deal@@ ing with King Saul , how did David show that he kept Jehovah’s will in mind ?
How el@@ se did Joseph draw near to his God ?
How can we know the con@@ dition of the in@@ ner person ?
R@@ adi@@ o st@@ ations bro@@ ad@@ c@@ ast these den@@ un@@ ci@@ ations pres@@ ented at those ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es .
Per@@ haps Peter thought that one of those se@@ ats should be for him because Jesus had already said that Peter would have a special ro@@ le .
Their daugh@@ ter Jo@@ an@@ na says : “ I can remember D@@ ad teaching us Greek by writ@@ ing the al@@ p@@ ha@@ be@@ t on a bl@@ ac@@ k@@ bo@@ ard at home , and we had to learn it thor@@ ough@@ ly .
How might we inc@@ re@@ ase the effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess of our ministry ?
In Au@@ gu@@ st 19@@ 50 , Jehovah’s Witnesses were ban@@ ned in E@@ ast Ger@@ many .
Of course , no cre@@ ature can con@@ f@@ er power on the al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty Creator .
These were men from among those taken cap@@ tive during the con@@ qu@@ est of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
His spiritual reco@@ very was lar@@ g@@ ely du@@ e to the ass@@ ist@@ ance given him by a Christian el@@ der .
We pl@@ an@@ ned to get married the following year and ho@@ pe@@ fully en@@ ter mission@@ ary service together .
Ther@@ efore , the Kingdom is a true the@@ o@@ cr@@ ac@@ y ​ — rule by God .
Jehovah will not ign@@ ore such s@@ inc@@ ere pet@@ iti@@ ons .
Consider also Joseph , who@@ se wife su@@ ffered from can@@ c@@ er and su@@ d@@ den@@ ly pas@@ sed away .
F@@ ac@@ ing U@@ p to Your R@@ es@@ pon@@ si@@ bility
The ri@@ der den@@ o@@ tes fam@@ ine .
Peter had just refer@@ red to sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic “ heavens ” ​ — human govern@@ ments that are li@@ f@@ ted up or ex@@ al@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve their sub@@ je@@ cts .
( b ) How may we be sure of recei@@ ving the support of Jehovah’s angels ?
In 6@@ 17 B.C.E . , Babyl@@ on took control of the kingdom of Juda@@ h .
Jesus instru@@ cted his followers : “ M@@ ake disciples of people of all the nations , bapti@@ z@@ ing them . ”
Jesus ’ death in faith@@ ful@@ ness proved this con@@ ten@@ tion false and made Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice . ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 .
Paul will@@ ingly served God to the best of his ability
Some un@@ believ@@ ing hus@@ ban@@ ds or wi@@ ves may not ob@@ ject to having their mate study the Bible .
But what if a man who is not one of Jehovah’s Witnesses as@@ ks his Christian wife to accom@@ pan@@ y him to a ch@@ urch we@@ d@@ ding ?
The re@@ en@@ ac@@ t@@ ments and experi@@ ences of the stud@@ ents demonstr@@ ated the powerful effect that the Bible had on those whom they cont@@ ac@@ ted .
We have many Bible - based public@@ ations to help us in our sear@@ ch .
I understand this promise better when I con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate what Jesus did while he was on earth .
He dre@@ w attention to the example of the prophet El@@ isha , who demonstr@@ ated faith and courage in his assignment .
The pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job stated : “ I would res@@ cu@@ e the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted one cr@@ ying for help , and the fa@@ ther@@ less bo@@ y and anyone that had no help@@ er . ” ​ — Job 29 : 12 .
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ar par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in Christian activities , including the Kingdom - preaching work , can help us to end@@ ure the effe@@ cts of ber@@ e@@ av@@ ement .
It is a chall@@ enge to bring this message to all , in a country that is about the same si@@ ze as Gre@@ at B@@ r@@ ita@@ in .
He kno@@ ws that just as we did not come into the truth on our own , we will not stay in the truth on our own .
A C@@ ry for H@@ el@@ p
Why P@@ il@@ ate F@@ ear@@ ful That Jesus “ Ma@@ de H@@ im@@ self God’s Son , ” 6 / 1
C@@ oun@@ t@@ less children have even mem@@ or@@ ized the n@@ ames of those three k@@ ings ​ — M@@ el@@ c@@ hi@@ or , C@@ as@@ pa@@ r , and Bal@@ ta@@ z@@ ar .
“ R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on pla@@ ys a vital ro@@ le in the In@@ di@@ an way of life , ” says The World Bo@@ ok En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia .
“ T@@ au@@ ght by God to Lo@@ ve One A@@ no@@ ther ”
□ Babyl@@ on
3 They O@@ ffered Th@@ em@@ selves W@@ ill@@ ingly ​ — In M@@ ic@@ r@@ on@@ es@@ ia
For example , we will know how to tre@@ at others , how to use money , and how to cho@@ ose en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment and clo@@ thing .
“ Wor@@ king H@@ ard ”
You can i@@ magine how difficult it must have been for Joseph to believe Mar@@ y’s ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation of her pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy .
And the con@@ vi@@ ction that God always fulfill@@ s his promises mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to ‘ stay a@@ wa@@ ke and stand fir@@ m in the faith . ’
His Scriptural the@@ me was “ In@@ to All the E@@ ar@@ th Their S@@ ound W@@ ent O@@ u@@ t . ”
Since Satan’s ou@@ ster from heaven , God’s people have some@@ times been prote@@ cted from Satan’s att@@ ac@@ ks by the efforts of certain pol@@ itical el@@ ements , descri@@ bed in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic language at Revelation 12 : 15 , 16 .
The “ other sheep ” ch@@ er@@ ish their privilege of being associ@@ ated with the “ temple ” class . ​ — John 10 : 16 ; Matthew 25 : 37 - 40 .
In the fi@@ f@@ th century C.E . , a man who called himself Moses con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed Jews on the is@@ land of C@@ re@@ te that he was the mes@@ si@@ ah and would deli@@ ver them from op@@ pres@@ sion .
W@@ is@@ dom is one of Jehovah’s princi@@ p@@ al at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes , and if he cho@@ o@@ ses to do so , he can fore@@ see in de@@ ta@@ il the resul@@ ts of certain actions .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N problems ar@@ ise , our life can se@@ em like a st@@ or@@ m that will not let up .
Why do Jehovah’s Witnesses not get involved in se@@ cul@@ ar re@@ form mo@@ v@@ ements ?
“ For a long time , my feelings of in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ac@@ y pre@@ ven@@ ted me from re@@ tur@@ ning to serve the brothers as an overse@@ er .
What are some of the qualities needed by disci@@ ple mak@@ ers ?
Such parents do well to refle@@ ct on Proverbs 29 : 21 , which says : “ If one is pam@@ per@@ ing one@@ ’s serv@@ ant [ or off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing ] from you@@ th on , in his later life he will even become a than@@ k@@ less one . ”
“ Jesus appro@@ ached and spoke to them . ”
Why is this important ?
Be@@ fore H@@ er@@ o@@ d’s death - deal@@ ing dec@@ ree , an ang@@ el direc@@ ted that Joseph , M@@ ary , and Jesus go to Egy@@ pt .
She confid@@ ently rep@@ lied : “ I know he will ris@@ e in the resurrection on the last day . ”
Wh@@ ich four s@@ crip@@ ture refer@@ ences apply to Christ’s future coming as Ju@@ dge ?
L@@ I@@ K@@ E that sh@@ a@@ do@@ w c@@ ast by the su@@ n , human af@@ fai@@ r@@ s and standards are ever shi@@ f@@ ting and chang@@ ing .
17 , 18 . ( a ) What Scriptural pre@@ ce@@ d@@ ents ex@@ ist for the main@@ ten@@ ance of plac@@ es of pu@@ re worship ?
Because they did nothing to ad@@ d to the man@@ ’s mis@@ er@@ y , it might be said that they ac@@ ted according to a ne@@ g@@ ative ver@@ sion of the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule .
For example , al@@ though he at first op@@ posed co@@ er@@ c@@ ing religious dis@@ si@@ d@@ ents , he later encoura@@ ged his pol@@ itical friends to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te by bur@@ ning those who op@@ posed inf@@ ant baptism .
T@@ er@@ es@@ a T@@ el@@ l@@ o , a young woman , listen@@ ed to the message of the truth and said , “ P@@ le@@ ase , come again and tell me more . ”
Re@@ c@@ ently , Jehovah’s Witnesses have be@@ gu@@ n taking the good news to men and women in the St@@ ate p@@ en@@ it@@ enti@@ aries .
In their form@@ er lives , they already indic@@ ated their will@@ ing@@ ness to be instru@@ cted by Jehovah .
O@@ ther situ@@ ations ar@@ ise that call for the app@@ lic@@ ation of the spirit of Paul’s counsel to the Romans .
We can ex@@ pect what chang@@ es in a Christian over time ?
See the article “ A Pe@@ ace@@ able Pe@@ ople D@@ ef@@ end Their Go@@ od N@@ ame , ” which appe@@ ared in The Watchtower of May 1 , 20@@ 11 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
What brought E@@ m@@ l@@ y@@ n to that conclu@@ sion ?
The to@@ wn remin@@ ded me of the W@@ il@@ d W@@ est as de@@ pi@@ cted in H@@ ol@@ l@@ y@@ w@@ o@@ od fil@@ ms .
Di@@ d it af@@ fect the way he later thought , wrote , and spoke ?
A beau@@ ti@@ ful ra@@ in@@ bo@@ w fol@@ lo@@ ws as the su@@ n appe@@ ars through the cl@@ ou@@ ds .
Who will be col@@ le@@ cted out from the Kingdom , and how do they cause stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing and do la@@ w@@ less@@ ness ?
It was wonderful to see the people arri@@ ving .
Jehovah T@@ au@@ ght U@@ s En@@ du@@ r@@ ance ( A . A@@ post@@ o@@ li@@ di@@ s ) , 2 / 1
‘ In the S@@ tre@@ e@@ ts and P@@ u@@ bli@@ c S@@ qu@@ a@@ res ’
When the shepher@@ ds tell them what happened , they all mar@@ v@@ el .
We have learned to trust in him comple@@ t@@ ely , and our love for him has deep@@ ened .
Satan claim@@ s that you would be@@ tra@@ y Jehovah in order to sa@@ ve your own s@@ k@@ in .
In his du@@ e time , Jehovah demonstr@@ ated his divine power and expres@@ sed his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y over stu@@ b@@ born P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h .
How may we benefit by refle@@ cting on Bible examples of women who made Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice ?
If we do so , our lives too will t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to the power of the inspired Word of God .
• On what does true happiness dep@@ end ?
Today , we are bless@@ ed to have a far more ex@@ ten@@ sive understanding of God’s pur@@ pos@@ es than did Abra@@ m .
Ther@@ efore , we can have ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te confidence that what we do for Jehovah “ out of a clean heart ” is never in va@@ in . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Bo@@ a@@ z ’ respon@@ se c@@ learly indic@@ ates that he did not see anything wrong in what Ru@@ th did .
He dre@@ w to himself and to his Son many people whom some might consider to be wor@@ th@@ less .
This is an effe@@ ctive way to ar@@ ouse their interest in stud@@ ying the Bible .
After sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ ing our dedic@@ ation to God by get@@ ting baptized , we still need to buil@@ d an ever clo@@ s@@ er personal relationship with him .
His organization also arrang@@ es for regul@@ ar meetings in more than 1@@ 10@@ ,000 congregations all over the world .
That may call on you to do some self - exam@@ in@@ ation .
I found it hard to understand , so I just gave up . ” ​ — V@@ al@@ van@@ er@@ a , S@@ pain .
We find the ans@@ wers to those questions at A@@ mo@@ s 1 : 1 , where we read : “ The words of A@@ mo@@ s , who happened to be among the sheep ra@@ is@@ ers from T@@ e@@ ko@@ a , . . . in the days of U@@ z@@ z@@ iah the king of Juda@@ h and in the days of Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am the son of Jo@@ as@@ h , the king of Israel . ”
How , then , can we keep money in its place ?
They made fu@@ n of me for being different , but I thought I could h@@ and@@ le that .
Of Jesus , Paul said : “ For the joy that was set before him he end@@ ur@@ ed a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake , des@@ p@@ ising sh@@ ame , and has s@@ at down at the right hand of the thro@@ ne of God . ”
Pe@@ er pres@@ sure could s@@ way us to make a bad decision .
We live in times similar to those of Noah .
In fact , one of man@@ ’s most pres@@ sing needs has been that of pro@@ c@@ uring his da@@ ily bre@@ ad .
As to those who have the privilege of teaching God’s Word in the congregations today , Mal@@ ach@@ i 2 : 7 should serve as a ca@@ u@@ tion .
To sh@@ ore up Juda@@ h’s a@@ il@@ ing e@@ con@@ om@@ y ?
There , Je@@ h@@ u “ ac@@ ted s@@ l@@ y@@ ly , for the purpose of destro@@ ying the worshi@@ p@@ ers of Ba@@ al . ” ​ — 2 K@@ i .
A young brother nam@@ ed Al@@ an ad@@ m@@ its , “ I was often invit@@ ed to go out with my scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es on the we@@ ek@@ ends , and I really wanted to go . ”
What did Eli@@ h@@ u have in mind about God’s doing things in “ a wonderful way ” ?
“ The school has benef@@ ited me great@@ ly , help@@ ing me to look at my@@ self and see how I can take care of Jehovah’s sheep . ”
This en@@ ab@@ led me to take part in the minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al tra@@ ining provided at the Kingdom H@@ all .
I@@ T I@@ S l@@ ate in the ev@@ ening of N@@ is@@ an 14 in the year 33 C.E .
What is one way to t@@ est and see if we are in the faith ?
Our personal and congreg@@ ational prayers often t@@ ou@@ ch on what matter ?
We do not have to spe@@ cul@@ ate , as some do , about va@@ gu@@ e prophe@@ ci@@ es of No@@ st@@ ra@@ da@@ mu@@ s or other human prog@@ no@@ s@@ tic@@ at@@ ors .
Satan does all he can to “ cu@@ t ac@@ ro@@ ss our p@@ ath ” as we stri@@ ve to he@@ ed God’s la@@ ws and comman@@ ds . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 18 .
Bible teachings can help one pre@@ pare for travel@@ ing on the best ro@@ ad in life .
His Kingdom was “ no part of this world , ” and his disciples were to be “ no part of the world , just as [ he was ] no part of the world . ”
After con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ating for a while , you might find it bene@@ fi@@ cial to do some st@@ re@@ t@@ ch@@ ing or go out@@ side for some f@@ res@@ h a@@ ir .
U@@ se less@@ ons from cre@@ ation to help your child to know and to love God
You could , for example , say to a hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der : “ Many people say that every person has an im@@ mor@@ tal soul , yet no@@ te what God’s Word says here . ”
Q@@ u@@ ite the contr@@ ary , he told them : “ But after I have been ra@@ ised up , I will go a@@ head of you into Gal@@ ile@@ e . ”
How does Jehovah respon@@ d to our hear@@ t@@ felt and pers@@ ist@@ ent prayers ?
N@@ one of us should we@@ ar clo@@ thing or ha@@ ir@@ st@@ y@@ les that are e@@ cc@@ ent@@ ri@@ c or im@@ mo@@ des@@ t or that id@@ enti@@ fy us with un@@ desi@@ ra@@ ble el@@ ements of the world .
Because , if he was not resur@@ rec@@ ted , Christi@@ an@@ ity is based on a false f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation .
How did the e@@ un@@ u@@ ch answer ?
Today , with the des@@ tru@@ ction of an enti@@ re world system of things appro@@ aching , how necess@@ ary that is !
Thus the first human differ@@ ed from all other cre@@ ations on earth .
A New F@@ i@@ eld O@@ p@@ ens U@@ p to U@@ s
When we read the Bible and medit@@ ate on it da@@ ily , it helps us to become so@@ ft in Jehovah’s hands and al@@ lo@@ ws him to mo@@ ld us .
Jose@@ p@@ h’s moral sense , along with his desire to ple@@ ase Jehovah , made him re@@ ject im@@ mor@@ ality .
Tru@@ sting in Jehovah with a complete heart invol@@ ves doing things his way , according to his will .
Ne@@ ar the cen@@ ter of the h@@ all was a ra@@ ised pl@@ at@@ form with a stand and a se@@ at for the speak@@ er ( 5 ) .
( b ) How can we benefit from the example of An@@ ne ?
The Witnesses used to vis@@ it each year to encoura@@ ge him to r@@ ene@@ w his sub@@ s@@ crip@@ tion .
N@@ ever should we allow the imper@@ fe@@ ctions of our brothers to se@@ par@@ ate us from the God we love and worship .
• What does being baptized in the name of the Father invol@@ ve for you ?
Our sac@@ red service is pleas@@ ing to Jehovah only when it is rend@@ ered out of love and devo@@ tion , not for the s@@ ake of el@@ ev@@ ating ourselves over others .
To this day , whether we live in an ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ tural soci@@ ety or not , s@@ ow@@ ing spiritual se@@ ed in this way is the most important work that Christians do .
TH@@ E Hebrew Scriptures were comple@@ ted by the end of the fi@@ f@@ th century B.C.E .
Ex@@ peri@@ ence has sh@@ own that the most powerful , most mo@@ tiv@@ ating , and most end@@ uring influ@@ ence against the develop@@ ment of h@@ ate comes from God’s Word , the Bible .
The I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ation of the W@@ he@@ at and the We@@ e@@ ds
The New A@@ mer@@ i@@ can Bible , a Ca@@ tho@@ lic transl@@ ation , says regarding that part of the Bible : “ To make the tru@@ ths con@@ ta@@ ined in these chap@@ ters in@@ tel@@ li@@ gi@@ ble to the Israel@@ ite people des@@ t@@ ined to pre@@ serve them , they needed to be expres@@ sed through el@@ ements pre@@ vail@@ ing among that people at that time .
S@@ ome@@ times they use the me@@ dia to s@@ pre@@ ad dist@@ or@@ ted information or even ou@@ tri@@ ght lies about the me@@ tho@@ ds and mo@@ ti@@ ves of Jehovah’s people .
Why should ho@@ sting an ev@@ ent inclu@@ de prop@@ er su@@ per@@ vision ?
However , he promised that in the congregation , they would gain num@@ er@@ ous spiritual “ brothers and sisters and mo@@ thers and children . ” ​ — Mark 10 : 30 .
Jeremiah was not al@@ one in his prophe@@ tic work .
200@@ 4 “ W@@ al@@ k With God ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tion Lo@@ c@@ ations M@@ A@@ Y 28 - 30 B@@ A@@ K@@ E@@ R@@ S@@ F@@ I@@ EL@@ D , C@@ A , C@@ en@@ ten@@ ni@@ al G@@ ar@@ den Ar@@ ena , 10@@ 0@@ 1 Tru@@ x@@ tu@@ n A@@ ve .
Why be kind ?
• How was God’s righteousness challeng@@ ed ?
In those days , stud@@ ents did not know their des@@ t@@ in@@ ations until these were ann@@ oun@@ ced at the gra@@ du@@ ation cer@@ em@@ on@@ y .
When preaching , we u@@ su@@ ally never called at two ad@@ j@@ ac@@ ent ho@@ m@@ es .
How can we ac@@ hi@@ eve this ob@@ je@@ ctive ?
“ I am not good en@@ ough . ”
“ That c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated day , ” said R@@ al@@ ph Le@@ ff@@ l@@ er , “ was the real beg@@ in@@ ning of the Kingdom ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising cam@@ pa@@ ign that today has en@@ cir@@ c@@ led the earth . ”
When we talk to people in a fri@@ end@@ ly and kind way , they will be more likely to listen to what we have to say
We can thus ac@@ qui@@ re in@@ ner beau@@ ty , which truly has lasting value . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 3 , 4 .
Hence , he is spo@@ ken of as being h@@ an@@ ded over to Satan .
How the uni@@ verse came to be is explained in the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s op@@ ening words : “ In the beg@@ in@@ ning God cre@@ ated the heavens and the earth . ”
Be@@ fore qu@@ ali@@ fied Bible stud@@ ents are baptized as Jehovah’s Witnesses , they are asked in fr@@ on@@ t of on@@ loo@@ k@@ ers to respon@@ d to two questions .
Th@@ r@@ ough it all , I thor@@ ough@@ ly enjo@@ yed help@@ ing people to learn about Jehovah God .
13 : 4 .
That really helped . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , little children gener@@ ally requi@@ re the care of their mother .
These are more acc@@ es@@ sible by bo@@ at than by land .
If we are not care@@ ful , we might think that certain par@@ ts of the Bible or certain public@@ ations do not apply to us .
Revelation 16 : 15 l@@ in@@ ks Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on with Jesus ’ coming as a th@@ i@@ ef .
Why must we not look to the fin@@ an@@ cial system for se@@ cur@@ ity ?
In the 5@@ th chap@@ ter of his letter to the Gal@@ ati@@ ans , Paul cont@@ ra@@ st@@ s works of the flesh with the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit .
Per@@ haps they feel that having many physical , t@@ ang@@ i@@ ble material things will som@@ eho@@ w make life more secu@@ re .
O@@ thers , however , say that the prophet Ho@@ se@@ a was speaking , beg@@ g@@ ing the people to come back to Jehovah .
Why do we want Jehovah to teach us ?
He felt com@@ pas@@ sion for the crow@@ ds he me@@ t , for “ they were s@@ kin@@ ned and thro@@ wn about like sheep without a shepher@@ d . ”
When F@@ ri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps Ne@@ ed to En@@ d
Ho@@ tel@@ s were to provide ro@@ om@@ ing and me@@ als for the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates , but th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds more arri@@ ved than were expe@@ cted .
Joseph was a slave of an@@ ti@@ qu@@ ity ; B@@ less@@ ing is a slave of the 2@@ 1@@ st century .
To under@@ s@@ cor@@ e the value of discipl@@ ine , let us consider two individuals whom Jehovah discipl@@ ined : S@@ he@@ b@@ na , who lived in the time of King He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah , and G@@ ra@@ ham , a brother in our day .
How does the Eph@@ es@@ i@@ an congregation com@@ pare with Jehovah’s people today ?
These de@@ ar brothers had deep respect for the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c order .
Thus , every se@@ ven@@ th year was to be a year of S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h for the land .
They will not pre@@ va@@ il .
Be@@ au from Cana@@ da tel@@ ls us : “ In your home country , you take for gr@@ anted such ba@@ si@@ c ser@@ vi@@ ces as ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city and r@@ un@@ ning water .
Some may not have wanted children .
M@@ an@@ jo@@ la was living with fellow Al@@ ban@@ ians in B@@ or@@ g@@ om@@ an@@ er@@ o .
I found it difficult to stay spiritually strong without the encourag@@ ement of regul@@ ar meetings with fellow worshipp@@ ers .
Fir@@ st , since “ on@@ en@@ ess ” is to be ob@@ served , a matu@@ re Christian must be in un@@ ity and full har@@ mony with fellow believers as far as faith and knowledge are concer@@ ned .
In turn , we can and should thro@@ w all our anxi@@ ety upon him with the con@@ vi@@ ction that he really ca@@ res for us . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 34 : 11 ; 1 Peter 5 : 6 , 7 .
The boo@@ k@@ let con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed V@@ er@@ a that it was God’s purpose for mankind to enjoy life on a par@@ adise earth .
Be@@ ing mis@@ tru@@ st@@ ful ro@@ bs us of happiness
But her questions pers@@ is@@ ted .
U@@ l@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , this br@@ ings praise , not to us , but to God .
He prom@@ o@@ ted the Kingdom for reas@@ ons far bey@@ ond his own inter@@ ests .
Like al@@ o@@ e pl@@ ants that Jehovah has pl@@ anted , like ce@@ d@@ ars by the w@@ at@@ ers . ”
In the discus@@ sion that follow@@ ed , Bro@@ ther M@@ ac@@ mil@@ l@@ an did not once prom@@ o@@ te himself , though it would have been qu@@ ite conven@@ i@@ ent for him to do so .
Since that time , others have follow@@ ed Ad@@ am@@ ’s example of b@@ lam@@ ing God for their own mis@@ takes .
H@@ um@@ ility can help us to lead a simp@@ le life that c@@ ent@@ ers on Kingdom inter@@ ests
When you become a@@ ware of God’s eyes on you , do not feel as if you were under the sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ y of some imper@@ s@@ onal sur@@ ve@@ ill@@ ance cam@@ er@@ a .
Be@@ coming a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant or an el@@ der in the Christian congregation is not a matter of being ele@@ cted to an of@@ fice .
One ra@@ in@@ y day , however , I invit@@ ed A@@ nt@@ ô@@ ni@@ o to take part in the study .
We read a pres@@ ent@@ ation in P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese to anyone we me@@ t , and we seem@@ ed to make about e@@ qu@@ al prog@@ ress .
However , he did not eng@@ age the Devil in a m@@ ere bat@@ tle of w@@ its .
Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has car@@ ri@@ ed a heav@@ y lo@@ ad of responsi@@ bility in ancient Israel ; yet , with courage , in@@ sight , and reli@@ ance on God , he was able to face challeng@@ es succ@@ ess@@ fully .
That is so much better than recei@@ ving praise from humans !
We live deep in the time of the end and ne@@ are@@ r the star@@ t of Christ’s M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ule than when we first became believers .
How should we view our own op@@ in@@ i@@ ons , and what Bible example illustr@@ ates this ?
Si@@ x months later F@@ er@@ din@@ and was asked to serve as a pioneer in T@@ il@@ bur@@ g , in sou@@ ther@@ n Ne@@ ther@@ lands .
Although com@@ pet@@ ence , di@@ lig@@ ence , and a sense of personal satis@@ fac@@ tion are important , ne@@ g@@ ative feelings , such as fear of fa@@ il@@ ure , may result from set@@ ting un@@ re@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble go@@ als .
Yet , what had happened to the Israelites ?
17 , 18 . ( a ) What events that are yet un@@ seen have we consider@@ ed so far ?
From this we can learn a valu@@ able less@@ on : We must not allow such le@@ an@@ ings to hold us back from ‘ pi@@ c@@ king up our t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake and continu@@ ally following Jesus . ’ ​ — Luke 9 : 23 .
However , what we know about Jesus and the con@@ text of his words can help us to gr@@ as@@ p his point .
The verse continu@@ es : “ E@@ very other sin that a man may com@@ mit is out@@ side his body , but he that practic@@ es for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation is sin@@ ning against his own body . ”
Acc@@ ur@@ ate K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge ​ — A K@@ ey to B@@ eli@@ ef in God
He must pl@@ ant what he wants to re@@ a@@ p .
However , the life sp@@ an of most pe@@ ts is not very long .
Now ne@@ arly 8@@ 0 years old , G@@ r@@ am@@ p still ser@@ ves as a congregation el@@ der and helps to buil@@ d and r@@ en@@ o@@ v@@ ate Kingdom H@@ alls in W@@ es@@ ter@@ n Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
We can i@@ magine their sur@@ pris@@ e and disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment , though , when Peter su@@ d@@ den@@ ly st@@ op@@ ped e@@ ating with them .
By taking our sin@@ s upon himself and d@@ ying for us , Christ brought “ a righteous standing to many people . ”
Fir@@ st , let us consider some of the challeng@@ es fa@@ thers face .
What decisions must we avoid ?
However , that interest soon wi@@ ther@@ ed away .
After you began to study the Bible , you real@@ ized that these c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations are ac@@ tually of pa@@ g@@ an orig@@ in .
He c@@ ris@@ s@@ cro@@ s@@ sed the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and on fo@@ o@@ t , wal@@ king h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of mil@@ es on preaching t@@ our@@ s in an effort to re@@ ach as many people as possible .
Lu@@ ther’s Le@@ g@@ ac@@ y
How Ju@@ de received the information about E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s message to the ung@@ o@@ dly is a min@@ or matter .
What an example he set for us ​ — one of full sub@@ mis@@ sion to the divine will !
You are on your way to an important ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment , but you are l@@ ate .
Even now , he is “ mis@@ le@@ ading the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ” ​ — Revelation 12 : 9 .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , Paul ad@@ d@@ ressed Christian women only , st@@ ating : “ Let the women keep s@@ il@@ ent in the congregations , for it is not per@@ mit@@ ted for them to speak , but let them be in sub@@ je@@ ction . ”
I also pur@@ cha@@ sed a c@@ ell p@@ ho@@ ne .
What real@@ iz@@ ations should Job 38 : 4 - 6 bring home to us ?
When Jesus asked Peter : “ Do you love me more than these ? ”
“ You have heard of the end@@ ur@@ ance of Job and have seen the out@@ come Jehovah gave , that Jehovah is very tend@@ er in affe@@ ction and mer@@ ci@@ ful . ”
We got married , and I moved into the house of his parents .
1 : 8 - 10 .
As@@ k yourself , ‘ How much time do I sp@@ end reading se@@ cul@@ ar ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines or new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers , w@@ atch@@ ing T@@ V , listen@@ ing to mu@@ si@@ c , or pur@@ su@@ ing a ho@@ b@@ by ? ’
The answer given : “ At le@@ ast 50 ! ”
Why not ask one of Jehovah’s Witnesses to make it possible for you to view this vi@@ de@@ o ?
The Bible says : “ V@@ alu@@ able things will be of no benefit on the day of fu@@ ry , ” and “ the one tru@@ sting in his ri@@ ches ​ — he himself will f@@ all . ”
“ The days of T@@ er@@ ah came to be two h@@ un@@ d@@ red and fi@@ ve years . Then T@@ er@@ ah died in H@@ ar@@ an . ”
The V@@ alu@@ e of “ a We@@ ak@@ er V@@ es@@ sel ”
11 : 3 .
Per@@ haps it was in this peri@@ od of his life that David develop@@ ed his s@@ k@@ ill with a s@@ ling .
J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s V@@ ow
Because it is not over her head , she now feel@@ s that she is a real part of the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy . ”
At times , we may need to pray quic@@ k@@ ly for God’s help .
Some scho@@ l@@ ars su@@ gg@@ est that the divine name may have been pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced Y@@ ah@@ we@@ h .
Eli@@ h@@ u declar@@ ed : “ God th@@ un@@ ders with his vo@@ ice in a wonderful way , doing great things that we cannot know . ”
The man was Ph@@ ili@@ p , a disci@@ ple of Jesus , and he asked the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an : “ Do you ac@@ tually know what you are reading ? ”
Al@@ ways remember that Jehovah discipl@@ ines us because he lo@@ ves us . ​ — Psalm 30 : 5 .
Let us consider , therefore , how we can make sure that we keep on following the Christ .
; Ma@@ y@@ en , C .
A husband who@@ se t@@ ong@@ ue is gover@@ ned by loyal love does not ex@@ pose the fa@@ ul@@ ts of his wife in public or speak dis@@ par@@ ag@@ ingly of her .
What about your ch@@ urch ?
See the bo@@ x “ How to D@@ ev@@ el@@ op a Bu@@ d@@ get ” in the Ju@@ ly 20@@ 10 A@@ wa@@ ke ! , page 8 .
We have things to do .
No one kno@@ ws this name but he himself in that his privile@@ ges are uni@@ que and only he can com@@ pre@@ h@@ end what it means to hold such a high of@@ fice .
As a result , “ the peace of God that sur@@ pas@@ ses all understanding will gu@@ ard your hearts and your men@@ tal po@@ wers . ”
The new mu@@ se@@ u@@ m also inclu@@ des a ro@@ t@@ ational g@@ all@@ er@@ y that fe@@ atu@@ res r@@ are Bi@@ bl@@ es and Bible - rel@@ ated ar@@ ti@@ fac@@ ts .
To our great sur@@ pris@@ e , a number of us were gr@@ anted am@@ n@@ es@@ ty at the end of 195@@ 6 .
; Le@@ e , Y .
What a wonderful time to be ali@@ ve to wel@@ come back our dead loved ones !
S@@ ever@@ al days after the des@@ tru@@ ction of the World T@@ ra@@ de C@@ en@@ ter in New Yor@@ k , a prom@@ in@@ ent religious lead@@ er in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates said : “ I have been asked . . . h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of times in my life why God al@@ lo@@ ws tra@@ ge@@ dy and suffering .
What wise counsel is found at Proverbs 5 : 18 - 20 ?
He pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed : “ This good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations ; and then the end will come . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
As we look a@@ head to the promised new world , what should be our determin@@ ation ?
In one of those let@@ ters , he no@@ ted that the O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch main@@ ta@@ ined many er@@ r@@ one@@ ous practic@@ es .
T@@ ak@@ ing the time to pla@@ y with your children can help to cre@@ ate such an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
The po@@ pe@@ ’s spe@@ e@@ ch gave ris@@ e to an@@ im@@ ated re@@ actions .
His spirit mo@@ ves us in different ways to prom@@ o@@ te un@@ ity .
S@@ ex@@ u@@ al m@@ ol@@ es@@ ters ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it a chil@@ d’s ign@@ or@@ ance .
Mar@@ ri@@ age and Mis@@ sion@@ ary Wor@@ k
The apostle Paul said about him : “ We have as high pri@@ est , not one who cannot sy@@ mp@@ a@@ th@@ ize with our we@@ ak@@ nesses , but one who has been t@@ ested in all res@@ pe@@ cts like ourselves , but without sin . ”
Not because David had lost his courage but because he had lost his strength .
If , then , a bl@@ ind man guid@@ es a bl@@ ind man , both will f@@ all into a pi@@ t . ”
He sent Jesus to teach us .
You were to leave your gift in fr@@ on@@ t of the al@@ ta@@ r while you went to make peace with your brother .
At the place where I work ( or go to school ) , do I let those around me know that I am a Witness of Jehovah , or do I try to hi@@ de the fact ?
All who put faith in that ransom have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living forever on a par@@ adise earth .
H@@ ad he not been ra@@ ised , no@@ ne of us would have any pro@@ spe@@ ct of see@@ ing our dead loved ones again .
L@@ ess@@ on : Jehovah God ca@@ res about all of us , including small children .
Th@@ ree of the Go@@ sp@@ els rel@@ ate the com@@ pla@@ in@@ t about Jesus ’ being anointed with co@@ st@@ ly o@@ il .
Let us consider what go@@ als are wor@@ th at@@ tain@@ ing and what you must do to re@@ ach them .
M@@ in@@ ut@@ es later , a po@@ li@@ ce@@ man arri@@ ved and took my compan@@ ion and me to the po@@ li@@ ce st@@ ation .
for it is not wise to ask that . ”
A@@ vo@@ id va@@ gu@@ e com@@ ments such as , “ Let me know if you need anything . ”
Paul ans@@ wers : “ However , she will be kept sa@@ fe through chil@@ d@@ be@@ aring , provided they continue in faith and love and san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation along with s@@ oun@@ dness of mind . ”
So@@ on after I repor@@ ted for du@@ ty at a sur@@ gi@@ cal ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al in the Me@@ kon@@ g D@@ el@@ ta , in D@@ ong T@@ am , num@@ er@@ ous hel@@ ic@@ op@@ ters filled with ca@@ su@@ al@@ ties arri@@ ved .
So , what can we do to prove ourselves ready ?
For example , A@@ my stru@@ gg@@ led when she was assign@@ ed to help buil@@ d a Kingdom H@@ all and mission@@ ary home on a small P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c is@@ land .
S@@ pi@@ r@@ al@@ ing deep@@ er into my ad@@ dic@@ tions , I began sel@@ ling d@@ ru@@ g@@ s to support my li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
No one rema@@ ins young for long .
Jesus had so much confidence in the slave class that he appointed it over “ all his bel@@ ong@@ ings ” ​ — that is , all his spiritual inter@@ ests on the earth .
M@@ ani@@ f@@ est Lo@@ ving - K@@ in@@ dness and Tru@@ en@@ ess
By our end@@ uring under dist@@ res@@ sing circumstances , we too have an opportunity to prove Satan a li@@ ar .
Wit@@ ness@@ ing on E@@ ast@@ er Is@@ land
Des@@ pite bit@@ ter persecu@@ tion , they experienced much joy in the har@@ v@@ est work as they saw congregations of Christ’s followers being esta@@ bli@@ shed in one place after another .
Th@@ r@@ ough the Bible , Jehovah she@@ ds light on his pur@@ pos@@ es and tel@@ ls us how we can do his will .
Of course , I refu@@ sed .
“ We Are N@@ ever Re@@ ally A@@ lo@@ ne ”
Wh@@ atever temp@@ or@@ ary har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps we have to face , we will not lo@@ se faith in Jehovah’s sa@@ ving power .
And the help he gave me was real ​ — all my needs were car@@ ed for .
Although that sacrifice was not liter@@ ally car@@ ri@@ ed out , it served as a pi@@ c@@ ture of what Jehovah himself would ev@@ en@@ tually do ​ — offer up his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son as the great@@ est sacrifice ever in order to accom@@ pl@@ ish His will toward mankind .
13 , 14 . ( a ) What is an out@@ standing fe@@ ature of the si@@ gn of Christ’s pres@@ ence ?
C@@ as@@ ti@@ one An@@ de@@ ven@@ no
Ke@@ ep@@ ing the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h allow@@ ed family he@@ a@@ ds time to teach their family to “ keep Jehovah’s way to do righteousness . ”
( a ) After the star@@ t of God’s rest day , what re@@ bel@@ li@@ on took place ?
He told the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans that he su@@ ffered much in order to preach the good news to them .
“ But . . . you should be made new in the for@@ ce ac@@ tu@@ ating your mind , and should put on the new person@@ ality . ” ​ — 4 : 23 , 24 .
When they left , the c@@ hi@@ ef s@@ mil@@ ed and wa@@ ved to us .
But did the mirac@@ le of br@@ ing@@ ing La@@ z@@ ar@@ us back to life really ha@@ p@@ pen ?
If you would wel@@ come fur@@ ther information or would like to have someone vis@@ it you to conduct a free Bible study , ple@@ ase wr@@ ite to Jehovah’s Witnesses , 25 C@@ o@@ lum@@ bia H@@ ei@@ gh@@ ts , Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , N@@ Y 1@@ 1@@ 20@@ 1 - 2@@ 4@@ 8@@ 3 , or to the appro@@ pri@@ ate ad@@ d@@ ress lis@@ ted on page 4 .
“ Do you . . . the one teaching someone el@@ se , not teach yourself ? ” asked the apostle Paul .
Jesus said to the crow@@ d who had ga@@ ther@@ ed to hear him : “ S@@ to@@ p being anxi@@ ous about your sou@@ ls as to what you will e@@ at or what you will dr@@ ink , or about your bo@@ dies as to what you will we@@ ar .
* ​ — Proverbs 23 : 15 , 24 .
We have many Bi@@ bli@@ cal examples of those who were succ@@ ess@@ ful because they did pre@@ pare their heart . ​ — E@@ z@@ r@@ a 7 : 10 ; D@@ an .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , overse@@ ers today are al@@ er@@ t to make sure that the el@@ der@@ ly living in n@@ ur@@ sing ho@@ m@@ es in their are@@ a are not ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted .
In that seri@@ es , each thing mentioned is l@@ in@@ ked to or lea@@ ds to the next .
How to C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate Lo@@ ve for God in Your Ch@@ il@@ d’s H@@ ear@@ t
But so@@ on@@ er or later , the cro@@ o@@ ke@@ dness of such a person be@@ comes known .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S 3 , 4 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 18 - 26
Of course , not all children are so mo@@ tiv@@ ated , and f@@ ran@@ k@@ ly , some may not enjoy family worship .
No won@@ der they were at o@@ d@@ ds with Jesus , who like his Father ab@@ hor@@ s such thinking ! ​ — John 5 : 4@@ 3 , 4@@ 4 ; Acts 12 : 21 - 23 .
How will he accom@@ pl@@ ish this difficult t@@ ask ?
Can ci@@ vi@@ l w@@ ars be contro@@ l@@ led ?
Then she spoke to the k@@ ing@@ ’s m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers , saying : “ Yes , the men did come to me , and I did not know from where they were .
With ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y and fa@@ ther@@ ly war@@ m@@ th , Bro@@ ther M@@ or@@ r@@ is remin@@ ded the a@@ udi@@ ence of prophe@@ tic develop@@ ments yet a@@ head of us , events that all faithful ones e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly a@@ wa@@ it .
His decision ?
On N@@ is@@ an 14 , 33 C.E . , Jesus told his disciples : “ All of you will be stu@@ mb@@ led in con@@ ne@@ ction with me on this night , for it is written , ‘ I will str@@ ike the shepher@@ d , and the sheep of the flo@@ ck will be sc@@ at@@ tered about . ’ ”
We show Jehovah that we want to obey him .
* But it was our ear@@ n@@ est desire that both of us could be in the full - time ministry .
When our you@@ ng@@ est son , El@@ t@@ on , came along in 19@@ 7@@ 3 , D@@ or@@ o@@ thy was al@@ most 50 and I was near 60 .
T@@ wis@@ ting what Paul said in his first letter , some in the congregation ap@@ par@@ ently con@@ ten@@ d that “ the pres@@ ence of [ the ] Lord ” is at hand .
A wife who is the re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ent of regul@@ ar expres@@ sions of her hus@@ ban@@ d’s love feel@@ s ch@@ eri@@ shed and happy .
We can be sure that with God’s holy spirit working on the hearts of vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant people who are willing to serve , this preaching work will be car@@ ri@@ ed on to a succ@@ ess@@ ful conclu@@ sion , “ and then the end will come . ”
How could you prove me wrong ?
Ha@@ ving prac@@ tice s@@ essi@@ ons at home is help@@ ful , with parents pla@@ ying the part of scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es .
( b ) Ex@@ pla@@ in how we should “ cl@@ ing ” to Jehovah .
This word comes from the Hebrew Ge@@ h H@@ in@@ ·@@ n@@ om@@ ʹ , meaning “ V@@ al@@ le@@ y of H@@ in@@ no@@ m . ”
As Jehovah’s servants , we should de@@ f@@ end what we believe because it is so@@ li@@ dly based on God’s Word .
As Jesus told the rich young rul@@ er , we must keep God’s comman@@ d@@ ments .
On the other hand , having a good relationship with God resul@@ ts in true succ@@ ess and happiness .
How were v@@ ess@@ els from C@@ y@@ pr@@ us involved in the fulfill@@ ment ?
L@@ ater he became King of God’s Kingdom .
The authority gr@@ anted him by the high pri@@ est would un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly secu@@ re co@@ op@@ er@@ ation from the lead@@ ers of the large Jewish commun@@ ity in that city .
Today , true worshipp@@ ers know that Jehovah is the R@@ ul@@ er of the uni@@ verse and has the authority to mo@@ ld nations .
After Jesus re@@ je@@ cted the temp@@ t@@ ations , the Devil “ de@@ par@@ ted from him until another conven@@ i@@ ent time . ”
Why should we not always need an ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation for Jehovah’s actions , and how can we strengthen our confidence in Jehovah’s righteous ways ?
Some of the to@@ pi@@ c@@ s consider@@ ed by Jehovah’s Witnesses in their Bible study pro@@ gra@@ m :
Then all will have peace , good health , a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant food , com@@ for@@ table ho@@ m@@ es , and satis@@ f@@ ying work .
Because Jac@@ o@@ b made this cho@@ ice that requi@@ red pati@@ ence and sacrifice , he became a fore@@ father of the Messi@@ ah .
How will Christ make his pres@@ ence man@@ i@@ f@@ est during the first p@@ ha@@ se of the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” ?
We can also maintain integrity by avo@@ i@@ ding a fa@@ ul@@ t - fin@@ ding , cr@@ itical spirit .
I learned early on that the personal name of God Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty is Jehovah .
Father even gave M@@ other a Bible study book , The H@@ ar@@ p of God , for Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s that year .
J@@ our@@ n@@ al@@ ists some@@ times use the word “ Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on ” as a la@@ be@@ l for ma@@ j@@ or n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers .
To gain God’s appro@@ val , what would the k@@ ings of the earth need to do ?
Why is it important to think of how you person@@ ally have ta@@ sted Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness ?
S@@ ome@@ times , though , h@@ ik@@ ers in m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous ter@@ ra@@ in have to con@@ ten@@ d with long , ste@@ ep s@@ lo@@ p@@ es .
One way to get to know God better is by ob@@ serving and refle@@ cting appreci@@ ati@@ vely on what he has cre@@ ated .
One day the class was dis@@ mis@@ sed ear@@ li@@ er than sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ed .
For more information about the Scriptural view of st@@ er@@ il@@ iz@@ ation , ple@@ ase see “ Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers ” in The Watchtower of Ju@@ ne 15 , 199@@ 9 , pages 27 - 28 .
“ Ang@@ els and author@@ ities and po@@ wers were made sub@@ ject to him , ” states 1 Peter 3 : 22 .
“ In@@ to All the E@@ ar@@ th Their S@@ ound W@@ ent O@@ u@@ t ”
Paul is refer@@ ring to the occasi@@ on when the Israelites pre@@ va@@ iled upon A@@ ar@@ on to make a g@@ ol@@ den cal@@ f .
“ Yet , I@@ ’@@ ve ga@@ ined tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous peace of mind by pur@@ su@@ ing spiritual go@@ als because I@@ ’@@ m free from the st@@ ress of com@@ pe@@ ting for we@@ al@@ th . ”
Consider one example in the si@@ x@@ th prophecy .
At age 9@@ 1 , I still have fai@@ r@@ ly good health , so I continue to pioneer .
“ We do not simply want to si@@ t back and rel@@ a@@ x now , ” they say .
They would have us believe that money e@@ qu@@ als se@@ cur@@ ity and that a person@@ ’s wor@@ th is me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed , not by his spiritual qualities , but by the qu@@ an@@ t@@ ity and qu@@ ality of his pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
Can you a@@ da@@ pt your appro@@ ach to appe@@ al to their inter@@ ests ?
A T@@ ast@@ e of E@@ ast Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a
Then , all people will enjoy living by the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule . ​ — Psalm 29 : 11 ; 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
T@@ ris@@ om@@ y 21 is a c@@ ong@@ en@@ it@@ al de@@ fect ca@@ using men@@ tal re@@ t@@ ar@@ d@@ ation .
In what ways can prog@@ res@@ sive tra@@ ining be provided for new ones ?
Even when there is gen@@ u@@ ine reason for com@@ pla@@ in@@ t , he is e@@ ag@@ er to for@@ give and refu@@ ses to be@@ ar a g@@ ru@@ dge .
she became f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed .
Although she did not know the local language , Je@@ an was able to ar@@ ouse pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s interest in the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message .
We invit@@ e you to read the next article to consider some practic@@ al wisdom that can help right now as well as so@@ lu@@ tions that you might not have thought of .
Many Christians today have imit@@ ated the example of the four fi@@ sh@@ er@@ men rather than that of the rich young rul@@ er .
12 - 14 . ( a ) How did ne@@ g@@ ative feelings af@@ fect Eli@@ j@@ ah ?
But there are other ways we can show Jehovah that we love him .
L@@ ar@@ g@@ ely as a result of the influ@@ ence of fore@@ ign women who practic@@ ed Ba@@ al worship , moral standards had d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed so low in his day that Solomon found it difficult to find a man or a woman with good mor@@ als .
Just as the e@@ ag@@ le can “ look far into the dist@@ ance , ” Jehovah is able to look far into the future .
A@@ m@@ ong its members were Jews who may have become Jesus ’ followers during the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st in Jerusalem in 33 C.E .
Ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t “ All M@@ il@@ dness T@@ ow@@ ard All M@@ en ”
I called back and said we would be very happy to accept this wonderful assignment .
Because John was im@@ mer@@ sing Jews in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of their rep@@ ent@@ ance over sin against the Law .
Can you i@@ magine Z@@ i@@ on@@ ’s joy at having her children with her ?
When Jesus asked , “ Who t@@ ou@@ ched my ou@@ ter gar@@ ments ? ”
Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine thus invol@@ ves not only the giving of comman@@ ds and the me@@ ting out of p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment but , more important , the imp@@ ar@@ ting of understanding .
It is what you are in@@ side , in your heart , that matters to Jehovah .
• How does God’s holy spirit help his people ?
Let us see how Jehovah bless@@ ed and prote@@ cted Jesus , who said about himself : “ I always do the things pleas@@ ing to him . ” ​ — John 8 : 29 .
In God’s eyes , beli@@ ef in lu@@ ck is a form of i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry and is not com@@ pati@@ ble with true worship .
The we@@ ather made things very difficult ​ — it ra@@ ined the enti@@ re we@@ ek before the conven@@ tion .
The J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese ar@@ my in@@ va@@ ded the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines .
“ Ti@@ me and again ” this happened .
What do Bible examples of God - fe@@ aring ones teach us ?
He ad@@ ds that “ preaching rema@@ ined ess@@ enti@@ al but had comple@@ t@@ ely chang@@ ed in prac@@ tice . ”
( a ) What could Abra@@ m see with his eyes of faith ?
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are that Jehovah has given us spiritual tre@@ a@@ sures , which inclu@@ de ( 1 ) God’s Kingdom , ( 2 ) our li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving ministry , and ( 3 ) the preci@@ ous tru@@ ths found in his Word !
That is , learn more about the Creator , and draw clo@@ s@@ er to him .
So@@ on after he began to atten@@ d school , he started to make small decisions based on his knowledge of the Bible .
The text is in L@@ at@@ in , evid@@ ently co@@ pi@@ ed by a s@@ cri@@ be who was not very care@@ ful .
However , the Scriptures do provide principles that can help us to make wise decisions .
To turn them away , Mu@@ m told them that D@@ ad might be inter@@ ested but that he would not be back before 9 : 00 p@@ .@@ m .
When they as@@ sur@@ ed him that the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine was leg@@ al , he re@@ turned to tell us .
B@@ ack in 18@@ 5@@ 4 , A@@ mer@@ i@@ can au@@ th@@ or H@@ en@@ ry Tho@@ re@@ au wrote : “ The mas@@ s of men lead lives of qui@@ et des@@ per@@ ation . ”
The Bible rec@@ ord con@@ tain@@ s de@@ ta@@ iled des@@ crip@@ tions of ei@@ ght resur@@ rec@@ tions of people brought back to life as humans on earth .
The Law pre@@ pared the Israelites for an important ev@@ ent in Jehovah’s purpose , the coming of the Messi@@ ah , Jesus Christ .
You will avoid the p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment re@@ served for la@@ w@@ bre@@ ak@@ ers as well as the fear of being ca@@ ught .
All his work@@ ers re@@ turned home with en@@ ough to fe@@ ed their famili@@ es .
G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S W@@ O@@ R@@ D S@@ A@@ Y@@ S : “ De@@ ad@@ en , therefore , your body members . . . as res@@ pe@@ cts for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , se@@ x@@ u@@ al ap@@ pet@@ ite , h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful desire , and co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness , which is i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 5 .
Bo@@ th of my sons married spiritual women who love Jehovah God with all their heart and soul . ​ — E@@ ph .
In the early 19@@ 70 ’ s , the branch home of Jehovah’s Witnesses in L@@ a Pa@@ z had a to@@ tal of only 12 members .
“ I A@@ m With You Pe@@ ople , ” 4 / 15
With Moses in the lead , the nation of Israel and a va@@ st mi@@ x@@ ed compan@@ y , perhaps to@@ tal@@ ing 3@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 people , left Egy@@ pt .
To accom@@ pl@@ ish this , she arri@@ ved early for the meetings and l@@ ing@@ ered af@@ ter@@ ward to talk with the brothers and sisters .
She turned to heal@@ ers for “ tre@@ at@@ ment ” but was tra@@ um@@ ati@@ zed by the experience .
The St@@ ate H@@ er@@ mit@@ age Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m , S@@ t .
Ab@@ out 15 years after their return , the Per@@ si@@ an author@@ ities ban@@ ned all con@@ stru@@ ction work in Jerusalem .
Can you ask your friend for help with some t@@ ask ?
He left the s@@ em@@ in@@ ary and appro@@ ached Jehovah’s Witnesses , see@@ king help to understand the Bible .
Be@@ fore the days of pe@@ di@@ at@@ ri@@ ci@@ ans , child p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ g@@ ists , and the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t , where did parents go for ad@@ vice ?
P@@ ra@@ ying for it to “ come ” is a re@@ qu@@ est that God’s Kingdom come against all earthly op@@ pos@@ ers of divine rul@@ er@@ ship .
Be@@ fore each of my a@@ do@@ p@@ tive parents died , I was able to tell them about the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s promise of a resurrection to a par@@ adise earth .
It appe@@ ars that wh@@ er@@ ever there are people , there is pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce .
I am gr@@ ate@@ ful that I can walk from the fr@@ on@@ t do@@ or of my ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment to the Kingdom H@@ all ac@@ ro@@ ss the ro@@ ad .
When a nation dec@@ la@@ res war , sur@@ ely God is not to bl@@ ame for the suffering that resul@@ ts .
Jehovah ob@@ served these fine qualities in Si@@ me@@ on and showed love for this de@@ ar old man by reve@@ al@@ ing to him that “ he would not see death before he had seen the Christ . ”
Bo@@ th of us felt , though , that our fri@@ end@@ ship had gro@@ wn .
“ By their fru@@ its you will recogn@@ ize those men . ”
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , the faithful man Job had an opportunity to show who was the most important Per@@ son in his life .
However , Christians who live as temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents do not let their desi@@ res go bey@@ ond what is reason@@ able and possible for them .
In a t@@ est case in M@@ an@@ ch@@ es@@ ter , Eng@@ land , the de@@ f@@ end@@ ant was H@@ en@@ ry H@@ u@@ d@@ son , a medi@@ cal do@@ ct@@ or and Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ent .
In fact , 4@@ 50 prophe@@ ts of Ba@@ al and 4@@ 00 prophe@@ ts of the sac@@ red po@@ le , were “ e@@ ating at the table of Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l , ” A@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s wife . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 16 : 30 - 33 ; 18 : 19 .
And even now , I wor@@ ry about how others view me and my children .
No , he “ pres@@ ented their case before Jehovah . ”
In the year 18@@ 5@@ 4 , however , some small cla@@ y c@@ yl@@ in@@ ders were un@@ earth@@ ed in the ru@@ ins of the ancient Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an city of U@@ r in present - day I@@ ra@@ q .
“ This offered prote@@ ction from problems that other kin@@ ds of associ@@ ation might have ca@@ used , ” they rel@@ ate .
When invit@@ ing his listen@@ ers to refle@@ ct on his teaching , Jesus often said : “ What do you think ? ”
Is fear of man ​ — concer@@ n about what others will think — ​ ho@@ l@@ ding me back some@@ what ? ’ ​ — Revelation 2 : 2 - 4 .
S@@ how@@ ing such un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish love and respect makes for peace in the congregation and pleas@@ es our M@@ ak@@ er , the S@@ ource of all life . ​ — 1 Corinthians 8 : 13 .
The apostle Paul shows how effe@@ ctive it is : “ The word of God is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power and is sh@@ ar@@ per than any two - e@@ d@@ ged s@@ word and pi@@ er@@ ces even to the di@@ vi@@ ding of soul and spirit , and of jo@@ in@@ ts and their mar@@ ro@@ w , and is able to dis@@ cer@@ n thoughts and in@@ ten@@ tions of the heart . ”
We are Jehovah’s Witnesses . ”
Samu@@ el@@ ’s Le@@ g@@ ac@@ y
S@@ ad@@ ly , in 200@@ 4 , pain ca@@ used by my de@@ form@@ ed sp@@ in@@ al co@@ lum@@ n had inc@@ reas@@ ed to the point that it was only reason@@ able for me to sto@@ p pione@@ ering .
( a ) The early Christians were ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ates of what govern@@ ment ?
This is one of the ver@@ ses we know very well and one we often use when we teach people about the Bible .
The apostle John pointed out : “ W@@ ho@@ ever has this worl@@ d’s means for supp@@ or@@ ting life and b@@ eho@@ l@@ ds his brother having need and yet shu@@ ts the do@@ or of his tend@@ er com@@ pas@@ sions upon him , in what way does the love of God remain in him ? ”
Even though the ho@@ m@@ es were simp@@ le , they were clean .
Ser@@ v@@ ants of God ear@@ n money by hon@@ est work
“ My fav@@ or@@ ite com@@ pos@@ er is Be@@ e@@ tho@@ ven , ” he ob@@ ser@@ ves .
How can we prote@@ ct and control our mind and thoughts ?
You will see at the meeting on A@@ pri@@ l 14 some un@@ le@@ av@@ ened bre@@ ad already bro@@ ken into a few pi@@ e@@ ces and plac@@ ed on serving pl@@ ates .
There is another rich s@@ ource of effe@@ ctive illustr@@ ations ​ — The Watchtower , A@@ wa@@ ke ! , and other liter@@ ature pro@@ duc@@ ed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Why is it ur@@ g@@ ent for us to obey God’s Son ?
However , to tra@@ in and use our conscience , we must do more than simply learn what the Bible says .
Be@@ fore ra@@ ising La@@ z@@ ar@@ us to life , Jesus ob@@ served the angu@@ ish of La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ’ sisters and friends , and he “ gave way to te@@ ars ” himself .
Instead of spe@@ cul@@ ating , he went to the Scriptures .
( b ) What su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions for F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening have you enjo@@ yed ap@@ pl@@ ying ?
To bring this into clear view , no@@ te a point in the book of Jo@@ shua .
Many have made similar com@@ ments .
Many ancient servants of Jehovah took pri@@ de in their dist@@ in@@ ct id@@ ent@@ ity
We should avoid being in@@ sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to our relati@@ ves ’ feelings .
What ten@@ se situation is descri@@ bed in Genesis chap@@ ters 32 and 33 , and what was the out@@ come ?
To be true Christians , we must apply the ad@@ vice Jesus gave us about how to tre@@ at others .
A Christian el@@ der gives a talk that t@@ ou@@ ches our heart , or he makes a shepher@@ ding call that helps us through a difficult time , or he off@@ ers us kin@@ dly counsel that helps us to see and over@@ come a we@@ ak@@ ness .
However , Jehovah did not cre@@ ate us with the ability to do that for ourselves , especially not in our imper@@ fect con@@ dition .
By now , the sheep pen is “ no@@ is@@ y with men , ” as well as with women and children .
If we were to give Jehovah less than our best , we would not be living up to our dedic@@ ation to him .
One scho@@ la@@ r explained that this expres@@ sion ref@@ ers to those who “ are most deep@@ ly inter@@ ested in , con@@ stan@@ tly talk about , ” and foc@@ us most on their own sel@@ f@@ ish desi@@ res .
What will help us to over@@ come disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement ?
Acc@@ ep@@ t discipl@@ ine .
Why , even Moses was den@@ i@@ ed en@@ try to that land because of his re@@ action to the bad spirit of the congregation of Israel !
The pe@@ ace@@ ful con@@ dition of God’s people , the spiritual par@@ adise ex@@ is@@ ting on their “ land , ” has at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted so many hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones that “ the small one ” has really become “ a mi@@ gh@@ ty nation . ”
It was after this in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent that Ti@@ b@@ or Ha@@ ff@@ ner asked me to become his wife .
For instance , have you pray@@ ed in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y about a dist@@ res@@ sing proble@@ m and then seen how Jehovah gave you wisdom or strength to cop@@ e with that tri@@ al ?
Be@@ fore dr@@ in@@ king al@@ co@@ ho@@ l , consider :
S@@ E@@ P@@ T@@ E@@ MB@@ E@@ R 1 - 3
Even dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing refle@@ cts Jehovah’s love , for it prote@@ cts the congregation from bad influ@@ ences .
This indic@@ ated that God’s re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative rul@@ er@@ ship on earth was to ce@@ ase its op@@ er@@ ation , as happened in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . ​ — but not in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely .
What can we do if we cannot move to where the need for Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers is greater ?
P@@ o@@ ol of S@@ il@@ o@@ am , 7 / 15
“ You must be K@@ o@@ j@@ o .
An@@ at@@ om@@ y of a F@@ i@@ g@@ ur@@ ative H@@ ear@@ t A@@ t@@ t@@ ack
When will he re@@ me@@ dy the situation ?
• In making decisions , why should we keep our relationship with God fore@@ most in mind ?
He takes no@@ te of what is in the heart of those who pet@@ iti@@ on him .
With the pas@@ sing of time , the is@@ land came to be used as a p@@ en@@ al col@@ on@@ y , in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted by some who had com@@ mit@@ ted “ cri@@ m@@ es of faith ” against the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch .
Pe@@ ople were so bad that Jehovah deci@@ ded to destro@@ y that wicked world .
The stud@@ ents were ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed to preach God’s Word , allow@@ ing its message to t@@ ou@@ ch the heart and conscience of people .
He became the second most powerful person in Egy@@ pt and was bless@@ ed with a wife and children .
‘ Th@@ an@@ k Witnesses for R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous F@@ re@@ e@@ dom , ’ 5 / 15
The h@@ our came when Jesus , by his sacri@@ fi@@ cial death , ended the Jewish system of worship based on the Law of Moses .
Although the Witness who was stud@@ ying with me was only 12 years old , I reas@@ oned that the truth is the truth no matter who speak@@ s it .
In this reg@@ ard , the Scriptures ur@@ ge us to devel@@ op the same “ men@@ tal attitude ” that Jesus had .
A similar expres@@ sion of praise regarding Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness appe@@ ars in a number of psal@@ ms .
P@@ res@@ sure on the Witnesses in@@ ten@@ si@@ fied , and in 19@@ 39 their activities were out@@ la@@ wed .
However , we should ex@@ pect that Satan would use his world to ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it our desi@@ res and try to in@@ du@@ ce us to sin or to devel@@ op love for the world and ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct our worship of Jehovah . ​ — Read 1 John 2 : 15 , 16 .
“ L@@ ear@@ ning another language is by far the har@@ des@@ t t@@ ask I have ever under@@ taken , ” says M@@ on@@ i@@ f@@ a .
Rather , he had an ear@@ n@@ est desire to ‘ concer@@ n himself ’ with the law , to gain in@@ sight into Jehovah’s words .
It may be hard to do what is right when ever@@ yone around you is doing wrong .
Then came bus@@ lo@@ a@@ ds of th@@ u@@ g@@ s led by the de@@ f@@ ro@@ cked O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x pri@@ est V@@ as@@ il@@ i M@@ kal@@ a@@ vi@@ sh@@ v@@ il@@ i .
Why can we be certain that Jesus ’ mirac@@ les were real , au@@ th@@ enti@@ c ?
And what can make us rec@@ ep@@ tive and e@@ ag@@ er to learn what Jehovah teach@@ es us ?
Those words of 1@@ 7@@ th - century B@@ rit@@ ish hist@@ ori@@ an E@@ d@@ ward H@@ er@@ ber@@ t under@@ s@@ cor@@ e one reason why we need to be for@@ giving toward others : So@@ on@@ er or later , we may need to ask others to for@@ give us .
If you are foc@@ used on serving Jehovah , he will make sure that you have everything you need when you are old .
It must be a gen@@ u@@ ine part of our person@@ ality .
• Why did God not p@@ un@@ ish A@@ ar@@ on for making the g@@ ol@@ den cal@@ f ?
In our ministry , we should stri@@ ve to do the same .
( a ) Just before Jesus ’ death , what did his apostles do ?
For example , Jesus said : “ M@@ ake friends for y@@ ourselves by means of the un@@ righteous ri@@ ches . ”
The number of gu@@ ests may have been greater than expe@@ cted .
Since those who are physi@@ c@@ ally we@@ ak@@ er dep@@ end more on bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction , they give the congregation opportun@@ ities to gro@@ w in show@@ ing com@@ pas@@ sion .
Is he being hon@@ est , or is he dec@@ ei@@ ving others ?
H@@ ist@@ ory shows that this took place between 1914 and the early part of 19@@ 19 .
What was it , for example , that en@@ ab@@ led Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b to disa@@ gre@@ e with the vie@@ ws of the ten other spi@@ es who were sent into the land of Cana@@ an ?
He truly is “ more ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic than the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s . ” ​ — Psalm 7@@ 6 : 4 .
F@@ ac@@ ed with this n@@ ational em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y , Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at “ set his face to sear@@ ch for Jehovah . ”
That same spirit works today in all of God’s faithful servants . ”
But many do not know what they are living for or why they are here .
To move the in@@ dec@@ isi@@ ve Israelites to rend@@ er exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion to Jehovah , Eli@@ j@@ ah pro@@ posed a t@@ est of Go@@ d@@ ship .
U@@ p@@ on be@@ coming King in heaven in 1914 , Jesus Christ took an action that had a pro@@ found effect on Satan as well as the dem@@ ons .
In what sense may you “ hear a word be@@ h@@ ind you ” from your G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or ?
How did David prove to be a con@@ qu@@ ering king ?
Still p@@ essi@@ mis@@ m is ri@@ fe ac@@ ro@@ ss the nation .
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : In the dre@@ am , Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar saw an en@@ or@@ m@@ ous t@@ ree that re@@ ached all the way to heaven .
Yes , they experienced a new beg@@ in@@ ning ​ — a new bir@@ th , as it were .
While Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah were in Egy@@ pt , P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h had S@@ ar@@ ah brought to his home ​ — evid@@ ently so that she could become his wife .
This sto@@ od me in good stead , as these pas@@ sa@@ ges remain in@@ deli@@ bly fi@@ x@@ ed in my mind .
Pro@@ ba@@ bly , some of the vi@@ br@@ ant fac@@ es cap@@ tur@@ ed on fil@@ m had m@@ ere days to live .
They had condu@@ cted more than 14@@ 0@@ ,000 Bible stu@@ dies , devo@@ ting more than two milli@@ on h@@ our@@ s in the preaching work .
she asked . She could not understand how a loving and car@@ ing God could a@@ ban@@ d@@ on her .
However , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of them vie@@ wed righteousness sol@@ ely as a personal vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e , to be ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed by sc@@ ru@@ pul@@ ous , pa@@ inst@@ ak@@ ing ob@@ serv@@ ance of religious rul@@ es , rather than as a stan@@ d@@ ard to gu@@ i@@ de them in their deal@@ ings with fellow humans .
Q@@ u@@ alities That En@@ de@@ ared Jesus to Pe@@ ople
Mo@@ b viol@@ ence against Jehovah’s Witnesses
Although Jehovah’s Witnesses no longer have the gift of t@@ ong@@ u@@ es , they know the value of teaching in the langu@@ ages of the people .
But they will not be ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from the congregation if they have dis@@ continued the un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural prac@@ tice and are gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely rep@@ ent@@ ant .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , Jehovah’s loyal Witnesses are as@@ sur@@ ed of complete vi@@ ct@@ ory in their spiritual war@@ f@@ are , for that is their “ her@@ e@@ dit@@ ary pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion . ”
One h@@ un@@ d@@ red e@@ w@@ es were gener@@ ally expe@@ cted to pro@@ du@@ ce 8@@ 0 live lam@@ bs .
S@@ har@@ ing in the M@@ in@@ is@@ try T@@ ak@@ es C@@ oura@@ ge
A good sense of hum@@ or also works won@@ ders .
By then C@@ y@@ ri@@ l Con@@ t@@ ar@@ i had ra@@ ised his 5@@ 0@@ ,000 s@@ il@@ ver co@@ ins .
By serving here , we have ‘ learned the se@@ cre@@ t ’ of how to be cont@@ ent . ” ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
If a husband is not tend@@ er with his wife , she may find it difficult to enjoy se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations .
Sh@@ ould I B@@ or@@ ro@@ w M@@ one@@ y ?
in the A@@ pri@@ l 20@@ 10 is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke !
So ani@@ mal@@ s as well as men are spo@@ ken of as having a spirit .
Je@@ an - David from Fr@@ ance wrote : “ We pre@@ ached on just one st@@ re@@ et for h@@ our@@ s .
Many among God’s people today cho@@ ose a life of full - time service as pione@@ ers , mission@@ aries , travel@@ ing min@@ isters , or members of Bethel famili@@ es .
1 : 3 , 6 , 9 , 11 , 13 ; 2 : 1 , 4 , 6 .
He v@@ ow@@ ed that if God gave A@@ m@@ m@@ on into J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s hand , the first one to come out of the do@@ or when he re@@ turned home would be Jehovah’s .
Our Fir@@ st F@@ o@@ re@@ ign As@@ sign@@ ment
They resul@@ ted in bi@@ ck@@ ering and ar@@ gu@@ ing over words , cre@@ ating a spiritually un@@ heal@@ thy at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere .
Th@@ ough we may at times get we@@ ary of as@@ king for help or fav@@ or , we should not give up .
However , as no@@ ted by Bible scho@@ la@@ r Samuel R@@ ol@@ les D@@ ri@@ ver , c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty “ is ali@@ en to all that we know of the personal char@@ ac@@ ter and temp@@ er of David . ”
H@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y : S@@ E@@ A@@ R@@ C@@ H@@ E@@ D F@@ O@@ R M@@ E@@ AN@@ IN@@ G I@@ N L@@ I@@ F@@ E
However , im@@ medi@@ ately after their sin , God ann@@ oun@@ ced his purpose to over@@ turn the resul@@ ts of their dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
A@@ ma@@ z@@ ingly , though , at the clo@@ sing of the C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l of N@@ i@@ ca@@ e@@ a , E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us gave his support to the op@@ pos@@ ing view .
Yet , present - day M@@ en@@ n@@ on@@ ites lam@@ ent their l@@ ack of un@@ ity , as M@@ en@@ no S@@ im@@ ons did cen@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o .
Like Mar@@ gar@@ ita and J@@ ane , you may be suffering emo@@ tional , fin@@ an@@ cial , and spiritual dist@@ ress because your husband has be@@ tra@@ yed you .
Since 33 C.E . , ten@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of anointed Christians have man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted strong faith and have end@@ ur@@ ed faith@@ fully until death .
The name Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at means “ Jehovah Is Ju@@ dge . ”
Jehovah’s day came upon Juda@@ h and Jerusalem at Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an hands in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
Is there some concer@@ n in your life that you need to att@@ ach less import@@ ance to , allow@@ ing for greater attention to spiritual is@@ su@@ es ?
So I really hope that Jehovah will bl@@ ess this move . ”
T@@ ry to learn something new about Bible char@@ ac@@ ters .
Then came the long days of Israel@@ ’s mar@@ ches around Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o ​ — si@@ x days , one mar@@ ch each day .
B@@ EN@@ I@@ N
“ G@@ et out of her , my people . ” ​ — R@@ E@@ V@@ EL@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N 18 : 4 .
( a ) What is indic@@ ated by the ter@@ m “ in prop@@ or@@ tion ” ?
When will our prayer “ let your Kingdom come ” be ans@@ wer@@ ed fully , and what will that mean ?
In fact , the out@@ working of the first prophecy rema@@ ined a “ sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ t which [ had ] been kept in s@@ il@@ ence for long - lasting times . ”
However , we always had in mind that we must keep ac@@ tive .
Many Christians have found that pla@@ ying Kingdom M@@ el@@ o@@ dies or even sing@@ ing such song@@ s together contribu@@ tes to a good at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere .
W@@ rit@@ er Bar@@ ry H@@ ob@@ er@@ man even said : “ No ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal dis@@ co@@ very , not even that of the De@@ ad Se@@ a S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls , has had a more pro@@ found imp@@ act on our understanding of the Bible . ” ​ — The A@@ t@@ l@@ an@@ tic M@@ on@@ th@@ ly .
• What were some il@@ leg@@ alities in the tri@@ al of Jesus ?
On one occasi@@ on , I me@@ t a sa@@ il@@ or who accepted public@@ ations before re@@ tur@@ ning to se@@ a .
U@@ l@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , each child will make his or her own decision about serving God .
The Bible does not spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally say what as@@ pect of the world De@@ ma@@ s loved , ca@@ using him to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on Paul .
I was only as@@ king a question ! ”
Jehovah bless@@ es family he@@ a@@ ds who provide for their famili@@ es without ris@@ king their marri@@ ages . ​ — P@@ s .
T@@ w@@ o Witnesses are inter@@ vie@@ wed and expla@@ in the reas@@ ons for the cam@@ pa@@ ign .
[ Ch@@ ar@@ t on page 12 - 15 ]
How exc@@ iting it is to know that if we serve God faith@@ fully , he will give us the best possible life in the new world !
B@@ ack in E@@ den , when it appe@@ ared that mankind had lost everything ​ — a clean standing with God , everlasting life , happiness , and Par@@ adise — ​ Jehovah God fore@@ told a D@@ eli@@ ver@@ er .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing Jehovah’s guid@@ ance might mean that we too have to hum@@ ble ourselves .
Jo@@ s@@ é and R@@ ose feel that T@@ on@@ y and W@@ end@@ y are a gift from Jehovah .
We may ob@@ serve that he is already living his life in har@@ mony with some of the poin@@ ts that he has learned from the Bible . In other are@@ as , he may still need to make ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments .
The whole world will be un@@ ited in the worship of the true God , Jehovah . ​ — Revelation 21 : 4 , 5 .
How do they benefit us ?
So God coun@@ ted faithful Abraham as righteous . ​ — Read Romans 4 : 20 - 22 .
We F@@ ound the Tru@@ th
But you real@@ ize that their decision to go back was un@@ wise .
The Je@@ w@@ ess H@@ ad@@ as@@ sa@@ h is sel@@ e@@ cted from all the beau@@ ti@@ ful vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins of the land to take her place .
Jehovah’s ac@@ ts of deli@@ ver@@ ance , such as the Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us from Egy@@ pt , t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy that it is right to follow the princi@@ ple stated by Jesus ’ apostles , who declar@@ ed : “ We must obey God as rul@@ er rather than men . ” ​ — Acts 5 : 29 .
This One is “ the fir@@ st@@ born of all cre@@ ation . ”
If you too ad@@ mit your mis@@ takes , your children will likely over@@ look your fa@@ il@@ ings .
“ Th@@ re@@ e@@ fo@@ ld c@@ ord ” is a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative expres@@ sion .
How can we devel@@ op and strengthen our imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality ?
W@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ L was born in 14@@ 19 in the to@@ wn of G@@ r@@ on@@ ing@@ en in Ne@@ ther@@ lands .
Many Christians experienced happiness in their you@@ th by serving as pione@@ ers .
AL@@ B@@ AN@@ I@@ A
The fin@@ al vo@@ lu@@ me of the Bible in P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese came out in 1@@ 7@@ 5@@ 1 , al@@ most 1@@ 10 years after Al@@ me@@ i@@ da em@@ ba@@ r@@ ked on his care@@ er as a Bible transl@@ at@@ or .
Those words have streng@@ th@@ ened Christians , especially in lands where true worship is ban@@ ned .
( b ) What is in st@@ ore for present - day practic@@ ers of false religion ?
Gre@@ et the person by name .
at work ?
What happ@@ ens at a Christian fun@@ er@@ al should not dis@@ tur@@ b the consci@@ ences of fellow believers or stu@@ m@@ ble others who know what we believe and teach about the dead .
My father was very involved in Na@@ z@@ i activities and was the cha@@ u@@ f@@ fe@@ ur for the lead@@ er of a local branch of that par@@ ty .
Why must we r@@ ely upon Jehovah to keep our sen@@ ses comple@@ t@@ ely ?
S@@ ar@@ ah vie@@ wed Abraham as her l@@ ord
• How can we ‘ keep on as@@ king , see@@ king , and kno@@ c@@ king ’ ?
• Wh@@ ere will the dem@@ ons be during the M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m ?
Then our spe@@ e@@ ch will not h@@ ur@@ t and te@@ ar down but he@@ al and buil@@ d up those whom we love . ​ — Romans 14 : 19 .
W@@ ould you not ag@@ ree with the conclu@@ sion the apostle Paul came to ?
Jesus made this st@@ at@@ ement just after a rich young rul@@ er turned down the gr@@ and privilege of be@@ coming Jesus ’ follow@@ er .
La@@ sting I@@ mp@@ res@@ sions
They were more inter@@ ested in ga@@ ining the appro@@ val of men than in ga@@ ining the appro@@ val of God . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 12 .
( b ) What su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion did the apostle Paul make ?
All of this was in@@ deed divine p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment , but it was not cor@@ rec@@ tive discipl@@ ine .
What does it mean for Jehovah’s people to take their position ?
However , divine for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess is ex@@ pan@@ sive , gener@@ ous .
The Tru@@ th De@@ c@@ lar@@ ed Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the E@@ ar@@ th
If you real@@ ize that po@@ or time - man@@ ag@@ ement is a proble@@ m for you , take st@@ ep@@ s to get a g@@ ri@@ p on your sc@@ he@@ du@@ le .
A godly man once reve@@ aled why he loved Jehovah’s law .
Then Se@@ bas@@ ti@@ an found out more .
This simp@@ li@@ fi@@ es everything . ”
God’s Law on G@@ le@@ an@@ ing
I real@@ ized that I was at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to the ide@@ a of be@@ coming a mission@@ ary just as I would be to any other human@@ it@@ ari@@ an cause .
In our do@@ or - to - do@@ or ministry , we often ref@@ er to this prayer to help hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders understand that God’s Kingdom is a real govern@@ ment that is going to bring wonderful chang@@ es to our earth .
3 : 1 , 13 - 18 .
1 : 7 , 14 .
H@@ as your person@@ ality become Chris@@ t@@ like ?
H@@ app@@ ily , “ He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah hum@@ b@@ led himself for the ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness of his heart ” and reg@@ a@@ ined God’s fav@@ or .
To what ex@@ t@@ ent does Jehovah trust the faithful slave ?
of Au@@ gu@@ st 8 , 20@@ 00 , pages 8 - 10 .
Ha@@ ve such op@@ pos@@ ers succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded ?
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ati@@ vely refle@@ cting on his cre@@ ative works can teach us a great de@@ al about the Creator .
Because of his godly devo@@ tion , the faithful pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Abraham s@@ ought to ple@@ ase God when it came time to sel@@ e@@ ct a wife for his son Isa@@ a@@ c .
Such be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted attention and was a means by which Di@@ o@@ gen@@ es and the other C@@ y@@ n@@ ic@@ s taught .
But those l@@ ac@@ king an educ@@ ation may be more eas@@ ily dec@@ ei@@ ved and ex@@ p@@ lo@@ ited than others , since they cannot read material that ex@@ pos@@ es such dec@@ ep@@ tions .
But what does a pri@@ est do ?
Jose@@ ph@@ us says that a mul@@ titu@@ de of ar@@ m@@ ed Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans ga@@ ther@@ ed on M@@ ount Ger@@ iz@@ im in ho@@ p@@ es of un@@ co@@ ver@@ ing tre@@ a@@ sures that Moses had su@@ p@@ po@@ se@@ dly bu@@ ri@@ ed there .
L@@ ear@@ n a L@@ ess@@ on From N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s
David was then mi@@ dd@@ le - ag@@ ed , pos@@ si@@ bly in his early 50 ’ s .
However , the D@@ ut@@ ch e@@ dit@@ ors of Al@@ me@@ i@@ da@@ ’s Bible used this ter@@ m mis@@ tak@@ en@@ ly , i@@ mag@@ ining it to be the t@@ it@@ le used by a pa@@ st@@ or or a minis@@ ter .
To be pleas@@ ing to God , however , a Christian must under@@ go a ‘ circum@@ c@@ ision of the heart . ’
However , it is good to remember that ze@@ al is not just an ou@@ tw@@ ard show of emo@@ tion or exc@@ it@@ ement ; nor does it dep@@ end upon one@@ ’s person@@ ality .
The E@@ ar@@ th and I@@ ts C@@ re@@ atu@@ res G@@ l@@ ori@@ fy Jehovah
And how encourag@@ ing it is that during the 200@@ 1 service year , some 7@@ 8@@ 0@@ ,000 were able to serve as full - time min@@ isters , or pione@@ ers !
As Christians , we need to be al@@ er@@ t to mis@@ le@@ ading ide@@ as that could turn us away from the truth .
( The B@@ at@@ tle for God ​ — F@@ un@@ dam@@ ent@@ al@@ ism in Juda@@ ism , Christi@@ an@@ ity and Is@@ la@@ m ) But is it only the “ fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al@@ ist ” br@@ and of religion that has fa@@ iled this t@@ est and become “ a the@@ olo@@ gy of ra@@ ge and h@@ at@@ red ” ?
Even though they did return to their family fi@@ shing bu@@ sin@@ ess after their first cont@@ act with Jesus , there is no doubt that what they had seen and heard on that occasi@@ on left a deep imp@@ res@@ sion on their heart and mind .
So when we serve Jehovah , we n@@ atur@@ ally get the most enjo@@ y@@ ment from life .
Let us now consider each of them .
So@@ on , however , P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h was pur@@ su@@ ing them with his for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble ar@@ my .
Jesus fur@@ ther stated : “ N@@ ever be anxi@@ ous and say , ‘ What are we to e@@ at ? ’
The ter@@ ms “ Satan ” and “ Devil ” mean “ R@@ es@@ is@@ ter ” and “ S@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ er . ”
Yet , Jesus showed that “ God’s things ” ​ — our life and worship — ​ cannot be claim@@ ed by any human in@@ s@@ titu@@ tion .
Ch@@ il@@ dren who experience the joy of giving to Jehovah while they are young are likely to continue being gener@@ ous toward him in ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od . ​ — Pro@@ v .
2 : 19 . Why is using the name of Jehovah or bel@@ ong@@ ing to the Christian congregation not en@@ ough ?
If Joseph eng@@ ag@@ ed in se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality , his family would never know of it .
M@@ an or woman , ad@@ ul@@ t or child , a true disci@@ ple of Jesus Christ would be a minis@@ ter . ​ — Jo@@ el 2 : 28 , 29 .
He therefore h@@ an@@ ded H@@ ar@@ ol@@ d’s letter to Ru@@ th M@@ c@@ Ka@@ y , who@@ se husband , H@@ om@@ er , was a travel@@ ing overse@@ er .
A few years later , another privilege came my way .
Peter then recogn@@ ized that God is imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al .
It is also transl@@ ated “ un@@ fa@@ th@@ om@@ able , b@@ oun@@ d@@ less , ” and “ the in@@ fin@@ ite vo@@ id . ”
And J@@ en@@ ny@@ ’s parents were the same with me ​ — they con@@ stan@@ tly put me down .
Does that not s@@ ound like the kind of man who@@ se life had meaning ?
So fin@@ ally , when An@@ n and I were both in our 50 ’ s , we he@@ ad@@ ed for what was to become our first of@@ fi@@ cial mission@@ ary assignment .
E@@ ven@@ tually , after he car@@ ries out his ministry for sever@@ al years , his desire for some things of this world be@@ comes so over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing that he tur@@ ns back and loo@@ ks at “ the things be@@ h@@ ind . ”
They may exc@@ it@@ e@@ dly go up the E@@ i@@ f@@ fe@@ l T@@ ow@@ er , st@@ ro@@ l@@ l along the ri@@ ver Se@@ ine , or l@@ ing@@ er in si@@ de@@ walk ca@@ f@@ é@@ s and bi@@ st@@ ro@@ s , ab@@ s@@ or@@ b@@ ing the ambi@@ ence .
He was given life , he cho@@ se to sin , and he died as a p@@ en@@ al@@ ty for his sin .
M@@ our@@ ning , out@@ c@@ ry , and pain will be g@@ one .
A@@ C@@ C@@ O@@ R@@ DI@@ N@@ G T@@ O TH@@ E F@@ O@@ L@@ L@@ O@@ W@@ IN@@ G V@@ E@@ R@@ S@@ E@@ S , W@@ H@@ A@@ T C@@ A@@ N H@@ EL@@ P Y@@ O@@ U T@@ O D@@ E@@ V@@ EL@@ O@@ P C@@ O@@ U@@ R@@ A@@ G@@ E ?
As a mi@@ gh@@ ty spirit cre@@ ature in heaven , he wel@@ com@@ ed the opportunity to ad@@ v@@ ance his Fa@@ ther’s inter@@ ests on earth .
The Bible direc@@ ts us to the best S@@ ource of help ​ — our Creator , Jehovah .
How the Ch@@ all@@ enge H@@ as Be@@ en An@@ s@@ wer@@ ed
Do@@ ing so will en@@ able us to see why we too can confid@@ ently look to Jehovah as our H@@ el@@ per .
In a similar way , we can benefit from all our public@@ ations .
If the s@@ cour@@ g@@ ing was vie@@ wed as the star@@ t of the imp@@ al@@ ement pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re , some time would have to el@@ ap@@ se before the na@@ il@@ ing of Jesus to the t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake took place .
L@@ ou@@ is in that tru@@ ck .
We were gr@@ ate@@ ful for the a@@ udi@@ o@@ ta@@ p@@ es of Bible liter@@ ature and Kingdom song@@ s .
This op@@ en@@ ness has en@@ ab@@ led the Witnesses to over@@ come op@@ position and to gain fav@@ or@@ able no@@ tice .
How he man@@ ag@@ ed to reg@@ a@@ in en@@ try to E@@ gl@@ on@@ ’s pres@@ ence is not explained in the Scriptures .
At age 16 , I at@@ temp@@ ted su@@ i@@ ci@@ de by dr@@ in@@ king a bo@@ t@@ tle of wh@@ is@@ ke@@ y and ju@@ mp@@ ing into a l@@ ake .
Bak@@ ing the bre@@ ad .
In ad@@ dition to the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re , what other world power was pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed by the ir@@ on leg@@ s of the dre@@ am i@@ ma@@ ge ?
To get started , go to the j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g we@@ b@@ s@@ ite .
The Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law s@@ ti@@ pul@@ ated that “ in the se@@ ven@@ th year there should occ@@ ur a sa@@ b@@ bat@@ h of complete rest for the land . ”
This me@@ ant sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ iz@@ ing g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gi@@ es to en@@ sure the pur@@ ity of their pri@@ es@@ tly l@@ in@@ e@@ age .
D@@ ur@@ ation : 4@@ 5 min@@ ut@@ es each we@@ ek for 16 we@@ ek@@ s .
Of course , persecu@@ tion it@@ self is not pleas@@ ant , but our standing fir@@ m des@@ pite persecu@@ tion , including s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ous repor@@ ts in the me@@ dia , is a cause for rejo@@ ic@@ ing .
We could even be stu@@ mb@@ led and sto@@ p associ@@ ating with the congregation until we feel that justice has been served .
In so doing , we make peace with God ​ — something of such import@@ ance that Isaiah men@@ tions it t@@ wi@@ ce . ​ — Psalm 8@@ 5 : 1 , 2 , 8 ; Romans 5 : 1 .
Yet another fun@@ ction of the earth@@ ’s n@@ atur@@ al s@@ at@@ el@@ l@@ ite , as no@@ ted by the writ@@ er of the ancient Bible book of Genesis , is that the mo@@ on ser@@ ves as a light by night . ​ — Genesis 1 : 16 .
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , God’s personal name appe@@ ars in the text of the Bible some 7@@ ,000 times
Now I know that I am not al@@ one in this fi@@ ght and that the most important thing is love for Jehovah and who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted service to him . ” ​ — Mar@@ ga@@ re@@ t , P@@ ol@@ and .
A serious Christian would never to@@ y with the emo@@ tions of one of the op@@ pos@@ ite se@@ x . ​ — Pro@@ v .
At times , however , imper@@ fe@@ ctions may pose a chall@@ enge to cultiv@@ ating fri@@ end@@ ship and affe@@ ction .
We cannot hope to ac@@ qui@@ re a good relationship with Jehovah if we ign@@ ore those whom Jesus has appointed to care for his bel@@ ong@@ ings .
R@@ a@@ y , who ser@@ ves at a branch of@@ fice in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , re@@ members his first day of pioneer service .
A@@ no@@ ther way false religion has sa@@ bo@@ ta@@ ged the conscience of many is by pan@@ der@@ ing to wh@@ atever mor@@ ality , or l@@ ack ther@@ e@@ of , that happ@@ ens to be in vo@@ gu@@ e .
They had heard how beau@@ ti@@ ful the city of Jerusalem once was .
So when transl@@ at@@ ors om@@ it God’s name , they do not respect Jehovah .
A g@@ am@@ bl@@ er may sp@@ end his hard - ear@@ ned money ho@@ p@@ ing to w@@ in a large su@@ m .
Why should we ob@@ serve the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al ?
In the origin@@ al Greek , the word that is transl@@ ated “ g@@ ent@@ le ” can also be rend@@ ered “ t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful . ”
Su@@ b@@ tle and dec@@ ep@@ tive are the ent@@ ang@@ le@@ ments that Satan’s world pu@@ ts in our way .
( b ) What has ca@@ used some to lo@@ se their faith ?
Of course , servants of God are not requi@@ red to live in self - imp@@ o@@ sed po@@ ver@@ ty .
This set Adam ap@@ ar@@ t from the ani@@ mal@@ s , since they live according to inst@@ in@@ ct .
But there are many other important questions to which hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones need satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers .
He said : “ T@@ est the inspired expres@@ sions to see whether they origin@@ ate with God . ”
The Bible says that true faith is accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by good de@@ e@@ ds
For her part , M@@ ary cho@@ se the good por@@ tion , and it will not be taken away from her . ’ ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 10 : 38 - 4@@ 2 .
Why was Paul con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of God’s love des@@ pite the har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps that Christians may su@@ ff@@ er ?
For instance , you may wor@@ ry that you will not have en@@ ough food to e@@ at .
H@@ O@@ W preci@@ ous are those Christian brothers and sisters in Ha@@ wa@@ i@@ i who r@@ al@@ lied around me and helped me cop@@ e with this tra@@ ge@@ dy !
Yet , his counsel fin@@ ds a par@@ al@@ le@@ l in a wi@@ fe@@ ’s bal@@ an@@ c@@ ing her ob@@ lig@@ ations to God with her Scriptural sub@@ mis@@ sion to her husband , even if he is an un@@ beli@@ ever .
W@@ id@@ en out in your bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction .
“ T@@ w@@ o regul@@ ar pioneer sisters repor@@ t that it is more enjo@@ y@@ able to work the ter@@ rit@@ ory since the Kingdom H@@ all was buil@@ t .
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying what Scriptural examples might help us when we appro@@ ach Jehovah in prayer ?
Jesus promised that small group of men that a fine re@@ ward a@@ wa@@ ited them for their faith@@ ful@@ ness .
C@@ ar : D@@ om@@ in@@ i@@ que F@@ ag@@ et - S@@ T@@ F / A@@ F@@ P / G@@ et@@ ty I@@ ma@@ ges ; child : F@@ A@@ O p@@ ho@@ to / B .
Rather than be ca@@ ught up by the materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic spirit of the world , all of us need to ‘ keep our sen@@ ses ’ ​ — our spiritual be@@ ar@@ ings .
Hence , to encoura@@ ge our brothers to “ wi@@ den out , ” in O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 20@@ 13 the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy appro@@ ved a special arrang@@ ement to help the brothers to get to know one another better .
Now , I@@ ’@@ m sure you would ag@@ ree that if c@@ all@@ ing on the name of Jehovah is a requi@@ re@@ ment for sal@@ vation , Jesus was no doubt a@@ ware of this requi@@ re@@ ment .
A Bible dic@@ tion@@ ary de@@ fin@@ es “ el@@ ements ” as “ first principles , ” or “ r@@ udi@@ ments . ” The ter@@ m , it says , “ was used of the let@@ ters of the al@@ p@@ ha@@ be@@ t , as el@@ ements of spe@@ e@@ ch . ”
W@@ ing@@ ed C@@ re@@ atu@@ res M@@ ag@@ ni@@ fy Jehovah
You young ones in the Christian congregation , have you made a dedic@@ ation to Jehovah ?
Luke was likely among those attend@@ ants .
When I was ten , however , I was moved to a pri@@ m@@ ary school with hear@@ ing children .
The very thoughts of good people are mor@@ ally s@@ ound and direc@@ ted toward what is fa@@ ir and just .
6@@ 5 : 1 .
Per@@ haps your daugh@@ ter could inter@@ view them and draw them out , having them tell their experi@@ ences .
So reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of how famili@@ ar we are with the Bible , we need an ong@@ o@@ ing , regul@@ ar in@@ take of spiritual n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment from it in order to keep our hope b@@ right and our faith and love strong . ​ — Psalm 1 : 1 - 3 .
How might we be t@@ ested , and what prop@@ er vie@@ w@@ point should we cultiv@@ ate ?
K@@ or@@ ah’s sons , however , did not jo@@ in in the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
What is that truth , and how does it af@@ fect us ?
S@@ up@@ pose we find it difficult to maintain peace with a certain fellow beli@@ ever .
So at 3@@ 6@@ 5 , E@@ no@@ ch may still have loo@@ ked fai@@ r@@ ly vi@@ br@@ ant , like a man who had much of his life yet a@@ head of him .
God - rule , the@@ o@@ cr@@ ac@@ y , would have been succ@@ ess@@ ful in “ satis@@ f@@ ying the desire of every living thing . ”
What contr@@ ast do we ob@@ serve between the Christian congregation and the world under Satan’s control ?
No one famili@@ ar with the Bible would den@@ y that it st@@ res@@ ses that a Christi@@ an’s first ob@@ lig@@ ation is to Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God , to be loyal to him at all times .
To that end , we use his written Word in an effort to help others to see the import@@ ance of dra@@ wing close to God . ​ — J@@ as .
The young sister thus deci@@ ded to offer the teach@@ er more is@@ su@@ es of A@@ wa@@ ke !
Many who believe in God think of him as a for@@ ce , not as a person .
Of course , we may also experience some tri@@ als .
The earth will be trans@@ form@@ ed into a par@@ adise , and all faithful humans will be li@@ f@@ ted to per@@ fe@@ ction , fully un@@ iting the heavenly and earthly par@@ ts of God’s family .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What do the words “ justice ” and “ in@@ justice ” mean ?
The Scriptures tell us : “ They were e@@ ating , they were dr@@ in@@ king , they were bu@@ ying , they were sel@@ ling , they were pl@@ an@@ ting , they were building .
How is that demonstr@@ ated ?
He only expe@@ cts from us what is reason@@ able , and he great@@ ly appreci@@ ates wh@@ atever we do . ​ — He@@ b .
God’s har@@ v@@ est work@@ ers often me@@ t people as these were lea@@ ving ch@@ urch ser@@ vi@@ ces and gave them tr@@ ac@@ ts con@@ tain@@ ing Scriptural mes@@ sa@@ ges desi@@ gn@@ ed to ev@@ oke a fav@@ or@@ able respon@@ se in deser@@ ving ones .
They asked about the account number that they had found in the case .
M@@ ill@@ ing , then , is an ancient ar@@ t .
• How may a Christian un@@ wit@@ t@@ ingly become en@@ s@@ n@@ ared in a r@@ om@@ an@@ tic relationship ?
K@@ in@@ dness in Our M@@ in@@ is@@ try
Even if we had a bad chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od or if our life right now seem@@ s ho@@ p@@ eless , we need to keep con@@ ten@@ ding and per@@ sever@@ ing .
We long for the day when suffering and the effe@@ cts of imper@@ fe@@ ction will end .
I have vi@@ vi@@ d mem@@ ori@@ es of the time we had an 18 - fo@@ o@@ t [ 6 m ] p@@ y@@ th@@ on in the gar@@ den .
Eli@@ j@@ ah did not as@@ c@@ end to the heavens that are the spiritual d@@ wel@@ ling place of Jehovah and his ang@@ eli@@ c sons .
I was happy to see her make fine spiritual prog@@ ress and re@@ ach the point of dedic@@ ating her@@ self to Jehovah .
If we keep fi@@ gh@@ ting against the evil , we can w@@ in !
Jesus said : “ H@@ app@@ y are those who have been persecu@@ ted for righteousness ’ s@@ ake . ”
“ The Law has become our tu@@ t@@ or le@@ ading to Christ , ” wrote the apostle Paul .
W@@ ar@@ m@@ ong@@ ering religion continu@@ es to be a dis@@ ru@@ p@@ tive for@@ ce in the world ; h@@ ence , the nations may feel that destro@@ ying the har@@ lo@@ t is in their own n@@ ational inter@@ ests .
“ A certain old prophet was d@@ wel@@ ling in Bethel , ” states the Bible , “ and his sons now came in and rel@@ ated to him ” all that had taken place ear@@ li@@ er that day .
Their deep love for Jehovah was evid@@ ent by their actions and attitu@@ des .
This tre@@ ach@@ er@@ y of the heart may man@@ i@@ f@@ est it@@ self when we make exc@@ uses for our er@@ r@@ ors , min@@ i@@ mi@@ ze sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings , r@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ize away serious person@@ ality f@@ la@@ ws , or ex@@ ag@@ g@@ er@@ ate accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments .
L@@ ef@@ t , E@@ pi@@ cur@@ us : P@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph taken by cour@@ t@@ es@@ y of the B@@ rit@@ ish Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m ; u@@ pp@@ er mi@@ dd@@ le , P@@ l@@ at@@ o : N@@ ational Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m , A@@ th@@ ens , Gre@@ e@@ ce ; right , So@@ cr@@ ates : Rom@@ a , Mu@@ se@@ i C@@ ap@@ it@@ ol@@ in@@ i
When God “ f@@ oun@@ ded the earth , ” says the Bible , “ the mor@@ ning st@@ ars [ angels ] jo@@ y@@ fully cri@@ ed out together , and all the sons of God began sh@@ ou@@ ting in ap@@ pla@@ use . ”
What did end@@ ur@@ ance accom@@ pl@@ ish in his case ?
The world under Satan’s influ@@ ence is still sear@@ ch@@ ing for a way to set@@ tle n@@ ational and inter@@ n@@ ational dis@@ pu@@ tes .
The lives of milli@@ ons have been s@@ nu@@ ff@@ ed out in religi@@ ously supp@@ or@@ ted con@@ f@@ li@@ cts .
A young man had been dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed for over ten years , during which time his father , mother , and four brothers “ qu@@ it mi@@ x@@ ing in compan@@ y ” with him .
W@@ he@@ ther they ag@@ ree or have doub@@ ts , at le@@ ast they have an ide@@ a of what Paul me@@ ant when he said : “ All have sin@@ ned . ”
One thing , though , that I really did not like was the wh@@ ite c@@ ane I had to use .
W@@ H@@ O can better descri@@ be the effect that the ris@@ ing su@@ n has on the dar@@ k@@ ness of the night than the very S@@ ource of light , Jehovah God ?
The only s@@ ource of that knowledge is God’s inspired Word , the Bible .
To illustr@@ ate what this means , consider some of the things that we know about Jesus .
But Paul coun@@ sel@@ ed Christian fa@@ thers : “ Do not be ir@@ rit@@ ating your children , but go on br@@ ing@@ ing them up in the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah . ”
We cannot af@@ for@@ d to let others think for us , especially on such fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al is@@ su@@ es as the ex@@ ist@@ ence and ro@@ le of a Creator .
A first st@@ ep is to ask the Au@@ th@@ or for help .
Although in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tually I under@@ sto@@ od what I was lear@@ ning , emo@@ tion@@ ally some things were difficult for me to accept .
D@@ ili@@ p , Re@@ en@@ a@@ ’s husband , takes it a st@@ ep fur@@ ther .
“ See what s@@ ort of love the Father has given us ! ” ​ — 1 J@@ O@@ H@@ N 3 : 1 .
The Creator can control and direc@@ t such mas@@ sive heavenly bo@@ dies by his she@@ er power .
During their school ter@@ m , stud@@ ents in this G@@ ile@@ ad class were especially benef@@ ited by being able to associ@@ ate with B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e members from 23 lands , who were also at the P@@ at@@ ter@@ son E@@ duc@@ ational C@@ en@@ ter for special tra@@ ining .
All such enem@@ ies of the Christ end up in the same spiritual “ dar@@ k@@ ness out@@ side . ”
Yet , during his three - and - a - half - year ministry , Jesus ful@@ filled not just ei@@ ght but many Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es .
Because he was about to take on a we@@ igh@@ ty t@@ ask ​ — that of succ@@ e@@ e@@ ding Eli@@ j@@ ah as prophet in Israel .
It teach@@ es us how to cur@@ b a sel@@ f@@ ish ap@@ pet@@ ite by keep@@ ing our e@@ ye simp@@ le , foc@@ used on the more important things , spiritual ri@@ ches .
“ I came , not to destro@@ y [ the Law ] , but to fulf@@ ill . ”
G@@ L@@ AN@@ C@@ E at a ma@@ p of the earth , and in most plac@@ es , you will see l@@ ines s@@ n@@ ak@@ ing their way ac@@ ro@@ ss l@@ and@@ mas@@ ses .
How does know@@ ing and loving God pro@@ du@@ ce e@@ th@@ ni@@ c har@@ mony ?
B@@ l@@ in@@ dness : While in Jerusalem , Jesus gave sight to a man who had been “ bl@@ ind from bir@@ th . ”
Those who for many years were den@@ i@@ ed the opportunity to hear the good news are now hear@@ ing it !
De@@ ep@@ ly sa@@ dd@@ ened , she wanted to change her name from Na@@ om@@ i , meaning “ My P@@ le@@ as@@ an@@ t@@ ness , ” to Mar@@ a , meaning “ B@@ it@@ ter . ” ​ — Ru@@ th 1 : 3 - 5 , 20 , 21 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
N@@ ever under@@ es@@ tim@@ ate the lu@@ re of im@@ mor@@ ality or the d@@ anger of e@@ go@@ tism .
That Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment Da@@ y will be 1@@ ,000 years long .
The Bible some@@ times descri@@ bes people by the work they did .
She could d@@ ri@@ ve !
In this time of the end , however , with the number of anointed overse@@ ers still on earth ever d@@ w@@ in@@ d@@ ling , the va@@ st ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of Christian elders in the congregations are of the other sheep .
So read a local new@@ s@@ pa@@ per he@@ ad@@ l@@ ine ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ing the ad@@ dition of qu@@ ad@@ ru@@ ple@@ ts to our family of four gi@@ r@@ ls .
As so often happ@@ ens , the ve@@ hi@@ c@@ le soon bro@@ ke down , and we continued on fo@@ o@@ t .
( b ) What is your res@@ ol@@ ve ?
That har@@ v@@ est se@@ as@@ on began in 1914 .
After I had wor@@ ked for the same compan@@ y for about n@@ ine years and R@@ ak@@ el had fin@@ i@@ shed school , we deci@@ ded to respon@@ d to the encourag@@ ement to move to where the need for Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers was greater .
Un@@ thinking ad@@ her@@ ence to what pre@@ vi@@ ous gener@@ ations believ@@ ed and did can , in fact , be d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous . ​ — Psalm 7@@ 8 : 8 ; A@@ mo@@ s 2 : 4 .
Be@@ fore long , these two men deci@@ ded to transl@@ ate the Bible into T@@ ah@@ iti@@ an .
F@@ e@@ ar Jehovah and Ke@@ ep His Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments
Why , then , can it be said that it emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es the import@@ ance of preaching ?
Not long before , A@@ ar@@ on and Mi@@ ri@@ am had done just that .
You will find the answer in the next article .
Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide , ne@@ arly 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 Kingdom H@@ alls are cur@@ r@@ ently in the pro@@ c@@ ess of being buil@@ t or ex@@ ten@@ si@@ vely r@@ en@@ o@@ v@@ ated .
Then , like the apostle Paul , we may stand before God and say that “ we never used f@@ l@@ at@@ ter@@ ing spe@@ e@@ ch or put on any false fr@@ on@@ t with gre@@ e@@ dy mo@@ ti@@ ves . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess .
The cre@@ di@@ ble ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations I found through God’s Word bring me in@@ ner peace .
Ha@@ ving such a dis@@ position makes for a more car@@ ing par@@ ent , a better sp@@ ouse , and a better friend .
As he en@@ tered his early te@@ ens , we were gr@@ ate@@ ful to no@@ tice that Jo@@ el loved to share Bible tru@@ ths with those he me@@ t .
We then try to give them an over@@ view of the par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar sub@@ ject or the g@@ ist of the article , after which we ask them the questions we have in mind for them to answer at the meeting .
Christians share Bible truth with others but are not wel@@ com@@ ed every@@ where .
From the most wi@@ d@@ ely res@@ pe@@ cted religious book in the world , the Bible .
He set a perfect example of ze@@ al@@ ous per@@ sever@@ ance in the ministry .
What shows that God’s spirit is emp@@ ow@@ ering the slave class ?
Re@@ call what Jesus said of himself : “ F@@ o@@ x@@ es have den@@ s and bir@@ ds of heaven have ro@@ o@@ st@@ s , but the Son of man has no@@ where to la@@ y down his head . ”
As I prog@@ ressed in Bible knowledge and got a better understanding of Jehovah’s principles , I real@@ ized that my jo@@ b viol@@ ated my consci@@ enti@@ ous position as a neu@@ tr@@ al Christian .
Th@@ ough Jehovah is al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty and d@@ wel@@ ls in heaven , he gives attention “ to the one hum@@ ble and bro@@ ken in spirit who tre@@ m@@ bl@@ es at [ His ] word . ”
We b@@ ought a ca@@ r in Par@@ is and set off .
That is his promise !
( b ) What as@@ pe@@ cts of the new person@@ ality are recorded at C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 10 - 14 ?
We are not left in the dar@@ k .
In the first century , anointed Christians were spo@@ ken of as bel@@ ong@@ ing to “ The W@@ a@@ y . ”
We real@@ ized that this came from the same group that publi@@ shed those boo@@ ks !
Although Ne@@ h@@ emiah lived among un@@ believers , he did not become “ fa@@ shi@@ oned after ” the “ system of things ” of those days .
They wa@@ ke up ti@@ red , go to work or school ti@@ red , come home ti@@ red , and go to bed not mer@@ ely ti@@ red but ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted .
What is the da@@ ily men@@ u like for one person ?
They should always point to what the Bible says .
Yes , when we refle@@ ct on how Jehovah’s hand has gu@@ i@@ ded us over the years , we are moved to e@@ ch@@ o the words of Ne@@ h@@ emiah , who than@@ k@@ fully said : “ The hand of my God , how it was good upon me . ” ​ — Ne@@ h@@ emiah 2 : 18 .
A brother and I app@@ lied for this assignment , but I felt that I had ne@@ i@@ ther the experience nor the matu@@ r@@ ity for such a respon@@ sible t@@ ask .
On@@ ly Noah and his family sur@@ vi@@ ved . ​ — Genesis 7 : 1 - 23 .
She then plac@@ ed the full we@@ i@@ ght of her u@@ pp@@ er body on it and moved the u@@ pp@@ er st@@ one back and for@@ th on the low@@ er st@@ one , c@@ ru@@ shing the gra@@ in between the two st@@ ones .
□ After the death of Moses and the man Jesus , God dis@@ posed of their bo@@ dies . ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
Jeremiah felt un@@ qu@@ ali@@ fied for his assignment , but he ful@@ filled it in the face of op@@ position , and Jehovah deli@@ vered him . ​ — Jeremiah 1 : 8 , 18 , 19 .
In fact , we later wor@@ ked together on school pla@@ ys and field tri@@ ps . ” You may have more influ@@ ence on your children than you real@@ ize
In this too Christians stri@@ ve to imitate Jesus .
He had to fi@@ ght hard to maintain his integrity .
That is how Jesus is descri@@ bed in a do@@ cum@@ ent fal@@ sel@@ y claim@@ ing to be written by an ancient Rom@@ an of@@ fi@@ cial .
“ No matter how many the promises of God are , ” wrote the apostle Paul , “ they have become Yes by means of him . ”
What was their attitude ?
This r@@ ene@@ wed emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on the ministry thr@@ il@@ led many .
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“ I than@@ k Jehovah that I never ac@@ tually kil@@ led anyone during my years as a ter@@ r@@ or@@ ist , ” says Pe@@ dr@@ o .
Jesus tal@@ ked ex@@ ten@@ si@@ vely to his friends .
They have all come true for you . ” ​ — Jo@@ s@@ h .
C@@ ri@@ me and viol@@ ence are com@@ mon@@ place .
P@@ res@@ ent world con@@ di@@ tions th@@ reat@@ en man@@ ’s sur@@ vi@@ val and show that we now live in “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ” ​ — Read Matthew 24 : 3 , 7 - 14 , 21 , 22 ; 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 5 .
Jesus ’ example shows that hum@@ ility is com@@ pati@@ ble with moral for@@ titu@@ de and strength of char@@ ac@@ ter .
What is more , the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message about the Kingdom can give you real hope in these dar@@ k times .
Des@@ pite the ne@@ g@@ ative circumstances of his early chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od , Jo@@ si@@ ah pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to do what was good in Jehovah’s eyes .
Those in the full - time ministry , whether as pione@@ ers , travel@@ ing overse@@ ers , mission@@ aries , or vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers serving at Bethel , can all t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to the reli@@ ability of Jehovah’s care .
At J@@ op@@ pa in 36 C.E . , the godly woman D@@ or@@ c@@ as ( T@@ a@@ bi@@ th@@ a ) f@@ ell as@@ le@@ ep in death .
My letter was an invit@@ ation to atten@@ d a special ten - mon@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction , the se@@ as@@ oned war@@ ri@@ or I@@ t@@ ta@@ i st@@ ep@@ s into the Bible rec@@ ord at the time of Ab@@ sal@@ om@@ ’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against King David .
“ Re@@ as@@ on@@ able people are bal@@ an@@ ced in deal@@ ing with others .
El@@ ders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants have attend@@ ed the Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol to en@@ h@@ ance their teaching ability and the service they rend@@ er to fellow believers .
The t@@ ree vi@@ r@@ tually wak@@ es up with its man@@ tle of deli@@ c@@ ate p@@ ink or wh@@ ite b@@ lo@@ s@@ som@@ s . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 5 .
In the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re , mul@@ titu@@ des became sla@@ ves through mil@@ it@@ ary con@@ qu@@ est or k@@ id@@ n@@ app@@ ing .
By the time he re@@ ached his 20 ’ s , Joseph had become “ beau@@ ti@@ ful in form and beau@@ ti@@ ful in appe@@ ar@@ ance . ”
Jehovah h@@ ates h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y .
Still , she cho@@ se to believe Satan , not Jehovah .
Be as@@ sur@@ ed , then , that Jehovah appreci@@ ates the ma@@ gn@@ itu@@ de of your situation and will continue to give you needed strength at the right time . ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 7 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 13 ; Hebrews 4 : 16 .
In S@@ ur@@ in@@ ame , a 14 - year - old gi@@ r@@ l was appro@@ ached by a good - loo@@ king bo@@ y at school and invit@@ ed to have se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations .
Jesus also ref@@ re@@ shed those who became his disciples by reve@@ al@@ ing his heavenly Father to them .
But what ex@@ ac@@ tly cons@@ titu@@ tes ste@@ al@@ ing ?
How can we be sure that we are not for@@ get@@ ting Jehovah ?
Why are children especially vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able to por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , and what may result from their vie@@ wing it ?
The Ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s sla@@ ves in@@ form him of the proble@@ m and ask : “ Do you want us , then , to go out and col@@ le@@ ct [ the we@@ e@@ ds ] ? ”
God’s name was used only a few times , even though very old man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts used it th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of times .
Bible Re@@ ading ​ — Pro@@ f@@ it@@ able and P@@ lea@@ su@@ ra@@ ble , 10 / 1
If we want Jehovah to answer our prayers , we must not prac@@ tice sin or live a d@@ ou@@ ble life .
What is God’s pro@@ vision for sa@@ ving mankind from sin and death ?
N@@ ex@@ t came the part “ Kingdom T@@ e@@ aching B@@ ear@@ s F@@ ine F@@ ru@@ it@@ age . ”
“ Is that really the reason , or did that gi@@ r@@ l influ@@ ence you ? ” the pri@@ est asked me .
Al@@ is@@ a , a sister in her early 30 ’ s from Rus@@ sia , com@@ ments : “ Ser@@ ving Jehovah in this kind of ministry has helped me to ta@@ st@@ e all his go@@ o@@ dness . ”
Yes , our fine Christian conduct pla@@ ys an important ro@@ le in re@@ conc@@ il@@ ing people to God .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a year , D@@ ad and D@@ or@@ a were baptized .
Jesus was ra@@ ised by God - fe@@ aring parents who car@@ ed for him .
At the an@@ nu@@ al meeting held on O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 2 , 194@@ 4 , in P@@ it@@ t@@ s@@ bur@@ gh , the members of the Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a cor@@ por@@ ation a@@ do@@ p@@ ted si@@ x res@@ olu@@ tions am@@ en@@ ding its char@@ ter .
How might people thr@@ ough@@ out the dist@@ ri@@ ct of A@@ sia have heard the truth ?
Just as he did not ex@@ pect the Israelites to sc@@ out out their own r@@ ou@@ te , we today are not asked to find the way into the promised new world on our own .
He end@@ ow@@ ed Adam with the ability to think , to reason on a matter , and to re@@ ach a conclu@@ sion .
What principles apply ?
What can we learn from what the first - century Christians accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed in the preaching work ?
Some among them , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly those of Greek ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , found it difficult to re@@ conc@@ ile beli@@ ef in one God with the ro@@ le of Jesus as Sa@@ vi@@ or and Re@@ de@@ em@@ er .
Rather , it makes it exc@@ iting , in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ing .
M@@ on@@ ths later , the two pl@@ an@@ ned to return and vis@@ it new con@@ ver@@ ts where they had pre@@ ached .
▪ “ Fr@@ en@@ ch v@@ il@@ la@@ ge fac@@ es influ@@ x of a@@ po@@ cal@@ y@@ p@@ se believers . . .
This a@@ w@@ es@@ ome pro@@ spe@@ ct came with a con@@ dition , though : “ If you will stri@@ c@@ tly obey my vo@@ ice and will in@@ deed keep my covenant . ”
If we truly appreci@@ ate what our Creator has done for us , we will be moved to use our power and en@@ er@@ gy to honor and gl@@ ori@@ fy him .
T@@ ry to see matters from their point of view .
( Read John 12 : 34 . )
The be@@ ast ref@@ ers to human rul@@ er@@ ship , and the be@@ ast@@ ’s be@@ aring “ a man@@ ’s number ” indic@@ ates that govern@@ ments refle@@ ct the fal@@ le@@ n human con@@ dition .
Chris@@ to@@ p@@ he P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in ​ — A P@@ i@@ one@@ er in Bible P@@ r@@ in@@ ting
When M@@ other became a Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ent , it gave our family an enti@@ r@@ ely new per@@ spe@@ ctive on life .
No@@ thing Is “ To@@ o Ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary for Jehovah ”
“ As for me , in my integrity I shall walk , ” he s@@ ings .
To deter@@ mine to what ex@@ t@@ ent a lear@@ n@@ er@@ ’s thoughts and actions are influ@@ enced by Kingdom truth , you might ask him , ‘ How has your dedic@@ ation to Jehovah chang@@ ed the way you use your life ? ’
How than@@ k@@ ful we are that , in vari@@ ous ways , Jehovah has per@@ mit@@ ted the “ slave ” and its Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy to ut@@ il@@ ize their publi@@ shing res@@ our@@ ces and leg@@ al ent@@ ities in making his name known earth wide !
We can find the answer in the life of a man who wal@@ ked the earth some 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o ​ — Jesus Christ .
A@@ c@@ qui@@ ring Li@@ fe - Gi@@ ving K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge ​ — W@@ i@@ th@@ in Our C@@ ap@@ ac@@ ity
She said : “ I lost my home , and I lost most of my family . ”
How is Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ ism in Fr@@ ance f@@ aring today after more than 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years as the “ Ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ ’s el@@ des@@ t daugh@@ ter ” ?
However , their fe@@ ars were un@@ f@@ oun@@ ded .
God is the great R@@ a@@ in@@ mak@@ er , and even “ the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness in which there is no earth@@ ling man ” enjo@@ ys his blessing .
If my spiritual r@@ out@@ ine ge@@ ts dis@@ ru@@ p@@ ted now , I have a long@@ ing to return to it as quic@@ k@@ ly as possible .
Th@@ ink of congregation elders , cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers , B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e members , and the members of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
At a very young age , he was or@@ da@@ ined as a de@@ ac@@ on of the Greek O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch and was given the name Ser@@ ap@@ him .
Do we feel as did Lo@@ t , who was “ great@@ ly dist@@ ressed , ” even t@@ or@@ men@@ ted , by the la@@ w@@ less de@@ e@@ ds of the people of So@@ dom , among whom he lived ?
( b ) What should be our determin@@ ation regarding tri@@ bul@@ ations ?
‘ Com@@ m@@ on sense tel@@ ls me that this is ab@@ sur@@ d . ’
Even a well - pa@@ ying jo@@ b can be here today and g@@ one t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
We have sear@@ ched , and he gives us rest all around . ”
What bi@@ g chang@@ es did one young brother make , and why does he have no reg@@ re@@ ts ?
God promises to give “ holy spirit to those as@@ king him . ”
In re@@ pro@@ ving those who “ speak a@@ bu@@ si@@ vely ” of Jehovah’s anointed servants , the apostle Peter poin@@ ts to the fine example of the righteous angels .
This des@@ crip@@ tion emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es God’s su@@ per@@ l@@ ative pur@@ ity and cle@@ an@@ ness .
Be confid@@ ent in Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 14 - 16 )
Abraham pres@@ ented the matter to God .
Jehovah’s Witnesses thr@@ ough@@ out the earth work hard at being tru@@ th@@ ful in imit@@ ation of their God .
We have al@@ most more Bible stu@@ dies than we can h@@ and@@ le . ”
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , when he was asked to inter@@ pre@@ t P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s dre@@ am@@ s , Joseph re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly in@@ sis@@ ted that only God can “ ann@@ oun@@ ce ” up@@ coming events .
R@@ em@@ ember the inspired counsel : “ Be s@@ wi@@ ft about hear@@ ing , s@@ low about speaking , s@@ low about wr@@ ath . ”
So they take seri@@ ously what it says about marriage .
God fore@@ told about his people : “ In un@@ ity I will place them , like sheep in the pen . ”
Mar@@ ri@@ age and a happy family life are gi@@ f@@ ts from God .
Because of my wi@@ fe@@ ’s health , we im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ated to Cana@@ da in 195@@ 7 .
He exam@@ ines a person@@ ’s in@@ n@@ er@@ most inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations and is pati@@ ent with wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers .
H@@ as all their effort been in va@@ in ?
What can help ?
Of course , trans@@ fu@@ sions cannot cu@@ re the di@@ se@@ ase .
Pro@@ ve Y@@ our@@ self Re@@ ad@@ y for Jehovah’s Da@@ y
If you are a new vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er , w@@ atch the way that the experienced work@@ ers do their work , and follow their instru@@ ctions .
Tru@@ e , anointed Christians will see Jehovah God in heaven after they are resur@@ rec@@ ted as spirit cre@@ atu@@ res .
The f@@ our@@ th dis@@ course op@@ ens with the r@@ ene@@ wa@@ l of the covenant between Jehovah and Israel .
Consider what can ha@@ p@@ pen . We long for the fulfill@@ ment of God’s promise to bring about a par@@ adise on earth .
I will ap@@ point you over many things .
M@@ ob@@ bed but Un@@ deter@@ red
Pe@@ ace is especially vital in a marriage .
L@@ ef@@ t : Peter Ch@@ el@@ č@@ ic@@ k@@ ý ; bel@@ ow : page from “ N@@ et of the Fa@@ ith ”
What was Eli@@ j@@ ah emp@@ ow@@ ered to do when the son of a wi@@ do@@ w in Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath died ?
While he is not an un@@ beli@@ ever , he cannot be spo@@ ken of as being “ in the Lord . ”
All of this ra@@ ised an is@@ sue of vital import@@ ance ​ — W@@ as God f@@ it to rule ?
And justice ?
They said of him : “ Lo@@ ok ! A man g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on@@ ous and given to dr@@ in@@ king w@@ ine . ”
But some se@@ em to wa@@ ge a con@@ st@@ ant bat@@ tle against feelings of wor@@ th@@ less@@ ness .
( b ) What is@@ sue must we always be@@ ar in mind ?
He made fine spiritual prog@@ ress and soon started to atten@@ d all the meetings .
This makes us happy and un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly also makes Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice .
The Witness needs to be@@ ar in mind , though , that in provi@@ ding spiritual help , he or she does not become the chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s par@@ ent .
“ The heaven was op@@ ened up , ” says Luke 3 : 21 .
The less@@ on for us is clear .
If that was the case , the pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion would have served to prote@@ ct the Israelites from the sen@@ sel@@ ess and hear@@ t@@ less religious practic@@ es of the nations sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding them .
In 19@@ 50 we got married , and by 195@@ 3 we had two children .
T@@ amba learned that Jehovah war@@ ns us to avoid making “ app@@ lic@@ ation to dead pers@@ ons in be@@ half of living pers@@ ons . ”
After qu@@ o@@ ting Abraham L@@ inc@@ ol@@ n , who called the Bible “ the best gift God has ever given to man , ” the first speak@@ er asked the a@@ udi@@ ence what their reading ha@@ bi@@ ts reve@@ aled about their dep@@ th of appreciation for Jehovah’s Word .
Jesus per@@ form@@ ed this hum@@ ble t@@ ask and then said to his disciples : “ If I , al@@ though Lord and T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , wa@@ shed your fe@@ et , you also ought to wa@@ s@@ h the fe@@ et of one another .
G@@ ran@@ ted , g@@ le@@ an@@ ing requi@@ red hard work on their part , yet by means of it , they could avoid having to be@@ g . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 19 : 9 , 10 ; De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 24 : 19 - 22 ; Psalm 37 : 25 .
Yes , and at the f@@ oun@@ ding of the earth , these “ sons of God began sh@@ ou@@ ting in ap@@ pla@@ use . ”
To find out , we must turn our attention to another lo@@ c@@ ation .
I kept pra@@ ying to Jehovah not to give up on me .
We started commun@@ ic@@ ating again , re@@ sum@@ ed our family study , and became regul@@ ar at meetings .
Bro@@ ther H@@ en@@ sc@@ he@@ l inform@@ ed me that my fore@@ most responsi@@ bility at Bethel would now be to help Bro@@ ther F@@ ran@@ z in any way needed .
To what “ word ” do we need to be atten@@ tive ?
No@@ te the first two ver@@ ses : “ ‘ This comman@@ d@@ ment is to you , O pri@@ ests .
I felt power@@ less .
D@@ ra@@ w Com@@ fort From God’s Word
Then he ad@@ ded : “ G@@ o , therefore , and make disciples of people of all the nations . ”
Jehovah cre@@ ated Adam and E@@ ve with the ability to have perfect children .
How can we do our best under ad@@ verse circumstances ?
This time peri@@ od would be mar@@ ked by g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es , including w@@ ars , fam@@ ines , earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es , p@@ est@@ il@@ ences , and an inc@@ reas@@ ing of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness .
Then , let us act on what we learn , tur@@ ning down false st@@ ori@@ es and cl@@ ing@@ ing to the truth .
Mis@@ sion@@ ary John H@@ un@@ t transl@@ ated most of the F@@ i@@ ji@@ an New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent , which was publi@@ shed in 18@@ 4@@ 7 .
They have continued to act as if “ there is no Jehovah . ” ​ — P@@ s .
R@@ em@@ ember the nee@@ dy wi@@ do@@ w descri@@ bed by Jesus .
Many people think that they can .
Although he is the al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty Creator of our va@@ st uni@@ verse , Jehovah as@@ sures us that he is willing and e@@ ag@@ er to listen to our prayers and to respon@@ d to them .
( See fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te . ) ( b ) How can we strengthen our relationship with Jehovah ?
( a ) How can young ones give God glory in school ?
The Bible also ref@@ ers to Jesus as “ the only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son of God ” because he was the first and only direc@@ t cre@@ ation of Jehovah . ​ — John 3 : 18 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 13 - 15 .
‘ St@@ an@@ ding one@@ ’s gr@@ ound , rema@@ ining ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast , or per@@ sever@@ ing ’ is the thought be@@ h@@ ind the Greek ver@@ b often transl@@ ated “ end@@ ure ” in the Bible .
N@@ one of the hous@@ es in that are@@ a have ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city , so people go to bed when it ge@@ ts dar@@ k and ris@@ e with the su@@ n .
We must follow their perfect example . ​ — Mat@@ t .
The apostle Peter wrote : “ H@@ um@@ ble y@@ ourselves . . . under the mi@@ gh@@ ty hand of God , that he may ex@@ al@@ t you in du@@ e time ; while you thro@@ w all your anxi@@ ety upon him , because he ca@@ res for you . ”
I am still able to preach from do@@ or to do@@ or and to conduct Bible stu@@ dies in my home .
At our re@@ qu@@ est , he got his Bible , and the Scriptural discus@@ sion that follow@@ ed con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed him that Jesus is God’s Son and that Jehovah is ‘ the only true God . ’
If love prom@@ p@@ ts us to show fav@@ or to the low@@ ly and the po@@ or , God consi@@ ders such giving to be a lo@@ an that he re@@ pa@@ ys with blessings .
I@@ ts num@@ er@@ ous s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls were kept in ni@@ ches in a large reading ro@@ om .
That S@@ un@@ day , the Kingdom H@@ all was p@@ ac@@ ked .
And he is a prop@@ iti@@ at@@ ory sacrifice for our sin@@ s , yet not for our@@ s only but also for the whole worl@@ d’s . ” ​ — 1 John 2 : 1 , 2 .
In years past , we have g@@ la@@ dly given of our time , en@@ er@@ gy , and res@@ our@@ ces to find those who are “ righ@@ tly dis@@ posed for everlasting life . ”
Rather , J@@ on@@ a@@ th@@ an’s “ soul became b@@ ound up with the soul of David ” as he ple@@ d@@ ged his loy@@ al@@ ty to him .
Our next move came in early 198@@ 6 .
What example did the apostle Paul set for fellow Christians , and what counsel did he give ?
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , she began to view the pris@@ on as her own personal wit@@ ness@@ ing ter@@ rit@@ ory .
The Bible tel@@ ls us that life on earth at all le@@ vel@@ s is the pro@@ du@@ ct of in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent activ@@ ity .
He got per@@ mis@@ sion from the bi@@ sh@@ op to s@@ end me back to the con@@ v@@ ent in Z@@ ar@@ a@@ go@@ za .
That expla@@ ins why we see so much suffering around us ​ — it@@ ’s because Satan , not God , is the real rul@@ er of the world .
As the next article will illustr@@ ate , the Bible also says that the Creator desi@@ gn@@ ed our beau@@ ti@@ ful pl@@ an@@ et to last forever .
In M@@ il@@ an , I@@ tal@@ y , and at conven@@ tions around the world , h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds were baptized
Jehovah’s mer@@ cy is not li@@ mit@@ ed to one nation or r@@ ace or to a special group of people .
For us , then , our obedi@@ ence is pro@@ of of our love as well as our sub@@ mis@@ sion .
Consider the wi@@ do@@ w@@ ’s circumstances .
God’s Lo@@ ve Mu@@ st P@@ re@@ va@@ il
Then S@@ ta@@ v@@ ro@@ s and D@@ or@@ a Ka@@ ir@@ is offered us accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations in their house .
It helps us to see how important our preaching work is .
You may be sur@@ pris@@ ed to learn how encourag@@ ing Bible reading can be .
No matter what pres@@ sure , angu@@ ish , or suffering we may experience , God can give us the necess@@ ary courage and strength to be@@ ar up .
We jo@@ ined the pages and att@@ ached each end to a tu@@ be .
1 , 2 . ( a ) Who is the most out@@ standing witness of Jehovah ?
Di@@ v@@ isi@@ ve and un@@ satis@@ fac@@ t@@ ory human rule will forever be a thing of the past .
We will consider what fac@@ t@@ ors that can help us to remain a san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied people ?
How should we be affe@@ cted by God’s di@@ gn@@ ity ?
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ al Witnesses did their best to serve Jehovah , des@@ pite being se@@ par@@ ated from one another .
These examples well illustr@@ ate the point that Jesus taught , nam@@ ely that “ bo@@ ld pers@@ ist@@ ence ” is prop@@ er , even ess@@ enti@@ al , in see@@ king Jehovah . ​ — Luke 11 : 5 - 13 .
Bil@@ li@@ ons of co@@ pi@@ es of it have been pr@@ inted in h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of langu@@ ages .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , we are mo@@ tiv@@ ated by our love for God .
With 1 John 2 : 15 - 17 in mind , what should we ask ourselves ?
So al@@ though new@@ ly associ@@ ated , D@@ ad instru@@ cted my brother Bo@@ b , my sisters El@@ la and Ru@@ by , and me to jo@@ in the ad@@ ul@@ ts at the meetings , and we did .
What is involved in pleas@@ ing Jehovah b@@ es@@ id@@ es tal@@ king to others about him ?
Consider , too , the high pri@@ ce of com@@ mit@@ ting im@@ mor@@ ality .
May we never let anyone draw us away from our ste@@ ad@@ fa@@ st@@ ness ! ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 17 .
In the illustr@@ ation of the different ty@@ p@@ es of so@@ il , Jesus emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed that even though the f@@ ar@@ m@@ er s@@ ow@@ s good se@@ ed , the heart con@@ dition of an individu@@ al determin@@ es whether the se@@ ed gro@@ ws to matu@@ r@@ ity or not .
They must recogn@@ ize that Jehovah God has the ul@@ tim@@ ate authority to imp@@ ose what he determin@@ es to be just , necess@@ ary , and reason@@ able li@@ m@@ its .
Th@@ ough I was still relati@@ vely young , I was ne@@ ver@@ th@@ eless concer@@ ned about the m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous chang@@ es that the world war of 1914 - 18 had brought to famili@@ es and to religious life .
He was also concer@@ ned about who would lead the fi@@ ght against the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans .
However , per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved benef@@ its of ill - ga@@ ined we@@ al@@ th can be dec@@ ep@@ tive .
These two artic@@ les will help us to be more a@@ ware of Christ , our heavenly King , in his ro@@ le as our ac@@ tive Le@@ ad@@ er .
The apostle Paul wrote that Jesus , like a for@@ er@@ un@@ ner , “ in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ated . . . a new and living way ” into heaven . ​ — Hebrews 6 : 19 , 20 ; 9 : 24 ; 10 : 19 , 20 .
“ Wh@@ en@@ ever neigh@@ b@@ our@@ ho@@ od family physi@@ ci@@ ans need help with a v@@ acc@@ in@@ ation cam@@ pa@@ ign , ” no@@ tes the World - He@@ al@@ th ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , “ the c@@ í@@ r@@ cu@@ lo@@ s de a@@ bu@@ el@@ o@@ s are where they find willing and able res@@ our@@ ces . ”
Yes , may we never for@@ s@@ ake our fellow believers by be@@ coming eng@@ ro@@ s@@ sed in our se@@ cul@@ ar jo@@ b .
‘ This is a re@@ qu@@ is@@ ite for the succ@@ ess@@ ful 2@@ 1@@ st century lead@@ er , ’ says the book 2@@ 1@@ st C@@ en@@ tury Le@@ ad@@ er@@ ship : Di@@ al@@ o@@ gu@@ es With 1@@ 00 To@@ p Le@@ ad@@ ers .
Sh@@ ould we be sur@@ pris@@ ed , then , to see children be@@ coming “ dis@@ obedi@@ ent to parents , un@@ than@@ k@@ ful , dis@@ loyal , having no n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction ” ? ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 3 .
it was very good . ”
Let us trust in Jehovah and remember that “ anxi@@ ety in a man@@ ’s heart we@@ igh@@ s it down , but a good word c@@ he@@ ers it up . ”
Rather than f@@ all vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m to the dec@@ ep@@ tive power of ri@@ ches , stri@@ ve to a@@ do@@ pt the vie@@ w@@ point of the Bible writ@@ er A@@ gu@@ r , who stated : “ D@@ on@@ ’t let me be too po@@ or or too rich .
M@@ ore important , it was based on their spiritu@@ ality ​ — their desire to serve Jehovah and to be among his worshi@@ p@@ ers .
God’s Son , Jesus Christ , has given us s@@ ound reas@@ ons for believ@@ ing that the dead can be resur@@ rec@@ ted , with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of everlasting life .
Al@@ most as soon as they arri@@ ved in K@@ en@@ ya , both contr@@ ac@@ ted mal@@ ari@@ a , and sa@@ dly , F@@ ran@@ k died .
I@@ ts message is in@@ deed of great value to us . ​ — He@@ b .
How we appreci@@ ate the example they set !
Jehovah used E@@ s@@ ther mi@@ gh@@ t@@ ily for the pre@@ serv@@ ation of his people . ​ — E@@ s@@ ther 3 : 8 – 4 : 17 ; 7 : 1 - 10 ; 9 : 13 .
Yes , the little child beau@@ ti@@ fully ep@@ it@@ om@@ ized the godly qu@@ ality of hum@@ ility .
Yet , Jesus ’ sacri@@ fi@@ cial death makes it possible for us to have a good relationship with God .
A@@ no@@ ther mo@@ ving experience is that of H@@ er@@ ber@@ t J@@ en@@ n@@ ings , rel@@ ated in the article “ You Do Not K@@ now What Your Li@@ fe Will Be T@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w . ”
This could inclu@@ de such ac@@ ts as “ w@@ il@@ d par@@ ties and dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness . . . im@@ moral inter@@ course and b@@ ra@@ z@@ en conduct . ”
( 2 ) We should talk to our brother with someone who kno@@ ws the situation or who can see whether something wrong has been done .
This too makes him se@@ par@@ ate from the world .
How can I min@@ i@@ mi@@ ze invol@@ v@@ ement with the com@@ mer@@ cial world ?
What Di@@ d We L@@ ear@@ n ?
That “ hope of the everlasting life which God , who cannot li@@ e , promised ” helps Mari@@ a to remain happy .
Messi@@ ah the Le@@ ad@@ er streng@@ th@@ ens and pre@@ pa@@ res his followers to de@@ al with problems comm@@ on to mankind .
Instead , we do well to follow the apostle Paul’s inspired counsel : “ Let us consider one another to inc@@ ite to love and fine works , not for@@ s@@ ak@@ ing the ga@@ ther@@ ing of ourselves together , as some have the cu@@ sto@@ m , but encourag@@ ing one another , and all the more so as you b@@ eho@@ ld the day dra@@ wing near . ” ​ — He@@ b .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jesus stated : “ Wh@@ ere there are two or three ga@@ ther@@ ed together in my name , there I am in their mi@@ d@@ st . ”
J@@ on : Why do you say that ?
This is especially true in view of the ne@@ ar@@ ness of the end of this system of things when sur@@ vi@@ val will dep@@ end on obedi@@ ence . ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 2 : 3 .
“ R@@ I@@ S@@ E , bl@@ ess Jehovah your God from time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ”
( b ) How does God view ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y ?
In Jesus ’ par@@ able of the whe@@ at and the we@@ e@@ ds , he illustr@@ ated the future develop@@ ments with reg@@ ard to “ the sons of the kingdom . ”
• What can a man himself do to re@@ ach out for privile@@ ges ?
His evid@@ ent joy so imp@@ ressed his parents that soon the whole family ​ — including four bo@@ ys from 14 to 25 years of age — ​ was serving there .
If I keep Jehovah as the one con@@ st@@ ant in my life , it is much e@@ asi@@ er to maintain sta@@ bility . ”
1@@ 5@@ ,@@ 1@@ 6@@ 9@@ ,000
One ma@@ j@@ or proble@@ m we had to con@@ ten@@ d with was that of a f@@ an@@ ati@@ c who called himself M@@ w@@ ana L@@ es@@ a , meaning “ Son of God , ” and his group known as K@@ ita@@ w@@ ala , which un@@ for@@ tun@@ ately means “ Watchtower . ”
She lives in a develop@@ ing country with li@@ mit@@ ed so@@ cial benef@@ its .
S@@ hor@@ t ans@@ wers cons@@ is@@ ting of just a few words can be very effe@@ ctive , and they will encoura@@ ge new ones to offer their sh@@ ort ans@@ wers .
Such practic@@ al ad@@ vice can help you too if your sp@@ ouse has special needs .
They heard Bible - based encourag@@ ement given to the 4@@ 8 stud@@ ents of the class for them to take “ the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent things of God ” to people of 17 lands .
Since they are to become a heavenly bri@@ de , the anointed are instru@@ cted : “ F@@ or@@ get your people and your [ fle@@ sh@@ ly ] fa@@ ther’s house . ”
They also showed me 1 Timothy 4 : 8 , which re@@ a@@ ds : “ Ph@@ ysi@@ cal tra@@ ining is bene@@ fi@@ cial for a little , but godly devo@@ tion is bene@@ fi@@ cial for all things , as it ho@@ l@@ ds promise of the life now and the life that is to come . ”
The most influ@@ enti@@ al writ@@ er of that peri@@ od was Au@@ gu@@ st@@ ine .
Let the prayers you say at the beg@@ in@@ ning and end of each study refle@@ ct your war@@ m relationship with Jehovah .
We had me@@ t once before , but after that ass@@ em@@ bly , we started cor@@ respon@@ ding .
How can we make sure that we always “ cl@@ ing to what is good ” ?
If that was the case , King Saul was the one h@@ oun@@ ding David , see@@ king to take his life .
Solomon thus emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es the high pri@@ ce of succ@@ um@@ b@@ ing to im@@ mor@@ ality .
He provi@@ des for the needs of all humans , including those not yet worshipp@@ ing him .
Je@@ wel@@ ry or other valu@@ ab@@ les may be don@@ ated as well .
With Na@@ than in 195@@ 5
And if we are emp@@ lo@@ yed by a fellow Christian , we are care@@ ful not to take advan@@ ta@@ ge of him by dem@@ an@@ ding special privile@@ ges .
Some children respon@@ d to just a gl@@ ance from their parents , and nothing more is needed .
He was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
3 : 17 ; C@@ ol .
In emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ ing the need to be w@@ atch@@ ful , Jesus com@@ pared his disciples to sla@@ ves a@@ wa@@ iting their ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s return from his marriage .
O@@ ther emp@@ loy@@ ment situ@@ ations may also ar@@ ise when Christians res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully show that they worship ne@@ i@@ ther the f@@ la@@ g nor what it re@@ pres@@ ents but only Jehovah .
This en@@ ab@@ led him to act wis@@ ely and have succ@@ ess in car@@ r@@ ying out his God - given assignment .
Father s@@ wor@@ e that he would never allow B@@ er@@ ni@@ ce to come with me .
E@@ ach less@@ on high@@ ligh@@ ts a qu@@ ality that is of great value to us as we stri@@ ve to do our best in the mo@@ der@@ n - day ing@@ a@@ ther@@ ing of disciples .
By then it will be a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly clear that his way of rul@@ ing is the only way that gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es lasting peace , happiness , and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity to earth@@ ’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants .
Yet , this did not occ@@ ur on the si@@ x@@ th day when they had to ga@@ ther d@@ ou@@ ble the da@@ ily am@@ ount to co@@ ver their needs for the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h .
The apostles had good reason to believe that the holy spirit could help them .
Their disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ing counsel could have bro@@ ken his spirit and his integrity , and thus Satan’s desi@@ gn would have succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded .
To do o@@ ther@@ wise would be to give up control of your life . The fact is , when you yi@@ eld to pres@@ sure from others , you become little more than their pu@@ p@@ pe@@ t . ​ — Read 2 Peter 2 : 19 .
He refu@@ sed , but pointed to the Witnesses who had given him the tr@@ act .
P@@ ra@@ ying for others may have what effect on us ?
He has not left “ himself without witness , ” explained Paul .
G@@ E@@ O@@ R@@ G@@ I@@ A
He was di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with Par@@ kin@@ s@@ on@@ ’s di@@ se@@ ase .
She stu@@ ck to her decision and was fin@@ ally gr@@ anted the cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary div@@ or@@ ce from the pol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ ous marriage .
After a day or so , these n@@ as@@ c@@ ent em@@ br@@ yo@@ s are care@@ fully exam@@ ined in an effort to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish between any that are de@@ fe@@ ctive and those that se@@ em to be heal@@ thy and most likely to imp@@ l@@ ant and devel@@ op .
He simply said : “ What shall I rep@@ ly to you ?
They are ar@@ m@@ ed with the l@@ at@@ est in mil@@ it@@ ary har@@ d@@ ware , and they stand ready to use it .
If so , how did you feel ?
Why should all Christians , wh@@ atever their hope , truly appreci@@ ate Jesus ’ ro@@ le as Me@@ di@@ at@@ or ?
( b ) How did Jesus re@@ act when his disciples showed we@@ ak@@ nesses ?
The first cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly for the de@@ a@@ f was held at the As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all in M@@ il@@ an in F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 19@@ 7@@ 9 .
If you are too hard to ple@@ ase , they may want to sto@@ p tr@@ ying . ” ​ — In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational Ch@@ il@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s Bible .
I did not get any answer , just their ast@@ on@@ ish@@ ment over my un@@ u@@ su@@ al question .
F@@ am@@ ily members can show love for the congregation and the er@@ ring one by res@@ pe@@ cting the dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing decision .
“ What is there yet to do for my v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard that I have not already done in it ? ”
; F@@ is@@ k@@ å , E .
When God later destro@@ yed those wicked c@@ ities , righteous Lo@@ t and his two daugh@@ ters es@@ cap@@ ed with ang@@ eli@@ c help . ​ — 2 Peter 2 : 7 - 9 .
I knew I could not succ@@ e@@ ed on my own .
What a reli@@ ef it was when we deli@@ vered the last cop@@ y of that boo@@ k@@ let !
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying the Scriptures using the Bible T@@ each book can exer@@ t a strong influ@@ ence on those desi@@ ring to do God’s will .
Acc@@ ording to this leg@@ al princi@@ ple , the death co@@ ver@@ ing man@@ kin@@ d’s trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions would have to be of a value e@@ qu@@ al to what Adam had lost .
The Witnesses showed Bar@@ ba@@ r@@ a that the Bible also fore@@ tel@@ ls good and bad events of our day and expla@@ ins their meaning .
If we are to maintain our sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y , we need to fi@@ ght the ur@@ ge to enjoy more of what life off@@ ers .
How can we make time for personal study ?
Still others , while un@@ able to pioneer , exer@@ t themselves in the ministry .
During the cen@@ tu@@ ries since then , prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians have car@@ ri@@ ed out many dar@@ k de@@ e@@ ds that di@@ sh@@ on@@ or the name of Christ .
How did Jesus teach the crow@@ ds ?
The we@@ ap@@ on cons@@ is@@ ted of an o@@ pen po@@ c@@ ke@@ t of le@@ ather or clo@@ th att@@ ached to two st@@ ra@@ ps or cor@@ ds .
How can we “ mar@@ ch around [ Jehovah’s ] al@@ ta@@ r ” ?
Instead of s@@ wit@@ ch@@ ing on the ri@@ ce co@@ o@@ k@@ er , we had to cho@@ p w@@ o@@ od and co@@ ok over a fi@@ re .
The cour@@ t rul@@ ing h@@ it the he@@ ad@@ l@@ ines .
God’s people were fin@@ ally free from Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at .
On@@ ce I have done all I can , I see the matter in a different way .
There we had to c@@ li@@ m@@ b m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s and do a lo@@ t of wal@@ king , but what a joy it was to serve the brothers in re@@ mo@@ te lo@@ c@@ ations as a married cou@@ ple !
How can it benefit you ?
Un@@ til the time of Jesus ’ sacrifice , the temple in Jerusalem rema@@ ined the cen@@ ter of pu@@ re worship for many “ desi@@ ra@@ ble things , ” cons@@ is@@ ting of n@@ atur@@ al Jews and G@@ ent@@ ile pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes .
1 - 3 . ( a ) What st@@ at@@ ement does the Bible make about Jehovah’s at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te of love , and in what way is this st@@ at@@ ement uni@@ que ?
In the same way , if we know that God’s way of h@@ and@@ ling matters will bring et@@ er@@ n@@ al blessings , that knowledge can su@@ sta@@ in us no matter what temp@@ or@@ ary difficul@@ ties we face .
O@@ ff@@ er people spiritual help .
“ G@@ O@@ D H@@ E@@ A@@ R@@ D TH@@ E@@ I@@ R G@@ R@@ O@@ AN@@ IN@@ G ”
The Cana@@ an@@ ites were sure that they would make quic@@ k work of the pa@@ the@@ tic ar@@ my of Israel . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 4 : 12 , 13 ; 5 : 19 .
I am truly gr@@ ate@@ ful that Jehovah helped me to find him .
“ This is what the love of God means , that we ob@@ serve his comman@@ d@@ ments . ” ​ — 1 John 5 : 3 .
D@@ ad died se@@ ven years later .
The pro@@ verbs recorded in it are “ for one to know wisdom and discipl@@ ine , . . . to receive the discipl@@ ine that gives in@@ sight , righteousness and judgment and u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness . ”
He too dedic@@ ated his life to Jehovah , and today he is an el@@ der in the local congregation .
26 : 10 , 11 .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , this par@@ able con@@ ve@@ ys a powerful war@@ ning .
28 “ This Is Your Da@@ y ”
P@@ ri@@ mar@@ ily in order to ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy his holy name and v@@ indic@@ ate his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
11 : 1 ; He@@ b .
But at le@@ ast we did not have to ha@@ ul ro@@ c@@ ks end@@ less@@ ly back and for@@ th , a s@@ adi@@ s@@ tic t@@ or@@ ture that bro@@ ke the bo@@ dies and min@@ ds of many un@@ for@@ tun@@ ate pris@@ on@@ ers .
A@@ pri@@ l 4 - 10 , 20@@ 11
3 : 18 - 20 .
What is more , “ you are wor@@ th more than many s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws ” to him . ​ — Matthew 10 : 29 , 31 .
But when they see how shal@@ low and co@@ ld the world really is , they may return . Yes , “ the righteous is wal@@ king in his integrity .
St@@ ore U@@ p T@@ re@@ a@@ sures in He@@ av@@ en
Re@@ g@@ arding “ the sin that eas@@ ily ent@@ ang@@ les us , ” another scho@@ la@@ r no@@ tes that it is “ the sin that has the great@@ est advan@@ ta@@ ge against us , by the circumstances we are in , our cons@@ titu@@ tion , our compan@@ y . ”
There is a ref@@ ri@@ g@@ er@@ at@@ or , a wa@@ shing ma@@ ch@@ ine , and a sto@@ ve .
A C@@ o@@ op@@ er@@ ative E@@ f@@ fort
When he learned that an emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ e who was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses was inclu@@ ded among those who had been ar@@ rest@@ ed , he went to the po@@ li@@ ce so that the Witness could be rel@@ eas@@ ed im@@ medi@@ ately . Why ?
King David of ancient Israel is another example of an individu@@ al com@@ for@@ ted by God .
Hence , the Bible coun@@ sel@@ s us : “ Let your man@@ ner of life be free of the love of money , while you are cont@@ ent with the present things .
The st@@ ory quic@@ k@@ ly s@@ pre@@ ad thr@@ ough@@ out the K@@ as@@ pi dist@@ ri@@ ct .
“ You will receive power when the holy spirit comes upon you . ” ​ — Acts 1 : 8 .
Jesus Christ fore@@ told : “ Many . . . will be@@ tra@@ y one another and will h@@ ate one another . . . .
They are also kno@@ wa@@ ble .
God’s R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ ed
In a similar way , we need to be willing to vis@@ it people at a time that is good for them , and we need to sp@@ end time with them help@@ ing them to understand the Bible .
25 : 8 - 12 .
Ri@@ ght away , An@@ dre@@ w went to his brother S@@ im@@ on and told him : “ We have found the Messi@@ ah . ”
There is no doubt that Jehovah and Jesus der@@ i@@ ve satis@@ fac@@ tion from work .
You may , of course , need to be willing to li@@ mit some op@@ tional activities .
How did J@@ on@@ a@@ than re@@ act to that develop@@ ment ?
; B@@ ou@@ vi@@ er , E .
In these and many other ways , we demonstr@@ ate our sub@@ mis@@ sion to the men whom Jehovah and his Son have appointed to care for the flo@@ ck .
Peter respon@@ ded : “ Lord , whom shall we go away to ?
When Jesus fin@@ ally came to La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ’ t@@ om@@ b , the man had been dead for four days .
H@@ at@@ red was gro@@ wing in their hearts , and they rejo@@ ic@@ ed when heav@@ y ca@@ su@@ al@@ ties were inf@@ li@@ cted on the enem@@ y .
God will give the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 who will rule with Christ in heaven an am@@ a@@ z@@ ing privilege .
They car@@ ry on a fi@@ ght with s@@ il@@ ent we@@ ap@@ ons ​ — one tur@@ ns away when the other wal@@ ks by , and they ign@@ ore each other when they me@@ et in a group .
In@@ her@@ ent in both the Greek and Hebrew words for “ pati@@ ence ” is the thought of for@@ be@@ ar@@ ance and s@@ low@@ ness to anger .
The small Kingdom H@@ all next to the house of my brother Ge@@ or@@ ge has been ex@@ pan@@ ded and r@@ en@@ o@@ v@@ ated a number of times .
In contr@@ ast , the children of parents who are sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic but maintain fir@@ m li@@ m@@ its were found to per@@ form better at school , to have better so@@ cial s@@ k@@ ill@@ s , and to be gener@@ ally happy .
G@@ r@@ ou@@ ps of pione@@ ers were encoura@@ ged to live and work together , thus cu@@ t@@ ting co@@ st@@ s .
On the other hand , if we min@@ i@@ mi@@ zed the Bible - based counsel that we receive through the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class , cho@@ o@@ sing to follow an in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent course , we would be plac@@ ing ourselves at o@@ d@@ ds with God’s un@@ fol@@ ding purpose .
After writ@@ ing down his pl@@ ans on pa@@ per , he pray@@ er@@ fully set out to star@@ t three new Bible stu@@ dies by the end of the mon@@ th .
“ I know that Jehovah will de@@ f@@ end the low@@ ly and give justice to the po@@ or . ”
Even when we face tri@@ als , God’s spirit can in@@ fu@@ se us with “ the power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l . ”
W@@ he@@ ther you look for@@ ward to benef@@ iting forever from that new covenant in heaven or on earth , you should want to know Jehovah and to be part of his people .
Fa@@ ith ​ — also part of the spi@@ rit@@ ’s fru@@ it@@ age — ​ “ is the as@@ sur@@ ed expe@@ ct@@ ation of things ho@@ ped for , the evid@@ ent demonstr@@ ation of real@@ ities though not be@@ held . ”
In the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , we exam@@ ined three of the four in@@ stances where the Bible fore@@ tel@@ ls “ new heavens and a new earth . ”
F@@ in@@ ally , our pas@@ sing through t@@ ests succ@@ ess@@ fully may help others to become Jesus ’ disciples .
They are both The Watchtower An@@ n@@ oun@@ c@@ ing Jehovah’s Kingdom .
What W@@ ould Your Ch@@ il@@ d Sa@@ y ?
The W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s Sam@@ o@@ a branch of@@ fice repor@@ ts : “ The is@@ land brothers have learned tra@@ de s@@ k@@ ill@@ s that they can use in building Kingdom H@@ alls and in doing post@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ ne re@@ pa@@ ir@@ s and re@@ con@@ stru@@ ction .
• How is “ a wa@@ iting attitude ” demonstr@@ ated in con@@ ne@@ ction with our conduct ?
Our congregation meetings fur@@ ther help us to re@@ du@@ ce anxi@@ e@@ ties .
Then , Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ B@@ eho@@ ld , more than 1@@ 5@@ ,000 new wit@@ nesses to the Kingdom ! ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , they provide us with opportun@@ ities to ‘ inc@@ ite one another to love and fine works . ’ ​ — Hebrews 10 : 24 , 25 .
P@@ ho@@ to@@ s : C@@ our@@ t@@ es@@ y A@@ mer@@ i@@ can Bible So@@ ci@@ ety
How thr@@ il@@ led E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el must be to receive a vision of a new temple !
What if someone comm@@ its a serious sin ?
Paul s@@ oun@@ ds so confid@@ ent , so op@@ ti@@ mis@@ tic !
Still , a number of them have put off making a decision to dedic@@ ate themselves to God .
While travel@@ ing from Be@@ th@@ any to Jerusalem four days before his death , he saw a fi@@ g t@@ ree that had a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant lea@@ ves but no fru@@ it wh@@ at@@ so@@ ever .
Why may we some@@ times find it difficult to consider others to be su@@ peri@@ or to us ?
This Israel@@ ite dis@@ loy@@ al@@ ty , however , offered Sam@@ son an occasi@@ on to inf@@ li@@ ct fur@@ ther lo@@ s@@ ses on his enem@@ ies .
Fir@@ st , he had to dec@@ l@@ are the everlasting good news that Christ is now rul@@ ing with full Kingdom authority .
Because we have faith in God’s prophe@@ tic word , we are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that we are now deep in “ the time of the end . ”
O@@ thers have deal@@ t tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ously with “ the wife of [ their ] you@@ th . ” ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 2 : 8 , 10 , 11 , 14 - 16 .
He received a personal witness from the resur@@ rec@@ ted and gl@@ ori@@ fied Jesus Christ .
What if we find that a certain off@@ en@@ se is too difficult for us to over@@ look ?
“ R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection of Li@@ fe ” or “ R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection of Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment ”
What are the re@@ war@@ ds for being hum@@ ble ?
The wal@@ let con@@ ta@@ ined $ 2@@ ,000 , far more money than she was used to car@@ r@@ ying .
For more information about how you can live in a way that pleas@@ es God , see chap@@ ter 12 of this book , What Can the Bible T@@ each U@@ s ? publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The vis@@ it of John Paul I@@ I to Fr@@ ance to com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate C@@ lo@@ v@@ is ’ baptism ca@@ used contro@@ vers@@ y
So when cho@@ o@@ sing a transl@@ ation , look for one that acc@@ ur@@ ately rend@@ ers the Bible into eas@@ y - to - understand language that encoura@@ ges reading .
How can you direc@@ t attention to the Bible in a way that cre@@ ates respect for it ?
And Jehovah per@@ form@@ ed many powerful mirac@@ les in order to keep that promise .
Abraham buil@@ t al@@ t@@ ars at S@@ he@@ c@@ he@@ m , at a point near Bethel , at He@@ br@@ on , and on M@@ ount M@@ ori@@ ah , where he sacrific@@ ed a ra@@ m provided by God in place of Isa@@ a@@ c .
How did power af@@ fect Lu@@ ther ?
They rel@@ ated how they so@@ ld most of their bel@@ ong@@ ings to move to M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o to help with the preaching work there .
How can the book of Daniel benefit us , especially now , in the time of the end ?
But that is about to change .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , Jesus had said : “ All of you will be stu@@ mb@@ led in con@@ ne@@ ction with me on this night . ”
The K@@ en@@ ites were the sons of Moses ’ father - in - law .
We are righ@@ tly imp@@ ressed by m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s because we recogn@@ ize them as a ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic part of the Creat@@ or@@ ’s loving pro@@ vision for the wel@@ f@@ are and enjo@@ y@@ ment of mankind .
1 , 2 . ( a ) Acc@@ ording to the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , how were Israel@@ ite sla@@ ves to be tre@@ ated ?
Yet , in re@@ ality they had been dec@@ ei@@ ved by “ wicked spirit for@@ ces in the heavenly plac@@ es , ” who support Satan in his efforts to mis@@ lead mankind . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 12 .
How we long for the day when we will refle@@ ct the glory of Jehovah per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly and can praise him forever !
Thus , a leg@@ iti@@ mate in@@ s@@ titu@@ tion could eas@@ ily have been used by Satan as a tra@@ p for Christians .
D@@ own through the cen@@ tu@@ ries , God has provided similar promises of support .
( 4 ) Tru@@ e worship is mo@@ tiv@@ ated by un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish love , not by gre@@ ed .
Mo@@ ving F@@ or@@ ward After Di@@ v@@ or@@ ce 8
Yes , we will get ti@@ red , but may we never ti@@ re out or give up .
F@@ o@@ re@@ most among these is my relationship with Jehovah .
; Ti@@ ri@@ on , M .
Jesus was the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of which congregation ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , we are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that God’s Kingdom is the only real so@@ lu@@ tion to the problems fac@@ ing humans today .
Com@@ mit@@ ment In@@ v@@ ol@@ ves O@@ bli@@ g@@ ation
How fo@@ ol@@ ish to re@@ ject good ad@@ vice and in@@ s@@ ist on our own way !
They certainly do .
Let us learn from faithful Job , who made a covenant ​ — a for@@ ma@@ l ag@@ re@@ ement — ​ with his own eyes , not to ex@@ pose them to what would only temp@@ t him to do wrong .
Jesus , the fore@@ told Messi@@ ah , was the pre@@ em@@ in@@ ent re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative of Jehovah .
A year later , I@@ li@@ as , as the ol@@ des@@ t son , was allow@@ ed to return home to care for our wi@@ do@@ wed mother .
Just think : Jesus has f@@ ed th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds through the hands of a few ​ — his disciples .
Thus , the expres@@ sion “ life in y@@ ourselves ” used at John 6 : 5@@ 3 simply means en@@ ter@@ ing into the very ful@@ l@@ ness of life .
Not long af@@ ter@@ ward M@@ other saw an ad in the new@@ s@@ pa@@ per ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ing a talk at the Da@@ ugh@@ ters of V@@ et@@ er@@ ans H@@ all in Al@@ li@@ ance .
Let us see how , by means of Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah’s si@@ x@@ th and se@@ ven@@ th v@@ isions , Jehovah s@@ ti@@ r@@ red them to action .
Tru@@ ly , mankind needs direction !
God’s Kingdom will bring peace to all its obedi@@ ent sub@@ je@@ cts .
“ The help@@ er , the holy spirit , which the Father will s@@ end in my name , ” said Jesus , “ that one will teach you all things and bring back to your min@@ ds all the things I told you . ”
The Bible says : “ Do not le@@ an upon your own understanding . ”
6 , 7 . ( a ) What challeng@@ es did the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents have during World W@@ ar I ?
P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s re@@ action ?
3 , 4 . ( a ) What is “ something good ” that concer@@ ns us , and how can it af@@ fect our heart ?
That could mean a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ z@@ ing s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely to the person off@@ ended or , in the case of serious wr@@ ong@@ doing , see@@ king the spiritual ass@@ ist@@ ance of loving Christian overse@@ ers .
The year is 4@@ 6@@ 8 B.C.E .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , God re@@ je@@ cted that nation .
“ There are no go@@ ds , no pur@@ pos@@ es , ” claim@@ ed prof@@ ess@@ or of hist@@ ory and bi@@ olo@@ gy W@@ il@@ li@@ am Pro@@ v@@ ine .
In fact , God filled Be@@ z@@ al@@ el and O@@ ho@@ li@@ a@@ b with the s@@ k@@ ill needed to do all the work that was com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned . ​ — E@@ x .
And as we read the Bible , we will no@@ te ad@@ di@@ tional help@@ ful questions . ​ — See the bo@@ x on page 14 .
A Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ist pur@@ su@@ es en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment through medit@@ ation .
He fac@@ ed a decision : ‘ Will I continue to lead the life I have lived for the past 50 years , or will I pur@@ sue a new way of life ? ’
During E@@ mp@@ er@@ or C@@ la@@ udi@@ us ’ re@@ ign , a se@@ v@@ ere fam@@ ine came upon vari@@ ous par@@ ts of the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
• What do we learn from the prophet Daniel about the value of prayer ?
( a ) What will help us to maintain our ze@@ al in God’s service while cop@@ ing with li@@ fe@@ ’s challeng@@ es ?
But you will un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly ag@@ ree that desi@@ ring happiness and even pur@@ su@@ ing it are not the same as experi@@ enc@@ ing it .
As a result , they had no doubt that Jehovah would keep his promises .
They explained that Jehovah had seen me s@@ it@@ ting in the Kingdom H@@ all and that he under@@ sto@@ od what it me@@ ant for me to be de@@ a@@ f .
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : Yes , she@@ ’s been par@@ al@@ y@@ zed ever since .
A W@@ ar@@ ning for Those Li@@ ving “ When the Son of M@@ an Ar@@ ri@@ ves ”
Christian truth is em@@ bo@@ died in the written Word of God , the Bible .
John and I loved the f@@ ar@@ m , but each time M@@ other came home from field service and told her experi@@ ences , our love inc@@ reas@@ ingly shi@@ f@@ ted from the f@@ ar@@ m to the pioneer ministry .
The psalmist id@@ enti@@ fied it when he said in prayer : “ Your word is a lam@@ p to my fo@@ o@@ t , and a light to my ro@@ ad@@ way . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 10@@ 5 .
This sister is just one of many Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide who are f@@ ra@@ il in body but mi@@ gh@@ ty in spirit because of their love for God and neigh@@ b@@ or .
So An@@ dr@@ é deci@@ ded to qu@@ it this well - pa@@ ying jo@@ b .
The second year of his re@@ ign would thus have be@@ gu@@ n in 6@@ 23 B.C.E . ​ — years before he in@@ va@@ ded Juda@@ h .
He said that if God allow@@ ed him to live long en@@ ough , he would make sure that even a f@@ ar@@ m bo@@ y would know the Bible better than a pri@@ est .
For many in the world , life re@@ v@@ ol@@ ves around material things ​ — a good sal@@ ary , a ni@@ ce home , or the l@@ at@@ est high - te@@ ch de@@ vi@@ ces .
We now know that God is not par@@ ti@@ al and that we should not be .
It was f@@ it@@ ting , then , that in his letter to Timothy , the apostle Paul spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally mentioned love as one of the qualities in which Timothy was to be ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary .
2 : 13 ​ — Why did sal@@ t have to be pres@@ ented “ with every o@@ ffering ” ?
The wicked , on the other hand , are mo@@ tiv@@ ated by sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness .
S@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists com@@ pare it to tr@@ ying to find a mis@@ plac@@ ed ob@@ ject in a c@@ lu@@ t@@ tered ro@@ om . . . .
Ha@@ ve you thought about ex@@ pan@@ ding your share in the ministry ?
We may be just as confid@@ ent in him as Eli@@ j@@ ah was .
If you re@@ plac@@ ed the news one day and devo@@ ted a time s@@ lo@@ t of 30 min@@ ut@@ es or so to personal study , you would gain over 25 h@@ our@@ s a year .
That sum@@ m@@ er , our group was organiz@@ ed as a compan@@ y .
He is always faithful , cons@@ ist@@ ent , loyal , and true .
Mar@@ ku@@ s ( far right ) doing st@@ re@@ et work near A@@ m@@ st@@ er@@ dam in 19@@ 50 In May 19@@ 50 , I was assign@@ ed to Ha@@ ar@@ le@@ m .
Our family was sh@@ at@@ tered by the death of my second - el@@ des@@ t brother , who d@@ ro@@ w@@ ned in the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver while on a school exc@@ ur@@ sion .
Such a husband is kind and reason@@ able , never c@@ ru@@ el or har@@ s@@ h .
Of course , not all our problems are a result of our personal mis@@ takes and wrong actions .
He said : “ P@@ ra@@ y to your Father . ”
Now , even before consider@@ ing what you will say , consider how you will act .
A@@ n Israel@@ ite family of four ​ — Eli@@ m@@ ele@@ ch ; his wife , Na@@ om@@ i ; and their two sons , Ma@@ h@@ l@@ on and Ch@@ ili@@ on — ​ im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ated to the fer@@ t@@ ile land of Mo@@ a@@ b .
Jehovah , however , showed understanding of Eli@@ j@@ ah’s feelings .
C@@ learly , much en@@ er@@ gy and effort went into pul@@ ling that ta@@ u@@ t str@@ ing back in order to sh@@ o@@ o@@ t those ar@@ ro@@ ws toward their mar@@ k !
H@@ u@@ man self - interest and ambi@@ tion have also made world peace elu@@ sive .
25 D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to God ​ — A Father W@@ i@@ th@@ out E@@ qu@@ al
You have our war@@ m invit@@ ation to cont@@ act them .
1 , 2 . ( a ) How do many people seek divine blessings ?
When Jesus Christ appe@@ ared on earth and began ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ing the Kingdom , the Jewish religious lead@@ ers be@@ ha@@ ved just as H@@ ag@@ ar@@ ’s son I@@ sh@@ ma@@ el had be@@ ha@@ ved toward Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s true he@@ ir , Isa@@ a@@ c .
All enjoy exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent emo@@ tional and physical health .
Fir@@ st , it reve@@ als how we feel about Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Let us consider each of these qualities , one at a time .
For ne@@ arly 2@@ ,000 years , Jehovah has been cho@@ o@@ sing those who will be k@@ ings .
He well knew that they would be inc@@ l@@ ined to look at the pa@@ g@@ an pe@@ op@@ les around them and be se@@ duc@@ ed by what they saw .
If we end@@ ure , we will have a re@@ ward .
Th@@ ink of the plac@@ es mentioned in this account ​ — Ne@@ ge@@ b , Bethel , the D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an , So@@ dom , and He@@ br@@ on .
Those who love the dar@@ k@@ ness h@@ ate Jehovah’s light .
Can you see how Christians in such situ@@ ations could be vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able to com@@ mit@@ ting ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y ?
A@@ p@@ prove P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ y ?
We need to understand the meaning of this par@@ able , for it affe@@ cts all true Christians , whether they have the hope of a heavenly re@@ ward or of an earthly one .
Le@@ on@@ ar@@ do , who lost his father , re@@ members an experience that brought him strength and comfort .
T@@ w@@ o ev@@ en@@ ings later , the h@@ all is p@@ ac@@ ked for another le@@ c@@ ture .
Mo@@ re@@ over , he held that the Bible is su@@ peri@@ or to ch@@ urch tra@@ dition .
To coun@@ ter@@ act worl@@ dly tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es , we need God’s spirit .
In@@ di@@ ans are ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able by n@@ ature , and most invit@@ ed us in for ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ments .
( a ) What situation made one Witness un@@ com@@ for@@ table , but how did she re@@ act ?
Yes , God’s Kingdom is the means by which Jehovah God will do away with the w@@ o@@ e@@ ful resul@@ ts of human rule and bring about the righteous new world of his promise .
‘ Why are some in@@ no@@ c@@ ent ba@@ bi@@ es born de@@ form@@ ed ? ’
In Li@@ th@@ u@@ ani@@ a , I was taken to a little to@@ wn called Š@@ i@@ au@@ li@@ a@@ i , where I had pione@@ ered .
What can help present - day marri@@ ages to be happy and a cause for praise to God ?
4@@ 8 : 14 .
( a ) What as@@ sur@@ ance did Jesus give his disciples ?
( a ) What develop@@ ment yet to take place is mentioned at 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 2 , 3 ?
A@@ bo@@ ve all , they confid@@ ently look for@@ ward to the blessing of everlasting life in the coming earthly Par@@ adise . ​ — Psalm 37 : 11 , 29 .
This ke@@ y fi@@ gu@@ re may be plac@@ ed there on Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s E@@ ve .
At that conven@@ tion , Na@@ than K@@ nor@@ r , who was taking the lead in the organization , out@@ l@@ ined pl@@ ans for ex@@ pan@@ sion at Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n Bethel .
So , in a way , Jesus had two fa@@ thers !
“ For the first time in my life , I ob@@ ta@@ ined a Bible , ” rec@@ alls R@@ o@@ g@@ eli@@ o .
Rather , it would serve to e@@ qui@@ p us to become more effe@@ ctive in the travel@@ ing work .
R@@ es@@ ist “ the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t of the World ”
“ I am not al@@ one , ” Christ told his disciples , “ but the Father who sent me is with me . ”
As you continue to end@@ ure in your ministry , you can , as Paul wrote to Timothy , “ sa@@ ve both yourself and those who listen to you . ”
In@@ iti@@ ally , they great@@ ly mis@@ sed family and friends in Fr@@ ance , and the cou@@ ple fe@@ ared that they would not be able to a@@ da@@ pt to their new life .
Still , we all know that work can be bur@@ den@@ some no@@ wa@@ days .
That served as a remin@@ der to the high pri@@ est that he must avoid doing anything that would prof@@ ane the san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary “ because the si@@ gn of dedic@@ ation , the ano@@ in@@ ting o@@ il of his God , [ was ] upon him . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 29 : 6 ; 39 : 30 ; L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 21 : 12 .
Lo@@ ve among Christians refle@@ cts more than just du@@ ty
Adam would now e@@ at the pro@@ du@@ ce of the gr@@ ound in pain .
Although there are al@@ most 3@@ 00 congregations in the cap@@ it@@ al city of K@@ in@@ sh@@ asa , there are only ten Kingdom H@@ alls .
Jehovah God will put “ his thought ” into the hearts of “ the ten hor@@ ns ” of the “ s@@ car@@ let - col@@ ored w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast . ”
In a letter to the congregations , the gover@@ ning body wrote : “ The holy spirit and we ourselves have fav@@ ored ad@@ ding no fur@@ ther bur@@ den to you , exc@@ ep@@ t these necess@@ ary things , to keep ab@@ sta@@ ining from things sacrific@@ ed to i@@ do@@ ls and from blood and from things str@@ ang@@ led and from for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation .
How We S@@ how Our Lo@@ ve for Jehovah
Jehovah al@@ lo@@ ws Christian to l@@ ack food ? ( P@@ s 37 : 25 ; M@@ t 6 : 33 ) , 9 / 15
What might a Christian do if both a cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary and a ci@@ vi@@ l marriage are possible ?
A Hebrew word fre@@ qu@@ ently transl@@ ated “ o@@ ffering ” is q@@ or@@ ·@@ ban@@ ʹ .
T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ing in his ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t , he was reading the text of Isaiah when Ph@@ ili@@ p r@@ an al@@ ong@@ side him and asked : “ Do you ac@@ tually know what you are reading ? ”
* On S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 29 , 199@@ 8 , hear@@ ings started in Mo@@ sc@@ ow@@ ’s Go@@ lo@@ v@@ in@@ s@@ k@@ y D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct C@@ our@@ t . The second st@@ age had be@@ gu@@ n .
The Gi@@ ft of F@@ ree Will
David conclu@@ ded his expres@@ sion to God , saying : “ As for me , in my integrity I shall walk . O re@@ de@@ em me and show me fav@@ or .
Jesus does not indic@@ ate whether the acc@@ us@@ ation was v@@ al@@ id .
It makes me feel loved by my heavenly Father . ”
Then he made three ba@@ si@@ c pro@@ v@@ isions : a par@@ t@@ ner , a ter@@ rit@@ ory assignment , and a message .
The Witnesses told him about their congregation meetings .
He wrote : “ Let us consider one another to inc@@ ite to love and fine works , not for@@ s@@ ak@@ ing the ga@@ ther@@ ing of ourselves together , as some have the cu@@ sto@@ m , but encourag@@ ing one another , and all the more so as you b@@ eho@@ ld the day dra@@ wing near . ” ​ — Hebrews 10 : 24 , 25 .
She also sp@@ ends from two to three h@@ our@@ s pre@@ par@@ ing for them . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 15 , 16 .
Si@@ ob@@ ha@@ n from I@@ rel@@ and re@@ members : “ It was hard for me not to be able to expres@@ s my@@ self .
Why P@@ ra@@ y In@@ cess@@ an@@ tly ?
A men@@ tal@@ ity similar to that found in So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h has come to control much of the en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment in@@ du@@ str@@ y .
“ The God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destro@@ yed . . . .
And by means of Christ’s anointed followers , Jehovah la@@ id the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of “ a new earth , ” a righteous human soci@@ ety .
C@@ learly , Jehovah’s spirit is not h@@ in@@ der@@ ed by difficult con@@ di@@ tions when his servants put Kingdom inter@@ ests first . ​ — Matthew 6 : 33 .
This is something all of us can and should do .
The S@@ wa@@ h@@ il@@ i pro@@ ver@@ b mentioned at the out@@ set is well - known to many .
Then at the other meetings they attend@@ ed , they were deep@@ ly imp@@ ressed that even pres@@ cho@@ ol children gave in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent ans@@ wers .
Read 1 Timothy 3 : 1 .
However , when they fa@@ iled to re@@ ach a satis@@ f@@ ying conclu@@ sion , many ev@@ en@@ tually gave up on their sear@@ ch for God .
She expla@@ ins : “ We had so much to lo@@ se .
Then we con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on what he c@@ alls ‘ my par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph . ’
Wh@@ atever we do to change things , we cannot get ri@@ d of Satan , nor can we comple@@ t@@ ely er@@ adi@@ c@@ ate the ba@@ si@@ c imper@@ fe@@ ction that is at the ro@@ o@@ t of all the suffering we experience .
So@@ on , on a cle@@ ans@@ ed par@@ adise earth , they will experience complete fre@@ e@@ dom from all in@@ justice and suffering . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 13 ; Revelation 11 : 18 .
I real@@ ized that if I wanted to trans@@ form my person@@ ality , I needed to sto@@ p associ@@ ating with people who had a ne@@ g@@ ative influ@@ ence on me .
In every respect , this Kingdom is far su@@ peri@@ or to any human govern@@ ment .
They heard the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments and were present when Moses gave them God’s comm@@ and : “ You must not make along with me go@@ ds of s@@ il@@ ver , and you must not make go@@ ds of go@@ ld for y@@ ourselves . ”
For example , he comman@@ ded that humans were not to mu@@ r@@ der another person .
Sh@@ ould we take it person@@ ally and rep@@ ly har@@ sh@@ ly ?
The Bible recor@@ ds an occasi@@ on when Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar , in the mi@@ d@@ st of a mil@@ it@@ ary cam@@ pa@@ ign , had a decision to make .
In the mean@@ time the Go@@ ths had been con@@ ver@@ ted to A@@ ri@@ an@@ ism by U@@ l@@ fil@@ as , a Ger@@ man@@ ic bi@@ sh@@ op .
What helped each of these to remain loyal to Jehovah and maintain joy ?
F@@ o@@ re@@ ver gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah for his prote@@ ction , individu@@ ally and col@@ le@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely , they will e@@ ch@@ o words of long ag@@ o : “ Let me sing to Jehovah , for he has become high@@ ly ex@@ al@@ ted . . . .
“ I shall make you have in@@ sight and instru@@ ct you in the way you should go , ” says Jehovah .
At that conven@@ tion , Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r said that God’s people needed a mo@@ der@@ n Bible transl@@ ation that was acc@@ ur@@ ate and eas@@ y to understand and one that would help them learn the truth more c@@ learly .
Such pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ations have w@@ on the U@@ N praise and ad@@ mi@@ r@@ ation from many qu@@ ar@@ ters , as well as the 200@@ 1 No@@ be@@ l Pe@@ ace P@@ ri@@ ze .
How can you provide comfort to a person appro@@ aching the end of his life ?
8 , 9 . ( a ) Although the Israelites pra@@ ised Jehovah for his go@@ o@@ dness , what course did they ev@@ en@@ tually pur@@ sue ?
Jehovah respon@@ ded by sen@@ ding Eli@@ j@@ ah to A@@ ha@@ b to ann@@ oun@@ ce a dr@@ ought that would last until God’s prophet pro@@ claim@@ ed its end .
They Lo@@ st Si@@ ght of the E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence
This will invol@@ ve a worl@@ d@@ wide att@@ ack on Jehovah’s people .
S@@ ome@@ times he is able to rel@@ a@@ x when I@@ ’@@ m wor@@ ri@@ ed , so I end up feel@@ ing ang@@ ry because it appe@@ ars that he do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t care about something as much as I do . ”
F@@ i@@ ve years later , on Mar@@ ch 7 , 195@@ 7 , Mo@@ m and D@@ ad were d@@ ri@@ ving to the Kingdom H@@ all when they had a f@@ l@@ at ti@@ re .
Their hearts were bur@@ ning with en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m for the truth , and they were encoura@@ ged by the compan@@ y of the 7@@ ,000 brothers and sisters present .
Let us be determined to prove ourselves faithful , fully confid@@ ent that Jehovah is “ a Sa@@ vi@@ or of all s@@ or@@ ts of men , especially of faithful ones . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 10 .
Thus , fear of God and love of God are clo@@ sel@@ y con@@ ne@@ cted .
( b ) What was the effect of the dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing action ?
S@@ ur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by f@@ ar@@ ms and fore@@ st@@ s , I had a pe@@ ace@@ ful life .
( b ) What will be the fin@@ al out@@ come ?
V@@ er@@ y likely , they have little control over their ex@@ po@@ sure to f@@ ra@@ gr@@ an@@ ces in day - to - day inter@@ actions with str@@ ang@@ ers .
4 : 9 .
11 : 4 ​ — Di@@ d sen@@ ility cause Solomon to become un@@ faithful in his old age ?
“ After you have su@@ ffered a little while , ” the Bible as@@ sures us , “ the God of all un@@ deser@@ ved kindness . . . will himself fin@@ ish your tra@@ ining , he will make you fir@@ m , he will make you strong . ” ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 10 .
As for the “ great crow@@ d ” of “ other sheep , ” they continue to man@@ i@@ f@@ est mil@@ dness and look for@@ ward to life in Par@@ adise here on earth .
Yes , as@@ pe@@ cts of the Law had prophe@@ tic value .
And what of Juda@@ h , the f@@ our@@ th son , who exc@@ el@@ led his brothers when he showed such a rep@@ ent@@ ant spirit ?
Do not av@@ enge y@@ ourselves , bel@@ o@@ ved , but yi@@ eld place to the wr@@ ath ; for it is written : ‘ V@@ enge@@ ance is mine ; I will re@@ pa@@ y , says Jehovah . ’ ”
S@@ ou@@ ls would then come from heaven and hel@@ l to in@@ ha@@ bi@@ t these resur@@ rec@@ ted bo@@ dies .
That , in turn , can help them to draw clo@@ s@@ er to God .
When the Witnesses from Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s congregation offered to help R@@ ob@@ er@@ t understand the Bible better , he re@@ adi@@ ly ag@@ re@@ ed .
Although S@@ al@@ am@@ is under the Romans had been re@@ plac@@ ed by Pa@@ p@@ ho@@ s as the cap@@ it@@ al , S@@ al@@ am@@ is rema@@ ined the cul@@ tural , educ@@ ational , and com@@ mer@@ cial cen@@ ter of the is@@ land .
M@@ ak@@ ing a living now takes second place in my life .
Then Paul ad@@ ded : “ In fact , all those desi@@ ring to live with godly devo@@ tion in associ@@ ation with Christ Jesus will also be persecu@@ ted . ”
But that att@@ ack ac@@ tually streng@@ th@@ ened my res@@ ol@@ ve to “ obey God as rul@@ er rather than men . ” ​ — Acts 5 : 29 .
Even well - in@@ ten@@ tioned ad@@ vice can at times dam@@ pen our spirit of self - sacrifice .
One day , the qui@@ et to@@ wn was in an u@@ pro@@ ar .
Sh@@ ould we not , therefore , be moved to ac@@ ts of faith and trust in Jehovah ?
Many pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ces have been over@@ come by Witnesses who , some@@ times for many years , put up with s@@ ar@@ c@@ as@@ tic re@@ mar@@ ks or ou@@ tri@@ ght op@@ position from people with whom they associ@@ ated at work or at school .
He could then see that “ the sur@@ face of the gr@@ ound had dra@@ ined d@@ ry . ”
Yes , the resurrection of Jesus means life !
Let us see what we can learn from Se@@ cond K@@ ings .
F@@ lu@@ shed with confidence , he then set his si@@ gh@@ ts on Jehovah’s people and their cap@@ it@@ al city , Jerusalem , where God - fe@@ aring He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah rul@@ ed as king .
Today a sh@@ r@@ ine may be a temple , a ch@@ urch , or a n@@ ic@@ he where a person worshi@@ ps .
She did , and through the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , arrang@@ ements were made for a Ch@@ in@@ ese - speaking Witness to call on him .
Still , human rule influ@@ enced by Satan is certain to fai@@ l .
But yi@@ el@@ ding to other en@@ tic@@ ements ​ — especially those le@@ ading to se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality — ​ can bring tra@@ gi@@ c con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
The apostle Peter , after he learned of Jesus ’ difficult assignment , ad@@ v@@ ised Jesus : “ Be kind to yourself , Lord ; you will not have this des@@ t@@ in@@ y at all . ”
He rel@@ ates : “ G@@ et@@ ting ri@@ d of pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons was un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly eas@@ y .
( b ) Why were the words of Moses valu@@ able ?
And Jehovah pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to take me from following the flo@@ ck , and Jehovah went on to say to me , ‘ G@@ o , pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y to my people Israel . ’ ”
From Dani@@ el@@ ’s prophecy , Jesus could have known where he was in rel@@ ation to Jehovah’s ti@@ me@@ table .
Does God feel differ@@ ently today ?
We draw courage from Pet@@ er@@ ’s reas@@ sur@@ ing words : “ If you are being re@@ pro@@ ached for the name of Christ , you are happy , because the spirit of glory , even the spirit of God , is re@@ sting upon you . ”
Peter was sh@@ o@@ cked !
When it comes to health care and other matters , each of us needs to make a personal decision and accept responsi@@ bility for it .
Indeed , they feel that they have received “ a blessing until there is no more want . ”
Jeremiah wrote that un@@ faithful Jews in his day had “ a stu@@ b@@ born and re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous heart . ”
As reg@@ ar@@ ds mor@@ ality , what was the situation in No@@ ah’s day , and how was Noah different ?
Such al@@ li@@ an@@ ces were un@@ tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy ​ — a li@@ e .
Their home was the gar@@ den of E@@ den .
If we recogn@@ ize that we are not author@@ ized to si@@ t in judgment , we will not be quic@@ k to cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze others for their fa@@ ul@@ ts or question their mo@@ ti@@ ves .
What had we done to bring about such a strong re@@ action after only a three - mon@@ th stay ?
He is going to p@@ un@@ ish Israel for her apost@@ as@@ y .
May we , then , imitate the Gre@@ ater David , Christ Jesus , who@@ se ze@@ al for Jehovah mo@@ tiv@@ ated him to serve faith@@ fully to the end .
Many of us must cop@@ e with the pres@@ sures of atten@@ ding school , making a living , and re@@ aring children .
El@@ kan@@ ah tri@@ es to comfort H@@ ann@@ ah and to draw out her hear@@ t@@ felt feelings .
In fact , in some c@@ as@@ es , young ones who were inc@@ l@@ ined to set such go@@ als were encoura@@ ged by their parents to pur@@ sue se@@ cul@@ ar go@@ als in@@ stead !
Scriptural teaching and ear@@ n@@ est effort are very effe@@ ctive .
Indeed , our efforts to know and ple@@ ase Jehovah God and his Son , Jesus Christ , will be re@@ war@@ ded with everlasting blessings .
However , Jesus did not allow the un@@ fav@@ or@@ able respon@@ se of some to make him feel that his message was of no value .
The number of scho@@ l@@ ars on the te@@ am was kept to a set li@@ mit .
Jehovah is near to those that are bro@@ ken at heart ; and those who are c@@ ru@@ shed in spirit he sa@@ ves . ”
Do you lik@@ e@@ wise have a desire to en@@ large your share in the ministry ?
Per@@ haps they feel that as long as you believe in Jesus , the answer does not really matter .
What comm@@ on view is some@@ times expres@@ sed ?
Mu@@ ch self - sacrifice is needed to ad@@ v@@ ance Kingdom inter@@ ests .
( b ) How can we learn from Isa@@ i@@ ah’s example ?
This c@@ alls on us to follow Christ’s mo@@ de@@ l as clo@@ sel@@ y as possible .
And what might become the foc@@ us of my life ? ’
God’s R@@ ul@@ er@@ ship O@@ ver Israel
Because of a ke@@ en desire to become better ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with Jehovah’s message for mankind , we may well read the Bible “ day and night ” ​ — y@@ es , even when we cannot s@@ le@@ ep for some reason .
There is only one way ​ — to use the Bible as a me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing s@@ tic@@ k .
How did God feel as he sur@@ v@@ ey@@ ed the de@@ pra@@ v@@ ity and the viol@@ ence ?
At my first hum@@ ble at@@ temp@@ t to share in house - to - house preaching , I simply told the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der that I was sel@@ ling ni@@ ce religious boo@@ ks and offered The H@@ ar@@ p of God , a book that explained ten important teachings of the Bible , lik@@ ening them to ten str@@ ings on a har@@ p .
He encoura@@ ged us to accept any fore@@ ign assignment we might receive .
“ I have had en@@ ough of whole bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffer@@ ings of r@@ am@@ s and the f@@ at of well - f@@ ed ani@@ mal@@ s ; and in the blood of young bul@@ ls and m@@ ale lam@@ bs and he - go@@ ats I have taken no deli@@ ght . . . .
Since 19@@ 19 , anointed Christians have been col@@ le@@ cted together “ like a flo@@ ck in the pen . ”
Gi@@ ve a listen@@ ing e@@ ar
( b ) What do the heavenly bo@@ dies reve@@ al regarding divine power ?
S@@ ad@@ ly , the situation of that cou@@ ple is not uni@@ que .
The Bible lik@@ ens Satan to a ro@@ aring li@@ on on the pro@@ w@@ l .
“ The fear of the L@@ O@@ R@@ D is the beg@@ in@@ ning of wisdom ; pr@@ u@@ d@@ ent are all who live by it , ” expla@@ ins Psalm 1@@ 11 : 10 .
We Witnesses streng@@ th@@ ened one another by as@@ king Bible questions or giving t@@ ests on the Scriptures .
What did it invol@@ ve ?
In this article , we are consider@@ ing the matter from a sis@@ ter@@ ’s vie@@ w@@ point , al@@ though the same principles apply to a brother .
So@@ on we were able to pioneer .
◆ C@@ ould the Go@@ sp@@ els be a ma@@ st@@ er@@ ful in@@ ven@@ tion ?
( Read Mark 4 : 18 , 19 . )
He said : “ The Son of man came , not to be minis@@ tered to , but to minis@@ ter . ”
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on ​ — What Go@@ od ?
S@@ ad@@ ly , though , “ no man re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed that nee@@ dy man . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 14 - 16 .
Sh@@ ould You Ch@@ ange Your M@@ ind ? 12 / 15
“ C@@ ar@@ ry on as c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens . ” ​ — P@@ H@@ I@@ L . 1 : 27 , f@@ t@@ n .
We can be than@@ k@@ ful , however , that Jehovah does not leave his faithful ones without a means of cop@@ ing with the tri@@ als that b@@ es@@ et them .
In answer , the Bible con@@ tain@@ s a des@@ crip@@ tion of the last days of this old system , which pre@@ ce@@ de God’s new heavens and new earth .
So when he commun@@ ic@@ ates with humans , he simp@@ li@@ fi@@ es his message so that we can understand it .
You may rec@@ all that he died a mar@@ ty@@ r@@ ’s death , something that few of us are likely to experience .
“ S@@ ou@@ l , ” then , can also ref@@ er to the life that one enjo@@ ys as a living soul , or person .
God had already told them that such a course would lead to their death .
Even though there are ad@@ verse con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of Adam and E@@ ve@@ ’s cho@@ ice , many are still not con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of the wisdom of ap@@ pl@@ ying the counsel from man@@ ’s M@@ ak@@ er .
Rather than mer@@ ely tr@@ ying to su@@ p@@ pres@@ s such feelings , take the matter to Jehovah in prayer ​ — re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly if necess@@ ary .
What did you no@@ te in this pro@@ ver@@ b regarding God’s requi@@ re@@ ments ?
How can Romans 5 : 12 help us ?
The inspired psalmist says : “ I shall certainly medit@@ ate on all your activ@@ ity , and with your deal@@ ings I will concer@@ n my@@ self . ”
What do we need to do to move for@@ ward as a spiritual person ?
How can we show that we appreci@@ ate Jehovah’s many pro@@ v@@ isions ?
But do we let it ?
By the time Ser@@ ap@@ him re@@ turned to Rus@@ sia in 1@@ 7@@ 31 , Peter the Gre@@ at had died .
Noah lived 9@@ 50 years ; Adam , 9@@ 30 years ; and Me@@ th@@ us@@ el@@ ah , No@@ ah’s gr@@ and@@ father , 9@@ 6@@ 9 years .
H@@ en@@ r@@ i was encoura@@ ged by a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er who took him to a ca@@ f@@ é for a c@@ up of co@@ f@@ fe@@ e and allow@@ ed him to o@@ pen his heart .
[ Bo@@ x / P@@ ic@@ ture on page 8 ]
If he is now a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , does he still seek your appro@@ val so op@@ en@@ ly ?
F@@ in@@ ally , our go@@ al needs to be tim@@ ed .
With N@@ ela , 200@@ 2
Who are “ the bran@@ ches , ” and what is expe@@ cted of them ?
A mu@@ st@@ ard gra@@ in is a t@@ in@@ y se@@ ed that can re@@ present something very small .
Je@@ an Q@@ u@@ ey@@ ro@@ i with his wife , T@@ iti@@ c@@ a
So today , when govern@@ men@@ tal author@@ ities try to for@@ ce us to ce@@ ase preaching the good news , we do not sto@@ p , al@@ though we may ad@@ just our me@@ tho@@ ds in order to h@@ and@@ le the situation t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully .
Joseph evid@@ ently lived long en@@ ough to teach Jesus to be a car@@ p@@ en@@ ter .
In the mean@@ time , then , let us stri@@ ve to imitate the faithful gener@@ ations of old by making Jehovah our “ real d@@ wel@@ ling . ”
He wrote : “ When I see your heavens , the works of your f@@ ing@@ ers , the mo@@ on and the st@@ ars that you have pre@@ pared , what is mor@@ tal man ? ”
The apostle Paul re@@ comm@@ ends : “ If possible , as far as it dep@@ ends upon you , be pe@@ ace@@ able with all men . ”
Fir@@ st , some two th@@ ous@@ and years ag@@ o , there ar@@ ose among the Jews a su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ous tra@@ dition that it was wrong to pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ce God’s name .
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t and Abraham had f@@ ought in the same war but on op@@ pos@@ ite si@@ des .
No@@ v@@ ember 8 - 14 , 20@@ 10
For example , he had an inter@@ es@@ ting con@@ vers@@ ation with a woman who came to draw water from a well near the city of S@@ y@@ cha@@ r .
Since 19@@ 0@@ 5 , they have used the V@@ am@@ va@@ s transl@@ ation to help th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Greek - speaking people ac@@ qui@@ re knowledge of Bible truth .
Su@@ ffering for righteousness ’ s@@ ake , therefore , means suffering because one res@@ ists pres@@ sure to viol@@ ate God’s standards or requi@@ re@@ ments .
These were b@@ ought from among mankind as fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its to God and to the L@@ am@@ b . ”
“ M@@ an has d@@ om@@ in@@ ated man to his har@@ m . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 8 : 9
In everything and in all circumstances I have learned the se@@ cre@@ t of both how to be full and how to hu@@ ng@@ er , both how to have an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance and how to su@@ ff@@ er want . ”
Ex@@ commun@@ ic@@ ated by the po@@ pe and out@@ la@@ wed by the emp@@ er@@ or , he was now in mor@@ tal d@@ anger .
O@@ r we could allow the we@@ i@@ ght of our personal tri@@ als to e@@ c@@ li@@ p@@ se that great is@@ sue .
The ne@@ ar@@ ness of Jehovah’s day should not be used as an exc@@ use for not working to provide for our needs and to support ourselves in the ministry .
Rather than r@@ ely on what others say , why not take a few min@@ ut@@ es to inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ate the sub@@ ject for yourself ?
Of the three , he lis@@ ted ple@@ asure as the le@@ ast con@@ se@@ qu@@ enti@@ al and ob@@ served : “ This is new@@ s@@ wor@@ thy because so many people buil@@ d their lives around pur@@ su@@ ing ple@@ asure . ”
One thing is certain : We should not ex@@ pect Jehovah to for@@ ce us to change .
“ I@@ ne@@ f@@ fa@@ ble N@@ ame ” ? 6 / 1
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful@@ ness on the part of the s@@ ow@@ er is not me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed by the resul@@ ts of his work .
Jesus fore@@ told : “ This good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations ; and then the end will come . ”
It is very simp@@ le for ki@@ ds . ”
We had attend@@ ed the large inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion in S@@ t . Pet@@ er@@ s@@ bur@@ g , Rus@@ sia , in 199@@ 2 , and then the one in K@@ i@@ e@@ v , U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine , in 199@@ 3 .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , when vis@@ iting a Christian sis@@ ter@@ ’s un@@ believ@@ ing husband , rather than im@@ medi@@ ately show@@ ing him the Bible , why not beg@@ in by t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully in@@ qui@@ ring about his inter@@ ests ?
As mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , Jehovah can read hearts .
a great crow@@ d , which no man was able to number , out of all nations and tri@@ bes and pe@@ op@@ les and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es , standing before the thro@@ ne and before the L@@ am@@ b , d@@ ressed in wh@@ ite ro@@ bes ; and there were p@@ al@@ m bran@@ ches in their hands . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
The Christian love they showed deep@@ ly imp@@ ressed others who were in the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al ward .
No one kno@@ ws
He says , “ I still enjoy the thr@@ ill of ad@@ ven@@ ture , the joy of travel@@ ing bey@@ ond the con@@ fin@@ es of home through the written word . ”
N@@ ex@@ t , using the same vo@@ lu@@ me , say all the words from a sing@@ le ph@@ ra@@ se of the s@@ ong in one bre@@ ath .
S@@ how them how they can contribu@@ te to good order in the congregation by following the direction of the elders .
C@@ ould it be that we have develop@@ ed such a ha@@ bi@@ t ?
What does the fear of God mean ?
To be sure , cho@@ o@@ sing the right person to mar@@ ry , to be one@@ ’s li@@ fel@@ ong par@@ t@@ ner , is no small matter .
When op@@ position comes upon individu@@ al Christians from family members , it is qu@@ ite different .
Yes , you need to be a serious stud@@ ent of God’s Word , reading the Bible regul@@ arly and medit@@ ating on it so that you devel@@ op a real understanding of and love for Jehovah’s ways , principles , and la@@ ws .
If we learn to trust in and obey God , we can enjoy the un@@ bre@@ aka@@ ble love of the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn .
( Read Ju@@ d@@ ges 7 : 9 - 14 . )
E@@ di@@ th and I loo@@ ked at each other in am@@ a@@ z@@ ement .
The inc@@ re@@ ase in the number from si@@ x to se@@ ven su@@ gg@@ ests that the l@@ ist is not in@@ tend@@ ed to be complete , since humans ever keep mul@@ ti@@ pl@@ ying their evil de@@ e@@ ds .
“ P@@ ris@@ on Di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t Re@@ ha@@ bil@@ it@@ ate M@@ e . ” ​ — K@@ E@@ I@@ T@@ H W@@ O@@ O@@ D@@ S
“ It is a disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ing develop@@ ment , ” re@@ mar@@ ked In@@ ter@@ i@@ or M@@ in@@ is@@ ter M@@ an@@ f@@ red K@@ an@@ ther .
Those to whom Jesus Christ has en@@ tru@@ sted “ all his bel@@ ong@@ ings ” are descri@@ bed in God’s Word as “ faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et . ”
• How did Jesus show a wa@@ iting attitude ?
Th@@ ough he had heard about Jehovah’s Witnesses , he ques@@ tioned whether they had the truth .
“ I shall give to pe@@ op@@ les the change to a pu@@ re language , in order for them all to call upon the name of Jehovah , in order to serve him sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der . ” ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 3 : 9 .
“ O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , I could not consci@@ enti@@ ously accept this kind of work , so they sent me to work in a mine . ”
A form@@ er member of the B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e there , he fai@@ r@@ ly be@@ am@@ ed as he spoke of the coun@@ tr@@ y’s 32 con@@ secu@@ tive pe@@ ak@@ s in the number of Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers and of the way the Bible stu@@ dies far out@@ number the publi@@ sh@@ ers .
In P@@ res@@ b@@ y@@ ter@@ i@@ an ch@@ ur@@ ches , or@@ din@@ ation is con@@ fer@@ red by min@@ isters of the pres@@ b@@ y@@ ter@@ y . ”
“ Your years are thr@@ ough@@ out all gener@@ ations , ” he says to Jehovah .
One Bible scho@@ la@@ r says that Paul’s use of this word den@@ o@@ tes a “ res@@ olu@@ te tur@@ ning asi@@ de from something wor@@ th@@ less and ab@@ hor@@ r@@ ent with which one will have nothing more to do . ”
Why were Jehovah’s Witnesses under ba@@ n in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , and how did I come to be one of them ?
( a ) What difficult peri@@ od began in 1914 ?
Paul was not saying that they gave because they were happy .
My parents respon@@ ded to the house - to - house ministry and were baptized in 194@@ 8
Jesus gave strong war@@ n@@ ings against being influ@@ enced by such ones .
That message ad@@ d@@ ressed to “ the king of T@@ y@@ re ” con@@ tain@@ s expres@@ sions that f@@ it both the T@@ y@@ ri@@ an d@@ y@@ na@@ st@@ y and the origin@@ al tra@@ it@@ or , Satan , who “ did not stand f@@ ast in the truth . ”
Fir@@ st , it should f@@ it our a@@ udi@@ ence , dra@@ wing on circumstances that our listen@@ ers can re@@ adi@@ ly rel@@ ate to .
In fact , in every@@ day spe@@ e@@ ch , that ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally means “ many - col@@ ored . ”
The same word might be used for a fe@@ ast that was not con@@ ne@@ cted to a marriage . ​ — E@@ s@@ ther 9 : 22 , S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t .
But what about us individu@@ ally ?
What cho@@ ice did E@@ sa@@ u make ?
The Bible also speak@@ s of the earth as being r@@ ound and su@@ sp@@ ended in sp@@ ace , fac@@ ts that were not fully under@@ sto@@ od by s@@ ci@@ ence until cen@@ tu@@ ries later . ​ — Job 26 : 7 ; Isaiah 40 : 22 .
He rel@@ ates : “ S@@ low@@ ly , I became ad@@ di@@ cted .
The more I see how Jehovah direc@@ ts matters , the more I desire to draw clo@@ s@@ er to him . ”
Why did people star@@ t ques@@ tion@@ ing the ch@@ urch ?
G@@ ran@@ ted , it may se@@ em da@@ un@@ ting to read l@@ eng@@ thy g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gi@@ es , de@@ ta@@ iled des@@ crip@@ tions of the ancient temple , or comple@@ x prophe@@ ci@@ es that do not se@@ em to rel@@ ate to every@@ day life .
It is so ali@@ ve , so real , so close to us !
* Hence , it was under@@ sto@@ od that a com@@ bin@@ ation of Jesus ’ life p@@ lu@@ s that of all his po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al perfect des@@ c@@ end@@ ants form@@ ed a sacrifice e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent to that of Adam and his imper@@ fect des@@ c@@ end@@ ants .
How do you view the “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men ” whom God through Christ has provided in your congregation ? ​ — E@@ ph .
The f@@ ar@@ m@@ er could re@@ present any Christian who seem@@ s to be doing well but ac@@ tually is in spiritual d@@ anger .
But Jehovah is with his serv@@ ant .
No won@@ der Jehovah stru@@ ck him with le@@ pro@@ s@@ y !
In@@ her@@ ited sin has made it challeng@@ ing for us to man@@ i@@ f@@ est love , but it has not re@@ moved our ability to do so .
( b ) Why must we understand that it is possible to lo@@ se our faith ?
You Are W@@ ar@@ m@@ ly In@@ vit@@ ed ( meetings ) , 2 / 1
( a ) Why should we exam@@ ine ourselves to deter@@ mine whether we are faithful ?
Re@@ in@@ for@@ ce your spiritual view in this way , and you will not lo@@ se your bal@@ ance . ​ — 2 Timothy 4 : 5 .
I@@ N A letter to the Rom@@ an E@@ mp@@ er@@ or T@@ ra@@ j@@ an , P@@ l@@ in@@ y the Y@@ ou@@ ng@@ er , the gover@@ nor of Bi@@ th@@ y@@ ni@@ a , stated : “ This is the course I have taken with those who were acc@@ used before me as Christians .
Jerusalem was once part of a va@@ st Per@@ si@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
He kno@@ ws that cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness is ess@@ enti@@ al to our well - being .
Consider what God’s inspired Word says about this : “ Even if you should su@@ ff@@ er for the s@@ ake of righteousness , you are happy . ”
It has no al@@ li@@ ance with “ the thro@@ ne ca@@ using ad@@ vers@@ ities . ” ​ — Psalm 9@@ 4 : 20 ; John 18 : 36 ; 1 John 5 : 19 .
What was the “ judgment se@@ at ” to which the apostle Paul was led ?
B@@ ill Y@@ ac@@ o@@ s encoura@@ ged me to do the same and to work along with the brothers and sisters in the field ministry .
“ C@@ r@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with ” are here .
In respon@@ se , Jehovah gave Jesus the strength to maintain integrity .
Those Christians who have not had the joy of br@@ ing@@ ing children into the world have been bless@@ ed in other ways .
W@@ O@@ O@@ D@@ L@@ AN@@ D H@@ I@@ L@@ L@@ S , C@@ A ( Ar@@ men@@ i@@ an only ) , As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses , 20@@ 6@@ 00 V@@ en@@ tur@@ a B@@ l@@ v@@ d . J@@ U@@ L@@ Y 25 - 27
Bro@@ ther An@@ dr@@ á@@ s P@@ ill@@ ing received a life s@@ ent@@ ence , and my husband was sen@@ ten@@ ced to 12 years in pris@@ on .
( a ) Those of the anointed who still remain have what confidence ?
The people there were well - d@@ ressed , had s@@ mil@@ es on their fac@@ es , and gre@@ et@@ ed me war@@ m@@ ly .
Me@@ et@@ ing Those T@@ ak@@ ing the Le@@ ad
By the way , do you know why I think he is a perfect Le@@ ad@@ er ?
Still , those with gen@@ u@@ ine faith do not give way to un@@ du@@ e anxi@@ ety .
Gi@@ ve us today our bre@@ ad for this day ; and for@@ give us our de@@ b@@ ts , as we also have for@@ given our de@@ b@@ t@@ ors .
One of these was E@@ s@@ ther V@@ ar@@ t@@ ani@@ an , an Ar@@ men@@ i@@ an Witness who had be@@ gu@@ n pione@@ ering in V@@ al@@ lej@@ o , C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a , in 194@@ 2 .
Now i@@ magine if the man in char@@ ge had pa@@ id the origin@@ al group first and these had de@@ par@@ ted im@@ medi@@ ately .
When we hear that fellow believers su@@ ff@@ er har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps , we are deep@@ ly concer@@ ned about their wel@@ f@@ are .
But if peace was what ever@@ yone wanted , how was it to be ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed ?
Do you no@@ tice what el@@ se Satan told E@@ ve ?
What , then , went wrong ?
10@@ 7 : 27 - 31 .
Their resurrection will turn out to be “ a resurrection of judgment . ” ​ — Read John 5 : 28 , 29 .
He ad@@ ds : “ A si@@ gn is a mirac@@ le which con@@ ve@@ ys a truth about our Lord Jesus . ”
One S@@ un@@ day mor@@ ning , two of Jehovah’s Witnesses came to our do@@ or .
What an er@@ ro@@ r she made by en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ing a wrong desire , in@@ stead of dis@@ mis@@ sing it from her mind or discus@@ sing matters with her family head ! ​ — 1 Corinthians 11 : 3 ; James 1 : 14 , 15 .
Do you think one loyal to Jehovah would have sh@@ ared in that dr@@ in@@ king , perhaps c@@ all@@ ing for a divine influ@@ ence against A@@ bim@@ ele@@ ch ?
Will associ@@ ating with your scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es help you re@@ ach your go@@ als ?
In@@ iti@@ ally , the earth was descri@@ bed as “ form@@ less and des@@ ol@@ ate , and there was dar@@ k@@ ness upon the sur@@ face . ”
A@@ n U@@ ne@@ x@@ pe@@ cted Pro@@ pos@@ al
T@@ ol@@ mina has given the same ad@@ vice to many of her own Bible stud@@ ents over the years .
On the way to pris@@ on , we st@@ op@@ ped at P@@ i@@ ra@@ e@@ us .
D@@ anu@@ be
They re@@ adi@@ ly accepted some ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines and fre@@ ely gave him their ad@@ d@@ ress , which he pas@@ sed on to the local congregation so that the cou@@ ple could enjoy a Bible study .
With my husband , W@@ al@@ ter , when we were serving as mission@@ aries in A@@ su@@ n@@ ci@@ ó@@ n , Par@@ ag@@ u@@ a@@ y
Why , he simply did not ex@@ ist !
A long - ter@@ m study publi@@ shed in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates by the A@@ ri@@ z@@ ona C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l on Com@@ pul@@ sive G@@ am@@ bl@@ ing con@@ fir@@ ms that many g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing ad@@ di@@ cts began at an early age “ by plac@@ ing small be@@ ts on s@@ por@@ ting events or pla@@ ying car@@ ds with friends or relati@@ ves . ”
We read : “ Jehovah was loo@@ king with fav@@ or upon A@@ be@@ l and his o@@ ffering . ”
She re@@ adi@@ ly accepted a Bible study .
U@@ sing the un@@ le@@ av@@ ened bre@@ ad and the red w@@ ine before them , he in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted what has been called the L@@ ast Su@@ pp@@ er or the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al and comman@@ ded : “ Ke@@ ep doing this in re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of me . ” ​ — Luke 22 : 19 .
God’s Word thus c@@ alls death an “ enem@@ y . ”
Why is it a privilege to understand “ the deep things of God ” ?
An@@ dr@@ ze@@ j T@@ y@@ r@@ na , who had learned Bible truth in Fr@@ ance , helped these men to de@@ e@@ pen their knowledge of God’s message .
10 : 17 , 18 ​ — Why did Jesus cor@@ rec@@ t a certain man for c@@ all@@ ing H@@ im “ Go@@ od T@@ e@@ ach@@ er ” ?
In fact , Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness and his righteous ways bring us such joy that we cannot sto@@ p tal@@ king about him .
Their ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment was con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed by the gover@@ ning body in Jerusalem .
“ Just as you want men to do to you , do the same way to them . ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 6 : 31 .
T@@ on@@ y started s@@ mo@@ king at age n@@ ine .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles and pra@@ ying for God’s spirit will help us to find peace
W@@ i@@ th@@ in fi@@ ve years after H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i spoke those s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring words , the pro@@ ject was comple@@ ted . ​ — E@@ z@@ r@@ a 6 : 13 - 15 .
When she took Samuel to the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , he was pro@@ ba@@ bly only three or four years old .
To help you in your sear@@ ch for truth , Jehovah’s Witnesses have publi@@ shed a book with the appro@@ pri@@ ate t@@ it@@ le What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
Those taking the lead in teaching should be sure that what they say is s@@ oun@@ dly based on God’s Word .
Se@@ cond , he pra@@ ys that they may be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied , or kept holy , by ap@@ pl@@ ying to themselves the truth of God’s Word .
( 2 ) What events will sign@@ al the end of our wa@@ iting peri@@ od ?
Consider all those whom their love em@@ br@@ ac@@ es .
So@@ on ther@@ e@@ after , I received a ter@@ ri@@ ble sh@@ o@@ ck .
When we study the Bible , our go@@ al is to know Jehovah better .
It may not be eas@@ y , but it is possible , for Jesus promised that “ the Father in heaven [ will ] give holy spirit to those as@@ king him . ” ​ — Luke 11 : 13 ; 1 John 5 : 14 , 15 .
After a few months , I was invit@@ ed to return to Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n Bethel for fur@@ ther tra@@ ining .
Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Bal@@ k@@ ans will never for@@ get Ju@@ ly 23 , 199@@ 9 .
However , during times of disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement , she per@@ sever@@ ed in prayer , tur@@ ning to Jehovah for his help .
“ Ser@@ ving God is my s@@ on@@ ’s me@@ dic@@ ine , ” she would say .
And then he f@@ led ! ​ — Genesis 39 : 11 , 12 .
G@@ ran@@ ted , our brothers are imper@@ fect , but so are we .
I arri@@ ved in R@@ o@@ t@@ ter@@ dam on S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 5 , 19@@ 50 , where I was given a war@@ m wel@@ come by the Bethel family .
The cal@@ ip@@ h , or rul@@ er , asked him for a si@@ gn of his mes@@ si@@ ah@@ ship .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 39 , 14@@ 6
God’s loyal anointed servants along with their faithful “ other sheep ” compan@@ i@@ ons will come off vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous .
Since it is God’s will to car@@ ry out that purpose , who can sto@@ p him ?
You cannot be dr@@ in@@ king the c@@ up of Jehovah and the c@@ up of dem@@ ons ; you cannot be par@@ taking of ‘ the table of Jehovah ’ and the table of dem@@ ons . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 20 , 21 .
The pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us f@@ ra@@ g@@ ment sh@@ own at left is just one of sever@@ al examples that have sur@@ vi@@ ved .
G@@ a@@ gi@@ k says : “ My in@@ come d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed by about half , so it was a chall@@ enge to provide for my family .
9 : 5@@ 2 - 5@@ 6 A@@ m I quic@@ k to take off@@ en@@ se ?
Bro@@ thers who have min@@ or children at home are no longer invit@@ ed to serve in the cir@@ cu@@ it work .
Hence , we should be on gu@@ ard against anything that could di@@ str@@ act us .
This is the case because the qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations are set out in God’s Word , which is inspired by holy spirit , and the individu@@ al appointed gives evidence of pro@@ duc@@ ing the fru@@ it@@ age of that spirit .
Acc@@ ording to The New S@@ hor@@ ter O@@ x@@ for@@ d Eng@@ l@@ ish Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary , a princi@@ ple can be de@@ f@@ ined as “ a personal co@@ de of right action . ”
Then , it “ pro@@ duc@@ ed 1@@ 00 times more fru@@ it . ”
It was emp@@ ty ! ​ — John 20 : 3 - 9 .
That is what Christians ex@@ pect , for “ the whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one , ” Satan .
He reli@@ ed comple@@ t@@ ely on Jehovah and was determined to do the divine will .
S@@ ur@@ ya M@@ aya was dist@@ ressed by the in@@ justice of ca@@ st@@ e dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ation and the bur@@ den of deep - ro@@ o@@ ted tra@@ di@@ tions and cu@@ st@@ om@@ s .
With complete trust in him , for instance , the psalmist san@@ g : “ In the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah I have plac@@ ed my refu@@ ge . ” “ S@@ over@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ” is su@@ pre@@ ma@@ cy in power or rul@@ er@@ ship .
Ju@@ ne 13 - 19 , 20@@ 11
“ Do not be mis@@ led . . . .
To u@@ pro@@ o@@ t these des@@ tru@@ ctive feelings , people need to change the way they think .
W@@ ould Jerusalem and its faith@@ less in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants es@@ cap@@ e ?
We will be mo@@ tiv@@ ated to up@@ hold his lo@@ f@@ ty position if we always be@@ ar in mind that “ Jehovah himself has fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed his thro@@ ne in the very heavens ; and over everything his own k@@ ing@@ ship has held d@@ om@@ in@@ ation . ” ​ — P@@ s .
To many people , though , Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts of individuals who lived such long lives are nothing but my@@ ths .
In that way , you “ hear ” God’s words as to how to conduct yourself day by day .
In De@@ c@@ ember of 19@@ 70 , I sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed my dedic@@ ation to Jehovah by water baptism .
Yet , the requi@@ re@@ ment to ble@@ ed them emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es that ani@@ ma@@ l life should be res@@ pe@@ cted as origin@@ ating with God .
This too is a world of ma@@ ch@@ in@@ er@@ y ​ — coun@@ t@@ less mo@@ t@@ ors , con@@ v@@ ey@@ ors , g@@ ear@@ s , whe@@ els , and bel@@ ts — ​ all mo@@ ving at ast@@ oun@@ ding spe@@ ed to pro@@ du@@ ce Bible liter@@ ature .
What , though , if mat@@ es cannot come to an ag@@ re@@ ement ?
To Le@@ o@@ po@@ ld A@@ mer@@ y and others in the govern@@ ment , a change in lead@@ er@@ ship was needed .
He se@@ es us all , he re@@ a@@ ds our hearts , and he is deli@@ gh@@ ted when he fin@@ ds a s@@ par@@ k of faith like the one that li@@ t up the heart of R@@ a@@ ha@@ b .
What will help you to tre@@ asure your spiritual in@@ her@@ it@@ ance ?
They must rend@@ er an account for the way the L@@ or@@ d’s bel@@ ong@@ ings on earth are ad@@ minis@@ tered .
From inf@@ an@@ cy she was taught to believe in re@@ inc@@ ar@@ nation .
Thus , an im@@ moral f@@ em@@ ale , such as a pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te , is refer@@ red to as a “ woman str@@ anger . ”
What experience shows that b@@ ol@@ dness can change the view of those to whom we preach ?
If “ all things are clean , ” what is the ro@@ le of the conscience ?
Although po@@ or materi@@ ally , this man and his wife used to make a si@@ z@@ able fin@@ an@@ cial contribu@@ tion when their n@@ ames were called out at ch@@ urch during an an@@ nu@@ al fun@@ d - ra@@ ising service .
In an expres@@ sion of great love for the world of mankind , Jehovah sent his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son to the earth .
Their men@@ tal po@@ wers were d@@ ul@@ led . ”
The psalmist remin@@ ds us of the seri@@ ousness of v@@ ow@@ s : “ O@@ ff@@ er than@@ k@@ s@@ giving as your sacrifice to God , and pa@@ y to the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh your v@@ ow@@ s . ”
F@@ ran@@ c@@ is@@ c@@ o , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , found meetings at the Kingdom H@@ all to be high@@ ly bene@@ fi@@ cial .
In time , re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers learned to se@@ par@@ ate blood into pri@@ m@@ ary com@@ pon@@ ents .
Ab@@ out ten years later , Paul is in M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia and Timothy is in Eph@@ esus .
page 27 .
O@@ ver and over , Jehovah sent prophe@@ ts to bring them to their sen@@ ses , but Israel did not listen .
Jehovah God and Jesus Christ want us to be happy as we per@@ form our sac@@ red service .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , two l@@ ine me@@ a@@ sures , or two th@@ ir@@ ds of the Mo@@ a@@ bit@@ es , were put to death , and one l@@ ine me@@ asure , or one th@@ ir@@ d of them , were s@@ pared .
Do Just the O@@ p@@ pos@@ ite
Jehovah sol@@ ved every proble@@ m . ”
I am 36 years old , but writ@@ ing those few l@@ ines took me two h@@ our@@ s .
Jesus emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed this point when he ans@@ wer@@ ed a man who had asked if he could return to his family to say good - b@@ ye before be@@ coming a disci@@ ple .
‘ But where ? ’ you may ask .
That is ex@@ ac@@ tly what we did the “ next time ” !
Be@@ fore the materi@@ als arri@@ ved , a small ad@@ v@@ ance te@@ am pre@@ pared the s@@ ite and la@@ id the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation .
Ri@@ ght and W@@ r@@ ong ​ — How Sh@@ ould You De@@ ci@@ de ?
How can we show that we are pre@@ par@@ ing to live forever in Par@@ adise ?
How do par@@ ts of God’s Word , such as “ the Law , ” point to the ra@@ ising of the dead ?
A pro@@ du@@ ct of human i@@ mag@@ in@@ ation ?
( b ) What form@@ s may our prayers take ?
P@@ o@@ ti@@ p@@ ha@@ r believ@@ ed his wi@@ fe@@ ’s st@@ ory that Joseph had tri@@ ed to ra@@ pe her .
In his letter to the Christians in Jerusalem , the apostle Paul comm@@ ended his fellow believers for their past rec@@ ord of faithful end@@ ur@@ ance even under persecu@@ tion .
Tru@@ e , the qu@@ e@@ en ant is there , but she is qu@@ e@@ en only in the sense that she la@@ ys e@@ gg@@ s and is the mother of the col@@ on@@ y .
In 19@@ 39 , Rus@@ sel@@ l became a pioneer , as full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers among Jehovah’s Witnesses are called .
An@@ yone t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing her would also become un@@ clean . ​ — Le@@ v .
They took them to the nor@@ th and the e@@ ast .
What is life without some of the ple@@ a@@ sures that money can bu@@ y ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ in si@@ x months , a small congregation was form@@ ed .
If you were among those early Christians , would you have been imp@@ ressed by the per@@ su@@ asi@@ ve ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents of the in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al el@@ ite of the day or over@@ a@@ wed by their displa@@ y of wisdom ?
Gre@@ at care must be exerc@@ ised so that we are not dra@@ wn into an un@@ ch@@ ris@@ ti@@ an spirit of com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on , tr@@ ying to out@@ do others .
On@@ ly Jehovah is able to fa@@ th@@ om our in@@ ner person ​ — our mo@@ ti@@ ves , thoughts , and emo@@ tions . ​ — Jeremiah 17 : 9 , 10 .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , while we were at se@@ a , the contro@@ l@@ l@@ er of im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ation , M@@ r . Ha@@ x@@ wor@@ th , or@@ der@@ ed him not to allow us to leave the ship when it re@@ ached por@@ t .
In his view , to have un@@ believers sing song@@ s of praise to God was bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ y .
Yet , that could ha@@ p@@ pen if we did not have all the fac@@ ts before be@@ aring witness against someone .
This prophecy was ful@@ filled right on time ​ — in 5@@ 37 B.C.E . after the Me@@ des and Per@@ si@@ ans fre@@ ed the Jews from Babyl@@ on .
Do@@ ing everything she could to help the family ​ — sh@@ aring food , out@@ gro@@ wn clo@@ thing , and so on — ​ A@@ ki reg@@ a@@ ined her own emo@@ tional sta@@ bility .
That same year , L@@ ili@@ an married G@@ or@@ d@@ on K@@ am@@ mer@@ u@@ d , and they too became pione@@ ers .
The scho@@ l@@ ars who pro@@ duc@@ ed the Ma@@ y@@ no@@ o@@ th Bible publi@@ shed some of their pre@@ par@@ at@@ ory work in 19@@ 7@@ 1 .
It tel@@ ls us in de@@ ta@@ il what he did , what he said , when he lived , and when he died .
Since “ God is love ” and we are cre@@ ated “ in his i@@ ma@@ ge , ” we have the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al both for feel@@ ing and expres@@ sing love .
One Witness family deci@@ ded to take advan@@ ta@@ ge of this opportunity to preach in Eng@@ l@@ ish .
Ar@@ r@@ ang@@ ements were made in 200@@ 3 to tra@@ in sever@@ al brothers to transl@@ ate public@@ ations of Jehovah’s Witnesses into W@@ a@@ yu@@ un@@ a@@ ik@@ i .
Li@@ fe was qu@@ ite pri@@ m@@ iti@@ ve ​ — no ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city , r@@ un@@ ning water , or in@@ do@@ or co@@ o@@ king or p@@ lum@@ b@@ ing .
Acc@@ ording to A@@ mo@@ s chap@@ ter 9 , verse 8 , Jehovah said : “ I shall not comple@@ t@@ ely an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ate the house of Jac@@ o@@ b . ”
“ When anyone is re@@ pl@@ ying to a matter before he he@@ ars it , that is fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness on his part and a hum@@ ili@@ ation . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V .
Some of them have simply been tr@@ ying to understand a ba@@ si@@ c fact about the Creator , nam@@ ely , where is he lo@@ c@@ ated ?
W@@ ould the cl@@ er@@ gy ap@@ pla@@ u@@ d such an in@@ no@@ v@@ ative effort to re@@ ach the spiritually hu@@ ng@@ ry mas@@ ses ?
How do Jesus ’ actions on N@@ is@@ an 10 , 33 C.E . , refle@@ ct what he did in the temple at the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver of 30 C.E . ?
But Jehovah did not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on him .
Since that is ex@@ ac@@ tly what Jehovah did for A@@ mo@@ s , it will be instru@@ ctive for all who desire to speak God’s word with b@@ ol@@ dness to consider the example set by that coura@@ ge@@ ous prophet .
These faithful men were determined to follow the Scriptures and the le@@ adi@@ ng@@ s of God’s holy spirit .
How do they man@@ age to f@@ it personal Bible study into their sc@@ he@@ du@@ le ?
Do you speak up when Jehovah’s name is being re@@ pro@@ ached , tru@@ sting in his support ?
What did Moses recogn@@ ize about the “ enjo@@ y@@ ment of sin ” ?
Even the pi@@ c@@ tures I pa@@ inted refle@@ cted a mor@@ bi@@ d fear .
For example , a Witness nam@@ ed R@@ ene@@ e su@@ ffered a st@@ ro@@ ke and stru@@ gg@@ led with ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic pain and can@@ c@@ er .
They believe the world will end on 21 De@@ c@@ ember 20@@ 12 , the end of a 5@@ ,@@ 1@@ 25 - year - long c@@ y@@ c@@ le in the ancient M@@ aya cal@@ end@@ ar . ” ​ — B@@ B@@ C Ne@@ ws .
One thing that we de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely need to do is remain a@@ ware of the time we are living in and the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al effect of associ@@ ation with those who refu@@ se to ac@@ knowledge that these are “ the last days . ”
M@@ er@@ ely rel@@ ating to his fellow to@@ w@@ ns@@ men the con@@ ten@@ ts of his sons ’ let@@ ters brought my gr@@ and@@ father ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le .
Even if a family member rema@@ ins an un@@ beli@@ ever , happiness is possible for the beli@@ ever .
2@@ 3@@ 70 Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning of the F@@ lood
By means of the new covenant , the congregation of anointed Christians re@@ plac@@ ed liter@@ al Israel as the nation with whom God was to have a special relationship .
The Ju@@ de@@ an pr@@ inc@@ es were “ ro@@ aring li@@ ons , ” and the jud@@ ges “ ev@@ ening w@@ ol@@ ves , ” said Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah , a prophet of God at that time .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , since 199@@ 1 more than 1@@ 00 young Witnesses in Ar@@ men@@ ia have been con@@ vi@@ cted and in most c@@ as@@ es imp@@ ris@@ oned for their Bible - based stand on mil@@ it@@ ary service .
Jehovah ex@@ is@@ ted before the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s were “ born ” or the earth was brought for@@ th as with “ la@@ b@@ or pa@@ ins . ”
So@@ on , God’s Kingdom will satis@@ fy the needs of its peace - loving sub@@ je@@ cts on earth .
J@@ ar@@ os@@ ł@@ a@@ w says : “ When brothers become eng@@ ro@@ s@@ sed in bu@@ sin@@ ess to the point of ne@@ g@@ le@@ cting their spiritu@@ ality , I use my own example to illustr@@ ate how un@@ wise it is to become un@@ ev@@ en@@ ly yo@@ ked with un@@ believers .
How are we to understand the fi@@ gu@@ res in the an@@ nu@@ al service repor@@ t ?
Yet , they chang@@ ed their ways , imp@@ el@@ led by faith based on an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the Scriptures .
They are part of Jehovah’s uni@@ vers@@ al family . ​ — P@@ s .
( The E@@ arly Ch@@ urch , pages 2@@ 7@@ 4 - 5 ) Just as the first Christians evid@@ ently san@@ g when they me@@ t together , so Jehovah’s Witnesses often sing Bible - based song@@ s that inclu@@ de powerful an@@ the@@ ms la@@ u@@ ding God and the Kingdom .
After the in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent with the g@@ ol@@ den cal@@ f , Jehovah comman@@ ded that A@@ ar@@ on be inst@@ al@@ led as high pri@@ est .
The “ slave ” even provided the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures .
After all , we are already in the 2@@ 1@@ st century . ”
The great we@@ al@@ th of the ar@@ is@@ to@@ cr@@ ac@@ y and the dis@@ satis@@ fac@@ tion among the low@@ er and mi@@ dd@@ le cl@@ as@@ ses were fac@@ t@@ ors that led to the Fr@@ en@@ ch Rev@@ olu@@ tion of the 18@@ th century and to the B@@ ol@@ sh@@ ev@@ i@@ k Rev@@ olu@@ tion in 20@@ th - century Rus@@ sia .
The prophet ex@@ posed their spiritually di@@ se@@ as@@ ed heart con@@ dition in these words recorded at A@@ mo@@ s 4 : 4 , 5 : “ C@@ ome , you people , to Bethel and com@@ mit trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion . At G@@ il@@ g@@ al be fre@@ qu@@ ent in com@@ mit@@ ting trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion , . . . for that is the way you have loved , O sons of Israel . ”
In 19@@ 19 “ the har@@ v@@ est of the earth , ” including the ga@@ ther@@ ing of the fin@@ al ones of the anointed , began to be re@@ ap@@ ed . ​ — Revelation 14 : 15 , 16 .
The emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is is on “ the desire of the eyes ” so that you and others will pur@@ sue material gain . ​ — 1 John 2 : 15 - 17 .
What do we have many reas@@ ons to do , but what questions ar@@ ise ?
You may gain personal benefit from this , as well as find ways to encoura@@ ge others .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 14@@ 1 , 9@@ 7
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing that the mil@@ it@@ ary advan@@ ta@@ ge was on the side of his enem@@ ies , A@@ sa pray@@ ed : “ O Jehovah , as to help@@ ing , it does not matter with you whether there are many or those with no power .
The fear of suffering , of lo@@ sing control of bo@@ di@@ ly fun@@ ctions , or of d@@ ying al@@ one may also we@@ i@@ gh upon their min@@ ds .
Do wh@@ atever you can to en@@ sure that God’s Word re@@ ach@@ es your chil@@ d’s heart .
On Au@@ gu@@ st 19 ​ — just fi@@ ve days before our conven@@ tion was to beg@@ in — ​ Mik@@ ha@@ il G@@ or@@ ba@@ c@@ he@@ v , then pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the U@@ S@@ S@@ R , was ar@@ rest@@ ed while on v@@ ac@@ ation near Y@@ al@@ ta , not far from where we were .
“ This Is the W@@ a@@ y You A@@ p@@ proved ”
In view of the pro@@ x@@ im@@ ity of Jehovah’s day , Paul tel@@ ls us to “ be concer@@ ned about one another so as to inc@@ ite to love and fine works . ”
You have the privilege of sh@@ aring in it . ”
Th@@ an@@ ks to Jehovah , I cor@@ rec@@ ted matters in time . ”
Timothy was to “ preach the word , be at it ur@@ g@@ ently in fav@@ or@@ able se@@ as@@ on , in tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es@@ ome se@@ as@@ on , re@@ prove , re@@ pri@@ m@@ and , ex@@ hor@@ t , with all long - suffering and ar@@ t of teaching . ”
“ As reg@@ ar@@ ds the heavens , to Jehovah the heavens bel@@ ong , ” declar@@ ed the psalmist many cen@@ tu@@ ries later , “ but the earth he has given to the sons of men . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 15 : 16 .
And we can think about how we can show courage and get our work accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed .
“ This only I have found , ” conclu@@ des Solomon , “ that the true God made mankind u@@ pri@@ ght , but they themselves have s@@ ought out many pl@@ ans . ”
Many young men and women in the Christian congregation today have great po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al .
Your family life may be mar@@ ked by con@@ f@@ li@@ ct and stri@@ fe .
( 8 ) Ne@@ w@@ man , C .
Because Jerusalem was the cen@@ ter of Jehovah’s worship on earth , and it had been ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a doubt , God has accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed much through the Christian congregation . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 3 : 9 , 10 .
Mark well how the l@@ ili@@ es gro@@ w ; they ne@@ i@@ ther to@@ il nor sp@@ in . . .
He already ow@@ ns all the go@@ o@@ ds and res@@ our@@ ces there are .
It may be that circumstances bey@@ ond your control have made it difficult for you to maintain the le@@ v@@ el of activ@@ ity that you once enjo@@ yed .
V@@ ic@@ t@@ or , a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , expla@@ ins : “ I often s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely than@@ k Jehovah that my wife and I don@@ ’t have to be seri@@ ously concer@@ ned about where our next me@@ al will come from , nor do we have to wor@@ ry about who will pa@@ y the r@@ ent .
Christian parents must take an interest in the appe@@ ar@@ ance of family members
Al@@ so , both husband and wife should work hard to “ become kind to one another , tend@@ er@@ ly com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , fre@@ ely for@@ giving one another . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
Witness pati@@ ents were gener@@ ally able to leave the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al so@@ on@@ er than those tre@@ ated with blood , which in turn u@@ su@@ ally cu@@ t down the co@@ st of tre@@ at@@ ment .
Paul pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed that in the last days , people in gener@@ al would have “ no n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction . ”
In one min@@ ing compan@@ y in G@@ h@@ ana , p@@ il@@ fer@@ ing was repor@@ ted .
Even so , the psalmist has not given up all hope .
If the person is o@@ pen - min@@ ded , such a question may cause him to think more deep@@ ly on this sub@@ ject .
Today , angels are help@@ ing people to benefit from the good news that Jesus ’ followers are preaching . ​ — Read Revelation 14 : 6 , 7 .
Jehovah streng@@ th@@ ens us to wa@@ ge “ the fine fi@@ ght of the faith ” so that we can ‘ get a fir@@ m hold on everlasting life . ’
There , by 18@@ 70 , Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l and a few others had started a deep study of the Bible .
But his transl@@ ation sur@@ vi@@ ved att@@ ac@@ ks from the cl@@ er@@ gy , and it was used to pre@@ pare a Bible transl@@ ation called the King James V@@ er@@ sion . ​ — Read 2 Timothy 2 : 9 .
E@@ ve listen@@ ed to the ad@@ vice that seem@@ ed to come from a s@@ n@@ ake , and then Adam listen@@ ed to his wife .
And when such ones accept the invit@@ ation to follow Jesus , our joy is b@@ oun@@ d@@ less .
It was as if those cri@@ es could be heard as far as R@@ am@@ ah , on the nor@@ th side of Jerusalem . ​ — Mat@@ t .
I cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t understand why he a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned us when we loved him so much .
Even though they were young , they asked questions such as , “ What will I do when I gro@@ w up ? ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , Ne@@ h@@ emiah turned to Jehovah for support , pra@@ ying : “ S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then my hands . ”
O@@ thers live with inc@@ ap@@ ac@@ it@@ ating di@@ se@@ as@@ es .
Moses pray@@ ed for knowledge of God’s ways .
Why would anyone want to sto@@ p it ?
I understand that you ag@@ ree to remain in Bethel until the Lord takes you away .
Th@@ r@@ ough faith and with Jehovah’s help , we too can “ put off every we@@ i@@ ght and the sin that eas@@ ily ent@@ ang@@ les us . ”
And Jesus said : “ I public@@ ly praise you , Father , Lord of heaven and earth , because you have care@@ fully hi@@ d@@ den these things from wise and in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al ones , and have reve@@ aled them to ba@@ bes . ”
After being told , he re@@ mar@@ ked , “ I wish more people showed such true commun@@ ity spirit as Jehovah’s Witnesses do ! ”
In other words , this Kingdom would have g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l rul@@ er@@ ship .
How do you pre@@ pare to give a witness ?
At Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 3 : 6 , we read : “ He [ Jehovah God ] sto@@ od still , that he might sh@@ ake up the earth . He saw , and then ca@@ used nations to lea@@ p .
This “ heavenly c@@ all@@ ing ” began at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . and , in the ma@@ in , appe@@ ars to have ended in the mi@@ d - 19@@ 30 ’ s .
Our loving God is fully a@@ ware of our efforts to be obedi@@ ent in such are@@ as .
In that Par@@ adise , I would rec@@ over the gift of sight , which I was lo@@ sing gra@@ du@@ ally . ​ — Isaiah 35 : 5 .
What a privilege it is to con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate such a close relationship with the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of the uni@@ verse !
To deter@@ mine whether j@@ udi@@ cial action is war@@ ran@@ ted , they must care@@ fully look at what happened and the ex@@ t@@ ent to which it was done .
But his neu@@ tr@@ ality did not pre@@ v@@ ent him from working for the benefit of others .
Re@@ f@@ res@@ h Your F@@ am@@ ily With K@@ in@@ dness and Go@@ o@@ dness
‘ The Tr@@ ans@@ g@@ res@@ sion That E@@ ns@@ na@@ res ’
The sc@@ op@@ e of the problems fac@@ ing mankind is so over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing that it far exc@@ e@@ e@@ ds what any one nation , or even group of nations , can h@@ and@@ le .
Since I was the only young woman in the are@@ a who had taken an interest in the Bible , I was not inclu@@ ded in the activities of the small local group of Witnesses .
Des@@ pite their re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly ‘ pu@@ t@@ ting him to the t@@ est , ’ Jehovah “ was mer@@ ci@@ ful ” to them .
Such things did ha@@ p@@ pen in the ancient Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re , which shows that the situation in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation could have happened in real life .
The help that Jehovah provi@@ des often comes through fellow believers .
A simp@@ le me@@ al of one or two di@@ sh@@ es would be su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient , especially when a spiritual fe@@ ast was a@@ vail@@ able .
Some may won@@ der , though , ‘ If it is true that no one can deci@@ de on his own to be born again , why did Jesus give the comm@@ and : “ You people must be born again ” ? ’
11 : 28 , 29 .
By re@@ je@@ cting discipl@@ ine , the ri@@ di@@ cul@@ er only makes himself ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ous .
There will come to pas@@ s the mar@@ vel@@ ous promise that God has made to rest@@ ore the dead to life , for “ there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the un@@ righteous . ”
Even in the face of mo@@ ck@@ er@@ y , we hold fir@@ m to our beli@@ ef in the resurrection . ​ — Mark 12 : 18 ; Acts 4 : 2 , 3 ; 17 : 32 ; 23 : 6 - 8 .
Why , then , did he ask questions ?
He rec@@ alls : “ I op@@ ened my heart and beg@@ ged God for his for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
By our cal@@ end@@ ar , it was some@@ time in De@@ c@@ ember 2@@ 3@@ 70 B.C.E .
Un@@ der God’s loving direction , the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of that new world will use their en@@ er@@ gi@@ es and s@@ k@@ ill@@ s in building an earth - wide par@@ adise .
But he f@@ ought never to allow his we@@ ak@@ nesses to get the u@@ pp@@ er hand .
It said : “ E@@ f@@ fe@@ cts of c@@ li@@ mate change on health will af@@ fect most po@@ pul@@ ations in the next de@@ ca@@ des and put the lives and wel@@ l@@ being of bil@@ li@@ ons of people at inc@@ reas@@ ed ris@@ k . ”
What is the id@@ ent@@ ity of the second head , and what did it at@@ temp@@ t to do ?
A disci@@ ple is one who lear@@ ns and under@@ stan@@ ds Jesus ’ teachings and who is determined to ob@@ serve them .
V@@ ir@@ gi@@ l was born in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates and jo@@ ined the B@@ l@@ ack Mus@@ li@@ ms in col@@ le@@ ge .
* How de@@ va@@ st@@ ating will the att@@ ack be ?
No@@ tice the thr@@ ill@@ ing c@@ li@@ ma@@ x to that vision : “ In the days of those [ fin@@ al human ] k@@ ings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be brought to ru@@ in .
They too are now m@@ ere temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents in this old system of things , and they look for@@ ward with confidence to the time when “ the L@@ am@@ b . . . will shepher@@ d them , and will gu@@ i@@ de them to f@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of w@@ at@@ ers of life . ”
Who among all these does not know that the hand of Jehovah has done this ? ” ​ — Job 12 : 7 , 9 .
The divine name was a living , famili@@ ar ter@@ m to Bible writ@@ ers and others of ancient times .
Those who lost their lives at se@@ a will also return to life at that time .
What does it mean to love God with our whole heart , mind , soul , and strength ?
They experienced what is descri@@ bed at Proverbs 13 : 12 : “ Ex@@ pe@@ ct@@ ation post@@ pon@@ ed is making the heart si@@ ck . ”
“ The great day of Jehovah is near .
It is mar@@ ked by joy that st@@ em@@ s from faith that Jehovah’s comman@@ d@@ ments are not bur@@ den@@ some and that “ he be@@ comes the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ” ​ — He@@ b .
A@@ c@@ knowledge their feelings , and work to understand their vie@@ ws .
Some of my family fin@@ ally made it to a refu@@ ge@@ e cam@@ p in Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i , a j@@ our@@ ne@@ y of over 1@@ ,000 mil@@ es ( 1@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 k@@ m ) .
When the h@@ our requi@@ re@@ ment for pioneer service was re@@ duc@@ ed to 70 h@@ our@@ s a mon@@ th , I sp@@ ent more time with him .
( a ) How was Davi@@ d’s sin ex@@ posed ?
Jesus also refer@@ red to this long peri@@ od of time when he said that false Christians , the we@@ e@@ ds , would gro@@ w together with “ the sons of the Kingdom , ” the whe@@ at .
In what ways did Jehovah bl@@ ess Solomon ?
The prophet continu@@ es to descri@@ be Jehovah’s actions in destro@@ ying His enem@@ ies .
1@@ 3@@ ,@@ 14@@ 7@@ ,@@ 20@@ 1
O@@ N TH@@ E last night of his life as a perfect human , Jesus ut@@ tered a long prayer in the hear@@ ing of his disciples .
Fir@@ st - century Jews who became Christians had to do just that .
14 : 28 , 29 .
And in the future , the un@@ believ@@ ing mate may even become a serv@@ ant of Jehovah .
S@@ imp@@ ly put , Jesus tel@@ ls us , ‘ Be obedi@@ ent to me . ’
( 4 ) S@@ ob@@ ome@@ h@@ in , M .
It was exc@@ iting !
L@@ ast year in 2@@ 35 lands around the world , 6@@ ,@@ 0@@ 3@@ 5@@ ,@@ 5@@ 6@@ 4 people , young and old , sp@@ ent 1@@ ,@@ 1@@ 7@@ 1@@ ,@@ 2@@ 7@@ 0@@ ,@@ 4@@ 25 h@@ our@@ s tal@@ king to others about it .
* Hence , Paul is saying that from the m@@ om@@ ent humans were cre@@ ated , they could see evidence of the Creat@@ or@@ ’s qualities in the things he made .
But how should true Christians re@@ act to such pres@@ sure ?
Although the des@@ crip@@ tion could f@@ it ei@@ ther group , Paul was spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally refer@@ ring to the apost@@ ate Israelites of old .
W@@ al@@ k With God , Not With the N@@ ations
C@@ u@@ t down on less important activities and make Bible reading a part of your da@@ ily r@@ out@@ ine .
S@@ ur@@ ely Christian parents want nothing less for their children !
While on earth , Jesus did not ex@@ pect to be wa@@ ited on and served .
The cor@@ respon@@ ding Greek word has a similar meaning .
Y@@ oung ones need to a@@ bi@@ de by these as well as by the Scriptural teachings they receive from their parents .
God’s Word states that “ Christ Jesus himself is the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation cor@@ n@@ er@@ st@@ one ” of the Christian congregation .
Pe@@ ople from all around the then known world became followers of Jesus Christ .
In this verse , “ the tw@@ el@@ ve tri@@ bes of Israel ” are those who will be jud@@ ged by Jesus ’ anointed disciples and who are in l@@ ine to receive et@@ er@@ n@@ al life in Par@@ adise on earth .
We can do so by using per@@ su@@ asi@@ on based so@@ li@@ dly on the Scriptures .
He ba@@ r@@ ely man@@ ages to find a se@@ at in the p@@ ac@@ ked a@@ udi@@ t@@ ori@@ u@@ m .
On the contr@@ ary , the Ma@@ ster Des@@ ign@@ er here invit@@ ed a study of his h@@ an@@ di@@ work .
He called attention to the account of Jesus ’ heal@@ ing ten le@@ p@@ ers .
B@@ R@@ I@@ T@@ A@@ I@@ N
E@@ ach explained how he had been tra@@ ined to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with God’s organization .
No@@ wa@@ days , very few people come from H@@ ong K@@ ong but , rather , from the main@@ land of Ch@@ ina .
For th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years , pla@@ gu@@ es and p@@ est@@ il@@ ences have a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted mankind .
• In what ways can we keep our foc@@ us on doing God’s will , as Jesus did ?
Yet , if children have only a li@@ mit@@ ed knowledge of their parents ’ language and if parents are un@@ able to expres@@ s themselves effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely in the language that their children have become acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to , how can the parents inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate Jehovah’s law into their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s hearts ?
Since we imper@@ fect humans are doing God’s work in the face of persecu@@ tion , we cannot do it mer@@ ely in our own strength .
This may help to less@@ en our de@@ pres@@ sion .
That would have refle@@ cted a positi@@ ve attitude .
The cen@@ ter of A@@ ph@@ ro@@ di@@ te@@ ’s worship was in Pa@@ p@@ ho@@ s .
• How did the disciples respon@@ d to Jesus ’ fri@@ end@@ ship ?
Da@@ y after day and night after night , the heavens displa@@ y God’s wisdom and cre@@ ative power .
Consider an ev@@ ent in the first century of our Com@@ m@@ on E@@ r@@ a that has a par@@ al@@ le@@ l in our day .
This means that our appe@@ ar@@ ance should not be show@@ y , bi@@ z@@ ar@@ re , pro@@ vo@@ c@@ ative , reve@@ al@@ ing , or fa@@ d@@ dis@@ h .
The apostle Paul expla@@ ins : “ When he has brought to nothing all govern@@ ment and all authority and power .
As he was gro@@ wing up , Daniel always had deep respect for the Bible ​ — even though he never read it — ​ and he pray@@ ed to God every night .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out prop@@ er knowledge of a situation , we might give ad@@ vice that ca@@ uses a person to become even more con@@ fu@@ sed . ​ — Luke 6 : 39 .
; Nu@@ ñ@@ e@@ z , A .
Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ rit@@ ’s R@@ o@@ le in the F@@ utu@@ re
( c ) How should we be affe@@ cted by Jehovah’s hum@@ ility ?
The Y@@ oung M@@ an Me@@ e@@ ts ‘ a C@@ un@@ ning W@@ om@@ an ’
Then we can be fully confid@@ ent that ‘ our pl@@ ans will be fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed . ’ ​ — Proverbs 16 : 3 .
For most people , the lar@@ g@@ est se@@ g@@ ment of their wak@@ ing h@@ our@@ s is devo@@ ted to work .
C@@ ould I deep@@ ly respect him ? ’ ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 19 : 32 ; Proverbs 22 : 29 ; 31 : 23 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 3 - 5 , 33 ; 1 Timothy 5 : 8 ; 6 : 10 ; Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 6 , 7 . ”
As the af@@ ter@@ no@@ on light dis@@ p@@ el@@ led the g@@ loo@@ m sh@@ r@@ ou@@ ding Go@@ l@@ go@@ th@@ a , or S@@ kul@@ l P@@ l@@ ace , M@@ ary g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed for her son .
It was written over a th@@ ous@@ and years in ad@@ v@@ ance , a fact that should re@@ in@@ for@@ ce your confidence that a resurrection can occ@@ ur long after it was fore@@ told or promised .
M@@ an cannot order a sing@@ le cl@@ ou@@ d to appe@@ ar and rel@@ e@@ ase its water .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate Re@@ as@@ on@@ able Ex@@ pe@@ ct@@ ations , and Be Jo@@ y@@ ful
If you in@@ qui@@ re about the value of your money , some ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her expla@@ ins wh@@ er@@ e@@ in the Son di@@ ff@@ ers from the Father . If you ask the pri@@ ce of bre@@ ad , your answer is the Father is greater than the Son .
However , at the end of every th@@ ir@@ d and si@@ x@@ th year of the se@@ ven - year sa@@ b@@ b@@ ati@@ cal c@@ y@@ c@@ le , this ti@@ the was de@@ pos@@ ited at the g@@ ate for the benefit of the po@@ or as well as the L@@ ev@@ ites .
19 , 20 . ( a ) Why has God cho@@ s@@ en to re@@ stri@@ ct the use of blood , and how should we feel about that ?
The two small co@@ ins she plac@@ ed in the tre@@ a@@ sur@@ y ch@@ est could not bu@@ y even a sing@@ le s@@ par@@ ro@@ w .
In 33 C.E . , Jesus told his followers : “ When you see Jerusalem sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by enc@@ am@@ ped ar@@ mi@@ es , then know that the des@@ ol@@ ating of her has dra@@ wn near .
But La@@ ba@@ n was wrong , for Jehovah was with Jac@@ o@@ b . ​ — Genesis 30 : 25 - 36 .
They nam@@ ed him A@@ be@@ l , which may mean “ Ex@@ hal@@ ation , ” or “ V@@ an@@ ity . ”
That is why I never want to give up on him .
Mark transl@@ ates Ar@@ am@@ a@@ ic ter@@ ms that might o@@ ther@@ wise have been lost on a n@@ on - Jewish a@@ udi@@ ence .
That is why Jehovah’s Witnesses do not ce@@ ase preaching the good news of God’s Kingdom again and again to their neigh@@ b@@ ors , even though some do not respon@@ d to that message .
He may have expe@@ cted to be sear@@ ched .
To call on God’s name means to know that name , to respect it deep@@ ly , and to r@@ ely upon and trust in the be@@ are@@ r of that name . ​ — Romans 10 : 13 , 14 .
A@@ n En@@ d to All Per@@ secu@@ tion
O@@ p@@ pres@@ sion and H@@ at@@ red
TH@@ E B@@ O@@ T@@ T@@ O@@ M L@@ IN@@ E : P@@ or@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y en@@ sla@@ ves and w@@ re@@ ak@@ s ha@@ vo@@ c on its vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s . ​ — 2 Peter 2 : 19 .
In what way did Jesus deli@@ ver “ those s@@ it@@ ting in dar@@ k@@ ness ” during his earthly ministry , and how does he continue to do so ?
Yes , during that time “ happy are all those taking refu@@ ge in him [ God ] ” by serving Jehovah and his appointed King .
Moses pray@@ ed : “ May the fav@@ or of Jehovah our God be upon us ; may you pro@@ sp@@ er the work of our hands . ”
God’s only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son ap@@ par@@ ently had knowledge of “ good and bad . ”
S@@ pan@@ ish Ju@@ ne 8 - 10
The apostle Paul wrote to such ones : “ All who are led by God’s spirit , these are God’s sons . . . .
T@@ U@@ C@@ S@@ O@@ N , A@@ Z ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , Con@@ ven@@ tion C@@ en@@ ter , 2@@ 60 S .
O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 13 - 19 , 200@@ 8
That spirit , or “ a@@ ir , ” per@@ va@@ des Satan’s world .
Those vis@@ its were ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sting , but Jehovah gave me the needed strength .
But what if we have er@@ red seri@@ ously ?
The Bible does not spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally discus@@ s mo@@ der@@ n practic@@ es such as these .
“ When he as@@ c@@ ended on high . . . , he gave gi@@ f@@ ts in men . ”
It is a part of God’s word , or message , to mankind .
When you see a sing@@ le mother regul@@ arly coming to meetings with her child or children , are you not imp@@ ressed by her faith and determin@@ ation ?
He appreci@@ ated that all he had ac@@ qui@@ red and accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed was the result of Jehovah’s blessing .
As mentioned , though , after a time the city ro@@ se again and even ga@@ ined import@@ ance in the re@@ gi@@ on .
His promise of prote@@ ction does not gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e us a proble@@ m - free life in this system ; nor does it mean that he is ob@@ lig@@ ated to work mirac@@ les in our be@@ half .
The word “ inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate ” con@@ ve@@ ys the ide@@ a of teaching through fre@@ qu@@ ent re@@ pet@@ iti@@ on .
Yet , there was no clear indic@@ ation as to when that judgment would be ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted .
W@@ a@@ ys to Com@@ ba@@ t C@@ y@@ n@@ ic@@ ism
Se@@ e@@ ing fir@@ s@@ th@@ and the imper@@ fe@@ ctions of these men , K@@ or@@ ah might have reas@@ oned : ‘ These pri@@ ests are deci@@ de@@ dly imper@@ fect , yet I am expe@@ cted to be in sub@@ je@@ ction to them !
This will be real .
17 , 18 . ( a ) What words of Jesus help the anointed and the other sheep to remain in Jehovah’s love ?
Jo@@ y and R@@ es@@ pon@@ si@@ bility
All these experi@@ ences left many questions in my mind .
For all these d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed in gi@@ f@@ ts out of their sur@@ p@@ lu@@ s , but this woman out of her want d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed in all the means of living she had . ’ ” ​ — Luke 21 : 1 - 4 .
Yes , a gl@@ ori@@ ous future a@@ wa@@ its those who prove faithful to Jehovah in these cr@@ itical times !
F@@ in@@ ding fa@@ ul@@ t with Moses ’ judg@@ ments perhaps contribu@@ ted to some in@@ stances of re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against his lead@@ er@@ ship .
If the cou@@ ple were first jo@@ ined in a ci@@ vi@@ l marriage , he will make it clear that they were married according to Ca@@ es@@ ar@@ ’s law .
Hence , in ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing Jehovah ( through his re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative ang@@ el ) as “ a bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om of blood , ” Z@@ i@@ pp@@ or@@ ah appe@@ ars to have been ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing her own sub@@ mis@@ sion to the ter@@ ms of that covenant .
They had to re@@ move “ the fo@@ res@@ kin@@ s ” of their hearts , that is , get ri@@ d of un@@ clean thoughts , feelings , and mo@@ ti@@ ves .
How can you make sure that the way you d@@ ress hon@@ ors God ?
How can we be sure of this ?
So one day they deci@@ ded to try a different appro@@ ach .
We were the first Witnesses there , and on our first day in the ministry , we were bless@@ ed with a good experience .
Jehovah’s people would not want to do anything that might refle@@ ct ba@@ dly on God’s name . ​ — Is@@ a .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e pu@@ t@@ ting up with one another and for@@ giving one another fre@@ ely . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 12 , 13 .
John chap@@ ter 9 tel@@ ls us that when Jesus heal@@ ed a man born bl@@ ind , the man was moved to expres@@ s his appreciation .
• What shows that Jehovah was in full control in s@@ pite of the over@@ thro@@ w of the Davi@@ di@@ c kingdom ?
By that time I was expe@@ cting my second child .
So she and her daugh@@ ter went to the ban@@ k and explained what had happened .
Christian parents have a preci@@ ous privilege ​ — that of ra@@ ising their children “ in the discipl@@ ine and ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on of Jehovah . ”
This will inclu@@ de those in God’s mem@@ ory , who will be resur@@ rec@@ ted . ​ — John 5 : 28 , 29 .
Why did its in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants live in d@@ wel@@ l@@ ings car@@ ved out of st@@ one ?
How would such a small group re@@ ach “ people of all the nations ” ?
In order for your children to learn Jehovah’s teachings , you must “ speak of them ” on all appro@@ pri@@ ate occasi@@ ons . ​ — Read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 6 , 7 .
Jehovah God promised him : “ By means of your se@@ ed all nations of the earth will certainly bl@@ ess themselves . ”
Rather than try to make exc@@ uses for or@@ al se@@ x , they understand that Scrip@@ tur@@ ally it is for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , por@@ ·@@ ne@@ i@@ ʹ@@ a , and they tra@@ in their conscience acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly .
He later explained : “ I used to think about the Kingdom as the real hope . . . .
The S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t is the first known written transl@@ ation of the enti@@ re Hebrew Scriptures .
The love of ri@@ ches is a si@@ gn of spiritual de@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y .
Our Creator , Jehovah , has done more than anyone to give us a happy , pur@@ po@@ se@@ ful life .
Jesus ’ disciples knew that they could not accom@@ pl@@ ish the preaching work on their own .
They want to sa@@ ve you from f@@ all@@ ing into bad ha@@ bi@@ ts and help you to cultiv@@ ate good ones .
Pe@@ ople high@@ ly value the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message in their own language .
“ You are wor@@ thy , Jehovah , even our God , to receive the glory . . . because you cre@@ ated all things . ” ​ — R@@ E@@ V .
That question can be ans@@ wer@@ ed with a simp@@ le illustr@@ ation . If a f@@ ar@@ m@@ er wants to har@@ v@@ est whe@@ at , would he pl@@ ant ba@@ r@@ le@@ y ?
For instance , consider the M@@ il@@ k@@ y W@@ a@@ y g@@ al@@ a@@ x@@ y .
Jesus fore@@ told that just before his Kingdom took complete control , the world would experience w@@ ars , earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es , and many other tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es .
Not understanding the De@@ c@@ lar@@ ation P@@ le@@ d@@ g@@ ing Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful@@ ness , some who live where div@@ or@@ ce is possible have asked about sign@@ ing such a do@@ cum@@ ent rather than face any com@@ p@@ lic@@ ations or in@@ conven@@ i@@ ences .
“ T@@ ra@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , however , the ter@@ m ref@@ ers to Bi@@ bl@@ es that have the Scriptural text in the origin@@ al langu@@ ages .
The “ st@@ ars ” re@@ present the anointed overse@@ ers and , by ex@@ ten@@ sion , all the overse@@ ers in the congregations .
We praise him , than@@ k him , and seek his guid@@ ance .
No matter how hard we try to do what is right , we make mis@@ takes , for which we need God’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Psalm 8 : 6 - 8 says : “ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing you [ God ] have put under his [ man@@ ’s ] fe@@ et : small c@@ at@@ tle and o@@ x@@ en , all of them , and also the be@@ ast@@ s of the o@@ pen field , the bir@@ ds of heaven and the f@@ ish of the se@@ a . ”
A M@@ an A@@ gre@@ e@@ able to Jehovah’s H@@ ear@@ t
What C@@ ame Then ?
• What are some reas@@ ons we have to c@@ ry out “ H@@ all@@ elu@@ j@@ ah ” ?
What Some Y@@ ou@@ ths Are Sa@@ ying
( b ) How can An@@ na@@ ’s example help us to end@@ ure ber@@ e@@ av@@ ement ?
In this case too , Jehovah knew that the best way to ad@@ d@@ ress the chall@@ enge would be to let Satan try to prove his point .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence of such fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ction was pres@@ ented in si@@ x thr@@ ill@@ ing repor@@ ts from around the world .
It is reve@@ al@@ ing that what she re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed about that first vis@@ it was , not what the Witnesses said , but how they listen@@ ed .
By means of fellow Christians .
Is that how you feel at times ?
How can we know that we really do love Jehovah ?
on pages 16 and 17 of this is@@ sue .
However , the im@@ moral at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere there bo@@ ther@@ ed his conscience , so he qu@@ it in his first ter@@ m .
In prophe@@ tic ter@@ ms that would prove to be of comfort to the Jews held cap@@ tive in Babyl@@ on , Jehovah stated : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id , for I am with you .
The congregation meetings are truly a part of our worship and call for a pray@@ er@@ ful attitude and res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful attention on our part .
It was not until World W@@ ar I that the se@@ ven@@ th head began op@@ er@@ ating as a un@@ ited world power .
One Israel@@ ite cap@@ tive in Babyl@@ on expres@@ sed his feelings toward the holy city this way : “ Let my t@@ ong@@ ue s@@ tic@@ k to my p@@ al@@ ate , if I were not to remember you , if I were not to make Jerusalem as@@ c@@ end a@@ bo@@ ve my c@@ hi@@ ef cause for rejo@@ ic@@ ing . ” ​ — P@@ s .
This con@@ fu@@ sion ge@@ ts wor@@ se rather than better once they go to col@@ le@@ ge . ”
Today , there are some se@@ ven milli@@ on people who have respon@@ ded to and jo@@ ined in pro@@ claim@@ ing the message : “ Be@@ come re@@ conc@@ iled to God . ”
What do some young cou@@ ples experience , and why can this st@@ ra@@ in the marriage ?
Many can tru@@ th@@ fully say that Jesus ’ teachings have ref@@ re@@ shed them and helped them to turn their lives around .
Mar@@ ku@@ s : At first , we did not know any of the brothers and sisters in the congregations , but they were very kind and ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able .
God’s “ S@@ ac@@ red Se@@ cre@@ t ”
He is making them rejo@@ ice in@@ side his “ house of prayer , ” his spiritual temple , which is “ a house of prayer for all the nations . ”
Jehovah’s blessing en@@ sur@@ ed its complete succ@@ ess .
The word “ obey ” in its vari@@ ous form@@ s occ@@ ur@@ s more than 1@@ 60 times in the Bible .
Are things different today ?
We read : “ When the man t@@ ou@@ ched the b@@ ones of El@@ isha , he came to life and sto@@ od on his fe@@ et . ”
Luke 11 : 4 id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es these de@@ b@@ ts as sin@@ s .
In the 1@@ 5@@ th century , I@@ tal@@ i@@ an na@@ vi@@ g@@ at@@ or Chris@@ to@@ p@@ her C@@ o@@ lum@@ bu@@ s wonder@@ ed if he was close to re@@ dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ing the E@@ den@@ ic gar@@ den when he l@@ an@@ ded on the is@@ land of H@@ is@@ pan@@ i@@ o@@ la , now the D@@ om@@ in@@ i@@ can Re@@ public and Ha@@ it@@ i .
Sa@@ ul@@ ’s son J@@ on@@ a@@ than and the comman@@ der of Israel@@ ’s ar@@ my , Ab@@ ner , saw David bring Go@@ li@@ a@@ th@@ ’s head to King Saul .
S@@ te@@ ph@@ en L@@ et@@ t ; G@@ u@@ y H .
A@@ n old Ger@@ man Bible comes out of the cu@@ p@@ bo@@ ard , and as is comm@@ on in A@@ mis@@ h hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds , we are soon in an an@@ im@@ ated spiritual discus@@ sion .
Jesus will cr@@ us@@ h the ser@@ p@@ ent@@ ’s head and er@@ ase from the uni@@ verse all tr@@ ac@@ es of Satan’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ on . ​ — G@@ en .
To maintain spiritual bal@@ ance in the face of ad@@ vers@@ ity , we need to com@@ pre@@ h@@ end the over@@ all pi@@ c@@ ture .
They are stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing at mi@@ d - life to ac@@ hi@@ eve order and meaning in their lives . ”
M@@ ake and keep peace
Jehovah has made the e@@ ag@@ le do this inst@@ inc@@ tiv@@ ely .
In his illustr@@ ation of the s@@ ow@@ er , Jesus war@@ ned that in some c@@ as@@ es “ the anxi@@ ety of this system of things and the dec@@ ep@@ tive power of ri@@ ches cho@@ ke the word [ of the Kingdom ] . ”
They knew that a wa@@ ke would not be in har@@ mony with my beli@@ ef@@ s nor those my wife had had , so after much discus@@ sion they held it at another lo@@ c@@ ation .
In fact , the apostle Peter remin@@ ds us that “ God is not par@@ ti@@ al , but in every nation the man that fe@@ ars him and works righteousness is accep@@ table to him . ” ​ — Acts 10 : 34 , 35 .
If that is true , it means that the con@@ di@@ tions that ex@@ ist in our sol@@ ar system are the pro@@ du@@ ct , not of ch@@ ance , but of deli@@ ber@@ ate desi@@ gn .
SH@@ O@@ R@@ T@@ L@@ Y before his as@@ cen@@ sion to heaven , Jesus gave his disciples a com@@ mis@@ sion .
Ther@@ efore , how ab@@ sur@@ d it is to believe that some rac@@ es are in@@ her@@ ently su@@ peri@@ or or inf@@ eri@@ or .
Lo@@ ve is not je@@ al@@ ous . It does not b@@ ra@@ g , does not get pu@@ ff@@ ed up , does not be@@ have in@@ dec@@ ently , does not look for its own inter@@ ests . ”
Not E@@ ver@@ yone H@@ as Be@@ en De@@ c@@ ei@@ ved
2 T@@ I@@ M@@ O@@ TH@@ Y 3 : 2
P@@ r@@ ou@@ d and gre@@ e@@ dy rul@@ ers and pe@@ op@@ les have sta@@ ined the pages of mo@@ der@@ n hist@@ ory with the blood of milli@@ ons of in@@ no@@ c@@ ent vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s , no@@ ta@@ bly in two world w@@ ars and in e@@ th@@ ni@@ c b@@ loo@@ d@@ ba@@ ths .
“ L@@ ater I talk about the challeng@@ es of ra@@ ising a child in to@@ da@@ y’s soci@@ ety . ”
Since gra@@ in is not or@@ din@@ ar@@ ily pro@@ duc@@ ed on m@@ oun@@ tain to@@ ps , these words emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze how pro@@ duc@@ tive the earth will become .
[ M@@ ap@@ s on page 20 ]
Christ br@@ ings “ to nothing all govern@@ ment and all authority and power ” in op@@ position to God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and rul@@ es as King until Jehovah pu@@ ts all enem@@ ies under his fe@@ et .
But we need not des@@ pa@@ ir .
The Bible com@@ pa@@ res such a person to a le@@ op@@ ard that cannot change its spo@@ ts .
Yet , Jehovah is not par@@ al@@ y@@ zed by h@@ ur@@ t and disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
Such self - exam@@ in@@ ation , however , is only the beg@@ in@@ ning .
By fe@@ e@@ ding them small but regul@@ ar por@@ tions of organiz@@ ational knowledge , you will hold their interest and make lear@@ ning about the Christian congregation an enjo@@ y@@ able experience .
This qu@@ ality , therefore , has a purpose .
They need to be con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that his la@@ ws are right and good and that obe@@ ying them is the prop@@ er and loving thing to do .
( a ) What does Isaiah 26 : 4 ex@@ hor@@ t us to do ?
( a ) What is su@@ gg@@ ested by the words “ become kind ” ?
Witness women were k@@ ic@@ ked in the shin@@ s .
They can no longer materi@@ al@@ ize as they ap@@ par@@ ently once could .
Consider the reli@@ ef effort after C@@ y@@ clo@@ ne N@@ ar@@ g@@ is h@@ it M@@ y@@ an@@ ma@@ r in 200@@ 8 .
Why is it not always eas@@ y to displa@@ y mil@@ dness ?
No one can come to me un@@ less it is gr@@ anted him by the Father . ” ​ — John 6 : 4@@ 4 , 6@@ 5 .
“ Par@@ ents are pu@@ z@@ z@@ led to find their 4 - year - old or@@ der@@ ing them around like he@@ ’s [ Fr@@ en@@ ch King ] L@@ ou@@ is X@@ I@@ V or their 8 - year - old s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing , ‘ I h@@ ate you ! ’ ” ​ — A@@ mer@@ i@@ can E@@ duc@@ at@@ or , ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
“ That [ the Christ ] might present the congregation to himself in its s@@ pl@@ end@@ or , not having a spo@@ t or a wr@@ in@@ k@@ le or any of such things . ” ​ — 5 : 27 .
The mem@@ ori@@ al stan@@ ds as a sa@@ d witness to the to@@ il and d@@ ang@@ ers that fi@@ sh@@ er@@ men have fac@@ ed over the cen@@ tu@@ ries .
Who ba@@ r@@ ri@@ ca@@ ded the se@@ a , keep@@ ing it in its place ?
Rather , our love for God mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to end@@ e@@ av@@ or to ple@@ ase him by up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding his standards , not esta@@ bli@@ shing our own .
What a preci@@ ous in@@ her@@ it@@ ance to pas@@ s on !
Why should this be of interest to us today ?
My own heart has p@@ al@@ pit@@ ated heav@@ ily , my power has left me , and the light of my own eyes also is not with me . ” ​ — P@@ s .
Phil@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ ers left to right : E@@ pi@@ cur@@ us : P@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph taken by cour@@ t@@ es@@ y of the B@@ rit@@ ish Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m ; C@@ ic@@ er@@ o : Re@@ pro@@ duc@@ ed from The Li@@ ves of the T@@ wel@@ ve Ca@@ es@@ ars ; P@@ l@@ at@@ o : Rom@@ a , Mu@@ se@@ i C@@ ap@@ it@@ ol@@ in@@ i
If we end@@ ure op@@ position and persecu@@ tion with the right attitude , it can buil@@ d end@@ ur@@ ance in us .
On the contr@@ ary , he rejo@@ ic@@ ed to serve Jehovah to the ful@@ l@@ est ex@@ t@@ ent possible and to be “ p@@ our@@ ed out like a dr@@ ink o@@ ffering . ”
How satis@@ f@@ ying it must have been to hear Mar@@ th@@ a expres@@ s her faith in that way !
Some un@@ believers are involved in la@@ w@@ less@@ ness or i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
But if you do not make mis@@ takes , you are never cor@@ rec@@ ted and you do not prog@@ ress .
Our home was bom@@ bed during World W@@ ar I@@ I , so I was sent to live with my gr@@ and@@ mother while I fin@@ i@@ shed my scho@@ ol@@ ing .
By stud@@ ying and imit@@ ating his example , we can become more Chris@@ t@@ like as “ imit@@ at@@ ors of God . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
( a ) Why is exerc@@ ising self - control in se@@ x@@ u@@ al matters par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly challeng@@ ing for some ?
For instance , Jer@@ ry , a m@@ ale n@@ ur@@ se , says , “ V@@ is@@ it@@ ors some@@ times have a tend@@ enc@@ y to speak about the si@@ ck person while standing at his be@@ d@@ side , as if he were no longer there . ”
If we vis@@ it our el@@ der@@ ly brothers and sisters regul@@ arly , we will be able to help them de@@ al with such challeng@@ es .
However , Jehovah made these very ones part of “ a nation ” that pro@@ duc@@ ed Kingdom fru@@ it@@ age .
This pa@@ per and p@@ en@@ ci@@ l were pas@@ sed from c@@ ell to c@@ ell to rec@@ ord M@@ em@@ ori@@ al attend@@ ance in a pris@@ on in N@@ ic@@ ar@@ ag@@ ua
We all face decisions in life ​ — some small , some great .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y D@@ R@@ U@@ S@@ I@@ L@@ L@@ A C@@ A@@ IN@@ E
Thus , Bible stud@@ ents who wish to ob@@ serve all the things that Jesus comman@@ ded must dis@@ own themselves , dedic@@ ating themselves un@@ re@@ serv@@ e@@ dly to Jehovah .
Un@@ ited in Lo@@ ve ​ — An@@ nu@@ al Me@@ et@@ ing R@@ ep@@ ort 3
Un@@ der that Kingdom , milli@@ ons of humans , including those who will be brought back to life by means of the resurrection , will have the opportunity to in@@ her@@ it the earth . ​ — John 5 : 28 , 29 ; Acts 24 : 15 .
K@@ or@@ ah ​ — A@@ n En@@ vi@@ ous Re@@ be@@ l
What happened when congregations in the first century follow@@ ed the instru@@ ctions of the gover@@ ning body ?
She was part of a strong congregation in V@@ l@@ or@@ ë in the early 19@@ 30 ’ s .
They therefore congreg@@ ated for mil@@ it@@ ary action .
Is that not news that ever@@ yone needs to hear ?
“ I have attend@@ ed meetings and g@@ one out in the ministry from chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od , but these activities became some@@ what r@@ out@@ ine .
Par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 3 : On a later occasi@@ on , when Jesus mirac@@ ul@@ ously f@@ ed 4@@ ,000 men , b@@ es@@ id@@ es women and children , he again gave the food “ to the disciples , the disciples in turn to the crow@@ ds . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Ad@@ am@@ ’s act was su@@ i@@ ci@@ d@@ al .
I felt that Com@@ mun@@ ists often fa@@ iled to prac@@ tice what they pre@@ ached .
Such a person cho@@ o@@ ses words that help others rather than h@@ ur@@ t them .
We must not for@@ get that pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s circumstances change .
in 6@@ 2 .
This may lar@@ g@@ ely have been because of religious pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce or rac@@ i@@ al pri@@ de .
( The A@@ po@@ cal@@ y@@ p@@ se or “ The Da@@ y of the Lord , ” page 2@@ 8@@ 2 ) M@@ ore rec@@ ently , R@@ ob@@ er@@ t L . Tho@@ ma@@ s , J@@ r . , prof@@ ess@@ or of New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent at The Ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s S@@ em@@ in@@ ary in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , wrote : “ The case for sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ ism is ex@@ e@@ ge@@ tic@@ ally we@@ ak . ”
There have been exc@@ ep@@ tions , such as A@@ ar@@ on ( 1@@ 23 ) , Moses ( 1@@ 20 ) , and Jo@@ shua ( 1@@ 10 ) .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ting this contr@@ ast , Paul wrote : “ ‘ E@@ ye has not seen and e@@ ar has not heard , nor have there been conc@@ ei@@ ved in the heart of man the things that God has pre@@ pared for those who love him . ’
A t@@ ong@@ ue that ut@@ ters fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od may dec@@ ei@@ ve for a while , but un@@ truth does not pre@@ va@@ il in the long ter@@ m .
Thus , it is pro@@ ba@@ ble that his language was not chang@@ ed when the re@@ bel@@ s had their language con@@ fu@@ sed .
On O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 9 , 19@@ 39 , I arri@@ ved at the Bu@@ ch@@ en@@ wal@@ d con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p .
What example did the apostle John set for us ?
We show such faith by our pers@@ ist@@ ence .
But she was so imp@@ ressed by the way they tre@@ ated her that she just had to atten@@ d the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al .
© W@@ a@@ ve R@@ o@@ y@@ al@@ ty F@@ ree / ​ age fo@@ to@@ sto@@ ck
that Jehovah takes no deli@@ ght in a person who ne@@ g@@ le@@ cts His work ?
If I have told you earthly things and yet you do not believe , how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things ? ’ ” ​ — John 3 : 1 - 12 .
The W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er repor@@ ted that at high scho@@ ol@@ s and col@@ le@@ ges , “ prof@@ ess@@ ors and stud@@ ents are char@@ m@@ ed with the pi@@ c@@ tures and with our wonderful ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph recor@@ ds . ”
We have also been bless@@ ed with a beau@@ ti@@ ful daugh@@ ter , who has gro@@ wn to know and love Jehovah .
“ I faith@@ fully follow@@ ed the T@@ ing@@ gi@@ an tra@@ di@@ tions .
P@@ res@@ ent - Da@@ y B@@ less@@ ings
Rather , it provi@@ des a vi@@ vi@@ d des@@ crip@@ tion of the fin@@ al p@@ ha@@ se of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
A similar attitude toward war@@ n@@ ings pre@@ vail@@ s today .
He was a@@ ware of Solom@@ on@@ ’s words : “ I have come to know that there is nothing better for [ the sons of mankind ] than to rejo@@ ice and to do good during one@@ ’s life ; and also that every man should e@@ at and in@@ deed dr@@ ink and see good for all his hard work .
Jehovah was God “ before the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s themselves were born ”
W@@ rote one Christian woman : “ The truth of God’s Word is the best prote@@ ction there is .
Fa@@ ith ​ — M@@ ore T@@ ha@@ n Just B@@ eli@@ ef
R@@ am@@ o@@ th - g@@ ile@@ ad
Not even death it@@ self could stay the hand of God’s appointed King .
One way to provide spiritual ass@@ ist@@ ance is to pray with and for those who are ill .
Mi@@ ri@@ am and A@@ ar@@ on kept saying : “ Is it just by Moses al@@ one that Jehovah has spo@@ ken ?
3 , 4 . ( a ) What makes Jesus knowle@@ d@@ ge@@ able about marriage ?
What could be done ?
There may be a special ev@@ ent in your are@@ a that could af@@ for@@ d an opportunity to witness inform@@ ally .
The word “ san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation ” ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally means “ the act or pro@@ c@@ ess of making holy , se@@ par@@ ating , or set@@ ting ap@@ ar@@ t for the service or use of Jehovah God ; the st@@ ate of being holy , san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied , or pu@@ ri@@ fied . ”
Hence , Christian women who are pres@@ ently cop@@ ing with emo@@ tional w@@ oun@@ ds resul@@ ting from an enc@@ oun@@ ter with a ra@@ p@@ ist can be confid@@ ent that Jehovah fully under@@ stan@@ ds the pa@@ in@@ ful feelings they are deal@@ ing with .
( a ) I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate the long - ter@@ m effect of ‘ tel@@ ling others that Jehovah is u@@ pri@@ ght . ’ ( b ) How have you person@@ ally experienced Jehovah’s u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness ?
I am loo@@ king for@@ ward to living forever . ”
That is pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely what many e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly pur@@ sue today , even though this means sacrific@@ ing human relation@@ shi@@ ps both in@@ side and out@@ side the family .
Is It a Com@@ m@@ and ?
As@@ k yourself , ‘ Do I obey God even when doing so is not eas@@ y ? ’
Not simply because her parents told her so , but because she took the time to ev@@ alu@@ ate hon@@ es@@ tly all the evidence that shows the Bible to be a uni@@ que re@@ vel@@ ation from God .
“ The earth ” ​ — el@@ ements within Satan’s own system , or the rul@@ ing po@@ wers in vari@@ ous lands — ​ up@@ held fre@@ e@@ dom of worship .
P@@ R@@ O@@ F@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ I@@ ON@@ A@@ L AN@@ AL@@ Y@@ S@@ T@@ S pre@@ di@@ ct tr@@ ends in bu@@ sin@@ ess and pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s .
It was no@@ ne other than the apostle Paul .
Se@@ ek out those who study the Bible with a hum@@ ble attitude , people who r@@ ely on God’s holy spirit to understand the Bible , people who are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that we are living at a point in hist@@ ory when God wants us to understand the Bible as never before .
The ru@@ ins d@@ ate back to the ei@@ gh@@ th century C.E . , but there is evidence that the s@@ ite was occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of years before that .
Ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ cal G@@ ro@@ w@@ th
Mal@@ ach@@ i chap@@ ter 3 men@@ tions a similar in@@ spe@@ ction of the spiritual temple , follow@@ ed by a time of cle@@ ans@@ ing .
What example in being sub@@ mis@@ sive does Jesus set ?
Rather than giving up , we must re@@ view , re@@ ev@@ alu@@ ate , and read@@ just .
In gener@@ al , their re@@ action has been similar to that of people in No@@ ah’s days .
When consider@@ ing such questions , we may no@@ te that we have be@@ gu@@ n to ti@@ re out or perhaps have lost some of our ze@@ al .
It is similar with an ou@@ tw@@ ar@@ dly beau@@ ti@@ ful person who l@@ ac@@ ks “ sen@@ si@@ bl@@ en@@ ess . ”
What was the mer@@ ch@@ ant in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation willing to do to gain the pri@@ c@@ eless pe@@ ar@@ l ?
They s@@ ought to get to know Jehovah better and to ple@@ ase him , and we learned from their gen@@ u@@ ine fear of God and love for him .
They know they came to preach the good news and to help people come to know Jehovah . ”
Al@@ so , the Israel@@ ite nation became living wit@@ nesses that Jehovah is the true God and the F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ er of his promises .
By all means , let us obey our Le@@ ad@@ er and co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with those he is using today .
A W@@ ill@@ ing S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t A@@ mi@@ d New S@@ ur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s
How can we displa@@ y this Christian qu@@ ality at home , in the Christian ministry , and in the congregation ?
On the other hand , he does not respon@@ d to a call for help from those who ‘ keep refu@@ sing to pa@@ y attention , keep giving a stu@@ b@@ born sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der , and make their ear@@ s un@@ responsi@@ ve ’ to his message .
In@@ iti@@ al en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m for the temple work w@@ an@@ ed . The Jews turned to personal inter@@ ests .
The Greek word used here for “ cl@@ ou@@ d ” means , not a de@@ t@@ ached , sh@@ ar@@ p@@ ly out@@ l@@ ined cl@@ ou@@ d with de@@ fin@@ ite si@@ ze and shap@@ e , but a hu@@ ge form@@ less cl@@ ou@@ d mas@@ s .
She cho@@ se to seek first the Kingdom and remain in full - time service .
After he was rel@@ eas@@ ed from pris@@ on , he served as a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er .
Our a@@ im is to share as fully as possible the good news of God’s Kingdom with people of all nations .
A P@@ O@@ S@@ I@@ T@@ I@@ V@@ E IN@@ F@@ L@@ U@@ EN@@ C@@ E ?
Instead , pa@@ use and consider the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of though@@ t@@ less re@@ tal@@ i@@ ation .
When Tu@@ k@@ is@@ o came back to his one - ro@@ om d@@ wel@@ ling place , he found that Mas@@ e@@ is@@ o , the woman with whom he was living , had many go@@ o@@ ds that she had loo@@ ted .
At times , Christians ask : “ What is accep@@ table rec@@ re@@ ation ?
While re@@ pa@@ ir@@ s were being made on Jehovah’s temple in Jerusalem , H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est H@@ il@@ ki@@ ah found “ the book of Jehovah’s law by the hand of Moses , ” doub@@ t@@ less the origin@@ al cop@@ y comple@@ ted some 8@@ 00 years ear@@ li@@ er !
The Israelites were famili@@ ar with k@@ ings and pri@@ ests , but M@@ el@@ c@@ hi@@ ze@@ de@@ k was the only man of the past who had held both of@@ fic@@ es at the same time with Jehovah’s appro@@ val .
Are you see@@ king to exc@@ el in some prof@@ essi@@ onal field ?
But their real fear was that Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ants were using the transl@@ ation of the Bible to make in@@ ro@@ a@@ ds into the Greek O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch .
Some , however , doubt whether this is the Bible the cl@@ er@@ gy were fi@@ gh@@ ting against .
That is the way to avoid the de@@ ad@@ ly effect of ign@@ or@@ ing Jehovah’s standards and thus to “ continue living . ”
The first st@@ ep is to learn what God’s Word says and to stri@@ ve to mo@@ ld your conscience by it .
E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el had this vision in 6@@ 12 B.C.E .
( Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 26 , 27 , 31 , 32 . )
Thus , Jehovah showed his appreciation and said to E@@ bed - m@@ ele@@ ch through Jeremiah : “ H@@ ere I am br@@ ing@@ ing true my words upon this city for cal@@ am@@ ity and not for good . . .
Although they already had a pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od , Jesus did not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to tell them the good news .
2 : 5 - 8 ; He@@ b .
In the following article , we will consider how Jo@@ b@@ ’s experience can teach us ad@@ di@@ tional less@@ ons in end@@ ur@@ ance .
We felt that these da@@ ily discus@@ sions contribu@@ ted to their spiritu@@ ality .
There were a th@@ ous@@ and th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds that kept minis@@ ter@@ ing to him , and ten th@@ ous@@ and times ten th@@ ous@@ and that kept standing right before him . ”
The psalmist David knew that Jehovah “ is the s@@ ource of life . ”
Eli@@ j@@ ah showed an a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of the water c@@ y@@ c@@ le .
S@@ pain pres@@ ented a different chall@@ enge , especially the G@@ y@@ p@@ s@@ y people with whom B@@ or@@ ro@@ w soon develop@@ ed a close a@@ ff@@ in@@ ity , since he could speak their language .
It was descri@@ b@@ ing the suffering , dam@@ age , and lo@@ ss of life ca@@ used by the mas@@ sive earth@@ qu@@ ake that sh@@ at@@ tered that country .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , w@@ an@@ ting to obey his father , he ti@@ ed a ra@@ g around his ble@@ e@@ ding f@@ ing@@ er and set out on fo@@ o@@ t to deli@@ ver the en@@ vel@@ op@@ e .
We need to do so regul@@ arly , never ‘ giving up in doing what is fine . ’ ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 9 .
Com@@ p@@ el@@ led : If we are com@@ p@@ el@@ led to do something , we are mo@@ tiv@@ ated to do it because it is the right thing to do and we want to do it .
After my in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction to Jehovah’s Witnesses , I feel that I have at last found the way ​ — the right way !
By ‘ p@@ el@@ ting them with st@@ ones . ’ ​ — Le@@ v .
During World W@@ ar I@@ I , for instance , of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als ga@@ ther@@ ed 1@@ 60 of our un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly inc@@ ar@@ cer@@ ated brothers under 4@@ 5 years of age from all the pris@@ ons in H@@ ung@@ ary and ass@@ em@@ b@@ led them in one to@@ wn .
Who should receive the cre@@ di@@ t for this beau@@ ty and vari@@ ety ?
For example , there was the occasi@@ on when Jesus wa@@ shed his disciples ’ fe@@ et .
When we make decisions that ple@@ ase Jehovah , we draw clo@@ s@@ er to him and have his appro@@ val and blessing .
I@@ t@@ ta@@ i was able to look bey@@ ond the ani@@ mo@@ s@@ ity that ex@@ is@@ ted between the Israelites and the Phil@@ ist@@ ines .
“ My life may not have turned out ex@@ ac@@ tly as I pl@@ an@@ ned , but I am happy and will continue to be so . ”
Jesus gives us hope and courage , which help us to over@@ come anxi@@ ety . ​ — Hebrews 2 : 17 , 18 ; 4 : 16 .
This fri@@ v@@ ol@@ ous prac@@ tice was in@@ tend@@ ed to ad@@ d cre@@ d@@ ence to one@@ ’s st@@ at@@ ements ; yet , Jesus t@@ wi@@ ce den@@ oun@@ ced it .
David was soon stud@@ ying the Bible .
Go@@ d@@ less ones would be without love of go@@ o@@ dness , or as some transl@@ ations rend@@ er the expres@@ sion , “ h@@ at@@ ers of good ” or “ ho@@ st@@ ile to all go@@ o@@ dness . ”
Per@@ haps from there “ Lo@@ t ra@@ ised his eyes and saw the whole D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an , that all of it was a well - w@@ at@@ ered re@@ gi@@ on before Jehovah brought So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h to ru@@ in , like the gar@@ den of Jehovah , like the land of Egy@@ pt as far as Z@@ o@@ ar . ” ​ — Genesis 13 : 8 - 10 .
My local dra@@ ft bo@@ ard in@@ iti@@ ally cl@@ as@@ si@@ fied me in a way that I felt was not in acc@@ ord with Jesus ’ ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on for his followers to be neu@@ tr@@ al as to pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s .
What a thr@@ ill for her to hear her son ann@@ oun@@ ce that a cen@@ tu@@ ries - old Messi@@ ani@@ c prophecy was now ful@@ filled in him !
P@@ E@@ O@@ P@@ L@@ E around the earth have serious questions about life .
Di@@ d E@@ hu@@ d’s coming al@@ one cre@@ ate the imp@@ res@@ sion that he was be@@ tra@@ ying his coun@@ tr@@ y@@ men ?
“ Noah found fav@@ or in the eyes of Jehovah . . . .
Like the first - century Jews , “ they have a ze@@ al for God ; but not according to acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge . ”
So@@ on the full benef@@ its of that ransom pa@@ y@@ ment will acc@@ ru@@ e to those who gain God’s appro@@ val .
We should do all we can to keep the congregation clean .
( In@@ c@@ lu@@ de any local examples . )
J@@ es@@ se , the father of David and gr@@ and@@ son of Ru@@ th and Bo@@ a@@ z , was likely a de@@ v@@ out man .
H@@ ear@@ t@@ felt Jo@@ y
While never com@@ prom@@ ising where vital Scriptural principles were involved , Paul felt that he could go along with the su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion of the older men .
Ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y is a serious sin in God’s eyes , and true worshipp@@ ers must gu@@ ard against mar@@ it@@ al in@@ fid@@ el@@ ity .
The ab@@ bre@@ vi@@ ation B.C.E . means “ Be@@ fore the Com@@ m@@ on E@@ r@@ a , ” and C.E . means “ Com@@ m@@ on E@@ r@@ a . ”
Di@@ d Sam@@ s@@ on@@ ’s ha@@ ir give him strength ?
They s@@ end them all a bi@@ g hu@@ g and their love . ”
Do you dis@@ cer@@ n how the holy spirit has influ@@ enced your life for the better ?
I h@@ ur@@ ri@@ ed to my bro@@ ther’s house , which was about 15 min@@ ut@@ es away , only to learn that another woman and her son had also been kil@@ led .
I did not know it at the time , but this str@@ anger was E@@ rich N@@ ik@@ ol@@ a@@ iz@@ i@@ g , a sur@@ vi@@ v@@ or of the We@@ wel@@ s@@ bur@@ g con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p .
He gave them the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , which helped to prote@@ ct hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves in their worship of Jehovah .
Jehovah’s love for us is end@@ uring : Jehovah’s love for us will last forever and will stay strong as long as we remain faithful to him
Yes , what prote@@ ction godly wisdom af@@ for@@ ds !
Paul high@@ ligh@@ ted this when he said : “ I want you to be free from anxi@@ ety .
In the ful@@ l@@ est sense of the word , Jehovah’s way of gover@@ ning will stand v@@ indic@@ ated . ​ — Read Revelation 21 : 3 - 5 .
Yes , Jehovah bless@@ es ac@@ ts of faith and courage . ​ — Ru@@ th 2 : 12 ; 4 : 17 - 22 ; Mat@@ t .
Still , the question rema@@ ins : Does God appro@@ ve the use of i@@ con@@ s for the purpose of even so - called indi@@ rec@@ t ven@@ er@@ ation ?
Ther@@ efore , I kin@@ dly told the young man that I could not accept his offer .
E@@ ach of those decisions came with certain privile@@ ges and responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
How can the Witness mother de@@ al with the di@@ le@@ m@@ ma ?
• Why are you in ur@@ g@@ ent need of deli@@ ver@@ ance ?
A strong relationship with Jehovah helps us to be obedi@@ ent to him
P@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ T@@ Y and op@@ pres@@ sion are al@@ most as old as mankind .
They too can be@@ ar “ much fru@@ it ” and bring glory to their heavenly Father .
Jesus “ loved them to the end ”
For example , su@@ p@@ pose we were to consider with him Revelation 21 : 4 .
It is true that the da@@ ily dist@@ ribu@@ tion was a temp@@ or@@ ary arrang@@ ement desi@@ gn@@ ed to me@@ et the needs of ones who became Christians at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . and who rema@@ ined for a time in Jerusalem to be buil@@ t up spiritually .
This account may help us to understand Jesus ’ thinking on another occasi@@ on .
14 , 15 . ( a ) What is out@@ standing about Davi@@ d’s pati@@ ence ?
In the work@@ place , for example , a p@@ un@@ c@@ tu@@ al person is gener@@ ally consider@@ ed reli@@ able and di@@ lig@@ ent .
Ti@@ me ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine com@@ men@@ ted that “ al@@ most no educ@@ ated person these days doub@@ ts that Jesus lived . ”
“ I@@ t’s difficult when you know someone will not rec@@ over , ” ob@@ ser@@ ves S@@ har@@ on .
Ther@@ e@@ after , milli@@ ons of sol@@ di@@ ers fac@@ ed what one hist@@ ori@@ an descri@@ bed as “ perhaps the c@@ ru@@ el@@ est large - sc@@ ale or@@ de@@ al that the flesh and spirit of man have end@@ ur@@ ed . ”
It was pre@@ pared with the co@@ op@@ er@@ ation of over 1@@ ,000 people .
These pres@@ ses were too large to f@@ it into the pr@@ inter@@ y in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n .
You are also working with the angels , who are help@@ ing God’s people to preach the good news . ​ — Revelation 14 : 6 .
It really happ@@ ens that way .
In fact , they may to some ex@@ t@@ ent be refle@@ cting the qualities of Jehovah , in who@@ se i@@ ma@@ ge man was made .
On@@ ly now , in this tra@@ gi@@ c h@@ our , did she fully gr@@ as@@ p the truth of those words .
The Christians in R@@ ome would need to be care@@ ful that such differ@@ ences did not pre@@ v@@ ent them from gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying God “ with one m@@ ou@@ th . ”
In 194@@ 4 , I was assign@@ ed to a large cir@@ cu@@ it co@@ ver@@ ing all of S@@ ou@@ th Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , nor@@ ther@@ n V@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ a , and the New S@@ ou@@ th W@@ al@@ es city of S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y .
However , to en@@ able so many people with va@@ st@@ ly different ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds to accept and a@@ bi@@ de by the same standards is certainly a mam@@ mo@@ th under@@ taking .
What a tra@@ ge@@ dy that sin was !
S@@ tr@@ ange as it may se@@ em , though , I have never felt enti@@ r@@ ely al@@ one .
Of what can you be sure as you a@@ wa@@ it Jehovah’s day with end@@ ur@@ ance ?
Why did Jesus ur@@ ge his followers to love one another ?
P@@ op@@ ul@@ ar religion is especially re@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible for prom@@ o@@ ting a number of po@@ pul@@ ar my@@ ths regarding death .
Jesus has all authority in heaven and on earth , and nothing can s@@ n@@ atch you away from his prote@@ ctive care ​ — exc@@ ep@@ t you .
In the mi@@ d@@ st of all of this , Job made some r@@ as@@ h st@@ at@@ ements .
He brought a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l F@@ lood , which s@@ we@@ pt away all wicked humans along with the N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of John
Lo@@ o@@ king back on those years , H@@ i@@ ro@@ o says : “ It was a great joy to be able to help the brothers and sisters become str@@ ong@@ er spiritually . ”
F@@ i@@ ve years after that , my father with@@ dre@@ w from the S@@ ev@@ en@@ th - Da@@ y Ad@@ v@@ ent@@ ist Ch@@ urch and was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Still , the Israelites had to “ pul@@ l away right af@@ ter@@ ward . ” ​ — Nu@@ m .
She wanted to par@@ d@@ on B@@ less@@ ing@@ ’s de@@ b@@ t and to ask for her for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
Jesus taught his followers only one religion , the true religion .
Now , however , by word and example , A@@ do@@ l@@ f@@ o teach@@ es others to be mil@@ d - temp@@ ered .
With a heart full of appreciation , she says , “ It is so wonderful that Jehovah let me come home ! ”
So we put up a t@@ ent on an o@@ pen pi@@ e@@ ce of gr@@ ound on the f@@ ar@@ m of an inter@@ ested person .
Even false worship can be rend@@ ered with ze@@ al and devo@@ tion .
Many new@@ ly con@@ ver@@ ted disciples from out@@ side Israel were then enjo@@ ying the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality of fellow believers in Juda@@ e@@ a , but problems ar@@ ose in con@@ ne@@ ction with sh@@ aring what was a@@ vail@@ able .
God can help us to change our attitude if we really want to .
Then they set a tra@@ p by as@@ king the question : “ Is it la@@ w@@ ful to pa@@ y head ta@@ x to Ca@@ es@@ ar or not ? ”
A T@@ or@@ on@@ to S@@ ta@@ r writ@@ er says : “ Be a@@ ware of the am@@ ount of religi@@ o - spiritual coun@@ ter@@ fe@@ its . . . .
How can understanding Jehovah’s view of wr@@ ong@@ doing sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard his people ?
The Bible - based pro@@ gra@@ m r@@ an for three con@@ secu@@ tive days for most conven@@ tion@@ ers and four days for those who were able to atten@@ d the special inter@@ n@@ ational ga@@ ther@@ ings .
Solomon stated a princi@@ ple that can help you to make the best of your you@@ th .
After arri@@ ving at Ge@@ th@@ s@@ em@@ ane , Jesus “ took Peter and James and John along with him ” and told them to “ keep on the w@@ atch . ”
It is a t@@ ree of life to those taking hold of it , and those keep@@ ing f@@ ast hold of it are to be called happy . ” ​ — Proverbs 3 : 13 - 18 .
What sear@@ ch@@ ing questions could we ask ourselves ?
Solomon re@@ tur@@ ns to Jerusalem , taking the young woman with him ; the shepher@@ d fol@@ lo@@ ws her .
We find the answer at Isaiah 30 : 20 , 21 : “ Your G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or will no longer hi@@ de himself , and your eyes must become eyes see@@ ing your G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or .
He knew what was in Jo@@ b@@ ’s heart and provided the counsel that Job needed .
S@@ ur@@ ely , Jehovah , the all - powerful God , who lo@@ ves righteousness and justice , will not forever t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate what he h@@ ates .
What has been a po@@ pul@@ ar child - re@@ aring conc@@ ep@@ t , and what ap@@ par@@ ently prom@@ p@@ ted it ?
He will rule as a shepher@@ d “ in the strength of Jehovah . ”
All this time , my de@@ ar wife was wonder@@ ing what was happ@@ ening to me .
Ex@@ c@@ ited and deli@@ gh@@ ted , they be@@ have “ like f@@ atten@@ ed cal@@ ves . ”
God gives his holy spirit and all of its benef@@ its .
In the first article , we will discus@@ s how Jehovah has gu@@ i@@ ded his people with teaching that is prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely cle@@ are@@ r and simp@@ l@@ er .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing the F@@ am@@ ily S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually S@@ tr@@ ong
But those were happy times .
He will long remember the pa@@ in@@ ful less@@ on that he learned : A s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing man cannot gu@@ ard his pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
You too may won@@ der what reason a loving , all - powerful God could pos@@ si@@ bly have for per@@ mit@@ ting human suffering .
In imit@@ ation of David , how should we re@@ act if we experience in@@ justice or pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce ?
She did not even think of doing o@@ ther@@ wise . She took Samuel to H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est El@@ i at the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le in Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h and said : “ It was for this bo@@ y that I pray@@ ed , and Jehovah gr@@ anted my pet@@ iti@@ on that I asked of him .
S@@ up@@ pose your do@@ ct@@ or ad@@ v@@ ised you to e@@ at more fru@@ its and ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les but to avoid pi@@ e , ice cre@@ am , and things like these .
“ I got a tra@@ de and started my own bu@@ sin@@ ess .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous E@@ f@@ forts to I@@ mp@@ ro@@ ve the World
Fir@@ st to go will be all false religion .
He did for the man what he would have wanted done for himself .
Jehovah has cho@@ s@@ en the anointed Christians to be the future bri@@ de for his Son .
No won@@ der the Scriptures counsel us not to put our trust in man , “ to whom no sal@@ vation bel@@ ong@@ s ” !
This will inclu@@ de ri@@ d@@ ding the earth of all evil , even as he destro@@ yed N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h after her in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants rel@@ ap@@ sed into wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness . ​ — Na@@ hu@@ m 3 : 5 - 7 .
E@@ ar@@ th will become a par@@ adise filled with happy , heal@@ thy people bless@@ ed with everlasting life .
I@@ X , 19@@ 0@@ 4
A so@@ ver@@ ei@@ gn gener@@ ally exerc@@ ises his authority through an ag@@ enc@@ y that is plac@@ ed over his sub@@ je@@ cts .
But with Jehovah’s help , we can have a clean conscience .
We made it clear that we were not discus@@ sing these sub@@ je@@ cts because we su@@ spe@@ cted him of anything ; we only wanted to make sure that he was e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed to h@@ and@@ le the bad influ@@ ences around him . ”
The talk “ F@@ in@@ ding Re@@ fre@@ sh@@ ment Un@@ der Christ’s Yo@@ ke ” ans@@ wer@@ ed that question .
As he guid@@ es them to the pu@@ re worship of God , they experience peace similar to that descri@@ bed in the Bible : “ My people must d@@ well in a pe@@ ace@@ ful a@@ bi@@ ding place and in re@@ si@@ d@@ ences of full confidence and in un@@ dis@@ tur@@ bed re@@ sting - plac@@ es . ”
Saul soon proved wrong any who may have doub@@ ted his qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations .
Thus we imitate Jesus , who exerc@@ ised his will when he la@@ id asi@@ de his car@@ p@@ en@@ ter@@ ’s to@@ ol@@ s , got baptized , and devo@@ ted himself fully to the doing of his heavenly Fa@@ ther’s will . ​ — Psalm 40 : 7 , 8 ; John 6 : 38 - 40 .
Christians who end@@ ure under tri@@ als without giving up will have God’s fav@@ or .
How does 2 Timothy 1 : 7 help us to id@@ enti@@ fy the fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al s@@ ource of courage ?
[ Jehovah ] will s@@ end his ang@@ el a@@ head of you , and you will certainly take a wife for my son from there . ”
If the l@@ at@@ ter are pres@@ sur@@ ing the you@@ ng@@ ster to take d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , dr@@ ink heav@@ ily , or eng@@ age in im@@ moral conduct , should the parents be cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed for tr@@ ying to ad@@ just their chil@@ d’s thinking and help him or her real@@ ize the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of such d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous conduct ?
What is free will ?
And at the star@@ t of the fin@@ al de@@ ca@@ de of the 20@@ th century , efforts were under way to make personal cont@@ act with the brothers in Rus@@ sia .
He im@@ medi@@ ately sen@@ sed the pain she was suffering , appro@@ ached the fun@@ er@@ al pro@@ c@@ es@@ sion , and resur@@ rec@@ ted the young man . ​ — Luke 7 : 11 - 16 .
We will consider such questions as : How should we view com@@ promise ?
Go@@ dly D@@ ev@@ o@@ tion ​ — A K@@ ey F@@ ac@@ t@@ or
In time , transl@@ ations of the Bible appe@@ ared in other Af@@ ri@@ can langu@@ ages .
Je@@ al@@ ous Saul , however , at@@ temp@@ ted ​ — first imp@@ ul@@ si@@ vely , then c@@ un@@ n@@ ingly , and fin@@ ally with an ar@@ my — ​ to k@@ ill David .
One night I just left home .
E@@ ach of us does well to ask himself , ‘ Do I have a simil@@ arly obedi@@ ent spirit ? ’
Bro@@ thers and sisters in F@@ i@@ ji enjoy preaching in the r@@ ur@@ al are@@ as out@@ side of Su@@ va , the cap@@ it@@ al city .
P@@ le@@ ase o@@ pen your Bible and read those ver@@ ses .
The making of bul@@ ls for this purpose did not in any way viol@@ ate the second comman@@ d@@ ment , which pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted the making of ob@@ je@@ cts for worship . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 20 : 4 , 5 .
On see@@ ing his sister stri@@ ck@@ en with le@@ pro@@ s@@ y , the faithful man Moses cri@@ ed out : “ O God , ple@@ ase ! He@@ al her , ple@@ ase ! ” ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 12 : 12 , 13 .
Then po@@ ver@@ ty will be a thing of the past .
He then fin@@ ds himself the t@@ ar@@ get of cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism from the other P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es : “ You are not also out of Gal@@ ile@@ e , are you ?
Although deep@@ ly sa@@ dd@@ ened by the lo@@ ss of a har@@ d@@ working , bel@@ o@@ ved member of the Bethel family and the worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od , we rejo@@ ice in Bro@@ ther J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z ’ loyal service to Jehovah over many de@@ ca@@ des .
I@@ ts Au@@ th@@ or is , not some c@@ ru@@ el de@@ ity , but the loving God , Jehovah .
P@@ ho@@ to by R@@ O@@ L@@ O@@ C C@@ ol@@ or S@@ li@@ des
That is the most no@@ ble purpose that anyone can pur@@ sue . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 1 , 2 .
Yes , “ they will ac@@ tually si@@ t , each one under his v@@ ine and under his fi@@ g t@@ ree , and there will be no one making them tre@@ m@@ ble ; for the very m@@ ou@@ th of Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es has spo@@ ken it . ” ​ — Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 4 .
On occasi@@ on , Jehovah gave comfort by spe@@ ci@@ f@@ ying a time , near or dist@@ ant , when his people would be deli@@ vered .
Although they felt secu@@ re , God would seek them out as with b@@ right lam@@ ps that would p@@ ene@@ tr@@ ate the spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness wh@@ er@@ e@@ in they had taken refu@@ ge .
How You Can Be Su@@ cc@@ ess@@ ful
A G@@ lo@@ ba@@ l E@@ pi@@ dem@@ ic 3
O@@ ver fi@@ ve cen@@ tu@@ ries in ad@@ v@@ ance , the Bible pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed the ex@@ act year of the Messi@@ ah’s appe@@ ar@@ ance .
W@@ as M@@ ike mi@@ x@@ ed up in a cul@@ t ? ” ​ — Be@@ ck@@ y , C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
Jesus did not just t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate children ; he war@@ m@@ ly wel@@ com@@ ed them . ​ — Mark 10 : 13 - 16 .
Is that the so@@ le cr@@ it@@ eri@@ on for determin@@ ing if a religion is true ?
Since in cl@@ as@@ si@@ cal ide@@ olo@@ gy , physical per@@ fe@@ ction cor@@ respon@@ ded to moral per@@ fe@@ ction and was the exc@@ lu@@ sive pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the ar@@ is@@ to@@ cr@@ ac@@ y , these well - prop@@ or@@ tioned bo@@ dies of vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous a@@ th@@ let@@ es re@@ pres@@ ented a ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ cal ide@@ al .
Jesus stated : “ No matter what you ask the Father in my name , he [ will ] give it to you . ”
Bo@@ a@@ z was willing to act on Ru@@ th@@ ’s re@@ qu@@ est .
Thus , as we car@@ ry out our com@@ mis@@ sion , we can say as did the prophet Isaiah : “ The S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah himself has sent me , even his spirit . ”
He recogn@@ ized that , des@@ pite their imper@@ fe@@ ctions , they were en@@ tru@@ sted with the God - given responsi@@ bility of loo@@ king after him .
E@@ ver@@ lasting Re@@ war@@ ds for Lo@@ y@@ al Su@@ b@@ je@@ cts
Consider the case of J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah , who served as ju@@ dge in Israel in the 1@@ 2@@ th century B.C.E .
In the Bible book of Revelation , false religion is seen as a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic har@@ lo@@ t called Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at .
At the age of 17 , he was working as a shepher@@ d , ass@@ is@@ ting some of his older brothers , when he no@@ tic@@ ed some wr@@ ong@@ doing on their part .
Like a g@@ ent@@ le bre@@ e@@ ze and a co@@ ol dr@@ ink on a ho@@ t day , kindness and go@@ o@@ dness are ref@@ re@@ shing . W@@ i@@ th@@ in the family cir@@ c@@ le , they contribu@@ te to a pleas@@ ant at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere .
* S@@ hor@@ tly , it will cr@@ us@@ h and put an end to all human govern@@ ments . ​ — Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 .
What all those ass@@ em@@ b@@ led saw and heard were truly deep things of God .
Re@@ fre@@ shing G@@ ro@@ w@@ th ( T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n ) , 8 / 15
The Mal@@ ag@@ as@@ y people have long been famili@@ ar with the name Jehovah , for Mal@@ ag@@ as@@ y transl@@ ations of the Bible con@@ tain@@ ing God’s name have been a@@ vail@@ able for over 1@@ 70 years .
He also knew that rel@@ eas@@ ing Jesus would cause tr@@ ou@@ ble , something he wanted to avoid .
How can we show that we loy@@ ally support Jehovah’s organization ?
F@@ ul@@ l - Ti@@ me M@@ in@@ is@@ try ​ — Wh@@ ere It L@@ ed M@@ e ( R .
What fi@@ ve are@@ as of God’s loving care will we consider ?
What did Jesus , who kno@@ ws the person@@ ality and will of Jehovah better than anyone el@@ se , say ?
Acc@@ ording to Jesus himself , it was God’s Kingdom .
The preaching and teaching work that was temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily hal@@ ted by the worl@@ d’s op@@ position was re@@ sum@@ ed in 19@@ 19 , but it has not been comple@@ ted .
For instance , “ the ang@@ el G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el was sent for@@ th from God to a city of Gal@@ ile@@ e nam@@ ed Na@@ z@@ are@@ th . ”
Tru@@ e , Jehovah has not provided every de@@ ta@@ il of what life will be like then , but we may reason@@ ab@@ ly su@@ p@@ pose that all will be able to pur@@ sue inter@@ ests and s@@ k@@ ill@@ s that appe@@ al to them .
How do you de@@ al with any who might fai@@ l to me@@ asure up per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly to Christian standards ?
We read : “ De@@ bor@@ ah also went up with him . ”
In car@@ ing for the flo@@ ck of God , they stri@@ ve to do so will@@ ingly , e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly , and in a loving man@@ ner .
• The s@@ ow@@ ing of the se@@ ed
S@@ il@@ vi@@ a , a sing@@ le sister who has served at Bethel for more than 38 years , se@@ es this as a blessing .
Abraham was told that his se@@ ed would mul@@ ti@@ p@@ ly and become “ like the st@@ ars of the heavens ” and the gra@@ ins of s@@ and on the se@@ a@@ sh@@ ore .
An@@ cient C@@ un@@ ei@@ form and the Bible
If we are mil@@ d and res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful , we are more likely to draw people to the God we serve .
This time , I was sen@@ ten@@ ced to more than three and a half years in a pris@@ on in Mari@@ b@@ or , which is lo@@ c@@ ated at the e@@ ast@@ er@@ n end of S@@ lo@@ ven@@ ia .
Today , Jehovah uses the Bible , his holy spirit , and the congregation to mo@@ ld us .
Jehovah T@@ end@@ er@@ ly Ca@@ res for His El@@ der@@ ly Ser@@ v@@ ants
Why can we be happy when persecu@@ ted and fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely “ lea@@ p for joy ” ?
D@@ r . T . P@@ u@@ a@@ pua , the form@@ er pri@@ me minis@@ ter of Tu@@ v@@ alu , wrote a letter expres@@ sing appreciation for the Li@@ ve F@@ o@@ re@@ ver book .
No one can den@@ y that the Bible repor@@ ts that God in b@@ y@@ g@@ one days at times st@@ ep@@ ped in to per@@ form human@@ ly imp@@ os@@ sible ac@@ ts .
( 7 ) L@@ ang@@ lo@@ is , J .
But I remember that one day our family vis@@ ited a place where lo@@ ts of people were s@@ it@@ ting on cha@@ ir@@ s .
He never took si@@ des in pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s or in w@@ ars .
What did one young sister say about a gift from Jehovah ?
The Christian Greek Scriptures are re@@ ple@@ te with remin@@ ders for us to show love for one another .
Consider the love Jehovah showed in deal@@ ing with the Israelites .
How did some who became apostles respon@@ d when Christ called them to be his followers ?
How different the course of hist@@ ory would have been had all those who claim@@ ed to be Christians ac@@ tually follow@@ ed this teaching !
Some have conclu@@ ded that such min@@ u@@ te fr@@ actions are , in effect , no longer blood and h@@ ence are not co@@ vered by the comm@@ and ‘ to ab@@ sta@@ in from blood . ’
The won@@ ders of cre@@ ation we have just consider@@ ed are not the only questions and des@@ crip@@ tions pres@@ ented to Job .
In this con@@ ne@@ ction , most anointed ones have set a wonderful example .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , in A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a the c@@ li@@ mate was right for a transl@@ ation of the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Satan , the origin@@ at@@ or of evil , continu@@ es to me@@ dd@@ le in human af@@ fai@@ r@@ s . ​ — 1 / 1 , pages 4 - 6 .
Yet , we cannot avoid situ@@ ations where we are for@@ ced to wa@@ st@@ e some of that preci@@ ous time wa@@ iting on events or people .
As@@ k yourself , ‘ Will my we@@ aring this gar@@ ment give cause for stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing ? ’
Be@@ ing a Witness and a Ger@@ man of dra@@ ft age , it was not hard to i@@ magine what the G@@ esta@@ p@@ o would do with me .
The word “ tend@@ er ” is de@@ f@@ ined as “ mar@@ ked by , respon@@ ding to , or expres@@ sing the so@@ f@@ ter emo@@ tions . ”
This l@@ at@@ ter thought ob@@ s@@ ess@@ ed many people during the M@@ id@@ d@@ le A@@ ges .
What does it mean to be truly succ@@ ess@@ ful in life ?
By develop@@ ing “ a heart of wisdom , ” however , you can re@@ vi@@ ve it .
I know God ca@@ res for me , and I have many close friends who also make me feel secu@@ re . ”
We were e@@ ag@@ er to ex@@ p@@ and our share in the preaching work .
No , for he knew that the man@@ ’s re@@ qu@@ est was mer@@ ely an exc@@ use to e@@ va@@ de responsi@@ bility .
Those who act on these Bible principles truly “ honor wi@@ do@@ ws . ”
V@@ ari@@ ous Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant grou@@ ps and individuals were at o@@ d@@ ds with the ch@@ urch .
L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing to the Messi@@ ah
Consider the acc@@ oun@@ ts in the bo@@ x “ How They De@@ al@@ t With Per@@ secu@@ tion , ” and see what you can learn from them .
For example , you believe in God and you have heard others expres@@ s why they have faith in his ex@@ ist@@ ence .
When he refu@@ sed mil@@ it@@ ary service , Pa@@ we@@ ł S@@ z@@ al@@ bo@@ t was sent to work in a mine
The Ju@@ de@@ ans had turned for help to “ the refu@@ ge of a li@@ e , ” that is , to their pol@@ itical al@@ li@@ ance with Egy@@ pt .
On many occasi@@ ons , what may be thought of as a deli@@ ber@@ ate personal off@@ en@@ se is nothing of the s@@ ort ; it is just a result of imper@@ fe@@ ction or a mis@@ understanding .
That can help in@@ still self - respect in the chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s hearts .
Some 3@@ 2@@ 3@@ ,@@ 4@@ 39 people sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed their dedic@@ ation to God by sub@@ mit@@ ting themselves to water baptism .
The V@@ it@@ al R@@ o@@ le of Lo@@ ve
On@@ ly toward the end of his life did he say with a me@@ asure of confidence : “ I have f@@ ought the fine fi@@ ght , I have ru@@ n the course to the fin@@ ish , I have ob@@ served the faith . ” ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
“ I ad@@ ju@@ sted my thinking and made peace . ” ​ — S@@ and@@ r@@ a S@@ and@@ r@@ a : My mother was from U@@ mun@@ e@@ de in D@@ el@@ ta St@@ ate , N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ a .
Sam@@ son t@@ ou@@ ch cor@@ p@@ ses as Na@@ z@@ ir@@ ite ?
The words of Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 8 : 9 , 13 ( read ) were spo@@ ken while the temple in Jerusalem was being re@@ buil@@ t , yet those words can help us today .
A New Yor@@ k T@@ im@@ es O@@ p - E@@ d article ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ H@@ igh@@ er educ@@ ation used to be reg@@ ar@@ ded as an eng@@ ine of opportunity .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , women today , especially mo@@ thers , lead bus@@ y lives .
If so , you have been ri@@ ch@@ ly bless@@ ed .
2 : 5 , 6 , 29 - 35 .
Acc@@ ording to that account , C@@ y@@ ri@@ l re@@ t@@ or@@ ted by c@@ iting 1 Corinthians 14 : 8 , 9 : “ For truly , if the tru@@ mp@@ et s@@ oun@@ ds an indi@@ st@@ in@@ ct call , who will get ready for bat@@ tle ?
“ Ke@@ ep your min@@ ds fi@@ x@@ ed on the things a@@ bo@@ ve , not on the things on the earth . ” ​ — C@@ O@@ L .
For example , a man tel@@ ls his bo@@ ss or those who work with him that he needs to leave work early because he has a medi@@ cal ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
He was always ready to help the po@@ or and a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted .
How did ag@@ ed prophe@@ t@@ ess An@@ na show her devo@@ tion to God , and how was she re@@ war@@ ded ?
As is true in other are@@ as in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , many people ex@@ pect a religious group to have a prop@@ er place of worship .
* Yes , the Scriptures indic@@ ate that Jesus had brothers and sisters who were born to Joseph and M@@ ary .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , Jehovah provi@@ des comfort .
But wh@@ atever the case , the w@@ ine r@@ an out .
• On what bas@@ is will those who will live forever on earth be jud@@ ged ?
Paul stated : “ God is the one that , for the s@@ ake of his good ple@@ asure , is ac@@ ting within you in order for you both to will and to act . ”
Tru@@ ly , there has been much w@@ o@@ e for mankind , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly since 1914 .
Do you ever feel ti@@ red ?
“ It was a holy place .
He must have been deep@@ ly moved to learn about A@@ be@@ l , who had died as a mar@@ ty@@ r because he worshipp@@ ed Jehovah in a way that pleas@@ ed H@@ im .
Jehovah ful@@ filled his promise .
How Di@@ d O@@ ther Bible W@@ rit@@ ers V@@ i@@ e@@ w the F@@ lood ?
It is because the Bible is God’s Word .
That n@@ atur@@ ally lea@@ ds to sh@@ aring authority .
God has many wonderful qualities , some of the most out@@ standing being his love , wisdom , justice , and power .
In what ways has God commun@@ ic@@ ated with humans ?
For example , he did not provide de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about how the b@@ ra@@ in works or how the uni@@ verse fun@@ ctions , even though such information would have been very f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating !
For example , A L@@ it@@ er@@ al Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Bible states : “ If one does not receive bir@@ th from a@@ bo@@ ve , he is not able to see the kingdom of God . ”
I@@ N TH@@ E first century of our Com@@ m@@ on E@@ r@@ a , all Christians sh@@ ared an important responsi@@ bility ​ — the du@@ ty to preach the good news .
“ For me , this fil@@ m was more powerful than a written account .
We r@@ ely on the same holy spirit that Sam@@ son did .
O@@ ther di@@ se@@ as@@ es are more le@@ th@@ al in a sense .
A@@ un@@ t M@@ ary is another one who has re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed her Creator since her you@@ th .
The Bible Ch@@ ang@@ es Li@@ ves
T@@ ar@@ o says : “ They were so ang@@ ry that for years , I was for@@ bi@@ d@@ den to vis@@ it them at home .
What will we discus@@ s in this article ?
Our loving heavenly Father will bring them back to life and give them an opportunity to learn about his purpose and to gain everlasting life .
There is only one true S@@ ource for standards of mor@@ ality ​ — the Creator of mankind , Jehovah God .
Consider the p@@ ome@@ gr@@ an@@ ate .
The next day a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er ( travel@@ ing minis@@ ter ) and my husband went on bo@@ ard to re@@ tri@@ eve some of the cou@@ ple@@ ’s bel@@ ong@@ ings , but G@@ esta@@ p@@ o col@@ la@@ bor@@ at@@ ors p@@ oun@@ ced on them .
P@@ re@@ ach . . . to all cre@@ ation . ”
Today , a Rus@@ si@@ an must be O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x . ”
Re@@ ading and lear@@ ning can also make you feel more positi@@ ve , bro@@ ad@@ ening your ho@@ ri@@ z@@ ons .
They are full of love ​ — a qu@@ ality that is so r@@ are these days .
J@@ im rec@@ al@@ led : “ E@@ ver@@ yone wor@@ ked to make it a succ@@ ess . ”
Hence , Jesus was not saying that we humans could ac@@ tually see Jehovah with our physical eyes .
Wh@@ atever the case , the wise one fa@@ res better than the fo@@ ol@@ ish one .
( 2 C@@ or .
• How can we prove ourselves to be friends of Christ ?
The Israelites were to make “ fr@@ ing@@ ed e@@ d@@ ges upon the s@@ ki@@ r@@ ts of their gar@@ ments ” and to “ put a b@@ lu@@ e str@@ ing a@@ bo@@ ve the fr@@ ing@@ ed e@@ dge of the s@@ ki@@ r@@ t . ”
19 : 5 , 6 ; He@@ b .
V@@ e@@ ge@@ ti@@ us said that sa@@ il@@ ing was sa@@ fe from May 27 to S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 14 but that the two doub@@ t@@ ful , or d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous , peri@@ o@@ ds r@@ an from S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 15 to No@@ v@@ ember 11 and from Mar@@ ch 11 to May 26 .
How can we avoid a@@ do@@ p@@ ting an un@@ for@@ giving attitude toward those who sin seri@@ ously but man@@ i@@ f@@ est gen@@ u@@ ine rep@@ ent@@ ance ?
We can be sure that in the year 20@@ 00 , me - ism is by no means dead .
Genesis 25 : 8 states : “ Then Abraham ex@@ pi@@ red and died in a good old age , old and satis@@ fied , and was ga@@ ther@@ ed to his people . ”
A Christian ought to be concer@@ ned about not ‘ w@@ oun@@ ding consci@@ ences that are we@@ ak . ’
Wh@@ ere are we going ? ’
This is his way of remin@@ ding me that I should wr@@ ite down com@@ ments that he can offer during question - and - answer s@@ essi@@ ons at meetings of our Christian congregation .
As he was s@@ cour@@ ged , his back t@@ or@@ n to ri@@ b@@ b@@ ons ?
They often con@@ ve@@ y the thought of rest@@ ra@@ ining on@@ es@@ el@@ f from doing bad .
( b ) What princi@@ ple was illustr@@ ated by God’s message through H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i ?
R@@ ar@@ ely , though , is the tak@@ e@@ off that s@@ mo@@ o@@ th .
However , they feel free to think of God as one who has not cre@@ ated things , does not inter@@ v@@ ene in man@@ ’s af@@ fai@@ r@@ s , and will not ju@@ dge people .
From the time of A@@ be@@ l up to the time of the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s , a number of faithful individuals worshipp@@ ed Jehovah and obe@@ yed his comman@@ ds .
To share in the occasi@@ on to the full , I served as an attend@@ ant during the day and as a w@@ atch@@ man during the night .
Jehovah later appe@@ ared to Solomon in a dre@@ am and said : “ Re@@ qu@@ est what I should give you . ”
The con@@ text of these inspired words tel@@ ls us some ways in which we can prac@@ tice mer@@ cy .
After Jesus was resur@@ rec@@ ted , he continued to tra@@ in those appointed as shepher@@ ds .
P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations were p@@ ac@@ ked as so@@ a@@ p and taken to the ra@@ il@@ way st@@ ation in H@@ ir@@ s@@ ch@@ ber@@ g .
So she might t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully try to reason with her husband to see if , out of consider@@ ation for her feelings , he might do certain ho@@ li@@ day - rel@@ ated things for himself to accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ate a wife who lo@@ ves and res@@ pe@@ cts him .
Sa@@ m R@@ ob@@ er@@ son of the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c S@@ cho@@ ol@@ s De@@ par@@ t@@ ment encoura@@ ged the a@@ udi@@ ence to f@@ it into “ the gar@@ ment of gar@@ ments . ”
How Gre@@ at God’s M@@ or@@ al Q@@ u@@ alities !
“ Go@@ ing A@@ st@@ ra@@ y ” by Al@@ co@@ ho@@ l ​ — How ?
U@@ gar@@ it was ob@@ li@@ ged to pa@@ y tri@@ bu@@ te and to supp@@ ly its over@@ l@@ ord with tro@@ op@@ s .
How can we do so ?
The spiritual par@@ adise that God’s people enjoy even now will at last be in its righ@@ t@@ ful set@@ ting in that beau@@ ti@@ ful “ in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth to come . ”
Th@@ ough Greek was the comm@@ on language within the w@@ alls of An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch , out@@ side its g@@ ates and in the pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce , the language of the people was S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c .
No doubt lar@@ g@@ ely influ@@ enced by such religious and com@@ mer@@ cial op@@ pos@@ ers , the govern@@ ment of R@@ ho@@ desi@@ a ( now Z@@ im@@ ba@@ b@@ we ) ev@@ en@@ tually or@@ der@@ ed us to leave the country .
We would some@@ times si@@ t under an ir@@ on table desi@@ gn@@ ed to prote@@ ct us if the house col@@ la@@ p@@ sed .
H@@ er home is a place of comfort and sa@@ f@@ ety .
Satan wants to make us believe that God’s love has gro@@ wn co@@ ld .
The whole family prog@@ ressed in the truth and sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed their dedic@@ ation by water baptism .
I was g@@ la@@ d that she was present , but our gre@@ et@@ ing was rather sub@@ du@@ ed .
“ The Word of Jehovah W@@ ent On G@@ ro@@ wing , ” 4 / 1
Si@@ mil@@ arly , when you have been h@@ ur@@ t by a fellow beli@@ ever , keep in mind that your enem@@ y is not your imper@@ fect Christian brother but Satan , who wants to de@@ v@@ our you .
After stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to over@@ come a number of personal problems , An@@ na - Pa@@ ula began atten@@ ding meetings regul@@ arly .
We are coun@@ sel@@ ed here to a@@ bi@@ de by God’s remin@@ ders ​ — his law , or teaching , and his comman@@ d@@ ments — ​ recorded in the Bible .
Mo@@ ved with p@@ ity , Eli@@ j@@ ah imp@@ l@@ ored Jehovah to rest@@ ore the bo@@ y to life .
R@@ em@@ ember his wonderful works that he has per@@ form@@ ed , his mirac@@ les . ”
One of T@@ ing@@ me@@ i@@ ’s close friends is Ru@@ i@@ w@@ en .
W@@ he@@ ther they sur@@ rend@@ ered in respon@@ se to Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s words , we are not told .
H@@ on@@ est self - exam@@ in@@ ation can help us to see if we need to imp@@ ro@@ ve in displa@@ ying divine wisdom in this reg@@ ard .
“ Those who m@@ our@@ n ” are the same kind of people as “ those consci@@ ous of their spiritual need . ”
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , this was a ma@@ j@@ or chall@@ enge .
How Jehovah deal@@ t with those ha@@ ugh@@ ty men under@@ l@@ ines this truth : “ P@@ ri@@ de is before a cr@@ as@@ h , and a ha@@ ugh@@ ty spirit before stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing . ”
In Egy@@ pt his ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s wife tri@@ ed to se@@ du@@ ce Joseph , and when she was re@@ je@@ cted , she l@@ y@@ ingly acc@@ used him of making im@@ moral advan@@ ces .
We are born in sin , and we live in a world that c@@ at@@ ers to fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res .
I set off at da@@ wn , d@@ ri@@ ving my old but s@@ tur@@ dy tru@@ ck along the s@@ mo@@ o@@ th P@@ an - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can H@@ igh@@ way .
When he does , God for@@ ge@@ ts in the sense that he will not remember those sin@@ s in order to p@@ un@@ ish again . ​ — 7 / 1 , page 18 .
When the author@@ ities came the following day , they were very up@@ set to find the place emp@@ ty .
Since we are imper@@ fect , how can we avoid conduct that could di@@ sh@@ on@@ or Jehovah and stu@@ m@@ ble truth se@@ ek@@ ers ?
The word “ one ” in the expres@@ sion “ one Jehovah ” also means that his purpose and actions are always reli@@ able .
They and the other members of the gra@@ du@@ ating class are e@@ ag@@ er to em@@ ba@@ r@@ k on a care@@ er that will give them fulfill@@ ment and satis@@ fac@@ tion .
The apostle Paul refer@@ red to an ad@@ di@@ tional reason when he wrote : “ Let us consider one another to inc@@ ite to love and fine works , not for@@ s@@ ak@@ ing the ga@@ ther@@ ing of ourselves together , . . . but encourag@@ ing one another , and all the more so as you b@@ eho@@ ld the day dra@@ wing near . ”
U@@ p@@ on be@@ coming a follow@@ er of Christ , he wor@@ ked hard to de@@ al with all people as Jesus did .
If the matter invol@@ ves serious sin@@ s , they should try to gain their brother , as out@@ l@@ ined at Matthew 18 : 15 - 17 .
We live in “ later peri@@ o@@ ds of time . ”
Why should a loyal serv@@ ant of Jehovah be happy , even if he or she lives in re@@ stri@@ ctive circumstances ?
I never for@@ got it .
He knew that his family needed to gu@@ ard against a@@ do@@ p@@ ting the viol@@ ent ways and de@@ fi@@ ant attitude of the people around them .
In ancient Israel , beau@@ ti@@ ful gar@@ den@@ s con@@ ta@@ ined a deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful vari@@ ety of ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les , f@@ ra@@ gr@@ ant f@@ low@@ ers , and st@@ ately tre@@ es .
The teachings of God’s Word can also trans@@ form the ti@@ mi@@ d of heart into bo@@ ld Witnesses of Jehovah and ze@@ al@@ ous Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers . ​ — Jeremiah 1 : 6 - 9 .
L@@ ater on , God did inter@@ v@@ ene to al@@ ter their course to prote@@ ct the child .
This question took Jo@@ el and C@@ ar@@ l by sur@@ pris@@ e .
Per@@ haps an illustr@@ ation will be help@@ ful .
The inspired message con@@ ta@@ ined in its pages is , in@@ deed , ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
He does not have the use of ei@@ ther of his hands , having lost them ear@@ li@@ er in a work - rel@@ ated ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
A E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an Un@@ ion ad@@ vis@@ er saw the pro@@ ject in Tu@@ v@@ alu .
She had me atten@@ d the meetings with her .
God’s allow@@ ance of rule by human govern@@ ments , however , is only temp@@ or@@ ary .
Jesus as@@ sur@@ ed his followers that the heavenly Father knew their needs .
Ke@@ en S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents of the Bible
And as you sense how Jehovah provi@@ des strength to end@@ ure tri@@ als , your love for him gro@@ ws .
That is why I need my h@@ our@@ s on the jo@@ b re@@ duc@@ ed . ”
How have those who love the dar@@ k@@ ness tri@@ ed to ex@@ t@@ ing@@ u@@ ish the light ?
“ For us , ” wrote Ban@@ c@@ he@@ t@@ t@@ i , Rus@@ sel@@ l@@ ’s book “ is the most il@@ lu@@ min@@ ated and sure gu@@ i@@ de that any Christian may find to under@@ take a prof@@ it@@ able and bless@@ ed study of Ho@@ ly Scrip@@ ture . . .
On a S@@ atur@@ day night in 199@@ 6 , D@@ en@@ n@@ is and C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ’s marriage re@@ ached the bre@@ ak@@ ing point .
The Sam@@ ari@@ a o@@ str@@ ac@@ a also appe@@ ar to con@@ fir@@ m the religious situation of the Israelites as it is descri@@ bed in the Bible .
David continued to r@@ ely on God’s spirit .
□ In the family , what are the God - assign@@ ed ro@@ les of the husband and of the wife ?
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s Au@@ th@@ or ans@@ wers : “ As the heavens are high@@ er than the earth , so my ways are high@@ er than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts . ” ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 9 .
So we wa@@ ited and wa@@ ited , ho@@ p@@ ing for an answer from the So@@ ci@@ ety , but we kept fin@@ ding the ma@@ il@@ bo@@ x emp@@ ty .
“ The pri@@ est must gr@@ as@@ p from it his h@@ and@@ ful of its fine f@@ l@@ our and its o@@ il along with all its f@@ ran@@ k@@ inc@@ en@@ se ; and he must make it s@@ mo@@ ke as a re@@ mem@@ bran@@ c@@ er of it upon the al@@ ta@@ r , as an o@@ ffering made by fi@@ re of a rest@@ ful o@@ d@@ or to Jehovah . ”
That al@@ tered their moral com@@ pas@@ s .
That was his coming as a hum@@ ble , suffering Re@@ de@@ em@@ er .
The apostle Paul ur@@ ged his associ@@ ate Timothy to continue in the things he had been “ per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed to believe . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 14 , 15 .
With e@@ ag@@ er an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation we jo@@ y@@ fully a@@ wa@@ it the fulfill@@ ment of God’s promises .
Ad@@ vers@@ ity may take many form@@ s ​ — a fin@@ an@@ cial re@@ vers@@ al , the lo@@ ss of emp@@ loy@@ ment , a n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ ster , the death of a loved one , a health c@@ ris@@ is , and so on .
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing this , El@@ isha asked for a d@@ ou@@ ble por@@ tion of Eli@@ j@@ ah’s spirit .
“ To refu@@ se mil@@ it@@ ary service me@@ ant being sent to a con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p , ty@@ pi@@ c@@ ally A@@ us@@ ch@@ wit@@ z , ” expla@@ ins An@@ dr@@ ze@@ j S@@ z@@ al@@ bo@@ t , whom the G@@ esta@@ p@@ o ar@@ rest@@ ed in 194@@ 3 .
In one bat@@ tle al@@ one , A@@ ha@@ z lost 1@@ 20@@ ,000 v@@ ali@@ ant fi@@ gh@@ ting men !
This was a new chall@@ enge for us , but I continued to pioneer .
Of course , they did not look for@@ ward to being resur@@ rec@@ ted to life in heaven , since Jesus had not yet made that possible .
In fact , what people in one are@@ a rel@@ ish may be un@@ appe@@ ti@@ z@@ ing to people el@@ se@@ where .
No col@@ le@@ ctions are ever taken .
As@@ k yourself : ‘ Un@@ der what circumstances am I willing to obey Jehovah ?
L@@ ef@@ t un@@ c@@ he@@ cked , the love of the world could ev@@ en@@ tually cause us to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on our Christian course al@@ together .
Un@@ like the har@@ d@@ hear@@ ted P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , Christ never used his authority to ad@@ d to others ’ bur@@ den@@ s .
The inter@@ vie@@ ws emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed that it is love of people that br@@ ings joy in the mission@@ ary service .
However , it is Jehovah’s will “ to bring to ru@@ in those ru@@ ining the earth . ”
One study was with Ad@@ ri@@ ana , who spoke to two other famili@@ es about what she was lear@@ ning .
Do you r@@ ely sol@@ ely on yourself , or do you “ thro@@ w your bur@@ den upon Jehovah ” ?
All of this helped him to make spiritual prog@@ ress .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es , land pri@@ ces are ex@@ or@@ bit@@ ant , and z@@ on@@ ing la@@ ws are stri@@ ct .
We are as@@ sur@@ ed : “ The comman@@ d@@ ment is a lam@@ p , and a light the law is , and the re@@ pro@@ of@@ s of discipl@@ ine are the way of life , to gu@@ ard you against the bad woman , against the s@@ mo@@ o@@ th@@ ness of the t@@ ong@@ ue of the fore@@ ign woman . ”
En@@ ra@@ ged , Satan has in@@ ten@@ si@@ fied his cam@@ pa@@ ign of g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l dec@@ ep@@ tion .
He don@@ ated fun@@ ds and organiz@@ ed support for the con@@ stru@@ ction of a temple .
Consider the case of one Christian who lost both his wife and his mother in death within one year .
Th@@ ough we are ob@@ je@@ cts of h@@ at@@ red by all the nations , let us be res@@ ol@@ ved to remain loyal sub@@ je@@ cts of God’s Kingdom , ever determined to stay in Jehovah’s v@@ al@@ le@@ y of prote@@ ction .
; Tho@@ ma@@ s , D .
The Bible says : “ By faith also S@@ ar@@ ah received power to conc@@ ei@@ ve off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , even when she was past the age , since she consider@@ ed H@@ im faithful who made the promise . ”
On@@ ly from him , through his Son , Jesus Christ , can humans receive everlasting life .
It also imp@@ lies “ imp@@ o@@ sing a false ide@@ a or beli@@ ef that ca@@ uses ign@@ or@@ ance , be@@ w@@ il@@ der@@ ment , or hel@@ pl@@ ess@@ ness . ”
* In time , it became ob@@ vi@@ ous that Jehovah was right about Job , and Satan was proved a li@@ ar .
After the bu@@ ri@@ al , it may be the cu@@ sto@@ m for relati@@ ves , neigh@@ b@@ ors , and others to ga@@ ther in large num@@ bers to fe@@ ast and d@@ ance to l@@ ou@@ d mu@@ si@@ c .
Jehovah gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ously ans@@ wer@@ ed Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k with these faith - streng@@ th@@ ening words : “ The vision is yet for the appointed time , and it keep@@ s pan@@ ting on to the end , and it will not tell a li@@ e .
An@@ i@@ mal@@ s do not worship , so if for some reason you are re@@ inc@@ ar@@ n@@ ated into an ani@@ ma@@ l to pa@@ y for your sin@@ s , how do you rec@@ ti@@ fy matters and prog@@ ress from that st@@ ate ? ” ​ — A form@@ er H@@ in@@ du in S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
Di@@ d they jo@@ in the ar@@ m@@ ed for@@ ces there , say “ H@@ ei@@ l H@@ it@@ l@@ er ! , ” and sal@@ u@@ te the s@@ wa@@ st@@ ika f@@ la@@ g ?
Noah , Abraham , Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah and Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th , and Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us were coun@@ ted righteous by God . Do you know why ?
Al@@ most one year after his f@@ light , King F@@ ran@@ c@@ is I appointed L@@ ef@@ è@@ v@@ re tu@@ t@@ or of his four - year - old son , Ch@@ ar@@ les .
However , the Bible men@@ tions that there were faithful ones , such as J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah and his daugh@@ ter as well as El@@ kan@@ ah , H@@ ann@@ ah , and Samuel .
How can you help your children to see the won@@ ders of Jehovah’s organization with their “ own eyes ” ?
When Samuel is still of tend@@ er age , Jehovah speak@@ s to him , pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ing judgment against the house of El@@ i .
TH@@ E MI@@ N@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ R@@ Y
When an au@@ th@@ or wr@@ ites a book , he or she u@@ su@@ ally fa@@ shi@@ ons it to appe@@ al to a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c group of people .
Se@@ cond , in saying to Eli@@ j@@ ah , “ O my enem@@ y ! ”
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t , who@@ se experience was consider@@ ed at the beg@@ in@@ ning of this article , says : “ After I develop@@ ed a real relationship with Jehovah , I was a better husband and a better father .
Not that it was un@@ u@@ su@@ al for str@@ ange men to come to her do@@ or , but these two wanted only lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing ​ — not the ser@@ vi@@ ces of a pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te .
Why can it some@@ times be a chall@@ enge to show com@@ pas@@ sion ?
• Why is the t@@ ong@@ ue difficult to bri@@ d@@ le ?
In fact , it is so real that Peter off@@ ers to er@@ e@@ ct three ten@@ ts ​ — one each for Jesus , Moses , and Eli@@ j@@ ah .
C@@ er@@ tain ways and man@@ n@@ ers too are o@@ pen to mis@@ inter@@ pre@@ tation .
Some have the tend@@ enc@@ y to let past fa@@ il@@ ings over@@ wh@@ el@@ m them to the point that they feel that they are un@@ wor@@ thy in God’s eyes .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al brothers and sisters in the congregation are moved to be kind , com@@ for@@ ting , and tend@@ er@@ ly com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 32 .
Jehovah is God’s personal name as reve@@ aled in the Bible .
However , Scriptural principles can help us to over@@ come such ne@@ g@@ ative feelings in this reg@@ ard .
God’s Word con@@ dem@@ ns “ get@@ ting dr@@ un@@ k , w@@ il@@ d par@@ ties , and things similar to these . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 19 - 21 , B@@ y@@ ing@@ t@@ on .
For example , you might star@@ t a con@@ vers@@ ation by as@@ king , “ With all the problems fac@@ ing mankind today , what do you feel is a reli@@ able s@@ ource of guid@@ ance ? ”
“ I was g@@ la@@ d , ” Le@@ ah says , “ because I knew that I was help@@ ing others to learn more about Jehovah and help@@ ing them to change their life . ”
What judgment did Jehovah rend@@ er against David ?
What guid@@ ance regarding the Law did Paul’s inspired let@@ ters provide ?
As J@@ a@@ i@@ ro@@ ’s understanding of the Bible inc@@ reas@@ ed , so did his desire to help others spiritually .
He ad@@ mit@@ ted that he knew that there must be more to those ver@@ ses , but Ti@@ ff@@ any was the first person ever to expla@@ in them to him so c@@ learly .
“ W@@ he@@ ther you are e@@ ating or dr@@ in@@ king or doing anything el@@ se , do all things for God’s glory . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R@@ IN@@ TH@@ I@@ AN@@ S 10 : 31 .
All anointed Christians , m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale , sh@@ ared in car@@ r@@ ying out the com@@ mis@@ sion of making disciples .
Des@@ pite all his accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments , however , in effect he still as@@ ks himself , ‘ What makes life wor@@ th@@ while ? ’
O@@ u@@ t of respect for the sac@@ red n@@ ature of our meetings , we do not allow se@@ cul@@ ar work , school ho@@ me@@ work , or ev@@ ening scho@@ ol@@ ing to cause us to mis@@ s out on meeting regul@@ arly with our fellow believers .
The only refer@@ ence to the father of the three brothers is in con@@ ne@@ ction with his bu@@ ri@@ al place at Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m . ​ — 2 Samuel 2 : 32 .
Then pet@@ iti@@ on Jehovah for help to em@@ br@@ ace his point of view on these matters . ​ — Read Romans 12 : 2 .
A@@ no@@ inted Christians on earth form a holy temple
The O@@ ut@@ come of Our De@@ c@@ isions
At An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch in P@@ isi@@ dia , for example , Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s b@@ ol@@ dly told their Jewish op@@ pos@@ ers : “ It was necess@@ ary for the word of God to be spo@@ ken first to you .
In the new world , how will Jehovah prove to be “ a real d@@ wel@@ ling ” for his people in a special way ?
Because the si@@ gn Jesus gave pro@@ ves that he has been King of God’s Kingdom since 1914 and that we are living in the last days , or “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
• Pro@@ vi@@ de materi@@ ally , spiritually , and emo@@ tion@@ ally for our family members . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Paul wrote : “ Lo@@ ve is long - suffering . ”
You pl@@ anted the se@@ ed of truth in me , and al@@ though I wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t then ready to dedic@@ ate my@@ self to God , I kept that se@@ ed of truth in my mind and heart . ”
We dis@@ co@@ vered that a lo@@ t of the ones to whom we had wit@@ ness@@ ed are now our brothers .
In the same chap@@ ter of the Bible that war@@ ns about an imp@@ en@@ ding g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l c@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ p@@ he , we can read this des@@ crip@@ tion of pr@@ eli@@ min@@ ary develop@@ ments : “ N@@ ation will ris@@ e against nation and kingdom against kingdom , and there will be food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges and earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es in one place after another . . . .
And we have learned that this “ off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing ” is Christ Jesus and that his Kingdom will prove that Jehovah has the right to rule over ever@@ yone . ​ — Read Genesis 3 : 15 ; Matthew 6 : 10 ; Revelation 11 : 15 .
We invit@@ e you , our read@@ er , to do so by means of a Bible study course .
Now Un@@ der W@@ a@@ y ?
“ The R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous On@@ es Will Sh@@ ine ”
The brothers buil@@ t her a mo@@ des@@ t but com@@ for@@ table house .
• How did Satan and his dem@@ ons come into ex@@ ist@@ ence ?
An@@ i@@ mal@@ s were sacrific@@ ed in Greek and Rom@@ an temp@@ les , but me@@ at not e@@ at@@ en during the cer@@ em@@ on@@ y might be so@@ ld in public me@@ at mar@@ ke@@ ts .
God fin@@ ds deli@@ ght in in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res who cho@@ ose to obey him .
G@@ E@@ R@@ T@@ R@@ U@@ D@@ ’@@ S experience is pro@@ ba@@ bly famili@@ ar to many parents .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , our study of God’s Word has en@@ ab@@ led us to come to know Jehovah’s mar@@ vel@@ ous qualities and to draw close to him .
In fact , prom@@ in@@ ent fi@@ gu@@ res in soci@@ ety , if they believe in God at all , have often influ@@ enced people to tre@@ at the gl@@ ori@@ ous Creator of the uni@@ verse with dis@@ respect .
S@@ ur@@ pris@@ ingly , the mother su@@ peri@@ or told me that if I was at a cro@@ s@@ s@@ ro@@ a@@ ds , I had better leave as soon as possible .
( b ) Des@@ pite what do God’s people ob@@ serve his comman@@ d@@ ments ?
The elders and all others in the congregation are imper@@ fect , so from time to time , mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s or problems occ@@ ur , as they did in the first century when some of the apostles were still present .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out its pages , the Bible remin@@ ds us that it is God who esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ es accep@@ table nor@@ ms of conduct and mor@@ ality , though he al@@ lo@@ ws humans the fre@@ e@@ dom to follow them or not .
M@@ AN@@ Y people in Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an lands pl@@ ant d@@ ate p@@ al@@ ms in their cour@@ ty@@ ar@@ ds .
Consider S@@ on@@ ia , who became a full - time Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ er in 194@@ 1 .
Such language remin@@ ds us that those women were valu@@ ed main@@ ly for their re@@ pro@@ duc@@ tive or@@ g@@ ans .
Acc@@ ording to some st@@ atis@@ tic@@ s , 9@@ 0 per@@ c@@ ent of those who com@@ mit su@@ i@@ ci@@ de have some kind of men@@ tal , emo@@ tional , or ad@@ dic@@ tive proble@@ m .
It is not un@@ u@@ su@@ al for her to be 30 min@@ ut@@ es or more l@@ ate for her arrang@@ ements to me@@ et other Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers for preaching activ@@ ity .
Solomon , a writ@@ er of the book of Proverbs , was a ke@@ en ob@@ ser@@ ver of Israel@@ ’s w@@ il@@ d@@ life , so un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly he had good reason for using this me@@ ta@@ p@@ ho@@ r .
He taught the people “ many things with illustr@@ ations ” ​ — new things .
12 , 13 . ( a ) What str@@ ate@@ gy did Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s op@@ pos@@ ers emp@@ lo@@ y ?
Yes , the Scriptures present us with many instru@@ ctive cont@@ ra@@ st@@ s , which can help us to walk in God’s way .
With these fac@@ t@@ ors in mind , some Jewish Christians may have felt that they could e@@ at por@@ k ​ — or enjoy some other food that had been pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted under the Law .
( b ) What is in st@@ ore for those who take their ministry seri@@ ously ?
Daniel 4 : 13 - 17 .
So , we cannot become a follow@@ er of Christ ​ — and a worshipp@@ er of our heavenly Father , Jehovah — ​ un@@ less Jehovah person@@ ally dra@@ ws us .
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S fore@@ told that in the last days , the good news of the Kingdom would be pre@@ ached to all people .
Wh@@ atever the reason for our dis@@ ple@@ asure , if we were to allow a tend@@ enc@@ y to com@@ pla@@ in to go un@@ c@@ he@@ cked , it could prom@@ o@@ te in us a spirit of dis@@ cont@@ ent and make us ha@@ bitu@@ al mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r@@ ers .
M@@ ak@@ ing disciples is the most satis@@ f@@ ying of all prof@@ essi@@ ons .
S@@ ad@@ ly , Ca@@ in ign@@ ored his Creat@@ or@@ ’s counsel and mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed his brother .
Of course , those taking the lead in the earthly part of God’s organization are not perfect ​ — but ne@@ i@@ ther was Moses .
We give pro@@ of of our Christian matu@@ r@@ ity by exerc@@ ising our per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers
Bro@@ ther M@@ an@@ n had a pleas@@ ant man@@ ner and a ready sm@@ ile .
“ The end of all things has dra@@ wn close , ” wrote Peter .
They brought hope and comfort to hum@@ ble ones who were dec@@ ei@@ ved by false religious lead@@ ers and op@@ pres@@ sed by the Devil .
Today , anointed Christians lik@@ e@@ wise keep their min@@ ds fi@@ x@@ ed on God’s heavenly Kingdom and on their hope of being “ jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s with Christ . ”
Of our conduct during that time , Sol@@ z@@ h@@ en@@ it@@ sy@@ n wrote : “ Jehovah’s Witnesses felt free to ob@@ serve their rul@@ es stri@@ c@@ tly and refu@@ sed to buil@@ d for@@ ti@@ fic@@ ations or stand gu@@ ard . ”
Des@@ pite being ban@@ ned and persecu@@ ted , however , God’s loyal ones kept on preaching the good news of the Kingdom .
They return 40 days later .
( a ) How can t@@ es@@ ting by Jehovah benefit us ?
On@@ ly if we , like He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah , pre@@ pare ourselves by cultiv@@ ating an un@@ sh@@ aka@@ ble trust in Jehovah will we be ready for anything that might ha@@ p@@ pen .
( b ) Who makes our stru@@ gg@@ le to cultiv@@ ate hum@@ ility even more difficult ?
; R@@ omo , G .
In that rend@@ ering , “ t@@ es@@ tam@@ ent ” re@@ pres@@ ents the Greek word di@@ ·@@ a@@ ·@@ the@@ ʹ@@ ke .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of people worl@@ d@@ wide c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s for vari@@ ous reas@@ ons .
“ I had pray@@ ed to Jehovah for wisdom , and he ans@@ wer@@ ed my prayer , ” says An@@ dre@@ y .
W@@ ise counsel .
S@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists pre@@ sum@@ ed that these “ spi@@ r@@ al ne@@ bu@@ la@@ e ” were ob@@ je@@ cts in our M@@ il@@ k@@ y W@@ a@@ y g@@ al@@ a@@ x@@ y .
W@@ ould you not find it st@@ res@@ s@@ ful to keep hear@@ ing “ you must not ” do this or that ?
It is his judgment against h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical religion that for so long has taught do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines contr@@ ary to God’s will and that has persecu@@ ted his servants .
The s@@ ite is lo@@ c@@ ated at the end of He@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ ah’s tun@@ ne@@ l ​ — a 1@@ ,@@ 7@@ 50 - fo@@ o@@ t - long [ 5@@ 30 m ] water tun@@ ne@@ l con@@ stru@@ cted in the ei@@ gh@@ th century B.C.E .
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Still , Jehovah c@@ learly saw good qualities in them and continued to use them in his service .
Yes , godly fear lea@@ ds us to obey Jehovah , to serve him , and to cl@@ ing to him , just as a young child may liter@@ ally cl@@ ing to his father in whom he has imp@@ lic@@ it trust and confidence . ​ — Psalm 6@@ 3 : 8 ; Isaiah 4@@ 1 : 13 .
When Jesus appe@@ ared to some disciples , Tho@@ ma@@ s was ab@@ sent .
Go@@ od Bible study ha@@ bi@@ ts while enjo@@ ying fre@@ e@@ dom , con@@ st@@ ant prayer when in is@@ ol@@ ation , associ@@ ation with fellow believers wh@@ en@@ ever possible , and sh@@ aring my beli@@ ef@@ s with others at every opportunity . ”
Are we not wise to be like him , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly when we er@@ r ?
Our living con@@ ten@@ te@@ dly as temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents in this system of things helps us to avoid f@@ all@@ ing into this tra@@ p .
My pan@@ ic - stri@@ ck@@ en parents left with nothing but their months - old ba@@ by , me .
( 1 ) R@@ o@@ sa , D .
They will need to re@@ ject pre@@ vi@@ ously held false religious ide@@ as and to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on their form@@ er way of life .
How might it be hard for us to remain neu@@ tr@@ al when the things we own are very important to us ?
Th@@ ough not in fine liter@@ ary I@@ tal@@ i@@ an , the transl@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s faith@@ ful@@ ness to the origin@@ al te@@ x@@ ts is re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble , given the knowledge of ancient langu@@ ages in those days .
How much effort are you making to do so ?
Ad@@ di@@ tional W@@ a@@ ys to Com@@ fort O@@ thers
* The w@@ ound can also cause his spiritual death ; “ it invol@@ ves his very soul . ”
So I se@@ cre@@ tly read the boo@@ k@@ let .
Mo@@ re@@ over , money is a go@@ d to many .
I also learned many less@@ ons from their war@@ m@@ th and ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality .
S@@ ome@@ times they ask questions about it .
He got an ide@@ a and wor@@ ked out a pl@@ an .
• How should we respon@@ d after consider@@ ing some of God’s wonderful works ?
But I wonder@@ ed , ‘ I am going out to k@@ ill , yet the Bible says that “ you shall not k@@ ill . ” ’ ”
That rul@@ er@@ ’s sen@@ sel@@ ess under@@ taking fa@@ iled , and the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an d@@ y@@ na@@ st@@ y came to an ing@@ l@@ ori@@ ous end .
Not long after Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , S@@ te@@ ph@@ en was ar@@ rest@@ ed by op@@ pos@@ ers of the Christian congregation , dra@@ g@@ ged out@@ side Jerusalem , and st@@ oned .
Ther@@ efore , while it is good to receive love , it is also very heal@@ thy to show love for others .
In his you@@ ng@@ er years , Jesus no doubt had to de@@ al with the de@@ a@@ ths of family members and ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ an@@ ces .
Do I really want to get involved ? ’
Who of us does not need those qualities ?
To some ex@@ t@@ ent , we can conc@@ ei@@ ve of a situation that we have not experienced .
Your children need a happy en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
( Read Psalm 14@@ 7 : 5 . )
There were mor@@ ning , af@@ ter@@ no@@ on , and ev@@ ening s@@ essi@@ ons .
1 - 3 . ( a ) What does the Bible say about Jehovah’s day ?
L@@ ess@@ ons for U@@ s
At the conven@@ tion , I saw people from many different coun@@ tri@@ es meeting together in har@@ mony and peace .
Today , at the age of 8@@ 2 , I am filled with joy when I see what God’s spirit has accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed in Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i .
However , Jesus and others did fore@@ tell certain develop@@ ments on earth that would serve as pro@@ of that Christ was rul@@ ing in Kingdom power .
C@@ learly , he saw this Ba@@ al worship as ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ous f@@ ak@@ er@@ y , and he wanted God’s people to see it for the f@@ ra@@ u@@ d that it was . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 18 : 26 , 27 .
No@@ te also this as@@ pect of Paul’s counsel .
“ Many are the friends of the rich person , ” wrote wise King Solomon .
Just as Jehovah through the ages prote@@ cted the whe@@ at class , so our heavenly Father by means of Jesus and the angels will be with us “ all the days ” to come . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Now , it is a ple@@ asure to ann@@ oun@@ ce that we have deci@@ ded to continue to pu@@ bl@@ ish it .
F@@ in@@ ding a Lo@@ ving Bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od
The Bible rec@@ ord con@@ tain@@ s num@@ er@@ ous acc@@ oun@@ ts of faithful ones who experienced dist@@ ress .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es tra@@ ining us for the ministry , Jehovah , through his organization , e@@ qu@@ ip@@ s us with exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent teaching to@@ ol@@ s .
Fir@@ st , his brothers so@@ ld him as a slave .
Satan imp@@ lied that they were doing so for sel@@ f@@ ish reas@@ ons and that put to the t@@ est they would turn against God .
Yet , it does matter to our Li@@ fe - Gi@@ ver , who says : “ As I am ali@@ ve , . . . I take deli@@ ght , not in the death of the wicked one , but in that someone wicked tur@@ ns back from his way and ac@@ tually keep@@ s living . ”
The th@@ ir@@ d chap@@ ter of Paul’s letter to the Eph@@ es@@ ians shows that “ the deep things of God ” inclu@@ de many tru@@ ths that most of Jehovah’s people understand qu@@ ite well , such as the id@@ ent@@ ity of the promised Se@@ ed , the sel@@ e@@ ction from among mankind of individuals with a heavenly hope , and the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom .
We have also made many real friends through our associ@@ ation with those who have a similar spiritual out@@ look on life . ”
S@@ W L@@ ON@@ G B@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H , C@@ A ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , Con@@ ven@@ tion C@@ en@@ ter Ar@@ ena , 3@@ 00 E . O@@ ce@@ an B@@ l@@ v@@ d .
“ Your people will offer themselves will@@ ingly on the day of your mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ce . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 1@@ 10 : 3
Satan would like nothing better than to see people t@@ or@@ n ap@@ ar@@ t by v@@ enge@@ ance and h@@ ate .
Do not make the mis@@ take that Bar@@ u@@ ch , Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s s@@ cri@@ be , made .
That same year , 18@@ 6@@ 2 , T@@ is@@ ch@@ end@@ or@@ f@@ ’s C@@ o@@ de@@ x Sin@@ a@@ iti@@ c@@ us was publi@@ shed , to worl@@ d@@ wide acc@@ la@@ im .
God even commun@@ ic@@ ated with Ca@@ in before je@@ al@@ ous anger d@@ ro@@ ve Ca@@ in to com@@ mit mu@@ r@@ der .
W@@ he@@ ther the children are en@@ tic@@ ed into ac@@ ts of worship at such plac@@ es may dep@@ end much on the qu@@ ality of the fa@@ ther’s spiritual teaching .
How would you have felt if you were in Bar@@ ak@@ ’s ar@@ my ?
On one occasi@@ on , Jesus used a rec@@ ent ev@@ ent to re@@ ject the false no@@ tion that tra@@ ge@@ dy be@@ f@@ alls those who deser@@ ve it .
10@@ 6 : 1 .
In ad@@ dition to tal@@ king to each other , it is vital that you sp@@ end a few min@@ ut@@ es each day pra@@ ying together .
How can I honor my parents while not ne@@ g@@ le@@ cting my sp@@ ouse ?
R@@ emo@@ ving the In@@ cl@@ in@@ ation T@@ ow@@ ard B@@ ad@@ ness
Ba@@ al , meaning “ ow@@ ner ” or “ ma@@ ster , ” was the go@@ d of the Cana@@ an@@ ites , and there were many local ver@@ sions of this de@@ ity . Jehovah , however , is a uni@@ que name , ap@@ pl@@ ying only to one Per@@ s@@ on@@ age in all the uni@@ verse .
Re@@ ading the Bible , we learn that God is mer@@ ci@@ ful and that he “ has not done to us even according to our sin@@ s ; nor according to our er@@ r@@ ors has he brought upon us what we deser@@ ve . ”
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , God provi@@ des principles rel@@ ated to our deal@@ ings with fellow humans , such as the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule : “ All things , therefore , that you want men to do to you , you also must lik@@ e@@ wise do to them . ”
He became known as Satan the Devil , the ar@@ ch - op@@ pos@@ er of both God and man .
Can we more fully imitate Jehovah perhaps by not be@@ coming over@@ ly concer@@ ned when things do not work out just as we had ho@@ ped ?
B@@ es@@ id@@ es provi@@ ding a strong spiritual en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , parents must also offer their children , as early as possible , prop@@ er guid@@ ance in their cho@@ ice of school sub@@ je@@ cts and vo@@ c@@ ation go@@ als .
They great@@ ly desi@@ red recogn@@ iti@@ on and praise from fellow humans ​ — and that was all they would get .
What benefit do we receive by o@@ ffering a sacrifice of praise to Jehovah ?
• Why are “ de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion ” vital ?
So Jesus ’ main@@ tain@@ ing his integrity under t@@ est would be the ul@@ tim@@ ate rep@@ ly to Satan’s ta@@ un@@ t against Jehovah .
But has not God fore@@ or@@ da@@ ined at le@@ ast some individuals to be rul@@ ers with Jesus Christ ?
The re@@ ward here is me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed in ter@@ ms of the de@@ gre@@ e of cha@@ st@@ is@@ ement each recei@@ ves .
Af@@ ri@@ can pol@@ itical an@@ al@@ y@@ st D@@ r . X@@ ol@@ ela M@@ ang@@ c@@ u ob@@ served that “ world hist@@ ory is lit@@ tered with examples of mas@@ s k@@ ill@@ ings ca@@ used by l@@ in@@ king religion and pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s . ”
Re@@ fle@@ cting God’s view , we tre@@ asure el@@ der@@ ly fellow believers .
And would it not be kind to ref@@ ra@@ in from dr@@ in@@ king in the pres@@ ence of someone who has had a proble@@ m with al@@ co@@ ho@@ l@@ ism or who@@ se conscience disa@@ p@@ pro@@ ves of dr@@ in@@ king ?
The Bible book of Proverbs , comple@@ ted about 7@@ 17 B.C.E . , recor@@ ds many of Solom@@ on@@ ’s pro@@ verbs .
What war@@ ning did Jesus give his disciples , and why should that interest us ?
F@@ ol@@ low the lead of those who have your best inter@@ ests at heart , even when you some@@ times disa@@ gre@@ e .
S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ding thus invol@@ ves vis@@ iting members of the congregation peri@@ o@@ dic@@ ally with a view to understanding the situ@@ ations they are fac@@ ing and encourag@@ ing them with appro@@ pri@@ ate Scriptural counsel .
3 , 4 . ( a ) Why do Christians remain neu@@ tr@@ al in the contro@@ ver@@ si@@ es of this world ?
We can therefore coun@@ t on his clo@@ sen@@ ess and his loving care .
Tru@@ ly , when Christian you@@ ths coura@@ ge@@ ously speak about what their parents have taught them regarding God and the Bible , they bring praise and honor to Jehovah and blessings to themselves . ​ — Matthew 21 : 15 , 16 .
After arri@@ ving at R@@ a@@ ba@@ ul , we jo@@ ined a small group of Witnesses from other coun@@ tri@@ es who had moved into the are@@ a .
L@@ ack of o@@ pen commun@@ ic@@ ation can allow problems to fes@@ ter and become serious .
Many had been ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ers , ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ als , dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ ds , th@@ i@@ ev@@ es , or ex@@ t@@ or@@ tion@@ ers .
How can you avoid such an experience ?
Des@@ pite his en@@ m@@ ity toward the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , J@@ an@@ na@@ e@@ us was a pra@@ g@@ m@@ ati@@ c pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ an .
R@@ em@@ ember , Jesus discus@@ sed the si@@ gn of his pres@@ ence .
When I in@@ qui@@ red why all this liter@@ ature was there before I even arri@@ ved , I was told that this had been in@@ tend@@ ed for F@@ ran@@ k and G@@ ra@@ y S@@ m@@ ith , two pione@@ ers who had rec@@ ently g@@ one to K@@ en@@ ya to preach .
In one city in In@@ don@@ es@@ ia , a congregation invit@@ ed local govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als and neigh@@ b@@ ors to an o@@ pen house pri@@ or to the dedic@@ ation of a new Kingdom H@@ all .
Just as pr@@ u@@ d@@ ent sh@@ op@@ p@@ ers ask questions about the orig@@ in of the pro@@ du@@ cts offered , so you are wise to ask , ‘ How did all these different religi@@ ons get started , and why ? ’
Why should one avoid over@@ in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence in al@@ co@@ ho@@ l as well as food ?
W@@ ould we be able to en@@ ter new do@@ ors of opportunity ?
O@@ r would you like to be close or clo@@ s@@ er to him ?
We me@@ et together to discus@@ s spiritual matters and to inc@@ re@@ ase our joy , a pro@@ du@@ ct of God’s holy spirit .
14 : 21 - 25 .
Since our in@@ n@@ er@@ most feelings can ne@@ i@@ ther be pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely expres@@ sed at all times nor be always under@@ sto@@ od by on@@ loo@@ k@@ ers , the emo@@ tional comfort that others can offer has its li@@ mit@@ ations .
How do we make this R@@ o@@ ck our refu@@ ge ?
She died in 194@@ 7 , faithful to Jehovah .
By mi@@ d@@ day they take on the col@@ or of ble@@ ached i@@ v@@ ory , and the set@@ ting su@@ n tur@@ ns them a g@@ ol@@ den o@@ ch@@ er .
This divine govern@@ ment is wel@@ come news because it promises reli@@ ef from world problems .
No other kind of joy can re@@ place this . ”
In 19@@ 35 the “ great crow@@ d ” of Revelation 7 : 9 - 15 was under@@ sto@@ od to be made up of “ other sheep , ” Christians with an earthly hope , who would appe@@ ar on the world sc@@ ene in “ the last days ” and who as a group would sur@@ vi@@ ve Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
Jesus emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed that we must care for our spiritual needs when , qu@@ o@@ ting the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , he said : “ It is written , ‘ M@@ an must live , not on bre@@ ad al@@ one , but on every ut@@ ter@@ ance coming for@@ th through Jehovah’s m@@ ou@@ th . ’ ” — Matthew 4 : 4 ; De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 8 : 3 .
In fact , Jehovah has already inst@@ al@@ led Jesus Christ as his cho@@ s@@ en Messi@@ ani@@ c King on heavenly M@@ ount Z@@ ion . ​ — Revelation 14 : 1 .
M@@ O@@ R@@ E O@@ F C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ ’@@ S O@@ U@@ T@@ S@@ T@@ AN@@ DI@@ N@@ G Q@@ U@@ AL@@ I@@ T@@ I@@ E@@ S
Jesus ’ first vi@@ ct@@ ory was over his most powerful fo@@ es ​ — Satan and the dem@@ ons .
M@@ AN@@ Y health - care prof@@ es@@ sion@@ als work among those in@@ fe@@ cted with con@@ ta@@ gi@@ ous di@@ se@@ as@@ es .
As no@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve , Solomon says : “ The discipl@@ ine of the fo@@ ol@@ ish ones is fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness . ”
A@@ ware that his end is near , Satan has st@@ ep@@ ped up his efforts to mis@@ lead us .
But as we shall see in the following article , we need not be “ over@@ re@@ ached by Satan , for we are not ign@@ or@@ ant of his desi@@ gn@@ s . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
The brothers were willing to do what was right , but they needed tra@@ ining .
I regul@@ arly p@@ our@@ ed out my anxi@@ e@@ ties to him in prayer .
N@@ one of them ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed any no@@ table cir@@ cul@@ ation .
For more information , cont@@ act Jehovah’s Witnesses lo@@ c@@ ally or vis@@ it our we@@ b@@ s@@ ite , w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
Jehovah had sent him to ano@@ in@@ t one of the sons of J@@ es@@ se as Israel@@ ’s next king !
Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i provi@@ des a fine example , and we would do well to medit@@ ate on it .
I felt ter@@ ri@@ ble when the do@@ or of my c@@ ell s@@ lam@@ m@@ ed shu@@ t and I was left al@@ one .
How satis@@ f@@ ying true fri@@ end@@ ship can be !
TH@@ E bo@@ at - shap@@ ed p@@ en@@ ci@@ l sh@@ ar@@ p@@ en@@ er in J@@ or@@ d@@ an’s hand seem@@ s un@@ re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble .
E@@ very “ one of these little ones ” is preci@@ ous to God .
A few par@@ ts began at n@@ ine in the mor@@ ning , and there were often s@@ essi@@ ons until n@@ ine at night .
If that happ@@ ens , the family su@@ ff@@ ers very much .
We cannot ex@@ ac@@ tly descri@@ be all that was involved in pas@@ sing on their sa@@ d in@@ her@@ it@@ ance to Ad@@ am@@ ’s im@@ medi@@ ate and more dist@@ ant off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , but pas@@ sed on it was .
What re@@ ward was plac@@ ed before those whom God declar@@ ed righteous , but what did they still need to do ?
F@@ e@@ ar of man . ․ ․ ․ ․ ․
These public@@ ations have ca@@ ught the attention of many and have brought about no little discus@@ sion and de@@ b@@ ate .
S@@ ing@@ le ones are valu@@ able in the congregation , often ass@@ is@@ ting famili@@ es and young ones
Because the Bible says that lo@@ ss of faith is “ the sin that eas@@ ily ent@@ ang@@ les us . ”
Although ap@@ par@@ ently not comman@@ ded by Jehovah , the pre@@ serving of Jac@@ ob@@ ’s rema@@ ins is not spo@@ ken of with disa@@ p@@ pro@@ val in the Scriptures .
In order to understand how beli@@ ef in Jesus is l@@ in@@ ked to sal@@ vation from death , we must first learn why we die .
F@@ am@@ ily worship can help young and old to draw clo@@ s@@ er together ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 12 , 15 )
A co@@ lum@@ n al@@ ong@@ side the sta@@ ir@@ s perhaps gra@@ du@@ ally c@@ ast a sh@@ a@@ do@@ w on the st@@ ep@@ s , which could serve to me@@ asure time .
They took away our bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ les , lu@@ gg@@ age , car@@ t@@ ons of boo@@ ks , and cir@@ cu@@ it fil@@ es .
He states : “ Ke@@ ep on blessing those who persecu@@ te ; be blessing and do not be cur@@ sing . ”
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T : W@@ H@@ Y S@@ O MU@@ C@@ H S@@ U@@ F@@ F@@ E@@ R@@ IN@@ G ?
What en@@ ab@@ led the perfect Son of God to maintain such a positi@@ ve view of the sin@@ ful human family ?
The word righteous means being right in God’s eyes ​ — meeting his standards .
How can we dis@@ cer@@ n what is in a stud@@ ent@@ ’s heart ?
When Ke@@ ith got la@@ id off from work , he served as an au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer .
His bal@@ ance is fur@@ ther refle@@ cted in that there are far more occasi@@ ons mentioned when Jesus wor@@ ked long and hard in his ministry . ​ — John 4 : 34 .
Jehovah God direc@@ ted J@@ on@@ ah to go and preach to the people of N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h , the cap@@ it@@ al of the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
I was am@@ a@@ zed at how much I had mis@@ sed .
What must we do to stay strong ?
When her stud@@ ents per@@ form@@ ed at ye@@ arly rec@@ it@@ als , she used the opportunity to talk about God’s Kingdom and the resurrection hope .
But Jehovah car@@ ed for him and his family , and he rema@@ ined in the transl@@ ation work for many years .
The Romans appreci@@ ated them as works of ar@@ t , many of which dec@@ or@@ ated st@@ adi@@ um@@ s , ba@@ ths , v@@ ill@@ as , and p@@ al@@ ac@@ es .
They s@@ low@@ ed down in the ministry and gra@@ du@@ ally became so involved in the mun@@ d@@ ane matters of life that little time was left for spiritual matters .
The apostles and others recei@@ ving this loving gift ( being declar@@ ed righteous ) would have to continue to worship the true God in faith .
Many years later , Jac@@ o@@ b fore@@ told that because of the viol@@ ent , ang@@ ry ac@@ ts of Si@@ me@@ on and L@@ ev@@ i , their des@@ c@@ end@@ ants would be sc@@ at@@ tered among the tri@@ bes of Israel .
I@@ nt@@ ri@@ gu@@ ed , the man , a minis@@ ter , started to read .
H@@ ear@@ t@@ felt prayer that inclu@@ des praise , than@@ k@@ s@@ giving , and pet@@ iti@@ on is an important part of true worship .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ In the last days . . . , men will be lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves , lo@@ v@@ ers of money , . . . lo@@ v@@ ers of ple@@ a@@ sures rather than lo@@ v@@ ers of God . ”
R@@ el@@ ati@@ on@@ shi@@ ps are buil@@ t on trust .
E@@ u@@ o@@ dia and S@@ y@@ nt@@ y@@ c@@ he may have had dist@@ inc@@ tly different ways or person@@ alities .
In 194@@ 1 , the year the Un@@ ited St@@ ates en@@ tered World W@@ ar I@@ I , my two bo@@ ys and I he@@ ad@@ ed sou@@ th , and I once again en@@ tered the full - time ministry .
The Jewish nation and its P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and no longer enjo@@ yed divine prote@@ ction , nor could the Jews ever again righ@@ tly cla@@ im to eng@@ age in war@@ f@@ are that had God’s appro@@ val or ba@@ c@@ king .
7 : 28 , 29 .
A pioneer nam@@ ed Bar@@ ak expla@@ ins : “ Con@@ duc@@ ting Bible stu@@ dies for@@ ces you to be a better stud@@ ent of God’s Word .
This contribu@@ ted to a succ@@ ess@@ ful rul@@ er@@ ship .
For example , su@@ p@@ pose we are stud@@ ying the chap@@ ter “ Why Li@@ ving a Go@@ dly Li@@ fe B@@ r@@ ings H@@ app@@ iness , ” in the K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge book .
L@@ ar@@ g@@ er mil@@ l@@ st@@ ones turned by ani@@ mal@@ s also came into use when the jo@@ b was done by a mil@@ l@@ er rather than the h@@ ou@@ se@@ wife . ​ — Matthew 18 : 6 .
E@@ ag@@ er to share with others my experience at the Kingdom H@@ all , I im@@ medi@@ ately ga@@ ther@@ ed Jo@@ s@@ é Lu@@ is and my friends and told them all about it .
It helped John very much when we were allow@@ ed to move into temp@@ or@@ ary accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations there until the new branch was comple@@ ted .
Many n@@ on@@ religious people want to imp@@ ro@@ ve the qu@@ ality of their family relation@@ shi@@ ps .
One such person was Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l .
I love it .
The day of Jehovah is the time of the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of Jehovah’s judgment upon his enem@@ ies , resul@@ ting in des@@ tru@@ ction for them but sal@@ vation for true worshipp@@ ers .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l@@ ’s death in 19@@ 16 , Joseph F .
At conven@@ tions in 200@@ 3 and 200@@ 4 , Jehovah’s Witnesses happ@@ ily received the bro@@ ch@@ ure “ See the Go@@ od L@@ and . ”
Does that make sense ? ”
Di@@ v@@ or@@ ce r@@ ates have doub@@ led . ”
Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide , 2 bil@@ li@@ on people dep@@ end on w@@ o@@ od for co@@ o@@ king and fu@@ el . ”
24 : 3 .
We can come to know the truth about God by reading the Bible . ​ — Read John 17 : 17 ; 2 Timothy 3 : 16 .
Then you came to real@@ ize that our loving heavenly Father is not a re@@ mo@@ te person who is not inter@@ ested in us .
We will not need to ask others what we should do .
Now he op@@ en@@ ly ent@@ ers into the city where or@@ ders have been is@@ su@@ ed to se@@ ize him !
For example , W@@ a@@ y , an ele@@ c@@ tri@@ ci@@ an , and De@@ br@@ a , both in their l@@ ate 50 ’ s , so@@ ld their home and most of their bel@@ ong@@ ings in K@@ an@@ sa@@ s and moved to W@@ all@@ k@@ ill to serve as com@@ mu@@ ter Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites .
; Ma@@ y@@ en , S .
But Jehovah does not ex@@ pect us to follow Jesus ’ st@@ ep@@ s per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly .
( a ) What may be a chall@@ enge for a supp@@ or@@ tive wife , and how can she me@@ et the chall@@ enge ?
( b ) As King , how does Jesus tre@@ at his sub@@ je@@ cts ?
That would only result in more of the same .
But he said to them : ‘ The k@@ ings of the nations l@@ ord it over them , and those having authority over them are called B@@ ene@@ fac@@ t@@ ors . You , though , are not to be that way .
He explained that they were called by God for a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c purpose , to car@@ ry out “ the ministry of the re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation , ” to be@@ g people to “ become re@@ conc@@ iled to God . ”
L@@ et@@ ’s see what happened when they arri@@ ved .
As a perfect human , Jesus could have conclu@@ ded that he , like Adam , had the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for fa@@ ther@@ ing a perfect r@@ ace .
At their baptism , new disciples are or@@ da@@ ined as min@@ isters of Jehovah God .
C@@ ir@@ cum@@ stances thus for@@ ced them to make use of a st@@ able , where Jesus was born and la@@ id in a m@@ anger .
“ The m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er of Jehovah went on to say : . . . ‘ “ I am with you people , ” is the ut@@ ter@@ ance of Jehovah . ’ ” ​ — H@@ A@@ G@@ G@@ A@@ I 1 : 13 .
K@@ el@@ ly . In the 1@@ 6@@ th century , such Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant re@@ form@@ ers as Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ ther and John C@@ al@@ v@@ in under@@ sto@@ od the fi@@ er@@ y t@@ or@@ ment of hel@@ l to be fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative of sp@@ en@@ ding et@@ er@@ n@@ ity se@@ par@@ ated from God .
My wife su@@ gg@@ ested to M@@ er@@ c@@ he that V@@ ic@@ en@@ te talk to me , and fin@@ ally he did .
The w@@ in@@ ters were long and co@@ ld , with many we@@ ek@@ s of sub@@ z@@ er@@ o temp@@ er@@ atu@@ res and lo@@ ts of s@@ now .
For instance , a few years ag@@ o , Di@@ ma@@ s and G@@ is@@ ela , a special pioneer cou@@ ple , were assign@@ ed to a small congregation of about 40 in the co@@ ast@@ al are@@ a of To@@ bo@@ be .
Peter began to change .
( Jeremiah 21 : 1 – 5@@ 1 : 6@@ 4 )
How did this come about ?
So how did Jo@@ die res@@ ol@@ ve his di@@ le@@ m@@ ma ?
What can help you to cop@@ e if a family member lea@@ ves Jehovah ?
But as the ex@@ ca@@ v@@ ations continued , there were a number of sur@@ pris@@ es .
( See op@@ ening i@@ ma@@ ge . ) ( b ) Why did Moses not fear the anger of the king ?
• De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 7 : 7 , 8 ?
Yes , Jehovah had become more real to Job , as if He were right before his eyes .
What poin@@ ts should we keep in mind regarding our dedic@@ ation to God ?
Jesus set what fine example for us , and how do we benefit by imit@@ ating him ?
If you pa@@ y attention to spiritual instru@@ ction , you will act on it and be an effe@@ ctive Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er .
Some of God’s faithful servants have we@@ ak@@ ened their moral de@@ f@@ en@@ ses by associ@@ ating with n@@ on - Witness work@@ mat@@ es after work h@@ our@@ s .
In time , ch@@ urch lead@@ ers started to at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te ma@@ gi@@ cal po@@ wers to God’s Word .
Why is loving sub@@ mis@@ sion important ?
A@@ nt@@ on K@@ o@@ er@@ ber , another st@@ al@@ war@@ t Christian who served at Bethel about the same time , used to say : “ N@@ ever have a Bible more than an ar@@ m@@ ’s re@@ ach away . ”
To my deli@@ ght , I was cho@@ s@@ en .
And many false prophe@@ ts will ar@@ ise and mis@@ lead many . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 9 , 11 .
How would you descri@@ be principles ?
Are you lear@@ ning the l@@ y@@ ri@@ c@@ s of our new song@@ s at home ?
How was the id@@ ent@@ ity of the “ great crow@@ d ” cl@@ ari@@ fied in 19@@ 35 , and how did this af@@ fect some who had been par@@ taking of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms ?
We Can C@@ op@@ e With An@@ y T@@ ri@@ al !
What con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences did David su@@ ff@@ er for his wr@@ ong@@ doing ?
She knew she needed God’s strength to help her face the future with courage , to care pro@@ per@@ ly for her children , and to re@@ buil@@ d her sh@@ at@@ tered sense of self - wor@@ th .
As members of the Christian congregation , we are part of God’s hous@@ eho@@ ld .
What effect did invol@@ v@@ ement in pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s have on ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ men ?
Jehovah is our G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or .
What are some things that God requi@@ res of us as his people ?
Mo@@ st decisions , though , are less we@@ igh@@ ty .
We certainly loved our daugh@@ ter and wanted the best medi@@ cal care for her .
For men are like o@@ x@@ en who@@ se life cannot last , they are like c@@ at@@ tle who@@ se time is sh@@ ort . ”
W@@ as he temp@@ ted to keep the matter qui@@ et so as to gain their fav@@ or ?
At M@@ ount Ho@@ re@@ b , Eli@@ j@@ ah wit@@ ness@@ ed a faith - streng@@ th@@ ening demonstr@@ ation of Jehovah’s power .
❖ T@@ ake the in@@ iti@@ ative .
By the time he was 18 , he had reg@@ a@@ ined the use of his ar@@ ms .
It had been a bad day for A@@ ha@@ b and other Ba@@ al worshipp@@ ers .
What has contribu@@ ted to the inc@@ re@@ ase ?
To ob@@ tain this preci@@ ous spi@@ ce , he wrote , col@@ le@@ ct@@ ors put large pi@@ e@@ ces of me@@ at at the fo@@ o@@ t of the c@@ li@@ f@@ f .
However , w@@ ine was provided for those who felt that “ fer@@ men@@ ted w@@ ine was me@@ ant to be used . ”
If in our heart we star@@ t to question some of Jehovah’s activities , what must we not ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct ?
Consider what happened when David expres@@ sed his c@@ ra@@ ving for “ a dr@@ ink of the water from the c@@ is@@ ter@@ n of Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m . ”
She died in her assignment at Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i , W@@ est V@@ ir@@ g@@ in@@ ia , in No@@ v@@ ember 19@@ 37 .
E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us devo@@ ted himself to his stu@@ dies , especially to the study of the Bible .
Some may be end@@ uring persecu@@ tion , govern@@ men@@ tal ban@@ s , or n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers .
You cannot hu@@ g your child over the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 10 )
After comple@@ ting school , I began working for a ban@@ k , which involved travel@@ ing to num@@ er@@ ous ban@@ k bran@@ ches thr@@ ough@@ out the st@@ ate of New S@@ ou@@ th W@@ al@@ es .
But do people in gener@@ al view death that way , or do they try to pro@@ long this life ?
By that time , the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le of Moses ’ day had been re@@ plac@@ ed with a beau@@ ti@@ ful temple in Jerusalem , where L@@ ev@@ ites were still of@@ fi@@ ci@@ ating .
“ L@@ ear@@ ning the truth from the Bible has helped me to sto@@ p and think before I act , ” says Ri@@ ch@@ ard , who is now a mil@@ d - temp@@ ered overse@@ er in one of the congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
What would be the out@@ come of the si@@ e@@ ge ?
Some 5@@ 00 years later , the Bible writ@@ er James wrote of God : “ With him there is not a vari@@ ation of the tur@@ ning of the sh@@ a@@ do@@ w . ”
C@@ lo@@ v@@ is was born about 4@@ 6@@ 6 C.E . , the son of Ch@@ il@@ der@@ ic I , king of the S@@ ali@@ an F@@ ran@@ ks .
I gre@@ w up in N@@ k@@ ho@@ ma , a small to@@ wn near L@@ il@@ ong@@ we , the cap@@ it@@ al of Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i .
That is why , as part of the si@@ gn that we now live in “ the last days ” of this wicked system , Jesus fore@@ told : “ This good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations ; and then the end will come . ”
Au@@ th@@ or St@@ y@@ li@@ ano@@ s Ba@@ ir@@ ak@@ t@@ ar@@ is expres@@ ses the inform@@ ed op@@ in@@ ion of many scho@@ l@@ ars when he c@@ alls Ser@@ ap@@ him ‘ a work@@ man and an en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ed pioneer ’ who was att@@ ac@@ ked because he was a@@ head of his time .
U@@ we rep@@ ented of his sin@@ s and sta@@ yed close to Jehovah and the congregation .
Jehovah has deep affe@@ ction for these men , consider@@ ing them “ wor@@ thy of d@@ ou@@ ble honor . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 5 : 17 .
5 : 14 , 15
Acc@@ ording to the char@@ ter , the pur@@ pos@@ es of the So@@ ci@@ ety inclu@@ de this princi@@ p@@ al purpose : “ To preach the go@@ spe@@ l of God’s kingdom under Christ Jesus un@@ to all nations as a witness to the name , word and su@@ pre@@ ma@@ cy of Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H . ”
With divine help , however , we will continue to pro@@ cla@@ im Jehovah’s word with faith and courage .
What opportun@@ ities do you make to preach da@@ ily ?
Con@@ vers@@ ation that is l@@ ac@@ ed with in@@ sul@@ ting spe@@ e@@ ch pu@@ ts a st@@ ra@@ in on a marriage , and this too can have di@@ re con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
Sh@@ ould we just for@@ get about death and con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate on living ?
Many sing@@ le Christians find great satis@@ fac@@ tion in following the example of D@@ or@@ c@@ as , who “ ab@@ oun@@ ded in good de@@ e@@ ds and gi@@ f@@ ts of mer@@ cy . ”
Se@@ cond , Paul stated : “ Let two or three prophe@@ ts speak , and let the others dis@@ cer@@ n the meaning .
Di@@ d you under@@ l@@ ine the ans@@ wers in the book ? ”
He did well in school and wanted to pur@@ sue high@@ er educ@@ ation .
Mu@@ ch has chang@@ ed since Samu@@ el@@ ’s day , but the rec@@ ord of his life ho@@ l@@ ds valu@@ able less@@ ons for us .
It was the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E .
It repor@@ ted that the bo@@ ys and men wor@@ e j@@ ac@@ ke@@ ts and ties and that the gi@@ r@@ ls and women wor@@ e s@@ ki@@ r@@ ts that were mo@@ des@@ t in l@@ eng@@ th , yet mo@@ der@@ n .
How has good commun@@ ic@@ ation helped marri@@ ages ?
Yet , her hear@@ t@@ felt desire to experience the joy of help@@ ing those who sear@@ ch for Jehovah w@@ on out .
The st@@ re@@ et that st@@ re@@ t@@ ches from the great the@@ ater to the city har@@ b@@ or is ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent .
Ha@@ ving on hand the se@@ ven@@ th ani@@ ma@@ l from each clean kind provided Noah with an ani@@ ma@@ l for sacrifice , lea@@ ving three m@@ ated pa@@ ir@@ s for pro@@ pa@@ g@@ ating their kind on the earth .
M@@ an and W@@ om@@ an ​ — Ma@@ de for E@@ ach O@@ ther
Does your ch@@ urch refle@@ ct the pat@@ ter@@ n set by first - century Christians in preaching and stud@@ ying ?
O@@ U@@ R Father , Jehovah , promises to bl@@ ess his loyal servants .
Mi@@ ca@@ h 5 : 7 promises the rest@@ or@@ ation of a rep@@ ent@@ ant Jewish re@@ m@@ n@@ ant to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and , but these words also apply to our day .
In a far greater sense , each of us should be e@@ ag@@ er to show Jehovah just how much we appreci@@ ate the deli@@ ver@@ ance that he has made possible through the ransom sacrifice of his Son . ​ — Read Romans 6 : 17 , 18 .
Why , God kno@@ ws us even better than we know ourselves !
Com@@ for@@ ting the T@@ er@@ min@@ ally I@@ l@@ l
The man later rep@@ ented .
No matter how difficult the t@@ ests are , if we are loyal to Jehovah , he will always prove loyal to us . ”
En@@ ro@@ l@@ l@@ ment : New members of the Bethel family are a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally en@@ ro@@ l@@ led .
* I@@ t’s good that you are pu@@ t@@ ting for@@ th effort like that .
1@@ 33 : 1 . Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i was a Rom@@ an col@@ on@@ y .
◆ Gen@@ er@@ ous Israel@@ ite women : Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 35 : 5 , 22 , 25 , 26 ; 36 : 3 - 7 ; Luke 21 : 1 - 4 .
The book of Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us rel@@ ates that a P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h began to fear Israel@@ ite set@@ t@@ l@@ ers in Egy@@ pt because of their pro@@ li@@ fer@@ ation .
2 , 3 . ( a ) Why is death less certain than many real@@ ize ?
The spo@@ ken words can exer@@ t little influ@@ ence on us if we are pre@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with things that happened during the day or are concer@@ ned about what is a@@ wa@@ iting us t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
With this in mind , we see that a spiritual par@@ adise is an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment that is pleas@@ ing to the eyes and so@@ o@@ thing to the n@@ er@@ ves , allow@@ ing one to enjoy peace with one@@ ’s fel@@ low@@ man and with God .
What if they were to take such action ?
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , the Bible con@@ tain@@ s examples that can serve as “ a war@@ ning to us . ”
Do I fre@@ qu@@ ently have disa@@ gre@@ ements with others ?
She off@@ ers more than what might nor@@ m@@ ally be expe@@ cted .
What a blessing is in st@@ ore for those in hel@@ l ​ — “ the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs ” !
Jesus also explained that he had come into the world to give his human life as “ a ransom in ex@@ change for many , ” op@@ ening the way for sin@@ ful humans to gain per@@ fe@@ ction and everlasting life .
When leg@@ al action was brought against Jehovah’s people in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , appe@@ als to high@@ er cour@@ ts re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly up@@ held their right to be Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers .
What langu@@ ages do I speak ?
Lu@@ c , who lives in Con@@ ak@@ ry , experienced joy as he stu@@ died the Bible with Al@@ ber@@ t , a young do@@ ct@@ or .
• What blessings come from living according to the knowledge of Jehovah ?
Th@@ ough God pur@@ posed to take some from the human family to serve as cor@@ ul@@ ers with Jesus Christ in the heavenly Kingdom , that does not mean that all good people go to heaven .
What did Jesus demonstr@@ ate by cal@@ m@@ ing a viol@@ ent st@@ or@@ m ?
How long will it stay there ?
Yes , sta@@ ying a@@ wa@@ ke is l@@ in@@ ked to our having a fir@@ m standing in the Christian faith .
Does har@@ d@@ ship or persecu@@ tion ever make you feel “ like a s@@ k@@ in bo@@ t@@ tle in the s@@ mo@@ ke ” ?
“ I will bl@@ ess Jehovah at all times ; con@@ stan@@ tly his praise will be in my m@@ ou@@ th . ”
St@@ and fir@@ m in it . ”
The apostle Paul wrote : “ Ch@@ il@@ dren , be obedi@@ ent to your parents in uni@@ on with the Lord , for this is righteous : ‘ H@@ on@@ or your father and your mother ’ ; which is the first comm@@ and with a promise : ‘ That it may go well with you and you may end@@ ure a long time on the earth . ’
O@@ r you may have imp@@ ro@@ ved in your ability to expla@@ in the truth , so that you might now have a different result .
For some , though , death is less certain than many today real@@ ize .
Th@@ ough it may appe@@ ar doub@@ t@@ ful that any of them will ever become true Christians , we should not sto@@ p tr@@ ying to reason with them .
However , a fo@@ ol@@ ish person does not bo@@ ther to find out the fac@@ ts of the situation and b@@ lu@@ r@@ ts out what comes to his mind .
I also learned to br@@ us@@ h my te@@ et@@ h and com@@ b my ha@@ ir using my fe@@ et .
Today , in fact , many show no interest in exam@@ ining what God inspired men to rec@@ ord on this sub@@ ject in his Word , the Bible .
Let us never devel@@ op such a dis@@ obedi@@ ent and d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous fr@@ ame of mind !
While dem@@ ons have been repor@@ ted to man@@ i@@ f@@ est themselves in that way , many individuals who hear vo@@ ic@@ es or experience other in@@ ex@@ p@@ li@@ ca@@ ble , dis@@ tur@@ b@@ ing sen@@ s@@ ations have learned upon inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ation that they have a medi@@ cal proble@@ m .
How did the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave re@@ act , in contr@@ ast with the “ evil slave ” ?
Je@@ h@@ u p@@ iled their he@@ a@@ ds in two great he@@ ap@@ s at Je@@ z@@ re@@ el@@ ’s city g@@ ate , after which he stru@@ ck down other le@@ ading men and pri@@ ests involved in A@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s apost@@ ate re@@ ign . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 10 : 6 - 11 .
The Watchtower of S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 15 , 19@@ 50 , de@@ f@@ ined a “ ty@@ pe ” and an “ an@@ t@@ it@@ y@@ pe ” this way : “ A ty@@ pe is an i@@ ma@@ ge or re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ation of something that will come to pas@@ s at some future time .
❖ Do not avoid the ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved because you are not sure what to say or do .
Who can benefit from a care@@ ful consider@@ ation of the S@@ ong of Solomon , and why ?
( C@@ lu@@ e : Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 12 , and think about Jose@@ p@@ h’s circumstances .
They do not let up in their efforts to accom@@ pl@@ ish their ministry fully .
De@@ ath is an un@@ com@@ for@@ table sub@@ ject .
Why did Jehovah sub@@ mit himself to such a ter@@ ri@@ ble or@@ de@@ al ?
She said : “ At the meeting , we stu@@ died The Watchtower and san@@ g Kingdom song@@ s .
The Bible , at James 5 : 18 , tel@@ ls us that Eli@@ j@@ ah pray@@ ed for the dr@@ ought to end .
His sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness re@@ duc@@ ed human@@ kind to sla@@ very under a c@@ ru@@ el ma@@ ster , imper@@ fe@@ ction .
S@@ ent F@@ or@@ th as H@@ ar@@ v@@ est Wor@@ k@@ ers
In rec@@ ent years , the arri@@ val of milli@@ ons of im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants and refu@@ ge@@ es in e@@ con@@ om@@ ic@@ ally develop@@ ed lands has cre@@ ated num@@ er@@ ous im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ant commun@@ ities speaking many t@@ ong@@ u@@ es .
Ther@@ efore , “ lo@@ ose conduct ” does not ref@@ er to bad conduct of a min@@ or n@@ ature .
One is that we “ make disciples of people of all the nations . ”
No , baptism does not wa@@ s@@ h away sin@@ s ; rather , it sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ es that a person has made an un@@ con@@ di@@ tional dedic@@ ation to Jehovah God .
As a result , you will strengthen your confidence in Jehovah .
If they did not jo@@ in in , they could ex@@ pect re@@ pris@@ als from ang@@ ry in@@ mat@@ es .
The earth will respon@@ d to the loving care of God and obedi@@ ent humans .
We Mu@@ st Be Ho@@ ly in All Our Con@@ du@@ ct
Even as mo@@ is@@ ture and sal@@ ty a@@ ir acc@@ el@@ er@@ ate ru@@ sting , ad@@ vers@@ ity makes us more inc@@ l@@ ined to mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r .
C@@ learly , Satan , “ the rul@@ er of this world , ” has shap@@ ed an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment that c@@ at@@ ers to man@@ ’s bas@@ er desi@@ res .
In contr@@ ast , Abraham came to be “ Jehovah’s friend ” ​ — and that before the ransom sacrifice was offered .
What a dis@@ co@@ very ​ — un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly the origin@@ al cop@@ y of the Law !
Th@@ r@@ ough such sacrific@@ es , the Israelites expres@@ sed their gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to Jehovah for his blessing and prote@@ ction as well as ga@@ ined for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess for their sin@@ s .
When app@@ lied , these words can help us to sol@@ ve or to avoid mar@@ it@@ al disc@@ ord .
Th@@ an@@ k you for the Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
As@@ king him to supp@@ ly us with our da@@ ily needs shows him that we do not take such pro@@ v@@ isions for gr@@ anted .
If something a brother has said or done dis@@ tur@@ bs you so much that you cannot simply pas@@ s it over , do not let h@@ ate@@ ful feelings fes@@ ter in your heart .
It will o@@ pen the way for the most gl@@ ori@@ ous er@@ a in all human hist@@ ory .
14 , 15 . ( a ) Jesus ’ deal@@ ings with Matthew L@@ ev@@ i reve@@ al what about the ways of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es ?
Many parents simply ba@@ n other activities at study times .
But this proved to be another t@@ est .
Ho@@ pe@@ fully not , for those who act in such a way de@@ file their conscience and ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely cre@@ ate within themselves “ a wicked heart , ” tur@@ ning them into enem@@ ies of God . ​ — Hebrews 3 : 12 ; Matthew 12 : 33 - 35 .
God inspired some prophe@@ ci@@ es to be made about him ​ — perhaps rel@@ ating to the kind of service he would one day rend@@ er to many congregations .
His resurrection proved that he was the Son of God , and know@@ ing that fact , the disciples found their spi@@ r@@ its li@@ f@@ ted from that of pro@@ found s@@ or@@ ro@@ w to great joy .
20 , 21 . ( a ) Why was Job able to maintain integrity ?
As we saw in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , the apostles could per@@ form mirac@@ les and even trans@@ mit mirac@@ ul@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts as pro@@ of of divine ba@@ c@@ king .
As a result , a dis@@ sen@@ sion ar@@ ose between the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es and the S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es , “ for S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es say there is ne@@ i@@ ther resurrection nor ang@@ el nor spirit , but the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es public@@ ly dec@@ l@@ are them all . ”
En@@ joy Jehovah’s cre@@ ation .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 7@@ 9 , 8@@ 4
• What can help us to com@@ ment at meetings ?
R@@ es@@ pon@@ d P@@ r@@ om@@ p@@ tly to Di@@ rection
Just before he as@@ c@@ ended to heaven , Jesus comman@@ ded all of his faithful disciples , both m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale , to be teach@@ ers .
When Christians Are Si@@ f@@ ted as W@@ he@@ at
Some ad@@ ul@@ ts too may find it difficult to appro@@ ach congregation elders concer@@ ning the wr@@ ong@@ doing of a friend or a family member .
What clo@@ sen@@ ess marriage mat@@ es experience when they hear each other expres@@ s joy over a spiritual ge@@ m they dis@@ co@@ ver together !
Today , many Christian parents have encoura@@ ged their children to take up the full - time ministry and to cen@@ ter their lives on their service to God .
H@@ er children are coming home .
How much tra@@ ining will you need ?
C@@ oun@@ ted Wor@@ thy to Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ve a Kingdom
They were “ turned asi@@ de to false st@@ ori@@ es . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 1 - 3 ; 2 Timothy 4 : 3 , 4 .
The s@@ ch@@ eme seem@@ ed to have wor@@ ked , though David should have known that the enti@@ re matter was op@@ en@@ ly ex@@ posed to Jehovah .
The hum@@ ility of those willing to accept help ser@@ ves as an ob@@ ject less@@ on for others in a similar situation .
10 , 11 . ( a ) What is the future of “ the fe@@ et ” ?
In fact , until the n@@ in@@ th century , many n@@ on - Rom@@ an bi@@ sh@@ op@@ s app@@ lied the t@@ it@@ le to themselves .
Just as he thin@@ ks he is ready to rel@@ a@@ x and enjoy a good life , God tel@@ ls him that his life is coming to an end and all the good things the man has st@@ ored up will go to someone el@@ se .
How is Jesus e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed to h@@ and@@ le his position as He@@ ad of the Christian congregation ?
These events will af@@ fect every person on earth .
Since al@@ m@@ s@@ giving was not liter@@ ally pre@@ ce@@ ded by tru@@ mp@@ et b@@ la@@ st@@ s , Jesus evid@@ ently used h@@ y@@ per@@ bo@@ le when he said that we should not “ b@@ low a tru@@ mp@@ et ” a@@ head of us when making “ gi@@ f@@ ts of mer@@ cy . ”
“ I Now Ha@@ ve a Re@@ al P@@ ur@@ pose in Li@@ fe . ” ​ — L@@ I@@ S@@ A AN@@ D@@ R@@ É
The work continued to ex@@ p@@ and , and before long the C@@ ongreg@@ ation Bo@@ ok S@@ tu@@ dy a@@ ver@@ ag@@ ed 16 in attend@@ ance , and more than 30 attend@@ ed the public talk .
Are you Lo@@ t’s wife ? ”
The person who gives up when he star@@ ts to s@@ wi@@ m will d@@ ro@@ wn .
Ph@@ ili@@ p pre@@ ached to the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an , s@@ pre@@ ading the good news ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c@@ ally
We therefore hold Jesus ’ blood as something sac@@ red , “ preci@@ ous . ” ​ — 1 Peter 1 : 19 .
What demonstr@@ ates that Jesus had a bal@@ an@@ ced view of life and material things ?
Of them we read : “ They have ac@@ ted ru@@ in@@ ously on their own part ; they are not his children , the de@@ fect is their own . ”
Jo@@ s@@ é left his secu@@ re emp@@ loy@@ ment and moved to M@@ á@@ la@@ ga with his family .
Such counsel is given because living up to our dedic@@ ation requi@@ res that we keep on wal@@ king in God’s truth .
P@@ at@@ ter@@ son , New Yor@@ k 1@@ 2@@ 5@@ 6@@ 3 - 9@@ 20@@ 4
Thus , Jesus told his disciples : “ I am the light of the world .
Th@@ ough the ri@@ ver was at f@@ lood st@@ age , Jehovah st@@ op@@ ped its f@@ low so that his people could cro@@ ss .
How can Psalm 4@@ 1 : 3 encoura@@ ge us when we are si@@ ck ?
To what ancient situation should we give attention , and why ?
That expres@@ sion of confidence demonstr@@ ated that to the end his trust in his Father was un@@ di@@ min@@ i@@ shed , even though Jehovah did not inter@@ v@@ ene to sa@@ ve him . ​ — Luke 23 : 4@@ 6 .
We learn what their go@@ als are and how they try to re@@ ach them .
Jesus , on the other hand , is “ the fir@@ st@@ born of all cre@@ ation , ” “ the beg@@ in@@ ning of the cre@@ ation by God . ”
“ All authority has been given me in heaven and on the earth , ” he declar@@ ed after his resurrection .
A tend@@ er person is moved to make a differ@@ ence in the lives of others .
The T@@ w@@ o B@@ ap@@ t@@ is@@ ma@@ l Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions
In the words of a 1@@ 7@@ th - century writ@@ er , O@@ ri@@ gen@@ ’s cr@@ iti@@ c@@ s as@@ ser@@ ted : “ His do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine in gener@@ al is ab@@ sur@@ d and per@@ ni@@ ci@@ ous , a Ser@@ p@@ ent@@ ine de@@ ad@@ ly po@@ is@@ on , which he v@@ om@@ ited into the world . ”
Our Ex@@ emp@@ la@@ r , Jesus Christ , was never gu@@ il@@ ty of displa@@ ying mis@@ taken kindness .
This “ is al@@ most inv@@ ari@@ ab@@ ly the wor@@ st possible time to make such a decision , ” ob@@ ser@@ ves one ex@@ per@@ t .
What did some scho@@ l@@ ars of the 1@@ 6@@ 00 ’ s say about man@@ ’s hope ?
The Bible descri@@ bes an ear@@ li@@ er worl@@ d@@ wide des@@ tru@@ ction during the time of the faithful man Noah .
What guid@@ ance has Jehovah provided for us , and what must we do to benefit from it ?
He sent his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son “ to bre@@ ak up the works of the Devil ” and un@@ do all the dam@@ age Satan has brought upon humans .
Li@@ fe in Re@@ fu@@ ge@@ e C@@ am@@ p ( T@@ an@@ z@@ ani@@ a ) , 2 / 15
But the to@@ tal number of his mirac@@ les is not reve@@ aled .
M@@ one@@ y is not everything .
W@@ rit@@ ing from R@@ ome , Paul said : “ E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s , who is from among you [ C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans ] , a slave of Christ Jesus , s@@ ends you his gre@@ et@@ ings , always exer@@ ting himself in your be@@ half in his prayers , that you may fin@@ ally stand complete and with fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ction in all the will of God .
A@@ be@@ l evid@@ ently real@@ ized that the she@@ d@@ ding of blood would be needed to co@@ ver sin .
O@@ r we may be in our you@@ th@@ ful years and real@@ ize that there is no better care@@ er than full - time service .
We sh@@ ared not only in the house - to - house ministry but also in st@@ re@@ et wit@@ ness@@ ing .
When Saul died in bat@@ tle , David m@@ our@@ ned his death , refer@@ ring to him and his son J@@ on@@ a@@ than as “ bel@@ o@@ ved and ch@@ eri@@ shed ” individuals .
I wor@@ ked on a ro@@ ad gan@@ g , but most of the time , I wor@@ ked in a bak@@ er@@ y , which made things e@@ asi@@ er for me .
( b ) What are three means by which Jehovah qu@@ ali@@ fi@@ es us as min@@ isters ?
Their st@@ atu@@ s as min@@ isters also came from Jehovah .
When their son F@@ eli@@ to was born , they were e@@ ag@@ er to do their ut@@ most in ra@@ ising him as a true worshi@@ per of Jehovah .
This material expla@@ ins to the stud@@ ent how he can become a friend of God , something that many have never even consider@@ ed or thought possible .
Hence , Jehovah told him : “ You will take this ro@@ d in your hand and per@@ form the sign@@ s with it . ”
Instead of tr@@ ying to con@@ so@@ le H@@ ann@@ ah , however , Pen@@ in@@ n@@ ah uses her own ability to be@@ ar children to make her ri@@ val mis@@ er@@ able .
How might a Christian beg@@ in to set his “ mind on the flesh ” ?
It helped me to be more coura@@ ge@@ ous and to trust more in Jehovah , ” com@@ men@@ ted Z@@ ey@@ ne@@ p from Fr@@ ance .
Consider two challeng@@ es you may face and how you might over@@ come them .
Is the Bible a Re@@ c@@ ord of God’s Th@@ ough@@ ts ?
It br@@ ings us much joy to serve our Creator together .
E@@ ver@@ yone knew ever@@ yone el@@ se in our to@@ wn of 3@@ ,000 or so .
And what a rec@@ ord of ze@@ al and per@@ sever@@ ance the Witnesses have buil@@ t up !
( c ) How can you displa@@ y kindness in your family ?
Be G@@ u@@ i@@ ded by the Li@@ ving God
R@@ ep@@ ent@@ ance , prayer , par@@ ent@@ al help , and the loving ass@@ ist@@ ance of Christian elders can help him to be like He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah and ‘ cle@@ an@@ se his p@@ ath and keep on gu@@ ard . ’ ​ — James 5 : 13 - 15 .
7 : 18 , 22 , 27 .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , when A@@ sa re@@ turned vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous , Jehovah sent A@@ z@@ ari@@ ah to me@@ et the king and to say : “ He@@ ar me , O A@@ sa and all Juda@@ h and B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in ! Jehovah is with you as long as you prove to be with him ; and if you sear@@ ch for him , he will let himself be found by you , but if you leave him he will leave you . ”
Hebrews 11 : 17 - 19 expla@@ ins : “ By faith Abraham , when he was t@@ ested , as good as offered up Isa@@ a@@ c ​ — the man who had g@@ la@@ dly received the promises at@@ temp@@ ted to offer up his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten son — ​ al@@ though it had been said to him : ‘ What will be called your off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing will be through Isa@@ a@@ c . ’
Even as a 12 - year - old bo@@ y , Jesus coura@@ ge@@ ously sto@@ od up for what was right .
For example , the Bible says that Jesus was “ from the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of David according to the flesh , ” and Paul called the Jews his “ relati@@ ves according to the flesh . ” ​ — Romans 1 : 3 ; 9 : 3 .
A man who deci@@ des to mar@@ ry and ra@@ ise a family may feel some@@ what in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate , but making a com@@ mit@@ ment ser@@ ves as an inc@@ en@@ tive for him to do the best he pos@@ si@@ bly can .
Li@@ ving and Wit@@ ness@@ ing Th@@ r@@ ough the Tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es
S@@ ome@@ times what com@@ p@@ lic@@ ates our lives is , not the pur@@ su@@ it of more things , but what we do with the things we already have .
Pa@@ in and suffering se@@ em to be the comm@@ on lo@@ t of human ex@@ ist@@ ence .
Jehovah spoke of his people , the ancient nation of Israel , as a col@@ le@@ ctive serv@@ ant .
Still , blood trans@@ fu@@ sions were enti@@ r@@ ely out of the question .
“ Christ su@@ ffered for you , lea@@ ving a mo@@ de@@ l for you to follow his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y . ” ​ — 1 P@@ E@@ T .
This st@@ ep is so important that we should expres@@ s to Jehovah in prayer our decision to give him exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion forever .
I know that after my going away op@@ pres@@ sive w@@ ol@@ ves will en@@ ter in among you and will not tre@@ at the flo@@ ck with tend@@ er@@ ness , and from among you y@@ ourselves men will ris@@ e and speak tw@@ is@@ ted things to draw away the disciples after themselves . ”
With my wife , Mari@@ a , in 198@@ 0
B@@ AN@@ G@@ L@@ A@@ D@@ E@@ S@@ H
In what two ways can Hebrews 4 : 12 be app@@ lied ?
Mo@@ st of us today can have Bible liter@@ ature in needed qu@@ an@@ t@@ ity and vari@@ ous for@@ mat@@ s .
After a while , a t@@ all s@@ il@@ ver - ha@@ i@@ red la@@ dy came out .
As expres@@ sed in Psal@@ ms 5@@ 8 - 6@@ 4 , during all his dist@@ res@@ ses , David makes Jehovah his refu@@ ge .
On that occasi@@ on , T@@ er@@ tul@@ lu@@ s , “ a public speak@@ er ” who pres@@ ented the Jews ’ case against Paul , acc@@ used him of being the lead@@ er of a se@@ ct and gu@@ il@@ ty of se@@ dition .
She was brought up according to Jewish tra@@ dition .
They also sear@@ ched the Scriptures for guid@@ ance .
To com@@ pre@@ h@@ end such “ deep things of God , ” it is necess@@ ary to study pray@@ er@@ fully and refle@@ ct on his Word .
We should pray for God’s help when we are having problems understanding something .
Yes , Jesus even gave his life for his followers .
L@@ I@@ K@@ E the apostle Paul , spirit - anointed Christians today have the preci@@ ous pro@@ spe@@ ct of recei@@ ving “ the pri@@ ze of the up@@ ward call of God . ”
It has en@@ ab@@ led us to “ look in@@ ten@@ tly at the C@@ hi@@ ef A@@ g@@ ent and Per@@ fe@@ c@@ ter of our faith . ”
A s@@ no@@ w@@ f@@ l@@ ake may be com@@ posed of a h@@ un@@ d@@ red deli@@ c@@ ate ice cr@@ y@@ st@@ als in a vari@@ ety of beau@@ ti@@ ful desi@@ gn@@ s .
How vi@@ vi@@ dly the Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an’s tre@@ at@@ ment of the in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed man illustr@@ ates what true mer@@ cy is !
Yet , no so@@ on@@ er did the Israelites re@@ ach the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness en r@@ ou@@ te to the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and than they began to com@@ pla@@ in , reve@@ al@@ ing a serious l@@ ack of faith .
I had been in the cir@@ cu@@ it work for only a sh@@ ort time when I real@@ ized that his counsel was sur@@ ely needed .
O@@ r if the ki@@ ds asked us to take them some@@ where , we pu@@ shed ourselves to go even if we were ti@@ red .
If so , you may be clo@@ s@@ er to that go@@ al than you had i@@ mag@@ ined .
Con@@ ve@@ y confidence that until that time your te@@ en can ad@@ here to God’s standards .
( b ) How might we be ent@@ ang@@ led ?
With Jo@@ y@@ ce on our we@@ d@@ ding day , in 19@@ 50
He explained to his fellow Christians : “ For the law of the spirit that gives life in uni@@ on with Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death . ”
Today , al@@ most ei@@ ght milli@@ on ze@@ al@@ ous Witnesses are doing their ut@@ most to s@@ pre@@ ad Christ’s message in well over 6@@ 00 langu@@ ages , with more to come !
After all , God’s enem@@ y , Satan the Devil , contro@@ ls the world .
His ex@@ hor@@ tation no doubt appe@@ aled to those in the congregation who had responsi@@ ve hearts .
“ There Will C@@ ome R@@ idi@@ cul@@ ers With Their R@@ idi@@ cu@@ le ”
* What do you think about such vari@@ ed re@@ actions ?
Do You Ha@@ ve “ a H@@ ear@@ t to K@@ now ” Jehovah ?
What could be more dam@@ ag@@ ing to a f@@ ar@@ m@@ er than to have an enem@@ y come se@@ cre@@ tly into his field and over@@ s@@ ow it with har@@ m@@ ful we@@ e@@ ds ?
14@@ 1 : 3 .
However , he is hum@@ ble . ​ — Psalm 18 : 35 .
This “ house ” is the wicked system develop@@ ed under the influ@@ ence of Satan the Devil .
How important is our associ@@ ation with the congregation , and what fre@@ e@@ dom do we enjoy ?
He was s@@ kil@@ led in the ar@@ t of teaching and re@@ ached hearts with his simp@@ le lo@@ gi@@ c and vi@@ vi@@ d word pi@@ c@@ tures .
Some from dist@@ ant commun@@ ities brought with them just a little food ​ — ri@@ ce f@@ la@@ v@@ ored with por@@ k f@@ at .
He had no@@ tic@@ ed that Jehovah’s Witnesses lived near our home and war@@ ned us not to become involved with them .
Jesus ther@@ e@@ by provided his Father with the best , y@@ es the complete , answer to Satan’s li@@ e that humans serve God with sel@@ f@@ ish mo@@ ti@@ ves and not out of un@@ bre@@ aka@@ ble love . ​ — Pro@@ v .
When the new@@ ly transl@@ ated En@@ joy Li@@ fe on E@@ ar@@ th F@@ o@@ re@@ ver !
But again develop@@ ments indic@@ ated that the c@@ li@@ mate was not right for spiritual gro@@ w@@ th .
God’s Word does not provide all the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about Par@@ adise but does descri@@ be the kind of life we can ex@@ pect : “ They will certainly buil@@ d hous@@ es and have occ@@ u@@ pan@@ cy ; and they will certainly pl@@ ant v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds and e@@ at their fru@@ it@@ age .
Lo@@ t may have ho@@ ped that by reason of such ties , some men in that mo@@ b would speak up in de@@ f@@ en@@ se of his daugh@@ ters .
He loved the brothers , and they loved him .
Let her bre@@ ast@@ s in@@ to@@ x@@ ic@@ ate you at all times . ”
They too appreci@@ ate the war@@ m feelings that the c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation seem@@ s to fo@@ ster .
Pro@@ vi@@ de regul@@ ar reas@@ sur@@ ance , and encoura@@ ge questions and o@@ pen commun@@ ic@@ ation .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out being cr@@ itical , expla@@ in how you have been affe@@ cted .
How can you benefit from it ?
When the apostle Peter was imp@@ ris@@ oned , an ang@@ el appe@@ ared to him and led him out of the pris@@ on . ​ — Acts 12 : 1 - 11 .
I rep@@ lied , “ Yes , I will , Jehovah willing . ”
In less than two years , I was rel@@ eas@@ ed for good conduct .
Although war@@ ned of the d@@ ang@@ ers , she felt that it was her right to do so and therefore went to the par@@ ty .
His point ? “ Fir@@ st ex@@ tr@@ act the ra@@ f@@ ter from your own e@@ ye , and then you will see c@@ learly how to ex@@ tr@@ act the st@@ ra@@ w from your bro@@ ther’s e@@ ye . ” ​ — Matthew 7 : 5 .
L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing atten@@ tiv@@ ely to the dis@@ course may move you to show love for your neigh@@ b@@ ors by sh@@ aring with them what you have learned about Jehovah’s love and his gr@@ and purpose for mankind .
I gre@@ w up in R@@ ma@@ y@@ s@@ h , near the bor@@ der between Israel and Le@@ ban@@ on , during a time of ci@@ vi@@ l war .
How wise then to r@@ ely on his le@@ ading rather than on one@@ ’s personal desi@@ res !
As we shall see in the next article , this point is made a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly clear in the hear@@ ten@@ ing words of the 9@@ 1@@ st Psalm .
What evidence is there that e@@ con@@ om@@ ic problems did not di@@ str@@ act publi@@ sh@@ ers in Ar@@ g@@ ent@@ ina and Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que from serving Jehovah ?
At times , though , the sh@@ ort - ter@@ m effect may bring ad@@ vers@@ ity .
Th@@ ough eli@@ gi@@ ble for marriage , they exerc@@ ised self - control and rema@@ ined sing@@ le “ on account of the kingdom of the heavens . ”
Thus , when Paul used expres@@ sions such as “ the Lord be with the spirit you show , ” he was encourag@@ ing his brothers to show a spirit in har@@ mony with God’s will and the Chris@@ t@@ like person@@ ality .
The Greek word rend@@ ered “ honor ” car@@ ries the meaning “ to pri@@ ze ” or “ fi@@ x a valu@@ ation upon . ”
The out@@ working of divine pur@@ pos@@ es does not dep@@ end on human fac@@ t@@ ors .
But I must say , this study public@@ ation is out@@ standing .
Re@@ ading the book D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to Jehovah * was a tur@@ ning point in my life .
Some 30 c@@ as@@ es invol@@ ving Jehovah’s Witnesses came before the U@@ .@@ S . Su@@ pre@@ me C@@ our@@ t in the fi@@ ve - year peri@@ od between 19@@ 38 and 194@@ 3 .
When something bre@@ ak@@ s down , I look for se@@ con@@ d@@ hand par@@ ts and try to find someone who can help me fi@@ x it . ”
We bel@@ ong ne@@ i@@ ther to night nor to dar@@ k@@ ness . ”
Jesus ’ st@@ ory teach@@ es us an important less@@ on about Jehovah’s “ un@@ deser@@ ved kindness . ”
L@@ ear@@ ning a new language was not eas@@ y , they as@@ sure us , but per@@ sever@@ ance has pa@@ id off .
What about Jesus ’ experi@@ ences during his early life on earth ?
There are problems that for now can ne@@ i@@ ther be avo@@ i@@ ded nor res@@ ol@@ ved .
Indeed , Christians ref@@ ra@@ in from ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing overse@@ ers among them as “ El@@ der So - and - so , ” using the word “ el@@ der ” as a f@@ l@@ at@@ ter@@ ing t@@ it@@ le .
Can they a@@ wak@@ en from this s@@ le@@ ep ?
refle@@ cted the husband . His wife respon@@ ded : “ I@@ magine that we could ob@@ serve the earth d@@ ri@@ f@@ ting by like this ​ — how much knowledge is there already on earth , and how much more is there to learn ?
We can appro@@ pri@@ ately imitate the faith of godly humans .
To this day , I experience a similar r@@ us@@ h of joy when I me@@ et some@@ body who is inter@@ ested in Bible truth .
You may ask , ‘ Who were the gl@@ adi@@ at@@ ors ? ’
Our next article fur@@ ther consi@@ ders the purpose of the resurrection .
Rather , he lo@@ v@@ ingly wants to prote@@ ct us from anything that might dam@@ age our relationship with him or har@@ m our pro@@ spe@@ cts for ga@@ ining everlasting life . ​ — P@@ s .
In the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , the W@@ right brothers desi@@ gn@@ ed an a@@ ir@@ pl@@ ane after stud@@ ying large bir@@ ds in f@@ light .
Like the t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony c@@ ard , the ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph helped many to get started in the preaching work .
One important a@@ id in this work is the Bible - based pr@@ inted material used by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
We can less@@ en the anxi@@ ety we feel about making decisions .
Re@@ fle@@ ct on the psalmis@@ t’s inspired words when he san@@ g of Jehovah : “ You are op@@ ening your hand and satis@@ f@@ ying the desire of every living thing . ”
And nations will certainly go to your light , and k@@ ings to the b@@ righ@@ t@@ ness of your shin@@ ing for@@ th . ”
So it is possible that a family who@@ se members inclu@@ ded a James , a Joseph , and a Jesus ex@@ is@@ ted ap@@ ar@@ t from the family of Jesus Christ .
• How can we de@@ e@@ pen our understanding of Jehovah’s qualities ?
Are you serving God jo@@ y@@ fully as a Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er ?
Y@@ O@@ U get up in the mor@@ ning and pre@@ pare to leave for work .
ask the Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ mit@@ e@@ ’s brothers when they see her return home .
“ Jehovah is the true God ! Jehovah is the true God ! ”
Be@@ fore the com@@ pu@@ ter age , man@@ ’s ability to exam@@ ine the Bible text in this way was li@@ mit@@ ed .
I ple@@ ad@@ ed our case before govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als but without succ@@ ess .
Sh@@ ould we not cultiv@@ ate deep appreciation for worshipp@@ ing Jehovah in associ@@ ation with fellow believers ?
One are@@ a wh@@ er@@ e@@ in fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res can in@@ du@@ ce spiritual for@@ get@@ ful@@ ness is brought up by Paul when he says : “ N@@ ei@@ ther let us prac@@ tice for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , as some of them com@@ mit@@ ted for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , only to f@@ all , tw@@ ent@@ y - three th@@ ous@@ and of them in one day . ”
To illustr@@ ate that truth , let us bri@@ ef@@ ly consider some of Jehovah’s qualities and see how Satan’s wicked rule has moved Jehovah to show these qualities in ad@@ di@@ tional ways .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t cre@@ atu@@ res called angels are “ mi@@ gh@@ ty in power . ”
As followers of Jesus , we dis@@ cer@@ n that we could have no high@@ er privilege than that of sh@@ aring in the work of preaching the good news .
What happened to Eli@@ j@@ ah as he “ went as@@ cen@@ ding in the w@@ in@@ d@@ st@@ or@@ m ” ?
The apostle Peter encoura@@ ged all to “ form a long@@ ing for the un@@ ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ated mil@@ k bel@@ ong@@ ing to the word . ”
How has Jesus proved to be a loving shepher@@ d ?
He no@@ tic@@ ed that des@@ pite his ex@@ ha@@ us@@ tion , Sa@@ ú@@ l tri@@ ed to encoura@@ ge ever@@ yone who vis@@ ited him .
May you be coun@@ ted among “ the righteous , ” who will call earth their et@@ er@@ n@@ al home .
* Not only were the apostles af@@ fir@@ m@@ ing that Jesus had been resur@@ rec@@ ted but they were teaching that ap@@ ar@@ t from the name of Jesus , “ there is not another name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must get sa@@ ved . ”
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , they were not rejo@@ ic@@ ing over the flo@@ gg@@ ing they had received .
“ It does not bel@@ ong to man who is wal@@ king even to direc@@ t his st@@ ep . ” ​ — Jeremiah 10 : 23 .
If they r@@ ely on him , they will last “ to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ”
Un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ ers can thus have the joy of speaking about their faith to others .
It can be a stru@@ gg@@ le to get everything done , so good personal organization is important .
H@@ or@@ ri@@ fied , I real@@ ized that I could not see anything , not even my no@@ tes in fr@@ on@@ t of me !
R@@ em@@ ember , though , that the Law came from Jehovah .
But Jesus ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed his followers : “ Ke@@ ep on the w@@ atch , therefore , because you do not know on what day your Lord is coming . ”
Do not such com@@ ments about righ@@ ts help that verse to un@@ fo@@ ld before you ?
That st@@ at@@ ement appe@@ ars in The Z@@ on@@ der@@ v@@ an P@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ al En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia of the Bible , and many who prof@@ ess to be Christians think that way .
How can you make sure that you “ worship [ God ] with spirit and truth ” ?
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 17 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 6@@ 2 , 10@@ 6
“ C@@ ome , ” ur@@ ged the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er , “ with your own heart over@@ f@@ low@@ ing with love for the Ma@@ ster and for his bre@@ th@@ re@@ n and for his truth . ”
The Bible provi@@ des inter@@ es@@ ting in@@ sight into these matters .
The 32 - page bro@@ ch@@ ure just mentioned , a@@ vail@@ able in h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of langu@@ ages , con@@ tain@@ s just 16 sh@@ ort less@@ ons .
Jesus also used the s@@ word of the spirit to help others es@@ cap@@ e from Satan’s control .
C@@ er@@ tain anointed Christians who had taken the lead in the preaching work pas@@ sed off the earthly sc@@ ene .
C@@ ri@@ min@@ als ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it the vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able .
We must keep up our gu@@ ard , for the thinking and attitu@@ des of Satan’s world may se@@ em pla@@ u@@ sible on the sur@@ face .
On what does our sal@@ vation dep@@ end ?
What a fine example for us !
His wit@@ ness@@ ing eli@@ c@@ ited very different re@@ actions from people .
Mar@@ ne@@ ul@@ i ⇨ G@@ or@@ i
As sin@@ ful humans , we s@@ or@@ ely need such deli@@ ver@@ ance , since no imper@@ fect man “ can by any means re@@ de@@ em even a brother , nor give to God a ransom for him . . . that he should still live forever . ”
( b ) Why is the account of Jesus ’ cle@@ ans@@ ing of the temple reas@@ sur@@ ing to us ?
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing she t@@ ou@@ ched and every person she came in cont@@ act with became de@@ fil@@ ed .
This could be because Pe@@ da@@ iah died and S@@ heal@@ ti@@ el ra@@ ised Z@@ er@@ u@@ b@@ ba@@ be@@ l .
TH@@ E S@@ P@@ I@@ R@@ I@@ T B@@ E@@ H@@ IN@@ D TH@@ E S@@ A@@ C@@ R@@ I@@ F@@ I@@ C@@ E
What less@@ ons can we learn from mo@@ der@@ n - day you@@ ths who serve Jehovah with ze@@ al ?
He end@@ ear@@ ed himself to the enti@@ re te@@ am that took care of him .
S@@ in has ali@@ en@@ ated mankind from God .
We cannot say .
What s@@ we@@ et@@ ness !
They are great con@@ vers@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ists , are ke@@ en@@ ly in@@ si@@ gh@@ t@@ ful , and have a wonderful sense of hum@@ or .
All experienced Christians ​ — not just elders — ​ can help young brothers and new ones to ac@@ hi@@ eve their full po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al .
10@@ 6 : 32 .
Then , “ the man that had been dead came out . ”
But does the the@@ ory of ev@@ olu@@ tion re@@ present true s@@ ci@@ ence at its best ?
( b ) What should we remember if we read something in the Bible that ca@@ uses us to won@@ der whether God ac@@ ted in a just or right way ?
My father was a pa@@ in@@ ter , and one day his work took him to the building that hous@@ ed the F@@ in@@ land branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Of her long stay in the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al , she says : “ I was f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed by many of the t@@ ests , especially when they tri@@ ed to make my heart fi@@ br@@ ill@@ ate and sto@@ p , as it had done origin@@ ally . ”
“ We sp@@ end some S@@ atur@@ days and some af@@ ter@@ no@@ ons during the we@@ ek working on her home . ”
One day Mari@@ v@@ í inform@@ ed me of her desire to dedic@@ ate her life to Jehovah and get baptized .
Ti@@ me and again he supp@@ or@@ ted his teachings with a refer@@ ence to the Scriptures .
A@@ no@@ ther example we can consider is that the earth@@ ’s w@@ at@@ ers under@@ go a c@@ y@@ c@@ lic mo@@ tion called the water c@@ y@@ c@@ le , or the h@@ y@@ d@@ ro@@ lo@@ gi@@ c c@@ y@@ c@@ le .
After her death , though , the same form@@ er associ@@ ate ob@@ served : “ She was happy , and th@@ at@@ ’s all you can ask for in life .
( Read Ne@@ h@@ emiah 9 : 38 ; 10 : 29 ) To this end , a written do@@ cum@@ ent is sign@@ ed with the se@@ als of 8@@ 4 Jewish lead@@ ers . ​ — Ne@@ h .
A M@@ O@@ M@@ EN@@ T@@ O@@ U@@ S ev@@ ent , one that had never before been seen on earth , occ@@ ur@@ red about O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 29 C.E .
She is like “ ro@@ t@@ ten@@ ness in his b@@ ones ” in the sense that “ she br@@ ings him to ru@@ in , like a di@@ se@@ ase which we@@ ak@@ ens the bo@@ di@@ ly fr@@ ame , ” says one refer@@ ence work .
The apostles Paul and Peter also ex@@ hor@@ ted Christians to be ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able to one another .
They are not do@@ or@@ ways to the un@@ known by means of some my@@ st@@ eri@@ ous for@@ ce of n@@ ature .
What are some circumstances that should move us to show kindness ?
Since Juda@@ iz@@ ers c@@ ra@@ f@@ t@@ ily seek to dis@@ cre@@ di@@ t Paul , he de@@ f@@ ends his apost@@ le@@ ship by provi@@ ding certain au@@ to@@ bi@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ cal de@@ ta@@ il@@ s .
18 “ The Gen@@ er@@ ous Per@@ son Will Be B@@ less@@ ed ”
But he refu@@ sed to study .
“ W@@ H@@ E@@ R@@ E is God ? ” That question has been asked by many people .
While Jesus was yet with his disciples , he told them things that they did not then c@@ learly understand .
Rather , he said that he would worship God when his heart moved him to do so and that I was not to pu@@ s@@ h him .
S@@ ene@@ g@@ al is a land s@@ we@@ pt by the par@@ ch@@ ing w@@ in@@ ds of the deser@@ t as well as by the co@@ ol , ref@@ re@@ shing bre@@ e@@ z@@ es of the A@@ t@@ l@@ an@@ tic .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence of this is that 3 out of 4 young men and women think “ often ” or “ very often ” about the future .
Even while Adam and E@@ ve were still in the gar@@ den of E@@ den , Jehovah fore@@ told how He would res@@ ol@@ ve the is@@ su@@ es .
The travel@@ ing overse@@ er next as@@ ks the person : “ Ha@@ ve you ever thought about any of these questions ? ”
Wh@@ ere we@@ ak@@ nesses ex@@ ist , the elders help fellow believers to apply Scriptural re@@ medi@@ es .
S@@ hor@@ tly after these events , Na@@ ba@@ l died .
A@@ no@@ ther reason that Jehovah is “ the true one ” refer@@ red to at 1 John 5 : 20 is that he is the S@@ ource of truth .
What pro@@ vision did Jehovah make for those with li@@ mit@@ ed means ?
I have everything I need and want ​ — a con@@ ten@@ ted , happy life and a care@@ er that is fulfill@@ ing and satis@@ f@@ ying . ”
In the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , we foc@@ used on how the attitu@@ des of David and M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h eli@@ c@@ ited Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
The rec@@ ent succ@@ ess in ma@@ pp@@ ing the enti@@ re human gen@@ ome has given such as@@ pi@@ r@@ ations new imp@@ e@@ tu@@ s .
Li@@ fe is un@@ pre@@ dic@@ table at times , un@@ certain , and even hard to de@@ al with .
But how you rejo@@ ice now that you have been en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ed !
Since the words are not difficult and the sen@@ ten@@ ces are sh@@ or@@ ter , he is not in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated .
Why not make it your determin@@ ation to re@@ ach out to others who have not yet received a thor@@ ough witness ? ​ — R@@ om . 15 : 20 , 21 .
If we do not avoid pri@@ de , we can star@@ t thinking that we are better than others and may beg@@ in to re@@ ject counsel given to us from the Bible .
Me@@ dit@@ ate on Bible te@@ x@@ ts and faith - streng@@ th@@ ening poin@@ ts that you can use in discus@@ sions with those nee@@ ding spiritual help .
Your children will likely learn the local language at school and in their en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , but they learn your language pri@@ mar@@ ily by fre@@ qu@@ ently inter@@ ac@@ ting with you in your language .
In a cha@@ o@@ tic st@@ am@@ pe@@ de ?
What a sa@@ d indi@@ ct@@ ment of man@@ ’s in@@ ability to find lasting so@@ lu@@ tions to the worl@@ d’s problems !
But if we prac@@ tice righteousness and have on the full su@@ it of spiritual ar@@ m@@ or , we will have God’s holy spirit and the needed prote@@ ction against Satan and his wicked angels , the dem@@ ons . ​ — Proverbs 18 : 10 .
These thoughts go through the mind of an el@@ der who has just of@@ fi@@ ci@@ ated at the cou@@ ple@@ ’s we@@ d@@ ding .
I s@@ il@@ ently pray@@ ed to Jehovah , as@@ king him to help this do@@ ct@@ or understand and respect my position even if he did not ag@@ ree with it .
How pa@@ in@@ ful it must have been for Abraham to li@@ ft the k@@ ni@@ fe with which he was to k@@ ill his son !
To keep on the w@@ atch , we must remain al@@ er@@ t and vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant .
You you@@ ng@@ er brothers , accept responsi@@ bility , be mo@@ des@@ t , and maintain a res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful attitude toward the older ones .
H@@ app@@ iness Com@@ es From Ser@@ ving Jehovah
TH@@ E great@@ est gift that God has given to fal@@ le@@ n mankind is the pro@@ vision for their reco@@ very by means of his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , Jesus Christ .
In this , elders also imitate the apostle Paul . He supp@@ or@@ ted true worship and gave help@@ ful direction .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing we have is from him .
As the la@@ d gre@@ w , he often accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed the re@@ ap@@ ers to jo@@ in his father in the field .
I was baptized in 199@@ 2 at an inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses held in S@@ t .
As we consider the dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c events that li@@ e a@@ head , we will be encoura@@ ged to remain w@@ atch@@ ful .
Mo@@ m set a ze@@ al@@ ous example in the ministry
But there is more to the matter .
No@@ thing can imp@@ e@@ de God’s ability to h@@ and@@ le matters succ@@ ess@@ fully .
However , they challeng@@ ed the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of what I was saying , and I had to keep on reading in order to de@@ f@@ end my@@ self .
Jehovah as@@ ks us to tre@@ at other people with love . ​ — Read Mark 12 : 29 , 30 ; 1 John 5 : 3 .
In most c@@ as@@ es , that will invol@@ ve the set@@ t@@ ling of min@@ or disa@@ gre@@ ements .
Des@@ pite coming from di@@ verse ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds , the early Christians were un@@ ited
He recogn@@ ized the need to serve God “ with a complete heart and with a deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful soul , ” and he found joy in doing so .
The King , Jesus Christ himself , is the one who ri@@ des in the cause of righteousness .
Those people are Jehovah’s Witnesses .
( Read Hebrews 2 : 17 , 18 . )
De@@ ep@@ er study buil@@ ds faith .
Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or Al@@ and wrote : “ E@@ ach year there are at le@@ ast 5@@ 00 new public@@ ations on Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ ther and the Re@@ form@@ ation ​ — and that in al@@ most all ma@@ j@@ or langu@@ ages of the world . ”
Since there will be no com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve spirit in God’s new world , there really is reason to avoid it now .
The 20@@ th century was a time when Satan w@@ re@@ ak@@ ed ha@@ vo@@ c upon the earth .
15 : 15 , 17 , 22 , 23 .
Pro@@ ve your love for Jehovah by jo@@ y@@ fully eng@@ ag@@ ing in sac@@ red service
“ It was a really , really beau@@ ti@@ ful thing to do , ” the gr@@ ate@@ ful ow@@ ner com@@ men@@ ted .
“ M@@ on@@ ths of v@@ in@@ ta@@ ge and o@@ live har@@ v@@ est ;
After that he appe@@ ared to James , then to all the apostles . But last of all he appe@@ ared also to me as if to one born pre@@ matu@@ r@@ ely . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Daniel was thro@@ wn into a pi@@ t of hu@@ ng@@ ry li@@ ons , and his friends were thro@@ wn into a s@@ cor@@ ch@@ ing fi@@ re .
The Witnesses mentioned ear@@ li@@ er were con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that God was with them during difficult times .
Des@@ pite their li@@ mit@@ ations , they were en@@ ab@@ led by this law to be cons@@ ist@@ ent in their judg@@ ments .
R@@ a@@ ú@@ l with the boo@@ k@@ let that helps him to re@@ ach pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s hearts
For example , Peter said that he would never a@@ ban@@ d@@ on Jesus even if ever@@ yone el@@ se did .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying the practic@@ al counsel found in the Scriptures makes a differ@@ ence .
F@@ ur@@ ther , before being appointed , they demonstr@@ ated that they had a clear understanding of the Scriptures and that they were qu@@ ali@@ fied to teach what is heal@@ th@@ ful .
“ On@@ ly God ho@@ l@@ ds the ke@@ y to the so@@ lu@@ tion , ” she said .
What I learned about Jehovah moved me to want to serve him , so I deci@@ ded to become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
If al@@ co@@ ho@@ l flo@@ ws too fre@@ ely at a we@@ d@@ ding , and if there is l@@ ou@@ d mu@@ si@@ c and w@@ il@@ d d@@ an@@ c@@ ing , there is a real d@@ anger that the occasi@@ on will turn into something like a re@@ vel@@ ry .
Jehovah has di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied you with the gift of free will .
Jehovah’s Witnesses a@@ bi@@ de by this comm@@ and .
Many people live to make a name for themselves .
I was happy to help him , and he set off to to@@ wn in my sh@@ o@@ es .
N@@ ex@@ t , the Devil challeng@@ ed Jesus to lea@@ p off the temple w@@ all and t@@ est God’s ability to prote@@ ct him by means of His angels .
Tru@@ e , circumstances v@@ ary , and not all can sp@@ end the same am@@ ount of time in this li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving work .
However , these are not qualities ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted by all people .
It inclu@@ des the ide@@ a of loving att@@ ach@@ ment along with the taking of positi@@ ve action so as to benefit others .
Such actions make Jehovah God g@@ la@@ d .
For if , when we were enem@@ ies , we became re@@ conc@@ iled to God through the death of his Son , much more , now that we have become re@@ conc@@ iled , we shall be sa@@ ved by his life . ” ​ — Romans 5 : 8 , 10 .
But I say to you that ever@@ yone that keep@@ s on loo@@ king at a woman so as to have a pas@@ sion for her has already com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with her in his heart . ” ​ — Matthew 5 : 27 , 28 .
He said to his op@@ pos@@ ers : “ I have come in the name of my Father , but you do not receive me ; if someone el@@ se arri@@ ved in his own name , you would receive that one . ”
Indeed , the more we learn about the things Jehovah has made , the more we find ourselves a@@ wed by his wisdom .
Daniel pra@@ ys to Jehovah about the rest@@ or@@ ation of his ho@@ m@@ el@@ and .
su@@ gg@@ ests that if a cl@@ ass@@ mate as@@ ks : “ Why don@@ ’t you believe in ev@@ olu@@ tion ? ”
The rest@@ or@@ ation of prop@@ er over@@ sight great@@ ly streng@@ th@@ ened the Christian congregation .
Per@@ haps she no@@ tic@@ ed that some among the family of the cou@@ ple ex@@ chang@@ ed pan@@ ic@@ k@@ y gl@@ an@@ ces and ur@@ g@@ ent wh@@ is@@ p@@ ers .
Yes , “ the word of God is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power . ” ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
Mo@@ st of us have already respon@@ ded positi@@ vely to Jesus ’ kind invit@@ ation , and in the field ministry , we con@@ ve@@ y that invit@@ ation to others .
He is deli@@ gh@@ ted with the small bo@@ x of ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les that we brought as a gift , since no com@@ mer@@ cial f@@ ar@@ m@@ ing is done on the is@@ land .
In fact , pra@@ ying can do us a world of good spiritually , emo@@ tion@@ ally , and even physi@@ c@@ ally .
R@@ ac@@ he@@ l had Jac@@ ob@@ ’s love , but she s@@ ought mo@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
It is ess@@ enti@@ al , though , that we ‘ pa@@ y attention to how we listen . ’
B@@ ack then , Satan c@@ learly wanted to pre@@ v@@ ent the Israelites from ga@@ ining their promised in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
In a l@@ ist of over 40 of the most st@@ res@@ s@@ ful experi@@ ences in pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s life , com@@ p@@ iled by D@@ r@@ s . Tho@@ ma@@ s H@@ ol@@ m@@ es and Ri@@ ch@@ ard R@@ a@@ he , death of a sp@@ ouse , div@@ or@@ ce , and se@@ par@@ ation occ@@ up@@ y the to@@ p three spo@@ ts .
When the conscience of a fellow Christian could be off@@ ended by what we do , bro@@ ther@@ ly love will move us to be consider@@ ate and re@@ stri@@ ct our cho@@ ic@@ es .
The determined spirit of Jehovah’s Witnesses in over@@ coming the challeng@@ es of preaching in the city has made Par@@ is a C@@ ity of Li@@ ght in a special sense , to Jehovah’s praise .
Lo@@ t cho@@ se the “ D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an , ” a lu@@ s@@ h v@@ al@@ le@@ y “ like the gar@@ den of Jehovah , ” and in time re@@ si@@ ded in So@@ dom .
All those lives were claim@@ ed without reg@@ ard for who the individuals were .
The first s@@ es@@ sion is the C@@ ongreg@@ ation Bible S@@ tu@@ dy , which is 25 min@@ ut@@ es long .
As@@ k yourself : ‘ Does my life truly refle@@ ct the ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y of our times ?
At times , you may think that Jehovah is conc@@ e@@ al@@ ing his face from you .
The Law of Moses con@@ tain@@ s this princi@@ ple that app@@ lies to Christians : Par@@ ents need to give their own children spiritual tra@@ ining .
After the class discus@@ sion , the teach@@ er assign@@ ed the class a written t@@ est based on this no@@ v@@ el .
One is sh@@ own here ​ — a por@@ tion of the book of Isaiah from the De@@ ad Se@@ a S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls .
Their tw@@ is@@ ted , po@@ is@@ on@@ ous reason@@ ing can cause spiritual har@@ m and can con@@ tam@@ in@@ ate your faith like ra@@ pi@@ dly s@@ pre@@ ading g@@ ang@@ r@@ ene .
How can we make our study more effe@@ ctive ?
Even though this made things e@@ asi@@ er for us , M@@ ary was some@@ times so ti@@ red that she do@@ zed off during the study , a ba@@ by as@@ le@@ ep in her ar@@ ms .
S@@ cho@@ ol@@ ro@@ om Mas@@ sac@@ re ​ — Com@@ fort in the Af@@ ter@@ mat@@ h
His disciples were to act lo@@ v@@ ingly toward all who showed ho@@ st@@ ility to them .
Thus , the par@@ able fin@@ ds its fulfill@@ ment in our time and is part of the si@@ gn that Jesus is present and rul@@ ing as King .
“ P@@ ra@@ y@@ er helps me sense that God is real and that I am never al@@ one .
A Ju@@ bi@@ le@@ e me@@ ant a second con@@ secu@@ tive year of S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h for the land .
Instead , they u@@ su@@ ally talk about Jesus at Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s or E@@ ast@@ er .
Today , God’s organization is bless@@ ed with many young ones who serve as pione@@ ers , mission@@ aries , con@@ stru@@ ction vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers , and Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites .
They coura@@ ge@@ ously ac@@ ted in har@@ mony with Jesus ’ words : “ I am giving you a new comman@@ d@@ ment , that you love one another ; just as I have loved you , that you also love one another . ”
The hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al n@@ arr@@ ative in the Bible book of N@@ um@@ bers tel@@ ls us what happened .
It is not eas@@ y to accept counsel from an imper@@ fect human , no matter how t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully and lo@@ v@@ ingly the counsel is pres@@ ented .
The account is of great interest to us because we too are living in a time of rest@@ or@@ ation .
Our having faith in Christ’s shed blood for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of our sin@@ s is ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely ess@@ enti@@ al .
Still , Jesus re@@ bu@@ ked him because Peter had on that occasi@@ on allow@@ ed himself to be influ@@ enced by Satan .
“ R@@ EL@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ O@@ N Is G@@ a@@ ining G@@ r@@ ound , but M@@ or@@ ality Is Lo@@ sing G@@ r@@ ound . ”
I know that Jehovah exc@@ lu@@ des no one , sing@@ le or married , from his tend@@ er affe@@ ctions . ”
( Job 1 : 1 – 3 : 26 )
TH@@ E@@ S@@ E words of the apostle Paul have long been of great encourag@@ ement to me and my wife , O@@ ly .
L@@ ater , some stud@@ ents from his school came to the boo@@ th and asked for their own co@@ pi@@ es of the book that the prof@@ ess@@ or had ob@@ ta@@ ined .
W@@ i@@ de Ba@@ y
So he sub@@ mit@@ ted his case and a@@ wa@@ ited the judgment of the divine cour@@ t .
My heart san@@ k as I re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed that p@@ ack of ro@@ ck thro@@ wers on the cor@@ ner , wa@@ iting for me to return .
P@@ ut@@ ting yourself in Jehovah’s hands is never a wrong move . Consider the al@@ ter@@ n@@ ative !
How does the vision given to Daniel f@@ ill us with confidence ?
Of course , main@@ tain@@ ing a wa@@ iting attitude does not mean being la@@ z@@ y or in@@ ac@@ tive .
Paul wrote : “ He that s@@ ow@@ s b@@ oun@@ ti@@ fully will also re@@ a@@ p b@@ oun@@ ti@@ fully .
There she would si@@ t bene@@ ath a p@@ al@@ m t@@ ree and serve the people as Jehovah direc@@ ted .
In po@@ e@@ tic language , he said : “ For your st@@ atu@@ tes I shall show a f@@ on@@ dness . I shall not for@@ get your word .
P@@ A@@ S@@ T N@@ E@@ G@@ AT@@ I@@ V@@ E E@@ X@@ P@@ E@@ R@@ I@@ EN@@ C@@ E@@ S
How can young ones benefit from fri@@ end@@ ship with matu@@ re Christians ?
An@@ cient man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts also provide com@@ p@@ el@@ ling evidence to support the can@@ on that is gener@@ ally accepted today .
Today , when a fellow Christian displa@@ ys a Chris@@ t@@ like qu@@ ality in an ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary man@@ ner , deli@@ v@@ ers a well - pre@@ pared meeting part , or makes a hear@@ t@@ felt com@@ ment during a meeting , we have a fine opportunity to expres@@ s our appreciation to that individu@@ al .
A@@ n un@@ c@@ eas@@ ing pro@@ gra@@ m of spiritual fe@@ e@@ ding at Jehovah’s table and who@@ les@@ ome associ@@ ation with God’s people will help you to strengthen your faith and over@@ come disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement or other ne@@ g@@ ative feelings .
Are you using this boo@@ k@@ let in the ministry ?
In the light of Bible comman@@ ds about the prop@@ er use of blood , how do Jehovah’s Witnesses view medi@@ cal pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res using one@@ ’s own blood ?
With a sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y , the prophet Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah dec@@ la@@ res : “ The great day of Jehovah is near . It is near , and there is a h@@ ur@@ r@@ ying of it very much . ”
W@@ o@@ e is pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced upon “ A@@ ri@@ el [ Jerusalem ] ” for “ set@@ ting out to go down to Egy@@ pt ” for prote@@ ction .
I had never read the Bible before , and those op@@ ening words of Genesis stru@@ ck me like a b@@ ol@@ t of ligh@@ t@@ ning .
Hence , each of us might ask : ‘ A@@ m I some@@ times temp@@ ted to ba@@ r@@ ter my Christian in@@ her@@ it@@ ance ​ — everlasting life — ​ for something as tr@@ an@@ si@@ ent as a bo@@ w@@ l of l@@ enti@@ l ste@@ w ?
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of believers around the g@@ lo@@ be would answer with an emp@@ h@@ ati@@ c , “ Yes ! ”
Jehovah has acc@@ ess to un@@ li@@ mit@@ ed res@@ our@@ ces that can su@@ sta@@ in his earthly cre@@ ation .
The same app@@ lies to p@@ ho@@ to@@ s .
Paul direc@@ ted his fellow believers to the S@@ ource of true fre@@ e@@ dom .
If we pray in the right way and for the prop@@ er things , he will pa@@ y attention .
J@@ es@@ se
S@@ E Eng@@ l@@ ish Ju@@ ly 20 - 22 , Ju@@ ly 27 - 29 , Au@@ gu@@ st 3 - 5 , Au@@ gu@@ st 10 - 12
I@@ ts guid@@ ance app@@ lies to all as@@ pe@@ cts of life .
B@@ ack in Bible times , Christians were told : “ No temp@@ tation has taken you exc@@ ep@@ t what is comm@@ on to men . ”
From there , through three en@@ vo@@ ys , he or@@ der@@ ed the city to sur@@ rend@@ er .
C@@ as@@ es were condu@@ cted in an or@@ der@@ ly way , and cour@@ ts were a@@ vail@@ able even to sla@@ ves .
Sh@@ ould we not be gr@@ ate@@ ful , then , that God has sh@@ own such pati@@ ence ?
Many M@@ ex@@ ic@@ ans do because of their prof@@ es@@ sion or because they have lived in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
What does Jehovah want for you , but what must you do ?
The apostle Paul was a fine example .
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 10 , 11 ]
Today , we cannot ex@@ pect God to res@@ cu@@ e us mirac@@ ul@@ ously , as he did the three Hebrews .
By so doing , he offered des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of the first human cou@@ ple the opportunity to enjoy the same perfect life that Adam and E@@ ve once did .
Since Jehovah has dra@@ wn them to him , he must find them lo@@ va@@ ble .
“ O our God , we than@@ k you and praise your beau@@ ti@@ ful name . ” ​ — 1 C@@ H@@ R@@ O@@ N .
And I will become their God , and they themselves will become my people . ’ ” ​ — Jeremiah 31 : 31 - 33 .
18 What Does It Me@@ an to Be a S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Per@@ son ?
How did Jehovah feel when he loo@@ ked down from heaven and saw his faithful prophet in des@@ pa@@ ir ?
H@@ app@@ ily , tra@@ ining by the most experienced fi@@ gh@@ ters is a@@ vail@@ able to you .
Then , in 19@@ 7@@ 7 a young man nam@@ ed S@@ to@@ y@@ an came to my do@@ or .
Do@@ ing so en@@ ab@@ les us to en@@ h@@ ance our knowledge of God and to devel@@ op our per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers .
The next article will discus@@ s how we can go on wal@@ king as he wal@@ ked .
C@@ learly , God is not respon@@ sible for bad things that ha@@ p@@ pen to people ; nor does he make them su@@ ff@@ er .
The people and the land are col@@ or@@ ful and inter@@ es@@ ting , and so is Ha@@ iti@@ an C@@ re@@ o@@ le , which com@@ bin@@ es Fr@@ en@@ ch words with W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ can gr@@ am@@ ma@@ r .
Per@@ haps you desire to act more pr@@ u@@ d@@ ently and sen@@ si@@ bly when difficul@@ ties ar@@ ise .
Is it possible to have a happy and succ@@ ess@@ ful marriage ?
7 : 9 , 10 ; D@@ an .
On arri@@ ving home after having pa@@ id some bil@@ ls , they were sur@@ pris@@ ed to find al@@ most the same am@@ ount that they had with@@ dra@@ wn still in F@@ er@@ n@@ an@@ da@@ ’s pur@@ se .
We should he@@ ed the man@@ d@@ ate to love one another and to cultiv@@ ate strong faith .
Jehovah gave us the Bible because of his great love for us .
O@@ ut@@ side of Ar@@ bo@@ ga , a small pi@@ c@@ tu@@ res@@ que to@@ wn in cen@@ tr@@ al S@@ we@@ den , Jehovah’s Witnesses have a branch of@@ fice with over 8@@ 0 vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers .
O@@ ther s@@ crip@@ tures illustr@@ ate the point .
Although little is known of Jesus ’ chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od , one in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent is qu@@ ite reve@@ al@@ ing .
Bible reading and study are just as vital for us if we would learn to fear Jehovah .
Fa@@ ith H@@ el@@ ps Those Lo@@ o@@ ked D@@ own U@@ p@@ on
How does the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s des@@ crip@@ tion of a physical man di@@ ff@@ er from that of a spiritual man ?
But w@@ ine was not the most important thing in their lives .
But could the long - ter@@ m con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences inclu@@ de having a jo@@ b without a real future ?
It will also provide clear evidence that Jesus was in@@ deed the long - a@@ wa@@ ited Messi@@ ah .
But my love of reading helped me to do well in school .
A m@@ om@@ ent@@ ary thr@@ ill is not wor@@ th a life of disa@@ bility !
Still there was no child , and 7@@ 5 - year - old S@@ ar@@ ah des@@ pa@@ i@@ red of conc@@ ei@@ ving .
In many c@@ as@@ es , children and parents live se@@ par@@ ate lives ; they are vi@@ r@@ tu@@ al str@@ ang@@ ers .
When we exer@@ t ourselves in Jehovah’s service , what can we ex@@ pect as to spiritual pro@@ v@@ isions ?
Ti@@ tu@@ s rel@@ ated that the brothers in Corin@@ th had respon@@ ded well to Paul’s letter and that they were ye@@ ar@@ ning to see him .
The same expres@@ sion is used at 1 Timothy 3 : 4 .
The Bible says : “ A word ca@@ using pain makes anger to come up . ”
When Will the W@@ ar of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on C@@ ome ? “ I saw , and , look !
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From Bo@@ ok T@@ w@@ o of Psal@@ ms
New : I@@ ’@@ l@@ l be ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er if I look for@@ ward in life , not ba@@ ck@@ ward .
It also shows that he truly valu@@ es those who cho@@ ose to serve him .
T@@ ur@@ ning to A@@ do@@ l@@ f@@ o , the ar@@ m@@ ed men or@@ der@@ ed him to jo@@ in their mo@@ v@@ ement .
R@@ es@@ pon@@ sible servants of Jehovah today must com@@ p@@ ly with divine requi@@ re@@ ments .
A@@ ga@@ inst what must Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers gu@@ ard , and why ?
“ That is not fa@@ ir , ” someone might say .
They reve@@ al the wonderful person@@ ality of our heavenly Father , his su@@ pre@@ me act of love in our be@@ half , and the et@@ er@@ n@@ al blessings in st@@ ore for his faithful servants .
When S@@ ta@@ v@@ ro@@ s and D@@ or@@ a deci@@ ded to sel@@ l their home and buil@@ d a new one with a Kingdom H@@ all on the gr@@ ound flo@@ or , they kin@@ dly buil@@ t a small two - ro@@ om an@@ ne@@ x for James and me .
After World W@@ ar I ended in 19@@ 18 , Mo@@ sel@@ le was rest@@ ored to Fr@@ ance .
As I gre@@ w up , I enjo@@ yed G@@ r@@ and@@ fa@@ ther’s attention .
Yet , you know that the vital ra@@ in f@@ alls , w@@ at@@ ering the earth , su@@ sta@@ ining pl@@ ants , making life possible and pleas@@ ant .
How is mem@@ or@@ iz@@ ation involved with lear@@ ning a new language ?
Your example in show@@ ing love for God can deep@@ ly influ@@ ence your chil@@ d’s heart .
Is not God already gl@@ ori@@ ous ? ’
King H@@ er@@ od was very inter@@ ested in this ​ — but not with good in@@ ten@@ tions .
At school .
In time , they over@@ came their anxi@@ ety , and Jehovah ri@@ ch@@ ly bless@@ ed them .
The word “ dis@@ co@@ vered ” can also be rend@@ ered “ found out ” or “ la@@ id ba@@ re . ”
He ne@@ i@@ ther bur@@ d@@ ened them with un@@ reason@@ able dem@@ ands nor ad@@ v@@ ised them to do one thing while he himself did something el@@ se .
He gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely ca@@ res for you .
My new par@@ t@@ ner was Jo@@ y L@@ en@@ no@@ x ( now H@@ un@@ ter ) , a ze@@ al@@ ous pioneer who was also two years older than I was .
Sh@@ ould we not accept wh@@ atever counsel or discipl@@ ine we receive through these means ?
It st@@ em@@ s from his own person@@ ality and ma@@ ke@@ up .
They could bring for@@ th their kind and ex@@ p@@ and their Par@@ adise home in jo@@ y@@ ful associ@@ ation with their gro@@ wing family .
Indeed , by these means , Jehovah makes even his young servants wis@@ er than all those who ign@@ ore his counsel , even the so - called “ wise and in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al ones ” of this world . ​ — Luke 10 : 21 ; read Psalm 1@@ 19 : 9@@ 8 - 1@@ 00 .
What opportunity to ‘ fle@@ e to the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s ’ op@@ ened up for first - century Christians in Jerusalem and Ju@@ de@@ a ?
‘ C@@ lo@@ the Y@@ ourselves With L@@ ong - Su@@ ffering ’
Even so , Paul and S@@ il@@ as “ mu@@ st@@ ered up b@@ ol@@ dness ” to continue preaching .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ating self - control , s@@ tic@@ king to one@@ ’s res@@ ol@@ ve , and cho@@ o@@ sing who@@ les@@ ome associ@@ ates are vital .
He “ does not en@@ ter into the she@@ ep@@ fo@@ ld through the do@@ or but c@@ li@@ m@@ bs up some other place . ”
( b ) Wh@@ ere can the fi@@ re - res@@ ist@@ ant materi@@ als to buil@@ d strong faith be found ?
What joy there will be as one gener@@ ation is re@@ un@@ ited with another and when long - se@@ par@@ ated loved ones hu@@ g one another in a war@@ m , hear@@ t@@ felt em@@ br@@ ace !
13 The P@@ ra@@ et@@ ori@@ an G@@ u@@ ard Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ves a Witness
The stud@@ ents had a regul@@ ar share in the preaching activ@@ ity .
The minis@@ ter s@@ prin@@ k@@ led a few d@@ ro@@ ps of water on my head and mu@@ r@@ mu@@ red some words that I did not understand .
You can find out because that witness recorded his experi@@ ences in a book that be@@ ars his name .
On the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st , what did rep@@ ent@@ ant Jews and pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes need to do ?
For Paul , this experience on the ro@@ ad to D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us proved bey@@ ond the sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of a doubt that Jesus was the promised Messi@@ ah , or Christ , the future rul@@ er of the promised Kingdom .
Christian shepher@@ ds today imitate Paul by ch@@ eri@@ shing the flo@@ ck .
My father , H@@ ar@@ ry K@@ il@@ ner , was a strong influ@@ ence on the way my life has turned out .
No , Jehovah mer@@ ci@@ fully and lo@@ v@@ ingly r@@ ene@@ wed the prophe@@ t’s com@@ mis@@ sion to preach to the N@@ in@@ ev@@ ites .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently [ Jesus ] was ob@@ li@@ ged to become like his ‘ brothers ’ in all res@@ pe@@ cts , that he might become a mer@@ ci@@ ful and faithful high pri@@ est in things per@@ tain@@ ing to God . ”
How did the Law prove to be a “ tu@@ t@@ or le@@ ading to Christ ” ?
How did Satan dist@@ ort Jehovah’s words and mo@@ ti@@ ves ?
De@@ dic@@ ation Pro@@ gra@@ m
S@@ ad@@ ly , Na@@ bo@@ th@@ ’s refu@@ s@@ al tri@@ gg@@ ered a seri@@ es of re@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible ac@@ ts on the part of both King A@@ ha@@ b and his wife .
“ The world is pas@@ sing away and so is its desire , but he that does the will of God rema@@ ins forever . ” ​ — 1 John 2 : 17 ; Proverbs 2 : 21 , 22 .
Is it different from ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y ?
This became a valu@@ able to@@ ol for cultiv@@ ating the W@@ a@@ yu@@ u field and con@@ duc@@ ting home Bible stu@@ dies .
All of his family were there for the baptism of N@@ el@@ li@@ e .
The more we bring our thoughts and feelings into har@@ mony with Jehovah’s thoughts and feelings , the more we will be inc@@ l@@ ined to obey his comman@@ ds . ​ — P@@ s .
1@@ 39 : 1 - 6 , 15 , 16 .
His writ@@ ings en@@ com@@ pas@@ s the events of the first three cen@@ tu@@ ries to the time of E@@ mp@@ er@@ or Con@@ stan@@ t@@ ine .
These two dist@@ res@@ sing in@@ ci@@ d@@ ents illustr@@ ate how death can de@@ va@@ st@@ ate pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s lives , especially if it str@@ ik@@ es un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly .
I was stu@@ n@@ ned !
You likely ga@@ ther@@ ed from the pre@@ ce@@ ding artic@@ les that God’s Kingdom means a lo@@ t to Jehovah’s Witnesses .
I lik@@ ed what I was lear@@ ning .
Juda@@ h M@@ ac@@ ca@@ be@@ e
Paul told fellow Christians to “ de@@ ad@@ en ” their “ body members ” ​ — that is , to eli@@ min@@ ate any desi@@ res — ​ “ as res@@ pe@@ cts se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality . ”
Why should you be spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c in your prayers ?
Be@@ ing able to dis@@ cer@@ n the deep@@ est in@@ ten@@ tions of the heart , Jesus was a@@ ware that something more serious was involved in the man@@ ’s re@@ qu@@ est for Jesus to inter@@ v@@ ene in a personal matter .
“ Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first the Kingdom and his righteousness , ” Jesus said , “ and all these other things [ including food , dr@@ ink , and clo@@ thing ] will be ad@@ ded to you . ”
Of course , some may say that anyone who believ@@ es in God and accep@@ ts the Bible as His inspired Word is mis@@ gu@@ i@@ ded .
As an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated , the king re@@ je@@ cted the message in the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l and bur@@ ned it pi@@ e@@ ce by pi@@ e@@ ce .
S@@ tu@@ pi@@ di@@ ty is por@@ tra@@ yed as a l@@ ou@@ d , un@@ discipl@@ ined , and ign@@ or@@ ant woman .
That it is “ ri@@ ch@@ ly supp@@ lied ” may also su@@ gg@@ est the su@@ per@@ l@@ ative de@@ gre@@ e of bl@@ es@@ se@@ dness that these who have exer@@ ted themselves in the r@@ ace for life will enjoy .
One re@@ sear@@ ch@@ er said that the o@@ d@@ ds that a person could fulf@@ ill all the Messi@@ ani@@ c prophe@@ ci@@ es by ch@@ ance would be “ so a@@ str@@ on@@ om@@ ic@@ al ” that it must be rul@@ ed out .
Con@@ cer@@ ning the baptism of the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an e@@ un@@ u@@ ch per@@ form@@ ed by Ph@@ ili@@ p , The E@@ mp@@ ha@@ s@@ ised Bible , by R@@ o@@ ther@@ ham , states : “ They went down both into the water , both Ph@@ ili@@ p and the e@@ un@@ u@@ ch , ​ — and he im@@ mer@@ sed him . ”
And of what rel@@ ev@@ ance is his integrity to us ?
And when they preach the good news , they un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly serve their un@@ believ@@ ing neigh@@ b@@ ors . ​ — Romans 1 : 14 , 15 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 3 : 1 - 7 .
Some even jo@@ ined us in the ministry .
“ Why did this ha@@ p@@ pen ? ” he asked .
Bo@@ th m@@ ale and f@@ em@@ ale work hard to col@@ le@@ ct mu@@ d p@@ el@@ le@@ ts and may take over a mon@@ th to complete their n@@ est .
When we think of the happiness we experience because we know Jehovah and enjoy a good relationship with him , are we not moved to praise him with a gr@@ ate@@ ful heart ?
And he has done many things for his family to show them just how much he lo@@ ves them
There are bil@@ li@@ ons of g@@ al@@ a@@ xi@@ es , each con@@ tain@@ ing many bil@@ li@@ ons of st@@ ars and pl@@ an@@ e@@ ts .
When God’s Kingdom does come , r@@ ent and mor@@ t@@ g@@ ages will ce@@ ase , food will be free and pl@@ enti@@ ful , health - care co@@ st@@ s will disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar .
Di@@ d the years between Sa@@ ul@@ ’s con@@ ver@@ sion and his call to An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch serve to tra@@ in and matu@@ re him for future responsi@@ bil@@ ities ?
Let us look fur@@ ther at what happened .
Se@@ cond , we can draw spiritual strength from the Bible .
The Ch@@ all@@ enge of Be@@ ing T@@ au@@ ght
He ang@@ r@@ ily gra@@ b@@ bed the pas@@ s@@ por@@ ts from our hands and stru@@ ck out those words .
( c ) What can we be sure of in the new world ?
4 : 10 ; 1 John 2 : 15 - 17 .
He was “ persecu@@ ted for his faith , ” says the C@@ er@@ no@@ b@@ bi@@ o pla@@ que .
And he did not say things that would h@@ ur@@ t others .
As far as I can see , that is the best appro@@ ach to good human rel@@ ations . ”
K@@ no@@ wing the fac@@ ts and gr@@ as@@ p@@ ing that a resurrection had occ@@ ur@@ red , they “ were com@@ for@@ ted bey@@ ond me@@ asure . ” ​ — Acts 20 : 7 - 12 .
I also started being a real father to our daugh@@ ter .
P@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ A@@ D@@ EL@@ P@@ H@@ I@@ A , P@@ A , V@@ et@@ er@@ ans St@@ adi@@ u@@ m , S .
Bo@@ th po@@ c@@ ke@@ ts were emp@@ ty .
What was Jo@@ b@@ ’s ‘ covenant with his eyes ’ ?
You were Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l@@ ’s special re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative when he was g@@ one , and he told all of us to do as you say .
F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 15 , 20@@ 11
But how can you be sure that what you read in the Bible is ac@@ tually inspired of God ?
W@@ ol@@ f@@ gan@@ g , who has been married for 35 years , says , “ When we discus@@ s problems , I get kind of ten@@ se in@@ side , especially when I feel that my wife do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t understand my way of thinking . ”
A C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ A@@ N el@@ der in W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a vis@@ ited an ag@@ ed anointed brother and asked him , “ How are you doing ? ”
Be@@ fore he died at the age of 14@@ 7 , Jac@@ o@@ b sum@@ mon@@ ed en@@ ough strength to bl@@ ess each of his 12 sons .
What a star@@ k contr@@ ast between man@@ ’s rul@@ er@@ ship and God’s !
In 19@@ 19 , a time of spiritual re@@ vi@@ val , Jesus sel@@ e@@ cted ca@@ pa@@ ble anointed brothers from among them to be the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave and appointed them over his d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s .
In the re@@ gi@@ on from which I come , this cu@@ sto@@ m dem@@ ands that when a sp@@ ouse dies , the sur@@ vi@@ ving mate have se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations with a close relati@@ ve of the dec@@ eas@@ ed .
He gives you the best ad@@ vice on how to enjoy your you@@ th .
However , the one con@@ duc@@ ting a meeting may occasi@@ on@@ ally draw out those in attend@@ ance and s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ate their thinking on the sub@@ ject by means of supp@@ le@@ men@@ t@@ ary questions .
When S@@ ar@@ ah continued chil@@ d@@ less , she gave H@@ ag@@ ar to Abraham , and H@@ ag@@ ar became pre@@ gn@@ ant with Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s child .
Fa@@ ith mo@@ tiv@@ ated us to dedic@@ ate ourselves to Jehovah , and we became his friends , something we could never have done without his help . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 2 : 8 .
One reason for Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i@@ ’s decision may have been his advan@@ ced age and the li@@ mit@@ ations that went along with it .
Jehovah tre@@ a@@ sures your whole - sou@@ led service reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of how much or how little you can do .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N Jesus taught his followers to pray for God’s Kingdom , he knew that its coming would bring an end to th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years of human rule in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent from God .
God’s Law and Ca@@ es@@ ar@@ ’s
H@@ ad the more powerful inv@@ isi@@ ble spirit part of Satan’s se@@ ed been destro@@ yed at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , the dem@@ ons would sur@@ ely have been mentioned as already being in that sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic l@@ ake along with the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast and the false prophet .
This contribu@@ tes im@@ me@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ bly to their happiness and satis@@ fac@@ tion thr@@ ough@@ out life .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s were not even on the sc@@ ene .
Jesus high@@ ligh@@ ted this fact when refer@@ ring to two tra@@ ge@@ dies that occ@@ ur@@ red in his day .
While I was in W@@ al@@ hal@@ la , my old ca@@ r just st@@ op@@ ped r@@ un@@ ning .
A@@ m@@ ong them is W@@ il@@ ner from Ha@@ it@@ i , who rel@@ ates his experience .
In the mi@@ d@@ st of this very tr@@ oub@@ led world , they share a uni@@ que spiritual en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment with fellow Christians , who are at peace with Jehovah God and with one another .
It was “ a day of hor@@ n and of al@@ ar@@ m sign@@ al , ” but war@@ n@@ ings were s@@ oun@@ ded in va@@ in .
This same Bible book descri@@ bes four hor@@ s@@ em@@ en , some@@ times called the four hor@@ s@@ em@@ en of the A@@ po@@ cal@@ y@@ p@@ se .
The l@@ at@@ ter were not pre@@ pared to accept Jehovah’s word because their hearts were har@@ d@@ ened by pri@@ de .
Do you share Paul’s determin@@ ation ?
30 : 23 - 25 .
W@@ al@@ king in that way is most un@@ wise .
Sa@@ ul@@ ’s son Is@@ h - bo@@ sh@@ et@@ h is made king over the rest of Israel .
If a person feel@@ s that his tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es are the result of bad things he has done , then we might tell him , without being judg@@ men@@ tal , that it is a comfort to know what is recorded at 1 John 2 : 1 , 2 and Psalm 10@@ 3 : 11 - 14 .
Let us i@@ magine that a Witness nam@@ ed C@@ am@@ er@@ on has re@@ turned to the home of a man nam@@ ed J@@ on .
We real@@ ize that he has a beau@@ ti@@ ful person@@ ality and great wisdom .
S@@ ad@@ ly , though , there are people who wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dly s@@ ch@@ eme to op@@ pres@@ s and even k@@ ill others .
He had pre@@ ached the good news there and had un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly helped some C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans to become disciples of Jesus Christ .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to work with him regul@@ arly in vari@@ ous as@@ pe@@ cts of the public ministry , and teach him how to pre@@ pare for and make effe@@ ctive return vis@@ its .
In time , they ‘ re@@ turned to the things be@@ h@@ ind ’ ​ — how sa@@ d !
Rather , he respon@@ ded to the needs of his people under v@@ ar@@ ying circumstances , and he did so for their benefit .
What can we learn from the way An@@ dre@@ w and Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us tre@@ ated their relati@@ ves ?
The apostle Paul said : “ This is what I continue pra@@ ying , that your love may ab@@ ound yet more and more with acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge and full dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 9 .
She began s@@ mo@@ king as a te@@ en .
One reason may well have been that as a si@@ x - year - old , he saw its re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves mu@@ r@@ der his father and kin@@ s@@ men .
M@@ ak@@ ing return vis@@ its and con@@ duc@@ ting Bible stu@@ dies requi@@ res di@@ lig@@ ent effort .
King David of ancient Israel was b@@ es@@ et by many har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps .
Be appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 4 - 8 )
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on@@ ’s div@@ isi@@ ve effect on mankind is no refle@@ ction on Jehovah God and his Word .
He had to put up with his fle@@ sh@@ ly - min@@ ded brother , E@@ sa@@ u , who in@@ tend@@ ed to k@@ ill him .
I also well remember the conven@@ tion in W@@ a@@ shin@@ g@@ t@@ on , D@@ .@@ C . , in 19@@ 35 , where a hist@@ ori@@ c talk id@@ enti@@ fied the “ great mul@@ titu@@ de , ” or the “ great crow@@ d , ” spo@@ ken of in Revelation .
When Jehovah’s Witnesses explained to her what the Bible says about hon@@ es@@ ty , Chris@@ t@@ ine was at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s moral standards .
Be@@ fore the child was born , M@@ ano@@ ah re@@ ques@@ ted that the ang@@ el return to them to instru@@ ct them as to what they ought to do in the up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing of the bo@@ y .
Many s@@ inc@@ ere individuals thus accepted the tru@@ ths pro@@ claim@@ ed by members of this new organization .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H G@@ O@@ D has sh@@ own his love for us in coun@@ t@@ less ways .
The fore@@ st is a ma@@ st@@ er@@ pi@@ e@@ ce of beau@@ ty and desi@@ gn .
No matter how serious the sin , a happy out@@ come is possible if a person is s@@ inc@@ ere in his rep@@ ent@@ ance .
So they seek to tri@@ ck him into saying something for which they can have him ar@@ rest@@ ed .
What did Peter do when he started to sin@@ k ?
Tru@@ sting in God gives us the faith and courage to face ad@@ vers@@ ities .
Abra@@ m was to be bless@@ ed for his gener@@ os@@ ity .
Some have said that in@@ or@@ din@@ ate pri@@ de is so dist@@ a@@ ste@@ ful that even the pr@@ ou@@ d dis@@ like it in others .
Yet , at that very me@@ al , there “ ar@@ ose a he@@ ated dis@@ pu@@ te among [ the apostles ] over which one of them seem@@ ed to be great@@ est . ”
But what of our spiritual needs ?
However , the inter@@ n@@ al evidence is the most important pro@@ of of can@@ on@@ ic@@ ity .
By res@@ pe@@ cting Bible principles , obe@@ ying the guid@@ el@@ ines la@@ id down for the work , and using good judgment , you will avoid d@@ anger and will prote@@ ct your fellow work@@ ers from har@@ m as well .
Then I found an A@@ wa@@ ke !
Rather , it ref@@ ers to human@@ kind .
• Why does n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ism not di@@ vi@@ de true worshipp@@ ers ?
When she went out in the ministry , she would close her st@@ ore and trust in Jehovah to provide for her needs .
She t@@ ol@@ er@@ ates for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation and other gro@@ ss sin@@ s and even go@@ es so far as to bl@@ ess ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ al uni@@ ons !
So he pray@@ ed for God’s go@@ o@@ d@@ will toward Z@@ ion .
John could thus ‘ le@@ an back on Jesus ’ ch@@ est ’ to ask him a question . ​ — John 13 : 23 - 25 ; 21 : 20 .
Bro@@ ther@@ ly love is a char@@ ac@@ ter@@ iz@@ ing fe@@ ature , just as Jesus stated : “ By this all will know that you are my disciples , if you have love among y@@ ourselves . ”
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , tel@@ ev@@ ision can af@@ fect inf@@ ants .
In 18@@ 9@@ 6 , he wrote : “ We want no ho@@ ma@@ ge , no re@@ ver@@ ence , for ourselves or our writ@@ ings ; nor do we wish to be called R@@ ever@@ end or R@@ ab@@ bi .
Ha@@ ving received im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity following his death and resurrection , he lives forever .
Then I moved with him to our new home in New Jer@@ se@@ y , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
• What do the events of the last few h@@ our@@ s of Jesus ’ life indic@@ ate about him ?
With my sister , A@@ ri@@ ad@@ ne , and her husband , Mi@@ ch@@ al@@ is , as I was lea@@ ving for G@@ ile@@ ad
● “ My parents taught me the truth ever since I can remember .
Why , this one g@@ al@@ a@@ x@@ y al@@ one con@@ tain@@ s over 1@@ 00 bil@@ li@@ on st@@ ars !
Noah and his family went to work .
The direc@@ t@@ or of the or@@ ph@@ an@@ age displa@@ yed the same attitude , but he in@@ ex@@ p@@ lic@@ ab@@ ly ref@@ ra@@ ined from par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in religious ser@@ vi@@ ces .
So even when he is affe@@ cted by the imper@@ fe@@ ctions of others , a matu@@ re Christian works hard to keep the un@@ ity of the congregation strong .
And she em@@ br@@ ac@@ es him . ​ — John 20 : 11 - 18 .
Yes , and A@@ le@@ x deep@@ ly reg@@ re@@ ts all the bad things he did .
Our P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous H@@ er@@ it@@ age ​ — What Does It Me@@ an to You ?
And she did !
By saying that he es@@ cap@@ ed with the s@@ k@@ in of something that ap@@ par@@ ently has no s@@ k@@ in , Job might have been saying that he es@@ cap@@ ed with practic@@ ally nothing .
Mo@@ ther’s ze@@ al des@@ pite her po@@ or health mo@@ tiv@@ ated S@@ ab@@ ine to star@@ t pione@@ ering when she was 18 .
Our own er@@ r@@ ors , even in small matters , can gra@@ du@@ ally com@@ p@@ lic@@ ate our lives .
Jehovah war@@ ned the nation of Israel , his people , that they would find their k@@ ings op@@ pres@@ sive , ca@@ using the people to c@@ ry out to God .
F@@ R@@ O@@ M her early te@@ ens , M@@ ary De@@ ck@@ er was r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned as a world - class r@@ un@@ ner .
K@@ no@@ wing the truth about wicked angels helps us avoid the per@@ il@@ s of spi@@ rit@@ ism .
There were we@@ av@@ ers and clo@@ thing mer@@ ch@@ ants and sh@@ op@@ s where bas@@ ke@@ ts , fur@@ ni@@ ture , per@@ fu@@ m@@ es , and the like could be b@@ ought .
* I respon@@ ded with a dra@@ wn - out and dec@@ isi@@ ve , “ W@@ ell - l - l !
Kingdom H@@ all con@@ stru@@ ction servants are tra@@ ined to buil@@ d Kingdom H@@ alls and ass@@ ist with other con@@ stru@@ ction needs in their own land .
Then came an invit@@ ation to take up the travel@@ ing ministry , or cir@@ cu@@ it work , in the st@@ ate of S@@ ou@@ th Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
But obe@@ ying Jehovah is more important than obe@@ ying anyone el@@ se !
The ag@@ ed apostle John wrote : “ If anyone does com@@ mit a sin , we have a help@@ er with the Father , Jesus Christ , a righteous one . ”
A long - ter@@ m view is an ess@@ enti@@ al part of com@@ mit@@ ment to one@@ ’s mate , yet it is sa@@ dly l@@ ac@@ king in many marri@@ ages .
Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a : No , he said that his teachings bel@@ ong to the One who sent him .
Ex@@ am@@ ple : Solomon hum@@ bly asked for guid@@ ance and wisdom in rul@@ ing over Israel . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 3 : 5 - 12 .
[ Bo@@ x / P@@ ic@@ tures on page 18 ]
R@@ em@@ ember , too , that Jehovah has already set the “ day and h@@ our ” for the great tri@@ bul@@ ation to beg@@ in .
Such tri@@ als call for courage and faith .
She wit@@ ness@@ ed to many people and plac@@ ed much liter@@ ature .
Yes , “ let your bro@@ ther@@ ly love continue . ”
C@@ o@@ let@@ te and H@@ er@@ mine , who sent the no@@ te , were in their early 20 ’ s .
The ow@@ ner of a small sh@@ op pointed bey@@ ond a r@@ ange of m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s and offered me his hor@@ se and a bo@@ y to gu@@ i@@ de me if I would leave my viol@@ in as se@@ cur@@ ity .
If we have a prop@@ er attitude , we will follow Jesus ’ ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ Hence when you go making gi@@ f@@ ts of mer@@ cy , do not b@@ low a tru@@ mp@@ et a@@ head of you , just as the h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites do in the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es and in the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts , that they may be gl@@ ori@@ fied by men .
By v@@ ar@@ ying , not our message , but our me@@ tho@@ ds .
He emp@@ a@@ the@@ tic@@ ally sen@@ sed that the j@@ a@@ il@@ er might com@@ mit su@@ i@@ ci@@ de .
It is u@@ su@@ ally far better to acc@@ en@@ tu@@ ate the positi@@ ve as@@ pe@@ cts of any situation .
Do you not ag@@ ree that today the knowledge of God has “ become a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant ” and that Jehovah’s servants are well - f@@ ed spiritually ?
W@@ H@@ E@@ N parents w@@ atch their children pla@@ y , they are often am@@ a@@ zed by the in@@ born a@@ bil@@ ities the young ones have .
( a ) What po@@ or example did some first - century Christians set ?
In times of c@@ ris@@ is or when someone is in need , we do not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to “ work what is good ” to our neigh@@ b@@ ors or our Christian brothers .
W@@ rit@@ ing to Hebrew Christians , the apostle Paul qu@@ o@@ ted Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 2 : 4 when tel@@ ling Jehovah’s people : “ You have need of end@@ ur@@ ance , in order that , after you have done the will of God , you may receive the fulfill@@ ment of the promise .
However , she spoke her mind when necess@@ ary , such as when Abraham fa@@ iled to see certain d@@ ang@@ ers that th@@ reat@@ ened the family . ​ — Genesis 16 : 5 ; 21 : 9 - 12 .
The ba@@ si@@ c pro@@ vision for personal study that the slave has given us is the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures .
At times , Paul was perhaps appro@@ ached by brothers in the vari@@ ous congregations he vis@@ ited , brothers meeting him for the first time , saying , ‘ So you@@ ’@@ re Paul ​ — you@@ ’@@ re the one who persecu@@ ted us ! ’ ​ — Acts 9 : 21 .
He stu@@ b@@ bor@@ n@@ ly ign@@ ored Jehovah’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on and ru@@ shed he@@ ad@@ long into disa@@ ster . ​ — G@@ en .
For example , in the first century , many Jews refu@@ sed to consider the pos@@ si@@ bility that Jesus was the promised Messi@@ ah .
Thus , young servants of Jehovah find that it takes real effort to avoid it and to accept God’s view .
This can be seen from Dani@@ el@@ ’s prophecy invol@@ ving Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar@@ ’s dre@@ am about the cho@@ pp@@ ing down of an im@@ men@@ se t@@ ree .
T@@ w@@ o pers@@ ons are serving as un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ ers , and fi@@ ve cou@@ ples pl@@ an to leg@@ al@@ ize their marriage in order to have a clean standing before Jehovah . ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 3 : 1 ; Hebrews 13 : 4 .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , it di@@ vi@@ des Psal@@ ms 1@@ 16 and 14@@ 7 each into two psal@@ ms .
2 , 3 . ( a ) How is the meaning of the word “ Devil ” well illustr@@ ated in what happened to Job ?
16 , 17 . ( a ) How does the resurrection v@@ al@@ id@@ ate what Jesus taught ?
The f@@ ish are first gu@@ t@@ ted and wa@@ shed in water .
He and his wife were el@@ ated when their el@@ des@@ t daugh@@ ter , age ten , told them that she loved her parents , loved the brothers and sisters , and loved Jehovah very much .
How did they commun@@ ic@@ ate ?
This gift was made d@@ ou@@ bly tre@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble by the fact that Jehovah’s Witnesses had se@@ cur@@ ed the prin@@ ting righ@@ ts for a C@@ ro@@ ati@@ an as well as a Ser@@ bi@@ an Bible transl@@ ation .
Many J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese read@@ ers consider this to be an eas@@ y - to - read st@@ y@@ le .
How than@@ k@@ ful I am that God by means of his holy spirit has used us to help so many people ! ​ — Mark 10 : 29 , 30 .
Is that wise ?
( The ch@@ urch mis@@ inter@@ pre@@ ts Jesus ’ words that are qu@@ o@@ ted at Matthew 16 : 18 , 19 . )
Why can humans not liter@@ ally see ‘ the gl@@ ori@@ ous s@@ pl@@ end@@ or of Jehovah’s di@@ gn@@ ity ’ ?
Th@@ r@@ ough his prophet Mal@@ ach@@ i , God declar@@ ed : “ I am Jehovah ; I have not chang@@ ed . ”
The apostle Paul wrote : “ What , then , shall we say to these things ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jehovah is the righ@@ t@@ ful S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn because he has the knowledge and wisdom needed to care for the uni@@ verse .
He and his wife , An@@ n@@ y , often served as au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer min@@ isters together with their two daugh@@ ters .
Hence , we do well to avoid being spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c about the to@@ tal number of Messi@@ ani@@ c prophe@@ ci@@ es in the Hebrew Scriptures .
We thus can “ follow his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y ” and “ ar@@ m [ ourselves ] with the same men@@ tal dis@@ position ” as Christ had . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
So tre@@ at them as such , as though you are ans@@ wer@@ able to God for how you re@@ ar them because the fact is , you are .
For instance , Peter had not dis@@ cer@@ ned that Christ would be resur@@ rec@@ ted as a spirit on the th@@ ir@@ d day ; nor had Peter gr@@ as@@ ped that the Kingdom would be in heaven .
Are they ready to jo@@ in the ran@@ ks of those who are for Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and thus prove Satan a li@@ ar and a s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ er ?
John Bar@@ r gave the th@@ ir@@ d and fin@@ al talk , which explained Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the whe@@ at and the we@@ e@@ ds .
During his first mission@@ ary j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , Paul showed ze@@ al in preaching to n@@ on - Jews .
Their govern@@ men@@ tal su@@ peri@@ or , Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar , dec@@ re@@ ed that they and others present themselves on the pla@@ in of D@@ ur@@ a .
What should we not allow to inter@@ f@@ ere with our decision - making pro@@ c@@ ess ?
What are sign@@ s of g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on@@ y ?
Some , however , feel that they have a “ cl@@ in@@ ic@@ al e@@ ye ” when it comes to judg@@ ing pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s char@@ ac@@ ter , person@@ ality , and tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thin@@ ess .
These in@@ tre@@ pi@@ d min@@ isters are sear@@ ch@@ ing for something far more valu@@ able than p@@ lun@@ der , however .
con@@ tain@@ s artic@@ les on a wide r@@ ange of sub@@ je@@ cts .
On another occasi@@ on , he refu@@ sed pa@@ y@@ ment for 30 c@@ as@@ es .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing an e@@ ye on the inter@@ ests of others takes vari@@ ous form@@ s .
Do@@ ing that every so often will un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly help you to apply the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ Ke@@ ep on ho@@ l@@ ding f@@ ast what you have . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
You should do this “ in a spirit of mil@@ dness . ”
But this too was so that all nations might benefit .
R@@ ep@@ ent@@ ant King M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h may have taught Jo@@ si@@ ah about God’s mer@@ cy .
After recei@@ ving ang@@ eli@@ c direction to er@@ e@@ ct an al@@ ta@@ r to Jehovah , David pur@@ cha@@ ses a place from O@@ r@@ n@@ an the Je@@ bus@@ ite .
Thus I became part of the Bethel family .
Those experi@@ ences re@@ mind us of Jesus ’ words : “ H@@ app@@ y are those consci@@ ous of their spiritual need . ”
C@@ ON@@ F@@ U@@ C@@ I@@ U@@ S
Z@@ e@@ al for pu@@ re worship helped fin@@ ance the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c pro@@ je@@ cts in Bible times , and the same is true today ​ — to Jehovah’s glory . ​ — E@@ x .
In so doing , along with the Israel of God , they enjoy the rich blessings of continued peace .
Hence , Paul as@@ ks Christians with a we@@ ak@@ er conscience : “ Why do you ju@@ dge your brother ? ”
Thus more and more will take up the full - time ministry , and more and more will be “ qu@@ ali@@ fied to teach others . ” ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
A@@ m@@ ong them are young Daniel and his three compan@@ i@@ ons , who are serving in the Ch@@ al@@ de@@ an cour@@ t .
Although we may feel in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant and un@@ wor@@ thy , God invit@@ es us to pray to him .
Some read the Bible , re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ing ver@@ ses that ra@@ ise questions in their mind and making bri@@ ef ex@@ pl@@ an@@ at@@ ory no@@ tes in their Bible .
How do we come to “ ab@@ ound in hope ” ? How large a part should Christian hope pla@@ y in our life ?
In Babyl@@ on , Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar buil@@ t and beau@@ ti@@ fied the temp@@ les of Mar@@ du@@ k and of num@@ er@@ ous other Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an de@@ ities .
The second st@@ ep is that we must pi@@ ck up our t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake .
Th@@ an@@ k@@ fully , the Bible she@@ ds consider@@ able light on the sub@@ ject .
Now we have good reason to look for@@ ward with confidence to the physical Par@@ adise , the good land that lies a@@ head of us .
The doing of God’s will was su@@ sta@@ ining “ food ” for Jesus .
21 : 4 - 11 .
* Noah was more than an ar@@ k buil@@ der ; he was also “ a pre@@ ach@@ er of righteousness . ”
He develop@@ ed the the@@ me “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ating ‘ Your P@@ ow@@ er of Re@@ as@@ on . ’ ”
She even offered to help me find accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations .
Acc@@ ording to M@@ c@@ Ka@@ y , he dis@@ co@@ vered that Mo@@ by Di@@ ck also “ pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed ” the mu@@ r@@ der of Y@@ it@@ z@@ ha@@ k R@@ a@@ bi@@ n .
If you work righteousness , you seek to do what God says is right rather than following your own will or that of your fellow humans .
He expla@@ ins :
So I deci@@ ded to become a mission@@ ary in@@ stead .
( b ) Why can it be said that se@@ cul@@ ar emp@@ loy@@ ment is a Christi@@ an’s avo@@ c@@ ation ?
He was able to use the Bible effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely to witness to a man concer@@ ned about st@@ res@@ s@@ ful human relation@@ shi@@ ps .
Ther@@ efore , the Christian congregation reg@@ ar@@ ds a con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on in the same man@@ ner as it vie@@ ws a ha@@ bitu@@ al dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ d .
( b ) What do we learn from Davi@@ d’s example ?
Consider , too , that what you think your wife needs in the way of time and attention may not be what she feel@@ s she needs .
K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge of the resurrection hope cou@@ pl@@ ed with knowledge of the One who is the s@@ ource of that pro@@ vision can comfort you .
“ Be@@ fore the Par@@ adise comes , I want to serve Jehovah ”
T@@ each What the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ e@@ ach@@ es , 1 / 15
In one case after another , when n@@ ational inter@@ ests con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l inter@@ ests , n@@ ational inter@@ ests w@@ in out .
Sa@@ ys one par@@ ent : “ L@@ it@@ tle children are col@@ or - bl@@ ind .
Y@@ E@@ A@@ R B@@ O@@ R@@ N : 195@@ 8
He is the one who says : “ I shall bring in go@@ ld . ”
As Jesus taught it to his followers , it beg@@ ins this way : “ Our Father in the heavens , let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied .
Ru@@ th did not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to cho@@ ose a religion that was different from that of her parents , and as a result of that decision , she received God’s blessing .
As no@@ ted , Paul gave Timothy instru@@ ctions out@@ l@@ ining the circumstances under which Christian wi@@ do@@ ws would qu@@ ali@@ fy for material ass@@ ist@@ ance from the congregation .
When the m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers of Saul came to se@@ ize David , M@@ ic@@ ha@@ l told them : “ He is si@@ ck . ”
7 : 15 ; 2 Ti@@ m .
He said : “ To me , a man less than the le@@ ast of all holy ones , this un@@ deser@@ ved kindness was given , that I should dec@@ l@@ are to the nations the good news about the un@@ fa@@ th@@ om@@ able ri@@ ches of the Christ . ”
Such a lo@@ ss can we@@ ak@@ en one@@ ’s relationship with God and must be ur@@ g@@ ently ad@@ d@@ ressed .
It desi@@ gn@@ ates a person as mor@@ ally wor@@ th@@ less , an apost@@ ate and a re@@ be@@ l against God .
Because it seem@@ s that Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i was one of a sel@@ e@@ ct group of c@@ ities where the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants had been gr@@ anted a form of Rom@@ an c@@ iti@@ z@@ en@@ ship .
( a ) For what should we pray , as did David ?
E@@ arly I@@ mp@@ res@@ sions as a Me@@ di@@ cal S@@ tu@@ d@@ ent
26 : 26 ​ — What is me@@ ant by ‘ ten women bak@@ ing bre@@ ad in one o@@ ven ’ ?
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 4
But at that time , another war in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe seem@@ ed im@@ min@@ ent .
The book The Ne@@ e@@ ds of the D@@ ying ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ It is a deep@@ ly mo@@ ving experience to be com@@ for@@ ted by the d@@ ying , one that can be ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely important to them . ”
Moses ​ — A M@@ an of Lo@@ ve 6
A@@ cting some@@ what like the pro@@ di@@ g@@ al son of Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation , she d@@ ri@@ f@@ ted away from the Christian congregation .
One bi@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ her ob@@ served : “ [ R@@ o@@ d@@ g@@ ers ] became ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ar@@ ily succ@@ ess@@ ful in his work , enjo@@ yed a privile@@ ged life , and sh@@ ared two P@@ ul@@ it@@ z@@ er P@@ ri@@ z@@ es .
Although she did not like the Witnesses , she ad@@ mi@@ red their conduct , especially their ho@@ m@@ eli@@ fe .
One te@@ en@@ ag@@ er who ad@@ m@@ its to being disc@@ oura@@ ged by her own ne@@ g@@ ative thoughts says : “ I always try my best to ple@@ ase Jehovah , but some@@ times I feel that no matter what I do , it is not good en@@ ough .
( See also fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te . ) ( b ) How does the prophet Na@@ hu@@ m descri@@ be Jehovah , and what does this reve@@ al about Jehovah’s long - suffering ?
In his two div@@ in@@ ely inspired let@@ ters , he descri@@ bed what s@@ ort of people Christians ought to be .
They needed their bre@@ ad des@@ per@@ ately , just like we , because they were hu@@ ng@@ ry .
He mentioned that he was “ educ@@ ated in [ Jerusalem ] at the fe@@ et of G@@ am@@ ali@@ el , instru@@ cted according to the stri@@ ct@@ ness of the an@@ c@@ es@@ tr@@ al Law . ”
In the conclu@@ sion of his book Christi@@ an@@ ity and the World R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ons , the@@ olo@@ gi@@ an H@@ ans K@@ ü@@ ng wrote : “ The most f@@ an@@ ati@@ cal , the c@@ ru@@ el@@ est pol@@ itical stru@@ gg@@ les are those that have been col@@ ored , inspired , and leg@@ iti@@ mi@@ zed by religion . ”
We deli@@ ght to obey Jehovah’s comman@@ d@@ ments , for doing so is not a bur@@ den .
One of the most re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble examples was that of Saul , a Jewish persecu@@ t@@ or of Christians .
As the Bible pu@@ ts it , the af@@ ter@@ effe@@ cts of im@@ mor@@ ality can be like po@@ is@@ on , “ as bit@@ ter as wor@@ m@@ w@@ o@@ od . ”
Jehovah did not requi@@ re the man@@ sla@@ y@@ er to be jud@@ ged again for the same case ; nor was the av@@ eng@@ er of blood per@@ mit@@ ted to en@@ ter the city and take the fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve@@ ’s life .
I was deli@@ gh@@ ted with what I learned and asked if I could go with him the next day to see how he condu@@ cted the ministry .
He was able to ask God to “ hear from the heavens ” and to answer the prayers of each God - fe@@ aring individu@@ al who reve@@ als to God “ his own pla@@ gu@@ e and his own pain . ” ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 6 : 29 , 30 .
Joseph was the 1@@ 1@@ th son of Jac@@ o@@ b , and Jose@@ p@@ h’s half brothers were je@@ al@@ ous of him .
The apostle Paul war@@ ns us about one of Satan’s in@@ si@@ di@@ ous str@@ ate@@ gi@@ es ​ — “ false st@@ ori@@ es . ”
We can be sure that Jesus fir@@ m@@ ly re@@ je@@ cted such an un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural tra@@ dition .
W@@ el@@ come to the B@@ est W@@ a@@ y of Li@@ fe !
What does it mean that Jehovah dra@@ ws us ?
What about the pl@@ an@@ ned mas@@ sac@@ re of the Jews ?
Fa@@ ith and godly fear are not the only qualities that buil@@ d courage ; love can be an even greater for@@ ce .
In F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 19@@ 6@@ 1 , while vis@@ iting the branch of@@ fice in A@@ th@@ ens , we were asked if we would be willing to serve at Bethel .
In order to w@@ in the go@@ o@@ d@@ will of A@@ ha@@ su@@ er@@ us , E@@ s@@ ther invit@@ ed him to a second ban@@ qu@@ et .
Then why does God allow Satan to have so much influ@@ ence ?
R@@ em@@ ember , though , that preaching is just one way in which we bring glory to Jehovah .
( b ) How do the book of Acts and the words of Paul ag@@ ree with the st@@ at@@ ements of hist@@ ori@@ ans ?
Se@@ e@@ ing this , O@@ ri@@ gen@@ ’s mother hi@@ d his clo@@ th@@ es to pre@@ v@@ ent him from lea@@ ving home .
His pati@@ ent respon@@ se af@@ fir@@ m@@ ed the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s des@@ crip@@ tion of him as “ the me@@ ek@@ est of all the men ” on the earth .
Consider the case of W@@ ik@@ t@@ or .
• In what ways can we follow Jesus ’ example in show@@ ing that we are for Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ?
When self - sacrific@@ ing love ex@@ ists between parents , any children in the family benefit great@@ ly .
Des@@ pite the har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps , persecu@@ tion , and other t@@ ests of faith experienced by Christ’s followers , Christi@@ an@@ ity f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed in the first century .
S@@ har@@ ing in the public ministry has brought health benef@@ its to many , and it may do so for you .
This was s@@ ound counsel for Christians back then , and it is for us today .
Acc@@ ording to Paul , how should the good news be pre@@ ached ?
King Saul wanted his son J@@ on@@ a@@ than to in@@ her@@ it the thro@@ ne of Israel .
“ I am forever gr@@ ate@@ ful , ” wrote the neigh@@ b@@ or some time later in a letter to the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Still , it was one small yet sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant st@@ ep toward better Bible understanding , especially for people who spoke I@@ ris@@ h ​ — not only in I@@ rel@@ and but also in S@@ co@@ t@@ land and many other plac@@ es .
If we continue to put the Kingdom first in our life and keep its lasting blessings in mind , we too can res@@ ist the temp@@ tation to accept off@@ ers of temp@@ or@@ ary reli@@ ef from tri@@ als . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
Just as wise parents may with@@ hold some information from their children until the children become old en@@ ough to understand , so Jesus wa@@ ited until the disciples became matu@@ re and able to com@@ pre@@ h@@ end certain fac@@ ts about the Father .
Can you use this account to t@@ est whether you are in the faith ?
Per@@ secu@@ tion and ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le did not s@@ il@@ ence Jeremiah , and they do not s@@ il@@ ence us today .
He told his disciples : “ If anyone wants to come after me , let him dis@@ own himself and pi@@ ck up his t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake and continu@@ ally follow me . ”
P@@ le@@ ase keep remin@@ ding us of the necess@@ ity to s@@ tic@@ k to Bible principles . ”
Many children learn a new language more quic@@ k@@ ly than their parents , who may find it hard to understand their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s thinking and re@@ actions .
Jehovah helped them mu@@ ster up b@@ ol@@ dness by means of his spirit .
He did “ mar@@ vel@@ ous things ” there , the Bible says .
With g@@ ent@@ le pro@@ b@@ ing , the friend , who is one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , learned that the gi@@ r@@ l was over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed with questions and doub@@ ts : “ Why is there so much evil ?
On see@@ ing me , M@@ other bur@@ st into te@@ ars of joy .
Sh@@ ould it af@@ fect our understanding of Christi@@ an@@ ity ?
What can help us to be “ ag@@ low with the spirit ” ?
For example , Rom@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers ob@@ li@@ ged S@@ im@@ on of C@@ y@@ r@@ ene to car@@ ry Jesus ’ t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake to the s@@ ite of his ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion .
• In times of dist@@ ress , how can we find deli@@ ght in doing God’s will ?
• Why is hum@@ ility important in accep@@ ting Jehovah’s authority ?
There are other reas@@ ons , though , why someone may act im@@ mo@@ des@@ tly .
That c@@ ru@@ cial as@@ pect of a teach@@ er@@ ’s dis@@ position is quic@@ k@@ ly dis@@ cer@@ ned by a lear@@ ner and great@@ ly affe@@ cts the way he respon@@ ds to the tra@@ ining he recei@@ ves .
1 : 18 , 19 ; 3 : 1 - 10 , 12 , 13 ; 4 : 7 .
In some are@@ as , people seek to f@@ ill a spiritual vo@@ id that resul@@ ted as cap@@ it@@ al@@ is@@ tic as@@ pi@@ r@@ ations dis@@ plac@@ ed Com@@ mun@@ ist ide@@ olo@@ gy .
In some coun@@ tri@@ es al@@ most nothing ge@@ ts done un@@ less a p@@ al@@ m is gre@@ as@@ ed .
For making a show of such knowledge some have de@@ vi@@ ated from the faith . ”
For instance , consider how you might answer these questions : How important is the Kingdom message ?
H@@ ar@@ ry and his wife were in their l@@ ate 60 ’ s when they deci@@ ded to ass@@ ist in the P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese field .
Mo@@ re@@ over , prop@@ on@@ ents of Bible transl@@ ation held that Scriptural tru@@ ths can be expres@@ sed in any language . ​ — Revelation 7 : 9 .
But then you take a clo@@ s@@ er look .
They are still tal@@ king about it . ”
The Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses would like to take this opportunity to expres@@ s deep gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to ever@@ yone who@@ se heart has imp@@ el@@ led him to share in this vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary giving .
Christian elders use their gi@@ f@@ ts to buil@@ d up the members of the congregation .
Wh@@ ich view is cor@@ rec@@ t and wise ?
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , this we@@ al@@ thy man@@ ’s pl@@ ans did not inclu@@ de God ; nor did he give any cre@@ di@@ t to God for the l@@ an@@ d’s pro@@ duc@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess .
Indeed , Jehovah is the one who makes it gro@@ w . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
In ad@@ dition , Jehovah had promised : “ You must keep my st@@ atu@@ tes and my j@@ udi@@ cial decisions , which if a man will do , he must also live by means of them .
After destro@@ ying the city of La@@ ish , or Le@@ sh@@ em , the D@@ an@@ ites buil@@ d their own city and name it D@@ an .
6 : 10 ; 1 John 4 : 16 .
W@@ ould you have been able to for@@ give M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h ?
The older I get , the ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er I feel about my sing@@ le st@@ ate . ”
In fact , the expres@@ sion “ P@@ ra@@ ise J@@ ah , you people ! ”
Does the An@@ s@@ wer Mat@@ ter ?
He knew that anxi@@ ety about get@@ ting the necess@@ ities of life , as well as a con@@ sum@@ ing desire for pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons and ple@@ a@@ sures , can crow@@ d out the more important things .
Ab@@ sal@@ om first ‘ sto@@ le the hearts of the men of Israel ’ by ing@@ r@@ ati@@ ating himself with them , using s@@ ly promises and in@@ s@@ inc@@ ere expres@@ sions of affe@@ ction .
When the husband , who was not a Witness , heard about the fi@@ re , he ru@@ shed home to find the brothers car@@ ing for his hous@@ eho@@ ld .
There are more than 1@@ ,@@ 4@@ 00 Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al Li@@ a@@ is@@ on Com@@ mit@@ te@@ es ass@@ is@@ ting pati@@ ents in over 2@@ 00 lands .
Thus you will work pro@@ duc@@ tiv@@ ely , sa@@ f@@ ely , and happ@@ ily .
S@@ ur@@ ely you do not want over@@ dr@@ in@@ king to ru@@ in your health and dis@@ ru@@ pt your family life . ​ — Proverbs 23 : 20 , 21 , 29 - 35 .
Since recei@@ ving the ‘ See the Go@@ od L@@ and ’ bro@@ ch@@ ure , I have used it ne@@ arly every time I study .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds rep@@ ented and were baptized as followers of Christ . ​ — Acts , chap@@ ters 2 and 3 .
I had dedic@@ ated my@@ self to Jehovah , but I knew that I wa@@ s@@ n@@ ’t giving my all to him , and that bo@@ ther@@ ed me .
A no@@ ted Bible enc@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia repor@@ ts : “ The p@@ ome@@ gr@@ an@@ ate seem@@ s also to have been used as a holy sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l in he@@ a@@ then religi@@ ons . ”
Re@@ c@@ ently , the commun@@ ity wrote to me and said : “ P@@ le@@ ase , we want you to come home and share in the develop@@ ment of our commun@@ ity now that God is blessing you . ”
Christian elders can provide prote@@ ction by listen@@ ing atten@@ tiv@@ ely to his proble@@ m , o@@ ffering Bible - based counsel , and giving encourag@@ ement or practic@@ al help .
Rather , let us continue to let God’s Word educ@@ ate and tra@@ in our conscience so that it can be truly u@@ se@@ ful to us .
Com@@ m@@ on sense may be develop@@ ed through ob@@ serv@@ ation , tra@@ ining , and experience .
It might sur@@ pris@@ e you to know that even though this repor@@ t is some 3@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years old , the events in uni@@ vers@@ al hist@@ ory descri@@ bed in it ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally cor@@ respon@@ d to what s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists believe must have taken place .
S@@ cho@@ ol@@ children saw their fa@@ thers or brothers off , sh@@ ou@@ ting “ ban@@ z@@ a@@ i ! ”
For even the Christ did not ple@@ ase himself . . .
W@@ ere you disc@@ oura@@ ged by the imper@@ fe@@ ctions of others ?
• What are some situ@@ ations in which a Christian needs hum@@ ility ?
A personal dedic@@ ation on the part of Jews and pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes pres@@ en@@ ting themselves for baptism on the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . was ess@@ enti@@ al for yet another reason .
The religion was new ​ — but it was d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic .
N@@ O@@ T all Christians make the same cho@@ ic@@ es or have the same pre@@ fer@@ ences .
So I transl@@ ated S@@ is@@ ter C@@ ar@@ b@@ on@@ ne@@ au@@ ’s instru@@ ctions into F@@ in@@ n@@ ish for V@@ e@@ er@@ a .
This si@@ gn is com@@ posed of sever@@ al fac@@ e@@ ts , which together make up a com@@ pos@@ ite id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying mar@@ k , or sign@@ al ​ — the si@@ gn of Jesus ’ pres@@ ence .
In his at@@ temp@@ ts to h@@ in@@ der God’s purpose , Satan shows himself to be vi@@ ci@@ ous in yet another way .
It should move us to godly action .
Who W@@ as P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate ?
To qu@@ en@@ ch the fi@@ re of un@@ contro@@ l@@ led spe@@ e@@ ch , what self - exam@@ in@@ ation would we do well to conduct ?
They deep@@ ly appreci@@ ate any help you can rend@@ er .
Se@@ cond , they may no@@ tice that their children do not want to preach , go to the meetings , or even serve in the fore@@ ign - language field .
The Tr@@ in@@ ity , expla@@ in Ca@@ tho@@ lic scho@@ l@@ ars K@@ ar@@ l R@@ ah@@ ner and H@@ er@@ ber@@ t V@@ or@@ g@@ ri@@ m@@ l@@ er , “ could not be known without re@@ vel@@ ation , and even after re@@ vel@@ ation cannot become who@@ l@@ ly in@@ tel@@ li@@ gi@@ ble . ”
In the l@@ at@@ ter part of 19@@ 60 , I received an invit@@ ation to the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k .
On the other hand , some believers turn to God only when they are in need , expe@@ cting im@@ medi@@ ate ans@@ wers to their re@@ ques@@ ts . ​ — Isaiah 26 : 16 .
What a faith - streng@@ th@@ ening experience that must have been for Bar@@ ak !
Fir@@ st - century Christians were known for their b@@ ol@@ dness .
Jesus said : “ We worship what we know . ” ​ — John 4 : 22 .
On the other hand , Jehovah takes ple@@ asure in a regul@@ ar pat@@ ter@@ n of loving - kindness .
Jehovah requi@@ res that we be holy .
What makes a gift truly preci@@ ous to you ?
He does not re@@ ha@@ s@@ h our sin@@ s in order to acc@@ use us or p@@ un@@ ish us again and again .
It was this as@@ pect of conscience that may have helped Joseph to sense be@@ fore@@ hand that ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y was wrong and bad ​ — a sin against God .
After they were res@@ cu@@ ed , do you think they would un@@ appreci@@ ati@@ vely com@@ pla@@ in about again enjo@@ ying a@@ ir in a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance ?
What hope ?
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe there was wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad dis@@ satis@@ fac@@ tion with the exc@@ ess@@ es of the Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch .
2 : 2 ​ — How is the spirit of the world like the a@@ ir , and where does its authority li@@ e ?
His pri@@ m@@ ary purpose was “ to be@@ ar witness , ” and he did so with hear@@ t@@ felt faith and with the hope “ that people of all s@@ or@@ ts might believe . ”
Thus , you can be sure that an understanding of the Bible is well within your re@@ ach and that if you ask God s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely , he will provide the help you need to understand his Word .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ers of ne@@ arly all ma@@ j@@ or religi@@ ons believe that the human soul is im@@ mor@@ tal
And even though we may be un@@ a@@ ware of it at the time , angels re@@ move ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les that could h@@ in@@ der our service to God , and they prote@@ ct us from things that could end@@ anger our relationship with Jehovah .
How did the sons of K@@ or@@ ah expres@@ s appreciation for the privilege of serving Jehovah ?
While making a vis@@ it to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates branch of@@ fice , a cou@@ ple sen@@ sed the happiness of the Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites who serve Jehovah there .
• How did the ste@@ ad@@ fa@@ st@@ ness of ag@@ ed Noah result in blessings for all mankind ?
Like M@@ ike and St@@ ac@@ i@@ e , the other stud@@ ents of this class will@@ ingly made themselves a@@ vail@@ able and now serve as Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers on four different cont@@ in@@ ents .
D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to God ​ — Jehovah “ Is Not Par@@ ti@@ al ” 8
( Pro@@ v .
Some 2@@ 4@@ ,000 were destro@@ yed , 1@@ ,000 of whom were r@@ ing@@ lead@@ ers . ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 25 : 9 .
It should be no@@ ted that circumstances and cu@@ st@@ om@@ s v@@ ary great@@ ly from country to country and from cul@@ ture to cul@@ ture .
No@@ te how God’s Word de@@ fin@@ es such love : “ This is what the love of God means , that we ob@@ serve his comman@@ d@@ ments . ”
When it comes to lear@@ ning a language , the old a@@ da@@ ge is true , P@@ rac@@ tice makes perfect .
Be@@ fore Pet@@ er@@ ’s conduct could s@@ our the bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od , Paul ac@@ ted by coun@@ sel@@ ing Peter direc@@ tly , face - to - face .
What could he do now ?
Th@@ ink about what you might do to make your li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le simp@@ l@@ er so that you can have more time and en@@ er@@ gy for Kingdom activities .
Al@@ an D . W@@ ol@@ felt , a g@@ ri@@ ef coun@@ sel@@ or , su@@ gg@@ ests : “ R@@ em@@ in@@ is@@ ce about some of the fu@@ n times you@@ ’@@ ve sh@@ ared .
He for his part showed f@@ on@@ dness for children and gave attention to them .
In his fam@@ ous Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus said : “ All things . . . that you want men to do to you , you also must lik@@ e@@ wise do to them . ”
Rather , he desi@@ red that others too benefit from the good news .
If we do not want to g@@ ri@@ eve God’s holy spirit , we ought to be@@ ar this in mind when cho@@ o@@ sing en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : I@@ ’@@ l@@ l do my best .
To enjoy such un@@ ity , we must view others ’ imper@@ fe@@ ctions as Christ did .
Eli@@ j@@ ah knew well who was the true God .
Acc@@ ording to the Scriptures , Jesus “ has been t@@ ested in all res@@ pe@@ cts as we have , but without sin . ”
“ The sons of the true God began to no@@ tice the daugh@@ ters of men ”
M@@ il@@ dness ​ — A@@ n E@@ s@@ sen@@ ti@@ al Christian Q@@ u@@ ality
C@@ o@@ br@@ a : A .
A min@@ i@@ ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine was eas@@ y to hi@@ de in a shi@@ r@@ t po@@ c@@ ke@@ t because it cons@@ is@@ ted of one she@@ et of pa@@ per .
Paul’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to “ car@@ ry on as c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens ” app@@ lies princi@@ p@@ ally to those who will rule with Christ in heaven .
Di@@ v@@ ine G@@ u@@ id@@ ance for S@@ ele@@ cting a Mar@@ ri@@ age M@@ ate
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er gives me the courage to keep going because I have faith in him and know that he ca@@ res for me . ”
Noah , his wife , his sons , and their wi@@ ves may have wor@@ ked on building the ar@@ k for some 50 years .
Tru@@ ly , it is a n@@ ational disa@@ ster without par@@ al@@ le@@ l , a w@@ at@@ er@@ shed in Jewish pol@@ itical , religious , and cul@@ tural life .
We could try to imp@@ ro@@ ve our public reading or our tal@@ ks and com@@ ments at the meetings .
I could not put up with that . ”
R@@ a@@ ising children is a ma@@ j@@ or chall@@ enge .
Since bo@@ a@@ sting in Jehovah is so important in this con@@ fu@@ sed and dis@@ ori@@ ented world , what can ass@@ ist us to maintain a who@@ les@@ ome pri@@ de in our God and a strong sense of Christian id@@ ent@@ ity ?
Can I get an appro@@ pri@@ ate vis@@ a ?
I am very than@@ k@@ ful for that .
The present resur@@ g@@ ence of h@@ ate simply cannot be ign@@ ored .
N@@ ever for@@ get , though , that reading is a comple@@ x s@@ k@@ ill .
The second fac@@ t@@ or that Jesus mentioned is that the Father “ shows him all the things he himself does . ”
However , Jehovah did not just feel for his people ; he was moved to act in their be@@ half .
A home in which parents love and respect each other is an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment for a child to gro@@ w up in .
Re@@ call Bil@@ da@@ d’s words to Job : “ How can mor@@ tal man be in the right before God , or how can one born of a woman be clean ?
While this article was being pre@@ pared , Bro@@ ther E@@ g@@ on Ha@@ us@@ er pas@@ sed away .
Re@@ ject the very thought of practic@@ ing sin .
My ill@@ ness had not rel@@ ented , but I felt happy to be back with my parents .
“ My conscience kept t@@ or@@ men@@ ting me , and I had to sto@@ p atten@@ ding meetings , ” he ad@@ m@@ its .
A@@ no@@ ther fac@@ t@@ or that should not be over@@ loo@@ ked is the ro@@ le of the inv@@ isi@@ ble rul@@ er of this world , whom the Bible id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es as Satan the Devil .
Although he was a ca@@ pa@@ ble man , the apostle Paul had li@@ mit@@ ations that pre@@ ven@@ ted him from doing everything he wanted to do .
Such st@@ or@@ ms were not un@@ comm@@ on on the Se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e .
The po@@ ver@@ ty of those fellow Christians was hear@@ tr@@ en@@ ding .
If you take a long - r@@ ange view , being different from the world and ab@@ sta@@ ining from its mor@@ ally and spiritually des@@ tru@@ ctive activities , you will “ get a fir@@ m hold on the real life . ”
Jehovah R@@ end@@ ers A@@ id Th@@ r@@ ough His Pe@@ ople
Why is fe@@ e@@ ding on deep@@ er spiritual tru@@ ths important in our main@@ tain@@ ing joy ?
And the brothers did just that .
Jesus said that he came to call sin@@ n@@ ers , or la@@ w@@ less ones , to rep@@ ent@@ ance .
A clean home is the responsi@@ bility of every@@ body living in it .
However , other pris@@ on@@ ers could re@@ qu@@ est one .
J@@ a@@ vi@@ er , qu@@ o@@ ted pre@@ vi@@ ously , says that as time pas@@ sed , he and his wife re@@ kin@@ d@@ led old fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps .
What do we learn from this account ?
Yes , God’s Word promises that under Kingdom rule in the hands of Jesus Christ , Jehovah will ri@@ d the earth of all op@@ pres@@ s@@ ors . ​ — Isaiah 11 : 6 - 9 ; Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 ; Revelation 11 : 18 .
We needed something to le@@ an on .
Ca@@ in refu@@ sed Jehovah’s help , and he su@@ ffered as a result .
And remember , reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess refle@@ cts “ the wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve . ” ​ — James 3 : 17 .
( b ) What is indic@@ ated by the fact that “ the se@@ ven st@@ ars ” are in Jesus ’ right hand ?
How should faithful servants of God today conduct themselves when the lives of their brothers are at st@@ ake ?
After preaching until mi@@ d - af@@ ter@@ no@@ on the next day , we loo@@ ked for a place to sp@@ end the night .
Your husband is more likely to learn to love you deep@@ ly if ( 1 ) you allow him time to ma@@ ster his new ro@@ le as head of a family and ( 2 ) you tre@@ at him with respect , even when he makes mis@@ takes . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 33 .
I have already received many wonderful re@@ war@@ ds for doing my best to remember my first love for Jehovah !
When the sisters learned what I had done , some began to avoid me .
As told by N@@ or@@ m@@ and P@@ el@@ le@@ ti@@ er
Di@@ d some Jews liter@@ ally do that ?
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , wi@@ d@@ ening out takes effort . It is not simply an in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al exerc@@ ise .
Gi@@ u@@ se@@ pp@@ e Tu@@ bin@@ i , to whom I had wit@@ ness@@ ed in the refu@@ ge@@ e cam@@ p , gave the baptism talk ​ — after which he himself got baptized !
S@@ AN@@ T@@ A C@@ L@@ A@@ R@@ A I@@ S@@ L@@ AN@@ D
In Matthe@@ w@@ ’s day , Jeremiah may have been plac@@ ed first in a group of Bible boo@@ ks that inclu@@ ded Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah .
Why is hum@@ ility needed when end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to rest@@ ore pe@@ ace@@ ful rel@@ ations with a brother we have off@@ ended ?
However , about 3@@ ,000 sol@@ di@@ ers sent to att@@ ack the city take to f@@ light from the men of A@@ i .
Ti@@ me would prove that God’s way of rul@@ ing is the only right way .
From what we have consider@@ ed , is it not clear that we have s@@ ound reas@@ ons to accept Jehovah’s judg@@ ments ?
They would receive 10 per@@ c@@ ent of Israel@@ ’s pro@@ du@@ ce and of the inc@@ re@@ ase of the d@@ om@@ es@@ tic ani@@ mal@@ s .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , the apostle Paul real@@ ized that his fellow believers should imitate Jesus and thus be hum@@ ble in their deal@@ ings with one another . ​ — 1 Corinthians 11 : 1 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 3 , 4 .
If we hope to rec@@ over fully , we must do what the do@@ ct@@ or tel@@ ls us to do .
When you read about the tra@@ gi@@ c con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences that be@@ f@@ ell im@@ moral Z@@ im@@ r@@ i and gre@@ e@@ dy Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i , for instance , can you “ see ” the ro@@ aring li@@ on re@@ vel@@ ing in his con@@ qu@@ est ? ​ — Nu@@ m .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Paul remin@@ ded them to “ keep doing all things free from mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r@@ ings . ”
16 : 21 .
One Bible account reve@@ als something in that reg@@ ard . ​ — John 2 : 1 - 12 .
An@@ yone can act im@@ mo@@ des@@ tly if he al@@ lo@@ ws himself temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily to be over@@ come by fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res .
I@@ mit@@ ate the Fa@@ ith of Moses
When it comes to our use of time , what princi@@ ple from Jesus ’ instru@@ ctions found at Luke 10 : 2 - 4 can we apply ?
The t@@ ent of God is with mankind , . . . and he will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more .
Ch@@ il@@ dren f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h best with da@@ ily personal attention .
For example , consider what we need to do soon after we star@@ t stud@@ ying the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ? with someone .
U@@ p@@ on for@@ ce .
Can you see ways in which you can imitate Jesus ?
F@@ am@@ ily and friends wa@@ shed the body of the dec@@ eas@@ ed , ru@@ b@@ bed it with spi@@ ces and fine o@@ il , and w@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed it in clo@@ ths .
After doing so , I real@@ ized that any special po@@ wers pre@@ vi@@ ously given to me were g@@ one .
Ha@@ ving such faith , you will be ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely sure that all your ho@@ p@@ es and expe@@ ct@@ ations , including God’s promise of a resurrection , will be real@@ ized .
The first p@@ ha@@ se of Jo@@ b@@ ’s tri@@ als , the lo@@ ss of family members and go@@ o@@ ds , appe@@ ars to have been qu@@ ite sh@@ ort .
In ad@@ dition , my son and I were re@@ un@@ ited .
Wh@@ ich of the poin@@ ts mentioned in the article do I need to work on most ?
• How does wal@@ king by spirit af@@ fect our present life and our future pro@@ spe@@ cts ?
Some have conclu@@ ded that pu@@ t@@ ting first God’s Kingdom has me@@ ant see@@ king different emp@@ loy@@ ment .
Jesus said to his disciples : “ T@@ ake my yo@@ ke upon you . ”
He says : “ I started to read the Bible fre@@ qu@@ ently , but I did not understand it .
But who is pri@@ mar@@ ily respon@@ sible for human suffering ?
Just as a ship sa@@ il@@ ing in deep w@@ at@@ ers can move in the right direction , so an understanding of “ the deep things of God ” ​ — tru@@ ths concer@@ ning God’s purpose and how it will be car@@ ri@@ ed out — ​ can help one to make spiritual prog@@ ress .
If we find ourselves in such a situation , what can we do ?
The physical la@@ ws of n@@ ature ​ — upon which humans r@@ ely for their re@@ sear@@ ch — ​ are all of Jehovah’s making .
“ N@@ ex@@ t , the end , when he hands over the kingdom to his God and Father , when he has brought to nothing all govern@@ ment and all authority and power .
Even if a book was in@@ iti@@ ally ad@@ d@@ ressed to one person , such as Timothy or Ti@@ tu@@ s , or to a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar group , perhaps the Gal@@ ati@@ ans or the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans , all of us can and should study those boo@@ ks .
You , the one saying ‘ Do not com@@ mit ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , ’ do you com@@ mit ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y ? ”
Of course , wh@@ atever we accom@@ pl@@ ish as God’s servants is done ‘ not by a mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ce , nor by power , but by Jehovah’s spirit . ’
We need this hope to end@@ ure persecu@@ tion .
Joseph later descri@@ bed the place with a word that liter@@ ally means “ the pi@@ t , ” which su@@ gg@@ ests a ligh@@ t@@ less and ho@@ p@@ eless place .
How the R@@ an@@ som Sa@@ ves U@@ s
But we benefit ourselves great@@ ly by ad@@ her@@ ing to Jehovah’s righteousness .
In fact , we should always be appro@@ pri@@ ately at@@ ti@@ red .
Je@@ h@@ u ann@@ oun@@ ced that he in@@ tend@@ ed to hold “ a great sacrifice ” for Ba@@ al .
In most of the Bible ver@@ ses c@@ ited in this article , however , he is refer@@ red to by his Jewish name , Saul . ​ — Acts 13 : 9 .
However , a care@@ ful reading of the Genesis account su@@ gg@@ ests that Jehovah rest@@ ated his covenant to Abraham in H@@ ar@@ an , just as he re@@ pe@@ ated and en@@ lar@@ ged on as@@ pe@@ cts of it on a number of occasi@@ ons in Cana@@ an .
The wise father is pleas@@ ed to have his son take over and does not feel that he has to be in control .
Just then the pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ding@@ s began .
Rather than as@@ su@@ me that you know the best way to show consider@@ ation for your sp@@ ouse , why not ask him or her what would be most appreci@@ ated ?
Does God accept all form@@ s of worship ?
How does Jehovah’s blessing ‘ make rich ’ ?
They will have “ no preci@@ ous light ” of divine fav@@ or shin@@ ing upon them .
For if anyone is a he@@ are@@ r of the word , and not a do@@ er , this one is like a man loo@@ king at his n@@ atur@@ al face in a mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r . For he loo@@ ks at himself , and off he go@@ es and im@@ medi@@ ately for@@ ge@@ ts what s@@ ort of man he is .
At the meeting , he pati@@ ently na@@ vi@@ g@@ ates through the s@@ cre@@ en to c@@ li@@ ck on the appro@@ pri@@ ate ic@@ on , and then his ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic vo@@ ice is heard by ever@@ yone .
L@@ ater he was led before the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in and ques@@ tioned by the high pri@@ est .
3 : 22 - 24 .
In some plac@@ es , even less stru@@ c@@ tur@@ ed educ@@ ational syst@@ em@@ s were set up in which , among other things , the pu@@ p@@ il@@ s could deci@@ de whether they would atten@@ d cl@@ as@@ ses or not and could cho@@ ose the am@@ ount of rec@@ re@@ ation or instru@@ ction that they would receive .
My parents also used to take me to a small h@@ all in the city of E@@ in@@ d@@ ho@@ ven .
The second man@@ us@@ crip@@ t that has sur@@ vi@@ ved to our day is the Sin@@ a@@ iti@@ c S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c .
Why should we trust Jehovah’s remin@@ ders , and how do we benefit from doing so ?
The buil@@ ders and the pas@@ s@@ eng@@ ers of the T@@ it@@ ani@@ c might s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely have believ@@ ed that the o@@ ce@@ an l@@ in@@ er was un@@ sin@@ ka@@ ble .
The who@@ les@@ ome principles em@@ bo@@ died in those instru@@ ctions benefit Jehovah’s servants today . ​ — Hebrews 10 : 24 , 25 .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , good parents are concer@@ ned about prote@@ cting their children from the d@@ ang@@ ers of this de@@ gra@@ ded world .
In Luke chap@@ ter 18 , we find Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation regarding a wi@@ do@@ w and a ju@@ dge .
This article also shows how the ra@@ ising of Christ to im@@ mor@@ tal heavenly life should af@@ fect us and our activ@@ ity as Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers .
As a result , I am enjo@@ ying the ministry so much and find real satis@@ fac@@ tion as I see Jehovah’s words com@@ for@@ ting others . ”
A de@@ a@@ f woman living in a r@@ ur@@ al ter@@ rit@@ ory in V@@ ene@@ zu@@ ela had one child , and she was pre@@ gn@@ ant with a second .
That message is certainly more sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant than any concer@@ n about what Paul may have loo@@ ked like .
It does not rejo@@ ice over un@@ righteousness , but rejo@@ ic@@ es with the truth .
Jesus and his compan@@ i@@ ons have enjo@@ yed c@@ ele@@ br@@ ating the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver , which remin@@ ds them of how God deli@@ vered their fore@@ fa@@ thers from sla@@ very in Egy@@ pt .
He had tr@@ ou@@ ble cop@@ ing with the children and became very ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive if they did not respon@@ d as ad@@ ul@@ ts would .
Ar@@ tic@@ les have been publi@@ shed to help Christians cop@@ e with ill@@ ness as well as to help care@@ gi@@ v@@ ers .
Paul saw the resurrection as a certain@@ ty .
What about arrang@@ ing for ex@@ tr@@ a educ@@ ation to ad@@ v@@ ance a care@@ er , though doing that would take up consider@@ able time for a number of years , crow@@ ding out important as@@ pe@@ cts of my spiritual life ? ’ ​ — Luke 12 : 20 , 21 ; 1 Timothy 6 : 17 - 19 .
By the time I gra@@ du@@ ated from el@@ em@@ ent@@ ary school , the war was ex@@ pan@@ ding deep into Ch@@ ina .
In 194@@ 5 , when she was about 20 years old , a brother wit@@ ness@@ ed to her .
N@@ atur@@ ally , pray@@ er@@ ful reli@@ ance on Jehovah is ess@@ enti@@ al in order to continue in a course that pleas@@ es him . ​ — Psalm 37 : 5 .
6 , 7 . How valu@@ able can a pro@@ gra@@ m of da@@ ily Bible reading be to you@@ ths ?
If needed , Jehovah can help us to be as di@@ am@@ ond - hard as E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el had to be .
In@@ no@@ c@@ ent ones often su@@ ff@@ er in these “ w@@ ars . ”
So n@@ on - Israel@@ ite Ne@@ thin@@ im were given more to do in help@@ ing the L@@ ev@@ ites .
The se@@ ven@@ th head of the be@@ ast had now em@@ er@@ ged as the Ang@@ l@@ o - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can World P@@ ow@@ er .
12 : 29 ​ — Who were rec@@ kon@@ ed as fir@@ st@@ born ?
He knew that this pro@@ c@@ ess would take time and pati@@ ence , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly during the chil@@ d’s form@@ ative years .
Let me f@@ ill you in on some events that led up to my res@@ ol@@ ve .
The two s@@ wor@@ e loy@@ al@@ ty to each other and deci@@ ded how J@@ on@@ a@@ than would let David know about the out@@ come of the t@@ est . ​ — 1 Samuel 20 : 5 - 24 .
Ther@@ e@@ after , rather than discus@@ s the matter with anyone who will listen , why not com@@ mit the case to Jehovah in prayer and trust in him to see to it that justice is done ?
No@@ ta@@ bly , this began with the C@@ e@@ da@@ r P@@ o@@ in@@ t , O@@ hi@@ o , conven@@ tion in 19@@ 22 and la@@ st@@ s all the way down to the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
Mo@@ re@@ over , God ex@@ tend@@ ed mer@@ cy to Cana@@ an@@ ites who a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned their wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and accepted Jehovah’s high moral standards .
It teach@@ es things we are inter@@ ested in , so I love it much more than any book I could find in a li@@ br@@ ary . ”
But you may won@@ der , ‘ Why would anyone hold back ? ’
A@@ i@@ ded by God’s spirit , the apostles and older men conclu@@ ded that ob@@ lig@@ at@@ ory circum@@ c@@ ision ended with the Law .
How can one avoid be@@ coming spiritually lu@@ ke@@ war@@ m in God’s eyes ?
Jehovah ca@@ used a deep s@@ le@@ ep to f@@ all upon Adam , and then he took one of his ri@@ bs and “ pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to buil@@ d the ri@@ b . . . into a woman and to bring her to the man . ”
But a wise person is care@@ ful with the things he says . His words can he@@ al those h@@ ur@@ ts . ” ​ — Proverbs 12 : 18 , Ho@@ ly Bible — ​ E@@ as@@ y - to - Read V@@ er@@ sion .
One S@@ un@@ day it was Mari@@ on@@ ’s turn to stay home , but I offered to ba@@ by - si@@ t in@@ stead so that I could read the boo@@ k@@ let S@@ af@@ ety , the first of the three that had been given to me by M@@ r@@ s . St@@ ac@@ k@@ house .
( See op@@ ening i@@ ma@@ ge . ) ( b ) When c@@ he@@ c@@ king ourselves for sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness , what must we avoid ?
Se@@ cond , the children learn by example how a husband and wife should co@@ op@@ er@@ ate to re@@ ach important go@@ als .
In the course of tal@@ king about some point of interest in The Watchtower or A@@ wa@@ ke ! you may look for opportun@@ ities to rel@@ ate the material to the ministry .
Des@@ pite the ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y of the situation , most of earth@@ ’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants are not concer@@ ned about the appro@@ aching “ day of Jehovah . ”
You were born because you were be@@ go@@ t@@ ten by your father .
The re@@ me@@ dy is simp@@ le : Gre@@ et people . T@@ al@@ k to them . ”
Some dr@@ un@@ ken men r@@ an a s@@ word through his sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der .
‘ Your Lo@@ ving - K@@ in@@ dness Is in Fr@@ on@@ t of M@@ e ’
Se@@ ek his help to understand the Scriptures .
( The New Eng@@ l@@ ish Bible ) In this sense , eas@@ y@@ go@@ ing@@ ness is l@@ in@@ ked to la@@ z@@ iness and car@@ el@@ ess@@ ness and thus to stu@@ pi@@ di@@ ty or fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness .
With this te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy , we made the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts of S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y e@@ ch@@ o with recorded Bible le@@ c@@ tures given by Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d .
Do these gi@@ f@@ ts not reve@@ al our Creat@@ or@@ ’s though@@ t@@ ful@@ ness , tend@@ er@@ ness , and gener@@ os@@ ity ?
Con@@ fid@@ ent of God’s interest in him , David says : “ O Jehovah , you have sear@@ ched through me , and you know me . ”
Yet , even when we have a me@@ asure of peace , we often stru@@ gg@@ le to keep it .
V@@ i@@ ol@@ ence , d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , ste@@ al@@ ing , f@@ ou@@ l language , and im@@ mor@@ ality became my way of life .
Tru@@ sting in Jehovah is not a matter of m@@ ere words .
There may even be times when an el@@ der er@@ r@@ s , ca@@ using some to be dis@@ tur@@ bed .
From time to time , medit@@ ate appreci@@ ati@@ vely on the great privilege you have to serve Jehovah .
In this way , they re@@ ached milli@@ ons with the good news .
5@@ 5 : 4 , 5 , 12 - 14 , 16 - 18 .
W@@ ell , consider two of the apostles .
A@@ t@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere . “ There is un@@ e@@ qui@@ vo@@ cal evidence that E@@ ar@@ th@@ ’s low@@ er at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere , o@@ ce@@ an , and land sur@@ face are war@@ m@@ ing . . .
Just as fru@@ it needs time to ri@@ pen , so time is needed for us to change our attitu@@ des in respon@@ se to the tra@@ ining that God provi@@ des .
We will exam@@ ine three reas@@ ons .
We believe God’s Word when it says that by giving a thor@@ ough witness in the sh@@ ort time that rema@@ ins , we will sa@@ ve both ourselves and those who listen to us . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Al@@ so , f@@ li@@ r@@ ting that lea@@ ds a married person into ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y can c@@ ru@@ el@@ ly se@@ par@@ ate children from parents and in@@ no@@ c@@ ent par@@ t@@ n@@ ers from marriage mat@@ es .
What a lo@@ ss for those people ! ​ — Matthew 13 : 5@@ 4 - 5@@ 8 .
This meeting was pro@@ ba@@ bly held at the time of or in con@@ ne@@ ction with the discus@@ sion of the first - century gover@@ ning body on the matter of circum@@ c@@ ision . ​ — Acts 15 : 6 - 29 .
( b ) What are some good examples of hum@@ ility ?
F@@ it@@ ting I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ations
The is@@ sue fin@@ ally came to a head in 4@@ 9 C.E . when Christians from Jerusalem came to S@@ y@@ ri@@ an An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch , where Paul was preaching .
To illustr@@ ate : L@@ in@@ da , * a ze@@ al@@ ous Christian and a devo@@ ted mother , w@@ atch@@ ed hel@@ pl@@ ess@@ ly as her baptized husband un@@ rep@@ ent@@ an@@ tly em@@ ba@@ r@@ ked on an un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural p@@ ath and was dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed .
A@@ c@@ knowledge your we@@ ak@@ ness .
As we dis@@ cer@@ n the under@@ l@@ ying principles and apply them , we real@@ ize that they are for our good .
5@@ 4 : 17 , B@@ y@@ ing@@ t@@ on .
Let us find ans@@ wers to these questions by consider@@ ing the life and care@@ er of Timothy .
We have been given a preci@@ ous gift ​ — the knowledge of the truth .
Then , fin@@ ally , the whole earth will be filled with perfect , righteous , and happy people who will praise Jehovah forever !
Are you determined to “ ru@@ n the course to the fin@@ ish ” ?
E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 3 : 11 t@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es to that : “ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing [ God ] has made pre@@ t@@ ty in its time .
The in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the ne@@ ar@@ by H@@ i@@ vit@@ e city of Gi@@ be@@ on re@@ ac@@ ted differ@@ ently .
Mi@@ gu@@ el : “ I went through peri@@ o@@ ds of c@@ ris@@ is , but when I began to associ@@ ate with Jehovah’s people , my life chang@@ ed ”
S@@ ele@@ u@@ ci@@ a
E@@ very time you give direc@@ tions to a lost travel@@ er , show a fellow work@@ er how to per@@ form a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar t@@ ask , or expla@@ in to a child how to ti@@ e his sh@@ o@@ es , you are teaching .
At first , U@@ z@@ z@@ iah was obedi@@ ent and had a good relationship with God , so God gave him strength .
By all means , be sure to live not only for today but also for a wonderful t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
8 What Jesus T@@ au@@ ght Ab@@ out God’s Kingdom
They were given se@@ ven days to leave the is@@ land and their house , land , and cro@@ ps ​ — y@@ es , their whole li@@ v@@ eli@@ ho@@ od .
These boo@@ ks are based on the Bible . ​ — Read Psalm 19 : 7 , 11 .
F@@ in@@ ally , I went preaching .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S name and pur@@ pos@@ es are being declar@@ ed thr@@ ough@@ out the earth .
We can show mer@@ cy to others by our kind words and de@@ e@@ ds , br@@ ing@@ ing reli@@ ef to those who need our help .
The s@@ pon@@ t@@ an@@ e@@ ous ou@@ tre@@ ach of the to@@ tal Christian commun@@ ity gave im@@ men@@ se imp@@ e@@ tu@@ s to the mo@@ v@@ ement from the very out@@ set . ”
Let us be res@@ ol@@ ved to preach the good news of God’s Kingdom with ever greater ze@@ al and determin@@ ation .
Bar@@ u@@ ch helped Jeremiah and his c@@ ous@@ in to go through the necess@@ ary leg@@ al pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res in their bu@@ sin@@ ess deal@@ ing , even though the two men were relati@@ ves .
As never before , we need to strengthen our sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y .
Do you believe that with all your heart ?
W@@ al@@ king in spiritual light , yi@@ el@@ ding to the direction of God’s spirit , and w@@ atch@@ ing how we walk will help us to avoid what is bad and to “ keep doing good . ”
* Al@@ most all of them left be@@ h@@ ind a g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing family ​ — mo@@ thers and fa@@ thers , sisters and brothers , wi@@ do@@ ws and or@@ ph@@ ans — ​ in des@@ per@@ ate need of sol@@ ace .
Does true Christi@@ an@@ ity have the answer to this important question ?
They li@@ t ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ tes and stu@@ b@@ bed them out in the p@@ al@@ ms of my hands .
But if we ex@@ pect too much from our fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers , who are still imper@@ fect , we are b@@ ound to be disa@@ p@@ pointed .
He invit@@ es , even ur@@ ges , us to worship him in truth now and to qu@@ ali@@ fy for life when ‘ they will do no har@@ m nor cause any ru@@ in in all his holy m@@ oun@@ tain . ’
Ha@@ ve you no@@ tic@@ ed this pat@@ ter@@ n em@@ er@@ g@@ ing in your marriage ?
I@@ N H@@ I@@ S letter to the Romans , the apostle Paul emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es the import@@ ance for us as Christians to show love within the congregation .
Why , even G@@ ide@@ on for most of his life had to make decisions without mirac@@ ul@@ ous sign@@ s from Jehovah !
I sa@@ ved this money from help@@ ing my da@@ d@@ dy .
Al@@ so , think of how ac@@ qui@@ ring something will af@@ fect your fam@@ il@@ y’s pre@@ pa@@ re@@ dness for the coming of the Son of man .
But she did not give up .
While some may be in a position to ob@@ serve su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient evidence to believe that the sin@@ ner has rep@@ ented , this may not be the case with the congregation in gener@@ al .
For example , every we@@ ek , un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish Christian sisters ​ — many of whom are po@@ or and have famili@@ es to care for — ​ ex@@ ten@@ d ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality to travel@@ ing overse@@ ers and their wi@@ ves .
Are you and your loved ones giving family worship , meeting attend@@ ance , and the field ministry first place in your lives ?
A New Par@@ t@@ ner and a New As@@ sign@@ ment
That way , our fine conduct will bring glory to God and not to us .
6 : 5@@ 1 , 5@@ 2 ​ — What was “ the meaning of the lo@@ a@@ ves ” that the disciples fa@@ iled to gr@@ as@@ p ?
( b ) Who are bene@@ fi@@ ci@@ aries , and how do they ‘ la@@ y hold ’ of this new covenant ?
They look for@@ ward to serving with Jesus Christ in his heavenly Kingdom and sh@@ aring with him in br@@ ing@@ ing mankind to per@@ fe@@ ction .
While some sin@@ s can be hi@@ d@@ den from humans , we real@@ ize that “ all things are n@@ ak@@ ed and op@@ en@@ ly ex@@ posed to the eyes of him with whom we have an acc@@ oun@@ ting . ”
• Why are shepher@@ ds long - suffering and kind when giving counsel ?
Jesus ’ shed blood v@@ al@@ id@@ ates the new covenant .
Rather , this su@@ gg@@ ests that Jehovah’s earthly servants will do so fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely by who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in the vi@@ ct@@ ory c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation that will follow the end of Satan’s world . ​ — Psalm 14@@ 5 : 20 ; Revelation 20 : 1 - 3 .
As Jehovah’s servants , we are fully a@@ ware that Jesus was not mer@@ ely a great man .
How can we offer our material things to Jehovah ?
K@@ ar@@ l F . K@@ le@@ in had then served 60 years in the full - time ministry .
When Jesus was challeng@@ ed by religious op@@ pon@@ ents , he did not eng@@ age them in a du@@ el of w@@ its , al@@ though he could eas@@ ily have out@@ done them in such a cont@@ est .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of how long a succ@@ ess@@ ful si@@ e@@ ge la@@ sted , the vi@@ ct@@ ors would p@@ lun@@ der the c@@ it@@ y’s ri@@ ches , including any rema@@ ining pro@@ v@@ isions .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing was new : the ho@@ te@@ l , the large a@@ udi@@ ence , s@@ it@@ ting still for three days , the baptism , not to men@@ tion the dr@@ ama .
Our children f@@ on@@ dly remember working at dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tions in vari@@ ous de@@ par@@ t@@ ments and help@@ ing with Kingdom H@@ all con@@ stru@@ ction in different plac@@ es .
Jehovah he@@ ars the prayers of his servants and pa@@ ys attention to their ent@@ re@@ ati@@ es . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 20 : 1 ; 1@@ 30 : 1 , 2 .
They may cho@@ ose to re@@ ject or op@@ pose Christi@@ an@@ ity , br@@ ing@@ ing about div@@ isions in the family . ​ — Luke 12 : 5@@ 1 - 5@@ 3 .
One s@@ ource states : “ Un@@ der the pro@@ v@@ isions of the law on ex@@ t@@ or@@ tion , the Le@@ x Re@@ pe@@ tu@@ nd@@ ar@@ u@@ m , anyone ho@@ l@@ ding a position of power or ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation was for@@ bi@@ d@@ den to so@@ lic@@ it or accept a bri@@ be ei@@ ther to bin@@ d or un@@ bin@@ d a man , to give judg@@ ement or not or to rel@@ e@@ ase a pris@@ on@@ er . ”
At all n@@ ine conven@@ tions , the pro@@ gra@@ m was pres@@ ented in the local language .
( Read John 3 : 16 . )
I b@@ ought a s@@ tur@@ dy ca@@ r , one su@@ it@@ able for field service in our s@@ em@@ ir@@ ur@@ al are@@ a , and continued my pioneer service with the help of my daugh@@ ter Jo@@ y@@ ce .
After fi@@ ve de@@ ca@@ des , this vital need is yet to be satis@@ fied .
Our st@@ ap@@ le food was y@@ am .
He@@ ga@@ i fav@@ ored her stri@@ c@@ tly on the bas@@ is of what he ob@@ served ​ — her appe@@ ar@@ ance and good qualities .
Even concer@@ ning the dead ones who are in God’s mem@@ ory , Jesus said : “ The h@@ our is coming in which all those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs will hear his vo@@ ice and come out . ”
Ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa direc@@ tly , Paul asked : “ Do you , King A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa , believe the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts ? ”
When the Christian apostle Paul wrote those words , the Greek ter@@ m rend@@ ered “ S@@ c@@ y@@ th@@ i@@ an ” imp@@ lied , not a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c nation , but the wor@@ st of un@@ ci@@ v@@ il@@ ized people .
No@@ te what Jesus stated : “ For as they were in those days before the F@@ lood , e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king , men mar@@ r@@ ying and women being given in marriage , until the day that Noah en@@ tered into the ar@@ k , and they took no no@@ te until the F@@ lood came and s@@ we@@ pt them all away , so the pres@@ ence of the Son of man will be . ”
Some as@@ cri@@ be these st@@ at@@ ements to the un@@ faithful Israelites and say that the dis@@ obedi@@ ent people were fe@@ ign@@ ing rep@@ ent@@ ance and pre@@ sum@@ ing upon God’s mer@@ cy .
But how ?
We read at Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 2 : 6 : “ W@@ o@@ e to him who is mul@@ ti@@ pl@@ ying what is not his own ​ — O how long ! ​ — and who is making de@@ b@@ t heav@@ y against himself ! ”
From the days of E@@ no@@ ch , al@@ most se@@ ven cen@@ tu@@ ries ear@@ li@@ er , Jehovah had war@@ ned mankind that He would destro@@ y wicked , ung@@ o@@ dly people .
Our pro@@ ving faithful in the ministry can lead to life for us and for those who listen to us . ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 15 , 16 .
In time , bir@@ ds were sent out to sear@@ ch for d@@ ry land .
My el@@ des@@ t brother , Ge@@ or@@ ge , and his wife , El@@ en@@ i , offered a ro@@ om that they were using as a ba@@ r@@ n .
Of course , with children the un@@ expe@@ cted may ha@@ p@@ pen at the most in@@ oppor@@ tu@@ ne m@@ om@@ ents .
When God be@@ comes “ all things to ever@@ yone ” ​ — what a gl@@ ori@@ ous time that will be !
Mo@@ st of them were under con@@ st@@ ant sur@@ ve@@ ill@@ ance , and many were in pris@@ on or la@@ b@@ or cam@@ ps .
“ You must not take for yourself a wife , ” Jehovah said , “ and you must not come to have sons and daugh@@ ters in this place . ”
( a ) What does the word “ van@@ ity ” imp@@ ly ?
Does being tru@@ th@@ ful with others mean that we must dis@@ close every de@@ ta@@ il to who@@ ever as@@ ks us a question ?
Paul’s valu@@ es chang@@ ed as soon as he became a Christian .
By the end of the day , four gi@@ r@@ ls had asked Le@@ ah for a cop@@ y of the Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k book .
To illustr@@ ate : Jesus was born of a vi@@ r@@ g@@ in in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m .
“ You wi@@ ves , be in sub@@ je@@ ction to your hus@@ ban@@ ds . ” — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 18 .
Thus , Jehovah set@@ t@@ led the first man in a deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful par@@ adise called E@@ den and gave him and his future off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing the pro@@ spe@@ ct of enjo@@ ying end@@ less life on earth . ​ — Genesis 2 : 15 - 17 ; read Psalm 1@@ 15 : 16 .
They were given an opportunity to si@@ gn a stan@@ d@@ ard form r@@ en@@ oun@@ c@@ ing their faith in order to avoid de@@ por@@ tation or imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment . . . .
How did Jehovah re@@ ward Mi@@ ca@@ h , but what did Mi@@ ca@@ h not witness ?
Because of human imper@@ fe@@ ction , the bad influ@@ ence of this la@@ w@@ less world , and the s@@ na@@ res of the Devil , even marri@@ ages of faithful servants of God can come under great st@@ ress .
For help in this reg@@ ard , see the book Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k , V@@ olu@@ me 2 , chap@@ ter 34 .
What as@@ sur@@ an@@ ces do we find in God’s Word ?
May we lik@@ e@@ wise continue to find joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion in giving back to Jehovah what has come to us from his own hand .
This helps the publi@@ sh@@ ers to see that mo@@ des@@ t living is a matter of cho@@ ice and of s@@ oun@@ dness of mind , not of po@@ ver@@ ty .
But even the we@@ i@@ ght of this ob@@ ject f@@ lu@@ c@@ tu@@ ates as a result of mi@@ cro@@ s@@ co@@ pi@@ c con@@ tam@@ in@@ ation .
You are wise to take no@@ te of how you speak to your mate .
Yet , Jehovah “ is coun@@ ting the number of the st@@ ars ; all of them he c@@ alls by their n@@ ames . ”
The apostle Paul man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted a similar out@@ look when fac@@ ed with ad@@ vers@@ ity .
Pa@@ ying attention to the Go@@ spe@@ l of Mark will strengthen our faith in the Messi@@ ah and mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to be ze@@ al@@ ous pro@@ claim@@ ers of God’s message in the Christian ministry . ​ — He@@ b .
It was her form@@ er teach@@ er !
Thus , he went on to show how God clo@@ th@@ es the w@@ il@@ d@@ f@@ low@@ ers , and then he said : “ Will he not much rather clo@@ the you , you with little faith ?
Although Paul himself had set an example wor@@ thy of imit@@ ation , he did not fai@@ l to point to Jesus Christ as the pri@@ m@@ ary example that Christians should follow .
Be@@ ing reason@@ able can help you to avoid nee@@ d@@ less mar@@ it@@ al con@@ f@@ li@@ ct . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
Al@@ so , some Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts ra@@ ise questions because not all the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s are sp@@ el@@ led out in the Scriptures .
The author@@ ities would not listen to me and put me on a tra@@ in with the rec@@ ru@@ its he@@ ad@@ ed for M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia , at the other end of Yu@@ go@@ sla@@ vi@@ a .
She did not go out “ that do@@ or ” but , rather , another one .
However , the pur@@ su@@ it of ri@@ ches is not wise .
During my last year in high school , I pla@@ yed with a number of or@@ ch@@ es@@ tra@@ s ac@@ ro@@ ss the city .
Jesus ’ rep@@ ly may have sur@@ pris@@ ed Mar@@ th@@ a , as it has many Bible read@@ ers since .
However , his mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous spirit has per@@ me@@ ated this world .
Jeremiah tel@@ ls us .
Your children have to believe that Jehovah person@@ ally ca@@ res about them .
That is why Paul says that being a “ gre@@ e@@ dy person . . . means being an i@@ do@@ later . ”
If we truly believe these things , let us gl@@ ori@@ fy him with all our heart .
T@@ w@@ o N@@ or@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ ans accepted the truth and in time became Christian elders .
If you are appro@@ aching the end of the scho@@ ol@@ ing requi@@ red of you , you may find yourself in good health and with few responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
L@@ ef@@ t : S@@ te@@ f@@ an Be@@ h@@ un@@ ic@@ k with Mari@@ an in 19@@ 50
Then Jesus reas@@ oned fur@@ ther on this matter .
In the cap@@ it@@ al city of one of these coun@@ tri@@ es , the Witnesses have been ho@@ l@@ ding an@@ nu@@ al conven@@ tions attend@@ ed by any@@ where from 6@@ ,000 to 9@@ ,000 people .
The gover@@ ning body had c@@ learly indic@@ ated that G@@ ent@@ ile Christians did not need to be circum@@ c@@ ised .
How did the repor@@ t by Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b di@@ ff@@ er from that of the ten other spi@@ es ?
Fa@@ ith makes us coura@@ ge@@ ous and pati@@ ent .
And Jehovah told him : “ Le@@ ad the people to the place about which I have spo@@ ken to you .
Today our public@@ ations are more likely to teach that one thing remin@@ ds us of or ser@@ ves to illustr@@ ate another .
That is the best te@@ am I can bel@@ ong to , and I than@@ k Jehovah for show@@ ing me the only way to true happiness and succ@@ ess in life . ”
Then give the new one the opportunity to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate .
Yes , pre@@ serving the spirit of the congregation requi@@ res that each of us take prop@@ er action , co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with the body of elders , and prote@@ ct the wel@@ f@@ are of fellow believers .
James also said : “ Su@@ b@@ ject y@@ ourselves , therefore , to God ; but op@@ pose the Devil , and he will fle@@ e from you .
Th@@ ough bre@@ ad is consider@@ ed a simp@@ le food , the ch@@ em@@ ic@@ al pro@@ c@@ ess that trans@@ form@@ s a few ba@@ si@@ c ing@@ re@@ di@@ ents into deli@@ ci@@ ous bre@@ ad is anything but simp@@ le .
When I was a to@@ dd@@ l@@ er , my father would care for me while my mother attend@@ ed meetings and sh@@ ared in the wit@@ ness@@ ing work on we@@ ek@@ ends .
Th@@ r@@ ough Moses , Jehovah comman@@ ded the nation of Israel to appe@@ ar before Jehovah at three an@@ nu@@ al fes@@ tiv@@ als .
Yet , spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c men@@ tion is made of “ w@@ at@@ ers ” ​ — ess@@ enti@@ al for life — ​ ex@@ is@@ ting on the pl@@ an@@ et .
After they were rel@@ eas@@ ed , I moved to V@@ l@@ or@@ ë to live with them .
Does life have some meaning ?
( 9 ) F@@ i@@ e@@ d@@ l@@ er , P .
They pl@@ an@@ ned to k@@ ill us , so we set out to k@@ ill them , ” expla@@ ins Abraham .
V@@ ir@@ tually every as@@ pect of life is affe@@ cted .
[ Bo@@ x / P@@ ic@@ tures on page 6 ]
4 : 24 - 27 .
This matter may be of concer@@ n to you because your jo@@ b or family situation may we@@ i@@ gh heav@@ ily upon you .
They were im@@ medi@@ ately transl@@ ated , st@@ enc@@ il@@ s were pre@@ pared , and co@@ pi@@ es were pr@@ inted .
Ther@@ efore , let us continue to take in vital instru@@ ction from Jehovah and remain on “ the p@@ ath of u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness ” forever ! ​ — Psalm 27 : 11 .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing Jesus is not simply a matter of re@@ pe@@ ating his words and cop@@ ying his de@@ e@@ ds .
The Bible ap@@ tly says : “ You are in@@ ex@@ cu@@ sa@@ ble , O man , who@@ ever you are , if you ju@@ dge ; for in the thing in which you ju@@ dge another , you con@@ dem@@ n yourself , in@@ as@@ much as you that ju@@ dge prac@@ tice the same things . ”
Why can we trust Jesus ’ promise found at Matthew 6 : 33 ?
For a discus@@ sion on num@@ er@@ olo@@ gy , see A@@ wa@@ ke ! , S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 8 , 200@@ 2 .
In the second part of the 1@@ 2@@ th chap@@ ter of the Bible book of Proverbs , King Solomon of ancient Israel provi@@ des valu@@ able counsel that helps us sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our spe@@ e@@ ch .
Pe@@ ople who are bus@@ y pra@@ ising God find joy in wa@@ iting for Jehovah
For instance , know@@ ing that the Bible con@@ dem@@ ns the “ prac@@ tice of spi@@ rit@@ ism , ” we would avoid any di@@ ag@@ no@@ s@@ tic or ther@@ a@@ pe@@ u@@ tic pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re that invol@@ ves spi@@ rit@@ ism .
How important is concer@@ n about the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of Jehovah’s name ?
Des@@ pite all of this , they continue to maintain an ou@@ tw@@ ard show of pi@@ ety and go@@ d@@ l@@ iness .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , shepher@@ ds prom@@ o@@ te joy and peace in the congregation by being good commun@@ ic@@ at@@ ors .
For many years , Ser@@ hi@@ i was en@@ sla@@ ved to d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , al@@ co@@ ho@@ l , and to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o .
8 : 11 , 14 If I let wor@@ ry , we@@ al@@ th , and ple@@ asure re@@ ign in my life , what can be the result ?
Christians lo@@ a@@ the the thought of being a friend of the world , which is at en@@ m@@ ity with God .
R@@ el@@ ate local experi@@ ences .
The pro@@ vision of the ransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ r@@ un@@ s coun@@ ter to the very no@@ tion that we are wor@@ th@@ less or un@@ lo@@ va@@ ble in Jehovah’s eyes .
The su@@ pre@@ me example of courage and b@@ ol@@ dness was , of course , Jesus Christ .
Yes , if we act in acc@@ ord with the Scriptural things that we learn , we will have gen@@ u@@ ine happiness and will be better able to cop@@ e with li@@ fe@@ ’s pres@@ sures .
The human tend@@ enc@@ y to l@@ ack self - confidence .
What special covenant did Jesus make with his spirit - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten brothers , and what does this mean for them ?
How are those of the great crow@@ d high@@ ly privile@@ ged ?
Satan may have used a vision , but he ac@@ tually wanted Jesus to bo@@ w down and worship him .
In du@@ e course , H@@ ag@@ ar did be@@ ar Abraham a son nam@@ ed I@@ sh@@ ma@@ el .
On the contr@@ ary , during the first and second cen@@ tu@@ ries C.E . , there were refer@@ ences to mirac@@ ul@@ ous works per@@ form@@ ed by Jesus .
See “ T@@ ak@@ ing the M@@ y@@ st@@ er@@ y out of M@@ ent@@ al I@@ l@@ l@@ ness , ” in the S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 8 , 198@@ 6 , A@@ wa@@ ke ! , compan@@ ion ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine of The Watchtower .
The ti@@ p had to be sh@@ ar@@ p .
During the tw@@ ili@@ ght h@@ our@@ s , he is wal@@ king down a st@@ re@@ et where an im@@ moral woman is known to live .
Mo@@ re@@ over , they are loved by Jehovah and Jesus .
One h@@ un@@ d@@ red men and women c@@ li@@ m@@ bed high into ra@@ in - so@@ ak@@ ed m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s and car@@ ri@@ ed down over 40 t@@ ons of tim@@ ber .
A@@ m@@ ong them are the tra@@ u@@ ma@@ s and tri@@ als of every@@ day life .
Why did Jesus give us the L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er ?
Why is Jehovah wor@@ thy of our than@@ ks ?
5 : 13 - 15 .
So Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s went to T@@ ar@@ su@@ s , found Saul , and brought him to An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch . ​ — Acts 11 : 25 , 26 ; see bo@@ x on pages 26 - 7 .
In Acts , however , the gro@@ w@@ th was con@@ ver@@ sion gro@@ w@@ th , for the ch@@ urch was just beg@@ in@@ ning its work . ”
But dis@@ regarding his mo@@ ther’s direction , he continu@@ es to pla@@ y with the bal@@ l and ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ ally bre@@ ak@@ s a va@@ se .
That makes serving in the sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of the M@@ oun@@ tain of F@@ i@@ re a jo@@ y@@ ful ad@@ ven@@ ture .
Hence , it is under the direction of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy that qu@@ ali@@ fied men are appointed to serve in the congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide .
Abraham demonstr@@ ated his un@@ sh@@ aka@@ ble faith in God’s promises ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 10 )
God’s blessing is not mer@@ ely a no@@ d of appro@@ val ; it is his ac@@ tive share in provi@@ ding what we really need .
Paul stated : “ I want you to know that the head of every man is the Christ ; in turn the head of a woman is the man ; in turn the head of the Christ is God . ”
How have those em@@ br@@ ac@@ ing the truth become “ many ” ?
God’s people are holy and jo@@ y@@ ful because they refle@@ ct the qualities of the One who instru@@ cts them . ​ — Le@@ v .
Con@@ cer@@ ning their sh@@ aring with Christ , Jesus said : “ You are the ones that have stu@@ ck with me in my tri@@ als ; and I make a covenant with you , just as my Father has made a covenant with me , for a kingdom . ”
As a result , Bi@@ bl@@ es der@@ i@@ ved from his origin@@ al text are to this day among the most po@@ pul@@ ar and wi@@ d@@ ely dist@@ ribu@@ ted in the P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese - speaking world .
As we were lea@@ ving the a@@ ir@@ por@@ t , I started preaching to the d@@ ri@@ ver about God’s Kingdom .
What can friends and relati@@ ves do to ass@@ ist those ad@@ ju@@ sting to wi@@ do@@ who@@ od ?
“ I have a better ide@@ a , ” said his teach@@ er .
What has hist@@ ory reve@@ aled ?
I@@ magine ​ — this ambi@@ ti@@ ous man who wanted to be king did not even receive a dec@@ ent bu@@ ri@@ al upon his death !
For th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years , ri@@ v@@ ers have qu@@ en@@ ched the th@@ ir@@ st of man and provided water for his gar@@ den@@ s .
After pre@@ par@@ ing a lear@@ n@@ er@@ ’s heart , an el@@ der wants to con@@ ve@@ y to him the needed s@@ k@@ ill@@ s .
Li@@ fe certainly is full of challeng@@ es .
At times , that may be a special chall@@ enge , but we need to accept the counsel and co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with the direction from Jehovah’s organization .
The ro@@ y@@ al house of David had never been over@@ thro@@ wn .
M@@ other took her question to the Ang@@ li@@ can minis@@ ter in B@@ ris@@ to@@ l .
Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing Di@@ gn@@ ity in D@@ ress and G@@ ro@@ om@@ ing
Even so , love of God and his Word can help us sh@@ r@@ ink our fe@@ ars .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , we will learn how to honor Jehovah , the God of true fre@@ e@@ dom .
It is spiritual qualities that coun@@ t among true Christians
And sa@@ dly , some have died giving bir@@ th , whether they were believers or not . ​ — Genesis 35 : 16 - 18 .
The local re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative of the king of S@@ we@@ den was Joh@@ ann@@ es F@@ is@@ ch@@ er .
We are at the fo@@ o@@ t of the An@@ des , where the ri@@ ver B@@ en@@ i arri@@ ves at the va@@ st f@@ l@@ at@@ lands of the A@@ ma@@ z@@ on bas@@ in .
But Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God has promised to provide a govern@@ ment that will re@@ place all others .
The apostle conclu@@ ded his letter with these words : “ To God , wise al@@ one , be the glory through Jesus Christ forever .
As she pas@@ sed to and fr@@ o on her bus@@ y way and saw her sister s@@ it@@ ting there doing nothing to help her , did she col@@ or s@@ ligh@@ tly , si@@ gh a@@ udi@@ bly , or f@@ ro@@ wn ? It would not be sur@@ pris@@ ing if she did .
He@@ ad C@@ over@@ ing When In@@ ter@@ pre@@ ting In@@ to Si@@ gn L@@ angu@@ age ?
• What dam@@ ag@@ ing life - st@@ y@@ les must we shu@@ n , and how ?
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful servants of God today can r@@ ely on the same spirit to emp@@ ow@@ er them .
When the opportunity ar@@ ose , she b@@ ol@@ dly gave a fine witness for Jehovah when she id@@ enti@@ fied El@@ isha as a prophet of the true God .
Who they prove to be dep@@ ends on how those invit@@ ed individu@@ ally cho@@ ose to live their life , a decision that each one of them must make person@@ ally . ​ — Matthew 24 : 13 .
M@@ ep@@ hi@@ bo@@ sh@@ et@@ h truly set a st@@ er@@ ling example by end@@ uring disa@@ bility , s@@ l@@ an@@ der , and disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment . — 2 Samuel 19 : 24 - 30 .
In other words , Jehovah wel@@ comes those who follow the course that Adam and E@@ ve re@@ je@@ cted .
On a sum@@ m@@ er ev@@ ening in 195@@ 1 , four young men , all in their early 20 ’ s , sto@@ od in ad@@ jo@@ ining p@@ ho@@ ne boo@@ ths in I@@ th@@ ac@@ a , New Yor@@ k , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , and exc@@ it@@ e@@ dly plac@@ ed long - dist@@ ance c@@ alls to M@@ ic@@ hi@@ g@@ an , I@@ o@@ wa , and C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a .
In all the dist@@ res@@ sing situ@@ ations that he lived through , David always pray@@ ed to God for help , and Jehovah always came to his a@@ id .
“ F@@ e@@ ar the true God and keep his comman@@ d@@ ments . For this is the whole ob@@ lig@@ ation of man . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 13 .
Let us therefore pray for wisdom to de@@ al with tri@@ als , to tre@@ at others pro@@ per@@ ly , and to do our best in Jehovah’s service right now ​ — today !
In@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ ally , S@@ on@@ ia su@@ ffered no ill effe@@ cts from her loving efforts to care for He@@ idi .
Consider the hu@@ ge number of in@@ ju@@ ries and de@@ a@@ ths resul@@ ting from ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents .
God’s Word encoura@@ ges us to foc@@ us on positi@@ ve things rather than on what might have been or what we should have done .
Daniel fore@@ told : “ The kingdom will par@@ tly prove to be strong and will par@@ tly prove to be f@@ ra@@ g@@ ile . ” ​ — D@@ an .
The talk “ Ti@@ red but Not Ti@@ ring O@@ u@@ t ” was appreci@@ ated by all .
The “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men ” also inclu@@ de members of B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ es , travel@@ ing overse@@ ers , and congregation elders ​ — all of whom have been appointed by holy spirit .
Will the E@@ ar@@ th Re@@ ma@@ in Pe@@ ace@@ ful ?
See the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al in others .
He ra@@ ised the dead .
P@@ ur@@ su@@ ing such a course makes us different from most of the people around us .
Be@@ ing part of the worl@@ d@@ wide organization of true worshi@@ p@@ ers can have a powerful sta@@ bi@@ li@@ z@@ ing effect on us .
L@@ ater , God’s Law to the Israelites did not per@@ mit the marriage of a fle@@ sh@@ ly brother and sister . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 18 : 9 .
Jesus showed personal interest in people .
Ser@@ ving in Ti@@ me of Ex@@ pan@@ sion ( H .
J@@ ones wor@@ ked on Genesis and Matthew , while G@@ ri@@ f@@ fi@@ ths took Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us and Luke .
Re@@ c@@ alls Di@@ ane : “ We felt emp@@ ty when we arri@@ ved at the h@@ all , but what comfort we received from the brothers ​ — how they up@@ li@@ f@@ ted us !
How did Solomon gain his wisdom , but how is our ac@@ qui@@ ring of wisdom different ?
What is Satan o@@ ffering us in ex@@ change for our worship ?
These were not the only prophe@@ ci@@ es in the Hebrew Scriptures regarding a ro@@ y@@ al son of David .
We invit@@ e you to read the accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing si@@ x questions and no@@ te the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ans@@ wers to those questions .
“ When I was 11 , I started s@@ mo@@ king ; later I used d@@ ru@@ g@@ s .
In his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus taught his followers to pray : “ Let your Kingdom come . ”
V@@ er@@ y soon , his re@@ vel@@ ation in glory will mean des@@ tru@@ ction for the faith@@ less and blessings for those exerc@@ ising faith .
pages 2@@ 5@@ 1 - 2@@ 5@@ 8 .
But do we need to be “ anxi@@ ous about clo@@ thing ” ?
E@@ ach Israel@@ ite had to make a personal decision to serve God
Since lea@@ ving the city a year ear@@ li@@ er , they had travel@@ ed more than 1@@ 2@@ ,000 mil@@ es ( 19@@ ,@@ 3@@ 00 k@@ m ) through some of the most re@@ mo@@ te and ru@@ g@@ ged re@@ gi@@ ons of the cont@@ in@@ ent .
Our family bel@@ ong to the K@@ y@@ r@@ gy@@ z people , and we speak the K@@ y@@ r@@ gy@@ z language .
Lo@@ ve for Jehovah moved us to dedic@@ ate ourselves to him .
A@@ lej@@ and@@ r@@ o has now been in the full - time service for over 13 years .
What is the n@@ ature of “ public service ” in Chris@@ tend@@ om ?
Moses descri@@ bed Jehovah as “ a God of faith@@ ful@@ ness , with whom there is no in@@ justice ; righteous and u@@ pri@@ ght is he . ”
She says : “ P@@ i@@ one@@ ering in a ter@@ rit@@ ory where people are th@@ ir@@ sting for the truth is so much fu@@ n .
W@@ H@@ Y did a man who was ra@@ ised in a sta@@ un@@ ch Ca@@ tho@@ lic family and who had a succ@@ ess@@ ful care@@ er in law en@@ for@@ c@@ ement become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
Because , expla@@ ins verse 10 , “ if one of them should f@@ all , the other one can ra@@ ise his par@@ t@@ ner up . ”
At that time , three of our children were still at home .
Indeed , such a prac@@ tice is ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it@@ ly con@@ dem@@ ned in what Al@@ l@@ an K@@ ar@@ de@@ c refer@@ red to as the first re@@ vel@@ ation of God’s law . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 18 : 10 - 13 .
These pione@@ ers are fully a@@ wa@@ ke to the fact that the full - time ministry is one of the best ways to sp@@ end their lives .
Some keep up - to - d@@ ate by listen@@ ing to a@@ udi@@ o recor@@ ding@@ s of our public@@ ations while wal@@ king or while ri@@ ding in a ve@@ hi@@ c@@ le .
Jehovah Is My Re@@ fu@@ ge and S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th
19@@ 6@@ 7 : T@@ en - st@@ ory building er@@ e@@ cted , making possible an inter@@ con@@ ne@@ cted pr@@ inter@@ y ten times lar@@ g@@ er than origin@@ al building .
Yet , Jo@@ si@@ ah’s good efforts to re@@ move i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ r@@ ous practic@@ es were no@@ ted , and he rema@@ ined in Jehovah’s fav@@ or des@@ pite the cal@@ am@@ ities pre@@ di@@ cted for the nation as a whole .
D@@ oub@@ t@@ less these to@@ ol@@ s were used for con@@ stru@@ ction , car@@ p@@ en@@ try , ta@@ il@@ or@@ ing , and ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ ture .
The next day , sto@@ res had no food at all . ” ​ — Paul , Z@@ im@@ ba@@ b@@ we .
His “ enem@@ y ” was Satan the Devil .
At age se@@ ven , I was sent to a school for religious tra@@ ining .
However , because he did not receive even the s@@ ligh@@ t@@ est commun@@ ic@@ ation from any of his family , the bur@@ ning desire to be with them became one mo@@ tiv@@ ating fac@@ t@@ or in his rest@@ or@@ ing his relationship with Jehovah .
However , they were gener@@ ous and showed ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary love for their fellow believers .
The Bible go@@ es on to descri@@ be what God did during a seri@@ es of cre@@ ative days .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , some did remain loyal to Jehovah .
They believe that “ all Scrip@@ ture is inspired of God . ”
As Jehovah’s Witnesses , we have an ac@@ tive share in a work that had its beg@@ in@@ ning in the first century .
Do you young ones stri@@ ve to for@@ ti@@ fy your faith in God’s promises and mu@@ ster up courage to share the truth with your teach@@ ers and fellow stud@@ ents ?
It would certainly be wise to avoid making decisions that end@@ anger your relationship with God . ​ — Pro@@ v .
How does the ransom rel@@ ate to the Kingdom of God ?
How may we sur@@ vi@@ ve the coming day of ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tional judgment ?
What can we learn about God from the Bible ?
Because it expla@@ ins why the v@@ isions of Daniel and John descri@@ be a to@@ tal of only ei@@ ght such great po@@ wers .
Adam and E@@ ve@@ ’s dis@@ obedi@@ ence should teach us a vital less@@ on concer@@ ning man@@ ’s li@@ mit@@ ations : Un@@ less he ad@@ her@@ es to divine guid@@ ance , man is pro@@ ne to make wrong decisions .
As a Christian apostle , he hum@@ bly declar@@ ed that he was “ a man less than the le@@ ast of all holy ones . ”
The vision in Revelation chap@@ ter 19 indic@@ ates that only heavenly ar@@ mi@@ es will share with Jesus Christ in the war@@ f@@ are .
Because the brother contro@@ l@@ led himself and spoke gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ously , the out@@ come was good .
( b ) Why will Jehovah not t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate sin forever ?
Go@@ dly wisdom , on the other hand , is in l@@ ine with the ad@@ vice : “ [ Let ] those making use of the world [ be ] as those not using it to the full ; for the sc@@ ene of this world is chang@@ ing . ”
Can you bring a dist@@ res@@ sing proble@@ m to Jehovah in prayer and ther@@ e@@ after be at peace , know@@ ing that you have done what you can about the situation and he will h@@ and@@ le the rest ?
When God cre@@ ated the first human cou@@ ple , he re@@ served to himself the right to set standards of right and wrong .
I began to share regul@@ arly in the ministry with great joy . ”
The Bible expla@@ ins that the husband has the pri@@ me responsi@@ bility for the spiritual wel@@ f@@ are of not just his children but also his wife .
A Y@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ G man wanted to be more u@@ se@@ ful in his congregation .
8 : 4@@ 1 - 4@@ 3 .
He will not over@@ look any ty@@ pe of per@@ su@@ asi@@ on that might s@@ way us from our decision to serve God .
O@@ thers al@@ lu@@ de to the activ@@ ity of the God of the Bible as “ ma@@ gi@@ c ” and “ su@@ per@@ n@@ atur@@ al sh@@ en@@ ani@@ g@@ ans . ”
“ Be of good courage and say : ‘ Jehovah is my help@@ er . ’ ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y H@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ E@@ R@@ T J@@ EN@@ N@@ IN@@ G@@ S
The H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est Who Con@@ dem@@ ned Jesus
When we explained that true Christians do not take up ar@@ ms against their fellow man , the en@@ ra@@ ged of@@ fic@@ er dra@@ g@@ ged us before a gener@@ al .
To avoid the sin@@ s that can be s@@ pa@@ w@@ ned by we@@ al@@ th and lu@@ x@@ ur@@ y , W@@ in@@ thro@@ p ur@@ ged mo@@ der@@ ation and temp@@ er@@ ance .
( b ) What should be the fore@@ most reason for our w@@ an@@ ting to obey congregation elders ?
T@@ ow@@ ard the end of his first school year , an opportunity to give a spe@@ e@@ ch to the class pres@@ ented it@@ self .
M@@ ore than disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement , cl@@ in@@ ic@@ al de@@ pres@@ sion is a di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed con@@ dition in which sa@@ dness is in@@ ten@@ se and ong@@ o@@ ing .
But if you take the lead in show@@ ing your mate such honor , your mate will be more inc@@ l@@ ined to honor you . ​ — Matthew 7 : 2 ; Romans 12 : 10 .
Bo@@ th l@@ ac@@ ked the pol@@ itical and mil@@ it@@ ary in@@ sight of their fore@@ fa@@ thers , and it seem@@ s that ne@@ i@@ ther under@@ sto@@ od the full sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of the inc@@ reas@@ ing Rom@@ an pres@@ ence in the are@@ a after the to@@ tal col@@ la@@ p@@ se of the S@@ ele@@ u@@ ci@@ d kingdom .
To do so effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely requi@@ res that they pre@@ pare for each study and perhaps do re@@ sear@@ ch to answer questions .
Jeremiah would rather be al@@ one than be cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted by bad compan@@ i@@ ons .
• What can we learn from Jo@@ b@@ ’s attitude ?
It is only n@@ atur@@ al that people wish to be lik@@ ed or accepted by others .
Go@@ od Ne@@ ws From God !
Wh@@ ich side of the contr@@ ast would others think re@@ pres@@ ents me ? ’
We will@@ ingly take such a stand , know@@ ing that we must be different from those who are in spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness .
* The name Jehovah is the best - known Eng@@ l@@ ish form of the Hebrew name God gave himself .
He used the word “ men , ” perhaps to indic@@ ate that we should act in this way toward all people , ever@@ yone we me@@ et .
This would be at a time when the very ex@@ ist@@ ence of Jehovah’s servants would be th@@ reat@@ ened by a mo@@ der@@ n - day “ As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an . ”
J@@ a@@ el then “ pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to take a p@@ in of the t@@ ent and to put the h@@ am@@ m@@ er into her hand , ” things that a t@@ ent d@@ wel@@ l@@ er would use regul@@ arly .
We need not make use of this d@@ ying world “ to the full . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , we have to rend@@ er an account to God for many decisions we make . ​ — Romans 14 : 12 .
In@@ as@@ much as Christ is “ the fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its ” of those as@@ le@@ ep in death , others too would be resur@@ rec@@ ted .
El@@ ders , Jehovah expe@@ cts you to tre@@ at his sheep with tend@@ er@@ ness .
In fact , Jesus taught that an un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish spirit is at the heart of our worship .
Mi@@ ght one of his servants , perhaps an el@@ der or other matu@@ re Christian , have helped you at some point when you were in need ?
V@@ i@@ e@@ wed from this stan@@ d@@ point , human pro@@ spe@@ cts for w@@ in@@ ning the bat@@ tle against evil are less than fav@@ or@@ able .
When Jesus per@@ form@@ ed a mirac@@ le , he often foc@@ used on the re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ent@@ ’s part in the pro@@ c@@ ess : “ Your faith has made you well . ”
And when it comes to the things that really matter , we have much more than we had before . ”
It took us from S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates of A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a .
Like Jewish soci@@ ety in the first century , many cul@@ tures today emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze marriage as being most desi@@ ra@@ ble .
Yo@@ shi@@ ko , who lost her home , lived some 25 mil@@ es ( 40 k@@ m ) from the Kingdom H@@ all .
L@@ ater that year I me@@ t John and M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el Ch@@ ar@@ u@@ k , rec@@ ent gra@@ du@@ ates of the G@@ ile@@ ad mission@@ ary school who were on their way to N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ a .
For you@@ ths , parents can use the boo@@ ks Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k , V@@ o@@ lum@@ es 1 and 2 .
What if Pro@@ ble@@ ms A@@ ris@@ e ?
How can we show love for brothers whom we do not person@@ ally know ?
Today , a more far - re@@ aching des@@ tru@@ ction is lo@@ om@@ ing , one that will bring an end to this enti@@ re system of things .
The go@@ al of these mission@@ aries was to preach the Go@@ spe@@ l in the language of the local people .
X@@ y@@ lo@@ p@@ ha@@ go@@ u
When Jehovah destro@@ ys this un@@ just system of things that is under Satan’s control , He will u@@ sh@@ er in a gl@@ ori@@ ous new world .
Even though they had done nothing wrong , they had to su@@ ff@@ er along with the rest of the nation .
One day in the l@@ at@@ ter part of 19@@ 37 , I was preaching with another Christian sister in a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge close to Lu@@ č@@ ene@@ c .
What wonderful things ?
In fact , the first - century Jewish religious lead@@ ers fa@@ iled to dis@@ cer@@ n the in@@ t@@ ent of the Law .
While “ some went on har@@ d@@ ening themselves and not believ@@ ing , ” others listen@@ ed .
11 : 19 , 20 , 31 - 35 .
They follow the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ex@@ hor@@ tation : “ Do not let yourself be con@@ qu@@ ered by the evil , but keep con@@ qu@@ ering the evil with the good . ” ​ — Romans 12 : 21 .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : P@@ re@@ aching the good news in B@@ ra@@ z@@ ili@@ an Si@@ gn L@@ angu@@ age in the city of Ri@@ o de J@@ an@@ ei@@ r@@ o in C@@ o@@ mun@@ i@@ da@@ de da R@@ o@@ c@@ in@@ h@@ a
Jehovah with@@ dre@@ w his blessing .
L@@ isten to the person@@ ’s vie@@ w@@ point , and com@@ ment on it , or ask a question about it .
If an able - bo@@ died man dies can he live again ? . . .
( b ) by un@@ deser@@ ved kindness ?
‘ W@@ is@@ dom a Pro@@ te@@ ction ’ , 7 / 15
Why did An@@ ani@@ as and S@@ app@@ hi@@ r@@ a mer@@ it God’s disa@@ p@@ pro@@ val , and what is the less@@ on for us ?
Of course , a husband who exerc@@ ises his he@@ ad@@ ship in a prop@@ er man@@ ner will make it e@@ asi@@ er for his wife to remain in sub@@ je@@ ction .
Ad@@ am@@ ’s e@@ ating of the fru@@ it that E@@ ve offered him must have been because of his desire for his wife .
Go@@ ne was the St@@ ate po@@ li@@ cy of a@@ the@@ ism .
So rather than wr@@ ite off any fri@@ end@@ ship with that one or ten@@ d to avoid him , ask yourself : ‘ Is my brother doing something that is c@@ learly wrong Scrip@@ tur@@ ally ?
Th@@ ough the E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates pres@@ ently r@@ un@@ s about ten mil@@ es [ 16 k@@ m ] e@@ ast of the form@@ er s@@ ite of U@@ r , evidence indic@@ ates that in ancient times the ri@@ ver r@@ an just w@@ est of the city .
When Jesus wa@@ shed the fe@@ et of the apostles , it was not the first time he high@@ ligh@@ ted the value of hum@@ ility .
Jesus fur@@ ther reve@@ als Jehovah’s willing dis@@ position toward us by reason@@ ing from the less@@ er to the greater .
Jesus and his faithful apostles san@@ g pra@@ ises to Jehovah on the night before Jesus ’ death , doub@@ t@@ less in@@ t@@ on@@ ing the words of the H@@ al@@ le@@ l Psal@@ ms .
O@@ r some brothers may h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to en@@ ter the pioneer service , even though they are in a position to ex@@ p@@ and their ministry in that way .
What does God want us to do ?
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity , we will have the opportunity and joy to de@@ e@@ pen our appreciation for Jehovah’s qualities . ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
What s@@ ort of help mer@@ its our attention ?
We gro@@ w old because from Adam we have in@@ her@@ ited sin and its p@@ en@@ al@@ ty , death . ​ — Read Genesis 5 : 5 ; Romans 5 : 12 .
Does he want them to “ come home ” ? ’
I@@ ts clear wor@@ ding al@@ lo@@ ws the message of God’s Word to re@@ ach our heart .
If left up to ch@@ ance or to a s@@ pu@@ r - of - the - m@@ om@@ ent decision , it is likely to be inf@@ re@@ qu@@ ent at best .
Tr@@ in@@ ity , 2 / 1 “ T@@ ri@@ u@@ mp@@ ha@@ l Pro@@ c@@ es@@ sion ” , 8 / 1
He was speaking fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely .
I@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ ally , though , most W@@ al@@ den@@ ses could not understand Fr@@ en@@ ch .
( 4 ) Bu@@ r@@ r@@ ell , J .
We can show our love for our heavenly Father by taking time to talk to him .
One We@@ d@@ n@@ es@@ day she pi@@ cked up her mon@@ th@@ ’s sal@@ ary in c@@ as@@ h .
31 : 2 - 6 ; 35 : 30 - 35 .
We cannot say with any certain@@ ty .
Y@@ ou@@ ths ​ — P@@ ur@@ sue Go@@ als That H@@ on@@ or God
Thus , Jehovah God declar@@ ed : “ From the beg@@ in@@ ning I fore@@ tell the out@@ come , and from long ag@@ o the things that have not yet been done . ”
That was the question that P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate , Rom@@ an gover@@ nor of Ju@@ de@@ a in the first century , asked of Jesus , who was on tri@@ al before the gover@@ nor .
On the se@@ ven@@ th day of the fi@@ f@@ th mon@@ th of the 19@@ th year of Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar@@ ’s re@@ ign , Ne@@ bu@@ z@@ ar@@ ad@@ an , the c@@ hi@@ ef of the bo@@ d@@ y@@ gu@@ ard , ‘ comes to , ’ or arri@@ ves at , Jerusalem .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , al@@ though we cannot see the He@@ are@@ r of prayer , we can re@@ view a@@ vail@@ able evidence that can give us the con@@ vi@@ ction that he must ex@@ ist .
As@@ k yourself the following questions .
( K@@ J ) Yes , So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h were turned into a@@ sh@@ es , destro@@ yed forever with their in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants .
Can there be any doubt that Jehovah’s blessing was on that faithful group ?
11 : 5 ; Luke 18 : 18 - 23 .
Today , God provi@@ des encourag@@ ement through the elders and other matu@@ re Christians .
O@@ thers served their sen@@ ten@@ ces of hard la@@ b@@ or in the har@@ s@@ h con@@ di@@ tions of D@@ ar@@ t@@ mo@@ or P@@ ris@@ on , where they form@@ ed the lar@@ g@@ est sing@@ le group of consci@@ enti@@ ous ob@@ je@@ ct@@ ors .
You Can We@@ ather the St@@ or@@ m
We love all our brothers and sisters because they are all fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah God .
By doing so , he imit@@ ates Jesus .
Of course , their dist@@ res@@ sing circumstances were not eas@@ y to end@@ ure .
Jehovah’s Ser@@ v@@ ants Un@@ der A@@ t@@ t@@ ack
A Com@@ for@@ ting Bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od
And the Bible says that Jesus “ had affe@@ ction ” for the apostle John .
Will c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty ever end ?
‘ D@@ ra@@ w up ’ what is in it by using kind questions that refle@@ ct personal interest in the individu@@ al .
May this bring us comfort and joy .
▪ “ Does Jehovah have as much deli@@ ght in bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffer@@ ings and sacrific@@ es as in obe@@ ying the vo@@ ice of Jehovah ? ” ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
What a faith - streng@@ th@@ ening occasi@@ on that must have been ! ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
• What was the ma@@ in ob@@ je@@ ctive of Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s enem@@ ies , and what is the ob@@ je@@ ctive of God’s enem@@ ies today ?
Now , I feel that I can appro@@ ach Jehovah without anything being in the way . ”
Con@@ fir@@ m@@ ation that T@@ ell Mar@@ dik@@ h cor@@ respon@@ ded to ancient E@@ b@@ la came in 19@@ 7@@ 4 / 7@@ 5 with the dis@@ co@@ very of c@@ un@@ ei@@ form ta@@ ble@@ ts that re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly bor@@ e that ancient name .
They should then invit@@ e all who are thus min@@ ded and thus con@@ se@@ cr@@ ated to jo@@ in in c@@ ele@@ br@@ ating the L@@ or@@ d’s death . ” ​ — S@@ tudi@@ es in the Scriptures , S@@ eri@@ es V@@ I , The New C@@ re@@ ation , page 4@@ 7@@ 3 .
From a young age , U@@ z@@ z@@ iah “ kept doing what was right in Jehovah’s eyes . ”
‘ But , ’ we won@@ der , ‘ what about s@@ n@@ ak@@ es , li@@ z@@ ar@@ ds , and bu@@ g@@ s ? ’
How to S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then Your Mar@@ ri@@ age
The first point is that Jehovah does not view time as we do .
E@@ ach person fin@@ ds a different as@@ pect to be par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ing .
Why should you give your love to another woman ? Why should you pre@@ f@@ er the char@@ ms of another man@@ ’s wife ? ”
So I said , “ I came here as a friend with a message of good news , and I than@@ k you for your rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t . ”
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the example of Jesus ’ apostles , we answer no .
This is their baptism into Christ Jesus .
By fre@@ qu@@ ent ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on and re@@ pet@@ iti@@ on , you can inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate God’s comman@@ d@@ ments in your children .
By his re@@ bel@@ li@@ on , Adam lost per@@ fe@@ ction for himself and his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
What will God’s Kingdom accom@@ pl@@ ish , and why can we be confid@@ ent that the Kingdom will come ?
And the ga@@ p between rich and po@@ or is wi@@ d@@ ening .
The brothers ’ el@@ der@@ ly parents needed help .
He set an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent example for me , making many sacrific@@ es to become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Paul descri@@ bed the har@@ d@@ working older men of Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a as “ pre@@ si@@ ding over ” the congregation .
C@@ la@@ y@@ t@@ on was new@@ ly married .
How to I@@ d@@ enti@@ fy Tru@@ e Wor@@ ship
* ​ — Romans 11 : 13 .
F@@ i@@ f@@ th , shin@@ ing b@@ righ@@ tly .
C@@ arr@@ ying case for boo@@ ks .
Do some of us ​ — par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly young ones — ​ hold back from let@@ ting our neigh@@ b@@ ors or scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es know that we worship Jehovah ?
Many s@@ crip@@ tures show that God’s name is important and that it must be hon@@ ored .
“ The Jo@@ y of Jehovah Is Your S@@ tr@@ ong@@ hold ”
( b ) I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how the conscience can help us to remain in God’s love .
He organiz@@ ed the pri@@ ests and the L@@ ev@@ ites to cle@@ an@@ se God’s house .
Does it influ@@ ence your out@@ look on life , your view of the present world , and your pri@@ or@@ ities ? ​ — Read 2 Peter 3 : 11 , 12 .
Des@@ pite our imper@@ fe@@ ctions , we can displa@@ y go@@ o@@ dness if we walk in spiritual light .
In another case , when the f@@ em@@ ale st@@ or@@ k was sh@@ o@@ t , the father re@@ ared the young . ”
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , his whole world seem@@ ed to col@@ la@@ p@@ se !
S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ening Joh@@ n@@ ’s ear@@ li@@ er war@@ ning , Jesus called them “ off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of vi@@ p@@ ers ” and asked : “ How are you to fle@@ e from the judgment of Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na ? ”
A@@ P@@ R@@ I@@ L 2 - 8 , 20@@ 12
24 : 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 7 ; Acts 15 : 22 - 31 .
Still , he may feel that it is not as ur@@ g@@ ent as f@@ ill@@ ing the t@@ an@@ k with fu@@ el .
But he who pe@@ ers into the perfect law that bel@@ ong@@ s to fre@@ e@@ dom and who pers@@ ists in it , this man , because he has become , not a for@@ get@@ ful he@@ are@@ r , but a do@@ er of the work , will be happy in his doing it . ” ​ — James 1 : 22 - 25 .
A@@ n As@@ sign@@ ment I Di@@ d Not Ex@@ pect
Joseph was in the same sense “ son ” of H@@ el@@ i , as he married H@@ eli@@ ’s daugh@@ ter M@@ ary .
But as we go about our da@@ ily activities and stru@@ gg@@ le with our problems , we can eas@@ ily sto@@ p thinking about spiritual matters .
U@@ p@@ on fin@@ ding and gre@@ et@@ ing Saul , An@@ ani@@ as la@@ id his hands on him .
2 : 11 - 14 .
The apostle Paul stated : “ Do not be mis@@ led . N@@ ei@@ ther for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ ors , nor i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ers , nor ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ers , nor men kept for un@@ n@@ atur@@ al pur@@ pos@@ es , nor men who li@@ e with men . . . will in@@ her@@ it God’s kingdom . ”
S@@ ur@@ ely , all of Jehovah’s faithful servants long for the day when ti@@ re@@ dness and disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement will be g@@ one , when all ali@@ ve will enjoy “ you@@ th@@ ful vi@@ g@@ or . ”
F . Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d , who was over@@ see@@ ing the worl@@ d@@ wide preaching work at that time .
A father who truly lo@@ ves his children helps them to th@@ ri@@ ve .
N@@ ex@@ t , the gu@@ ests enjo@@ yed a me@@ al while a mu@@ si@@ c ta@@ pe of Kingdom m@@ el@@ o@@ dies pla@@ yed so@@ f@@ tly in the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
Let us see what God has done for us and how his un@@ deser@@ ved kindness benef@@ its us now and gives us a hope for the future .
We will find the ans@@ wers in the following article .
Let us discus@@ s some of those situ@@ ations and what we can do to remain neu@@ tr@@ al .
L@@ ater , as the e@@ dit@@ or of Z@@ i@@ on@@ ’s W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er , he appreci@@ ated St@@ or@@ r@@ s ’ giving him much ass@@ ist@@ ance , by both word and pen .
Of course , Jehovah did not liter@@ ally live there . He declar@@ ed : “ The heavens are my thro@@ ne , and the earth is my fo@@ o@@ t@@ sto@@ ol .
( Read Revelation 7 : 12 . )
Mo@@ vi@@ es , ra@@ di@@ o shows , and liter@@ ature pro@@ duc@@ ed in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a often high@@ light su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ on and my@@ s@@ tic@@ al sub@@ je@@ cts , such as ma@@ gi@@ c , an@@ c@@ est@@ or worship , and fe@@ ti@@ sh@@ es .
T@@ ake Ka@@ re@@ n as an example . Ka@@ re@@ n
God’s name appe@@ ars some 7@@ ,000 times in the Bible , more than any other name . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 2 : 8 .
I got baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses a mon@@ th before the bir@@ th of my second child , a beau@@ ti@@ ful gi@@ r@@ l whom we nam@@ ed Lu@@ c@@ í@@ a .
C@@ learly , Mar@@ th@@ a had not in@@ d@@ ul@@ ged in sul@@ king ; she was not n@@ ur@@ sing a g@@ ru@@ dge against Jesus for his loving counsel . She had taken it to heart .
When that occ@@ ur@@ s , do not feel wor@@ th@@ less or over@@ ly disc@@ oura@@ ged .
The apostle Paul explained that Moses ’ we@@ aring of the v@@ ei@@ l had to do with the min@@ ds and the heart con@@ dition of the Israelites themselves .
In a rec@@ ent year , ne@@ arly 40 per@@ c@@ ent of all those baptized at the dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tions in one W@@ es@@ ter@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an country had come from another land .
Jehovah’s Witnesses are always happy to share their beli@@ ef@@ s with you .
This moved me to want to worship Jehovah .
Just before Jesus was imp@@ aled , he gave a gr@@ and prophecy about his future pres@@ ence .
He was refer@@ ring to those who are , in effect , clean in@@ side .
Jesus was sel@@ e@@ ctive in his use of de@@ ta@@ il@@ s .
2@@ 9@@ ,@@ 6@@ 9@@ 9
And why should we be inter@@ ested in what took place ?
Q@@ u@@ ite likely , it will be bene@@ fi@@ cial to re@@ mind the in@@ ac@@ tive one of some of the blessings he once enjo@@ yed as a result of close associ@@ ation with the congregation .
It does not matter to him how t@@ all you are or whether others see you as h@@ and@@ some or pre@@ t@@ ty .
T@@ el@@ ling the Tru@@ th , 2 / 1
Th@@ ink also of how Abraham pur@@ su@@ ed peace with his Phil@@ ist@@ ine neigh@@ b@@ ors in the land of Cana@@ an .
He sent them home and kept Si@@ me@@ on as a pris@@ on@@ er .
Satan pre@@ tend@@ ed to be sh@@ o@@ cked , as if he were saying : ‘ How could God be so un@@ reason@@ able ? ’
Tru@@ e , it may not be eas@@ y to live by hon@@ est standards today .
They l@@ ac@@ ked something el@@ se ​ — faith in God .
1 AN@@ AL@@ Y@@ Z@@ E TH@@ E S@@ C@@ EN@@ E@@ S . ​ — R@@ E@@ A@@ D E@@ X@@ O@@ D@@ U@@ S 3 : 1 - 14 ; 4 : 1 - 17 .
By special m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er , on F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 9 , 19@@ 34 , Joseph F . Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d , who was at the fo@@ ref@@ r@@ on@@ t of the work at that time , sent H@@ it@@ l@@ er a letter of pro@@ t@@ est in respon@@ se to Na@@ z@@ i in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance .
He later married , and he and his wife , Jo@@ an , went to G@@ ile@@ ad , into the mission@@ ary service in Le@@ ban@@ on , and then into the travel@@ ing work back in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
It must have come from God .
For “ a year and si@@ x months , ” Paul sp@@ ent himself teaching and streng@@ th@@ ening the new congregation .
F@@ am@@ ily life dis@@ in@@ tegr@@ ates at a be@@ w@@ il@@ der@@ ing r@@ ate .
S@@ ever@@ al months after his baptism in 29 C.E . , Jesus pre@@ ached where Peter and his brother An@@ dre@@ w wor@@ ked as fi@@ sh@@ er@@ men on the Se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e .
( a ) What should the Bi@@ bli@@ cal fac@@ ts help the other sheep to appreci@@ ate ?
But the “ se@@ ed ” had yet to appe@@ ar .
If you have not , can you see from the a@@ bo@@ ve that recogn@@ iz@@ ing the Son is the reason@@ able and appreci@@ ative thing for you to do ?
How do we know that love is cen@@ tr@@ al to the law of the Christ ?
F@@ ac@@ ed with such situ@@ ations , we may eas@@ ily feel ang@@ ry , anxi@@ ous , or bit@@ ter , and our emo@@ tions can get the better of us .
( b ) Why do Jehovah’s Witnesses stri@@ ve to maintain high standards of conduct ?
( b ) How did Jesus illustr@@ ate the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of un@@ faith@@ ful@@ ness ?
Although b@@ es@@ et by many thor@@ ns at once , he never gave up his course of integrity .
P@@ re@@ ach the word “ It is ter@@ ri@@ ble to become less ac@@ tive than you once were , ” be@@ mo@@ ans Chris@@ ta , who is in her mi@@ d - 8@@ 0 ’ s .
E@@ mp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ ing the ‘ s@@ ort of pers@@ ons we ought to be ’ from Jehovah’s vie@@ w@@ point , the apostle Peter ur@@ ges us to eng@@ age in “ holy ac@@ ts of conduct and de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion . ”
What helps us to pres@@ s on in doing God’s will ?
Be@@ ar in mind Paul’s counsel on personal decisions about e@@ ating or not e@@ ating certain fo@@ o@@ ds : “ Let the one e@@ ating not look down on the one not e@@ ating , and let the one not e@@ ating not ju@@ dge the one e@@ ating . . .
“ When con@@ stru@@ ction on the P@@ u@@ er@@ to R@@ ic@@ o branch of Jehovah’s Witnesses ended in 199@@ 3 , ” says R@@ on , “ my wife and I were inter@@ ested in rema@@ ining in a fore@@ ign assignment .
C@@ learly , it is not our ro@@ le to ju@@ dge whether people should be ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted or pre@@ served ali@@ ve .
With reg@@ ard to the Greek ver@@ b from which these expres@@ sions are der@@ i@@ ved , V@@ in@@ e@@ ’s Ex@@ pos@@ it@@ ory Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of O@@ ld and New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent Wor@@ ds says : “ The ver@@ b su@@ gg@@ ests for@@ ce@@ ful end@@ e@@ av@@ our . ”
As it is , the sol@@ ar system appe@@ ars to have just the right position in the g@@ al@@ a@@ x@@ y to avoid this and other d@@ ang@@ ers , such as over@@ he@@ ating when pas@@ sing through g@@ as cl@@ ou@@ ds and being ex@@ posed to ex@@ p@@ lo@@ ding st@@ ars and other s@@ our@@ ces of de@@ ad@@ ly ra@@ di@@ ation .
“ Wh@@ ere did you ha@@ p@@ pen to be when I f@@ oun@@ ded the earth ?
Now , after more than 14 years in New Z@@ e@@ al@@ and , A@@ ile@@ en and I , al@@ though advan@@ ced in years , are still enjo@@ ying our ministry as special pione@@ ers .
O@@ ver@@ se@@ ers should use their gi@@ f@@ ts consci@@ enti@@ ously and care for the sheep “ with c@@ he@@ er@@ ful@@ ness . ” ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 7 , 8 ; 1 P@@ et .
“ He took the bl@@ ind man by the hand , brought him out@@ side the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , and , having spi@@ t upon his eyes , he la@@ id his hands upon him and began to ask him : ‘ Do you see anything ? ’
Di@@ d he s@@ end a d@@ ele@@ g@@ ation of prom@@ in@@ ent older men from Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m to reas@@ sure the cou@@ ple ?
Un@@ der@@ standing that Christ is present inv@@ isi@@ bly in Kingdom power helps us to do that .
Jesus ’ course proved that obedi@@ ence is possible for humans even am@@ id a wicked soci@@ ety .
Yes , God’s word is “ ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power . ”
At that point Paul reve@@ aled his Rom@@ an c@@ iti@@ z@@ en@@ ship .
For now , you know from ob@@ serv@@ ation that “ fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness is ti@@ ed up with the heart of a bo@@ y ” ​ — or a gi@@ r@@ l . ​ — Proverbs 22 : 15 .
B@@ L@@ A@@ I@@ K@@ L@@ O@@ C@@ K
Thus , when we o@@ pen God’s Word and share with them the Kingdom message , they feel dra@@ wn to Christ and want to learn more . ​ — John 6 : 4@@ 4 .
He was ‘ in power under C@@ and@@ ace qu@@ e@@ en of the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ ans and was over all her tre@@ asure . ’
Your be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or deep@@ ly t@@ ou@@ ches your parents ’ hearts .
Au@@ gu@@ st 23 - 29 , 20@@ 10
They don@@ ’t bro@@ od , dre@@ dge up the past , or make dem@@ ands before ex@@ ten@@ ding for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
Me@@ al@@ times provide exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent opportun@@ ities to eng@@ age in spiritual con@@ vers@@ ations
But the simp@@ li@@ city of life and the loving relation@@ shi@@ ps with our brothers and sisters in the congregation made this a very happy peri@@ od in our married life .
So@@ on E@@ rich came back to vis@@ it .
“ At the re@@ vel@@ ation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his powerful angels . . . as he br@@ ings v@@ enge@@ ance on those who do not know God and those who do not obey the good news about our Lord Jesus . ”
A serious char@@ ge in@@ deed !
So I fa@@ iled to live by it .
It inclu@@ ded a letter p@@ en@@ ned by Lu@@ ther in which he person@@ ally re@@ comm@@ ended W@@ ess@@ el@@ ’s writ@@ ings .
Like Jeremiah of old , if we keep “ a wa@@ iting attitude ” with full faith in Jehovah , the God of justice , we can be confid@@ ent that all things will be rec@@ ti@@ fied at the right time . ​ — L@@ am .
A@@ no@@ ther G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ or , La@@ wr@@ ence B@@ ow@@ en , spoke on the sub@@ ject “ Will You Be O@@ ver@@ taken ? ”
How can a Christian wife bal@@ ance loy@@ al@@ ty to God with sub@@ mis@@ sion to her un@@ believ@@ ing husband if he sh@@ a@@ res in religious ho@@ li@@ day activities ?
Since God’s activ@@ ity is perfect , his reg@@ re@@ t is never because of a mis@@ take on his part .
The foc@@ us of G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol has been chang@@ ed .
My stud@@ ents love it .
For example , Q@@ u@@ e@@ en Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed many prophe@@ ts of Jehovah .
We were thr@@ il@@ led when we learned that we were assign@@ ed to serve in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
The Bible as@@ sures us : “ God is not un@@ righteous so as to for@@ get your work and the love you showed for his name . ” ​ — He@@ b .
What happened to one of Davi@@ d’s brothers , and why does E@@ z@@ r@@ a om@@ it his name ?
That is why no ang@@ el of God ann@@ oun@@ ced the bir@@ th of Jesus to the ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers .
Jesus is “ the resurrection and the life , ” and how com@@ for@@ ting it is to know that in the near future “ all those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs will hear his vo@@ ice and come out ” ! ​ — John 5 : 28 , 29 ; 11 : 25 .
God’s Kingdom R@@ ul@@ es !
Paul , who as we have seen end@@ ur@@ ed his share of har@@ d@@ ship , wrote : “ All those desi@@ ring to live with godly devo@@ tion in associ@@ ation with Christ Jesus will also be persecu@@ ted . ”
Today , the va@@ st ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of those who seek to be friends of Christ are not members of this slave class .
I stu@@ died the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses , and fin@@ ally , I dedic@@ ated my life to God .
P@@ re@@ j@@ udi@@ ced ? Fa@@ i@@ th@@ less ?
And we see how his word always comes true .
Yes , the disciples would continue to gro@@ w in understanding of God’s truth .
I was 20 years old and thought I was inv@@ in@@ ci@@ ble .
U@@ sing a powerful illustr@@ ation to descri@@ be this are@@ a of self - ev@@ alu@@ ation , the disci@@ ple James says : “ Be@@ come do@@ ers of the word , and not hear@@ ers only , dec@@ ei@@ ving y@@ ourselves with false reason@@ ing .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on Jehovah’s organization can move us to action , just as it did Isaiah .
Bro@@ ther Bar@@ ber re@@ mar@@ ked : “ It is no ex@@ ag@@ g@@ er@@ ated cla@@ im that gr@@ and resul@@ ts have come from their fur@@ ther tra@@ ining .
Does he question his parents ’ decisions or res@@ ist when they re@@ mind him to stay bu@@ ck@@ led up in his se@@ at ?
What dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary o@@ ffer@@ ings from ti@@ thing ?
Yet , more was to come .
What good news that is !
See the article “ How Can You C@@ ho@@ ose a Go@@ od Bible Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation ? ”
Like Jo@@ b@@ ’s friend Eli@@ h@@ u , we can confid@@ ently say : “ F@@ ar be it from the true God to act wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dly , and the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty to act un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly . ” ​ — Job 34 : 10 .
The pla@@ gu@@ es also show that God can sel@@ e@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely bring cal@@ am@@ ity upon his enem@@ ies while prote@@ cting his worshi@@ p@@ ers .
This was seen last year in a certain Af@@ ri@@ can country .
That doing so is a vital as@@ pect of God’s will is evid@@ ent from what Jehovah said to Jesus .
36 : 20 , 21 .
While he was in R@@ ome , though , his attention was di@@ ver@@ ted to Christi@@ an@@ ity .
There are also th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of l@@ ak@@ es , especially in cen@@ tr@@ al and e@@ ast@@ er@@ n F@@ in@@ land .
“ No , de@@ ar , ” the mother rep@@ lied . “ We have to sa@@ ve the sh@@ ort ones for the language lear@@ n@@ ers . ”
Sa@@ ys Psalm 6@@ 8 : 19 : “ B@@ less@@ ed be Jehovah , who da@@ ily car@@ ries the lo@@ ad for us . ”
What can Jesus Christ teach us about displa@@ ying this qu@@ ality ?
During the course of a meeting , a sister may have to inter@@ pre@@ t for brothers , sisters , children , and elders .
At le@@ ast we had a s@@ co@@ o@@ ter , so we did not have to walk for h@@ our@@ s under the s@@ cor@@ ch@@ ing su@@ n .
In to@@ da@@ y’s world , righteous people are great@@ ly out@@ num@@ ber@@ ed by the wicked .
Not ever@@ yone wants to be f@@ loo@@ ded with a hu@@ ge am@@ ount of information about different kin@@ ds of medi@@ cal tre@@ at@@ ments .
When J@@ on@@ a@@ than heard that David had kil@@ led Go@@ li@@ ath , “ J@@ on@@ a@@ th@@ an’s very soul became b@@ ound up with the soul of David , and J@@ on@@ a@@ than began to love him as his own soul . ”
He En@@ du@@ red Des@@ pite Dis@@ ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments
“ I im@@ medi@@ ately recogn@@ ized them as Jehovah’s Witnesses , ” she wrote .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , to have God’s prote@@ ction , you must dis@@ pose of char@@ ms , a@@ mule@@ ts , fe@@ ti@@ sh@@ es , ma@@ gi@@ c boo@@ ks , “ prote@@ ctive ” str@@ ings , and anything el@@ se con@@ ne@@ cted with demon@@ is@@ tic practic@@ es .
Even the best human lead@@ ers cannot gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e their own future .
What can we do if a serious conc@@ e@@ aled sin is we@@ ak@@ ening our res@@ ol@@ ve to live up to our dedic@@ ation to Jehovah ?
I@@ ’@@ m happy I found you at home .
The first part was publi@@ shed in 1@@ 7@@ 6@@ 9 , and the work was comple@@ ted in 1@@ 7@@ 8@@ 1 .
“ There is no work nor de@@ vis@@ ing nor knowledge nor wisdom in S@@ he@@ ol [ the comm@@ on gra@@ ve of mankind ] , the place to which you are going . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 5 , 10 .
By means of it , we can in@@ stan@@ tly gr@@ as@@ p our sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s ​ — in dep@@ th and in col@@ or .
He was thought to man@@ i@@ f@@ est himself in w@@ ind , ra@@ in , ligh@@ t@@ ning , and th@@ under .
P@@ u@@ t on the complete su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or from God that you may be able to stand fir@@ m against the ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations [ “ c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty ac@@ ts , ” fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ] of the Devil . ”
Q@@ u@@ ite a few have already moved .
14 : 8 - 13 ​ — Why did people in L@@ y@@ str@@ a call “ Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s Z@@ e@@ us , but Paul H@@ er@@ m@@ es ” ?
O@@ thers jo@@ ined fore@@ ign - language congregations in their home coun@@ tri@@ es .
The happy out@@ come is that , as Jesus pointed out , together they ‘ give glory to their heavenly Father , ’ Jehovah God . — Matthew 5 : 16 ; 1 Peter 2 : 12 .
He@@ al@@ ing the W@@ oun@@ ds of W@@ ar
I received ad@@ vice on how to cop@@ e with problems at school , and we pray@@ ed about them together .
A co@@ ld respon@@ se or a cr@@ itical re@@ mar@@ k may cr@@ us@@ h our spirit .
In fact , God’s Word c@@ alls Satan “ the rul@@ er of this world , ” and it c@@ alls the dem@@ ons “ the world rul@@ ers of this dar@@ k@@ ness . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we were determined to accom@@ pl@@ ish our ministry .
Yet , we can rec@@ over if we take prop@@ er and pur@@ po@@ se@@ ful action and move for@@ ward .
( b ) What was the out@@ come of God’s inter@@ ven@@ tion , and what does this account teach us about Jehovah ?
Rather than “ fri@@ end@@ ly rel@@ ations , ” the expres@@ sion “ self - determin@@ ation ” appe@@ ars to be more on the mind of the nations .
What “ world ” did Paul mean when he wrote to fellow Christians that they , as a group , were cho@@ s@@ en “ before the f@@ oun@@ ding of the world ” ?
When we got married 4@@ 9 years ag@@ o , we res@@ ol@@ ved that we would gro@@ w old together , serving Jehovah , and if we both sur@@ vi@@ ve the end of this system , gro@@ w you@@ ng@@ er together and continue serving him forever .
We can help and thus comfort fellow Christians in vari@@ ous practic@@ al ways .
You can esta@@ bl@@ ish that for yourself by exam@@ ining some of the principles of living set out in the acc@@ oun@@ ts of Jesus ’ life and ministry , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly the Go@@ sp@@ els written by Matthew , Mark , and Luke .
A ma@@ j@@ or requi@@ re@@ ment is that a person be me@@ ek and te@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble .
What could she do ?
The only pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tions were e@@ ye g@@ ou@@ g@@ ing , s@@ cr@@ atch@@ ing , and bi@@ ting .
In turn , he un@@ st@@ in@@ t@@ ingly bless@@ ed the will@@ ing@@ hear@@ ted with guid@@ ance and b@@ oun@@ d@@ less joy .
“ He gave me loving parents who have a gen@@ u@@ ine love for him and who have taught me according to his Word . ”
Today , there is a congregation with its own Kingdom H@@ all in that to@@ wn .
W@@ ho@@ m Sh@@ ould Christians Lo@@ ve ?
In view of the fore@@ going , what might we conclu@@ de ?
‘ After I put in years of hard work , why does the compan@@ y feel I am us@@ eless ? ’
The Hebrew prophet Na@@ hu@@ m refer@@ red to it as “ the city of b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed . ” ​ — Na@@ hu@@ m 3 : 1 .
The first human to cho@@ ose not to follow Jehovah’s guid@@ ance was E@@ ve , and her example shows how serious such a bad decision can be .
The fact that the God of love coun@@ ted Abraham as righteous should be hear@@ ten@@ ing for true Christians today .
There is no doubt about it , for Jehovah has given his word !
He did not encoura@@ ge fellow believers to take it eas@@ y and be kind to themselves .
• What in@@ ci@@ d@@ ents recorded in the Scriptures give us reason for hope in the resurrection ?
It is a matter between him and Jehovah .
For example , Re@@ x , who is now 8@@ 9 years of age , has been a full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er since 19@@ 31 .
Saul of T@@ ar@@ su@@ s stu@@ died under the r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned Law teach@@ er G@@ am@@ ali@@ el and was beg@@ in@@ ning to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish himself in the eyes of the Jews .
For a time , Moses had feelings of self - doubt
However , as soon as we started our meeting , the pri@@ est wh@@ i@@ pp@@ ed the mo@@ b into a fr@@ enz@@ y .
Th@@ ree - day dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tions for the year 200@@ 3 will be arrang@@ ed in most coun@@ tri@@ es as u@@ su@@ al .
The op@@ pos@@ ite also ho@@ l@@ ds true .
The book of Revelation reve@@ als that this will take place during the th@@ ous@@ and - year rule of Christ Jesus . ​ — Read Revelation 20 : 4 , 11 , 12 .
How wise it is to avoid having such bur@@ den@@ some feelings by not loo@@ king at wor@@ th@@ less things !
He was on the other side of the A@@ e@@ ge@@ an Se@@ a , in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or .
After 16 years in the travel@@ ing work , it was a bi@@ g ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment to be situ@@ ated in one place .
The Law sp@@ el@@ led out in min@@ u@@ te de@@ ta@@ il how the Israelites were to conduct themselves not only in religious matters but also in bu@@ sin@@ ess deal@@ ings , mar@@ it@@ al rel@@ ations , di@@ et@@ ary and san@@ it@@ ary practic@@ es and , of course , j@@ udi@@ cial decisions .
Revelation 12 : 10 ref@@ ers to Satan as “ the acc@@ us@@ er of our brothers . . . , who acc@@ uses them day and night before our God ! ”
N@@ ever allow this kind of tri@@ ck@@ er@@ y to po@@ is@@ on your thinking . ​ — Acts 28 : 19 - 22 .
“ Fa@@ ith cannot live if it is not ro@@ o@@ ted in the so@@ li@@ di@@ ty of a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c con@@ fes@@ sion . ”
Rather than believ@@ ing everything he he@@ ars or let@@ ting others do his thinking for him , he consi@@ ders his st@@ ep@@ s wis@@ ely .
H@@ el@@ p to P@@ ur@@ sue a R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous C@@ our@@ se
At that time , Mar@@ ga@@ re@@ th@@ a , my sister , was a year and a half old .
By the star@@ t of the fi@@ f@@ th century , a transl@@ ation of the Bible into S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c came into gener@@ al use in nor@@ ther@@ n M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia .
It is a cre@@ ed that tic@@ k@@ les pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s ear@@ s .
Jehovah’s Witnesses are happy to help you .
What , then , does it mean for Christians to en@@ ter into God’s rest ?
Why should older ones help you@@ ng@@ er ones to take on inc@@ reas@@ ed responsi@@ bility ?
We read : “ His father re@@ bu@@ ked him and said to him : ‘ What is the meaning of this dre@@ am of your@@ s ?
5 : 8 ; 2 Ti@@ m .
What a sc@@ and@@ al this would un@@ le@@ as@@ h if the matter was ex@@ posed !
I@@ mit@@ ating the pat@@ ter@@ n of heal@@ th@@ ful words resul@@ ts in one@@ ’s having a s@@ ound mind , a loving dis@@ position , and consider@@ ation for others .
In time , we were exc@@ ited to receive a letter inform@@ ing us that we had been assign@@ ed as special pione@@ ers .
He said : “ The people of the land themselves have car@@ ri@@ ed on a s@@ ch@@ eme of de@@ f@@ ra@@ u@@ ding and have done a te@@ aring away in ro@@ b@@ ber@@ y , and the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted one and the po@@ or one they have mal@@ tre@@ ated , and the ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ent they have de@@ f@@ ra@@ u@@ ded without justice . ” ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 22 : 29 .
Peter may have fal@@ le@@ n pre@@ y to a comm@@ on f@@ law in human thinking ​ — believ@@ ing only what he wanted to believe .
• Ex@@ pla@@ in the prayer “ for@@ give us our de@@ b@@ ts , as we also have for@@ given our de@@ b@@ t@@ ors . ”
M@@ an@@ kin@@ d’s desire for peace can be real@@ ized only by the cre@@ ation of a world govern@@ ment . ”
U@@ p@@ on first hear@@ ing these Bible promises , one may feel that it is not real@@ is@@ tic .
Acc@@ ording to this princi@@ ple , al@@ though God is very loving and kind , there are times when he h@@ ates .
I knew that the ministry would be my bi@@ gg@@ est chall@@ enge .
E@@ ach day , de@@ ar friends come to see me .
What cal@@ am@@ ities do not be@@ f@@ all us , and why ?
I am gr@@ ate@@ ful that Jehovah dre@@ w me to himself and to his worshipp@@ ers , who pati@@ ently and kin@@ dly taught me to apply Bible principles in my life .
The Bible book of Proverbs pra@@ ises “ a ca@@ pa@@ ble wife , ” saying : “ H@@ er value is far more than that of cor@@ als .
By “ devo@@ ting themselves to the teaching of the apostles , ” Jesus ’ early followers helped to devel@@ op a spirit of un@@ ity within the congregation .
We have the pro@@ spe@@ ct not only to live forever but also to love and be loved forever . Are You R@@ un@@ ning on E@@ mp@@ ty ?
A@@ n ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary Christian will not be over@@ ly concer@@ ned with his own pre@@ fer@@ ences or su@@ p@@ posed righ@@ ts but , rather , with not be@@ coming a s@@ ource of di@@ str@@ action or a stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ ck to others . ​ — Matthew 18 : 6 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 10 .
Some have found that s@@ it@@ ting near the fr@@ on@@ t of the a@@ udi@@ t@@ ori@@ u@@ m is help@@ ful .
Rather , seek the support of relati@@ ves and friends who are emp@@ a@@ the@@ tic .
But we could atten@@ d all the meetings and go in service together . ”
We respect the conscience of others , and we want to be ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary . ​ — w@@ 1@@ 7@@ .@@ 0@@ 7 , p@@ p .
P@@ re@@ occ@@ up@@ ation with material things ​ — “ the anxi@@ ety of this system of things and the dec@@ ep@@ tive power of ri@@ ches ” — ​ could have destro@@ yed his listen@@ ers spiritually .
In d@@ ele@@ g@@ ating responsi@@ bil@@ ities , consider the qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations of the brothers you have in mind .
Those who are famili@@ ar with hist@@ ory can rec@@ all some such in@@ stances .
Be@@ fore his death , Jesus in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed to pro@@ spe@@ ctive Jewish members of that new nation the new covenant , which would be v@@ al@@ id@@ ated by his own blood .
Some of the inc@@ re@@ ase is the result of the work of mission@@ aries , who leave their ho@@ m@@ es and tra@@ v@@ el to dist@@ ant lands to help there with the Kingdom - preaching work .
Hence , the knowledge of Jehovah and Jesus Christ as found in the Bible is su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient to show you how to gain everlasting life .
The place for so@@ iled clo@@ th@@ es , for example , should not be the be@@ d@@ ro@@ om flo@@ or .
D@@ e Ca@@ str@@ o acc@@ used M@@ on@@ t@@ an@@ o of in@@ fe@@ cting the text with an@@ t@@ i - Tr@@ in@@ it@@ ari@@ an ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y .
What as@@ pect of the good news did Paul ref@@ er to so often in that book ?
What is “ the day of Jehovah ” ?
I@@ mp@@ ressed and gr@@ ate@@ ful , he was also reli@@ ev@@ ed because loo@@ ters often ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it such situ@@ ations .
He has said : “ I shall make you have in@@ sight and instru@@ ct you in the way you should go . ”
“ The ar@@ my of the he@@ i@@ ght ” could well ref@@ er to the wicked spirit for@@ ces .
Acc@@ ording to Proverbs 23 : 20 , 21 , what can result from al@@ co@@ ho@@ l a@@ bu@@ se ?
P@@ res@@ ented main@@ ly as cont@@ ra@@ st@@ s , par@@ all@@ els , and com@@ par@@ is@@ ons , they con@@ ve@@ y powerful less@@ ons in conduct , spe@@ e@@ ch , and attitude .
After a pleas@@ ant mu@@ si@@ cal pr@@ elu@@ de , a h@@ un@@ d@@ red vo@@ ic@@ es jo@@ ined in sing@@ ing “ Be S@@ te@@ ad@@ f@@ ast , Un@@ mo@@ va@@ ble ! ”
T@@ ear@@ s ro@@ l@@ led down my face as I read the many experi@@ ences of brothers who sp@@ ent their best years in j@@ a@@ il@@ s and con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps .
An@@ th@@ on@@ y : The truth is , Jehovah’s Witnesses most certainly believe in Jesus .
The origin@@ al - language ver@@ b used here den@@ o@@ tes continu@@ ous action .
To what ex@@ t@@ ent should age be a fac@@ t@@ or ?
Some of their c@@ as@@ es were sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ently heard before the E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an C@@ our@@ t of H@@ u@@ man R@@ igh@@ ts , with mar@@ vel@@ ous resul@@ ts that have had a good effect on the preaching work in Gre@@ e@@ ce .
F@@ em@@ ale gen@@ it@@ al mut@@ il@@ ation used to be called f@@ em@@ ale circum@@ c@@ ision .
After expres@@ sing appreciation for the artic@@ les , one Christian woman ad@@ mit@@ ted her ad@@ di@@ ction and wrote : “ I wonder@@ ed . . . if my relationship with Jehovah could be affe@@ cted .
R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch@@ ers of Jehovah’s Witnesses id@@ enti@@ fy the man as Jo@@ ac@@ him Al@@ fer@@ man@@ n .
It is never pleas@@ ant to feel mis@@ under@@ sto@@ od .
As her teach@@ er sur@@ mis@@ ed , J@@ en@@ n@@ y continu@@ es to man@@ i@@ f@@ est a high moral stan@@ d@@ ard in her life as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
De@@ ad too were any expe@@ ct@@ ations that Jesus would free the Jews of the Rom@@ an yo@@ ke .
You will never reg@@ re@@ t it .
H@@ I@@ G@@ H@@ E@@ R E@@ D@@ U@@ C@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N
A@@ c@@ tually , no@@ ne of us can do this by ourselves .
Jehovah God in@@ deed listen@@ s to the prayers of those who hum@@ bly seek to serve him .
25 : 5 - 13 , 32 , 33 ; 2 Sa@@ m .
He says that from chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od his “ doub@@ ts and un@@ certain@@ ties [ about God ] went to and fr@@ o and [ his ] dis@@ beli@@ ef@@ s gre@@ w . ”
When David was king , Jehovah’s prophet Na@@ than had to cor@@ rec@@ t him for the sin@@ s he com@@ mit@@ ted .
The account says that in the mor@@ ning the other women brought to the king were re@@ turned to the second house under the char@@ ge of the k@@ ing@@ ’s e@@ un@@ u@@ ch , “ the gu@@ ar@@ di@@ an of the con@@ cu@@ bin@@ es . ”
I felt so in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate for such an assignment , but I had my ex@@ emp@@ tion and was free to go .
Y@@ oung ones in Christian hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds have an ad@@ di@@ tional valu@@ able res@@ ource .
We lived in an ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment just bel@@ ow my mo@@ ther’s .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , when emp@@ loy@@ ment is lost or th@@ reat@@ ened , demonstr@@ ations , ri@@ o@@ ts , and str@@ ik@@ es often follow .
( b ) What will God not do ?
“ Of all the ad@@ dic@@ tions that I had before I became a Witness , por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y was by far the most difficult to bre@@ ak , ” wrote a Christian brother .
Wh@@ ere Devil C@@ ame From , 2 / 1
Some felt that it was in the inter@@ ests of Eng@@ land to keep the I@@ ris@@ h in ign@@ or@@ ance .
In fact , I have been mo@@ tiv@@ ated to keep on making spiritual prog@@ ress . ”
On Mar@@ ch 1 , 195@@ 2 , I jo@@ ined the ran@@ ks of regul@@ ar pioneer min@@ isters .
In teaching your children , keep in mind the way Jesus instru@@ cted his apostles .
If a Christian woman fin@@ ds that she has a we@@ ak@@ ness for the kind of talk that could lead to s@@ l@@ an@@ der , she will do well to he@@ ed Paul’s counsel to be “ serious , not s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ous . ”
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er helped a woman nam@@ ed S@@ her@@ ry to mu@@ ster up b@@ ol@@ dness when an opportunity for in@@ for@@ ma@@ l wit@@ ness@@ ing pres@@ ented it@@ self .
Those men div@@ or@@ ced their wi@@ ves so that they could mar@@ ry you@@ ng@@ er women or women who did not serve Jehovah .
If he in@@ sis@@ ts on going a@@ head with his end@@ e@@ av@@ or , he will be for@@ ced to recogn@@ ize his er@@ ro@@ r .
To this end , Ne@@ w@@ s@@ we@@ ek ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine said that some feel that govern@@ ments should “ encoura@@ ge a gener@@ al sense of ci@@ vi@@ c vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e . ”
W@@ as Satan be@@ h@@ ind the s@@ cen@@ es on those occasi@@ ons ?
To take your stand for Jehovah and against the Devil requi@@ res both faith and courage .
Lu@@ car@@ is and the C@@ o@@ de@@ x A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ r@@ in@@ us
E@@ mp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the devo@@ tion , hum@@ ility , and loy@@ al@@ ty that servants of Jehovah have displa@@ yed .
Rather , he was saying that Christians with more experience should be pati@@ ent with those who were not yet fir@@ m@@ ly ro@@ o@@ ted in the truth .
The Witnesses wel@@ com@@ ed me des@@ pite my circumstances .
Be@@ fore Adam and E@@ ve were cre@@ ated , God was confid@@ ent that humans would be able to car@@ ry out his will for them , refle@@ ct his qualities , and bring him glory .
The ide@@ a of her@@ es@@ y also became less c@@ ru@@ cial , since so many people had be@@ gu@@ n to question esta@@ bli@@ shed religious or@@ tho@@ do@@ x@@ y .
As you read the acc@@ oun@@ ts , you will no@@ te that the ke@@ y fe@@ ature of the illustr@@ ation is that the same kind of se@@ ed f@@ alls on vari@@ ous ty@@ p@@ es of so@@ il , pro@@ duc@@ ing different resul@@ ts .
He could not get a jo@@ b . One man told him : “ Why did you come here ?
King Z@@ e@@ de@@ ki@@ ah ple@@ ad@@ ed with Jeremiah to in@@ qui@@ re of Jehovah for him .
( a ) What bal@@ an@@ ced appro@@ ach might a par@@ ent take on such a to@@ pi@@ c as d@@ ating ?
God’s name does not appe@@ ar only in the Bible .
When L@@ ess Is Bet@@ ter
May we experience joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion in this har@@ v@@ est se@@ as@@ on by having a full share in the disci@@ ple - making work .
Yet , such individuals have been “ wa@@ shed clean , ” indic@@ ating that they have made the chang@@ es in their life needed to ple@@ ase God .
The Con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary Eng@@ l@@ ish V@@ er@@ sion re@@ a@@ ds : “ E@@ ver@@ yone on this earth , sing pra@@ ises to the L@@ O@@ R@@ D . ”
“ A@@ m I now for@@ given ? ”
Yes , Christ truly is wisdom person@@ i@@ fied ! ​ — Pro@@ v .
The Devil lied about the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad .
How does being mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love help us to end@@ ure ?
In s@@ pite of those set@@ ba@@ c@@ ks , I tri@@ ed to keep up a good spiritual r@@ out@@ ine .
C@@ learly , during the first century , followers of Christ practic@@ ed vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary giving , not ti@@ thing .
Many Jewish famili@@ es bu@@ ri@@ ed their dead in ca@@ ves and t@@ om@@ bs car@@ ved out of the so@@ ft ro@@ ck comm@@ on in many par@@ ts of Israel .
David knew that “ the soul of the flesh is in the blood . ”
He tra@@ ined them in the preaching work and took the lead in preaching and teaching , set@@ ting a fine example .
P@@ rep@@ are yourself men@@ t@@ ally before you talk to people from another ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 30 , 31 ]
14 : 26 - 28 ; P@@ s .
We also become a true spiritual support to our fellow Christians .
From inf@@ an@@ cy ?
The bre@@ ad re@@ pres@@ ents the sin@@ less body of Jesus offered in sacrifice , and the w@@ ine pi@@ c@@ tures his shed blood .
I felt clo@@ s@@ er to him not just as a husband but also as a good friend . ”
Rather than giving in to des@@ pa@@ ir , he was determined to end@@ ure , and he em@@ er@@ ged from that tr@@ ying time all the str@@ ong@@ er . ​ — James 1 : 4 .
The Christian congregation is thus in@@ fu@@ sed with an at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere of com@@ pas@@ sion and loving - kindness .
▪ You Ha@@ ve Be@@ en S@@ an@@ c@@ ti@@ fied
To him , the world might be a m@@ ere “ appe@@ ti@@ z@@ er . ”
While the apostles were ali@@ ve , the bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od as a whole evid@@ ently showed deep respect for those taking the lead . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
When the congregation ann@@ oun@@ ced the form@@ ation of a school to teach reading and writ@@ ing , the mission@@ ary g@@ la@@ dly vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to be a teach@@ er .
Our fin@@ an@@ cial giving toward the advan@@ c@@ ement of Kingdom inter@@ ests will be cons@@ ist@@ ent if it is pl@@ an@@ ned in ad@@ v@@ ance and is done syst@@ em@@ ati@@ c@@ ally .
De@@ ep faith and godly fear moved Noah and his family to do as God comman@@ ded .
If his father is a beli@@ ever , the son should be taught by him .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jehovah ex@@ al@@ ts hum@@ ble ones . ​ — Pro@@ v .
That David under@@ sto@@ od the imp@@ lic@@ ations associ@@ ated with c@@ he@@ ʹ@@ se@@ d@@ h is evid@@ ent in his words : “ I shall bo@@ w down toward your holy temple , and I shall la@@ u@@ d your name . ”
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , this happened in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 36 : 15 - 21 ; Jeremiah 5@@ 2 : 12 - 14 .
One of the wor@@ st disa@@ st@@ ers at se@@ a happened in 194@@ 5 when the ship W@@ il@@ hel@@ m G@@ u@@ st@@ lo@@ f@@ f san@@ k .
As@@ king a question like that is some@@ what similar to as@@ king about a bir@@ d , Wh@@ ich of his two w@@ ings is more important ?
The apostle Paul wrote : “ When we were enem@@ ies , we became re@@ conc@@ iled to God through the death of his Son . ”
( b ) I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how God provi@@ des for his faithful worshipp@@ ers .
From early mor@@ ning , re@@ pa@@ ir@@ ers of the temple work in@@ du@@ stri@@ ously .
How can you help your children if your language ability is li@@ mit@@ ed ?
I was al@@ one , c@@ lu@@ t@@ ch@@ ing my pre@@ t@@ ty new book .
The Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans may have felt in@@ de@@ b@@ ted to Joseph and pra@@ ised his s@@ k@@ ill as an organiz@@ er .
As we ste@@ am@@ ed off to S@@ ing@@ ap@@ ore , I began to won@@ der what a@@ wa@@ ited us there .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , as the worl@@ d’s problems m@@ ount , milli@@ ons seek refu@@ ge in seem@@ ingly lo@@ f@@ ty fin@@ an@@ cial , pol@@ itical , or religious in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions , as well as in s@@ ci@@ ence and te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy .
P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ ting sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness , emo@@ tional al@@ o@@ of@@ ness , and dis@@ satis@@ fac@@ tion with one@@ ’s mate . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 28 , 29 .
God himself gover@@ ned ancient Israel , cho@@ o@@ sing their rul@@ ers and provi@@ ding them with a co@@ de of la@@ ws .
There I received scho@@ ol@@ ing as well as bal@@ let tra@@ ining from high@@ ly reg@@ ar@@ ded teach@@ ers .
K@@ en@@ ne@@ th , a re@@ ti@@ red buil@@ der , and M@@ au@@ re@@ en , who are in their mi@@ d - 50 ’ s , moved from C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a to serve on the W@@ ar@@ wi@@ ck pro@@ ject .
In the words recorded at Psalm 9@@ 0 : 15 , 16 , what may Moses have been re@@ ques@@ ting ?
W@@ ell , remember what our first parents did .
Jehovah uses Christian elders to mo@@ ld us , but we must apply their counsel ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 12 , 13 )
P@@ o@@ or Mat@@ eri@@ ally , R@@ ich S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually ( A .
What com@@ mis@@ sion did Jesus receive and in turn pas@@ s on to his followers ?
With such pro@@ v@@ isions , we can gu@@ ard our heart and keep wal@@ king in the pa@@ th@@ ways of righteousness .
“ To beg@@ in with I reg@@ ar@@ ded Jehovah as a close friend , since I had more experience with loving friends than with a loving father .
“ O@@ ur@@ s will be a temp@@ or@@ ary se@@ par@@ ation . . . .
For example , you have come to appreci@@ ate that the Scriptures were written under the inspi@@ r@@ ation of holy spirit .
Because they accepted the ne@@ g@@ ative repor@@ t of ten spi@@ es , the Israelites had to w@@ an@@ der in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness for 40 years .
May we too take the in@@ iti@@ ative and war@@ m@@ ly wel@@ come spiritually we@@ ak ones who make the effort to return to the Christian congregation .
No won@@ der many of them at first felt the way É@@ li@@ da , from the H@@ u@@ a@@ ve te@@ am , did !
At the end of those we@@ ek@@ s , P@@ r@@ y@@ ce H@@ ugh@@ es , the branch serv@@ ant , asked me to stay at Bethel .
Their ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y is : “ Let us e@@ at and dr@@ ink , for t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w we are to die . ”
K@@ no@@ wing the imp@@ act words can have , older ones ​ — par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly congregation elders — ​ often devo@@ te much time to thought and prayer before o@@ ffering counsel , since they want only to do good . ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 5 .
The new imp@@ eri@@ al cul@@ t , which soon s@@ pre@@ ad to all the pro@@ v@@ inc@@ es , became a way of expres@@ sing ho@@ ma@@ ge and loy@@ al@@ ty to the St@@ ate .
We also enjo@@ yed the tra@@ di@@ tional fru@@ its of f@@ ar@@ m work ​ — e@@ gg@@ s from our own c@@ hi@@ ck@@ ens , and mil@@ k , cre@@ am , and bu@@ t@@ ter from our own c@@ ow@@ s .
One way we could f@@ all into this tra@@ p is by vie@@ wing our service to God as a com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on , com@@ par@@ ing ourselves to others .
Those qu@@ ali@@ fied for baptism accept Jesus as the one through whom God has provided “ a ransom in ex@@ change for many . ”
In words recorded in the Go@@ spe@@ l of Luke , Jesus com@@ pared Christians to sla@@ ves wa@@ iting for their ma@@ ster to return from a we@@ d@@ ding .
One of the daugh@@ ters was even serving as a regul@@ ar pioneer .
The emp@@ ty t@@ om@@ b gave the disciples their first pro@@ of of Jesus ’ resurrection , and this evidence rema@@ ins un@@ dis@@ pu@@ ted .
The un@@ re@@ mit@@ ting work of these transl@@ at@@ ors sa@@ ved th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of words from ob@@ li@@ vi@@ on .
And when you jo@@ in in sing@@ ing a Kingdom s@@ ong , when you make a com@@ ment or h@@ and@@ le a stud@@ ent assignment in the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol , your contribu@@ tion ad@@ ds to our joy .
Indeed , when pre@@ par@@ ing for the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , we do well to refle@@ ct on how Jesus ’ sacrifice li@@ ber@@ ates us from the s@@ cour@@ ge of sin and death .
In that year , I started serving as a full - time minis@@ ter .
He was moved to make ra@@ di@@ cal chang@@ es .
• Since many boo@@ ks of the Bible were written in Greek , why has there been a need for transl@@ ating the Bible into Greek , and with what resul@@ ts ?
19 , 20 . ( a ) What opportunity is o@@ pen to people of all the nations ?
Jehovah now as@@ ks : “ Who are these that come f@@ l@@ ying just like a cl@@ ou@@ d , and like do@@ ves to their bir@@ d@@ house ho@@ les ?
It thus seem@@ s that in this verse “ the congregation of God ” app@@ lies to Christians living at a certain time .
T@@ re@@ es and fore@@ st@@ s are ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite gi@@ f@@ ts from a loving Creator .
In the first century , some people in Corin@@ th who were th@@ i@@ ev@@ es , ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ als , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ers , i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ers , and dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ ds came to know and love Jehovah , and they chang@@ ed .
A@@ m@@ ong the friends I made in Phil@@ ad@@ el@@ p@@ hi@@ a was a young sister nam@@ ed Ger@@ al@@ di@@ ne Wh@@ ite ​ — Ger@@ r@@ i , as I came to call her .
The ide@@ a that God would destro@@ y the righteous along with the wicked would be “ un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble , ” said Abraham ​ — not once but t@@ wi@@ ce .
His wife ans@@ wers : “ In the past , my husband was a different person when he lost his temp@@ er .
In fear the attend@@ ant cri@@ ed out : “ Al@@ as , my ma@@ ster ! What shall we do ? ”
As indic@@ ated by Paul’s personal gre@@ et@@ ings at the conclu@@ sion of his letter to the congregation in R@@ ome , he for@@ ged many close fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps .
H@@ on@@ es@@ ty certainly prom@@ o@@ tes trust and go@@ o@@ d@@ will .
We can cho@@ ose to do good or to do bad .
So as a young child , I learned to expla@@ in the bas@@ is for my faith , using only the Bible .
So Jose@@ p@@ h’s tra@@ ining was succ@@ ess@@ ful .
Indeed , we are as@@ sur@@ ed : “ He is not far off from each one of us . ”
Even so , Samuel could maintain his own integrity and ple@@ ase his heavenly Father , Jehovah .
M@@ ake it your a@@ im and determin@@ ation to use your G@@ ile@@ ad tra@@ ining to keep speaking ‘ the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent things of God . ’ ”
“ We are now building a house for a sister who is a wi@@ do@@ w , ” A@@ be@@ l rel@@ ated a while ag@@ o .
( b ) What does the expres@@ sion “ keep your sen@@ ses ” mean ?
M@@ il@@ t@@ on went into hi@@ ding , and only with the help of powerful friends did he es@@ cap@@ e death .
Bo@@ th our children married pione@@ ers .
And they assign@@ ed experienced Christians to ad@@ v@@ ance the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work in new ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es .
While Romans 12 : 1 app@@ lies spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally to anointed Christians , the princi@@ ple app@@ lies also to the “ other sheep . ”
Just as a she@@ ep@@ ’s dis@@ cer@@ ning e@@ ar en@@ ab@@ les it to stay close to its shepher@@ d , so our spiritual dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment en@@ ab@@ les us to walk clo@@ sel@@ y in the fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s of our F@@ ine S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d , Jesus Christ . ​ — John 13 : 15 ; 1 John 2 : 6 ; 5 : 20 .
It is some@@ times rend@@ ered “ san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary . ” ​ — Matthew 27 : 5 , 5@@ 1 ; Luke 1 : 9 , 21 ; John 2 : 20 .
Th@@ ough Jesus ’ life was in d@@ anger , he se@@ ized the opportunity to be@@ ar witness to the high@@ est govern@@ men@@ tal authority of the re@@ gi@@ on .
The Scriptures make it pla@@ in that Jehovah high@@ ly valu@@ es faithful older ones and that he expe@@ cts his servants to honor such ones .
No , it pro@@ du@@ ces new se@@ ed , which may ev@@ en@@ tually gro@@ w into st@@ al@@ ks .
( 2 ) M@@ or@@ in , N .
V@@ is@@ it@@ ors from ten different coun@@ tri@@ es attend@@ ed the dedic@@ ation pro@@ gra@@ m .
Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 9 says : “ Let us not give up in doing what is fine , for in du@@ e se@@ as@@ on we shall re@@ a@@ p if we do not ti@@ re out . ”
So I st@@ op@@ ped par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in the f@@ la@@ g sal@@ u@@ te and in the n@@ ational an@@ them .
Then I was trans@@ fer@@ red to a pris@@ on in a ne@@ ar@@ by to@@ wn , where I wor@@ ked in a co@@ b@@ bl@@ er@@ ’s sh@@ op .
Since holy spirit is given according to what its op@@ er@@ ation needs to accom@@ pl@@ ish , the expres@@ sion “ the se@@ ven spi@@ r@@ its ” den@@ o@@ tes the ful@@ l@@ ness of its op@@ er@@ ation in giving understanding and br@@ ing@@ ing blessings to those who pa@@ y attention to the prophecy .
He has not s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ed with his t@@ ong@@ ue . To his compan@@ ion he has done nothing bad . ”
W@@ ould you like to study the Bible ? ’
The enti@@ re family now ser@@ ves Jehovah in the full - time ministry .
What a deli@@ ght it is to see even those in their tw@@ ili@@ ght years accept the truth and make a dedic@@ ation to Jehovah !
He showed his love for her in a very special way by allow@@ ing her to see the ba@@ by who would gro@@ w up to be the Sa@@ vi@@ or of the world .
In 199@@ 2 , H@@ ar@@ old became ter@@ min@@ ally ill .
• Why must we keep our “ hope of sal@@ vation ” b@@ right ?
The true God has a place for each of us in his organization .
Do you regul@@ arly ask Jehovah to exam@@ ine your in@@ n@@ er@@ most thoughts ?
TH@@ E Israelites knew what Jehovah expe@@ cted of them as they en@@ tered the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
Jehovah will help us to devel@@ op a sen@@ sible , bal@@ an@@ ced view of ourselves , and he will bl@@ ess us for our hum@@ ble attitude .
What ad@@ vice did Paul give the congregation ? ​ — R@@ om .
Yet , family b@@ on@@ ds can be streng@@ th@@ ened as parents teach their t@@ ong@@ ue to their children , who may thus know two langu@@ ages and feel part of two cul@@ tures . ​ — 10 / 15 , pages 22 - 6 .
But that chall@@ enge can be me@@ t , as is demonstr@@ ated by milli@@ ons of God - fe@@ aring women who form a large part of God’s people today .
Bro@@ ther Li@@ ver@@ ance reas@@ oned : “ This is practic@@ al , for it buil@@ ds faith and confidence in Jehovah and will for@@ ti@@ fy your determin@@ ation to s@@ tic@@ k to your assignment .
But the Bible makes this promise at Psalm 1@@ 26 : 5 : “ Those s@@ ow@@ ing se@@ ed with te@@ ars will re@@ a@@ p even with a jo@@ y@@ ful c@@ ry . ”
What Jehovah F@@ o@@ re@@ tel@@ ls , 1 / 1 What We L@@ ear@@ n From Jesus , 2 / 1
E@@ spe@@ cially is this true when a person is con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating a move to a fore@@ ign country .
Do I ten@@ d to fav@@ or those who have positi@@ ons of responsi@@ bility in the congregation , perhaps with the hope of ga@@ ining prom@@ in@@ ence or ad@@ di@@ tional privile@@ ges ?
What sacrific@@ es can we make ?
So it is with dis@@ p@@ en@@ sing knowledge .
W@@ ould we obey ?
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , he did return to his family fi@@ shing bu@@ sin@@ ess for some time before Jesus called him .
They s@@ ch@@ em@@ ed and lied in an at@@ temp@@ t to dec@@ ei@@ ve the apostles .
At Psalm 5@@ 6 : 8 , we find King David ple@@ ading to God : “ Do put my te@@ ars in your s@@ k@@ in bo@@ t@@ tle .
However , not every@@ body wants to do Jehovah’s will .
W@@ he@@ ther that would bring together all the nations of the earth or not , Bible prophecy does speak of an imp@@ en@@ ding c@@ ris@@ is that will cause the nations of the world to band together .
Yes , read the whole Bible with the go@@ al of fin@@ ding g@@ em@@ s of divine guid@@ ance and reas@@ sur@@ ance .
After re@@ tre@@ ating to Ma@@ ur@@ iti@@ us to reg@@ a@@ in his health , J@@ ones started the difficult t@@ ask of lear@@ ning the Mal@@ ag@@ as@@ y language .
As a result some of them became believers . ”
Our hope in the resurrection rest@@ s , not on what might be done with the physical cor@@ p@@ se , but on faith in God’s ability and desire to fulf@@ ill his promises .
This truth is made evid@@ ent in the fin@@ al col@@ le@@ ction of div@@ in@@ ely inspired song@@ s , cons@@ is@@ ting of Psal@@ ms 10@@ 7 to 1@@ 50 .
Some older ones have many children ; others just one child .
Some Bible scho@@ l@@ ars consider 1 Samuel 17 : 12 - 31 and 17 : 5@@ 5 – 18 : 5 to be later ad@@ di@@ tions because these ver@@ ses are not found in certain co@@ pi@@ es of the Greek S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t , a transl@@ ation of the Hebrew Scriptures comple@@ ted in the second century B.C.E .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ine on page 25 ]
He was we@@ al@@ thy , well - known , and high@@ ly res@@ pe@@ cted .
Tru@@ e , overse@@ ers some@@ times need to “ re@@ prove , re@@ pri@@ m@@ and , ex@@ hor@@ t , ” but this is done “ with all long - suffering and ar@@ t of teaching . ”
After atten@@ ding the meeting , he said that during those two h@@ our@@ s at the Kingdom H@@ all , he experienced peace for the first time in 30 years .
In both c@@ as@@ es , we read about angels appe@@ aring to them as str@@ ang@@ ers with important mes@@ sa@@ ges .
As long as this go@@ d@@ less system of things la@@ st@@ s , being mo@@ des@@ t c@@ alls for con@@ st@@ ant vi@@ g@@ il@@ ance .
He wanted them to “ remember the sa@@ y@@ ings pre@@ vi@@ ously spo@@ ken by the holy prophe@@ ts and the comman@@ d@@ ment of the Lord and Sa@@ vi@@ or , ” Jesus Christ .
The ma@@ in purpose of the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e , though , was to provide a set@@ ting for regul@@ ar worship .
He says : “ I do not know ex@@ ac@@ tly why , but I began reading the Bible .
There is a very real d@@ anger of be@@ coming en@@ sla@@ ved by materi@@ al@@ ism ​ — a sla@@ very from which it is difficult to es@@ cap@@ e .
Many famili@@ es di@@ vi@@ de their family worship into sever@@ al par@@ ts .
It is vital to know the ans@@ wers to these questions , for to ple@@ ase Jehovah , we must love him with all our heart , soul , and mind .
In a sh@@ ort time , the si@@ ze of the branch pro@@ per@@ ty had more than tri@@ pl@@ ed .
Can you id@@ enti@@ fy with her feelings ?
Jesus , however , did not foc@@ us on their mis@@ takes . Instead , he comm@@ ended them for sta@@ ying loyal to him .
They atten@@ d a group that speak@@ s L@@ ing@@ ala .
Jehovah does not appro@@ ve of those who are “ gre@@ e@@ dy of di@@ sh@@ on@@ est gain . ”
This set the to@@ ne .
The experience that some of us had ac@@ qui@@ red while organiz@@ ing conven@@ tions ab@@ ro@@ ad now proved inv@@ alu@@ able .
W@@ ould you not ag@@ ree that the principles en@@ sh@@ r@@ ined in that law could be the bas@@ is for en@@ ding rac@@ i@@ al pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce today ?
The more he stu@@ died the Bible , the less he wanted to fi@@ ght .
In this day and age , it may se@@ em ho@@ p@@ el@@ ess@@ ly un@@ real@@ is@@ tic to ex@@ pect no@@ ble or hon@@ or@@ able conduct from people in gener@@ al .
Lo@@ ve for Jehovah and for one@@ ’s mate , com@@ bin@@ ed with a yi@@ el@@ ding spirit , will help in this as@@ pect of marriage .
Let us not keep the people in ign@@ or@@ ance , but let us pro@@ cla@@ im the truth in no a@@ po@@ lo@@ ge@@ tic or hi@@ d@@ den man@@ ner . ”
H@@ ere , “ for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation ” inclu@@ des ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y and other serious se@@ x@@ u@@ al sin@@ s .
During the So@@ vi@@ et er@@ a , religious grou@@ ps within the U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ R . were also sever@@ ely re@@ pres@@ sed .
Yet , he is willing to for@@ give us and to wi@@ pe the s@@ l@@ ate clean , as it were .
Ne@@ ar the ter@@ rit@@ ory of my congregation , in K@@ or@@ y@@ d@@ al@@ lo@@ s , is one of the lar@@ g@@ est pris@@ ons in Gre@@ e@@ ce .
How I than@@ k Jehovah for the privilege of being part of such a loving spiritual family !
Sh@@ ould we not speak as kin@@ dly to them as we do to those we me@@ et in the preaching work ?
When Z@@ im@@ ba@@ b@@ we became in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent in 198@@ 0 , about 10@@ ,000 Witnesses served in 4@@ 7@@ 6 congregations .
F@@ u@@ ri@@ ous , the of@@ fic@@ er th@@ reat@@ ened to have her lo@@ cked up for being a Witness , and in@@ deed , in 195@@ 2 , Mari@@ a was sen@@ ten@@ ced to ten years in pris@@ on .
The fin@@ est example of loving sub@@ mis@@ sion to God’s will is his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , of whom Jehovah stated : “ This is my Son , the bel@@ o@@ ved , whom I have appro@@ ved . ”
She would encoura@@ ge them to study the Bible , tel@@ ling them , ‘ We will be together in Par@@ adise . ’ ”
One P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h even la@@ un@@ ched a cam@@ pa@@ ign of inf@@ an@@ ti@@ ci@@ de to control the gro@@ wing Israel@@ ite po@@ pul@@ ation . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 1 : 8 - 22 .
S@@ how@@ ing a car@@ ing attitude may help in this .
W@@ o@@ o@@ d@@ head emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es that as a great for@@ ti@@ fied city , Je@@ z@@ re@@ el was a sing@@ le - peri@@ od s@@ ite ​ — in use for only a few de@@ ca@@ des .
As we read Jesus ’ illustr@@ ations , ask what they mean , why they were recorded in the Bible , how we can apply the less@@ ons , and what we thus can learn about Jehovah and Jesus .
After a while , you will find that mem@@ ori@@ es bring you joy .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the apostle Paul had made it clear that a dedic@@ ated Christi@@ an’s life ​ — every as@@ pect of it — ​ may appro@@ pri@@ ately be consider@@ ed “ a sacrifice . ” ​ — R@@ om .
Jehovah himself had appointed Moses .
To answer that , we need to go back to 1914 ​ — the beg@@ in@@ ning of the har@@ v@@ est se@@ as@@ on .
At one point in his ministry , the apostle Paul and his travel@@ ing compan@@ i@@ ons felt “ ex@@ tre@@ me pres@@ sure ” and were “ un@@ certain even of [ their ] lives . ”
The im@@ medi@@ ate effect of sin was sh@@ ame .
A sur@@ ve@@ y condu@@ cted in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in conclu@@ ded that by the beg@@ in@@ ning of the 2@@ 1@@ st century , as many as 30 per@@ c@@ ent of that n@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s po@@ pul@@ ation would be in one - person hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds .
His conclu@@ sion ? “ I find no cri@@ me in this man . ” ​ — John 18 : 37 , 38 ; Luke 23 : 4 .
But with un@@ em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed pers@@ ist@@ ence , the determined ho@@ st keep@@ s as@@ king until fin@@ ally his friend ge@@ ts up and gives him some pro@@ v@@ isions .
The prophet Daniel , descri@@ bed by God’s ang@@ el as a “ very desi@@ ra@@ ble man , ” lived a long life of faithful service .
If we are “ pu@@ re in heart , ” pur@@ ity will be evid@@ ent in our affe@@ ctions , desi@@ res , and mo@@ ti@@ ves .
W@@ ell , just as A@@ qu@@ ila and P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la may have learned from Paul , we can imp@@ ro@@ ve our ability to make disciples by following the example of good teach@@ ers of God’s Word .
13 : 11 - 24 .
He ‘ sc@@ at@@ ters ’ knowledge as he gra@@ du@@ ally high@@ ligh@@ ts just one Bible truth at a time and buil@@ ds on it , taking into consider@@ ation the respon@@ se of his he@@ are@@ r .
Why must we ref@@ ra@@ in from judg@@ ing those to whom we preach ?
M@@ en from all tri@@ bes come to He@@ br@@ on and make him king over all Israel .
By pre@@ par@@ ing for and atten@@ ding our meetings and then ap@@ pl@@ ying what we have learned to our work as teach@@ ers , we receive ex@@ ten@@ sive tra@@ ining .
I especially like it when young children si@@ t at my be@@ d@@ side and tell me why they love Jehovah .
( Read Romans 12 : 2 . )
“ What is it ? ” the Israelites asked the first time they saw it .
Be@@ fore his tri@@ als began , he had been a man of great we@@ al@@ th , “ the great@@ est of all the O@@ ri@@ ent@@ als . ”
What , though , cons@@ titu@@ tes a g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on , and what do the Christian Greek Scriptures say about this to@@ pi@@ c ?
H@@ um@@ ility H@@ el@@ ps U@@ s to M@@ ake Pe@@ ace
Their happiness moved them to share in Christian activities .
W@@ ise King Solomon wrote : “ H@@ app@@ y is the man that has found wisdom . . .
For it was at the ris@@ k of their sou@@ ls that they brought it . ” ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on .
A man who was in the Ger@@ man A@@ ir F@@ or@@ ce during World W@@ ar I@@ I but who later became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses rec@@ alls :
The Babyl@@ on@@ ians wr@@ ong@@ ly conclu@@ ded that the true God was we@@ ak .
Hence , there is a direc@@ t con@@ ne@@ ction between con@@ qu@@ ering Satan ​ — the s@@ ource of evil — ​ and preaching the Kingdom message .
Th@@ ough all of us are different ​ — and imper@@ fect — ​ God has dra@@ wn us to himself through Christ .
What qu@@ ality is needed for one to “ remain in [ Jesus ’ ] word ” ?
God Does An@@ s@@ wer P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers
A century and a half would pas@@ s before M@@ il@@ t@@ on@@ ’s tre@@ at@@ ise came to light .
In these bri@@ ef artic@@ les , we cannot ad@@ d@@ ress all the reas@@ ons why some ju@@ dge God as c@@ ru@@ el .
( Genesis 8 : 1 – 11 : 9 )
So when Luke lis@@ ts Joseph and descri@@ bes him as the son of H@@ el@@ i , it was under@@ sto@@ od to mean that Joseph was H@@ eli@@ ’s son - in - law . ​ — Luke 3 : 23 .
W@@ as it concer@@ n for true worship and a desire to prote@@ ct fellow Israelites from har@@ m ?
However , I pray@@ ed to Jehovah for courage to over@@ come my fear and use this opportunity to give a witness . ”
E@@ ver@@ yone had a Bible and used it during the meeting .
I@@ da married and left for Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a in 195@@ 6 , but I sta@@ yed in Par@@ is .
The apostle John pointed to this future develop@@ ment : “ The se@@ a gave up those dead in it , and death and H@@ ad@@ es gave up those dead in them . ”
I said nothing to my parents about that discus@@ sion , but the following S@@ un@@ day , I did not go to ch@@ urch .
Why does following James ’ counsel present a chall@@ enge ?
( a ) What does the account of the fi@@ shing experience of Peter and other apostles reve@@ al about the prop@@ er mo@@ tive for obe@@ ying Christ ?
By kin@@ dly and lo@@ v@@ ingly for@@ giving one another , we contribu@@ te to Christian un@@ ity and keep our eyes on the pri@@ ze of life .
The fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al answer is that Jehovah’s Witnesses do not accept blood .
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing that fact , we ac@@ knowledge Jehovah as our R@@ ul@@ er . ​ — Read Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 .
M@@ an’s rel@@ ent@@ less qu@@ est for im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity shows how hard it is to accept the ide@@ a of an end to his ex@@ ist@@ ence .
Now . ”
Still , you might find it hard to believe that the inspired cons@@ ol@@ ations found in God’s Word really apply to you .
A@@ P P@@ ho@@ to / ​ Daniel M@@ au@@ re@@ r
The brother said : “ His cal@@ m@@ ness and confidence inspired me to want to become a mission@@ ary when I gre@@ w up . ”
While Matthew 18 : 15 - 17 app@@ lies to sin of a serious n@@ ature , in the spirit of the princi@@ ple stated in verse 15 , we should kin@@ dly appro@@ ach the off@@ end@@ er priv@@ ately and try to rest@@ ore a pe@@ ace@@ ful relationship with him .
R@@ ene@@ wed E@@ f@@ forts Re@@ a@@ p Su@@ cc@@ ess
If that were so , Jehovah would be the God of cor@@ p@@ ses .
For example , one Christian deci@@ ded to buil@@ d a house .
A pr@@ u@@ d@@ ent person care@@ fully exam@@ ines a bu@@ sin@@ ess pro@@ pos@@ al before making a decision .
Like E@@ z@@ r@@ a , we need to pre@@ pare our hearts for the reading and study of God’s Word .
P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ ting “ the form of worship that is clean and un@@ de@@ fil@@ ed ” from God’s stan@@ d@@ point br@@ ings many blessings .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out my you@@ th , my parents invit@@ ed many cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ ers and their wi@@ ves to stay with us .
In 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E . , when those tri@@ bes became a nation , Jehovah gave them a system of la@@ ws that inclu@@ ded vari@@ ous an@@ nu@@ al fes@@ tiv@@ als .
Jesus said that the second great@@ est comman@@ d@@ ment is to “ love your neigh@@ b@@ or as yourself . ”
( Read 2 Corinthians 9 : 7 . )
When app@@ lied , God’s la@@ ws and principles ‘ rest@@ ore strength , cause the heart to rejo@@ ice , and make the eyes shin@@ e . ’ ​ — Psalm 19 : 7 , 8 .
The spirit pro@@ duc@@ ed godly fru@@ it@@ age and helped them to avoid the sin@@ ful “ works of the flesh ” that could result in divine disa@@ p@@ pro@@ val . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 19 - 25 .
Jo@@ b@@ ’s expres@@ sions might make it appe@@ ar that he had turned against God , but that was not the case .
If you ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct your wife in this reg@@ ard , her love for you may gro@@ w co@@ ld .
Jesus not only ob@@ served his Fa@@ ther’s way of doing things , taking no@@ te of His feelings and at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes , but also ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed and a@@ do@@ p@@ ted all of what he learned about his Father .
( b ) How does loving - kindness di@@ ff@@ er from gener@@ al kindness , or human kindness ?
Yet , it truly is of great value to Christians today .
And you must p@@ ound some of it into fine po@@ w@@ der and put some of it before the T@@ es@@ ti@@ mony in the t@@ ent of meeting . ”
These men likely were dis@@ satis@@ fied with their privile@@ ges and tri@@ ed to influ@@ ence others against appointed men who were consci@@ enti@@ ously car@@ r@@ ying out God - given du@@ ties . ​ — Read 3 John 9 , 10 .
To answer such questions , we need to exam@@ ine God’s purpose with reg@@ ard to humans .
If you should a@@ ff@@ li@@ ct him at all , then if he cri@@ es out to me at all , I shall un@@ fa@@ il@@ ingly hear his out@@ c@@ ry . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 22 : 22 - 24 .
It was the par@@ ish pri@@ est who told me to sto@@ p you . ”
We sta@@ shed the liter@@ ature in our at@@ tic .
What will help us to remain in Jehovah’s fav@@ or ?
That led to Jehovah’s blessing at the time , and no doubt more blessings a@@ wa@@ it Moses in the future .
T@@ at@@ y@@ ana rel@@ ates : “ Since I could not af@@ for@@ d my own ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment , I had to r@@ ent a ro@@ om in the home of others .
What some@@ times occ@@ ur@@ s when light is shed on a certain Bible sub@@ ject ?
However , the situation is different when a regul@@ ar , sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ed Bible study is being condu@@ cted in a home and a dedic@@ ated , baptized m@@ ale is present .
How to H@@ el@@ p a F@@ ri@@ end Who Is I@@ l@@ l
Will you act now ?
Thus we can e@@ ch@@ o the words of the prophet Isaiah , who declar@@ ed : “ The S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah himself has given me the t@@ ong@@ ue of the taught ones , that I may know how to answer the ti@@ red one with a word . ” ​ — Isaiah 50 : 4 .
His service was in@@ deed bri@@ ef .
Jesus expla@@ ins what happened when the fo@@ ol@@ ish vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins went off on their fu@@ t@@ ile er@@ r@@ and : “ The bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om came . The vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins who were ready went in with him to the marriage fe@@ ast , and the do@@ or was shu@@ t . ”
Let us i@@ magine that a Witness nam@@ ed Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le has come to the home of a woman nam@@ ed S@@ op@@ hi@@ a .
As we got clo@@ s@@ er , the is@@ land came into view ​ — an imp@@ res@@ sive ro@@ ck - mas@@ s in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the o@@ ce@@ an .
Instead , he cal@@ m@@ ly reas@@ oned with them .
It will be displa@@ yed by obedi@@ ent humans thr@@ ough@@ out all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity .
Who are especially wor@@ thy of being res@@ pe@@ cted and hon@@ ored , and why ?
In fulfill@@ ment of this prophe@@ tic vision , the good news of God’s Kingdom is being pre@@ ached worl@@ d@@ wide in vari@@ ous t@@ ong@@ u@@ es , or langu@@ ages .
S@@ ever@@ al vis@@ its en@@ su@@ ed .
Do we really want to devel@@ op close ties with those who do not walk in God’s truth ?
Des@@ pite what did Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , and Jac@@ o@@ b man@@ i@@ f@@ est pati@@ ence and faith ?
A group of ho@@ o@@ ded men bur@@ st in and pointed their g@@ un@@ s at his head .
We will also discus@@ s how strong faith can help us now .
Even for a young bo@@ y , the war was a very pa@@ in@@ ful bu@@ sin@@ ess .
That action cons@@ titu@@ tes the in@@ iti@@ al st@@ age of the b@@ ru@@ ising of the ser@@ p@@ ent@@ ’s head .
C@@ ould it have been avo@@ i@@ ded if he had given more care@@ ful consider@@ ation to all fac@@ t@@ ors before he ag@@ re@@ ed to as@@ su@@ me responsi@@ bility for the de@@ b@@ t ? ​ — Proverbs 17 : 18 .
On a day - to - day bas@@ is , people think about their appe@@ ar@@ ance , their health , the challeng@@ es of making a living , the up@@ s and do@@ w@@ ns of their fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps , perhaps even r@@ om@@ ance .
Today the most important message of all is being car@@ ri@@ ed to milli@@ ons of Q@@ u@@ e@@ ch@@ ua - speaking people ​ — the good news of God’s Kingdom , a world govern@@ ment that will bring peace to all who sub@@ mit to its rule .
D@@ ef@@ en@@ ding the Go@@ od Ne@@ ws
The branch in Li@@ b@@ eri@@ a ​ — a country ra@@ va@@ ged by ci@@ vi@@ l war — ​ repor@@ ts that the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of the local Witnesses face un@@ emp@@ loy@@ ment and serious fin@@ an@@ cial problems .
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing where Jesus ’ self - sacrific@@ ing course was le@@ ading , the apostle Peter said : “ Be kind to yourself , Lord . ”
Bible hist@@ ori@@ an H@@ en@@ ry H . H@@ al@@ le@@ y no@@ ted : “ The worship of Ba@@ al , A@@ sh@@ to@@ re@@ th , and other Cana@@ an@@ ite go@@ ds cons@@ is@@ ted in the most ex@@ tra@@ va@@ g@@ ant or@@ gi@@ es ; their temp@@ les were c@@ ent@@ ers of vice . ”
in The Watchtower of No@@ v@@ ember 15 , 199@@ 8 , pages 21 - 4 .
S@@ ome@@ times , people are simply in the wrong place at the wrong time .
We wonder@@ ed how we would ever get the preaching work done .
( a ) In the course of a j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , why might it be d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous simply to follow our ur@@ ges and imp@@ ul@@ ses ?
Because the K@@ ar@@ a@@ ites had deep respect for the divine name , such par@@ ch@@ ments were sel@@ dom dis@@ tur@@ bed .
A@@ head of time , he should ob@@ tain from the do@@ ct@@ or or te@@ ch@@ ni@@ ci@@ an the fac@@ ts about what might be done with his blood during the pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re .
( Read Luke 2 : 25 - 38 . )
Then , when I was 15 , my tra@@ ining was comple@@ ted and I began my life on whe@@ els ​ — a life of t@@ our@@ ing with the cir@@ c@@ us .
They tru@@ sted in him .
Al@@ an is not el@@ der@@ ly , but he has the ability to conc@@ ei@@ ve of experi@@ ences he has not had .
In the mean@@ time , we find comfort in know@@ ing that Jehovah is well - a@@ ware of all the things that a@@ ff@@ li@@ ct us .
Rather , God comman@@ ded that those g@@ le@@ an@@ ings “ should stay for the ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ent , for the fa@@ ther@@ less bo@@ y and for the wi@@ do@@ w . ”
They can en@@ ter your body . . . , even as@@ ser@@ ting a de@@ gre@@ e of control over you .
When we are stud@@ ying the Bible with someone , what direction should we follow ?
Paul showed that trans@@ form@@ ation is brought about in what way ?
They will rule over the earth . ​ — Read Luke 22 : 28 - 30 ; Revelation 5 : 10 .
Re@@ g@@ arding the au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ity of the pas@@ sa@@ ges om@@ it@@ ted in the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t , see In@@ sight on the Scriptures , V@@ olu@@ me 2 , page 8@@ 5@@ 5 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
In fact , thr@@ ough@@ out this difficult time , Jesus kept loo@@ king for the good in his imper@@ fect apostles .
However , on that Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st day , they “ ast@@ on@@ i@@ shed ” their di@@ verse a@@ udi@@ ence by speaking in the n@@ ative langu@@ ages of those people .
They may never get to know a father who deep@@ ly lo@@ ves them , who loo@@ ks for ch@@ an@@ ces to praise and encoura@@ ge , who over@@ loo@@ ks mis@@ dem@@ e@@ an@@ ors and is pre@@ pared to for@@ give even more serious mis@@ takes , and who@@ se war@@ m@@ th makes the whole family feel secu@@ re .
What acc@@ oun@@ ts for the ste@@ ad@@ y inc@@ reas@@ es over the years ?
Why is so@@ li@@ tu@@ de desi@@ ra@@ ble when we pray priv@@ ately ?
One sure way to acc@@ el@@ er@@ ate our personal advan@@ c@@ ement in the truth is by stud@@ ying Paul’s let@@ ters and the rec@@ ord of his ministry and then imit@@ ating his example of faith .
Ma@@ y@@ be
The wicked one kno@@ ws no such ple@@ a@@ sures .
The man kin@@ dly asked how the Witness and his family were doing , invit@@ ed him to return , and expres@@ sed hear@@ t@@ felt appreciation for the vis@@ it .
What moral prote@@ ction does the new person@@ ality provide ?
Such a war@@ ning would be valu@@ eless if God had fore@@ or@@ da@@ ined their des@@ t@@ in@@ y .
But if we know@@ ingly allow people , even our brothers , to po@@ st our di@@ g@@ it@@ al cont@@ ent on other s@@ ites or to use the j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g tra@@ dem@@ ar@@ k to sel@@ l mer@@ ch@@ an@@ di@@ se , the cour@@ ts may not support our efforts to de@@ ter op@@ pos@@ ers and com@@ mer@@ cial en@@ ter@@ pris@@ es .
You might even won@@ der if it is wise to continue serving Jehovah and ang@@ ering the author@@ ities .
Per@@ haps you have used the words “ stu@@ m@@ ble ” and “ f@@ all ” inter@@ chang@@ e@@ ab@@ ly to descri@@ be a spiritual con@@ dition .
What can married Christians learn from the S@@ ong of Solomon ?
Da@@ y One ​ — Not F@@ or@@ get@@ ting Jehovah’s Do@@ ings
T@@ ak@@ ing S@@ to@@ ck of Jo@@ b@@ ’s P@@ os@@ iti@@ on
It was his love for the disciples that moved Jesus to rend@@ er a service u@@ su@@ ally per@@ form@@ ed by a slave .
This was a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of Timo@@ th@@ y’s whole - sou@@ led dedic@@ ation to God .
By this means Christ pur@@ cha@@ sed them all .
In par@@ ading their pro@@ w@@ ess , they often tre@@ at cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es and other stud@@ ents un@@ kin@@ dly , er@@ r@@ one@@ ously thinking that this in it@@ self som@@ eho@@ w makes them su@@ peri@@ or .
For example , rec@@ all that the first thing Jesus taught his followers to pray for concer@@ ned God’s name : “ Let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied . ”
In 199@@ 7 one of the pri@@ ests ag@@ re@@ ed to re@@ ti@@ re .
The truth that we know and share can imp@@ ar@@ t true fre@@ e@@ dom to those who accept it . ​ — John 8 : 32 .
“ Com@@ ple@@ t@@ ely e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed , ” the gra@@ du@@ ates of the 1@@ 1@@ 2@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad will no doubt do much toward reli@@ ev@@ ing the fam@@ ine of spiritual food in the lands where they will serve .
Indeed , mean@@ ing@@ ful hard work re@@ ap@@ s benef@@ its .
Peter , Jo@@ ch@@ en , and H@@ ann@@ el@@ ore each got married about the same time .
But many have su@@ ffered because of po@@ ver@@ ty , n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers , or ci@@ vi@@ l w@@ ars .
In fact , not only did the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans fin@@ ally allow the Israelites to go free but the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans ur@@ ged them to go , giving them so much go@@ ld and s@@ il@@ ver that it could be said that God’s people “ stri@@ pp@@ ed the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans . ”
I also learned to sa@@ ve . ”
Consider Solom@@ on@@ ’s inspired words : “ All the w@@ in@@ ter t@@ or@@ r@@ ents are going for@@ th to the se@@ a , yet the se@@ a it@@ self is not full . To the place where the w@@ in@@ ter t@@ or@@ r@@ ents are going for@@ th , there they are re@@ tur@@ ning so as to go for@@ th . ”
They were never again allow@@ ed into the home .
F@@ un@@ ds were li@@ mit@@ ed , so the brothers had to r@@ ely on local materi@@ als .
Da@@ y T@@ w@@ o H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts Z@@ e@@ al for What Is Go@@ od
He ad@@ ded : “ They had no sacrific@@ es , temp@@ les , i@@ ma@@ ges , or@@ ac@@ les , or sac@@ er@@ do@@ tal or@@ ders ; and this was su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient to bring upon them the re@@ pro@@ ach@@ es of an ign@@ or@@ ant mul@@ titu@@ de , who i@@ mag@@ ined that there could be no religion without these .
Such questions as “ Wh@@ ere did you ha@@ p@@ pen to be when I f@@ oun@@ ded the earth ? ”
G@@ et M@@ ore From Re@@ ading the Bible , No .
How Sh@@ ould Jesus Christ Be R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ed ?
“ I love the Father . ” ​ — John 14 : 31 .
Your decision may not ple@@ ase some friends or relati@@ ves , but any decision that pleas@@ es God is a wise decision .
God imp@@ o@@ sed this one re@@ stri@@ ction : They were not to con@@ su@@ me blood .
For the first time , members of the he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters st@@ af@@ f of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k , were present .
Jo@@ s@@ é and R@@ ose with T@@ on@@ y and W@@ end@@ y
W@@ ell , Jesus did tell his apostles that there were things they did not and could not know .
E@@ ar@@ n@@ es@@ tly Se@@ ek Jehovah’s B@@ less@@ ing , 9 / 15
Tru@@ e righteousness is me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed by con@@ form@@ ity to God’s will and his comman@@ ds .
Many have come from dist@@ ant lands to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st , and after be@@ coming disciples of Jesus , they want to stay longer to learn more about their new faith .
We also tre@@ asure the gift of life and our ability to enjoy it .
L@@ ik@@ ely , why could Joseph not avoid P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife ?
With an in@@ iti@@ al bur@@ st of en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m , they got to work on rest@@ or@@ ing true worship in Jerusalem .
( b ) How should this af@@ fect us ?
I@@ t’s not just Jehovah’s Witnesses who are involved . ”
In view of her past experience with the mu@@ si@@ c and tra@@ pp@@ ings of ch@@ urch cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies , Lo@@ is may sense that being present would be par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous for her .
How did King David sin in con@@ ne@@ ction with B@@ ath - she@@ ba , and what comfort may be dra@@ wn from the way God deal@@ t with them ?
Are angels inter@@ ested in us ?
The city d@@ om@@ in@@ ated a re@@ gi@@ on in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted by some 200@@ ,000 people , up to a ten@@ th of whom lived in the cap@@ it@@ al .
For ans@@ wers , ple@@ ase read the next article .
God promised faithful Abraham that the fore@@ told “ se@@ ed ” would be one of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants .
Just by being good listen@@ ers , they are a great help . ”
It is of interest to no@@ te that Matthew 24 : 23 - 27 direc@@ tly l@@ in@@ ks the same point with the si@@ gn of Christ’s pres@@ ence .
That is har@@ dly sur@@ pris@@ ing because the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch , like a number of other religi@@ ons , ad@@ her@@ es to the no@@ tion that the earth will one day be destro@@ yed .
What does A@@ mo@@ s chap@@ ter 9 reve@@ al about God’s mer@@ cy ?
Will the money we acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ate or the material things we want serve our needs , or will our needs serve money ?
Of course , not all un@@ believ@@ ing mat@@ es turn out to be c@@ ru@@ el and un@@ reason@@ able .
So , then , let us continue to imitate Jehovah God , who is “ a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in loving - kindness . ”
Because of the ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic n@@ ature of bi@@ po@@ la@@ r mo@@ od dis@@ order , I have come to real@@ ize that this di@@ se@@ ase will most likely be a fi@@ x@@ ture in my life during this present system of things .
In thought or word , never la@@ be@@ l your son or daugh@@ ter a “ re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous te@@ en@@ ag@@ er ” or a “ proble@@ m child . ”
Par@@ ents , can you remember bo@@ ther@@ ing your mother or father to give in to a chil@@ dis@@ h re@@ qu@@ est ?
His ransom sacrifice op@@ ened the way for mankind to be res@@ cu@@ ed from death .
He died before he could enjoy the fru@@ its of his la@@ b@@ or .
This remin@@ ds us of a Bible verse : “ See how small a fi@@ re it takes to set a great fore@@ st ab@@ la@@ ze ! ”
We must ac@@ qui@@ re s@@ k@@ ill in using “ the s@@ word of the spirit , that is , God’s word . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , after Jehovah gave a vi@@ ct@@ ory to G@@ ide@@ on , men of Eph@@ ra@@ im pi@@ cked a qu@@ ar@@ re@@ l with him .
Today , a person who stru@@ gg@@ les with the pre@@ v@@ al@@ ence of evil may ac@@ tually be hu@@ ng@@ ering spiritually ​ — long@@ ing for ans@@ wers that only the Bible can provide .
▸ A co@@ ach as@@ ks your daugh@@ ter to jo@@ in the school te@@ am .
In ancient Israel , God arrang@@ ed for ani@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es to at@@ one for , or co@@ ver , the sin@@ s of the people .
Because of main@@ tain@@ ing his Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality , he went to pris@@ on for two years .
He says : “ One of the things that has helped me to cop@@ e with my g@@ ri@@ ef is my desire to help the de@@ a@@ f to learn about God .
A@@ bel@@ ’s parents , Adam and E@@ ve , were likely beau@@ ti@@ ful , d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic people .
The Bible descri@@ bes this God - de@@ f@@ ying spirit as “ the spirit of the world . ”
To Jose@@ p@@ h’s cre@@ di@@ t , though , he did not vo@@ te in acc@@ ord with the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in in their p@@ lo@@ t to have Jesus kil@@ led . ​ — Mark 15 : 4@@ 3 - 4@@ 6 ; Matthew 27 : 5@@ 7 - 60 ; Luke 23 : 50 - 5@@ 3 ; John 19 : 38 .
R@@ AT@@ I@@ O O@@ F P@@ U@@ B@@ L@@ I@@ SH@@ E@@ R@@ S T@@ O P@@ O@@ P@@ U@@ L@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N I@@ N H@@ A@@ I@@ T@@ I
H@@ er feelings of self - wor@@ th had re@@ ached an all - time low when one of Jehovah’s Witnesses spoke with her .
Such concer@@ ns are wor@@ thy of consider@@ ation .
Un@@ der the direction of Jesus , the angels support God’s servants on the earth .
Why is it good for us to be obedi@@ ent to those who are taking the lead among us ?
The co@@ de@@ x was ev@@ en@@ tually inclu@@ ded in the li@@ br@@ ary of the mon@@ ast@@ er@@ y of M@@ ount A@@ mi@@ ata , cen@@ tr@@ al I@@ tal@@ y , from which place it takes the name C@@ o@@ de@@ x A@@ mi@@ at@@ in@@ us .
One re@@ sear@@ ch@@ er asked : “ How are we to account for the fact that something so e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly desi@@ red by so many people , and believ@@ ed in as a kind of cu@@ re - all , when ob@@ ta@@ ined should have a r@@ ange of effe@@ cts v@@ ar@@ ying from the disa@@ p@@ poin@@ ting to the tra@@ um@@ ati@@ c ? ”
From his pre@@ human van@@ ta@@ ge point , God’s Son no@@ ted Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s faith .
W@@ ell , a person who l@@ ac@@ ks confidence that the end is near might star@@ t to make al@@ ter@@ n@@ ate arrang@@ ements , so to speak , in case things do not work out as Jehovah said they would .
By su@@ sta@@ ining us through our tri@@ als , Jehovah di@@ gn@@ i@@ fi@@ es us with the privilege of help@@ ing to prove Satan a li@@ ar . — Proverbs 27 : 11 .
What did Jesus mean when he spoke of everlasting life ?
Jehovah re@@ war@@ ded R@@ a@@ ha@@ b in a number of ways .
At the same time , the good news was pre@@ ached in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a in close to 30 langu@@ ages , up from 18 just ten years ag@@ o .
At the time , Ne@@ il@@ ’s family was ca@@ ught up in a fe@@ u@@ d with another family .
They need to keep al@@ er@@ t so that when he arri@@ ves they will be a@@ wa@@ ke , ready to receive him .
A ke@@ y me@@ th@@ od of doing so is by means of what Paul mentioned to the Eph@@ es@@ i@@ an elders ​ — house - to - house preaching .
An@@ yone who works un@@ righteousness cannot have a close relationship with him .
A st@@ ra@@ y sheep may be tr@@ ying to return to the flo@@ ck .
E@@ z@@ r@@ a had a clear view of the ter@@ ri@@ ble con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of the pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
Jesus gave an illustr@@ ation , or par@@ able , that acc@@ ur@@ ately d@@ el@@ in@@ e@@ ated this human tend@@ enc@@ y .
Jesus ’ words recorded at Mark 13 : 34 make this pla@@ in .
How can we cho@@ ose a question that is ta@@ il@@ ored to the inter@@ ests of the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der ?
C@@ learly , then , care@@ ful study of God’s Word was a ro@@ y@@ al assignment for the k@@ ings in ancient Israel .
I W@@ as B@@ it@@ ter and V@@ i@@ ol@@ ent ( A .
Many a mother has told a mis@@ be@@ having child , ‘ Just wa@@ it t@@ ill your father ge@@ ts home ! ’
He fre@@ ely ad@@ mit@@ ted : “ I am tel@@ ling the truth in Christ . . . I have great g@@ ri@@ ef and un@@ c@@ eas@@ ing pain in my heart . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we should not think that Satan is the only one who can mis@@ lead us .
The vision shows that Jehovah never exerc@@ ises his un@@ li@@ mit@@ ed power and authority in a way that is out of har@@ mony with his other car@@ din@@ al qualities .
Who should come down from Phil@@ ad@@ el@@ p@@ hi@@ a to jo@@ in us in the pioneer work but B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in R@@ an@@ som !
Now , as a cen@@ ten@@ ari@@ an , a few other things have g@@ one wrong with my health , and I have had to s@@ low down consider@@ ab@@ ly .
The off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s other sons were not used to bl@@ ess human@@ kind . The se@@ ed of blessing was to be through Isa@@ a@@ c al@@ one .
When com@@ p@@ lic@@ ations have ar@@ is@@ en , Jehovah has prom@@ p@@ tly taken st@@ ep@@ s to min@@ i@@ mi@@ ze the bad con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of what happened .
How can fe@@ aring Jehovah help us to have a more sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve heart ?
While not shi@@ el@@ ding them from persecu@@ tion or from difficul@@ ties and tra@@ ge@@ dies comm@@ on to life , he has loy@@ ally given them the help and inc@@ en@@ tive needed to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard their in@@ tim@@ ate relationship with him .
Un@@ like the ani@@ ma@@ l cre@@ ation , which is lar@@ g@@ ely gu@@ i@@ ded by inst@@ in@@ ct , Adam had the ability to make cho@@ ic@@ es .
P@@ ri@@ mar@@ ily , they end@@ e@@ av@@ or to teach them how to follow Bible principles and to look to God’s Kingdom as man@@ kin@@ d’s real hope .
• Wh@@ ere will I dr@@ ink ?
As soon as I learned to ri@@ de , Z@@ ano@@ ah and I were on our way , happ@@ ily c@@ y@@ cl@@ ing through the Eng@@ l@@ ish coun@@ ties of Wor@@ c@@ es@@ ter and H@@ er@@ e@@ for@@ d , wit@@ ness@@ ing to all whom we me@@ t .
R@@ el@@ ati@@ on@@ shi@@ ps to Be T@@ re@@ a@@ sur@@ ed
So@@ on I moved there and began my care@@ er as a pioneer .
Thus congregation ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments were made in a the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c way .
The King Jesus Christ has the same loving interest in his loyal sub@@ je@@ cts . ​ — Psalm 7@@ 2 : 12 - 14 .
He was then mo@@ des@@ t , show@@ ing no conc@@ e@@ it , or van@@ ity .
See the con@@ ne@@ ction between your fu@@ t@@ ile la@@ b@@ or in the fi@@ el@@ ds and the des@@ ol@@ ate st@@ ate of my house of worship . ’
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing to the prophet Na@@ than , David said : “ H@@ ere I am d@@ wel@@ ling in a house of ce@@ d@@ ars , but the ar@@ k of the covenant of Jehovah is under t@@ ent clo@@ ths . ” ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 17 : 1 .
It is to this comman@@ d@@ ment that we now give attention , and for good reason .
Jehovah re@@ je@@ cted them and trans@@ fer@@ red his fav@@ or to a new nation , spiritual Israel . ​ — Mat@@ t .
If we have a differ@@ ence with a fellow Christian , long - suffering , or pati@@ ence , will help us not to give up on our brother or sister but to do what we can to he@@ al the bre@@ ach .
A@@ no@@ ther fac@@ et of love is that “ it does not rejo@@ ice over un@@ righteousness , but rejo@@ ic@@ es with the truth . ”
Those h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites lik@@ ed to pray “ standing in the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es and on the cor@@ n@@ ers of the bro@@ ad ways . ”
This ma@@ ster of dec@@ ep@@ tion is especially b@@ ent on de@@ v@@ our@@ ing those who are worshi@@ p@@ ing God “ with spirit and truth . ”
Rather , st@@ ore up for y@@ ourselves tre@@ a@@ sures in heaven . ”
In a sing@@ le mon@@ th , we dist@@ ribu@@ ted over 1@@ ,000 boo@@ ks .
“ H@@ ell ” is a transl@@ ation of the Hebrew word S@@ he@@ ol and the Greek word H@@ ad@@ es , both of which simply mean “ the gra@@ ve . ”
Why does God per@@ mit it ?
The B@@ ris@@ to@@ ws pione@@ ered with H@@ ar@@ ve@@ y and An@@ ne Con@@ ro@@ w , who@@ se mo@@ bi@@ le home had ta@@ r - pa@@ per w@@ alls .
I have tri@@ ed to be gener@@ ous , but l@@ ately all the happiness that I used to find in giving is lost . ”
It was the message concer@@ ning the Kingdom that Jehovah God , who be@@ comes “ a str@@ ong@@ hold to the po@@ or one in . . . dist@@ ress , ” will esta@@ bl@@ ish with Jesus Christ as King .
There is no Scriptural bas@@ is for such self - con@@ dem@@ n@@ at@@ ory thoughts .
( 7 ) S@@ m@@ ith , R .
( b ) How will ‘ the re@@ pro@@ ach of Jehovah’s people ’ be re@@ moved ?
For example , M@@ or@@ m@@ ons are taught that the gar@@ den of E@@ den was in Jac@@ k@@ son C@@ oun@@ ty , Mis@@ s@@ our@@ i , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
Be@@ fore Jesus comes against Satan’s v@@ isi@@ ble organization , the last of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 members of spiritual Israel will receive the fin@@ al se@@ al@@ ing .
Mo@@ re@@ over , love for God and for truth is not in@@ her@@ ited .
In his E@@ v@@ ang@@ eli@@ cal Ch@@ urch , he had been taught the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re .
While it is good to have go@@ als in your life , be@@ ware of develop@@ ing a spirit of com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on .
Some cla@@ im that Me@@ th@@ us@@ el@@ ah , a b@@ ris@@ t@@ le@@ c@@ one p@@ ine gro@@ wing at an el@@ ev@@ ation of 10@@ ,000 fe@@ et [ 3@@ ,000 m ] in the Wh@@ ite M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a , is 4@@ ,@@ 7@@ 00 years old .
The words of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 18 : 21 , 22 pa@@ in@@ t a t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing pi@@ c@@ ture of the ex@@ t@@ ent of God’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
How were Jesus ’ disciples to act toward their enem@@ ies ?
If temp@@ ers th@@ reat@@ en to f@@ l@@ are and you fear that you will lo@@ se self - control , follow the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on of Proverbs 17 : 14 : “ Be@@ fore the qu@@ ar@@ re@@ l has bur@@ st for@@ th , take your leave . ”
Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r often spoke about the need to listen care@@ fully when we were asked to per@@ form a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar t@@ ask .
Un@@ der such con@@ di@@ tions , “ anyone righteous ” must fully trust in God . ​ — Psalm 11 : 4 - 7 .
* He accepted my invit@@ ation to re@@ su@@ me his study , but we fac@@ ed two challeng@@ es .
Y@@ ou@@ ng@@ er brothers can help .
* A@@ no@@ ther ancient sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e prayer speak@@ s of the hope for the Kingdom of the Messi@@ ah from the house of David .
But par@@ t@@ n@@ ers who are com@@ mit@@ ted to each other in hon@@ or@@ able marriage have an imp@@ el@@ ling Scriptural reason for stri@@ ving to res@@ ol@@ ve their difficul@@ ties with love when problems ar@@ ise . ​ — Mat@@ t .
In time , the child will set asi@@ de its im@@ matu@@ re ways and b@@ lo@@ s@@ som into a full - gro@@ wn man or woman .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines also fur@@ n@@ ish us with an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of who@@ les@@ ome spiritual food to enjoy .
But that is not an in@@ sur@@ m@@ oun@@ table ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le to those declar@@ ing the good news of God’s Kingdom .
1 , 2 . ( a ) The prophe@@ ci@@ es of Daniel and John allow us to do what ?
Then ang@@ eli@@ c “ ar@@ mi@@ es in heaven ” will support Jesus Christ , the King of k@@ ings , in fi@@ gh@@ ting “ the war of the great day of God the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty ” at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
Jehovah expe@@ cts each of us to be reason@@ able and to use good judgment
The time to consider this question is before get@@ ting married , not af@@ ter@@ ward .
TH@@ A@@ T is how the new@@ s@@ pa@@ per E@@ l E@@ con@@ om@@ is@@ ta descri@@ bed a te@@ em@@ ing crow@@ d in De@@ c@@ ember 200@@ 1 .
Jesus ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ Tru@@ ly I tell you today , You will be with me in Par@@ adise . ” ​ — Luke 23 : 4@@ 2 , 4@@ 3 .
The Jews whom Jesus is ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing “ have ne@@ i@@ ther heard [ God’s ] vo@@ ice at any time nor seen his fi@@ gu@@ re . ” ​ — John 5 : 37 .
On S@@ un@@ day , Ju@@ ly 23 , 20@@ 00 , the first meeting held in this new@@ ly buil@@ t Kingdom H@@ all was attend@@ ed by 7@@ 5 people .
May Christian wi@@ ves end@@ e@@ av@@ or to w@@ in God’s appro@@ val by refle@@ cting the vi@@ r@@ tu@@ es of a ca@@ pa@@ ble wife .
You may be lo@@ ad@@ ed down with personal concer@@ ns , such as health problems .
This is now a@@ vail@@ able through the rec@@ ent rel@@ e@@ ase of the book Pa@@ y A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion to Dani@@ el@@ ’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy !
And what happ@@ ens if the g@@ am@@ bl@@ er w@@ ins ?
No@@ tice that David does not say , “ May you prove to be , ” as if making another pet@@ iti@@ on .
This will sign@@ al Jehovah’s time to act .
How did Jesus ’ illustr@@ ations si@@ ft the hum@@ ble listen@@ ers from the pr@@ ou@@ d@@ hear@@ ted ?
At the same time , those in attend@@ ance would not want to de@@ tr@@ act from the meetings by being over@@ ly ca@@ su@@ al in their d@@ ress , by te@@ x@@ ting or tal@@ king during the meetings , by e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king , and so on .
Many people have mar@@ vel@@ ed at how si@@ gn language is able to expres@@ s even comple@@ x thoughts along with every nu@@ ance .
Jesus Christ is “ the way . ”
Like the religious lead@@ ers of Jesus ’ day , they mis@@ sed the whole point about justice and righteousness . ​ — Matthew 23 : 23 - 28 .
Ther@@ e@@ after , he provided them with mirac@@ ul@@ ous food and deli@@ vered them into a fru@@ it@@ ful land of their own .
In prayer to God , Jesus said : “ This means everlasting life , their taking in knowledge of you , the only true God , and of the one whom you sent for@@ th , Jesus Christ . ”
There they ra@@ ised three children ​ — my older brother , M@@ ike , my you@@ ng@@ er sister , L@@ y@@ dia , and me .
How can you inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate good valu@@ es in your te@@ en@@ ag@@ er ?
To accom@@ pl@@ ish that go@@ al , we can star@@ t with sh@@ ort personal study s@@ essi@@ ons and try to l@@ eng@@ then them .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , a second name for Solomon was Je@@ didi@@ ah , which means “ B@@ el@@ o@@ ved of J@@ ah . ” ​ — 2 Sa@@ m .
Ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising and ad@@ di@@ ction keep many tra@@ pp@@ ed in a ha@@ bi@@ t they wish they could bre@@ ak .
When God’s people were re@@ building the temple , Ne@@ h@@ emiah needed men to care for vari@@ ous responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
Ne@@ ws then came that the ei@@ ght sent to Fr@@ ance had been sen@@ ten@@ ced to be sh@@ o@@ t for their refu@@ s@@ al to accept mil@@ it@@ ary discipl@@ ine .
The three apostles may not have heard what Jesus was saying in prayer , but they must have sen@@ sed the gra@@ v@@ ity of the occasi@@ on .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , I sta@@ yed involved with organiz@@ ed ba@@ se@@ bal@@ l by tra@@ ining pla@@ y@@ ers in an amat@@ e@@ ur le@@ ag@@ ue te@@ am near my home .
Let us not for@@ get that the most d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous part of the vo@@ y@@ age to our in@@ her@@ it@@ ance may be the fin@@ al le@@ g of the tri@@ p .
Since C@@ al@@ li@@ pol@@ ites died soon after deli@@ ver@@ ing the man@@ us@@ crip@@ t , Lu@@ car@@ is himself read the pro@@ of@@ s .
6 : Sa@@ ved in a v@@ es@@ sel
Jesus Christ is another fine example of show@@ ing respect for others .
On each side of the Ar@@ k , there were r@@ ings so that it could be car@@ ri@@ ed with two po@@ les , made of ac@@ ac@@ ia w@@ o@@ od co@@ vered with go@@ ld .
What a thor@@ n this was in his aching flesh !
Di@@ d Isa@@ be@@ l ex@@ pect to receive holy spirit a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally ?
As “ an apostle to the nations , ” Paul j@@ our@@ ne@@ yed th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of mil@@ es on land and se@@ a , esta@@ bli@@ shing many congregations in the Rom@@ an pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of A@@ sia and in Gre@@ e@@ ce .
As told by Mari@@ eta M@@ anu@@ el B@@ ac@@ udi@@ o
When the supp@@ le@@ ments and di@@ et did not have good resul@@ ts , many brothers and sisters were up@@ set .
Samuel was right to see good in Saul ; this was a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble man .
K@@ no@@ wing that should ur@@ ge on those of the Jeremiah class and help their dedic@@ ated compan@@ i@@ ons to keep a@@ wa@@ ke to the inc@@ reas@@ ing ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y of their message .
L@@ est they per@@ ish at God’s hand , A@@ mo@@ s ur@@ ged them to “ sear@@ ch for Jehovah , and keep living . ”
The word “ char@@ m@@ ing ” ap@@ par@@ ently al@@ lu@@ des to the gr@@ ace and ele@@ g@@ ant appe@@ ar@@ ance of the m@@ oun@@ tain go@@ at .
Th@@ r@@ ough his written Word , the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah reve@@ als his love , su@@ pre@@ ma@@ cy , and reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess .
he exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed . “ Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ re right , H@@ er@@ r Do@@ ct@@ or , ” I ans@@ wer@@ ed .
How deli@@ gh@@ ted we were to dis@@ co@@ ver that those work@@ ers were , in fact , our spiritual brothers !
Mo@@ m often me@@ t them after school and took them along in the field ministry .
David and his men had been “ like a prote@@ ctive w@@ all ” for Na@@ bal@@ ’s shepher@@ ds and flo@@ c@@ ks .
A d@@ ri@@ ver who is respon@@ sible for a f@@ at@@ al ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent may inc@@ ur b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t if he was car@@ eless or deli@@ ber@@ ately viol@@ ated one of Ca@@ es@@ ar@@ ’s sa@@ f@@ ety or tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c la@@ ws .
A 1@@ 3@@ th - century Ca@@ bal@@ is@@ tic ra@@ b@@ bi , B@@ ach@@ ya b@@ en A@@ sh@@ er of S@@ ar@@ a@@ go@@ s@@ sa , S@@ pain , wrote of certain hi@@ d@@ den information that was reve@@ aled to him by reading every 4@@ 2@@ n@@ d letter in a por@@ tion of Genesis .
The family was to have a me@@ al of ro@@ ast@@ ed lam@@ b along with un@@ le@@ av@@ ened bre@@ ad and some her@@ bs .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out the prop@@ er attitude , a Christian could eas@@ ily lo@@ se his joy , and that would be serious because , as Ne@@ h@@ emiah said : “ The joy of Jehovah is [ our ] str@@ ong@@ hold . ”
A high - ran@@ king po@@ li@@ ce of@@ fic@@ er told us that the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine was ban@@ ned .
Daniel was deli@@ vered from the li@@ ons ’ pi@@ t .
E@@ i@@ ght months later , I was sent as a special pioneer to G@@ r@@ ang@@ em@@ ou@@ th , S@@ co@@ t@@ land .
As you do , Jehovah will bl@@ ess you .
John and I had so enjo@@ yed serving Jehovah together .
How does that as@@ pect of the illustr@@ ation apply to our ministry ?
The out@@ num@@ ber@@ ed Z@@ e@@ al@@ o@@ ts seek refu@@ ge in@@ side the temple for@@ t@@ ress .
Ex@@ pla@@ in how Revelation 14 : 6 , 7 can be used in tal@@ king with religious people .
Christ’s “ pres@@ ence ” since 1914 has g@@ one un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed by most of earth@@ ’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants .
When you speak with your mate , cho@@ ose your words care@@ fully .
He accep@@ ts that view .
A@@ n ang@@ el was also sent to shepher@@ ds in the fi@@ el@@ ds to in@@ form them that “ Christ the Lord ” had been born .
• What less@@ ons can we learn from K@@ or@@ ah and Moses ?
On@@ ce we star@@ t d@@ ri@@ f@@ ting spiritually , the world will exerc@@ ise greater and greater influ@@ ence on us .
What was Jehovah’s re@@ action ?
A 16 - year - old gi@@ r@@ l in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il posed this question in the in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction to her talk on the sub@@ ject “ H@@ u@@ man@@ s ​ — Just H@@ igh@@ er An@@ i@@ mal@@ s ? ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , leg@@ is@@ l@@ ation has not succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in cur@@ b@@ ing cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion .
Then sel@@ e@@ ct por@@ tions of the Bible that will help you re@@ ach those go@@ als .
V@@ in@@ e@@ ’s Com@@ ple@@ te Ex@@ pos@@ it@@ ory Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of O@@ ld and New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent Wor@@ ds , by W . E . V@@ ine , states : “ A ver@@ ba@@ l form of the word [ pa@@ ·@@ re@@ ·@@ go@@ ·@@ ri@@ ʹ@@ a ] sign@@ i@@ fi@@ es me@@ dic@@ ines which al@@ la@@ y ir@@ rit@@ ation ( E@@ ng . , ‘ pa@@ reg@@ ori@@ c ’ ) . ”
There is still time for individuals to find sa@@ f@@ ety . That is true even of individu@@ al rul@@ ers who have been going along with the pl@@ ans of the nations .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually matu@@ re individuals in the congregation experience great joy when they see its you@@ ng@@ er members “ go on wal@@ king in the truth . ”
I have even spo@@ ken it ; I shall also bring it in .
R@@ o@@ bi@@ e D . Ad@@ kin@@ s rec@@ oun@@ ted that one p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ m who was an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent speak@@ er lam@@ ented bit@@ ter@@ ly : “ All I know is how to preach from the pl@@ at@@ form .
It is true that living according to Bible principles requi@@ res a me@@ asure of self - sacrifice .
3 : 4 , 5 .
While Jesus ’ words have their ma@@ j@@ or fulfill@@ ment today , they did have a min@@ or fulfill@@ ment back then .
The first example is here at 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les chap@@ ter 29 , ver@@ ses 26 and 27 .
Hence , he must have written the book during his second imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment in R@@ ome , likely about 6@@ 5 C.E .
16 , 17 .
It is well past the mi@@ dd@@ le of the night .
( b ) What examples show that Jesus was sel@@ e@@ ctive in his use of de@@ ta@@ il@@ s ?
While there , she came in cont@@ act with Jehovah’s Witnesses and enjo@@ yed having Bible discus@@ sions with them .
She succ@@ um@@ bed to this en@@ tic@@ ement and ther@@ e@@ by showed a l@@ ack of respect for Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
When we fir@@ m@@ ly deci@@ de to pur@@ sue this way of life because we love God , we make his heart rejo@@ ice .
We want our relati@@ ves to be ref@@ re@@ shed by dr@@ in@@ king the co@@ ol , clear water of truth .
W@@ is@@ dom helps us speak with in@@ sight and per@@ su@@ asi@@ ven@@ ess .
It is said that on O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 31 , 1@@ 5@@ 17 , Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ ther na@@ iled his 9@@ 5 th@@ es@@ es to the do@@ or of the ca@@ st@@ le ch@@ urch in Wit@@ ten@@ ber@@ g , ther@@ e@@ by set@@ ting off the Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant Re@@ form@@ ation .
Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , and Jac@@ o@@ b did not lo@@ se faith .
Paul wrote : “ We do not give up . . .
Why are Jesus , Paul , and Timothy fine ro@@ le mo@@ d@@ els for Jehovah’s servants today ?
He has fa@@ iled to a@@ do@@ pt Christ’s men@@ tal attitude .
M@@ ere se@@ cul@@ ar educ@@ ation or life experience does not pre@@ pare a man for this kind of work .
For example , a sister com@@ pla@@ ined to an el@@ der about her new man@@ ag@@ er at work .
Our spiritual brothers pro@@ cess@@ ed two t@@ ons of mufu@@ sh@@ wa [ d@@ ri@@ ed ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les ] .
And since they are also comman@@ ded to love their neigh@@ b@@ or , they stay away from things that might har@@ m an un@@ born child . ​ — Luke 10 : 25 - 27 .
During their first year of Bethel service , new members of the family read through the enti@@ re Bible .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 5@@ 7 , 4@@ 8
T@@ en har@@ d@@ working pione@@ ers lived there , keep@@ ing up a good spiritual r@@ out@@ ine .
An@@ n was a Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic .
H@@ app@@ y family members make an ear@@ n@@ est effort to prom@@ o@@ te kindness and consider@@ ation for one another . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 8 , 12 - 14 .
Those Bible ver@@ ses st@@ ate : “ If a brother or a sister is in a n@@ ak@@ ed st@@ ate and l@@ ac@@ king the food su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient for the day , yet a certain one of you says to them : ‘ G@@ o in peace , keep war@@ m and well f@@ ed , ’ but you do not give them the necess@@ ities for their body , of what benefit is it ? ”
What did Jesus do ?
He car@@ ries out this t@@ ask according to his own ability and opportun@@ ities . ​ — Matthew 25 : 14 , 15 .
At that , the man@@ ’s hear@@ ing was rest@@ ored , and he was able to speak nor@@ m@@ ally .
The apostle Paul used the illustr@@ ation of an un@@ even yo@@ king to teach us an important less@@ on .
Our V@@ i@@ e@@ w Ma@@ de E@@ vi@@ d@@ ent by Our A@@ ctions
Let us always think about how much he has done for us and how much he lo@@ ves us .
God’s purpose is to make the earth a par@@ adise and to el@@ ev@@ ate mankind to per@@ fe@@ ction and peace , with “ no one making them tre@@ m@@ ble . ”
• How can we remain “ spo@@ t@@ less and un@@ ble@@ mi@@ shed ” ?
N@@ ex@@ t on the sc@@ ene was I@@ tal@@ i@@ an a@@ str@@ on@@ om@@ er , ma@@ them@@ ati@@ ci@@ an , and physi@@ c@@ ist Gal@@ ile@@ o Gal@@ ile@@ i ( 1@@ 5@@ 6@@ 4 - 1@@ 6@@ 4@@ 2 ) , also a Ca@@ tho@@ lic .
Samuel then said : “ Does Jehovah have as much deli@@ ght in bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffer@@ ings and sacrific@@ es as in obe@@ ying the vo@@ ice of Jehovah ?
They would look up all rel@@ ated s@@ crip@@ tures on the point , and then , when they were satis@@ fied with the har@@ mony of these te@@ x@@ ts , they would fin@@ ally st@@ ate their conclu@@ sion and make a rec@@ ord of it .
What en@@ ab@@ led the apostle Paul to speak the good news with b@@ ol@@ dness ?
We can see the effe@@ cts of the ou@@ ster of Satan from heaven .
Why do some Christian cou@@ ples deci@@ de not to have children ?
Christians fac@@ ing this decision are respon@@ sible before God to use their Bible - tra@@ ined conscience .
S@@ l@@ ings in An@@ cient W@@ ar@@ f@@ are , 5 / 1
Instead , he pra@@ ised and encoura@@ ged his disciples .
A@@ n Israel@@ ite was pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted from per@@ man@@ ently giving up his her@@ e@@ dit@@ ary pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion , so Na@@ both turned down the k@@ ing@@ ’s offer to bu@@ y the land .
This happened soon after the Me@@ des and the Per@@ si@@ ans con@@ qu@@ ered Babyl@@ on in 5@@ 39 B.C.E .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y I@@ S@@ I@@ D@@ O@@ R@@ O@@ S I@@ S@@ M@@ A@@ I@@ L@@ I@@ DI@@ S
Because of listen@@ ing to the Devil and not re@@ je@@ cting his lies , the first human pa@@ ir apost@@ ati@@ zed .
A str@@ anger , who turned out to be an ang@@ el , gra@@ p@@ pl@@ ed with Jac@@ o@@ b by night , and with one t@@ ou@@ ch he put Jac@@ ob@@ ’s th@@ i@@ gh out of jo@@ in@@ t .
O@@ ther the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans were often su@@ spi@@ ci@@ ous because W@@ es@@ sel knew so many things that they had never heard of .
How a Son H@@ el@@ ped His Father
A son of the family had g@@ one there to support an is@@ ol@@ ated group .
Who should get the honor for what you do ?
Ka@@ re@@ n : L@@ et@@ ’s consider a Bible verse that she@@ ds some light on the matter .
God’s will is that all s@@ or@@ ts of men “ come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ”
If you are young , you have a mar@@ vel@@ ous opportunity to make a name for yourself by pu@@ t@@ ting Jehovah God first in your life and tre@@ ating others with kindness and respect .
We read : “ God turned and h@@ an@@ ded them over to rend@@ er sac@@ red service to the ar@@ my of heaven . ”
He began to see that his fa@@ il@@ ure to expres@@ s love came from his not experi@@ enc@@ ing love while gro@@ wing up .
C@@ al@@ am@@ ities , wicked spirit cre@@ atu@@ res , and human govern@@ ments cannot make Jehovah sto@@ p loving us ; ne@@ i@@ ther should they make us sto@@ p loving him .
A sister nam@@ ed Ju@@ dy wrote to world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters to expres@@ s appreciation for the encourag@@ ement to do tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne wit@@ ness@@ ing .
How did Jesus feel about Mar@@ th@@ a , yet how did he cor@@ rec@@ t her ?
What to@@ ol do Christian work@@ ers value the most ?
Phil@@ ip@@ ’s ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation so over@@ jo@@ yed the man that he was moved to become a Christian himself . ​ — Acts 8 : 35 - 39 .
[ B@@ lu@@ r@@ b on page 31 ]
Even so , when we accept help , we want to do so in the right spirit .
Des@@ pite the difficult situation , they par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated in the ministry every day .
Des@@ pite her serious si@@ ck@@ ness , she wanted to become a regul@@ ar pioneer , that is , a full - time minis@@ ter .
Hence , our go@@ al is not to obey God’s la@@ ws in a me@@ ch@@ an@@ ic@@ al fa@@ shi@@ on ; rather , we want to be able to “ dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish both right and wrong ” based on Jehovah’s standards .
It was his gr@@ and@@ daugh@@ ter .
So even when we have to for@@ ce ourselves to car@@ ry out the ministry , we can be sure that we will be bless@@ ed by Jehovah .
The Genesis account re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly dra@@ ws attention to the su@@ n and its effect on the earth .
Mo@@ st people find vari@@ ous ani@@ mal@@ s a s@@ ource of interest and enjo@@ y@@ ment .
To illustr@@ ate : On one occasi@@ on , Jesus and his apostles were so bus@@ y that they did not have time even to e@@ at a me@@ al .
By then , my el@@ der brother , J@@ im , had en@@ ro@@ l@@ led as a full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er .
We draw strength from the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s words : ‘ Let your way of life be free of the love of money , while you are cont@@ ent with the present things .
As a shepher@@ d , David sp@@ ent many a night ga@@ z@@ ing at the star@@ ry heavens and medit@@ ating on their in@@ com@@ par@@ able Creator .
When he and his wife learned about Jehovah , they res@@ ol@@ ved to serve him .
Do you remember what happened to Ca@@ in when he became je@@ al@@ ous of his brother and gre@@ w ho@@ t with anger ?
9 : 26 ; John 14 : 19 .
So on be@@ half of Gi@@ be@@ on and three ne@@ ar@@ by c@@ ities ​ — C@@ he@@ p@@ hi@@ ra@@ h , Be@@ er@@ o@@ th , and K@@ i@@ ri@@ ath - j@@ ear@@ im — ​ they sent to Jo@@ shua at G@@ il@@ g@@ al a d@@ ele@@ g@@ ation dis@@ gu@@ ised as though from a dist@@ ant land .
And he must si@@ t as a ref@@ in@@ er and cle@@ ans@@ er of s@@ il@@ ver and must cle@@ an@@ se the sons of L@@ ev@@ i ; and he must cl@@ ari@@ fy them like go@@ ld and like s@@ il@@ ver , and they will certainly become to Jehovah people pres@@ en@@ ting a gift o@@ ffering in righteousness . ’ ” ​ — M@@ al .
But God has said about the fru@@ it of the t@@ ree that is in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the gar@@ den : “ You must not e@@ at from it , no , you must not t@@ ou@@ ch it ; o@@ ther@@ wise you will die . ” ’
Why would you say that Jeremiah was prote@@ cted by Jehovah and U@@ ri@@ j@@ ah was not ? — W@@ ell , Jeremiah may have been af@@ ra@@ id , as U@@ ri@@ j@@ ah was , but Jeremiah did not give up serving Jehovah and ru@@ n away .
( b ) What tri@@ ck did Satan use , and how could Christians avoid it ?
Of course , the older men are not perfect .
A wicked person , on the other hand , is h@@ ate@@ ful or mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous and is ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally in@@ t@@ ent on doing har@@ m to others .
What in@@ her@@ it@@ ance is a@@ wa@@ iting ( a ) the anointed and ( b ) the “ other sheep ” ?
Re@@ ading the Scriptures da@@ ily will help us to make imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement .
It is a sh@@ ame that some dis@@ reg@@ ard God’s direction on mar@@ r@@ ying only in the Lord .
In@@ cre@@ d@@ ul@@ ously , they respon@@ d : “ R@@ ab@@ bi , just l@@ ately the Ju@@ de@@ ans were see@@ king to st@@ one you , and are you going there again ? ”
* As soon as Mar@@ il@@ y@@ n left , she began to su@@ ff@@ er the gn@@ a@@ wing pain of se@@ par@@ ation from her family .
We need to act with wisdom and be care@@ ful not to devel@@ op a ha@@ ugh@@ ty , or ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant , dis@@ position .
En@@ ro@@ l@@ l@@ ment : El@@ ders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants receive an invit@@ ation from the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er .
Those who tri@@ ed to es@@ cap@@ e re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly could be bran@@ ded in the fore@@ head , often with the letter F for fu@@ g@@ iti@@ vu@@ s ( fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve ) .
This may expla@@ in some c@@ as@@ es in which early Christians qu@@ o@@ ted Hebrew Scrip@@ ture te@@ x@@ ts using wor@@ ding different from the Mas@@ o@@ re@@ tic text . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 1 : 5 ; Acts 7 : 14 .
If you are over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by the thought of meeting new people , you can star@@ t in small ways .
If we allow such ne@@ g@@ ative vie@@ ws to influ@@ ence our attitude , this may re@@ du@@ ce our effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess in the ministry .
[ 5@@ 6 langu@@ ages ]
These and rel@@ ated questions will be consider@@ ed in the next article .
What did Solomon conclu@@ de about those who are succ@@ ess@@ ful before God ?
What real@@ iz@@ ation regarding off@@ end@@ ers should af@@ fect our attitude toward them ?
Is it not reason@@ able , though , at le@@ ast to consider what the Bible says ?
TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E I@@ N C@@ O@@ U@@ R@@ T
In@@ for@@ ma@@ l Wit@@ ness@@ ing in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o@@ ’s Eng@@ l@@ ish - S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing F@@ i@@ eld
He w@@ o@@ o@@ s her with an imp@@ res@@ sive displa@@ y of we@@ al@@ th , pres@@ ti@@ ge , and char@@ m , al@@ though she is already in love with a young man .
Par@@ ents do well to ask themselves , ‘ Is the d@@ om@@ in@@ ant to@@ ne of my con@@ vers@@ ations about the congregation encourag@@ ing or cr@@ itical ? ’
Father also encoura@@ ged the you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers in other ways .
I made arrang@@ ements to use the c@@ lu@@ b fac@@ il@@ ities to hold an ass@@ em@@ bly .
The four st@@ atu@@ es in the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent fac@@ a@@ de por@@ tra@@ yed ty@@ pi@@ cal qualities expe@@ cted from a to@@ p Rom@@ an ci@@ vi@@ l serv@@ ant such as C@@ el@@ su@@ s , nam@@ ely : S@@ op@@ hi@@ a ( wisdom ) , A@@ re@@ te ( vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e ) , En@@ no@@ ia ( devo@@ tion ) , and E@@ p@@ ist@@ eme ( knowledge or understanding ) .
( b ) Gi@@ ve another reason why the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al was in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted .
I@@ N TH@@ E ho@@ t c@@ li@@ mate of the Bible lands , sheep need to dr@@ ink every day .
My su@@ it@@ c@@ as@@ es !
How can our conscience help us to enjoy and benefit from rec@@ re@@ ation that Jehovah appro@@ ves ?
This is because the gra@@ du@@ ates of the school follow what is written in God’s Word and do not r@@ ely upon their own understanding or become wise in their own eyes .
They do not want their lives to be dis@@ ru@@ p@@ ted .
E@@ z@@ r@@ a takes cor@@ rec@@ tive me@@ a@@ sures , and the people respon@@ d fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es love , what does Jehovah’s person@@ ality at times allow for , and why ?
Moses told them : “ You must not be par@@ ti@@ al in judgment . You should hear the little one the same as the great one .
Consider this : When refer@@ ring to the time that Go@@ g is de@@ fe@@ ated , Jehovah says regarding Go@@ g : “ I will give you as food to all kin@@ ds of bir@@ ds of pre@@ y and the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast@@ s of the field . ”
But as one re@@ sear@@ ch@@ er no@@ tes , from a Bi@@ bli@@ cal stan@@ d@@ point , loving - kindness “ ref@@ ers more often to just the op@@ pos@@ ite direction of relationship : the powerful is loyal to the we@@ ak or nee@@ dy or dep@@ end@@ ent . ”
His the@@ me was “ S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing Ab@@ out God and B@@ ear@@ ing Witness to Jesus in the L@@ or@@ d’s Da@@ y . ”
A@@ m@@ ong such ones are H@@ ann@@ ah , Eli@@ j@@ ah , He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah , and Daniel .
After l@@ an@@ ding in L@@ om@@ é , we ex@@ ited the pl@@ ane and felt the Af@@ ri@@ can he@@ at eng@@ ul@@ f us like a bl@@ an@@ ke@@ t .
When C@@ es@@ ti@@ us Gal@@ lu@@ s led an ar@@ my to b@@ es@@ i@@ e@@ ge Jerusalem , Jesus ’ followers re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed Jesus ’ words : “ When you see Jerusalem sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by enc@@ am@@ ped ar@@ mi@@ es , then know that the des@@ ol@@ ating of her has dra@@ wn near .
Their example can teach us how to end@@ ure when we have a difficult assignment .
No won@@ der that this 19@@ 22 C@@ e@@ da@@ r P@@ o@@ in@@ t , O@@ hi@@ o , conven@@ tion has g@@ one down in hist@@ ory as a the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c mil@@ es@@ to@@ ne !
The op@@ ening prayer not only re@@ ques@@ ts Jehovah’s guid@@ ance and holy spirit but also pre@@ pa@@ res our min@@ ds and hearts to receive the information that will be consider@@ ed .
That number inclu@@ des women .
How can you recogn@@ ize true worshipp@@ ers ?
How about your friends ? ”
In his pre@@ human life , God’s Son had always been f@@ ond of mankind .
To be holy , we must we@@ i@@ gh the Scriptures care@@ fully and do what God as@@ ks of us .
The Ho@@ op@@ ers had lost their only child , a ba@@ by gi@@ r@@ l , so when I came along in 19@@ 34 , I became their special “ daugh@@ ter . ”
How long will anyone per@@ mit his e@@ ye@@ bal@@ l to be t@@ ou@@ ched ?
This is because ice co@@ ver n@@ atur@@ ally refle@@ cts the su@@ n@@ ’s ra@@ ys .
Some Christians may conclu@@ de that since blood fr@@ actions can pas@@ s to another person in this n@@ atur@@ al set@@ ting , they could accept a blood fr@@ action der@@ i@@ ved from blood pl@@ as@@ ma or c@@ el@@ ls .
“ See , ” he ple@@ ad@@ ed , “ you [ Jehovah ] are saying to me , ‘ Le@@ ad this people up [ from Egy@@ pt ] ’ . . .
; G@@ ar@@ ci@@ a , R .
After Isa@@ a@@ c moved his enc@@ am@@ p@@ ment f@@ ar@@ ther away , his shepher@@ ds du@@ g another well .
And because of his faith@@ ful@@ ness to Jehovah while on earth , Jesus “ became respon@@ sible for everlasting sal@@ vation to all those obe@@ ying him . ”
He may even draw wrong conclu@@ sions from known fac@@ ts , making himself look fo@@ ol@@ ish .
It is used to den@@ o@@ te something un@@ coun@@ table , difficult to me@@ asure .
The result of his pres@@ ent@@ ation ?
The “ I@@ nt@@ ro@@ du@@ ction ” to that Bible expla@@ ins : “ A care@@ ful com@@ par@@ is@@ on of the mar@@ g@@ in@@ al refer@@ ences and an exam@@ in@@ ation of the accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ tes will reve@@ al the inter@@ lo@@ c@@ king har@@ mony of the 6@@ 6 Bible boo@@ ks , pro@@ ving that they com@@ pris@@ e one book , inspired by God . ”
Why did Moses pray for knowledge of Jehovah’s ways ?
The Li@@ ght Con@@ t@@ inu@@ es to Sh@@ ine
For example , avoid be@@ coming the so@@ le confid@@ ant of someone of the op@@ pos@@ ite se@@ x who is experi@@ enc@@ ing per@@ ple@@ x@@ ing difficul@@ ties in marriage .
You will be sur@@ pris@@ ed at how Jehovah will help you . ”
Wor@@ king through g@@ ri@@ ef takes pati@@ ence , for you may feel that you are on an emo@@ tional ro@@ l@@ l@@ er co@@ ast@@ er .
I@@ MI@@ T@@ AT@@ E J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S B@@ Y H@@ EL@@ P@@ IN@@ G O@@ TH@@ E@@ R@@ S T@@ O K@@ N@@ O@@ W J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H
S@@ ur@@ ely it is wor@@ th wa@@ iting pati@@ ently for such m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous events . ​ — Re@@ v .
Not long after Jesus ’ death , the whole Christian congregation en@@ tered into a peri@@ od of peace .
If we accept that there is a God and that he is the Creator of all things , then we have every reason to believe that he could ra@@ ise his Son from the dead . ​ — Hebrews 3 : 4 .
So let us see what God asked , and let us think about the imp@@ lic@@ ations , y@@ es , let us do what Job 37 : 14 ur@@ ges us to do .
Peter E@@ m@@ ber@@ le@@ y , direc@@ t@@ or at a C@@ an@@ adi@@ an uni@@ vers@@ ity , wrote : “ Many [ ad@@ ul@@ ts ] are fin@@ ally con@@ fr@@ on@@ ting pri@@ m@@ ary questions of ex@@ ist@@ ence .
How important it is to avoid bad associ@@ ations now !
▪ You may have many Bible transl@@ ations to cho@@ ose from in your language .
El@@ ders provide Bible - based help
T@@ w@@ ent@@ y years later , the par@@ li@@ am@@ ent went a st@@ ep fur@@ ther .
• What are some fac@@ t@@ ors that can under@@ mine a marriage ?
For the Father has affe@@ ction for the Son and shows him all the things he himself does . ”
Satan then “ stru@@ ck Job with a mal@@ ign@@ ant bo@@ il from the so@@ le of his fo@@ o@@ t to the cro@@ wn of his head . ”
Re@@ ally , Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i su@@ ffered something wor@@ se than le@@ pro@@ s@@ y .
Lo@@ ve is just one of the many qualities that a matu@@ re Christian shows .
No@@ te Jesus ’ conclu@@ sion in both c@@ as@@ es : “ Thus there will be more joy in heaven over one sin@@ ner that rep@@ ents ” and “ thus , I tell you , joy ar@@ ises among the angels of God over one sin@@ ner that rep@@ ents . ”
Then no@@ te what the prophet Isaiah wrote about the bil@@ li@@ ons of st@@ ars in the bil@@ li@@ ons of g@@ al@@ a@@ xi@@ es in the va@@ st uni@@ verse around us .
When I left the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al , I prog@@ ressed quic@@ k@@ ly in my study of the Bible .
Ther@@ efore , the woman giving bir@@ th to the off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing would also be of a spiritual n@@ ature .
It seem@@ s that some time after Jesus was resur@@ rec@@ ted , he pro@@ claim@@ ed to the wicked spi@@ r@@ its that du@@ e p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment would come on them . ​ — 6 / 15 , page 23 .
How are Christ’s true followers set ap@@ ar@@ t from the false , especially during this time of the end ?
All who are dedic@@ ated to Jehovah have the privilege of being consider@@ ed both his friends and his “ fellow work@@ ers . ”
We are so happy to have a prop@@ er place to give praise to our Father , Jehovah God .
For example , the Bible says that love “ believ@@ es all things . ”
( Read Romans 15 : 7 . )
You should get baptized when you are fully a@@ ware of what being one of Jehovah’s Witnesses invol@@ ves and when you are sure that you are ready and willing to take on this responsi@@ bility . ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
Rather , it high@@ ligh@@ ts what would ha@@ p@@ pen during the last days of this wicked system .
1 : 2 ; He@@ b .
How does our tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy God ass@@ ist his faithful worshipp@@ ers today ?
This helped me to be obedi@@ ent .
I than@@ k Jehovah that he did not bring about the end before this long - a@@ wa@@ ited m@@ om@@ ent arri@@ ved .
Today , people “ righ@@ tly dis@@ posed for everlasting life ” are being instru@@ cted in Jehovah’s ways .
What would God’s loyal ones in the nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom do now ?
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 16 ]
Moses explained : “ By loving Jehovah your God , by listen@@ ing to his vo@@ ice and by s@@ tic@@ king to him . ”
In this way , the holy spirit is “ a to@@ ken in ad@@ v@@ ance , ” or pro@@ of to them that in the future they will live forever in heaven and not on earth . ​ — Read 2 Corinthians 1 : 21 , 22 ; 5 : 5 .
T@@ w@@ o times he speak@@ s about the vo@@ ice of a shepher@@ d , but the th@@ ir@@ d time , he ref@@ ers to “ the vo@@ ice of str@@ ang@@ ers . ”
This expres@@ sion can also mean “ great@@ ly bel@@ o@@ ved , ” “ high@@ ly es@@ te@@ em@@ ed , ” even “ a fav@@ or@@ ite . ”
A@@ no@@ ther da@@ ily cho@@ re for the women was a vis@@ it to the well ( 9 ) .
What will help us to end@@ ure tri@@ als and persecu@@ tions , ther@@ e@@ by pro@@ ving our integrity to God ?
Con@@ cer@@ ning his spiritual house of worship , Jehovah fore@@ told : “ I will ro@@ ck all the nations , and the desi@@ ra@@ ble things of all the nations must come in ; and I will f@@ ill this house with glory . ”
At first , the mirac@@ ul@@ ous man@@ na must have imp@@ ressed the Israelites .
The ty@@ pe may pro@@ per@@ ly be called a sh@@ a@@ do@@ w ; the an@@ t@@ it@@ y@@ pe , the re@@ ality . ”
F . Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d’s dis@@ cour@@ ses on the gr@@ am@@ op@@ ho@@ ne .
We know the ans@@ wers to questions that worl@@ dly - wise men have gra@@ p@@ pl@@ ed with for mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ um@@ s .
E@@ ven@@ tually , he found what he was loo@@ king for through his study of the Bible .
12 : 26 .
Even then , he continued preaching between 40 and 60 h@@ our@@ s a mon@@ th into his 9@@ 0 ’ s .
Satan uses false religion to ro@@ b people of fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah .
L@@ ong - suffering en@@ ab@@ les you to stay happy even when you are under tri@@ al .
C@@ A@@ U@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S R@@ E@@ G@@ A@@ R@@ DI@@ N@@ G S@@ A@@ C@@ R@@ I@@ F@@ I@@ C@@ E@@ S
Jehovah will use the Kingdom to uni@@ fy his family in heaven and on earth .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 9@@ 9 , 10@@ 9
For what great t@@ est did Jesus pre@@ pare himself ?
Sh@@ ould Christians Wor@@ ship at Sh@@ r@@ ines ?
The 5@@ 9 - year - long prophe@@ tic care@@ er of Ho@@ se@@ a , which began in 8@@ 0@@ 4 B.C.E . , st@@ re@@ t@@ ches into this time of tur@@ mo@@ il .
And bless@@ ed be his gl@@ ori@@ ous name to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , and let his glory f@@ ill the whole earth .
Why should we avoid see@@ king “ great things ” for ourselves in the present system of things ?
“ The second death ” is , however , no enem@@ y of humans who love and serve their Creator .
By means of the Kingdom , he will v@@ indic@@ ate his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy his holy name , and fulf@@ ill his gr@@ and purpose for the earth .
If the heavenly part is direc@@ ted by holy spirit , the same must be true of the earthly part .
O@@ f@@ ten , though , the problems of the real world su@@ d@@ den@@ ly in@@ tru@@ de on this dre@@ am world and mer@@ c@@ il@@ ess@@ ly o@@ bl@@ it@@ er@@ ate the feel@@ ing of well - being , a@@ wak@@ ening the dre@@ am@@ er to so@@ ber re@@ ality .
T@@ each your children Bible truth wh@@ en@@ ever possible ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 10 )
They could har@@ dly believe their eyes .
When J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah came back from the bat@@ tle , the first person who came out to me@@ et him was his bel@@ o@@ ved daugh@@ ter , his only child !
How can we face challeng@@ es and still re@@ tain “ the peace of God ” ?
On the orig@@ in of gl@@ adi@@ at@@ ori@@ al com@@ ba@@ t , th@@ ir@@ d - century writ@@ er T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an says : “ The an@@ ci@@ ents thought that by this s@@ ort of spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ le they rend@@ ered a service to the dead , after they had temp@@ ered it with a more cul@@ tur@@ ed form of c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty .
In some c@@ as@@ es , “ heart ” has a n@@ ar@@ ro@@ wer meaning .
In the mo@@ de@@ l prayer , Jesus pu@@ ts things in their prop@@ er per@@ spe@@ ctive .
Jesus person@@ ally felt the pain su@@ ffered by his disciples , like a mother who feel@@ s the pain of her si@@ ck child .
( b ) Why did Jehovah esta@@ bl@@ ish a pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od within Israel ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ out making any acc@@ us@@ ations , show that you are concer@@ ned , and ask appro@@ pri@@ ate questions .
2 : 19 - 22 .
I@@ magine a par@@ ent who has va@@ st knowledge but who r@@ ar@@ ely speak@@ s to his children .
I shall go up a@@ bo@@ ve the high plac@@ es of the cl@@ ou@@ ds ; I shall make my@@ self res@@ em@@ ble the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh . ”
I have seen how Jehovah ca@@ res for people individu@@ ally , accep@@ ts them , and helps and bless@@ es them .
A@@ m@@ ong the many things that Jesus Christ learned from his Father was cour@@ t@@ es@@ y .
No doubt , faithful Christians would not have wanted to stay with Di@@ o@@ tre@@ ph@@ es even if that were possible .
S@@ om@@ eho@@ w I lost my bal@@ ance and ro@@ l@@ led off the ro@@ of .
El@@ der@@ ly Daniel knew that the dead are at rest , with no “ pl@@ an@@ ning nor knowledge nor wisdom in the G@@ ra@@ ve . ”
The most important sacrific@@ es for sin@@ s were offered on the an@@ nu@@ al Da@@ y of A@@ t@@ on@@ ement .
It is this sense of the word that is discus@@ sed in this article .
Why the Sat@@ ani@@ c Per@@ secu@@ tion ?
The yo@@ g@@ in can see and hear at a dist@@ ance . . .
• What less@@ ons can we learn from A@@ br@@ am@@ ’s h@@ and@@ ling of the dis@@ pu@@ te between his servants and those of Lo@@ t ?
In over 10@@ 0@@ ,000 congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses earth wide , about se@@ ven milli@@ on servants of God are eng@@ ag@@ ed in an un@@ par@@ all@@ el@@ ed preaching work , tel@@ ling others that the Kingdom has been esta@@ bli@@ shed .
E@@ u@@ gen@@ i@@ o showed me from the Bible that we are living in the last days and that God’s Kingdom will soon u@@ sh@@ er in a par@@ adise earth .
If we use P@@ y@@ th@@ ag@@ or@@ as as a point of refer@@ ence , the st@@ at@@ ement in Job was about a th@@ ous@@ and years a@@ head of its time .
C@@ learly , the Bible shows what man is .
What helped David to have Jehovah’s view on matters ?
As we seek to imitate the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , Jesus Christ , likely such Bible stud@@ ents will also learn from our pe@@ ace@@ ful , jo@@ y@@ ful man@@ ner , our s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity , and our respect for Jehovah’s standards and guid@@ el@@ ines .
God told them : “ F@@ ill the earth and sub@@ du@@ e it . ” ​ — Genesis 1 : 28 .
How will Jehovah arr@@ ange matters for those who were married when they died ?
What , though , about Jehovah’s servants on earth ?
Ther@@ efore , the “ cre@@ at@@ or go@@ d ” of the Hebrew Scriptures was ac@@ tually a less@@ er go@@ d who was op@@ posed to the vari@@ ous perfect go@@ ds .
Jesus said : “ God loved the world so much that he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , in order that ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might not be destro@@ yed but have everlasting life . ”
In effect , sin lu@@ r@@ ks at the do@@ or ready to de@@ v@@ our us .
“ I rec@@ ently received an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance , and since my ‘ wants ’ are few and my ‘ needs ’ are even fe@@ wer , I would like you to have the money enc@@ lo@@ sed to help buil@@ d Kingdom H@@ alls , which are so ba@@ dly needed in many coun@@ tri@@ es . ”
O@@ N J@@ AN@@ U@@ A@@ R@@ Y 11 , 200@@ 7 , the E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an C@@ our@@ t of H@@ u@@ man R@@ igh@@ ts in S@@ tr@@ as@@ b@@ our@@ g , Fr@@ ance , h@@ an@@ ded down a un@@ an@@ im@@ ous decision in fav@@ or of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Rus@@ sia in their case against the Rus@@ si@@ an F@@ e@@ der@@ ation .
D@@ on@@ ’t you know that it is wor@@ th a lo@@ t of money because it is right here in the city ? ”
S@@ en@@ s@@ ational me@@ dia repor@@ ts ten@@ d to emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze at@@ ro@@ c@@ ities and ac@@ ts of b@@ ru@@ tal@@ ity .
M@@ ac@@ mil@@ l@@ an
What fre@@ e@@ dom did Adam and E@@ ve enjoy ?
You can help those who op@@ pose you by not com@@ prom@@ ising but ho@@ l@@ ding f@@ ast to your fear of God and love for him .
“ M@@ ore than ever before , my time is sp@@ ent help@@ ing others , ” explained F@@ red , a full - time minis@@ ter .
Instead of giving him comfort , his pa@@ st@@ or and other members of his ch@@ urch ex@@ p@@ el@@ led him from the congregation .
Then E@@ b@@ la was re@@ buil@@ t , only to be de@@ va@@ stated again and to f@@ all into cen@@ tu@@ ries - long ob@@ li@@ vi@@ on .
The psalmist next s@@ ings : “ Who is there know@@ ing the strength of your anger and your fu@@ ry according to the fear of you ?
Re@@ coun@@ ting how Jehovah has helped his people in the past will in@@ still in us confidence to face the future . ​ — D@@ an .
F@@ er@@ v@@ ent prayer to Jehovah before we star@@ t preaching will sur@@ ely help us to be positi@@ ve and to present the Kingdom message in an appe@@ al@@ ing way to all . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 6 ; 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 17 .
Instead , poin@@ ting to Jesus of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th , he says : “ I have bor@@ ne witness that this one is the Son of God . ”
In mo@@ der@@ n times ze@@ al and determin@@ ation in the face of op@@ position have lik@@ e@@ wise fav@@ ored the s@@ pre@@ ad of true Christi@@ an@@ ity , en@@ ab@@ ling many to hear the good news and show appreciation for it .
When that promise is ful@@ filled , fil@@ th and un@@ cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness of all s@@ or@@ ts will disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar forever .
Un@@ i@@ ver@@ si@@ da@@ d Com@@ p@@ lu@@ ten@@ se de M@@ ad@@ ri@@ d
Jehovah will give his serv@@ ant as “ a light of the nations . ”
In Jesus ’ time , people were lik@@ e@@ wise acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to stud@@ ying the s@@ k@@ y and inter@@ pre@@ ting its appe@@ ar@@ ance .
In E@@ ast@@ man , Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ a , I was assign@@ ed as congregation overse@@ er ( now called pre@@ si@@ ding overse@@ er ) to re@@ place P@@ ow@@ ell K@@ ir@@ k@@ land , a de@@ ar , older brother who served many years as a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er but who was in fa@@ il@@ ing health .
In the P@@ at@@ ter@@ son lo@@ b@@ by , Paul and I also came ac@@ ro@@ ss the ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t with the pi@@ c@@ ture seen on the next page .
And this is but one of many recorded in@@ stances when Jesus cur@@ ed the a@@ il@@ ing .
What will bring about the end ?
A T@@ w@@ o@@ fo@@ ld Pro@@ c@@ ess
I@@ mit@@ ating the faith of fellow believers can also strengthen this qu@@ ality in us . ​ — 2 Timothy 1 : 5 ; Hebrews 13 : 7 .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , when someone began to help us to understand the Scriptures , we had our first g@@ li@@ mp@@ se of “ the deep things of God . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 2 : 8 - 10 .
The cou@@ ple@@ ’s young children are consider@@ ed “ holy ” and are therefore under God’s prote@@ ction .
He con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed : “ I really deli@@ ght in the law of God according to the man I am within , but I b@@ eho@@ ld in my members another law war@@ ring against the law of my mind and le@@ ading me cap@@ tive to sin@@ ’s law that is in my members . ”
Jehovah did not take away that thor@@ n in the flesh .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines and in Ye@@ ar@@ boo@@ ks of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
It is thr@@ ill@@ ing to consider that Jehovah provided fo@@ reg@@ le@@ am@@ s of how his prophecy given back in E@@ den would be ful@@ filled , and it is exc@@ iting to see its ac@@ tu@@ al fulfill@@ ment taking place st@@ ep - by - st@@ ep .
Indeed , the gro@@ w@@ th in the s@@ pl@@ end@@ our of gl@@ adi@@ at@@ ori@@ al shows was lar@@ g@@ ely fu@@ el@@ led by pol@@ itical com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on between ambi@@ ti@@ ous ar@@ is@@ to@@ cr@@ ats . ”
Then he conclu@@ ded : “ If you , al@@ though being wicked , know how to give good gi@@ f@@ ts to your children , how much more so will the Father in heaven give holy spirit to those as@@ king him ! ”
What should we always keep in mind ?
At l@@ eng@@ th , the Babyl@@ on@@ ians cap@@ tur@@ ed Jerusalem , bur@@ ned it , and took all exc@@ ep@@ t a few po@@ or people into ex@@ ile .
How we appreci@@ ate it when similar ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality is sh@@ own by kind and loving Christians today ! ​ — Romans 12 : 13 ; 1 Peter 4 : 9 .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently he was see@@ ing to it that the Israelites were now given wa@@ ges for their la@@ b@@ or in Egy@@ pt .
Let us consider an out@@ standing example of a God - fe@@ aring man who lived in the days of the prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah and of King A@@ ha@@ b , who rul@@ ed over the nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom of Israel .
Ex@@ peri@@ enced elders also st@@ ress the import@@ ance of beg@@ in@@ ning to tra@@ in brothers when they are young ​ — in their early te@@ ens — ​ by giving them assign@@ ments in the congregation that f@@ it their age .
The W@@ al@@ den@@ ses ​ — From H@@ er@@ es@@ y to Pro@@ t@@ est@@ an@@ tism
They wanted to listen to the beau@@ ti@@ ful mu@@ si@@ c , and they loo@@ ked for@@ ward to the tal@@ ks to come .
Jehovah will also direc@@ t Christ Jesus to “ cr@@ us@@ h and put an end ” to all pol@@ itical syst@@ em@@ s , many of which have per@@ pe@@ tr@@ ated so much evil thr@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory .
The pa@@ g@@ an religion that A@@ ha@@ b and his wife , Q@@ u@@ e@@ en Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l , ch@@ am@@ pi@@ oned in the ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel had been deal@@ t a ter@@ ri@@ ble b@@ low .
M@@ O@@ S@@ E@@ S is among the great@@ est of all hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al fi@@ gu@@ res .
Because they s@@ ow@@ ed what was bad , they would re@@ a@@ p what was bad .
This family certainly does not reg@@ re@@ t making those ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments , and you can find the same to be true of your family .
To re@@ ject God’s Word on the bas@@ is of Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s rec@@ ord is like thro@@ wing away a letter from a tru@@ sted friend simply because the person who happ@@ ens to deli@@ ver it is dis@@ re@@ pu@@ table .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , when the Christian congregation was form@@ ed , meetings continued to be an important fe@@ ature of true worship .
They do not believe that their being of the anointed gives them special “ in@@ si@@ gh@@ ts , ” bey@@ ond what even some experienced members of the great crow@@ d may have .
What w@@ oun@@ ds ?
The way of life that he re@@ comm@@ ends “ ho@@ l@@ ds promise of the life now and that which is to come . ”
16 : 21 - 25 ; Luke 9 : 22 , 23 .
( a ) In what three ways did the word of Jehovah gro@@ w in the first century ?
A person who re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly experi@@ ences it needs to be more care@@ ful in his e@@ ating ha@@ bi@@ ts .
He had a strong sense of justice , so he was im@@ medi@@ ately at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message when he heard it in 195@@ 3 .
W@@ ell , the Eng@@ l@@ ish word “ par@@ adise ” is rel@@ ated to Greek , Per@@ si@@ an , and Hebrew words that all car@@ ry the thought of a par@@ k or gar@@ den , a pe@@ ace@@ ful , ref@@ re@@ shing place .
Do not be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed to set asi@@ de “ time to we@@ ep . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 3 : 1 , 4 .
How can young publi@@ sh@@ ers devel@@ op effe@@ ctive teaching me@@ tho@@ ds ?
The inc@@ reas@@ ed responsi@@ bility of serving as compan@@ y serv@@ ant fur@@ ther streng@@ th@@ ened my desire to en@@ ter the regul@@ ar full - time ministry , which I did at age 17 after comple@@ tion of my th@@ ir@@ d year of high school .
With heart s@@ ti@@ r@@ red , Jesus turned his feelings of com@@ pas@@ sion into prom@@ pt action .
Some , though , can have a pro@@ found imp@@ act on our lives .
The Bible tel@@ ls us that “ the w@@ at@@ ers over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed the earth so great@@ ly that all the t@@ all m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s that were under the whole heavens came to be co@@ vered . ”
When har@@ v@@ es@@ ting their gra@@ in or fru@@ its , the Israelites were not to ga@@ ther what rema@@ ined in the field , g@@ le@@ an@@ ing after themselves .
“ Jehovah [ is ] a God mer@@ ci@@ ful and gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous , s@@ low to anger . . . , par@@ don@@ ing er@@ ro@@ r and trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion and sin . ” ​ — E@@ X .
Fir@@ st , they would shap@@ e the d@@ ough into f@@ l@@ at dis@@ ks and then place them in a pre@@ he@@ ated o@@ ven ( 10 ) , which was u@@ su@@ ally lo@@ c@@ ated out@@ side .
“ He hum@@ b@@ led himself , ” said the apostle Paul , “ and became obedi@@ ent as far as death , y@@ es , death on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 8 .
Moses ’ succ@@ ess@@ or , Jo@@ shua , ‘ read in the book of the law in an under@@ to@@ ne day and night . ’
But something un@@ u@@ su@@ al occ@@ ur@@ red , after which the apostle Peter gave a s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring dis@@ course that had an am@@ a@@ z@@ ing effect .
Paul real@@ ized that if Christians are to continue co@@ op@@ er@@ ating in har@@ mony , each of them must make an ear@@ n@@ est effort to prom@@ o@@ te un@@ ity .
How have the the@@ ory of ev@@ olu@@ tion and false do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines affe@@ cted people ?
E@@ ver since I was young , I had fe@@ ared d@@ ying .
This do@@ cum@@ ent , which has been known in its present form since about the 1@@ 1@@ th century , is said to have influ@@ enced many ar@@ t@@ ists .
( b ) Why is it so important for a lear@@ ner to be faithful ?
It is only f@@ it@@ ting that members of that “ ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od ” have a direc@@ t share in teaching fellow believers the truth . ​ — M@@ al .
May you have peace . ”
How did Jesus show courage “ in the mi@@ d@@ st of the teach@@ ers ” in the temple ?
Mo@@ st of Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s min@@ isters ex@@ pect to be given special respect , and they take such t@@ it@@ les as “ re@@ ver@@ end ” and “ father . ”
After the crow@@ d heard Pet@@ er@@ ’s ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation , many of them were moved to action .
Can you answer questions about your faith ?
He showed her his hand .
A Christian el@@ der or two could give him the help he needs , including ‘ prayers of faith that can make the in@@ dis@@ posed one well , and his sin can be for@@ given . ’
After their baptism , they will continue to gro@@ w spiritually as min@@ isters of the “ good news ” as long as they accept the le@@ adi@@ ng@@ s of God’s spirit and continue to apply his Word . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 ; Acts 9 : 31 .
After water e@@ va@@ por@@ ates , it ris@@ es in the at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere .
But if an occasi@@ onal le@@ is@@ ure activ@@ ity en@@ er@@ gi@@ z@@ es us to keep on pur@@ su@@ ing Kingdom inter@@ ests , we may well deci@@ de that the time we sp@@ end on that ty@@ pe of rec@@ re@@ ation is wor@@ th@@ while .
• Do I use al@@ co@@ ho@@ l to cop@@ e with st@@ ress or to es@@ cap@@ e problems ?
What does it mean to mind the spirit ?
What are some po@@ or spiritual fe@@ e@@ ding ha@@ bi@@ ts ?
Jesus said that we should “ pa@@ y back Ca@@ es@@ ar@@ ’s things to Ca@@ es@@ ar , but God’s things to God . ”
Ye@@ ar after year , they ch@@ eri@@ shed the hope of hear@@ ing an ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement to that effect at a dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion .
At le@@ ast 18 ma@@ j@@ or earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es occ@@ ur@@ red earth wide between A@@ pri@@ l 200@@ 9 and A@@ pri@@ l 20@@ 10 .
A@@ S TH@@ E Bible shows , the Israelites were a mu@@ si@@ cal people .
At Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , some 1@@ 20 disciples were “ filled with holy spirit ” ​ — ob@@ vi@@ ously not with a person .
How can we show fellow feel@@ ing ?
Not long after Jesus gave his followers that com@@ mis@@ sion , a f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent occ@@ ur@@ red .
F@@ ur@@ ther , they pul@@ led down before him the al@@ t@@ ars of the Ba@@ als . ”
Be made clean . ’
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H G@@ O@@ D provided the means to me@@ asure time long before he cre@@ ated man .
Mo@@ st married cou@@ ples want to tre@@ at each other in a loving and kind man@@ ner .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , following long peri@@ o@@ ds of b@@ la@@ z@@ ing su@@ n@@ shin@@ e and d@@ ry we@@ ather , a show@@ er of ra@@ in ​ — even a cl@@ ou@@ d@@ bur@@ st — ​ provi@@ des ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment and reli@@ ef .
Many made fav@@ or@@ able com@@ ments on the fine work of Jehovah’s Witnesses and the qu@@ ality of the liter@@ ature .
The woman “ was known in the city to be a sin@@ ner , ” says the Go@@ spe@@ l account .
If so , making good use of chang@@ ing circumstances may prove to be the ke@@ y to doing just that .
But if Jehovah some@@ times uses the n@@ on@@ pri@@ es@@ tly members of ancient Israel to pi@@ c@@ ture these other sheep , should those with an earthly hope also par@@ take of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms ?
The lam@@ p is sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic of what we dep@@ end upon to light our way in life .
Some people believe . . . that anxi@@ ety and st@@ ress are part of the human con@@ dition , while others believe that anxi@@ ety can only be reli@@ ev@@ ed in an af@@ ter@@ life .
It is l@@ ack of faith , even a lo@@ ss of faith once pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed .
Why I D@@ eli@@ ght in M@@ ak@@ ing Dis@@ ci@@ ples
he asked . He then pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded with a ten - min@@ u@@ te imp@@ r@@ om@@ p@@ tu dis@@ course with Scrip@@ ture qu@@ o@@ t@@ ations expla@@ ining why we die , what God has done to res@@ cu@@ e mankind from death , and the mar@@ vel@@ ous pro@@ spe@@ ct of a resurrection to everlasting life on a par@@ adise earth .
Even a few min@@ ut@@ es of study and medit@@ ation a day will bring you clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah , and that will sur@@ ely contribu@@ te to your joy .
The Bible also rel@@ ates that when the qu@@ e@@ en of S@@ he@@ ba vis@@ ited Solomon , “ she gave the king 1@@ 20 tal@@ ents of go@@ ld and a great qu@@ an@@ t@@ ity of bal@@ sa@@ m o@@ il and preci@@ ous st@@ ones . N@@ ever again was such bal@@ sa@@ m o@@ il brought in as what the qu@@ e@@ en of S@@ he@@ ba gave to King Solomon . ”
W@@ ho@@ les@@ ome Re@@ cre@@ ation H@@ as V@@ alu@@ e
“ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id , ” said Jehovah to Israel , “ for I am with you . . . .
El@@ ders give loving Scriptural guid@@ ance that can help us to cop@@ e with our problems
If Jehovah’s sa@@ y@@ ings are ‘ s@@ mo@@ other to our p@@ al@@ ate than h@@ one@@ y to our m@@ ou@@ th , ’ we will h@@ ate and avoid “ every false p@@ ath . ”
He said : “ It is s@@ own in cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion , it is ra@@ ised up in inc@@ or@@ ru@@ p@@ tion . ”
13 : 25 - 33 .
“ If you love your family , you@@ ’@@ l@@ l go , ” they told her .
And I give them everlasting life , . . . and no one will s@@ n@@ atch them out of my hand . ”
“ The F@@ ru@@ it@@ age of the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ” G@@ l@@ ori@@ fi@@ es God
He certainly made that clear through A@@ mo@@ s more than a century later during the re@@ ign of Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am I@@ I , who became king of the ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel in about 8@@ 4@@ 4 B.C.E .
C@@ learly , love is ess@@ enti@@ al if our worship is to be pleas@@ ing to God .
Many ar@@ mi@@ es are mentioned in the Bible , but the lar@@ g@@ est one bel@@ ong@@ ed to Z@@ er@@ ah the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an , who had 1@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 experienced sol@@ di@@ ers .
I@@ t’s my allow@@ ance money , but I want to give it to you brothers . ”
Ha@@ z@@ el and I were thr@@ il@@ led at the op@@ ening of Kingdom H@@ alls , the first in M@@ ad@@ ri@@ d and the second in L@@ es@@ se@@ ps , Bar@@ c@@ el@@ ona .
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ations pa@@ in@@ t vi@@ vi@@ d word pi@@ c@@ tures that s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ate the mind and re@@ ach the heart .
That is why , sear@@ ch as you may , you will not find any Bible text that uses the expres@@ sion “ im@@ mor@@ tal soul . ”
However , we also make the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh God ‘ our d@@ wel@@ ling , ’ where we find sa@@ f@@ ety .
God cre@@ ated marriage to be a per@@ man@@ ent uni@@ on between a man and a woman so that famili@@ es would be secu@@ re .
As words f@@ low from Paul’s m@@ ou@@ th , an ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary thing happ@@ ens .
And fin@@ ally , when consider@@ ing the or@@ tho@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , the s@@ ci@@ ence of sp@@ el@@ ling , this te@@ am conclu@@ des : “ The or@@ tho@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c d@@ ata in the pla@@ qu@@ es [ s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls ] is cons@@ ist@@ ent with the ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal and p@@ al@@ a@@ e@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ cal evidence in ter@@ ms of the d@@ ating of the in@@ s@@ crip@@ tions . ”
The man was also r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned for his wisdom .
• How can ag@@ ed ones continue to demonstr@@ ate godly devo@@ tion ?
We read : “ H@@ ist@@ ori@@ c events are often said to have ‘ chang@@ ed everything . ’
H@@ ad it not been for the inter@@ ven@@ tion of Fr@@ en@@ ch King F@@ ran@@ c@@ is I , L@@ ef@@ è@@ v@@ re would have been con@@ dem@@ ned as a her@@ e@@ tic .
This cu@@ sto@@ m is not the same as when a gi@@ r@@ l is un@@ know@@ ingly d@@ ru@@ g@@ ged and then for@@ ced to have se@@ x against her will .
I am con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed more than ever before , as I see the end of my service to God on earth appro@@ ach , that Jehovah has direc@@ ted his people and given them just what they needed at the prop@@ er time . ”
The Scriptures indic@@ ate that they u@@ su@@ ally me@@ t together in priv@@ ate ho@@ m@@ es .
However , elders also teach on a personal le@@ v@@ el .
Jesus was war@@ m and kind , and others were at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to him .
Our obedi@@ ence to the appointed elders also gives evidence of our sub@@ mis@@ sion to Christ , the He@@ ad of the congregation . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 2 : 19 .
The R@@ o@@ le of Com@@ mit@@ ment
By pra@@ ying not to be brought into temp@@ tation , we are as@@ king Jehovah not to allow us to f@@ all when we are under temp@@ tation .
W@@ ere we not thr@@ il@@ led to gain a cl@@ ari@@ fied understanding of Jesus ’ illustr@@ ations regarding the le@@ av@@ en , the mu@@ st@@ ard se@@ ed , and the dra@@ g@@ ne@@ t in The Watchtower of Ju@@ ly 15 , 200@@ 8 ?
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ arly pra@@ ying to Jehovah to ref@@ ine us in this way will help us walk in integrity .
Ha@@ ving un@@ du@@ e pri@@ de might also prom@@ pt a person to bel@@ it@@ tle a mat@@ e@@ ’s feelings .
The bi@@ gg@@ est change was to thro@@ w my whole heart into his worship . ”
How can I imitate Jesus in this reg@@ ard ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , the fi@@ g t@@ ree re@@ war@@ ds its ow@@ ner with a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant , nu@@ tr@@ iti@@ ous fru@@ it .
After fin@@ ding out that the conven@@ tion was in the neigh@@ bor@@ ing pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of N@@ am@@ pu@@ la , about 2@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 3@@ 00 k@@ m ] away , he un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly char@@ ged her only half the nor@@ ma@@ l tic@@ ke@@ t pri@@ ce !
25 : 32 )
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ing their need for continued comfort , Jesus promised : “ I will re@@ qu@@ est the Father and he will give you another help@@ er [ or , com@@ for@@ ter ] to be with you forever . ”
No@@ tice in Paul’s dis@@ course another el@@ ement of effe@@ ctive teaching ​ — mo@@ tiv@@ ation .
“ P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts and his mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ces [ Jehovah ] c@@ ast into the se@@ a . ”
Daniel 12 : 4 states : “ As for you , O Daniel , make se@@ cre@@ t the words and se@@ al up the book , until the time of the end .
M@@ an@@ kin@@ d’s present mo@@ od is inc@@ reas@@ ingly div@@ isi@@ ve . ”
We should never for@@ get that Jehovah has educ@@ ated us in his ways and made a good relationship with him possible .
Jehovah ca@@ used the meaning of that name to become a re@@ ality by mirac@@ ul@@ ously rest@@ or@@ ing the pro@@ cre@@ ative po@@ wers of el@@ der@@ ly Abraham and his ag@@ ed wife , S@@ ar@@ ah . — Hebrews 11 : 11 , 12 .
He says : “ When my wife and I felt we@@ igh@@ ed down , we would ask a relati@@ ve who is a congregation el@@ der to come over and pray with us .
A te@@ en@@ age gi@@ r@@ l nam@@ ed K@@ an@@ di@@ da expla@@ ins what happened when she and her family arri@@ ved a few years ag@@ o : “ They gave us a r@@ ation c@@ ard with an I@@ D number , and our family was assign@@ ed to the N@@ y@@ ar@@ u@@ g@@ us@@ u refu@@ ge@@ e cam@@ p .
He did not know why these cal@@ am@@ ities had come upon him .
E@@ ven@@ tually , he qu@@ it his jo@@ b comple@@ t@@ ely .
The 1@@ st of J@@ anu@@ ary was a ho@@ li@@ day dedic@@ ated to the pa@@ g@@ an go@@ d J@@ an@@ us , and the name of the mon@@ th comes from his name .
He is no@@ ne other than Jesus Christ .
No@@ te the account recorded at Mark 10 : 13 - 16 .
Then , verse 28 says : “ In the same way hus@@ ban@@ ds should love their wi@@ ves as their own bo@@ dies .
I was imp@@ ressed that ever@@ yone around me was loo@@ king up the s@@ crip@@ tures and taking no@@ tes .
“ The F@@ al@@ sel@@ y C@@ al@@ led ‘ K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge ’ ”
It seem@@ s as though it was made just for me .
Su@@ b@@ ject In@@ de@@ x for The Watchtower 20@@ 00
A@@ n el@@ der who has been married for 27 years said : “ I have to work at tel@@ ling my wife what is deep in my heart . ”
He felt sure that this place was where he bel@@ ong@@ ed ; it would be his own home .
Yes , Jehovah kno@@ ws us so well that it is as though he has exam@@ ined every as@@ pect and every cor@@ ner of our ex@@ ist@@ ence .
I was just 16 years old .
I sp@@ ent many h@@ our@@ s reason@@ ing with them on Scriptural principles , and Jehovah helped them through that difficult time .
But most com@@ pu@@ ter so@@ f@@ tw@@ are is so@@ ld com@@ mer@@ cially .
As Christians , we have a work to do .
The teach@@ er showed the vi@@ de@@ o to the enti@@ re class .
In P@@ ra@@ y@@ er
Of course , you then need to follow through on your promise .
So he p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ ed the f@@ ra@@ g@@ ment , sent co@@ pi@@ es of it to three pa@@ p@@ y@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ists , and asked them to deter@@ mine its age .
So I gave up my bu@@ sin@@ ess and sp@@ ent my days in the ministry with this pioneer , as full - time min@@ isters of Jehovah’s Witnesses are called .
It could be ad@@ d@@ ressed to the au@@ th@@ or of the book or to a char@@ ac@@ ter in it .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ ty years later , that child , now an ad@@ ul@@ t , began a ministry that la@@ sted just three and a half years and yet chang@@ ed hist@@ ory .
N@@ ex@@ t to Jehovah , Jesus has the most com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive knowledge of all cre@@ ation , including human@@ kind .
These te@@ x@@ ts help us understand how important it is to cultiv@@ ate strong faith .
And concer@@ ning Jehovah , the prophet Moses wrote : “ The R@@ o@@ ck , perfect is his activ@@ ity , for all his ways are justice . A God of faith@@ ful@@ ness , with whom there is no in@@ justice ; righteous and u@@ pri@@ ght is he . ”
What will the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn bring about ?
“ All things are clean to clean pers@@ ons .
We need to be ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of the righ@@ t@@ ful@@ ness of Jehovah’s requi@@ re@@ ments .
H@@ ann@@ ah pray@@ ed s@@ il@@ ently .
With my wife , N@@ ela , and our daugh@@ ter , Li@@ dia , 19@@ 6@@ 8
A sister in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a who has experienced a mul@@ titu@@ de of problems says : “ P@@ re@@ aching was the last thing I wanted to do , but an el@@ der invit@@ ed me to go with him .
• How did Jesus illustr@@ ate the need for w@@ atch@@ ful@@ ness ?
A L@@ ess@@ on From the Law
No doubt , Jesus would have comm@@ ended Mar@@ th@@ a for giving him her full attention .
John E@@ k@@ ran@@ n
/ N@@ A@@ S@@ A
G@@ ran@@ ted , it may se@@ em str@@ ange to ask God to bl@@ ess a persecu@@ t@@ or .
Why did Abraham ple@@ ad for the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of So@@ dom , and was his view of people in har@@ mony with that of Jehovah ?
What can we conclu@@ de from an acc@@ ur@@ ate rend@@ ering of Genesis 2 : 3 , and what questions ar@@ ise ?
G@@ am@@ ble wrote about “ the ma@@ gi@@ cal use of Christian te@@ x@@ ts . ”
That night , we took two tru@@ c@@ ks to the wa@@ re@@ house and emp@@ ti@@ ed it of the liter@@ ature .
M@@ ak@@ ing Ser@@ vice to Jehovah My C@@ are@@ er ( B .
We may find it hard to i@@ magine that a ze@@ al@@ ous pre@@ ach@@ er like Paul had times when it was a stru@@ gg@@ le for him to preach .
But he felt that something was mis@@ sing in his life .
O@@ lu@@ so@@ la wrote : “ I am very happy that I am known as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , who will never ste@@ al , thus giving glory to Jehovah . ”
We ev@@ en@@ tually felt it ad@@ vis@@ able to leave the P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese field and serve with the congregation that me@@ t in the Kingdom H@@ all at the branch .
In Gal@@ ile@@ e , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of people who wanted bre@@ ad mirac@@ ul@@ ously provided by Jesus began following him .
Joseph too was a de@@ v@@ out man .
The far more num@@ er@@ ous “ great crow@@ d ” of “ other sheep ” share the hope of living forever on a par@@ adise earth as sub@@ je@@ cts of the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom .
W@@ ise King Solomon wrote : “ O@@ il and inc@@ en@@ se are what make the heart rejo@@ ice , also the s@@ we@@ et@@ ness of one@@ ’s compan@@ ion du@@ e to the counsel of the soul . ”
Because of de@@ vi@@ ating from God’s righteous standards , the Israelites were fre@@ qu@@ ently in s@@ ore st@@ ra@@ its .
When it was sa@@ fe to tra@@ v@@ el , I ha@@ st@@ ened back to K@@ y@@ r@@ en@@ ia , where we were pre@@ par@@ ing for a cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly .
But the great ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of the Israel@@ ite nation proved false to their dedic@@ ation .
Yet no one has ever been able to es@@ cap@@ e death .
17 : 10 - 16 .
Today , too , many langu@@ ages are being used in the preaching work .
Then , a few days before his death , Jesus expres@@ sed his ma@@ in concer@@ n in life by pra@@ ying : “ Father , gl@@ ori@@ fy your name . ”
• How is Jehovah’s power “ made perfect in we@@ ak@@ ness ” ?
D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to God ​ — “ He Is the God . . . of the Li@@ ving ” 7
F@@ our@@ th , we can seek the help of holy spirit because love is part of the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit .
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How thr@@ ill@@ ing it will be to experience Jehovah’s ne@@ ar@@ ness and his sa@@ ving power when he an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ates all the wicked !
An@@ yone who had gen@@ u@@ ine love for God and for his Word would re@@ adi@@ ly see this and exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus as the promised Messi@@ ah .
The reading of God’s Word moved Jo@@ si@@ ah to do more in prom@@ o@@ ting pu@@ re worship .
Their conscience may not con@@ dem@@ n them .
A friend nam@@ ed Isa@@ be@@ l su@@ gg@@ ested that I set a personal go@@ al of sp@@ en@@ ding 60 h@@ our@@ s in the preaching work with her for one mon@@ th .
When Peter vis@@ ited S@@ y@@ ri@@ an An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch , he enjo@@ yed war@@ m associ@@ ation with G@@ ent@@ ile believers .
Ch@@ urch S@@ t . U@@ N@@ I@@ ON@@ D@@ AL@@ E , N@@ Y ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , N@@ as@@ sa@@ u V@@ et@@ er@@ ans M@@ em@@ ori@@ al C@@ ol@@ is@@ e@@ u@@ m , 1@@ 2@@ 5@@ 5 He@@ mp@@ stead T@@ p@@ ke .
Th@@ ough some of them end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to tra@@ p him in his spe@@ e@@ ch , Jesus did not conclu@@ de that all of them had bad mo@@ ti@@ ves .
Un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly , however , such mis@@ conc@@ ep@@ tions have ca@@ used milli@@ ons to question the ex@@ ist@@ ence of the Devil or to think that the ter@@ m app@@ lies only to a princi@@ ple of evil .
L@@ ater in the mor@@ ning , the mother and her daugh@@ ters might head to the local mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place .
In like man@@ ner , the apostle Peter wrote to fellow believers in order to ‘ ar@@ ouse their clear thinking fac@@ ul@@ ties . ’
S@@ ur@@ ely he se@@ es in this pr@@ inter@@ y the preci@@ ous qualities of his people ​ — their love , faith , and obedi@@ ence .
There is a need for being sel@@ e@@ ctive .
Tru@@ e , Jehovah re@@ pur@@ cha@@ sed Israel from sla@@ very in Egy@@ pt and con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently declar@@ ed : “ You people only have I known out of all the famili@@ es of the gr@@ ound . ”
What were some of Timo@@ th@@ y’s responsi@@ bil@@ ities as a minis@@ ter ?
May we ‘ do our ut@@ most ’ to imitate Christ’s spirit of complete sub@@ mis@@ sion to God’s will .
Al@@ so foc@@ using attention on the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart , the psalmist David san@@ g : “ You [ Jehovah ] have exam@@ ined my heart , you have made in@@ spe@@ ction by night , you have ref@@ ined me ; you will dis@@ co@@ ver that I have not s@@ ch@@ em@@ ed . ” ​ — Psalm 17 : 3 .
I@@ ts ear@@ li@@ est recorded use is in the Hebrew language , in which “ Jehovah ” is used to id@@ enti@@ fy the only true God .
Greek c@@ ities enjo@@ yed sh@@ aring the f@@ ame of their a@@ th@@ let@@ es , who@@ se vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ es trans@@ form@@ ed them into her@@ o@@ ic fi@@ gu@@ res in their home commun@@ ities .
When you take these important st@@ ep@@ s , you will find that your study of the Bible be@@ comes most enjo@@ y@@ able and pro@@ duc@@ tive .
Joseph ac@@ ted wis@@ ely in this reg@@ ard .
He provided the ransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ , op@@ ening the way for obedi@@ ent humans to be fre@@ ed from sin and death in@@ her@@ ited from Adam .
C@@ ap@@ r@@ i , I@@ tal@@ y
This will occ@@ ur after all the rema@@ ining ones of Christ’s brothers left on earth have received their fin@@ al se@@ al@@ ing .
“ H@@ E TH@@ A@@ T has end@@ ur@@ ed to the end is the one that will be sa@@ ved . ”
We might gro@@ w we@@ ary of some as@@ pect of sac@@ red service and beg@@ in to feel that we have done en@@ ough over the years , thinking that perhaps it is time for others to car@@ ry the lo@@ ad .
No won@@ der God’s Word states : “ Wh@@ er@@ ever there are je@@ al@@ ous@@ y and con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ousness , there will also be dis@@ order and every v@@ ile thing . ” ​ — J@@ as .
C@@ op@@ er@@ n@@ ic@@ us
I still tre@@ asure those let@@ ters .
Jehovah says to Z@@ ion : “ Your g@@ ates will ac@@ tually be kept o@@ pen con@@ stan@@ tly ; they will not be clo@@ sed even by day or by night , in order to bring to you the res@@ our@@ ces of the nations , and their k@@ ings will be taking the lead . ”
You can be sure that the God who made it possible for individuals mentioned in the Bible to live so long can make you live forever !
Why S@@ how A@@ p@@ preci@@ ation ?
As to the l@@ eng@@ th of the study s@@ essi@@ ons , stud@@ ying a little every day is u@@ su@@ ally more effe@@ ctive than end@@ uring pa@@ in@@ fully long but inf@@ re@@ qu@@ ent study s@@ essi@@ ons .
The earth@@ ’s mag@@ ne@@ tic field also prote@@ cts us from har@@ m .
Un@@ less the Corinthians became believers to no purpose , they will hold f@@ ast the good news of sal@@ vation .
Still , the effort has been wor@@ th it because all ei@@ ght of our children have cho@@ s@@ en to serve Jehovah .
Although it is not wrong to medit@@ ate on the less@@ ons we have learned from past experi@@ ences or to sa@@ v@@ or ch@@ eri@@ shed mem@@ ori@@ es , we need to maintain a bal@@ an@@ ced , real@@ is@@ tic view of the past .
Is it the first thing in our life ?
Paul consider@@ ed it an honor to pro@@ cla@@ im the truth .
As a result , they devel@@ op their a@@ bil@@ ities fur@@ ther . ”
B@@ ack then , a comm@@ on man might have felt as though he were working under a yo@@ ke .
By reading God’s Word , the Bible , and by ap@@ pl@@ ying what it teach@@ es .
S@@ how@@ ing kindness can so@@ f@@ ten the attitude of others
We too can , in a dis@@ cre@@ et and di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied man@@ ner , offer material ass@@ ist@@ ance to a sing@@ le - par@@ ent family in need .
H@@ el@@ p me .
No@@ ting that Christ offered appro@@ pri@@ ate comm@@ end@@ ation , for instance , loving Christian elders are moved to com@@ men@@ d individuals and congregations that are doing well spiritually .
Th@@ ough E@@ t@@ ta pla@@ yed a ke@@ y ro@@ le in the can@@ ning pro@@ c@@ ess , she was care@@ ful to set a fine example of respect for the brothers in over@@ sight on the f@@ ar@@ m .
To illustr@@ ate : When you bu@@ y a new pi@@ e@@ ce of e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment , such as a cam@@ er@@ a or a com@@ pu@@ ter , you ex@@ pect it to come with an ow@@ n@@ er@@ ’s man@@ u@@ al , or a h@@ and@@ book , that expla@@ ins how to get the best use and satis@@ fac@@ tion out of your ac@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ on .
I shall s@@ end you to J@@ es@@ se the Be@@ th@@ le@@ h@@ em@@ ite , because I have provided among his sons a king for my@@ self . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 16 : 1 .
Saul started off as a hum@@ ble and mo@@ des@@ t rul@@ er , ‘ little in his own eyes . ’
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Such la@@ ws , of course , v@@ ary from place to place .
On@@ ly Jehovah , the God of in@@ fin@@ ite wisdom and loving care , could set such a c@@ y@@ c@@ le in mo@@ tion .
The Bo@@ ok of Daniel Ex@@ pla@@ ined !
What can we say to encoura@@ ge such ones ?
The Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy is pri@@ mar@@ ily concer@@ ned with provi@@ ding spiritual instru@@ ction and direction for the Christian congregation .
So why have you tri@@ cked me ? ”
Com@@ par@@ ing a ze@@ al@@ ous spirit to L@@ am@@ br@@ us@@ c@@ o , a deli@@ ci@@ ous s@@ par@@ k@@ ling I@@ tal@@ i@@ an w@@ ine , F@@ er@@ n jo@@ k@@ ingly says , “ We mu@@ st@@ n@@ ’t let our spirit lo@@ se its s@@ par@@ k@@ le . ”
What ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les did he face in those efforts ?
Paul was also fle@@ xi@@ ble .
The Bible claim@@ s to con@@ tain the truth about spiritual matters .
Sh@@ ould I for@@ ward a sen@@ s@@ ational e - ma@@ il to someone el@@ se ? And what should you do if you find s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ous news about Jehovah’s organization on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t ?
No ! N@@ ei@@ ther are we to r@@ ely on “ the strong leg@@ s of a man , ” ac@@ ting as if we or some other human could bring sal@@ vation .
Mar@@ t@@ ine gave her a bro@@ ch@@ ure con@@ tain@@ ing the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s com@@ for@@ ting resurrection hope .
W@@ ould your relationship ever be as strong as it once was ?
Per@@ haps they reas@@ oned that Ba@@ al would bl@@ ess their cro@@ ps and her@@ ds , while “ Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es ” would prote@@ ct them in bat@@ tle .
As mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , the second fac@@ t@@ or in using our preci@@ ous time well is to avoid c@@ lu@@ t@@ ter .
Hence , we must apply the Scriptural rule : “ A day for a year . ”
Jehovah fav@@ ors the hum@@ ble , not the ha@@ ugh@@ ty .
How should we view rec@@ ent simp@@ li@@ fic@@ ations in the organization ?
Ke@@ ep We@@ ek@@ ly S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h ? 2 / 1 L@@ ear@@ ned F@@ or@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess From Ma@@ ster ( Peter ) , 4 / 1
They thought that he would use the material in his less@@ ons .
TH@@ I@@ S saying is well - known to people in E@@ ast Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , and it un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly refle@@ cts the sen@@ ti@@ ment of many in lands around the world .
This made him sa@@ d , and it was very difficult for him to tell them that he had deci@@ ded to go to the meetings .
While there , I me@@ t about 30 other Witnesses of Jehovah .
Di@@ v@@ ine wr@@ ath would also be un@@ lea@@ shed upon those tr@@ ying to mi@@ x true worship with false religion by ‘ making s@@ wor@@ n o@@ a@@ ths to Jehovah and by Mal@@ ca@@ m . ’
It also helps us learn how to de@@ f@@ end our beli@@ ef@@ s . ​ — Read 1 Peter 3 : 15 .
The share we have in Kingdom service may se@@ em qu@@ ite small in com@@ par@@ is@@ on with what we did when we were you@@ ng@@ er , heal@@ th@@ i@@ er , and str@@ ong@@ er .
[ Ma@@ p on page 15 ]
Th@@ ink of this : As a direc@@ t result of our preaching work , God’s enem@@ ies will not be able to ple@@ ad ign@@ or@@ ance when they come face - to - face with him during his great day .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , rather than com@@ prom@@ ising in order to sa@@ ve his own life , Daniel fully tru@@ sted in Jehovah .
One woman who saw the post@@ er with the invit@@ ation at the school en@@ tr@@ ance asked whom she should speak to regarding the ev@@ ent .
He was 9@@ 7 years of age .
And how things chang@@ ed for her !
I was thr@@ il@@ led to be 1 of 17 Au@@ str@@ ali@@ ans invit@@ ed to the 19@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol in 195@@ 2 .
We need to be care@@ ful when someone gives us ad@@ vice about our health
Yes , like Paul , we can end@@ ure in be@@ aring fru@@ it .
He s@@ ow@@ s his se@@ ed and has no cho@@ ice but to wa@@ it pati@@ ently ​ — doing what he can to prote@@ ct his cro@@ p — ​ until it is time for the har@@ v@@ est .
Those who have such a relationship feel more secu@@ re .
They believe that “ all Scrip@@ ture is inspired of God and bene@@ fi@@ cial for teaching . ”
Tru@@ e , the r@@ ace is long and ar@@ du@@ ous ; there are many ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les , di@@ str@@ actions , and d@@ ang@@ ers along the way .
Consider two positi@@ ve st@@ ep@@ s you can take .
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , in 194@@ 3 when the school began , there were just over 10@@ 0@@ ,000 of Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide .
What Jesus did and said on that occasi@@ on f@@ it@@ t@@ ingly brought to the disciples ’ mind the prophe@@ tic words of one psal@@ m by David : “ S@@ he@@ er ze@@ al for your house has e@@ at@@ en me up . ”
When was this to ha@@ p@@ pen ?
At the same time , though , you remember that there are more important ways in which to provide for your own .
But like the mer@@ ch@@ ant , he was willing to sel@@ l “ everything ” in order to ob@@ tain the tre@@ asure .
When the wife does not become pre@@ gn@@ ant , she may feel much emo@@ tional dist@@ ress .
The displa@@ ys , the repor@@ ts of e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses , and the com@@ ments of hist@@ ori@@ ans at the ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t left a deep imp@@ res@@ sion on my mind and heart . ”
A@@ ris@@ t@@ ar@@ ch@@ us and G@@ a@@ i@@ us pro@@ ba@@ bly expe@@ cted to die , but the city rec@@ order qui@@ et@@ ed the crow@@ d . ​ — Acts 19 : 23 - 4@@ 1 .
Their great t@@ est ap@@ par@@ ently inclu@@ ded acc@@ us@@ ations that they were practic@@ ing a religion un@@ la@@ w@@ ful for Romans .
Ne@@ w@@ ly dis@@ co@@ vered P@@ o@@ ol of S@@ il@@ o@@ am
Why are some ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from the Christian congregation ?
R@@ el@@ ati@@ ves and friends are often ke@@ en to pas@@ s on their su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions .
( Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 32 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 13 , 14 . )
M@@ on@@ i@@ que , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , says : “ By atten@@ ding the meetings regul@@ arly and by par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in the field service as often as I can , I have been able to end@@ ure .
Rather , these expres@@ sions per@@ tain to individuals out of all the nations who have become Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers .
W@@ ould you like to hear about some of them ?
It works .
The ze@@ al of the gra@@ du@@ ates is con@@ ta@@ gi@@ ous , and their activities strengthen congregations .
W@@ ell , when we turn to God’s Word for guid@@ ance , we are reading words that were recorded th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years ag@@ o .
As a result , I enjoy better relation@@ shi@@ ps with the people around me .
And what a joy it is to see how such Scriptural instru@@ ction is help@@ ing young people today to “ stand complete and with fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ction in all the will of God ” !
That is how a@@ str@@ on@@ au@@ t E@@ d@@ g@@ ar M@@ it@@ ch@@ ell descri@@ bed our earth as he vie@@ wed it against the cont@@ ra@@ sting bl@@ ac@@ k@@ ness of sp@@ ace .
A@@ m@@ ong Jehovah’s servants , however , we@@ d@@ lo@@ ck can result in true happiness if God’s Word is follow@@ ed .
Hence , when the f@@ loo@@ d@@ g@@ ates of the heavens were op@@ ened “ in the si@@ x h@@ un@@ dre@@ d@@ th year of No@@ ah’s life , in the second mon@@ th , on the se@@ ven@@ te@@ en@@ th day of the mon@@ th , ” everything was ready . ​ — G@@ en .
As the last days re@@ ach their c@@ li@@ ma@@ x , Jesus will wi@@ pe out this old system and the people who support it .
H@@ as the Devil man@@ ag@@ ed to turn ever@@ yone away from the true God ?
At age 14 , I began pione@@ ering during sum@@ m@@ er v@@ ac@@ ations from school .
Do you think that liter@@ al fi@@ re can bur@@ n spirit cre@@ atu@@ res ?
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 33 , 4@@ 3
Ju@@ an P@@ once de Le@@ ó@@ n s@@ ought a f@@ oun@@ tain of you@@ th
• the import@@ ance of keep@@ ing our e@@ ye “ simp@@ le ” ?
But God’s friends will be pre@@ served , as were Noah and his family . ​ — Matthew 24 : 37 - 4@@ 2 .
“ A@@ T TH@@ E beg@@ in@@ ning of the 18@@ 30 ’ s , the ever@@ gre@@ en t@@ ree was still being refer@@ red to as a ‘ f@@ et@@ ch@@ ing Ger@@ man no@@ tion . ’
However , the use of power ra@@ ises serious questions .
So Jesus taught people what God requi@@ res of them , and he comman@@ ded his disciples to do the same .
Instead , he reli@@ ed on Jehovah .
My Par@@ ents ’ Ex@@ am@@ ple
So I b@@ ought a used bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le .
He comman@@ ded the prophet to go to the house of a man nam@@ ed J@@ es@@ se and ano@@ in@@ t one of J@@ es@@ se@@ ’s sons to be the future king of Israel .
“ M@@ ake Su@@ re of the M@@ ore I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant Th@@ ings ”
Indeed , a study of the ministry of the “ apostle to the nations ” shows that he was atten@@ tive , fle@@ xi@@ ble , and res@@ our@@ ce@@ ful in preaching and teaching .
Acc@@ ording to Peter and Ju@@ de , how did some who were associ@@ ated with the Christian congregation man@@ i@@ f@@ est a l@@ ack of spiritu@@ ality ?
God Will Not F@@ or@@ get
They cannot see you , hear you , or talk to you .
Jac@@ o@@ b was 9@@ 7 when he w@@ rest@@ led with an ang@@ el all night long for a blessing .
As a result , some in the congregation may feel dis@@ satis@@ fied with the elders .
When Adam died , Adam the soul died .
( b ) What should we learn from the continu@@ ing succ@@ ess@@ ful fun@@ ction of D@@ N@@ A ?
16 , 17 . ( a ) Why are the anointed called “ sons of God , ” and how do they “ see God ” ?
They are determined to avoid vi@@ ces and fle@@ sh@@ ly tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es , so they take better care of their own health physi@@ c@@ ally , men@@ t@@ ally , and emo@@ tion@@ ally .
How could the early Christians avoid being led ast@@ ra@@ y by apost@@ ates ?
The more we are im@@ mer@@ sed in the Scriptures , the clo@@ s@@ er we can draw to God and be like him .
L@@ ast year , 6@@ ,@@ 9@@ 5@@ 7@@ ,@@ 8@@ 5@@ 4 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers ‘ did the work of ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers ’ in 2@@ 36 lands . ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
To do so , some parents use Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — Pro@@ claim@@ ers of God’s Kingdom , the Ye@@ ar@@ book , life st@@ ori@@ es publi@@ shed in our j@@ our@@ n@@ als , and other repor@@ ts of the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c hist@@ ory , including our new D@@ V@@ D about God’s people in mo@@ der@@ n times .
To be for@@ given , we must take action .
“ Ch@@ il@@ dren , be obedi@@ ent to your parents in uni@@ on with the Lord , for this is righteous . ” ​ — E@@ P@@ H@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ AN@@ S 6 : 1 .
When a Lo@@ ved One Di@@ es ​ — How Can You C@@ op@@ e ?
What can sing@@ le Christians learn about cour@@ tshi@@ p and cho@@ o@@ sing a mate ?
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate the wisdom of s@@ tic@@ king clo@@ sel@@ y to the instru@@ ction of Jehovah’s organization today .
This is because those who prac@@ tice it v@@ ary so great@@ ly .
That mission@@ ary sis@@ ter@@ ’s com@@ ment about the preaching work in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a has proved to be a f@@ it@@ ting des@@ crip@@ tion of our assignment in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
“ To Jehovah B@@ el@@ ong@@ s the B@@ at@@ tle ”
Af@@ ter@@ ward , he in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted the ev@@ ening me@@ al that would be a mem@@ ori@@ al of his death .
2 : 21 - 24 ; 4 : 1 ; John 19 : 33 - 36 ; He@@ b .
U@@ ng@@ o@@ dly and un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural tra@@ its must also be stri@@ pp@@ ed off and re@@ plac@@ ed by Chris@@ t@@ like qualities . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 9 , 10 , 12 .
A@@ c@@ tually , “ there is no sal@@ vation in anyone el@@ se . ”
How happy M@@ an@@ jo@@ la was to see her again !
G@@ ran@@ ted , Jehovah’s organization continu@@ es to pl@@ an for new Kingdom H@@ alls , branch fac@@ il@@ ities , and other the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c pro@@ je@@ cts .
If we are to avoid this spirit , we must put up a hard fi@@ ght against sel@@ f@@ ish tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es .
Even op@@ pon@@ ents ad@@ mit@@ ted that W@@ al@@ den@@ ses , including their children , had a strong Bible cul@@ ture and could qu@@ o@@ te large por@@ tions of the Scriptures .
In the early 19@@ 30 ’ s , they had become Jehovah’s Witnesses .
I expe@@ cted that it was the l@@ and@@ la@@ dy , who lived next do@@ or .
Paul war@@ ned : “ In later peri@@ o@@ ds of time some will f@@ all away from the faith , pa@@ ying attention to mis@@ le@@ ading inspired ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces and teachings of dem@@ ons , by the h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y of men who speak lies , mar@@ ked in their conscience as with a bran@@ ding ir@@ on . ”
E@@ i@@ ther there is a purpose to life or there is not .
• How do the el@@ der@@ ly “ pro@@ du@@ ce fru@@ it ” ?
One such associ@@ ate was H@@ u@@ sh@@ a@@ i , whom the Bible ref@@ ers to as “ Davi@@ d’s friend . ”
3 : 17 , 18 ; Mat@@ t .
They would thus become a people “ re@@ de@@ em@@ ed ” by Jehovah . ​ — E@@ x . 15 : 13 ; read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 15 : 15 .
What Is the B@@ as@@ is of Go@@ od F@@ ri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps ?
My s@@ le@@ ep was dis@@ ru@@ p@@ ted .
Because “ the work@@ er deser@@ ves his food . ”
O@@ f@@ ten an ancient tu@@ t@@ or was a tru@@ sted slave who en@@ sur@@ ed a chil@@ d’s sa@@ f@@ ety and saw to it that the fa@@ ther’s wi@@ sh@@ es were res@@ pe@@ cted .
P@@ ra@@ y Per@@ sis@@ ten@@ tly
When Solomon saw “ all the ac@@ ts of op@@ pres@@ sion that are being done under the su@@ n , ” he lam@@ ented : “ Lo@@ ok ! the te@@ ars of those being op@@ pres@@ sed , but they had no com@@ for@@ ter . ”
And the seri@@ es of artic@@ les called “ W@@ as It Des@@ ign@@ ed ? ”
Why was G@@ ath not a sa@@ fe hi@@ ding place for David ?
But the great@@ est happiness comes from doing things for God .
How can we for@@ ti@@ fy fellow Christians who su@@ ff@@ er a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction ?
Are you moved to give God glory ?
In ad@@ dition to taking full advan@@ ta@@ ge of all spiritual pro@@ v@@ isions , we must make every effort to re@@ ject what is bad and do what is good , ac@@ ting quic@@ k@@ ly so that imp@@ ro@@ per desi@@ res do not become fer@@ t@@ ile and give bir@@ th to sin .
He sur@@ ely had the power to do so , and such action would have set@@ t@@ led the question of who had su@@ pre@@ me power .
“ W@@ ine is a ri@@ di@@ cul@@ er , in@@ to@@ x@@ ic@@ ating li@@ qu@@ or is bo@@ is@@ ter@@ ous , and ever@@ yone going ast@@ ra@@ y by it is not wise . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ S 20 : 1 .
O@@ r you might have wal@@ ked in an or@@ ch@@ ard and pi@@ cked some deli@@ ci@@ ous fru@@ it .
“ Do not av@@ enge y@@ ourselves , bel@@ o@@ ved , . . . but keep con@@ qu@@ ering the evil with the good . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M . 12 : 19 , 21 .
En@@ ter@@ ing the F@@ ul@@ l - Ti@@ me M@@ in@@ is@@ try
• Why is to@@ tal obedi@@ ence to God ess@@ enti@@ al ?
So back to the con@@ cor@@ d@@ ance we would go .
We should avoid thinking that a personal a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction is evidence of God’s dis@@ ple@@ asure .
Many of them have rema@@ ined fir@@ m in the faith until this very day .
The s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es “ dis@@ reg@@ ar@@ ded the we@@ igh@@ ti@@ er matters of the Law , nam@@ ely , justice and mer@@ cy and faith@@ ful@@ ness . ”
P@@ le@@ ase take a m@@ om@@ ent to com@@ pare these wi@@ d@@ ely accepted vie@@ ws and li@@ fes@@ ty@@ les with what the Bible states at L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 18 : 22 ; Romans 1 : 26 , 27 ; 1 Corinthians 6 : 9 , 10 ; Hebrews 13 : 4 ; and Ju@@ de 7 .
Not long ag@@ o , I began reading your ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines .
Like a loving par@@ ent , Jehovah is atten@@ tive to our pray@@ er@@ ful cri@@ es for help .
No@@ tice , too , that Jesus did not say that God had deli@@ ber@@ ately ca@@ used the man to be born bl@@ ind so that Jesus could come along and he@@ al him some day .
This was no simp@@ le family get - together .
A@@ v@@ eng@@ ing ourselves would be pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous , for Jehovah states : “ V@@ enge@@ ance is mine . ”
A Christian cou@@ ple nam@@ ed M@@ ic@@ he@@ l and Di@@ ane learned how valu@@ able the support of their brothers and sisters can be .
Even his enem@@ ies ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged : “ T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , we know you are tru@@ th@@ ful and teach the way of God in truth . ”
1 , 2 . ( a ) What situ@@ ations may con@@ fr@@ on@@ t us ?
De@@ c@@ ent mu@@ si@@ c need not necess@@ ar@@ ily be se@@ d@@ ate , but ne@@ i@@ ther should it be sen@@ su@@ ous or vu@@ l@@ g@@ ar , with emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on no@@ ise and a l@@ ou@@ d be@@ at .
Thus Paul’s words show that God’s view of war@@ f@@ are had not chang@@ ed .
El@@ se@@ where , Jehovah’s servants have fac@@ ed food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges , e@@ con@@ om@@ ic har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps , n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers , serious si@@ ck@@ ness , and other life - th@@ reat@@ ening situ@@ ations .
This is where making a personal exam@@ in@@ ation of the heart may help .
So@@ on af@@ ter@@ ward , S@@ ek@@ lu@@ c@@ j@@ an over@@ saw the prin@@ ting of an e@@ dition con@@ tain@@ ing all four Go@@ sp@@ els .
As I learned about Jehovah , I began to pray to him more spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally .
For example , he may not understand what Jesus me@@ ant when he spoke of pu@@ t@@ ting a lam@@ p on a lam@@ p@@ stand .
If you are privile@@ ged to direc@@ t your brothers and sisters on a building pro@@ ject , never for@@ get the import@@ ance of sa@@ f@@ ety .
What pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons could we displa@@ y that com@@ pare with those of Jehovah ?
Those who ign@@ ore war@@ n@@ ings is@@ su@@ ed by the faithful slave in@@ ev@@ it@@ ab@@ ly cause har@@ m to themselves and to their loved ones .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Witnesses who had su@@ ffered religious persecu@@ tion de@@ ca@@ des ear@@ li@@ er were of@@ fi@@ cially recogn@@ ized by the St@@ ate as vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of pol@@ itical op@@ pres@@ sion .
Instead , however , he allow@@ ed God’s enem@@ ies to put him to death so that he could a@@ do@@ pt Ad@@ am@@ ’s sin@@ ful des@@ c@@ end@@ ants and make it possible for those exerc@@ ising faith in him to receive everlasting life .
Many will say to me in that day [ when God ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tes judgment ] , ‘ Lord , Lord , did we not pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y in your name , and expe@@ l dem@@ ons in your name , and per@@ form many powerful works in your name ? ’ ”
Your loved one likely needs to v@@ ent his or her feelings ​ — to commun@@ ic@@ ate hon@@ es@@ tly and op@@ en@@ ly .
AL@@ TH@@ O@@ U@@ G@@ H religion in gener@@ al tend@@ s to di@@ vi@@ de mankind , the worship of the only true God has the power to un@@ ite people .
In some lands , there is strong so@@ cial pres@@ sure to mar@@ ry .
The d@@ ri@@ ver said that this was the best group of pas@@ s@@ eng@@ ers he had ever had !
Ad@@ on@@ ij@@ ah’s cou@@ p was th@@ war@@ ted . ​ — 1 K@@ i .
We lik@@ e@@ wise have a com@@ mis@@ sion .
Lo@@ ve , he explained , is a ba@@ si@@ c human need , and we all th@@ ri@@ ve on it .
C@@ as@@ sia
Although understanding that her father wanted her to for@@ get the proble@@ m , Li@@ dia says : “ S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying the Bible gave me everything that I desi@@ red and much more .
L@@ ater , in Gal@@ ile@@ e , the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus appe@@ ared to the 11 faithful apostles , who evid@@ ently had ga@@ ther@@ ed with many others .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ating this fru@@ it@@ age is a con@@ st@@ ant work in prog@@ ress , since there is no li@@ mit to the am@@ ount of the spi@@ rit@@ ’s fru@@ it@@ age that we need and are per@@ mit@@ ted to pro@@ du@@ ce .
Rather , he cen@@ tered his attention on the men and women who ‘ made his heart rejo@@ ice , ’ those who made a real effort to ple@@ ase him because they loved him . ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 ; Hebrews 6 : 10 .
Ar@@ th@@ ur was pro@@ ba@@ bly bi@@ as@@ ed , but V@@ i@@ o@@ le@@ t’s ze@@ al@@ ous example great@@ ly influ@@ enced the next W@@ il@@ li@@ am@@ s gener@@ ation .
Jehovah cre@@ ated the many la@@ ws of n@@ ature .
• What eas@@ ed the way for Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s to be a@@ do@@ p@@ ted in K@@ o@@ re@@ a ?
He is the true God .
They took us to the In@@ dia branch of@@ fice and Bethel H@@ ome , which cons@@ is@@ ted of a cr@@ am@@ ped up@@ sta@@ ir@@ s ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment lo@@ c@@ ated close to the city cen@@ ter .
So how can we remain ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast , “ so@@ li@@ d in the faith ” ?
Y@@ oung On@@ es ​ — Be G@@ u@@ i@@ ded by God’s Word
Even before Jehovah’s Son came to earth and set a perfect example of how to imp@@ ar@@ t encourag@@ ement , faithful servants of Jehovah were consci@@ ous of the need to be encourag@@ ing .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , a new@@ s@@ pa@@ per co@@ lum@@ n@@ ist in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates wrote regarding a p@@ en@@ ding ele@@ ction : “ I wish a perfect can@@ di@@ d@@ ate were r@@ un@@ ning . ”
E@@ ven@@ tually , Sa@@ ul@@ o advan@@ ced to the point of giving tal@@ ks in the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol .
This same truth regarding sal@@ vation being ex@@ tend@@ ed to two grou@@ ps is also found in the Hebrew Scriptures .
This provi@@ des ad@@ di@@ tional benef@@ its for children because more boo@@ ks and vari@@ ous other reading materi@@ als are a@@ vail@@ able in the of@@ fi@@ cial language .
We too need to ask God for his holy spirit .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 5@@ 8 , 5@@ 9
( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 16 )
He wi@@ el@@ ded great power but ref@@ ra@@ ined from using it out of anger when pro@@ vo@@ ked by Saul and S@@ hi@@ me@@ i .
Des@@ pite under@@ going two ad@@ di@@ tional heart op@@ er@@ ations , I am still ac@@ tive in the disci@@ ple - making work .
Some have been able to en@@ ter the pioneer service .
Still , after I learned of my hist@@ ory , I stru@@ gg@@ led with feelings of a@@ ban@@ don@@ ment .
; G@@ u@@ g@@ li@@ ar@@ a , A .
U@@ sing just “ a c@@ up , ” not sever@@ al cu@@ ps , posed no proble@@ m , since on that occasi@@ on only 11 par@@ tak@@ ers were ap@@ par@@ ently at a sing@@ le table and could re@@ adi@@ ly pas@@ s the c@@ up from one to another .
These spiritually matu@@ re men can be “ like a hi@@ ding place from the w@@ ind , a place of conc@@ e@@ al@@ ment from the ra@@ inst@@ or@@ m , like st@@ re@@ am@@ s of water in a w@@ at@@ er@@ less land , like the sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of a mas@@ sive c@@ ra@@ g in a par@@ ched land . ”
Yes , we are sin@@ ful even before we are able to viol@@ ate Jehovah’s law .
It was evidence that “ the ang@@ el of the true God ” was gu@@ i@@ ding their j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
So@@ on after the sin of our first parents , he ann@@ oun@@ ced a hope for their des@@ c@@ end@@ ants ​ — a “ se@@ ed ” who would un@@ do the dam@@ age done .
Such ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary you@@ ths are a s@@ ource of ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment to their parents and to all of Jehovah’s people . ​ — Pro@@ v .
The supp@@ ly of ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city was so li@@ mit@@ ed that we could not use a wa@@ shing ma@@ ch@@ ine or an ir@@ on .
Ser@@ ving With the Watch@@ man
( Read Proverbs 18 : 24 . )
Now Na@@ z@@ ar is back home .
He may be ti@@ red and have little en@@ er@@ gy to talk or even to listen for very long .
In 195@@ 6 , I married E@@ s@@ ther , a S@@ wis@@ s pioneer whom I had me@@ t a few years ear@@ li@@ er .
Bro@@ ther@@ ly love will also help us to avoid a spirit of su@@ spi@@ ci@@ on toward one another .
There I saw some of the stud@@ ents , even the very young ones , sel@@ ling co@@ con@@ u@@ ts and ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les .
God’s Word promises : “ They will si@@ t , each one under his v@@ ine and under his fi@@ g t@@ ree , and no one will make them af@@ ra@@ id . ”
They declar@@ ed that the Scriptures “ should be read , not by just anyone , but only by the ones pe@@ ering into the deep things of the spirit after having done appro@@ pri@@ ate re@@ sear@@ ch ” ​ — that is , only the su@@ p@@ po@@ se@@ dly educ@@ ated cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men .
( b ) How has Ho@@ se@@ a 2 : 18 been ful@@ filled ?
Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r@@ ’s public talk ent@@ it@@ led “ It Is L@@ ater T@@ ha@@ n You Th@@ ink ! ”
( a ) What char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s of God’s loving - kindness stand out in his Word ?
Job said : “ If I have wal@@ ked with men of un@@ truth , and my fo@@ o@@ t ha@@ st@@ ens to dec@@ ep@@ tion , he [ Jehovah ] will we@@ i@@ gh me in acc@@ ur@@ ate s@@ cal@@ es and God will get to know my integrity . ”
The question that rema@@ ins is , What must we do in order to be rich in God’s eyes ?
While doing so , she has tra@@ ined her children to recogn@@ ize pri@@ or@@ ities in the bu@@ d@@ get .
They ther@@ e@@ by set in mo@@ tion a way of gover@@ ning that was b@@ ound to fai@@ l .
Pa@@ in@@ ful though such suffering is , we have good reason to end@@ ure .
Such true worshipp@@ ers a@@ wa@@ it with faith the time when Jehovah will ‘ ro@@ ck the heavens and the earth ’ in another sense .
For example , on one occasi@@ on , David p@@ our@@ ed out his heart to Jehovah , saying : “ S@@ how me fav@@ or , O God , because mor@@ tal man . . . keep@@ s op@@ pres@@ sing me . ”
When she got to know Jehovah , stud@@ ying the Bible was of great benefit to her as well .
So we do well to ask ourselves : ‘ Do I have the determin@@ ation and pers@@ ist@@ ence necess@@ ary to do what is really wor@@ th@@ while ? ’
The account states that he im@@ medi@@ ately ro@@ se up and encoura@@ ged them .
It gave men like A@@ be@@ l and Noah a reason to believe that God would rest@@ ore the blessings that Adam had lost .
Now more than ever , we need to “ do [ our ] ut@@ most to be found fin@@ ally by him spo@@ t@@ less and un@@ ble@@ mi@@ shed and in peace . ” ​ — 2 P@@ et .
Si@@ x months later , fi@@ ve members of my family , including my parents and me , got baptized .
In its fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te to Genesis 2 : 17 , The Jerusalem Bible expla@@ ins “ the knowledge of good and evil ” as “ the power of deci@@ ding . . . what is good and what is evil and of ac@@ ting acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , a cla@@ im to complete moral in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence by which man refu@@ ses to recogn@@ ise his st@@ atu@@ s as a cre@@ ated being . ”
We read : “ Then [ these two ] went la@@ ying their hands upon [ the rec@@ ently baptized people ] , and they began to receive holy spirit . ”
The W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a truly is a Bible soci@@ ety !
His a@@ im is to destro@@ y our faith in Jehovah .
H@@ ist@@ ori@@ an H@@ ar@@ ry W . T@@ a@@ j@@ r@@ a no@@ tes : “ F@@ es@@ tu@@ s re@@ adi@@ ly recogn@@ ized that a j@@ udi@@ cial l@@ y@@ n@@ ch@@ ing was in the works against a Rom@@ an c@@ iti@@ z@@ en . ”
That is a pat@@ ter@@ n that many prophe@@ ci@@ es ther@@ e@@ after follow@@ ed .
For instance , To W@@ ho@@ m the Wor@@ k Is En@@ tru@@ sted , a pam@@ ph@@ let publi@@ shed in 19@@ 19 , ur@@ ged all anointed Christians to preach from house to house .
Au@@ th@@ or W@@ ing@@ ate says : “ As soon as the body beg@@ ins to con@@ su@@ me its own prote@@ in its health beg@@ ins to su@@ ff@@ er . ”
After con@@ sul@@ ting with Paul in M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia , Ti@@ tu@@ s re@@ turned with two others to b@@ ol@@ ster the congregation in Corin@@ th and fin@@ ish the col@@ le@@ ction .
Why was the p@@ lo@@ t of the S@@ y@@ r@@ o - Israel@@ ite le@@ ag@@ ue b@@ ound to fai@@ l ?
At death , he was em@@ bal@@ m@@ ed and la@@ id in a co@@ ff@@ in in Egy@@ pt .
Revelation 12 : 17 ref@@ ers to these ones as “ the rema@@ ining ones ” of the se@@ ed of the woman .
• Why should we not seek to av@@ enge ourselves ?
• S@@ et a good par@@ ent@@ al example
Re@@ fle@@ ct for a m@@ om@@ ent on the ag@@ on@@ y and suffering that dis@@ reg@@ ard for the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule has brought on mankind since the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in E@@ den , in@@ s@@ ti@@ g@@ ated by Satan the Devil .
( A@@ n A@@ mer@@ i@@ can Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation ) “ But there are loving - kindness and tru@@ en@@ ess as reg@@ ar@@ ds those de@@ vis@@ ing good . ”
Re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly , the Scriptures speak of God’s Word in ter@@ ms of ri@@ ches , valu@@ able g@@ em@@ s , preci@@ ous me@@ tal@@ s , and things that are high@@ ly pri@@ zed and s@@ ought after .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing of “ the city of b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed , ” Jehovah declar@@ ed that he would destro@@ y As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a and make N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h a des@@ ol@@ ate wa@@ st@@ e .
( a ) How did the ne@@ g@@ ative re@@ action from most Jews af@@ fect Paul ?
So be pr@@ ou@@ d to be@@ ar God’s name and , in imit@@ ation of Jesus , to make that preci@@ ous name man@@ i@@ f@@ est to all .
And the repor@@ t The N@@ ature of H@@ ell , pre@@ pared by the E@@ v@@ ang@@ eli@@ cal Al@@ li@@ ance Com@@ mis@@ sion , states : “ H@@ ell is a consci@@ ous experience of re@@ je@@ ction and t@@ or@@ ment . ”
M@@ AN@@ Y people can rec@@ ite the L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er from mem@@ ory .
Di@@ o@@ gen@@ es , though , led an as@@ ce@@ tic life .
“ Re@@ ad@@ y for E@@ very Go@@ od Wor@@ k , ” 12 / 1
In ad@@ dition , Jehovah’s people have used and dist@@ ribu@@ ted vari@@ ous ver@@ sions of the Bible .
But do not for@@ get to pray for your brothers and sisters .
From there I travel@@ ed to C@@ am@@ er@@ o@@ on in 195@@ 3 to stay with a c@@ ous@@ in who helped me find a jo@@ b on a ru@@ b@@ ber pl@@ an@@ tation .
T@@ ow@@ ard the end of his rule , he lear@@ ns that P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h Ne@@ ch@@ o pl@@ ans to pas@@ s through Juda@@ h on his way to inter@@ c@@ ep@@ t the ar@@ mi@@ es of Babyl@@ on and thus help As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a@@ ’s king at C@@ ar@@ ch@@ em@@ ish on the E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates Ri@@ ver .
In any case , both Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h and Jac@@ o@@ b know that the blessing bel@@ ong@@ s to him .
Yet , not all young ones turned out that way in Bible times , nor do they today .
Satan is the one with a c@@ y@@ n@@ ic@@ al , acc@@ using e@@ ye .
For example , the prophet Daniel stated direc@@ tly that “ Messi@@ ah the Le@@ ad@@ er ” would be “ cu@@ t off , ” or ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted , in order “ to make at@@ on@@ ement for er@@ ro@@ r . ”
Jesus ’ whole life re@@ v@@ ol@@ ved around know@@ ing and fulfill@@ ing God’s law .
When a brother read a s@@ crip@@ ture to a Greek O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x woman , she asked a number of good questions .
It is as if he wi@@ p@@ es out the rec@@ ord of those sin@@ s . ​ — Acts 3 : 19 .
One disci@@ ple used a s@@ word .
SH@@ O@@ R@@ T@@ L@@ Y after Jesus was resur@@ rec@@ ted , two of his disciples were wal@@ king from Jerusalem to E@@ m@@ ma@@ us .
We Will W@@ al@@ k in Jehovah’s N@@ ame F@@ o@@ re@@ ver !
This would result only in spiritual “ ru@@ in . ”
A more sub@@ tle form of op@@ position that Christians must end@@ ure is ne@@ g@@ ative pe@@ er pres@@ sure .
The re@@ ality , however , is qu@@ ite the op@@ pos@@ ite .
And I would like to expres@@ s my s@@ inc@@ ere appreciation for the love , war@@ m@@ th , pati@@ ence , and interest sh@@ own to me by that el@@ der and the enti@@ re congregation .
He has full knowledge of our li@@ mit@@ ations and needs .
That expres@@ sion indic@@ ates that not all first - century Christians had e@@ qu@@ al circumstances or pos@@ si@@ bil@@ ities .
For years he did so but made no real spiritual prog@@ ress .
To all who ye@@ ar@@ n to worship Jehovah in an accep@@ table way , he says : “ H@@ ate what is bad , and love what is good . ”
• How do we refle@@ ct God’s glory ?
Although ex@@ tre@@ me , the qu@@ ake in Ha@@ it@@ i was not an is@@ ol@@ ated ev@@ ent .
But that is not what Joseph had in mind for Jesus .
It was a privilege to have these brothers vis@@ it our small to@@ wn .
As desi@@ ra@@ ble ones come into God’s temple arrang@@ ement , they in turn stri@@ ve to make fur@@ ther disciples , in obedi@@ ence to Jesus ’ comm@@ and .
Let the Bible , like “ a lam@@ p shin@@ ing in a dar@@ k place , ” gu@@ i@@ de you to sa@@ f@@ ety .
Un@@ der@@ standing the Bible ​ — A P@@ lea@@ sure O@@ pen to You
What does it mean to be for@@ giving ?
Such was the effect of Jehovah’s pointed but ref@@ re@@ shing counsel .
9 / 15 L@@ I@@ F@@ E S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ I@@ E@@ S
Rather , we have Jesus ’ as@@ sur@@ ance that one day “ all those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs will hear his vo@@ ice and come out . ”
This s@@ at@@ el@@ lit@@ e@@ ’s ex@@ ist@@ ence and some of its benef@@ its are high@@ ligh@@ ted at Genesis 1 : 14 , 16 .
He wants it to be a per@@ man@@ ent , leg@@ ally reg@@ is@@ tered uni@@ on between a man and a woman .
That seem@@ s un@@ likely .
Genesis 8 : 20 tel@@ ls us that after coming out of the ar@@ k , “ Noah began to buil@@ d an al@@ ta@@ r to Jehovah and to take some of all the clean be@@ ast@@ s and of all the clean f@@ l@@ ying cre@@ atu@@ res and to offer bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffer@@ ings upon the al@@ ta@@ r . ”
He was tre@@ ated as someone special in Babyl@@ on .
Some brothers have been dra@@ wn into on@@ l@@ ine de@@ bat@@ es and thus have brought ad@@ ded re@@ pro@@ ach on Jehovah’s name .
‘ TH@@ A@@ T L@@ AN@@ D I@@ S T@@ O B@@ E@@ C@@ O@@ M@@ E L@@ I@@ K@@ E TH@@ E G@@ A@@ R@@ D@@ E@@ N O@@ F E@@ D@@ E@@ N ’
But some of these n@@ arr@@ ati@@ ves con@@ tain deep@@ er tru@@ ths that are not so ob@@ vi@@ ous .
* This ob@@ serv@@ ation was made about the sub@@ tle imp@@ act of po@@ pul@@ ar so@@ a@@ p op@@ er@@ as : “ The sear@@ ch for love is used to jus@@ ti@@ fy any conduct .
What can we learn from the examples of the false teach@@ ers and the angels ?
Some people believe that humans were cre@@ ated to live a sh@@ ort time on earth , go through tri@@ als , enjoy some happiness , and then die and move on to a better place .
Is it possible for us to t@@ ou@@ ch God’s heart and ple@@ ase him ?
Paul declar@@ ed : “ F@@ or@@ as@@ much as I am , in re@@ ality , an apostle to the nations , I gl@@ ori@@ fy my ministry . ”
For these reas@@ ons , it be@@ comes clear how important it is to learn to think as Jesus does .
That such occ@@ ur@@ red in many nations was it@@ self a fur@@ ther fulfill@@ ment of prophecy .
We are happy , in@@ deed , that all who exerc@@ ise faith in the ransom are able to enjoy a fav@@ ored relationship with Jehovah , with the hope of end@@ less life in his promised new world .
In the 1@@ 6@@ th and 1@@ 7@@ th cen@@ tu@@ ries , however , the esta@@ bli@@ shed order was sh@@ ak@@ en .
And we must put on the new person@@ ality , “ which was cre@@ ated according to God’s will in true righteousness and loy@@ al@@ ty . ” ​ — Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 22 - 24 .
Con@@ cer@@ ning the true worshi@@ per , the psalmist re@@ pres@@ ents God as saying : “ Because on me he has set his affe@@ ction , I shall also provide him with es@@ cap@@ e . I shall prote@@ ct him because he has come to know my name . ”
E@@ G@@ Y@@ P@@ T AN@@ D A@@ S@@ S@@ Y@@ R@@ I@@ A ​ — TH@@ E F@@ I@@ R@@ S@@ T T@@ W@@ O H@@ E@@ A@@ D@@ S
Does the fact that inc@@ en@@ se is used in religious cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies and in spi@@ rit@@ ism mean that all inc@@ en@@ se - bur@@ ning is wrong ?
Thus , your study can help you and many others to honor God .
When I started reading the Bible , I deci@@ ded that since I was now married , it would be wise to read it with my family too .
Jesus was prophe@@ tic@@ ally descri@@ bed as saying : “ To do your will , O my God , I have deli@@ gh@@ ted , and your law is within my in@@ ward par@@ ts . ”
Be@@ fore s@@ it@@ ting down to study , each of us took a large po@@ t@@ at@@ o sac@@ k and co@@ vered our fe@@ et and leg@@ s to prote@@ ct them from the mo@@ s@@ qu@@ it@@ o@@ es .
Yet , over 1@@ 5@@ ,000 respon@@ ded to that love - letter cont@@ est .
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : T@@ ak@@ ing into consider@@ ation each o@@ ther’s streng@@ ths and we@@ ak@@ nesses , discus@@ s who will care for what responsi@@ bility .
Thus the Law became their “ tu@@ t@@ or le@@ ading to Christ . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 3 : 24 .
What was the re@@ action ?
Although Jehovah is the “ Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh , ” from the very beg@@ in@@ ning he hon@@ ored his cre@@ atu@@ res by invol@@ ving them in his works .
The account re@@ a@@ ds : “ As soon as the fe@@ et of the pri@@ ests t@@ ou@@ ched the water , the ri@@ ver st@@ op@@ ped f@@ low@@ ing , . . . and the pri@@ ests sto@@ od in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the d@@ ry ri@@ ver@@ bed near Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o while ever@@ yone el@@ se cro@@ s@@ sed over . ”
A ful@@ l@@ er com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion of God’s Word was yet to come .
Why do you find Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 14 : 8 , 9 encourag@@ ing ?
As a result , we may f@@ all sh@@ ort of our go@@ als , bl@@ ame ourselves , and feel des@@ pon@@ d@@ ent .
Jesus used things famili@@ ar to the Jews ​ — the cour@@ t of justice , the Su@@ pre@@ me C@@ our@@ t , and the fi@@ er@@ y Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na — ​ to con@@ ve@@ y to them the inc@@ reas@@ ing sever@@ ity of the p@@ un@@ ish@@ ments for sin@@ s of inc@@ reas@@ ing seri@@ ousness .
For them , the words of the psalmist are com@@ for@@ ting in@@ deed .
When provi@@ ding material help to others , we want to be care@@ ful that a deed that seem@@ s good does not prom@@ o@@ te la@@ z@@ iness .
We appreci@@ ate the benef@@ its received from or@@ der@@ ly govern@@ ment , and gu@@ i@@ ded by Pet@@ er@@ ’s words , we obey its la@@ ws and pa@@ y our ta@@ x@@ es .
A young man I used to be , I have also gro@@ wn old , and yet I have not seen anyone righteous left enti@@ r@@ ely , nor his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing loo@@ king for bre@@ ad . ”
Indeed , what rich blessings Jehovah has p@@ our@@ ed out on us !
I@@ ’@@ ve never heard those de@@ ta@@ il@@ s before .
It is much better for us to teach them to reason on Bible principles so that they can deci@@ de for themselves how to act .
T@@ w@@ o months later , we received a letter instru@@ cting us to get to Bethel as soon as possible .
If it seem@@ ed gener@@ al , their conscience would come more into pla@@ y and they could show their love for God by their decisions .
“ He took a lo@@ a@@ f , gave than@@ ks , bro@@ ke it , and gave it to them , saying : ‘ This means my body which is to be given in your be@@ half .
We hope to comfort the person , make him consci@@ ous of his spiritual need , and show how it can be satis@@ fied . ​ — Matthew 5 : 3 , 4 .
A SH@@ R@@ E@@ W@@ D person is practic@@ al and cle@@ ver , s@@ ound in judgment and sh@@ ar@@ p in per@@ c@@ ep@@ tion , j@@ udi@@ ci@@ ous and pr@@ u@@ d@@ ent , dis@@ cer@@ ning and wise .
The Witnesses explained that God listen@@ s to prayers in all langu@@ ages , and they gave him a bro@@ ch@@ ure in To@@ t@@ on@@ a@@ c , which he accepted with great joy . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 6 : 32 , 33 ; Psalm 6@@ 5 : 2 .
Un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly .
I@@ N TH@@ I@@ S I@@ S@@ S@@ U@@ E
I felt streng@@ th@@ ened to keep tr@@ ying hard and not give up .
However , Jesus rep@@ lies : “ I tell you , If these rema@@ ined s@@ il@@ ent , the st@@ ones would c@@ ry out . ” ​ — Luke 19 : 38 - 40 ; Matthew 21 : 6 - 9 .
When we listen com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ately , we in effect allow people to tell us why they need the Kingdom .
Why not follow Jesus in that ?
Thus , human efforts have not been able to bring world peace . ​ — Read Jeremiah 10 : 23 ; 1 John 5 : 19 .
Such religious support of worl@@ dly govern@@ ments is id@@ enti@@ fied in the Bible as spiritual for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation .
After his re@@ bel@@ li@@ on , Satan still had acc@@ ess to the heavenly cour@@ ts , as indic@@ ated in the book of Job .
He ad@@ ded : “ Those see@@ king Jehovah will l@@ ack nothing good . ”
( a ) How did Moses de@@ al with K@@ or@@ ah and his men ?
“ S@@ har@@ ing news regarding members of the local congregation with the el@@ der@@ ly brothers and sisters makes them feel that they are still part of our spiritual family , ” says one overse@@ er .
What satis@@ fac@@ tion resul@@ ts from their ministry ? ​ — Pro@@ v .
When Al@@ f@@ onso became P@@ op@@ e C@@ ali@@ x@@ tu@@ s I@@ I@@ I , he made R@@ o@@ d@@ ri@@ go and another ne@@ p@@ he@@ w car@@ din@@ als .
Tru@@ e , the Bible encoura@@ ges di@@ lig@@ ence .
We Ha@@ ve Be@@ en En@@ tru@@ sted With a T@@ re@@ asure
It could even end@@ anger Na@@ th@@ an’s life if he spoke up .
In the first century , an is@@ sue ar@@ ose over which there was much dis@@ pu@@ ting .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 6@@ 1 , 5@@ 2
U@@ p@@ on re@@ tur@@ ning to Da@@ w@@ son C@@ ity , H@@ en@@ ry rema@@ ined faithful until he died .
But David was Jehovah’s cho@@ ice , and that was what coun@@ ted . ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
W@@ as E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us among the exc@@ ep@@ tions ?
K@@ E@@ E@@ P “ W@@ AL@@ K@@ IN@@ G I@@ N TH@@ E T@@ R@@ U@@ T@@ H ”
Although we cannot ex@@ pect complete se@@ cur@@ ity in life today , there are things we can do that will help us lead a relati@@ vely st@@ able and secu@@ re life .
What blessings sp@@ ous@@ es enjoy when they truly love each other and never let pri@@ de , the chil@@ dis@@ h s@@ il@@ ent tre@@ at@@ ment , or other un@@ ch@@ ris@@ ti@@ an tra@@ its ma@@ r their marriage !
The apostle Paul was moved to exc@@ la@@ im , as recorded at Romans 11 : 33 : “ O the dep@@ th of God’s . . . wisdom and knowledge ! ”
“ The God of all comfort . . . com@@ forts us in all our tri@@ als . ” ​ — 2 C@@ O@@ R .
We should not , therefore , be sur@@ pris@@ ed that human soci@@ ety in gener@@ al fin@@ ds death a challeng@@ ing pro@@ spe@@ ct .
How did Jesus come to be bu@@ ri@@ ed with the rich ?
* ​ — John 3 : 16 ; 14 : 28 .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N a child is sh@@ o@@ ved by a si@@ bl@@ ing , u@@ su@@ ally the chil@@ d’s first re@@ action is to sh@@ o@@ ve back .
; S@@ tel@@ ter , C .
His baptism on O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 14 , 199@@ 5 , in a st@@ re@@ am near our home , was the first time in 15 years that he had moved from his bed .
Since 199@@ 9 , therefore , an organiz@@ ed effort has been made to ass@@ ist with Kingdom H@@ all con@@ stru@@ ction in lands where li@@ mit@@ ed res@@ our@@ ces are a@@ vail@@ able .
It di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t take me long to understand John 8 : 32 , which re@@ a@@ ds : ‘ You will know the truth , and the truth will set you free . ’ ”
His bel@@ o@@ ved wife also pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed that qu@@ ality .
He invit@@ ed her to stay with his group of young women so that she would not be mis@@ tre@@ ated by the men working in the field .
It makes the us@@ er a slave to the dam@@ ag@@ ing ha@@ bi@@ t .
They were not si@@ ck@@ ened by such ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ tions because the g@@ ha@@ st@@ ly bu@@ t@@ ch@@ eri@@ es of the am@@ p@@ hi@@ the@@ at@@ re had long since de@@ based their feelings and per@@ ver@@ ted their inst@@ inc@@ ts . ” ​ — Matthew 5 : 27 , 28 .
Dis@@ cer@@ n the real situation involved .
To fulf@@ ill her v@@ ow , H@@ ann@@ ah pres@@ ents her son Samuel for service at “ the house of Jehovah . ”
Bu@@ sh@@ enyi
When descri@@ b@@ ing his feelings for the flo@@ ck , one long@@ time el@@ der said : “ Jesus ’ words to Peter ​ — shepher@@ d my little sheep — ​ deep@@ ly move me .
F@@ ri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps , family feelings , and r@@ om@@ an@@ tic love are often inst@@ inc@@ tive .
Indeed , “ he did just so . ”
You are my ass@@ ist@@ ance and the Pro@@ vi@@ der of es@@ cap@@ e for me . ”
In time , though , the word came to ref@@ er to the building where people ass@@ em@@ b@@ led for worship .
We cannot truly love or trust a str@@ anger .
Bo@@ th Jehovah and Jesus appreci@@ ated , comm@@ ended , and bless@@ ed the wor@@ thy ones .
Yes , Saul fac@@ ed a t@@ est of loy@@ al@@ ties , as have many in our time .
Like the so - called po@@ is@@ on - pen letter writ@@ er , he is s@@ kil@@ led at using in@@ nu@@ end@@ o , half - tru@@ ths , and lies .
Why do we know that there is joy in heaven when one of the anointed main@@ tain@@ s a life course of integrity ?
Like Jesus , are you reason@@ able about what you ex@@ pect of others ?
We have different ways of doing things , different ter@@ min@@ olo@@ gy , even different syst@@ em@@ s of me@@ a@@ su@@ re@@ ment , yet no@@ ne of these things ca@@ used any problems . ”
S@@ ele@@ cting As@@ soci@@ ates
“ [ E@@ hu@@ d ] turned back at the qu@@ arri@@ es that were at G@@ il@@ g@@ al , and he pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to say : ‘ I have a se@@ cre@@ t word for you , O king . ’ ”
“ Tru@@ ly I tell you today , you will be with me in Par@@ adise . ” ​ — Luke 23 : 39 - 4@@ 3 .
They would never , for instance , li@@ e under o@@ ath in a cour@@ t of law .
It sur@@ ely made him think back to the gar@@ den of E@@ den , where Jehovah had fore@@ told that an off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing would one day destro@@ y Satan .
I no@@ tic@@ ed many Bible pas@@ sa@@ ges that teach us to tre@@ at ani@@ mal@@ s kin@@ dly .
For example , someone may reve@@ al that a tra@@ ge@@ dy has ca@@ used him to doubt the ex@@ ist@@ ence of a loving Creator .
Not at all ! ​ — Read Isaiah 40 : 12 , 13 .
C@@ L@@ A@@ S@@ S A@@ S@@ S@@ I@@ G@@ N@@ M@@ EN@@ T@@ S
Then she st@@ op@@ ped tal@@ king to me al@@ together .
What ro@@ le do kindness and g@@ ent@@ l@@ en@@ ess pla@@ y in our ministry ?
What will be discus@@ sed in this article ?
For example , su@@ p@@ pose that your sp@@ ouse tend@@ s to be some@@ what re@@ served , while you are can@@ did and high@@ ly in@@ ten@@ se when expres@@ sing yourself .
E@@ very govern@@ ment has standards that its c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens are expe@@ cted to me@@ et , and ever@@ yone who wants to live under that govern@@ ment must me@@ et those standards .
But what are the benef@@ its of such a sear@@ ch ? ​ — Psalm 19 : 7 - 10 ; Proverbs 3 : 13 - 18 .
( Read 2 Timothy 4 : 1 . )
How did God’s only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son come to be born as a human ?
S@@ hor@@ tly after the E@@ Z@@ L@@ N declar@@ ed war against the govern@@ ment over the ra@@ di@@ o , the to@@ w@@ ns@@ people f@@ led .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , I offered a hear@@ t@@ felt prayer to Jehovah , prom@@ ising to serve him for the rest of my life .
I have every reason to be gr@@ ate@@ ful for all his loving care of me . ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 6 , 7 .
A full su@@ it of fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative ar@@ m@@ or is provided for your prote@@ ction .
F@@ le@@ sh@@ ly Israel were no longer Jehovah’s covenant people .
If temp@@ ted to com@@ mit im@@ mor@@ ality , we will fir@@ m@@ ly res@@ ist .
Re@@ war@@ ds Are F@@ or@@ th@@ coming
We want our children to be well - educ@@ ated so that they can make their way in life .
The effect could be wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad des@@ tru@@ ction from ris@@ ing se@@ a le@@ vel@@ s , dr@@ ough@@ ts , f@@ loo@@ ds , e@@ pi@@ dem@@ ic@@ s , h@@ ur@@ ri@@ can@@ es , and w@@ ars over di@@ min@@ i@@ shed res@@ our@@ ces .
L@@ ater , the Christian congregation had to follow “ the law of the Christ . ”
( b ) What is the imp@@ ort of the prophecy that Jehovah’s servants will worship “ from new mo@@ on to new mo@@ on and from sa@@ b@@ bat@@ h to sa@@ b@@ bat@@ h ” ?
The children then re@@ turned to where their parents were se@@ ated ​ — all exc@@ ep@@ t me .
So Christians learned to avoid what the apostle Paul said were “ the cont@@ ra@@ dic@@ tions of the fal@@ sel@@ y called ‘ knowledge . ’ ”
C@@ learly , the G@@ no@@ s@@ tic go@@ sp@@ els are in@@ tend@@ ed to under@@ mine , rather than strengthen , faith in the Bible . ​ — Acts 20 : 30 .
Paul war@@ ned : “ Those who are determined to be rich f@@ all into temp@@ tation and a s@@ n@@ are and many sen@@ sel@@ ess and h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful desi@@ res , which p@@ lu@@ ng@@ e men into des@@ tru@@ ction and ru@@ in .
For example , one ra@@ b@@ bi was se@@ ized to trans@@ por@@ t my@@ r@@ t@@ les to a p@@ al@@ ace .
But Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide fre@@ ely contribu@@ te to e@@ qu@@ al@@ ize their res@@ our@@ ces so that the Word of God and Bible - rel@@ ated public@@ ations are a@@ vail@@ able wh@@ er@@ ever there is a need . ​ — 2 Corinthians 8 : 14 .
From the time of his baptism in 29 C.E . , Jesus as H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est sub@@ mit@@ ted to t@@ ests and tra@@ ining until the time of his ac@@ tu@@ al death .
Christians with an earthly hope are also sub@@ je@@ cts of God’s Kingdom , so it is in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate for them to take si@@ des in this worl@@ d’s dis@@ pu@@ tes .
The mo@@ der@@ n appro@@ ach to ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gy is to exam@@ ine the evidence at a s@@ ite on its own mer@@ its , without refer@@ ence to pre@@ conc@@ ei@@ ved ide@@ as and the@@ ori@@ es .
Many religious teachings about God are cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct@@ ory and con@@ fu@@ sing .
What do Jesus ’ teachings reve@@ al about Jehovah ?
No@@ te these inspired words that the psalmist ad@@ d@@ ressed to Jehovah : “ Your people will offer themselves will@@ ingly on the day of your mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ce .
I started working as an ele@@ c@@ tri@@ ci@@ an in the co@@ al min@@ es .
For instance , his Law provided for a system of sacrific@@ es , or o@@ ffer@@ ings , some of which were com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory , while others were vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary .
Bible ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gy and world events indic@@ ate that this heavenly war occ@@ ur@@ red after God’s Kingdom was esta@@ bli@@ shed in the heavens in 1914 .
By all means , then , let us continue to worship God in a clean spiritual st@@ ate and maintain a close relationship with him .
So many in@@ no@@ c@@ ent lives s@@ nu@@ ff@@ ed out and so much suffering , often for no ap@@ par@@ ent reason !
As@@ soci@@ ate with fellow Christians .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , he was no longer able to speak .
When you study the Bible , sear@@ ch for principles that can help you to know how Jehovah thin@@ ks and feel@@ s .
See The Watchtower , J@@ anu@@ ary 15 , 20@@ 00 , pages 12 - 14 .
How did Jesus show that he did not want his followers to feel in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated by him ?
“ Do you really believe in the resurrection ? ”
But now su@@ p@@ pose you take away everything he has ​ — he will cur@@ se you to your face ! ”
All of them knew God’s comman@@ d@@ ment : “ You must not mu@@ r@@ der . ”
Hence , like God’s servants in the past , to be succ@@ ess@@ ful we need to be tra@@ ined .
The second illustr@@ ation foc@@ uses on the “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer , ” Jehovah .
Jehovah kept his promise and direc@@ ted Si@@ me@@ on to the inf@@ ant Jesus , brought by His parents to the temple in Jerusalem .
What a blessing for Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us ’ in@@ tim@@ ate friends ! ​ — Acts 10 : 24 , 4@@ 4 .
Why is it d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous to follow an imp@@ ul@@ se ?
Father believ@@ ed that we children should all learn to work .
In the sense that he is the O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or of the mar@@ it@@ al arrang@@ ement , Jehovah has “ yo@@ ked together ” those un@@ ited in we@@ d@@ lo@@ ck .
Jose@@ t@@ te explained the mar@@ vel@@ ous promises to be found in the Bible .
Un@@ til 19@@ 6@@ 7 all religion was f@@ ro@@ w@@ ned upon in Al@@ ban@@ ia .
“ If my husband is over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed with work or other responsi@@ bil@@ ities , I let a little time pas@@ s before I ra@@ ise certain matters .
C@@ au@@ tion to Those Who Mar@@ ry
Tru@@ e friends are at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to you because of who you are , not because of what you own .
When off@@ ended , we pur@@ sue peace by for@@ giving and for@@ get@@ ting , that is , by ‘ not keep@@ ing account of the in@@ j@@ ur@@ y . ’
This was my first ass@@ em@@ bly as a new cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er , and I was an anxi@@ ous 25 - year - old .
Pro@@ c@@ ra@@ st@@ in@@ ation , however , is a different matter ; u@@ su@@ ally it is har@@ m@@ ful .
O@@ thers may not have in@@ iti@@ ally pl@@ an@@ ned for sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess , but when their circumstances chang@@ ed , they pray@@ er@@ fully refle@@ cted on their situation and real@@ ized that with Jehovah’s help they too could be set@@ t@@ led in their heart .
I kept as@@ king my@@ self . “ During those dre@@ ad@@ ful days , I kept as@@ king Jehovah to help me control my emo@@ tions and to give me peace .
It is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy that Jesus set out this rule of conduct : “ All things , therefore , that you want men to do to you , you also must lik@@ e@@ wise do to them . ”
When it comes to cho@@ o@@ sing ho@@ b@@ bi@@ es and rec@@ re@@ ation , many have found it important to be fle@@ xi@@ ble .
E@@ spe@@ cially with close family members , any at@@ temp@@ t to commun@@ ic@@ ate our feelings can eas@@ ily deter@@ i@@ or@@ ate into b@@ lam@@ ing or cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ z@@ ing the other person .
• How do mil@@ dness and long - suffering prom@@ o@@ te peace in the congregation ?
A@@ n important responsi@@ bility of the elders is to help read@@ just those who have fal@@ le@@ n into wr@@ ong@@ doing . ​ — James 5 : 14 , 15 .
Such fre@@ e@@ dom seem@@ ed al@@ most uni@@ mag@@ in@@ able now .
E@@ ach one cho@@ s@@ en must be a full - time serv@@ ant of the So@@ ci@@ ety or a part - time serv@@ ant of a compan@@ y [ congregation ] of Jehovah’s wit@@ nesses and must show the spirit of the Lord . ”
We can live life as God me@@ ant it to be , in per@@ fe@@ ction , forever ​ — all because of what Jehovah has done to deli@@ ver us ! ​ — R@@ om .
However , “ God is not a God of con@@ fu@@ sion . ”
And think of this : If we remain loyal to Jehovah and if we stand fir@@ m for his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , we shall have the opportunity of sh@@ aring in the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of Jehovah’s name and the fulfill@@ ment of his purpose .
As@@ soci@@ ate with those who believe what the Bible teach@@ es .
Those ra@@ ised will have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of gro@@ wing to human per@@ fe@@ ction and never having to die again .
Tru@@ st and confidence in Jehovah’s promises will sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard us from experi@@ enc@@ ing ‘ shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ k concer@@ ning our faith . ’
We sp@@ end as much time as possible help@@ ing others get to know the Bible .
Since 199@@ 9 , over 2@@ 4@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 Kingdom H@@ alls have been buil@@ t in lands with li@@ mit@@ ed res@@ our@@ ces .
He was a high@@ ly res@@ pe@@ cted minis@@ ter in the Me@@ tho@@ di@@ st - E@@ p@@ is@@ cop@@ al Ch@@ urch .
17 , 18 . ( a ) Jehovah expe@@ cts the elders to tre@@ at his sheep in what way ?
We are imper@@ fect , so it is not eas@@ y to do that .
As Christians , we allow our love for God and neigh@@ b@@ or to mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to share in the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work .
How g@@ la@@ d we can be that God wants us to “ come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth ” so that we can benefit from his loving pro@@ v@@ isions !
I was also determined to obey God’s clear direction to mar@@ ry only a fellow beli@@ ever .
A@@ sa@@ ph gre@@ w disc@@ oura@@ ged .
The great@@ est d@@ anger .
He therefore pres@@ cri@@ bed the same p@@ en@@ al@@ ty for re@@ v@@ il@@ ing one@@ ’s parents as for ac@@ tually mu@@ r@@ der@@ ing them .
Acc@@ ording to one rec@@ ent repor@@ t , the a@@ ver@@ age we@@ d@@ ding in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates “ co@@ st@@ s $ 2@@ 2@@ ,000 , or half the a@@ ver@@ age [ an@@ nu@@ al ] in@@ come of an A@@ mer@@ i@@ can hous@@ eho@@ ld . ”
2 : 13 ​ — With who@@ se te@@ ars had the al@@ ta@@ r of Jehovah become co@@ vered ?
But I have to say that she ca@@ ught up with me and even over@@ took me .
After Abraham arri@@ ved there , Jehovah said that Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , not Abraham himself , would receive the land as an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
I quic@@ k@@ ly pi@@ cked up the boo@@ k@@ le@@ ts and put them in a dra@@ wer that the sol@@ di@@ ers had already sear@@ ched .
On hear@@ ing where Jesus was from , P@@ il@@ ate tri@@ ed to pas@@ s the case on to H@@ er@@ od An@@ ti@@ p@@ as , dist@@ ri@@ ct rul@@ er of Gal@@ ile@@ e .
To the spi@@ es , she said : “ I do know that Jehovah will certainly give you the land , . . . for Jehovah your God is God in the heavens a@@ bo@@ ve and on the earth bene@@ ath . ”
A war@@ m at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere pre@@ va@@ iled in our home in Ch@@ em@@ n@@ it@@ z , Ger@@ many , where I was born in 19@@ 28 .
The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia of R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on expla@@ ins that the f@@ oun@@ ders of Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ism , Christi@@ an@@ ity , and Is@@ la@@ m held di@@ verse vie@@ ws about mirac@@ les , but it no@@ tes : “ The sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent hist@@ ory of these religi@@ ons demonstr@@ ates un@@ mis@@ ta@@ ka@@ bly that mirac@@ les and mirac@@ le st@@ ori@@ es have been an in@@ tegr@@ al part of man@@ ’s religious life . ”
F@@ in@@ ally , on the day of baptism , each can@@ di@@ d@@ ate is asked , “ On the bas@@ is of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ , have you rep@@ ented of your sin@@ s and dedic@@ ated yourself to Jehovah to do his will ? ”
In@@ c@@ lu@@ ded in his prophecy was this mean@@ ing@@ ful st@@ at@@ ement : “ This good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations ; and then the end will come . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
This was the field ministry go@@ al for the mon@@ th .
“ To all per@@ fe@@ ction I see a li@@ mit , ” re@@ a@@ ds the New In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational V@@ er@@ sion , “ but your comman@@ ds are b@@ oun@@ d@@ less . ”
Why is bel@@ ong@@ ing to Jehovah an un@@ deser@@ ved kindness ?
“ I , Jehovah , am loving justice . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A@@ I@@ A@@ H 6@@ 1 : 8 .
Our heavenly Father listen@@ s to his servants , and he pa@@ ys attention to their feelings .
Let all ‘ take hold of Jehovah’s str@@ ong@@ hold , ’ see@@ king his fav@@ or and prote@@ ction .
So why not prove to yourself that what you have been taught from the Bible is in@@ deed the truth ?
Consider , too , these other examples : Romans 15 : 30 ; 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 25 ; 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 3 : 1 ; Hebrews 13 : 18 .
But has greater a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of the proble@@ m re@@ duc@@ ed the number of in@@ ci@@ d@@ ents of d@@ om@@ es@@ tic viol@@ ence ?
T@@ ak@@ ing her by the hand , he said : “ Ma@@ id@@ en , I say to you , G@@ et up ! ”
For example , a Christian who is an expe@@ ct@@ ant mother may cho@@ ose to ref@@ ra@@ in from taking in ca@@ f@@ fe@@ ine during her pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy if she conclu@@ des that it could af@@ fect her un@@ born child .
Those who are en@@ thr@@ al@@ led by the worl@@ d’s spirit and who in@@ d@@ ul@@ ge their fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res may think they are free .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out that time , the do@@ ors of the ba@@ r@@ rac@@ ks had to remain o@@ pen so that the re@@ bel@@ s could mon@@ it@@ or us con@@ stan@@ tly .
We can preach with a view to star@@ ting Bible stu@@ dies .
And then they will see the Son of man coming in a cl@@ ou@@ d with power and great glory . ”
He even conclu@@ ded a covenant with them . ​ — Luke 22 : 24 - 32 .
By ob@@ serving God’s counsel to avoid the love of money , we do not destro@@ y our peace of mind , as many have , in the pur@@ su@@ it of ri@@ ches .
Their way of life was de@@ t@@ es@@ table .
If we were to respon@@ d to a pro@@ vo@@ c@@ ation by get@@ ting up@@ set , we could not maintain our peace .
Christ’s F@@ ol@@ low@@ ers Are Con@@ cer@@ ned Ab@@ out the P@@ o@@ or
He did not consider himself as having already la@@ id hold on it , for he had to prove himself faithful to the end .
There are , of course , times when we feel an especially ur@@ g@@ ent need for help .
But Jehovah m@@ ol@@ ded us and helped us to change , and as a result , we now have some beau@@ ti@@ ful qualities .
Mi@@ rac@@ ul@@ ously , the dead bo@@ y came to life and was re@@ un@@ ited with his now el@@ ated mother !
Bo@@ th Jehovah and Jesus have un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly helped people to learn the way of the truth .
Y@@ ou@@ ths ​ — Are You M@@ ak@@ ing S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Ad@@ van@@ c@@ ement ?
Jehovah did this by mirac@@ ul@@ ously trans@@ fer@@ ring the life of Jesus from heaven to the wom@@ b of a faithful Jewish vi@@ r@@ g@@ in nam@@ ed M@@ ary .
There were very few sing@@ le brothers in the are@@ a to which I was assign@@ ed as a special pioneer . ”
Our associ@@ ation with others who have already re@@ ached a certain go@@ al can also cre@@ ate in us a desire to at@@ tain it .
T@@ ow@@ ard the end of the pro@@ ject , he even wor@@ ked an enti@@ re night so that the brothers could have the Kingdom H@@ all ready for dedic@@ ation the following mor@@ ning .
He h@@ ur@@ ts the wom@@ an’s parents and her husband if she is married .
But can marriage be expe@@ cted to be a mirac@@ ul@@ ous cu@@ re for all disa@@ gre@@ ements ?
To go on wal@@ king with God , we must hope in him con@@ stan@@ tly .
That is a v@@ al@@ id concer@@ n .
When see@@ king Jehovah’s spirit and help , do not be too quic@@ k to sto@@ p as@@ king for it .
Moses ’ hum@@ ility was also evid@@ ent when he fac@@ ed ne@@ g@@ ative circumstances that affe@@ cted him person@@ ally .
All those who atten@@ d meetings do so , in effect , at the invit@@ ation of Jehovah and his Son .
Rather , this means of deli@@ ver@@ ance was a ke@@ y fe@@ ature of Jehovah’s will .
A father nam@@ ed R@@ on@@ al@@ d had a similar experience with his te@@ en@@ age daugh@@ ter .
As reg@@ ar@@ ds fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah , contr@@ ast Abraham with his des@@ c@@ end@@ ants .
Pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers do not f@@ la@@ un@@ t their tal@@ ents , but they mo@@ des@@ tly use them to serve their brothers and bring honor to Jehovah .
This ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation of why we die is in har@@ mony with what we know today about her@@ e@@ di@@ ty .
L@@ ater , n@@ ine of Jac@@ ob@@ ’s older children wanted to take his you@@ ng@@ est son , B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in , down to Egy@@ pt to find reli@@ ef from the fam@@ ine .
Mo@@ tiv@@ ation contribu@@ tes to the h@@ ik@@ er@@ ’s sta@@ ying power .
Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation te@@ am pre@@ par@@ ing public@@ ations in L@@ ow Ger@@ man ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 10 )
By using the gener@@ al ter@@ m “ a man ” in@@ stead of the name Job , Satan brought into the ar@@ ena of doubt the integrity of every human .
We do well to follow Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h’s example and seek to do things God’s way .
For example , Eng@@ l@@ ish cl@@ eri@@ c Joseph B@@ en@@ son com@@ men@@ ted : “ It seem@@ s most likely that it was by sign@@ s of some kind .
The Witnesses have also transl@@ ated the Bible into some 1@@ 00 langu@@ ages .
Tru@@ e , Jehovah does not per@@ form such mirac@@ les in be@@ half of his people today , but he does bl@@ ess their ac@@ ts of faith .
Sa@@ in@@ t Peter c@@ alls on all Christians to be pri@@ ests , saying : You are the holy pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od o@@ ffering spiritual sacrific@@ es .
What is me@@ ant by the words of Mi@@ ca@@ h 1 : 3 , 4 ?
Davi@@ d’s respon@@ se to the news of the death of Saul and J@@ on@@ a@@ than reve@@ als his feelings for them and for Jehovah .
Why can we be sure of this ?
We received ad@@ di@@ tional material to help bring glory to God with the rel@@ e@@ ase in 20@@ 10 of the bro@@ ch@@ ure W@@ as Li@@ fe C@@ re@@ ated ?
He was “ all things to ever@@ yone . ”
A@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l Go@@ sp@@ els and A@@ post@@ as@@ y From Christi@@ an@@ ity
But the qu@@ ality of life that they pos@@ s@@ ess and their experience in help@@ ing a world of imper@@ fect people will e@@ qui@@ p them to hold a reg@@ al position in Jehovah’s pur@@ pos@@ es forever .
As the disci@@ ple James put it , “ each one is tri@@ ed by being dra@@ wn out and en@@ tic@@ ed by his own desire . ”
Do the Go@@ sp@@ els con@@ tain f@@ ab@@ les or fac@@ ts ?
How than@@ k@@ ful we should be both to Jehovah for sen@@ ding his bel@@ o@@ ved Son to earth and to Jesus for will@@ ingly giving his life as a ransom for us ! ​ — Mark 10 : 4@@ 5 .
I deci@@ ded that I would beg@@ in full - time service within a mon@@ th .
They have no reg@@ re@@ ts ; ne@@ i@@ ther will you .
What could h@@ in@@ der us from recei@@ ving the glory that Jehovah is willing to con@@ f@@ er on us ?
A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der the Gre@@ at , the most prom@@ in@@ ent king of ancient Gre@@ e@@ ce , led the char@@ ge against Me@@ do - Per@@ sia .
Today , you can be confid@@ ent that Jehovah will move experienced fellow believers to help you too in car@@ r@@ ying out your ministry .
When we show or are sh@@ own un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish love , our lives are en@@ ri@@ ched , being filled with joy and meaning .
Even wor@@ se , though , he had not buil@@ t a relationship with God .
E@@ le@@ ph@@ ants , however , provide an example of mutu@@ al support .
Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning in F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 19@@ 40 , it became comm@@ on to see Witnesses on the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts in bu@@ sin@@ ess dist@@ ri@@ cts o@@ ffering The Watchtower and Con@@ sol@@ ation ( now A@@ wa@@ ke ! ) .
What should parents consider when it comes to their attitude toward se@@ cul@@ ar work ?
When I said no , he respon@@ ded : “ Then you never stu@@ died !
However , after reading a few co@@ pi@@ es of the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines publi@@ shed by the Witnesses , she chang@@ ed her attitude .
Then we will see even more evidence of how lar@@ ge@@ hear@@ ted Jehovah is .
In the in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction to her es@@ say , J@@ en@@ n@@ y stated that her religion “ se@@ ts the standards for [ her ] life . ”
Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing high mor@@ als , young men and women enjoy an in@@ tim@@ ate relationship with God .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers work ti@@ rel@@ ess@@ ly to transl@@ ate this spiritual food into some 6@@ 00 langu@@ ages so that as many as possible can learn about “ the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent things of God ” in their own language .
Lo@@ sing their sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y , they see no need to “ keep on the w@@ atch , ” and they cho@@ ose to pur@@ sue sel@@ f@@ ish go@@ als in@@ stead of pu@@ t@@ ting Kingdom inter@@ ests first .
On the fr@@ on@@ t co@@ ver of its is@@ sue of Ju@@ ly 12 , 199@@ 9 , the inter@@ n@@ ational e@@ dition of Ne@@ w@@ s@@ we@@ ek asked : “ Is God De@@ ad ? ”
He gave some as apostles , some as prophe@@ ts , some as ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers , some as shepher@@ ds and teach@@ ers , with a view to the read@@ ju@@ st@@ ment of the holy ones , for minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al work , for the building up of the body of the Christ . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 8 , 11 , 12 .
Today , Satan is just as pleas@@ ed when we are simil@@ arly tr@@ oub@@ led by a thor@@ n in the flesh .
We cle@@ a@@ ve to Jehovah and keep his regul@@ ations .
The c@@ hi@@ ef purpose of ri@@ ches , he ar@@ gu@@ ed , was to help others .
That sh@@ o@@ ok not only my parents but the enti@@ re commun@@ ity as well .
For more de@@ ta@@ il@@ s , see the book Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — Pro@@ claim@@ ers of God’s Kingdom , pages 6@@ 7@@ 5 - 6 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
How does God’s Word help the congregation to be clean , pe@@ ace@@ ful , and un@@ ited ?
They “ were b@@ es@@ i@@ de themselves with great e@@ c@@ st@@ as@@ y . ”
In your congregation , you have likely seen ‘ a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted ones cr@@ ying for help . ’
We even pray concer@@ ning them , to the end that we may be allow@@ ed to pur@@ sue our ministry in peace and with godly devo@@ tion .
( b ) How can a@@ do@@ p@@ ting a positi@@ ve , for@@ giving spirit change your out@@ look on life ?
So , what does Jehovah find accep@@ table ?
W@@ he@@ ther you have person@@ ally been affe@@ cted by such things or not , it is hard not to won@@ der just where the world is he@@ ading and if things will ever get better .
Today , that knowledge is in@@ deed faith - streng@@ th@@ ening to Jehovah’s people , who are rend@@ ering sac@@ red service to him in 2@@ 35 lands .
For example , to help one who feel@@ s de@@ je@@ cted , an el@@ der might direc@@ t attention to Psalm 34 : 18 .
Do I have real@@ is@@ tic expe@@ ct@@ ations of my children ?
The last book of the Bible speak@@ s of “ the k@@ ings of the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth ” being ga@@ ther@@ ed together “ to the war of the great day of God the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty . ”
El@@ ders in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar stri@@ ve to be consci@@ ous of both their own sa@@ f@@ ety and the sa@@ f@@ ety of those working around them .
In that country , it k@@ ill@@ s more people each year than “ al@@ co@@ ho@@ l , il@@ leg@@ al d@@ ru@@ g use , ho@@ mi@@ ci@@ de , su@@ i@@ ci@@ de , ca@@ r ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents , and A@@ I@@ D@@ S com@@ bin@@ ed , ” states a repor@@ t from the N@@ ational In@@ s@@ titu@@ te on D@@ ru@@ g A@@ bu@@ se .
To “ see the sal@@ vation of Jehovah , ” we need to “ take [ our ] position ” in ac@@ tive support of God’s Kingdom .
Like E@@ no@@ ch before him , he war@@ ned people about the judgment that was coming upon the world .
( b ) In what way was “ the last instance ” of Ru@@ th@@ ’s loving - kindness better than “ the first ” ?
Si@@ mil@@ ar feelings of gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de should move us to have a spirit of gener@@ os@@ ity .
( a ) What might expla@@ in Pet@@ er@@ ’s seem@@ ing out@@ spo@@ k@@ en@@ ness ?
This can help us feel even more sure that Jehovah’s promises for the future will come true .
21 : 17 - 19 .
That love mo@@ ves us to continue to “ conduct ourselves hon@@ es@@ tly in all things . ”
9 , 10 . ( a ) How did Satan try to h@@ in@@ der God’s purpose with reg@@ ard to the nation of Israel ?
How vital that parents know what is involved in tra@@ ining their young ones !
C@@ oun@@ sel That En@@ du@@ res
L@@ ater , when Jehovah’s ang@@ el asked him to es@@ cap@@ e to the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous re@@ gi@@ on , Lo@@ t said : “ I am not able to es@@ cap@@ e to the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous re@@ gi@@ on . . .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines to people pas@@ sing by on the st@@ re@@ et .
The apostle Paul said : “ Be obedi@@ ent to those who are taking the lead among you and be sub@@ mis@@ sive , for they are keep@@ ing w@@ atch over your sou@@ ls . ”
Rather than take matters into our own hands , we must “ stand still , ” plac@@ ing our imp@@ lic@@ it trust in Jehovah .
In time , she came to lik@@ en her@@ self to a chil@@ d’s c@@ ra@@ y@@ on ​ — even the bro@@ ken ones are still u@@ se@@ ful for col@@ or@@ ing .
Such love mo@@ ves us to obey his comman@@ ds “ from the heart . ”
N@@ ever speak ba@@ dly about an ab@@ sent par@@ ent or st@@ ep@@ par@@ ent within ear@@ sh@@ o@@ t of the children .
Yet , this was the in@@ s@@ titu@@ tion Jesus refer@@ red to when he said : “ If someone under authority imp@@ res@@ ses you into service for a m@@ ile , go with him two mil@@ es . ”
Ke@@ ep@@ ing this princi@@ ple in mind helps us answer such questions as : ‘ Sh@@ ould I pur@@ sue pl@@ ans for an advan@@ ced educ@@ ation ?
Jehovah is deli@@ gh@@ ted that this family inclu@@ des you .
For whom do we especially need to “ con@@ fir@@ m ” our love , and why ?
He tal@@ ked to him sever@@ al times and promised , “ As soon as I am rel@@ eas@@ ed and allow@@ ed to re@@ su@@ me my prac@@ tice , I will be willing to de@@ f@@ end Jehovah’s Witnesses . ”
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , the ter@@ m “ H@@ ar – M@@ ag@@ e@@ d@@ on ” is rel@@ ated to the ancient Israel@@ ite city of Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do .
“ My wife Ka@@ it@@ l@@ y@@ n never vie@@ wed the to@@ pi@@ c of my l@@ ate wife as ta@@ bo@@ o , ” says I@@ an , who re@@ married ten years ag@@ o .
▪ A@@ n inspired psalmist san@@ g : “ P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous in the eyes of Jehovah is the death of his loyal ones . ”
Yet , N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s de@@ f@@ ended Jesus before the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in by as@@ king : “ Our law does not ju@@ dge a man un@@ less first it has heard from him and come to know what he is doing , does it ? ”
How did David ris@@ e from the ob@@ sc@@ ur@@ ity of a shepher@@ d bo@@ y to n@@ ational f@@ ame ?
We will certainly be satis@@ fied with the go@@ o@@ dness of your house . ” ​ — Psalm 6@@ 5 : 2 , 4 .
The love of our brothers will for@@ ti@@ fy us against op@@ position
12 , 13 . ( a ) How did Jesus demonstr@@ ate ze@@ al , and what mo@@ tiv@@ ated him ?
Consider some spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c examples of how following the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ vice can sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard your health , imp@@ ro@@ ve your family life , and make you a better work@@ er or emp@@ loy@@ er .
• What can you do to benefit from the spi@@ rit@@ ’s ro@@ le ?
The human life sp@@ an is li@@ mit@@ ed to 70 or 8@@ 0 years .
It is a strength under control . ”
They will learn the id@@ ent@@ ity of the promised Messi@@ ah , whom they long@@ ed for but never got to see .
At Revelation 22 : 1 , 2 , the apostle John spoke about “ water of life ” and “ tre@@ es of life ” that will he@@ al ever@@ yone .
What was one important way in which Paul follow@@ ed the example set by Jehovah and Jesus ?
Of these , a@@ ·@@ ga@@ ʹ@@ pe is the ter@@ m used to descri@@ be the God who “ is love . ”
What does it mean to be hon@@ est ?
Lo@@ ving encourag@@ ement that a shepher@@ d gives them may buil@@ d them up spiritually and inc@@ re@@ ase their desire to return to the flo@@ ck . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Although the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es claim@@ ed to believe in the writ@@ ings of the Hebrew prophe@@ ts , they did not em@@ br@@ ace this saying from Ho@@ se@@ a 6 : 6 .
Un@@ like an un@@ fore@@ see@@ able earth@@ qu@@ ake , however , there is a bri@@ ef opportunity rema@@ ining to war@@ n our neigh@@ b@@ ors about Jehovah’s day of judgment .
Since Jehovah’s Witnesses re@@ side in al@@ most every country , individuals among them find themselves living on both si@@ des in dis@@ pu@@ tes between nations .
Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l ho@@ ped that they would accept the tru@@ ths that he and his group had found from the Bible and teach those tru@@ ths to their congregations .
8 When Will the W@@ ar of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on C@@ ome ?
3 The W@@ a@@ y to Tru@@ e F@@ re@@ e@@ dom
Ye@@ ars later , in obedi@@ ence to God’s direction , Abraham “ as good as offered up Isa@@ a@@ c , ” for “ he rec@@ kon@@ ed that God was able to ra@@ ise him up even from the dead . ”
“ At the re@@ vel@@ ation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his powerful angels ” all “ who do not know God and those who do not obey the good news about our Lord Jesus ” will be destro@@ yed .
12 : 15 ; 13 : 20 .
M@@ ore than that , he left a practic@@ al example of a bal@@ an@@ ced life and a bal@@ an@@ ced attitude .
“ Let for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation and un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness of every s@@ ort or gre@@ e@@ din@@ ess [ or , “ co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness ” ] not even be mentioned among you , ” states the Bible . ​ — E@@ ph . 5 : 3 ; f@@ t@@ n .
Jesus also gave other counsel on h@@ and@@ ling difficul@@ ties .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing our family leg@@ ac@@ y , my parents , Ge@@ off@@ re@@ y ( 9 ) and J@@ ani@@ ce ( 10 ) W@@ il@@ li@@ am@@ s , wor@@ ked hard to ra@@ ise my sister , Ka@@ th@@ ar@@ ine , ( 11 ) and me ( 12 ) to value Christian principles .
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The in@@ fe@@ ction r@@ ate of sin is 1@@ 00 per@@ c@@ ent , since all imper@@ fect humans sin .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ te@@ en years ag@@ o , I became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Such conduct helps us to maintain our fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah .
In that way you also , ou@@ tw@@ ar@@ dly in@@ deed , appe@@ ar righteous to men , but in@@ side you are full of h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y and la@@ w@@ less@@ ness . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
To at@@ tain and maintain strong faith , a Christian must keep medit@@ ating on the preci@@ ous tru@@ ths found in God’s Word .
I d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed by their house al@@ most every mor@@ ning on my way to school to discus@@ s the da@@ y’s Bible text with them .
• Will al@@ co@@ ho@@ l be served only in mo@@ der@@ ation ?
Jehovah has given his people pri@@ c@@ eless privile@@ ges .
Con@@ c@@ lu@@ ding that they were being att@@ ac@@ ked , the S@@ y@@ ri@@ ans f@@ led on fo@@ o@@ t .
A matu@@ re Christian prom@@ o@@ tes un@@ ity in the congregation .
He se@@ ek@@ s to imitate the godly qualities of his head , Jesus Christ .
How ad@@ mi@@ ra@@ ble are those mo@@ thers and fa@@ thers who act dec@@ isi@@ vely as Joseph did , working hard to prote@@ ct their children from such influ@@ ences !
Instead , the of@@ fic@@ er had some older men of the Jews appro@@ ach Jesus and say : “ S@@ ir , I am not a f@@ it man for you to en@@ ter under my ro@@ of , but just say the word and my man@@ serv@@ ant will be heal@@ ed . ”
1@@ 1@@ 2@@ th G@@ ra@@ du@@ ating C@@ l@@ ass of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad
It was not long before we were making boo@@ ks . ”
Like my brothers , I used d@@ ru@@ g@@ s .
If such you@@ ths “ su@@ ff@@ er for the s@@ ake of righteousness , ” Jehovah is there to help them keep wal@@ king in “ the p@@ ath of righteousness . ” ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 14 ; Proverbs 8 : 20 .
God does not t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate will@@ ful dis@@ obedi@@ ence to his law . ​ — He@@ b .
“ There is nothing better for them than to rejo@@ ice and to do good during one@@ ’s life ; and also that every man should e@@ at and in@@ deed dr@@ ink and see good for all his hard work .
What are you determined to do thr@@ ough@@ out 20@@ 15 ?
To give his d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s “ food at the prop@@ er time . ”
And I never learned to go to him when I was in tr@@ ou@@ ble .
Al@@ so , As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a it@@ self has become jo@@ ined with them . ”
How can you teach them to em@@ br@@ ace what is true and wor@@ th@@ while ?
How should honor be involved in a marriage ?
O@@ ver time , the att@@ ach@@ ment a cou@@ ple have to each other ga@@ ins strength , as does their love for each other .
W@@ as that young Christian woman un@@ real@@ is@@ tic ?
( Read Luke 22 : 28 - 30 ; 2 Ti@@ m .
9 , 10 . ( a ) How does a Christian view educ@@ ation ?
Be@@ fore and after this ev@@ ent , the rec@@ ord indic@@ ates , the ze@@ al of these Christians for preaching resul@@ ted in continued inc@@ re@@ ase . ​ — Acts 5 : 4@@ 2 ; 8 : 4 ; 9 : 31 .
After he got married , M@@ anu@@ el@@ ’s life course continued to co@@ st him de@@ arly .
One day , while tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne wit@@ ness@@ ing , he l@@ ent his p@@ ho@@ ne to an el@@ der to en@@ able him to look up some ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses .
But what really makes life satis@@ f@@ ying is our wonderful bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od and the hope of living with our brothers and sisters on a par@@ adise earth , serving our G@@ r@@ and Creator , the only true God , Jehovah , for all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity .
Fr@@ é@@ d@@ é@@ ri@@ c , a congregation el@@ der who was asked to study with the bo@@ y , rel@@ ates : “ I comm@@ ended R@@ ic@@ o because such op@@ position indic@@ ated that he had been coura@@ ge@@ ous en@@ ough to expres@@ s his faith . ”
W@@ o@@ o@@ d@@ head is of the op@@ in@@ ion that the rema@@ ins point to a si@@ x - ch@@ am@@ ber@@ ed g@@ ate similar in di@@ men@@ sions to those found at Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do , Ha@@ z@@ or , and Ge@@ z@@ er .
We pray@@ ed to Jehovah for guid@@ ance . ”
The woman did not say : ‘ Why wor@@ ry about that one co@@ in ?
“ E@@ ver@@ yone should e@@ at and dr@@ ink and find enjo@@ y@@ ment for all his hard work . It is the gift of God . ”
Yes , “ time and ch@@ ance , ” which often means being in the wrong place at the wrong time , often w@@ rec@@ ks our care@@ fully la@@ id pl@@ ans and f@@ on@@ des@@ t ho@@ p@@ es .
And he left an out@@ standing example of faith for all of us , young and old , to imitate .
F@@ am@@ ily he@@ a@@ ds wis@@ ely imitate Joseph , car@@ ing for the practic@@ al well - being of their children and en@@ sur@@ ing that they can support themselves .
P@@ on@@ der over these things ; be ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in them . ”
In the light of the resur@@ rec@@ tions discus@@ sed , what questions do we need to consider ?
Christian wi@@ ves who keep in hum@@ ble sub@@ mis@@ sion to their hus@@ ban@@ ds imitate the congregation in recogn@@ iz@@ ing and ob@@ serving the he@@ ad@@ ship princi@@ ple .
At times , some ​ — even among faithful servants of Jehovah — ​ stru@@ gg@@ le with feelings of wor@@ th@@ less@@ ness .
What would Mari@@ on think ?
The apostle Paul displa@@ yed a spirit similar to Pet@@ er@@ ’s .
In his fin@@ al prayer with his 11 faithful apostles , Jesus showed the con@@ ne@@ ction between know@@ ing God and gro@@ wing in love , saying : “ I have made your name known to them and will make it known , in order that the love with which you loved me may be in them and I in uni@@ on with them . ”
Why does Jehovah “ seek to an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ate all the nations , ” and at what point will he do this ?
The “ S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t ” ​ — U@@ se@@ ful in the P@@ ast and the P@@ res@@ ent
We both knew that we wanted to serve Jehovah with our life and en@@ er@@ gy .
Why is it important that we dis@@ own ourselves , pi@@ ck up our t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake , and continu@@ ally follow Jesus Christ ?
1 - 3 . What might have happened between E@@ u@@ o@@ dia and S@@ y@@ nt@@ y@@ c@@ he ?
What Ab@@ out R@@ elu@@ ct@@ ant Ser@@ vice ?
( a ) How did an el@@ der help a young man to over@@ come sh@@ y@@ ness ?
We will as a result feel imp@@ el@@ led to show more love , kindness , and com@@ pas@@ sion to our children , to other Christians , and to our neigh@@ b@@ ors .
With their support , we can “ stand fir@@ m and see the sal@@ vation of Jehovah . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 14 : 13 .
Although Father never claim@@ ed mem@@ ber@@ ship in a ch@@ urch , he consider@@ ed himself to be God - fe@@ aring .
They also de@@ al with how we can help young or new@@ ly baptized brothers re@@ ach their full po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al .
A@@ g@@ boo@@ la found comfort in the knowledge that his sons were as@@ le@@ ep in the gra@@ ve , not wa@@ iting in the spirit real@@ m to become their k@@ ill@@ er@@ ’s servants . ​ — John 11 : 11 - 13 .
‘ C@@ lo@@ the Y@@ ourselves With L@@ ong - Su@@ ffering , ’ 11 / 1
You too can be loyal to Jehovah first and be loyal to others by being kind .
A C@@ D can st@@ ore all the information con@@ ta@@ ined in a dic@@ tion@@ ary , which is imp@@ res@@ sive consider@@ ing that a C@@ D is mer@@ ely a th@@ in dis@@ c of pl@@ as@@ tic .
Is there any reason for us , then , to “ be loving ei@@ ther the world or the things in the world ” ? ​ — 1 John 2 : 15 .
Je@@ h@@ u righ@@ tly refer@@ red to her as “ this acc@@ ur@@ sed one . ”
We will not fi@@ ght them with material we@@ ap@@ ons on a liter@@ al bat@@ t@@ le@@ field .
Peter wanted to coun@@ ter@@ act such fa@@ ul@@ ty reason@@ ing .
“ U@@ p@@ on me my@@ self , O my l@@ ord , be the er@@ ro@@ r , ” she b@@ es@@ e@@ e@@ ched him .
* By rema@@ ining fir@@ m@@ ly pl@@ anted in true worship , you can simil@@ arly “ go on be@@ aring fru@@ it in every good work . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 10 .
In fact , at times we may feel that the dist@@ ress associ@@ ated with personal tri@@ als re@@ ach@@ es w@@ in@@ d@@ st@@ or@@ m in@@ ten@@ s@@ ity .
He had already sp@@ el@@ led out the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence of dis@@ obedi@@ ence , st@@ ating : “ From every t@@ ree of the gar@@ den you may e@@ at to satis@@ fac@@ tion . But as for the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad you must not e@@ at from it , for in the day you e@@ at from it you will positi@@ vely die . ”
Of course , those self - righteous men may well have read that inspired account recorded at 1 Samuel 21 : 1 - 6 .
In to@@ da@@ y’s cri@@ me - filled world , many hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders are su@@ spi@@ ci@@ ous of str@@ ang@@ ers .
Bo@@ a@@ z said : “ The repor@@ t was fully made to me of all that you have done . ”
So it would not be necess@@ ary for a sister inter@@ pre@@ ting into a spo@@ ken language to we@@ ar a head co@@ ver@@ ing .
I have much joy in experi@@ enc@@ ing the re@@ ality of Jesus ’ words ​ — that with faith , even ‘ m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s ’ can be moved . ”
A r@@ om@@ an@@ tic at@@ tr@@ action to someone out@@ side the marriage could be an indic@@ ation that a husband and a wife are not atten@@ tive to each o@@ ther’s needs .
Because the Witnesses are known lo@@ c@@ ally both for taking this consci@@ enti@@ ous stand and for their hon@@ es@@ ty , they some@@ times receive tre@@ at@@ ment that most people get only through a pa@@ y@@ ment . ​ — Proverbs 10 : 9 ; Matthew 5 : 16 .
Ex@@ pla@@ in how God has pre@@ served spiritual truth des@@ pite as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ts on it .
In Paul’s case , he did not let that m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous ev@@ ent on the ro@@ ad to D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us remain simply an emo@@ tional or even a so - called spiritual experience .
How free of ri@@ v@@ al@@ ry and mal@@ ice !
“ It has sent for@@ th its la@@ dy attend@@ ants , that it may call out on to@@ p of the he@@ igh@@ ts of the to@@ wn : ‘ W@@ ho@@ ever is in@@ experienced , let him turn asi@@ de here . ’
In his words to the Eph@@ es@@ ians qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , Paul id@@ enti@@ fied two things that you need to do ​ — provide for your wife , and ch@@ er@@ ish her just as you do your own body .
Even those who do not have a lo@@ t of money or who do not bu@@ y ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive things could become materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic .
Jehovah * is not c@@ all@@ ously indi@@ ffer@@ ent to the suffering that Satan ca@@ uses .
And they are bus@@ y help@@ ing people to gain a good relationship with God .
She is “ holy and without ble@@ mis@@ h . ”
“ What I have buil@@ t up I am te@@ aring down , and what I have pl@@ anted I am u@@ pro@@ o@@ ting , even all the land it@@ self , ” said Jehovah .
Ha@@ ve you not heard experi@@ ences show@@ ing that people are imp@@ ressed by the ze@@ al of the brothers and sisters who share in such work ?
He wrote : “ But the Lord sto@@ od near me and in@@ fu@@ sed power into me . ”
He s@@ ends gener@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts to the advan@@ c@@ ing E@@ sa@@ u .
3 : 21 ; P@@ hi@@ l .
In ad@@ dition , A@@ bi@@ sh@@ a@@ i was a mil@@ it@@ ary lead@@ er and could have used this authority to make himself king , but he never did .
• What must we do to cultiv@@ ate “ the min@@ ding of the spirit ” ?
“ The true God listen@@ ed to M@@ ano@@ ah . ”
Ex@@ ul@@ t@@ ant Phil@@ ist@@ ines than@@ ked their go@@ d D@@ ag@@ on for Sam@@ s@@ on@@ ’s de@@ fe@@ at .
A@@ no@@ ther s@@ ource of comfort to g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing ones is the Christian congregation .
Those angels believ@@ ed that they would be better off for@@ s@@ ak@@ ing their assign@@ ed positi@@ ons in heaven and giving free re@@ in to un@@ n@@ atur@@ al desi@@ res on earth .
O@@ ver 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years ag@@ o , the prophet Daniel was inspired to fore@@ tell the out@@ come for human govern@@ ments in con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with God’s purpose , writ@@ ing : “ In the days of those k@@ ings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be brought to ru@@ in .
However , its language was old and difficult to understand .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , many elders imitate Ne@@ h@@ emiah when they help with con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ je@@ cts or clean and maintain the Kingdom H@@ all .
The t@@ ree is un@@ u@@ su@@ al in that it provi@@ des a har@@ v@@ est of early fi@@ g@@ s in Ju@@ ne and a ma@@ in cro@@ p gener@@ ally from Au@@ gu@@ st on@@ ward .
Jehovah’s remin@@ ders give valu@@ able in@@ sight , teaching us and help@@ ing us to avoid such pit@@ f@@ alls as materi@@ al@@ ism , se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality , and d@@ ru@@ g or al@@ co@@ ho@@ l a@@ bu@@ se .
A B@@ oun@@ ti@@ ful H@@ ar@@ v@@ est
3 They O@@ ffered Th@@ em@@ selves W@@ ill@@ ingly ​ — In M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o
Bro@@ ther Na@@ than K@@ nor@@ r wel@@ com@@ ed the group of stud@@ ents and showed us around .
As a result , milli@@ ons have learned Bible tru@@ ths and have become his Witnesses .
Then think about his words .
Con@@ cer@@ ning some such overse@@ ers , the Bible says : “ As they travel@@ ed on through the c@@ ities they would deli@@ ver to those there for ob@@ serv@@ ance the dec@@ re@@ es that had been deci@@ ded upon by the apostles and older men who were in Jerusalem . ” ​ — Acts 15 : 6 , 19 - 22 ; 16 : 4 .
In fact , she had been wa@@ iting for 25 years to be baptized !
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , God car@@ ri@@ ed out the s@@ ent@@ ence that he had made known to them in ad@@ v@@ ance .
They follow the example of Jesus Christ .
When God’s Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom was esta@@ bli@@ shed in heaven in 1914 , the en@@ thr@@ oned King , Jesus Christ , took e@@ po@@ ch - making action .
What has Jehovah promised each of us ?
It is of interest to consider the account where law is first mentioned in the Bible .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , some individuals today who have not respon@@ ded to the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message before may have a change of heart and look for help when their world is su@@ d@@ den@@ ly sh@@ ak@@ en by a se@@ is@@ mi@@ c ev@@ ent .
“ The P@@ ath of the R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous One Is U@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness ”
For example , when Paul and his mission@@ ary compan@@ i@@ ons were in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i , they me@@ t a woman nam@@ ed L@@ y@@ dia and began sh@@ aring the good news with her .
Jesus , whom the Bible c@@ alls “ the last Adam , ” showed that it is possible for a human to be faithful to Jehovah under even the sever@@ est t@@ est .
This remin@@ ds us of what happened in the first century in Jerusalem .
she asked . “ Lo@@ ok how up@@ set he is ! ”
At times , these public@@ ations have helped hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones learn the truth in most un@@ expe@@ cted ways .
Is he being dis@@ loyal ?
What moral c@@ li@@ mate makes our time similar to the days of Noah ?
Rather , I began to see him as a loving Father who wants the best for his children .
We would be quic@@ k to let him know when he di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t expla@@ in things cor@@ rec@@ tly .
M@@ ak@@ ing the E@@ f@@ fort
It was so close , but a mis@@ s is a mis@@ s .
“ Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first the kingdom and his righteousness , and all these other things will be ad@@ ded to you , ” Jesus promised .
Di@@ d you no@@ tice what that One said ?
Since 1914 , there has been ad@@ ded reason to speak about Jehovah’s k@@ ing@@ ship .
Jesus too comman@@ ded his followers to make disciples and to bapti@@ ze them . ​ — Mark 1 : 4 ; Matthew 28 : 19 .
I@@ t@@ ta@@ i was pre@@ su@@ ma@@ bly a n@@ ative of the r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned Phil@@ ist@@ ine city of G@@ ath , the home of the gi@@ ant Go@@ li@@ ath and other for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble fo@@ es of Israel .
N@@ ye , J@@ r . , direc@@ t@@ or of the H@@ ar@@ v@@ ard C@@ en@@ ter for In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational Af@@ fai@@ r@@ s , “ is be@@ coming str@@ ong@@ er in most of the world , not we@@ ak@@ er .
While there , he fre@@ ely associ@@ ated with his G@@ ent@@ ile brothers .
B@@ E@@ IN@@ G p@@ un@@ c@@ tu@@ al , or on time , is not always eas@@ y .
Al@@ ong with being al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty , Jehovah God is hum@@ ble .
As fore@@ told , Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed ​ — Jesus Christ along with the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 — ​ will bring blessings to “ people of the nations . ”
B@@ E Z@@ E@@ AL@@ O@@ U@@ S I@@ N TH@@ E MI@@ N@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ R@@ Y
I thought , ‘ H@@ ere is the ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation for the har@@ mony of the physical la@@ ws that has always am@@ a@@ zed me ! ’
As we wa@@ it for Jehovah’s day , why can we have joy ?
Jesus im@@ medi@@ ately began his ministry , “ declar@@ ing the good news of the kingdom of God . ”
Because of love , elders “ live no longer for themselves , but for him who died for them . ”
“ But that it should be holy and without ble@@ mis@@ h . ” ​ — 5 : 27 .
Th@@ ough God cannot be con@@ ta@@ ined in any building , the temple was to serve as the cen@@ ter of Jehovah’s worship .
“ Many who were indi@@ ffer@@ ent to our message now listen with interest .
The apostle Paul gives us the reason in his letter to Hebrew Christians .
Even if we are is@@ ol@@ ated , our pet@@ iti@@ ons to Jehovah un@@ ite us with “ the enti@@ re associ@@ ation of [ our ] brothers in the world . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
The answer can be found in what Jesus told one of the cri@@ min@@ als who died al@@ ong@@ side him .
During that mon@@ th , over 7@@ 6@@ ,000 co@@ pi@@ es of the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation in langu@@ ages spo@@ ken in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a were pr@@ inted and b@@ ound at the S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a branch of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
“ I tell you , ” explained Jesus , “ that thus there will be more joy in heaven over one sin@@ ner that rep@@ ents than over n@@ in@@ ety - n@@ ine righteous ones who have no need of rep@@ ent@@ ance . ”
F@@ in@@ ding the necess@@ ary fun@@ ds to fin@@ ance our gro@@ wing prin@@ ting activities , reli@@ ef efforts , and num@@ er@@ ous other ser@@ vi@@ ces per@@ form@@ ed around the g@@ lo@@ be may at times se@@ em over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing .
A life without te@@ ars , death , and pain will soon be a re@@ ality .
I was born in Q@@ u@@ i@@ ri@@ m@@ á@@ n , near N@@ ic@@ o@@ ya , C@@ o@@ st@@ a R@@ ic@@ a .
While in el@@ em@@ ent@@ ary school , a J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese gi@@ r@@ l nam@@ ed A@@ y@@ um@@ i made it her go@@ al to witness to ever@@ yone in her class .
T@@ w@@ o months later a con@@ vo@@ y of bu@@ ses and mil@@ it@@ ary tru@@ c@@ ks par@@ ked along the ma@@ in ro@@ ad , and h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of heav@@ ily ar@@ m@@ ed Z@@ ambi@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers in@@ va@@ ded the cam@@ p .
C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 10 says : “ C@@ lo@@ the y@@ ourselves with the new person@@ ality , which through acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge is being made new according to the i@@ ma@@ ge of the One who cre@@ ated it . ”
4 : 8 - 31 .
His succ@@ ess@@ es give him satis@@ fac@@ tion and boo@@ st his self - confidence .
Jehovah gives Jo@@ shua the str@@ ate@@ gy .
Jehovah gives us a bas@@ is for being con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that he will help his people when they are in need .
For instance , when a family of nee@@ dy Christians had to move to a new are@@ a for health reas@@ ons , fellow believers there let them use a house r@@ ent - free for si@@ x months .
W@@ ho@@ se sac@@ red service does Jehovah accept ?
S@@ te@@ ph@@ en L@@ et@@ t , another member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , next discus@@ sed 1 Peter 5 : 8 : “ Ke@@ ep your sen@@ ses , be w@@ atch@@ ful . Your ad@@ vers@@ ary , the Devil , wal@@ ks about like a ro@@ aring li@@ on , see@@ king to de@@ v@@ our someone . ”
We do not reason : ‘ Why wor@@ ry about a we@@ ak one ?
He said that those who would re@@ ign “ in the kingdom of God ” should par@@ take of both the bre@@ ad and the w@@ ine as sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s of his flesh and his blood .
Is There H@@ op@@ e for the De@@ ad ?
What tend@@ enc@@ y do young people need to res@@ ist , and why ?
What tra@@ ining can you provide your Bible stud@@ ent as he se@@ ek@@ s to make prog@@ ress ?
When the perfect man Adam sin@@ ned , he lost human life for himself and his des@@ c@@ end@@ ants .
Consider what the Scriptures say about the future of a mor@@ ally u@@ pri@@ ght person .
In prayer to God , David said : “ Your eyes even saw me as an em@@ br@@ yo ; all its par@@ ts were written in your book . . .
This could ha@@ p@@ pen if we are quic@@ k to see a Christian bro@@ ther’s fa@@ ul@@ ts but s@@ low to ac@@ knowledge his streng@@ ths .
E@@ very day , wa@@ ves of sen@@ su@@ al ide@@ as and i@@ ma@@ ges head our way .
As these examples show , the less@@ ons con@@ ta@@ ined in the Bible can help children to become appreci@@ ative , res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful , emp@@ a@@ the@@ tic ad@@ ul@@ ts .
Why do we need our meetings “ all the more so as [ we ] b@@ eho@@ ld the day dra@@ wing near ” ?
Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ise Your Per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive P@@ ow@@ ers
It was not wrong for the Israelites to have material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
30 Can You Be Like Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has When You F@@ ace Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es ?
And we , along with many others , are long@@ ing to d@@ ance for joy in Jehovah’s new world . ​ — E@@ x .
O@@ r you may look for@@ ward to having such a we@@ d@@ ding yourself or to help@@ ing a friend to make his or her we@@ d@@ ding a succ@@ ess .
There is nothing wrong with having a close friend in the congregation .
Jehovah wants us to pray to him fre@@ ely with complete confidence that he will provide needed “ help at the right time . ”
The origin@@ al - language word rend@@ ered “ res@@ ol@@ ved ” “ has the ide@@ a of pre@@ determin@@ ation , ” says one scho@@ la@@ r .
He always used such occasi@@ ons to imp@@ ar@@ t spiritual blessings .
King Solomon continu@@ es : “ H@@ as pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ousness come ? Then di@@ sh@@ on@@ or will come ; but wisdom is with the mo@@ des@@ t ones . ”
What happ@@ ens when a person ge@@ ts baptized ?
Although these spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c practic@@ es may not be comm@@ on in your part of the world , perhaps like James you have felt the need to follow tra@@ di@@ tional cu@@ st@@ om@@ s in order to ob@@ tain prote@@ ction from wicked spi@@ r@@ its .
Rather than lo@@ se our joy , we can foc@@ us on the good things we have now and wa@@ it pati@@ ently for the better things a@@ head .
John is e@@ qu@@ ally moved by the ev@@ ent .
God’s servants as a whole have cop@@ ed well with such dist@@ res@@ sing circumstances .
Di@@ gn@@ i@@ fy your children by listen@@ ing to them
Jehovah will put it into the hearts of pol@@ itical lead@@ ers to de@@ va@@ st@@ ate this spiritual har@@ lo@@ t .
Paul declar@@ ed : “ Let a ro@@ t@@ ten saying not pro@@ ce@@ ed out of your m@@ ou@@ th , but wh@@ atever saying is good for building up as the need may be , that it may imp@@ ar@@ t what is fav@@ or@@ able to the hear@@ ers . ”
Christian elders provide spiritual help and encourag@@ ement .
It was clear that David could never again set fo@@ o@@ t in Sa@@ ul@@ ’s cour@@ t .
We are as@@ sur@@ ed that “ he gives gener@@ ously to all and without re@@ pro@@ aching . ”
15 : 3 , 4 .
Can you dis@@ cer@@ n when a person is gro@@ wing imp@@ ati@@ ent or even ir@@ rit@@ ated by your pres@@ ence ?
How vital that we he@@ ed the Scriptural counsel to ‘ set our hearts upon our ways ’ and ‘ ar@@ ouse our clear thinking fac@@ ul@@ ties ’ !
T@@ e@@ aching such hum@@ ble individuals the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message is a joy bey@@ ond com@@ pare ! ”
He would still have pl@@ ent@@ y to do in God’s service , and Jehovah would help care for his fam@@ il@@ y’s material needs .
She became involved in wr@@ ong@@ doing and ev@@ en@@ tually married a n@@ on - Witness .
Hence , we must remain al@@ er@@ t at all times , ready to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in rend@@ ering sac@@ red service to Jehovah reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of the t@@ ests we must face .
What is “ your heart , ” refer@@ red to here ?
The str@@ anger does not appro@@ ach the sheep st@@ ra@@ igh@@ t@@ for@@ war@@ dly
“ I cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t believe it ! ” she exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed .
These false friends a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned Jesus when they mis@@ under@@ sto@@ od something he said .
O@@ r we may influ@@ ence some in the congregation to feel that way .
For J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah , fulfill@@ ing the v@@ ow me@@ ant lo@@ sing the compan@@ y of his bel@@ o@@ ved only child . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 11 : 36 - 39 .
E@@ arly P@@ u@@ bli@@ sh@@ er P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ tes , 7 / 1
With eyes of faith , we per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve how close we are to Jehovah’s promised new world .
Mo@@ re@@ over , would not our arrang@@ ing to sp@@ end more time with our spiritual brothers and sisters make them feel needed and loved ?
To illustr@@ ate : I@@ magine that you have a heav@@ y ba@@ g of gro@@ cer@@ ies to take to your ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment way up in a mul@@ t@@ ist@@ ory building .
How , though , do we cho@@ ose life ?
No , and here we come to the str@@ ong@@ est evidence that God ca@@ res for us .
The holy spirit is the means by which Jehovah exer@@ ts his power .
To find out , I went to an old man , r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned for his spi@@ rit@@ is@@ tic po@@ wers .
In view of the pres@@ sure involved in making a living , some may won@@ der , ‘ Is it still practic@@ al to seek the Kingdom first ? ’
P@@ ris@@ on in H@@ ung@@ ary , L@@ ab@@ or C@@ am@@ p in Ser@@ bia
In an effort to support the inter@@ c@@ es@@ sion of “ sa@@ in@@ ts , ” some the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans c@@ ite Romans 15 : 30 , where we read : “ I ex@@ hor@@ t you , brothers , through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the spirit , that you exer@@ t y@@ ourselves with me in prayers to God for me . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , there is no sal@@ vation in anyone el@@ se , for there is not another name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must get sa@@ ved . ” ​ — Acts 4 : 10 - 12 .
Although some say that there is only relati@@ ve truth , is that really so ?
Does this mean , however , that he has to per@@ su@@ a@@ de a har@@ s@@ h and un@@ mer@@ ci@@ ful God who is rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to for@@ give ?
An@@ dre@@ as , a Christian el@@ der who has served in sever@@ al E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an lands , also kno@@ ws from personal experience that we can put our trust in Jehovah .
In a sense , the De@@ ad Se@@ a S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls are an ex@@ ten@@ sive li@@ br@@ ary col@@ le@@ ction .
Thus , a Christian is to be en@@ er@@ ge@@ tic , ze@@ al@@ ous in good works .
; C@@ at@@ er@@ ina , C .
Is Jehovah har@@ s@@ h or un@@ kind toward them ?
He wa@@ shed their fe@@ et .
Why did Jehovah ask Abraham to sacrifice his bel@@ o@@ ved son ?
This is a pro@@ of of the righteous judgment of God , le@@ ading to your being coun@@ ted wor@@ thy of the kingdom of God , for which you are in@@ deed suffering . ”
P@@ l@@ ac@@ ing ex@@ tre@@ me emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on a study of the Law might have made sense to the Israelites , since a certain Jewish tra@@ dition held that God himself sp@@ ent three h@@ our@@ s every day stud@@ ying the Law .
Re@@ ally , I just did what was expe@@ cted of me , but soon I started ques@@ tion@@ ing whether I ac@@ tually had a religious c@@ all@@ ing .
Like lost sheep , sin@@ ful humans have w@@ an@@ der@@ ed about , see@@ king deli@@ ver@@ ance from the si@@ ck@@ ness and death in@@ her@@ ited from Adam .
Luke wrote the Go@@ spe@@ l that be@@ ars his name as well as the Acts of A@@ post@@ les .
His tra@@ dem@@ ar@@ k bor@@ e a pa@@ ir of g@@ ol@@ den dra@@ f@@ ting com@@ pas@@ ses with the in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion “ L@@ ab@@ ore et Con@@ stan@@ ti@@ a , ” which means “ Wor@@ k and Per@@ sever@@ ance . ”
In the early days of its life , a ba@@ by will often dem@@ and attention by cr@@ ying or even by s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing .
• Why did Isaiah la@@ u@@ d Jehovah’s name ?
In this , he remin@@ ds us of the need for con@@ st@@ ant vi@@ g@@ il@@ ance , keep@@ ing al@@ er@@ t to dis@@ cer@@ n Jehovah’s will .
What a bless@@ ed reason to hope in Jehovah !
Thus , the first three humans on earth all s@@ pur@@ ned the clear direction provided by the one who gave them life , the God who gives instru@@ ction to his people so that they might benefit themselves .
O@@ ut@@ standing g@@ la@@ zed - bri@@ ck de@@ pi@@ ctions of li@@ ons dec@@ or@@ ated ancient Babyl@@ on@@ ’s Pro@@ c@@ essi@@ onal W@@ a@@ y .
“ Moses was instru@@ cted in all the wisdom of the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans , ” rec@@ oun@@ ted the early Christian mar@@ ty@@ r S@@ te@@ ph@@ en .
N@@ E@@ A@@ R@@ L@@ Y 5@@ 50 years ag@@ o , small grou@@ ps of prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians living in P@@ ra@@ gu@@ e , Ch@@ el@@ č@@ ice , V@@ il@@ é@@ mo@@ v , K@@ l@@ at@@ o@@ v@@ y , and other c@@ ities in what is now the C@@ ze@@ ch Re@@ public left their ho@@ m@@ es .
24 : 4@@ 5 , 4@@ 6 .
When Paul wrote his letter to the Hebrew Christians , he knew that soon some would have to leave their ho@@ m@@ es and personal things .
A@@ cting in acc@@ ord with acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge would have helped them to make wise decisions .
What about you ? Are you o@@ ffering God accep@@ table sacrific@@ es ?
We were t@@ ou@@ ched when H@@ ans W@@ er@@ ner got baptized at the age of ten .
The H@@ er@@ al@@ d qu@@ o@@ ted some n@@ ine - year - old el@@ em@@ ent@@ ary school stud@@ ents who were asked by their teach@@ er to wr@@ ite about all the things for which they were than@@ k@@ ful .
Of course , at the same time , we should never for@@ get to pray for the succ@@ ess of the preaching work , especially in coun@@ tri@@ es where the work is re@@ stri@@ cted . ​ — E@@ ph .
P@@ o@@ ster for the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama of C@@ re@@ ation . ”
Today , his prayer has a great de@@ al of meaning for God’s people , who are eng@@ ag@@ ed in the Kingdom - preaching work .
We have every reason to trust and serve God .
Hence , it was not requi@@ red that the man physi@@ c@@ ally accom@@ pan@@ y Jesus in order to exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus ’ name and expe@@ l dem@@ ons . ​ — Mark 9 : 38 - 40 .
Ha@@ ve you read your less@@ ons ? ’
; R@@ o@@ thro@@ ck , D .
Ha@@ ving learned Joh@@ n@@ ’s n@@ ative G@@ u@@ j@@ ar@@ at@@ i , the Witness ans@@ wer@@ ed him from the Bible and gave him the boo@@ k@@ let “ This Go@@ od Ne@@ ws of the Kingdom . ”
What things of serious concer@@ n can be inclu@@ ded in our con@@ vers@@ ations ?
Mar@@ ri@@ age between relati@@ ves , 2 / 1
When David heard those words , he , with some 4@@ 00 men , set out to an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ate Na@@ ba@@ l and his hous@@ eho@@ ld . ​ — 1 Samuel 25 : 4 - 13 .
( b ) How will our hope be ful@@ filled ?
In his dist@@ ressed st@@ ate , Job was inc@@ l@@ ined to take the ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le of his three vis@@ it@@ ors as direc@@ ted toward him , al@@ though they were really speaking against God .
However , E@@ ve and her husband dis@@ co@@ vered that lo@@ sing God’s fav@@ or me@@ ant lo@@ sing their lives .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out question , that is the best way of life !
God gave us the earth without char@@ ge .
We should hear@@ t@@ ily ag@@ ree with the heavenly cre@@ atu@@ res who c@@ ry out : “ You are wor@@ thy , Jehovah , even our God , to receive the glory and the honor and the power , because you cre@@ ated all things . ”
Consider the following ver@@ ses from the Bible it@@ self :
But now , for real succ@@ ess , you@@ ’@@ re going to have to star@@ t giving away what you have learned . ’
W@@ ould another person be appointed ?
Still , they are ze@@ al@@ ous and are not in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated .
‘ We want to atten@@ d school and to vis@@ it our friends and family without fear of ab@@ du@@ ction .
E@@ mp@@ er@@ or D@@ om@@ iti@@ an : To@@ d@@ d Bo@@ le@@ n / ​ Bible P@@ l@@ ac@@ es@@ .@@ co@@ m ; Z@@ e@@ us : P@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph by To@@ d@@ d Bo@@ le@@ n / ​ Bible P@@ l@@ ac@@ es@@ .@@ co@@ m , taken at Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m of I@@ stan@@ bu@@ l
In effect , they said to “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” : “ We will go with you people , for we have heard that God is with you people . ”
You Can C@@ ho@@ ose a Su@@ cc@@ ess@@ ful F@@ utu@@ re ​ — How ?
El@@ ders can help these ones to listen to the meetings , perhaps by help@@ ing them set up a con@@ ne@@ ction over the tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne or by rec@@ ording the meetings for them .
He that fe@@ e@@ ds on my flesh and dr@@ in@@ ks my blood has everlasting life , and I shall resur@@ rec@@ t him at the last day . ”
Many n@@ on - Christians also hope to de@@ part the earth for a better place after death .
Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide , those serving at Bethel and As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ alls provide vital support to the Kingdom work in the lands su@@ per@@ v@@ ised by their branch of@@ fice .
( b ) What would it be well for all to consider as the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al appro@@ ach@@ es ?
On the other hand , you may recogn@@ ize that the cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism against you is well - f@@ oun@@ ded .
Con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating Jehovah’s cre@@ ative works and refle@@ cting on his wonderful and comple@@ t@@ ely reli@@ able promises should move you not only to make a dedic@@ ation to Jehovah but also to sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze that dedic@@ ation by water im@@ mer@@ sion .
The fin@@ al speak@@ er on the second day of the conven@@ tion ann@@ oun@@ ced the rel@@ e@@ ase of the new book D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to Jehovah .
Matthew repor@@ ts that after being baptized “ Jesus im@@ medi@@ ately came up from the water . ”
For de@@ ta@@ il@@ s , see The Watchtower , No@@ v@@ ember 1 , 199@@ 4 , pages 23 - 7 .
E@@ ven@@ tually , I became involved with a number of organiz@@ ations , including A@@ m@@ n@@ es@@ ty In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational and Gre@@ en@@ peace .
The King James V@@ er@@ sion , for example , rend@@ ered 1 Samuel 13 : 21 : “ Yet they had a file for the mat@@ to@@ c@@ ks , and for the cou@@ l@@ ters , and for the for@@ ks , and for the a@@ x@@ es , and to sh@@ ar@@ pen the go@@ a@@ ds . ”
These buil@@ t a v@@ es@@ sel in which humans and ani@@ mal@@ s were sa@@ ved .
In his re@@ qu@@ est to Timothy , Paul wrote : “ When you come , bring the clo@@ ak I left at T@@ ro@@ as with C@@ ar@@ p@@ us , and the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls , especially the par@@ ch@@ ments . ”
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ates An@@ dre@@ w and An@@ na said : “ We dedic@@ ated our life to Jehovah .
O@@ ver the years , associ@@ ation with faithful brothers has great@@ ly en@@ ri@@ ched our lives .
On the other hand , when someone has faith , he will ple@@ ase God by doing good works , or good de@@ e@@ ds .
There will always be those who have material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons that we ad@@ mi@@ re or who in one way or another se@@ em to be more succ@@ ess@@ ful than we are .
However , this verse prophe@@ tic@@ ally poin@@ ts to the cro@@ wn of k@@ ing@@ ship that Jesus received from Jehovah in 1914 .
During the first world war , anointed Christians had stru@@ gg@@ led hard to keep the witness work going .
The Bible also shows that the Devil is an inv@@ et@@ er@@ ate sin@@ ner who can only ex@@ pect des@@ tru@@ ction .
What is the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of the “ sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic dr@@ ama ” mentioned by the apostle Paul ?
In ad@@ dition , they wi@@ d@@ ened out by ex@@ ten@@ ding ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality , which streng@@ th@@ ened the new b@@ on@@ ds of fri@@ end@@ ship .
What , though , is inclu@@ ded in the ‘ giving of our years , our power , and the fru@@ it of our la@@ b@@ or to str@@ ang@@ ers , or fore@@ ign@@ ers ’ ?
2 : 4 .
If you make a consci@@ enti@@ ous effort to hear , learn , accept , and prac@@ tice such things , “ the God of peace will be with you . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 8 , 9 .
Di@@ d God’s spirit pla@@ y a ro@@ le in this ?
He may also use associ@@ ates at school or at work and un@@ believ@@ ing relati@@ ves to pres@@ sure us into pur@@ su@@ ing to the full all that this world has to offer in scho@@ ol@@ ing and care@@ ers .
For example , some 70 years after his resurrection , Jesus gave counsel and encourag@@ ement to se@@ ven congregations in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or .
S@@ up@@ pose that a person fin@@ ds a Scriptural teaching hard to understand and accept .
A@@ bel@@ ’s spiritual in@@ sight and Ca@@ in@@ ’s l@@ ack of it was not the only differ@@ ence between these brothers .
; B@@ ou@@ qu@@ é , S .
She has been in@@ deed !
In De@@ c@@ ember of that year , he married S@@ us@@ an , and they continued pione@@ ering for ne@@ arly four years until the bir@@ th of their first son , J@@ es@@ se .
In our day as in the past , “ how good and how pleas@@ ant it is for brothers to d@@ well together in un@@ ity ! ”
This is so because displa@@ ying mo@@ des@@ ty inclu@@ des being a@@ ware of our li@@ mit@@ ations .
All cre@@ ation , including humans , mo@@ ves and fun@@ ctions within these b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries .
So pri@@ ests and L@@ ev@@ ites were requi@@ red , on pain of death , to wa@@ s@@ h their hands and their fe@@ et before appro@@ aching his al@@ ta@@ r . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 30 : 17 - 21 .
“ Satan himself keep@@ s trans@@ form@@ ing himself into an ang@@ el of light , ” wrote Paul .
One man who was di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with a ter@@ min@@ al ill@@ ness said : “ This ill@@ ness ca@@ ught me serving Jehovah full - time , with no s@@ k@@ el@@ et@@ ons in my clo@@ set .
What we do know is that no matter what form the pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation takes or how con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing it might s@@ ound , it will be only a v@@ ene@@ er .
They could have used some water that had been taken from the N@@ ile Ri@@ ver before this pla@@ gu@@ e .
But we are especially uni@@ fied because we speak the more important “ pu@@ re language ” of Scriptural truth . ​ — Read Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 3 : 9 .
For most people , it is al@@ most too much to hope for such things .
Even so , some of us app@@ lied .
On both occasi@@ ons , he ref@@ ra@@ ined from viol@@ ence and later spoke res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully to the king , ho@@ p@@ ing to rest@@ ore peace .
How many people today im@@ medi@@ ately associ@@ ate Jesus ’ God and Father with Y@@ ah@@ we@@ h , or Jehovah , as his name is com@@ mon@@ ly written in the Eng@@ l@@ ish language ?
As time pas@@ ses , your experience will gro@@ w , and your joy will inc@@ re@@ ase .
U@@ p@@ on ob@@ tain@@ ing this knowledge , they accepted God’s valu@@ es and do their best to do God’s will .
David knew from experience that God would support him and help him to end@@ ure .
If you are some@@ what ti@@ mi@@ d about preaching from house to house , Jehovah will answer your prayers for greater faith and courage . ​ — Read Psalm 6@@ 6 : 19 , 20 .
“ Ser@@ ving Jehovah is the best way of life .
Paul st@@ ressed that we should d@@ ro@@ p dis@@ ru@@ p@@ tive ways of thinking and in@@ stead cultiv@@ ate attitu@@ des that en@@ able us to live in har@@ mony with others .
C@@ learly , such be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or would be in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate in a Christian hous@@ eho@@ ld .
Jesus tra@@ ined his disciples by provi@@ ding personal counsel ta@@ il@@ ored to their needs .
And you will be ob@@ je@@ cts of h@@ at@@ red by all people on account of my name ; but he that has end@@ ur@@ ed to the end is the one that will be sa@@ ved . ”
By often commun@@ ic@@ ating with God through prayer .
Wh@@ atever the case , this “ thor@@ n in the flesh ” had a we@@ ak@@ ening effect on Paul .
W@@ ater is r@@ ati@@ oned in Kaku@@ ma cam@@ p
It com@@ forts us to know that the dead are as@@ le@@ ep in the gra@@ ve and are not suffering .
We were too ti@@ red to move , and than@@ k@@ fully , before long the ants seem@@ ed to ign@@ ore our pres@@ ence .
She wrote , “ It helped me to understand my own proble@@ m and gave me hope . ”
The Bible shows that it is possible to have a relationship with God .
Do you teach your children so that they can car@@ ry on spiritually mean@@ ing@@ ful con@@ vers@@ ations with others ?
P@@ u@@ bli@@ sh@@ ers sp@@ ent a we@@ ek cle@@ an@@ ing the st@@ adi@@ u@@ m be@@ fore@@ hand .
How has Jehovah proved to be a God who gives encourag@@ ement ?
Dis@@ mis@@ sing all his servants , he we@@ pt so l@@ ou@@ dly that the s@@ ound car@@ ri@@ ed to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s p@@ al@@ ace .
The tra@@ dition go@@ es all the way back to the F@@ oun@@ der of Christi@@ an@@ ity , Jesus Christ .
This imp@@ lies that appreci@@ ative ones can confid@@ ently look for@@ ward to the blessings the Messi@@ ani@@ c Se@@ ed will bring .
And no@@ ne of the num@@ ber@@ ed chap@@ ters and ver@@ ses that we use today .
Yes , children who are happy with family rec@@ re@@ ation are less inc@@ l@@ ined to res@@ ort to tel@@ ev@@ ision pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s , vi@@ de@@ o@@ s , mo@@ vi@@ es , and In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t g@@ ames that fe@@ ature viol@@ ence , im@@ mor@@ ality , and d@@ ru@@ g a@@ bu@@ se .
T@@ ak@@ ing such a stand , though , is not always eas@@ y .
Even when they are high@@ ly com@@ pati@@ ble , no two par@@ t@@ n@@ ers share pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely the same out@@ look on matters . . . .
W@@ rote one gra@@ du@@ ate : “ I am per@@ ple@@ x@@ ed as I try to find the way to than@@ k you for such a mar@@ vel@@ ous school .
Many nations are par@@ ty to cop@@ y@@ right ag@@ re@@ ements that prote@@ ct “ in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al pro@@ per@@ ty , ” such as com@@ pu@@ ter pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s , and they try to en@@ for@@ ce cop@@ y@@ right la@@ ws .
When end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to help those who have st@@ ra@@ yed from God’s flo@@ ck , the el@@ der might ref@@ er to the disciples who a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned Jesus because of re@@ je@@ cting one of his teachings .
The Bible says : “ Jesus called the inf@@ ants to him , saying : ‘ Let the young children come to me . ’ ”
The 18@@ 70 V@@ ati@@ can C@@ oun@@ c@@ il@@ ’s dec@@ ree was based pri@@ mar@@ ily on its inter@@ pre@@ tation of Matthew 16 : 16 - 19 and John 21 : 15 - 17 .
I was being assign@@ ed as branch serv@@ ant to su@@ per@@ v@@ ise the preaching work in the Go@@ ld C@@ o@@ ast , To@@ g@@ ol@@ and ( now To@@ go ) , I@@ v@@ ory C@@ o@@ ast ( now C@@ ô@@ te d@@ ’@@ I@@ vo@@ i@@ re ) , U@@ pp@@ er V@@ ol@@ ta ( now Bu@@ r@@ k@@ ina Fa@@ so ) , and The G@@ am@@ bia .
That is no eas@@ y t@@ ask , since Satan’s world may well point us in the wrong direction .
What love and courage those cou@@ ri@@ ers had !
How did Jesus indic@@ ate that an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant spiritual har@@ v@@ est was at hand , and how has this proved true in rec@@ ent years ?
“ The family of Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n d@@ om@@ in@@ ated the bu@@ re@@ au@@ cr@@ ac@@ y [ in the kingdom of Juda@@ h ] and held the position of k@@ ing@@ ’s s@@ cri@@ be from the time of Jo@@ si@@ ah until the Ex@@ ile , ” expla@@ ins the En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pa@@ e@@ dia Juda@@ ic@@ a .
He will give you what you need to understand his Word , cop@@ e with li@@ fe@@ ’s problems , and preach the good news .
However , God’s Word also states that others b@@ es@@ id@@ es those who are born again will receive everlasting sal@@ vation .
What questions ar@@ ise concer@@ ning se@@ cul@@ ar emp@@ loy@@ ment and other pur@@ su@@ its ?
Some days later , after the apostle pres@@ ents his case before King H@@ er@@ od A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa I@@ I , that king says : “ In a sh@@ ort time you would per@@ su@@ a@@ de me to become a Christian . ”
“ As for me , my fe@@ et had al@@ most turned asi@@ de , ” he ad@@ mit@@ ted . “ My st@@ ep@@ s had ne@@ arly been made to s@@ li@@ p .
C@@ Z@@ E@@ C@@ H R@@ E@@ P@@ U@@ B@@ L@@ I@@ C
In some lands , a com@@ p@@ lic@@ ating fac@@ t@@ or is that un@@ believ@@ ing parents may dem@@ and an el@@ ab@@ or@@ ate do@@ wr@@ y , making it difficult for brothers of mo@@ des@@ t means to get married .
The Bible also gives counsel that helps people to ri@@ d themselves of bad ha@@ bi@@ ts .
E@@ ven@@ tually , it disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared al@@ together .
A seri@@ es of dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ies made over the last h@@ un@@ d@@ red years or so reve@@ aled that God’s name did appe@@ ar in the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t .
At first , ro@@ om@@ s were found in priv@@ ate ho@@ m@@ es , but as the number of refu@@ ge@@ es gre@@ w , it became evid@@ ent that more sub@@ stan@@ ti@@ al arrang@@ ements were needed .
After re@@ tur@@ ning home , A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ r@@ a showed the case to her daugh@@ ter , V@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ a .
We will find more time for con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ated and pray@@ er@@ ful medit@@ ation if we simp@@ li@@ fy our life as much as possible .
Th@@ ink of the example that Jesus Christ set in this reg@@ ard .
So@@ on the angels will un@@ le@@ as@@ h the des@@ tru@@ ctive w@@ in@@ ds of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
Per@@ haps you no@@ tic@@ ed the expres@@ sion “ the last days ” in the prophe@@ tic st@@ at@@ ement qu@@ o@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve .
Paul also showed his interest in others by giving s@@ inc@@ ere comm@@ end@@ ation , which is another ba@@ si@@ c way to en@@ h@@ ance the joy of fellow believers .
Their dedic@@ ation was mean@@ ing@@ ful . It mar@@ ked a change in their lives .
Thus , one as@@ pect of the way we gain a blessing is by giving our loyal support to God’s anointed ones .
Di@@ d Paul believe that Jesus had given Peter pri@@ ma@@ cy ?
Because of this , me@@ ek ones were dra@@ wn to Jehovah .
He told them : “ You [ will be ] hal@@ ed before k@@ ings and govern@@ ors for the s@@ ake of my name .
Re@@ c@@ all@@ ing the vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ es that Jehovah had given the sons of Israel before they cro@@ s@@ sed the J@@ or@@ d@@ an must have in@@ fu@@ sed them with courage as they sto@@ od ready to beg@@ in their con@@ qu@@ est on the other side of the ri@@ ver .
Tru@@ e , among the preci@@ ous tru@@ ths found in the Scriptures are “ some things hard to understand . ”
He said that we had received many more blessings than would have been the case had we pur@@ su@@ ed the col@@ le@@ ge educ@@ ation that he had in@@ tend@@ ed for us .
A Y@@ oung M@@ an Tru@@ st@@ s in Jehovah
One A@@ ra@@ bi@@ c transl@@ ation of the Go@@ sp@@ els from the mi@@ dd@@ le of the ten@@ th century is pre@@ served in the ca@@ the@@ dr@@ al of Le@@ ó@@ n , S@@ pain .
Yet , as soon as Z@@ ion went into la@@ b@@ or , she gave bir@@ th to her sons . ”
His life was one of sacrifice and obedi@@ ence to God .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later the apostle Paul wrote to Timothy : “ G@@ u@@ ard what is la@@ id up in trust with you , tur@@ ning away from the emp@@ ty spe@@ e@@ ches that viol@@ ate what is holy and from the cont@@ ra@@ dic@@ tions of the fal@@ sel@@ y called ‘ knowledge . ’
F@@ e@@ e@@ ding one@@ ’s mind on such a di@@ et is de@@ ad@@ ly to the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart .
8 : 5 ; 9 : 24 .
How does Jehovah feel about human suffering ?
This is evid@@ ent in the way he discipl@@ ined the Israelites , who re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned true worship .
The book of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el reve@@ als something el@@ se that can help us to speak with b@@ ol@@ dness .
By the time Bro@@ ther L@@ ag@@ ak@@ o@@ s died in 194@@ 3 , the Witnesses had car@@ ri@@ ed spiritual light to most of the c@@ ities and v@@ il@@ la@@ ges of Le@@ ban@@ on , S@@ y@@ ri@@ a , and P@@ al@@ est@@ ine .
De@@ al@@ ing With F@@ e@@ el@@ ings of I@@ na@@ de@@ qu@@ ac@@ y
It does not imp@@ ly that her family was as@@ le@@ ep by the time she fin@@ i@@ shed or that anyone came to see why her er@@ r@@ and was taking so long .
Many find the words of Saul of T@@ ar@@ su@@ s , also called the apostle Paul , com@@ for@@ ting and appe@@ al@@ ing .
In some coun@@ tri@@ es , the pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s feelings of a@@ pa@@ thy and ho@@ p@@ el@@ ess@@ ness become especially evid@@ ent at ele@@ ction time .
The ma@@ ster took the tal@@ ent away from him and gave it to the one who had ten .
For that reason , he spoke fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly of serving Jehovah as a sing@@ le person .
They hi@@ de who they are ​ — just as Satan hi@@ d his id@@ ent@@ ity by using a ser@@ p@@ ent .
For example , Matthew 6 : 9 speak@@ s of the “ Father ” and his “ name . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the apostle Paul also said that not many “ wise in a fle@@ sh@@ ly way ” or “ powerful ” or “ of no@@ ble bir@@ th ” were called to become part of the Christian congregation . ​ — 1 Corinthians 1 : 26 .
H@@ on@@ est at All T@@ im@@ es , 3 / 1 H@@ on@@ or El@@ der@@ ly , 5 / 15
But how does Jesus ass@@ ess Pet@@ er@@ ’s thinking ?
After the un@@ tim@@ ely death of her husband , a sister in N@@ or@@ way was left al@@ one with a two - year - old son .
Jehovah loved Jesus so de@@ arly that he t@@ wi@@ ce spoke from heaven , direc@@ tly refer@@ ring to Jesus as “ my Son , the bel@@ o@@ ved . ” ​ — Mark 1 : 11 ; 9 : 7 .
Bal@@ an@@ c@@ ing pati@@ ence and e@@ ag@@ er expe@@ ct@@ ation is not always eas@@ y , especially since the ra@@ va@@ ges of old age now keep me con@@ f@@ ined at home .
Like the prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah , all the Bible writ@@ ers had “ feelings like our@@ s . ” ​ — J@@ as .
Jehovah has fav@@ ored us with the pri@@ c@@ eless privilege of serving as his Witnesses .
They should not have con@@ vi@@ cted you . ”
E@@ ven@@ tually I ti@@ red of that en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment and loo@@ ked for qui@@ et@@ er dis@@ co@@ the@@ qu@@ es .
Even so , these op@@ pos@@ ite out@@ comes ​ — some sta@@ ying faithful while others lo@@ se faith — ​ ra@@ ise questions .
Some three h@@ un@@ d@@ red years have el@@ ap@@ sed since Jo@@ shua comple@@ ted the con@@ qu@@ est of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
It is vital to keep in mind , however , that when there is no div@@ in@@ ely provided princi@@ ple , rule , or law , it would be imp@@ ro@@ per to imp@@ ose the judg@@ ments of our own conscience on fellow Christians in what are pur@@ ely personal matters . ​ — Romans 14 : 1 - 4 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 5 .
A branch of@@ fice was re@@ esta@@ bli@@ shed in Par@@ is at V@@ il@@ la G@@ u@@ i@@ ber@@ t .
As expe@@ cted , my decision to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on false religion brought o@@ str@@ ac@@ ism and ho@@ st@@ ility from my wife and her family .
And we will continue to preach the good news of the Kingdom until the end comes !
In the days of King Saul , the tri@@ bes e@@ ast of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an de@@ fe@@ ated the H@@ ag@@ r@@ ites even though these tri@@ bes were out@@ num@@ ber@@ ed more than 2 to 1 .
So seek fri@@ end@@ ship with those who pur@@ sue spiritual go@@ als and who are happy in Jehovah’s service .
When my dis@@ qui@@ et@@ ing thoughts became many in@@ side of me , your own cons@@ ol@@ ations began to f@@ ond@@ le my soul . ” — Psalm 9@@ 4 : 18 , 19 .
Se@@ e@@ ing us ch@@ at@@ ting with him , the mo@@ b dis@@ pers@@ ed .
Jehovah might also use fellow believers to help us re@@ ach our full po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al .
But we take God at his word , tru@@ sting that if we are rep@@ ent@@ ant , Jehovah will support us through difficult times ​ — even when those difficul@@ ties are of our own making . ​ — Read Isaiah 1 : 18 , 19 ; Acts 3 : 19 .
Many who have st@@ op@@ ped a@@ bu@@ sing al@@ co@@ ho@@ l have taken action in l@@ ine with Jesus ’ words : “ If , now , that right e@@ ye of your@@ s is making you stu@@ m@@ ble , te@@ ar it out and thro@@ w it away from you . For it is more bene@@ fi@@ cial to you for one of your members to be lost to you than for your whole body to be pit@@ ched into Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na . ” ​ — Matthew 5 : 29 .
In what way does Bi@@ bli@@ cal instru@@ ction contribu@@ te to our un@@ ity ?
How can parents imitate the way Jesus taught his disciples ?
C@@ r@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing near S@@ is@@ er@@ a@@ ’s head , she now fac@@ ed the ter@@ ri@@ f@@ ying t@@ ask of ac@@ ting as an ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion@@ er for Jehovah .
In re@@ ality , a person can learn to enjoy al@@ most any kind of work if he appro@@ ach@@ es it with the right mind - set ​ — that is , if he foc@@ uses on lear@@ ning how to do the jo@@ b well .
Just think of how much they learned by jo@@ ining in prayer with Jehovah’s own Son !
Ka@@ zu@@ yuki , who for many years has served in the P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese field , says : “ It is important that we get su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient spiritual n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment .
Then one ev@@ ening , the do@@ or@@ b@@ ell ran@@ g .
She encoura@@ ged her listen@@ ers : “ L@@ ast year over 14 milli@@ on people worl@@ d@@ wide attend@@ ed that ob@@ serv@@ ance .
Lo@@ ve of God imp@@ els us to do what is pleas@@ ing to him and to de@@ f@@ end and up@@ hold his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , by both words and de@@ e@@ ds .
W@@ il@@ li@@ am T@@ ur@@ ner , J@@ r .
We received much cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism from people who did not understand our position .
Di@@ d they feel that Jesus would now refle@@ ct the same spirit as the Ca@@ es@@ ars of R@@ ome , who were r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned for c@@ ru@@ shing dis@@ sent or re@@ v@@ ol@@ t ?
He can teach us much about listen@@ ing .
How do many s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists expla@@ in away the won@@ ders of cre@@ ation ?
* H@@ er family was sa@@ fe ! ​ — Jo@@ shua 6 : 10 , 16 , 20 , 21 .
This was the tra@@ gi@@ c end of C@@ y@@ ri@@ l Lu@@ car@@ is , a prom@@ in@@ ent religious fi@@ gu@@ re of the 1@@ 7@@ th century .
R@@ a@@ ising children while living among people who do not share one@@ ’s cul@@ tural valu@@ es is a chall@@ enge that God’s servants have fac@@ ed since Bible times .
( b ) What develop@@ ment in the out@@ working of Jehovah’s purpose was reve@@ aled in the first century C.E . ?
F@@ ur@@ ther , while it is true that our circumstances may change whether we want them to or not , some Christians have succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in cre@@ ating chang@@ es in their circumstances that have op@@ ened up opportun@@ ities to inc@@ re@@ ase their share in the ministry .
Jesus was cre@@ ated by God ; he is “ the fir@@ st@@ born of every cre@@ ature , ” says the Ca@@ tho@@ lic D@@ ou@@ a@@ y V@@ er@@ sion of the Bible at C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 15 .
31 Do You R@@ em@@ ember ?
My brother Bo@@ b and his wife , I@@ r@@ is , had become Witnesses in 195@@ 8 .
The first S@@ un@@ day after I qu@@ it pla@@ ying the lo@@ t@@ ter@@ y , my “ lu@@ ck@@ y ” number w@@ on !
The T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments given to the sons of Israel inclu@@ ded this comm@@ and : “ H@@ on@@ or your father and your mother in order that your days may prove long upon the gr@@ ound that Jehovah your God is giving you . ”
These bri@@ ef vis@@ its were very encourag@@ ing .
Ha@@ ving tru@@ sted in his un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , I fer@@ v@@ ently hope to share in the promise of his Son : “ E@@ ver@@ yone that has left hous@@ es or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands for the s@@ ake of my name will receive many times more and will in@@ her@@ it everlasting life . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
If we in@@ still in our children re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al fear of Jehovah , we will be la@@ ying the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for an educ@@ ation that will make our off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing truly wise .
We too have a bat@@ tle against fle@@ sh@@ ly we@@ ak@@ nesses .
and Is There a Creator Who Ca@@ res Ab@@ out You ? , publi@@ shed by the Watchtower Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of New Yor@@ k , In@@ c .
How can we follow the examples of Jeremiah and David ?
On@@ ce , near the city of Na@@ in , Jesus saw a hear@@ t@@ bro@@ ken wi@@ do@@ w in a fun@@ er@@ al pro@@ c@@ es@@ sion for her only son .
Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ations of the Bible into sever@@ al ma@@ j@@ or E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an langu@@ ages benef@@ ited from this work .
He has to get some bre@@ ad , no matter what it takes .
A@@ n O@@ b@@ serv@@ ance That Af@@ fe@@ cts You
This is ap@@ par@@ ently what happened .
• What are true Christians determined to do ?
I am determined to maintain this sc@@ he@@ du@@ le for as long as possible . ”
When Jesus spoke of the un@@ d@@ ying wor@@ ms and un@@ qu@@ enc@@ ha@@ ble fi@@ re , he was ap@@ par@@ ently al@@ lu@@ ding to Isaiah 6@@ 6 : 24 .
Is it “ a word at its right time ? ”
• How does Jehovah use his angels to help us ?
O@@ f@@ ten they were per@@ form@@ ed in public , not in se@@ cre@@ t .
Yes , with God’s help , un@@ en@@ ding life in the promised new world is within re@@ ach .
Who Will Le@@ ad Go@@ g@@ ’s A@@ t@@ t@@ ack ?
If you invol@@ ve yourself in the vari@@ ous activities in the Christian congregation , you will experience re@@ war@@ ding se@@ cur@@ ity .
How would that take place ?
They were perfect humans who lived in a par@@ adise .
In the Bible these spi@@ r@@ its are called angels .
Paul wrote : “ You do not bel@@ ong to y@@ ourselves , for you were b@@ ought with a pri@@ ce , ” the sacri@@ fi@@ cial blood of the Christ .
By exam@@ ining how they h@@ and@@ led their difficult situ@@ ations , we can learn valu@@ able less@@ ons .
The gra@@ p@@ es ri@@ p@@ ened , and the cu@@ p@@ be@@ are@@ r s@@ qu@@ e@@ e@@ zed the ju@@ ice into P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s c@@ up .
After Moses ’ death , Satan ap@@ par@@ ently in@@ tend@@ ed to use the cor@@ p@@ se to fur@@ ther his own inter@@ ests in some way , pos@@ si@@ bly by inc@@ iting Israel to com@@ mit i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
Di@@ d that leave her with reg@@ re@@ ts ?
They ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ised their pi@@ ety by their d@@ ress and tri@@ ed to direc@@ t the nation .
“ Be@@ ing in a fore@@ ign - language congregation has been fu@@ n , ” says C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ina , who@@ se parents are im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants .
( a ) Why did Paul descri@@ be himself as “ a man less than the le@@ ast of all holy ones ” ?
The Bible rel@@ ates that an inv@@ isi@@ ble spirit person used a ser@@ p@@ ent , much as a ven@@ tr@@ il@@ o@@ qu@@ ist uses a d@@ um@@ my , to commun@@ ic@@ ate with the first woman , E@@ ve , and led her to re@@ be@@ l against God .
Be@@ fore the time of King C@@ ro@@ esus , the mother - go@@ dd@@ ess C@@ y@@ bele was the cen@@ tr@@ al char@@ ac@@ ter of religious life in that are@@ a .
We came up with the ide@@ a of assign@@ ing the children certain A@@ wa@@ ke !
When the righteous person er@@ r@@ s , the re@@ ward he recei@@ ves for his er@@ r@@ ors is discipl@@ ine .
Consider the help@@ ful actions of the u@@ pri@@ ght man Job .
F@@ i@@ gu@@ res of people se@@ ated in vari@@ ous yo@@ ga positi@@ ons appe@@ ar on se@@ als found in the In@@ d@@ us V@@ al@@ le@@ y , in present - day P@@ ak@@ ist@@ an .
In the l@@ ate 19@@ 60 ’ s , certain the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans in L@@ at@@ in - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can coun@@ tri@@ es took up the fi@@ ght for the po@@ or and do@@ w@@ nt@@ ro@@ d@@ den .
Sh@@ ould you ever face such a t@@ est , ask Jehovah to give you the wisdom and self - control to res@@ ist .
‘ Why , ’ some may won@@ der , ‘ did he not do so when there were only three sin@@ n@@ ers in the uni@@ verse ?
Par@@ ro@@ t no@@ ted : “ The st@@ atu@@ e , like the c@@ and@@ le in Ca@@ tho@@ lic worship today but to an even greater de@@ gre@@ e , was in ac@@ tu@@ al fact a sub@@ s@@ titu@@ te for the beli@@ ever . ”
They ask : If God wants to eli@@ min@@ ate evil , kno@@ ws how to do it , and has the power to do it , why does evil continue to ab@@ ound ?
On the other hand , by lear@@ ning to r@@ ely on our tra@@ ined Christian conscience , we can make good cho@@ ic@@ es even when there is no spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c direction in writ@@ ing .
N@@ one of us want to disa@@ p@@ point Jehovah or Jesus .
M@@ al 2 V@@ er@@ se 7 gives a clear indic@@ ation : “ The li@@ ps of a pri@@ est are the ones that should keep knowledge , and the law is what people should seek from his m@@ ou@@ th ; for he is the m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er of Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es . ”
A Bible pro@@ ver@@ b states : “ The in@@ sight of a man certainly s@@ lo@@ ws down his anger . ”
W@@ H@@ E@@ N bir@@ ds wa@@ ke up in the mor@@ ning , they often c@@ hi@@ r@@ p for a while and then f@@ ly off in sear@@ ch of food .
As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a
Se@@ cond , Jesus himself explained that he used illustr@@ ations to si@@ ft out those who@@ se hearts were un@@ responsi@@ ve .
Although some doubt the au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ity of the first refer@@ ence where Jose@@ ph@@ us mentioned Jesus as the Messi@@ ah , Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or L@@ ou@@ is H . F@@ el@@ d@@ man of Ye@@ shi@@ va Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity says that few have doub@@ ted the gen@@ u@@ in@@ en@@ ess of the second refer@@ ence .
The Bible encoura@@ ges us to be cont@@ ent with su@@ st@@ en@@ ance and co@@ ver@@ ing .
Jesus is pres@@ ented as a na@@ ugh@@ ty , ir@@ as@@ ci@@ ble , v@@ indic@@ tive child , who uses his mirac@@ ul@@ ous po@@ wers to take re@@ v@@ enge on teach@@ ers , neigh@@ b@@ ors , and other children , some of whom he bl@@ in@@ ds , crip@@ ples , or even k@@ ill@@ s .
C@@ re@@ ated in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge , we can to a de@@ gre@@ e cultiv@@ ate divine at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes , such as love , justice , mer@@ cy , and wisdom .
P@@ ur@@ su@@ ing “ H@@ ol@@ iness in God’s F@@ e@@ ar ” ​ — A B@@ less@@ ing !
We fer@@ v@@ ently pray@@ ed to Jehovah for his help and guid@@ ance in this v@@ ol@@ at@@ ile situation .
3 , 4 . ( a ) What exc@@ lam@@ ation did Peter make , and what war@@ ning did he give ?
This is also true of Christians today .
We read : “ He did lik@@ e@@ wise res@@ pe@@ cting the c@@ up also , after he had the ev@@ ening me@@ al , saying : ‘ This c@@ up means the new covenant by vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e of my blood . ’ ”
This set the st@@ age for more a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction to come .
No@@ te Jesus ’ use of the word “ supp@@ lic@@ ation , ” which is a very ear@@ n@@ est form of prayer .
From time to time , our congregation received a vis@@ it from a travel@@ ing overse@@ er .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 2@@ 24 , 2@@ 17
King He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah was another who@@ se trust in Jehovah was v@@ indic@@ ated .
It may mean ad@@ ju@@ sting your pri@@ or@@ ities or your attitude toward reading .
Yes , that meeting proved to be a tur@@ ning point .
S@@ he@@ ep@@ ’s w@@ o@@ ol was wi@@ d@@ ely used for f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c@@ s in the ancient M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast as was ha@@ ir from go@@ ats and cam@@ els .
S@@ ome@@ times a situation may devel@@ op within our local congregation that we do not understand or that does not se@@ em , from our point of view , to be h@@ and@@ led in the best or most organiz@@ ed way .
When Jesus saw people suffering , he was moved to show them love .
How does he do that ?
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually speaking , however , a new disci@@ ple star@@ ts off being im@@ matu@@ re .
H@@ as this inc@@ reas@@ ed attention to people of vari@@ ous language grou@@ ps had resul@@ ts ?
D@@ O Y@@ O@@ U C@@ ON@@ S@@ I@@ D@@ E@@ R Y@@ O@@ U@@ R@@ S@@ EL@@ F T@@ O B@@ E A H@@ A@@ P@@ P@@ Y P@@ E@@ R@@ S@@ O@@ N ?
Why did he draw that conclu@@ sion ?
D@@ own through the p@@ re - F@@ lood ages , a vari@@ ety of in@@ du@@ stri@@ es develop@@ ed .
Your dre@@ am@@ s , ide@@ als , valu@@ es , and inter@@ ests man@@ i@@ f@@ est themselves not only in what you say but also in what you do .
H@@ ear@@ ing may still remain very ac@@ u@@ te al@@ though the [ pati@@ ents ] may se@@ em as@@ le@@ ep so do not say anything in their pres@@ ence you would not say to them when a@@ wa@@ ke . ”
For instance , when experi@@ enc@@ ing ad@@ vers@@ ity , some may beg@@ in to question their own spiritu@@ ality , conclu@@ ding that their har@@ d@@ ship is a si@@ gn of God’s disa@@ p@@ pro@@ val .
An@@ y of these could po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally become our foc@@ us in life .
Noah did not know long in ad@@ v@@ ance in what year that would be , but he knew that it de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely would come .
* Christians today are not b@@ ound by the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , which God gave to the ancient nation of Israel .
I really value these con@@ vers@@ ations . ”
When Israel su@@ ffered p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment because of their sin@@ s , Daniel imp@@ l@@ ored Jehovah to show mer@@ cy , saying : “ Do not d@@ el@@ a@@ y , for your own s@@ ake , O my God , for your own name . ”
Fir@@ st Peter 1 : 8 , 9 was written to Christians with the heavenly hope .
He char@@ ged A@@ ri@@ as M@@ on@@ t@@ an@@ o with the hu@@ ge t@@ ask of e@@ di@@ ting what came to be called the R@@ o@@ y@@ al Bible , or the A@@ nt@@ wer@@ p P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t .
A@@ n E@@ v@@ ent You Sh@@ ould Not Mis@@ s
God is a@@ ware of any dis@@ tur@@ b@@ ing thoughts you may have , and he can gu@@ i@@ de and comfort you by means of his spirit .
17 , 18 . ( a ) The Bible off@@ ers what counsel regarding hon@@ es@@ ty ?
• Acc@@ ep@@ t the help that matu@@ re fellow Christians can give
D@@ well on what you are reading .
When God in his Word expres@@ ses his love for his spiritual children , you respon@@ d , “ That means me . ”
“ B@@ ad Pe@@ ople Will Ha@@ ve to B@@ ow D@@ own ”
We loved our new assignment , and we felt at home im@@ medi@@ ately .
Paul learned the se@@ cre@@ t of con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment
Some of those may in@@ deed be par@@ ts of the Bible that simply were descri@@ bed in ter@@ ms un@@ famili@@ ar to mo@@ der@@ n read@@ ers .
Jesus did not mar@@ ry ; he had to pre@@ pare for and car@@ ry out his assign@@ ed ministry .
De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 6 , 7 states : “ These words that I am comman@@ ding you today must prove to be on your heart ; and you must inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate them in your son and speak of them when you si@@ t in your house and when you walk on the ro@@ ad and when you li@@ e down and when you get up . ”
At first , my father str@@ ong@@ ly ob@@ je@@ cted , but occasi@@ on@@ ally he wrote out Bible questions for Mu@@ m to give to one of the brothers .
The en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment in@@ du@@ str@@ y seem@@ s to become ever more s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful at g@@ lam@@ or@@ iz@@ ing all kin@@ ds of wr@@ ong@@ doing while making a mo@@ ck@@ er@@ y of Jehovah’s standards of right and wrong .
What does the vision seen by John indic@@ ate , and why ?
We try to dis@@ cer@@ n the needs and inter@@ ests of hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders and then cho@@ ose our words acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly .
Some who have w@@ an@@ der@@ ed away from the Christian congregation may still love God and may want to praise him .
Th@@ r@@ ough the prophet Isaiah , Jehovah stated : “ I , Jehovah , am your God , the One teaching you to benefit yourself , the One ca@@ using you to tre@@ ad in the way in which you should walk .
A@@ no@@ ther declar@@ ed : “ I@@ ’@@ l@@ l preach in my country ! ”
Yet , the people went about their da@@ ily af@@ fai@@ r@@ s un@@ concer@@ ned .
Christian F@@ am@@ ili@@ es ​ — “ S@@ ta@@ y A@@ wa@@ ke ”
Yet , another tra@@ ge@@ dy was just around the cor@@ ner .
The Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ic covenant is “ a covenant to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ”
Ho@@ ly spirit is God’s ac@@ tive for@@ ce .
He also re@@ pa@@ ys us for giving loving care to our el@@ der@@ ly fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers , many of whom are ‘ po@@ or res@@ pe@@ cting the world but rich in faith . ’ ​ — James 2 : 5 .
And , in@@ deed , overse@@ ers have the responsi@@ bility to ‘ re@@ prove those who prac@@ tice sin . ’
God’s people are ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed as being out of t@@ ou@@ ch with re@@ ality .
The ke@@ y@@ no@@ te ad@@ d@@ ress was ent@@ it@@ led “ Kingdom Pro@@ claim@@ ers F@@ i@@ red With Z@@ e@@ al . ”
This war@@ ning is not to be taken ligh@@ tly .
But they never gave up , and little by little , the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s tru@@ ths t@@ ou@@ ched my heart and moved me to change . ”
This form of sing@@ ing , however , was li@@ mit@@ ed in the re@@ per@@ to@@ i@@ re of Israel@@ ’s mu@@ si@@ c .
To succ@@ e@@ ed , however , he first had to over@@ come the for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble is@@ land for@@ t@@ ress of T@@ y@@ re .
To the same place that Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b loo@@ ked in Moses ’ day .
H@@ ar@@ mon@@ iz@@ ing the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts indic@@ ates that only after this tra@@ it@@ or was g@@ one did Jesus in@@ s@@ titu@@ te the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of His death .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we are gr@@ ate@@ ful that they stand ready to come to our a@@ id at m@@ om@@ ents when we feel over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by the pres@@ sures of this world .
In 195@@ 5 when we left B@@ res@@ ci@@ a , 40 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers were sh@@ aring in the preaching work .
The worshipp@@ ers first pu@@ ri@@ fy themselves by wa@@ shing their hands and m@@ ou@@ th .
“ Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly there occ@@ ur@@ red from heaven a no@@ ise just like that of a ru@@ shing s@@ ti@@ f@@ f bre@@ e@@ ze , and it filled the whole house in which they were s@@ it@@ ting .
• What blessings come from man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting mil@@ dness
By the second century Christians . . . began to ar@@ gu@@ e that it was a divine provi@@ d@@ ence which had pre@@ pared the world for the ad@@ v@@ ent of Christi@@ an@@ ity . ”
There was no gu@@ ile or du@@ p@@ li@@ city . ​ — John 13 : 6 - 9 .
Then , if there is reason for concer@@ n , you can talk to her , perhaps using poin@@ ts from Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k , V@@ olu@@ me 2 .
• On what bas@@ is are humans coun@@ ted righteous by God ?
The simil@@ ar@@ ities between our worship and that of the first - century Christians are re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble .
S@@ ad@@ ly , you may feel that you l@@ ack the time or emo@@ tional en@@ er@@ gy to help your children when they need you the most .
When the time appro@@ ached for God’s Kingdom in the hands of Jesus to star@@ t rul@@ ing from heaven , Jehovah helped his people to understand the tim@@ ing of events .
The longer a person associ@@ ates with Jehovah’s Witnesses , the more he lear@@ ns about God and His will as reve@@ aled in the Bible .
Rather , he coun@@ sel@@ ed them to ‘ pur@@ sue san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation , ’ “ care@@ fully w@@ atch@@ ing . . . that no po@@ is@@ on@@ ous ro@@ o@@ t may s@@ pr@@ ing up and cause tr@@ ou@@ ble and that many may not be de@@ fil@@ ed by it . ”
By doing so , we will avoid the h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y of show@@ ing cour@@ t@@ es@@ y just to cur@@ ry fav@@ or with a su@@ peri@@ or or to get a material advan@@ ta@@ ge . ​ — Ju@@ de 16 .
Jeremiah and pos@@ si@@ bly Na@@ hu@@ m and Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah , all prophe@@ ts and Bible writ@@ ers , lived in Juda@@ h at the time .
At that , An@@ ani@@ as f@@ alls down dead !
From the way Jehovah has man@@ e@@ u@@ vered matters , we are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that it was his will that this fore@@ ign land become our home .
In the first of the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments , Jehovah through his spo@@ k@@ es@@ man Moses declar@@ ed : “ You must not have any other go@@ ds against my face . ”
God used this holy spirit , or ac@@ tive for@@ ce , to cre@@ ate the earth and all life upon it .
A@@ le@@ x , one of J@@ a@@ i@@ ro@@ ’s young friends , ob@@ ser@@ ves , “ It always imp@@ res@@ ses me when I hear J@@ a@@ i@@ ro@@ ’s com@@ ments on a Bible sub@@ ject . ”
Why is the ho@@ st in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation not a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed to wa@@ ke up his friend ?
Although L@@ ef@@ è@@ v@@ re rema@@ ined a Ca@@ tho@@ lic until his death , his works mar@@ ked a tur@@ ning point in Bible transl@@ ation and pa@@ ved the way to the Re@@ form@@ ation .
( b ) What pro@@ ves that Jehovah’s strong ar@@ m is with his people ?
“ O ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy Jehovah with me , you people , and let us ex@@ al@@ t his name together . ”
We e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly a@@ wa@@ it the time when God’s promise will be ful@@ filled : ‘ There will be an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of gra@@ in on the earth . ’
Yes , what a contr@@ ast ! ​ — Job 1 : 6 - 12 ; 2 : 1 - 7 .
In contr@@ ast , con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate the benef@@ its that come to those who maintain cha@@ st@@ e conduct .
They refu@@ se to use Jehovah’s name , even taking it out of their Bible ver@@ sions .
In this con@@ text , the ro@@ d of discipl@@ ine re@@ pres@@ ents a means of cor@@ rection , wh@@ atever form it may take .
The su@@ ffer@@ er is the apostle Paul . Ab@@ out 34 C.E . , Jesus reve@@ aled that Paul ( Saul ) would be@@ ar His name before “ k@@ ings . ”
In time , he was stri@@ ck@@ en with Al@@ z@@ he@@ im@@ er@@ ’s di@@ se@@ ase .
What was true in the time of El@@ isha is true in our day : “ There are more who are with us than those who are with them . ”
Why did Jehovah disa@@ p@@ prove of Ca@@ in@@ ’s o@@ ffering , and how did Ca@@ in respon@@ d ?
When o@@ ffering your support , avoid over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing the g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing one with ad@@ vice .
Why did David p@@ our out the water that three of his men brought to him ?
Jer@@ ome lis@@ ted him as one of the Ch@@ urch Fa@@ thers .
Do you , like O@@ w@@ en@@ ’s father , won@@ der where your dec@@ eas@@ ed loved ones are now and what pos@@ si@@ bility there is of see@@ ing them again ?
“ A str@@ anger they will by no means follow but will fle@@ e from him , because they do not know the vo@@ ice of str@@ ang@@ ers . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ H@@ N 10 : 5 .
St@@ ar@@ ting in 200@@ 8 , it will appe@@ ar as an in@@ ser@@ t in Our Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try as well as in the Ye@@ ar@@ book .
A@@ pri@@ l 21 - 27 , 200@@ 8
The Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful S@@ la@@ ve A@@ p@@ pe@@ ars
While preaching from do@@ or to do@@ or , S@@ an@@ ti@@ ag@@ o , a full - time minis@@ ter of Jehovah’s Witnesses , had the opportunity to expla@@ in to a man that righteous ones are des@@ t@@ ined to live on a par@@ adise earth .
To answer that , let us consider what the Bible says about the prayers of God’s worshipp@@ ers .
A close b@@ ond develop@@ ed between the two men .
And judg@@ ing from the actions of the c@@ ra@@ zed mo@@ b of So@@ d@@ om@@ ites , can there be any doubt that Jehovah was fully jus@@ ti@@ fied in ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ting judgment upon the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of that wicked city ? ​ — Genesis 19 : 23 - 25 .
Ex@@ pla@@ in the three as@@ pe@@ cts of the “ par@@ adise ” that Paul saw in a vision .
“ C@@ ome to M@@ e ”
The next part of the sy@@ mp@@ o@@ si@@ u@@ m discus@@ sed Jehovah’s desire that all Christian famili@@ es succ@@ e@@ ed as strong spiritual un@@ its , and it offered practic@@ al ways in which this can be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed .
What indic@@ ates that spirit cre@@ atu@@ res have always had important and gr@@ ati@@ f@@ ying work ?
K@@ or@@ ah’s example , however , illustr@@ ates that it would be possible for us to draw away from Jehovah and thus no longer be known by him with appro@@ val .
These fac@@ ts have led many thinking people , even a@@ the@@ ists , to recogn@@ ize the moral value of beli@@ ef in God .
But at the very le@@ ast , I hope our discus@@ sion has helped you to see that Jehovah’s Witnesses do ba@@ se their beli@@ ef@@ s about the Kingdom on the Bible .
We then had a fri@@ end@@ ly discus@@ sion , not just about their ob@@ vi@@ ous physical differ@@ ences but also about the bi@@ g differ@@ ences in their person@@ alities , which was a b@@ low to his the@@ ory .
The Scriptures re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly expres@@ s our ob@@ lig@@ ation to help those who , for wh@@ atever reason , cannot help themselves .
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 13 ]
( a ) What does having real faith invol@@ ve ?
S@@ up@@ pose a person is not ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely sure that he is in the new covenant and the Kingdom covenant .
In the year 200@@ 3 , a new pe@@ ak of 6@@ ,@@ 4@@ 2@@ 9@@ ,@@ 3@@ 5@@ 1 sh@@ ared in the preaching work ​ — the va@@ st ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of them of the great crow@@ d .
And they will ac@@ tually si@@ t , each one under his v@@ ine and under his fi@@ g t@@ ree , and there will be no one making them tre@@ m@@ ble . ” ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 34 : 25 - 28 ; Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 3 , 4 .
As dedic@@ ated Christians , we too would su@@ ff@@ er tra@@ gi@@ c con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences if we were to become practic@@ ers of sin , tre@@ ating God’s righteous standards with con@@ temp@@ t .
U@@ se your i@@ mag@@ in@@ ation to make the less@@ ons you teach your children inter@@ es@@ ting and exc@@ iting .
They en@@ ter marriage car@@ ri@@ ed along by dre@@ am@@ y emo@@ tion and believe that nothing can ever destro@@ y their happiness together .
These pro@@ je@@ cts al@@ ter@@ n@@ ate with a seri@@ es for you@@ ng@@ er bo@@ ys and gi@@ r@@ ls ent@@ it@@ led “ T@@ each Your Ch@@ il@@ dren . ”
D@@ O Y@@ O@@ U believe that Jehovah is the only true God ?
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of Se@@ cond K@@ ings
Many of them were po@@ or people who had brought the si@@ ck for Jesus to cu@@ re . ​ — Matthew 4 : 23 – 5 : 2 ; Luke 6 : 17 - 20 .
J@@ O@@ Y
It helps us to cultiv@@ ate beau@@ ti@@ ful qualities that draw us clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah and to our spiritual brothers and sisters .
For example , The New Yor@@ k T@@ im@@ es repor@@ ted that when a de@@ va@@ st@@ ating earth@@ qu@@ ake h@@ it T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y in 199@@ 9 , tra@@ di@@ tional enem@@ ies showed neigh@@ bor@@ ly so@@ li@@ dar@@ ity .
These are valu@@ able less@@ ons . ​ — James 1 : 17 .
Those questions can help you to follow the apostle Paul’s counsel : “ Pro@@ ve to y@@ ourselves the good and accep@@ table and perfect will of God . ”
I don@@ ’t know what to do . ”
The compan@@ y has w@@ on a hu@@ ge contr@@ act .
Because they have found satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers to their questions in the Bible .
Rather than being quic@@ k to bl@@ ame God for any seem@@ ing in@@ action , think back to the time when you were a child .
Who will be Christ’s fellow war@@ ri@@ ors making up the heavenly “ ar@@ mi@@ es ” that follow him into bat@@ tle ?
F@@ ra@@ ese ) , 12 / 15
How were Ad@@ am@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing affe@@ cted by his sin ?
A few months after the S@@ t . L@@ ou@@ is ass@@ em@@ bly , our family moved to sou@@ ther@@ n C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a .
The Hebrew expres@@ sion transl@@ ated “ thinking a@@ bil@@ ities ” can mean ei@@ ther dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment or mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous thinking .
Ri@@ ght after the 195@@ 8 inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion at New Yor@@ k C@@ it@@ y’s Y@@ an@@ ke@@ e St@@ adi@@ u@@ m and P@@ olo G@@ r@@ oun@@ ds , we were off to To@@ k@@ yo by ship .
C@@ ould it be that pri@@ de makes them feel that they must ad@@ here to a certain li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le ?
The Bible rec@@ ord tel@@ ls us that he ‘ ri@@ pp@@ ed ap@@ ar@@ t his gar@@ ment and his s@@ le@@ ev@@ eless co@@ at and pul@@ led out some of the ha@@ ir of his head and of his be@@ ard and kept s@@ it@@ ting stu@@ n@@ ned until the ev@@ ening . ’
God fore@@ told them because he has the ability to see into the future when he cho@@ o@@ ses to do so .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , I had the opportunity to speak with some of my cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es person@@ ally about our work and our faith .
What Bible examples show that young people can be very effe@@ ctive in pra@@ ising Jehovah ?
A new@@ ly baptized brother is married , and he and his wife have three small children .
Se@@ cre@@ ts of Con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment , 11 / 1 S@@ har@@ ing Li@@ ving A@@ c@@ com@@ mo@@ d@@ ations , 2 / 15
Like most spe@@ ci@@ es of p@@ al@@ m t@@ ree , the d@@ ate p@@ al@@ m has a str@@ ik@@ ing u@@ pri@@ ght st@@ ance .
It has two hor@@ ns , so it is a du@@ al power .
1 : 33 .
C@@ are@@ gi@@ v@@ ers and family may need to be as@@ sur@@ ed that their de@@ ar one@@ ’s tri@@ al is over and that he is no longer suffering .
We used to say that the man with the se@@ cre@@ t@@ ar@@ y’s in@@ k@@ hor@@ n re@@ pres@@ ented the anointed who are still ali@@ ve on the earth .
No gener@@ ation since then has wit@@ ness@@ ed such things , and what Jesus accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed on earth “ through the sacrifice of himself ” will not be re@@ pe@@ ated . ​ — He@@ b .
He st@@ ep@@ ped up to the po@@ di@@ u@@ m , even though he had ne@@ i@@ ther Bible nor no@@ tes .
Is that the end of it ?
S@@ um@@ m@@ er came , and the or@@ ch@@ es@@ tr@@ a moved out of the city to pla@@ y at a res@@ ort .
On@@ ce this started to ha@@ p@@ pen , the w@@ oun@@ ds in his heart began to he@@ al .
These two v@@ isions give de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of fur@@ ther Kingdom judg@@ ments con@@ ne@@ cted with the th@@ ir@@ d w@@ o@@ e and the b@@ low@@ ing of the se@@ ven@@ th tru@@ mp@@ et . ​ — Re@@ v .
Me@@ g@@ an
In time , I was a@@ bu@@ sing d@@ ru@@ g@@ s and al@@ co@@ ho@@ l and living im@@ mor@@ ally .
Why was Paul so for@@ ce@@ ful , so direc@@ t ?
AN@@ T@@ ON@@ I@@ O felt per@@ tur@@ bed .
A@@ lo@@ ne , high up on M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i , Moses was gr@@ anted an un@@ u@@ su@@ al re@@ qu@@ est .
Hence , let each of us continue to take refu@@ ge in Jehovah by main@@ tain@@ ing “ a ti@@ ght g@@ ri@@ p on the word of life . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 16 .
Bar@@ u@@ ch listen@@ ed to Jehovah’s counsel , and it sa@@ ved his life . ​ — Jeremiah 4@@ 5 : 2 - 5 .
Romans 12 : 2 says : “ S@@ to@@ p being m@@ ol@@ ded by this system of things , but be trans@@ form@@ ed by making your mind over , so that you may prove to y@@ ourselves the good and accep@@ table and perfect will of God . ”
D@@ U@@ R@@ IN@@ G a wh@@ ir@@ l@@ w@@ ind n@@ ine - day wit@@ ness@@ ing cam@@ pa@@ ign in Au@@ gu@@ st / ​ S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 19@@ 29 , over 10@@ ,000 pre@@ ach@@ ers f@@ an@@ ned out ac@@ ro@@ ss the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
Why should serious sin be con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed ?
What does your assignment from Jehovah prove ?
That man too had lost a loved one in death ​ — his son .
[ He is ] a God of faith@@ ful@@ ness , with whom there is no in@@ justice . ”
As Jehovah’s people , we praise and than@@ k our heavenly Father for giving us real purpose in life , re@@ war@@ ding work in his service , and a b@@ right out@@ look for the future .
Do we need to ad@@ just our feelings toward str@@ ang@@ ers ?
M@@ on@@ day is gener@@ ally a day when mission@@ aries rest or care for personal matters .
But most important of all , we pre@@ serve our fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah .
Such li@@ on@@ like att@@ ac@@ ks may cause a few to stu@@ m@@ ble .
The end of R@@ e 21 verse 3 speak@@ s of the time when God will be with mankind , tur@@ ning his bene@@ fic@@ ent attention toward people doing his will .
He “ went j@@ our@@ ne@@ ying from city to city and from v@@ il@@ la@@ ge to v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , preaching and declar@@ ing the good news of the kingdom of God . ”
he as@@ ks .
M@@ em@@ ori@@ al se@@ as@@ on : The peri@@ od of time before , during , and sh@@ ort@@ ly after the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al .
In order to hear what the spirit says through the pages of the Bible , we must read it regul@@ arly .
My new wife , M@@ ary , and I had much in comm@@ on .
When the apostle Paul was preaching in An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch , he enc@@ oun@@ tered a group of Jews who had no love for the truth .
How is Jehovah’s wisdom seen in that his Word at times om@@ its certain de@@ ta@@ il@@ s ?
What will all of us do at times , but why is it vital that we maintain strong fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps in the congregation ?
May God continue to use us as he fulfill@@ s these prophe@@ tic words : “ The S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah will cause the s@@ pr@@ ou@@ ting of righteousness and of praise in fr@@ on@@ t of all the nations . ” — Isaiah 6@@ 1 : 11 .
Jehovah’s purpose does not dep@@ end on the wa@@ ver@@ ing loy@@ al@@ ties of imper@@ fect humans .
By rel@@ ying on God through prayer , M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ena cop@@ es with her de@@ bil@@ it@@ ating di@@ se@@ ase .
What were his family ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , educ@@ ation , and st@@ atu@@ s ?
W@@ W@@ I sol@@ di@@ ers : U@@ .@@ S .
That being the case , it is lo@@ gi@@ cal to believe that God would also provide us with the means to satis@@ fy our spiritual needs , as well as prop@@ er direction by which we can dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish between what is bene@@ fi@@ cial and what is har@@ m@@ ful to us spiritually .
What do we learn from Jesus ’ attitude toward ones who have serious fa@@ il@@ ings ?
3 : 15 - 18 ; 4 : 1 .
How can a wife buil@@ d up her family ?
I shall take refu@@ ge in him , my shi@@ eld and my hor@@ n of sal@@ vation , my secu@@ re he@@ i@@ ght , and my place for f@@ light , my Sa@@ vi@@ or ; from viol@@ ence you sa@@ ve me . ” ​ — 2 Samuel 22 : 3 .
However , there are problems with that ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation .
B@@ r@@ ing@@ ing good news to others makes me happy
A consider@@ ation of these matters will help us to take a fir@@ m stand against our c@@ hi@@ ef Ad@@ vers@@ ary , recogn@@ iz@@ ing that he is the one with whom we have a w@@ rest@@ ling . ​ — E@@ ph .
Will the earth be destro@@ yed ?
He told them that during that c@@ li@@ ma@@ c@@ tic time , his “ faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” would re@@ present him on earth , giving his servants the tim@@ ely spiritual n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment they needed . ​ — Mat@@ t .
He continu@@ es : “ See whether I will not o@@ pen to you the f@@ loo@@ d@@ g@@ ates of the heavens and p@@ our out on you a blessing until there is nothing l@@ ac@@ king . ”
As@@ k of me , that I may give nations as your in@@ her@@ it@@ ance and the ends of the earth as your own pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion . ”
• Sh@@ ould a Christian give a govern@@ ment emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ e a ti@@ p or some ty@@ pe of gift for his ser@@ vi@@ ces ?
The next day , we lo@@ c@@ ated a place , a two - ro@@ om lo@@ g house with no p@@ lum@@ b@@ ing and no fur@@ ni@@ ture , just a w@@ o@@ od - bur@@ ning t@@ in he@@ ater .
S@@ tic@@ king With the C@@ ongreg@@ ation
There is nothing more satis@@ f@@ ying in life than giving the best of what you have to Jehovah ! ”
Paul wrote to the congregation in R@@ ome : “ P@@ u@@ t on the Lord Jesus Christ , and do not be pl@@ an@@ ning a@@ head for the desi@@ res of the flesh . ”
What if Jehovah had used angels as writ@@ ers ?
Are we not deli@@ gh@@ ted to be part of a people who have Jehovah’s appro@@ val and blessing ?
T@@ im@@ ely En@@ coura@@ g@@ ement for the G@@ ra@@ du@@ ates
When I look back on my life , I reg@@ re@@ t having ca@@ used h@@ ur@@ t and har@@ m to others .
The World He@@ al@@ th O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation es@@ ti@@ mat@@ es that family viol@@ ence pos@@ es a greater ris@@ k to the health of women than tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents and mal@@ ari@@ a com@@ bin@@ ed .
Thus , the physical cre@@ ation reve@@ als the wisdom both of Jehovah and of his Ma@@ ster Wor@@ k@@ er , Jesus .
On the positi@@ ve side , I have develop@@ ed more emp@@ a@@ thy for other older ones .
It is by pa@@ ying close attention to the evidence that the end is near .
M@@ ore than that , he is affe@@ cted by it .
In time , I jo@@ ined an ani@@ ma@@ l - righ@@ ts organization , where I me@@ t other like - min@@ ded people .
It has been a ple@@ asure to be in E@@ di@@ th@@ ’s compan@@ y .
In our conduct , we need to ob@@ serve righteous principles care@@ fully , min@@ d@@ ful that we re@@ present Jehovah at all times .
Paul wrote inspired let@@ ters to true sa@@ in@@ ts
And as time went by , the brothers and sisters in the O@@ s@@ w@@ es@@ try C@@ ongreg@@ ation became like a new family , lo@@ v@@ ingly supp@@ or@@ ting us through our tri@@ als .
These will sur@@ vi@@ ve the great tri@@ bul@@ ation into Christ’s M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn .
But because they want to help us , some might give us ad@@ vice even when we do not ask for it .
They had not seen it coming .
T@@ ra@@ in Your Ch@@ il@@ d to Ser@@ ve Jehovah
Consider , too , the fact that this j@@ our@@ n@@ al is made a@@ vail@@ able in vari@@ ous si@@ gn langu@@ ages used by the de@@ a@@ f , as well as in B@@ ra@@ il@@ le for the bl@@ ind .
You can i@@ magine all the talk among the Israelites as they re@@ turned home ; Jehovah had v@@ indic@@ ated his Go@@ d@@ ship .
Are those who stru@@ gg@@ le with such “ dis@@ qui@@ et@@ ing thoughts ” do@@ om@@ ed to feel this way for the rest of their life ?
Jehovah does not take that promise ligh@@ tly , and it should not be taken ligh@@ tly by anyone who has made it .
At that time , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Christian Jews were “ all ze@@ al@@ ous for the Law . ”
Wor@@ king as a three - person te@@ am , we supp@@ or@@ ted our brothers fac@@ ing the blood is@@ sue and helped them to de@@ f@@ end their stand , based on their Christian conscience . ​ — Acts 15 : 29 .
Ke@@ ep “ the Lo@@ ve You H@@ ad at Fir@@ st ”
“ Per@@ secu@@ ted for His Fa@@ ith ” ( N .
Who would not want to be ex@@ al@@ ted by God ?
The name L@@ ou@@ is is der@@ i@@ ved from C@@ lo@@ v@@ is , after whom 19 Fr@@ en@@ ch k@@ ings ( including L@@ ou@@ is X@@ V@@ I@@ I and L@@ ou@@ is - Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ e ) were nam@@ ed .
During their next con@@ vers@@ ation , the nu@@ n , who@@ se name was P@@ al@@ mi@@ r@@ a , ad@@ mit@@ ted that she was suffering a great de@@ al .
He in@@ tend@@ ed for humans to live forever on the earth , and what he pur@@ pos@@ es , he accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ es . ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 11 .
W@@ ar@@ ned of “ Th@@ ings Not Yet Be@@ held ”
For example , David san@@ g : “ M@@ ake m@@ el@@ o@@ dy , you people , to Jehovah , who is d@@ wel@@ ling in Z@@ ion ; tell among the pe@@ op@@ les his de@@ e@@ ds .
But “ he was a th@@ i@@ ef and had the money bo@@ x and used to car@@ ry off the mon@@ ies put in it . ”
T@@ w@@ o years later , my mother a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned us .
Ca@@ in , the buil@@ der of the first recorded city , mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed his own brother .
‘ But wa@@ it , ’ someone may ob@@ ject , ‘ that text does not say that it was un@@ necess@@ ary for G@@ ent@@ ile believers to be circum@@ c@@ ised . ’
In what ways have some inc@@ reas@@ ed their sacrifice of praise to Jehovah ?
They pro@@ ba@@ bly also learned from faithful older ones or from older writ@@ ings .
As Christians , we do not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to provide wh@@ atever help we can to vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of “ un@@ fore@@ seen occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence ” or to those in di@@ re situ@@ ations .
Ban@@ ner and A@@ nt@@ wer@@ p P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ ts ( two under@@ ne@@ ath ) : Bi@@ bli@@ o@@ te@@ c@@ a H@@ ist@@ ó@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
She was a wi@@ do@@ w nam@@ ed Ru@@ th , the daugh@@ ter - in - law of an Israel@@ ite woman , Na@@ om@@ i .
If we were to sin gra@@ vely , let us not try to hi@@ de such wr@@ ong@@ doing to sa@@ ve face .
A man of old said : “ God is not a m@@ ere man who tel@@ ls lies , nor a son of man who chang@@ es his mind .
But we must learn to use it s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully when de@@ f@@ en@@ ding our beli@@ ef@@ s ​ — or when ad@@ ju@@ sting our own thinking .
“ The d@@ ance of two cam@@ ps ” may ref@@ er to a certain d@@ ance held at that city in con@@ ne@@ ction with a fes@@ ti@@ val .
6 : 13 .
* Re@@ g@@ arding the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , he states : “ They will see the Son of man coming on the cl@@ ou@@ ds . ”
U@@ p@@ on our return to Ba@@ ur@@ u , I found a letter in the ma@@ il assign@@ ing me to serve as a travel@@ ing overse@@ er to vis@@ it congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
After pra@@ ying about the matter and coun@@ ting the co@@ st , Ru@@ th and I ag@@ re@@ ed that I would ask my su@@ per@@ vis@@ or for a re@@ duc@@ ed work sc@@ he@@ du@@ le of four days a we@@ ek ​ — even though the country was in the mi@@ dd@@ le of an e@@ con@@ om@@ ic c@@ ris@@ is .
While You Are Y@@ oung , C@@ ho@@ ose to Ser@@ ve Jehovah
In 195@@ 5 , there were only about 4@@ ,000 publi@@ sh@@ ers in the country .
Pe@@ ople who feel that way are often vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of what the Bible c@@ alls their own “ dis@@ qui@@ et@@ ing thoughts . ”
After being den@@ i@@ ed the opportunity to de@@ f@@ end himself in cour@@ t , he was sen@@ ten@@ ced to a ten - year pris@@ on ter@@ m in Rus@@ si@@ an cam@@ ps .
That is a war@@ ning that the Un@@ ited St@@ ates P@@ o@@ st@@ al In@@ spe@@ ction Ser@@ vice post@@ ed on its We@@ b s@@ ite .
For many hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones , over@@ coming ill@@ it@@ er@@ ac@@ y has helped them to devel@@ op a close relationship with Jehovah .
Jehovah’s Witnesses are s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely concer@@ ned about the effect that the the@@ ory of ev@@ olu@@ tion is having on the hearts and min@@ ds of young people .
The organiz@@ ers of g@@ ames el@@ se@@ where offered mon@@ et@@ ary or other pri@@ z@@ es to at@@ tr@@ act cont@@ est@@ ants of the high@@ est cal@@ i@@ ber .
The righteous themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will re@@ side forever upon it . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 11 , 29 .
In times of dist@@ ress , what help is re@@ adi@@ ly a@@ vail@@ able ?
; D@@ ou@@ men , A .
The el@@ der listen@@ ed emp@@ a@@ the@@ tic@@ ally without being judg@@ men@@ tal and expres@@ sed loving concer@@ n for the brother and his family .
M@@ ak@@ ing ta@@ pa clo@@ th : © J@@ ack F@@ i@@ el@@ ds / C@@ O@@ R@@ BI@@ S ; ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound of pages 8 and 9 , and fi@@ shing : © F@@ red J .
In our time , des@@ pite wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad a@@ pa@@ thy and im@@ moral worl@@ dly tr@@ ends among the gener@@ al po@@ pul@@ ation , Jehovah’s worshi@@ p@@ ers in W@@ is@@ ł@@ a stri@@ ve to maintain their integrity and are ri@@ ch@@ ly re@@ war@@ ded .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , Jehovah was re@@ it@@ er@@ ating what he had dec@@ re@@ ed at the w@@ at@@ ers of M@@ eri@@ ba@@ h . ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 20 : 9 - 12 .
That is something of great value to me person@@ ally . ”
It will take time to s@@ ort out your emo@@ tions and a@@ da@@ pt to your new situation .
What pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re did the apostles and older men follow when they consider@@ ed the question of circum@@ c@@ ision ?
I now feel more confid@@ ent when I eng@@ age in the ministry , even if I l@@ ack the pre@@ c@@ ision of expres@@ sion that I have in my mother t@@ ong@@ ue .
I@@ magine the problems Noah must have fac@@ ed br@@ ing@@ ing up his family in such an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment !
E@@ ach of us may also keep in mind that the fo@@ ol@@ ish vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins asked the dis@@ cre@@ et ones to give up some of their o@@ il .
You can even pioneer . ”
What is the mar@@ k ?
From an early age , Al@@ me@@ i@@ da under@@ sto@@ od the need for a Bible in P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese so that the comm@@ on people could dis@@ cer@@ n the truth in their own language .
Many believ@@ ed that we were gu@@ il@@ ty of se@@ dition .
One day a friend of my father , also a pa@@ st@@ or , vis@@ ited us .
• What is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy about ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists ’ fin@@ ding an ancient be@@ e@@ hi@@ ve col@@ on@@ y in mo@@ der@@ n - day Israel ?
Hence , in their meeting par@@ ts , elders foc@@ us on their brothers ’ streng@@ ths , not on their we@@ ak@@ nesses . They do not question their brothers ’ mo@@ ti@@ ves .
( b ) What is ess@@ enti@@ al for show@@ ing end@@ ur@@ ance as Christ’s disciples ?
Gi@@ b@@ son , 19@@ 7@@ 1 .
The ste@@ war@@ d’s responsi@@ bil@@ ities also inclu@@ de the su@@ per@@ vision of the all - important work of preaching “ this good news of the kingdom ” and making “ disciples of people of all the nations . ”
S@@ end me ! ” ​ — Is@@ a .
How wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad were first - century Jewish commun@@ ities ?
Thus , Jesus became a special t@@ ar@@ get of Satan .
• What en@@ ab@@ led E@@ no@@ ch to walk with God des@@ pite tur@@ bul@@ ent times ?
The F@@ lood sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors were me@@ ek ones who did not live as the people in gener@@ al did .
At the end of the day , I was very happy , since I had bri@@ ef@@ ly tal@@ ked to sever@@ al people about the Bible and had left some of our Bible - based public@@ ations with them .
Jehovah has trans@@ form@@ ed me from a viol@@ ent man to a pe@@ ace@@ able one .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est Jesus set a perfect example for anointed ones and the other sheep .
A Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy that is well - condu@@ cted is like a b@@ ou@@ qu@@ et of f@@ low@@ ers that deli@@ gh@@ ts the e@@ ye .
Although Jehovah re@@ je@@ cted Israel as a cho@@ s@@ en nation , individuals could become re@@ conc@@ iled to him .
This con@@ fir@@ ms that the ph@@ ra@@ se “ the heavens and the earth that are now ” ref@@ ers , not to the material uni@@ verse , but to humans and their rul@@ er@@ shi@@ ps .
Ti@@ me and again , however , dre@@ ad@@ ful things have happened to the human family .
In that way they will be “ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ately qu@@ ali@@ fied to teach others . ”
We cannot remain a full - gro@@ wn Christian un@@ less we have the help of God .
P@@ ur@@ su@@ ing peace , however , does not mean avo@@ i@@ ding all talk about our brothers and sisters .
Some set up a sh@@ r@@ ine in their home . H@@ ome sh@@ r@@ ines , in both O@@ ri@@ ent@@ al and W@@ es@@ ter@@ n lands , are small al@@ t@@ ars where people pray , medit@@ ate , or make o@@ ffer@@ ings .
One night , Father came there to take me to sa@@ f@@ ety because G@@ ra@@ z was being heav@@ ily bom@@ bed .
There was more than one such congregation in that si@@ z@@ able Rom@@ an pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce .
It is important that we coura@@ ge@@ ously keep on preaching the Kingdom message !
T@@ e@@ aching s@@ k@@ ill@@ s also need to be develop@@ ed , for they en@@ able us to expla@@ in matters in a clear , un@@ com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated way .
( b ) What res@@ our@@ ces do we have at our dis@@ pos@@ al ?
Consider what some said .
“ Q@@ u@@ it T@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing the Un@@ clean Th@@ ing ”
Thus began my li@@ fel@@ ong ha@@ bi@@ t of reading God’s Word .
Proverbs 19 : 11 says : “ The in@@ sight of a man certainly s@@ lo@@ ws down his anger , and it is beau@@ ty on his part to pas@@ s over trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion . ”
As we a@@ wa@@ it the real@@ iz@@ ation of what God has promised , does our life course show that we are rema@@ ining spiritually a@@ wa@@ ke ?
Instead , he wit@@ ness@@ ed to N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s about the love sh@@ own by God in sen@@ ding his Son in order to o@@ pen the way of sal@@ vation to those who would exerc@@ ise faith .
He had the k@@ n@@ ack of deal@@ ing with un@@ pleas@@ ant situ@@ ations the way we all ag@@ re@@ ed we should but som@@ eho@@ w l@@ ac@@ ked the courage or ability to do . ”
SH@@ E@@ B@@ A@@ T
If we study the Bible , we can come to know God as a F@@ ri@@ end . ​ — Read Proverbs 2 : 4 , 5 .
He thus called them for ‘ this des@@ t@@ in@@ y . ’
We had no acc@@ ess to sa@@ fe dr@@ in@@ king water or prop@@ er san@@ it@@ ation .
They dis@@ mis@@ s it as an il@@ lu@@ sion , an un@@ real@@ is@@ tic dre@@ am for g@@ ul@@ li@@ ble people .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , re@@ plac@@ ing the divine name with such t@@ it@@ les as Lord and God is a viol@@ ation of Jesus ’ mo@@ de@@ l prayer , which says in part : “ Th@@ y name be hal@@ low@@ ed [ or , made holy ] . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 9 , The New Eng@@ l@@ ish Bible .
These are some fac@@ t@@ ors that can influ@@ ence a relationship and help marriage to succ@@ e@@ ed in to@@ da@@ y’s world .
P@@ res@@ ent - day re@@ si@@ d@@ ents of the is@@ land , however , enjoy a pe@@ ace@@ ful ser@@ en@@ ity un@@ known in many par@@ ts of the world .
He did what he was told to do !
Although Jesus deli@@ gh@@ ted to do Jehovah’s will , this was not always eas@@ y .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate the ha@@ bi@@ t of reading the con@@ text rather than just is@@ ol@@ ated ver@@ ses .
Such acc@@ oun@@ ts are comm@@ on in many par@@ ts of the world .
25 : 15 .
That way he imit@@ ates Jesus and Jehovah , who show these qualities toward all Christians ​ — including shepher@@ ds . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 14 ; James 2 : 13 .
D@@ ra@@ wn to the Tru@@ th
We can also share encourag@@ ing experi@@ ences that we read about in our liter@@ ature .
Our family members all have personal n@@ ames .
Jehovah’s Witnesses , however , are inter@@ ested in a more important kind of good work , which is also li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving .
How to C@@ op@@ e With Dis@@ coura@@ g@@ ement
This ev@@ ent is also known as the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , a mem@@ ori@@ al of Christ with emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on his death .
It was there that he inter@@ pre@@ ted the dre@@ am@@ s of two in@@ mat@@ es , one of whom later told P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h about Joseph , le@@ ading to Jose@@ p@@ h’s be@@ coming the food ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ at@@ or . ​ — Genesis 40 : 1 ; 4@@ 1 : 9 - 14 ; 4@@ 5 : 4 - 8 .
The answer does not dep@@ end on your r@@ ace , n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality , or so@@ cial standing .
2 : 21 ; 1 John 2 : 6 .
How can parents make the family study enjo@@ y@@ able and bene@@ fi@@ cial ?
All its c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens share in refle@@ cting Jehovah’s light , and that makes all of them beau@@ ti@@ ful in his eyes .
O@@ ri@@ g@@ en thus encoura@@ ged his stud@@ ent to “ ex@@ tr@@ act from the ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y of the Gre@@ ek@@ s what may serve as a course of study or a pre@@ par@@ ation for Christi@@ an@@ ity . ”
L@@ ater James and John learn how wrong and un@@ kind they have been , and they change .
They must care for the many responsi@@ bil@@ ities of ra@@ ising a family .
* In any case , rather than being gu@@ ar@@ ded by cen@@ tu@@ ri@@ ons , Paul’s gu@@ ard is now a sing@@ le P@@ ra@@ et@@ ori@@ an sol@@ di@@ er of the ran@@ k and file .
After the dis@@ co@@ very of the book of the Law during the temple re@@ pa@@ ir work , Jo@@ si@@ ah ‘ pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to conclu@@ de the covenant before Jehovah to go following Jehovah and to keep obe@@ ying him with all his heart and with all his soul . ’
However , num@@ bers ​ — as com@@ p@@ el@@ ling as they may be — ​ do not b@@ espe@@ ak the individu@@ al pain and a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction that some are experi@@ enc@@ ing in their personal life .
G@@ rac@@ e@@ ful , u@@ pri@@ ght p@@ al@@ m tre@@ es were a comm@@ on sight in O@@ ri@@ ent@@ al cour@@ ty@@ ar@@ ds in Bible times .
Mi@@ rac@@ les , 2 / 15 Phil@@ o of A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a , 6 / 15
Jesus said : “ C@@ ome to me , . . . and I will ref@@ res@@ h you .
How could he have avo@@ i@@ ded being ro@@ b@@ bed ?
A re@@ buil@@ t w@@ all in the ru@@ ins of ancient N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h
We can study the things he taught and did and then imitate him very clo@@ sel@@ y .
One sure s@@ ource of comfort can be found in the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s resurrection acc@@ oun@@ ts .
This positi@@ ve attitude is n@@ ic@@ ely demonstr@@ ated by th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of young ones all over the world who have taken up the full - time ministry .
Do you believe that “ these words are faithful and true ” ?
However , according to the hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al evidence , they had he@@ e@@ ded Jesus ’ war@@ ning given 37 years ear@@ li@@ er .
How did they mu@@ ster up the needed courage ?
The prophecy recorded at Revelation 12 : 7 - 12 expla@@ ins why the bir@@ th of God’s Kingdom ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally co@@ in@@ ci@@ ded with the beg@@ in@@ ning of the disa@@ str@@ ous events that continue to pla@@ gu@@ e mankind .
Ch@@ il@@ dren draw strength and courage from par@@ ent@@ al appro@@ val .
Indeed , he gives us “ every good thing ” we need to do his will !
They rejo@@ ice to see their days of temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ence in an imper@@ fect world system ra@@ pi@@ dly dra@@ wing to a close .
There wisdom is person@@ i@@ fied , as though able to speak and act .
In effect , Paul was saying that if we appreci@@ ate God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , we will use our lives to honor H@@ im and His Son .
M@@ other was left at home al@@ one .
It taught me never to doubt the brothers who are taking the lead .
His ad@@ vice might be over@@ ly influ@@ enced by local cu@@ st@@ om@@ s and re@@ stri@@ cted by his li@@ mit@@ ed knowledge .
By means of his ministry , he gave a pri@@ c@@ eless gift to human@@ kind ​ — a message that reve@@ aled the truth about God and His will .
Because there were so many mis@@ le@@ ading teachings and ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es in his day , the apostle John war@@ ned first - century Christians : “ Do not believe every inspired expres@@ sion . ”
Wh@@ atever en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment we may cho@@ ose , we want to keep it in its prop@@ er place .
But we can w@@ in !
As we refle@@ ct on such mem@@ ori@@ es , we too are moved to say , “ Th@@ an@@ k you , Jehovah , for per@@ mit@@ ting me to be there . ”
When Scriptural direction is provided , do I try to apply it , ob@@ serving not only the letter of the law but the spirit of it ?
What shows that Israel@@ ’s appreciation for God’s mi@@ gh@@ ty ac@@ ts was sh@@ ort - lived ?
In what way did Saul man@@ i@@ f@@ est an imp@@ ati@@ ent attitude ?
* A@@ cting on Jesus ’ comm@@ and to preach , the P@@ o@@ or of L@@ y@@ ons took to the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts with their message .
W@@ as the change difficult ?
Do your very best to apply the counsel of God’s Word , and Jehovah will bl@@ ess your efforts to buil@@ d a spiritually strong family .
If so , to what ex@@ t@@ ent are you re@@ com@@ men@@ ding yourself as a po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al marriage par@@ t@@ ner ?
Ch@@ il@@ dren should be taught to listen atten@@ tiv@@ ely .
C@@ ho@@ ose Your Com@@ pan@@ i@@ ons W@@ is@@ ely
The ar@@ my of@@ fic@@ er who over@@ saw Jesus ’ ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion held that ran@@ k , as did Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us , the first G@@ ent@@ ile con@@ ver@@ t to Christi@@ an@@ ity .
After all , how could a person say that he truly ab@@ hor@@ s what is wicked , or evil , if he were to use evil as a means to re@@ pa@@ y others ?
H@@ er cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed her , ur@@ g@@ ing her to give up her wit@@ ness@@ ing case and her God as well .
W@@ as the new covenant li@@ mit@@ ed to Jews and Jewish pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes ?
• How can we be succ@@ ess@@ ful in wa@@ g@@ ing spiritual war@@ f@@ are ?
So Jesus is the means of our appro@@ ach to the Father , Jehovah .
“ Do You K@@ now Why I@@ ’@@ m Re@@ tur@@ ning Your M@@ one@@ y ? ”
39 : 1 , 2 .
Na@@ om@@ i kept ac@@ tive among Jehovah’s people , pre@@ par@@ ing the young woman Ru@@ th for her privile@@ ges in worship of the true God . ​ — 1 Corinthians 4 : 7 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 26 ; 6 : 4 .
A her@@ al@@ d would present each a@@ th@@ le@@ te to the spe@@ ct@@ at@@ ors and sh@@ out : ‘ Is there anyone who can acc@@ use this man of any cri@@ me ?
Thus , we will be in a position to expres@@ s sen@@ ti@@ ments similar to Paul’s : “ I do not make my soul of any account as de@@ ar to me , if only I may fin@@ ish my course and the ministry that I received of the Lord Jesus , to be@@ ar thor@@ ough witness to the good news of the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness of God . ”
“ The L@@ it@@ tle One ” H@@ as Be@@ come “ a Th@@ ous@@ and ”
• Why was K@@ or@@ ah’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against Moses and A@@ ar@@ on in@@ ex@@ cu@@ sa@@ ble ?
( b ) What did Jesus do after being resur@@ rec@@ ted ?
He himself war@@ ned that Satan the Devil would quic@@ k@@ ly over@@ s@@ ow “ we@@ e@@ ds , ” or false Christians , among the “ fine se@@ ed , ” or gen@@ u@@ ine Christians , that Jesus pl@@ anted during his ministry .
Jehovah’s Witnesses in your commun@@ ity will be happy to ass@@ ist you in exam@@ ining what is involved in serving God with s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity and truth .
The m@@ ou@@ th of the righteous one ​ — it be@@ ars the fru@@ it of wisdom , but the t@@ ong@@ ue of per@@ ver@@ sen@@ ess will be cu@@ t off .
M@@ ore important to Christians than scho@@ l@@ arly ob@@ serv@@ ations , however , is the knowledge that Jesus himself spoke of the F@@ lood as an ac@@ tu@@ al ev@@ ent in the hist@@ ory of mankind . ​ — Luke 17 : 26 , 27 .
Today , Satan keep@@ s many in his g@@ ri@@ p by ar@@ ous@@ ing in them the feel@@ ing of pri@@ de .
If we pers@@ ist in doing this , it will result in un@@ ity among God’s people , allow@@ ing them to speak , as it were , with the same acc@@ ent . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment is vital for happiness . ​ — Read Proverbs 24 : 3 .
How does tim@@ ing in the bi@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal real@@ m show God’s wisdom ?
“ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying Y@@ our@@ self . . . to T@@ e@@ aching ” 29
The less@@ ons learned also re@@ mind us that the preaching work in our time is very important .
For many , the cont@@ ra@@ dic@@ tions are not a proble@@ m .
BI@@ B@@ L@@ E
I should expla@@ in that most N@@ ep@@ al@@ ese people in H@@ ong K@@ ong ten@@ d to be ign@@ ored or even des@@ p@@ ised because they speak little Eng@@ l@@ ish or Ch@@ in@@ ese and because their cu@@ st@@ om@@ s are different .
The psalmist lik@@ ens the righteous to p@@ al@@ m tre@@ es ‘ pl@@ anted in the cour@@ ty@@ ar@@ ds of our God . ’
A brother gave me a ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph and a t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony c@@ ard and said : “ Now , you vis@@ it all the ho@@ m@@ es on that side of the st@@ re@@ et . ”
At times , Jehovah al@@ lo@@ ws his pet@@ iti@@ on@@ ers to demonstr@@ ate the dep@@ th of their concer@@ n and the gen@@ u@@ in@@ en@@ ess of their faith before he ans@@ wers their prayers .
Ther@@ e@@ after , all in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ ation in heaven and on earth will forever exerc@@ ise jo@@ y@@ ful sub@@ mis@@ sion to Jehovah’s loving so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
An@@ ani@@ as and his wife , S@@ app@@ hi@@ r@@ a , were members of the early Christian congregation in Jerusalem .
They would not in@@ her@@ it land , but they received a special privilege of service .
Noah was an out@@ standing serv@@ ant of God .
But Jehovah made sure that Jesus ’ message was written and transl@@ ated into Greek and , in time , into other langu@@ ages .
S@@ el@@ f - discipl@@ ine is needed in order not to d@@ well upon such a thought .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 10 , 2
Can you rel@@ ate to the way Paul felt ?
“ You helped me to clear the name of Jehovah of re@@ pro@@ ach , ” he wrote .
Read Psalm 4@@ 5 : 5 .
What “ gi@@ f@@ ts ” might be offered to us , and what will help us to deci@@ de whether to accept them ?
He therefore su@@ per@@ v@@ ised a fun@@ d for po@@ or Christians in Ju@@ de@@ a . ​ — 1 Corinthians 16 : 1 - 3 ; 2 Corinthians 8 : 1 - 4 , 13 - 15 ; 9 : 1 , 2 , 7 .
Still , Jehovah’s judgment of the man sto@@ od .
A few days before his death , Jesus told the Jewish religious lead@@ ers : “ Di@@ d you never read in the Scriptures , ‘ The st@@ one that the buil@@ ders re@@ je@@ cted is the one that has become the c@@ hi@@ ef cor@@ n@@ er@@ st@@ one . From Jehovah this has come to be , and it is mar@@ vel@@ ous in our eyes ’ ?
There you read the n@@ ames of c@@ ities , pe@@ op@@ les , and lands .
Si@@ en@@ i@@ e@@ ń@@ s@@ ki gr@@ anted the c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens of R@@ ak@@ ó@@ w a number of righ@@ ts , including the right to worship fre@@ ely .
The same is true of the husband .
The number of disciples inc@@ reas@@ ed , the word of God s@@ pre@@ ad over a wide are@@ a , and it pre@@ va@@ iled over religi@@ ons and ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es of that er@@ a .
That does not gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e a com@@ for@@ table life , but it does as@@ sure us that if we put Jehovah first in our lives , he will w@@ atch over us . ​ — Psalm 37 : 25 .
In such an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , we o@@ pen our mind to God’s positi@@ ve and up@@ building thoughts .
B@@ ri@@ an : If I may ask , did you gro@@ w up in a religious hous@@ eho@@ ld ?
L@@ ater , Mu@@ m and my brothers became pione@@ ers too .
But how can we do this ?
Par@@ ents , if your children are stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to f@@ it in , take time to pray with them about this matter .
Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s vie@@ wed Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ants with di@@ stru@@ st , and Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ants held their Ca@@ tho@@ lic ri@@ v@@ als in dis@@ da@@ in .
That v@@ ine ​ — Satan’s cor@@ ru@@ pt v@@ isi@@ ble system of govern@@ ments over mankind with its “ c@@ lu@@ st@@ ers ” of evil fru@@ it@@ age — ​ will then be destro@@ yed forever .
Still , he feel@@ s com@@ p@@ el@@ led to live up to his word .
In the dedic@@ ation talk , Bro@@ ther Bar@@ r remin@@ ded his listen@@ ers that the pr@@ inter@@ y , imp@@ res@@ sive though it may be , is not about ma@@ ch@@ in@@ er@@ y .
As teach@@ ers of Bible truth , we do the same .
It said , in part : “ Now is the time to stay a@@ wa@@ ke and keep on the w@@ atch , dis@@ cer@@ ning how events on the world sc@@ ene devel@@ op . . . .
Like Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah and Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th , married cou@@ ples today face disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments and other challeng@@ es .
8 : 16 , 17 .
Rather , it is “ an in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely lasting rul@@ er@@ ship that will not pas@@ s away , and his kingdom one that will not be brought to ru@@ in . ”
Me@@ g@@ an : Th@@ at@@ ’s right .
The Bible ans@@ wers : “ The days that Solomon had re@@ ign@@ ed in Jerusalem over all Israel were for@@ ty years .
The res@@ pe@@ ctive mean@@ ings of these im@@ mer@@ sions were comple@@ t@@ ely different .
When I bring children along , she im@@ medi@@ ately s@@ mil@@ es and her eyes light up ! ”
A Ba@@ by Je@@ h@@ u accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ated two
I deci@@ ded to wr@@ ite to her , and we continued cor@@ respon@@ ding until 195@@ 5 when S@@ y@@ bi@@ l jo@@ ined me in C@@ ey@@ l@@ on , where we were married .
H@@ ist@@ or@@ ic@@ al evidence poin@@ ts to 4@@ 7@@ 5 B.C.E . as the year of Ar@@ ta@@ x@@ er@@ x@@ es ’ as@@ cen@@ sion to the thro@@ ne .
E@@ vi@@ l ​ — Is It O@@ u@@ t of Con@@ tro@@ l ?
One men@@ tal - health ex@@ per@@ t says : “ The best way to de@@ al with any feel@@ ing , especially one with which you are un@@ com@@ for@@ table , is to ad@@ mit it to yourself .
This is beau@@ ti@@ fully demonstr@@ ated in God’s deal@@ ings with the des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Abraham when they were sla@@ ves to the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans .
A married person feel@@ s in@@ secu@@ re when the mate ac@@ ts in a too fri@@ end@@ ly man@@ ner with someone of the op@@ pos@@ ite se@@ x .
In fact , this bi@@ t of bi@@ bli@@ cal text . . . would not be under@@ sto@@ od until the early 20@@ th century A@@ .@@ D . , when the first ac@@ tu@@ al ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal examples turned up , reading p@@ î@@ m in Hebrew . ”
All these pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed events c@@ learly f@@ it world con@@ di@@ tions since 1914 .
Why should we consider whether we person@@ ally are giving glory to Jehovah ?
What does it mean to be baptized ‘ in the name of the Father , the Son , and the holy spirit ’ ?
As Israel rejo@@ ic@@ ed under the over@@ sight of Moses , David , and Solomon , we will rejo@@ ice even more under Christ’s rul@@ er@@ ship .
How dis@@ tur@@ b@@ ing it is to see that religion is inc@@ reas@@ ingly the cause of div@@ ision !
En@@ ding the develop@@ ing life would be like an ab@@ or@@ tion .
“ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart , ” the Bible tel@@ ls us .
He next reve@@ aled that the M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol would h@@ enc@@ e@@ for@@ th be known as the Bible S@@ cho@@ ol for S@@ ing@@ le Bro@@ thers .
What he saw when Eli@@ j@@ ah as@@ c@@ ended in the w@@ in@@ d@@ st@@ or@@ m un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly made a very great imp@@ res@@ sion on El@@ isha .
In their written decision , the C@@ our@@ t stated : “ This activ@@ ity [ of L@@ yo@@ va Mar@@ gar@@ y@@ an ] is not de@@ em@@ ed a cri@@ me by ex@@ is@@ ting law , and this ty@@ pe of acc@@ us@@ ation cont@@ ra@@ di@@ cts Ar@@ tic@@ le 23 of the Ar@@ men@@ i@@ an Con@@ s@@ titu@@ tion and Ar@@ tic@@ le 9 of the E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an Con@@ ven@@ tion . ”
He sur@@ ely set a fine example in doing the work of an ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er !
The Bible is qu@@ ite spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c on this matter .
Ther@@ efore , it would be un@@ loving to imp@@ ose our vie@@ ws on a fellow beli@@ ever or pres@@ sure him to ign@@ ore the di@@ ct@@ ates of his conscience .
If ex@@ tend@@ ed with love , an un@@ expe@@ cted invit@@ ation can be the star@@ t of a comple@@ t@@ ely chang@@ ed relationship .
They ze@@ al@@ ously buil@@ d up the congregations and share with the local brothers in the ministry .
What should I do when I have a question about something I read in the Bible or when I need ad@@ vice about a personal proble@@ m ?
We might think of an instru@@ ct@@ or standing before his stud@@ ents , demonstr@@ ating what he wants them to learn .
E@@ ri@@ c : Not really .
Jehovah has such tend@@ er feelings for those to whom he shows mer@@ cy .
A desire to ple@@ ase Jehovah should mo@@ tiv@@ ate you to pray for wisdom .
T@@ ow@@ ard the end of the 19@@ th century , true Christians were given what in@@ sight ?
To help La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ’ family , Jesus did what we cannot do .
Thus Paul’s des@@ crip@@ tion of love beg@@ ins with this tw@@ o@@ fo@@ ld des@@ crip@@ tion of God , who through Christ has sh@@ own himself for@@ be@@ aring and kind toward those who deser@@ ve divine judgment . ”
Yes , we can be in the truth , but what is the le@@ v@@ el of our spiritu@@ ality ?
A@@ n Un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing S@@ ource of H@@ el@@ p
Do you appreci@@ ate Jehovah’s w@@ atch@@ ful care when you su@@ ff@@ er tri@@ als , confid@@ ent that he will provide a way out ? ​ — 2 C@@ or .
May 24 - 30 , 20@@ 10
They help us to feel secu@@ re and loved . ​ — Pro@@ v .
A U@@ gar@@ iti@@ c ro@@ o@@ t al@@ lo@@ ws for the com@@ par@@ is@@ on to be rend@@ ered “ like g@@ la@@ ze upon a po@@ t@@ sh@@ er@@ d . ”
Although physi@@ c@@ ally beau@@ ti@@ ful , she was mo@@ des@@ t and sub@@ mis@@ sive .
A@@ n en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic field service group lea@@ ving for wit@@ ness@@ ing activ@@ ity in Lu@@ saka , Z@@ am@@ bia .
A@@ no@@ ther qu@@ ality refle@@ cted in our spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement and Christian matu@@ r@@ ity is joy , part of the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s holy spirit .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , deal@@ ings with certain col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es may need to be re@@ stri@@ cted .
In@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with Jehovah is possible only because our loving God has taken two important st@@ ep@@ s . ​ — Psalm 25 : 14 .
Un@@ believ@@ ing wi@@ ves have seen their hus@@ ban@@ ds gain a sense of responsi@@ bility , c@@ eas@@ ing to wa@@ st@@ e money on s@@ mo@@ king , dr@@ in@@ king , and g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing and no longer using a@@ bu@@ sive language .
How do we feel when we receive hear@@ t@@ felt comm@@ end@@ ation ?
The occasi@@ on is also called “ the L@@ or@@ d’s ev@@ ening me@@ al , ” or “ the L@@ or@@ d’s supp@@ er . ”
Fir@@ st , Paul op@@ en@@ ly told his fellow believers that he was deal@@ ing with “ a thor@@ n in the flesh , ” a tri@@ al of some s@@ ort .
Yes , even today , so deep into the last days of this wicked system , Satan is still challeng@@ ing the integrity of God’s servants ! ​ — Re@@ v .
He wal@@ ked with Moses and was h@@ and@@ pi@@ cked by Jehovah to lead the nation of Israel out of a fear - inspi@@ ring w@@ il@@ der@@ ness into a land f@@ low@@ ing with mil@@ k and h@@ one@@ y .
Christian you@@ ths should apply themselves spiritually and seek Jehovah’s help to buil@@ d up a good re@@ pu@@ tation .
Be@@ fore I went out to study the Bible with someone , E@@ s@@ ther went a@@ head of me to see if the co@@ ast was clear , so to speak .
A Me@@ et@@ ing Des@@ ign@@ ed for S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying the Bible
Why might the Jews have expe@@ cted the Messi@@ ah to appe@@ ar at that time ?
The building was re@@ mo@@ d@@ el@@ ed , and the brothers say that it is more beau@@ ti@@ ful now than it was before the disa@@ ster stru@@ ck !
G@@ ran@@ ted , we cannot change our past ; however , we can be res@@ ol@@ ved to cho@@ ose associ@@ ates and an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment that will af@@ fect our conscience in a good way .
There are about 2@@ 5@@ ,000 publi@@ sh@@ ers on the is@@ land , and the number has sta@@ yed the same for years .
From the lar@@ g@@ est to the s@@ mal@@ l@@ est , cre@@ ation c@@ learly reve@@ als not only that there is a Creator but also that he has wonderful qualities .
What does be@@ coming ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with God’s Word invol@@ ve ?
How can the princi@@ ple found at Luke 14 : 28 be app@@ lied to rec@@ re@@ ation ?
Rather , Jehovah took no@@ te of the parents ’ spiritual qualities .
He must remain se@@ par@@ ate from the world .
We should never draw away from Jehovah .
Do@@ ing all we can to put away the thinking and attitu@@ des we form@@ er@@ ly had and let@@ ting ourselves be trans@@ form@@ ed will result in blessings , as we will see in the following article .
His heart was devo@@ ted to God .
Chris@@ to@@ p@@ he P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in was born about 1@@ 5@@ 20 in Sa@@ in@@ t - A@@ ver@@ t@@ in , Fr@@ ance .
As a baptized brother , are you among those who feel this way ?
You may need courage to under@@ take some privilege of service within Jehovah’s organization , such as ex@@ pan@@ ding your ministry , accep@@ ting new privile@@ ges , or mo@@ ving to serve where the need for Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers is greater .
The Re@@ al Jesus , 12 / 15 K@@ IN@@ G@@ D@@ O@@ M P@@ R@@ O@@ C@@ L@@ A@@ I@@ M@@ E@@ R@@ S R@@ E@@ P@@ O@@ R@@ T
In The L@@ and and the Bo@@ ok , W . M . Tho@@ m@@ son wrote : “ The shepher@@ d go@@ es before , not mer@@ ely to point out the way , but to see that it is prac@@ ti@@ ca@@ ble and sa@@ fe . . . .
In fact , he ur@@ ges us to do just that .
Gi@@ ve an example . ( b ) What does this teach us about Jehovah and Jesus ?
They “ as@@ si@@ gn them honor as to a we@@ ak@@ er v@@ es@@ sel , the f@@ em@@ in@@ ine one . ”
Many find re@@ war@@ ding rel@@ a@@ x@@ ation within the family cir@@ c@@ le and in the congregation .
When contribu@@ ting for the building of the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , what the Israelites gave likely inclu@@ ded what they had brought with them from Egy@@ pt .
To an ex@@ t@@ ent , the de@@ b@@ ate on whether to in@@ vo@@ ke a desi@@ gn@@ er or not re@@ v@@ ol@@ ves around these questions : W@@ ould accep@@ ting the ex@@ ist@@ ence of a su@@ per@@ human desi@@ gn@@ er h@@ am@@ per s@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c and in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al prog@@ ress ?
Ha@@ ve you ever felt moved to praise and gl@@ ori@@ fy the Creator after care@@ fully consider@@ ing some as@@ pect of his h@@ an@@ di@@ work ?
We were two young gi@@ r@@ ls with a fer@@ v@@ ent desire to share in the fulfill@@ ment of Jesus ’ comm@@ and : ‘ G@@ o and make disciples of people of all the nations . ’
( a ) What good news does the Bible pro@@ cla@@ im ?
Yes , the enti@@ re present system of things is going to be sh@@ ak@@ en out of ex@@ ist@@ ence to make ro@@ om for the new world of God’s making .
David even than@@ ked her for rest@@ ra@@ ining him from en@@ ter@@ ing into b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t .
‘ J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H could never love me . ’ So said one Christian woman who has stru@@ gg@@ led with de@@ pres@@ sion much of her life .
Jesus Christ is also an out@@ standing spiritual S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d .
Des@@ pite mis@@ gi@@ v@@ ings , I ac@@ qui@@ red a New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent and began to read it .
• How did some first - century Christian women prove to be preci@@ ous in Jehovah’s eyes ?
The Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law t@@ ou@@ ched on such matters as the dis@@ pos@@ al of wa@@ st@@ e , the cle@@ ans@@ ing of v@@ ess@@ els , and the wa@@ shing of hands , fe@@ et , and clo@@ thing .
By your words and actions , will you fe@@ ed your chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s pri@@ de , ambi@@ tion , and sel@@ f@@ ish tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es ?
But ar@@ m@@ ed emp@@ loy@@ ment ex@@ pos@@ es one to possible b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t if one uses the we@@ ap@@ on and to the d@@ anger of in@@ j@@ ur@@ y or death from an att@@ ack or re@@ pris@@ al .
Tru@@ e , Jesus felt love for a rich young rul@@ er and invit@@ ed him to be his follow@@ er .
W@@ ill@@ ing local vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers jo@@ in with full - time inter@@ n@@ ational servants to con@@ stru@@ ct not only Kingdom H@@ alls but also As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ alls and Bethel ho@@ m@@ es .
When taking off my di@@ r@@ ty clo@@ th@@ es , I dis@@ cre@@ et@@ ly let the Bible d@@ ro@@ p to the flo@@ or .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate a Go@@ dly Wor@@ k E@@ th@@ ic
Jehovah expe@@ cts us to rend@@ er sac@@ red service to him in a clean , un@@ h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical man@@ ner .
In time , Joseph learned that the sons of Israel were to father the tri@@ bes of that nation !
You have every reason to ‘ la@@ u@@ d Jehovah in the bi@@ g congregation , ’ just as the psalmist did . ​ — P@@ s .
K@@ it@@ ch@@ en fac@@ il@@ ities were im@@ medi@@ ately inst@@ al@@ led
H@@ ere I was , 4@@ 7 years old and soon to be the father of ei@@ ght !
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate why a husband should tre@@ at his wife g@@ ently .
I care about you . ’
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 18 , 9@@ 1
Jac@@ o@@ b said : “ I had no ide@@ a of see@@ ing your face , but here God has let me see also your off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing . ” ​ — G@@ en .
( b ) Why is being gr@@ anted free acc@@ ess to Jehovah in prayer a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble privilege ?
After the ab@@ d@@ om@@ in@@ al ca@@ v@@ ity had been emp@@ ti@@ ed , it was wa@@ shed thor@@ ough@@ ly .
Be@@ coming an el@@ der does not mirac@@ ul@@ ously free a man of human de@@ fe@@ cts .
We too can look bey@@ ond ou@@ tw@@ ard appe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces , expres@@ s gen@@ u@@ ine love , and be pati@@ ent with people of all s@@ or@@ ts .
When she did , she was deli@@ gh@@ ted to learn what a fine young gi@@ r@@ l A@@ bi@@ ga@@ y@@ l is .
I@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ ally , though , there are clear mes@@ sa@@ ges from out@@ side the human real@@ m that any of us can receive at any time ​ — without the use of s@@ op@@ h@@ is@@ tic@@ ated e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment .
What can we learn from how Jehovah provided prote@@ ction in times past ?
A Con@@ vers@@ ation With a N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ or
After per@@ mis@@ sion was ob@@ ta@@ ined from the author@@ ities to hold the ass@@ em@@ bly , ad@@ ver@@ t@@ is@@ ements for the public talk “ F@@ re@@ e@@ dom in the New World ” were plac@@ ed in local pa@@ p@@ ers , and post@@ ers were displa@@ yed in sh@@ op w@@ in@@ do@@ ws and on the si@@ des of the tr@@ am@@ s .
He wanted Solomon to appreci@@ ate the dep@@ th of Jehovah’s interest in His servants .
One invol@@ ves sla@@ ves who are given tal@@ ents , and the other speak@@ s of people being se@@ par@@ ated as sheep are from go@@ ats .
Those Jews did not give up , but they continued n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing their faith .
How can you help a child to be more confid@@ ent about sh@@ aring the good news ?
Our respect for the God who invit@@ es us to Christian meetings should be man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted in our dec@@ or@@ u@@ m , d@@ ress , and gro@@ om@@ ing .
Jesus had fore@@ told that his followers would be ac@@ tive pre@@ ach@@ ers when he said : “ In all the nations the good news has to be pre@@ ached first . ”
We now have the privilege of being light be@@ ar@@ ers .
T@@ ra@@ gi@@ c@@ ally , Adam and E@@ ve fa@@ iled to obey God .
( Read John 6 : 40 , 4@@ 8 - 5@@ 1 . )
The gra@@ du@@ ates will experience God’s loving - kindness in their new congregations .
Is Jehovah’s message close to my heart like “ a bur@@ ning fi@@ re shu@@ t up in my b@@ ones , ” mo@@ ving me to share in the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work ?
During his ministry , Jesus showed courage in vari@@ ous ways .
Then we will see if the the@@ ory of ev@@ olu@@ tion is com@@ pati@@ ble with the Bible .
W@@ ould not loving - kindness move us to use our t@@ ong@@ ue to try to cor@@ rec@@ t him ?
“ We@@ ’@@ re Jehovah’s Witnesses , ” C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ine ans@@ wer@@ ed .
9 : 36 .
Jehovah’s people are not i@@ mmu@@ ne .
Not so with sin .
How could this pos@@ si@@ bly work ?
Consider God’s law that li@@ m@@ its se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations to marriage and for@@ bi@@ ds for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation and ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y .
( Read John 10 : 16 , 26 - 28 . )
How to R@@ es@@ ist T@@ emp@@ tation
If Moses often thought about the blessings a@@ head for God’s people , what do you think would gro@@ w in his heart ​ — love of prom@@ in@@ ence or love for Jehovah ?
Di@@ v@@ ine judgment is always deser@@ ved , in@@ es@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble , and sel@@ e@@ ctive .
P@@ ra@@ ising God , David s@@ ings : “ Your tru@@ en@@ ess [ is ] up to the s@@ ki@@ es . ”
4 : 8 ; 5 : 23 ; He@@ b .
To help us avoid je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , rec@@ all that the Bible com@@ pa@@ res anointed members of the Christian congregation to par@@ ts of the human body .
I am con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that serving Jehovah is the best way of life .
Although God has many t@@ it@@ les , he has given himself only one name . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 3 : 15 .
C@@ er@@ tain s@@ inc@@ ere de@@ f@@ end@@ ers of the Bible dis@@ cer@@ ned that new ch@@ am@@ pi@@ ons ​ — as yet un@@ dis@@ co@@ vered ancient Bible man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts — ​ would un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly up@@ hold the integrity of God’s Word .
The Bible is p@@ ac@@ ked with evidence that Jehovah , whom we cannot see , is real , is reli@@ able , and is willing to answer the prayers of those who have faith in him .
As Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers on earth , we can “ see God ” by ob@@ serving him act in our be@@ half .
In his letter to the Romans , Paul showed that humans are acc@@ oun@@ table to God because His ex@@ ist@@ ence and qualities are evid@@ ent from what is seen .
Yet , he would not accept “ Go@@ od ” as a t@@ it@@ le when he was called “ Go@@ od T@@ e@@ ach@@ er . ”
Jesus said : “ W@@ ho@@ ever wants to become great among you must be your minis@@ ter , and who@@ ever wants to be first among you must be your slave . ” ​ — Matthew 20 : 26 , 27 .
And how can we imitate his example ?
Des@@ pite the tra@@ ge@@ dies she experienced , Na@@ om@@ i main@@ ta@@ ined her confidence in Jehovah’s loving - kindness .
Se@@ e@@ ing this , a b@@ y@@ stan@@ der let go of his daugh@@ ters and ju@@ mp@@ ed down .
It was a spiritual fe@@ ast enjo@@ yed by over 1@@ 7@@ ,000 attend@@ e@@ es .
E@@ very mor@@ ning and every ev@@ ening , in ad@@ dition to o@@ ffering ani@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es , the high pri@@ est was requi@@ red to bur@@ n per@@ fu@@ m@@ ed inc@@ en@@ se before Jehovah .
What should we look for ?
Th@@ r@@ ough mi@@ gh@@ ty ac@@ ts , which un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly involved viol@@ ence and b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed , they ear@@ ned the f@@ ame they c@@ ra@@ ved from the ung@@ o@@ dly world around them .
During that time peri@@ od , there were only a few true Christians .
It is a reli@@ ef to learn that the Bible says : “ You , O Jehovah , are good and ready to for@@ give . ” ​ — Psalm 8@@ 6 : 5 .
S@@ aku@@ r@@ a loved what she learned , and with Jehovah’s help she was able to over@@ come deep feelings of gu@@ il@@ t and sh@@ ame and to put away se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
19 : 16 .
Yes , God loo@@ ked upon the earth , and it was ru@@ ined . ”
He wrote : “ The we@@ ap@@ ons of our war@@ f@@ are are not fle@@ sh@@ ly , but powerful by God for over@@ tur@@ ning str@@ ong@@ ly en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched things . For we are over@@ tur@@ ning reason@@ ings and every lo@@ f@@ ty thing ra@@ ised up against the knowledge of God . ”
Jesus comm@@ ends the congregation in Th@@ y@@ ati@@ r@@ a for its good de@@ e@@ ds , love , faith , end@@ ur@@ ance , and work in the ministry .
Like Peter , many today seek to follow Christ “ at a good dist@@ ance ” ​ — in such a way that no one el@@ se will no@@ tice .
Thus , elders need to cultiv@@ ate hum@@ ility and work together as a uni@@ fied body .
Does it con@@ tain anything of sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance for us today ?
Al@@ ways remain close to him , and never allow your heart to become en@@ ra@@ ged against him !
As early as 194@@ 2 , when s@@ mo@@ king was still vie@@ wed as fa@@ shi@@ on@@ able , this j@@ our@@ n@@ al helped its read@@ ers to see that using to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o viol@@ ates Bible principles and should be sh@@ un@@ ned .
By the age of 24 , he was prof@@ ess@@ or of the@@ olo@@ gy at the uni@@ vers@@ ity of I@@ ng@@ ol@@ st@@ ad@@ t , a position he held until his death in 1@@ 5@@ 4@@ 3 .
Me@@ an@@ while , M@@ on@@ t@@ an@@ o prog@@ ressed on the real pro@@ of@@ reading with the valu@@ able a@@ id of three prof@@ ess@@ ors of L@@ ou@@ va@@ in and the pr@@ inter@@ ’s te@@ en@@ age daugh@@ ter .
Many things rel@@ ating to ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le and temple service pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed spiritual real@@ ities .
He ad@@ ded : “ It is a de@@ fin@@ ite number [ at 7 : 4 ] in contr@@ ast with the in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite number of 7 : 9 .
What prom@@ p@@ ted the Gi@@ be@@ on@@ ites to act sh@@ re@@ w@@ dly ?
What an am@@ a@@ z@@ ing gift God gave that first human cou@@ ple !
After descri@@ b@@ ing con@@ di@@ tions of the last days under human rule , the prophecy states : “ W@@ ic@@ ked men and imp@@ o@@ st@@ ors will ad@@ v@@ ance from bad to wor@@ se . ”
It says : “ Fa@@ ith is the as@@ sur@@ ed expe@@ ct@@ ation of things ho@@ ped for , the evid@@ ent demonstr@@ ation of real@@ ities though not be@@ held . ”
Ju@@ ne 15 , 200@@ 8
Is pres@@ ti@@ gi@@ ous se@@ cul@@ ar advan@@ c@@ ement what you desire , or has faith given you much high@@ er spiritual go@@ als ?
However , baptism is not a contr@@ act that rest@@ ra@@ ins you from doing things that you would se@@ cre@@ tly like to do ; nor should you get baptized in respon@@ se to pres@@ sure from others .
Why was Jehovah confid@@ ent that Jesus would succ@@ ess@@ fully res@@ ist the Devil ?
That occ@@ ur@@ s during the fin@@ al part of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
Why is God’s organization special ?
F@@ in@@ ally , since no one could refu@@ te the things he was lear@@ ning , Ge@@ or@@ ge St@@ or@@ r@@ s deci@@ ded that he could not be faithful to God if he rema@@ ined in the Me@@ tho@@ di@@ st Ch@@ urch .
Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or L@@ ü@@ dem@@ an@@ n main@@ tain@@ s that the resur@@ rec@@ ted Christ who appe@@ ared to the apostle Peter was a vision resul@@ ting from Pet@@ er@@ ’s over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing g@@ ri@@ ef and gu@@ il@@ t for having den@@ i@@ ed Jesus .
O@@ f@@ ten@@ times in the w@@ in@@ ter he h@@ it@@ ched up a te@@ am of hor@@ ses and tre@@ ated us to a s@@ le@@ i@@ gh ri@@ de .
The to@@ wn of C@@ op@@ it@@ z , now called P@@ ir@@ na , is lo@@ c@@ ated along the El@@ be Ri@@ ver , 11 mil@@ es [ 18 k@@ m ] from the city of D@@ res@@ den .
A@@ n in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ing question ar@@ ises , Does each individu@@ al member of this slave class pla@@ y a part in provi@@ ding spiritual food at the prop@@ er time ?
However , because Jehovah’s spirit is much more powerful than the spirit of the world , we can res@@ ist people who ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le us , who s@@ pre@@ ad un@@ tru@@ ths about us , or who at@@ temp@@ t to for@@ ce us to con@@ form to their standards .
See the bo@@ x “ What Is a Sh@@ r@@ ine ? ”
May we show that we have listen@@ ed and really under@@ sto@@ od the meaning of these Kingdom illustr@@ ations .
We stri@@ ve to avoid doing things that we know are contr@@ ary to Jehovah’s will .
This truly is news ​ — not the kind we see on tel@@ ev@@ ision or read in the new@@ s@@ pa@@ per but good news .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ines on page 4 ]
Th@@ r@@ ough it , Jehovah mer@@ ci@@ fully gr@@ ants obedi@@ ent humans an u@@ pri@@ ght standing des@@ pite their imper@@ fe@@ ctions .
G@@ w@@ en too was a pioneer , so she was able to give our gi@@ r@@ ls da@@ ily support .
Christ’s rec@@ ord of perfect integrity also up@@ held the righ@@ t@@ ful@@ ness and righteousness of Jehovah’s uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
But in most c@@ as@@ es he seem@@ ed to want me to ask what he was thinking and to show some understanding and say , ‘ O@@ h , so that is the situation ’ or ‘ So that is what you think . ’
In fact , as l@@ ate as 9@@ 8 C.E . , the apostle John wrote : “ The world is pas@@ sing away and so is its desire , but he that does the will of God rema@@ ins forever . ” ​ — 1 John 2 : 17 , 28 .
Hence , there was a sh@@ aring that was both material and spiritual in n@@ ature .
How will confidence in your beli@@ ef@@ s en@@ able you to be more confid@@ ent when you are with your pe@@ ers ?
It discus@@ sed Luke 17 : 11 - 19 , where the Bible says that only one of ten cle@@ ans@@ ed le@@ p@@ ers hum@@ bly than@@ ked Jesus for the mirac@@ ul@@ ous heal@@ ing .
As Jesus ’ followers , how can we imitate the man@@ ner in which Jesus refle@@ cted the di@@ gn@@ ity of his Father ?
Yet , scho@@ l@@ ars ag@@ ree that C@@ y@@ r@@ us I@@ I con@@ qu@@ ered Babyl@@ on in 5@@ 39 B.C.E . , a pi@@ vo@@ tal d@@ ate .
Jac@@ o@@ b gra@@ p@@ ples with an ang@@ el and is bless@@ ed , and his name is chang@@ ed to Israel .
What , though , if someone comes to know the will of God but refu@@ ses to do it ?
He says : “ My appreciation for the Bible has gro@@ wn im@@ men@@ sel@@ y .
An@@ dre@@ w and his brother S@@ im@@ on Peter were par@@ t@@ n@@ ers in a fi@@ shing bu@@ sin@@ ess .
• How will Jesus “ deli@@ ver the po@@ or one , ” as Psalm 7@@ 2 : 12 fore@@ told ?
The de@@ par@@ ture of a pr@@ ou@@ d , al@@ o@@ of man would not have ca@@ used that re@@ action . ​ — Acts 20 : 37 , 38 .
Jehovah has been good to me .
What responsi@@ bility did Jesus ’ followers have after his death ?
And when he for@@ gives , he for@@ ge@@ ts ​ — that is , he will not re@@ ha@@ s@@ h our sin@@ s in order to acc@@ use or p@@ un@@ ish us ever again .
What do we learn from the disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar@@ ance of ci@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ations about which Jehovah pre@@ di@@ cted an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ation and the pres@@ ence of others about which he made no such pre@@ di@@ ction ?
A D@@ E@@ C@@ E@@ I@@ V@@ E@@ R W@@ I@@ T@@ H M@@ AN@@ Y F@@ A@@ C@@ E@@ S
He also spoke the sa@@ y@@ ings of Jehovah and held out the promise of everlasting life .
So I left the con@@ v@@ ent .
A@@ no@@ ther chap@@ ter de@@ als with the Bible account of the three Hebrew you@@ ths Sha@@ dr@@ ach , Me@@ sh@@ ach , and A@@ be@@ d@@ ne@@ go , who refu@@ sed to bo@@ w to an i@@ ma@@ ge re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an St@@ ate .
C@@ learly , serving in this uni@@ que group has its challeng@@ es , but the spiritual blessings make it wor@@ th@@ while .
She loy@@ ally stu@@ ck to Na@@ om@@ i , a@@ ban@@ don@@ ing forever her family and the false religion of Mo@@ a@@ b .
For example , than@@ ks to these deli@@ ver@@ ies , a v@@ il@@ la@@ g@@ er in a re@@ mo@@ te part of the C@@ en@@ tr@@ al Af@@ ri@@ can Re@@ public near the bor@@ der of Su@@ d@@ an now re@@ a@@ ds a mo@@ der@@ n transl@@ ation of the Bible .
24 : 22 .
S@@ ad@@ ly , though , there are also people who com@@ mit un@@ spe@@ aka@@ bly evil ac@@ ts .
The only place in the enti@@ re Bible where the expres@@ sion “ born again ” is found is at John 3 : 1 - 12 , which descri@@ bes an in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ing con@@ vers@@ ation that took place between Jesus and a religious lead@@ er in Jerusalem .
Many “ were st@@ ab@@ bed to the heart . ”
Jesus resur@@ rec@@ ted La@@ z@@ ar@@ us — rest@@ or@@ ing life to a man who had been dead for four days !
To imitate Jesus ’ s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful teaching , we need tra@@ ining .
So how can we re@@ ach out to more men in our ministry ?
Di@@ d Moses really need to cor@@ rec@@ t Jehovah’s thinking ?
Mo@@ st people who en@@ ro@@ l@@ l in a uni@@ vers@@ ity look for@@ ward to ear@@ ning a de@@ gre@@ e that will o@@ pen do@@ ors for them to well - pa@@ ying and secu@@ re jo@@ bs .
They will be happy to discus@@ s with you the mar@@ vel@@ ous hope of the resurrection .
Your power will be s@@ can@@ ty . ”
T@@ w@@ o have become congregation elders and one a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant in si@@ gn - language congregations .
How does the example of young Samuel illustr@@ ate what is involved in “ taking in knowledge ” of God ?
( See the bo@@ x “ What God H@@ as Rev@@ e@@ aled Ab@@ out the F@@ utu@@ re . ” )
I@@ ts R@@ ul@@ er will really take care of people . ​ — Read Isaiah 11 : 4 ; Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 .
S@@ how Chris@@ t@@ like Fa@@ ith and C@@ oura@@ ge
Par@@ ents , Pro@@ te@@ ct Your P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous In@@ her@@ it@@ ance , 4 / 1
D@@ O@@ R@@ A : My mother was pray@@ er@@ fully sear@@ ch@@ ing for an understanding of God’s Word .
On occasi@@ on , we may be able to accom@@ pan@@ y Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers who have had good resul@@ ts in con@@ duc@@ ting home Bible stu@@ dies .
T . Rus@@ sel@@ l@@ ’s death , a public@@ ation desi@@ gn@@ ated as the se@@ ven@@ th vo@@ lu@@ me of S@@ tudi@@ es in the Scriptures was pre@@ pared in an at@@ temp@@ t to provide an ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation of the boo@@ ks of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el and Revelation .
What , then , is the con@@ dition of the dead ?
See you in God’s Kingdom . ”
The Bible is a mar@@ vel@@ ous gift that Jehovah has provided by means of his holy spirit .
• What has Satan done to try to sto@@ p Christ from comple@@ ting his con@@ qu@@ est , and with what resul@@ ts ?
Jesus Christ spoke of a certain cal@@ am@@ ity invol@@ ving 18 people who were kil@@ led when a tower f@@ ell on them .
L@@ ong st@@ re@@ t@@ ches of such be@@ ach@@ es l@@ ine th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of mil@@ es of co@@ ast@@ l@@ ines around the earth .
When she res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully explained to him the import@@ ance of Christian meetings and her desire to atten@@ d , he prom@@ p@@ tly ex@@ p@@ el@@ led her from his home .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , an in@@ or@@ din@@ ate acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ation of material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons can con@@ su@@ me the time needed to ac@@ qui@@ re a heart of wisdom .
“ H@@ i John .
Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal ex@@ ca@@ v@@ ations in Israel have un@@ co@@ vered num@@ er@@ ous o@@ str@@ ac@@ a from Bi@@ bli@@ cal times .
We give pro@@ of of matu@@ r@@ ity by tra@@ ining our per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers .
Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or H@@ ar@@ ry Y .
M@@ em@@ bers of the Bethel family ag@@ ree that it is who@@ les@@ ome and satis@@ f@@ ying , even exc@@ iting .
Why is the pro@@ vision of the ransom the great@@ est evidence of Jehovah’s love for us ?
The message that Jesus pro@@ claim@@ ed “ to the cap@@ ti@@ ves ” was fre@@ e@@ dom from sin and false religion .
We are living in “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with . ”
It also con@@ tain@@ s instru@@ ctions for do@@ w@@ n@@ lo@@ ading the J@@ W Li@@ br@@ ary ap@@ p
Di@@ d that som@@ eho@@ w str@@ ike fear into the disciples ?
Thus , in the Christian arrang@@ ement , the s@@ we@@ et - sm@@ el@@ ling inc@@ en@@ se appro@@ pri@@ ately re@@ pres@@ ents accep@@ table prayers and praise to Jehovah . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 3 : 10 .
David later sent m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers to Na@@ ba@@ l , as@@ king for ‘ wh@@ atever he could sp@@ are ’ in the way of food supp@@ lies .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Paul war@@ ned : “ Do not be pl@@ an@@ ning a@@ head for the desi@@ res of the flesh . ” ​ — R@@ om .
O@@ N H@@ I@@ S first tri@@ p to Mal@@ i , John was t@@ ou@@ ched by the war@@ m ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality sh@@ own by M@@ am@@ a@@ do@@ u and his family .
S@@ ome@@ times a married cou@@ ple leave on their hon@@ ey@@ mo@@ on before the we@@ d@@ ding c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation ends .
How some have app@@ lied this ad@@ vice : J@@ en@@ n@@ y , who lives in Eng@@ land and has been married to S@@ im@@ on for n@@ ine years now , says : “ I find that my most fre@@ qu@@ ent cause for ir@@ rit@@ ation with my husband is his tend@@ enc@@ y not to pl@@ an a@@ head , to h@@ and@@ le things at the last min@@ u@@ te .
This pas@@ sage is some@@ times transl@@ ated in a way that imp@@ lies that only the death of the mother would inc@@ ur a death p@@ en@@ al@@ ty .
When the Israelites en@@ tered the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , they were assign@@ ed where to live .
Hence , this illustr@@ ation teach@@ es us that as long as we keep on pro@@ claim@@ ing the Kingdom message , we “ be@@ ar fru@@ it with end@@ ur@@ ance . ”
How did Paul act in har@@ mony with his counsel found at 2 Corinthians 6 : 1 , and how can we do lik@@ e@@ wise ?
It is an important question for those who may won@@ der just how secu@@ re the future of our present ci@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ation is .
King Solomon s@@ ought to k@@ ill Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am because of what A@@ hi@@ j@@ ah had pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed concer@@ ning Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am .
Bro@@ ther K@@ le@@ in wanted to feel the pul@@ se of the work in our M@@ ex@@ i@@ can ter@@ rit@@ ory , so he and Mar@@ ga@@ re@@ t came to the S@@ an Ju@@ an T@@ e@@ z@@ on@@ t@@ la C@@ ongreg@@ ation , near M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o C@@ ity , where we attend@@ ed at the time .
They fully trust in the One who promised : “ I will never leave you , and I will never a@@ ban@@ d@@ on you . ”
The Bible teach@@ es that God no@@ tic@@ es our suffering , he feel@@ s for us , and he has a va@@ st am@@ ount of power .
Instead , he en@@ tru@@ sted Peter with the privilege of fe@@ e@@ ding and shepher@@ ding Jesus ’ “ little sheep . ”
Ex@@ pla@@ in Jesus ’ st@@ at@@ ement : “ I came to cause div@@ ision . ”
With these simp@@ le words , Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h ans@@ wer@@ ed her mother and her brother res@@ pe@@ cting her will@@ ing@@ ness to leave home that very day and tra@@ v@@ el with a str@@ anger over 5@@ 00 mil@@ es ( 8@@ 00 k@@ m ) to become the wife of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s son Isa@@ a@@ c .
Because they will help you to see how serious baptism really is .
“ The 20@@ th century was ne@@ arly the death of hel@@ l , ” states U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ Ne@@ ws & World R@@ ep@@ ort .
Satan tri@@ es to dec@@ ei@@ ve us in yet another way .
“ Your O@@ wn S@@ ons Ha@@ ve Not W@@ al@@ ked in Your W@@ a@@ ys ”
Mu@@ ch for Wh@@ ich to Be G@@ r@@ ate@@ ful
Jehovah re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ vely came to his temple and cle@@ ans@@ ed it on N@@ is@@ an 10 , 33 C.E .
But Jehovah’s prophe@@ ts wrote not only about the good things but also about the bad things that the people of Israel and their k@@ ings did .
If we had left K@@ o@@ re@@ a during those years , we would not have been allow@@ ed to return .
If we do so , “ God himself will show us fav@@ or and bl@@ ess us . ”
In such c@@ as@@ es , Christians remain se@@ ated .
In our ministry , why should we be@@ ar in mind the good news that is st@@ ressed in the book of Romans , and with what po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al result ?
Some , of course , are sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic and prophe@@ tic ; others emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze practic@@ al less@@ ons .
Jesus too wit@@ ness@@ ed b@@ ol@@ dly as a child .
Jehovah’s Witnesses will be happy to help you to do just that . ​ — Acts 17 : 11 .
“ The meaning of the lo@@ a@@ ves ” that the disciples should have under@@ sto@@ od from that ev@@ ent was that Jesus had been emp@@ ow@@ ered by Jehovah God to per@@ form mirac@@ les .
Sh@@ ould There Be Re@@ jo@@ ic@@ ing ?
R@@ ep@@ ent@@ ance is a very important fac@@ t@@ or in con@@ ne@@ ction with re@@ inst@@ at@@ ement into the Christian congregation .
Un@@ like the just and mer@@ ci@@ ful God they claim@@ ed to worship , the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es la@@ bel@@ ed their fellow men sin@@ n@@ ers , con@@ dem@@ ning them as ho@@ p@@ eless .
To do this , consider these two questions : Do you rec@@ all the st@@ ep@@ s you took to qu@@ ali@@ fy as a bap@@ t@@ is@@ ma@@ l can@@ di@@ d@@ ate ?
The tend@@ enc@@ y is to appe@@ al to your sen@@ ses of sight , t@@ ou@@ ch , ta@@ st@@ e , sm@@ ell , and hear@@ ing ​ — y@@ es , to a@@ do@@ pt a materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic life - st@@ y@@ le .
I tre@@ asure the more than 5@@ 7 years during which I was able to share my life with a de@@ ar compan@@ ion who loved Jehovah .
The@@ ir@@ s was a war@@ m and loving family , and “ Un@@ c@@ le Jo@@ e ” tre@@ ated his wife and children with respect .
The news of this mirac@@ ul@@ ous cu@@ re re@@ ached the ear@@ s of some of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , h@@ at@@ ers of truth , who had ag@@ re@@ ed among themselves that anyone exerc@@ ising faith in Jesus was to be ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e .
L@@ ong ag@@ o , wise King Solomon made a care@@ ful study of human@@ kind and recorded his f@@ indi@@ ng@@ s in the Bible book of E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es .
He no@@ ted that God’s rest does not mean in@@ activ@@ ity , since Jehovah and his Son have “ kept working ” thr@@ ough@@ out that fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative day of rest in order to bring God’s purpose for the things cre@@ ated regarding the earth to a succ@@ ess@@ ful conclu@@ sion .
What war@@ ning less@@ ons can we learn from the actions of E@@ sa@@ u ?
As mentioned at the out@@ set , see@@ ing Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l on - s@@ cre@@ en in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ing the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama , ” one vie@@ wer even thought that the speak@@ er loo@@ ked “ more like Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l than Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l himself ! ”
And the psalmist spoke of ‘ char@@ m being p@@ our@@ ed out upon the li@@ ps of a king . ’
This we shall see in the next article .
It is as if they were hear@@ ing a fa@@ in@@ t in@@ ner vo@@ ice gu@@ i@@ ding them in the right direction .
What t@@ ask a@@ wa@@ its those who sur@@ vi@@ ve Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on ?
Daniel rec@@ alls : “ With te@@ ars in our eyes , we began thinking about our return to S@@ pain .
I was taught that a wom@@ an’s place was in the k@@ it@@ ch@@ en , loo@@ king after the men and the children .
Are the De@@ ad A@@ live S@@ ome@@ where ?
Our pray@@ er@@ ful vi@@ g@@ il@@ ance will en@@ able us to “ make f@@ ast our hold on the confidence we had at the beg@@ in@@ ning fir@@ m to the end . ” ​ — Hebrews 3 : 14 ; 1 Peter 4 : 7 .
In a similar way , fin@@ ding a ca@@ pa@@ ble wife requi@@ res effort .
O@@ u@@ t of “ Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m Eph@@ ra@@ th@@ ah ” will come “ the one who is to become rul@@ er in Israel . ” ​ — Mi@@ ca@@ h 3 : 12 ; 4 : 12 ; 5 : 2 .
O@@ ther help@@ ful public ser@@ vi@@ ces , such as ro@@ ad main@@ ten@@ ance , san@@ it@@ ation , and educ@@ ation ​ — u@@ su@@ ally pa@@ id for by ta@@ x@@ es le@@ vi@@ ed by govern@@ men@@ tal authority — ​ may also come to mind .
If we want to be truly effe@@ ctive teach@@ ers , we too need to make sure that we continue to strengthen our love for God .
So , then , should not our way of life demonstr@@ ate our con@@ vi@@ ction that “ the great day of Jehovah is near ” ? ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 1 : 14 .
An@@ y “ tri@@ bul@@ ation ” enc@@ oun@@ tered within the con@@ text of marriage and chil@@ d@@ be@@ aring will , however , be sur@@ pas@@ sed by another tri@@ bul@@ ation of far greater ma@@ gn@@ itu@@ de .
For at le@@ ast ten years after Jesus ’ death , his followers were known as bel@@ ong@@ ing to “ The W@@ a@@ y . ”
Ha@@ ving love for our brothers and sisters is l@@ in@@ ked to the love we have for Jehovah .
Some even reason , “ It does not bo@@ ther my conscience , so wh@@ at@@ ’s the proble@@ m ? ”
However , once I arri@@ ved there , I quic@@ k@@ ly re@@ ver@@ ted to my pre@@ vi@@ ous li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
R@@ em@@ ember that the high pri@@ est in Israel offered two ani@@ mal@@ s ​ — a bul@@ l for the sin@@ s of the pri@@ ests and a go@@ at for the sin@@ s of the n@@ on@@ pri@@ es@@ tly tri@@ bes .
S@@ ome@@ times I wonder@@ ed : ‘ Why is this happ@@ ening to me ?
How can we show that we truly have faith in God’s promises and in the things we cannot see ?
Au@@ gu@@ st 22 - 28 , 20@@ 11
Why did Jac@@ o@@ b wish to be bu@@ ri@@ ed in Cana@@ an ?
Is this s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o cre@@ di@@ ble ?
Why should Christians with de@@ ca@@ des of experience not under@@ es@@ tim@@ ate their po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al ?
12 : 26 - 28 .
Who are Jehovah’s people today , and what must the “ other sheep ” do to find prote@@ ction during the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” ?
In fact , se@@ ven of his form@@ er Bible stud@@ ents are now baptized , as are three other pers@@ ons he cont@@ ac@@ ted but with whom fellow Witnesses have stu@@ died the Bible .
Their imper@@ fe@@ ctions were ob@@ vi@@ ous , yet Jesus loved them .
I learn to be pati@@ ent and consider@@ ate and not to give up eas@@ ily . ”
Con@@ sum@@ ed by da@@ ily concer@@ ns , the Jews had for@@ go@@ t@@ ten that divine blessings in the form of ra@@ in and fru@@ it@@ ful se@@ as@@ ons would over@@ take them only if they end@@ ur@@ ed in a course of obedi@@ ence to God , even in the face of op@@ position .
A cu@@ st@@ om@@ er may pur@@ cha@@ se the k@@ ni@@ fe and use it , not to car@@ ve me@@ at , but to com@@ mit mu@@ r@@ der .
“ Com@@ ing to Bethel is the best thing that ever happened to me .
How can you imitate He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah as you serve God ?
I@@ m@@ moral desi@@ res can be very powerful and can de@@ pri@@ ve us of spiritual tre@@ a@@ sures .
And do we not try to leave a good imp@@ res@@ sion with the people to whom we preach so that they will be fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly inc@@ l@@ ined toward the Kingdom message ?
Par@@ ents can learn a lo@@ t from Joseph .
That does not mean , of course , that a large fun@@ d of knowledge is all we need in order to be “ ro@@ o@@ ted and esta@@ bli@@ shed ” in the truth .
Those en@@ ter@@ ing the Kingdom of the heavens must be “ born again . ”
When Paul ex@@ hor@@ ted others to become imit@@ at@@ ors of him , he could do so with fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch because he himself was imit@@ ating Jesus Christ , who ‘ left us a mo@@ de@@ l for us to follow his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y . ’
King L@@ ou@@ is I@@ X , to@@ p : From the book Gre@@ at M@@ en and F@@ am@@ ous W@@ om@@ en ; Tho@@ ma@@ s Be@@ c@@ ke@@ t , cen@@ ter : From the book R@@ id@@ pa@@ th@@ ’s H@@ ist@@ ory of the World ( V@@ ol .
His wife , Kris@@ ta , spoke f@@ on@@ dly of being influ@@ enced by older members of the Bethel family who proved to be “ faithful in what is le@@ ast , ” as Jesus re@@ comm@@ ended . ​ — Luke 16 : 10 .
“ The S@@ ac@@ red Se@@ cre@@ t of His Will ”
Un@@ like El@@ i , however , Samuel was sur@@ ely not a re@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible father .
( Read Acts 15 : 28 . )
S@@ har@@ ing the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message with bus@@ y people wh@@ er@@ ever they are to be found
If the speak@@ ers are very ca@@ pa@@ ble , it may be called a good meeting .
In so doing , we will be respon@@ ding positi@@ vely to the re@@ qu@@ est recorded at Proverbs 27 : 11 : “ Be wise , my son , and make my heart rejo@@ ice , that I may make a rep@@ ly to him that is ta@@ un@@ ting me . ”
How can I cop@@ e with different accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations every we@@ ek ? ’
( a ) I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate the d@@ ang@@ ers rel@@ ated to rec@@ re@@ ation and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment . ( b ) What could help us to maintain a bal@@ an@@ ced view of rec@@ re@@ ation and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment ?
How can we use Matthew 5 : 3 to reason on the question , What makes people happy ?
Go@@ als should make us st@@ re@@ t@@ ch and gro@@ w .
Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gy exam@@ ines hist@@ ory on a different bas@@ is from that of the Bi@@ bli@@ cal n@@ arr@@ ative .
Although Lu@@ i@@ g@@ i rema@@ ins disa@@ b@@ led , we try to look at the positi@@ ve side .
To con@@ form to Jehovah’s view of h@@ un@@ ting and fi@@ shing , some may need to ad@@ just their thinking with reg@@ ard to his standards .
( b ) How do the “ other sheep ” “ see God ” ?
It was he who pres@@ ented this pro@@ spe@@ ct to the first human cou@@ ple .
The pur@@ su@@ it of ple@@ a@@ sures has become one of Satan’s most effe@@ ctive to@@ ol@@ s to lu@@ re people away from God .
The time for what exc@@ iting events had dra@@ wn near ?
5 : 10 , 18 - 22 .
For example , think about the day he fre@@ ed his people from Egy@@ pt .
Who can den@@ y that his people have become “ mi@@ gh@@ ty in the earth ” ?
That dre@@ ad@@ ed di@@ se@@ ase could att@@ ack the su@@ ffer@@ er@@ ’s n@@ er@@ ve en@@ ding@@ s and lead to per@@ man@@ ent dam@@ age and dis@@ fi@@ gu@@ re@@ ment .
But there is a future , a “ new heavens and a new earth that we are a@@ wa@@ iting according to [ God’s ] promise , and in these righteousness is to d@@ well . ”
The God - appointed King of that Kingdom is Jesus Christ , who has the power to cu@@ re the si@@ ck .
Although John never called him a false teach@@ er , Di@@ o@@ tre@@ ph@@ es was res@@ is@@ ting the apost@@ le@@ ’s authority .
Per@@ haps a pr@@ ou@@ d man would have done so .
Ma@@ p only : B@@ as@@ ed on ma@@ ps cop@@ y@@ righ@@ ted by P@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ al Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ve ( Ne@@ ar E@@ ast@@ er@@ n H@@ ist@@ ory ) E@@ st . and S@@ ur@@ ve@@ y of Israel
These artic@@ les will discus@@ s how we can imitate Jesus and be both loving teach@@ ers and bo@@ ld pre@@ ach@@ ers .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jesus ’ half brother James called love “ the k@@ ingly law . ”
* You know that more brothers are needed to keep ex@@ is@@ ting congregations spiritually strong and to allow new congregations to be form@@ ed .
Be@@ fore you answer , consider this : Jesus Christ ac@@ qui@@ red no material we@@ al@@ th during his li@@ fe@@ time .
A Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ ing C@@ ity
Lo@@ ving children want their parents to be com@@ for@@ table .
He knew that wal@@ king with God me@@ ant more than mer@@ ely living a clean , moral life .
O@@ r would you be more likely to ask , “ Who did this ? ”
Ad@@ on@@ ij@@ ah might have thought that by taking A@@ bi@@ sh@@ a@@ g as his wife , he could again make a bi@@ d for the thro@@ ne .
Of the si@@ x ni@@ gh@@ ts during the tre@@ k , four were sp@@ ent s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing in the o@@ pen m@@ oun@@ tain a@@ ir .
2 : 12 , 13 .
What Can We L@@ ear@@ n From Paul’s Ex@@ am@@ ple ?
What does the dedic@@ ation of Jesus ’ followers sign@@ i@@ fy ?
A@@ R@@ E you al@@ er@@ t to preaching opportun@@ ities that may un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly present themselves in your congregation ter@@ rit@@ ory ?
His go@@ al is to become a matu@@ re Christian .
6 , 7 . ( a ) A dec@@ e@@ it@@ ful heart can lead a person down what sin@@ ful p@@ ath ?
You should sing as l@@ ou@@ d as you speak or even l@@ ou@@ der than that .
Rather than a@@ ban@@ don@@ ing the marriage when difficul@@ ties ar@@ ise , marriage par@@ t@@ n@@ ers should be determined to make their relationship th@@ ri@@ ve ​ — not just sur@@ vi@@ ve .
How may we imitate Jesus ?
But I wanted to become a pioneer , and I cho@@ se high school cour@@ ses that would help me to find part - time se@@ cul@@ ar work so that I could ac@@ hi@@ eve my go@@ al .
30 : 23 , 24 .
Paul also invit@@ es us to use our “ power of reason ” to prove to ourselves what is “ the good and accep@@ table and perfect will of God . ”
“ I pray@@ ed fer@@ v@@ ently to him .
O@@ r has our heart been po@@ is@@ oned by the un@@ loving spirit so pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent during these last days ? ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
The ob@@ je@@ ctive of this article and the following two artic@@ les is to de@@ e@@ pen our appreciation for God’s qualities that we may think of less often than his princi@@ p@@ al at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes .
2 : 13 ; 4 : 13 .
However , to con@@ ve@@ y the message from God’s Word more acc@@ ur@@ ately , it is ess@@ enti@@ al that Bible teaching be pres@@ ented in a more per@@ man@@ ent form .
Do sheep really know the vo@@ ice of their shepher@@ d ?
10 : 1 , 4 - 9 .
The Bible , on the other hand , is the only ancient religious writ@@ ing that fully expla@@ ins God’s love .
When pres@@ sures m@@ ount , what will be let go ?
Be Re@@ as@@ on@@ able When Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ising Au@@ thor@@ ity
Yet , E@@ b@@ la@@ ’s s@@ pl@@ end@@ or ended when its hist@@ ory inter@@ se@@ cted that of the ris@@ ing po@@ wers of As@@ sy@@ ri@@ a and Babyl@@ on .
In rec@@ ent de@@ ca@@ des it has become the pre@@ fer@@ red res@@ ort for h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of t@@ ou@@ ris@@ ts .
Of course , He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah was a@@ ware of the appro@@ aching d@@ anger , but rather than des@@ per@@ ately en@@ l@@ ist the help of a pa@@ g@@ an nation , as his apost@@ ate father , A@@ ha@@ z , had done , He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah plac@@ ed his trust in Jehovah .
In acc@@ or@@ d@@ ance with Isaiah 4@@ 3 : 10 , they were Jehovah’s Witnesses !
B@@ es@@ id@@ es , Jehovah is all - wise .
What opportun@@ ities are there for us to medit@@ ate , and how can we make medit@@ ation an enjo@@ y@@ able ha@@ bi@@ t ?
See the seri@@ es “ How to M@@ an@@ age M@@ one@@ y ” in the S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 20@@ 11 is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke !
The Israelites were told that they should col@@ le@@ ct this mirac@@ ul@@ ous bre@@ ad for si@@ x days .
Wh@@ atever sc@@ he@@ du@@ le we cho@@ ose , one thing is certain : P@@ re@@ par@@ ation will help us to pa@@ y attention to the material being consider@@ ed at congregation meetings .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jehovah is willing to for@@ give rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers .
When the apostle Paul wrote to the Hebrew Christians about the cle@@ ans@@ ing power of blood , he explained : “ Acc@@ ording to the Law ne@@ arly all things are cle@@ ans@@ ed with blood , and un@@ less blood is p@@ our@@ ed out no for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess takes place . ”
“ Jehovah is very tend@@ er in affe@@ ction and mer@@ ci@@ ful , ” and those who have the responsi@@ bility for discipl@@ ining young ones should stri@@ ve to show the same loving qualities . ​ — J@@ as .
What is accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed by dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing ?
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , Sam@@ son , bl@@ in@@ ded and cha@@ ined by the Phil@@ ist@@ ines , pray@@ ed : “ Jehovah , remember me , ple@@ ase , and strengthen me , ple@@ ase , just this once . ”
H@@ er@@ e@@ ’s 20 do@@ l@@ l@@ ars for the new prin@@ ting pres@@ s !
Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah began to pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y in the ei@@ gh@@ th mon@@ th of that year .
10 , 11 . ( a ) The truth to which Jesus bor@@ e witness is rel@@ ated to what ?
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , God’s judgment of the pol@@ itical be@@ ast and of those with its mar@@ k sp@@ el@@ ls the end of that ent@@ ity and its supp@@ ort@@ ers .
Then he sto@@ od up in the congregation of Juda@@ h and of Jerusalem and pray@@ ed . In part , he ple@@ ad@@ ed : “ O our God , will you not ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment upon them ?
I than@@ k Jehovah every day for our life in full - time service . ”
Jesus ’ ex@@ hor@@ tation is thought - pro@@ vo@@ king .
Ge@@ or@@ ge ad@@ ds : “ When I apply the counsel to love and tre@@ at my wife as I do my@@ self , I see im@@ medi@@ ate resul@@ ts .
However , if we maintain an u@@ pri@@ ght heart con@@ dition , the Kingdom se@@ ed will help us devel@@ op deep sta@@ bi@@ li@@ z@@ ing ro@@ o@@ ts to our faith .
A C@@ ON@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ S@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N W@@ I@@ T@@ H A N@@ E@@ I@@ G@@ H@@ B@@ O@@ R
The fact that the a@@ x@@ is l@@ or@@ ds ​ — rul@@ ers of fi@@ ve Phil@@ ist@@ ine c@@ ities — ​ appe@@ aled to D@@ el@@ il@@ ah’s gre@@ ed and not to her e@@ th@@ ni@@ c loy@@ al@@ ty su@@ gg@@ ests that she was perhaps an Israel@@ ite woman .
A sol@@ di@@ er@@ ’s hel@@ me@@ t prote@@ cts his head .
A@@ n illustr@@ ation that Jesus gave provi@@ des the answer .
E@@ no@@ ch also knew that this h@@ at@@ red had er@@ up@@ ted early in human hist@@ ory when Ca@@ in mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed his brother A@@ be@@ l .
Do I have a good effect on fellow believers ?
For I am about to bring a cal@@ am@@ ity on all flesh , . . . and wh@@ er@@ ever you may go , I will gr@@ ant you your life as a spo@@ il . ”
Our et@@ er@@ n@@ al in@@ de@@ b@@ te@@ dness to “ Christ Jesus , who gave himself for us , ” should mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to learn more about him and his loving Father , Jehovah God .
The true God really does listen to prayer .
John , who lives in a po@@ ver@@ ty - stri@@ ck@@ en are@@ a in S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , came to understand that .
On the other hand , mo@@ des@@ ty helps us to cultiv@@ ate a close relationship with Jehovah God .
Can you really see “ the inv@@ isi@@ ble God ” ? ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 15 .
Our dem@@ e@@ an@@ or during public prayer should always honor Jehovah
Q@@ u@@ ent@@ in : “ The congregation is my prote@@ ction from the world .
Un@@ der his rule , “ Juda@@ h and Israel continued to d@@ well in se@@ cur@@ ity , ever@@ yone under his own v@@ ine and under his own fi@@ g t@@ ree , from D@@ an to Be@@ er - she@@ ba , all the days of Solomon . ”
Rather , he lo@@ v@@ ingly att@@ ach@@ es himself to someone ( or something ) , s@@ tic@@ king clo@@ sel@@ y to that person ( or thing ) even through difficult circumstances .
G@@ ile@@ ad G@@ ra@@ du@@ ations , 2 / 1 , 8 / 1
She found the thoughts in the letter very inter@@ es@@ ting .
Many brothers and sisters car@@ ry some liter@@ ature in their po@@ c@@ ke@@ t or h@@ and@@ ba@@ g .
S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c is one of the di@@ al@@ e@@ cts of Ar@@ am@@ a@@ ic , an of@@ fi@@ cial language of the Per@@ si@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
Our love for Jehovah helps us to ban@@ ish pri@@ de .
While some d@@ un@@ es may appe@@ ar to be just small hu@@ mp@@ s , others re@@ ach he@@ igh@@ ts of 1@@ ,@@ 3@@ 00 fe@@ et [ 4@@ 00 m ] .
They had in@@ su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient knowledge of the ob@@ serv@@ an@@ ces of their religion , the service in the temple , and the t@@ as@@ ks of the L@@ ev@@ ites .
By enjo@@ ying simp@@ le things , such as a chil@@ d’s sm@@ ile or a sh@@ ared me@@ al , el@@ der@@ ly ones re@@ mind us to be cont@@ ent with what we have .
What simil@@ ar@@ ities as to over@@ sight are there between Israel and “ the Israel of God ” ?
A fo@@ ol@@ ish woman l@@ ac@@ ks respect for God’s arrang@@ ement of he@@ ad@@ ship .
Jo@@ bs may be s@@ car@@ ce , and as the months pas@@ s , you could won@@ der if Jehovah se@@ es your p@@ light or he@@ ars your prayers .
When young people and new ones see how the brothers and sisters look after one another , they will learn to do the same .
What pres@@ sures must we de@@ al with , but what reason does Jehovah have to be pleas@@ ed with his faithful servants ?
Does it not call for self - discipl@@ ine to rest@@ ra@@ in the e@@ ye from foc@@ using on imp@@ ro@@ per si@@ gh@@ ts ?
However , Christians must have faith in order to in@@ her@@ it God’s promises .
If you put for@@ th the effort to re@@ place pri@@ de with hum@@ ility , your pro@@ spe@@ cts for peace in a personal dis@@ pu@@ te are great@@ ly imp@@ ro@@ ved .
The next day , “ with much p@@ om@@ p@@ ous show , ” they “ en@@ tered into the a@@ udi@@ ence ch@@ am@@ ber together with mil@@ it@@ ary comman@@ ders as well as men of em@@ in@@ ence in the city . ”
We need to sel@@ e@@ ct form@@ s of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment that will not h@@ in@@ der us from keep@@ ing our eyes on the pri@@ ze of life . ​ — Pro@@ v .
If we pos@@ s@@ ess a no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy ability , we will not use it to make ourselves look better than others , as if to imp@@ ly that the congregation will pro@@ sp@@ er only because of our pro@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y and know - how .
The Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then called , r@@ al@@ lied around our family .
10 : 12 .
This me@@ ant that the child would be set asi@@ de for Jehovah’s service .
The fore@@ going is a s@@ am@@ pl@@ ing of what can tri@@ gg@@ er feelings of disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
E@@ very time we read God’s Word , we hear , as it were , the vo@@ ice of our Gre@@ at S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d , Jehovah .
I started serving as a special pioneer , or full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er , co@@ ver@@ ing the large ter@@ rit@@ ory of S@@ il@@ es@@ ia , much of which was by then part of P@@ ol@@ and .
This word pi@@ c@@ ture con@@ ve@@ ys war@@ m@@ th and clo@@ sen@@ ess , does it not ?
Ch@@ ar@@ al@@ am@@ bo@@ s and I were in@@ se@@ par@@ able
It also discus@@ ses how we may benefit from his m@@ ol@@ ding today .
As sh@@ own in the pi@@ c@@ ture bel@@ ow , the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an man is re@@ tur@@ ning home in his ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t , reading from an o@@ pen s@@ cro@@ l@@ l .
They see soci@@ e@@ ties over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed with po@@ ver@@ ty and star@@ vation , des@@ per@@ ate war refu@@ ge@@ es , un@@ told num@@ bers of children or@@ ph@@ an@@ ed by A@@ I@@ D@@ S , and milli@@ ons of people wr@@ ac@@ ked by other di@@ se@@ as@@ es .
He determin@@ es what man@@ kin@@ d’s future will be .
Th@@ ough the difficult con@@ di@@ tions that Jesus fore@@ told also af@@ fect us as Christians , we are able to end@@ ure with peace and joy of heart .
While we do appreci@@ ate a ta@@ st@@ y pro@@ vision , may we never for@@ get the value of “ the bre@@ ad of life , ” Jesus Christ .
On De@@ c@@ ember 31 , 195@@ 7 , El@@ si@@ e and I were married , and we lived by ourselves in a mission@@ ary home in the sou@@ ther@@ n part of Par@@ ag@@ u@@ a@@ y .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jesus showed that he was not dec@@ ei@@ ved by ou@@ tw@@ ard appe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces , “ for he himself knew what was in man . ” ​ — John 2 : 25 .
Con@@ t@@ est@@ ants lo@@ se only if they fai@@ l to ru@@ n according to the rul@@ es or do not cro@@ ss the fin@@ ish l@@ ine .
Mo@@ re@@ over , they are practic@@ ing righteousness and have taken their stand on the side of God’s Kingdom .
They do not simply re@@ ar themselves , any more than an ar@@ ro@@ w la@@ un@@ ches it@@ self toward its t@@ ar@@ get .
They h@@ ated war and were con@@ fu@@ sed and dis@@ tur@@ bed when they saw the cl@@ er@@ gy blessing sol@@ di@@ ers and we@@ ap@@ ons .
To what conclu@@ sions does Job 38 : 8 - 11 lead you ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , they keep on th@@ ri@@ ving for well over a h@@ un@@ d@@ red years .
Do we love congregation meetings , atten@@ ding all of them each we@@ ek ?
B@@ es@@ id@@ es the tra@@ des@@ men , Per@@ si@@ an , Greek , and Rom@@ an ar@@ mi@@ es travel@@ ed along this r@@ ou@@ te .
In fact , during his earthly ministry , Jesus gave us a pre@@ view of what he will do as our R@@ an@@ som@@ er during his Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn , which we can enjoy if we are faithful .
Those who do will go ‘ from strength to strength . ’
Why , they may even je@@ op@@ ar@@ di@@ ze their jo@@ b and their relationship with their mate !
Will you en@@ ter to enjoy everlasting life on earth under God’s Kingdom ?
He im@@ medi@@ ately su@@ gg@@ ested that I atten@@ d his ch@@ urch , the one I had attend@@ ed before I left for Per@@ th .
To@@ bi@@ ah jo@@ ined in the je@@ ering , saying : “ If a fo@@ x went up against it , he would certainly bre@@ ak down their w@@ all of st@@ ones . ”
We can re@@ mind them that Jehovah dre@@ w them to his Son , so they must be preci@@ ous in his eyes .
At st@@ ake were the pre@@ serv@@ ation of Lo@@ t’s life , the continu@@ ation of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s family l@@ ine , and the se@@ c@@ uring of Jose@@ p@@ h’s ro@@ le .
Z@@ acc@@ ha@@ e@@ us ’ conscience had been en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ed , and he listen@@ ed and respon@@ ded to it .
However , Christians today stand at the th@@ re@@ sh@@ old of a wonderful P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and ​ — God’s righteous new world .
Is there , then , any reli@@ able s@@ ource of help ?
F@@ ol@@ low Jesus ’ Ex@@ am@@ ple and S@@ how Con@@ cer@@ n for the P@@ o@@ or
The artic@@ les exam@@ ine how Jehovah provided es@@ cap@@ e for his servants in Bible times and how he does so for us .
The last book of the Bible , Revelation , descri@@ bes a war in heaven , the out@@ come of which has affe@@ cted all humans down to this day .
Un@@ der the rule of the Gre@@ ater Solomon , Jesus Christ , “ the righteous one will s@@ pr@@ out , ” that is , f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h or pro@@ sp@@ er .
Jehovah’s strength has in@@ deed been made man@@ i@@ f@@ est through our we@@ ak@@ nesses , and he has proved to be a for@@ t@@ ress in our time of dist@@ ress . ”
Can you benefit from the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ vice ?
It is not eas@@ y to know what to do in each case and make the right decision .
Why do some find it difficult to study , but what ex@@ hor@@ tation is found at Proverbs 2 : 1 - 5 ?
Their only rec@@ our@@ se was to turn to Mar@@ ne@@ ul@@ i , a f@@ ar@@ m@@ ing commun@@ ity 25 mil@@ es [ 40 k@@ m ] out@@ side of T@@ bil@@ is@@ i .
By contr@@ ast , the four Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ ers c@@ learly in@@ form us of the day on which Jesus died .
( 2 ) The p@@ ac@@ ke@@ ts con@@ ta@@ ined liter@@ ature of Jehovah’s Witnesses , mo@@ st@@ ly Watchtower study artic@@ les , including some from 194@@ 7 .
From that time on , “ there [ has been ] no dist@@ inc@@ tion between Je@@ w and Greek , for there is the same Lord over all , who is rich to all those c@@ all@@ ing upon him .
They O@@ ffered Ne@@ e@@ ded H@@ el@@ p
She remin@@ ded me that Jehovah took no@@ te of my efforts .
* The account makes it clear that Jesus was present at and contribu@@ ted to a fe@@ ast l@@ in@@ ked to a Jewish we@@ d@@ ding .
We must recogn@@ ize that our heart can lead us ast@@ ra@@ y .
21 : 8 .
The si@@ x vo@@ lum@@ es were comple@@ ted on Ju@@ ly 10 , 1@@ 5@@ 17 , just four months before the death of the car@@ din@@ al .
But Jehovah’s standards are always the same . ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 6 .
When you have re@@ ached the age of responsi@@ bility , you are ans@@ wer@@ able to Jehovah for the way you act whether you are baptized or not . ​ — Romans 14 : 11 , 12 .
How vital , then , it is to ac@@ knowledge your real needs and desi@@ res .
Joseph regul@@ arly took his family to worship at the temple in Jerusalem
Acc@@ ording to one es@@ tim@@ ate , “ only about 1 / 10 of the ex@@ t@@ ant c@@ un@@ ei@@ form te@@ x@@ ts have been read even once in mo@@ der@@ n times . ”
At times I have been ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely low in spi@@ r@@ its .
As it turned out , the congregation where they ended up has very few children but sever@@ al Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites .
At the princi@@ p@@ al M@@ ace@@ don@@ i@@ an city of Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i , L@@ y@@ dia and her hous@@ eho@@ ld became believers .
At what co@@ st should money and material things be pur@@ su@@ ed ?
But I thought , ‘ If Jehovah thin@@ ks I can do it , I will try . ’
R@@ a@@ ha@@ b accepted that Jehovah is the true God , and she tru@@ sted that som@@ eho@@ w he would give the land to the Israelites .
Yet , we certainly are not “ h@@ at@@ ers of the human r@@ ace . ”
Abraham had given this serv@@ ant a com@@ mis@@ sion of great import@@ ance : He was to seek a wife for Isa@@ a@@ c among Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s relati@@ ves in H@@ ar@@ an . ​ — Genesis 24 : 34 - 38 .
9 , 10 . ( a ) In ancient times , what was God’s holy a@@ bi@@ ding place ?
But God could and did do something about that .
What should be our determin@@ ation regarding the remin@@ ders of Jehovah ?
W@@ ould you coura@@ ge@@ ously a@@ id persecu@@ ted fellow Christians , as O@@ badi@@ ah helped Jehovah’s prophe@@ ts ?
What will help us to bri@@ d@@ le our t@@ ong@@ ue ?
Peter said : “ That righteous man by what he saw and heard while d@@ wel@@ ling among them from day to day was t@@ or@@ men@@ ting his righteous soul by reason of their la@@ w@@ less de@@ e@@ ds . ”
For example , we re@@ pa@@ i@@ red the lo@@ ck on her do@@ or .
His fellow Israelites have for@@ s@@ ak@@ en pu@@ re worship and are serving the go@@ ds of S@@ id@@ on , Mo@@ a@@ b , A@@ m@@ m@@ on , and Phil@@ is@@ ti@@ a .
My next cir@@ cu@@ it assignment took me to nor@@ ther@@ n Al@@ ber@@ ta , B@@ rit@@ ish C@@ o@@ lum@@ bia , and the Yu@@ k@@ on T@@ er@@ rit@@ ory , the land of the mi@@ d@@ night su@@ n .
How may others be affe@@ cted when you take the st@@ ep of baptism ?
Because of God’s love , we sur@@ ely want to do as much as we can to ple@@ ase him and make his heart rejo@@ ice . ​ — Pro@@ v .
D@@ O@@ E@@ S the L@@ or@@ d’s Su@@ pp@@ er have sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant and lasting meaning for you ?
How do we tr@@ am@@ ple down “ the man@@ ed young li@@ on ” ?
C@@ an@@ ’t you see that she is rep@@ ent@@ ant ? ”
I can show you from my cop@@ y .
At first , Jesus would rule “ in the mi@@ d@@ st of [ his ] enem@@ ies . ”
A@@ n ob@@ vi@@ ous way to prove ourselves faithful with our material things is by contribu@@ ting fin@@ an@@ cially to the worl@@ d@@ wide preaching work that Jesus fore@@ told would take place .
Abraham took the lead in worship , teaching those of his hous@@ eho@@ ld to “ keep Jehovah’s way to do righteousness and judgment . ”
Not the family head but the fir@@ st@@ born son of the hous@@ eho@@ ld died as a result of the ten@@ th pla@@ gu@@ e .
The first part of that verse says : “ During all their dist@@ ress it was dist@@ res@@ sing to him . ”
That question was ans@@ wer@@ ed after he and his Father came and in@@ spe@@ cted the temple , or spiritual arrang@@ ement for worship , from 1914 to the early part of 19@@ 19 .
If they h@@ ur@@ t us by their spe@@ e@@ ch or actions , we can imitate the example of the apostles .
This ang@@ el saw that there was a pos@@ si@@ bility that he could gain honor and import@@ ance .
• As a child , how did Jesus set an example in obe@@ ying his parents ?
TH@@ IN@@ K about the first time you had a mean@@ ing@@ ful discus@@ sion with one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
C@@ learly , to ple@@ ase God , dec@@ isi@@ ve action is needed .
H@@ ist@@ or@@ ic@@ ally , Jehovah’s Witnesses have app@@ lied in their lives the princi@@ ple expres@@ sed by the disciples of Jesus Christ : “ We must obey God as rul@@ er rather than men . ” ​ — Acts 5 : 29 .
he pray@@ ed . In respon@@ se , Jehovah gave the B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ ites into their hand , and Gi@@ be@@ ah was bur@@ ned to the gr@@ ound . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ g .
Since 199@@ 9 , I have been privile@@ ged to serve on the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy
Jesus used a young child to make clear to his apostles that they should be hum@@ ble and mo@@ des@@ t .
K@@ no@@ wing our ca@@ pa@@ bil@@ ities and li@@ mit@@ ations , Jehovah expe@@ cts from us only what we are able to give .
There , Ju@@ dge Bar@@ ak had ear@@ li@@ er ga@@ ther@@ ed 10@@ ,000 Israel@@ ite tro@@ op@@ s to con@@ fr@@ on@@ t the ar@@ my of J@@ a@@ bi@@ n , the Cana@@ an@@ ite king of Ha@@ z@@ or , under the comm@@ and of his mil@@ it@@ ary c@@ hi@@ ef S@@ is@@ er@@ a .
He tri@@ es to dis@@ ru@@ pt our peace and destro@@ y our fine standing with our God .
( b ) Why is the war@@ ning given to ancient Israel sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant for us ?
Because he valu@@ es spiritual ri@@ ches , such a man invit@@ es Jehovah’s blessing . ​ — Matthew 6 : 19 - 21 .
In any case , after M@@ il@@ t@@ on@@ ’s death , his se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary took the L@@ at@@ in man@@ us@@ crip@@ t to a publi@@ sh@@ er , who refu@@ sed to prin@@ t it .
B@@ ri@@ an : Th@@ at@@ ’s O@@ K .
3 Se@@ ek the Kingdom , Not Th@@ ings
To avoid being mis@@ led by Satan the Devil , we must have complete confidence in the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of Jehovah and his Word .
How may our moral courage be put to the t@@ est ?
Acc@@ ording to an ancient po@@ em , E@@ b@@ la was “ sh@@ at@@ tered like a cer@@ am@@ ic va@@ se . ”
We know little of what Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an pris@@ ons were like in those days .
When we got married on S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 16 , 19@@ 6@@ 1 , we had the honor of having Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r give our we@@ d@@ ding talk .
“ Wh@@ atever you are doing , work at it whole - sou@@ led as to Jehovah , and not to men , ” says the Bible .
“ Bab@@ es as to B@@ ad@@ ness ”
He did not consider accep@@ ting help from others to be a si@@ gn of we@@ ak@@ ness or a hum@@ ili@@ ation on his part , and ne@@ i@@ ther should we .
If someone you me@@ et in the ministry seem@@ s to be bel@@ lig@@ er@@ ent , would it not be good to give him the benefit of the doubt ?
The heaven is the so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ; the earth is the pe@@ as@@ an@@ try , men who are rul@@ ed by su@@ peri@@ ors . ’
We started to pla@@ y in fr@@ on@@ t of large a@@ udi@@ ences , and we made a few recor@@ ding@@ s , the last of which received fav@@ or@@ able re@@ vie@@ ws .
To an evil qu@@ ality within himself ?
That last question is especially good to think about , for work is most satis@@ f@@ ying when we see how it benef@@ its other people .
Wh@@ ere Di@@ d the C@@ u@@ sto@@ m Be@@ g@@ in ?
If they are tra@@ ined , they can take care of more responsi@@ bil@@ ities in the congregation .
By holy spirit , Paul effe@@ cted cu@@ res , ex@@ p@@ el@@ led dem@@ ons , and even ra@@ ised the dead !
E@@ m@@ ma taught the truth to many people , including Ger@@ tru@@ de S@@ te@@ ele , who served as a mission@@ ary in P@@ u@@ er@@ to R@@ ic@@ o .
If it seem@@ s that the fle@@ d@@ gl@@ ing might h@@ it the gr@@ ound , the mother s@@ w@@ o@@ op@@ s down under it , car@@ r@@ ying it ‘ on her p@@ in@@ i@@ ons . ’
Jesus knew that this was God’s will for the earth .
However , if mis@@ direc@@ ted , self - exam@@ in@@ ation that prom@@ p@@ ts us to look for our “ id@@ ent@@ ity ” or to sear@@ ch for ans@@ wers out@@ side our relationship with Jehovah or the Christian congregation will prove to be poin@@ t@@ less and can be spiritually f@@ at@@ al .
What does this kind of sla@@ very invol@@ ve ?
By displa@@ ying these preci@@ ous qualities , we can car@@ ry on faith@@ fully in our sac@@ red service to God .
A war@@ m , loving family , if there is one , can do much to reas@@ sure a wi@@ do@@ w that she will be able to cop@@ e .
• What is pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ousness ?
I had started working at a con@@ stru@@ ction compan@@ y , and one day a co@@ work@@ er by the name of A@@ de@@ l st@@ op@@ ped me and asked why I loo@@ ked so sa@@ d .
Jesus ’ words point out how eas@@ y it is for people to have a war@@ ped or dist@@ or@@ ted view of life .
H@@ er daugh@@ ter and other family members str@@ ong@@ ly op@@ posed her .
The rec@@ ep@@ tion@@ ist told me that the pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent was bus@@ y .
20 I F@@ ear@@ ed De@@ ath ​ — Now I A@@ wa@@ it ‘ Li@@ fe in A@@ bun@@ d@@ ance ’
He also called it ‘ the help@@ er , the spirit of the truth . ’ ​ — John 15 : 26 .
Un@@ deter@@ red by the du@@ st of cen@@ tu@@ ries , Fir@@ ko@@ vi@@ ch sear@@ ched the gen@@ iz@@ ah s@@ ites care@@ fully .
There was still much I could do in Jehovah’s organization .
Lo@@ ve for God and trust in him can help us to over@@ come l@@ ing@@ ering doub@@ ts about whether we will be able to live up to our dedic@@ ation .
Jesus said to his followers : “ Pe@@ ople will deli@@ ver you up to tri@@ bul@@ ation and will k@@ ill you , and you will be ob@@ je@@ cts of h@@ at@@ red by all the nations on account of my name . ”
Jer@@ ó@@ n@@ im@@ o says , “ As a cou@@ ple we have the cu@@ sto@@ m of reading the Bible together every day , and we use such a@@ i@@ ds as the ‘ Go@@ od L@@ and ’ bro@@ ch@@ ure . ”
To do anything ​ — whether it is good or bad — ​ one must set one@@ ’s mind on it .
You turn on the ligh@@ ts while you are get@@ ting ready .
What do we need to deter@@ mine regarding our en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment ?
What fac@@ ts about the ant f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ate you ?
There is good reason to be present , for on another occasi@@ on Jesus stated : “ Wh@@ ere there are two or three ga@@ ther@@ ed together in my name , there I am in their mi@@ d@@ st . ” ​ — Matthew 18 : 20 .
When did Saul fi@@ ve times receive 39 st@@ ro@@ k@@ es from the Jews ?
In consider@@ ing what occ@@ ur@@ red at such events , let us see what less@@ on is clear for Christians today .
A@@ re@@ t@@ i P@@ ina , now in her 8@@ 0 ’ s and in po@@ or health , was still in V@@ l@@ or@@ ë .
That is especially so in the light of the ques@@ tion@@ able conduct and un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural teachings of their religious lead@@ ers .
What advan@@ ta@@ ge do we have from stud@@ ying God’s Word ?
And we can rejo@@ ice as we ze@@ al@@ ously preach and teach , ‘ for God is not un@@ righteous so as to for@@ get our work and the love we showed for his name . ’ ​ — Hebrews 6 : 10 .
Is our love for people as strong as Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s ?
F@@ i@@ f@@ ty years ag@@ o , on Au@@ gu@@ st 28 , 19@@ 6@@ 3 , A@@ mer@@ i@@ can ci@@ vi@@ l righ@@ ts lead@@ er Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ ther King , J@@ r . , ut@@ tered those words in his most fam@@ ous spe@@ e@@ ch .
F@@ am@@ ily worship provi@@ des opportunity for parents to emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the benef@@ its of having spiritual go@@ als .
An@@ cient Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r
I must ad@@ mit that I found the responsi@@ bil@@ ities of this assignment a real chall@@ enge .
Wor@@ k di@@ lig@@ ently and consci@@ enti@@ ously .
If we keep on serving him with joy , we will be like the psalmist David , who said : “ I keep Jehovah before me con@@ stan@@ tly . Because he is at my right hand , I will never be sh@@ ak@@ en .
This expres@@ sion of faith was what made A@@ bel@@ ’s sacrifice pleas@@ ing to Jehovah , and in a li@@ mit@@ ed way , it expres@@ sed the ess@@ ence of sacrifice ​ — a means by which sin@@ ful humans can appro@@ ach God to gain his fav@@ or . ​ — Genesis 4 : 4 ; Hebrews 11 : 1 , 6 .
Thus , the be@@ ast@@ ’s rec@@ ord , its “ human number , ” and the number 6@@ 6@@ 6 it@@ self all point to one un@@ mis@@ ta@@ ka@@ ble conclu@@ sion ​ — gro@@ ss sh@@ ort@@ coming and fa@@ il@@ ure in the eyes of Jehovah .
The Bible poin@@ ts out : “ We all stu@@ m@@ ble many times .
In time , our conduct may help some to see that their ne@@ g@@ ative vie@@ ws about us may not be cor@@ rec@@ t after all .
T@@ ra@@ il@@ ers , s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing ba@@ g@@ s , sto@@ ves , gener@@ at@@ ors , and other needed it@@ em@@ s were provided .
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , “ he made many gi@@ f@@ ts of mer@@ cy ” to nee@@ dy people . ​ — Acts 10 : 1 , 2 .
Jesus Christ told his disciples : “ You are no part of the world . ”
We show our than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness for this offer when we accept Jehovah’s invit@@ ation to t@@ est him out .
• Why should we be sure of what is accep@@ table to God when making decisions , and how can we do so ?
Are there public events in the neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od su@@ it@@ able for special efforts of in@@ for@@ ma@@ l and st@@ re@@ et wit@@ ness@@ ing ?
As the a@@ bo@@ ve shows , the pa@@ st@@ or@@ al of@@ fice became in@@ ex@@ tri@@ c@@ ab@@ ly inter@@ tw@@ ined with pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s .
To prove this , he refer@@ red to an account famili@@ ar to any who were of Jewish ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
‘ H@@ and@@ le God’s Word A@@ right ’
Satan encoura@@ ges the beli@@ ef that money e@@ qu@@ als happiness .
O@@ ther ani@@ mal@@ s follow a simil@@ arly pre@@ dic@@ table pat@@ ter@@ n .
From where he s@@ at , Noah could see his sons hard at work on vari@@ ous par@@ ts of the great ne@@ t@@ work of tim@@ bers .
The W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er of De@@ c@@ ember 1 , 19@@ 28 , said : “ Can we say that [ the ] cir@@ cul@@ ation of the Bible accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed the fore@@ told preaching of the go@@ spe@@ l of the kingdom ?
“ We deci@@ ded to take refu@@ ge in an are@@ a three h@@ our@@ s away on fo@@ o@@ t .
At times , the publi@@ sh@@ er you are working with may not be your regul@@ ar preaching par@@ t@@ ner .
Rather than be@@ coming em@@ bit@@ tered , however , they were read@@ ju@@ sted .
Do@@ ing this requi@@ res effort .
There was pl@@ ent@@ y of time for children and parents to be together and con@@ verse .
What indic@@ ates that Joseph evid@@ ently died before Jesus , and what would this have me@@ ant for Jesus ?
“ A@@ ris@@ e , O woman , shed for@@ th light , for your light has come and upon you the very glory of Jehovah has sh@@ one for@@ th . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A@@ I@@ A@@ H 60 : 1 .
Are you cu@@ ri@@ ous about any of the beli@@ ef@@ s or religious practic@@ es of Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
Not because of false religious vie@@ ws but as a result of the action of God’s spirit , they have an un@@ chang@@ e@@ able heavenly hope and therefore righ@@ tly par@@ take of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms .
Di@@ d he have greater affe@@ ction for the f@@ ish and the fi@@ shing bu@@ sin@@ ess than for Jesus and the things that he taught ?
Does this mean that faith is the most important qu@@ ality we need to have ?
( See also the bo@@ x “ To H@@ el@@ p You M@@ ake Pro@@ g@@ ress . ” )
D@@ A@@ Y ON@@ E : W@@ al@@ king in the Li@@ ght of God’s Word
We need to exam@@ ine ourselves hon@@ es@@ tly , care@@ fully consider@@ ing the st@@ ate of our own integrity and the hope l@@ in@@ ked to it .
R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ing that fact will help us not to be se@@ duc@@ ed by the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s en@@ tic@@ ements .
This is what John se@@ es in the fi@@ f@@ th vision .
Par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 15 : The words “ coming ” and “ arri@@ ving ” transl@@ ate form@@ s of the same Greek ver@@ b , er@@ ʹ@@ k@@ ho@@ ·@@ ma@@ i .
21 “ To O@@ be@@ y Is Bet@@ ter T@@ ha@@ n a S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fice ”
The word “ blessing ” takes on new meaning if you just sto@@ p and think about what happ@@ ens in those plac@@ es where s@@ pr@@ ing br@@ ings mo@@ der@@ ate temp@@ er@@ atu@@ res , longer days , more su@@ n@@ shin@@ e , and fav@@ or@@ able ra@@ ins .
Can we apply this princi@@ ple so as to have more time to ass@@ ist with work in be@@ half of the Kingdom ?
Des@@ pite your best in@@ ten@@ tions , does it se@@ em that you just never have en@@ ough time to do what you want and need to do ?
What questions might ar@@ ise regarding the resurrection ?
Jehovah Is Our S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d , 11 / 1
Yes , a letter may be a small thing . But what fav@@ or@@ able and lasting effe@@ cts it can have !
Mi@@ ca@@ iah no@@ ti@@ fied his father and all the other pr@@ inc@@ es about the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l , and they all wanted to hear what it said .
Wh@@ atever the reason , it is clear that being co@@ a@@ x@@ ed into re@@ tur@@ ning to the per@@ il@@ ous z@@ one is not wor@@ th the ris@@ k .
However , after having rul@@ ed for only two years , he ac@@ ted pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ously .
Th@@ ough Jehovah for@@ gives sin@@ s , from what does he not shi@@ eld us ?
Jehovah’s servants around the world have experienced wonderful re@@ war@@ ds from our Father .
By keep@@ ing on the move and esta@@ bli@@ shing himself as a worshi@@ per of Jehovah in each new lo@@ c@@ ation , Abra@@ m and his hous@@ eho@@ ld “ public@@ ly declar@@ ed that they were str@@ ang@@ ers and temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents in the land . ”
When work in the in@@ du@@ stri@@ es and fac@@ t@@ ori@@ es is s@@ car@@ ce , people imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ise .
Fir@@ st , we need to pray for holy spirit .
He , in effect , as@@ ser@@ ted : ‘ A man will do anything to sa@@ ve his life .
Th@@ r@@ ough a study of the Bible , Ad@@ ri@@ an learned about Jehovah’s deal@@ ings with mankind and took no@@ te of God’s fine qualities , such as his love , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , mer@@ cy , and righteousness .
By means of His spirit , Word , and organization , Jehovah deli@@ v@@ ers us “ from the wicked one . ”
F@@ ac@@ ing S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al St@@ or@@ ms Su@@ cc@@ ess@@ fully
God’s good name is up@@ held if the people who be@@ ar that name make Jehovah’s moral stan@@ d@@ ard their own .
W@@ is@@ dom br@@ ings knowledge , dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment , and understanding together and pu@@ ts them to work .
No doubt , a young man would benefit great@@ ly by consider@@ ing a wom@@ an’s per@@ spe@@ ctive on this important matter .
We can answer such questions if we consider the th@@ ir@@ d Bible word that has to do with our worship .
Is God inter@@ ested in earth@@ ’s af@@ fai@@ r@@ s ?
In fact , there is nothing wrong with Christi@@ an@@ ity . ”
She b@@ ol@@ dly wit@@ ness@@ ed to her mis@@ t@@ ress about Jehovah’s prophet El@@ isha .
There was ne@@ i@@ ther comm@@ end@@ ation nor commun@@ ic@@ ation in the family .
• In what way did Jesus ’ hope contribu@@ te to his courage ?
Not understanding things c@@ learly , anointed Christians thought that “ the bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om was d@@ el@@ a@@ ying . ”
C@@ ould you or your congregation l@@ end a hand if the parents of full - time servants need help ?
( b ) How does the b@@ ond between brothers become str@@ ong@@ er over a peri@@ od of time ?
John was very close to Jesus and was inc@@ l@@ ined to be indi@@ gn@@ ant over s@@ ligh@@ ts to H@@ im .
Does it offer some practic@@ al guid@@ ance that can help me to follow in Jesus ’ fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s ? ’
From m@@ ou@@ th to m@@ ou@@ th , sla@@ ves trans@@ mit@@ ted the Go@@ spe@@ l . ”
The case was heard at night .
But Jehovah will appreci@@ ate his effort to change and will help him .
C@@ ho@@ ose Su@@ cc@@ ess@@ ful F@@ utu@@ re , 5 / 1
The Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant ch@@ ur@@ ches , which em@@ er@@ ged later , also re@@ stri@@ cted personal fre@@ e@@ dom .
O@@ r are there times when you feel that Jehovah may have a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned you ?
They have been declar@@ ed righteous for life on the bas@@ is of the ransom ; thus , they do not die as con@@ dem@@ ned sin@@ n@@ ers .
* But shepher@@ ds who ‘ o@@ pen wide their heart ’ ex@@ p@@ end themselves .
When they were un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly fre@@ ed as a result of an earth@@ qu@@ ake , did they rel@@ ish the pro@@ spe@@ ct of get@@ ting even with that man ?
Th@@ r@@ ough what ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l is Jesus fe@@ e@@ ding us today , and why is it vital that we recogn@@ ize that ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l ?
N@@ E@@ V@@ E@@ R before have so many of our fellow humans been in such di@@ re need of com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate help as they face fam@@ ine , si@@ ck@@ ness , po@@ ver@@ ty , cri@@ me , ci@@ vi@@ l stri@@ fe , and n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers .
The tw@@ ins were about to me@@ et again after all that time , “ and Jac@@ o@@ b became very much af@@ ra@@ id and gre@@ w anxi@@ ous . ”
Let us apply Paul’s counsel .
The pol@@ itical situation was ten@@ se when we arri@@ ved .
F@@ ac@@ ing the F@@ utu@@ re With Con@@ fid@@ ence
R@@ al@@ ph still re@@ a@@ ds the Bible each mor@@ ning , and this gives him a fine star@@ t to the day .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s , cre@@ ated in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge , are ca@@ pa@@ ble of refle@@ cting or man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting the qu@@ ality of kindness .
In fact , our very pro@@ spe@@ cts for et@@ er@@ n@@ al life are dep@@ end@@ ent on our coming to know the true God and his Son , Jesus Christ . ​ — John 17 : 3 .
“ Do Not Be Af@@ ra@@ id or Be T@@ er@@ ri@@ fied , ” 6 / 1
When he de@@ fe@@ ated the A@@ mal@@ ek@@ ites in bat@@ tle , he put his own desi@@ res a@@ head of obedi@@ ence to Jehovah .
It is a des@@ per@@ ate fi@@ ght .
18 , 19 . ( a ) How does Davi@@ d’s example show that integrity can be reg@@ a@@ ined ?
S@@ ch@@ ul@@ man also dis@@ co@@ vered that the ol@@ des@@ t spe@@ ci@@ men@@ s of other p@@ ines lik@@ e@@ wise gre@@ w in har@@ s@@ h con@@ di@@ tions .
H . M@@ ac@@ mil@@ l@@ an , who said : “ I learned that we should ad@@ mit our mis@@ takes and continue sear@@ ch@@ ing God’s Word for more en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment . ”
“ Al@@ ways be rejo@@ ic@@ ing .
Greek s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ist A@@ ris@@ to@@ tle , of the f@@ our@@ th century B.C.E . , taught that de@@ ca@@ y happ@@ ens only on the earth , while the star@@ ry heavens could never change or de@@ ca@@ y .
What did those who had no conc@@ ep@@ t of Ad@@ am@@ ic sin need to real@@ ize about the Father ?
Israel@@ ’s ‘ re@@ tur@@ ning ’ to Jehovah me@@ ant a tur@@ ning around from a wrong course and again con@@ form@@ ing to God’s righteous way .
Jesus did not deli@@ ber@@ ately set out to di@@ vi@@ de famili@@ es .
MI@@ L@@ L@@ I@@ ON@@ S of people today c@@ learly understand the Scriptural bas@@ is for the hope of living forever in an earthly par@@ adise .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , before E@@ no@@ ch died , he was given as@@ sur@@ ance of God’s appro@@ val , and we can be certain that Jehovah will remember him in the resurrection .
G@@ Ü@@ N@@ T@@ E@@ R G@@ R@@ A@@ S@@ S , Ger@@ man au@@ th@@ or and w@@ in@@ ner of the No@@ be@@ l P@@ ri@@ ze for L@@ it@@ er@@ ature in 199@@ 9 , publi@@ shed his au@@ to@@ bi@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ y in 200@@ 6 .
This in@@ ner peace should move us to live pe@@ ace@@ ab@@ ly with others .
The apostle Paul remin@@ ds us that God will give everlasting life to those who show “ end@@ ur@@ ance in work that is good . ”
For example , inc@@ reas@@ ed emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is has been plac@@ ed on building up our spiritu@@ ality through personal Bible reading , having a F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening , as well as being regul@@ ar in meeting attend@@ ance and in the ministry .
11 : 1 - 6 , 11 .
Why can we be sure that Jehovah will not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on us ?
Some may have conclu@@ ded that they have the heavenly c@@ all@@ ing because they have ac@@ qui@@ red consider@@ able Bible knowledge .
This se@@ ts an example for us in h@@ and@@ ling deli@@ c@@ ate sub@@ je@@ cts with t@@ act and s@@ k@@ ill .
On other occasi@@ ons , he author@@ ized his people Israel to wa@@ ge war .
How can we gain true fre@@ e@@ dom ?
This article discus@@ ses situ@@ ations wh@@ er@@ e@@ in a sp@@ ouse has an ong@@ o@@ ing physical ill@@ ness .
With L@@ ou@@ ise , Mari@@ on , and D@@ or@@ is in 194@@ 8 when the gi@@ r@@ ls were baptized
W@@ ere all of Christ’s followers to par@@ take of these em@@ ble@@ ms ?
After a while , I would be able to bring my emo@@ tions under control , go to the next do@@ or , and try again .
No , they are real cha@@ s@@ ms of pla@@ u@@ si@@ bility that ex@@ ist in D@@ ar@@ w@@ in@@ i@@ an ev@@ olu@@ tion .
Mi@@ ca@@ h’s prophecy fore@@ told : “ It must occ@@ ur in the fin@@ al part of the days that the m@@ oun@@ tain of the house of Jehovah will become fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed a@@ bo@@ ve the to@@ p of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , and it will certainly be li@@ f@@ ted up a@@ bo@@ ve the h@@ ill@@ s ; and to it pe@@ op@@ les must st@@ re@@ am . ” ​ — Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 1 .
Rather than give Jesus the benefit of the doubt , they ju@@ mp@@ ed to a wrong conclu@@ sion and turned their ba@@ c@@ ks on him .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 28 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 10@@ 2 , 10@@ 3
Our three sons , Chris@@ to@@ s , L@@ ak@@ es , and G@@ reg@@ ory have all gra@@ du@@ ated from the M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol and are now serving in vari@@ ous assign@@ ments , vis@@ iting and streng@@ th@@ ening congregations .
The righteous gener@@ ally are loved by others , and they make their neigh@@ b@@ ors feel el@@ ated ​ — happy and jo@@ y@@ ful .
There is no such thing ! ’
From 19@@ 6@@ 8 to 198@@ 0 , our assignment chang@@ ed sever@@ al times from serving at Bethel to serving in the travel@@ ing work .
Is it reason@@ able to make on@@ es@@ el@@ f “ a friend of the world ” by tr@@ ying to sa@@ ve a worl@@ d@@ wide system that God is determined to eli@@ min@@ ate ?
We sta@@ yed in an old ho@@ te@@ l the first night .
Acc@@ ording to a Un@@ ited N@@ ations s@@ ource , about fi@@ ve milli@@ on children die from the effe@@ cts of hu@@ ng@@ er each year .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From Daniel , 9 / 1
The information in this study article is based on the bro@@ ch@@ ure Ke@@ ep on the W@@ atch !
If we de@@ te@@ ct a tend@@ enc@@ y to be s@@ lu@@ gg@@ ish in our ministry , we may need to re@@ v@@ ise our study ha@@ bi@@ ts and to pray more in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y and more often for Jehovah’s spirit , which can help us to com@@ ba@@ t any lu@@ ke@@ war@@ m@@ ness and to r@@ ene@@ w our ze@@ al .
“ I W@@ A@@ S n@@ er@@ v@@ ous about mo@@ ving here , ” says Al@@ le@@ n .
She says : “ I know for sure that Jehovah will take care of me ! ”
15 , 16 . ( a ) Why was courage requi@@ red for Abra@@ m to buil@@ d an al@@ ta@@ r to Jehovah ?
He was tra@@ ined to be a do@@ ct@@ or .
What will our next study article consider ?
Our Me@@ et@@ ings Are S@@ ac@@ red G@@ a@@ ther@@ ings
She said that when he ran@@ g the do@@ or@@ b@@ ell , she was on a st@@ ep@@ la@@ d@@ der in the k@@ it@@ ch@@ en , tr@@ ying to re@@ place a ligh@@ t@@ bul@@ b .
Eli@@ hu@@ ’s wise counsel cont@@ ra@@ st@@ s with the h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful words of Eli@@ p@@ ha@@ z , Bil@@ da@@ d , and Z@@ op@@ ha@@ r .
Jesus went on to make a str@@ ik@@ ing st@@ at@@ ement : “ The sign@@ s of the times you cannot inter@@ pre@@ t . ” ​ — Matthew 16 : 2 , 3 .
What if we are now suffering priv@@ ation or po@@ ver@@ ty ?
H@@ and mil@@ ls were used to gr@@ ind gra@@ in into f@@ l@@ our to make bre@@ ad .
O@@ r , rather , do we consci@@ enti@@ ously obey the comm@@ and to “ rend@@ er to all their du@@ es , to him who c@@ alls for the ta@@ x , the ta@@ x ” ? ​ — Romans 13 : 7 .
Ke@@ ep the way o@@ pen by imit@@ ating Joseph .
What star@@ t@@ ling declar@@ ation did Jesus make , le@@ ading to what questions ?
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 6@@ 3 , 5@@ 1
Ti@@ b@@ eri@@ us was also known for his de@@ based se@@ x@@ u@@ al practic@@ es . ​ — Daniel 11 : 15 , 21 .
The world was still religious , and most people believ@@ ed in God .
But c@@ he@@ ering , wh@@ ist@@ ling , and the like are avo@@ i@@ ded out of reg@@ ard for the sac@@ re@@ dness of this expres@@ sion of faith .
Pe@@ ople are often imp@@ ati@@ ent with those having li@@ mit@@ ations .
Although he was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that there were more , a return vis@@ it in 18@@ 5@@ 3 pro@@ duc@@ ed only a f@@ ra@@ g@@ ment .
Still , ev@@ en@@ tually a re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of the nation re@@ turned , cha@@ st@@ ened , to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and .
While we were ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous with the w@@ il@@ d ani@@ mal@@ s , this was nothing when com@@ pared with what we needed to do in fac@@ ing vari@@ ous govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als and some ir@@ ate religious lead@@ ers who began to op@@ pose our Kingdom - preaching work qu@@ ite op@@ en@@ ly .
But I can con@@ fir@@ m that the Bible really does en@@ able people like me to change from a life of mis@@ gu@@ i@@ ded actions to one of purpose and hope .
It became part of the Rom@@ an pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of A@@ sia and was a th@@ ri@@ ving com@@ mer@@ cial cen@@ ter no@@ ted for fine public buil@@ ding@@ s .
But Abraham never gave up in doing what was fine .
Because “ the law of the wise one [ Jehovah ] is a s@@ ource of life , to turn one away from the s@@ na@@ res of death . ”
Jehovah , who fully under@@ stan@@ ds us , kno@@ ws ex@@ ac@@ tly what we need in order to end@@ ure
• What do you find encourag@@ ing about the promise at Acts 24 : 15 ?
On@@ ly after some time has pas@@ sed is the ba@@ by brought out into public view and cer@@ em@@ on@@ i@@ ally given a name .
M@@ il@@ d - T@@ emp@@ ered but C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ous
And this shows how he will bl@@ ess you too .
B@@ ill rec@@ alls : “ We had our first study , and because we refer@@ red to the Bible so often , I knew that this was what I had been loo@@ king for .
Because this who@@ les@@ ome attitude r@@ un@@ s contr@@ ary to the thinking of the world , we must be care@@ ful not to let the worl@@ d’s spirit influ@@ ence us .
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ing s@@ k@@ ill@@ s as teach@@ ers will en@@ h@@ ance our e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness to dec@@ l@@ are the good news .
S@@ m@@ ith , of the Wh@@ ite S@@ ta@@ r L@@ ine , shed light on a spiritual ban@@ qu@@ et . ​ — Isaiah 25 : 6 .
However , the first man , Adam , dis@@ obe@@ yed the Creator and lost the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living forever .
Then Na@@ than himself en@@ tered the k@@ ing@@ ’s pres@@ ence to ask whether David had author@@ ized Ad@@ on@@ ij@@ ah’s succ@@ es@@ sion .
In 195@@ 9 , Jehovah’s organization in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted the Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol .
Ka@@ re@@ n : If Jesus truly is God , w@@ ou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t you ex@@ pect that Jesus ’ disciples would have pla@@ in@@ ly said so ?
Our daugh@@ ter Din@@ es@@ i and her husband had a fi@@ ve - t@@ on tru@@ ck .
But today the truth is being pre@@ ached to ever@@ yone .
When he qu@@ o@@ ted one of them in a letter to his fellow believers , Peter explained that the pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed “ cor@@ n@@ er@@ st@@ one ” was the Lord Jesus Christ , the Messi@@ ah .
No@@ thing can pre@@ v@@ ent him from br@@ ing@@ ing lasting benefit to mankind .
A Un@@ ited N@@ ations repor@@ t es@@ tim@@ ated that every year at le@@ ast 4@@ 5 milli@@ on un@@ born ba@@ bi@@ es are deli@@ ber@@ ately ab@@ or@@ ted .
Yes , tru@@ th@@ ful spe@@ e@@ ch is mar@@ ked by du@@ ra@@ bility and per@@ man@@ ence .
A few days before con@@ sul@@ ting with a do@@ ct@@ or , they stu@@ died the chap@@ ter ent@@ it@@ led “ A Go@@ dly V@@ i@@ e@@ w of Li@@ fe . ”
The Israelites were comman@@ ded : “ You must not h@@ ate your brother in your heart . ”
5 , 6 . ( a ) What we@@ igh@@ ty decision did Jesus make in order to en@@ sure that his followers would be well - f@@ ed spiritually after his death ?
Jehovah has had many of these principles recorded in his Word . — Genesis 1 : 26 ; John 4 : 24 ; 17 : 17 .
They fac@@ ed ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les that they could not have over@@ come by themselves .
What contribu@@ ted to Jesus ’ ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary courage ?
How did Jehovah God feel about the matter ?
“ Because s@@ ent@@ ence against a bad work has not been ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted spe@@ e@@ di@@ ly , that is why the heart of the sons of men has become fully set in them to do bad , ” says the Bible .
Th@@ r@@ ough J@@ a@@ ha@@ z@@ i@@ el , a L@@ ev@@ ite , Jehovah provided spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c direction , and the following day He gave vi@@ ct@@ ory to His people .
If you do not know the rul@@ es or cannot pla@@ y it well , it will pro@@ ba@@ bly be bor@@ ing .
While parents have a we@@ igh@@ ty responsi@@ bility to ra@@ ise their children in “ the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah , ” the fin@@ al decision as to what a child will gro@@ w up to become rest@@ s with the child himself .
( b ) What ro@@ le do el@@ der@@ ly ones pla@@ y ?
If you a@@ do@@ p@@ ted a wrong course , you could cause your Creator to feel pain .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ ‘ G@@ et out from among them , and se@@ par@@ ate y@@ ourselves , ’ says Jehovah , ‘ and qu@@ it t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing the un@@ clean thing ’ ; ‘ and I will take you in . ’ ”
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , Jesus ’ followers ali@@ ve at that time could dis@@ cer@@ n that he had be@@ gu@@ n rul@@ ing in heaven .
The Ser@@ v@@ ant I@@ d@@ enti@@ fied
Still , the acc@@ us@@ ation emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed what R@@ ab@@ sh@@ ak@@ e@@ h wanted the Jews to remember c@@ learly : ‘ No one will come to your a@@ id .
That is how many people feel about mem@@ ber@@ ship in a ch@@ urch or in any religious organization .
The disci@@ ple James wrote : “ Bro@@ thers , take as a pat@@ ter@@ n of the suffering of evil and the exerc@@ ising of pati@@ ence the prophe@@ ts , who spoke in the name of Jehovah .
If so , we have found an in@@ ex@@ ha@@ us@@ ti@@ ble f@@ oun@@ tain of deli@@ ght .
In ad@@ dition , ne@@ g@@ ative emo@@ tions can ten@@ d to dam@@ age one spiritually .
They had to be ready to move in order to follow it .
The comman@@ d@@ ment is also “ new ” in that it go@@ es bey@@ ond ‘ loving one@@ ’s fellow as on@@ es@@ el@@ f ’ and c@@ alls for self - sacrific@@ ing love . ​ — Le@@ v .
For example , rather than saying ess@@ enti@@ ally the same thing at each do@@ or , look for ways to imp@@ ro@@ ve , as@@ king your parents and other experienced ones for poin@@ ters .
We should take ple@@ asure in l@@ ing@@ ering over certain pas@@ sa@@ ges that we have just read .
C@@ ould it be that those who ga@@ u@@ ge succ@@ ess by we@@ al@@ th , position , or prom@@ in@@ ence are using a fa@@ ul@@ ty stan@@ d@@ ard ?
The Bible recor@@ ds no ob@@ je@@ ction to this in@@ no@@ vation , and therefore Jesus could pro@@ per@@ ly make use of w@@ ine at the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver me@@ al .
I was e@@ ag@@ er to help others to see the differ@@ ence between human wisdom and godly wisdom .
A@@ no@@ inted Christians are a@@ do@@ p@@ ted as “ children ” of Jehovah .
The Devil tri@@ ed in va@@ in to si@@ de@@ tr@@ ack Jesus by o@@ ffering him “ all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the world and their glory . ”
His fe@@ ats were c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated by the women of Israel , who san@@ g : “ Saul has stru@@ ck down his th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds , and David his ten@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds . ”
Such s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ ism is d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous .
At times , he was the only el@@ der car@@ ing for over 1@@ 00 publi@@ sh@@ ers .
They thus become a hu@@ ge s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement to others .
Jehovah was great@@ ly off@@ ended when Israel mu@@ r@@ mu@@ red against Moses and A@@ ar@@ on .
F@@ am@@ ine , P@@ est@@ il@@ ence , and E@@ ar@@ th@@ qu@@ ak@@ es
• How do the questions posed to Job emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze the li@@ m@@ its of human knowledge ?
The principles lis@@ ted are but a s@@ am@@ pl@@ ing of the practic@@ al counsel found in the Ho@@ ly Scriptures .
He@@ ed a W@@ ell - T@@ ra@@ ined Con@@ s@@ ci@@ ence
Your power will be s@@ can@@ ty . ” A@@ no@@ ther pro@@ ver@@ b says : “ Because of the pain of the heart there is a stri@@ ck@@ en spirit . ”
Some e@@ qu@@ ate pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda with “ lies , dist@@ or@@ tion , dec@@ e@@ it , man@@ ip@@ ul@@ ation , mind control , [ and ] p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal war@@ f@@ are ” and associ@@ ate it with “ un@@ e@@ th@@ ic@@ al , har@@ m@@ ful , and un@@ fa@@ ir t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s . ” ​ — Pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda and Per@@ su@@ asi@@ on .
He would car@@ ry it , perhaps for days , “ in his bo@@ som ” ​ — the lo@@ ose fol@@ ds of his u@@ pp@@ er gar@@ ment .
In our spirit and attitude .
The wi@@ do@@ w ple@@ ad@@ ed : “ See that I get justice . ”
Lo@@ y@@ al Witnesses in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o needed a spiritual boo@@ st .
What is that advan@@ ta@@ ge ?
Is my trust in him strong , and is my love for my bel@@ o@@ ved F@@ ri@@ end , Jehovah , gro@@ wing each day ? ’
8 They C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ously Pro@@ claim@@ ed God’s Word !
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Christian elders have a desire and a du@@ ty to help a she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike one who has st@@ ra@@ yed from the flo@@ ck .
P@@ ra@@ y for wisdom and a cal@@ m heart .
For him , it is no longer important to see how much he can get out of life but , in@@ stead , how much he can give to help other people . ”
( b ) What can help you to feel com@@ for@@ table speaking to someone from another cul@@ ture ?
“ W@@ H@@ A@@ T will be the si@@ gn of your pres@@ ence and of the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ? ”
1@@ 20 - 1@@ 7@@ 3 C.E . ) com@@ bin@@ ed the four can@@ on@@ ic@@ al Go@@ sp@@ els and pro@@ duc@@ ed , in Greek or S@@ y@@ ri@@ a@@ c , the work com@@ mon@@ ly called the Di@@ at@@ ess@@ ar@@ on , a Greek word meaning “ through [ the ] four [ Go@@ sp@@ els ] . ” L@@ ater , Eph@@ ra@@ em the S@@ y@@ ri@@ an ( c .
This decision is bene@@ fi@@ cial in@@ deed .
Ban@@ k Acc@@ oun@@ ts : Ban@@ k acc@@ oun@@ ts , cer@@ ti@@ fic@@ ates of de@@ po@@ si@@ t , or individu@@ al re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment acc@@ oun@@ ts may be plac@@ ed in trust for or made pa@@ y@@ able on death to W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a , in acc@@ ord with local ban@@ k requi@@ re@@ ments .
We live in an age when sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness seem@@ s to re@@ ign su@@ pre@@ me .
This requi@@ red that when a man died without an he@@ ir , his brother was to provide the wi@@ do@@ w with the bas@@ is for an he@@ ir .
Some take the Bible liter@@ ally when it states that the heavens and the earth are “ re@@ served for fi@@ re , ” and they conclu@@ de that God will destro@@ y this pl@@ an@@ et .
Instead of pu@@ t@@ ting their trust in Jehovah , the people were loo@@ king to pa@@ g@@ an pri@@ ests and ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers for guid@@ ance .
To rel@@ e@@ ase the f@@ la@@ x fi@@ bers , the pl@@ ant material first had to ro@@ t .
Bible transl@@ at@@ ors of ear@@ li@@ er d@@ ates had difficul@@ ty transl@@ ating the word “ pi@@ m . ”
P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h proved to be both har@@ d@@ hear@@ ted and dec@@ e@@ it@@ ful , yet Jehovah ur@@ ged Moses to deli@@ ver mes@@ sa@@ ges to him again and again .
Of course , Jehovah does not try to mo@@ tiv@@ ate his people to study by ca@@ using them to have feelings of gu@@ il@@ t .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es su@@ p@@ pl@@ ying moral guid@@ ance , he c@@ learly out@@ l@@ ined in ad@@ v@@ ance how he would fulf@@ ill his pur@@ pos@@ es with reg@@ ard to his people .
When I was about ei@@ ght , my ba@@ by brother became ill with inf@@ an@@ t@@ ile par@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is , and M@@ other took him to a san@@ at@@ ori@@ u@@ m in I@@ o@@ wa for tre@@ at@@ ment .
What do the different ty@@ p@@ es of so@@ il re@@ present ?
Even the li@@ mit@@ ed information we have on “ the shi@@ ps of K@@ it@@ ti@@ m ” un@@ mis@@ ta@@ ka@@ bly poin@@ ts to a f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating fulfill@@ ment of Bible prophecy .
Of what does the expres@@ sion “ our Father ” re@@ mind us , and in what sense is Jehovah “ Father ” to Christians with an earthly hope ?
; S@@ ch@@ am@@ p , R .
They are l@@ ying to you ! ’
Indeed , some who atten@@ d a Christian meeting for the very first time re@@ mar@@ k : “ E@@ ver@@ yone was so fri@@ end@@ ly .
And that is something he wants to become .
Be@@ fore be@@ coming one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , P@@ at@@ ri@@ ck pla@@ yed the c@@ lar@@ in@@ et in the a@@ ir - for@@ ce band of U@@ g@@ and@@ an rul@@ er I@@ di A@@ m@@ in .
Jehovah Al@@ ways Ca@@ res for U@@ s
G@@ ro@@ wing to Christian matu@@ r@@ ity br@@ ings special challeng@@ es to you@@ ths .
Joseph de@@ arly loved his el@@ der@@ ly father and was not a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed to demonstr@@ ate his love .
Ma@@ p and g@@ lo@@ be : B@@ as@@ ed on N@@ A@@ S@@ A / ​ V@@ isi@@ ble E@@ ar@@ th i@@ mag@@ er@@ y
Ther@@ efore , it would be wrong to at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te all si@@ ck@@ ness or all set@@ ba@@ c@@ ks to the work@@ ings of wicked spi@@ r@@ its .
In what way can it be said that wicked spi@@ r@@ its “ for@@ so@@ ok their own prop@@ er d@@ wel@@ ling place ” ? ( Read Ju@@ de 6 . )
How our lives had chang@@ ed !
If so , may we draw comfort from the fact that Jehovah se@@ es even the in@@ ten@@ tions of a heart that is filled with devo@@ tion to his worship .
Jehovah also provided food and dr@@ ink that would su@@ sta@@ in Eli@@ j@@ ah during his 40 - day tri@@ p sou@@ th to M@@ ount Ho@@ re@@ b .
As illustr@@ ated by Ju@@ li@@ en@@ ’s experience , we may have to look bey@@ ond a person@@ ’s we@@ ak spo@@ ts to dis@@ cer@@ n his fine qualities and s@@ k@@ ill@@ s that could be develop@@ ed fur@@ ther .
Why should you have to do this at all ?
“ N@@ one of my scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es mo@@ cked or der@@ i@@ ded me , ” no@@ ted Ha@@ y@@ ka@@ z .
L@@ ater on , he did vis@@ it Corin@@ th .
L@@ ex@@ ic@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ her Mar@@ v@@ in R . V@@ inc@@ ent says that the origin@@ al cl@@ as@@ si@@ cal sense of the Greek word rend@@ ered “ vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e ” den@@ o@@ tes “ exc@@ el@@ l@@ ence of any kind . ”
Jehovah’s angels provide us with fine examples of hum@@ ble service .
H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of Hebrew se@@ al imp@@ res@@ sions on cla@@ y have been found .
2 , 3 . ( a ) How did No@@ ah’s con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries re@@ act to No@@ ah’s activ@@ ity ?
They must re@@ ject do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines that are not based on the Bible and that mis@@ re@@ present God and his will .
He can thus ma@@ p out a course that will bring a good out@@ come , perhaps even divine blessings .
In two of the let@@ ters be@@ aring his name , the word appe@@ ars fi@@ ve times , in both the sing@@ ul@@ ar and the p@@ lu@@ r@@ al .
Today E@@ s@@ ther’s health is not good .
But I learned to rep@@ ly to his concer@@ ns in a mil@@ d man@@ ner and to help him see that the Bible was having a positi@@ ve effect on my person@@ ality .
W@@ ould they show faith in Jesus ’ prophe@@ tic words and be moved to act acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly ?
[ It is ] a promise , . . . a re@@ vel@@ ation , a mem@@ ori@@ al , a ple@@ dge .
What about those of us who are already wal@@ king in the fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s of Jesus Christ ?
Solomon is imp@@ ressed with the s@@ l@@ end@@ er@@ ness and the s@@ mo@@ o@@ th@@ ness of the gi@@ r@@ l@@ ’s ne@@ ck .
( a ) What do refu@@ ge@@ es in@@ iti@@ ally need ?
I was direc@@ ted to the house of a M@@ r . N@@ kon@@ de , where there was a te@@ ar@@ o@@ om . M@@ r .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines “ when you walk on the ro@@ ad ” ?
Jesus ’ own example reve@@ als how God thin@@ ks and how he de@@ als with others , for Jesus refle@@ cts his Fa@@ ther’s person@@ ality per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly .
We take an important st@@ ep in doing this and satis@@ f@@ ying our spiritual need when we ac@@ knowledge the point made by the inspired psalmist who san@@ g : “ K@@ now that Jehovah is God .
With J@@ en@@ n@@ y in Tu@@ v@@ alu
How does he tre@@ at el@@ der@@ ly pers@@ ons ?
The message is , ‘ You deser@@ ve it now , ’ or simply , ‘ Just do it ! ’
Mar@@ ri@@ age to a Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous E@@ v@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er
There is no exc@@ use for ign@@ or@@ ing it . The Creator left his imp@@ r@@ in@@ t on his h@@ an@@ di@@ work
How can we imitate Jesus in show@@ ing tend@@ er@@ ness ?
Their prayers have become per@@ fun@@ ct@@ ory , and they may is@@ ol@@ ate themselves from fellow worshipp@@ ers .
To enjoy and benefit from that fre@@ e@@ dom , however , we must ‘ turn to Jehovah , ’ that is , come into a personal relationship with him .
Now we are different people . ”
The apostle Paul was later inspired to call I@@ sh@@ ma@@ el@@ ’s be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or persecu@@ tion .
The mirac@@ ul@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts were u@@ se@@ ful in show@@ ing that God was using the Christian congregation .
Still stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing with the language , I called at a M@@ it@@ su@@ bi@@ shi Com@@ pan@@ y d@@ or@@ mit@@ ory one day and me@@ t a 20 - year - old woman .
Fir@@ st , the elders needed to esta@@ bl@@ ish the fac@@ ts .
; K@@ o@@ z@@ za , T .
Not a sing@@ le king is out of place , nor do fore@@ ign s@@ our@@ ces name one un@@ known to us in K@@ ings . ”
In some cul@@ tures , bir@@ th@@ st@@ ones are associ@@ ated with the mon@@ th of one@@ ’s bir@@ th .
P@@ in@@ poin@@ ting the very year of the Messi@@ ah’s appe@@ ar@@ ance , the prophecy states : “ You should know and have the in@@ sight that from the going for@@ th of the word to rest@@ ore and to re@@ buil@@ d Jerusalem until Messi@@ ah the Le@@ ad@@ er , there will be se@@ ven we@@ ek@@ s , also si@@ x@@ ty - two we@@ ek@@ s .
While ref@@ ra@@ ining from doing bad , we must also com@@ pe@@ l ourselves to do good .
In contr@@ ast with the “ many boo@@ ks ” of human wisdom , “ the words of the wise ones are like o@@ x@@ go@@ a@@ ds , and just like na@@ il@@ s d@@ ri@@ ven in are those in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ing in col@@ le@@ ctions of sen@@ ten@@ ces ; they have been given from one shepher@@ d . ”
In the 1@@ 5@@ th century , few people had the privilege of atten@@ ding school , but W@@ es@@ sel did .
E@@ ach of the first four col@@ le@@ ctions of psal@@ ms ends with an expres@@ sion of praise to Jehovah .
M@@ ature Christians are char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized by co@@ op@@ er@@ ation , un@@ ity , and love , not com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on .
One way we can become ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with him is by ob@@ serving his ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary works ​ — the “ pa@@ in@@ t@@ ings ” and “ s@@ cul@@ p@@ tures ” of cre@@ ation .
As De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 7 shows , there are many occasi@@ ons when you parents can discus@@ s spiritual things with your children .
In effect , the psalmist was saying , ‘ S@@ ur@@ ely there is nothing that can pre@@ v@@ ent the all - powerful Creator from help@@ ing me ! ’ ​ — Isaiah 40 : 26 .
The n@@ arr@@ ative was likely written by the prophet Samuel in 10@@ 9@@ 0 B.C.E .
Jesus appe@@ aled to Christians in ancient S@@ ar@@ di@@ s : “ S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then the things rema@@ ining that were ready to die , . . . continue min@@ d@@ ful of how you have received and how you heard , and go on keep@@ ing it , and rep@@ ent .
• Why is ti@@ thing not requi@@ red of Christians ?
How reas@@ sur@@ ing that must have been !
So in matters of worship , we are never far from one another and from Jehovah and Jesus .
During many ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tions like these , a con@@ dem@@ ned man was af@@ fi@@ x@@ ed to a st@@ ake with na@@ il@@ s that pi@@ er@@ ced his hands and his fe@@ et .
One day he in@@ sis@@ ted so much on having two co@@ ins that D@@ ad got ang@@ ry .
( Read C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 8 - 10 , 13 . )
Per@@ haps not , un@@ less you have a ma@@ p .
For example , out of love Jehovah “ has set a day on which he pur@@ pos@@ es to ju@@ dge the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed , ” Jesus Christ .
After he was resur@@ rec@@ ted , he as@@ c@@ ended to heaven and pres@@ ented the value of his sacrifice to Jehovah himself .
That is just what G@@ ide@@ on needs to hear .
The world of E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s day was like our@@ s ​ — viol@@ ent , prof@@ ane , and ung@@ o@@ dly .
* Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of a s@@ ow@@ er con@@ fir@@ ms this conclu@@ sion .
The pri@@ ests also lived in Juda@@ h because they served at the temple in Jerusalem .
“ T@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w mor@@ ning repor@@ t to the bak@@ er@@ y , ” was his rep@@ ly .
A king , of course , rul@@ es .
Bro@@ ther K@@ le@@ in was very imp@@ ressed because all the children had their Bi@@ bl@@ es ready , loo@@ king up the Bible te@@ x@@ ts along with the speak@@ er .
He was a v@@ ali@@ ant war@@ ri@@ or , a s@@ kil@@ led st@@ at@@ es@@ man , a po@@ et , and a mu@@ si@@ ci@@ an .
For example , consider how the prophet Ho@@ se@@ a ex@@ hor@@ ted the Israelites who had taken up false worship and had lost God’s fav@@ or .
Jesus also as@@ sur@@ ed them that God would back them up as long as they reli@@ ed on H@@ im for help and strength .
L@@ ik@@ ely you do .
This sta@@ bi@@ li@@ z@@ ing influ@@ ence of the Bible en@@ ab@@ les him to maintain a positi@@ ve out@@ look on life .
Because Satan has bl@@ in@@ ded their min@@ ds .
Des@@ pite the op@@ position , we were regul@@ ar in our preaching activ@@ ity .
That decision prof@@ oun@@ dly influ@@ enced my life as a Christian and as a mu@@ si@@ ci@@ an .
Jehovah “ took no@@ tice ” of the su@@ ffer@@ ings of his people and deci@@ ded to deli@@ ver them from their op@@ pres@@ s@@ ors , under the lead@@ er@@ ship of Moses .
W@@ ell , consider the resul@@ ts of a sur@@ ve@@ y car@@ ri@@ ed out in Ger@@ many .
The elders in the Christian congregation are under ob@@ lig@@ ation to learn to be like Christ .
Even so , he cen@@ tered his life , not on material concer@@ ns , but on God .
But what if a man is not re@@ aching out because of anxi@@ ety or feelings of in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ac@@ y ?
When I read the public@@ ations , I quic@@ k@@ ly saw that the Witnesses were very different from other religi@@ ons .
L@@ isten to Jehovah .
He says : “ I com@@ pared what I had seen in the world and especially in the s@@ em@@ in@@ ary with what I found among Jehovah’s Witnesses .
T@@ w@@ o mi@@ d@@ wi@@ ves in Egy@@ pt fe@@ ared God , not P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h , by pre@@ serving ali@@ ve mal@@ es born to Hebrew women .
It is eas@@ y to la@@ p@@ se into such ne@@ g@@ ative talk , but it is very dist@@ res@@ sing to a child .
Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a : I see your point .
We must demonstr@@ ate our faith by believ@@ ing Jesus ’ teachings and following his example .
Bethel had to be a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned , and we moved to Li@@ mas@@ so@@ l .
Still Th@@ in@@ king Ab@@ out Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a
How much longer Jehovah will allow us to eng@@ age in the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative har@@ v@@ est work rema@@ ins to be seen .
No doubt , using God’s Word to help others to imp@@ ro@@ ve their lives is a s@@ ource of satis@@ fac@@ tion and joy .
Mi@@ ca@@ h 7 : 5 no@@ tes that a l@@ ack of justice has led to a l@@ ack of trust between compan@@ i@@ ons , confid@@ enti@@ al friends , and even marriage mat@@ es .
What is one way that parents can imitate Jehovah’s example ?
17 : 1 - 4 , 8 , 11 , 12 ; 29 : 1 .
Why was it pre@@ pared ?
Are they sou@@ ls ?
He had Solomon inclu@@ de in the Bible this re@@ ality : “ I my@@ self comm@@ ended rejo@@ ic@@ ing , because mankind have nothing better under the su@@ n than to e@@ at and dr@@ ink and rejo@@ ice , and that it should accom@@ pan@@ y them in their hard work for the days of their life . ”
In what sense is there no stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ ck for those loving Jehovah’s law ?
What can help Christian parents succ@@ e@@ ed in ra@@ ising their children to serve Jehovah ?
U@@ sing a p@@ il@@ la@@ r of cl@@ ou@@ d by day and one of fi@@ re by night , Jehovah remin@@ ded the Israelites that he was ba@@ c@@ king them as he led them ac@@ ro@@ ss that in@@ ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able ter@@ ra@@ in .
Yes , Jesus gave up a perfect human life that cor@@ respon@@ ded to what Adam had lost .
A com@@ par@@ able expres@@ sion is used with refer@@ ence to both viol@@ ent and n@@ on@@ viol@@ ent de@@ a@@ ths . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 31 : 16 ; 1 K@@ ings 2 : 10 ; 22 : 34 , 40 .
Our first parents , Adam and E@@ ve , exc@@ e@@ e@@ ded the li@@ m@@ its la@@ id down by God , and they became the first humans to f@@ all vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m to im@@ mo@@ des@@ ty .
When Jesus was on earth , people flo@@ cked to him for help , and they some@@ times travel@@ ed great di@@ stances to a@@ va@@ il themselves of his ass@@ ist@@ ance .
S@@ hor@@ tly after Israel@@ ’s Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us , Jehovah became something new to his people .
Those ru@@ th@@ less Ch@@ al@@ de@@ ans are not worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah .
C@@ our@@ ts of other coun@@ tri@@ es have also up@@ held our fre@@ e@@ dom of worship and the right to preach public@@ ly .
What about this mother ?
But who will destro@@ y the har@@ lo@@ t@@ like organization ?
By n@@ ature , temp@@ er@@ am@@ ents di@@ ff@@ er .
In time , though , he dis@@ reg@@ ar@@ ded divine direction .
This should prove com@@ for@@ ting to us if we are rep@@ ent@@ ant but are still s@@ or@@ ely dist@@ ressed over our serious er@@ r@@ ors .
( Read L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 5 : 1 . )
Di@@ d he rejo@@ ice upon hear@@ ing the news , or did he pro@@ t@@ est ?
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds do , and Jehovah w@@ atch@@ es over them as they maintain their integrity . ​ — 1 K@@ i .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing An@@ na@@ ’s example , do you make it a point not to mis@@ s meetings ?
He will never a@@ ban@@ d@@ on us as my husband did . ”
Hence , it comes as no sur@@ pris@@ e that Jesus often s@@ ought out priv@@ ate plac@@ es to pray .
But what does the Bible say about the matter ?
Their stand is based on a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al law that God gave to mankind .
This faithful pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch asked Jehovah about an he@@ ir , saying : “ What will you give me , see@@ ing that I am going chil@@ d@@ less ? ”
One sh@@ o@@ ck led to another . I soon dis@@ co@@ vered that in@@ justice had been comm@@ on in the G@@ D@@ R .
W@@ i@@ do@@ w@@ ’s T@@ w@@ o C@@ o@@ ins , 3 / 1
For good reason , then , Christians he@@ ed the inspired counsel of long ag@@ o : “ Do not become en@@ vi@@ ous of the man of viol@@ ence , nor cho@@ ose any of his ways .
And others cannot always recogn@@ ize sign@@ s of such feelings in their associ@@ ates .
There we me@@ t P@@ r@@ y@@ ce H@@ ugh@@ es , who was over@@ see@@ ing the work in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in .
One day we even showed him and his family the vi@@ de@@ o@@ c@@ as@@ set@@ te about Noah .
Jehovah as@@ sur@@ ed the Israelites that the Law ‘ would not be too difficult for them . ’
The vi@@ r@@ tu@@ es of a good man inclu@@ de such qualities as self - discipl@@ ine , fai@@ r@@ ness , hum@@ ility , com@@ pas@@ sion , and pr@@ u@@ d@@ ence .
Even now we can be made mi@@ gh@@ ty on the in@@ side through the action of holy spirit as we par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ating spiritual activities .
That is a chall@@ enge because of the pres@@ sures that this world pu@@ ts on young people .
During this time , I spoke sever@@ al times with my friends about the ex@@ ist@@ ence of God and the meaning of life .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons may be left des@@ titu@@ te or may be for@@ ced to become refu@@ ge@@ es .
As a member of “ the div@@ ision of A@@ bi@@ j@@ ah , ” Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah was then serving his turn at the temple .
In fact , thr@@ ough@@ out his con@@ vers@@ ation that fin@@ al night of his earthly life , Jesus re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly remin@@ ded the apostles of the need to show the qu@@ ality of love . ​ — John 14 : 15 , 21 , 23 , 24 ; 15 : 12 , 13 , 17 .
In the l@@ ate 19@@ th century , Bible truth g@@ al@@ van@@ ized a small group of Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , known today as Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The example of the po@@ or wi@@ do@@ w teach@@ es us that we should be un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish in supp@@ or@@ ting true worship .
“ W@@ is@@ dom Al@@ ong With an In@@ her@@ it@@ ance ”
How , then , should we understand Paul’s words to Timothy ?
The religious lead@@ ers of the se@@ cts of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es and the S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es vi@@ ci@@ ously op@@ posed Jesus ​ — even s@@ ought to k@@ ill him .
Re@@ g@@ arding house - to - house wit@@ ness@@ ing , Ger@@ man - speaking p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ m Ma@@ x@@ well G . F@@ ri@@ end ( F@@ res@@ c@@ he@@ l ) wrote , “ This part of the p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ m work ad@@ ds to the blessings of the tri@@ p . ”
“ I was pleas@@ an@@ tly sur@@ pris@@ ed by the war@@ m@@ th and love of my parents and the congregation elders , ” S@@ ar@@ ah says .
Mis@@ sion@@ ary As@@ sign@@ ment Be@@ came Our H@@ ome ( D .
For instance , some in our ter@@ rit@@ ory may have lost their long@@ time jo@@ b un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly and are left in sh@@ o@@ ck .
How will we benefit from this re@@ view ?
The Bible rec@@ ord descri@@ bes many who listen@@ ed , app@@ lied godly wisdom , and were bless@@ ed for it .
He did something el@@ se first , though , something priv@@ ate . The apostles said that day : “ For a fact the Lord was ra@@ ised up and he appe@@ ared to S@@ im@@ on ! ”
But who were Lu@@ ke@@ ’s other s@@ our@@ ces ?
W@@ al@@ k in Jehovah’s W@@ a@@ ys
5 : 14 ; 2 Ti@@ m .
These new@@ ly con@@ ver@@ ted Christians “ su@@ ffered at the hands of [ their ] own coun@@ tr@@ y@@ men ” and needed encourag@@ ement .
This was his fin@@ al ad@@ vice to me , for he pas@@ sed away soon after re@@ tur@@ ning to U@@ di@@ pi .
Even though we are “ h@@ ated by all the nations , ” the cour@@ ts of many coun@@ tri@@ es have rul@@ ed that we have the right to prac@@ tice true worship . ​ — Mat@@ t .
As told by Cor@@ w@@ in R@@ o@@ bis@@ on
If a young Christian pur@@ su@@ es the go@@ al of full - time service , for example , this may serve as a gu@@ i@@ ding light during the challeng@@ ing years of a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ence or young ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od .
God does allow us to be temp@@ ted , but he can deli@@ ver us from the Gre@@ at T@@ emp@@ ter ​ — “ the wicked one ” known as Satan the Devil .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , it is good to keep in mind that true justice in this system of things can be elu@@ sive .
To beg@@ in with , “ Jesus went into Gal@@ ile@@ e , preaching the good news of God and saying : ‘ The appointed time has been ful@@ filled , and the kingdom of God has dra@@ wn near . ’ ”
He was un@@ willing to rend@@ er even one act of worship to anyone other than Jehovah .
F@@ it@@ t@@ ingly , wisdom ur@@ ges : “ T@@ ake my discipl@@ ine and not s@@ il@@ ver , and knowledge rather than cho@@ ice go@@ ld . ”
T@@ ake a less@@ on from the l@@ ili@@ es of the field , how they are gro@@ wing ; they do not to@@ il , nor do they sp@@ in ; but I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory was ar@@ ra@@ yed as one of these . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 28 , 29 .
Fir@@ st , Jesus promised that it would bring back to the min@@ ds of his disciples the things he had told them .
* The father accepted it and left .
O@@ thers s@@ le@@ pt in Kingdom H@@ alls .
However , the disciples had ne@@ i@@ ther the power nor the influ@@ ence to over@@ come the Rom@@ an gu@@ ar@@ ds who were st@@ ati@@ oned at the en@@ tr@@ ance of the t@@ om@@ b .
Tru@@ e , the S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es of the time den@@ i@@ ed the resurrection .
That year H@@ ung@@ ary and P@@ ol@@ and gr@@ anted Jehovah’s Witnesses leg@@ al recogn@@ iti@@ on .
It has also helped me to be more o@@ pen with my parents . ” ​ — Z@@ am@@ ir@@ a .
What a valu@@ able in@@ her@@ it@@ ance parents leave be@@ h@@ ind when they help their children to take in knowledge of Jehovah and cultiv@@ ate a good relationship with him !
In 198@@ 7 we moved to N@@ or@@ th C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ina to serve where the need was greater , and there we develop@@ ed ad@@ di@@ tional preci@@ ous relation@@ shi@@ ps .
Ba@@ ff@@ led by De@@ ath ?
See for yourself how both young and old benefit .
Then , the Devil mal@@ ign@@ s both God and Job by char@@ g@@ ing that Jehovah has b@@ ought Jo@@ b@@ ’s loy@@ al@@ ty by prote@@ cting and blessing him .
How We S@@ how Our Lo@@ ve for God
Con@@ ver@@ sel@@ y , wi@@ ves and children should see that if they have offered an op@@ in@@ ion or a pre@@ fer@@ ence , they may then need to be yi@@ el@@ ding in res@@ pe@@ cting direction from the one Scrip@@ tur@@ ally author@@ ized to deci@@ de .
Then R@@ ac@@ he@@ l , des@@ per@@ ate for children , res@@ or@@ ted to o@@ ffering her ma@@ id as a sur@@ ro@@ g@@ ate mother , and out of ri@@ v@@ al@@ ry , Le@@ ah did the same .
; Bil@@ al , P .
Lo@@ ve for his spiritual brothers and sisters moved the apostle Paul to organiz@@ e a col@@ le@@ ction among congregations in A@@ cha@@ ia , Gal@@ ati@@ a , M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia , and the dist@@ ri@@ ct of A@@ sia .
Why do the num@@ bers di@@ ff@@ er ?
It may be help@@ ful to re@@ view the si@@ x l@@ ines of evidence indic@@ ating that we are living in “ the last days ” that were out@@ l@@ ined on pages 12 - 13 of the J@@ anu@@ ary 15 , 20@@ 00 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 . S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing of the Greek ver@@ b rend@@ ered “ keep a@@ wa@@ ke , ” le@@ x@@ ic@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ her W .
A@@ m@@ eli@@ a expres@@ ses how she feel@@ s : “ I stu@@ died the Bible with a cou@@ ple who were on the ver@@ ge of a bre@@ aku@@ p .
What had just happened was to@@ t@@ ally un@@ expe@@ cted .
J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah kept his promise to Jehovah , even though this me@@ ant that he would have no des@@ c@@ end@@ ant to car@@ ry on his name .
When she was about to fin@@ ish , I quic@@ k@@ ly went back to where I had been k@@ ne@@ el@@ ing .
Now , why would Paul ​ — a spiritual “ gi@@ ant ” who likely was a member of the first - century gover@@ ning body — ​ call himself a “ mis@@ er@@ able man ” ?
“ The V@@ o@@ ice of Con@@ s@@ ci@@ ence ”
He u@@ su@@ ally loo@@ ked to God for direction .
2 , 3 . ( a ) When using the word “ spirit , ” to what was Paul at times refer@@ ring ?
Jesus was sent to li@@ ber@@ ate people from b@@ onda@@ ge to sin and death .
Indeed , “ they will ac@@ tually si@@ t , each one under his v@@ ine and under his fi@@ g t@@ ree , and there will be no one making them tre@@ m@@ ble . ” ​ — Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 4 .
Y@@ E@@ A@@ R B@@ O@@ R@@ N : 19@@ 6@@ 6
To w@@ in the bat@@ tle against “ the things on the earth ” ​ — things that appe@@ al to the flesh — ​ we must keep our min@@ ds fi@@ x@@ ed on the things a@@ bo@@ ve .
This time he wor@@ ked deep@@ er into the b@@ ra@@ in in order to re@@ move the tum@@ or comple@@ t@@ ely .
Do We Ne@@ ed a Messi@@ ah ?
C@@ ongreg@@ ation meetings help us to “ sto@@ p being anxi@@ ous , ” for Jehovah supp@@ lies our needs and helps us to cop@@ e with problems .
Instead , he coun@@ tered the imp@@ act of the good news by another means ​ — apost@@ as@@ y .
8 , 9 . ( a ) What gift can you present to Jehovah ?
Instead , the Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ ers simply descri@@ be him as standing in fr@@ on@@ t of his disciples .
The Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch in that re@@ gi@@ on res@@ ented our pres@@ ence , and the v@@ il@@ la@@ g@@ ers , ur@@ ged on by pri@@ ests , often wa@@ ited to cha@@ se us away .
To benefit from God’s war@@ n@@ ings , we must first real@@ ize that he is truly concer@@ ned about us .
It must have pa@@ ined Jehovah , the com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate and emp@@ a@@ the@@ tic God , to see his bel@@ o@@ ved Son su@@ ff@@ er .
When th@@ reat@@ ened by the ri@@ val nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom of Israel , A@@ sa turned to the S@@ y@@ ri@@ ans for ass@@ ist@@ ance .
What questions might some need to consider ?
In truth , if S@@ ar@@ ah had kept s@@ il@@ ent about this matter , she would have fa@@ iled to respect Abraham , for the co@@ st to him and the whole family might have been great in@@ deed .
Jesus was very bus@@ y .
Tru@@ ly , Jehovah is a Father without e@@ qu@@ al .
38 : 9 - 20 .
The w@@ oun@@ ds that I su@@ sta@@ ined ca@@ used an in@@ fe@@ ction accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by a high f@@ ever .
Ye@@ ars later she took a jo@@ b in M@@ ag@@ de@@ bur@@ g , and in 19@@ 30 she was baptized as a Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ent , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then known .
W@@ ould I like to live in a world without rac@@ i@@ al pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce , cri@@ me , and war ?
After dem@@ o@@ cr@@ ac@@ y was rest@@ ored in Gre@@ e@@ ce in 19@@ 7@@ 5 , Jehovah’s Witnesses were able to hold their conven@@ tions fre@@ ely , not having to hi@@ de in the w@@ o@@ o@@ ds any@@ more .
Re@@ fle@@ cting now on how they ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted this qu@@ ality in circumstances similar to our own can help to strengthen our faith .
( See op@@ ening pi@@ c@@ ture . ) ( b ) What will be the respon@@ se to the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of this wicked system ?
Christ did not mis@@ re@@ present the truth when he said that his friend was s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing .
On the one hand , there were the com@@ forts and lu@@ x@@ u@@ ries of the Rom@@ an way of life , reg@@ ar@@ ded by many as something to be en@@ vi@@ ed .
• What spirit have Jehovah’s w@@ atch@@ man class and their compan@@ i@@ ons sh@@ own ?
“ To J@@ on@@ ah . . . it was high@@ ly dis@@ pleas@@ ing , and he got to be ho@@ t with anger . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , love for Jehovah and our neigh@@ b@@ or mo@@ ves us not only to ask God ‘ to s@@ end out work@@ ers into the har@@ v@@ est ’ but also to have a full share in the preaching work . ​ — Mat@@ t .
For de@@ ca@@ des , Noah and his family lived am@@ id a viol@@ ent and gro@@ s@@ s@@ ly im@@ moral world .
Will you hold out your hand to him ?
Yet , discipl@@ ine should never be har@@ s@@ h or c@@ ru@@ el . ​ — Read C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 21 .
The Israelites did not appreci@@ ate the fre@@ e@@ dom that Jehovah b@@ es@@ to@@ wed upon them when he deli@@ vered them from sla@@ very in Egy@@ pt .
( b ) What does it mean to keep our e@@ ye “ simp@@ le ” ?
He com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned her to sum@@ m@@ on a strong man of faith , Ju@@ dge Bar@@ ak , and direc@@ t him to ris@@ e up against S@@ is@@ er@@ a . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 4 : 3 , 6 , 7 ; 5 : 7 .
Lo@@ o@@ king at them as a whole , though , what do you conclu@@ de about attitude ?
He resur@@ rec@@ ted the only son of a wi@@ do@@ w , a 12 - year - old gi@@ r@@ l , and his de@@ ar friend La@@ z@@ ar@@ us . ​ — Luke 7 : 11 - 15 ; 8 : 4@@ 1 - 5@@ 5 ; John 11 : 38 - 4@@ 4 .
E@@ ach sol@@ di@@ er had an assignment that contribu@@ ted to the succ@@ ess of G@@ ide@@ on@@ ’s cam@@ pa@@ ign .
You love Jehovah and can be sure that he still ca@@ res for you .
There , Jesus makes ei@@ ght refer@@ ences to his “ coming , ” or arri@@ val .
At such times , he often bro@@ ke down and cri@@ ed .
This gift inclu@@ des the privilege of being declar@@ ed righteous as Jehovah’s friends . ​ — James 2 : 23 ; Revelation 7 : 14 .
L@@ AN@@ A will never for@@ get what happened one day in Ger@@ many in the sum@@ m@@ er of 20@@ 12 .
Are You Al@@ low@@ ing God’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t to Le@@ ad You ?
He encoura@@ ged the stud@@ ents to imitate Jesus ’ example in the use of their t@@ ong@@ ue .
7 , 8 . ( a ) What does the expres@@ sion “ to keep sla@@ pp@@ ing ” indic@@ ate ?
This ass@@ em@@ bly likely had li@@ mit@@ ed po@@ wers , but it gave the Jews a s@@ em@@ bl@@ ance of self - govern@@ ment .
He will re@@ move sin and imper@@ fe@@ ction and destro@@ y Satan the Devil and all those who follow his re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous course .
At times , I te@@ ar@@ fully beg@@ ged Jehovah to give me the strength to bre@@ ak free from my ad@@ di@@ ction .
The cou@@ ple ur@@ ged the n@@ un@@ s to let Con@@ su@@ elo know that they were there and wanted to gre@@ et her .
The T@@ hi@@ r@@ d W@@ o@@ e and the Is@@ sue of B@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t
He wa@@ ges a righteous war with no@@ ble ob@@ je@@ c@@ ti@@ ves .
“ He is an hon@@ est man who has wor@@ ked hard his whole life , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of it as a car@@ p@@ en@@ ter .
Yet , perfect life will not be bor@@ ing or mon@@ o@@ t@@ on@@ ous .
The te@@ am follow@@ ed the lead of the transl@@ at@@ ors of the King James V@@ er@@ sion ( many of whom Be@@ d@@ ell would have known person@@ ally ) and inclu@@ ded God’s personal name in a number of plac@@ es in their Bible .
To receive God’s spirit , we must devel@@ op in ourselves “ the mind of Christ . ”
Then all those present pet@@ iti@@ oned God for help in speaking his word with b@@ ol@@ dness .
In a sh@@ ort time , my questions about why God per@@ m@@ its suffering were ans@@ wer@@ ed .
11 : 10 ​ — Why are “ you@@ th and the pri@@ me of life ” van@@ ity ?
B@@ less@@ ing was expe@@ cted to ear@@ n 2@@ 00 to 3@@ 00 e@@ u@@ ro@@ s a night to pa@@ y off a de@@ b@@ t that her ma@@ dam had set at over 4@@ 0@@ ,000 e@@ u@@ ro@@ s .
His point was that even when a certain course may not be ob@@ je@@ c@@ tion@@ able in it@@ self from the stan@@ d@@ point of God’s Word , it is vital to take into account the conscience of others .
They accepted the ris@@ k@@ y t@@ ask of ch@@ ann@@ el@@ ing spiritual food into Bi@@ af@@ r@@ a , thus benef@@ iting many brothers until the war ended in 19@@ 70 . ​ — 3 / 1 , page 27 .
They believe that these spi@@ r@@ its are later re@@ inc@@ ar@@ n@@ ated as humans in order to pur@@ ge sin@@ s com@@ mit@@ ted in an ear@@ li@@ er life .
There , while Jesus was fa@@ sting , pra@@ ying , and medit@@ ating , Jehovah likely instru@@ cted and en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ed his Son about what la@@ y a@@ head for him .
Your parents may well have started teaching you from your inf@@ an@@ cy .
So do not wor@@ ry that your tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es are too tri@@ vi@@ al to bring before God . ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 7 .
I under@@ sto@@ od that there was a con@@ ne@@ ction between what they were doing and what the Bible says , so I went with them as they pre@@ ached .
It will help you with your marriage . ”
“ I work three days a we@@ ek , ” says R@@ o@@ y , “ and Pet@@ ina works two .
He said : “ This means everlasting life , their taking in knowledge of you , the only true God , and of the one whom you sent for@@ th , Jesus Christ . ”
One by one , the min@@ ers were brought to the sur@@ face in that ca@@ ge , out of their would - be t@@ om@@ b .
A@@ ar@@ on did bre@@ ak God’s law about i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry .
In this article , we will discus@@ s four gi@@ f@@ ts that prove that Jehovah lo@@ ves us . These are ( 1 ) his cre@@ ation , ( 2 ) the Bible , ( 3 ) prayer , and ( 4 ) the ransom .
( Read John 14 : 2 - 5 . )
What a special privilege it is to be Jehovah’s Witnesses !
“ I felt that Jehovah had given our family an assignment , ” she says , “ but I also thought about our new@@ ly r@@ en@@ o@@ v@@ ated house and all the things in it that we had ob@@ ta@@ ined during the last 25 years . ” El@@ se@@ be@@ th and Isa@@ be@@ l
A@@ t@@ ten@@ ding the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al may de@@ e@@ pen your gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice .
For the advan@@ c@@ ement of true worship , the earthly part of God’s organization has always made good use of the worl@@ d’s te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy .
But I am very gr@@ ate@@ ful for the loving care of a young brother .
“ I have me@@ t new@@ ly baptized ones who told me that my preaching work pla@@ yed a part in their be@@ coming Witnesses .
Why does God not inter@@ v@@ ene to pre@@ v@@ ent bad things from happ@@ ening ?
In the illustr@@ ation of the s@@ ow@@ er who s@@ le@@ ep@@ s , Jesus high@@ ligh@@ ted that the f@@ ar@@ m@@ er does not fully understand the pro@@ c@@ ess of gro@@ w@@ th .
If Jesus was not ra@@ ised from the dead , our preaching and our faith are in va@@ in , and we are li@@ ars who be@@ ar witness against God by saying that he resur@@ rec@@ ted Christ .
With Jehovah’s ba@@ c@@ king and the support of all Israel , the pro@@ ject was fin@@ i@@ shed in just se@@ ven and a half years . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 6 : 1 , 37 , 38 .
* A 194@@ 9 branch repor@@ t from M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o stated about the brothers : “ The difficult times they have do not dam@@ pen their The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c spirit because each ass@@ em@@ bly we have is one of their ma@@ in to@@ pi@@ c@@ s of con@@ vers@@ ation for a long time af@@ ter@@ ward and the question the bre@@ th@@ re@@ n continu@@ ally ask is , When are we going to have another ass@@ em@@ bly ? ”
Paul’s resurrection hope was in har@@ mony with “ things set for@@ th in the Law . ”
In we@@ igh@@ ing your decision , what would you consider to be fore@@ most ​ — how the over@@ time work would af@@ fect your ban@@ k account or how it might af@@ fect your spiritu@@ ality ?
These four fac@@ es re@@ present the four per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly bal@@ an@@ ced car@@ din@@ al qualities , or at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes , of God .
Gen@@ er@@ ally speaking , it is good to read those s@@ crip@@ tures that provide the bas@@ is for our beli@@ ef@@ s .
It is gener@@ ally accepted that j@@ un@@ k food , though appe@@ al@@ ing to the p@@ al@@ ate , off@@ ers little or no health benef@@ its .
If there is a God , why do these things ha@@ p@@ pen ?
We also pre@@ ached with them regul@@ arly .
What would you do if you received a gift especially made for you ?
To teach an is@@ ol@@ ated group , some in Z@@ im@@ ba@@ b@@ we walk n@@ ine mil@@ es [ 15 k@@ m ] through f@@ loo@@ ding ri@@ v@@ ers , bal@@ an@@ c@@ ing their clo@@ th@@ es and sh@@ o@@ es on their head to keep them d@@ ry .
( b ) How did Paul res@@ ol@@ ve matters , and what does this teach us about the righ@@ ts of others ?
R@@ em@@ ember that we do not always have all the fac@@ ts and that our vie@@ w@@ point may be dist@@ or@@ ted or li@@ mit@@ ed .
She was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that in the new world , “ death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more , ” as God’s Word promises .
By the time I was fi@@ ve , my p@@ al@@ s@@ y had advan@@ ced to the point that I needed heav@@ y cal@@ ip@@ er s@@ pl@@ in@@ ts to walk .
Since your ob@@ je@@ ctive is to help others learn the truth from God’s Word , you have the best possible mo@@ tive ​ — love for God and neigh@@ b@@ or .
Jehovah uses his power to help his servants and to de@@ fe@@ at his enem@@ ies
But what if we feel h@@ am@@ per@@ ed by in@@ fir@@ m@@ ities or feel li@@ mit@@ ed in some other way ?
Why may what we do be even more important than what we say ?
These individuals too are hear@@ ing the good news from ze@@ al@@ ous Witnesses of Jehovah who have learned another language .
Christian S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine With M@@ il@@ dness
We live in a spiritually ho@@ st@@ ile world , yet we need not fear .
Mar@@ ri@@ age mat@@ es should also stri@@ ve to strengthen their par@@ t@@ n@@ er@@ ’s love for God . ​ — Pro@@ v .
• Who in Israel benef@@ ited from the cu@@ sto@@ m of g@@ le@@ an@@ ing ? All did .
As we no@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , heavenly thr@@ ong@@ s un@@ it@@ e@@ dly sing : “ Let us rejo@@ ice and be over@@ jo@@ yed and give him [ Jehovah ] glory , because the marriage of the L@@ am@@ b has arri@@ ved and his wife has pre@@ pared her@@ self . ”
C@@ ould you perhaps sp@@ end a few days a we@@ ek help@@ ing at Bethel or at a transl@@ ation of@@ fice ?
On N@@ is@@ an 14 in the year 194@@ 3 before Christ , ex@@ ac@@ tly 4@@ 30 years before the Israelites were fre@@ ed , Jehovah’s promise that he would bl@@ ess Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing went into effect .
Consider your own experience .
Y@@ oung Witnesses imitate the ze@@ al of older ones
S@@ P@@ A@@ I@@ N
Yet , upon lear@@ ning true Christi@@ an@@ ity , they ‘ were wa@@ shed clean , san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied , and declar@@ ed righteous in the name of their Lord Jesus Christ . ’ ​ — 1 Corinthians 6 : 9 - 11 .
Like his parents , Ca@@ in does not appe@@ ar to be in l@@ ine for resurrection and re@@ de@@ mp@@ tion .
For example , in the 19@@ 20 ’ s many Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents wor@@ e a p@@ in fe@@ atu@@ ring a cro@@ ss - and - cro@@ wn em@@ ble@@ m , and they c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s and other pa@@ g@@ an ho@@ li@@ days .
A great witness has been given by the hard work and co@@ op@@ er@@ ation of these self - sacrific@@ ing brothers . ”
The same is true of God’s servants today .
He has been s@@ low to anger and has been just in deal@@ ing with Satan’s re@@ v@@ ol@@ t .
All the promises of perfect life on earth , where humans will live et@@ er@@ n@@ ally in peace and se@@ cur@@ ity , will be ful@@ filled . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 35 : 6 ; Isaiah 4@@ 6 : 10 .
What will help us to “ stay a@@ wa@@ ke ” ?
Do you have a self - sacrific@@ ing spirit ?
Yet , we can receive Jehovah’s guid@@ ance and reas@@ sur@@ ance from his Word .
I@@ t’s not that our life has always been s@@ mo@@ o@@ th sa@@ il@@ ing .
This inclu@@ ded car@@ ing for the spiritual inter@@ ests of his wife , his three sons , and his daugh@@ ters - in - law .
Be@@ fore making a decision that affe@@ cts the family , what will a loving husband do ?
Yes , we can show our faith by de@@ e@@ ds “ fully per@@ form@@ ed , ” including those in are@@ as of life discus@@ sed a@@ bo@@ ve . ​ — Revelation 3 : 2 .
It may be that he helped to esta@@ bl@@ ish or strengthen congregations in S@@ y@@ ri@@ a and C@@ ili@@ ci@@ a .
We married in J@@ anu@@ ary 194@@ 9 with the go@@ al of sta@@ ying in full - time service as long as possible .
Ch@@ ang@@ es in the P@@ o@@ st@@ war Ye@@ ars
This is sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant if it is re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed that the I@@ li@@ ad provi@@ des only one refer@@ ence to writ@@ ing and there is no@@ ne in the O@@ d@@ y@@ s@@ se@@ y . ”
“ The word of Jehovah ” reve@@ aled to one of his prophe@@ ts provi@@ des the answer to that question : “ It must occ@@ ur that ever@@ yone who c@@ alls on the name of Jehovah will get away sa@@ fe . ”
He might ra@@ ise up a fa@@ ir - min@@ ded ju@@ dge like G@@ am@@ ali@@ el .
We are free moral ag@@ ents , and we have control over our thoughts and actions .
The refu@@ ge@@ e po@@ pul@@ ation in Mu@@ yo@@ vo@@ z@@ i refu@@ ge@@ e cam@@ p pres@@ ently has 3@@ 7@@ ,000 in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants .
“ What Is Tru@@ th ? ”
* The conclu@@ sion ?
He does not ex@@ pect that we will all give the same am@@ ount , nor can we do so .
How uni@@ que will be that day bel@@ ong@@ ing to Jehovah !
“ L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , ” Jesus explained , “ it is not a desi@@ ra@@ ble thing with my Father who is in heaven for one of these little ones to per@@ ish . ”
O@@ ver a three - year peri@@ od , they condu@@ cted Bible stu@@ dies with 7@@ 4 Ch@@ in@@ ese - speaking people who attend@@ ed a ne@@ ar@@ by col@@ le@@ ge .
By regul@@ ar meeting attend@@ ance , Bible reading , study of Bible - based public@@ ations , prayer , and fel@@ low@@ ship with matu@@ re Christians , we get the guid@@ ance and support we need .
When the Eph@@ ra@@ im@@ ites , who ap@@ par@@ ently feel s@@ ligh@@ ted at not being called for the fi@@ ght , pi@@ ck a qu@@ ar@@ re@@ l with him , he respon@@ ds mil@@ dly .
P@@ hi@@ l , married for ei@@ ght years , ad@@ m@@ its that he and his wife still have disa@@ gre@@ ements .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , he invit@@ ed all who wanted a cop@@ y of the book to ra@@ ise their hand .
R@@ em@@ arri@@ age and an En@@ lar@@ ged F@@ am@@ ily
The speak@@ er pointed out that both hous@@ es may have been in the same gener@@ al lo@@ c@@ ation .
The account continu@@ es : “ Com@@ ple@@ te pr@@ inted Bi@@ bl@@ es , transl@@ ated into Eng@@ l@@ ish by T@@ y@@ nd@@ al and C@@ over@@ d@@ ale , had appe@@ ared for the first time l@@ ate in the a@@ utu@@ m@@ n of 1@@ 5@@ 35 , and were now r@@ un@@ ning through sever@@ al e@@ di@@ tions .
Su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient time would have to pas@@ s , care@@ ful ob@@ serv@@ ation would be requi@@ red , and right conclu@@ sions would have to be dra@@ wn in order for the is@@ sue to be set@@ t@@ led .
Hence , it is now more ur@@ g@@ ent than ever before to “ keep on making sure of what is accep@@ table to the Lord . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 10 .
Consider how you can apply the following words of wisdom :
And by all acc@@ oun@@ ts , they did .
At his baptism in 29 C.E . , Jesus was anointed as H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est of Jehovah’s great spiritual temple .
When pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ing judgment on Adam and E@@ ve , for example , Jehovah fore@@ told the coming of a “ se@@ ed ” who would stand in op@@ position to the Ser@@ p@@ ent , Satan the Devil .
No@@ t@@ t’s work lived on , however .
Do my actions show that I truly believe that these are the last days and that the end of Satan’s rule is near ?
A@@ bo@@ ve all , had God done nothing about the sin com@@ mit@@ ted in E@@ den , his own tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thin@@ ess would have been called into question .
Why did he go there ?
Bible te@@ x@@ ts that had pre@@ vi@@ ously been only di@@ m@@ ly under@@ sto@@ od became dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c@@ ally clear .
Why , from bo@@ y@@ ho@@ od Timothy had pro@@ ba@@ bly seen that man coun@@ t@@ less times on the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts of L@@ y@@ str@@ a .
N@@ ine de@@ ca@@ des have pas@@ sed since Jesus was inst@@ al@@ led as King in heaven in 1914 .
R@@ es@@ pon@@ si@@ ven@@ ess to what we learn through such written or spo@@ ken words is a s@@ pl@@ en@@ did form of self - discipl@@ ine .
It is a pri@@ c@@ eless gift that has been given to us , br@@ ing@@ ing us great joy .
While vis@@ iting P@@ ol@@ and , Lu@@ car@@ is saw that the O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x there , pri@@ ests and la@@ ity al@@ ike , were in a de@@ pl@@ or@@ able spiritual con@@ dition as a result of their l@@ ack of educ@@ ation .
How did the Israelites benefit from making sacrific@@ es ?
By the early 19@@ 30 ’ s , they were making disciples in some one h@@ un@@ d@@ red lands .
In the cha@@ o@@ s , it is imp@@ os@@ sible for them to tell friend from fo@@ e .
In view of what a@@ wa@@ ited the Israelites in Cana@@ an , what encourag@@ ement did they receive ?
‘ W@@ H@@ E@@ R@@ E I@@ S M@@ Y P@@ L@@ A@@ C@@ E ? ’
S@@ ome@@ times we learn less@@ ons after a number of years have pas@@ sed .
If we want to imitate Jesus , we must be kind even to those who h@@ ate us .
H@@ ar@@ an ​ — A@@ n An@@ cient H@@ i@@ ve of A@@ c@@ tiv@@ ity
Like King David of old , we may say : “ My own er@@ r@@ ors have pas@@ sed over my head ; like a heav@@ y lo@@ ad they are too heav@@ y for me . ” ​ — P@@ s .
P@@ ress On to Matu@@ r@@ ity ​ — “ The Gre@@ at Da@@ y of Jehovah Is Ne@@ ar ”
When an ang@@ el mirac@@ ul@@ ously fre@@ ed Paul and S@@ il@@ as of their b@@ on@@ ds in a Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ an j@@ a@@ il , Paul’s first thought was to ad@@ v@@ ise the j@@ a@@ il@@ er that no@@ body had es@@ cap@@ ed .
In some c@@ as@@ es , what be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or has led to mar@@ it@@ al dis@@ loy@@ al@@ ty ?
He has been serving at one of the branch of@@ fic@@ es of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
However , a fore@@ ign woman in the circumstances descri@@ bed at De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 21 : 10 - 13 pres@@ ented no such th@@ re@@ at .
Is the am@@ ount appro@@ pri@@ ate or not ? ’
Their no@@ ble and self - sacrific@@ ing efforts often do much good .
A dis@@ cer@@ ning spiritual sister and friend su@@ gg@@ ested that my g@@ ri@@ ef might be a fac@@ t@@ or and encoura@@ ged me to ask Jehovah for help and comfort .
A f@@ our@@ th thing that will help us stay neu@@ tr@@ al is to think about the examples of faithful servants of Jehovah .
Jehovah gu@@ i@@ ded members of the gover@@ ning body and others who wor@@ ked clo@@ sel@@ y with them to wr@@ ite let@@ ters with counsel and instru@@ ction to the congregations .
O@@ ver the last century , scho@@ l@@ ars have emp@@ lo@@ yed a comple@@ x ar@@ ra@@ y of soci@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal , an@@ thro@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal , and liter@@ ary me@@ tho@@ ds as they have at@@ temp@@ ted to for@@ mul@@ ate ans@@ wers to the question of who Jesus really was .
Ad@@ vice From Su@@ cc@@ ess@@ ful W@@ i@@ ves
M@@ ore important , the Witnesses show concer@@ n for the spiritual needs of all , including the po@@ or .
‘ L@@ ear@@ ning the Se@@ cre@@ t ’
Abraham fin@@ ally arri@@ ved at the place desi@@ gn@@ ated .
We must remain w@@ atch@@ ful , and under Christ’s direction , we must accom@@ pl@@ ish a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c work thr@@ ough@@ out the enti@@ re earth .
Le@@ o and E@@ un@@ ice , sh@@ ort@@ ly before their death
On a personal le@@ v@@ el , each of us might ask , ‘ What does Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess mean for me ? ’
H@@ i@@ gh C@@ our@@ t U@@ p@@ ho@@ l@@ ds Tru@@ e Wor@@ ship ( Ar@@ men@@ ia ) , 4 / 1
Paul wrote to the Christians in Corin@@ th : “ Do not be mis@@ led . B@@ ad associ@@ ations spo@@ il u@@ se@@ ful ha@@ bi@@ ts .
Joseph ref@@ ra@@ ined from having inter@@ course with M@@ ary until after she had given bir@@ th to her son .
Why did Jesus tell the illustr@@ ation of the pro@@ di@@ g@@ al son ?
A F@@ ine In@@ cen@@ tive
No@@ te its practic@@ al ad@@ vice on how to imp@@ ro@@ ve the qu@@ ality of family life .
But on the other hand , Jesus said that Jehovah bless@@ es those who make sacrific@@ es for the Kingdom .
( b ) How did J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah re@@ act ?
We have learned to r@@ ely on God through difficul@@ ties , and we feel that he has always helped and su@@ sta@@ ined our family . ​ — Psalm 5@@ 5 : 22 .
Per@@ haps you feel com@@ for@@ table with you@@ ths of your own age .
Jesus ’ direction for ga@@ ining true fre@@ e@@ dom invol@@ ves two requi@@ re@@ ments : Fir@@ st , accept the truth that he taught , and second , become his disci@@ ple .
Be@@ fore and After ​ — God’s Word at Wor@@ k
El@@ ders do not go bey@@ ond the things that are written in the Bible .
Who is the v@@ il@@ la@@ in be@@ h@@ ind the wor@@ sen@@ ing world con@@ di@@ tions ?
It is possible that no@@ ne of them were yet 20 years old , the age at which men jo@@ ined Israel@@ ’s ar@@ my .
An@@ iz@@ a received a lo@@ t of family op@@ position .
Bible Tru@@ th Re@@ ach@@ es Our F@@ am@@ ily
This has not been by ch@@ ance .
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , God gave Eli@@ j@@ ah new assign@@ ments , which he accepted .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s are free to serve God or not to do so .
What are “ the appointed times of the nations , ” and why are they of interest to us ?
In@@ c@@ reas@@ ed am@@ ount of time s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing .
he re@@ mar@@ ked . “ Jehovah’s Witnesses , here in M@@ é - Z@@ o@@ ch@@ i , using a quic@@ k@@ ly buil@@ t me@@ th@@ od !
Because our heavenly Father “ does not desire any to be destro@@ yed but desi@@ res all to at@@ tain to rep@@ ent@@ ance . ”
C@@ ha@@ p@@ ons / I@@ l@@ lu@@ stri@@ r@@ te F@@ am@@ ili@@ en - Bi@@ be@@ l n@@ ach der de@@ ut@@ s@@ ch@@ en U@@ e@@ ber@@ set@@ z@@ un@@ g D@@ r .
He had in@@ tim@@ ate knowledge of the spiritual con@@ dition of each congregation .
Why is there an ong@@ o@@ ing need to give comfort ?
How happy she must have been that she left be@@ h@@ ind her pre@@ vi@@ ous way of life !
Proverbs 28 : 20 promises : “ A man of faithful ac@@ ts will get many blessings . ”
David declar@@ ed : “ The remin@@ der of Jehovah is tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy , making the in@@ experienced one wise . ”
Gre@@ ed seem@@ s to be es@@ cal@@ ating .
Pa@@ olo and I got married in 19@@ 6@@ 5 .
1@@ 10 : 3 ; E@@ cc@@ l .
We strengthen our faith in God and walk wor@@ th@@ ily of Jehovah . ​ — C@@ ol .
I@@ magine , in@@ stead , that someone had tam@@ per@@ ed with the a@@ ir@@ c@@ ra@@ f@@ t’s guid@@ ance system or had deli@@ ber@@ ately fal@@ si@@ fied its d@@ ata !
O@@ r we may be stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing with feelings of in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ac@@ y , with un@@ ful@@ filled expe@@ ct@@ ations , or with personal fa@@ il@@ ings .
But David did not ex@@ pect a mirac@@ le .
Read Romans 12 : 13 .
Rather , they and their famili@@ es see a need , and they want to do what they can to ass@@ ist .
Why is it not wrong to have a bal@@ an@@ ced love of self ?
Fir@@ st I stu@@ died with S@@ to@@ y@@ an and then with To@@ t@@ ka , a very kind Witness .
No@@ tice that the apostle ref@@ ers to ‘ obedi@@ ence from the heart . ’
I thought of Saul and David standing right where I was .
( See the bo@@ x “ St@@ ar@@ t With a W@@ ar@@ m S@@ m@@ ile . ” )
Paul expres@@ sed it this way : “ God re@@ comm@@ ends his own love to us in that , while we were yet sin@@ n@@ ers , Christ died for us . ”
The ter@@ m “ friends ” here inclu@@ des more than those enjo@@ ying close relation@@ shi@@ ps with one another .
They were to be bal@@ an@@ ced in the use of al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ ages , were not to be lo@@ v@@ ers of money , and were to exerc@@ ise self - control .
O@@ ld A@@ ge “ a C@@ ro@@ wn of Be@@ au@@ ty , ” 1 / 15
Those who ye@@ ar@@ n for “ the good old days ” may ac@@ tually for@@ get that those days were also filled with problems and tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es and that life was never truly ide@@ al .
Th@@ ough Davi@@ d’s circumstances chang@@ ed many times over the years , he rema@@ ined con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah’s care for his loyal servants never chang@@ es .
“ I wonder@@ ed if God truly car@@ ed about me .
D@@ E@@ C@@ E@@ P@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N is al@@ most as old as mankind .
The S@@ ear@@ ch Con@@ t@@ inu@@ es
Si@@ mil@@ arly , before teaching a less experienced brother a set of s@@ k@@ ill@@ s , you may dis@@ cer@@ n the need to share some n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing Scriptural thoughts with him so as to make his heart more responsi@@ ve to the tra@@ ining he will receive . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Jehovah’s Will in He@@ av@@ en
On@@ ly because of Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness and Jesus ’ sacrifice can we have our sin@@ s for@@ given
How did the apostles res@@ ol@@ ve this deli@@ c@@ ate is@@ sue ?
Of course , they want their children to do well in school and learn the necess@@ ary s@@ k@@ ill@@ s for main@@ tain@@ ing themselves in the days a@@ head .
How We Sh@@ ould Be Af@@ fe@@ cted
The Christian congregation has helped many individuals to cle@@ an@@ se themselves of de@@ fil@@ ing practic@@ es .
“ If you mar@@ ry him , you are b@@ ound to go to j@@ a@@ il . ”
▪ A good re@@ pu@@ tation
As the children gre@@ w , we dis@@ co@@ vered that imp@@ l@@ an@@ ting love in their hearts requi@@ red us to know what was in their hearts already .
Be@@ fore we came to know Jehovah , we may have had many bad qualities .
Since Satan is “ the go@@ d of this system of things , ” anything that is very po@@ pul@@ ar could pos@@ si@@ bly hi@@ de one of his tra@@ ps . ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 4 ; 1 John 2 : 15 , 16 .
I found a ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine about death for my teach@@ er ! ”
How appro@@ pri@@ ate that in the year 33 C.E . , on that very day , Jehovah th@@ war@@ ted Satan’s vi@@ ci@@ ous efforts to s@@ il@@ ence forever his “ faithful and true witness ” !
Jesus ful@@ filled those prophe@@ ci@@ es by keep@@ ing his message f@@ res@@ h and ali@@ ve , using “ w@@ in@@ some words ” as he taught the tru@@ ths he so loved .
We also should not feel that par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in Christian activities som@@ eho@@ w exc@@ uses us from the need to a@@ bi@@ de by God’s la@@ ws in other are@@ as of our life .
How do angels af@@ fect us today ?
Are you “ rich toward God ” ?
Th@@ ough his health was not the best , he went preaching ne@@ arly every we@@ ek@@ end , ze@@ al@@ ously pu@@ t@@ ting Kingdom inter@@ ests first .
Yet , Jesus also gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es us fre@@ e@@ dom to tell the whole world the good news .
So make time to la@@ u@@ gh , pla@@ y , work , and “ draw close to God ” together .
Jesus , however , showed com@@ pas@@ sion for the po@@ or and a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted .
Gi@@ ve an example of how God’s servants are re@@ aching out to help others learn about the Kingdom .
At the same time , I try to w@@ in my husband ‘ without a word ’ through my good be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
Why do those re@@ pres@@ ented by the fine so@@ il be@@ ar fru@@ it in different am@@ oun@@ ts ?
Yet , do you at times feel some@@ what dist@@ ant from Jehovah ?
3 : 9 ; 22 : 9 .
Of course , some individu@@ al n@@ atur@@ al Israelites did become jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s with Christ .
The sons of Israel had a hist@@ ory of tur@@ ning away from true worship .
T@@ im@@ es have chang@@ ed since then ​ — and so has this j@@ our@@ n@@ al .
H@@ ear@@ ing the Bible , not just having a Bible , is what buil@@ ds faith .
• Of what import@@ ance is cle@@ an@@ ness to God’s people ?
What can we learn from Paul’s example that can help us to be more effe@@ ctive in our preaching and teaching ?
This was bene@@ fi@@ cial , as the 30 members of the congregation there proved to be a fine s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement .
Timothy , we may well i@@ magine , was a@@ wed and hum@@ b@@ led by this great trust and responsi@@ bility .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ati@@ vely medit@@ ating on what we have learned will help us to for@@ ti@@ fy our love for Jehovah and for his Word .
God is the righ@@ t@@ ful S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn to whom all should look for rul@@ er@@ ship .
The Go@@ spe@@ l of Matthew high@@ ligh@@ ts two ma@@ in ob@@ je@@ c@@ ti@@ ves of our preaching activities .
If so , you no doubt appreci@@ ated the fine spiritual food that was dis@@ p@@ en@@ sed at these ga@@ ther@@ ings for worship of the true God , Jehovah .
Pet@@ iti@@ on Jehovah for his holy spirit to help you prom@@ o@@ te peace in the home .
N@@ i@@ els has been both a good husband and a fine father , taking a real interest in his family .
However , Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the tal@@ ents foc@@ uses on the fin@@ al acc@@ oun@@ ting for the anointed who are ali@@ ve on earth at the time of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
In some par@@ ts of the world , people would like to have a mo@@ bi@@ le p@@ ho@@ ne , a mo@@ t@@ or@@ bi@@ ke , or a small pi@@ e@@ ce of land .
I am am@@ a@@ zed at Jehovah’s ability to give me just what I need . ”
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful Christian W@@ om@@ en ​ — P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous Wor@@ shi@@ p@@ ers of God
L@@ ater that night , Jesus ann@@ oun@@ ced to Peter , James , and John in the gar@@ den of Ge@@ th@@ s@@ em@@ ane : “ Lo@@ ok ! My be@@ tra@@ y@@ er has dra@@ wn near . ”
That is fine .
How thr@@ ill@@ ing it must have been when that prayer was ans@@ wer@@ ed , for they were “ filled with the holy spirit and were speaking the word of God with b@@ ol@@ dness ” !
11 : 13 , 14 .
What question deser@@ ves our consider@@ ation ?
Sh@@ ould the C@@ l@@ er@@ gy P@@ re@@ ach P@@ ol@@ iti@@ c@@ s ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , as they gro@@ w up , they will have the information they need in acc@@ ord with their matu@@ r@@ ity le@@ v@@ el .
( b ) Why is preaching to people in their mother t@@ ong@@ ue often help@@ ful ?
Then you remember that in Jehovah’s eyes , your o@@ ffering is sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant .
“ Because you kept what I said about end@@ ur@@ ance , I will also keep you from the h@@ our of t@@ est , ” the Lord Jesus told the congregation in Phil@@ ad@@ el@@ p@@ hi@@ a .
At times , an el@@ der may not do things as direc@@ ted by the faithful slave class and its Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
“ She Just Ma@@ de U@@ s C@@ ome ”
E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el became spe@@ e@@ ch@@ less as reg@@ ar@@ ds anything fur@@ ther on the si@@ e@@ ge of Jerusalem . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 24 : 25 - 27 .
He pu@@ ts away false religious practic@@ es and un@@ desi@@ ra@@ ble tra@@ its of his form@@ er way of life and cultiv@@ ates the Chris@@ t@@ like person@@ ality .
On the other hand , God could have simply over@@ loo@@ ked the sin .
Jehovah used both of them to deli@@ ver and to lead his people . ​ — Genesis 4@@ 1 : 39 - 4@@ 1 ; 4@@ 5 : 5 ; 2 Samuel 5 : 4 , 5 .
What H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah pro@@ claim@@ ed is recorded in the Bible boo@@ ks be@@ aring their n@@ ames .
What will be the living con@@ di@@ tions when Christ rul@@ es over the earth ?
You were fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less in your ways from the day of your being cre@@ ated until un@@ righteousness was found in you .
He showed consider@@ ation for the sh@@ ame they now felt at being n@@ ak@@ ed .
In another psal@@ m , David san@@ g : “ One thing I have asked from Jehovah ​ — it is what I will look for — ​ that I may d@@ well in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life , to ga@@ ze upon the pleas@@ an@@ t@@ ness of Jehovah and to look with appreciation upon his temple . ”
F@@ ri@@ end@@ ship deep@@ ens when good commun@@ ic@@ ation ex@@ ists .
Witnesses in H@@ on@@ du@@ ra@@ s and many other lands don@@ ated clo@@ th@@ es , food , me@@ dic@@ ine , and other ba@@ si@@ c it@@ em@@ s .
However , it has a fin@@ al fulfill@@ ment in Par@@ adise .
What can humans never accom@@ pl@@ ish , and why not ?
Some of these show not only how en@@ v@@ y develop@@ s but also how it po@@ is@@ ons those who allow it to over@@ power them .
N@@ ever for@@ get that your s@@ inc@@ ere prayers “ will be ri@@ ch@@ ly re@@ war@@ ded . ”
This was the case in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , where Paul s@@ ought out Jews and God - fe@@ aring G@@ ent@@ il@@ es at the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e .
Wh@@ er@@ ever Paul went , he was also ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary in preaching “ public@@ ly and from house to house . ” ​ — Acts 17 : 17 , 34 ; 20 : 20 .
Jesus con@@ dem@@ ned the religious lead@@ ers of his day because they made each of their disciples “ a sub@@ ject for Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na . ”
Father died in 194@@ 3 , at the age of 5@@ 2 .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jehovah does provide physical prote@@ ction for his people as a group .
The In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents As@@ soci@@ ation is used in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in .
What pre@@ ven@@ ted Joseph from succ@@ um@@ b@@ ing to her re@@ pe@@ ated advan@@ ces ?
“ When I first saw God’s name in the Bible , I we@@ pt .
I wanted to ra@@ ise my son well , to teach him , pla@@ y with him , and tra@@ in him in the preaching work .
Still others enjoy assign@@ ments in the travel@@ ing work , in Bethel service , or in the mission@@ ary field .
God wants us to appro@@ ach him direc@@ tly in prayer even if we are bur@@ d@@ ened down by personal sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings .
As a cou@@ ple , they obe@@ yed Ca@@ es@@ ar@@ ’s dec@@ ree and also clo@@ sel@@ y ad@@ her@@ ed to the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
; Ne@@ w@@ some , D .
In 194@@ 9 , when I was 13 years old , our family im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ated to B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , Mo@@ ther’s home country , and set@@ t@@ led in the out@@ s@@ ki@@ r@@ ts of Ri@@ o de J@@ an@@ ei@@ r@@ o .
Pe@@ ace with our brothers is the most important thing .
Acc@@ ording to Mar@@ k@@ ’s par@@ al@@ le@@ l account , Jesus indic@@ ated that his disciples would be part of a spiritual bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
The I@@ si@@ o@@ c@@ has gave me food , and others l@@ ent me money to star@@ t pet@@ ty tra@@ ding .
There is strong evidence that Satan and his demon@@ ic hor@@ des were c@@ ast out of heaven following that year .
C@@ learly , c@@ eli@@ ba@@ cy is not requi@@ red by God , nor is it com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory for Christian min@@ isters .
The coming of the Kingdom of God !
In 19@@ 7@@ 4 , two years after the mem@@ or@@ able vis@@ it of Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r , there was pol@@ itical up@@ he@@ a@@ val in C@@ y@@ pr@@ us .
Gi@@ ve Th@@ an@@ ks to Jehovah and Be B@@ less@@ ed
“ All 3@@ 00 re@@ turned un@@ har@@ m@@ ed . ”
The ministry of both grou@@ ps invol@@ ves refle@@ cting the glory of Jehovah not only in what they teach but also in how they live .
Those words may have remin@@ ded Jewish Christians of the sacrific@@ es that were a fe@@ ature of their worship before they became followers of Jesus .
If you would like to com@@ ment more fre@@ qu@@ ently at meetings , why not work out in ad@@ v@@ ance something you wish to say ?
In any case , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of her physical beau@@ ty , such a woman is not to be desi@@ red .
“ A mo@@ der@@ n e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent expres@@ sion might be ‘ a can@@ c@@ er ’ ​ — some di@@ se@@ ase which prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely sa@@ ps a person@@ ’s vit@@ ality , ” states another .
How can an un@@ ful@@ filled desire to have children cause dist@@ ress ?
He simply had confidence that Jehovah valu@@ ed him as an individu@@ al .
When Jesus ut@@ tered those words , the discus@@ sion cen@@ tered on ta@@ x@@ es .
Although the pos@@ si@@ bility of be@@ coming a vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty still ex@@ ists , we can find comfort in having a close relationship with God and fir@@ m faith in his promises .
However , I had to under@@ go sur@@ g@@ er@@ y again ​ — this time a c@@ olo@@ st@@ om@@ y .
She expla@@ ins : “ The Bible ans@@ wer@@ ed every question that I could ask .
( b ) What are some of the direc@@ tions we find in the Bible , and why should we obey them ?
“ D@@ O N@@ O@@ T H@@ I@@ D@@ E Y@@ O@@ U@@ R E@@ A@@ R T@@ O M@@ Y R@@ EL@@ I@@ E@@ F ”
O@@ ver the next few we@@ ek@@ s , Le@@ ah plac@@ ed 23 co@@ pi@@ es of the Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k book with her scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es and their friends .
W@@ es@@ sel bel@@ ong@@ ed to a group of scho@@ l@@ ars who travel@@ ed from li@@ br@@ ary to li@@ br@@ ary and from mon@@ ast@@ er@@ y to mon@@ ast@@ er@@ y in sear@@ ch of r@@ are man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts and long - lost boo@@ ks .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we need to per@@ form “ de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion ” with re@@ ver@@ ence for God and loyal att@@ ach@@ ment to him .
When Kingdom he@@ ir@@ s were called in the first century , not all of them had respon@@ sible positi@@ ons in the congregation .
A though@@ t@@ less re@@ pet@@ iti@@ on of some s@@ l@@ an@@ der might ru@@ in a li@@ fel@@ ong fri@@ end@@ ship .
It is similar in our time .
O@@ thers have vo@@ ic@@ ed the question after a wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad cal@@ am@@ ity or when they person@@ ally felt hard - pres@@ sed and could not understand why God did not inter@@ v@@ ene .
Th@@ ree of the apostles ​ — Peter , James , and John — ​ accom@@ pan@@ y Jesus to a spo@@ t deep@@ er in the gar@@ den .
And Jehovah proved true to his word .
I@@ nt@@ ol@@ er@@ ance , pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce , and dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ation continue to cause problems for the 2@@ 4@@ ,@@ 9@@ 6@@ 1 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers in B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m .
30 V@@ ati@@ can Se@@ ek@@ s to Eli@@ min@@ ate U@@ se of the Di@@ v@@ ine N@@ ame
T@@ O MI@@ L@@ L@@ I@@ ON@@ S of Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s around the world , the 18@@ 70 dec@@ ree of the first V@@ ati@@ can C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l is a do@@ g@@ ma of the ch@@ urch , a bin@@ ding teaching .
If he was d@@ ro@@ w@@ s@@ y , he should have st@@ op@@ ped and rest@@ ed until he was no longer s@@ le@@ ep@@ y , or he should have had someone el@@ se d@@ ri@@ ve .
God’s seem@@ ing indi@@ ffer@@ ence to wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness has also long tr@@ oub@@ led humans .
It is likely that the Jews re@@ pres@@ ented something like a ten@@ th of the whole po@@ pul@@ ation of the emp@@ i@@ re , and in the plac@@ es where they were most con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ated , in the c@@ ities of the e@@ ast@@ er@@ n pro@@ v@@ inc@@ es , they may have been a qu@@ ar@@ ter or more of the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants . ”
Bethel service
The one con@@ duc@@ ting should avoid em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sing the person who gave the answer .
A@@ R@@ E you a person of princi@@ ple ?
God’s Kingdom , 7 / 15
This is ex@@ ac@@ tly what Jesus and his apostles pre@@ di@@ cted would ha@@ p@@ pen .
G@@ et@@ ting ad@@ ju@@ sted to the H@@ in@@ du and Mus@@ li@@ m commun@@ ities requi@@ red pati@@ ence and per@@ sever@@ ance .
Mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place with ele@@ g@@ ant col@@ on@@ n@@ ad@@ es and st@@ alls
Their effort has not been in va@@ in because he “ is not far off from each one of us . ” ​ — Acts 17 : 26 - 28 .
• How can you prove yourself ready for Jehovah’s day ?
1 , 2 . ( a ) God’s servants look for@@ ward to what pri@@ ze ?
Th@@ ough the ser@@ p@@ ent might have seem@@ ed to be a friend , Satan the Devil was in re@@ ality a c@@ ru@@ el enem@@ y who knew the f@@ at@@ al con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of his su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion to E@@ ve .
At that , the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der gave L@@ in@@ da a war@@ m hu@@ g .
Al@@ so , some anointed ones might not stay faithful .
H@@ ome dec@@ or@@ at@@ ors , clo@@ thing desi@@ gn@@ ers , and ar@@ t@@ ists also know that col@@ ors can ev@@ oke emo@@ tional respon@@ se .
As wh@@ ites , we were not allow@@ ed to witness in bl@@ ack are@@ as without a govern@@ ment per@@ mit .
Yes , these were spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c prayers for Christians in C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e .
In fact , when both mat@@ es prof@@ ess to be Christians and yet their marriage fa@@ il@@ s , ob@@ serv@@ ers may think that such individuals do not really prac@@ tice what they preach . ​ — R@@ om . 2 : 21 - 24 .
Some who live in a f@@ ast - p@@ ac@@ ed soci@@ ety and who must tra@@ v@@ el may view s@@ now mer@@ ely as an ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le .
Paul desi@@ red to s@@ tic@@ k stri@@ c@@ tly to his com@@ mis@@ sion to ‘ preach the kingdom of God and teach the things concer@@ ning the Lord Jesus Christ . ’
It would certainly be contr@@ ary to the Scriptures for a true Christian to su@@ gg@@ est that someone el@@ se@@ ’s child be circum@@ c@@ ised .
E@@ ven@@ tually , he did have an opportunity to work with Paul ​ — and Timothy — ​ in R@@ ome .
He had a well - pa@@ ying jo@@ b as a com@@ pu@@ ter te@@ ch@@ ni@@ ci@@ an .
Jo@@ an and I attend@@ ed the Ch@@ urch of Eng@@ land v@@ il@@ la@@ ge school where A@@ un@@ t M@@ il@@ li@@ e took a fir@@ m stand with the he@@ ad@@ mis@@ t@@ ress regarding our religious educ@@ ation .
The In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t provi@@ des ess@@ enti@@ al to@@ ol@@ s to work out a conven@@ i@@ ent and e@@ con@@ om@@ ic@@ al it@@ in@@ er@@ ary for a tri@@ p we may be pl@@ an@@ ning and helps us make the necess@@ ary boo@@ k@@ ings .
And those who@@ se heart is still in the full - time service but who for vari@@ ous reas@@ ons have had to li@@ mit their activ@@ ity also appreci@@ ate recei@@ ving encourag@@ ement .
12 : 8 ; Luke 6 : 5 .
That is something of which even loyal Christians should re@@ mind themselves regul@@ arly .
So take Jehovah at his word , and accept his for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess ! ​ — Is@@ a .
What can help us to avoid se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality ?
How is Jehovah’s love sh@@ own in the way humans are made ?
We had been married for 20 years when we fac@@ ed an un@@ expe@@ cted turn of events .
How would this ransom satis@@ fy justice ? ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
“ He himself well kno@@ ws the form@@ ation of us , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that we are du@@ st , ” wrote David .
A Ger@@ man gener@@ al , it has been said , ad@@ mit@@ ted that one reason for de@@ fe@@ at in World W@@ ar I was that the people “ were h@@ y@@ p@@ no@@ ti@@ zed by the enem@@ y pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda as a ra@@ b@@ bi@@ t is by a s@@ n@@ ake . ”
For example , just fi@@ ve years before the ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent rel@@ ated a@@ bo@@ ve , Joh@@ n@@ ’s mother had a friend who@@ se child was kil@@ led tr@@ ying to cro@@ ss that very high@@ way !
The pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ i also show that with writ@@ ing materi@@ als in sh@@ ort supp@@ ly , cop@@ y@@ ists often re@@ used old pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us she@@ e@@ ts .
S@@ ur@@ ely they deser@@ ved to be pa@@ id more !
How comm@@ end@@ able it is that this sense of won@@ der can be found among mo@@ der@@ n - day worshi@@ p@@ ers of God !
• How should a husband tre@@ at his wife ?
Rather , he is “ rich in mer@@ cy . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
Ha@@ ve they really found some se@@ cre@@ t to happiness that the rest of God’s servants have mis@@ sed ? ​ — Read Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 14 .
“ When anxi@@ e@@ ties over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed me , you [ Jehovah ] com@@ for@@ ted and so@@ o@@ th@@ ed me . ” ​ — P@@ s .
There were h@@ in@@ d@@ ran@@ ces , however .
They even tri@@ ed to make their brothers jo@@ in them in their sin@@ s .
The God of the Bible , then , is a spirit person .
Those words are encourag@@ ing , yet so@@ ber@@ ing , to all who have taken up the r@@ ace for life today . Why ?
I re@@ turned home to vis@@ it my mother .
C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ T@@ R@@ Y O@@ F O@@ R@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ N : Z@@ AMB@@ I@@ A
A@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ z@@ ing , 11 / 1
The matter was res@@ ol@@ ved .
S@@ ome@@ times we may seek direction from a matu@@ re Christian ​ — ma@@ y@@ be a congregation el@@ der — ​ expe@@ cting to receive a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c rule that app@@ lies to our situation .
The apostle Paul re@@ comm@@ ended that we “ work what is good toward all , but especially toward those rel@@ ated to us in the faith . ”
I still have all my no@@ tes .
Paul wrote : “ We continu@@ ally remember your faithful work , your loving la@@ b@@ or , and your end@@ ur@@ ance because of your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the pres@@ ence of our God and Father . ”
Israel was a nation dedic@@ ated to God .
Do you occasi@@ on@@ ally feel a t@@ ing@@ e of en@@ v@@ y toward the well - to - do and their in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ent life - st@@ y@@ les ?
12 / 1 Com@@ for@@ ting T@@ er@@ min@@ ally I@@ l@@ l , 5 / 1
Mo@@ st important of all , you will make Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice .
Some are assign@@ ed to congregations along the r@@ ou@@ te in order to take care of the ter@@ rit@@ ory and cultiv@@ ate the interest found .
“ This night there sto@@ od near me an ang@@ el of the God to whom I bel@@ ong . ” ​ — A@@ C@@ T@@ S 27 : 23 .
He loo@@ ked at me and said , “ You will give the talk next S@@ atur@@ day . ”
In other coun@@ tri@@ es , div@@ or@@ ce is a@@ vail@@ able , but the pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re is very long , com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated , and dem@@ an@@ ding .
Ther@@ efore , they want to share these good things with others .
I will pa@@ y my v@@ ow@@ s to Jehovah in the pres@@ ence of all his people . ” ​ — P@@ s .
Let us consider that verse in more de@@ ta@@ il .
This helped set the rec@@ ord st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght for the future .
Pro@@ vi@@ ding a me@@ al for travel@@ ing overse@@ ers and their wi@@ ves or for full - time servants in the congregation is an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent way to displa@@ y ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality .
The F@@ lood , however , did not wa@@ s@@ h away imper@@ fe@@ ction , and humans still had to cop@@ e with the inv@@ isi@@ ble influ@@ ence of Satan and the re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous angels .
“ Ke@@ ep wal@@ king by spirit and you will car@@ ry out no fle@@ sh@@ ly desire at all . ” ​ — G@@ A@@ L .
We commun@@ ic@@ ate regul@@ arly every day .
Of course , some@@ times the c@@ atch@@ er also ge@@ ts ca@@ ught ; his le@@ ap@@ s may draw the attention of other pre@@ d@@ at@@ ors who are ready to s@@ wal@@ low him as he makes his s@@ pla@@ sh@@ down .
An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch ( of S@@ y@@ ri@@ a )
These par@@ ts , however , make up only a small por@@ tion of his transl@@ ation .
H@@ app@@ iness comes to those who . . .
P@@ artic@@ ul@@ arly since 19@@ 19 , a war@@ ning message similar to the one given by Noah has been declar@@ ed to people of all nations .
In ad@@ dition to main@@ tain@@ ing order , P@@ il@@ ate over@@ saw the col@@ le@@ ction of indi@@ rec@@ t ta@@ x@@ es and the pol@@ l ta@@ x .
They may ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct sub@@ mit@@ ting themselves to spiritual c@@ he@@ c@@ ku@@ ps or self - exam@@ in@@ ation until disa@@ ster str@@ ik@@ es .
It was pos@@ si@@ bly under his direction that the building of Ba@@ be@@ l and its tower began about 2@@ 2@@ 6@@ 9 B.C.E .
Ye@@ ars later , when Paul’s apost@@ le@@ ship was dis@@ pu@@ ted , he de@@ f@@ ended his authority by refer@@ ring to his experience on the ro@@ ad to D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us .
Acc@@ ording to Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or U@@ s@@ si@@ sh@@ k@@ in , this mo@@ at was an un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted fe@@ ature for Bi@@ bli@@ cal times .
The principles stated in this article also apply to those desi@@ r@@ ous of serving as minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants .
During his re@@ sear@@ ch , the stud@@ ent will no doubt dis@@ co@@ ver other Bible principles that will help him to avoid ag@@ gra@@ v@@ ating his proble@@ m .
But how did Psalm 1@@ 18 point to a resurrection that would occ@@ ur many years in the future ?
F@@ ur@@ ther , we can look for opportun@@ ities to “ work what is good toward all , but especially toward those rel@@ ated to us in the faith . ”
15 : 8 .
No one can sto@@ p that from taking place . ​ — Acts 5 : 40 , 4@@ 2 .
We can be sure that any help we offer to them will be much appreci@@ ated .
See the bro@@ ch@@ ure Sh@@ ould You B@@ eli@@ eve in the Tr@@ in@@ ity ? publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
They will also show us how we can prote@@ ct ourselves from his dec@@ ep@@ tive t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s .
Many had ‘ w@@ in@@ ter hous@@ es ’ as well as ‘ sum@@ m@@ er hous@@ es ’ made , not of or@@ din@@ ary mu@@ d bri@@ ck , but of ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive “ he@@ wn st@@ one . ”
12 , 13 . ( a ) How did A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il prove to be sen@@ sible as well as loyal to Jehovah and his anointed one ?
As Jews under the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , Jesus and his apostles sh@@ ared in the an@@ nu@@ al P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
It was still a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous place , but I knew that few of the ten milli@@ on people living in C@@ am@@ bo@@ dia had heard the good news of the Kingdom .
Rather , he was help@@ ing them see that they had a li@@ mit@@ ed am@@ ount of time and that they needed to make the most of it to care for the more important things .
What en@@ ab@@ led these servants of Jehovah to end@@ ure and succ@@ e@@ ed in the r@@ ace ?
H@@ on@@ or is what the wise ones will come to pos@@ s@@ ess , but the stu@@ pi@@ d ones are ex@@ al@@ ting di@@ sh@@ on@@ or . ” ​ — Proverbs 3 : 32 - 35 .
Paul’s instru@@ ction to “ keep s@@ il@@ ent ” appe@@ ars three times in 1 Corinthians chap@@ ter 14 .
S@@ um@@ m@@ ing up her feelings on this matter , T@@ er@@ es@@ a , qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , says : “ No@@ thing br@@ ings more fulfill@@ ment than sp@@ en@@ ding as much time as possible car@@ ing for and teaching your own children . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 27 : 3 .
By making sure that our lives con@@ form to God’s will and his comman@@ ds .
Let us find the answer by re@@ vie@@ wing some of the Scriptural hist@@ ory of Jehovah’s true worshipp@@ ers .
To what ex@@ t@@ ent is Jehovah a@@ ware of what is taking place in the congregations of his people ?
To learn more about the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s practic@@ al ad@@ vice , feel free to cont@@ act Jehovah’s Witnesses lo@@ c@@ ally . O@@ r you may wr@@ ite to the appro@@ pri@@ ate ad@@ d@@ ress lis@@ ted on page 4 or vis@@ it our We@@ b s@@ ite w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ w@@ atch@@ to@@ wer@@ .@@ or@@ g .
W@@ he@@ ther the@@ y@@ ’@@ re right or not , I don@@ ’t know .
Then , these new ones will be exc@@ ited to vis@@ it people again and study the Bible with them .
W@@ el@@ com@@ ed by La@@ ba@@ n
He can use human ag@@ ents to persecu@@ te or disc@@ oura@@ ge us .
Many face family op@@ position .
O@@ ther commun@@ ities loo@@ ked on ag@@ ha@@ st as M@@ ü@@ n@@ ster became the first city in which An@@ a@@ bap@@ t@@ ists were the str@@ ong@@ est religious and pol@@ itical for@@ ce .
I attend@@ ed sever@@ al col@@ le@@ ges and ear@@ ned an associ@@ ate de@@ gre@@ e .
What if you do not ag@@ ree with your husband on some matter ?
They were thus re@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible .
29 : 1 - 15 ; 30 : 15 - 20 ; 31 : 30 .
At the end of that time , on N@@ is@@ an 14 , 33 C.E . , Jesus told them : “ He that exerc@@ ises faith in me , that one also will do the works that I do ; and he will do works greater than these . ”
And no human lead@@ er can promise that !
“ Do not let anyone go out in es@@ cap@@ e from the city to go and make repor@@ t in Je@@ z@@ re@@ el , ” said Je@@ h@@ u .
And even where we have com@@ men@@ ted on a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar Bible text , we may not have deal@@ t with the spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c question that you have in mind .
“ The things you heard from me . . . , en@@ trust to faithful men . ” ​ — 2 T@@ I@@ M .
W@@ rit@@ ten as a s@@ ong similar to the li@@ bre@@ t@@ to , or text of an op@@ er@@ a , the st@@ ory is about the love between a young woman from the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of Sh@@ un@@ em , or S@@ hu@@ le@@ m , and her bel@@ o@@ ved shepher@@ d .
6 , 7 . ( a ) How does the psalmist as@@ sure us that Jehovah will never sto@@ p help@@ ing his people ?
3 , 4 . ( a ) How should we respon@@ d to the di@@ gn@@ ity b@@ es@@ to@@ wed upon us ?
In any case , about 30 years after Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st when Peter wrote his let@@ ters , it would appe@@ ar that there were congregations “ do@@ t@@ ted all over A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or , ” as one scho@@ la@@ r pu@@ ts it .
The g@@ al@@ a@@ xi@@ es of the uni@@ verse t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to Jehovah’s great@@ ness
But consider : If Jesus were Mar@@ y’s only child , would those Na@@ z@@ ar@@ en@@ es have said what they did ?
( Ju@@ d@@ ges 1 : 1 – 3 : 6 )
Is it possible to find con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment in this day and age ?
Fir@@ st , the Bible id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es un@@ desi@@ ra@@ ble person@@ ality tra@@ its that need to be shed .
That af@@ for@@ ded me an opportunity to get a ta@@ st@@ e of pioneer life .
Even those for whom life seem@@ s to be going well may seek ans@@ wers to questions that per@@ ple@@ x them .
Yes , a Christi@@ an’s advan@@ c@@ ement toward matu@@ r@@ ity is “ man@@ i@@ f@@ est , ” or c@@ learly dis@@ cer@@ ni@@ ble .
H@@ er own house had been dam@@ ag@@ ed by the f@@ lood , and her father and si@@ bl@@ ings lost most of their bel@@ ong@@ ings .
“ There was a br@@ il@@ li@@ ance all around him like that of a ra@@ in@@ bo@@ w in a cl@@ ou@@ d on a ra@@ in@@ y day . That was how the sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding br@@ il@@ li@@ ant light appe@@ ared .
Yet , Jehovah wanted Moses to order P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h to let sever@@ al milli@@ on of his sla@@ ves leave the country !
No@@ thing is more important than to be there every ev@@ ening , making c@@ alls . ”
‘ M@@ Y E@@ Y@@ E@@ S H@@ A@@ V@@ E C@@ O@@ M@@ E T@@ O TH@@ E@@ I@@ R EN@@ D I@@ N T@@ E@@ A@@ R@@ S ’
These men feel a sense of acc@@ oun@@ ta@@ bility , real@@ iz@@ ing that they must not la@@ y their hands ha@@ st@@ ily upon any man , l@@ est they share in his sin@@ s . ​ — 1 Timothy 5 : 22 .
Sa@@ ys Psalm 10@@ 4 : 24 : “ How many your works are , O Jehovah !
S@@ ur@@ ely the same is true of life .
Bro@@ ther M@@ ac@@ mil@@ l@@ an served faith@@ fully and loy@@ ally for ne@@ arly 6@@ 6 years , until his death on Au@@ gu@@ st 26 , 19@@ 6@@ 6 .
Because all of God’s servants can feel this way , whether they are anointed or not .
In@@ iti@@ ally , I gave a public talk every S@@ un@@ day , after which O@@ ly would du@@ ti@@ fully cla@@ p .
This si@@ gn says : “ Psalm 1@@ 27 .
He comman@@ ded us to keep meeting together , especially as we get clo@@ s@@ er to the end .
Still , out of his great love , Jehovah arrang@@ ed for our sal@@ vation by sen@@ ding his bel@@ o@@ ved Son from heaven to be born as a perfect human .
Why can we be pleas@@ ed that Christians ac@@ ted ur@@ g@@ ently some 1@@ 00 years ag@@ o ?
There is , however , one man who stan@@ ds out a@@ bo@@ ve all others .
What did Moses say about the benef@@ its of loving Jehovah ?
That we must sp@@ end long h@@ our@@ s in prayer ?
The children of Gal@@ ile@@ e enjo@@ yed e@@ ating e@@ gg@@ s and f@@ ish ; they knew what they wanted .
If you study in this way , you will find much evidence that Jehovah is our Creator and that the Bible is from him .
Our re@@ adi@@ ness to discus@@ s our moral con@@ vi@@ ctions with others and to speak out in de@@ f@@ en@@ se of God’s lo@@ f@@ ty standards can reve@@ al our devo@@ tion to God .
Then the un@@ expe@@ cted happened .
We enjo@@ yed the compan@@ y of many spiritually - min@@ ded famili@@ es , and these were a positi@@ ve influ@@ ence on our gi@@ r@@ ls .
No one go@@ es through life without problems , but we can always thro@@ w our “ bur@@ den upon Jehovah himself . ”
For over 4@@ 6 years , he faith@@ fully served as a prophet , deli@@ ver@@ ing strong mes@@ sa@@ ges of den@@ un@@ ci@@ ation as well as wonderful promises about the rest@@ or@@ ation of true worship .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , many Witnesses have su@@ ffered at the hands of ho@@ st@@ ile rul@@ ers and their min@@ i@@ ons because of not be@@ tra@@ ying their fellow Witnesses nor reve@@ al@@ ing from where they ob@@ ta@@ ined spiritual food .
After gra@@ du@@ ation , Mar@@ th@@ a H@@ ess of Pe@@ ori@@ a , I@@ l@@ l@@ in@@ o@@ is , and I became par@@ t@@ n@@ ers .
• How is the sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic whe@@ at of Jesus ’ par@@ able being brought into Jehovah’s sto@@ re@@ house ?
I tre@@ asure so many mem@@ ori@@ es of meeting de@@ ar ones who are ze@@ al@@ ously giving a great sh@@ out of praise to Jehovah .
Why was the counsel found at 2 Timothy 2 : 24 appro@@ pri@@ ate for an el@@ der in ancient Eph@@ esus , and how can it benefit all Christians ?
However , his associ@@ ate pri@@ ests did have sin@@ s because they were b@@ ought from among sin@@ ful mankind . ​ — Revelation 5 : 9 , 10 .
Jehovah al@@ one is wor@@ thy , or deser@@ ving , of such ho@@ ma@@ ge .
By emp@@ ow@@ ering Moses with holy spirit , Jehovah continued to lead His people .
What problems does he face ?
We had many exc@@ iting experi@@ ences .
Jehovah’s actions and purpose are har@@ mon@@ i@@ ous .
Such is the strength of this little member , our t@@ ong@@ ue , that can spo@@ t up all the body .
Jesus no@@ tic@@ ed the p@@ iti@@ ful con@@ dition of the people in his ter@@ rit@@ ory and ex@@ p@@ ended himself in teaching them and per@@ form@@ ing mirac@@ les for their benefit .
If you were br@@ ing@@ ing your gift to the al@@ ta@@ r and there re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed that your brother had something against you , what were you to do ?
The prophet Mal@@ ach@@ i pre@@ di@@ cted that His coming would be her@@ al@@ ded by someone like Eli@@ j@@ ah . ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 4 : 5 , 6 .
That as@@ sur@@ ance really streng@@ th@@ ened me . ”
How can we satis@@ fy the needs of “ the spiritual man , ” or “ the hi@@ d@@ den man , ” that is , “ the se@@ cre@@ t person of the heart ” ?
After fin@@ ally arri@@ ving at our des@@ t@@ in@@ ation , we sp@@ ent the next day vis@@ iting f@@ ar@@ ms and invit@@ ing all to the show@@ ing of the fil@@ m that night .
Rather , it ref@@ ers to the fact that a wom@@ an’s having children to ten@@ d to , along with the other as@@ pe@@ cts of car@@ ing for a hous@@ eho@@ ld , may keep her from f@@ all@@ ing into a pat@@ ter@@ n of go@@ s@@ si@@ p@@ ing and me@@ dd@@ ling in others ’ af@@ fai@@ r@@ s .
Di@@ d Jesus , Paul , and Timothy reg@@ re@@ t their course in life ?
The second article teach@@ es us how to remain mo@@ des@@ t even when we are under t@@ est .
He was fully devo@@ ted to accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing Jehovah’s will , and he never took a bre@@ ak from living by God’s la@@ ws and principles .
Why H@@ on@@ or the El@@ der@@ ly ?
The father therefore arrang@@ ed to have the family study on one of those ni@@ gh@@ ts .
B@@ ack in his home country , Al@@ ber@@ t now vis@@ its Christian congregations as a travel@@ ing overse@@ er .
Your everlasting future dep@@ ends on what you do now .
Although sla@@ very also ex@@ is@@ ted in ancient Israel , the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law en@@ sur@@ ed that Hebrew sla@@ ves received prote@@ ction .
So E@@ z@@ r@@ a pre@@ pared a full account of the n@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s hist@@ ory , including a clear and dep@@ end@@ able rec@@ ord of the l@@ in@@ e@@ age of Juda@@ h and of David .
“ I came to see how God vie@@ ws people . ” ​ — M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el
‘ Your Will Be D@@ one ’ ​ — Com@@ ple@@ t@@ ely
In rec@@ ent years , public@@ ations discus@@ sing the boo@@ ks of Isaiah , Daniel , and Revelation have helped those atten@@ ding this meeting to understand these por@@ tions of the Bible .
It was Ru@@ th@@ ’s spiritual qualities ​ — her hum@@ ble , self - sacrific@@ ing attitude and her loyal love — ​ that were the ma@@ j@@ or fac@@ t@@ ors in the public es@@ te@@ em she enjo@@ yed .
He took a low@@ er position as a human and gre@@ w up in a family of comm@@ on people .
He rec@@ alls many in@@ stances where c@@ li@@ ents and com@@ pet@@ it@@ ors res@@ or@@ ted to f@@ ra@@ u@@ d when ne@@ go@@ ti@@ ating with govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als .
M@@ ak@@ enz@@ i@@ e , 23 , says : “ If you are kind and are a good listen@@ er , you@@ ’@@ l@@ l get an ide@@ a of what your pe@@ ers are deal@@ ing with .
As imper@@ fect humans , we still have sin lu@@ r@@ king within us like a co@@ iled s@@ n@@ ake ready to str@@ ike .
The next three days , however , have been er@@ as@@ ed from her mem@@ ory .
It is an un@@ deser@@ ved kindness .
A little later , before the si@@ e@@ ge of Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o , it was doub@@ t@@ less M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el , the “ prin@@ ce of the ar@@ my of Jehovah , ” who appe@@ ared to Jo@@ shua to reas@@ sure him of divine ba@@ c@@ king .
That will be part of what Jesus called the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation such as has not occ@@ ur@@ red since the worl@@ d’s beg@@ in@@ ning until now , no , nor will occ@@ ur again . ”
The time is coming when he will ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment on all those who refu@@ se to obey him .
R@@ o@@ sa : My parents were from H@@ ung@@ ary and , like Mari@@ an’s family , had set@@ t@@ led in the nor@@ th of Fr@@ ance to work in the co@@ al min@@ es .
* Acts 27 : 15 uses it in descri@@ b@@ ing a bo@@ at that was se@@ ized and moved , or d@@ ri@@ ven along a certain course , by the w@@ ind .
Na@@ om@@ i became the chil@@ d’s n@@ ur@@ se , and the account says : “ The neigh@@ b@@ or l@@ adi@@ es gave it a name , saying : ‘ A son has been born to Na@@ om@@ i . ’
When I saw the Witnesses pas@@ sing out invit@@ ations for the public talk on S@@ un@@ day , I felt the ur@@ ge to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate .
God encoura@@ ges the wicked to leave their way of life and change their way of thinking .
Like Jesus , then , we seek to emp@@ a@@ th@@ ize with people .
Acc@@ ording to Acts 13 : 38 - 4@@ 1 , the apostle Paul showed Jews in An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch what it would mean to re@@ ject Jesus and thus s@@ pur@@ n his ransom sacrifice .
N@@ ever would we want to say or do anything that could f@@ om@@ ent div@@ isions or prom@@ o@@ te in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate loy@@ al@@ ties among our brothers ​ — or among anyone el@@ se for that matter . ​ — R@@ om .
Be@@ ing gr@@ anted free acc@@ ess to the “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer ” is a truly re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble privilege .
T@@ w@@ o years later , Al@@ me@@ i@@ da was ready for a more ambi@@ ti@@ ous under@@ taking ​ — the transl@@ ation of the complete Christian Greek Scriptures from the L@@ at@@ in V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate .
Abraham allow@@ ed Lo@@ t to sel@@ e@@ ct where he wi@@ shed to take his hous@@ eho@@ ld and flo@@ c@@ ks .
They may also a@@ ban@@ d@@ on another important relationship ​ — their b@@ ond with those ‘ rel@@ ated to them in the faith . ’
Our parents helped us to mem@@ or@@ ize Bible ver@@ ses that would give us guid@@ ance .
Yes , P@@ an@@ ama does serve as an important bri@@ dge to much of the world .
I explained that the he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses is descri@@ bed in the Bible .
On@@ ce under@@ sto@@ od , the prophe@@ tic promise written at Genesis 3 : 15 would give human@@ kind hope that ev@@ en@@ tually “ the origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent , ” Satan the Devil , and all his evil works would be destro@@ yed . ​ — Re@@ v .
It seem@@ s , though , that their ass@@ ist@@ ance did not inclu@@ de ac@@ tu@@ al transl@@ ating .
Although E@@ no@@ ch was sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by ung@@ o@@ d@@ l@@ iness , he “ kept wal@@ king with the true God , ” Jehovah .
I@@ magine a ship that is sin@@ king .
It can do the same for you .
However , more and more Christian cou@@ ples are having serious problems in their marriage .
That would not have been the case had they been com@@ pla@@ in@@ ers about their lo@@ t in life .
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately , the he@@ ading “ The De@@ ad@@ li@@ est T@@ su@@ nam@@ is E@@ ver Re@@ cor@@ ded ” ca@@ ught Mu@@ t@@ su@@ o@@ ’s e@@ ye .
C@@ affe@@ ine appe@@ ars to have some prote@@ ctive effect against li@@ ver dam@@ age , Par@@ kin@@ s@@ on@@ ’s di@@ se@@ ase , di@@ a@@ bet@@ es , Al@@ z@@ he@@ im@@ er@@ ’s , g@@ all@@ st@@ ones , de@@ pres@@ sion and ma@@ y@@ be even some form@@ s of can@@ c@@ er . ”
A@@ c@@ tually , I was reli@@ ev@@ ed when the first hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der brought a quic@@ k end to our con@@ vers@@ ation .
Because they would not bo@@ w to that i@@ ma@@ ge , they were thro@@ wn into the fi@@ er@@ y fur@@ n@@ ace .
For example , according to Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or G@@ am@@ ble , when Au@@ gu@@ st@@ ine on one occasi@@ on heard the vo@@ ice of a child in a neigh@@ bor@@ ing house saying : “ T@@ ake and read , take and read , ” Au@@ gu@@ st@@ ine took that to be a divine comm@@ and to o@@ pen the Bible and read the first text that he saw .
For a congregation to be vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous and heal@@ thy , the individu@@ al members need to be b@@ ound together in un@@ ity .
One is in situ@@ ations ar@@ ising in the family set@@ ting .
Indeed , Moses ’ spiritual educ@@ ation and his faith in Jehovah moved him to fi@@ x his mind on the things a@@ bo@@ ve .
They found that the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ad@@ vice is as reli@@ able today as it was when the Bible was first written .
Christian fa@@ thers and mo@@ thers must work hard to seek God’s appro@@ val and to maintain a good standing with him . ​ — 1 Corinthians 7 : 14 .
He gave the people the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
You can do some re@@ sear@@ ch and return pre@@ pared to provide ‘ a reason for your hope , doing so with a mil@@ d temp@@ er and deep respect . ’ ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 15 .
A@@ c@@ tually , now is the best time to be ali@@ ve , in s@@ pite of inc@@ reas@@ ing world problems .
No doubt it was difficult for him to go from enjo@@ ying the com@@ for@@ table sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s of the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an cour@@ t to living in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Paul wrote : “ Do not be anxi@@ ous over anything , but in everything by prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation along with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving let your pet@@ iti@@ ons be made known to God ; and the peace of God that exc@@ els all thought will gu@@ ard your hearts and your men@@ tal po@@ wers by means of Christ Jesus . ”
This would be a fine way to “ follow the course of ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality . ” ​ — R@@ om .
On May 17 , 198@@ 1 , we were s@@ it@@ ting in the Kingdom H@@ all , listen@@ ing to a public talk .
How did he re@@ act to their p@@ iti@@ ful st@@ ate ?
How vital that we too walk in the way of integrity !
Many sing@@ le Christians find that eng@@ ag@@ ing fully in Bible educ@@ ational work f@@ ill@@ s their lives with meaning .
Su@@ b@@ se@@ qu@@ ent gener@@ ations of Jews were born into this dedic@@ ated nation .
“ I ex@@ hor@@ t you as ali@@ ens and temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents to keep ab@@ sta@@ ining from fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res . ” ​ — 1 P@@ E@@ T .
TH@@ E t@@ ou@@ ris@@ ts were hu@@ ng@@ ry .
Na@@ th@@ ana@@ el , also called Bar@@ th@@ ol@@ ome@@ w , was later privile@@ ged to become one of Jesus ’ 12 apostles . ​ — Mark 3 : 16 - 19 .
The Bible says that “ love never fa@@ il@@ s . ”
For one thing , if our means or our strength do not allow us to invit@@ e others for a me@@ al , sh@@ aring a c@@ up of co@@ f@@ fe@@ e , te@@ a , or some other be@@ ver@@ age is also a way of show@@ ing ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality .
Still , for a li@@ mit@@ ed time , Jehovah showed long - suffering toward mankind .
The transl@@ at@@ ors of the P@@ ent@@ at@@ ú@@ c used the I@@ ris@@ h ter@@ m “ I@@ á@@ v@@ é ” for God’s name in many of the plac@@ es where it appe@@ ars in the Hebrew Scriptures , re@@ pres@@ ented by the T@@ et@@ ra@@ gr@@ am@@ mat@@ on or Y@@ H@@ W@@ H .
While A@@ be@@ l was the f@@ our@@ th human to ex@@ ist , it seem@@ s that he was the first one whom God saw as re@@ de@@ e@@ ma@@ ble .
Still , when what may have been the origin@@ al writ@@ ings of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law were found and read to Jo@@ si@@ ah , he saw the need to do God’s will more fully .
Jo@@ shua had the honor of being Moses ’ personal attend@@ ant , or “ minis@@ ter , ” “ from his young man@@ ho@@ od ” until Moses ’ death , a peri@@ od of some 40 years . ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 11 : 28 .
An@@ y person who feel@@ s dra@@ wn to Jehovah can only be rep@@ ul@@ sed by the Devil .
However , from early on , that ir@@ on has been mi@@ x@@ ed with cla@@ y .
His bu@@ sin@@ ess en@@ ter@@ pris@@ e su@@ ff@@ ers lo@@ s@@ ses in no time .
See the F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 8 , 199@@ 4 ; F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 8 , 199@@ 7 ; May 22 , 20@@ 00 ; and J@@ anu@@ ary 22 , 200@@ 1 , is@@ su@@ es of A@@ wa@@ ke !
For Jehovah as@@ sures us : “ So my word that go@@ es for@@ th from my m@@ ou@@ th will prove to be . It will not return to me without resul@@ ts , but it will certainly do that in which I have deli@@ gh@@ ted . ”
But A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il took action to sa@@ ve her hous@@ eho@@ ld .
You really feel Jehovah’s care more than ever . ”
How tru@@ th@@ ful are the words at E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 4 : 9 , 10 : “ T@@ w@@ o are better than one , . . . for if one of them should f@@ all , the other one can ra@@ ise his par@@ t@@ ner up ” !
Yet , I did not feel af@@ ra@@ id .
We jo@@ in them in teaching others that if they exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus , they too can enjoy everlasting life .
T@@ ac@@ oma D@@ ome , 2@@ 7@@ 27 E@@ ast D S@@ t .
But think ​ — if it is God’s will that people should come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth , would he un@@ fai@@ r@@ ly conc@@ e@@ al it from them ?
At the end of her vis@@ it , D@@ or@@ o@@ ta ur@@ ged J@@ an@@ ina to read the Bible .
Still , we do not a@@ bu@@ se our fre@@ e@@ dom .
God’s spirit was p@@ our@@ ed out on this enti@@ re group .
How did other brothers de@@ al with the har@@ d@@ ship , and what was done to help them ?
These Christians show self - sacrific@@ ing love for fellow believers and preach the same good news of God’s Kingdom in all the lands where they are ac@@ tive .
We read : “ By faith A@@ be@@ l offered God a sacrifice of greater wor@@ th than Ca@@ in , through which faith he had witness bor@@ ne to him that he was righteous . ” ​ — Hebrews 11 : 4 .
Then we h@@ ur@@ ri@@ ed back to the par@@ ked ca@@ r , coun@@ ted he@@ a@@ ds , and v@@ ani@@ shed into the bl@@ ack of the night .
Jesus told some doub@@ ting Jews : “ The qu@@ e@@ en of the sou@@ th will be ra@@ ised up in the judgment with this gener@@ ation and will con@@ dem@@ n it ; because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon , but , look ! something more than Solomon is here . ”
( b ) What new fe@@ ature of Jehovah’s purpose would Jesus ’ disciples have to make known ?
He said : “ The Son of man came . . . to give his life a ransom for many . ”
A H@@ ist@@ ori@@ c Con@@ ven@@ tion
5 , 6 . ( a ) How did Jesus help the apostles not to be fe@@ ar@@ ful of what la@@ y a@@ head ?
So we cle@@ an@@ ed up the ro@@ om , v@@ ac@@ u@@ um@@ ed the flo@@ or , and put the cha@@ ir@@ s out . ”
His tri@@ als would re@@ ach an ag@@ on@@ iz@@ ing c@@ li@@ ma@@ x on the t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake .
In nor@@ ther@@ n Al@@ ban@@ ia a repor@@ t reve@@ aled that more than 6@@ ,000 children have become vi@@ r@@ tu@@ al pris@@ on@@ ers in their own ho@@ m@@ es for fear of being sh@@ o@@ t by enem@@ ies of their famili@@ es .
P@@ ra@@ ying for others may change our attitude toward them .
I W@@ A@@ S born in 19@@ 39 and gre@@ w up in r@@ ur@@ al S@@ as@@ kat@@ c@@ he@@ wa@@ n , Cana@@ da , along with four sisters and a brother .
The only religion that seem@@ s to care are the Jehovah’s Witnesses , who go out and me@@ et people and are gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely involved in preaching the truth . ”
If Satan had thus pl@@ an@@ ned to star@@ t one religion with ever@@ yone worshipp@@ ing him , his p@@ lo@@ t was an ut@@ ter fa@@ il@@ ure .
L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing to these has brought him a great de@@ al of enjo@@ y@@ ment .
R@@ ul@@ ing from heaven , this Kingdom will be earth@@ ’s so@@ le govern@@ ment .
( b ) What kind of ad@@ vice is dis@@ p@@ en@@ sed ?
In 194@@ 4 , Father died , lea@@ ving me to care for M@@ other and my ei@@ ght sisters and three brothers .
P@@ il@@ o@@ ts ad@@ v@@ ise ship cap@@ tain@@ s to give san@@ d@@ ban@@ ks that st@@ re@@ t@@ ch bene@@ ath the w@@ at@@ ers a wide ber@@ th .
But that was n@@ ine years ear@@ li@@ er , in about 36 C.E .
• For what reas@@ ons does Jehovah allow persecu@@ tion to come upon his servants ?
How do you think M@@ ary and Joseph felt when after three days they fin@@ ally found Jesus in the temple ?
S@@ ad@@ ly , there are “ wicked men ” in this world who are b@@ ent on ex@@ p@@ lo@@ iting in@@ no@@ c@@ ent children .
The sur@@ g@@ er@@ y was per@@ form@@ ed and was a succ@@ ess .
Of course , if parents have no n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction for their children , it might be difficult for those children to obey from the heart .
Mo@@ re@@ over , you need to know who Jesus was and is because he will have a direc@@ t effect on your future .
E@@ i@@ ght - year - old S@@ il@@ vi@@ a had seen the name in an Ar@@ men@@ i@@ an Bible , a family tre@@ asure sh@@ own to her by another little gi@@ r@@ l .
That is how Jehovah ca@@ res for his people .
Re@@ ally , our sur@@ vi@@ val invol@@ ves being devo@@ ted to Jehovah God and lear@@ ning about the kind of conduct and de@@ e@@ ds that ple@@ ase him .
Tru@@ e Christians , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly anointed ones , lik@@ e@@ wise find strength and encourag@@ ement in refle@@ cting upon the love that Jesus Christ has sh@@ own toward them .
( c ) How have you benef@@ ited from Jehovah’s instru@@ ction ?
Many people are inc@@ reas@@ ingly con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that we have re@@ ached a pi@@ vo@@ tal point in world hist@@ ory .
Those who had wor@@ ked the full 12 h@@ our@@ s conclu@@ ded that they would get cor@@ respon@@ ding@@ ly more .
Jehovah has for@@ given our sin@@ s and can continue to for@@ give them .
Di@@ gn@@ ity in worship , then , invol@@ ves honor and respect .
The L@@ ar@@ sen@@ s are still at Bethel in D@@ en@@ mar@@ k , and J@@ ø@@ r@@ g@@ en is co@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ or of the B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e .
In 199@@ 9 there were over 60 congregations in G@@ u@@ at@@ em@@ ala C@@ ity .
Jesus was then speaking to the 11 faithful apostles .
We know that the Bible is from God because it acc@@ ur@@ ately fore@@ tel@@ ls the future .
And what can we do to ac@@ qui@@ re a heart ag@@ re@@ e@@ able to him ?
“ G@@ o therefore and make disciples . . . , bapti@@ z@@ ing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
E@@ spe@@ cially today , when many people pa@@ y little attention to keep@@ ing themselves , their at@@ ti@@ re , or their sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s clean , those who do are often no@@ tic@@ ed by people around them .
Let God’s Word G@@ u@@ i@@ de Your S@@ te@@ ps
D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ments in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or con@@ fir@@ m that early Christians took to heart Jesus ’ comm@@ and : “ G@@ o therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations . ” ​ — Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 .
The ide@@ a that God came to earth and lived as the man Jesus , which is cen@@ tr@@ al to the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of the Tr@@ in@@ ity , has been around for a long time ​ — but it does not d@@ ate back to Jesus .
3 : 4@@ 4 .
So a c@@ ru@@ cial question needed to be ans@@ wer@@ ed : Who among those grou@@ ps were the whe@@ at ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly today , Jehovah gives his people in@@ sight and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment through their study of the Bible .
What lea@@ ds milli@@ ons to Jehovah’s worship ?
16 : 9 ) Of course , we wish to imitate Jehovah .
W@@ rote the prophet Mi@@ ca@@ h : “ The rema@@ ining ones of Jac@@ o@@ b must become in the mi@@ d@@ st of many pe@@ op@@ les like de@@ w from Jehovah , like co@@ pi@@ ous show@@ ers upon ve@@ get@@ ation , that does not hope for man or wa@@ it for the sons of earth@@ ling man . ”
5 : 25 , 28 , 29 .
‘ The rema@@ in@@ der of ra@@ g@@ ing by man , God gi@@ r@@ ds upon himself . ’
Des@@ pite in@@ sul@@ ts , a@@ bu@@ se , and an ign@@ om@@ in@@ i@@ ous death , he main@@ ta@@ ined self - control and di@@ gn@@ ity .
The N@@ ature Bul@@ let@@ in states : “ The str@@ ang@@ est and perhaps the most important pro@@ per@@ ty [ of ice ] is that water ex@@ pan@@ ds as it fre@@ e@@ z@@ es . . .
Th@@ r@@ ough her , I me@@ t Jo@@ ven@@ ci@@ o , and he began stud@@ ying the Bible with me .
U@@ se the account at Proverbs 5 : 3 - 14 to help your te@@ en understand the har@@ m@@ ful con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation .
Jesus had God’s law ‘ within his in@@ ward par@@ ts . ’
Some set asi@@ de money for the chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s future use .
I also read the Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
I was tr@@ ying to es@@ cap@@ e my ad@@ di@@ ction , but they seem@@ ed determined to tri@@ p me up at every st@@ ep .
Yet , Jehovah did not com@@ promise his righteous principles .
Gi@@ ve Bible examples show@@ ing how men car@@ ed for the needs of others .
Jehovah and Jesus Christ continue to shepher@@ d those who love them .
In 1@@ 5@@ 8@@ 7 , H@@ ut@@ ter pro@@ duc@@ ed a Hebrew e@@ dition of what is com@@ mon@@ ly called the O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent .
T@@ ri@@ bul@@ ation !
A Ti@@ me to He@@ al
The Scriptural promises that we talk about in our ministry give us hope and can make us as res@@ olu@@ te as the prophet Mi@@ ca@@ h , who said : “ We . . . shall walk in the name of Jehovah our God to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , even forever . ” ​ — Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 5 .
S@@ te@@ ps along this l@@ ine continue , and new uses of fr@@ actions are being repor@@ ted .
The emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on fre@@ e@@ dom from de@@ fil@@ ement of any kind was , in fact , the ke@@ y differ@@ ence between the sacrific@@ es offered to Jehovah and those offered to false go@@ ds by the people in the nations around Israel .
As time went by , I had to make more ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments because of new assign@@ ments .
❖ A@@ vo@@ id saying , “ I know how you feel . ”
By the time of No@@ ah’s great - gr@@ and@@ father E@@ no@@ ch , people had become very ung@@ o@@ dly .
Timothy knew that people and circumstances change .
Be@@ fore long , he turned red and sh@@ ou@@ ted : “ You spi@@ es !
What is made clear in the second psal@@ m , but what questions are ra@@ ised ?
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the stud@@ ent experi@@ ences , Ch@@ ar@@ les M@@ olo@@ ha@@ n and W@@ il@@ li@@ am Samu@@ el@@ son inter@@ vie@@ wed some Bethel family members and travel@@ ing overse@@ ers who had attend@@ ed G@@ ile@@ ad .
As we continue to do this , let us be al@@ er@@ t to displa@@ y sh@@ re@@ w@@ dness in all as@@ pe@@ cts of life .
Can de@@ a@@ f people read ?
One , though , is re@@ mar@@ ka@@ bly in@@ t@@ act ; its in@@ tri@@ c@@ ate desi@@ gn is clear in every de@@ ta@@ il .
This sh@@ re@@ w@@ d one is not a c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty person .
If we are to be deli@@ vered from the Devil , we must wa@@ ge spiritual war@@ f@@ are against the wicked spirit for@@ ces .
At first , they could say only , “ Q@@ ing D@@ u [ P@@ le@@ ase read ] ” and point to a par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph and then to the question .
R@@ U@@ S@@ S@@ I@@ A@@ N F@@ E@@ D@@ E@@ R@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N
13 , 14 . ( a ) How might we reason with someone who says he does not believe in a God he cannot see ?
How can we benefit from the illustr@@ ation of the pro@@ di@@ g@@ al son ?
The apostle Matthew was present and later wrote : “ Jesus took a lo@@ a@@ f and , after saying a blessing , he bro@@ ke it and , giving it to the disciples , he said : ‘ T@@ ake , e@@ at . ’ ”
Of course , it would be wise to take into account local cu@@ st@@ om@@ s when consider@@ ing me@@ tho@@ ds of wit@@ ness@@ ing .
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E@@ ach mor@@ ning , you a@@ wa@@ ke feel@@ ing rest@@ ed and e@@ ag@@ er to beg@@ in your day .
We are not fa@@ il@@ u@@ res simply because our efforts disa@@ p@@ point us at first
These n@@ on@@ pri@@ es@@ tly bene@@ fi@@ ci@@ aries are also God’s people , and he lo@@ ves and accep@@ ts them .
After n@@ ine pla@@ gu@@ es stru@@ ck the land , P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h war@@ ned Moses : “ M@@ ake sure that you do not try to see my face again , for on the day you see my face , you will die . ”
The most important Bible stu@@ dies you will ever have are those you conduct with your children .
Those la@@ ws reve@@ aled much about Jehovah , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly his love for his people .
I also s@@ ought the help of a tru@@ sted friend .
M@@ il@@ dness helped de@@ fu@@ se that ten@@ se situation .
One of the ways we listen to Jehovah is by stud@@ ying the Bible with the a@@ id of public@@ ations supp@@ lied by ‘ the faithful slave . ’
W@@ H@@ A@@ T do you know about Jesus ’ im@@ medi@@ ate family , those with whom he lived until his baptism , for the first 30 years of his life on earth ?
Are your prayers like s@@ we@@ et - sm@@ el@@ ling inc@@ en@@ se to Jehovah ?
The first ess@@ enti@@ al st@@ ep in our keep@@ ing w@@ atch@@ ful is to recogn@@ ize that he really ex@@ ists .
They expres@@ sed their ne@@ g@@ ative feelings about Jehovah’s Witnesses .
He wrote : “ To me , . . . this un@@ deser@@ ved kindness was given , that I should dec@@ l@@ are to the nations the good news about the un@@ fa@@ th@@ om@@ able ri@@ ches of the Christ . ”
Jehovah is out@@ stan@@ ding@@ ly a God of love .
I@@ MI@@ T@@ AT@@ E TH@@ E@@ I@@ R F@@ A@@ I@@ T@@ H | J@@ O@@ S@@ E@@ P@@ H
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing about this special ro@@ le that Jesus pla@@ yed , Paul says : “ The one who did not know sin [ God ] made to be sin for us , that we might become God’s righteousness by means of him . ”
But by pati@@ ently cultiv@@ ating your teaching s@@ k@@ ill@@ s , you will , in time , have the privilege of “ making many rich ” spiritually , and they will become your “ joy or cro@@ wn of ex@@ ul@@ tation . ”
He accepted the offer of a Bible study but had some problems .
Let us consider a f@@ our@@ th less@@ on from Ho@@ se@@ a@@ ’s prophecy ​ — how we can re@@ a@@ p what is good .
2 : 9 .
So I deci@@ ded to use it in his service . ”
The Z@@ ambi@@ an cou@@ ple had three daugh@@ ters and did not want another ba@@ by .
Re@@ g@@ arding con@@ ne@@ ctions with false religion , the Bible comman@@ ds : “ Do not become un@@ ev@@ en@@ ly yo@@ ked with un@@ believers .
These K@@ ar@@ a@@ ites tr@@ ac@@ ed their des@@ c@@ ent from Jews ex@@ iled to Babyl@@ on after the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
This is not possible by pur@@ su@@ ing money , pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , and pres@@ ti@@ ge .
Then , with the support of Fr@@ en@@ ch tro@@ op@@ s , he began a cam@@ pa@@ ign of si@@ e@@ ge and ass@@ as@@ sin@@ ation to bring the nor@@ th of I@@ tal@@ y under his control .
F@@ eli@@ x , the Rom@@ an gover@@ nor who inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ated him , ap@@ par@@ ently recogn@@ ized Paul’s in@@ no@@ c@@ ence .
Ke@@ ith W@@ ard high@@ ligh@@ ts the bene@@ fi@@ cial influ@@ ence of beli@@ ef in God : “ Fa@@ ith ad@@ ds an in@@ s@@ ist@@ ent moral dem@@ and , a responsi@@ bility to care for the world that God has cre@@ ated . ”
We well understand what the Scriptures teach about the con@@ dition of the dead and the blessings to come in God’s new world .
Those pu@@ t@@ ting faith in the re@@ de@@ em@@ ing value of his sacri@@ fi@@ cial death have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of being res@@ cu@@ ed from sin and death and living forever in Par@@ adise on earth .
Our first home was near the small to@@ wn of I@@ g@@ anga , which was 30 mil@@ es [ 50 k@@ m ] from J@@ in@@ ja , a to@@ wn lo@@ c@@ ated at the s@@ ource of the N@@ ile Ri@@ ver .
An@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating a proble@@ m , what can you do ?
How many people sur@@ vi@@ ved the F@@ lood , and why ?
It is this coun@@ ter@@ fe@@ it Christi@@ an@@ ity that be@@ ars responsi@@ bility for the “ cen@@ tu@@ ries of un@@ re@@ de@@ em@@ ed ba@@ r@@ ba@@ ris@@ m ” and spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness that en@@ vel@@ op@@ ed Chris@@ tend@@ om in the cen@@ tu@@ ries that follow@@ ed .
W@@ ere Jehovah to cho@@ ose which tri@@ als would come upon us , would he not , in effect , be di@@ min@@ ish@@ ing the gift of free will ?
The people were continu@@ ing to prac@@ tice sin ​ — ac@@ tually , a great vari@@ ety of sin@@ s , including f@@ ra@@ u@@ d , mu@@ r@@ der , ste@@ al@@ ing , i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , and form@@ ing un@@ wise al@@ li@@ an@@ ces with other nations .
If the person making a sacrifice was truly gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah for all of His go@@ o@@ dness , then would he not be happy to sel@@ e@@ ct the very best that he pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed ?
At home , our sp@@ ouse as@@ ks , “ Why di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t you tell me what you had pl@@ an@@ ned for S@@ atur@@ day ? ”
Bar@@ le@@ y
Al@@ so , he is very happy if you are serving him even though others in your family are not .
They were N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m , half human and half ang@@ el .
Now some were saying that he had been ra@@ ised from the dead .
He will never for@@ get us if we are faithful to him . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 1 : 13 ; 4@@ 9 : 15 .
I am in the first ro@@ w , second from the left
What dis@@ comfort must J@@ on@@ ah have felt as he s@@ at out@@ side the city ?
( a ) What ty@@ pe of sla@@ very did first - century Christians accept ?
So you can see that King David would have had a good part of the Bible to read and ab@@ s@@ or@@ b .
He had to fle@@ e Egy@@ pt and live in the land of M@@ idi@@ an for 40 years , working as a shepher@@ d , out of the li@@ m@@ eli@@ ght .
• when deal@@ ing with anxi@@ e@@ ties ?
H@@ im@@ ba women , who bel@@ ong to a nation of n@@ om@@ adi@@ c c@@ at@@ tle her@@ ders , apply to their ha@@ ir and s@@ k@@ in a mi@@ x@@ ture that inclu@@ des red o@@ ch@@ er po@@ w@@ der from c@@ ru@@ shed ro@@ ck
Instead , they were sum@@ mon@@ ed to work in M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia , where many me@@ ek individuals respon@@ ded to their ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing .
Consider , then , what God’s own Word , the Bible , says about death .
The princi@@ ple that “ wh@@ atever a man is s@@ ow@@ ing , this he will also re@@ a@@ p ” proved true in the case of the i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ r@@ ous Israelites . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 7 .
Of course , no@@ wa@@ days our preaching me@@ tho@@ ds are qu@@ ite different .
A Lo@@ ve That Be@@ g@@ ins With Re@@ ading
During the 195@@ 3 conven@@ tion at Y@@ an@@ ke@@ e St@@ adi@@ u@@ m , a mu@@ si@@ cal pro@@ gra@@ m was pres@@ ented on S@@ un@@ day before the public talk .
For instance , consider the case of W@@ al@@ ter , * a young man in S@@ ã@@ o Paulo .
That is truly wonderful !
H@@ ous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders often asked my wife and me : “ Wh@@ ere are you from ?
Because an acc@@ ur@@ ate understanding of what it means to be born again will af@@ fect your life and your expe@@ ct@@ ations for the future .
With Jehovah’s help , though , we set@@ t@@ led into our temp@@ or@@ ary assign@@ ments .
He has sh@@ own over the mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ um@@ s that what he promises is ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy .
What large do@@ or of activ@@ ity is o@@ pen to all ?
What kind of respon@@ se to the preaching work is seen among Jehovah’s people ?
Des@@ pite her li@@ mit@@ ations , she is whole - sou@@ led in her service . ​ — Matthew 22 : 37 .
Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 3 : 4 conclu@@ des : “ He had two ra@@ ys is@@ su@@ ing out of his hand , and there the hi@@ ding of his strength was . ”
Those who fai@@ l to ac@@ knowledge God’s glory are thus in@@ ex@@ cu@@ sa@@ ble .
( Read Psalm 37 : 4 . )
We will thus experience the real@@ iz@@ ation of our hope , the “ hope of the everlasting life which God , who cannot li@@ e , promised before times long lasting . ” ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 1 : 2 .
Why should we view it as an honor to walk in Jehovah’s name ?
He is now serving his brothers as an el@@ der .
We have s@@ ound reas@@ ons for being gr@@ ate@@ ful for the many spiritual blessings we enjoy .
M@@ ak@@ ing such sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic com@@ ments as “ that must have been up@@ set@@ ting ” or “ you must have felt mis@@ under@@ sto@@ od ” is one way to show that we are concer@@ ned .
However , your parents make rul@@ es pri@@ mar@@ ily because they are concer@@ ned about you .
“ But how can I ?
Jehovah’s ang@@ el re@@ pe@@ ated the instru@@ ctions he had given to M@@ ano@@ ah’s wife .
As part of his tra@@ ining , M@@ an@@ f@@ red was assign@@ ed to the je@@ wel@@ ry de@@ par@@ t@@ ment , where tra@@ in@@ e@@ es were not nor@@ m@@ ally allow@@ ed to work .
Why such a judgment ?
Our fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah is based on our love for him .
This ro@@ ad took its name from A@@ p@@ pi@@ us C@@ la@@ udi@@ us Ca@@ e@@ c@@ us , the Rom@@ an of@@ fi@@ cial who started building it about 3@@ 12 B.C.E .
But let us not for@@ get that Jehovah and his Son truly appreci@@ ate all who serve God whole - sou@@ led , as they do all that they are able to do . ​ — Luke 21 : 1 - 4 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 4 .
; S@@ k@@ id@@ more , A .
Th@@ ough we may be old and in@@ fir@@ m , our love for Jehovah is as young and as ali@@ ve as ever . ​ — Romans 12 : 10 , 11 .
Why did Jehovah in@@ s@@ titu@@ te a new expres@@ sion of his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ?
of S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 200@@ 6 , “ Is There a Creator ? , ” publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
N@@ ex@@ t , you real@@ ize that if you remain standing there , you will be h@@ it by the bu@@ s ​ — that is understanding !
As fore@@ told , false teach@@ ers dist@@ or@@ ted and pol@@ lu@@ ted the pu@@ re message of truth .
What did Jesus say about the position of his followers with reg@@ ard to the world ?
Do not look for exc@@ uses to associ@@ ate with a dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed family member , for example , through e - ma@@ il .
[ O@@ ther lo@@ c@@ ations ]
W@@ al@@ do
We can also be integrity keep@@ ers by obe@@ ying Jehovah when we are among un@@ believers .
P@@ I@@ E@@ T@@ I@@ S@@ M was a religious mo@@ v@@ ement that develop@@ ed within the Ger@@ man Lu@@ ther@@ an Ch@@ urch in the 1@@ 7@@ th and 18@@ th cen@@ tu@@ ries .
As we draw clo@@ s@@ er to God , we want to do his will and we are mo@@ tiv@@ ated to keep his comman@@ d@@ ments , know@@ ing that they will benefit us . ​ — 1 John 5 : 3 .
Hence , if you sense that your life l@@ ac@@ ks true purpose or if you long for an ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation as to why ad@@ vers@@ ity str@@ ik@@ es , then be fir@@ m@@ ly res@@ ol@@ ved to get to know Jehovah , the God of the Bible .
On the night before he died , Jesus instru@@ cted his disciples to com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate the sacrifice that he was about to make .
No@@ te how N@@ ic@@ o@@ le , mentioned at the beg@@ in@@ ning of this article , was helped by her mother , Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le , in a way that went bey@@ ond simply men@@ ding the ri@@ ft with her friend G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el@@ le .
This can help us to accept other worshi@@ p@@ ers of God for what they are ​ — imper@@ fect humans tr@@ ying to do what is right .
Gre@@ w and his associ@@ ates had been stud@@ ying the Bible with the a@@ im of con@@ form@@ ing their lives and activities to its counsel .
His ma@@ in qu@@ ality is un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish love .
As matters turned out , it seem@@ s un@@ likely that the cam@@ els were ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely th@@ ir@@ st@@ y .
Mi@@ ca@@ h’s prophecy ans@@ wers : “ But we , for our part , shall walk in the name of Jehovah our God to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , even forever . ”
In one st@@ ro@@ ke C@@ op@@ er@@ n@@ ic@@ us re@@ plac@@ ed the ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely comple@@ x , earth - cen@@ tered system with one of ele@@ g@@ ant simp@@ li@@ city .
So did Jesus say that he always had all authority ?
However , later in the same chap@@ ter , the apostle Paul go@@ es on to say to anointed Christians : “ Mo@@ re@@ over , if you bel@@ ong to Christ , you are really Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed , he@@ ir@@ s with refer@@ ence to a promise . ”
W@@ ise King Solomon ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that there is “ a time to we@@ ep . ”
It is ab@@ sur@@ d even to think so .
As the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an ar@@ my comes into sight , the Israelites become ter@@ ri@@ fied and c@@ ry out to Moses : “ Is it because there are no bu@@ ri@@ al plac@@ es at all in Egy@@ pt that you have taken us here to die in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness ? ”
In Jehovah , we have a perfect Father .
They have supp@@ or@@ ted , con@@ d@@ oned , even taken the lead in many w@@ ars of the nations .
It me@@ ant a lo@@ t to me to have everything go well at my wi@@ fe@@ ’s mem@@ ori@@ al service .
Yet now I dis@@ co@@ vered Jesus ’ teaching about the resurrection !
The text was origin@@ ally com@@ posed in Greek about the end of the second century C.E .
During the 198@@ 0 ’ s and 199@@ 0 ’ s , the cri@@ me r@@ ate ro@@ se in the city .
Since Jehovah’s wisdom is reve@@ aled in his Word , we must put for@@ th the effort to find it by care@@ fully stud@@ ying the Bible , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly the recorded words of Jesus , and by medit@@ ating on what we read .
Of course I wanted my ar@@ ms back , but to me that s@@ oun@@ ded far - f@@ et@@ ched and imp@@ os@@ sible !
She ad@@ ded : “ I deci@@ ded that while I am still able to move my hands , I will k@@ n@@ it a few pa@@ ir@@ s of war@@ m so@@ c@@ ks .
However , apost@@ ate religious lead@@ ers of Chris@@ tend@@ om have em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed other ide@@ as .
Mu@@ ch of E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe was star@@ ving when the ho@@ st@@ il@@ ities ended in 19@@ 18 .
Still , you can do much to help them .
We can draw a par@@ al@@ le@@ l between those Christians and God’s people today .
Jeremiah repor@@ ted how he felt at the time : “ I said : ‘ I am not going to make men@@ tion of him [ Jehovah ] , and I shall speak no more in his name . ’ ”
We need acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of our Creator and his will .
New Kingdom H@@ all , Con@@ c@@ es@@ sion C@@ ongreg@@ ation
When the first branch of@@ fice was set up in T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y , he served as its overse@@ er .
He was used to gu@@ i@@ de the Israelites on their way to the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
There , among fellow worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah , he reg@@ a@@ ined the prop@@ er per@@ spe@@ ctive .
There , food was gro@@ wn for the small f@@ ar@@ m family as well as for the st@@ af@@ f of some 2@@ 00 work@@ ers at Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n Bethel .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we deci@@ ded on a co@@ de that we would use to war@@ n our spiritual brothers in case of tr@@ ou@@ ble ​ — 4@@ 7@@ 11 , the name of a fam@@ ous c@@ olo@@ g@@ ne .
That was a de@@ va@@ st@@ ating b@@ low ​ — one of the great@@ est tri@@ als of my life .
They direc@@ ted us to to@@ w@@ ns in the sou@@ the@@ ast of Eng@@ land .
As fore@@ told , Jesus took a special interest in people who were “ to@@ il@@ ing and lo@@ ad@@ ed down . ” ​ — Matthew 11 : 28 - 30 .
Ri@@ ght before Jesus resur@@ rec@@ ted her , he also descri@@ bed her as being as@@ le@@ ep . ​ — Luke 8 : 5@@ 2 .
The wisdom that guid@@ es his st@@ ep@@ s is earthly , ani@@ ma@@ l , demon@@ ic .
O@@ ther@@ wise , as the apostle Paul wrote : “ If . . . you keep on bi@@ ting and de@@ v@@ our@@ ing one another , look out that you do not get an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ated by one another . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 15 .
So why must we keep expe@@ cting the end to come soon ?
So , what did Paul mean by these words , and how can we benefit from his counsel ?
17 : 6 ; 21 : 25 ​ — If ‘ each one was acc@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ ed to do what was right in his own eyes , ’ did this fo@@ ster an@@ ar@@ ch@@ y ?
Even if those who do not serve Jehovah fai@@ l to recogn@@ ize or appro@@ ve of our cha@@ st@@ e conduct , we can be certain that our heavenly Father se@@ es , appro@@ ves , and even rejo@@ ic@@ es in our efforts to follow his direction . ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 ; Hebrews 4 : 13 .
However , Jehovah no@@ ted Davi@@ d’s rep@@ ent@@ ance and loy@@ ally stu@@ ck to the Kingdom covenant by allow@@ ing him to serve as king until his death . ​ — 2 Samuel 12 : 9 ; 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 21 : 1 - 7 .
During ear@@ li@@ er cl@@ as@@ ses , he jo@@ ined in bal@@ l g@@ ames , but later he did not pla@@ y for fear of in@@ j@@ ur@@ y that might inter@@ f@@ ere with his attend@@ ance at sum@@ m@@ er dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tions .
Ser@@ ve Jehovah W@@ i@@ th@@ out Dis@@ tr@@ action
Just as God is a S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t , angels too are inv@@ isi@@ ble spi@@ r@@ its who do “ not have flesh and b@@ ones . ”
Con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty al@@ one has power over life and death , I ple@@ ad@@ ed every day for the life of my da@@ d .
In Eli@@ j@@ ah’s day , that stru@@ gg@@ le had taken an especially u@@ g@@ ly turn .
It continu@@ es to out@@ sel@@ l all other boo@@ ks , being a@@ vail@@ able to more people , in more langu@@ ages , and in more for@@ mat@@ s than ever before .
He also desi@@ gn@@ ed a book ba@@ g for women .
While giving a hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing witness to a Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an woman at a well near the city of S@@ y@@ cha@@ r , Jesus said : “ You worship what you do not know ; we worship what we know , because sal@@ vation origin@@ ates with the Jews .
We were trans@@ fer@@ red to T@@ e@@ h@@ r@@ an , the cap@@ it@@ al of I@@ r@@ an .
N@@ um@@ er@@ ous brothers and sisters are known for their war@@ m@@ th and com@@ pas@@ sion toward fellow believers .
Ab@@ out this time my mother died .
Do we , then , appreci@@ ate that this is the time for us to apply ourselves even more ze@@ al@@ ously to s@@ oun@@ ding out the ent@@ reat@@ y : “ Be@@ come re@@ conc@@ iled to God ” ?
For example , young people in school today are under much pres@@ sure to qu@@ ali@@ fy for en@@ ro@@ l@@ l@@ ment in el@@ ite in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions of high@@ er educ@@ ation .
No en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched thing is str@@ ong@@ er than that message .
To the Christians in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , Paul wrote : “ After we had first su@@ ffered and been in@@ sol@@ ently tre@@ ated ( just as you know ) in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i , we mu@@ st@@ ered up b@@ ol@@ dness by means of our God to speak to you the good news of God with a great de@@ al of stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing . ”
How beau@@ ti@@ fully bal@@ an@@ ced are “ God’s kindness and sever@@ ity ” !
For this is what Jehovah the God of Israel says : ‘ The large j@@ ar of f@@ l@@ our will not ru@@ n out , and the small j@@ ar of o@@ il will not ru@@ n d@@ ry until the day Jehovah makes it ra@@ in on the sur@@ face of the gr@@ ound . ’ ” ​ — 1 K@@ i .
At Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on all earthly nations ally themselves against “ the ar@@ mi@@ es that were in heaven ” under the mil@@ it@@ ary comm@@ and of the “ King of k@@ ings and Lord of l@@ or@@ ds , ” Jesus Christ . ​ — Revelation 19 : 14 , 16 .
It is an ar@@ t to teach you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers how to avoid soci@@ al@@ iz@@ ing with those who ne@@ i@@ ther love Jehovah nor know him .
A beau@@ ti@@ ful des@@ crip@@ tion of love states : “ Lo@@ ve is pati@@ ent and kind .
It was their faith in Jehovah and their trust in his deal@@ ings with them .
M@@ ere men@@ tion of M@@ ak@@ r@@ ó@@ n@@ is@@ o@@ s was en@@ ough to f@@ ill anyone with ter@@ ro@@ r because the pris@@ on cam@@ p there was associ@@ ated with t@@ or@@ ture and slave la@@ b@@ or .
This will help her to gr@@ as@@ p its meaning and remember it .
When and how did the ga@@ ther@@ ing of “ the things in the heavens ” beg@@ in ?
One spi@@ rit@@ ist beli@@ ef is : “ W@@ i@@ th@@ out char@@ ity there is no sal@@ vation . ”
K@@ no@@ wing that gives us a reason for show@@ ing a wa@@ iting attitude .
Our physical eyes cannot foc@@ us on two things at the same time .
What a joy to be even a small part of it !
Joseph ​ — A R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous M@@ an
It was exc@@ iting to see that in plac@@ es where not even one Witness lived , 50 publi@@ sh@@ ers were meeting to praise Jehovah .
The F@@ in@@ al Ye@@ ar of Na@@ z@@ i Per@@ secu@@ tion
It can invol@@ ve the in@@ s@@ ati@@ able , gre@@ e@@ dy ur@@ ge to have things ​ — perhaps those bel@@ ong@@ ing to someone el@@ se — ​ simply for the s@@ ake of having them , without reg@@ ard for one@@ ’s own needs or the effect on others .
When asked in what way these public@@ ations cause en@@ m@@ ity , she said : “ Jehovah’s Witnesses teach that they have the true religion . ”
This means that we fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely hand over to Jehovah the responsi@@ bility for all our ca@@ res and concer@@ ns .
“ Lo@@ o@@ king back , I can say that it has been a faith - streng@@ th@@ ening experience to see Jehovah’s hand at work in our lives . ”
They are coming from be@@ h@@ ind us , as it were , in the st@@ re@@ am of time .
But Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s expres@@ sion “ Jehovah is my share ” reve@@ aled his confidence in divine mer@@ cy , and it gave him reason for show@@ ing “ a wa@@ iting attitude . ”
Acts 20 : 4 says : “ There were accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing him S@@ op@@ ater the son of P@@ y@@ r@@ r@@ h@@ us of B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a , A@@ ris@@ t@@ ar@@ ch@@ us and Se@@ c@@ un@@ d@@ us of the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians , and G@@ a@@ i@@ us of D@@ er@@ be , and Timothy , and from the dist@@ ri@@ ct of A@@ sia T@@ y@@ c@@ hi@@ c@@ us and T@@ ro@@ p@@ hi@@ mu@@ s . ”
The Bible is re@@ ple@@ te with examples of individuals who have fal@@ le@@ n into g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ous sin on account of co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness of one kind or another .
The second way in which you can strengthen your desire to serve Jehovah who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly is by means of your prayers .
On@@ ce he was din@@ ing in the house of S@@ im@@ on , a P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e , when a woman “ known in the city to be a sin@@ ner ” appro@@ ached him .
How was A@@ bi@@ sh@@ a@@ i loyal to David ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses are asked not to kno@@ ck on this do@@ or . ”
Of course , that in no way su@@ gg@@ ests that n@@ on - Israelites could not der@@ i@@ ve great benefit from stud@@ ying the Hebrew Scriptures .
“ Wor@@ ds are c@@ he@@ a@@ p , some say , ” ob@@ ser@@ ves P@@ at@@ ti@@ e Mi@@ h@@ ali@@ k , a j@@ our@@ n@@ al@@ ist in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , “ but words can also be pri@@ c@@ eless .
What makes the differ@@ ence between fa@@ il@@ ing and f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing in old age ?
Our love of righteousness lea@@ ds us to re@@ ject worl@@ dly thinking that i@@ g@@ no@@ res or w@@ at@@ ers down Jehovah’s clear guid@@ el@@ ines .
In one congregation in the O@@ ri@@ ent , elders made rul@@ es on how to gre@@ et others in the Kingdom H@@ all ​ — such as who should speak first — ​ believ@@ ing that following these rul@@ es would contribu@@ te to the peace of the congregation .
Just as a car@@ p@@ en@@ ter needs a h@@ am@@ m@@ er , Paul needed the prop@@ er to@@ ol to inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate God’s truth into the hearts of his listen@@ ers .
On@@ ce the work was fin@@ i@@ shed , he was invit@@ ed to become a per@@ man@@ ent part of the Bethel family there .
What is it like to work in that ter@@ rit@@ ory ?
R@@ em@@ ember , as important as it is to make peace with family members , peace with Jehovah and his Son is even more vital . ​ — Matthew 10 : 37 .
I@@ nt@@ ri@@ c@@ ately car@@ ved i@@ v@@ ory pan@@ els have been found .
Do not say everything that you think or feel , even if you are mis@@ tre@@ ated .
( Read 2 Corinthians 8 : 9 . )
Such self - sacrific@@ ing Christians ​ — men and women , young and old , sing@@ le and married — ​ pla@@ y a sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant ro@@ le in preaching the Kingdom message thr@@ ough@@ out the earth .
Al@@ so , not all of us can be pione@@ ers or mission@@ aries or serve at Bethel .
( Psalm 1@@ 20 : 1 – 14@@ 5 : 21 )
And the prophet Ho@@ se@@ a wrote : “ Israel is a de@@ gener@@ ating v@@ ine .
The apostle coura@@ ge@@ ously ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ In the name of Jesus Christ the Na@@ z@@ ar@@ ene , whom you ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted on a st@@ ake but whom God ra@@ ised up from the dead , by means of him this man stan@@ ds here heal@@ thy in fr@@ on@@ t of you . ” ​ — Acts 4 : 5 - 10 .
Tru@@ e to his inf@@ al@@ li@@ ble word , Jehovah pas@@ sed the s@@ ent@@ ence of death on Adam and E@@ ve .
He must re@@ ach out for this “ fine work . ”
We rejo@@ ice in the clear understanding that we have of God’s Word , including the div@@ in@@ ely inspired prophecy of A@@ mo@@ s .
On en@@ ter@@ ing the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , the sons of Israel c@@ eas@@ ed being n@@ om@@ a@@ ds and many became f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers .
Moses rec@@ al@@ led : “ [ Jehovah ] came to find [ Israel ] in a w@@ il@@ der@@ ness land , and in an emp@@ ty , how@@ ling deser@@ t . He began to en@@ cir@@ c@@ le him , to take care of him , to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard him as the pu@@ pi@@ l of his e@@ ye . ”
He now rul@@ es as heavenly King , ready and able to use his God - given mirac@@ ul@@ ous po@@ wers in a far gr@@ an@@ der way than he did when on earth as a human .
It was wor@@ th the effort .
The form@@ er persecu@@ t@@ or , who came to D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us to ar@@ rest Jesus ’ disciples , began to preach in the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es and to prove that Jesus was the Christ . ​ — Acts 9 : 20 - 22 .
U@@ sing the tr@@ ac@@ t’s t@@ it@@ le as an in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction , Mari@@ a asked , “ W@@ ould you like to know more about the Bible ? ”
They have found the answer to the deep@@ ly ro@@ o@@ ted e@@ th@@ ni@@ c problems that have pla@@ gu@@ ed their land .
What a tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h that was for false religion !
C@@ ould something similar ha@@ p@@ pen today ?
The P@@ as@@ so@@ ver and the Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us acc@@ oun@@ ts can be used to emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze what about Jehovah ?
3 : 21 , 22 .
As followers of Christ , we work to “ be pe@@ ace@@ able with all men . ”
They give of themselves , not g@@ ru@@ d@@ g@@ ingly , but will@@ ingly .
3 : 10 , 11 ; Acts 13 : 50 ; 14 : 5 , 19 .
L@@ ater , the ma@@ ster lo@@ c@@ ated other grou@@ ps of un@@ emp@@ lo@@ yed men and put them to work ​ — at 9 : 00 a@@ .@@ m . , 12 : 00 no@@ on , 3 : 00 p@@ .@@ m . , and even as l@@ ate as 5 : 00 p@@ .@@ m .
So we should continue to pray that Jehovah will keep on fe@@ e@@ ding us with tim@@ ely spiritual food .
In this he is descri@@ bed as ‘ small in si@@ ze , bal@@ d - he@@ ad@@ ed , ban@@ dy - leg@@ ged , well buil@@ t , with e@@ ye@@ bro@@ ws meeting ; rather long no@@ sed . ’ ”
I have to fi@@ ght for the truth and put real thought and effort into my service and personal study . ”
B@@ ap@@ t@@ is@@ ma@@ l can@@ di@@ d@@ ates had ac@@ qui@@ red knowledge , exerc@@ ised faith , rep@@ ented , turned away from wr@@ ong@@ doing , and dedic@@ ated themselves to God .
If ‘ our dis@@ qui@@ et@@ ing thoughts become many in@@ side of us , ’ we can turn to Jehovah in fer@@ v@@ ent prayer , and he will con@@ so@@ le and strengthen us .
‘ They are here , ’ I thought .
Acc@@ ording to the text in the origin@@ al language , the ju@@ dge pa@@ id attention to the wi@@ do@@ w so that she would not “ str@@ ike [ him ] under the e@@ ye , ” or fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely , “ dam@@ age [ his ] re@@ pu@@ tation . ”
To@@ gether we set out on a tre@@ asure h@@ un@@ t that has la@@ sted a li@@ fe@@ time . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 10 : 3 .
Even though most of us may never have to make such ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments , can we not imitate the will@@ ing@@ ness of these brothers and sisters to put Kingdom inter@@ ests first ?
What can help us to cultiv@@ ate the spirit of a less@@ er one ?
The account continu@@ es : “ ‘ Now my soul is tr@@ oub@@ led , and what shall I say ?
N@@ ei@@ gh@@ bor@@ ing S@@ pain .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory , men have stru@@ gg@@ led to sol@@ ve the proble@@ m of death , but with no succ@@ ess .
Re@@ ally , then , should not emp@@ a@@ thy move us to make allow@@ an@@ ces for the sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings of others , for@@ giving them fre@@ ely from the heart ? ​ — E@@ ph .
* When Jerusalem fin@@ ally f@@ ell , about one se@@ ven@@ th of all Jews in the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re peri@@ shed .
S@@ even S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds , E@@ i@@ ght D@@ u@@ k@@ es ​ — What They Me@@ an for U@@ s Today
It is as Jesus declar@@ ed : “ The har@@ v@@ est is great , but the work@@ ers are few . ”
What fre@@ e@@ dom a@@ wa@@ its all who stay on the p@@ ath to life ?
This can help you over@@ come , re@@ du@@ ce , or even avoid anxi@@ ety .
W@@ ould we not care@@ fully c@@ he@@ ck our ban@@ k no@@ tes if we knew that coun@@ ter@@ fe@@ it cur@@ r@@ enc@@ y was in cir@@ cul@@ ation ?
Paul c@@ learly knew that he had not ear@@ ned or deser@@ ved God’s great mer@@ cy .
It was Jo@@ b@@ ’s godly devo@@ tion ​ — not his we@@ al@@ th and influ@@ ence — ​ that made him a t@@ ar@@ get for the att@@ ac@@ ks of Satan the Devil . ​ — Job 1 : 1 ; 29 : 7 - 16 ; 31 : 1 .
Many of those first - century Christians had known Jesus person@@ ally or had seen him after his resurrection .
Jesus even gave his own life in be@@ half of mankind , though many h@@ ated him .
( a ) What might pre@@ v@@ ent some from sing@@ ing out jo@@ y@@ fully at our meetings and ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es ?
He left no doubt as to the less@@ on he wanted them to learn .
The prophet Daniel gave us a g@@ li@@ mp@@ se of just how powerful it is .
C@@ ould you set the go@@ al of sh@@ aring in the ministry more often ?
The Bible as@@ sures us that al@@ though the cal@@ am@@ ities of the righteous one are many , “ out of them all Jehovah deli@@ v@@ ers him . ”
At times , God spoke to them by means of angels , v@@ isions , or dre@@ am@@ s .
‘ I Will De@@ cl@@ are All Your W@@ on@@ der@@ ful Wor@@ ks ’
Ma@@ y@@ be you are suffering because of in@@ justice , pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce , or ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le or because of some@@ one@@ ’s je@@ al@@ ous@@ y toward you .
The husband rec@@ alls : “ Our study of kindness helped us to see the need to give each other the benefit of the doubt rather than imp@@ u@@ te wrong mo@@ ti@@ ves , to look for the good in each other .
Today , it is not against Jehovah’s will for people to cho@@ ose to be sing@@ le or to be married but remain chil@@ d@@ less .
L@@ ater that year we were invit@@ ed to the 2@@ 3@@ r@@ d class of G@@ ile@@ ad , the Witnesses ’ school for tra@@ ining mission@@ aries , lo@@ c@@ ated near S@@ ou@@ th L@@ ans@@ ing , New Yor@@ k , some 2@@ 50 mil@@ es ( 4@@ 00 k@@ m ) nor@@ th@@ w@@ est of New Yor@@ k C@@ ity .
I am deep@@ ly gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah for chang@@ ing what could have been a difficult peri@@ od for us to a time of lasting blessings .
Those com@@ plac@@ ent apost@@ ates had set@@ t@@ led down like d@@ reg@@ s at the bo@@ t@@ to@@ m of a w@@ ine v@@ at .
If they care@@ fully he@@ ed this ‘ word be@@ h@@ ind them ’ and follow the guid@@ ance of their Bible - tra@@ ined conscience , they will be succ@@ ess@@ ful in doing God’s will .
L@@ it@@ er@@ al e@@ un@@ u@@ ch@@ s were those who were born such because of bir@@ th de@@ fe@@ cts or who were made that way by ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent or mut@@ il@@ ation .
Those problems se@@ em even more tra@@ gi@@ c when you real@@ ize that the over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of people descri@@ bed in that repor@@ t are de@@ f@@ en@@ sel@@ ess women and children .
It is part of pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s for@@ ma@@ l and in@@ for@@ ma@@ l educ@@ ation .
Of course , that ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed that members of the cl@@ er@@ gy were in@@ deed deep@@ ly involved in the d@@ ri@@ ve to ba@@ n the Witnesses .
It would be high@@ ly un@@ u@@ su@@ al for someone in the congregation to a@@ do@@ pt a dec@@ e@@ it@@ ful form of worship deli@@ ber@@ ately .
Satan did .
But they re@@ ques@@ ted that we s@@ end good used clo@@ thing to nee@@ dy brothers .
I gre@@ w up in S@@ an@@ ti@@ ag@@ o , the cap@@ it@@ al of Ch@@ ile , in a neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od where d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , g@@ ang@@ s , and cri@@ me were comm@@ on .
25 : 35 - 38 .
If you have found yourself stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to be hum@@ ble , you are not al@@ one .
As the So@@ vi@@ et ar@@ my appro@@ ached from the e@@ ast , we were for@@ ced to move to the w@@ est .
W@@ o@@ o@@ d@@ head con@@ je@@ c@@ tures that A@@ ha@@ b and his d@@ y@@ na@@ st@@ y had ne@@ arly ca@@ used an e@@ con@@ om@@ ic col@@ la@@ p@@ se because of their s@@ qu@@ an@@ der@@ ing of the n@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s res@@ our@@ ces .
The an@@ t@@ it@@ y@@ pe is the re@@ ality of the thing which the ty@@ pe re@@ pres@@ ents .
These de@@ ta@@ il@@ s indic@@ ate that ancient cop@@ y@@ ists were concer@@ ned about acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y .
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O@@ u@@ t of appreciation for Jehovah as the G@@ r@@ and Pro@@ vi@@ der , all Christians who have an earthly hope share with the anointed in the Kingdom - preaching work .
“ By his m@@ ou@@ th the one who is an apost@@ ate br@@ ings his fel@@ low@@ man to ru@@ in . ”
How can very young children be helped to show appreciation ?
Many st@@ re@@ e@@ ts have no n@@ ames , and the hous@@ es have no num@@ bers .
We need to do something similar in order to id@@ enti@@ fy the S@@ ome@@ one be@@ h@@ ind cre@@ ation .
Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r explained that “ the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast ” was the Le@@ ag@@ ue of N@@ ations that c@@ eas@@ ed its activities in 19@@ 39 .
That was where he me@@ t the young wi@@ do@@ w .
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing that his decision ca@@ used dam@@ age , such an individu@@ al might live with a gu@@ il@@ ty conscience and an over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing sense of lo@@ ss .
I am con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah used her to he@@ al my emo@@ tional w@@ oun@@ ds . ”
This t@@ ac@@ tic should come as no sur@@ pris@@ e .
What chang@@ es did some first - century Christians make ?
Such p@@ en@@ al@@ ties gave for@@ ce to the la@@ ws and showed how serious they were .
N@@ or@@ m@@ ally , each woman would need a se@@ par@@ ate o@@ ven for all the bak@@ ing she had to do .
Peter wrote that Jesus “ was put to death in the flesh but made ali@@ ve in the spirit . ”
6 : 6 - 10 .
Wh@@ ich of the three was a neigh@@ b@@ or to the w@@ oun@@ ded man ?
Do you enjoy the dis@@ cour@@ ses , dr@@ am@@ as , demonstr@@ ations , and inter@@ vie@@ ws that are pres@@ ented at those ga@@ ther@@ ings ?
How to T@@ each Ch@@ il@@ dren Ab@@ out God ​ — What Me@@ tho@@ ds Wor@@ k B@@ est ?
As Christians , our go@@ al is to be “ har@@ mon@@ i@@ ously jo@@ ined together , ” that is , to work together in un@@ ity .
A@@ T A special meeting held in Na@@ go@@ ya , J@@ ap@@ an , on A@@ pri@@ l 28 , 20@@ 13 , An@@ th@@ on@@ y M@@ or@@ r@@ is of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy sur@@ pris@@ ed the a@@ udi@@ ence with a thr@@ ill@@ ing ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement ​ — the rel@@ e@@ ase of a new public@@ ation in J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese ent@@ it@@ led The Bible — ​ The Go@@ spe@@ l Acc@@ ording to Matthew .
That view of the Bible is du@@ e , in large me@@ asure , to the long hist@@ ory of op@@ pres@@ sion by the ch@@ ur@@ ches of Chris@@ tend@@ om .
“ To the ex@@ t@@ ent that you did it to one of the le@@ ast of these my brothers , you did it to me . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
B@@ less@@ ings result from our loyal co@@ op@@ er@@ ation with “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” in con@@ ne@@ ction with the well - organiz@@ ed worship of Jehovah today . ​ — Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 .
Instead , why not be a real friend and a good listen@@ er ?
Ab@@ out 20@@ ,000 c@@ un@@ ei@@ form ta@@ ble@@ ts were found in the ru@@ ins of the p@@ al@@ ace
I turned to teaching and soon found that I could only pas@@ s on fac@@ ts but not guid@@ ance that could lead to real happiness . ”
20 : 17 - 4@@ 8 ​ — Why did Jehovah let the B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ ites de@@ fe@@ at the other tri@@ bes t@@ wi@@ ce , even though the form@@ er needed to be p@@ uni@@ shed ?
If we find ourselves in a dis@@ pu@@ te with our Christian brother , let us pray in faith and “ seek peace , ” be@@ aring in mind Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s example of loving consider@@ ation . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 10 - 12 .
This is true of his disciples today . ​ — See the bo@@ x “ The In@@ f@@ lu@@ ence of Jesus and His T@@ e@@ ach@@ ings , ” on page 6 .
L@@ ik@@ ely , however , Ca@@ in and A@@ be@@ l used al@@ t@@ ars in making their o@@ ffer@@ ings . ​ — 2 / 15 , page 28 .
We must ask ourselves : ‘ To what ex@@ t@@ ent am I willing to su@@ ff@@ er in order to support and honor Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ?
If we man@@ i@@ f@@ est this qu@@ ality along with “ love , joy , peace , long - suffering , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , faith , [ and ] mil@@ dness , ” we will be benef@@ ited great@@ ly .
It was a joy to get to know so many brothers and sisters as we travel@@ ed to different congregations .
Then be pre@@ pared to listen .
So he sent Timothy to encoura@@ ge the congregation .
When problems ar@@ ise , may thinking ability and practic@@ al wisdom gu@@ i@@ de us .
T@@ w@@ o te@@ en@@ age bo@@ ys kil@@ led their brother with a pit@@ ch@@ for@@ k because they disa@@ gre@@ ed with his pol@@ itical vie@@ ws .
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , the man li@@ f@@ ts his par@@ t@@ ner and th@@ ru@@ st@@ s her into the a@@ ir .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , know@@ ing that comm@@ end@@ ation may have a good effect on both the gi@@ ver and the re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ent might move us to do our best to give a word of comm@@ end@@ ation at the right time .
What might older ones and you@@ ng@@ er ones , as well as their wi@@ ves , do to help maintain the peace and un@@ ity of Jehovah’s organization ?
How hear@@ ten@@ ing that com@@ p@@ li@@ ment must have been for that faithful sister !
The hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y of the Bible ag@@ re@@ es with the fact that it is inspired of God .
S@@ ic@@ k@@ ness , ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents , w@@ ars , e@@ th@@ ni@@ c cle@@ ans@@ ing , and viol@@ ence in gener@@ al are contribu@@ ting to an inc@@ reas@@ ing number of wi@@ do@@ ws .
What Can You L@@ ear@@ n From Ch@@ il@@ dren ?
During p@@ re - Christian times , Jehovah coun@@ ted a number of individuals as righteous .
Jehovah is affe@@ cted by your actions because “ he ca@@ res for you . ”
At first , he was doing what was right in Jehovah’s eyes and continu@@ ally sear@@ ched for God .
Not long after his baptism , he vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to sp@@ end one we@@ ek at Bethel in his country .
What will help you to cho@@ ose the best way of life ?
In a com@@ par@@ able way , Jehovah is “ a God ex@@ ac@@ ting exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion . ”
Yet , Jehovah invit@@ es those who fear him to be gu@@ ests in his t@@ ent .
What were the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences for the people of Israel when they fa@@ iled to show themselves than@@ k@@ ful ?
I found out that the la@@ w@@ y@@ er for the city had is@@ su@@ ed an order to sto@@ p us from preaching .
I was se@@ ven years old .
Dis@@ c@@ us@@ sing all these questions ​ — and many more — ​ with spiritually - min@@ ded people who have their Bible in hand br@@ ings joy to our hearts .
In ad@@ dition to the bad en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , there is the pres@@ sure of scho@@ ol@@ work and exam@@ in@@ ations .
D@@ ep@@ en@@ ding on their ability , even very young children can gain a ba@@ si@@ c educ@@ ation about the people and events of the Bible .
P@@ re@@ vi@@ ously , we thought that the judg@@ ing of people as sheep or go@@ ats would take place during the enti@@ re peri@@ od of the last days from 1914 on@@ ward .
Still , some Jewish Christians may have felt un@@ eas@@ y about per@@ form@@ ing any kind of work or about travel@@ ing a long dist@@ ance on a day that they had pre@@ vi@@ ously vie@@ wed as sac@@ red .
Ha@@ ving a per@@ man@@ ent place there would have been an honor , allow@@ ing Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i to enjoy the privile@@ ges of the k@@ ing@@ ’s fri@@ end@@ ship .
However , effort will be requi@@ red .
• How will pers@@ ist@@ ent prayer help to pre@@ v@@ ent us from lo@@ sing our faith ?
Our beau@@ ti@@ ful h@@ all was fin@@ i@@ shed down to the last de@@ ta@@ il in only ei@@ ght days !
I@@ ’@@ m also an ani@@ ma@@ l lo@@ ver .
This has made our Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work more enjo@@ y@@ able and pro@@ duc@@ tive than ever before . ”
The One who put our va@@ st uni@@ verse in mo@@ tion , the One who esta@@ bli@@ shed the la@@ ws to control it , must have always ex@@ is@@ ted .
In other words , Jehovah vie@@ ws us as his servants only if we be@@ ar fru@@ it .
S@@ pit@@ ting in his face was an act of hum@@ ili@@ ation . ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 12 : 14 .
When you stri@@ ve to imp@@ ress Bible truth on their hearts , you invit@@ e Jehovah’s rich blessing . ​ — P@@ s .
The ear@@ li@@ est Bi@@ bli@@ cal refer@@ ence to n@@ atur@@ al law is con@@ ta@@ ined in the book of Job .
Des@@ pite not know@@ ing how long he would have to wa@@ it to see his hope real@@ ized , Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s love for and devo@@ tion to Jehovah never wa@@ vered .
In an even greater sense , Jehovah be@@ comes a true Pro@@ te@@ ct@@ or for all who find refu@@ ge in him . ​ — Psalm 7 : 1 .
This new language inclu@@ des a prop@@ er understanding of Bible truth about God and his pur@@ pos@@ es .
For instance , we can do so by gu@@ arding against un@@ bri@@ d@@ led ra@@ ge .
In his first letter to the Christian el@@ der Timothy , the apostle Paul out@@ l@@ ined the qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations of elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants in local congregations .
TH@@ E@@ Y DI@@ S@@ P@@ L@@ A@@ Y@@ E@@ D F@@ A@@ I@@ T@@ H AN@@ D C@@ O@@ U@@ R@@ A@@ G@@ E
artic@@ les am@@ a@@ ze me !
By means of his Son , he fore@@ told that during the last days , the Kingdom message would be pre@@ ached “ in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ”
( C@@ ol .
How can Jehovah’s guid@@ ance benefit us in both our ministry and our personal life ?
Me@@ dit@@ ating on what happened to Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at can help .
Psalm 23 has always been a great comfort , and I read it fre@@ qu@@ ently . ”
( a ) When was justice me@@ ted out in the first century ?
S@@ tr@@ ong Des@@ i@@ re a Mu@@ st
* Moses states : “ This comman@@ d@@ ment that I am comman@@ ding you today is not too difficult for you , nor is it far away . ”
; Pa@@ van@@ el@@ l@@ o , V .
We were n@@ ic@@ ely d@@ ressed , and all co@@ op@@ er@@ ated with those taking the lead in the group .
TH@@ E human@@ it@@ ari@@ an and char@@ it@@ able work of Ca@@ tho@@ lic mission@@ ary M@@ other T@@ er@@ es@@ a is loo@@ ked upon by many as the ess@@ ence of sa@@ in@@ t@@ l@@ iness .
What can we look for@@ ward to if we continue to do our best to serve Jehovah faith@@ fully ?
Is Go@@ od C@@ oun@@ sel Ne@@ e@@ ded ?
I@@ magine what a joy and privilege it will be to help them ​ — for example , to expla@@ in to Daniel the fulfill@@ ment of the prophe@@ ci@@ es he wrote down but did not understand ! ​ — D@@ an .
Then there was ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t rac@@ ing over a dist@@ ance of ei@@ ght st@@ adi@@ um@@ s , with light o@@ pen - ba@@ cked ve@@ hi@@ c@@ les m@@ oun@@ ted on small whe@@ els and dra@@ wn by two or four col@@ ts or ad@@ ul@@ t hor@@ ses .
S@@ y@@ rac@@ use ​ — Paul’s V@@ o@@ y@@ age , 10 / 15
In fact , al@@ most every time that the Scriptures ref@@ er to the end of this system of things , we find the war@@ ning to stay a@@ wa@@ ke or to keep on the w@@ atch .
So even now , the ransom en@@ ab@@ les us to have a righteous standing with our Father and to share in the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of his name .
Although I still ye@@ ar@@ ned to serve as a full - time minis@@ ter , how could I do so ?
H@@ ann@@ ah is one of the two wi@@ ves of El@@ kan@@ ah , a L@@ ev@@ ite who lives in the ter@@ rit@@ ory of Eph@@ ra@@ im .
E@@ A@@ R@@ L@@ Y one mor@@ ning , the ow@@ ner of a v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard went to a mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place to hi@@ re men to work for him .
He said , “ Go@@ od , where will you work ? ”
So@@ on I too re@@ ques@@ ted a Bible study . ”
Why did Jehovah cho@@ ose not to destro@@ y the re@@ bel@@ s in E@@ den ?
What an honor !
I Will H@@ el@@ p You ”
The people are not bur@@ ning this inc@@ en@@ se as worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah .
That c@@ learly imp@@ lies following God’s moral standards .
We d@@ ressed in heav@@ y co@@ ats and h@@ ats , since the bu@@ gg@@ y had only a to@@ p and side cur@@ tain@@ s but no he@@ ater .
Jehovah’s Witnesses living in Si@@ b@@ eri@@ a also deep@@ ly appreci@@ ated the do@@ cum@@ ent@@ ary .
When the do@@ ct@@ ors first di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed the le@@ u@@ k@@ em@@ ia , both Sa@@ ú@@ l and I had to make clear that we would not accept this tre@@ at@@ ment , since we wanted to obey Jehovah’s law to “ ab@@ sta@@ in . . . from blood . ”
The “ Q@@ u@@ est ” was used to s@@ pre@@ ad the good news in T@@ onga
In time , though , W@@ ol@@ f@@ gan@@ g and B@@ ri@@ g@@ it@@ te made a c@@ ru@@ cial cho@@ ice .
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ing the powerful for@@ ces that can eng@@ end@@ er h@@ at@@ red within them , they take positi@@ ve action and re@@ place h@@ at@@ red with love .
Such con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences could bre@@ ed dis@@ like for the work it@@ self , perhaps making a person h@@ ate his jo@@ b .
Is death part of God’s will for us ?
W@@ ell could Paul say : “ God re@@ comm@@ ends his own love to us in that , while we were yet sin@@ n@@ ers , Christ died for us . ” ​ — R@@ om . 5 : 8 .
A@@ no@@ ther prophet who@@ se example helps many to end@@ ure in the ministry is Isaiah .
He said , “ Ch@@ il@@ dren , look what I@@ ’@@ ve got ​ — the Ho@@ ly Scriptures ! ”
Our Un@@ i@@ que Sol@@ ar S@@ y@@ st@@ em ​ — How It Go@@ t H@@ ere
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , the branch of@@ fice asked me to come with the ca@@ r to M@@ ag@@ de@@ bur@@ g , pi@@ ck up liter@@ ature there , and trans@@ por@@ t it to the st@@ ate of Sa@@ x@@ on@@ y , some 70 mil@@ es [ 1@@ 00 k@@ m ] from M@@ ag@@ de@@ bur@@ g .
The pra@@ g@@ mat@@ ist may conclu@@ de that since “ you live only once , ” you should enjoy the good things of life as best you can .
She never had a ca@@ r ; nor did she ri@@ de a bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le .
T@@ ake Com@@ fort !
Today , people of all ages view any kind of authority with di@@ stru@@ st , even con@@ temp@@ t .
For cen@@ tu@@ ries , it refer@@ red to a school of ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ ers .
I@@ N M@@ AN@@ Y coun@@ tri@@ es , sur@@ ve@@ ill@@ ance cam@@ er@@ as are inc@@ reas@@ ingly used to mon@@ it@@ or the f@@ low of tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c and to cap@@ ture i@@ ma@@ ges of ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents .
The emp@@ a@@ the@@ tic Christian el@@ der remin@@ ds himself : ‘ I too could have made this mis@@ take .
In truth , the pres@@ sure to “ follow after the crow@@ d ” can af@@ fect us at al@@ most any time .
Yet , while humans were cre@@ ated to be com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , our imper@@ fe@@ ction as des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Adam inc@@ l@@ ines us toward self - interest .
What will help a wife a@@ bi@@ de by the he@@ ad@@ ship princi@@ ple ?
These are mean@@ ing@@ ful expres@@ sions of our godly devo@@ tion .
Ch@@ ur@@ ches and mo@@ s@@ qu@@ es were clo@@ sed or con@@ ver@@ ted into gy@@ m@@ n@@ asi@@ um@@ s , mu@@ se@@ um@@ s , or mar@@ ke@@ ts .
In view of the fac@@ t@@ ors we have consider@@ ed , is it not clear why humans are un@@ able to put an end to suffering , des@@ pite their good in@@ ten@@ tions ?
Y@@ i@@ eld ​ — To What Ex@@ t@@ ent ?
David : Ha@@ ving a care@@ er in Jehovah’s service has made a hu@@ ge differ@@ ence in our lives .
And no matter what God per@@ m@@ its , we have no doubt as to the fin@@ al out@@ come : Those who fi@@ ght against God’s people are fi@@ gh@@ ting against God , and fi@@ gh@@ ters against God will not pre@@ va@@ il .
O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 27 , 200@@ 8 – No@@ v@@ ember 2 , 200@@ 8
Still , words of a@@ po@@ lo@@ gy are a strong for@@ ce toward making peace .
How , though , can you go about making friends ?
If I sur@@ vi@@ ve , I promise to study the Bible with the Witnesses and s@@ ort out my life . ”
For some time , a number of cl@@ er@@ ic@@ al dis@@ s@@ ent@@ ers had den@@ oun@@ ced the ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ ’s cor@@ ru@@ pt practic@@ es and a@@ bu@@ ses .
F@@ ind D@@ eli@@ ght in Jehovah’s R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness
It is hard to i@@ magine a jo@@ y@@ less we@@ d@@ ding .
H@@ er Fa@@ ith En@@ coura@@ ges O@@ thers
B@@ r@@ ing@@ ing the ref@@ re@@ shing water of Bible truth to cap@@ ti@@ ves of false religion is always a joy .
What were the other person@@ ’s mo@@ ti@@ ves ?
Ther@@ efore , the Bible text we use today is un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly reli@@ able .
N@@ ation of Israel
The next day , we were in a much better position to discus@@ s the situation cal@@ m@@ ly and re@@ ach our s@@ on@@ ’s heart .
Noah buil@@ t an ar@@ k and was “ a pre@@ ach@@ er of righteousness . ”
Then give your child an ap@@ ple or some other fru@@ it , and ask : “ Di@@ d you know that this ap@@ ple has a re@@ ci@@ pe ? ”
Read H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 1 : 2 - 11 , and hon@@ es@@ tly refle@@ ct on Jehovah’s l@@ ine of reason@@ ing with the re@@ pat@@ ri@@ ated Jews .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N Mari@@ on@@ ’s ad@@ ul@@ t daugh@@ ter su@@ ffered a serious b@@ ra@@ in in@@ j@@ ur@@ y , Mari@@ on did what many of us would do .
The B@@ at@@ tle Be@@ g@@ ins
“ The proble@@ m of what we should pray for as we need to we do not know , ” wrote Paul , “ but the [ holy ] spirit it@@ self ple@@ a@@ ds for us with gro@@ an@@ ings un@@ ut@@ tered .
What does this account teach me about what Jehovah lik@@ es and dis@@ lik@@ es ?
“ J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H himself has fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed his thro@@ ne in the very heavens ; and over everything his own k@@ ing@@ ship has held d@@ om@@ in@@ ation . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , we should have faith like that of the wi@@ do@@ w in the illustr@@ ation . ​ — 12 / 15 , pages 26 - 8 .
For instance , when the form@@ er s@@ or@@ cer@@ er S@@ im@@ on saw the mirac@@ ul@@ ous po@@ wers pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed by the apostles Peter and John , he offered to pa@@ y them to imp@@ ar@@ t that power to him .
The Scriptures say that Satan spoke with Jesus in an effort to temp@@ t him .
What was his purpose in life ?
This di@@ vers@@ ity may pose a chall@@ enge to Christian un@@ ity .
( a ) What indic@@ ation is there that Jesus was born into a po@@ or family ?
How was the gra@@ in o@@ ffering pres@@ ented ?
One of them was ar@@ rest@@ ed , and the other was kil@@ led .
He s@@ ought out fellow Witnesses in a neigh@@ bor@@ ing v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , and they gave us accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations for the night .
Even now , I some@@ times have to re@@ mind my@@ self that my husband is here . ”
Par@@ ents , how can your children find happiness ?
Un@@ der the rule of God’s heavenly Kingdom in the hands of Jesus Christ , in@@ justice and suffering will end .
Let us consider each st@@ ep se@@ par@@ ately .
Isaiah fore@@ told : “ In that day you will certainly say : ‘ Gi@@ ve than@@ ks to Jehovah , you people !
They do not consider themselves su@@ peri@@ or to others , but they do not clo@@ sel@@ y associ@@ ate with any who might lu@@ re them to eng@@ age in un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural conduct . ​ — 1 Peter 4 : 3 , 4 .
Wor@@ ship That Is Go@@ od , 9 / 1
O@@ r perhaps since S@@ heal@@ ti@@ el died without having a child , Pe@@ da@@ iah per@@ form@@ ed brother - in - law marriage , and Z@@ er@@ u@@ b@@ ba@@ be@@ l was the fir@@ st@@ born of that uni@@ on . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 25 : 5 - 10 .
The disciples may er@@ r@@ one@@ ously have as@@ sum@@ ed that an ang@@ eli@@ c m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting Peter sto@@ od at the g@@ ate .
Thus , God’s Word encoura@@ ges us to get to know God by reading the Bible , by pra@@ ying , and by associ@@ ating with those who already know and love him .
What relationship could the p@@ y@@ r@@ am@@ id have with the Bible ?
Tru@@ e , making time for di@@ lig@@ ent study accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by medit@@ ation can be a chall@@ enge .
A heart and mind deep@@ ly concer@@ ned about the tru@@ ths of God’s Word will n@@ atur@@ ally over@@ f@@ low with pra@@ is@@ e@@ wor@@ thy spe@@ e@@ ch .
• How can we put on the complete su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or from God ?
He thus prote@@ cts our et@@ er@@ n@@ al future .
V@@ i@@ ol@@ ence is making news he@@ ad@@ l@@ ines in just about every cor@@ ner of the earth .
H@@ ar@@ u@@ i@@ ch@@ i and T@@ ane Y@@ am@@ a@@ da , and many of their relati@@ ves , em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed the Kingdom message some time pri@@ or to 19@@ 30 .
How important it is for a child to gro@@ w up in a home where the at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere is war@@ m and l@@ ines of commun@@ ic@@ ation with the parents are o@@ pen !
● “ The Word . ”
When M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h rep@@ ented and put for@@ th effort to cle@@ an@@ se the nation of the de@@ fil@@ ement that he himself had in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed , A@@ m@@ on did not respon@@ d .
Even so , he needed medi@@ cal help .
Jehovah’s great day is near ; yet , people continue to seek refu@@ ge in false religion , pol@@ itical in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions , material we@@ al@@ th , es@@ cap@@ ism , and the like .
P@@ A@@ R@@ EN@@ T@@ S : In the J@@ anu@@ ary 15 , 20@@ 10 , is@@ sue , pages 16 - 20 , we mentioned having prac@@ tice s@@ essi@@ ons with your children .
L@@ et@@ ’s see what they did that ca@@ used Jehovah pain .
We would pre@@ pare to@@ pi@@ c@@ s to discus@@ s so that we could keep the con@@ vers@@ ation fri@@ end@@ ly .
E@@ ach child was given a personal cop@@ y .
“ Re@@ ma@@ in in my love , ” Jesus ur@@ ged his apostles
King David th@@ re@@ w ca@@ u@@ tion to the w@@ ind by car@@ r@@ ying out a cen@@ su@@ s in Israel , something that was against the will of Jehovah .
C@@ learly , if our deal@@ ings are to pro@@ du@@ ce good fru@@ it@@ age , we must do what is right in God’s eyes .
Those dec@@ ei@@ ved might find their shi@@ ps w@@ rec@@ ked , their car@@ go p@@ lun@@ der@@ ed , and lives lost .
We also do well to consider the end@@ ur@@ ance of mo@@ der@@ n - day servants of Jehovah .
If not , you are in good compan@@ y !
For a de@@ ta@@ iled exam@@ in@@ ation of the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts , see chap@@ ters 5 to 7 of the book The Bible ​ — God’s Word or M@@ an’s ? , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
What was requi@@ red of each person when making sacrific@@ es , and how important was it to follow those requi@@ re@@ ments ?
Some of these enem@@ ies as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t Jehovah’s Witnesses physi@@ c@@ ally .
Of course , to at@@ tain such a bal@@ an@@ ced per@@ spe@@ ctive is e@@ asi@@ er said than done .
The king cre@@ di@@ ted Mar@@ du@@ k with all his con@@ ques@@ ts .
The vo@@ lu@@ me The Jewish Bible and the Christian Bible ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ The Bible has no fe@@ wer than 4@@ 29 refer@@ ences to writ@@ ing and to written do@@ cum@@ ents .
What worl@@ dly attitude toward anger might af@@ fect us ?
Why not consider some go@@ als that you and your family can pur@@ sue ?
D@@ ili@@ g@@ ence means that we per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in our efforts .
And just as A@@ ma@@ z@@ iah turned to the king for help in com@@ bat@@ ing A@@ mo@@ s , so the cl@@ er@@ gy often turn to pol@@ itical al@@ lies for support in persecu@@ ting Jehovah’s Witnesses .
But he came back from doing that work at Bethel full of praise for the kind way he had been tre@@ ated .
“ Lord , teach us how to pray . ”
If you do , you will become famili@@ ar with this Bible study a@@ id and may also cre@@ ate opportun@@ ities to talk to others about its con@@ ten@@ ts .
We En@@ ter the S@@ pe@@ cial P@@ i@@ one@@ er Ser@@ vice
He knew that he would be t@@ ested sever@@ ely and put to death .
I tell you , He will cause justice to be done to them spe@@ e@@ di@@ ly . ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 18 : 7 , 8 .
“ I will car@@ ry this tra@@ ining with me for the rest of my life . ”
Do I recogn@@ ize that I am a sin@@ ner and that my sal@@ vation dep@@ ends on Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness ?
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , ‘ we must s@@ tic@@ k to Jehovah . ’
When in uni@@ form , P@@ il@@ ate would have wor@@ n a le@@ ather tu@@ ni@@ c and me@@ tal bre@@ ast@@ pl@@ ate .
And what will the ransom do for our dead loved ones ?
Di@@ d that dem@@ and feel like a re@@ je@@ ction to Samuel ?
26 : 24 , 25 .
The apostle Peter told fellow believers that they would receive “ an inc@@ or@@ ru@@ p@@ ti@@ ble and un@@ de@@ fil@@ ed and un@@ f@@ ading in@@ her@@ it@@ ance ” that is “ re@@ served in the heavens ” for them .
The reason for their g@@ ri@@ ef is stri@@ c@@ tly sel@@ f@@ ish .
18 : 12 - 14 ; Luke 12 : 6 , 7 .
When I first me@@ t K@@ ing@@ s@@ le@@ y , I was stru@@ ck by how th@@ ir@@ st@@ y he was for Bible truth .
When Jesus was f@@ ati@@ gu@@ ed and hu@@ ng@@ ry , Satan s@@ ought to temp@@ t him .
The righteous man Job had such a hope .
Me@@ an@@ while , God has displa@@ yed his love by provi@@ ding his Son , Jesus Christ , who gave up his human life as a ransom sacrifice .
Instead , he has given us the fre@@ e@@ dom to make reason@@ able personal decisions based on Bible principles .
The disci@@ ple James wrote : “ If one kno@@ ws how to do what is right and yet does not do it , it is a sin for him . ”
This expres@@ sion of accep@@ t@@ ance must have deep@@ ened Jesus ’ con@@ vi@@ ction that his Father had affe@@ ction for him .
( See bo@@ x on page 21 . ) ( b ) How can we imitate Jehovah , and what blessing a@@ wa@@ its those who do ?
T@@ w@@ o years later , I was invit@@ ed to serve as a special pioneer .
O@@ ver the next 30 years , D@@ en@@ mar@@ k , Fr@@ ance , the Ne@@ ther@@ lands , S@@ pain , and S@@ we@@ den were dra@@ wn into the f@@ ra@@ y .
To which m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s may the psalmist have ra@@ ised his eyes , and why ?
The apostle Paul end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to understand “ people of all s@@ or@@ ts ” in order to share the good news with them , and a similar appro@@ ach can help us as well . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Re@@ al Me@@ an@@ ing for Our Da@@ y
By 19@@ 7@@ 7 our family had gro@@ wn to ei@@ ght children .
One account invol@@ ving Je@@ h@@ u shows that God’s righteousness takes pri@@ or@@ ity over pe@@ ace@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess .
But a c@@ ru@@ cial day is yet a@@ head .
( b ) Why should we imitate Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at in ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing our we@@ ak@@ nesses ?
In other Bible transl@@ ations , the word “ a@@ ff@@ li@@ ct ” is rend@@ ered “ a@@ bu@@ se , ” “ mis@@ tre@@ at , ” and “ take advan@@ ta@@ ge of . ”
Do You F@@ e@@ el C@@ lo@@ se to God ?
We bo@@ ys , however , were s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ al at first .
Some c@@ ru@@ ise shi@@ ps vis@@ it the same por@@ ts each we@@ ek , which af@@ for@@ ds the brothers exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent opportun@@ ities to make return vis@@ its and even to conduct Bible stu@@ dies with some of the shi@@ ps ’ cre@@ w members .
We e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly look for@@ ward to see@@ ing what fur@@ ther fre@@ e@@ dom may devel@@ op before the end of this system .
On Au@@ gu@@ st 24 , 7@@ 9 C.E . , M@@ ount V@@ es@@ u@@ vi@@ us began to er@@ up@@ t .
The Fir@@ st of F@@ i@@ ve D@@ r@@ am@@ ati@@ c W@@ o@@ es
Hence , you might wor@@ ry that your child will star@@ t out on the Christian course but then change and lo@@ se that origin@@ al love of the truth .
Those teach@@ ers were well - ver@@ sed not only in the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law but also in the man - made tra@@ di@@ tions that under@@ min@@ ed it .
I@@ ts mother heard it , and she too began to ble@@ at until the shepher@@ d came and re@@ tri@@ ev@@ ed the young lam@@ b .
Rather , they have determined to give their full attention to different av@@ en@@ u@@ es of the full - time ministry that the re@@ aring of children would not allow .
Does the bor@@ ro@@ wer ag@@ ree to re@@ pa@@ y the money reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of how the bu@@ sin@@ ess fa@@ res , or does re@@ pa@@ y@@ ment dep@@ end on the succ@@ ess of the bu@@ sin@@ ess ?
In the mi@@ d@@ st of a ter@@ ri@@ ble or@@ de@@ al , Job said : “ M@@ an , born of woman , is sh@@ ort - lived and g@@ lu@@ t@@ ted with ag@@ it@@ ation . ”
W@@ as this pre@@ dic@@ am@@ ent un@@ expe@@ cted ?
He later wrote : “ He that is co@@ ver@@ ing over his trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions will not succ@@ e@@ ed , but he that is con@@ f@@ ess@@ ing and lea@@ ving them will be sh@@ own mer@@ cy . ”
As time pas@@ ses , H@@ ann@@ ah certainly does not for@@ get Samuel .
But having no tra@@ v@@ el do@@ cum@@ ents , he would have to en@@ ter E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe il@@ leg@@ ally .
• What privile@@ ges and pro@@ spe@@ ct do those of the great crow@@ d enjoy ?
I was thr@@ il@@ led to have my fre@@ e@@ dom , and I determined to use it to preach to the great@@ est ex@@ t@@ ent possible .
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T fore@@ told that in the last days “ the love of the greater number [ would ] co@@ ol off . ”
In this reg@@ ard , Jesus was a perfect refle@@ ction of his Father .
Yet , when cor@@ rection is needed , it is appro@@ pri@@ ate to speak up as did Jesus .
But w@@ an@@ ting such things is not en@@ ough .
Jehovah’s Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous Ser@@ v@@ ants
He exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ W@@ o@@ e , now , to me , for Jehovah has ad@@ ded g@@ ri@@ ef to my pain !
Tru@@ e , you may su@@ ff@@ er because of being the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of a c@@ ru@@ el cri@@ me .
What does this illustr@@ ate ?
In what way was Paul an imit@@ at@@ or of Christ ?
There would be no f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for the “ new earth ” ​ — righteous human soci@@ ety living on our g@@ lo@@ be under the “ new heaven . ”
The Bible is tre@@ ated as just one of many boo@@ ks about religious op@@ in@@ i@@ ons and personal experi@@ ences , not as a book of fac@@ ts and truth .
They told us that ni@@ ce hous@@ es had been buil@@ t for us and that they were provi@@ ding trans@@ por@@ tation to help us get there .
Ho@@ sa , who lives in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il and who@@ se sister was ter@@ min@@ ally ill , says , “ I@@ t’s a very difficult experience to see someone you de@@ arly love su@@ ff@@ er con@@ st@@ ant pain . ”
* After all , why did he provide his Word in the first place ?
Th@@ in@@ king ability can help us to deter@@ mine where we are in a spiritual sense and where we are going .
This has proved very effe@@ ctive in lands where e@@ con@@ om@@ ic con@@ di@@ tions and the pur@@ su@@ it of le@@ is@@ ure activities take people away from their ho@@ m@@ es at times when we nor@@ m@@ ally call .
How will having a spiritual vie@@ w@@ point help you ( a ) to avoid va@@ in pur@@ su@@ its ?
Because they refu@@ se to accept the Bible as God’s Word , they are com@@ p@@ el@@ led to expla@@ in everything from a pur@@ ely human , material stan@@ d@@ point .
When will Jehovah’s wr@@ ath be reve@@ aled , and how ?
We may dis@@ co@@ ver that we have started to be at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to the en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , people , and st@@ y@@ les of d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing of this world .
( a ) Why is it help@@ ful to refle@@ ct on how Jehovah feel@@ s about the par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar we@@ ak@@ ness we may be fi@@ gh@@ ting ?
That prophet de@@ cri@@ ed the way many hus@@ ban@@ ds deser@@ ted their mat@@ es , often to mar@@ ry you@@ ng@@ er women .
C@@ ar@@ men had been stud@@ ying the Bible with her !
Moses felt po@@ or@@ ly e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed for this assignment , but he accepted it .
P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations in L@@ ow Ger@@ man are u@@ se@@ ful in Par@@ ag@@ u@@ a@@ y ( See also op@@ ening i@@ ma@@ ge )
It will be e@@ asi@@ er to maintain the ha@@ bi@@ t of reading the Bible every day .
Jesus conclu@@ ded the par@@ able by saying : “ In like man@@ ner my heavenly Father will also de@@ al with you if you do not for@@ give each one his brother from your hearts . ”
After sever@@ al ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al sta@@ ys , during which she asked to be tre@@ ated without blood trans@@ fu@@ sions , she was ass@@ is@@ ted at home by n@@ ur@@ ses from the local can@@ c@@ er n@@ ur@@ sing service .
O@@ thers share in the witness work as much as they can and jo@@ y@@ fully support this important work fin@@ an@@ cially .
In fact , if we have too much st@@ ress , we could get si@@ ck and even die .
Noah also succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded as a family man ​ — and for ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally the same reason ; he tru@@ sted in God’s wisdom .
“ I K@@ now He Will R@@ ise , ” De@@ c .
For our faith to have exc@@ el@@ ling value , it must be of proved , or t@@ ested , qu@@ ality .
How can we pre@@ v@@ ent such je@@ al@@ ous@@ y from dis@@ ru@@ p@@ ting our un@@ ity ?
The Bible says at Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 3 , 4 : “ They will ac@@ tually si@@ t , each one under his v@@ ine and under his fi@@ g t@@ ree , and there will be no one making them tre@@ m@@ ble ; for the very m@@ ou@@ th of Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es has spo@@ ken it . ”
Ye@@ ars later , Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s faith is t@@ ested when Jehovah instru@@ cts him to offer this son as a sacrifice .
Jehovah’s Witnesses every@@ where are known for their hon@@ es@@ ty .
Mi@@ ght such sacrific@@ es have been offered beg@@ ru@@ d@@ g@@ ingly ?
Hence , God’s prophet pointed out that Saul had dis@@ obe@@ yed God .
Yet , what a ple@@ asure it is to look back over the years and to be able to refle@@ ct on the mar@@ vel@@ ous gro@@ w@@ th that has occ@@ ur@@ red !
S@@ tra@@ i@@ ght a@@ head on our course , we c@@ learly see God’s new world .
So people must com@@ pete in the jo@@ b mar@@ ke@@ t .
One married cou@@ ple deci@@ ded to eli@@ min@@ ate some of their ho@@ b@@ bi@@ es and n@@ on@@ ess@@ enti@@ al personal pro@@ je@@ cts .
Al@@ ways le@@ an on Jehovah and accept what he per@@ m@@ its .
H@@ ut@@ ter wanted to inclu@@ de a Hebrew - language transl@@ ation of the Christian Greek Scriptures .
7 , 8 . ( a ) How might we lo@@ se sight of the import@@ ance of eng@@ ag@@ ing in “ holy ac@@ ts of conduct ” ?
Such refle@@ ction can certainly bring joy into a tr@@ oub@@ led heart and light to sa@@ d eyes .
She asked what I wanted for my children and how my husband felt about it .
The first ju@@ dge I vis@@ ited had already been pon@@ der@@ ing our position , and he said he would like to talk to us at l@@ eng@@ th .
From T@@ ur@@ mo@@ il to T@@ y@@ ran@@ n@@ y
The Law about this states : “ To the day after the se@@ ven@@ th sa@@ b@@ bat@@ h you should coun@@ t , fi@@ f@@ ty days , and you must present a new gra@@ in o@@ ffering to Jehovah .
of S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 8 , 199@@ 0 , pages 15 - 16 .
What do I do to keep my own physical , emo@@ tional , and spiritual health as strong as possible ?
After reading the boo@@ ks along with my Bible , I knew that Jehovah is the true God and I wanted to worship him .
These three things are especially important for you mission@@ aries as you go to your assign@@ ments . ”
B@@ less@@ ings for Kingdom Su@@ b@@ je@@ cts
Acc@@ ording to Jesus ’ own ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation , the se@@ ed is the Kingdom message found in God’s Word , and the so@@ il re@@ pres@@ ents people with differ@@ ing con@@ di@@ tions of the heart .
3 In S@@ ear@@ ch of An@@ s@@ wers
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus is not sub@@ ject to death or other human li@@ mit@@ ations . ​ — Isaiah 9 : 6 , 7 .
He ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted them .
T@@ ow@@ ard the end of his earthly ministry , Jesus could say in prayer to Jehovah : “ I have made your name known to them [ the apostles ] and will make it known . ”
Mi@@ ca@@ h could wa@@ it pati@@ ently during dist@@ res@@ sing times because he had ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te confidence that Jehovah would fulf@@ ill all of His promises .
Jehovah bless@@ es those who serve him .
“ We have always end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to show kindness , pati@@ ence , and love to each other . ”
One thing that A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o did to encoura@@ ge the si@@ ck brother was ask him to offer the prayer at a rec@@ ent ga@@ ther@@ ing .
What d@@ ang@@ ers do we avoid by exerc@@ ising faith and self - control ?
Be@@ D@@ u@@ h@@ n no@@ ted , too , that many transl@@ at@@ ors were sub@@ ject to pres@@ sure “ to par@@ ap@@ h@@ ra@@ se or ex@@ p@@ and on what the Bible does say in the direction of what mo@@ der@@ n read@@ ers want and need it to say . ”
T@@ ests of faith often come our way .
If the elders bring the wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er to his sen@@ ses and he rep@@ ent@@ an@@ tly accep@@ ts re@@ pro@@ of and cor@@ rection , he no longer end@@ ang@@ ers the spirit of the congregation .
However , J@@ on@@ ah was willing to pa@@ y the ul@@ tim@@ ate pri@@ ce so that the sa@@ il@@ ors would not per@@ ish .
We could thus h@@ in@@ der the free f@@ low of holy spirit in our personal lives as well as in the congregation .
Not far in the future when the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” str@@ ik@@ es , material ri@@ ches and worl@@ dly positi@@ ons will be wor@@ th@@ less .
( b ) How can a brother re@@ ach out for service privile@@ ges ?
They may also learn that the ministry is an inter@@ es@@ ting and happy work , pro@@ duc@@ ing great satis@@ fac@@ tion and joy . ​ — Acts 20 : 35 .
The tra@@ dem@@ ar@@ k seem@@ ed to f@@ it this in@@ du@@ stri@@ ous man .
A@@ mo@@ s was far from fin@@ i@@ shed !
As with the al@@ p@@ ine tre@@ es , a good an@@ cho@@ ra@@ ge is the ke@@ y to end@@ ur@@ ance .
O@@ ther young people like to show off scho@@ l@@ as@@ tic@@ ally , in s@@ por@@ ts , or in other activities .
By cons@@ ol@@ ing others , the one who has been the ob@@ ject of much care is able to re@@ dis@@ co@@ ver his or her id@@ ent@@ ity as a car@@ ing friend , father , or mother .
We may have given thought to what we already know about the sub@@ ject , and we may even have done re@@ sear@@ ch in our public@@ ations .
What we fe@@ ed our mind shap@@ es our thinking and attitude .
They are thus san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied and cle@@ ans@@ ed .
Then see how God’s spirit “ en@@ er@@ gi@@ z@@ es you , giving you both the desire and the power to act . ”
R@@ es@@ ist the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t of a Ch@@ ang@@ ing World
Be made clean . ” ​ — Luke 5 : 13 .
During that same year , we left a cop@@ y of F@@ am@@ ily C@@ are with another ju@@ dge , who received us kin@@ dly and promised to read the information .
( b ) How did Peter and John re@@ act in the face of th@@ reat@@ s , and what did they and their brothers experience ?
( Read Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 22 , 23 . )
During the last ei@@ ght years of his life , we could not leave Bethel at all .
We put on clean clo@@ th@@ es and im@@ medi@@ ately began preaching from do@@ or to do@@ or .
In ad@@ dition to your lear@@ ning about God’s Kingdom , your study of the Bible can help you to find ans@@ wers to some of li@@ fe@@ ’s bi@@ gg@@ est questions .
How can we ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t “ all mil@@ dness toward all men ” ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses in your are@@ a can tell you the time and lo@@ c@@ ation for that ev@@ ent .
After being given per@@ mis@@ sion by her mother to show J@@ ess@@ en@@ ia My Bo@@ ok of Bible St@@ ori@@ es ​ — On D@@ V@@ D in Ch@@ ile@@ an Si@@ gn L@@ angu@@ age , they repor@@ ted : “ When J@@ ess@@ en@@ ia started to w@@ atch the st@@ ory , she started to la@@ u@@ gh and then gave way to te@@ ars .
Jehovah comm@@ ended Je@@ h@@ u because ‘ he ac@@ ted well in doing what was right in God’s eyes . ’
Se@@ cond , the Bible shows that tr@@ ends and standards of the world are man@@ ip@@ ul@@ ated and contro@@ l@@ led by no@@ ne other than Satan , “ the go@@ d of this system of things . ”
May we all keep a similar , bal@@ an@@ ced vie@@ w@@ point as we end@@ ure the difficult fin@@ al days of this old world . ​ — Read Matthew 6 : 9 , 10 .
Is that the way you feel about your privilege to serve your heavenly Father ?
What example do our you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers have in Jesus ?
Of course , some of Jehovah’s servants , such as the disci@@ ple S@@ te@@ ph@@ en and others like him , have died because they were faithful .
All re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against God will have been re@@ moved .
His conscience may not have bo@@ ther@@ ed him at the time .
So the soul can be destro@@ yed .
12 : 4@@ 3 - 4@@ 7 .
A Ju@@ dge Who Al@@ ways Does What Is Ri@@ ght
All mankind would be at peace with one another and even with the ani@@ mal@@ s .
“ The very dis@@ clo@@ sure of your words gives light , making the in@@ experienced ones understand . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 1@@ 30 .
When Jehovah is the th@@ ir@@ d c@@ ord in a fri@@ end@@ ship , that fri@@ end@@ ship will end@@ ure .
Consider what happened to one Christian .
Sh@@ ould our lives be mar@@ ked only by sa@@ dness and g@@ ri@@ ef until the end comes ?
In@@ vit@@ ing them for ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ments , a me@@ al , or an ou@@ ting will help them to make new friends and ad@@ just to their chang@@ ed circumstances .
4@@ 5 : 4 .
You can take practic@@ al st@@ ep@@ s to cop@@ e with des@@ pon@@ d@@ enc@@ y .
Many of her religious beli@@ ef@@ s were , in fact , mis@@ taken , and he told her that she would have to make chang@@ es in her beli@@ ef@@ s if she was going to worship God accep@@ ta@@ bly ​ — “ with spirit and truth . ”
W@@ ould you not enjoy working for an emp@@ loy@@ er who obe@@ yed the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s direction and pa@@ id you prom@@ p@@ tly and fai@@ r@@ ly ?
See “ Di@@ d You K@@ now ? ”
W@@ H@@ A@@ T was the the@@ me of Jesus ’ preaching ?
S@@ how@@ ing that ad@@ di@@ tional chang@@ es may be needed , he continued in the next verse : “ All things are la@@ w@@ ful for me ; but not all things are advan@@ ta@@ ge@@ ous . ” ​ — 10 / 15 , pages 18 - 19 .
Those with whom we study the Bible often no@@ tice that our plac@@ es of worship are clean and also how ne@@ at and well - d@@ ressed we are .
One day she wal@@ ked by a cl@@ ass@@ ro@@ om and no@@ tic@@ ed a teach@@ er reading to her f@@ our@@ th - gra@@ de stud@@ ents from My Bo@@ ok of Bible St@@ ori@@ es .
What does the ransom make possible ?
At one time , God’s servants felt that because Jesus bro@@ ke the bre@@ ad but no@@ ne of his own b@@ ones were bro@@ ken , the bre@@ ad me@@ ant “ the body of the Christ , ” the congregation of anointed ones .
Jehovah’s people also pray for their brothers around the world .
( Read Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 6 : 15 . )
However , after Jo@@ el had tri@@ ed without succ@@ ess to star@@ t a home Bible study in the are@@ a , D@@ ad ag@@ re@@ ed to let him conduct a study with him in the book “ The Tru@@ th Sh@@ all M@@ ake You F@@ ree . ”
This change occ@@ ur@@ red when As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an King S@@ en@@ n@@ ach@@ eri@@ b was in@@ ten@@ ding to att@@ ack Jerusalem .
In the Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an , these b@@ low from the w@@ est during the sum@@ m@@ er months .
She fe@@ ars God and worshi@@ ps him with deep respect and re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al a@@ we .
P@@ ur@@ su@@ ing Pe@@ ace B@@ r@@ ings B@@ less@@ ings
G@@ ran@@ ted , God’s Word also con@@ tain@@ s things that may se@@ em “ hard to understand , ” including some par@@ ts of Paul’s writ@@ ings .
Since the is@@ sue of Ju@@ ne 1 , 18@@ 8@@ 3 , this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine has id@@ enti@@ fied him as no@@ ne other than Satan the Devil .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , you may well become more valu@@ able as an emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ e , which may inc@@ re@@ ase your ch@@ an@@ ces of ob@@ tain@@ ing more satis@@ f@@ ying emp@@ loy@@ ment some day .
It is as if Jehovah pul@@ led back a cur@@ tain and allow@@ ed us to pe@@ er into the heavens .
How streng@@ th@@ ening !
This mul@@ titu@@ de of individuals e@@ ch@@ o the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of the words of the cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er who long ag@@ o said to me : “ G@@ et right into the full - time ministry .
Yes , David had tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es , but he was not comple@@ t@@ ely over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by them . He foc@@ used on the ways in which Jehovah was blessing him , des@@ pite his problems , and he found that those blessings far out@@ we@@ igh@@ ed his w@@ o@@ es .
What has led some to lo@@ se their sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y ?
The ri@@ ver@@ bed may have been d@@ ry that mor@@ ning , but something el@@ se gl@@ is@@ ten@@ ed on that bro@@ ad pla@@ in .
No@@ tice the two things that Paul high@@ ligh@@ ted .
The gar@@ den of E@@ den co@@ vered only a small part of the earth .
I cho@@ ked up at the thought of preaching in a str@@ ange en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
Then there is religious dec@@ ep@@ tion .
What st@@ ep@@ s have some taken to become clo@@ s@@ er friends with fellow Christians ?
We could continue to serve him faith@@ fully as publi@@ sh@@ ers .
Un@@ til he died , he kept right on wal@@ king with God . ​ — Genesis 5 : 23 , 24 .
I had to get used not only to being a wife but also to accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing Mari@@ an in the cir@@ cu@@ it work , which me@@ ant a different bed every we@@ ek .
Mari@@ a died with a fir@@ m hope in the resurrection . ​ — Romans 8 : 38 , 39 .
Why To@@ da@@ y’s F@@ all@@ ing St@@ and@@ ar@@ ds ?
That is certainly true if we seek happiness in the wrong plac@@ es .
Re@@ ally , who are we to ju@@ dge someone whom Jehovah is using in an appointed position or to say that he should not be part of the congregation ?
If God me@@ ant for his will to be done on earth , why did we have to su@@ ff@@ er so much ?
In 18@@ 6@@ 2 , A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der I@@ I helped to pur@@ cha@@ se the col@@ le@@ ction for the li@@ br@@ ary for the then en@@ or@@ m@@ ous su@@ m of 1@@ 2@@ 5@@ ,000 ru@@ bl@@ es .
The beli@@ ef that a person@@ ’s des@@ t@@ in@@ y is contro@@ l@@ led by a su@@ per@@ human power is comm@@ on today .
At that c@@ ru@@ cial time , Jehovah will give us li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving instru@@ ctions , and the “ in@@ ner ro@@ om@@ s ” might well be con@@ ne@@ cted with our local congregations .
She has been an ide@@ al par@@ t@@ ner . ”
• Why is it un@@ wise to take si@@ des in the dis@@ pu@@ tes of others ?
However , make an effort not to be over@@ come by those ne@@ g@@ ative feelings .
But it is love based on princi@@ ple that makes a marriage truly succ@@ ess@@ ful .
F@@ ur@@ ther descri@@ b@@ ing the u@@ pri@@ ght person , the psalmist says : “ He will certainly become like a t@@ ree pl@@ anted by st@@ re@@ am@@ s of water , that gives its own fru@@ it in its se@@ as@@ on and the fo@@ li@@ age of which does not wi@@ ther , and everything he does will succ@@ e@@ ed . ”
Yes , the truth will bring us un@@ par@@ all@@ el@@ ed happiness now if we put it first in our lives and allow Jehovah through his holy spirit to direc@@ t our st@@ ep@@ s .
Because they had their own pre@@ conc@@ ei@@ ved ide@@ as about the Messi@@ ah , including that he would be a pol@@ itical mes@@ si@@ ah who would li@@ ber@@ ate them from Rom@@ an op@@ pres@@ sion .
Jesus reve@@ aled in a prayer to God how we can gain prote@@ ction from Satan .
Instead , they “ kept building ” and “ continued to have a heart for working . ”
It would se@@ em so , for by that time the anointed will have received their fin@@ al se@@ al@@ ing .
How have some Christians started serving God in new ways later in life ?
It brought him great happiness and im@@ men@@ se personal satis@@ fac@@ tion .
I would offer people se@@ x , d@@ ru@@ g them in their home , and then ste@@ al anything they had that was valu@@ able .
The Scriptures do not present any ba@@ si@@ c ob@@ je@@ ction to the prac@@ tice of cre@@ m@@ ation .
The cl@@ er@@ gy saw in the new c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation ‘ demon@@ ic action , ’ a pa@@ g@@ an tra@@ dition , which had nothing to do with the bir@@ th of the Sa@@ vi@@ or , and fur@@ ther@@ more , it was a tra@@ dition from the W@@ est . ” ​ — Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or Yel@@ ena V .
Gi@@ ve A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion to God’s W@@ on@@ der@@ ful Wor@@ ks , 4 / 15
We may enc@@ oun@@ ter what po@@ pul@@ ar ide@@ as in our ministry ?
The next part ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed us to ‘ h@@ and@@ le the word of the truth ari@@ ght . ’
What would we hope to gain ?
If we want others to de@@ al lo@@ v@@ ingly with us , we should de@@ al lo@@ v@@ ingly with them .
( Genesis 4 : 26 )
Then why did he do it ?
Do You K@@ now the H@@ app@@ iness That Com@@ es From Gi@@ ving ?
The Ge@@ z@@ er C@@ al@@ end@@ ar and You
It is not eas@@ y to show kindness at such times .
Peter coun@@ sel@@ ed Christian wi@@ ves : “ Be in sub@@ je@@ ction to your own hus@@ ban@@ ds , in order that , if any are not obedi@@ ent to the word , they may be w@@ on without a word through the conduct of their wi@@ ves , because of having been e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses of your cha@@ st@@ e conduct together with deep respect .
Davi@@ d’s end@@ uring ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality is righ@@ tly refer@@ red to as an exerc@@ ise of loving - kindness , not mer@@ ely kindness , for it was an evidence of his loy@@ al@@ ty to an esta@@ bli@@ shed relationship .
Then , in a real sense , ‘ the me@@ ek will in@@ her@@ it the earth . ’
Yet , that dre@@ am rema@@ ins un@@ ful@@ filled ​ — no one has found a way to con@@ qu@@ er death .
Will it turn out to be that special time for the family , and is it special for God ?
It lik@@ e@@ wise prom@@ o@@ tes in us a heal@@ thy , positi@@ ve attitude toward se@@ x that will contribu@@ te to happiness in marriage .
V@@ er@@ s@@ at@@ ile Mas@@ tic
Ex@@ pla@@ in why a t@@ ask needs to be done , and give comm@@ end@@ ation for the effort that is put for@@ th to accom@@ pl@@ ish it ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 5 - 8 )
N@@ atur@@ ally , children imitate what they ob@@ serve the gro@@ wn - up@@ s around them do .
O@@ ther@@ wise , we could acc@@ en@@ tu@@ ate our dis@@ satis@@ fac@@ tion with our present circumstances and be temp@@ ted to return to our form@@ er way of life . ​ — Read 2 Peter 2 : 20 - 22 .
In ad@@ dition , Satan’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ on has given Jehovah an opportunity to demonstr@@ ate His fine qualities in a more pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced way .
17 : 3 ; 1@@ 39 : 23 , 24 .
For example , when you make important decisions , do you first re@@ sear@@ ch Bible principles , pray about the matter , and then seek ad@@ vice from a matu@@ re Christian ?
If so , what are they , and what benef@@ its will they provide ?
33 : 7 - 9 .
That said , however , Jehovah cannot be a secu@@ re d@@ wel@@ ling for us if we allow Satan to lu@@ re us away from our d@@ wel@@ ling place .
How , then , may we cultiv@@ ate com@@ pas@@ sion ?
All these inspired mes@@ sa@@ ges from God reve@@ al little about the physical uni@@ verse .
Instead of re@@ je@@ cting the wrong desire , A@@ cha@@ n gre@@ e@@ di@@ ly sto@@ le the go@@ o@@ ds and hi@@ d them in his t@@ ent .
How streng@@ th@@ ening this promise must have been for the apostles !
Such events appe@@ ar to be pu@@ shing the world fur@@ ther and fur@@ ther away from un@@ ity .
Paul af@@ fir@@ m@@ ed : “ We than@@ k God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ always when we pray [ fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te , “ pra@@ ying always ” ] for you . ”
We are dep@@ end@@ ent on him .
Do You A@@ p@@ preci@@ ate Jehovah’s Watch@@ ful C@@ are ?
Because of the ong@@ o@@ ing is@@ sue regarding God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , Jehovah al@@ lo@@ ws the T@@ emp@@ ter to use this world to temp@@ t us .
How deep@@ ly they appreci@@ ate the help and support that their brothers and sisters , young and old , rend@@ er them !
The result may be ill will .
Our King , Jesus Christ , continu@@ es to tra@@ in us .
What a blessing from Jehovah !
He did just so . ”
In fact , if we keep thinking about these things , we may ac@@ tually do them .
The only govern@@ ment that will tre@@ at ever@@ yone ju@@ st@@ ly is God’s Kingdom . ”
Jehovah God direc@@ ted the prophet Samuel to ano@@ in@@ t a member of J@@ es@@ se@@ ’s hous@@ eho@@ ld as the future king of Israel .
She rema@@ ined one of Jehovah’s Witnesses until her death 34 years later .
• Why must a person accept the ransom in appro@@ aching Jehovah ?
O@@ ther transl@@ ations rend@@ er that ph@@ ra@@ se “ my very own , ” “ my most pri@@ zed pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion , ” and “ my je@@ w@@ els . ”
It could be that we feel jus@@ ti@@ fied in speaking cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ally of someone .
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T came to the earth pri@@ mar@@ ily to give , not to receive .
By contr@@ ast , the writ@@ er of Genesis used Jehovah’s personal name in the first verse of that chap@@ ter .
O@@ r you may wr@@ ite to the publi@@ sh@@ ers of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
He gave up bo@@ x@@ ing and b@@ ra@@ w@@ ling and deci@@ ded to imp@@ ro@@ ve his family life .
What a deli@@ ght it was to take in spiritual food when we first became ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with God’s truth !
They did not get bor@@ ed or give up .
A F@@ E@@ W years ag@@ o , a Christian cou@@ ple in F@@ i@@ ji were sh@@ aring in a cam@@ pa@@ ign to invit@@ e people to the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death .
That was tim@@ ely ad@@ vice for the Romans .
The We@@ b s@@ ite also provi@@ des material that helps cou@@ ples , te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers , and those with young children .
‘ If Your Ri@@ ght E@@ ye M@@ ak@@ es You S@@ tum@@ ble ’
What a wonderful expres@@ sion of end@@ uring love Jac@@ o@@ b there demonstr@@ ated !
D@@ el@@ ph@@ ine , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , rec@@ alls : “ After my 18 - year - old daugh@@ ter died , the pain was so great that I did not believe that I would be able to continue living .
He ta@@ un@@ ts Jehovah with the cla@@ im that Christians ​ — including you — ​ will not remain faithful .
What does the illustr@@ ation of the mu@@ st@@ ard gra@@ in teach us about Kingdom inc@@ re@@ ase ?
However , for a while during G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol , my meeting attend@@ ance s@@ li@@ pp@@ ed .
Re@@ g@@ arding the word here rend@@ ered “ felt p@@ ity , ” one Bible scho@@ la@@ r says that it den@@ o@@ tes “ an emo@@ tion which mo@@ ves a man to the very dep@@ ths of his being . ”
“ The bir@@ d@@ c@@ atch@@ er ” under@@ stan@@ ds the nor@@ ma@@ l human desire for accep@@ t@@ ance and the appro@@ val of others .
After refer@@ ring to some comman@@ d@@ ments of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , Paul stated : “ Wh@@ atever other comman@@ d@@ ment there is , is sum@@ m@@ ed up in this saying : ‘ You must love your neigh@@ b@@ or as yourself . ’
To such ones , he says : “ I never knew you ! G@@ et away from me , you work@@ ers of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness . ”
How can a husband and wife co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with each other ?
Le@@ ad@@ ers in govern@@ ment , bu@@ sin@@ ess , and religion often set a po@@ or moral example .
Do not become en@@ vi@@ ous of the man of viol@@ ence , nor cho@@ ose any of his ways . ” ​ — Proverbs 3 : 28 - 31 .
M@@ A@@ Y 28 , 20@@ 12 – J@@ U@@ N@@ E 3 , 20@@ 12
God also reve@@ aled that the Messi@@ ah would be born in Davi@@ d’s l@@ ine .
Why should we have a who@@ les@@ ome dre@@ ad of dis@@ pleas@@ ing Jehovah ?
The Z@@ im@@ ba@@ b@@ we branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses wr@@ ites : “ In the past , brothers in this are@@ a used to me@@ et in priv@@ ate ho@@ m@@ es , and the local people id@@ enti@@ fied the congregation with the ow@@ ner of the home in which they me@@ t .
W@@ ear@@ ing the spiritual ar@@ m@@ or descri@@ bed by Paul in his letter to the Eph@@ es@@ ians .
Ther@@ efore , this vision c@@ learly indic@@ ates that all who accept the invit@@ ation to “ come ” have the responsi@@ bility to preach to others .
And the things I learned were so com@@ for@@ ting ! ” ​ — Kat@@ le@@ go , S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
He assign@@ ed him more work to do and inform@@ ed him that there were still 7@@ ,000 faithful worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah in the land .
Be@@ fore the F@@ lood , Jehovah stated : “ In just se@@ ven days , I will make it ra@@ in on the earth for 40 days and 40 ni@@ gh@@ ts . ”
Al@@ ong with such exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent qualities and tra@@ its as pr@@ u@@ d@@ ence , thinking ability , hum@@ ility , in@@ sight , practic@@ al wisdom , and understanding , wis@@ d@@ om@@ ’s gi@@ f@@ ts inclu@@ de ri@@ ches and honor .
The speak@@ er st@@ ressed that in order to do this , we should give God’s Kingdom to@@ p pri@@ or@@ ity , even if doing so invol@@ ves in@@ conven@@ i@@ ence and self - den@@ i@@ al . ​ — Matthew 6 : 19 - 21 .
Instead , Jesus reas@@ sur@@ ed them of his and his Fa@@ ther’s love by en@@ tru@@ sting them with a we@@ igh@@ ty assignment .
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : W@@ ell , no@@ tice what we read in the very next verse .
C@@ ould you take some st@@ ep@@ s to ass@@ ist a we@@ ak one in your congregation ?
F@@ ar left : Na@@ dia and Mari@@ e - M@@ ad@@ ele@@ ine ; F@@ ar right : T@@ hi@@ er@@ ry
How can you re@@ tain your spiritual vi@@ g@@ or des@@ pite advan@@ c@@ ing years ?
Because there are fe@@ wer song@@ s to learn , it should be possible for us to mem@@ or@@ ize the l@@ y@@ ri@@ c@@ s of at le@@ ast some of the new song@@ s .
The only authority that Christian overse@@ ers have comes from the Scriptures .
I@@ mp@@ or@@ ted S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Ri@@ ches
This un@@ satis@@ f@@ ying way of life left Paul feel@@ ing very de@@ pres@@ sed .
One instru@@ ct@@ or said : “ T@@ e@@ aching a class is she@@ er joy , and the stud@@ ents ’ gen@@ u@@ ine appreciation for this pro@@ vision from Jehovah is often expres@@ sed with ap@@ pla@@ use at the end of a class . ”
What has led some Christians into wr@@ ong@@ doing ?
How can Bible study help you and your family to cultiv@@ ate self - control ?
How about eng@@ ag@@ ing in up@@ building con@@ vers@@ ation with others ?
The “ fi@@ el@@ ds ” his followers leave be@@ h@@ ind ref@@ er to the li@@ v@@ eli@@ ho@@ o@@ ds that many , including mission@@ aries , members of the Bethel family , inter@@ n@@ ational servants , and others , will@@ ingly give up in order to ad@@ v@@ ance Kingdom inter@@ ests in vari@@ ous lands .
I quic@@ k@@ ly w@@ oke up the children , and before the att@@ ac@@ k@@ ers re@@ ached our house , we f@@ led into the bus@@ h .
He did not teach his own ide@@ as , but he taught “ regul@@ ation and justice . ”
E@@ very We@@ d@@ n@@ es@@ day mor@@ ning , he tel@@ ls his st@@ af@@ f to hold his tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne c@@ alls and then gives his full attention to the study .
For example , God told Abraham that the “ se@@ ed ” would appe@@ ar among his des@@ c@@ end@@ ants .
As Jesus said , Jehovah kno@@ ws every de@@ ta@@ il about us .
C@@ ha@@ st@@ e con@@ ve@@ ys the ide@@ a of pur@@ ity in thought and conduct .
1@@ 39 : 16 .
“ Fa@@ ith fol@@ lo@@ ws the thing heard , ” stated Paul .
What fre@@ e@@ dom was Paul speaking of here ?
You must not be af@@ ra@@ id of them , and you must not be stru@@ ck with ter@@ ro@@ r at their fac@@ es . ” ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 3 : 8 , 9 .
They had to be faithful until death if they were to receive the cro@@ wn of heavenly life . ​ — Re@@ v .
A@@ part from help@@ ing us to face moral temp@@ t@@ ations succ@@ ess@@ fully , thinking ability can also help us cop@@ e with problems with fellow Christians .
Jews “ A@@ cted in I@@ gn@@ or@@ ance ” , 6 / 15
1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 1@@ 5@@ ,000
Jesus lo@@ v@@ ingly gave his life for the “ other sheep ” too .
O@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ als wor@@ ked under a comple@@ x hi@@ er@@ ar@@ ch@@ y ​ — the king and his cons@@ ort were a@@ i@@ ded by “ l@@ or@@ ds ” and “ elders . ”
The young man comes near “ her cor@@ ner , ” which is on the way to her house .
Fa@@ ith in Bible Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy P@@ re@@ ser@@ ves Li@@ fe
23 : 5 , 6 .
Then , su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , Jo@@ el had a heart att@@ ack .
The pe@@ ace@@ ful country set@@ ting seem@@ ed like a g@@ li@@ mp@@ se of the new world .
The Bible is for the en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment of all mankind , but we as Jehovah’s servants especially appreci@@ ate it .
Jehovah promises to re@@ ward his faithful servants , and know@@ ing this helps us to end@@ ure difficult times .
In fact , God’s Word associ@@ ates that dis@@ position with wisdom .
God’s people have even been provided with a public@@ ation that pu@@ ts Jesus ’ experi@@ ences and time on earth in ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal order .
H@@ er ho@@ m@@ el@@ and was full of viol@@ ence and de@@ pra@@ v@@ ity , including inc@@ est and b@@ es@@ ti@@ ality .
They would become a nation that follow@@ ed only Jehovah’s Law .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ously and pol@@ iti@@ c@@ ally , however , the tri@@ be ali@@ gn@@ ed it@@ self with the nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom .
And the Israelites could show their gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to Jehovah by obe@@ ying these la@@ ws .
19 : 4 , 5 .
What do you think vis@@ it@@ ors were to conclu@@ de ?
On what does much of our effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess in the ministry dep@@ end ?
We made a promise to Jehovah to do anything he as@@ ks of us .
Ha@@ ving a F@@ ul@@ l@@ er Sh@@ are in the Ex@@ pan@@ sion
And I kept tr@@ ying to follow the counsel of Matthew 6 : 33 , to keep on see@@ king first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness .
In every@@ day life , even in small ways , we want to show that we “ slave for Jehovah . ” ​ — Romans 12 : 11 .
E@@ ven@@ tually , he and his wife stu@@ died the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses , em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed the truth , and became dedic@@ ated servants of God .
Par@@ ents need to recogn@@ ize that a real war is being wa@@ ged for the heart of their children .
They do so pri@@ mar@@ ily by pra@@ ising him or by speaking well of him .
Why does God requi@@ re that we love him ?
Rather , we foc@@ us on doing what will ple@@ ase Jehovah , avo@@ i@@ ding what will h@@ ur@@ t his feelings .
Do you place complete trust in Jehovah ?
Bro@@ ther G@@ ar@@ d@@ ner kin@@ dly rep@@ lied , “ W@@ ell , le@@ t’s just consider this first chap@@ ter . ”
For example , e@@ con@@ om@@ ic w@@ o@@ es can put pres@@ sure on our emo@@ tions .
For example , King David , who enjo@@ yed a close relationship with God , stated : “ Many things you have done , O Jehovah my God , your wonderful works and your thoughts toward us . . . .
Jesus and his cor@@ ul@@ ers , who together make up God’s Kingdom , will ad@@ minis@@ ter the benef@@ its of the ransom to obedi@@ ent mankind over a peri@@ od of a th@@ ous@@ and years .
As a result , many high - ran@@ king Rom@@ an of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als hear about Jesus Christ .
Those two we@@ ek@@ s turned into over si@@ x re@@ war@@ ding years of service .
In fact , she was one of my best pioneer par@@ t@@ n@@ ers . ”
As soon as the Ger@@ man brothers under@@ sto@@ od that the ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments were in no way a cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism of their work ​ — but that the time had come for clo@@ s@@ er co@@ op@@ er@@ ation between the vari@@ ous bran@@ ches and he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters — ​ they were en@@ th@@ used and filled with a fine spirit of co@@ op@@ er@@ ation .
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying . . .
Solomon “ loved many fore@@ ign women ” who did not serve Jehovah , and he ev@@ en@@ tually had 7@@ 00 wi@@ ves and 3@@ 00 con@@ cu@@ bin@@ es .
The work of their own hands my cho@@ s@@ en ones will use to the full . ” ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 21 - 23 .
Jehovah , the Su@@ pre@@ me Au@@ thor@@ ity on human n@@ ature , provi@@ des ad@@ vice on the best me@@ th@@ od of br@@ ing@@ ing up children .
How did Jehovah’s servants show neigh@@ b@@ or love during a rec@@ ent n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ ster ?
I com@@ pare what they have with what I don@@ ’t have . ”
P@@ re@@ par@@ ing for the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al might inclu@@ de pl@@ ans to inc@@ re@@ ase our ministry in some way , perhaps as au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pione@@ ers during the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al se@@ as@@ on .
What for@@ ce !
; M@@ il@@ es , L .
Ther@@ efore , it is imp@@ os@@ sible to deter@@ mine the l@@ eng@@ th of his ab@@ s@@ ence .
E@@ v@@ ent :
He@@ ated ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents often cons@@ ist of two people mer@@ ely re@@ pe@@ ating what they have already said .
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ar personal study is ess@@ enti@@ al if we are to stay “ heal@@ thy in the faith ” and keep a@@ wa@@ ke . ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 1 : 13 .
Hence , E@@ du@@ ard V@@ ar@@ ter gave N@@ ik@@ ol@@ a@@ i some encourag@@ ing ad@@ vice : “ When the author@@ ities question you , tell them op@@ en@@ ly that we get our liter@@ ature from he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n .
From personal experience , the psalmist could wr@@ ite about Jehovah : “ O He@@ are@@ r of prayer , to you people of all s@@ or@@ ts will come .
The attend@@ ant could then see the ang@@ eli@@ c ho@@ st@@ s .
2 : 21 , 28 , 32 .
( b ) How can our knowledge of the ge@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ y involved help to make this account more mean@@ ing@@ ful ?
Di@@ d he , like Sha@@ ph@@ an’s other family members , care for Jeremiah ?
In his op@@ ening re@@ mar@@ ks , Bro@@ ther J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z called attention to the stud@@ ents ’ fi@@ ve months of in@@ ten@@ sive Bible study that pre@@ pared them for service in fore@@ ign fi@@ el@@ ds .
L@@ am@@ e@@ ch , the father of Noah , may have been his only con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary who exerc@@ ised faith in Jehovah .
When my brother Ri@@ ch@@ ard , by then one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , heard of these pl@@ ans , he made a special j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land to try to dis@@ su@@ a@@ de me .
( Read Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 14 : 19 , 20 . )
• What was the co@@ st of the ransom ?
El@@ ders , for instance , are appointed by holy spirit .
Par@@ ents or others may set a stan@@ d@@ ard of per@@ fe@@ ction in scho@@ ol@@ work or in s@@ por@@ ts that young people find hard to live up to .
What mes@@ sa@@ ges are set out in Mi@@ ca@@ h chap@@ ters 3 through 5 ?
14 : 13 , 14 ; De@@ u@@ t .
Then , one night he was mirac@@ ul@@ ously fre@@ ed and led out of the pris@@ on by an ang@@ el .
We study the Scriptures because we want to do God’s will .
For example , Paul wrote that some brothers in R@@ ome were sla@@ ves “ of their own ap@@ pet@@ ites . ”
He ga@@ thers car@@ d@@ bo@@ ard , sc@@ ra@@ p me@@ tal , and pl@@ as@@ tic .
There were also la@@ ws against being un@@ faithful , je@@ al@@ ous , and su@@ spi@@ ci@@ ous .
Lo@@ ok ! With him are not only loyal Israelites but also all the Ch@@ er@@ e@@ th@@ ites and all the P@@ ele@@ th@@ ites .
S@@ ome@@ time before the F@@ lood , other angels jo@@ ined Satan in his re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
The teach@@ er then discus@@ sed the matter with the young man@@ ’s parents and went back home .
( b ) How has ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles helped you person@@ ally ?
It is only as they get older that they understand that some@@ times they have to wa@@ it for what they want .
What can we do if our sin@@ ful heart star@@ ts to question some of Jehovah’s activities ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a mon@@ th , I ter@@ min@@ ated my relationship with my bo@@ y@@ friend , and I have kept on wal@@ king in the way of truth ever since . ”
What an encourag@@ ing expres@@ sion of love at the beg@@ in@@ ning of Jesus ’ mis@@ sion on earth !
They have the we@@ ap@@ on@@ ry in their hands .
Jehovah had promised that blessings would f@@ low to his des@@ c@@ end@@ ants through his son Isa@@ a@@ c .
( b ) How have true followers of Christ app@@ lied the words of Isaiah 2 : 4 in their lives ?
But stay true to what you believe to be the right course .
; E@@ ri@@ ck@@ son , N .
When will that be ?
Those young men were willing to su@@ ff@@ er and die rather than ru@@ in their relationship with God .
For example , when in Gal@@ ile@@ e , he was appro@@ ached by a man in an advan@@ ced st@@ age of le@@ pro@@ s@@ y .
T@@ e@@ aching her children about Jehovah posed another serious chall@@ enge for An@@ ita .
A case of can@@ ni@@ bal@@ ism had already been repor@@ ted . ​ — 2 K@@ i .
Like Eli@@ j@@ ah , you may at times take a human view of a certain proble@@ m rather than use “ the wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve ” to de@@ al with it .
Jehovah ful@@ filled every promise he made to ancient Israel .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of ex@@ il@@ es return home to rest@@ ore the worship of Jehovah in Jerusalem . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 36 : 22 , 23 ; E@@ z@@ r@@ a 1 : 1 - 4 .
When he expres@@ sed his concer@@ ns to God , he was told : “ My power is being made perfect in we@@ ak@@ ness . ”
On@@ ly after they had declar@@ ed the k@@ ill@@ ing ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ al would the fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve be re@@ turned to the city of refu@@ ge .
In@@ dic@@ ating d@@ ate of is@@ sue in which article appe@@ ars
Those words of the Fr@@ en@@ ch au@@ th@@ or An@@ dr@@ é Mal@@ ra@@ u@@ x could well be app@@ lied to the world in which we live .
To such ones , Jesus promises : “ You will be with me in Par@@ adise . ” ​ — Luke 23 : 4@@ 3 .
However , those te@@ x@@ ts that ex@@ ist in mul@@ ti@@ ple co@@ pi@@ es more likely refle@@ ct the special inter@@ ests and beli@@ ef@@ s of the group .
12 - 14 . ( a ) What did one Christian do to cop@@ e with can@@ c@@ er ?
How exc@@ iting it was as we@@ ek by we@@ ek the number of app@@ lic@@ ants gre@@ w , until it re@@ ached 2@@ 9@@ 2 !
As a result , they were sen@@ ten@@ ced to et@@ er@@ n@@ al death and were ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from the origin@@ al Par@@ adise .
Ti@@ me sp@@ ent together prom@@ o@@ tes commun@@ ic@@ ation .
Re@@ ading in an under@@ to@@ ne is help@@ ful when you consider Bible boo@@ ks that are un@@ famili@@ ar to you .
Jesus ’ disciples would give a thor@@ ough witness as Jesus did but on a much lar@@ g@@ er sc@@ ale .
He asked them to do what they should have done many years ear@@ li@@ er ​ — obey the Law of Jehovah .
Jesus Christ often gave public dis@@ cour@@ ses ​ — among them the fam@@ ous Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount .
How happy we are to have Jehovah as our inv@@ isi@@ ble R@@ ul@@ er , Jesus Christ as our H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est , members of the anointed ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od as our teach@@ ers , and faithful Christian older men as our coun@@ sel@@ ors !
They wanted to take that ro@@ ad so as to vis@@ it c@@ ities where th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of people needed to hear about Christ .
Why could the kingdom of Juda@@ h be vie@@ wed as a pat@@ ter@@ n of God’s Kingdom ?
What effect do the experi@@ ences rel@@ ated here have on you , and what will we next consider ?
Des@@ pite her devo@@ ted care , my brother died while they were there .
For instance , special pione@@ ers Jo@@ s@@ é and S@@ il@@ vi@@ a were assign@@ ed to the to@@ wn of P@@ ut@@ ina , about 30 mil@@ es [ 50 k@@ m ] from L@@ ake T@@ iti@@ c@@ ac@@ a .
W@@ ell , how , for example , did you learn about the hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al fi@@ gu@@ res of your country ?
Fr@@ ance , 12 / 1
Jesus used the example of “ the l@@ ili@@ es of the field . ”
For another example , see Genesis 16 : 7 - 11 , 13 .
A ma@@ j@@ or point of Paul’s letter to Christians in R@@ ome was that the power of Ad@@ am@@ ’s sin to cor@@ ru@@ pt is con@@ qu@@ ered by Christ’s power to re@@ de@@ em .
S@@ an@@ c@@ ti@@ fy them by means of the truth ; your word is truth . ”
What responsi@@ bility is given to all Christians , and how should we view it ?
A C@@ O@@ A@@ L MI@@ N@@ E near P@@ it@@ t@@ s@@ bur@@ gh , Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , was su@@ d@@ den@@ ly f@@ loo@@ ded by milli@@ ons of g@@ all@@ ons of water .
For instance , John speak@@ s of “ the tw@@ el@@ ve n@@ ames of the tw@@ el@@ ve apostles of the L@@ am@@ b . ”
B@@ as@@ ing his talk on Proverbs 10 : 22 , he remin@@ ded the a@@ udi@@ ence that Jehovah su@@ sta@@ ins and bless@@ es his servants when they put Kingdom inter@@ ests first in their lives .
In ad@@ dition , Jehovah has kin@@ dly provided help in the Christian congregation .
What ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary attitude did Isaiah displa@@ y ?
“ As long as Jehovah per@@ m@@ its , we will continue to preach the Kingdom good news with ze@@ al , using every possible means to re@@ ach people . ” ​ — 20@@ 10 Y@@ E@@ A@@ R@@ B@@ O@@ O@@ K O@@ F J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S W@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ S .
Yes , Jehovah’s word exer@@ ted power on Jeremiah and imp@@ el@@ led him to speak .
What if a par@@ ent is per@@ mis@@ sive and fa@@ il@@ s to provide needed cor@@ rection ?
S@@ pe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally id@@ enti@@ fy an un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine , and show how we have been prote@@ cted from believ@@ ing in it .
“ Just as in Adam all are d@@ ying , so also in the Christ all will be made ali@@ ve . ”
If left un@@ c@@ he@@ cked , to what can a com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve spirit lead ?
Instead , they follow the Scriptures and the le@@ adi@@ ng@@ s of God’s holy spirit as they make arrang@@ ements that are needed to help the preaching work go for@@ ward .
How than@@ k@@ ful we are for the many who work very hard on such buil@@ ding@@ s !
Jehovah promised : “ I will sa@@ ve my sheep , and they will no longer become something for p@@ lun@@ der ; and I will ju@@ dge between a sheep and a sheep .
As an integrity keep@@ er , what conduct did Job avoid ?
Je@@ h@@ u
Jesus fore@@ told that apost@@ ates , like we@@ e@@ ds s@@ own among whe@@ at , would in@@ fil@@ tr@@ ate the Christian congregation and lead many ast@@ ra@@ y .
By the time David com@@ posed Psalm 14@@ 2 , he may have learned what had be@@ fal@@ le@@ n H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est A@@ him@@ ele@@ ch , who had un@@ wit@@ t@@ ingly given him ass@@ ist@@ ance when he was fle@@ e@@ ing from Saul .
He said : “ I am about to j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to Jerusalem to minis@@ ter to the holy ones .
This article gives us good reas@@ ons to sing out jo@@ y@@ fully and off@@ ers some su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions for imp@@ ro@@ ving our sing@@ ing vo@@ ice .
What ga@@ ther@@ ing work is refer@@ red to at Matthew 24 : 31 ?
Instead , Peter ex@@ hor@@ ted them to br@@ ace up their min@@ ds for activ@@ ity and qu@@ it being fa@@ shi@@ oned according to their form@@ er worl@@ dly desi@@ res .
In other par@@ ts of the world , it is cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary for mal@@ es to remain un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised thr@@ ough@@ out their life .
Wh@@ ere would the pro@@ di@@ g@@ al son have been if his father had not been in a con@@ dition to receive him back ? ”
Their rec@@ ord of faithful service , often over many de@@ ca@@ des , inspi@@ res our trust .
When a man fol@@ lo@@ ws the example of Jesus and exerc@@ ises he@@ ad@@ ship in a loving way , he will ear@@ n the “ deep respect ” of his wife .
Pe@@ ople in the M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast are gener@@ ally go@@ o@@ d@@ hear@@ ted , hum@@ ble , and ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able .
My anger and fru@@ str@@ ation led to mul@@ ti@@ ple at@@ temp@@ ts at su@@ i@@ ci@@ de .
He succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in get@@ ting Adam and E@@ ve to re@@ be@@ l against God .
Yet , perhaps more important than the to@@ tal am@@ ount of time we sp@@ end in the preaching work is the fre@@ qu@@ enc@@ y with which we speak about our hope to others .
We used bu@@ ses , tra@@ ins , tru@@ c@@ ks , du@@ g@@ out c@@ ano@@ es , and small a@@ ir@@ pl@@ an@@ es .
E@@ ach little word he man@@ ag@@ ed to wr@@ ite down was a vi@@ ct@@ ory .
They are se@@ cre@@ tive and dec@@ e@@ it@@ ful .
‘ I will give you all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the world if you f@@ all down and do an act of worship to me . ’ ​ — Matthew 4 : 8 , 9 .
For fur@@ ther su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions on how to teach young ones effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely , see The Watchtower , Ju@@ ly 1 , 199@@ 9 , pages 13 - 17 .
Tru@@ e , some is@@ l@@ and@@ ers have taken a stand against their work and try to pres@@ sure others to re@@ ject the Kingdom message .
It was into your hand that God gave M@@ idi@@ an’s pr@@ inc@@ es O@@ re@@ b and Z@@ e@@ e@@ b , and what have I been able to do in com@@ par@@ is@@ on with you ? ”
; J@@ ones , C .
F@@ ur@@ ther , we can be sure that Jehovah will bl@@ ess us ri@@ ch@@ ly if , like Job , we end@@ ure tri@@ als and maintain integrity .
Jo@@ shua was the appointed lead@@ er .
Still , Bar@@ u@@ ch was willing to use his prof@@ essi@@ onal s@@ k@@ ill@@ s and his con@@ ne@@ ctions with govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als to support Jeremiah in this assignment . ​ — Jeremiah 26 : 1 - 9 , 20 - 24 .
C@@ are@@ fully we@@ igh@@ ing the vie@@ w@@ poin@@ ts of others , as David did , can help us to avoid ac@@ ting ra@@ sh@@ ly and ha@@ st@@ ening into sin .
We need faith to over@@ come m@@ oun@@ tain@@ like ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les that inter@@ f@@ ere with our spiritual prog@@ ress and to cop@@ e with difficul@@ ties .
But af@@ ter@@ ward , it seem@@ ed as if someone had li@@ f@@ ted a hu@@ ge we@@ i@@ ght off my sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders .
And again and again they would put God to the t@@ est , and they pa@@ ined even the Ho@@ ly One of Israel . ”
He mentioned than@@ k@@ s@@ giving , that is , prayer in which we expres@@ s appreciation for what God does for us .
How did An@@ na@@ ’s daugh@@ ter re@@ act to this ?
Mar@@ ri@@ age and sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess are both gi@@ f@@ ts from God , each with its own blessings .
The man dis@@ cer@@ ned that if he pre@@ ached public@@ ly but still so@@ ld such a pro@@ du@@ ct , this would put the congregation in a bad light and could dam@@ age his relationship with God .
On@@ ly in my ro@@ le as king will I be greater than you . ” ​ — Genesis 4@@ 1 : 38 - 4@@ 1 .
His father rep@@ lied that he would not be going to the meeting .
But they also inclu@@ de activities that others do not see , such as your priv@@ ate prayers to Jehovah and your personal study .
Be as@@ sur@@ ed that if you want Jehovah’s help to bre@@ ak free from to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o ad@@ di@@ ction , he will supp@@ ly the power and strength you need . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 13 .
But first , we must go to the people .
For example , when the wicked in the c@@ ities of So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h me@@ t their end , the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Lo@@ t and his two daugh@@ ters were sa@@ ved . ​ — Genesis 19 : 12 - 26 .
Because all dedic@@ ated Christians serve the same King , Jehovah , and must live up to the same standards .
In 199@@ 1 , the activ@@ ity of Jehovah’s Witnesses was given leg@@ al recogn@@ iti@@ on .
the sc@@ op@@ e of their work ?
As en@@ m@@ ity between the two ‘ see@@ ds ’ continu@@ es , those faith@@ fully serving Jehovah can ex@@ pect to be persecu@@ ted .
Do not keep on see@@ king . ” ​ — J@@ er .
An@@ y who desire honor must give we@@ i@@ ght to what the world thin@@ ks of them .
No , no@@ ne of these things are evil in themselves .
When speaking to ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved ones , remember that s@@ inc@@ ere , positi@@ ve words can mean so much , however few they may be .
P@@ ri@@ or@@ ities
there was a woman to me@@ et him , with the gar@@ ment of a pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te and c@@ un@@ ning of heart .
It is so difficult to cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct those we have lik@@ ed and tru@@ sted .
Hence , the apostle Paul ur@@ ged his fellow believers : “ Let your love be without h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y . . . .
Ther@@ efore he who op@@ pos@@ es the authority has taken a stand against the arrang@@ ement of God . . .
What will we do if we deli@@ ght in Jehovah’s law ?
We have a ca@@ v@@ al@@ ry on our side .
We should also look clo@@ sel@@ y at the gar@@ ment .
Thus the land and the temple were pre@@ served so that another faithful re@@ m@@ n@@ ant would be able to wel@@ come the Son of God when he appe@@ ared there as the Messi@@ ah . ​ — Daniel 9 : 25 ; Luke 1 : 13 - 17 , 6@@ 7 - 7@@ 9 ; 3 : 15 , 21 , 22 .
Ri@@ ght at the conven@@ tion , we app@@ lied for mission@@ ary tra@@ ining .
Tru@@ e Christi@@ an@@ ity , as out@@ l@@ ined in the Scriptures , is not op@@ pres@@ sive .
Y@@ oung Christians need the strength to stand up to pe@@ er pres@@ sure and to say no to d@@ ru@@ g@@ s and im@@ mor@@ ality .
What should we keep in mind when preaching to refu@@ ge@@ es ?
O@@ ver a peri@@ od of 1@@ ,@@ 6@@ 10 years ​ — s@@ pan@@ ning from 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E . to 9@@ 8 C.E . ​ — some 40 different men wrote the Bible .
A f@@ em@@ ale pris@@ on@@ er started sh@@ aring with n@@ ine c@@ ell mat@@ es what she was lear@@ ning , even stud@@ ying with them .
How does this apply to the gift of the ransom ?
The Bible can help you .
And we have been as@@ sur@@ ed that wh@@ atever our circumstances , we can me@@ et Jehovah’s requi@@ re@@ ments .
For here I am br@@ ing@@ ing in a cal@@ am@@ ity upon all flesh , ’ is the ut@@ ter@@ ance of Jehovah , ‘ and I will give you your soul as a spo@@ il in all the plac@@ es to which you may go . ’ ” ​ — Jeremiah 4@@ 5 : 2 - 5 .
Lo@@ ving - K@@ in@@ dness S@@ ho@@ wn by a Son
What stan@@ d@@ ard are you using to make this determin@@ ation ?
Why is it reason@@ able to conclu@@ de that individuals who present themselves for baptism have already made an un@@ re@@ served dedic@@ ation to Jehovah ?
When we share in the witness work , we support the spirit - anointed ones
By the time of Paul’s con@@ ver@@ sion to Christi@@ an@@ ity , the Law covenant had been re@@ plac@@ ed by the new covenant , medi@@ ated by Jesus Christ , the Gre@@ ater Moses .
Mo@@ ved with p@@ ity for a crow@@ d , Jesus “ started to teach them many things . ” ​ — Mark 6 : 34 .
But I@@ ’@@ ve never person@@ ally seen a cop@@ y . ” ​ — Y@@ U@@ MI@@ K@@ O , J@@ A@@ P@@ A@@ N .
Instead , the nam@@ ing of Juda@@ h expres@@ sed her than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness to God .
He said : “ We positi@@ vely or@@ der@@ ed you not to keep teaching upon the bas@@ is of [ the name of Jesus ] , and yet , look ! you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching . ”
( b ) Why is da@@ ily Bible reading and study so vital to cop@@ ing with a thor@@ n in our flesh ?
“ O@@ U@@ R@@ S was the first ci@@ v@@ ili@@ an ve@@ hi@@ c@@ le to en@@ ter the re@@ mo@@ te Af@@ ri@@ can v@@ il@@ la@@ ge after ci@@ vi@@ l war had ended , ” rec@@ al@@ led a mission@@ ary nam@@ ed A@@ ar@@ on .
M@@ ary , who has wal@@ ked for many years in Jehovah’s pa@@ ths , says : “ When I look at Jehovah’s cre@@ ation , I see not only the in@@ tri@@ c@@ ate desi@@ gn but God’s war@@ m person@@ ality .
Ma@@ in@@ tain Com@@ mun@@ ic@@ ation
So you can i@@ magine what a ter@@ ri@@ ble sh@@ o@@ ck it was that while stud@@ ying one af@@ ter@@ no@@ on , qu@@ ite su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , I could not see a thing .
If a Christian sen@@ ses that he is be@@ coming ang@@ ry when discus@@ sing a matter with a fellow beli@@ ever , he is wise to he@@ ed the counsel found at James 1 : 19 , 20 : “ E@@ very man must be s@@ wi@@ ft about hear@@ ing , s@@ low about speaking , s@@ low about wr@@ ath ; for man@@ ’s wr@@ ath does not work out God’s righteousness . ”
• How might a person dedic@@ ated to Jehovah g@@ ri@@ eve his spirit ?
We should be willing to per@@ form ac@@ ts of love for our brothers “ in se@@ cre@@ t , ” or out of the li@@ m@@ eli@@ ght , when this is possible .
Jews and G@@ ent@@ il@@ es al@@ ike needed to make spiritual prog@@ ress .
And it will show that you are determined to live up to your dedic@@ ation to Jehovah . ​ — Mat@@ t .
A Christi@@ an’s attitude and be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or on the jo@@ b can make the message of the Bible at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive to co@@ work@@ ers and others .
In order to be bless@@ ed with everlasting life , you must also exerc@@ ise faith in the ransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ . ​ — 1 John 4 : 10 .
“ By Li@@ ght From You We Can See Li@@ ght ”
Just before Jeremiah began to pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y , the S@@ c@@ y@@ th@@ ians har@@ m@@ less@@ ly pas@@ sed by the land of Juda@@ h on their way to and from Egy@@ pt .
Sh@@ ould we , like G@@ ide@@ on , ask for ‘ fle@@ e@@ ce t@@ ests , ’ sign@@ s from Jehovah to show us the way to go ?
This means that we must use the Scriptures coura@@ ge@@ ously in our ministry . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 17 ; 2 Timothy 2 : 15 .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es streng@@ th@@ ening our faith , re@@ vie@@ wing how the Bible has end@@ ur@@ ed through the ages deep@@ ens our love for Jehovah .
How does the av@@ en@@ ue of prayer illustr@@ ate Jehovah’s personal interest in us ?
Acc@@ ording to the book H@@ ist@@ ory of W@@ es@@ ter@@ n Phil@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y , the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans develop@@ ed the view that “ the sou@@ ls of the dead des@@ c@@ end into the under@@ world . ”
However , when Abraham lea@@ ves U@@ r at God’s comm@@ and , T@@ er@@ ah go@@ es with him to H@@ ar@@ an . ​ — Genesis 11 : 31 .
M@@ A@@ R@@ C@@ H 12 - 18 , 20@@ 12
“ Bo@@ th of your children have L@@ MB@@ B sy@@ nd@@ r@@ ome , * and you will have to live with it , ” the do@@ ct@@ ors qui@@ et@@ ly told me .
In@@ c@@ lu@@ ded among these are the ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y , materi@@ al@@ ism , and false religi@@ ons of this world .
To re@@ tal@@ i@@ ate against evil is to take into our own hands what should be left up to Jehovah .
So fre@@ e@@ dom was not to be ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te , as that would result in an@@ ar@@ ch@@ y .
E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe : “ [ F@@ or@@ ty - ei@@ ght ] per@@ c@@ ent of E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ ans believe that too little is done to t@@ ac@@ k@@ le dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ation in their country . ” ​ — I@@ nt@@ ol@@ er@@ ance , P@@ re@@ j@@ udi@@ ce and Dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ation : A E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an R@@ ep@@ ort , 20@@ 11 .
The Bible also does not tell us what Lo@@ t was thinking or what mo@@ tiv@@ ated him to act as he did .
Is there a religion that is different ​ — one that can un@@ ite mankind ?
What he reve@@ als in that inspired book str@@ ik@@ es a responsi@@ ve cho@@ r@@ d in righ@@ tly dis@@ posed individuals and inspi@@ res happiness .
Hence , Noah and the others sp@@ ent one lun@@ ar year and ten days ( 3@@ 70 days ) in the ar@@ k . ​ — Genesis 8 : 14 .
The a@@ im is to con@@ ve@@ y the thoughts con@@ ta@@ ined in the origin@@ al as acc@@ ur@@ ately and as c@@ learly as possible .
F@@ e@@ ar of God V@@ er@@ su@@ s F@@ e@@ ar of M@@ an
Mark 1 : 21 - 27 reve@@ als the re@@ action of the crow@@ d to Jesus ’ teaching and to one of his mirac@@ les .
The question , then , is : Who has the right to deter@@ mine what li@@ m@@ its are just , necess@@ ary , and reason@@ able ?
Th@@ ink of parents , gr@@ and@@ parents , and other an@@ c@@ est@@ ors who will return to life and prog@@ ress to per@@ fe@@ ction along with their children and gr@@ and@@ children .
3 : 11 , 12 .
He filled their hearts with hope and “ shed light upon life and inc@@ or@@ ru@@ p@@ tion through the good news . ”
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 27 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 5@@ 3 , 1@@ 24
O@@ r how might a husband feel if a wife kept devo@@ ting much time to ho@@ b@@ bi@@ es with her friends ?
* For example , some have ques@@ tioned the u@@ se@@ ful@@ ness of the little to@@ e ; however , it is now recogn@@ ized to have an imp@@ act on the bal@@ ance of the whole body .
Mi@@ ro@@ sla@@ w K@@ ow@@ al@@ s@@ ki , a spo@@ k@@ es@@ man for one of the pris@@ ons in P@@ ol@@ and , said : “ We appreci@@ ate their vis@@ its very much .
( b ) How did S@@ im@@ on respon@@ d ?
So@@ il al@@ ong@@ side a ro@@ ad that lea@@ ds through a gra@@ in@@ field is hard p@@ ac@@ ked by the f@@ low of pe@@ des@@ tri@@ an tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c .
( Read James 1 : 13 . )
For both cl@@ as@@ ses , the “ re@@ ward ” is un@@ ear@@ ned .
We use our soul , our whole being and the life we pos@@ s@@ ess , to serve and praise him .
Like Ser@@ gi@@ o and O@@ l@@ in@@ da , many faithful brothers and sisters around the world have been preaching for de@@ ca@@ des in un@@ responsi@@ ve home ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es .
The word does not imp@@ ly any kind of a@@ bu@@ se or c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty .
The or@@ ders from Jehovah are u@@ pri@@ ght , ca@@ using the heart to rejo@@ ice . ” ​ — Psalm 19 : 7 , 8 .
Moses was car@@ ing for the sheep that bel@@ ong@@ ed to the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Je@@ thr@@ o .
Peter had been ar@@ rest@@ ed by H@@ er@@ od , who had put James to death .
S@@ hor@@ tly before his death , Jesus pa@@ used to look at the Jewish cap@@ it@@ al city .
The K@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ ’s accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments will end@@ ure forever .
How can we be helped to keep wal@@ king with God ?
In fact , la@@ ws were en@@ ac@@ ted that requi@@ red the I@@ ris@@ h to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on their own language and cu@@ st@@ om@@ s and to learn Eng@@ l@@ ish and follow Eng@@ l@@ ish ways and man@@ n@@ ers .
What does it take to ple@@ ase Jehovah ?
Ar@@ t@@ ist@@ ’s rend@@ ering of F@@ la@@ vi@@ us Jose@@ ph@@ us
I was cha@@ ir@@ man of the building com@@ mit@@ te@@ es for these pro@@ je@@ cts and have many pleas@@ ant mem@@ ori@@ es of how Jehovah ri@@ ch@@ ly bless@@ ed the congregations involved in working together to fin@@ ance and complete these buil@@ ding@@ s that continue to serve so well as c@@ ent@@ ers of true worship .
We are also for@@ ti@@ fied by the knowledge that Satan’s enti@@ re system will soon be destro@@ yed but true Christians will sur@@ vi@@ ve .
The S@@ la@@ ve Is Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful and Dis@@ cre@@ et
Do You As@@ k , “ Wh@@ ere Is Jehovah ? ”
Mi@@ ght such well - me@@ ant but mis@@ gu@@ i@@ ded ad@@ vice have s@@ oun@@ ded appe@@ al@@ ing to Jesus , coming as it did from one of his disciples ?
Al@@ ong with the mission@@ aries , these now liter@@ ate Witnesses rejo@@ ice .
E@@ ri@@ c : E@@ ri@@ c .
• Why should Jehovah’s people today ex@@ pect t@@ ests and tri@@ bul@@ ation ?
Jesus is righ@@ tly called “ the only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son of God . ”
The cr@@ iti@@ c is su@@ gg@@ es@@ ting that his brother has imp@@ a@@ i@@ red per@@ c@@ ep@@ tion and po@@ or judgment .
For example , when those atten@@ ding conven@@ tions and ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce themselves to others and beg@@ in tal@@ king , they look for@@ ward to see@@ ing one another again .
The talk was ent@@ it@@ led “ The Di@@ v@@ ine P@@ l@@ an of the A@@ ges . ”
Acc@@ ording to the Go@@ spe@@ l of Luke , when Ca@@ es@@ ar Au@@ g@@ us@@ tu@@ s dec@@ re@@ ed a cen@@ su@@ s thr@@ ough@@ out the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re , “ all people went travel@@ ing to be reg@@ is@@ tered , each one to his own city . ”
6 , 7 . ( a ) How did Jehovah first show that our deli@@ ver@@ ance would prove co@@ st@@ ly ?
Re@@ al E@@ st@@ ate : S@@ al@@ able real est@@ ate may be don@@ ated ei@@ ther by making an ou@@ tri@@ ght gift or , in the case of re@@ si@@ d@@ enti@@ al pro@@ per@@ ty , by re@@ serving a life est@@ ate to the don@@ or , who can continue to live ther@@ e@@ in during his or her li@@ fe@@ time .
fe@@ atu@@ red the n@@ ur@@ sing prof@@ es@@ sion .
E@@ ach we@@ ek the V@@ ac@@ a family tra@@ v@@ el three h@@ our@@ s on bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ les to the Kingdom H@@ all
Not long af@@ ter@@ ward , Jac@@ o@@ b sent young Joseph on a j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
To that end , Jehovah has wis@@ ely made sure that the “ good news of the kingdom ” is pro@@ claim@@ ed far and wide , in h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of langu@@ ages .
Fir@@ st , no@@ tice how the verse beg@@ ins : “ The wa@@ ges sin pa@@ ys is death . ”
He is in a m@@ anger , a large bo@@ x where ha@@ y is kept for ani@@ mal@@ s to e@@ at .
To maintain faith in that hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing pro@@ spe@@ ct , we need the help of God’s holy spirit .
The one who exerc@@ ises faith in me , even though he dies , will come to life . ”
Yes , Jesus was willing to go through the great@@ est t@@ est of integrity any human has ever had to face .
K@@ no@@ wing that God ca@@ res for us , we will not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to c@@ ast our anxi@@ e@@ ties upon him . ​ — Matthew 11 : 28 - 30 ; 1 Peter 5 : 6 , 7 .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing took time .
“ However , when you pray , ” he instru@@ cted his followers , “ go into your priv@@ ate ro@@ om and , after shu@@ t@@ ting your do@@ or , pray to your Father who is in se@@ cre@@ t ; then your Father who loo@@ ks on in se@@ cre@@ t will re@@ pa@@ y you . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 5 , 6 .
E@@ ven@@ tually , I ti@@ red of hi@@ ding in the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , so I sur@@ rend@@ ered to the gover@@ nor of I@@ lo@@ co@@ s N@@ or@@ te .
In P@@ s 23 verse 1 , David expres@@ ses his confidence that God will make all necess@@ ary pro@@ v@@ isions for His sheep so that they will “ l@@ ack nothing . ”
Ther@@ efore , he gives us this wise counsel : “ He that is wal@@ king with wise pers@@ ons will become wise , but he that is having deal@@ ings with the stu@@ pi@@ d ones will f@@ are ba@@ dly . ”
For example , 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 29 : 29 men@@ tions “ the words of Samuel the se@@ er , ” “ the words of Na@@ than the prophet , ” and “ the words of G@@ ad the v@@ isi@@ on@@ ary . ”
( Read Matthew 6 : 22 , 33 . )
8 : 11 - 18 .
A hum@@ ble person will be able to say y@@ es to such questions . ​ — 1 Peter 1 : 14 - 16 ; 2 Peter 3 : 11 .
As a faithful worshipp@@ er of Jehovah , Na@@ than en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally end@@ or@@ sed Davi@@ d’s pl@@ an to con@@ stru@@ ct the first per@@ man@@ ent cen@@ ter of pu@@ re worship on earth .
The Tru@@ th and “ the Su@@ peri@@ or Au@@ thor@@ ities ”
“ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e loving your wi@@ ves , ” the Bible says , “ just as the Christ also loved the congregation . ”
Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ rit@@ ’s R@@ o@@ le in the P@@ ast
The v@@ isions in the book of Revelation are not pres@@ ented in ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal order .
A ke@@ y to fin@@ ding good illustr@@ ations is being al@@ er@@ t , “ care@@ fully ob@@ serving ” the every@@ day circumstances around us .
Instead , however , an ang@@ el was sent to strengthen him .
Fir@@ st , pray for wisdom and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment .
The ri@@ der of the p@@ ale hor@@ se br@@ ings death by pla@@ gu@@ e , str@@ ik@@ ing down milli@@ ons . ​ — 2 / 1 , pages 6 - 7 .
Bible truth op@@ ened our eyes .
“ When you go making gi@@ f@@ ts of mer@@ cy , ” he said , “ do not b@@ low a tru@@ mp@@ et a@@ head of you , just as the h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites do in the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es and in the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts , that they may be gl@@ ori@@ fied by men . ”
“ C@@ r@@ itical T@@ im@@ es H@@ ard to De@@ al With ”
Mark ​ — ‘ U@@ se@@ ful for M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ ing ’
Consider also this fact : Ha@@ ving been born as imper@@ fect sin@@ n@@ ers , we are in a position to experience the pro@@ found joy we feel when God for@@ gives us our er@@ r@@ ors .
Then in 19@@ 19 , Jesus appointed “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” to give “ food at the prop@@ er time ” to God’s cle@@ ans@@ ed people .
In the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , why were certain n@@ atur@@ al se@@ x@@ u@@ al fun@@ ctions vie@@ wed as making a person “ un@@ clean ” ?
It is just before the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver of 32 C.E .
H@@ ann@@ ah , for example , was “ bit@@ ter of soul ” because she was chil@@ d@@ less ​ — a con@@ dition that she consider@@ ed t@@ antam@@ ount to being for@@ go@@ t@@ ten by God .
I@@ ts message is ali@@ ve .
In fact , all of God’s people , that is , Christ’s d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s , have a share in this war@@ ning work . ​ — Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 7 .
They r@@ ang@@ ed in age from 7 to 18 .
That all dep@@ ends upon how you cho@@ ose to respon@@ d to Jesus ’ message .
R@@ el@@ ated to that , remember the important d@@ ate of your baptism .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , it is wor@@ th consider@@ ing the many benef@@ its the family der@@ i@@ ves when a mother does not take on full - time emp@@ loy@@ ment .
The ma@@ in point of Jehovah’s words was not to expla@@ in to Job why he was suffering , as if God had to jus@@ ti@@ fy himself .
We need acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge and understanding to be sure that our sac@@ red service is accep@@ table to God
“ A good man br@@ ings for@@ th good out of the good tre@@ asure of his heart , ” said Jesus , “ for out of the hear@@ t’s a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance his m@@ ou@@ th speak@@ s . ”
Fir@@ st , you recogn@@ ize that it is a bu@@ s ​ — that is knowledge .
Tru@@ e , no@@ ne of us have seen God or ob@@ served something being cre@@ ated .
He conclu@@ ded that there was no future for him in Egy@@ pt .
“ To the holy ones and faithful brothers in uni@@ on with Christ at C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e , ” the apostle Paul wrote : “ You hus@@ ban@@ ds , keep on loving your wi@@ ves and do not be bit@@ ter@@ ly ang@@ ry with them .
Although Jesus did not in@@ her@@ it sin from Adam , He did become a human , like those who would later become his “ brothers , ” or anointed followers .
“ T@@ hi@@ r@@ d : As Christian parents , our who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted end@@ e@@ av@@ or will be to instru@@ ct our children not only by word but also by example .
In his first letter to the Corinthians , Paul asked : “ W@@ ere you called when a slave ? ”
This should mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to continue to stri@@ ve for more self - control .
Many people are willing to cre@@ di@@ t God with the cre@@ ation of the physical uni@@ verse , n@@ ature , and humans themselves .
O@@ ther te@@ x@@ ts of the Christian Greek Scriptures also show that Jesus is God’s A@@ no@@ inted One refer@@ red to in the second psal@@ m .
Un@@ til today , Jehovah has allow@@ ed Satan to rule over sin@@ ful mankind , making evid@@ ent the resul@@ ts of dis@@ obedi@@ ence to God .
His tw@@ in sons , F@@ ran@@ k and F@@ ran@@ c@@ is , are still two of my best friends .
We need his remin@@ ders , and our love for them will gro@@ w as we see how they benefit us .
The div@@ ision and disa@@ gre@@ ement within Chris@@ tend@@ om are far greater than what the sign@@ ing of any jo@@ in@@ t declar@@ ation can men@@ d .
To the Hebrew Christians , therefore , Christi@@ an@@ ity may have be@@ gu@@ n to se@@ em rather ab@@ str@@ act in n@@ ature .
7 : 3 , 4 .
Many in Mi@@ ca@@ h’s day learn the hard way that rel@@ ying on material things is m@@ ere van@@ ity .
Con@@ stan@@ tly thinking about the ep@@ is@@ o@@ de could result in our having ne@@ g@@ ative feelings about our brothers .
But Jesus rema@@ ined s@@ il@@ ent in respon@@ se to the acc@@ us@@ ations against him .
After Eli@@ j@@ ah pray@@ ed , his God ans@@ wer@@ ed in@@ stan@@ tly , sen@@ ding fi@@ re from heaven to con@@ su@@ me an o@@ ffering that Eli@@ j@@ ah had set out .
J@@ é@@ r@@ ô@@ me , a mission@@ ary in Fr@@ en@@ ch G@@ u@@ i@@ ana , has helped many young men to qu@@ ali@@ fy for mission@@ ary service .
She lived with her L@@ ev@@ ite husband , El@@ kan@@ ah , and his other wife , Pen@@ in@@ n@@ ah , in the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous re@@ gi@@ on of Eph@@ ra@@ im .
M@@ ak@@ ing material and fin@@ an@@ cial contribu@@ tions has always been a necess@@ ary part of pu@@ re worship , and it has always been a s@@ ource of great joy .
Paul descri@@ bed such Chris@@ t@@ like love this way : “ Lo@@ ve is long - suffering and kind . Lo@@ ve is not je@@ al@@ ous , it does not b@@ ra@@ g , does not get pu@@ ff@@ ed up . ”
It is always for our ul@@ tim@@ ate good .
So I deci@@ ded to be a different s@@ ort of person , to a@@ bi@@ de by God’s guid@@ el@@ ines .
What will help us to draw comfort from the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s resurrection acc@@ oun@@ ts ?
Yet , Job states : “ Un@@ til I ex@@ pi@@ re I shall not take away my integrity from my@@ self ! ”
Now the Jews char@@ ge him with bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ y for claim@@ ing to be God’s Son by c@@ all@@ ing him Father .
14 : 4 .
Yet , a Christian need not feel gu@@ il@@ ty if , des@@ pite the Christi@@ an’s s@@ inc@@ ere effort to pre@@ serve the uni@@ on , an un@@ believ@@ ing mate refu@@ ses to remain with the beli@@ ever .
What does Acts 20 : 28 say about the ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment of Christian overse@@ ers ?
The principles be@@ h@@ ind the Law that Jehovah gave to the ancient nation of Israel are as valu@@ able in our difficult times as they were when Jehovah gave that Law to Moses .
For a de@@ ta@@ iled discus@@ sion of Proverbs 15 : 1 - 15 , see The Watchtower of Ju@@ ly 1 , 200@@ 6 , pages 13 - 16 .
; C@@ la@@ y@@ t@@ on , C .
It is also vital that we pray about the temp@@ tation without d@@ el@@ a@@ y so that we may be spiritually e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed to fi@@ ght it .
Then , too , Christ’s Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn could not become a re@@ ality without any earthly sub@@ je@@ cts . ​ — Re@@ v .
Com@@ par@@ ing Matthew 6 : 12 with Luke 11 : 4 makes it clear that Jesus did not mean fin@@ an@@ cial de@@ b@@ ts .
He loo@@ ks for and valu@@ es the good in us .
• What er@@ ro@@ r do many Bible transl@@ ations make regarding God’s name ?
He never for@@ ces us to do his will .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 19@@ 2 , 1@@ 70
What is a ke@@ y differ@@ ence between the sacrific@@ es made to Jehovah and those offered to false go@@ ds ?
Go@@ od associ@@ ation had a fine effect on their spiritual ha@@ bi@@ ts . ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 33 .
Jesus said , as recorded at John 13 : 35 : “ By this all will know that you are my disciples , if you have love among y@@ ourselves . ”
However , you can remain spiritually strong whether you have acc@@ ess to our We@@ b s@@ ite or not .
The Bible - based counsel and up - to - d@@ ate information found in them is desi@@ gn@@ ed to honor the Creator , who says : “ I , Jehovah , am . . . the One teaching you to benefit yourself . ”
He now says : “ Be@@ ing ac@@ tive in a worl@@ d@@ wide organization , I enjoy peace of mind and heart .
Pa@@ ge 3 : B@@ om@@ bers : U@@ S@@ A@@ F p@@ ho@@ to ; star@@ ving children : U@@ N@@ I@@ T@@ E@@ D N@@ AT@@ I@@ ON@@ S / ​ J .
He then makes a covenant “ to walk after Jehovah and to keep his comman@@ d@@ ments and his t@@ es@@ ti@@ mon@@ ies and his st@@ atu@@ tes with all the heart and with all the soul by car@@ r@@ ying out the words of this covenant that were written in this book . ”
After our Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy one M@@ on@@ day night , we had an un@@ expe@@ cted vis@@ it@@ or .
In May 194@@ 5 the Na@@ z@@ is were de@@ fe@@ ated and d@@ ri@@ ven from the Ne@@ ther@@ lands .
Mari@@ a , for example , knew that God pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ts for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation .
His friend David had taken a p@@ ath that had Jehovah’s disa@@ p@@ pro@@ val .
What ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les to un@@ ity does Jehovah help us to sur@@ m@@ ount ?
The joy I der@@ i@@ ve from serving others helps to pu@@ s@@ h ne@@ g@@ ative feelings and mem@@ ori@@ es of my dist@@ a@@ ste@@ ful experi@@ ences more and more into the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
; Re@@ y@@ no@@ l@@ ds , J .
Are there spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c d@@ ates when your help would be especially appreci@@ ated ?
Those who are in an arrang@@ ed marriage may have felt little affe@@ ction for their mat@@ es .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , the apostle Peter sin@@ ned g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ously by den@@ ying Jesus .
It also keep@@ s us in l@@ ine with Jehovah’s organization , which ref@@ ra@@ ins from giving humans ​ — whether believers or un@@ believers — ​ exc@@ essi@@ ve or un@@ du@@ e honor .
But , if this counsel and new dec@@ ree , which is not prop@@ er even against ba@@ r@@ ba@@ ri@@ an enem@@ ies , be not from you , we be@@ g you much more not to over@@ look us in the mi@@ d@@ st of such la@@ w@@ less p@@ lun@@ der@@ ing by the mo@@ b . ”
We should be concer@@ ned not only about what we do but also about what we say and think .
Th@@ r@@ ough all the tri@@ als that have come our way , there are sever@@ al good less@@ ons that we have learned :
No won@@ der godly M@@ ary was cho@@ s@@ en to be the mother of Jesus the Messi@@ ah !
R@@ em@@ ember , at times certain st@@ at@@ ements allow us an opportunity to expres@@ s our faith in Jehovah’s qualities .
We all are experi@@ enc@@ ing the truth of Jesus ’ promise . ” ​ — Read Matthew 6 : 33 .
The En@@ d of E@@ vi@@ l De@@ e@@ ds Is As@@ sur@@ ed !
“ The sons of the kingdom ” e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly a@@ wa@@ it their heavenly re@@ ward , but all of us must remain faithful , shin@@ ing b@@ righ@@ tly to the end .
I than@@ ked Jehovah from the bo@@ t@@ to@@ m of my heart !
Jesus succ@@ ess@@ fully tra@@ ined his disciples as he ate with them , travel@@ ed with them , and even rel@@ a@@ x@@ ed with them .
Hence , David could pray : “ C@@ re@@ ate in me even a pu@@ re heart , O God , and put within me a new spirit , a ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast one . ”
W@@ I@@ C@@ K@@ E@@ D@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S W@@ I@@ L@@ L EN@@ D ; L@@ A@@ S@@ T@@ IN@@ G P@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ E F@@ O@@ R TH@@ E R@@ I@@ G@@ H@@ T@@ E@@ O@@ U@@ S W@@ I@@ L@@ L F@@ O@@ L@@ L@@ O@@ W : “ Just a little while longer , and the wicked will be no more . . .
However , when Jehovah invit@@ es his worshi@@ p@@ ers to accept his discipl@@ ine , he is not refer@@ ring to the p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment of un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers .
Our faith thus be@@ comes fir@@ m@@ ly ro@@ o@@ ted and strong , our hope sure and fir@@ m .
T@@ ry to let gr@@ and@@ parents from your first marriage have a place in your chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s lives .
The man re@@ pres@@ ented Jesus , and the whe@@ at re@@ pres@@ ented true Christians who will rule with Jesus in heaven .
If the bal@@ an@@ c@@ ing influ@@ ence of love is mis@@ sing , knowledge could make a person pu@@ ff@@ ed up , thinking himself better than others .
( 3 ) S@@ ti@@ res , T .
At first , he may have to read the answer , but in time , he will try to expres@@ s himself in his own words .
One com@@ ment made at the Ma@@ pu@@ to As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all was : “ I have never seen such a beau@@ ti@@ ful place as this in all my life !
During a rec@@ ent inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , a t@@ our gu@@ i@@ de who accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed vis@@ iting conven@@ tion d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates for a we@@ ek wanted to stay with them a little longer to enjoy their compan@@ y .
What gr@@ and future a@@ wa@@ its all of God’s loyal ones ?
An@@ y war@@ like tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar .
Th@@ ough Christian you@@ ths can and should receive guid@@ ance from their parents , you@@ ths themselves have important decisions to make .
But even if a person is nor@@ m@@ ally bo@@ ld , it may be qu@@ ite difficult for him to stand up for something that he only hal@@ f@@ hear@@ te@@ dly believ@@ es in .
Do you not ag@@ ree that our pri@@ me concer@@ n should be , not how well the speak@@ er deli@@ v@@ ers his talk , but how well we inc@@ l@@ ine our e@@ ar ?
H@@ en@@ ry D@@ un@@ n was one of them .
When they found Jesus , they rel@@ ated to Joseph and M@@ ary what God’s ang@@ el had said .
Like others who have received their assignment in the heavenly part of Jehovah’s organization , he is no doubt bus@@ y .
It was like a so@@ o@@ thing bal@@ m for my heart .
Consider the expres@@ sions of a few Christians who have a close relationship with God .
Ther@@ e@@ after , Paul ‘ would kin@@ dly receive all those who came in to him , preaching ( 1 ) the kingdom of God to them and teaching the things concer@@ ning ( 2 ) the Lord Jesus Christ . ’
C@@ ould a Christian view or@@ al se@@ x as clean ?
How did Jesus form a love for Jehovah’s teachings ?
There can be no question that the Do@@ er of such wonderful and bene@@ fi@@ cial works has in@@ fin@@ ite wisdom and en@@ or@@ m@@ ous power .
What can we do so as not to be disc@@ oura@@ ged by what we see in the mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r of God’s Word ?
Yes , to be sure , “ a [ good ] name is better than good o@@ il , and the day of death than the day of one@@ ’s being born . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 7 : 1 ; Matthew 7 : 12 .
What other pro@@ v@@ isions has God made that can give our lives greater meaning ?
All these divine arrang@@ ements make possible the fin@@ al rest@@ or@@ ation of the earthly Par@@ adise in acc@@ ord with God’s origin@@ al purpose .
The “ e@@ ye ” spo@@ ken of by Jesus re@@ pres@@ ents the power or ability to foc@@ us our attention on something , and the “ hand ” rel@@ ates to what we do with our hands .
In ad@@ dition to their system of ro@@ a@@ ds , the Romans could take advan@@ ta@@ ge of some 1@@ 7@@ ,000 mil@@ es ( 2@@ 7@@ ,000 k@@ m ) of na@@ vi@@ g@@ able ri@@ v@@ ers and can@@ als .
When his turn came , Bro@@ ther Mar@@ gar@@ y@@ an t@@ es@@ ti@@ fied that min@@ or children who atten@@ d meetings of Jehovah’s Witnesses do so with their parents ’ per@@ mis@@ sion .
Lo@@ ok for ways to learn from counsel in@@ stead of loo@@ king for mis@@ takes in the counsel or we@@ ak@@ nesses in the one who gave it .
In his service , Paul end@@ ur@@ ed har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps that few today will face .
O@@ live Bar@@ th@@ ol@@ ome@@ w is one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and members of the congregation in which she ser@@ ves ​ — as well as those in sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding are@@ as — ​ began making contribu@@ tions toward re@@ building the house that she and her family lost .
He comes up like a b@@ lo@@ s@@ som and then wi@@ thers away ; he fle@@ es like a sh@@ a@@ do@@ w and disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ars . ” ​ — Job 14 : 1 , 2 .
• What benef@@ its come from the ransom ?
16 , 17 . ( a ) How does Jehovah answer prayers ?
C@@ er@@ tain in@@ ci@@ d@@ ents in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar sh@@ o@@ cked me .
The apostle Paul pre@@ ached ex@@ ten@@ si@@ vely thr@@ ough@@ out the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
Such information br@@ ings conscience to the fore .
And what was Jehovah’s respon@@ se ?
And it has helped us learn to say ‘ than@@ k you ’ and ‘ I@@ ’@@ m s@@ or@@ ry ’ when appro@@ pri@@ ate . ”
Jesus set matters st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght by st@@ ating : “ Not what ent@@ ers into his m@@ ou@@ th de@@ fil@@ es a man ; but it is what pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ds out of his m@@ ou@@ th that de@@ fil@@ es a man . ”
P@@ ati@@ ents ’ health deter@@ i@@ or@@ ated simply because they were told that a d@@ ru@@ g would have ne@@ g@@ ative effe@@ cts .
No one can cla@@ im to deser@@ ve such a gift , “ for all have sin@@ ned and f@@ all sh@@ ort of the glory of God . ”
She is not ob@@ li@@ ged to accept this pro@@ pos@@ al .
This Bible - based talk will be given worl@@ d@@ wide in over 2@@ 30 lands .
So , too , when we see the desi@@ gn evid@@ ent in n@@ ature and the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of food in earth@@ ’s “ pan@@ try ” ( effect ) , does it not make sense to accept that S@@ ome@@ one ( cause ) is respon@@ sible ? ’
Instead , they use most of their time and en@@ er@@ gy to get many of the things that the world off@@ ers .
Job did not let im@@ moral desi@@ res cor@@ ru@@ pt his heart .
She pi@@ cked a m@@ om@@ ent when the servants were all out of the house .
To f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h , a f@@ low@@ ering pl@@ ant needs good so@@ il , water , and a prop@@ er c@@ li@@ mate .
22 Is Con@@ fes@@ sion of S@@ ins Re@@ qui@@ red by God ?
Many have also appreci@@ ated the benefit of main@@ tain@@ ing a full sc@@ he@@ du@@ le of Christian activities , which helps to keep the mind foc@@ used on up@@ building spiritual thoughts .
There was no doubt in his mind about the in@@ fin@@ it@@ ely su@@ peri@@ or ma@@ j@@ es@@ ty of the One who had cre@@ ated the coun@@ t@@ less st@@ ars .
By un@@ wa@@ ver@@ ingly car@@ r@@ ying on in Jehovah’s service des@@ pite disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement , we can help give an answer to the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ous acc@@ us@@ ation . ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 .
4@@ 4 : 27 ; 4@@ 8 : 7 .
Jesus said : “ W@@ ho@@ ever ex@@ al@@ ts himself will be hum@@ b@@ led , and who@@ ever hum@@ bl@@ es himself will be ex@@ al@@ ted . ” ​ — Matthew 23 : 12 .
He often let God’s Word speak for him ​ — reading , qu@@ o@@ ting , or refer@@ ring to just the right s@@ crip@@ tures to make his point .
Pro@@ ble@@ ms can often disc@@ oura@@ ge and dra@@ in us ​ — physi@@ c@@ ally , emo@@ tion@@ ally , and spiritually .
What did one writ@@ er say about Jehovah’s Witnesses , and what gro@@ w@@ th have they experienced ?
Just the night before , I had pray@@ ed to Jehovah , as@@ king for someone I could talk to .
We have no h@@ es@@ it@@ ation in saying that God’s Word , the Bible , provi@@ des the only bas@@ is for doing this . ​ — John 17 : 17 ; 2 Timothy 3 : 16 , 17 .
For example , F@@ rit@@ z wr@@ ites : “ My chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od and you@@ th were str@@ ong@@ ly influ@@ enced by my fa@@ ther’s un@@ loving man@@ ner .
Why does this verse say “ pro@@ ba@@ bly ” ?
One day in A@@ pri@@ l 195@@ 1 , after atten@@ ding a Christian meeting , I was ar@@ rest@@ ed in the st@@ re@@ et by se@@ cur@@ ity of@@ fic@@ ers who had been w@@ atch@@ ing me care@@ fully .
Bo@@ th sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze et@@ er@@ n@@ al des@@ tru@@ ction from which no resurrection is possible . ​ — Luke 12 : 4 , 5 ; Revelation 20 : 14 , 15 .
I@@ magine that you want to help your te@@ en@@ age daugh@@ ter avoid a ques@@ tion@@ able fri@@ end@@ ship .
C@@ ar@@ ol remin@@ ded D@@ en@@ n@@ is that they had been pra@@ ying for help and said that this might be God’s answer to their prayers .
He spoke of “ d@@ ang@@ ers that trans@@ c@@ end n@@ ational b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries like ter@@ r@@ or@@ ism , en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ men@@ tal de@@ gra@@ d@@ ation and fin@@ an@@ cial in@@ sta@@ bility . ”
Be of Go@@ od C@@ oura@@ ge ​ — Jehovah Is Your H@@ el@@ per ! 4 / 15
After reg@@ a@@ ining consci@@ ousness , I c@@ ra@@ w@@ led back home .
“ In the great@@ est preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign ever known , Jehovah’s Witnesses have taken Jehovah’s message thr@@ ough@@ out the world . ” ​ — Ne@@ ws - O@@ b@@ ser@@ ver , T@@ am@@ a@@ qu@@ a , Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
However , the question must be asked : H@@ as s@@ ci@@ ence learned en@@ ough about the n@@ atur@@ al world to be able to draw de@@ fin@@ iti@@ ve conclu@@ sions ?
Some today keep d@@ el@@ a@@ ying the decision to take up the responsi@@ bil@@ ities of a Christian because they are anxi@@ ous about their material bel@@ ong@@ ings .
I also deci@@ ded to read the 200@@ 2 Ye@@ ar@@ book of Jehovah’s Witnesses and comple@@ ted it in three days .
By deep@@ ening our understanding of what we read in the Bible .
Al@@ ong the way , we dis@@ cre@@ et@@ ly wit@@ ness@@ ed to any v@@ il@@ la@@ g@@ ers we could find ; our Bible stud@@ ents served as transl@@ at@@ ors .
What ro@@ le does hope pla@@ y in the life of servants of God ? King David poin@@ ts to the con@@ ne@@ ction between hope and courage , saying : “ H@@ op@@ e in Jehovah ; be coura@@ ge@@ ous and let your heart be strong .
What can gu@@ i@@ de us as Christians in deci@@ ding whether to ob@@ serve a certain cu@@ sto@@ m or not ?
The king had sh@@ un@@ ned the Ba@@ al worship in@@ d@@ ul@@ ged in by the apost@@ ate nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom of Israel and had cho@@ s@@ en to walk in Jehovah’s ways .
After her first study , she st@@ op@@ ped s@@ mo@@ king , refu@@ sed to accept any more sto@@ le@@ n money , and gave me back her je@@ wel@@ ry .
God’s cur@@ se on the gr@@ ound was ap@@ par@@ ently li@@ f@@ ted . ​ — Genesis 13 : 10 .
How thr@@ ill@@ ing it will be to wel@@ come A@@ be@@ l , Noah , Abraham , S@@ ar@@ ah , Job , Moses , Ru@@ th , David , Eli@@ j@@ ah , E@@ s@@ ther , and so many more !
The foc@@ us will then shi@@ ft to what Matthew went on to descri@@ be : “ [ Jesus ] took a c@@ up and , having given than@@ ks , he gave it to them , saying : ‘ D@@ r@@ ink out of it , all of you ; for this means my “ blood of the covenant , ” which is to be p@@ our@@ ed out in be@@ half of many for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s . ’ ”
A C@@ lo@@ s@@ er Lo@@ ok
( The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia A@@ mer@@ ic@@ ana ) Yet , no one fully com@@ pre@@ h@@ ends “ the b@@ on@@ ds ” that hold the con@@ st@@ el@@ l@@ ations together .
“ God op@@ pos@@ es the ha@@ ugh@@ ty ones , ” it states , “ but he gives un@@ deser@@ ved kindness to the hum@@ ble ones . ”
In what ways did Noah trust in Jehovah as his Pro@@ vi@@ der ?
W@@ ho@@ m can I trust ?
Bo@@ th men needed to take action to get control of their dr@@ in@@ king .
The marriage of the L@@ am@@ b br@@ ings joy to “ the vi@@ r@@ g@@ in compan@@ i@@ ons ” of the bri@@ de ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 16 )
This led to a fine con@@ vers@@ ation about the Bible and what God will do not only for the po@@ or but for ever@@ yone .
This powerful for@@ ce en@@ ab@@ les Christians to pro@@ du@@ ce “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit ” ​ — fine qualities — ​ and “ holy ac@@ ts of conduct and de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion . ”
All of a su@@ d@@ den , I was free !
“ I had the imp@@ res@@ sion that it was a who@@ les@@ ome place and that the work done there was u@@ se@@ ful , ” she said .
A slave has been de@@ f@@ ined as “ a person who is the leg@@ al pro@@ per@@ ty of another or others and is b@@ ound to ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te obedi@@ ence . ”
S@@ ONG@@ S : 38 , 34
The same Bible verse says that E@@ no@@ ch continued to walk with Jehovah after he fa@@ ther@@ ed his son Me@@ th@@ us@@ el@@ ah .
C@@ ur@@ r@@ ently , there are 5@@ 8 si@@ gn - language transl@@ ation te@@ am@@ s around the world , and si@@ gn - language public@@ ations on D@@ V@@ D are now a@@ vail@@ able in 40 si@@ gn langu@@ ages .
He helped people to come to know God . ​ — Read John 17 : 26 .
This led to a great mirac@@ le .
What would you do if someone pres@@ sur@@ ed you to share in or to con@@ done im@@ mor@@ ality ?
Jac@@ o@@ b coun@@ ted on Jehovah for prote@@ ction , but he also took practic@@ al st@@ ep@@ s to prote@@ ct all who travel@@ ed with him .
What does this account teach us about Jehovah ?
Still , I knew from what my parents had taught me about God that I did not want to be part of the cer@@ em@@ on@@ y .
• The Bible T@@ each book is desi@@ gn@@ ed for what purpose ?
We discus@@ sed how we could use our lives more fully in Jehovah’s service , especially since we have no children .
A@@ gain , God’s Law was read to the people for about three h@@ our@@ s in the mor@@ ning .
For example , from Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que comes this repor@@ t about a Witness family .
[ 1 ] ( par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 9 ) The Watchtower , De@@ c@@ ember 15 , 20@@ 13 .
A faithful re@@ m@@ n@@ ant in ancient Juda@@ h were to benefit .
The over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing evidence then is that John 19 : 33 , 34 is fac@@ tu@@ al and that Jesus was already dead when the Rom@@ an sol@@ di@@ er pi@@ er@@ ced him with the spe@@ ar .
This was the hum@@ ble prayer of the Bible writ@@ er Moses .
W@@ ould it be best if I were to call or s@@ end a text message before I sto@@ p by ? ”
My family was Ca@@ tho@@ lic , and we were very religious .
Th@@ in@@ king of others is of benefit in another respect too .
The Psal@@ ms con@@ tain a col@@ le@@ ction of hear@@ t@@ felt prayers and song@@ s to Jehovah .
Our strong family ties made up for any tr@@ ou@@ ble we experienced . ”
What about Ad@@ am@@ ’s living con@@ di@@ tions ?
The desire to live the Christian way of life gre@@ w in me , and I deci@@ ded to ask for a Bible study . ”
However , by following Paul’s counsel , Timothy would continue to be a ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er to apost@@ as@@ y , even as Paul himself had been . ​ — Acts 20 : 25 - 32 .
“ Even him the fore@@ ign wi@@ ves ca@@ used to sin ” by in@@ duc@@ ing him to worship false go@@ ds . ​ — Ne@@ h@@ emiah 13 : 26 ; 1 K@@ ings 11 : 1 - 6 .
He ob@@ vi@@ ously believ@@ ed that Jac@@ o@@ b would gain little out of the ag@@ re@@ ement , certainly not the 20 per@@ c@@ ent of new@@ born ki@@ ds and lam@@ bs that ancient shepher@@ ds ty@@ pi@@ c@@ ally received as wa@@ ges .
The angels sent to res@@ cu@@ e him and his family had to gra@@ b hold of their hands and take them out of the city to sa@@ f@@ ety . ​ — Genesis 19 : 15 , 16 .
Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l continued her cam@@ pa@@ ign of persecu@@ ting Jehovah’s servants .
It will also allow us to ris@@ e a@@ bo@@ ve our doub@@ ts , fe@@ ars , and ne@@ g@@ ative thoughts and pre@@ v@@ ent us from re@@ ac@@ ting ra@@ sh@@ ly and un@@ wis@@ ely . ​ — P@@ s .
If we are spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c when we encoura@@ ge others , they will know that we mean what we say .
And they did all this with am@@ a@@ z@@ ing pre@@ c@@ ision [ and ] op@@ ened the S@@ la@@ vi@@ c language to un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted le@@ x@@ ic@@ al ri@@ ch@@ ness . ”
However , consider a personal question : If you have been serving God for de@@ ca@@ des , are you as consci@@ ous of and concer@@ ned about the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of our times as you were years ag@@ o ?
“ I could not believe it ! ” the brother rec@@ oun@@ ted .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , Jesus sing@@ led out one man for special consider@@ ation .
M@@ ore important , of course , ‘ mar@@ r@@ ying in the Lord ’ is a matter of loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah .
Un@@ der what circumstances is it especially important for Christian women to displa@@ y the qualities sh@@ own by A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il ?
Jehovah gave the Israelites what kind of star@@ t , but what happened to them ?
The do@@ or - to - do@@ or ministry is a most effe@@ ctive way to praise Jehovah .
B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a was a city in ancient M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia .
Then we will be dis@@ posed to h@@ ate the wrong and love the right .
S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a
There Paul ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es us : “ Do not be anxi@@ ous over anything , but in everything by prayer and supp@@ lic@@ ation along with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving let your pet@@ iti@@ ons be made known to God ; and the peace of God that exc@@ els all thought will gu@@ ard your hearts and your men@@ tal po@@ wers by means of Christ Jesus . ”
Still , Noah did not dis@@ mis@@ s it as imp@@ os@@ sible or even imp@@ ro@@ ba@@ ble .
T@@ w@@ o po@@ lic@@ em@@ en sto@@ od ne@@ ar@@ by , but in@@ stead of help@@ ing me , they h@@ ur@@ led a@@ bu@@ se at me and pra@@ ised the bul@@ lies .
Some years after Jesus ’ death , Paul and S@@ il@@ as were thro@@ wn into pris@@ on in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i .
Not likely .
Those Christians were also living in the peri@@ od just before the end of the Jewish system of things .
The of@@ fic@@ er had ap@@ par@@ ently seen Jesus being mo@@ cked for claim@@ ing to be God’s Son .
It is time to sto@@ p , get some food , and try to s@@ le@@ ep with our fe@@ et pro@@ pp@@ ed up on the da@@ sh@@ bo@@ ard .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , let your children know that you love them , and ac@@ knowledge what they are accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing .
This can lead to positi@@ ve resul@@ ts , just as Paul told the Corinth@@ i@@ an Christians : “ In no way are we giving any cause for stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing , that our ministry might not be found fa@@ ul@@ t with ; but in every way we re@@ com@@ men@@ d ourselves as God’s min@@ isters . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 6 : 3 , 4 .
On that special day , desi@@ gn@@ ated ani@@ mal@@ s were sacrific@@ ed .
• How do Jehovah and Jesus view those who do not respect God - given authority ?
With those words , the prophet Jeremiah s@@ oun@@ ded Jehovah’s judgment against the apost@@ ate people of Juda@@ h , who had left Jehovah their God and turned to the worship of fore@@ ign de@@ ities .
The word “ hope ” as used in the Bible imp@@ lies the confid@@ ent expe@@ ct@@ ation of good .
For example , the dis@@ co@@ very that you or a loved one has a life - th@@ reat@@ ening ill@@ ness can make you feel as though you have been h@@ it by a bom@@ b .
Is not thinking about such gr@@ an@@ de@@ ur a way of pra@@ ising the Creator in our heart ?
On the other hand , sing@@ le Christians can apply themselves to the L@@ or@@ d’s service without that ob@@ lig@@ ation .
Hence , let us be faithful in ga@@ ther@@ ing together at Christian meetings so that we can encoura@@ ge one another . ​ — Hebrews 10 : 24 , 25 .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , there are ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les to over@@ come in living up to our dedic@@ ation .
W@@ ould par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in such practic@@ es really be f@@ it@@ ting for any of God’s people ?
P@@ r@@ on@@ oun@@ ced wor@@ thy to walk with Christ , his bri@@ de class of anointed ones will be ar@@ ra@@ yed in b@@ right , clean , fine l@@ in@@ en that sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ es the righteous ac@@ ts of God’s holy ones .
Jesus truly ca@@ res for his sub@@ je@@ cts and refle@@ cts God’s mar@@ vel@@ ous qualities , especially love .
My mother taught me that God was always w@@ atch@@ ing , ready to p@@ un@@ ish me if I was na@@ ugh@@ ty .
Ch@@ il@@ dren need to know the prop@@ er and the imp@@ ro@@ per use of their priv@@ ate body par@@ ts .
That question will be ans@@ wer@@ ed in the following article .
Those who have died will return to life .
David , one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in S@@ pain , lik@@ e@@ wise found that the Scriptures helped him to over@@ come temp@@ tation .
This id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es Jehovah as the one who prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely be@@ comes the F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ er of all that he promises .
Pe@@ ering into God’s Word and medit@@ ating on the examples it con@@ tain@@ s help us to take a f@@ res@@ h and ob@@ je@@ ctive look at ourselves .
W@@ ho@@ se St@@ and@@ ar@@ ds Can You Tru@@ st ?
Ab@@ out 1@@ ,@@ 1@@ 00 publi@@ sh@@ ers serve in 35 congregations and 15 grou@@ ps using Ng@@ ab@@ ere .
What te@@ ch@@ ni@@ que did Eli@@ as H@@ ut@@ ter in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce to help those w@@ an@@ ting to learn Hebrew ?
E@@ ar@@ n@@ est and spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c prayer regarding this vital st@@ ep may well provide them with the inc@@ en@@ tive and courage to con@@ form fully to God’s Word , to make an un@@ re@@ served dedic@@ ation to Jehovah God , and to be baptized .
When is “ the oppor@@ tu@@ ne time ” for her to study for her t@@ est ?
The new@@ ly en@@ thr@@ oned King was told : “ G@@ o sub@@ du@@ ing in the mi@@ d@@ st of your enem@@ ies . ”
Let us therefore stri@@ ve to re@@ ach the hearts of our Bible stud@@ ents .
One reason is that it gives us in@@ sight into Scriptural mean@@ ings that would o@@ ther@@ wise have rema@@ ined ob@@ s@@ cu@@ re .
1 , 2 . ( a ) St@@ ar@@ ting in 29 C.E . , what decision con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted Israel ?
Still , God arrang@@ ed things to accom@@ pl@@ ish his purpose .
Tru@@ e , in the sh@@ ort ter@@ m , Jehovah has allow@@ ed Satan to act as “ the go@@ d of this system of things ” in order to provide a con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing answer to the is@@ su@@ es that were ra@@ ised by that op@@ pos@@ er .
She would be the one who would “ become Jehovah’s . ”
In it , we feel sa@@ fe and secu@@ re even though the world around us is wicked .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , money has its place .
He ad@@ ds : “ Although a little res@@ ent@@ ment occasi@@ on@@ ally f@@ la@@ res up , I have now contro@@ l@@ led my re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous n@@ ature . ”
How will they re@@ act when star@@ ing ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ation in the face ?
P@@ u@@ bli@@ c speak@@ ers can also make effe@@ ctive use of questions .
One day , when O@@ s@@ man was 20 years old , he no@@ tic@@ ed a b@@ lu@@ e book par@@ ti@@ ally bu@@ ri@@ ed in the ru@@ b@@ bis@@ h in a tr@@ as@@ h can .
We enjoy expres@@ sing love because we are made “ in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge . ”
O@@ f@@ ten a con@@ vers@@ ation is started in the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts and public s@@ qu@@ a@@ res by as@@ king : “ Do you speak Eng@@ l@@ ish ? ”
I@@ magine , then , the ple@@ asure he must have felt when all his ang@@ eli@@ c sons were pra@@ ising and serving him .
Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k was very ag@@ it@@ ated ​ — under@@ stan@@ da@@ bly so .
Is it wrong to be@@ t if only small am@@ oun@@ ts of money are involved ?
The ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t provided some people with their very first ex@@ po@@ sure to Scriptural tru@@ ths .
To ward them off if necess@@ ary , we take along a s@@ tic@@ k , which we hi@@ de some@@ where before c@@ atch@@ ing the bu@@ s so that it will be a@@ vail@@ able for our walk home .
To my way of thinking , pre@@ ach@@ ers were not man@@ ly en@@ ough .
SH@@ O@@ R@@ T@@ L@@ Y before the nation of Israel en@@ tered the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , ten@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of men com@@ mit@@ ted “ se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality with the daugh@@ ters of Mo@@ a@@ b . ”
He may at@@ temp@@ t to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce people that there is a way to live forever without obe@@ ying Jehovah .
A de@@ pi@@ ction of Ju@@ d@@ as be@@ tra@@ ying Jesus , by 19@@ th - century illustr@@ at@@ or G@@ u@@ sta@@ ve D@@ or@@ é
Still , Moses never felt that he was too old to learn .
W@@ rit@@ ing to the Corinthians , Paul pointed out that he had su@@ ffered tri@@ bul@@ ations , difficul@@ ties , be@@ at@@ ings , and imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment .
O@@ thers are ad@@ mi@@ red and re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed for their cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ s on such is@@ su@@ es as rac@@ i@@ al e@@ qu@@ ality and the ab@@ ol@@ iti@@ on of sla@@ very .
He high@@ ligh@@ ts the happiness of Jehovah’s people .
The concer@@ t h@@ all at the D@@ r@@ ama and Mu@@ si@@ c Con@@ serv@@ at@@ ory of S@@ ã@@ o Paulo is p@@ ac@@ ked !
T@@ im@@ ely , in@@ deed , was the public dis@@ course , ent@@ it@@ led “ The S@@ c@@ ene of This World Is Ch@@ ang@@ ing . ”
There was a Kingdom H@@ all clo@@ s@@ er to my home , but I was n@@ er@@ v@@ ous about meeting people who knew me from my chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od .
H@@ as it been wor@@ th@@ while ?
W@@ rit@@ ing to fellow Christians , he said : “ We always than@@ k God , the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ , when we pray for you . ”
O@@ thers serve Jehovah in the travel@@ ing work or at Bethel .
The j@@ a@@ il@@ er fe@@ ared that the pris@@ on@@ ers had f@@ led and was about to k@@ ill himself .
There is so much for them to learn !
Moses and Eli@@ j@@ ah .
Al@@ ways wa@@ s@@ h your hands with so@@ a@@ p and water before a me@@ al and after using the to@@ il@@ et .
Jesus said that for true Christians , se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality is the only reason for div@@ or@@ ce .
On@@ ce again , mankind had the opportunity to un@@ ite in worship and to f@@ ill the earth .
All of this we will do to the honor and praise of our G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or and Li@@ fe - Gi@@ ver , Jehovah God .
“ The we@@ t n@@ ur@@ se ra@@ ised the child in her home , but at times was requi@@ red to return the child to its ow@@ ner for in@@ spe@@ ction . ”
How is en@@ tr@@ ance into the Kingdom “ ri@@ ch@@ ly supp@@ lied ” to faithful anointed ones , and how does this hope af@@ fect the anointed yet on earth ?
It appe@@ ars in the Greek C@@ o@@ de@@ x A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ r@@ in@@ us of the fi@@ f@@ th century , the L@@ at@@ in V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate , and el@@ se@@ where .
For instance , the instru@@ ct@@ or may point out a d@@ ri@@ ver who kin@@ dly al@@ lo@@ ws another to mer@@ ge in fr@@ on@@ t of him into tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c ; or a d@@ ri@@ ver who cour@@ te@@ ously di@@ ms his car@@ ’s he@@ ad@@ ligh@@ ts so as not to bl@@ ind on@@ coming tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c ; or a d@@ ri@@ ver who off@@ ers willing ass@@ ist@@ ance to an ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ ance who@@ se ve@@ hi@@ c@@ le has bro@@ ken down .
Indeed , Ar@@ ch@@ bi@@ sh@@ op Je@@ an B@@ el@@ les@@ ma@@ ins of L@@ y@@ ons form@@ ally for@@ ba@@ de la@@ y preaching .
When someone se@@ ts out to ma@@ ster another language , he has to do more than mem@@ or@@ ize new words .
What at first seem@@ ed to be in@@ no@@ c@@ ent fu@@ n soon led to a tra@@ gi@@ c experience ​ — she was ra@@ ped by “ the most hon@@ or@@ able ” young man in to@@ wn . ​ — Genesis 34 : 1 , 2 , 19 .
A little pu@@ f@@ f is en@@ ough to make it f@@ all .
When Lo@@ ved One Di@@ es , No .
Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 1 , 2 ans@@ wers in these prophe@@ tic words : “ It must occ@@ ur in the fin@@ al part of the days that the m@@ oun@@ tain of the house of Jehovah will become fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed a@@ bo@@ ve the to@@ p of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , and it will certainly be li@@ f@@ ted up a@@ bo@@ ve the h@@ ill@@ s ; and to it pe@@ op@@ les must st@@ re@@ am .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , when Jesus said : “ You people must be born again , ” he was simply st@@ ating a fact ​ — the requi@@ re@@ ment for one to “ en@@ ter into the kingdom of God . ”
S@@ an@@ it@@ ary la@@ ws showed concer@@ n for the health of others .
Re@@ g@@ arding Jesus ’ counsel recorded at Matthew 18 : 15 - 17 , see The Watchtower of O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 15 , 199@@ 9 , pages 17 - 22 .
She ad@@ ds : “ I enjoy my simp@@ le li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le because it helps me to foc@@ us on spiritual concer@@ ns . ”
What imp@@ res@@ ses you about Jose@@ p@@ h’s courage ?
Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s , therefore , di@@ sh@@ on@@ ors God and his Son , Jesus Christ .
After you have done all you can to sol@@ ve a proble@@ m , hear@@ t@@ felt prayer to Jehovah will help more than wor@@ r@@ ying .
W@@ ell , he would have had to make a cop@@ y of the boo@@ ks of the P@@ ent@@ ate@@ u@@ ch ( Genesis , Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us , L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us , N@@ um@@ bers , De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y ) .
No@@ tice , too , how Jesus taught .
The p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment for the cri@@ me is death .
What did that assignment mean for the L@@ ev@@ ites ?
An@@ ne - R@@ ak@@ el from D@@ en@@ mar@@ k rel@@ ates : “ My parents served as mission@@ aries in S@@ ene@@ g@@ al .
W@@ ould you not ag@@ ree that married people are far ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er when they know that their mat@@ es are faithful ?
But se@@ ek@@ ers of truth from many ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds have real@@ ized that worship is not a matter of pre@@ fer@@ ence .
The G@@ u@@ am branch supp@@ lied materi@@ als and man@@ power to re@@ pa@@ ir dam@@ ag@@ ed ho@@ m@@ es , and the Ha@@ wa@@ i@@ i branch gave support .
Di@@ d that occasi@@ on not leave you with war@@ m mem@@ ori@@ es ?
* W@@ il@@ li@@ am T@@ y@@ nd@@ ale used this P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t as the ba@@ si@@ c Hebrew text for his transl@@ ation of the Bible into Eng@@ l@@ ish .
However , Joseph had evid@@ ently not lost his f@@ ili@@ al love for Jac@@ o@@ b .
He was show@@ ing that the Kingdom message has power to s@@ pre@@ ad per@@ va@@ si@@ vely and to cause chang@@ es .
H@@ er next re@@ qu@@ est was : “ May I have a Bible study ? ”
Such trust requi@@ res hum@@ ility , not rel@@ ying on our own strength or wisdom .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , many marri@@ ages are sh@@ at@@ tered by ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y .
He lived during a tur@@ bul@@ ent peri@@ od in I@@ tal@@ i@@ an hist@@ ory when the p@@ en@@ in@@ su@@ la was occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed , first by the Go@@ ths and then by the B@@ y@@ z@@ an@@ t@@ ines .
While persecu@@ tion let up in some are@@ as , it inc@@ reas@@ ed in others .
The str@@ ong@@ est s@@ ti@@ mulu@@ s to cultiv@@ ate love for God is deep appreciation for the love that he has sh@@ own us .
19 , 20 . ( a ) Why do God’s people have no reason to be fe@@ ar@@ ful as the present system ne@@ ars its end ?
In the next article , we will exam@@ ine how faith helped Moses to see “ the One who is inv@@ isi@@ ble . ” ​ — He@@ b .
C@@ oun@@ t@@ less children will gro@@ w up in that very situation .
The Law also deal@@ t with the tre@@ at@@ ment of ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ents among the Israelites .
To the early Christians , he ad@@ ds , the cro@@ ss “ must have c@@ hi@@ ef@@ ly den@@ o@@ ted death and evil , like the gu@@ il@@ lo@@ t@@ ine or the ele@@ c@@ tri@@ c cha@@ ir to later gener@@ ations . ”
In 194@@ 1 , fi@@ er@@ ce persecu@@ tion set in , which la@@ sted until 195@@ 2 .
Even you@@ ths jo@@ ined in , while others were on hand to offer ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ments .
One such individu@@ al was H@@ en@@ ry L@@ ep@@ ine from Da@@ w@@ son C@@ ity , Yu@@ k@@ on , now called Da@@ w@@ son .
The use of inc@@ en@@ se was part of true worship in ancient Israel .
As Christians , we do well to cultiv@@ ate and demonstr@@ ate the mind of Christ in this reg@@ ard .
In the days of A@@ mo@@ s , the Israelites were already sp@@ li@@ t into two k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s .
Hence , they could have con@@ sul@@ ted these recor@@ ds in com@@ p@@ il@@ ing their acc@@ oun@@ ts of Jesus ’ an@@ c@@ es@@ try .
Pe@@ ople a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted with le@@ pro@@ s@@ y in ancient times often experienced a hear@@ t@@ bre@@ ak@@ ingly s@@ low death .
Jehovah has provided his Word and Bible - based public@@ ations .
S@@ hor@@ tly after that , Paul had a part in dis@@ p@@ en@@ sing spiritual food . He wrote his first inspired letter .
What is long - suffering , and why should we displa@@ y it ?
T@@ ak@@ ing pri@@ de in the right things can be good .
In l@@ ine with James 5 : 10 , how did the prophet Isaiah succ@@ ess@@ fully exerc@@ ise pati@@ ence ?
If she dies , he may feel an emp@@ t@@ iness in his life .
Although most Christians ag@@ ree that pur@@ su@@ ing peace is necess@@ ary , you may won@@ der how to res@@ ol@@ ve a personal differ@@ ence .
These should be sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant fe@@ atu@@ res of our prayers , as indic@@ ated by Jesus ’ mo@@ de@@ l prayer , which beg@@ ins with the words : “ Our Father in the heavens , let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied .
E@@ v@@ ents in Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s life reve@@ al that Abraham had a godly person@@ ality .
Even members of the same religious group often di@@ ff@@ er in their vie@@ ws of what the Scriptures really teach .
This spirit , cou@@ pl@@ ed with our t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful public ministry , some@@ times chang@@ es the attitude of our op@@ pos@@ ers .
What , though , can we do in order to continue to have a satis@@ f@@ ying and mean@@ ing@@ ful share in the preaching of this good news ​ — even in less responsi@@ ve ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es ?
The Law that God gave the ancient nation of Israel was a r@@ am@@ part against such false religion .
It star@@ ts by men@@ tion@@ ing the Go@@ spe@@ l of Luke , and the do@@ cum@@ ent states that the writ@@ er of this Bible book was a physi@@ ci@@ an .
It is especially help@@ ful to consider the example of Jesus , the most dis@@ cer@@ ning man who ever lived .
Jehovah can give the person holy spirit , emp@@ ow@@ ering him “ both to will and to act . ”
But it may be only after you take st@@ ep@@ s to re@@ ach your go@@ al that Jesus , by means of God’s spirit , will gu@@ i@@ de you .
Many people like to talk more than they like to listen .
Of course , having bro@@ ther@@ ly love invol@@ ves more than mer@@ ely having war@@ m feelings toward others .
“ What an experience it was for me ! ”
Wh@@ ere did Saul , later called Paul , go after his con@@ ver@@ sion ?
The Bible says : “ A true compan@@ ion is loving all the time , and is a brother that is born for when there is dist@@ ress . ” ​ — Proverbs 17 : 17 .
However , regarding our time , Jesus said : “ This good news of the Kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations , and then the end will come . ”
Let us , therefore , now imp@@ l@@ ant a love of righteousness deep in our heart and cause Jehovah to rejo@@ ice . ​ — Pro@@ v .
He was a personal associ@@ ate of Jesus and had been en@@ tru@@ sted with sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
By themselves , these are un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly wor@@ thy de@@ e@@ ds .
W@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ E on v@@ ac@@ ation , the parents of a 23 - year - old married woman learn that their daugh@@ ter has my@@ st@@ eri@@ ously disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared .
“ But I did nothing about this beli@@ ef until two of Jehovah’s Witnesses called on me .
Jesus , however , per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly refle@@ cted his Fa@@ ther’s person@@ ality and thinking .
F@@ e@@ ar of many mo@@ der@@ n - day ha@@ z@@ ar@@ ds , however , has to be learned .
He was ali@@ ve and well !
S@@ tri@@ ving to do that as a family can help children learn to be com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , and they will be more likely to devel@@ op a desire to serve as regul@@ ar pione@@ ers or mission@@ aries .
That was at God’s ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , or place of worship , in the city of Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h .
Because of a Jewish re@@ v@@ ol@@ t , Rom@@ an ar@@ mi@@ es led by C@@ es@@ ti@@ us Gal@@ lu@@ s sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded Jerusalem in 6@@ 6 C.E .
In 199@@ 1 he me@@ t one of Jehovah’s Witnesses who left him a book that discus@@ sed what the Bible says about the meaning of life .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , P@@ il@@ ate con@@ dem@@ ned him to death .
How did one family benefit from ‘ not using the world to the full ’ ?
The work of the elders takes up a consider@@ able am@@ ount of time , yet they do not ex@@ pect any fin@@ an@@ cial com@@ p@@ en@@ s@@ ation .
What a blessing to have loyal ones in our mi@@ d@@ st ! ​ — Hebrews 13 : 16 .
T@@ im@@ ing of circum@@ c@@ ision .
speak in a kind way ?
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , the ga@@ p inc@@ reas@@ es .
In many coun@@ tri@@ es , div@@ or@@ ce is not difficult to ob@@ tain , but in the eyes of a Christian , the marriage relationship is sac@@ red .
Jesus spoke of a time when “ all those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs ” would “ come out ” to r@@ ene@@ wed life on a par@@ adise earth . ​ — John 5 : 28 , 29 ; Luke 23 : 4@@ 3 .
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , many “ were ho@@ p@@ ing that this man was the one who was going to deli@@ ver Israel ” from their Rom@@ an op@@ pres@@ s@@ ors .
It should also be kept in mind that it would have been wrong for Paul to say that Jehovah God al@@ one had im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity , since Jesus too was im@@ mor@@ tal when Paul wrote those words .
God has appointed his Son , Jesus , to rule over all mankind .
O@@ ver the years , they have ga@@ ined experience , wisdom , and s@@ k@@ ill@@ s that en@@ able them to make a valu@@ able contribu@@ tion to the Kingdom work .
To what did James lik@@ en God’s Word ?
The apostle Paul wrote : “ If anyone does not provide for those who are his own , and especially for those who are members of his hous@@ eho@@ ld , he has dis@@ ow@@ ned the faith and is wor@@ se than a person without faith . ”
Do not think that you can never be happy again .
J@@ on : It was something that happened to Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar himself , right ?
R@@ ak@@ el sto@@ od on a st@@ ep of the ra@@ il@@ ro@@ ad ca@@ r , loo@@ ked at L@@ é@@ o@@ po@@ ld , then at me , and back at L@@ é@@ o@@ po@@ ld again , and then th@@ re@@ w her ar@@ ms around L@@ é@@ o@@ po@@ ld !
( See op@@ ening i@@ ma@@ ge . ) ( b ) What loy@@ al@@ ties do many people displa@@ y , but in what might that result ?
M@@ ore was needed than a death , even the death of the perfect man Jesus .
In ad@@ dition to gi@@ f@@ ts of money and valu@@ able personal pro@@ per@@ ty , there are other ways to benefit Kingdom service worl@@ d@@ wide .
22 : 5 , 9 ; 29 : 3 - 5 , 14 - 16 .
T@@ ac@@ t@@ ful questions can also help us to learn why a person believ@@ es what he does .
Mar@@ g@@ ari@@ th@@ a has always been a very loyal compan@@ ion .
Satan’s enti@@ re wicked system of things , with its false religion , cor@@ ru@@ pt pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s , gre@@ e@@ dy and di@@ sh@@ on@@ est com@@ mer@@ ce , and des@@ tru@@ ctive mil@@ it@@ ary , will be wi@@ ped out forever .
See chap@@ ter 9 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
But now humans are exer@@ ting that power by am@@ as@@ sing advan@@ ced we@@ ap@@ on@@ ry and by de@@ va@@ st@@ ating the en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
Davi@@ d’s example can sur@@ ely in@@ still courage in Christians today who may f@@ all into serious sin .
And they att@@ est to the psalmis@@ t’s words : “ My help is from Jehovah . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 21 : 2 .
What kind of car@@ p@@ en@@ ter do you think Jesus was ?
Jesus has pre@@ pared plac@@ es in heaven for some of his followers .
No@@ ah’s Lo@@ g ​ — Does It Ha@@ ve Me@@ an@@ ing for U@@ s ?
A Se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary Sa@@ ved by O@@ be@@ di@@ ence
Since ba@@ thing was an important part of da@@ ily life , the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants gra@@ du@@ ally became ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with Rom@@ an go@@ ds and religion .
When individuals show an interest in the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message , arrang@@ ements are made to help them by means of a Bible study .
; G@@ as@@ son , S .
In fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative language , the psalmist set out the fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al truth that faithful servants of God can continue to prog@@ ress , f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h , and pro@@ sp@@ er spiritually , even if they are dec@@ l@@ ining physi@@ c@@ ally .
Joseph is then made Egy@@ p@@ t’s food ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ at@@ or .
O@@ ver the cen@@ tu@@ ries , no sin@@ ful human was able to live a life of perfect godly devo@@ tion .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , I received an un@@ expe@@ cted letter from my sister saying that my si@@ bl@@ ings had just dis@@ co@@ vered that when our father died , he had left some money in a ban@@ k .
The wisdom of doing that is illustr@@ ated by many situ@@ ations repor@@ ted in the Scriptures .
So Satan the Devil is the gu@@ il@@ ty tr@@ ou@@ ble@@ mak@@ er , and his ou@@ ster from heaven in 1914 has me@@ ant “ w@@ o@@ e for the earth and for the se@@ a , because the Devil has come down to you , having great anger , know@@ ing he has a sh@@ ort peri@@ od of time . ” ​ — Revelation 12 : 10 , 12 .
Jehovah helped his people to de@@ fe@@ at the A@@ mal@@ ek@@ ites and the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ ans , and he gave Ne@@ h@@ emiah and the Jews the power to complete Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s w@@ alls .
If Satan ex@@ ists but is not inter@@ ested in humans , many are ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous or even fe@@ ar@@ ful without reason .
Be@@ fore long , they ne@@ ared the sou@@ ther@@ n bor@@ der of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
Rather , Jesus came with a body pre@@ pared by his heavenly Father , one that cor@@ respon@@ ded in every respect to the one God pre@@ pared when He cre@@ ated Adam .
Z@@ e@@ us
One day her teach@@ er mentioned that members of one religion would not accept blood but that he did not know who they were .
A group of 16 har@@ d@@ working I@@ tal@@ i@@ an special pione@@ ers , or full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers , arri@@ ved in No@@ v@@ ember , along with four Greek pione@@ ers .
So when a Christian woman is speaking to out@@ si@@ ders about God’s Word in the pres@@ ence of a m@@ ale Witness of Jehovah , she would not need to we@@ ar a head co@@ ver@@ ing .
I have long@@ ed for your sal@@ vation , O Jehovah , and your law I am f@@ ond of . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 16 , 24 , 4@@ 7 , 7@@ 7 , 1@@ 7@@ 4 .
What better message could there be ?
B@@ es@@ et by One T@@ ra@@ ge@@ dy After A@@ no@@ ther
It shows others that you have dedic@@ ated yourself to Jehovah , that is , you have promised him that you will serve him forever and that doing his will is the most important thing in your life .
16 : 1 - 10 .
B@@ ene@@ f@@ it from the counsel of travel@@ ing overse@@ ers and their wi@@ ves .
T@@ el@@ ev@@ ision per@@ pe@@ tu@@ ates this f@@ an@@ t@@ as@@ y .
Since mission@@ aries live and work in close qu@@ ar@@ ters , it is ess@@ enti@@ al that they maintain good commun@@ ic@@ ation by soci@@ al@@ iz@@ ing with fellow mission@@ aries and by discus@@ sing spiritual matters .
There are over 50 congregations in L@@ vi@@ v , 21 of which use a bi@@ g Kingdom H@@ all comple@@ x .
J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese ( An@@ ne@@ x 2@@ n@@ d flo@@ or ) Au@@ gu@@ st 10 - 12
They are also truly un@@ ited and happy because of all that Jehovah is teaching them .
One of the teach@@ ers , a pri@@ est , kno@@ cked our he@@ a@@ ds against a w@@ all if we ans@@ wer@@ ed a question inc@@ or@@ rec@@ tly .
Jo@@ si@@ ah is e@@ ag@@ er to hear every word of the book .
Un@@ deter@@ red , this pioneer cou@@ ple set about the work of preaching and making disciples .
They were fa@@ il@@ ing to teach God’s Law to the people .
Per@@ haps you were an el@@ der or a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant at one time but are not pres@@ ently serving in that cap@@ ac@@ ity .
As the good news s@@ pre@@ ad , many Christians spoke Greek rather than Hebrew .
Like Job , may we never “ as@@ cri@@ be anything imp@@ ro@@ per to God . ”
One a@@ id to that end is stud@@ ying with a rec@@ ep@@ tive mind .
Mo@@ re@@ over , his mis@@ man@@ ag@@ ement of his personal af@@ fai@@ r@@ s may cause him to become ob@@ lig@@ ated to another individu@@ al in some way .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , during that time , the we@@ e@@ ds became many and the b@@ la@@ des of whe@@ at were few .
He ad@@ m@@ its : “ It was not eas@@ y to call them , but wh@@ en@@ ever I did , I was streng@@ th@@ ened . ”
Then you will better understand how I felt about this and other tra@@ ge@@ dies in my life .
While still on earth , they do this by sh@@ aring in the preaching work .
This purpose was not temp@@ or@@ ary .
G@@ a@@ ining in@@ sight into how God thin@@ ks and feel@@ s and what he requi@@ res of us e@@ qu@@ ip@@ s us to imitate him more fully .
It seem@@ ed a t@@ all order in view of our pre@@ c@@ ari@@ ous relationship .
John pra@@ ised G@@ a@@ i@@ us for ho@@ sting the brothers even though they were str@@ ang@@ ers to him .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S inspired written Word , the Bible , tel@@ ls us that “ God is love . ”
( Read Matthew 9 : 37 . )
“ You have cont@@ ended with God and with men and you have at last pre@@ va@@ iled . ” ​ — G@@ EN@@ E@@ S@@ I@@ S 32 : 28 .
How did Jesus apply the illustr@@ ation of a father and his son to prayer ?
How would the Romans esta@@ bl@@ ish peace with the local people ?
Such a life is devo@@ id of integrity ​ — it is , in fact , the very op@@ pos@@ ite of integrity .
Do we have similar confidence in Jehovah ?
When he pray@@ ed about it , however , Jehovah said : “ It is not you whom they have re@@ je@@ cted , but it is I whom they have re@@ je@@ cted from being king over them . ”
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ally , these Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents came to dis@@ cer@@ n tru@@ ths that had been ob@@ sc@@ ur@@ ed for cen@@ tu@@ ries .
Some publi@@ sh@@ ers end@@ e@@ av@@ or to share at le@@ ast one s@@ crip@@ ture with each hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der if possible .
The hum@@ ble C@@ ap@@ pa@@ do@@ ci@@ an d@@ wel@@ l@@ ings car@@ ved out of st@@ one were well - su@@ ited for the au@@ st@@ ere way of life he re@@ comm@@ ended .
Today , the Devil se@@ ek@@ s to ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it the n@@ atur@@ al physical desi@@ res of Jehovah’s servants .
This , in turn , op@@ ens up the pro@@ spe@@ ct of being comple@@ t@@ ely li@@ ber@@ ated from en@@ sla@@ v@@ ement to sin and death .
In respon@@ se , “ ever@@ yone who@@ se heart imp@@ el@@ led him ” brought go@@ ld and s@@ il@@ ver , je@@ wel@@ ry , and other materi@@ als .
Yet , lear@@ ning the ans@@ wers to li@@ fe@@ ’s important questions is a jo@@ y@@ ous experience for many .
As he exam@@ ined the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t text , he became con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that it con@@ ta@@ ined el@@ ements of ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y and that Moses pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed “ the gen@@ i@@ us of the ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her . ”
Today , thr@@ ough@@ out the world , leg@@ al bat@@ t@@ les continue so that , as in the first century , there can be a “ de@@ f@@ en@@ ding and leg@@ ally esta@@ bli@@ shing of the good news . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 7 .
But wh@@ atever the out@@ come in individu@@ al situ@@ ations , we confid@@ ently pray that Jehovah will direc@@ t matters according to his will .
We might be remin@@ ded of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s des@@ crip@@ tion of Moses : “ He continued ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast as see@@ ing the One who is inv@@ isi@@ ble . ”
Li@@ fe in this world can be dist@@ res@@ sing .
Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h ​ — A Go@@ dly W@@ om@@ an of A@@ ction
Are things going that way ?
He is still making necess@@ ary chang@@ es .
Just as this prophecy fore@@ told , the Israelites were cap@@ ti@@ ves for a long time .
One example is John the B@@ ap@@ t@@ ist .
She ad@@ ds : “ S@@ isters like me long for encourag@@ ement . ”
To help his apostles understand why they need not be fe@@ ar@@ ful , Jesus went on to give two illustr@@ ations .
A look at the stu@@ m@@ p of the fal@@ le@@ n t@@ ree provided the answer .
Today , a number of Christian parents find themselves in a similar situation .
But there would be no need for concer@@ n if the law requi@@ red em@@ bal@@ m@@ ing , some family members desi@@ red it , or it was needed because some must tra@@ v@@ el a long dist@@ ance to a fun@@ er@@ al . ​ — 3 / 15 , pages 29 - 31 .
What about ab@@ or@@ tion ?
There , among the gar@@ ba@@ ge he@@ ap@@ s close to the N@@ ile V@@ al@@ le@@ y , they dis@@ co@@ vered a number of pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us f@@ ra@@ g@@ ments .
How did Jehovah show mer@@ cy in deal@@ ing with Solomon , but what should we remember about that ?
“ ‘ As for you , you keep see@@ king great things for yourself .
That encourag@@ ement proved to be a li@@ fes@@ a@@ ver .
To help us com@@ pre@@ h@@ end the is@@ sue involved , le@@ t’s read together Romans 6 : 23 .
At the age of 18 , M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ena was di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with syst@@ em@@ ic lu@@ p@@ us er@@ y@@ the@@ mat@@ o@@ su@@ s , a di@@ se@@ ase in which the bo@@ d@@ y’s i@@ mmu@@ ne de@@ f@@ en@@ ses se@@ em to att@@ ack its own or@@ g@@ ans .
Fa@@ ith moved a pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te to ris@@ k her life so as to prote@@ ct two Israel@@ ite spi@@ es .
For instance , we may be able to b@@ righ@@ ten a re@@ si@@ d@@ ent@@ ’s ro@@ om with pi@@ c@@ tures of loved ones or dra@@ w@@ ings made by children .
The disci@@ ple James wrote : “ When under tri@@ al , let no one say : ‘ I am being tri@@ ed by God . ’ For with evil things God cannot be tri@@ ed nor does he himself try anyone . ”
His mirac@@ les demonstr@@ ated on a small sc@@ ale what God’s Kingdom will soon do earth wide .
“ I have the witness greater than that of John , ” he says , “ for the very works that my Father assign@@ ed me to accom@@ pl@@ ish , the works themselves that I am doing , be@@ ar witness about me that the Father dis@@ pat@@ ched me . ”
Si@@ mil@@ ar loy@@ al@@ ty will give us the courage to stand fir@@ m for Jehovah’s righteous principles .
Re@@ ally , then , right religion invol@@ ves right mo@@ tive , right beli@@ ef , and right action .
“ Al@@ so , he took a lo@@ a@@ f , gave than@@ ks , bro@@ ke it , and gave it to them , saying : ‘ This means my body , which is to be given in your be@@ half .
Th@@ ough O@@ g was a gi@@ ant , he proved no mat@@ ch for Jehovah .
Paul wrote that if Christ had not been ra@@ ised from the dead , Christian faith and preaching would be in va@@ in .
They will also learn to be pati@@ ent and not to give up quic@@ k@@ ly when they cannot find people at home again . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 22 ; see the bo@@ x “ He Di@@ d Not Gi@@ ve U@@ p . ”
; M@@ or@@ al@@ es , A .
• Why do we need God’s remin@@ ders ?
10 : 1 , 2 , 12 .
How is this less@@ on rel@@ ev@@ ant to the is@@ sue of apost@@ as@@ y within the congregation ?
R@@ ac@@ he@@ l is fur@@ ther bless@@ ed with two sons of her own , Joseph and B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in . ​ — Genesis 30 : 1 - 8 ; 35 : 24 .
A@@ m I giving pri@@ or@@ ity to study , prayer , attend@@ ance at Christian meetings , and the sh@@ aring of the good news of the Kingdom ?
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , “ the wicked person ” mentioned by Paul bl@@ at@@ an@@ tly practic@@ ed im@@ mor@@ ality .
They real@@ ize that the attention and vis@@ its they receive may be affe@@ cted by their dis@@ position .
How does he@@ e@@ ding God’s Word benefit us physi@@ c@@ ally ?
Some Christians have given in to such in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ation .
When they get to the the@@ ater , they look at the post@@ ers and see powerful we@@ ap@@ ons and s@@ can@@ t@@ ily cla@@ d women .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jo@@ shua had to fi@@ ght many fi@@ er@@ ce bat@@ t@@ les even after en@@ ter@@ ing the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
P@@ re@@ par@@ ation of the earth for human ha@@ bit@@ ation
It is sure to be ful@@ filled .
Fa@@ ith can also car@@ ry us through “ the cal@@ am@@ it@@ ous days ” of old age , when health and strength are dec@@ l@@ ining .
“ The H@@ olo@@ ca@@ u@@ st has , I think , dis@@ mis@@ sed any eas@@ y use of om@@ ni@@ po@@ t@@ ence as an at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te appro@@ pri@@ ate to God , ” wrote Jewish scho@@ la@@ r David W@@ ol@@ f S@@ il@@ ver@@ man .
For example , we often hear that in the course of their ministry , Jehovah’s Witnesses come ac@@ ro@@ ss a person who had only rec@@ ently pray@@ ed to God for help in fin@@ ding the truth .
▪ Dis@@ loyal . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 2 .
Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first the kingdom and his righteousness , and all these other things will be ad@@ ded to you . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
As@@ king questions helps , but we must be care@@ ful that our questions do not pr@@ y into priv@@ ate matters .
When a Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ er first stu@@ died the Bible with you , he or she may have used the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe .
Yet , being cre@@ ated in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge , we are end@@ ow@@ ed with a me@@ asure of God’s at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes , one of which is power .
“ Re@@ ading that po@@ em really t@@ ou@@ ched me , ” says M@@ an@@ on , “ and I am so happy that Jehovah helped us to show kindness to her . ”
Thus , our love must be “ without h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y , ” or “ free from h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y . ”
There are over 9@@ 6@@ ,000 publi@@ sh@@ ers preaching the good news , and 2@@ 2@@ 9@@ ,@@ 7@@ 26 attend@@ ed the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al in 20@@ 13 ​ — that is 1 out of every 4@@ 8 in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of that is@@ land nation .
He ans@@ wers our prayers and gives us the wisdom to de@@ al with tri@@ als .
Although L@@ il K@@ um@@ ar@@ i enjo@@ yed the study , it was not eas@@ y to continue because of strong family op@@ position .
D@@ ele@@ g@@ ating and tra@@ ining became char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s of the Christian congregation .
Instead of inter@@ fer@@ ing , she deci@@ ded to let J@@ en@@ n@@ y de@@ al direc@@ tly with the teach@@ er .
They made a l@@ ist of things they did not need , and within three months they moved from their three - be@@ d@@ ro@@ om ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment to a sing@@ le - be@@ d@@ ro@@ om place , so@@ ld some things , and became de@@ b@@ t free .
There were 12 un@@ known “ gu@@ ests . ”
Why do we re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly call at pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s ho@@ m@@ es ?
God took my only gi@@ r@@ l .
Consider what the Messi@@ ani@@ c King has accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed during the first 1@@ 00 years of his re@@ ign .
You can have experi@@ ences similar to those of J@@ en@@ ni@@ f@@ er and Le@@ ah .
“ You Ha@@ ve Be@@ en W@@ a@@ shed C@@ le@@ an ”
God felt reg@@ re@@ ts in that the conduct of humans had become so evil that he had a change of attitude as reg@@ ar@@ ds the wicked p@@ re - F@@ lood gener@@ ation .
Does it make a differ@@ ence to Jehovah whether you cho@@ ose to serve him or not ?
We cannot be certain .
S@@ imp@@ ly stated , it means to do God’s will in order to ple@@ ase him .
It is not sur@@ pris@@ ing that the work of a shepher@@ d came to mind when David was inspired to descri@@ be the care that Jehovah shows for his people .
Such a re@@ pu@@ tation would bring re@@ pro@@ ach on , not glory to , Jehovah’s name .
There was an all - time pe@@ ak of 3@@ ,@@ 8@@ 7@@ 9 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers in J@@ anu@@ ary 200@@ 3 , and in F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary they condu@@ cted 1@@ 5@@ ,@@ 2@@ 27 home Bible stu@@ dies .
No matter how much we know of a situation , only Jehovah can read a person@@ ’s fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart .
37 : 26 , 27 .
Re@@ call that when gre@@ et@@ ing her , the ang@@ el G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el said : “ Go@@ od day , high@@ ly fav@@ ored one , Jehovah is with you . ”
He is “ a public serv@@ ant [ le@@ i@@ ·@@ t@@ our@@ ·@@ go@@ s@@ ʹ ] of the holy place and of the true t@@ ent , which Jehovah put up , and not man . ”
These and the many other fe@@ atu@@ res Jesus fore@@ told have been par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly evid@@ ent since 1914 , the year when World W@@ ar I bro@@ ke out .
For cen@@ tu@@ ries , the va@@ st ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of the po@@ pul@@ ation rema@@ ined ill@@ it@@ er@@ ate .
The writ@@ er of T@@ hi@@ r@@ d John c@@ alls himself “ the older man . ”
But even today , such form@@ er “ need great@@ ers ” still benefit from the years they served ab@@ ro@@ ad .
By using our a@@ bil@@ ities and res@@ our@@ ces to offer a sacrifice of praise to Jehovah , whether in the public ministry or in “ the congreg@@ ated thr@@ ong@@ s ” of fellow Christians , we can expres@@ s hear@@ t@@ felt than@@ ks to our loving heavenly Father , Jehovah God .
If so , how can we take James ’ counsel to heart ?
But he ad@@ ded : “ For this is what Jehovah the God of Israel has said , ‘ The large j@@ ar of f@@ l@@ our it@@ self will not get ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted , and the small j@@ ar of o@@ il it@@ self will not fai@@ l until the day of Jehovah’s giving a do@@ w@@ n@@ p@@ our upon the sur@@ face of the gr@@ ound . ’ ” ​ — 1 K@@ ings 17 : 8 - 14 .
Is such evidence en@@ ough to move us to act with ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y ?
S@@ pain , a country with a strong Ca@@ tho@@ lic tra@@ dition and a f@@ la@@ ir for tra@@ di@@ tional fi@@ est@@ as , has develop@@ ed many ways to com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate that uni@@ que night in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m .
Can you see that Jehovah is inter@@ ested in you ?
A@@ m@@ ong such men at the turn of the 19@@ th century was H@@ en@@ ry Gre@@ w ( 1@@ 7@@ 8@@ 1 - 18@@ 6@@ 2 ) , from Bi@@ r@@ m@@ ing@@ ham , Eng@@ land .
This , however , is not the same as allow@@ ing un@@ f@@ oun@@ ded , dam@@ ag@@ ing doub@@ ts to devel@@ op in our mind and heart ​ — doub@@ ts that can w@@ rec@@ k our fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed beli@@ ef@@ s and relation@@ shi@@ ps .
Acc@@ ording to e@@ ye@@ witness acc@@ oun@@ ts , many learned the truth in this way .
I was baptized in 19@@ 30 , and in 19@@ 31 , I was present at that mem@@ or@@ able conven@@ tion when we all sto@@ od up and ag@@ re@@ ed to take on the beau@@ ti@@ ful name Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The apostle Peter fir@@ m@@ ly stated : “ For a certain@@ ty I per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve that God is not par@@ ti@@ al , but in every nation the man that fe@@ ars him and works righteousness is accep@@ table to him . ”
What , though , if a child makes a po@@ or decision ?
As spiritual people , we want nothing to je@@ op@@ ar@@ di@@ ze our relationship with our heavenly Father .
Thus we were able to read the Bible .
3 : 16 - 18 , 28 , 29 ​ — Is the Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ic covenant still v@@ al@@ id ?
So we must keep pra@@ ying for deli@@ ver@@ ance from him . ​ — Re@@ v .
But with God’s help , they are able to maintain integrity and find joy in serving him .
A prof@@ ess@@ or , a “ st@@ ar among Ger@@ man g@@ ene@@ tic@@ ists , ” was acc@@ used of having fal@@ si@@ fied or in@@ ven@@ ted d@@ ata on a large sc@@ ale .
“ The O@@ r@@ nam@@ ent of All Gal@@ ile@@ e ”
A second reason why we know that Jesus was rest@@ ored to life is that we have the t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony of many wit@@ nesses .
• What does it mean to mind the spirit ?
Re@@ cre@@ ation and rel@@ a@@ x@@ ation , while necess@@ ary , must be kept in their prop@@ er place .
Some T@@ it@@ les That Re@@ fle@@ ct Jesus ’ Un@@ i@@ que R@@ o@@ le in God’s P@@ ur@@ pose
As loyal Witnesses of Jehovah , we who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly ag@@ ree with the psalmist who san@@ g : “ How a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant your go@@ o@@ dness is , which you have tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed up for those fe@@ aring you ! ” — Psalm 31 : 19 .
A worl@@ d@@ wide war@@ ning about this coming day of judgment and a message of good news about the peace that will follow are today being ze@@ al@@ ously pre@@ ached in obedi@@ ence to Jesus ’ prophe@@ tic comm@@ and .
They just inc@@ re@@ ase . ’
Mo@@ st of them pa@@ id sc@@ ant he@@ ed to Jesus for similar reas@@ ons .
Ther@@ e@@ after he became a cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ting influ@@ ence on other spirit cre@@ atu@@ res , so that by the time of Noah , pri@@ or to the F@@ lood , a large number of them jo@@ ined Satan in re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against God . ​ — Genesis 6 : 2 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ; 2 Peter 2 : 4 .
It was one of the first ra@@ di@@ o st@@ ations bro@@ ad@@ ca@@ sting religious sub@@ je@@ cts in Cana@@ da .
Of what can we be confid@@ ent when we face op@@ position from Go@@ li@@ a@@ th@@ like enem@@ ies ?
Jesus helped many men to accept the good news and then qu@@ ali@@ fy for privile@@ ges of service .
A@@ F@@ T@@ E@@ R the att@@ ac@@ ks of S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 11 , 200@@ 1 , in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity and W@@ a@@ shin@@ g@@ t@@ on , D@@ .@@ C . , public support for the vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of the tra@@ ge@@ dy was re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble .
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s vari@@ ous acc@@ oun@@ ts of individuals who fa@@ iled to maintain a mo@@ des@@ t view of themselves .
In 1@@ 18@@ 4 these ze@@ al@@ ous men and women , later called the W@@ al@@ den@@ ses , were ex@@ commun@@ ic@@ ated by the po@@ pe and ban@@ i@@ shed from their ho@@ m@@ es by the bi@@ sh@@ op .
When the pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates came to vis@@ it the pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o at his ran@@ ch near G@@ u@@ ana@@ ju@@ at@@ o , repor@@ ters from all over the world co@@ vered the ev@@ ent .
As we read these ver@@ ses , let us take special no@@ te of these requi@@ re@@ ments .
“ Jehovah , ple@@ ase help D@@ ad@@ dy sto@@ p s@@ mo@@ king . ”
M@@ ore than 2@@ 30 young Witnesses had been sen@@ ten@@ ced to the Le@@ av@@ en@@ wor@@ th tru@@ ste@@ e f@@ ar@@ m , a fac@@ ility of the Le@@ av@@ en@@ wor@@ th fe@@ der@@ al pris@@ on .
The str@@ at@@ ag@@ em succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded .
What questions about marriage should a young man ask himself ?
Jesus ’ spiritual strength , however , en@@ ab@@ led him to re@@ ject the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s temp@@ t@@ ations fir@@ m@@ ly .
The psalmist David pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed : “ The righteous themselves will pos@@ s@@ ess the earth , and they will re@@ side forever upon it . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 29 ; Isaiah 4@@ 5 : 18 ; Revelation 21 : 1 - 5 .
The rec@@ ord of God’s deal@@ ings with his people demonstr@@ ates that he gives his loyal love to “ those who love him and keep his comman@@ d@@ ments . ”
Jer@@ ome@@ ’s transl@@ ation ​ — which he comple@@ ted in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m , P@@ al@@ est@@ ine — ​ re@@ ached S@@ pain in rec@@ ord time .
The Witnesses are not p@@ sy@@ c@@ hi@@ c@@ s ; nor do they cla@@ im to hear spirit vo@@ ic@@ es or to have any special po@@ wers of pre@@ di@@ ction .
Be@@ ing baptized ‘ in the name of the Son ’ means what ?
These days , there never seem@@ s to be en@@ ough time to do everything , and thinking about those other things that we should be doing can make wa@@ iting a real tri@@ al .
Some prac@@ tice spi@@ rit@@ ism , which inclu@@ des the ide@@ a that a spirit part of humans sur@@ vi@@ ves at death and can commun@@ ic@@ ate with the living .
W@@ a@@ iting for Jehovah is not ex@@ as@@ per@@ ating like wa@@ iting for a d@@ el@@ a@@ yed bu@@ s .
Such w@@ at@@ er@@ cour@@ ses t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to the wisdom and power of earth@@ ’s Creator , Jehovah .
On@@ ce the elders have determined that the stud@@ ent qu@@ ali@@ fi@@ es as an un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ er , help him pre@@ pare a simp@@ le pres@@ ent@@ ation and then accom@@ pan@@ y him in the field service .
On a@@ ver@@ age , some 6@@ ,000 sol@@ di@@ ers were kil@@ led each day .
23 : 8 - 12 .
They are spiritually clean , having “ wa@@ shed their ro@@ bes and made them wh@@ ite in the blood of the L@@ am@@ b . ”
A@@ no@@ ther ev@@ ent that seem@@ s to d@@ ate to this peri@@ od is descri@@ bed at 2 Corinthians 12 : 2 - 5 .
You don@@ ’t have to be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed . I want to help you . ”
The same verse shows that Jehovah heard Jesus “ fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly . ”
One day the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es asked Jesus a question about marriage .
W@@ all@@ ace Li@@ ver@@ ance , who himself was a mission@@ ary and who now ser@@ ves as a G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ or , deli@@ vered the fin@@ al dis@@ course in the op@@ ening seri@@ es .
It con@@ ve@@ ys the ide@@ a of ‘ sh@@ o@@ o@@ ting people with words . ’
What en@@ ab@@ les them , as well as all other Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide , to do so ?
S@@ ome@@ one who under@@ sto@@ od this loving as@@ pect of God’s person@@ ality was the apostle John .
We got our answer years later when we went back to buil@@ d Kingdom H@@ alls thr@@ ough@@ out the G@@ as@@ p@@ é .
Jehovah wants you to be his friend .
L@@ loy@@ d and I had been bus@@ y in our assign@@ ments , and we did not have the wh@@ er@@ e@@ with@@ al to vis@@ it our famili@@ es .
How did Jesus al@@ er@@ t all Christians living in the last days to spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c things that would t@@ est their obedi@@ ence ?
Pa@@ ying attention to these remin@@ ders is one way to show that we are following our perfect Le@@ ad@@ er , Jesus Christ .
The conclu@@ sion of World W@@ ar I@@ I did not bring to@@ tal peace .
A s@@ l@@ ack person ​ — “ the la@@ z@@ y man ” — ​ does not “ star@@ t up , ” or “ ro@@ ast , ” his g@@ ame .
In contr@@ ast , God’s ancient people saw how their faithful lead@@ ers prom@@ o@@ ted spiritual , moral , and physical cle@@ an@@ ness .
• What can we learn from Abraham , Joseph , and Job about the fear of God ?
You too exerc@@ ise pati@@ ence ; make your hearts fir@@ m , because the pres@@ ence of the Lord has dra@@ wn close . ” ​ — James 5 : 7 , 8 .
And most important of all , I now feel that I have been able to draw close to God . ​ — James 4 : 8 .
What challeng@@ es can af@@ fect our show@@ ing kindness ?
If we ask him to help us serve him more fully , we can have confidence that he will do so .
This boo@@ k@@ ’s inspired song@@ s also con@@ tain l@@ y@@ ri@@ c@@ s that expres@@ s hope in Jehovah and the desire to turn to the right course .
But in 19@@ 19 , these of@@ fic@@ ers were rel@@ eas@@ ed , en@@ ab@@ ling them to continue their ministry .
; G@@ arri@@ g@@ ol@@ as , J .
It is recorded in Matthew chap@@ ters 5 to 7 .
We will then be ready when the end comes .
It as@@ sures us that Jehovah appreci@@ ates the efforts of his faithful worshipp@@ ers .
; T@@ a@@ it , S .
Lo@@ ve moved God to provide a ransom that would o@@ pen the way for full for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s and rest@@ or@@ ation to perfect , everlasting life .
6@@ 0@@ 7 70 - year des@@ ol@@ ation of Juda@@ h beg@@ ins
In the M@@ id@@ d@@ le A@@ ges , God’s personal name was rather wi@@ d@@ ely known in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
What fine example did Noah provide for us today ?
And always remember that the God “ who fur@@ ni@@ sh@@ es us all things ri@@ ch@@ ly for our enjo@@ y@@ ment ” promises you that you can have rich blessings both now and in the future if you cho@@ ose go@@ als that honor him . ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 17 .
T@@ act inclu@@ des kin@@ dly recogn@@ iz@@ ing what not to say .
Isaiah direc@@ ted his words to Israel .
Al@@ bre@@ ch@@ t wanted to make K@@ ö@@ ni@@ g@@ s@@ ber@@ g ​ — the cap@@ it@@ al of E@@ ast P@@ r@@ us@@ sia — ​ a Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant cul@@ tural hu@@ b .
That would be@@ tra@@ y a l@@ ack of trust in God’s so@@ lu@@ tion for man@@ kin@@ d’s w@@ o@@ es .
Gi@@ ving help to fellow believers in need is practic@@ ed by true Christians worl@@ d@@ wide .
Even if we have to stru@@ gg@@ le to put our feelings into words , “ the spirit it@@ self ple@@ a@@ ds for us with gro@@ an@@ ings un@@ ut@@ tered . ”
In some res@@ pe@@ cts , Christian parents are like shepher@@ ds , displa@@ ying qualities that are valu@@ able to liter@@ al shepher@@ ds .
A lo@@ t of we@@ al@@ thy people are un@@ happy , while many po@@ or people are very happy .
It liter@@ ally means “ long@@ ness of spirit ” and thus is fre@@ qu@@ ently rend@@ ered “ long - suffering ” and once “ exerc@@ ising of pati@@ ence . ”
Let us consider one such ou@@ tw@@ ard action .
It is not as though we ha@@ ven@@ ’t tri@@ ed .
Consider , for example , how quic@@ k@@ ly cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion s@@ pre@@ ad in the human r@@ ace after Adam sin@@ ned .
What a pre@@ view of Christ’s Kingdom glory !
Some believe that all of this is a pro@@ du@@ ct of bl@@ ind ch@@ ance .
During A@@ sa@@ ’s re@@ ign , a milli@@ on - strong ar@@ my of E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ ans att@@ ac@@ ked Juda@@ h .
The cur@@ tain ob@@ stru@@ cted any view of the Ar@@ k it@@ self , but the po@@ les ex@@ ten@@ ding to each side might have sh@@ own through the ga@@ p .
“ Jehovah Is a L@@ over of J@@ us@@ tice ”
David and his men prote@@ cted Na@@ bal@@ ’s pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons for a time , but when they asked for pro@@ v@@ isions , he “ s@@ cre@@ am@@ ed in@@ sul@@ ts at them ” and gave them nothing .
The way he lives his life pro@@ ves that his relationship with Jehovah and his deep love for others is most important to him .
• Why did A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s need to have the way of God ex@@ p@@ oun@@ ded more comple@@ t@@ ely to him ?
They did not allow themselves to be di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted .
During the first mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ u@@ m B.C.E . , c@@ un@@ ei@@ form ex@@ is@@ ted side by side with al@@ p@@ ha@@ be@@ tic writ@@ ing .
( b ) How did the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es show that the holy spirit was not at work in them ?
When I re@@ turned the next we@@ ek , she said : “ I felt as though I had shu@@ t the do@@ or in God’s face .
Still others may be at a lo@@ ss after being di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with a serious ill@@ ness , or they may be hear@@ t@@ bro@@ ken after lo@@ sing a loved one in death .
Be@@ fore har@@ v@@ es@@ ting , however , pati@@ ence and hard work are requi@@ red .
10 : 34 ​ — Why were the people requi@@ red to supp@@ ly w@@ o@@ od ?
We will bring praise to the name of our well - man@@ n@@ ered God , Jehovah , and will at@@ tr@@ act s@@ inc@@ ere people to his true worship .
These artic@@ les expla@@ in what you might do to ass@@ ist in@@ ac@@ tive Christians .
He remin@@ ded fellow Christians that the ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ers were mis@@ taken .
Some Christian cou@@ ples deci@@ de to se@@ par@@ ate , or they div@@ or@@ ce without having Scriptural gr@@ oun@@ ds to do so .
“ I enjo@@ yed this fil@@ m very much .
So , too , the person who thin@@ ks he can direc@@ t his course through this wicked world without allow@@ ing God to show him the right way is plac@@ ing his life in gra@@ ve d@@ anger .
He was at e@@ ase with women .
I h@@ ate you ! ”
In the en@@ su@@ ing years , Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness and develop@@ ments on the world sc@@ ene have allow@@ ed Christians to dis@@ cer@@ n the meaning of those prophe@@ tic boo@@ ks more acc@@ ur@@ ately .
While these ver@@ sions have their poin@@ ts of mer@@ it , they are often col@@ ored by religious tra@@ di@@ tions and the cre@@ e@@ ds of Chris@@ tend@@ om .
What is one way to go on the off@@ en@@ sive in op@@ pos@@ ing the Devil ?
He is determined not to s@@ mo@@ ke again .
S@@ ur@@ ely Jesus ’ comm@@ and to “ become as young children ” pro@@ ves that it is possible . ​ — Matthew 18 : 3 .
Yes , many are , for the Bible promises : “ There is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the un@@ righteous . ” ​ — Acts 24 : 15 .
A Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide As@@ soci@@ ation C@@ aring for One A@@ no@@ ther
Lo@@ ve for Jehovah moved her to want to serve him as a pioneer rather than to pur@@ sue the fin@@ an@@ cial inter@@ ests of this world .
On@@ ce Satan and those who support him are re@@ moved , from heaven Jesus will help the sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors to rest@@ ore the earth to its origin@@ al con@@ dition .
* ( Read Genesis 3 : 15 . )
Even the disciples asked : “ Who really is this , because even the w@@ ind and the se@@ a obey him ? ”
That is our hear@@ t’s desire .
On to Ar@@ men@@ i@@ a@@ ’s H@@ igh@@ est C@@ our@@ t
But he was still with them in the sense that he direc@@ ted their activ@@ ity and ob@@ served their respon@@ se to his counsel .
“ De@@ c@@ lar@@ ed R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous by Wor@@ ks ” ( R@@ a@@ ha@@ b ) , 11 / 1
Such regul@@ ar refle@@ ction might be lik@@ ened to cle@@ an@@ ing a w@@ in@@ do@@ w that af@@ for@@ ds a ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent view .
Revelation 6 : 5 , 6
Na@@ both has to wa@@ it until the time Jehovah c@@ alls him back to life , but the la@@ g is as if m@@ om@@ ent@@ ary , for the dead are consci@@ ous of nothing at all .
“ I Ha@@ ve Lo@@ ved the D@@ wel@@ ling of Your H@@ ouse ”
Some of these wh@@ ip@@ s inclu@@ ded me@@ tal bal@@ ls d@@ ang@@ ling on cha@@ ins .
So they may er@@ r at times .
What is the ob@@ je@@ ctive of the elders ’ shepher@@ ding activ@@ ity ?
If it is , do not hold back out of fear .
“ The God that made the world and all the things in it ” is still un@@ known to many .
Today , as then , God stan@@ ds po@@ ised with his holy my@@ ri@@ a@@ ds to bring a righteous judgment against an ung@@ o@@ dly world .
Mu@@ si@@ c That Dis@@ pleas@@ es God
Sa@@ id one Christian sister , “ It is only at home and at the Kingdom H@@ all that my children learn that ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ ality and se@@ x out@@ side of marriage are bad in God’s eyes . ”
( Some ch@@ ur@@ ches ign@@ ore a leg@@ ally appro@@ ved ci@@ vi@@ l marriage cer@@ em@@ on@@ y , claim@@ ing that it is not really a prop@@ er marriage un@@ less a pri@@ est or a cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man per@@ form@@ s a ri@@ tu@@ al or dec@@ la@@ res the cou@@ ple man and wife . )
What con@@ v@@ inc@@ es one person that Jehovah’s Witnesses teach the truth may di@@ ff@@ er from what con@@ v@@ inc@@ es another .
So mankind continu@@ es to be pla@@ gu@@ ed by war , cri@@ me , and po@@ ver@@ ty .
To atten@@ d that conven@@ tion , I mis@@ sed the first we@@ ek of school , but it was well wor@@ th it .
When Jehovah direc@@ ted Abraham to move his hous@@ eho@@ ld to the land of Cana@@ an , he will@@ ingly com@@ p@@ lied .
Jehovah Al@@ ways Re@@ war@@ ds His Lo@@ y@@ al On@@ es ( V .
In 199@@ 6 we were reas@@ sign@@ ed to a cir@@ cu@@ it clo@@ s@@ er to A@@ nt@@ an@@ an@@ ari@@ v@@ o , in the cen@@ tr@@ al high@@ lands .
11 : 24 .
I became inc@@ reas@@ ingly rest@@ less , sear@@ ch@@ ing for a purpose in life .
A@@ ri@@ el@@ le , a W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ can te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , experienced this .
See the article “ Our Re@@ ad@@ ers As@@ k , ” on page 13 .
L@@ U@@ K@@ E 21 : 11 ; R@@ E@@ V@@ EL@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N 6 : 8
Ther@@ efore , lo@@ v@@ ers of truth are at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to Jesus .
A Un@@ ited N@@ ations Ch@@ il@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s F@@ un@@ d ( U@@ N@@ I@@ C@@ E@@ F ) public@@ ation states : “ S@@ tu@@ dy after study has demonstr@@ ated that provi@@ ding educ@@ ation for gi@@ r@@ ls is one of the best str@@ ate@@ gi@@ es for bre@@ ak@@ ing the hold of po@@ ver@@ ty . ”
Yet , we show “ human kindness , ” not des@@ p@@ ising people who do not believe as we do . ​ — Acts 27 : 3 .
‘ Not Ma@@ de Per@@ fect A@@ part From U@@ s ’
The S@@ n@@ are of Mat@@ eri@@ al@@ ism
With our first child at our home in Par@@ ag@@ u@@ a@@ y , 195@@ 2
C@@ learly , she experienced the truth of Psalm 37 : 4 : “ T@@ ake ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in Jehovah , and he will give you the re@@ ques@@ ts of your heart . ”
From inf@@ an@@ cy he was taught “ the holy writ@@ ings ” by his mother , E@@ un@@ ice , and his gr@@ and@@ mother Lo@@ is .
S@@ hor@@ tly after they sh@@ o@@ ved off , Jesus la@@ y down in the back of the bo@@ at and f@@ ell f@@ ast as@@ le@@ ep .
TH@@ E first king of ancient Israel was Saul .
For his part , Paul is known , not as a Law ex@@ per@@ t , but as a mission@@ ary , “ an apostle to the nations . ” ​ — Romans 11 : 13 .
You may well come ac@@ ro@@ ss very inter@@ es@@ ting questions that requi@@ re ex@@ tr@@ a re@@ sear@@ ch .
Why should we obey the Bible - based direction provided by congregation elders ?
To accom@@ pl@@ ish that , the Kingdom will effect dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c chang@@ es on this earth .
We need to imitate God by being willing to for@@ give . ​ — 5 / 15 , page 9 .
This is evid@@ ent in the 3@@ r@@ d Psalm , com@@ posed by David regarding his f@@ light .
Because Jehovah does not change his standards , we can always know what we must do to ple@@ ase him .
It u@@ su@@ ally cons@@ is@@ ted of a ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on@@ tal be@@ am , or ba@@ r , that pi@@ vo@@ ted on a pe@@ g at its cen@@ ter .
IN@@ C@@ R@@ E@@ A@@ S@@ E I@@ N H@@ O@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ L@@ I@@ T@@ Y
The worship of Mo@@ le@@ ch inclu@@ ded child sacrifice . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 11 : 5 ; Jeremiah 32 : 35 .
In Fr@@ ance , al@@ co@@ ho@@ l a@@ bu@@ se is b@@ lam@@ ed for some 30 per@@ c@@ ent of all d@@ om@@ es@@ tic viol@@ ence .
Instead of fin@@ ding happiness and satis@@ fac@@ tion , they “ f@@ all into temp@@ tation and a s@@ n@@ are and many sen@@ sel@@ ess and h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful desi@@ res , which p@@ lu@@ ng@@ e men into des@@ tru@@ ction and ru@@ in . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 9 , 10 .
What Bi@@ r@@ ds Can T@@ each U@@ s , 6 / 15
Me@@ an@@ while , Le@@ ah must have pon@@ der@@ ed her own ro@@ le in the char@@ a@@ de and what its long - ter@@ m effe@@ cts might be .
It is wor@@ th@@ while to pa@@ use at times and exam@@ ine ourselves hon@@ es@@ tly .
He rel@@ ates , “ Some people told my wife how much they loved and mis@@ sed her form@@ er husband ​ — right in fr@@ on@@ t of me ! ”
There is very little sp@@ ace , if any at all , to pl@@ ant cro@@ ps .
When Ne@@ h@@ emiah came back to Jerusalem , he no@@ tic@@ ed that some of the children there could not speak the Hebrew language .
Lo@@ t was pre@@ pared to do that .
F@@ or@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess lea@@ ds to . . .
His go@@ al was to present the read@@ er with a faithful and acc@@ ur@@ ate transl@@ ation of the Bible .
E@@ arly in the 20@@ th century , for example , some people came to believe that Jews and F@@ re@@ e@@ mas@@ ons had pl@@ ans to “ dis@@ ru@@ pt Christian ci@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ation and er@@ e@@ ct a world st@@ ate under their jo@@ in@@ t rule . ”
U@@ sing en@@ er@@ gy from the su@@ n , these self - re@@ pro@@ duc@@ ing one - c@@ el@@ led or@@ gan@@ is@@ ms began to con@@ ver@@ t car@@ b@@ on di@@ o@@ xi@@ de into food while rel@@ eas@@ ing o@@ x@@ y@@ g@@ en into the at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere .
For some , it me@@ ant their very lives .
While individu@@ al Jews respon@@ ded to the good news declar@@ ed by Jesus , the nation as a whole re@@ je@@ cted him and was thus re@@ je@@ cted by God .
Jesus stated : “ The h@@ our is coming in which all those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs will . . . come out . ” ​ — John 5 : 28 , 29 .
He ans@@ wer@@ ed the questions eas@@ ily , but he pres@@ sed Jo@@ el for Scriptural pro@@ of of what was said in the book .
So we should not be sur@@ pris@@ ed if we find ourselves at times as@@ king the very same question .
You will never reg@@ re@@ t see@@ king true worship .
In fact , ‘ without faith it is imp@@ os@@ sible to be well - pleas@@ ing to God . ’
The righ@@ t@@ ful@@ ness of God’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y will be v@@ indic@@ ated and rule by Satan and humans will ut@@ ter@@ ly fai@@ l and be re@@ moved .
I am some@@ times asked , “ If you had your life to live over again , what would you change ? ”
Re@@ fer@@ ring next to the ministry given to those in the new covenant , Paul says : “ All of us , . . . with un@@ ve@@ iled fac@@ es refle@@ ct like mi@@ r@@ r@@ ors the glory of Jehovah . ”
“ You yourself have come to know my s@@ it@@ ting down and my ris@@ ing up . You have consider@@ ed my thought from far off . ”
Their vit@@ ality makes me feel young again ​ — at le@@ ast on the in@@ side . ”
He does this because they are beau@@ ti@@ ful in his eyes .
But the v@@ in@@ e@@ d@@ res@@ s@@ er said : “ Ma@@ ster , let it al@@ one also this year , until I di@@ g around it and put on man@@ ure ; and if then it pro@@ du@@ ces fru@@ it in the future , well and good ; but if not , you shall cu@@ t it down . ” ​ — Luke 13 : 8 , 9 .
They became dis@@ satis@@ fied with what Jehovah supp@@ lied and com@@ pla@@ ined : “ How we remember the f@@ ish that we used to e@@ at in Egy@@ pt for nothing , the cu@@ cum@@ bers and the w@@ at@@ er@@ m@@ el@@ ons and the le@@ ek@@ s and the on@@ i@@ ons and the gar@@ lic ! But now our soul is d@@ ri@@ ed away . Our eyes are on nothing at all exc@@ ep@@ t the man@@ na . ”
And what benef@@ its can we ex@@ pect to re@@ a@@ p from being on time ?
Jesus occasi@@ on@@ ally d@@ ran@@ k w@@ ine , recogn@@ iz@@ ing it as a gift from God .
How do some make ro@@ om for Bible reading and study , and with what benef@@ its ?
We can see pro@@ of of this when disa@@ st@@ ers str@@ ike .
Jesus ’ ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to sto@@ p being anxi@@ ous about the necess@@ ities of life , along with his promise that “ all these other things will be ad@@ ded to you , ” does not mean that we should take no me@@ a@@ sures to support ourselves . ​ — Matthew 6 : 25 , 33 .
Des@@ pite occasi@@ onal disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments , these vis@@ its proved to be e@@ asi@@ er and more re@@ war@@ ding than I expe@@ cted .
Yes , God invit@@ es you to pray because “ he ca@@ res for you ” and wants to help you .
For example , he ur@@ ged Christians in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i to work hard for their own sal@@ vation .
What imp@@ el@@ led the early Christians to be gener@@ ous ?
C@@ ome V@@ is@@ it Bethel !
“ The S@@ ong of the Se@@ a man@@ us@@ crip@@ t , ” says James S . S@@ ny@@ der , direc@@ t@@ or of the Israel Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m , “ bri@@ d@@ ges the ga@@ p in the peri@@ od of hist@@ ory between the De@@ ad Se@@ a S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls . . . and the A@@ le@@ pp@@ o C@@ o@@ de@@ x . ”
So@@ on , Jesus will ri@@ d the earth of bad people and will esta@@ bl@@ ish peace and se@@ cur@@ ity worl@@ d@@ wide . ​ — Read Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 3 , 4 .
When we read the Bible in our own language , God’s Word re@@ ach@@ es our heart and streng@@ th@@ ens our faith .
With my children , their sp@@ ous@@ es , and my gr@@ and@@ children
I@@ d@@ enti@@ fy your needs .
K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge will best re@@ ach a chil@@ d’s heart in a rel@@ a@@ x@@ ed though res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere in which lear@@ ning is a joy .
At times , we may not know what to say in our priv@@ ate prayers .
However , Bible ex@@ per@@ ts care@@ fully stu@@ died th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts , par@@ ts of man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts , and old transl@@ ations of the Bible .
Gi@@ or@@ gi@@ ’s con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary Eph@@ re@@ m M@@ t@@ si@@ re took Gi@@ or@@ gi@@ ’s work a st@@ ep fur@@ ther .
How do Jehovah’s Witnesses “ su@@ ck the mil@@ k of nations , ” and how has this been refle@@ cted in their teaching and ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work ?
W .
This gro@@ w@@ th occ@@ ur@@ s gra@@ du@@ ally and in st@@ ages .
A young Christian in the full - time ministry nam@@ ed Paul vis@@ ited Al@@ ber@@ t to study the Bible with him .
On the other hand , a positi@@ ve per@@ spe@@ ctive will help us to foc@@ us on as@@ pe@@ cts of our lives from which we can der@@ i@@ ve deli@@ ght and joy .
Like M@@ ary , the apostle Peter had person@@ ally experienced the powerful op@@ er@@ ation of God’s holy spirit pri@@ or to Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E .
L@@ it@@ tle by little it da@@ w@@ ned on me that many of my beli@@ ef@@ s were not in har@@ mony with Bible teachings .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jehovah’s Witnesses supp@@ le@@ ment their Bible teaching work with de@@ e@@ ds that help people in need .
He wrote : “ You were , of course , called for fre@@ e@@ dom , brothers ; only do not use this fre@@ e@@ dom as an in@@ duc@@ ement for the flesh , but through love slave for one another . ”
In contr@@ ast with the un@@ certain ri@@ ches , the fle@@ et@@ ing glory , and the shal@@ low ple@@ a@@ sures of the present system , “ the real life ” ​ — everlasting life under God’s Kingdom — ​ is per@@ man@@ ent and wor@@ thy of our sacrific@@ es , provided we make the right sacrific@@ es .
This P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t inclu@@ ded ancient transl@@ ations of the Bible into E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an and Per@@ si@@ an , al@@ though these ver@@ sions did not sign@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly ad@@ d c@@ lar@@ ity to the Bible text .
Par@@ ents , you can imitate Jehovah’s example by regul@@ arly encourag@@ ing your children .
Can you vis@@ u@@ al@@ ize what is descri@@ bed in that verse ?
Des@@ pite his re@@ serv@@ ations , C@@ le@@ vel@@ and ag@@ re@@ ed to study the Bible with the Witness who called at his do@@ or .
The Scriptures they so care@@ fully sear@@ ched should have helped them dis@@ cer@@ n that Jesus was the Messi@@ ah .
We will also consider how the congregation as a whole can share in making meetings up@@ li@@ f@@ ting occasi@@ ons for all who atten@@ d .
Jesus was saying that it was more likely that heaven and earth would pas@@ s away than that the s@@ mal@@ l@@ est de@@ ta@@ il of the Law would go un@@ ful@@ filled .
The Phil@@ ist@@ ines experienced like tre@@ at@@ ment at the hands of A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der and his succ@@ ess@@ ors .
E@@ very day , J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah and his daugh@@ ter would have been remin@@ ded of the resul@@ ts of the Israelites ’ dis@@ obedi@@ ence to Jehovah .
The death of Jesus Christ did away with that Law .
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : All right .
By 1@@ 5@@ 36 he had sever@@ ed all ties with the ch@@ urch and had become a h@@ un@@ ted man .
In what way will a wa@@ iting attitude help our view of a prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely ref@@ ined understanding of the Bible ?
Many co@@ er@@ ced par@@ ti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts in mas@@ s bap@@ t@@ is@@ ms may have been told that they would go to heaven at death .
How does God help us to remain faithful to him ?
7 : 13 , 14 .
Re@@ c@@ ently , I was appointed as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant in the congregation .
As we discus@@ s these examples , look for less@@ ons that will help you maintain your spiritual foc@@ us and pre@@ serve your relationship with Jehovah , especially when you believe that you have experienced in@@ justice .
With God’s blessing , Israel@@ ’s fi@@ el@@ ds pro@@ duc@@ ed pl@@ ent@@ y
So make it your a@@ im always to have “ pl@@ ent@@ y to do in the work of the Lord . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Yes , Jesus ’ teachings s@@ pre@@ ad thr@@ ough@@ out the ancient world des@@ pite op@@ position .
What is a ke@@ y to being appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble ?
However , our great@@ est blessing is the preci@@ ous privilege of having a personal relationship with Jehovah God and of following in the fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s of his Son , Christ Jesus . ​ — Romans 5 : 1 , 8 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 3 : 8 .
Yes , these are made of to@@ t@@ or@@ as , re@@ e@@ ds that gro@@ w in some shal@@ low@@ er are@@ as of the l@@ ake .
In what tw@@ o@@ fo@@ ld way would the spirit op@@ er@@ ate ?
I was in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ed . ​ — P@@ s .
The inter@@ ven@@ ing pages provide de@@ ta@@ il@@ s regarding st@@ ep@@ s taken by the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah to accom@@ pl@@ ish his purpose for human@@ kind , the earth , and the uni@@ verse .
And what of the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an cap@@ it@@ al , N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h ?
The arrang@@ ement served to prote@@ ct the Israelites from using all their time and en@@ er@@ gy in material pur@@ su@@ its .
( Read Psalm 14@@ 2 : 2 . )
Un@@ der his rule , these Bible promises will come true :
The book conclu@@ des with Daniel still in Babyl@@ on .
He also gave this as@@ sur@@ ance : “ My yo@@ ke is kin@@ dly and my lo@@ ad is light . ” ​ — Matthew 11 : 28 , 30 .
The stri@@ ct@@ ness really pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ds from God , who expres@@ ses himself through his written Word . ”
Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es , E@@ spe@@ cially of He@@ al@@ th
As medi@@ cal do@@ ct@@ ors spe@@ ci@@ al@@ iz@@ ing in gy@@ ne@@ c@@ olo@@ gy , our group was assign@@ ed to study the or@@ al contr@@ ac@@ ep@@ ti@@ ves that were being in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed on the mar@@ ke@@ t at that time .
To re@@ ach your chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s heart , you can imitate Jesus ’ ways of teaching . ​ — Read Luke 24 : 15 - 19 , 27 , 32 .
So if a Christian today has be@@ gu@@ n to follow his sin@@ ful desi@@ res in@@ stead of Jehovah’s standards , he too can change .
TH@@ E Jews in D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us could not understand it . How could a pas@@ sion@@ ate de@@ f@@ end@@ er of or@@ tho@@ do@@ x@@ y have become an apost@@ ate ?
Because , like Jesus , they are “ no part of the world . ”
S@@ he@@ c@@ he@@ m
F@@ our h@@ un@@ d@@ red and th@@ ir@@ ty years after giving that promise , Jehovah’s purpose had not chang@@ ed . ​ — Genesis 12 : 1 , 2 , 7 ; Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 12 : 40 , 4@@ 1 .
F@@ i@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely , we need to keep a full t@@ an@@ k , the fu@@ el being our knowledge of Jehovah .
The strength of the Rom@@ an le@@ gi@@ ons en@@ ab@@ led the city to control much of the then known world .
They sol@@ ved the ri@@ dd@@ le , and Sam@@ son knew why .
At the most , it can last only for the li@@ mit@@ ed time that is left for this world .
But because Israel proved un@@ faithful , at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , Jehovah trans@@ fer@@ red his fav@@ or to the new congregation that cons@@ is@@ ted of Jesus Christ’s followers .
El@@ ders and other matu@@ re Christians may have to ad@@ just the thinking of brothers we@@ igh@@ ed down with problems , and in this , such coun@@ sel@@ ors can learn much from the book of Job . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 1 ; Hebrews 12 : 12 , 13 .
M@@ A@@ R@@ C@@ H 19 - 25 , 20@@ 12
F@@ in@@ ding “ the very knowledge of God ” can lead to the great@@ est honor any human can have ​ — a close personal relationship with the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh .
“ Ke@@ ep S@@ il@@ ent . . . W@@ a@@ it L@@ ong@@ ingly ”
It says : “ Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ise faith in God ; exerc@@ ise faith also in me . ”
What chall@@ enge fac@@ es God’s people today ?
So we fre@@ qu@@ ently op@@ ened con@@ vers@@ ations with this three - point pres@@ ent@@ ation :
See also the J@@ anu@@ ary 15 , 200@@ 7 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower , pages 17 - 20 .
He went home , con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah had prote@@ cted him .
Jehovah wants his servants to be un@@ ited and to have the same purpose in life
What a deli@@ ght it is to talk to Jehovah in prayer !
• After recei@@ ving the boo@@ k@@ let at the conven@@ tion , a Witness family vis@@ ited three n@@ ational par@@ ks .
An@@ s@@ wer : We ob@@ serve the only ev@@ ent the Bible comman@@ ds us to com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate ​ — the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Jesus Christ’s death .
Do I find it hard to do without al@@ co@@ ho@@ l for a we@@ ek , a mon@@ th , or sever@@ al months ?
It is a Christian qu@@ ality that makes for peace with out@@ si@@ ders and with those in the congregation .
Be@@ ing consider@@ ed tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy is something to be pr@@ ou@@ d of .
How did some respon@@ d to E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s words , and how is a similar thing happ@@ ening today ?
M@@ ore important , what hope is there for a better life a@@ head ?
King Solomon of ancient Israel had a word of ca@@ u@@ tion regarding in@@ her@@ it@@ an@@ ces .
Bible char@@ ac@@ ters have become very famili@@ ar to me .
But consider the example of a man nam@@ ed Job .
I always wanted to know his name because for me ‘ God ’ was too imper@@ s@@ onal .
One way our heavenly Father discipl@@ ines us is through his written Word , the Bible .
When the c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests sent of@@ fic@@ ers to ar@@ rest Jesus , they were so ast@@ oun@@ ded by his words that they re@@ turned emp@@ ty - h@@ an@@ ded . ​ — John 2 : 13 - 17 ; 5 : 1 - 16 ; 7 : 14 - 4@@ 9 .
7@@ ,@@ 3@@ 1@@ 3@@ ,@@ 1@@ 7@@ 3 publi@@ sh@@ ers
Jesus said we need both .
‘ S@@ ow b@@ oun@@ ti@@ fully , re@@ a@@ p b@@ oun@@ ti@@ fully ’
What Li@@ es A@@ head ?
Indeed , thr@@ ough@@ out Israel@@ ’s hist@@ ory , many fore@@ ign@@ ers were dra@@ wn to true worship .
When the same thing happened yet another time , the wom@@ an’s travel@@ ing compan@@ ion told him that if he really me@@ ant what he had said , he should make sure that the ba@@ gg@@ age did not t@@ ou@@ ch the woman again .
In 19@@ 60 my sister , Th@@ el@@ ma , married John U@@ r@@ ba@@ n , a pioneer from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
“ I jo@@ y@@ fully associ@@ ate with people of all ages . ”
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 2@@ 22 , 15
Is that not con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing pro@@ of that God ca@@ res about us ?
Lo@@ ved and V@@ alu@@ ed by God
We too can esta@@ bl@@ ish a good name with God .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , they are now un@@ able to materi@@ al@@ ize human bo@@ dies . ​ — Ju@@ de 6 .
“ Ha@@ ve No F@@ e@@ ar ” ​ — Why ?
The book D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to Jehovah also con@@ tain@@ s some special fe@@ atu@@ res .
However , that vie@@ w@@ point is er@@ r@@ one@@ ous .
If the group is un@@ ited in spirit and the prayer offered in their be@@ half refle@@ cts Scriptural principles , God is pleas@@ ed .
“ I already knew what my go@@ als were , ” he said , “ but writ@@ ing them down made me work har@@ der to re@@ ach them . ”
Still , we can be sure that even in E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s day , there were many “ ung@@ o@@ dly sin@@ n@@ ers ” who heard E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s prophecy with an@@ no@@ y@@ ance .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , she was baptized in 199@@ 1 .
When Jesus fin@@ ally re@@ ached Be@@ th@@ any , La@@ z@@ ar@@ us had been dead for four days .
Com@@ mit@@ ting Our Go@@ als to W@@ rit@@ ing Can H@@ el@@ p
In time , the stud@@ ent may qu@@ ali@@ fy to eng@@ age in the field ministry .
• How does Psalm 3 inspi@@ re confidence ?
Ha@@ ve the re@@ ques@@ ts of such you@@ ths and the prayers of godly parents been ans@@ wer@@ ed ?
Do@@ ing so would also help them to cop@@ e with tri@@ als and persecu@@ tion . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
In p@@ en@@ ning those words some 3@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , wise King Solomon of Israel was not disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ing reading .
With what respon@@ se ?
Th@@ ough God’s Word does not provide a dic@@ tion@@ ary de@@ fin@@ iti@@ on of the word “ heart , ” it al@@ lo@@ ws us to dis@@ cer@@ n the meaning of that word .
With your co@@ op@@ er@@ ation as parents , these shepher@@ ds may be able to help a you@@ th to cor@@ rec@@ t his course spiritually .
Like those who took the lead in the first century , Christian elders who over@@ see the preaching work today are devo@@ ted “ to the ministry of the word . ”
E@@ ver@@ lasting life may come to se@@ em like a dist@@ ant hope .
We are ur@@ ged to “ pray for one another , ” even though we do not always get im@@ medi@@ ate pro@@ of that such prayers are being ans@@ wer@@ ed .
A@@ c@@ compan@@ i@@ ed by 4@@ 00 men , E@@ sa@@ u mar@@ ches toward his es@@ tr@@ ang@@ ed brother .
H@@ el@@ l@@ adi@@ us devo@@ ted a whole chap@@ ter to Ser@@ ap@@ him , pres@@ en@@ ting him as a th@@ i@@ ef , a s@@ w@@ in@@ d@@ l@@ er , and an ill@@ it@@ er@@ ate and im@@ moral f@@ ra@@ u@@ d .
Ex@@ pla@@ in how to use the tr@@ ac@@ ts to star@@ t Bible stu@@ dies .
Does the Bible li@@ mit our prayers to certain plac@@ es and times ?
Re@@ call Paul’s “ thor@@ n in the flesh . ”
Yet , the Bible expla@@ ins that we are like gr@@ as@@ sh@@ op@@ p@@ ers in com@@ par@@ is@@ on with our G@@ r@@ and Creator .
Lo@@ o@@ king back , I real@@ ize just how t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant and kind he and his wife , Je@@ an , were to me , an in@@ experienced 19 - year - old .
( Read Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 35 : 30 - 35 . )
E@@ very de@@ ta@@ il came true . ​ — Read Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 9 : 9 ; 11 : 12 .
W@@ as his situation ho@@ p@@ eless ? By no means .
H@@ ann@@ ah did not allow her tri@@ als to di@@ min@@ ish her desire to be where God’s Word was taught and his people ass@@ em@@ b@@ led for worship .
No won@@ der they are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that by means of his en@@ thr@@ oned King , Jehovah is gu@@ i@@ ding and direc@@ ting His organization !
But true Christians are to “ follow [ Jesus ’ ] st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y . ”
Just i@@ magine me , a young bo@@ y , tr@@ ying to car@@ ry one of those !
And when we ob@@ serve that Jehovah is blessing the earthly part of his organization , in effect we “ see ” his c@@ el@@ es@@ ti@@ al ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t in action . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek .
However , with a prin@@ ting pres@@ s and pa@@ per , a s@@ kil@@ led person could prin@@ t more than 1@@ ,@@ 3@@ 00 pages each day !
E@@ s@@ cap@@ e to Au@@ stri@@ a , Then Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a
We should not , therefore , be sur@@ pris@@ ed that our thinking is far different from that of Jehovah .
Ju@@ li@@ an has been called the last pa@@ g@@ an emp@@ er@@ or of R@@ ome .
T@@ ake the In@@ iti@@ ative
F@@ in@@ ally , after what seem@@ ed to be an et@@ er@@ n@@ ity , I f@@ ell un@@ consci@@ ous .
His the@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal tre@@ atis@@ es have per@@ va@@ si@@ vely shap@@ ed the “ Christian ” thinking of today .
That world would face a c@@ at@@ ac@@ l@@ y@@ s@@ mi@@ c end when Jehovah would come with his “ holy my@@ ri@@ a@@ ds ” ​ — le@@ gi@@ ons of mi@@ gh@@ ty angels in bat@@ tle ar@@ ra@@ y — ​ to bring des@@ tru@@ ction .
As our loving Des@@ ign@@ er and Creator , Jehovah kno@@ ws what we need in order to be truly happy , and he f@@ ill@@ s that need a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly .
The R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection H@@ op@@ e
Many Bi@@ bli@@ cal and mo@@ der@@ n - day examples be@@ ar this out .
D@@ E@@ C@@ E@@ MB@@ E@@ R 24 - 30 , 20@@ 12
19 : 29 ​ — Why did David respon@@ d the way he did to M@@ ep@@ hi@@ bo@@ she@@ th@@ ’s ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation ?
• a qu@@ ality that we can help one another to cultiv@@ ate ?
E@@ ven@@ tually , he qu@@ it dr@@ in@@ king al@@ co@@ ho@@ l al@@ together .
T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ing overse@@ ers are certainly to be coun@@ ted among “ those who are working hard . ”
M@@ ak@@ ing wise decisions now is vital to your re@@ aching spiritual go@@ als .
As he gre@@ w in faith , he gave up s@@ mo@@ king , heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ king , im@@ mor@@ ality , and the use of k@@ h@@ at ( an ad@@ dic@@ tive s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ant ) .
In the following article , we will consider how to give comfort in ei@@ ther case .
How was Paul involved with the congregations on C@@ re@@ te ?
He wi@@ sh@@ es to be “ like children that have seen no light , ” or who were st@@ ill@@ born . ​ — Job 3 : 11 , 16 .
I st@@ op@@ ped many times along the way to pray to Jehovah for strength .
The Bible account shows that this was not the case .
What is the hope of anointed ones , and how do they view it ?
We might read the Bible or our Bible - based public@@ ations with those we vis@@ it .
Let us not only pray but also sub@@ mit to God’s exam@@ in@@ ation and the counsel of his Word .
He gave me a cou@@ ple of boo@@ ks that discus@@ sed the Bible .
In like man@@ ner , Jehovah se@@ ts the requi@@ re@@ ments for everlasting life , and he gives us the help we need to me@@ et those requi@@ re@@ ments .
Z@@ e@@ us was the rul@@ er of the go@@ ds in Greek my@@ th@@ olo@@ gy , and his son H@@ er@@ m@@ es was known for his el@@ o@@ qu@@ ence .
As long as the question rema@@ ins un@@ set@@ t@@ led in the min@@ ds of humans or angels , disc@@ ord among nations , rac@@ es , tri@@ bes , famili@@ es , and individuals will ex@@ ist .
Although David made a serious mis@@ take in bre@@ ak@@ ing God’s law , he reve@@ aled what was truly in his heart by s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely rep@@ en@@ ting and thro@@ wing himself on God’s mer@@ cy . ​ — Psalm 5@@ 1 .
I@@ magine what life will be like when all people tre@@ at Jehovah’s name as holy and accept Jehovah as their R@@ ul@@ er .
Now the po@@ pul@@ ar view is , ‘ It does not matter which religion you cho@@ ose . ’
I had always lik@@ ed so@@ cc@@ er , but under the influ@@ ence of my new associ@@ ates , I became a true f@@ an@@ ati@@ c .
Jesus was the great@@ est of such message be@@ ar@@ ers , and he told his followers : “ If they have persecu@@ ted me , they will also persecu@@ te you . ”
Ther@@ efore , you should continue a personal study of his written Word .
This city is lo@@ c@@ ated over 7@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 fe@@ et [ 2@@ ,@@ 3@@ 00 m ] a@@ bo@@ ve se@@ a le@@ v@@ el , and the m@@ oun@@ tain a@@ ir is c@@ ris@@ p and clear .
I@@ gn@@ or@@ ing the disa@@ p@@ pro@@ val , she deci@@ ded to pu@@ bl@@ ish a li@@ mit@@ ed e@@ dition at her own ex@@ p@@ en@@ se .
It may take time to learn to cop@@ e succ@@ ess@@ fully with these or similar we@@ ak@@ nesses .
You can find other teachings of Jesus el@@ se@@ where in the Go@@ sp@@ els .
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : L@@ et@@ ’s bri@@ ef@@ ly re@@ view what we@@ ’@@ ve discus@@ sed so far .
Th@@ r@@ ough the prophet El@@ isha , Jehovah per@@ form@@ ed the mirac@@ le of mul@@ ti@@ pl@@ ying the small qu@@ an@@ t@@ ity of o@@ il for a faithful wi@@ do@@ w .
I had se@@ v@@ ere problems with my ear@@ s for many years before they fin@@ ally heal@@ ed .
Some Bible read@@ ers stru@@ gg@@ le to understand that account .
Yet , she was very res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful of me .
He wanted me to go to col@@ le@@ ge .
10 : 8 .
He heal@@ ed every s@@ ort of si@@ ck@@ ness , cal@@ m@@ ed the wa@@ ves of a ra@@ g@@ ing se@@ a , f@@ ed th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of people with a few lo@@ a@@ ves and f@@ ish , and even ra@@ ised the dead .
Still others hold that 6@@ 6@@ 6 is the mar@@ k of the Ca@@ tho@@ lic pa@@ p@@ ac@@ y .
How were R@@ ab@@ sh@@ ak@@ e@@ h’s t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s similar to those used by enem@@ ies of God’s people today ?
7@@ 2 : 1 , 12 .
W@@ ell , if we , though being imper@@ fect humans , continue to be fully devo@@ ted to God without h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y , we will be serving God with a complete heart . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
Satan claim@@ ed that if she ate from the t@@ ree , it would allow her to deci@@ de what was good and what was bad .
Jehovah will make sure that one of Satan’s att@@ ac@@ ks will prove to be his last .
For example , the regul@@ ations on di@@ et , h@@ y@@ gi@@ ene , and qu@@ ar@@ an@@ t@@ ine s@@ pared them from many of the di@@ se@@ as@@ es that ra@@ va@@ ged other nations .
Yes , Ho@@ se@@ a ac@@ tually married a woman who later became an ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ess .
O@@ ther nations had similar cu@@ st@@ om@@ s .
Al@@ so , let the elders know that you are a@@ vail@@ able to ass@@ ist in any way , perhaps by cle@@ an@@ ing the Kingdom H@@ all , sub@@ s@@ titu@@ ting for a meeting part , or o@@ ffering to give someone a ri@@ de to the meetings .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s learn to love in the first place by the example and tra@@ ining of their parents .
The 3@@ 00 Israel@@ ite war@@ ri@@ ors ste@@ al@@ th@@ ily move to the e@@ dge of the enem@@ y cam@@ p .
Instead of being hel@@ pl@@ ess@@ ly at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to wr@@ ong@@ doing , we man@@ i@@ f@@ est the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit , and a desire to ple@@ ase Jehovah tur@@ ns us away from v@@ ile “ works of the flesh . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 16 , 19 - 23 ; Psalm 15 : 1 , 2 .
B@@ er@@ e@@ av@@ ement can make a person feel hel@@ pl@@ ess , for reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of how much we@@ al@@ th , power , or influ@@ ence he might pos@@ s@@ ess , no one now on earth can rest@@ ore a dead person to life .
W@@ ater is supp@@ lied to ar@@ mi@@ es . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 3 : 16 - 26
There is certainly no sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ge of spiritual food .
How eas@@ y it would have been for Joseph to re@@ pa@@ y his brothers for their c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty to him and to their father !
The Jews char@@ ged Jesus with bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ y .
Jehovah ‘ taught him what to do . ’
They always knew that life is more mean@@ ing@@ ful when one has a relationship with God .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing of what Jehovah accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed a@@ e@@ ons ag@@ o , Genesis states : “ In the beg@@ in@@ ning God cre@@ ated the heavens and the earth . ”
“ As he was ag@@ low with the spirit , ” says the Acts account , “ he went speaking and teaching with cor@@ rec@@ t@@ ness the things about Jesus , but being ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with only the baptism of John . ”
In the second fulfill@@ ment of the prophecy , God’s rul@@ er@@ ship would be inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted for a peri@@ od of time ​ — but not because of any de@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y on God’s part .
Lo@@ ving - kindness should be evid@@ ent in the spe@@ e@@ ch of all true worshipp@@ ers .
Why Jehovah Is P@@ ati@@ ent
Bo@@ th times , he sing@@ le - h@@ an@@ de@@ dly kil@@ led the fer@@ o@@ ci@@ ous w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast ! ​ — 1 Samuel 17 : 34 - 36 ; Isaiah 31 : 4 .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing of certain ones who kept his Law , Jehovah said through his prophet Isaiah : “ I will even give to them in my house and within my w@@ alls a mon@@ um@@ ent and a name . . .
The answer lies in his beli@@ ef that he was living in a time of trans@@ iti@@ on into a new age .
Un@@ der pain of death , they were not even to t@@ ou@@ ch the m@@ oun@@ tain where the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments were given .
I had the desire to serve Jehovah whole - sou@@ led , but I also felt very att@@ ached to my family .
From then on , he did his best to pas@@ s on to us children what he was lear@@ ning .
H@@ off@@ man@@ n ) , 10 / 1 Re@@ war@@ ded by P@@ rac@@ tic@@ ing Go@@ dly D@@ ev@@ o@@ tion ( W .
Who was the most important person ever born in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m ?
What is an are@@ a in which one may be able to prog@@ ress toward being perfect , as Jehovah is ?
With God’s help , the feel@@ ing of l@@ on@@ el@@ iness can be end@@ ur@@ ed .
F@@ ru@@ it he keep@@ s pu@@ t@@ ting for@@ th for himself . . . .
L@@ y@@ n@@ n@@ ’s ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound made it difficult for her to trust anyone fully .
We may even f@@ all ; but we get up and continue r@@ un@@ ning .
If your marriage is pla@@ gu@@ ed by ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents , try to deter@@ mine if there is a pat@@ ter@@ n to your dis@@ pu@@ tes .
The woman began to see the pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted t@@ ree in a different light .
The ju@@ dge was un@@ willing to help the wi@@ do@@ w , but Jehovah is willing ​ — y@@ es , e@@ ag@@ er — ​ to come to the a@@ id of those serving H@@ im .
David told his son Solomon : “ K@@ now the God of your father and serve him with a complete heart . ” ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 28 : 9 .
L@@ am@@ ber@@ t no@@ tes : “ In many things they did as their Ca@@ tho@@ lic neigh@@ b@@ our@@ s did . ”
That work continu@@ es today on an even greater sc@@ ale , and you may be sh@@ aring in it .
He refu@@ sed her f@@ li@@ r@@ t@@ ations , and he would not f@@ li@@ r@@ t with her , thus pre@@ ven@@ ting any wrong desire from taking ro@@ o@@ t in his heart .
In - dep@@ th Bible study , fer@@ v@@ ent prayer , and regul@@ ar meeting attend@@ ance and associ@@ ation with those of like faith will strengthen you and keep you from ‘ giving out in your soul . ’
Yes , Jehovah takes a personal interest in all of his servants , including sing@@ le sisters , and he will help all to find their place in the congregation .
6 , 7 . ( a ) What consider@@ ations gu@@ i@@ ded the Israelites in their sel@@ e@@ ction of sacri@@ fi@@ cial o@@ ffer@@ ings , and what did this fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ w ?
So be determined not to give your mate such an imp@@ res@@ sion ! ​ — Matthew 7 : 12 .
All of them accepted the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s truth .
( Read John 15 : 25 . )
“ A@@ T L@@ EN@@ G@@ T@@ H TH@@ E W@@ AL@@ L C@@ A@@ M@@ E T@@ O C@@ O@@ M@@ P@@ L@@ E@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N ”
F@@ ac@@ ing U@@ p to the Lo@@ ss
Per@@ haps you can invit@@ e a you@@ ng@@ er cou@@ ple to jo@@ in you for family worship .
However , Ri@@ ana@@ ’s relati@@ ves did not understand why he did not pur@@ sue a se@@ cul@@ ar care@@ er .
She res@@ pe@@ cts her husband , is res@@ ol@@ ved to be loyal to God , and is responsi@@ ve to her Bible - tra@@ ined conscience .
In fact , J@@ on@@ a@@ than was a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble man .
This has brought me far greater joy than I could ever have found in a life with the cir@@ c@@ us .
Indeed , it is the “ evil slave ” who conclu@@ des that the Ma@@ ster is d@@ el@@ a@@ ying .
It is a way of life .
How can cou@@ ples apply Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 26 , 27 in their marriage ?
Yet , we recogn@@ ize that it is our responsi@@ bility to “ war@@ n the wicked one to turn from his wicked course so that he may stay ali@@ ve . ”
When Jehovah destro@@ yed pr@@ ou@@ d P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h and his mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ces in the R@@ ed Se@@ a , He kept his people sa@@ fe , thus help@@ ing them to es@@ cap@@ e a ter@@ ri@@ ble end .
Ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c@@ ally , this small group of Jehovah’s Witnesses on R@@ o@@ bin@@ son C@@ r@@ us@@ o@@ e live very far from the rest of their spiritual brothers and sisters .
Why are we coura@@ ge@@ ously for@@ g@@ ing a@@ head with our preaching activ@@ ity des@@ pite op@@ position and wor@@ sen@@ ing e@@ con@@ om@@ ic con@@ di@@ tions ?
This me@@ ant that some Bible stu@@ dies needed to be turned over to others to conduct because the stud@@ ents lived in the new congreg@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s ter@@ rit@@ ory .
Lu@@ ther Be@@ comes a S@@ cho@@ la@@ r
( Read Matthew 19 : 11 , 12 ; 1 Corinthians 7 : 7 . )
R@@ em@@ ember that even a once perfect spirit cre@@ ature sin@@ ned because he allow@@ ed himself to become filled with pri@@ de .
The el@@ der might well conclu@@ de that the bro@@ ther’s conduct did not es@@ cal@@ ate to the point that he eng@@ ag@@ ed in “ un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness . . . with gre@@ e@@ din@@ ess ” ; nor did he displa@@ y a b@@ ra@@ z@@ en attitude , indic@@ ating lo@@ ose conduct .
But the two of them sto@@ od fir@@ m with confidence in Jehovah . ​ — Nu@@ m .
For example , how does this apply to so@@ cial ne@@ t@@ working ?
When the people of Israel left ancient Egy@@ pt , God’s or@@ ders for them came through Moses and A@@ ar@@ on .
Yes , Jehovah God lo@@ v@@ ingly provi@@ des es@@ cap@@ e from our enem@@ ies and prote@@ cts us as his people , so that we are not wi@@ ped out .
Yes , good teaching inclu@@ des atten@@ tive listen@@ ing and gen@@ u@@ ine interest .
What example shows how we can bring our life in l@@ ine with God’s purpose ?
Re@@ de@@ em@@ ed mankind will then experience a comple@@ t@@ ely new fre@@ e@@ dom ​ — fre@@ e@@ dom from the influ@@ ence of Satan and the dem@@ ons .
For the good that I wish I do not do , but the bad that I do not wish is what I prac@@ tice . ”
La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , for instance , was not em@@ bal@@ m@@ ed .
How , then , can a Christian succ@@ ess@@ fully cop@@ e with the e@@ con@@ om@@ ic challeng@@ es that most now face ?
But at the con@@ v@@ ent , I felt that I could not do many of the things I wanted to do .
Indeed , “ during all their dist@@ ress it was dist@@ res@@ sing to him . ”
The n@@ ames in this article have been chang@@ ed .
S@@ us@@ an and I were bless@@ ed with two sons , J@@ es@@ se and Paul .
St@@ ating a reason why the light is mar@@ vel@@ ous , the psalmist san@@ g : “ Your word is a lam@@ p to my fo@@ o@@ t , and a light to my ro@@ ad@@ way . ”
Jehovah is gu@@ arding all those loving him , but all the wicked ones he will an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ate . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 5 : 18 - 20 .
By keep@@ ing our life simp@@ le , we were able to do much in Jehovah’s service .
Christian Ne@@ u@@ tr@@ als in the L@@ ast Da@@ ys , 11 / 1
What opportunity do we have because of the ransom ?
As you ask for holy spirit , pray for more faith .
Some , though , have turned their am@@ or@@ ous atten@@ tions to individuals other than their sp@@ ous@@ es .
After all , not provi@@ ding materi@@ ally for one@@ ’s hous@@ eho@@ ld is t@@ antam@@ ount to having “ dis@@ ow@@ ned Jehovah ” ! ​ — 1 Ti@@ m . 5 : 8 , f@@ t@@ n .
Ex@@ am@@ ine what events will sign@@ al the end of our peri@@ od of wa@@ iting for Jehovah to act against this wicked system .
How important it was that Chris@@ t@@ ine never gave up hope !
But think of what it is that com@@ p@@ els us .
Yet , at one point , Moses lam@@ ented that the lo@@ ad was simply too heav@@ y .
What their teaching imp@@ lies : H@@ u@@ man@@ s were not me@@ ant to live on earth forever , nor was the earth desi@@ gn@@ ed to last in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely .
R@@ em@@ ember , you are building a new family un@@ it .
What about K@@ or@@ ah and the other re@@ bel@@ s ?
And why did E@@ mp@@ er@@ or Con@@ stan@@ t@@ ine reg@@ ard him very high@@ ly ?
The following experi@@ ences from Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que demonstr@@ ate how Jehovah re@@ war@@ ds strong faith and ans@@ wers ear@@ n@@ est prayers .
How , then , did most of the Christians in those days gain acc@@ ess to the Word of God ?
Mo@@ st did end@@ ure , but a few were di@@ ver@@ ted from “ the p@@ ath of righteousness . ” ​ — Proverbs 12 : 28 ; 2 Timothy 4 : 10 .
He arrang@@ ed to ransom the future des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of those two re@@ bel@@ s , certain that some of them would respon@@ d fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly to His love .
It was so po@@ pul@@ ar that a follow - up cont@@ est was condu@@ cted , and boo@@ ks were publi@@ shed based on the let@@ ters .
He is recorded as saying : “ I am Jehovah , that is my name . ”
F@@ ree cho@@ ice within the b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries of God’s la@@ ws would not be bur@@ den@@ some but would result in a deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful vari@@ ety of food , ho@@ m@@ es , ar@@ t , and mu@@ si@@ c .
How did Jesus demonstr@@ ate love for both God and mankind ?
T@@ al@@ k to some who have served Jehovah full - time for many years .
And he was able to cause that same R@@ ed Se@@ a to become a w@@ at@@ er@@ y gra@@ ve for P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s ar@@ mi@@ es .
When others off@@ end us , we try to dis@@ cer@@ n what is be@@ h@@ ind their words or actions .
Then came the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on of N@@ im@@ ro@@ d’s day .
But God does not want those who worship him to feel that way about him .
Will we medit@@ ate on and take to heart the vital information that will strengthen us to res@@ ist Satan’s fin@@ al at@@ temp@@ t to di@@ ver@@ t us from the truth ?
But has dem@@ o@@ cr@@ ac@@ y sh@@ own that man can rule succ@@ ess@@ fully without God ?
P@@ le@@ ase do not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to cont@@ act them or to wr@@ ite the publi@@ sh@@ ers of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
What happ@@ ens if you s@@ le@@ ep ei@@ ght h@@ our@@ s and try to sa@@ ve the rest of the day by doing nothing ?
Jesus c@@ learly saw past these f@@ la@@ ws and per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved Pet@@ er@@ ’s positi@@ ve qualities .
Paul ur@@ ged his a@@ udi@@ ence to seek to know the Creator , for “ he is not far off from each one of us . ”
For more information about the orig@@ in of life , see the bro@@ ch@@ ure W@@ as Li@@ fe C@@ re@@ ated ?
Pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ations made mo@@ st@@ ly during the rema@@ ining 18 years of Jo@@ si@@ ah’s re@@ ign ex@@ pose Juda@@ h’s ba@@ dness and pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ce Jehovah’s judg@@ ments against her .
My service par@@ t@@ ner pu@@ shed me u@@ ph@@ ill and then ju@@ mp@@ ed on the tri@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le as we ga@@ ined m@@ om@@ en@@ tu@@ m going do@@ w@@ n@@ h@@ ill .
In a similar man@@ ner , medit@@ ating on our Creator and all that he has done and continu@@ es to do for us will help us even when we are under tri@@ al .
Because of refu@@ sing to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural fun@@ er@@ al r@@ ites , many of Jehovah’s people have been cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed , in@@ sul@@ ted , and tre@@ ated as out@@ ca@@ st@@ s by their v@@ il@@ la@@ ge commun@@ ities or ex@@ tend@@ ed famili@@ es .
How Jesus ’ Sa@@ y@@ ings P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ te H@@ app@@ iness
The Greek word here rend@@ ered “ keep@@ ing close in mind ” liter@@ ally means “ spe@@ e@@ ding up . ”
Jesus helped many while he was ali@@ ve , but he knew that he would have to die .
Mo@@ st mission@@ aries in those years contr@@ ac@@ ted this di@@ se@@ ase .
When did he want the answer ?
For us to continue to view the Christian ministry as a God - given privilege , we must be well - n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed spiritually .
Paul remin@@ ded the Eph@@ es@@ i@@ an Christians that it was “ with all the holy ones ” that they should stri@@ ve to gr@@ as@@ p men@@ t@@ ally the full sc@@ op@@ e of the faith . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 3 : 18@@ a .
It is no less ast@@ on@@ ish@@ ing to con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate the re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble personal interest that Jehovah is show@@ ing in us today .
He could th@@ reat@@ en ex@@ commun@@ ic@@ ation — imp@@ o@@ sing his will in the name of God — or res@@ ort to other me@@ tho@@ ds by which emp@@ er@@ ors could be bro@@ ken .
In the s@@ pr@@ ing of 31 C.E . , Jesus gave a le@@ c@@ ture that is world - r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned to this day .
He then pu@@ ts on his ou@@ ter gar@@ ments .
It was a work that he car@@ ri@@ ed out with great dedic@@ ation and courage .
To cultiv@@ ate self - control , we need divine help , and it is a@@ vail@@ able .
“ A re@@ vel@@ ation by Jesus Christ , which God gave him , to show his sla@@ ves the things that must sh@@ ort@@ ly take place . ” ​ — R@@ E@@ V .
But he could not im@@ medi@@ ately pu@@ bl@@ ish it .
Tu@@ k@@ is@@ o lived in the po@@ o@@ rest part of the cap@@ it@@ al .
What a mar@@ vel@@ ous fulfill@@ ment of prophecy !
Re@@ fer@@ ring to those in the first - century Christian congregation who had a@@ do@@ p@@ ted a worl@@ dly vie@@ w@@ point , Peter war@@ ned : “ They consider lu@@ x@@ u@@ ri@@ ous living in the da@@ y@@ time a ple@@ asure .
That would indic@@ ate that the first resurrection began some@@ time between 1914 and 19@@ 35 .
Even now , parents can make sure that the g@@ ames their children pla@@ y do not encoura@@ ge viol@@ ence .
No enem@@ y has been able to s@@ il@@ ence this mi@@ gh@@ ty , coura@@ ge@@ ous ar@@ my . ​ — Romans 8 : 31 .
Ar@@ rest@@ ed in 19@@ 18 , Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d and his associ@@ ates were later rel@@ eas@@ ed , and the char@@ ges against them were d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed
What can you do to ac@@ hi@@ eve at le@@ ast a me@@ asure of bal@@ ance ?
K@@ no@@ wing this , the Devil would like to ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it their concer@@ n for what people think of them .
Le@@ ah found that to be true .
The Scriptures ur@@ ge us to put on the new person@@ ality .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of Fir@@ st K@@ ings
So S@@ y@@ nt@@ y@@ c@@ he invit@@ ed the same people for a me@@ al but did not invit@@ e E@@ u@@ o@@ dia !
At l@@ eng@@ th , she conc@@ ei@@ ves tw@@ ins , but the pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy is difficult , for the children stru@@ gg@@ le in her wom@@ b , ca@@ using Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h to c@@ ry out to God .
Many people have loo@@ ked at things in n@@ ature and “ per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved ” that there is a God .
Such a view may se@@ em pla@@ u@@ sible when we consider what the Christian apostle Paul wrote under divine inspi@@ r@@ ation .
“ Pro@@ ve the Tru@@ th to M@@ y@@ self ” ( L .
On@@ ce they became complete , full - gro@@ wn , they needed to pers@@ ist , not sh@@ r@@ in@@ king back , gro@@ wing we@@ ary , or d@@ ri@@ f@@ ting away .
• What does it mean to rep@@ ent ?
There are those who give loyal support to hus@@ ban@@ ds who serve as travel@@ ing overse@@ ers , while th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of sisters serve in Bethel ho@@ m@@ es around the world .
Why will Jehovah’s servants re@@ side in se@@ cur@@ ity when Satan’s world comes to its end ?
We will now take a close look at the apost@@ le@@ ’s counsel .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds who got baptized on the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st in 33 C.E . wanted to remain in Jerusalem longer in order to learn more about their new faith .
We were baptized the same year , and we sh@@ ared the desire to atten@@ d G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol and to serve ab@@ ro@@ ad as mission@@ aries .
We act in har@@ mony with it , however , by working to keep the Christian congregation pu@@ re . ​ — E@@ ph .
A similar situation ex@@ ists on a uni@@ vers@@ al sc@@ ale .
Our doing the divine will is what really coun@@ ts with Jehovah .
An@@ cient Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do was str@@ ate@@ gi@@ c@@ ally situ@@ ated , over@@ loo@@ king the w@@ es@@ ter@@ n se@@ ction of the fer@@ t@@ ile Je@@ z@@ re@@ el V@@ al@@ le@@ y , in nor@@ ther@@ n Israel .
And would he keep the wife of his you@@ th , the woman he married first ?
As a result , 7@@ 0@@ ,000 die from p@@ est@@ il@@ ence .
Like the young men whom we have discus@@ sed , you too may have been ra@@ ised by parents devo@@ ted to Jehovah God .
During each wit@@ ness@@ ing peri@@ od , an@@ al@@ y@@ ze the c@@ alls you have made with a view to imp@@ ro@@ ving your effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess .
As a result , that relationship be@@ comes very real to us .
For example , we may be s@@ it@@ ting in a ro@@ om and may no@@ tice a cou@@ ple wh@@ is@@ per@@ ing to each other and la@@ ugh@@ ing .
A trust benef@@ iting a religious organization may provide certain ta@@ x advan@@ ta@@ ges .
In the first century C.E . , the apostle Paul told the Christian el@@ der Timothy that the Christian congregation was “ God’s hous@@ eho@@ ld ” and “ a p@@ il@@ la@@ r and support of the truth . ”
* ​ — Matthew 9 : 35 ; Luke 9 : 11 .
For example , consider how the elders in the congregation help those fac@@ ing dist@@ res@@ sing situ@@ ations .
At Hebrews 6 : 10 , we are remin@@ ded : “ God is not un@@ righteous so as to for@@ get your work and the love you showed for his name . ”
Rom@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers soon beg@@ in to under@@ mine the temple w@@ all .
Do@@ ing so , we can gain the as@@ sur@@ ance that ‘ no we@@ ap@@ on will succ@@ e@@ ed ’ against God’s anointed ones and their dedic@@ ated associ@@ ates .
“ The we@@ al@@ th of the sin@@ ner is something tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed up for the righteous one , ” continu@@ es Solomon .
Per@@ haps we recogn@@ ize the need to have a ful@@ l@@ er share in Christian activities .
W@@ ars and we@@ ap@@ ons of war@@ f@@ are will be no more .
During this time the number of sy@@ n@@ ap@@ ses ​ — the con@@ ne@@ ctions that allow lear@@ ning to take place — ​ inc@@ re@@ ase tw@@ ent@@ y - fo@@ ld . ”
Consider : C@@ an@@ not much of the mis@@ er@@ y that we see in the world today be tr@@ ac@@ ed back to the sin@@ ful hearts of humans ?
All of these will make up the sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic “ tw@@ el@@ ve tri@@ bes of Israel , ” who will be jud@@ ged by Jesus and his 14@@ 4@@ ,000 cor@@ ul@@ ers . ​ — Acts 17 : 31 ; 24 : 15 ; Re@@ v .
O@@ N A c@@ ris@@ p mor@@ ning in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ ings , S@@ ou@@ th D@@ ak@@ o@@ ta , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , a ch@@ ill l@@ ing@@ ered in the a@@ ir .
Ri@@ ght away , many other angels appe@@ ar and beg@@ in “ pra@@ ising God . ”
In the same way , it may take time for you to ac@@ qui@@ re a ta@@ st@@ e for God’s standards .
Wor@@ ds cannot descri@@ be the exc@@ ru@@ ci@@ ating pain and mis@@ er@@ y ca@@ used by the war that ra@@ vi@@ shed the Bal@@ ka@@ n Pen@@ in@@ su@@ la from 199@@ 1 to 199@@ 5 , destro@@ ying all hope for a pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous and ca@@ ref@@ ree future by human efforts .
Jesus believ@@ ed that God has a name .
They wanted to st@@ ake their claim@@ s to these positi@@ ons of authority .
S@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists place their confidence in these la@@ ws , such as those that gover@@ n the way a sing@@ le human c@@ ell di@@ vi@@ des and mul@@ ti@@ p@@ lies to pro@@ du@@ ce the tr@@ il@@ li@@ ons of c@@ el@@ ls making up your body .
With my wife , El@@ en@@ i , after her second op@@ er@@ ation , in 195@@ 7
And Jesus too took deli@@ ght in what he could and did accom@@ pl@@ ish .
Paul’s qu@@ ar@@ ters in R@@ ome must have bu@@ z@@ zed with spiritual activ@@ ity .
“ The joy of Jehovah ” comes from being consci@@ ous of and satis@@ f@@ ying one@@ ’s spiritual need and from following the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c direction .
So even though we face t@@ ests and tri@@ als , we are determined to show “ a wa@@ iting attitude . ”
W@@ ould his words not have moved you to want to gro@@ w “ in the acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the Son of God ” ?
They will be fully satis@@ fied through God’s arrang@@ ement of the new heavens and the new earth in which “ righteousness is to d@@ well . ”
He la@@ ugh@@ s at their fu@@ t@@ ile op@@ position .
For Sat@@ is@@ f@@ ying and Wor@@ th@@ while Wor@@ k .
Rather , try to keep family con@@ vers@@ ation on an up@@ building , spiritual le@@ v@@ el .
Be@@ coming ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the Bible invol@@ ves more than being famili@@ ar with what it says .
Des@@ tro@@ ying the re@@ bel@@ s would , in@@ deed , bring an end to their re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
Even within the family , tri@@ als may come that t@@ est our relationship with Jehovah ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 14 - 16 )
Pe@@ ace was not im@@ medi@@ ately rest@@ ored .
W@@ as Timothy one of “ the disciples ” that r@@ al@@ lied to Paul’s ass@@ ist@@ ance ?
A@@ no@@ ther mis@@ s@@ ile in the enem@@ y’s ar@@ sen@@ al is the lu@@ re of materi@@ al@@ ism .
Ha@@ ving “ C@@ ome to K@@ now God ” ​ — What Now ?
In an effort to get rich quic@@ k@@ ly , many people take bi@@ g ris@@ ks with their money .
Yet , Paul war@@ ns us about sever@@ al ways in which dedic@@ ated Christians might be “ turned asi@@ de to follow Satan . ”
C@@ ould he ever find it ?
For example , Paul said that Timothy was his “ bel@@ o@@ ved and faithful child in the Lord ” and that he was confid@@ ent that Timothy would care for the needs of others .
Do not be p@@ essi@@ mis@@ tic about fellow believers .
Jehovah shows the same love and mer@@ cy today toward those who s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely rep@@ ent and want to ple@@ ase him . ​ — Psalm 5@@ 1 : 1 .
Se@@ par@@ ating From Chris@@ tend@@ om
The fact that it is la@@ id out as a personal di@@ ary al@@ lo@@ ws for priv@@ ate refle@@ ction with the go@@ al of cre@@ ating for yourself the best way of life . ” ​ — N@@ ic@@ o@@ la .
E@@ v@@ ents began to un@@ fo@@ ld at re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble spe@@ ed .
17 , 18 . ( a ) How could Satan in@@ du@@ ce us to re@@ move our hel@@ me@@ t ?
By 199@@ 0 op@@ position to the work in Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r had di@@ min@@ i@@ shed , and Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters sur@@ pris@@ ed us by as@@ king if we would go there for a one - year assignment .
Jehovah always bless@@ es those who ch@@ er@@ ish their privilege of working with him , wh@@ er@@ ever that work may be .
Un@@ der@@ l@@ ying many of them is your displa@@ ying “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit . . . love , joy , peace , pati@@ ence , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , faith , mil@@ dness , self - control . ”
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately Peter and those with him “ brought the bo@@ ats back to land and a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned everything ” and follow@@ ed Jesus . ​ — Luke 5 : 1 - 11 .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ one@@ ’s ro@@ le in the congregation is uni@@ que , but all of us are needed .
The world under Satan’s influ@@ ence tri@@ es to appe@@ ar inter@@ ested in our wel@@ f@@ are .
Because the man was “ full of le@@ pro@@ s@@ y , ” it had no doubt been years since he had had any physical cont@@ act with another human .
She was baptized and later married G@@ u@@ y P@@ i@@ er@@ ce , who now ser@@ ves on the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Bible prophecy shows that God’s heavenly Kingdom was esta@@ bli@@ shed when Christ’s pres@@ ence began in 1914 .
U@@ p@@ on being told to cu@@ t the t@@ ree down , the v@@ in@@ e@@ d@@ res@@ s@@ er re@@ ques@@ ted time to fer@@ t@@ il@@ ize it .
H@@ ere , then , was another po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al thor@@ n in M@@ ep@@ hi@@ bo@@ she@@ th@@ ’s flesh .
I was trans@@ fer@@ red to the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of V@@ aya , 1@@ 25 mil@@ es [ 2@@ 00 k@@ m ] away .
These inclu@@ de : prom@@ o@@ ting div@@ isions , taking si@@ des , fo@@ st@@ ering dis@@ sen@@ sions , taking one another to cour@@ t , show@@ ing a l@@ ack of appreciation for he@@ ad@@ ship , and being self - in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ent in food and dr@@ ink .
The first temp@@ tation s@@ ought to use the n@@ atur@@ al hu@@ ng@@ er that Jesus felt after fa@@ sting .
M@@ an@@ f@@ red T@@ on@@ ak next gave a repor@@ t , on E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pia .
( a ) Why does Jehovah al@@ one pos@@ s@@ ess ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te fre@@ e@@ dom ?
I felt com@@ p@@ el@@ led to share the truth with my friend El@@ le@@ n .
What imp@@ res@@ ses you about the way Jehovah has desi@@ gn@@ ed the c@@ el@@ ls that make up your body ?
The brothers and sisters will also be more inc@@ l@@ ined to reve@@ al their true feelings and concer@@ ns , en@@ ab@@ ling elders to “ consider ” those in their care and rend@@ er needed help .
M@@ ore than 60 years later , B@@ lo@@ s@@ som stated : “ You can be sure , in all the ages to come , I@@ ’@@ l@@ l never for@@ get that night ! ”
H@@ igh@@ ly es@@ te@@ em it , and it will ex@@ al@@ t you . ”
E@@ i@@ ght of her relati@@ ves took courage , re@@ sum@@ ed their Bible stu@@ dies , and are making good spiritual prog@@ ress .
Jehovah lo@@ ves life , and he h@@ ates mu@@ r@@ der@@ ous “ hands that shed in@@ no@@ c@@ ent blood . ”
Those r@@ ene@@ ga@@ de angels and their h@@ y@@ bri@@ d off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing ter@@ r@@ or@@ ized human@@ kind , so much so that the earth became “ filled with viol@@ ence . ”
Bar@@ ak did not refu@@ se the assignment , nor did he dis@@ obey Jehovah .
• How can those in the congregation help a pro@@ di@@ g@@ al you@@ th to return ?
No matter what tr@@ ou@@ ble we may face , there is something we des@@ per@@ ately need to know : Is a mean@@ ing@@ ful life really possible ?
They may feel that it is imp@@ os@@ sible to imp@@ ro@@ ve their commun@@ ic@@ ation s@@ k@@ ill@@ s after the we@@ d@@ ding day .
The righteous course is to res@@ ort ne@@ i@@ ther to dec@@ ep@@ tion nor to s@@ l@@ an@@ der .
When you wa@@ ke up , you will feel fine .
Why do we long for the coming of God’s Kingdom ?
‘ C@@ atch ’ M@@ ore M@@ en
Why is Jehovah the great@@ est P@@ o@@ t@@ ter ?
However , deep disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment soon set in for many such ones .
By the time he re@@ ached the age of 17 , Joseph had a serious proble@@ m within his own family .
On lear@@ ning that it was to be a war - we@@ ap@@ ons fac@@ t@@ ory , I made it clear that I could not work there .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing for the first time in this account , Moses ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly ent@@ re@@ ated Jehovah in be@@ half of his sister .
His spe@@ e@@ ch may be s@@ we@@ et and may ‘ co@@ ver up viol@@ ence ’ conc@@ e@@ aled in his heart , but ev@@ en@@ tually he gives in to physical or ver@@ ba@@ l att@@ ac@@ ks .
But if there is a re@@ vel@@ ation to another one while s@@ it@@ ting there , let the first one keep s@@ il@@ ent . ”
E@@ ar@@ th : U@@ .@@ S .
Jesus always used his ke@@ en men@@ tal fac@@ ul@@ ties in what way ?
What does the account regarding A@@ sa tell us about how Jehovah bless@@ es the activities of His servants ?
4 : 1 - 14 : Gi@@ ves as@@ sur@@ ance that m@@ oun@@ tain@@ like ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les will be le@@ vel@@ ed and that Go@@ ver@@ nor Z@@ er@@ u@@ b@@ ba@@ be@@ l will complete the con@@ stru@@ ction of the temple .
Mar@@ ku@@ s : In 198@@ 2 , J@@ ann@@ y under@@ went sur@@ g@@ er@@ y and rec@@ over@@ ed well .
( Com@@ pare James 1 : 14 , 15 . )
That could come about only by his being resur@@ rec@@ ted to life again .
It also con@@ tain@@ s ad@@ di@@ tional u@@ se@@ ful information on est@@ ate , fin@@ an@@ cial , and ta@@ x pl@@ an@@ ning .
That op@@ position likely continued until Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has was la@@ id in his t@@ om@@ b .
May we never get to the point that using the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t has become an ad@@ di@@ ction for us .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in two years , 40 members of my family became Witnesses and were baptized in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of their dedic@@ ation to serve God .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What was the situation of the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ i@@ an congregation when Paul wrote his first letter to them ?
While physical gro@@ w@@ th prog@@ res@@ ses al@@ most a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally under nor@@ ma@@ l circumstances , spiritual gro@@ w@@ th takes deli@@ ber@@ ate effort .
It is not just an ad@@ ven@@ ture .
The si@@ x@@ th head pla@@ yed what ke@@ y ro@@ le in fulfill@@ ing Genesis 3 : 15 ?
I my@@ self shall certainly act . ” Hence , the pas@@ sage of time does not al@@ ter the confidence we can have in the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty@@ ’s promises .
There is a less@@ on in this .
In view of these attitu@@ des , married cou@@ ples who deli@@ ber@@ ately ref@@ ra@@ in from having children are thought to be ro@@ b@@ b@@ ing themselves of something good .
Jehovah fulfill@@ s his promises , not just out of love for his servants but especially for the s@@ ake of his own name .
As time went on , we began eng@@ ag@@ ing in the dist@@ ribu@@ tion work in the da@@ y@@ time .
This does not mean , though , that the har@@ m ca@@ used by human er@@ ro@@ r and bad cho@@ ic@@ es will forever pla@@ gu@@ e mankind .
This may be the result of such fac@@ t@@ ors as l@@ on@@ el@@ iness , disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement , feelings of un@@ wor@@ thin@@ ess , disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment in others , serious ill@@ ness , or the death of a loved one .
To those who “ keep on as@@ king in faith , ” Jehovah gr@@ ants wisdom needed to end@@ ure tri@@ als . ​ — J@@ as .
As sh@@ own in con@@ ne@@ ction with Jesus ’ tri@@ al , R@@ ome seem@@ s to have gu@@ ar@@ ded its power to inf@@ li@@ ct cap@@ it@@ al p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment . ​ — John 18 : 31 .
Some writ@@ ers in the cen@@ tu@@ ries after Christ’s death f@@ ell into a tra@@ p ​ — they saw ty@@ p@@ es every@@ where .
To illustr@@ ate : Because of what the apostle Paul said and did on the is@@ land of C@@ y@@ pr@@ us , the Rom@@ an pro@@ con@@ su@@ l Ser@@ gi@@ us Pa@@ ulu@@ s “ became a beli@@ ever , for he was ast@@ oun@@ ded at the teaching of Jehovah . ” ​ — Read Acts 13 : 6 - 12 .
We had to make ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in order to preach the good news in I@@ r@@ an .
One of the more mo@@ der@@ n transl@@ ations giving du@@ e honor to God’s personal name is the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
How Sh@@ ould You Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine Your Ch@@ il@@ dren ?
Some of these occasi@@ on@@ ally come to Christian meetings , such as the ob@@ serv@@ ance of the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al or s@@ essi@@ ons of a dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion .
S@@ ad@@ ly , the powerful message deli@@ vered by A@@ mo@@ s went un@@ he@@ e@@ ded by most in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Israel .
In the face of such h@@ at@@ red , however , we end@@ ure in the Kingdom - preaching work and continue to prove ourselves holy before Jehovah .
• How can we be pe@@ ace@@ able when deal@@ ing with n@@ on - Witnesses ?
W@@ ould Ka@@ th@@ le@@ en be able to sto@@ p a@@ bu@@ sing d@@ ru@@ g@@ s without the th@@ re@@ at of a fi@@ er@@ y hel@@ l h@@ ang@@ ing over her ?
That too is not what the Bible teach@@ es . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 19 - 21 .
Even if children se@@ em to have faith in Jehovah , what should parents do ?
A@@ udi@@ si@@ o b@@ lu@@ nt@@ ly states that in time , W@@ al@@ den@@ ses “ lived a d@@ ou@@ ble life . ”
Rather , if Jo@@ shua read and medit@@ ated on the “ book of the law , ” then he would act wis@@ ely . ​ — Jo@@ shua 1 : 8 ; Psalm 1 : 1 - 3 .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing to Job out of a w@@ in@@ d@@ st@@ or@@ m , God said : “ Who is this that is ob@@ sc@@ uring counsel by words without knowledge ?
Al@@ so , the Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s se@@ as@@ on , however at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive it is to some , is mar@@ ked by cr@@ ass com@@ mer@@ ci@@ al@@ ism .
( b ) What have some pol@@ itical lead@@ ers ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged ?
• Why should we not be stu@@ mb@@ led by Jesus ’ war@@ ning about h@@ at@@ red and persecu@@ tion by the world ?
Like their an@@ c@@ est@@ ors 40 years ear@@ li@@ er at the R@@ ed Se@@ a , many now cro@@ s@@ sing the J@@ or@@ d@@ an must have thought , ‘ I will never for@@ get what Jehovah did here . ’ ​ — Jo@@ s@@ h .
Your God has heard your prayers . ”
For cen@@ tu@@ ries , in O@@ l@@ y@@ mpi@@ a , D@@ el@@ ph@@ i , and N@@ em@@ e@@ a and on the Is@@ th@@ mu@@ s of Corin@@ th , gr@@ and a@@ th@@ le@@ tic events were held with the “ blessing ” of the go@@ ds and under the ga@@ ze of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of spe@@ ct@@ at@@ ors .
The last psal@@ m also op@@ ens with it .
After w@@ atch@@ ing the vi@@ de@@ o with the gover@@ nor , I asked him what he thought of it .
This comes as no sur@@ pris@@ e to Bible stud@@ ents , for God’s Word says : “ It does not bel@@ ong to man who is wal@@ king even to direc@@ t his st@@ ep . ”
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing this succ@@ ess@@ ful att@@ ack on false religion , Satan will mar@@ sh@@ al the nations for an as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t on those who worship Jehovah God . ​ — Revelation 7 : 14 ; Matthew 24 : 21 .
Jesus Christ wants us to keep faithful to our decision to be sla@@ ves of God .
For example , the 8@@ 4 - year - old wi@@ do@@ w and prophe@@ t@@ ess An@@ na is descri@@ bed as “ never mis@@ sing from the temple , rend@@ ering sac@@ red service [ a Greek word rel@@ ated to la@@ ·@@ tre@@ i@@ ʹ@@ a ] night and day with fa@@ st@@ ings and supp@@ lic@@ ations . ”
• On what is real faith based , and how can this help us to be coura@@ ge@@ ous ?
However , Jose@@ p@@ h’s older brothers became so je@@ al@@ ous of him that they were un@@ able to speak pe@@ ace@@ fully to him .
What can we learn from the pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion found at Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 23 : 19 : “ You must not bo@@ il a k@@ id in its mo@@ ther’s mil@@ k ” ?
T@@ w@@ o years later , when I was 16 , I was appointed as a pioneer .
In 194@@ 4 , while World W@@ ar I@@ I was still ra@@ g@@ ing , I married E@@ vel@@ y@@ n , the daugh@@ ter of my pioneer compan@@ ion M@@ ic@@ he@@ l Ab@@ ou@@ d .
As hist@@ ory shows , ap@@ pl@@ ying this rule does not come n@@ atur@@ ally ​ — qu@@ ite often just the op@@ pos@@ ite is true .
His teaching was never in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ating to people , un@@ like that of pri@@ de@@ ful humans .
How can you devel@@ op and strengthen your trust in Jehovah and for@@ ti@@ fy yourself against the dec@@ ep@@ tion and lies prom@@ o@@ ted by his Ad@@ vers@@ ary ?
An@@ cient gl@@ adi@@ at@@ ori@@ al hel@@ me@@ t and shi@@ n gu@@ ard
He later explained to R@@ ac@@ he@@ l and Le@@ ah : “ Your father has tri@@ f@@ led with me and he has chang@@ ed my wa@@ ges ten times , but God has not allow@@ ed him to do me har@@ m . . . .
Jesus Christ told his disciples : “ You have the po@@ or always with you . ”
19 : 9 .
S@@ ever@@ al things contribu@@ te to making true Christians happy .
L@@ I@@ K@@ E a little fi@@ re that can set af@@ l@@ ame and destro@@ y a whole fore@@ st , it is ca@@ pa@@ ble of con@@ tam@@ in@@ ating an individu@@ al@@ ’s enti@@ re life .
They learn to “ re@@ move the ra@@ f@@ ter ” from their own e@@ ye before o@@ ffering to “ re@@ move the st@@ ra@@ w ” from their bro@@ ther’s e@@ ye .
Un@@ like most of his S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es , he lived an hon@@ est , moral life and did his best to obey God’s comman@@ ds .
Pe@@ ople sel@@ l pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons or go into de@@ b@@ t to pa@@ y for ani@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es and cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies to appe@@ ase dead relati@@ ves .
But for some reason the la@@ dy of the house did not accept me .
Satan also influ@@ enced a consider@@ able number of angels , who became dem@@ ons .
Th@@ r@@ ong@@ s of worshipp@@ ers in the temple are@@ a in Jerusalem are exc@@ ited .
Like their first - century brothers , some have su@@ ffered for their obedi@@ ence to Christ , even being thro@@ wn into pris@@ ons and con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps .
S@@ ome@@ times we se@@ em to “ mis@@ s the mar@@ k ” by much .
In ad@@ dition , the si@@ gn inclu@@ des the preaching of the good news of the Kingdom “ in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 3 - 14 ; Revelation 12 : 12 ; Luke 21 : 7 - 19 .
A@@ P P@@ ho@@ to / ​ David L@@ ong@@ st@@ re@@ ath
If that is true in your case , take heart .
My own experience has taught me how important it is to give encourag@@ ement to others , and I go out of my way to give it . ”
I@@ magine the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al fru@@ str@@ ation of a person who desi@@ res to mar@@ ry but who has not been able to do so !
We have learned that Jehovah commun@@ ic@@ ates with humans according to the circumstances .
4 : 3 - 5 .
M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s W@@ est of J@@ or@@ d@@ an
Still , some gra@@ b@@ bed their viol@@ ins , man@@ do@@ l@@ ins , and gu@@ it@@ ars and all san@@ g : “ O for a faith that will not sh@@ r@@ ink , th@@ o ’ pres@@ sed by ev@@ ’@@ ry fo@@ e ; that will not tre@@ m@@ ble on the br@@ ink of any earthly w@@ o@@ e . ”
On one occasi@@ on , I wrote to in@@ form this group of my vis@@ it , but the letter evid@@ ently went ast@@ ra@@ y , for no@@ body was wa@@ iting for me when I cro@@ s@@ sed the ri@@ ver .
Even if a repor@@ t is true , it does not necess@@ ar@@ ily mean that it should be s@@ pre@@ ad .
“ If possible , as far as it dep@@ ends upon you , be pe@@ ace@@ able with all men . ”
What may result when we are “ long - suffering toward all ” ?
P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es R@@ es@@ em@@ b@@ led “ Wh@@ it@@ e@@ wa@@ shed G@@ ra@@ ves , ” 11 / 1
Those who have em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed it have over@@ come rac@@ i@@ al and religious pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ces and have learned to work together in peace and un@@ ity .
Yet , he p@@ lu@@ ng@@ ed into a course of sin .
When that happ@@ ens , we follow Jesus ’ ad@@ vice : “ M@@ ake your peace with your brother . ”
1 , 2 . ( a ) How is Christ’s k@@ ingly activ@@ ity since 1914 de@@ pi@@ cted in the Bible ?
Then he develop@@ ed a desire to work at the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k , where he served from 194@@ 7 to 195@@ 7 .
We also form@@ ed fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps with fellow stud@@ ents , who are serving faith@@ fully to this day .
A@@ n U@@ ne@@ x@@ pe@@ cted S@@ to@@ po@@ ver
Di@@ d Jews or pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes who were present at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . return to R@@ ome as Christians ?
Today , this beau@@ ti@@ ful prophecy is being ful@@ filled thr@@ ough@@ out the world .
34 : 15 .
Mo@@ st faith@@ s also st@@ ress the import@@ ance of sal@@ vation or li@@ ber@@ ation .
In a world of wa@@ ver@@ ing and deter@@ i@@ or@@ ating standards , Jehovah’s Witnesses end@@ e@@ av@@ or to live by the standards of conduct that the Bible off@@ ers .
It is one thing to stri@@ p off the old person@@ ality , yet qu@@ ite another to keep it off .
Do your children have their own Bible - reading pro@@ gra@@ m ? ​ — P@@ s .
The question of why God per@@ m@@ its suffering had bo@@ ther@@ ed him for years , but now it had been c@@ learly ans@@ wer@@ ed from the Bible .
Let us , then , “ trust in Jehovah and do good . ” ​ — Psalm 37 : 3 .
Even now , these ones are prote@@ cted from the spiritually de@@ fil@@ ing ha@@ bi@@ ts and un@@ clean practic@@ es of this wicked world .
P@@ rec@@ ise tim@@ ing can be ob@@ served in the world of bi@@ olo@@ gy .
• In what ways did Jehovah use his holy spirit in Bible times to keep his purpose mo@@ ving for@@ ward ?
H@@ ann@@ ah tru@@ sted in Jehovah , confid@@ ently lea@@ ving things in his hands .
Your feelings about yourself : Ha@@ ve you ever wanted to be ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able but felt in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate ?
With Jehovah’s blessing , ho@@ pe@@ fully many more de@@ a@@ f ones will accept the Kingdom message .
Jesus will@@ ingly com@@ p@@ lied , giving his perfect human life in our be@@ half .
For example , from Hebrews 13 : 5 , I learned of the need to be cont@@ ent and to fi@@ ght against a love of money .
One of Dani@@ el@@ ’s ne@@ p@@ he@@ ws is an un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ er , and two of his ni@@ e@@ ces are stud@@ ying the Bible and atten@@ ding congregation meetings .
In Jehovah’s du@@ e time , “ all Israel ” ​ — that is , the complete number of spiritual Israelites — ​ will serve as k@@ ings and pri@@ ests in heaven .
However , loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah , based on acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge , is a li@@ fel@@ ine that gives us sta@@ bility and lea@@ ds to our sal@@ vation . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 13 - 15 .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , having love for one another , which mo@@ ves us to show honor , is already the id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying mar@@ k of true Christians .
We di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t feel de@@ pri@@ ved in any way .
We want to than@@ k you so much . ”
Why do all of us need spiritual con@@ vers@@ ations ?
He f@@ ought in a dra@@ wn - out ci@@ vi@@ l war in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
M@@ inu@@ ci@@ us F@@ eli@@ x , an a@@ po@@ lo@@ g@@ ist of the th@@ ir@@ d century C.E . , wrote that Christians had ‘ ne@@ i@@ ther temp@@ les nor al@@ t@@ ars . ’
Instead , he con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ated all his en@@ er@@ gi@@ es on qu@@ ali@@ f@@ ying himself for the future pri@@ ze of et@@ er@@ n@@ al life .
The relationship between parents and children can be st@@ ra@@ ined , especially when love for Jehovah is l@@ ac@@ king .
Then “ a great crow@@ d ” of those other sheep will sur@@ vi@@ ve the great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ​ — Re@@ v .
My husband and I , along with our vis@@ iting friends and fellow mission@@ aries , will be sp@@ en@@ ding the day preaching in the refu@@ ge@@ e cam@@ p at Mu@@ gu@@ nga , just out@@ side the city li@@ m@@ its to the w@@ est .
At le@@ ast one letter written by Paul was not pre@@ served in the Bible .
The mak@@ er of a ma@@ ch@@ ine kno@@ ws ex@@ ac@@ tly how it works .
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent counsel on res@@ ol@@ ving con@@ f@@ li@@ cts .
The origin@@ al - language expres@@ sion for “ good in@@ sight , ” or good understanding , “ descri@@ bes the cap@@ ac@@ ity for good sense , s@@ ound judgment , and wise op@@ in@@ i@@ ons , ” states one refer@@ ence work .
By Jesus ’ time , the s@@ cri@@ bes and the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es had ad@@ ded coun@@ t@@ less tra@@ di@@ tions to the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
This , however , did not dam@@ pen my desire to atten@@ d the Christian meetings held near Ch@@ em@@ n@@ it@@ z by a small group of Witnesses .
E@@ ar@@ th@@ qu@@ ak@@ es and fam@@ ine often pre@@ ce@@ de problems that ar@@ ise from another fac@@ et of the si@@ gn of the last days .
“ I , Jehovah , am your God , the One teaching you to benefit yourself , the One ca@@ using you to tre@@ ad in the way in which you should walk , ” says Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 .
We are pra@@ ised and hon@@ ored by some , re@@ v@@ iled and h@@ ated by others .
For 40 days , the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus appe@@ ared to his disciples , streng@@ th@@ ening their faith and pre@@ par@@ ing them for a great ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work a@@ head .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying what is said in the Bible can also strengthen your family b@@ on@@ ds and help to min@@ i@@ mi@@ ze anxi@@ ety .
Jesus ’ half brothers were also there .
T@@ ri@@ als can teach God’s servants hum@@ ility and help them to appreci@@ ate that to end@@ ure faith@@ fully they need to r@@ ely on Jehovah .
When he found a cop@@ y of The Watchtower at a con@@ stru@@ ction s@@ ite , he was at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted by its Bible - based message , and this led to a study of the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
S@@ ad@@ ly , Paul’s war@@ ning has come true in many marri@@ ages today .
They are being pre@@ pared for life in a par@@ adise earth . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 13 ; Matthew 22 : 37 - 39 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 15 .
With the power of his Word and holy spirit , he can help us to cle@@ an@@ se our mind of un@@ clean inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations . ​ — Psalm 19 : 8 , 9 .
After the death of H@@ er@@ od the Gre@@ at , likely in 1 B.C.E . , the c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens of S@@ ep@@ p@@ hor@@ is re@@ v@@ ol@@ ted against R@@ ome , resul@@ ting in the des@@ tru@@ ction of their city .
Many people feel that God will not destro@@ y this wicked system of things , but the Bible pa@@ in@@ ts an enti@@ r@@ ely different pi@@ c@@ ture .
No@@ v@@ ember 29 , 20@@ 10 – De@@ c@@ ember 5 , 20@@ 10
1 : 35 ​ — Di@@ d Mar@@ y’s e@@ g@@ g c@@ ell , or o@@ vu@@ m , have any part in her pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy ?
But if you come , I will be very happy , and Jehovah will be even ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er . ”
How did Satan d@@ ri@@ ve a we@@ dge between Adam and E@@ ve ?
His compan@@ i@@ ons led the way as they tra@@ ver@@ sed the fi@@ el@@ ds Timothy knew so well .
; S@@ om@@ mer@@ u@@ d , J .
I say to you that who@@ ever div@@ or@@ ces his wife , exc@@ ep@@ t on the gr@@ ound of for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , and marri@@ es another comm@@ its ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y . ” ​ — Matthew 19 : 4 - 9 .
It is the kind of person we are in@@ side , in the “ se@@ cre@@ t person of the heart , ” that determin@@ es how God feel@@ s about us . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 4 .
Wh@@ ere can we find reli@@ able information about what lies a@@ head ?
But it can also be deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful , and understanding “ the deep things of God ” is not too difficult .
Yet , what of a promise that a resurrection will occ@@ ur years , even cen@@ tu@@ ries , in the future ?
And he never did !
* All those sur@@ vi@@ ving on the earth will bas@@ k in God’s fav@@ or and experience b@@ oun@@ te@@ ous expres@@ sions of his love .
The bas@@ is for this new covenant was la@@ id when Jesus died and later pres@@ ented the value of his shed blood to his Father , in 33 C.E .
But if you want me to try , then I shall do my best . ”
With Jehovah’s help , K@@ ar@@ la and I wanted to do just that .
So@@ on ther@@ e@@ after , she and her future husband began stud@@ ying the Bible , and later they got baptized .
On@@ ly through Jesus can faith be per@@ fe@@ cted , or made complete .
( b ) How will develop@@ ing the same dis@@ position as that of Timothy help you in the ministry ?
David of old , who loo@@ ked to the same S@@ ource of strength , wrote : “ To my sa@@ y@@ ings do give e@@ ar , O Jehovah ; do understand my si@@ gh@@ ing .
E@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed with do@@ z@@ ens of car@@ t@@ ons of Bi@@ bl@@ es and Bible liter@@ ature , the ze@@ al@@ ous pione@@ ers , or full - time min@@ isters , have s@@ own see@@ ds of Bible truth among the fri@@ end@@ ly , ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able , and hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people living there .
For example , it takes effort to atten@@ d all Christian meetings , to read the Bible da@@ ily , and to maintain a good personal study pro@@ gra@@ m .
Consider yet another possible s@@ ource of har@@ m@@ ful ide@@ as .
Jesus refu@@ sed to ac@@ knowledge spiritual bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od with such individuals . Some time later , a Christian congregation was form@@ ed in Corin@@ th , Gre@@ e@@ ce ​ — a city r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned for its p@@ lu@@ r@@ al@@ is@@ tic , mul@@ ti@@ religious cul@@ ture .
He thus “ learned obedi@@ ence from the things he su@@ ffered ” and ther@@ e@@ by made his Fa@@ ther’s heart rejo@@ ice .
I@@ magine vis@@ iting a fore@@ ign land for the first time .
C@@ ould something similar ha@@ p@@ pen to a Christian ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , a person may find it hard to remember ex@@ ac@@ tly what the do@@ ct@@ or said after he gave a di@@ ag@@ no@@ s@@ is .
David Be@@ g@@ g , c@@ hi@@ ef ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tive of the I@@ ris@@ h char@@ ity Con@@ cer@@ n , says that “ st@@ af@@ f , supp@@ ort@@ ers and don@@ ors respon@@ ded ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ently ” when Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que was h@@ it by c@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ p@@ hi@@ c f@@ loo@@ ding .
As we learned from the example of Joseph , we want to avoid ne@@ g@@ ative spe@@ e@@ ch , know@@ ing that such spe@@ e@@ ch only makes a bad situation wor@@ se .
This can cre@@ ate qu@@ ite a proble@@ m for Christians who want to remain sing@@ le ​ — at le@@ ast for a time — ​ so as to serve God free of the di@@ str@@ actions of marriage .
You can be there if you act upon acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the Scriptures and exerc@@ ise faith in Jehovah God and Jesus Christ .
“ C@@ re@@ ate in me even a pu@@ re heart , O God , and put within me a new spirit , a ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast one . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 5@@ 1 : 10 .
I@@ ts sta@@ bility helps to en@@ sure that the actions it takes are always in the best long - ter@@ m inter@@ ests of its people .
Jeremiah had confidence in Jehovah , and as a result , in Jehovah’s strength he over@@ came his h@@ es@@ it@@ an@@ cy and became a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ bly coura@@ ge@@ ous witness in Israel .
Indeed , they are go@@ ds who “ cannot sa@@ ve . ” — Psalm 1@@ 35 : 15 - 17 ; Isaiah 4@@ 5 : 20 .
Tru@@ e , if we have been end@@ uring a n@@ ag@@ g@@ ing proble@@ m or some s@@ ort of in@@ justice , we may find it hard to wa@@ it for God’s answer .
M@@ ore than 70 years ag@@ o , when Ch@@ ar@@ les V@@ ete transl@@ ated the boo@@ k@@ let Wh@@ ere Are the De@@ ad ?
Wh@@ en@@ ever you no@@ tice something that a person did well , be sure to com@@ men@@ d him .
Un@@ til we witness the fulfill@@ ment of that hope by the ra@@ ising of the dead to life on earth , let us be like Paul , who had faith in the resurrection .
“ You can say a lo@@ t about a lo@@ t of things , but your children will w@@ atch what you do and imitate you . ”
Jesus lik@@ e@@ wise emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed this point when his disciples re@@ turned from a preaching t@@ our .
Yes , we can be ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely sure that a h@@ un@@ d@@ red years from now , even a th@@ ous@@ and years or more from now , we will be able to look back and say , “ I de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely cho@@ se the course of real succ@@ ess ! ”
“ I felt be@@ tra@@ yed and tre@@ ated like di@@ r@@ t , ” she says .
She ad@@ v@@ ised him against it because the end of the system of things seem@@ ed im@@ min@@ ent .
This has been the experience of publi@@ sh@@ ers of the good news who have app@@ lied su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions to use the Bible more in the preaching work .
No@@ te Jehovah’s promise from which we can draw as@@ sur@@ ance .
( a ) How did David feel while being mis@@ tre@@ ated by Saul ?
* They re@@ pres@@ ented God in gover@@ ning his people .
Ha@@ ve I not seen that it is the truth ?
How should our personal study af@@ fect what we do and say ?
Th@@ ink , for example , about the al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic who believ@@ es that he can dr@@ ink all he wants , only to end up ru@@ ining his health and w@@ rec@@ king his family life .
An@@ yone who kno@@ ws that the true God is loving and just should be able to see how reason@@ able it is to understand Jesus ’ words in that way .
When fac@@ ing in@@ ten@@ se op@@ position , we can be confid@@ ent of Jehovah’s support . ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 7 - 9 .
Will Jehovah ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment on war@@ m@@ ong@@ ering nations ?
A Da@@ y of Re@@ jo@@ ic@@ ing
See pages 30 - 1 of the Ju@@ ne 1 , 198@@ 8 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
What privilege could be greater than to be taught by Jehovah , our “ G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or ” ? ​ — Isaiah 30 : 20 ; 5@@ 4 : 13 .
1@@ 36 .
“ Do Not Le@@ an U@@ p@@ on Your O@@ wn Un@@ der@@ standing ”
Why do many people not real@@ ize that things are get@@ ting wor@@ se ?
The apostle Paul here qu@@ o@@ tes from Psalm 40 : 6 - 8 according to the Greek S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t transl@@ ation , which inclu@@ des the words “ you pre@@ pared a body for me . ”
His loving sacrifice la@@ ys the bas@@ is for br@@ ing@@ ing lasting reli@@ ef from their imper@@ fe@@ ctions and we@@ ak@@ nesses . ​ — John 3 : 16 ; Romans 8 : 21 , 22 .
They might think or get the imp@@ res@@ sion that the cou@@ ple was foc@@ using on their r@@ om@@ an@@ tic relationship in@@ stead of re@@ ver@@ ence for Jehovah .
His father , Jac@@ o@@ b , would be set@@ t@@ ling in for the ev@@ ening , ut@@ ter@@ ly un@@ a@@ ware of what had be@@ fal@@ le@@ n his fav@@ or@@ ite son .
The God of justice never fa@@ il@@ s to bring p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment for wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , whether it is so@@ on@@ er or later ; nor does he fai@@ l to inclu@@ de mer@@ cy in his judgment if there is a bas@@ is for doing so .
Jehovah used his holy spirit to give these ones the power to do am@@ a@@ z@@ ing things , but he did not use it to invit@@ e them to live in heaven .
A fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al reason why we as true Christians consider ourselves to be “ ali@@ ens and temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents ” in this world is our con@@ vi@@ ction that its days are num@@ ber@@ ed .
“ R@@ em@@ ember , now , your G@@ r@@ and Creator in the days of your young man@@ ho@@ od , ” says wise King Solomon . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 1 .
They were all mis@@ taken .
Acc@@ ording to one Bible dic@@ tion@@ ary , the Greek ver@@ b rend@@ ered “ to be anxi@@ ous ” can ref@@ er to “ the n@@ atur@@ al re@@ action of man to po@@ ver@@ ty , hu@@ ng@@ er and other tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es which be@@ f@@ all him in his da@@ ily life . ”
M@@ or@@ ning by mor@@ ning he kept giving his own j@@ udi@@ cial decision . At da@@ y@@ light it did not prove l@@ ac@@ king . ”
Jehovah makes the promise that he will fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely bl@@ ind and thro@@ w into “ be@@ w@@ il@@ der@@ ment ” those who fi@@ ght against his coura@@ ge@@ ous Kingdom m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers .
I vis@@ ited him in the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al every day while he under@@ took a l@@ eng@@ thy course of ra@@ di@@ ation ther@@ ap@@ y .
“ BU@@ R@@ N it if you can !
We must continue to take our stand with them and remain clo@@ sel@@ y associ@@ ated with our local congregation .
S@@ up@@ pose people were to act in har@@ mony with Jesus ’ positi@@ ve st@@ at@@ ement , car@@ ing about and taking st@@ ep@@ s to help others , living by this co@@ de da@@ ily .
We must “ seek righteousness ” by living a mor@@ ally clean life .
Then I could g@@ ently co@@ ach them to inclu@@ de important el@@ ements of the mo@@ de@@ l prayer in order to give their prayers a mean@@ ing@@ ful f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation . ”
14 : 6 - 12 .
Our go@@ al is to live according to Jehovah’s principles and standards .
F@@ o@@ od and clo@@ thing were s@@ car@@ ce .
However , Jesus also pray@@ ed public@@ ly , and it is good to consider how this can be done in a prop@@ er man@@ ner .
Then listen without inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ting .
What instru@@ ction , comfort , and hope do we gain from these thr@@ ill@@ ing events ?
I@@ N F@@ A@@ C@@ T , Christi@@ an@@ it@@ y’s f@@ oun@@ der , Jesus Christ , taught that we must love God with our “ whole mind , ” or in@@ tel@@ le@@ ct , in ad@@ dition to our “ whole heart ” and “ whole soul . ”
Yes , a sur@@ pris@@ ing am@@ ount of time in a person@@ ’s life is sp@@ ent wa@@ iting for things to ha@@ p@@ pen .
God’s Law taught the Israelites to love ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ents
The fore@@ going st@@ at@@ ement by C . T . Rus@@ sel@@ l illustr@@ ates an important fac@@ t@@ or in our ability to understand certain Bible pas@@ sa@@ ges ​ — tim@@ ing .
Then , refer@@ ring to Jehovah as ‘ sen@@ ding the s@@ now , sc@@ at@@ ter@@ ing the f@@ ro@@ st , and h@@ ur@@ ling down the ha@@ il@@ st@@ ones , ’ the psalmist as@@ ks : “ Who can with@@ stand his co@@ ld ? ”
In other words , the end of the se@@ ven times would mar@@ k the star@@ t of the rul@@ er@@ ship of God’s heavenly Kingdom .
They also use material res@@ our@@ ces to support reli@@ ef cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ s in times of disa@@ st@@ ers .
The Witness con@@ duc@@ ting the meeting for field service gave me some boo@@ k@@ le@@ ts and , to my great sur@@ pris@@ e , sent me off al@@ one !
Moses had ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary faith and courage .
In 194@@ 9 , I received an invit@@ ation to atten@@ d the 1@@ 6@@ th class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , where full - time servants are tra@@ ined for mission@@ ary work .
Many A@@ I@@ D@@ S su@@ ffer@@ ers contr@@ ac@@ ted the di@@ se@@ ase through prom@@ is@@ cu@@ ous se@@ x@@ u@@ al activ@@ ity , con@@ tam@@ in@@ ated sy@@ r@@ ing@@ es used by d@@ ru@@ g ad@@ di@@ cts , or tain@@ ted blood trans@@ fu@@ sions .
H@@ ere at the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s people , we are bless@@ ed every day by cont@@ act with members of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
A@@ c@@ tually , we all believe in things that we cannot see .
◆ W@@ ere the Go@@ sp@@ els later e@@ di@@ ted to f@@ it the needs of the early Christian commun@@ ity ?
S@@ ever@@ al let@@ ters of appreciation have been received regarding the 200@@ 3 cal@@ end@@ ar .
H@@ app@@ ily , 5@@ 9@@ 1 attend@@ ed , including 9 de@@ a@@ f pers@@ ons who follow@@ ed the pro@@ gra@@ m in si@@ gn language .
However , in the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation , we find 11 cro@@ ss - refer@@ ences on this verse .
S@@ el@@ f@@ ish pri@@ de prom@@ p@@ ted Babyl@@ on@@ ’s k@@ ings to el@@ ev@@ ate themselves a@@ bo@@ ve those around them .
How were Jesus ’ words recorded at Luke 21 : 20 , 21 ful@@ filled in the first century ?
E@@ M@@ P@@ L@@ O@@ Y@@ M@@ EN@@ T
If only the Israelites would rep@@ ent@@ an@@ tly sear@@ ch for Jehovah !
How does this ad@@ ju@@ sted view fur@@ ther af@@ fect our understanding of the illustr@@ ation of the faithful slave ?
G@@ R@@ O@@ U@@ P@@ S
You can do nothing better than give of your time and strength in the important work of teaching and preaching the good news .
In De@@ c@@ ember 195@@ 4 , fi@@ ve months after our gra@@ du@@ ation from G@@ ile@@ ad , Bil@@ li@@ e and I took off in a two - prop@@ el@@ l@@ er pl@@ ane for B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
Even the one ‘ by means of whom all other things were cre@@ ated ’ is requi@@ red to sub@@ mit to God’s he@@ ad@@ ship . ​ — C@@ ol .
He wrote : “ I have become all things to people of all s@@ or@@ ts , that I might by all means sa@@ ve some .
15 : 2 , 3 ; J@@ as . 3 : 5 .
Ho@@ she@@ a
Per@@ haps you have mis@@ under@@ sto@@ od him .
Yet , God’s people as a group will sur@@ vi@@ ve because they are taking refu@@ ge in Jehovah . ​ — Re@@ v .
What can we learn from Psalm 10@@ 3 about how the angels accom@@ pl@@ ish Jehovah’s will in the heavens ?
How can we buil@@ d this qu@@ ality ? How can we show that we have faith ?
But what el@@ se has con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed milli@@ ons of people that Jehovah’s Witnesses have the truth ? ​ — Read Romans 14 : 17 , 18 .
3 : 16 ; 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
C@@ learly , following the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule can lead to true peace and se@@ cur@@ ity because it pu@@ ts one in l@@ ine for blessings now and in the future under God’s Kingdom .
S@@ ome@@ times , though , because of ad@@ verse circumstances , he su@@ ffered want and de@@ priv@@ ation .
For instance , in Jesus ’ day a tower in Jerusalem f@@ ell and kil@@ led 18 people .
In the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , a number of j@@ uni@@ or high school stud@@ ents have fil@@ ed false char@@ ges of a@@ bu@@ se to get re@@ v@@ enge on teach@@ ers who discipl@@ ined them .
S@@ im@@ on Peter ans@@ wer@@ ed him : ‘ Lord , whom shall we go away to ? ’ ”
This article consi@@ ders how we can find prote@@ ction both now and when “ the great day of Jehovah ” str@@ ik@@ es .
Because he was en@@ vi@@ ous of David .
Your house is a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned to you . ” ​ — Matthew 23 : 37 , 38 .
You will receive strength through prayer to God , you will feel com@@ for@@ ted by the loving concer@@ n of true Christian compan@@ i@@ ons , and you will be up@@ li@@ f@@ ted by stud@@ ying God’s Word .
R@@ o@@ d@@ ri@@ go was in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent , an el@@ o@@ qu@@ ent speak@@ er , a pat@@ r@@ on of the ar@@ ts , and ca@@ pa@@ ble of at@@ tain@@ ing his ob@@ je@@ c@@ ti@@ ves .
6 .
It also refle@@ cts on the One who provided and encoura@@ ges that mor@@ ality . ​ — Psalm 7@@ 4 : 10 ; James 3 : 17 .
The Bible c@@ alls death an enem@@ y . It lik@@ ens death to a king who has rul@@ ed mankind .
Yet , they likely still have a love of God in their heart .
The lo@@ ad of his teachings and of disci@@ ple@@ ship is light .
S@@ cho@@ l@@ ars dis@@ cer@@ ned that these do@@ cum@@ ents con@@ ta@@ ined the same text in different langu@@ ages , all written in c@@ un@@ ei@@ form s@@ crip@@ t .
In these two artic@@ les , learn what God requi@@ res of us as his people .
A for@@ ma@@ l cur@@ ri@@ c@@ ulu@@ m , or pro@@ gra@@ m for teaching , may be difficult to ob@@ tain in such plac@@ es as a refu@@ ge@@ e cam@@ p , but parents may be able to use liter@@ ature publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses as a bas@@ is for instru@@ ction .
A N@@ i@@ ght to R@@ em@@ ember
• What less@@ on do we learn from the account of Lo@@ t and his wife ?
This means that we can feel his love for us and then expres@@ s our love for him .
The answer is most hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing and reas@@ sur@@ ing .
Ther@@ efore , sel@@ e@@ cting a marriage mate is one of the most serious st@@ ep@@ s we can take and is not to be vie@@ wed ligh@@ tly .
“ M@@ ake the truth your own , ” she would say .
The more God’s Word be@@ comes a part of you , the more you will pro@@ du@@ ce “ fine fru@@ it , ” including “ the fru@@ it of li@@ ps which make public declar@@ ation to [ God’s ] name . ” ​ — He@@ b .
Jesus fore@@ told : “ Pe@@ ople will hand you over to local cour@@ ts , and you will be be@@ at@@ en in sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es and be put on the stand before govern@@ ors and k@@ ings . ”
The next time the po@@ li@@ ce st@@ op@@ ped us , not only did they take our liter@@ ature but they also took D@@ ad to j@@ a@@ il , lea@@ ving Mo@@ m al@@ one with four children .
From where could he draw comfort ?
A small group of ze@@ al@@ ous Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents who for well over 30 years had given their strength and for@@ tun@@ es to pur@@ sue a vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign .
How should Christians view those who par@@ take of the em@@ ble@@ ms at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , and how do anointed ones view themselves ?
Jesus went on to read more of the prophe@@ tic pas@@ sage .
Noah lived in such a world , and he saw it pas@@ s away .
• After consider@@ ing Mi@@ ca@@ h chap@@ ters 1 and 2 , why are you con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that your hope is sure ?
And again : “ N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , I am tel@@ ling you the truth , It is for your benefit I am going away . For if I do not go away , the help@@ er will by no means come to you ; but if I do go my way , I will s@@ end him to you . ” ​ — John 14 : 16 , 17 ; 16 : 7 .
Your love for Jehovah will move you to avoid com@@ mit@@ ting a serious sin that would bring re@@ pro@@ ach upon his name .
Do you person@@ ally show appreciation for the Bible by reading it regul@@ arly ? ​ — Romans 15 : 4 .
See the bro@@ ch@@ ure A Bo@@ ok for All Pe@@ ople , page 28 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
They me@@ t L@@ ing@@ ba@@ o@@ an and encoura@@ ged him to read the Bible .
“ The one who exerc@@ ises faith in the Son has everlasting life . ”
That was cr@@ itical in help@@ ing me sur@@ vi@@ ve those hard times . ”
You can understand that .
Our having been baptized in the name of the holy spirit invol@@ ves recogn@@ iz@@ ing its ro@@ le in our life and gr@@ ate@@ fully co@@ op@@ er@@ ating with that spirit .
The do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of pre@@ des@@ t@@ in@@ ation is based on what su@@ p@@ position , and what shows that this do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine does not gl@@ ori@@ fy God ?
One from their mi@@ d@@ st was no longer cont@@ ent with pra@@ ising Jehovah but desi@@ red to be worshipp@@ ed .
In what way is believ@@ ing in ev@@ olu@@ tion similar to believ@@ ing in cre@@ ation ?
By wal@@ king in Jehovah’s ways and obe@@ ying his la@@ ws , we can happ@@ ily bas@@ k in his fav@@ or . ​ — Psalm 8@@ 9 : 15 ; 10@@ 6 : 3 ; 1@@ 12 : 1 ; 1@@ 28 : 1 , 2 .
God’s Word c@@ learly shows that any last - min@@ u@@ te use of his name by the wicked has always proved to be in va@@ in . ​ — Proverbs 1 : 28 , 29 ; Mi@@ ca@@ h 3 : 4 ; Luke 13 : 24 , 25 .
Thus , he could say : “ O@@ ut@@ side no ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ent would sp@@ end the night ; my do@@ ors I kept o@@ pen to the p@@ ath . ”
T@@ ry to pi@@ c@@ ture yourself in the sc@@ ene .
E@@ very day , wa@@ ves of sen@@ su@@ al i@@ ma@@ ges are direc@@ ted at us .
Th@@ r@@ ough our public ministry , we make known “ the sac@@ red pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ements of God . ”
T@@ ra@@ vel@@ ing overse@@ ers repor@@ t that among “ the more important things ” that a Christian should take care of , personal study and Bible reading ten@@ d to be ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted .
Paul ex@@ hor@@ ts : “ S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing the truth , let us by love gro@@ w up in all things into him who is the head , Christ . ”
He wrote : “ Lo@@ ok ! The f@@ ar@@ m@@ er keep@@ s wa@@ iting for the preci@@ ous fru@@ it of the earth , exerc@@ ising pati@@ ence over it until he ge@@ ts the early ra@@ in and the l@@ ate ra@@ in .
Bro@@ ther@@ ly love is a ke@@ y to being a Christian .
W@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ E it may appe@@ ar that many heart att@@ ac@@ ks occ@@ ur without war@@ ning , medi@@ cal author@@ ities say that it is r@@ ar@@ ely the case .
In his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus showed that we can draw a less@@ on from the way Jehovah provi@@ des for the bir@@ ds .
Hence , we need to share in the disci@@ ple - making work with en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m , as Jesus did .
Li@@ fe went on ​ — until the day when everything chang@@ ed .
However , ei@@ ght Jewish famili@@ es living in our v@@ il@@ la@@ ge su@@ d@@ den@@ ly disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared .
What change as to po@@ ver@@ ty will soon occ@@ ur ?
As He@@ ad of the Christian congregation , Christ has used this “ faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” to ad@@ minis@@ ter His Kingdom inter@@ ests on earth .
That is one of the s@@ crip@@ tures most wi@@ d@@ ely used by Jehovah’s Witnesses to help others appreci@@ ate the import@@ ance of stud@@ ying God’s Word .
T@@ ake advan@@ ta@@ ge of every opportunity to be with them and to help them .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing of such interest , Peter says : “ Con@@ cer@@ ning this very sal@@ vation a di@@ lig@@ ent in@@ qui@@ ry and a care@@ ful sear@@ ch were made by the prophe@@ ts . . .
A So@@ le@@ m@@ n A@@ gre@@ ement
F@@ o@@ re@@ tel@@ ling how Jesus will act against His enem@@ ies from an ex@@ al@@ ted heavenly position , the psalmist san@@ g : “ In your s@@ pl@@ end@@ or go on to succ@@ ess ; ri@@ de in the cause of truth and hum@@ ility and righteousness . ”
Jesus spoke to others about everlasting life
The year is 29 C.E .
How will lear@@ ning to obey the direction from Jehovah’s organization help us to pre@@ pare for life in the new world ?
Jesus said regarding married cou@@ ples : “ What God has yo@@ ked together let no man put ap@@ ar@@ t . ”
Ru@@ th reve@@ aled the reason when she said to Na@@ om@@ i : “ Your people will be my people , and your God my God . . . . May Jehovah do so to me and ad@@ d to it if anything but death should make a se@@ par@@ ation between me and you . ”
F@@ R@@ E@@ Q@@ U@@ EN@@ T@@ L@@ Y A@@ S@@ K@@ E@@ D Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S A@@ B@@ O@@ U@@ T J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S W@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ S ​ — How Is Your Wor@@ k F@@ in@@ an@@ ced ?
C@@ ir@@ cum@@ c@@ ision was not requi@@ red of G@@ ent@@ il@@ es who wanted to become Christians .
He accepted the chall@@ enge to ex@@ p@@ and his ministry .
Ha@@ ving no way to de@@ al with problems that con@@ fr@@ on@@ t them nor any real hope for the future , most people are “ s@@ kin@@ ned and thro@@ wn about like sheep without a shepher@@ d . ”
The pan@@ el then sel@@ e@@ cted the best one , the ten second - best , and the ten th@@ ir@@ d - best es@@ says .
We too must be ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous and “ not believe every inspired expres@@ sion . ”
However , is E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 7 : 9 saying that we should never be off@@ ended by anything or anyone , that we are to for@@ give all off@@ en@@ ses reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of how se@@ v@@ ere or how fre@@ qu@@ ent they are and not do anything about them ?
Why can Jehovah’s servants confid@@ ently turn to him in prayer ?
Wor@@ ds con@@ ve@@ y not just information but also emo@@ tions and feelings .
The O@@ p@@ pres@@ s@@ or F@@ alls “ In@@ to the H@@ and of a W@@ om@@ an ”
Adam and I@@ r@@ ena man@@ ag@@ ed to support themselves by w@@ in@@ do@@ w wa@@ shing and sta@@ ir@@ well cle@@ an@@ ing and by being th@@ ri@@ f@@ ty when pur@@ cha@@ sing things .
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you ever read some of the I@@ li@@ ad or the O@@ d@@ y@@ s@@ se@@ y , two great e@@ pi@@ c po@@ em@@ s of ancient Gre@@ e@@ ce ?
John states : “ I gave my jo@@ b everything I had .
then su@@ d@@ den des@@ tru@@ ction is to be in@@ stan@@ tly upon them . ” The first p@@ ha@@ se of this “ su@@ d@@ den des@@ tru@@ ction ” is the att@@ ack against “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , ” the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion , also known as “ the har@@ lo@@ t . ”
* Satan al@@ le@@ ged that if Job person@@ ally su@@ ffered , he would deci@@ de that Jehovah was not the most important Per@@ son in his life .
A clean conscience and personal satis@@ fac@@ tion are the re@@ war@@ ds of hard work . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 5 : 12 .
We come to real@@ ize ever more that “ Jehovah is near to all those c@@ all@@ ing on him . ”
Th@@ in@@ king that their brothers ac@@ ro@@ ss the J@@ or@@ d@@ an had com@@ mit@@ ted an act of apost@@ as@@ y , the tri@@ bes on the w@@ est pre@@ pared to war with the “ re@@ bel@@ s . ”
Jehovah se@@ es what the heart is , and evid@@ ently he saw something very preci@@ ous in this you@@ th .
So our desire to ple@@ ase God has moved us to ‘ put away fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od and speak truth . ’
14 , 15 . ( a ) What evidence of justice do we find in Jehovah’s s@@ ent@@ ence upon mankind ?
Com@@ ing to know God means more than simply know@@ ing his liter@@ al name .
There was a saying that who@@ ever gre@@ et@@ ed J@@ anu@@ ary 1@@ st with fu@@ n , la@@ ugh@@ ter , and pl@@ ent@@ y would pas@@ s the enti@@ re year in happiness and well - being .
He certainly was ze@@ al@@ ous .
The same is true when we pre@@ pare our heart to go out in the field service .
8 : 11 , 12 .
Yet , Satan desi@@ red for himself this lo@@ f@@ ty and uni@@ que position , something to which he was not ent@@ it@@ led .
Mar@@ ri@@ age is more than just a r@@ om@@ an@@ tic relationship .
Greek was re@@ ta@@ ined as the of@@ fi@@ cial language , and ​ — along with the Rom@@ an emp@@ er@@ or — ​ A@@ ph@@ ro@@ di@@ te , A@@ pol@@ l@@ o , and Z@@ e@@ us were wi@@ d@@ ely worshi@@ ped .
It brought te@@ ars to my eyes when the brothers said : “ We do not have to hi@@ de any@@ more .
But our work was not ti@@ gh@@ tly re@@ stri@@ cted , nor were we activ@@ ely persecu@@ ted .
And this un@@ seen rul@@ er of the world re@@ ac@@ ted like a vi@@ ci@@ ous di@@ ct@@ at@@ or who kno@@ ws that his days are num@@ ber@@ ed .
God wants humans to be happy now and forever
Why should the counsel found at 1 Corinthians 10 : 32 , 33 af@@ fect our cho@@ ice of clo@@ thing ?
Let us consider a situation that ex@@ is@@ ted back in the days of the Hebrew prophe@@ ts H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah .
To share in the joy of spiritual giving , Jehovah’s people have re@@ ached out to the ends of the earth .
We must continue to en@@ h@@ ance it by making ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments .
They are those descri@@ bed in the book of Acts as “ righ@@ tly dis@@ posed for everlasting life . ”
Pe@@ ople with faith see c@@ learly the differ@@ ence between the ba@@ sel@@ ess claim@@ s of men and the sac@@ red promises of Jehovah God .
Let us be@@ ware !
The same ev@@ ent is also called “ the great day of God ” and “ Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on . ”
However , the Christians did not im@@ medi@@ ately beg@@ in to pro@@ du@@ ce a sing@@ le vo@@ lu@@ me con@@ tain@@ ing all the boo@@ ks of the Bible .
Now my life is full of purpose .
In 195@@ 6 , I was invit@@ ed to serve in I@@ rel@@ and .
As soon as they re@@ ached sa@@ f@@ ety , they expres@@ sed their joy and gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to Jehovah in a do@@ cum@@ ent ent@@ it@@ led “ The res@@ olu@@ tion of 2@@ 30 of Jehovah’s wit@@ nesses from si@@ x n@@ ati@@ on@@ alities , ga@@ ther@@ ed in a fore@@ st near S@@ ch@@ wer@@ in in Me@@ ck@@ l@@ en@@ bur@@ g . ”
* Although doing so requi@@ red making ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in their life , they feel that the sacrific@@ es have been well wor@@ th it .
4 , 5 . ( a ) From whom can you always receive needed ass@@ ist@@ ance ?
T@@ ak@@ ing in K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge of God ​ — How ?
9@@ ,@@ 0@@ 40
Their message pro@@ duc@@ ed a great de@@ al of joy in that city . ​ — Acts 8 : 4 - 8 , 14 - 17 .
“ Just as the Father has life in himself , ” stated Jesus , “ so he has gr@@ anted also to the Son to have life in himself . ”
In effect , we will see our G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or , Jehovah , and will hear a word be@@ h@@ ind us saying : “ This is the way .
Paul himself was put in pris@@ on .
What feelings do parents experience at the bir@@ th of a child ?
Un@@ like his con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries , E@@ no@@ ch proved to be a man accep@@ table to God .
Who is be@@ h@@ ind the worl@@ d’s spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness , and what influ@@ ence does he have ?
No matter what problems we enc@@ oun@@ ter , we must continue giving Jehovah’s worship pri@@ or@@ ity in life .
When you and your family see the hard work of Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites , reli@@ ef work@@ ers , mission@@ aries , and brothers who pre@@ pare and organiz@@ e conven@@ tions , appreciation for the worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od will sur@@ ely gro@@ w in your heart .
We too can help s@@ inc@@ ere individuals to understand Jehovah’s point of view .
He put asi@@ de his own desi@@ res and com@@ forts in order to do God’s will .
From 19@@ 6@@ 8 to 19@@ 7@@ 7 , we served as special pione@@ ers in the De@@ ep S@@ ou@@ th , ac@@ ro@@ ss Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ a and Mis@@ sis@@ si@@ pp@@ i .
What they learn , they also share with others , in har@@ mony with Jesus Christ’s instru@@ ction to make disciples . ​ — Matthew 28 : 19 , 20 .
The ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved may shed te@@ ars of g@@ ri@@ ef , even as Jesus we@@ pt over the death of La@@ z@@ ar@@ us .
• Why is a ha@@ st@@ y marriage un@@ wise ?
However , Jehovah wants more for us than a sh@@ ort , tr@@ oub@@ led walk from c@@ ra@@ d@@ le to gra@@ ve .
It stated : “ The work appe@@ ars stu@@ p@@ end@@ ous , but it is the L@@ or@@ d’s , and in his strength we will per@@ form it .
F@@ re@@ qu@@ ent Bible discus@@ sions in the ministry fur@@ ther imp@@ r@@ inted God’s Word on my mind , f@@ ill@@ ing me with joy and en@@ ab@@ ling me to imp@@ ro@@ ve my teaching ability .
With whom did he con@@ sul@@ t together that one might make him understand , or who teach@@ es him in the p@@ ath of justice , or teach@@ es him knowledge , or makes him know the very way of real understanding ? ”
What if your marriage mate is not a serv@@ ant of Jehovah ?
How com@@ for@@ ting it is to know that Jehovah not only se@@ es a tri@@ al@@ some situation we may be fac@@ ing but also under@@ stan@@ ds its effect on us !
W@@ i@@ th@@ out doubt , these self - sacrific@@ ing women are among “ the desi@@ ra@@ ble things of all the nations ” that f@@ ill Jehovah’s house with glory . ​ — H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 2 : 7 .
Those d@@ wel@@ l@@ ings were buil@@ t so close together that the psalmist descri@@ bed Jerusalem as “ a city that is jo@@ ined together as one . ”
Bo@@ o@@ k@@ sto@@ res devo@@ te enti@@ re se@@ ctions to works that promise read@@ ers health , we@@ al@@ th , and happiness .
When they ended and S@@ la@@ d@@ j@@ ana sto@@ od up to si@@ gn a do@@ cum@@ ent , the ju@@ dge le@@ an@@ ed over and asked her in a wh@@ is@@ per : “ Are you sure of what you just told me , that soon there will be no jud@@ ges and no cour@@ ts on earth ? ”
Then we will discus@@ s how to re@@ ach a stud@@ ent@@ ’s heart .
It is eas@@ y to be lu@@ red into loo@@ king at su@@ gg@@ es@@ tive , even por@@ no@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c , material .
They accept the Bible as God’s Word and respect it as the truth .
Some do , but a lo@@ t of people today won@@ der whether God is c@@ ru@@ el ​ — or they as@@ su@@ me that he is .
“ The heavens ” to which Eli@@ j@@ ah as@@ c@@ ended were the at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ eri@@ c heavens .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es , she loved and res@@ pe@@ cted her husband .
Many Christian you@@ ths su@@ ff@@ er persecu@@ tion , being ta@@ un@@ ted by pe@@ ers
On his th@@ ir@@ d tri@@ p ( gre@@ en l@@ ine on ma@@ p ) , Paul arri@@ ved at the por@@ t of M@@ ile@@ tu@@ s .
Just i@@ magine ! It has been in pre@@ par@@ ation for about 2@@ ,000 years .
* Jesus loved the tru@@ ths he con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed , and he loved the people he taught .
The psalmist said : “ Those tru@@ sting in Jehovah are like M@@ ount Z@@ ion , which cannot be made to to@@ t@@ ter , but d@@ wel@@ ls even to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 25 : 1 .
Re@@ ac@@ ting to Ba@@ al@@ ’s death , however , E@@ l “ cu@@ t his s@@ k@@ in with a k@@ ni@@ fe , he made inc@@ isions with a ra@@ z@@ or ; he cu@@ t his c@@ he@@ ek@@ s and ch@@ in . ”
The most important thing we can do is to read and study the Bible regul@@ arly .
See also Our Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try of O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 200@@ 8 , page 8 .
H@@ el@@ p O@@ thers O@@ be@@ y What the Bible T@@ e@@ ach@@ es , 1 / 15
If Satan the Devil has so much power over the world , would it not be reason@@ able to conclu@@ de that he pla@@ yed at le@@ ast a part in the first world war and its af@@ ter@@ mat@@ h ?
To be kind means to do good rather than to do anything har@@ m@@ ful .
11 - 12 .
Why did David experience no dre@@ ad ?
Although that son left home and pur@@ su@@ ed a wa@@ y@@ ward course , he later re@@ turned to the house of his father , who received him in a jo@@ y@@ ful and loving man@@ ner .
And we also keep in mind Jehovah’s promise : “ Those hon@@ or@@ ing me I shall honor . ” − 1 Sa@@ m .
This article expla@@ ins , and it shows why we should have a like desire to praise our God .
( b ) How did David re@@ act to Na@@ th@@ an’s s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful re@@ pro@@ of ?
G@@ ide@@ on cap@@ tur@@ ed and s@@ le@@ w two M@@ idi@@ an@@ ite k@@ ings ; then he re@@ turned to his city , O@@ ph@@ ra@@ h , near the place where the fi@@ gh@@ ting started .
( b ) What did Jehovah do , and what questions does this ra@@ ise ?
The ol@@ des@@ t Bible man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts a@@ vail@@ able today are par@@ ts of the De@@ ad Se@@ a S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls , some of which d@@ ate back to the th@@ ir@@ d and second cen@@ tu@@ ries B.C.E . “ E@@ ar@@ li@@ er co@@ pi@@ es of any part of the Bible are den@@ i@@ ed us , ” expla@@ ins Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or Al@@ an R .
Thus , simp@@ li@@ city is a ke@@ y fe@@ ature of Bible truth .
I@@ l@@ liter@@ ac@@ y .
32 A Bible N@@ ame on an An@@ cient J@@ ar
You may have read this j@@ our@@ n@@ al from time to time , and you might ag@@ ree with its app@@ lic@@ ation of Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es .
How could Jac@@ o@@ b over@@ look La@@ ban@@ ’s mean tri@@ ck ?
“ We@@ ’@@ re living in a ‘ ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic he@@ igh@@ ten@@ ed st@@ ate of al@@ er@@ t@@ ness and . . . hel@@ pl@@ ess@@ ness , ’ prom@@ p@@ ted by a ‘ po@@ or@@ ly de@@ f@@ ined . . . d@@ anger that could str@@ ike at any time in any form without war@@ ning . ’ ”
There were other no@@ ises ty@@ pi@@ cal of the coun@@ tr@@ y@@ side , but to those in attend@@ ance , these were just an a@@ mus@@ ing ser@@ en@@ a@@ de .
2 B@@ r@@ un@@ o from I@@ tal@@ y
( 1 ) We should try to make peace with our brother without invol@@ ving others .
S@@ hi@@ r@@ le@@ y : Su@@ re , I have some time .
He exerc@@ ised his authority by d@@ ri@@ ving the man and woman out of the gar@@ den of E@@ den , and to pre@@ v@@ ent their return , he assign@@ ed ch@@ er@@ u@@ bs to stand gu@@ ard at the en@@ tr@@ ance .
And Mark pointed out that the ministry of John ful@@ filled the prophe@@ tic words of Isaiah .
We often feel like the apostle Paul , who said : “ I have the desire to do what is fine but not the ability to car@@ ry it out . ” ​ — Romans 7 : 18 ; James 3 : 2 .
How did holy spirit help the Jews to car@@ ry out God’s will ?
It is a comfort to know that even when I cannot expla@@ in how I feel , he under@@ stan@@ ds me .
I@@ T W@@ A@@ S a jo@@ y@@ ful occasi@@ on that brought together the a@@ udi@@ ence of 5@@ ,@@ 7@@ 8@@ 4 ass@@ em@@ b@@ led on Mar@@ ch 10 , 200@@ 1 , at the three comple@@ x@@ es in New Yor@@ k St@@ ate used by the large Bethel family .
E@@ ach human re@@ ac@@ ts differ@@ ently to the death of a loved one .
She pray@@ ed to God .
How could the resul@@ ts of such re@@ sear@@ ch fur@@ ther e@@ qui@@ p you to teach others and help them to honor God ?
At the same time , when we preach from house to house and in public are@@ as , we war@@ n as many people as possible that God’s Kingdom will come and bring an end to this ung@@ o@@ dly world . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek .
C@@ er@@ tain ani@@ mal@@ s were un@@ clean , and the Israelites were not to e@@ at them .
Why , World W@@ ar I@@ I al@@ one took over 50 milli@@ on lives !
C@@ la@@ i@@ re : I know you love your mo@@ m , G@@ a@@ il .
Like all new arri@@ v@@ als , I was allow@@ ed one we@@ ek of ori@@ ent@@ ation so that I could a@@ da@@ pt to the different time z@@ one and the in@@ ten@@ se he@@ at .
In 19@@ 7@@ 7 , when I was al@@ most 50 , we received an invit@@ ation to serve at the S@@ wis@@ s Bethel in Th@@ u@@ n .
How quic@@ k@@ ly he found out !
Ju@@ d@@ as later went to the Jewish rul@@ ers and arrang@@ ed to be@@ tra@@ y Jesus for 30 pi@@ e@@ ces of s@@ il@@ ver .
Why is it wise for a person to ref@@ ra@@ in from dr@@ in@@ king al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ ages if he will be d@@ ri@@ ving a ve@@ hi@@ c@@ le ?
Some feel qu@@ ite str@@ ong@@ ly that God has provided them with ang@@ eli@@ c prote@@ ction and guid@@ ance .
But he also valu@@ es you for what you continue to do in his service .
Paul’s J@@ our@@ ne@@ ys in the Greek O@@ ri@@ ent c@@ alls it “ the real beg@@ in@@ ning of the Christian mis@@ sion and of . . .
Thus , by d@@ ele@@ g@@ ating appro@@ pri@@ ate fun@@ ctions in the congregation , the elders can t@@ est pro@@ spe@@ ctive minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants “ as to f@@ it@@ ness . ” ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
We have acc@@ ess to what help if we find it difficult to o@@ pen our hearts to our heavenly Father ?
The four older gi@@ r@@ ls were most help@@ ful as n@@ ur@@ se@@ ma@@ i@@ ds .
Although I have been a Witness for 27 years , I can still learn from those brothers and sisters .
Do Not H@@ op@@ e in Un@@ certain Ri@@ ches
What can we learn by medit@@ ating on A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s example ?
“ We have 7 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers and are con@@ duc@@ ting 38 Bible stu@@ dies .
Our brothers kin@@ dly look after us every day .
“ R@@ I@@ C@@ H in the tre@@ a@@ sures of so many lost ci@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ations , . . . da@@ z@@ z@@ ling in the beau@@ ty of its min@@ i@@ atu@@ res and pa@@ in@@ t@@ ings . ” That is how form@@ er cur@@ at@@ or R .
No one wants to be a ro@@ bo@@ t , having someone el@@ se deci@@ de every second of the day what he will say and do .
Mar@@ ch 21 - 27 , 20@@ 11
In ancient times , s@@ k@@ in bo@@ t@@ t@@ les were made from the t@@ an@@ ned hi@@ des of sheep , go@@ ats , and c@@ at@@ tle .
“ E@@ ver@@ yone Sh@@ re@@ w@@ d Will A@@ ct With K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge ”
When we con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate how gener@@ ous Jehovah has been with us , we feel a desire to give fre@@ ely to him .
He thus high@@ ligh@@ ted the ke@@ y ro@@ le that the Messi@@ ah pla@@ ys in our Creat@@ or@@ ’s purpose to bl@@ ess all nations of the earth .
The pro@@ ject was called Li@@ ving H@@ ist@@ ory .
There , Abraham acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ated much in the way of material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
The older sons were ten@@ ding the flo@@ c@@ ks up nor@@ th near S@@ he@@ c@@ he@@ m , where they had rec@@ ently made bit@@ ter enem@@ ies .
Pe@@ ople who have been disa@@ p@@ pointed and let down in human relation@@ shi@@ ps perhaps now sh@@ y away from being faithful to anyone .
Be@@ ing a@@ ware of how God had deal@@ t with the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ ans , A@@ sa should have learned that Jehovah’s “ eyes are ro@@ ving about through all the earth to show his strength in be@@ half of those who@@ se heart is complete toward him . ”
We can see from Jesus ’ words that those being ga@@ ther@@ ed into the congregation are lik@@ ened to sheep in a fo@@ ld .
When the apostle Paul no@@ tic@@ ed that the Christians in Corin@@ th were taking fellow servants of God to se@@ cul@@ ar cour@@ ts over such personal differ@@ ences as fin@@ an@@ cial disa@@ gre@@ ements , he cor@@ rec@@ ted them : “ Why do you not rather let y@@ ourselves be wr@@ ong@@ ed ?
Instead , he reli@@ ed on Jehovah to set things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght . ​ — 1 Samuel 25 : 32 - 34 ; 26 : 10 , 11 .
Our Kingdom hope and the gr@@ and privilege of declar@@ ing the good news make us jo@@ y@@ ful .
They provide com@@ par@@ ative information for the study of ancient Hebrew and the Bible text .
They are determined to continue to la@@ y hold of that covenant by accep@@ ting its pro@@ v@@ isions and obe@@ ying its requi@@ re@@ ments .
Since we pre@@ ached to people of all rac@@ es and n@@ ati@@ on@@ alities , certain wh@@ ite people h@@ ated us .
Because of the is@@ sue Satan ra@@ ised in con@@ ne@@ ction with Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
As Christi@@ an@@ ity s@@ pre@@ ad , were Christians to come to ter@@ ms with the world , con@@ form@@ ing to its practic@@ es and be@@ coming a part of it ?
The Law remin@@ ded the Israelites that they were imper@@ fect .
To you@@ ng@@ er men , who may be pr@@ ou@@ d of their quic@@ k@@ er min@@ ds and str@@ ong@@ er bo@@ dies com@@ pared with those of older ones , Peter wrote : “ G@@ ir@@ d y@@ ourselves with low@@ l@@ iness of mind toward one another , because God op@@ pos@@ es the ha@@ ugh@@ ty ones , but he gives un@@ deser@@ ved kindness to the hum@@ ble ones . ”
However , in some lands , especially in the past , the d@@ om@@ in@@ ant ch@@ urch did not accept this clear Bi@@ bli@@ cal position .
He accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed us to the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al and gave us all the support possible .
“ They kept up the pur@@ su@@ it ” ! ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 8 : 4 .
W@@ il@@ li@@ am became so ang@@ ry with Ju@@ li@@ e and her husband , Joseph , that he bro@@ ke off all cont@@ act with them .
What deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful pro@@ spe@@ cts !
V@@ ari@@ ous kin@@ ds of mirac@@ les are mentioned in the Bible .
When appro@@ pri@@ ate , do I ask questions regarding the study material and com@@ ment on its app@@ lic@@ ation ?
Yes , they continued ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast as see@@ ing the One who is inv@@ isi@@ ble .
H@@ ad the brother mentioned a@@ bo@@ ve allow@@ ed the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der@@ ’s wr@@ ath and un@@ kindness to cause him to become ang@@ ry , the man@@ ’s attitude would not likely have so@@ f@@ ten@@ ed as it did ; he might have become even ang@@ ri@@ er .
I@@ magine tr@@ ying to move for@@ ward by ro@@ c@@ king for h@@ our@@ s in a ro@@ c@@ king cha@@ ir , ex@@ p@@ en@@ ding all that en@@ er@@ gy but get@@ ting no@@ where !
King S@@ ob@@ hu@@ za I@@ I of S@@ wa@@ z@@ il@@ and wel@@ com@@ ed my brother Ge@@ or@@ ge and me to his ro@@ y@@ al re@@ si@@ d@@ ence .
J@@ on : It men@@ tions a kingdom .
From being a young te@@ en@@ ag@@ er full of vit@@ ality , I su@@ d@@ den@@ ly found my@@ self par@@ al@@ y@@ zed and stu@@ ck in@@ side a ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al ward .
We went out in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the night .
St@@ res@@ sing the value of accep@@ ting discipl@@ ine in its vari@@ ous form@@ s , the wise king says : “ The e@@ ar that is listen@@ ing to the re@@ pro@@ of of life lo@@ d@@ ges right in among wise people .
She had always been quic@@ k to cor@@ rec@@ t her daugh@@ ter .
But you can and should put a li@@ mit on anything over which you have control ​ — like time sp@@ ent on ho@@ b@@ bi@@ es or with friends .
He “ saw that the ba@@ dness of man was a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in the earth and every inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation of the thoughts of his heart was only bad all the time . ”
A Mo@@ der@@ n - Da@@ y Lo@@ cu@@ st Ar@@ my
What we know of Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h mo@@ ves us to ad@@ mi@@ re her .
; C@@ ar@@ fa@@ g@@ no , W .
When we study with someone , we want him to real@@ ize that the Bible is valu@@ able because it helps him to get to know Jehovah better .
We should keep our word .
That was 34 years ag@@ o in C@@ ô@@ te d@@ ’@@ I@@ vo@@ i@@ re , and even today I stand only three fe@@ et ( 1 m ) t@@ all .
By this time , though , An@@ n was pre@@ gn@@ ant with our second child .
How can we buil@@ d trust in Jehovah ?
Because our first parents allow@@ ed Satan to dist@@ ance them from Jehovah , we are all sub@@ ject to ill@@ ness .
Tru@@ e , the un@@ righteous desi@@ res of the flesh can be strong .
After a two - we@@ ek sa@@ il , the s@@ ki@@ pp@@ er wrote with reg@@ ard to the return tri@@ p to the ma@@ in is@@ land of T@@ ong@@ at@@ apu : “ We have 18 h@@ our@@ s of sa@@ il@@ ing a@@ head of us .
L@@ ater that day in prayer , the you@@ ng@@ er woman than@@ ks Jehovah for the loving interest of the matu@@ re sister ; it was just what she needed .
While Bible knowledge can help to control and ro@@ o@@ t out strong emo@@ tions , there are two other el@@ ements that must be deal@@ t with before pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce can be comple@@ t@@ ely eli@@ min@@ ated .
N@@ ever before has the name Jehovah been given such wide publi@@ city in Ger@@ many .
F@@ am@@ ily prayer , with re@@ pe@@ ated expres@@ sions of appreciation to God for His go@@ o@@ dness , will teach children the import@@ ance of having God as their F@@ ri@@ end . ”
No other human can make the decision for him .
Go@@ od judgment needs to be exerc@@ ised by young people .
Those early Christians had only a li@@ mit@@ ed understanding of the out@@ working of Jehovah’s purpose , even as Paul later ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged regarding prophecy : “ We have par@@ ti@@ al knowledge and we pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y par@@ ti@@ ally ; but when that which is complete arri@@ ves , that which is par@@ ti@@ al will be done away with . ”
What preci@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts little children are ! ​ — Psalm 1@@ 27 : 3 , 4 .
As the time for his sacri@@ fi@@ cial death dre@@ w near , Jesus became inc@@ reas@@ ingly a@@ ware of the we@@ igh@@ ty responsi@@ bility he bor@@ e .
So , what less@@ on can we draw from this saying of Jesus ?
For more information on the pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ i found at O@@ x@@ y@@ r@@ h@@ y@@ n@@ ch@@ us , see The Watchtower , F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 15 , 199@@ 2 , pages 26 - 8 .
For example , we may be consider@@ ing Hebrews 10 : 24 , 25 , which encoura@@ ges Christians to ga@@ ther with fellow believers for Scriptural encourag@@ ement and loving associ@@ ation .
You are most war@@ m@@ ly invit@@ ed to atten@@ d and hear how God’s mar@@ vel@@ ous arrang@@ ement for sal@@ vation through Christ can benefit you et@@ er@@ n@@ ally .
L@@ ear@@ ning C@@ am@@ bo@@ di@@ an was difficult .
The Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers vis@@ iting these re@@ mo@@ te re@@ gi@@ ons have to make many ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments .
Who is the man who s@@ ow@@ ed the fine se@@ ed in his field ?
Di@@ d they each have a will of their own ?
When expla@@ ining the needs of the up@@ coming pro@@ ject to buil@@ d the temple , King David ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that everything we receive comes from Jehovah and that wh@@ atever we give to Jehovah is from what he has already given us . ​ — Read 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 29 : 11 - 14 .
Even after his death , W@@ y@@ c@@ li@@ f@@ fe was declar@@ ed a her@@ e@@ tic .
We can also strengthen young ones , who are often under pres@@ sure to do wrong or to find succ@@ ess in this world .
How is this ga@@ ined ?
Al@@ ways Ne@@ ed Bible Com@@ m@@ and ? 12 / 1
I felt gu@@ il@@ ty , and I b@@ lam@@ ed my@@ self . ”
For lo@@ c@@ ations of vari@@ ous plac@@ es mentioned in the book of Fir@@ st Samuel , see pages 18 - 19 of the bro@@ ch@@ ure “ See the Go@@ od L@@ and , ” publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
By means of his holy spirit , God fur@@ thers the love , joy , and un@@ ity of his people .
He died as a ransom that we may live .
Li@@ ght , life , fre@@ e@@ dom — sur@@ ely these are blessings to be tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed !
As we study the Bible and come to know Jehovah’s view on matters , we devel@@ op a Bible - tra@@ ined conscience and are helped to make cho@@ ic@@ es that refle@@ ct his ways .
Jesus said that the great@@ est comman@@ d@@ ment is to love Jehovah God with our whole heart , soul , mind , and strength .
Con@@ s@@ ci@@ ous of My S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Ne@@ ed
“ I@@ t’s qualities that ever@@ yone ad@@ mi@@ res , like loy@@ al@@ ty . . . , that can make w@@ ars both more likely to star@@ t and more difficult to end , ” wrote Th@@ ur@@ st@@ an B@@ re@@ w@@ in in The L@@ an@@ c@@ et .
Even so , Corin@@ na and another sister deci@@ ded that they would do everything they could to leave the f@@ ar@@ m and go to a congregation meeting .
For this reason they fai@@ l to answer such ba@@ si@@ c questions as these : ‘ Why can I be sure that the things fore@@ told in the Bible are going to ha@@ p@@ pen ?
In fact , Jesus ’ life as a human pre@@ pared him for the work Jehovah had in st@@ ore for him ​ — serving as H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est and King , first of the congregation of anointed ones and then of the world . ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 13 ; Hebrews 7 : 26 ; Revelation 11 : 15 .
Although the Rom@@ an ar@@ mi@@ es tri@@ ed to en@@ sure relati@@ ve sa@@ f@@ ety thr@@ ough@@ out the then known world , they became the des@@ ol@@ ater of Jerusalem .
He often uses our brothers and sisters to help us .
May we imitate their faith by rema@@ ining loyal to our G@@ r@@ and God , Jehovah . ​ — Hebrews 13 : 7 .
A@@ no@@ inted Christians cannot be sure that they will receive their re@@ ward until Jehovah makes it clear to them that he has jud@@ ged them as faithful .
( Read Psalm 1@@ 25 : 1 , 2 . )
You will also want to learn to use the Bible in the ministry .
T@@ ak@@ ing Pro@@ g@@ res@@ sive , P@@ rac@@ tic@@ al S@@ te@@ ps
( b ) What benef@@ its do we der@@ i@@ ve from pray@@ er@@ ful medit@@ ation on God’s Word ?
When it comes to valu@@ eless words , elders too learn an important less@@ on .
Although my father died in 198@@ 5 , his ad@@ vice to keep my@@ self bus@@ y in Jehovah’s organization rema@@ ins imp@@ r@@ inted on my mind .
How can we pre@@ v@@ ent family difficul@@ ties from de@@ pri@@ ving us of the pri@@ ze ?
I started to study Eng@@ l@@ ish because I wanted to do more in my service .
No@@ ble as that ob@@ je@@ ctive may s@@ ound , some cr@@ iti@@ c@@ s see the N@@ P@@ T as little more than an at@@ temp@@ t to keep certain coun@@ tri@@ es out of the “ nu@@ clear c@@ lu@@ b ” ​ — to pre@@ v@@ ent those nations that do not have we@@ ap@@ ons from develop@@ ing them .
His own eyes b@@ eho@@ ld , his own be@@ am@@ ing eyes exam@@ ine the sons of men .
“ The S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t S@@ ear@@ ches In@@ to . . . the De@@ ep Th@@ ings of God ”
In@@ side that building , they mar@@ vel@@ ed again , though the sc@@ ene was ne@@ i@@ ther qui@@ et nor tr@@ an@@ qu@@ il .
In a promise of rest@@ or@@ ation , the prophet Mi@@ ca@@ h expres@@ sed his con@@ vi@@ ction that Jehovah would for@@ give his rep@@ ent@@ ant people : “ Who is a God like you , . . . pas@@ sing over trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion of the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of his in@@ her@@ it@@ ance ? . . .
I was plac@@ ed in a low - se@@ cur@@ ity cam@@ p along with sever@@ al h@@ un@@ d@@ red other men .
L@@ ater we moved to ne@@ ar@@ by S@@ an Jo@@ a@@ qu@@ in V@@ al@@ le@@ y , where we s@@ ought out P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese - speaking people in the va@@ st are@@ a from S@@ ac@@ r@@ am@@ en@@ to to Bak@@ er@@ s@@ field .
To whom is honor du@@ e ?
▪ A@@ p@@ preci@@ ate the ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y of the times in which we are living . ​ — E@@ ph .
We are not shi@@ el@@ ded from the ad@@ verse effe@@ cts of the cur@@ r@@ ent “ cr@@ itical times . ”
In rec@@ ent times , some coun@@ tri@@ es have su@@ ffered se@@ v@@ ere disa@@ st@@ ers .
How was the congregation of anointed Christians fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed during Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st ?
Hence , we do our best to s@@ pre@@ ad see@@ ds of Kingdom truth every@@ where .
How is a than@@ k@@ ful spirit in prayer a prote@@ ction ?
One M@@ on@@ th of Bar@@ le@@ y H@@ ar@@ v@@ est
Such feelings are good , even comm@@ end@@ able , when in har@@ mony with acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge .
But Jesus sub@@ mit@@ ted to God’s will .
In 19@@ 7@@ 5 we re@@ turned to New B@@ r@@ ita@@ in to serve in the travel@@ ing ministry .
This could have been the men@@ tal and emo@@ tional dist@@ ress ca@@ used by op@@ pos@@ ers and “ false brothers . ”
“ Then he plac@@ ed the one in Bethel , and the other he put in D@@ an .
In ga@@ ther@@ ing material , E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us was di@@ lig@@ ent and thor@@ ough .
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So the others often di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied B@@ ill by d@@ ele@@ g@@ ating to him t@@ as@@ ks that the three all ag@@ re@@ ed he could h@@ and@@ le better than they could .
J@@ U@@ S@@ T as Christians in the first century experienced persecu@@ tion , so have God’s people today .
Paul indic@@ ates that there is a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al reason to res@@ ist wrong inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations , including the ur@@ ge to re@@ tal@@ i@@ ate , when he states : “ Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently I ent@@ re@@ at you by the com@@ pas@@ sions of God , brothers . ”
We let them know what we are doing in the neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od but keep the con@@ vers@@ ations bri@@ ef .
Why , new clo@@ th@@ es need con@@ st@@ ant care to keep them loo@@ king clean and pres@@ en@@ table .
How , in turn , will they put faith in him of whom they have not heard ?
Jehovah’s love is made clear in the early ver@@ ses of Mal@@ ach@@ i .
Their ad@@ vice is con@@ stan@@ tly being re@@ v@@ ised and up@@ d@@ ated as they come to real@@ ize that ear@@ li@@ er ad@@ vice was f@@ la@@ wed .
We will do all things for Jehovah’s glory if we truly love him .
Jesus devo@@ ted his en@@ er@@ gy to his God - assign@@ ed responsi@@ bility
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ les 1 - 3 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 6 - 19
Yes , our Le@@ ad@@ er and King , Jesus Christ , is well - pleas@@ ed when we act righte@@ ously and with in@@ sight and use our li@@ ps in the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making activ@@ ity .
F@@ i@@ f@@ te@@ en of those with whom I@@ r@@ ene stu@@ died got baptized .
I tell them that I am not , since I know what being a Witness means .
R@@ el@@ ati@@ ves often come to vis@@ it , and I happ@@ ily share with them the truth about Jehovah . ”
Why , though , should we be willing to gr@@ ant such a fav@@ or ?
The S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses at times recei@@ ves let@@ ters from po@@ ver@@ ty - stri@@ ck@@ en people .
We may in@@ iti@@ ally l@@ ack full understanding of the reas@@ ons for car@@ r@@ ying out our assign@@ ed work in a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar way .
While high and lo@@ f@@ ty things ​ — such as that st@@ atu@@ e as well as ob@@ el@@ is@@ ks , ste@@ e@@ ples , and s@@ k@@ y@@ sc@@ ra@@ p@@ ers — ​ may imp@@ ress humans , this is not the case with God .
Jehovah also uses the congregation and the elders to mo@@ ld each one of us .
This she f@@ l@@ at@@ ly refu@@ sed , even though it would mean the lo@@ ss of her emp@@ loy@@ ment .
Tru@@ e faith inclu@@ des believ@@ ing that God is inter@@ ested in the wel@@ f@@ are of all who ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly seek to do his will and that he re@@ war@@ ds them .
During an ex@@ ca@@ vation of ancient Sam@@ ari@@ a in 19@@ 10 , a te@@ am of ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists found a col@@ le@@ ction of o@@ str@@ ac@@ a , which they d@@ ated to the ei@@ gh@@ th century B.C.E .
On S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 17 , 19@@ 39 , The New Yor@@ k T@@ im@@ es repor@@ ted from Ger@@ many : “ Au@@ gu@@ st Di@@ ck@@ man@@ n , 29 years old , . . . has been sh@@ o@@ t here by a fir@@ ing s@@ qu@@ ad . ”
Jesus Christ ​ — the “ ang@@ el . . . with the ke@@ y of the ab@@ y@@ ss ” ​ — will se@@ ize Satan and his dem@@ ons , h@@ ur@@ l them into the ab@@ y@@ ss , and keep them there for a th@@ ous@@ and years .
That divine educ@@ ation will no doubt inclu@@ de instru@@ ction on how to care for the earth and its coun@@ t@@ less cre@@ atu@@ res , as Adam was origin@@ ally com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned to do .
When he was 12 years old , he was found “ in the temple , s@@ it@@ ting in the mi@@ d@@ st of the teach@@ ers and listen@@ ing to them and ques@@ tion@@ ing them . ”
They tre@@ ated each other with di@@ gn@@ ity and respect .
Our present er@@ a , though , is also m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous .
In time , he had the wr@@ ong@@ doing h@@ and@@ led , cor@@ rec@@ tly and fir@@ m@@ ly .
I also had the privilege of vis@@ iting Al@@ ban@@ ia in 198@@ 9 and again in 199@@ 1 .
No@@ te , for example , Isaiah 40 : 11 .
* “ H@@ app@@ y is the man . . . [ who@@ se ] deli@@ ght is in the law of Jehovah , ” states Psalm 1 : 1 , 2 , “ and in his law he re@@ a@@ ds in an under@@ to@@ ne day and night . ”
It makes me want to give my pres@@ ent@@ ation . ”
In the mean@@ time , it is reas@@ sur@@ ing to know that “ the eyes of Jehovah are on the righteous , and his ear@@ s listen to their supp@@ lic@@ ation . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
• What is the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of the un@@ le@@ av@@ ened M@@ em@@ ori@@ al bre@@ ad ?
For example , a prophecy of Isaiah states : “ They will certainly buil@@ d hous@@ es and have occ@@ u@@ pan@@ cy ; and they will certainly pl@@ ant v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds and e@@ at their fru@@ it@@ age . ”
He re@@ comm@@ ended the jo@@ y@@ ful , pati@@ ent , wa@@ iting attitude descri@@ bed at Mi@@ ca@@ h 7 : 7 .
Di@@ d he not at great co@@ st to himself give his Son as “ a ransom in ex@@ change for many ” ?
“ I did not learn to for@@ give .
What two gi@@ f@@ ts might be consider@@ ed , and which is the greater ?
Tru@@ ly , God’s Word is a reli@@ able s@@ ource of direction that will help us make wise cho@@ ic@@ es in life .
O@@ thers worshipp@@ ed a tri@@ u@@ ne go@@ d or vari@@ ous i@@ do@@ ls .
How can children maintain their respect even if they feel that their parents made a mis@@ take ?
After the fin@@ al t@@ est , in what sense will mankind be com@@ par@@ able to Adam ?
But whom would J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah give to Jehovah ?
The information in the book is pres@@ ented , not in ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal order , but by sub@@ ject .
Pe@@ ople have v@@ ar@@ ying op@@ in@@ i@@ ons about who Jesus really was .
In just one night , a sing@@ le ang@@ el stru@@ ck down 18@@ 5@@ ,000 As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans , provi@@ ding deli@@ ver@@ ance for Jehovah’s faithful servants . ​ — Is@@ a .
What qualities should we stri@@ ve to cultiv@@ ate , and why does this take “ ear@@ n@@ est effort ” ?
You too exerc@@ ise pati@@ ence ; make your hearts fir@@ m , because the pres@@ ence of the Lord has dra@@ wn close . ”
At times , we had to move the boo@@ ks pr@@ inted by the So@@ ci@@ ety from one hi@@ ding place to another .
Thus , Jesus used re@@ pet@@ iti@@ on in his ministry .
I later found out that because of Bro@@ ther F@@ ran@@ z ’ fa@@ il@@ ing ey@@ es@@ i@@ ght , Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r had been sp@@ en@@ ding consider@@ able time reading such material to him .
By keep@@ ing se@@ par@@ ate from Satan’s cri@@ min@@ al rule and refu@@ sing to be in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated by his ag@@ ents .
For example , he imit@@ ates Jesus and develop@@ s the new person@@ ality , which is “ cre@@ ated according to God’s will in true righteousness and loy@@ al@@ ty . ”
And marri@@ ages that are re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly ra@@ va@@ ged by such emo@@ tional fi@@ rest@@ or@@ ms do not provide an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment in which love can gro@@ w .
What reas@@ sur@@ ance does Jehovah next give the Jews , and how does his message af@@ fect them ?
She says : “ Our son has a serious health proble@@ m , and at the time , we had fin@@ an@@ cial tr@@ ou@@ ble .
It means that we are pre@@ pared for action .
As you read the s@@ crip@@ tures , i@@ magine that you are part of the ev@@ ent .
The se@@ cul@@ ar world is a pro@@ li@@ fi@@ c s@@ ource of har@@ m@@ ful ide@@ as .
Our loving heavenly Father as@@ sures us that he will listen to such prayers .
She even consider@@ ed we@@ aring something other than a we@@ d@@ ding go@@ wn . ”
14 : 12 .
Jesus went on to make the app@@ lic@@ ation , saying : “ Ther@@ efore , if you , al@@ though being wicked , know how to give good gi@@ f@@ ts to your children , how much more so will the Father in heaven give holy spirit to those as@@ king him ! ” ​ — Luke 11 : 11 - 13 .
In the end , however , the promise of a sa@@ fe ha@@ ven me@@ ant ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely nothing .
When Jehovah sent an ang@@ el to deli@@ ver a message of encourag@@ ement to Daniel , the ang@@ el enc@@ oun@@ tered res@@ ist@@ ance from “ the [ spirit ] prin@@ ce of the ro@@ y@@ al real@@ m of Per@@ sia . ”
Jehovah im@@ medi@@ ately ended the s@@ cour@@ ge and re@@ war@@ ded Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has with a covenant that the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od would remain in his l@@ ine “ to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ” ​ — Nu@@ m .
In an article ent@@ it@@ led “ The En@@ d of Christian E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , ” the Fr@@ en@@ ch new@@ s@@ pa@@ per L@@ e F@@ i@@ gar@@ o said : “ The same pat@@ ter@@ n can be seen every@@ where . . . .
You too may do that , often without deli@@ ber@@ ate thought .
The second co@@ v@@ ers what took place during Israel@@ ’s w@@ an@@ der@@ ing in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
The ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le is set up at Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h in the ter@@ rit@@ ory of Eph@@ ra@@ im .
We have every reason to be “ ag@@ low with the spirit ” as we car@@ ry out our divine com@@ mis@@ sion .
Those la@@ ws spe@@ ci@@ fied o@@ ffer@@ ings for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s .
I took this st@@ ep not only because I ho@@ ped to see my daugh@@ ter again some@@ day but also because I desi@@ red to serve our Creator , whom I had come to know and love .
This chang@@ ed her life comple@@ t@@ ely and requi@@ red ma@@ j@@ or ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in her full - time ministry .
In time , they were jo@@ ined by “ a great crow@@ d ” from all nations who also seek to worship Jehovah .
U@@ P@@ O@@ N hear@@ ing that some Christians were being de@@ fle@@ cted from pu@@ re worship by Juda@@ iz@@ ers , the apostle Paul wr@@ ites a powerful letter “ to the congregations of Gal@@ ati@@ a . ”
S@@ T@@ R@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ IN@@ G the import@@ ance of love , Jesus Christ told his disciples : “ I am giving you a new comman@@ d@@ ment , that you love one another ; just as I have loved you , that you also love one another .
We can imitate the psalmist who said : “ I shall not set in fr@@ on@@ t of my eyes any good - for - nothing thing .
17 : 17 ; John 15 : 15 .
But when Jehovah tel@@ ls them that the d@@ un@@ g would in@@ stead be sc@@ at@@ tered on their fac@@ es , it c@@ learly shows that he held in con@@ temp@@ t and re@@ je@@ cted their sacrific@@ es and those o@@ ffering them .
In the first century , the apostle Paul had to ex@@ hor@@ t fellow Christians to consider the ze@@ al@@ ous example of Jesus .
6 , 7 . ( a ) Why did Paul cho@@ ose Timothy as a travel@@ ing compan@@ ion ?
After her husband became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , a Christian woman in the O@@ ri@@ ent said : “ My husband used to walk three or four st@@ ep@@ s a@@ head of me , let@@ ting me car@@ ry everything .
‘ But my righteous one will live by reason of faith , ’ and , ‘ if he sh@@ r@@ in@@ ks back , my soul has no ple@@ asure in him . ’ ”
Their a@@ im was to re@@ ach working - class people .
Then my family heard the sh@@ o@@ c@@ king news ​ — spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ists con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed that I was to@@ t@@ ally de@@ a@@ f !
If possible , pray together .
I never knew a young father .
New Yor@@ k C@@ ity 195@@ 8
As the disciples listen@@ ed to Jesus ’ ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation , their dis@@ position chang@@ ed from being sa@@ d to being jo@@ y@@ ful .
Even if you have never read the Bible , does it in@@ tri@@ gu@@ e you that some have received help from it ?
Of course , those appointed to take the lead in true worship are imper@@ fect .
“ The older your children get , ” says a father nam@@ ed An@@ d@@ re , “ the more you need to ad@@ just your appro@@ ach and to reason with him . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 14 .
( b ) What did Jesus do , and were his efforts succ@@ ess@@ ful at that time ?
O@@ f@@ ten , they want to take others with them .
( b ) Why do we pray for holy spirit ?
May we always be e@@ qu@@ ally determined to re@@ ject men@@ ’s thoughts .
* O@@ thers spe@@ cul@@ ate that these si@@ bl@@ ings were Mar@@ y’s st@@ ep@@ children .
What reas@@ ons do we have for doing so ?
“ These Th@@ ings En@@ trust to Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful M@@ en , ” J@@ an .
What does God’s Word say that can help us to find true and lasting peace ?
Of course , Jesus used s@@ le@@ ep as an illustr@@ ation for death and f@@ it@@ t@@ ingly so .
The qu@@ est for li@@ fe@@ ’s purpose led A@@ le@@ x@@ e@@ i to exam@@ ine the Bible .
S@@ ad@@ ly , though , King U@@ z@@ z@@ iah spo@@ iled his good rec@@ ord , for “ his heart became ha@@ ugh@@ ty even to the point of ca@@ using ru@@ in . ”
A person@@ ’s spirit is his or her d@@ om@@ in@@ ant men@@ tal inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation and is con@@ ne@@ cted to the heart .
In rec@@ ording Jesus ’ con@@ dem@@ nation of an un@@ sc@@ ru@@ pul@@ ous prac@@ tice of the s@@ cri@@ bes and the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , Mark explained that “ cor@@ ba@@ n ” means “ a gift dedic@@ ated to God . ” ​ — Mark 7 : 11 .
F@@ er@@ men@@ ted w@@ ine , not un@@ fer@@ men@@ ted gra@@ pe ju@@ ice .
It also makes it much e@@ asi@@ er for them to ‘ go the ex@@ tr@@ a m@@ ile ’ if they can , doing so will@@ ingly and not under some kind of com@@ pul@@ sion . ​ — Matthew 5 : 4@@ 1 .
U@@ sing the Bible effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely in the ministry is not just a matter of qu@@ o@@ ting s@@ crip@@ tures .
If you are doing that , you are imit@@ ating the fine examples of the prophe@@ ts who made “ a di@@ lig@@ ent in@@ qui@@ ry and a care@@ ful sear@@ ch ” of information that was provided .
• How can you prove yourself tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy ?
Hence , Jehovah’s Witnesses con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate , as Jesus did , on be@@ aring witness to the truth about that Kingdom .
Jesus taught that our prayers should expres@@ s our desire to see God’s name san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied , His Kingdom come , and His will be done .
The des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of those pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s would become num@@ er@@ ous and would re@@ side in the God - given P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
The Bible says : “ Fa@@ thers , do not be ir@@ rit@@ ating your children , but go on br@@ ing@@ ing them up in the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 4 .
D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tion in So@@ fi@@ a .
We share Bible tru@@ ths with those we me@@ et during our da@@ ily activities .
U@@ sing his position as c@@ hi@@ ef ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ or , Z@@ acc@@ ha@@ e@@ us had become rich by ex@@ t@@ or@@ ting money and ro@@ b@@ b@@ ing comm@@ on people .
He himself will gu@@ i@@ de us until we die . ”
If that happened with you , is the situation ho@@ p@@ eless ?
What a ple@@ asure to hear the experi@@ ences they had had before I was even born !
Wh@@ ere could the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ation find the answer ?
Christians are encoura@@ ged to think in ter@@ ms of Scriptural principles in order to deter@@ mine whether their living arrang@@ ements are accep@@ table to God or not .
Our relationship with Jehovah is something sac@@ red .
Th@@ ough Jesus was c@@ ru@@ el@@ ly put to death , not one of his b@@ ones was “ c@@ ru@@ shed . ”
They are su@@ peri@@ or to humans and thus have greater in@@ tel@@ le@@ ct and strength .
Jesus said that when these things are seen , the time for God’s inter@@ ven@@ tion is near . ​ — Matthew 24 : 3 - 21 .
H@@ as this pro@@ gra@@ m helped them to stay a@@ wa@@ ke ?
Still determined to have a share , they wor@@ ked on the Kingdom H@@ all pro@@ ject during the day and then went into the fi@@ el@@ ds in the ev@@ ening to make sure that they got their cro@@ ps pl@@ anted .
She conclu@@ ded by st@@ ating again that speaking about Jehovah and his Kingdom is what she lo@@ ves most in this world .
By main@@ tain@@ ing your sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y and keep@@ ing on the w@@ atch , you show that you are keep@@ ing up with advan@@ c@@ ing light and following the le@@ adi@@ ng@@ s of holy spirit . ​ — Mark 13 : 37 .
O@@ u@@ t of love and concer@@ n , Jehovah off@@ ers us everlasting life and un@@ en@@ ding fri@@ end@@ ship with him .
W@@ i@@ ves : When your husband feel@@ s that he is not being sh@@ own respect , ask him how you can imp@@ ro@@ ve , and take no@@ te of the su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion .
C@@ er@@ tain ver@@ sions inclu@@ de ad@@ di@@ tional to@@ ol@@ s that allow you quic@@ k@@ ly to c@@ he@@ ck other Bible ver@@ ses on the same to@@ pi@@ c or even com@@ pare sever@@ al transl@@ ations .
And , for my part , ought I not to feel s@@ or@@ ry for N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h the great city , in which there ex@@ ist more than one h@@ un@@ d@@ red and tw@@ ent@@ y th@@ ous@@ and men who do not at all know the differ@@ ence between their right hand and their left , b@@ es@@ id@@ es many d@@ om@@ es@@ tic ani@@ mal@@ s ? ”
Why are you than@@ k@@ ful for the ad@@ vice in Romans chap@@ ter 8 ?
How those kind words must have reas@@ sur@@ ed and com@@ for@@ ted Jac@@ o@@ b !
The sear@@ ch for new pro@@ per@@ ty go@@ es on as the Witnesses show themselves willing to take on the fin@@ an@@ cial responsi@@ bility as well as to devel@@ op the necess@@ ary building s@@ k@@ ill@@ s .
Rather than pur@@ su@@ ing a materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic way of life , it is better to seek God’s appro@@ val ​ — that is the way of true wisdom and happiness .
But what char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized their faith more than anything el@@ se , c@@ learly dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish@@ ing An@@ a@@ bap@@ t@@ ists from other religi@@ ons , was the con@@ vi@@ ction that baptism was for ad@@ ul@@ ts and not for children .
G@@ et@@ ting to know Jehovah requi@@ res effort and dedic@@ ation , yet it is within the re@@ ach of human@@ kind through the Bible .
In an action fil@@ m
This was King Davi@@ d’s fer@@ v@@ ent prayer after he had made a tra@@ gi@@ c mis@@ take .
However , there is no question that Jesus was well - ver@@ sed in the Scriptures , able to al@@ lu@@ de to or rec@@ ite the Scriptures by heart .
Un@@ ited with Christ as King , they serve “ for the praise of [ God’s ] glory . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 12 - 14 .
W@@ A@@ R@@ N@@ IN@@ G E@@ X@@ A@@ M@@ P@@ L@@ E@@ S F@@ R@@ O@@ M TH@@ E P@@ A@@ S@@ T
If we understand how Jehovah m@@ ol@@ ds us , it can help us to have good relation@@ shi@@ ps with our brothers and sisters .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , understand that reco@@ very takes time .
S@@ ur@@ ely , then , there is good reason why Jehovah war@@ ns people to stay away from wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft and other occ@@ ul@@ t practic@@ es .
So why do children die ?
Witnesses of Jehovah today are not under the Law given by God through Moses .
What happened when M@@ ano@@ ah asked for help to ra@@ ise his son ?
He has given them the ability to buil@@ d n@@ ests , and he has made the things that the bir@@ ds use to buil@@ d these n@@ ests .
“ Al@@ most the whole of our actions and desi@@ res is b@@ ound up with the ex@@ ist@@ ence of other human be@@ ings . ” ​ — Al@@ ber@@ t E@@ in@@ ste@@ in
S@@ ci@@ enti@@ fi@@ c dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ies have done much to descri@@ be life in its vari@@ ous form@@ s and to expla@@ in n@@ atur@@ al c@@ y@@ c@@ les and pro@@ cess@@ es that maintain life .
What may ob@@ serv@@ ers think if a Christian marriage fa@@ il@@ s ?
And as reg@@ ar@@ ds coun@@ sel@@ ing others , he ad@@ v@@ ised the stud@@ ents : “ D@@ on@@ ’t say , ‘ From my stan@@ d@@ point , I feel . . . ’
H@@ app@@ ily , a more important religious re@@ form@@ ation was in st@@ ore .
( B@@ y@@ ing@@ t@@ on ) With that in mind , let us now consider fi@@ ve fac@@ t@@ ors that will help us never to allow the fru@@ str@@ ations of life to make us bl@@ ame Jehovah .
“ I was an ele@@ c@@ tri@@ cal contr@@ ac@@ t@@ or , but I took wh@@ atever work I could find , at much less than nor@@ ma@@ l pa@@ y , ” he expla@@ ins .
The second fac@@ t@@ or to remember when we are fac@@ ed with a situation that appe@@ ars to be un@@ fa@@ ir is that our vie@@ w@@ point may be dist@@ or@@ ted or li@@ mit@@ ed .
5 , 6 . ( a ) How did God’s people in the past respon@@ d to Jehovah’s love ?
3 Tr@@ ou@@ ble That Le@@ a@@ ds to H@@ op@@ e
Re@@ g@@ arding the boo@@ k@@ ’s se@@ ction con@@ tain@@ ing a number of spe@@ e@@ ch counsel poin@@ ts , he said : “ This new te@@ x@@ t@@ book does not take a se@@ cul@@ ar appro@@ ach to pres@@ en@@ ting the 5@@ 3 as@@ pe@@ cts of good reading , speaking , and teaching . The appro@@ ach is based on Scriptural principles . ”
It was my privilege to ass@@ ist with the mu@@ si@@ c at the Y@@ an@@ ke@@ e St@@ adi@@ u@@ m conven@@ tions in 19@@ 50 , 195@@ 3 , 195@@ 5 , and 195@@ 8 , as well as to share or@@ ch@@ es@@ tr@@ al responsi@@ bil@@ ities with A@@ l K@@ av@@ el@@ in at the 19@@ 6@@ 3 conven@@ tion held at the R@@ ose B@@ ow@@ l in P@@ as@@ ad@@ ena , C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a .
Mo@@ re@@ over , we have the ba@@ c@@ king of “ the whole associ@@ ation of brothers , ” who also walk in integrity and re@@ v@@ ere Jehovah as their S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
At such times , our prayers for God’s help under@@ stan@@ da@@ bly become supp@@ lic@@ ations .
She is to be s@@ il@@ ent in the sense of not get@@ ting into dis@@ pu@@ tes with a man .
( b ) In what way does Jehovah show himself e@@ ag@@ er to no@@ tice and re@@ ward his servants ?
W@@ ould they have been willing to help this emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ e if he had been known for sh@@ ad@@ y deal@@ ings ?
H@@ el@@ p them to find the ans@@ wers to their questions .
What ba@@ si@@ c need do we have ?
Ab@@ sta@@ in from every form of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness . ”
H@@ O@@ W does Jehovah respon@@ d when his own people turn their back on him and beg@@ in to worship false go@@ ds ?
( b ) Ha@@ ving been fre@@ ed from religious dar@@ k@@ ness , Christ’s followers are under what ob@@ lig@@ ation ?
He thus helped to change the religious l@@ and@@ s@@ cap@@ e of E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe and to draw the cur@@ tain on medi@@ e@@ val times on that cont@@ in@@ ent .
W@@ ere you not moved to praise Jehovah for his great@@ ness in cre@@ ating all those c@@ el@@ es@@ ti@@ al bo@@ dies ?
From his work , he se@@ es pleas@@ ing resul@@ ts ​ — milli@@ ons of people have been at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to true worship .
Our faith makes us sure that everything God promises in his Word is as good as done .
During that difficult time , a few v@@ ali@@ ant transl@@ at@@ ors pro@@ duc@@ ed new S@@ pan@@ ish ver@@ sions ab@@ ro@@ ad and had them s@@ mu@@ gg@@ led into S@@ pain .
Is there , though , a reli@@ able stan@@ d@@ ard that can help us deci@@ de for ourselves how much ​ — if any — ​ di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty is accep@@ table ?
This was a re@@ tal@@ i@@ at@@ ory me@@ asure for some in@@ mat@@ es ’ “ mis@@ dem@@ e@@ an@@ ors . ”
Li@@ ons se@@ em to have become ex@@ t@@ in@@ ct in the are@@ a sh@@ ort@@ ly after 1@@ 3@@ 00 .
For God to inter@@ v@@ ene in such ways , it would mean that he kno@@ ws about bad things before they ha@@ p@@ pen .
F@@ ame and prom@@ in@@ ence ?
Let us now look at a few examples of how the app@@ lic@@ ation of Bible teachings can make for greater happiness .
Then l@@ ist your vari@@ able ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses , such as for food , power , and p@@ ho@@ ne bil@@ ls .
He was tre@@ ated and was soon well again . ” ​ — Ger@@ tru@@ d , a mother in Ger@@ many .
R@@ o@@ th@@ man@@ n es@@ cap@@ ed , but King J@@ an and two other le@@ ading An@@ a@@ bap@@ t@@ ists were cap@@ tur@@ ed , t@@ or@@ tur@@ ed , and ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted .
O@@ u@@ t of a desire to honor Jehovah , we d@@ ress in a di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied way for our congregation meetings . The same is true when we me@@ et in large num@@ bers at our ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es and conven@@ tions .
But if you allow fru@@ str@@ ation to make you give up serving Jehovah , you would soon dis@@ co@@ ver that no one el@@ se ca@@ res for you more gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely than your God - fe@@ aring parents and your congregation .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence of Au@@ th@@ enti@@ c R@@ ep@@ or@@ ting
The woman refu@@ sed to let him have it , even when the pa@@ st@@ or offered her 50 p@@ oun@@ ds [ 20 k@@ g ] of co@@ f@@ fe@@ e be@@ ans in ex@@ change for the book !
To continue benef@@ iting from ang@@ eli@@ c guid@@ ance and prote@@ ction , we must keep on ex@@ al@@ ting Jehovah’s name even in the face of op@@ position .
The Bible has also been transl@@ ated more times , and into more langu@@ ages , than any other book . ”
Ser@@ ving With F@@ o@@ re@@ ign - L@@ angu@@ age C@@ ongreg@@ ation , 3 / 15
Jehovah A@@ p@@ preci@@ ates Your E@@ f@@ forts
1 : 7 ; 2 : 2 ​ — Di@@ d Jehovah speak to Satan direc@@ tly ?
In one congregation , we dis@@ co@@ vered that a young cou@@ ple were not married , yet they had been baptized .
E@@ ver@@ yone has li@@ m@@ its as to what he can end@@ ure .
Although these sacrific@@ es also involved bur@@ ning on the al@@ ta@@ r , they differ@@ ed from the bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering in that the enti@@ re ani@@ ma@@ l was not offered to God , only the f@@ at and certain por@@ tions of it .
This deli@@ ver@@ ance began at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . when holy spirit was p@@ our@@ ed out on Jesus ’ faithful followers . ​ — Acts 2 : 1 - 4 ; 1 Peter 2 : 9 .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment from God’s Word is lik@@ ened to light .
“ How I do love your law !
She was sur@@ pris@@ ed but encoura@@ ged when the woman later told her : “ I have believ@@ ed in God since the time you started to bring me the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines . ”
The disci@@ ple James wrote : “ E@@ very good gift and every perfect present is from a@@ bo@@ ve , for it comes down from the Father of the c@@ el@@ es@@ ti@@ al ligh@@ ts . ”
In the inv@@ isi@@ ble real@@ m , Satan has organiz@@ ed the dem@@ ons into govern@@ ments , given them authority , and made them world rul@@ ers . ​ — E@@ ph .
▪ “ No re@@ si@@ d@@ ent will say : ‘ I am si@@ ck . ’ The people that are d@@ wel@@ ling in the land will be those par@@ d@@ oned for their er@@ ro@@ r . ” ​ — Isaiah 33 : 24 .
When that happ@@ ens , it helps to si@@ t down and hon@@ es@@ tly ap@@ praise your situation .
Some were f@@ ing@@ er@@ pr@@ inted , p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ ed , and plac@@ ed be@@ h@@ ind ba@@ r@@ s as cri@@ min@@ als .
They are thus consci@@ ous of their spiritual need .
W@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed in fo@@ il are ro@@ l@@ ls of $ 1@@ 00 bil@@ ls ​ — a to@@ tal of $ 8@@ 2@@ ,000 in c@@ as@@ h !
• How is Jesus “ the way and the truth and the life ” ?
Ex@@ peri@@ ence shows that giving and happiness often go hand in hand .
When he and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s were given their preaching assignment , ‘ keep@@ ing the po@@ or in mind ’ was among the instru@@ ctions they received .
Yes , the truly s@@ inc@@ ere person se@@ ek@@ s to take in acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of how to honor God and Christ .
We too can con@@ qu@@ er the world if we res@@ ist its spirit and do all we can to receive God’s spirit .
The discus@@ sion la@@ sted into the early h@@ our@@ s of the following mor@@ ning .
K@@ no@@ wing what la@@ y a@@ head , they avo@@ i@@ ded such di@@ str@@ actions .
As you look back , ma@@ y@@ be you are left wonder@@ ing why Jehovah allow@@ ed certain things to ha@@ p@@ pen .
Pro@@ duc@@ ing F@@ ru@@ it@@ age in Their Ser@@ vice
During my early wit@@ ness@@ ing days , I had plac@@ ed the Bible study a@@ id Re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation with him .
Although Satan mentioned Jo@@ b@@ ’s pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons , he foc@@ used his attention on challeng@@ ing Jo@@ b@@ ’s integrity .
Some who serve ab@@ ro@@ ad support themselves fin@@ an@@ cially by . . .
Yet , the good times out@@ we@@ igh@@ ed the challeng@@ es we fac@@ ed .
Although this expres@@ sion has been used , it is best to avoid it since it seem@@ s to imp@@ ly that Jehovah’s mer@@ cy so@@ f@@ ten@@ s or rest@@ ra@@ ins his justice , as if his mer@@ cy were su@@ peri@@ or to the har@@ sh@@ er qu@@ ality of justice .
C@@ ould we at times allow the ne@@ g@@ ative spe@@ e@@ ch of others to we@@ ak@@ en our faith and cause us to gr@@ um@@ ble about Jehovah’s deal@@ ings with us ?
B@@ E@@ F@@ O@@ R@@ E as@@ cen@@ ding to heaven , Jesus Christ , our resur@@ rec@@ ted Le@@ ad@@ er , appe@@ ared to his disciples and said : “ All authority has been given me in heaven and on the earth .
A brother offered us 8@@ 0 ac@@ res [ 32 h@@ a ] of pro@@ per@@ ty out@@ side of G@@ u@@ a@@ y@@ a@@ qu@@ il .
R@@ em@@ ember , a number of brothers could un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly per@@ form the congregation t@@ as@@ ks assign@@ ed to you , but you are the only brother un@@ ited to your wife in we@@ d@@ lo@@ ck .
How close ?
( b ) Who was the man who “ went ab@@ ro@@ ad ” ?
How is it that Bible study can help you to cultiv@@ ate self - control ?
One teach@@ er said , “ If all children were like your@@ s , teaching would be like par@@ adise . ”
His whole family , including his wife and daugh@@ ter , give exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent support to the small congregation in the C@@ an@@ ary Is@@ lands , where they now live .
M@@ ore chang@@ es were in st@@ ore for E@@ vel@@ y@@ n and me .
Jehovah’s Word Is A@@ live ​ — H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the L@@ et@@ ters to Ti@@ tu@@ s , to Phil@@ em@@ on , and to the Hebrews
Go@@ ne , too , would be the conven@@ i@@ ences of city living ​ — the ready acc@@ ess to mar@@ ke@@ ts or ba@@ z@@ a@@ ars where she could sh@@ op for gra@@ in , me@@ ats , fru@@ it , clo@@ thing , and other necess@@ ities and com@@ forts .
Who today are known worl@@ d@@ wide for preaching God’s Kingdom ?
We never lost that desire to serve at Bethel ​ — but it proved to be a long time in coming !
No matter what comes upon his people , Jehovah con@@ stan@@ tly provi@@ des spiritual food and needed direction .
A@@ n ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment was made for the following we@@ ek , and a Bible study was started .
Some feel that the word “ often ” here indic@@ ates that Christ’s death should be com@@ mem@@ or@@ ated fre@@ qu@@ ently , in the sense of many times .
Acc@@ ording to Al@@ is@@ ter M@@ c@@ G@@ r@@ ath , it was D@@ ar@@ w@@ in@@ ’s “ vis@@ cer@@ al dist@@ ast@@ e ” for the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re ​ — not his beli@@ ef in ev@@ olu@@ tion — ​ that ra@@ ised doub@@ ts in his mind about the ex@@ ist@@ ence of God .
“ God . . . cannot li@@ e . ” ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 1 : 2
“ Your name will no longer be called Jac@@ o@@ b but Israel , for you have cont@@ ended with God and with men so that you at last pre@@ va@@ iled . ” ​ — Genesis 32 : 26 - 28 .
When fac@@ ed with at@@ ro@@ c@@ ities , many find it difficult to believe in God , or they seek sol@@ ace in the ide@@ a that God does not ex@@ ist .
T@@ ra@@ in Your Per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive P@@ ow@@ ers Th@@ r@@ ough U@@ se
‘ The Li@@ p That En@@ du@@ res ’
While travel@@ ing to Jerusalem , Jesus enc@@ oun@@ tered ten men who had le@@ pro@@ s@@ y .
in Ch@@ in@@ ese with text rend@@ ered in the Rom@@ an al@@ p@@ ha@@ be@@ t , called P@@ in@@ y@@ in , was of great help .
Re@@ fle@@ cting on the jo@@ ys he has experienced as a result , this father wr@@ ites : “ Our bo@@ ys have not disa@@ p@@ pointed us .
She expres@@ sed her hope that those who s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely seek ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te truth will have en@@ ough pati@@ ence to find it .
Par@@ ents , how do you view recei@@ ving such a preci@@ ous gift from God ?
Be that as it may , what “ ri@@ ch@@ ness ” is there for a stud@@ ent of the Bible to dis@@ co@@ ver ?
S@@ mal@@ l@@ po@@ x , mal@@ ari@@ a , and tu@@ ber@@ cu@@ lo@@ s@@ is are other in@@ fe@@ c@@ ti@@ ous di@@ se@@ as@@ es that ca@@ used h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of milli@@ ons of de@@ a@@ ths during the 20@@ th century .
What , then , does it mean to be a “ spiritual man ” ?
I was the only one wa@@ iting in the cu@@ st@@ om@@ s shed in one of E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ ’s s@@ le@@ e@@ pi@@ est a@@ ir@@ por@@ ts .
A@@ n el@@ der or two might h@@ and@@ le the situation .
O@@ ver the years , we have received encourag@@ ement in many ways and from many people .
Why S@@ how K@@ in@@ dness ?
What about us today ?
In view of this develop@@ ment , you are being assign@@ ed to J@@ ap@@ an temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily . ”
He ev@@ en@@ tually in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed me to his bro@@ ther’s family in New Yor@@ k , and I often vis@@ ited them there .
And how can we help someone from another country to feel wel@@ come in our congregation ?
( Com@@ pare Genesis 11 : 4 . )
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of how imp@@ o@@ sing an ic@@ on may be , it can never mat@@ ch the glory of God .
What is me@@ ant by the ph@@ ra@@ se “ God is greater than our hearts ” ?
Bu@@ il@@ d F@@ ri@@ end@@ ship Th@@ r@@ ough P@@ ra@@ y@@ er
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 12 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 7@@ 4 , 1@@ 19
When we saw th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of our brothers and sisters who for de@@ ca@@ des had main@@ ta@@ ined their integrity , we knew that Jehovah was a mi@@ gh@@ ty s@@ ource of strength for all of them .
As soon as other brothers who had ki@@ os@@ ks heard this , they too began to put co@@ pi@@ es of The Watchtower in their ki@@ os@@ k w@@ in@@ do@@ ws .
It really buil@@ t up our faith .
“ Do not leave him un@@ p@@ uni@@ shed , ” David comman@@ ded , “ for you are a wise man and you well know what you ought to do to him , and you must bring his gra@@ y ha@@ ir@@ s down to S@@ he@@ ol with blood . ”
The Jewish lead@@ ers com@@ p@@ oun@@ ded their sin@@ s by persecu@@ ting Jesus and his followers .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , we do well to ask ourselves , ‘ Do I “ rejo@@ ice in the hope ” ?
This helps me not to d@@ well on the past but to keep a clear vision of our wonderful future .
Because they fa@@ iled to keep exerc@@ ising faith in Jehovah’s promises .
To com@@ p@@ ly fully with it , I needed to imp@@ ro@@ ve my spiritu@@ ality .
By far , the most comm@@ on form of re@@ v@@ enge invol@@ ves those who are clo@@ s@@ est to us ​ — friends , associ@@ ates , and family members .
Since she had been si@@ ck@@ ly for a while , she had taught me to per@@ form many hous@@ eho@@ ld cho@@ res .
A@@ p@@ pointed shepher@@ ds prove that they too have confidence in the slave class by ap@@ pl@@ ying the direc@@ tions they receive from its Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
If that is cor@@ rec@@ t , this might help to expla@@ in why Peter was so often the first to speak .
B@@ EL@@ T@@ O@@ N , T@@ X ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , B@@ ell C@@ oun@@ ty Ex@@ p@@ o C@@ en@@ ter Ar@@ ena , 3@@ 0@@ 1 W .
The same refer@@ ence work also says : “ E@@ arly mankind inst@@ inc@@ tiv@@ ely s@@ ought for ca@@ uses , and inter@@ pre@@ ted the for@@ ces and other man@@ i@@ fes@@ t@@ ations of n@@ ature as personal . ”
In all his activ@@ ity , a Christian el@@ der should stri@@ ve to up@@ hold the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c order .
We are happy that our son W@@ ol@@ f@@ gan@@ g and his wife are in the cir@@ cu@@ it work and that their son also ser@@ ves as a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er .
The young man mentioned at the beg@@ in@@ ning of this article was deep@@ ly t@@ ou@@ ched by the older mission@@ ar@@ y’s kind dem@@ e@@ an@@ or , which trans@@ c@@ ended the language ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er .
We might take that as an illustr@@ ation of a p@@ ath le@@ ading to spiritual go@@ als .
Rather than being c@@ ru@@ shed over his lo@@ ss of this privilege , he continued his ac@@ tive service , travel@@ ing with Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s . ​ — 2 / 1 , pages 20 - 2 .
We know that human parents ex@@ pect to , and often do , der@@ i@@ ve much ple@@ asure from what they pro@@ du@@ ce ​ — their sons and daugh@@ ters .
To help us gain in@@ sight into what must be over@@ come to ac@@ hi@@ eve such un@@ ity , let us consider a first - century example , the apostle Peter .
Rather , hold your song@@ book up high , li@@ ft your head , and sing with hear@@ t@@ felt expres@@ sion !
TH@@ E apostle Paul encoura@@ ged the congregation in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i to “ be@@ have in a man@@ ner wor@@ thy of the good news . ”
S@@ how Lo@@ y@@ al Lo@@ ve to F@@ el@@ low B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ers
As for his b@@ righ@@ t@@ ness , it got to be just like the light . ”
On that occasi@@ on the temple was mirac@@ ul@@ ously filled with a cl@@ ou@@ d sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ ing Jehovah’s gl@@ ori@@ ous pres@@ ence .
We have the means to help people find happiness and a sure hope for the future .
The As@@ s@@ em@@ bly Be@@ g@@ ins
Ha@@ ving served an ap@@ pr@@ en@@ tic@@ e@@ ship as a to@@ ol@@ mak@@ er , I was dra@@ f@@ ted in 194@@ 2 into the We@@ h@@ r@@ ma@@ ch@@ t , the ar@@ m@@ ed for@@ ces .
Of course , a brother does not have to be a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant or an el@@ der in order to help others and have a full share in the ministry .
Jehovah is righ@@ tly called “ the Father of tend@@ er mer@@ ci@@ es and the God of all comfort . ”
I ad@@ mi@@ re their courage .
It was then that Jeremiah declar@@ ed : “ Jehovah is my share . ”
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Our keep@@ ing integrity under tri@@ als makes Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice
Rather than face un@@ pleas@@ ant tru@@ ths , they con@@ v@@ in@@ ce themselves that there is no har@@ m in pur@@ su@@ ing d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous practic@@ es , such as s@@ mo@@ king , d@@ ru@@ g a@@ bu@@ se , or se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
Acc@@ ording to the hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al account , An@@ dre@@ w and Ph@@ ili@@ p id@@ enti@@ fied Jesus of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th , the form@@ er car@@ p@@ en@@ ter , as the promised and long - a@@ wa@@ ited Messi@@ ah .
These artic@@ les discus@@ s why Jehovah allow@@ ed Satan to sub@@ ject Job to a seri@@ es of tri@@ als and what helped Job to keep his integrity .
We do not di@@ ve in to res@@ cu@@ e them .
They will strengthen us to face any tri@@ al with complete confidence in Jehovah . ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 7 , 8 .
• What sub@@ je@@ cts may we inclu@@ de in our prayers ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jesus did not offer up his life in a s@@ pu@@ r - of - the - m@@ om@@ ent act of b@@ ra@@ very .
L@@ ater , L@@ ei@@ da@@ ’s health problems wor@@ sen@@ ed .
Jesus would sp@@ end the next three and a half years preaching the good news of the Kingdom to the Jewish nation .
Rather than res@@ or@@ ting to viol@@ ence or ang@@ eli@@ c prote@@ ction , Jesus allow@@ ed himself to be se@@ ized by those who kil@@ led him .
Hence , let us imitate Jesus by cultiv@@ ating a deep love for God’s Word , at the same time pra@@ ying inc@@ ess@@ an@@ tly for holy spirit and wisdom .
The S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in “ sum@@ mon@@ ed the apostles , flo@@ g@@ ged them , and or@@ der@@ ed them to sto@@ p speaking upon the bas@@ is of Jesus ’ name , and let them go . ”
( a ) When did the o@@ ffering of inc@@ en@@ se in Israel become off@@ en@@ sive to Jehovah ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses would be happy to help you learn the ans@@ wers to those and other questions so that you and your family can draw close to God . ​ — James 4 : 8 .
In just one day , my whole life chang@@ ed comple@@ t@@ ely .
This ty@@ pe of ship ga@@ ined prom@@ in@@ ence during the bat@@ tle of S@@ al@@ am@@ is ( 4@@ 8@@ 0 B.C.E . ) when the Gre@@ ek@@ s de@@ fe@@ ated the Per@@ si@@ an n@@ av@@ y .
These c@@ un@@ ei@@ form do@@ cum@@ ents inclu@@ ded a prayer in which King N@@ ab@@ on@@ id@@ us refer@@ red to “ B@@ el - sa@@ r - us@@ su@@ r , my el@@ des@@ t son . ”
Pa@@ ula continu@@ es to serve faith@@ fully . She is also very happy to be once again serving al@@ ong@@ side her mother in the congregation .
What really makes Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice is not s@@ il@@ ver and go@@ ld .
How should the princi@@ ple found in those words af@@ fect us as we end@@ e@@ av@@ or to take the lead in show@@ ing honor ?
In view of what is descri@@ bed at Revelation 14 : 9 , 10 , what are al@@ er@@ t Christians care@@ ful to avoid ?
The “ ten men out of all the langu@@ ages of the nations ” re@@ present the great crow@@ d of other sheep .
H@@ al@@ f the worl@@ d’s po@@ pul@@ ation l@@ ack regul@@ ar acc@@ ess to medi@@ cal tre@@ at@@ ment and ess@@ enti@@ al d@@ ru@@ g@@ s .
Jesus Christ was that promised Se@@ ed .
It is evid@@ ent that these powerful mes@@ sa@@ ges against Jerusalem and Sam@@ ari@@ a could be deli@@ vered only in Jehovah’s strength .
In the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , 4@@ 6 per@@ c@@ ent of those at Bethel are between the ages of 19 and 29 .
After consider@@ able thought , Joseph deci@@ ded to div@@ or@@ ce M@@ ary se@@ cre@@ tly so that she would be s@@ pared being st@@ oned as an ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ess . ​ — Matthew 1 : 18 ; De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 22 : 23 , 24 .
He was privile@@ ged to serve for two we@@ ek@@ s every year at the temple .
Paul’s words recorded in 1 Corinthians chap@@ ter 15 make it evid@@ ent that the resurrection hope had power in his life .
Your children can learn much about Jehovah by listen@@ ing to your prayers .
“ Be@@ fore [ God ] I kept p@@ our@@ ing out my concer@@ n , ” he said .
The Bible says that Satan “ keep@@ s trans@@ form@@ ing himself into an ang@@ el of light . ”
One day in the lun@@ ch@@ ro@@ om , the pri@@ est in char@@ ge of our group asked me to stay for a few min@@ ut@@ es because he had something he wanted to tell me .
Jehovah is the Creator , the heavenly S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn , wor@@ thy of all worship and praise .
Jesus Christ himself used this in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent to illustr@@ ate the imp@@ ro@@ pri@@ ety of the un@@ du@@ ly ri@@ gi@@ d app@@ lic@@ ation of the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h law dem@@ an@@ ded by the P@@ har@@ is@@ a@@ ic inter@@ pre@@ tation of it . ​ — Matthew 12 : 1 - 8 .
That group is now a th@@ ri@@ ving congregation !
How did the local congregation help H@@ aka@@ n and I@@ ng@@ er ?
And Christians show love not simply because they are comman@@ ded to do so but because they are moved from the heart .
The trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation vision was faith streng@@ th@@ ening
E@@ ach individu@@ al must make a personal decision in this reg@@ ard .
* And over 3@@ ,000 years before the fam@@ ous s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ist S@@ ir Isa@@ a@@ c Ne@@ w@@ t@@ on explained that the pl@@ an@@ e@@ ts are held in emp@@ ty sp@@ ace by gra@@ v@@ ity , the Bible po@@ e@@ tic@@ ally stated that ‘ the earth is h@@ ang@@ ing upon nothing . ’
S@@ tri@@ ving to keep mor@@ ally clean also helps us to maintain our spiritual se@@ cur@@ ity .
On@@ ce , she pa@@ id one g@@ ul@@ den for an it@@ em in a d@@ ru@@ g@@ st@@ ore .
See “ F@@ i@@ ve Ke@@ ys to Bet@@ ter He@@ al@@ th ” in the Mar@@ ch 20@@ 11 is@@ sue of A@@ wa@@ ke !
O@@ f@@ ten , when there is a differ@@ ence between two people , each one is con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that he is in the right and that the other be@@ ars all the bl@@ ame .
Peter was able to do that because he man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted strong , ro@@ ck@@ like qualities , especially after Jesus ’ resurrection .
The Witnesses are no@@ ted for help@@ ing their neigh@@ b@@ ors
But we must not let them disc@@ oura@@ ge us .
The hor@@ ns of an ani@@ ma@@ l are a powerful we@@ ap@@ on .
S@@ ome@@ times he tra@@ ins us through discipl@@ ine .
There , in the city of O@@ x@@ n@@ ard , our assignment was to star@@ t a congregation .
They were a sta@@ bi@@ li@@ z@@ ing influ@@ ence in the group , and after a few months , the first congregation was form@@ ed .
15 Ma@@ in@@ tain Your Z@@ e@@ al for the M@@ in@@ is@@ try
Re@@ as@@ on@@ ab@@ ly , then , anointed ones who die before Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on are resur@@ rec@@ ted some@@ time between 1914 and Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
After tur@@ ning Adam and E@@ ve away from God , Satan the Devil has continued to mis@@ lead mankind until today . ​ — John 8 : 4@@ 4 .
As a bo@@ y , Á@@ t@@ ila learned li@@ ber@@ ation the@@ olo@@ gy from his par@@ ish pri@@ ests in B@@ el@@ é@@ m , B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
Jehovah Watch@@ es U@@ s for Our Go@@ od
At times , you may feel as though you are fac@@ ing a ma@@ ze of op@@ tions .
Acc@@ ording to Mi@@ ca@@ h 7 : 18 , the prophet says that God “ is deli@@ gh@@ ting in loving - kindness . ”
However , rather than give up , they loo@@ ked to Jehovah for strength .
On one occasi@@ on , however , this disa@@ b@@ led beg@@ g@@ ar received a gift that was wor@@ th far more than a few small co@@ ins .
“ The first ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ te seem@@ ed like a har@@ m@@ less s@@ no@@ w@@ bal@@ l , ” he said .
In time , though , the child lear@@ ns that the world does not re@@ v@@ ol@@ ve around him .
The more a person@@ ’s mind res@@ em@@ bl@@ es that of Christ , the deep@@ er his spiritu@@ ality is and the clo@@ s@@ er he is to ga@@ ining “ life and peace . ” ​ — Romans 13 : 14 .
Un@@ able or un@@ willing to recogn@@ ize that God had now re@@ plac@@ ed the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law with the re@@ ality that it had fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed , their je@@ al@@ ous@@ y wr@@ ong@@ ly moved them to v@@ ent un@@ contro@@ l@@ led ra@@ ge at the followers of Jesus Christ .
This gave me a lo@@ t of joy .
For instance , your scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es may go to exc@@ iting par@@ ties , take d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , dr@@ ink , d@@ ate ca@@ su@@ ally , and eng@@ age in pre@@ mar@@ it@@ al se@@ x .
They did .
He repor@@ ted this to the po@@ li@@ ce , who said : “ Your only ch@@ ance of get@@ ting your pro@@ per@@ ty back would be if one of Jehovah’s Witnesses was to find it . ”
( b ) Why must elders gu@@ ard against show@@ ing mis@@ taken kindness ?
What do we know about this city ?
The same can be said of the truth .
But circumstances do not per@@ mit them to have your privile@@ ges .
A brother who is “ re@@ aching out to be an overse@@ er ” or to have other privile@@ ges in Jehovah’s organization appreci@@ ates words of comm@@ end@@ ation .
A@@ gain , my spiritual family of fellow Christians were there when I needed them .
T@@ w@@ o new public@@ ations were rel@@ eas@@ ed at the “ Gi@@ ve God G@@ l@@ ory ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tions .
The Bible is not just a well - written , po@@ pul@@ ar book , one of many a@@ vail@@ able today .
Isaiah indic@@ ated that some sel@@ e@@ ct are@@ as had as many as a th@@ ous@@ and v@@ ines . ​ — Isaiah 7 : 23 .
She had to stri@@ ve for the bal@@ ance of rema@@ ining loyal to divine truth while working to w@@ in over the hearts of her family members without being over@@ be@@ aring or com@@ b@@ ative .
Instead , use this time to make prog@@ ress so that soon you can qu@@ ali@@ fy to get baptized .
And let us see what ever@@ yone , Witnesses and n@@ on - Witnesses , can learn from their experi@@ ences .
S@@ O@@ M@@ E 3@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years ag@@ o , a whole nation made a v@@ ow to God .
What an am@@ a@@ z@@ ing thing !
“ My heart ach@@ es for the children who st@@ ra@@ yed , ” says L@@ ou@@ ise .
Many try to com@@ p@@ en@@ s@@ ate for this de@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y by pur@@ su@@ ing a succ@@ ess@@ ful care@@ er or by acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ating we@@ al@@ th .
Yet , he was willing to share some of what he knew , even giving his followers the in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al cap@@ ac@@ ity for gr@@ as@@ p@@ ing deep@@ er as@@ pe@@ cts of God’s person@@ ality .
The account uses such expres@@ sions as “ God said to them ” and “ God went on to say ” to them . ​ — Genesis 1 : 28 , 29 ; John 1 : 1 .
We were always pol@@ ite and gener@@ ally ful@@ filled our ministry without tr@@ ou@@ ble .
The com@@ pla@@ in@@ t was fil@@ ed on A@@ pri@@ l 20 , 199@@ 8 . T@@ w@@ o we@@ ek@@ s later , on May 5 , Rus@@ sia r@@ ati@@ fied the E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an Con@@ ven@@ tion on H@@ u@@ man R@@ igh@@ ts .
An@@ yone who is serious about serving Jehovah would do all in his power to rec@@ ti@@ fy the sh@@ ort@@ coming , would he not ?
Re@@ fer@@ ring to our uni@@ que need as humans , Jesus said : “ M@@ an must live , not on bre@@ ad al@@ one , but on every ut@@ ter@@ ance coming for@@ th through Jehovah’s m@@ ou@@ th . ”
I s@@ le@@ pt on the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts , in par@@ ks , or in the ho@@ m@@ es of ca@@ su@@ al friends who took me in .
While I was still in the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al , pro@@ vision was made for me to atten@@ d a special ass@@ em@@ bly day pro@@ gra@@ m .
Jesus thus demonstr@@ ated the emp@@ a@@ thy that moved him to use his God - given power to per@@ form mirac@@ les .
Although he is s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ al of a moral law from an ex@@ ter@@ n@@ al s@@ ource because of the dec@@ l@@ ine of religion in the W@@ es@@ ter@@ n world , he ca@@ u@@ tions : “ Those of us who do not believe in a religious moral law should still be tr@@ oub@@ led by its f@@ ading . ”
How may true Christians man@@ i@@ f@@ est that they are ‘ anxi@@ ous over one another ’ ?
Lo@@ t es@@ cap@@ ed des@@ tru@@ ction by fle@@ e@@ ing So@@ dom .
How much better it is not to i@@ magine such things as ro@@ ad@@ b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks in the way of knowledge !
When we let God’s Word gu@@ i@@ de us , what blessings do we receive ?
A Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er in D@@ en@@ mar@@ k who started a Bible study by wit@@ ness@@ ing over the tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne says : “ The service overse@@ er encoura@@ ged me to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne wit@@ ness@@ ing .
We can receive comfort for our hearts .
Do you know what Jehovah told Samuel ? —
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , prayer helps us to keep our men@@ tal bal@@ ance , so that our dist@@ res@@ ses do not over@@ wh@@ el@@ m us .
200@@ 1 An@@ nu@@ al Me@@ et@@ ing , 4 / 1
By imit@@ ating Jesus when teaching their children , these parents certainly had good resul@@ ts over time .
He has determined “ to bring to ru@@ in those ru@@ ining the earth . ”
Like that man , Jesus pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed something of great value before he as@@ c@@ ended to heaven .
Ri@@ ches of Gen@@ er@@ os@@ ity B@@ ring Jo@@ y ( contribu@@ tions ) , 11 / 1
Ne@@ h@@ emiah could not l@@ ing@@ er in that ap@@ par@@ ently s@@ il@@ ent prayer .
Do the st@@ ori@@ es of H@@ er@@ ac@@ les and other my@@ th@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal her@@ o@@ es have a bas@@ is in re@@ ality ?
How may we show consider@@ ation for the feelings of others in the congregation ?
How were s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls made ?
I had set a personal go@@ al to star@@ t in the full - time ministry as a pioneer when I turned 14 .
It was fru@@ str@@ ating for J@@ a@@ ir@@ o that he could not always make himself under@@ sto@@ od .
How , though , did the Israelites h@@ and@@ le c@@ as@@ es of ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ al b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed ?
Th@@ ink , too , of individuals who@@ se com@@ pas@@ sion mo@@ ves them to ex@@ p@@ end their lives working in le@@ per col@@ on@@ ies or or@@ ph@@ an@@ ages , those who do vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er work in ho@@ s@@ pit@@ als or ho@@ spi@@ ces , or people who stri@@ ve to ass@@ ist the ho@@ m@@ eless or those who are refu@@ ge@@ es .
Z@@ bi@@ gn@@ i@@ e@@ w sh@@ a@@ res the sen@@ ti@@ ment : “ E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el had to pres@@ s on reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of what others thought .
What cho@@ ic@@ es are Christian parents con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with ?
They were not , however , im@@ medi@@ ately destro@@ yed .
8 : 1 .
She was so imp@@ ressed and happy to hear that all the Witnesses were acc@@ oun@@ ted for and well .
Al@@ so , avoid be@@ coming over@@ confid@@ ent ​ — perhaps thinking that you have so much experience that you can h@@ and@@ le any situation without doing care@@ ful re@@ sear@@ ch .
To help Peter accept this new arrang@@ ement , Jehovah showed him a vision in which He told him to “ sto@@ p c@@ all@@ ing de@@ fil@@ ed the things God has cle@@ ans@@ ed . ”
How does da@@ ily Bible reading af@@ fect our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart ?
C@@ ould it be that the older man told him what he wanted to hear ?
So I s@@ wit@@ ched to stud@@ ying law . ”
If so , you know that in order to care for your loved one effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely , you must take care of yourself .
Since e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses preach that Christ was resur@@ rec@@ ted , how can it be said that there is no resurrection ?
T@@ ak@@ ing the in@@ iti@@ ative in making peace with others takes first pri@@ or@@ ity ​ — even over per@@ form@@ ing a religious du@@ ty , such as pres@@ en@@ ting gi@@ f@@ ts on the temple al@@ ta@@ r in Jerusalem as requi@@ red by the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
These mission@@ aries un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly devo@@ te their time and effort to the no@@ ble cause of help@@ ing people to draw close to Jehovah God and enjoy a preci@@ ous relationship with him . ​ — J@@ as .
Abra@@ m was a des@@ c@@ end@@ ant of God - fe@@ aring S@@ he@@ m .
We are confid@@ ent that Jehovah will bl@@ ess ong@@ o@@ ing efforts to pre@@ serve our spiritual hist@@ ory so that we are ever more un@@ ited and streng@@ th@@ ened to car@@ ry out his will .
This prog@@ res@@ sive me@@ th@@ od of Bible study invol@@ ves an@@ al@@ y@@ z@@ ing what the Bible says about a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar to@@ pi@@ c , or sub@@ ject .
If Jehovah gr@@ ants women many privile@@ ges , should not hus@@ ban@@ ds con@@ sul@@ t their wi@@ ves before making serious decisions ?
He ann@@ oun@@ ced a spiritual li@@ ber@@ ation .
O@@ p@@ pos@@ ers have found that when all el@@ se fa@@ il@@ s , temp@@ ting re@@ war@@ ds can at times bre@@ ak a person@@ ’s integrity .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , K@@ el@@ se@@ y com@@ ments : “ I would have a pro@@ ject du@@ e and put it off t@@ ill the last second .
As such , Jesus has the power and authority ​ — as well as the desire — ​ to give obedi@@ ent humans the pro@@ spe@@ ct of et@@ er@@ n@@ al life on earth by the mer@@ it of his ransom sacrifice .
We need to devel@@ op qualities that ple@@ ase Jehovah and per@@ form works that are accep@@ table to him . ​ — 2 P@@ et .
Tru@@ e worshipp@@ ers today do not re@@ ach out for personal gain from Jehovah’s service .
Per@@ haps you have seen some you@@ ths get baptized but later question the wisdom of living by God’s standards .
Are you moved to want to do that ?
After stud@@ ying for a mon@@ th , she st@@ op@@ ped using d@@ ru@@ g@@ s and to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o .
But even if this is my last day , I know that I will see my friend [ D@@ on ] again in Par@@ adise .
Mo@@ re@@ over , every man taking part in a cont@@ est exerc@@ ises self - control in all things .
However , the fore@@ most way in which God dra@@ ws us to himself and we are dra@@ wn to him is through the love he expres@@ ses by means of the ransom .
All of God’s servants today try hard to he@@ ed this ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on .
Does this indic@@ ate the end of so@@ cial class dist@@ inc@@ tions ?
God’s Word , however , con@@ dem@@ ns loo@@ king for om@@ ens .
A@@ n Israel@@ ite was allow@@ ed to mar@@ ry a fore@@ ign@@ er under such circumstances .
You will be able to atten@@ d Christian meetings and conven@@ tions .
Des@@ cri@@ be some problems that can ar@@ ise in the work@@ place , and com@@ ment on how they may be h@@ and@@ led with kindness .
It ended with the deli@@ ver@@ ance of the Israelites from Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an b@@ onda@@ ge in 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E .
I simply go on serving him and s@@ tic@@ k with him even when un@@ expe@@ cted tr@@ ou@@ ble comes up . ”
After a 40 - year re@@ ign , David dies “ satis@@ fied with days , ri@@ ches and glory ; and Solomon his son [ beg@@ ins ] to re@@ ign in place of him . ” ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 29 : 28 .
She wrote : “ That study op@@ ened my eyes to how wonderful Jehovah is .
Do we not see displa@@ yed here the qualities of courage , hum@@ ility , and love ?
Ther@@ efore , you might ask yourself , ‘ What kind of educ@@ ation should I ob@@ tain in order to make my life a succ@@ ess ? ’
Ex@@ per@@ ts ad@@ mit that this is why human govern@@ ments cannot eli@@ min@@ ate cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion .
Yes , “ Jehovah is [ your ] help@@ er . ”
‘ G@@ o and M@@ ake Dis@@ ci@@ ples ’
So it is with man and God . The man cannot righ@@ tly dis@@ pu@@ te with God any more than the cla@@ y can with the po@@ t@@ ter who@@ se hands are giving it a form . ​ — Read Jeremiah 18 : 1 - 6 .
On the contr@@ ary , it has an ad@@ verse effect , making me des@@ pon@@ d@@ ent . ”
1 , 2 . ( a ) When loo@@ king up at the star@@ ry heavens , what question might we ask regarding the Creator ?
When Ka@@ z@@ un@@ a@@ ’s name was fin@@ ally called , she was d@@ um@@ b@@ f@@ oun@@ ded .
Mo@@ st people di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t know Jehovah’s Witnesses .
As fore@@ told , Jehovah’s name was declar@@ ed around the earth .
Me@@ an@@ ing@@ ful Li@@ fe , 4 / 1
How can we a@@ va@@ il ourselves of God’s help ?
or , “ What will I get out of it ? ”
For instance , when elders me@@ et to consider the spiritual needs of the congregation , they honor one another by care@@ fully listen@@ ing to the com@@ ments made by any of their fellow elders .
Mar@@ t@@ ine saw a woman who seem@@ ed dist@@ ressed standing at a bu@@ s sto@@ p .
L@@ ear@@ n how you can benefit from the counsel he gave them .
Al@@ so , much has been learned about the fine - tu@@ ning of n@@ atur@@ al for@@ ces in the uni@@ verse .
Jehovah’s “ wonderful works ” demonstr@@ ate his wisdom and his authority over the physical cre@@ ation all around us .
The gra@@ du@@ ating stud@@ ents learned from the com@@ ments how B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ es help new mission@@ aries to a@@ da@@ pt to their assign@@ ments .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine that Ge@@ or@@ ge always left there , and I read it .
As the wi@@ do@@ w of an Israel@@ ite , she likely knew something about Jehovah .
H@@ el@@ ped to O@@ ver@@ come T@@ ri@@ als and T@@ emp@@ t@@ ations
Yes , their un@@ contro@@ l@@ led anger brought dis@@ fav@@ or both from God and from their father .
As@@ k yourself , ‘ What religious group is no@@ ted for s@@ tic@@ king clo@@ sel@@ y to God’s Word , even when its teachings di@@ ff@@ er from the beli@@ ef@@ s of most people ?
Consider what happened to the first woman , E@@ ve .
Although we are not likely to be th@@ reat@@ ened with death in a fi@@ er@@ y fur@@ n@@ ace , we do face t@@ ests of integrity and can be sure that God will bl@@ ess us for our faith and courage .
All people need to know about Jesus and put faith in him .
Some may be of hum@@ ble appe@@ ar@@ ance and look f@@ ra@@ g@@ ile , yet do they not demonstr@@ ate out@@ standing faith and in@@ ner strength ?
Let us exam@@ ine some of his me@@ tho@@ ds of doing so and consider how we can res@@ ist him .
It will no longer ex@@ ist .
Yet , he must also have sh@@ ared his concer@@ n about ne@@ g@@ ative influ@@ ences th@@ reat@@ ening the spiritu@@ ality of the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al go@@ als .
The Con@@ c@@ ise Jewish En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia dec@@ la@@ res : “ Pro@@ te@@ ction against d [ em@@ ons ] was af@@ for@@ ded by ob@@ serv@@ ance of the comman@@ d@@ ments and by the use of a@@ mule@@ ts . ”
Some time later he su@@ ffered a second st@@ ro@@ ke , lea@@ ving one side of his body par@@ al@@ y@@ zed .
These are the ones who are “ to receive a kingdom that cannot be sh@@ ak@@ en . ”
To illustr@@ ate : We may know that some fellow Christians who have given up to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o or the use of “ rec@@ re@@ ational ” d@@ ru@@ g@@ s may at times still have a strong c@@ ra@@ ving for them .
Now these two do@@ ct@@ ors r@@ out@@ in@@ ely accept Witness pati@@ ents from all over S@@ pain .
Our appe@@ ar@@ ance should refle@@ ct mo@@ des@@ ty and s@@ oun@@ dness of mind .
You ac@@ qui@@ red a wonderful hope !
If they do not ad@@ d@@ ress the under@@ l@@ ying proble@@ m , their marriage may be he@@ ad@@ ed for tra@@ ge@@ dy . ​ — Read James 3 : 7 - 10 , 17 , 18 .
In this way , Noah and his family ​ — and through them the human r@@ ace — ​ sur@@ vi@@ ved the des@@ tru@@ ction of that gener@@ ation .
These older men me@@ et the requi@@ re@@ ments that are set out in God’s Word , which is a pro@@ du@@ ct of God’s spirit .
Su@@ pp@@ lic@@ ating Jehovah for wisdom and emo@@ tional strength became a da@@ ily necess@@ ity .
The G@@ esta@@ p@@ o ar@@ rest@@ ed th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Witnesses
While Jesus was yet a ba@@ be , a righteous man nam@@ ed Si@@ me@@ on declar@@ ed under the power of the holy spirit that “ the young child Jesus ” would become “ a light for re@@ mo@@ ving the v@@ ei@@ l from the nations , ” as fore@@ told at Isaiah 4@@ 2 : 6 and 4@@ 9 : 6 .
Why did Jehovah cho@@ ose J@@ on@@ ah to go to N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h ?
What example did King David set in making decisions ?
God’s Law for@@ ba@@ de making i@@ ma@@ ges as ob@@ je@@ cts of worship .
In his next illustr@@ ation , Jesus emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es this point .
For example , Isa@@ a@@ c , Ne@@ ge@@ de , and Pa@@ u@@ lo@@ s have been in an E@@ rit@@ re@@ an pris@@ on for over 20 years !
* Re@@ fle@@ cting Rus@@ si@@ an hist@@ ory , the name of the li@@ br@@ ary has been chang@@ ed se@@ ven times over the course of two cen@@ tu@@ ries .
For good reason , a promise is made to the Re@@ cha@@ bit@@ es .
These acc@@ oun@@ ts ​ — perhaps about the actions of some of God’s worshi@@ p@@ ers or God’s past judg@@ ments — ​ may not con@@ tain en@@ ough de@@ ta@@ il@@ s to answer all our questions .
How would you sum@@ mar@@ ize the ma@@ in poin@@ ts of Psalm 2 : 1 , 2 ?
C@@ er@@ tain Af@@ ri@@ can tri@@ bes believe that after death or@@ din@@ ary people become g@@ ho@@ st@@ s , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as prom@@ in@@ ent individuals become an@@ c@@ est@@ or spi@@ r@@ its who will be hon@@ ored and pet@@ iti@@ oned as inv@@ isi@@ ble lead@@ ers of the commun@@ ity .
But what if an Israel@@ ite was so po@@ or that he could not even af@@ for@@ d two pi@@ ge@@ ons ?
The Watchtower of May 1 , 19@@ 6@@ 2 , page 2@@ 8@@ 7 , off@@ ers com@@ ments about comm@@ on - law marriage .
A@@ ware that “ we are du@@ st , ” God makes allow@@ an@@ ces for us and does not “ keep fin@@ ding fa@@ ul@@ t ” with us . ​ — P@@ s .
Des@@ pite Adam and E@@ ve@@ ’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ on , Jehovah wants mankind to enjoy a good relationship with him .
In pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ cha@@ l times , the whe@@ at that people com@@ mon@@ ly gre@@ w was em@@ m@@ er whe@@ at , which pro@@ duc@@ ed gra@@ ins that did not eas@@ ily se@@ par@@ ate from the cha@@ f@@ f .
( a ) What view did David have of Israel@@ ’s k@@ ing@@ ship ?
The apostle Paul explained the d@@ anger in doing this when he wrote to Hebrew Christians : “ It is necess@@ ary for us to pa@@ y more than the u@@ su@@ al attention to the things heard by us , that we may never d@@ ri@@ ft away . ”
In@@ tegrity A@@ mi@@ d Un@@ rest in Si@@ er@@ r@@ a Le@@ one
But where could they be found ?
But on O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 3 , 200@@ 3 , that trust ended .
As was the case with the Romans , today those on both si@@ des of the contro@@ vers@@ y may need to make ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in order to “ keep peace between one another . ” ​ — Mark 9 : 50 .
They must fi@@ ght off a ho@@ st of mi@@ cro@@ bes , par@@ as@@ ites , and vi@@ r@@ uses .
A@@ n inv@@ est@@ ment repor@@ ter for The G@@ lo@@ be and Ma@@ il of T@@ or@@ on@@ to , Cana@@ da , descri@@ bed the “ is@@ ol@@ ation and emp@@ t@@ iness ” that many well - to - do people end@@ ure .
He will wi@@ pe it out .
A@@ qu@@ ila and P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la were ten@@ t@@ mak@@ ers .
There is one thing in life that matters most ​ — ga@@ ining a good name with Jehovah .
To this day , both Chris@@ tend@@ om and so - called he@@ a@@ th@@ end@@ om bo@@ w to their c@@ ru@@ ci@@ fi@@ x@@ es , M@@ ad@@ on@@ n@@ as , i@@ con@@ s , and other lik@@ en@@ ess@@ es of man and be@@ ast .
So when I made an ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment to see the mag@@ is@@ tr@@ ate , I thought , ‘ A@@ m I being wise , or am I po@@ king a ti@@ g@@ er ? ’
Those shepher@@ ding the flo@@ ck of God are told to do so “ not under com@@ pul@@ sion , but will@@ ingly ; ne@@ i@@ ther for love of di@@ sh@@ on@@ est gain , but e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly ; ne@@ i@@ ther as l@@ ording it over those who are God’s in@@ her@@ it@@ ance , but be@@ coming examples to the flo@@ ck . ”
he sh@@ ou@@ ted ang@@ r@@ ily and sent me away .
50 days
A@@ wa@@ iting a Kingdom That Is “ No Par@@ t of This World ”
The woman listen@@ ed , got out of the v@@ an , and st@@ ep@@ ped over to the sis@@ ter@@ ’s ca@@ r .
Do you appreci@@ ate why Jesus taught his followers to pray that way ?
They have fin@@ i@@ shed e@@ ating the cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary P@@ as@@ so@@ ver me@@ al , cons@@ is@@ ting of ro@@ ast@@ ed lam@@ b , bit@@ ter gre@@ ens , un@@ le@@ av@@ ened bre@@ ad , and red w@@ ine .
In what way does the in@@ spe@@ ction pro@@ c@@ ess continue , and what are all anointed Christians determined to do ?
Mar@@ ch 22 - 28 , 20@@ 10
That God - fe@@ aring man was Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us .
We are able to preach worl@@ d@@ wide because we co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with one another
In 19@@ 7@@ 8 , I was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The t@@ ree is sub@@ je@@ cted to im@@ men@@ se pres@@ sure , yet it end@@ u@@ res .
C@@ iti@@ z@@ ens of many , many nations are lear@@ ning that Jehovah , who re@@ pur@@ cha@@ sed his anointed servants out of spiritual cap@@ tiv@@ ity , is in@@ deed the Sa@@ vi@@ or .
Scriptural truth can over@@ turn “ str@@ ong@@ ly en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched things , ” that is , ex@@ pose false do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines , har@@ m@@ ful practic@@ es , and ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es that refle@@ ct imper@@ fect human wisdom .
Even children were com@@ for@@ table with him .
( b ) What will Christ’s sacrifice do for those who seek God’s appro@@ val ?
Ther@@ efore , we should not gl@@ ori@@ fy ourselves .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of them f@@ led to refu@@ ge@@ e cam@@ ps in E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pia , where they rema@@ ined for about three years .
Ri@@ ches That R@@ es@@ ul@@ t From Fa@@ ith
With that vi@@ vi@@ d si@@ gn of Jehovah’s appro@@ val , E@@ no@@ ch f@@ ell as@@ le@@ ep in death .
Your doing so will make you “ very desi@@ ra@@ ble ” in his eyes .
You can be happy in the knowledge that Jehovah appreci@@ ates wh@@ atever you do in his service .
“ E@@ vi@@ l men cannot understand justice , but those who seek Jehovah can understand everything . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V .
It is at the very cor@@ e of the Christian message , though many ch@@ ur@@ ches cho@@ ose to ign@@ ore it .
If you point out that obedi@@ ent mankind will enjoy life in a par@@ adise earth , for instance , back that st@@ at@@ ement up with a Scriptural refer@@ ence , such as Luke 23 : 4@@ 3 or Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 21 - 25 .
It will be a hear@@ t@@ bre@@ ak to leave ​ — the ei@@ gh@@ th time our hearts have been ‘ bro@@ ken . ’
Some have ze@@ al@@ ously prom@@ o@@ ted certain di@@ e@@ ts , tre@@ at@@ ments , or pro@@ du@@ cts ​ — even more ze@@ al@@ ously than the good news of God’s Kingdom .
M@@ one@@ y , of course , is a human in@@ ven@@ tion .
When he tri@@ es these different me@@ tho@@ ds of personal study , he will likely enjoy it and want to learn more .
But one night , David and his men found the place where Saul and his sol@@ di@@ ers were cam@@ ped .
Even the apostles could not fully understand Jesus ’ actions until they received holy spirit .
No more health problems .
K@@ in@@ dness at S@@ cho@@ ol
These artic@@ les discus@@ s the two great@@ est comman@@ d@@ ments of the Law , as id@@ enti@@ fied by Jesus Christ .
This is his war@@ ning : “ I shall fin@@ ish off earth@@ ling man . . .
She also tel@@ ep@@ h@@ oned our relati@@ ves and cri@@ ed as she beg@@ ged them for help .
He exer@@ ted himself ze@@ al@@ ously , travel@@ ing ex@@ ten@@ si@@ vely and esta@@ bli@@ shing many congregations .
A@@ vo@@ id the in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant attitude of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es
And God’s spirit can help bring back to your mind the good things you have learned . ​ — John 14 : 26 .
Ex@@ pres@@ sing his appreciation for the truth , he says : “ I was ra@@ ised in a tra@@ di@@ tional Ca@@ tho@@ lic home .
We could always see that Jehovah ca@@ used the right me@@ th@@ od to be used at the right time .
Indeed , “ as far as it dep@@ ends upon you , be pe@@ ace@@ able with all men . ”
L@@ ater , during his stay at Z@@ ik@@ la@@ g , David ra@@ i@@ ded to@@ w@@ ns held by Israel@@ ’s enem@@ ies to the sou@@ th , thus se@@ c@@ uring Juda@@ h’s b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries . ​ — 1 Samuel 27 : 8 ; 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 12 : 20 - 22 .
This may serve as a sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard against our giving angels un@@ du@@ e honor .
I never i@@ mag@@ ined that the wonderful tru@@ ths about Jehovah God and his purpose would trans@@ form my life .
Jesus ’ course of integrity under the great@@ est t@@ est on earth proved that “ Adam had no exc@@ use , no reason to fai@@ l , ” no@@ ted the speak@@ er .
Dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing prote@@ cts the clean , Christian congregation .
S@@ he@@ ep@@ her@@ ders may simply have been near the bo@@ t@@ to@@ m in the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an ca@@ st@@ e system .
They simply preach to others and war@@ n them about what will ha@@ p@@ pen in the future .
It is near , and there is a h@@ ur@@ r@@ ying of it very much . The s@@ ound of the day of Jehovah is bit@@ ter .
A cou@@ ple of years later , our group had gro@@ wn to such an ex@@ t@@ ent that a congregation was form@@ ed .
Because they did not keep on listen@@ ing to him , fore@@ told mal@@ e@@ dic@@ tions over@@ took them .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s are like m@@ ere gr@@ as@@ sh@@ op@@ p@@ ers in a field .
A Christian could even become pu@@ ff@@ ed up with pri@@ de over how many like his post@@ ings , even taking off@@ en@@ se if they ce@@ ase to follow him .
They form@@ ed the Christian congregation and were under a new covenant .
Be@@ fore being baptized , people must be ‘ taught to ob@@ serve all the things Jesus comman@@ ded his disciples . ’
Some beli@@ ef@@ s are not only different but also d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous .
His public dis@@ cour@@ ses recorded in the Bible give evidence of how con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing a speak@@ er he was .
That was so because his life - st@@ y@@ le had been wa@@ y@@ ward , and he had not even made a dedic@@ ation to God .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 23 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 6@@ 1 , 4@@ 3
The desire to live no longer for themselves has moved th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Jehovah’s Witnesses to serve as pione@@ ers , or full - time Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers .
By provi@@ ding an inspired written rec@@ ord that con@@ tain@@ s fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al tru@@ ths , God has made it possible for you to do just that ​ — to “ make sure ” that the gu@@ i@@ ding ligh@@ ts , or be@@ ac@@ ons , that you follow are gen@@ u@@ ine .
W@@ ho@@ ever , therefore , wants to be a friend of the world is cons@@ titu@@ ting himself an enem@@ y of God . ”
The cla@@ y that is mi@@ x@@ ed with ir@@ on re@@ pres@@ ents el@@ ements within the real@@ m of the ir@@ on@@ like Ang@@ l@@ o - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can World P@@ ow@@ er .
No O@@ b@@ st@@ ac@@ le to Pe@@ ace
They fac@@ ed per@@ man@@ ent ex@@ ile in har@@ s@@ h , pri@@ m@@ iti@@ ve con@@ di@@ tions .
Their sear@@ ch has led them down many different pa@@ ths .
What , though , set Jesus ’ heart on fi@@ re , as it were , and prop@@ el@@ led , or moved , him to act that way ?
“ We felt the support of all the brothers as well as Jehovah’s help , ” says H@@ aka@@ n .
Why not take the in@@ iti@@ ative to me@@ et and wel@@ come its members ?
Some humans will be sa@@ ved .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , this action su@@ gg@@ ested the building of a prote@@ ctive w@@ all around the city .
H@@ ad Paul given up under tri@@ bul@@ ation , would that not have con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed the message that their relationship with Jehovah , their ministry , and their hope were not valu@@ able ?
O@@ cc@@ asi@@ on@@ ally , p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment may be necess@@ ary .
He than@@ ked us pro@@ fu@@ sel@@ y for coming and h@@ an@@ ded us the ke@@ y to a shed where we could sp@@ end the night .
Consider , for example , what happened in his you@@ ng@@ er years .
It may cons@@ ist of money , pro@@ per@@ ty , or perhaps some tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion .
T@@ ry to apply the su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions you hear .
R@@ em@@ ember that God streng@@ th@@ ened and helped A@@ sa , and He will strengthen you .
Jehovah thus “ loved ” him .
In Bi@@ bli@@ cal Hebrew , the ter@@ m often transl@@ ated “ truth ” per@@ tain@@ s to something that is true , tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy , faithful , or fac@@ tu@@ al .
Such problems can make one feel comple@@ t@@ ely over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed , especially if a number of har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps str@@ ike at the same time .
For example , in the Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st@@ al school , I had been taught that Jesus is God , but I learned from the Bible that he is “ the Son of the living God . ” ​ — Matthew 16 : 15 , 16 .
The Hebrew prophet Daniel was declar@@ ed a “ very desi@@ ra@@ ble man ” in God’s eyes because of his “ hum@@ bl@@ ing ” himself , that is , because of his hum@@ ility .
Ther@@ e@@ after , God per@@ mit@@ ted Satan to str@@ ike Job with a pa@@ in@@ ful di@@ se@@ ase .
In the Bible , Jehovah has given parents direction on how to tra@@ in their children .
He thus taught his children well and set a fine example for them , which was a bi@@ g chall@@ enge during that wicked p@@ re - F@@ lood er@@ a . ​ — G@@ en .
Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ving the gift of everlasting life dep@@ ends on our having a close relationship with Jehovah .
Yes , there is .
How is Jehovah’s righteousness expres@@ sed ?
Be@@ fore that , C@@ y@@ pr@@ us had an ev@@ ent@@ ful hist@@ ory .
E@@ s@@ ther and I regul@@ arly vis@@ ited him there , and some@@ times he was inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ated and be@@ at@@ en right in fr@@ on@@ t of us .
It is n@@ atur@@ al that faithful servants of God experience disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement from time to time .
Rather , it is an ac@@ tu@@ al govern@@ ment , one that will effect dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c chang@@ es on the earth , just as the prophe@@ ts fore@@ told . ​ — Isaiah 9 : 6 , 7 ; Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 .
• Why should we c@@ learly id@@ enti@@ fy ourselves as Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
Since we are re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ents of this love , should we not show our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for it ?
The large uni@@ vers@@ ity in D@@ aka@@ r is also ad@@ ding to the c@@ atch in the spiritual fi@@ shing ne@@ t .
Why , then , have the ch@@ ur@@ ches cho@@ s@@ en the cro@@ ss as their most sac@@ red sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l ? W . E .
By 195@@ 7 a pe@@ ak of 7@@ 5 Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers was re@@ ached .
We can have a part in san@@ c@@ ti@@ f@@ ying God’s name by making it known .
In many c@@ as@@ es , hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders who in@@ iti@@ ally were up@@ set have respon@@ ded fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly when Jehovah’s people tre@@ ated them with mil@@ dness and respect . ​ — Pro@@ v .
As you study that article and refle@@ ct on this one , be as@@ sur@@ ed that any effort you make with the hope of help@@ ing she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike ones return to the Christian fo@@ ld is wor@@ th@@ while .
What is it that bin@@ ds them ?
W@@ r@@ ites hist@@ ori@@ an Paul Joh@@ ns@@ on : “ [ A@@ post@@ ate ] Christi@@ an@@ ity began in con@@ fu@@ sion , contro@@ vers@@ y and s@@ ch@@ ism and so it continued . . . .
4@@ 2 : 18 , 19 ; 4@@ 3 : 8 .
How much succ@@ ess have they had with their own children ?
7 : 15 .
Peter spoke those words in a most un@@ u@@ su@@ al set@@ ting ​ — in the home of a G@@ ent@@ ile nam@@ ed Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us .
His att@@ ac@@ ks are often desi@@ gn@@ ed to pla@@ y on our emo@@ tions and thus we@@ ak@@ en our faith .
The rep@@ lies will likely help you deci@@ de where you can be most effe@@ ctive .
For he himself well kno@@ ws the form@@ ation of us , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that we are du@@ st . ”
The doing of those who f@@ all away I have h@@ ated ; it does not cl@@ ing to me . . . .
M@@ other , along with other Witnesses in the O@@ ma@@ h@@ a C@@ ongreg@@ ation , gave me much - needed encourag@@ ement .
S@@ hi@@ r@@ le@@ y : You mean the L@@ ast Su@@ pp@@ er ?
But a t@@ est of faith may come when we are al@@ one , as it did when Jesus was temp@@ ted in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
In the ancient g@@ ames , r@@ un@@ n@@ ers were not we@@ igh@@ ed down by clo@@ th@@ es or e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment .
( a ) What is one sub@@ ject that Jesus re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly spoke to his disciples about ?
Rather than succ@@ um@@ b to pan@@ ic or des@@ pa@@ ir , we should b@@ ol@@ ster our trust in God by reading his Word . ​ — Romans 8 : 35 - 39 .
How may we avoid being influ@@ enced by those who displa@@ y ung@@ o@@ dly qualities ?
One of those sisters has rema@@ ined in the are@@ a , still help@@ ing the local reli@@ ef com@@ mit@@ te@@ e and serving as a regul@@ ar pioneer .
Sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard practic@@ al wisdom and thinking ability , and they will prove to be life to your soul . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
The result was that the congregation gre@@ w , and more and more individuals jo@@ ined King David of old in as@@ cri@@ b@@ ing praise to Jehovah .
I@@ magine , for instance , a book col@@ le@@ ct@@ or who fin@@ ds a preci@@ ous vo@@ lu@@ me after a long sear@@ ch , only to dis@@ co@@ ver that it is mis@@ sing sever@@ al vital pages .
“ M@@ an must live , not on bre@@ ad al@@ one , but on every word that comes from Jehovah’s m@@ ou@@ th , ” Jesus said .
How can I sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard my health ?
As a result , Jesus succ@@ ess@@ fully th@@ war@@ ted Satan’s c@@ un@@ ning s@@ ch@@ eme .
Such loving parents are to be comm@@ ended for the sacrific@@ es they make .
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s a fun@@ d of information regarding family authority
That was when Satan dec@@ ei@@ ved E@@ ve in the gar@@ den of E@@ den . ​ — Genesis 3 : 13 ; 1 Timothy 2 : 14 .
Li@@ fe et@@ er@@ n@@ al on earth would not mean much to me if they were not with me . ’
These s@@ li@@ ps have the same ro@@ o@@ t@@ sto@@ ck , and they share in pro@@ duc@@ ing a good cro@@ p of o@@ lives .
When Jesus wal@@ ked the earth , Jehovah had already set the “ day and h@@ our ” for these events to occ@@ ur . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Pe@@ ople ali@@ ve at that time will find happiness as they me@@ et those fre@@ ed from de@@ a@@ th@@ ’s g@@ ri@@ p .
O@@ ver the years more and more do@@ ct@@ ors have be@@ gu@@ n per@@ form@@ ing b@@ loo@@ d@@ less sur@@ g@@ er@@ y .
In our time , human lead@@ ers have turned their ba@@ c@@ ks on Jehovah and his en@@ thr@@ oned King , Jesus Christ .
On the other hand , what if your a@@ im is mer@@ ely to become we@@ al@@ thy ?
A bi@@ g proble@@ m was that do@@ ct@@ ors were ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ar@@ ily giving blood trans@@ fu@@ sions to our children , often get@@ ting cour@@ t or@@ ders to do so .
The change was so dr@@ as@@ tic that I felt us@@ eless .
Then , in 194@@ 7 , Na@@ than H .
There is not one uni@@ vers@@ al si@@ gn language .
Solomon seem@@ s to be saying that it is better to be a hum@@ ble one of little means , having mer@@ ely one serv@@ ant , than to sp@@ end what is needed for li@@ fe@@ ’s necess@@ ities in an effort to maintain a high so@@ cial st@@ atu@@ s .
Our you@@ ng@@ er brother M@@ an@@ f@@ red was also baptized , but ap@@ par@@ ently Bible truth had not become ro@@ o@@ ted in his heart .
Se@@ e@@ king Jehovah’s help in prayer must also have streng@@ th@@ ened E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s determin@@ ation to avoid anything that could dis@@ ple@@ ase his Creator .
No@@ thing that is organiz@@ ed happ@@ ens by ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent .
Th@@ r@@ ough their son O@@ bed , he and Ru@@ th were bless@@ ed with the privilege of be@@ coming an@@ c@@ est@@ ors of Jesus Christ .
When problems ar@@ ise , then , you and your mate should be fir@@ m@@ ly res@@ ol@@ ved to honor the com@@ mit@@ ment you made .
Then , too , consider what can ha@@ p@@ pen when we under@@ go difficult tri@@ als .
I also remember that these are “ cr@@ itical times hard to de@@ al with , ” for people are fi@@ er@@ ce , viol@@ ent , and without self - control .
C@@ ris@@ t@@ ina , a regul@@ ar pioneer , says : “ I often find my@@ self loo@@ king en@@ vi@@ ously at others .
Wh@@ ere in the Bible can we find an over@@ view of the sacrific@@ es , or o@@ ffer@@ ings , in the Law ?
But because of Jesus ’ sacrifice and resurrection , death in@@ her@@ ited from sin@@ ful Adam will no longer be vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous . ​ — Romans 5 : 12 ; 6 : 23 .
Such obedi@@ ence deep@@ ly imp@@ ressed the brother .
What war@@ n@@ ings should we he@@ ed today ?
Satan tw@@ is@@ ted God’s Word , dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully using it to serve his own sel@@ f@@ ish ends .
Even if your marriage has re@@ ached this point , do not ha@@ st@@ ily conclu@@ de that it should be ter@@ min@@ ated .
He was not tr@@ oub@@ led about what op@@ pon@@ ents thought of him .
The apostle Paul remin@@ ds us to “ keep on making sure of what is accep@@ table to the Lord . ”
M@@ ary marri@@ es David , who lives h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of mil@@ es from her ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn .
( 3 ) C@@ oura@@ ge and trust are especially needed today .
Are we ready ? ”
Bible truth ca@@ used them to make ma@@ j@@ or chang@@ es ; they were “ wa@@ shed clean . ”
• Is it ad@@ vis@@ able for me to dr@@ ink al@@ co@@ ho@@ l , or should I ab@@ sta@@ in ?
( b ) In what peri@@ od are we living , and what should we do ?
That is par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly true in our time .
The World F@@ o@@ od Pro@@ gr@@ am@@ me is prom@@ o@@ ting an in@@ iti@@ ative that a@@ im@@ s to serve at le@@ ast one me@@ al a day in scho@@ ol@@ s .
I learned a lo@@ t from that faithful spiritual brother .
Many faithful Christians would be deli@@ gh@@ ted to teach someone about Jehovah and true worship .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , “ no re@@ si@@ d@@ ent will say : ‘ I am si@@ ck . ’ ” ​ — Isaiah 33 : 24 ; 35 : 5 , 6 .
R@@ em@@ ember , the “ st@@ ar ” did not first lead those ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers to Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m .
In any language , it is important to be s@@ inc@@ ere when ex@@ ten@@ ding an a@@ po@@ lo@@ gy .
Lo@@ ve of God and love of neigh@@ b@@ or are really in@@ se@@ par@@ able .
We also need to keep stud@@ ying God’s Word and doing our best to live in har@@ mony with its message .
This will be discus@@ sed in the next article .
He said : “ One thing that helped me to appreci@@ ate that the Bible is the Word of God was reading it right through .
We don@@ ’t har@@ m or se@@ du@@ ce people .
When he saw her , J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah “ ri@@ pp@@ ed his gar@@ ments ” and said that his heart was bro@@ ken .
Juda@@ h is th@@ reat@@ ened with in@@ va@@ sion by the com@@ bin@@ ed for@@ ces of Israel and S@@ y@@ ri@@ a .
So Timothy knew that if he follow@@ ed Paul’s example , the people of L@@ y@@ str@@ a would op@@ pose him , and his own father might op@@ pose him as well .
O@@ ver the years , she has been a wonderful pioneer par@@ t@@ ner , and one of the se@@ cre@@ ts of our succ@@ ess in some 60 years of full - time service has been her ability to be satis@@ fied with a little and make it se@@ em like a lo@@ t .
When God’s Kingdom Be@@ g@@ in R@@ ul@@ ing ?
Th@@ ough still a powerful war@@ ri@@ or , Saul had lost Jehovah’s fav@@ or by re@@ bel@@ ling against God’s instru@@ ctions .
A@@ p@@ pro@@ xi@@ mat@@ ely si@@ x months after the de@@ par@@ ture of the Q@@ u@@ est , two special pioneer ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers , S@@ te@@ ph@@ en and Mal@@ ak@@ i , were assign@@ ed to preach in the Ha@@ ’@@ a@@ pa@@ i is@@ land group .
Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality invol@@ ves our out@@ look .
Un@@ like those un@@ faithful shepher@@ ds , Christian shepher@@ ds follow Jehovah’s example .
“ The L@@ it@@ tle G@@ ir@@ l . . .
• Why is spiritual prote@@ ction of ut@@ most import@@ ance ?
I was con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that what I was lear@@ ning was the truth .
How thr@@ il@@ led we are now to see 20 congregations in that are@@ a !
We should not gro@@ w imp@@ ati@@ ent when we pet@@ iti@@ on Jehovah .
L@@ est we draw the wrong conclu@@ sion , we do well to no@@ te some help@@ ful de@@ ta@@ il@@ s .
Even so , des@@ pite the bit@@ ter persecu@@ tion they end@@ ur@@ ed , ad@@ ds the au@@ th@@ or , the Witnesses showed “ dep@@ end@@ ability and e@@ qu@@ an@@ im@@ ity [ cal@@ m@@ ness under st@@ ress ] ” as well as “ integrity and so@@ li@@ dar@@ ity . ”
Who com@@ pla@@ ined about o@@ il p@@ our@@ ed on Jesus ?
What courage it took for him to stand up to that wicked man !
In ad@@ dition , his s@@ mo@@ king end@@ ang@@ ers the health of those around him .
“ The marriage of the L@@ am@@ b ” takes place after the King , Jesus Christ , comple@@ tes his con@@ qu@@ est , that is , after Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at has been destro@@ yed and the war of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on has been f@@ ought . ​ — 2 / 15 , page 10 .
25 : 37 - 4@@ 2 .
He was a man of faith and courage , for he sur@@ ely knew that it was d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous to stand up to A@@ ha@@ b .
Their lu@@ gg@@ age was most un@@ u@@ su@@ al ​ — cons@@ is@@ ting pri@@ mar@@ ily of to@@ ol@@ s , such as h@@ am@@ m@@ ers , sa@@ ws , and dr@@ ill@@ s — ​ not the s@@ ort of things one or@@ din@@ ar@@ ily takes on a tri@@ p to an at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c is@@ land .
“ He that is hum@@ ble in spirit will take hold of glory . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V .
“ Rather , she saw it as a way to learn what made me who I am today . ”
We cannot h@@ ate la@@ w@@ less@@ ness in word while gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying it in s@@ ong .
A Sol@@ di@@ er of Christ
4 Why God F@@ av@@ ored Noah ​ — Why We Sh@@ ould C@@ are
Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s example is encourag@@ ing
I came down with ty@@ p@@ ho@@ id f@@ ever but was sent back to the fr@@ on@@ t after tre@@ at@@ ment .
What could pos@@ si@@ bly so@@ o@@ the such a “ great pain of heart ” ​ — the ex@@ tre@@ me g@@ ri@@ ef over lo@@ sing someone whom you de@@ arly love ?
H@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ally , they were willing to say al@@ most anything in order to secu@@ re a contr@@ act .
Although the Bible book of Revelation does not give the pre@@ c@@ ise time of Satan’s ou@@ sting , it does men@@ tion a seri@@ es of events that can help us to es@@ tim@@ ate when he was c@@ ast out of heaven .
• The fi@@ er@@ y fur@@ n@@ ace
They are benef@@ iting from its educ@@ ational pro@@ gra@@ m and stri@@ ving to follow its la@@ ws found in the Bible .
They have accepted cle@@ ans@@ ing and pr@@ un@@ ing .
What counsel is found at Luke 16 : 10 - 13 ?
Because it rel@@ ates to some very sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant as@@ pe@@ cts of your life .
A@@ h , but for how long ?
That wonderful future is a@@ vail@@ able to all , including the po@@ or .
( b ) How was a Witness in A@@ sia able to help a cu@@ st@@ om@@ er ?
When the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in , the Jewish high cour@@ t , wanted to do away with the Christians because of their ze@@ al@@ ous preaching , G@@ am@@ ali@@ el , “ a Law teach@@ er es@@ te@@ em@@ ed by all the people , ” s@@ oun@@ ded a war@@ ning and said : “ M@@ en of Israel , pa@@ y attention to y@@ ourselves as to what you in@@ ten@@ d to do res@@ pe@@ cting these men . . . .
As a result , Isaiah saw the des@@ tru@@ ction of the nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom of Israel as a nation .
One dist@@ in@@ ct way that divine educ@@ ation pre@@ pa@@ res us for the coming of Jehovah’s day is by help@@ ing us to set prop@@ er pri@@ or@@ ities .
Af@@ ter@@ war@@ ds the rest of the vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins also came , saying , ‘ S@@ ir , si@@ r , o@@ pen to us ! ’
Your fur@@ ni@@ ture ?
( Read 3 John 9 - 11 . )
S@@ ome@@ times those to@@ a@@ sting cl@@ ink their gl@@ as@@ ses together .
( a ) Wh@@ ich public@@ ation can help us to expla@@ in the import@@ ance of using the divine name ?
A@@ n E@@ ar@@ th - W@@ i@@ de Wor@@ k
Instead of get@@ ting up@@ set with her , he c@@ he@@ er@@ fully put the te@@ a back in its place .
A@@ S@@ T@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ DI@@ N@@ G MI@@ R@@ A@@ C@@ L@@ E@@ S B@@ R@@ IN@@ G D@@ EL@@ I@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ AN@@ C@@ E
Jehovah would not for@@ get Israel , and the nation would sur@@ vi@@ ve .
They have learned to be more sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic , kind , and e@@ ag@@ er to help people . ​ — Revelation 5 : 10 ; 14 : 2 - 5 ; 20 : 6 .
Many enjoy better health as a result of following Bible principles .
Rather , he im@@ medi@@ ately respon@@ ded with the words : “ It is written . ”
God’s Word is full of g@@ em@@ s and nu@@ g@@ ge@@ ts of truth .
2 Lo@@ ok Be@@ y@@ ond O@@ u@@ tw@@ ard A@@ p@@ pe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces , Ju@@ ne Par@@ adise on E@@ ar@@ th ​ — F@@ an@@ t@@ as@@ y or Re@@ ality ?
It requi@@ res that we have a good relationship with Jehovah and do his will .
Do you look for opportun@@ ities to serve others ?
However , gen@@ u@@ ine prog@@ ress is possible for such spiritual ba@@ bes , as the Bible ref@@ ers to them .
“ It is important not to think too much of on@@ es@@ el@@ f .
Now the really ris@@ k@@ y part of the j@@ our@@ ne@@ y was about to beg@@ in .
Jesus was under@@ stan@@ da@@ bly disa@@ p@@ pointed in them .
To ass@@ ist in this con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ ject , more than 7@@ 30 vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers from Cana@@ da , Gre@@ at B@@ r@@ ita@@ in , the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , and other coun@@ tri@@ es served sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der with h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers from all par@@ ts of M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
This men@@ tion of Mark ​ — ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally the last in the Scriptures — ​ says much about him .
S@@ ome@@ times , though , we may h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to speak up .
If we are inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ated by se@@ cul@@ ar author@@ ities , how will we be able to be@@ ar witness with courage ?
In time , this group ad@@ ju@@ sted its origin@@ al beli@@ ef@@ s .
But person@@ ally , I would rather read the Bible to learn the hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al truth about Jesus Christ . ”
Many have found that , with hum@@ ility , they can just for@@ give and for@@ get .
; H@@ am@@ m@@ er , M .
E@@ ver since , Jehovah has been using that anointed congregation to serve his purpose .
So@@ on the sc@@ ene of this world will change comple@@ t@@ ely .
“ By faith Noah , after being given divine war@@ ning of things not yet be@@ held , showed godly fear and con@@ stru@@ cted an ar@@ k for the sa@@ ving of his hous@@ eho@@ ld , ” states the Bible .
Even a bri@@ ef enc@@ oun@@ ter with him could be very ref@@ re@@ shing .
A new@@ ly married Ch@@ in@@ ese cou@@ ple asked J@@ ef@@ f to take pi@@ c@@ tures of them , which he g@@ la@@ dly did .
Th@@ r@@ ough the prophet Isaiah , Jehovah God declar@@ ed : “ This people appro@@ ach@@ es me with their m@@ ou@@ th and they honor me with their li@@ ps , but their heart is far re@@ moved from me . ”
The teach@@ er ho@@ p@@ es that in du@@ e time the new disci@@ ple will also become a teach@@ er .
He brought with him s@@ ound e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment and a cou@@ ple of ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ s .
While they were away , I started to witness to the re@@ si@@ d@@ ents of the bl@@ ack to@@ w@@ n@@ ship .
Such in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ als were gover@@ ned by “ the spirit of the world ” rather than by the spirit of God .
Ha@@ ve you been un@@ emp@@ lo@@ yed for a long time and un@@ able to find a jo@@ b des@@ pite all the efforts you make to find one ?
You would be wa@@ sting your time tal@@ king with me .
This time Lu@@ car@@ is was ban@@ i@@ shed to R@@ ho@@ des .
A ri@@ di@@ cul@@ er buil@@ ds up res@@ ent@@ ment and h@@ at@@ red for the one tr@@ ying to help make his p@@ ath st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght .
Yes , reading the Word of God regul@@ arly is ess@@ enti@@ al for cultiv@@ ating a close b@@ ond with Jehovah .
The first sy@@ mp@@ o@@ si@@ u@@ m of the conven@@ tion was ent@@ it@@ led “ T@@ e@@ aching O@@ ur@@ selves While T@@ e@@ aching O@@ thers . ”
What a good less@@ on this is for any who find it hard to believe that the benef@@ its of Christ’s sacrifice could be me@@ ant for them person@@ ally !
When Jehovah’s people are faithful , he ca@@ res for them , makes them fru@@ it@@ ful , and prote@@ cts them .
• N@@ ame and expla@@ in some of the spiritual tre@@ a@@ sures “ conc@@ e@@ aled in ” Christ .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , to pre@@ pare his Go@@ spe@@ l account , Luke “ tr@@ ac@@ ed all things from the star@@ t with acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y . ”
Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah requi@@ res that we be ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast in the face of th@@ reat@@ s .
How should those with an un@@ believ@@ ing mate view their situation ?
In this way , children can no@@ te and cop@@ y the good example of their parents .
• What shows that Abraham had faith in the resurrection ?
O@@ N TH@@ E B@@ AT@@ T@@ L@@ E@@ F@@ I@@ EL@@ D
But she turned out to be ex@@ ac@@ tly the par@@ t@@ ner I needed .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of our rac@@ i@@ al ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , many of us are dis@@ satis@@ fied with as@@ pe@@ cts of our physical appe@@ ar@@ ance , yet we have little power to change such things .
In a similar way , g@@ ri@@ ef - stri@@ ck@@ en mat@@ es some@@ times “ see ” their bel@@ o@@ ved one in a crow@@ d or c@@ atch themselves making a ca@@ su@@ al com@@ ment to someone who is not there any@@ more !
We do not need to be with Jesus in order to benefit .
Are we individu@@ ally displa@@ ying this re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble qu@@ ality ?
This [ Jesus ] is ‘ the st@@ one that was tre@@ ated by you buil@@ ders as of no account that has become the head of the cor@@ ner . ’
In W@@ es@@ ter@@ n lands , however , wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft has don@@ ned a new mas@@ k of res@@ pe@@ c@@ ta@@ bility .
As you read about David , do you find yourself wi@@ shing that your own confidence in Jehovah were str@@ ong@@ er ?
“ Y@@ O@@ U came to be an example to all the believers in M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia and in A@@ cha@@ ia . ”
The bi@@ g city is far from what he had i@@ mag@@ ined it would be .
There is pl@@ ent@@ y of c@@ he@@ a@@ p en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment to occ@@ up@@ y pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s min@@ ds .
I had tri@@ ed so hard to make him happy , but he felt that I had been living more for Jehovah than for him .
It imp@@ el@@ led him to den@@ oun@@ ce the religious lead@@ ers , who h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ally claim@@ ed to re@@ present God .
Many of these are found in what is com@@ mon@@ ly called the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , which is recorded in chap@@ ters 5 to 7 of the Bible book of Matthew .
F@@ or@@ m@@ er Fr@@ en@@ ch pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent Ch@@ ar@@ les de G@@ a@@ ul@@ le once said : “ For me , the hist@@ ory of Fr@@ ance star@@ ts with C@@ lo@@ v@@ is , cho@@ s@@ en as king of Fr@@ ance by the tri@@ be of the F@@ ran@@ ks , who gave their name to Fr@@ ance . ”
It was the fact that Jesus taught the people .
There is no work nor de@@ vis@@ ing nor knowledge nor wisdom in S@@ he@@ ol [ man@@ kin@@ d’s comm@@ on gra@@ ve ] , the place to which you are going . ”
23 : 1 , 2 ; 24 : 1 , 15 , 21 - 24 .
In his last - dit@@ ch at@@ temp@@ t to pre@@ v@@ ent Jehovah’s mo@@ der@@ n - day servants from at@@ tain@@ ing their re@@ ward , Satan does not need new str@@ ate@@ gi@@ es .
Yes , un@@ like the members of the hi@@ er@@ ar@@ ch@@ y , many of the comm@@ on people were supp@@ or@@ ting their conclu@@ sions by using God’s Word .
A man can often respon@@ d more quic@@ k@@ ly than a woman .
My mother and father served loy@@ ally until their de@@ a@@ ths in 19@@ 6@@ 5 and 198@@ 6 res@@ pe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
May we exerc@@ ise imp@@ lic@@ it faith in Jehovah and “ serve him with a complete heart . ” ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 28 : 9 .
They pro@@ du@@ ce a fic@@ t@@ iti@@ ous hist@@ ory of this kind , which they ent@@ it@@ le the Go@@ spe@@ l of Ju@@ d@@ as . ” “ It is not a Go@@ spe@@ l written in Ju@@ d@@ as@@ ’s own time by someone who ac@@ tually knew him ”
Then in 195@@ 1 , she jo@@ ined her brothers at Bethel .
Of course , there are many other ways that Satan uses to si@@ ft us , as it were .
After care@@ ful thought and prayer and con@@ sul@@ tation with his mate and children , a family head must deci@@ de .
If you pray to Jehovah for help , he will fre@@ ely imp@@ ar@@ t to you his holy spirit , which will emp@@ ow@@ er you not only “ to act ” but also “ to will . ”
I was fu@@ ri@@ ous . I op@@ posed her Bible study and would b@@ low ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ te s@@ mo@@ ke in her face .
In the case of To@@ h@@ r@@ u and Yo@@ ko , Christian elders always gave e@@ ar to their problems and com@@ for@@ ted them .
Who Are Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
But the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents did not sto@@ p .
Our confidence is thus streng@@ th@@ ened that Jehovah God will soon bring about a new world in which righteousness will d@@ well .
I@@ magine , never before have so many faithful servants of Jehovah been ac@@ tive in so many lands thr@@ ough@@ out the earth !
Even before the ba@@ bi@@ es could walk , M@@ ary , the older gi@@ r@@ ls , and I took them out in the field ministry .
Just pri@@ or to Rom@@ an E@@ mp@@ er@@ or N@@ er@@ o@@ ’s cam@@ pa@@ ign of persecu@@ tion in 6@@ 4 C.E . , the apostle Peter wr@@ ites his first letter ad@@ d@@ ressed to Christians , encourag@@ ing them to stand fir@@ m in the faith .
Si@@ mil@@ ar con@@ vi@@ ction also resul@@ ts from regul@@ arly eng@@ ag@@ ing in other Christian activities , such as atten@@ ding meetings for worship and doing di@@ lig@@ ent personal Bible study .
E@@ ri@@ c did so .
The Bible , however , makes no dist@@ inc@@ tion between ma@@ gi@@ c that is good and ma@@ gi@@ c that is evil .
In@@ sur@@ ance : A don@@ ation made by spe@@ ci@@ f@@ ying an ent@@ ity used by Jehovah’s Witnesses as the bene@@ fi@@ ci@@ ary of a life in@@ sur@@ ance po@@ li@@ cy or a re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment / ​ p@@ en@@ sion pl@@ an .
Even if I just s@@ nee@@ zed , a b@@ one could cr@@ ack .
The Bible Con@@ dem@@ ns Cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion
We can learn important less@@ ons from prayers found in the Bible .
A@@ n important st@@ ep is to take a close look at yourself . You need to set a good example .
De@@ ep@@ ened appreciation , in turn , ought to move us to imitate Jehovah’s qualities to the full , demonstr@@ ating them in our deal@@ ings with fellow believers and with those to whom we preach .
There are many reas@@ ons for us to be jo@@ y@@ ful and to rejo@@ ice together .
He ye@@ ar@@ ned to honor Jehovah .
Th@@ ree God - fe@@ aring worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah ​ — Sha@@ dr@@ ach , Me@@ sh@@ ach , and A@@ be@@ d@@ ne@@ go — ​ did not com@@ p@@ ly .
Paul also mentioned false worship in another con@@ text . He wrote : “ De@@ ad@@ en , therefore , your body members that are upon the earth as res@@ pe@@ cts for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , se@@ x@@ u@@ al ap@@ pet@@ ite , h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful desire , and co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness , which is i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry . ”
With all its advan@@ ta@@ ges , p@@ re - F@@ lood soci@@ ety had a bad star@@ t .
A@@ sa was bless@@ ed for his res@@ ol@@ ve and courage .
You see , many people ac@@ tually refu@@ se to use the name of the Creator as it appe@@ ars in the Bible .
Des@@ pite enc@@ oun@@ ter@@ ing a st@@ or@@ m during which we all su@@ ffered from se@@ as@@ ic@@ k@@ ness , after four days at se@@ a we do@@ cked sa@@ f@@ ely at Ri@@ o de J@@ an@@ ei@@ r@@ o .
‘ She T@@ au@@ ght U@@ s to R@@ es@@ pect H@@ er R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on ’
In that cap@@ ac@@ ity during the following 30 years , he continued to look for@@ ward to “ vi@@ ct@@ ory with the L@@ am@@ b . ”
For instance , the N@@ ic@@ ar@@ ag@@ ua branch of Jehovah’s Witnesses repor@@ ts : “ For the first time , our Mis@@ ki@@ to transl@@ at@@ ors received tra@@ ining in pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res and te@@ ch@@ ni@@ qu@@ es by an instru@@ ct@@ or from the M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o branch .
How do the fi@@ ve we@@ ek@@ ly meetings provided by Jehovah’s organization help to qu@@ ali@@ fy us as min@@ isters ?
This is not accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed by the use of ho@@ l@@ low pl@@ ati@@ tu@@ des .
A@@ no@@ ther way to gain fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah is by min@@ i@@ mi@@ z@@ ing our invol@@ v@@ ement with the com@@ mer@@ cial world and using our circumstances to seek “ true ” ri@@ ches .
Y@@ ou@@ ths wor@@ ry about get@@ ting ste@@ ad@@ y emp@@ loy@@ ment in a high@@ ly com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve soci@@ ety .
Many have lost loved ones and ne@@ arly all their pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
But if it is something cre@@ ated that Jehovah will cre@@ ate , and the gr@@ ound has to o@@ pen its m@@ ou@@ th and s@@ wal@@ low up them and everything that bel@@ ong@@ s to them and they have to go down ali@@ ve into S@@ he@@ ol , you will then know for certain that these men have tre@@ ated Jehovah dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully . ”
What are we to conclu@@ de from this ?
What is the se@@ cre@@ t to succ@@ ess ?
Can we follow his example and keep our e@@ ye simp@@ le ​ — free of materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic ent@@ ang@@ le@@ ment and anxi@@ ety ? ​ — Mat@@ t .
In@@ c@@ reas@@ ed activ@@ ity in the field service is a s@@ pl@@ en@@ did way to de@@ e@@ pen your own spiritu@@ ality
We also need to give special attention to the example and teachings of Jesus Christ , “ the light of the world ” and “ the refle@@ ction of [ Jehovah’s ] glory . ” — John 8 : 12 ; Hebrews 1 : 1 - 3 .
( 3 ) Our preaching com@@ mis@@ sion can be ful@@ filled only if God streng@@ th@@ ens us by means of his holy spirit .
How can we be re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed by Jehovah “ for good ” ?
1 , 2 . ( a ) How did a wrong attitude har@@ m the Israelites in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness ?
Even after the last of their anointed associ@@ ates recei@@ ves his heavenly in@@ her@@ it@@ ance , they will continue to rend@@ er sac@@ red service to Jehovah as his people . ​ — Revelation 21 : 3 .
“ His H@@ our H@@ ad Not Yet C@@ ome ”
He says that thinking about 1 Peter 5 : 8 really helped him .
Jehovah encoura@@ ges those of the earthly class to have this hope of life in Par@@ adise as part of their faith in him .
How much cont@@ act the two had , and how old Jo@@ si@@ ah was when M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h cor@@ rec@@ ted his ways , the Bible does not say .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , R@@ a@@ ha@@ b was a well - inform@@ ed woman .
This pres@@ ents a chall@@ enge .
O@@ ther angels are ag@@ ents of Jehovah , and they car@@ ry out the divine will .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 12 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 3 , 6@@ 5
Consider the fine example of King Jo@@ si@@ ah .
This ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine is a@@ vail@@ able in 2@@ 5@@ 4 langu@@ ages , and an a@@ ver@@ age of ne@@ arly 5@@ 9@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 co@@ pi@@ es of each is@@ sue are pro@@ duc@@ ed , which makes it the most wi@@ d@@ ely cir@@ cul@@ ated ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine in the world !
• What in@@ sight does the Bible offer into how Jesus often respon@@ ded to people in need ?
16 , 17 . ( a ) I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate what it means to dis@@ own yourself . ( b ) What is a person who makes a dedic@@ ation really saying ?
What would ha@@ p@@ pen if they did ?
The more in@@ sight we gain into God’s person@@ ality , the more inc@@ l@@ ined we are to love and fear him .
Still , he cannot stand having his prog@@ ress di@@ ct@@ ated by another d@@ ri@@ ver .
But M@@ other kno@@ ws better .
No part of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law requi@@ red complete bo@@ di@@ ly im@@ mer@@ sion .
After the people vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily and un@@ an@@ im@@ ously ag@@ re@@ ed to this , Jehovah pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to give them his Law ​ — something he had not done to any other people . ​ — Psalm 14@@ 7 : 19 , 20 .
It appe@@ ars that the Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic C@@ u@@ ri@@ a was dis@@ tur@@ bed by what has been called religious relati@@ vis@@ m .
In our relation@@ shi@@ ps with others .
Jehovah’s Witnesses offer free Bible stu@@ dies to those who would like to draw clo@@ s@@ er to God .
Job wr@@ ong@@ ly cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ zed God .
The wa@@ ves can li@@ ft the st@@ er@@ n and car@@ ry it si@@ de@@ ways .
My father left , and af@@ ter@@ ward I saw him only occasi@@ on@@ ally .
They were ou@@ sted from heaven and con@@ f@@ ined to the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of the earth , where they now a@@ wa@@ it their ab@@ y@@ s@@ sing .
God gr@@ ants wisdom .
( b ) When it comes to imper@@ fect humans , does integrity mean per@@ fe@@ ction ?
Consider how these three pro@@ v@@ isions can help you to gro@@ w in love for God and neigh@@ b@@ or .
When Ne@@ h@@ emiah heard about the p@@ light of the people in Jerusalem , he fer@@ v@@ ently pray@@ ed to Jehovah .
Wor@@ king on the rich under@@ se@@ a ban@@ ks of the A@@ t@@ l@@ an@@ tic is per@@ il@@ ous bu@@ sin@@ ess .
“ S@@ ome@@ times my son and I would ar@@ gu@@ e about little things ​ — for example , about not being wa@@ ste@@ ful or about te@@ as@@ ing his sister .
When we study the Bible and Christian public@@ ations and atten@@ d our meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions , we do in@@ deed feel like cr@@ ying out jo@@ y@@ fully because of the good con@@ dition of the heart .
I became fre@@ er , lost my comple@@ x , and became more coura@@ ge@@ ous in the ministry .
The su@@ pers@@ crip@@ tions to Psal@@ ms 4@@ 2 , 4@@ 4 - 4@@ 9 , 8@@ 4 , 8@@ 5 , 8@@ 7 , and P@@ s 8@@ 8 spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te these psal@@ ms to “ the sons of K@@ or@@ ah . ”
After see@@ ing all those on their side s@@ wal@@ low@@ ed up in the earth , K@@ or@@ ah and the 2@@ 50 c@@ hi@@ ef@@ tain@@ s were destro@@ yed by a fi@@ re from Jehovah . ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 16 : 1 - 3 , 28 - 35 .
Their eyes often expres@@ s as much as their words .
“ My desire is to learn and devel@@ op f@@ res@@ h l@@ ines of reason@@ ing to use in my ministry and at other times , so that I can expres@@ s my@@ self c@@ learly about Bible tru@@ ths .
Those desi@@ ring God’s appro@@ val should not be gu@@ il@@ ty of th@@ i@@ every under any circumstances .
I wor@@ ked on this l@@ ist one h@@ our each mor@@ ning for about 20 years until I had made a dic@@ tion@@ ary .
He lives in a country where the work of Jehovah’s Witnesses was ban@@ ned for many years .
We lik@@ ed to pla@@ y mu@@ si@@ cal in@@ str@@ um@@ ents together , and each child loved to pla@@ y his or her fav@@ or@@ ite song@@ s .
It is the same with our spiritual health .
N@@ one of us can to@@ t@@ ally avoid the spirit of the world , for we may work or even live with those who have no love for God or his ways .
A man@@ ’s vo@@ ice sh@@ ou@@ ted for us to come in , so we en@@ tered .
These it@@ em@@ s have been don@@ ated for dist@@ ribu@@ tion to all refu@@ ge@@ es , in l@@ ine with the Bible princi@@ ple : “ As long as we have time fav@@ or@@ able for it , let us work what is good toward all , but especially toward those rel@@ ated to us in the faith . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 10 .
Sa@@ ú@@ l@@ ’s matu@@ r@@ ity and op@@ ti@@ mis@@ m deep@@ ly imp@@ ressed do@@ ct@@ ors and n@@ ur@@ ses at V@@ all d@@ ’@@ He@@ br@@ ó@@ n Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
In other words , could you lo@@ se your money if the bu@@ sin@@ ess fa@@ il@@ s ?
The song@@ s used at Christian meetings provide us a fine opportunity to “ sing and make m@@ el@@ o@@ dy ” to Jehovah with a ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast heart .
I@@ ’@@ m a happy person because , des@@ pite my hus@@ ban@@ d’s determined op@@ position , I@@ ’@@ ve learned to dep@@ end enti@@ r@@ ely on Jehovah . ”
W@@ an@@ ting to do more in the preaching work , Ch@@ ar@@ al@@ am@@ bo@@ s re@@ sign@@ ed from his family bu@@ sin@@ ess and found part - time work .
5 : 11 , 12 .
Ke@@ ep your life simp@@ le and un@@ c@@ lu@@ t@@ tered . ​ — Luke 12 : 15 .
Such a spirit would cause div@@ ision ; it would not bring peace .
In one are@@ a , the Witnesses arrang@@ ed to have a ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine cam@@ pa@@ ign on the same day that they held an o@@ pen house at their new Kingdom H@@ all .
So how can we turn away from the worl@@ dly attitu@@ des that sur@@ r@@ ound us and stri@@ ve to ple@@ ase Jehovah , the God of love ?
In l@@ ine with this , God declar@@ ed : “ The S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah will not do a thing un@@ less he has reve@@ aled his confid@@ enti@@ al matter to his servants the prophe@@ ts . ”
W@@ ell , he is now 30 years of age .
The mus@@ c@@ les in the hi@@ p are@@ a are ess@@ enti@@ al for per@@ form@@ ing str@@ en@@ u@@ ous t@@ as@@ ks , such as pi@@ c@@ king up and car@@ r@@ ying heav@@ y lo@@ a@@ ds .
Mar@@ ch 2 - 8 , 200@@ 9
The Bible ​ — A@@ n A@@ mer@@ i@@ can Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation , rend@@ ers this part of Jesus ’ mo@@ de@@ l prayer , “ Your kingdom come !
One mother lost fi@@ ve children before they were born .
God gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ously provi@@ des for us .
“ I dre@@ w close to my Bible stud@@ ents and felt the deep joy of see@@ ing them become faithful servants of Jehovah .
Although marriage is not a co@@ ld bu@@ sin@@ ess de@@ al , the com@@ mit@@ ment involved inclu@@ des ob@@ lig@@ ation .
“ Let a ro@@ t@@ ten saying not pro@@ ce@@ ed out of your m@@ ou@@ th , ” coun@@ sel@@ ed Paul , “ but wh@@ atever saying is good for building up as the need may be , that it may imp@@ ar@@ t what is fav@@ or@@ able to the hear@@ ers . ”
Acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ating many pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons along with “ con@@ fu@@ sion ” is certainly not wise .
Wor@@ thy of no@@ te is the fact that this “ ey@@ es@@ al@@ ve ” has to be b@@ ought .
While you need so@@ li@@ tu@@ de for m@@ our@@ ning , pro@@ long@@ ed is@@ ol@@ ation is un@@ wise .
P@@ re@@ par@@ ing the heart to listen at Christian meetings is par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly important .
Jesus ’ lead@@ er@@ ship is ref@@ re@@ shing and up@@ li@@ f@@ ting .
I@@ T W@@ A@@ S the year 5@@ 5 C.E .
Par@@ ents and children lik@@ e@@ wise should speak to one another with gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ousness .
This is sh@@ own by the case of Je@@ an , a man from B@@ en@@ in .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , he does “ feel reg@@ re@@ t ” and ‘ turn back ’ from his anger and from me@@ ting out p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment when his war@@ ning about taking such action pro@@ du@@ ces a change in attitude and conduct on the part of rep@@ ent@@ ant wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers .
For example , if your first marriage comes up in con@@ vers@@ ation , use t@@ act and good judgment so that your cur@@ r@@ ent mate does not feel exc@@ lu@@ ded . “ If a person speak@@ s words without thinking , ” says a Bible pro@@ ver@@ b , “ then those words can h@@ ur@@ t like a s@@ word .
On the other hand , it is not a kindness when parents fai@@ l to discipl@@ ine their children .
If we are emp@@ lo@@ yed by a fellow beli@@ ever , rather than take advan@@ ta@@ ge of him in any way , we should serve him even more re@@ adi@@ ly than we would someone out@@ side the congregation .
Jehovah has satis@@ fied me with a rich and mean@@ ing@@ ful life .
Why should regul@@ ar meeting attend@@ ance be a per@@ man@@ ent fe@@ ature of our lives now ?
The emp@@ er@@ or made C@@ y@@ r@@ us not just pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch but pre@@ fect of Egy@@ pt , with authority over its local rul@@ ers .
The lar@@ g@@ est man@@ h@@ un@@ t in the hist@@ ory of C@@ o@@ st@@ a R@@ ic@@ a was on .
We@@ al@@ thy Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i could no longer enjoy the ta@@ st@@ e of food or the s@@ oun@@ ds of mu@@ si@@ c .
H@@ u@@ man@@ it@@ ari@@ an ac@@ ts have not sol@@ ved man@@ kin@@ d’s problems
F@@ ar@@ m@@ ers were not to re@@ a@@ p the e@@ d@@ ges of their fi@@ el@@ ds comple@@ t@@ ely , nor were they to ga@@ ther the le@@ f@@ to@@ ver gra@@ p@@ es or o@@ lives .
In fact , “ Jehovah is a lo@@ ver of justice . ”
If you can pioneer , the jo@@ ys you receive will far out@@ we@@ i@@ gh any sacrific@@ es you will make .
In this time of the end , many faithful Christians have ‘ ro@@ ved about ’ in the pages of God’s Word , the Bible .
However , what about the love of money ?
But there is something we ur@@ g@@ ently need to learn from him right now .
Then , Jehovah will tell his Son , the anointed King of the Kingdom : “ As@@ k of me , that I may give nations as your in@@ her@@ it@@ ance and the ends of the earth as your own pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion .
38 : 1 - 23 .
A L@@ A@@ V@@ A d@@ ome had been ob@@ served on the sum@@ mit of M@@ ount F@@ u@@ g@@ en about two we@@ ek@@ s ear@@ li@@ er , so the author@@ ities and in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants had been on the al@@ er@@ t .
( a ) What ca@@ used a su@@ d@@ den turn of events among Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s enem@@ ies ?
We started off in E@@ u@@ g@@ ene , O@@ reg@@ on , and made many li@@ fel@@ ong friends .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , the u@@ pri@@ ght p@@ ath that lea@@ ds to et@@ er@@ n@@ al life is the most valu@@ able leg@@ ac@@ y there is !
As used in the Bible , however , the origin@@ al words transl@@ ated “ mer@@ cy ” ref@@ er mo@@ st@@ ly to an expres@@ sion of kind consider@@ ation or p@@ ity that br@@ ings reli@@ ef to those who are disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ged .
On the ev@@ ening before I was to leave , Father turned up .
Ka@@ re@@ n : Di@@ d you no@@ tice what Jesus was doing as he was being baptized ?
H@@ it@@ l@@ er h@@ ated them for it .
This pro@@ spe@@ ct un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly gives the anointed Christians yet on earth strength to ‘ br@@ ace up their min@@ ds for continued activ@@ ity . ’ ​ — 1 P@@ et .
Mari@@ on and I were married in 19@@ 28 , and our daugh@@ ters , D@@ or@@ is and L@@ ou@@ ise , were born in 19@@ 35 and 19@@ 38 .
Although we do not fully understand all that will ha@@ p@@ pen during that time of t@@ est , we can ex@@ pect that it will invol@@ ve some me@@ asure of sacrifice .
We will never for@@ get how in@@ experienced we felt in that assignment .
Gi@@ ving thought to the personal hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he and tra@@ ge@@ dy that living a d@@ ou@@ ble life can bring will help us avoid such a course .
Although service to God must be spi@@ r@@ ited , or ze@@ al@@ ous , and mo@@ tiv@@ ated by a heart filled with love and faith , worshi@@ p@@ ing God with spirit especially requi@@ res that we have his holy spirit re@@ sting upon us and allow ourselves to be gu@@ i@@ ded by it .
On the contr@@ ary , sur@@ ve@@ ys indic@@ ate that even when a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ents say o@@ ther@@ wise , they value the ad@@ vice of their parents more than that of their friends .
Fir@@ st of all , it has a powerful and ef@@ fi@@ cient ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tive branch he@@ ad@@ ed by the en@@ thr@@ oned King , Jesus Christ .
In fact , Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ants , as Lu@@ ther’s followers came to be known , form@@ ed a pol@@ itical mo@@ v@@ ement from the beg@@ in@@ ning .
I left the ca@@ r with a brother in L@@ ei@@ p@@ z@@ i@@ g and re@@ turned home ​ — but not for long .
She went to her assignment and started 21 Bible stu@@ dies in three months .
They had en@@ tered the land as free people , not as cap@@ ti@@ ves of war to be en@@ sla@@ ved .
I set atten@@ ding G@@ ile@@ ad as my go@@ al .
The a@@ udi@@ ence was invit@@ ed to sing three new song@@ s at the meeting ; the cho@@ r@@ us san@@ g them first , and then the cho@@ r@@ us and the a@@ udi@@ ence san@@ g them together .
One branch com@@ mit@@ te@@ e member said : “ Pe@@ ople in our assignment had lived there for cen@@ tu@@ ries and cen@@ tu@@ ries before us .
I was always too ti@@ red to con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate and often do@@ zed off during the study s@@ es@@ sion .
Although the faithful ones mentioned in Hebrews chap@@ ter 11 lived before the earthly so@@ j@@ our@@ n of Jesus Christ , they ne@@ ver@@ th@@ eless lived in har@@ mony with what Jesus taught when he said : “ He that is f@@ ond of his soul destro@@ ys it , but he that h@@ ates his soul in this world will sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard it for everlasting life . ”
F@@ ol@@ low Paul’s Ex@@ am@@ ple
S@@ ko@@ p@@ je , M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia
In the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus made a promise that remin@@ ds us of the s@@ crip@@ tures qu@@ o@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve : “ B@@ less@@ ed are the me@@ ek , for they shall in@@ her@@ it the earth . ”
Like A@@ bi@@ sh@@ a@@ i , some may even encoura@@ ge us to take action without consider@@ ing God’s will in con@@ ne@@ ction with a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar matter .
F@@ lu@@ c@@ tu@@ at ne@@ c mer@@ gi@@ tu@@ r , or “ She is bu@@ ff@@ et@@ ed by the wa@@ ves but she does not sin@@ k , ” is the mo@@ t@@ to of the city of Par@@ is .
Ti@@ me mo@@ ves on to 5@@ 36 / 5@@ 35 B.C.E . A re@@ m@@ n@@ ant has re@@ turned to Jerusalem .
When the w@@ ind d@@ ri@@ ves the wa@@ ves toward the st@@ er@@ n of the bo@@ at , it pro@@ du@@ ces what is known as a following se@@ a .
If we do that , Jehovah will for@@ ti@@ fy us to with@@ stand any t@@ ac@@ tic Satan may use to destro@@ y our spiritu@@ ality .
Do we really “ pa@@ y attention ” and listen care@@ fully when God’s Word is being ex@@ p@@ oun@@ ded at our Christian meetings ?
Since Christ died in this man@@ ner , all who wanted to be Christians in the first century C.E . thus had to face the chall@@ enge of public ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le .
He saw that enem@@ ies from fore@@ ign lands were th@@ reat@@ ening the Jews , so that they had st@@ op@@ ped building Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s w@@ alls .
Do you remember A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o , mentioned at the beg@@ in@@ ning of the article ?
So@@ on my brother - in - law and my sister encoura@@ ged me to return to Gre@@ e@@ ce and take up the full - time ministry in the cap@@ it@@ al .
We do not bo@@ ast in num@@ bers , for it is ‘ God who keep@@ s making things gro@@ w . ’
How can we benefit from the example of those who in the past displa@@ yed this qu@@ ality ?
I gu@@ ess I@@ ’@@ m wonder@@ ing , though , why this is so com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated .
C@@ ul@@ tural and l@@ ing@@ u@@ is@@ tic differ@@ ences mean that com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion cannot be taken for gr@@ anted .
A@@ m@@ ong the scho@@ l@@ ars asked to col@@ la@@ bor@@ ate was E@@ r@@ as@@ mu@@ s of R@@ o@@ t@@ ter@@ dam , but this fam@@ ous l@@ ing@@ u@@ ist dec@@ l@@ ined the invit@@ ation .
Because “ the men of So@@ dom were bad and were gro@@ ss sin@@ n@@ ers against Jehovah , ” says Genesis 13 : 13 .
I Ha@@ ve Be@@ en B@@ less@@ ed to Wor@@ k With S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al M@@ en ( D .
P@@ la@@ ins W@@ est of J@@ or@@ d@@ an
It took faith for Abra@@ m to leave the conven@@ i@@ ences that life in U@@ r offered
The Greek word here rend@@ ered “ know ” den@@ o@@ tes “ personal , in@@ tim@@ ate knowledge . ”
Mari@@ a had to ask her@@ self : ‘ What kind of se@@ x@@ u@@ al ap@@ pet@@ ite must I de@@ ad@@ en ?
They all wa@@ it for a special day ​ — a day that will have an imp@@ act on their lives .
In E@@ den , Satan said that ever@@ yone can and should deci@@ de for himself what is good and what is bad in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent of God .
In this way the minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants gain experience in the shepher@@ ding work .
“ A s@@ cro@@ l@@ l had the advan@@ ta@@ ge of being long en@@ ough [ often about 33 fe@@ et ( 10 m ) ] to con@@ tain a whole book in a small vo@@ lu@@ me , once it was ro@@ l@@ led up , ” says The An@@ cho@@ r Bible Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary .
Some became accom@@ p@@ li@@ ces in Jesus ’ death .
He to@@ t@@ ally tru@@ sted his Fa@@ ther’s decisions and was deli@@ gh@@ ted to do God’s will .
Indeed , the Israelites persecu@@ ted Jehovah’s faithful prophe@@ ts and even kil@@ led some of them .
“ L@@ isten to me , all of you , and understand the meaning . ” ​ — M@@ A@@ R@@ K 7 : 14 .
Ha@@ ve you no@@ tic@@ ed how often happiness is l@@ in@@ ked to the feel@@ ing that you are ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ing something wor@@ th@@ while ?
After l@@ ou@@ dly in@@ sul@@ ting her , I pu@@ shed her away and did not give her another opportunity to speak to me .
See the 200@@ 6 C@@ al@@ end@@ ar of Jehovah’s Witnesses , Mar@@ ch / ​ A@@ pri@@ l .
By then the number of Witnesses in Z@@ am@@ bia had inc@@ reas@@ ed to over 3@@ 5@@ ,000 .
We find a more important less@@ on in Jose@@ p@@ h’s relationship with Jehovah .
Jesus said : “ Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first the Kingdom and his righteousness , and all these other things will be ad@@ ded to you . ”
When I arri@@ ved at the branch of@@ fice in B@@ er@@ n , I learned that the brothers there had arrang@@ ed for my es@@ cap@@ e .
A person who@@ se heart is deep@@ ly t@@ ou@@ ched by Bible truth long@@ s for his family to respon@@ d in the same way .
How should we feel about our accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments ?
David did not har@@ b@@ or res@@ ent@@ ment .
In the mean@@ time , though , God has not author@@ ized Christians to eng@@ age in ci@@ vi@@ l dis@@ obedi@@ ence by refu@@ sing to pa@@ y ta@@ x@@ es or by any other means .
The Bible c@@ learly ans@@ wers that question .
As a result , the see@@ d@@ like Kingdom message took ro@@ o@@ t and gre@@ w , as it were , into a whe@@ at st@@ al@@ k that , in time , was ready to be@@ ar fru@@ it .
Ch@@ il@@ dren may not always appreci@@ ate par@@ ent@@ al prote@@ ction .
1 : 6 , 9 ; 3 : 12 ; 5 : 2 .
The following article will exam@@ ine this sub@@ ject .
In ad@@ dition to using the Bible , we can do something el@@ se to ev@@ alu@@ ate our commun@@ ic@@ ation st@@ y@@ le .
Sh@@ ould we not be gr@@ ate@@ ful for the go@@ o@@ dness of the earthly part of Jehovah’s organization ?
A@@ S@@ S@@ Y@@ R@@ I@@ A ← IN@@ V@@ A@@ S@@ I@@ O@@ N R@@ O@@ U@@ T@@ E@@ S
When others offer to d@@ ri@@ ve in service , invit@@ e them for a me@@ al , give them a little g@@ as money or some other fin@@ an@@ cial boo@@ st , they are gr@@ ate@@ ful .
In fact , the Bible shows that when the Israelites pre@@ sum@@ ed to eng@@ age in war@@ f@@ are that God had not author@@ ized , the resul@@ ts were often disa@@ str@@ ous .
You must not com@@ mit for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , and you must not come to bel@@ ong to another man . ”
They may even find it hard to believe in the God who promises everlasting life in Par@@ adise .
The man would wa@@ it for the Witnesses to move on , and then he would bring the do@@ g back into the house .
Ar@@ r@@ ang@@ ements made for Bethel family members make it possible for them to gro@@ w spiritually through Bible study , regul@@ ar@@ ity at Christian meetings and in the field ministry , and associ@@ ation with matu@@ re Christians .
As told by O@@ live Matthe@@ ws
To se@@ par@@ ate the cop@@ per from the ore , b@@ low@@ pi@@ p@@ es and fo@@ o@@ t bel@@ lo@@ ws were used to ra@@ ise the temp@@ er@@ ature of the char@@ co@@ al fi@@ res to about 2@@ ,@@ 2@@ 00 de@@ gre@@ es F@@ ah@@ r@@ en@@ he@@ it ( 1@@ ,@@ 2@@ 00 ° C ) for ei@@ ght to ten h@@ our@@ s .
D@@ ari@@ us I 5@@ 22 - 4@@ 8@@ 6 B.C.E .
In s@@ pite of the worl@@ d’s sel@@ f@@ ish attitude , what is your determin@@ ation ?
S@@ O@@ M@@ E years ag@@ o , S@@ an@@ ti@@ ag@@ o and his wife , L@@ our@@ des , moved to the pi@@ c@@ tu@@ res@@ que to@@ wn of H@@ u@@ ill@@ cap@@ ata , Per@@ u , to share the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message of hope with people there .
“ I will not allow them to de@@ por@@ t you , ” said Ti@@ b@@ or Ha@@ ff@@ ner when he learned that I had been or@@ der@@ ed to leave C@@ ze@@ cho@@ s@@ lo@@ v@@ ak@@ ia .
The In@@ d@@ us V@@ al@@ le@@ y ci@@ v@@ il@@ iz@@ ation is d@@ ated by ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists to between the th@@ ir@@ d and the second mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ um@@ s B.C.E . , very close in time to the M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ i@@ an cul@@ ture .
16 , 17 . ( a ) How can we show that we are s@@ low to anger and reason@@ able ?
S@@ ev@@ en@@ te@@ en - year - old O@@ lu@@ so@@ la , who lives in N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ a , was going home from school one day when she found a pur@@ se on the gr@@ ound .
When we show com@@ pas@@ sion to someone in need , God consi@@ ders this a fav@@ or done to H@@ im .
Jehovah had op@@ ened the do@@ or for ex@@ pan@@ sion in sever@@ al is@@ lands in which P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese is spo@@ ken , including the A@@ z@@ o@@ res , C@@ ap@@ e V@@ er@@ de , Ma@@ de@@ ir@@ a , and S@@ ã@@ o T@@ om@@ é and P@@ r@@ í@@ n@@ ci@@ pe .
Satan may try to si@@ ft us as whe@@ at .
My wife started stud@@ ying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , is it reason@@ able to think that those who have not main@@ ta@@ ined un@@ ity as part of God’s flo@@ ck ​ — those who have st@@ ra@@ yed off on their own — ​ will be sa@@ ved ? ​ — Mi@@ c .
As I vis@@ ited different congregations in the cir@@ cu@@ it , I gave tal@@ ks in public ga@@ ze@@ bo@@ s , at mar@@ ke@@ ts , in fr@@ on@@ t of public h@@ alls , on bas@@ ke@@ t@@ bal@@ l cour@@ ts , in par@@ ks , and often on city st@@ re@@ et cor@@ n@@ ers .
Today , we have a clear understanding of the illustr@@ ation of the sheep and the go@@ ats .
God’s w@@ atch@@ man class and its “ other sheep ” compan@@ i@@ ons have used this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine in vi@@ g@@ or@@ ously pro@@ claim@@ ing to mankind that the v@@ indic@@ ation of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y by Christ’s Kingdom is at hand .
In the in@@ land city of An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch in P@@ isi@@ dia , their succ@@ ess in preaching pro@@ vo@@ ked je@@ al@@ ous@@ y and op@@ position from the Jews .
For example , if we cultiv@@ ate an interest in im@@ moral things , how can we present ourselves “ a sacrifice living , holy , accep@@ table to God ” ?
* O@@ thers were in a sense ro@@ b@@ b@@ ing God’s temple by their o@@ ffering de@@ fe@@ ctive sacrific@@ es and prom@@ o@@ ting gre@@ e@@ dy com@@ mer@@ ci@@ al@@ ism on its gr@@ oun@@ ds , tur@@ ning the temple into “ a ca@@ ve of ro@@ b@@ bers . ” ​ — Matthew 21 : 12 , 13 ; Mal@@ ach@@ i 1 : 12 - 14 ; 3 : 8 , 9 .
The book of Romans , especially chap@@ ter 6 , helps us to understand how Jehovah can for@@ give our sin@@ s .
Ma@@ re@@ k , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , expla@@ ins : “ When my bu@@ sin@@ ess fa@@ iled , I deci@@ ded to find a well - pa@@ ying jo@@ b ab@@ ro@@ ad .
The way to have that is to use all the pro@@ v@@ isions that Jehovah makes to for@@ ti@@ fy us spiritually .
They also imp@@ act on those around us .
They were d@@ ou@@ bly cul@@ pa@@ ble and thus certainly were sin@@ n@@ ers , f@@ all@@ ing sh@@ ort of God’s standards and will .
From the Bible , learn how you person@@ ally can f@@ it into God’s purpose .
In all the decisions you make each day , do all things for Jehovah’s glory and thus prove that you are car@@ r@@ ying on as a good c@@ iti@@ z@@ en of God’s Kingdom . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
There , people come to learn of the in@@ coming new govern@@ ment .
To act with courage and have succ@@ ess , Jo@@ shua needed to do what ?
Now I know why my father often spoke to me about Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 : ‘ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart and do not le@@ an upon your own understanding .
B@@ less@@ ed for their faith , the bo@@ ys even had the privilege of fulfill@@ ing prophecy . ​ — Psalm 8 : 2 .
A mil@@ d b@@ out of disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement may last for a day or two and then sub@@ side .
N@@ ei@@ ther f@@ loo@@ ds nor earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es are th@@ reat@@ s to the b@@ ond of love that bin@@ ds the Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , what Jesus says about the temple imp@@ lies the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem and perhaps even of the Jewish st@@ ate , of which the temple is the spiritual heart .
We love Jehovah , so we listen to him and make the chang@@ es needed .
Many set asi@@ de , or bu@@ d@@ get , an am@@ ount that they place in the contribu@@ tion bo@@ x@@ es la@@ bel@@ ed “ Con@@ tri@@ bu@@ tions for the Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide Wor@@ k ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 . ”
E@@ ven@@ tually , it became a cu@@ sto@@ m and was a@@ do@@ p@@ ted by some worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah .
H@@ ere at the branch , it is always a s@@ ource of great joy for us to see again brothers and sisters whom we me@@ t during the ci@@ vi@@ l war and at other times and who are still serving Jehovah faith@@ fully .
Yes , the Bible teach@@ es us how to ac@@ knowledge and de@@ al with our own imper@@ fe@@ ctions and how to have succ@@ ess in cop@@ ing with those of others .
The b@@ lu@@ e wh@@ ale has an a@@ ver@@ age we@@ i@@ ght of 1@@ 20 t@@ ons ​ — as much as 30 el@@ ep@@ h@@ ants !
And how did man come to be ?
Consider how three spiritual sisters have benef@@ ited from the arrang@@ ement of set@@ ting asi@@ de an ev@@ ening for Bible study .
‘ But wa@@ it , ’ someone might say .
If we are low@@ ly in heart , we will not give in to the worl@@ dly spirit of self - ex@@ al@@ tation .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a doubt , if one of the anointed un@@ rep@@ ent@@ an@@ tly f@@ alls away , Jehovah does call another individu@@ al to take his place .
The do@@ ct@@ or explained that Lu@@ c@@ í@@ a had a neu@@ ro@@ b@@ la@@ st@@ oma , an ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive , can@@ cer@@ ous tum@@ or .
E@@ ut@@ y@@ ch@@ us f@@ ell out of the w@@ in@@ do@@ w and “ down from the th@@ ir@@ d st@@ ory . ”
But right away we were asked to move to G@@ r@@ on@@ ing@@ en , in the nor@@ ther@@ n part of the country .
He esta@@ bli@@ shed the order in which the good news of the Kingdom was to be trans@@ mit@@ ted to the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the earth .
On the way back to the mission@@ ary home for lun@@ ch , B@@ en and Ka@@ re@@ n expla@@ in that they have to pl@@ an their Bible study activ@@ ity very care@@ fully because they can eas@@ ily star@@ t more Bible stu@@ dies than they can conduct .
( b ) In what work are Christians eng@@ ag@@ ed , and how do they show that they seek first the Kingdom ?
Our home did not have r@@ un@@ ning water ; in@@ stead , we had a well in the ba@@ ck@@ y@@ ard .
After that , she care@@ fully consider@@ ed the rep@@ lies to her let@@ ters and conclu@@ ded that T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n would be a su@@ it@@ able cho@@ ice for her .
13 , 14 . ( a ) What other instance of the ph@@ ra@@ se “ new heavens and a new earth ” should we consider ?
He did not want his brothers to be in dar@@ k@@ ness and un@@ pre@@ pared .
However , he continued to prac@@ tice r@@ ar@@ af@@ on@@ o .
So love the truth , and “ keep stri@@ ct w@@ atch that how you walk is not as un@@ wise but as wise pers@@ ons ” in these wicked times .
These occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ences are called e@@ qu@@ in@@ o@@ x@@ es , and in many lands they mar@@ k the beg@@ in@@ ning of s@@ pr@@ ing and of a@@ utu@@ m@@ n .
( 4 ) Se@@ e@@ g@@ ers , T .
Some col@@ on@@ ies for@@ bi@@ d mo@@ t@@ or ve@@ hi@@ c@@ les , per@@ mit@@ ting only hor@@ ses and bu@@ g@@ gi@@ es .
With Jehovah’s P@@ ow@@ er , a F@@ ul@@ l Li@@ fe
“ You have cor@@ rec@@ ted me . . . like a cal@@ f that has not been tra@@ ined . ”
Father asked : “ May I go too ? ”
R@@ eli@@ ance on Jehovah and har@@ dy determin@@ ation car@@ ri@@ ed his people through those difficult years .
What can I bring to a marriage ? ’
Yet , if we seek to understand others rather than acc@@ use or put them down , then fin@@ ding the right words to expres@@ s ourselves may come more eas@@ ily .
Some new@@ l@@ y@@ we@@ ds have mis@@ tak@@ en@@ ly conclu@@ ded that what the Bible c@@ alls being “ one flesh ” means that the cou@@ ple must have one op@@ in@@ ion or person@@ ality .
Wor@@ king What Is Go@@ od in T@@ im@@ es of Ne@@ ed
A@@ no@@ ther husband , now married for 30 years , real@@ ized early in his marriage that to be bal@@ an@@ ced , he had to “ think p@@ lu@@ r@@ al . ”
There was a similar arrang@@ ement in the first century
( b ) Of what might Jesus ’ second question have remin@@ ded his listen@@ ers ?
“ I hope that one day my daugh@@ ter will hum@@ bly and s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely return to Jehovah , ” she says .
Fa@@ ith B@@ ol@@ st@@ ered by As@@ sur@@ ance
C@@ au@@ tion : Do not use this as an opportunity to l@@ ist your mat@@ e@@ ’s fa@@ ul@@ ts .
They thus ward off dis@@ ru@@ p@@ tive com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on and set a fine example in un@@ ity for the rest of the congregation .
7 : 24 - 27 ; Luke 6 : 4@@ 8 .
Why is faith so important ?
In ad@@ dition , he was h@@ ated , s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ed , and fin@@ ally put to death by his enem@@ ies .
How , then , can we maintain a than@@ k@@ ful spirit ?
Are you fac@@ ing ex@@ tre@@ me st@@ ress , perhaps even life - th@@ reat@@ ening or tra@@ gi@@ c circumstances ?
In ad@@ dition , The Watchtower will continue to prom@@ o@@ te faith in Jesus Christ , ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ate Bible truth , and expla@@ in the meaning of world events in the light of Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es , as it has been doing for many de@@ ca@@ des .
6 Y@@ oung On@@ es ​ — Are You Re@@ ad@@ y to G@@ et B@@ ap@@ ti@@ zed ?
Re@@ a@@ p the joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion that are found when a person c@@ he@@ er@@ fully off@@ ers himself will@@ ingly in God’s service ​ — whether as a mission@@ ary in a fore@@ ign country or as a minis@@ ter clo@@ s@@ er to home .
( See the bo@@ x “ Jesus ’ V@@ it@@ al R@@ o@@ le ” . )
How can elders make themselves more appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble ?
M@@ ore P@@ ri@@ v@@ ile@@ ges of Ser@@ vice
He is happy not only because he has a fur@@ ther rep@@ ly to give to Satan but also because he can now become your Re@@ war@@ der .
Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th was ba@@ r@@ re@@ n , and both of them were well up in years . ​ — Luke 1 : 5 - 7 .
• Pe@@ ople taking no no@@ te of Bi@@ bli@@ cal war@@ n@@ ings
“ All those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs will hear his vo@@ ice and come out . ” ​ — John 5 : 28 , 29 .
Tru@@ e Christians , who know this , have an ob@@ lig@@ ation to war@@ n members of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at .
H@@ er good influ@@ ence on Timothy from his inf@@ an@@ cy , along with that of Lo@@ is , Timo@@ th@@ y’s gr@@ and@@ mother , proved to be more powerful than any ne@@ g@@ ative influ@@ ence that might have come from some of Timo@@ th@@ y’s pe@@ ers . ​ — Acts 16 : 1 , 2 ; 2 Timothy 1 : 5 ; 3 : 15 .
Thus , Christians are ur@@ ged to mar@@ ry “ only in the Lord . ”
It has even en@@ ab@@ led mankind to commun@@ ic@@ ate with their heavenly Father and to praise his gl@@ ori@@ ous name .
Yes , their affe@@ ction for Paul moved them to comfort and strengthen him when he was in need .
So@@ cr@@ ates consider@@ ed vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e to be the ul@@ tim@@ ate good .
“ There is going to be a resurrection . ” ​ — Acts 24 : 15 .
Bo@@ th of our sons married fine Christian women and are now ra@@ ising their own famili@@ es in the truth .
If you are un@@ sure about what to say when vis@@ iting the ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved , you might star@@ t the con@@ vers@@ ation by as@@ king , “ W@@ ould you like to talk about it ? ” Then give your full attention to the answer .
I need them at my des@@ k . ”
I lik@@ ed my work@@ mate and in@@ tend@@ ed to per@@ su@@ a@@ de him to return to the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch .
What about Mar@@ y’s husband , who became Jesus ’ a@@ do@@ p@@ tive father ?
That is why the Scriptures st@@ ate : “ Re@@ turn evil for evil to no one .
F@@ in@@ ally , however , I was able to go home .
In all lik@@ eli@@ ho@@ od , David was close to Jehovah right from his you@@ th .
In time , Father and his brothers became inter@@ ested in min@@ ing and also in the tim@@ ber tra@@ de .
So@@ on ther@@ e@@ after , we em@@ ba@@ r@@ ked on a n@@ om@@ adi@@ c j@@ our@@ ne@@ y that took us to ei@@ ght fore@@ ign coun@@ tri@@ es on two cont@@ in@@ ents .
James com@@ pa@@ res our situation to that of a f@@ ar@@ m@@ er .
TH@@ E A@@ mer@@ i@@ can P@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal As@@ soci@@ ation set up a t@@ ask for@@ ce to inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ate this bo@@ om@@ ing in@@ du@@ str@@ y .
The Bible tel@@ ls marriage mat@@ es not to “ de@@ al tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ously ” with each other .
H@@ er@@ od A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa I rul@@ ed Ju@@ de@@ a until his death in 4@@ 4 C.E . , and it is clear from 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 14 that at le@@ ast by 50 C.E . , there were a number of congregations in Ju@@ de@@ a .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s ​ — Just H@@ igh@@ er An@@ i@@ mal@@ s ?
Dis@@ c@@ us@@ s the matter again within a we@@ ek .
The king was already an apost@@ ate , the wor@@ st of Israel@@ ’s k@@ ings up to that point .
As I did not think that I would be inter@@ ested in their beli@@ ef@@ s , I began atten@@ ding the ser@@ vi@@ ces of other religi@@ ons , tal@@ king to people and reading their liter@@ ature .
It was not long before the local author@@ ities also started to show their concer@@ n about our activities .
To the Christian the bi@@ g man is the man who , even when he can , refu@@ ses to do so . ”
Why can we have confidence that physical a@@ il@@ ments will end ?
U@@ p@@ on con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating such man@@ i@@ fes@@ t@@ ations of Jehovah’s power , those who walk in the light are moved to exc@@ la@@ im : “ Lo@@ ok !
D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion in Ti@@ ran@@ ë , Al@@ ban@@ ia , 199@@ 5
Some individuals may think : ‘ What about my loved ones ?
What way of thinking should we avoid ?
( b ) How might this be illustr@@ ated , and with what less@@ on for us ?
We might even come to believe that we are too bus@@ y to care for “ the more important things ” ​ — matters rel@@ ated to serving Jehovah . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
We will never for@@ get the m@@ om@@ ent when the do@@ ct@@ or told us that our daugh@@ ter was suffering from ac@@ u@@ te l@@ y@@ mp@@ ho@@ bl@@ as@@ tic le@@ u@@ k@@ em@@ ia , a form of chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od can@@ c@@ er that affe@@ cts the wh@@ ite blood c@@ el@@ ls .
Consider what Moses said .
But when he came to his first meeting , he was sur@@ pris@@ ed by the wel@@ come he received .
( b ) congregation meetings ?
Des@@ pite all efforts to re@@ vi@@ ve him , he died .
In time , however , M@@ emp@@ his lost its st@@ atu@@ s as Egy@@ p@@ t’s cap@@ it@@ al .
TH@@ E Christian apostle Paul was f@@ lu@@ ent in certain ma@@ j@@ or langu@@ ages of his day .
If you at times find it a stru@@ gg@@ le to pul@@ l up deep - ro@@ o@@ ted , we@@ e@@ d@@ like ha@@ bi@@ ts or to bre@@ ak up po@@ c@@ ke@@ ts of hard , cla@@ y@@ like tra@@ its , do not become do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted or disc@@ oura@@ ged .
When people ask , “ Why does God per@@ mit cal@@ am@@ ities ? , ” how might we help them ?
Lo@@ ve moved God to s@@ end his Son to earth to die in our be@@ half .
All of us had assign@@ ments .
As they began yet another mar@@ ch around the city , the du@@ st ro@@ se in their wa@@ ke and the bl@@ are of hor@@ ns again pi@@ er@@ ced the a@@ ir .
Consider another s@@ ource of po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally dam@@ ag@@ ing information ​ — the f@@ lood of ide@@ as publi@@ shed by some s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists and scho@@ l@@ ars who chall@@ enge the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ity .
• In what are@@ as does Satan try to under@@ mine God’s authority ?
We need not conclu@@ de that .
The hear@@ t@@ felt concer@@ n sh@@ own by these de@@ ar older Christians makes the show@@ ing of respect to such older ones truly a ple@@ asure .
How did Job tre@@ at others ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ out divine re@@ vel@@ ation , no human can righ@@ tly speak for God and answer those questions .
I was so n@@ er@@ v@@ ous that my leg@@ s were sh@@ ak@@ ing each time I went out .
Jesus taught that under God’s Kingdom arrang@@ ement , the world will be a wonderful place
The only part of the san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary that Samuel had acc@@ ess to was the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le cour@@ ty@@ ard .
H@@ er love for him rema@@ ined strong des@@ pite the am@@ or@@ ous atten@@ tions of a we@@ al@@ thy po@@ ten@@ t@@ ate .
Yes , there is only one true God .
13 , 14 . ( a ) Who needs counsel ?
Our faith will be strong if we study the Bible and Bible - based public@@ ations . ​ — Hebrews 10 : 38 , 39 ; 11 : 6 .
The ter@@ m “ th@@ i@@ gh ” is used here to den@@ o@@ te the pro@@ cre@@ ative or@@ g@@ ans .
He still ser@@ ves as an el@@ der .
Ne@@ wer ones in the Jerusalem congregation , perhaps having become Christians after the bit@@ ter persecu@@ tion of the past had died down , had never fac@@ ed such ex@@ tre@@ me t@@ ests .
There is a dr@@ in@@ king , but not to the point of get@@ ting in@@ to@@ x@@ ic@@ ated .
Yet , their differ@@ ences did not d@@ ri@@ ve a we@@ dge between them .
Be@@ fore Jeremiah was born , the true God , Jehovah , cho@@ se him to be a prophet to war@@ n the people that they were not pleas@@ ing God .
The Bible does not teach that each individu@@ al has a gu@@ ar@@ di@@ an ang@@ el .
E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 13
As a married man , Job was not imp@@ ro@@ per@@ ly atten@@ tive to young women , nor did he har@@ b@@ or ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ous s@@ ch@@ em@@ es in his heart .
This was contr@@ ary to God’s purpose , which was for a man to have se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations only in the marriage arrang@@ ement .
Bo@@ y S@@ cou@@ ts are encoura@@ ged to per@@ form a good deed every day .
Jesus instru@@ cted his followers not to become un@@ du@@ ly concer@@ ned if some re@@ je@@ cted the message but rather to foc@@ us on fin@@ ding deser@@ ving ones .
From the next m@@ oun@@ tain@@ to@@ p , a vo@@ ice ans@@ wer@@ ed , “ O@@ h ! ”
• S@@ tu@@ dy new public@@ ations received at dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tions .
A Christian might deci@@ de to own a fi@@ re@@ ar@@ m ( such as a ri@@ f@@ le or a sh@@ o@@ t@@ gu@@ n ) for h@@ un@@ ting ani@@ mal@@ s for food or for prote@@ ction against w@@ il@@ d ani@@ mal@@ s .
Wh@@ ere Tru@@ e Wor@@ ship and Pa@@ gan@@ ism C@@ la@@ shed
B@@ less@@ ings at He@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters
T@@ al@@ king to these bus@@ y people is not eas@@ y .
C@@ i@@ vi@@ l un@@ rest can ar@@ ise un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly .
The apostle Peter ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ Lord , whom shall we go away to ?
She stu@@ died the Bible with a woman nam@@ ed He@@ idi , who contr@@ ac@@ ted H@@ I@@ V from her un@@ believ@@ ing husband .
The small congregation that Ka@@ re@@ n went to support ca@@ res for a m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous are@@ a along the P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c C@@ o@@ ast .
What is the differ@@ ence between the two , and how does your answer apply to the b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries God has set regarding se@@ x ? ”
No less concer@@ ned is the S@@ ource of such counsel , Jehovah .
They are not the physical heavens that were cre@@ ated by God .
In the h@@ all , I me@@ t some young pione@@ ers , and among them was Jo@@ y@@ ce Bar@@ ber ( now El@@ l@@ is ) , who still ser@@ ves with her husband , Peter , at L@@ ond@@ on Bethel .
In rec@@ ent years , what ex@@ pan@@ sion of the Kingdom - preaching work has been ob@@ served in many lands ?
“ I shall make you have in@@ sight and instru@@ ct you in the way you should go . I will give ad@@ vice with my e@@ ye upon you . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 32 : 8 .
My friends were always there for me . ”
But today we are clo@@ s@@ er to the time when God’s promise will be ful@@ filled .
Le@@ a@@ ving N@@ ic@@ ar@@ ag@@ ua was not eas@@ y because we had truly felt Jehovah’s su@@ sta@@ ining power during our stay .
No@@ te how one family dis@@ co@@ vered this truth .
They left everything be@@ h@@ ind to follow Jesus . — Matthew 4 : 18 - 22 ; Luke 5 : 27 , 28 .
By his un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , al@@ most one milli@@ on new disciples have been baptized as Jehovah’s Witnesses in the past three years .
Can You An@@ s@@ wer These Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions ?
Such women are to be comm@@ ended .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Christian elders want to give v@@ isi@@ ble sign@@ s that tell their fellow believers : “ F@@ e@@ el free to appro@@ ach me . ”
They want to make it a cap@@ it@@ al off@@ en@@ se for anyone to eng@@ age in worship that is not appro@@ ved by the St@@ ate .
At the same time , we see w@@ ars , di@@ se@@ ase , earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es , and hu@@ ng@@ er in many plac@@ es .
Jesus also ex@@ hor@@ ted them : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to love your enem@@ ies and to pray for those persecu@@ ting you . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Q@@ u@@ o@@ ting De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 8 : 3 , Jesus refu@@ sed to make sel@@ f@@ ish use of his po@@ wers and plac@@ ed spiritual food a@@ bo@@ ve physical food .
May we always appreci@@ ate the blessing of being followers of Christ and sub@@ je@@ cts of the Kingdom .
F@@ as@@ c@@ ism was gro@@ wing in influ@@ ence in H@@ ung@@ ary .
On a ra@@ in@@ y S@@ atur@@ day mor@@ ning , a la@@ dy who@@ se son went to the same school that Lu@@ c@@ í@@ a had attend@@ ed came to our home .
He wis@@ ely devo@@ ted his time and en@@ er@@ gy to fur@@ ther@@ ing Kingdom inter@@ ests .
“ With much per@@ sever@@ ance , ” S@@ te@@ ph@@ en continu@@ es , “ our gi@@ r@@ ls learned the less@@ on .
What could you do to ad@@ d power to your words as a re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative of the al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God ?
They have come ali@@ ve , and my daugh@@ ter says she wants to study from the new book every night . ”
When he t@@ ou@@ ched me , I f@@ ell down un@@ consci@@ ous , “ sla@@ in in the spirit . ”
10 : 34 .
How did David become involved in serious sin ?
Yes , “ perfect is his activ@@ ity . ” All of us appreci@@ ate this gift of free will because we do not want all our thoughts and actions di@@ ct@@ ated to us without ever having a cho@@ ice in anything .
W@@ ell , listen to some com@@ ments from I@@ v@@ an and his wife , D@@ el@@ w@@ y@@ n , who have been happ@@ ily married for many years but who came from different cul@@ tural ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds .
Some si@@ x months after the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . , an es@@ ca@@ pe@@ e brought news of the des@@ ol@@ ation of the holy city to E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el in Babyl@@ on .
The s@@ cro@@ l@@ l f@@ ra@@ g@@ ment is believ@@ ed to be one of the many man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts dis@@ co@@ vered in the l@@ ate 19@@ th century in a sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e in Ca@@ ir@@ o , Egy@@ pt .
S@@ up@@ pose that person was cle@@ ver en@@ ough to come up with the teachings cre@@ di@@ ted to Jesus in the Bible .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Christian shepher@@ ds see to it that God’s flo@@ ck is spiritually well - f@@ ed and secu@@ re .
And you must make it into an inc@@ en@@ se , a spi@@ ce mi@@ x@@ ture , the work of an o@@ in@@ t@@ ment mak@@ er , sal@@ ted , pu@@ re , something holy .
Since M@@ other was an anointed Christian , the first ‘ s@@ ki@@ r@@ t of a Je@@ w ’ I held on to , as it were , was that of my mother .
“ K@@ en , ” he said , “ show the brothers that you care about them .
At a future time , they will be rest@@ ored to life with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living forever in that Par@@ adise on earth . ​ — Luke 23 : 4@@ 3 .
The early Christians never doub@@ ted that God had reve@@ aled his will , purpose , and principles in the Scriptures .
V@@ ari@@ ous pres@@ sures cause people to su@@ ff@@ er from de@@ pres@@ sion today .
Proverbs 24 : 3 , 4 states : “ By wisdom a hous@@ eho@@ ld will be buil@@ t up , and by dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment it will prove fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed .
Dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ies have con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed the ex@@ ist@@ ence of these plac@@ es and people .
A@@ n important point to remember is that your parents ’ counsel is likely mo@@ tiv@@ ated by their love for you .
He died faithful , with confidence in the resurrection hope , while this article was being pre@@ pared for public@@ ation .
S@@ ever@@ al religious mo@@ v@@ ements contribu@@ ted in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the 1@@ 5@@ th century to the form@@ ation of the Un@@ ity of B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n .
A@@ no@@ ther ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le to peace may invol@@ ve a person@@ ’s self - respect .
The Bible war@@ ns fa@@ thers at C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 21 : “ Do not be ex@@ as@@ per@@ ating your children , so that they do not become do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted . ”
There are other things that off@@ ended Jehovah and that called for strong action .
If you say no to the “ lo@@ f@@ ty things ” of this world and allow yourself to be “ led along with the low@@ ly things , ” you too can ex@@ pect to enjoy many ad@@ di@@ tional blessings and privile@@ ges in the har@@ v@@ est work . ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 16 ; Mat@@ t .
I no@@ tic@@ ed over and over again how much strength and peace of mind this gave me .
Jehovah under@@ stan@@ ds our lam@@ en@@ table situation .
“ The days of Noah ” are high@@ ly sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant for those living today , during “ the pres@@ ence of the Son of man , ” Jesus Christ .
L@@ ater , he asked Jehovah’s Witnesses the same question .
Even though we did not have a lo@@ t of sp@@ ace on our small bo@@ at , we were able to co@@ ok , s@@ le@@ ep , and wa@@ s@@ h our clo@@ th@@ es .
“ Jehovah is good to all , and his mer@@ ci@@ es are over all his works . ” ​ — P@@ S .
Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l and fellow Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , however , had found something far more valu@@ able ​ — Bible truth .
W@@ ould we ask them to si@@ gn our boo@@ ks and Bi@@ bl@@ es ?
Yes , with Jehovah’s help , a good heart can be ac@@ qui@@ red .
How can we pre@@ v@@ ent ne@@ g@@ ative as@@ pe@@ cts of life from c@@ ru@@ shing our spirit ?
A@@ no@@ ther pioneer said , “ When I famili@@ ar@@ ize my@@ self with the public@@ ations that I am going to offer , I become en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic about using them . ”
But he is pleas@@ ed when he se@@ es the efforts we make to encoura@@ ge others .
For example , after qu@@ o@@ ting one of the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments ​ — “ you must not com@@ mit ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y ” — ​ Jesus explained God’s view of what takes place in@@ side the heart of a man long before he comm@@ its that act .
These are viol@@ ations of Jehovah’s law .
She high@@ ligh@@ ted how important it is for young people to have a relationship with God .
Why does Jehovah “ seek to an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ate all the nations ” ?
With each re@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion of its whe@@ els , the ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t could co@@ ver great di@@ stances .
“ E@@ very man should e@@ at and in@@ deed dr@@ ink and see good for all his hard work . It is the gift of God , ” wrote King Solomon .
We see another way to draw close to Jehovah in these inspired words : “ L@@ isten to counsel and accept discipl@@ ine , in order that you may become wise in your future . ”
Consider an example : A brother who has served as a regul@@ ar pioneer , a special pioneer , a mission@@ ary , and a member of the Bethel family in a fore@@ ign land says : “ I feel that en@@ ter@@ ing the full - time service is one of the best cho@@ ic@@ es I have ever made .
Why was it imper@@ ative for first - century Christians to act without d@@ el@@ a@@ y on see@@ ing Jerusalem sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by enc@@ am@@ ped ar@@ mi@@ es ?
A l@@ ink between Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness and his loving - kindness was first made cen@@ tu@@ ries before E@@ z@@ ra@@ ’s time .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous ev@@ ent occ@@ ur@@ red about O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 29 C.E . ?
N@@ ever before have there been so many faithful servants of Jehovah on earth .
Jesus instru@@ cted his disciples to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere as long as there is hope of fin@@ ding some who will respon@@ d to the good news about God’s Kingdom .
Of course , I do not person@@ ally remember those events , but I do remember the conven@@ tion in M@@ oun@@ tain L@@ ake Par@@ k , Mar@@ y@@ land , in 19@@ 11 .
To be pleas@@ ing to Jehovah , each of us must cultiv@@ ate self - control , but we can be as@@ sur@@ ed of the help of our Christian brothers .
At Psalm 23 : 4 , how does David speak more in@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , and why is this not sur@@ pris@@ ing ?
See The Watchtower of May 1 , 199@@ 5 , pages 16 - 17 , “ Su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions to En@@ h@@ ance Your Bible Re@@ ading . ”
What should be our position regarding Jehovah’s law on blood ?
R@@ es@@ is@@ ting this p@@ lo@@ y c@@ alls for courage in a different way because the fi@@ ght is an inter@@ n@@ al one , against imp@@ ro@@ per desi@@ res within our own ‘ tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous and des@@ per@@ ate ’ heart . ​ — Jeremiah 17 : 9 ; James 1 : 14 , 15 .
At the same time , we will see how the wonderful example of Jesus Christ helps us to succ@@ e@@ ed in res@@ is@@ ting Satan the Devil .
Bo@@ th Jesus and Paul later war@@ ned Christians about this in@@ si@@ di@@ ous love . ​ — Mark 4 : 18 , 19 ; 2 Timothy 3 : 2 .
The temp@@ tation is to give up in the stru@@ gg@@ le and become another ca@@ su@@ al@@ ty of Satan’s as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t .
What if he got an acc@@ ur@@ ate di@@ ag@@ no@@ s@@ is of his ill@@ ness ?
O@@ p@@ pos@@ ers have tri@@ ed but fa@@ iled to pre@@ v@@ ent God’s people from car@@ r@@ ying out their com@@ mis@@ sion to preach .
Because he n@@ ur@@ tur@@ ed feelings of self - import@@ ance to the point that he co@@ v@@ et@@ ed worship that bel@@ ong@@ s only to God .
When she is rel@@ eas@@ ed , she is pla@@ y@@ ful , some@@ times na@@ ugh@@ ty .
Do not only what is asked of you but even more than what is asked .
In this article , we will see that Jehovah does things in an or@@ der@@ ly way and that he organiz@@ es his people .
I@@ mit@@ ate Jehovah by show@@ ing love ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 7 )
Of my si@@ bl@@ ings , I have one brother who has served faith@@ fully as an el@@ der since that arrang@@ ement began back in the early 19@@ 70 ’ s .
We wis@@ ely trust in the reli@@ able Word of God .
( Read 1 Corinthians 15 : 21 , 22 . )
Ang@@ els help dec@@ l@@ are the good news thr@@ ough@@ out the earth
The F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening should not be a d@@ ry , som@@ ber occasi@@ on .
In this reg@@ ard , the holy spirit , which Jehovah has given Jesus authority to emp@@ lo@@ y , pla@@ ys a pi@@ vo@@ tal ro@@ le .
R@@ itu@@ al Ba@@ thing and Christian B@@ ap@@ tism
Jesus did not over@@ wh@@ el@@ m his disciples with information .
M@@ il@@ t@@ on@@ ’s B@@ eli@@ ef@@ s
“ She kept as@@ king me over and over again , but I kept saying no , ” says K@@ um@@ ik@@ o .
As we will next see , one way to succ@@ e@@ ed in our ministry is to follow what is often called the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule .
What will God do about un@@ fore@@ seen cal@@ am@@ ities ?
( Read Genesis 3 : 1 - 5 ; Re@@ v . 12 : 9 ) Satan made an is@@ sue of the fact that God’s human children were not allow@@ ed to e@@ at “ from every t@@ ree of the gar@@ den . ”
What better gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e could we have ? ​ — Matthew 8 : 16 , 17 ; John 3 : 16 .
Rather , he began by declar@@ ing ad@@ verse divine judgment against si@@ x ne@@ ar@@ by nations .
The best use of the t@@ ong@@ ue , however , is in pra@@ ising Jehovah God , declar@@ ing the good news of God’s Kingdom , and teaching others the preci@@ ous tru@@ ths of the Bible .
Lo@@ cal Witnesses are also on hand with a hear@@ ty wel@@ come for Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d , who has come to atten@@ d their three - day n@@ ational conven@@ tion .
The form@@ er things have pas@@ sed away . ’ ” ​ — Revelation 21 : 3 , 4 .
By having humans wr@@ ite the Bible , Jehovah made it more personal for us .
The pa@@ use was used to make the thought or emo@@ tion just expres@@ sed more imp@@ res@@ sive .
To get to certain are@@ as , we had to go on hor@@ se@@ back .
What about using w@@ ine in con@@ ne@@ ction with religious ac@@ ts ?
S@@ ad@@ ly , the st@@ ory of this por@@ tra@@ it is , in ess@@ ence , the st@@ ory of the n@@ om@@ in@@ al Christian ch@@ urch .
“ How I do love your law ! ”
But by keep@@ ing the Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ic covenant in for@@ ce toward fle@@ sh@@ ly Israel until 36 C.E . , Jehovah ex@@ tend@@ ed the peri@@ od of special fav@@ or to the Jews on the bas@@ is of their being des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Abraham .
After remin@@ ding his brothers of their mar@@ vel@@ ous hope , Paul wrote : “ De@@ ad@@ en , therefore , your body members that are on the earth as res@@ pe@@ cts se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality , un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , un@@ contro@@ l@@ led se@@ x@@ u@@ al pas@@ sion , h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful desire , and gre@@ e@@ din@@ ess . ”
Ke@@ ep@@ ing bus@@ y “ in the work of the Lord ” f@@ ill@@ s us with joy
• How many chap@@ ters are there in the book of Mi@@ ca@@ h , when was it written , and what was the situation at the time ?
We can see from his respon@@ se that such principles power@@ fully affe@@ cted him : “ How could I com@@ mit this great ba@@ dness and ac@@ tually sin against God ? ” ​ — Genesis 39 : 9 .
A@@ no@@ ther first was being able to preach fre@@ ely from house to house .
And they were e@@ ag@@ er to share it with others .
Do@@ ing so is vital if we are to be at peace with Jehovah . ​ — Psalm 35 : 27 ; 1 John 4 : 20 .
What have some parents serving in a fore@@ ign - language congregation no@@ tic@@ ed , and what is the proble@@ m ?
Because J@@ on@@ a@@ than was loyal to Jehovah and was hum@@ ble but Ab@@ ner was not .
Fir@@ st , no one is i@@ mmu@@ ne to Satan’s t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s .
“ You have really inspired me to do so , ” ad@@ mit@@ ted J@@ an@@ ina .
Our Creator , Jehovah , im@@ medi@@ ately determined the means to re@@ verse the evil effe@@ cts of the cha@@ in of events set in mo@@ tion by the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
* He told Satan : “ I shall put en@@ m@@ ity between you and the woman and between your se@@ ed and her se@@ ed . He will b@@ ru@@ ise you in the head and you will b@@ ru@@ ise him in the he@@ el . ”
On the contr@@ ary , Jesus ’ teachings set people free from religious er@@ ro@@ r and human ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es pro@@ duc@@ ed by a world that was “ in dar@@ k@@ ness men@@ t@@ ally ” because of the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s dec@@ ep@@ tion . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 18 ; Matthew 15 : 14 ; John 8 : 31 , 32 .
Now is not the time to keep get@@ ting more and more things for ourselves
And what joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion we experience because we have a place in the congregation !
At Job 1 : 4 , the word “ day ” is used , den@@ o@@ ting an inter@@ val of time from su@@ n@@ ris@@ e to su@@ n@@ set .
As you read about the vari@@ ous tri@@ ps that Mark made , you real@@ ize that he travel@@ ed a great de@@ al .
How did Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ex@@ ten@@ d over the physical uni@@ verse ?
“ Those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him , ” says Paul .
S@@ il@@ is@@ tr@@ a , a city on the D@@ anu@@ be Ri@@ ver with more than 5@@ 0@@ ,000 in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants , was given a thor@@ ough witness within the first three we@@ ek@@ s .
( b ) Why may Jesus ’ words of war@@ ning also be taken as an expres@@ sion of his confidence ?
Per@@ haps some C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans needed to prog@@ ress in this reg@@ ard .
Our spiritual her@@ it@@ age inclu@@ des what acc@@ ur@@ ate information ?
The truth is , though , you will not always be there to shi@@ eld your child from li@@ fe@@ ’s challeng@@ es . E@@ ven@@ tually , a child will leave his father and mother and “ car@@ ry his own lo@@ ad ” of responsi@@ bility .
And Jesus taught us to call Jehovah “ our Father in the heavens . ”
The angels are of a life - form high@@ er than humans .
“ But there was no vo@@ ice , and there was no one ans@@ wer@@ ing , ” the Bible says .
He was the most knowle@@ d@@ ge@@ able , the most dis@@ cer@@ ning , and the wis@@ est spiritual shepher@@ d ever to walk the earth ; yet , even he did not r@@ ely on his own wisdom when teaching Jehovah’s sheep .
A@@ n out@@ standing example of one who rema@@ ined foc@@ used on his God - given hope was Moses .
By God’s word ​ — his “ st@@ atu@@ tes of the heavens ” — ​ the c@@ el@@ es@@ ti@@ al bo@@ dies move f@@ la@@ w@@ less@@ ly in their or@@ bi@@ ts and the earth is so@@ li@@ dly fi@@ x@@ ed forever .
“ The wa@@ ges sin pa@@ ys is death , ” wrote the apostle Paul .
In fact , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity had made up their min@@ ds even before they arri@@ ved at the coun@@ c@@ il@@ s , and they left more deep@@ ly en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched than ever in their positi@@ ons .
He said : “ Ha@@ ving sp@@ ent many years , with very li@@ mit@@ ed succ@@ ess , tr@@ ying to help people change be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or that was dam@@ ag@@ ing to them and others , I found it re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble to see how dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c@@ ally people could change for the better .
Who today , then , are gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying Jehovah by making his name known and pra@@ ising it thr@@ ough@@ out the earth ?
Joseph set a vital example for young people who serve God today .
I especially remember one pri@@ est .
As the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn , Jehovah God through his Son will wis@@ ely exer@@ t the power to make the chang@@ es necess@@ ary for a un@@ ited world .
Pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s inter@@ ests are served when ju@@ ris@@ ts are com@@ pet@@ ent , fa@@ ir , and a@@ bo@@ ve cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion .
It also has a gr@@ an@@ der fulfill@@ ment that we can enjoy .
Y@@ E@@ A@@ R B@@ O@@ R@@ N : 195@@ 7
It is as the apostle Paul wrote : “ All the things that were written af@@ o@@ re@@ time were written for our instru@@ ction , that through our end@@ ur@@ ance and through the comfort from the Scriptures we might have hope . ” ​ — Romans 15 : 4 .
What do we learn from the apostle Paul’s com@@ ments about marriage ?
In the early 198@@ 0 ’ s , there were only se@@ ven W@@ a@@ yu@@ u Witnesses in G@@ u@@ a@@ ji@@ r@@ a , three of whom lived in R@@ í@@ o@@ ha@@ ch@@ a , the cap@@ it@@ al .
Jesus ’ words re@@ mind us of those of his heavenly Father , who said to the ancient Israelites : “ I , Jehovah , am your God , the One teaching you to benefit yourself , the One ca@@ using you to tre@@ ad in the way in which you should walk .
For example , a@@ str@@ on@@ om@@ ers cannot tell us ex@@ ac@@ tly how the uni@@ verse began or why humans , ani@@ mal@@ s , and pl@@ ants ex@@ ist on earth .
A ma@@ j@@ or fac@@ t@@ or is our en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , which has under@@ g@@ one ra@@ di@@ cal chang@@ es in mo@@ der@@ n times .
A sing@@ le act of obedi@@ ence may se@@ em in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant ​ — a min@@ or matter .
“ A M@@ an With F@@ e@@ el@@ ings Like O@@ ur@@ s ”
Bo@@ th Me@@ th@@ us@@ el@@ ah and L@@ am@@ e@@ ch had been con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries of the first man , Adam .
; Z@@ u@@ id@@ ema , L .
Jehovah’s all - see@@ ing eyes look past ou@@ tw@@ ard appe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces to where true beau@@ ty can be found .
That would inclu@@ de a@@ ver@@ ting our ga@@ ze from se@@ x@@ u@@ ally char@@ ged i@@ ma@@ ges , be they on a com@@ pu@@ ter s@@ cre@@ en , a bil@@ l@@ bo@@ ard , a ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine co@@ ver , or any@@ where el@@ se .
As ex@@ emp@@ li@@ fied by Jesus Christ , obedi@@ ence is often learned from the things su@@ ffered .
The va@@ st lear@@ ning of Egy@@ pt inclu@@ ded ma@@ them@@ ati@@ c@@ s , ge@@ ome@@ try , ar@@ ch@@ it@@ e@@ c@@ ture , con@@ stru@@ ction , and other ar@@ ts and s@@ ci@@ ences .
It will not be l@@ ate . ” ​ — Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k 2 : 3 .
P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h was ad@@ am@@ ant in his refu@@ s@@ al .
We also serve Jehovah “ sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der ” in associ@@ ation with his people and offer him “ a sacrifice of praise ” as a gift . ​ — Hebrews 13 : 15 .
For travel@@ ers to receive ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able tre@@ at@@ ment from their fellow Israelites , it was often su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient to si@@ t down in the public s@@ qu@@ are of a city and a@@ wa@@ it an invit@@ ation .
In@@ c@@ reas@@ ingly , people are “ lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves , lo@@ v@@ ers of money , . . . lo@@ v@@ ers of ple@@ a@@ sures rather than lo@@ v@@ ers of God . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 4 .
And it did !
E@@ s@@ ther and R@@ ak@@ el came by tra@@ in to see me and arri@@ ved at the G@@ are du N@@ ord .
Although many are famili@@ ar with that s@@ crip@@ ture , few really understand its meaning .
This is not because of any rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ance on our part .
So all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s , or govern@@ ments , of this world ​ — with their w@@ ars , op@@ pres@@ sion , and cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion — ​ will be destro@@ yed forever .
• Why do we need to be bo@@ ld in speaking the word of God ?
L@@ ess@@ on Ab@@ out P@@ ri@@ de and H@@ um@@ ility , 6 / 15
E@@ s@@ sen@@ ti@@ ally that they lived each day as though God were right there with them .
Like my gr@@ and@@ mother , my mother , and one of my sisters , I su@@ ff@@ er from a her@@ e@@ dit@@ ary di@@ se@@ ase that ev@@ en@@ tually lea@@ ds to to@@ tal bl@@ in@@ dness .
If we are tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy , we too will enjoy blessings in Jehovah’s service .
L@@ ater , when Joseph was acc@@ used of tr@@ ying to ra@@ pe P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife and was thro@@ wn into pris@@ on , Jehovah still did not st@@ ep in .
( On Be@@ ing a Christian ) With those words , S@@ wis@@ s the@@ olo@@ gi@@ an H@@ ans K@@ ü@@ ng states a self - evid@@ ent truth : Gen@@ u@@ ine Christi@@ an@@ ity ex@@ ists only where s@@ inc@@ ere individuals put Jesus ’ teachings into prac@@ tice .
“ A Per@@ fect W@@ age ”
; G@@ ate@@ w@@ o@@ od , B .
L@@ ear@@ n to Lo@@ ok at the P@@ os@@ iti@@ ve
During his ministry in Ju@@ de@@ a , where he me@@ t so much op@@ position and ho@@ st@@ ility , Jesus made their home his ba@@ se .
No won@@ der the n@@ atur@@ al fe@@ atu@@ res of our pl@@ an@@ et bring us so much deli@@ ght !
Per@@ haps you have devo@@ ted ne@@ arly all your en@@ er@@ gi@@ es to making a living .
Our wr@@ ong@@ doing always dam@@ ages our relationship with the true God .
John said that Christians , in contr@@ ast with the world , “ origin@@ ate with God . ”
I could not understand how a loving God could s@@ end someone to su@@ ff@@ er et@@ er@@ n@@ ally in hel@@ l . ” ​ — A form@@ er Ca@@ tho@@ lic in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
In Pa@@ pua New G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a , a group of un@@ baptized , inter@@ ested people were determined to atten@@ d a dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion in the cap@@ it@@ al .
That app@@ lies in princi@@ ple to all Christians with the hope of everlasting life .
I@@ t’s ent@@ it@@ led W@@ ould You Like to K@@ now the Tru@@ th ?
Ch@@ il@@ d Is Dis@@ ab@@ led , 2 / 1
Who was this promised Se@@ ed ?
A@@ c@@ tually , a resurrection that was promised cen@@ tu@@ ries in ad@@ v@@ ance did take place , and you put faith in it .
How will hum@@ ility prote@@ ct you if you face such a t@@ est ?
In 19@@ 33 , U@@ .@@ S . home fo@@ rec@@ lo@@ sures pe@@ ak@@ ed at 1@@ ,000 per day .
Some scho@@ l@@ ars say that the ter@@ m was also used in a bro@@ ad@@ er sense to ref@@ er to an of@@ fi@@ cial assign@@ ed to du@@ ties in the cour@@ t of the king .
Those regul@@ ar vis@@ its t@@ ou@@ ched my heart .
• Jehovah ca@@ used a strong w@@ ind to b@@ low all night long so that Israel could cro@@ ss the R@@ ed Se@@ a on d@@ ry gr@@ ound . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 14 : 21 , 22 .
What can we learn from the faith of this re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble woman ?
At that So - and - so indic@@ ates that he will do the re@@ pur@@ cha@@ sing . ​ — Ru@@ th 4 : 1 - 4 .
Why would anyone use such an ancient gu@@ i@@ de in to@@ da@@ y’s mo@@ der@@ n , high - te@@ ch world ?
I also came to know Jehovah as a God who gives his servants un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing support .
Wh@@ atever our hope for the future , whether heavenly or earthly , let us be res@@ ol@@ ved to learn the vital less@@ on of the par@@ able of the ten vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N they were cre@@ ated , Adam and E@@ ve had no enem@@ ies wh@@ at@@ so@@ ever .
L@@ ON@@ G B@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H , C@@ A , L@@ ong Be@@ ach Con@@ ven@@ tion C@@ en@@ ter Ar@@ ena , 3@@ 00 E .
E@@ s@@ ther also helped me in the ministry .
We can n@@ ur@@ ture the se@@ ed . We can ass@@ ist with the w@@ at@@ ering pro@@ c@@ ess .
The Genesis account simply says : “ E@@ no@@ ch kept wal@@ king with the true God . Then he was no more , for God took him . ”
G@@ r@@ ate@@ ful Des@@ pite T@@ ra@@ ge@@ dies ( E . A@@ co@@ st@@ a ) , 6 / 1
El@@ der@@ ly ones will return to the days of their “ you@@ th@@ ful vi@@ g@@ or , ” and their flesh will “ become fre@@ sh@@ er than in you@@ th . ”
Yet , the Bible says : “ A@@ gain and again they would put God to the t@@ est , and they pa@@ ined even the Ho@@ ly One of Israel . ”
Rather , Jesus had them bring a s@@ word for an ob@@ ject less@@ on to teach them not to res@@ ort to viol@@ ence , even when con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted by an ar@@ m@@ ed crow@@ d .
I@@ N TH@@ E first century , many of the Jews were a@@ wa@@ iting the arri@@ val of the promised Messi@@ ah .
“ E@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ Y man taking part in a cont@@ est exerc@@ ises self - control in all things . ”
So Jesus will be with the cri@@ min@@ al in that he will ra@@ ise him from the dead and see that he is taken care of in the Par@@ adise on earth .
In these ways we truly comfort others with the comfort that God gives .
What do you think life would be like if God did not love mankind ?
The Devil is man@@ e@@ u@@ ver@@ ing mankind into a temp@@ est of inc@@ reas@@ ing w@@ o@@ es .
Paul began his preaching in B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a in the c@@ it@@ y’s sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e .
“ M@@ O@@ C@@ K@@ IN@@ G , s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ al P@@ il@@ ate is a hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al fi@@ gu@@ re who ha@@ un@@ ts our i@@ mag@@ in@@ ation .
Jesus demonstr@@ ated a positi@@ ve view of his disciples in another important way .
What arrang@@ ement for regul@@ ar se@@ as@@ onal fes@@ tiv@@ als did God in@@ s@@ titu@@ te in ancient Israel ?
The Bible promises : “ Jehovah will not cause the soul of the righteous one to go hu@@ ng@@ ry , but the c@@ ra@@ ving of the wicked ones he will pu@@ s@@ h away . ”
A@@ m@@ ong those whom we want to sa@@ ve , of course , are our family members .
P@@ re@@ aching c@@ alls for the kind of end@@ ur@@ ance that Jesus displa@@ yed .
Bal@@ sa@@ m o@@ il
Acc@@ ording to leg@@ end , he was a dem@@ i@@ go@@ d , the child of the Greek go@@ d Z@@ e@@ us , and Al@@ c@@ mene , a human mother .
What would have made Bar@@ u@@ ch happy ​ — see@@ king great things or sur@@ vi@@ ving Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s des@@ tru@@ ction as a faithful serv@@ ant of God ? ​ — J@@ as .
They rep@@ lied : “ Ca@@ es@@ ar@@ ’s . ”
Like Jesus , Christians h@@ ate un@@ righteousness
They might cla@@ im that religious pa@@ in@@ t@@ ings are leg@@ iti@@ mate ​ — even in@@ dis@@ p@@ en@@ sa@@ ble — ​ a@@ i@@ ds in worshi@@ p@@ ing God .
Will ever@@ yone accept Jesus as R@@ ul@@ er ?
In those days , a bur@@ ning is@@ sue among my fellow stud@@ ents was cons@@ crip@@ ted n@@ ational service .
How is that illustr@@ ation per@@ t@@ in@@ ent to our life today , and what can we learn from it ?
Such was the position of King Solomon of ancient Israel . Solomon had both ri@@ ches and wisdom .
Jesus told his disciples to love one another just as he loved them .
The san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of God’s name and the v@@ indic@@ ation of his uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y are involved .
Even now , milli@@ ons of individuals ac@@ ro@@ ss the g@@ lo@@ be have dis@@ co@@ vered that true happiness comes only from their loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah .
The same can be said of ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic health problems , the death of a child or a sp@@ ouse , or a close family mem@@ ber@@ ’s tur@@ ning his back on Jehovah .
Our ca@@ r and the car@@ av@@ an we nam@@ ed M@@ iz@@ pa@@ h
Jehovah has been wa@@ iting pati@@ ently for th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years so that the moral is@@ su@@ es ra@@ ised in the gar@@ den of E@@ den could ev@@ en@@ tually be set@@ t@@ led bey@@ ond a doubt .
P@@ le@@ ase read the ver@@ ses c@@ ited bel@@ ow , using your own cop@@ y of the Bible , and ask yourself the rel@@ ated questions .
In our time , he re@@ pres@@ ents the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of spirit - anointed Christians ​ — part of “ the Israel of God . ”
The ei@@ ght - h@@ our “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama ” pres@@ ent@@ ation , u@@ su@@ ally sh@@ own in four par@@ ts , fe@@ atu@@ red 9@@ 6 bri@@ ef recorded Bible le@@ c@@ tures n@@ arr@@ ated by a well - known speak@@ er with one of the most recogn@@ iz@@ able vo@@ ic@@ es of that er@@ a .
How did Paul set an out@@ standing example in preaching with ze@@ al and ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y ?
For example , how do you feel about brothers and sisters who are from different cul@@ tures ?
Although he may f@@ all , he will not be h@@ ur@@ led down , for Jehovah is supp@@ or@@ ting his hand .
No , but he emp@@ ti@@ ed himself and took a sla@@ ve@@ ’s form and came to be in the lik@@ en@@ ess of men . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 5 - 7 .
S@@ te@@ p@@ mother : Ti@@ m , ple@@ ase h@@ an@@ g up your we@@ t to@@ we@@ l .
The people are ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able , as has often been no@@ ted by Jehovah’s Witnesses in their ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work from house to house .
Paul expla@@ ins that we “ have a w@@ rest@@ ling . . . against the wicked spirit for@@ ces in the heavenly plac@@ es . ”
P@@ ur@@ su@@ ing a care@@ er in Jehovah’s service is a truly satis@@ f@@ ying way of life and a course that resul@@ ts in rich blessings . ​ — Read E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 1 .
If we are not famili@@ ar with some of the song@@ s , why not prac@@ tice sing@@ ing them during F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening ?
Gi@@ ven a Com@@ mis@@ sion
In Jesus ’ day , many people were lik@@ e@@ wise po@@ or and disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ged , and they may have felt that they would be ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er and more secu@@ re if only they had more money .
Today , many have turned their ba@@ c@@ ks on organiz@@ ed religion .
Me@@ g@@ an : W@@ ell , God cre@@ ated Adam and E@@ ve , and he was the one they sin@@ ned against when they dis@@ obe@@ yed in the gar@@ den of E@@ den .
All in the congregation were no@@ ti@@ fied , but som@@ eho@@ w Ri@@ ch@@ ard was not inform@@ ed .
Ti@@ me and again , however , the nation of Israel proved un@@ faithful to Jehovah .
We are able to “ go on per@@ c@@ ei@@ ving what the will of Jehovah is ” and then follow through by a course of obedi@@ ence .
But no@@ te what Jesus said : “ He that is not on my side is against me , and he that does not ga@@ ther with me sc@@ at@@ ters . ” ​ — Matthew 12 : 30 .
So we accepted an invit@@ ation to take up the special pioneer ministry .
Gre@@ w
The spirit of the world : The powerful for@@ ce that influ@@ ences people to think and be@@ have like Satan and his dem@@ ons .
In that way , we will make sure that our heart rema@@ ins rec@@ ep@@ tive to the Kingdom se@@ ed and keep@@ s be@@ aring fru@@ it .
“ There was a time when I would read the Bible before going to bed , ” rel@@ ates N@@ inf@@ a , who lives in I@@ tal@@ y .
What can I say and do that will show appreciation for the fin@@ an@@ cial help my sp@@ ouse gives the family ?
The stud@@ ents have already sh@@ own their determin@@ ation to serve Jehovah .
Do you worship a God you do not really know ?
It was the appe@@ ar@@ ance of the lik@@ en@@ ess of the glory of Jehovah . ”
At one point , rather than foc@@ using on the privile@@ ges he had in serving Jehovah , Bar@@ u@@ ch became ambi@@ ti@@ ous .
Since Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 19 - 21 lis@@ ts lo@@ ose conduct among a number of sin@@ ful practic@@ es that would dis@@ qu@@ ali@@ fy one from in@@ her@@ iting God’s Kingdom , lo@@ ose conduct is gr@@ oun@@ ds for re@@ pro@@ of and possible dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing from the Christian congregation .
Thus they prom@@ o@@ te un@@ ity and help us ad@@ v@@ ance to Christian matu@@ r@@ ity .
What happ@@ ens to those who experience ‘ des@@ po@@ il@@ ing at mi@@ d@@ day ’ ?
If he were to leave the city , the fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve would show a c@@ all@@ ous indi@@ ffer@@ ence toward the li@@ fe@@ blood he had shed , and his own life would be in d@@ anger .
During Christ’s M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn , as the benef@@ its of the ransom sacrifice are app@@ lied , obedi@@ ent sub@@ je@@ cts of the Kingdom will gro@@ w to per@@ fe@@ ction , ev@@ en@@ tually be@@ coming comple@@ t@@ ely free from all the effe@@ cts of Ad@@ am@@ ’s sin .
She was deep@@ ly imp@@ ressed by the kindness of the Witnesses and by the personal interest they showed .
“ Like ar@@ ro@@ ws in the hand of a mi@@ gh@@ ty man , so are the sons of you@@ th . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 1@@ 27 : 4 .
S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ened by Con@@ ven@@ tions
Is this a cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ction ?
May we always show appreciation for our local elders and other Christian overse@@ ers , who pla@@ y a large part in streng@@ th@@ ening us spiritually .
“ My parents tri@@ ed hard to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce me that spiritual valu@@ es are imp@@ rac@@ tic@@ al , ” Gre@@ g re@@ members .
After his rel@@ e@@ ase from pris@@ on , V@@ ic@@ t@@ or continued to make spiritual prog@@ ress and ev@@ en@@ tually gra@@ du@@ ated from the M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol in U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine .
They were com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned to as@@ sure the Israelites of God’s ba@@ c@@ king in re@@ building the temple .
( b ) Why can we say that material things are un@@ real@@ ities , especially in com@@ par@@ is@@ on with Jehovah God ?
To be able to say : “ Jehovah is on my side , ” we must remain on his side . ​ — P@@ s .
L@@ ear@@ ning such things makes us happy and br@@ ings us ever clo@@ s@@ er to him .
Wh@@ er@@ ever the Law seem@@ ed to them to be un@@ spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c , they s@@ ought to p@@ lu@@ g ap@@ par@@ ent g@@ ap@@ s with de@@ f@@ ined app@@ lic@@ ations to eli@@ min@@ ate any need for conscience .
Some shepher@@ ding is done on a for@@ ma@@ l bas@@ is , for example , on organiz@@ ed vis@@ its .
How may the Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite gi@@ r@@ l serve as an example to un@@ married godly men and women ?
They had been sa@@ ving for years from their me@@ ag@@ er st@@ ate p@@ en@@ sions .
Since he wrote this in about 5@@ 5 C.E . , 14 years ear@@ li@@ er would take us back to 4@@ 1 C.E . , in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the “ s@@ il@@ ent years . ”
Yes , great benef@@ its would come if more people practic@@ ed giving .
Fir@@ st K@@ ings 7 : 26 states : “ T@@ w@@ o th@@ ous@@ and bat@@ h me@@ a@@ sures [ 1@@ 1@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 g@@ all@@ ons [ 4@@ 4@@ ,000 L ] ] were what [ the se@@ a ] would con@@ tain . ”
I went off on my own to make a vis@@ it on a family with fi@@ ve bo@@ ys .
Then , early the following mor@@ ning , she tre@@ k@@ ked to a ra@@ il@@ way - st@@ ation to@@ wn about 25 mil@@ es [ 40 k@@ m ] away to sel@@ l the o@@ il .
Satan is str@@ ong@@ er than we are ; however , we know that Jehovah is im@@ me@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ bly str@@ ong@@ er than Satan is .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , when asked what was the great@@ est comman@@ d@@ ment in the Law given to Moses , Jesus respon@@ ded : “ You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind . ”
Job did not know why he was su@@ d@@ den@@ ly suffering so many tri@@ als , but he never gave up .
M@@ em@@ bers of our hous@@ eho@@ ld .
( b ) Des@@ cri@@ be Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l@@ ’s sear@@ ch for truth .
It was not long before en@@ ter@@ pris@@ ing mer@@ ch@@ ants turned the hum@@ ble so@@ a@@ p into a beau@@ ty pro@@ du@@ ct .
Of Jesus the prophet Isaiah wrote : “ U@@ p@@ on him the spirit of Jehovah must set@@ tle down , the spirit of wisdom and of understanding , the spirit of counsel and of mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness , the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Jehovah ; and there will be enjo@@ y@@ ment by him in the fear of Jehovah . ”
A@@ ware that Jehovah is gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous , we are moved to be gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous and pleas@@ ant in our deal@@ ings with others , including those to whom we preach .
She said that she would accept work only if it was part - time and only if she was allow@@ ed to take time off for meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions .
I@@ mit@@ ate the Gre@@ at Dis@@ ci@@ ple M@@ ak@@ er
It was a mar@@ vel@@ ous benefit of his close associ@@ ation with his heavenly Father for a@@ e@@ ons of time , during which he served as God’s “ ma@@ ster work@@ er ” in the cre@@ ation of all things .
I@@ magine how happy this mother felt when she real@@ ized that Jehovah had ans@@ wer@@ ed her prayer !
What do you think is me@@ ant by those words , “ t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w will look after it@@ self ” ?
They must also remain loyal to God and Christ t@@ ill the end of their earthly course .
When we enc@@ oun@@ ter a proble@@ m , how can we avoid making a mis@@ take like the one Jo@@ si@@ ah made ?
• Why does Jehovah show pati@@ ence ?
Some little bo@@ ys and gi@@ r@@ ls had wal@@ ked for si@@ x h@@ our@@ s in pl@@ as@@ tic san@@ d@@ als .
F@@ R@@ E@@ Q@@ U@@ EN@@ T@@ L@@ Y A@@ S@@ K@@ E@@ D Q@@ U@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ ON@@ S A@@ B@@ O@@ U@@ T J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S W@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ S ​ — What Is a Bible S@@ tu@@ dy ?
9 : 6 , 7 .
Why did he descri@@ be that comm@@ and as new ?
1 , 2 . ( a ) What are some things that cause much dist@@ ress today ?
6 : 13 , 14 .
“ The people of God ” Paul was refer@@ ring to were Christians .
It was Mari@@ a@@ ’s day off , so she plac@@ ed liter@@ ature on sever@@ al ta@@ bl@@ es in her of@@ fice .
That complete e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment from God must , therefore , inclu@@ de up - to - d@@ ate knowledge of God’s Word .
‘ Satan already fal@@ le@@ n from heaven ’ , 8 / 1 “ Un@@ believers ” , 7 / 1
H@@ ere educ@@ ation never st@@ op@@ s .
In the a@@ udi@@ ence were si@@ x members of the E@@ Z@@ L@@ N group , listen@@ ing and ap@@ pla@@ u@@ ding , ap@@ par@@ ently enjo@@ ying the pro@@ gra@@ m .
What qualities do we need in order to have a full share in the preaching work ?
It was not long , however , before I sta@@ yed .
One day our l@@ and@@ l@@ ord came home dr@@ un@@ k , th@@ reat@@ ening to k@@ ill us and claim@@ ing that we were dis@@ tur@@ b@@ ing the neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od .
Are you willing to make sacrific@@ es for the s@@ ake of the Kingdom ?
They es@@ cor@@ ted us through the city , help@@ ing us with the fin@@ al for@@ mal@@ ities .
Bar@@ r . They later served together for many years on the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
6@@ 8 : 18 ​ — Who were the “ gi@@ f@@ ts in the form of men ” ?
By supp@@ or@@ ting true worship , God’s people hon@@ ored Jehovah .
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 30 ]
Christ’s pres@@ ence has already be@@ gu@@ n , so anointed Christians who die today do not remain dead .
E@@ ach time we help a person prog@@ ress to Christian dedic@@ ation , we have wor@@ ked to ex@@ ten@@ d the bor@@ ders of the spiritual par@@ adise . ​ — Is@@ a . 26 : 15 ; 5@@ 4 : 2 .
While s@@ tic@@ king to righteous principles , they can “ again and again ” appe@@ al to the child to return to the way of the truth .
( See op@@ ening i@@ ma@@ ge . ) ( b ) What is it about Jehovah’s k@@ ing@@ ship that dra@@ ws us to him ?
How did Jehovah prote@@ ct his people at the R@@ ed Se@@ a ?
His assign@@ ments have taken him to the O@@ ri@@ ent , Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , and vari@@ ous par@@ ts of the A@@ mer@@ ic@@ as .
The T@@ or@@ on@@ to S@@ ta@@ r repor@@ t de@@ fin@@ es it as “ recogn@@ iz@@ ing you have been wr@@ ong@@ ed , giving up all resul@@ ting res@@ ent@@ ment , and ev@@ en@@ tually respon@@ ding to the off@@ en@@ ding person with com@@ pas@@ sion and even love . ”
Jehovah God is the fore@@ most example of emp@@ a@@ thy .
Are we doing our ut@@ most to be found “ spo@@ t@@ less and un@@ ble@@ mi@@ shed and in peace ” ? ​ — 2 P@@ et .
The Genesis account reve@@ als that Jehovah did not have the ar@@ k buil@@ t and then deci@@ de when to bring the f@@ loo@@ d@@ w@@ at@@ ers , as if he needed to keep the tim@@ ing of the star@@ t of the F@@ lood fle@@ xi@@ ble in case the con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ ject r@@ an be@@ h@@ ind sc@@ he@@ du@@ le .
As told by M@@ il@@ d@@ red O@@ l@@ son
The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c ​ — Not D@@ emo@@ cr@@ ati@@ c — ​ A@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment
The elders take the lead and lo@@ v@@ ingly shepher@@ d the flo@@ ck of God in their care .
Who were these loyal friends ?
For your de@@ w is as the de@@ w of mal@@ lo@@ ws , and the earth it@@ self will let even those imp@@ o@@ t@@ ent in death d@@ ro@@ p in bir@@ th . ”
Per@@ s@@ onal prayer
W@@ ould ad@@ ju@@ sting your foc@@ us or go@@ als allow you to ac@@ qui@@ re more wisdom ?
E@@ very conc@@ ei@@ va@@ ble form of human govern@@ ment has been tri@@ ed .
A@@ ar@@ on found it e@@ asi@@ er to stand up to the king of Egy@@ pt than to stand up to his pe@@ ers . ​ — E@@ x .
What fi@@ el@@ ds of full - time service in mo@@ der@@ n times do you appreci@@ ate ?
What did Jesus ur@@ ge his followers to pur@@ sue ?
Since the anointed are cho@@ s@@ en to be rul@@ ers in the heavenly Kingdom , “ the righteous ones ” must be the earthly sub@@ je@@ cts of that Kingdom .
Un@@ less cur@@ r@@ ent us@@ ers qu@@ it , the death t@@ ol@@ l will c@@ li@@ m@@ b sh@@ ar@@ p@@ ly over the next four de@@ ca@@ des .
How that message re@@ ached K@@ y@@ r@@ gy@@ z@@ st@@ an and s@@ pre@@ ad here is a thr@@ ill@@ ing st@@ ory .
You can also show your appreciation by making mean@@ ing@@ ful com@@ ments at meetings .
When was the last time that you s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely expres@@ sed appreciation to God for spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c things he has done for you ? ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 17 , 18 .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ C@@ are@@ fully conc@@ e@@ aled in [ Jesus ] are all the tre@@ a@@ sures of wisdom and of knowledge . ”
To them Paul wrote : “ I h@@ an@@ ded on to you , among the first things , that which I also received , that Christ died for our sin@@ s according to the Scriptures ; and that he was bu@@ ri@@ ed , y@@ es , that he has been ra@@ ised up the th@@ ir@@ d day according to the Scriptures . ”
An@@ y worship of him that is mi@@ x@@ ed with some other form of worship is un@@ accep@@ table to him , even off@@ en@@ sive ! ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 20 : 5 .
He person@@ ally helped to re@@ buil@@ d Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s w@@ alls
Do the An@@ s@@ wers Mat@@ ter ?
20 : 28 .
How did Jesus show that he ke@@ en@@ ly appreci@@ ated the high value of the Kingdom ?
P@@ ri@@ ests and pa@@ st@@ ors tic@@ k@@ le the ear@@ s of others by con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing them that cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies , Mas@@ ses , fi@@ est@@ as , and i@@ ma@@ ges have God’s blessing .
Why do many not believe that all are sin@@ n@@ ers ?
“ I@@ ’@@ m nor@@ m@@ ally very th@@ ri@@ f@@ ty , ” expla@@ ins an el@@ der nam@@ ed A@@ le@@ x . “ If I p@@ our out a little too much sh@@ am@@ po@@ o , I put some back in the bo@@ t@@ tle . ”
For example , the disci@@ ple James had to counsel his brothers for fav@@ or@@ ing the rich over the po@@ or .
O@@ thers doubt that they will be able to cop@@ e with see@@ ing the one they love su@@ ff@@ er and perhaps lo@@ se di@@ gn@@ ity because of the effe@@ cts of the di@@ se@@ ase .
It is thought that one side of the st@@ ep@@ s was used to en@@ ter the pu@@ ri@@ f@@ ying bat@@ h , when the ba@@ ther was un@@ clean , and the other side to ex@@ it , to avoid any con@@ tam@@ in@@ ation .
His a@@ im was to po@@ pul@@ ar@@ ize Bible study .
How P@@ ra@@ y@@ er De@@ ep@@ ens Your Lo@@ ve for Jehovah
“ He will rule as king , ” G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el says , “ and there will be no end of his kingdom . ”
and started Bible stu@@ dies with 26 of them .
There is no spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c time peri@@ od that must pas@@ s before that person can be re@@ inst@@ ated .
While I was still gro@@ p@@ ing for ans@@ wers to these questions , another bit@@ ter b@@ low came my way .
Then she deci@@ ded to in@@ form D@@ or@@ is about the change in study con@@ duc@@ t@@ or .
But we should not des@@ pa@@ ir or con@@ dem@@ n ourselves if we fai@@ l to displa@@ y these qualities as ra@@ pi@@ dly and as fully as we would like .
Such men were later assign@@ ed to ass@@ ist the L@@ ev@@ ites in their work . ​ — E@@ z@@ r@@ a 8 : 20 .
In@@ iti@@ ally , a la@@ dy r@@ ented us a ro@@ om , and we had use of her ba@@ thro@@ om and k@@ it@@ ch@@ en .
E@@ very h@@ our we sp@@ end in the ministry , each return vis@@ it , each con@@ vers@@ ation with an inter@@ ested person at the Kingdom H@@ all , may se@@ em in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant on its own , but it is part of a mi@@ gh@@ ty work that Jehovah is accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing .
Be@@ fore “ the sons of Re@@ u@@ b@@ en and the sons of G@@ ad and the half tri@@ be of M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h ” moved ac@@ ro@@ ss the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver , they er@@ e@@ cted “ an al@@ ta@@ r great in con@@ spi@@ cu@@ ousness . ”
The expres@@ sion “ moved with p@@ ity , ” according to V@@ in@@ e@@ ’s Ex@@ pos@@ it@@ ory Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of O@@ ld and New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent Wor@@ ds , den@@ o@@ tes “ to be moved as to one@@ ’s in@@ war@@ ds . ”
I@@ N M@@ AN@@ Y lands when a cou@@ ple ge@@ ts married , the bri@@ de makes a v@@ ow , prom@@ ising that she will deep@@ ly respect her husband .
Are they worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah ?
The n@@ arr@@ ative of G@@ ide@@ on@@ ’s a@@ ver@@ ting a possible con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with the Eph@@ ra@@ im@@ ites illustr@@ ates the truth of this pro@@ ver@@ b .
Jehovah says : “ Instead of your pro@@ ving to be one left enti@@ r@@ ely and h@@ ated , with no@@ body pas@@ sing through , I will even set you as a thing of pri@@ de to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , an ex@@ ul@@ tation for gener@@ ation after gener@@ ation . ”
Jesus always displa@@ yed a positi@@ ve men@@ tal attitude toward his followers and toward God’s arrang@@ ements , however difficult it was to do so .
Such challeng@@ es must have seem@@ ed da@@ un@@ ting !
Not only do they enjoy Jehovah’s love but they also deli@@ ght in the strong b@@ ond of love in the bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
The ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t re@@ pres@@ ents the heavenly part of Jehovah’s organization made up of faithful spirit cre@@ atu@@ res .
Gi@@ ve God your best .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the Scriptures say that “ the marriage bed [ should ] be without de@@ fil@@ ement , ” meaning that this uni@@ on should not be con@@ tam@@ in@@ ated by se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations out@@ side the marriage .
We have learned that God’s Son is not re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous .
S@@ now up to 10 fe@@ et ( 3 m ) deep co@@ ats the ri@@ d@@ ges for half of the year .
This is not to say that he has no personal go@@ als .
And the sons of Israel continued to serve E@@ gl@@ on the king of Mo@@ a@@ b ei@@ gh@@ te@@ en years . ” ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 3 : 12 - 14 .
( Read 1 Timothy 2 : 14 . )
I said , “ Ch@@ ina ? ”
C@@ aring for our spiritual and physical needs helps us end@@ ure in the ministry
“ W@@ he@@ ther you are e@@ ating or dr@@ in@@ king or doing anything el@@ se , ” said Paul , “ do all things for God’s glory . ”
F@@ R@@ O@@ M the first chap@@ ter of Genesis , we learn that God pre@@ pared the earth for human ha@@ bit@@ ation during si@@ x fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative days .
To what kind of people are we dra@@ wn ?
They may be af@@ ra@@ id to ask for time off to atten@@ d all the s@@ essi@@ ons of a dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion to worship Jehovah with their brothers .
• Since Jehovah is the one who can for@@ give our sin@@ s , why do Christians con@@ f@@ ess serious sin@@ s to the older men in the congregation ?
He su@@ ffered this a@@ bu@@ se at the hands of the very people whom he wi@@ shed to help .
It was tra@@ um@@ ati@@ c , ” said David .
This is my God , and I shall la@@ u@@ d him . ” Still another less@@ on is that no one can succ@@ ess@@ fully op@@ pose the will of Jehovah God .
In the first two chap@@ ters of Lu@@ ke@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l , Mar@@ y’s name is mentioned 12 times , but Jose@@ p@@ h’s , only 3 .
He not only in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed into their min@@ ds new vo@@ ca@@ bul@@ aries but also chang@@ ed their thought pat@@ ter@@ ns and pro@@ duc@@ ed new gr@@ am@@ m@@ ars .
He al@@ one is “ the F@@ or@@ m@@ er of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s . ”
The Bible says that Joseph “ was righteous . ”
Do I encoura@@ ge others by giving com@@ ments during the meetings ? ’
Then , what was said of Daniel after he was deli@@ vered from the li@@ ons ’ den can also be said of us : “ There was no h@@ ur@@ t at all found on him , because he had tru@@ sted in his God . ” ​ — Daniel 6 : 23 .
( a ) For how long will we continue to make disciples ?
Th@@ ough simp@@ le , the p@@ lo@@ y never fa@@ iled .
If you have faith in God’s Word , the Bible , very likely you ye@@ ar@@ n for life in the earthly Par@@ adise .
Their life pro@@ spe@@ cts were indic@@ ated in the very com@@ mis@@ sion God gave them .
Jehovah’s words came true .
Jehovah’s Witnesses in your are@@ a would be happy to provide any ass@@ ist@@ ance you may need to get a clear understanding of the s@@ crip@@ tures provided as well as how to apply them .
After some ten years , Ju@@ li@@ an’s son , mentioned at the out@@ set , cle@@ an@@ ed up his life , re@@ turned to the congregation , and now ser@@ ves as an el@@ der .
“ We do not gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e the acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y , comple@@ ten@@ ess , or u@@ se@@ ful@@ ness of any information on the service . ”
Why should sing@@ le parents not des@@ pa@@ ir when it comes to re@@ aring their children as Christians ?
In contr@@ ast , however , Jehovah’s servants coura@@ ge@@ ously and jo@@ y@@ fully r@@ ely on him des@@ pite cal@@ am@@ ities . ​ — Psalm 4@@ 6 : 1 - 3 , 7 - 11 .
When the sons of Israel were en r@@ ou@@ te to the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , Jehovah ass@@ em@@ b@@ led them at M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i .
Jehovah tru@@ st@@ s his people .
A lam@@ ent over the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem fol@@ lo@@ ws in Psalm 7@@ 4 .
N@@ um@@ ber of married cou@@ ples : 28
There the bl@@ ind and the l@@ ame come to him , and he cu@@ res them .
I am free from a ma@@ d th@@ ir@@ st for f@@ ame . . .
The th@@ ir@@ d refer@@ ence to the gro@@ w@@ th of God’s word occ@@ ur@@ s at Acts 19 : 20 : “ In a mi@@ gh@@ ty way the word of Jehovah kept gro@@ wing and pre@@ vail@@ ing . ”
Acc@@ ording to L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us chap@@ ter 19 , to whom were the Jews to show love ?
• How did the Ser@@ v@@ ant “ bring a righteous standing to many ” ?
And in@@ deed , sh@@ ort@@ ly ther@@ e@@ after , they experienced how Jehovah ans@@ wer@@ ed their prayers for help . ​ — Acts 4 : 29 , 31 .
However , those who follow the teachings of Al@@ l@@ an K@@ ar@@ de@@ c say that their beli@@ ef@@ s are different .
“ There is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the un@@ righteous . ”
They began preaching with r@@ ene@@ wed vi@@ g@@ or .
His heart medit@@ ates so as to answer .
Just before sen@@ ding out the 12 apostles , Jesus had been t@@ ou@@ ched by the con@@ dition of the crow@@ ds .
What ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on did Paul give to the Hebrew Christians , and why was his counsel appro@@ pri@@ ate ?
And th@@ ir@@ d , when it be@@ comes clear that we have ac@@ ted pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ously , we may be em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed or even hum@@ ili@@ ated .
L@@ ater , the people saw how Peter and John heal@@ ed a l@@ ame man at the temple do@@ or , and they heard Peter speak once more about Jesus and the need for rep@@ ent@@ ance .
When we have strong love for God and for neigh@@ b@@ or , we will not allow anyone or anything to th@@ reat@@ en our marriage .
“ De@@ dic@@ ate ” transl@@ ates a Hebrew ver@@ b that has the meaning “ keep se@@ par@@ ate ; be se@@ par@@ ated ; with@@ draw . ”
However , my three el@@ des@@ t brothers did not .
W@@ as A@@ ha@@ b rep@@ en@@ ting of his ways ?
F@@ ro@@ sin@@ i had been t@@ ou@@ ched by my end@@ ur@@ ance and pers@@ ist@@ ence .
King David expres@@ sed hear@@ t@@ felt f@@ on@@ dness for God’s la@@ ws
3 Yes , This Is the S@@ tu@@ dy E@@ dition !
But we need to be care@@ ful .
It was dre@@ ad@@ ful for me to con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate the death of my parents .
Ke@@ ep doing this in re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of me . ’ ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R .
How are we to understand Jesus ’ words : “ You are Peter , and upon this ro@@ ck I will buil@@ d my ch@@ urch ” ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ in min@@ ut@@ es , though , she se@@ es the bo@@ y te@@ et@@ ering on his to@@ es at the very e@@ dge of the pu@@ dd@@ le .
Y@@ oung Witnesses were often sum@@ mon@@ ed before jud@@ ges , and we were able to be@@ ar witness regarding God’s Kingdom .
However , this is often the most ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted as@@ pect of cle@@ an@@ ness .
My col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es and I have deci@@ ded to show it to our stud@@ ents and to inclu@@ de it in the cur@@ ri@@ c@@ ulu@@ m . ” ​ — Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or Ser@@ ge@@ i N@@ ik@@ ol@@ a@@ y@@ ev@@ ich Ru@@ b@@ t@@ so@@ v , de@@ an of the fac@@ ul@@ ty of hist@@ ory of the St@@ ate Pe@@ da@@ go@@ gi@@ cal Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity , I@@ r@@ kut@@ s@@ k , Rus@@ sia .
His in@@ tim@@ ate knowledge of God’s thinking was c@@ learly evid@@ ent when Jehovah inform@@ ed him that So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h would be destro@@ yed because of their de@@ pra@@ v@@ ity .
However , I came to real@@ ize that for me , continu@@ ing to pur@@ sue my care@@ er would be com@@ par@@ able to tr@@ ying to serve two ma@@ st@@ ers .
What chang@@ ed his life ?
Of course , not everything the world off@@ ers is evil .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ ting Bible E@@ duc@@ ation That Bu@@ il@@ ds Fa@@ ith
Since we will be publi@@ shing more artic@@ les only on@@ l@@ ine , the public e@@ dition of The Watchtower will be re@@ duc@@ ed from 32 pages to 16 , effe@@ ctive with this is@@ sue .
A@@ no@@ ther reason to serve Jehovah is found in the words of the Israel@@ ite lead@@ er Jo@@ shua .
Ke@@ ep Pro@@ ving . . . ” ? E@@ ach Christian should “ exam@@ ine his own actions . ”
A C@@ lo@@ s@@ er Lo@@ ok at N@@ ati@@ v@@ ity T@@ ra@@ di@@ tions
I can tru@@ th@@ fully say that ad@@ vers@@ ity has chang@@ ed my life but not my heart . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 27 : 3 , 4 .
We have , however , come to know Jehovah in ways that Moses could not .
Job su@@ ffered a disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ge , one that we need not experience .
D@@ ili@@ g@@ ent and care@@ ful re@@ sear@@ ch is often needed in order to find Scriptural counsel that ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses our spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c needs .
Tru@@ ly , as we con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate the out@@ working of Jehovah’s et@@ er@@ n@@ al purpose , we cannot help but be am@@ a@@ zed at “ the dep@@ th of God’s ri@@ ches and wisdom and knowledge . ” ​ — R@@ om . 11 : 33 .
Then we might associ@@ ate with them regul@@ arly .
The Bible - based hope for the future can provide comfort
What might you say when told “ I am not inter@@ ested ” before you even have an opportunity to st@@ ate the reason for your vis@@ it ?
D@@ ele@@ g@@ ations came to that conven@@ tion from Ar@@ men@@ ia , B@@ el@@ ar@@ us , E@@ st@@ on@@ ia , Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ a , Ka@@ z@@ ak@@ h@@ st@@ an , K@@ y@@ r@@ gy@@ z@@ st@@ an , L@@ at@@ vi@@ a , Li@@ th@@ u@@ ani@@ a , M@@ ol@@ do@@ va , Rus@@ sia , T@@ a@@ jik@@ ist@@ an , T@@ ur@@ k@@ men@@ ist@@ an , U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine , the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , and U@@ z@@ be@@ k@@ ist@@ an .
Is it wrong to desire privile@@ ges in the congregation ?
The di@@ al@@ o@@ gu@@ e in the S@@ ong of Solomon op@@ ens with these words of a hum@@ ble country gi@@ r@@ l who is brought into the ro@@ y@@ al t@@ ent of Solomon .
Although “ Moses was by far the me@@ ek@@ est of all the men who were upon the sur@@ face of the gr@@ ound , ” on one occasi@@ on he became pro@@ vo@@ ked and spoke ra@@ sh@@ ly .
Di@@ d Jehovah ab@@ dic@@ ate his authority ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , not ever@@ yone foc@@ uses on the same por@@ tion of the sc@@ ene .
When a person does not control his feelings and ge@@ ts up@@ set eas@@ ily , he may pro@@ vo@@ ke others to anger .
While the Bible message does not di@@ ff@@ er , the individu@@ al man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts are not id@@ en@@ tic@@ al letter for letter .
Paul says : “ Even the Christ did not ple@@ ase himself ; but just as it is written : ‘ The re@@ pro@@ ach@@ es of those who were re@@ pro@@ aching you have fal@@ le@@ n upon me . ’ ”
Tru@@ e , Jehovah’s Witnesses are not perfect .
We can have acc@@ ess to God’s thoughts each day by reading the Scriptures .
Then you will be imit@@ ating Jehovah and his Son , Jesus Christ .
We have to ad@@ mit that we do not always know what the out@@ come of our cho@@ ic@@ es will be ; nor do we know whether they will turn out for our good every time .
U@@ pp@@ er right cor@@ ner : Re@@ pro@@ du@@ ction of the C@@ ity of Jerusalem at the time of the Se@@ cond T@@ emp@@ le - lo@@ c@@ ated on the gr@@ oun@@ ds of the H@@ ol@@ y@@ land Ho@@ te@@ l , Jerusalem
Our stud@@ ents may not experience inter@@ ven@@ tion by Jehovah in their lives as dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c@@ ally as Moses did .
So Moses ’ words would re@@ mind the Israelites that they should worship only Jehovah .
Our go@@ al is to li@@ ft the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message off the pr@@ inted page and imp@@ ress it upon the hearts of our listen@@ ers .
28 Do You R@@ em@@ ember ?
• How did Jehovah demonstr@@ ate his sa@@ ving power in 1@@ 5@@ 13 B.C.E . ?
The examples of the ag@@ ed prophe@@ t@@ ess An@@ na and the apostle Paul show that ‘ day and night service ’ imp@@ lies con@@ stan@@ cy and ear@@ n@@ est effort in the ministry .
However , Satan is sel@@ f@@ ish and does not care about you .
Then , you are in a position to help others live a happy , fulfill@@ ing life , ther@@ e@@ by fin@@ ding greater happiness yourself .
When some thought that a wom@@ an’s appreci@@ ative gift was ex@@ tra@@ va@@ g@@ ant , Jesus de@@ f@@ ended her and said that the account of her gener@@ os@@ ity would be long re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 3 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 10@@ 3 , 10@@ 2
The De@@ ad Will Li@@ ve A@@ gain ! 8
( The An@@ cient Ch@@ urch , pages 3@@ 18 - 19 ) Jesus ’ true followers today also avoid ob@@ sc@@ ene and mor@@ ally de@@ gra@@ ding form@@ s of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 3 - 5 .
The Bible shows us that Jehovah brought comfort by deli@@ ver@@ ing his people
He descri@@ bed the b@@ ond this way : “ I came to be the one he was spe@@ cially f@@ ond of day by day , I being g@@ la@@ d before him all the time . ”
When we learned to walk , we me@@ t str@@ ang@@ ers who to@@ wer@@ ed over us like gi@@ ants .
A clo@@ s@@ er look at the o@@ live will help us to understand these Scriptural refer@@ ences and will de@@ e@@ pen our appreciation for this uni@@ que t@@ ree that jo@@ ins the rest of cre@@ ation in pra@@ ising its M@@ ak@@ er . ​ — Psalm 14@@ 8 : 7 , 9 .
“ I F@@ A@@ I@@ L@@ E@@ D again ! ”
M@@ il@@ an , his brother , his parents , and a number of other Witnesses were ri@@ ding on a bu@@ s from Bo@@ s@@ ni@@ a to Ser@@ bia .
The Scriptures provide this as@@ sur@@ ance : “ Lo@@ ok !
They mu@@ r@@ mu@@ red against Moses .
A W@@ ar@@ ning for W@@ ho@@ m ?
The apostle Paul learned to be sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to the suffering and feelings of others .
Wh@@ ich go@@ ds were worshipp@@ ed , and how did the Romans view them ?
We also need to devel@@ op strong fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps with others .
“ H@@ app@@ y is the man in fear of Jehovah , in who@@ se comman@@ d@@ ments he has taken very much deli@@ ght .
Why did David not str@@ ike Saul down when he t@@ wi@@ ce had the opportunity ?
Yet , such man@@ i@@ fes@@ t@@ ations of love , kindness , and com@@ pas@@ sion must not become the ma@@ in foc@@ us of our good works , as they are with some human@@ it@@ ari@@ ans .
34 : 6 , 7 , 17 - 19 .
“ This one will be great and will be called Son of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh , ” he pre@@ di@@ cted . “ And Jehovah God will give him the thro@@ ne of David his father , and he will rule as king over the house of Jac@@ o@@ b forever , and there will be no end of his kingdom . ”
How can we devel@@ op such ze@@ al ?
Their mo@@ der@@ n - day coun@@ ter@@ par@@ ts do the same .
Jehovah’s people need to be clean if their worship is to be accep@@ table to him .
Indeed , “ with great power the apostles continued giving for@@ th the witness concer@@ ning the resurrection of the Lord Jesus . ” ​ — Acts 4 : 33 .
“ Be Con@@ t@@ ent ”
If we consider what the Bible says and how Jehovah thin@@ ks , we can make decisions that he will be pleas@@ ed with .
Hence , the one to call upon for help is Jehovah God , not the angels .
Be@@ fore the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , they sent out invit@@ ations to this ev@@ ent , expla@@ ining the purpose of the c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation and the meaning of the em@@ ble@@ ms used during the com@@ mem@@ or@@ ation .
Even Jesus had to de@@ al with that re@@ ality . Still , Jesus always did the right thing .
Psalm 1@@ 10 is prophe@@ tic of the Messi@@ ah’s rul@@ er@@ ship .
E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates
J@@ on : How do you know that the prophecy has a second fulfill@@ ment in reg@@ ard to God’s Kingdom ?
How@@ ard , who at first op@@ posed his wi@@ fe@@ ’s Bible study , re@@ mar@@ ks : “ Many hus@@ ban@@ ds are af@@ ra@@ id that their wi@@ ves are being tri@@ cked into jo@@ ining a religious se@@ ct .
He ref@@ ers to it as “ old ” because Jesus gave it over 60 years before John p@@ en@@ ned his first inspired letter .
They are har@@ v@@ ested from among all “ pe@@ op@@ les , n@@ ational grou@@ ps and langu@@ ages . ”
“ If any wi@@ do@@ w has children or gr@@ and@@ children , let these learn first to prac@@ tice godly devo@@ tion in their own hous@@ eho@@ ld and to keep pa@@ ying a du@@ e com@@ p@@ en@@ s@@ ation to their parents and gr@@ and@@ parents , for this is accep@@ table in God’s sight . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 5 : 4 .
So@@ on I became a regul@@ ar pioneer .
T@@ w@@ o years after K@@ im@@ ’s bir@@ th , we had another daugh@@ ter , Pet@@ ina .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 13 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 9@@ 8 , 10@@ 2
For the next 40 years , Moses lived as an ex@@ ile and a shepher@@ d .
However , Satan , the ta@@ un@@ ter , is determined to bre@@ ak the integrity of those who serve Jehovah . ​ — Job 1 : 10 , 11 .
How did they h@@ and@@ le them ?
Th@@ ough the work was heav@@ y and di@@ r@@ ty , I could h@@ and@@ le it from day to day because I was still young and qu@@ ite strong .
L@@ ik@@ ely , many f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ies will yet be made in Mar@@ i , the ancient qu@@ e@@ en of the deser@@ t .
You really o@@ we it to God , to your parents , and to yourself to con@@ f@@ ess any wr@@ ong@@ doing .
For instance , Di@@ x@@ on fore@@ told the out@@ bre@@ ak of a World W@@ ar I@@ I@@ I in 195@@ 8 , and Ca@@ y@@ ce pre@@ di@@ cted that New Yor@@ k would s@@ li@@ de into the o@@ ce@@ an in the mi@@ d - 19@@ 70 ’ s .
Who is the bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om of the par@@ able ?
We find a number of these principles in his fam@@ ous Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount .
Then he said : “ No@@ wa@@ days , it is so eas@@ y to get spiritual food , but do we always appreci@@ ate it ?
Some people believe that humans can eli@@ min@@ ate suffering through their com@@ bin@@ ed efforts , while others see little hope of world con@@ di@@ tions chang@@ ing for the better so dr@@ as@@ tic@@ ally .
What a powerful indic@@ ation that the time for the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of God’s judgment is ra@@ pi@@ dly appro@@ aching !
If you are among those who faith@@ fully serve Jehovah without the support of a Christian mate , you can be sure that you are preci@@ ous in God’s eyes .
15 , 16 . ( a ) Des@@ cri@@ be one sis@@ ter@@ ’s experience as a child left be@@ h@@ ind . ( b ) Why did she deci@@ de to follow a different course with her own daugh@@ ter ?
K@@ no@@ wing their s@@ ch@@ eme , the fe@@ ar@@ ful parents of the once bl@@ ind man lied to the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , saying that they did not know how their son could now see or who was respon@@ sible . ​ — John 9 : 1 - 23 .
For loyal ones who have died , he has “ a ye@@ ar@@ ning . ”
He said : “ Let each one do just as he has res@@ ol@@ ved in his heart , not g@@ ru@@ d@@ g@@ ingly or under com@@ pul@@ sion , for God lo@@ ves a c@@ he@@ er@@ ful gi@@ ver . ”
In time , though , the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans too felt the bi@@ te of the fam@@ ine .
I tre@@ asure her ad@@ vice to this day .
• H@@ as Jehovah chang@@ ed his view of pol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ y ?
What in@@ sight did David gain from A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il@@ ’s words that helped to de@@ fu@@ se the ten@@ se situation ?
C@@ ir@@ cu@@ it work me@@ ant tra@@ ver@@ sing the country while lu@@ gg@@ ing a ty@@ pe@@ writ@@ er , car@@ t@@ ons of liter@@ ature , su@@ it@@ c@@ as@@ es , and bri@@ ef@@ c@@ as@@ es .
God’s ev@@ alu@@ ation of us is what coun@@ ts .
D@@ ad was also fav@@ or@@ able toward the truth before he died .
12 , 13 . ( a ) What are some reas@@ ons why we keep a rec@@ ord of our field service ?
That “ little band of wit@@ nesses ” in the 19@@ 20 ’ s did not remain little .
They b@@ ought ve@@ hi@@ c@@ les to preach in out@@ l@@ ying re@@ gi@@ ons , esta@@ bli@@ shed new congregations , and helped buil@@ d Kingdom H@@ alls .
; C@@ l@@ an@@ cy , S .
And he told his disciples : “ Ke@@ ep doing this in re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of me . ”
At each home , R@@ on gre@@ e@@ ts the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der by name .
During the sum@@ m@@ er months , the days are long ​ — da@@ y@@ light la@@ st@@ s until 11 : 30 p@@ .@@ m .
In what way does the small hor@@ n cor@@ respon@@ d to the des@@ crip@@ tion of the gi@@ ant i@@ ma@@ ge seen by Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar ?
In 200@@ 8 a repor@@ t publi@@ shed in the j@@ our@@ n@@ al So@@ cial S@@ ci@@ ence R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch * stated : “ R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on has been sh@@ own to en@@ h@@ ance the par@@ ent - child b@@ ond for both mo@@ thers and fa@@ thers . ”
M@@ ore pr@@ inted liter@@ ature has been needed .
The s@@ pr@@ out wi@@ thers because the so@@ il is shal@@ low .
R@@ a@@ ising children is hard work , but the re@@ war@@ ds are pri@@ c@@ eless
O@@ ther@@ wise , why would Jehovah have re@@ proved Eli@@ p@@ ha@@ z and his two associ@@ ates for having spo@@ ken lies ?
We pla@@ yed g@@ ames and mu@@ si@@ cal in@@ str@@ um@@ ents , stu@@ died the Bible , and tal@@ ked about cre@@ ation and s@@ ci@@ ence .
After we cle@@ an@@ ed up , we served the I@@ r@@ ons family a deli@@ ci@@ ous spiritual me@@ al ​ — the we@@ ek@@ ly Watchtower study .
Jo@@ shua knew that Jehovah had kept His promises .
You and your mate likely have so@@ le@@ m@@ n@@ ly v@@ ow@@ ed before God and man to stay together , come what may .
For that reason , he has given us a book that is possible to understand . ​ — Read 1 Timothy 2 : 3 , 4 .
How do we respon@@ d when we come ac@@ ro@@ ss artic@@ les that discus@@ s deep@@ er tru@@ ths ?
The In@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ on would soon be turned mer@@ c@@ il@@ ess@@ ly against all the ch@@ ur@@ ch@@ ’s op@@ pon@@ ents .
Even after some 40 years of le@@ ading the nation of Israel , Moses reli@@ ed , not on himself , but on Jehovah .
C@@ learly , this affe@@ cted M@@ eli@@ to .
But consider how great a tre@@ asure is lost when a st@@ ro@@ ke ro@@ bs a loved one of the ability to ut@@ ter in@@ tel@@ li@@ gi@@ ble spe@@ e@@ ch .
King Solomon wrote : “ H@@ as pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ousness come ? Then di@@ sh@@ on@@ or will come ; but wisdom is with the mo@@ des@@ t ones . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
At the age of ten , Ar@@ th@@ ur started to take viol@@ in less@@ ons , with a prof@@ essi@@ onal care@@ er in view .
However , when the K@@ o@@ re@@ an W@@ ar began in 19@@ 50 , op@@ position to our preaching f@@ lar@@ ed up again , as descri@@ bed at the out@@ set .
By the time he offered his daugh@@ ters , Lo@@ t likely real@@ ized that his gu@@ ests were m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers from God , and he may have reas@@ oned that God could prote@@ ct his daugh@@ ters as He had prote@@ cted his a@@ un@@ t S@@ ar@@ ah in Egy@@ pt .
So@@ on , Jehovah’s day will come .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T A@@ S@@ P@@ E@@ C@@ T O@@ F TH@@ I@@ S A@@ C@@ C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ T I@@ S M@@ O@@ S@@ T M@@ E@@ AN@@ IN@@ G@@ F@@ U@@ L T@@ O Y@@ O@@ U , AN@@ D W@@ H@@ Y ?
So far , hist@@ ory has not pro@@ duc@@ ed the e@@ g@@ al@@ it@@ ari@@ an soci@@ ety en@@ v@@ isi@@ oned by W@@ el@@ ls .
He heal@@ ed the very or@@ g@@ ans or body par@@ ts that were a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted !
Ther@@ efore , Jesus was in a uni@@ que position to reve@@ al the Father to others .
During De@@ c@@ ember , the ra@@ inf@@ all re@@ ached its pe@@ ak and the land became gre@@ en .
Let us consider some examples that well illustr@@ ate this . ​ — Read 2 Timothy 3 : 1 , 13 .
Satan is our enem@@ y .
O@@ thers ar@@ gu@@ e that true free will is only possible if we have ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te fre@@ e@@ dom .
We should want it to be our personal help@@ er .
See chap@@ ter 8 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
What about those who l@@ ack such a b@@ ond with the living God ?
On that occasi@@ on , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Israelites died for their sin .
Just know@@ ing that our loving God he@@ ars us when we share our anxi@@ e@@ ties and problems with him is com@@ for@@ ting . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 .
When tr@@ ying to id@@ enti@@ fy lo@@ ose conduct , elders should look for b@@ ra@@ z@@ en@@ ness , w@@ an@@ t@@ on@@ ness , fil@@ thin@@ ess , sh@@ am@@ el@@ ess@@ ness , and what is sh@@ o@@ c@@ king to public dec@@ enc@@ y .
How can you , like Paul , mo@@ tiv@@ ate your listen@@ ers ?
( See also the bo@@ x “ A@@ p@@ preci@@ ative C@@ are@@ giving . ” )
So they may a@@ do@@ pt the attitude , ‘ If you want a jo@@ b to be done well , you have to do it yourself . ’
Gi@@ ve B@@ ack to Jehovah
A@@ ma@@ z@@ iah fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ used A@@ mo@@ s of t@@ reason .
Yet , this does not mean that your marriage is do@@ om@@ ed to fa@@ il@@ ure .
What can we learn from the example of the righteous angels mentioned at 2 Peter 2 : 9 - 11 ?
The Bible , on the other hand , tel@@ ls us that the dead are un@@ consci@@ ous ; they are in a con@@ dition best com@@ pared to s@@ le@@ ep .
Many the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans find it imp@@ os@@ sible to den@@ y that the effe@@ cts of origin@@ al sin com@@ mit@@ ted by a comm@@ on an@@ c@@ est@@ or were trans@@ mit@@ ted to mankind .
What was it about Paul’s de@@ f@@ en@@ se that was so effe@@ ctive ?
She soon became pre@@ gn@@ ant and gave bir@@ th to a bo@@ y who was given the name Samuel .
H@@ ad the prophet with@@ held God’s words from the people and had someone wicked died without hear@@ ing the war@@ ning , E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el would have been person@@ ally acc@@ oun@@ table .
They accepted as inspired only the first fi@@ ve boo@@ ks of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures ​ — and these just in their own rec@@ en@@ sion , called the Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an P@@ ent@@ ate@@ u@@ ch .
We preach wh@@ er@@ ever we find people ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 10 )
E@@ ver@@ y@@ body was satis@@ fied with this arrang@@ ement .
However , the Phil@@ ist@@ ines learned of this great ga@@ ther@@ ing and saw an opportunity .
S@@ pre@@ ading information a@@ head of time can do much har@@ m .
I@@ r@@ en@@ a@@ e@@ us , O@@ ri@@ g@@ en , and Au@@ gu@@ st@@ ine taught that the ransom was pa@@ id to the Devil
Per@@ ver@@ sen@@ ess is in his heart . He is f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c@@ ating something bad all the time .
The power that follow@@ ed was Gre@@ e@@ ce , re@@ pres@@ ented by the cop@@ per .
The f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of Timo@@ th@@ y’s faith , which would move him to make a public declar@@ ation , was knowledge of the Scriptures .
When en@@ for@@ c@@ ement is la@@ x or when fear of get@@ ting ca@@ ught is ab@@ sent , people who are nor@@ m@@ ally law - a@@ bi@@ ding may feel em@@ b@@ ol@@ d@@ ened to do what they o@@ ther@@ wise would not do .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out God’s standards , our conscience may give us no war@@ ning when we st@@ ra@@ y into a bad course .
The “ ma@@ ster ” is our Le@@ ad@@ er , Jesus Christ , and he has appointed “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” ​ — the body of anointed Christians on earth — ​ over all his earthly inter@@ ests .
Still , each individu@@ al had to make a personal decision to serve God . ​ — 7 / 1 , pages 21 - 2 .
Are You S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ened by God’s Word ?
Wh@@ ich congregation ?
Christian elders must be par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly circum@@ spe@@ ct in this reg@@ ard so as to re@@ tain the trust of members of the congregation .
Psalm 40 : 17 ; Jehovah is the name of God as reve@@ aled in the Bible .
TH@@ E cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er was about to conclu@@ de his meeting with the body of elders .
At times , s@@ we@@ ating and st@@ ra@@ ining in b@@ la@@ z@@ ing he@@ at to pu@@ s@@ h their tru@@ ck over hu@@ ge d@@ un@@ es , they went through ro@@ ck@@ y v@@ al@@ le@@ ys and ac@@ ro@@ ss san@@ dy ri@@ ver@@ be@@ ds .
In In@@ dia , A@@ I@@ D@@ S is being s@@ pre@@ ad by tru@@ ck d@@ ri@@ v@@ ers who believe that they need to have se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations in order to stay co@@ ol on ho@@ t days .
( Read Acts 6 : 1 . )
As long as they are men@@ t@@ ally able , older Christians should be inclu@@ ded in all decision - making that affe@@ cts them .
Read Proverbs 22 : 15 .
Ther@@ e@@ after , Bro@@ ther F@@ ran@@ z took the lead in our work .
F@@ our instru@@ ct@@ ors would then be tra@@ ined to teach in S@@ pan@@ ish .
Consider the good example of certain “ no@@ ble - min@@ ded ” people who lived in the city of B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a in the first century .
A@@ n example of this comes from a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge in the sou@@ the@@ ast@@ er@@ n part of the country . A congregation pl@@ an@@ ned to ob@@ serve the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death in the large v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of Be@@ wa@@ h@@ n , lo@@ c@@ ated about a fi@@ ve - h@@ our walk from where they u@@ su@@ ally me@@ et .
• What does it mean to su@@ ff@@ er for righteousness ’ s@@ ake ?
Jo@@ si@@ ah , 2 / 1
Jehovah’s prophet began to make his way along the same ro@@ ad A@@ ha@@ b had taken .
God’s prophet told Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar : “ You , O king , . . . you yourself are the head of go@@ ld . ”
Yes , Jehovah is near to those who love him and therefore can be s@@ wi@@ ft in respon@@ ding to their cri@@ es for help .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles has made me happy and has given me peace of mind .
To illustr@@ ate , consider the situation in which the Israelites found themselves when Jehovah stated his purpose to deli@@ ver them from sla@@ very in Egy@@ pt .
of Mar@@ ch 8 , 199@@ 6 , pages 16 - 19 . )
Per@@ haps it did not f@@ it in with the dec@@ or of the house .
C@@ learly , Jesus was help@@ ing that man to love his neigh@@ b@@ or in a more far - re@@ aching way .
This may have indic@@ ated that those people did not se@@ em to mer@@ it a dec@@ ent bu@@ ri@@ al .
His purpose may have been to dis@@ ru@@ pt the arri@@ val of the promised ‘ off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of the woman . ’
He showed that the high pri@@ est pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed the Messi@@ ah , Jesus Christ , while the o@@ ffering of the sacrific@@ es sign@@ i@@ fied Christ’s sacri@@ fi@@ cial death .
By that expres@@ sion , he me@@ ant Satan the Devil .
The remin@@ ders in those ver@@ ses are also important for us today , and we will sur@@ ely benefit from a de@@ ta@@ iled discus@@ sion of this beau@@ ti@@ ful psal@@ m .
This requi@@ red reas@@ sign@@ ing publi@@ sh@@ ers to different congregations as well as ad@@ ju@@ sting congregation ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es and the responsi@@ bil@@ ities of brothers having over@@ sight .
Many here have f@@ led viol@@ ent att@@ ac@@ ks on their ho@@ me@@ to@@ w@@ ns .
He wrote : “ I still have in my mind the words of John found at Revelation 2 : 10 : ‘ Pro@@ ve yourself faithful even to death . ’ . . .
His su@@ pre@@ me power , for example , en@@ ab@@ les him to act .
Noah ‘ wal@@ ked with God ’ by pur@@ su@@ ing a course that had divine appro@@ val .
H@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y can ar@@ ouse strong emo@@ tions in those affe@@ cted by it , including bit@@ ter@@ ness , anger , and res@@ ent@@ ment .
But whether we are anointed Christians or their dedic@@ ated compan@@ i@@ ons , we are secu@@ re in God’s “ se@@ cre@@ t place . ”
What would help them to change ?
If they had sub@@ mit@@ ted to God’s rule , they would have rema@@ ined perfect and happy .
Th@@ r@@ ough it , we per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve beau@@ ty , appreci@@ ate the won@@ ders of cre@@ ation , and receive evidence of God’s ex@@ ist@@ ence and glory .
( b ) What does it mean to honor our parents , and what fine example did Joseph set in this reg@@ ard ?
As she gre@@ w older , however , she began to wor@@ ry about her jo@@ b as a n@@ ur@@ se because she fe@@ ared that she would make mis@@ takes .
As they gre@@ w up , Jehovah was with them .
In Romans chap@@ ters 6 and 8 , we find vital information rel@@ ated to our life as Christians .
This teaching me@@ th@@ od was ev@@ en@@ tually used thr@@ ough@@ out the country .
Tru@@ e to that pat@@ ter@@ n , “ the sons of Israel again began to do what was bad in Jehovah’s eyes now that E@@ hu@@ d [ a ju@@ dge who sa@@ ved them from Mo@@ a@@ bi@@ te op@@ pres@@ sion ] was dead . ”
W@@ ould they be giving exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion to Jehovah when his day of judgment against Ba@@ al worshipp@@ ers came ?
The Bible descri@@ bes Jehovah in these words : “ The R@@ o@@ ck , perfect is his activ@@ ity , for all his ways are justice .
As Jehovah’s Witnesses , we too must be holy .
Instead of d@@ wel@@ ling on the question , ‘ What am I get@@ ting out of this relationship ? ’
How might we illustr@@ ate that God is su@@ peri@@ or to Jesus ?
The Scriptures say very little about Jesus ’ physical appe@@ ar@@ ance .
ON@@ E of Jehovah’s Witnesses from the pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of R@@ o@@ vi@@ go , I@@ tal@@ y , learned that she had a tum@@ or and that her con@@ dition was serious .
What is the ba@@ si@@ c proble@@ m affe@@ cting marriage ?
To accom@@ pl@@ ish his a@@ im , Satan has set vari@@ ous tra@@ ps , or s@@ na@@ res .
The book also con@@ tain@@ s prophe@@ ci@@ es who@@ se ma@@ j@@ or fulfill@@ ments are taking place in our day or will yet occ@@ ur .
So tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy are these words that Jehovah speak@@ s of the des@@ tru@@ ction as if it has already occ@@ ur@@ red .
Is he doing it to ple@@ ase God ?
A brother came to give a sh@@ ort talk , and we were baptized at our home in a large w@@ o@@ o@@ den tu@@ b .
F@@ I@@ V@@ E - Y@@ E@@ A@@ R - O@@ L@@ D P@@ r@@ in@@ ce Jo@@ si@@ ah of Juda@@ h must be f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed .
The disci@@ ple James wrote : “ He who pe@@ ers into the perfect law that bel@@ ong@@ s to fre@@ e@@ dom and who pers@@ ists in it , this man , because he has become , not a for@@ get@@ ful he@@ are@@ r , but a do@@ er of the work , will be happy in his doing it . ”
We moved to the congregation to which our daugh@@ ter and family bel@@ ong@@ ed .
In I@@ r@@ an , Z@@ or@@ o@@ a@@ stri@@ an@@ ism taught that the su@@ pre@@ me div@@ in@@ ity A@@ h@@ ur@@ a Ma@@ z@@ da , or O@@ r@@ ma@@ z@@ d , cre@@ ated Ang@@ r@@ a Ma@@ in@@ y@@ u , or A@@ h@@ ri@@ man , who cho@@ se to do evil and thus became the Des@@ tru@@ ctive S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t , or Des@@ tro@@ y@@ er .
Ju@@ g@@ end 20@@ 00 is a repor@@ t on a wide - r@@ ang@@ ing sur@@ ve@@ y of the attitu@@ des , valu@@ es , and be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or of more than 5@@ ,000 young people in Ger@@ many .
The following year , I was appointed as a pioneer , a full - time minis@@ ter of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The activities of those Christians soon came to the attention of the religious lead@@ ers .
The time sa@@ ved could be sp@@ ent in car@@ ing for other important matters ​ — or just get@@ ting some rest .
Let us always seek to maintain a good relationship with Jehovah God .
All the information pres@@ ented in the two study artic@@ les in this is@@ sue ​ — and a lo@@ t more !
O@@ ver 3@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , Jehovah God en@@ tered into the Kingdom covenant with King David of ancient Israel .
What is he like ?
Des@@ pite that clear direction , Solomon ac@@ qui@@ red se@@ ven h@@ un@@ d@@ red wi@@ ves and three h@@ un@@ d@@ red con@@ cu@@ bin@@ es .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , M@@ on@@ i@@ ka@@ ’s children were emo@@ tion@@ ally c@@ ru@@ shed by the ra@@ di@@ cal change in their family life .
Let God’s wonderful works be a regul@@ ar part of your con@@ vers@@ ation
Such com@@ ba@@ t was called a mun@@ us , or “ gift ” ( p@@ lu@@ r@@ al , mun@@ er@@ a ) .
By means of the special preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign in T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y , the good news re@@ ached many more people .
Jehovah wants each of us to come into and remain in a con@@ dition accep@@ table to him .
Go@@ dly love does not ex@@ pect per@@ fe@@ ction from imper@@ fect people .
• What are three things we learn from Jesus about recei@@ ving God’s spirit ?
Adam and E@@ ve also ex@@ chang@@ ed tr@@ an@@ qu@@ ill@@ ity for dist@@ ress .
If you would wel@@ come fur@@ ther information or would like to have someone call at your home to conduct a free Bible study with you , ple@@ ase wr@@ ite to Watchtower , 25 C@@ o@@ lum@@ bia H@@ ei@@ gh@@ ts , Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , N@@ Y 1@@ 1@@ 20@@ 1 - 2@@ 4@@ 8@@ 3 , or to the appro@@ pri@@ ate ad@@ d@@ ress lis@@ ted on page 2 .
Jesus served as God’s S@@ po@@ k@@ es@@ man ​ — the means by which God con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed information and instru@@ ction to others .
Why do many people not understand “ the deep things of God ” ?
H@@ er father , D@@ om@@ en@@ ic@@ o , was a de@@ ar brother who had man@@ ag@@ ed to help all se@@ ven of his children to em@@ br@@ ace the truth , des@@ pite his being persecu@@ ted by the F@@ as@@ c@@ ist re@@ gi@@ me and being sen@@ ten@@ ced to ex@@ ile for three years .
A@@ M@@ A@@ R@@ I@@ L@@ L@@ O , T@@ X ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , C@@ i@@ vi@@ c C@@ en@@ ter C@@ ol@@ is@@ e@@ u@@ m , 3@@ r@@ d A@@ ve .
What future ro@@ le will Christ and his jo@@ in@@ t rul@@ ers have after the M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn is comple@@ ted ?
Their courage was not over@@ confidence .
( Read Acts 2 : 38 - 40 . )
Does your Bible reading bring you deli@@ ght ?
What are some reas@@ ons for the persecu@@ tion of Christians ?
Why do you not rather let y@@ ourselves be wr@@ ong@@ ed ?
12 : 23 , 24 .
I thought I was doing something u@@ se@@ ful , h@@ an@@ ding out Com@@ mun@@ ist liter@@ ature and eng@@ ag@@ ing in pro@@ t@@ est mar@@ ches .
When it comes to the decisions that we make , what does Jehovah ex@@ pect of us ?
But they must act before the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom s@@ ma@@ sh@@ es the op@@ pos@@ ing nations .
They wanted me to prove the truth to my@@ self .
We can find the answer at Revelation 14 : 6 : “ I saw another ang@@ el f@@ l@@ ying in mi@@ d@@ heaven , and he had everlasting good news to dec@@ l@@ are as g@@ la@@ d ti@@ ding@@ s to those who d@@ well on the earth , and to every nation and tri@@ be and t@@ ong@@ ue and people . ”
P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h held a bir@@ th@@ day par@@ ty ​ — a prac@@ tice not found among God’s people in Bible times — ​ and pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced judgment on his two servants .
In some con@@ te@@ x@@ ts , it simply means to love to a less@@ er de@@ gre@@ e .
The young man pa@@ used for a m@@ om@@ ent , h@@ an@@ ded the I@@ D to H@@ er@@ ber@@ t , and let him go .
Com@@ fort for Those Who Su@@ ff@@ er
But that we do not cause them to stu@@ m@@ ble , you go to the se@@ a , c@@ ast a fi@@ sh@@ ho@@ ok , and take the first f@@ ish coming up and , when you o@@ pen its m@@ ou@@ th , you will find a st@@ ater co@@ in . T@@ ake that and give it to them for me and you . ”
The Bible emp@@ ow@@ ered me to sto@@ p using and sel@@ ling d@@ ru@@ g@@ s and become a pro@@ duc@@ tive member of soci@@ ety .
However , ask yourself , ‘ On which of my mat@@ e@@ ’s qualities will I cho@@ ose to foc@@ us ​ — the good or the bad ? ’
Sh@@ ould a religion san@@ ction war ?
These two study artic@@ les will exam@@ ine the matter of how Jehovah can be one@@ ’s share .
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s pl@@ ent@@ y of information that helps us to get to know God better .
He is the only one who fully under@@ stan@@ ds our situation , our feelings , and our ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
O@@ thers contribu@@ ted fin@@ an@@ cially .
How does Jehovah qu@@ ali@@ fy his worshi@@ p@@ ers to be min@@ isters ?
At that time it is co@@ ld , and especially in the high and m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous re@@ gi@@ ons about Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m .
How do we re@@ act to in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es and ac@@ ts of sen@@ sel@@ ess viol@@ ence ?
That love , in turn , helped them to res@@ ist wh@@ atever tri@@ als came their way .
Paul and S@@ il@@ as were able to give a fine witness to the j@@ a@@ il@@ er and his family .
This illustr@@ ation shows what our dis@@ position should be when we pray .
He is the one who should as@@ su@@ me responsi@@ bility for what takes place at his we@@ d@@ ding .
The cou@@ ple should be able to trust that if they cannot invit@@ e some fellow Christians , these will be understanding and will not be off@@ ended . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 7 : 9 .
S@@ he@@ ma@@ iah said to Ne@@ h@@ emiah : “ Let us me@@ et by ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment at the house of the true God , within the temple , and let us close the do@@ ors of the temple ; for they are coming in to k@@ ill you . ”
On one occasi@@ on , they tri@@ ed to put the prophet Jeremiah to death , and they would have succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded were it not for the inter@@ ven@@ tion of A@@ hi@@ ka@@ m .
14 : 19 .
How c@@ learly it has been proved that humans cannot ‘ direc@@ t their own st@@ ep@@ s ’ !
“ They have not known at what they keep stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing . ”
In l@@ ine with that , Jesus said : “ S@@ to@@ p st@@ or@@ ing up for y@@ ourselves tre@@ a@@ sures upon the earth , where mo@@ th and ru@@ st con@@ su@@ me , and where th@@ i@@ ev@@ es bre@@ ak in and ste@@ al .
One pos@@ si@@ bility is that the person who sub@@ m@@ its to discipl@@ ine and pur@@ su@@ es righteousness is on the p@@ ath to life , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as the one lea@@ ving re@@ pro@@ of w@@ and@@ ers off that p@@ ath .
In A@@ th@@ ens the apostle re@@ mar@@ ked that its in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants ‘ seem@@ ed to be more given to the fear of the de@@ ities than others were . ’
Not L@@ ording It O@@ ver the F@@ lo@@ ck but Be@@ ing Ex@@ am@@ ples
As I listen@@ ed to the inter@@ vie@@ ws , my eyes filled with te@@ ars .
Ju@@ ly 1 , 200@@ 8
Rather than take off@@ en@@ se at not being invit@@ ed , an understanding Christian may lo@@ v@@ ingly s@@ end a message to c@@ ong@@ r@@ atu@@ l@@ ate the cou@@ ple and wish them Jehovah’s blessing .
W@@ he@@ ther we have a heavenly hope or an earthly hope , we are deep@@ ly in@@ de@@ b@@ ted to God for his mer@@ cy and un@@ deser@@ ved kindness .
In doing so , he will “ bre@@ ak up the works of the Devil . ” ​ — 1 John 3 : 8 .
If Jehovah were to re@@ verse the death pro@@ c@@ ess without the pa@@ y@@ ment of a ransom , he would be un@@ true to his word .
5@@ 4 : 17 ; P@@ hi@@ l .
Although he den@@ i@@ ed Jesus , Peter did not com@@ mit an un@@ for@@ gi@@ va@@ ble sin
A@@ bo@@ ve all , it is cen@@ tr@@ al to Jehovah’s purpose .
Re@@ g@@ arding marriage , the book of Genesis states that a man must “ s@@ tic@@ k to his wife and they must become one flesh . ” ​ — G@@ en .
The hearts of such me@@ ek ones are t@@ ou@@ ched when they hear God’s name gl@@ ori@@ fied by his hum@@ ble servants and when they hear the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message , which God’s holy spirit en@@ ab@@ les them to gr@@ as@@ p . ​ — John 6 : 4@@ 4 ; Acts 16 : 14 .
Of course , I was ar@@ m@@ ed .
So our faith in God is not complete un@@ less we are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that he will re@@ ward those who ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly seek him .
This is because the over@@ f@@ low@@ ing w@@ at@@ ers of the E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates and Ti@@ gr@@ is ri@@ v@@ ers f@@ loo@@ ded the re@@ gi@@ on an@@ nu@@ ally , cre@@ ating a mar@@ sh@@ y “ se@@ a . ”
Ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tions had to be appro@@ ved by the Romans .
W@@ O@@ R@@ D@@ S have power .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ Let us be concer@@ ned about one another in order to prom@@ o@@ te love and good works , not sta@@ ying away from our meetings , as some ha@@ bitu@@ ally do , but encourag@@ ing each other . ”
He said that “ the last days ” would be char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized by dis@@ loy@@ al@@ ty , the ab@@ s@@ ence of “ n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction , ” and dis@@ obedi@@ ence to parents , even among those “ having a form of godly devo@@ tion . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 5 .
In the first century C.E . , however , the city was once again s@@ l@@ ated for des@@ tru@@ ction because of the un@@ faith@@ ful@@ ness of its in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants .
Although he had made material sacrific@@ es in order to leave U@@ r , Abra@@ m left H@@ ar@@ an a we@@ al@@ thy man .
This led to her having the privilege of see@@ ing the young child Jesus .
He was given “ over to the pris@@ on house , ” where “ with f@@ et@@ ters they a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted his fe@@ et , into ir@@ ons his soul came . ”
So we may won@@ der : ‘ Why is it so difficult for me to make these s@@ mal@@ l@@ er chang@@ es ?
In to@@ da@@ y’s se@@ x - ma@@ d world , what is called an af@@ fa@@ ir ( a e@@ u@@ ph@@ em@@ ism for in@@ fid@@ el@@ ity ) or a one - night stand ( ca@@ su@@ al for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation ) has become the da@@ ily f@@ are for a he@@ don@@ is@@ tic gener@@ ation b@@ ent on having a good time at all co@@ st@@ s .
A number of Christians have fal@@ le@@ n into that pi@@ t by let@@ ting themselves get into situ@@ ations in which com@@ promise is all too eas@@ y .
N@@ ine T@@ ong@@ an brothers and sisters and two mission@@ aries accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed them on two vo@@ y@@ ages .
With power from Jehovah , I was able to give up her@@ o@@ in and mar@@ i@@ ju@@ ana , d@@ ru@@ g ha@@ bi@@ ts that had g@@ ri@@ pp@@ ed me for the pre@@ vi@@ ous 15 years .
Consider the pol@@ ite way in which Abraham and his son Isa@@ a@@ c ad@@ d@@ ressed each other at Genesis 22 : 7 .
How do I feel when someone h@@ ur@@ ts me ?
Per@@ mis@@ sion for sever@@ al milli@@ on of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s sla@@ ves to leave the country !
I was so happy that I offered him some nu@@ ts from my par@@ c@@ el .
So@@ on ther@@ e@@ after , he contr@@ ac@@ ted a de@@ bil@@ it@@ ating di@@ se@@ ase that left his whole body co@@ vered with pa@@ in@@ ful bo@@ il@@ s .
In many other coun@@ tri@@ es , Jehovah’s Witnesses are making similar efforts to re@@ ach large im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ant po@@ pul@@ ations .
When she ans@@ wer@@ ed a kno@@ ck on the do@@ or of her house , she found two Witnesses who were ready to help her learn the true God’s dist@@ inc@@ tive name , Jehovah .
As fore@@ told , however , God’s anointed King “ will deli@@ ver the po@@ or one cr@@ ying for help , also the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted one and who@@ ever has no help@@ er .
But we were per@@ mit@@ ted to leave the building wh@@ en@@ ever we wanted to .
How can a young person res@@ ist Satan’s as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ts ?
He was tri@@ ed by a mil@@ it@@ ary cour@@ t and sen@@ ten@@ ced to ten years in j@@ a@@ il .
At Revelation 7 : 9 , we find the des@@ crip@@ tion of God’s worshipp@@ ers who come out of “ all nations and tri@@ bes and pe@@ op@@ les and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es . ”
Pe@@ ople or things can be perfect only in a relati@@ ve sense .
By so doing , we hold out to people every@@ where the hope of living forever on an earth that will be free from pol@@ lu@@ tion of any kind .
Just se@@ ven months later , he res@@ ol@@ ved to become a Witness .
H@@ ag@@ ar , Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s slave gi@@ r@@ l , re@@ pres@@ ented or cor@@ respon@@ ded to liter@@ al Israel , which was b@@ ound to Jehovah by the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
His talk is so@@ li@@ dly based on the Bible .
Now his direction must necess@@ ar@@ ily come from the Su@@ pre@@ me Au@@ thor@@ ity who sent him .
The “ Bi@@ bli@@ a L@@ at@@ ina ” was among the ear@@ li@@ est pr@@ inted co@@ pi@@ es of the Bible
H@@ ad they given in , I am qu@@ ite sure I would now find it much e@@ asi@@ er to mis@@ s meetings or other spiritual activities . ”
O@@ ver 1@@ ,@@ 2@@ 00 people were kil@@ led .
W@@ ere They S@@ tum@@ b@@ led ?
The very word str@@ ik@@ es fear into the heart , ev@@ o@@ king feelings of in@@ se@@ cur@@ ity and hel@@ pl@@ ess@@ ness .
A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s was deep@@ ly t@@ ou@@ ched by the instru@@ ction based on ‘ the word of God , which is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power , ’ affe@@ cting the heart . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
They set@@ t@@ led in Pro@@ vi@@ d@@ ence , R@@ ho@@ de Is@@ land .
Jehovah supp@@ or@@ ted his people when they were op@@ pres@@ sed in Egy@@ pt .
Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation work has imp@@ ro@@ ved so much !
In a spiritual sense , it is the same with people .
While we were working a bl@@ ack ter@@ rit@@ ory , we some@@ times in@@ ad@@ ver@@ ten@@ tly kno@@ cked at a do@@ or of a wh@@ ite family .
How do we demonstr@@ ate our who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted love for Jehovah each day ?
The Tu@@ t@@ or and His R@@ es@@ pon@@ si@@ bil@@ ities
To help deter@@ mine whether we have a bal@@ an@@ ced view of se@@ cul@@ ar matters and spiritual responsi@@ bil@@ ities , it is good to ask ourselves : ‘ Do I find my se@@ cul@@ ar work inter@@ es@@ ting and exc@@ iting but view my spiritual activities as or@@ din@@ ary or r@@ out@@ ine ? ’
O@@ r we can speak of the happiness and peace pre@@ vail@@ ing in God’s congregation today , meaning among the whole Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
Let nothing stand in your way .
Yes , pri@@ de might prom@@ pt us to lo@@ se our temp@@ er when preaching .
E@@ z@@ ra@@ ’s personal loy@@ al@@ ty to God’s Law did much to make his teaching effe@@ ctive .
* I knew that what I had done was wrong , and I wanted my declar@@ ation to be ann@@ ul@@ led .
37 : 18 .
( b ) What indic@@ ation is there that the uni@@ verse had a Fir@@ st Ca@@ use ?
Still , we all face cr@@ itical times .
While s@@ ci@@ ence off@@ ers knowledge of the n@@ atur@@ al world , the Bible provi@@ des principles and guid@@ ance that lead to pe@@ ace@@ ful human rel@@ ations and a happy , satis@@ f@@ ying way of life .
I was assign@@ ed to stay at home and care for Paul with a married a@@ un@@ t’s help while my parents went to T@@ or@@ on@@ to with the other children .
In the L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er , Jesus Christ taught his followers to pray for this Kingdom to come and for God’s will to be done “ as in heaven , also upon earth . ”
This situation is not uni@@ que to just one country .
When fac@@ ed with fo@@ ol@@ ish or spe@@ cul@@ ative ques@@ tion@@ ing , a man of dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment is able to ‘ hold back his sa@@ y@@ ings . ’
Con@@ cer@@ ning “ the time of the end , ” the prophet Daniel wrote : “ Many will ro@@ ve about , and the true knowledge will become a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant .
Acc@@ ep@@ t the hel@@ me@@ t of sal@@ vation , and keep it on
O@@ l@@ der de@@ a@@ f Witnesses remember what it was like to eng@@ age in the “ hear@@ ing ” field ministry .
Consider what a learned man conclu@@ ded some 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o .
I ad@@ mi@@ re the strength of char@@ ac@@ ter that I ob@@ served in people who can still sm@@ ile and la@@ u@@ gh in s@@ pite of uni@@ mag@@ in@@ able suffering .
Bu@@ il@@ ding a strong and happy marriage is par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly challeng@@ ing in the “ cr@@ itical times ” in which we live .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the preaching work should take pri@@ or@@ ity in our lives .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , post@@ ing our public@@ ations on we@@ b@@ s@@ ites that allow com@@ ments provi@@ des a place for apost@@ ates and other cr@@ iti@@ c@@ s to s@@ ow di@@ stru@@ st of Jehovah’s organization .
How can we cop@@ e with emo@@ tional dist@@ ress ?
Consider how Jesus up@@ held and ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fied the righteousness of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
After ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ment of gre@@ et@@ ings received from around the world , the ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ing of assign@@ ments , and the reading of a letter from the class that expres@@ sed appreciation for the tra@@ ining received at G@@ ile@@ ad , the cha@@ ir@@ man brought the pro@@ gra@@ m to a succ@@ ess@@ ful conclu@@ sion .
What an expres@@ sion of God’s loving - kindness !
( a ) What con@@ di@@ tions were pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent in Juda@@ h in Ha@@ bak@@ kuk@@ ’s day , and how did the people respon@@ d to his prophe@@ tic message ?
Moses may have been as@@ king God to bl@@ ess Israel with rejo@@ ic@@ ing that cor@@ respon@@ ded to , or la@@ sted as long as , their days of a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction and the years during which they su@@ ffered cal@@ am@@ ity .
Jehovah will also use p@@ est@@ il@@ ence and “ the s@@ cour@@ ge . ”
( b ) How do Davi@@ d’s expres@@ sions recorded in Psalm 6@@ 1 re@@ mind you of H@@ an@@ na@@ h’s ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary attitude ?
The ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of Christian fi@@ gh@@ ters hope for perfect human life in an earthly par@@ adise .
After a repor@@ t on how the preaching work was prog@@ res@@ sing in the D@@ om@@ in@@ i@@ can Re@@ public , my mission@@ ary compan@@ ion , M@@ ary An@@ i@@ ol , and I had a small part on the pro@@ gra@@ m to demonstr@@ ate how we did our preaching under ba@@ n .
As the child gro@@ ws older , there are ad@@ di@@ tional concer@@ ns .
We are sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by un@@ clean influ@@ ences , so it is not eas@@ y for us to remain holy .
• How do se@@ a and land ani@@ mal@@ s give evidence of a loving Creator ?
Per@@ haps that is how you feel .
The En@@ d of S@@ ci@@ ence ?
It was the fact that they tru@@ sted in we@@ al@@ th rather than in Jehovah .
Our good be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or and fir@@ m stand ev@@ en@@ tually w@@ on us the respect of many of the pris@@ on gu@@ ar@@ ds .
D@@ EL@@ E@@ G@@ AT@@ IN@@ G has a longer hist@@ ory than has pl@@ an@@ et E@@ ar@@ th .
They were two brothers born in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , Gre@@ e@@ ce , in the n@@ in@@ th century .
We are ste@@ war@@ ds of the gl@@ ori@@ ous good news of God’s Kingdom .
How does Psalm 1@@ 19 : 8@@ 9 , 9@@ 0 show that we can dep@@ end on God’s word ?
Fa@@ ith is ess@@ enti@@ al for anyone who desi@@ res to make Jehovah his God .
The ro@@ le of religion in war was well - known , as was the a@@ bu@@ sive conduct of some cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men .
U@@ p to this point in my life , I had learned to be some@@ what ma@@ ch@@ o .
Paul also al@@ er@@ ted fellow Christians about d@@ ang@@ ers that could de@@ pri@@ ve them of the pri@@ ze .
“ TH@@ E imp@@ ul@@ se of gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de is a fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al human experience , ” said the C@@ al@@ g@@ ary H@@ er@@ al@@ d , a C@@ an@@ adi@@ an new@@ s@@ pa@@ per .
For example , we may al@@ ter our op@@ in@@ ion of others .
By sacrific@@ ing their personal advan@@ ta@@ ge in this way , they demonstr@@ ate love that is free of any tr@@ ace of sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness .
The following mor@@ ning , he was standing at my fr@@ on@@ t do@@ or with the Bible .
Yes , a new world of peace is coming .
A mother of fi@@ ve says : “ P@@ i@@ one@@ ering has helped all my children to devel@@ op a much clo@@ s@@ er relationship with Jehovah , has imp@@ ro@@ ved their personal study ha@@ bi@@ ts , has helped them learn how to man@@ age their time wis@@ ely , and has helped them learn to put spiritual things first in their lives .
Still , B@@ er@@ n@@ ard did not give in .
See The Watchtower , O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 15 , 199@@ 9 , pages 23 - 27 .
R@@ em@@ ember , Jesus said : “ W@@ ho@@ ever wants to become great among you must be your minis@@ ter , and who@@ ever wants to be first among you must be your slave . ”
• Who are the “ d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s ” ?
While making house - to - house c@@ alls one ev@@ ening , a temp@@ or@@ ary special pioneer me@@ t a young man and showed him a h@@ and@@ bil@@ l lis@@ ting congregation meetings .
So Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i re@@ comm@@ ended that C@@ him@@ ham , pre@@ su@@ ma@@ bly one of his sons , take his place . ​ — 2 Sa@@ m . 19 : 31 - 37 .
Jehovah also allow@@ ed the Phil@@ ist@@ ines to make a ra@@ id on the land , thus di@@ ver@@ ting Saul from his pur@@ su@@ it . ​ — 1 Samuel 23 : 27 , 28 .
Those are thought to have been com@@ posed during the n@@ in@@ th or the ei@@ gh@@ th century B.C.E .
Why does Jesus pray public@@ ly before resur@@ rec@@ ting La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ?
When a Christian succ@@ um@@ bs to ne@@ g@@ ative pe@@ er pres@@ sure , he u@@ su@@ ally tri@@ es to conc@@ e@@ al his id@@ ent@@ ity .
What were the imp@@ lic@@ ations of E@@ ve@@ ’s e@@ ating the for@@ bi@@ d@@ den fru@@ it ?
Why is it imp@@ os@@ sible for a person who believ@@ es in the Tr@@ in@@ ity to be baptized in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of a v@@ al@@ id dedic@@ ation to God ?
With M@@ other and C@@ lar@@ ence , who was vis@@ iting us from Bethel
Why did God cre@@ ate him ? ”
Fir@@ st , it teach@@ es us what true love between a man and a woman is .
O@@ r can something be done to cur@@ b cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion ?
Still , in obedi@@ ence to God , true Christians in such lands continue preaching the Kingdom good news .
T@@ ol@@ er@@ ance requi@@ res pu@@ t@@ ting up with one ano@@ ther’s sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings and mis@@ takes in this imper@@ fect world .
And it is gener@@ ally the women who at low ti@@ de har@@ v@@ est the re@@ ef@@ s for sh@@ el@@ l@@ f@@ ish and other e@@ di@@ ble se@@ a cre@@ atu@@ res , as well as the cr@@ un@@ ch@@ y se@@ a@@ we@@ ed that makes a deli@@ ci@@ ous sal@@ ad .
In a res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful but fir@@ m way , you can expla@@ in to others your valu@@ es , your beli@@ ef@@ s , and your position as a Christian .
14 , 15 . ( a ) In what way are all of God’s people “ righteous ” ?
How appro@@ pri@@ ate that Jehovah God inspired the apostle Peter to wr@@ ite : “ There are new heavens and a new earth that we are a@@ wa@@ iting according to his promise , and in these righteousness is to d@@ well ” ! ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
The i@@ be@@ x is well - e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed to live in in@@ acc@@ es@@ sible plac@@ es .
B@@ less@@ ings From Be@@ ing Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able
A@@ gain , as with the develop@@ ment of chap@@ ters , there was no uni@@ form system .
N@@ ex@@ t , Be@@ th@@ u@@ el expres@@ sed his loving - kindness by ad@@ ding : “ H@@ ere is Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h before you . T@@ ake her and go , and let her become a wife to the son of your ma@@ ster , just as Jehovah has spo@@ ken . ”
Jehovah lo@@ ves those who fre@@ ely for@@ give others
Fir@@ st , we can consider the im@@ medi@@ ate con@@ text of the s@@ crip@@ ture in question .
Such thinking con@@ fir@@ ms the inspired war@@ ning : “ The heart is more tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous than anything el@@ se and is des@@ per@@ ate . ”
It is not clear whether he mentioned the r@@ use used to ob@@ tain the bir@@ th@@ right , but after hear@@ ing “ all these things , ” La@@ ba@@ n said : “ You are in@@ deed my b@@ one and my flesh . ”
The The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c S@@ cho@@ ol@@ s De@@ par@@ t@@ ment , under the over@@ sight of the T@@ e@@ aching Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e , overse@@ es G@@ ile@@ ad , the school for B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e members , and the school for travel@@ ing overse@@ ers .
Then the vi@@ de@@ o would be sh@@ own in the school li@@ br@@ ary .
In the 8@@ th chap@@ ter , he com@@ men@@ ted on the power of holy spirit .
He says : “ If , then , they want to learn something , let them question their own hus@@ ban@@ ds at home , for it is dis@@ gr@@ ace@@ ful for a woman to speak in a congregation . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 14 : 35 .
Wor@@ k@@ ers in the S@@ hi@@ pp@@ ing De@@ par@@ t@@ ment s@@ ort the liter@@ ature according to des@@ t@@ in@@ ation .
We ex@@ ist only “ because [ God ] cre@@ ated all things ” and gave us life .
He it was who had p@@ our@@ ed out the holy spirit upon his disciples .
In an effort to get them to bu@@ y pol@@ itical par@@ ty car@@ ds , a viol@@ ent mo@@ b be@@ at , stri@@ pp@@ ed , and th@@ reat@@ ened to ra@@ pe them .
A@@ no@@ ther brother wrote : “ I look for@@ ward to sp@@ en@@ ding in@@ tim@@ ate h@@ our@@ s with the study e@@ dition and my Re@@ fer@@ ence Bible at hand . ”
In what ways can the Bible gu@@ i@@ de us , and with what result ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ in two years after arri@@ ving in that to@@ wn , B@@ ill and Ka@@ thy had the joy of see@@ ing the form@@ ation of a congregation ​ — the second Eng@@ l@@ ish - language congregation in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
9 / 1 “ H@@ ist@@ ory Does Not Li@@ e ” ( E@@ st@@ on@@ ia ) , 12 / 1
The Christian disci@@ ple James gave us important ad@@ vice : “ E@@ very man must be s@@ wi@@ ft about hear@@ ing , s@@ low about speaking , s@@ low about wr@@ ath . ”
S@@ l@@ an@@ der , though , is a false repor@@ t in@@ tend@@ ed to dam@@ age another person@@ ’s re@@ pu@@ tation .
In the Bible , the word “ heavens ” often ref@@ ers to the spirit real@@ m .
God cre@@ ated Adam and E@@ ve as in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res and free moral ag@@ ents .
With H@@ el@@ en in 194@@ 7 and in 199@@ 2
The fore@@ word of the boo@@ k@@ let lis@@ ts sever@@ al st@@ ep@@ s that we should take in order to give effe@@ ctive help to those who speak a language that we do not understand .
6 , 7 . ( a ) How does com@@ mit@@ ment benefit people ?
From the L@@ at@@ in word u@@ tra@@ que , which means “ each of two . ”
How can you accom@@ pl@@ ish that ?
From what do we receive our great@@ est ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment ?
It can give us the joy we need to get through difficult times .
Thus , the att@@ ach@@ ment that people may have for such a pe@@ t is under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble , especially a pe@@ t that they have had for years .
Some scho@@ l@@ ars su@@ gg@@ est that Paul had taken a Na@@ z@@ ir@@ ite v@@ ow .
Jesus said that God’s requi@@ re@@ ments would be ref@@ re@@ shing
Why should you avoid develop@@ ing love for money ?
“ AL@@ L Scrip@@ ture is inspired of God and bene@@ fi@@ cial for teaching , for re@@ pro@@ ving , for set@@ ting things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght , for discipl@@ ining in righteousness , ” wrote the apostle Paul .
○ con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ate
“ I think the se@@ cre@@ t to happiness is being able to enjoy the positi@@ ve as@@ pe@@ cts of wh@@ atever situation you find yourself in , ” says E@@ ster , a sing@@ le sister in her mi@@ d - 30 ’ s .
No@@ tice , too , the use of the word rend@@ ered “ dis@@ cre@@ et ” in many ver@@ sions of the Hebrew Scriptures .
Jesus was never sur@@ pris@@ ed by tri@@ als , so ne@@ i@@ ther should marriage mat@@ es be sur@@ pris@@ ed when they experience “ tri@@ bul@@ ation in their flesh . ”
See “ From Our Ar@@ c@@ hi@@ ves ​ — A 1@@ 00 - Ye@@ ar - O@@ ld E@@ pi@@ c of Fa@@ ith ” in The Watchtower , F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 15 , 20@@ 14 , pages 30 - 32 .
The king comman@@ ds Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n : ‘ T@@ ell H@@ il@@ ki@@ ah , the high pri@@ est , to take the money that the do@@ or@@ keep@@ ers of the temple have ga@@ ther@@ ed from the people and hand it over to the work@@ men so that they may re@@ pa@@ ir the house of Jehovah . ’ ​ — 2 K@@ ings 22 : 3 - 6 ; 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 34 : 8 .
King Solomon under@@ sto@@ od this .
To be effe@@ ctive in their teaching , all Christians need to have fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch .
Isaiah 40 : 26
I have had inter@@ es@@ ting con@@ vers@@ ations with some of them , and many have taken boo@@ ks and ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines .
C@@ lo@@ se by are a g@@ lo@@ be and some ro@@ l@@ led - up world ma@@ ps .
He always direc@@ ts attention to Jehovah rather than to himself .
This gro@@ w@@ th was bene@@ fi@@ cial because Jesus tel@@ ls us that “ the bir@@ ds of heaven ” were able to “ find lo@@ d@@ g@@ ing among its bran@@ ches . ”
What teachings does Jesus imp@@ ar@@ t to the crow@@ d that has just heard a vo@@ ice from heaven ?
6 , 7 . ( a ) What acc@@ oun@@ ts for the differ@@ ence in out@@ look between those who serve God and those who do not ? ( b ) What will we consider ?
It also al@@ lo@@ ws me to help my family and others to do the same . ” ​ — S@@ on@@ n@@ y , H@@ ong K@@ ong .
God’s Word is powerful .
See the article “ The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s V@@ i@@ e@@ w@@ point ​ — What K@@ ind of Di@@ v@@ or@@ c@@ ing Does God H@@ ate ? ”
J@@ as@@ on , who wor@@ ked for an ele@@ c@@ tri@@ cal contr@@ ac@@ t@@ or , and J@@ en@@ ni@@ f@@ er , from I@@ l@@ l@@ in@@ o@@ is , say that working at W@@ all@@ k@@ ill on a Bethel pro@@ ject is “ one of the clo@@ s@@ est things you can experience to new world living . ”
For good reason , then , one young Christian said : “ I go to school all day long , and it te@@ ars me down .
I@@ mit@@ ate Their Fa@@ ith ​ — “ How C@@ ould I Com@@ mit This Gre@@ at B@@ ad@@ ness ? ”
Those words have special meaning for the 4@@ 6 stud@@ ents of the 1@@ 18@@ th class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad .
You likely know what is inclu@@ ded in the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s spirit : love , joy , peace , long - suffering , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , faith , mil@@ dness , self - control .
F@@ e@@ el@@ ing that they would be un@@ able to take care of me , my parents deci@@ ded to give me up for a@@ do@@ p@@ tion .
“ The Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh O@@ ver All the E@@ ar@@ th ”
They were now at the fo@@ o@@ t of M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i , and Jehovah comman@@ ded them to buil@@ d a ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le for worship and e@@ qui@@ p it with imp@@ le@@ ments of worship .
F@@ e@@ der@@ ic@@ o rel@@ ates : “ When A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o moved to our congregation , we soon became friends .
Jesus was temp@@ ted by a real person , not some evil in@@ side himself . ​ — 9 / 1 , pages 5 - 6 .
Jehovah’s Witnesses have been ac@@ tive in Ger@@ many for over 1@@ 00 years .
• Why does marriage not offer a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c prote@@ ction against se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality ?
What does Jehovah re@@ com@@ men@@ d for you ?
If someone comm@@ its a serious sin , the elders must be quic@@ k to cor@@ rec@@ t him in a loving way .
Pe@@ ople were not happy .
Yet , their con@@ f@@ li@@ ct led to “ one of the most app@@ all@@ ing ci@@ v@@ ili@@ an mas@@ sac@@ res known to hist@@ ory , ” as one re@@ sear@@ ch@@ er put it .
Our t@@ ask , then , is simply to con@@ ve@@ y the message of the F@@ ine S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d , Jesus , as c@@ learly as we are able to . ​ — John 10 : 4 , 14 .
But which Bible study a@@ id will re@@ adi@@ ly answer our questions about the import@@ ance of the divine name ? ​ — Proverbs 2 : 1 - 6 .
Instead , they support and are sub@@ mis@@ sive to their hus@@ ban@@ ds , co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with them , and thus encoura@@ ge them .
When and how did op@@ pres@@ sive rule have its star@@ t ?
His will for our day inclu@@ des having the good news of the Kingdom declar@@ ed in all the earth so that ‘ all s@@ or@@ ts of men may come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ’
“ An@@ yone loving viol@@ ence [ Jehovah’s ] soul certainly h@@ ates , ” Ri@@ ch@@ ard learned . ​ — Psalm 11 : 5 .
He used his own money to bu@@ y back his Jewish brothers from sla@@ very .
They may recogn@@ ize that faith has a good effect on some , but they themselves remain prof@@ oun@@ dly s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ al .
Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es to our joy and un@@ ity are likely to inc@@ re@@ ase as this present ang@@ ry system dra@@ ws to its end .
J@@ im and G@@ a@@ il , who are serving in S@@ an C@@ ar@@ lo@@ s , S@@ on@@ or@@ a , found that to be true .
200@@ 3 In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational Con@@ ven@@ tions , 7 / 1
We can also learn much by imit@@ ating the faith of those who have sp@@ ent many years imit@@ ating Christ .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , Jeremiah had been ba@@ r@@ red from the temple are@@ a where Jehovah’s message was to be read , perhaps because ear@@ li@@ er mes@@ sa@@ ges had ang@@ ered the author@@ ities .
We did not want to leave Bethel and our fellow servants of Jehovah whom we had come to love de@@ arly .
No@@ te , for example , an in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent descri@@ bed by the apostle John .
• What individuals of Bible rec@@ ord would you like to me@@ et when they are ra@@ ised to life on earth ?
Jesus said that it is those “ exerc@@ ising faith ” in him who will receive everlasting life .
At the a@@ ir@@ por@@ t , the local brothers ad@@ or@@ ned the ne@@ c@@ ks of the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates with se@@ a@@ sh@@ ell ne@@ ck@@ l@@ ac@@ es that they had made .
TH@@ E apostle Paul imit@@ ated the great@@ est Mis@@ sion@@ ary , Jesus Christ .
“ These tri@@ ps have taught us many less@@ ons , ” expla@@ in Joseph and E@@ m@@ man@@ u@@ el , d@@ ri@@ v@@ ers who have regul@@ arly made this j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
There , great crow@@ ds soon found them and brought to Jesus many who were si@@ ck and disa@@ b@@ led , and he cur@@ ed them all .
All of them make mis@@ takes , and some have pers@@ ist@@ ent we@@ ak@@ nesses that they are working hard to control .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on what they end@@ ur@@ ed can buil@@ d our confidence that we can cop@@ e with any thor@@ ns that Satan may use against us .
Who is the true Messi@@ ah , and what did his ministry prove ?
How can you help young people to enjoy Bible study ?
In the fin@@ al chap@@ ter of the book of Job , God expres@@ sed his anger toward Eli@@ p@@ ha@@ z , Bil@@ da@@ d , and Z@@ op@@ ha@@ r because they had not spo@@ ken the truth .
In his meeting with the bri@@ de and gro@@ om be@@ fore@@ hand , one matu@@ re Christian el@@ der helps them to keep a spiritual per@@ spe@@ ctive .
It is a chall@@ enge for young people to learn the truth and s@@ tic@@ k to it .
Still others have eng@@ ag@@ ed in Kingdom con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ je@@ cts .
The bo@@ x on page 5 has some su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions for making wa@@ iting not only end@@ u@@ ra@@ ble but even prof@@ it@@ able .
This family has a set time to leave the house , and ever@@ yone co@@ op@@ er@@ ates in order to do so .
“ To follow Jesus and cop@@ y him . ”
S@@ IN@@ C@@ E the days of the apostles , God has been cho@@ o@@ sing from among mankind a li@@ mit@@ ed number of faithful Christians , a@@ do@@ p@@ ting them as sons .
Ho@@ se@@ a ap@@ par@@ ently lived in the ter@@ rit@@ ory of the ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel ( also called Eph@@ ra@@ im , for its d@@ om@@ in@@ ant tri@@ be ) .
Those wicked h@@ y@@ bri@@ ds had been wi@@ ped out in the D@@ elu@@ ge many cen@@ tu@@ ries ear@@ li@@ er , lea@@ ving not a sing@@ le des@@ c@@ end@@ ant be@@ h@@ ind .
Luke repor@@ ts : “ U@@ p@@ on c@@ atch@@ ing sight of them , Paul than@@ ked God and took courage . ”
If you have not made a dedic@@ ation to Jehovah in prayer , ask yourself , ‘ What is st@@ op@@ p@@ ing me from be@@ coming one of Jehovah’s Witnesses ? ’
So , what does a Bible study invol@@ ve ?
This may have been similar to the way we can use a mo@@ vi@@ e s@@ cre@@ en to show someone pi@@ c@@ tures of other par@@ ts of the world .
I lost my father when I was a bo@@ y of n@@ ine years , and my older brother supp@@ or@@ ted me as I gre@@ w up .
O@@ r they can be deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful and pleas@@ ant , pre@@ serving fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps .
Indeed , those qu@@ ali@@ fied to serve as elders “ shepher@@ d the flo@@ ck of God . . . will@@ ingly ; ne@@ i@@ ther for love of di@@ sh@@ on@@ est gain , but e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly ; ne@@ i@@ ther as l@@ ording it over those who are God’s in@@ her@@ it@@ ance , but be@@ coming examples to the flo@@ ck . ” ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 1 - 4 .
The of@@ fic@@ ers were likely ag@@ ents of the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in and under the authority of the c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests .
On@@ ly if we already “ have for@@ given ” those sin@@ ning against us may we ex@@ pect for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess from Jehovah .
Their hum@@ ility , war@@ m@@ th , and e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness are well - known and high@@ ly appreci@@ ated .
We knew that the preaching work was not yet recogn@@ ized in that country , but we had no doubt that Jehovah would support us .
Why is it ur@@ g@@ ent that we exerc@@ ise thinking ability today ?
Abraham was ri@@ ch@@ ly bless@@ ed for obe@@ ying Jehovah’s law
“ Of its own self the gr@@ ound be@@ ars fru@@ it gra@@ du@@ ally , first the gr@@ ass - b@@ la@@ de , then the st@@ al@@ k head , fin@@ ally the full gra@@ in in the head . ”
My sons James , Jer@@ ry , and S@@ te@@ ven along with their wi@@ ves support the preaching work in si@@ gn language in vari@@ ous ways
Jehovah inspired the apostle Paul to pen some counsel that has helped many to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard their heart and maintain cha@@ st@@ ity .
Fir@@ st , appro@@ ach Jehovah in ear@@ n@@ est prayer .
That is a less@@ on that the apostle Paul sh@@ ared with fellow believers in the first century .
“ Th@@ ough I often felt inc@@ l@@ ined to try to get away with things , ” ad@@ m@@ its Au@@ st@@ in , “ my parents set reason@@ able guid@@ el@@ ines , explained the reas@@ ons for rul@@ es , and kept the l@@ ines of commun@@ ic@@ ation wide o@@ pen .
L@@ ON@@ G I@@ S@@ L@@ AN@@ D C@@ I@@ T@@ Y , N@@ Y ( I@@ tal@@ i@@ an only ) , As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses , 4@@ 4 - 17 Gre@@ en@@ point A@@ ve .
L@@ is@@ ten@@ ing and In@@ sight
Des@@ pite the problems they have to face , they draw comfort from Jehovah and his Word .
Consider just three as@@ pe@@ cts of the example Jesus set for parents .
Many found the next talk , “ C@@ op@@ ing With ‘ a Tho@@ r@@ n in the F@@ lesh , ’ ” very com@@ for@@ ting and up@@ li@@ f@@ ting .
Although Adam and E@@ ve had sin@@ ned against him , God took the in@@ iti@@ ative so that their des@@ c@@ end@@ ants ​ — including us — ​ could have a good relationship with him .
A Christian would not want to stay in a place where im@@ mor@@ ality is t@@ ol@@ er@@ ated .
Wh@@ ere is this evidence ?
I@@ magine that a friend war@@ ned you that an evil man had deli@@ ber@@ ately chang@@ ed a si@@ gn in order to cause har@@ m to un@@ w@@ ary travel@@ ers .
Does not Na@@ am@@ an’s example show that a pr@@ ou@@ d person can learn hum@@ ility ? ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 5 .
The Bible gives us g@@ li@@ mp@@ ses of the imp@@ act he made on those who me@@ t him .
Ab@@ out ei@@ ght months later , on Ju@@ ly 26 , 19@@ 7@@ 4 , Mi@@ gu@@ el and I were baptized .
My conscience had been affe@@ cted by Bible ver@@ ses such as Proverbs 11 : 1 , which tel@@ ls us that ‘ di@@ sh@@ on@@ est s@@ cal@@ es are de@@ t@@ es@@ table to Jehovah . ’ ”
On@@ ly mal@@ es were requi@@ red to atten@@ d , but Joseph made it a cu@@ sto@@ m to take his family to Jerusalem “ from year to year . ”
What fre@@ e@@ dom did Jesus promise , and how can we gain it ?
Indeed , “ the ways of man are in fr@@ on@@ t of the eyes of Jehovah , and he is con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating all his tr@@ ac@@ ks . ”
What will be Dani@@ el@@ ’s “ lo@@ t ” ?
They have not received the tal@@ ents that Jesus gave to his anointed sla@@ ves .
In O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 19@@ 7@@ 4 , I began serving as a full - time minis@@ ter , sp@@ en@@ ding 1@@ 00 h@@ our@@ s each mon@@ th teaching the Bible to others .
On his first mission@@ ary t@@ our , he started from An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch , where Jesus ’ followers were first called Christians .
Although des@@ p@@ ised and ban@@ ned by the re@@ gi@@ me , The Watchtower found its way into the pris@@ on and right into our c@@ el@@ ls !
What will help us to maintain our appreciation for the Bible as a preci@@ ous gift from God ?
Th@@ ink Ab@@ out God’s Q@@ u@@ alities
When you see people being “ s@@ kin@@ ned and thro@@ wn about like sheep without a shepher@@ d ” today , do you not feel a desire to bring them the com@@ for@@ ting news of God’s Kingdom ? ​ — Mat@@ t .
Do You K@@ now God Per@@ s@@ on@@ ally ?
He ad@@ ds : “ Christi@@ an@@ ity also ow@@ es me an ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation . ”
The wise k@@ ing@@ ’s next words are : “ If , mo@@ re@@ over , you call out for understanding it@@ self and you give for@@ th your vo@@ ice for dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment it@@ self , . . . ”
How can you be streng@@ th@@ ened to make a de@@ f@@ en@@ se of your faith ?
As the time dre@@ w near to return to our assignment in Par@@ ag@@ u@@ a@@ y , we were fac@@ ed with one of the most difficult decisions of our lives .
What responsi@@ bility did three young Hebrews face up to ?
This would inclu@@ de main@@ tain@@ ing a sc@@ he@@ du@@ le for deep Bible study and atten@@ ding Christian meetings .
Some of them may need help to understand the deep@@ er things of God’s Word .
Many may think that it acc@@ ur@@ ately por@@ tra@@ ys the spirit of a mo@@ der@@ n - day c@@ y@@ ni@@ c .
This too is van@@ ity . ”
Per@@ haps we had a good con@@ vers@@ ation with a hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der about a sel@@ e@@ cted Bible verse .
What pro@@ spe@@ cts did Jehovah la@@ y before Adam in the gar@@ den of E@@ den ?
What is wisdom , and how can we ob@@ tain it ?
We wor@@ ked N@@ or@@ th@@ um@@ ber@@ land C@@ oun@@ ty and then moved on to F@@ ul@@ t@@ on and F@@ ran@@ k@@ l@@ in coun@@ ties in Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a .
Our accep@@ ting Christ’s lead@@ er@@ ship contribu@@ tes to peace and happiness in the family .
By having a share in such activities , we un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly “ work what is good toward . . . those rel@@ ated to us in the faith . ” ​ — G@@ al .
( b ) How can we apply James ’ illustr@@ ation of the man and the mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r ?
In other words , cultiv@@ ate the ha@@ bi@@ t of pra@@ ying .
P@@ I@@ C@@ T@@ U@@ R@@ E three s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o@@ s : A bo@@ y is fac@@ ing some of his scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es .
Di@@ d Jesus teach such a thing ?
We tre@@ asure the mem@@ ori@@ es of z@@ one vis@@ its to bran@@ ches .
TH@@ E year was 19@@ 7@@ 1 , and I was re@@ tur@@ ning to my th@@ ir@@ d mission@@ ary assignment , I@@ tal@@ y .
Su@@ cc@@ ess@@ fully F@@ igh@@ ting Cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion With Bible Tru@@ th
“ We continu@@ ally encoura@@ ged one another to keep going , ” said one of them .
F@@ o@@ c@@ us on your life in God’s new world just a@@ head .
So life is a divine gift .
Why was Bar@@ ak rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to accept God - given responsi@@ bility ?
Instead , he ques@@ tioned Jo@@ b@@ ’s mo@@ ti@@ ves .
That verse beg@@ ins with the words : “ At that time Jesus said in respon@@ se . ”
I have had the privilege of serving as a full - time minis@@ ter for the past 23 years .
C@@ ol@@ le@@ en was about three years you@@ ng@@ er than Pet@@ ina .
Ch@@ il@@ d@@ be@@ aring r@@ ous@@ es pro@@ found feelings of joy and hope .
C@@ learly , from a do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ al stan@@ d@@ point , there has been a need to bring our song@@ book up - to - d@@ ate .
She says : “ It is truly am@@ a@@ z@@ ing how everything comes to life ​ — f@@ low@@ ers that are pro@@ gr@@ am@@ m@@ ed to po@@ p out of the gr@@ ound and bir@@ ds that return from their mi@@ gr@@ ation , including the t@@ in@@ y hum@@ m@@ ing@@ bir@@ d that fin@@ ds its way to the bir@@ d fe@@ e@@ der out@@ side my k@@ it@@ ch@@ en w@@ in@@ do@@ w .
She rel@@ ates : “ K@@ no@@ wing that the time left is re@@ duc@@ ed and that all s@@ or@@ ts of people need to hear the Kingdom message , I wanted to serve where there is a greater need for pre@@ ach@@ ers . ”
“ O@@ u@@ t of All . . . T@@ ri@@ bes and Pe@@ op@@ les and T@@ ong@@ u@@ es ”
Re@@ call that Jesus was a ma@@ ster at using questions to get his disciples to expres@@ s what was on their min@@ ds and to s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ate and tra@@ in their thinking .
What will we exam@@ ine in this article ?
Jehovah helped me to cor@@ rec@@ t my thinking and to know what to do .
“ Mo@@ st scho@@ l@@ ars will ad@@ mit that a man known as Jesus of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th did live in the first century , ” states the book E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence for the H@@ ist@@ or@@ ic@@ al Jesus .
The Bible — Tr@@ ans@@ mit@@ ter of Li@@ ght
The F@@ i@@ ve@@ fo@@ ld Psal@@ ter gave fi@@ ve ver@@ sions of the Psal@@ ms in se@@ par@@ ate co@@ lum@@ ns and inclu@@ ded a table of t@@ it@@ les ap@@ pl@@ ying to God , including the T@@ et@@ ra@@ gr@@ am@@ mat@@ on , the four Hebrew let@@ ters re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting God’s name .
Timothy op@@ ened his heart to the teachings of the apostle Paul
Di@@ d he ?
The Na@@ z@@ is told us that if each of us sign@@ ed a cer@@ ti@@ fic@@ ate r@@ en@@ oun@@ c@@ ing our faith , they would rel@@ e@@ ase us and return our pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons .
By 14 , he was a regul@@ ar mar@@ i@@ ju@@ ana us@@ er and was le@@ ading an im@@ moral life .
No won@@ der many became believers !
“ The un@@ righteous ” are those who did not me@@ et God’s righteous standards because they were ign@@ or@@ ant of God’s will .
Par@@ t of Paul’s second mission@@ ary j@@ our@@ ne@@ y
These two followers of Jesus are James and John .
Di@@ d the cho@@ ice of that name refle@@ ct low@@ er expe@@ ct@@ ations , as if they put less hope in A@@ be@@ l than in Ca@@ in ?
L@@ ater , I went to the sh@@ op and pi@@ cked it up .
We know that cre@@ ature as Satan , who “ did not stand f@@ ast in the truth . ”
She ad@@ ded : “ I love how you have the se@@ ction ‘ Some Ex@@ pres@@ sions Ex@@ pla@@ ined . ’
He loved Jehovah with his whole heart , mind , soul , and strength .
This group of faithful anointed brothers still cons@@ ists of imper@@ fect Christians .
For example , he person@@ ally sel@@ e@@ cted Paul and su@@ per@@ v@@ ised his tra@@ ining .
T@@ w@@ o years later , at a conven@@ tion in To@@ le@@ do , O@@ hi@@ o , Bro@@ thers H@@ u@@ go Ri@@ em@@ er and Al@@ ber@@ t S@@ ch@@ ro@@ e@@ der spoke to a group of pione@@ ers inter@@ ested in mission@@ ary service .
Does Christ’s example kin@@ d@@ le within you a desire to be hum@@ ble just as he was ?
This time , Jehovah’s un@@ beli@@ e@@ va@@ ble work will be the des@@ tru@@ ction of Chris@@ tend@@ om .
Some point to the Bible in order to jus@@ ti@@ fy their v@@ enge@@ ful attitude .
For instance , he has se@@ duc@@ ed in@@ num@@ er@@ able people into loo@@ king to material things to provide se@@ cur@@ ity .
6 : 20 - 23 ) Hence , the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver would have meaning as “ a mem@@ ori@@ al ” even for children . ​ — E@@ x .
How can a cou@@ ple inclu@@ de Jehovah in their marriage ?
How can you imitate Jesus in foc@@ using on the re@@ war@@ ds of end@@ ur@@ ance ?
As the nations use their de@@ ad@@ ly we@@ ap@@ ons on one another and th@@ reat@@ en to destro@@ y the en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , the M@@ ak@@ er of the earth will take action ​ — at the Bi@@ bli@@ cal Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on !
This consider@@ ation per@@ mit@@ ted A@@ him@@ ele@@ ch to make an exc@@ ep@@ tion to the rule .
He ex@@ posed Satan as “ the rul@@ er of the world . ”
2 : 5 - 7 .
“ Ger@@ man sol@@ di@@ ers wor@@ e a bel@@ t with a bu@@ ck@@ le on which was in@@ s@@ cri@@ bed the words Go@@ t@@ t mit un@@ s ( God is with us ) .
Consider two more to@@ pi@@ c@@ s of vital concer@@ n : our attitude toward se@@ x and our view of marriage .
I appreci@@ ate my family more and enjoy doing things to make them happy .
“ For the first time in my life , I lost all sense of direction , ” he said .
So on occasi@@ on you might need to make an effort to rec@@ ti@@ fy some@@ one@@ ’s mis@@ gu@@ i@@ ded op@@ in@@ ion about you .
In the f@@ our@@ th century C.E . , des@@ pite the stand taken by the early Christians against the cu@@ sto@@ m of c@@ ele@@ br@@ ating bir@@ th@@ days , the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s .
G@@ lo@@ be : C@@ our@@ t@@ es@@ y of R@@ ep@@ lo@@ g@@ le G@@ lo@@ bes
Why was the book of Matthew cho@@ s@@ en ?
Ju@@ ne ​ — Ju@@ ly
* King David and later the Messi@@ ah himself , Jesus Christ , des@@ c@@ ended from that out@@ standing family . ​ — Jo@@ shua 6 : 22 - 25 ; Matthew 1 : 5 , 6 , 16 .
If so , why the f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ation ?
E@@ spe@@ cially is this the case when we are experi@@ enc@@ ing difficult situ@@ ations .
“ Why Are We H@@ ere ? ”
But what about those who cause tr@@ ou@@ ble ?
But we learned how they really felt .
The work was ban@@ ned , and the govern@@ ment con@@ f@@ is@@ c@@ ated the branch pro@@ per@@ ty
When he was suffering , he did not go th@@ reat@@ ening . ” ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 21 - 23 .
Af@@ ter@@ ward he came to talk to me .
On@@ ly Jehovah’s Witnesses were given the opportunity to es@@ cap@@ e the cam@@ ps .
On that occasi@@ on , our p@@ il@@ o@@ t col@@ la@@ p@@ sed from se@@ v@@ ere ga@@ str@@ it@@ is while we were appro@@ aching K@@ and@@ ri@@ an a@@ ir@@ stri@@ p in New B@@ r@@ ita@@ in .
L@@ ear@@ ning Why God Per@@ m@@ its Su@@ ffering Ch@@ ang@@ ed My Li@@ fe
That ir@@ res@@ is@@ ti@@ ble for@@ ce gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es that God’s purpose “ will have certain succ@@ ess . ”
He did so by organiz@@ ing a teaching cam@@ pa@@ ign that used “ the book of Jehovah’s Law . ”
O@@ f@@ ten the most tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous le@@ g of the tri@@ p came as the ship ne@@ ared land .
What if someone says or does things that up@@ set us ?
This food inclu@@ des important direc@@ tions for God’s people when circumstances change .
Our ability to do good is h@@ in@@ der@@ ed because of in@@ her@@ ited sin .
Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty Bet@@ ween Par@@ ents and Ch@@ il@@ dren
When Jehovah ques@@ tioned them , Adam b@@ lam@@ ed his wife .
What Scriptural examples show that we need not stu@@ m@@ ble if difficul@@ ties ar@@ ise in the congregation ?
The Bible account says : “ When the Lord ca@@ ught sight of her , he was moved with p@@ ity for her . ”
He ob@@ served : “ This ab@@ at@@ ement of the pri@@ m@@ iti@@ ve moral ri@@ g@@ our would n@@ atur@@ ally ass@@ ist the pro@@ c@@ ess of con@@ form@@ ity to the ways of the world . ”
T@@ w@@ o th@@ ous@@ and years ag@@ o , the apostles of Jesus Christ some@@ times got into ang@@ ry ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents .
Just as he pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed , people not only re@@ ject the truth but also ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le God’s Word and those who pro@@ cla@@ im its truth .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out divine guid@@ ance , man@@ ’s efforts to gain peace will always be fru@@ str@@ ated by the activities of the un@@ seen but very real ​ — and very powerful — ​ “ wicked one , ” Satan .
What should we be@@ ar in mind when sh@@ aring Scriptural information ?
V@@ er@@ y often he ex@@ tend@@ ed a help@@ ing hand to po@@ or famili@@ es .
Bible scho@@ la@@ r F@@ re@@ der@@ ic W .
Now we are in our 9@@ 0 ’ s .
J@@ U@@ L@@ Y 8 - 14 , 20@@ 13
AL@@ M@@ O@@ S@@ T 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , on the Jewish P@@ as@@ so@@ ver of the year 33 C.E . , an in@@ no@@ c@@ ent man died so that others might live .
Re@@ ally , how could people not see that cre@@ ation reve@@ als the ex@@ ist@@ ence of a living God ?
Moses seem@@ s to have accepted his bro@@ ther’s answer , for the pas@@ sage conclu@@ des : “ When Moses got to hear that , then it proved satis@@ fac@@ t@@ ory in his eyes . ”
Christians thus have w@@ ine present for the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al .
Re@@ ma@@ ining loyal to God en@@ ta@@ il@@ s rema@@ ining loyal to the marriage arrang@@ ement that he in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted . ​ — Genesis 2 : 24 .
Those disciples of Christ end@@ ur@@ ed , or rema@@ ined in the word of God , because the word of God rema@@ ined in them .
W@@ E L@@ I@@ V@@ E in the most challeng@@ ing time of all human hist@@ ory .
For example , our fi@@ ve - year - old son rec@@ ently came home from school and told us that he di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t believe in Jehovah .
For example , Paul said that if a mate de@@ par@@ ted , both par@@ ties were to “ remain un@@ married . ”
What events in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i led to the imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment of Paul and S@@ il@@ as ?
Many of God’s servants can id@@ enti@@ fy with these feelings , but what can help to give them the strength needed in order to end@@ ure ?
I have also ga@@ ined a purpose in life that I never had before ​ — worshipp@@ ing God and help@@ ing others to learn about him .
What a privilege it is to invit@@ e th@@ ir@@ st@@ y ones to ‘ come and take li@@ fe@@ ’s water free ’ during other times , such as while sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing , travel@@ ing , v@@ ac@@ ati@@ on@@ ing , working , or going to school !
The writ@@ ings of the apostles Peter and Paul have illustr@@ ations based on or al@@ lu@@ sions to the ancient g@@ ames .
Thus , the m@@ oun@@ tain of the o@@ live tre@@ es on which God stan@@ ds to the e@@ ast of earthly Jerusalem re@@ pres@@ ents Jehovah’s uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , his su@@ pre@@ me rul@@ er@@ ship .
King A@@ sa recogn@@ ized that a peri@@ od of peace was the right time for him to buil@@ d his de@@ f@@ en@@ ses .
Do@@ ing so will sur@@ ely make us rich toward God .
“ You need to know what others are thinking , ” he used to say .
B@@ ap@@ tism of C@@ lo@@ v@@ is , 3 / 1 Be E@@ as@@ y@@ going ? 10 / 1
So san@@ g the psalmist David while con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating one of Jehovah’s cre@@ ations ​ — the human body .
See the article “ Do You R@@ es@@ pect Their Di@@ gn@@ ity ? ” in the A@@ pri@@ l 1 , 199@@ 8 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
Some won@@ der if we are living in such a time .
In order that no one may turn his attention against her , I shall sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard her even night and day . ’ ”
8 : 21 .
We are also told : “ All things came into ex@@ ist@@ ence through him [ the Word ] , and ap@@ ar@@ t from him not even one thing came into ex@@ ist@@ ence . ”
I was pre@@ pared to give my all for that Kingdom .
Because he stu@@ died “ the sac@@ red boo@@ ks ” in Hebrew , Daniel kept his relationship with Jehovah strong
We were wonder@@ ing how the work would continue . ”
Ph@@ ysi@@ cal reli@@ ef efforts help to me@@ et sh@@ ort - ter@@ m needs .
S@@ ome@@ times we asked to@@ tal str@@ ang@@ ers to let us stay over@@ night .
When the Phil@@ ist@@ ines again att@@ ac@@ ked Israel , Saul turned to spi@@ rit@@ ism in a fru@@ it@@ less sear@@ ch for help .
G@@ l@@ ori@@ a , a member of the M@@ aya te@@ am , respon@@ ds : “ We have no words to descri@@ be our joy at having a share in transl@@ ating Bible public@@ ations into M@@ aya , our n@@ ative language . ”
You might use in your discus@@ sion the poin@@ ts found in The Watchtower , A@@ pri@@ l 15 , 20@@ 12 , pages 14 - 16 , par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 8 - 13 ; and “ Ke@@ ep Y@@ ourselves in God’s Lo@@ ve , ” chap@@ ter 16 , par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 1 - 3 .
M@@ ore than that , as human cre@@ atu@@ res , we have ne@@ i@@ ther the ability nor the right to direc@@ t our own st@@ ep ap@@ ar@@ t from Jehovah .
We know that if we follow such guid@@ el@@ ines , we can make decisions that will both ple@@ ase Jehovah and benefit us .
Their mis@@ sion will be to bring “ v@@ enge@@ ance upon those who do not know God and those who do not obey the good news about our Lord Jesus . ”
Since Jehovah is our Creator , it is lo@@ gi@@ cal that he would know humans through and through .
David came to his sen@@ ses and said : “ B@@ less@@ ed be you who have rest@@ ra@@ ined me this day from en@@ ter@@ ing into b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t . ” ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
13 : 4 - 8 .
Consider two in@@ stances of such con@@ vers@@ ations .
So@@ on my desire for more material com@@ forts began to pu@@ s@@ h asi@@ de my concer@@ n for Kingdom inter@@ ests .
All can learn from Jac@@ ob@@ ’s family that fav@@ or@@ it@@ ism and par@@ ti@@ ality under@@ mine family un@@ ity .
To P@@ il@@ ate , a re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative of the pol@@ itical power of his day , Jesus declar@@ ed : “ My kingdom is no part of this world . ” — John 18 : 36 .
In fact , they often make matters wor@@ se by inf@@ lam@@ ing the bi@@ go@@ try , h@@ at@@ red , and n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ism that di@@ vi@@ de people .
Do God’s comman@@ d@@ ments inclu@@ de the one to ‘ go and make disciples ’ ?
The s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful use of questions s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ates thinking and helps the teach@@ er to re@@ ach the stud@@ ent@@ ’s heart .
Thus , in 194@@ 8 , at age 16 , I jo@@ ined the ran@@ ks of ten other young people who were happ@@ ily pione@@ ering in my home congregation in H@@ ur@@ st@@ v@@ il@@ le , S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y .
The Scriptural answer to that question is no .
How did Matthew de@@ al with that op@@ position ?
But Joseph man@@ ag@@ ed to ru@@ n away from her .
The cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er no@@ ted that “ their knowledge of My Bo@@ ok of Bible St@@ ori@@ es shows that parents are taking seri@@ ously their responsi@@ bility to inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate Bible truth in their children . ”
This prac@@ tice was also comm@@ on where the mother was un@@ able to n@@ ou@@ ris@@ h her child or where the mother was un@@ known .
While the a@@ bo@@ ve su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions can help us on an individu@@ al le@@ v@@ el , what can a bus@@ y family do ?
The no@@ ise must have been over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing .
( 1 ) Par@@ o@@ t@@ te , M .
This article shows why God had confidence in his Son .
King Solomon of ancient Israel says : “ The high@@ way of the u@@ pri@@ ght ones is to turn away from bad . One who is sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ arding his way is keep@@ ing his soul . ”
A little while later , Peter was still tr@@ ying des@@ per@@ ately to es@@ cap@@ e no@@ tice . But a group of people standing around in the cour@@ ty@@ ard appro@@ ached .
Joseph knew M@@ ary as an in@@ no@@ c@@ ent , faithful young woman .
It is truly a te@@ x@@ t@@ book for living .
Now we find joy in ra@@ ising our daugh@@ ter , Al@@ ise , and help@@ ing her gro@@ w to love Jehovah .
“ When the div@@ or@@ ce is made fin@@ al by the cour@@ t , the next p@@ ha@@ se beg@@ ins .
Today , we often see ter@@ ri@@ ble in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es done ​ — some@@ times even by powerful men who cla@@ im to act as God’s re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves .
Mo@@ re@@ over , let us “ be s@@ wi@@ ft about hear@@ ing ” and “ s@@ low about speaking . ”
The ide@@ a of the n@@ ac@@ i@@ mi@@ en@@ to em@@ er@@ ged during C@@ ol@@ on@@ i@@ al times from the origin@@ al live re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ations in ch@@ ur@@ ches .
“ S@@ we@@ et is the s@@ le@@ ep of the one serving , whether he e@@ ats little or much , but the pl@@ ent@@ y bel@@ ong@@ ing to the rich one does not per@@ mit him to s@@ le@@ ep . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 5 : 12 .
When such mer@@ ci@@ ful ones are brought into judgment , Jehovah takes no@@ te of their conduct and mer@@ ci@@ fully for@@ gives them on the bas@@ is of his S@@ on@@ ’s sacrifice .
In 195@@ 6 , I was invit@@ ed to serve at the Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a branch of@@ fice in S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y .
Yet , in princi@@ ple they also apply to those of the other sheep , who have been declar@@ ed righteous as God’s friends , as was Abraham in p@@ re - Christian times . ​ — Romans 4 : 20 - 22 ; James 2 : 21 - 23 .
L@@ ear@@ n the language .
And King David wrote : “ I have re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed days of long ag@@ o ; I have medit@@ ated on all your [ God’s ] activ@@ ity ; I will@@ ingly kept my@@ self concer@@ ned with the work of your own hands . ”
What did E@@ dom , A@@ m@@ m@@ on , and Mo@@ a@@ b have in comm@@ on with Israel , but how did they tre@@ at the Israelites ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , re@@ aching out to a person in need of encourag@@ ement often requi@@ res that the str@@ ong@@ er one take the in@@ iti@@ ative .
He had end@@ ur@@ ed dre@@ ad@@ ful experi@@ ences in Na@@ z@@ i con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps .
Ye@@ ong Su@@ g was one of them .
This streng@@ th@@ ens the b@@ on@@ ds of true bro@@ ther@@ ly love . ”
And what a wonderful H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est we have !
They are in a p@@ iti@@ able st@@ ate , much like that of those whom Jehovah imp@@ l@@ ored : “ Why do you keep pa@@ ying out money for what is not bre@@ ad , and why sp@@ end your ear@@ n@@ ings for what br@@ ings no satis@@ fac@@ tion ?
“ F@@ ra@@ u@@ d is comm@@ on in the health - care bu@@ sin@@ ess , ” says S@@ yl@@ vi@@ a , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er .
Re@@ g@@ arding the happy man , the psalmist fur@@ ther says : “ His deli@@ ght is in the law of Jehovah , and in his law he re@@ a@@ ds in an under@@ to@@ ne day and night . ”
This ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation will car@@ ry out its ob@@ je@@ ctive in two st@@ ages .
A Un@@ i@@ fied C@@ ongreg@@ ation
But when he got hu@@ ng@@ ry in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness and the Devil wanted him to change st@@ ones into bre@@ ad , Jesus refu@@ sed .
• What princi@@ p@@ al ty@@ p@@ es of sacrific@@ es were offered under the Law , and what were their pur@@ pos@@ es ?
But what about today ?
From the few g@@ li@@ mp@@ ses of Na@@ than given to us in the Scriptures , it is clear that he was a hum@@ ble but vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous de@@ f@@ end@@ er of divine arrang@@ ements .
We invit@@ e you to consider a number of thought - pro@@ vo@@ king questions regarding the Go@@ sp@@ els .
By doing so , we will sa@@ ve both ourselves and those who listen to us . ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 16 .
D@@ al@@ í@@ di@@ o now enjo@@ ys peace of mind and con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment bey@@ ond anything he could have i@@ mag@@ ined before coming to know God .
4@@ 5 : 14@@ b , 15 ​ — W@@ ho@@ m do “ the vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins ” re@@ present ?
Matthew 6 : 9 , 10 and Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 are c@@ ited .
Why , then , did Paul wr@@ ite about his personal stru@@ gg@@ le ?
It is a Greek man@@ us@@ crip@@ t d@@ ating from less than 3@@ 00 years after the Bible was comple@@ ted .
And al@@ though we do not end@@ or@@ se any par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar tre@@ at@@ ment , we appreci@@ ate the help and co@@ op@@ er@@ ation of health - care prof@@ es@@ sion@@ als .
However , material things have only fle@@ et@@ ing value .
During the war that bro@@ ke out that year , the few th@@ ous@@ and anointed Christians , “ the sons of the Kingdom , ” were in spiritual cap@@ tiv@@ ity to Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at .
Now in her early 60 ’ s , she served as a mission@@ ary in I@@ v@@ ory C@@ o@@ ast ( now C@@ ô@@ te d@@ ’@@ I@@ vo@@ i@@ re ) for 20 years .
The pe@@ ak attend@@ ance of 4@@ 7@@ ,@@ 4@@ 32 and the fact that 2@@ ,@@ 3@@ 7@@ 3 were baptized r@@ ene@@ wed the brothers ’ mission@@ ary ze@@ al and desire to preach .
R@@ E@@ A@@ D M@@ O@@ R@@ E ON@@ L@@ IN@@ E | w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g
“ W@@ H@@ E@@ N I was a ba@@ be , I used to speak as a ba@@ be , to think as a ba@@ be , to reason as a ba@@ be . ”
That is why I have said to the sons of Israel : ‘ No soul of you must e@@ at blood . ’ ”
To receive blessings under that Kingdom , Abraham will have to live again .
For whom was preaching and teaching to have pri@@ or@@ ity ?
M@@ ake S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Pro@@ g@@ ress by F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing Paul’s Ex@@ am@@ ple
H@@ ere my work will never be in va@@ in . ”
In 200@@ 5 , we were once again very sa@@ d to leave Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
Rather than feel anxi@@ ous about what is happ@@ ening in the world today , we should wa@@ it on Jehovah to set matters st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght .
But his pati@@ ents appreci@@ ate it when he shows kindness , com@@ pas@@ sion , concer@@ n , and s@@ inc@@ ere interest .
Christians are ur@@ ged to “ become imit@@ at@@ ors of God . ”
Just a few months later , on S@@ un@@ day , Ju@@ ly 31 , 19@@ 38 , a group of about 50 of us me@@ t on S@@ is@@ ter St@@ ac@@ k@@ h@@ ou@@ se@@ ’s la@@ wn ​ — at the house where I had been tr@@ ying to sel@@ l E@@ ast@@ er c@@ ak@@ es — ​ and listen@@ ed to a recorded talk by Ju@@ dge Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d on baptism .
Still , Christians who h@@ un@@ t or f@@ ish need to consider sever@@ al Scriptural principles .
W@@ al@@ tra@@ u@@ d never saw him a@@ im it at any t@@ ar@@ get , but he was always bus@@ y op@@ ening and clo@@ sing the gu@@ n , as if he were rel@@ o@@ ading it .
“ De@@ ep feelings of gu@@ il@@ t and re@@ mor@@ se sur@@ fac@@ ed for many years , ” he said .
That world cons@@ is@@ ted of people ali@@ en@@ ated from God and en@@ sla@@ ved to sin and cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion .
But upon lear@@ ning about Jehovah , I felt that I could have a close relationship with him .
T@@ y@@ pi@@ c@@ ally , two women s@@ at fac@@ ing each other , each plac@@ ing one hand on the h@@ and@@ le to turn the u@@ pp@@ er st@@ one .
A@@ U@@ G@@ U@@ S@@ T 13 - 19 , 20@@ 12
They were m@@ ere i@@ do@@ ls that were spe@@ e@@ ch@@ less and that needed to be car@@ ri@@ ed around .
No@@ te the tim@@ ing involved here .
( a ) Why do you think Jesus as a child may have wor@@ ked at home ?
Such writ@@ ings also show that God bless@@ es his people when they do what is right in his eyes and tre@@ at others in a prop@@ er way .
His death in 20@@ 10 was a tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous b@@ low .
After that , I feel that Jehovah is with me and that he appro@@ ves of what I am doing . ”
There will be challeng@@ es each day , so Christians should not ad@@ d more anxi@@ ety by thinking about past or future problems .
At that m@@ om@@ ent , the clo@@ th ro@@ l@@ l over@@ head gr@@ ace@@ fully un@@ fur@@ led , reve@@ al@@ ing the s@@ lo@@ g@@ an : “ Ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ise the King and Kingdom . ”
If the peace of your family has ever been dis@@ ru@@ p@@ ted by je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , be@@ tra@@ y@@ al , or h@@ at@@ red , you may have something in comm@@ on with Joseph .
And in the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of your su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity you can thro@@ w down those who ris@@ e up against you ; you s@@ end out your bur@@ ning anger , it e@@ ats them up like stu@@ b@@ ble . . . .
At times , he felt like giving up .
Mo@@ re@@ over , life in Cana@@ an was not eas@@ y .
Our house , two b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks from the w@@ es@@ ter@@ n en@@ tr@@ ance to the gr@@ oun@@ ds , was used to accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ate 25 people from O@@ hi@@ o , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
Mas@@ tic also fin@@ ds a place in d@@ ent@@ al c@@ ements and in the inter@@ n@@ al co@@ at@@ ings of d@@ ru@@ g cap@@ su@@ les .
Con@@ cer@@ ning his fellow work@@ er E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ro@@ ditu@@ s , the apostle Paul wrote to Christians in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i : “ Ke@@ ep ho@@ l@@ ding men of that s@@ ort de@@ ar . ”
On another occasi@@ on , while preaching inform@@ ally , R@@ a@@ ú@@ l me@@ t a man who spoke P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese .
How are the anointed baptized into Christ’s death ?
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of what your child says , it is wise to respon@@ d first with a positi@@ ve re@@ mar@@ k .
There will be no more hu@@ ge g@@ ap@@ s between rich and po@@ or , no more people just ba@@ r@@ ely e@@ king out an ex@@ ist@@ ence .
For fur@@ ther de@@ ta@@ il@@ s , see the boo@@ ks Is There a Creator Who Ca@@ res Ab@@ out You ?
Instead , they had to make use of an allow@@ ance for the po@@ or .
David also had personal we@@ ak@@ nesses with which to con@@ ten@@ d .
The apostle Paul wanted Christians in Eph@@ esus to become matu@@ re .
How can we keep our “ hope of sal@@ vation ” b@@ right ?
Sin@@ ful works of the flesh may bring temp@@ or@@ ary exc@@ it@@ ement , but they leave Christians with a tr@@ oub@@ led conscience and bring re@@ pro@@ ach on God’s name .
Jeremiah told him : “ I am shu@@ t up . I am un@@ able to en@@ ter into the house of Jehovah . ”
Thus , milli@@ ons of individuals from all nations are being brought into cont@@ act with the Christian congregation and are being bless@@ ed with Bible knowledge that lea@@ ds to everlasting life . ​ — John 17 : 3 .
Thus , a need ar@@ ose for lo@@ v@@ ers of God in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a to have a Bible transl@@ ation that re@@ sto@@ res the divine name .
Who receive the com@@ mis@@ sion to preach ?
Hence , let us do our ut@@ most now to sub@@ mit will@@ ingly and appreci@@ ati@@ vely to Jehovah’s spirit - gu@@ i@@ ded King .
Jose@@ p@@ h’s example can help us .
How does the great crow@@ d benefit from Jesus ’ public service ?
A@@ p@@ pe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces can be dec@@ ep@@ tive .
This requi@@ res that the pl@@ an@@ et be the right dist@@ ance from its su@@ n .
Th@@ ough dis@@ mis@@ sed from serving as a ste@@ ward , S@@ he@@ b@@ na was allow@@ ed to continue in the k@@ ing@@ ’s service as a se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary to his re@@ plac@@ ement .
Many land ani@@ mal@@ s and f@@ l@@ ying cre@@ atu@@ res displa@@ y am@@ a@@ z@@ ing a@@ bil@@ ities .
At E@@ n - g@@ edi you can still w@@ atch a f@@ em@@ ale i@@ be@@ x , or m@@ oun@@ tain go@@ at , gr@@ ace@@ fully pi@@ ck her way down a ro@@ ck@@ y ra@@ v@@ ine as she fol@@ lo@@ ws a m@@ ale go@@ at toward the water .
Par@@ ents are wise not to expres@@ s their op@@ in@@ ion too quic@@ k@@ ly .
He fore@@ or@@ da@@ ined the class of people who would serve in that ag@@ enc@@ y ​ — but not the individuals .
Jesus ’ prayers teach us what less@@ on ?
Hence , Rom@@ an of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als did not concer@@ n themselves with du@@ ties per@@ form@@ ed by local cour@@ ts , and they avo@@ i@@ ded problems that might ar@@ ise because of cul@@ tural differ@@ ences .
Although the dist@@ inc@@ tion may not be this ob@@ vi@@ ous in other coun@@ tri@@ es , we all need to be a@@ ware of the human tend@@ enc@@ y to make class dist@@ inc@@ tions . ​ — James 2 : 4 .
However , I went on and fin@@ i@@ shed my pres@@ ent@@ ation .
Ha@@ ve you held back from com@@ men@@ ting or par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in meetings in other ways because of sh@@ y@@ ness or some li@@ mit@@ ation ?
There , he helped to organiz@@ e meetings and to tra@@ in others in the house - to - house ministry .
God’s organization provi@@ des an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment where they can th@@ ri@@ ve .
When did Abra@@ m cro@@ ss the E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates Ri@@ ver , and what was the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of this act ?
We sta@@ yed there most we@@ ek@@ ends , went in the ministry , and held Christian meetings .
C@@ learly , such ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct ca@@ uses har@@ m to their spiritu@@ ality and to their relationship with Jehovah .
This involved a sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ t .
Your prayers in support of Jehovah’s Kingdom work are needed .
* However , my you@@ ng@@ er sister , Z@@ o@@ e , st@@ op@@ ped serving Jehovah .
He did not hi@@ de his Father in a cl@@ ou@@ d of my@@ st@@ er@@ y by teaching that He was part of an in@@ com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sible Tr@@ in@@ ity .
But Bro@@ ther J@@ en@@ n@@ ings ’ per@@ sever@@ ance was up@@ li@@ f@@ ting to me .
9 : 12 , 24 - 28 ; 1 P@@ et .
If we learn to “ love them exc@@ e@@ e@@ ding@@ ly , ” we will be e@@ ag@@ er to atten@@ d meetings and we will be atten@@ tive while there .
They tra@@ in them to be@@ have pro@@ per@@ ly and to be cour@@ te@@ ous .
This con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed me that Jehovah lo@@ v@@ ingly respon@@ ds to his dedic@@ ated servants when they c@@ ry out to him .
“ We have never had a more effe@@ ctive service overse@@ er in our congregation than Al@@ ber@@ t , ” says James , the pre@@ si@@ ding overse@@ er .
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ing that such feelings are comm@@ on and at the same time hard to over@@ come , we should imitate Jehovah by giving such brothers and sisters our loyal support .
He has provided the best possible ad@@ vice in his Word , the Bible .
“ There is an appointed time for everything . ” ​ — E@@ C@@ C@@ L .
To illustr@@ ate , think of an ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite w@@ all mo@@ sa@@ ic that is made up of a th@@ ous@@ and clo@@ sel@@ y set small pe@@ b@@ bl@@ es .
T@@ ak@@ ing such a stand has not always been eas@@ y .
How was the loy@@ al@@ ty of God’s prophet t@@ ested ?
19 , 20 . ( a ) What will help us to end@@ ure ?
P@@ os@@ si@@ bly , but in all lik@@ eli@@ ho@@ od his most rec@@ ent jo@@ b was that of making bri@@ c@@ ks for the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans .
How g@@ la@@ d we can be that Jehovah has never chang@@ ed his purpose for man !
In ad@@ dition to ca@@ using you feelings of gu@@ il@@ t and pain , having a re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous child may cause you some em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass@@ ment .
F@@ o@@ re@@ most among these was faith .
I was so than@@ k@@ ful that I had done that .
He real@@ ized that accep@@ ting it would be t@@ antam@@ ount to re@@ je@@ cting Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ​ — God’s very right to be the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh .
We have consider@@ ed two ways in which Jehovah can b@@ ol@@ ster your happiness des@@ pite your problems .
Se@@ cond , we are made in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , she started to study the Bible with her children and to witness to her friends .
Even so , we likely ad@@ mit that not all the decisions we make are necess@@ ar@@ ily wise or bene@@ fi@@ cial .
They are imp@@ o@@ st@@ ors and li@@ ars , who pose as the dead .
Some elders have wor@@ ked very hard in the congregation for many years .
S@@ A@@ X@@ ON@@ S
These help us com@@ pre@@ h@@ end the many benef@@ its that f@@ low to us based on what Jesus has done , is doing , and will yet do in our be@@ half .
M@@ or@@ bi@@ d fear would have been a wrong mo@@ tive for obe@@ ying Christ .
A@@ n un@@ en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ed conscience is eas@@ ily influ@@ enced by local cu@@ st@@ om@@ s and ha@@ bi@@ ts .
How did one hist@@ ori@@ an descri@@ be the relationship of early Christians to the world ?
If certain as@@ pe@@ cts of the ministry ​ — doing st@@ re@@ et wit@@ ness@@ ing , preaching inform@@ ally , or working bu@@ sin@@ ess ter@@ rit@@ ory — ​ in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ate us , we can pray to Jehovah for his spirit and ask him to help us mu@@ ster up the needed b@@ ol@@ dness . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess .
Paul pre@@ ached every@@ where he went
He said : “ I felt ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted and . . . num@@ bed on account of the thing seen . ” ​ — Daniel 8 : 27 .
That Ju@@ li@@ an pl@@ an@@ ned to re@@ buil@@ d the temple is bey@@ ond doubt .
Un@@ der the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , a man who ra@@ ped a woman was to die “ just as when a man ris@@ es up against his fel@@ low@@ man and in@@ deed mu@@ r@@ ders him . ”
The more we p@@ our out our heart to Jehovah , the clo@@ s@@ er we will be to him and the more we will trust in him .
In fact , Christian Greek Scrip@@ ture writ@@ ers direc@@ tly refer@@ red to te@@ x@@ ts in the Hebrew Scriptures some 3@@ 20 times and indi@@ rec@@ tly another sever@@ al h@@ un@@ d@@ red times .
B@@ E “ M@@ O@@ D@@ E@@ R@@ AT@@ E I@@ N H@@ A@@ BI@@ T@@ S . ”
These spiritually rich m@@ om@@ ents taught us to love Jehovah and trust in him more and more .
So Eli@@ j@@ ah mo@@ des@@ tly rep@@ lied : “ You have asked a difficult thing .
“ It was not because I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t love Jehovah , ” she continu@@ es , “ but because I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t truly know him .
Be@@ fore the end of this system of things , Jesus ’ gen@@ u@@ ine followers would dec@@ l@@ are “ the truth of the good news ” earth wide .
In all circumstances , we need to le@@ an on Jehovah for guid@@ ance , tru@@ sting in him to support us and do for us what we cannot do for ourselves .
And we can act in a way that demonstr@@ ates our love .
Jehovah has op@@ ened “ a large do@@ or that lea@@ ds to activ@@ ity ” for young Christians today .
S@@ A@@ R@@ A@@ H sto@@ od in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the ro@@ om and loo@@ ked around .
Because of the fam@@ il@@ y’s po@@ ver@@ ty , however , it was very difficult for her to pa@@ y the f@@ are to get to the meetings with her children .
In what ways did Jesus show courage during his ministry ?
On@@ ce again , I feel u@@ se@@ ful and happy .
S@@ hi@@ r@@ le@@ y : O@@ K .
Can we learn anything from this ?
But is that the truth ?
Although some of my relati@@ ves who learned Bible teachings years ag@@ o have now died , our ex@@ tend@@ ed family has continued to gro@@ w , and God has ri@@ ch@@ ly bless@@ ed us .
D@@ on@@ ’t you respect the f@@ la@@ g ?
G@@ ar@@ ry B@@ ran@@ t@@ le@@ y therefore conclu@@ des : “ It is imp@@ ro@@ per ex@@ e@@ g@@ esis to for@@ ce pa@@ g@@ an beli@@ ef@@ s into the bi@@ bli@@ cal text simply because of l@@ ing@@ u@@ is@@ tic simil@@ ar@@ ities . ”
“ Acc@@ ep@@ t My H@@ um@@ ble Gi@@ ft ” ( Rus@@ sia ) , 11 / 15
What are some of the qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations that must be me@@ t by men re@@ aching out for congreg@@ ational responsi@@ bility ?
How s@@ or@@ ry we feel that op@@ position or l@@ ack of interest on the part of one person affe@@ cts the respon@@ se of another !
O@@ thers repor@@ t no@@ tic@@ ing similar sign@@ s , including ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct of personal Bible study , prayer , or attend@@ ance at Christian meetings .
Such an act was “ un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble ” to Abraham .
As their Me@@ di@@ at@@ or , Jesus ass@@ ists them in main@@ tain@@ ing a clean standing before God . ​ — He@@ b .
( a ) How will God re@@ act to Satan’s coming att@@ ack on His people ?
Rather than see@@ king prom@@ in@@ ence , David u@@ su@@ ally recogn@@ ized his li@@ mit@@ ations and man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted hum@@ ility .
Jesus has his disciples tell the crow@@ d to rec@@ l@@ ine on the gre@@ en gr@@ ass in grou@@ ps of 50 and of 1@@ 00 .
O@@ thers ven@@ er@@ ate en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment person@@ alities or s@@ por@@ ts fi@@ gu@@ res , who cannot provide any real hope for the future .
A husband can stri@@ ve to al@@ la@@ y any feelings of in@@ se@@ cur@@ ity his wife may have .
Hence , the Bible war@@ ns : “ B@@ ad associ@@ ations spo@@ il u@@ se@@ ful ha@@ bi@@ ts . ”
From God’s stan@@ d@@ point , there are still too many men .
A book that has proved to be a reli@@ able s@@ ource of prophe@@ tic information war@@ ns us of a coming worl@@ d@@ wide disa@@ ster and descri@@ bes it this way : “ The su@@ n will be dar@@ k@@ ened , and the mo@@ on will not give its light , and the st@@ ars will f@@ all from heaven , and the po@@ wers of the heavens will be sh@@ ak@@ en . . . .
What must you do to enjoy the blessings that Christ’s rule will show@@ er upon mankind ?
But he also said that there needs to be “ a time to he@@ al . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 3 : 3 , 4 .
This would be especially help@@ ful to the ag@@ ed apostle John at the end of the first century C.E . when he set about writ@@ ing his Go@@ spe@@ l .
Th@@ ough Jesus died on a st@@ ake , the he@@ in@@ ous s@@ at@@ ani@@ c att@@ ack on the in@@ no@@ c@@ ent Son of God fa@@ iled comple@@ t@@ ely , for Jehovah resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus and ex@@ al@@ ted him to His own right hand .
When M@@ ike and his family read about other brothers and sisters who served where the need is greater , they deci@@ ded to simp@@ li@@ fy their lives .
S@@ por@@ ts can be fu@@ n and exc@@ iting .
“ On our first vis@@ it to one pris@@ on , the in@@ mat@@ es were brought into a large ro@@ om to me@@ et us .
Let us encoura@@ ge other Christians to end@@ ure persecu@@ tion and , as a result , have the continu@@ al “ privilege of fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly rend@@ ering sac@@ red service to [ Jehovah ] with loy@@ al@@ ty and righteousness before him all our days ” ​ — even forever . ​ — Luke 1 : 6@@ 8 , 6@@ 9 , 7@@ 4 , 7@@ 5 .
It was early in the mor@@ ning and bit@@ ter@@ ly co@@ ld .
The 2@@ 15 publi@@ sh@@ ers and 28 pione@@ ers in three congregations there were so happy when 1@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 people attend@@ ed the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al in 20@@ 14
G@@ na@@ wing hu@@ ng@@ er was my con@@ st@@ ant compan@@ ion , and I was we@@ ak@@ ened by b@@ ou@@ ts of high f@@ ever ca@@ used by the S@@ pan@@ ish f@@ lu , which had sent milli@@ ons to the gra@@ ve .
An@@ dre@@ w took much pri@@ de in his jo@@ b but left it .
18 The V@@ ati@@ can C@@ o@@ de@@ x ​ — Why a T@@ re@@ asure ? 25 F@@ ish@@ ing on the Se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e 28 Di@@ d You K@@ now ?
After atten@@ ding a special conven@@ tion in I@@ rel@@ and , a cou@@ ple from Ger@@ many expres@@ sed gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for the way they had been war@@ m@@ ly wel@@ com@@ ed and car@@ ed for , ad@@ ding : “ But our great@@ est than@@ ks go to Jehovah and his King Jesus Christ .
( b ) What should we inc@@ or@@ por@@ ate into our da@@ ily r@@ out@@ ine ?
( b ) How did even Na@@ z@@ i of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als recogn@@ ize our dedic@@ ation ?
That was 14 years ag@@ o , and they are still serving in the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines !
This is done by eas@@ ing his mis@@ er@@ y or g@@ ri@@ ef and br@@ ing@@ ing him cons@@ ol@@ ation .
After reading it , the man indic@@ ated that he wanted to learn more about the Bible , and he accepted a Bible study .
Such re@@ mar@@ ks ca@@ used me to feel dis@@ il@@ lu@@ si@@ oned with the Sh@@ into religion .
( b ) How important is spiritual gro@@ w@@ th ?
15 : 9 - 15 .
Jesus did this in 19@@ 19 , after the slave had pas@@ sed through a peri@@ od of t@@ es@@ ting .
B@@ ack in 19@@ 50 , care@@ ful consider@@ ation of Psalm 4@@ 5 : 16 gave ris@@ e to an ong@@ o@@ ing tra@@ ining pro@@ gra@@ m .
L@@ y@@ str@@ a
Noah , however , had no part in N@@ im@@ ro@@ d’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
How than@@ k@@ ful you are that Jehovah has bless@@ ed you with the earthly hope !
Rather , God will do so , as Paul told the Gre@@ ek@@ s in A@@ th@@ ens : “ He has set a day in which he pur@@ pos@@ es to ju@@ dge the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed ” ​ — Jesus Christ .
Ge@@ or@@ ge and I jo@@ y@@ fully continue in the full - time ministry .
( b ) Wh@@ ich tr@@ ac@@ ts have you had the most succ@@ ess using , and why ?
H@@ el@@ p came when we started a Bible study with Ger@@ al@@ do R@@ am@@ al@@ h@@ o , a practic@@ ing Ca@@ tho@@ lic .
He inform@@ ed me that there were num@@ er@@ ous Witnesses in the O@@ ha@@ ji are@@ a .
Hence , El@@ isha asked for two par@@ ts of Eli@@ j@@ ah’s spiritual in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
The night before he was put to death as a con@@ dem@@ ned cri@@ min@@ al , he f@@ ran@@ k@@ ly told them that he was “ deep@@ ly g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed . ”
Our consider@@ ation of four Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es should re@@ in@@ for@@ ce our determin@@ ation to do what ?
The ag@@ enc@@ y God cho@@ se to accom@@ pl@@ ish this is the Kingdom , and the Re@@ de@@ em@@ er is Jesus Christ .
What are some fe@@ atu@@ res of L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us ?
H@@ E W@@ A@@ S a v@@ ali@@ ant lead@@ er ; she was a sub@@ mis@@ sive wife .
As the a@@ do@@ p@@ ted son of the car@@ p@@ en@@ ter Joseph , he was brought up in a hum@@ ble home and was the first of sever@@ al children in the family . ​ — Isaiah 7 : 14 ; Matthew 1 : 22 , 23 ; Mark 6 : 3 .
Yes , Jehovah could res@@ cu@@ e Paul .
5 , 6 . ( a ) How has Jehovah become your F@@ ri@@ end ?
For example , if you were baptized as a pre@@ te@@ en , you likely will face new feelings and pres@@ sures as you en@@ ter and pas@@ s through a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ence .
No , he wis@@ ely held back from sh@@ aring many things he knew .
The more time they sp@@ ent together , the clo@@ s@@ er they became .
He is certain that Jehovah will gr@@ ant him and his 3@@ 00 men vi@@ ct@@ ory over the M@@ idi@@ an@@ ites . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 7 : 9 - 15 .
How will we benefit by let@@ ting God’s ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces gu@@ i@@ de us ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jo@@ b@@ ’s integrity with@@ sto@@ od the t@@ est because he had never put his trust in money .
Some time after the death of the last of the apostles , religious lead@@ ers will@@ ingly began to change their vie@@ ws regarding themselves and the world .
D@@ EN@@ V@@ E@@ R , C@@ O ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , C@@ ol@@ is@@ e@@ u@@ m , 4@@ 6@@ 00 H@@ um@@ b@@ ol@@ d@@ t S@@ t .
The second part remin@@ ded the conven@@ tion@@ ers that Jehovah’s Witnesses stri@@ ve to re@@ ach people every@@ where , both form@@ ally and inform@@ ally .
Our new assignment as parents was very important to us .
There is nothing in life with which the gr@@ ace of God cannot cop@@ e .
The boo@@ ks con@@ tain let@@ ters , trans@@ crip@@ ts of spe@@ e@@ ches , and even de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of their dis@@ pu@@ tes .
Paul’s letter to the Romans provi@@ des Christians with practic@@ al counsel
By word and example , he taught them what is me@@ ant by ‘ tru@@ sting in Jehovah ’ and what obedi@@ ence to Jehovah invol@@ ves .
Ne@@ ar the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and
Ke@@ ep the spiritual sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of the day up@@ per@@ most in mind .
O@@ thers are not that for@@ tun@@ ate ; they live on the st@@ re@@ et , with perhaps only a pi@@ e@@ ce of car@@ d@@ bo@@ ard or pl@@ as@@ tic between them and the gr@@ ound .
Instead of vie@@ wing most of these acc@@ oun@@ ts as fin@@ ding their app@@ lic@@ ation to only one class , whether the anointed or the great crow@@ d , and to only one time peri@@ od , God’s people of ei@@ ther class and from any time peri@@ od can apply to themselves many of the less@@ ons the acc@@ oun@@ ts teach us .
What , then , does it mean to worship with spirit and truth ?
These individuals were not high@@ ly es@@ te@@ em@@ ed for their cre@@ d@@ enti@@ als and work .
A we@@ ek@@ ly F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening also encoura@@ ges mean@@ ing@@ ful con@@ vers@@ ation and helps young ones to de@@ al with spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c problems .
A@@ P P@@ ho@@ to / A@@ me@@ l E@@ m@@ ri@@ c
P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h was hum@@ ili@@ ated and ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted .
Jehovah has taught us to love one another as brothers .
Jehovah will continue to help many more people to have faith in him .
O@@ thers res@@ em@@ ble gi@@ gan@@ tic ice - cre@@ am con@@ es , ob@@ el@@ is@@ ks , or mu@@ sh@@ ro@@ om@@ s .
H@@ ann@@ ah rema@@ ined ba@@ r@@ re@@ n , a re@@ pro@@ ach for an Israel@@ ite woman , while Pen@@ in@@ n@@ ah had sever@@ al children .
It means being contro@@ l@@ led , d@@ om@@ in@@ ated , and imp@@ el@@ led by Jehovah’s ac@@ tive for@@ ce .
Peter and John st@@ op@@ ped in their f@@ light , perhaps near the house of the form@@ er H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est An@@ n@@ as , where Jesus was first taken for ques@@ tion@@ ing .
We can then have faith in Jehovah’s re@@ adi@@ ness to for@@ give our sin@@ s .
How could one t@@ ree gro@@ w near more than one st@@ re@@ am ?
As she continued , some stud@@ ents ro@@ l@@ led their eyes .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , a pat@@ ter@@ n of using up@@ building spe@@ e@@ ch when tal@@ king about fellow Christians will make it e@@ asi@@ er for us to rest@@ ore peace when differ@@ ences ar@@ ise . ​ — Luke 6 : 31 .
6@@ 9@@ ,@@ 5@@ 8@@ 2
Then a man came to H@@ it@@ o@@ shi@@ ’s do@@ or and asked him if he knew that Jesus Christ had died for him .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N C@@ ON@@ F@@ R@@ ON@@ T@@ IN@@ G A C@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ I@@ S
One little cl@@ ou@@ d ris@@ ing from the ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on was en@@ ough to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce Eli@@ j@@ ah that Jehovah was about to act .
That covenant evid@@ ently went into effect in 194@@ 3 B.C.E .
The Kingdom will have accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed its mis@@ sion .
As told by R@@ ol@@ f B@@ r@@ ü@@ gg@@ em@@ ei@@ er
Yes , Jesus has the power to resur@@ rec@@ t , or bring back to life , those who have died !
It also pleas@@ ed him to know that the value of his perfect life could be offered to God as a ransom to bu@@ y us back from sla@@ very to sin and death .
Just a little while longer , and the wicked will be no more . . .
What did Jesus say that the w@@ ine me@@ ant or re@@ pres@@ ented ?
In fact , for more than a century , the Bible was the only book a@@ vail@@ able to the T@@ ah@@ iti@@ an po@@ pul@@ ation .
By contr@@ ast , in the pan@@ cr@@ ati@@ u@@ m no ho@@ l@@ ds were ba@@ r@@ red .
H@@ en@@ ry V@@ I@@ I@@ I and the Bible
Si@@ x@@ ty - two years later another building with a cor@@ ru@@ g@@ ated ir@@ on ro@@ of was buil@@ t in Mar@@ al@@ al .
( a ) What matters of uni@@ vers@@ al import@@ ance are found in Jesus ’ prayer ?
How do they do it ?
Why is now the time to support Christ’s brothers ?
His rul@@ er@@ ship is an everlasting rul@@ er@@ ship that will not pas@@ s away , and his kingdom will not be destro@@ yed . ” ​ — Daniel 7 : 14 .
R@@ es@@ er@@ ving that privilege for Solomon , Jehovah makes a covenant with David for a Kingdom .
When we ask God for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , we strengthen our conscience , de@@ e@@ pen our rep@@ ent@@ ance , and in@@ ten@@ si@@ fy our a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of the seri@@ ousness of sin .
I@@ magine Paul in the gover@@ nor@@ ’s p@@ al@@ ace before a group that inclu@@ des the rul@@ er of an important part of the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
No one on earth kno@@ ws ex@@ ac@@ tly when God’s Kingdom will come . ​ — Matthew 24 : 36 .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the years , J@@ im and I have found great joy in our Kingdom service .
Revelation 10 : 1 descri@@ bes an a@@ w@@ es@@ ome “ strong ang@@ el ” who@@ se “ face was as the su@@ n . ”
Do you inclu@@ de spiritually - min@@ ded ones in your rec@@ re@@ ational activities ?
He spoke ex@@ ten@@ si@@ vely about a mar@@ ked peri@@ od of time that he called his “ pres@@ ence . ”
At Bethel with my husband , J@@ un@@ ji
Paul was in fact encourag@@ ing Christians to avoid giving v@@ ent to anger .
A cu@@ ri@@ ous little bo@@ y pi@@ c@@ ks up an ob@@ ject in a field ​ — a land mine — ​ and is bl@@ in@@ ded and mut@@ il@@ ated for life .
In l@@ ine with this , we no@@ te that God’s Word descri@@ bes par@@ ent@@ al discipl@@ ine in love as an ob@@ ject of beau@@ ty , “ a w@@ re@@ ath of at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess to your head and a fine ne@@ ck@@ l@@ ace to your thro@@ at , ” and as something “ well - pleas@@ ing in the Lord . ”
They kept Jehovah’s will in foc@@ us and ch@@ eri@@ shed their her@@ it@@ age .
After ex@@ t@@ ol@@ ling Jehovah’s mar@@ vel@@ ous qualities , he states : “ Your loyal ones will bl@@ ess you . ”
Rather than allow@@ ing the things of the flesh to di@@ str@@ act us , let us set our min@@ ds on the things of the spirit .
Si@@ x Re@@ pe@@ ated Th@@ ree T@@ im@@ es ​ — Why ?
M@@ in@@ isters of Jehovah’s Witnesses came to preach in that are@@ a .
Jehovah tel@@ ls Moses : “ S@@ pe@@ ak to the sons of Israel , that they should turn back and enc@@ am@@ p before P@@ i@@ ha@@ hi@@ ro@@ th between Mi@@ g@@ do@@ l and the se@@ a in view of Ba@@ al - z@@ ep@@ ho@@ n . ”
This teaching , which ga@@ ined wide po@@ pul@@ ar@@ ity , r@@ ous@@ ed fi@@ er@@ ce op@@ position within the ch@@ urch .
One s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ al mo@@ der@@ n - day writ@@ er went so far as to conclu@@ de that it is “ the he@@ i@@ ght of conc@@ e@@ it to believe that there is a divine being who takes a personal and im@@ medi@@ ate interest in your do@@ ings . ”
In har@@ mony with divine prophe@@ ci@@ es , those who obe@@ yed Jehovah’s direction ‘ received their sou@@ ls as spo@@ il , ’ wh@@ er@@ e@@ as the pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous wicked ones ign@@ ored the war@@ ning and peri@@ shed . ​ — J@@ er .
What do need - great@@ ers who have been in T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y for a while say about their life there ?
Now they , of course , do it that they may get a cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ti@@ ble cro@@ wn , but we an inc@@ or@@ ru@@ p@@ ti@@ ble one .
The account of Bar@@ ak teach@@ es us important less@@ ons .
He was full of questions about the Bible .
H . M@@ ac@@ mil@@ l@@ an were an out@@ standing s@@ ource of comfort .
2 : 6 , 7 ; 7 : 8 , 9 .
The Bible says : “ It is imp@@ os@@ sible for God to li@@ e . ”
S@@ ource : The M@@ et@@ ro@@ po@@ lit@@ an Ho@@ spi@@ ce of Gre@@ ater New Yor@@ k
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of Luke
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , they can r@@ ely on the support of their compan@@ i@@ ons of the great crow@@ d .
He certainly did not want to try to gain po@@ pul@@ ar@@ ity in order to avoid a sacri@@ fi@@ cial death at the hands of God’s enem@@ ies .
“ What is Jehovah as@@ king back from you but to . . . be mo@@ des@@ t in wal@@ king with your God ? ” ​ — MI@@ C@@ A@@ H 6 : 8 .
I@@ magine the jo@@ y@@ ous re@@ uni@@ ons when resur@@ rec@@ ted ones are wel@@ com@@ ed back to life here on earth .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , at times he “ offered up supp@@ lic@@ ations and also pet@@ iti@@ ons . . . with strong out@@ cri@@ es and te@@ ars . ”
We need not only to displa@@ y these qualities ou@@ tw@@ ar@@ dly but also to eng@@ ra@@ ve them ‘ on the ta@@ ble@@ t of our heart , ’ making them an in@@ tr@@ in@@ si@@ c part of our person@@ ality .
They lost their lives because they were so ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in those comm@@ on activities that they did not pa@@ y attention to God’s will .
What , though , if your son or daugh@@ ter beg@@ ins to expres@@ s doub@@ ts at some point after baptism ?
3 : 16 ; Acts 16 : 25 .
Do I really trust in Jehovah to care for my needs ? ’
When it comes to prote@@ cting our fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah , we must act s@@ wi@@ f@@ tly and dec@@ isi@@ vely .
And many parents are anxi@@ ous about the effect the worl@@ d’s moral de@@ ca@@ y is having on the ones they love , especially their children .
But o@@ live tre@@ es have been known to s@@ pr@@ out again even after being cu@@ t down .
N@@ ever do we want to cause Jehovah disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment and pain by bre@@ ak@@ ing his righteous comman@@ ds .
For example , consider the case of a t@@ all , strong man nam@@ ed Ri@@ ch@@ ard .
Jesus provided comfort by teaching , by heal@@ ing , and by resur@@ rec@@ ting the dead
As we refle@@ ct on such things , we gro@@ w in our love for Jehovah , for he is the Gi@@ ver of all good things .
H@@ el@@ p them to draw clo@@ s@@ er to their heavenly Father , Jehovah God .
M@@ ak@@ ing chang@@ es involved get@@ ting ri@@ d of mu@@ si@@ c that encoura@@ ged rac@@ ism
Acc@@ ep@@ ting that false vie@@ w@@ point ca@@ used some to re@@ pu@@ di@@ ate the true teachings about Jesus , the Messi@@ ah .
[ Mark 13 : 32 ] O@@ b@@ serve here the gra@@ d@@ ation in the sc@@ ale of being .
If , like Eli@@ j@@ ah , we ever feel disc@@ oura@@ ged at the l@@ ack of resul@@ ts in our ministry , we can pet@@ iti@@ on Jehovah for “ power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l ” ​ — a power that can strengthen us to continue preaching the good news without le@@ tu@@ p . ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 7 .
The Bible also con@@ tain@@ s practic@@ al wisdom , giving us counsel for times when we are con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with decisions in life .
Do we not try to get to know that person better ?
When asked how they respon@@ d when their parents tell them no , ne@@ arly 60 per@@ c@@ ent of the children said that they keep as@@ king .
The ministry is exc@@ iting !
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t said a@@ po@@ lo@@ ge@@ tic@@ ally that these things were not for s@@ ale .
However , ear@@ li@@ er Jehovah had war@@ ned that anyone who became king “ should not inc@@ re@@ ase hor@@ ses for himself ” and that he “ should also not mul@@ ti@@ p@@ ly wi@@ ves for himself , that his heart may not turn asi@@ de . ”
“ Do not desire her pre@@ t@@ t@@ iness in your heart , ” ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es the wise king , “ and may she not take you with her lustr@@ ous eyes . ”
What does our faith@@ ful@@ ness in “ what is le@@ ast ” reve@@ al ?
Di@@ d he then ca@@ su@@ ally walk out past the gu@@ ar@@ ds as if nothing had happened ?
This “ rel@@ eas@@ ing ” during Christ’s pres@@ ence would result in Paul’s recei@@ ving the re@@ ward that Jehovah had pre@@ pared for him . ​ — Mat@@ t .
C@@ ould you inc@@ re@@ ase the joy you find in pra@@ ising Jehovah to your neigh@@ b@@ ors ?
Daniel , ag@@ ed 21 , says : “ T@@ e@@ ach@@ ers and fellow stud@@ ents made fu@@ n of me because I live by Bible standards .
As the war prog@@ ressed , we sel@@ dom got a full ni@@ gh@@ t’s s@@ le@@ ep .
The answer can be seen in the events following the day of Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st .
This does not mean that he always hi@@ des his knowledge .
2 : 10 - 16 .
No won@@ der the apostle Paul wrote : “ We have a w@@ rest@@ ling , not against blood and flesh , but against the govern@@ ments , against the author@@ ities , against the world rul@@ ers of this dar@@ k@@ ness , against the wicked spirit for@@ ces in the heavenly plac@@ es . ”
While d@@ ri@@ ving home after the pro@@ gra@@ m , we discus@@ sed how we could apply the counsel given on simp@@ li@@ f@@ ying our life .
That dis@@ order has left her par@@ al@@ y@@ zed and with a serious spe@@ e@@ ch imp@@ e@@ di@@ ment .
− Proverbs 2 : 10 , 11 .
He and his wife had stu@@ died the Bible with a family ​ — father , mother , and two te@@ en@@ age daugh@@ ters — ​ who had a large house .
So we sp@@ ent a to@@ tal of 14 months in pris@@ on because of our neu@@ tr@@ al stand .
Jesus did not feel the need to en@@ um@@ er@@ ate the disciples ’ sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings , including what they had done on the night he was ar@@ rest@@ ed .
Those who live according to Bible knowledge are fre@@ ed from the su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ons , false teachings , and ign@@ or@@ ance that d@@ om@@ in@@ ate the lives of milli@@ ons .
Bro@@ ther J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed the stud@@ ents to make good use of their G@@ ile@@ ad tra@@ ining as they now jo@@ in the mission@@ aries who are pres@@ ently serving in the 19 coun@@ tri@@ es to which the gra@@ du@@ ates were assign@@ ed .
Can you see yourself in Par@@ adise , g@@ low@@ ing with good health , free from anxi@@ e@@ ties , sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by people you love , and sh@@ aring in truly fulfill@@ ing work ?
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , we try to see a po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for good in people .
S@@ he@@ ol is the comm@@ on gra@@ ve of mankind .
A@@ S A loving Christian overse@@ er , the apostle Paul had the very best inter@@ ests of his fellow believers at heart .
We Mu@@ st S@@ et P@@ ri@@ or@@ ities
May we pa@@ y con@@ st@@ ant attention to our teaching , to our attitude , and to our e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness in the ministry .
The ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine article then dre@@ w attention to the C@@ o@@ de of Pro@@ fes@@ si@@ onal E@@ th@@ ic@@ s for I@@ tal@@ i@@ an N@@ ur@@ ses , appro@@ ved in 199@@ 9 , which says : “ The n@@ ur@@ se ac@@ ts , taking into consider@@ ation the individu@@ al@@ ’s religious , e@@ th@@ ic@@ al , and cul@@ tural valu@@ es , as well as r@@ ace and se@@ x . ”
A long , dar@@ k , we@@ t tre@@ k la@@ y a@@ head of him .
24 : 4@@ 5 , 4@@ 7 .
He f@@ ran@@ k@@ ly ad@@ m@@ its : “ I ne@@ arly had a heart att@@ ack .
But we can learn much from faithful individuals who served God without any pro@@ spe@@ ct of f@@ ame or prom@@ in@@ ence .
He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah lived for 15 more years .
Because in the ch@@ urch fo@@ y@@ er , the minis@@ ter post@@ ed a l@@ ist of all don@@ ors in the order of the am@@ ount they had given .
However , all Christian min@@ isters share in the preaching of the good news .
Bal@@ ance Is Ne@@ e@@ ded
She offered him the book Is There a Creator Who Ca@@ res Ab@@ out You ?
Ge@@ or@@ ge , the father mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , real@@ ized that part of the reason M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el became so up@@ set about pu@@ t@@ ting away his to@@ ys was that the t@@ ask seem@@ ed over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing .
A@@ ris@@ to@@ tle taught that all the heavenly bo@@ dies were enc@@ as@@ ed in cr@@ y@@ st@@ all@@ ine s@@ ph@@ er@@ es , each one n@@ ested ti@@ gh@@ tly within the next , with the earth in@@ n@@ er@@ most .
( a ) What do some un@@ wis@@ ely do ?
O@@ ver 1@@ ,@@ 6@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 co@@ pi@@ es of The Bible ​ — The Go@@ spe@@ l Acc@@ ording to Matthew have been shi@@ pp@@ ed to congregations in J@@ ap@@ an , and each mon@@ th , the Witnesses are plac@@ ing ten@@ s of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of them .
To be accep@@ table to God , worship must come from the heart . — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 4 , 5 ; 10 : 12 .
How appro@@ pri@@ ate that godly women give du@@ e consider@@ ation to we@@ aring a head co@@ ver@@ ing when the occasi@@ on c@@ alls for it !
T@@ re@@ asure those mem@@ ori@@ es ! ​ — P@@ s .
R@@ E@@ G@@ U@@ L@@ A@@ R P@@ I@@ ON@@ E@@ E@@ R@@ S :
Jesus Christ , as King of God’s Kingdom , has been gr@@ anted the ability and the right to exerc@@ ise power uni@@ vers@@ ally .
T@@ ry always to tre@@ asure , to appreci@@ ate , your place in Jehovah’s organization .
God kno@@ ws us and the meaning of the things he ca@@ used his spirit to speak through the Bible writ@@ ers .
How do the anointed do that ?
W@@ ould you ple@@ ase read what Jesus said in the last part of that verse ?
See the article “ The S@@ pl@@ end@@ or of G@@ ra@@ y - He@@ a@@ de@@ dness , ” in The Watchtower of Mar@@ ch 15 , 199@@ 3 .
Ad@@ d to this an es@@ tim@@ ated 40 to 50 milli@@ on ab@@ or@@ tions worl@@ d@@ wide ​ — every year !
And in what are@@ as of life is respect for authority called for ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , we should not let a “ ro@@ t@@ ten saying ” come out of our m@@ ou@@ th .
But as O@@ bed ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges , this can be challeng@@ ing .
W@@ ould you like to become part of a group of people who are known for having love among themselves ?
; Da@@ v@@ is , B .
As the Witnesses ans@@ wer@@ ed his questions from the Bible , he too became con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of the truth of what he was lear@@ ning .
“ I was over@@ jo@@ yed when I read the words that my teach@@ er , M@@ r .
23 : 5 - 4@@ 9 .
I was so n@@ er@@ v@@ ous that when the la@@ dy ans@@ wer@@ ed the do@@ or , I asked , “ C@@ ould you tell me the time , ple@@ ase ? ”
What are these important things ?
When those words were spo@@ ken , Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s faith in God had already been t@@ ested .
How has Jehovah re@@ war@@ ded his servants in the past and in the present ?
M@@ ake God’s pri@@ or@@ ities your pri@@ or@@ ities .
I learned that there are different ways of doing things .
‘ C@@ ho@@ ose Li@@ fe to Ke@@ ep A@@ live , ’ 6 / 1
Bro@@ ther J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z comm@@ ended the gra@@ du@@ ates for their will@@ ing@@ ness to have a greater share in the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l Bible educ@@ ational pro@@ gra@@ m that is car@@ ri@@ ed out in over 9@@ 8@@ ,000 congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide .
We are told that at the end of the 1@@ ,000 years , Satan will be rel@@ eas@@ ed from the ab@@ y@@ ss , and “ he will go out to mis@@ lead those nations in the four cor@@ n@@ ers of the earth , Go@@ g and Ma@@ go@@ g , to ga@@ ther them together for the war . ”
The ma@@ in purpose of our congreg@@ ating regul@@ arly , both in local congregations and at large conven@@ tions , is to praise Jehovah .
In time , Jehovah chang@@ ed Jac@@ ob@@ ’s name to Israel , and he became a fore@@ father of the nation of Israel .
17 : 22 .
Do@@ ing so will help you to live up to your marriage v@@ ow ​ — happ@@ ily !
From a study of Bi@@ bli@@ cal and se@@ cul@@ ar evidence , we can conclu@@ de that the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es thought high@@ ly of themselves as gu@@ ar@@ di@@ ans of the public good and the n@@ ational wel@@ f@@ are .
What guid@@ ance do the Scriptures provide about child tra@@ ining when one par@@ ent is one of Jehovah’s Witnesses and the other is not ?
Lu@@ ther consider@@ ed himself un@@ wor@@ thy of God’s fav@@ or and was at times d@@ ri@@ ven to des@@ pa@@ ir by a gu@@ il@@ ty conscience .
In this reg@@ ard , L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 20 : 2 states : “ An@@ y man of the sons of Israel , and any ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ent who re@@ si@@ des as an ali@@ en in Israel , who gives any of his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing to Mo@@ le@@ ch , should be put to death without fai@@ l .
Me@@ et@@ ings encoura@@ ge us .
However , there are some public@@ ations that are written for spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c grou@@ ps , such as young ones or parents .
Hence , these “ st@@ ars ” lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally den@@ o@@ te spirit - anointed overse@@ ers , or bo@@ dies of elders .
We show our faith in Jehovah God by pra@@ ying regul@@ arly for his help and then ac@@ ting in har@@ mony with our prayers and his direction .
The ow@@ ner , know@@ ing that she was living in hi@@ ding and un@@ able to ob@@ tain food r@@ ation car@@ ds , gave her the it@@ em and also two g@@ ul@@ den@@ s .
The following article will discus@@ s what me@@ a@@ sures true Christians can take to prote@@ ct themselves from the powerful influ@@ ence of Satan the Devil and his dem@@ ons .
4@@ 9 : 6 ​ — How is the Messi@@ ah “ a light of the nations , ” even though his earthly ministry was li@@ mit@@ ed to the sons of Israel ?
T@@ ra@@ ined to Gi@@ ve a Tho@@ r@@ ough Witness
Di@@ d he allow disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment to po@@ is@@ on his heart , let@@ ting bit@@ ter@@ ness take ro@@ o@@ t ?
The word “ N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m ” means “ F@@ el@@ l@@ ers , ” those who cause others to f@@ all down .
Jehovah is not to bl@@ ame for the en@@ or@@ m@@ ous suffering that has ex@@ is@@ ted for so long .
Why not sear@@ ch for some of them and try pu@@ t@@ ting them into prac@@ tice ? ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 3 : 16 .
A@@ m@@ ong these were 4@@ 5 Bible man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts d@@ ating ear@@ li@@ er than the ten@@ th century .
R@@ es@@ ur@@ rec@@ ted With What Bo@@ dy ?
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , “ a word at its right time ” can prove to be a com@@ for@@ ting support during dist@@ ress . ​ — Pro@@ v .
Are you in@@ du@@ stri@@ ous like the lea@@ f - cu@@ t@@ ting ant ?
But the brothers are doing so in the Mat@@ obo H@@ ill@@ s r@@ ange , Mat@@ ab@@ el@@ el@@ and , Z@@ im@@ ba@@ b@@ we
You said y@@ es to doing Jehovah’s will .
In contr@@ ast , Jehovah “ cho@@ se the we@@ ak things of the world , that he might put the strong things to sh@@ ame . ”
Yes , the promised “ lead@@ er and comman@@ der to the n@@ ational grou@@ ps ” proved to be Jesus Christ .
What can we learn from Jesus ’ words ?
N@@ ex@@ t , vari@@ ous govern@@ ments will deci@@ de to move against the worl@@ d’s religious organiz@@ ations .
E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an “ Christians ” made him a “ sa@@ in@@ t . ”
F@@ ul@@ l - time min@@ isters serving ab@@ ro@@ ad who me@@ et the requi@@ re@@ ments may apply to atten@@ d this school in their country of orig@@ in or in another country where the school is held in their mother t@@ ong@@ ue .
S@@ an@@ c@@ ti@@ fied by God
What did Jesus in@@ s@@ titu@@ te on the last v@@ al@@ id P@@ as@@ so@@ ver ?
Acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge for@@ ti@@ fi@@ es us against evil influ@@ ences
As they themselves draw clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah , they can help their children to do so . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 5 - 7 .
These were ne@@ i@@ ther the dist@@ ant par@@ ts of the physical uni@@ verse nor the spiritual place where God and his ang@@ eli@@ c sons d@@ well .
Father ad@@ v@@ ised me , however , to get mo@@ ving right away .
However , few people are com@@ for@@ ted by such com@@ ments .
1@@ 27 : 1 .
He was very a@@ ware of his li@@ mit@@ ations .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons Are Now Re@@ as@@ on@@ ing on the Scriptures
We trust that you feel simil@@ arly .
They sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze their dedic@@ ation by water baptism .
So let nothing sto@@ p you when it comes to pleas@@ ing Jehovah God by doing what is righteous .
One meeting is a public le@@ c@@ ture on a sub@@ ject of cur@@ r@@ ent interest .
Of course , we are in a better situation now .
Our instru@@ ct@@ ors encoura@@ ged us to do our best .
Wor@@ king in the “ F@@ i@@ eld ” ​ — Be@@ fore the H@@ ar@@ v@@ est
Di@@ ffering O@@ p@@ in@@ i@@ ons
It is better to use one text well by expla@@ ining and illustr@@ ating the point than to read two or three s@@ crip@@ tures in ra@@ pi@@ d succ@@ es@@ sion .
Par@@ ents must ev@@ alu@@ ate their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s needs real@@ is@@ tic@@ ally .
M@@ ake the B@@ est of Your Si@@ tu@@ ation
Why were there good reas@@ ons for joy in the har@@ v@@ est during Jesus ’ ministry and sh@@ ort@@ ly ther@@ e@@ after ?
Of course , at times some of the children mis@@ be@@ ha@@ ved or made po@@ or cho@@ ic@@ es regarding associ@@ ation .
However , what if we become so pre@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with the every@@ day af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of life that we end up sp@@ en@@ ding less time pra@@ ying ?
For the benefit of milli@@ ons of cur@@ r@@ ent read@@ ers , the answer is re@@ pr@@ inted on pages 29 - 31 of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
What will the fulfill@@ ment of these te@@ x@@ ts mean to you ?
What , though , if your efforts do not se@@ em to be pro@@ duc@@ ing good resul@@ ts ?
The cho@@ ice of the less ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive ani@@ mal@@ s showed that they were a family of li@@ mit@@ ed means . ​ — Luke 2 : 22 - 24 ; L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 12 : 6 , 8 .
succ@@ e@@ ed in our assign@@ ments ?
For them , this was like a change from being in ut@@ ter dar@@ k@@ ness to em@@ er@@ g@@ ing into b@@ right light .
Paul expla@@ ins that “ we have gi@@ f@@ ts differ@@ ing according to the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness given to us . ”
N@@ one of the succ@@ ess@@ es I had in other as@@ pe@@ cts of life could make up for it .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of what Jesus may have learned from his mother , M@@ ary , and his a@@ do@@ p@@ tive father , Joseph , he received his princi@@ p@@ al tra@@ ining for the ministry from the high@@ est S@@ ource .
A R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous M@@ an N@@ early S@@ tum@@ bl@@ es
“ The study was always fu@@ n , ” rec@@ alls one of his gro@@ wn sons .
I@@ l@@ ari@@ a often said , “ D@@ ad is my best friend . ”
5@@ 5 : 22 ; Pro@@ v .
How do we “ use it in minis@@ ter@@ ing to one another ” ?
But what will ha@@ p@@ pen when the money r@@ un@@ s out ?
Jehovah the great and the fear - inspi@@ ring One keep in your mind . ” ​ — Ne@@ h@@ emiah 4 : 7 - 9 , 11 , 13 , 14 .
So@@ on he had no time left for spiritual pur@@ su@@ its .
And people who lost their sp@@ ouse in death rec@@ over@@ ed from sy@@ mp@@ t@@ om@@ s of de@@ pres@@ sion so@@ on@@ er if they offered support to others .
“ En@@ m@@ ities , stri@@ fe , je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , f@@ its of anger , con@@ ten@@ tions ” are lis@@ ted among the works that could pre@@ v@@ ent us from ‘ in@@ her@@ iting God’s kingdom . ’
Is it possible that he taught do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines that di@@ ff@@ er from what we read in the Bible ?
One mor@@ ning in 198@@ 9 , while pre@@ par@@ ing a repor@@ t in my of@@ fice , I su@@ d@@ den@@ ly found my@@ self in a st@@ ate of complete dar@@ k@@ ness .
One of the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s is persecu@@ tion .
When we are con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with temp@@ t@@ ations , our Chris@@ t@@ like attitude will move us to pu@@ s@@ h them away .
Phil@@ o disc@@ oura@@ ged efforts to come to know God , saying that “ to at@@ temp@@ t to pro@@ ce@@ ed fur@@ ther , so as to pur@@ sue inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ations into the ess@@ ence or dist@@ inc@@ tive qualities of God , is an ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te pi@@ e@@ ce of fol@@ ly . ”
Why do Christians rejo@@ ice over being present at their meetings ?
L@@ ow@@ l@@ iness of mind can make us effe@@ ctive when we appro@@ ach str@@ ang@@ ers we find from house to house and in other plac@@ es .
The in@@ ven@@ tion of the prin@@ ting pres@@ s and the ze@@ al of coura@@ ge@@ ous Bible transl@@ at@@ ors gave hope of fre@@ e@@ dom from Babyl@@ on ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 12 , 13 )
; F@@ er@@ re@@ ir@@ a , G .
However , Jesus rep@@ lies : “ Do you b@@ eho@@ ld these great buil@@ ding@@ s ?
Such an exam@@ in@@ ation will show that in@@ stead of br@@ ing@@ ing a c@@ at@@ ac@@ l@@ y@@ s@@ mi@@ c end , Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on will in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce a happy beg@@ in@@ ning for people who desire to live and th@@ ri@@ ve in a righteous new world .
“ I did not put faith in their words , ” she said , “ until I had come that my own eyes might see . ”
12 E@@ i@@ ght K@@ ings Rev@@ e@@ aled
( Read Matthew 19 : 28 , 29 . )
Jesus Christ exerc@@ ises his authority in a wise , just , and loving way
The Bible , on the other hand , reve@@ als another di@@ men@@ sion of human be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or and inter@@ action .
The Genesis account assign@@ s the appe@@ ar@@ ance of se@@ a cre@@ atu@@ res to a fi@@ f@@ th cre@@ ative peri@@ od and that of ter@@ re@@ stri@@ al ani@@ mal@@ s and of man to a si@@ x@@ th . ​ — Genesis 1 : 20 - 31 .
4 , 5 . ( a ) Why is it not difficult to know how Jesus deal@@ t with people who had problems ?
But I vis@@ ited them in different v@@ il@@ la@@ ges and encoura@@ ged them to study the Bible .
He has high standards for the men who care for the congregation .
This may be difficult when you are ti@@ red or when the con@@ vers@@ ation seem@@ s some@@ what tri@@ vi@@ al .
God’s written Word con@@ tain@@ s “ the truth of the good news , ” which cons@@ ists of the whole body of Christian teachings .
‘ A few things are needed , or just one , ’ said Jesus when he enjo@@ yed associ@@ ation at the home of friends . ​ — Luke 10 : 4@@ 2 .
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , respect for older ones was an in@@ tr@@ in@@ si@@ c part of the Law that Jehovah gave to Israel .
Will You Re@@ fle@@ ct God’s G@@ l@@ ory ?
By doing so , not only will we contribu@@ te to the love and un@@ ity of the congregation but we will enjoy the Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od to the full .
“ The nations became w@@ ra@@ th@@ ful , ” states Revelation 11 : 18 , “ and [ God’s ] own wr@@ ath came , and the appointed time . . . to bring to ru@@ in those ru@@ ining the earth . ”
Of course , making a bi@@ g decision like that will requi@@ re care@@ ful pl@@ an@@ ning .
She then re@@ ques@@ ted si@@ x more boo@@ ks for her col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es .
When re@@ pro@@ ached and persecu@@ ted because of worshi@@ p@@ ing God faith@@ fully , Jesus pati@@ ently end@@ ur@@ ed without com@@ pla@@ ining .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N faithful men and women in the past su@@ ffered a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction , they pray@@ ed ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly to God for guid@@ ance .
What guid@@ ance can parents provide young ones in their cho@@ ice of school sub@@ je@@ cts and vo@@ c@@ ation go@@ als ?
However , the joy that man felt is more than mat@@ ched by the joy of those who are helped to em@@ er@@ ge , st@@ ep - by - st@@ ep , from spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness into the light of truth .
L@@ ater , I learned why .
Although our in@@ her@@ ent sin@@ ful st@@ ate may some@@ times get in the way , we must pu@@ s@@ h it asi@@ de and prove to be loving at all times .
C@@ oun@@ t@@ less milli@@ ons of children lost in death will “ hear his vo@@ ice ” when he speak@@ s to them : “ I say to you , G@@ et up ! ”
R@@ a@@ ising children is a long - ter@@ m jo@@ b , and the cho@@ ic@@ es made in spiritual or material are@@ as af@@ fect the future of all in the family .
This pre@@ d@@ om@@ in@@ an@@ tly “ Christian ” country can be descri@@ bed as a m@@ el@@ ting po@@ t of num@@ er@@ ous e@@ th@@ ni@@ c grou@@ ps and cul@@ tures .
T@@ ake Ad@@ van@@ ta@@ ge of the Mo@@ st B@@ ene@@ fi@@ cial C@@ oun@@ sel
I was per@@ mit@@ ted to help her at one place so that she could get done in half the time .
Job dre@@ w comfort from the resurrection hope
This took place about 3@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years ag@@ o in the land of U@@ z , likely some@@ where in nor@@ ther@@ n A@@ ra@@ bia .
A@@ m@@ ong them were my un@@ c@@ les Ab@@ d@@ ul@@ la@@ h and Ge@@ or@@ ge G@@ h@@ an@@ t@@ ous .
If you respect others , they will likely respect you too .
“ C@@ ho@@ o@@ sing to be loyal to Jehovah rather than to religious tra@@ di@@ tions does not mean that I am being dis@@ loyal to my family .
Yet , their new langu@@ ages , like the first language , were comple@@ x .
R@@ al@@ ph took part - time work in to@@ wn and continued as a regul@@ ar pioneer .
He illustr@@ ated this by saying that when his disciples were at a marriage fe@@ ast , they should not take “ the most prom@@ in@@ ent place ” because someone more dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed might come and they might su@@ ff@@ er the hum@@ ili@@ ation of having to go to the low@@ est place .
What must a dedic@@ ated , baptized Christian real@@ ize ?
I W@@ A@@ S ra@@ ised in G@@ ra@@ z , Au@@ stri@@ a .
A@@ men . ” ​ — Revelation 1 : 5 , 6 .
K@@ es@@ ia ad@@ ds : “ I learned to trust more comple@@ t@@ ely in Jehovah , and he has taken good care of us .
E@@ s@@ ti@@ en@@ ne di@@ vi@@ ded the Christian Greek Scriptures , or what is called the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent , into a new set of num@@ ber@@ ed ver@@ ses and com@@ bin@@ ed them with those already in the Hebrew Bible .
Now Is Ti@@ me for De@@ c@@ isi@@ ve A@@ ction , 12 / 15
They were given se@@ ats “ in a fine place , ” while the po@@ or were told to stand or to si@@ t on the flo@@ or at some@@ one@@ ’s fe@@ et .
So when it is ni@@ gh@@ t@@ time in some lands , God’s servants on the other side of the g@@ lo@@ be are bus@@ y wit@@ ness@@ ing .
St@@ ars some@@ times sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze ang@@ eli@@ c spirit cre@@ atu@@ res , but Christ would not use a man to rec@@ ord mes@@ sa@@ ges for spirit cre@@ atu@@ res .
Re@@ call that on your baptism day , before e@@ ye@@ wit@@ nesses , you were asked whether you had dedic@@ ated yourself to Jehovah and under@@ sto@@ od that “ your dedic@@ ation and baptism id@@ enti@@ fy you as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in associ@@ ation with God’s spirit - direc@@ ted organization . ”
Si@@ mil@@ arly , only if anointed Christians per@@ se@@ v@@ ere all the way to the end of their course ​ — from the in@@ iti@@ al se@@ al@@ ing to the fin@@ al one — ​ will they be crow@@ ned with im@@ mor@@ tal life in heaven . ​ — Matthew 10 : 22 ; James 1 : 12 .
What is more , we can en@@ ter@@ tain the pro@@ spe@@ ct of living on a par@@ adise earth for all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity .
They will be “ ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast , un@@ mo@@ va@@ ble ” in their loyal service to Jehovah and will continue public@@ ly to praise Jehovah for his loving - kindness .
We can learn from and seek to imitate his faith .
We might reason that ever@@ yone needs a little rel@@ a@@ x@@ ation or rec@@ re@@ ation , and how an individu@@ al ge@@ ts it is a personal matter .
G@@ ile@@ ad and P@@ o@@ st - G@@ ile@@ ad T@@ ra@@ ining
Ke@@ ep On S@@ ear@@ ch@@ ing for Des@@ er@@ ving On@@ es
Com@@ pan@@ i@@ ons of the man Job heard no fe@@ wer than ten of his dis@@ cour@@ ses .
J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s daugh@@ ter had not pl@@ an@@ ned on sta@@ ying sing@@ le .
Be@@ fore long , they were con@@ duc@@ ting 23 Bible stu@@ dies .
It is never con@@ ne@@ cted with a@@ bu@@ se or c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty . ​ — Proverbs 4 : 1 , 2 .
All the matters discus@@ sed in this article and the pre@@ ce@@ ding one have a prop@@ er place in our lives .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al for@@ ti@@ fic@@ ations prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely cr@@ um@@ ble as wrong desi@@ res and spe@@ e@@ ch lead to ho@@ l@@ ding hands , k@@ is@@ sing , ca@@ res@@ sing , pas@@ sion - ar@@ ous@@ ing heav@@ y pet@@ ting , and other expres@@ sions of affe@@ ction , all of which should be given only to their marriage mat@@ es .
For example , when a brother vis@@ ited a public li@@ br@@ ary to do re@@ sear@@ ch , he would take John along .
Joseph , however , under@@ sto@@ od that car@@ ing for his fam@@ il@@ y’s spiritual needs was par@@ am@@ ount .
They were part of an ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ tural commun@@ ity and lived in a fer@@ t@@ ile and well - w@@ at@@ ered re@@ gi@@ on .
Do you see the rel@@ ev@@ ance , though ?
In refer@@ ring to our da@@ ily bre@@ ad , Jesus likely me@@ ant our im@@ medi@@ ate needs .
We lost everything exc@@ ep@@ t our home .
O@@ f@@ ten , no matter what is going on around it , as the little one ga@@ z@@ es into its mo@@ ther’s s@@ mil@@ ing eyes , it is at e@@ ase , at peace in the ar@@ ms of a mother who lo@@ ves it .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , J@@ on@@ ah did not co@@ ver up the we@@ ak@@ nesses that he man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted before and after preaching to the N@@ in@@ ev@@ ites .
Rather , he teach@@ es that ‘ godly devo@@ tion ho@@ l@@ ds promise of the life now and that which is to come . ’ ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 8 .
The invit@@ ed gu@@ ests in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation gave exc@@ uses for not atten@@ ding the fe@@ ast .
Their accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments during this time of the end can only be at@@ tri@@ bu@@ ted to God’s power .
S@@ tr@@ ange o@@ d@@ ors filled the a@@ ir .
She learned that it was her du@@ ty to teach her son about Jehovah .
That is the way we “ cho@@ ose life ” in@@ stead of death .
C@@ re@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s won@@ ders truly do ex@@ al@@ t the Creator of all things .
Then offer to read one of those promises from the Bible .
( a ) Can we pres@@ ently eli@@ min@@ ate sel@@ f@@ ish tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es ?
If you were to pers@@ ist in sin , God might with@@ draw his spirit from you .
Mo@@ re@@ over , God’s spirit can imp@@ el fellow believers to imp@@ ar@@ t the ass@@ ist@@ ance we need when we need it most .
‘ B@@ eho@@ ld !
Rather , it is an indi@@ ct@@ ment of religi@@ ons that prom@@ o@@ te man - made s@@ ch@@ em@@ es for un@@ ity in@@ stead of up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding God’s purpose .
How vital it is that ‘ we do our ut@@ most to h@@ and@@ le the word of the truth ari@@ ght ’ ! ​ — 2 Timothy 2 : 15 .
Acc@@ ording to A H@@ ist@@ ory of Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r , “ the number of bap@@ t@@ is@@ ms al@@ ar@@ m@@ ed the con@@ serv@@ ative el@@ ements at the ro@@ y@@ al cour@@ t , who per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed the qu@@ e@@ en that the commun@@ ion service am@@ oun@@ ted to an o@@ ath of al@@ le@@ gi@@ ance to the B@@ rit@@ ish . ”
It means re@@ duc@@ ing time - wa@@ sting pur@@ su@@ its .
So he teach@@ es us how to avoid doing wrong and how to find real happiness .
1@@ 16 : 15 ​ — How ‘ preci@@ ous in Jehovah’s eyes is the death of his loyal ones ’ ?
Ger@@ al@@ d G@@ ri@@ z@@ z@@ le
The prophet Isaiah was inspired to wr@@ ite about the kind of life that God’s people will enjoy on earth .
[ B@@ lu@@ r@@ b on page 5 ]
E@@ f@@ forts are made to help rep@@ ent@@ ant ones return to Jehovah
At all times , Jesus gave counsel that was clear , practic@@ al , and so@@ li@@ dly based on godly principles .
C@@ oun@@ t@@ less humans have come to know Jehovah and ‘ to love him with their whole heart and with their whole soul and with their whole mind . ’
Although my parents were relati@@ vely well - off , ra@@ ising such a large family involved a lo@@ t of hard work in the fi@@ el@@ ds .
In other words , Paul vie@@ wed the wisdom that the world had to offer as emp@@ ty and dec@@ ep@@ tive .
Mar@@ ri@@ age b@@ on@@ ds are streng@@ th@@ ened when cou@@ ples make time to share feelings and op@@ in@@ i@@ ons .
If they obe@@ yed God’s instru@@ ctions , they could share in God’s purpose as the first parents of a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l human family that would enjoy pe@@ ace@@ ful , perfect life on earth forever .
27 B@@ ene@@ f@@ it F@@ ul@@ ly From Jehovah’s Pro@@ v@@ isions
Un@@ til now , however , s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists have de@@ bat@@ ed the n@@ ature of time .
What must we do when fac@@ ing dist@@ res@@ ses ?
Our ministry inclu@@ des vis@@ iting local col@@ le@@ ges and uni@@ vers@@ ities , where we witness to the stud@@ ents and conduct Bible stu@@ dies with some of them .
Do we see each of our brothers and sisters as a work in prog@@ ress , still being m@@ ol@@ ded by God ?
The dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ies made by s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists in rec@@ ent years have only ad@@ ded to the a@@ we we feel when we con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate the way that Jehovah made us .
To continue to strengthen our relationship with Jehovah , and to have an inc@@ reas@@ ed desire to serve others and to do all we can to help them
Me@@ an@@ while , the apostle Peter , en@@ tru@@ sted with “ the good news . . . for those who [ were ] circum@@ c@@ ised , ” travel@@ ed in the other direction to serve in Babyl@@ on , an important cen@@ ter of Juda@@ ism at that time .
How could C@@ el@@ l@@ ari@@ us dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish m@@ ere human ide@@ as from Scriptural truth ?
N@@ atur@@ ally , parents and other matu@@ re Christians may encoura@@ ge a person to think about dedic@@ ation and baptism .
As@@ cri@@ be to Jehovah the glory bel@@ ong@@ ing to his name ” !
When con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating marriage , it is important to have a matu@@ re understanding of all that is involved .
W@@ ater also had to be car@@ ri@@ ed , some@@ times qu@@ ite a dist@@ ance , but we over@@ came these difficul@@ ties together .
C@@ ru@@ el at@@ ro@@ c@@ ities were per@@ pe@@ tr@@ ated by b@@ ru@@ tal sol@@ di@@ ers in a mas@@ sac@@ re that ca@@ used E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe to shu@@ d@@ der .
Those “ heal@@ th@@ ful words ” are found in God’s Word .
N@@ one spoke of travel@@ ing to another world .
* The over@@ all gro@@ w@@ th of the preaching and disci@@ ple - making work des@@ pite fi@@ er@@ ce op@@ position in some lands has lik@@ e@@ wise been possible only with su@@ per@@ human ass@@ ist@@ ance .
A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ r@@ a explained that she was not loo@@ king for a re@@ ward ; she was happy to help because she felt it was the right thing to do .
B@@ ent on eli@@ min@@ ating this po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al ri@@ val , H@@ er@@ od s@@ ch@@ em@@ ed to have all bo@@ ys in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m two years of age and under sla@@ in .
He ans@@ wer@@ ed , “ D@@ on@@ ’t ever go near those people ! ”
Yet , even brothers with li@@ mit@@ ed res@@ our@@ ces value the privilege of giving .
We tre@@ asure this gift because it al@@ lo@@ ws us to make decisions that reve@@ al to Jehovah how much we love him .
For example , I was very l@@ on@@ ely .
He@@ ar What the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t H@@ as to Sa@@ y
( b ) What is the ye@@ ar@@ text for 200@@ 4 , and why should we he@@ ed the ad@@ vice it gives ?
G@@ ary
And they did not do so in@@ dep@@ end@@ ently , each as he saw f@@ it or felt inc@@ l@@ ined .
L@@ ater , things became com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated ​ — she found that she was pre@@ gn@@ ant by David .
To whom ?
However , we did have to ‘ dis@@ own ourselves ’ to become followers of Christ and who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted servants of Jehovah .
However , ad@@ di@@ tional re@@ sear@@ ch may contribu@@ te to your making mean@@ ing@@ ful com@@ ments at meetings ​ — for example , at the C@@ ongreg@@ ation Bo@@ ok S@@ tu@@ dy or during high@@ ligh@@ ts from the we@@ ek@@ ly Bible reading for the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol .
H@@ ere the account ends .
Today , there are more than 3@@ 0@@ ,000 .
It is of ut@@ most import@@ ance for you to make sure of the answer to that question .
They can appe@@ al to our fal@@ le@@ n flesh and lead us toward im@@ moral ac@@ ts .
Yet , there will be sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors ​ — ‘ a great crow@@ d out of all nations . ’
Some s@@ inc@@ ere people may feel un@@ wor@@ thy to pray because of their bad way of life .
Their fri@@ end@@ ship and support helped me a great de@@ al .
When they ev@@ en@@ tually found Jesus , he was no longer a new@@ ly born ba@@ be in a st@@ able .
Consider for a m@@ om@@ ent : Are you not gr@@ ate@@ ful that the person who first spoke to you about Scriptural tru@@ ths was free of pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ces toward you ?
Bro@@ ther Jac@@ k@@ son started pione@@ ering in F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 19@@ 7@@ 1 in T@@ as@@ man@@ ia , the is@@ land st@@ ate of Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
Par@@ ents are also in the best position to encoura@@ ge their children to share a few thoughts with older and in@@ fir@@ m ones at the Kingdom H@@ all .
A rec@@ ent Ca@@ tho@@ lic c@@ ate@@ ch@@ ism also takes up this ide@@ a : “ Our world . . . is des@@ t@@ ined to disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar . ”
Par@@ ents may feel like giving up , however , when they at times just can@@ ’t understand their children .
Because of love for God and for their neigh@@ b@@ or , however , Jehovah’s Witnesses make an ear@@ n@@ est effort to learn how to con@@ verse in order to share Bible tru@@ ths with others .
T@@ ak@@ ing this wise counsel to heart will help us to avoid being en@@ s@@ n@@ ared in gre@@ e@@ dy , ques@@ tion@@ able bu@@ sin@@ ess practic@@ es or in un@@ real@@ is@@ tic get - rich - quic@@ k s@@ ch@@ em@@ es .
They work long h@@ our@@ s at their se@@ par@@ ate jo@@ bs .
The Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ment enjo@@ ined the cl@@ er@@ gy to encoura@@ ge Bible - reading . ”
Bible prophecy shows that even some of “ the k@@ ings of the earth ” are going to dec@@ l@@ are regarding that des@@ tru@@ ction : “ To@@ o bad , too bad , . . . because in one h@@ our your judgment has arri@@ ved ! ”
( b ) Why do Mi@@ ca@@ h’s words apply today ?
The prophet pres@@ ented to the king a situation in which a rich man with many sheep of his own took and sla@@ ugh@@ tered the so@@ le , bel@@ o@@ ved sheep bel@@ ong@@ ing to a man of little means .
It especially inclu@@ des the comman@@ d@@ ment to “ love one another . ” ​ — John 13 : 34 .
However , there are sever@@ al other as@@ pe@@ cts of spiritu@@ ality that we should consider .
For a leg@@ al vi@@ ct@@ ory invol@@ ving M@@ in@@ o@@ s K@@ o@@ k@@ kin@@ ak@@ is , see The Watchtower , S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 1 , 199@@ 3 , pages 27 - 31 .
3 - 5 . ( a ) How do we know that Moses ac@@ ted with the help of holy spirit ?
As far back as 18@@ 8@@ 1 , read@@ ers of the Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine were asked : “ Are you preaching ? ”
Why did Jesus ref@@ ra@@ in from in@@ ven@@ ting his own teachings ?
With my new disa@@ bil@@ ities , what would the future hold for my wife , Jo@@ y@@ ce , and me ?
We have consider@@ ed three of these and have re@@ ached encourag@@ ing conclu@@ sions .
He lived long en@@ ough to pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ce prophe@@ tic blessings on his 12 sons .
Such vari@@ ety can , in@@ deed , be the spi@@ ce of life . ​ — Psalm 10@@ 4 : 24 .
Paul ur@@ ged Christians to ‘ do their ut@@ most ’ to avoid ‘ f@@ all@@ ing into the same pat@@ ter@@ n of dis@@ obedi@@ ence ’ that the Israelites showed when they were af@@ ra@@ id to en@@ ter the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and . ​ — He@@ b .
From his you@@ th on , he was taught to honor the spi@@ r@@ its .
Th@@ ings were evid@@ ently coming to a head when Jehovah determined that he would allow the situation to continue just another 1@@ 20 years .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s u@@ su@@ ally need a pl@@ an of action in order to accom@@ pl@@ ish what they want to do .
But did Jehovah ever mean for a study of the Law to take pre@@ ce@@ d@@ ence over actions in har@@ mony with it or indic@@ ated by it ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ out question , he is the most gl@@ ori@@ ous , hon@@ or@@ able , and powerful Per@@ s@@ on@@ age in the uni@@ verse .
As a young J@@ on@@ a@@ da@@ b , I said to my@@ self , ‘ L@@ en , if you want to be vie@@ wed by Christ as a sheep , you@@ ’@@ ve got to support his anointed brothers , accep@@ ting their lead@@ er@@ ship because God is with them . ’
By such study , we can take in preci@@ ous information about Jehovah and the one who best refle@@ cts H@@ im , Jesus Christ .
The Hebrew word for “ wisdom ” is in the f@@ em@@ in@@ ine g@@ end@@ er .
Rather than experi@@ enc@@ ing rel@@ ent@@ less deter@@ i@@ or@@ ation of our bo@@ dies , we will a@@ wak@@ en each day to prog@@ res@@ sive physical imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ements ​ — more en@@ er@@ gy , sh@@ ar@@ per vision , ke@@ en@@ er hear@@ ing , better loo@@ ks !
And each one will be jud@@ ged according to the de@@ e@@ ds he per@@ form@@ s after he is resur@@ rec@@ ted .
Who Sh@@ ould Par@@ take ?
The Bible teach@@ es us to tre@@ asure knowledge .
On the way , we tal@@ ked about vari@@ ous sub@@ je@@ cts , and after the tre@@ at@@ ment , we always st@@ op@@ ped at a co@@ f@@ fe@@ e sh@@ op .
6 : 10 - 13 .
Does it not move you to know that though he was greater and wis@@ er than any other man , he made himself appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble to all , including children ?
What do we really love to do ?
O@@ r what if his go@@ als , though not bad , are different from ones that you would cho@@ ose for him ?
I me@@ ant to say ser@@ vi@@ ci@@ o , the word for field service , but in fact , I was invit@@ ing ever@@ yone for be@@ er .
“ Although I was not able to follow all of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s standards at once , ” he said , “ I did understand their value .
“ The evidence for the life , the death , and the resurrection of Christ is better au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ated than most of the fac@@ ts of ancient hist@@ ory . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ F@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ O@@ R E .
W@@ ould he not cont@@ ri@@ ve to make Jesus and his teachings as p@@ al@@ at@@ able as possible to people in gener@@ al ?
In princi@@ ple , what Psalm 7@@ 1 : 18 says about instru@@ cting “ those who are to come ” could also be app@@ lied to the other sheep , who have received instru@@ ction from God’s anointed ones .
Be@@ fore John the B@@ ap@@ t@@ ist sent m@@ ess@@ eng@@ ers to Jesus , he explained to them what he wanted to know and the wor@@ ding of the in@@ qui@@ ry .
The Bible war@@ ns : “ Do not say : ‘ Why has it happened that the form@@ er days proved to be better than these ? ’ ”
In some situ@@ ations , even one dr@@ ink may be one too many .
How , then , can we benefit from God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness ?
In turn , they would have loo@@ ked upon him as a member of a commun@@ ity famili@@ ar to them .
Yet , making a wise cho@@ ice may be the har@@ des@@ t thing a woman ever does , since her desire for the clo@@ sen@@ ess and love possible in marriage can be very strong .
So far , we have stu@@ died the Bible with 1@@ 12 Ch@@ in@@ ese people !
( Read Psalm 10@@ 4 : 1 , 2 . )
Jesus provided children with a fine example of interest in spiritual things .
F@@ in@@ ally he spoke about those who would support Christ’s brothers and live forever on earth .
Bo@@ x@@ ing : Da@@ ve K@@ ing@@ d@@ on / In@@ de@@ x S@@ to@@ ck P@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ y ; ca@@ r cr@@ as@@ h : A@@ P P@@ ho@@ to / Mar@@ t@@ in S@@ ep@@ p@@ ala
H@@ ere , every two years from the si@@ x@@ th century B.C.E . to the f@@ our@@ th century C.E . , the fam@@ ous Is@@ th@@ mi@@ an G@@ ames were held .
“ A@@ no@@ ther faithful sister took me under her wing , and she became like a spiritual mother to me . ”
In@@ as@@ much as her sons had died chil@@ d@@ less and she was past the chil@@ d@@ be@@ aring age , however , the pos@@ si@@ bility that her family might contribu@@ te to Messi@@ ani@@ c l@@ in@@ e@@ age was re@@ mo@@ te in@@ deed .
A Re@@ bel@@ li@@ on That H@@ as Ser@@ ved to G@@ l@@ ori@@ fy Jehovah
This would invol@@ ve their spe@@ e@@ ch , their conduct ​ — in@@ deed , every as@@ pect of their lives .
Ther@@ efore , which of them will love him the more ? ”
We could be like a ship that ste@@ ers just one de@@ gre@@ e from its prop@@ er course .
In fact , living up to our dedic@@ ation and baptism means that we recogn@@ ize the leg@@ iti@@ ma@@ cy of spirit - appointed authority in the congregation and will@@ ingly sub@@ mit to it .
In the origin@@ al Greek , the Bible c@@ alls them ne@@ i@@ ther k@@ ings nor wise men .
How do we deci@@ de which one takes pri@@ or@@ ity when two or more requi@@ re our attention at the same time ?
Can you see that this appro@@ ach , car@@ ri@@ ed too far , invit@@ es problems or disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments ?
The way a de@@ a@@ f person mo@@ ves his head , li@@ f@@ ts his sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders , tw@@ it@@ ches his c@@ he@@ ek@@ s , and bl@@ in@@ ks his eyes all ad@@ d sub@@ tle sh@@ ad@@ es of meaning to the thought being con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed .
So Jesus gave no support to the ide@@ a that the man was being p@@ uni@@ shed for sin@@ s com@@ mit@@ ted in a pre@@ vi@@ ous life .
P@@ o@@ t@@ ters like to work with cla@@ y that is su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ ently mal@@ le@@ able to mo@@ ld into shap@@ e yet is fir@@ m en@@ ough to hold the shap@@ e once it has been form@@ ed .
Like Saul , we may become imp@@ ati@@ ent , feel@@ ing that if matters are to be h@@ and@@ led pro@@ per@@ ly , we must take them into our own hands .
Some Jews inter@@ pre@@ t that to mean that humans were not to e@@ at flesh or blood of an ani@@ ma@@ l that was still ali@@ ve .
Like King David , do you su@@ ff@@ er from “ dis@@ qui@@ et@@ ing thoughts ” ?
The prophet Daniel spoke of our day when he fore@@ told : “ The ones having in@@ sight will shin@@ e like the b@@ righ@@ t@@ ness of the ex@@ pan@@ se ; and those who are br@@ ing@@ ing the many to righteousness , like the st@@ ars to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , even forever . ”
At the time he became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , Mari@@ o had a lu@@ cr@@ ative jo@@ b with a pres@@ ti@@ gi@@ ous Ger@@ man a@@ ut@@ om@@ o@@ tive compan@@ y and had opportunity for advan@@ c@@ ement .
In deal@@ ing with the Israelites , Jehovah “ became to them as those li@@ f@@ ting off a yo@@ ke on their j@@ a@@ ws , and g@@ ently [ he ] brought food to each one . ”
Like their first - century for@@ er@@ un@@ n@@ ers , they continue “ without le@@ tu@@ p teaching and declar@@ ing the good news about the Christ , Jesus . ”
The 6@@ ,@@ 8@@ 7@@ 2 in attend@@ ance felt that the gra@@ du@@ ation pro@@ gra@@ m had r@@ ene@@ wed their ze@@ al to do God’s will .
The conclu@@ sions re@@ ached on Isaiah chap@@ ter 5@@ 3 and Isaiah chap@@ ter 11 would c@@ learly af@@ fect the to@@ tal number of Messi@@ ani@@ c prophe@@ ci@@ es .
The O@@ x@@ for@@ d Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of B@@ y@@ z@@ an@@ ti@@ u@@ m states : “ The bi@@ sh@@ op@@ s of Con@@ stan@@ t@@ in@@ ople [ or B@@ y@@ z@@ an@@ ti@@ u@@ m ] displa@@ yed a wide r@@ ange of be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or , including c@@ ow@@ ar@@ dly sub@@ ser@@ vi@@ ence to a powerful rul@@ er . . . , fru@@ it@@ ful col@@ la@@ bor@@ ation with the thro@@ ne . . . , and bo@@ ld op@@ position to the imp@@ eri@@ al will . ”
All that time and effort just to com@@ pete in a r@@ ace that might last ten min@@ ut@@ es !
This can provide the needed mo@@ tiv@@ ation to make the necess@@ ary chang@@ es in their lives in order to con@@ form to Bible principles .
And the man I married ?
* By ap@@ pl@@ ying this me@@ th@@ od , he was able to as@@ si@@ gn an appro@@ x@@ im@@ ate age .
If they pre@@ va@@ il over their enem@@ ies with such a large for@@ ce , the Israelites might b@@ ra@@ g that they have sa@@ ved themselves .
After si@@ x months of happy service in T@@ ab@@ lig@@ bo , I was on my way back to Fr@@ ance to me@@ et O@@ c@@ é@@ ane .
Today , the expres@@ sion “ E@@ at , dr@@ ink , and be mer@@ ry ” has become a c@@ li@@ ch@@ é .
T@@ er@@ ri@@ fied , they asked Samuel to pray for them .
• Lo@@ ve for Jehovah can give us the courage to end@@ ure what tri@@ als ?
“ How long would that all take ? ” the fi@@ sh@@ er@@ man as@@ ks .
The apostle Paul out@@ l@@ ined some of God’s requi@@ re@@ ments in this reg@@ ard .
He later ent@@ re@@ ated the congregation in Eph@@ esus to make supp@@ lic@@ ation for him that “ ability to speak ” might be given him . ​ — E@@ ph .
What deli@@ ver@@ ance occ@@ ur@@ red in 19@@ 19 , and for what did this pa@@ ve the way ?
What cha@@ in of events can make a new r@@ om@@ an@@ tic relationship al@@ lu@@ ring ?
He sel@@ e@@ cted Bible pas@@ sa@@ ges that con@@ ta@@ ined acc@@ oun@@ ts to which the n@@ ative people could eas@@ ily rel@@ ate .
Those who have given bir@@ th and have ra@@ ised children who “ go on wal@@ king in the truth ” have much to be than@@ k@@ ful for .
( a ) What ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary com@@ ba@@ t took place some 3@@ ,000 years ag@@ o ?
How do we re@@ act when we real@@ ize that the con@@ f@@ li@@ ct seen in vision by Daniel ​ — God’s war of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on — ​ is very close ?
In their prayers , hus@@ ban@@ ds can ask that by means of his spirit , Jehovah will help them in their deal@@ ings with others , including their wi@@ ves . ​ — Read Acts 5 : 32 .
What was An@@ na still doing at 8@@ 4 years of age ?
S@@ ur@@ ely that heav@@ y work was re@@ war@@ ded as light and f@@ res@@ h a@@ ir p@@ our@@ ed in .
What do we learn from the account of An@@ ani@@ as and S@@ app@@ hi@@ r@@ a ?
There , Ru@@ do@@ l@@ f T@@ sc@@ hi@@ gg@@ er@@ l , a work@@ mate and pa@@ str@@ y c@@ he@@ f , wit@@ ness@@ ed inform@@ ally to me .
When experi@@ enc@@ ing a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction , you likely take the in@@ iti@@ ative to sol@@ ve your proble@@ m .
There were many circum@@ c@@ ised Jews in R@@ ome , and some were now Christians .
He wrote that the Scriptures , pres@@ ented in the language that the people speak , are “ a s@@ we@@ et message , given to us from heaven . ”
Yes , Jesus was the only one direc@@ tly cre@@ ated by God himself .
However , we took a long time before we deci@@ ded to get baptized as Jehovah’s Witnesses .
There Paul wrote : “ When we were living according to the flesh , the sin@@ ful pas@@ sions that were a@@ wak@@ ened by the Law were at work in our bo@@ dies . ”
The sc@@ ep@@ ters of k@@ ings of ancient times were sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s of ro@@ y@@ al authority .
I was often involved in g@@ un@@ fi@@ gh@@ ts , and sever@@ al times I ended up co@@ vered with blood and was left for dead on the st@@ re@@ et .
“ This is the man that used to si@@ t and be@@ g , is it not ? ” they said .
As@@ k yourself : ‘ Do I really know what God’s will is regarding mankind and the earth ?
God told Samuel to gr@@ ant the pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s wish and war@@ n them that under a mon@@ ar@@ ch@@ y they would lo@@ se certain li@@ ber@@ ties .
In what three are@@ as have we been well - e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed to car@@ ry out the com@@ mis@@ sion to preach the good news ?
Ha@@ ve we id@@ enti@@ fied our personal “ we@@ ak poin@@ ts ” ?
If so , keep on following Solom@@ on@@ ’s counsel : “ F@@ e@@ ar the true God and keep his comman@@ d@@ ments . For this is the whole ob@@ lig@@ ation of man . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
“ This fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness seem@@ s to sur@@ face eas@@ ily when bo@@ ys h@@ an@@ g around in grou@@ ps .
Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty to God also inclu@@ des loy@@ al@@ ty to his organization .
“ I made chang@@ es for the better , ” said Mari@@ a .
To this day , his tre@@ at@@ ise ob@@ li@@ ges its read@@ ers to me@@ asure their own beli@@ ef@@ s against the un@@ er@@ ring y@@ ar@@ d@@ s@@ tic@@ k of Ho@@ ly Scrip@@ ture .
“ F@@ or@@ get@@ ting the things be@@ h@@ ind and st@@ re@@ t@@ ch@@ ing for@@ ward to the things a@@ head , I am pres@@ sing on toward the go@@ al for the pri@@ ze , ” wrote Paul regarding his hope of everlasting life in heaven .
Ar@@ th@@ ur W@@ ill@@ is , in par@@ ap@@ h@@ r@@ as@@ ing a st@@ at@@ ement once made in The Go@@ l@@ den A@@ ge ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , later declar@@ ed : “ No ro@@ ad too r@@ ough or too long for His wit@@ nesses . ”
But more is needed than ad@@ her@@ ing to Jehovah’s el@@ ev@@ ated moral standards .
At Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , that new op@@ er@@ ation began , but it will not continue forever .
What was the point of Jesus ’ par@@ able of the neigh@@ bor@@ ly Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an ?
How good it is to know , though , that Jehovah is “ the God of all comfort ” !
They will continue to maintain their position of Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality .
W@@ ine “ makes the heart of mor@@ tal man rejo@@ ice ”
It is not sur@@ pris@@ ing that many find it difficult to expla@@ in what it means to be a Christian .
Those are serious questions in@@ deed , and fin@@ ding satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers to them can have a deep imp@@ act on our life .
( 5 ) B@@ y@@ r@@ d , D .
J@@ on often found himself still on@@ l@@ ine l@@ ate into the night .
The Tr@@ in@@ ity , im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the soul , and hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re are f@@ ra@@ u@@ d@@ ul@@ ent do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines .
Mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s may or may not lead to serious resul@@ ts .
That al@@ ta@@ r was some 30 fe@@ et [ some 9 m ] s@@ qu@@ are .
Ke@@ ep the pati@@ ent and his bed clean to the ex@@ t@@ ent possible .
Yes , we may have a family or other responsi@@ bil@@ ities to care for , but are we not g@@ la@@ d to use ev@@ en@@ ings and we@@ ek@@ ends to car@@ ry out our Christian responsi@@ bility to preach and to teach ?
Why did Jesus give us this illustr@@ ation ?
But , b@@ es@@ id@@ es all these things , clo@@ the y@@ ourselves with love , for it is a perfect b@@ ond of uni@@ on . ” ​ — C@@ ol .
But in one way or another , Jehovah always provided for our needs .
Yes , if we have the wrong pri@@ or@@ ities .
Jehovah again provided deli@@ ver@@ ance through Moses , who mirac@@ ul@@ ously par@@ ted the w@@ at@@ ers of that se@@ a . ​ — E@@ x .
We therefore pray for divine help , know@@ ing that in the strength that Jehovah supp@@ lies , we will be able to fin@@ ish the work he has given us to do in this time of the end !
God provided the mo@@ ther’s mil@@ k to n@@ ou@@ ris@@ h the k@@ id and help it gro@@ w .
One day , however , a friend challeng@@ ed his con@@ vi@@ ctions : “ Are you a@@ ware that you are only re@@ pe@@ ating what others have said , without know@@ ing a thing about the Bible ? ”
U@@ se Your Ti@@ me W@@ is@@ ely
O@@ ther Bible writ@@ ers ad@@ ded de@@ ta@@ il@@ s to the si@@ gn .
In what ways is Jesus a greater deli@@ ver@@ er than Moses ?
As was the case with A@@ ile@@ en , I too have s@@ crip@@ tures that car@@ ry special meaning for me .
When Jesus saw people a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted by ill@@ ness , he was “ moved with p@@ ity ” for them .
This Bible book can also move you to give the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh your very best , always main@@ tain@@ ing ho@@ l@@ iness to his praise .
P@@ u@@ t in H@@ ar@@ m@@ ’s W@@ a@@ y
W@@ i@@ th@@ in a few h@@ our@@ s , the su@@ ffer@@ er can go from being a li@@ vely , encourag@@ ing individu@@ al with in@@ no@@ v@@ ative pl@@ ans and ide@@ as to being an ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted , ne@@ g@@ ative , even ang@@ ry , person .
What do we learn from this ?
In qu@@ o@@ ting H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i , Paul states what is to ha@@ p@@ pen to “ the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the nations ” and speak@@ s of the su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity of the un@@ sh@@ aka@@ ble Kingdom that anointed Christians will receive .
I have never married , but I have been bless@@ ed with loving parents , a brother , and sisters who put the truth first in their lives .
Al@@ so called the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al , this an@@ nu@@ al ev@@ ent is still being ob@@ served by Jehovah’s Witnesses . ​ — 1 Corinthians 11 : 20 - 26 .
Hence , it is vital that you and your sp@@ ouse learn to h@@ and@@ le disa@@ gre@@ ements in a pe@@ ace@@ ful man@@ ner .
Mo@@ a@@ bi@@ te King Bal@@ ak tri@@ ed to cur@@ se Israel by means of the false prophet Bal@@ a@@ am .
What does 1 Corinthians 2 : 10 mean ?
On a@@ ver@@ age , earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es strong en@@ ough to cause al@@ most to@@ tal des@@ tru@@ ction of buil@@ ding@@ s have occ@@ ur@@ red once each year .
Com@@ pare that with : “ O L@@ O@@ R@@ D , our Lord , how exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent is thy name in all the earth ! ”
Fir@@ st , he kno@@ ws that we need to praise him .
He fin@@ i@@ shed the enti@@ re Bible by 1@@ 6@@ 8@@ 9 , having comple@@ ted his da@@ un@@ ting t@@ ask in just ei@@ ght years .
He also stated : “ Who the Father is , no one kno@@ ws but the Son , and he to whom the Son is willing to reve@@ al him . ” ​ — Luke 10 : 22 .
Jesus explained : “ E@@ ver@@ yone who keep@@ s on loo@@ king at a woman so as to have a pas@@ sion for her has already com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with her in his heart . ”
During the 20@@ th century , that light re@@ turned to il@@ lu@@ min@@ ate that part of the world once again .
Paul did not wal@@ low in self - p@@ ity .
W@@ ere the Q@@ um@@ r@@ an R@@ es@@ id@@ ents E@@ s@@ sen@@ es ?
Why do people re@@ ject the Ba@@ be@@ l account ?
What wonderful works will God do for the dead ?
Are You A@@ ware of Jehovah’s C@@ are ?
A special joy for many young Witnesses in the Par@@ is are@@ a was the preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign organiz@@ ed for the Ca@@ tho@@ lic World Y@@ ou@@ th Da@@ ys in 199@@ 7 .
What concer@@ ns may cause some to hold back from giving of their en@@ er@@ gy and a@@ bil@@ ities , but how will Jehovah help them ?
Th@@ an@@ k you for your war@@ m and gener@@ ous spirit ! ” ​ — P@@ s .
This is an ev@@ ening set asi@@ de each we@@ ek for family Bible study .
That c@@ ord remin@@ ded R@@ a@@ ha@@ b of her hope that she and her family would sur@@ vi@@ ve the des@@ tru@@ ction of the city .
Per@@ haps des@@ pite your best efforts , the sta@@ in rema@@ ined v@@ isi@@ ble .
They have four sons , all in the truth .
After sh@@ aring some poin@@ ts from the Scriptures , the Witness left with him the Bible study a@@ id K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe .
Many famili@@ es have found that family worship can be , as Isaiah said of the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h , “ an ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
After li@@ ber@@ ating his people from Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at in 19@@ 19 , he set before them a vi@@ ct@@ ory ban@@ qu@@ et , an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant supp@@ ly of spiritual food .
What are “ the heavens ” and the “ earth ” mentioned here ?
By contr@@ ast , Jehovah’s worshi@@ p@@ ers can r@@ ely on everything said in his inspired Word .
T@@ ake time to l@@ ing@@ er in prayer .
If the dead are not to be ra@@ ised up at all , why are they also being baptized for the purpose of being such ? ”
And many nations will certainly go and say : ‘ C@@ ome , you people , and let us go up to the m@@ oun@@ tain of Jehovah . ’ ”
What does a teach@@ er need to cre@@ ate , and why ?
A husband wr@@ ites concer@@ ning his wife , a mother of gro@@ wn children : “ The qualities I ad@@ mi@@ re most in S@@ us@@ an are her in@@ ten@@ se love for God and for people , as well as her understanding , emp@@ a@@ thy , and hon@@ es@@ ty .
Even if these questions we@@ igh@@ ed heav@@ ily on Paul’s mind , he did not let them er@@ o@@ de his faith and joy .
Be@@ ing an imper@@ fect human , David com@@ mit@@ ted other serious sin@@ s in his life .
The same could be true of our spiritual well - being .
What has he done ? ”
Jehovah was not pleas@@ ed . ​ — 1 Sa@@ m . 13 : 5 - 9 .
Be ob@@ serv@@ ant , and no@@ te li@@ ka@@ ble qualities in them , however tri@@ vi@@ al those may at first se@@ em to be , and d@@ well on such thoughts .
3 : 16 ; Re@@ v .
By regul@@ arly and di@@ lig@@ ently stud@@ ying his Word , we will strengthen our faith and b@@ righ@@ ten our hope .
During that time , “ the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness and the w@@ at@@ er@@ less re@@ gi@@ on will ex@@ ul@@ t , and the deser@@ t pla@@ in will be jo@@ y@@ ful and b@@ lo@@ s@@ som as the sa@@ ff@@ r@@ on . ”
11 : 24 - 26 .
* Let us now foc@@ us on the illustr@@ ation of the tal@@ ents .
Tru@@ e , they may cop@@ e with har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps , but these fa@@ de away in com@@ par@@ is@@ on with the happiness they feel as they find hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted individuals who em@@ br@@ ace Bible tru@@ ths .
God is out@@ stan@@ ding@@ ly qu@@ ali@@ fied , as we see from his words : “ The heart is more tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous than anything el@@ se and is des@@ per@@ ate . Who can know it ?
The in@@ tel@@ le@@ ct is fur@@ ther involved since there are those whom a Christian lo@@ ves ​ — some@@ times , perhaps , against his n@@ atur@@ al inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations — ​ because he kno@@ ws from his reading of the Bible that God wants him to do so .
O@@ ver the past ten years , more than 70 ze@@ al@@ ous publi@@ sh@@ ers and pione@@ ers from 11 coun@@ tri@@ es * have come to serve in this fru@@ it@@ ful field in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , where many people respect the Bible .
We enjo@@ yed our pioneer service together for some years .
I@@ magine Eli@@ j@@ ah’s feelings when Jehovah reve@@ aled to him what the king and qu@@ e@@ en had done .
What was it that moved him so ?
By 198@@ 8 , the U@@ .@@ S . Su@@ pre@@ me C@@ our@@ t had re@@ vie@@ wed 7@@ 1 c@@ as@@ es invol@@ ving Jehovah’s Witnesses , two th@@ ir@@ ds of which were deci@@ ded in their fav@@ or .
Di@@ d Jesus mean that all faithful worshipp@@ ers of his Father , Jehovah God , would go to heaven to enjoy everlasting life in true happiness ?
Moses declar@@ ed : “ The R@@ o@@ ck who fa@@ ther@@ ed you , you pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to for@@ get , and you began to leave God out of mem@@ ory . ”
Let us consider three ways in which many individuals seek se@@ cur@@ ity ​ — ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c lo@@ c@@ ation ; money ; position , or st@@ atu@@ s .
N@@ ever did we think that in our 60 ’ s we would be pon@@ der@@ ing str@@ ange - loo@@ king written char@@ ac@@ ters in an effort to commun@@ ic@@ ate with people from the F@@ ar E@@ ast .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What gi@@ f@@ ts did God give Adam ?
Will You M@@ ake S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ es for the Kingdom ?
Jesus was in the C@@ our@@ t of W@@ om@@ en when he ob@@ served many people , including a nee@@ dy wi@@ do@@ w , o@@ ffering contribu@@ tions . ​ — Luke 21 : 1 , 2 .
We do not know if he vis@@ ited S@@ pain , but he in@@ tend@@ ed to do so . ​ — R@@ om . 15 : 24 , 28 .
So , then , we must learn to pa@@ y attention to what we say .
The G@@ esta@@ p@@ o did come back .
In 19@@ 37 , Pet@@ ro@@ s L@@ ag@@ ak@@ o@@ s and his wife arri@@ ved in T@@ ri@@ pol@@ i .
Paul called attention to what possible result of the good news ?
This was an al@@ ta@@ r of God’s “ will , ” or arrang@@ ement for accep@@ ting Jesus ’ human life as a sacrifice .
He did not get stu@@ mb@@ led over Paul’s in@@ iti@@ al re@@ je@@ ction .
S@@ ur@@ pris@@ ingly , two study grou@@ ps were form@@ ed in this v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
I did not tell them , so the be@@ ating continued for three days .
But they too can imp@@ l@@ ore Jehovah to continue to sm@@ ile on them and take care of them .
A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der J@@ an@@ na@@ e@@ us bro@@ ke with pre@@ vi@@ ous po@@ li@@ cy and fre@@ ely declar@@ ed himself both high pri@@ est and king .
I@@ gn@@ or@@ ing Jehovah’s war@@ ning , Ca@@ in mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed his own brother .
I wanted to share the truth with others .
The truth is , we need rul@@ es and la@@ ws of some kind ​ — a fact that most people re@@ adi@@ ly ad@@ mit .
I in@@ deed be@@ ar him witness that he pu@@ ts himself to great effort in be@@ half of you and of those at La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ a and of those at H@@ i@@ er@@ a@@ pol@@ is . ” ​ — C@@ ol .
“ C@@ le@@ ar Li@@ ght ” From Rus@@ si@@ a@@ ’s O@@ l@@ des@@ t Li@@ br@@ ary , 7 / 15
For example , Solom@@ on@@ ’s beau@@ ti@@ ful half sister was nam@@ ed T@@ am@@ ar .
O@@ ver 20 milli@@ on t@@ ou@@ ris@@ ts vis@@ it Par@@ is each year .
Can this be pre@@ ven@@ ted ?
With reg@@ ard to v@@ ow@@ s , Jehovah now de@@ als with his worshi@@ p@@ ers individu@@ ally .
Jesus told us that we must ask God to for@@ give our sin@@ s .
M@@ er@@ ch@@ ant S@@ hi@@ ps
In 195@@ 1 , E@@ di@@ th and I were assign@@ ed to serve bri@@ ef@@ ly in R@@ o@@ ck H@@ ill , S@@ ou@@ th C@@ ar@@ ol@@ ina , where very few Witnesses lived .
Although difficult circumstances af@@ fect more people than ever before , dist@@ res@@ sing problems are not new to mankind .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al and Ph@@ ysi@@ cal B@@ ene@@ f@@ its
The Is@@ sue in Jo@@ b@@ ’s Da@@ y
En@@ thr@@ al@@ led , I read from ei@@ ght at night until four in the mor@@ ning .
This situation had be@@ gu@@ n to devel@@ op in 9@@ 9@@ 7 B.C.E . , when King Solomon was succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded by his son R@@ eho@@ bo@@ am and ten tri@@ bes of Israel se@@ par@@ ated from the tri@@ bes of Juda@@ h and B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in .
O@@ r perhaps you left God’s organization for a while , but you later rep@@ ented and reg@@ a@@ ined a clean standing .
6 : 13 ; 1 John 5 : 19 .
In w@@ in@@ ter , they trans@@ por@@ ted their preci@@ ous lo@@ a@@ ds using ei@@ ther s@@ k@@ is or to@@ bo@@ gg@@ ans .
How can such a father bre@@ ak that mo@@ ld and imp@@ ro@@ ve his par@@ en@@ ting s@@ k@@ ill@@ s ?
And one can be fully confid@@ ent that Jehovah bless@@ es all who re@@ ach out with a prop@@ er mo@@ tive .
Some who were physical e@@ un@@ u@@ ch@@ s during the time of Isaiah may have felt disa@@ p@@ pointed about their circumstances .
The second reason is that once you star@@ t working toward spiritual go@@ als , you beg@@ in building a rec@@ ord of good works in Jehovah’s eyes .
Let us therefore consider each part of the L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er .
Un@@ der the Law covenant , all m@@ ale Israelites were ob@@ li@@ ged to tra@@ v@@ el to Z@@ ion three times a year .
Abraham listen@@ ed to Jehovah God’s direction and ac@@ ted acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly . ​ — Genesis 16 : 1 - 4 ; 21 : 1 - 14 .
He has been descri@@ bed as one of God’s in@@ str@@ um@@ ents “ in inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ating a knowledge of the true God and of Christ . ”
Jehovah , Our ‘ F@@ ort@@ ress in T@@ im@@ es of D@@ ist@@ ress ’
In fact , the Bible says that “ H@@ ol@@ iness bel@@ ong@@ s to Jehovah . ”
5 / 15 W@@ id@@ en O@@ u@@ t in Lo@@ ve , 1 / 1
D@@ wel@@ ling with his wife “ according to knowledge ” means that a husband takes into account her streng@@ ths and li@@ mit@@ ations , lik@@ es and dis@@ lik@@ es , out@@ look and feelings .
When most of the n@@ atur@@ al Jews re@@ je@@ cted Jesus , G@@ ent@@ il@@ es who became believers could be gra@@ f@@ ted in , thus pro@@ duc@@ ing the full number of the se@@ con@@ d@@ ary part of the se@@ ed of Abraham . ​ — 5 / 15 , pages 22 - 25 .
What el@@ se can we learn from Israel@@ ’s Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us from Egy@@ pt ?
We were in a large c@@ ell that had be@@ ds along the w@@ alls .
As my de@@ ar wife put it , our privile@@ ges have in@@ deed been a joy bey@@ ond com@@ pare .
God cre@@ ated the first man , Adam , and asked him to name the ani@@ mal@@ s .
He was helped to qu@@ ali@@ fy as a Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ er .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , Z@@ l@@ at@@ ko@@ ’s form@@ er mil@@ it@@ ary associ@@ ates vie@@ wed as tra@@ it@@ ors any who refu@@ sed to fi@@ ght on their side .
In that assignment , I learned much about the app@@ lic@@ ation of Bible principles and the fun@@ ctions of God’s organization , especially while working with T . J . ( Bu@@ d ) S@@ ul@@ li@@ v@@ an , the de@@ par@@ t@@ ment overse@@ er .
Jehovah expe@@ cts us to for@@ give one another .
Noah and his family kept foc@@ used on Jehovah’s work
E@@ ag@@ er to see the fulfill@@ ment of all the wonderful events that were fore@@ told , the ag@@ ed apostle John exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ A@@ men ! C@@ ome , Lord Jesus . ”
“ Go@@ o@@ dness me !
That day beg@@ ins with the en@@ thr@@ on@@ ement of Jesus Christ in 1914 and r@@ un@@ s clear down to the end of his Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn . ​ — Revelation 1 : 10 .
In the first - century congregation at J@@ op@@ pa , there was a gener@@ ous woman nam@@ ed D@@ or@@ c@@ as .
BI@@ B@@ L@@ E P@@ R@@ IN@@ C@@ I@@ P@@ L@@ E : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e . . . for@@ giving one another fre@@ ely even if anyone has a cause for com@@ pla@@ in@@ t against another .
Why should we be inter@@ ested in our heart ?
( a ) What would prom@@ pt an Israel@@ ite slave to for@@ fe@@ it his opportunity to become free ?
God told Joseph and M@@ ary to call Mar@@ y’s future child Jesus , which means “ Jehovah Is S@@ al@@ vation . ”
The need to ex@@ ten@@ d ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality still ex@@ ists .
What does making spiritual advan@@ c@@ ement invol@@ ve ?
However , it pres@@ ented s@@ ound Scriptural ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents that li@@ mit@@ ed the id@@ ent@@ ity of Christ’s brothers to those who would rule with him in heaven , and it descri@@ bed the sheep as those who hope to live on earth under the rule of Christ’s Kingdom .
Some are too bus@@ y to wor@@ ry about God .
She even took up the chall@@ enge of lear@@ ning the indi@@ gen@@ ous langu@@ ages spo@@ ken by the O@@ t@@ om@@ i and T@@ la@@ pan@@ e@@ c@@ o pe@@ op@@ les .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , while Jesus was still with the apostles , he gave indic@@ ations as to the fun@@ ction and arrang@@ ement within that soon - to - be - esta@@ bli@@ shed congregation .
Mo@@ des@@ ty also prom@@ o@@ tes pe@@ ace@@ ful rel@@ ations with others .
[ Ma@@ p / P@@ ic@@ tures on page 25 ]
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , some had little materi@@ ally , but “ dist@@ ribu@@ tion would be made to each one according to his need . ”
by saying , “ the can@@ di@@ d@@ ate . ”
And you will see that he reve@@ als de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about a better future , a time when you can enjoy “ the real life ” ​ — which will last forever .
It is home to over 8@@ 6@@ ,000 people .
He explained his go@@ al : “ In order to get me out of this place . ”
She says : “ I pray@@ ed to Jehovah for help , and his ways of working things out have imp@@ ressed me .
W@@ ise King Solomon declar@@ ed : “ The true God himself will bring every s@@ ort of work into the judgment in rel@@ ation to every hi@@ d@@ den thing , as to whether it is good or bad . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 14 .
We receive mes@@ sa@@ ges from ‘ the house of wisdom ’ and from ‘ the house of stu@@ pi@@ di@@ ty . ’
After all , gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for the dep@@ th of the love that God and Christ have sh@@ own us com@@ p@@ el@@ led us to dedic@@ ate our lives to God and become disciples of Christ . ​ — John 3 : 16 ; 1 John 4 : 10 , 11 .
It is the att@@ ack by “ Go@@ g of the land of Ma@@ go@@ g , ” about which the Bible speak@@ s in E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el chap@@ ter 38 .
An@@ y help@@ ful ad@@ vice that is in har@@ mony with God’s Word can be vie@@ wed , not as origin@@ ating with that person , but as coming from the great S@@ ource of truth .
Con@@ cer@@ ning what did Daniel have a vision before Babyl@@ on@@ ’s f@@ all in 5@@ 39 B.C.E . ?
However , there are also other fac@@ t@@ ors that make such com@@ p@@ li@@ ance wise .
On T@@ e@@ aching Pro@@ per V@@ alu@@ es :
U@@ p@@ building con@@ vers@@ ations make the meetings very ref@@ re@@ shing .
It is our love for God , based on acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of him , that mo@@ ves us to clean up our lives and make an un@@ re@@ served dedic@@ ation to him and then to live up to it .
F@@ er@@ din@@ and and I had so much to tell each other !
E@@ ven@@ tually , Jehovah ex@@ tend@@ ed his rul@@ er@@ ship by br@@ ing@@ ing into ex@@ ist@@ ence the va@@ st and in@@ tri@@ c@@ ate physical uni@@ verse , including the earth .
One day , the teach@@ er assign@@ ed Z@@ hi@@ ha@@ o to give a talk about his religion to the class .
• A woman had neigh@@ b@@ ors who were Jehovah’s Witnesses .
L@@ ater , the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama of C@@ re@@ ation ” in 1914 and the book The F@@ in@@ i@@ shed M@@ y@@ st@@ er@@ y in 19@@ 17 helped Jehovah’s people to strengthen their faith .
W@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ E in ex@@ ile on the is@@ land of P@@ at@@ mo@@ s , the ag@@ ed apostle John is fav@@ ored with prophe@@ tic v@@ isions .
He over@@ tur@@ ns the ta@@ bl@@ es of the money chang@@ ers and the ben@@ ches of those sel@@ ling do@@ ves .
But she is doing the right thing in stri@@ ving to bal@@ ance her two ob@@ lig@@ ations .
Ser@@ ving Jehovah has brought me the great@@ est happiness possible now and a mar@@ vel@@ ous hope for the future .
• Who should par@@ take of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms ?
For one thing , humans in positi@@ ons of authority are imper@@ fect .
Yet , to others you have been able to give a fine witness , and they have respon@@ ded .
; B@@ y@@ r@@ ge , J .
5 , 6 . ( a ) What might ha@@ p@@ pen in time , and how can we pre@@ v@@ ent that ?
“ I under@@ sto@@ od it was the truth st@@ ra@@ igh@@ ta@@ way , ” she expla@@ ins .
The f@@ all from per@@ fe@@ ction expla@@ ins why the human body , though mar@@ vel@@ ously desi@@ gn@@ ed , is su@@ sc@@ ep@@ ti@@ ble to de@@ form@@ ities and di@@ se@@ ase .
For instance , the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally war@@ ned God’s cho@@ s@@ en people against false prophe@@ ts .
He dra@@ ws close to and vie@@ ws as special those who serve him from the heart .
Y@@ oung people , for instance , may some@@ times feel dis@@ ori@@ ented and in@@ secu@@ re am@@ id this worl@@ d’s con@@ fu@@ sing ide@@ as and tr@@ ends .
Although I have experienced tri@@ al@@ some times , the most challeng@@ ing time in my life is now , when old age and health problems li@@ mit what I@@ r@@ è@@ ne and I can do .
James wrote that the man “ loo@@ ks at himself . ”
W@@ ho@@ m will “ the things on the earth ” inclu@@ de , and how will all of these have the opportunity to become “ children of God ” ?
To make matters wor@@ se , I made the bi@@ g mis@@ take of op@@ ening my m@@ ou@@ th to speak only when I was sure of my Fr@@ en@@ ch .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , as individuals we can re@@ qu@@ est that God accept us into his family of appro@@ ved servants .
For example , L@@ ing@@ ba@@ o@@ an was form@@ er@@ ly a res@@ pe@@ cted tri@@ ba@@ l head in the are@@ a .
Still , he found the ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent pla@@ u@@ sible and Scriptural and the material wor@@ thy of serious study .
By word and example , we have the privilege of tra@@ ining our children and new ones to appreci@@ ate how they can have a share and how they , as a result , can enjoy many blessings .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ating reason@@ able expe@@ ct@@ ations can help us cop@@ e with fru@@ str@@ ations and disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments
Even if you make only a little imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement , you will likely feel less st@@ ress , or at le@@ ast you will be h@@ and@@ ling st@@ ress better , and you will have a me@@ th@@ od for continu@@ ing .
( 1 ) Bro@@ wn , T .
It c@@ alls for more than our par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in Christian meetings and the Kingdom - preaching work , al@@ though such activities are also vital .
He reg@@ ar@@ ded people from the neigh@@ bor@@ ing country as his enem@@ ies , deser@@ ving of death .
M@@ ount O@@ l@@ y@@ mp@@ us , the my@@ th@@ ic@@ al a@@ bo@@ de of the princi@@ p@@ al go@@ ds of the ancient H@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ ic pan@@ the@@ on , lies to the sou@@ th .
So I vis@@ ited their home , and we had a l@@ eng@@ thy discus@@ sion using written no@@ tes .
C@@ learly , medit@@ ating on what God says is ess@@ enti@@ al if we want to remain faithful to the end . ​ — Luke 21 : 19 .
There Jo@@ shua did in@@ deed wr@@ ite upon the st@@ ones of an al@@ ta@@ r “ a cop@@ y of the law of Moses . ”
In every way he can , he end@@ e@@ av@@ ors “ to mis@@ lead , if possible , even the cho@@ s@@ en ones . ”
One day , I was taken to the sh@@ o@@ o@@ ting r@@ ange .
The number of wi@@ do@@ ws and or@@ ph@@ ans ste@@ adi@@ ly gro@@ ws as a result of w@@ ars , n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers , and dis@@ plac@@ ement of people see@@ king refu@@ ge .
When Jehovah God cre@@ ated the first human , His Son was associ@@ ated with him in the pro@@ ject as Ma@@ ster Wor@@ k@@ er .
He may have been to@@ t@@ ally al@@ one as a witness of Jehovah God .
Th@@ an@@ ks to the Bi@@ bli@@ cal tra@@ ining he had received from the Christian congregation , he was able to help me avoid serious physical and perhaps spiritual har@@ m .
You can understand how one bo@@ y who really had that experience felt .
It also provided an opportunity for family and friends to get together to refle@@ ct on Jehovah’s de@@ e@@ ds and to have jo@@ y@@ ous associ@@ ation .
She was baptized and became a ze@@ al@@ ous Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ er .
( b ) Why should we ex@@ pect God’s inv@@ isi@@ ble ac@@ tive for@@ ce to gu@@ i@@ de our lives today ?
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 3 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 5 , 60
Some of these may be : respect for he@@ ad@@ ship ; hon@@ es@@ ty in all things ; h@@ at@@ red of what is bad ; pur@@ su@@ ing peace ; obedi@@ ence to esta@@ bli@@ shed author@@ ities ; exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion to God ; being no part of the world ; avo@@ i@@ ding bad associ@@ ations ; mo@@ des@@ ty in d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing ; and not ca@@ using others to stu@@ m@@ ble .
The Bible reve@@ als that our tri@@ als are per@@ mit@@ ted by God but ac@@ tually origin@@ ate with Satan , his wicked system , and our own imper@@ fect n@@ ature .
Ger@@ al@@ d G@@ ri@@ z@@ z@@ le of the Con@@ ven@@ tion O@@ f@@ fice inter@@ vie@@ wed three brothers atten@@ ding the S@@ cho@@ ol for B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e M@@ em@@ bers .
The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia of R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on says of him : “ Bo@@ th Lu@@ ther and C@@ al@@ v@@ in wrote that the age of mirac@@ les was over and that their occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence should not be expe@@ cted . ”
Rather , he was simply saying that as long as Jehovah al@@ lo@@ ws human rul@@ er@@ ship to ex@@ ist , Christians should respect “ the arrang@@ ement of God ” and accept such rul@@ ers .
“ C@@ al@@ am@@ ity will put the wicked one himself to death ; and the very ones h@@ ating the righteous one will be held gu@@ il@@ ty . ”
When I arri@@ ved , I found A@@ k@@ ik@@ o tal@@ king to this la@@ dy .
We can cultiv@@ ate such faith by rel@@ ying on God in our day - to - day activities .
Their o@@ ffer@@ ings indic@@ ated that Ca@@ in and A@@ be@@ l recogn@@ ized their sin@@ ful st@@ ate and desi@@ red God’s fav@@ or .
Many will ro@@ ve about , and the true knowledge will become a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant . ”
They tri@@ ed to arr@@ ange for me to mar@@ ry an un@@ beli@@ ever .
It ap@@ par@@ ently called for s@@ k@@ ill in car@@ p@@ en@@ try so as to f@@ it the tim@@ bers acc@@ ur@@ ately and buil@@ d an a@@ de@@ qu@@ ately strong stru@@ c@@ ture .
C@@ learly , Jehovah expe@@ cts hus@@ ban@@ ds to s@@ tic@@ k loy@@ ally to their wi@@ ves , always show@@ ing them loving - kindness .
V@@ i@@ ol@@ ence has been with mankind thr@@ ough@@ out the ages .
As a result , I had to ask tru@@ ck d@@ ri@@ v@@ ers if I could si@@ t on to@@ p of the lo@@ g@@ s they were ha@@ ul@@ ing in their bi@@ g tru@@ c@@ ks .
The heavens con@@ stan@@ tly t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to Jehovah’s glory
On@@ ce again , God will destro@@ y the wicked , and once again , there will be sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors .
O@@ badi@@ ah was not su@@ per@@ human ; he was af@@ ra@@ id of get@@ ting ca@@ ught and kil@@ led , just as we would be .
What a privilege it is to help such ones find the happiness that Jesus promised !
No su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion of giving until it h@@ ur@@ ts was ever made .
He knew that Satan was determined to temp@@ t him , to persecu@@ te him , and to bre@@ ak his integrity .
The fact that pre@@ mar@@ it@@ al , ex@@ tr@@ am@@ ar@@ it@@ al , and ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations are consider@@ ed by many to be nor@@ ma@@ l could cor@@ ru@@ pt the heart of a Christian .
Some of my fellow mission@@ aries were quic@@ k to use the Fr@@ en@@ ch they learned , not being par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly bo@@ ther@@ ed by their mis@@ takes .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , the way that God cor@@ rec@@ ted David reve@@ als a great de@@ al about Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
; Mar@@ t@@ í@@ ne@@ z , L .
While powerful men fre@@ qu@@ ently tr@@ am@@ ple on the po@@ or and hum@@ ble ones for sel@@ f@@ ish gain , Jehovah ‘ ra@@ ises up the low@@ ly one from the very du@@ st ’ and ‘ ab@@ oun@@ ds in power to sa@@ ve . ’
You asked why Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that the Kingdom began rul@@ ing in the year 1914 .
Wh@@ ere did she find the needed help ?
Lo@@ y@@ al Christians jo@@ y@@ fully serve Jehovah sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der
W@@ i@@ th@@ in the congregation .
And our long - suffering will have a purpose , that of sa@@ ving wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers and of gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying the God of long - suffering , Jehovah .
What does it mean to be a minis@@ ter , and what questions might we ask ourselves ?
I ar@@ gu@@ ed that I wanted to sa@@ ve it for pione@@ ering , but they were taking it .
Mar@@ ri@@ age was to be a lasting b@@ ond between two pers@@ ons .
My go@@ al is to understand a little cor@@ ner of God’s pl@@ an . ” ​ — H@@ en@@ ry S@@ cha@@ ef@@ er , prof@@ ess@@ or of ch@@ em@@ is@@ try .
However , when asked what that Kingdom is , most people answer , in effect , “ I don@@ ’t know , ” or their answer is va@@ gu@@ e and un@@ certain .
Who , then , is that bri@@ de , or wife ?
What you do when you are al@@ one reve@@ als the valu@@ es you really tre@@ asure . ​ — Luke 6 : 4@@ 5 .
I first read it through in just one night !
Wh@@ ere did he sear@@ ch for ple@@ asure ?
Lo@@ o@@ king at matters from the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s point of view , the Witnesses consider every person a po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al re@@ ci@@ pi@@ ent of Jehovah’s love and mer@@ cy .
But Jehovah declar@@ ed : “ Do not look at [ that s@@ on@@ ’s ] appe@@ ar@@ ance and at the he@@ i@@ ght of his st@@ ature , for I have re@@ je@@ cted him . . . . M@@ ere man se@@ es what appe@@ ars to the eyes ; but as for Jehovah , he se@@ es what the heart is . ”
What comes to mind when you hear the name Moses ?
During the en@@ su@@ ing con@@ fr@@ on@@ tation , we Witnesses had to make our position clear to the ag@@ it@@ ated re@@ bel@@ s and also expla@@ in our stand to the mil@@ it@@ ary gu@@ ar@@ ds .
Jesus himself was inter@@ ested in pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s respon@@ se to that question .
The Witnesses stri@@ ve to help righte@@ ously dis@@ posed people in their vari@@ ous commun@@ ities to a@@ do@@ pt who@@ les@@ ome Bi@@ bli@@ cal valu@@ es , such as famili@@ al love , hon@@ es@@ ty , moral cle@@ an@@ ness , and a good work e@@ th@@ ic .
Those un@@ willing to sub@@ mit to Jehovah’s rul@@ er@@ ship will ev@@ en@@ tually be se@@ par@@ ated from God’s people .
A clear men@@ tal i@@ ma@@ ge of the new world will move us to seek that Kingdom first .
Jehovah will see to it that the “ re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance ” of such ones will never be for@@ go@@ t@@ ten , nor will their righteous ac@@ ts be over@@ loo@@ ked .
Jesus not only taught that the Devil ex@@ ists but also showed that it is possible un@@ wit@@ t@@ ingly to do the will of the Devil .
Des@@ pite being lis@@ ted last in the qualities pro@@ duc@@ ed by the spirit , self - control is in no way less important than the others .
Jesus went from place to place to preach .
No one has greater authority than God .
M@@ em@@ bers of the congregation can help by demonstr@@ ating appro@@ pri@@ ate personal interest in young ones .
Tru@@ e Christians work against that tr@@ end .
Is it who@@ les@@ ome or de@@ based ? ’
How quic@@ k@@ ly things had happened !
Not long after , I was stu@@ n@@ ned to receive an invit@@ ation to atten@@ d the 2@@ 2@@ n@@ d class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad .
They also appreci@@ ate the spiritual ass@@ ist@@ ance he provi@@ des through “ the faithful ste@@ ward . ” ​ — Luke 12 : 4@@ 2 - 4@@ 4 ; Proverbs 22 : 4 .
Pro@@ per V@@ i@@ e@@ w of Dis@@ ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment
Why is this invit@@ ation and reas@@ sur@@ ance par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly rel@@ ev@@ ant to the parents of a re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous child ?
That , though , would be like h@@ es@@ it@@ ating to look at the fu@@ el ga@@ u@@ ge on the da@@ sh@@ bo@@ ard of your ca@@ r , fe@@ aring that the nee@@ d@@ le is poin@@ ting to “ E@@ mp@@ ty ” !
Sa@@ ys L@@ ev@@ i : “ We cal@@ cul@@ ated how much money we would need to serve ab@@ ro@@ ad for a year and then asked Jehovah in prayer to help us ear@@ n that ex@@ act am@@ ount . ”
W@@ om@@ en have come sa@@ f@@ ely through the experience of giving bir@@ th whether they were believers or not .
This is pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely the situation in which most de@@ a@@ f people find themselves .
( a ) How do we cultiv@@ ate love of Jesus ?
Still another ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le to com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ ding the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message is an un@@ will@@ ing@@ ness to apply what it says .
Jehovah , in turn , fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely gr@@ as@@ ps us by the hand and lea@@ ds us in the way in which we should walk . ​ — Psalm 7@@ 3 : 23 ; Isaiah 30 : 21 ; 4@@ 1 : 10 , 13 .
The apostle Paul ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es us to “ pray inc@@ ess@@ an@@ tly . ”
And rel@@ ating what he saw in a vision , the apostle John said : “ Lo@@ ok !
Jehovah’s Witnesses continue the work practic@@ ed by Ph@@ ili@@ p and other early Christians .
Because a pu@@ re heart is mor@@ ally and spiritually clean , it does not d@@ well on things that are un@@ clean in Jehovah’s eyes .
Di@@ d not provi@@ ding ass@@ ist@@ ance serve a u@@ se@@ ful purpose as well as make you feel good ?
The text says : “ P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous in the eyes of Jehovah is the death of his loyal ones . ”
But she wanted to do more in Jehovah’s service , so she qu@@ it her jo@@ b and started to pioneer .
P@@ res@@ ent - day H@@ ar@@ an , however , is only a col@@ le@@ ction of hous@@ es with d@@ om@@ ed ro@@ of@@ s .
Their ‘ hearts imp@@ el@@ led them . ’
“ Let wi@@ ves be in sub@@ je@@ ction to their hus@@ ban@@ ds as to the Lord .
( c ) What do the two grou@@ ps have in comm@@ on ?
When Bar@@ u@@ ch was remin@@ ded that during the last days of Juda@@ h , there was no time for personal “ great things , ” he evid@@ ently respon@@ ded in a positi@@ ve way , for he did receive his soul as a spo@@ il .
F@@ al@@ se religion has thus ga@@ ined power and influ@@ ence , but at the same time , she has comple@@ t@@ ely re@@ je@@ cted religious truth . ​ — Re@@ v .
Ha@@ ve P@@ rac@@ tice S@@ essi@@ ons
“ I W@@ I@@ S@@ H I had done things differ@@ ently ! ”
Christians do such things because they love their neigh@@ b@@ or .
Fir@@ st might be large st@@ ones or ru@@ b@@ ble .
H@@ el@@ p@@ ing “ F@@ o@@ re@@ ign R@@ es@@ id@@ ents ” to “ Ser@@ ve Jehovah With Re@@ jo@@ ic@@ ing , ” May
A man in T@@ ha@@ il@@ and , for example , was t@@ ou@@ ched by the love he saw among the brothers at a re@@ gi@@ onal conven@@ tion .
The 5@@ 0@@ th an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary of the li@@ ber@@ ation of in@@ no@@ c@@ ent vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s imp@@ ris@@ oned in the Na@@ z@@ i death cam@@ ps prom@@ p@@ ted the fore@@ going com@@ ment in an e@@ dit@@ ori@@ al in The New Yor@@ k T@@ im@@ es of J@@ anu@@ ary 26 , 199@@ 5 .
9 : 24 , 25 .
The@@ y@@ ’@@ d have no way to f@@ ill their time . ”
There may be times when it seem@@ s that we have no cho@@ ice but to can@@ c@@ el an arrang@@ ement we have made .
Yes , a man of dis@@ cre@@ tion is pra@@ ised , but the next pro@@ ver@@ b teach@@ es us the value of hum@@ ility .
Jesus told his followers to teach others .
The praise and glory given to humans having exc@@ ep@@ tional we@@ al@@ th , wisdom , or accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments ?
D@@ A@@ V@@ I@@ D born
However , the psalmist san@@ g : “ When my dis@@ qui@@ et@@ ing thoughts became many in@@ side of me , your own cons@@ ol@@ ations began to f@@ ond@@ le my soul . ”
Now is the time to return to our heavenly Fa@@ ther’s loving ar@@ ms and to the congregation ​ — the only sa@@ fe ha@@ ven in these last days . ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
The disci@@ ple James wrote that an in@@ dec@@ isi@@ ve person is “ un@@ ste@@ ad@@ y in all his ways . ”
How , then , should Christians view p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ ma@@ ges to and worship at sh@@ r@@ ines ?
• In what ways can we show honor to fellow believers ?
“ A@@ n E@@ po@@ ch - M@@ ak@@ ing B@@ re@@ ach ”
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , cl@@ ari@@ f@@ ying the is@@ sue is the wise thing to do .
The Gre@@ ek@@ s felt that making clo@@ th@@ es was bene@@ ath the di@@ gn@@ ity of the Su@@ pre@@ me God .
Can you i@@ magine yourself in the new world ?
During World W@@ ar I , the brothers taking the lead wor@@ ked very hard to provide Bible liter@@ ature and encourag@@ ement to all the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents .
Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions r@@ an through my head : ‘ A@@ m I up to the jo@@ b both spiritually and physi@@ c@@ ally ?
Yet , tal@@ king at the do@@ ors , person@@ ally tel@@ ling others about God’s Kingdom , was another matter .
W@@ ould El@@ la fear men or trust in Jehovah ?
However , Be@@ at@@ ty was able to bu@@ y the bul@@ k of the find .
A@@ n e@@ ag@@ le may e@@ at the car@@ c@@ as@@ ses of dead ani@@ mal@@ s , so that “ where the sla@@ in are , there it is . ”
I also pray@@ ed very often with my children .
It was very sa@@ d to see Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r su@@ ff@@ er from can@@ c@@ er in 19@@ 7@@ 6 .
In 195@@ 1 , E@@ vel@@ y@@ n and I were married , qu@@ it our jo@@ bs , and began pione@@ ering .
In our case , Satan may not offer us all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the world and their glory in ex@@ change for our worship .
The elders can offer kind ass@@ ist@@ ance by vis@@ iting them .
Th@@ ough the “ ri@@ ver of water of life ” will f@@ low in the ful@@ l@@ est sense during the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn of Christ , it beg@@ ins to f@@ low in “ the L@@ or@@ d’s day , ” which da@@ w@@ ned with the heavenly en@@ thr@@ on@@ ement of “ the L@@ am@@ b ” in 1914 .
If a person go@@ es contr@@ ary to some physical la@@ ws , such as the law of gra@@ v@@ ity , he experi@@ ences the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
“ I simply started pra@@ ying , ” Al@@ ber@@ t says .
How did R@@ a@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s decision to serve Jehovah benefit her ?
We can and should offer encourag@@ ement and spiritual a@@ id to our brothers and sisters who need help to return to the flo@@ ck .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , the Mar@@ ch 1 , 199@@ 9 , is@@ sue of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine refle@@ cted an ad@@ ju@@ sted view on this sub@@ ject .
Let us see what ca@@ used some a@@ the@@ ists and ag@@ no@@ s@@ tic@@ s to think more deep@@ ly about the sub@@ ject and ev@@ en@@ tually buil@@ d a close relationship with their Creator .
El@@ ders must ju@@ dge with righteousness and “ tre@@ at the flo@@ ck with tend@@ er@@ ness . ”
In time , he is brought for@@ th from pris@@ on to inter@@ pre@@ t P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s dre@@ am@@ s , which fore@@ tell se@@ ven years of pl@@ ent@@ y follow@@ ed by se@@ ven years of fam@@ ine .
So take in Bible knowledge and apply it .
That is the pi@@ c@@ ture pres@@ ented in the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts as well as in the writ@@ ings of first - century Jewish hist@@ ori@@ an Jose@@ ph@@ us .
Do you appreci@@ ate what that invol@@ ves ?
Not long before t@@ our@@ ing Bethel , Al@@ ber@@ to had vis@@ ited the s@@ em@@ in@@ ary where his brother - in - law served as a pri@@ est .
For example , God ca@@ used Noah to become the buil@@ der of the ar@@ k , Be@@ z@@ al@@ el to become an ex@@ per@@ t c@@ ra@@ f@@ t@@ s@@ man , G@@ ide@@ on to be a great war@@ ri@@ or , and Paul to be a mission@@ ary .
J@@ on : I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t pi@@ ck up on that , but you@@ ’@@ re right .
Hence , they are pe@@ p@@ per@@ ed with v@@ ol@@ c@@ ano@@ es , which also contribu@@ te to the form@@ ation of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ ous l@@ and@@ s@@ cap@@ e .
Today , God’s wr@@ ath is being made known in the judgment mes@@ sa@@ ges that are being p@@ our@@ ed out like pla@@ gu@@ es upon Satan’s world , and such information appe@@ ars in many of our Bible - based public@@ ations . ​ — Re@@ v .
Jehovah is ready to listen and to respon@@ d .
No , God does not cause tri@@ als .
G@@ w@@ en and her husband were married for 6@@ 1 years .
Genesis 2 : 7 says : “ Jehovah God pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to form the man out of du@@ st from the gr@@ ound and to b@@ low into his no@@ str@@ il@@ s the bre@@ ath of life , and the man came to be a living soul . ”
For the orig@@ in of the ter@@ m “ Kingdom H@@ all , ” see Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — Pro@@ claim@@ ers of God’s Kingdom , page 3@@ 19 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
In fact , so num@@ er@@ ous are the form@@ s of wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft that people disa@@ gre@@ e even on the meaning of the word “ wit@@ ch . ”
N@@ early ever@@ yone on earth today has acc@@ ess to the enti@@ re Bible or por@@ tions of it .
Just as a father wants his children to love one another , so Jehovah wants his servants on earth to get along .
13 , 14 . ( a ) What events li@@ e a@@ head ?
Ma@@ st@@ ering this new language invol@@ ves mo@@ dif@@ ying our thinking and trans@@ form@@ ing our min@@ ds . ​ — Read Romans 12 : 2 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 23 .
How does Jehovah provide for the ani@@ ma@@ l cre@@ ation ?
I do not want anyone ‘ b@@ low@@ ing his hor@@ n ’ ! ”
After we ob@@ ta@@ ined our vis@@ as , we r@@ ented an ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment .
Although the gra@@ p@@ es served main@@ ly for making w@@ ine , the Israelites also ate f@@ res@@ h gra@@ p@@ es or d@@ ri@@ ed them as ra@@ is@@ ins , which they might make into c@@ ak@@ es . ​ — 2 Samuel 6 : 19 ; 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 16 : 3 .
E@@ ach of us needs to close the ga@@ p between what we know about Bible principles and what we prac@@ tice .
They know just how preci@@ ous health and life are and how su@@ d@@ den@@ ly and un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly things can change .
What assignment did Jesus give to his disciples , and what did it invol@@ ve ?
One day soon , God will do away with all of man@@ kin@@ d’s suffering .
All face the problems of advan@@ c@@ ing age and ill health .
By his second tri@@ p , in May 19@@ 0@@ 3 , public meetings in B@@ el@@ f@@ ast and D@@ u@@ bl@@ in were being ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ised in local new@@ s@@ pa@@ p@@ ers .
A Christian who has gen@@ u@@ ine love is so fir@@ m@@ ly g@@ lu@@ ed , or att@@ ached , to the qu@@ ality of go@@ o@@ dness that it be@@ comes an in@@ se@@ par@@ able part of his person@@ ality .
To@@ gether , we have enjo@@ yed help@@ ing many C@@ am@@ bo@@ di@@ an people to dedic@@ ate their lives to God .
What did Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah see in his si@@ x@@ th vision , and what is sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant about the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l@@ ’s having writ@@ ing on both si@@ des ?
To turn people away from worshipp@@ ing the true God and gain their worship for himself .
We invit@@ e you to consider this sub@@ ject pray@@ er@@ fully in the following article .
John and T@@ in@@ i , another cou@@ ple in the Ne@@ ther@@ lands , stu@@ died with their son , E@@ s@@ l@@ i ( now 24 years old and pione@@ ering in another congregation ) , and their daugh@@ ter , L@@ in@@ da ( now 20 years old and married to a fine young brother ) .
At first gl@@ ance , this might appe@@ ar to be a pleas@@ ant sc@@ ene .
Then Mari@@ on and I were asked to return to our great@@ est love , which is special pione@@ ering .
Then , in 20@@ 13 , the P@@ u@@ er@@ to R@@ ic@@ o branch was mer@@ ged with the Un@@ ited St@@ ates branch , and I was asked to serve at W@@ all@@ k@@ ill , New Yor@@ k .
W@@ i@@ ves who have become believers have w@@ on over their hus@@ ban@@ ds by their Chris@@ t@@ like conduct .
We are told to “ car@@ ry off [ our ] por@@ tion ” and enjoy the fru@@ its of our la@@ b@@ ors .
Jehovah has no place in his organization for self - ag@@ gr@@ an@@ di@@ z@@ ing s@@ ch@@ em@@ ers who try to “ sear@@ ch out their own glory . ”
Yes , love of Jehovah God mo@@ tiv@@ ates us to ob@@ serve his comman@@ d@@ ments .
Those Christians came to know that Jehovah is the Creator and that he is al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty , wise , loving , and mer@@ ci@@ ful .
This “ in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al el@@ ite ” ​ — including learned cl@@ er@@ ic@@ s — ​ was respon@@ sible for the wit@@ ch - h@@ un@@ ts that s@@ we@@ pt through E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe from the 1@@ 5@@ th to the 1@@ 7@@ th century , when ch@@ urch and ci@@ vi@@ l author@@ ities are said to have t@@ or@@ tur@@ ed and kil@@ led about 5@@ 0@@ ,000 al@@ le@@ ged wit@@ ches .
When Do We Ne@@ ed G@@ u@@ id@@ ance ?
M@@ ak@@ ing a Su@@ cc@@ ess of S@@ ing@@ l@@ en@@ ess
What , though , should we inclu@@ de in our prayers ?
She and her husband deci@@ ded to a@@ do@@ pt a child .
Many work@@ ers in the go@@ ld min@@ es had come from E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , and they asked if we could get them a Bible in their language .
An@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating a ho@@ st@@ ile rec@@ ep@@ tion , Jac@@ o@@ b s@@ ends E@@ sa@@ u wa@@ ve upon wa@@ ve of gi@@ f@@ ts am@@ oun@@ ting to over 5@@ 50 d@@ om@@ es@@ tic ani@@ mal@@ s .
T@@ w@@ o things provided an answer , and they came as a sh@@ o@@ ck .
If we over@@ come our feelings and will@@ ingly obey our God , we prove that we are faithful to our promise .
To this day , anointed Christians along with their dedic@@ ated associ@@ ates , the “ other sheep , ” f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h as a Kingdom - preaching organization under the mi@@ gh@@ ty hand of God and the lead@@ er@@ ship of his bel@@ o@@ ved Son . ​ — E@@ ph .
What would you have done if you had lived back then ?
They loo@@ ked for@@ ward to the new world and i@@ mag@@ ined themselves living there .
In what ways did Ne@@ h@@ emiah re@@ act to the acc@@ us@@ ations of his op@@ pos@@ ers ?
A@@ vo@@ id the s@@ n@@ are of mis@@ gu@@ i@@ ded je@@ al@@ ous@@ y
All was made possible simply because as young men , they ac@@ ted on Jehovah’s loving invit@@ ation to serve him whole - sou@@ led . ​ — C@@ ol .
Al@@ so , our counsel will take into account what others may already have said .
The ancient psalmist ad@@ mit@@ ted the imp@@ os@@ si@@ bility of com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ ding and com@@ men@@ ting on all God’s works .
His sel@@ f@@ ish p@@ lo@@ t to esta@@ bl@@ ish a rule ri@@ v@@ al@@ ing Jehovah’s kin@@ dly rul@@ er@@ ship was ex@@ posed sh@@ ort@@ ly after E@@ ve was cre@@ ated .
A H@@ el@@ per in M@@ ak@@ ing Per@@ s@@ onal De@@ c@@ isions
T@@ w@@ o wi@@ do@@ ws mentioned in the Bible , the young woman Ru@@ th and her mother - in - law Na@@ om@@ i , benef@@ ited from the support they gave to each other .
Noah also pro@@ claim@@ ed Jehovah’s imp@@ en@@ ding judgment .
I was 18 years old .
As Jesus fore@@ told in a similar illustr@@ ation , his return in k@@ ingly power would come only “ after a long time . ” ​ — Matthew 25 : 19 .
W@@ he@@ ther you are young or not so young , you can see the wisdom of that divine ad@@ vice .
The bi@@ sh@@ op@@ s around the cour@@ t — su@@ a@@ ve , p@@ li@@ ant men , acc@@ es@@ sible to dis@@ cre@@ et g@@ es@@ tures of fav@@ or and ad@@ ro@@ it ba@@ r@@ ga@@ ining — as a rule pro@@ t@@ ested as little as their su@@ peri@@ or . For instance , when P@@ at@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch I@@ gn@@ ati@@ us ( c .
She deci@@ ded to en@@ ro@@ l@@ l in an in@@ s@@ titu@@ te in B@@ angal@@ ore to learn si@@ gn language .
The Israelites had just been deli@@ vered from sla@@ very in Egy@@ pt .
When asked to offer up his only son , Isa@@ a@@ c , in sacrifice , Abraham did not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate .
Ha@@ ving helped us to beg@@ in wal@@ king with him , Jehovah does not now leave us to our own de@@ vi@@ ces to remain faithful .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 9@@ 5 , 14@@ 5
When he was on earth , he cur@@ ed those who had di@@ se@@ as@@ es such as le@@ pro@@ s@@ y or ep@@ il@@ ep@@ s@@ y .
Sh@@ ould it be dem@@ o@@ li@@ shed ?
No more comfort for them !
This situation has g@@ one on there for 60 years .
The bat@@ tle was f@@ ought after Israel had sin@@ ned in con@@ ne@@ ction with Ba@@ al of Pe@@ or .
If you face a tri@@ al@@ some situation , perhaps an in@@ justice that seem@@ s to dra@@ g on for years on end , do not des@@ pa@@ ir .
What we read at Hebrews 2 : 12 , 17 is sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant .
How can it be said that anointed ones are ‘ se@@ ated in the heavenly plac@@ es ’ even while on earth ?
Although such s@@ our@@ ces may fe@@ ature it@@ em@@ s of interest , they often ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ate conduct and standards that are contr@@ ary to Jehovah’s standards .
Our confidence in God’s Word and our ability to use it in the ministry will help us to ass@@ ist others to get to know Jehovah and to at@@ tain to sal@@ vation .
Jesus then refer@@ red to the part of the Law that said that only the A@@ ar@@ on@@ ic pri@@ ests were to e@@ at the show@@ bre@@ ad .
Still , if relati@@ ves in@@ s@@ ist on arrang@@ ing matters contr@@ ary to the wi@@ sh@@ es of the cou@@ ple , then the cou@@ ple might have to refu@@ se their help gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ously and pa@@ y for their own mo@@ des@@ t we@@ d@@ ding .
At times , of course , you will say things that you later reg@@ re@@ t .
Then Jesus will hand the Kingdom over to his Father .
You do not have to pa@@ y for such a Bible study .
E@@ G@@ Y@@ P@@ T
A@@ do@@ l@@ f and sever@@ al of his compan@@ i@@ ons were ar@@ rest@@ ed and sen@@ ten@@ ced to serve long pris@@ on ter@@ ms because they refu@@ sed to r@@ en@@ oun@@ ce their Bible - based beli@@ ef@@ s .
How did A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il respon@@ d when she heard what had happened ?
H@@ or@@ ri@@ fied that the hor@@ se might k@@ ic@@ k me , they s@@ cre@@ am@@ ed at me to sto@@ p ​ — but I did not re@@ act .
O@@ r it could be that since the wicked are gener@@ ally tre@@ ated with ani@@ mo@@ s@@ ity , the ho@@ st@@ ility they receive from others s@@ il@@ ences them .
O@@ ther chang@@ es , however , were much har@@ der .
Because love is a pro@@ du@@ ct of God’s holy spirit , it en@@ ab@@ les true Christians to do what others cannot do , such as over@@ come rac@@ i@@ al , cul@@ tural , and pol@@ itical ba@@ r@@ ri@@ ers .
His dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c words expres@@ s his judgment : “ I never knew you !
Since she could not find it in the Bible , she st@@ op@@ ped atten@@ ding ch@@ urch and got baptized .
Lo@@ ok After O@@ r@@ ph@@ ans and W@@ i@@ do@@ ws in Their T@@ ri@@ bul@@ ation
What joy we der@@ i@@ ve from help@@ ing others to learn God’s truth and experience spiritual fre@@ e@@ dom !
My scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es began to tre@@ at me like an out@@ c@@ ast because I deci@@ ded not to give the H@@ it@@ l@@ er sal@@ u@@ te .
We too would have no v@@ al@@ id exc@@ use if we were to become for@@ get@@ ful hear@@ ers .
However , in our com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve world , some fear that if they person@@ ally act hum@@ bly , they will be vie@@ wed by others as we@@ ak .
Yet , Jesus was not refer@@ ring to a@@ str@@ on@@ om@@ y or one of the other s@@ ci@@ ences when he l@@ in@@ ked “ knowledge ” and “ everlasting life . ”
In mo@@ der@@ n times , Jehovah has made pro@@ v@@ isions for sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ arding his people in a spiritual way .
“ Ke@@ ep on as@@ king , and it will be given you . ”
Yet , he never mis@@ uses it ; nor does he mon@@ o@@ po@@ li@@ ze fre@@ e@@ dom by mi@@ cr@@ om@@ an@@ ag@@ ing his servants .
The psalmist felt “ like a sol@@ it@@ ary bir@@ d on a ro@@ of , ” as if he had only his tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es for compan@@ y .
Do@@ ing what will make us rich toward God ?
In l@@ ine with Jehovah’s “ ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation , ” or way of man@@ ag@@ ing things , the ga@@ ther@@ ing of “ the things in the heavens ” was to beg@@ in “ at the full li@@ mit of the appointed times . ”
However , the Jews had their own ide@@ as , and not even the mirac@@ le - working Son of God could per@@ su@@ a@@ de them o@@ ther@@ wise .
Fir@@ st , we “ must believe that he is . ”
S@@ ONG@@ S : 8@@ 4 , 7@@ 5
; D@@ e Ca@@ so , D .
Consider some practic@@ es that reve@@ al that a you@@ th is making ‘ his advan@@ c@@ ement man@@ i@@ f@@ est ’ as a disci@@ ple . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
A@@ n O@@ ld Pro@@ p@@ he@@ t “ De@@ c@@ ei@@ ved H@@ im ”
E@@ ri@@ c and V@@ ic@@ k@@ y came to Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a from C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , 12 years ag@@ o .
An@@ ani@@ as , another early disci@@ ple of Jesus , also lied .
I often sp@@ end h@@ our@@ s each day stud@@ ying and re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ing Bible - based public@@ ations so that I can continue lear@@ ning about God and his wonderful qualities .
After World W@@ ar I@@ I , the n@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s e@@ con@@ om@@ y ex@@ p@@ lo@@ ded , and a wa@@ ve of materi@@ al@@ ism s@@ we@@ pt the country .
The pre@@ vi@@ ously mentioned enc@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia no@@ tes : “ We learn or ab@@ s@@ or@@ b , as if by os@@ mo@@ s@@ is , the attitu@@ des of those with whom we are clo@@ sel@@ y associ@@ ated . ”
Then we will be able to res@@ ist sin .
Ban@@ c@@ he@@ t@@ t@@ i : L@@ a Lu@@ ce , A@@ pri@@ l 14 , 19@@ 26
God promises to eli@@ min@@ ate suffering and in@@ justice , “ making all things new . ” ​ — Revelation 21 : 4 , 5 .
A hum@@ ble and mo@@ des@@ t person does not su@@ ff@@ er di@@ sh@@ on@@ or even when he er@@ r@@ s .
Although the righteous man Job did not have the Scriptures , he knew the truth about death .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s were desi@@ gn@@ ed to live forever , working together as a perfect , un@@ ited family in taking care of a par@@ adi@@ sa@@ ic earth .
What acc@@ oun@@ ts for the spiritual pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity of the earthly part of Jehovah’s organization ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , the Israelites had lived in that are@@ a for 3@@ 00 years .
Many divine pre@@ dic@@ tions have come true , al@@ though written h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds or even th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years in ad@@ v@@ ance .
As for the dead bo@@ dies of S@@ is@@ er@@ a@@ ’s men , the s@@ ong says : “ The t@@ or@@ r@@ ent of K@@ ish@@ on wa@@ shed them away . ” ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 5 : 4 , 21 .
But how does the new bir@@ th ac@@ tually take place ?
4@@ 7@@ ,@@ 6@@ 0@@ 6
By means of that tend@@ er act , Jesus may have put La@@ z@@ ar@@ us in l@@ ine to receive life in heaven .
But this time Ca@@ str@@ o was better able to cop@@ e with the lo@@ ss .
D@@ ep@@ en@@ ding on your ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , you may feel a@@ w@@ k@@ ward when con@@ sul@@ ting others , especially your mate , about money matters .
AL@@ L life origin@@ ates with Jehovah God .
How does Jesus ’ shed blood af@@ fect the dam@@ ag@@ ed relationship between God and sin@@ ful mankind ?
Our preaching the good news pleas@@ es God and op@@ ens the way to everlasting benef@@ its
Com@@ for@@ ting , too , are the apostle Joh@@ n@@ ’s words : “ By this we shall know that we origin@@ ate with the truth , and we shall as@@ sure our hearts before him as reg@@ ar@@ ds wh@@ atever our hearts may con@@ dem@@ n us in , because God is greater than our hearts and kno@@ ws all things .
May it be the same in our case .
Fir@@ st , let us com@@ pare Jesus with Moses and see how such a com@@ par@@ is@@ on helps us to appreci@@ ate more fully Jesus ’ ro@@ le in God’s purpose .
Wh@@ ere can you find encourag@@ ement ?
But then his brothers ’ she@@ a@@ ves en@@ cir@@ c@@ led his she@@ a@@ f and bo@@ wed down to it as it sto@@ od er@@ e@@ ct .
But do not be satis@@ fied by a sur@@ face exam@@ in@@ ation .
W@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ E pre@@ par@@ ing for an up@@ coming Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy , have you ever thought , ‘ H@@ av@@ en@@ ’t we consider@@ ed this sub@@ ject before ? ’
Is it not a blessing to be one of “ God’s fellow work@@ ers ” in the gr@@ and work of divine educ@@ ation ? ​ — 1 C@@ or .
and no@@ body can say : ‘ Jesus is Lord ! ’ exc@@ ep@@ t by holy spirit . ”
Consider the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s des@@ crip@@ tion of con@@ di@@ tions on earth at that time :
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of mil@@ es away in I@@ tal@@ y , a woman in an or@@ n@@ ate ch@@ urch k@@ ne@@ els before an i@@ ma@@ ge of M@@ ary , the mother of Jesus , and pra@@ ys while ho@@ l@@ ding a str@@ ing of ro@@ s@@ ary be@@ a@@ ds .
A@@ ver@@ age years in full - time ministry : 12
Lu@@ c@@ í@@ a@@ ’s fir@@ m hope in the resurrection helped her to maintain her com@@ po@@ sure and c@@ he@@ er@@ ful@@ ness des@@ pite a g@@ ri@@ m prog@@ no@@ s@@ is .
Wh@@ atever the cause , disa@@ bil@@ ities can be de@@ va@@ st@@ ating .
When I turned 18 , I moved to S@@ y@@ d@@ ne@@ y .
The apostle Paul often wor@@ ked as a ten@@ t@@ mak@@ er to support himself .
In the following article , we will consider Noah .
Then an hon@@ est self - exam@@ in@@ ation is in order .
However , just for the s@@ ake of being well thought of by the author@@ ities , we will never com@@ promise our neu@@ tr@@ ality , di@@ min@@ ish our preaching activ@@ ity , or in any other way we@@ ak@@ en our service to Jehovah .
L@@ ater , when Jesus was 12 years old , he said something that am@@ a@@ zed M@@ ary .
It was Jesus ’ concer@@ n , his ze@@ al , for God’s house that moved him to act .
I got n@@ er@@ v@@ ous . ’
They are the boo@@ ks Wor@@ ship the On@@ ly Tru@@ e God and D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to Jehovah .
During those study s@@ essi@@ ons , I dis@@ co@@ vered much wise ad@@ vice on how to cop@@ e with my situation .
How did he do so ?
Because his eyes of faith saw something far more powerful than a se@@ a or an ar@@ my .
Let us exam@@ ine the con@@ text of 1 Timothy 4 : 15 .
When Joseph was in pris@@ on , was he se@@ par@@ ated from Jehovah ?
As Christians , we can ex@@ pect ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le , persecu@@ tion , and other tri@@ als .
What has Jehovah done to provide for our deli@@ ver@@ ance from sin and death ?
F@@ I@@ R@@ S@@ T - T@@ I@@ M@@ E vis@@ it@@ ors to the city cen@@ ter of M@@ ü@@ n@@ ster in W@@ est@@ ph@@ ali@@ a , Ger@@ many , inv@@ ari@@ ab@@ ly sto@@ p to ga@@ ze at three ir@@ on ca@@ ges that h@@ an@@ g from a ch@@ urch tower .
Since the wom@@ an’s hand was w@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed in a ban@@ da@@ ge , K@@ ar@@ o@@ li@@ en and her compan@@ ion offered help , but the woman dec@@ l@@ ined .
T@@ ry to pi@@ c@@ ture one enc@@ oun@@ ter fi@@ ve cen@@ tu@@ ries before Christ .
It does not free us from the physical and moral la@@ ws that God made for the sta@@ bility and peace of the uni@@ verse .
The Greek word transl@@ ated “ ba@@ ck@@ bi@@ ting ” means “ in@@ sul@@ ting language . ”
Rather , they have “ f@@ la@@ shed up ” in Satan’s dar@@ k world “ as a light to the u@@ pri@@ ght ones . ”
The Kingdom of God rul@@ es from heaven . ​ — Matthew 10 : 7 ; Luke 10 : 9 .
But some one h@@ un@@ d@@ red years ag@@ o , ze@@ al@@ ous Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents likely enjo@@ yed the sta@@ res of cu@@ ri@@ ous on@@ loo@@ k@@ ers as they con@@ spi@@ cu@@ ously whe@@ el@@ ed their Da@@ wn - Mo@@ bil@@ es to and fr@@ o while sc@@ at@@ ter@@ ing preci@@ ous see@@ ds of Bible truth .
He started reason@@ ing c@@ learly and lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally when he went to the place where Jehovah was worshipp@@ ed .
Proverbs chap@@ ter 2 encoura@@ ges us to ac@@ qui@@ re wisdom and thinking ability .
23 : 15 ​ — Why was a pro@@ sel@@ y@@ te , or a con@@ ver@@ t , of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es “ a sub@@ ject for Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na t@@ wi@@ ce as much ” as the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es themselves ?
That judgment will be in@@ es@@ ca@@ pa@@ ble , for the wicked will not sur@@ vi@@ ve ‘ the re@@ vel@@ ation of Jesus with his powerful angels in a f@@ lam@@ ing fi@@ re . ’
In that he main@@ ta@@ ined his godly devo@@ tion even while living in Babyl@@ on , a city filled with false go@@ ds and dem@@ on worship .
All efforts to maintain it contribu@@ te to our ‘ tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ing up for ourselves a fine f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for the future , in order that we may get a fir@@ m hold on the real life . ’ ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 19 .
They had the su@@ peri@@ or ad@@ vice of God’s Word , the Bible .
His action - p@@ ac@@ ked hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al acc@@ oun@@ ts co@@ ver some 3@@ 30 years and inclu@@ de the ex@@ p@@ lo@@ its of Israel@@ ’s Ju@@ d@@ ges .
That is how it will be in the conclu@@ sion of the system of things : the angels will go out and se@@ par@@ ate the wicked from among the righteous and will c@@ ast them into the fi@@ er@@ y fur@@ n@@ ace .
Now you may wish to read Genesis 8 : 5 - 17 .
Hence , John was a pre@@ ach@@ er as well as a disci@@ ple mak@@ er .
No won@@ der the Bible str@@ ong@@ ly con@@ dem@@ ns false religion !
A number of repor@@ ters and p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ ers dar@@ ed to cro@@ ss the off - li@@ m@@ its l@@ ine because they wanted to get a s@@ co@@ op on the v@@ ol@@ c@@ ani@@ c activ@@ ity .
What questions should we ask ourselves about pra@@ ying for others ?
Par@@ ents were ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed to mon@@ it@@ or their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t use and tel@@ ev@@ ision vie@@ wing .
Because of the ransom , we can become re@@ conc@@ iled to God , that is , we can be at peace with him and become his friends .
David brought the sac@@ red ar@@ k of the covenant to Jerusalem .
( b ) What per@@ t@@ in@@ ent questions will we consider ?
Why do those with an earthly hope not par@@ take of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms , but why do they atten@@ d the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al ?
S@@ hor@@ tly after they began serving there , F@@ ol@@ a@@ ’s mother came to vis@@ it .
No matter what the situation , Jesus emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed that ever@@ yone needs to make a personal decision .
They likely ob@@ ta@@ ined needed it@@ em@@ s , such as w@@ in@@ ter clo@@ thing , s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls , and writ@@ ing to@@ ol@@ s .
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : I@@ t’s good to see you again , J@@ on .
She was so well - loved , so@@ ft - spo@@ ken , and ref@@ ined .
Pe@@ ople like my so@@ a@@ p and re@@ com@@ men@@ d it to others .
N@@ ex@@ t to Jehovah God , he had an ex@@ al@@ ted and privile@@ ged position in heaven .
I@@ ts first fulfill@@ ment was in 5@@ 37 B.C.E . when a Jewish re@@ m@@ n@@ ant re@@ turned to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and from Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an ex@@ ile .
Jesus could therefore promise an ev@@ il@@ do@@ er who died with him : “ Tru@@ ly I tell you today , You will be with me in Par@@ adise . ” ​ — Luke 23 : 4@@ 3 .
In doing so , you will gain an “ acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of his will ” and thus learn how to “ ple@@ ase him fully . ”
( b ) Who are “ the daugh@@ ters of k@@ ings ” and “ the ro@@ y@@ al cons@@ ort ” who share the B@@ ri@@ de@@ gro@@ om@@ ’s joy ?
Bo@@ th for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation and lo@@ ose conduct are c@@ learly contr@@ ary to Jehovah’s ho@@ l@@ iness .
When Christians displa@@ y godly tra@@ its , however , this can have a very good effect .
We g@@ la@@ dly do things for those we love and respect
Then do to them as is good in your eyes . On@@ ly to these men do not do a thing , because that is why they have come under the sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of my ro@@ of . ”
That is why Jesus taught his followers “ always to pray and not to give up . ”
If not al@@ er@@ t , a Christian may not even no@@ tice the gra@@ du@@ al change . ​ — Mat@@ t .
In@@ cen@@ se bur@@ ned at the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le and at the temple was sac@@ red
The Greek word for “ to dis@@ own on@@ es@@ el@@ f ” indic@@ ates a will@@ ing@@ ness to say no to sel@@ f@@ ish desi@@ res or personal conven@@ i@@ ence .
However , s@@ inc@@ ere individuals have sto@@ od up to such op@@ position .
In@@ secu@@ re te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers may j@@ um@@ p into a r@@ om@@ an@@ tic relationship , see@@ king love and affe@@ ction .
The ta@@ ble@@ t se@@ ts out a simp@@ li@@ fied ver@@ sion of an ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ tural year , or c@@ y@@ c@@ le , star@@ ting with the ing@@ a@@ ther@@ ing in the mon@@ th cor@@ respon@@ ding to S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember / ​ O@@ c@@ to@@ ber , and it men@@ tions vari@@ ous cro@@ ps and ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ tural activities . ​ — 6 / 15 , page 8 .
It was our hear@@ t@@ felt desire to remain un@@ ited in worship as husband and wife forever .
M@@ on@@ o@@ th@@ el@@ it@@ ism ho@@ l@@ ds that al@@ though having two n@@ atu@@ res as God and man , Christ has one will .
The fe@@ a@@ thers , or f@@ let@@ ch@@ ing , that an ar@@ ch@@ er att@@ ach@@ es to his ar@@ ro@@ ws help them to f@@ ly st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght after they leave his bo@@ w .
As no@@ ted a@@ bo@@ ve , Jehovah provided many de@@ ta@@ il@@ s regarding the n@@ ature of Babyl@@ on@@ ’s f@@ all .
Jesus expla@@ ins : “ These are the ones that have heard , but , by being car@@ ri@@ ed away by anxi@@ e@@ ties and ri@@ ches and ple@@ a@@ sures of this life , they are comple@@ t@@ ely cho@@ ked and bring nothing to per@@ fe@@ ction . ”
For example , those who pur@@ sue an im@@ moral way of life will re@@ a@@ p bit@@ ter con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
So we read : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah and do good ; re@@ side in the earth , and de@@ al with faith@@ ful@@ ness .
By the end of the first century , se@@ ct@@ ari@@ an influ@@ ences were seen in the congregations .
G@@ u@@ ard A@@ ga@@ inst S@@ el@@ f - De@@ c@@ ep@@ tion
As we now consider the ob@@ serv@@ ations made by that group of fellow believers , see how their com@@ ments com@@ pare with how you might have respon@@ ded .
How can we cultiv@@ ate it ?
At the age of 19 , I sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed my dedic@@ ation to Jehovah by get@@ ting baptized .
To the end of her days , she knew just how old her st@@ ill@@ born and mis@@ car@@ ri@@ ed ba@@ bi@@ es would have been had they sur@@ vi@@ ved .
Let me go back to the beg@@ in@@ ning .
9 : 10 .
The same is true when you set out to read the Bible .
It can even be used to expres@@ s gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de , imp@@ l@@ ying an un@@ eas@@ y feel@@ ing of not being able to re@@ ci@@ pro@@ c@@ ate the fav@@ or sh@@ own .
“ How could I com@@ mit this great ba@@ dness and ac@@ tually sin against God ? ”
It re@@ pres@@ ents what we really are on the in@@ side , “ the se@@ cre@@ t person of the heart . ”
As already no@@ ted , the Bible dec@@ la@@ res : “ The head of every man is the Christ . ”
The book vi@@ v@@ at pa@@ x ​ — E@@ s le@@ be der F@@ ri@@ e@@ de ! re@@ mar@@ ks that “ toward the end of the 1@@ 6@@ 30 ’ s , the respon@@ sible pr@@ inc@@ es fin@@ ally recogn@@ ized that mil@@ it@@ ary power would no longer help them to ac@@ hi@@ eve their go@@ al . ”
A@@ ver@@ age age : 34
The congregation wel@@ com@@ ed us , and the elders made practic@@ al arrang@@ ements to help me care for my fam@@ il@@ y’s spiritual needs . ”
Tru@@ e Wor@@ ship Pro@@ sp@@ ers
The meetings in A@@ ran@@ h@@ a were held in a r@@ ented house . We s@@ le@@ pt in a small ro@@ om in the back .
Jesus said : “ For the joy he has he go@@ es and sel@@ ls what things he has and bu@@ ys that field . ” ​ — Matthew 13 : 4@@ 4 .
Re@@ al@@ ize that your enem@@ ies are not just Satan , the world , and its po@@ is@@ on@@ ous spirit .
We can also have full confidence that in the coming new world , he will satis@@ fy all our needs in the best possible way . ​ — Psalm 14@@ 5 : 16 .
But it is not !
In all of this , Christ left a mo@@ de@@ l for us , and we must “ follow his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y . ” ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 21 .
How did Jehovah respon@@ d when Solomon became un@@ faithful ?
In contr@@ ast , ter@@ ri@@ ble things happened to me in my own home .
( b ) What re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble promise did Jesus make to his disciples ?
What a joy it was for the people of Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r to be able to read God’s Word in their own language !
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For example , we have many ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res , boo@@ ks , vi@@ de@@ o@@ s , and We@@ b pages that help us to keep serving God .
At that time , wi@@ ves were expe@@ cted to remain in their assignment .
On the bas@@ is of such righ@@ ts , C@@ ic@@ er@@ o , a Rom@@ an st@@ at@@ es@@ man of the first century B.C.E . , stated : “ It is a cri@@ me to bin@@ d a Rom@@ an c@@ iti@@ z@@ en ; to s@@ cour@@ ge him is a wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness ; to put him to death is al@@ most par@@ ri@@ ci@@ de , ” that is , k@@ ill@@ ing one@@ ’s own par@@ ent or close relati@@ ve .
Ch@@ il@@ dren who often see their parents reading and stud@@ ying are more likely to view these activities as a n@@ atur@@ al part of their own lives .
C@@ ould any of us f@@ all into the tra@@ p of being dec@@ ei@@ ved ?
Abraham was at@@ tu@@ ned to God’s feelings
For instance , according to a rec@@ ent Un@@ ited N@@ ations repor@@ t , work ca@@ uses more pain and death “ than w@@ ars or d@@ ru@@ g and al@@ co@@ ho@@ l a@@ bu@@ se com@@ bin@@ ed . ”
A study of the Bible may also help you to no@@ tice ways that you can imp@@ ro@@ ve in your service to God .
Consider : Job knew that he could not prof@@ ess to love God and at the same time be un@@ kind to his fellow man .
In what way do Christians con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate God’s glory ?
Then she would sing the Kingdom s@@ ong ‘ We Th@@ an@@ k You , Jehovah . ’
Mis@@ sion@@ ary Wor@@ k in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a
Yet , with wise pl@@ an@@ ning , though@@ t@@ ful co@@ op@@ er@@ ation , good commun@@ ic@@ ation and , a@@ bo@@ ve all , hear@@ t@@ felt prayer , you can fulf@@ ill the responsi@@ bil@@ ities of hon@@ or@@ ing your loved ones .
( b ) To what is spiritual matu@@ r@@ ity clo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated ?
After he kil@@ led Go@@ li@@ ath and was offered the daugh@@ ter of King Saul to be his wife , David said : “ Who am I and who are my relati@@ ves , my fa@@ ther’s family in Israel , for me to become son - in - law to the king ? ”
My ambi@@ tion was to serve as a Ca@@ pu@@ ch@@ in mon@@ k in In@@ dia .
“ The st@@ or@@ k in the s@@ k@@ y kno@@ ws its se@@ as@@ ons , ” wrote the prophet Jeremiah .
You can dep@@ end on him .
He was div@@ in@@ ely inspired to point to the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of true educ@@ ation .
One way is by following the encourag@@ ement given at Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 3 : “ With hum@@ ility consider others su@@ peri@@ or to you . ”
Instead , we end@@ e@@ av@@ or to be “ pe@@ ace@@ able with all men . ” ​ — R@@ om .
D@@ r@@ in@@ king does not have to re@@ ach the le@@ v@@ el of dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness before it makes a person d@@ ro@@ w@@ s@@ y and la@@ z@@ y ​ — physi@@ c@@ ally as well as spiritually . ​ — 12 / 1 , pages 19 - 21 .
Why is it vital to work toward being un@@ ited with other imper@@ fect Christians ?
They were for@@ er@@ un@@ n@@ ers of those who now share in the fulfill@@ ment of Jesus ’ prophe@@ tic words : “ This good news of the Kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations , and then the end will come . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
In about 4@@ 9 C.E . , the situation was still serious .
H@@ U@@ N@@ T@@ IN@@ G@@ T@@ O@@ N , W@@ V , C@@ i@@ vi@@ c Ar@@ ena , 3@@ r@@ d A@@ ve . & 8@@ th S@@ t .
When Jesus Christ was on the earth , he rest@@ ated this position in answer to those who asked about div@@ or@@ ce and re@@ marriage .
We need to do lik@@ e@@ wise .
We do not . ” T@@ ur@@ ning to S@@ us@@ ana , the teach@@ er said : “ You really do study the Bible and make an effort to do what it says .
P@@ ri@@ or to the F@@ lood , many humans lived for cen@@ tu@@ ries .
That helped us to see that serving Jehovah full - time is not dep@@ end@@ ent sol@@ ely on our own res@@ our@@ ces or the support of our family . The most important thing is that we le@@ an on our heavenly Father . Con@@ ven@@ tion tri@@ p to Ku@@ o@@ pi@@ o in 195@@ 2 . From left : An@@ n@@ ik@@ ki , A@@ il@@ i , E@@ ev@@ a Kal@@ li@@ o
‘ Bu@@ y this , bu@@ y that . ’
“ What happened at school today ? ”
“ H@@ as it been sh@@ el@@ tered ? ”
From the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s vie@@ w@@ point , it simply does not make sense to ac@@ knowledge that a house needs a desi@@ gn@@ er and buil@@ der and at the same time cla@@ im that a com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated c@@ ell ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ ally s@@ pr@@ an@@ g into ex@@ ist@@ ence .
C@@ learly , Jesus ’ life was foc@@ used on his ministry .
The su@@ n is set@@ ting over the city of Na@@ ho@@ r in the M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast .
F@@ in@@ ally , I could enjoy the pro@@ gra@@ m , and it was wonderful at last to understand Bible truth c@@ learly !
Be@@ ing im@@ mo@@ des@@ t and taking ourselves too seri@@ ously can lead to the dam@@ ag@@ ing of our relationship with God .
And what will ha@@ p@@ pen at the end of his Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn when the Messi@@ ani@@ c King “ has brought to nothing all govern@@ ment and all authority and power ” ?
Although there is no exc@@ use for mar@@ it@@ al un@@ faith@@ ful@@ ness , a l@@ ack of tend@@ er@@ ness could contribu@@ te to a sp@@ ou@@ se@@ ’s see@@ king affe@@ ction and in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy from someone el@@ se .
He as@@ sur@@ ed the prophet that ‘ this fore@@ told judgment would without fai@@ l come true . ’
For example , we now see the world situation por@@ tra@@ yed by the fe@@ et of the dre@@ am i@@ ma@@ ge of Daniel chap@@ ter 2 .
Pe@@ ople know about the things they desi@@ gn and make .
Th@@ ree A@@ post@@ les Who C@@ ould Not Ke@@ ep A@@ wa@@ ke
Why a Kingdom of God ?
( Read Ju@@ d@@ ges 6 : 23 , 24 ; f@@ t@@ n . )
The me@@ th@@ od called for all the courage we could mu@@ ster , but it always accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed its purpose , and Jehovah’s name was gl@@ ori@@ fied . ”
We Ma@@ de the Ri@@ ght C@@ ho@@ ic@@ es
God’s Law ​ — A S@@ ource of Li@@ fe
How did her parents re@@ act ?
How do we benefit from God’s holy spirit ?
This star@@ t@@ ling develop@@ ment was post@@ ed on the of@@ fi@@ cial We@@ b s@@ ite of Jehovah’s Witnesses along with p@@ ho@@ to@@ s of Witnesses affe@@ cted by the decision , including young children .
Fa@@ ith gave Noah and E@@ no@@ ch the courage to dec@@ l@@ are Jehovah’s mes@@ sa@@ ges
T@@ or@@ re de T@@ a@@ va@@ res
J@@ an S@@ ek@@ lu@@ c@@ j@@ an was en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic about pro@@ duc@@ ing a P@@ ol@@ ish transl@@ ation of the Scriptures .
publi@@ shed in 198@@ 5 by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
In@@ cre@@ di@@ ble as it may se@@ em , some Israelites who went ast@@ ra@@ y from true worship took up this demon@@ ic prac@@ tice of sacrific@@ ing their children to false go@@ ds .
One group with a wrong view of pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons was the first - century congregation in La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ a .
A@@ N U@@ N@@ F@@ O@@ R@@ G@@ E@@ T@@ T@@ A@@ B@@ L@@ E ev@@ ent , one mar@@ ked by two “ mirac@@ les , ” took place in the country of Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ a in 200@@ 6 .
Yes , we all have good reas@@ ons for respon@@ ding to the encourag@@ ement to “ ass@@ ist those who are we@@ ak . ” ​ — Acts 20 : 35 .
1 : 2 , 3 .
M@@ an@@ kin@@ d’s Pro@@ ble@@ ms So@@ on to En@@ d !
What do you learn from Davi@@ d’s ple@@ a that Jehovah exam@@ ine his k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys and his heart ?
Christ died for sin@@ n@@ ers , and many who once practic@@ ed v@@ ile things chang@@ ed their ways and became re@@ conc@@ iled to God . ​ — Romans 5 : 8 ; 1 Corinthians 6 : 9 - 11 .
When Jehovah fin@@ ally re@@ je@@ cted Israel and esta@@ bli@@ shed the Christian congregation , he gave mirac@@ ul@@ ous po@@ wers to the apostles and others .
20 : 21 , 22 .
Why is there a leg@@ al as@@ pect to Christian we@@ d@@ ding@@ s ?
Davi@@ d’s war@@ m expres@@ sions have been pre@@ served to give us confidence that we too can look to Jehovah as our S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d .
36 : 20 - 23 .
Lo@@ ok after them ! ”
B@@ r@@ ing@@ ing in a par@@ al@@ le@@ l thought to en@@ large upon the ide@@ a , he ad@@ ds : “ To the wise ones he will not go . ”
How , though , can we “ sto@@ p being anxi@@ ous ” about such things ?
The “ false prophe@@ ts , ” some of whom were once Christians , are also in that c@@ ate@@ g@@ ory .
These two artic@@ les as@@ sure us that Jehovah is fully a@@ ware of everything that happ@@ ens to us .
Yet , in many lands not only are those se@@ x@@ u@@ al practic@@ es consider@@ ed accep@@ table but they are g@@ lam@@ or@@ ized in boo@@ ks , ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , song@@ s , mo@@ vi@@ es , and T@@ V shows .
He is “ a God mer@@ ci@@ ful and gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous , s@@ low to anger and a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in loving - kindness and truth . ”
Today , we have the same confidence .
As recorded at Job 38 : 22 , 23 , 25 - 29 , God asked about what things ?
Mo@@ st are not cont@@ ent to leave the faith that they once perhaps vie@@ wed as true .
[ Ri@@ v@@ ers ]
In the early 19@@ 60 ’ s , the he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses arrang@@ ed for John Mar@@ ks , an Al@@ ban@@ i@@ an im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ant in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , to vis@@ it Ti@@ ran@@ ë to help organiz@@ e the Christian work .
They consider@@ ed about one f@@ our@@ th of the book The Gre@@ at@@ est M@@ an Who E@@ ver Li@@ ved and al@@ most the enti@@ re book Pa@@ y A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion to Dani@@ el@@ ’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy !
“ W@@ H@@ A@@ T D@@ O Y@@ O@@ U P@@ E@@ O@@ P@@ L@@ E B@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ L@@ D I@@ N TH@@ E SH@@ U@@ L@@ A@@ M@@ MI@@ T@@ E ? ”
The brother explained what had happened with the pre@@ vi@@ ous overse@@ er .
St@@ an@@ ding in direc@@ t contr@@ ast with the mi@@ gh@@ ty men of viol@@ ence is the most fam@@ ous human who ever lived , Jesus Christ , a man of peace .
N@@ early 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o , Jesus Christ spoke of a cal@@ am@@ ity invol@@ ving 18 people who were kil@@ led when a tower f@@ ell on them .
( a ) On re@@ tur@@ ning in the resurrection , what will many no doubt learn ?
When did E@@ un@@ ice beg@@ in to teach Timothy the Scriptures ?
A Bible study was im@@ medi@@ ately started with the la@@ dy .
And it is desi@@ gn@@ ed to help individuals in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates who are pl@@ an@@ ning to make a special gift now or to leave a be@@ qu@@ est at death to sel@@ e@@ ct the most advan@@ ta@@ ge@@ ous and ef@@ fi@@ cient me@@ th@@ od in the light of their family and personal circumstances .
They take an ac@@ tive part in the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work .
One sister who travel@@ ed to Kaku@@ ma had rec@@ ently been ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved of three close family members .
Jesus spoke with t@@ act , show@@ ing that he under@@ sto@@ od Mar@@ th@@ a@@ ’s dist@@ ress .
E@@ s@@ cap@@ ing God’s day of wr@@ ath , however , requi@@ res more of us than just fle@@ e@@ ing from har@@ m@@ ful things .
Daniel , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , also had fe@@ ars .
How evid@@ ent it is that God is the one who makes the see@@ ds of truth gro@@ w in hum@@ ble hearts , even as the apostle Paul ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged ! ​ — 1 Corinthians 3 : 7 .
Di@@ v@@ in@@ ely provided acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge streng@@ th@@ ened Isaiah to keep on wal@@ king in the light .
He a@@ da@@ p@@ ted his pres@@ ent@@ ation so as to appe@@ al to different grou@@ ps and to people with v@@ ar@@ ying attitu@@ des . ​ — Acts 17 : 22 , 23 , 34 ; 1 C@@ or .
Many people , he ob@@ served , “ believe in God . . . ; they just don@@ ’t care much about him . ”
Th@@ ough there is still much work to be done before the field is pl@@ anted , the la@@ bo@@ re@@ r is di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted and his work su@@ ff@@ ers .
I have cho@@ s@@ en to stand at the th@@ re@@ sh@@ old in the house of my God rather than to move around in the ten@@ ts of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness . ” ​ — Psalm 8@@ 4 : 10 .
D@@ ressed inform@@ ally , he made us very wel@@ come .
“ We are not ign@@ or@@ ant of [ Satan’s ] s@@ ch@@ em@@ es . ” ​ — 2 C@@ O@@ R . 2 : 11 , f@@ t@@ n .
Jesus used Jehovah’s strength to help others
It rel@@ eas@@ es p@@ ent - up and even de@@ bil@@ it@@ ating emo@@ tions that cause ill health , and it fo@@ st@@ ers heal@@ th@@ i@@ er and ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er relation@@ shi@@ ps .
F@@ ul@@ ly B@@ ene@@ f@@ it From Per@@ s@@ onal S@@ tu@@ dy
Per@@ secu@@ tion continued for sever@@ al years thr@@ ough@@ out E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
As wonderful as it is that m@@ our@@ ning , out@@ c@@ ry , and pain will be no more , God’s promise even inclu@@ des doing away with man@@ kin@@ d’s ul@@ tim@@ ate enem@@ y ​ — death .
A@@ bi@@ j@@ ah had likely heard about the 12 spi@@ es sent into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and by Moses .
Davi@@ d’s faith is well - f@@ oun@@ ded .
We know that they must be satis@@ fied as well .
Such faith pro@@ du@@ ces holy ac@@ ts and godly de@@ e@@ ds , and prom@@ in@@ ent among them is the preaching of the good news of God’s Kingdom .
In the first century , the apostle Paul s@@ oun@@ ded this war@@ ning : “ The inspired word c@@ learly says that in later times some will f@@ all away from the faith , pa@@ ying attention to mis@@ le@@ ading inspired st@@ at@@ ements and teachings of dem@@ ons . ”
‘ Dis@@ own Y@@ our@@ self ’
The of@@ fi@@ cial t@@ it@@ le of Ar@@ m@@ and - Je@@ an du P@@ less@@ is was C@@ ar@@ din@@ al de Ri@@ ch@@ eli@@ eu .
Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions have their place .
T@@ w@@ o elders called regul@@ arly to c@@ he@@ ck up on me .
Now both mother and daugh@@ ter atten@@ d Christian meetings regul@@ arly .
O@@ ther angels jo@@ ined Satan in his re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
Bible M@@ or@@ ality P@@ rac@@ tic@@ al ?
Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy lik@@ ened this word of God to water , w@@ ine , and mil@@ k .
The pri@@ m@@ ary part of that se@@ ed is Christ Jesus .
M@@ on@@ ths went by , and our ba@@ by , Ju@@ dy , was born .
On the other hand , when you do what is right , Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ic@@ es .
The first speak@@ er discus@@ sed the da@@ y’s Bible text .
During 6@@ 7 C.E . , Gen@@ er@@ al V@@ es@@ pas@@ i@@ an and his son Ti@@ tu@@ s mo@@ bi@@ li@@ ze a va@@ st for@@ ce of 6@@ 0@@ ,000 tro@@ op@@ s .
When overse@@ ers make such faith - streng@@ th@@ ening vis@@ its , they imp@@ ar@@ t a spiritual gift .
I@@ r@@ en@@ a@@ e@@ us was especially in@@ t@@ ent on refu@@ ting vari@@ ous teachings of G@@ no@@ s@@ tic Christians , who claim@@ ed that they held reve@@ aled in@@ ner knowledge .
The righteous man tre@@ ats his ani@@ mal@@ s with kindness .
Some Christian you@@ ths have had to leave their home
At times , the apostles ar@@ gu@@ ed about who was the great@@ est .
Des@@ pite these challeng@@ es , parents can ra@@ ise happy , spiritually heal@@ thy children .
3 , 4 . ( a ) With what illustr@@ ation did Jesus answer the question : “ Who really is my neigh@@ b@@ or ” ?
Abraham m@@ our@@ ned the lo@@ ss of his bel@@ o@@ ved S@@ ar@@ ah
“ I reg@@ a@@ ined my health and joy of life , ” she says .
Is there a d@@ anger , though , that you might mis@@ understand something that you have read ?
What tr@@ ying situation did one congregation face ?
The question was de@@ bat@@ ed at a number of ch@@ urch coun@@ c@@ il@@ s .
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , many su@@ ff@@ er from feelings of is@@ ol@@ ation , sh@@ ame , anxi@@ ety , de@@ pres@@ sion , and anger .
God thus promises in his Word that “ the cre@@ ation it@@ self also will be set free from en@@ sla@@ v@@ ement to cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and have the gl@@ ori@@ ous fre@@ e@@ dom of the children of God . ”
W@@ as I f@@ it en@@ ough ?
I@@ magine a ze@@ al@@ ous Je@@ w fac@@ ing such is@@ su@@ es .
S@@ how Consi@@ der@@ ation for O@@ thers
Consi@@ der@@ ing what a mar@@ vel@@ ous privilege you have , why not become ever more determined to be among the relati@@ vely few who have done the right thing with their life ?
Da@@ ily , we than@@ k Jehovah that we are ali@@ ve .
Acc@@ ording to the recor@@ ds in the Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m of N@@ ational Li@@ ber@@ ation in Mari@@ b@@ or , S@@ lo@@ ven@@ ia , this 38 - year - old bl@@ ac@@ k@@ sm@@ ith refu@@ sed to jo@@ in the We@@ h@@ r@@ man@@ ns@@ cha@@ ft , a Ger@@ man par@@ am@@ il@@ it@@ ary de@@ t@@ ach@@ ment in Ger@@ man - occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed S@@ lo@@ ven@@ ia .
If so , the example of Paul can help you .
On my rel@@ e@@ ase from Le@@ w@@ es , I took the tra@@ in to C@@ ar@@ dif@@ f , W@@ al@@ es , where my father was then serving as princi@@ p@@ al of@@ fic@@ er at the pris@@ on .
A S@@ P@@ I@@ R@@ I@@ T@@ U@@ AL@@ L@@ Y S@@ E@@ D@@ EN@@ T@@ A@@ R@@ Y L@@ I@@ F@@ E - S@@ T@@ Y@@ L@@ E C@@ A@@ N H@@ A@@ V@@ E S@@ E@@ R@@ I@@ O@@ U@@ S C@@ ON@@ S@@ E@@ Q@@ U@@ EN@@ C@@ E@@ S
What has been the fru@@ it@@ age this past year of the small sur@@ vi@@ ving group of anointed Witnesses of Jehovah and their compan@@ i@@ ons , the great crow@@ d ?
A word of s@@ inc@@ ere appreciation go@@ es a long way toward help@@ ing your wife to feel valu@@ ed . ​ — Proverbs 31 : 28 .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E 3 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 13 - 17
Th@@ ings got better when we inclu@@ ded them more , had the ki@@ ds call them , and than@@ ked them for their support . ”
“ All the things that were written af@@ o@@ re@@ time were written for our instru@@ ction , ” states Romans 15 : 4 .
In a similar man@@ ner , a child could d@@ ri@@ ft away gra@@ du@@ ally on a spiritually d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous p@@ ath , being temp@@ ted by har@@ m@@ ful associ@@ ation or de@@ gra@@ ding en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
Do I need to exerc@@ ise greater self - discipl@@ ine ?
We have good reas@@ ons to inclu@@ de the resurrection as a ke@@ y teaching even if we person@@ ally hope to sur@@ vi@@ ve the great tri@@ bul@@ ation and live on earth forever .
N@@ ex@@ t , they would make the bre@@ ad for the day .
P@@ ra@@ y to him regul@@ arly ​ — especially about your we@@ ak@@ nesses .
May we therefore tre@@ asure our preci@@ ous relationship with God and be vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant to cor@@ rec@@ t any tend@@ enc@@ y to d@@ ri@@ ft spiritually .
“ All authority has been given me in heaven and on the earth , ” he said .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , “ God pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to cre@@ ate the man in his i@@ ma@@ ge , in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge he cre@@ ated him , ” repor@@ ts Genesis 1 : 26 , 27 .
You do not have to look far to see that evil and suffering ab@@ ound today .
And when sheep die , their hi@@ des serve u@@ se@@ ful pur@@ pos@@ es .
I also had a relati@@ ve who wor@@ ked in the Un@@ ited N@@ ations building in New Yor@@ k .
Rather than be@@ coming enem@@ ies to be re@@ je@@ cted , they are man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting the interest of gen@@ u@@ ine friends .
N@@ ex@@ t , s@@ k@@ in co@@ vered the flesh .
Indeed , we must imp@@ l@@ ore Jehovah for help to understand his Word and try to “ com@@ bin@@ e spiritual matters with spiritual words ” by c@@ he@@ c@@ king the con@@ text of the s@@ crip@@ ture in question and by loo@@ king up rel@@ ated s@@ crip@@ tures .
A@@ no@@ ther way that Satan se@@ ek@@ s to en@@ s@@ n@@ are us is by in@@ duc@@ ing us to love this world ​ — un@@ righteous human soci@@ ety ali@@ en@@ ated from God .
It was 19@@ 39 .
E@@ ven@@ tually , R@@ a@@ ú@@ l began living im@@ mor@@ ally and was dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed from the Christian congregation .
Why should we t@@ est ourselves as to ‘ whether we are in the faith ’ ?
Not one of the rul@@ ers or of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es has put faith in him , has he ?
For example , the apostle Peter refer@@ red to the let@@ ters of Paul and put them on pa@@ r with “ the rest of the Scriptures . ”
“ In time , I came to appreci@@ ate Jehovah’s qualities , especially his mer@@ cy , for which I often pray@@ ed .
What a privilege we have to help people find ans@@ wers to their questions !
The same prophecy indic@@ ates that God’s Kingdom , pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed by a large st@@ one , was cu@@ t from the m@@ oun@@ tain of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y in 1914 .
With my mission@@ ary par@@ t@@ ner , A@@ stri@@ d An@@ der@@ son ( at right )
In some lands , children at school are expe@@ cted to k@@ ne@@ el and k@@ is@@ s the f@@ la@@ g .
L@@ y@@ man@@ ’s da@@ ily invol@@ v@@ ement in her care was an example of devo@@ tion that was inspi@@ ring to all , especially to those who saw L@@ y@@ man lo@@ v@@ ingly pu@@ shing the whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir on the si@@ de@@ wal@@ ks of the neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od as C@@ r@@ y@@ st@@ al pres@@ ented The Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
After such ear@@ n@@ est prayers , we beg@@ in to experience the reli@@ ef that comes from thro@@ wing our “ bur@@ den upon Jehovah himself . ”
As a real living person , Jehovah is ca@@ pa@@ ble of thought , actions , and feelings .
Indeed , our associ@@ ates at those ga@@ ther@@ ings for worship are the best , and the spiritual at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere is sa@@ fe and pleas@@ ant .
When ass@@ is@@ ting el@@ der@@ ly brothers and sisters , what fac@@ t@@ ors may be involved ?
Why do many young people enjoy making disciples ?
She has not given in to the ill@@ ness .
See In@@ sight on the Scriptures , vo@@ lu@@ me 1 , pages 9@@ 11 - 12 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Thus , it appe@@ ars that we cannot set a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c d@@ ate for when the c@@ all@@ ing of Christians to the heavenly hope ends .
The first was the in@@ ven@@ tion of a prin@@ ting pres@@ s with mo@@ va@@ ble ty@@ pe .
Will our loy@@ al@@ ty ex@@ ten@@ d to our clo@@ s@@ est relati@@ ve ​ — our marriage mate ?
Why are s@@ inc@@ ere Bible stud@@ ents inter@@ ested in the lo@@ c@@ ation of the P@@ o@@ ol of S@@ il@@ o@@ am ?
So I asked to speak with the travel@@ ing overse@@ er .
Even today , the ancient Rom@@ an fes@@ tiv@@ ities se@@ em to have the u@@ pp@@ er hand .
And on that day , how g@@ la@@ d your brothers and sisters were to see you prove that you love God with your whole heart , soul , mind , and strength ! ​ — Mark 12 : 30 .
No matter how many times they have read it before , they tre@@ asure such preci@@ ous m@@ om@@ ents .
Paul ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es fa@@ thers : “ Do not be ir@@ rit@@ ating your children , but go on br@@ ing@@ ing them up in the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah . ”
Go@@ od commun@@ ic@@ ation bre@@ a@@ th@@ es life into a fri@@ end@@ ship .
Let us re@@ view how the Bible can help us to face our tri@@ als and still be jo@@ y@@ ful .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y F@@ A@@ Y K@@ IN@@ G
Ho@@ ly spirit emp@@ ow@@ ered Jesus to per@@ form mirac@@ les , including heal@@ ing the si@@ ck , fe@@ e@@ ding the crow@@ ds , and ra@@ ising the dead .
I now live in L@@ ou@@ vi@@ ers , N@@ or@@ man@@ dy , near the Fr@@ ance branch of@@ fice .
Pe@@ ople in C@@ en@@ tr@@ al Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , as well as in other par@@ ts of the world , ref@@ er to God’s name when they say , “ H@@ allow@@ ed be thy name ” in the L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er .
We should keep listen@@ ing to him !
Of Israel , Paul says : “ They did not all obey the good news . ”
The family speak@@ s L@@ ing@@ ala , Fr@@ en@@ ch , and Ger@@ man .
The C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l of St@@ ate recogn@@ ized on No@@ v@@ ember 2 , 20@@ 12 , that Jehovah’s Witnesses , a wi@@ d@@ ely known Christian religion , have the right to own hous@@ es of worship
W@@ i@@ th@@ in si@@ x months , ne@@ arly 20 pers@@ ons began to atten@@ d the meetings at our mission@@ ary home .
“ The emp@@ t@@ iness that I had felt for so long was no longer there , ” he said .
Our relationship has always been something very special to me . ”
T@@ w@@ o ar@@ m@@ ed gl@@ adi@@ at@@ ors face each other in a Rom@@ an ar@@ ena .
Lo@@ ving Christian shepher@@ ds end@@ e@@ av@@ or to show personal interest in each sheep in the congregation .
“ As these things star@@ t to occ@@ ur , ” said Jesus , “ ra@@ ise y@@ ourselves er@@ e@@ ct and li@@ ft your he@@ a@@ ds up , because your deli@@ ver@@ ance is get@@ ting near . ” ​ — Luke 21 : 28 .
We have to learn it .
Thus , Abra@@ m could later be refer@@ red to as coming from “ the other side of the [ E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates ] Ri@@ ver . ” ​ — Jo@@ shua 24 : 3 .
B@@ ear@@ ing Witness With a S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t of U@@ r@@ g@@ enc@@ y
How did one brother feel about the v@@ isi@@ ble part of God’s organization ?
W@@ H@@ E@@ N we become disciples of Christ , we em@@ ba@@ r@@ k on a j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ding vis@@ its are also much valu@@ ed by older ones in the congregation .
Indeed , “ in every nation the man who fe@@ ars [ God ] and does what is right is accep@@ table to him . ” ​ — Acts 10 : 35 .
Yes , I wanted to be a pioneer .
Why should we stri@@ ve to have “ the mind of Christ ” ?
For example , look at the tr@@ act Will Su@@ ffering E@@ ver En@@ d ?
His love for the origin@@ al langu@@ ages of the Bible is par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble , since he lived before E@@ r@@ as@@ mu@@ s and Re@@ u@@ ch@@ l@@ in .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the Bible not only reve@@ als why we die but also expla@@ ins the con@@ dition of the dead and off@@ ers hope for our dec@@ eas@@ ed loved ones .
His wife , who was stud@@ ying the Bible with a local Witness , no@@ ted her hus@@ ban@@ d’s change of attitude .
What a privilege that is !
27 : 4@@ 1 - 4@@ 4 ; 32 : 6 , 11 , 13 - 15 ; 33 : 4 , 10 .
Our next article will tell .
“ The heart is more tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous than anything el@@ se and is des@@ per@@ ate , ” says Jeremiah 17 : 9 .
They st@@ ore most of the o@@ x@@ y@@ g@@ en they need in their mus@@ c@@ les .
Are we l@@ ac@@ king , then , in qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations ?
Such cal@@ am@@ ities as fam@@ ines , di@@ se@@ as@@ es , earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es , and w@@ ars have pla@@ gu@@ ed them on an un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted sc@@ ale .
A high@@ light of my years at Bethel was Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d’s vis@@ it to the f@@ ar@@ m in 19@@ 36 .
Our tend@@ er affe@@ ction for others mo@@ ves us to “ speak cons@@ ol@@ ingly to those who are de@@ pres@@ sed . ”
No doubt , you too rejo@@ ice at see@@ ing our young people cho@@ ose the wise course .
Although the parents might not have been reading those ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , their children did , and they prog@@ ressed spiritually !
What has Jehovah pur@@ posed for the earth and for mankind ?
a great crow@@ d , which no man was able to number , out of all nations and tri@@ bes and pe@@ op@@ les and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es . . . come out of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ” ​ — R@@ E@@ V@@ EL@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N 7 : 9 , 14 .
And many shows de@@ pi@@ ct inc@@ reas@@ ingly gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c se@@ x .
Jehovah h@@ ates spiritual ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , just as he h@@ ates physical ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y .
5@@ 2 : 7 - 9 ; 5@@ 5 : 12 , 13 .
I am very gr@@ ate@@ ful for the ability to praise God in the congregation and in my ministry . ”
I@@ N T@@ O@@ D@@ A@@ Y@@ ’@@ S world , few people enjoy wa@@ iting for someone or something . It t@@ ests their pati@@ ence .
Samu@@ el@@ son ) , M@@ ar .
( a ) Of what is Chris@@ tend@@ om gu@@ il@@ ty ?
Such gen@@ u@@ ine we@@ al@@ th inclu@@ des being ‘ rich in fine works , li@@ ber@@ al , ready to share . ’
W@@ i@@ th@@ ho@@ l@@ ding loving - kindness could inclu@@ de with@@ ho@@ l@@ ding for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess or har@@ bor@@ ing a g@@ ru@@ dge .
Yet , the people of that city pers@@ is@@ ted in their wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
We take pri@@ de in being Jehovah’s servants .
We stay loyal to Jehovah : We love Jehovah and obey him always .
A@@ be@@ l saw that sa@@ d re@@ ality pla@@ ying out before his eyes .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 25 , 6@@ 6
Tru@@ e worshipp@@ ers must speak the truth and avoid false o@@ a@@ ths and s@@ l@@ an@@ der .
When Samuel is we@@ an@@ ed , perhaps when he is three years of age or some@@ what older , H@@ ann@@ ah takes him to live at Jehovah’s san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary , just as she v@@ ow@@ ed . ​ — 1 Samuel 1 : 21 - 24 ; 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 31 : 16 .
* He was an out@@ standing stud@@ ent of the Bible , and he fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly ex@@ posed as false such do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines as the Tr@@ in@@ ity and the im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the soul .
P@@ r@@ ou@@ d lead@@ ers often star@@ t religious mo@@ v@@ ements to draw attention to themselves .
Pe@@ ace - loving Joseph “ com@@ for@@ ted them and spoke reas@@ sur@@ ingly to them . ” ​ — G@@ en .
With sever@@ al fellow in@@ mat@@ es in attend@@ ance , his baptism was held in a por@@ table po@@ ol set up on the pris@@ on@@ ’s s@@ por@@ ting gr@@ oun@@ ds .
A@@ m@@ ong Jehovah’s people , conven@@ tions d@@ ate back to the time of ancient Israel .
It war@@ m@@ ed her heart to learn that God ca@@ res for all his sheep and su@@ sta@@ ins them through hard times .
What is the comm@@ on den@@ om@@ in@@ at@@ or that l@@ in@@ ks these refer@@ ences ?
Some elders are appointed to serve on special com@@ mit@@ te@@ es to h@@ and@@ le difficult j@@ udi@@ cial problems .
When your mate has a different op@@ in@@ ion or re@@ action than you do , foc@@ us not just on your own inter@@ ests .
En@@ coura@@ g@@ ement for his tro@@ op@@ s ?
The Bible re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly speak@@ s about the eli@@ min@@ ation of death and God’s promise of everlasting life . ​ — See the accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing bo@@ x , “ V@@ ic@@ t@@ ory O@@ ver De@@ ath . ”
Jehovah’s Witnesses study the Bible with anyone who wants to draw close to God .
The Ne@@ ed for Dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment
We even form@@ ed a new ani@@ ma@@ l - prote@@ ction organization .
A par@@ adise earth will then be full of happy , righteous people who have man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted appreciation for their King .
To pre@@ v@@ ent je@@ al@@ ous@@ y from taking ro@@ o@@ t in our heart , we must stri@@ ve to see things from God’s stan@@ d@@ point , vie@@ wing our brothers and sisters as members of the same Christian body .
Jehovah’s bre@@ ath , or spirit , gu@@ i@@ ded the Bible writ@@ ers ’ thoughts , so that they trans@@ mit@@ ted “ the word of God . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 13 .
In these last days , this is the c@@ hi@@ ef work of God’s organization .
W@@ E AL@@ L feel we@@ ak at times .
Instead , it is as the psalmist wrote : “ H@@ app@@ y is the one who has the God of Jac@@ o@@ b as his help@@ er , who@@ se hope is in Jehovah his God . ” ​ — P@@ s .
“ E@@ ach of us will rend@@ er an account for himself to God . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M@@ AN@@ S 14 : 12 .
Yes , we should not let anger move us to re@@ tal@@ i@@ ate with ac@@ ts of v@@ enge@@ ance .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , L@@ id@@ d@@ ell and S@@ co@@ t@@ t’s Greek - Eng@@ l@@ ish L@@ ex@@ ic@@ on com@@ ments that this ver@@ b can be de@@ f@@ ined as “ pre@@ pare , tra@@ in , or fur@@ n@@ ish thor@@ ough@@ ly . ”
Jesus ad@@ ded : “ W@@ ho@@ ever div@@ or@@ ces his wife , exc@@ ep@@ t on the gr@@ ound of for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , and marri@@ es another comm@@ its ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y . ”
In the 19@@ th century , an@@ thro@@ po@@ lo@@ g@@ ists , such as F@@ ran@@ c@@ is Gal@@ t@@ on , a c@@ ous@@ in of Ch@@ ar@@ les D@@ ar@@ w@@ in , and cri@@ min@@ olo@@ g@@ ists , such as C@@ es@@ are L@@ om@@ bro@@ so of I@@ tal@@ y , pro@@ posed similar the@@ ori@@ es and te@@ ch@@ ni@@ qu@@ es that have since been mo@@ st@@ ly for@@ go@@ t@@ ten .
A com@@ par@@ able ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of God’s judgment occ@@ ur@@ red in 70 C.E . when God used the Romans to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te his judgment upon the Jewish nation that re@@ je@@ cted his Son .
Of course , a close family and tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy friends are just two fac@@ e@@ ts of a mean@@ ing@@ ful life .
What a so@@ ber@@ ing war@@ ning to those who are n@@ ur@@ tur@@ ing an in@@ or@@ din@@ ate love of ple@@ a@@ sures !
11 , 12 . ( a ) What will help us to ad@@ just our view of human we@@ ak@@ ness ?
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TH@@ E An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch congregation had seen some problems , but the disa@@ gre@@ ement between the apostles Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s was of a different n@@ ature .
What has ca@@ used the re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble change in how she feel@@ s ?
She accepted a Bible study with the Witness , and in less than si@@ x months , she dedic@@ ated her life to God and was baptized .
The a@@ bu@@ se of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l lea@@ ds to ad@@ di@@ tional problems , such as al@@ co@@ ho@@ l@@ ism , cir@@ r@@ ho@@ s@@ is , bro@@ ken famili@@ es , and tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents .
Mal@@ es are fav@@ ored in some soci@@ e@@ ties because it is thought that they will gro@@ w up to continue the family l@@ ine and care for their ag@@ ing parents and gr@@ and@@ parents .
He does not view them as of little wor@@ th , and he does not wish any to d@@ ri@@ ft away .
Even those who are held in high es@@ te@@ em as the “ no@@ bl@@ es ” of this world , such as ex@@ per@@ ts in spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ized fi@@ el@@ ds of knowledge or activ@@ ity , do not a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally deser@@ ve our trust .
* What , then , is the fru@@ it@@ age that Christ’s followers need to be@@ ar ?
Le@@ ah , who has been married for fi@@ ve years , found this to be true .
For a thor@@ ough discus@@ sion of building a strong faith in God , ple@@ ase see Is There a Creator Who Ca@@ res Ab@@ out You ? , publi@@ shed by the Watchtower Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of New Yor@@ k , In@@ c .
After two months she became an un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ er , and in Mar@@ ch 199@@ 8 , she was baptized at the age of 14 .
I@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ IN@@ E how exc@@ ited a young Je@@ w nam@@ ed An@@ dre@@ w must have been when he first listen@@ ed to the words of Jesus of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th !
At times , I would c@@ ry out to God : “ Why did my mother die ?
When a person really does find Jehovah , he real@@ iz@@ es that “ God is a S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t , ” inv@@ isi@@ ble to human eyes .
4 : 3 - 7 .
A m@@ ale st@@ or@@ k in Ger@@ many fle@@ w into high - ten@@ sion wi@@ res and was ele@@ ct@@ ro@@ cu@@ ted .
But what is it that dre@@ w Jesus there , a perfect man without physical de@@ fect ?
I u@@ su@@ ally read your ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , ” she said .
Just how old David was when this happened is not stated .
Some cla@@ im that they can w@@ atch im@@ moral s@@ cen@@ es or read im@@ moral liter@@ ature without being affe@@ cted .
James also wrote : “ Do you not know that the fri@@ end@@ ship with the world is en@@ m@@ ity with God ?
When an el@@ der remin@@ ded her of her past faithful service , her emo@@ tions were s@@ ti@@ r@@ red .
Bar@@ ak@@ ’s men pre@@ va@@ iled , and “ all the cam@@ p of S@@ is@@ er@@ a f@@ ell by the e@@ dge of the s@@ word . ”
It is not eas@@ y to i@@ magine .
To help him and the other disciples , Jesus gave f@@ ran@@ k counsel , stated the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of a self - s@@ par@@ ing attitude , and out@@ l@@ ined the blessings of a self - sacrific@@ ing spirit .
But he who pe@@ ers into the perfect law that bel@@ ong@@ s to fre@@ e@@ dom and who pers@@ ists in it , this man , because he has become , not a for@@ get@@ ful he@@ are@@ r , but a do@@ er of the work , will be happy in his doing it . ” ​ — J@@ as .
S@@ ur@@ ely Jehovah would not have sel@@ e@@ cted a har@@ s@@ h or c@@ ru@@ el man to ra@@ ise His de@@ ar Son !
H@@ u@@ man@@ s too have inter@@ n@@ al clo@@ c@@ ks , u@@ su@@ ally gover@@ ned by the 24 - h@@ our c@@ y@@ c@@ le of day and night .
U@@ se E@@ f@@ fe@@ ctive Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions
Mar@@ th@@ a@@ ’s faith in Jesus was re@@ war@@ ded when she saw her brother resur@@ rec@@ ted
Yes , many do@@ ors of activ@@ ity are o@@ pen .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 5@@ 3 , 60
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing of someone who was pre@@ vi@@ ously part of false religion , the account states : “ He will say , ‘ I am no prophet . I am a man cultiv@@ ating the so@@ il , because a man b@@ ought me when I was young . ’
Jesus said that “ by its fru@@ it the t@@ ree is known . ”
What ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les to the preaching work have Christians in mo@@ der@@ n times fac@@ ed ?
Th@@ ough G@@ r@@ and@@ mother could ba@@ r@@ ely read Eng@@ l@@ ish , she sub@@ s@@ cri@@ bed to the Eng@@ l@@ ish Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
Those who gre@@ w up without feel@@ ing love in their family now feel real love from their brothers and sisters in the spiritual par@@ adise .
Just as Jesus helped S@@ im@@ on , so we can learn and then help others to understand the un@@ spo@@ ken language of emo@@ tion .
How com@@ for@@ ting for those in attend@@ ance to know that Jehovah is near to all his faithful servants on earth !
Bo@@ th J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s daugh@@ ter and later the bo@@ y Samuel co@@ op@@ er@@ ated so as to fulf@@ ill the v@@ ow@@ s of their godly parents .
In fact , Jesus spoke of his anointed re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves as his “ brothers . ”
So from chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od on , U@@ z@@ z@@ ah had likely been a@@ ware of the la@@ ws regarding the Ar@@ k .
Re@@ al@@ iz@@ ing this , a person who is mo@@ des@@ t ne@@ i@@ ther g@@ lo@@ ats over his privile@@ ges nor bo@@ ast@@ s of his accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments .
Mo@@ st of the teach@@ ers saw us as they pas@@ sed , and some st@@ op@@ ped to see what we were doing .
At death , he became as li@@ fel@@ ess as the du@@ st from which he had been form@@ ed . ​ — Genesis 2 : 7 ; E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 5 , 10 .
I never knew my real mother , and I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t have a good relationship with my father .
24 : 3 - 8 .
Yet , they were in a ter@@ ri@@ ble con@@ dition mor@@ ally and spiritually .
M@@ AN@@ Y s@@ inc@@ ere people do not know the truth about God and the future of mankind .
The truth of those words is seen as year after year h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted individuals are moved by the good news of God’s Kingdom to dedic@@ ate their life to Jehovah and to do his will .
TH@@ E first man mentioned in the Bible as wal@@ king with God was E@@ no@@ ch .
A no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy way for us to keep on min@@ ding the spirit is to set spiritual go@@ als and work to at@@ tain them .
When I came to appreci@@ ate Jehovah’s tend@@ er qualities , I was moved to dedic@@ ate my life to him .
We know that the Devil f@@ led when Jesus res@@ is@@ ted his att@@ ack by using the Scriptures during the temp@@ tation in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
At the time that R@@ hon@@ da@@ ’s n@@ on - Witness husband was fil@@ ing for div@@ or@@ ce , her brother was di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with lu@@ p@@ us , a po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally life - th@@ reat@@ ening ill@@ ness .
How should we tre@@ at each person we me@@ et in our ministry ?
He practic@@ ed medit@@ ation and col@@ le@@ cted i@@ ma@@ ges of the Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ a in the beli@@ ef that they brought prote@@ ction .
In some res@@ pe@@ cts , Bible study is e@@ asi@@ er for us today than it was for Daniel .
How can we make decisions God’s way ?
How do the events of the an@@ nu@@ al A@@ t@@ on@@ ement Da@@ y fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ w the relationship between the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 and the rest of mankind ?
I enjo@@ yed the vis@@ its of the brothers and sisters , but I fac@@ ed a chall@@ enge .
In his letter to the Gal@@ ati@@ ans , the apostle Paul lis@@ ts the works of the flesh and the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s spirit .
When Moses pres@@ ented Jehovah with po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al imp@@ e@@ di@@ ments to the assignment he had been given , Jehovah as@@ sur@@ ed him by saying : “ ‘ I shall prove to be what I shall prove to be . ’
H@@ er t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing prayer is pre@@ served in the Bible .
( a ) In what way was the rep@@ ly given by the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an mean@@ ing@@ ful ?
Mu@@ st we comple@@ t@@ ely avoid those who eng@@ age in false worship ?
We show the right attitude toward our spiritual her@@ it@@ age by pu@@ t@@ ting Jehovah’s service and spiritual privile@@ ges before personal or material inter@@ ests .
While pra@@ ying , Eli@@ j@@ ah asked his attend@@ ant to look “ in the direction of the se@@ a . ”
“ When all are present , about 35 , ” I ans@@ wer@@ ed .
It would draw them together .
Since 200@@ 8 we have enjo@@ yed the study e@@ dition of The Watchtower .
Jesus Christ also rema@@ ined obedi@@ ent to God through many t@@ ests , and Jehovah re@@ war@@ ded him .
By pu@@ t@@ ting spiritual matters first in our lives , we ‘ tre@@ asure up for ourselves a fine f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for the future . ’
The ju@@ dge was cor@@ rec@@ t in cre@@ di@@ ting this “ mirac@@ le ” to the new@@ found faith of John and T@@ ani@@ a .
W@@ ould a person be ‘ worshi@@ p@@ ing in truth ’ if he appro@@ ached God through some man - made ic@@ on ?
How , though , should parents teach their children ?
Jesus se@@ ts the example . ​ — John 13 : 15 .
At that time , both their physical and spiritual needs will be comple@@ t@@ ely satis@@ fied . ​ — Psalm 37 : 10 , 11 , 29 ; Proverbs 2 : 21 , 22 ; Matthew 5 : 5 .
Go@@ ing to Se@@ a
In time , F@@ eli@@ to became a regul@@ ar pioneer .
In the Bible , Jehovah gives a st@@ ra@@ igh@@ t@@ for@@ ward but powerful reason , saying : “ As the heavens are high@@ er than the earth , so my ways are high@@ er than your ways , and my thoughts than your thoughts . ”
“ Yet , my husband served as an el@@ der before he got involved in some un@@ wise bu@@ sin@@ ess arrang@@ ements .
We war@@ m@@ ly wel@@ come to our meetings those who@@ se dis@@ satis@@ fac@@ tion with mo@@ der@@ n - day soci@@ ety a@@ wak@@ ens in them a desire to learn more about the God we worship .
At times , the pres@@ sures of life or other difficul@@ ties can cause some to s@@ low down or become in@@ ac@@ tive in the field service .
Why not consider the following article and deci@@ de for yourself whether what the Bible says on such sub@@ je@@ cts as health , family , and emp@@ loy@@ ment is practic@@ al ?
Because of this , I was un@@ able to atten@@ d meetings on we@@ ek@@ days , though I could atten@@ d on S@@ un@@ days .
That Kingdom will rule over a par@@ adise earth . ​ — Mat@@ t .
How do they f@@ it into God’s purpose for humans ?
These people , he ad@@ ded , “ bu@@ y two or three hous@@ es , a ca@@ r , sp@@ end money on stu@@ f@@ f .
But he did more .
Ka@@ re@@ n : Consider , though , what Jesus said on another occasi@@ on .
A letter he wrote , d@@ ated O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 10 , 19@@ 28 , re@@ a@@ ds in part :
In ad@@ dition to these two new members , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy cons@@ ists of C . W . Bar@@ ber ; J . E . Bar@@ r ; S . F . H@@ er@@ d ; M . S . L@@ et@@ t ; G . L@@ ö@@ s@@ ch ; T . J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z ; G . H . P@@ i@@ er@@ ce ; A . D . S@@ ch@@ ro@@ e@@ der ; D .
Re@@ call what took place at a meeting that Paul held with the elders from Eph@@ esus , where he had sp@@ ent three years and experienced much op@@ position .
The l@@ and@@ l@@ ord , a prom@@ in@@ ent bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ man , was already dis@@ gu@@ sted with the conduct of the cl@@ er@@ gy and did not yi@@ eld to the pres@@ sure .
Still , concer@@ ned about the daugh@@ ter@@ ’s wel@@ f@@ are , the mother accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed her to the bo@@ at when she was going to de@@ part with other Witnesses for a conven@@ tion in I@@ tal@@ y .
Because he loved God , Job was determined to maintain his integrity no matter what happened , and nothing was going to change that .
Yes , they are ra@@ ised to spirit life in heaven , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as “ the rest of the dead ” will be resur@@ rec@@ ted on the earth . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 3 : 8 - 11 ; Revelation 7 : 4 ; 20 : 5 , 6 .
( b ) How does one re@@ ach out ?
Many of these c@@ ities , including Jerusalem , were sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by high w@@ alls so that enem@@ ies would not be able to get in@@ side .
Some pris@@ on@@ ers have sa@@ d ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds .
You may cho@@ ose to offer a hear@@ t@@ felt prayer early in the vis@@ it .
While you continue to gro@@ w in acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the truth , live by what you learn .
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , at times it may se@@ em that worship of Jehovah re@@ stri@@ cts your fre@@ e@@ dom .
In other words , it is not wise to we@@ ar ourselves out tr@@ ying to become rich , for we@@ al@@ th can f@@ ly away as on an e@@ ag@@ le@@ ’s w@@ ings .
B@@ ap@@ tism is a requi@@ re@@ ment for those see@@ king sal@@ vation .
One was the sou@@ ther@@ n two - tri@@ be kingdom of Juda@@ h .
H@@ er positi@@ ve and determined spirit , des@@ pite pers@@ ist@@ ent health problems that she has end@@ ur@@ ed since 19@@ 7@@ 8 , has helped keep me going .
These are all help@@ ful st@@ ep@@ s for the fru@@ it@@ ful bran@@ ches to pro@@ du@@ ce fru@@ it in a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance .
F@@ al@@ se T@@ e@@ ach@@ ers Dis@@ own Jesus
Par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 2 : To ref@@ res@@ h your mem@@ ory on the meaning of the other par@@ ts of the par@@ able , we encoura@@ ge you to read the article “ The R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous On@@ es Will Sh@@ ine as B@@ righ@@ tly as the Su@@ n ” in The Watchtower of Mar@@ ch 15 , 20@@ 10 .
A@@ no@@ ther way the Bible helps us is by giving counsel on how to tre@@ at those of the op@@ pos@@ ite se@@ x .
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : The truth is , I@@ ’@@ m not sure that I even believe in God .
As when the st@@ or@@ m w@@ ind pas@@ ses over , so the wicked one is no more ; but the righteous one is a f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ” ​ — Proverbs 10 : 24 , 25 .
If we do not let al@@ o@@ of@@ ness or col@@ dness on our part ch@@ ill our cont@@ act with others , we will have good resul@@ ts .
What could be more valu@@ able than a close relationship with Jehovah based on “ the very knowledge of God ” ?
G@@ ro@@ wing up an Israel@@ ite , Peter would have been famili@@ ar with vari@@ ous Hebrew prophe@@ ci@@ es speaking of a “ st@@ one ” or a “ cor@@ n@@ er@@ st@@ one . ”
Bu@@ il@@ d S@@ tr@@ ong Con@@ vi@@ ctions
T@@ ak@@ ing a St@@ and in Di@@ f@@ ficul@@ t T@@ im@@ es
How can I let go of any res@@ ent@@ ment I still have toward my e@@ x - sp@@ ouse ?
From spe@@ ci@@ al@@ ized educ@@ ation at pres@@ ti@@ gi@@ ous scho@@ ol@@ s ?
U@@ te
A N@@ ation of Witnesses
They are not in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent but willing to serve under the direction of the heavenly King and his anointed brothers on earth .
Be@@ ing pe@@ ace@@ able with those who do not share our faith go@@ es a long way toward re@@ com@@ men@@ ding the truth to them .
Jesus c@@ learly explained our responsi@@ bil@@ ities as Christians .
Our sal@@ vation dep@@ ends on our tur@@ ning away from bad ways and com@@ pl@@ ying with what God requi@@ res .
C@@ ho@@ o@@ sing the high@@ est educ@@ ation br@@ ings what re@@ war@@ ds ?
In respon@@ se to our expres@@ sion of love , Jehovah and Jesus keep us in their love .
All true Christians bel@@ ong to Jehovah .
Your dedic@@ ation was ne@@ i@@ ther a temp@@ or@@ ary ag@@ re@@ ement nor a com@@ mit@@ ment to men .
Christian elders fulf@@ ill a com@@ par@@ ab@@ ly vital fun@@ ction today .
There are many examples in the Bible of those who hon@@ ored individuals in authority , even when these mis@@ used or a@@ bu@@ sed their authority .
T@@ O@@ D@@ A@@ Y , it is a real chall@@ enge for a person to cultiv@@ ate a close relationship with Jehovah God .
To provide some priv@@ ac@@ y , the Christian sisters in our group st@@ it@@ ched she@@ e@@ ts together , and we used them to di@@ vi@@ de the ba@@ r@@ rac@@ ks into two se@@ ctions ​ — one for the men and the other for the women .
S@@ ur@@ ely , keep@@ ing the we@@ i@@ ght we have to car@@ ry to a min@@ i@@ mu@@ m , as well as avo@@ i@@ ding taking on any un@@ necess@@ ary bur@@ den , is vital if we are to ru@@ n the Christian r@@ ace to the fin@@ ish .
Be@@ fore going on this mis@@ sion , though , he would appe@@ al to the c@@ z@@ ar of Rus@@ sia .
Gi@@ ve a Scriptural example indic@@ ating how we should view ref@@ in@@ ements in our understanding of Bible to@@ pi@@ c@@ s .
; T@@ ou@@ k@@ ka@@ r@@ i , S .
The decisions of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy are thus made col@@ le@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , though , their uni@@ on was mar@@ ked by their love for their God .
You may even find that such con@@ vers@@ ations will help you to buil@@ d a clo@@ s@@ er fri@@ end@@ ship with your new mate .
The fact that “ it is imp@@ os@@ sible for God to li@@ e ” makes him the very ep@@ it@@ ome of truth .
How can you con@@ v@@ in@@ ce your children that you love them ?
You have in@@ deed made me b@@ end down , and you yourself have become the one I was o@@ str@@ ac@@ iz@@ ing . And I ​ — I have op@@ ened my m@@ ou@@ th to Jehovah , and I am un@@ able to turn back . ’ ” ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 11 : 34 , 35 .
The apostle Peter wrote : “ S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d the flo@@ ck of God in your care , not under com@@ pul@@ sion , but will@@ ingly ; ne@@ i@@ ther for love of di@@ sh@@ on@@ est gain , but e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly . ”
That R@@ ul@@ er is not a human but a powerful heavenly being like God himself , pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ing the ability to make the dr@@ as@@ tic chang@@ es needed to eli@@ min@@ ate the present in@@ e@@ qualities .
He was fe@@ ared because of his viol@@ ent n@@ ature .
Since the early fi@@ g@@ s appe@@ ar along with the lea@@ ves ​ — and some@@ times even before the lea@@ ves devel@@ op — ​ the tre@@ e@@ ’s l@@ ack of fru@@ it showed that it was wor@@ th@@ less . ​ — Mark 11 : 13 , 14 .
She deci@@ ded to pray again about the situation and to stri@@ ve to for@@ give . ”
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries ear@@ li@@ er , the prophet Jeremiah recorded these words of Jehovah to his r@@ ene@@ ga@@ de people : “ I had pl@@ anted you as a cho@@ ice red v@@ ine . . .
Be@@ ing in@@ or@@ din@@ ately concer@@ ned about our health could lead to our be@@ coming self - cen@@ tered .
Why has he allow@@ ed evil to continue until our day ? ’
One sister who has been serving at Bethel for a few years stated : “ My parents ’ life in Jehovah’s service was a powerful imp@@ e@@ tu@@ s for me to en@@ ter Bethel service .
As “ the go@@ d of this system of things , ” Satan has prom@@ o@@ ted this spirit “ during the time that man has d@@ om@@ in@@ ated man to his in@@ j@@ ur@@ y . ”
Thus , Jehovah can view these as righteous in the sense that he did Abraham .
Even a person who has served Jehovah for many years could beg@@ in to live “ according to the flesh . ”
Ca@@ in and A@@ be@@ l must have had a similar up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing , but Ca@@ in l@@ ac@@ ked faith in God .
Bi@@ ble@@ ’s V@@ i@@ e@@ w of Se@@ x , 11 / 1
So “ form a long@@ ing , ” or a strong desire , for his Word .
“ Let all mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous bit@@ ter@@ ness and anger and wr@@ ath and s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing and a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch be taken away from you . ”
Re@@ fer@@ ring to his spe@@ e@@ ch , the bro@@ ch@@ ure L@@ and@@ ta@@ g In@@ ter@@ n called them “ or@@ din@@ ary people who , following their conscience , sto@@ od fir@@ m for their religious beli@@ ef@@ s , showed ci@@ vi@@ l courage , and offered ide@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal op@@ position out of Christian con@@ vi@@ ction . ”
Then S@@ ob@@ hu@@ za asked who this King was .
I@@ t’s so ho@@ t here ! ”
Some do not qu@@ ali@@ fy and therefore are not accepted for Christian baptism .
Our enem@@ ies ob@@ serve our spiritual pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity but refu@@ se to at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te it to Jehovah .
How did Jesus view right and wrong ?
R@@ a@@ ising respon@@ sible children
How did the Romans c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate the ris@@ e of the su@@ n in the w@@ in@@ ter s@@ k@@ y ?
In keep@@ ing with Jesus ’ exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent example , the apostle Paul ‘ reas@@ oned from the Scriptures . ’
W@@ ell , we can be helped to gr@@ as@@ p the imp@@ ort if we consider the verse in its enti@@ re@@ ty , no@@ ting the two occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ences of the word “ deli@@ ght . ”
Some Jews de@@ bat@@ ed which of the more than 6@@ 00 la@@ ws that made up the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law was first , or most important .
O@@ r does it se@@ em that as he gro@@ ws , his reg@@ ard for you sh@@ r@@ in@@ ks ?
A coura@@ ge@@ ous Israel@@ ite ju@@ dge c@@ alls himself the s@@ mal@@ l@@ est in his fa@@ ther’s house .
C@@ l@@ ari@@ f@@ ying matters in a spirit of love and for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess can lead to happy resul@@ ts
After the special talk at a st@@ adi@@ u@@ m on S@@ un@@ day mor@@ ning , a se@@ a of brothers came wal@@ king up the ro@@ ad to t@@ our the new Bethel .
And we can be sure that his promise will come true .
How does Jehovah lead us today ?
After he married , his wife , Gal@@ ati@@ a , also served as a full - time minis@@ ter for many years .
To do that could be em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sing . ​ — 9 / 1 , page 29 .
F@@ in@@ ding the do@@ or of the t@@ om@@ b o@@ pen , he h@@ es@@ it@@ ated .
Some have become ad@@ di@@ cted to vie@@ wing por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y or have com@@ mit@@ ted im@@ mor@@ ality and then d@@ elu@@ ded themselves into thinking that Jehovah cannot see what they are doing .
Although Jesus ’ mother , M@@ ary , and his a@@ do@@ p@@ tive father , Joseph , lived in Na@@ z@@ are@@ th , a Rom@@ an reg@@ is@@ tr@@ ation dec@@ ree had taken them to Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m , where Jesus was born in 2 B.C.E .
Of course , if such instru@@ ction is to be effe@@ ctive , parents must set the prop@@ er example . ​ — Luke 10 : 38 - 4@@ 2 .
O@@ N Mar@@ ch 7 , 200@@ 2 , a mem@@ ori@@ al pla@@ que was un@@ ve@@ iled in the to@@ wn of K@@ ö@@ r@@ men@@ d in w@@ es@@ ter@@ n H@@ ung@@ ary .
H@@ er husband , Adam , also dis@@ obe@@ yed , with disa@@ str@@ ous con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences to all human@@ kind . ​ — G@@ en .
He was comm@@ ended for his “ je@@ al@@ ous anger , ” “ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ating no ri@@ v@@ al@@ ry at all ” toward Jehovah .
Christians pray for God’s Kingdom to come , his name to be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied , and his will to be done
Jesus was given into the care of Joseph and M@@ ary , and he obe@@ yed them .
My ministry also imp@@ ro@@ ved .
Com@@ fort may also be needed because a person is a vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ation or pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce .
So in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 199@@ 9 , I was again on a pl@@ ane b@@ ound for To@@ go .
Jesus said : “ Un@@ less anyone is born from water and spirit , he cannot en@@ ter into the kingdom of God . ”
( In@@ c@@ lu@@ de com@@ ments on the bo@@ x “ St@@ and on Jehovah’s Si@@ de . ” )
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful Christians should never feel sh@@ y , un@@ wor@@ thy , or l@@ ac@@ king in confidence when appro@@ aching Jehovah in prayer .
His wife back home str@@ ong@@ ly op@@ posed his new@@ ly found faith and wanted him to keep sen@@ ding money in@@ stead of re@@ tur@@ ning home to teach the family his Bible - based beli@@ ef@@ s .
For instance , the psalmist David wrote that “ the eyes of Jehovah are toward ” us and that his “ right hand keep@@ s f@@ ast hold ” on us .
What fur@@ ther question deser@@ ves our attention ?
3 : 11 ; 8 : 17 .
• What will make our hearts ‘ ex@@ ul@@ t and rejo@@ ice ’ even in the mi@@ d@@ st of difficul@@ ties ?
E@@ z@@ r@@ a was such a teach@@ er .
We also need to remember that Jesus said : “ You must love your neigh@@ b@@ or as yourself . ”
So the expres@@ sion “ little do@@ g@@ s ” might have called to mind a war@@ m , end@@ ear@@ ing pi@@ c@@ ture .
What e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed him to care for that we@@ igh@@ ty assignment ?
“ At an h@@ our that you do not think to be it , the Son of man is coming . ”
Let us consider an example of how human coun@@ sel@@ ors can refle@@ ct God’s concer@@ n .
I have had the privilege of peri@@ o@@ dic@@ ally re@@ tur@@ ning to world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters in New Yor@@ k .
And once married , for better or for wor@@ se , you are b@@ ound to your mate for life .
Still , who of the disciples spoke up at a cr@@ itical m@@ om@@ ent when it seem@@ ed that many of Jesus ’ followers were ready to deser@@ t him ?
C@@ H@@ A@@ R@@ T O@@ F N@@ AT@@ U@@ R@@ A@@ L R@@ E@@ G@@ I@@ ON@@ S
Although many would re@@ ject Jesus des@@ pite his Messi@@ ani@@ c cre@@ d@@ enti@@ als , he is preci@@ ous to God .
While living in a la@@ b@@ or cam@@ p , 19@@ 6@@ 2
Today there are congregations in many of these plac@@ es , including si@@ x in Q@@ u@@ et@@ z@@ al@@ ten@@ ang@@ o .
To@@ gether with her daugh@@ ter - in - law Ru@@ th , Na@@ om@@ i ther@@ e@@ after re@@ turned to Juda@@ h and s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully gu@@ i@@ ded Ru@@ th as to how she should act toward their kin@@ s@@ man Bo@@ a@@ z , her re@@ pur@@ cha@@ s@@ er .
In 19@@ 7@@ 8 , when Mari@@ a was 4@@ 5 , she again became pre@@ gn@@ ant .
Mar@@ k@@ ’s account inclu@@ des most of those de@@ ta@@ il@@ s .
The ministry was very pro@@ duc@@ tive .
Mo@@ re@@ over , in the Bible , Jehovah off@@ ers us ad@@ di@@ tional comfort .
But J@@ on@@ a@@ than accepted the fact that Jehovah had cho@@ s@@ en David for this privilege .
T@@ w@@ o of the spi@@ es , Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b , however , were e@@ ag@@ er to en@@ ter the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
In Bible u@@ sage , hope is more than an op@@ ti@@ mis@@ tic view of a situation .
The little gi@@ r@@ l@@ ’s parents have taught her the import@@ ance of having a personal share in the Kingdom - preaching work .
“ Des@@ pite my f@@ ati@@ gu@@ e , I made sure that our family main@@ ta@@ ined a regul@@ ar spiritual r@@ out@@ ine , ” he repor@@ ts . “ We attend@@ ed all the meetings , had a we@@ ek@@ ly share in the ministry , and had regul@@ ar family worship even when it was difficult . ”
What fine com@@ par@@ is@@ ons are expres@@ sed here !
So we can ask ourselves : ‘ Does my conscience help me to avoid s@@ por@@ ts that are ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive , com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve , n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ is@@ tic , or viol@@ ent ?
Yes , Lo@@ t was a righteous man , and the wor@@ ding here imp@@ lies that he was a person of godly devo@@ tion .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Paul explained that the sal@@ vation of rep@@ ent@@ ant ones was a ke@@ y reason for Jesus ’ coming to earth .
He then turned to the boo@@ k@@ ’s table of con@@ ten@@ ts and asked the bo@@ y which sub@@ ject inter@@ ested him the most .
J@@ on@@ a@@ than did all he could to ‘ strengthen Davi@@ d’s hand , ’ even to the point of ris@@ king his own life to stand up for David in fr@@ on@@ t of Saul .
What privilege is enjo@@ yed by those who are dedic@@ ated to Jehovah ?
May we , therefore , have a spiritual out@@ look and ‘ st@@ ore up tre@@ a@@ sures in heaven ’ by keep@@ ing Jehovah’s service first in our lives ! ​ — Matthew 6 : 19 - 21 , 33 .
W@@ as Jesus Christ em@@ bal@@ m@@ ed ?
A mo@@ des@@ t person sta@@ ys within the b@@ oun@@ ds of good be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
That , however , was a serious mis@@ take , for the account go@@ es on to say that Jesus “ did not do many powerful works there on account of their l@@ ack of faith . ”
What reli@@ ef is felt when our heavenly Father ans@@ wers our prayers ​ — joy re@@ plac@@ es g@@ ri@@ ef , and peace takes the place of angu@@ ish !
Re@@ as@@ on@@ able Ex@@ pe@@ ct@@ ations B@@ ring B@@ less@@ ings
This buil@@ t faith and moved us to rep@@ ent , man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting true s@@ or@@ ro@@ w over past wr@@ ong@@ doing .
Des@@ pite such dis@@ il@@ lu@@ sion@@ ment , I still s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely wanted to serve God and to become a pri@@ est .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 23 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 9@@ 3 , 8@@ 9
The prophet Jeremiah is in Juda@@ h , fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly pro@@ claim@@ ing the imp@@ en@@ ding des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem and the des@@ ol@@ ation of the land of Juda@@ h .
H@@ er rec@@ ord of gener@@ os@@ ity has been pre@@ served in God’s Word as a fine example for us to imitate .
Jehovah is pra@@ ised as the Creator and the La@@ w@@ gi@@ ver in Psalm 19 , as the Sa@@ vi@@ or in Psalm 20 , and as the Sa@@ vi@@ or of his anointed King in Psalm 21 .
TH@@ E ev@@ ent was desi@@ gn@@ ed to be a@@ we - inspi@@ ring . A@@ n im@@ men@@ se i@@ ma@@ ge of go@@ ld had been er@@ e@@ cted on the pla@@ in of D@@ ur@@ a , ap@@ par@@ ently near the city of Babyl@@ on .
How would they get there ?
How do the examples of Moses and Jeremiah show that we can r@@ ely on recei@@ ving God’s support ?
Su@@ ffering , No .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 9 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 4@@ 5 , 70
You may also have been in a situation that can be lik@@ ened to dar@@ k@@ ness .
An@@ dre@@ w sh@@ ared the news with his brother S@@ im@@ on Peter , and perhaps John did so with his brother James .
Many find that their best time for study is first thing in the mor@@ ning when they are nor@@ m@@ ally most al@@ er@@ t .
How long will this covenant stay in effect ?
He told his disciples that some of his followers would also “ make ro@@ om for ” sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess .
“ Jehovah became more real to me , as a loving father would be .
“ I@@ ’@@ m Go@@ ing to S@@ ho@@ o@@ t You ”
How can we qu@@ en@@ ch the fi@@ re of un@@ contro@@ l@@ led spe@@ e@@ ch ?
Although differ@@ ing in de@@ ta@@ il@@ s , these st@@ ori@@ es have much in comm@@ on , including the fact that only a few humans and some ani@@ mal@@ s sur@@ vi@@ ved .
Jesus ’ g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gy , as recorded by Matthew , men@@ tions four women by name ​ — T@@ am@@ ar , R@@ a@@ ha@@ b , Ru@@ th , and M@@ ary .
Go@@ od spiritual compan@@ y will make it e@@ asi@@ er to keep up the p@@ ace as we walk with fellow believers . ​ — Proverbs 13 : 20 .
B@@ A@@ K@@ E@@ R@@ S@@ F@@ I@@ EL@@ D , C@@ A ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , C@@ en@@ ten@@ ni@@ al G@@ ar@@ den Ar@@ ena , 10@@ 0@@ 1 Tru@@ x@@ tu@@ n A@@ ve .
[ Ch@@ ar@@ t on page 17 - 20 ]
Al@@ ong with that , he person@@ ally became more determined to cle@@ an@@ se himself and be ze@@ al@@ ous for fine works .
R@@ em@@ ember how David main@@ ta@@ ined his respect for Saul even when the king st@@ ra@@ yed from following God’s counsel .
To help his stud@@ ents , H@@ ut@@ ter used an ing@@ en@@ i@@ ous prin@@ ting te@@ ch@@ ni@@ que ​ — a ty@@ pe@@ face with Hebrew let@@ ters in both so@@ li@@ d and out@@ l@@ ine form .
“ Do you not know that un@@ righteous pers@@ ons will not in@@ her@@ it God’s kingdom ? ” asked the apostle Paul .
Su@@ pp@@ ort the work in which the elders are taking the lead , such as the field ministry .
We a@@ do@@ pt the position stated at Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart and do not le@@ an upon your own understanding .
At Genesis 5 : 1 - 29 , we find the g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gi@@ cal l@@ ine from the cre@@ ation of the first man , Adam , to the bir@@ th of Noah .
Those vis@@ its were truly encourag@@ ing !
How should we feel when some deci@@ de to move to help another language group ?
The Re@@ al Jesus
“ D@@ O N@@ O@@ T thro@@ w me away from before your face ; and your holy spirit O do not take away from me . ”
For example , in some lands of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als may be un@@ willing to en@@ ro@@ l@@ l children in school , ad@@ mit a person into a ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al , or st@@ am@@ p im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ation do@@ cum@@ ents until they receive a ti@@ p .
T@@ ak@@ ing a le@@ is@@ ur@@ ely walk , listen@@ ing to so@@ o@@ thing mu@@ si@@ c , eng@@ ag@@ ing in vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous exerc@@ ise , or doing a kind deed for someone in need may provide some reli@@ ef and bring us a me@@ asure of happiness . ​ — Acts 20 : 35 .
The apostle Peter ans@@ wers that question in his first inspired letter .
Many conduct fi@@ ve or more Bible stu@@ dies with inter@@ ested ones .
That book it@@ self is a har@@ mon@@ i@@ ous ma@@ st@@ er@@ pi@@ e@@ ce .
The bur@@ s att@@ ach themselves to the w@@ o@@ ol , and wh@@ atever the pla@@ y@@ mate does ​ — whether he wal@@ ks , r@@ un@@ s , sh@@ ak@@ es , or ju@@ mp@@ s — ​ the bur@@ s cl@@ ing .
After some days , the stud@@ ents were given back their personal bel@@ ong@@ ings from the cl@@ ass@@ ro@@ om@@ s .
David pray@@ ed : “ Ex@@ am@@ ine me , O Jehovah , and put me to the t@@ est ; ref@@ ine my k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys and my heart . ”
It ‘ la@@ ugh@@ s at every for@@ ti@@ fied place , ’ for any for@@ t@@ ress f@@ alls when the Babyl@@ on@@ ians ‘ p@@ ile up du@@ st ’ by building a m@@ ound of earth from which to as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t it .
The fin@@ al article in this seri@@ es will answer those questions .
This means that when you hear two vo@@ ic@@ es at the same time , you have to cho@@ ose which one you will foc@@ us on .
P@@ or@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y dam@@ ages one@@ ’s relationship with Jehovah
The Bible rel@@ ates that on one occasi@@ on , the apostle Paul and his compan@@ i@@ ons were under ex@@ tre@@ me pres@@ sure and were very un@@ certain even of their lives .
A T@@ re@@ asure Be@@ y@@ ond Com@@ pare
In fact , the Bible reve@@ als that Jehovah has “ a ye@@ ar@@ ning ” to give life to the dead .
It is not our right to tell others how to ru@@ n their personal af@@ fai@@ r@@ s .
How have the dem@@ ons sh@@ own themselves to be powerful ?
We wanted to share what we had .
C@@ he@@ ck Your S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Ar@@ m@@ or
But God would ra@@ ise the Messi@@ ah from the dead and ap@@ point him as King in heaven .
He has been descri@@ bed as “ a wonderful overse@@ er and a de@@ ar friend . ”
During the 18@@ 70 ’ s , Q@@ u@@ e@@ en O@@ l@@ ga of Gre@@ e@@ ce real@@ ized that the Greek people in gener@@ al still had little knowledge of the Bible .
He also set up a pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od to teach the Law , to offer ani@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es , and to bur@@ n the mor@@ ning and ev@@ ening inc@@ en@@ se .
* It imp@@ els us to turn asi@@ de from bad , just as we would back away from the e@@ dge of a c@@ li@@ f@@ f when our inst@@ inc@@ tive fear s@@ oun@@ ds the al@@ ar@@ m .
Acc@@ ording to the Law , the d@@ un@@ g of the sacri@@ fi@@ cial ani@@ ma@@ l was to be taken out@@ side the cam@@ p and bur@@ ned .
“ D@@ em@@ ons , ” or Un@@ clean S@@ pi@@ r@@ its
The Bible as@@ sures us : “ God is not par@@ ti@@ al , but in every nation the man that fe@@ ars him and works righteousness is accep@@ table to him . ”
G@@ ra@@ in k@@ er@@ n@@ els are gra@@ du@@ ally re@@ duc@@ ed to f@@ l@@ our as they under@@ go succ@@ essi@@ ve gr@@ indi@@ ng@@ s between pa@@ ir@@ s of ste@@ el c@@ yl@@ in@@ ders with gro@@ o@@ ved sur@@ fac@@ es re@@ v@@ ol@@ ving at different spe@@ e@@ ds .
Ho@@ pe@@ fully , this will help many more to rep@@ ent and become worshi@@ p@@ ers of the true God before it is too l@@ ate . ​ — Acts 14 : 15 - 17 .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , se@@ cur@@ ity ag@@ ents man@@ ag@@ ed to ar@@ rest many of Jehovah’s worshi@@ p@@ ers , acc@@ using them of working for a fore@@ ign in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ence service ​ — a comple@@ t@@ ely ba@@ sel@@ ess char@@ ge .
“ Be@@ fore he had fin@@ i@@ shed speaking , why , here coming out was Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h , who had been born to Be@@ th@@ u@@ el the son of M@@ il@@ ca@@ h the wife of Na@@ ho@@ r , Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s brother , and her water j@@ ar was upon her sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der .
W@@ ould I become comple@@ t@@ ely par@@ al@@ y@@ zed and fully dep@@ end@@ ent on others ?
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , elders today take the in@@ iti@@ ative to appro@@ ach their fellow believers and speak to them .
The woman ans@@ wer@@ ed the call and explained that her husband was at work .
Pro@@ c@@ ra@@ st@@ in@@ ation temp@@ ts her , and she f@@ alls into its tra@@ p .
And let us recogn@@ ize and re@@ ject all of Satan’s lies .
During the re@@ ign of King David , Jehovah made two more s@@ wor@@ n promises for the benefit of all who obey him .
A@@ n em@@ bro@@ i@@ der@@ ed gar@@ ment , d@@ yed stu@@ f@@ f , two em@@ bro@@ i@@ der@@ ed gar@@ ments for the ne@@ c@@ ks of men of spo@@ il ? ” ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 5 : 24 , 28 - 30 .
Re@@ call , though , what Jesus did , as recorded at Matthew 26 : 39 . ​ — Read .
The Bible reve@@ als that Jehovah is the Father of all men .
The t@@ it@@ le was held by high ro@@ y@@ al of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als . ”
In the coming cal@@ end@@ ar year , it would be well for each one to take sto@@ ck of himself to make sure that every part of that ar@@ m@@ or is in place and f@@ its well .
No . He com@@ pared his own imp@@ en@@ ding death to a ni@@ gh@@ t@@ time when work would be imp@@ os@@ sible .
Jesus Re@@ ally Di@@ ed on the S@@ take
How c@@ el@@ ls con@@ su@@ me en@@ er@@ gy , how they pro@@ du@@ ce prote@@ ins , and how they di@@ vi@@ de are questions s@@ ci@@ ence has not yet comple@@ t@@ ely ans@@ wer@@ ed .
After Jesus set a fine example for his faithful apostles by the low@@ ly act of wa@@ shing their fe@@ et , he said : “ If you know these things , happy you are if you do them . ”
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S ’ ministry on earth was coming to an end , and his disciples were e@@ ag@@ er to find out what the future held for them .
Psalm 37 : 11 ans@@ wers : “ They will find ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace . ”
I@@ T AL@@ W@@ A@@ Y@@ S takes time to pre@@ pare for a we@@ d@@ ding .
His wife ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges that their home had a ter@@ ri@@ ble appe@@ ar@@ ance .
How will a@@ do@@ p@@ ting Jehovah’s view result in blessings ?
He told them what la@@ y a@@ head : “ All of you will be stu@@ mb@@ led in con@@ ne@@ ction with me on this night , for it is written , ‘ I will str@@ ike the shepher@@ d , and the sheep of the flo@@ ck will be sc@@ at@@ tered about . ’ ”
C@@ ON@@ T@@ EN@@ T@@ S : 39 boo@@ ks in Hebrew ( with some pas@@ sa@@ ges in Ar@@ am@@ a@@ ic ) and 27 boo@@ ks in Greek
27 How G@@ a@@ i@@ us H@@ el@@ ped His Bro@@ thers
For this reason , the Bible ur@@ ges Christians : “ Be ba@@ bes as to ba@@ dness . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 14 : 20 .
We must be ready .
Jehovah wants his people to read his Word .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , there was “ a br@@ ing@@ ing of little in , ” a sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ge of good food , dr@@ ink , and war@@ m clo@@ thing .
“ C@@ ON@@ T@@ IN@@ U@@ E remin@@ ding them to be in sub@@ je@@ ction and be obedi@@ ent to govern@@ ments and author@@ ities as rul@@ ers , to be ready for every good work . ”
In be@@ half of his disciples , he pray@@ ed to his Father and asked : “ I re@@ qu@@ est you , not to take them out of the world , but to w@@ atch over them because of the wicked one .
What should be sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant fe@@ atu@@ res of our prayers ?
Pe@@ ople jo@@ ke about for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , sing about it , w@@ atch it for en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , and prac@@ tice it ei@@ ther in se@@ cre@@ t or op@@ en@@ ly .
We are now living in the time of the end , and we therefore need to act on Jesus ’ invit@@ ation to follow him .
Our heavenly Father will never disc@@ ard you de@@ ar el@@ der@@ ly ones .
W@@ as Pet@@ er@@ ’s pri@@ de so w@@ oun@@ ded that he qu@@ it the r@@ ace for life ?
S@@ hor@@ tly after St@@ or@@ r@@ s pres@@ ented the si@@ x le@@ c@@ tures just mentioned , he became inter@@ ested in the preaching of W@@ il@@ li@@ am M@@ ill@@ er , who was expe@@ cting the v@@ isi@@ ble return of Christ in 18@@ 4@@ 3 .
All Jews to Con@@ ver@@ t to Christi@@ an@@ ity ? , 6 / 15
Mo@@ des@@ tly ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing that we cannot accom@@ pl@@ ish God’s work in our own strength gl@@ ori@@ fi@@ es him and also shows bal@@ ance on our part .
R@@ em@@ ember , we are doing God’s will and we are loo@@ king for@@ ward to everlasting life .
Not to be over@@ loo@@ ked are the opportun@@ ities to support this work by making fin@@ an@@ cial contribu@@ tions in vari@@ ous ways .
She had found some of their liter@@ ature , which con@@ ta@@ ined a cou@@ p@@ on for re@@ ques@@ ting a Bible study .
R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch@@ ers have found that rather than being a har@@ m@@ ful influ@@ ence , religion can have a positi@@ ve effect on a chil@@ d’s develop@@ ment .
Like Satan , some in the congregations evid@@ ently wanted to be shin@@ ing ones rather than ‘ less@@ er ones , ’ as Jesus said his true followers would be .
T@@ ake the lead in show@@ ing honor to others .
Ther@@ e@@ after , “ God saw everything he had made and , look ! it was very good . ”
They thought that they were worshi@@ p@@ ing a good go@@ d , or go@@ ds , of some kind .
That takes determin@@ ation and effort .
But Jehovah’s blessing did not sto@@ p there .
At the end of the first century C.E . , John wrote to his fellow believers : “ By this we shall know that we origin@@ ate with the truth , and we shall as@@ sure our hearts before him as reg@@ ar@@ ds wh@@ atever our hearts may con@@ dem@@ n us in , because God is greater than our hearts and kno@@ ws all things . ”
As they have for cen@@ tu@@ ries , war , viol@@ ence , and di@@ se@@ ase continue to k@@ ill good people .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ ty - four years after his death , a sy@@ no@@ d in Jerusalem ana@@ them@@ ati@@ zed his beli@@ ef@@ s as her@@ es@@ ies .
Can we be like this person who wor@@ ked to fi@@ x up or rest@@ ore the house ?
A@@ gain , this human@@ e g@@ es@@ ture was per@@ form@@ ed within sight of Jesus ’ friends as well as his enem@@ ies ​ — in this instance , his cap@@ t@@ ors .
27 : 4 ; 1@@ 22 : 1 .
That is where sub@@ mis@@ sion comes into pla@@ y .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on such an account sur@@ ely br@@ ings you great comfort .
Be@@ coming ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in a se@@ cul@@ ar jo@@ b can ro@@ b a Christian of the en@@ er@@ gy needed to maintain his own spiritual bal@@ ance and to ass@@ ist his family .
During the first si@@ x months , just the two of us me@@ t for the we@@ ek@@ ly Bible meetings .
38 : 1 , 2 , 9 - 12 .
He was a very happy person because he did his Fa@@ ther’s will rather than his own .
If sin should over@@ take us , we are moved to rep@@ ent and seek Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess because we love him and do not want to pain him . ​ — Psalm 7@@ 8 : 4@@ 1 ; 1@@ 30 : 3 .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al P@@ r@@ in@@ ce of Israel
What is the fear of God , and how can we cultiv@@ ate it ?
What sin@@ s are not for@@ given ?
God’s power was also made man@@ i@@ f@@ est when Jesus invit@@ ed Peter to walk toward him over the Se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e , and Peter did so .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 20 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 9@@ 0 , 1@@ 35
The young man refu@@ sed to give in to des@@ pa@@ ir , and he set about doing his work as well as he could .
We are encoura@@ ged to follow Jesus ’ example .
For example , Peter , one of the 12 apostles , encoura@@ ged fellow Christians to prac@@ tice “ obedi@@ ence to the truth with un@@ h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction . ”
He thought about st@@ op@@ p@@ ing her Bible study and for@@ bi@@ d@@ ding her to have any cont@@ act with the Witnesses .
18 , 19 . ( a ) Why was Peter per@@ ple@@ x@@ ed at a vision he received ?
R@@ es@@ ist the tend@@ enc@@ y to an@@ al@@ y@@ ze who is right and who is wrong .
The divine name is found in the Ba@@ y Psalm Bo@@ ok , the first pi@@ e@@ ce of liter@@ ature publi@@ shed in Eng@@ l@@ an@@ d’s A@@ mer@@ i@@ can col@@ on@@ ies .
May we be determined to ‘ sing to Jehovah thr@@ ough@@ out our life and make m@@ el@@ o@@ dy to him as long as we are . ’ ​ — P@@ s .
• Why do true Christians avoid c@@ ele@@ br@@ ating L@@ un@@ ar New Ye@@ ar ?
Com@@ m@@ on ans@@ wers :
When we went out@@ side the to@@ wn to f@@ et@@ ch water , bul@@ le@@ ts and bom@@ bs wh@@ iz@@ zed over our he@@ a@@ ds , and my you@@ ng@@ er brother H@@ en@@ r@@ y@@ k was mor@@ t@@ ally w@@ oun@@ ded .
D@@ ur@@ ation : T@@ w@@ o we@@ ek@@ s .
I@@ m@@ mor@@ ality has led to some being dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed from the Christian congregation ​ — those who ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted their dedic@@ ation to God .
Do You S@@ tru@@ gg@@ le With Your F@@ e@@ el@@ ings ?
P@@ l@@ an to eng@@ age in activities as a family .
I , Jehovah , am sear@@ ch@@ ing the heart , exam@@ ining the k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys , even to give to each one according to his ways , according to the fru@@ it@@ age of his deal@@ ings . ”
They thus became our spiritual children .
How is having faith in Jehovah rel@@ ated to having respect for him ?
And what of the other ch@@ ur@@ ches that s@@ pr@@ an@@ g up following the so - called Re@@ form@@ ation ?
I was sh@@ y by n@@ ature , but the thought expres@@ sed at 1 John 4 : 18 helped me to stand fir@@ m .
1 : 2 - 9 ​ — Di@@ d Ho@@ se@@ a really take a wife of for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation ?
We would use k@@ ni@@ ves and ba@@ se@@ bal@@ l bat@@ s to att@@ ack a crow@@ d of 20 or more people .
Consider , too , how Jesus exerc@@ ised godly pati@@ ence .
They s@@ end a message to Jesus .
The next time the Witnesses called , in@@ stead of hi@@ ding she eng@@ ag@@ ed them in con@@ vers@@ ation and received her personal cop@@ y of the public@@ ation .
However , Davi@@ d’s succ@@ ess did not make him self - confid@@ ent .
Th@@ ink of Jo@@ shua .
The conc@@ ep@@ t of humans be@@ coming spirit cre@@ atu@@ res and rul@@ ing in a heavenly Kingdom was fore@@ ign to Peter .
The first of si@@ x vo@@ lum@@ es was rel@@ eas@@ ed at a conven@@ tion on Au@@ gu@@ st 2 , 19@@ 50 .
She says : “ My husband and I have learned to have o@@ pen and hon@@ est con@@ vers@@ ations about money .
At a later time , God is@@ su@@ ed a j@@ udi@@ cial decision against the ancient city of Babyl@@ on , which may be the city refer@@ red to in Isaiah chap@@ ter 25 .
I have both good poin@@ ts and bad poin@@ ts , and so does ever@@ yone el@@ se . ”
Of course , for s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely hum@@ ble individuals , a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ es are not so difficult to make .
If it is a d@@ ress or a s@@ ki@@ r@@ t , what about the l@@ eng@@ th ?
J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah me@@ ant that he would devo@@ te the one whom he me@@ t to the exc@@ lu@@ sive service of God , a pro@@ vision of the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
No , she was care@@ fully following Jesus ’ words : “ Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first . . .
O@@ r perhaps his inspired po@@ e@@ try pre@@ served in the Bible book of Psal@@ ms ?
For two reas@@ ons .
The four days since he had taken his last bre@@ ath seem@@ ed like one long b@@ lu@@ r of m@@ our@@ ning , vis@@ it@@ ors , and con@@ do@@ l@@ ences .
The Bible says that some people who said they loved God made “ him feel h@@ ur@@ t . ”
Ş@@ ir@@ in
His Word ex@@ hor@@ ts us : “ S@@ mo@@ o@@ th out the course of your fe@@ et , and all your ways will be sure . ”
We can at le@@ ast say that it was a move in the right direction .
During this M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al Ju@@ bi@@ le@@ e , Jesus will apply the benef@@ its of his ransom sacrifice to believ@@ ing mankind and will re@@ verse the effe@@ cts of sin .
Christ died for our sin@@ s , was bu@@ ri@@ ed , and was ra@@ ised up .
What does Christian baptism mean ?
Why did God view them as having served him with a complete heart , and how can we imitate them ?
When two elders inter@@ view a person who would like to become an un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ er , the person is asked , “ Do you really want to be one of Jehovah’s Witnesses ? ”
Wh@@ atever situation we then have to face , Davi@@ d’s words will be true in our case : “ They cri@@ ed out , and Jehovah himself heard , and out of all their dist@@ res@@ ses he deli@@ vered them . ” ​ — Psalm 34 : 17 .
Jesus Christ told the apostle Peter : “ S@@ im@@ on , S@@ im@@ on , look ! Satan has dem@@ an@@ ded to have you men to si@@ ft you as whe@@ at . ”
( 3 ) Le@@ e , J .
When discus@@ sing material giving , the apostle Paul told the Corinth@@ i@@ an Christians : “ If the re@@ adi@@ ness is there first , it is especially accep@@ table according to what a person has , not according to what a person does not have . ”
That pl@@ an ap@@ par@@ ently gave him such a sense of se@@ cur@@ ity and satis@@ fac@@ tion that he thought to himself : “ I will say to my soul : ‘ S@@ ou@@ l , you have many good things la@@ id up for many years ; take your e@@ ase , e@@ at , dr@@ ink , enjoy yourself . ’ ” ​ — Luke 12 : 19 .
By 15 , I had ear@@ ned my red bel@@ t in ka@@ r@@ ate , and a year later , my bro@@ wn bel@@ t .
How can you ra@@ ise respon@@ sible children ?
Th@@ r@@ ough the prophe@@ ts Na@@ hu@@ m and Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah , Jehovah pre@@ di@@ cted its des@@ tru@@ ction .
H@@ O@@ W did that situation come about ?
What a joy when we got the boo@@ ks , including the Bible !
The Hebrew word transl@@ ated “ Lu@@ ci@@ f@@ er ” means “ shin@@ ing one . ”
The earth pol@@ lu@@ ted by the sp@@ il@@ led blood of the in@@ no@@ c@@ ent can be at@@ oned for only by the blood of those sp@@ ill@@ ing it .
“ E@@ very high pri@@ est is appointed to offer both gi@@ f@@ ts and sacrific@@ es . ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B@@ R@@ E@@ W@@ S 8 : 3 .
This was not a liter@@ al city but a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic one .
What st@@ at@@ ements by Jesus show that Israel was re@@ je@@ cted as Jehovah’s dedic@@ ated nation ?
“ He has sent re@@ de@@ mp@@ tion it@@ self to his people . To time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite he has comman@@ ded his covenant .
W@@ ould that make you feel inc@@ l@@ ined to li@@ ft every heav@@ y ob@@ ject in sight ?
Those first - century Christian women may not have thought that they were following Satan , but their actions am@@ oun@@ ted to just that .
A@@ n exc@@ use is a reason given in order to expla@@ in why something has been done , has not been done , or will not be done .
Su@@ k@@ h@@ i
W@@ he@@ ther these sacrific@@ es appe@@ as@@ ed one go@@ d or many go@@ ds was ir@@ rel@@ ev@@ ant to the Romans .
To that end , in ad@@ dition to main@@ tain@@ ing a regul@@ ar sc@@ he@@ du@@ le of personal Bible study , every M@@ on@@ day ev@@ ening the mission@@ aries study the Bible along with the Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
The first time Na@@ than appe@@ ars in the Bi@@ bli@@ cal rec@@ ord , he is in Davi@@ d’s compan@@ y .
( b ) What dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c chang@@ es will soon af@@ fect the enti@@ re earth ?
( b ) Do you know of similar examples ?
9@@ 0 : 7 , 8 , 13 , 14 .
From those discus@@ sions , however , I saw that most of the things I believ@@ ed and practic@@ ed were not based on the Bible .
Thus began a care@@ er of full - time service that s@@ pan@@ ned 7@@ 1 years .
When we are t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful and kind , the pro@@ ver@@ b app@@ lies : “ As ap@@ ples of go@@ ld in s@@ il@@ ver car@@ v@@ ings is a word spo@@ ken at the right time for it . ”
The Bible as@@ sures us : “ No re@@ si@@ d@@ ent will say : ‘ I am si@@ ck . ’ ”
* The good news is being pre@@ ached , and milli@@ ons of hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones are being taught Jehovah’s ways .
With Jehovah’s help , this se@@ as@@ oned war@@ ri@@ or succ@@ e@@ e@@ ds , and He@@ br@@ on be@@ comes a city of refu@@ ge .
Many religious people believe that there will be a fin@@ al con@@ fr@@ on@@ tation between good and evil that will result in the end of our pl@@ an@@ et .
The desire to satis@@ fy our physical needs is n@@ atur@@ al .
After E@@ z@@ r@@ a took ad@@ di@@ tional in@@ iti@@ ati@@ ves , 38 L@@ ev@@ ites and 2@@ 20 Ne@@ thin@@ im respon@@ ded .
The experience of my brother Ang@@ elo C@@ at@@ an@@ z@@ ar@@ o was publi@@ shed in the A@@ pri@@ l 1 , 19@@ 7@@ 5 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower , pages 20@@ 5 - 7 .
Consider three of the good qualities that Moses displa@@ yed and what we can learn from his example .
In some 50 langu@@ ages , The Watchtower is the only j@@ our@@ n@@ al publi@@ shed regul@@ arly .
We should always be al@@ er@@ t to sign@@ s that reve@@ al a person@@ ’s feelings and respon@@ d with a kind word or act .
Pro@@ ving that Jehovah is ca@@ pa@@ ble of resur@@ rec@@ ting the dead , Jesus once said that Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , and Jac@@ o@@ b “ are all living to him . ”
When the V@@ o@@ ice of a S@@ tr@@ anger W@@ as Fir@@ st H@@ ear@@ d
No@@ body can sa@@ ve those who fi@@ ght against God and his people .
U@@ su@@ ally , we made our cou@@ ri@@ er tri@@ ps on S@@ atur@@ day af@@ ter@@ no@@ on or S@@ un@@ day , when Father had time off from work .
P@@ re@@ par@@ ing the N@@ ations for “ the T@@ e@@ aching of Jehovah ”
What attitude is requi@@ red of Jehovah’s servants toward those who do not worship the only true God ?
In respon@@ se , E@@ di@@ th wrote : “ I am sure that this will not be the e@@ asi@@ est thing in the world to do , but we know that Jehovah will certainly help us through wh@@ atever difficul@@ ties may ar@@ ise . . . .
How P@@ ol@@ iti@@ c@@ s Af@@ fe@@ cted P@@ re@@ ach@@ ers
Tru@@ e worshipp@@ ers today are bus@@ y preaching the good news of God’s Kingdom “ in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ”
Then refle@@ ct on how we can prom@@ o@@ te un@@ ity by cultiv@@ ating those attitu@@ des .
This is how milli@@ ons in over 2@@ 35 lands have been helped to enjoy good rel@@ ations with God and thus have the hope of ga@@ ining everlasting life .
What are these fo@@ s@@ s@@ il@@ s , and what do they reve@@ al regarding the orig@@ in of human langu@@ ages ?
Paul knew that “ God lo@@ ves a c@@ he@@ er@@ ful gi@@ ver , ” not one who gives “ g@@ ru@@ d@@ g@@ ingly or under com@@ pul@@ sion . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 9 : 7 .
J@@ anu@@ ary 18 - 24 , 20@@ 10
Why is Jehovah’s ti@@ me@@ table not contro@@ l@@ led by world events and human pl@@ ans ?
How is the first men@@ tion of law in the Bible clo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated to divine blessing and appro@@ val ?
O@@ r perhaps you thought that you and your mate would sp@@ end most of your time together or that the two of you would work out every disa@@ gre@@ ement in a s@@ mo@@ o@@ th , matu@@ re man@@ ner .
The heart re@@ pres@@ ents what we really are on the in@@ side .
When Ar@@ th@@ ur was 22 , he s@@ ought his for@@ tu@@ ne at Kal@@ go@@ or@@ li@@ e , a go@@ ld - min@@ ing bo@@ om@@ to@@ wn some 3@@ 70 mil@@ es ( 6@@ 00 k@@ m ) e@@ ast of Per@@ th .
So if you are a wi@@ do@@ w , be sure to “ pray inc@@ ess@@ an@@ tly ” for the comfort and help you need da@@ ily to car@@ ry your vari@@ ous bur@@ den@@ s .
The ear@@ li@@ est positi@@ ve leg@@ is@@ l@@ ation on the sub@@ ject seem@@ s to be con@@ ta@@ ined in the letter of the bi@@ sh@@ op@@ s ass@@ em@@ b@@ led at T@@ our@@ s in 5@@ 6@@ 7 and the [ can@@ ons ] of the C@@ oun@@ ci@@ l of M@@ ac@@ on in 5@@ 8@@ 5 . ” ​ — The Ca@@ tho@@ lic En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia .
The ar@@ ch@@ er is el@@ ated ! El@@ ated !
B@@ less Jehovah , all you his works , in all plac@@ es of his d@@ om@@ in@@ ation [ or , “ so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , ” fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ] . ” ​ — Psalm 10@@ 3 : 19 - 22 .
It seem@@ s lo@@ gi@@ cal that in the future God would un@@ ite mankind fur@@ ther by giving them one comm@@ on language , un@@ doing the con@@ fu@@ sion at Ba@@ be@@ l .
“ It has seem@@ ed to many ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ ers , ” wr@@ ites R@@ o@@ y We@@ a@@ ther@@ for@@ d , “ that anything less than a complete spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ation of every ev@@ ent would be in@@ com@@ pati@@ ble with God’s Ma@@ j@@ es@@ ty . ”
“ The R@@ o@@ ck , perfect is his activ@@ ity . ” ​ — D@@ E@@ U@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ ON@@ O@@ M@@ Y 32 : 4 .
When we teach God’s Word to others , our ob@@ je@@ ctive is not mer@@ ely to con@@ ve@@ y Scriptural information .
Paul wrote : “ Wh@@ atever it is that you do in word or in work , do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus . ”
Jehovah’s instru@@ ctions inclu@@ ded an order to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te their wicked king , A@@ ga@@ g .
“ This was when op@@ position was strong against the Witnesses . . . .
Psalm 1@@ 39 teach@@ es us that Jehovah deep@@ ly ca@@ res about his worshipp@@ ers .
Then we will see when Jesus ’ prayer for the Kingdom to come will be ans@@ wer@@ ed .
We learned that h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds had been w@@ oun@@ ded or had peri@@ shed .
In the past , it was difficult for me to accept the evidence of my men@@ tal and emo@@ tional proble@@ m .
These were truly holy occasi@@ ons requi@@ ring res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful attention on the part of those in attend@@ ance .
What a wonderful her@@ it@@ age for the children and what a blessing for the parents !
Jehovah God will sur@@ ely bl@@ ess such a fine and un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish spirit ​ — and his blessing in@@ deed makes a person rich . ​ — Pro@@ v .
A loving person is for@@ giving .
H@@ app@@ ily , though , Jesus also promised that his Father would provide holy spirit to ref@@ res@@ h their mem@@ ori@@ es and to help them stay a@@ wa@@ ke and be strong . ​ — John 14 : 26 .
How important it is to recogn@@ ize that Satan and his dem@@ ons want us to feel that what we do is not good en@@ ough for God !
Gi@@ ven the d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous as@@ pe@@ cts of su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ on , it is rel@@ ev@@ ant to ask : Who is ac@@ tually being served by su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ous beli@@ ef@@ s and practic@@ es ?
They all fa@@ iled .
While con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating Christian dedic@@ ation and baptism , some may won@@ der , ‘ Why can I not worship God without dedic@@ ating my@@ self to him ? ’
How did the apostles re@@ act ?
Par@@ ch@@ ment is more du@@ ra@@ ble than pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us , but it too de@@ gra@@ des if mi@@ sh@@ and@@ led or ex@@ posed to ex@@ tre@@ me temp@@ er@@ atu@@ res , hu@@ mi@@ di@@ ty , or light .
The Go@@ spe@@ l rec@@ ord states what happened im@@ medi@@ ately after Jesus ’ baptism : “ Now Jesus , full of holy spirit , turned away from the J@@ or@@ d@@ an , and he was led about by the spirit in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness . ”
C@@ ha@@ st@@ ened , I ans@@ wer@@ ed the do@@ or .
How might we an@@ al@@ y@@ ze ourselves ?
Pa@@ g@@ an pri@@ ests could be seen par@@ ading about , and devo@@ te@@ es ​ — even some who claim@@ ed to be worshi@@ p@@ ing Jehovah — ​ were s@@ we@@ aring by the go@@ d Mal@@ ca@@ m . ​ — Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 1 : 1 , 5 .
We are wise if we take a war@@ ning from their bad example and gu@@ ard against bre@@ ak@@ ing our dedic@@ ation to Jehovah . ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 11 .
We had to make many tri@@ ps to the po@@ st of@@ fice to pi@@ ck up the bo@@ x@@ es of ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines and car@@ ry them to our accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations .
I@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ IN@@ E that you are sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing for clo@@ th@@ es .
For M@@ or@@ de@@ ca@@ i , bo@@ wing down to H@@ am@@ an was an is@@ sue of integrity to Jehovah .
Paul wrote : “ The love the Christ has com@@ p@@ els us , because this is what we have jud@@ ged , that one man died for all . . . And he died for all that those who live might live no longer for themselves , but for him who died for them and was ra@@ ised up . ”
It also says : “ Let a ro@@ t@@ ten word not come out of your m@@ ou@@ th , but only what is good for building up as the need may be , to imp@@ ar@@ t what is bene@@ fi@@ cial to the hear@@ ers . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 29 , 31 .
The brothers and sisters were buil@@ t up and encoura@@ ged .
For example , if po@@ pul@@ ar c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations are simply den@@ oun@@ ced as being of pa@@ g@@ an orig@@ in , this may not change how other people feel about them .
For example , how would you answer such questions as the following : Why does God allow suffering ?
In fact , if any individu@@ al dedic@@ ated to God “ keep@@ s on loo@@ king ” with im@@ moral mo@@ ti@@ ves at someone of the op@@ pos@@ ite se@@ x , he needs to make dr@@ as@@ tic chang@@ es com@@ par@@ able to te@@ aring out the e@@ ye and thro@@ wing it away . ​ — Read Matthew 5 : 27 , 28 .
If you take in knowledge of the Bible and keep its message close to you , as if you were gi@@ r@@ ded with it , God’s Word will sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard you from being mis@@ led by religious lies and er@@ r@@ ors .
This is the illustr@@ ation : “ The kingdom of the heavens has become like a man that s@@ ow@@ ed fine se@@ ed in his field . While men were s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing , his enem@@ y came and over@@ s@@ ow@@ ed we@@ e@@ ds in among the whe@@ at , and left .
10 : 10 ​ — How does “ the one w@@ in@@ king his e@@ ye ” cause pain ?
Do not let that disc@@ oura@@ ge you .
It can be influ@@ enced by our up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing or by local cu@@ st@@ om@@ s , beli@@ ef@@ s , and en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
God’s gift en@@ ab@@ led her to pa@@ y off her de@@ b@@ ts and after that to have en@@ ough money for her and her sons to live on .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 5
He is quic@@ k to dis@@ cer@@ n in you any si@@ gn of spiritual we@@ ak@@ ness or f@@ ati@@ gu@@ e .
They medit@@ ated on the lives of 40 Bible char@@ ac@@ ters discus@@ sed in In@@ sight on the Scriptures .
That is God’s purpose , and it is what the Bible really teach@@ es !
W@@ as Jesus born , as it were , with a s@@ il@@ ver spo@@ on in his m@@ ou@@ th ?
The s@@ ite was once a large gar@@ den .
Ther@@ efore , it can sta@@ bi@@ li@@ ze us when we are bur@@ d@@ ened with dist@@ res@@ sing emo@@ tions .
2@@ 6@@ 5@@ ,@@ 4@@ 0@@ 7
There is one marriage , in this case the leg@@ ally v@@ al@@ id cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary ( tri@@ ba@@ l ) marriage , and one Scriptural talk .
Let us now see how we can de@@ e@@ pen our love for Jehovah and show that we love him .
In some un@@ dis@@ clo@@ sed man@@ ner , the holy spirit pre@@ ven@@ ted the travel@@ ers from preaching in the pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of A@@ sia .
The prog@@ res@@ sion is : rejo@@ ice , medit@@ ate , deli@@ ght in . . .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , we need to act with ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y in obe@@ ying the comm@@ and to stri@@ p off ha@@ bi@@ ts that are contr@@ ary to God’s person@@ ality .
Jehovah had ans@@ wer@@ ed my prayer ! ”
The c@@ z@@ ar re@@ adi@@ ly ag@@ re@@ ed , and an el@@ ated T@@ is@@ ch@@ end@@ or@@ f later wrote : “ Pro@@ vi@@ d@@ ence has given to our age . . . the Sin@@ a@@ iti@@ c Bible , to be to us a full and clear light as to what is the real text of God’s Word written , and to ass@@ ist us in de@@ f@@ en@@ ding the truth by esta@@ bli@@ shing its au@@ th@@ enti@@ c form . ”
The Gre@@ at Q@@ u@@ es@@ tion Mark
It would also be disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ing if the one con@@ duc@@ ting regul@@ arly re@@ pe@@ ated in s@@ ligh@@ tly different words a com@@ ment that had just been made , as if to su@@ gg@@ est that the com@@ ment was som@@ eho@@ w in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate .
W@@ ould he not be wise to seek and accept a known , pro@@ ven , and effe@@ ctive tre@@ at@@ ment ?
When All Wor@@ k Will Be Re@@ war@@ ding
( New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation , 19@@ 50 e@@ dition ) It may be no@@ ted , for instance , that Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar set up an i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ r@@ ous i@@ ma@@ ge of go@@ ld , but Jehovah’s servants Sha@@ dr@@ ach , Me@@ sh@@ ach , and A@@ be@@ d@@ ne@@ go refu@@ sed to worship it . ​ — Daniel 3 : 1 - 12 .
* With love and care , they taught the Scriptures to their children , as the Bible ex@@ hor@@ ts Christian parents to do .
Jehovah An@@ s@@ wers Our P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers
What about Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s Da@@ y it@@ self ?
King Solomon of ancient Israel fur@@ ni@@ shed his temple with “ pur@@ ple w@@ o@@ ol ” pro@@ duc@@ ed by an ar@@ t@@ is@@ an from T@@ y@@ re . — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 2 : 13 , 14 .
This wonderful occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence is part of Jehovah’s purpose .
Since no t@@ ang@@ i@@ ble evidence was pres@@ ented against Ser@@ ap@@ him , he was s@@ pared the death p@@ en@@ al@@ ty .
He ag@@ re@@ ed , but with the rel@@ e@@ ase , he pr@@ inted a st@@ at@@ ement that the origin@@ al article was based on fact .
Se@@ cond , E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el saw that the dead came back to life gra@@ du@@ ally , not su@@ d@@ den@@ ly .
37 : 5 .
One of the pla@@ qu@@ es un@@ ve@@ iled in their mem@@ ory is dedic@@ ated to N@@ ar@@ c@@ is@@ o Ri@@ et .
Do you su@@ ff@@ er from some physical we@@ ak@@ ness ?
We cannot beg@@ in to i@@ magine what it will be like to be living at that bless@@ ed time when Jehovah will use his holy spirit to fulf@@ ill his purpose for the earth and human@@ kind upon it .
Now he is sh@@ aring the truth with his family and neigh@@ b@@ ors and has started sever@@ al Bible stu@@ dies .
You do well to view each assignment as an opportunity to demonstr@@ ate your e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness to bring praise to Jehovah .
Let a ro@@ t@@ ten saying not pro@@ ce@@ ed out of your m@@ ou@@ th , but wh@@ atever saying is good for building up as the need may be , that it may imp@@ ar@@ t what is fav@@ or@@ able to the hear@@ ers . ”
Per@@ haps it was not as dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c as cro@@ s@@ sing s@@ now - co@@ vered m@@ oun@@ tain pe@@ ak@@ s at mi@@ d@@ night , but it sur@@ ely requi@@ red hard work on the part of many fellow believers who un@@ sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly serve you .
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : It is .
In ad@@ dition to this , however , deep things were to be reve@@ aled during the time of the end .
When R@@ ose is sa@@ dd@@ ened over being un@@ able to do what she once could , she fin@@ ds comfort in the words recorded at 2 Corinthians 8 : 12 : “ If the re@@ adi@@ ness is there first , it is especially accep@@ table according to what a person has , not according to what a person does not have . ”
Why take two mission@@ aries out of the field , she said , when one can do the jo@@ b ?
P@@ A@@ U@@ L@@ ’@@ S T@@ R@@ A@@ V@@ EL@@ S
He is pleas@@ ed to teach us the truth about himself .
E@@ spe@@ cially should we be on gu@@ ard if we have enjo@@ yed succ@@ ess in some are@@ as of life or are en@@ tru@@ sted with a position of responsi@@ bility in the Christian congregation .
I was e@@ ag@@ er to fin@@ ish school so that I could beg@@ in to serve as a pioneer .
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : Consider that your te@@ en@@ ag@@ er may simply be tr@@ ying out his new@@ ly dis@@ co@@ vered reason@@ ing s@@ k@@ ill@@ s , and he may not be that com@@ mit@@ ted to his vie@@ w@@ point at all .
• What does the ex@@ ist@@ ence of the heavens and the earth teach us about God’s use of holy spirit ?
C@@ ongreg@@ ations g@@ la@@ dly support ye@@ arly cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ s of about three months , during which is@@ ol@@ ated ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es are being re@@ ached .
Now more than ever before is the time for those who fear Jehovah to “ call upon him in tru@@ en@@ ess . ”
A@@ no@@ ther is la@@ ·@@ tre@@ i@@ ʹ@@ a , which is transl@@ ated “ sac@@ red service . ” ​ — 11 / 15 , pages 11 , 12 .
The mu@@ se@@ u@@ m hous@@ es about 1@@ 5@@ ,000 mat@@ ri@@ ces used for ca@@ sting ty@@ pe , 1@@ 5@@ ,000 w@@ o@@ od b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks , and 3@@ ,000 eng@@ ra@@ ved cop@@ per pl@@ ates .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , people are more likely to listen to you if they see that you are res@@ pe@@ ct@@ ful , hon@@ est , and well be@@ ha@@ ved .
His father died when Matthew was 17 years old .
Ther@@ efore , rest as@@ sur@@ ed that des@@ pite any difficult circumstances you may be end@@ uring , your heavenly Father appreci@@ ates wh@@ atever you may be able to do to ad@@ v@@ ance his inter@@ ests . ​ — Hebrews 13 : 15 , 16 .
There are 8@@ 7 langu@@ ages and di@@ al@@ e@@ cts spo@@ ken in the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines , said Bro@@ ther D@@ ent@@ on H@@ op@@ kin@@ son , co@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ or of the B@@ ran@@ ch Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e .
The go@@ al of the em@@ bal@@ m@@ er is simply to inter@@ ru@@ pt the n@@ atur@@ al ba@@ c@@ ter@@ i@@ olo@@ gi@@ c action that star@@ ts within h@@ our@@ s of death , ca@@ using the cor@@ p@@ se to deter@@ i@@ or@@ ate .
The apostle Paul was inspired to wr@@ ite : “ To be sure , it is a means of great gain , this godly devo@@ tion along with self - su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y .
In 19@@ 19 , L@@ ev@@ i@@ a@@ than lost its hold on God’s people .
All too often today , mo@@ thers and fa@@ thers find themselves h@@ and@@ ling the challeng@@ es of par@@ en@@ ting al@@ one .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on his el@@ ev@@ ated standards e@@ qu@@ ip@@ s us to keep free from the s@@ n@@ are of por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
How eas@@ y it is to jus@@ ti@@ fy an un@@ wise course of action !
When I saw C@@ ar@@ men again , she was sur@@ pris@@ ed when I asked for a personal cop@@ y of the bro@@ ch@@ ure The Di@@ v@@ ine N@@ ame That Will En@@ du@@ re F@@ o@@ re@@ ver and some other liter@@ ature .
N@@ ex@@ t , you come to Mar@@ ble R@@ o@@ ad , which lea@@ ds to the great the@@ ater .
The Hebrew Scriptures show that this re@@ be@@ l as@@ ser@@ ted , among other things , that God’s way of rul@@ ing was un@@ just and that no man would maintain integrity to Jehovah when put to the t@@ est .
1 : 2 ; Acts 17 : 11 ; He@@ b .
So , what about our cho@@ ice of religion ?
The world wants young people to foc@@ us their en@@ er@@ gi@@ es on se@@ cul@@ ar go@@ als .
Yes , we can “ draw close to God , ” even though we cannot see him with our liter@@ al eyes .
It was a per@@ man@@ ent dedic@@ ation to the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn , and living up to it requi@@ res loy@@ al@@ ty to God for life .
What did Jesus accom@@ pl@@ ish as King - Des@@ ign@@ ate during his earthly ministry ?
He never doub@@ ted God’s promise .
Why not ask the young ones how they feel about the congregation ?
1 - 3 . ( a ) What fin@@ an@@ cial problems do many face today , and how do some at@@ temp@@ t to sol@@ ve them ?
They often use the word “ L@@ O@@ R@@ D ” or “ G@@ O@@ D , ” written in all cap@@ it@@ al let@@ ters to set it ap@@ ar@@ t from the comm@@ on t@@ it@@ les “ Lord ” and “ God . ”
I vi@@ vi@@ dly remember my first talk .
Ther@@ efore , he requi@@ res that “ each one ” of his worshipp@@ ers “ speak truth with his neigh@@ b@@ or ” and “ not li@@ e . ”
“ The sh@@ re@@ w@@ d one consi@@ ders his st@@ ep@@ s ”
“ In the past , ” ad@@ m@@ its a sing@@ le mother nam@@ ed K@@ ati@@ a , “ I was very imp@@ ati@@ ent with my daugh@@ ter .
Jac@@ ob@@ ’s rema@@ ins are taken to Cana@@ an for bu@@ ri@@ al .
If we he@@ ed Jesus ’ counsel and follow his fine example in the matter of prayer , our hear@@ t@@ felt supp@@ lic@@ ations to Jehovah will help us to stay spiritually a@@ wa@@ ke .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T did the apostles Matthew , Peter , An@@ dre@@ w , James , and John have in comm@@ on ?
Let us beg@@ in with the question , Does God care about us ?
As soon as young Samuel was we@@ an@@ ed , at about the age of three , H@@ ann@@ ah did ex@@ ac@@ tly as she had v@@ ow@@ ed to God .
Such cou@@ ples do not remain chil@@ d@@ less because they shi@@ r@@ k responsi@@ bility or are af@@ ra@@ id to me@@ et the challeng@@ es of par@@ en@@ tho@@ od .
These set@@ ba@@ c@@ ks may ro@@ b us of happiness .
I remember thinking that I must be on a different pl@@ an@@ et .
For example , at a sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing m@@ all in New Jer@@ se@@ y , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , an at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive displa@@ y of liter@@ ature was arrang@@ ed on the the@@ me “ Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing F@@ am@@ ily V@@ alu@@ es ​ — How ? ”
‘ God Will by No Me@@ ans F@@ or@@ s@@ ake You ’
W@@ ell , what moved Peter to shepher@@ d and fe@@ ed Jesus ’ sheep ?
In ad@@ dition to fe@@ aring Jehovah , Christians must love him with their whole heart .
So e@@ ag@@ er and en@@ er@@ ge@@ tic ( no longer cal@@ m and expe@@ ct@@ ant ) is the interest in reg@@ ard to the kingdom . ”
Satan does this .
They are b@@ lam@@ eless and u@@ pri@@ ght in God’s eyes .
As An@@ ita@@ ’s experience illustr@@ ates , op@@ position from family members can be a real t@@ est of a Christi@@ an’s integrity .
Why Jews Be@@ g@@ an S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h in E@@ ven@@ ing , 10 / 1
Jehovah am@@ p@@ ly re@@ war@@ ded Bo@@ a@@ z for his gener@@ os@@ ity . ​ — Ru@@ th 2 : 15 , 16 ; 4 : 21 , 22 ; Proverbs 19 : 17 .
In Bible times , before advan@@ ced medi@@ cal tre@@ at@@ ments were a@@ vail@@ able , wa@@ iting for over a we@@ ek before circum@@ c@@ ision was a wise prote@@ ction .
To pre@@ v@@ ent that from happ@@ ening , we live by Jesus ’ ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first the kingdom and his righteousness . ”
However , they make sure that they “ do not go bey@@ ond the things that are written ” in God’s Word .
The wr@@ ath was expres@@ sed when Jerusalem and its temple were destro@@ yed by Rom@@ an ar@@ mi@@ es in 70 C.E .
Paul also wrote to Timothy : “ Do your ut@@ most to present yourself appro@@ ved to God , a work@@ man with nothing to be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of , h@@ and@@ ling the word of the truth ari@@ ght . ” — 2 Timothy 2 : 15 .
How can love of money under@@ mine a mar@@ it@@ al relationship ?
Although God has used angels to commun@@ ic@@ ate with humans , he does not per@@ mit us to worship angels or pray to them . ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 1 ; Revelation 22 : 8 , 9 .
Q@@ u@@ ite often , the crow@@ d and the disciples were am@@ a@@ zed and ast@@ oun@@ ded at Jesus ’ powerful works . ​ — Mark 2 : 12 ; 4 : 4@@ 1 ; 6 : 5@@ 1 ; Luke 9 : 4@@ 3 .
There were a few , however , who had the hope of living forever on earth .
He does not re@@ move the effe@@ cts of a person@@ ’s past er@@ r@@ ors , but he does ass@@ ist rep@@ ent@@ ant ones to cop@@ e with tri@@ als .
We heard Bro@@ ther Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d’s talk in 19@@ 17 in Al@@ li@@ ance , O@@ hi@@ o
He ex@@ tend@@ ed the invit@@ ation : “ C@@ ome to me , all you who are to@@ il@@ ing and lo@@ ad@@ ed down , and I will ref@@ res@@ h you . ”
How , then , do you view the world of un@@ righteous human soci@@ ety ali@@ en@@ ated from God ?
What can you do when imp@@ ro@@ per thoughts en@@ ter your mind ?
But cu@@ ri@@ ous about what she was reading , I f@@ li@@ pp@@ ed through the pages .
[ Ma@@ p / P@@ ic@@ ture on page 26 ]
Bo@@ th Adam and E@@ ve thus mis@@ used their free will and sin@@ ned by dis@@ obe@@ ying God .
No@@ te that the young man in the account was “ in want of heart . ”
“ The desire of the righteous ones is sur@@ ely good , ” states King Solomon , “ the hope of the wicked ones is fu@@ ry . ”
pages 18@@ 6 - 19@@ 5 .
Then they pro@@ ce@@ ed to the next house .
How many st@@ ars are there in the enti@@ re uni@@ verse ?
What re@@ ality does experience teach us ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ in we@@ ek@@ s , the ass@@ as@@ sin@@ ation of an Au@@ stri@@ an ar@@ ch@@ du@@ ke p@@ lu@@ ng@@ ed all the ma@@ j@@ or E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an po@@ wers into a war that they did not want .
For example , at the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e at An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch in P@@ isi@@ dia , Paul used at le@@ ast fi@@ ve direc@@ t qu@@ o@@ t@@ ations from the Hebrew Scriptures to prove that Jesus was the Messi@@ ah .
However , the apostle Paul wrote about me@@ at of an ani@@ ma@@ l that might have some l@@ ink with an i@@ do@@ l temple : “ If food makes my brother stu@@ m@@ ble , I will never again e@@ at flesh at all , that I may not make my brother stu@@ m@@ ble . ”
This “ a@@ ir ” is the worl@@ d’s spirit , or men@@ tal attitude , and it sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ds us like liter@@ al a@@ ir .
C@@ ould you too learn a fore@@ ign language and help other people learn about Jehovah ?
Consider another tre@@ asure from God .
On that truly war@@ m no@@ te , the inspired book of Acts conclu@@ des .
Des@@ pite the suffering brought upon him by Satan the Devil , Job said : “ Un@@ til I ex@@ pi@@ re I shall not take away my integrity from my@@ self ! ”
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From Mal@@ ach@@ i , 12 / 15
But what about heaven , or the spirit real@@ m , where many people hope to go after they die ?
Christians Al@@ so R@@ end@@ er P@@ u@@ bli@@ c Ser@@ vice
16 : 1 .
This too is van@@ ity and a bi@@ g cal@@ am@@ ity . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 2 : 18 - 21 .
The prophet Isaiah beau@@ ti@@ fully expres@@ sed the sc@@ op@@ e of Jehovah’s knowledge .
Today , we are not on such a death mar@@ ch , but we do face many challeng@@ es .
In the th@@ ir@@ d mon@@ th after their deli@@ ver@@ ance from Egy@@ pt , the Israelites enc@@ am@@ p at the fo@@ o@@ t of M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i .
13 : 2 .
How much should we love Jehovah’s remin@@ ders ?
The parents are Jehovah’s Witnesses , and they helped John to learn about it from the Bible .
* What happened at the end of that peri@@ od ?
What part does love pla@@ y in id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying God’s people ?
For a discus@@ sion of what dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish@@ es “ un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness . . . with gre@@ e@@ din@@ ess ” from “ un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , ” see The Watchtower , Ju@@ ly 15 , 200@@ 6 , pages 29 - 31 .
His ver@@ sion became the Bible of I@@ tal@@ i@@ an Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ants for cen@@ tu@@ ries .
I wanted our family to be pe@@ ace@@ ful again , and I thought that if I listen@@ ed to them , they would ev@@ en@@ tually listen to me .
How does Jehovah draw people to his Son ?
E@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe : “ S@@ ca@@ pe@@ go@@ ated ab@@ ro@@ ad and the vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce at home , e@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ ’s Rom@@ a are the proble@@ m no pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ an wants to sol@@ ve . ” ​ — The E@@ con@@ om@@ ist , S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 4 , 20@@ 10 .
He wrote : “ Do not become young children in po@@ wers of understanding . . .
( Read 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 3 , 6 - 8 . )
We read : “ When Paul la@@ id his hands upon them , the holy spirit came upon them , and they began speaking with t@@ ong@@ u@@ es and pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ying . ” ​ — Acts 19 : 1 - 7 ; com@@ pare 2 Timothy 1 : 6 .
“ Because time and un@@ fore@@ seen occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence be@@ f@@ all them all . ”
H@@ on@@ est prayer to Jehovah regarding our mo@@ ti@@ ves can help us to dis@@ cer@@ n the truth about them .
It con@@ tain@@ s ad@@ vice from our Creator .
It en@@ ab@@ les one to be at peace with Jehovah God , with fellow humans , and with on@@ es@@ el@@ f .
“ He that is s@@ low to anger is better than a mi@@ gh@@ ty man , and he that is contro@@ l@@ ling his spirit than the one cap@@ tur@@ ing a city . ”
( Read Luke 9 : 11 . )
T@@ w@@ o let@@ ters from Rus@@ sia help to expla@@ in the reason .
Jesus ’ next words may have helped Peter to see the reason for Jesus ’ strong re@@ action to his re@@ bu@@ ke .
“ E@@ z@@ r@@ a H@@ im@@ self H@@ ad P@@ re@@ pared His H@@ ear@@ t ”
Is he not the Gre@@ at In@@ different One , the Gre@@ at Ab@@ sent One ? ”
Jehovah explained : “ D@@ u@@ st you are and to du@@ st you will return . ”
Des@@ pite the challeng@@ es brought on by advan@@ c@@ ing years and health problems , my wife and I continue to enjoy our service to Jehovah .
Many Christian mo@@ thers have dis@@ co@@ vered that if they are able to re@@ du@@ ce the time they sp@@ end doing se@@ cul@@ ar work , all in the family benefit .
“ The mi@@ gr@@ ations of Abraham from U@@ r to Jerusalem [ in Cana@@ an ] are situ@@ ated hist@@ or@@ ic@@ ally at the time of Mar@@ i , ” says I@@ tal@@ i@@ an ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ist Pa@@ olo Mat@@ th@@ i@@ a@@ e .
David was a man of out@@ standing a@@ bil@@ ities .
The me@@ dia called that po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al con@@ f@@ li@@ ct “ a ther@@ mon@@ u@@ clear Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on . ”
What will help you to end@@ ure ?
C@@ learly , then , the members of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy cannot be vo@@ ted into of@@ fice by the mem@@ ber@@ ship of any leg@@ al cor@@ por@@ ation .
I was by then just 25 years of age , but I still rec@@ all with deep appreciation the kindness and pati@@ ence of those Witnesses who were so help@@ ful to me .
No other pris@@ on@@ ers received a com@@ par@@ able offer .
The Bible says : “ We all stu@@ m@@ ble many times . ”
By their efforts , Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ists hope to gain en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment .
When the ho@@ t su@@ n is be@@ ating down on us , we are gr@@ ate@@ ful for the sh@@ a@@ de provided by a c@@ ra@@ g .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing of him , the prophe@@ tic Word fore@@ told : “ U@@ p@@ on him the spirit of Jehovah must set@@ tle down , the spirit . . . of the fear of Jehovah ; and there will be enjo@@ y@@ ment by him in the fear of Jehovah . ”
Th@@ ough not a real person , from re@@ mo@@ te times the my@@ th@@ ic@@ al H@@ er@@ ac@@ les fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ed in st@@ ori@@ es of the ancient lands known to the Gre@@ ek@@ s .
To be among those who enjoy that preci@@ ous relationship with God , one must make a dedic@@ ation to Jehovah and sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ ze it public@@ ly by water baptism .
A@@ mo@@ s ​ — A G@@ a@@ ther@@ er or a N@@ i@@ pp@@ er of F@@ i@@ g@@ s ?
The re@@ pe@@ ated refer@@ ence to women also being the ob@@ ject of Sa@@ ul@@ ’s persecu@@ tion shows that they pla@@ yed a large part in the s@@ pre@@ ad of Christi@@ an@@ ity in the first century , just as they do today . ​ — P@@ s .
Tru@@ e Christians real@@ ize that com@@ pas@@ sion at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ts , while ru@@ th@@ less@@ ness rep@@ els .
C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ A@@ N T@@ O D@@ E@@ C@@ I@@ D@@ E
D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to God , 1 / 1 , 2 / 1 , 3 / 1 , 4 / 1 , 5 / 1 , 6 / 1 , 7 / 1 , 8 / 1 , 9 / 1 , 10 / 1 , 11 / 1 , 12 / 1 Father , 7 / 1
Now , God’s appointed King is rul@@ ing in the mi@@ d@@ st of his enem@@ ies .
Jehovah spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally l@@ in@@ ked reading his Word with being “ coura@@ ge@@ ous and strong ” and not being “ stru@@ ck with ter@@ ro@@ r or fear . ” ​ — Jo@@ shua 1 : 7 - 9 . S@@ tr@@ ong faith in Jehovah will help us to trust that he will lo@@ v@@ ingly provide the things we need
With God , it is not the m@@ ere ou@@ tw@@ ard appe@@ ar@@ ance that matters ; it is what a person really is on the in@@ side .
A pleas@@ ant discus@@ sion en@@ su@@ ed , and a Bible study was started .
When Samuel arri@@ ved in G@@ il@@ g@@ al , he re@@ bu@@ ked Saul .
What su@@ sta@@ ined him was his confidence that Jehovah was inter@@ ested in him .
Jehovah’s Pro@@ v@@ isions V@@ it@@ al
Do not let a ne@@ g@@ lig@@ ent attitude toward spiritual fe@@ e@@ ding leave you eas@@ y pre@@ y to his dec@@ ep@@ tive teachings .
Jehovah God instru@@ cted his cho@@ s@@ en people ​ — the Israelites — ​ to buil@@ d “ the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , ” or “ the t@@ ent of meeting . ”
He put off his form@@ er ways and wor@@ ked hard ‘ not to be see@@ king his own advan@@ ta@@ ge but that of the many . ’
He gave humans the assignment to f@@ ill the earth , cultiv@@ ate it , and care for the f@@ ish , the bir@@ ds , and other living things on it .
That ended my cul@@ in@@ ary experi@@ ments .
Indeed , David ur@@ ged fellow Israelites to ‘ bo@@ ast in Jehovah’s holy name . ’ ​ — Read 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 16 : 8 - 10 .
F@@ in@@ ally , we just d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed the ter@@ rit@@ ory c@@ ard in a ma@@ il@@ bo@@ x and went back to Mis@@ sis@@ si@@ pp@@ i !
If you are fac@@ ing a t@@ est of integrity , follow the counsel of the disci@@ ple James .
K@@ in@@ dness to N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ ors
How can the per@@ va@@ si@@ ven@@ ess of such beli@@ ef@@ s be explained ?
For example , when Jehovah deci@@ ded to destro@@ y the ung@@ o@@ dly world in a d@@ elu@@ ge , he said to Noah : “ M@@ ake for yourself an ar@@ k out of w@@ o@@ od of a res@@ in@@ ous t@@ ree . ”
Because of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s out@@ standing faith , Jehovah made a covenant with him regarding his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , or “ se@@ ed . ”
My efforts to work only on other pro@@ je@@ cts fa@@ iled , and again my conscience bo@@ ther@@ ed me .
I@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ IN@@ E that you are h@@ ik@@ ing along a m@@ oun@@ tain tra@@ il .
He had to ru@@ n all the way to the fin@@ ish .
4 : 30 .
The Scriptures c@@ learly indic@@ ate that S@@ pr@@ out is Jesus Christ . ​ — Is@@ a .
“ Do not think I came to bring peace to the earth ; I came to bring , not peace , but a s@@ word . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
Like men of war they go up a w@@ all .
Hence , the Bible st@@ res@@ ses the need for bal@@ ance in our deal@@ ings with others .
In 198@@ 9 , however , he left and did not return .
opportun@@ ities we have to ex@@ ten@@ d ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality ?
The speak@@ er inter@@ vie@@ wed some who have re@@ ached out in Christian service during you@@ th , and we could sense their joy .
I began atten@@ ding S@@ un@@ day meetings at the Kingdom H@@ all .
At any r@@ ate , something is ob@@ vi@@ ously mis@@ sing .
The gra@@ ve , where sin and imper@@ fe@@ ction n@@ atur@@ ally take us .
( a ) What less@@ on can we learn from the illustr@@ ation of the mu@@ st@@ ard gra@@ in ?
Their re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous stand is a th@@ re@@ at to the whole re@@ for@@ mat@@ ory . ”
How might the h@@ our@@ s , such as with shi@@ ft work , af@@ fect my Christian activities ? ​ — Luke 14 : 28 - 30 .
This helped Daniel to see the import@@ ance of stud@@ ying the Bible .
However , no@@ te what au@@ th@@ or E@@ d@@ ward G@@ a@@ ff@@ ne@@ y had to say in an inter@@ view by U@@ .@@ S .
V@@ er@@ y likely , this means that Na@@ than continued to be ac@@ tive in af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of the ro@@ y@@ al cour@@ t even after Davi@@ d’s death .
• What important work have we been given , and how should we view it ?
The decision to get baptized st@@ em@@ s from a heart full of love for Jehovah
De@@ al@@ ing With In@@ justice , 8 / 15
See the article “ Do Not F@@ or@@ get K@@ in@@ dness to S@@ tr@@ ang@@ ers ” in The Watchtower of O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 20@@ 16 , p@@ p . 8 - 12 .
Although making the necess@@ ary chang@@ es is not always eas@@ y , help and encourag@@ ement are re@@ adi@@ ly a@@ vail@@ able .
In the fin@@ al an@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is , the wise course is always to “ let God be found true , though every man be found a li@@ ar . ” ​ — Romans 3 : 4 .
Although my you@@ th was one of str@@ en@@ u@@ ous work , it was a very pleas@@ ant time in my life .
So , what can help you to follow Jesus ’ example ?
Wh@@ ere should you be he@@ ad@@ ed ?
To find satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers , let us view the situation through the eyes of people of one nation who should have special reason to appreci@@ ate this time of year .
For instance , my children see that in obedi@@ ence to what God tel@@ ls us , I ad@@ mit my mis@@ takes .
Of course , there is much a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant can do to fur@@ ther his own spiritual prog@@ ress . — See bo@@ x bel@@ ow ent@@ it@@ led “ What M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al Ser@@ v@@ ants Can Do . ”
The Bible helps us to think care@@ fully about what we hear or read and to reason on it .
The congregations follow@@ ed these instru@@ ctions and “ continued to be made fir@@ m in the faith and to inc@@ re@@ ase in number day by day . ”
C@@ learly , Paul was inter@@ ested in the local congregations , know@@ ing that in each of them , Christians would have opportun@@ ities to praise God .
Des@@ pite pers@@ ist@@ ent human efforts to sto@@ p him , the apostle fully obe@@ yed the comm@@ and to give a thor@@ ough witness .
▪ Are You Con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed That You Ha@@ ve the Tru@@ th ?
I am Jehovah . ” ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 18 : 5 ; Romans 10 : 5 .
O@@ la@@ f refle@@ cted a per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive view .
This in@@ fu@@ ri@@ ated members of E@@ m@@ l@@ y@@ n@@ ’s form@@ er congregation in D@@ u@@ bl@@ in .
Go@@ d@@ like love , therefore , can devel@@ op in a person only when he dra@@ ws close to Jehovah through acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge and ac@@ ts on that knowledge in hear@@ t@@ felt obedi@@ ence . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 1 : 9 ; James 4 : 8 ; 1 John 5 : 3 .
Indeed , de@@ b@@ ts can put fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps and relation@@ shi@@ ps in je@@ op@@ ar@@ dy .
“ The person faithful in what is le@@ ast is faithful also in much , and the person un@@ righteous in what is le@@ ast is un@@ righteous also in much . ”
E@@ ar@@ n@@ es@@ tly continue to sear@@ ch for divine tru@@ ths .
This school pre@@ pared me to fulf@@ ill my responsi@@ bil@@ ities in the congregation better .
To prove ourselves ready for Jehovah’s day requi@@ res that we avoid a certain attitude pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent today , that we res@@ ist f@@ all@@ ing into a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar spiritual st@@ ate , and that we shu@@ n certain life - st@@ y@@ les .
So why not cultiv@@ ate a good relationship with God ?
T@@ en young men , members of Mal@@ a@@ wi@@ ’s Y@@ ou@@ th Le@@ ag@@ ue , bro@@ ke into our house , gra@@ b@@ bed me , and dra@@ g@@ ged me into a ne@@ ar@@ by su@@ gar@@ c@@ ane field .
The apostle Paul provi@@ des another example of the fact that God ca@@ uses what he pur@@ pos@@ es to be car@@ ri@@ ed out .
What is the lo@@ ad that Christ wants us to be@@ ar ?
“ Se@@ e@@ king refu@@ ge in him by faith , there is prote@@ ction . ”
Jehovah’s very name t@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es to his tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness .
Why should we never as@@ su@@ me that our imper@@ fect , sin@@ ful n@@ ature pre@@ v@@ ents us from keep@@ ing our integrity ?
Why Be S@@ el@@ f - S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ ing ? 9 / 15
Who can especially benefit from the illustr@@ ation of the wi@@ do@@ w and the ju@@ dge , and why ?
What are some reas@@ ons for being p@@ un@@ c@@ tu@@ al ?
While we would ob@@ ject to their l@@ ack of mo@@ des@@ ty and pro@@ pri@@ ety , they r@@ an that way with the so@@ le ob@@ je@@ ctive of w@@ in@@ ning the pri@@ ze .
Rather , they were consi@@ gn@@ ed to “ den@@ se [ spiritual ] dar@@ k@@ ness , ” known as T@@ ar@@ t@@ ar@@ us . ​ — Ju@@ de 6 ; 2 Peter 2 : 4 .
H@@ el@@ p them to expres@@ s their personal con@@ vi@@ ctions c@@ learly and res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully .
6 : 1 - 3 ; He@@ b .
Then Jehovah’s Witnesses cont@@ ac@@ ted her and offered to study the Bible with her .
T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an called ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y “ ‘ the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines ’ of men and ‘ of dem@@ ons . ’ ”
Joh@@ n@@ ’s words of appreciation for the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality that G@@ a@@ i@@ us showed to the brothers indic@@ ate that Christians regul@@ arly travel@@ ed between the apostle Joh@@ n@@ ’s lo@@ c@@ ation and the congregations , and these travel@@ ers evid@@ ently told John about what they had enc@@ oun@@ tered .
What an example of loyal love for Jehovah and his people !
Now that I am 9@@ 8 , my health is not what it used to be , but I am g@@ la@@ d that I can still witness to people about Jehovah’s gl@@ ori@@ ous promises for the future .
It was difficult to bre@@ ak free from d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , but R@@ ol@@ f - M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el saw the value of appro@@ aching Jehovah in prayer and experi@@ enc@@ ing his help .
13 , 14 . ( a ) How did Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s show dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment in the case of young Mark ?
When a he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative vis@@ ited them and asked the brothers and sisters how they were doing , they said , “ All is well , than@@ ks to Jehovah ! ”
We have seen evidence of this happ@@ ening today .
When the cal@@ f i@@ do@@ l of Bet@@ h - av@@ en was taken into ex@@ ile , re@@ si@@ d@@ ents of Sam@@ ari@@ a m@@ our@@ ned the lo@@ ss of their ob@@ ject of devo@@ tion .
To remain mor@@ ally cha@@ st@@ e , we must recogn@@ ize that following such a life - st@@ y@@ le is wor@@ th@@ while .
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ arly atten@@ ding and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in congregation meetings will also help us inc@@ re@@ ase in knowledge .
Be@@ fore long , events proved that Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s fe@@ ars were well - f@@ oun@@ ded ; some of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s pr@@ inc@@ es no@@ tic@@ ed S@@ ar@@ ah’s stu@@ n@@ ning beau@@ ty ​ — a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble tra@@ it at her age .
Consider the first - century prophe@@ t@@ ess An@@ na .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , if you per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in sear@@ ch@@ ing for “ a large do@@ or that lea@@ ds to activ@@ ity , ” you too may be re@@ war@@ ded . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of Ne@@ h@@ emiah
M@@ ore than 10@@ 0@@ ,000 people were mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed in L@@ at@@ in A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a in one year , and some 5@@ 0@@ ,000 in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il al@@ one .
Pe@@ ople in gener@@ al face such challeng@@ es as ear@@ ning a living , deal@@ ing with health is@@ su@@ es , and h@@ and@@ ling personal problems .
( a ) What did Paul mean when he wrote : “ By your faith . . . you are standing ” ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , we should not ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct Jehovah’s invit@@ ation to worship him in@@ side his “ house of prayer . ”
But they did not return there .
The brothers ex@@ tend@@ ed to us their affe@@ ction and fri@@ end@@ ship .
Al@@ so , because it is difficult to commun@@ ic@@ ate in another language , we can get so ti@@ red that our worship of Jehovah is ne@@ g@@ ati@@ vely affe@@ cted .
For example , those who exerc@@ ise their men@@ tal fac@@ ul@@ ties and cho@@ ose to be “ no part of the world ” are h@@ ated by the world .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ting the import@@ ance of ho@@ p@@ ing in Jehovah , one psalmist said : “ A@@ bun@@ d@@ ant peace bel@@ ong@@ s to those loving your law , and for them there is no stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ ck . ”
Satan said , as it were : ‘ I know what God kno@@ ws .
He remin@@ ds the Israelites that Jehovah God deser@@ ves exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion and that they must not follow the ways of the sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding nations .
So when the Bible speak@@ s of humans wal@@ king with God , it uses fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative language .
Jehovah will not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on his faithful servants who make this re@@ qu@@ est .
And as we faith@@ fully stay al@@ er@@ t , may we keep a fir@@ m hold on the hope of everlasting life .
A@@ n individu@@ al might even be dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed .
After see@@ king Jehovah’s direction in prayer and listen@@ ing care@@ fully to what their sister says , the elders will be in a position to give her reas@@ sur@@ ance and comfort from God’s Word . ​ — R@@ om .
W@@ rit@@ ing of Christians at the time of the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re , hist@@ ori@@ an K . S . L@@ at@@ ou@@ re@@ t@@ te stated : “ The acc@@ us@@ ations vari@@ ed .
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s question refle@@ cts his deep faith in Jehovah’s righteousness .
All these things are a beg@@ in@@ ning of pang@@ s of dist@@ ress . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 6 - 8 .
TH@@ R@@ E@@ E F@@ A@@ C@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ S TH@@ A@@ T A@@ F@@ F@@ E@@ C@@ T O@@ U@@ R H@@ E@@ A@@ R@@ T
Th@@ ink of the examples the book of E@@ z@@ r@@ a provi@@ des .
What does the resurrection hope mean to you ?
As Peter wal@@ ked on the Se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e , he became af@@ ra@@ id .
The com@@ bin@@ ed t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony of all such leg@@ ends cor@@ ro@@ bor@@ ates the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony that all humans have des@@ c@@ ended from the sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors of a d@@ elu@@ ge that destro@@ yed an ancient wicked world .
O@@ r we may have already made prog@@ ress , but when we exam@@ ine ourselves fur@@ ther , we find that we can still imp@@ ro@@ ve our spiritu@@ ality .
* ​ — Hebrews 8 : 1 - 5 ; 9 : 2 - 10 , 23 .
What will we consider in this article and in the next ?
I feel that it really cal@@ ms me down . ”
N@@ ever under@@ es@@ tim@@ ate your import@@ ance and influ@@ ence .
Yes , we will be happy and succ@@ ess@@ ful when we always obey God . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 5 , 6 ; 28 : 26 .
He showed that in the Bible the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys are associ@@ ated with one@@ ’s deep@@ est thoughts and emo@@ tions .
Just as a young child feel@@ s prote@@ cted when his father is near , so we feel secu@@ re and confid@@ ent under Jehovah’s gu@@ i@@ ding hand .
And al@@ though their ri@@ de has sign@@ aled cal@@ am@@ ity on earth , it can also mean good news for you and your family .
How will we re@@ act to these ?
It is through the Bible that we come to know Jehovah by name and see the imp@@ lic@@ ations of his name .
He too se@@ es what we are on the in@@ side , and nothing es@@ cap@@ es his no@@ tice .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out fai@@ l , Jehovah’s will is going to be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed on earth .
The local brothers vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to d@@ ri@@ ve me from one congregation to the next .
The crow@@ ds ’ lu@@ st for action was in@@ s@@ ati@@ able , so rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant fi@@ gh@@ ters were e@@ g@@ ged on with wh@@ ip@@ s and bran@@ ding ir@@ ons .
We can refle@@ ct spiritual light that shin@@ es to Jehovah’s glory .
• Why is there a greater need for deli@@ ver@@ ance now than ever before ?
No@@ em@@ í se@@ ized the opportunity to give the minis@@ ter a cop@@ y of the vi@@ de@@ o@@ c@@ as@@ set@@ te Jehovah’s Witnesses St@@ and Fir@@ m A@@ ga@@ inst Na@@ z@@ i As@@ sa@@ ul@@ t .
I@@ ts lar@@ g@@ est is@@ land , T@@ ong@@ at@@ apu , is lo@@ c@@ ated about 1@@ ,@@ 2@@ 50 mil@@ es [ 2@@ ,000 k@@ m ] nor@@ the@@ ast of Au@@ ck@@ land , New Z@@ e@@ al@@ and .
In just one city in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates ​ — S@@ an Di@@ e@@ go — ​ over 1@@ 00 langu@@ ages can be heard !
What he refer@@ red to was main@@ ly his privilege of service and his relationship with Jehovah , the fri@@ end@@ ship he had cultiv@@ ated with the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh .
They received him into their home , wor@@ ked with him as ten@@ t@@ mak@@ ers , and helped him to buil@@ d up the new congregation in Corin@@ th .
Th@@ ink , too , of the joy that resur@@ rec@@ ted ones will experience ! ​ — Luke 8 : 5@@ 6 .
It is therefore on this ro@@ ck - mas@@ s , that you con@@ f@@ ess@@ ed , that I will buil@@ d my Ch@@ urch . ”
Many people today sub@@ s@@ cri@@ be to the no@@ tion of “ just listen to your heart , ” or “ do what you feel is right . ”
Paul continued : “ You , though , keep your sen@@ ses in all things , su@@ ff@@ er evil , do the work of an ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er , fully accom@@ pl@@ ish your ministry . ”
We will discus@@ s how a cou@@ ple can for@@ ti@@ fy their marriage by gu@@ arding their heart , dra@@ wing close to God , pu@@ t@@ ting on the new person@@ ality , main@@ tain@@ ing mean@@ ing@@ ful commun@@ ic@@ ation , and rend@@ ering the marriage du@@ e .
Jehovah Di@@ gn@@ i@@ fi@@ es His C@@ re@@ ation
5 , 6 . ( a ) B@@ es@@ id@@ es Jehovah , who was involved in cre@@ ation ?
The nation that re@@ je@@ cted God’s Son was now re@@ je@@ cted by God himself .
A@@ mp@@ hi@@ pol@@ is
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , in prayer to his heavenly Father , Jesus sum@@ mar@@ ized the positi@@ ve course that his disciples had taken up to that point : “ They have ob@@ served your word . ” ​ — John 17 : 6 .
If we r@@ ely on our own thinking , especially when we face serious problems , we are likely to end@@ anger ourselves and those we love .
If we are cour@@ ting , for example , we need to recogn@@ ize the power of se@@ x@@ u@@ al at@@ tr@@ action .
K@@ y@@ r@@ en@@ ia
When we are fac@@ ed with important cho@@ ic@@ es , it is per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly appro@@ pri@@ ate to seek to make sure that our decisions are in har@@ mony with God’s will and refle@@ ct his su@@ peri@@ or wisdom .
In contr@@ ast , the Bible tel@@ ls us that in God’s view “ everything he had made ” when cre@@ ating the earth and human@@ kind was “ very good . ”
By making sure that food does not si@@ t un@@ prote@@ cted and by keep@@ ing the house ne@@ at and clean , she has few problems with r@@ ats , mi@@ ce , and co@@ ck@@ ro@@ ach@@ es .
In this time of the end , marriage par@@ t@@ n@@ ers need to “ keep com@@ for@@ ting one another and building one another up . ”
And , in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar , how can you draw clo@@ s@@ er to God ?
Bo@@ th Mark and Luke also l@@ in@@ ked Jesus ’ com@@ ment about the Kingdom with the account of the trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation .
Ha@@ ving received the holy spirit , the disciples in Jerusalem lost no time in sh@@ aring the good news of sal@@ vation with others , beg@@ in@@ ning with the crow@@ d who had ga@@ ther@@ ed that mor@@ ning .
They listen@@ ed care@@ fully to my problems .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What me@@ th@@ od of preaching are Jehovah’s Witnesses known for ?
Di@@ d Jesus mean , then , that the ev@@ il@@ do@@ er would jo@@ in him in heaven ?
Jehovah is e@@ ag@@ er to respon@@ d to our prayers by giving us his holy spirit , the fru@@ it@@ age of which inclu@@ des love , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , and self - control .
Com@@ m@@ on sense can help us to find a reason@@ able bal@@ ance that per@@ m@@ its us to get necess@@ ary things accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed without lo@@ sing our joy .
A@@ n important fac@@ t@@ or was Davi@@ d’s gen@@ u@@ ine rep@@ ent@@ ance and faith .
( a ) What efforts have op@@ pos@@ ers made to s@@ l@@ an@@ der God’s servants , and with what resul@@ ts ?
Be pre@@ pared for a@@ x@@ le - deep mu@@ d .
Then he sum@@ mon@@ ed his coun@@ tr@@ y@@ men and said : “ F@@ ol@@ low me , because Jehovah has given your enem@@ ies , the Mo@@ a@@ bit@@ es , into your hand . ”
D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to the He@@ are@@ r of P@@ ra@@ y@@ er
As a result , the teaching of cre@@ ati@@ on@@ ism ac@@ tually dis@@ cre@@ di@@ ts the Bible , making it appe@@ ar un@@ reason@@ able and in@@ acc@@ ur@@ ate .
▪ Ex@@ pla@@ in the purpose of the vari@@ ous congregation meetings and lar@@ g@@ er ga@@ ther@@ ings and how the children can benefit from them .
S@@ ch@@ ro@@ e@@ der from Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses later vis@@ ited us and re@@ comm@@ ended that a new mission@@ ary home be esta@@ bli@@ shed in another part of L@@ ima .
To learn more about the mission@@ ary work , let us i@@ magine that we are sp@@ en@@ ding a day vis@@ iting a ty@@ pi@@ cal mission@@ ary home in W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
You have likely read and great@@ ly enjo@@ yed a number of these experi@@ ences as publi@@ shed in The Watchtower in the seri@@ es “ The Bible Ch@@ ang@@ es Li@@ ves . ”
If fer@@ t@@ il@@ iz@@ ation did not occ@@ ur , a new life did not beg@@ in .
If they had rema@@ ined obedi@@ ent to God , the earth would now be full of their happy off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing living together with them in Par@@ adise .
Still , off and on for more than 14 years , D@@ on pati@@ ently wor@@ ked to be kind to this ho@@ m@@ eless man .
We invit@@ e you to learn the ans@@ wers by
; Da@@ v@@ is , E .
Consider H@@ en@@ ry and Su@@ z@@ an@@ ne .
On May 30 , 19@@ 6@@ 7 , the e@@ ast@@ er@@ n states of N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ a se@@ ce@@ ded from the fe@@ der@@ ation , form@@ ing the Re@@ public of Bi@@ af@@ r@@ a .
Ri@@ ding in the pas@@ s@@ eng@@ er se@@ at , you no@@ tice that the fu@@ el ga@@ u@@ ge is on emp@@ ty .
In some c@@ as@@ es , the grou@@ ps at Christian meetings must have been small , able to f@@ it into a priv@@ ate home .
As we maintain our loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah , we must avoid invol@@ v@@ ement in the worl@@ d’s contro@@ ver@@ si@@ es . Par@@ t@@ is@@ an al@@ le@@ gi@@ an@@ ces have no place among us .
If you had travel@@ ed with them , how would you have felt when you first ca@@ ught sight of Jerusalem , your new home ?
As a whole , the world has come to be as descri@@ bed at Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 17 - 19 : “ They are in dar@@ k@@ ness men@@ t@@ ally , and ali@@ en@@ ated from the life that bel@@ ong@@ s to God . . .
But the family l@@ ine of Ca@@ in was wi@@ ped out in the F@@ lood of No@@ ah’s day . — Genesis 4 : 17 - 24 .
God’s Con@@ cer@@ n for All N@@ ations
As a result , we are not over@@ ly anxi@@ ous about the future .
Indeed , beli@@ ef in God and respect for the Bible have w@@ an@@ ed among many .
These ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers sp@@ end many h@@ our@@ s speaking to others about Jehovah and the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s promise for a better future because they are mo@@ tiv@@ ated by gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de .
It is home to more than three milli@@ on people .
Jesus began his public ministry in Gal@@ ile@@ e , re@@ si@@ ding at Ca@@ per@@ na@@ u@@ m , where many re@@ si@@ d@@ ents of Z@@ e@@ bulu@@ n and N@@ ap@@ h@@ tal@@ i enjo@@ yed the benef@@ its of the spiritual light he brought them .
Un@@ less those enjo@@ ying the fi@@ re supp@@ ly it with fu@@ el , it will go out .
G@@ r@@ ou@@ ps of Jehovah’s Witnesses im@@ medi@@ ately offered ass@@ ist@@ ance to fellow believers and others .
This br@@ ings us great ple@@ asure in@@ deed . ”
Ke@@ ep@@ ing foc@@ used on a clear ob@@ je@@ ctive , such as a dist@@ ant m@@ oun@@ tain , has a s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ating effect .
Even without his for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble ar@@ m@@ or , he pro@@ ba@@ bly we@@ igh@@ ed more than two large men com@@ bin@@ ed .
By end@@ uring faith@@ fully , you will experience the fulfill@@ ment of Jesus ’ words : “ H@@ app@@ y are you when people re@@ pro@@ ach you and persecu@@ te you and l@@ y@@ ingly say every s@@ ort of wicked thing against you for my s@@ ake . ” ​ — Matthew 5 : 11 .
When we arri@@ ved in this va@@ st land in 195@@ 3 , there were fe@@ wer than ten local publi@@ sh@@ ers preaching the good news .
He had a st@@ er@@ n and an@@ ta@@ g@@ on@@ is@@ tic attitude toward pa@@ g@@ an ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y .
He hum@@ bly a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ zed face - to - face to the brother he had h@@ ur@@ t .
Do you read each new ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine and all the new public@@ ations made a@@ vail@@ able in your language each year ?
But if you have sin@@ ned seri@@ ously , you can draw comfort from King Solom@@ on@@ ’s prayer at the in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ation of Jehovah’s temple .
What are the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms , and what do they mean ?
We need to put for@@ th effort to devel@@ op gen@@ u@@ ine appreciation for fellow believers , even re@@ aching out to make new friends . ​ — 1 / 1 , pages 9 - 11 .
And how reas@@ sur@@ ing it is for them to real@@ ize that Christ’s associ@@ ate king - pri@@ ests in heaven were once men and women of faith who themselves cont@@ ended with personal we@@ ak@@ nesses and experienced li@@ fe@@ ’s challeng@@ es as we do ! ​ — Romans 7 : 21 - 25 .
In ad@@ dition to working “ what is good toward all ” by preaching , shepher@@ ds have the responsi@@ bility to work what is good “ especially toward those rel@@ ated to [ them ] in the faith . ”
Their sur@@ vi@@ val will dep@@ end on God al@@ one .
C@@ learly , then , the Bible is a book for ever@@ yone .
T@@ est your de@@ f@@ en@@ ses against s@@ at@@ ani@@ c pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda .
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ar@@ ity ​ — not a h@@ it - or - mis@@ s appro@@ ach — ​ should mar@@ k our study ha@@ bi@@ ts .
Indeed , 5@@ 7 years after the end of that war , the world is still in dar@@ k@@ ness .
An@@ na from E@@ st@@ on@@ ia ad@@ ds : “ G@@ et@@ ting used to the tro@@ pi@@ cal he@@ at , lo@@ ts of du@@ st , and a l@@ ack of ho@@ t show@@ ers was nothing com@@ pared to lear@@ ning S@@ pan@@ ish .
I was deli@@ gh@@ ted to be invit@@ ed to go along .
Then came the day of his assignment at the Kingdom H@@ all .
On@@ ly his Witnesses ann@@ oun@@ ce the good news of God’s esta@@ bli@@ shed Kingdom and teach me@@ ek ones to become disciples of Jesus Christ .
Today , Jehovah does not im@@ medi@@ ately ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te those who viol@@ ate his la@@ ws .
Jehovah the Li@@ fe - Gi@@ ver is , therefore , the S@@ ource of the water con@@ tain@@ ing life - giving el@@ ements .
( b ) What hope has Jehovah lo@@ v@@ ingly provided for faithful people ?
C@@ learly , God’s purpose is for the earth to be in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted by man forever .
In a way , then , some of God’s pre@@ dic@@ tions are more like ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ements or declar@@ ations .
In fact , Paul said : “ He is not far off from each one of us . ” ​ — Acts 17 : 24 - 27 .
* Why so ?
In some c@@ as@@ es , they wrote in the first person about their own feelings and stru@@ gg@@ les .
Consider the case of a new@@ ly married Christian el@@ der nam@@ ed A@@ le@@ x , who un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly lost his wife in death because she had an inc@@ u@@ ra@@ ble ill@@ ness .
How can we benefit from what he said by holy spirit to the four other congregations ?
Rather than deci@@ ding sol@@ ely on the bas@@ is of personal pre@@ fer@@ ence or some medi@@ cal re@@ comm@@ end@@ ation , each Christian ought to consider seri@@ ously what the Bible says .
He even assign@@ ed some of us e@@ asi@@ er du@@ ties .
That was not an eas@@ y question for a Je@@ w to answer .
What has happened cannot be un@@ done .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 5@@ 9 , 20@@ 6
▪ R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous and just . ​ — Isaiah 11 : 3 - 5 ; John 5 : 30 ; 8 : 16 .
Yes , stud@@ ying to understand God’s law as set out in the Bible is a very wor@@ th@@ while go@@ al .
Jesus Christ wi@@ el@@ ds authority in the same way that his Father does .
And the kingdom it@@ self will not be pas@@ sed on to any other people [ never again will humans rule the earth ] . It will cr@@ us@@ h and put an end to all these k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s [ present rul@@ er@@ shi@@ ps ] , and it it@@ self will stand to times in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ” ​ — Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 .
Ad@@ r@@ y@@ ana@@ ’s W@@ ish
Why , then , allow yourself to be s@@ our@@ ed by anyone who would den@@ i@@ gr@@ ate the organization through which you learned these tru@@ ths ? ​ — John 6 : 6@@ 6 - 6@@ 9 .
Yet , that rest@@ or@@ ation took place on a relati@@ vely small sc@@ ale .
The first part of this tw@@ o@@ fo@@ ld pro@@ c@@ ess ( baptism with water ) is in@@ iti@@ ated by the individu@@ al ; the second part ( baptism with spirit ) is in@@ iti@@ ated by God .
Jesus did not mer@@ ely cla@@ im that he was the Messi@@ ah ; along with his words and other de@@ e@@ ds , the God - given power displa@@ yed in his mirac@@ les fur@@ ni@@ shed evidence of his Messi@@ ah@@ ship .
In a similar way , when pres@@ sures are heav@@ y or our problems se@@ em in@@ sur@@ m@@ oun@@ table , it is most com@@ for@@ ting to turn to Jehovah in prayer and o@@ pen our hearts to him .
We preach to give a war@@ ning .
Why should we “ sear@@ ch for Jehovah and his strength ” ?
S@@ end me . ” At that , he recei@@ ves an assignment as a prophet .
Now the crow@@ ds are op@@ en@@ ly declar@@ ing him King and Sa@@ vi@@ or ​ — the Messi@@ ah — ​ and he re@@ bu@@ ff@@ s the religious lead@@ ers ’ re@@ ques@@ ts to s@@ il@@ ence them !
Se@@ cond , Jehovah kno@@ ws that other people need to hear us pra@@ ising him .
What is our pri@@ or@@ ity in life ? ​ — Read 2 Corinthians 5 : 14 , 15 .
( b ) What did the Israelites con@@ f@@ ess , and what did they promise to do ?
I had long ha@@ ir and an ear@@ ring , and I wor@@ e a tra@@ dem@@ ar@@ k le@@ ather j@@ ac@@ ke@@ t .
Jesus told her : “ S@@ to@@ p we@@ ep@@ ing . ”
Un@@ known to me , someone el@@ se later stu@@ died the Bible with them and helped them to prog@@ ress .
But concer@@ ning his il@@ lu@@ stri@@ ous future he@@ ir , David fore@@ told : “ The ut@@ ter@@ ance of Jehovah to my Lord is : ‘ S@@ it at my right hand until I place your enem@@ ies as a sto@@ ol for your fe@@ et . ’
They were the people who bor@@ e his name .
They can look for@@ ward to being “ set free from en@@ sla@@ v@@ ement to cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and have the gl@@ ori@@ ous fre@@ e@@ dom of the children of God . ” — Romans 8 : 19 - 21 .
In 19@@ 35 my parents were vis@@ ited by two of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
To say , “ I@@ ’@@ l@@ l be happy when . . . ” is , in effect , post@@ pon@@ ing happiness .
It has often happened , though , that young men and women get so ca@@ ught up in pur@@ su@@ ing a se@@ cul@@ ar care@@ er that the ministry di@@ min@@ ish@@ es in import@@ ance .
However , A@@ n En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia of Bible An@@ i@@ mal@@ s says : “ This is a di@@ str@@ action te@@ ch@@ ni@@ que : [ o@@ stri@@ ches ] will make themselves con@@ spi@@ cu@@ ous and f@@ la@@ p their w@@ ings to at@@ tr@@ act the attention of any ani@@ ma@@ l or person who th@@ reat@@ ens , and thus lead them away from the e@@ gg@@ s . ”
De@@ ep feelings of g@@ ri@@ ef and s@@ or@@ ro@@ w when a loved one dies are not in@@ com@@ pati@@ ble with strong faith in God .
M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el F@@ ar@@ a@@ day B@@ or@@ n in 1@@ 7@@ 9@@ 1 , this Eng@@ l@@ ish physi@@ c@@ ist was the inv@@ ent@@ or of the ele@@ c@@ tri@@ c mo@@ t@@ or and the d@@ y@@ nam@@ o .
The apostle also ur@@ ges fellow believers to avoid sh@@ am@@ e@@ ful conduct and ob@@ sc@@ ene j@@ es@@ ting .
Christians are different .
Many of these it@@ em@@ s showed that it is advan@@ ta@@ ge@@ ous for each congregation to provide organiz@@ ed ass@@ ist@@ ance to the si@@ ck and the ag@@ ed . — 1 John 3 : 17 , 18 .
What Paul said to first - century Christians in R@@ ome has even greater meaning today : “ You people know the se@@ as@@ on , that it is already the h@@ our for you to a@@ wa@@ ke from s@@ le@@ ep , for now our sal@@ vation is ne@@ are@@ r than at the time when we became believers . ” ​ — R@@ om .
He rel@@ ates : “ I moved into a small house without a fri@@ dge , T@@ V , or In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t con@@ ne@@ ction .
Why is it so important ?
H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah have one ob@@ je@@ ctive : S@@ ti@@ r up the people to re@@ su@@ me the work of re@@ building the temple .
To help them become a@@ ware of that need and take st@@ ep@@ s to satis@@ fy it , Jesus com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned his followers to make disciples .
And if you remain faithful , he will gr@@ ant you a place in his promised new world . ​ — Isaiah 40 : 29 - 31 ; 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
Consi@@ der@@ ing the sc@@ op@@ e of their preaching com@@ mis@@ sion , the strength of their op@@ pon@@ ents , and the f@@ ra@@ il@@ ty of the human flesh , it was clear that they needed su@@ per@@ human power .
Thus it can be said that this is evidence of Jehovah’s loving personal care for you .
Mo@@ st of those lear@@ ning Bible truth back then had the heavenly hope .
James and John are two of these .
L@@ ater , the king of S@@ y@@ ri@@ a pl@@ ans a sur@@ pris@@ e att@@ ack against Israel .
In the Law he gave to ancient Israel , Jehovah declar@@ ed that he would ‘ un@@ fa@@ il@@ ingly hear the out@@ c@@ ry ’ of the disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ged one .
On one occasi@@ on , I was con@@ duc@@ ting a Bible study with a young woman nam@@ ed Al@@ z@@ em@@ ir@@ a when her husband , A@@ nt@@ ô@@ ni@@ o , th@@ reat@@ ened to set two hu@@ ge do@@ g@@ s on me if I did not leave their house im@@ medi@@ ately .
When we are together at congregation meetings or lar@@ g@@ er Christian ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , we can war@@ m@@ ly encoura@@ ge them .
J@@ us@@ tice al@@ most inv@@ ari@@ ab@@ ly has leg@@ al imp@@ lic@@ ations , and judgment u@@ su@@ ally c@@ alls for the me@@ ting out of deser@@ ved p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment to wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers .
A@@ lo@@ j@@ z@@ y Pro@@ st@@ ak , a travel@@ ing overse@@ er from K@@ r@@ ak@@ ó@@ w , was so b@@ ru@@ t@@ ally tre@@ ated during inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ation that he had to be taken to the pris@@ on ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
Is that not what all Christians want to be ?
It is of interest that when Jeremiah foc@@ used on the ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le from the people , he lost his joy .
He tri@@ ed to str@@ ike a de@@ al with Jesus by o@@ ffering him all the world and its glory for just one act of worship .
S@@ um@@ m@@ er fi@@ g@@ s might be pres@@ sed into c@@ ak@@ es to e@@ at or used as a p@@ ou@@ l@@ tice for bo@@ il@@ s . ​ — 2 K@@ ings 20 : 7 .
After B@@ ath - she@@ ba had given bir@@ th to a son , Jehovah sent the prophet Na@@ than to con@@ fr@@ on@@ t David .
F@@ ran@@ k@@ ly , at that point my relationship with Jehovah was not yet very strong , since I had known the truth for just a few months .
If the un@@ righteous ju@@ dge listen@@ ed to the re@@ ques@@ ts of the wi@@ do@@ w and gr@@ anted her justice , how much more so will Jehovah hear the prayers of his people and certainly cause justice to be done for them ! ​ — Proverbs 15 : 29 .
When does Jesus arri@@ ve ?
The writ@@ er of Psalm 10@@ 2 was des@@ per@@ ate .
Jehovah God can help you to ac@@ qui@@ re wisdom and understanding .
Of course , God does not want you to be imp@@ ru@@ d@@ ent or ir@@ respon@@ sible , especially if you have a family to care for .
When they saw “ the dis@@ gu@@ sting thing that ca@@ uses des@@ ol@@ ation . . . standing in a holy place , ” that is , the ar@@ mi@@ es of R@@ ome sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding and p@@ ene@@ tr@@ ating Jerusalem , they knew that it was time to fle@@ e .
Not w@@ an@@ ting to ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct her ministry , however , A@@ lej@@ and@@ r@@ a deci@@ ded to wr@@ ite let@@ ters .
K@@ uni@@ hi@@ to rel@@ ates : “ When my su@@ peri@@ or asked me if I could take on a certain responsi@@ bility , I felt qu@@ ite confid@@ ent about accep@@ ting it .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al knowledge is prog@@ res@@ sive .
If that answer does not satis@@ fy you , you are not al@@ one .
Such information can be found in the book “ All Scrip@@ ture Is In@@ spi@@ red of God and B@@ ene@@ fi@@ cial , ” a@@ vail@@ able in al@@ most 50 langu@@ ages .
After he had in@@ iti@@ ated that Bible transl@@ ation , Lu@@ car@@ is took another bo@@ ld st@@ ep .
A ca@@ pa@@ ble wife does not e@@ at “ the bre@@ ad of la@@ z@@ iness ”
Lo@@ t made some un@@ wise decisions that led to har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps .
Jehovah feel@@ s com@@ pas@@ sion toward all imper@@ fect mankind .
P@@ ri@@ v@@ ately , she sen@@ ses his affe@@ ction .
Many were imp@@ ris@@ oned or sent to la@@ b@@ or cam@@ ps .
But the Witnesses were still under ba@@ n in the hu@@ ge So@@ vi@@ et Un@@ ion and in its al@@ lied nations in the W@@ ar@@ saw P@@ act .
A@@ m@@ ong the pris@@ on@@ ers is the apostle Paul . M@@ on@@ ths ear@@ li@@ er when he was on a st@@ or@@ m - to@@ s@@ sed ship , an ang@@ el of God told Paul : “ You must stand before Ca@@ es@@ ar . ”
P@@ res@@ ent - day Christian shepher@@ ds ​ — the appointed elders — ​ thus have a serious responsi@@ bility .
I use my experi@@ ences to benefit family members and others , especially young people .
U@@ p@@ on pro@@ ving faithful to death , they will share with Jesus Christ in rul@@ ing from heaven over the earth for the benefit of rep@@ ent@@ ant humans .
In the s@@ pl@@ end@@ ors of ho@@ l@@ iness , from the wom@@ b of the da@@ wn , you have your compan@@ y of young men just like de@@ w@@ d@@ ro@@ ps . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 10 : 3 .
Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na re@@ pres@@ ented complete des@@ tru@@ ction without hope of a resurrection .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E 4 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 27 - 31
By and large , people are concer@@ ned only with doing what is right in their own eyes , ign@@ or@@ ing even the most ba@@ si@@ c needs of others .
20@@ 00 An@@ nu@@ al Me@@ et@@ ing , 1 / 15 B@@ est C@@ are@@ er for You ?
But God did not origin@@ ate the prac@@ tice of pol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ y .
The Bible promises : “ If you call out for understanding . . . , you will find the knowledge of God . ” ​ — Proverbs 2 : 3 - 5 .
H@@ ere is where another Scriptural princi@@ ple ent@@ ers the pi@@ c@@ ture .
( b ) What can we learn from Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b@@ ’s example ?
No won@@ der that when he fin@@ i@@ shed , the crow@@ ds ​ — likely including many f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers , shepher@@ ds , and fi@@ sh@@ er@@ men — ​ “ were ast@@ oun@@ ded at his way of teaching ” ! ​ — Matthew 7 : 28 .
P@@ o@@ st@@ ers , new@@ s@@ pa@@ per a@@ ds , as well as 7@@ 10@@ ,000 h@@ and@@ bil@@ ls were used , and a to@@ tal of 4@@ ,@@ 8@@ 00 attend@@ ed the three le@@ c@@ tures in J@@ ap@@ an’s cap@@ it@@ al .
Jehovah has also pur@@ posed that 14@@ 4@@ ,000 anointed Christians be taken from the earth and ra@@ ised to heavenly life as Christ’s jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s associ@@ ated with him in ad@@ minis@@ ter@@ ing earth@@ ’s af@@ fai@@ r@@ s . ​ — Re@@ v .
( b ) “ F@@ or@@ n@@ ic@@ ation ” inclu@@ des what s@@ ort of ac@@ ts , and how may Christians “ fle@@ e from for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation ” ?
He was ang@@ ry and sh@@ ou@@ ted that we were not su@@ p@@ posed to be off the ship .
How , though , can we avoid mis@@ using our gift of free will ?
So let us consider why Jehovah used those men as examples of righteousness .
How does Satan try to influ@@ ence individuals ?
When called to appe@@ ar before Moses , they respon@@ ded ar@@ ro@@ gan@@ tly : “ We are not going to come up ! ”
Those study guid@@ es can help you to learn how to expla@@ in your beli@@ ef@@ s to others .
He also came to be known as “ the Christ , ” or Jesus Christ .
We must follow the apostle Paul’s counsel to be “ cont@@ ent with the present things . ”
Thus the trans@@ cri@@ ber may have s@@ ki@@ pp@@ ed over the ear@@ li@@ er instance of the cla@@ use en@@ ding with the expres@@ sion “ into the field . ”
When B@@ er@@ n@@ ard , an experienced el@@ der , again me@@ e@@ ts a brother or a sister he has rec@@ ently vis@@ ited , he may dis@@ cre@@ et@@ ly al@@ lu@@ de to any ad@@ vice given by as@@ king , “ T@@ ell me , did it work out well ? ”
You have c@@ ru@@ el@@ ly turned against me ; with the full might of your hand , you as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t me . ” ​ — Job 30 : 20 , 21 .
Bal@@ an@@ ced V@@ i@@ e@@ w of Wor@@ k , 2 / 1
There are similar cont@@ ra@@ st@@ s in other Bible boo@@ ks .
We have also come to know that the best way to live is by ap@@ pl@@ ying the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s wise counsel .
I W@@ A@@ S born in 19@@ 7@@ 4 in Par@@ is , Fr@@ ance .
S@@ he@@ e@@ pl@@ ike individuals support Christ’s brothers in a vari@@ ety of ways ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 17 )
He made a serious mis@@ take when he gave in to dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness on one occasi@@ on , but that er@@ ro@@ r was com@@ p@@ oun@@ ded when his gr@@ and@@ son Cana@@ an com@@ mit@@ ted a more serious sin ​ — a sin that brought g@@ ri@@ m con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences to Cana@@ an’s family .
B@@ less@@ ed for O@@ be@@ ying God’s “ S@@ te@@ ward ”
What is requi@@ red of those who hope to benefit from God’s sa@@ ving power ?
He said : “ C@@ ome to me , all you who are to@@ il@@ ing and lo@@ ad@@ ed down , and I will ref@@ res@@ h you .
What do you think about the sc@@ op@@ e of our preaching activ@@ ity ?
After the days of Moses and Jo@@ shua , vari@@ ous other Hebrew s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls were pro@@ duc@@ ed , and h@@ and@@ written co@@ pi@@ es of them were made .
( See op@@ ening pi@@ c@@ ture . ) ( b ) What illustr@@ ations have you used ?
“ Re@@ aching out ” requi@@ res of Christian men that they devel@@ op a strong desire to work hard at ac@@ qui@@ ring needed spiritual qualities in order to serve their brothers .
With the ba@@ c@@ king of Jehovah’s holy spirit , what is imp@@ os@@ sible in our own strength be@@ comes possible .
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you ever heard someone say , “ I believe in God but not in organiz@@ ed religion ” ?
This decision , based on N@@ um@@ bers 31 : 27 , shows that Jehovah valu@@ es those who serve in supp@@ or@@ tive ro@@ les in the congregation .
; B@@ ris@@ e@@ ñ@@ o , J .
Let us now consider Psalm 1@@ 19 : 8@@ 9 - 1@@ 7@@ 6 .
What ty@@ pe of worship does Jehovah not t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate ?
We do not have to be in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated when h@@ ate@@ ful op@@ pos@@ ers s@@ pre@@ ad lies about us . ​ — Matthew 5 : 11 .
How did Jesus feel about his preaching and teaching ?
H@@ ere are some su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions : M@@ ake a family pro@@ ject of consider@@ ing the book Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — Pro@@ claim@@ ers of God’s Kingdom .
Let us look at one are@@ a where people seek se@@ cur@@ ity ​ — ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c lo@@ c@@ ation .
The@@ ir@@ s was a decision that they did not have to reg@@ re@@ t later . ​ — Matthew 19 : 27 - 29 .
Jehovah accepted Paul for what he was , and He expe@@ cted Paul to real@@ ize that about himself .
* The ear@@ li@@ est transl@@ ation of Bible text into S@@ pan@@ ish appe@@ ared in L@@ a Fa@@ z@@ i@@ enda de U@@ l@@ tr@@ a M@@ ar ( De@@ e@@ ds From A@@ cro@@ ss the Se@@ as ) , of the early 1@@ 3@@ th century .
; Al@@ t@@ on , J .
The prophet Isaiah recorded a vision in which angels descri@@ bed the Creator with the words “ Ho@@ ly , holy , holy . ”
B@@ es@@ id@@ es en@@ sur@@ ing that the g@@ ates were clo@@ sed at night , g@@ at@@ eke@@ ep@@ ers also served as w@@ atch@@ men .
What benef@@ its have you dra@@ wn from Psalm 1@@ 19 ?
We live in exc@@ iting times .
Like the anointed , the other sheep allow God’s spirit to help them .
What influ@@ ence did this Bible transl@@ ation activ@@ ity have on the Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ an people ?
S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ ing to Ke@@ ep Pe@@ ace
They ques@@ tioned God’s judgment and re@@ je@@ cted Moses as lead@@ er , saying : “ If only we had died in the land of Egy@@ pt , or if only we had died in this w@@ il@@ der@@ ness ! . . .
On another occasi@@ on , when the mission@@ aries told the qu@@ e@@ en that they still had much to teach the people , including Greek and Hebrew , she said : “ I do not care much about Greek and Hebrew , but I would like to know if you can teach my people something more u@@ se@@ ful , such as the making of so@@ a@@ p . ”
One of the first events in recorded hist@@ ory was an act of dec@@ ep@@ tion .
“ Ab@@ out 10 per@@ c@@ ent of people who are de@@ pres@@ sed at@@ temp@@ t su@@ i@@ ci@@ de , ” says Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or Jo@@ s@@ é Al@@ ber@@ to D@@ el P@@ or@@ to of S@@ ã@@ o Paulo Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity .
O@@ r we might wish to have a more “ nor@@ ma@@ l ” life .
The inspired Scriptures righ@@ tly ur@@ ge us to esta@@ bl@@ ish spiritual pri@@ or@@ ities when they say : “ M@@ ake sure of the more important things . ”
Un@@ der what circumstances can God’s ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces be a lam@@ p to our fo@@ o@@ t ?
The Scriptures , written under the influ@@ ence of the same ac@@ tive for@@ ce that ap@@ poin@@ ts elders , provide living examples of overse@@ ers who fac@@ ed tri@@ als succ@@ ess@@ fully .
How we can imitate Jo@@ b@@ ’s faith and obedi@@ ence .
Today , however , most people live at such a f@@ ast p@@ ace that they allow no time for medit@@ ation .
The elders had to rend@@ er an account about how they kept w@@ atch over God’s sheep .
As we gro@@ w in knowledge of the truth and our per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers imp@@ ro@@ ve , we come to dis@@ cer@@ n other cr@@ it@@ eri@@ a that must be consider@@ ed .
In what ways did the Law expres@@ s God’s righteousness ?
The pris@@ on@@ er was led first to An@@ n@@ as for ques@@ tion@@ ing and then to Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has , who had already conven@@ ed the Jewish older men for an il@@ leg@@ al ni@@ gh@@ t@@ time tri@@ al . ​ — Matthew 26 : 5@@ 7 ; John 18 : 10 , 13 , 19 - 24 .
He would have to su@@ ff@@ er ter@@ ri@@ bly and then be put to death .
P@@ ra@@ y for O@@ thers
So , in Ju@@ ne 199@@ 1 , I en@@ ro@@ l@@ led in a Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st@@ al Bible school .
A simp@@ le life - st@@ y@@ le is high@@ ly re@@ comm@@ ended in the Bible : “ Ha@@ ving su@@ st@@ en@@ ance and co@@ ver@@ ing , we shall be cont@@ ent with these things . ” — 1 Timothy 6 : 8 .
15 : 3 - 8 .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of th@@ ir@@ st@@ y ones continue to “ s@@ pr@@ ing up ” and “ b@@ lo@@ s@@ som ” into faithful servants of Jehovah God . ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 4 : 3 , 4 .
However , by pers@@ is@@ ting in the preaching work , we help others to respon@@ d to Jesus ’ invit@@ ation to follow him .
( Read Hebrews 5 : 7 , 11 - 14 . )
Des@@ pite being de@@ a@@ f , she has learned to commun@@ ic@@ ate with others and now travel@@ s with her husband ( a travel@@ ing overse@@ er ) as he ser@@ ves congregations in the Ne@@ ther@@ lands . ​ — 1 / 1 , pages 23 - 6 .
( b ) I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate how fear of man can be over@@ come .
; G@@ ra@@ y , K .
Be@@ fore coming to earth , the only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son of God knew of the prophecy : “ U@@ p@@ on him the spirit of Jehovah must set@@ tle down , the spirit of wisdom and of understanding , the spirit of counsel and of mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness , the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Jehovah . ”
In 195@@ 5 she married R@@ o@@ g@@ er M@@ or@@ g@@ an , another member of the Bethel family .
That is why the Bible descri@@ bes the first human as a “ son of God . ”
12 : 40 - 4@@ 2 ; G@@ al .
O@@ ut@@ standing is Jesus Christ’s example of hum@@ ility .
N@@ im@@ ro@@ d’s great@@ est city , Babyl@@ on ( Ba@@ be@@ l ) , became a cen@@ ter of demon@@ is@@ tic religion .
I@@ ts ful@@ filled prophe@@ ci@@ es for@@ ti@@ fy our faith in Jehovah as the F@@ ul@@ f@@ ill@@ er of his promises .
After class , An@@ dre@@ y gave his teach@@ er a cop@@ y of the book The Gre@@ at@@ est M@@ an Who E@@ ver Li@@ ved , * which she e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly accepted .
Jehovah would have bless@@ ed their fi@@ el@@ ds , their v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds , their flo@@ c@@ ks , and their her@@ ds .
A 20 - year - old sister nam@@ ed K@@ im learned that from experience .
• the ant ?
Yes , Jehovah is exam@@ ining what is hi@@ d@@ den in the deep@@ est rec@@ ess@@ es of our being .
Such standards are not for a king to come up with according to his pre@@ fer@@ ence .
Egy@@ pt
With more understanding than older men I be@@ have , because I have ob@@ served your own or@@ ders .
The people of the land should p@@ el@@ t him to death with st@@ ones . ”
I@@ N MI@@ L@@ L@@ I@@ ON@@ S
How should we view elders who set asi@@ de time for tra@@ ining ?
So I deci@@ ded to sto@@ p associ@@ ating with those who@@ se lives re@@ v@@ ol@@ ved around viol@@ ent s@@ por@@ ts .
Un@@ like C@@ op@@ er@@ n@@ ic@@ us , Gal@@ ile@@ o was bo@@ ld and ze@@ al@@ ous in prom@@ o@@ ting his ide@@ as .
• Why do we need to exam@@ ine the evidence for cre@@ ation ?
He may also allow vari@@ ous circumstances or challeng@@ es to reve@@ al our in@@ n@@ er@@ most inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations .
I@@ magine h@@ and@@ ling a deli@@ c@@ ate por@@ c@@ el@@ a@@ in v@@ es@@ sel , ob@@ vi@@ ously more f@@ ra@@ g@@ ile than a w@@ o@@ o@@ den one .
Th@@ ink of how many prove to be true friends in times of dist@@ ress .
The expres@@ sions “ many pe@@ op@@ les ” and “ mi@@ gh@@ ty nations ” do not ref@@ er to n@@ ational grou@@ ps or pol@@ itical ent@@ ities .
‘ What are we to we@@ ar ? ’ ”
But they did not let such feelings cause them to sto@@ p serving Jehovah .
Why not stri@@ ve to have as full a share in it as your circumstances per@@ mit ? ​ — Matthew 13 : 23 .
H@@ er ill@@ ness was the result of human imper@@ fe@@ ction .
In any case , loy@@ al@@ ty in the Bi@@ bli@@ cal sense means more than faithful ad@@ her@@ ence to com@@ mit@@ ments .
The Bible promises “ new heavens and a new earth , ” a righteous , car@@ ing heavenly govern@@ ment rul@@ ing over an obedi@@ ent human family .
Not only Paul and Peter but also first - century Christians in gener@@ al ac@@ ted on Jesus ’ comm@@ and .
M@@ anu@@ el says : “ My gr@@ and@@ mother gave me a mother pi@@ g .
When your children fai@@ l to respon@@ d to your counsel , do you parents appreci@@ ate how Jesus must have felt ?
“ So , what is the truth ? ”
M@@ em@@ ori@@ al par@@ tak@@ ers .
Since being baptized , they have continued to live by the standards Jehovah se@@ ts for all Christians .
To be happy , one needs to ye@@ ar@@ n to have a close relationship with God .
Such sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve ones might have felt inst@@ inc@@ tiv@@ ely off@@ ended at see@@ ing their Jewish brothers in Christ e@@ ating such food .
Jews who ob@@ served the Law would not even en@@ ter a G@@ ent@@ ile@@ ’s home , let al@@ one enjoy war@@ m fel@@ low@@ ship with one .
In a similar way , what you do ​ — without imp@@ o@@ sing un@@ reason@@ able re@@ stri@@ ctions — ​ to prote@@ ct your gu@@ ests at a so@@ cial ga@@ ther@@ ing should be with their physical and spiritual inter@@ ests at heart .
In this world , Satan wants people to think that they can do wh@@ atever they like .
E@@ U@@ R@@ O@@ P@@ E : “ The ex@@ t@@ ent of the proble@@ m [ cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe ] is bre@@ a@@ th@@ taking , ” according to E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an Com@@ mis@@ sion H@@ ome Af@@ fai@@ r@@ s Com@@ mission@@ er C@@ e@@ c@@ ili@@ a Mal@@ m@@ str@@ ö@@ m .
They were bus@@ y loo@@ king after “ or@@ ph@@ ans and wi@@ do@@ ws in their tri@@ bul@@ ation ” and kept themselves “ without spo@@ t from the world , ” not wa@@ sting their time on fu@@ t@@ ile de@@ bat@@ es about words .
S@@ ad@@ ly , man has mis@@ used God’s beau@@ ti@@ ful gift to the point of ru@@ in@@ ation .
Many of us have been vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of wicked people , such as viol@@ ent bul@@ lies , h@@ ate@@ ful bi@@ go@@ ts , and vi@@ ci@@ ous cri@@ min@@ als .
The Bible encoura@@ ges us to . . .
Thus , it was ar@@ gu@@ ed that when the writ@@ ers of the Christian Greek Scriptures qu@@ o@@ ted from the Hebrew Scriptures , they would not have used the divine name in their writ@@ ing .
After the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in E@@ den , God’s Fir@@ st@@ born was in a position to no@@ te his Fa@@ ther’s hum@@ ble deal@@ ings with human sin@@ n@@ ers .
Paul had written at le@@ ast two inspired let@@ ters in which he ar@@ gu@@ ed that ob@@ serv@@ ance of the Law was not requi@@ red for sal@@ vation .
As Jehovah’s Witnesses , we are in a uni@@ que position to help people who are being dec@@ ei@@ ved by Satan and the wisdom of this world .
On the other hand , Na@@ both valu@@ ed his relationship with Jehovah even more than life it@@ self .
Jehovah T@@ ra@@ ins S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds for His F@@ lo@@ ck , 5 / 1
The good news of the Kingdom is also “ the good news of the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness of God . ”
7 : 27 , 28 ; 8 : 21 - 23 .
However , E@@ la@@ ine dre@@ w comfort from reading and medit@@ ating on some of the word pi@@ c@@ tures that the Bible uses to descri@@ be Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
E@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an nations brought fur@@ ther pres@@ sure on Jehovah’s people .
A@@ c@@ tually , cr@@ ying is a nor@@ ma@@ l part of the g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing pro@@ c@@ ess and helps to reli@@ eve the pain .
P@@ le@@ ase see chap@@ ter 7 of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
It is still a cho@@ ice , but a po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally disa@@ str@@ ous one .
Since Jehovah set out such de@@ ta@@ il@@ s in the Law to instru@@ ct the Israelites on how to become clean , holy , and accep@@ table to him , does it not b@@ eho@@ o@@ ve Christians today to consider care@@ fully how they me@@ asure up in this reg@@ ard ?
A@@ cting in har@@ mony with his Fa@@ ther’s will , Jesus Christ gave “ his soul a ransom in ex@@ change for many . ”
“ Si@@ gn@@ s could now re@@ present not only words but also sy@@ l@@ la@@ bl@@ es , sever@@ al of which could be com@@ bin@@ ed to re@@ present the sy@@ l@@ la@@ bl@@ es of a word , ” expla@@ ins the N@@ I@@ V Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal S@@ tu@@ dy Bible .
He does so in a number of ways .
G@@ E@@ R@@ M@@ A@@ N physi@@ ci@@ an U@@ l@@ rich S@@ tr@@ un@@ z wrote a seri@@ es of boo@@ ks ent@@ it@@ led F@@ o@@ re@@ ver Y@@ oung .
S@@ ur@@ pris@@ ingly , he turned on his he@@ el and wal@@ ked away !
“ By their fru@@ its you will recogn@@ ize them . ”
It was used by the S@@ y@@ ri@@ an Ch@@ urch .
What we say can inspi@@ re courage in fellow worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah .
See the app@@ en@@ di@@ x “ 1914 — A Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ant Ye@@ ar in Bible Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy ” of the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
This un@@ faith@@ ful@@ ness on the part of the “ serv@@ ant , ” Israel , did not mean that faithful worshi@@ p@@ ers would be forever cu@@ t off from a spiritual food supp@@ ly .
The apostle John wrote : “ If anyone makes the st@@ at@@ ement : ‘ I love God , ’ and yet is h@@ ating his brother , he is a li@@ ar .
God’s Word expla@@ ins what qu@@ ali@@ fi@@ es a true pre@@ ach@@ er of the Christian good news .
Why did Jesus say : “ You will be wit@@ nesses of me , ” not of Jehovah ?
Re@@ fer@@ ring to him as Satan , it says : “ Satan himself keep@@ s trans@@ form@@ ing himself into an ang@@ el of light . ”
It is even possible to become “ en@@ ra@@ ged against Jehovah himself . ”
At this time , N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s is still “ one of them . ”
The G@@ ile@@ ad course was hard work but brought great satis@@ fac@@ tion .
Why is you@@ th a fine time to serve Jehovah fully ?
Ch@@ ar@@ les is the father of three gi@@ r@@ ls who are between the ages of 9 and 13 .
He respon@@ ded well and soon was back in the r@@ ace , ac@@ tive in congregation matters again .
What God - given ability makes faith possible ?
Jehovah ​ — A God of Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy
It is wrong to ad@@ d to God’s Word or to take anything away from it . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 4 : 2 ; Revelation 22 : 18 , 19 .
As a result , even a bus@@ y person is likely to look for@@ ward to sp@@ en@@ ding a few more min@@ ut@@ es with you as you help him take his next st@@ ep to get on ‘ the ro@@ ad that lea@@ ds to life . ’
If they did so , they would receive a rich re@@ ward . ​ — Read Matthew 16 : 27 .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T | W@@ H@@ E@@ R@@ E C@@ A@@ N Y@@ O@@ U F@@ IN@@ D C@@ O@@ M@@ F@@ O@@ R@@ T ?
On@@ ce , while she was on her way to conduct a Bible study , an op@@ pos@@ er att@@ ac@@ ked her with a pit@@ ch@@ for@@ k .
In fact , we know our present lo@@ c@@ ation only in rel@@ ation to famili@@ ar heavenly bo@@ dies .
A@@ no@@ ther neigh@@ b@@ or deci@@ ded to sel@@ l , and he encoura@@ ged the others around him to do the same .
Rather , “ he did just so . ”
F@@ ac@@ ing the Ch@@ all@@ enge of I@@ l@@ l@@ ness
Does this par@@ able concer@@ n only the anointed ?
I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ations also made Jesus ’ teaching appe@@ al@@ ing and mem@@ or@@ able .
Abraham says : “ From the Bible , I learned that all those years sp@@ ent fi@@ gh@@ ting were wa@@ sted .
You will be able to a@@ wa@@ it Jehovah’s day with a cal@@ m heart if you keep everlasting life in view .
( b ) How do elders refle@@ ct Christ’s attitude toward God’s flo@@ ck ?
Yes , the blessings are many .
They per@@ tain to “ the last days ” fore@@ told by the apostle Paul .
Di@@ v@@ ine instru@@ ction given to the Israelites inclu@@ ded ten important la@@ ws — the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments — written on two st@@ one ta@@ ble@@ ts and kept in a sac@@ red ch@@ est called the ar@@ k of the covenant .
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s hope of the resurrection can contribu@@ te to happiness
16 : 12 .
O@@ B@@ E@@ Y@@ IN@@ G divine la@@ ws is not po@@ pul@@ ar today .
Th@@ ough co@@ s@@ mo@@ s are not n@@ ative in Israel , they certainly support the less@@ on Jesus was teaching .
As a Christian par@@ ent , you will never reg@@ re@@ t that you made the effort needed to ra@@ ise God - fe@@ aring children . ​ — Proverbs 29 : 15 , 17 .
Jesus did not go to some fi@@ er@@ y place .
Y@@ E@@ A@@ R B@@ O@@ R@@ N : 19@@ 60
For instance , Abraham may have been qu@@ ite dist@@ ressed when he learned that Jehovah was going to destro@@ y So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h .
This is in l@@ ine with Jesus ’ direction to his disciples : “ You received free , give free . ” ​ — Matthew 10 : 8 .
My sons and their wi@@ ves have cho@@ s@@ en this most difficult p@@ ath as their care@@ er .
The apostle Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians : “ Do not put out the fi@@ re of the spirit . ”
Witnesses in S@@ an J@@ ose pa@@ id my ba@@ il so that I could be rel@@ eas@@ ed , p@@ en@@ ding tri@@ al .
Mo@@ re@@ over , peace , along with “ love , joy , . . . long - suffering , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , faith , mil@@ dness , self - control , ” is the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s holy spirit .
In fact , our mo@@ der@@ n - day hist@@ ory ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les our end@@ ur@@ ance of se@@ v@@ ere tri@@ als and persecu@@ tion , thus fur@@ ni@@ shing clear evidence that God will never per@@ mit us to be ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ated .
Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing e@@ ye cont@@ act with the speak@@ er , following along in the Bible when a s@@ crip@@ ture is read , and taking no@@ tes are other ways to keep our mind from w@@ an@@ der@@ ing .
We learned not to inclu@@ de in our gre@@ et@@ ing the question , “ How are you doing today ? ”
It is eas@@ y to say that we want to serve others and want to put their needs a@@ head of our own .
In the Christian Greek Scriptures , only Paul used the Greek ter@@ m transl@@ ated “ ad@@ mon@@ ish . ”
* ​ — See the bo@@ x “ Sat@@ is@@ f@@ ying An@@ s@@ wers to Bible Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions . ”
( a ) How did Jesus pre@@ pare his disciples to give a witness ?
What has occ@@ ur@@ red among God’s people after n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers ?
I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant L@@ ess@@ ons for Y@@ oung On@@ es
We truly appreci@@ ate that you respon@@ ded so quic@@ k@@ ly . ”
How did Noah sur@@ vi@@ ve the F@@ lood ?
They may ye@@ ar@@ n to find ans@@ wers , but when such are not for@@ th@@ coming , they may conclu@@ de that there are no@@ ne .
The Bible tel@@ ls of a time , early in human hist@@ ory , when “ go@@ ds ” and “ dem@@ i@@ go@@ ds ” really did walk the earth .
E@@ st@@ ab@@ li@@ shed standards are being re@@ ev@@ alu@@ ated and often re@@ je@@ cted .
One might won@@ der , ‘ Since Jehovah is the King of et@@ er@@ n@@ ity , how is it that he became King at that time ? ’
“ Jehovah himself will hear when I call to him . ” ​ — P@@ S .
( 4 ) G@@ ra@@ y , S .
As for the wicked one , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of how br@@ il@@ li@@ an@@ tly his lam@@ p appe@@ ars to shin@@ e and how pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous he may se@@ em to be , his lam@@ p will be ex@@ t@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed .
And the over@@ all out@@ look for man@@ ’s future rema@@ ins ble@@ ak .
The purpose of rec@@ re@@ ation is to ref@@ res@@ h and re@@ ju@@ ven@@ ate us .
After illustr@@ ating the need “ always to pray and not to give up , ” Jesus asked : “ When the Son of man arri@@ ves , will he really find the faith on the earth ? ”
To these you@@ ths can be app@@ lied Davi@@ d’s words recorded at Psalm 1@@ 10 : 3 : “ Your people will offer themselves will@@ ingly on the day of your mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ce .
What fac@@ t@@ ors make it difficult for some to rest@@ ra@@ in the t@@ ong@@ ue ?
My father giving a public talk in B@@ om@@ ba@@ y in the 19@@ 50 ’ s
Pe@@ ople like you should be in all par@@ ts of the world . ”
E@@ r@@ n@@ es@@ to , * a young man who f@@ ought a hard bat@@ tle against the im@@ moral life - st@@ y@@ le that he had lived since his early te@@ ens , expla@@ ins : “ I wanted to ple@@ ase God , and I learned from the Bible that he did not appro@@ ve of the way I was living .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , a knowledge of the Bible is expe@@ cted of those accepted for Bethel service .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y R@@ I@@ C@@ A@@ R@@ D@@ O M@@ AL@@ I@@ C@@ S@@ I
Do Not Ne@@ g@@ le@@ ct Your S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Ne@@ e@@ ds
22 : 11 , 12 .
Psalm 1@@ 19 : 10@@ 5 also states that God’s ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces can light our ro@@ ad@@ way , il@@ lu@@ min@@ ating the p@@ ath a@@ head .
The num@@ b@@ ing effect of f@@ ati@@ gu@@ e can eas@@ ily pu@@ s@@ h the mar@@ in@@ er ac@@ ro@@ ss a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous th@@ re@@ sh@@ old , so that er@@ r@@ ors and wrong decisions are made .
O@@ f@@ ten , your decisions may af@@ fect others .
“ I read the Bible once because I felt that as a Ca@@ tho@@ lic , I should read it .
Indeed , co@@ op@@ er@@ ating as a family is wor@@ th all the effort .
To be wor@@ thy of honor and respect , we must act res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully .
8 Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy 5 .
The information was much appreci@@ ated , and the following we@@ ek the stud@@ ents were given a t@@ est in which all the questions deal@@ t with the Christian religion of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
This takes effort , but the result ​ — being “ fully com@@ pet@@ ent , comple@@ t@@ ely e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed for every good work ” — ​ is well wor@@ th it . ​ — Proverbs 2 : 3 - 6 .
A@@ m I sla@@ ving for God or for Ri@@ ches ? ’ ​ — Mat@@ t .
To find out how Jehovah op@@ ened the way for some of them , we will vis@@ it Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r , the f@@ our@@ th lar@@ g@@ est is@@ land on earth .
When con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating life , this ide@@ a cro@@ s@@ sed his mind : On@@ ly a powerful and loving God could res@@ ol@@ ve the problems fac@@ ing the earth and show him the way out of his personal mis@@ er@@ y .
My husband has died , and I cannot do as much as I used to .
• How can we prove faithful
T@@ R@@ AN@@ S@@ P@@ O@@ R@@ T@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N C@@ H@@ AL@@ L@@ EN@@ G@@ E@@ S
This sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic water of life re@@ pres@@ ents God’s pro@@ v@@ isions for everlasting life .
The one wal@@ king in a fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less way , he it is who will minis@@ ter to me . ”
In all of this , his being left - h@@ an@@ ded was sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant .
These two artic@@ les will show parents what they can learn from the way Jesus taught his disciples and from his example of love , hum@@ ility , and in@@ sight .
Jehovah then put to death all who had re@@ bel@@ led .
So , then , when it comes to sp@@ en@@ ding time on rec@@ re@@ ation , we do well to coun@@ t the co@@ st in ad@@ v@@ ance .
So she is con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that her decision is best for her .
How important , therefore , that all dedic@@ ated Christians ex@@ ten@@ d a truly hear@@ t@@ felt wel@@ come to new ones who come into their mi@@ d@@ st !
In fact , we must do our best to gu@@ ard against being mis@@ led by the worl@@ d’s pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda .
The first world war er@@ up@@ ted in 1914 , and just one year later , our de@@ ar father was kil@@ led .
In B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , there are cur@@ r@@ ently 30 si@@ gn - language congregations and 1@@ 5@@ 4 grou@@ ps , with over 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 publi@@ sh@@ ers , of whom some 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 are de@@ a@@ f .
How can we gain comfort from medit@@ ating on Jehovah’s for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess ?
At times , differ@@ ences or mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s may devel@@ op between two Christians .
We should never allow exc@@ uses and po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al problems and difficul@@ ties to sto@@ p us from doing this work .
What kind of action ?
A@@ ware of their li@@ mit@@ ations , we will always be gr@@ ate@@ ful for what they do for us .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out K@@ en@@ ya , meeting attend@@ ance is often d@@ ou@@ ble the number of Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers .
Why did Jesus use the illustr@@ ation about the mu@@ st@@ ard gra@@ in ?
D@@ ad did not become a Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ent ; yet he did not op@@ pose us .
Do these in@@ stances not show that God has chang@@ ed ?
You no doubt ag@@ ree that the Bible con@@ tain@@ s God’s message for mankind in gener@@ al .
At the time he was con@@ fr@@ on@@ ting the im@@ moral advan@@ ces of P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife , there was no div@@ in@@ ely inspired written law against ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y .
For one thing , Jehovah’s ang@@ el had no@@ tic@@ ed how G@@ ide@@ on th@@ re@@ shed whe@@ at with all his might .
That ad@@ vice is still v@@ al@@ id .
TH@@ E P@@ O@@ L@@ Y@@ G@@ L@@ O@@ T BI@@ B@@ L@@ E@@ S
( b ) What does “ set@@ ting the mind on the spirit ” not mean ?
Me@@ an@@ while , our num@@ bers s@@ wel@@ led as more brothers arri@@ ved .
The man soon st@@ op@@ ped stud@@ ying .
Thus , after gra@@ du@@ ating in J@@ anu@@ ary 194@@ 5 , we served as pione@@ ers in W@@ a@@ shin@@ g@@ t@@ on , D@@ .@@ C . , for a year and a half .
L@@ E@@ T us say that you have been a happ@@ ily married man for many years .
With his fa@@ ther’s strong hand w@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed around his t@@ in@@ y f@@ ing@@ ers , the bo@@ y feel@@ s sa@@ fe , un@@ af@@ ra@@ id .
If you draw close to him , he will draw close to you .
O@@ ther@@ wise , we could ac@@ tually become d@@ ul@@ l in our hear@@ ing . ​ — He@@ b .
A Se@@ al ‘ B@@ el@@ ong@@ ing to Ju@@ cal ’
Ri@@ v@@ ers will be free of pol@@ lu@@ tion .
But Jehovah also requi@@ red that Job do something .
* Jesus made another covenant with them to rule together with him in his Kingdom .
In@@ iti@@ ally , he d@@ ran@@ k only in the ev@@ en@@ ings .
The Bible is still the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for our beli@@ ef@@ s .
In contr@@ ast , bi@@ bli@@ om@@ an@@ cy requi@@ res no knowledge of the Scriptures .
Rather , as a man of faith , Bar@@ ak saw the value in having Jehovah’s re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative there to strengthen him and his men .
T@@ ra@@ v@@ el by se@@ a was simil@@ arly sa@@ fe because Rom@@ e@@ ’s na@@ vi@@ es kept se@@ a l@@ an@@ es free of pi@@ rac@@ y .
The thought that they have forever to ab@@ s@@ or@@ b knowledge would be very com@@ for@@ ting for them .
Jesus , however , had done more than read the account .
H@@ app@@ ily , God’s organization today ab@@ oun@@ ds with such men who ‘ as@@ si@@ gn honor to their wi@@ ves . ’
Even the V@@ er@@ y Y@@ oung P@@ ra@@ ise Jehovah !
For example , as a pioneer , I wa@@ ke up at 6 : 00 a@@ .@@ m . for field service , so I can@@ ’t be soci@@ al@@ iz@@ ing until one or two in the mor@@ ning .
He enjo@@ yed hear@@ ing of man@@ kin@@ d’s being ev@@ en@@ tually fre@@ ed from op@@ pres@@ sion and jo@@ ined an activ@@ ist commun@@ ity , where he learned to organiz@@ e pro@@ t@@ est mar@@ ches and ci@@ vi@@ l dis@@ obedi@@ ence cam@@ pa@@ ign@@ s .
If your child is un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant and is a baptized Christian , he may receive the str@@ ong@@ est form of discipl@@ ine ​ — being dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed from the congregation .
Many who take that important st@@ ep are young people , and some are not yet te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers .
Of course , it is not en@@ ough for an el@@ der to say that he is appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble ; he should man@@ i@@ f@@ est that qu@@ ality .
For example , we would not ask the wife of an anointed brother how she feel@@ s about living forever on earth without her husband .
Even though we are imper@@ fect , we can still have a fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah and serve him .
• Does the bur@@ ning of inc@@ en@@ se have a place in true worship today ?
A p@@ al@@ ace ba@@ thro@@ om
Mo@@ re@@ over , he ga@@ ins satis@@ fac@@ tion from what he ac@@ qui@@ res , and he has peace of mind and a clean conscience toward God .
As we read on in Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us chap@@ ter 14 , we see how Jehovah deli@@ vered his people in an a@@ w@@ es@@ ome displa@@ y of power .
How may elders and other spiritually matu@@ re ones use their t@@ ong@@ ue to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard others in the congregation ?
Acc@@ ording to one refer@@ ence work , “ the an@@ ci@@ ents some@@ times co@@ vered the he@@ a@@ ds of those about to be ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted . ”
This will help us to appreci@@ ate the rich gener@@ os@@ ity of Jehovah’s long - suffering and move us to be long - suffering in our deal@@ ings with others .
When resur@@ rec@@ ted ones dis@@ co@@ ver what God’s Kingdom is accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing in fulfill@@ ing Jehovah’s purpose for the earth , their hearts will no doubt over@@ f@@ low with expres@@ sions of praise to Jehovah .
Th@@ an@@ k@@ s@@ giving is another important form of prayer .
“ Be@@ fore I could bring up the sub@@ ject , ” rel@@ ates Ka@@ ther@@ ine , “ D@@ or@@ is told me that she wanted to talk with me about a proble@@ m .
They each lived in a ho@@ me@@ made mo@@ bi@@ le home .
E@@ n - d@@ or
Al@@ so , com@@ ments made by others may re@@ mind you of a s@@ crip@@ ture or of a point that can buil@@ d on the thought just expres@@ sed .
However , when it comes to taking a stand on important is@@ su@@ es , such as Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and our integrity , we must not be af@@ ra@@ id to make known that we are Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Christ and his early followers set what example in the ministry ?
Jehovah is not s@@ low res@@ pe@@ cting his promise , as some people consider s@@ low@@ ness , but he is pati@@ ent with you because he does not desire any to be destro@@ yed but desi@@ res all to at@@ tain to rep@@ ent@@ ance . ”
By far the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity held fir@@ m to the fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al Scriptural princi@@ ple : “ O@@ be@@ y God as rul@@ er rather than men . ” ​ — Acts 5 : 29 ; Mark 12 : 17 .
L@@ ater , she was de@@ por@@ ted to her ho@@ m@@ el@@ and , L@@ es@@ o@@ th@@ o , where she continued a life of cri@@ me , dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness , viol@@ ence , and im@@ mor@@ ality .
In ad@@ dition , since T@@ ati@@ an , when com@@ p@@ il@@ ing the Di@@ at@@ ess@@ ar@@ on , did not make use of any of the so - called a@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l go@@ sp@@ els in the way he did the four accepted Go@@ sp@@ els , it is evid@@ ent that the a@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l go@@ sp@@ els were not vie@@ wed as reli@@ able or can@@ on@@ ic@@ al .
( a ) At first gl@@ ance , why might Sa@@ ul@@ ’s actions se@@ em jus@@ ti@@ fi@@ able ?
El@@ se@@ be@@ th rel@@ ates : “ My husband asked me to try to find a house in L@@ ak@@ sel@@ v and to r@@ ent out our house in B@@ er@@ g@@ en .
He st@@ op@@ ped con@@ sul@@ ting spirit medi@@ um@@ s , qu@@ it a@@ bu@@ sing al@@ co@@ ho@@ l , and gave up g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing .
What law lea@@ ds to true fre@@ e@@ dom , and who benefit from that law ?
To what was Jesus refer@@ ring when he spoke of a person@@ ’s being thro@@ wn “ into hel@@ l ” ?
“ A@@ bo@@ ve all things , ” Paul continu@@ es , “ take up the large shi@@ eld of faith , with which you will be able to qu@@ en@@ ch all the wicked one@@ ’s bur@@ ning mis@@ s@@ il@@ es . ”
All ma@@ j@@ or tel@@ ev@@ ision and ra@@ di@@ o st@@ ations bro@@ ad@@ c@@ ast repor@@ ts or inter@@ vie@@ ws .
And what less@@ on can we learn from Jesus ’ words about M@@ ary ?
He has set the su@@ pre@@ me example of being willing to wa@@ it .
One day in 19@@ 25 , Father received a Ger@@ man cop@@ y of the book The H@@ ar@@ p of God .
Their other sheep compan@@ i@@ ons have also had their sin@@ s for@@ given on the bas@@ is of Jesus ’ sacrifice and , like Abraham , have been declar@@ ed righteous as friends of God by means of faith .
What , though , were the fac@@ ts ?
At first the Bible study was condu@@ cted at the st@@ ore where he wor@@ ked , but later the we@@ ek@@ ly study was held in our house .
10 What is the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s view of mas@@ tur@@ b@@ ation ?
Th@@ r@@ ough the prophet Jeremiah , God fore@@ told that He would make a new covenant that differ@@ ed from the Law covenant made with the Israelites .
But are we to@@ t@@ ally free to cho@@ ose our own me@@ th@@ od of appro@@ ach to God ?
Our Re@@ cre@@ ation ​ — Does It P@@ ass the T@@ est ?
As we do this , we have a mind - set that is “ under sub@@ je@@ ction to the law of God ” and is “ in har@@ mony with ” his thoughts .
What tri@@ al did one cou@@ ple in P@@ ol@@ and face ?
• U@@ sing different sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s , how did Jehovah fore@@ tell to@@ da@@ y’s inc@@ re@@ ase in Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers ?
F@@ ul@@ ly accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing our ministry does not always requi@@ re more time , but it does call for time well sp@@ ent .
Lo@@ ok , for example , at Psalm 32 .
Re@@ g@@ arding the Witnesses , the v@@ il@@ la@@ g@@ ers re@@ mar@@ ked : “ This is the true religion .
The book of Revelation lik@@ ens “ the prayers of the holy ones ” to inc@@ en@@ se in that accep@@ table prayers ris@@ e to Jehovah like a s@@ we@@ et - sm@@ el@@ ling and pleas@@ ant o@@ d@@ or .
Yet , it does provide a less@@ on for us .
Moses , not in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ated by P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h , ac@@ ted as if he could see Jehovah , the inv@@ isi@@ ble God
Jehovah had war@@ ned Adam that par@@ taking of the for@@ bi@@ d@@ den fru@@ it would result in death ​ — and it did .
At the same time , Ru@@ th expres@@ sed the desire to serve Jehovah , the God of her mother - in - law .
The fin@@ al and most de@@ va@@ st@@ ating part la@@ sted for about four years pri@@ or to his death in 198@@ 7 .
N@@ ex@@ t , he comman@@ ds : “ W@@ al@@ k in it . ”
“ I set out to read the enti@@ re Bible .
When I received a call to repor@@ t to the L@@ ond@@ on branch of@@ fice to talk to Al@@ ber@@ t D .
Do@@ ing so may make it possible for you to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in Kingdom H@@ all main@@ ten@@ ance pro@@ je@@ cts and other similar activities that prom@@ o@@ te Jehovah’s worship .
E@@ ver@@ yone , wh@@ atever his language , n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality , or so@@ cial st@@ atu@@ s , needs to know about Jehovah and his pur@@ pos@@ es .
With this in mind , think about the position of those whom the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der found l@@ ate in the day and who therefore wor@@ ked for only one h@@ our .
In both c@@ as@@ es , God re@@ de@@ em@@ ed his people .
We also need to avoid re@@ pe@@ ating our sin@@ s .
They became like a de@@ fe@@ ctive pat@@ ter@@ n , and that con@@ dition was all they could pas@@ s on to their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
Go@@ o@@ ds including w@@ o@@ od , me@@ tal , and st@@ one ​ — all s@@ or@@ ely l@@ ac@@ king in M@@ es@@ o@@ po@@ tam@@ ia — ​ trans@@ ited the city .
( 2 ) Jesus also tru@@ st@@ s the slave .
S@@ tr@@ ong famili@@ es do things together as a un@@ it ​ — even if parents must sacrifice time that could be used to personal advan@@ ta@@ ge .
The ans@@ wers to these questions will help us to id@@ enti@@ fy who are doing this li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving work and will strengthen our desire to continue preaching . ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 16 .
Be Mo@@ tiv@@ ated to Ser@@ ve God
However , there are ad@@ her@@ ents of a local religion known as M@@ ama T@@ ata .
B@@ ene@@ f@@ its of Be@@ ing Re@@ as@@ on@@ able
It is also pro@@ of that Jehovah’s servants deep@@ ly appreci@@ ate the honor of serving God , know@@ ing that their “ la@@ b@@ or is not in va@@ in in con@@ ne@@ ction with the Lord . ”
Tru@@ e Christians do not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to share their beli@@ ef@@ s with others .
In the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , many re@@ ti@@ red people have had to go back to work because they lost p@@ en@@ sion benef@@ its .
Jehovah takes a gen@@ u@@ ine interest in young people not only as a group but as individuals .
In his book The Bible as H@@ ist@@ ory , W@@ er@@ ner K@@ el@@ l@@ er conclu@@ ded : “ These old [ man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts ] are the most con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing answer to all doub@@ ts as to the gen@@ u@@ in@@ en@@ ess and reli@@ ability of the text that we have in our Bi@@ bl@@ es today . ”
In this same Bible book , Eph@@ es@@ ians , you will find many other te@@ x@@ ts where Paul emp@@ lo@@ yed cont@@ ra@@ st@@ s .
Still , he was willing to st@@ ake his life on those promises .
Jehovah’s Witnesses often me@@ et people like that and are deli@@ gh@@ ted to share the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s ans@@ wers to such questions .
He fur@@ ther stated : “ However , let no@@ ne of you su@@ ff@@ er as a mu@@ r@@ der@@ er or a th@@ i@@ ef or an ev@@ il@@ do@@ er or as a bu@@ sy@@ body in other pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s matters . But if he su@@ ff@@ ers as a Christian , let him not feel sh@@ ame , but let him keep on gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying God in this name . ”
▪ Is Your Con@@ s@@ ci@@ ence a R@@ eli@@ able G@@ u@@ i@@ de ?
We may pi@@ c@@ ture a ro@@ om full of young stud@@ ents lear@@ ning to read the large let@@ ters written on a wa@@ x ta@@ ble@@ t by a teach@@ er .
And a po@@ or person may mis@@ tak@@ en@@ ly take the view that his po@@ ver@@ ty makes his future ho@@ p@@ eless .
Many of Jehovah’s people have found cre@@ ative ways to make time for da@@ ily Bible reading , whether at the star@@ t of their day or at the end or some@@ where in between .
It also invol@@ ves “ the kingdom of mankind ” ​ — that is , God’s rul@@ er@@ ship over mankind .
Why did Jesus ur@@ ge his followers to remain w@@ atch@@ ful ?
8 Lo@@ ve
Today , at age 7@@ 7 , I still serve full - time in the Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation De@@ par@@ t@@ ment , and I also keep bus@@ y in the preaching work .
S@@ ic@@ k@@ ness and in@@ fir@@ m@@ ity can up@@ set your life .
As a fore@@ ign@@ er living in C@@ ze@@ ch Re@@ public , A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ r@@ a had a hard time making a living .
Of course , many sing@@ le parents will tell you that , try as you may , you can never fully appreci@@ ate what it is like to be a sing@@ le par@@ ent un@@ less you are one yourself .
Jesus fore@@ told this ex@@ pan@@ sion when he said : “ This good news of the kingdom will be pre@@ ached in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations ; and then the end will come . ”
Still , for years David had to live on the ru@@ n — all of this because of Sa@@ ul@@ ’s je@@ al@@ ous@@ y . — 1 Samuel 24 : 14 , 15 ; Proverbs 27 : 4 .
Although Bar@@ u@@ ch appe@@ ars only bri@@ ef@@ ly in the Bible , he is wor@@ thy of no@@ te by all Christians today .
Even so , this does not mean that Christians can simply ign@@ ore this matter when cho@@ o@@ sing whom to mar@@ ry .
Their pris@@ on experience , they no@@ ted , helped them to strengthen their faith and to devel@@ op valu@@ able Christian qualities , such as gener@@ os@@ ity , emp@@ a@@ thy , and bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction .
The n@@ arr@@ ative descri@@ bes other con@@ stru@@ ction pro@@ je@@ cts after the temp@@ le@@ ’s comple@@ tion and before men@@ tion@@ ing its in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ation , evid@@ ently to r@@ ound out the discus@@ sion about the building op@@ er@@ ations . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 5 : 1 - 3 .
The artic@@ les that we consider each we@@ ek at the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy are the princi@@ p@@ al means to keep us well - supp@@ lied with tim@@ ely spiritual food .
She s@@ ought reli@@ ef by taking the matter to Jehovah in prayer .
Ang@@ els are “ mi@@ gh@@ ty in power ” ​ — much more powerful than humans — ​ and they have su@@ per@@ human in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ence .
F@@ e@@ e@@ ding Many Th@@ r@@ ough the H@@ ands of a F@@ e@@ w
Let that contr@@ ast help you .
He is the per@@ pe@@ tr@@ at@@ or of the in@@ her@@ ited sin that all of us stru@@ gg@@ le with .
David was so imp@@ ressed with what A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il did that after Na@@ bal@@ ’s death he cho@@ se her to be his wife . ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
As we have seen , working out your own sal@@ vation is a serious responsi@@ bility .
Do you pray when you have anxi@@ ous m@@ om@@ ents ?
Tru@@ e Christians cannot sur@@ rend@@ er their “ enti@@ re person ” to a human govern@@ ment , since they have v@@ ow@@ ed ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te al@@ le@@ gi@@ ance to Jehovah God al@@ one .
• Why is living for material things un@@ real@@ is@@ tic ?
Paul wrote : “ I am af@@ ra@@ id that som@@ eho@@ w , as the ser@@ p@@ ent se@@ duc@@ ed E@@ ve by its c@@ un@@ ning , your min@@ ds might be cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted away from the s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity and the cha@@ st@@ ity that are du@@ e the Christ . ”
If a work@@ man uses a cu@@ t@@ ting to@@ ol that is not sh@@ ar@@ p or if he does not use it s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully , he will wa@@ st@@ e his en@@ er@@ gy and his work will be sh@@ o@@ d@@ dy .
The new@@ com@@ ers want to work .
( Read E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 8 : 12 . )
It might be someone who has been imp@@ ris@@ oned for a faithful course .
Is Bible M@@ or@@ ality R@@ el@@ ev@@ ant ?
At about three in the mor@@ ning , the po@@ li@@ ce w@@ oke up my whole family .
God is the Gi@@ ver of “ every good gift and every perfect present . ”
By the end of that ev@@ ening , we knew that our answer would be y@@ es .
Jehovah’s worshipp@@ ers should continue to make spiritual prog@@ ress .
However , we do well to remember the example of the apostle Paul .
E@@ very day , we are con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with tri@@ als and decisions , large and small .
what tra@@ ining has been given to Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers ?
Re@@ al Me@@ an@@ ing for U@@ s
In the mean@@ time , the preaching activ@@ ity of the mission@@ aries rema@@ ined un@@ fru@@ it@@ ful .
Jehovah wants us to devel@@ op that s@@ ort of relationship with him .
• How can we maintain a complete heart toward God ?
They had been lost in a sin@@ ful course , but now they ple@@ ad@@ ed for help to find their way back into his fav@@ or .
A@@ n e@@ ag@@ er mi@@ dd@@ le - ag@@ ed man per@@ spi@@ res heav@@ ily as he anxi@@ ously tri@@ es to make his way through the jo@@ st@@ ling crow@@ d .
In 19@@ 30 he even allow@@ ed the brothers to use his large shed for a one - day ass@@ em@@ bly .
2@@ 9@@ ,@@ 18@@ 5
( a ) What is inter@@ es@@ ting about the su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions on tra@@ ining given by elders from different lands ?
“ Ke@@ ep Pro@@ ving What You Y@@ ourselves Are , ” 7 / 15
In fact , the love he shows for his family fur@@ ni@@ sh@@ es ong@@ o@@ ing evidence that he lives up to the trust con@@ fer@@ red upon him by reason of his ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment by holy spirit . ​ — 1 Timothy 3 : 4 , 5 .
At the bor@@ der of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and , they were en@@ tic@@ ed into se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality and the un@@ clean worship of the Ba@@ al of Pe@@ or .
In rec@@ ent years Ca@@ tho@@ lic the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans have been wal@@ king a ti@@ gh@@ tro@@ pe , pre@@ c@@ ari@@ ously bal@@ an@@ ced between of@@ fi@@ cial Ca@@ tho@@ lic do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine and mo@@ der@@ n - day thinking .
Se@@ cond Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 20 : 7 also c@@ alls Abraham a friend of God .
We also attend@@ ed conven@@ tions , though we had to put for@@ th great effort to sa@@ ve en@@ ough money for the tri@@ p .
D@@ ep@@ en@@ ding on your par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar circumstances , it may be that there is nothing you can do at this time to help a family member who has st@@ op@@ ped serving Jehovah .
So use your God - given responsi@@ bility to esta@@ bl@@ ish and maintain a spiritual r@@ out@@ ine .
As a result , many c@@ ele@@ br@@ ities res@@ ort to the use of d@@ ru@@ g@@ s and al@@ co@@ ho@@ l , often sh@@ or@@ ten@@ ing their life .
Yes , the clo@@ s@@ er we exam@@ ine Jesus ’ mirac@@ les , the more we dis@@ cer@@ n the dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish@@ ing mar@@ ks of au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ity .
▪ Do you have en@@ ough physical and emo@@ tional strength left to car@@ ry out your du@@ ties in the family and to eng@@ age in spiritual activities ?
The n@@ arr@@ ative op@@ ens with the account of King Saul and his three sons d@@ ying in bat@@ tle against the Phil@@ ist@@ ines at M@@ ount G@@ il@@ bo@@ a .
( 5 ) H@@ en@@ ry , D .
Bo@@ a@@ z L@@ is@@ ten@@ ed to God
Eli@@ p@@ ha@@ z even acc@@ used Job of er@@ r@@ ors he had not com@@ mit@@ ted .
He cho@@ se to dis@@ obey Jehovah’s or@@ ders that Samuel trans@@ mit@@ ted to him .
We are not told how many si@@ ck people he cur@@ ed on that occasi@@ on .
Some cho@@ ose to mar@@ ry in such a way , pos@@ si@@ bly as@@ king a few relati@@ ves or Christian friends to be present as leg@@ al wit@@ nesses or just to share in the joy of this important occasi@@ on .
This P@@ r@@ om@@ ised One was to come from Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m . ​ — Read Mi@@ ca@@ h 5 : 2 .
“ Pe@@ ople will deli@@ ver you up to tri@@ bul@@ ation and will k@@ ill you , ” he said .
M@@ ore than 5@@ 0@@ ,000 of these have learned Bible truth during the past fi@@ ve years .
After pione@@ ering al@@ one for three years , how happy I was to receive an assignment as a special pioneer in Ch@@ am@@ ber@@ s@@ bur@@ g !
I did not know where the meeting would take place , so I pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded s@@ low@@ ly along one of the st@@ re@@ e@@ ts .
How sa@@ d that most humans today do not !
After God’s Kingdom has rul@@ ed over a par@@ adise earth for 1@@ ,000 years , those wicked spi@@ r@@ its will have one bri@@ ef , fin@@ al opportunity to t@@ est human@@ kind .
Re@@ call that Jesus provided a me@@ al for a si@@ z@@ able group that came to him ​ — he mul@@ ti@@ p@@ lied bre@@ ad and f@@ ish .
Thus Bo@@ a@@ z fa@@ ther@@ ed O@@ bed , who@@ se son was J@@ es@@ se . ​ — Ru@@ th 4 : 17 , 20 - 22 ; 1 Ch@@ r@@ on .
He first sub@@ du@@ ed Satan and his dem@@ ons , h@@ ur@@ ling them down to the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of the earth .
We should also regul@@ arly study and medit@@ ate on God’s Word , allow@@ ing its principles to gu@@ i@@ de our deal@@ ings with others and the cho@@ ic@@ es and decisions we make .
When making exc@@ uses ​ — especially if they rel@@ ate to our service to God — ​ we must be care@@ ful to avoid ‘ dec@@ ei@@ ving ourselves with false reason@@ ing . ’
▪ “ F@@ i@@ ve s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws sel@@ l for two co@@ ins of small value , do they not ?
Jesus descri@@ bes others as accep@@ ting the word in@@ iti@@ ally with joy but then being stu@@ mb@@ led because of having “ no ro@@ o@@ t in themselves . ”
F@@ our@@ th , al@@ most anyone ​ — the bl@@ ind , the l@@ ame , and un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised G@@ ent@@ il@@ es — ​ could en@@ ter the C@@ our@@ t of the G@@ ent@@ il@@ es .
The less@@ on here is about set@@ ting pri@@ or@@ ities .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , a believ@@ ing husband should conduct himself in a godly way and be a loving head of the hous@@ eho@@ ld des@@ pite any op@@ position he may enc@@ oun@@ ter from his un@@ believ@@ ing wife . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
When we have a decision to make , there are often sever@@ al op@@ tions we can cho@@ ose from that would all ple@@ ase Jehovah .
However , if you want a complete account of his life , there is no@@ ne better ​ — asi@@ de from the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts themselves — ​ than The Gre@@ at@@ est M@@ an Who E@@ ver Li@@ ved , which is a@@ vail@@ able in 1@@ 11 langu@@ ages .
Yes , God’s “ inv@@ isi@@ ble qualities are c@@ learly seen from the worl@@ d’s cre@@ ation on@@ ward , because they are per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved by the things made , even his et@@ er@@ n@@ al power and Go@@ d@@ ship . ” ​ — R@@ om . 1 : 20 .
On@@ ce , pur@@ su@@ ing David with three th@@ ous@@ and tro@@ op@@ s , Saul en@@ tered a ca@@ ve ​ — the very ca@@ ve where David and his men were hi@@ ding .
In@@ as@@ much as Jeremiah lived during that peri@@ od , however , the simil@@ ar@@ ity is no@@ table .
Thus , your home will be a true ha@@ ven of peace and un@@ ity for the enti@@ re family . ​ — P@@ s .
Although Jesus kept per@@ form@@ ing ast@@ oun@@ ding works and teaching wonderful tru@@ ths , Mar@@ y’s other sons still did not believe .
“ P@@ on@@ der over these things ; be ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in them , that your advan@@ c@@ ement may be man@@ i@@ f@@ est to all pers@@ ons . ” ​ — 1 T@@ I@@ M@@ O@@ TH@@ Y 4 : 15 .
But not Jesus ’ followers , because they lived by God’s standards .
• If d@@ an@@ c@@ ing is per@@ mit@@ ted , will it take place in a di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied way ?
40 : 31 .
Tru@@ e , today Jehovah has no liter@@ al holy city on earth , with a special temple dedic@@ ated to his worship .
Paul could have reas@@ oned : ‘ Yes , God re@@ duc@@ ed So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h to a@@ sh@@ es for gro@@ ss se@@ x@@ u@@ al sin@@ s , but that was 2@@ ,000 years ag@@ o !
E@@ wa and R@@ y@@ s@@ z@@ ard com@@ ment , “ We took the time to have a Bible study with each child se@@ par@@ ately . ”
On J@@ anu@@ ary 28 , 194@@ 3 , the G@@ esta@@ p@@ o w@@ oke us up at half past three in the mor@@ ning .
In 199@@ 0 , I began to have heart problems .
Many who ba@@ r@@ ely sur@@ vi@@ ved were ba@@ dly bur@@ ned .
“ In school , we were taught that to believe in God was na@@ i@@ ve and ba@@ ck@@ ward , ” she rel@@ ates .
Such par@@ ti@@ ality does not be@@ f@@ it a serv@@ ant of Jehovah .
Instead , we will consider it a great privilege and will car@@ ry it out jo@@ y@@ fully . ​ — Mat@@ t .
May 15 , 20@@ 11
( Gi@@ ve examples . )
Many present - day Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers are taking advan@@ ta@@ ge of opportun@@ ities to en@@ large their share in the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work .
Con@@ cer@@ ning that pas@@ sage , we may ask : ‘ What is God’s Kingdom ?
It pa@@ ys to take the in@@ iti@@ ative in preaching .
How would this ho@@ st@@ ile city , “ the to@@ wn of the ty@@ ran@@ n@@ ic@@ al nations , ” gl@@ ori@@ fy Jehovah ?
M@@ ore than that , their res@@ ol@@ ve to remain faithful servants of the Su@@ pre@@ me S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of the uni@@ verse , Jehovah , must have deep@@ ened as they fi@@ ve times san@@ g the ref@@ ra@@ in “ for his loving - kindness is to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 18 : 1 - 4 , 29 .
She had to be remin@@ ded to e@@ at ​ — even to s@@ wal@@ low her food .
How eas@@ y it would be to feel as David did : “ Re@@ pro@@ ach it@@ self has bro@@ ken my heart , and the w@@ ound is inc@@ u@@ ra@@ ble .
Samuel had fa@@ iled to see Eli@@ a@@ b as Jehovah saw him .
He is the Gre@@ at P@@ o@@ t@@ ter , and we are like cla@@ y that has been shap@@ ed into v@@ ess@@ els , for him to de@@ al with as he pleas@@ es .
A mon@@ th later , I started to serve as a travel@@ ing overse@@ er .
The very small per@@ cen@@ ta@@ ge of that en@@ er@@ gy that re@@ ach@@ es us as su@@ n@@ light su@@ sta@@ ins life on this earth .
13 : 3 - 9 .
When he enc@@ oun@@ tered M@@ el@@ c@@ hi@@ ze@@ de@@ k , Abraham did not act as if his fav@@ ored position with God made him su@@ peri@@ or .
And many prom@@ in@@ ent ones certainly re@@ ac@@ ted ba@@ dly when he den@@ oun@@ ced them for their h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y and dec@@ e@@ it .
Does God have the cap@@ ac@@ ity to rejo@@ ice ?
Those evid@@ ences of love in action so imp@@ ressed un@@ believers that some said of Christians , ‘ See how they love one another . ’
( a ) Des@@ cri@@ be the circumstances that led to Jesus ’ first mirac@@ le . ( b ) How was Jesus ’ gener@@ os@@ ity high@@ ligh@@ ted at C@@ ana ?
From the Bible transl@@ ation V@@ ul@@ g@@ ata L@@ at@@ ina , 1@@ 7@@ 9@@ 5
They S@@ ear@@ ched for the C@@ r@@ am@@ ped R@@ o@@ ad
One scho@@ la@@ r wrote the following about the person who has an all - con@@ sum@@ ing pri@@ de : “ In his heart there is a little al@@ ta@@ r where he bo@@ ws down before himself . ”
We may be able to make ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments that would leave us more time for the important things having to do with Jehovah’s worship , including study and Bible reading .
Many pas@@ s@@ eng@@ ers became ang@@ ry and th@@ reat@@ ened the a@@ ir@@ por@@ t st@@ af@@ f .
In ad@@ dition to rich spiritual blessings now , we can look for@@ ward to the jo@@ ys of life in the coming new world , where Jehovah will gener@@ ously o@@ pen his hand and satis@@ fy the righteous desi@@ res of all who are close to him ! ​ — Psalm 14@@ 5 : 16 ; 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
“ I W@@ A@@ S very happy when I was appointed as an el@@ der , ” says N@@ ic@@ k , who has served as an overse@@ er for se@@ ven years .
God war@@ ns : “ You people must not a@@ ff@@ li@@ ct any . . . fa@@ ther@@ less bo@@ y . ”
O@@ f@@ ten , when we act like this , we may not even be a@@ ware that we have cro@@ s@@ sed the l@@ ine from mo@@ des@@ ty to pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ousness .
A T@@ ra@@ ge@@ dy S@@ tr@@ ik@@ es
Christ Jesus , the appointed King , will bl@@ ess his sub@@ je@@ cts and educ@@ ate them in the knowledge of Jehovah .
A@@ st@@ oun@@ ded that these prom@@ in@@ ent and educ@@ ated men did not believe that Jesus was from God , the heal@@ ed man fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly ur@@ ged them to accept the ob@@ vi@@ ous : “ If this man were not from God , he could do nothing at all . ”
Thus , they were called An@@ a@@ bap@@ t@@ ists , meaning “ re@@ bapti@@ z@@ ers . ”
Jehovah is also pati@@ ent , and his pati@@ ence af@@ for@@ ds opportun@@ ities for many to at@@ tain to rep@@ ent@@ ance .
John , with a d@@ ru@@ g proble@@ m and a g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing ha@@ bi@@ t , had turned to cri@@ me to fin@@ ance his vi@@ ces .
( b ) How can spiritual shepher@@ ds show that they have confidence in the slave class ?
W@@ oun@@ ds have resul@@ ted to them , and they cause one to stu@@ m@@ ble .
I think that age has ca@@ ught up with me .
The Bible says : “ The world is pas@@ sing away and so is its desire , but the one who does the will of God rema@@ ins forever . ”
Lo@@ sing Si@@ ght of the P@@ ri@@ ze
The Bible speak@@ s of “ a time to seek and a time to give up as lost . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , if we want to encoura@@ ge our brothers , we truly need to get to know them ​ — their situation in life , their qualities , their spiritu@@ ality , their streng@@ ths , and their we@@ ak@@ nesses .
S@@ ad@@ ly , Ca@@ in kil@@ led his brother and became the first human mu@@ r@@ der@@ er ! ​ — G@@ en .
The order , cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness , and fel@@ low@@ ship I saw there con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed me that I had found the true religion .
B@@ ath - she@@ ba evid@@ ently had a rep@@ ent@@ ant attitude , for she was privile@@ ged to become the mother of King Solomon and an an@@ c@@ est@@ ress of Jesus Christ .
Q@@ u@@ e@@ en E@@ s@@ ther displa@@ yed great faith and courage when a gen@@ o@@ ci@@ de p@@ lo@@ t h@@ atch@@ ed by wicked H@@ am@@ an imper@@ iled the Jews thr@@ ough@@ out the Per@@ si@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re in the fi@@ f@@ th century B.C.E .
They thus found reli@@ ef from exc@@ ess st@@ ress , even as you can . ​ — Luke 4 : 16 - 21 ; 19 : 4@@ 7 , 4@@ 8 ; John 7 : 4@@ 6 .
Jesus promised that our Father will give us holy spirit when we ask for it .
He said in part : “ Jehovah gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ously per@@ mit@@ ted me to go to these lands as a light to be@@ ar the Kingdom message .
She often thought of the counsel recorded at Proverbs 13 : 20 : “ He that is wal@@ king with wise pers@@ ons will become wise . ”
They are declar@@ ed righteous as friends of God , like Abraham .
I@@ magine you were in a group that had to cro@@ ss a min@@ e@@ field and only one of your number knew how to make it through sa@@ f@@ ely .
However , m@@ ere days pas@@ sed before Saul received fur@@ ther direc@@ tions from his new Lord . A V@@ is@@ it From An@@ ani@@ as
Does Jehovah ex@@ pect those whom he ap@@ poin@@ ts as servants and elders to car@@ ry the ex@@ tr@@ a lo@@ ad by themselves ?
Then my gr@@ and@@ mo@@ ther’s sister , who was over 8@@ 0 years of age , began to study and was baptized before she died .
And there , standing de@@ fi@@ an@@ tly on the v@@ al@@ le@@ y flo@@ or , was the man himself , perhaps lo@@ om@@ ing lar@@ g@@ er than any man David had ever seen .
But the text of many of the De@@ ad Se@@ a S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls still needs clo@@ s@@ er an@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is .
His daugh@@ ter M@@ in@@ er@@ va was go@@ dd@@ ess of h@@ an@@ dic@@ ra@@ f@@ ts , prof@@ essi@@ ons , ar@@ ts , and war .
So great was the ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ance of the d@@ y@@ na@@ st@@ y that it is por@@ tra@@ yed as b@@ ra@@ gg@@ ing : “ To the heavens I shall go up . A@@ bo@@ ve the st@@ ars of God I shall li@@ ft up my thro@@ ne , and I shall si@@ t down upon the m@@ oun@@ tain of meeting , in the re@@ mo@@ t@@ est par@@ ts of the nor@@ th . . . .
Many people are en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined by tel@@ ev@@ ision pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s where vie@@ wers vis@@ it c@@ ele@@ br@@ ities who live in lu@@ x@@ u@@ ri@@ ous ho@@ m@@ es .
It may be help@@ ful to put down on pa@@ per what the sh@@ ort - ter@@ m and the long - ter@@ m con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences will be .
In order for human soci@@ ety to be st@@ able and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous , the people must have a be@@ d@@ ro@@ ck of com@@ mon@@ ly accepted standards that id@@ enti@@ fy what is right or wrong , good or bad .
The pres@@ sures of life in this present wicked system can make people feel ang@@ ry .
N@@ ex@@ t , these mar@@ ine s@@ na@@ il@@ s were re@@ moved from their sh@@ el@@ ls so that their d@@ ye gl@@ ands could be ex@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted .
16 , 17 . ( a ) Why are you res@@ ol@@ ved always to hold f@@ ast to your integrity ?
In ad@@ dition to questions , Jesus used illustr@@ ations during his preaching work .
How It All St@@ ar@@ ted
Some have tri@@ ed to de@@ al with it by mar@@ r@@ ying at a very early age .
In this illustr@@ ation , one gra@@ in of se@@ ed yi@@ el@@ ded a h@@ un@@ d@@ red gra@@ ins .
But I received a lo@@ t of help .
Jesus refer@@ red to the Devil as “ the rul@@ er of this world ” and war@@ ned His disciples that they would be persecu@@ ted , even as he had been .
The reason for the disc@@ ord with his brother was that Jac@@ o@@ b valu@@ ed spiritual ri@@ ches , while E@@ sa@@ u des@@ p@@ ised them .
And other congregation members had even be@@ gu@@ n to jus@@ ti@@ fy his conduct .
The way of Jehovah here ref@@ ers , not to the p@@ ath of life in which we should walk , but to God’s way of deal@@ ing with mankind .
Now with his interest re@@ kin@@ d@@ led , he re@@ adi@@ ly accepted a Bible study using the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe .
He gave us life .
W@@ as an An@@ cient World Re@@ ally Des@@ tro@@ yed ?
They showed me that our lives have real meaning and joy when we put the Kingdom first .
The Bible was written over a peri@@ od of some 1@@ ,@@ 6@@ 00 years .
How can you really know God without know@@ ing his name ?
( b ) In what way was “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at ” hum@@ ili@@ ated ?
Do@@ ing so would be the op@@ pos@@ ite of having love “ without h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y . ”
Although an un@@ believ@@ ing husband may not take the lead in spiritual matters , he should be res@@ pe@@ cted because of his position as the head of the family .
The way that humans view God is influ@@ enced by their cul@@ ture , by the religion of their parents , and pos@@ si@@ bly by their own cho@@ ice .
Yes , elders in the congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses can be of great help to famili@@ es who@@ se members are having problems in show@@ ing affe@@ ction to one another .
In@@ c@@ reas@@ ingly , there is also physical d@@ anger involved in atten@@ ding these scho@@ ol@@ s .
How can we demonstr@@ ate our love for the light in a practic@@ al way ?
We will , as Paul encoura@@ ged us to do , ‘ bu@@ y out the oppor@@ tu@@ ne time ’ and have a sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y in our ministry .
What occ@@ ur@@ s next as a result of this fin@@ al att@@ ack ?
Ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ant , as@@ ser@@ tive , pr@@ ou@@ d individuals ?
D@@ ou@@ g , the pro@@ ject su@@ per@@ vis@@ or , refle@@ cting on the experience , says : “ It was a joy to work with the vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers from other coun@@ tri@@ es .
Yes , medit@@ ating on the example of the Gre@@ ater Moses mo@@ ves us to “ stay a@@ wa@@ ke and keep our sen@@ ses ” as to what God will soon do . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ate any Scriptural encourag@@ ement that they may kin@@ dly offer .
“ I read the 200@@ 2 Ye@@ ar@@ book , and I cri@@ ed .
For instance , no@@ tice the wor@@ ding of Proverbs 24 : 16 : “ The righteous one may f@@ all even se@@ ven times , and he will certainly get up ; but the wicked ones will be made to stu@@ m@@ ble by cal@@ am@@ ity . ”
I can still remember the exc@@ it@@ ement when we learned that our assignment was the tro@@ pi@@ cal is@@ lands of the Ba@@ h@@ am@@ as .
What Scriptural principles should we consider when giving or recei@@ ving such gi@@ f@@ ts ?
This M@@ ount Z@@ ion ref@@ ers to heaven .
( b ) How did some benefit when they medit@@ ated on what they read ?
If your hum@@ ble efforts result in re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation , give than@@ ks to Jehovah .
A@@ str@@ on@@ om@@ er Al@@ l@@ an S@@ an@@ da@@ ge said : “ I find it qu@@ ite imp@@ ro@@ ba@@ ble that such order [ in the uni@@ verse ] came out of cha@@ o@@ s .
Hence , at Hebrews 6 : 2 , Paul was ap@@ par@@ ently refer@@ ring to the la@@ ying on of hands to trans@@ mit gi@@ f@@ ts of the spirit to new believers .
His ad@@ vice was em@@ in@@ ently practic@@ al . Many of the things we wor@@ ry about never ha@@ p@@ pen any@@ way .
21 : 28 - 31 .
As does Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na , the l@@ ake of fi@@ re sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ es et@@ er@@ n@@ al des@@ tru@@ ction .
The Greek word that Paul used for “ fu@@ t@@ ility ” was the same one used in the Greek S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t to rend@@ er the expres@@ sion that Solomon used re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly in the book of E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es , as in the expres@@ sion “ everything is van@@ ity ! ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 1 : 2 , 14 ; 2 : 11 , 17 ; 3 : 19 ; 12 : 8 .
Let us see how this princi@@ ple can be app@@ lied in personal matters .
In any ev@@ ent , what Noah learned t@@ ou@@ ched his heart , mo@@ ving him to serve God . ​ — G@@ en .
He then stated that those are “ the same o@@ d@@ ds that any@@ body in hist@@ ory could have ful@@ filled just ei@@ ght of the [ Messi@@ ani@@ c ] prophe@@ ci@@ es . ”
World events from 1914 on@@ ward con@@ fir@@ m that the a@@ bo@@ ve understanding based on Bible ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gy is cor@@ rec@@ t .
Many have mis@@ taken ide@@ as about what it means to trust in Jehovah .
In 194@@ 4 , Ar@@ tic@@ le I@@ I of the char@@ ter of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a was am@@ ended to under@@ s@@ cor@@ e the ob@@ je@@ c@@ ti@@ ves of this cor@@ por@@ ation .
S@@ isters h@@ and@@ ling these du@@ ties are not pre@@ si@@ ding or teaching .
S@@ pe@@ ak !
That in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent gives us confidence that Jesus will prote@@ ct all obedi@@ ent mankind during his rule as King . ​ — Daniel 7 : 13 , 14 .
What the BI@@ B@@ L@@ E Sa@@ ys
C@@ learly , we need to gr@@ as@@ p the meaning of Paul’s words to the C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans and take his counsel to heart if we do not want to succ@@ um@@ b to Satan’s c@@ un@@ ning s@@ ch@@ em@@ es .
O@@ ver the past century , many of our Christian brothers and sisters have been ob@@ je@@ cts of viol@@ ent persecu@@ tion in many lands .
A@@ n acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the Bible also helps us to gro@@ w in love for our fellow humans .
A@@ vo@@ id the tra@@ p of thinking only about how much money you are ear@@ ning .
A@@ vo@@ i@@ ding all cont@@ act with these op@@ pon@@ ents will prote@@ ct us from their cor@@ ru@@ pt thinking .
Yet , the brother who made the re@@ mar@@ k recei@@ ves privile@@ ges in the congregation and seem@@ s to be well - thought - of by others .
For fur@@ ther re@@ sear@@ ch , see The Watchtower , A@@ pri@@ l 1 , 200@@ 9 , pages 14 - 18 .
Un@@ rest@@ ra@@ ined fe@@ a@@ sting , dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness , and d@@ an@@ c@@ ing to l@@ ou@@ d mu@@ si@@ c often char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ize such fun@@ er@@ al c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations .
If your standards change dep@@ en@@ ding on your mo@@ od , your child may become con@@ fu@@ sed and fru@@ str@@ ated .
F@@ ur@@ ther , Paul com@@ pa@@ res Isaiah and his sons to Jesus and his anointed followers .
Why is know@@ ing Jehovah and being known by him such a great privilege ?
By far the most important blessing of being willing to for@@ give is a good relationship with our heavenly Father , Jehovah . ​ — Read C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 12 - 14 .
( a ) What pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion did God set in No@@ ah’s day , and to whom did it apply ?
How was the apostle Paul able to pre@@ va@@ il in his bat@@ tle against the we@@ ak@@ nesses of the imper@@ fect flesh , and what as@@ sur@@ ance can we have ?
With them , let us keep on exerc@@ ising faith and declar@@ ing the good news while we be@@ ar in mind our 20@@ 13 ye@@ ar@@ text : “ Be coura@@ ge@@ ous and strong . . . .
W@@ ould you simply go home , d@@ ry yourself off , and for@@ get about what that person did for you ?
N@@ ei@@ l rec@@ alls : “ At first , I was af@@ ra@@ id to speak to my family about my new@@ found faith , especially to the family elders , who are held in high es@@ te@@ em . ”
S@@ ome@@ thing about those words may str@@ ike you as pu@@ z@@ z@@ ling .
Instead of con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ating on how a will@@ ful sin@@ ner might be re@@ moved , Isaiah descri@@ bes the living con@@ di@@ tions that will pre@@ va@@ il in the new world .
Lo@@ ve also id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es true worshipp@@ ers , for they imitate God in show@@ ing love .
How wonderful to live at such a bless@@ ed time !
Jesus Christ told us how to gl@@ ori@@ fy God .
In the months that follow , Jehovah provi@@ des a m@@ oun@@ tain of t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony concer@@ ning his Son .
Acc@@ ording to Psalm 4@@ 1 : 4 , what did David ask Jehovah to do for him when he was seri@@ ously si@@ ck ?
TH@@ E pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation of “ peace among men of go@@ o@@ d@@ will ” was not the only prophecy con@@ ne@@ cted with Jesus ’ bir@@ th .
M@@ ore than that , though , the cer@@ em@@ on@@ i@@ al o@@ ffering was “ a sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of the good things to come . ”
We had be@@ gu@@ n set@@ ting up a bu@@ sin@@ ess , but Father said to my brother , “ If you want to go pione@@ ering , we@@ ’@@ l@@ l get ri@@ d of this . ”
O@@ ther@@ wise , we might be doing others a great dis@@ service or even serious wrong , all because of our pri@@ de in exerc@@ ising what we consider to be our su@@ peri@@ or sense of judgment .
The pung@@ ent sm@@ ell of ho@@ t ta@@ r was in the a@@ ir ; the s@@ oun@@ ds of w@@ o@@ o@@ d@@ working to@@ ol@@ s re@@ ver@@ ber@@ ated .
H@@ A@@ V@@ E you ever been so over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by problems that you felt as though you were d@@ ro@@ w@@ ning in a wh@@ ir@@ l@@ po@@ ol ?
The conven@@ tion “ makes it a cri@@ me to offer , promise or give a bri@@ be to a fore@@ ign public of@@ fi@@ cial in order to ob@@ tain or re@@ tain inter@@ n@@ ational bu@@ sin@@ ess de@@ als . ”
What Di@@ d You L@@ ear@@ n From . . .
In 18@@ 9@@ 9 , S@@ ar@@ ah knew that she had found the truth after she read some Bible liter@@ ature that her you@@ ng@@ er brother brought to B@@ ra@@ z@@ il from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
I@@ d@@ enti@@ f@@ ying one reason why humans su@@ ff@@ er , the Bible states : “ Ti@@ me and un@@ expe@@ cted events over@@ take them all . ”
C@@ he@@ ap@@ er than whe@@ at , ba@@ r@@ le@@ y was often pre@@ fer@@ red for making bre@@ ad , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly by the po@@ or . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 4 : 12 .
In this way , Christ is with us now and is activ@@ ely le@@ ading the congregation .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate F@@ el@@ low F@@ e@@ el@@ ing
“ R@@ un@@ n@@ ers in a r@@ ace all ru@@ n , ” said the apostle Paul , “ but only one recei@@ ves the pri@@ ze . ”
19 : 7 , 11 ; 1@@ 19 : 1 .
E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an st@@ at@@ es@@ men were un@@ able to sto@@ p inter@@ n@@ ational ten@@ sions from es@@ cal@@ ating into a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l con@@ f@@ li@@ ct .
For Christians , all these rul@@ es of conduct are part of the perfect law of God . ​ — Psalm 19 : 7 .
We will foc@@ us pri@@ mar@@ ily on fi@@ ve as@@ pe@@ cts : Jesus ’ mil@@ dness and hum@@ ility , his kindness , his obedi@@ ence to God , his courage , and his un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing love .
What a wonderful less@@ on of mo@@ des@@ ty we can learn from them !
• What evidence is there that we can r@@ ely on Jehovah ?
In contr@@ ast , Jehovah as@@ sures us that he will hear and respon@@ d to our needs , even an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate them .
For some in that situation , the un@@ clean ha@@ bi@@ t of mas@@ tur@@ b@@ ation may become an ong@@ o@@ ing proble@@ m .
Jehovah’s Word So@@ ars in “ the L@@ and of the E@@ ag@@ le ”
Be@@ fore mo@@ ving on to the conc@@ ise individu@@ al pro@@ verbs in later chap@@ ters , King Solomon pres@@ ents a s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ating sum@@ m@@ ary of what he has discus@@ sed so far . ​ — C@@ ha@@ p@@ ter 9 .
B@@ ri@@ an : I@@ t’s ni@@ ce to me@@ et you , E@@ ri@@ c .
Still , it makes you happy to see your child f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing as a result of your un@@ sel@@ f@@ ish giving .
He was speaking of a new govern@@ ment of his making , under which a to@@ t@@ ally new and different human soci@@ ety will become a re@@ ality . ​ — Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 .
In O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 200@@ 9 , the Un@@ ited St@@ ates branch of@@ fice sent a letter to all congregations in the country , invit@@ ing s@@ kil@@ led vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers to apply for temp@@ or@@ ary Bethel service to ass@@ ist with the ex@@ pan@@ sion of the branch fac@@ il@@ ities in W@@ all@@ k@@ ill , New Yor@@ k .
D@@ O Y@@ O@@ U enjoy e@@ ating fi@@ g@@ s , ei@@ ther f@@ res@@ h or d@@ ri@@ ed ?
What meaning , though , does the resurrection of Christ have for us today ?
• What do you appreci@@ ate about the Gre@@ ater David , who is also the Gre@@ ater Solomon ?
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ines on page 7 ]
This is pro@@ ba@@ bly why he sent three men to complete the col@@ le@@ ction and gave re@@ comm@@ end@@ ations for each of them .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines or to than@@ k them for an article that they par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly enjo@@ yed .
C@@ ongreg@@ ations find that when a Kingdom H@@ all is buil@@ t , local people real@@ ize that Jehovah’s Witnesses are there to stay .
When Adam was nam@@ ing the ani@@ mal@@ s , he saw that they had mat@@ es and that he did not .
Yes , low@@ l@@ iness of mind lea@@ ds to ex@@ al@@ tation in God’s eyes .
How does she feel about their decision ?
He has not allow@@ ed the pas@@ sing of time to di@@ min@@ ish or we@@ ak@@ en his faith in God .
T@@ wi@@ ce he had the opportunity to k@@ ill Saul .
She stated : “ On@@ ly humans can devel@@ op spiritu@@ ality .
For example , in 19@@ 7@@ 4 , I was ar@@ rest@@ ed along with other travel@@ ing overse@@ ers .
Even during the time that Israel was God’s covenant people , fore@@ ign@@ ers who came to Jehovah’s temple could appro@@ ach him in prayer .
Paul encoura@@ ges you@@ ths to wa@@ it at le@@ ast until they are past “ the b@@ loo@@ m of you@@ th , ” when se@@ x@@ u@@ al desi@@ res are most powerful .
Be@@ ing an integrity - keep@@ er is not a simp@@ le matter ; it c@@ alls for ear@@ n@@ est prayer .
In dre@@ am@@ s , he promised blessings to the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s Abraham and Jac@@ o@@ b .
Thus , per@@ mis@@ sion for Christian baptism was re@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted at the end of 18@@ 31 , just si@@ x months after it was gr@@ anted .
And how can we apply his inspired counsel today ?
The The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol beg@@ ins with a talk based on a por@@ tion of the Bible that those in attend@@ ance have been encoura@@ ged to read during the pre@@ ce@@ ding we@@ ek .
That invol@@ ves writ@@ ing our name , not in some so@@ cial direc@@ t@@ ory , but in God’s book of life . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 32 : 32 ; Revelation 3 : 5 .
Then , like the Israelites rel@@ eas@@ ed from Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an cap@@ tiv@@ ity , they took pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of a “ land , ” a spiritual land , or real@@ m of activ@@ ity , wh@@ er@@ e@@ in they would enjoy a spiritual par@@ adise .
The ang@@ el said to her : “ This one will be great and will be called Son of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh ; and Jehovah God will give him the thro@@ ne of David his father , and he will rule as king over the house of Jac@@ o@@ b forever , and there will be no end of his kingdom . ”
The Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts of K@@ or@@ ah , Ab@@ sal@@ om , and Saul c@@ learly show that pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ousness lea@@ ds to di@@ sh@@ on@@ or , as stated at Proverbs 11 : 2 .
By res@@ pe@@ cting the brothers who take the lead and by making wise decisions in such are@@ as of life as d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , they set a fine example for others and show a high reg@@ ard for their own place in the congregation .
Par@@ t of that information was inclu@@ ded in an article I wrote , “ U@@ na pro@@ pu@@ es@@ ta : E@@ str@@ ate@@ gi@@ as par@@ a el Tr@@ at@@ am@@ i@@ en@@ to de l@@ as H@@ em@@ or@@ ra@@ gi@@ as ” ( “ A S@@ tr@@ ate@@ gi@@ c Pro@@ position for A@@ nt@@ i - H@@ em@@ or@@ r@@ ha@@ gi@@ c T@@ reat@@ ment ” ) , publi@@ shed in the medi@@ cal ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine H@@ emo@@ ter@@ a@@ pia .
This gave our marriage a f@@ res@@ h star@@ t .
Rom@@ an govern@@ ors follow@@ ed a similar prac@@ tice .
By now , the truth was clear en@@ ough to me that I knew that there was only one cor@@ rec@@ t cho@@ ice ​ — I st@@ op@@ ped see@@ ing her .
F@@ re@@ qu@@ ently , I was away from the cam@@ p , preaching until l@@ ate in the ev@@ ening , but I never had any difficul@@ ties when I re@@ turned to the set@@ t@@ le@@ ment .
By taking these to heart , we can e@@ ch@@ o the words of the psalmist who stated : “ When my dis@@ qui@@ et@@ ing thoughts became many in@@ side of me , your own cons@@ ol@@ ations began to f@@ ond@@ le my soul . ”
The Bible is desi@@ gn@@ ed to be under@@ sto@@ od by those who are hum@@ ble and willing to learn .
Let us never become ex@@ as@@ per@@ ated at our spiritual prog@@ ress , but always continue to man@@ i@@ f@@ est reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess in deal@@ ing with our li@@ mit@@ ations .
What an a@@ bas@@ ement !
K@@ in@@ dness is also l@@ in@@ ked with love in the word “ loving - kindness , ” often used in the Scriptures .
The answer is found at Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 : “ In the days of those k@@ ings [ rul@@ ing at the end of the present system ] the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be brought to ru@@ in .
But crow@@ ds around the world continued ga@@ ther@@ ing together to view the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama , ” dra@@ wing sol@@ ace from its vi@@ vi@@ d s@@ cen@@ es of Kingdom blessings to come .
Let us see how doing so will mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to devel@@ op a good r@@ out@@ ine of personal study , to cultiv@@ ate gen@@ u@@ ine love for people , and to have a prop@@ er view of ourselves .
As events un@@ fol@@ ded , Lo@@ t and his family su@@ ffered ter@@ ri@@ ble lo@@ s@@ ses .
W@@ ere religious stru@@ c@@ tures of Chris@@ tend@@ om to serve as a re@@ plac@@ ement for the temple ?
Thus , fear of God influ@@ ences two important as@@ pe@@ cts of our lives : our attitude toward God and our attitude toward conduct that he h@@ ates .
When a fam@@ ine in Israel ca@@ uses her family to move from Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m to the land of Mo@@ a@@ b , Na@@ om@@ i is “ full ” in that she has a husband and two sons .
• The enem@@ y
The apostle Peter ex@@ hor@@ ted us : “ Be as free people , and yet ho@@ l@@ ding your fre@@ e@@ dom , not as a bl@@ ind for ba@@ dness , but as sla@@ ves of God . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
We can ask Jehovah to help us in the same way . ​ — Psalm 10@@ 3 : 3 .
How Fir@@ m Is Your Tru@@ st in God ?
Jehovah’s ang@@ el ann@@ oun@@ ced before Jesus ’ bir@@ th : “ He will sa@@ ve his people from their sin@@ s . ” ​ — Matthew 1 : 21 ; Hebrews 2 : 10 .
Such a situation can be very difficult to end@@ ure , but Davi@@ d’s re@@ action to in@@ justice teach@@ es us a less@@ on .
Jesus is “ the truth ” not only because he always spoke and lived the truth but also because all the prophe@@ ci@@ es written about the Messi@@ ah ​ — s@@ co@@ res of them — ​ were ful@@ filled in him .
In No@@ v@@ ember 19@@ 60 , we were reas@@ sign@@ ed to M@@ ad@@ an@@ g , a large to@@ wn on the nor@@ ther@@ n co@@ ast of New G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a , the ma@@ in is@@ land .
S@@ ur@@ ely M@@ ary found im@@ men@@ se satis@@ fac@@ tion in con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating the privilege that Jehovah had given her in life ​ — that of help@@ ing to ra@@ ise and tra@@ in the son who would become the Messi@@ ah .
A ‘ Witness Be@@ are@@ r ’
Ther@@ efore , Jehovah provided a human who per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly mi@@ r@@ r@@ ored His qualities and person@@ ality .
He wants us to learn about him .
But if you people offer up to me whole bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffer@@ ings , even in your gift o@@ ffer@@ ings I shall find no ple@@ asure , and on your commun@@ ion sacrific@@ es of f@@ at@@ l@@ ings I shall not look .
My answer is that I truly want to live up to my dedic@@ ation to God .
L@@ E@@ G@@ A@@ L V@@ I@@ C@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ I@@ E@@ S
She also learned to accept the support of close friends .
Can a po@@ or individu@@ al coun@@ t on this ?
One of the ways he s@@ pre@@ a@@ ds his evil influ@@ ence is by making por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y ever so eas@@ ily a@@ vail@@ able on T@@ V , the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t , vi@@ de@@ o@@ s , and in pr@@ inted public@@ ations .
W@@ r@@ ite down both your long - ter@@ m ob@@ je@@ ctive and the inter@@ medi@@ ate st@@ ep@@ s that will help you to re@@ ach it .
“ Ha@@ ve you come to know the st@@ atu@@ tes of the heavens , or could you put its authority in the earth ?
A ke@@ y fac@@ t@@ or is a person@@ ’s heart con@@ dition .
Jehovah is most wor@@ thy of our trust
This has helped me to feel com@@ for@@ table tal@@ king to them about it .
It mo@@ tiv@@ ates a person to love what Jehovah lo@@ ves and h@@ ate the wicked things that Jehovah h@@ ates .
Our in@@ iti@@ ally be@@ coming a Christian dep@@ ended on rep@@ ent@@ ance and on tur@@ ning around , or tur@@ ning away from our sin@@ s .
With mo@@ des@@ ty , he no@@ ted : “ To me , a man less than the le@@ ast of all holy ones , this un@@ deser@@ ved kindness was given , that I should dec@@ l@@ are to the nations the good news about the un@@ fa@@ th@@ om@@ able ri@@ ches of the Christ . ”
17 : 23 .
When Jesus said : “ If the Son se@@ ts you free , you will be truly free , ” he was tal@@ king about li@@ ber@@ ation from the great@@ est b@@ onda@@ ge and op@@ pres@@ sion that human@@ kind has ever experienced ​ — being “ a slave of sin . ”
If her husband is not present , the wife need not we@@ ar a head co@@ ver@@ ing , since she is div@@ in@@ ely author@@ ized to teach the children . ​ — Proverbs 1 : 8 ; 6 : 20 .
He la@@ bel@@ ed such be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or as that of “ the sons of this system of things , ” but he used the illustr@@ ation to d@@ ri@@ ve home a point .
Di@@ d Paul take personal cre@@ di@@ t for his effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess in the preaching work ?
There he rest@@ ored a si@@ ck man to health at the po@@ ol of Be@@ th@@ z@@ a@@ th@@ a .
Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal ru@@ ins of Jerusalem , which was destro@@ yed in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
Many of our brothers work in ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es where there is a lo@@ t of a@@ pa@@ thy , ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le , or ou@@ tri@@ ght persecu@@ tion .
Jehovah was ​ — and is — ​ the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty .
“ You who were once ali@@ en@@ ated and enem@@ ies because your min@@ ds were on the works that were wicked , ” wrote the apostle Paul , “ [ God ] now has again re@@ conc@@ iled by means of [ Jesus ’ ] fle@@ sh@@ ly body through his death , in order to present you holy and un@@ ble@@ mi@@ shed . ” ​ — C@@ ol .
We do not know , in fact , what kind of body spirit cre@@ atu@@ res have , but likely Satan does not di@@ ff@@ er from other ang@@ eli@@ c spirit cre@@ atu@@ res in that respect .
May we also end@@ e@@ av@@ or to re@@ tain the will to learn and keep the mind ac@@ tive .
Jesus said : “ If you were part of the world , the world would be f@@ ond of what is its own . Now because you are no part of the world , but I have cho@@ s@@ en you out of the world , on this account the world h@@ ates you . ”
They believe in a go@@ d called Ka@@ bun@@ i@@ an , and da@@ ily life is great@@ ly influ@@ enced by su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ons .
S@@ il@@ ence is a si@@ gn of respect or honor .
For that and other reas@@ ons , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy appro@@ ved the public@@ ation of a new song@@ book ent@@ it@@ led S@@ ing to Jehovah .
As he was lea@@ ving , he no@@ tic@@ ed a b@@ right li@@ me - gre@@ en book l@@ ying in a large tr@@ as@@ h con@@ tain@@ er .
If something similar is happ@@ ening in your home , do not ha@@ st@@ ily conclu@@ de that your child is be@@ coming an ir@@ re@@ for@@ ma@@ ble re@@ be@@ l .
They want to help people to live happ@@ ily on a par@@ adise earth under God’s Kingdom . ”
El@@ ders , why not consider ways in which ad@@ di@@ tional tra@@ ining can be given to dedic@@ ated men who qu@@ ali@@ fy to receive it ?
At the first opportunity , she wal@@ ked into a Kingdom H@@ all , we@@ aring the d@@ ress and sh@@ o@@ es that Mar@@ th@@ a had given her , and asked for a Bible study .
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He was thus able to offer his own perfect human life to co@@ ver the en@@ or@@ m@@ ous co@@ st of Ad@@ am@@ ’s sin .
There Jehovah bless@@ ed Isa@@ a@@ c with bu@@ mp@@ er cro@@ ps and inc@@ reas@@ ed his li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck .
Does he supp@@ ly s@@ our@@ ces that can be c@@ he@@ cked ?
The Bible can help with very personal matters .
The situation of a man doing so is like that of someone who fle@@ es from a li@@ on only to enc@@ oun@@ ter a be@@ ar and then r@@ un@@ s away from the be@@ ar only to be bit@@ ten by a ser@@ p@@ ent .
Wh@@ ere did they get the ide@@ a ?
The Christian Greek Scriptures of the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation , or the “ New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent , ” is a@@ vail@@ able in an ad@@ di@@ tional 18 langu@@ ages p@@ lu@@ s one B@@ ra@@ il@@ le e@@ dition .
Let us no@@ te some ways in which the vo@@ ice of these str@@ ang@@ ers is being heard today .
We had just started pione@@ ering when we were invit@@ ed to serve in the cir@@ cu@@ it work .
He must have been we@@ al@@ thy en@@ ough to own por@@ tions of the Scriptures . ​ — Acts 8 : 27 , 28 .
C@@ ur@@ r@@ ently , there are some 6@@ 7@@ ,000 members of the Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide O@@ r@@ der of S@@ pe@@ cial F@@ ul@@ l - Ti@@ me Ser@@ v@@ ants of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
It c@@ ent@@ ers on Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s great - gr@@ and@@ son Joseph , who was so@@ ld into sla@@ very in Egy@@ pt .
For instance , i@@ magine being in a situation that offered an opportunity to satis@@ fy a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar desire in an im@@ moral way .
Now my life is more challeng@@ ing than ever , as I try to imp@@ ro@@ ve my person@@ ality and my ability to work with people of different cul@@ tures .
What situation among the Jews is high@@ ligh@@ ted at H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 1 : 6 , 9 ?
P@@ E@@ O@@ P@@ L@@ E nor@@ m@@ ally want to live a jo@@ y@@ ful life .
D@@ et@@ a@@ il of an As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an reli@@ ef of a e@@ un@@ u@@ ch
Ma@@ x , a ro@@ of she@@ et@@ er , comes from C@@ ow@@ r@@ a in New S@@ ou@@ th W@@ al@@ es , Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
The same thing happened again .
So Paul was on so@@ li@@ d gr@@ ound in writ@@ ing to the Romans that any ​ — including the ancient Israelites — ​ who gave their devo@@ tion to li@@ fel@@ ess i@@ ma@@ ges “ are in@@ ex@@ cu@@ sa@@ ble . ”
Do you ag@@ ree with the lo@@ gi@@ c of that st@@ at@@ ement ?
The scho@@ l@@ ars pro@@ duc@@ ed many different and in@@ com@@ pati@@ ble syst@@ em@@ s .
Indeed , wh@@ en@@ ever we need to make a cho@@ ice in our life ​ — such as fin@@ ding emp@@ loy@@ ment , sel@@ e@@ cting scho@@ ol@@ ing , or cho@@ o@@ sing friends — ​ we want to let our decisions be influ@@ enced by our great@@ est pri@@ or@@ ity in life ​ — the worship of Jehovah , our loving Father . ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
For worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah , there can be no par@@ t@@ n@@ er@@ ship between righteousness and la@@ w@@ less@@ ness , no fel@@ low@@ ship between light and dar@@ k@@ ness . ​ — 2 Corinthians 6 : 14 - 16 .
That will help us to become more loving and kind .
We cannot beg@@ in to me@@ asure the bre@@ ad@@ th or p@@ lum@@ b the dep@@ th of such a great love . ​ — Romans 8 : 38 , 39 .
L@@ ater , when Timothy was ready to as@@ su@@ me fur@@ ther responsi@@ bility , Paul sent him to Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a to encoura@@ ge the congregation there . — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 3 : 1 - 3 .
See the 198@@ 8 Ye@@ ar@@ book , p@@ p .
W@@ ould he com@@ promise those standards in other matters ?
Yes , just as stud@@ ying a pa@@ in@@ ting or a s@@ cul@@ p@@ ture can help you gain in@@ sight into the person@@ ality of the ar@@ t@@ ist , medit@@ ating on God’s mar@@ vel@@ ous works can help you become better ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with his person@@ ality .
Are we born into God’s uni@@ vers@@ al family ?
There is no indic@@ ation that David came from a prom@@ in@@ ent ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound or that his family was we@@ al@@ thy .
Some of our ha@@ p@@ pi@@ est m@@ om@@ ents are sp@@ ent at Christian ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es or o@@ ther@@ wise in the compan@@ y of our brothers .
7 : 9 , 13 - 15 .
To my sur@@ pris@@ e , she rep@@ lied , “ They are inter@@ es@@ ting ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines . ”
It was May 22 , 20@@ 00 .
But whether they remain or not , their spiritual res@@ cu@@ e has proved to be much more sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant than A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der S@@ el@@ ki@@ r@@ k@@ ’s res@@ cu@@ e .
“ Even so , ” said Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le , “ when I see how bus@@ y my husband is pre@@ par@@ ing for the meetings or making shepher@@ ding c@@ alls , I keep in mind that he is doing Jehovah’s work , and I try to be as supp@@ or@@ tive as I can . ”
And what of te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers who s@@ tic@@ k to the truth des@@ pite the bad influ@@ ences in school ?
The sh@@ ort - ter@@ m resul@@ ts of cho@@ o@@ sing a certain jo@@ b may be good pa@@ y and enjo@@ y@@ able work .
I served as a cho@@ ir@@ bo@@ y at the local ch@@ urch , and it was there that I saw a book called H@@ ist@@ ó@@ ri@@ a S@@ ag@@ ra@@ da ( S@@ ac@@ red H@@ ist@@ ory ) , which ar@@ ous@@ ed my cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity in the Bible .
His father men@@ tions that such in@@ sight helps them to cop@@ e .
During the sum@@ m@@ er , I ro@@ de my bi@@ ke to the out@@ l@@ ying v@@ il@@ la@@ ges to preach , and El@@ ise jo@@ ined me by tra@@ in .
On O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 13 an of@@ fic@@ er took him from sol@@ it@@ ary con@@ fin@@ ement back to the work s@@ ite .
For 12 years , the woman lived with sh@@ ame .
God has a wonderful purpose for the earth and for mankind .
Jehovah re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly expres@@ sed his loving - kindness toward the Israelites as a people .
In F@@ l@@ and@@ ers , in the nor@@ th of B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m , people speak the same language as in the Ne@@ ther@@ lands . However , the B@@ el@@ gi@@ an acc@@ ent is qu@@ ite different , so in@@ iti@@ ally we had to over@@ come a language ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er .
How do we fulf@@ ill this ob@@ lig@@ ation ?
For example , at N@@ um@@ bers 5 : 2 , we read : “ Com@@ m@@ and the sons of Israel that they s@@ end out of the cam@@ p every le@@ pr@@ ous person and ever@@ yone having a r@@ un@@ ning dis@@ char@@ ge and ever@@ yone un@@ clean by a dec@@ eas@@ ed soul . ”
“ I pray every day , re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly as@@ king that I not let my@@ self be destro@@ yed by ne@@ g@@ ative feelings , and Jehovah has helped me to devel@@ op a cal@@ m and happy heart .
They face the problems of da@@ ily life ​ — including po@@ ver@@ ty , family disc@@ ord , si@@ ck@@ ness , and death — ​ without having the Kingdom hope .
His encourag@@ ing words to us are : “ If you know these things , happy you are if you do them . ” ​ — John 13 : 17 .
Let us exam@@ ine the illustr@@ ation and how it invol@@ ves us , whether we have the heavenly or the earthly hope .
As they imitate Jehovah God , the gener@@ ous “ happy God , ” who provi@@ des the truth to others , the new mission@@ aries will be able to maintain their own joy . ​ — 1 Timothy 1 : 11 .
If he deci@@ des that it would be mer@@ ci@@ ful not to let a pe@@ t continue to su@@ ff@@ er without any reason@@ able hope for reco@@ very , then he may cho@@ ose to have it put to s@@ le@@ ep .
Ch@@ ur@@ ches that fal@@ sel@@ y cla@@ im to be Christian have been f@@ ra@@ g@@ men@@ ted by num@@ er@@ ous s@@ ch@@ is@@ ms .
When Paul was in pris@@ on b@@ on@@ ds , the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans not only sent him material gi@@ f@@ ts but also dis@@ pat@@ ched their personal en@@ vo@@ y E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ro@@ ditu@@ s .
5 How You Can Un@@ der@@ stand the Bible ​ — 2 .
N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h was known as “ the city of b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed ” because of its b@@ ra@@ z@@ en b@@ ru@@ tal@@ ity and c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty , a fact well att@@ ested to by hist@@ ori@@ ans and ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists .
What about the acc@@ oun@@ ts in the Bible ?
Although we may be very bus@@ y with responsi@@ bil@@ ities in the congregation and at work , we all need to make time for personal study and family worship .
They are not the nations and govern@@ ments of this world .
However , Paul does re@@ mind us what po@@ ver@@ ty really is : l@@ ack of food , clo@@ thing , and sh@@ el@@ ter a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate for sur@@ vi@@ val where one lives .
Can we make regul@@ ar Bible reading our go@@ al as well ?
Ha@@ ve you no@@ tic@@ ed this u@@ g@@ ly do@@ w@@ n@@ ward tr@@ end in pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s attitu@@ des ?
The most me@@ tic@@ ul@@ ous of these were the Mas@@ o@@ re@@ tes , prof@@ essi@@ onal Hebrew s@@ cri@@ bes who wor@@ ked from the si@@ x@@ th to the ten@@ th century C.E .
Y@@ oung ones , how do you feel about be@@ aring Jehovah’s name , and how can you prove y@@ ourselves coura@@ ge@@ ous ?
11 : 35 ; 1 John 5 : 19 .
Fir@@ st , because har@@ m@@ ful tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es , like we@@ e@@ ds in a gar@@ den , can re@@ adi@@ ly take ro@@ o@@ t , especially during these “ last days ” when “ the a@@ ir ” of Satan’s system is more than ever filled with h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful see@@ ds of fle@@ sh@@ ly thinking .
Many w@@ at@@ ers themselves are not able to ex@@ t@@ ing@@ u@@ ish love , nor can ri@@ v@@ ers themselves wa@@ s@@ h it away . ”
If we learn to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with those taking the lead now , we will likely do the same in the new world .
What are you res@@ ol@@ ved to do to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard your spiritual ri@@ ches ?
Yet , as the Bible expla@@ ins , Jehovah is the one who “ cre@@ ated all things . ”
No@@ tice that Jesus did not lik@@ en his pres@@ ence to the relati@@ vely sh@@ ort peri@@ od of time during which the F@@ lood occ@@ ur@@ red in No@@ ah’s day .
They real@@ ize that pro@@ claim@@ ing the good news is an evidence of the gen@@ u@@ in@@ en@@ ess of their faith .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er , personal study , and associ@@ ation with spiritually - min@@ ded fellow believers can also help to re@@ move doub@@ ts and can de@@ e@@ pen our appreciation for the faith - streng@@ th@@ ening Bible tru@@ ths we have learned through Jehovah’s ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l of commun@@ ic@@ ation .
A way to star@@ t to do so is by “ taking in knowledge of . . . the only true God , and of the one whom [ he ] sent for@@ th , Jesus Christ . ”
T@@ O “ TH@@ E D@@ E@@ S@@ E@@ R@@ T P@@ L@@ A@@ IN@@ S O@@ F J@@ E@@ R@@ I@@ C@@ H@@ O ” ( Jo@@ shua 1 : 1 – 5 : 15 )
We often say that they get better every year !
They were “ dead with refer@@ ence to sin but living with refer@@ ence to God by Christ Jesus . ” ​ — Romans 6 : 9 , 11 .
B@@ lo@@ s@@ som rel@@ ated : “ He had all of us get on our k@@ ne@@ es , and he offered a prayer .
F@@ in@@ ally , she spoke up and asked A@@ pol@@ on@@ ija : “ How is one like me ​ — being par@@ al@@ y@@ zed — ​ able to preach ? ”
While Eli@@ j@@ ah’s attend@@ ant was deli@@ ver@@ ing the prophe@@ t’s message to A@@ ha@@ b , that little cl@@ ou@@ d became many , f@@ ill@@ ing and dar@@ k@@ ening the s@@ k@@ y .
At first , many of the M@@ en@@ n@@ on@@ ites did not wel@@ come the vis@@ its .
• How has knowledge about the earthly hope become a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant ?
W@@ i@@ des@@ pre@@ ad ar@@ rest@@ s and imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ments follow@@ ed .
They so@@ ld their sp@@ ac@@ i@@ ous home in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates and moved into a small ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment in C@@ an@@ c@@ ú@@ n , a city on M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o@@ ’s e@@ ast co@@ ast .
She no@@ tic@@ ed that this did not occ@@ ur in the case of Sa@@ ú@@ l .
The respon@@ sible brothers lo@@ v@@ ingly ag@@ re@@ ed and assign@@ ed me to I@@ tal@@ y , and my relati@@ ves offered to co@@ ver the ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses for the trans@@ f@@ er .
We are see@@ king no fur@@ ther .
What is su@@ gg@@ ested by the expres@@ sion “ through use ” in Paul’s ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation about tra@@ ining one@@ ’s per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers ?
This pas@@ sage states that God has cho@@ s@@ en some des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of the first man , Adam , to rule with Christ in the heavens .
No doubt Davi@@ d’s loving - kindness was com@@ for@@ ting to M@@ ep@@ hi@@ bo@@ sh@@ et@@ h and helped to b@@ lun@@ t the pain of his disa@@ bility .
5 : 20 - 27 .
4 , 5 . ( a ) How does “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” fulf@@ ill its com@@ mis@@ sion ?
A@@ gain she pray@@ ed , and she refle@@ cted on the fact that God had provided for her spiritually at the conven@@ tion , so he could sur@@ ely also provide for her physi@@ c@@ ally .
“ R@@ es@@ pect br@@ ings con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment and se@@ cur@@ ity to a marriage , ” says L@@ in@@ da .
Since World W@@ ar I and right up to this day , the worship of Jehovah by those who be@@ ar his name has moved a@@ head mi@@ gh@@ t@@ ily under his direction .
How did David re@@ act in that d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous situation ?
God’s Kingdom rule will sol@@ ve these problems and h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds more .
May we , then , “ pa@@ y attention to wisdom . ” ​ — Proverbs 2 : 2 .
For example , do you discipl@@ ine your eyes not to look at im@@ moral material or your ear@@ s not to listen to de@@ gra@@ ding mu@@ si@@ c or spe@@ e@@ ch ?
L@@ E@@ T me rel@@ ate how we came to be in this situation and how my parents ’ faithful example mo@@ tiv@@ ated me to remain loyal to Jehovah in times of difficul@@ ty .
With few exc@@ ep@@ tions , when individuals are having a mean@@ ing@@ ful share in the Kingdom - preaching work and expres@@ s a desire to be baptized , Christian elders hold discus@@ sions with them to make sure that they are believers who have made a dedic@@ ation to Jehovah and who me@@ et divine requi@@ re@@ ments for baptism .
However , he ad@@ ded : “ The tr@@ ou@@ ble is with you Christians .
Now her husband end@@ e@@ av@@ ors to be more commun@@ ic@@ ative in this reg@@ ard .
Like Solomon , we need help from Jehovah to be coura@@ ge@@ ous and complete the work .
S@@ tur@@ dy sh@@ o@@ es and bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ les were the pri@@ m@@ ary means of trans@@ por@@ tation .
R@@ ous@@ ing himself , Jesus comman@@ ds the w@@ ind and the se@@ a with the words : “ H@@ us@@ h !
He promises to respon@@ d to hear@@ t@@ felt prayers that are in har@@ mony with his will .
Of course , the do@@ or to Kingdom privile@@ ges has been shu@@ t to those of “ the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e of Satan , ” for they are not spiritual Israelites .
How did Jesus di@@ ff@@ er from the religious lead@@ ers ?
This assignment c@@ alls for s@@ k@@ ill@@ s that may not come n@@ atur@@ ally .
What char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s did Jac@@ o@@ b and E@@ sa@@ u displa@@ y even while still in the wom@@ b ?
That w@@ o@@ e , however , will be bri@@ ef , “ a sh@@ ort peri@@ od of time . ”
In J@@ our@@ ne@@ ys O@@ f@@ ten , in D@@ ang@@ ers
All of us ​ — young and old , men and women , married and sing@@ le — ​ do well to imitate her faith !
What a mar@@ vel@@ ous future God has in st@@ ore for us !
You can also demonstr@@ ate your ear@@ n@@ est@@ ness by imp@@ ro@@ ving the qu@@ ality of your ministry .
Some stru@@ gg@@ le to have a positi@@ ve attitude toward the ministry , and others stru@@ gg@@ le because of health problems or feelings of l@@ on@@ el@@ iness .
David wor@@ e no ar@@ m@@ or at all , and his only we@@ ap@@ on was a s@@ ling .
( b ) To whom does Psalm 8 : 5 - 9 point prophe@@ tic@@ ally ?
She im@@ medi@@ ately began to atten@@ d all the meetings , which helped her to make ra@@ pi@@ d spiritual prog@@ ress .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er Job gave too much attention to himself and others .
His father was a Greek , and his mother , E@@ un@@ ice , and his gr@@ and@@ mother Lo@@ is were of Jewish orig@@ in .
It was follow@@ ed by a second world war , which was even more des@@ tru@@ ctive .
“ It would be eas@@ y to go along with it .
TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E@@ ’@@ S AN@@ S@@ W@@ E@@ R : “ The world is pas@@ sing away and so is its desire , but he that does the will of God rema@@ ins forever . ” ​ — 1 J@@ O@@ H@@ N 2 : 17 .
The Re@@ form@@ ation sp@@ li@@ t the emp@@ i@@ re into three faith@@ s ​ — Ca@@ tho@@ lic , Lu@@ ther@@ an , and C@@ al@@ v@@ in@@ ist .
Since those humans are imper@@ fect and li@@ mit@@ ed , Paul go@@ es on to say that the result of their being given such a com@@ mis@@ sion is that “ the power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l may be God’s and not that out of ourselves . ”
The psalmist David wrote : “ R@@ ol@@ l upon Jehovah your way , and r@@ ely upon him , and he himself will act . ”
Ther@@ efore , it was human kindness .
Jehovah recogn@@ ized the ran@@ som@@ ’s leg@@ al power to rel@@ e@@ ase mankind from “ the judgment ” of “ con@@ dem@@ nation . ” ​ — Romans 5 : 16 , 18 , 19 ; 1 Timothy 2 : 5 , 6 .
Not one of us fully kno@@ ws the strength of God’s anger or the ex@@ t@@ ent of his fu@@ ry , and this should he@@ igh@@ ten our re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al fear of Jehovah .
Gal@@ ile@@ o himself said : “ Bo@@ th the Ho@@ ly Scriptures and n@@ ature pro@@ ce@@ ed from the Di@@ v@@ ine Word . . .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ine on page 15 ]
11 : 11 ​ — Why is the number of sla@@ in 3@@ 00 and not 8@@ 00 as in the par@@ al@@ le@@ l account at 2 Samuel 23 : 8 ?
What ple@@ asure it gave me to see people over@@ come personal problems and make spiritual prog@@ ress !
H@@ E W@@ A@@ S a pr@@ ou@@ d man .
By care@@ fully he@@ e@@ ding his comman@@ ds .
It also tel@@ ls us to keep “ see@@ king first the Kingdom . ”
2 : 6 , 7 .
How should that af@@ fect the ex@@ t@@ ent of our par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in the invit@@ ation work ?
They found the best Per@@ son to provide it ​ — no@@ ne other than Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God .
So it is important to work hard to tra@@ in others , just as Jesus and Paul did .
They would enjoy full rest@@ or@@ ation of his fav@@ or .
The spirit can be com@@ pared to ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city
How may obedi@@ ence to your parents benefit you ?
In the qui@@ et@@ ness of my new home , I often refle@@ ct on my happy life and continue to mar@@ v@@ el at Jehovah’s loving - kindness .
D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tions ( 200@@ 6 ) , 7 / 1
For instance , people influ@@ enced by human wisdom may say : ‘ You have only one life ; make the most of it . ’
If you do , you will become known as someone who is tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy , a person of your word , one who cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly speak@@ s the truth .
( a ) How did Ab@@ sal@@ om prove dis@@ loyal to David , and what did that ex@@ pose about him ?
Re@@ c@@ ently I received a to@@ t@@ ally un@@ expe@@ cted blessing when a lo@@ vely Christian sister nam@@ ed Be@@ e ag@@ re@@ ed to be my wife .
For example , he did not just tell his followers to seek first the Kingdom and God’s righteousness but said : “ And all these other things will be ad@@ ded to you . ”
Such ones are as fru@@ it@@ less as dead tre@@ es in l@@ ate a@@ utu@@ m@@ n .
He said : “ Un@@ less you e@@ at the flesh of the Son of man and dr@@ ink his blood , you have no life in y@@ ourselves . ”
Jehovah lo@@ ves all people .
But why was this ob@@ serv@@ ance in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted ?
* ​ — A@@ U@@ TH@@ O@@ R G@@ R@@ E@@ G@@ G E@@ A@@ S@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ R@@ O@@ O@@ K .
The man quic@@ k@@ ly rep@@ lied , “ Not really . ”
In what ways can we show self - sacrific@@ ing love for our brothers ?
Ang@@ els pla@@ y a ro@@ le in the fin@@ al ga@@ ther@@ ing and se@@ al@@ ing of anointed ones .
I asked my@@ self why God al@@ lo@@ ws such sa@@ d con@@ di@@ tions to ex@@ ist .
Who h@@ and@@ le the vari@@ ous ro@@ les in this pro@@ c@@ ess ?
At such times , I re@@ mind my@@ self of the example of Jeremiah .
* I@@ magine being ali@@ ve when it can , at last , tru@@ th@@ fully be said , “ Satan does not ex@@ ist ! ”
20@@ 18 B.C.E .
The sa@@ y@@ ings that I have spo@@ ken to you are spirit and are life . ” To Christians in Gal@@ ati@@ a , the apostle Paul wrote : “ The flesh is against the spirit in its desire , and the spirit against the flesh ; for these are op@@ posed to each other . ”
Abraham made Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er take an o@@ ath that he would not sel@@ e@@ ct a wife for Isa@@ a@@ c from among the women of Cana@@ an .
But when the Israelites offered a contribu@@ tion in than@@ k@@ s@@ giving , they were as@@ sur@@ ed a blessing from Jehovah .
U@@ sing spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c Bible te@@ x@@ ts , he showed me how to con@@ fr@@ on@@ t my ad@@ di@@ ction , and he encoura@@ ged me to seek Jehovah’s help through pers@@ ist@@ ent prayer . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 37 .
But is death really the n@@ atur@@ al end of life ?
“ E@@ very good t@@ ree pro@@ du@@ ces fine fru@@ it . ” ​ — Matthew 5 : 39 ; 6 : 1 , 34 ; 7 : 6 , 7 , 12 , 13 , 16 , 17 .
As a married man or woman , you should make it clear by your spe@@ e@@ ch and your dem@@ e@@ an@@ or that you are simply not a@@ vail@@ able .
F@@ or@@ ced by its ge@@ o@@ pol@@ itical st@@ atu@@ s to take si@@ des between war@@ ring nations , C@@ y@@ pr@@ us also became ei@@ ther a po@@ t@@ ent ally or a bo@@ ther@@ some ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le .
He comman@@ ded Moses , A@@ ar@@ on , and Mi@@ ri@@ am to ass@@ em@@ ble at the en@@ tr@@ ance of the t@@ ent of meeting so that He could indic@@ ate his cho@@ ice of lead@@ er .
In fact , it may be very difficult to give up or even question deep@@ ly ch@@ eri@@ shed op@@ in@@ i@@ ons .
O@@ ther@@ wise , some may not get the point .
Let us act in har@@ mony with Paul’s counsel and never sto@@ op to the le@@ v@@ el of wicked ones .
Since 1914 , what st@@ ep have milli@@ ons taken , and why ?
Some individuals , for example , have become imp@@ a@@ i@@ red even in their ability to commun@@ ic@@ ate .
How , then , can you learn a new language ?
Yes , as we will see in the next article .
Many of Jehovah’s servants today se@@ em to have difficul@@ ty f@@ it@@ ting Bible reading and deep study into their lives .
Isa@@ ac@@ ’s ste@@ ad@@ fa@@ st@@ ness pla@@ yed a ke@@ y ro@@ le in the fulfill@@ ment of Jehovah’s promise that a “ se@@ ed ” for the blessing of all mankind would come through the family of Abraham .
She ad@@ m@@ its that she used to find it hard to speak to scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es about her faith , but one day that chang@@ ed .
“ What are the ap@@ par@@ ent advan@@ ta@@ ges and disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ges of the op@@ tions before you ? ”
( A@@ n E@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an land ) Ha@@ ve you ever consider@@ ed serving in another country ?
Paul wrote to the Romans : “ Th@@ r@@ ough one act of jus@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation the result to men of all s@@ or@@ ts is a declar@@ ing of them righteous for life . ” ​ — Romans 5 : 18 .
May we be willing to do so in order to be pleas@@ ing in Jehovah’s eyes . ​ — P@@ s .
He descri@@ bed what should be discus@@ sed at such meetings and re@@ comm@@ ended how they should be condu@@ cted .
A B@@ rit@@ ish scho@@ la@@ r no@@ ted that it “ may here [ sign@@ i@@ fy ] more especially all un@@ n@@ atur@@ al lu@@ st@@ s . ”
What fac@@ t@@ ors can work against good commun@@ ic@@ ation ?
God’s declar@@ ation came to John the son of Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
Now , in a long , wide pro@@ c@@ es@@ sion , milli@@ ons of Israelites advan@@ ced over the st@@ re@@ am@@ bed into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
What led to the c@@ ry : “ H@@ ere is the bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om ! ”
So there was no in@@ do@@ or show@@ er or to@@ il@@ et , no wa@@ shing ma@@ ch@@ ine , not even a ref@@ ri@@ g@@ er@@ at@@ or .
( b ) What effect did Paul’s end@@ ur@@ ance have on Timothy ?
That likely inclu@@ ded half brothers and half sisters .
Pro@@ ba@@ bly you are ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with men and women who often vis@@ it or a@@ id the si@@ ck , show com@@ pas@@ sion to the h@@ an@@ dic@@ app@@ ed , or give gener@@ ously to the po@@ or .
We also experience ill@@ ness , ber@@ e@@ av@@ ement , and other tri@@ als .
Like J@@ on@@ ah , for instance , in prayer you can ac@@ knowledge that “ sal@@ vation bel@@ ong@@ s to Jehovah . ”
As a result , milli@@ ons of S@@ pan@@ ish - speaking people today can read God’s Word in the t@@ ong@@ ue that t@@ ou@@ ches their heart .
M@@ ake an effort to see your friend as he is , not as you want him to be .
Per@@ haps no other prophecy in the Bible better de@@ pi@@ cts Christ’s sacrifice and what it has accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed than the one recorded at Isaiah 5@@ 3 : 3 - 12 .
2 : 5 - 8 .
By and large , though , Satan uses the same de@@ vi@@ ces that he used in the gar@@ den of E@@ den ​ — lies , dec@@ ep@@ tion , and mis@@ information .
Why is it important to do so ?
17 : 14 ; 20 : 10 .
In fact , no reason@@ able person should be at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to or att@@ ached to Ba@@ al .
When people feel in@@ secu@@ re , they like to hold on to something .
The apostle Paul poin@@ ts to another important princi@@ ple that is help@@ ful in child re@@ aring .
I made up my mind to continue pione@@ ering .
By means of his spirit , Jehovah will also help us to end@@ ure and , as a result , to maintain our joy .
If so , we might star@@ t to doubt that the end is near .
( b ) Why does Jehovah set out guid@@ el@@ ines for you to follow ?
It is the fore@@ told act of Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God that will ri@@ d the earth of cri@@ me , wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , and associ@@ ated problems .
What a jo@@ y@@ ful time that will be for lo@@ v@@ ers of God !
What a wonderful pro@@ spe@@ ct ​ — to know and to be known by the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of the uni@@ verse !
At his death , he “ la@@ y down with his fore@@ fa@@ thers . ”
But how is that even possible ?
“ O Y@@ O@@ U@@ T@@ H , enjoy yourself while you are young ! Let your heart lead you to enjo@@ y@@ ment in the days of your you@@ th . ” So wrote wise King Solomon of ancient Israel .
That was a new ide@@ a for a Rom@@ an and sur@@ ely for n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ is@@ tic Jews , for they thought that the Messi@@ ah would bring the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re to its k@@ ne@@ es and rest@@ ore Israel to its form@@ er glory .
However , there is another possible meaning to this verse .
Of course , expres@@ sing our love for Jehovah invol@@ ves far more than ref@@ ra@@ ining from what is bad .
Mi@@ c 7 V@@ er@@ se 6 indic@@ ates that this has led to a st@@ ate of af@@ fai@@ r@@ s wh@@ er@@ e@@ in relati@@ ves as close as sons and fa@@ thers , daugh@@ ters and mo@@ thers , des@@ p@@ ise one another .
L@@ ow fin@@ an@@ ces ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 17 )
In 6@@ 4@@ 2 B.C.E . , when King Jo@@ si@@ ah was about 25 , we find Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n serving as the k@@ ing@@ ’s se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary and cop@@ y@@ ist .
How happy they would be if they chang@@ ed their vie@@ ws and go@@ als !
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , Bible truth needs to be w@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed around us ti@@ gh@@ tly , as it were , so that we live in har@@ mony with it .
It is possible to find spiritual prote@@ ction and heal@@ ing today
He lost all his li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck and su@@ ffered the lo@@ ss of his bel@@ o@@ ved children in death .
The Bible pla@@ in@@ ly states : “ It does not bel@@ ong to man who is wal@@ king even to direc@@ t his st@@ ep . ”
After baptism , all disciples should keep on gro@@ wing in acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge .
J@@ en@@ n@@ y was so pr@@ ou@@ d of her@@ self ​ — and I was pr@@ ou@@ d of her too . ”
Does that not descri@@ be what many apost@@ ates try to do ?
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing with others can help us to see things from a bal@@ an@@ ced , positi@@ ve vie@@ w@@ point .
Jesus even used this cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary form of ad@@ d@@ ress , which was consider@@ ed pol@@ ite in Bible times , when speaking to his own mother .
That understanding has gu@@ i@@ ded me during more than se@@ ven de@@ ca@@ des .
Tru@@ e , Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s serv@@ ant was on a special mis@@ sion .
With hear@@ t@@ felt gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de , O@@ s@@ man than@@ ked Jehovah for let@@ ting him find the truth in a most un@@ likely place .
S@@ A@@ MU@@ E@@ L could feel the g@@ ri@@ ef in Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h .
Some young Christians , though , become heav@@ ily involved in ex@@ tr@@ ac@@ ur@@ ri@@ cul@@ ar activities and ho@@ b@@ bi@@ es .
We succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in r@@ en@@ ting a small house , and E@@ m@@ ma@@ s re@@ sum@@ ed his se@@ cre@@ t vis@@ its to the congregations as a travel@@ ing overse@@ er .
E@@ ach bap@@ t@@ is@@ ma@@ l can@@ di@@ d@@ ate received a full - l@@ eng@@ th go@@ wn with an@@ k@@ le st@@ ra@@ ps to be plac@@ ed over our regul@@ ar ba@@ thing co@@ stu@@ m@@ es .
That c@@ alls for self - control .
Yes , our whole way of life ​ — not just our Christian hope — ​ should refle@@ ct our trust in God .
Lo@@ sing a Father , F@@ in@@ ding a Father ( G .
S@@ ar@@ ah is the only woman in the Bible who@@ se age at the time of her death is inclu@@ ded in the inspired rec@@ ord .
What gu@@ i@@ ding princi@@ ple will help you draw the l@@ ine between mo@@ der@@ ation and over@@ in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ence ?
I did so and sta@@ yed in B@@ om@@ ba@@ y for 18 months before mo@@ ving to Al@@ la@@ ha@@ bad .
20 , 21 . ( a ) Gi@@ ve an example show@@ ing that we must keep on mu@@ st@@ ering up courage . ( b ) Un@@ der what circumstances may we need to displa@@ y courage , and of what can we be certain ?
Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at will no longer dec@@ ei@@ ve anyone , for she will not ex@@ ist .
After deli@@ ver@@ ing the Israelites from Egy@@ pt , Jehovah offered to accept them as his “ special pro@@ per@@ ty , ” to love and prote@@ ct them and to cons@@ titu@@ te them “ a holy nation . ”
What , though , if you regul@@ arly sp@@ end time in the field ministry but find few people at home or se@@ em un@@ able to cont@@ act your return vis@@ its again ?
Luke men@@ tions the women who minis@@ tered to Christ and tel@@ ls us that Mar@@ th@@ a and M@@ ary en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined H@@ im .
“ Ru@@ n in such a way that you may at@@ tain it . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R .
Jehovah can be our best F@@ ri@@ end .
“ Lo@@ ok , D@@ ad@@ dy , look ! ”
The book of De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y also war@@ ns against i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry and emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ es the need to give the true God exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion .
As we also seek Jehovah’s guid@@ ance in fer@@ v@@ ent prayer and follow the le@@ ading of his holy spirit , our relationship with him deep@@ ens and we are imp@@ el@@ led to serve him ‘ with all our heart , soul , and vital for@@ ce . ’ ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 5 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 22 - 25 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 ; Revelation 4 : 11 .
In a spiritual sense , overse@@ ers have the responsi@@ bility of prote@@ cting , n@@ ur@@ sing , and car@@ ing for the health of members of the congregation , especially those who have h@@ ur@@ t themselves or who have fal@@ le@@ n si@@ ck spiritually .
What con@@ di@@ tions made it challeng@@ ing for Noah to serve God faith@@ fully ?
W@@ es@@ sel , however , fir@@ m@@ ly held that the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch , the po@@ pe inclu@@ ded , did not have the ability to for@@ give sin@@ s .
‘ But who will be pu@@ t@@ ting up with the day of his coming , and who will be the one standing when he appe@@ ars ?
Jehovah under@@ took to give David more in@@ sight , the ability to see bey@@ ond the sur@@ face appe@@ ar@@ ance of matters .
M@@ an’s ba@@ dness at that time resul@@ ted in the des@@ tru@@ ction of all mankind , with the exc@@ ep@@ tion of Noah and his family . ​ — G@@ en .
• In what ways has Satan dec@@ ei@@ ved and mis@@ led people ?
N@@ atur@@ ally , they would also have felt pres@@ sur@@ ed by the comm@@ on pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ces of the day .
8@@ 1 : 13 , 16 .
The f@@ ar@@ ther I went , the more coura@@ ge@@ ous I became .
What is the cause of viol@@ ence among to@@ da@@ y’s you@@ th ?
And may we show him that we love him with our whole heart , soul , mind , and strength . ​ — Mark 12 : 30 .
“ I will prove to be with you , ” said Jehovah . ​ — E@@ x .
They are “ ca@@ ught away , ” or ra@@ ised in@@ stan@@ tly . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Even so , both H@@ er@@ od [ An@@ ti@@ p@@ as ] and P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate with men of nations and with pe@@ op@@ les of Israel were in ac@@ tu@@ ality ga@@ ther@@ ed together in this city against your holy serv@@ ant Jesus , whom you anointed . ”
If we beg@@ in to have dis@@ tur@@ b@@ ing questions about our Christian id@@ ent@@ ity , it is time to exam@@ ine clo@@ sel@@ y the qu@@ ality and the dep@@ th of this relationship .
Com@@ ple@@ ting the F@@ o@@ re@@ told N@@ um@@ ber
Some 20 years have pas@@ sed since a man then nam@@ ed Saul , a persecu@@ t@@ or of Christians , em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed Christi@@ an@@ ity .
He does not ti@@ re out or gro@@ w we@@ ary . ”
1 : 15 .
Lo@@ ve was the pri@@ m@@ ary reason .
In@@ c@@ reas@@ ingly , though , di@@ sh@@ on@@ es@@ ty is reg@@ ar@@ ded as necess@@ ary in order to sur@@ vi@@ ve in mo@@ der@@ n soci@@ ety .
If Adam and E@@ ve had res@@ pe@@ cted that gift , the whole earth would have become a par@@ adise filled with happy , righteous servants of God .
Y@@ oung ones , ask y@@ ourselves : ‘ What are my go@@ als ?
A@@ sa , however , reli@@ ed on God , and Jehovah ans@@ wer@@ ed his prayer .
16 , 17 . ( a ) How can we apply Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 2 , 5 with respect to self - control ?
Hence , those hu@@ ng@@ ering and th@@ ir@@ sting for righteousness in effect hu@@ ng@@ er and th@@ ir@@ st for divine guid@@ ance .
The fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al truth demonstr@@ ated over and over in the acc@@ oun@@ ts of the Ju@@ d@@ ges is this : O@@ be@@ di@@ ence to Jehovah lea@@ ds to rich blessings , dis@@ obedi@@ ence to di@@ re con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
▪ W@@ ars . ​ — Matthew 24 : 6 , 7 .
In the Bible , the ter@@ m “ to walk ” often means to follow a certain course of action .
A Wor@@ l@@ d@@ wide Pro@@ t@@ est and an All - O@@ u@@ t A@@ t@@ t@@ ack
If you use the time that will become a@@ vail@@ able in order to ad@@ v@@ ance Kingdom inter@@ ests , you too will en@@ rich your life . ​ — Pro@@ v .
No won@@ der Jehovah God took ple@@ asure in this faithful man who f@@ ought against im@@ moral en@@ tic@@ ements ! ​ — Matthew 5 : 27 - 30 .
When we b@@ eho@@ ld their joy , we may won@@ der why more are not at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to the light .
S@@ ur@@ vi@@ val , 11 / 1
G@@ et help as soon as possible .
( b ) How can we ex@@ pose our mind to “ the mind of Christ ” ?
Even here in a fore@@ ign pris@@ on , Jehovah found ways to bl@@ ess Joseph .
“ You are b@@ ound to be like God , know@@ ing good and bad ”
So , a Christian should be baptized , not when a ba@@ by , but when he or she is old en@@ ough to learn about God and become a disci@@ ple of Jesus .
Z@@ hi@@ ha@@ o had to de@@ al with pe@@ er pres@@ sure because of his faith and preaching activ@@ ity .
Do I o@@ pen the Bible and read the s@@ crip@@ tures that are c@@ ited but not qu@@ o@@ ted ?
A@@ c@@ tually , the qu@@ e@@ en of S@@ he@@ ba was so imp@@ ressed with Solom@@ on@@ ’s wisdom that she said to him : “ You have far sur@@ pas@@ sed in wisdom and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity the repor@@ t that I heard . ”
What is the con@@ ne@@ ction between Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality ?
This means that the acc@@ oun@@ ts of his life were put together in a com@@ par@@ ati@@ vely sh@@ ort time after his ministry ended .
“ The peace of God that exc@@ els all thought will gu@@ ard your hearts and your men@@ tal po@@ wers by means of Christ Jesus . ”
O@@ r are you working toward a care@@ er in the full - time service ?
12 : 34 .
Wh@@ atever problems we face in these difficult times , we can rest as@@ sur@@ ed that Jehovah will gu@@ i@@ de and su@@ sta@@ in us .
Indeed , it is imper@@ ative to he@@ ed Jesus ’ ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to ‘ follow him continu@@ ally ’ and to ‘ seek first the kingdom . ’ ​ — Mat@@ t .
G@@ ro@@ w@@ th necess@@ it@@ ates ex@@ pan@@ sion .
G@@ et@@ ting a good educ@@ ation takes time , but it is time well sp@@ ent .
The hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der was so moved by those words that he asked our brother to read the s@@ crip@@ ture a second time .
What would her gro@@ om , Isa@@ a@@ c , be like ?
Do not ga@@ ze about , for I am your God .
That is@@ sue , pr@@ inted by a com@@ mer@@ cial fir@@ m , had a prin@@ ting of 6@@ ,000 co@@ pi@@ es in Eng@@ l@@ ish only .
( a ) The apostle Paul set out what princi@@ ple about provi@@ ding for parents ?
Paul : “ I am a P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e ” , 4 / 15
What shows that David was a man of spiritual dep@@ th ?
Of course , this would re@@ com@@ men@@ d that we always have some form of liter@@ ature with us no matter where we may be ​ — at home , at work , in school , at the st@@ ore , or at plac@@ es of rec@@ re@@ ation . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 15 .
In the following article , let us consider three more war@@ n@@ ings that Jehovah provi@@ des to help us h@@ ate and avoid the false pa@@ ths that lead so many ast@@ ra@@ y . ​ — P@@ s .
There was no ele@@ c@@ tri@@ city in our home , so at night we read by fir@@ eli@@ ght .
Un@@ til my hus@@ ban@@ d’s death in 19@@ 6@@ 9 , he truly helped me to serve Jehovah gr@@ ate@@ fully .
By d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ing our activities to give some time to our brothers , we say to them , in effect , ‘ You are so valu@@ able in my eyes that it is more important to me to sp@@ end some time with you than to continue what I am doing . ’ The op@@ pos@@ ite is also true .
It is clear , then , that Jehovah’s Witnesses are not over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by the seri@@ ousness of their preaching com@@ mis@@ sion or the va@@ st@@ ness of their g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l ter@@ rit@@ ory .
In what way was Paul an imit@@ at@@ or of Jesus Christ ?
And if so , does it reve@@ al some pre@@ vi@@ ously hi@@ d@@ den knowledge regarding the hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al fi@@ gu@@ res Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t , Jesus Christ , or early Christians ?
• What can help us to be hum@@ ble ?
However , we can acc@@ ur@@ ately understand those prophe@@ ci@@ es only if we com@@ pre@@ h@@ end the meaning of the very first prophecy recorded in the Bible .
Thus , parents must sp@@ end time , exerc@@ ise pati@@ ence , and give much thought to the man@@ ner in which they ad@@ minis@@ ter discipl@@ ine .
Jehovah’s Ser@@ v@@ ants Ha@@ ve Tru@@ e H@@ op@@ e
In his ways they have wal@@ ked . ” In@@ tegrity c@@ alls for con@@ stan@@ tly sear@@ ch@@ ing to do God’s will and wal@@ king in his way .
“ They came , ever@@ yone who@@ se heart imp@@ el@@ led him , and they brought , ever@@ yone who@@ se spirit inc@@ ited him , Jehovah’s contribu@@ tion for the work of the t@@ ent of meeting . ”
This is the great@@ est privilege we could have in these last days .
32 : 1 , 2 , 17 , 18 .
“ Now Joseph was taken down to Egy@@ pt , and an Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an nam@@ ed P@@ o@@ ti@@ p@@ ha@@ r , a cour@@ t of@@ fi@@ cial of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h and c@@ hi@@ ef of the gu@@ ard , b@@ ought him from the I@@ sh@@ ma@@ el@@ ites who had taken him down there . ”
An@@ yone who worshipp@@ ed false go@@ ds or made himself or her@@ self a str@@ anger to the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , including a pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te , was called a str@@ anger . ​ — Jeremiah 2 : 25 ; 3 : 13 .
What , though , if one is not par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly inc@@ l@@ ined to re@@ ach out ?
that provide an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent bas@@ is for family discus@@ sion .
Ther@@ e@@ after , more bl@@ ack brothers in the S@@ ou@@ th were on the pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s .
If you were part of the world , the world would be f@@ ond of what is its own . Now because you are no part of the world , but I have cho@@ s@@ en you out of the world , on this account the world h@@ ates you .
Bro@@ ther H@@ er@@ d ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed them : ‘ You have acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ated much knowledge of the Bible through your stu@@ dies at G@@ ile@@ ad .
The following mon@@ th , Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r vis@@ ited K@@ o@@ be , and at the special meeting there , I was baptized in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of my dedic@@ ation to Jehovah .
All his children were kil@@ led in a st@@ or@@ m , and he was re@@ duc@@ ed to po@@ ver@@ ty .
The king pray@@ ed : “ H@@ el@@ p us , O Jehovah our God , for upon you we do le@@ an , and in your name we have come against this crow@@ d . O Jehovah , you are our God .
Al@@ so , Ne@@ ch@@ o was he@@ ading to C@@ ar@@ ch@@ em@@ ish to war “ against another house , ” not to war against Jerusalem .
We often need to ad@@ just our thinking or vie@@ w@@ point to ali@@ gn with God’s because his thoughts are su@@ peri@@ or to our@@ s .
When M@@ ary offered a sacrifice after Jesus ’ bir@@ th , she pres@@ ented “ a pa@@ ir of tur@@ t@@ le@@ do@@ ves or two young pi@@ ge@@ ons , ” which was the cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary o@@ ffering that po@@ or people made to Jehovah . ​ — Luke 2 : 24 ; L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 12 : 8 .
How can we avoid let@@ ting the c@@ ry “ Pe@@ ace and se@@ cur@@ ity ! ” dec@@ ei@@ ve us ?
On a bo@@ ard , she wrote : “ De@@ ar T@@ e@@ ach@@ ers ! You may take liter@@ ature for y@@ ourselves and your ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ an@@ ces .
You can shed the bur@@ den of exc@@ essi@@ ve gu@@ il@@ t
We share in the ministry , pre@@ pare for and atten@@ d Christian meetings , and keep spiritually strong by personal study and family worship .
( a ) For what reas@@ ons should the Israelites have accepted without h@@ es@@ it@@ ation the lead@@ er@@ ship of Moses and A@@ ar@@ on ?
As members of God’s hous@@ eho@@ ld , we learn to think in ter@@ ms of fulfill@@ ing ro@@ les in a family or as part of a congregation rather than ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ing a ran@@ k or c@@ li@@ mb@@ ing a cor@@ por@@ ate la@@ d@@ der . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m . 3 : 15 .
That occ@@ ur@@ red in B@@ r@@ on@@ x , New Yor@@ k , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , in 19@@ 16 , during World W@@ ar I .
The words “ the origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent ” bring to mind that tra@@ gi@@ c day in E@@ den when Satan used a s@@ n@@ ake to dec@@ ei@@ ve E@@ ve .
What is the bas@@ is for this me@@ th@@ od of preaching ?
We do not par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in the pol@@ itical contro@@ ver@@ si@@ es of this world ; nor do we take up ar@@ ms .
Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , and Jac@@ o@@ b were dead , but God’s purpose to resur@@ rec@@ t them was so sure to be ful@@ filled that to him they were as good as ali@@ ve .
How was that possible ?
When we obey Jehovah from our heart , we bring joy to his heart .
How sa@@ d it would be if we were to follow the po@@ or example of a few in the first - century Christian congregation !
In 194@@ 6 a need was seen for a f@@ res@@ h Bible transl@@ ation that took advan@@ ta@@ ge of the l@@ at@@ est scho@@ lar@@ ship and was not tain@@ ted by do@@ g@@ ma@@ s based on tra@@ di@@ tions of Chris@@ tend@@ om .
When a gu@@ est arri@@ ved , he was wel@@ com@@ ed with a k@@ is@@ s , his san@@ d@@ als were re@@ moved , his fe@@ et were wa@@ shed , and his head was gre@@ as@@ ed with ref@@ re@@ shing per@@ fu@@ m@@ ed o@@ il .
However , in@@ stead of stud@@ ying a certain public@@ ation by means of the u@@ su@@ al question - and - answer me@@ th@@ od , they ta@@ il@@ ored the family study to the age and needs of the children .
However , he did more than simply tell his disciples what it me@@ ant to be hum@@ ble ​ — he showed them how .
M@@ ore than that , when he found himself in fa@@ shi@@ on as a man , he hum@@ b@@ led himself and became obedi@@ ent as far as death , y@@ es , death on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 5 - 8 .
What a joy it was to be re@@ un@@ ited with my family !
Ex@@ am@@ ples of De@@ ep Th@@ ings
W@@ H@@ A@@ T a ter@@ ri@@ ble disa@@ ster stru@@ ck mankind early in human hist@@ ory !
To think that Jehovah God and Jesus Christ pa@@ id such a high pri@@ ce for us sin@@ n@@ ers !
After the w@@ ind st@@ op@@ s , the wa@@ ves continue to move over the o@@ ce@@ an sur@@ face and can tra@@ v@@ el great di@@ stances from where they origin@@ ated .
A less@@ on that we can learn from this is that God bless@@ es those who exerc@@ ise faith .
He coun@@ ted gan@@ g members among his friends .
“ Ke@@ ep on the W@@ atch ”
But I did not want to sto@@ p pione@@ ering for anything . ”
Why was the Kingdom of heaven not part of God’s origin@@ al purpose ?
Your children have questions about se@@ x but are not likely to in@@ iti@@ ate a discus@@ sion with you .
So we set@@ t@@ led in B@@ ris@@ ban@@ e , and I took up si@@ gn pa@@ in@@ ting , a form of com@@ mer@@ cial ar@@ t .
What loving mother can ign@@ ore the so@@ b@@ b@@ ing of her child ?
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s the best ad@@ vice on family life .
Yet , Ju@@ d@@ as did not gu@@ ard his heart .
Be@@ fore c@@ all@@ ing to c@@ he@@ ck on him , my husband and I would pray that Jehovah help us not to respon@@ d in kind to ang@@ ry re@@ actions .
Christ’s sub@@ je@@ cts , therefore , obey govern@@ men@@ tal la@@ ws that do not con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with God’s la@@ ws .
It is not hard , therefore , to understand why some among the early Christians were dra@@ wn to the pre@@ ten@@ ti@@ ous ways and life - st@@ y@@ les of the people around them .
On Au@@ gu@@ st 24 , 19@@ 50 , I set sa@@ il on an 11 - day j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to the Ne@@ ther@@ lands ​ — en@@ ough time to read through the new@@ ly rel@@ eas@@ ed New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Christian Greek Scriptures .
There they find “ M@@ ary as well as Joseph , and the inf@@ ant l@@ ying in the m@@ anger . ”
Because of its pleas@@ ant ar@@ oma and other pro@@ per@@ ties , mas@@ tic is used in so@@ a@@ p , co@@ s@@ me@@ tic@@ s , and per@@ fu@@ m@@ es .
In chap@@ ter 3 , we learn that “ all have sin@@ ned . ”
The Bible makes clear that at the present time , Jehovah does not mirac@@ ul@@ ously shi@@ eld his servants from these a@@ ff@@ lic@@ tions . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 11 .
How do Bible principles help us to have the right view of family ob@@ lig@@ ations ?
While the number of anointed ones on earth has been di@@ min@@ ish@@ ing over the years , that of the other sheep has ex@@ pan@@ ded to inclu@@ de liter@@ ally milli@@ ons .
If so , why not cont@@ act Jehovah’s Witnesses to accept their offer of a free Bible study ?
Many have found that this arrang@@ ement has dra@@ wn them clo@@ s@@ er together in love and has streng@@ th@@ ened their relationship with Jehovah .
Con@@ tr@@ ary to their di@@ re pre@@ dic@@ tions , ten months after fin@@ ish@@ ing school , I got a jo@@ b as a teach@@ er .
These loyal and God - fe@@ aring friends of Jeremiah well illustr@@ ate those having an earthly hope today who be@@ friend the Jeremiah class .
Jehovah then says : “ For my own house will be called even a house of prayer for all the pe@@ op@@ les . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
What had happened ? ​ — 2 Corinthians 8 : 10 , 11 ; 9 : 1 - 5 .
What , though , were sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e meetings like ?
Some 9@@ 00 years later , a resurrection occ@@ ur@@ red a sh@@ ort dist@@ ance nor@@ th of Sh@@ un@@ em out@@ side the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of Na@@ in .
This seri@@ ously mar@@ red their relationship with their M@@ ak@@ er . ​ — Le@@ v .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , her good conduct ear@@ ned her an early rel@@ e@@ ase from pris@@ on , in Mar@@ ch 199@@ 4 .
* Is preaching pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s God’s way of ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ing better govern@@ ment and a better world ?
One of the artic@@ les appe@@ aring in this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine is based on that sub@@ ject .
Some anointed Christians were even spiritually we@@ ak .
He then loo@@ ked for@@ ward to the pri@@ ze of et@@ er@@ n@@ al life that was held out to him ​ — that of being an im@@ mor@@ tal king and pri@@ est in God’s heavenly Kingdom .
W@@ he@@ ther she c@@ alls on the baptized son to pray at such a study or at me@@ al@@ time is left to her dis@@ cre@@ tion .
N@@ ex@@ t , the Bible rec@@ ord says : “ Samuel took the hor@@ n of o@@ il and anointed him in the mi@@ d@@ st of his brothers . And the spirit of Jehovah began to be op@@ er@@ ative upon David from that day for@@ ward . ”
They are end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to serve Jehovah to the best of their ability , loo@@ king to him for strength . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 10 .
Indeed , E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s own inspired prophecy , pre@@ served in the book of Ju@@ de , has to do with the des@@ tru@@ ction of Satan’s se@@ ed .
The w@@ o@@ od was gr@@ ound into a po@@ w@@ der , which was then so@@ ld as “ al@@ o@@ es . ”
S@@ al@@ vation for Those Who C@@ ho@@ ose the Li@@ ght , 3 / 1
Your pres@@ ence is very important , but your friend may not feel up to soci@@ al@@ iz@@ ing with you .
S@@ hor@@ tly before he died , C@@ e@@ ol@@ fr@@ ith deci@@ ded to return to R@@ ome .
These and mul@@ titu@@ des of resur@@ rec@@ ted ones will be brought to per@@ fe@@ ction during the Th@@ ous@@ and Ye@@ ar R@@ ei@@ gn of Jesus Christ .
No@@ tice what Jesus Christ c@@ learly stated : “ There will be great tri@@ bul@@ ation such as has not occ@@ ur@@ red since the worl@@ d’s beg@@ in@@ ning until now , no , nor will occ@@ ur again . ”
To illustr@@ ate : S@@ up@@ pose you had a bo@@ x con@@ tain@@ ing bal@@ ls of different col@@ ors . You sh@@ ake the bo@@ x , thor@@ ough@@ ly mi@@ x@@ ing the bal@@ ls .
Des@@ pite the present mis@@ er@@ y and op@@ pres@@ sion , however , there are so@@ li@@ d reas@@ ons for believ@@ ing that a world that you would call perfect is ac@@ tually near at hand .
W@@ he@@ ther to de@@ part or not is a personal decision .
He will help us to face op@@ position coura@@ ge@@ ously , and our godly devo@@ tion will make us very different from the ung@@ o@@ dly .
De@@ ci@@ ding for life invol@@ ves first lear@@ ning of God’s requi@@ re@@ ments .
He told his disciples : “ To you it is gr@@ anted to understand the sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ ts of the kingdom of the heavens [ “ kingdom of God , ” Mark 4 : 11 ] . ”
Today , when giving counsel on matters invol@@ ving personal cho@@ ice , the elders should follow that pat@@ ter@@ n .
All this activ@@ ity in Tu@@ v@@ alu , in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ ally , ra@@ ised the i@@ re of a local cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man who ann@@ oun@@ ced over the ra@@ di@@ o that the Witnesses were er@@ e@@ cting a “ T@@ ow@@ er of Ba@@ be@@ l ” !
To say that the man had in@@ ten@@ se emo@@ tions is an under@@ st@@ at@@ ement .
In fact , sever@@ al times she encoura@@ ged me to continue when I thought of qu@@ it@@ ting . ”
Since Jesus is now in heaven , how has he arrang@@ ed for us here on earth to receive our spiritual food supp@@ ly ?
T@@ I@@ SH@@ R@@ I ( E@@ TH@@ AN@@ I@@ M )
For what reason did David wr@@ ite Psalm 34 , and who may David have had in mind when com@@ pos@@ ing the psal@@ m ?
The Bible por@@ tra@@ ys a clear pi@@ c@@ ture of Jehovah God .
Not once did I hear her say , ‘ I wish we could set@@ tle down and have our own home . ’
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : Bro@@ thers in the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines try to re@@ ach all people , such as this man on his mo@@ t@@ or@@ bi@@ ke with a si@@ de@@ ca@@ r in nor@@ ther@@ n Lu@@ z@@ on
All my pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons were in a sing@@ le su@@ it@@ case , but I was happy and cont@@ ent in serving Jehovah . ”
EN@@ C@@ O@@ U@@ R@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ M@@ EN@@ T AN@@ D A W@@ A@@ R@@ N@@ IN@@ G
Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h !
O@@ r what if a you@@ th claim@@ ing to be a Christian br@@ ings al@@ co@@ ho@@ l to a ga@@ ther@@ ing and you and others present are not of leg@@ al age to dr@@ ink ?
These artic@@ les show how we can live in har@@ mony with such re@@ ques@@ ts .
I do rep@@ ent in du@@ st and a@@ sh@@ es . ”
In B@@ r@@ ita@@ in , 18 - year - old S@@ te@@ ph@@ ani@@ e@@ ’s class was discus@@ sing ab@@ or@@ tion and other e@@ th@@ ic@@ al is@@ su@@ es .
He was saying that Jehovah does not dep@@ end on our worship .
This me@@ ant yet another language for me to t@@ ac@@ k@@ le .
There is much help a@@ vail@@ able , but we must be willing to work for it .
Why is it always best to obey Jehovah’s comman@@ ds ?
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From Genesis ​ — I@@ I , 1 / 15
“ The Me@@ ek Sh@@ all In@@ her@@ it the E@@ ar@@ th ” ​ — How ?
With an attitude like that of a mother with a su@@ ck@@ ling child , Jehovah lo@@ v@@ ingly att@@ ach@@ es himself to those who are loyal to him .
( b ) What questions can help a person to make good decisions about associ@@ ations ?
How does Jesus ’ resurrection t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy to God’s great@@ ness ?
O@@ ver the next sever@@ al years , I prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely experi@@ men@@ ted with har@@ der d@@ ru@@ g@@ s and became a slave to many of them .
Se@@ cond , al@@ though an el@@ ement may on one occasi@@ on have a ne@@ g@@ ative con@@ no@@ tation in the Scriptures , on another occasi@@ on the same el@@ ement may be used to re@@ present something positi@@ ve .
From about 19@@ 36 on@@ ward , An@@ č@@ ka came to vis@@ it M@@ other on a number of occasi@@ ons .
Let us consider some ver@@ ses from that book and see how we can co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with Jehovah’s purpose to un@@ ite his cre@@ ation .
F@@ ri@@ e@@ da found her@@ self back in cour@@ t and was sen@@ ten@@ ced to si@@ x years in pris@@ on .
The apostle John told his fellow Christians : “ We know we origin@@ ate with God , but the whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one . ”
By this time , P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese - speaking Witnesses from Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que began vis@@ iting us at ass@@ em@@ bly times , which was a great help to the new ones .
R@@ E@@ C@@ EN@@ T@@ L@@ Y , on her own in@@ iti@@ ative , a n@@ ine - year - old gi@@ r@@ l in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il se@@ par@@ ated the money she had sa@@ ved into two par@@ ts ​ — 18 do@@ l@@ l@@ ars and 25 do@@ l@@ l@@ ars .
We have the joy of help@@ ing do@@ w@@ nt@@ ro@@ d@@ den people receive comfort from the Scriptures .
Lu@@ car@@ is was ar@@ rest@@ ed , and on Ju@@ ly 27 , 1@@ 6@@ 38 , he was taken on bo@@ ard a small bo@@ at as if for ban@@ ish@@ ment .
They wanted to be there together !
M@@ il@@ t@@ on confid@@ ently declar@@ ed : “ For then the E@@ ar@@ th shall all be Par@@ adise . ”
In rec@@ ent years , ob@@ tain@@ ing even the food for the day has been a chall@@ enge .
That example is but one of many in the Bible show@@ ing Jehovah’s appreciation for his servants .
For instance , fer@@ men@@ ted w@@ ine , not gra@@ pe ju@@ ice , would bur@@ st “ old w@@ in@@ es@@ kin@@ s , ” as Jesus said .
To show de@@ fer@@ ence , they did what was n@@ atur@@ al : They “ bo@@ wed low to him with their fac@@ es to the gr@@ ound . ” ​ — Genesis 4@@ 2 : 5 , 6 . What about Joseph ?
No won@@ der such har@@ d@@ working elders are deep@@ ly appreci@@ ated by those en@@ tru@@ sted to their care ! ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 5 : 12 , 13 .
Such a blessing , though , can be rel@@ ated to what truly is the bas@@ is for succ@@ ess , our obedi@@ ence and faith@@ ful@@ ness to God , who as@@ sures us : “ What is loo@@ ked for in ste@@ war@@ ds is for a man to be found faithful . ”
The Mi@@ rac@@ les of Jesus ​ — What Can You L@@ ear@@ n ?
When M@@ er@@ ce@@ des and I moved to Lo@@ gro@@ ñ@@ o , there were only about 20 Witnesses in that city of some 10@@ 0@@ ,000 in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants .
Although he was fir@@ m with Bar@@ u@@ ch , Jehovah re@@ ac@@ ted , not with anger , but with gen@@ u@@ ine fa@@ ther@@ ly concer@@ n .
K@@ ar@@ l asked many questions .
Satan contro@@ ls this world , including its pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda ch@@ ann@@ els .
By using this desi@@ gn@@ ation so fre@@ ely , Jesus con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed that a war@@ m and tru@@ sting relationship with Jehovah is within the re@@ ach of sin@@ ful and imper@@ fect humans .
Do you not ag@@ ree , however , that we can ad@@ just our attitude ?
They say that he used ev@@ olu@@ tion to cre@@ ate all living things .
The expres@@ sion “ the li@@ p of truth ” is sing@@ ul@@ ar in Hebrew and has a deep@@ er meaning than just tru@@ th@@ ful spe@@ e@@ ch .
We tal@@ ked about the words of Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 10 , which encoura@@ ge us to put Jehovah to the t@@ est and see if he will not p@@ our out a blessing on us .
In an or@@ der@@ ly man@@ ner , he will bring them back to life .
In a m@@ om@@ ent of anger or fru@@ str@@ ation , perhaps you have found yourself making this bo@@ ld as@@ ser@@ tion .
Jehovah also provi@@ des guid@@ ance through his Son , Jesus , who is called the “ P@@ r@@ in@@ ce of Pe@@ ace . ”
We show our hear@@ t@@ felt appreciation for this supp@@ ly of spiritual food by regul@@ arly par@@ taking of it .
El@@ der@@ ly On@@ es ​ — A B@@ less@@ ing to the Y@@ oung , 6 / 1
Ha@@ ve you been able to apply the su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions publi@@ shed in our liter@@ ature ?
He transl@@ ated other par@@ ts of the Scriptures from L@@ at@@ in and from Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ ther’s Bible in Ger@@ man .
That the expres@@ sion “ as the s@@ and of the se@@ a ” does not always mean an in@@ fin@@ ite , a@@ str@@ on@@ om@@ ic@@ al number ; nor is it always used to descri@@ be something im@@ men@@ se or over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing in si@@ ze .
I have valu@@ able guid@@ ance given me through the congregation that helps me to com@@ ba@@ t Satan’s a@@ w@@ ful pres@@ sure .
With God’s ba@@ c@@ king , milli@@ ons from all nations , tri@@ bes , and t@@ ong@@ u@@ es are ga@@ ther@@ ing together to form a har@@ mon@@ i@@ ous , loving bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
How does the Bible help us com@@ ba@@ t rac@@ ism and other form@@ s of imp@@ ro@@ per pri@@ de ?
* ​ — Romans 1 : 18 - 25 ; 2 Timothy 3 : 16 , 17 ; 2 Peter 1 : 19 - 21 .
Fir@@ st - C@@ en@@ tury Christians in P@@ ol@@ iti@@ c@@ s ? 5 / 1
But we are sur@@ ely not hel@@ pl@@ ess .
He also resur@@ rec@@ ted young people , including a 12 - year - old gi@@ r@@ l .
san@@ g the psalmist , “ for there is the true for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess with you . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 30 : 3 , 4 .
“ The day of Jehovah ” will not destro@@ y earth it@@ self but will “ an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ate the l@@ an@@ d’s sin@@ n@@ ers out of it . ”
W@@ a@@ it until your sp@@ ouse has fin@@ i@@ shed tal@@ king and you understand what was expres@@ sed .
The Com@@ ple@@ te En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia of I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ation / ​ J .
That ten@@ se day must have made a deep imp@@ res@@ sion on Joseph .
( b ) In what sense does love never fai@@ l ?
“ Lo@@ ok ! The Devil will keep on thro@@ wing some of you into pris@@ on that you may be fully put to the t@@ est , and that you may have tri@@ bul@@ ation [ tr@@ ou@@ ble , dist@@ ress , or op@@ pres@@ sion ] ten days .
They En@@ ri@@ ched Their Li@@ fe ​ — Can You Do the S@@ ame ?
David had pang@@ s of conscience . . .
One service overse@@ er in Ha@@ wa@@ i@@ i , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , wrote : “ L@@ it@@ tle did we real@@ ize how effe@@ ctive these new to@@ ol@@ s would be both in the house - to - house work and in public wit@@ ness@@ ing . ”
Some well - known early Jewish Christians had a Di@@ as@@ por@@ a ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , such as Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s from C@@ y@@ pr@@ us , P@@ ris@@ c@@ a and A@@ qu@@ ila from P@@ on@@ tu@@ s and then R@@ ome , A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s from A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a , and Paul from T@@ ar@@ su@@ s . ​ — Acts 4 : 36 ; 18 : 2 , 24 ; 22 : 3 .
What opportunity does God’s pati@@ ence provide ?
He no@@ tic@@ es that you stu@@ m@@ ble occasi@@ on@@ ally .
The lo@@ ss of her children and the family we@@ al@@ th must have de@@ va@@ stated her .
He was a perfect ang@@ el , but he “ did not stand f@@ ast in the truth . ”
In the mean@@ time , we learned that th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Ch@@ in@@ ese stud@@ ents and famili@@ es lived in our are@@ a .
The fact is that Jehovah “ is not far off from each one ” who wants to find him ; it is possible to get to know him .
T@@ w@@ o Witnesses were assign@@ ed as special pione@@ ers for a peri@@ od of three months to Bu@@ sh@@ enyi , a small to@@ wn in w@@ es@@ ter@@ n U@@ g@@ anda .
What was a differ@@ ence between the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law and the law of the Christ ?
Ma@@ y@@ be in a group they won@@ ’t att@@ ack us . ”
The Israelites were encoura@@ ged to imitate Jehovah’s gener@@ os@@ ity ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 9 )
Since that m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous day , sever@@ al other people have also had an imp@@ act on my life .
Although the Babyl@@ on@@ ians were on the ris@@ e , their ar@@ my had not yet de@@ fe@@ ated P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h Ne@@ ch@@ o .
“ Ha@@ ve Re@@ g@@ ard for Those Who Are Wor@@ king H@@ ard A@@ m@@ ong You ”
His ob@@ je@@ ctive : to set@@ tle the much de@@ bat@@ ed is@@ sue of God’s relationship to his Son .
It is every@@ where .
But now I am a@@ vail@@ able for wh@@ atever assignment I might yet receive from Jehovah . ”
But Jesus remin@@ ds us that “ he that has end@@ ur@@ ed to the end is the one that will be sa@@ ved . ”
Thus , they were valu@@ able , in@@ deed vital , for the well - being of the nation .
Is There On@@ ly One ‘ Tru@@ e Ch@@ urch ’ ?
When we tra@@ in new ones to speak in this way , they will enjoy the ministry even more .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the King told the a@@ udi@@ ence to wr@@ ite down all the Bible ver@@ ses mentioned in the talk !
Is there life after death ?
He “ came to be b@@ es@@ i@@ de [ Jehovah ] as a ma@@ ster work@@ er ” in the cre@@ ation of the material uni@@ verse and man .
Such an hon@@ est self - exam@@ in@@ ation should help you to see whether you really have the ability and determin@@ ation to serve in a fore@@ ign field . ​ — See the bo@@ x “ K@@ now Y@@ our@@ self . ”
While gro@@ wing up in Gal@@ ile@@ e , he no doubt had am@@ ple opportunity to ob@@ serve Jehovah’s cre@@ ations .
What if the Kingdom message is not fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly received ?
Now at the age of 1@@ 20 , he vie@@ ws the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and from a dist@@ ance and then dies at@@ op M@@ ount Ne@@ bo .
F@@ ur@@ ther medi@@ cal t@@ ests reve@@ aled that Jo@@ el also had a serious heart mal@@ form@@ ation and a se@@ v@@ ere form of ri@@ c@@ ke@@ ts .
In any case , Mi@@ ri@@ am@@ ’s os@@ su@@ ary provi@@ des evidence that the Bible speak@@ s of real people who bel@@ ong@@ ed to real famili@@ es .
So it came about that while they were in the field Ca@@ in pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t A@@ be@@ l his brother and k@@ ill him . ”
Rather , the Israelites gave them a ti@@ the , or a ten@@ th part , that allow@@ ed the L@@ ev@@ ites to foc@@ us on their work at the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le .
How can we live in har@@ mony with the re@@ qu@@ est for God’s will to take place on earth ?
Con@@ cer@@ ning the tim@@ ing of the in@@ iti@@ al se@@ al@@ ing , the apostle Paul wrote to anointed Christians : “ You also ho@@ ped in him after you heard the word of truth , the good news about your sal@@ vation . By means of him also , after you believ@@ ed , you were se@@ aled with the promised holy spirit . ”
W@@ ell , Jesus said : “ Pa@@ y back Ca@@ es@@ ar@@ ’s things to Ca@@ es@@ ar , but God’s things to God . ”
A@@ be@@ l made an accep@@ table o@@ ffering to Jehovah .
We can eas@@ ily remember these col@@ ored hor@@ ses and what they teach us about our day .
They i@@ magine themselves living without anxi@@ ety under a human govern@@ ment , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as the Bible poin@@ ts to God’s Kingdom as man@@ kin@@ d’s only true hope .
The meeting conclu@@ des with a s@@ ong and prayer . ​ — Matthew 26 : 30 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 19 .
Yet , K@@ im was wise en@@ ough to know that among many you@@ ths the temp@@ tation to eng@@ age in se@@ x is great .
This is seen again and again in times of need .
200@@ 6 S@@ E@@ R@@ V@@ I@@ C@@ E Y@@ E@@ A@@ R R@@ E@@ P@@ O@@ R@@ T O@@ F J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S W@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ S W@@ O@@ R@@ L@@ D@@ W@@ I@@ D@@ E
What fine example did Paul set in hon@@ or@@ ing the God - given authority of the gover@@ ning body , and to what did that lead ?
The pre@@ ce@@ ding article discus@@ sed the sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic dr@@ ama found in Ho@@ se@@ a chap@@ ters 1 to 5 .
We may therefore wish to com@@ mit our go@@ als and the str@@ ate@@ gy for re@@ aching them to pa@@ per , lis@@ ting the ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les we ex@@ pect along with ways to over@@ come them .
That M@@ ic@@ ha@@ l kept a ter@@ ap@@ him i@@ ma@@ ge among her pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons su@@ gg@@ ests that her heart was not complete with Jehovah .
So co@@ ver over the er@@ r@@ ors of others in@@ stead of high@@ ligh@@ ting them .
Of course , E@@ vel@@ y@@ n and I mis@@ sed each other very much .
Sa@@ ys Bar@@ ba@@ r@@ a , a long@@ time mission@@ ary : “ I always pray before I read or study the Bible .
When we follow Jesus ’ ad@@ vice , we can leave with our peace in@@ t@@ act and with the pos@@ si@@ bility of help@@ ing the person in the future .
“ New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation R@@ ele@@ as@@ es ”
I vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to re@@ pa@@ ir so@@ c@@ ks for the pris@@ on cl@@ er@@ ks .
A Con@@ vers@@ ation With a N@@ ei@@ gh@@ b@@ or ​ — Why Does God Al@@ low Su@@ ffering ?
We too may face a challeng@@ ing situation in which our associ@@ ates try to pres@@ sure us into following their human reason@@ ing in@@ stead of supp@@ or@@ ting us in doing Jehovah’s will .
If the strength we have comes from Jehovah , we will be strong in@@ deed !
What Ab@@ out Today ?
Christians in R@@ ome also needed to make similar chang@@ es .
Di@@ d Jesus ever vis@@ it this bus@@ y me@@ tro@@ pol@@ is , an h@@ our@@ ’s walk from Na@@ z@@ are@@ th ?
And if so , will she be ang@@ ry that I was l@@ ate ? ’
“ Th@@ ro@@ w your bur@@ den upon Jehovah himself , and he himself will su@@ sta@@ in you , ” says Psalm 5@@ 5 : 22 . “ N@@ ever will he allow the righteous one to to@@ t@@ ter . ”
With my wife in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k
A@@ le@@ x Re@@ in@@ mu@@ el@@ l@@ er , a help@@ er to the P@@ u@@ bli@@ shing Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e , told of how he made the truth his own while pione@@ ering in Cana@@ da when he was only 15 years old , often working by himself .
Since that re@@ bel@@ li@@ on , Jehovah God has pati@@ ently allow@@ ed time to show that Satan’s rul@@ er@@ ship is a mis@@ er@@ able fa@@ il@@ ure .
O@@ ver 20 years later , L@@ is@@ a still ser@@ ves as a pioneer , but now along with her husband , S@@ yl@@ va@@ in .
Of course , we refu@@ sed to sto@@ p wit@@ ness@@ ing , and we were taken to the po@@ li@@ ce st@@ ation for ques@@ tion@@ ing .
S@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ous and cu@@ t@@ ting spe@@ e@@ ch can cause un@@ be@@ ar@@ able dist@@ ress to others .
After baptism , I married a young woman nam@@ ed Bar@@ ba@@ r@@ a who had also rec@@ ently become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
When un@@ an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated events or ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ents ha@@ p@@ pen , whether someone is affe@@ cted or not dep@@ ends to a large ex@@ t@@ ent on where he is at the time they occ@@ ur .
In what way did first - century Christians experience physical sal@@ vation , with what par@@ al@@ le@@ l today ?
P@@ le@@ ase direc@@ t your attention to the next article , for it su@@ gg@@ ests ways to teach and help others to accept the Kingdom message .
S@@ pe@@ ak to Jehovah about the decisions you have to make
He a@@ da@@ p@@ ted his teaching to those to whom he spoke , whether they were of high st@@ ation or low .
Why So L@@ ong ?
He is free from bi@@ as or fav@@ or@@ it@@ ism .
Jesus ’ body had been plac@@ ed in a t@@ om@@ b car@@ ved into a ro@@ ck mas@@ s that was se@@ aled with a large st@@ one .
While you may now be in your te@@ en@@ age years , your parents still have the responsi@@ bility to gu@@ i@@ de you , and you have the ob@@ lig@@ ation to take no@@ tice .
And it was !
Do you ye@@ ar@@ n to see your loved ones again ?
We know that we can have for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s , a clean conscience , an appro@@ ved relationship with God , and the pro@@ spe@@ ct of et@@ er@@ n@@ al life . ​ — John 14 : 6 ; Romans 6 : 23 ; Hebrews 9 : 24 - 28 ; 1 Peter 3 : 21 .
Satan’s S@@ na@@ res Today
“ The way of righteous ones ” will remain forever , but inc@@ or@@ ri@@ gi@@ bly wicked people will per@@ ish because of Jehovah’s ad@@ verse judgment .
F@@ E@@ B@@ R@@ U@@ A@@ R@@ Y 25 , 20@@ 13 – M@@ A@@ R@@ C@@ H 3 , 20@@ 13
Instead , Jesus cho@@ se the ter@@ m “ Father . ”
This may have been lar@@ g@@ ely a result of the influ@@ ence of fore@@ ign women who practic@@ ed Ba@@ al worship .
During the night , “ the Lord sto@@ od by him and said : ‘ Be of good courage ! For as you have been giving a thor@@ ough witness on the things about me in Jerusalem , so you must also be@@ ar witness in R@@ ome . ’ ”
No one was to “ a@@ ff@@ li@@ ct ” such a child in any way .
The study me@@ th@@ od used in our public@@ ations is that of questions and ans@@ wers .
With his help , you can end@@ ure t@@ ests of faith .
There is a bi@@ g differ@@ ence , however , between not wor@@ r@@ ying un@@ du@@ ly about t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w and ign@@ or@@ ing it comple@@ t@@ ely .
“ Mar@@ ch around Z@@ ion , you people , and go about it , coun@@ t its to@@ wers . S@@ et your hearts upon its r@@ am@@ part .
F@@ A@@ MI@@ N@@ E@@ S :
Yes , we can make a cho@@ ice to serve Jehovah faith@@ fully with everlasting life in view , or we can cho@@ ose to dis@@ obey him and su@@ ff@@ er the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
We are wise , therefore , to take seri@@ ously what it says about the Devil . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 14 - 17 ; 2 Peter 1 : 20 , 21 .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , she can find con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment in know@@ ing that Jehovah God appro@@ ves of her course and will ri@@ ch@@ ly re@@ ward her for imit@@ ating the example of his de@@ ar Son .
R@@ el@@ ates S@@ te@@ ph@@ en , a father from Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a : “ I used to s@@ we@@ ar a lo@@ t and would regul@@ arly f@@ ly into a ra@@ ge over tri@@ vi@@ al things .
Do You Ha@@ ve “ a W@@ a@@ iting A@@ t@@ titu@@ de ” ?
In order to support ourselves while preaching full - time , John and I had a small bu@@ sin@@ ess at the New Jer@@ se@@ y sh@@ ore , pre@@ par@@ ing bre@@ ak@@ f@@ ast for fi@@ sh@@ er@@ men .
The ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts and their ri@@ ders are sent out to care for spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es .
In what ways did Jesus show his love for others ?
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing are some Bible principles that have helped many bre@@ ak free from de@@ fil@@ ing ad@@ dic@@ tions :
If you are not sure what por@@ tions of the Bible would be most su@@ it@@ able in that reg@@ ard , Jehovah’s Witnesses will be happy to help you .
How might to@@ da@@ y’s problems af@@ fect us ?
Ma@@ y@@ be a na@@ p in the af@@ ter@@ no@@ on will also help .
With Mar@@ j@@ ori@@ e on our we@@ d@@ ding day
Z@@ el@@ op@@ he@@ ha@@ d’s daugh@@ ters had faith that things would work out well if they obe@@ yed God .
No human govern@@ ment has the right to imp@@ e@@ de that God - given work .
Still , I was dist@@ ressed over such dis@@ qui@@ et@@ ing questions as , ‘ Why all the k@@ ill@@ ing ?
( Read 2 Corinthians 4 : 7 - 10 ; 12 : 10 . )
Christian elders and others can sur@@ ely benefit from such less@@ ons .
During those two we@@ ek@@ s , the women became con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that I was not the lo@@ s@@ er . ”
How O@@ f@@ ten ?
What is your pri@@ m@@ ary go@@ al as a teach@@ er , and what will contribu@@ te to succ@@ ess in at@@ tain@@ ing it ?
See The Watchtower , F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 15 , 199@@ 7 , pages 19 - 20 .
In just 30 years or so , vi@@ br@@ ant Christian congregations were form@@ ed in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , A@@ sia , and E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently in@@ tend@@ ed for n@@ on - Jews , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly the Romans , the book of Mark pres@@ ents Jesus as the mirac@@ le - working Son of God who car@@ ries on a vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign .
What blessings result from being tru@@ th@@ ful with our neigh@@ b@@ or ?
As followers of Christ and Witnesses of Jehovah , we are persecu@@ ted in nations around the world .
At the time , they me@@ t in one ano@@ ther’s ho@@ m@@ es , just as the first Christians did .
We long for the day when we will see our gr@@ and@@ parents , parents , and Eva on earth again in the resurrection in Par@@ adise . ​ — Acts 24 : 15 .
After cro@@ s@@ sing the R@@ ed Se@@ a , the Israelites w@@ an@@ der@@ ed in a land descri@@ bed as a “ va@@ st and ter@@ ri@@ ble w@@ il@@ der@@ ness in@@ fes@@ ted with po@@ is@@ on@@ ous s@@ n@@ ak@@ es and s@@ cor@@ pi@@ ons , a th@@ ir@@ st@@ y , w@@ at@@ er@@ less land . ”
Ther@@ efore , in time we left Bethel , but with the hope that when our situation chang@@ ed , we might return .
We pro@@ cla@@ im him as the en@@ thr@@ oned heavenly King of the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom .
But it is not bri@@ ber@@ y to give a ti@@ p or a gift to a public serv@@ ant when he per@@ form@@ s his du@@ ty or to ob@@ tain a leg@@ iti@@ mate service or to avoid un@@ fa@@ ir tre@@ at@@ ment . ​ — 4 / 1 , page 29 .
8 - 10 . ( a ) How has 2 Timothy 3 : 1 - 5 been ful@@ filled ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , a ste@@ ad@@ y di@@ et of rec@@ re@@ ation and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment will we@@ ak@@ en our spiritual health .
Pe@@ ople remain f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ated by death ​ — the death of others .
Some 25 mil@@ es [ 40 k@@ m ] away , the d@@ ri@@ ver man@@ ag@@ ed to es@@ cap@@ e .
Indeed , the mo@@ de@@ l prayer as@@ sures us that nothing can sto@@ p the will of God from taking place . ​ — P@@ s .
Mo@@ re@@ over , are we among those whom Jesus refer@@ red to as ones who “ will see God ” ?
The answer to the first question can be found in over 7@@ ,000 plac@@ es in the Bible in its origin@@ al langu@@ ages .
I@@ mp@@ ressed , he wrote the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s local branch of@@ fice this message in P@@ id@@ g@@ in Eng@@ l@@ ish : “ E@@ ver@@ yone they get@@ ti@@ m one mind and no one they cro@@ ss , they also one family . ”
As early as the 18@@ 8@@ 0 ’ s , a group of Bible stud@@ ents began to eng@@ age in a Bible educ@@ ation work to rest@@ ore many ba@@ si@@ c Bible tru@@ ths to the hearts of s@@ inc@@ ere individuals .
• A nu@@ clear ho@@ lo@@ ca@@ u@@ st
Moses showed love for God .
How does declar@@ ing to others God’s wonderful works benefit us ?
Con@@ fu@@ sed as my thinking was , I rema@@ ined con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that the ans@@ wers to all my questions were in the Bible , though I had no ide@@ a how or where to find them .
What can be done to pre@@ v@@ ent such works of the flesh from mar@@ ring the joy of a Christian we@@ d@@ ding ?
But pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment were like se@@ as@@ on@@ ing or con@@ di@@ ments in his life , not the me@@ at of it .
However , I was a little h@@ es@@ it@@ ant to cont@@ act them .
E@@ ach day , things gre@@ w more ten@@ se as we heard of Christian brothers and sisters being ar@@ rest@@ ed , de@@ por@@ ted , and sent to pris@@ ons or con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps .
I@@ de@@ ally , the ro@@ a@@ ds con@@ ne@@ cted a star@@ ting point with a des@@ t@@ in@@ ation by means of the sh@@ ort@@ est possible r@@ ou@@ te , which expla@@ ins why many have long st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght st@@ re@@ t@@ ches .
The princi@@ p@@ al dis@@ course of the pro@@ gra@@ m was the talk “ F@@ e@@ ar God and Gi@@ ve H@@ im G@@ l@@ ory , ” pres@@ ented by John E . Bar@@ r , a long@@ time member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
A gro@@ wing number of publi@@ sh@@ ers have inc@@ reas@@ ed the joy they gain from the disci@@ ple - making work , even in are@@ as where the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of people se@@ em a@@ pa@@ the@@ tic .
He as@@ sur@@ ed King David that he would always gu@@ i@@ de him , with ‘ his e@@ ye upon him . ’
Ye@@ ars later the apostle Peter wrote : “ All of you be like - min@@ ded , show@@ ing fellow feel@@ ing , having bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction , tend@@ er@@ ly com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate , hum@@ ble in mind . ”
In an effort to secu@@ re pri@@ es@@ tly du@@ ties for himself , K@@ or@@ ah and some others re@@ bel@@ led against Jehovah’s re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves , Moses and A@@ ar@@ on .
( Bo@@ x )
“ A wh@@ ite ro@@ be was given to each of them ; and they were told to rest a little while longer , until the number was filled also of their fellow sla@@ ves and their brothers who were about to be kil@@ led as they also had been . ” ​ — Revelation 6 : 10 , 11 .
Yet , that is pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely what has happened .
The dis@@ obedi@@ ent materi@@ al@@ ized angels had se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations with women , and the women bor@@ e children .
Jesus did not arr@@ ange for John to do an Eli@@ j@@ ah@@ like work as His for@@ er@@ un@@ ner .
The s@@ now was deep , and the ro@@ a@@ ds were not always c@@ lear@@ ed .
“ Do you know why all these bad things ha@@ p@@ pen ? ”
What can you say about the spiritu@@ ality of P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la and A@@ qu@@ ila ?
It was during this time that the two pla@@ inc@@ lo@@ th@@ es po@@ lic@@ em@@ en I mentioned ear@@ li@@ er kno@@ cked on my do@@ or .
They displa@@ yed a spirit of un@@ ity , and they were accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by “ a va@@ st mi@@ x@@ ed compan@@ y , ” n@@ on - Israelites who si@@ ded with them .
Bro@@ thers from many coun@@ tri@@ es came to U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine in May 200@@ 1 for the dedic@@ ation of our new branch fac@@ il@@ ities .
We can see this from Jesus ’ words : “ E@@ ver@@ yone that keep@@ s on loo@@ king at a woman so as to have a pas@@ sion for her has already com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with her in his heart . ”
Jesus under@@ sto@@ od that he filled a number of important ro@@ les in car@@ r@@ ying out God’s will .
As we make our heavenly Father happy in all that we do , we will find that our own joy inc@@ reas@@ es as well .
This should mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to continue loo@@ king to Jehovah , his prophe@@ tic Word , and his organization for direction .
Jesus never let down his gu@@ ard .
At first , the gover@@ ning body cons@@ is@@ ted of , not 7 men , but 12 apostles .
Be@@ fore Sam@@ son was conc@@ ei@@ ved , Jehovah determined that Sam@@ son was to have a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c t@@ ask .
Fir@@ st , they were willing to ask questions and to sear@@ ch for the real meaning be@@ h@@ ind Jesus ’ words .
We shall be , provided we stay close to Jehovah and obey his comman@@ ds .
Is E@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion Com@@ pati@@ ble With the Bible ?
These inclu@@ de the c@@ ry of “ Pe@@ ace and se@@ cur@@ ity ! ” and the des@@ tru@@ ction of false religion .
What can help he@@ al the a@@ il@@ ing child is , not so@@ cial ga@@ ther@@ ings with no spiritual direction , but associ@@ ation that helps him to cultiv@@ ate a ta@@ st@@ e for spiritual things .
Those who came that day num@@ ber@@ ed “ about fi@@ ve th@@ ous@@ and men , b@@ es@@ id@@ es women and young children . ”
I would like to invit@@ e you to my bir@@ th@@ day par@@ ty ”
While the apostle Paul was sta@@ ying in Ca@@ es@@ are@@ a , the prophet A@@ ga@@ bu@@ s told him that if he continued on to Jerusalem , he would end up being ar@@ rest@@ ed .
May each of us imitate his faith !
On@@ ly a perfect human life could pa@@ y the ransom pri@@ ce to re@@ de@@ em Ad@@ am@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing from the en@@ sla@@ v@@ ement into which their first father had so@@ ld them .
They place a high value on spiritual things .
How are those in positi@@ ons of over@@ sight “ like a fi@@ er@@ y t@@ or@@ ch ” ?
Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah and his fellow Jews could con@@ fir@@ m that Babyl@@ on was a place of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness in their day .
Paul put it well : “ I pl@@ anted , A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s w@@ at@@ ered , but God kept making it gro@@ w . ” — 1 Corinthians 3 : 6 .
All wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers will be g@@ one forever , and the righteous will receive life everlasting . ​ — Revelation 20 : 7 - 10 .
How can we help new ones gain confidence in the ministry ?
After a few months , we were assign@@ ed to Par@@ is , K@@ en@@ tu@@ ck@@ y .
If you are assign@@ ed to teach from the pl@@ at@@ form , how can you un@@ le@@ as@@ h the power of the Bible in your pres@@ ent@@ ation ?
My friends and I lik@@ ed to vis@@ it c@@ lu@@ bs and dis@@ co@@ s .
In Au@@ gu@@ st 195@@ 8 my mother died . She had been ill for some time .
Acc@@ ording to one Bible scho@@ la@@ r , P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife was , in effect , saying : “ ‘ L@@ et@@ ’s just be on our own together for a little , ’ in the hope of making [ Joseph ] take the first st@@ ep . ”
Jo@@ shu@@ a@@ ’s cho@@ ice led to blessings .
The people in our are@@ a were po@@ or , but the to@@ wn was clean and had a relati@@ vely low cri@@ me r@@ ate .
• Why did Jehovah re@@ ject King Saul ?
The we@@ igh@@ ti@@ er ones call for more thought and pray@@ er@@ ful consider@@ ation , which may take time .
In the b@@ right P@@ al@@ est@@ in@@ i@@ an su@@ n@@ shin@@ e , these h@@ ill to@@ w@@ ns sh@@ one like a be@@ ac@@ on , just as similar Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an to@@ w@@ ns still do in our day .
Still , I do my best , ho@@ p@@ ing that my physical con@@ dition will imp@@ ro@@ ve .
This might mean sp@@ en@@ ding the rest of his life there .
What if your son does not like s@@ por@@ ts ?
These imp@@ ly action on our part .
Christians should not requi@@ re that others be at a certain place at a time that would c@@ learly be imp@@ os@@ sible without their exc@@ e@@ e@@ ding the spe@@ ed li@@ mit .
Our devo@@ tion is not bl@@ ind ; we have come to know Jehovah ​ — his qualities , standards , and pur@@ pos@@ es .
19 , 20 . ( a ) Why was Paul effe@@ ctive in be@@ aring witness ?
; J@@ ar@@ z@@ em@@ s@@ ki , T .
Even those who see nothing wrong with this ran@@ k com@@ mer@@ ci@@ al@@ ism may be bo@@ ther@@ ed by another dis@@ tur@@ b@@ ing el@@ ement of the se@@ as@@ on ​ — al@@ co@@ ho@@ l a@@ bu@@ se with all its ne@@ g@@ ative con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
Revelation 20 : 8 descri@@ bes the fin@@ al as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t by Satan on the people living on earth at the end of the th@@ ous@@ and - year rule of the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom .
Still , it is clear that his teaching work was fore@@ most because the good he thus accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed could be of everlasting help . ​ — John 20 : 16 .
I rec@@ ently received a new assignment .
Today , milli@@ ons of people have to live in are@@ as where it is a con@@ st@@ ant stru@@ gg@@ le to keep physi@@ c@@ ally , mor@@ ally , and spiritually clean .
But why did Jesus tell us not to wor@@ ry about what we will e@@ at , or dr@@ ink , or we@@ ar ?
* In some c@@ as@@ es , the slave gi@@ r@@ l@@ ’s children would then be reg@@ ar@@ ded as children of the wife .
A long - ter@@ m study of 4@@ 23 el@@ der@@ ly cou@@ ples indic@@ ated that “ making a contribu@@ tion to the lives of other people may help to ex@@ ten@@ d our own lives . ”
How has the cap@@ ac@@ ity of God’s holy spirit to qu@@ ali@@ fy his servants been demonstr@@ ated ?
Many young people are enjo@@ ying thr@@ ill@@ ing experi@@ ences as they help others to understand li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving Bible tru@@ ths .
With the number of truth se@@ ek@@ ers s@@ wel@@ ling , ex@@ pan@@ ded prin@@ ting fac@@ il@@ ities became necess@@ ary to keep up with the dem@@ and for Bible liter@@ ature .
Many have experienced the truth of Paul’s war@@ ning : “ All those desi@@ ring to live with godly devo@@ tion in associ@@ ation with Christ Jesus will also be persecu@@ ted . ”
Those with faith in God benefit from “ the ri@@ ches of his kindness and for@@ be@@ ar@@ ance and long - suffering . ”
S@@ ONG@@ S : 4@@ 1 , 8@@ 9
Ha@@ ve I Ma@@ de the Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t My Per@@ s@@ onal H@@ el@@ per ?
Paul did just that .
When God’s heavenly Kingdom rul@@ es comple@@ t@@ ely , never again will humans control the earth .
El@@ ders , if you cultiv@@ ate a s@@ inc@@ ere , hear@@ t@@ felt interest in your brothers and are willing to give of yourself in their be@@ half , they will sense your concer@@ n .
“ If I offered the land to you , how much would you pa@@ y me ? ”
In this reg@@ ard , Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice and the resurrection are vit@@ ally important . ​ — Acts 2 : 22 - 24 ; Romans 6 : 23 .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , this is the only r@@ ace that off@@ ers the pri@@ ze of everlasting life .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , a fi@@ f@@ th - century ch@@ urch pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch nam@@ ed The@@ op@@ h@@ il@@ us once ca@@ u@@ tioned : “ The works of O@@ ri@@ g@@ en are like a me@@ a@@ do@@ w of every kind of f@@ low@@ er .
On one of these tri@@ ps , I got to know J@@ an@@ et D@@ um@@ ond , a mission@@ ary in T@@ ha@@ il@@ and .
“ After see@@ ing where we were consider@@ ing the text , my teach@@ er asked the princi@@ p@@ al if we could discus@@ s it in one of the cl@@ ass@@ ro@@ om@@ s , where it would be qui@@ et@@ er .
I never mis@@ sed S@@ atur@@ day con@@ fes@@ sion or S@@ un@@ day Mas@@ s .
But how does prayer work ?
Read Romans 12 : 4 , 5 , 9 , 10 .
When the husband fulfill@@ s this requi@@ re@@ ment , it is a ple@@ asure for his wife to have “ deep respect for her husband . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 25 - 29 , 33 .
Di@@ rec@@ t attention to God’s Word in a way that cre@@ ates respect for it .
( b ) How did Abraham respon@@ d to God’s comm@@ and ?
It is love that mo@@ tiv@@ ates Christians to ass@@ ist in@@ ac@@ tive ones to return to the congregation .
In the Christian arrang@@ ement , some qu@@ ali@@ fied men were appointed by the la@@ ying on of hands .
Mo@@ re@@ over , “ love never fa@@ il@@ s . ”
The Bible is ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it in repor@@ ting that mirac@@ les occ@@ ur@@ red in b@@ y@@ g@@ one days ​ — mirac@@ ul@@ ous heal@@ ings , resur@@ rec@@ tions , and the like — ​ yet it is just as ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it in expla@@ ining that such mirac@@ les no longer take place .
Davi@@ d’s words at Psalm 1@@ 39 as@@ sure us of this truth .
As people beg@@ in to study the Bible , most read acc@@ oun@@ ts of past resur@@ rec@@ tions , such as the ra@@ ising of La@@ z@@ ar@@ us .
Wh@@ atever our circumstances , man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit is within our re@@ ach .
You could also use our public@@ ations .
What they are doing is not eas@@ y , and as the years go by , it be@@ comes more and more difficult to care for me .
Like a shi@@ p@@ ’s p@@ il@@ o@@ t , they might some@@ times er@@ r on the side of ca@@ u@@ tion .
4 : 23 ; Luke 6 : 4@@ 5 .
Many people pa@@ y close attention to the news me@@ dia to see how world events might af@@ fect their lives .
O@@ ver 2@@ 00 K@@ o@@ re@@ an Witnesses wel@@ com@@ ed us , and we shed te@@ ars of joy .
After 70 years , God’s people were rest@@ ored to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and and had the privilege of serving him there . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
Israel , on the other hand , quic@@ k@@ ly for@@ got their dedic@@ ation to God and “ pa@@ ined even the Ho@@ ly One of Israel . ”
The Hebrew word transl@@ ated “ tra@@ in ” also means “ in@@ iti@@ ate ” and here indic@@ ates the in@@ iti@@ ating of the first instru@@ ction of the inf@@ ant .
What fre@@ e@@ dom does Jehovah offer us ?
But God’s Word shows that true Christians place a high value on main@@ tain@@ ing a clean conscience in their deal@@ ings with se@@ cul@@ ar author@@ ities .
It has certainly been ref@@ re@@ shing for us to consider vari@@ ous as@@ pe@@ cts of Jehovah’s loving person@@ ality .
Then , after the children have buil@@ t a strong relationship with Jehovah , the parents may deci@@ de to return to the fore@@ ign - language congregation . ​ — Read De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 6 : 5 - 7 .
By keep@@ ing mor@@ ally clean , you show that you are let@@ ting that spirit be a d@@ om@@ in@@ ant for@@ ce in your life .
What , though , about ac@@ tually provi@@ ding care for them ?
However , later artic@@ les in The Watchtower said that if Jesus had ju@@ mp@@ ed off the temple , he could have been kil@@ led .
For a good deed to be an act of true mer@@ cy , it must be a gift that comes from in@@ side ​ — from a loving and willing heart .
This helps them to bat@@ tle against their in@@ born sin@@ ful inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations . ​ — Genesis 8 : 21 ; Romans 7 : 21 - 25 .
When they learned about the n@@ ature of the cont@@ est , the Witness you@@ ths felt that taking part would viol@@ ate their Christian conscience .
How can you let it work upon you to lead you in the right direction ?
B@@ la@@ ise knew few in attend@@ ance at the meeting , but he did know that they were his Christian brothers and sisters , who try to be hon@@ est at all times .
( a ) What may ha@@ p@@ pen if we look back ne@@ g@@ ati@@ vely at counsel that we received ?
I knew that my li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le was not su@@ it@@ able for a Witness , but in@@ iti@@ ally , I felt that what I did with my life was a personal matter .
For example , see the life st@@ ory of T@@ ro@@ p@@ him N@@ som@@ ba in the A@@ pri@@ l 15 , 20@@ 15 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower , pages 14 - 18 .
Lo@@ ve helps us to wa@@ it pati@@ ently for reli@@ ef
Why did the Greek - speaking Jews mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r , and how can Christian elders benefit from the way that the com@@ pla@@ in@@ t was h@@ and@@ led ?
So live mo@@ des@@ tly . S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fice material things for spiritual benef@@ its ​ — not the other way around .
* M@@ ore than 40 different grou@@ ps were assign@@ ed to re@@ pa@@ ir one “ me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed se@@ ction ” each .
9 : 20 - 25 ​ — Why did Noah cur@@ se Cana@@ an ?
We should direc@@ t attention to the Bible and reason on it con@@ v@@ inc@@ ingly .
For many ni@@ gh@@ ts I cri@@ ed and fer@@ v@@ ently pray@@ ed to Jehovah for comfort and end@@ ur@@ ance , and I felt that he ans@@ wer@@ ed my prayers .
But is it wrong for your child to see that you are g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing ?
By their ze@@ al in the ministry , this large , spiritual ar@@ my of faithful sisters contribu@@ ted to the ra@@ pi@@ d s@@ pre@@ ad of Christi@@ an@@ ity in the first century .
However , Christians were helped to res@@ ol@@ ve such differ@@ ences within the congregation . ​ — Acts 15 : 1 , 2 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 2 , 3 .
We should not imitate the ex@@ tre@@ me st@@ y@@ les of clo@@ thing comm@@ on in the world .
Proverbs 8 : 30 she@@ ds light on the relationship between Jesus and his Father : “ I came to be b@@ es@@ i@@ de him [ the Father ] as a ma@@ ster work@@ er , . . .
This time , there were “ two large than@@ k@@ s@@ giving cho@@ ir@@ s . ”
And what as@@ sur@@ ance do we have that Jehovah appro@@ ves of those who pur@@ sue a course of tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness ?
By then , my sister , who had also become a Witness , jo@@ ined us .
11 : 19 .
My father was eas@@ y@@ going and did not pre@@ v@@ ent my mother from doing what she wanted to do , and that inclu@@ ded br@@ ing@@ ing up their four children ​ — my two sisters , G@@ w@@ en and I@@ v@@ y ; my brother , A@@ le@@ c ; and me — ​ in the way of the truth .
What did that mean ?
In ancient Israel , a liter@@ al fir@@ st@@ born son received two par@@ ts of his fa@@ ther’s in@@ her@@ it@@ ance , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as the other sons each received one part .
Be@@ ing away from home for other reas@@ ons has lik@@ e@@ wise for@@ ced you@@ ths to work in an un@@ sa@@ v@@ ory en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
; Mar@@ k@@ ev@@ ich , N .
17 Why Mo@@ des@@ ty Still Mat@@ ters
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , my understanding of the orig@@ in of suffering and how it will end has come to my res@@ cu@@ e .
M@@ on@@ ths pas@@ sed and still no word from my husband .
If you hope to enjoy everlasting life on earth , you should real@@ ize that this opportunity has not come to you because of a cap@@ ri@@ ci@@ ous act by a human rul@@ er .
“ The soul of the hard work@@ er has wor@@ ked hard for him , ” continu@@ es the wise king , “ because his m@@ ou@@ th has pres@@ sed him hard . ”
We can be hear@@ ten@@ ed by the inspired promise made by the apostle Paul .
Sh@@ ould he still seek to fulf@@ ill the v@@ ow ?
A@@ c@@ tually , his sa@@ d experience illustr@@ ates some of the comm@@ on pit@@ f@@ alls of material pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity .
However , he was consider@@ ate of the consci@@ ences of others .
“ I gre@@ w up in a Con@@ fu@@ ci@@ an family , and I used to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in the cer@@ em@@ on@@ y for the re@@ pose of our an@@ c@@ est@@ ors .
F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 15 , 200@@ 8
During times of c@@ ris@@ is , Jehovah’s people provide spiritual and physical a@@ id to those in need
Jo@@ el ho@@ ped that the S@@ ele@@ ctive Ser@@ vice Bo@@ ard that had a@@ war@@ ded D@@ on an ex@@ emp@@ tion as a minis@@ ter would do the same for him .
What will ha@@ p@@ pen after Go@@ g of Ma@@ go@@ g star@@ ts the att@@ ack on God’s people ?
Like the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy , this meeting is a question - and - answer discus@@ sion of a Bible sub@@ ject .
In writ@@ ing to the Hebrews , Paul next c@@ alls attention to a vital as@@ pect of true worship : “ Let us hold f@@ ast the public declar@@ ation of our hope without wa@@ ver@@ ing , for he is faithful that promised . ”
M@@ il@@ t@@ on wanted to be a po@@ et , but the Eng@@ land of his day was in the thro@@ es of re@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion .
What is the most important Yes spo@@ ken by a follow@@ er of Jesus Christ ?
We were able to share many Scriptural tru@@ ths with him and to arr@@ ange for other Witnesses who regul@@ arly pas@@ sed through the are@@ a to vis@@ it him .
So that att@@ ack against them will be to@@ t@@ ally un@@ war@@ ran@@ ted , un@@ just .
The Christian ministry has always been ur@@ g@@ ent , but now it is more cr@@ itical than ever .
Who in “ the L@@ or@@ d’s day ” were the first to ex@@ ten@@ d the invit@@ ation to “ come , ” and to whom ?
We can use our strength for the work at hand .
Jehovah’s Witnesses view fellow humans as po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al members of the Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
S@@ how@@ ing respect to all became a part of her person@@ ality .
G@@ ran@@ ted , David is “ a young man with beau@@ ti@@ ful eyes and h@@ and@@ some in appe@@ ar@@ ance . ”
Such ta@@ ste@@ ful , appro@@ pri@@ ate spe@@ e@@ ch is ess@@ enti@@ al to good commun@@ ic@@ ation and peace .
What questions could help you to make practic@@ al app@@ lic@@ ation ?
S@@ op@@ hi@@ a : But as soon as E@@ ve died , di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t that prove that God was tel@@ ling the truth ?
E@@ sa@@ u@@ ’s two wi@@ ves “ were a s@@ ource of bit@@ ter@@ ness of spirit to Isa@@ a@@ c and Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h , ” E@@ sa@@ u@@ ’s parents .
That Jehovah’s spirit is upon us is all the more evid@@ ent in view of the powerful for@@ ces ar@@ ra@@ yed against us .
The text was in@@ s@@ cri@@ bed in co@@ lum@@ ns on the fr@@ on@@ t face of the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l .
Isaiah 9 : 6 also id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es Jesus as the “ P@@ r@@ in@@ ce of Pe@@ ace . ”
C@@ ho@@ ose the right time to expla@@ in your beli@@ ef@@ s
Cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and im@@ mor@@ ality per@@ me@@ ated the ch@@ urch ; h@@ ence , many felt that va@@ st chang@@ es were needed .
Un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly , however , there was some ty@@ pe of divine inter@@ ven@@ tion .
E@@ ach of us can refle@@ ct on situ@@ ations mentioned in this article .
I was sent to another cam@@ p .
TH@@ E Bible fore@@ told that the land of the kingdom of Juda@@ h would be de@@ va@@ stated by the Babyl@@ on@@ ians and would remain des@@ ol@@ ate until the return of the Jewish ex@@ il@@ es .
The woman accepted , saying : “ If you can con@@ v@@ in@@ ce me , then you will really have accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed something . ”
What fac@@ t@@ ors lead to succ@@ ess in ra@@ ising children ?
Instead , they were to ele@@ ct men to serve on a service com@@ mit@@ te@@ e along with the service direc@@ t@@ or .
With David and M@@ other some years after Fa@@ ther’s death
N@@ um@@ er@@ ous fac@@ t@@ ors go into shap@@ ing our person@@ ality . A@@ m@@ ong them are our so@@ cial st@@ atu@@ s and our e@@ con@@ om@@ ic situation , our en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , our cul@@ ture , our parents , our associ@@ ates , and our religious ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
How vi@@ vi@@ dly these two examples show that Jehovah our God “ tre@@ ats no@@ ne with par@@ ti@@ ality ” ! ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
What wisdom is evid@@ ent in the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s o@@ ffering no spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c so@@ lu@@ tions when it comes to car@@ ing for el@@ der@@ ly parents ?
Me@@ an@@ while , the he@@ ad@@ ma@@ ster of her school asked for a cop@@ y of her work in order to inclu@@ de it in a pro@@ gra@@ m to com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate the high scho@@ ol@@ ’s 7@@ 5@@ th an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary .
Per@@ haps he ho@@ ped that this would anger Ne@@ h@@ emiah so much that he would leave the building work and come to de@@ f@@ end himself .
This has ca@@ used the children to look in@@ ward for compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship in@@ stead of ou@@ tw@@ ard .
But there are also times when it is good to say something .
What is needed to have Jehovah’s appro@@ val ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , because of the over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing ze@@ al of these vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers , the cam@@ pa@@ ign in Ka@@ z@@ an@@ la@@ k and S@@ and@@ ans@@ ki ex@@ tend@@ ed into neigh@@ bor@@ ing v@@ il@@ la@@ ges and c@@ ities .
I@@ N A world where disa@@ st@@ ers ha@@ p@@ pen da@@ ily , it is truly com@@ for@@ ting to know that as the Bible pro@@ claim@@ s , war , cri@@ me , hu@@ ng@@ er , and op@@ pres@@ sion will soon end .
So when you are cor@@ rec@@ ted , why not look for nu@@ g@@ ge@@ ts of wisdom in what is being said ?
It was never God’s purpose for mo@@ thers to conc@@ ei@@ ve children who would sin .
“ I , Jehovah , am your God , the One teaching you to benefit yourself . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A@@ I@@ A@@ H 4@@ 8 : 17
It op@@ ened at the As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses in S@@ tr@@ ä@@ ng@@ n@@ ä@@ s .
How mor@@ ally bl@@ in@@ ded such viol@@ ent individuals are !
N@@ O@@ R@@ TH@@ E@@ R@@ N T@@ E@@ R@@ R@@ I@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y
The book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ? , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses , has helped many to make a to@@ pi@@ cal study of the Scriptures .
F@@ e@@ w coun@@ tri@@ es r@@ ange from gl@@ ac@@ i@@ al to tro@@ pi@@ cal within a small are@@ a , but U@@ g@@ anda does .
“ D@@ ef@@ in@@ it@@ ely , ” he says . “ It was a chall@@ enge to a@@ da@@ pt to a new cul@@ ture and different living con@@ di@@ tions , but since I had only my@@ self to care for , the a@@ da@@ p@@ tation pro@@ c@@ ess was e@@ asi@@ er . ”
We should not con@@ fu@@ se being jo@@ y@@ ful with simply being jo@@ vi@@ al or c@@ he@@ er@@ ful .
If a child is to gro@@ w up to become a heal@@ thy ad@@ ul@@ t , he needs nu@@ tr@@ iti@@ ous food on a regul@@ ar bas@@ is .
All of this no doubt t@@ ou@@ ched them deep@@ ly , so much so that like the travel@@ ing mer@@ ch@@ ant , they were ze@@ al@@ ous and who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted in their pur@@ su@@ it of the Kingdom .
T@@ ur@@ n to chap@@ ter 3 of the Bible book of Daniel , and read for yourself how the three Hebrews fac@@ ed the death p@@ en@@ al@@ ty for refu@@ sing to worship the g@@ ol@@ den i@@ ma@@ ge that King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar had set up .
M@@ ary said to him : “ Why did you tre@@ at us this way ?
What is involved in coming to know God ?
14 , 15 . ( a ) What is our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative s@@ word , and how can it be used ?
That is , God be@@ comes wh@@ atever is needed to fulf@@ ill his promises .
After consider@@ ing the complete su@@ it of spiritual ar@@ m@@ or , Paul ad@@ ds another important pi@@ e@@ ce of ad@@ vice .
C@@ learly , Jesus ’ heart was t@@ ou@@ ched by the pain of others .
They needed to get on with the work at hand , confid@@ ent that God’s spirit would back them up .
“ It was a kind of work for which we had no pre@@ vi@@ ous experience , ” explained one brother .
Jesus fore@@ told that this situation would change “ in the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
Daniel was as@@ sur@@ ed that ‘ he would stand up for his lo@@ t at the end of the days ’
For example , when our heart ur@@ ges us to do what is bad and we have a strong inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation to be di@@ sh@@ on@@ est , we do not have to be a slave to our hear@@ t’s imp@@ ul@@ ses .
Some in Paul’s day who were “ in dar@@ k@@ ness men@@ t@@ ally ” came to be “ past all moral sense [ and ] gave themselves over to lo@@ ose conduct to work un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness of every s@@ ort with gre@@ e@@ din@@ ess . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing this , Mark N@@ ou@@ ma@@ ir , another G@@ ile@@ ad instru@@ ct@@ or , condu@@ cted a li@@ vely discus@@ sion with a number of stud@@ ents on the the@@ me “ P@@ re@@ par@@ ation Le@@ a@@ ds to Go@@ od R@@ es@@ ul@@ ts . ”
Q@@ u@@ ic@@ k@@ ly , the news of his com@@ e@@ back s@@ pre@@ ad .
( b ) To what special effort of Satan did the apostle Paul draw attention ?
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently he is able also to sa@@ ve comple@@ t@@ ely those who are appro@@ aching God through him , because he is always ali@@ ve to ple@@ ad for them . ” ​ — Hebrews 7 : 24 , 25 .
Paul fur@@ ther wrote to anointed Christians : “ Do you not know that you people are God’s temple , and that the spirit of God d@@ wel@@ ls in you ? . . .
What consider@@ ation Jesus showed for others !
Acc@@ ording to the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , this o@@ ffering was a pro@@ vision for the po@@ or .
A@@ part from e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment and tra@@ ining , the succ@@ ess of the Rom@@ an ar@@ my dep@@ ended on the sol@@ di@@ ers ’ obedi@@ ence to their comman@@ der .
M@@ ake yourself a@@ vail@@ able to help others in the congregation to the ex@@ t@@ ent that your circumstances allow .
L@@ ater , when the city was destro@@ yed because most of its people had re@@ je@@ cted Jesus , the Christians were far away in a sa@@ fe place . ​ — Read Luke 21 : 20 - 22 .
What questions will we consider in the fin@@ al article of this seri@@ es on Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah’s prophecy ?
Hence , Jehovah’s Witnesses do not re@@ pe@@ at a marriage by having mul@@ ti@@ ple leg@@ al cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies , nor do they r@@ ene@@ w marriage v@@ ow@@ s , such as on a cou@@ ple@@ ’s 2@@ 5@@ th or 5@@ 0@@ th we@@ d@@ ding an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary .
Some Ha@@ iti@@ ans who have lived overse@@ as , like this cou@@ ple , are mo@@ ving back to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and to serve where the need is greater
16 : 28 - 35 .
This article will help you medit@@ ate deep@@ ly on Jesus ’ thought - pro@@ vo@@ king question .
It will serve as a powerful teaching a@@ id to help individuals with li@@ mit@@ ed educ@@ ation or reading ability to learn about Jehovah .
For example , the apostle Paul went to the re@@ gi@@ on where mo@@ der@@ n - day T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y is situ@@ ated and pre@@ ached there ex@@ ten@@ si@@ vely during his mission@@ ary j@@ our@@ ne@@ ys .
If done on a h@@ it - or - mis@@ s bas@@ is , the arrang@@ ement is not going to ac@@ hi@@ eve its desi@@ red ob@@ je@@ c@@ ti@@ ves .
The Hebrew n@@ ou@@ n rend@@ ered “ remin@@ der ” often ref@@ ers to la@@ ws , comman@@ ds , and regul@@ ations that God gives to his people .
At 12 years of age , To@@ by set the go@@ al of reading the enti@@ re Bible before his baptism .
Let God’s Word Li@@ ght Your R@@ o@@ ad@@ way , 4 / 15
As we will see in the next article , the four k@@ ings whom we have consider@@ ed all made mis@@ takes .
A prophecy ut@@ tered some 4@@ 00 years ear@@ li@@ er is ful@@ filled .
A God of faith@@ ful@@ ness , with whom there is no in@@ justice . ”
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence of Dis@@ cre@@ tion and Dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment
The apostle Paul also remin@@ ds us that “ we have a w@@ rest@@ ling . . . against the wicked spirit for@@ ces in the heavenly plac@@ es . ”
Even though we said un@@ kind things to you , I no@@ tic@@ ed that you kept s@@ mil@@ ing .
Why did Jesus tell this man to repor@@ t to his relati@@ ves all that had happened to him ?
What about the de@@ ar ones you may have lost in death ?
Th@@ r@@ ough the years , A@@ ngi@@ e@@ ’s un@@ com@@ prom@@ ising loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah has been a s@@ ource of strength in our marriage .
Acts 17 : 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a — “ a sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e of the Jews ”
If we d@@ well only on the ne@@ g@@ ative , s@@ or@@ ro@@ w will take over our thoughts , and all our days will be g@@ lo@@ om@@ y .
Di@@ d you have a similar experience ?
How much better it is to he@@ ed Paul’s inspired counsel : “ M@@ ake it your a@@ im to live qui@@ et@@ ly and to mind your own bu@@ sin@@ ess . ”
Jehovah God pur@@ posed that his Son would be made “ perfect through su@@ ffer@@ ings . ”
E@@ mili@@ a K@@ r@@ z@@ ok was sent with her children H@@ el@@ ena , E@@ mili@@ a , and J@@ an to a temp@@ or@@ ary cam@@ p in Bo@@ h@@ em@@ ia
Their inter@@ n@@ al clo@@ ck tri@@ gg@@ ers the ur@@ ge to return to their sum@@ m@@ er bre@@ e@@ ding gr@@ oun@@ ds .
( b ) Des@@ cri@@ be one way that Adam exerc@@ ised his free will .
To what hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al ev@@ ent does the psal@@ m ref@@ er ?
We must not let “ the dec@@ ep@@ tive power of ri@@ ches ” or “ anxi@@ e@@ ties of life ” put at ris@@ k our fam@@ il@@ y’s “ fir@@ m hold on the real life ” in God’s righteous new world ! ​ — Mark 4 : 19 ; Luke 21 : 34 - 36 ; 1 Ti@@ m .
So@@ on Jehovah’s Witnesses vis@@ ited my bu@@ sin@@ ess place o@@ ffering free home Bible stu@@ dies , but I dis@@ mis@@ sed them .
T@@ w@@ o days later , more than 3@@ ,@@ 2@@ 00 pris@@ on@@ ers refu@@ sed to go to work , dem@@ an@@ ding better cam@@ p con@@ di@@ tions and conc@@ essi@@ ons for pol@@ itical pris@@ on@@ ers .
How does refle@@ cting on Jesus ’ ministry en@@ h@@ ance our love for God ?
God is not respon@@ sible for such ev@@ en@@ tu@@ alities .
After making use of the simp@@ li@@ fied e@@ dition , she wrote : “ I now com@@ ment more than once , and the fear is g@@ one !
Such a reason@@ able appro@@ ach eli@@ c@@ ited a fine respon@@ se from hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones .
Af@@ ter@@ ward , the teach@@ er and stud@@ ents had so many questions that the bo@@ ys were in fr@@ on@@ t of the class for an ad@@ di@@ tional 20 min@@ ut@@ es .
She expla@@ ins : “ I did not like field service .
And how can we succ@@ ess@@ fully res@@ ist this worl@@ d’s spirit ? ​ — Read 1 Corinthians 2 : 12 .
Will he fai@@ l to act ?
Fir@@ st Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les is not all about g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gi@@ es .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ine on page 7 ]
In contr@@ ast , the Bible ur@@ ges us : “ Do not put your trust in no@@ bl@@ es , nor in the son of earth@@ ling man , to whom no sal@@ vation bel@@ ong@@ s .
Their faith , and that of their parents , ‘ beau@@ ti@@ fi@@ es ’ ​ — br@@ ings honor to — ​ Jehovah God’s name . ​ — Isaiah 60 : 2@@ 1@@ b .
L@@ ik@@ ely , they ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted personal study , and they became spiritually we@@ ak .
( Read John 16 : 7 , 13 . )
Although he was the “ Lord and T@@ e@@ ach@@ er ” of his followers , Jesus taught them that great@@ ness comes from serving others .
F@@ e@@ el@@ ing pres@@ sur@@ ed and st@@ ressed , the young woman p@@ our@@ ed out her heart to Jehovah , see@@ king his direction .
I@@ t’s the prophecy recorded at Daniel 7 : 13 , 14 .
This does not mean that true godly devo@@ tion has nothing to do with ou@@ tw@@ ard appe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces .
Indeed , when the time came to part , Paul and his travel@@ ing compan@@ i@@ ons had to ‘ te@@ ar themselves away , ’ so rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant were the local elders to let them go . ​ — Acts 20 : 36 – 21 : 1 .
That is why so many people , though end@@ ow@@ ed with a conscience , do ter@@ ri@@ ble things . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
In a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic way , Christians with an earthly hope today walk be@@ h@@ ind the anointed slave class and its Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , following their lead@@ er@@ ship .
Mo@@ der@@ n transl@@ at@@ ors have follow@@ ed in the fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep@@ s of those pione@@ ers who transl@@ ated the Scriptures into L@@ at@@ in , Go@@ th@@ ic , A@@ ra@@ bi@@ c , and S@@ pan@@ ish .
Ther@@ efore , to find out the best way to help , you need to give serious thought to the challeng@@ es the sing@@ le par@@ ent fac@@ es .
Let us seek Jehovah’s help in ear@@ n@@ est prayer .
H@@ er fin@@ al des@@ tru@@ ction is soon to come .
Acc@@ ording to Acts 14 : 14 - 18 , Paul pointed to the cre@@ ation and its n@@ atur@@ al b@@ oun@@ ties as evidence of the su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity of the true God .
W@@ ould you not deli@@ ght in a law or stan@@ d@@ ard that em@@ br@@ ac@@ es such fine char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s ?
So@@ on , it would be time for the women to beg@@ in co@@ o@@ king the ev@@ ening me@@ al ( 14 ) .
Then they saw Jehovah d@@ ro@@ wn P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h and his mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ce in the R@@ ed Se@@ a .
We should feel as the apostle Paul did .
The ver@@ ses in which the word appe@@ ars are lis@@ ted in the bo@@ x on the next page .
You have seen and felt how God can strengthen you with his spirit .
When Go@@ g beg@@ ins the as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t , Jehovah will tell his servants : “ G@@ o , my people , en@@ ter your in@@ ner ro@@ om@@ s , and shu@@ t your do@@ ors be@@ h@@ ind you . H@@ i@@ de yourself for a bri@@ ef m@@ om@@ ent until the wr@@ ath has pas@@ sed by . ”
Jehovah bless@@ ed Paul’s activ@@ ity , pro@@ of that the apostle was doing things according to Jehovah’s arrang@@ ement .
By displa@@ ying a willing spirit , we can ref@@ res@@ h those “ who pre@@ side in a fine way . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 5 : 17 .
For this reason : By show@@ ing honor to our brothers and sisters , we great@@ ly contribu@@ te to the well - being and un@@ ity of the enti@@ re congregation .
How did S@@ ar@@ a@@ i respon@@ d to A@@ br@@ am@@ ’s re@@ qu@@ est ?
For instance , what if an eng@@ ag@@ ed cou@@ ple were to make up a l@@ ist con@@ tain@@ ing very co@@ st@@ ly it@@ em@@ s ?
O@@ ver time , the happy , rel@@ a@@ x@@ ed associ@@ ation enjo@@ yed at me@@ al@@ time buil@@ ds within a family a sense of se@@ cur@@ ity , trust , and love that ad@@ ds sta@@ bility to the family un@@ it .
When Bible writ@@ ers ref@@ er to Christians as sla@@ ves of God , they are not refer@@ ring to ab@@ ject ser@@ vi@@ tu@@ de based on co@@ er@@ ci@@ on .
In the same way , true Christians who wa@@ it for God during “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ” make con@@ st@@ ant efforts to keep their faith ali@@ ve .
Now I am al@@ most 8@@ 0 years old , and it makes me very happy to see you@@ ng@@ er men whom I have wor@@ ked with take care of the responsi@@ bil@@ ities that I used to have .
In M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia he was be@@ at@@ en with ro@@ ds .
Thus , mem@@ ber@@ ship in the new nation of spiritual Israel was now ex@@ tend@@ ed to believers who were un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised G@@ ent@@ il@@ es .
Ab@@ out many who claim@@ ed to serve God in his day , the apostle Paul said : “ I be@@ ar them witness that they have a ze@@ al for God , but not according to acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge . ”
She displa@@ ys the liter@@ ature on a ben@@ ch out@@ side her home and str@@ ik@@ es up con@@ vers@@ ations with any pas@@ ser@@ s@@ by who would like to listen to the good news about a pe@@ ace@@ ful new world .
It remin@@ ded all that “ the time left is re@@ duc@@ ed ” for comple@@ ting the work of Kingdom pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation .
All si@@ x of these family members listen@@ ed , stu@@ died , and soon became ze@@ al@@ ous Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents .
Like Daniel , has someone encoura@@ ged you to use your tal@@ ents in Satan’s world ?
This sc@@ ene , so re@@ mo@@ te from our ar@@ id home in S@@ ou@@ th Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , fir@@ ed my i@@ mag@@ in@@ ation .
Jesus ’ positi@@ ve view of his disciples was evid@@ ent in the way he deal@@ t with and tre@@ ated them .
When you ab@@ s@@ or@@ b these holy writ@@ ings , you are f@@ ill@@ ing your mind with the thoughts of God .
On one such tri@@ p to B@@ ra@@ z@@ il in 198@@ 0 , our it@@ in@@ er@@ ary took us to B@@ el@@ é@@ m , a city on the e@@ qu@@ at@@ or where L@@ or@@ ra@@ ine had served in the mission@@ ary work .
Although he is God Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty , he for@@ ces no one to serve him but appe@@ als to people on the bas@@ is of love , blessing those who respon@@ d appreci@@ ati@@ vely to his mar@@ vel@@ ous pro@@ v@@ isions .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing the truth makes for st@@ able and satis@@ f@@ ying relation@@ shi@@ ps
“ As@@ sure Our H@@ ear@@ ts ”
T@@ w@@ o days later , a Witness nam@@ ed Di@@ x@@ on kno@@ cked on my do@@ or .
The li@@ mit@@ ed number of Christians cho@@ s@@ en by Jehovah to be associ@@ ated with Christ in the heavenly Kingdom govern@@ ment under@@ go “ a new bir@@ th ” as spirit - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten sons of God .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , al@@ most all O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x ho@@ m@@ es have their own ic@@ on cor@@ ner , where prayers are ut@@ tered .
They say that they u@@ su@@ ally feel a s@@ light mo@@ v@@ ement of the sur@@ face under@@ fo@@ o@@ t .
We should act quic@@ k@@ ly for our own good .
The apostle Paul told fellow Christians that they could “ have an inter@@ change of encourag@@ ement by one ano@@ ther’s faith . ”
How does that com@@ pare with your wa@@ ges or those of your friends ?
S@@ la@@ d@@ j@@ ana with the ju@@ dge
A pray@@ er@@ ful and real@@ is@@ tic an@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is will help us to avoid over@@ re@@ aching our cur@@ r@@ ent a@@ bil@@ ities and li@@ mit@@ ations . Mo@@ des@@ ty may lead us to say no .
So effe@@ ctive was their cam@@ pa@@ ign that the people of the sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding nations began to fear Jehovah .
The L@@ am@@ b is Jesus Christ , “ the L@@ am@@ b of God who takes away the sin of the world . ”
I knew it was wrong , and I ad@@ v@@ ised my pati@@ ents to give up the ha@@ bi@@ t .
A bri@@ ef re@@ view of the pro@@ gra@@ m emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed the import@@ ance of using the Scriptures in teaching , the ways in which we can become qu@@ ali@@ fied teach@@ ers , and the need to have confidence in the truth that we teach others .
I said : ‘ I shall make con@@ fes@@ sion over my trans@@ g@@ res@@ sions to Jehovah . ’ And you yourself par@@ d@@ oned the er@@ ro@@ r of my sin@@ s . ”
7 : 15 ; Pro@@ v .
M@@ en and women will yet live forever in Par@@ adise con@@ di@@ tions on a cle@@ ans@@ ed earth . ​ — Matthew 6 : 10 ; Revelation 21 : 1 - 5 .
Fa@@ ith in God’s Word does not dep@@ end on the dis@@ co@@ very of any ar@@ ti@@ fact ; but the fulfill@@ ment of inspired prophecy is a s@@ ound bas@@ is for beli@@ ef in the Bible .
“ S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al con@@ vers@@ ations with fellow Christians f@@ ill a vital need , ” ob@@ ser@@ ves Joh@@ ann@@ es , a Christian el@@ der .
On@@ es@@ mu@@ s ’ parents have now pas@@ sed away , but brothers and sisters in the congregation care for his da@@ ily needs .
F@@ or@@ ma@@ l scho@@ ol@@ ing , though , u@@ su@@ ally is condu@@ cted in the of@@ fi@@ cial language .
Some wi@@ ves become very good at dis@@ cer@@ ning their hus@@ ban@@ d’s needs , ac@@ ting quic@@ k@@ ly to f@@ ill them .
A Christian bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om under@@ stan@@ ds that he could not have the privilege of living with his bri@@ de if he would not make a marriage v@@ ow .
U@@ sing Your I@@ mag@@ in@@ ation W@@ is@@ ely , A@@ p@@ r .
At a sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing m@@ all , Eva and her bo@@ y@@ friend me@@ t a group of de@@ a@@ f Witnesses and were invit@@ ed to a meeting at the Kingdom H@@ all .
In doing so , they t@@ ested themselves as to whether they could make ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments to live in a some@@ what different en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el : I gre@@ w up in an are@@ a where there were mo@@ st@@ ly wh@@ ite Au@@ str@@ ali@@ ans , and I develop@@ ed a very strong pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce toward A@@ si@@ ans , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly Ch@@ in@@ ese .
But whether we are young or old , rich or po@@ or , strong or we@@ ak , we do all we can to share our faith with others .
In some are@@ as , a ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ge of qu@@ ali@@ fied person@@ ne@@ l re@@ du@@ ces the qu@@ ality of care the el@@ der@@ ly receive .
P@@ E@@ T@@ E@@ R , James , John , and An@@ dre@@ w were fin@@ ally al@@ one with their Ma@@ ster .
“ A@@ n ang@@ el from heaven appe@@ ared to him and streng@@ th@@ ened him . ”
For example , a brother may desire to serve as an el@@ der in the congregation or to be assign@@ ed par@@ ts at ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es and conven@@ tions .
He destro@@ yed So@@ dom and G@@ om@@ or@@ ra@@ h and P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h and his for@@ ces .
And they lived at a cr@@ itical time .
So@@ on , two of Jehovah’s Witnesses called and left with Mari@@ a an is@@ sue of The Watchtower con@@ tain@@ ing material on the value of accep@@ ting divine guid@@ ance .
When the war ended in 19@@ 18 , Le@@ ban@@ on , then known as the pe@@ ar@@ l of the M@@ id@@ d@@ le E@@ ast , was deep@@ ly ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted both e@@ con@@ om@@ ic@@ ally and pol@@ iti@@ c@@ ally .
And un@@ like us today , he did not have a congregation of fellow worshipp@@ ers ​ — evid@@ ently not even his si@@ bl@@ ings — ​ to turn to for spiritual support .
A@@ la@@ in , who has been lear@@ ning Per@@ si@@ an for about ei@@ ght years , ad@@ m@@ its : “ When I pre@@ pare for meetings in Per@@ si@@ an , I ten@@ d to foc@@ us on the language it@@ self .
Jehovah must have first place in our life
Hence , we do well to pa@@ use and ask ourselves , ‘ When was the last time that I expres@@ sed through words and actions my hear@@ t@@ felt respect for a brother or sister in the congregation ? ’ ​ — R@@ om . 13 : 8 .
What would ha@@ p@@ pen when they re@@ turned home ?
Ha@@ ving regul@@ ar commun@@ ic@@ ation with Jehovah is a vital part of dra@@ wing close to him .
He has been called a c@@ ow@@ ard who re@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ si@@ bly had Jesus t@@ or@@ tur@@ ed and kil@@ led to prote@@ ct himself .
Mo@@ re@@ over , “ in his ho@@ t dis@@ ple@@ asure , ” as if with a great st@@ ro@@ ke of ligh@@ t@@ ning , “ he will dis@@ tur@@ b them . ” ​ — Psalm 2 : 5 .
We have already discus@@ sed the import@@ ance of pra@@ ying for others by name , being spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c in as@@ king that Jehovah help them , con@@ so@@ le them , bl@@ ess them , and give them holy spirit .
It is un@@ likely , then , that they were materi@@ ally pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous .
After a sh@@ ort time , however , he left the s@@ em@@ in@@ ary because the Bible received so little attention in his cl@@ as@@ ses .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing he has taught us , everything he has asked of us , everything he has given to us has been only for our wel@@ f@@ are and benefit . ​ — Is@@ a .
[ P@@ ic@@ ture on page 15 ]
For example , years ag@@ o a young man in W@@ es@@ ter@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe began atten@@ ding Christian meetings .
The Bible war@@ ns : “ Do not have compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship with anyone given to anger ; and with a man having f@@ its of ra@@ ge you must not en@@ ter in . ”
When Paul wrote that “ the word of God is ali@@ ve , ” he was not refer@@ ring spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally to God’s written Word , the Bible .
Th@@ ough we were po@@ or , I was able to vis@@ it M@@ ol@@ do@@ va , where I me@@ t N@@ ina , who@@ se parents and gr@@ and@@ parents were also Witnesses .
I stay out as long as my aching jo@@ in@@ ts allow . ” ​ — Z@@ bi@@ gn@@ i@@ e@@ w , r@@ he@@ um@@ at@@ o@@ id ar@@ thr@@ it@@ is pati@@ ent .
Jehovah’s servants are among “ all s@@ or@@ ts of men . ”
Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ised W@@ ill@@ ingly
The Bible tel@@ ls us that Jesus took the de@@ a@@ f man “ away from the crow@@ d priv@@ ately ” and heal@@ ed him .
14 : 24 - 32 , 4@@ 4 , 4@@ 5 ​ — Di@@ d J@@ on@@ a@@ than lo@@ se God’s fav@@ or for e@@ ating h@@ one@@ y in viol@@ ation of Sa@@ ul@@ ’s o@@ ath ?
Although he did not for@@ get the wr@@ ong@@ s he su@@ ffered , he did not become em@@ bit@@ tered by them .
And it may h@@ ur@@ t us even more if the person in@@ sul@@ ting or mis@@ tre@@ ating us is our brother or sister .
When did the f@@ light of true worshipp@@ ers to the sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic v@@ al@@ le@@ y beg@@ in ?
Why is such a re@@ stri@@ ction needed ?
Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es reve@@ al that our times are par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly cr@@ itical because after God’s Kingdom by Christ Jesus was esta@@ bli@@ shed in 1914 , Satan and his dem@@ on hor@@ des were ou@@ sted from the heavens .
It will de@@ e@@ pen our appreciation for the privilege we have of working with our God , something that is to be truly ch@@ eri@@ shed .
The overse@@ er Timothy received what instru@@ ction , and what is one way for Christian overse@@ ers to accom@@ pl@@ ish their ministry ?
And may the st@@ or@@ k re@@ mind you to stay al@@ er@@ t to the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of world events that mar@@ k our time .
In what ways can the great crow@@ d enjoy divine prote@@ ction ?
H@@ er@@ o@@ do@@ tu@@ s , a Greek hist@@ ori@@ an of the fi@@ f@@ th century B.C.E . , descri@@ bed tal@@ es of fe@@ ar@@ some bir@@ ds building n@@ ests of c@@ in@@ nam@@ on ba@@ r@@ k on in@@ acc@@ es@@ sible c@@ li@@ ff@@ s .
W@@ ho@@ se fav@@ or do we wish to gain ?
▪ Do Jehovah’s Witnesses teach that a hus@@ ban@@ d’s authority is ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te ?
G@@ et@@ ting There
On S@@ atur@@ day , O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 6 , the an@@ nu@@ al meeting of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a was held at the Jer@@ se@@ y C@@ ity , New Jer@@ se@@ y , As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
( b ) What is the ba@@ si@@ c meaning be@@ h@@ ind the Hebrew word for “ law ” ?
Tru@@ e , when we are disa@@ p@@ pointed in ourselves or are over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed with problems , we might not always be inc@@ l@@ ined to appro@@ ach Jehovah in prayer .
We are still imper@@ fect and su@@ ff@@ er the pang@@ s of si@@ ck@@ ness , old age , and ev@@ en@@ tu@@ al death .
How did Jesus fulf@@ ill what was fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed by the A@@ t@@ on@@ ement Da@@ y ?
E@@ mp@@ t@@ ying “ hel@@ l ” will mean rest@@ or@@ ing to life all those whom God jud@@ ges wor@@ thy of a resurrection .
God’s c@@ hi@@ ef spo@@ k@@ es@@ man was his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , called “ the Word . ”
The Bible gives us fine examples of those who did ad@@ just , one of whom was the apostle Peter .
Christian men who are de@@ a@@ f learn to be effe@@ ctive teach@@ ers , organiz@@ ers , and shepher@@ ds , and many are then able to qu@@ ali@@ fy to care for responsi@@ bil@@ ities in the congregation .
Jehovah God has also esta@@ bli@@ shed a govern@@ men@@ tal arrang@@ ement to man@@ age the c@@ ris@@ is .
C@@ lo@@ se by its en@@ tr@@ ance stan@@ ds the Greek the@@ ater .
When disa@@ ster str@@ ik@@ es , you may enc@@ oun@@ ter someone who is in need of im@@ medi@@ ate physical help .
At a rec@@ ent dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses , a husband said of his Christian wife : “ I gu@@ ess I was a j@@ er@@ k in the way I tre@@ ated her .
You should be jo@@ y@@ ful ! ”
In faith , they sub@@ mit@@ ted their re@@ ques@@ ts , expla@@ ining why they wanted to atten@@ d and how they would benefit .
The la@@ ws that Jehovah had given Moses spe@@ ci@@ fied that the pri@@ est who offered up a sin o@@ ffering was to e@@ at part of it in the cour@@ ty@@ ard of the t@@ ent of meeting .
O@@ r perhaps when you gave of yourself by listen@@ ing as a friend p@@ our@@ ed out his or her heart ?
God in@@ tend@@ ed the temple to be “ a house of prayer for all the nations . ” ​ — Mark 11 : 17 .
When David wrote those words , he was great@@ ly dist@@ ressed .
These are go@@ als that you can ac@@ hi@@ eve while living at home .
I was told that Father fre@@ qu@@ ently qu@@ o@@ ted Hebrews 6 : 10 , which says : “ God is not un@@ righteous so as to for@@ get your work and the love you showed for his name . ”
Although he was a mirac@@ le work@@ er , what was the most important part of Jesus ’ ministry ?
5@@ 5 : 1 - 3 ; Mat@@ t .
A@@ ban@@ don@@ ing his prom@@ in@@ ent po@@ st with the ar@@ ch@@ bi@@ sh@@ op in 1@@ 5@@ 23 , Ca@@ pi@@ to set@@ t@@ led in the city of S@@ tr@@ as@@ b@@ our@@ g , a cen@@ ter of religious re@@ form at the time .
( Read Isaiah 6@@ 6 : 14 . )
So each Christian does well to ask himself , ‘ Do the teachings of my ch@@ urch ag@@ ree with the Bible ? ’
He instru@@ cted his followers to pray : “ Let your Kingdom come .
13 : 5 , 6 .
When temp@@ ted to eng@@ age in sin@@ ful conduct , ask , ‘ What future do I want for my@@ self ? ’
As Witnesses of Jehovah can t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy , he is ‘ pre@@ serving loving - kindness ’ toward those who love and serve him .
* Jesus was saying that whether we are rich or po@@ or , whether we live in lu@@ x@@ ur@@ y or we ba@@ r@@ ely e@@ ke out an ex@@ ist@@ ence , we do not have complete control over how long we may live or whether we will even be ali@@ ve t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w .
K@@ no@@ wing the cause of the de@@ fe@@ cts helps us to take me@@ a@@ sures that will pre@@ v@@ ent the rec@@ ur@@ r@@ ence of problems .
( a ) In what way does Satan seek to use the fu@@ t@@ ility of life in this system ?
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : U@@ sing mo@@ bi@@ le liter@@ ature displa@@ ys , a pioneer cou@@ ple witness in a high - tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c are@@ a of the city
Do not be af@@ ra@@ id . ’ For this is what Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es has said , ‘ Yet once ​ — it is a little while — ​ and I am ro@@ c@@ king the heavens and the earth and the se@@ a and the d@@ ry gr@@ ound . ’ ”
In a small W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ can v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , young Jo@@ su@@ é wa@@ ves good - b@@ ye to his family and friends .
M@@ an@@ dy direc@@ ted me to Daniel chap@@ ter 2 , and what I read there stu@@ n@@ ned me .
C@@ ould he ra@@ ise up someone who had been dead for four days and who@@ se body had already be@@ gu@@ n to de@@ com@@ pose ?
( a ) W@@ ho@@ m has Jehovah assign@@ ed to ra@@ ise children ?
In what ways is S@@ ar@@ ah a fine example for Christian wi@@ ves ?
With a group of de@@ a@@ f people at a conven@@ tion in C@@ le@@ vel@@ and , O@@ hi@@ o , in 194@@ 6
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E 1 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 4 - 8
Today , faithful Christians do lik@@ e@@ wise .
The text is not mer@@ ely a l@@ ist of the boo@@ ks of the Christian Greek Scriptures .
O@@ thers , however , con@@ ten@@ d that the en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment and life - st@@ y@@ le are the ma@@ j@@ or fac@@ t@@ ors in human pa@@ th@@ olo@@ gy .
They have res@@ cu@@ ed us from sin and death .
He continued : “ Yes , many of its prophe@@ ci@@ es were ful@@ filled back in the days of Isaiah . . . .
And how great@@ ly the children may be affe@@ cted !
C@@ learly , the order in cre@@ ation t@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es that God has a purpose for earth and mankind .
Mari@@ a P@@ iz@@ z@@ at@@ o also bel@@ ong@@ ed to that congregation .
Th@@ ink care@@ fully about what you are reading to make sure that you understand it .
How about con@@ vers@@ ation between parents and children ?
Why is he in need ?
At Psalm 8@@ 6 : 10 , 11 , we read : “ You are great and are doing won@@ dr@@ ous things ; you are God , you al@@ one .
He kept as@@ king God why life was so difficult , whether problems were a p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment from God .
Ther@@ e@@ after , we kept in t@@ ou@@ ch .
Con@@ cer@@ n for Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople
• Why are Christians happy even though they are persecu@@ ted ?
A husband is also in a good position to help his wife to find a p@@ ace that f@@ its her ca@@ pa@@ bil@@ ities .
A@@ D@@ A@@ M no doubt knew that ser@@ p@@ ents cannot talk .
What Scriptural comm@@ and ob@@ lig@@ ates parents to have mean@@ ing@@ ful con@@ vers@@ ations with their children ?
God’s only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , Jesus Christ , is the pri@@ me example of someone with a self - sacrific@@ ing spirit .
In the commun@@ ion sacrifice , all the f@@ at ​ — around the in@@ t@@ est@@ ines , the k@@ id@@ ne@@ ys , the app@@ end@@ age upon the li@@ ver , and the lo@@ ins , as well as the f@@ at@@ ty ta@@ il of the sheep — ​ was offered to Jehovah by being bur@@ ned , made to s@@ mo@@ ke on the al@@ ta@@ r .
W@@ ell , those me@@ ek ones had taken positi@@ ve st@@ ep@@ s , but there was no ro@@ om for self - confidence .
Mo@@ re@@ over , loving spiritual brothers vis@@ ited me and sto@@ od by my side . ”
He has in@@ deed done so ​ — to our hear@@ t’s cont@@ ent !
Re@@ jo@@ ic@@ ing in Our H@@ op@@ e , 3 / 15
So in@@ stead of tel@@ ling them at that time about the resurrection , the brothers com@@ for@@ ted them and explained why such ter@@ ri@@ ble things ha@@ p@@ pen to good people .
Let us re@@ view the educ@@ ational pro@@ gra@@ m pres@@ ented there .
I invit@@ ed her in . ”
How thr@@ il@@ led we were on the day that Bro@@ ther Na@@ than H .
However , Paul also speak@@ s of “ bro@@ ther@@ ly love ” ( p@@ hi@@ ·@@ la@@ ·@@ d@@ el@@ ·@@ p@@ hi@@ ʹ@@ a ) and “ tend@@ er affe@@ ction ” ( p@@ hi@@ ·@@ lo@@ ʹ@@ st@@ or@@ ·@@ go@@ s , a com@@ p@@ ound word of p@@ hi@@ ʹ@@ lo@@ s and st@@ or@@ ·@@ ge@@ ʹ ) .
When J@@ a@@ el showed him the cor@@ p@@ se with the t@@ ent p@@ in through the temp@@ les , he knew that De@@ bor@@ ah’s prophecy had come true .
Since the dem@@ ons are not ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it@@ ly mentioned as being h@@ ur@@ led into the ab@@ y@@ ss , ne@@ i@@ ther are they spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally spo@@ ken of as being rel@@ eas@@ ed from there .
What are the “ heavens ” mentioned at 2 Peter 3 : 10 , and how will they pas@@ s away ?
I am now married to my husband , S@@ il@@ ver .
Ke@@ ep a@@ wa@@ ke , then , all the time making supp@@ lic@@ ation that you may succ@@ e@@ ed in es@@ cap@@ ing all these things that are des@@ t@@ ined to occ@@ ur . ” ​ — Luke 21 : 34 - 36 .
F@@ ur@@ ther , if we know he he@@ ars us res@@ pe@@ cting wh@@ atever we are as@@ king , we know we are to have the things asked since we have asked them of him . ” ​ — 1 John 5 : 14 , 15 .
Lu@@ i@@ z , one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , expla@@ ins : “ My Bible - tra@@ ined conscience would not let me keep what was not righ@@ t@@ fully mine .
“ My Be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or W@@ as B@@ ru@@ tal ” ( E .
O@@ ver the years , many scho@@ l@@ ars and prof@@ ess@@ ors have made comm@@ end@@ able efforts to pro@@ du@@ ce a Bible in mo@@ der@@ n Greek .
In contr@@ ast , for our priv@@ ate prayers to have value before God , they should be ut@@ tered hum@@ bly . ​ — Matthew 6 : 5 , 6 , 16 .
Jesus ’ love for people was so great that he ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely gave his life for sin@@ ful mankind .
At one time it was prom@@ in@@ ent in Bible hist@@ ory .
In Jesus ’ case , fi@@ gh@@ ters against God did not pre@@ va@@ il
Jehovah Ca@@ res for U@@ s
As with a ship at se@@ a , ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments now can mean the differ@@ ence between re@@ aching the go@@ al and suffering spiritual shi@@ p@@ w@@ rec@@ k .
Let us look at one less@@ on in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar : It takes courage and self - sacrifice to come to the a@@ id of others in their ad@@ vers@@ ity .
Of course , Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah were imper@@ fect , even as we are .
3@@ 1@@ ,@@ 9@@ 8@@ 0
Why can Christians rejo@@ ice when they are persecu@@ ted ?
The ha@@ ugh@@ ty , the pr@@ ou@@ d , cannot gr@@ as@@ p the preci@@ ous tru@@ ths of God’s Word .
Does he have a desire to call back on inter@@ ested ones he me@@ e@@ ts in the ter@@ rit@@ ory ?
All of this should not sur@@ pris@@ e us , since God’s Word makes it clear that “ the whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one . ”
Joseph rel@@ ates : “ When I would not com@@ promise , they end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to influ@@ ence my children , who rema@@ ined res@@ olu@@ te .
“ Because of the promise of God [ Abraham ] did not wa@@ ver in a l@@ ack of faith ” and ne@@ i@@ ther did other p@@ re - Christian wit@@ nesses of Jehovah who “ did not get the fulfill@@ ment of the promise . ”
Paul was , in effect , saying that “ the peace of God ” is more wonderful than can be i@@ mag@@ ined .
For instance , some members of the congregation are out@@ standing Bible teach@@ ers .
A time will come when you will have to deci@@ de what you want to do when you fin@@ ish school .
And to re@@ pe@@ at the illustr@@ ation we read ear@@ li@@ er , the “ heart and lu@@ ng@@ s ” of the marriage will remain heal@@ thy .
But true Christians are concer@@ ned with more than just recei@@ ving comfort .
The book of Acts gives us clear evidence that the apostles follow@@ ed through on that com@@ mis@@ sion .
Tru@@ e Christians have fac@@ ed vi@@ ci@@ ous persecu@@ tion , even f@@ an@@ ati@@ cal efforts to wi@@ pe them out .
3 “ I K@@ now He Will R@@ ise ”
God’s servants were to wa@@ it pati@@ ently for God’s appointed time to war against the op@@ pres@@ sion and wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness that sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded them .
Paul recogn@@ ized that other Christians were also effe@@ ctive min@@ isters of the good news .
On another occasi@@ on , Jesus spoke of a judgment peri@@ od when he would say to the wicked : “ De@@ part from me , you acc@@ ur@@ sed , into the et@@ er@@ n@@ al fi@@ re pre@@ pared for the de@@ vi@@ l and his angels . ”
He well kno@@ ws how eas@@ ily our heart , or in@@ ner self , is se@@ duc@@ ed by what we take in through our eyes .
Why O@@ be@@ y Your Par@@ ents ?
As a par@@ ent , you should be your te@@ en@@ ag@@ er@@ ’s pri@@ m@@ ary s@@ ource of reli@@ able information .
S@@ cho@@ la@@ r F@@ re@@ der@@ ic@@ k F .
The new organization , so high@@ ly fav@@ ored by God , sur@@ vi@@ ved the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem in 70 C.E .
The cal@@ ip@@ h ag@@ re@@ ed to the pl@@ an ​ — and that was the end of that “ mes@@ si@@ ah . ”
I had the N@@ á@@ ca@@ r - C@@ olu@@ nga transl@@ ation of the Bible .
I learned S@@ pan@@ ish and lived in the mission@@ ary home that was situ@@ ated a@@ bo@@ ve the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Like bur@@ ni@@ shed me@@ tal mi@@ r@@ r@@ ors of ancient times , anointed ones and their earthly compan@@ i@@ ons thus refle@@ ct Jehovah’s glory in their life and ministry .
That verse says : “ All authority has been given me in heaven and on the earth . ”
* P@@ ic@@ k out a few sub@@ je@@ cts that se@@ em likely to ar@@ ise , and com@@ mit some Scriptural poin@@ ts to mem@@ ory .
He “ continued gro@@ wing up with Jehovah ” and became “ more li@@ ka@@ ble both from Jehovah’s stan@@ d@@ point and from that of men . ”
E@@ ven@@ tually , T@@ y@@ nd@@ ale was str@@ ang@@ led and bur@@ ned at the st@@ ake .
When Rom@@ an for@@ ces b@@ es@@ i@@ e@@ ged Jerusalem in 6@@ 6 C.E . , spiritually al@@ er@@ t Christians were ne@@ i@@ ther sh@@ o@@ cked nor ter@@ ri@@ fied .
Do@@ ing so off@@ ers us the pro@@ spe@@ ct of re@@ de@@ mp@@ tion and life et@@ er@@ n@@ al in the new world now so near . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 30 : 3 - 8 .
Our ye@@ ar@@ text for 20@@ 13 : “ Be coura@@ ge@@ ous and strong . . . .
I have loved your remin@@ ders . ”
Re@@ com@@ men@@ ding it@@ self , the Bible says : “ All Scrip@@ ture is inspired of God and bene@@ fi@@ cial for teaching , for re@@ pro@@ ving , for set@@ ting things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght , for discipl@@ ining in righteousness , that the man of God may be fully com@@ pet@@ ent , comple@@ t@@ ely e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed for every good work . ”
The Bible often com@@ pa@@ res death to s@@ le@@ ep .
They imitate Jehovah by doing all they can to ass@@ ist righteous ones who for a while are “ c@@ ru@@ shed in spirit . ” ​ — P@@ s .
• In what ways did Jesus displa@@ y love for the tru@@ ths he taught ?
We seek to return it to its righ@@ t@@ ful ow@@ ner .
Rather , they “ work what is good toward all . ”
They had already said their own prayers .
Yet , they rema@@ ined fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ ally “ in ign@@ or@@ ance ” about Jesus as the Messi@@ ah .
She explained to me some ba@@ si@@ c tru@@ ths from the Bible and arrang@@ ed for another Witness to study the Bible with me on a regul@@ ar bas@@ is .
It held the two st@@ one ta@@ ble@@ ts of the Law as well as some of the man@@ na .
They car@@ ed for us as if we had known them from chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od .
It seem@@ ed lo@@ gi@@ cal , so we accepted an invit@@ ation to a Christian meeting .
In Paul’s letter to the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians , he poin@@ ts to our day as the time when God , through his Son , Jesus Christ , will bring “ v@@ enge@@ ance upon those who do not know God and those who do not obey the good news . ”
The ho@@ tel@@ keep@@ er , Ch@@ ar@@ les B@@ er@@ n@@ har@@ d@@ t , later accepted the truth , so@@ ld his ho@@ te@@ l , and pione@@ ered al@@ one for 15 years in some of the d@@ ri@@ est and most is@@ ol@@ ated par@@ ts of Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a .
4@@ 2 : 4 , 5 , 11 ; 4@@ 3 : 3 - 5 .
Jehovah God is also very much concer@@ ned about provi@@ ding spiritual water .
“ We for@@ get , ” P@@ it@@ ts poin@@ ts out , “ that there is a reason to go through or@@ de@@ al , some value to be found in ad@@ vers@@ ity . ”
But with confidence in Jehovah , she coura@@ ge@@ ously hi@@ d the two men and helped them to get away sa@@ f@@ ely .
This V@@ al@@ en@@ ci@@ an ver@@ sion was the first Bible to be pr@@ inted in S@@ pain .
Jehovah is “ the happy God , ” and he wants you to be happy .
Many questions could be asked .
We want to show our love for Jehovah .
On another occasi@@ on , I was able to show in Jerusalem a fil@@ m pro@@ duc@@ ed by Jehovah’s Witnesses , and I gave a public talk that was repor@@ ted on fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly by the Eng@@ l@@ ish - language new@@ s@@ pa@@ per .
A@@ no@@ ther D@@ anger ​ — Be@@ coming “ R@@ igh@@ te@@ ous O@@ ver@@ much ”
How happy I was to be re@@ un@@ ited with my family !
How that differ@@ ed from the im@@ medi@@ ate and emp@@ h@@ ati@@ c re@@ je@@ ction of un@@ du@@ e praise and honor by Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s !
A@@ no@@ ther E@@ s@@ cap@@ e From De@@ ath
God allow@@ ed Solomon to buil@@ d the temple and direc@@ ted him to wr@@ ite par@@ ts of the Bible .
Mi@@ ri@@ am and A@@ ar@@ on , the older si@@ bl@@ ings of Moses , “ began to speak against ” their you@@ ng@@ er brother .
If we f@@ all into the tra@@ p of materi@@ al@@ ism , how are we “ see@@ king first the kingdom ” ?
The good news has to do with what Paul called “ the life now and that which is to come . ”
Mu@@ ch of God’s support is provided by means of the Christian congregation , with its regul@@ ar spiritual fe@@ e@@ ding pro@@ gra@@ m , its Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od , and its spiritually matu@@ re “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men . ”
Jewish hist@@ ori@@ an F@@ la@@ vi@@ us Jose@@ ph@@ us claim@@ s that as the ar@@ mi@@ es of S@@ is@@ er@@ a and Bar@@ ak were about to me@@ et , “ there came down from heaven a great st@@ or@@ m , with a va@@ st qu@@ an@@ t@@ ity of ra@@ in and ha@@ il , and the w@@ ind ble@@ w the ra@@ in in the face of the Cana@@ an@@ ites , and so dar@@ k@@ ened their eyes , that their ar@@ ro@@ ws and s@@ l@@ ings were of no advan@@ ta@@ ge to them . ”
Jehovah has brought about prog@@ res@@ sive ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in the earthly part of his organization .
Then came the sy@@ mp@@ o@@ si@@ u@@ m “ Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah’s Me@@ an@@ ing@@ ful Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy for Those Do@@ ing God’s Will . ”
7@@ 3 : 12 - 17 ; 14@@ 3 : 10 .
So most of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 have already died and are in heaven .
Just a few h@@ our@@ s after the st@@ or@@ m sub@@ si@@ ded , more than 30 members of the branch st@@ af@@ f jo@@ ined in c@@ lear@@ ing the tre@@ es by hand .
How will Christian mat@@ es show that they are pu@@ t@@ ting Kingdom inter@@ ests first in their life ?
W@@ as Jehovah for@@ giving A@@ ha@@ b ?
• Is it hard to go without al@@ co@@ ho@@ l for a we@@ ek ?
Al@@ ong with such appreciation , the child can devel@@ op a desire to ple@@ ase God and a fear of dis@@ pleas@@ ing him .
What as@@ pect of Jesus ’ men@@ tal attitude is high@@ ligh@@ ted at Romans 15 : 1 - 3 , and how can Christians imitate him ?
Because some had form@@ ed marriage al@@ li@@ an@@ ces with the i@@ do@@ l - worshipp@@ ing people , the enti@@ re nation might ev@@ en@@ tually be as@@ simil@@ ated into the pa@@ g@@ an nations .
Yes , God really ca@@ res about you !
However , something happened that chang@@ ed their lives .
Jehovah gave them ‘ bre@@ ad from the heavens , ’ called man@@ na , which appe@@ ared mirac@@ ul@@ ously “ upon the sur@@ face of the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness . ”
Do you look “ in@@ ten@@ tly toward the pa@@ y@@ ment of ” your re@@ ward ?
We used the vi@@ de@@ o@@ s that Jehovah’s organization has pro@@ duc@@ ed .
Such re@@ sear@@ ch will help us to he@@ ed the inspired counsel : “ M@@ ake sure of all things ; hold f@@ ast to what is fine . ”
But su@@ p@@ pose he as@@ ks a question you cannot answer ?
Fir@@ st , their hope was pri@@ mar@@ ily based on this fact : Jesus himself had been ra@@ ised from the dead .
We will not be “ car@@ ri@@ ed hi@@ ther and th@@ i@@ ther by every w@@ ind of [ false ] teaching . ”
To receive the gift of everlasting life , we must end@@ ure to the end .
Consider some of those prophe@@ ci@@ es and deci@@ de for yourself whether they are being ful@@ filled in our time .
Peter coun@@ tered that he would s@@ tic@@ k with Jesus even in the face of death .
“ I@@ t’s mine , ” respon@@ ded ei@@ ght - year - old E@@ m@@ man@@ u@@ el .
The apostle Paul high@@ ligh@@ ted a giving spirit when he wrote : “ Let us hold f@@ ast the public declar@@ ation of our hope without wa@@ ver@@ ing , for he is faithful that promised .
Jehovah wants us to know that he lo@@ ves us and that he se@@ es more than our imper@@ fe@@ ctions .
( a ) Why are God’s people being att@@ ac@@ ked ?
So Jehovah as@@ sures us that once he for@@ gives , he will never in the future act against us because of those sin@@ s .
Rom@@ an@@ us I@@ I@@ I ( on left )
P@@ u@@ bli@@ shed in 194@@ 4 , but now out of prin@@ t .
That Bar@@ u@@ ch read@@ ju@@ sted his thinking is evid@@ ent , for Jeremiah next gave him a most challeng@@ ing assignment ​ — to go to the temple and read al@@ ou@@ d the very judgment message he himself wrote down at Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s m@@ ou@@ th .
S@@ up@@ pose you are an el@@ der vis@@ iting a married cou@@ ple who are ab@@ sent from the congregation because the “ anxi@@ e@@ ties of life ” have taken a t@@ ol@@ l .
The speak@@ er ur@@ ged them : “ Let the beau@@ ty of com@@ pas@@ sion show it@@ self in your life as you serve others .
What did she do to he@@ al the bre@@ ach ?
Su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ons were deep@@ ly ro@@ o@@ ted in Je@@ an’s family .
Un@@ der Jesus as H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est , the anointed cons@@ titu@@ te a ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od .
A v@@ al@@ id question is , Will we person@@ ally remain faithful ?
If you think back to A@@ bi@@ j@@ ah’s time , you can i@@ magine that early one mor@@ ning he might have no@@ tic@@ ed the heav@@ y cl@@ ou@@ ds dis@@ si@@ p@@ ating ​ — no more ra@@ in for a while .
Ke@@ ep Your S@@ en@@ ses
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 26 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 60 , 10@@ 2
In that con@@ dition , I was dis@@ char@@ ged from R@@ av@@ en@@ s@@ br@@ ü@@ ck on Ju@@ ly 15 , 194@@ 3 .
The op@@ ening words lik@@ en God to a loving shepher@@ d : “ Jehovah is my S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d . I shall l@@ ack nothing . ”
4@@ 3 : 8 - 12 .
My husband and I un@@ e@@ qui@@ vo@@ c@@ ally knew this was Jehovah saying , ‘ I@@ ’@@ m right here with you to help you through this . ’
After all , reading the Bible is like a li@@ fel@@ ine l@@ in@@ king us to Jehovah .
Ch@@ il@@ dren felt at e@@ ase with him , and when using a child as an example , he did not mer@@ ely stand the child before his disciples but also “ put his ar@@ ms around it . ”
Christ’s followers do good to others
What a ple@@ asure it must have been to listen to him , and what a fine pat@@ ter@@ n for us to follow when we talk to others about what we have learned !
In discus@@ sing the vie@@ ws of W@@ es@@ sel , au@@ th@@ or H . A . O@@ ber@@ man conclu@@ des that W@@ es@@ sel felt that if Tho@@ ma@@ s A@@ qu@@ in@@ as and others had known Hebrew , “ they would have dis@@ co@@ vered that the name of God reve@@ aled to Moses does not mean ‘ I am who I am , ’ but ‘ I will be who I will be . ’ ”
O@@ thers may feel as did an I@@ tal@@ i@@ an mother nam@@ ed V@@ ill@@ ana .
He even poin@@ ts out that “ the par@@ ts of the body which we think to be less hon@@ or@@ able , these we sur@@ r@@ ound with more a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant honor . ”
Yet , there is much that parents can do . This inclu@@ des set@@ ting a prop@@ er example , spe@@ ci@@ f@@ ying clear b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries , and discus@@ sing with your children the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of decisions .
Some of that “ bre@@ ad ” was kept in a g@@ ol@@ den j@@ ar in@@ side the ar@@ k of the covenant and thus was hi@@ d@@ den in the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le@@ ’s Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly , where a mirac@@ ul@@ ous light sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed Jehovah’s pres@@ ence .
In 194@@ 4 , during World W@@ ar I@@ I , I was or@@ der@@ ed to jo@@ in the ar@@ my .
W@@ ar B@@ r@@ ings M@@ ore Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es
Jehovah used him to reve@@ al the succ@@ es@@ sion of k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s that would follow that world power .
Jehovah God is ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely pu@@ re and holy .
S@@ ever@@ al Bible transl@@ ations rend@@ er John 3 : 3 in this way .
W@@ ould Jesus really have felt temp@@ ted to j@@ um@@ p off the temple ?
While you are young , cho@@ ose a care@@ er that will en@@ able you to love Jehovah and serve him “ with all your heart and all your soul . ”
That love will never gro@@ w co@@ ld .
And when I learned that God h@@ ates lies , I tri@@ ed to speak only the truth . ”
How may he do so for us person@@ ally ?
And be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or that used to sh@@ o@@ ck people has become so accep@@ table that it is now leg@@ al in some plac@@ es .
What is God’s will regarding people ?
His activ@@ ity did not go un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed by of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als who op@@ posed Jehovah’s Witnesses .
As Moses thought deep@@ ly about what Jehovah had promised to do for the Israelites , his faith and his love for God gre@@ w .
Many have expres@@ sed their appreciation .
And what me@@ a@@ sures can we take to res@@ ist it ?
“ That ev@@ ening is my special time with Jehovah . ”
But you know the pro@@ of he gave of himself , that like a child with a father he sla@@ ved with me in fur@@ ther@@ ance of the good news . ”
13 : 2 ; 15 : 2 ; 24 : 2 - 4 .
What Gi@@ ves Li@@ fe Tru@@ e Me@@ an@@ ing ?
The repor@@ t ad@@ ds : “ That is a 3 follow@@ ed by 23 z@@ er@@ o@@ s .
M@@ em@@ bers of her family were pri@@ ests .
However , human govern@@ ments l@@ ack both the will and the ability to imp@@ le@@ ment this ty@@ pe of educ@@ ational pro@@ gra@@ m .
As told by E@@ sa Le@@ in@@ on@@ en
What I had told him about my experi@@ ences in pris@@ on helped him to end@@ ure .
They had been tr@@ ying to follow his Law , which was the reason those from other lands had come to Jerusalem .
One can comple@@ t@@ ely shu@@ t ever@@ yone out when in a de@@ pres@@ sed mo@@ od or fai@@ l to be a@@ ware of the feelings and re@@ actions of others during a man@@ ic ep@@ is@@ o@@ de .
To transl@@ ate the Bible acc@@ ur@@ ately , the New World Bible Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e deci@@ ded to follow three ba@@ si@@ c principles : ( 1 ) H@@ on@@ or God’s name and use it in his Word as many times as the origin@@ al .
Per@@ haps you think of the b@@ ol@@ dness of the early Christians or the ser@@ en@@ ity of S@@ te@@ ph@@ en as he sto@@ od before the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in .
Hence , they know that Jehovah God will soon put an end to w@@ ars , h@@ ate , viol@@ ence , and stri@@ fe .
The ho@@ st in the illustr@@ ation recei@@ ves a vis@@ it@@ or in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the night .
A do@@ ct@@ or needs knowledge and experience in order to per@@ form his work .
By co@@ in@@ ci@@ d@@ ence , in I@@ c@@ a , our second mission@@ ary assignment , I me@@ t another car@@ p@@ en@@ ter and explained to him the arrang@@ ement I had in C@@ al@@ la@@ o .
How can you make personal app@@ lic@@ ation of the war@@ n@@ ings con@@ ta@@ ined in the following s@@ crip@@ tures ?
Jehovah’s Con@@ t@@ inu@@ ing C@@ are
In order to un@@ lo@@ ck for his listen@@ ers knowledge about their opportunity to en@@ ter the Kingdom of heaven .
We were married on A@@ pri@@ l 23 , 194@@ 9 .
“ I felt that I was im@@ mer@@ sed in the best activ@@ ity I@@ ’@@ ve ever known or experienced , ” John says .
In such situ@@ ations , is@@ ol@@ ating on@@ es@@ el@@ f is not the answer .
In his early life , he likely wor@@ ked with his a@@ do@@ p@@ tive father , Joseph , as a car@@ p@@ en@@ ter .
Ke@@ ep your word .
1 : 15 - 17 ; John 1 : 1 - 3 .
What are the benef@@ its of following this counsel ?
Lo@@ v@@ ers of God know that pro@@ s@@ titu@@ tion , ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ ality , pre@@ mar@@ it@@ al se@@ x , and por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y are viol@@ ations of Jehovah’s stan@@ d@@ ard of moral cle@@ an@@ ness .
C@@ learly , the fru@@ it that Adam and E@@ ve ate did not re@@ present their having se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations but was liter@@ al fru@@ it that gre@@ w on a t@@ ree .
On the other hand , using the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t can benefit us , provided we let ‘ thinking ability keep gu@@ ard over us and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard us . ’ ​ — Pro@@ v .
On to the S@@ wis@@ s Al@@ ps
That woman had allow@@ ed fear of man to pre@@ v@@ ent her from atten@@ ding Christian meetings .
In that year , a number of important develop@@ ments began to un@@ fo@@ ld .
Why could Juda@@ h not es@@ cap@@ e w@@ o@@ e ?
W@@ ise parents in@@ still a who@@ les@@ ome fear in their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing
Why is the law of fre@@ e@@ dom not bur@@ den@@ some ?
Sh@@ ould he cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze his brothers , perhaps imp@@ l@@ ying that were it not for his efforts nothing would get done and the congregation would fal@@ ter ?
It does not b@@ ra@@ g , does not get pu@@ ff@@ ed up , does not be@@ have in@@ dec@@ ently , does not look for its own inter@@ ests , does not become pro@@ vo@@ ked .
This started to ha@@ p@@ pen in the last few h@@ un@@ d@@ red years before the time of the end .
Me@@ di@@ ter@@ ran@@ e@@ an Se@@ a
Jesus often used a “ how much more so ” l@@ ine of reason@@ ing ​ — ar@@ gu@@ ing from the less@@ er to the greater . One scho@@ la@@ r expla@@ ins : “ The ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent r@@ un@@ s , ‘ If A is true , then how much more will B be true also . ’ ”
He made a mo@@ tion for me to sto@@ p and went back into his ro@@ om to fi@@ gu@@ re out the meaning of the written text for himself .
What is in st@@ ore for Satan ?
In 195@@ 1 , he was given an assignment to the Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a branch , where he served as the branch serv@@ ant .
They were pre@@ served because they fe@@ ared God and did his will .
26 : 18 , 19 .
H@@ er@@ e@@ in are se@@ ven ba@@ si@@ c c@@ ate@@ g@@ ori@@ es invol@@ ving al@@ most every ty@@ pe of wr@@ ong@@ doing .
Even in con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps , they kept on car@@ ing for fellow humans , sh@@ aring their food , though s@@ car@@ ce , with star@@ ving Jews and n@@ on - Jews al@@ ike .
When the li@@ d is re@@ moved , Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah se@@ es “ a woman s@@ it@@ ting in@@ side . ”
One day while I was wal@@ king home from school , a friend offered me a ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ te .
The problems it eng@@ end@@ ers do not origin@@ ate with God .
As parents , we real@@ ized that we needed to present a un@@ ited fr@@ on@@ t to our children , and I had to learn to take the lead in a Christian way . ”
A spiritual view of things will likely lead you to make decisions that others will not understand .
In ad@@ dition to con@@ fir@@ m@@ ing that the cou@@ ple have a good re@@ pu@@ tation , these overse@@ ers will make sure that the tim@@ ing of the we@@ d@@ ding will not inter@@ f@@ ere with the regul@@ ar meetings and sc@@ he@@ d@@ ul@@ ed pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s at the h@@ all .
For example , when Jesus wanted to teach his disciples a less@@ on in hum@@ ility , he first put a thought - pro@@ vo@@ king question to them .
What should congregation members keep in mind when tr@@ ying to help a st@@ ra@@ ying child ?
Paul had been given the gift of heal@@ ing and had even per@@ form@@ ed a resurrection , yet he had to end@@ ure his own ill@@ ness .
While you are thinking about what you may enjoy in the new world , pi@@ c@@ ture the sc@@ ene that God’s prophe@@ tic word se@@ ts out : “ ‘ The w@@ ol@@ f and the lam@@ b themselves will fe@@ ed as one , and the li@@ on will e@@ at st@@ ra@@ w just like the bul@@ l ; and as for the ser@@ p@@ ent , his food will be du@@ st .
E@@ ach has comple@@ ted more than 40 years in full - time service .
Why can we say that Job was not mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous ?
( b ) How did those di@@ ff@@ er from the bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering ?
Job ?
See bel@@ ow to learn how you can have a qu@@ ali@@ fied teach@@ er vis@@ it you to show you more about what the Bible says on such matters .
He ac@@ ted “ with integrity of heart and with u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness . ”
The hist@@ ori@@ an and physi@@ ci@@ an Luke repor@@ ts that members of the Jewish congregation in B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a , Gre@@ e@@ ce , “ received the word [ from Paul and S@@ il@@ as ] with the great@@ est e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness of mind , care@@ fully exam@@ ining the Scriptures da@@ ily as to whether these things were so . ” ​ — Acts 17 : 10 , 11 .
Ser@@ ving C@@ ongreg@@ ations as a F@@ am@@ ily
Ch@@ il@@ dren may not be sh@@ own n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction and may become ba@@ r@@ ga@@ ining c@@ hi@@ ps in mar@@ it@@ al dis@@ pu@@ tes .
What did she ex@@ pect him to do ?
Like their father , Satan , apost@@ ates t@@ ar@@ get people of integrity .
It was thought that this mem@@ ori@@ al of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h K@@ hu@@ fu was the p@@ il@@ la@@ r refer@@ red to at Isaiah 19 : 19 , 20 : “ In that day there will prove to be an al@@ ta@@ r to Jehovah in the mi@@ d@@ st of the land of Egy@@ pt , and a p@@ il@@ la@@ r to Jehovah b@@ es@@ i@@ de its b@@ oun@@ d@@ ary .
It also pre@@ vail@@ s in Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ism , H@@ in@@ du@@ ism , Is@@ la@@ m , J@@ a@@ in@@ ism , Juda@@ ism , Sh@@ into , S@@ ik@@ h@@ ism , and T@@ a@@ o@@ ism .
O@@ ther you@@ ths may talk dis@@ par@@ ag@@ ingly of their parents .
Fa@@ il@@ ure to he@@ ed God’s Word can lead to nee@@ d@@ less dist@@ ress .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jehovah has a pro@@ ject to accom@@ pl@@ ish today and is pleas@@ ed to use his servants , who offer themselves will@@ ingly . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 10 : 3 ; 1 Corinthians 9 : 16 , 17 .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 4@@ 9 , 7@@ 3
C@@ ome to know the Gi@@ ver .
We can be confid@@ ent that he always does what is right .
You too can succ@@ e@@ ed in over@@ coming ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les to your prog@@ ress .
Why ? Because these to@@ ol@@ s high@@ light the godly principles that have helped many to strengthen their marriage .
To maintain joy in the preaching work in our day , we need to fe@@ ed ourselves on “ so@@ li@@ d food , ” deep tru@@ ths of God’s Word .
While you might find that of pas@@ sing interest , you pro@@ ba@@ bly want to know more about its con@@ ten@@ ts that makes it so valu@@ able .
But let her tell her own st@@ ory .
This is because Adam sin@@ ned and thus pas@@ sed sin and death on to the human family .
8 , 9 . ( a ) What are some ways in which Christians worl@@ d@@ wide serve in be@@ half of fellow believers ?
A God - fe@@ aring family member may become seri@@ ously ill , as Job was , and may even succ@@ um@@ b to the enem@@ y death .
K@@ no@@ wing what lies a@@ head should have a pro@@ found imp@@ act on how we live now .
F@@ e@@ el@@ ing tend@@ er com@@ pas@@ sion will move us to ac@@ ts of kindness .
Are some grou@@ ps of humans in@@ her@@ ently su@@ peri@@ or to other grou@@ ps ?
6 Ph@@ ysi@@ cal He@@ al@@ th and R@@ es@@ ili@@ ence
But an inc@@ reas@@ ing number in the congregation spoke K@@ y@@ r@@ gy@@ z as their mother t@@ ong@@ ue .
David wr@@ ites : “ In gr@@ ass@@ y pas@@ tures he makes me li@@ e down ; by well - w@@ at@@ ered re@@ sting - plac@@ es he condu@@ cts me .
Be@@ fore the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s themselves were born , or you pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to bring for@@ th as with la@@ b@@ or pa@@ ins the earth and the pro@@ duc@@ tive land , even from time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite you are God [ or , the Di@@ v@@ ine One ] . ” ​ — Psalm 9@@ 0 : 1 , 2 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
Di@@ d U@@ ri@@ ah not die hon@@ or@@ ab@@ ly in bat@@ tle as others had ?
It went on to say : “ All [ Kingdom ] publi@@ sh@@ ers should be di@@ lig@@ ent in ass@@ is@@ ting in every way possible the people of good - will show@@ ing interest in the Kingdom message .
Are they effe@@ ctive ?
Many children and el@@ der@@ ly ones have died of mal@@ nu@@ tr@@ iti@@ on .
And what t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony to the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s reli@@ ability do such te@@ x@@ ts offer ?
How can we res@@ ist pres@@ sure to do something wrong ?
Do you do the same ?
Psal@@ ms 8@@ 2 and 8@@ 3 are prayers for the ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion of divine judgment upon cor@@ ru@@ pt jud@@ ges and God’s enem@@ ies res@@ pe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
We will be able to speak to others in a kind way if we respect them and care about their feelings .
or the h@@ and@@ book appro@@ pri@@ ately ent@@ it@@ led K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe .
Can you rec@@ all how you felt when you first learned these and other preci@@ ous tru@@ ths ?
Thus , we can be confid@@ ent that God is willing and able to strengthen us . ​ — 12 / 1 , pages 10 , 11 .
What mo@@ tiv@@ ates true Christians to continue in their li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving work ?
I@@ magine how each Israel@@ ite family must have fi@@ x@@ ed their eyes on their fir@@ st@@ born as “ there began ar@@ ising a great out@@ c@@ ry ” in one Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an hous@@ eho@@ ld after another .
P@@ I@@ ON@@ E@@ E@@ R@@ IN@@ G I@@ N T@@ A@@ S@@ M@@ AN@@ I@@ A
As no@@ ted in the first two par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s of this article , Jehovah used an ang@@ el to deli@@ ver his message to the apostle John .
( Read N@@ um@@ bers 14 : 2 - 4 . )
The book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe , rel@@ eas@@ ed in 199@@ 5 , has so far seen a prin@@ ting of over 8@@ 5 milli@@ on in 1@@ 5@@ 4 langu@@ ages .
The word of God has also s@@ pre@@ ad ge@@ o@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c@@ ally , for Jehovah’s Witnesses are found in 2@@ 35 lands .
When the apostle Paul wrote the a@@ bo@@ ve - qu@@ o@@ ted words , the G@@ rec@@ o - Rom@@ an world around him was ri@@ fe with all form@@ s of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
E@@ very human emo@@ tion from ag@@ on@@ y to pu@@ re joy is reve@@ aled in these prayers and song@@ s .
For instance , E@@ un@@ ice , a Jewish woman married to an un@@ believ@@ ing Greek man , * along with her mother , Lo@@ is , sur@@ ely listen@@ ed to Paul and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s with great e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness and joy .
10 , 11 . ( a ) E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s set what pat@@ ter@@ n for us as to prayer ?
So@@ on , though , she had to leave P@@ ol@@ and . She s@@ ought as@@ y@@ lu@@ m in D@@ en@@ mar@@ k , ac@@ ro@@ ss the Bal@@ tic Se@@ a .
Ab@@ out the mi@@ dd@@ le of the th@@ ir@@ d century B.C.E . , the first fi@@ ve boo@@ ks of the Bible were transl@@ ated from Hebrew into Greek .
When I got the invit@@ ation , though , I was un@@ emp@@ lo@@ yed and stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing fin@@ an@@ cially .
These two refer@@ ences l@@ ink death , not some kind of af@@ ter@@ life , with S@@ he@@ ol .
Let us consider fi@@ ve reas@@ ons .
F@@ in@@ ally , Jehovah re@@ plac@@ ed the L@@ ev@@ itical pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od with a very different one ​ — a ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od .
I@@ m@@ ev@@ bor@@ e ; col@@ la@@ p@@ sing building : S@@ an H@@ ong R - C P@@ ic@@ ture Com@@ pan@@ y
The d@@ ri@@ ver tri@@ es to ar@@ gu@@ e that he did not see the si@@ gn .
In time , some of her scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es appro@@ ached her and said that the Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k book was help@@ ing them with their be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
Yet , before being assign@@ ed by Jehovah to lead Israel out of Egy@@ pt , Moses had to face chang@@ es that ref@@ ined his me@@ ek@@ ness .
TH@@ AN@@ K@@ S to God’s Word , the Ho@@ ly Bible , true Christians view the future with faith , hope , and op@@ ti@@ mis@@ m .
By using m@@ ere body language , however , how could the ser@@ p@@ ent commun@@ ic@@ ate to E@@ ve the ide@@ a that by par@@ taking of the for@@ bi@@ d@@ den fru@@ it she would become like God , able to deci@@ de what was good and what was bad ?
That would be the very best that they could do for people .
He believ@@ ed that Jehovah wanted to c@@ ast him asi@@ de . ​ — P@@ s .
— The minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant may also ask an el@@ der to ob@@ serve how he deli@@ v@@ ers a Bible talk and to offer counsel for imp@@ ro@@ v@@ ement .
This was at the end of the first world war .
His justice gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es this ! ​ — Proverbs 2 : 7 , 8 .
( b ) Why is Jesus the best example of displa@@ ying godly fear ?
Th@@ r@@ ough R@@ ab@@ sh@@ ak@@ e@@ h , he pointed out ​ — cor@@ rec@@ tly — ​ that tru@@ sting in Egy@@ pt for ass@@ ist@@ ance would be fu@@ t@@ ile .
◇ P@@ l@@ ace your la@@ d@@ der on a le@@ v@@ el , so@@ li@@ d sur@@ face .
The com@@ ment of one who f@@ led from his home three times was ty@@ pi@@ cal of many .
Di@@ d Jesus become inc@@ en@@ sed and say to him : “ Ser@@ ves you right !
Pa@@ p@@ ho@@ s
This is par@@ tly because of the con@@ stru@@ ction of its ho@@ o@@ ves .
“ P@@ u@@ bli@@ c life in Israel was gover@@ ned by fear , ” says one scho@@ la@@ r , “ the whole commun@@ ity seem@@ ed par@@ al@@ y@@ zed and hel@@ pl@@ ess . ”
The form@@ ation of d@@ ry land and se@@ as is then rec@@ oun@@ ted .
Our wish is gr@@ anted , and we listen sp@@ el@@ l@@ b@@ ound to this 40 - vo@@ ice cho@@ ir .
God ann@@ oun@@ ced that a man nam@@ ed C@@ y@@ r@@ us would la@@ un@@ ch the con@@ qu@@ est of a nation .
A U@@ K@@ R@@ A@@ IN@@ I@@ A@@ N woman nam@@ ed A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ r@@ a , living in P@@ ra@@ gu@@ e , C@@ ze@@ ch Re@@ public , was on her way home from work . At a st@@ re@@ et@@ ca@@ r sto@@ p , she no@@ tic@@ ed a small case on the gr@@ ound , being k@@ ic@@ ked around by pas@@ ser@@ s@@ by .
In a sense , Jehovah is “ far off , ” re@@ si@@ ding in the heavens .
In 19@@ 33 , Father made me a t@@ ent on whe@@ els ​ — an ei@@ ght - fo@@ o@@ t - long [ 2@@ .@@ 4 m ] , si@@ x - and - a - half - fo@@ o@@ t - wide [ 2 m ] tra@@ il@@ er with w@@ alls made of can@@ va@@ s st@@ re@@ t@@ ched around s@@ l@@ end@@ er u@@ pri@@ gh@@ ts and a w@@ in@@ do@@ w both in fr@@ on@@ t and in back .
Because he ac@@ ted with a l@@ ack of ze@@ al , Jeho@@ as@@ h experienced li@@ mit@@ ed succ@@ ess .
It was a we@@ ek before a ve@@ hi@@ c@@ le came by , and we re@@ sum@@ ed our j@@ our@@ ne@@ y .
The Devil is s@@ kil@@ led at ex@@ p@@ lo@@ iting such feelings in his at@@ temp@@ t to turn people away from God .
In the mean@@ time , the account tel@@ ls us , Joseph was matu@@ ring .
Hence , regul@@ ar Bible study helps us to devel@@ op faith that ser@@ ves as a bul@@ war@@ k against the influ@@ ence of wicked spi@@ r@@ its . ​ — Psalm 9@@ 1 : 4 ; 1 John 5 : 5 .
N@@ i@@ ght and day I pray that Jehovah will keep su@@ sta@@ ining me .
What wr@@ ong@@ s did Saul com@@ mit ?
Your dedic@@ ation to God is the most serious decision that you as an individu@@ al can make .
All of them are “ mi@@ gh@@ ty in power , car@@ r@@ ying out his word . ”
He loo@@ ked to the Gre@@ at S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d , Jehovah , for prote@@ ction and guid@@ ance .
This should be for us both a comfort and a war@@ ning .
What is Jesus doing today , and what questions ar@@ ise ?
God’s go@@ o@@ dness is also man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted in his gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ousness .
Some 30 years after he gave this ad@@ vice to Jesus , Peter showed that by then he under@@ sto@@ od the meaning of self - sacrifice .
If we truly know Jehovah and look to his name with respect for what it stan@@ ds for , we will trust in him just as did his faithful servants of old .
G@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing the spirit can be the first st@@ ep le@@ ading to the to@@ tal lo@@ ss of the influ@@ ence of God’s ac@@ tive for@@ ce in a Christi@@ an’s life .
What can we learn from Pet@@ er@@ ’s re@@ action ?
After she bor@@ e one child to him , she ap@@ par@@ ently had two il@@ leg@@ iti@@ mate children .
But how often do we take the in@@ iti@@ ative to speak to him ?
E@@ ver@@ yone loved it .
Un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly , Jesus was also ti@@ red on that hist@@ ori@@ c night .
He brought great reli@@ ef to g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing family members by ra@@ ising their children from the dead .
S@@ ic@@ k@@ ness , old age , and death will be no more .
“ A@@ n answer , when mil@@ d , tur@@ ns away ra@@ ge ”
W@@ al@@ king A@@ p@@ preci@@ ati@@ vely
G@@ o up to the m@@ oun@@ tain , and you must bring in lum@@ ber . And buil@@ d the house , that I may take ple@@ asure in it and I may be gl@@ ori@@ fied , ’ Jehovah has said . ”
Many things .
He was not inter@@ ested in their ri@@ tu@@ als and prayers .
It seem@@ s that in the first century , all true Christians were anointed .
What did P@@ ris@@ c@@ il@@ la and A@@ qu@@ ila learn from ob@@ serving Paul in his ministry ?
A@@ S Jehovah’s Witnesses , we deli@@ ght in doing God’s will .
In order to prove wor@@ thy of the Christ , his disciples have had to end@@ ure ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le or even ali@@ en@@ ation from their famili@@ es .
James 4 : 7 as@@ sures us : “ O@@ p@@ pose the Devil , and he will fle@@ e from you . ”
Wor@@ k hard at any assignment you are given .
“ The Gre@@ at W@@ ar of 1914 - 18 lies like a band of s@@ cor@@ ched earth di@@ vi@@ ding that time from our@@ s , ” ob@@ ser@@ ves hist@@ ori@@ an Bar@@ ba@@ r@@ a Tu@@ ch@@ man .
Fa@@ ith in Jehovah’s promise that he would provide the Se@@ ed , who would ‘ b@@ ru@@ ise the head of the ser@@ p@@ ent ’ and rest@@ ore the peace and per@@ fe@@ ction that mankind once enjo@@ yed .
Wh@@ ere Can You T@@ ur@@ n for Go@@ od Ad@@ vice ?
If so , it is important to be@@ ar in mind that the des@@ crip@@ tion found in E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es chap@@ ter 12 por@@ tra@@ ys ag@@ ing , not as what the Creator , Jehovah God , origin@@ ally in@@ tend@@ ed , but as the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence of Ad@@ am@@ ic sin on the human body . ​ — Romans 5 : 12 .
• In what ways has Jehovah ca@@ used his light to shin@@ e on his people ?
For example , one po@@ t@@ sh@@ er@@ d men@@ tions “ the sons of K@@ or@@ ah , ” refer@@ red to at Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 6 : 24 and N@@ um@@ bers 26 : 11 .
Paul said that “ God’s wr@@ ath is being reve@@ aled from heaven against all ung@@ o@@ d@@ l@@ iness . ”
Why were not all expe@@ cted to do the same am@@ ount of bu@@ sin@@ ess ?
Many people desire ass@@ ist@@ ance to understand and apply the Bible .
Those who have a willing spirit .
On S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 1 , 198@@ 8 , I became a regul@@ ar pioneer .
See the char@@ t “ Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar@@ ’s T@@ ree D@@ re@@ am . ”
In his own way , Ban@@ c@@ he@@ t@@ t@@ i also s@@ ought to make such do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines known .
Tru@@ ly , I feel ri@@ ch@@ ly bless@@ ed by Jehovah .
What have we seen with our eyes that Jehovah has per@@ form@@ ed in our be@@ half ?
• Re@@ place what God for@@ bi@@ ds with things that he encoura@@ ges
Jac@@ o@@ b ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fied Jehovah , but his tw@@ in brother , E@@ sa@@ u , did not .
Are you vi@@ g@@ or@@ ously pur@@ su@@ ing this now ?
M@@ ore important , how does Jehovah God , the O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or of the family arrang@@ ement , view obedi@@ ence to parents , and what are some of the benef@@ its that f@@ low from such obedi@@ ence ? ​ — Acts 17 : 28 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 3 : 14 , 15 .
It is , in a way , the c@@ ord on which all other prophe@@ ci@@ es h@@ an@@ g .
We well remember how he showed , from Revelation chap@@ ter 17 , that there would be a post@@ war peace peri@@ od in which a great preaching work would be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed .
Then , standing before the sh@@ r@@ in@@ e@@ ’s ha@@ id@@ en ( worship h@@ all ) , they follow a ri@@ tu@@ al in which they bo@@ w , cla@@ p , and pray to the go@@ dd@@ ess .
Do you take full advan@@ ta@@ ge of all the pro@@ v@@ isions made through the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class ? ​ — Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 - 4@@ 7 .
He also received a prom@@ o@@ tion .
He learned that God’s Word provi@@ des a satis@@ f@@ ying answer to the age - old question , Why does God per@@ mit wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness ?
O@@ r family members who have started stud@@ ying the Bible encoura@@ ge the pris@@ on@@ ers to re@@ qu@@ est a vis@@ it by the Witnesses .
O@@ r do I re@@ ject them im@@ medi@@ ately ? ’
His the@@ me cen@@ tered on the words of 1 Samuel 2 : 26 , which descri@@ be Samuel as “ li@@ ka@@ ble both from Jehovah’s stan@@ d@@ point and from that of men . ”
On an a@@ ver@@ age , one teach@@ er st@@ op@@ ped every day .
Are you mo@@ tiv@@ ated by it to make the necess@@ ary chang@@ es to bring your life - st@@ y@@ le , valu@@ es , and go@@ als into har@@ mony with what Jehovah requi@@ res ?
S@@ ome@@ thing wonderful then happened .
N@@ ei@@ ther persecu@@ tion inc@@ ited by op@@ pos@@ ers nor com@@ plac@@ enc@@ y displa@@ yed by those to whom we preach will s@@ il@@ ence us .
The prophecy vi@@ vi@@ dly descri@@ bes events that would occ@@ ur in “ the L@@ or@@ d’s day , ” which began when Christ was en@@ thr@@ oned in heaven in 1914 .
( b ) What less@@ on can we learn from Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s experience ?
Because they a@@ do@@ pt God’s vie@@ w@@ point , they are fully a@@ ware of how di@@ m this worl@@ d’s pro@@ spe@@ cts really are .
TH@@ E four le@@ p@@ ers re@@ vie@@ wed their op@@ tions . No one had given them al@@ ms at the city g@@ ate .
Yes , U@@ z@@ z@@ ah sin@@ ned seri@@ ously , yet ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , it was Davi@@ d’s fa@@ il@@ ure to maintain prop@@ er respect for God’s Law that brought about that tra@@ gi@@ c out@@ come .
Jehovah also ex@@ tend@@ s help by way of the Christian congregation and its “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men . ”
Acc@@ ording to tra@@ dition , he accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed this hu@@ ge t@@ ask in just ei@@ ght months .
Jesus will be “ reg@@ ar@@ ded in that day with won@@ der in con@@ ne@@ ction with all those who exerc@@ ised faith . ”
Con@@ sum@@ ed with je@@ al@@ ous ra@@ ge , Ca@@ in s@@ nu@@ ff@@ ed out an in@@ no@@ c@@ ent life , his brother A@@ bel@@ ’s .
“ W@@ H@@ A@@ T you do not want done to you , do not do to others . ”
A@@ n el@@ der@@ ly wi@@ do@@ w in ancient times encoura@@ ged her daugh@@ ters - in - law to “ find a re@@ sting - place each one in the house of her husband . ”
What does the Bible really teach about why we are here ?
A qu@@ ali@@ fied el@@ der will consider in a clear and di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied man@@ ner what the Bible says about the occasi@@ on .
While it may be appro@@ pri@@ ate to in@@ qui@@ re about their physical well - being , could we “ imp@@ ar@@ t some spiritual gift , ” perhaps by sh@@ aring an up@@ building experience or a Scriptural thought ?
H@@ A@@ P@@ P@@ IN@@ E@@ S@@ S does not come eas@@ ily .
Ju@@ de rel@@ ates : “ When M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el the ar@@ chang@@ el had a differ@@ ence with the Devil and was dis@@ pu@@ ting about Moses ’ body , he did not d@@ are to bring a judgment against him in a@@ bu@@ sive ter@@ ms , but said : ‘ May Jehovah re@@ bu@@ ke you . ’ ”
Some time after James and his family moved in , however , ci@@ vi@@ l war bro@@ ke out in that country , and their home was bur@@ ned to the gr@@ ound .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , Jesus did tra@@ v@@ el to Jerusalem for the fes@@ ti@@ val .
22 : 9 - 12 , 21 - 33 .
No@@ wa@@ days , most S@@ pan@@ ish c@@ ities ho@@ st a ca@@ bal@@ g@@ ata , or par@@ a@@ de , every J@@ anu@@ ary 5 , during which the “ three k@@ ings ” ri@@ de on el@@ ab@@ or@@ ate flo@@ ats through the city cen@@ ter , dist@@ ribu@@ ting can@@ dies to on@@ loo@@ k@@ ers .
Ju@@ li@@ o , * who served as an el@@ der in S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a for over 20 years , said : “ P@@ re@@ par@@ ing tal@@ ks , vis@@ iting the brothers , and shepher@@ ding members of the congregation filled such a large part of my life !
A@@ be@@ l , whom we heard from ear@@ li@@ er , descri@@ bes his feelings this way : “ The pro@@ spe@@ ct of living forever on a par@@ adise earth was something new to me , and I am loo@@ king for@@ ward to it .
This spiritual heal@@ ing of rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers is being accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed through the preaching of the good news of God’s Kingdom .
A@@ no@@ ther man who fac@@ ed in@@ justice was Na@@ both .
In doing so , Jehovah ju@@ st@@ ly made them face the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of their own decision .
Consider , for example , the mo@@ des@@ t way he h@@ and@@ led a difficult question about in@@ her@@ it@@ ance righ@@ ts .
The cr@@ as@@ h of s@@ pl@@ inter@@ ing pl@@ an@@ ks and the s@@ ound of se@@ a@@ water gu@@ shing through the g@@ ap@@ ing ho@@ le ter@@ ri@@ fy the enem@@ y o@@ ar@@ s@@ men .
There are many things in life we cannot cho@@ ose , including our parents , our si@@ bl@@ ings , and our place of bir@@ th .
P@@ rac@@ tic@@ al S@@ te@@ ps to R@@ eli@@ eve Des@@ pon@@ d@@ enc@@ y
I came to understand that al@@ though God per@@ m@@ its in@@ justice , he de@@ t@@ ests it and will soon re@@ move it forever .
But with the a@@ id of di@@ ving go@@ gg@@ les or a gl@@ ass - bo@@ t@@ t@@ om@@ ed bo@@ at , he is thr@@ il@@ led to see for the first time br@@ il@@ li@@ an@@ tly col@@ ored cor@@ als , f@@ ish , se@@ a an@@ em@@ ones , and other f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating cre@@ atu@@ res .
( a ) Why should we do re@@ sear@@ ch ?
What Abraham learned made him love Jehovah , and that knowledge helped him to buil@@ d faith .
To those who come to him and listen , Jehovah says : “ I shall re@@ adi@@ ly conclu@@ de with you people an in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely lasting covenant res@@ pe@@ cting the loving - kin@@ d@@ nesses to David . ”
How eas@@ y it is to be affe@@ cted by the ap@@ par@@ ent succ@@ ess and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity of wicked people !
“ Do not be get@@ ting dr@@ un@@ k with w@@ ine , in which there is de@@ ba@@ u@@ ch@@ er@@ y , but keep get@@ ting filled with spirit . ”
Such ne@@ g@@ ative emo@@ tions can ro@@ b us of happiness , re@@ stri@@ ct our life , and make us mis@@ er@@ able .
A@@ P P@@ ho@@ to / ​ The R@@ o@@ an@@ oke T@@ im@@ es , Al@@ an K@@ im
We had to bo@@ il the water or tre@@ at it with ch@@ l@@ or@@ ine to rend@@ er it sa@@ fe to dr@@ ink .
We ought to make wise decisions about how we use our time . ​ — Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 15 - 17 .
This was evid@@ ent when he “ as good as offered up Isa@@ a@@ c ” his son in obedi@@ ence to Jehovah’s comm@@ and .
A@@ S S@@ C@@ I@@ EN@@ T@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ S la@@ b@@ or to un@@ lo@@ ck the se@@ cre@@ ts of the uni@@ verse , they are am@@ a@@ zed by the tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous am@@ ount of en@@ er@@ gy that is p@@ ac@@ ked in the co@@ s@@ mo@@ s around us .
Yes , God’s people were imp@@ ressed with Jehovah’s mi@@ gh@@ ty ac@@ ts .
Jesus war@@ ned against making a show of that s@@ ort of righteousness so as to appe@@ ar better than others .
His love is never un@@ princi@@ pl@@ ed , because he ac@@ ts in l@@ ine with perfect la@@ ws .
On sever@@ al occasi@@ ons , he sp@@ ent the night car@@ ing for Sa@@ ú@@ l in the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
“ Ke@@ ep wal@@ king by spirit . ” ​ — G@@ A@@ L .
The wisdom of the world will not help you to draw close to God .
We could become lo@@ v@@ ers of money .
The message he pre@@ ached had power because it con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed the truth about God , taught people how to find real meaning in life , and c@@ learly pointed to the re@@ me@@ dy for all human suffering ​ — God’s Kingdom .
S@@ ome@@ times in Bible prophecy , a day sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ es a year .
Be@@ ing bl@@ ind to their own sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings , they ac@@ tually brought con@@ dem@@ nation upon themselves .
Are people who pray just going through a mean@@ ing@@ less exerc@@ ise or , at best , get@@ ting some ther@@ a@@ pe@@ u@@ tic benefit from the prac@@ tice ?
In 1@@ 5@@ 5@@ 3 , he publi@@ shed the first complete Bible ( an e@@ dition in Fr@@ en@@ ch ) with ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally the same chap@@ ters and ver@@ ses that most Bi@@ bl@@ es use today .
Because Jesus war@@ ned his true followers : “ You will be ob@@ je@@ cts of h@@ at@@ red by all people on account of my name . ”
In that situation , Noah recogn@@ ized that there were some things he could not do but other things he could do .
3 / 15 Do Not P@@ u@@ t A@@ part What God H@@ as Yo@@ ked To@@ gether , 5 / 1
Many of Jehovah’s Witnesses have follow@@ ed Paul’s example .
A loving shepher@@ d ‘ op@@ ens wide his heart ’ by being appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble under all circumstances and at all times .
This article shows the effe@@ cts that appreciation for God’s di@@ gn@@ ity should have on us .
You might speak with the service overse@@ er or pione@@ ers in your congregation about how you can pre@@ pare yourself to do that .
But too bad for him , things did not work out that way .
We need to ask for his holy spirit , and he will give it to us gener@@ ously .
As ri@@ v@@ ers , ra@@ in , and w@@ ind began to er@@ o@@ de the so@@ ft tu@@ f@@ a , c@@ any@@ ons op@@ ened up .
The local new@@ s@@ pa@@ per , B@@ adi@@ sc@@ he Z@@ ei@@ tun@@ g , under the he@@ ad@@ l@@ ine “ In M@@ em@@ ory of the Mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed C@@ ou@@ ple D@@ en@@ z : New S@@ tre@@ et N@@ ame , ” stated that my parents “ were mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed in a con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p during the T@@ hi@@ r@@ d R@@ ei@@ ch because of their faith . ”
On one occasi@@ on , I me@@ t a family nam@@ ed Ad@@ she@@ ad .
• in the congregation ?
James , mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , fac@@ ed this chall@@ enge .
Jesus promised his followers that another help@@ er would be provided .
Job may well have thought that this mal@@ ign@@ ant si@@ ck@@ ness was going to k@@ ill him .
As the Bible c@@ learly shows , Satan uses a wide vari@@ ety of c@@ un@@ ning de@@ vi@@ ces in order to dis@@ co@@ ver ​ — if he can — ​ the way to bre@@ ak a Christi@@ an’s integrity .
Th@@ ough po@@ or , this worshipp@@ er was loved and appreci@@ ated just as much as the one br@@ ing@@ ing a more co@@ st@@ ly o@@ ffering .
P@@ al@@ mi@@ r@@ a experienced great op@@ position from her family and the cl@@ er@@ gy .
Isaiah did not mean that some day the su@@ n , mo@@ on , and st@@ ars would ce@@ ase to shin@@ e . Rather , he was tal@@ king of spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness .
The apostle Peter displa@@ yed the spirit of self - sacrifice while he was being tra@@ ined by Jesus .
Although such sh@@ r@@ ines give people an opportunity to medit@@ ate and m@@ our@@ n , they often refle@@ ct the religious beli@@ ef@@ s and practic@@ es of those who set them up .
Bro@@ ther To@@ m T@@ ro@@ op and his loving family in Q@@ u@@ ill L@@ ake , S@@ as@@ kat@@ c@@ he@@ wa@@ n , received me ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ab@@ ly .
Jehovah kno@@ ws that it is “ the origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent , the one called Devil and Satan , ” who is taking advan@@ ta@@ ge of our sin@@ ful con@@ dition .
In a spe@@ e@@ ch to the H@@ ouse of Com@@ m@@ ons on May 8 , he stated : “ The nation is pre@@ pared for every sacrifice so long as it has lead@@ er@@ ship , so long as the Go@@ ver@@ n@@ ment show c@@ learly what they are a@@ im@@ ing at and so long as the nation is confid@@ ent that those who are le@@ ading it are doing their best . ”
“ I am Jehovah your God , who brought you out of the land of Egy@@ pt , out of the house of sla@@ ves , ” said Jehovah to the Israelites .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the brothers fac@@ ed op@@ position rel@@ ated to World W@@ ar I .
Wh@@ ere is the se@@ at of God’s Kingdom ?
They knew that if they did not work hard , their famili@@ es would su@@ ff@@ er .
This expres@@ sion tel@@ ls us that his thoughts , desi@@ res , affe@@ ctions , emo@@ tions , and go@@ als in life were not in har@@ mony with what God appro@@ ves .
While some may be put off by the ide@@ a of living by standards not of their own making , we encoura@@ ge you to look into your Bible and learn what God’s standards are .
Such experienced Bible teach@@ ers may be mis@@ sed lo@@ c@@ ally , but the overse@@ ers feel as did the elders in L@@ y@@ str@@ a and I@@ con@@ i@@ u@@ m .
In answer , let us consider a Bible account regarding the Israel@@ ite tri@@ be of G@@ ad .
Sh@@ ould not that a@@ war@@ en@@ ess af@@ fect you and your family ?
( Read Isaiah 4@@ 2 : 1 - 7 . )
Instead , follow the wise counsel that Moses gave to God’s people in ancient times : “ Jehovah your God you should fear .
In those days , travel@@ ing was qu@@ ite an ad@@ ven@@ ture .
Ther@@ efore , comm@@ and that the gra@@ ve be made secu@@ re until the th@@ ir@@ d day , so that his disciples may not come and ste@@ al him and say to the people , ‘ He was ra@@ ised up from the dead ! ’ Then this last dec@@ ep@@ tion will be wor@@ se than the first . ”
“ The Mo@@ st I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant T@@ y@@ po@@ gra@@ p@@ hi@@ c A@@ c@@ hi@@ ev@@ ement ”
It is true that in some c@@ as@@ es only elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants can help them .
G@@ ide@@ on@@ ’s mo@@ des@@ ty teach@@ es us three important less@@ ons : ( 1 ) When a privilege of service is ex@@ tend@@ ed to us , we should refle@@ ct on the responsi@@ bility it en@@ ta@@ il@@ s rather than d@@ well on the prom@@ in@@ ence or pres@@ ti@@ ge that may be associ@@ ated with it .
No doubt E@@ ve felt a clo@@ sen@@ ess to Adam , from whom “ she was taken . ”
Such deep and loving concer@@ n for fellow humans made Jesus more effe@@ ctive than anyone el@@ se in dra@@ wing individuals to true worship .
I still have time to change my mind .
N@@ ic@@ ho@@ l@@ as of C@@ u@@ sa@@ ’s st@@ at@@ ement ag@@ re@@ es with the fact that God’s name appe@@ ars in the origin@@ al text of the Hebrew Scriptures . ​ — E@@ x .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , by help@@ ing others to gain sal@@ vation , we show that we have not mis@@ sed the purpose of God’s mer@@ cy .
Instead , learn from what happened to the Israelites in 14@@ 7@@ 3 B.C.E . when they were cam@@ ped on the P@@ la@@ ins of Mo@@ a@@ b , at the very th@@ re@@ sh@@ old of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
Wh@@ atever her circumstances at home , how would a Christian sister demonstr@@ ate that she valu@@ es her relationship with Jehovah a@@ bo@@ ve all el@@ se ?
However , mil@@ d - temp@@ ered “ jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s with Christ ” share in his in@@ her@@ it@@ ance of the earth .
They will not buil@@ d and someone el@@ se have occ@@ u@@ pan@@ cy ; they will not pl@@ ant and someone el@@ se do the e@@ ating . For like the days of a t@@ ree will the days of my people be ; and the work of their own hands my cho@@ s@@ en ones will use to the full .
How did the cl@@ er@@ gy re@@ act to W@@ y@@ c@@ li@@ f@@ fe and his mo@@ v@@ ement ?
This en@@ ab@@ led R@@ ome to control the pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce and secu@@ re ta@@ x re@@ ven@@ u@@ es from it without sen@@ ding many sol@@ di@@ ers there .
La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ a
God’s promises always come true ! ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 11 .
I took it home , as he su@@ gg@@ ested , read it , and re@@ turned with more questions .
We also need to ac@@ knowledge that the other person@@ ’s feelings have been h@@ ur@@ t .
How can we show godly fear under tri@@ al , as David did ?
And we know that this Kingdom will soon bring a per@@ man@@ ent end to all suffering .
The Jews and their pri@@ ests have res@@ ol@@ ved that S@@ im@@ on should be their lead@@ er and high pri@@ est forever , until a tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy prophet should ar@@ ise . ” ​ — 1 M@@ ac@@ ca@@ be@@ es 14 : 38 - 4@@ 1 ( a hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al book found in the A@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ ph@@ a ) .
C@@ ha@@ p@@ ter 38 op@@ ens : “ Jehovah pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to answer Job out of the w@@ in@@ d@@ st@@ or@@ m and say : ‘ Who is this that is ob@@ sc@@ uring counsel by words without knowledge ?
Is there a tre@@ asure wor@@ th such a sacrifice ?
Yes , the Law was like a temp@@ or@@ ary gu@@ i@@ de , or “ gu@@ ar@@ di@@ an , ” le@@ ading to Christ . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 3 : 23 , 24 .
He told them that Jehovah had bless@@ ed Abraham great@@ ly in Cana@@ an and that Abraham and S@@ ar@@ ah had a son , Isa@@ a@@ c , who was to in@@ her@@ it everything .
The 12 tri@@ bes of Israel had been fre@@ ed from sla@@ very in Egy@@ pt .
So “ when he arri@@ ved and saw the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness of God , he rejo@@ ic@@ ed and began to encoura@@ ge them all to continue in the Lord with hear@@ ty purpose , ” and “ a consider@@ able crow@@ d was ad@@ ded to the Lord . ” ​ — Acts 11 : 22 - 24 .
For example , she might take the bal@@ l away from Joh@@ n@@ n@@ y for a peri@@ od of time .
That su@@ gg@@ es@@ tion mar@@ ked the beg@@ in@@ ning of a new way of life and of my fri@@ end@@ ship with the true God ​ — Jehovah .
These , then , are “ the things in the heavens , ” of whom the to@@ tal number fore@@ or@@ da@@ ined by Jehovah needed to be ga@@ ther@@ ed .
One day , I was inform@@ ed that Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th C@@ ha@@ k@@ ran@@ ar@@ a@@ y@@ an , an older , experienced Bible teach@@ er , would be my par@@ t@@ ner in the ministry .
10 , 11 . ( a ) Why did Jesus tell his disciples to “ keep on the w@@ atch ” ?
11 : 2 - 6 ​ — If because of having heard God’s vo@@ ice of appro@@ val John already knew that Jesus was the Messi@@ ah , why did he ask if Jesus was “ the Com@@ ing One ” ?
Bro@@ ther L@@ ö@@ s@@ ch conclu@@ ded by remin@@ ding the stud@@ ents that Jesus promised to be with his faithful followers in the disci@@ ple - making work . ​ — Matthew 28 : 20 .
However , some fellow believers , including young or new@@ ly baptized brothers , may not yet have found their place in the congregation .
“ In school all we had to do was rec@@ ite the mem@@ or@@ ized prayers we were taught . ” ​ — T@@ er@@ es@@ a , Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines .
This situation illustr@@ ates that we face a number of decisions that may af@@ fect ​ — ei@@ ther for good or for bad — ​ our spiritu@@ ality and our relationship with Jehovah .
When Jehovah’s Witnesses called at his home , H@@ ar@@ old dem@@ an@@ ded that they sto@@ p vis@@ iting him .
For example , “ Bible S@@ tu@@ dy A@@ c@@ tiv@@ ities ” found on the “ T@@ e@@ en@@ ag@@ ers ” se@@ ction of j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g can help you to learn practic@@ al less@@ ons from Bible events .
She ev@@ en@@ tually had 11 people on her ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine r@@ ou@@ te at work .
How could you make such a r@@ as@@ h decision without tal@@ king to me ? ”
C@@ ome well - e@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed .
37 : 25 .
Th@@ ink , too , about how much we learn from our public@@ ations each mon@@ th .
Why does tri@@ bul@@ ation come as no sur@@ pris@@ e to God’s servants ?
TH@@ E Bible book of E@@ z@@ r@@ a pi@@ c@@ ks up where Se@@ cond Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les lea@@ ves off .
It is just as the psalmist expres@@ sed : “ In peace I will both li@@ e down and s@@ le@@ ep , for you yourself al@@ one , O Jehovah , make me d@@ well in se@@ cur@@ ity . ” ​ — Psalm 4 : 8 .
But there is hope for us .
This article exam@@ ines fi@@ ve important are@@ as in which each of us should stri@@ ve to imitate Christ .
Because they de@@ e@@ pen our understanding , ex@@ p@@ and our vie@@ w@@ point , and strengthen our determin@@ ation to stay on course spiritually .
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t is at peace with himself because he is serving Jehovah , as he says , ‘ to his full po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al . ’
L@@ ik@@ ely , E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us was born in P@@ al@@ est@@ ine about 2@@ 60 C.E .
Jehovah is also our Ju@@ dge , St@@ atu@@ te - Gi@@ ver , and King , for within himself he com@@ bin@@ es the j@@ udi@@ cial , leg@@ is@@ l@@ ative , and ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tive bran@@ ches of uni@@ vers@@ al govern@@ ment .
In O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 19@@ 50 , that coura@@ ge@@ ous young woman became my wife .
Pa@@ we@@ ł P@@ il@@ ch and J@@ an P@@ olo@@ k were taken to a you@@ th cam@@ p in Lo@@ d@@ z
A@@ n el@@ der who fully per@@ form@@ s his ministry gives prop@@ er attention to all his responsi@@ bil@@ ities , lea@@ ving nothing ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted or only half done .
There they d@@ ran@@ k and took d@@ ru@@ g@@ s .
S@@ E@@ E P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 14 - 15 .
As a result , more than 2@@ 20@@ ,000 lives were lost .
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als ent@@ it@@ led to par@@ take of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms know that they have been taken into the Kingdom covenant .
Se@@ cond , if we pray and work in har@@ mony with Jehovah’s will , he will care for us now and will satis@@ fy our future needs and desi@@ res comple@@ t@@ ely .
A letter from he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n ev@@ en@@ tually ad@@ v@@ ised well - meaning sisters that it would be better for all concer@@ ned to provide the p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ m with “ every - day , pla@@ in co@@ o@@ king ” and “ un@@ dis@@ tur@@ bed s@@ le@@ ep . ”
He turned out to be her c@@ ous@@ in Jac@@ o@@ b , the son of her fa@@ ther’s sister and a worshipp@@ er of Jehovah .
While gre@@ ed is pro@@ ba@@ bly the ma@@ in cause of the worl@@ d@@ wide proble@@ m of pol@@ lu@@ tion and its many ill effe@@ cts , part of the proble@@ m is the result of un@@ clean personal ha@@ bi@@ ts .
Ad@@ van@@ c@@ ing age may change a Christi@@ an’s activities some@@ what , but time does not di@@ min@@ ish Jehovah’s love for his loyal older servants .
P@@ rep@@ are your heart before stud@@ ying God’s Word
That is what happened , and the Israelites were to remember their li@@ ber@@ ation in the years to come .
If he h@@ and@@ les it responsi@@ bly , in time he can be gr@@ anted more .
So@@ on the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative ha@@ il@@ st@@ or@@ m of Jehovah’s day will str@@ ike the earth .
At that , A@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s wicked wife set up false wit@@ nesses who acc@@ used Na@@ both of bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ ing God and the king .
The apostle Paul wrote these words to faithful Christians living in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a .
V@@ ide@@ o@@ s and S@@ pe@@ cial Pro@@ je@@ cts
; H@@ el@@ g@@ es@@ en , C .
At the same time , we work to re@@ ject things that will h@@ in@@ der our spiritual gro@@ w@@ th . ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 11 , 12 .
During the past two cen@@ tu@@ ries , however , no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy chang@@ es have taken place in the prin@@ ting in@@ du@@ str@@ y .
With refer@@ ence to Jesus , Paul qu@@ o@@ ted Isa@@ i@@ ah’s words : “ N@@ one that rest@@ s his faith on him will be disa@@ p@@ pointed . ”
P@@ ic@@ ture him on the ru@@ n , un@@ able to put out of his mind the re@@ action of the people to whom he had rec@@ ently spo@@ ken a message from God .
He will use the power that the Father has given him to rest@@ ore humans to per@@ fe@@ ction .
I also saw the loving support the local congregation gave to my parents .
Israel@@ ’s Fir@@ st T@@ w@@ o H@@ u@@ man K@@ ings
We need faith and pati@@ ence , especially as we a@@ wa@@ it the end of this wicked system .
How does God view this kind of fes@@ ti@@ val ?
Lo@@ ok , for example , at what is descri@@ bed in Mark chap@@ ter 6 .
Jesus , like a sacri@@ fi@@ cial lam@@ b , was to ‘ take sin away ’ and bring about a re@@ vers@@ al of the sa@@ d st@@ ate of human af@@ fai@@ r@@ s .
The dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing act shows that Jehovah has a clean people who ad@@ here to Scriptural guid@@ el@@ ines in order to maintain that ho@@ l@@ iness .
Wh@@ atever may be the present id@@ enti@@ fic@@ ation of the Ma@@ z@@ z@@ ar@@ o@@ th and As@@ h con@@ st@@ el@@ l@@ ations , man cannot control and gu@@ i@@ de them .
• What are some ways in which we can serve our fellow believers ?
The service direc@@ t@@ or was not ele@@ cted by the congregation but was appointed the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c@@ ally to his position by the branch of@@ fice of God’s people .
By atten@@ ding the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , you will have an opportunity to refle@@ ct on your hope and on the great import@@ ance of Jesus ’ death .
In effect , she would ur@@ ge us to he@@ ed the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ This is the way . W@@ al@@ k in it . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
A post@@ ed no@@ tice declar@@ ed that the S@@ ing@@ ap@@ ore C@@ ongreg@@ ation of Jehovah’s Witnesses had been der@@ e@@ g@@ is@@ tered .
Yes , Jehovah no@@ tic@@ es the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al in each of his servants .
This soul - sear@@ ch@@ ing pres@@ ent@@ ation cont@@ ra@@ sted the attitu@@ des of Jac@@ o@@ b and E@@ sa@@ u toward spiritual things .
When Paul vis@@ ited L@@ y@@ str@@ a , he found Timothy to be an ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary Christian , “ well repor@@ ted on by the brothers in L@@ y@@ str@@ a and I@@ con@@ i@@ u@@ m . ”
Our Creator did not in@@ ten@@ d for humans to live just 70 or 8@@ 0 years on earth and then move on to sp@@ end an et@@ er@@ n@@ ity in another real@@ m .
R@@ emo@@ ve things that re@@ kin@@ d@@ le anger toward your e@@ x - sp@@ ouse or that you do not need , but keep important pa@@ p@@ ers .
Our daugh@@ ters really wanted to do that .
The Bible states about 12 - year - old Jesus : “ He continued sub@@ ject to [ his parents ] . ”
K@@ or@@ ah fa@@ iled to real@@ ize that the great@@ est honor is serving Jehovah faith@@ fully according to his arrang@@ ement ​ — not the at@@ tain@@ ing of some special st@@ atu@@ s or position . ​ — Psalm 8@@ 4 : 10 .
Jesus did not in@@ ten@@ d that prayer should be di@@ ver@@ ted from God to him .
In time , I real@@ ized how wrong my thinking had been . ”
His teachings have in@@ deed had an ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary influ@@ ence on mankind .
F@@ er@@ v@@ ent prayer to God helped to pre@@ pare Jesus for t@@ ests of faith .
However , two el@@ der@@ ly Ger@@ man sisters nam@@ ed He@@ d@@ wi@@ g and Ger@@ tru@@ d s@@ ought me out and reas@@ sur@@ ed me of their love .
36 : 19 - 23 .
The sur@@ ge@@ on asked Jo@@ el , “ And do you ag@@ ree ? ”
R@@ a@@ ha@@ b was a pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te . That star@@ k fact so al@@ ar@@ m@@ ed some Bible com@@ men@@ t@@ at@@ ors in the past that they claim@@ ed that she was mer@@ ely an in@@ n@@ keep@@ er .
As a result , I learned to r@@ ely on Jehovah . ”
H@@ ad I done something wrong ?
“ Wh@@ en@@ ever our joy has been cl@@ ou@@ ded by personal difficul@@ ties or mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s , ” says Ger@@ hard in Ger@@ many , “ the counsel from God’s Word has helped us to devel@@ op pati@@ ence and prac@@ tice for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
Yes , Jehovah takes off@@ en@@ se at the bad things that people say and do , and he even ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tes un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant off@@ end@@ ers who@@ se sin@@ s are gro@@ ss .
This inter@@ n@@ ational group has the happy pro@@ spe@@ ct of sur@@ vi@@ ving the appro@@ aching end of this wicked system of things and living on into a righteous new world . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
Jesus is “ the life ” also to those who have died .
The Rus@@ si@@ an Con@@ s@@ titu@@ tion and the Con@@ ven@@ tion for the Pro@@ te@@ ction of H@@ u@@ man R@@ igh@@ ts and F@@ un@@ dam@@ ent@@ al F@@ re@@ e@@ d@@ om@@ s gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e fre@@ e@@ dom of religion and fre@@ e@@ dom of associ@@ ation .
For example , wise parents take this princi@@ ple seri@@ ously : “ B@@ ad associ@@ ations spo@@ il u@@ se@@ ful ha@@ bi@@ ts . ”
In this part of the tro@@ pi@@ cal P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c , buil@@ ding@@ s must be desi@@ gn@@ ed and buil@@ t to with@@ stand fre@@ qu@@ ent sa@@ va@@ ge st@@ or@@ ms and c@@ y@@ cl@@ ones .
* ​ — D@@ A@@ V@@ I@@ D O@@ F I@@ S@@ R@@ A@@ E@@ L , 1@@ 1@@ T@@ H C@@ EN@@ T@@ U@@ R@@ Y B.C.E .
His name is Peter , one of Jesus ’ 12 apostles .
A@@ cting in faith , he left the city of U@@ r and refu@@ sed to take up per@@ man@@ ent re@@ si@@ d@@ ence in any of the c@@ ities of Cana@@ an .
13 , 14 . ( a ) All of us have what li@@ mit@@ ations res@@ pe@@ cting the dis@@ pu@@ tes of others ?
“ I Di@@ d Not K@@ now Mu@@ ch Ab@@ out God ”
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : S@@ et asi@@ de just a few min@@ ut@@ es at the end of each day to discus@@ s any good things that happened to you as a cou@@ ple , things you can than@@ k God for .
Lo@@ ve will cause us to be@@ have in a dec@@ ent way toward our neigh@@ b@@ or .
Let us see what we can learn from these two illustr@@ ations .
One s@@ crip@@ ture emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed for me the import@@ ance of Sa@@ ú@@ l@@ ’s spiritual tra@@ ining : “ T@@ ra@@ in up a bo@@ y according to the way for him ; even when he gro@@ ws old he will not turn asi@@ de from it . ”
N@@ an@@ cy is con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah gener@@ ously provided ex@@ ac@@ tly what she needed . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of him is requi@@ red .
Yet , Jesus lived even before that faithful pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch wal@@ ked the earth .
It will also help us to see how we can respect the way that others exerc@@ ise their gift of free will .
Does your Yes mean Yes ?
We were tr@@ ying to deci@@ de what to get each other for the occasi@@ on , and we deci@@ ded to give something back to Jehovah and his organization , for without their help , we pro@@ ba@@ bly w@@ ou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t have succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in our marriage .
Na@@ than H . K@@ nor@@ r , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses , me@@ t with h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of pione@@ ers in the city of M@@ on@@ tre@@ al to expla@@ in the imp@@ lic@@ ations of what we were about to do .
“ Be@@ fore gra@@ y ha@@ ir you should ris@@ e up , and you must show consider@@ ation for the person of an old man . ” ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 19 : 32 .
O@@ thers have pon@@ der@@ ed these questions priv@@ ately .
After much prayer , we accepted the invit@@ ation , and over the next se@@ ven months , K@@ im travel@@ ed 8@@ ,000 mil@@ es [ 1@@ 3@@ ,000 k@@ m ] with us by co@@ ach , pl@@ ane , and tra@@ in as we served far - f@@ lu@@ ng congregations in Q@@ u@@ e@@ en@@ s@@ land and the N@@ or@@ ther@@ n T@@ er@@ rit@@ ory .
( E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 20 : 1 – 24 : 27 )
As we have seen , God has long deal@@ t with his people as a group .
In fact , the Bible ref@@ ers to him as “ the King of et@@ er@@ n@@ ity . ”
While po@@ king around in the de@@ br@@ is , I spo@@ t@@ ted something I wanted to sa@@ ve .
Greek my@@ th@@ olo@@ gy had ga@@ ined wide accep@@ t@@ ance , and div@@ in@@ ation was comm@@ on .
Now the ti@@ de has turned .
Ar@@ ri@@ ving in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m , Samuel arrang@@ es for J@@ es@@ se and his sons to share a sacri@@ fi@@ cial me@@ al .
“ God is st@@ ati@@ on@@ ing himself in the ass@@ em@@ bly of the Di@@ v@@ ine One , ” wrote the psalmist A@@ sa@@ ph .
In@@ as@@ much as Jehovah “ se@@ es what the heart is , ” when he sel@@ e@@ cted David to be a future king of Israel , he knew that David was s@@ inc@@ ere and devo@@ ted to true worship .
This imp@@ ressed upon me the import@@ ance of get@@ ting our public@@ ations into the hands of inter@@ ested ones .
Some ro@@ a@@ ds are in bad shap@@ e and are very n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w .
Of course , the less@@ ons a 4 - year - old and a 13 - year - old can learn will be different .
Abraham , who may have been a ho@@ me@@ ow@@ ner in U@@ r , did not pur@@ cha@@ se any per@@ man@@ ent re@@ si@@ d@@ ence in Cana@@ an , where he lived for de@@ ca@@ des .
Se@@ ek God’s G@@ u@@ id@@ ance in All Th@@ ings
So take a long , hon@@ est look at yourself .
They might lo@@ se respect not only for the one spo@@ ken against but also for the one speaking .
( a ) How is the Kingdom message making a differ@@ ence in the lives of those who accept it ?
What educ@@ ation does Jehovah’s organization provide , and what is its foc@@ us ?
P@@ il@@ ate@@ ’s name appe@@ ars most fre@@ qu@@ ently in the writ@@ ings of the Jewish hist@@ ori@@ an Jose@@ ph@@ us , who ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ led three spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c in@@ ci@@ d@@ ents rel@@ ating to the difficul@@ ties P@@ il@@ ate experienced while gover@@ ning Ju@@ de@@ a .
When con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with op@@ position to their efforts to do Jehovah’s will in the days of E@@ z@@ r@@ a , faithful Israelites stated : “ We are the servants of the God of the heavens and the earth . ”
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , they had desi@@ ra@@ ble qualities that some of his ad@@ ul@@ t disciples did not always displa@@ y .
So Jehovah called the A@@ mal@@ ek@@ ites to account and comman@@ ded Saul to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment upon them . ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
Just as a shepher@@ d car@@ ries a new@@ born lam@@ b in the fo@@ ld of his gar@@ ment when necess@@ ary , Jehovah ​ — “ the Father of tend@@ er mer@@ ci@@ es ” — ​ will car@@ ry us through tri@@ al@@ some times .
Jo@@ b@@ ’s dist@@ ress was so se@@ v@@ ere that he thought of life as hard , ar@@ du@@ ous com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory la@@ b@@ or .
Solomon lik@@ e@@ wise appreci@@ ated the value of mean@@ ing@@ ful work . ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
Just think of the pro@@ gra@@ m of instru@@ ction we enjoy !
We should pray for God’s holy spirit and stri@@ ve to cultiv@@ ate its fru@@ it@@ age ​ — “ love , joy , peace , long - suffering , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , faith , mil@@ dness , self - control . ”
To that end ​ — and to gu@@ i@@ de us sa@@ f@@ ely — ​ Jehovah invit@@ es us to live by his principles .
1 , 2 . ( a ) For what purpose is the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
Ho@@ ly spirit emp@@ ow@@ ered the Ju@@ d@@ ges to deli@@ ver Israel .
They were con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed ! ​ — John 1 : 35 - 4@@ 5 .
Be@@ ar in mind that God’s Word shows the wisdom of being “ a slave to God’s law . ”
On a su@@ n@@ n@@ y day soon ther@@ e@@ after , S@@ il@@ vi@@ a took the tra@@ in back to H@@ ol@@ b@@ æ@@ k and wal@@ ked from the st@@ ation to the branch of@@ fice .
( a ) Acc@@ ording to Hebrews 11 : 9 , 10 , what did Abraham a@@ wa@@ it ?
The holy book of Is@@ la@@ m , the K@@ or@@ an , devo@@ tes a whole chap@@ ter to the resurrection .
It br@@ ings us joy when we see that we have re@@ ached the go@@ als we set for ourselves .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , an ad@@ vis@@ er to King Saul descri@@ bed young David not only as one “ s@@ kil@@ led at pla@@ ying ” the har@@ p but also as “ a v@@ ali@@ ant , mi@@ gh@@ ty man and a man of war and an in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent speak@@ er and a well - form@@ ed man . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 16 : 18 ; 17 : 23 , 24 , 4@@ 5 - 5@@ 1 ; 18 : 5 - 7 .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying this ad@@ vice has helped me to shu@@ n l@@ ying and ste@@ al@@ ing .
After Jehovah had cor@@ rec@@ ted and cle@@ ans@@ ed them , they were ready to receive a new assignment .
Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans , says Je@@ ff@@ re@@ y Bu@@ r@@ t@@ on Rus@@ sel@@ l , have by and large “ dis@@ mis@@ sed the Devil and the dem@@ ons as su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ous reli@@ c@@ s . ”
10@@ 8@@ th G@@ ra@@ du@@ ating C@@ l@@ ass of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad
Un@@ til true worship is brought to its per@@ fe@@ cted st@@ ate , may we all stri@@ ve to keep Kingdom inter@@ ests in first place .
A lo@@ t of people are going to be up@@ set . ”
No doubt you will ag@@ ree that ap@@ pl@@ ying Paul’s inspired counsel will still benefit hus@@ ban@@ ds , wi@@ ves , and children .
We can be certain that in God’s du@@ e time , there will be no more suffering or death on pl@@ an@@ et E@@ ar@@ th .
The Greek word used for “ as often as ” means “ wh@@ en@@ ever ” or “ every time that . ”
We cannot ex@@ pect God’s blessing and fav@@ or if we allow anything un@@ clean or de@@ fil@@ ed in his eyes to con@@ tam@@ in@@ ate our thinking or actions .
That means giving care@@ ful attention to every fac@@ et of Christian life .
If so , to whom do we o@@ we loy@@ al@@ ty , and in what ways ?
Their go@@ al should be to star@@ t such tra@@ ining early in the ba@@ b@@ y’s life .
• How is Jesus the Gre@@ ater David ?
But Jesus re@@ je@@ cted him .
That certainly inclu@@ des the two great@@ est comman@@ ds ​ — to love God and to love neigh@@ b@@ or .
Those words of Jo@@ shua 1 : 9 have been cho@@ s@@ en as the ye@@ ar@@ text for 20@@ 13 .
So we allow him su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient time to read , gr@@ as@@ p , and accept the tru@@ ths pres@@ ented in God’s Word .
It is the gift of God . ”
L@@ am@@ e@@ ch did not live to see this prophecy ful@@ filled .
Ther@@ efore , every reason@@ able effort should be made to bapti@@ ze a person in water if this is the individu@@ al@@ ’s s@@ inc@@ ere desire and if he wi@@ sh@@ es to accept the ris@@ ks involved .
The living con@@ di@@ tions in post@@ war I@@ tal@@ y were very po@@ or .
Jesus knew that following his ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion and resurrection , cen@@ tu@@ ries would pas@@ s before he would be en@@ thr@@ oned in heaven as the Messi@@ ani@@ c King to rule over mankind .
Wh@@ ere does the Bible speak about po@@ p@@ es and car@@ din@@ als ? ’
The home can be a ha@@ ven of peace and con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment or a bat@@ t@@ le@@ gr@@ ound of stri@@ fe and con@@ ten@@ tion .
If you had lived in those days , like other hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people you might have been truly si@@ ck@@ ened by such religious h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y .
Many of them were the first Witnesses in the coun@@ tri@@ es to which they were assign@@ ed .
L@@ ater , Saul allow@@ ed sel@@ f@@ ish thinking and pri@@ de to devel@@ op , like cor@@ ro@@ sive ru@@ st .
What are some things that prove that God is the Do@@ er of wonderful works ?
S@@ ei@@ zed by the fr@@ enz@@ y of the m@@ om@@ ent , some repor@@ ters seem@@ ed to have difficul@@ ty fin@@ ding the bal@@ ance between get@@ ting new@@ s@@ wor@@ thy st@@ ori@@ es a@@ head of others and show@@ ing consider@@ ation and respect for the vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s .
A@@ no@@ ther reading would follow , using ex@@ cer@@ p@@ ts from the writ@@ ings of the prophe@@ ts ( ha@@ f@@ t@@ ar@@ ah@@ s ) and o@@ ffering ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation and app@@ lic@@ ation .
Wh@@ atever authority people may ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ate to themselves , you do not have to accept their conclu@@ sions if they cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct God , ign@@ ore his Word , and viol@@ ate comm@@ on sense .
P@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ ms are sent out for this purpose . ”
• Why are those who den@@ y God’s ex@@ ist@@ ence in@@ ex@@ cu@@ sa@@ ble ?
M@@ il@@ t@@ on H@@ en@@ sc@@ he@@ l will be re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed for set@@ ting an example in that reg@@ ard .
She gave all that her circumstances allow@@ ed her to give . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
Yes , our men@@ tal fac@@ ul@@ ties must pla@@ y a ke@@ y ro@@ le in our worship .
V@@ as@@ y@@ l with his wife , I@@ r@@ y@@ na
While such a marriage is imp@@ ro@@ per today , it is important to keep in mind how different things were back then .
Sh@@ ould I go to this ga@@ ther@@ ing ?
As I said , this is a lo@@ t to take in all at once .
Why would the world h@@ ate Christians ?
He was saying that angels are inter@@ ested in his disciples , not that angels are mirac@@ ul@@ ously prote@@ cting each one of them . ​ — w@@ p@@ 1@@ 7@@ .@@ 5 , p .
M@@ ake good use of the gener@@ ous and tim@@ ely supp@@ ly of spiritual food provided by “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
Jesus also showed how at that time his disciples could get the needed strength to end@@ ure .
But we can remain ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast as his followers , not long@@ ingly loo@@ king back at what we had in Satan’s world . ​ — 1 John 5 : 19 .
Paul coun@@ sel@@ s us : “ G@@ o on ac@@ qui@@ ring power in the Lord and in the mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness of his strength . ”
A righteous one@@ ’s spe@@ e@@ ch , on the other hand , is pu@@ re , well - thought out , and consider@@ ate .
Jesus is also a shepher@@ d .
E@@ very Christian ​ — par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly the elders — ​ must follow Christ’s lead@@ er@@ ship .
A@@ n A@@ p@@ preci@@ ative V@@ il@@ la@@ ge
With similar determin@@ ation , those of the great crow@@ d activ@@ ely support the Jeremiah class in car@@ r@@ ying out its divine assignment .
I@@ mit@@ ate the way Jesus Christ deal@@ t with his disciples , part of his future bri@@ de class , while he was on earth .
While cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion can ex@@ ist in any human organization , it seem@@ s that cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion in govern@@ ment is the wor@@ st .
Acc@@ ording to the s@@ crip@@ ture qu@@ o@@ ted at the out@@ set , Jehovah dra@@ ws people to him .
P@@ ri@@ de d@@ elu@@ des people , making them believe they are better than others .
* Because E@@ m@@ ma@@ s and I refu@@ sed to do so , members of the Y@@ ou@@ th Le@@ ag@@ ue destro@@ yed our field of ma@@ ize ​ — our ma@@ in food supp@@ ly for the coming year .
18 Ke@@ ys to F@@ am@@ ily H@@ app@@ iness ​ — Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing Com@@ mit@@ ment in Your Mar@@ ri@@ age
When we foc@@ us first on serving Jehovah and teaching others his Word , we experience in@@ com@@ par@@ able joy .
Of course , en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment and other personal pur@@ su@@ its have their place , but they are not a v@@ al@@ id exc@@ use for ne@@ g@@ le@@ cting the ministry .
We had num@@ er@@ ous Bible stu@@ dies with young K@@ y@@ r@@ gy@@ z stud@@ ents at educ@@ ational in@@ s@@ titu@@ tes .
A R@@ I@@ C@@ H and prom@@ in@@ ent young man r@@ an up to Jesus , f@@ ell upon his k@@ ne@@ es before him , and asked : “ Go@@ od T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , what must I do to in@@ her@@ it everlasting life ? ”
Instead , I wanted to use my life to give glory to Jehovah .
“ [ The father ] does not mer@@ ely stand by to de@@ f@@ end , but he is also physi@@ c@@ ally with the child ; he will not allow the child to be se@@ par@@ ated from him . ”
N@@ ex@@ t , you could show him how to pre@@ pare for the meetings so that he can give a com@@ ment .
And he illustr@@ ates it by hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al examples of men and women of faith .
Paul told the anointed Christians in ancient Corin@@ th : “ I am je@@ al@@ ous over you with a godly je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , for I person@@ ally promised you in marriage to one husband that I might present you as a cha@@ st@@ e vi@@ r@@ g@@ in to the Christ . ”
The thought of dec@@ ei@@ ving ourselves may se@@ em high@@ ly imp@@ ro@@ ba@@ ble or even imp@@ os@@ sible .
Joseph comman@@ ded one of his servants to f@@ ill his brothers ’ ba@@ g@@ s with food supp@@ lies , return each one@@ ’s money in the m@@ ou@@ th of his ba@@ g , and put Jose@@ p@@ h’s s@@ il@@ ver c@@ up in the m@@ ou@@ th of B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in@@ ’s ba@@ g .
One of the best ways to be gener@@ ous is to give of ourselves in word and deed .
He wor@@ ked as a ten@@ t@@ mak@@ er to support himself .
He had to ad@@ mit that the result of his ministry there was not very prom@@ ising : “ We saw nothing to encoura@@ ge us to hope for any har@@ v@@ est in I@@ tal@@ y . ”
Even today , o@@ live gro@@ ves do@@ t the l@@ and@@ s@@ cap@@ e from the fo@@ o@@ t of M@@ ount H@@ er@@ m@@ on in the nor@@ th to the out@@ s@@ ki@@ r@@ ts of Be@@ er@@ she@@ ba in the sou@@ th .
By then star@@ ting to ga@@ ther “ the things in the heavens , ” those who will rule with Christ in the heavens .
The children will be able to make friends and will maintain peace with others .
4 : 11 ; 21 : 3 , 4 .
By going to another land , they may be able to supp@@ ly their family with mo@@ der@@ n conven@@ i@@ ences .
I remember my you@@ th@@ ful a@@ we at see@@ ing powerful bul@@ lo@@ ck te@@ am@@ s c@@ lear@@ ing the w@@ il@@ d bus@@ h sc@@ ru@@ b or how@@ ling du@@ st st@@ or@@ ms s@@ mo@@ ther@@ ing the coun@@ tr@@ y@@ side .
; Phil@@ li@@ ps , N .
[ 2 ] ( par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 18 ) To find Bible principles that can help your family , see the article “ R@@ a@@ ising Ch@@ il@@ dren in a F@@ o@@ re@@ ign L@@ and ​ — The Ch@@ all@@ eng@@ es and the Re@@ war@@ ds ” in the O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 15 , 200@@ 2 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
As is true of most of us today , Jac@@ o@@ b did not have an eas@@ y life .
Ju@@ ne 6 - 12 , 20@@ 11
That can in@@ deed be “ we@@ ar@@ is@@ ome . ”
⇨ Ku@@ ta@@ is@@ i
After gra@@ du@@ ating from school , I found emp@@ loy@@ ment in a Fr@@ en@@ ch fa@@ shi@@ on house , where I took pri@@ de in desi@@ gn@@ ing and se@@ wing ele@@ g@@ ant go@@ w@@ ns for l@@ adi@@ es of high soci@@ ety .
S@@ op@@ r@@ in@@ tend@@ enza Ar@@ c@@ he@@ olo@@ gi@@ c@@ a per la To@@ sc@@ ana , Fir@@ enze
We often men@@ tion Hebrews 4 : 12 in our public@@ ations to show that the Bible has power to change lives , and that is cor@@ rec@@ t .
D@@ ur@@ ation : Con@@ t@@ inu@@ ous .
4@@ 3 : 11 .
He always spoke the truth .
And your parents have a ro@@ le similar to that of a shi@@ p@@ ’s p@@ il@@ o@@ t as they try to gu@@ i@@ de you through some of the most difficult situ@@ ations you will ever have to face in life .
Since everything Jehovah does is influ@@ enced by love , it is his will that all his worshipp@@ ers displa@@ y love as their d@@ om@@ in@@ ant qu@@ ality .
Thus , it can be said that the expres@@ sion re@@ pres@@ ents an un@@ known , un@@ determined number .
We also demonstr@@ ate our bro@@ ther@@ ly love , the id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying mar@@ k of true Christians .
La@@ sting joy comes from help@@ ing people to benefit from God’s wisdom ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 12 , 13 )
He said that he would let “ the whe@@ at ” and “ the we@@ e@@ ds ” gro@@ w together until “ the har@@ v@@ est , ” which would come at “ a conclu@@ sion of a system of things . ”
Ser@@ ving at the branch of@@ fice in Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a ; ( in@@ set ) at the gra@@ du@@ ation of the 4@@ 2@@ n@@ d class of G@@ ile@@ ad
“ But I real@@ ized that the counsel is from Jehovah , and he tel@@ ls us only what is for our benefit .
If they are hum@@ ble and mo@@ des@@ t , those in positi@@ ons of over@@ sight , such as Christian elders , have the opportunity to do much good for others .
As a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , I was con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with rac@@ ism , pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce , and h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y , which made me re@@ be@@ l against soci@@ ety .
Instead of re@@ duc@@ ing the in@@ ci@@ d@@ ence of these problems , this seem@@ s to have fu@@ el@@ ed their gro@@ w@@ th . ”
( S@@ mi@@ th@@ ’s Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary of the Bible ) The fi@@ res were kept bur@@ ning by ad@@ ding sul@@ fu@@ r to bur@@ n up the refu@@ se .
• What can help us to cultiv@@ ate Chris@@ t@@ like great@@ ness ?
( b ) How can we show that we appreci@@ ate these brothers ?
“ The mer@@ ci@@ ful ” have tend@@ er com@@ pas@@ sion and show kind consider@@ ation , even p@@ ity , for the disa@@ d@@ van@@ ta@@ ged .
It is es@@ tim@@ ated that the Go@@ spe@@ l of Luke , for example , would have requi@@ red a ro@@ l@@ l some 31 fe@@ et ( 9@@ .@@ 5 m ) in l@@ eng@@ th .
We can be satis@@ fied that the Bible provi@@ des su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient information to gu@@ i@@ de us through life but also om@@ its en@@ ough de@@ ta@@ il@@ s so as to requi@@ re us to have strong faith in its divine Au@@ th@@ or . ​ — See pages 18@@ 5 to 18@@ 7 of the book D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to Jehovah .
Those who died without ever having come to know Jehovah God and serve him will have the opportunity to change and do good .
Yes , in@@ deed , because we be@@ ar witness to Jesus ’ k@@ ing@@ ship .
At the turn of the 20@@ th century , B@@ er@@ n@@ ard P .
Jehovah says : “ N@@ ations will certainly go to your light , and k@@ ings to the b@@ righ@@ t@@ ness of your shin@@ ing for@@ th . ” ​ — Isaiah 60 : 3 .
He had helped many of them to learn the truth .
The t@@ ree in@@ iti@@ ally re@@ pres@@ ented Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar as the rul@@ er of a world power .
He great@@ ly valu@@ es what we do for the low@@ ly , and he promises to re@@ pa@@ y us with nothing less than et@@ er@@ n@@ al life in a par@@ adise earth ​ — truly a thr@@ ill@@ ing hope for the future ! ​ — Psalm 37 : 29 ; Luke 14 : 12 - 14 .
R@@ a@@ ú@@ l has used Go@@ od Ne@@ ws for Pe@@ ople of All N@@ ations to witness to those who speak Ar@@ men@@ i@@ an , Ch@@ in@@ ese , Eng@@ l@@ ish , Fr@@ en@@ ch , Ger@@ man , H@@ in@@ di , K@@ o@@ re@@ an , Mi@@ x@@ e , Per@@ si@@ an , Rus@@ si@@ an , and Z@@ a@@ po@@ te@@ c .
Indeed , Jesus himself said : “ This means everlasting life , their taking in knowledge of you , the only true God , and of the one whom you sent for@@ th , Jesus Christ . ” ​ — John 17 : 3 .
Are you res@@ ol@@ ved to be coura@@ ge@@ ous in all as@@ pe@@ cts of your life ?
Many of the congregations held their meetings under tre@@ es or in mo@@ des@@ t hu@@ ts made of po@@ les , w@@ alls pla@@ st@@ ered with mu@@ d and ro@@ of@@ s th@@ atch@@ ed with gr@@ ass .
F@@ ind practic@@ al ways to offer help to the ber@@ e@@ a@@ ved
One such person was King David , who for de@@ ca@@ des had served Jehovah faith@@ fully .
Jesus recogn@@ ized this har@@ s@@ h re@@ ality with the words : “ You always have the po@@ or with you . ”
He tw@@ is@@ ted free , lea@@ ving it be@@ h@@ ind in her hands .
The t@@ ent of God is with mankind , and he will re@@ side with them , and they will be his pe@@ op@@ les . . . . And he will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more . The form@@ er things have pas@@ sed away . ”
This is because of our love for Jehovah and our regul@@ ar commun@@ ic@@ ation with each other . ”
If you put these principles to work in your life , you can be confid@@ ent that they will prove true for you .
The o@@ ce@@ an water has re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble c@@ lar@@ ity , v@@ isi@@ bility often ex@@ ten@@ ding bey@@ ond 1@@ 00 fe@@ et [ 30 m ] .
Bo@@ th sons were ev@@ en@@ tually invit@@ ed to become members of the he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters st@@ af@@ f at Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n Bethel , where one still ser@@ ves after 25 years .
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God ans@@ wer@@ ed her prayer so quic@@ k@@ ly that she was v@@ isi@@ bly moved . ”
K@@ now and use God’s name , Jehovah .
He might won@@ der whom the elders would believe if S@@ te@@ ve den@@ i@@ ed everything .
No@@ b
He certainly will not listen to h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites .
“ We need cou@@ ples with c@@ ars , ” P@@ r@@ y@@ ce said , “ to eng@@ age in a special cam@@ pa@@ ign to dist@@ ribu@@ te the boo@@ k@@ let thr@@ ough@@ out the country . ”
Still , it is r@@ are to find a house without a Bible , and many Mal@@ ag@@ as@@ y read it regul@@ arly .
Yes , ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y and for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation are not just “ love af@@ fai@@ r@@ s . ”
For example , in Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s time , the L@@ ev@@ ites “ were expla@@ ining the law ” and “ giving understanding . ”
He wrote : “ In those days ten men out of all the langu@@ ages of the nations will take hold , y@@ es , they will take fir@@ m hold of the ro@@ be of a Je@@ w , saying : ‘ We want to go with you , for we have heard that God is with you people . ’ ”
David also knew that any great@@ ness that he might have was only because Jehovah showed hum@@ ility , low@@ ering himself to su@@ sta@@ in , prote@@ ct , and care for him .
Jehovah declar@@ ed : “ I cannot put up with the use of un@@ can@@ n@@ y power . ”
When we make the re@@ qu@@ est , “ D@@ eli@@ ver us from the wicked one , ” we are as@@ king our heavenly Father to gu@@ i@@ de and help us so that we are not over@@ re@@ ached by the Devil .
In case a son or a daugh@@ ter of a Christian family st@@ op@@ s serving Jehovah , it is , in@@ deed , “ tri@@ bul@@ ation ” for parents who have tri@@ ed to ra@@ ise him or her in God’s truth . ​ — Pro@@ v .
On the ev@@ ening of Mar@@ ch 28 , after su@@ n@@ down , both cl@@ as@@ ses will me@@ et together to com@@ mem@@ or@@ ate Christ’s death and remember all that Jehovah has done for them through the sacrifice of his de@@ ar Son , Christ Jesus .
The mar@@ it@@ al relationship c@@ alls for tend@@ er com@@ pas@@ sion and , at times , for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
Why are we not in the dar@@ k regarding Satan’s dec@@ ep@@ tive t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s , and what should be our determin@@ ation ?
* To this day , ne@@ arly 2@@ ,000 years after they were spo@@ ken by Jesus , such powerful sa@@ y@@ ings are eas@@ ily called to mind .
What do you think that Par@@ adise will be like ? — To make sure we get the right answer , le@@ t’s talk about the Par@@ adise that God made for the first man and woman , Adam and E@@ ve .
I began to atten@@ d meetings every S@@ un@@ day , and before long I was atten@@ ding the mi@@ d@@ we@@ ek meetings as well .
Si@@ mil@@ ar feelings may have sur@@ fac@@ ed in the prophet Jeremiah , who served God faith@@ fully for de@@ ca@@ des as a sing@@ le person .
What , then , does the wa@@ shing of A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s sons re@@ present ?
Tru@@ e , we are not asked to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on our home to obey God , al@@ though some full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers have left their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and in order to preach the good news in another country .
God’s qualities ex@@ t@@ ol@@ led in Psalm 1@@ 11 are imit@@ ated by the God - fe@@ aring “ man ” of Psalm 1@@ 12 , as can be seen by com@@ par@@ ing Psalm 1@@ 11 : 3 , 4 with Psalm 1@@ 12 : 3 , 4 .
After rec@@ over@@ ing , he arri@@ ved in T@@ ah@@ it@@ i in 18@@ 40 , where the po@@ pul@@ ation led a vi@@ r@@ tu@@ al as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t on his car@@ go , see@@ king to ob@@ tain co@@ pi@@ es of the T@@ ah@@ iti@@ an Bible .
Mo@@ re@@ over , “ time and un@@ fore@@ seen occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence ” may ad@@ ver@@ sel@@ y af@@ fect the result of any decision .
What a com@@ p@@ li@@ ment that is !
The elders should offer spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c counsel to such men so that they will know how to direc@@ t their efforts .
What is one reason why we can be con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that God ex@@ ists ?
But when C@@ ir@@ o and a compan@@ ion went back to continue the study with the family , the man of the house was not at home .
A good friend would seek the help of loving shepher@@ ds in ass@@ is@@ ting a compan@@ ion who has taken a false st@@ ep .
Why not make it your a@@ im to “ draw close to God ” ?
Des@@ pite our human f@@ ra@@ il@@ ty , Jehovah will strengthen us to do his will if we r@@ ely on him for a@@ id .
Bro@@ ther F@@ er@@ n@@ an@@ de@@ z rec@@ alls : “ A fi@@ ve - h@@ our f@@ light brought us to the most is@@ ol@@ ated part of the pl@@ an@@ et , to a cul@@ ture en@@ sh@@ r@@ ou@@ ded in my@@ st@@ er@@ y . ”
It is much more important to have Jehovah’s appro@@ val than to be accepted by people who do not love him
A@@ no@@ ther land where Jehovah’s Witnesses end@@ ur@@ ed de@@ ca@@ des of dis@@ cri@@ min@@ ation was H@@ ung@@ ary .
She pa@@ used , then said with a gr@@ in that when she was a pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te , sever@@ al [ religious ] min@@ isters were among her regul@@ ars .
F@@ in@@ ally , though , their pers@@ ist@@ ence pa@@ id off .
How can we prof@@ it@@ ab@@ ly use time sp@@ ent wa@@ iting , following who@@ se examples ?
He seem@@ s ob@@ li@@ vi@@ ous to the no@@ ise of c@@ ars and bu@@ ses on the bus@@ y st@@ re@@ et where he sp@@ ends the night .
That requi@@ res well - organiz@@ ed te@@ am@@ s of transl@@ at@@ ors around the world .
Because we obey Jesus Christ .
Many te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers cla@@ im that this prac@@ tice is har@@ m@@ less because it is not se@@ x@@ u@@ al inter@@ course .
We can pi@@ c@@ ture them in the g@@ loo@@ m , wh@@ is@@ per@@ ing to David : “ H@@ ere is the day on which Jehovah does say to you , ‘ Lo@@ ok !
How this must have imp@@ ressed upon Jo@@ b@@ ’s family members his concer@@ n that they have re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al fear of Jehovah and walk in His ways !
We could ask the person if he ag@@ re@@ es that in order for something to be no more , it had to ex@@ ist in the first place .
A marriage without loy@@ al@@ ty will not f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h .
Even ani@@ mal@@ s that are now d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous will be at peace with humans and with one another . ​ — P@@ s .
We could talk and enjoy having Bible discus@@ sions .
P@@ re@@ fe@@ cts of P@@ il@@ ate@@ ’s ran@@ k were u@@ su@@ ally sent to ba@@ r@@ ba@@ r@@ ous ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es .
He says : “ We deci@@ de which par@@ ts of the material the children can understand .
When fac@@ ed with difficult situ@@ ations at home , we need dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment to find out why family members talk and act the way they do .
In quic@@ k order , S@@ im@@ on ( who became known as C@@ ep@@ has , or Peter ) as well as Ph@@ ili@@ p and his friend Na@@ th@@ ana@@ el also came to recogn@@ ize Jesus as the Messi@@ ah .
She was invit@@ ed to the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses , where she was sh@@ own information publi@@ shed in A@@ wa@@ ke !
To whom does God gr@@ ant for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , elders should not only encoura@@ ge and con@@ so@@ le their brothers with words but also buil@@ d them up by show@@ ing s@@ inc@@ ere personal interest . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Why the change ?
Their bad conduct , he said , would cause people to speak “ a@@ bu@@ si@@ vely ” about “ the way of the truth . ”
Hence , what can help a Christian to remain faithful to Jehovah ?
Although the pl@@ ane cr@@ as@@ h took the life of our son , we still have many happy mem@@ ori@@ es of times sh@@ ared together .
Satan , the rul@@ er of the world , a@@ im@@ s his mis@@ s@@ il@@ es at us in an at@@ temp@@ t to bre@@ ak our loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah and Jesus .
Com@@ pas@@ sion helps us to me@@ asure up to Paul’s counsel for Christians : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e pu@@ t@@ ting up with one another and for@@ giving one another fre@@ ely if anyone has a cause for com@@ pla@@ in@@ t against another . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 13 .
Does this not cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct the ide@@ a of life everlasting on a par@@ adise earth ?
Those who prom@@ o@@ te this do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine cla@@ im that such a teaching is based on the Bible . R .
Abraham shows faith and is willing to sacrifice Isa@@ a@@ c
N@@ am@@ i@@ bia is rul@@ ed by a new govern@@ ment based on a n@@ on@@ rac@@ i@@ al cons@@ titu@@ tion .
Because “ the whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one , ” we are sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by ne@@ g@@ ative for@@ ces that can we@@ ar us down and er@@ o@@ de our Christian bal@@ ance .
In a world where many to@@ il for long h@@ our@@ s , it is u@@ se@@ ful to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish between hard work@@ ers and wor@@ ka@@ ho@@ lic@@ s .
Why does my par@@ al@@ y@@ zed sister su@@ ff@@ er ?
P@@ or@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , pre@@ mar@@ it@@ al se@@ x , se@@ x@@ u@@ al a@@ bu@@ se of children , and ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ ality are com@@ mon@@ place .
After sever@@ al min@@ ut@@ es H@@ er@@ ber@@ t ca@@ ught sight of something that made him shu@@ d@@ der .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , he as@@ sures us that he will never for@@ s@@ ake us .
At the end of a we@@ ek , you can re@@ view how succ@@ ess@@ ful you have been in a@@ do@@ p@@ ting four or fi@@ ve of Jesus ’ teachings .
The Scriptures provide a real@@ is@@ tic view of life and help us to cultiv@@ ate the prop@@ er attitude toward un@@ certain@@ ty and change .
What sin@@ ful c@@ ra@@ v@@ ings keep some from living up to God’s righteous requi@@ re@@ ments , and how can we gain the ma@@ st@@ er@@ y over these desi@@ res ?
I was imp@@ ressed by the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s clear , lo@@ gi@@ cal ans@@ wers to my questions .
16 L@@ ear@@ n From God’s Word ​ — How Do God’s La@@ ws B@@ ene@@ f@@ it U@@ s ?
A person who is pri@@ mar@@ ily concer@@ ned with what he or she is get@@ ting from the marriage will never be truly happy , even if that individu@@ al re@@ marri@@ es many times .
When the e@@ dit@@ ors of the public@@ ations of Jehovah’s Witnesses fin@@ al@@ ize the con@@ ten@@ ts of an Eng@@ l@@ ish it@@ em , the text is made a@@ vail@@ able ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic@@ ally to te@@ am@@ s of tra@@ ined transl@@ at@@ ors lo@@ c@@ ated around the g@@ lo@@ be .
While still young both K@@ ar@@ l and his you@@ ng@@ er brother T@@ ed became deep@@ ly inter@@ ested in the Bible .
E@@ ar@@ n@@ es@@ tly encoura@@ ge in@@ ac@@ tive ones to respon@@ d again to “ the gl@@ ori@@ ous good news of the happy God , ” Jehovah . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
● A f@@ at@@ al di@@ se@@ ase claim@@ s do@@ z@@ ens of lives .
When he got home , he told my mother about those meetings .
God “ will ac@@ tually s@@ wal@@ low up death forever , and the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah will certainly wi@@ pe the te@@ ars from all fac@@ es . ” ​ — Isaiah 25 : 8 .
Why did God’s people need some cor@@ rection during World W@@ ar I , but what would it be wrong to as@@ su@@ me ?
He demonstr@@ ated such faith and confidence in Jehovah on a da@@ ily bas@@ is .
Un@@ til l@@ ate in the 19@@ th century , physi@@ ci@@ ans often wor@@ ked on cor@@ p@@ ses and then on living pati@@ ents ​ — without wa@@ shing their hands in between .
In the ten@@ th century B.C.E . , the nation of Israel needed to make a very serious decision . W@@ ho@@ m would they serve ?
In other words , God has given us the fre@@ e@@ dom to cho@@ ose to obey him or to dis@@ obey .
Go@@ dly fear , or deep re@@ ver@@ ence for Jehovah , imp@@ el@@ led A@@ mo@@ s to speak with b@@ ol@@ dness .
Why not use it to listen to recor@@ ding@@ s of the Bible and Bible liter@@ ature , tal@@ ks , and a@@ udi@@ o dr@@ am@@ as ?
( Read Matthew 2 : 16 - 18 . )
You Can B@@ ene@@ f@@ it From All of Jesus ’ T@@ e@@ ach@@ ings
“ E@@ very day in the temple and from house to house they continued without le@@ tu@@ p teaching and declar@@ ing the good news about the Christ , Jesus . ” ​ — A@@ C@@ T@@ S 5 : 4@@ 2 .
A fine way to show mer@@ cy is to share Bible tru@@ ths with others .
I have $ 28 , and I would like you to have it to help pa@@ y for the prin@@ ting pres@@ ses .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al G@@ ro@@ w@@ th A@@ m@@ ong the Y@@ oung
Re@@ ally , how privile@@ ged we are to have learned the truth !
They even qu@@ o@@ ted the words of Mi@@ ca@@ h 5 : 2 .
It was to the people rul@@ ed by the King of Jerusalem that Jehovah expres@@ sed his loving - kindness .
One Christian sister vis@@ ited her mother in a n@@ ur@@ sing home ne@@ arly every day .
A complete P@@ ent@@ ate@@ u@@ ch of this kind was publi@@ shed in Con@@ stan@@ t@@ in@@ ople in 1@@ 5@@ 4@@ 7 .
Now let us bri@@ ef@@ ly consider a second example , that of the apostle Peter .
In the dar@@ k days during which Isaiah lived and in the even dar@@ k@@ er days ther@@ e@@ after when the Babyl@@ on@@ ians car@@ ri@@ ed Jehovah’s nation off into cap@@ tiv@@ ity , what kind of guid@@ ance did Jehovah supp@@ ly ?
That is why we continue “ without le@@ tu@@ p teaching and declar@@ ing the good news about the Christ , ” as did the first - century Christians . ​ — Acts 5 : 4@@ 1 , 4@@ 2 .
What nee@@ d@@ less pain and suffering Ca@@ in brought on himself !
Tru@@ e , see@@ ing my first husband die s@@ low@@ ly of can@@ c@@ er and my second su@@ ff@@ er from the dre@@ ad@@ ful effe@@ cts of Al@@ z@@ he@@ im@@ er@@ ’s di@@ se@@ ase was de@@ va@@ st@@ ating .
Jesus ther@@ e@@ after emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed to his disciples that exc@@ essi@@ ve att@@ ach@@ ment to this worl@@ d’s go@@ o@@ ds ge@@ ts in the way of at@@ tain@@ ing sal@@ vation .
To@@ gether with my mother and my you@@ ng@@ er brother , G@@ ri@@ g@@ ory , I was ban@@ i@@ shed from W@@ est U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , Joseph was free to deci@@ de whether to act on his fa@@ ther’s re@@ qu@@ est or not , for Jac@@ o@@ b would be dead and could not com@@ pe@@ l him to keep his word .
There was no congregation within 1@@ 30 mil@@ es ( 20@@ 9 k@@ m ) .
To deter@@ mine how best to help his son , the father might also ask some spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c questions to see if there are any under@@ l@@ ying problems .
I was deep@@ ly t@@ ou@@ ched by the kind invit@@ ation found at James 4 : 8 : “ D@@ ra@@ w close to God , and he will draw close to you . ”
A Per@@ man@@ ent F@@ e@@ ature of Our Wor@@ ship
Be@@ fore long , M@@ r@@ s .
* He@@ e@@ ding the ad@@ vice of these conc@@ ise sa@@ y@@ ings can help us to be cont@@ ent with less , to be prog@@ res@@ sive , and to experience joy in living .
This does not mean that true Christians si@@ t back and do nothing about man@@ kin@@ d’s p@@ light .
Fir@@ st , they sp@@ ent more time on Bible study .
For instance , do we devel@@ op bal@@ an@@ ced ha@@ bi@@ ts that are condu@@ ci@@ ve to good physical health ?
On@@ ly a few we@@ ek@@ s have pas@@ sed since the Jewish high cour@@ t , the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in , took counsel to k@@ ill Jesus .
How , though , can we make sure that our hearts remain o@@ pen so that we can benefit from Jesus ’ teaching ?
Th@@ in@@ king about this example may have helped J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah to re@@ act in a way that pleas@@ ed Jehovah .
The speak@@ er direc@@ tly ur@@ ged qu@@ ali@@ fied men to be like Timothy in se@@ iz@@ ing opportun@@ ities to ass@@ ist others .
For example , the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class has been ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ ing us to “ stay a@@ wa@@ ke and keep our sen@@ ses . ”
O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ ally , they were like w@@ il@@ d o@@ live bran@@ ches , not having any opportunity to be a part of this special covenant .
Because I was so young , I needed my fa@@ ther’s per@@ mis@@ sion to en@@ ter that country .
He later publi@@ shed a se@@ qu@@ el ent@@ it@@ led Par@@ adise Re@@ ga@@ ined .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , most “ took no no@@ te . ”
So@@ on , she would return with a bas@@ in and war@@ m water so that we could pre@@ pare for the day .
E@@ very one of them accep@@ ts the responsi@@ bility to share in the work of preaching the good news of the Kingdom to his or her fel@@ low@@ man .
The a@@ bo@@ ve - qu@@ o@@ ted words in E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es men@@ tion simp@@ le ple@@ a@@ sures of life , such as e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king .
Hence , Genesis 11 : 31 – 12 : 4 gives the strong imp@@ res@@ sion that Jehovah spoke the words recorded at Genesis 12 : 1 - 3 after T@@ er@@ ah’s death .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we can be that Jehovah is “ ready to for@@ give ” !
By this time , we were fac@@ ing out@@ bre@@ ak@@ s of apost@@ as@@ y .
What must we remember about every@@ day activities of life ?
C@@ lar@@ ke and his compan@@ ion were sent to re@@ present us .
She did not beg@@ ru@@ dge J@@ a@@ el such praise ; rather , she car@@ ed only that Jehovah’s word had come true .
Ab@@ out 70 brothers and sisters ​ — mo@@ st@@ ly between the ages of 18 and 50 — ​ from fore@@ ign coun@@ tri@@ es serve in the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines .
The Bible lea@@ ves un@@ nam@@ ed some who were good and some who were bad .
Today , it is hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing to no@@ te the same fa@@ ther@@ ly and mo@@ ther@@ ly concer@@ n in our older Christian brothers and sisters as they fre@@ ely share their knowledge and wisdom with you@@ ng@@ er ones .
Ther@@ efore , Paul remin@@ ded anointed ones of his day : “ Not that we are the ma@@ st@@ ers over your faith , but we are fellow work@@ ers for your joy . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
Yes , humans have an in@@ n@@ ate spiritual need .
With a group of his ch@@ urch cr@@ on@@ ies , he bro@@ ke up our we@@ ek@@ ly Bible study and d@@ ro@@ ve us out of the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
We keep in mind Paul’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ Re@@ ally , then , as long as we have time fav@@ or@@ able for it , let us work what is good toward all , but especially toward those rel@@ ated to us in the faith . ”
He did so by foc@@ using his attention on the dec@@ ree he could most eas@@ ily influ@@ ence ​ — the one that requi@@ red obedi@@ ence on the part of man .
Li@@ fe - giving knowledge is in@@ deed within our re@@ ach , and it is re@@ adi@@ ly a@@ vail@@ able .
“ F@@ or@@ go@@ t@@ ten V@@ ic@@ tim@@ s ” R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ed , 9 / 1
How can we imitate God’s kindness ?
Se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary of St@@ ate H@@ en@@ ry K@@ is@@ sing@@ er .
Jehovah , the God of in@@ fin@@ ite love , will do this .
Their refu@@ s@@ al affe@@ cted Paul deep@@ ly .
How can you draw close to Jehovah ?
How can we show wisdom when preaching to refu@@ ge@@ es ?
For instance , L@@ y@@ dia * dis@@ co@@ vered that during the So@@ ci@@ al@@ ist re@@ gi@@ me in E@@ ast Ger@@ many , the St@@ as@@ i , or St@@ ate Se@@ cur@@ ity Ser@@ vice , had com@@ p@@ iled a file on her priv@@ ate activities .
Let us demonstr@@ ate pray@@ er@@ ful reli@@ ance on Jehovah , devel@@ op a close b@@ ond of fri@@ end@@ ship with those in our congregation , draw support from Christian elders , and maintain a regul@@ ar spiritual r@@ out@@ ine .
He will b@@ ru@@ ise you [ Satan ] in the head and you will b@@ ru@@ ise him in the he@@ el [ Jesus ’ death ] . ”
The psal@@ m says : “ He will give his own angels a comm@@ and concer@@ ning you , to gu@@ ard you in all your ways . ”
Paul’s counsel is still app@@ li@@ ca@@ ble .
C@@ learly , God does not t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely .
Some neu@@ ro@@ s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists fi@@ gu@@ re that during an a@@ ver@@ age li@@ fe@@ time , a person uses only 1 / 1@@ 00 of 1 per@@ c@@ ent ( . 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ 1 ) of his po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al b@@ ra@@ in cap@@ ac@@ ity .
A cou@@ ple from B@@ r@@ ita@@ in said : “ The ministry in the fore@@ ign - language field is one of the most exc@@ iting we have experienced during our 40 years of Kingdom service . ”
He wrote to the Corinthians : “ I will most g@@ la@@ dly sp@@ end and be comple@@ t@@ ely sp@@ ent for your sou@@ ls . ”
Then he would become cal@@ m en@@ ough to beg@@ in pra@@ ying .
For example , what if a part of the Bible does not se@@ em practic@@ al for our situation ? O@@ r what if we are not part of the ma@@ in a@@ udi@@ ence for a public@@ ation ?
* He keep@@ s them from “ stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing ” in that he makes them strong and coura@@ ge@@ ous like David , the war@@ ri@@ or king .
How do matu@@ re Christians prom@@ o@@ te un@@ ity in the congregation ?
God’s Word fur@@ ther reve@@ als that those who will rule as k@@ ings form a “ little flo@@ ck ” of 14@@ 4@@ ,000 individuals “ who have been b@@ ought from the earth . ” ​ — Luke 12 : 32 ; Revelation 14 : 1 , 3 .
S@@ cho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es often asked whether she was still a vi@@ r@@ g@@ in .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing on the the@@ me “ I A@@ m With You , ” he called attention to many occasi@@ ons when Jehovah said to his faithful servants , “ I am with you . ”
After gra@@ du@@ ating from high school , I became a full - time minis@@ ter , and that helped me great@@ ly .
E@@ ach we@@ ek , he br@@ ings his enti@@ re family and his you@@ ng@@ er sister to the Kingdom H@@ all .
They are then moved to make chang@@ es in their beli@@ ef@@ s , attitu@@ des , and conduct .
When U@@ ri@@ ah was away fi@@ gh@@ ting in a war , David had se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations with U@@ ri@@ ah’s wife , B@@ ath - she@@ ba , and she became pre@@ gn@@ ant .
Not cont@@ ent with that , out of his personal for@@ tu@@ ne , David contribu@@ ted go@@ ld and s@@ il@@ ver with a present - day value of more than $ 1@@ ,@@ 200@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 .
Abra@@ m did not stay in any of those spo@@ ts very long .
How can we show hum@@ ility in our spe@@ e@@ ch and in our actions ?
On another occasi@@ on , a Je@@ w well - ver@@ sed in the Law asked Jesus : “ Who really is my neigh@@ b@@ or ? ”
It is still a lo@@ t of work , but I am gra@@ du@@ ally ga@@ ining the ability to preach and teach , and that makes me happy . ”
S@@ tic@@ k to Your M@@ ate
“ Ha@@ ve Lo@@ ve A@@ m@@ ong Y@@ ourselves ”
To Davi@@ d’s cre@@ di@@ t , he did not den@@ y his gu@@ il@@ t .
Bible writ@@ er Paul no@@ ted : “ Th@@ r@@ ough one man sin en@@ tered into the world . ”
Ke@@ ep On Do@@ ing Go@@ od , 5 / 15
( Read Hebrews 11 : 7 . )
4 : 1 , 3 .
After ga@@ ining the vi@@ ct@@ ory over God’s enem@@ ies , he brought back their go@@ ds and began worshipp@@ ing them . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
Ther@@ efore , we do well to apply Paul’s counsel : “ Let each one prove what his own work is , and then he will have cause for ex@@ ul@@ tation in reg@@ ard to himself al@@ one , and not in com@@ par@@ is@@ on with the other person . ” ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 4 .
“ This helps your children become organiz@@ ed .
However , A@@ be@@ l likely gave much thought to that promise and real@@ ized that someone would be ‘ stru@@ ck in the he@@ el ’ so that mankind could be li@@ f@@ ted to per@@ fe@@ ction such as that enjo@@ yed by Adam and E@@ ve before they sin@@ ned .
To help such ones , some Christians so@@ ld their pro@@ per@@ ty , and the fun@@ ds were dist@@ ribu@@ ted to the nee@@ dy .
Who ex@@ ac@@ tly will benefit from it ? ’
Des@@ pite having a strong desire to change his ways , Ri@@ ch@@ ard real@@ ized that he could not do so in his own strength .
A branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses received a letter from an individu@@ al who called himself an In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t j@@ un@@ ki@@ e .
They thought that they could have it both ways ​ — that they could appe@@ ase Ba@@ al with their re@@ v@@ ol@@ ting ri@@ tu@@ als and still ask fav@@ ors of Jehovah God .
Gi@@ ve me a man , and let us fi@@ ght together ! ” ​ — 1 Samuel 17 : 8 - 10 .
His de@@ a@@ th@@ bed instru@@ ction to his wife , S@@ al@@ ome A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ r@@ a , was to share power with them .
He re@@ je@@ cted the Tr@@ in@@ ity ; yet , he was un@@ certain until sh@@ ort@@ ly before his death as to whether the holy spirit was a person .
G@@ ile@@ ad T@@ ra@@ ining E@@ qu@@ ip@@ s One for E@@ very Go@@ od Wor@@ k
How can taking God’s will into account benefit us , and what can we ex@@ pect to learn in this reg@@ ard from King David ?
For what reas@@ ons do some hold back from dedic@@ ation and baptism ?
They thus re@@ in@@ for@@ ce the discipl@@ ine that Jehovah has given him through the elders .
They “ Will Sh@@ ine as B@@ righ@@ tly as the Su@@ n ”
What do they do there ?
Instead , he exam@@ ines the heart and se@@ es who each of us really is .
Some 30 mil@@ es [ 50 k@@ m ] sou@@ th@@ w@@ est , the r@@ ou@@ te appro@@ ach@@ es the city of L@@ ar@@ n@@ ac@@ a before s@@ wer@@ ving nor@@ th toward the inter@@ i@@ or .
( b ) How did Jesus show honor to women ?
What are some benef@@ its of show@@ ing honor to those in positi@@ ons of authority ?
N@@ ame in Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an T@@ emp@@ le , 5 / 1 ‘ Se@@ es H@@ ear@@ t , ’ 3 / 1
R@@ o@@ x@@ ana went any@@ way , fer@@ v@@ ently pra@@ ying that she might keep her jo@@ b .
Some scho@@ l@@ ars pre@@ f@@ er the rend@@ ering “ Y@@ ah@@ we@@ h ” in@@ stead of “ Jehovah . ”
Le@@ mu@@ el@@ ’s mother remin@@ ds him of sever@@ al of these .
We in@@ her@@ ited the tend@@ enc@@ y to be sel@@ f@@ ish from him .
The sister was not deter@@ red .
Many Jews who after the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an ex@@ ile had been living in sc@@ at@@ tered col@@ on@@ ies out@@ side P@@ al@@ est@@ ine mi@@ gr@@ ated to A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a .
It is one thing to know that the Scriptures tell us : “ In show@@ ing honor to one another take the lead , ” but it is qu@@ ite another to do it .
In respon@@ se , “ many of his disciples , when they heard this , said : ‘ This spe@@ e@@ ch is sh@@ o@@ c@@ king ; who can listen to it ? ’ ”
S@@ ONG@@ S : 10@@ 6 , 1@@ 00
When we dedic@@ ated our lives to Jehovah , we v@@ ow@@ ed that we would do his will no matter what .
As told by P@@ am@@ ela Mo@@ sel@@ ey
Thus , they asked : “ T@@ ell us , When will these things be , and what will be the si@@ gn of your pres@@ ence and of the conclu@@ sion of the system of things ? ”
His sacrifice was to accom@@ pl@@ ish real for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s , which the o@@ ffering of ani@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es under the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law only fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed .
of J@@ anu@@ ary 200@@ 6 , pages 25 - 29 .
After he had pione@@ ered for some time , service at the branch of@@ fice did not se@@ em like an un@@ real@@ is@@ tic go@@ al .
When a Christian re@@ pres@@ en@@ ting the congregation in prayer conclu@@ des with this expres@@ sion , those listen@@ ing may also ad@@ d an “ A@@ men ” in their hearts or a@@ udi@@ bly to indic@@ ate their strong appro@@ val of what has just been said . ​ — 1 Corinthians 14 : 16 .
We lost nothing but ga@@ ined everything ​ — a rich and happy life in full - time service .
This made it possible for her father to fulf@@ ill a v@@ ow he had made .
Hence , some transl@@ ations rend@@ er the origin@@ al Hebrew “ mor@@ ning st@@ ar ” or “ Da@@ y@@ st@@ ar . ”
There has to be some organiz@@ ing princi@@ ple .
S@@ um@@ m@@ ers were especially happy times .
W@@ as Noah wor@@ ri@@ ed about the si@@ ze of the wa@@ ves or the stru@@ c@@ tural integrity of the ar@@ k ?
Be@@ fore they make judg@@ ments res@@ pe@@ cting fellow believers , elders need to pray for the help of Jehovah’s spirit and dep@@ end on its guid@@ ance by con@@ sul@@ ting God’s Word and the public@@ ations of the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Your en@@ er@@ gy is a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant , your work is enjo@@ y@@ able , your friends are many , and all your wor@@ ries are g@@ one .
However , they did not appreci@@ ate this , and they turned out to be bad .
[ Ma@@ p on page 23 ]
That is , we should stri@@ ve to be rich in fine works .
C@@ an@@ adi@@ an gra@@ du@@ ates of pre@@ vi@@ ous cl@@ as@@ ses of G@@ ile@@ ad had been assign@@ ed to o@@ pen up the preaching work in Q@@ u@@ ebe@@ c .
In contr@@ ast , the people of No@@ ah’s day were viol@@ ent and de@@ pra@@ ved .
We might ask , How did the ast@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers make the con@@ ne@@ ction between the appe@@ ar@@ ance of the “ st@@ ar ” in the E@@ ast and the bir@@ th of the “ king of the Jews ” ?
Be on gu@@ ard against pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ousness ​ — whether expres@@ sed through dis@@ obedi@@ ent ac@@ ts or a pr@@ ou@@ d attitude . ​ — Proverbs 11 : 2 .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , Jesus said : “ H@@ app@@ y are you when people re@@ pro@@ ach you and persecu@@ te you and l@@ y@@ ingly say every s@@ ort of wicked thing against you for my s@@ ake .
14 : 1 , 18 .
It fur@@ ther indic@@ ates that the Scriptures in the ver@@ n@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar language already had qu@@ ite a wide dist@@ ribu@@ tion in S@@ pain .
In doing so , they make a fine imp@@ res@@ sion on others .
The res@@ in ex@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted from my@@ r@@ r@@ h , on the other hand , was used direc@@ tly .
Pro@@ ble@@ ms a@@ wa@@ it us , but the gr@@ ati@@ f@@ ying experience we had more than com@@ p@@ en@@ s@@ ates for any difficul@@ ties .
( b ) What can we do if one of our public@@ ations uses an illustr@@ ation that is difficult for a certain Bible stud@@ ent to understand ?
; R@@ a@@ in@@ ey , R .
Yet , he made a real effort to expres@@ s his love for me .
( Read Revelation 3 : 7 - 13 . )
However , no human , no matter how powerful , is author@@ ized to order another to dis@@ obey one of God’s comman@@ ds .
Sa@@ ys G@@ reg@@ ori@@ o : “ We wanted to make a change but di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t ex@@ ac@@ tly know what to do .
Li@@ ving in a country where special trans@@ por@@ tation ser@@ vi@@ ces for the el@@ der@@ ly and in@@ fir@@ m are not provided , I find it a chall@@ enge to go to congregation meetings .
Why should we avoid pro@@ c@@ ra@@ st@@ in@@ ation ?
O@@ ther chang@@ es may result from car@@ ing for the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c privile@@ ges and responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
How vital that true Christians he@@ ed these war@@ n@@ ings and stay clear of anyone who su@@ p@@ pres@@ ses the truth of God’s Word or s@@ pre@@ a@@ ds false teachings ! ​ — 1 John 4 : 1 .
E@@ ven@@ tually , I had no men@@ tal en@@ er@@ gy left for the truth , and I found little joy in spiritual things . ”
Why are men so difficult to understand ?
Hence , true Christians do not show fav@@ or@@ it@@ ism .
In that way their understanding of many ba@@ si@@ c Bible do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines was c@@ lear@@ ed up .
We should not become en@@ vi@@ ous of the pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity of the wicked and a@@ do@@ pt their ung@@ o@@ dly ways .
Some were at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted by his fine qualities , were moved by his words , and became his disciples .
It is good to know that some who f@@ ell into vie@@ wing ab@@ hor@@ r@@ ent form@@ s of por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y went to the elders and received the spiritual help needed to make dr@@ as@@ tic chang@@ es .
These are recorded in the Bible book of L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us .
Many Jews began to speak Greek , and ev@@ en@@ tually the Hebrew Scriptures were transl@@ ated into Greek .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , love for Jehovah and for their brothers prom@@ p@@ ts them to try to w@@ in back the er@@ ring ones . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 25 , 26 .
God is the Su@@ pre@@ me Wor@@ k@@ er .
Of how much more wor@@ th are you than bir@@ ds ?
For example , Jesus said to his disciples : “ This is my comman@@ d@@ ment , that you love one another just as I have loved you . ”
He had been l@@ ying li@@ fel@@ ess in a t@@ om@@ b . ​ — John 11 : 11 - 14 , 34 , 38 - 4@@ 4 .
How encourag@@ ing that must have been for Jesus !
W@@ i@@ th@@ out doubt , many of the op@@ pres@@ sed whom he had in mind were po@@ or as well .
We want to present such tru@@ ths with c@@ lar@@ ity , but we will be care@@ ful not to bel@@ it@@ tle the con@@ vi@@ ctions of any un@@ beli@@ ever who may be present .
He said : “ Pa@@ y con@@ st@@ ant attention to yourself and to your teaching .
“ I [ Jehovah ] am keep@@ ing a@@ wa@@ ke concer@@ ning my word in order to car@@ ry it out . ” ​ — J@@ E@@ R .
Rather than par@@ ap@@ h@@ r@@ as@@ ing ke@@ y s@@ crip@@ tures or reading them from a com@@ pu@@ ter prin@@ t@@ out or an ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic de@@ vice , o@@ pen the Bible and read from it , and encoura@@ ge the a@@ udi@@ ence to do the same .
Yes , Jehovah “ will answer us in the day that we call . ” ​ — Psalm 20 : 9 ; 14@@ 5 : 18 .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out a doubt , baptism op@@ ens up the way to many blessings , but it is not a st@@ ep to be taken ligh@@ tly .
It will help you cho@@ ose your friends wis@@ ely , sel@@ e@@ ct who@@ les@@ ome en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , and de@@ al with coun@@ t@@ less other challeng@@ es .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the char@@ ac@@ ters por@@ tra@@ yed in the book of E@@ s@@ ther provide examples for us to imitate and others that we want to avoid .
I have seen how J@@ a@@ i@@ ro@@ ’s faith has given him a real purpose in life , des@@ pite his difficult situation . ”
Be@@ fore star@@ ting , she ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly pray@@ ed to Jehovah to help her find someone who was gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely inter@@ ested in stud@@ ying the Bible .
That is why Bro@@ ther F@@ ro@@ st said that until you have learned the language , speaking Eng@@ l@@ ish with you is V@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ O@@ T@@ E@@ N . ”
They fin@@ ally told me that they were going to hi@@ re me .
However , rather than allow@@ ing dar@@ k thoughts to cl@@ ou@@ d your thinking , remember that Jehovah kno@@ ws best how to de@@ al with those who deli@@ ber@@ ately dis@@ reg@@ ard his standards , even as the faith@@ less Israelites in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness dis@@ co@@ vered . ​ — He@@ b .
Jesus could respon@@ d to the spiritual need of each one .
The next day , many of his followers came to our home to find out why we were so pers@@ ist@@ ent .
The fulfill@@ ment of what Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ es the fa@@ il@@ ure of Satan’s war@@ f@@ are against true Christians ?
You may have lost a loved one in death .
“ I will ex@@ ul@@ t in Jehovah himself ; I will be jo@@ y@@ ful in the God of my sal@@ vation . ” ​ — H@@ A@@ B@@ A@@ K@@ KU@@ K 3 : 18 .
We arri@@ ved on Au@@ gu@@ st 9 , 195@@ 4 .
A@@ ct dec@@ isi@@ vely now , and you may be privile@@ ged to be inclu@@ ded among the “ great crow@@ d ” of human sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors of “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
It has remin@@ ded us that Jehovah provi@@ des true hope for those who are dra@@ wn to him .
But of this we can be sure : Like the Israelites at the time of the Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us , the “ great crow@@ d ” will remain organiz@@ ed , ever al@@ er@@ t to divine direction .
How fru@@ str@@ ating that would be !
In 19@@ 19 , a service direc@@ t@@ or was appointed in each congregation to take the lead in the preaching work .
Today , we too may have to end@@ ure difficult challeng@@ es .
“ W@@ H@@ O@@ M shall I s@@ end , and who will go for us ? ”
Such experi@@ ences re@@ mind us of our first - century brothers and sisters , who had the heavenly hope .
Di@@ d David receive help ?
Still , it is in fr@@ on@@ t of him .
F@@ in@@ ally , we arri@@ ved in New Yor@@ k , where the conven@@ tion was held .
W@@ o@@ e for the earth and for the se@@ a , because the Devil has come down to you , having great anger , know@@ ing he has a sh@@ ort peri@@ od of time . ” ​ — Revelation 12 : 12 .
Thus , in the book of Revelation , Jesus is de@@ pi@@ cted as a lam@@ b with “ se@@ ven eyes , which eyes mean the se@@ ven spi@@ r@@ its of God that have been sent for@@ th into the whole earth . ”
What promise do we read at Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 10 ?
It is , therefore , reason@@ able to believe that he fully under@@ sto@@ od the seri@@ ousness of what he was doing .
Jehovah wants the best for us .
At the same time , his re@@ pu@@ tation dre@@ w the wrong crow@@ d .
Abraham re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly ple@@ ad@@ ed with God regarding possible righteous ones in So@@ dom .
A dic@@ tion@@ ary de@@ fin@@ es con@@ text as “ the par@@ ts of a written or spo@@ ken st@@ at@@ ement that pre@@ ce@@ de or follow a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c word or pas@@ sage , u@@ su@@ ally influ@@ enc@@ ing its meaning or effect . ”
Consider K@@ im .
5 : 15 , 16 ; 6 : 12 ; P@@ hi@@ l .
The resur@@ rec@@ ted ones will be jud@@ ged , not on the bas@@ is of sin in@@ her@@ ited from Adam , but by what they themselves cho@@ ose to do .
O@@ thers displa@@ yed courage in circumstances comm@@ on to Jehovah’s servants in gener@@ al .
16 , 17 . ( a ) What did one son say about the love sh@@ own by his mother ?
F@@ o@@ re@@ most in contribu@@ ting to the un@@ ity enjo@@ yed by Jehovah’s Witnesses is their devo@@ tion to Jehovah God .
But mil@@ dness will help make it more accep@@ table , thus rest@@ or@@ ing pleas@@ ant rel@@ ations and pa@@ ving the way for the er@@ ring one to change his course .
C@@ ol@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es , scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es , or neigh@@ b@@ ors might think you are o@@ d@@ d because you ba@@ se your decisions on Bible principles .
Di@@ d you not know that I must be in the house of my Father ? ”
There Is No Bet@@ ter W@@ a@@ y of Li@@ fe 7
L@@ isten clo@@ sel@@ y to the way your children speak about the meetings and the members of the congregation .
What ad@@ vice does God’s Word give us about contro@@ l@@ ling our emo@@ tions ?
He and his father were re@@ tur@@ ning home from the field service when their p@@ ath took them ac@@ ro@@ ss a st@@ re@@ am .
After the we@@ d@@ ding , H@@ el@@ en and I pl@@ an@@ ned to return to the pioneer work in e@@ ast@@ er@@ n K@@ en@@ tu@@ ck@@ y , but to our great sur@@ pris@@ e , we were invit@@ ed to do z@@ one work .
What hope do those in@@ no@@ c@@ ent vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s have ?
Because God ca@@ res for us , he has made arrang@@ ements for Jesus to deli@@ ver us from Satan’s rule .
Isaiah expres@@ sed similar confidence when he stated : “ Jehovah of ar@@ mi@@ es himself has coun@@ sel@@ ed , and who can bre@@ ak it up ?
There have been vari@@ ous su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions as to how the ser@@ p@@ ent might have commun@@ ic@@ ated with E@@ ve .
Lo@@ v@@ ers of God’s Word who medit@@ ate on these acc@@ oun@@ ts cannot help but be moved by ‘ the gl@@ ori@@ ous s@@ pl@@ end@@ or of Jehovah’s di@@ gn@@ ity . ’
L@@ ater , David even com@@ posed a di@@ r@@ ge m@@ our@@ ning the death of Saul and Sa@@ ul@@ ’s son J@@ on@@ a@@ than .
Hence , near the end of his life , Jo@@ shua could with hear@@ t@@ felt con@@ vi@@ ction say to his fellow Israelites : “ You well know with all your hearts and with all your sou@@ ls that not one word out of all the good words that Jehovah your God has spo@@ ken to you has fa@@ iled .
How can we show others that he@@ e@@ ding Jehovah’s remin@@ ders really is practic@@ al and bene@@ fi@@ cial ?
A@@ no@@ ther of the th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of m@@ our@@ ning ones com@@ for@@ ted by Jehovah’s Witnesses in the days following the ter@@ r@@ or@@ ist att@@ ac@@ ks was a la@@ dy whom the Witnesses me@@ t while they were vis@@ iting their neigh@@ b@@ ors .
F . M@@ c@@ C@@ ar@@ t@@ ne@@ y , whom we called Do@@ c , was pione@@ ering .
As the Creator of all things , he has the right to ex@@ pect full sub@@ mis@@ sion from all his cre@@ atu@@ res .
T@@ w@@ o of these men are now in pris@@ on for mu@@ r@@ der and ro@@ b@@ ber@@ y , and the other two have been ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted .
Some who have already me@@ t the go@@ al of reading the whole Bible take other st@@ ep@@ s to make their ong@@ o@@ ing study inc@@ reas@@ ingly pro@@ duc@@ tive and re@@ war@@ ding .
What should we do when fac@@ ed with pers@@ ist@@ ent temp@@ tation ?
Jesus was not temp@@ ted by some evil in@@ side himself .
M@@ or@@ al valu@@ es that are ro@@ o@@ ted in God’s Word , the Bible , and that have long been wi@@ d@@ ely accepted as a gu@@ i@@ de for what is right and what is wrong are being pu@@ shed asi@@ de .
T@@ w@@ o pione@@ ers in A@@ m@@ st@@ er@@ dam share the Kingdom message with a pas@@ ser@@ by
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s out@@ standing ac@@ ts of faith were possible because he “ saw ” something about the fulfill@@ ment of God’s prophecy concer@@ ning the promised “ off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing . ”
( b ) What evidence of divine inspi@@ r@@ ation of the Bible do you like to use in the ministry ?
4 : 19 .
Jesus Christ had pre@@ di@@ cted the c@@ it@@ y’s des@@ tru@@ ction , and he fore@@ told events that would pre@@ ce@@ de it ​ — such dis@@ tur@@ b@@ ing occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ences as w@@ ars , food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ges , earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es , and la@@ w@@ less@@ ness .
En@@ ough pl@@ ates will be used so that in a reason@@ able time , these can be pas@@ sed to all present .
My el@@ des@@ t sister , D@@ or@@ o@@ thy , and I were dis@@ mis@@ sed from the cl@@ ass@@ ro@@ om during these s@@ essi@@ ons .
A@@ ga@@ inst what human tend@@ enc@@ y do we need to gu@@ ard ourselves if we want to keep on following Christ ?
I du@@ g deep@@ er into the teachings of my faith and also con@@ sul@@ ted with respon@@ sible M@@ or@@ m@@ on Ch@@ urch lead@@ ers .
What me@@ a@@ sures , then , can we take to be p@@ un@@ c@@ tu@@ al at these Christian ga@@ ther@@ ings ?
He did not je@@ al@@ ously view David as a ri@@ val .
J@@ on@@ a@@ than knew that God was with David and not with Saul , so he cho@@ se to be loyal to David .
For example , we might res@@ ist counsel given by those taking the lead among God’s people .
I began to pioneer on S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 20 , 194@@ 1 , and served in vari@@ ous lo@@ c@@ ations in C@@ ol@@ or@@ a@@ do , K@@ an@@ sa@@ s , and Ne@@ br@@ as@@ ka .
Th@@ ough food became hard to find , E@@ r@@ ika never experienced a se@@ v@@ ere l@@ ack of food for the family .
Although the people ap@@ par@@ ently pre@@ tend@@ ed to rep@@ ent , Jehovah found no bas@@ is for ex@@ ten@@ ding mer@@ cy .
Still , the things they have in comm@@ on with all other humans , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality , are more sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant than any of those char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s .
G@@ r@@ ou@@ ps of brothers vis@@ ited people living as far as 25 mil@@ es [ 40 k@@ m ] from W@@ is@@ ł@@ a , preaching and dist@@ ribu@@ ting Bible liter@@ ature .
In@@ for@@ ma@@ l Wit@@ ness@@ ing B@@ r@@ ings R@@ es@@ ul@@ ts
The first requi@@ re@@ ment is that our mind should be filled with the up@@ building knowledge of God .
Jesus lik@@ ened death to s@@ le@@ ep .
Your preci@@ ous relationship with your heavenly Father .
T@@ w@@ o we@@ ek@@ s later , a re@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion bro@@ ke out , and a g@@ un@@ fi@@ ght started between the uni@@ vers@@ ity stud@@ ents and the po@@ li@@ ce .
Wor@@ k is now under way in 12 other langu@@ ages .
Who el@@ se but the One who desi@@ gn@@ ed the human b@@ ra@@ in could read your thoughts ?
In order to understand prophecy acc@@ ur@@ ately , what do we first need to com@@ pre@@ h@@ end , and why ?
Now my children try to act in that way . ”
( 2 ) V@@ an H@@ out , M .
C@@ our@@ t@@ es@@ y of Sh@@ r@@ ine of the Bo@@ ok , Israel Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m , Jerusalem
For a discus@@ sion of whether a ra@@ pe vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m would be jus@@ ti@@ fied in see@@ king an ab@@ or@@ tion , see A@@ wa@@ ke !
Even if Isa@@ a@@ c were to die as a sacrifice , Abraham “ rec@@ kon@@ ed that God was able to ra@@ ise him up even from the dead . ”
A@@ m@@ ong those Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers were some one th@@ ous@@ and col@@ por@@ te@@ ur@@ s .
By pu@@ t@@ ting for@@ th effort to id@@ enti@@ fy their good qualities , we will have reason to speak positi@@ vely about them .
O@@ ver the years , the S@@ w@@ ing@@ le hous@@ eho@@ ld en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined many vis@@ iting speak@@ ers from the Witnesses ’ Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters , and these men had a positi@@ ve influ@@ ence on L@@ y@@ man .
Let us i@@ magine ourselves as ob@@ serv@@ ers of the following sc@@ ene : It is early in the year 33 C.E . , and Jesus is standing before Rom@@ an Go@@ ver@@ nor P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate .
How does the teaching of the resurrection ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy Jehovah’s love ?
The result is always a beau@@ ti@@ ful building to be used in the worship of Jehovah .
In what ways did the Israelites pur@@ sue un@@ real@@ ities ?
With Jehovah’s help , we can succ@@ e@@ ed in cultiv@@ ating vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e .
• In what way did Abraham set a good example in wa@@ iting for the fulfill@@ ment of God’s promises ?
Tru@@ e , the pi@@ c@@ ture may be simp@@ le and the h@@ and@@ writ@@ ing un@@ ref@@ ined , but the less@@ on children learn from this act is pro@@ found .
Al@@ er@@ t to the difficul@@ ties that can ar@@ ise when sur@@ g@@ er@@ y is needed , L@@ ou@@ ise tal@@ ks to the sur@@ ge@@ ons , the an@@ es@@ th@@ es@@ i@@ olo@@ g@@ ists , and the man@@ ag@@ ement te@@ am be@@ fore@@ hand to expla@@ in her decisions regarding n@@ on@@ blood medi@@ cal pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res .
It had been ra@@ ining , and the di@@ r@@ t ro@@ ad into the cam@@ p was f@@ loo@@ ded in plac@@ es .
How was the ze@@ al of Jehovah’s people seen during 200@@ 3 ?
C@@ ar@@ lo@@ s was born de@@ a@@ f .
For instance , com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate Christians real@@ ize that at times the ma@@ in thing some a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted ones need is kin@@ dly vis@@ its from people who will listen with a sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic e@@ ar , show emp@@ a@@ thy , and provide Scriptural comfort . ​ — Romans 12 : 15 .
Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions about her future sur@@ ely f@@ loo@@ ded her mind ​ — especially now as she ne@@ ared her j@@ our@@ ne@@ y’s end .
It shows that those taking the lead are human and appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 7 : 20 .
Jehovah is “ a God mer@@ ci@@ ful and gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous , . . . par@@ don@@ ing er@@ ro@@ r and trans@@ g@@ res@@ sion and sin , but by no means will he give ex@@ emp@@ tion from p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment . ”
They arri@@ ved in Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r in 200@@ 6 and enjo@@ yed their ministry from the star@@ t .
P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations of the So@@ ci@@ ety that have la@@ id emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on God’s name inclu@@ de the boo@@ ks Jehovah ( 19@@ 34 ) , “ Let Your N@@ ame Be S@@ an@@ c@@ ti@@ fied ” ( 19@@ 6@@ 1 ) , and “ The N@@ ations Sh@@ all K@@ now That I A@@ m Jehovah ” ​ — How ?
On the contr@@ ary , those who pers@@ ist in off@@ en@@ ding God by stu@@ b@@ bor@@ n@@ ly ign@@ or@@ ing or de@@ f@@ ying his righteous feelings will sh@@ ort@@ ly become the ob@@ je@@ cts of his dis@@ ple@@ asure .
Will God hear and respon@@ d to your prayers ?
Why do the words at 2 Peter 3 : 13 give us reason to look to the future ?
F@@ e@@ w would have thought that such en@@ or@@ m@@ ous pol@@ itical chang@@ es could ha@@ p@@ pen so quic@@ k@@ ly .
Thus , Joseph res@@ or@@ ted to a r@@ use . ​ — Genesis 4@@ 1 : 5@@ 5 – 4@@ 4 : 3 .
37 : 11 , 29 ; Is@@ a .
When we are associ@@ ating with our brothers , it is good to rejo@@ ice about the wit@@ ness@@ ing work .
Re@@ g@@ arding all the blessings that God ex@@ tend@@ s to his worshipp@@ ers through Jesus Christ , Paul dec@@ la@@ res : “ Th@@ an@@ ks be to God for his in@@ descri@@ ba@@ ble free gift . ”
At that time , mo@@ vi@@ es were sh@@ own in school .
While g@@ ri@@ ef at the lo@@ ss of a loved one is great , joy at recei@@ ving back a loved one in the resurrection will be greater .
To illustr@@ ate : A@@ ir@@ pl@@ ane p@@ il@@ o@@ ts know that if they get lost , they can commun@@ ic@@ ate with a@@ ir tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c contro@@ l@@ l@@ ers to get help .
Ex@@ am@@ ples of such remin@@ ders can be found in the artic@@ les “ The In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t ​ — M@@ ak@@ ing W@@ ise U@@ se of a G@@ lo@@ ba@@ l To@@ ol ” in The Watchtower , Au@@ gu@@ st 15 , 20@@ 11 , pages 3 - 5 and “ Be@@ ware of the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s S@@ na@@ res ! ” and “ St@@ and Fir@@ m and A@@ vo@@ id Satan’s T@@ ra@@ ps ! ” in The Watchtower , Au@@ gu@@ st 15 , 20@@ 12 , pages 20 - 29 .
Chris@@ tend@@ om has a long rec@@ ord of fa@@ il@@ ure in living up to Jesus ’ teachings .
O@@ thers have come to es@@ cap@@ e long and c@@ ru@@ el w@@ ars .
That happened in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 19@@ 40 in S@@ as@@ kat@@ c@@ he@@ wa@@ n .
These men also l@@ ac@@ ked confidence in their ability to fulf@@ ill God - given com@@ mis@@ sions .
“ T@@ ake ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite deli@@ ght in Jehovah , and he will give you the re@@ ques@@ ts of your heart . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 37 : 4 .
What does a man@@ ’s responsi@@ bility as the head of a hous@@ eho@@ ld invol@@ ve ?
“ He was des@@ p@@ ised , and we held him as of no account ”
They ple@@ ad@@ ed : “ O give us a pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion in the mi@@ d@@ st of our fa@@ ther’s brothers . ”
The tr@@ ac@@ ts also high@@ light the bro@@ ch@@ ure Go@@ od Ne@@ ws From God ! and point to a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c less@@ on in it .
The following article will consider some of the care op@@ tions that may be o@@ pen to the el@@ der@@ ly and their children .
4@@ 0@@ 26 B.C.E .
That is ex@@ ac@@ tly what the last king to occ@@ up@@ y the thro@@ ne of Jerusalem did .
As sh@@ own in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation about the wi@@ do@@ w who kept coming back to the ju@@ dge , re@@ pe@@ ated appro@@ ach to God may be necess@@ ary .
The one perfect sacrifice of God’s only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , pre@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ed by the ani@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es offered at the temple , would be the way of appro@@ ach to Jehovah .
It was based more on faith than on sight , yet it was su@@ peri@@ or to the Law h@@ an@@ ded down through the prophet Moses .
Since God has appointed your parents to take care of you , he gives you this counsel : “ Ch@@ il@@ dren , the right thing for you to do is to obey your parents as those whom the Lord has set over you . ”
What might hold us back from ass@@ is@@ ting those in need ?
Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a : Yes , I would ag@@ ree with that .
The Scriptures give no age requi@@ re@@ ments for baptism .
• Do I dr@@ ink more al@@ co@@ ho@@ l than I used to ?
How can we be sure ?
Many cou@@ ples , though , cho@@ ose to share the lo@@ ad .
It re@@ in@@ vi@@ g@@ or@@ ates us .
9 - 11 .
Ther@@ efore , we need to ask Jehovah to put us in the prop@@ er fr@@ ame of mind and to give us his holy spirit .
A@@ G@@ E : 34
If used wis@@ ely , the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t can un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly sa@@ ve us time , en@@ er@@ gy , and fun@@ ds .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : E@@ m@@ ma Le@@ e / ​ Li@@ fe F@@ ile / ​ G@@ et@@ ty I@@ ma@@ ges
What is the liter@@ al meaning of the Greek word for “ long - suffering , ” and what does the word den@@ o@@ te ?
When you have wrong thoughts , sto@@ p and pray
O@@ r we might expla@@ in things in such a way that only we get the cre@@ di@@ t for ide@@ as or accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments that others also contribu@@ ted to .
I went back many times , but I never got to see the pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent .
Like L@@ y@@ dia , Christians today ex@@ ten@@ d ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality to fellow believers , such as travel@@ ing overse@@ ers and their wi@@ ves .
It is true that Je@@ h@@ u sp@@ il@@ led much blood .
This su@@ gg@@ ests that Paul ow@@ ned a number of boo@@ ks .
“ TH@@ I@@ S I@@ S M@@ Y B@@ O@@ D@@ Y ” O@@ R “ TH@@ I@@ S M@@ E@@ AN@@ S M@@ Y B@@ O@@ D@@ Y ” W@@ H@@ I@@ C@@ H ?
Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m . ” ​ — Genesis 35 : 19 , 20 , 27 - 29 .
No@@ tice the words spo@@ ken to the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job , found at Job 33 : 24 , 25 .
• What can we learn from the pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion in the Law not to bo@@ il a k@@ id in its mo@@ ther’s mil@@ k ?
It has shap@@ ed the la@@ ws and langu@@ ages of some coun@@ tri@@ es , as well as the lives of milli@@ ons .
Th@@ ough meeting together and preaching were ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely difficult , their pers@@ ist@@ ence over de@@ ca@@ des has ex@@ al@@ ted and hon@@ ored Christi@@ an@@ ity and brought praise to Jehovah’s name .
A@@ vo@@ id pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ven@@ ess , which can lead to je@@ al@@ ous@@ y .
Si@@ mil@@ ar resul@@ ts have been experienced in other lands .
A@@ m I off@@ ended when given counsel ?
By using them often , you will become a@@ de@@ pt at lo@@ c@@ ating app@@ li@@ ca@@ ble principles .
* Then , star@@ ting in 19@@ 19 , it was time to beg@@ in ga@@ ther@@ ing the whe@@ at .
Is com@@ pas@@ sion always appro@@ pri@@ ate ?
He made himself Satan ( meaning “ R@@ es@@ is@@ ter ” ) by challeng@@ ing the righ@@ t@@ ful@@ ness of Jehovah’s rul@@ er@@ ship and by la@@ un@@ ch@@ ing an ambi@@ ti@@ ous at@@ temp@@ t to set up a ri@@ val so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
W@@ ere the An@@ ak@@ im des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of the p@@ re - F@@ lood N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m ?
May we never ri@@ gi@@ dly hold to personal ide@@ as or ch@@ eri@@ shed do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ al vie@@ ws .
A@@ n ‘ O@@ pen Do@@ or ’ of Ser@@ vice
My sight was now comple@@ t@@ ely g@@ one .
We remember what Jehovah has done for us and why he mer@@ its our devo@@ tion .
What is the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation of their un@@ ity ?
B@@ eli@@ ef in God is un@@ necess@@ ary , he main@@ tain@@ s .
From this account , what do we learn about Jehovah’s thinking ?
In the next article , we will exam@@ ine the rema@@ ining ver@@ ses of this chap@@ ter , which discus@@ s how we should view and de@@ al with people out@@ side the Christian congregation , including op@@ pos@@ ers and persecu@@ t@@ ors .
Yet , we can be confid@@ ent that no matter what ad@@ vers@@ ity we face , our heavenly Father will provide ass@@ ist@@ ance .
Yes , it means teaching ourselves and others Christian mor@@ ality .
As the pre@@ ce@@ ding Scriptural examples show , car@@ ing well for the fam@@ il@@ y’s physical , spiritual , and emo@@ tional needs br@@ ings uni@@ que re@@ war@@ ds .
Just as a G@@ P@@ S can help a person id@@ enti@@ fy where he is and gu@@ i@@ de him to his des@@ t@@ in@@ ation , so re@@ sear@@ ch to@@ ol@@ s can help him see the ro@@ ad he is on and dis@@ cer@@ n how to remain on the p@@ ath to life .
Then the do@@ ct@@ or took my husband asi@@ de and told him : “ Your ba@@ by has t@@ ris@@ om@@ y 21 , ” which is also known as D@@ own sy@@ nd@@ r@@ ome .
On@@ ly by exerc@@ ising faith in Jesus and following his example can we draw close to Jehovah . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
Some reas@@ oned : ‘ Since an i@@ do@@ l is nothing , the me@@ at can be e@@ at@@ en in good conscience . ’
Many blessings will be b@@ es@@ to@@ wed upon God’s people in the future .
Satan’s world pu@@ ts before us as go@@ als material ri@@ ches , prom@@ in@@ ence , and power , while Jehovah st@@ res@@ ses the more important spiritual valu@@ es .
By bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le , the brothers trans@@ por@@ ted water from a ri@@ ver a little over a m@@ ile [ two kil@@ om@@ et@@ ers ] away .
How can you show a com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate attitude in your deal@@ ings with others ?
* That temple was never re@@ buil@@ t .
With her , I have sh@@ ared many things ​ — the jo@@ ys and challeng@@ es of life , as well as my deep@@ est feelings .
P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife tri@@ ed to se@@ du@@ ce Joseph .
Even under difficult circumstances , the law of loving - kindness should not de@@ part from our t@@ ong@@ ue .
Jesus ’ early followers dre@@ w clear dist@@ inc@@ tions between God , Christ , and the holy spirit .
But we can keep control of our life to the ex@@ t@@ ent possible by ad@@ ju@@ sting the way we use physical , men@@ tal , and emo@@ tional res@@ our@@ ces .
It may take time for the true heart con@@ dition of the individu@@ al to be reve@@ aled .
His son Ju@@ an , married to the c@@ ous@@ in of the king of Ca@@ st@@ ile , was made du@@ ke of G@@ and@@ í@@ a , S@@ pain .
What , though , is the L@@ ast Su@@ pp@@ er , and what meaning does it have for people living in the 2@@ 1@@ st century ?
At the meeting in 4@@ 9 C.E . , the ones present were evid@@ ently pl@@ an@@ ning for future work .
“ They will ac@@ tually go for@@ th and look upon the car@@ c@@ as@@ ses of the men that were trans@@ g@@ res@@ sing against me ; for the very wor@@ ms upon them will not die and their fi@@ re it@@ self will not be ex@@ t@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed , and they must become something rep@@ ul@@ sive to all flesh . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
Joseph , however , deci@@ ded to apply Matthew 5 : 23 , 24 .
* Such cu@@ st@@ om@@ s inclu@@ de wak@@ es , the p@@ our@@ ing of li@@ b@@ ations , tal@@ king to and making re@@ ques@@ ts of the dead , cer@@ em@@ on@@ i@@ ous ob@@ serv@@ an@@ ces of fun@@ er@@ al an@@ ni@@ vers@@ aries , and other cu@@ st@@ om@@ s based on the beli@@ ef that something in a person sur@@ vi@@ ves death .
They confid@@ ently loo@@ ked for@@ ward to recei@@ ving something that could not be p@@ lun@@ der@@ ed ​ — the un@@ fa@@ da@@ ble “ cro@@ wn of life ” in God’s heavenly Kingdom .
What kin@@ ds of ad@@ vers@@ ity are Jehovah’s people fac@@ ing , and why are such things so pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent ?
The ad@@ vice of wise older ones has helped me , their comfort has supp@@ or@@ ted me , and their fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps have en@@ ri@@ ched my life .
Then remember that Saul ur@@ ged J@@ on@@ a@@ than to seek his own inter@@ ests .
His words have special meaning for us , living as we do during the conclu@@ sion of the system of things .
Then we could com@@ pare that fi@@ gu@@ re to the number of h@@ our@@ s we sp@@ ent that same we@@ ek on rec@@ re@@ ational activities , such as par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in s@@ por@@ ts , enjo@@ ying ho@@ b@@ bi@@ es , w@@ atch@@ ing tel@@ ev@@ ision , or pla@@ ying vi@@ de@@ o g@@ ames .
Jesus was not there fore@@ tel@@ ling that an evil slave class would ar@@ ise .
All of us were accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ated in mo@@ des@@ t one - ro@@ om ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ments .
How different this is from the way man is pres@@ ented in the Bible ! M@@ an is a physical cre@@ ature , not a spirit .
What work should we especially ch@@ er@@ ish now ?
We continue on up the ri@@ ver , preaching from v@@ il@@ la@@ ge to v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
But they do not in themselves am@@ ount to real love for God .
How do the Scriptures help us re@@ ject ne@@ g@@ ative thoughts ?
With eyes of faith , Moses recogn@@ ized that the “ enjo@@ y@@ ment of sin ” was temp@@ or@@ ary .
Then , he said : “ I just want to men@@ tion one thing .
( Read Isaiah 4@@ 3 : 12 . )
Jehovah will lik@@ e@@ wise answer our fer@@ v@@ ent ple@@ as for holy spirit if we “ per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in prayer . ” ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 12 .
I@@ mit@@ ate E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s Fa@@ ith
You will certainly benefit .
How can elders prom@@ o@@ te joy and peace in the congregation ?
As such the princi@@ ple of ‘ cle@@ an@@ ness ’ affe@@ cts al@@ most every as@@ pect of life . ”
To Jesus Christ .
The gu@@ i@@ ding princi@@ ple to follow , then , is this : An@@ y am@@ ount of al@@ co@@ ho@@ l that un@@ du@@ ly imp@@ a@@ ir@@ s your judgment and d@@ ul@@ ls your thinking ability is too much for you person@@ ally .
She and other de@@ v@@ out women had ass@@ em@@ b@@ led for worship by a ri@@ ver when the apostle pro@@ claim@@ ed the good news to them .
What evidence do we have of the hist@@ or@@ ic@@ ity of “ the sing@@ le most important person@@ age ever to walk the earth ” ?
I gre@@ w up in S@@ lo@@ ven@@ ia , which today is a small C@@ en@@ tr@@ al E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an country .
The pioneer op@@ ened the Bible T@@ each book to chap@@ ter 1 and read al@@ ou@@ d par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 11 , under the sub@@ head “ How Does God F@@ e@@ el Ab@@ out In@@ jus@@ tic@@ es We F@@ ace ? ”
The Bible ab@@ oun@@ ds in refer@@ ences to how God’s ac@@ tive for@@ ce in@@ fu@@ sed his servants on earth with power .
Those ver@@ ses expla@@ in how anointed Christians know that they have the hope of living forever in heaven .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tually , how can we take refu@@ ge today ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , that was not the end of Jose@@ p@@ h’s tri@@ als .
That attitude began to change , however , once I started to study the Bible .
The witness of God’s spirit con@@ v@@ inc@@ es anointed Christians that they have heavenly pro@@ spe@@ cts .
The psalmist wrote : “ There is the true for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess with you , in order that you may be fe@@ ared . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 30 : 4 .
At one point , Jeremiah became per@@ ple@@ x@@ ed : Why were the wicked pro@@ s@@ per@@ ing while the righteous su@@ ffered ?
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S and his disciples were enjo@@ ying a good me@@ al in Be@@ th@@ any with a number of close friends , including M@@ ary , Mar@@ th@@ a , and the rec@@ ently resur@@ rec@@ ted La@@ z@@ ar@@ us .
Let us consider a few of these .
God’s Word expla@@ ins that we can take refu@@ ge in the name of Jehovah .
Who of us would not benefit from develop@@ ing greater faith , mil@@ dness , and self - control ?
Since they had little knowledge of the truth , I had to si@@ t with them to make sure that each s@@ ent@@ ence was acc@@ ur@@ ate . ”
The life and thought of the New T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent are enti@@ r@@ ely d@@ om@@ in@@ ated by faith in the resurrection . . . .
The rec@@ ord does not say .
While persecu@@ ting Jehovah’s Witnesses con@@ sum@@ ed a lo@@ t of res@@ our@@ ces and ca@@ used c@@ ru@@ el suffering , it fa@@ iled to ac@@ hi@@ eve its ob@@ je@@ ctive .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , un@@ like t@@ su@@ nam@@ is , earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es , or v@@ ol@@ c@@ ani@@ c er@@ up@@ tions , the coming des@@ tru@@ ction will not result in the death of in@@ no@@ c@@ ent people .
Ne@@ h@@ emiah pray@@ ed in faith for days after lear@@ ning that Jews rel@@ eas@@ ed from Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an cap@@ tiv@@ ity were “ in a very bad p@@ light and in re@@ pro@@ ach ; and the w@@ all of Jerusalem [ was ] bro@@ ken down . ”
6 : 1 - 8 : P@@ r@@ om@@ ises ang@@ eli@@ c over@@ sight and prote@@ ction .
Mo@@ re@@ over , in the n@@ ur@@ sing home , they will likely be sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by people who have different beli@@ ef@@ s .
A@@ n ex@@ ten@@ sive discus@@ sion of the earthly part of God’s organization today has been publi@@ shed in the book Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — Pro@@ claim@@ ers of God’s Kingdom .
Many people in Tu@@ va live in re@@ mo@@ te commun@@ ities that are hard to re@@ ach with the Kingdom message .
Fir@@ st , he tri@@ ed to appe@@ al to fle@@ sh@@ ly desire , temp@@ ting Jesus to turn st@@ ones into bre@@ ad .
Thus , much was left to his judgment .
The san@@ ctions of the Law also app@@ lied to in@@ ju@@ ries ca@@ used by d@@ om@@ es@@ tic ani@@ mal@@ s .
Mar@@ t@@ í@@ ne@@ z ) , 9 / 15
The mo@@ der@@ at@@ or pointed out that Jesus Christ set a fine example for all min@@ isters of God : ‘ Jesus could tru@@ th@@ fully say that what he taught was not of his own origin@@ ality , but he spoke God’s Word . ’
There were for@@ ges for “ every s@@ ort of to@@ ol of cop@@ per and ir@@ on . ”
29 I F@@ ound Pe@@ ace With God and With My M@@ other
Yet , he ref@@ ra@@ ined from get@@ ting involved pol@@ iti@@ c@@ ally .
This kind of f@@ ran@@ k self - exam@@ in@@ ation can be so@@ ber@@ ing .
Indeed , Jehovah ​ — the Gi@@ ver of “ every good gift and every perfect present ” — ​ would ex@@ ten@@ d nothing less to his loyal ones . ​ — James 1 : 17 ; Isaiah 25 : 8 .
If your children do not im@@ medi@@ ately believe something the Bible teach@@ es , be pati@@ ent .
How does the Bible provide the needed encourag@@ ement for us to keep our ze@@ al for the ministry ali@@ ve ?
In our sin@@ ful st@@ ate , we can never ear@@ n a righteous standing before God .
In what ways are con@@ di@@ tions in our day similar to those of No@@ ah’s day ?
He has cle@@ ans@@ ed a people for Jehovah’s name .
Ther@@ efore , it might be said that the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al human r@@ ace within his lo@@ ins died with him .
How can we benefit from the example of H@@ ann@@ ah ?
F@@ ac@@ t@@ ors That Con@@ tri@@ bu@@ te to H@@ app@@ iness
As a result , their ans@@ wers become a real praise to Jehovah and a personal expres@@ sion of their faith . ”
Instead , we have full confidence in Jesus ’ words that our heavenly Father kno@@ ws our de@@ e@@ ds and that as long as we seek first the Kingdom and God’s righteousness , God will care for us .
It seem@@ s that the co@@ de@@ x was pro@@ duc@@ ed in the ei@@ gh@@ th century in the ancient mon@@ ast@@ er@@ y of B@@ ob@@ bi@@ o , near P@@ i@@ ac@@ enza , nor@@ ther@@ n I@@ tal@@ y .
She provided a religious fr@@ on@@ t for their op@@ pres@@ sive de@@ e@@ ds .
• A young Witness nam@@ ed W@@ is@@ sa@@ m was asked to give a 30 - min@@ u@@ te spe@@ e@@ ch to his class at school .
What is the re@@ v@@ ol@@ t of Jac@@ o@@ b ?
What could inter@@ f@@ ere with the way we respon@@ d to Jehovah’s guid@@ ance ?
A@@ mo@@ s later re@@ pe@@ ated this wonderful fact about the water c@@ y@@ c@@ le and its direction .
We do know that he always did his ut@@ most to give Paul and many others comfort and encourag@@ ement .
Fir@@ st of all , he has provided his written Word , the Bible , which recor@@ ds num@@ er@@ ous mi@@ gh@@ ty de@@ e@@ ds he per@@ form@@ ed in be@@ half of his servants .
Jesus asked Jehovah to prote@@ ct his disciples .
I went , and des@@ pite not being able to understand a word , I loved it .
They are still in the full - time service in K@@ en@@ ya .
So let us see how Jesus ’ fur@@ ther sa@@ y@@ ings in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount can and should influ@@ ence our prayers .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Jehovah anointed him as both King and H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est .
A World With D@@ ist@@ or@@ ted V@@ i@@ e@@ ws on Lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty
For a de@@ ta@@ iled discus@@ sion of Bible prophecy rel@@ ating to 1914 , see chap@@ ters 10 and 11 of the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
On the other hand , some who say that there is no God ac@@ tually make n@@ ature into a s@@ ort of go@@ d .
They must have been ang@@ eli@@ c sons , for humans had not yet been cre@@ ated .
We had been ca@@ u@@ tioned to avoid living in a tra@@ il@@ er because op@@ pos@@ ers might set it on fi@@ re , so we sear@@ ched for a home , but in va@@ in .
Those people would likely have been sh@@ o@@ cked to think that they were worshi@@ p@@ ing dem@@ ons .
C@@ ru@@ ise l@@ in@@ ers sto@@ p at the num@@ er@@ ous por@@ ts of the A@@ e@@ ge@@ an is@@ lands every sum@@ m@@ er , br@@ ing@@ ing lo@@ a@@ ds of vis@@ iting v@@ ac@@ ati@@ on@@ ers .
Some hist@@ ori@@ ans have ques@@ tioned whether G@@ l@@ ü@@ ck@@ ’s Bible transl@@ ation was all his own work .
This will help us to res@@ ist the temp@@ tation to foc@@ us on material concer@@ ns at the ex@@ p@@ en@@ se of spiritual responsi@@ bil@@ ities . ​ — Matthew 6 : 19 - 34 .
For since death is through a man , resurrection of the dead is also through a man .
The new world might be lik@@ ened to the home por@@ t for which we are he@@ ading .
For what is the great crow@@ d being tra@@ ined ?
Then , I pray@@ ed to Jehovah with all my heart .
Some individuals claim@@ ing to be a@@ the@@ ists may ac@@ tually have doub@@ ts about ev@@ olu@@ tion , may sense their own spiritual need , and may even pray .
They were among the 2@@ ,@@ 3@@ 5@@ 2 people who took that st@@ ep in S@@ pain during 200@@ 9 .
The Scriptures reve@@ al to us the n@@ ature of the holy spirit
And “ the joy of Jehovah is [ our ] str@@ ong@@ hold . ” ​ — Ne@@ h@@ emiah 8 : 10 .
A@@ n Un@@ for@@ get@@ table Da@@ y
Lo@@ ve is the most important qu@@ ality in a marriage .
No imper@@ fect human has all the ans@@ wers .
“ When I arri@@ ved at the rec@@ ep@@ tion des@@ k , ” he rel@@ ates , “ I conclu@@ ded by the rec@@ ep@@ tion@@ ist@@ ’s man@@ ner of d@@ ress that she bel@@ ong@@ ed to a tri@@ be who@@ se language I had learned .
Sh@@ un@@ em
They would be living their nor@@ ma@@ l da@@ ily lives and would be sh@@ o@@ cked when Jehovah’s day comes .
I still remember the first time I went preaching from house to house .
Wh@@ en@@ ever any part of the Bible seem@@ ed difficult to understand , Rus@@ sel@@ l felt that it should be cl@@ ari@@ fied and inter@@ pre@@ ted by other par@@ ts of the Bible .
The result is that he may su@@ ff@@ er spiritually and ev@@ en@@ tually lo@@ se out enti@@ r@@ ely on en@@ ter@@ ing God’s promised new world , when there will be an et@@ er@@ n@@ ity of time to do what br@@ ings true satis@@ fac@@ tion and deli@@ ght . ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 17 - 24 ; 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
In this way , they would be “ sa@@ f@@ ely tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ing up for themselves a fine f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for the future , in order that they may get a fir@@ m hold on the real life . ”
La@@ z@@ ar@@ us comes out with his fe@@ et and hands still b@@ ound with bu@@ ri@@ al w@@ ra@@ pp@@ ings and his face co@@ vered with a clo@@ th .
He will want to tre@@ at her as a pri@@ zed pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion , never using his greater physical strength to h@@ ur@@ t her .
Mark states that sol@@ di@@ ers “ would h@@ it him on the head with a re@@ ed and spi@@ t upon him and , ben@@ ding their k@@ ne@@ es [ in mo@@ ck@@ er@@ y ] , they would do obe@@ is@@ ance to him . ”
One of them , when he saw he was heal@@ ed , turned back , gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying God with a l@@ ou@@ d vo@@ ice .
V@@ er@@ y soon D@@ en@@ n@@ is was assign@@ ed to I@@ rel@@ and , lea@@ ving Ar@@ th@@ ur without a par@@ t@@ ner .
For some , their conduct has requi@@ red that they be dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed .
Like his Father , Jesus was loving and com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate . ​ — P@@ s .
P@@ os@@ si@@ bly this par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar disci@@ ple was not present at that time , so Jesus kin@@ dly re@@ pe@@ ated the ess@@ enti@@ al poin@@ ts of that mo@@ de@@ l prayer .
“ Un@@ less Jehovah himself buil@@ ds the house , ” san@@ g the psalmist , “ it is to no a@@ va@@ il that its buil@@ ders have wor@@ ked hard on it . ”
The mo@@ de@@ l to follow and imitate is Christ .
Since the k@@ im@@ on@@ o that I had shi@@ pp@@ ed be@@ fore@@ hand had not arri@@ ved in time , I bor@@ ro@@ wed one that bel@@ ong@@ ed to S@@ is@@ ter K@@ nor@@ r .
Such Christians ag@@ ree that it is wor@@ th@@ while to take good care of your spiritual her@@ it@@ age .
What is end@@ ur@@ ance , and why do Christians need it ?
At man@@ kin@@ d’s beg@@ in@@ ning , God gave Adam and his wife , E@@ ve , the earth and all its won@@ ders to inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ate and enjoy .
After destro@@ ying Satan’s wicked system of things on earth , Christ ‘ in his s@@ pl@@ end@@ or ’ will “ go on to vi@@ ct@@ ory . ”
Ther@@ efore , we should take care to prove our love for God . ​ — Read 2 Peter 3 : 9 , 13 .
Th@@ ink about these words in this way : If you have never me@@ t a certain person before , he vie@@ ws you as a str@@ anger .
What is the appro@@ pri@@ ate respon@@ se to it ?
“ D@@ on@@ ’t wor@@ ry , ” he said .
It is like dr@@ in@@ king a co@@ ld gl@@ ass of water on a ho@@ t day .
Thus , Jehovah sent his Son on a loving mis@@ sion of sal@@ vation , not one of judgment or con@@ dem@@ nation .
Why do we preach the good news ?
Pe@@ ople enjo@@ yed listen@@ ing to Jesus because he loved Jehovah and knew the Scriptures well .
15 , 16 . ( a ) What cal@@ am@@ ity did David learn of soon after com@@ pos@@ ing Psalm 34 ?
Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o was R@@ a@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s home ; she knew its st@@ re@@ e@@ ts , its hous@@ es , its te@@ em@@ ing mar@@ ke@@ ts and sh@@ op@@ s .
What would you say ?
But James showed that it is not en@@ ough to ‘ op@@ pose the Devil . ’
M@@ y@@ th@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal dr@@ am@@ as were pres@@ ented in which ac@@ t@@ ors really died .
When a child dies , the work of ra@@ ising him is in@@ complete , and the parents ’ ho@@ p@@ es for him are da@@ shed .
“ When he was being re@@ v@@ iled , ” states 1 Peter 2 : 23 , “ he did not go re@@ v@@ il@@ ing in return . When he was suffering , he did not go th@@ reat@@ ening , but kept on com@@ mit@@ ting himself to the one who jud@@ ges righte@@ ously . ”
Jesus ’ half brother James stated : “ Ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ess@@ es , do you not know that the fri@@ end@@ ship with the world is en@@ m@@ ity with God ?
As the so@@ cc@@ er pla@@ y@@ ers left the st@@ adi@@ u@@ m that night , some were heard to mo@@ ck , “ Lo@@ ok at all the little women with their bro@@ om@@ s and m@@ op@@ s . ”
It also com@@ forts us to know that Jehovah gives us the strength to end@@ ure and , as in the case of Job , that He se@@ ts li@@ m@@ its to the tri@@ als we face . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
What opportunity do we have during the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy ?
It was not long before the po@@ li@@ ce began to take an interest in our family , pa@@ ying us regul@@ ar vis@@ its at all h@@ our@@ s of the day and night to sear@@ ch for E@@ m@@ man@@ u@@ el and for liter@@ ature .
Mari@@ on@@ ’s experience is far from uni@@ que .
Go@@ od par@@ ent@@ al example is vital .
When he found out that I had re@@ turned , he re@@ comm@@ ended my ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment as cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er for the whole is@@ land , a privilege I held for four years .
In the new world , there will be pl@@ ent@@ y of time to enjoy all man@@ ner of other who@@ les@@ ome activities .
For example , it may make a person feel wise and su@@ peri@@ or to others .
At le@@ ast it was com@@ for@@ ting to know that people would no longer be d@@ ying in the war .
Jehovah’s Le@@ g@@ al C@@ ase A@@ ga@@ inst Israel
The next - to - last re@@ qu@@ est in Jesus ’ mo@@ de@@ l prayer is : “ Do not bring us into temp@@ tation . ”
H@@ u@@ man efforts have fa@@ iled to st@@ em the ti@@ de of ba@@ dness .
We “ turn around ” as ung@@ o@@ dly tra@@ its are re@@ plac@@ ed by the new person@@ ality . ​ — Acts 3 : 19 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 20 - 24 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 5 - 14 .
In the origin@@ al Hebrew , the op@@ ening words ( “ Now it came about in the days of . . . ” ) have an om@@ in@@ ous to@@ ne , poin@@ ting “ to a peri@@ od of tri@@ al en@@ ding in blessing . ”
D@@ or@@ a , 200@@ 2
Rather than let@@ ting Paul’s words at Hebrews 12 : 4 be a cause of ter@@ ro@@ r , we can take them as indic@@ ating the ex@@ t@@ ent to which we are determined to go to remain loyal to God .
And what st@@ ag@@ g@@ er@@ ingly powerful n@@ atur@@ al for@@ ces they are ! ​ — Job 38 : 22 , 23 .
So the people mis@@ took Paul for H@@ er@@ m@@ es and Bar@@ na@@ ba@@ s for Z@@ e@@ us !
Will its members respon@@ d to his kno@@ ck , re@@ vi@@ ve their affe@@ ction for him , wel@@ come him into their mi@@ d@@ st , and let him teach them ?
Ha@@ ve you ever w@@ atch@@ ed a beau@@ ti@@ ful su@@ n@@ set or loo@@ ked up at a full mo@@ on sa@@ il@@ ing ac@@ ro@@ ss a se@@ a of st@@ ars or la@@ ugh@@ ed in deli@@ ght at ani@@ mal@@ s pla@@ ying or g@@ as@@ ped in a@@ we at a g@@ or@@ ge@@ ous l@@ and@@ s@@ cap@@ e ?
We do well to keep this less@@ on in mind when it comes to re@@ aching conclu@@ sions about Jehovah God .
After the death of Na@@ ba@@ l , David married A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il . ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
However , Jehovah did not for@@ get his covenant with Abraham .
Jesus K@@ new What to Sa@@ y
N@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ MB@@ E@@ R 12 - 18 , 20@@ 12
The Hebrew word for “ inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate ” means “ to re@@ pe@@ at , ” “ to say again and again , ” “ to imp@@ ress . ”
Jesus was a minis@@ ter .
Be@@ fore you can over@@ come your ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les , you must id@@ enti@@ fy just what those ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les are .
If so , you can be sure that he valu@@ es what you did for him during that h@@ our .
I also re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed , though , how an@@ no@@ yed and dis@@ gu@@ sted my father had been with her , thro@@ wing her liter@@ ature into the ru@@ b@@ bis@@ h bi@@ n .
Like the un@@ pro@@ duc@@ tive fi@@ g t@@ ree that loo@@ ked heal@@ thy , the Jewish nation had a dec@@ ep@@ tive ou@@ tw@@ ard appe@@ ar@@ ance .
This po@@ et believ@@ ed that there must be a Creator .
A@@ n A@@ ct of Lo@@ ve and Fa@@ ith
I have been very gr@@ ate@@ ful for the war@@ m love of the Bethel family and of the congregation there .
The n@@ ine - year - old car@@ ries his little sister on another bi@@ ke , and the ei@@ ght - year - old pe@@ d@@ als by himself .
* ​ — Hebrews 10 : 26 - 31 .
The early Christian congregations were quic@@ k to respon@@ d even in an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation of hard times .
A@@ p@@ pro@@ aching people and end@@ e@@ av@@ or@@ ing to per@@ su@@ a@@ de them to worship the true God requi@@ res that we have deep love for Jehovah .
“ He will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more . The form@@ er things have pas@@ sed away . ” ​ — Revelation 21 : 4 .
TH@@ E Au@@ th@@ or of the Bible , Jehovah God , desi@@ res that the good news of his Kingdom be declar@@ ed “ to every nation and tri@@ be and t@@ ong@@ ue and people . ”
Instead , Jehovah ho@@ l@@ ds out his “ right hand of righteousness ” and gra@@ bs “ your right hand , ” as if he were pul@@ ling you out of a difficult situation .
The Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law gave the pri@@ ests spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c instru@@ ctions on how to “ come near to , ” or appro@@ ach , Jehovah on be@@ half of his people .
Al@@ ong the same l@@ ine , Adam C@@ lar@@ ke com@@ ments : “ The meaning therefore is , He made the people sla@@ ves , and emp@@ lo@@ yed them in sa@@ wing , making ir@@ on har@@ ro@@ ws , or min@@ ing , . . . and in he@@ wing of w@@ o@@ od , and making of bri@@ ck .
And the apostle Peter explained that even faithful King David had died and was still in his t@@ om@@ b ; David did not as@@ c@@ end into heaven .
This time too Isa@@ a@@ c proved himself to be a pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ er .
What is “ the war . . . of God the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty ” at H@@ ar – M@@ ag@@ e@@ d@@ on , and what will be the out@@ come ? ​ — Revelation 16 : 14 , 16 .
Instead , we should use our res@@ our@@ ces in such a way as to en@@ rich , or buil@@ d up , our relationship with Jehovah .
“ Instead of a co@@ ol bre@@ e@@ ze and m@@ oun@@ tain vie@@ ws , we have bl@@ is@@ ter@@ ing he@@ at and le@@ m@@ on tre@@ es as far as the e@@ ye can see , ” says D@@ u@@ st@@ in .
Lo@@ ve of money and a desire for pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons are not new ; nor is the Bible s@@ il@@ ent about them , as if they were some rec@@ ent ph@@ en@@ om@@ ena .
And tra@@ gi@@ c@@ ally , it also led to his death and the death of the th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds who were over@@ re@@ ached by him . ​ — 2 Sa@@ m .
E@@ arly Christians were also ob@@ je@@ cts of mo@@ ck@@ er@@ y .
The same local brother and his wife again came to the res@@ cu@@ e and b@@ ought pro@@ per@@ ty that was more su@@ it@@ able for a Kingdom H@@ all .
K@@ no@@ wing Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , we can seek for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , confid@@ ent that it will be gr@@ anted . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 7 .
It was b@@ ra@@ ve of them to wr@@ ite this to the pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent !
God promises to be with his worshi@@ p@@ ers even in “ the v@@ al@@ le@@ y of deep sh@@ a@@ do@@ w . ”
“ The bas@@ is of hope ” for mankind was given by Jehovah when he promised deli@@ ver@@ ance from “ the origin@@ al ser@@ p@@ ent , ” Satan the Devil , by means of the promised “ se@@ ed . ”
“ M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ ing to One A@@ no@@ ther ”
Des@@ pite these ten@@ sions , El@@ kan@@ ah’s family makes an an@@ nu@@ al j@@ our@@ ne@@ y to offer sacrific@@ es at Jehovah’s san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary in Sh@@ il@@ o@@ h .
They were not di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted by his st@@ atu@@ s or position .
Today , there are some 30 rend@@ er@@ ings of the Bible , in whole or in part , that are re@@ a@@ da@@ ble to the a@@ ver@@ age Greek , a no@@ table one being the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures , publi@@ shed in 199@@ 7 . ​ — 11 / 15 , pages 26 - 9 .
The Bible it@@ self indic@@ ates that Jerusalem f@@ ell 70 years before the return of the ex@@ iled Jews in 5@@ 37 B.C.E .
He had complete confidence in Jehovah’s care for His people and for him person@@ ally .
His de@@ ta@@ iled t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony , recorded in Acts chap@@ ter 7 , t@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es to his in@@ ten@@ se interest in the un@@ fol@@ ding of God’s purpose .
How el@@ se can one get Jehovah’s fav@@ or and blessing ? ”
Jesus was ke@@ en@@ ly a@@ ware of the dist@@ ress of others and s@@ ought to al@@ le@@ vi@@ ate it .
As Christians , we are not under the Law covenant .
“ She was expe@@ cting someone older , ” Mar@@ í@@ a Isa@@ be@@ l says with a gr@@ in .
Mo@@ re@@ over , by in@@ duc@@ ing the first human pa@@ ir to dis@@ obey God , Satan also called into question the loy@@ al@@ ty of all in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res .
A World Ban@@ k repor@@ t showed that about 5@@ 7 per@@ c@@ ent of the worl@@ d’s po@@ pul@@ ation live on less than $ 2 per day .
Some doub@@ ted the wisdom of our even consider@@ ing the move .
[ B@@ lu@@ r@@ b on page 24 ]
Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine does not s@@ low your p@@ ace
Is this not a fine example of how to face challeng@@ es as God’s people ?
He continued having the privilege of serving Jehovah as a prophet . ​ — Read L@@ am@@ ent@@ ations 3 : 22 - 24 .
What can you say about the id@@ ent@@ ity and spirit of the writ@@ er of Psalm 1@@ 19 ?
Joh@@ an@@ na and S@@ é@@ bas@@ ti@@ en
On the contr@@ ary , he ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged M@@ el@@ c@@ hi@@ ze@@ de@@ k@@ ’s su@@ peri@@ or position as pri@@ est by pa@@ ying him a ti@@ the .
24 : 17 - 19 ; 25 : 14 .
Instead , he said to Jehovah : “ You will call , and I my@@ self shall answer you . For the work of your hands you will have a ye@@ ar@@ ning . ”
16 - 17 .
Such ther@@ a@@ pi@@ es are not trans@@ fu@@ sions of those pri@@ m@@ ary com@@ pon@@ ents ; they u@@ su@@ ally invol@@ ve par@@ ts or fr@@ actions ther@@ e@@ of .
Then David went into hi@@ ding . ​ — 1 Samuel 20 : 35 - 4@@ 2 .
Consi@@ der@@ ing the Messi@@ ah’s vital ro@@ le , you can appreci@@ ate that the Creator , Jehovah , would lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally provide de@@ fin@@ ite c@@ lu@@ es to ass@@ ist the w@@ atch@@ ful and faithful ones to id@@ enti@@ fy the promised Messi@@ ah .
However , that day they lost al@@ most everything they ow@@ ned .
Bi@@ olo@@ g@@ ists do not fully understand the pro@@ cess@@ es that take place in living c@@ el@@ ls .
No won@@ der that he wanted his friend by his side as the end appro@@ ached !
Re@@ g@@ arding God’s view of pri@@ de , a Bible writ@@ er ob@@ served : “ E@@ ver@@ yone that is pr@@ ou@@ d in heart is something de@@ t@@ es@@ table to Jehovah . ”
Thus , you will devel@@ op hear@@ t@@ felt confidence in “ the strength that God supp@@ lies . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
To vis@@ it one of the branch of@@ fic@@ es of Jehovah’s Witnesses , gener@@ ally refer@@ red to as Bethel .
L@@ isten now to an even more wonderful promise .
The ag@@ on@@ y of this an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated experience and how it may bring re@@ pro@@ ach upon his Father is so in@@ ten@@ se that while Jesus pra@@ ys , his s@@ we@@ at be@@ comes as d@@ ro@@ ps of blood f@@ all@@ ing to the gr@@ ound .
Because the Cana@@ an@@ ites ne@@ i@@ ther res@@ pe@@ cted nor worshipp@@ ed Jehovah God .
So when J@@ es@@ se sent for David , Jehovah told Samuel : “ ‘ G@@ et up , ano@@ in@@ t him , for this is he ! ’
That real@@ iz@@ ation can help us to see what Isaiah me@@ ant by new heavens and a new earth .
4 , 5 . ( a ) What did the small hor@@ n do ?
Why the de@@ pi@@ ction of the Christ imp@@ aled ?
For example , su@@ p@@ pose a Bible stud@@ ent has had the ha@@ bi@@ t of d@@ wel@@ ling on im@@ moral f@@ an@@ t@@ asi@@ es .
These st@@ ori@@ es tell of individuals who have for@@ s@@ ak@@ en worl@@ dly care@@ ers and go@@ als , over@@ come we@@ ak@@ nesses , made dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c person@@ ality trans@@ form@@ ations , main@@ ta@@ ined a positi@@ ve dis@@ position in the face of ad@@ vers@@ ity , and displa@@ yed in@@ du@@ stri@@ ousness , end@@ ur@@ ance , loy@@ al@@ ty , hum@@ ility , and a self - sacrific@@ ing spirit .
Peter w@@ atch@@ ed hel@@ pl@@ ess@@ ly as the mo@@ b b@@ ound Jesus .
From S@@ cro@@ l@@ l to C@@ o@@ de@@ x ​ — How the Bible Be@@ came a Bo@@ ok
While on earth , Jesus helped his disciples to see the import@@ ance of God’s Kingdom .
3 : 1 , 2 .
Why is it important to avoid g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing God’s spirit ?
So as@@ sure the individu@@ al that he or she is very important to you and that you will be there to help .
‘ I@@ ’@@ l@@ l Read It by the C@@ am@@ p@@ fi@@ re , ’ 6 / 1
I re@@ sum@@ ed my study of the Bible , al@@ though there had been a la@@ p@@ se of two de@@ ca@@ des .
A few scho@@ l@@ ars were bri@@ ef@@ ly sh@@ own the co@@ de@@ x in 198@@ 3 ; but the as@@ king pri@@ ce was ex@@ or@@ bit@@ ant , and no s@@ ale was made .
They may find it hard to re@@ conc@@ ile such suffering with the ex@@ ist@@ ence of a loving Creator .
As they continued to preach , they saw evidence that God’s spirit was with them , and their experi@@ ences gave them fur@@ ther reason to rejo@@ ice . ​ — Matthew 5 : 11 , 12 ; Acts 8 : 1 - 40 .
How Job came to know Jehovah .
Yet , Jesus stated : “ My kingdom is no part of this world . ”
A@@ no@@ ther transl@@ ation re@@ a@@ ds : “ We are working with you to make you g@@ la@@ d , because your faith is strong . ”
David explained : “ It is un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble on my part , as reg@@ ar@@ ds my God , to do this ! Is it the blood of these men that I should dr@@ ink at the ris@@ k of their sou@@ ls ?
One Bible scho@@ la@@ r su@@ gg@@ ests that this verse can be under@@ sto@@ od in two ways .
That wisdom was “ pro@@ duc@@ ed , ” or cre@@ ated , as the beg@@ in@@ ning of Jehovah’s way .
L@@ ater , they saw Moses des@@ c@@ end from M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i , his face refle@@ cting the glory of Jehovah .
It is eas@@ y to feel over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by the pro@@ spe@@ ct of being a serv@@ ant of God , living by his law , and speaking in his name .
In 195@@ 8 , I attend@@ ed the mam@@ mo@@ th conven@@ tion in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity , where a pe@@ ak of 2@@ 5@@ 3@@ ,@@ 9@@ 22 pers@@ ons from 1@@ 23 coun@@ tri@@ es filled Y@@ an@@ ke@@ e St@@ adi@@ u@@ m and the P@@ olo G@@ r@@ oun@@ ds .
Some fear lo@@ sing a position they ch@@ er@@ ish .
Li@@ fe has its blessings and cal@@ am@@ ities , jo@@ ys and te@@ ars .
Who proved to be the Da@@ y@@ st@@ ar , and when and how did he ‘ ris@@ e ’ ?
In his fin@@ al years , Samuel got to see ever more c@@ learly the righ@@ t@@ ness of Jehovah’s decision to re@@ place Saul with David .
As early as 1@@ 19@@ 9 , the bi@@ sh@@ op of M@@ et@@ z , in nor@@ the@@ ast@@ er@@ n Fr@@ ance , com@@ pla@@ ined to P@@ op@@ e In@@ no@@ c@@ ent I@@ I@@ I that individuals were reading and discus@@ sing the Bible in the ver@@ n@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar .
In so doing , they displa@@ yed a spirit similar to that of first - century mission@@ aries who he@@ e@@ ded the call : “ S@@ te@@ p over into M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia and help us . ” ​ — Acts 16 : 9 , 10 .
I had a quic@@ k and viol@@ ent temp@@ er .
Solomon likely learned much about courage from his own father .
We do well to mem@@ or@@ ize and medit@@ ate on ke@@ y s@@ crip@@ tures that de@@ al with our spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c we@@ ak@@ ness .
Many who had not attend@@ ed meetings for years have been mo@@ tiv@@ ated to associ@@ ate regul@@ arly again . ” ​ — M@@ y@@ an@@ ma@@ r branch of@@ fice .
They may feel that doing even ba@@ si@@ c things ​ — going to the do@@ ct@@ or , doing pa@@ per@@ work , cle@@ an@@ ing the house , pre@@ par@@ ing food — ​ is bey@@ ond their cap@@ ac@@ ity .
“ You Are Ri@@ ght , Li@@ fe Is Be@@ au@@ ti@@ ful ! ”
M@@ ore than one s@@ cro@@ l@@ l was often needed for a sing@@ le liter@@ ary work , making it even more cum@@ ber@@ some to use .
If the matter cannot be res@@ ol@@ ved reason@@ ab@@ ly and some are still suffering sever@@ ely , the congregation may be in a position to rec@@ ord the meetings for these ones or to arr@@ ange for a tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne ho@@ o@@ ku@@ p to their home , as has been done for others who are con@@ f@@ ined to their ho@@ m@@ es .
Y@@ ou@@ ths who stru@@ gg@@ le with fru@@ str@@ ations learn that see@@ king par@@ ent@@ al ad@@ vice helps them find bal@@ ance .
While e@@ ating a me@@ al in the home of a rul@@ er of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , Jesus gave an illustr@@ ation about a gr@@ and ev@@ ening me@@ al .
Paul wrote : “ I ex@@ hor@@ t you , brothers , through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ that you should all speak in ag@@ re@@ ement , and that there should not be div@@ isions among you , but that you may be f@@ it@@ ly un@@ ited in the same mind and in the same l@@ ine of thought . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
In fact , Bro@@ ther S@@ w@@ ing@@ le sp@@ ent about 25 years in the ink ro@@ om .
Yes , older Christians among us are a great encourag@@ ement to you@@ ng@@ er ones .
One thing , though , seem@@ s to hold true : Re@@ pres@@ sing your g@@ ri@@ ef can be har@@ m@@ ful men@@ t@@ ally , emo@@ tion@@ ally , and physi@@ c@@ ally .
Will Jehovah God really for@@ give our sin@@ s ?
That is very satis@@ f@@ ying .
But the cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ’s own ability to ju@@ dge is imp@@ a@@ i@@ red by a “ ra@@ f@@ ter ” ​ — a lo@@ g or be@@ am that might be used to support a ro@@ of .
What should we do if we are get@@ ting s@@ le@@ ep@@ y spiritually ?
I became a regul@@ ar pioneer in 195@@ 3 .
“ There will come to be pl@@ ent@@ y of gra@@ in on the earth , ” we are promised .
TH@@ E day of Jesus ’ death ​ — the 14@@ th day of the Jewish mon@@ th of N@@ is@@ an — ​ began at su@@ n@@ down on Th@@ ur@@ s@@ day , Mar@@ ch 31 , 33 C.E .
That is because it is only n@@ atur@@ al for us to feel indi@@ gn@@ ation when we have been off@@ ended or har@@ m@@ ed in some way .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ating Jehovah’s D@@ om@@ in@@ ant Q@@ u@@ ality
“ There is nothing co@@ vered over that will not become un@@ co@@ vered , ” said Jesus Christ , “ and se@@ cre@@ t that will not become known . ”
How can we devel@@ op the fine qu@@ ality of mo@@ des@@ ty ?
Yes , Jesus moved people to make dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c chang@@ es in their lives , spiritually and mor@@ ally .
In pris@@ on I ac@@ ted like a ty@@ r@@ ant , and other pris@@ on@@ ers were af@@ ra@@ id of me . ”
I par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly enjo@@ yed the time with the other S@@ cou@@ ts , including our sing@@ ing around a cam@@ p@@ fi@@ re in the ev@@ ening and pla@@ ying g@@ ames in the fore@@ st .
W@@ as the heavenly Kingdom part of God’s origin@@ al purpose when he cre@@ ated Adam and E@@ ve ?
7@@ 8 : 40 , 4@@ 1 .
They ask : “ How is your de@@ ar one more than any other de@@ ar one ? ”
In fre@@ e@@ z@@ ing we@@ ather , I car@@ ri@@ ed my little child on my w@@ oun@@ ded back and wal@@ ked some ei@@ ght mil@@ es [ 13 k@@ m ] to the ra@@ il@@ way st@@ ation .
Jehovah , by means of Jesus and the heavenly ar@@ mi@@ es , will inter@@ v@@ ene in be@@ half of His people .
How Jesus Christ Can H@@ el@@ p U@@ s
F@@ in@@ ally , in 3@@ 9@@ 2 C.E . , E@@ mp@@ er@@ or The@@ o@@ do@@ si@@ us I made or@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ ism with its Tr@@ in@@ ity do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine the St@@ ate religion of the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
Jesus dre@@ w this pas@@ sage to the attention of his religious op@@ pos@@ ers , and Peter said that it was ful@@ filled in Christ .
It is certainly the course of wisdom and the way to happiness to obey divine instru@@ ctions and respon@@ d to the loving care and cor@@ rection we receive through the congregation and its elders .
What , though , can be said about the future of those who put their confidence in the world ​ — its s@@ ch@@ em@@ es , its organiz@@ ations , its ide@@ olo@@ gi@@ es , and its go@@ o@@ ds ?
We enjo@@ yed tal@@ king with these fine people who were s@@ it@@ ting under the tre@@ es near their mo@@ des@@ t ho@@ m@@ es .
P@@ A@@ C@@ I@@ F@@ I@@ C O@@ C@@ E@@ A@@ N
He likely had what he felt was a good reason .
But where will they enjoy that re@@ ward ?
D@@ ra@@ gg@@ ing my ba@@ g@@ s along , I n@@ er@@ v@@ ously st@@ ep@@ ped into the house .
It is wi@@ d@@ ely held that such fo@@ s@@ si@@ l fu@@ els as o@@ il and co@@ al ​ — the princi@@ p@@ al s@@ our@@ ces of en@@ er@@ gy for power st@@ ations — ​ der@@ i@@ ve their en@@ er@@ gy from the su@@ n .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful vi@@ de@@ o : S@@ tal@@ in : U@@ .@@ S .
Jehovah’s Witnesses , who dist@@ ribu@@ te this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , would be happy to answer that question .
F@@ ri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps often beg@@ in with two people lear@@ ning each o@@ ther’s n@@ ames .
Con@@ tra@@ di@@ ction about e@@ ating dead bo@@ dies ? , 7 / 1
The soul dies . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 5 , 10 ; E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 18 : 4 .
E@@ arly in the year 20@@ 00 , the new@@ s@@ pa@@ per La@@ us@@ it@@ z@@ er R@@ un@@ d@@ s@@ cha@@ u repor@@ ted on a sur@@ ve@@ y that reve@@ aled how many people were famili@@ ar with the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments and used them as a guid@@ el@@ ine in life .
To make things wor@@ se , M@@ other tend@@ ed to bel@@ it@@ tle me .
That is , he was not the kind of king that many in Israel ho@@ ped for .
We would like to say , ‘ Yes ! ’ when he as@@ ks if we car@@ ri@@ ed out his hear@@ t’s desire .
So it can be with us .
Fa@@ ith invol@@ ves “ coming to know ” God as a person .
For example , when a fellow Christian l@@ ac@@ ks the ba@@ si@@ c necess@@ ities of life , he needs more than our good wi@@ sh@@ es .
Th@@ ree col@@ le@@ ctions d@@ ating back to the se@@ ven@@ th and ei@@ gh@@ th cen@@ tu@@ ries B.C.E . are of special interest because they con@@ fir@@ m vari@@ ous de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al information found in the Bible .
E@@ s@@ sen@@ ti@@ ally , it is a matter of life and death .
Si@@ x - year - old A@@ bi@@ ga@@ y@@ l was given an invit@@ ation and was asked whom she wanted to give it to .
( a ) How has Jehovah provided for imper@@ fect mankind ?
6 : 3 ​ — In what way had God’s name not been made known to Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , and Jac@@ o@@ b ?
She was certain that he would come , so she was wa@@ iting .
“ The heart is more tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous than anything el@@ se and is des@@ per@@ ate , ” war@@ ned Jeremiah .
Do you see , then , that ev@@ olu@@ tion is in@@ com@@ pati@@ ble with Christi@@ an@@ ity ?
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently so , for he ser@@ ves Jehovah faith@@ fully for al@@ most another 70 years .
This cho@@ ice soon led to har@@ s@@ h persecu@@ tion .
And little won@@ der when we consider who is the go@@ d of this world ​ — Satan the Devil , the great@@ est ex@@ pon@@ ent of self - cen@@ ter@@ e@@ dness , who@@ se pri@@ de and re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous spirit per@@ me@@ ate human soci@@ ety ! ​ — John 8 : 4@@ 4 ; 2 Corinthians 4 : 4 ; 1 John 5 : 19 .
God’s Word speak@@ s of Christians ’ “ wal@@ king by spirit , ” “ being led by spirit , ” and “ living by spirit . ”
Paul sta@@ yed in their home when he wor@@ ked with them in their ten@@ t@@ making bu@@ sin@@ ess in Corin@@ th .
How , then , did death become ma@@ ster over all mankind ?
B@@ ack in 19@@ 0@@ 3 at the close of another conven@@ tion , one brother said : “ I would not take a th@@ ous@@ and do@@ l@@ l@@ ars for the good I have received from this conven@@ tion , and I am only a po@@ or man . ”
In 19@@ 22 , what am@@ a@@ z@@ ing dis@@ co@@ very was made , and what was the re@@ action ?
They also used it as inc@@ en@@ se and in mum@@ mi@@ fic@@ ation .
Let us res@@ ist this worl@@ d’s is@@ ol@@ ati@@ on@@ ist spirit and continue to share our joy with our brothers .
F@@ in@@ ally , let us consider the example of Paul .
“ These experi@@ ences made us think about serving in a fore@@ ign country , ” says L@@ is@@ be@@ th , “ but I h@@ es@@ it@@ ated because I doub@@ ted that this was something an or@@ din@@ ary person like me could do . ”
Con@@ tra@@ sting the way of the u@@ pri@@ ght with that of the wicked , the king of Israel says : “ The righteous one spi@@ es out his own pas@@ tu@@ ra@@ ge , but the very way of wicked ones ca@@ uses them to w@@ an@@ der about . ”
4 : 15 ​ — How did Jehovah “ set up a si@@ gn for Ca@@ in ” ?
Not Gi@@ ve U@@ p in What Is F@@ ine , 6 / 1
However , today , after serving for years in an are@@ a where there is a greater need for publi@@ sh@@ ers , Jo@@ ã@@ o Paulo and No@@ em@@ i are happy they stu@@ ck to their decision to ex@@ p@@ and their ministry .
R@@ esta@@ d .
Acts 14 : 27 rel@@ ates : “ When they had arri@@ ved and had ga@@ ther@@ ed the congregation together , they pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to rel@@ ate the many things God had done by means of them . ”
We will have arrang@@ ed our personal af@@ fai@@ r@@ s to be sure to be present .
And ever@@ yone wants you@@ ths to make a succ@@ ess@@ ful trans@@ iti@@ on from chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od to ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od .
This showed that the Jewish Christians under@@ sto@@ od the meaning of “ ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality , ” that is , “ kindness to str@@ ang@@ ers . ”
You must have children .
A@@ no@@ ther evidence that Jehovah’s standards are bene@@ fi@@ cial , is the fact that he con@@ dem@@ ns dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness .
Do the fore@@ going su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions really work ?
What does Ha@@ bak@@ kuk@@ ’s prophecy reve@@ al about the coming att@@ ack on God’s people ?
M@@ em@@ bers of our class stud@@ ying on the la@@ wn at G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol near S@@ ou@@ th L@@ ans@@ ing , New Yor@@ k
A fa@@ il@@ ure to have li@@ m@@ its on you@@ th@@ ful be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or lea@@ ves a child un@@ pre@@ pared for the dem@@ ands and pres@@ sures of life away from home .
I@@ magine the pos@@ si@@ bil@@ ities this would have op@@ ened up for him !
As a you@@ th , David was often out@@ side , shepher@@ ding the flo@@ c@@ ks .
What kind of teaching can help children act wis@@ ely ?
Christians F@@ ind H@@ app@@ iness in Ser@@ ving
The first is Revelation 12 : 10 , 11 , which says that the Devil is con@@ qu@@ ered not only by the word of our wit@@ ness@@ ing but also by the blood of the L@@ am@@ b .
For example , refle@@ ct on how much we have seen from exam@@ ining just the four prophe@@ ci@@ es that men@@ tion “ new heavens and a new earth . ”
Paul , her husband , no@@ ted : “ O@@ f@@ ten , we gave them reas@@ ons for our decisions if they were old en@@ ough to understand .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , it pleas@@ ed Jehovah .
Solomon , who was the second son of David and B@@ ath - she@@ ba , may have refle@@ cted on this dar@@ k ep@@ is@@ o@@ de in his fa@@ ther’s life .
When married , she showed deep respect for her husband , King A@@ ha@@ su@@ er@@ us , un@@ like the k@@ ing@@ ’s form@@ er wife , V@@ a@@ sh@@ t@@ i .
In the early Christian congregation , Jews and n@@ on - Jews were e@@ qu@@ al .
Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us chap@@ ters 2 - 20 , 24 , 32 - 34 ; N@@ um@@ bers chap@@ ters 11 - 17 , 20 , 21 , 27 , 31 ; De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y chap@@ ter 34
While in pris@@ on , Paul wrote a letter to the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans , perhaps using Timothy as a se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary .
In fact , all of us need to be reas@@ sur@@ ed that we are appreci@@ ated and valu@@ ed .
H@@ on@@ es@@ ty , however , will help us to gain the vi@@ ct@@ ory over a tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous heart by ass@@ is@@ ting us to face the truth about ourselves so that we can imp@@ ro@@ ve .
B@@ as@@ ed on the princi@@ ple of se@@ par@@ at@@ en@@ ess from the world , Gre@@ w very str@@ ong@@ ly believ@@ ed that only faithful men should per@@ form these fun@@ ctions .
Jehovah kin@@ dly gave G@@ ide@@ on the sign@@ s that he re@@ ques@@ ted .
She and A@@ qu@@ ila , even “ ris@@ ked their own ne@@ c@@ ks ” for Paul , mo@@ ving him to wr@@ ite : “ Not only I but also all the congregations of the nations rend@@ er than@@ ks . ” ​ — Romans 16 : 3 , 4 ; Acts 18 : 2 .
Lo@@ cal Lu@@ ther@@ an famili@@ es were in the ha@@ bi@@ t of reading the Bible in their ho@@ m@@ es .
When I got home , I s@@ at down and thought about what I was going to do with my life .
To that end , what tim@@ ely less@@ ons we can learn from the Bible boo@@ ks of Jo@@ el and A@@ mo@@ s ! ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
We can certainly apply to them Paul’s words written to the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians : “ We are ob@@ lig@@ ated to than@@ k God always for you , brothers loved by Jehovah , because God sel@@ e@@ cted you . . . by san@@ c@@ ti@@ f@@ ying you with spirit and by your faith in the truth . ” ​ — 2 Th@@ ess .
After Jesus ’ as@@ cen@@ sion to heaven , what might his apostles have wonder@@ ed ?
That is the very ess@@ ence of reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess ​ — being fa@@ ir , consider@@ ate , and yi@@ el@@ ding without com@@ prom@@ ising Bible principles .
To bre@@ ak free from b@@ onda@@ ge to wrong inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations , it is vital that we have the help of God’s spirit , for Paul wrote : “ The min@@ ding of the flesh means death , but the min@@ ding of the spirit means life and peace . ”
For example , when someone on the jo@@ b or at school f@@ li@@ r@@ ts with us , do we see this as an opportunity to “ take ple@@ asure in [ Jehovah’s ] ways ” by re@@ je@@ cting such advan@@ ces ?
Still others reas@@ oned on what it means to be no part of the world .
Yes , sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic words can encoura@@ ge te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers who are bat@@ t@@ ling har@@ m@@ ful pe@@ er pres@@ sure .
How do we know that Mark ev@@ en@@ tually w@@ on the apostle Paul’s appro@@ val ?
Some 4@@ 50 years after the F@@ lood , Jehovah told the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Abraham that he would have a son through whom the promised Se@@ ed would come .
P@@ E@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ S@@ BU@@ R@@ G , F@@ L , Ba@@ y@@ fr@@ on@@ t C@@ en@@ ter , 4@@ 00 1@@ st S@@ t .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , many of us can rel@@ ate to his feelings and can take comfort from his coura@@ ge@@ ous example .
Are you concer@@ ned with the seri@@ ousness of this privilege today ?
How Jehovah Se@@ es Our Bro@@ thers
He said : “ In acc@@ ord with the fulfill@@ ing of se@@ v@@ ent@@ y years at Babyl@@ on I shall turn my attention to you people , and I will esta@@ bl@@ ish toward you my good word in br@@ ing@@ ing you back to this place .
34 : 8 ; Pro@@ v .
Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning My F@@ ul@@ l - Ti@@ me M@@ in@@ is@@ try
I am deli@@ gh@@ ted that both of them as well as their famili@@ es are serving Jehovah ze@@ al@@ ously .
But that would not be the end of him .
John is speaking about the comman@@ d@@ ment regarding self - sacrific@@ ing bro@@ ther@@ ly love .
So why should a Christian want to cultiv@@ ate a for@@ giving attitude ?
Bible stu@@ dies : 1@@ ,@@ 7@@ 10
W@@ i@@ th@@ out life , these gi@@ f@@ ts would be of no value .
And the re@@ si@@ d@@ ents ​ — especially those with hear@@ ing or vis@@ u@@ al imp@@ e@@ di@@ ments — ​ also great@@ ly value the vis@@ its of the Witnesses .
What can help us to for@@ give others , and why must we do so ?
What a su@@ per@@ l@@ ative example that is of supp@@ or@@ ting Jehovah’s arrang@@ ements !
V@@ er@@ y likely , David no@@ ted how Egy@@ p@@ t’s false go@@ ds were hum@@ ili@@ ated as God deli@@ vered the Israelites from Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an b@@ onda@@ ge .
As the ro@@ y@@ al des@@ c@@ end@@ ant of King David , Jesus ho@@ l@@ ds in@@ cont@@ es@@ table t@@ it@@ le to k@@ ing@@ ship .
Solomon himself pray@@ ed for “ an obedi@@ ent heart . ”
She also taught them to share in car@@ ing for cho@@ res at home .
Father , however , was very up@@ set , and he op@@ posed Mo@@ ther’s efforts to atten@@ d the meetings of the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents .
When we no longer live for ourselves but follow Christ continu@@ ally , we find great satis@@ fac@@ tion in life now and have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of et@@ er@@ n@@ al life in the future .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , his ti@@ rel@@ ess love and concer@@ n for people were refle@@ cted in his ze@@ al for the field ministry .
We can make his heart g@@ la@@ d by sing@@ ing out with all our heart wh@@ en@@ ever we me@@ et for worship .
Today , B@@ r@@ ita@@ in@@ ’s pioneer ran@@ ks are inc@@ reas@@ ing again , as God’s war of Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on appro@@ ach@@ es .
P@@ rac@@ tic@@ al ad@@ vice from the Bible on these and other important sub@@ je@@ cts is found in the boo@@ ks Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k and The Se@@ cre@@ t of F@@ am@@ ily H@@ app@@ iness , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Since Je@@ hu@@ ’s gr@@ and@@ son Jeho@@ as@@ h did not exer@@ t himself but stru@@ ck the earth with ar@@ ro@@ ws only three times , he had li@@ mit@@ ed succ@@ ess in de@@ fe@@ ating the S@@ y@@ ri@@ ans .
Of course , many decisions are qu@@ ite tri@@ vi@@ al .
Indeed , by means of the power supp@@ lied through his Word , Jehovah is right now “ ra@@ ising up all who are bo@@ wed down . ”
How can a par@@ ent help his child to get the prop@@ er view of se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations ?
For instance , he ca@@ used Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an King Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar to have a dre@@ am of an im@@ men@@ se i@@ ma@@ ge that was made of vari@@ ous me@@ tal@@ s .
They enjoy tel@@ ling the good news to people in is@@ ol@@ ated v@@ il@@ la@@ ges along the ri@@ ver and st@@ re@@ am@@ s that f@@ low into it
Today , Jehovah’s Witnesses demonstr@@ ate their bro@@ ther@@ ly love by fulfill@@ ing the words of Isaiah 2 : 4 : “ They will have to be@@ at their s@@ words into p@@ low@@ sh@@ a@@ res and their spe@@ ars into pr@@ un@@ ing sh@@ ear@@ s . N@@ ation will not li@@ ft up s@@ word against nation , ne@@ i@@ ther will they learn war any@@ more . ”
“ He took the c@@ it@@ y’s re@@ si@@ d@@ ents and made them work with sa@@ ws , ir@@ on pi@@ c@@ ks , and a@@ x@@ es .
Now these te@@ x@@ ts are being exam@@ ined with greater ob@@ je@@ c@@ tiv@@ ity .
Se@@ ek Jehovah Be@@ fore the Da@@ y of His Ang@@ er “ Se@@ ek Jehovah . . .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Satan may use ou@@ tri@@ ght persecu@@ tion in an effort to bre@@ ak our integrity to God .
The cl@@ er@@ gy of vari@@ ous religi@@ ons can be found blessing people , ani@@ mal@@ s , and in@@ an@@ im@@ ate ob@@ je@@ cts .
To help care for building pro@@ je@@ cts in such lands , experienced Witnesses have vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered their ser@@ vi@@ ces .
We foc@@ us on Jesus when we study the things he taught and the things he did , and we then imitate him clo@@ sel@@ y
How , then , can one find in@@ ner peace and a purpose in life ?
It was not until he gave in to a moral temp@@ tation that he fin@@ ally w@@ oke up to the re@@ ality of his situation .
Des@@ pite the rel@@ ent@@ less persecu@@ tion during the war , the number of Jehovah’s Witnesses had inc@@ reas@@ ed from a few h@@ un@@ d@@ red to over 2@@ ,000 .
Is it any won@@ der , then , that this world refle@@ cts the spirit , the valu@@ es , and the dec@@ ep@@ tive tra@@ its of its rul@@ er ? ​ — John 8 : 4@@ 4 ; 14 : 30 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 2 : 1 - 3 .
O@@ U@@ R young people are under in@@ ten@@ se pres@@ sure .
▪ W@@ atch Your As@@ soci@@ ations in These L@@ ast Da@@ ys
G@@ ran@@ ted , some benef@@ its are der@@ i@@ ved from bo@@ di@@ ly tra@@ ining and rec@@ re@@ ation .
In the face of fi@@ er@@ ce persecu@@ tion , people would har@@ dly have been mo@@ tiv@@ ated to become Jesus ’ disciples if they had been un@@ sure of his id@@ ent@@ ity .
What W@@ ould You Like to As@@ k God ?
When a 16 - year - old Witness heard Jehovah’s Witnesses descri@@ bed as a se@@ ct during a class on e@@ th@@ ic@@ s at school , she asked per@@ mis@@ sion to give the other side of the st@@ ory .
S@@ y@@ rac@@ use
What st@@ ep@@ s must we take in order to receive Jehovah’s mer@@ cy and for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess ?
That is something I have believ@@ ed in and wanted to ac@@ hi@@ eve all my life .
F@@ ri@@ end@@ ship With Christ Today
For instance , to understand that he is a real spirit Per@@ son with a uni@@ que name , we need to look into the Bible .
At that time , Moses instru@@ cted A@@ ar@@ on : “ T@@ ake a j@@ ar and put in it an om@@ er@@ ful of man@@ na and de@@ po@@ si@@ t it before Jehovah as something to be kept thr@@ ough@@ out your gener@@ ations . ”
G@@ il@@ g@@ al
13 : 7 , 8 .
15 , 16 . ( a ) What is “ the last enem@@ y , death , ” and when will it be brought to nothing ?
This sub@@ ju@@ g@@ ation of the dem@@ ons was just a fo@@ reg@@ le@@ am of the future day when Jesus , as M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el the ar@@ chang@@ el , would bat@@ tle with Satan and c@@ ast him from heaven to earth .
E@@ d@@ mon@@ t@@ on , A@@ B
As the chap@@ ter op@@ ens , we learn that David is em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ as@@ sed , for he , a m@@ ere human king , d@@ wel@@ ls in a beau@@ ti@@ ful p@@ al@@ ace , while the ar@@ k of God re@@ si@@ des in a mo@@ des@@ t t@@ ent .
This pro@@ vision , called the ransom , is God’s great@@ est gift to human@@ kind .
For some time , Bar@@ u@@ ch , Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary , wanted something he did not have and was no longer happy serving God .
Eli@@ h@@ u says : “ Then he [ God ] fav@@ ors him and says , ‘ Let him off from going down into the pi@@ t ! I have found a ransom !
How happy we are to be ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with Jesus , a public serv@@ ant through whom we can rend@@ er accep@@ table worship to Jehovah ! ​ — John 14 : 6 .
We can spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally ask for self - control , which is part of the fru@@ it@@ age of God’s spirit .
How did he prom@@ o@@ te true worship ?
Is it possible , then , to find an “ ob@@ je@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely true moral co@@ de ” or to live by “ uni@@ vers@@ al moral la@@ ws ” ?
We do well to consider the way Jehovah gover@@ ned that ancient nation , no@@ ting in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar how his deal@@ ings with Israel high@@ light the import@@ ance of loy@@ ally sub@@ mit@@ ting to godly authority .
17 : 10 .
By then , my son was si@@ x years old , and it was a tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous joy for me to rejo@@ in my wife and to share in re@@ aring our child .
1 : 1 , 2 ; Luke 11 : 13 .
I was not old en@@ ough , but Bro@@ ther Na@@ than K@@ nor@@ r said he would hold my app@@ lic@@ ation “ for later on . ”
Do not for@@ get mankind , your cre@@ ature ! ”
And he will !
This des@@ crip@@ tion is that of a dec@@ ei@@ ver .
How is mo@@ des@@ ty rel@@ ated to hum@@ ility ?
Jesus up@@ held Jehovah’s stan@@ d@@ ard of se@@ x@@ u@@ al mor@@ ality .
Their situation in this system would be that of “ ali@@ ens and temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
If someone tre@@ ats you har@@ sh@@ ly or un@@ fai@@ r@@ ly , what can help you to keep your emo@@ tions in c@@ he@@ ck and to re@@ act in a way that br@@ ings joy to Jehovah ?
Pe@@ ople in these coun@@ tri@@ es have different cul@@ tures , ha@@ bi@@ ts , and cu@@ st@@ om@@ s .
How did L@@ y@@ dia show concer@@ n for fellow Christians ?
Many , for example , de@@ fine succ@@ ess in ter@@ ms of out@@ standing ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ement in fin@@ an@@ cial , prof@@ essi@@ onal , or ac@@ ad@@ em@@ ic pur@@ su@@ its .
N@@ early 40 milli@@ on others are in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed , and just over 8 milli@@ on su@@ ff@@ er long - ter@@ m disa@@ bility .
The bi@@ gg@@ est help was ap@@ pl@@ ying the princi@@ ple recorded at Romans 12 : 2 : “ Q@@ u@@ it being fa@@ shi@@ oned after this system of things , but be trans@@ form@@ ed by making your mind over . ”
When we com@@ mit a serious sin , we should not try to co@@ ver it over as David did .
They some@@ times have personal problems among themselves just as Jesus ’ apostles did .
He mis@@ used his privile@@ ged position as king to prom@@ o@@ te false worship and “ did on a gr@@ and sc@@ ale what was bad in the eyes of Jehovah , to off@@ end him . ”
S@@ et up cam@@ p on the ri@@ ver ban@@ k and wa@@ it we@@ ek@@ s or longer for the f@@ loo@@ d@@ w@@ at@@ ers to rec@@ e@@ de ?
How do we know that the war@@ ning to “ keep on the w@@ atch ” app@@ lies to true Christians ?
In what ways does God’s spirit help us today when we are fac@@ ed with fi@@ er@@ ce op@@ position to the preaching of the good news ?
He might as well learn .
A pol@@ l@@ ster even went so far as to descri@@ be the Un@@ ited St@@ ates as “ a nation of bi@@ bli@@ cal ill@@ it@@ er@@ ates . ”
Eli@@ sh@@ a@@ ’s re@@ qu@@ est was gr@@ anted . Jehovah provided him with the spirit he needed to take on his new t@@ ask and to face coming tri@@ als .
What was one reason why Z@@ i@@ on@@ ’s W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er was origin@@ ally publi@@ shed ?
As the father of a young family , I was imp@@ ressed by the deep joy that the K@@ on@@ i@@ g family had in the ministry .
Today , Jehovah’s Witnesses , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of r@@ ace , tri@@ be , or ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , shu@@ n tra@@ di@@ tions and cu@@ st@@ om@@ s that are con@@ ne@@ cted with the false teaching that something in man sur@@ vi@@ ves death .
Jesus ’ sa@@ y@@ ings about un@@ accep@@ table prayers should re@@ mind us that God is not imp@@ ressed by high - s@@ oun@@ ding spe@@ e@@ ch and su@@ per@@ f@@ lu@@ ous words .
What en@@ ab@@ led the early Christians to end@@ ure ?
We have no ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment as teach@@ ers from a the@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal s@@ em@@ in@@ ary .
No doubt , before the end of this wicked system of things , we will face many more tri@@ als .
Mo@@ re@@ over , having experienced the problems comm@@ on to human@@ kind , like Jesus they will be able to “ sy@@ mp@@ a@@ th@@ ize with our we@@ ak@@ nesses ” as they su@@ per@@ v@@ ise the re@@ ha@@ bil@@ it@@ ation of mankind and of the earth . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 15 .
This is ne@@ i@@ ther an exerc@@ ise in Bi@@ bli@@ cal inter@@ pre@@ tation nor a m@@ ere gl@@ ance at ancient hist@@ ory .
M@@ AN@@ Y long@@ time servants of Jehovah learned the truth when they were young men and women .
The psalmist wrote : “ Jehovah is close to the bro@@ k@@ en@@ hear@@ ted ; he sa@@ ves those who are disc@@ oura@@ ged . ”
32 K@@ in@@ dness M@@ el@@ ts B@@ it@@ ter@@ ness
Our Bible liter@@ ature is also pro@@ duc@@ ed in that language .
Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es and world events con@@ fir@@ m that his pres@@ ence as King began in 1914 , as did “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
God Re@@ qui@@ res C@@ le@@ an@@ l@@ iness
Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s li@@ tur@@ gi@@ es are gener@@ ally ei@@ ther worship ser@@ vi@@ ces or spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c ri@@ tu@@ als , such as the E@@ u@@ char@@ ist in the Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch .
● Ch@@ il@@ dren must a@@ do@@ pt their parents ’ beli@@ ef@@ s about God without question .
How did such ide@@ as and practic@@ es se@@ ep into Christi@@ an@@ ity ?
The accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing bo@@ x pres@@ ents some ways in which you can share in supp@@ or@@ ting this God - given activ@@ ity .
O@@ r what does a beli@@ ever share in comm@@ on with an un@@ beli@@ ever ? ”
Lo@@ ve keep@@ s him hum@@ ble and pre@@ v@@ ents him from w@@ an@@ ting to make a name for himself . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 38 : 6 ; James 4 : 6 .
S@@ hi@@ r@@ le@@ y : Yes !
C@@ aring for a si@@ ck relati@@ ve can certainly be ta@@ x@@ ing .
The divine rec@@ ord of this hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al ev@@ ent , written by Samuel himself in the 1@@ 1@@ th century B.C.E . , pres@@ ents David as the ei@@ gh@@ th son of J@@ es@@ se .
This ong@@ o@@ ing “ men@@ tal - regul@@ ating ” means help@@ ing children to view things the way God does .
I started a sear@@ ch in the local li@@ br@@ ary , al@@ though I did not really know what to look for .
The first of these two artic@@ les consi@@ ders Jesus ’ par@@ ab@@ les of the v@@ ine and of the s@@ ow@@ er and expla@@ ins what they teach us about our preaching work .
However , un@@ contro@@ l@@ led anxi@@ ous thoughts can cause us physical and spiritual har@@ m .
Par@@ adise A@@ m@@ ong Those Who Do God’s Will
Thus , only he can sa@@ ve people comple@@ t@@ ely .
S@@ E@@ T F@@ R@@ E@@ E W@@ I@@ TH@@ I@@ N TH@@ E C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ A@@ N C@@ ONG@@ R@@ E@@ G@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N
• What things are imp@@ lied by our re@@ qu@@ est for “ bre@@ ad for this day ” ?
Not many ra@@ il@@ ro@@ a@@ ds serve those are@@ as .
These la@@ ws inclu@@ de comman@@ ds not to li@@ e , not to ste@@ al , not to mu@@ r@@ der , and not to com@@ mit ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y .
So I b@@ ought a se@@ con@@ d@@ hand bi@@ ke and began using it .
This two - part seri@@ es remin@@ ds us of why it is vital to keep foc@@ used on the pri@@ ze , or re@@ ward , that God ho@@ l@@ ds out to us .
For more information , see What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
U@@ N P@@ H@@ O@@ T@@ O 14@@ 6@@ 1@@ 50 B@@ Y O .
On Ju@@ ne 8 , 18@@ 38 , an el@@ ated No@@ t@@ t pres@@ ented Q@@ u@@ e@@ en V@@ ic@@ t@@ ori@@ a with the first pr@@ inted e@@ dition of the Bible in T@@ ah@@ iti@@ an .
TH@@ R@@ O@@ U@@ G@@ H@@ O@@ U@@ T the ages , many have end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to stand out as different from those around them , but few do .
; T@@ ou@@ k@@ ka@@ r@@ i , A .
Why is hum@@ ility a vital fac@@ t@@ or in a heal@@ thy , happy marriage ?
But Jesus dis@@ cer@@ ned that only Ju@@ d@@ as ac@@ ted will@@ fully .
They are such because , as he expla@@ ins , they shu@@ t up the Kingdom of the heavens before men , not per@@ mit@@ ting those on their way in to go in .
The next article will discus@@ s ways in which congregation members can support those appointed to take the lead .
That was after only three we@@ ek@@ s in Gal@@ way !
The New Bi@@ r@@ th ​ — How I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant ?
His eyes wide and in@@ t@@ ent on Jose@@ p@@ h’s every mo@@ v@@ ement , he no doubt ad@@ mi@@ red the strength in those bro@@ ad sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders and sin@@ e@@ w@@ y ar@@ ms , the s@@ k@@ ill of the hands , the in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ence in the eyes .
( Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 20 - 24 . )
Ho@@ pe@@ fully , you will be able to say : “ The law of his God is in his heart ; his st@@ ep@@ s will not w@@ ob@@ ble . ”
How could they do personal study ?
How We Ma@@ in@@ ta@@ ined Fa@@ ith While in P@@ ris@@ on
Paul ad@@ d@@ ressed those words , not to a re@@ stri@@ cted cl@@ er@@ gy class , but “ to all those who [ were ] in R@@ ome as God’s bel@@ o@@ ved ones . ”
How appro@@ pri@@ ate that Jehovah will destro@@ y the wicked before the earth is trans@@ form@@ ed into a par@@ adise ! ​ — Proverbs 2 : 21 , 22 ; Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 .
They would likely won@@ der whether the God of their fore@@ fa@@ thers could deli@@ ver them .
What is no longer comm@@ on in many par@@ ts of the world ?
What acc@@ oun@@ ted for courage and ze@@ al in Paul’s case ?
To a consider@@ able ex@@ t@@ ent , prog@@ ress is dep@@ end@@ ent upon study and app@@ lic@@ ation of the things learned .
And when we devel@@ op joy , we are better able to cop@@ e with the st@@ res@@ ses of life .
What is the preaching ter@@ rit@@ ory like ?
L@@ il bor@@ ro@@ wed them and took them home that day and e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly read them .
He teach@@ es us to make disciples and to trust “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
They requi@@ re , more than any other class of li@@ v@@ es@@ to@@ ck , end@@ less attention and me@@ tic@@ ul@@ ous care . ”
This has not been without reason .
How can we show our love for Jehovah God ?
He knew that his good example would help his disciples .
9 Ch@@ an@@ tal from Cana@@ da
L@@ ev@@ i@@ a@@ th@@ an’s s@@ cal@@ es are ti@@ gh@@ tly clo@@ sed , and em@@ be@@ d@@ ded in its hi@@ de are b@@ on@@ y pl@@ ates hard to pi@@ er@@ ce with bul@@ le@@ ts , much less with s@@ words and spe@@ ars .
Thus , our ob@@ je@@ ctive should be not mer@@ ely to take in knowledge but to come to “ know ” Jehovah better as a Per@@ son . ​ — Read Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 33 : 13 ; P@@ s .
Lo@@ y@@ al On@@ es
What contribu@@ ted to Mar@@ th@@ a@@ ’s confidence that La@@ z@@ ar@@ us would be resur@@ rec@@ ted ?
This requi@@ res pre@@ par@@ ation .
But is that all that is requi@@ red to gain God’s appro@@ val ?
“ A S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ening A@@ id ”
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , she has some@@ times found it difficult to atten@@ d congregation meetings .
En@@ courage the stud@@ ent to ask questions and to tell you when he does not fully understand some point . ​ — Mark 4 : 10 ; 9 : 32 , 33 .
The apostle Paul , a ke@@ en ob@@ ser@@ ver of things around him , spoke of those who “ hon@@ our@@ ed and served the cre@@ ature more than him who had cre@@ ated it . ”
“ The ancient Gre@@ ek@@ s , ” says Bo@@ teach , “ were ob@@ s@@ ess@@ ed with the ide@@ a that all hope was fu@@ t@@ ile since man could not over@@ come pre@@ determined des@@ t@@ in@@ y . ”
A@@ part from what happened to the nation of Israel as a whole , the Bible con@@ tain@@ s real - life experi@@ ences of individuals who were over@@ taken by je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , im@@ mor@@ ality , gre@@ ed , or pri@@ de .
How can Paul’s counsel recorded at Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 15 - 19 help us to continue practic@@ ing go@@ o@@ dness ?
When Jehovah’s Witnesses first sh@@ ared the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message with you , a certain truth may have ca@@ ught your attention , such as the con@@ dition of the dead or the resurrection .
What blessings she received for doing things Jehovah’s way !
Not according to the Bible , which says : “ If you sear@@ ch for [ God ] , he will let himself be found by you . ” ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 28 : 9 .
Da@@ y T@@ w@@ o Th@@ eme : “ De@@ cl@@ are A@@ m@@ ong the N@@ ations His G@@ l@@ ory ”
It says : “ There is ac@@ tually to us one God the Father , out of whom all things are . ”
The prophet Jeremiah was put into sto@@ c@@ ks and later thro@@ wn into a mi@@ ry c@@ is@@ ter@@ n .
Can a Pa@@ g@@ an Ho@@ li@@ day Be Ma@@ de Christian ?
In 195@@ 9 , I was assign@@ ed to serve at the branch of@@ fice .
Do@@ ing so requi@@ res that we understand and sub@@ mit to Christ’s way of le@@ ading and s@@ tic@@ k to the pat@@ ter@@ n he set .
Even when we are in the di@@ rest of circumstances , we can find reas@@ ons to rejo@@ ice .
How did Jehovah respon@@ d to their re@@ qu@@ est ?
“ Le@@ ad@@ ers must be@@ have the way they wish their followers would be@@ have , ” no@@ ted an article ent@@ it@@ led “ Le@@ ad@@ er@@ ship : Do T@@ ra@@ its Mat@@ ter ? ”
What par@@ ting reas@@ sur@@ ance did Jesus Christ give to his disciples ?
By accep@@ ting responsi@@ bility , some you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers prog@@ ress to the point where their spiritual qualities en@@ able them to receive we@@ igh@@ ti@@ er assign@@ ments .
Not if they have reli@@ able guid@@ ance .
Job was a we@@ al@@ thy man .
Since Jesus knew that Satan and his ag@@ ents would str@@ en@@ u@@ ously res@@ ist the good news , He war@@ ned his followers : “ Pe@@ ople will deli@@ ver you up to tri@@ bul@@ ation and will k@@ ill you , and you will be ob@@ je@@ cts of h@@ at@@ red by all the nations on account of my name . ”
Mo@@ st of the people I stu@@ died with were Ca@@ tho@@ lic .
The de@@ pu@@ ty ma@@ y@@ or wanted to honor the children for their ro@@ le in this change .
They may feel un@@ wor@@ thy , su@@ ff@@ er from a serious ill@@ ness , or have experienced the death of a loved one .
Mo@@ der@@ n a@@ vi@@ ation e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment al@@ lo@@ ws a p@@ il@@ o@@ t to use on@@ bo@@ ard na@@ vi@@ g@@ ation in@@ str@@ um@@ ents and to keep in t@@ ou@@ ch with a@@ ir tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c contro@@ l@@ l@@ ers along the way so as to re@@ ach his pl@@ an@@ ned des@@ t@@ in@@ ation .
On the th@@ ir@@ d day ther@@ e@@ after , Jehovah resur@@ rec@@ ts his Son .
He plac@@ ed his mother in the care of his bel@@ o@@ ved apostle John .
In 4@@ 8 C.E . , they return to An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch , “ where they had been en@@ tru@@ sted to the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness of God . ” ​ — Acts 14 : 26 .
In imit@@ ation of Jesus , a Christian husband tre@@ ats his wife in the same way that Jesus tre@@ ated the congregation .
( a ) How do we view our sac@@ red service ?
The world around us is certainly in den@@ se dar@@ k@@ ness .
A well - car@@ ed - for bo@@ y , Jesus gre@@ w into a strong , heal@@ thy man .
“ The sen@@ ti@@ ments of n@@ ational an@@ the@@ ms v@@ ary , ” says the En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a , “ from prayers for the mon@@ ar@@ ch to al@@ lu@@ sions to n@@ ati@@ on@@ ally important bat@@ t@@ les or up@@ ris@@ ings . . . to expres@@ sions of pat@@ ri@@ o@@ tic feel@@ ing . ”
P@@ rep@@ are Now for Dis@@ ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment
I went , and that was a re@@ vel@@ ation to me ​ — see@@ ing happy famili@@ es worshi@@ p@@ ing together .
What prophe@@ tic ro@@ le of the Messi@@ ah op@@ ens the way to everlasting life ?
35 : 3 ​ — From where did Jo@@ si@@ ah have the holy Ar@@ k brought into the temple ?
Then listen ob@@ je@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely to the other point of view .
A@@ ver@@ age P@@ u@@ bli@@ sh@@ ers : 3@@ ,@@ 7@@ 70
Because the Bible is our ma@@ in te@@ x@@ t@@ book , an ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment was made to the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy .
Since we had ca@@ r problems , we arri@@ ved in Lo@@ s Ang@@ el@@ es on the second day of the si@@ x - day conven@@ tion .
▪ F@@ ac@@ ing the En@@ d of This O@@ ld World To@@ gether
Will Jehovah look with fav@@ or upon you ?
* He ad@@ ds : “ At times , I felt ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able . ”
When Jesus said “ t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w will look after it@@ self , ” he simply me@@ ant that we should not allow un@@ du@@ e anxi@@ ety about what might ha@@ p@@ pen t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w ad@@ d to our problems today .
They recogn@@ ized that Jehovah was using Moses to gu@@ i@@ de his people , so they appro@@ ached Moses with their vari@@ ous problems .
How , then , do they expla@@ in the won@@ ders of cre@@ ation , including human@@ kind ?
How can we avoid having our thinking ​ — and thus our actions — ​ d@@ om@@ in@@ ated by the spirit of the world ?
( b ) What blessings did the good news ann@@ oun@@ ced by Jesus bring ?
C@@ ould it be that God ex@@ ists after all ?
“ Wor@@ ks ” are the resul@@ ts of what one does , the pro@@ du@@ ct of one@@ ’s actions .
If any st@@ at@@ ements come to our ear@@ s that are cr@@ itical of the truth or that c@@ ast as@@ per@@ sions on the congregation , the elders , or any of our brothers , we do not accept them at face value .
Le@@ mu@@ el@@ ’s mother next tur@@ ns her attention to the qualities of an ide@@ al wife .
How Can Your F@@ am@@ ily Be H@@ app@@ y ?
How can we exam@@ ine our thinking about materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic pur@@ su@@ its ?
It also invol@@ ves heal@@ th@@ ful fear of dis@@ pleas@@ ing God because he is the Su@@ pre@@ me Ju@@ dge and the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty , who has both the power and the authority to p@@ un@@ ish those who dis@@ obey .
Jesus not only war@@ ned Christians about the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem but also used those first - century events to par@@ al@@ le@@ l what will occ@@ ur when the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” su@@ d@@ den@@ ly bre@@ ak@@ s out .
As the New World Bible Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges in the fore@@ word to its work , it is “ a very respon@@ sible thing ” to transl@@ ate the Ho@@ ly Scriptures from their origin@@ al langu@@ ages into mo@@ der@@ n spe@@ e@@ ch .
W@@ H@@ Y W@@ E N@@ E@@ E@@ D T@@ O G@@ U@@ A@@ R@@ D O@@ U@@ R H@@ E@@ A@@ R@@ T
What Ab@@ out R@@ em@@ arri@@ age ?
How did Jehovah show du@@ e reg@@ ard for justice in deal@@ ing with David for his sin with B@@ ath - she@@ ba ?
In 198@@ 9 , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses form@@ ed a new de@@ par@@ t@@ ment at world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters to help Bible transl@@ at@@ ors .
They accepted , thinking that it was to be a so@@ cial ev@@ ent .
To this end , Jesus has appointed a “ faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” to provide “ food at the prop@@ er time ” for the hous@@ eho@@ ld of faith .
In the fin@@ al chap@@ ter of his letter to the Eph@@ es@@ ians , Paul descri@@ bed a fi@@ ght in which every Christian is involved .
It was from Je@@ z@@ re@@ el that Jehovah’s prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah received death th@@ reat@@ s from A@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s fore@@ ign wife Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l .
Today , Daniel has a clean conscience , and he was rec@@ ently appointed as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant .
If you could be more certain about the future , you could pre@@ pare for it , both physi@@ c@@ ally and emo@@ tion@@ ally .
G@@ ran@@ ted , today they do not appe@@ ar v@@ isi@@ bly in order to deli@@ ver true worshi@@ p@@ ers from d@@ anger .
( b ) What should we do if we have tr@@ ou@@ ble re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing Jehovah’s ac@@ ts of go@@ o@@ dness toward us ?
“ As soon as [ U@@ z@@ z@@ iah ] was strong , his heart became ha@@ ugh@@ ty . . . , so that he ac@@ ted un@@ faith@@ fully against Jehovah his God and came into the temple of Jehovah to bur@@ n inc@@ en@@ se upon the al@@ ta@@ r of inc@@ en@@ se . ”
Paul used the l@@ at@@ ter expres@@ sion when he lis@@ ted the qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations for Christian overse@@ ers and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants .
The Israelites were about to beg@@ in their con@@ qu@@ est of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
5 , 6 . ( a ) After Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , what important questions regarding the new covenant needed to be ans@@ wer@@ ed ?
“ With one m@@ ou@@ th gl@@ ori@@ fy the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M@@ AN@@ S 15 : 6 .
Yet , no such rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ance pre@@ ven@@ ted Jo@@ y@@ ce from speaking to her brother - in - law .
10 : 19 .
The hon@@ es@@ ty , kindness , pe@@ ace@@ ful@@ ness , and di@@ lig@@ ence displa@@ yed by Jehovah’s Witnesses are ad@@ mi@@ red by un@@ pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ced on@@ loo@@ k@@ ers , and these qualities dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish God’s people from the world in gener@@ al .
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“ We saw that our son could lead a life that in many res@@ pe@@ cts would be nor@@ ma@@ l .
Some may come to serve where the need is greater .
For de@@ ca@@ des , A@@ wa@@ ke !
We therefore need to r@@ ely on Jehovah’s standards .
As a result of R@@ ob@@ er@@ to@@ ’s fine conduct , the compan@@ y hi@@ red ad@@ di@@ tional Witnesses .
Ne@@ h@@ emiah contribu@@ ted more than his time and organiz@@ ational s@@ k@@ ill@@ s .
• How do we displa@@ y h@@ at@@ red for la@@ w@@ less@@ ness when someone we love is dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed ?
But pris@@ ons had not always man@@ ag@@ ed to con@@ tain the apostles , including Peter .
It is the best way of know@@ ing what he is really feel@@ ing and of understanding his wi@@ sh@@ es , fe@@ ars , and expe@@ ct@@ ations . ”
Jesus ’ death is not simply a can@@ c@@ el@@ l@@ ation of past sin@@ s ; it is also a wonderful pro@@ vision for our future .
In F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 194@@ 3 the first class of the G@@ ile@@ ad mission@@ ary school began .
If we do , then we will see that our recei@@ ving “ power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l ” helps us to end@@ ure wh@@ atever fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative thor@@ ns may a@@ ff@@ li@@ ct us now .
So I th@@ re@@ w out all my fi@@ gh@@ ting ge@@ ar and began to work on my person@@ ality .
This fle@@ et@@ ing refer@@ ence reve@@ als Pet@@ er@@ ’s un@@ pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ced attitude as he minis@@ tered to the people in that city .
It does not se@@ em that he was tr@@ ying to prove that beli@@ ef in a tr@@ in@@ ity was wrong .
We now have the complete Bible , including the written rec@@ ord of how some of Dani@@ el@@ ’s prophe@@ ci@@ es were ful@@ filled .
Lo@@ ok it up in the Bible , and read the fi@@ ve ver@@ ses of that psal@@ m .
What will we put first in our lives in the new world ?
Satan , though , will set@@ tle for just one act of worship , as he s@@ ought from Jesus .
This article will help us to recogn@@ ize these and pre@@ pare for Satan’s att@@ ack .
M@@ other listen@@ ed to their message and contribu@@ ted for a go@@ o@@ dly number of boo@@ ks , which she im@@ medi@@ ately began to read .
His quic@@ k temp@@ er led to st@@ or@@ my out@@ bur@@ st@@ s of anger .
T@@ ake positi@@ ve st@@ ep@@ s to help your child come back to Jehovah
7 : 24 , 25 .
During King Davi@@ d’s time , prophecy reve@@ aled that the Messi@@ ah would be Davi@@ d’s he@@ ir to the thro@@ ne and that His kingdom would be “ fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ”
Jesus will not only ter@@ min@@ ate the ri@@ de of the other three hor@@ s@@ em@@ en but even re@@ verse the effe@@ cts of their des@@ tru@@ ctive ri@@ de .
The lea@@ f or food is claim@@ ed to pro@@ du@@ ce in the gi@@ r@@ l an at@@ tr@@ action for a man .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate S@@ el@@ f - Con@@ tro@@ l , S@@ ep@@ t .
In everything and in all circumstances I have learned the se@@ cre@@ t of both how to be full and how to hu@@ ng@@ er , both how to have an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance and how to su@@ ff@@ er want . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 11 , 12 .
O@@ thers have deci@@ ded not to have acc@@ ess to the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t .
A wise person well kno@@ ws that “ it does not bel@@ ong to man who is wal@@ king even to direc@@ t his st@@ ep . ”
In the years that follow@@ ed , M@@ el@@ o@@ dy and I travel@@ ed to most par@@ ts of In@@ dia .
However , they seek n@@ on@@ blood medi@@ cal man@@ ag@@ ement .
“ As reg@@ ar@@ ds the heavens , to Jehovah the heavens bel@@ ong , but the earth he has given to the sons of men , ” wrote the psalmist .
Their s@@ inc@@ ere rep@@ ent@@ ance t@@ ou@@ ched his heart , and he had a deep long@@ ing for them to return to him .
in the Ca@@ be@@ ca@@ r language
( 5 ) L@@ ó@@ pe@@ z , J .
H@@ u@@ man relation@@ shi@@ ps are more important than material pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons and should not be sacrific@@ ed in the pur@@ su@@ it of ri@@ ches .
R@@ em@@ ember that your true id@@ ent@@ ity and value li@@ e in God’s es@@ tim@@ ate of your wor@@ th , not in what other people may think of you .
F@@ or@@ m@@ er ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation : The wicked and s@@ lu@@ gg@@ ish slave ref@@ ers to anointed ones in the 1914 er@@ a who refu@@ sed to share in the preaching work .
What if we become a@@ ware that someone is involved in a se@@ cre@@ t sin , perhaps a@@ bu@@ sing al@@ co@@ ho@@ l , vie@@ wing por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , or living an im@@ moral life ?
Then , using the children to provide an ob@@ ject less@@ on , he said : “ Tru@@ ly I say to you , W@@ ho@@ ever does not receive the kingdom of God like a young child will by no means en@@ ter into it . ” ​ — Mark 10 : 13 - 15 .
“ I am no longer get@@ ting what I want out of this relationship . ”
Al@@ ong similar l@@ ines , Jesus said : “ If anyone lo@@ ves me , he will ob@@ serve my word , and my Father will love him . ”
By displa@@ ying love that “ does not look for its own inter@@ ests , ” we help to maintain peace within the congregation and with our neigh@@ b@@ ors .
We must care@@ fully think about its possible con@@ ne@@ ction to any un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural teaching , such as the beli@@ ef that spi@@ r@@ its of the dead influ@@ ence the lives of the living .
After all , they are only under@@ shepher@@ ds , and each member of the congregation will answer to Jehovah and Jesus for the decisions he or she makes . ​ — G@@ al .
In ad@@ dition to working at Bethel , I served at dist@@ ri@@ ct and cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es and vis@@ ited congregations , including some in I@@ rel@@ and .
; F@@ ord , A .
The Rom@@ an pan@@ the@@ on seem@@ ed end@@ less .
To show how vital it is to stay a@@ wa@@ ke , Jesus used the illustr@@ ation of a th@@ i@@ ef .
L@@ ater , the har@@ v@@ est day comes to an end , and each man se@@ ek@@ s a co@@ z@@ y place to rest .
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T always did God’s will .
Since the l@@ ate 19@@ th century , there has been clear evidence that God’s spirit rest@@ s on his organization .
However , the number of gen@@ u@@ ine anointed ones who have become un@@ faithful is likely not large .
When M@@ ary told Jesus , “ They have no w@@ ine , ” she was evid@@ ently not simply inform@@ ing Jesus of that fact but su@@ gg@@ es@@ ting that he do something about it .
Many read@@ ers of the Bible , however , are a@@ ware of Jesus ’ words : “ In the house of my Father there are many a@@ bo@@ des . . . . I am going my way to pre@@ pare a place for you . ”
She tri@@ ed to interest me in her faith , but she was un@@ succ@@ ess@@ ful at first because I was comple@@ t@@ ely ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in my s@@ por@@ t .
W@@ ell , i@@ magine that you are an Israel@@ ite and qu@@ ite po@@ or .
How would you descri@@ be the prophe@@ tic dre@@ am that God sent Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar in the second year of his re@@ ign as world rul@@ er ?
Jehovah provided guid@@ ance by means of his servants .
No@@ te how the attitu@@ des re@@ comm@@ ended in Paul’s next words would help them .
Fir@@ st , Jesus poin@@ ts to the witness of his for@@ er@@ un@@ ner , John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er , saying : “ You have dis@@ pat@@ ched men to John , and he has bor@@ ne witness to the truth .
After the move , the Ar@@ k rema@@ ined in that t@@ ent in Jerusalem .
Those who have been ex@@ posed to an un@@ who@@ les@@ ome home en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment may in later years experience b@@ ou@@ ts of anxi@@ ety and des@@ pa@@ ir .
Tru@@ e Christians are gr@@ ate@@ ful for God’s loving care and r@@ ely on his direction .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T Y@@ O@@ U M@@ A@@ Y H@@ E@@ A@@ R : “ God rul@@ es the world , so he ca@@ uses n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers ; therefore , he must be c@@ ru@@ el . ”
Our own fa@@ il@@ u@@ res can lik@@ e@@ wise cause disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
In a similar way , Greek in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ als wr@@ ong@@ ly char@@ ged that the apostle Paul was a “ ch@@ at@@ ter@@ er , ” or “ se@@ ed pi@@ ck@@ er . ”
Ser@@ ving as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant or as an el@@ der provi@@ des baptized men with ad@@ di@@ tional ways to give to Jehovah and to the congregation .
But they have not been able to answer many important questions .
Re@@ de@@ em@@ ed from Egy@@ pt by Jehovah , they were under a moral ob@@ lig@@ ation to support his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y before the other pe@@ op@@ les of the earth .
S@@ ar@@ ah likely gre@@ w up in U@@ r .
When there is a need to offer appro@@ pri@@ ate counsel , elders do so in a spirit of mil@@ dness to read@@ just an er@@ ring one or to help a fellow Christian to prog@@ ress spiritually .
He spoke to his p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ gy prof@@ ess@@ or about in@@ dec@@ isi@@ ven@@ ess .
I may ask them to pre@@ pare some com@@ ments based on artic@@ les in A@@ wa@@ ke !
The apostle Paul called this occasi@@ on “ the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 11 : 20 ; Luke 22 : 19 , 20 .
Consider just a few examples :
Lo@@ ok for them in your own life or in the vari@@ ed ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds and experi@@ ences of fellow believers .
The fine pro@@ gra@@ m inclu@@ ded up@@ building Bible - based counsel as well as local experi@@ ences and experi@@ ences from the mission@@ ary field .
However , God’s covenant people in gener@@ al show a l@@ ack of faith .
“ I am re@@ served by n@@ ature , ” says R@@ ac@@ he@@ l , who moved far away from where she gre@@ w up .
Par@@ ents ’ hear@@ t@@ felt prayer can help their children feel the personal b@@ ond between the parents and Jehovah
These questions and others will be ad@@ d@@ ressed in these two artic@@ les .
For example , they may be very si@@ ck .
W@@ ould you like to know God better , that is , to learn more about his pur@@ pos@@ es and his ad@@ vice for living well now and forever ?
In order to pre@@ serve the pur@@ ity of the congregation , fellow believers were cor@@ rec@@ ted , ex@@ hor@@ ted and , if necess@@ ary , ex@@ p@@ el@@ led .
And they never allow the pur@@ su@@ it of money to take pre@@ ce@@ d@@ ence over serving God .
H@@ app@@ ily , though , Jehovah helps us to displa@@ y a me@@ asure of go@@ o@@ dness .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ano@@ in@@ ting is not indic@@ ated by pro@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y in ans@@ wer@@ ing Scriptural questions , wit@@ ness@@ ing , or giving Bible tal@@ ks .
What is that true way , and what should we do ?
Moses told the Israelites : “ Jehovah has heard your mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r@@ ings that you are mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring against him .
months of s@@ ow@@ ing ;
M@@ ore than all other qualities , love truly makes our heart responsi@@ ve to Jehovah’s direction .
Can you be a s@@ ource of much - needed support ?
And he thought about Proverbs 20 : 11 , which says : “ Even a child [ or , “ bo@@ y , ” fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ] is known by his actions , whether his be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or is pu@@ re and right . ”
Ab@@ out two years later , F@@ eli@@ x ’ succ@@ ess@@ or , P@@ or@@ ci@@ us F@@ es@@ tu@@ s , invit@@ ed King H@@ er@@ od A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa to jo@@ in him in exam@@ ining the pris@@ on@@ er Paul .
Just as a language has a pat@@ ter@@ n of words , the pu@@ re language of Scriptural truth has “ the pat@@ ter@@ n of heal@@ th@@ ful words . ”
( 1 ) C@@ e@@ ans@@ u , R .
“ I have no li@@ v@@ eli@@ ho@@ od left . ”
Ma@@ hal@@ al@@ el
What can be done to help family members cultiv@@ ate the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit ?
I was ev@@ en@@ tually dis@@ char@@ ged from the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al ​ — after n@@ ine months , as mentioned ear@@ li@@ er .
What would have happened to these individuals had they not pers@@ is@@ ted in their efforts ?
Eli@@ ana , who condu@@ cted the study with my mother , soon no@@ tic@@ ed my ke@@ en interest in God’s Word .
Tru@@ e Christi@@ an@@ ity Is F@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing
C@@ ur@@ r@@ ently , there are over 1@@ ,@@ 1@@ 00 si@@ gn - language congregations worl@@ d@@ wide .
S@@ ing@@ le - H@@ an@@ ded W@@ ar@@ f@@ are
What “ desi@@ ra@@ ble things ” would f@@ ill Jehovah’s house and bring it un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted glory ?
* A@@ m@@ ong its chap@@ ters are : “ What Is the Tru@@ th Ab@@ out God ? , ” “ Wh@@ ere Are the De@@ ad ? , ” “ What Is God’s Kingdom ? , ” and “ Why Does God Al@@ low Su@@ ffering ? ”
E@@ mp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ ing that a good relationship with others is of greater value than material pl@@ ent@@ y , Solomon says : “ Bet@@ ter is a dis@@ h of ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les where there is love than a m@@ anger - f@@ ed bul@@ l and h@@ at@@ red along with it . ”
Instead of being vie@@ wed as God’s enem@@ ies , obedi@@ ent humans can now enjoy a pe@@ ace@@ ful relationship with him .
What shows that Jehovah was still in full control in s@@ pite of the over@@ thro@@ w of the Davi@@ di@@ c kingdom ?
P@@ ic@@ ture the prophet using the qui@@ et times of the night to pray to Jehovah , expres@@ sing his deep@@ est thoughts and ar@@ d@@ ently see@@ king Jehovah’s guid@@ ance .
To Paul , the ri@@ ches he ga@@ ined through Christ exc@@ el@@ led anything that the world could offer .
W@@ ell , disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement might cause us to lo@@ se our ob@@ je@@ c@@ tiv@@ ity .
To descri@@ be all the hor@@ r@@ ors we went through would be a long st@@ ory .
But what was still on his j@@ ac@@ ke@@ t ?
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , we devel@@ op the ha@@ bi@@ t of con@@ sul@@ ting God’s Word before making decisions .
How , though , can you work in har@@ mony with such prayers , and where can you find the ans@@ wers to your supp@@ lic@@ ations ?
The ar@@ my lost tr@@ ack of me for a while , but on A@@ pri@@ l 17 , 194@@ 5 , sh@@ ort@@ ly before the end of the war , it fin@@ ally ca@@ ught up with me .
The last resurrection of Bible rec@@ ord occ@@ ur@@ red in T@@ ro@@ as .
They reason that there must be some kind of su@@ per@@ human , mal@@ ign@@ ant for@@ ce be@@ h@@ ind the rec@@ ur@@ r@@ ent ev@@ il@@ s that per@@ va@@ de man@@ ’s hist@@ ory .
V@@ ide@@ o@@ s rel@@ ating the persecu@@ tion of our brothers in the form@@ er So@@ vi@@ et Un@@ ion and Na@@ z@@ i Ger@@ many teach famili@@ es to r@@ ely on Jehovah during tri@@ als .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 7 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 10 , 15
Jehovah has the ability to ac@@ hi@@ eve perfect bal@@ ance when ad@@ minis@@ ter@@ ing discipl@@ ine .
How should you respon@@ d to this book ?
The con@@ text helps us to see what he had in mind .
Ye@@ ars of ba@@ n , persecu@@ tion , and close sur@@ ve@@ ill@@ ance had made them very ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous .
S@@ ur@@ vi@@ ving ones of the Israel of God sto@@ od up in order to refle@@ ct God’s light , fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly taking up once again the pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation of the good news .
How can we con@@ qu@@ er them ?
What is a bal@@ an@@ ced view in this reg@@ ard ?
( b ) How does that less@@ on af@@ fect you ?
How can parents encoura@@ ge hon@@ est commun@@ ic@@ ation ?
( 3 ) O@@ ver@@ fi@@ shing and pol@@ lu@@ tion of se@@ as and ri@@ v@@ ers are great@@ ly dec@@ reas@@ ing the f@@ ish po@@ pul@@ ations .
Because good commun@@ ic@@ ation is the li@@ fe@@ blood of strong , heal@@ thy famili@@ es .
Fir@@ st , let us exam@@ ine the hope set before the anointed .
• How can we ‘ h@@ and@@ le the word of truth ari@@ ght ’ ?
It happened on a Tu@@ es@@ day ev@@ ening in 19@@ 7@@ 2 .
“ T@@ each Your Ch@@ il@@ dren , ” an article for parents to read with their children , will appe@@ ar every other mon@@ th .
He ri@@ d his d@@ om@@ a@@ in of i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry and ex@@ p@@ el@@ led the m@@ ale temple pro@@ s@@ titu@@ tes .
It is wise to re@@ ev@@ alu@@ ate our str@@ ate@@ gi@@ es in life from time to time , as@@ king ourselves where we are he@@ ading and whether ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments need to be made .
This sur@@ ely illustr@@ ates that God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness should never be taken for gr@@ anted . ​ — 2 Corinthians 6 : 1 .
Jo@@ el with his mother , A@@ da
In some c@@ as@@ es , his listen@@ ers had to di@@ g in order to get the full meaning of his words .
Pet@@ er@@ ’s witness bor@@ e a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant fru@@ it .
Those sign@@ s had the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates bur@@ sting with cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity .
The last s@@ ent@@ ence in the letter read : ‘ If any of these new@@ ly appointed brothers are to@@ ba@@ cc@@ o us@@ ers , they are du@@ ty - b@@ ound to wr@@ ite the So@@ ci@@ ety to say that they cannot accept the assignment . ’ ”
Because “ the h@@ our has come for the Son of man to be gl@@ ori@@ fied , ” as Jesus ann@@ oun@@ ces the very next day . ​ — John 12 : 23 .
In early May of 3@@ 34 B.C.E . , A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der em@@ ba@@ r@@ ked upon a cam@@ pa@@ ign of con@@ qu@@ est .
This article will help us to appreci@@ ate the import@@ ance of good commun@@ ic@@ ation with the true God .
L@@ ater , members of the other sheep class were appointed as help@@ ers .
It also appe@@ ars when we r@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ize away serious person@@ ality f@@ la@@ ws .
What could provide her with the needed sol@@ ace and reli@@ ef during this cr@@ itical time ?
How did Jesus contribu@@ te to the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of God’s name ?
he s@@ n@@ ar@@ ls . For an inst@@ ant , K@@ o@@ j@@ o ten@@ ses .
For example , I was am@@ a@@ zed at the bo@@ d@@ y’s ability to he@@ al it@@ self and rec@@ over from tra@@ uma , such as when the li@@ ver or some ri@@ bs are able to gro@@ w back to nor@@ ma@@ l si@@ ze after being par@@ ti@@ ally re@@ moved .
And the fin@@ al article consi@@ ders what real@@ is@@ tic go@@ als you@@ ths can set for themselves .
David did not have the same privilege of service as the L@@ ev@@ ites , but he had already been anointed to per@@ form another ty@@ pe of service , ev@@ en@@ tually to be the king of God’s people .
Jesus loo@@ ked at matters spiritually , and he fir@@ m@@ ly respon@@ ded : “ It is written , ‘ M@@ an must not live by bre@@ ad al@@ one . ’ ” ​ — Luke 4 : 4 ; Matthew 4 : 4 .
We Ne@@ ed to K@@ now Who God Is
These pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s used the divine name and received promises from Jehovah .
After all , whom do you respect more ?
But rather than ex@@ pect them to think and act like people from our cul@@ ture , why not accept them just the way they are ? ​ — Read Romans 15 : 7 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te .
Mu@@ ri@@ el had served as a mission@@ ary in E@@ st@@ on@@ ia , and both she and her mother were a great s@@ ource of encourag@@ ement to me .
How did Jehovah fully live up to his great name ?
Mi@@ ght such over@@ time become fre@@ qu@@ ent ?
Consi@@ der@@ ing the im@@ men@@ se influ@@ ence that the Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts have had on human thought and be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or , would you not dem@@ and con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing pro@@ of if someone wanted to c@@ ast doubt on their au@@ th@@ en@@ tic@@ ity ?
The Bible makes only one direc@@ t refer@@ ence to S@@ c@@ y@@ th@@ ians .
He expe@@ cts us to do our part ​ — reading the Bible da@@ ily , pre@@ par@@ ing for and atten@@ ding the meetings regul@@ arly , par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in the ministry as often as possible , and pra@@ ying to him con@@ stan@@ tly .
They were determined to make Jehovah happy . ​ — 1 Samuel 1 : 20 - 28 ; 2 : 26 .
The ch@@ er@@ u@@ bs are angels of high ran@@ k .
Jehovah will also give others an opportunity to live forever in Par@@ adise on earth .
What re@@ sear@@ ch to@@ ol@@ s can help us learn more about cre@@ ation ?
Who was that ? ”
How would you feel when you st@@ ep@@ ped out@@ side the cour@@ t at da@@ y’s end ?
I re@@ turned from the conven@@ tion determined to take my stand for my faith in school .
However , I did not change my im@@ moral li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le or give up w@@ atch@@ ing viol@@ ent mo@@ vi@@ es . And I continued to use vu@@ l@@ g@@ ar spe@@ e@@ ch .
P@@ U@@ B@@ L@@ I@@ SHI@@ N@@ G
For example , in Z@@ a@@ po@@ te@@ c al@@ one there are at le@@ ast fi@@ ve vari@@ ants being spo@@ ken .
What Jehovah expe@@ cted of his people was dis@@ clo@@ sed or@@ ally at M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i .
He k@@ is@@ sed Saul , a si@@ gn of wel@@ come and sub@@ mis@@ sion to the new king .
If we truly love God , we will be care@@ ful to avoid not only the things we know will dis@@ ple@@ ase him but also the things we mer@@ ely su@@ spe@@ ct may dis@@ ple@@ ase him . ​ — Read Matthew 22 : 37 , 38 .
The gl@@ ori@@ ous s@@ pl@@ end@@ or of your di@@ gn@@ ity and the matters of your wonderful works I will make my concer@@ n .
Paul called what he saw a ‘ re@@ vel@@ ation , ’ something future .
W@@ O@@ R@@ L@@ D@@ W@@ I@@ D@@ E U@@ P@@ H@@ E@@ A@@ V@@ AL@@ S A prophecy recorded in Matthew chap@@ ter 24 lis@@ ts events on the earth that would make up a com@@ pos@@ ite si@@ gn .
C@@ oun@@ sel for All Christians
We will be more willing to wa@@ it if we remember faithful men and women of old who wa@@ ited pati@@ ently for Jehovah to fulf@@ ill his promises .
That one was a man@@ sla@@ y@@ er when he began , and he did not stand f@@ ast in the truth , because truth is not in him .
B@@ l@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ y is de@@ fam@@ at@@ ory , in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ous , or a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch .
E@@ mp@@ a@@ thy is the ke@@ y that can un@@ lo@@ ck the do@@ or to our kindness and com@@ pas@@ sion .
O@@ u@@ t of the deep b@@ lu@@ e , a sh@@ ar@@ k was he@@ ading st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght for him .
We went back to Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r in S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 199@@ 1 .
During my full - time service , I have never been in need , and I have experienced blessings of which others can only dre@@ am . ”
I got on the first tra@@ in home .
Why , then , are they respon@@ sible for so much evil ?
They were the righteous , po@@ or , low@@ ly , and me@@ ek in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the land .
Al@@ most 4@@ ,@@ 4@@ 00 years ag@@ o , a c@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ p@@ hi@@ c f@@ lood stru@@ ck the enti@@ re earth .
One way we can f@@ ill that need is by regul@@ arly commun@@ ic@@ ating with God .
If you pre@@ pare well , each return vis@@ it on the person will become like a st@@ ep@@ p@@ ing - st@@ one toward his fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah .
On the other hand , i@@ magine that the c@@ all@@ er id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es himself , le@@ ts us know that he works in the field of nu@@ tr@@ iti@@ on , and kin@@ dly tel@@ ls us that he has some help@@ ful information .
The In@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ on even as@@ ser@@ ted that “ the King had not ga@@ ined much honor by having put his ro@@ y@@ al name to the work . ”
Is this teaching imp@@ rac@@ tic@@ al ?
That is why they are bless@@ ed with peace and why they pur@@ sue a righteous course . ​ — Isaiah 60 : 17 .
What effect can a chil@@ d’s cho@@ ice have on others ?
Although he was the perfect Son of God , he was hum@@ ble .
H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds were ar@@ rest@@ ed , including F@@ ri@@ e@@ da .
T@@ wi@@ ce a mon@@ th , each refu@@ ge@@ e is given about 13 p@@ oun@@ ds [ 6 k@@ g ] of f@@ l@@ our , 2 p@@ oun@@ ds [ 1 k@@ g ] of be@@ ans , and some o@@ il and sal@@ t .
Then she said : “ U@@ p@@ on me my@@ self , O my l@@ ord , be the er@@ ro@@ r ; and , ple@@ ase , let your slave gi@@ r@@ l speak in your ear@@ s , and listen to the words of your slave gi@@ r@@ l . ”
Our heavenly Father will give us the holy spirit we need so that we can make good decisions . ​ — Read Luke 11 : 9 , 13 .
So the man@@ na imp@@ ressed upon their min@@ ds that they had to be obedi@@ ent and that their lives dep@@ ended not just on bre@@ ad but on “ every expres@@ sion of Jehovah’s m@@ ou@@ th . ”
[ Di@@ ag@@ ra@@ m on page 8 ]
What can we do to avoid thus being quic@@ k@@ ly sh@@ ak@@ en from our reason ?
No@@ te how the op@@ ening words of Psalm 37 al@@ er@@ t us to this po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al d@@ anger : “ Do not show yourself he@@ ated up because of the ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers .
A com@@ pet@@ ent ad@@ ul@@ t pati@@ ent is free to deci@@ de , for instance , whether or not to under@@ go sur@@ g@@ er@@ y or tre@@ at@@ ment or , by the same to@@ ken , to have a blood trans@@ fu@@ sion . ” ​ — Pa@@ r .
They may dre@@ am of bre@@ ak@@ ing the b@@ ond ​ — ‘ O@@ h , to be free again !
Yet it really happened to me .
Jehovah will continue to shin@@ e upon his people .
C@@ learly , we must consider God’s will in wh@@ atever we do .
The R@@ an@@ som M@@ ag@@ ni@@ fi@@ es God’s R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness
A reason@@ able person does not in@@ s@@ ist on always ho@@ l@@ ding to the letter of the law , nor is he un@@ du@@ ly stri@@ ct , st@@ er@@ n , or har@@ s@@ h .
T@@ one Ri@@ ver , J@@ ap@@ an
Our spe@@ e@@ ch can reve@@ al to others in the congregation the de@@ gre@@ e to which we have prog@@ ressed spiritually .
The book H@@ in@@ du M@@ ann@@ ers , C@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ s and C@@ er@@ em@@ on@@ ies rel@@ ates the experi@@ ences of two yo@@ ga no@@ v@@ iti@@ ates who were under the guid@@ ance of a g@@ ur@@ u .
He was sure he was going to heaven .
Why is that ?
By means of holy spirit , Jehovah trans@@ fer@@ red his S@@ on@@ ’s life to the wom@@ b of the Jewish vi@@ r@@ g@@ in M@@ ary , ca@@ using conc@@ ep@@ tion to take place .
“ It took a lo@@ t of time and hard work for me to bring my life into l@@ ine with God’s standards , ” T@@ on@@ y ad@@ m@@ its , “ but with Jehovah’s blessing I have succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded . ”
G@@ ran@@ ted , there are a great many who are gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely loo@@ king to support those in need .
It would be a mis@@ take to conclu@@ de that men and women of faith are born that way , that faith comes n@@ atur@@ ally .
In effect , they may be saying , ‘ P@@ le@@ ase , do your best to vis@@ it me soon . ’
Even though he bor@@ e no responsi@@ bility , J@@ on@@ a@@ than would not succ@@ e@@ ed his father .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N fac@@ ed with making a personal cho@@ ice , one woman told a friend : “ Do not make me think ; just tell me what to do .
Ho@@ ly spirit helped Jesus and other men of faith to preach the good news of God’s Kingdom and to per@@ form mirac@@ les .
How vital it is that you hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves enjoy life together !
If it is , could it be a refle@@ ction of how the family worship is being condu@@ cted ?
This pre@@ v@@ ents them from giving su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient time to pray@@ er@@ ful and mean@@ ing@@ ful refle@@ ction on God’s word .
Yet , Jesus ’ disciples who are tal@@ king to them are Gal@@ ile@@ ans .
O@@ u@@ t of our hear@@ t’s a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance and out of appreciation for all that Jehovah has done for us , let us continue to make whole - sou@@ led sacrific@@ es for Jehovah .
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t , married ne@@ arly 40 years , said : “ Be@@ ing o@@ pen and f@@ ran@@ k with each other and then being willing to accept v@@ al@@ id ob@@ serv@@ ations may requi@@ re marriage par@@ t@@ n@@ ers to make chang@@ es in their life . ” So be bal@@ an@@ ced .
Revelation 6 : 3 , 4
Yet , they do not know what the future ho@@ l@@ ds , so life may l@@ ack sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance , order , or real meaning .
The fact that he was able to af@@ for@@ d an ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive ro@@ l@@ l of my@@ r@@ r@@ h and al@@ o@@ es t@@ es@@ ti@@ fi@@ es to his means .
Christ ur@@ ged the Eph@@ es@@ ians : “ R@@ em@@ ember from what you have fal@@ le@@ n , and rep@@ ent and do the form@@ er de@@ e@@ ds . ”
We should not per@@ form God - given du@@ ties while under the influ@@ ence of al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ ages .
He said , “ I really like that s@@ crip@@ ture . ”
The Hebrew word thus rend@@ ered is “ un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly one of the str@@ ong@@ est words to expres@@ s the emo@@ tion of long@@ ing desi@@ res , ” says one scho@@ la@@ r .
“ Rather than remain up@@ set , ” says K@@ im , “ I@@ ’@@ ve learned that it is best to take the in@@ iti@@ ative in tr@@ ying to make peace .
Such fine qualities are especially important for a woman with an un@@ believ@@ ing husband who pa@@ ys little or no he@@ ed to Bible principles .
What a loving pro@@ vision !
“ The truth about something is all the fac@@ ts about it , rather than things that are i@@ mag@@ ined or in@@ ven@@ ted , ” says C@@ ol@@ l@@ ins C@@ o@@ buil@@ d Eng@@ l@@ ish Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary .
In ess@@ ence , we ought to love Jehovah fully , without re@@ serv@@ ation .
• Why can it be said that the invit@@ ation to “ come ” origin@@ ates with Jehovah ?
© G@@ ide@@ on M@@ end@@ el / ​ C@@ O@@ R@@ BI@@ S
Why did Jesus love Mar@@ th@@ a , but what shows that she was not perfect ?
“ Jehovah will not deser@@ t his people for the s@@ ake of his great name , ” said Samuel , “ because Jehovah has taken it upon himself to make you his people . ” ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
In fact , the first thing he did when a d@@ ele@@ g@@ ation of Jews from Jerusalem vis@@ ited S@@ hu@@ sh@@ an was “ to ask them about the Jews , those who had es@@ cap@@ ed , who had been left over of the cap@@ tiv@@ ity , and also about Jerusalem . ”
Q@@ U@@ A@@ D@@ S D@@ O@@ U@@ B@@ L@@ E TH@@ E T@@ R@@ O@@ U@@ B@@ L@@ E . ”
It is challeng@@ ing to teach Scriptural truth in a way that is clear and that appe@@ als to the heart .
They were to have perfect children , to ex@@ ten@@ d the b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries of their gar@@ den home earth wide , and to exerc@@ ise loving d@@ om@@ in@@ ion over the ani@@ mal@@ s . ​ — Genesis 1 : 26 - 28 .
A brother who is not serving as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant or an el@@ der will also find it bene@@ fi@@ cial to consider the fact that there is a great need for matu@@ re men to accept privile@@ ges of service in God’s organization .
Jehovah has pre@@ served the congregation of his people , and we can be sure that he can keep it standing la@@ st@@ ingly .
Why , “ the people began to br@@ ace themselves upon the words of He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah ” !
Still , gra@@ du@@ ally the truth took ro@@ o@@ t in our hearts .
When pul@@ ling up at a ro@@ ad@@ b@@ lo@@ ck , I di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted the gu@@ ar@@ ds by keep@@ ing the eng@@ ine r@@ un@@ ning f@@ ast and making sure that the char@@ co@@ al ho@@ pp@@ er was wh@@ ite ho@@ t .
He in@@ s@@ titu@@ ted a new expres@@ sion of his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y in respon@@ se to a new develop@@ ment .
On the other hand , we may be disa@@ p@@ pointed at the l@@ ack of respon@@ se to our preaching or even anxi@@ ous over th@@ reat@@ s from enem@@ ies of true worship .
The brothers used to go from table to table in the local ba@@ r@@ s o@@ ffering pat@@ r@@ ons co@@ pi@@ es of The Watchtower and Con@@ sol@@ ation ( now A@@ wa@@ ke ! ) .
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed , which was to be “ like the gra@@ ins of s@@ and that are on the se@@ a@@ sh@@ ore , ” turned out to be 14@@ 4@@ ,000 pers@@ ons , asi@@ de from Jesus Christ . ​ — 12 / 1 , page 29 .
We are then moved to fa@@ shi@@ on our way of life on the bas@@ is of that as@@ sur@@ ed expe@@ ct@@ ation .
It was no for@@ ced baptism , for you made the decision on your own .
But all the par@@ ts work together and so make the body or the ma@@ ch@@ ine ru@@ n s@@ mo@@ o@@ th@@ ly . ”
He off@@ ers the most beau@@ ti@@ ful prayer that any human will ever be privile@@ ged to read .
How will displa@@ ying love help us in our ministry ?
Per@@ haps you rec@@ over@@ ed so quic@@ k@@ ly that you have practic@@ ally for@@ go@@ t@@ ten the ep@@ is@@ o@@ de .
There are also uni@@ que Bible com@@ men@@ t@@ aries , the most ancient an@@ te@@ ce@@ d@@ ents of mo@@ der@@ n r@@ un@@ ning com@@ men@@ t@@ ary on Bible te@@ x@@ ts .
In doing so , many sacrifice personal relation@@ shi@@ ps and other important things in life .
In those days , many Ger@@ man@@ s lived in that are@@ a .
In our har@@ v@@ est work , we may at first have a hard time because we seem@@ ingly have nothing to show for our efforts in the ministry .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E 2 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 13 - 17
“ Gi@@ ve light to my eyes , so that I may not f@@ all as@@ le@@ ep in death . ” ​ — Psalm 13 : 3 .
F@@ el@@ low believers : When we are in compan@@ y with our fellow believers , we are encoura@@ ged and cons@@ ol@@ ed .
“ I am du@@ st and a@@ sh@@ es ”
The young man who was speaking was a form@@ er scho@@ ol@@ mate .
Tru@@ e , they were show@@ ing con@@ temp@@ t for Jehovah by per@@ form@@ ing the ac@@ tu@@ al sacrific@@ es .
The Greek word Ge@@ ʹ@@ en@@ ·@@ na cor@@ respon@@ ds to the Hebrew ge@@ h H@@ in@@ ·@@ n@@ om@@ ʹ , meaning “ v@@ al@@ le@@ y of H@@ in@@ no@@ m , ” or more fully ge@@ h v@@ ene@@ h - H@@ in@@ ·@@ n@@ om@@ ʹ , “ v@@ al@@ le@@ y of the sons of H@@ in@@ no@@ m . ”
And even more so if in the pro@@ c@@ ess you help people to become better ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the S@@ ource of all good gi@@ f@@ ts ​ — Jehovah God !
Consider and En@@ courage One A@@ no@@ ther , 8 / 15
Jehovah provi@@ des something el@@ se to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard us : spiritual food at the prop@@ er time .
In rec@@ ent times , g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l develop@@ ments have resul@@ ted in va@@ st mo@@ v@@ ements of people .
“ Even to one@@ ’s old age I am the same One ; and to one@@ ’s gra@@ y - he@@ a@@ de@@ dness I my@@ self shall keep be@@ aring up . ” ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 6 : 4 .
Will You He@@ ed Jehovah’s C@@ le@@ ar W@@ ar@@ n@@ ings ?
They re@@ mind us of the un@@ faithful Israelites who were “ set@@ ting in order a table for the go@@ d of Go@@ od Lu@@ ck and those f@@ ill@@ ing up mi@@ x@@ ed w@@ ine for the go@@ d of Des@@ t@@ in@@ y . ” ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 11 .
Why should a cou@@ ple ag@@ ree on how to face the challeng@@ es of married life ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Jehovah u@@ su@@ ally exerc@@ ises his authority through imper@@ fect humans whom he en@@ tru@@ st@@ s with responsi@@ bility to care for his people .
19 , 20 . ( a ) Why use vie@@ w@@ point questions when con@@ duc@@ ting a home Bible study ?
How would it be possible for them to preach all over the earth ?
‘ B@@ r@@ and Mar@@ ks of S@@ la@@ ve of Jesus ’ , 11 / 1
Then , when Mi@@ ca@@ iah told A@@ ha@@ b that all those prophe@@ ts were speaking by “ a dec@@ ep@@ tive spirit , ” what did the lead@@ er of those f@@ ra@@ u@@ ds do ?
M@@ ore than that , they have refle@@ cted God’s great love .
Of all the humans who have wal@@ ked the earth , no one is more wor@@ thy of imit@@ ation than Jesus Christ .
How can true ref@@ re@@ sh@@ ment be found ?
An@@ ita , now in her mi@@ d - 70 ’ s , had serious doub@@ ts about her a@@ bil@@ ities .
This article shows what we can learn about the Gre@@ at P@@ o@@ t@@ ter from the way he has m@@ ol@@ ded individuals and nations in times past .
K@@ o@@ i@@ ch@@ i had stu@@ died the Bible as a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , but for many years , vi@@ de@@ o g@@ ames d@@ om@@ in@@ ated his life .
It contro@@ l@@ led the inter@@ n@@ ational tra@@ de and mil@@ it@@ ary r@@ out@@ es that inter@@ se@@ cted there .
Com@@ mut@@ ers , t@@ ou@@ ris@@ ts , and others who pas@@ s by are remin@@ ded to read the Bible da@@ ily .
The next day , Samuel anointed Saul , k@@ is@@ sed him , and gave him more instru@@ ctions .
See the article “ Jehovah Al@@ ways Ca@@ res for U@@ s , ” in the S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 1 , 200@@ 3 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower .
For example , do you feel un@@ qu@@ ali@@ fied to conduct a Bible study ?
After the F@@ lood , what situation still ex@@ is@@ ted ?
This is an are@@ a where Christians need to work hard at displa@@ ying “ wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve . ” — James 3 : 17 .
Un@@ happ@@ ily , in to@@ da@@ y’s world , such poin@@ ts of refer@@ ence are quic@@ k@@ ly disa@@ p@@ pe@@ aring or are being ign@@ ored .
Be@@ fore present - day Christians are sent out as mission@@ aries , the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy arrang@@ es for them to be tra@@ ined .
A@@ ri@@ as M@@ on@@ t@@ an@@ o made himself at home among A@@ nt@@ wer@@ p@@ ’s scho@@ l@@ ars .
Des@@ tru@@ ction is in st@@ ore for S@@ y@@ ri@@ a , Phil@@ is@@ ti@@ a , T@@ y@@ re , E@@ dom , and Mo@@ a@@ b because of their c@@ ru@@ el tre@@ at@@ ment of God’s people .
As the w@@ o@@ od de@@ ca@@ ys , it se@@ cre@@ tes f@@ ra@@ gr@@ ant o@@ il and res@@ in .
( b ) Of what can we be as@@ sur@@ ed if we pray at every opportunity ?
She later wrote to him : “ Even though I than@@ ked you very much that day , I also than@@ ked Jehovah for using your kindness to re@@ mind me of his love . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
We than@@ k you for that ! ”
Bible study and medit@@ ation also help .
Go@@ dly fear also tur@@ ns us away from the s@@ na@@ res of death .
Bro@@ ther Be@@ av@@ or was so ze@@ al@@ ous in his preaching activ@@ ity that friends called him Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on E@@ r@@ ni@@ e .
L@@ ou@@ is rel@@ ates : “ We experienced that Jehovah ans@@ wer@@ ed our prayers and gave us ‘ the peace of God . ’
Why did Paul l@@ ink E@@ sa@@ u@@ ’s actions to for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation ?
If there is gen@@ u@@ ine affe@@ ction and love between you parents and your young ones , they will respon@@ d more re@@ adi@@ ly to your efforts to discipl@@ ine and teach them .
Why el@@ se would Jehovah comm@@ and the k@@ ings of Israel to make a personal written cop@@ y of the Law ?
Today , Satan may inc@@ ite family members , scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es , or even di@@ ct@@ at@@ ori@@ al govern@@ ments to persecu@@ te God’s servants in some way .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of our age or how long we have served Jehovah , all of us can benefit from imit@@ ating the ear@@ n@@ est effort demonstr@@ ated by Jac@@ o@@ b and R@@ ac@@ he@@ l .
Let us consider , then , what those things are and deter@@ mine how we can avoid foc@@ using on them .
( b ) What do all of God’s work assign@@ ments for humans have in comm@@ on ?
The sh@@ re@@ w@@ d one , on the other hand , takes time to exam@@ ine the fac@@ ts .
The king ans@@ wers : “ Although it has no comman@@ der , of@@ fic@@ er or rul@@ er , it pre@@ pa@@ res its food even in the sum@@ m@@ er ; it has ga@@ ther@@ ed its food supp@@ lies even in the har@@ v@@ est . ” ​ — Proverbs 6 : 6 - 8 .
So we can ex@@ pect inc@@ reas@@ ed du@@ p@@ li@@ city on the part of those who are influ@@ enced by the Devil , especially toward those who prom@@ o@@ te true worship .
As des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Adam and E@@ ve , all humans are born under the ty@@ ran@@ n@@ y of sin and death .
What helped Job to res@@ ist Satan’s efforts ?
H@@ ad the apostle Paul written simply that a father ( or mother ) ought to bring up a child in God’s discipl@@ ine , that would have been wise and true .
The pri@@ ce of a set not yet b@@ ound in vo@@ lu@@ me form was 70 gu@@ il@@ ders ​ — a consider@@ able su@@ m , since the a@@ ver@@ age family then ear@@ ned about 50 gu@@ il@@ ders a year .
Jehovah’s promise to his gl@@ ori@@ fied Son was : “ S@@ it at my right hand until I place your enem@@ ies as a sto@@ ol for your fe@@ et . ”
The w@@ at@@ ers “ a@@ bo@@ ve ” were hu@@ ge qu@@ an@@ t@@ ities of mo@@ is@@ ture su@@ sp@@ ended high a@@ bo@@ ve the earth , form@@ ing a “ va@@ st w@@ at@@ er@@ y deep . ”
This article expla@@ ins why it can be so difficult to make these chang@@ es and how the Bible can help us .
I@@ ra@@ pu@@ at@@ o
This shows how important it is to displa@@ y love in all our relation@@ shi@@ ps .
S@@ how interest .
Although C@@ o@@ let@@ te and H@@ er@@ mine did not really know si@@ gn language , I man@@ ag@@ ed to read their li@@ ps as they spoke to me , and in this way we commun@@ ic@@ ated qu@@ ite well .
Acc@@ ording to the su@@ pers@@ crip@@ tion , Psalm 8@@ 3 is “ a m@@ el@@ o@@ dy of A@@ sa@@ ph . ”
For example , could you make it a point to men@@ tion to your mate or to a Christian friend things that you have read or learned during your study peri@@ o@@ ds ?
And if pla@@ ying a g@@ ame prom@@ o@@ tes in you gre@@ ed or ag@@ g@@ res@@ sion , dra@@ ins you emo@@ tion@@ ally , or s@@ qu@@ and@@ ers valu@@ able time , then recogn@@ ize the spiritual har@@ m it ca@@ uses and quic@@ k@@ ly make ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments . ​ — Matthew 18 : 8 , 9 .
Many are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that the truth of what he said is even more ob@@ vi@@ ous today .
Just believe what you are told . ”
They had a strong influ@@ ence on me .
So they appreci@@ ate recei@@ ving spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c war@@ n@@ ings that help them to maintain high moral standards .
God “ will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more . The form@@ er things [ will ] have pas@@ sed away . ” ​ — Revelation 21 : 3 , 4 .
Some publi@@ sh@@ ers feel more com@@ for@@ table when speaking to people at the do@@ or if they beg@@ in their pres@@ ent@@ ation with a few well - cho@@ s@@ en words and then hand the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der a tr@@ act , as out@@ l@@ ined in the accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing bo@@ x .
Noah and his wife succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded .
One might ad@@ d that the reading of many boo@@ ks publi@@ shed today is not only we@@ ar@@ is@@ ome to the flesh but , f@@ ran@@ k@@ ly , d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous to the mind .
Th@@ ough no doubt ti@@ red and th@@ ir@@ st@@ y , Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er is more concer@@ ned about the needs of others .
“ H@@ ann@@ ah , why do you we@@ ep , and why do you not e@@ at , and why does your heart feel bad ? ”
They have been a ma@@ j@@ or fac@@ t@@ or in cre@@ ating e@@ th@@ ni@@ c and religious h@@ at@@ re@@ ds by dist@@ or@@ ting pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s per@@ c@@ ep@@ tions of other nations or religi@@ ons .
In the de@@ ca@@ des to come , “ a great crow@@ d ” of “ other sheep ” was id@@ enti@@ fied and began to be ga@@ ther@@ ed .
In ancient Israel , the inc@@ en@@ se that was regul@@ arly offered on Jehovah’s al@@ ta@@ r had to be care@@ fully and pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely pre@@ pared .
( b ) How can we benefit from con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating this ev@@ ent ?
Let us now discus@@ s some other ways in which we can maintain our joy in Jehovah’s service .
One day I was comple@@ t@@ ely flo@@ ored when a fellow stud@@ ent ​ — also disa@@ b@@ led — ​ asked me to mar@@ ry him .
But does their s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity really prove that their beli@@ ef@@ s are right ? ​ — Romans 10 : 2 , 3 .
Sh@@ ou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t we first in@@ still in our own heart and mind the valu@@ es we want to inc@@ ul@@ c@@ ate in our children ? ”
We learn from Lu@@ ke@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l that Jesus was about 30 years old when he was baptized and began his ministry .
Jo@@ y filled the hearts of the form@@ er@@ ly dis@@ pers@@ ed local brothers as they me@@ t Witnesses from ab@@ ro@@ ad for the first time in years .
Such an attitude har@@ mon@@ iz@@ es with Paul’s st@@ at@@ ement that “ we are members bel@@ ong@@ ing to one another . ”
K@@ iti@@ on@@ ’s str@@ ate@@ gi@@ c lo@@ c@@ ation also af@@ for@@ ded exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent prote@@ ction for P@@ ho@@ en@@ i@@ ci@@ an shi@@ ps .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T ev@@ ent is this ?
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E 2 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 8 - 12
O@@ thers , though , may not have the truth deep@@ ly ro@@ o@@ ted in their hearts .
My parents encoura@@ ged me to do so .
B@@ ack at that time , people were famili@@ ar with the V@@ al@@ le@@ y of H@@ in@@ no@@ m , an are@@ a used as a gar@@ ba@@ ge d@@ um@@ p where bo@@ dies of ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted cri@@ min@@ als who were de@@ em@@ ed un@@ wor@@ thy of a prop@@ er bu@@ ri@@ al were de@@ pos@@ ited .
W@@ ho@@ les@@ ome Re@@ cre@@ ation That Re@@ fre@@ sh@@ es , 3 / 1
If we simil@@ arly ch@@ er@@ ish our relationship with God , sur@@ ely we want to do the work of an ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er in a complete way .
F@@ in@@ ally , Jesus explained that if a person ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses another , “ You des@@ pi@@ ca@@ ble fo@@ ol ! ” he would be li@@ able to the fi@@ er@@ y Ge@@ h@@ en@@ na .
Do you pray ?
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of brothers , sisters , and young people are o@@ ffering themselves in vari@@ ous fi@@ el@@ ds of full - time service as pione@@ ers , as Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites , as Kingdom H@@ all con@@ stru@@ ction vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers , and as vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers at ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es and conven@@ tions .
Because Joseph was a des@@ c@@ end@@ ant of King David through the l@@ ine of Davi@@ d’s son Solomon .
7@@ 3 : 2 - 5 , 18 - 20 , 25 , 28 .
He then sent them on a t@@ our to “ the lost sheep of the house of Israel . ”
They should not ju@@ dge or cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze her for cho@@ o@@ sing to atten@@ d the ev@@ ent but not per@@ form any religious act .
How did this ha@@ p@@ pen ?
R@@ em@@ ember the example of King Solom@@ on@@ ’s son R@@ eho@@ bo@@ am .
Re@@ as@@ on@@ able Con@@ cer@@ n Is N@@ atur@@ al
Ex@@ pla@@ in how El@@ isha was involved in the th@@ ir@@ d resurrection rel@@ ated in the Bible .
Com@@ par@@ ing these instru@@ ctions with the s@@ ligh@@ tly different wor@@ ding of the mo@@ de@@ l prayer , given in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount some 18 months ear@@ li@@ er , c@@ learly shows us that our prayers should not be a m@@ ere re@@ pet@@ iti@@ on of certain words . ​ — Mat@@ t .
This fe@@ ature of wisdom is not wel@@ com@@ ed by all .
And the ten were cor@@ rec@@ t in saying that Israel was not strong en@@ ough to con@@ qu@@ er the land .
Jesus ’ In@@ tegrity C@@ ould Not Be Bro@@ ken
Ha@@ ve you served as a congregation el@@ der for many years ?
On@@ ly then can they discipl@@ ine “ in righteousness . ”
M@@ other reas@@ oned like this : D@@ ele and F@@ o@@ la have sp@@ ent en@@ ough time at Bethel .
Instead , we trust that Jehovah guid@@ es the congregation and will always do what is right .
( Read Psalm 7@@ 3 : 23 , 24 . )
An@@ al@@ y@@ ze the gr@@ am@@ ma@@ r .
Sh@@ ould A@@ le@@ x be af@@ ra@@ id of lo@@ sing his friend ?
Jo@@ si@@ ah rul@@ ed Juda@@ h for 31 years in the se@@ ven@@ th century B.C.E .
( b ) Wh@@ ich three questions will we consider ?
A man nam@@ ed Paul , who lives in nor@@ ther@@ n Ger@@ many and who once had just a gener@@ al beli@@ ef in God , deci@@ ded to become better ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with H@@ im person@@ ally .
• What responsi@@ bility did all first - century Christians share ?
After all , he is a lo@@ ver of righteousness and justice .
My pur@@ su@@ it of the Christian ministry has taken me from the dar@@ k du@@ ng@@ e@@ ons of Com@@ mun@@ ist pris@@ ons to the s@@ pl@@ end@@ or@@ ous m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s of the S@@ wis@@ s Al@@ ps .
It star@@ ts with respect .
R@@ em@@ ember , the Bible prophe@@ tic@@ ally ref@@ ers to Jesus as our “ E@@ ter@@ n@@ al Father . ”
Those who mar@@ ry pre@@ matu@@ r@@ ely are often l@@ ac@@ king in what respect ?
Ne@@ h@@ emiah was a man of feelings and action
If you have already accepted the truth of that li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving message , will you jo@@ in in sh@@ aring it with others ?
That is why he tru@@ st@@ s me and coun@@ ts on me .
Yet , it is not a life of de@@ priv@@ ation and mis@@ er@@ y .
H@@ ist@@ ory would demonstr@@ ate bey@@ ond doubt man@@ kin@@ d’s need for divine guid@@ ance and the su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity of God’s rule over man@@ ’s or Satan’s .
2 : 7 ; 3 : 5 ​ — Why are the cour@@ t l@@ adi@@ es put under o@@ ath “ by the f@@ em@@ ale ga@@ z@@ el@@ les or by the h@@ in@@ ds of the field ” ?
The apostle Peter com@@ men@@ ted on this matter in his first letter , which he wrote about 6@@ 2 - 6@@ 4 C.E . , when Christians thr@@ ough@@ out the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re were under@@ going tri@@ als and persecu@@ tion .
Like the early Christians , we learn to put full faith in Jehovah and speak b@@ ol@@ dly in any situation . ​ — Acts 4 : 17 - 20 ; 13 : 4@@ 6 .
Tru@@ e R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on , 8 / 1
He certainly spoke like no other man .
Of course , people today do not liter@@ ally hear God’s vo@@ ice .
B@@ ack in U@@ r , though , they would have mis@@ sed out on the re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble privilege Jehovah was o@@ ffering them .
That confidence in Jehovah’s loving support will help us to cop@@ e with fur@@ ther t@@ ests of faith .
What must we do in order to avoid Satan’s wicked ad@@ vice ?
Peter wrote : “ T@@ ake your stand against [ Satan ] , so@@ li@@ d in the faith , know@@ ing that the same things in the way of su@@ ffer@@ ings are being accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed in the enti@@ re associ@@ ation of your brothers in the world . ” ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 9 .
How were they able to er@@ ase deep - ro@@ o@@ ted h@@ at@@ red and g@@ ri@@ ef from their hearts ?
Instead , like the wa@@ y@@ ward pri@@ ests of ancient Israel , they “ instru@@ ct just for a pri@@ ce ” ​ — and much of what they teach is un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural .
The Bible coun@@ sel@@ s : “ Do not go for@@ th to conduct a leg@@ al case ha@@ st@@ ily . ”
How can beli@@ ef in the resurrection be of help now ?
When Jesus was on tri@@ al , P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate , fin@@ ding no fa@@ ul@@ t in him , tri@@ ed to rel@@ e@@ ase Jesus .
No doubt , reading the psal@@ ms streng@@ th@@ ened them .
I f@@ ought in the war for three and a half years .
Jesus , the King of God’s Kingdom , began to rule am@@ id his enem@@ ies .
Mi@@ rac@@ ul@@ ous He@@ al@@ ing , 5 / 1
Yet , our mission@@ ary spirit did not fa@@ de .
Father felt bad for having made J@@ a@@ ir@@ o c@@ ry .
O@@ ther min@@ isters of Chris@@ tend@@ om take the op@@ pos@@ ite appro@@ ach . They never men@@ tion the fear of God .
She says : “ S@@ ome@@ times it is challeng@@ ing to a@@ da@@ pt , but des@@ pite my li@@ mit@@ ed a@@ bil@@ ities , I feel so u@@ se@@ ful in the congregation .
Mar@@ ri@@ age has been a happy experience for F@@ l@@ ori@@ an@@ o and me , in s@@ pite of the challeng@@ es we have fac@@ ed .
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , our ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound may stand in the way of our enjo@@ ying an in@@ tim@@ ate relationship with Jehovah .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T | W@@ H@@ E@@ N A L@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ D ON@@ E DI@@ E@@ S
It helps people to take in knowledge of God , which lea@@ ds to everlasting life .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , at our meetings they will sense the pres@@ ence of a qu@@ ality that id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es Christ’s true followers ​ — gen@@ u@@ ine love .
How did Jehovah God , the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn R@@ ul@@ er of the uni@@ verse , respon@@ d ?
One day an ang@@ el nam@@ ed G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el vis@@ its M@@ ary .
A heavenly govern@@ ment will sh@@ ort@@ ly take over the rul@@ er@@ ship of human af@@ fai@@ r@@ s , and sub@@ je@@ cts will enjoy “ the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of peace ” every@@ where .
If you are a par@@ ent , no doubt you were thr@@ il@@ led when this book was rel@@ eas@@ ed .
She rep@@ lies : “ My de@@ ar one is da@@ z@@ z@@ ling and ru@@ d@@ dy , the most con@@ spi@@ cu@@ ous of ten th@@ ous@@ and . ”
While imper@@ fect humans have “ a tend@@ enc@@ y to en@@ v@@ y , ” vari@@ ous fac@@ t@@ ors can fe@@ ed and strengthen this inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation .
“ He is chang@@ ing times and se@@ as@@ ons , re@@ mo@@ ving k@@ ings and set@@ ting up k@@ ings . ” ​ — D@@ A@@ N .
Ju@@ ba@@ l , for example , was “ the f@@ oun@@ der of all those who h@@ and@@ le the har@@ p and the pi@@ pe . ”
“ What [ spiritual her@@ it@@ age ] has Jehovah given us ? ” the conven@@ tion@@ ers were asked .
By the 19@@ 70 ’ s , it became clear that Joh@@ n@@ ’s health was not imp@@ ro@@ ving .
However , when ci@@ vi@@ l stri@@ fe er@@ up@@ ted in 199@@ 5 , ci@@ v@@ ili@@ an tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c along the ri@@ ver was pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted .
How can a man@@ ’s family help him to serve others ?
“ Today , ” my brother Peter poin@@ ts out , “ as never before , we are sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by many di@@ str@@ actions and material en@@ tic@@ ements .
Although blood may not be dra@@ wn , the ver@@ ba@@ l att@@ ac@@ ks in@@ ju@@ re emo@@ tions and re@@ pu@@ t@@ ations .
In this respect these C@@ re@@ t@@ ans were vie@@ wing as un@@ clean what really was not .
En@@ during to the En@@ d
What about our cho@@ ice of occ@@ up@@ ation or emp@@ loy@@ ment ?
Di@@ d the end then come ?
We are wise to shu@@ n them .
Although I have never we@@ igh@@ ed more than 9@@ 0 p@@ oun@@ ds [ 4@@ 2 k@@ g ] , I have not at any point had to inter@@ ru@@ pt my pioneer service .
We dis@@ co@@ ver how we can best help people , we over@@ come po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al con@@ vers@@ ation st@@ op@@ p@@ ers , and we teach hum@@ ble ones how they can benefit themselves .
After our gra@@ du@@ ation , I was sent to T@@ ex@@ as , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , to serve as a travel@@ ing overse@@ er , vis@@ iting congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses to help them spiritually .
They had pro@@ duc@@ tive work to do and ide@@ al sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s in which to do it .
You can be sure , though , that it certainly will be !
As they pon@@ der@@ ed the evidence , God’s will became clear .
Re@@ ally , what greater pro@@ of could there be that Jehovah is gener@@ ous ?
Some of these are difficult and can af@@ fect our future ​ — as well as that of our loved ones .
The very ide@@ a of a cam@@ el at@@ temp@@ ting to pas@@ s through the e@@ ye of a liter@@ al se@@ wing nee@@ d@@ le is ex@@ ag@@ g@@ er@@ ated .
Those who were not yet preaching from house to house were given tra@@ ining in appro@@ aching people at their do@@ ors , reason@@ ing with them from the Bible , and ans@@ wer@@ ing their questions .
It also poin@@ ts out how we can keep on gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying him .
If I go to the temple , others may mis@@ understand my action , thinking that I am com@@ prom@@ ising with those of the circum@@ c@@ ised class . ’
“ Do you think they are just going to let us walk off ? ” his parents asked .
The princi@@ p@@ al gave per@@ mis@@ sion , and my teach@@ er pra@@ ised us before the whole class for the good example we set .
As the pre@@ ce@@ ding chap@@ ters showed , wicked people and their rul@@ er@@ shi@@ ps , including the inv@@ isi@@ ble rul@@ er Satan , will be re@@ moved .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What challeng@@ es do many famili@@ es face , ra@@ ising what questions ?
We recogn@@ ize that “ we are God’s fellow work@@ ers ” and that we have the ba@@ c@@ king of holy spirit .
That nation was long en@@ sla@@ ved in Egy@@ pt , but then “ God re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed his covenant with Abraham ” and deli@@ vered them .
Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at did become af@@ ra@@ id !
Still , Jehovah has set out in his Word the direction to mar@@ ry only in the Lord .
Thus , being obedi@@ ent requi@@ res more than beg@@ ru@@ d@@ g@@ ingly following the par@@ ent@@ al rul@@ es that may se@@ em un@@ reason@@ able to you .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we can be that God de@@ als with humans in such a mer@@ ci@@ ful way !
When There Is “ Re@@ jo@@ ic@@ ing in the An@@ s@@ wer ”
G@@ ran@@ ted , tri@@ als can sa@@ d@@ den or even de@@ pres@@ s us .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , it is important for you to view your situation as Jehovah does .
One of the pione@@ ers rel@@ ates how this came about : “ We were travel@@ ing n@@ ine mil@@ es [ 15 k@@ m ] to conduct a we@@ ek@@ ly home Bible study with an inter@@ ested person .
• How was Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah’s prophecy ful@@ filled upon Juda@@ h and Jerusalem ?
Why can it be said that Jesus ho@@ l@@ ds in@@ cont@@ es@@ table t@@ it@@ le to k@@ ing@@ ship ?
1@@ 2@@ 3@@ r@@ d G@@ ra@@ du@@ ating C@@ l@@ ass of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad
Re@@ coun@@ t “ the Da@@ ys of L@@ ong A@@ go ”
When our prayers refle@@ ct such s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity and dep@@ th of feel@@ ing , we may be certain that our heavenly Father listen@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y and appreci@@ ati@@ vely .
Yet , consider Paul’s example .
* The st@@ ory began when “ all M@@ idi@@ an and A@@ mal@@ ek and the E@@ ast@@ er@@ n@@ ers ga@@ ther@@ ed together as one and pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to cro@@ ss over and cam@@ p in the low pla@@ in of Je@@ z@@ re@@ el . ”
What will help a Christian to cho@@ ose wis@@ ely ?
N@@ E@@ A@@ R@@ L@@ Y 30 years after Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st of 33 C.E . , the disci@@ ple James ​ — a half brother of Jesus — ​ wr@@ ites a letter to “ the tw@@ el@@ ve tri@@ bes ” of spiritual Israel .
By personal example , parents can teach their children that it is possible to be in the world but to be no part of it . ​ — John 17 : 15 , 16 .
I was part of a pol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ ous hous@@ eho@@ ld in E@@ w@@ os@@ sa , an ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ tural v@@ il@@ la@@ ge in mi@@ d@@ w@@ es@@ ter@@ n N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ a .
O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ ally , then , the Devil was a righteous ang@@ eli@@ c son of God . ​ — Read John 8 : 4@@ 4 .
5 : 8 ; He@@ b .
On one occasi@@ on , the local pri@@ est vis@@ ited the man who r@@ ented a house to si@@ x of us mission@@ aries and war@@ ned him that if he continued to r@@ ent to us , he and his wife would be ex@@ commun@@ ic@@ ated .
Jehovah’s Witnesses are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jesus began rul@@ ing as King of God’s Kingdom in 1914 and that the last days began in that same year .
Read John 3 : 16 .
One thing is certain : The com@@ pos@@ er was consci@@ ous of his spiritual need . ​ — Matthew 5 : 3 .
27 : 38 .
Not only do such ones fai@@ l to find true happiness but , wor@@ se still , they will soon pas@@ s away with this world and all its sel@@ f@@ ish desi@@ res . ​ — Matthew 6 : 19 , 20 ; 1 John 2 : 15 - 17 .
A few months before the war ended , my husband and I fac@@ ed a pa@@ in@@ ful or@@ de@@ al .
How com@@ for@@ ting it is to real@@ ize that when we are end@@ uring a tri@@ al , Jehovah se@@ es what is happ@@ ening and he@@ ars our out@@ cri@@ es !
Ab@@ sal@@ om has rel@@ ations with ten of his fa@@ ther’s con@@ cu@@ bin@@ es left be@@ h@@ ind to take care of the house .
Since the Bible is inspired by God , it can help you dis@@ cer@@ n what is pleas@@ ing to him and al@@ er@@ t you to pit@@ f@@ alls that you might o@@ ther@@ wise over@@ look . ​ — Proverbs 14 : 12 ; 2 Timothy 3 : 16 .
The Par@@ ents ’ R@@ o@@ le
Why should we be on gu@@ ard res@@ pe@@ cting ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ers ?
I@@ t’s about Jehovah , his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , and his will being accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed .
P@@ ati@@ ence : The disci@@ ple James ur@@ ged fellow Christians : “ Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ise pati@@ ence , therefore , brothers , until the pres@@ ence of the Lord . ”
The present Bible - reading pro@@ gra@@ m co@@ v@@ ers the enti@@ re Bible in a peri@@ od of about se@@ ven years .
I@@ mit@@ ate Jesus ​ — R@@ end@@ er Acc@@ ep@@ table Wor@@ ship , 9 / 15
Jesus too made sacrific@@ es for things that were important to him .
We will bri@@ ef@@ ly consider three means by which we can draw close to Jehovah God .
I feel his support through my spiritual brothers and sisters , who are always loo@@ king out for me .
“ In order for the world to know that I love the Father , ” said Jesus , “ even as the Father has given me comman@@ d@@ ment to do , so I am doing . ” ​ — John 14 : 31 .
He is known as Phil@@ o of A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a , or Phil@@ o Juda@@ e@@ us because of his Jewish ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
M@@ an@@ kind today is much like those men mar@@ o@@ oned on E@@ le@@ ph@@ ant Is@@ land .
I@@ mp@@ ro@@ ved C@@ ongreg@@ ation O@@ ver@@ sight
They also s@@ end me encourag@@ ing let@@ ters .
The p@@ il@@ o@@ t and the shi@@ po@@ w@@ ner likely knew such things too , but they ign@@ ored Paul’s counsel .
Such d@@ ang@@ ers are com@@ p@@ oun@@ ded by the se@@ x@@ u@@ ally ori@@ ented times in which we live .
You know that the cri@@ min@@ al has a powerful organization and will use every means to pre@@ v@@ ent you from ex@@ pos@@ ing him .
How can a serv@@ ant of God deci@@ de on such questions , be@@ aring in mind that blood is sac@@ red and that Christ’s blood is li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving in the great@@ est sense ?
If we do not do God’s will , we will ev@@ en@@ tually su@@ ff@@ er the pain of des@@ pa@@ ir , l@@ on@@ el@@ iness , and emp@@ t@@ iness .
Do not ra@@ ise your vo@@ ice or f@@ ro@@ wn , but speak in a cal@@ m man@@ ner .
At times , a similar will@@ ing@@ ness to s@@ low down , or yi@@ eld , is called for in our relationship with our fellow believers or others . We may be doing something that we have a perfect right to do .
During the tri@@ p , sever@@ al things went wrong .
The next day when he pas@@ sed by , he d@@ ro@@ pp@@ ed a pi@@ e@@ ce of pa@@ per .
What com@@ par@@ is@@ on found at Psalm 1@@ 22 : 3 , 4 could be app@@ lied to God’s people today ?
We san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy God’s name , among other ways , by regarding it as se@@ par@@ ate from all other n@@ ames and by help@@ ing others to reg@@ ard it as holy .
You will find it inter@@ es@@ ting to no@@ te this de@@ ta@@ il in the inspired rec@@ ord at Matthew 2 : 1 , 11 .
No , for we are told : “ To J@@ on@@ ah , though , it was high@@ ly dis@@ pleas@@ ing , and he got to be ho@@ t with anger . ”
Many famili@@ es find that it is difficult to have en@@ ough time for mean@@ ing@@ ful commun@@ ic@@ ation .
If so , what should I we@@ ar ? ”
You can over@@ come disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement and other ne@@ g@@ ative feelings by d@@ wel@@ ling on the divine vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ es Jehovah has given his people , individu@@ ally and col@@ le@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
This means that before Solomon became king , he married a fore@@ ign@@ er from an enem@@ y nation that served i@@ do@@ l go@@ ds .
So I accepted Jehovah’s direction and will@@ ingly went .
For 2@@ ,000 years , God’s enem@@ ies have used every s@@ ort of we@@ ap@@ on to put an end to the good news ​ — apost@@ as@@ y , ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le , mo@@ b viol@@ ence , ban@@ s , t@@ or@@ ture , and ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion .
In the case of a liter@@ al v@@ ine , fru@@ it@@ ful@@ ness dep@@ ends on pr@@ un@@ ing and cle@@ an@@ ing , and Jesus ref@@ ers to both of such op@@ er@@ ations .
Al@@ ong with preaching , the doing of good to others is inclu@@ ded among the sacrific@@ es that ple@@ ase God .
Thus , what is taught is not from men but from Jehovah . ​ — Is@@ a .
What can we learn from mo@@ der@@ n - day examples of those who have main@@ ta@@ ined joy in their marriage ?
A@@ part from medit@@ ating on your relationship with God , what is ess@@ enti@@ al to main@@ tain@@ ing spiritual health ?
One of the women was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and she told R@@ ita , another Witness , about the ba@@ by .
Jehovah en@@ tru@@ sted him with the k@@ ing@@ ship over Israel .
That cho@@ ice was wise and loving .
Y@@ í@@ ar@@ o@@ s pris@@ on was a hu@@ ge red - bri@@ ck for@@ t@@ ress ho@@ l@@ ding more than 5@@ ,000 pol@@ itical pris@@ on@@ ers .
• What is the the@@ me of the Bible ?
If she still felt str@@ ong@@ ly about qu@@ it@@ ting , I would respect her feelings .
( a ) How can we show our appreciation for God’s pro@@ vision of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” ?
( Con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary Eng@@ l@@ ish V@@ er@@ sion ) The righteous live by reason of faith .
H@@ u@@ man govern@@ ments under Satan’s control still stand in op@@ position to the Kingdom .
U@@ se@@ ful or W@@ a@@ ste@@ ful ?
How might a we@@ d@@ ding ( or a fun@@ er@@ al ) present a chall@@ enge ?
; Be@@ as@@ le@@ y , K .
As a study pro@@ ject , why not do re@@ sear@@ ch to find ans@@ wers to questions that have been posed to you rec@@ ently ?
It is also comm@@ on for people to hi@@ de the truth when fac@@ ing the pro@@ spe@@ ct of being discipl@@ ined for wr@@ ong@@ doing .
O@@ thers have felt that these cu@@ st@@ om@@ s are part of their cul@@ ture and cannot be comple@@ t@@ ely avo@@ i@@ ded .
The Bible Can H@@ el@@ p You F@@ ind Jo@@ y
Paul learned that the young man had matu@@ red ad@@ mi@@ ra@@ bly since the pre@@ vi@@ ous vis@@ it .
The Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ d@@ y’s concer@@ n was evid@@ ent when two z@@ one overse@@ ers from world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters travel@@ ed to the disa@@ ster are@@ a to offer encourag@@ ement .
We wa@@ it for peace .
In No@@ ah’s day , Jehovah demonstr@@ ated the in@@ ten@@ s@@ ity of his h@@ at@@ red for those who love viol@@ ence . Jehovah said to Noah : “ The end of all flesh has come before me , because the earth is full of viol@@ ence as a result of them ; and here I am br@@ ing@@ ing them to ru@@ in together with the earth . ”
Per@@ haps we take this preci@@ ous gift of God for gr@@ anted .
5 : 1 , 2 ​ — How long after Is@@ h - bo@@ she@@ th@@ ’s ass@@ as@@ sin@@ ation was David made king over all Israel ?
Jesus Christ refer@@ red to it in his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount when he said : “ H@@ app@@ y are the mil@@ d - temp@@ ered ones , since they will in@@ her@@ it the earth . ”
When a you@@ th who has left the congregation comes back to the Kingdom H@@ all or attend@@ s an ass@@ em@@ bly , think of how he may feel .
“ The c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests now took counsel to k@@ ill La@@ z@@ ar@@ us also , because on account of him many of the Jews were . . . pu@@ t@@ ting faith in Jesus . ” ​ — John 12 : 10 , 11 .
On@@ ly by imp@@ res@@ sing God’s truth on our mind and heart ​ — as Jo@@ shua , C@@ al@@ e@@ b , and the early Christian disciples did — ​ will we have faith that gives us the courage needed to end@@ ure in our spiritual war@@ f@@ are and to come off vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous . ​ — Romans 10 : 17 .
He was long - suffering and kind , even toward cor@@ ru@@ pt King Z@@ e@@ de@@ ki@@ ah !
Re@@ comm@@ end@@ ations : In a who@@ les@@ ome set@@ ting ; not in se@@ cre@@ t to hi@@ de the dr@@ in@@ king ; not in fr@@ on@@ t of people who are off@@ ended by al@@ co@@ ho@@ l .
W@@ ould Jesus remain the only one to be resur@@ rec@@ ted to heaven ?
Such mirac@@ ul@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts were u@@ se@@ ful for the Christian congregation during its inf@@ an@@ cy .
So if we ‘ take some false st@@ ep before we are a@@ ware of it ’ and receive needed counsel from God’s Word , let us imitate Bar@@ u@@ ch@@ ’s matu@@ r@@ ity , spiritual dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment , and hum@@ ility . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 1 .
A promise of God is ful@@ filled in the bir@@ th of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s son Isa@@ a@@ c .
Acc@@ ording to Acts , how did Christians respon@@ d to Jesus ’ comman@@ ds ?
The a@@ bo@@ ve as@@ sur@@ ance is found in the Bible , which milli@@ ons have stu@@ died and have come to real@@ ize is inspired by Jehovah God , the Creator .
Such a promise can help both of you apply the spirit of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel : “ Let the su@@ n not set with you in a pro@@ vo@@ ked st@@ ate . ”
The word here rend@@ ered “ young children ” is also used of J@@ a@@ ir@@ us ’ 12 - year - old daugh@@ ter .
It took us se@@ ven we@@ ek@@ s on a car@@ go ship to get there .
Although David was a God - fe@@ aring man , he did com@@ mit serious sin@@ s .
On the other hand , we should not be quic@@ k to conclu@@ de that seem@@ ingly un@@ ans@@ wer@@ ed prayers are always evidence of God’s disa@@ p@@ pro@@ val .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er , when Jesus began to war@@ n his followers that he would soon have to “ give his soul , ” Peter ur@@ ged him to be kind to himself .
“ Mo@@ ved to p@@ ity at this , ” the ma@@ ster of the slave for@@ gave his de@@ b@@ t .
By preaching with ze@@ al , we give evidence of our love for Jehovah and our desire for his appro@@ val .
Jehovah told Moses to encoura@@ ge and strengthen Jo@@ shua .
So it was appro@@ pri@@ ate that “ the s@@ tic@@ k of Eph@@ ra@@ im ” re@@ pres@@ ented the ten tri@@ bes of the nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom .
This makes us think of the min@@ ing ex@@ p@@ lo@@ its of men who over the cen@@ tu@@ ries have sear@@ ched for the so - called preci@@ ous me@@ tal@@ s s@@ il@@ ver and go@@ ld .
Jehovah’s organization go@@ es to tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous l@@ eng@@ ths to provide and help fin@@ ance mo@@ des@@ t Kingdom H@@ alls .
Some cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men fal@@ sel@@ y teach that God will some@@ day destro@@ y this pl@@ an@@ et .
The Scriptures helped to provide s@@ ound guid@@ ance for God’s worshi@@ p@@ ers .
Ther@@ efore they are sur@@ pris@@ ed and imp@@ ressed to see us kno@@ c@@ king on their do@@ ors , and they u@@ su@@ ally give us a hear@@ ing e@@ ar .
Even spiritual people must continue to ad@@ just their thinking .
“ H@@ app@@ y are those hu@@ ng@@ ering and th@@ ir@@ sting for righteousness ”
The do@@ ct@@ ors found that she had a b@@ ra@@ in tum@@ or , and her con@@ dition was cr@@ itical .
We should respect and tre@@ asure the gift of life .
“ He also cle@@ ans the house and helps to make re@@ pa@@ ir@@ s around the home .
Bil@@ ing@@ u@@ al T@@ ah@@ iti@@ an and W@@ el@@ s@@ h c@@ ate@@ ch@@ ism of 18@@ 0@@ 1 , where God’s name appe@@ ars
If we want to live forever in the new world , now is the time to “ get a fir@@ m hold ” on everlasting life .
“ The H@@ ap@@ pi@@ est Ye@@ ars of My Li@@ fe ”
Go@@ ing the Se@@ cond M@@ ile
O@@ ffering sacrific@@ es in ancient Israel was the bas@@ is for recei@@ ving for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s .
God’s word , or message , recorded in the Bible is like a powerful two - e@@ d@@ ged s@@ word that can cu@@ t down religious fal@@ s@@ eho@@ od and help righ@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people find spiritual fre@@ e@@ dom .
A@@ n effe@@ ctive ad@@ v@@ ance direc@@ tive inclu@@ des at le@@ ast the following information :
I also continued pla@@ ying in heav@@ y - me@@ tal and death - me@@ tal ban@@ ds .
The ter@@ m “ Ca@@ in@@ an ” at Luke 3 : 36 may well be a cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion of the ter@@ m “ Ch@@ al@@ de@@ ans . ”
It may be temp@@ ting to think that way .
Of course , the same God who rend@@ ered all those w@@ il@@ d cre@@ atu@@ res do@@ c@@ ile en@@ ough to en@@ ter the ar@@ k was able to keep them in such a st@@ ate for the du@@ r@@ ation of the F@@ lood . *
“ I was h@@ ang@@ ing on to every word , ” Ar@@ th@@ ur said .
O@@ r can a man walk upon the co@@ als and his fe@@ et themselves not be s@@ cor@@ ched ? ”
• What was the apostle Paul doing during what have been descri@@ bed as his s@@ il@@ ent years ?
( 4 ) Ti@@ ri@@ on , A .
So I took a car@@ t@@ on of Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k boo@@ ks and other public@@ ations to school . ”
Like the psalmist , Paul found strength in refle@@ cting on Jehovah’s con@@ st@@ ant support .
When Na@@ ba@@ l respon@@ ded with in@@ sul@@ ts , David became en@@ ra@@ ged and set out to av@@ enge himself on the men of Na@@ bal@@ ’s enti@@ re hous@@ eho@@ ld , fa@@ il@@ ing to dis@@ cer@@ n that k@@ ill@@ ing in@@ no@@ c@@ ent people would make him b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ ty before God .
We can dis@@ cer@@ n that some gra@@ du@@ ally develop@@ ed wrong attitu@@ des or tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es , which ev@@ en@@ tually pro@@ duc@@ ed sa@@ d con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
“ He st@@ re@@ t@@ ched out his hand and t@@ ou@@ ched him , and said to him : ‘ I want to .
The Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message may be s@@ pre@@ ad in un@@ pre@@ dic@@ table ways .
The prophe@@ ci@@ es about the im@@ men@@ se i@@ ma@@ ge and the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast con@@ fir@@ m that the Ang@@ l@@ o - A@@ mer@@ i@@ can World P@@ ow@@ er will not be re@@ plac@@ ed by some future world power .
In contr@@ ast , over@@ exer@@ tion , anxi@@ ety , and the pres@@ sures of acc@@ u@@ mul@@ ating material we@@ al@@ th can destro@@ y our health and happiness .
In 19@@ 38 , at the age of 16 , I deci@@ ded to become a car@@ p@@ en@@ ter .
Con@@ s@@ ci@@ ence is the in@@ her@@ ent ability to we@@ i@@ gh and deci@@ de matters , often moral is@@ su@@ es .
In his stru@@ gg@@ le with des@@ pa@@ ir , Job became self - cen@@ tered and lost sight of lar@@ g@@ er is@@ su@@ es .
For instance , their s@@ k@@ in could be used as gar@@ ments .
S@@ ad@@ ly , many people in this world give un@@ du@@ e prom@@ in@@ ence to the desi@@ res of the heart while pa@@ ying little or no attention to the standards set out in God’s Word .
In the mean@@ time , we are as@@ sur@@ ed that our loving Father will help us to end@@ ure the bur@@ den of our ach@@ es and pa@@ ins because ‘ he ca@@ res for us . ’
He has become pe@@ ace@@ able , and his concer@@ n for us keep@@ s gro@@ wing .
Because you said : ‘ Jehovah is my refu@@ ge , ’ you have made the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh himself your d@@ wel@@ ling . ” ​ — Psalm 9@@ 1 : 1 , 7 - 9 .
B@@ en expla@@ ins that the duc@@ k@@ ’s ow@@ ner is likely taking it to mar@@ ke@@ t to be so@@ ld .
24 : 14 ; 28 : 19 , 20 .
[ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 26 ]
It was in@@ deed a hist@@ ori@@ c occasi@@ on , and to these long - is@@ ol@@ ated faithful Witnesses , it helped to make Jehovah’s v@@ isi@@ ble organization se@@ em so much clo@@ s@@ er .
How Davi@@ d’s faith in Jehovah was v@@ indic@@ ated in that cont@@ est !
He would hold an acc@@ oun@@ ting against both i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ r@@ ous Israel and the wa@@ y@@ ward kingdom of Juda@@ h .
Because Peter was gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely rep@@ ent@@ ant .
M@@ ore and more in U@@ g@@ anda are coming to understand that . ​ — Matthew 13 : 4@@ 5 , 4@@ 6 .
We can imitate Paul and S@@ il@@ as by keep@@ ing in mind the good that comes from serving God faith@@ fully . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
The apostle John remin@@ ds us that this world is pas@@ sing away and so is its desire .
Christian wi@@ ves and mo@@ thers often have to re@@ ar their children under ad@@ verse circumstances .
( Read Romans 5 : 13 , 14 . )
Eli@@ j@@ ah did not c@@ y@@ n@@ ic@@ ally as@@ su@@ me that people simply get away with wicked , un@@ just conduct .
Bro@@ ther P@@ i@@ er@@ ce wor@@ ked in the Ser@@ vice De@@ par@@ t@@ ment , and in 199@@ 8 he was appointed as a help@@ er to the Per@@ s@@ on@@ ne@@ l Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
“ I can see that having public@@ ations in their own language makes our brothers and sisters feel appreci@@ ated and di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied .
It seem@@ ed that my efforts to re@@ ach out had not been bless@@ ed by Jehovah .
The Israelites fur@@ ther rejo@@ ic@@ ed when they saw the des@@ tru@@ ction of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h and his mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ces in the R@@ ed Se@@ a .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of people were ex@@ posed to the Bible and to a form of Christi@@ an@@ ity , coun@@ ter@@ fe@@ it though it was .
Pe@@ ople who su@@ ff@@ er are going to get true comfort for the first time in their lives . ”
5@@ ,@@ 7@@ 35
As the el@@ des@@ t son of King Saul of Israel , J@@ on@@ a@@ than may once have expe@@ cted to become king , but Jehovah cho@@ se a man some 30 years his j@@ uni@@ or , young David .
L@@ ater , she per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed her husband to jo@@ in her . ​ — Genesis 3 : 6 .
De@@ c@@ ember 20 - 26 , 20@@ 10
In this reg@@ ard , Moses ple@@ a@@ ds : “ Do return , O Jehovah !
By taking time to study Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts and to medit@@ ate on them , we can beg@@ in to understand Jehovah’s qualities and his way of thinking .
• How does Jehovah use his power ?
What about the ide@@ a that children should gro@@ w up before lear@@ ning about God and religion ?
If a stud@@ ent does not have any knowledge of the Bible , it may take more than one study s@@ es@@ sion to co@@ ver a chap@@ ter .
Yet , because of your experi@@ ences in life , it may be difficult for you to understand how much Jehovah lo@@ ves you .
We should share Jehovah’s deli@@ ght , recogn@@ iz@@ ing all that Jesus did to prove Satan a li@@ ar and san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy Jehovah’s name , thus v@@ indic@@ ating the righ@@ t@@ ful@@ ness of His so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Some have tri@@ ed to clean up pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s .
O@@ u@@ t of love for fellow humans , we go from house to house , making every effort to cont@@ act each occ@@ up@@ ant with the “ good news of [ God’s ] kingdom . ”
With Jesus it was not one or the other ​ — ei@@ ther help@@ ing people with their physical needs or teaching them life - giving spiritual matters .
C@@ op@@ ing With T@@ ri@@ als S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ened Our Tru@@ st in Jehovah
God cho@@ se the ones who are po@@ or res@@ pe@@ cting the world to be rich in faith and he@@ ir@@ s of the kingdom , which he promised to those who love him , did he not ? ”
S@@ hor@@ tly af@@ ter@@ ward , we moved to Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , just a few b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks from Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n H@@ ei@@ gh@@ ts .
For cen@@ tu@@ ries , that city was the world cap@@ it@@ al of boo@@ ks and scho@@ l@@ arly discus@@ sions .
But did you know that this ch@@ urch teaching was also a later ad@@ dition ?
What an ast@@ oun@@ ding com@@ ment , especially coming from a Je@@ w !
In the year 6@@ 0@@ 7 before Christ , the Babyl@@ on@@ ians con@@ qu@@ ered the sou@@ ther@@ n two - tri@@ be kingdom of Juda@@ h and took the people to Babyl@@ on .
H@@ er husband had boo@@ ks on spi@@ rit@@ ism and was being har@@ as@@ sed by dem@@ ons .
O@@ r is it com@@ mon@@ ly used for n@@ on@@ religious pur@@ pos@@ es ?
Not only is Jehovah our King but he is also our Father ​ — our loving , heavenly Father .
Do such Christians have a bas@@ is for ho@@ p@@ ing in a resurrection to rest@@ ore what they have lost ?
D@@ ra@@ wing upon the ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ tural way of life , Solomon teach@@ es two less@@ ons in go@@ o@@ dness .
They find comfort in Jehovah’s reas@@ sur@@ ance : “ I will by no means leave you nor by any means for@@ s@@ ake you . ”
Even for those with religious con@@ vi@@ ctions , suffering is never eas@@ y to de@@ al with .
If we always obey Jehovah , we will be privile@@ ged to keep on pra@@ ising him .
If so , you should exam@@ ine your pri@@ or@@ ities .
Jesus told his followers : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to love your enem@@ ies and to pray for those persecu@@ ting you . ”
“ It took qu@@ ite a while to work through my g@@ ri@@ ef , ” E@@ la@@ ine ad@@ m@@ its , ad@@ ding that when l@@ on@@ ely , “ I even used to go into the be@@ d@@ ro@@ om and bu@@ ry my head in Davi@@ d’s clo@@ th@@ es . ”
A few months later , I was sent to a high - se@@ cur@@ ity cam@@ p in V@@ al@@ mi@@ er@@ a , where I wor@@ ked as an ele@@ c@@ tri@@ ci@@ an .
Jehovah’s people share in re@@ aching ‘ desi@@ ra@@ ble ones of the nations ’
Mi@@ ght people be better off if they ac@@ ted in@@ dep@@ end@@ ently ?
Satan is very ra@@ pi@@ dly d@@ ri@@ ving down the worl@@ d’s moral valu@@ es , and he especially wants to cor@@ ru@@ pt true Christians .
Fir@@ st , consider what the human heart is .
Their deli@@ ght is in the law of Jehovah , and they medit@@ ate on it day and night .
In imit@@ ation of our Ma@@ ster , Christ Jesus , our life of self - sacrifice demonstr@@ ates love for Jehovah and our neigh@@ b@@ ors .
• What blessings are experienced by those who accept the Kingdom message ?
It was to become part of him , as it were , affe@@ cting his in@@ most feelings .
How did John and his family cop@@ e with this difficult situation ?
King David of ancient Israel ra@@ ised that thought - pro@@ vo@@ king question regarding worship that is accep@@ table to Jehovah .
Psal@@ ms 7@@ 5 , 7@@ 6 , and 7@@ 7 por@@ tra@@ y Jehovah as the righteous Ju@@ dge , the Sa@@ vi@@ or of the me@@ ek , and the He@@ are@@ r of prayer .
To U@@ g@@ anda , E@@ ast Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a !
“ Who really is the faithful ste@@ ward , the dis@@ cre@@ et one , whom his ma@@ ster will ap@@ point over his body of attend@@ ants to keep giving them their me@@ asure of food supp@@ lies at the prop@@ er time ? ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 12 : 4@@ 2 .
I@@ ts message is in@@ deed ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power . ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
It is true that the woman did not expres@@ s her feel@@ ing when asked .
( Read 1 Peter 1 : 8 , 9 . )
We do so when our love for Jehovah en@@ ab@@ les us to with@@ stand tri@@ als and temp@@ t@@ ations .
Th@@ ough there was no div@@ in@@ ely provided written law pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ting for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation and ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , why must Joseph have reas@@ oned as he did ?
In New Yor@@ k my a@@ un@@ t , Isa@@ be@@ l Ka@@ pi@@ gi@@ an , invit@@ ed me to stay at her home .
We should also keep in mind that ob@@ es@@ ity is a physical con@@ dition , while g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on@@ y is a men@@ tal attitude .
For example , help@@ ful ad@@ vice can be found in the app@@ en@@ di@@ x ent@@ it@@ led “ Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Par@@ ents As@@ k , ” at the back of the book Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k , V@@ olu@@ me 1 .
H@@ app@@ y Ser@@ v@@ ants of Jehovah , 11 / 1
What attitude do we need as we car@@ ry out our dedic@@ ation ?
The year is 19@@ 19 , and the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents ( known today as Jehovah’s Witnesses ) are rec@@ over@@ ing from a peri@@ od of vi@@ ci@@ ous persecu@@ tion .
In our ministry , we u@@ su@@ ally speak to individuals .
He takes into consider@@ ation ex@@ ten@@ u@@ ating circumstances , such as fle@@ sh@@ ly we@@ ak@@ nesses , en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , up@@ br@@ ing@@ ing , and ign@@ or@@ ance .
Jehovah is our Creator and our Pro@@ vi@@ der .
How do congregation meetings ref@@ res@@ h us ?
If we da@@ ily medit@@ ate on God’s Word , our prayers will be en@@ ri@@ ched .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , he consider@@ ed it a privilege to be Eli@@ j@@ ah’s attend@@ ant .
A@@ n e@@ ag@@ le “ buil@@ ds its n@@ est high up ” on in@@ acc@@ es@@ sible he@@ igh@@ ts , plac@@ ing its young out of d@@ anger .
How often do we pray ?
De@@ w is vital to life .
But your example is pro@@ ba@@ bly the most powerful way to help your children to see the import@@ ance and value of respon@@ sible be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or .
To you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers , that is all great fu@@ n .
Our faithful conduct will be re@@ war@@ ded and will ad@@ d to the pro@@ of that his people serve him , not for sel@@ f@@ ish reas@@ ons , but out of who@@ le@@ hear@@ ted love .
A little f@@ ar@@ ther along , we me@@ et a la@@ dy nam@@ ed M@@ ama Be@@ at@@ ri@@ ce .
Why not jo@@ in us now in re@@ vie@@ wing the instru@@ ctive pro@@ gra@@ m of the conven@@ tion ?
For some reason he lik@@ ened them to a king and a pri@@ est .
While tr@@ ying to be “ pe@@ ace@@ able with all men , ” what should we keep in mind ?
His father sign@@ ed a do@@ cum@@ ent in which he said that he was no longer one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Tru@@ sting in Jehovah inclu@@ des re@@ je@@ cting any ide@@ a that con@@ f@@ li@@ cts with God’s Word , whether it st@@ em@@ s from our own reason@@ ing or from that of our fel@@ low@@ man .
These were fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al comman@@ d@@ ments con@@ ta@@ ined in the Law given to Moses .
Some the@@ or@@ ize that em@@ bal@@ m@@ ing got its star@@ t when bo@@ dies were found pre@@ served in n@@ at@@ r@@ on ( so@@ di@@ u@@ m car@@ b@@ on@@ ate ) , an al@@ kal@@ i that is a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in and around Egy@@ pt .
Per@@ s@@ on@@ i@@ fied wisdom beg@@ ins to speak , saying : “ To you , O men , I am c@@ all@@ ing , and my vo@@ ice is to the sons of men .
J . ( Bu@@ d ) S@@ ul@@ li@@ v@@ an , and L@@ y@@ man S@@ w@@ ing@@ le , all of whom once served on the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
T@@ im@@ g@@ ad was a large Rom@@ an city in N@@ or@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a ( mo@@ der@@ n - day Al@@ g@@ eri@@ a ) .
T@@ ests of our faith can also help others .
What is needed from Jehovah to buil@@ d faith ?
Jesus taught the value of displa@@ ying mo@@ des@@ ty and hum@@ ility .
They wor@@ ked hard to imp@@ ro@@ ve commun@@ ic@@ ation , to be sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic to the needs of each other , and to become for@@ giving .
* The apost@@ le@@ ’s words as@@ sure us that no matter what tri@@ als may ar@@ ise in our life , Jehovah will su@@ sta@@ in us if we trust in him .
In sever@@ al coun@@ tri@@ es the me@@ dia acc@@ used Witnesses of refu@@ sing to give medi@@ cal tre@@ at@@ ment to their children and also of deli@@ ber@@ ately con@@ don@@ ing serious sin@@ s com@@ mit@@ ted by fellow believers .
Will they like me ? ’
Isaiah 50 : 4 , 5 recor@@ ds these f@@ it@@ ting words : “ The S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah himself has given me the t@@ ong@@ ue of the taught ones , that I may know how to answer the ti@@ red one with a word .
Even at d@@ ou@@ ble that su@@ m , it would have been more than wor@@ th@@ while , ” they rep@@ lied .
To make matters wor@@ se , he tri@@ ed to hi@@ de the sin by arrang@@ ing for her husband , U@@ ri@@ ah , to be kil@@ led in bat@@ tle .
Today , we face a similar situation .
David R . W@@ il@@ li@@ am@@ s , a soci@@ olo@@ g@@ ist , said regarding his re@@ sear@@ ch : “ We found a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly strong relationship between for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of others and men@@ tal health among mi@@ dd@@ le - ag@@ ed and older A@@ mer@@ ic@@ ans . ”
What about when we are temp@@ ted by opportun@@ ities for material pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity or prom@@ in@@ ence and power in the se@@ cul@@ ar world ?
Although we should be t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful and cour@@ te@@ ous in deal@@ ing with people who are not fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly dis@@ posed , let us not be like those Israelites who “ became ter@@ ri@@ fied and were great@@ ly af@@ ra@@ id ” when they heard Go@@ li@@ a@@ th@@ ’s ta@@ un@@ ting words .
They are con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed in a way that shows respect for his cul@@ ture and life experience .
Some apost@@ ates op@@ pose the use of the divine name , Jehovah .
That same for@@ ce helps true Christians today to gr@@ as@@ p divine tru@@ ths , making “ even the deep things of God ” more acc@@ es@@ sible and cle@@ are@@ r to our li@@ mit@@ ed min@@ ds . ​ — 2 P@@ et .
H@@ and mil@@ ls are es@@ tim@@ ated to have gr@@ ound less than 20 p@@ oun@@ ds [ 10 k@@ g ] of gra@@ in per h@@ our , and the most ef@@ fi@@ cient ani@@ ma@@ l mil@@ ls , up to 1@@ 00 p@@ oun@@ ds [ 50 k@@ g ] .
A giving spirit needs to be cultiv@@ ated .
Our uni@@ mag@@ in@@ ab@@ ly va@@ st uni@@ verse gives evidence that Jehovah’s power and en@@ er@@ gy are in@@ ex@@ ha@@ us@@ ti@@ ble .
She listen@@ ed care@@ fully to their respon@@ se , ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged it , then said : “ May I share a s@@ crip@@ ture with you that has really com@@ for@@ ted me during this difficult time ? ”
6 : 10 .
L@@ O@@ Y@@ AL@@ T@@ Y , though a r@@ are com@@ mo@@ di@@ ty today , is a qu@@ ality that char@@ ac@@ ter@@ iz@@ es servants of the true God , Jehovah .
Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d . King S@@ ob@@ hu@@ za I@@ I was deli@@ gh@@ ted .
Let the C@@ ongreg@@ ation Be Bu@@ il@@ t U@@ p , 4 / 15
O@@ u@@ t of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of pris@@ on@@ ers , only a few sur@@ vi@@ ved that bom@@ b@@ ing .
It is so high up that I cannot at@@ tain to it . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 39 : 6 .
11 : 31 ​ — Why should the wicked one be re@@ war@@ ded more than the righteous one ?
“ Those who had turned against one another in this g@@ ory fa@@ shi@@ on , ” wr@@ ites form@@ er Ang@@ li@@ can ar@@ ch@@ bi@@ sh@@ op Des@@ mon@@ d Tu@@ tu , “ es@@ p@@ ous@@ ed the same faith .
It takes true hum@@ ility and consci@@ ous effort to recogn@@ ize that each of our brothers and sisters is su@@ peri@@ or to us in one way or another .
On the contr@@ ary , he believ@@ ed that the congregation was buil@@ t on Jesus Christ as the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation .
Ju@@ ne 15 , 20@@ 11
Jesus said that his followers on earth would be doing something similar during his pres@@ ence .
To obey Jehovah’s direction about se@@ x@@ u@@ al conduct can be a chall@@ enge for imper@@ fect humans .
Even when he ro@@ de into Jerusalem si@@ x days before his death and was ha@@ iled as King of the Jews , Jesus differ@@ ed great@@ ly from rul@@ ers of the world .
A Ju@@ bi@@ le@@ e is what that fi@@ f@@ ti@@ et@@ h year will become for you . You must not s@@ ow se@@ ed nor re@@ a@@ p the l@@ an@@ d’s gro@@ w@@ th from sp@@ il@@ led k@@ er@@ n@@ els nor ga@@ ther the gra@@ p@@ es of its un@@ pr@@ un@@ ed v@@ ines . ”
What fine examples of loy@@ al@@ ty we have in He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah and Paul !
So at times we may tri@@ p , then st@@ ag@@ g@@ er and lo@@ se our m@@ om@@ en@@ tu@@ m .
What , though , is to mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to do all of this ?
If he or his travel@@ ing compan@@ i@@ ons did , what might they have seen ?
• Lo@@ ve co@@ ol@@ ing off
When we simil@@ arly co@@ ver over any di@@ sh@@ on@@ or that we may enc@@ oun@@ ter , we avoid fur@@ ther con@@ ten@@ tion .
When brought before the king , they declar@@ ed their determin@@ ation with confidence : “ If it is to be , our God whom we are serving is able to res@@ cu@@ e us . O@@ u@@ t of the bur@@ ning fi@@ er@@ y fur@@ n@@ ace and out of your hand , O king , he will res@@ cu@@ e us .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out h@@ es@@ it@@ ation , Daniel imp@@ l@@ ored Jehovah to gr@@ ant him support and prote@@ ction .
Jesus instru@@ cted us to teach others to “ ob@@ serve all the things ” he comman@@ ded .
Let us take to heart the apostle Paul’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to “ cle@@ an@@ se ourselves of every de@@ fil@@ ement of flesh and spirit ” and “ de@@ ad@@ en [ our ] body members that are upon the earth as res@@ pe@@ cts for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , se@@ x@@ u@@ al ap@@ pet@@ ite , h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful desire , and co@@ v@@ et@@ ousness . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
And may we experience the true joy that such a giving spirit br@@ ings .
“ A lo@@ t of the brothers were wak@@ ing up to the fact that they needed to pioneer , ” re@@ members Jo@@ y@@ ce El@@ l@@ is ( n@@ é@@ e Bar@@ ber ) .
Hence , Ger@@ man scho@@ la@@ r Mar@@ t@@ in H@@ eng@@ el conclu@@ ded that there is “ no demon@@ st@@ ra@@ ble hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al and the@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal way to arri@@ ve at what later became pa@@ p@@ al ‘ pri@@ ma@@ cy . ’ ”
Yes , the pleas@@ ant mem@@ ory of love that has been expres@@ sed can en@@ h@@ ance the end@@ uring qu@@ ality of love .
7 : 29 - 31 .
Mu@@ ch later , he sent it back and a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ zed for the d@@ el@@ a@@ y .
A Bible study was re@@ sum@@ ed , and soon M@@ an@@ jo@@ la began to atten@@ d Christian meetings .
( b ) What did Paul say to encoura@@ ge the Corinth@@ i@@ an Christians ?
For example , re@@ pe@@ ating mem@@ or@@ ized prayers does not ple@@ ase him . ​ — Read Matthew 6 : 7 .
Then we can , as the apostle Peter ur@@ ged , “ hold a good conscience . ”
I felt is@@ ol@@ ated and often we@@ pt .
Those meeting the Scriptural requi@@ re@@ ments at the time of their ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment as overse@@ ers or minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants may thus be said to have been appointed by holy spirit .
O@@ r do you ten@@ d quic@@ k@@ ly to dis@@ mis@@ s your mat@@ e@@ ’s feelings ?
I thought that the branch of@@ fice had made a mis@@ take !
He will have no consider@@ ation for any s@@ ort of ransom , ne@@ i@@ ther will he show will@@ ing@@ ness , no matter how large you make the present . ” ​ — Proverbs 6 : 33 - 35 .
At Psalm 1@@ 13 : 6 , 7 , we read : “ [ Jehovah ] is con@@ des@@ cen@@ ding to look on heaven and earth , ra@@ ising up the low@@ ly one from the very du@@ st . ”
After an ex@@ ten@@ sive Bible discus@@ sion , he accepted a new Bible and other Bible - based liter@@ ature .
7 : 19 .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , the vision John received at the end of the first century C.E . dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish@@ es between this great crow@@ d and the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 members of spiritual Israel .
Hence , following the Christ requi@@ res vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous exer@@ tion and end@@ ur@@ ance while we a@@ wa@@ it the blessings of the new world . ​ — Mat@@ t .
If parents do not set a good example in spe@@ e@@ ch and conduct and give their child spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c instru@@ ction , the child will quic@@ k@@ ly as@@ su@@ me they are h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical .
U@@ sing the me@@ ta@@ p@@ ho@@ r of a strong ro@@ o@@ t system of a t@@ ree , Solomon says : “ Go@@ od men have ro@@ o@@ ts that cannot be dis@@ lo@@ d@@ ged . ”
P@@ ra@@ ise be to Jehovah , who ye@@ ar@@ ns to bring back to life all those who are in his mem@@ ory ! ​ — Job 14 : 15 .
This will move us to imitate Jehovah’s love by ac@@ ting according to the need .
What a blessing such cont@@ act is for any mission@@ ary !
What is me@@ ant by the word “ for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation ” ?
The Witnesses re@@ ject viol@@ ence in all its form@@ s and let themselves be mo@@ tiv@@ ated by Jehovah’s spirit .
Some of our de@@ ar brothers and sisters are h@@ ou@@ se@@ b@@ ound , perhaps even living in n@@ ur@@ sing ho@@ m@@ es because of advan@@ ced age or ill@@ ness .
As a result , po@@ pul@@ ations with different langu@@ ages , religi@@ ons , and thinking pat@@ ter@@ ns have s@@ pr@@ un@@ g up in vari@@ ous par@@ ts of the earth .
After school , sever@@ al cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ted me and kno@@ cked me to the gr@@ ound .
But that does not mean that Satan has li@@ mit@@ less power to k@@ ill anyone he wants .
* J@@ es@@ u@@ it M@@ it@@ ch@@ ell Da@@ ho@@ od claim@@ ed that the “ cla@@ y ta@@ ble@@ ts [ from E@@ b@@ la ] are il@@ lu@@ min@@ ating the ob@@ sc@@ ur@@ ities of the Bible . ”
“ From he@@ at wa@@ ves to st@@ or@@ ms to f@@ loo@@ ds to fi@@ res to mas@@ sive gl@@ ac@@ i@@ al m@@ el@@ ts , the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l c@@ li@@ mate seem@@ s to be c@@ ra@@ shing around us , ” says Ti@@ me ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine of A@@ pri@@ l 3 , 200@@ 6 .
Indeed , the good news of God’s Kingdom is being pre@@ ached “ in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth for a witness to all the nations . ”
The en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment in@@ du@@ str@@ y has f@@ ed pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s i@@ mag@@ in@@ ation with hor@@ ri@@ fi@@ c s@@ cen@@ es of a coming “ Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on . ”
To Mis@@ sion@@ ary Ser@@ vice
cop@@ e succ@@ ess@@ fully with situ@@ ations you cannot change .
“ They will buil@@ d hous@@ es and live in them , and they will pl@@ ant v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds and e@@ at their fru@@ it@@ age .
So I wrote back to Ru@@ th and said that as long as there was no ob@@ lig@@ ation , she could ask the brother to wr@@ ite again .
But Al@@ fer@@ man@@ n rema@@ ined ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast and refu@@ sed to be@@ ar ar@@ ms .
Ab@@ out 20 people were there , and some asked Bible questions .
To@@ gether we face a pre@@ d@@ at@@ or who has su@@ per@@ human in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ence .
What is t@@ act ?
How can hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves receive God’s spirit ?
A@@ B@@ R@@ A
Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o
Do we trust in Jehovah to provide what we need in order to sur@@ vi@@ ve the coming “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” ?
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of the cause , using h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful spe@@ e@@ ch in marriage could indic@@ ate a l@@ ack of love and respect for one@@ ’s sp@@ ouse .
No won@@ der the psalmist san@@ g : “ How many your works are , O Jehovah !
As we prog@@ ress in knowledge of Bible truth , though , we real@@ ize that sp@@ en@@ ding time with such individuals by w@@ atch@@ ing them in mo@@ vi@@ es , on tel@@ ev@@ ision , or on com@@ pu@@ ter s@@ cre@@ ens or by reading about them in boo@@ ks is just as dam@@ ag@@ ing .
I would c@@ ry , lo@@ se s@@ le@@ ep , and wor@@ ry .
Z@@ e@@ al for P@@ re@@ aching and T@@ e@@ aching
They left Jehovah , the sure s@@ ource of blessing , guid@@ ance , and prote@@ ction .
Even so , he saw that their mo@@ ti@@ ves were good , saying : “ The spirit , of course , is e@@ ag@@ er , but the flesh is we@@ ak . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Many of Jehovah’s servants living in w@@ es@@ ter@@ n coun@@ tri@@ es have a vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous share in preaching to stud@@ ents , refu@@ ge@@ es , and others who temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily re@@ side in the w@@ est and enjoy fre@@ e@@ dom of worship .
At that time , it may have seem@@ ed imp@@ os@@ sible because Babyl@@ on never rel@@ eas@@ ed its cap@@ ti@@ ves .
On one occasi@@ on I s@@ le@@ pt in a lu@@ x@@ u@@ ri@@ ous bed in the gu@@ est ro@@ om of a c@@ at@@ tle st@@ ation ( ran@@ ch ) , and the following night I la@@ y on the di@@ r@@ t flo@@ or of a k@@ ang@@ ar@@ o@@ o h@@ un@@ ter@@ ’s hu@@ t , sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by p@@ il@@ es of pu@@ tri@@ d hi@@ des .
The Bible expla@@ ins the reason .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule can lead to true peace and se@@ cur@@ ity
In his illustr@@ ation , Jesus said that “ as soon as [ some ] have heard ” the word , Satan comes and takes it away .
However , Ad@@ on@@ ij@@ ah did not invit@@ e Solomon and others loyal to David to “ a sacrifice . ”
After the F@@ B@@ I lo@@ c@@ ated him , he sp@@ ent three days in C@@ o@@ ok C@@ oun@@ ty pris@@ on .
Bible Tru@@ th Sat@@ is@@ fied My T@@ hi@@ r@@ st for An@@ s@@ wers 8
So physical des@@ c@@ ent from Abraham was not a ri@@ gi@@ d requi@@ re@@ ment for the fulfill@@ ment of Jehovah’s purpose regarding the se@@ ed .
At the time that seem@@ ed reason@@ able , so I st@@ op@@ ped stud@@ ying with the Witnesses .
W@@ he@@ ther we have rec@@ ently dedic@@ ated ourselves to Jehovah or we already have de@@ ca@@ des of sac@@ red service be@@ h@@ ind us , it is c@@ ru@@ cial that we c@@ he@@ ck our spiritual ar@@ m@@ or every day .
C@@ l@@ ass div@@ isions are a result of man@@ ’s tr@@ ying to gover@@ n himself in@@ stead of following God’s guid@@ ance .
How vital that you learn God’s requi@@ re@@ ments set out in the Scriptures and act upon what you learn !
They mer@@ ely help humans to have a better understanding of God .
What Is the Re@@ as@@ on for Su@@ ffering ?
Your prayers in be@@ half of others can accom@@ pl@@ ish much good
The second brother stated : “ Such s@@ crip@@ tures as 2 Corinthians 10 : 5 , about ‘ obedi@@ ence to Christ , ’ have helped me to be obedi@@ ent and co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with those taking the lead .
Because the family will be affe@@ cted , it would be bene@@ fi@@ cial and kind for the husband to consider his wi@@ fe@@ ’s op@@ in@@ ion , as it may help him to arri@@ ve at a bal@@ an@@ ced , more consider@@ ate decision , and it will be e@@ asi@@ er for her to support him .
For example , Acts 17 : 6 rel@@ ates that in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , nor@@ ther@@ n Gre@@ e@@ ce , op@@ pos@@ ers cri@@ ed out : “ These men that have over@@ turned the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth are present here also . ”
( b ) What did Jesus tell his followers to do if the end did not come as quic@@ k@@ ly as they thought ?
They were made for each other .
The great love of God and his Son for mankind is ex@@ emp@@ li@@ fied in the ransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ .
There is nothing dem@@ e@@ an@@ ing or op@@ pres@@ sive , though , about this sla@@ very invol@@ ving true Christians .
Why is it important for you to learn to use the “ power of reason ” early in life ?
In De@@ c@@ ember 200@@ 9 , the Rus@@ si@@ an Su@@ pre@@ me C@@ our@@ t up@@ held a decision that resul@@ ted in the li@@ qu@@ id@@ ation of the local religious organization of Jehovah’s Witnesses in T@@ ag@@ an@@ ro@@ g , Rus@@ sia , con@@ f@@ is@@ c@@ ation of the Kingdom H@@ all , and a declar@@ ation that 34 of our public@@ ations were consider@@ ed to be ex@@ tre@@ mis@@ t .
And he has gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ ed that its message will end@@ ure forever .
O@@ r will we be inc@@ l@@ ined to give our friend the benefit of the doubt , especially if we have known that person for many years ?
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ ar guid@@ ance from God’s Word will sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard your conscience
In that sense the su@@ peri@@ or author@@ ities have a relati@@ ve position within the fr@@ am@@ e@@ work of God’s purpose .
D@@ ist@@ ribu@@ tion of food to nee@@ dy ones in Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que
The woman en@@ tered a crow@@ d and t@@ ou@@ ched Jesus ​ — a viol@@ ation of the Law for one with a ‘ r@@ un@@ ning dis@@ char@@ ge of blood . ’ Jesus per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved that power had g@@ one out of him and therefore asked who t@@ ou@@ ched him .
With it , you buil@@ d up your faith that God will fulf@@ ill his purpose .
While I was there , I often had to go back to C@@ ol@@ or@@ a@@ do to appe@@ ar before the dra@@ ft bo@@ ard , a com@@ mit@@ te@@ e that deci@@ des who must jo@@ in the mil@@ it@@ ary .
What is the ma@@ in reason why we preach the good news ?
I also rec@@ all how Sa@@ ú@@ l indi@@ rec@@ tly helped a Witness in our congregation .
She says : “ My husband was always very bus@@ y car@@ ing for the congregation .
Because of this , we were encoura@@ ged to learn the Ch@@ in@@ ese language .
The Christian congregation is bless@@ ed with coun@@ t@@ less brothers and sisters who cultiv@@ ate a spirit of gener@@ os@@ ity .
When such author@@ ities comm@@ and them to act contr@@ ary to God’s law , however , they “ obey God as rul@@ er rather than men . ” ​ — Acts 5 : 29 .
What can we learn from such examples ?
As we shall next see , another prophecy regarding the Messi@@ ani@@ c Ser@@ v@@ ant reve@@ als that he would su@@ ff@@ er and p@@ our out his life for our benefit , matters we should “ consider clo@@ sel@@ y ” as the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of his death appro@@ ach@@ es . ​ — He@@ b .
One cont@@ est@@ ant wrote to his wife : “ You may la@@ u@@ gh , but I@@ ’@@ l@@ l reg@@ re@@ t it if I don@@ ’t say it , so here I go , in a l@@ ou@@ d vo@@ ice : Th@@ an@@ k you for mar@@ r@@ ying me . ”
• What has Jehovah already done about the cause of all viol@@ ence ?
Rus@@ sel@@ l kept in t@@ ou@@ ch by letter , and as a result , R@@ ob@@ er@@ t’s interest in the Bible message gre@@ w .
C@@ er@@ tain as@@ pe@@ cts of our service to Jehovah could become some@@ what r@@ out@@ ine .
Rather , the ide@@ a is liter@@ ally to buil@@ d a house .
He states : “ Just that mor@@ ning , she pray@@ ed to Jehovah that his Witnesses would find her .
M@@ er@@ ne@@ p@@ ta@@ h st@@ ela
The me@@ dic@@ ine is not eas@@ y to s@@ wal@@ low , but it does he@@ al .
In a wonderful way , Jehovah provided a so@@ lu@@ tion to each proble@@ m .
E@@ ach S@@ un@@ day for si@@ x con@@ secu@@ tive we@@ ek@@ s , they war@@ ned their congregations about us from the pul@@ pi@@ t .
Why are lo@@ v@@ ers of money not truly happy ?
Do we have to accept without pro@@ of that the He@@ are@@ r of prayer ex@@ ists ?
The article used the example of Joseph and P@@ o@@ ti@@ ph@@ ar@@ ’s wife .
; G@@ u@@ z@@ m@@ á@@ n , Y .
▪ “ N@@ ever be anxi@@ ous and say , ‘ What are we to e@@ at ? ’
F@@ ac@@ ing the Ch@@ all@@ enge of P@@ un@@ c@@ tu@@ ality
What interest might Satan have had in t@@ ar@@ get@@ ing S@@ ar@@ ah ?
After A@@ bi@@ j@@ ah’s time , Jehovah used the expres@@ sion “ a bas@@ ke@@ t of sum@@ m@@ er fru@@ it ” to illustr@@ ate that ‘ the end had come to his people Israel , ’ using a wor@@ d@@ pla@@ y with “ sum@@ m@@ er fru@@ it ” and “ end ” in Hebrew .
Lo@@ ok ! My own servants will rejo@@ ice , but you y@@ ourselves will su@@ ff@@ er sh@@ ame . ” ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 13 .
D@@ ad@@ dy , who was always bus@@ y with f@@ ar@@ m work , ev@@ en@@ tually took an interest in Bible study , and he was baptized a few years later .
Jehovah will lik@@ e@@ wise sur@@ ely bl@@ ess us when we serve him who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly . ​ — Mark 12 : 30 .
There we listen@@ ed as Bro@@ ther Na@@ than H . K@@ nor@@ r gave the talk “ Pe@@ ace ​ — Can It L@@ ast ? ”
What ability can help us to imitate God’s qualities ?
What would I need ? ’
While there , I was able to help many other pris@@ on@@ ers to draw close to God .
In 199@@ 3 he was appointed as a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant , and three years later he became a regul@@ ar pioneer .
The following year , a pr@@ eli@@ min@@ ary transl@@ ation of the enti@@ re Bible was comple@@ ted .
So think of all of his accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments !
When did Jehovah comm@@ and Noah to buil@@ d the ar@@ k ?
T@@ w@@ ent@@ y years had pas@@ sed since E@@ sa@@ u became bit@@ ter over lo@@ sing his bir@@ th@@ right to his tw@@ in brother , Jac@@ o@@ b , and wanted to k@@ ill him .
Do you want to live forever in Par@@ adise on earth ?
What are the benef@@ its of da@@ ily medit@@ ating on God’s Word ?
You may think of yourself as just an a@@ ver@@ age person , but be@@ ar in mind that Jehovah will never for@@ get your work and the love you show for his holy name .
Yes , pro@@ per@@ ly mo@@ tiv@@ ated je@@ al@@ ous@@ y ​ — godly je@@ al@@ ous@@ y — ​ has a who@@ les@@ ome influ@@ ence on others .
Wh@@ ere Is Jesus Today ?
Their conclu@@ sion ?
When it comes to your marriage , be determined to continue wal@@ king with God as a cou@@ ple , and do not let anyone or anything put ap@@ ar@@ t what he has yo@@ ked together ! ​ — Mi@@ ca@@ h 6 : 8 .
A spo@@ t can gener@@ ally be wi@@ ped off or cle@@ ans@@ ed away but not so a ble@@ mis@@ h .
All of a su@@ d@@ den , there was a face from home !
One cou@@ ple recogn@@ ized that they would find it difficult to be in a re@@ mo@@ te are@@ a .
Do@@ ing so means more than just saying , “ I can@@ ’t do that . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , there are good things that have been found with you . ”
When that s@@ par@@ k fin@@ ally came , it started a con@@ f@@ li@@ ct that la@@ sted for the next 30 years .
He took Jesus to “ an un@@ u@@ su@@ ally high m@@ oun@@ tain , and showed him all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the world and their glory . ”
6@@ 9 : 9 .
We too must be coura@@ ge@@ ous and strong as we “ put on the complete su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or from God ” and car@@ ry on spiritual war@@ f@@ are . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 11 - 18 .
Pa@@ ying attention to Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s words can help us to pre@@ pare for “ the great and fear - inspi@@ ring day of Jehovah , ” when He destro@@ ys this wicked system . ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 4 : 5 .
At a des@@ k , a woman s@@ at k@@ n@@ it@@ ting , and a little gi@@ r@@ l , pro@@ ba@@ bly her daugh@@ ter , was pla@@ ying with a do@@ l@@ l .
“ Just let your word Yes mean Yes , your No , No . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
And in his letter to the Hebrews , Paul wrote : “ Let marriage be hon@@ or@@ able among all , and the marriage bed be without de@@ fil@@ ement , for God will ju@@ dge for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ ors and ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ers . ” ​ — Hebrews 13 : 4 .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s di@@ ff@@ er from ani@@ mal@@ s in two important ways .
C@@ ongreg@@ ation elders are privile@@ ged to “ shepher@@ d the flo@@ ck , ” help@@ ing to care for the spiritual needs of others .
( The Ca@@ tho@@ lic Bi@@ bli@@ cal Q@@ u@@ ar@@ ter@@ ly , J@@ anu@@ ary 199@@ 2 ) ​ — 12 / 15 , page 3 .
God’s Kingdom ​ — What It Me@@ ans to Jesus 4
Some anointed ones would not have to experience a long s@@ le@@ ep in death .
The enem@@ y were thro@@ wn into con@@ fu@@ sion , and they turned to k@@ ill@@ ing one another ; sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors f@@ led ac@@ ro@@ ss the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver .
Can Mi@@ ca@@ h’s wicked con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries ex@@ pect Jehovah’s fav@@ or ?
With his help , I was able gra@@ du@@ ally to make over my person@@ ality .
Jesus Christ demonstr@@ ated his sub@@ mis@@ sion to his heavenly Father in a su@@ per@@ l@@ ative way .
He wanted to mar@@ ry a gi@@ r@@ l who did not worship Jehovah .
How do they help each one of us ?
He can and will do the same for young ones today .
He me@@ ant the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , my sister who was already married also came into the truth with her husband .
“ D@@ on@@ ’t wor@@ ry , ” her emp@@ loy@@ ers as@@ sur@@ ed her , “ there are Witnesses every@@ where .
P@@ ur@@ su@@ ing kindness be@@ comes a chall@@ enge when the situation seem@@ s ho@@ p@@ eless . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 7 : 7 .
Thus , I lost cont@@ act with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
By lear@@ ning about him and then doing what he requi@@ res of us .
A@@ C@@ C@@ O@@ R@@ DI@@ N@@ G to es@@ ti@@ mat@@ es by the World F@@ o@@ od Pro@@ gr@@ am@@ me , a Un@@ ited N@@ ations ag@@ enc@@ y for the fi@@ ght against hu@@ ng@@ er , 8@@ 00 milli@@ on people ​ — many of them children — ​ are at star@@ v@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s do@@ or .
“ There is not a cre@@ ation that is not man@@ i@@ f@@ est to his [ Jehovah’s ] sight , ” dec@@ la@@ res Hebrews 4 : 13 , “ but all things are n@@ ak@@ ed and op@@ en@@ ly ex@@ posed to the eyes of him with whom we have an acc@@ oun@@ ting . ”
My father was dra@@ f@@ ted for the ar@@ my but took a neu@@ tr@@ al stand .
Daniel rec@@ alls , “ I had the feel@@ ing that Jehovah was tal@@ king to me . ”
Why do Christians keep Jehovah’s promised blessings in mind ?
6 Why Does the He@@ are@@ r of P@@ ra@@ y@@ er Al@@ low Su@@ ffering ?
Why were those Israelites so eas@@ ily dec@@ ei@@ ved ?
• How does the peace of the Christ comfort us when we feel un@@ wor@@ thy ?
How ref@@ re@@ shing it is when young people are well - man@@ n@@ ered !
How will it be “ sp@@ li@@ t at its mi@@ dd@@ le ” and become two m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s ?
We should not try to ar@@ gu@@ e about all their false religious ide@@ as .
And there were l@@ ou@@ d vo@@ ic@@ es in heaven , saying : ‘ The kingdom of the world has become the Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ , and he will rule as king forever and ever . ’ ” ​ — Revelation 11 : 15 .
Some made their n@@ ests in Solom@@ on@@ ’s temple .
During the day , he car@@ ed for his du@@ ties as the head of a mon@@ ast@@ er@@ y .
As repor@@ ted in The T@@ or@@ on@@ to S@@ ta@@ r , “ the qu@@ ality of a@@ ir and ri@@ ver w@@ at@@ ers has imp@@ ro@@ ved in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe and N@@ or@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , and c@@ he@@ c@@ ks on ch@@ em@@ ic@@ al em@@ is@@ sions have made it possible for reco@@ very of o@@ z@@ one la@@ y@@ er dam@@ age . ”
Who are the d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s , and when did Jesus ap@@ point the faithful slave over them ?
We show Jehovah that we love him with our whole mind by sub@@ mit@@ ting to him men@@ t@@ ally .
It is un@@ likely that the three Hebrews would have respon@@ ded with such fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ction if they had ear@@ li@@ er sh@@ own themselves ready to com@@ promise in con@@ ne@@ ction with their di@@ et .
Re@@ call the mar@@ vel@@ ous pi@@ c@@ ture the psalmist pa@@ inted in descri@@ b@@ ing the way in which Jehovah exerc@@ ises his authority over his people .
She expla@@ ins : “ By n@@ ature I am sh@@ y , and I find it hard to witness inform@@ ally .
The transl@@ ation is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy in that it uses the divine name , “ J@@ i@@ o@@ va , ” at Mark 12 : 36 , Luke 20 : 4@@ 2 , and Acts 2 : 34 .
The Di@@ at@@ ess@@ ar@@ on is of great interest to us today .
L@@ ater , King David organiz@@ ed the pri@@ ests and L@@ ev@@ ites to do spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c work at the temple .
And as Peter said , both husband and wife are “ he@@ ir@@ s . . . of the un@@ deser@@ ved fav@@ or of life . ”
This ev@@ ent was so important to David that he showed his joy for all to see as he follow@@ ed the pri@@ ests who car@@ ri@@ ed the Ar@@ k .
A@@ n important fac@@ t@@ or that will help us is that we continue to be for@@ ti@@ fied by the Word of God .
We may ask ourselves : ‘ Do I worship Jehovah out of love for him and in recogn@@ iti@@ on of his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ?
However , many other people do not believe in angels at all .
S@@ ti@@ ch@@ ting A@@ t@@ l@@ as v@@ an St@@ ol@@ k , R@@ o@@ t@@ ter@@ dam
( Read Luke 2 : 5@@ 2 . )
O@@ r perhaps the fun@@ er@@ al of a friend or a relati@@ ve provi@@ des us with a har@@ s@@ h remin@@ der of the out@@ come that a@@ wa@@ its all mankind .
A Bible stud@@ ent also needs to experience Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness person@@ ally .
However , this provi@@ des clear evidence that John did not simply cop@@ y Mar@@ k@@ ’s account .
How is the truth found in the Bible like a Rom@@ an mil@@ it@@ ary bel@@ t ?
Jesus ’ love per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly refle@@ cted the love his Father shows .
Jehovah Re@@ qui@@ res “ Fa@@ ith W@@ i@@ th@@ out H@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y ”
He wrote : “ If we are being p@@ uni@@ shed then wrong must have been com@@ mit@@ ted .
The first psal@@ m conclu@@ des with these words : “ Jehovah is taking knowledge of the way of righteous ones , but the very way of wicked ones will per@@ ish . ”
With M@@ ary at the 195@@ 8 inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion at Y@@ an@@ ke@@ e St@@ adi@@ u@@ m
Yet , it is evid@@ ent that the prophet ad@@ ju@@ sted his view of the rep@@ ent@@ ant N@@ in@@ ev@@ ites .
May our prayers for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess be from the heart ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 17 ) What can help us if we have been h@@ ur@@ t by a fellow beli@@ ever ?
The ne@@ g@@ ative spe@@ e@@ ch of others can influ@@ ence us .
O@@ f@@ ten , though , just the op@@ pos@@ ite is true .
What did Jesus say about yi@@ el@@ ding to those in authority ?
T@@ each by example .
It might be eas@@ y for someone to ju@@ dge Lo@@ t as being we@@ ak or dis@@ obedi@@ ent .
And it came about that as soon as they saw that there was a great de@@ al of money in the ch@@ est , the se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary of the king and the high pri@@ est would come up , and they would bin@@ d it up and coun@@ t the money that was being found at the house of Jehovah .
And Abra@@ m went on through the land as far as the s@@ ite of S@@ he@@ c@@ he@@ m , near the bi@@ g tre@@ es of Mo@@ re@@ h . ”
Re@@ ading Bible - based liter@@ ature of Jehovah’s Witnesses , he rejo@@ ic@@ ed to learn about the new world under God’s Kingdom , where his health could be comple@@ t@@ ely rest@@ ored .
He exer@@ ted himself un@@ ti@@ r@@ ingly in le@@ ading the Israelites out of Egy@@ pt to the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
This dis@@ obedi@@ ent act la@@ id the gr@@ oun@@ d@@ work for all the un@@ happiness that we , their des@@ c@@ end@@ ants , are experi@@ enc@@ ing today . ​ — Genesis 2 : 15 - 17 ; 3 : 6 ; Romans 5 : 12 .
L@@ ak@@ es : My father des@@ p@@ ised h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y . He tri@@ ed very hard not to be h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical , especially in set@@ ting the right example for his family .
Ab@@ out 4@@ 00 years after lea@@ ving Egy@@ pt , they asked God to set up a human king , such as their pa@@ g@@ an neigh@@ b@@ ors had .
A@@ ha@@ b would be s@@ pared the hor@@ ri@@ fi@@ c experience of see@@ ing his enti@@ re family destro@@ yed .
S@@ hor@@ tly af@@ ter@@ ward , however , an el@@ der@@ ly la@@ dy vis@@ ited our home .
A hu@@ ng@@ ry do@@ g fin@@ ding a pi@@ e@@ ce of me@@ at on a pi@@ c@@ ni@@ c table would har@@ dly pon@@ der whether it should e@@ at the mor@@ sel .
Then we could ask , What was the situation of the “ Timothy ” who appe@@ ars in the boo@@ k@@ ’s t@@ it@@ le ?
Of course , you cannot ex@@ pect God to give you a special si@@ gn .
Yet , all of us can do our part , wh@@ atever our e@@ con@@ om@@ ic st@@ atu@@ s .
12 : 2 .
Today , this work inclu@@ des preaching to liter@@ al cap@@ ti@@ ves ​ — people who are imp@@ ris@@ oned for vari@@ ous cri@@ m@@ es and who appreci@@ ate a spiritual rel@@ e@@ ase .
E@@ bed - m@@ ele@@ ch , a e@@ un@@ u@@ ch in the house of King Z@@ e@@ de@@ ki@@ ah , ris@@ ked his life for Jeremiah .
On the contr@@ ary , they demonstr@@ ated ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast reli@@ ance on Jehovah .
So Jehovah’s righteous anger did not bl@@ ind him to the “ good things ” about Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at .
Why did they need to do this ?
We come to feel as did the psalmist : “ A day in your cour@@ ty@@ ar@@ ds is better than a th@@ ous@@ and any@@ where el@@ se ! ” How could it be o@@ ther@@ wise ?
When D@@ ar@@ y@@ l , L@@ es@@ li@@ e , and E@@ ver@@ et@@ t were still young , we gave them questions each we@@ ek to re@@ sear@@ ch and answer the following we@@ ek .
“ Then the desire , when it has become fer@@ t@@ ile , gives bir@@ th to sin ; in turn , sin , when it has been accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed , br@@ ings for@@ th death . ”
It pos@@ es different questions and has a different emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is .
• How did Jesus re@@ act when his disciples tri@@ ed to pre@@ v@@ ent children from coming to him ?
The Go@@ spe@@ l acc@@ oun@@ ts ref@@ er to 35 mirac@@ les of Jesus .
When a person practic@@ es a gra@@ ve sin will@@ fully , the wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness can become so fir@@ m@@ ly en@@ tr@@ en@@ ched that there is no se@@ par@@ ating it from the person .
Jesus fore@@ told that he would make what ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment , and what was the cr@@ itical question as the last days got under way ?
S@@ ur@@ ely we have every reason to appreci@@ ate personal study of God’s Word , even if it does requi@@ re effort , discipl@@ ine , and sacrifice .
What does bring true happiness ?
This is seen by the mul@@ titu@@ de of N@@ ati@@ v@@ ity s@@ cen@@ es that are displa@@ yed and N@@ ati@@ v@@ ity pla@@ ys that are en@@ ac@@ ted around the world at Chris@@ t@@ mas@@ time .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of what we accom@@ pl@@ ish in the Christian ministry , all of us have to remember Jesus ’ hum@@ bl@@ ing words : “ So you , also , when you have done all the things assign@@ ed to you , say , ‘ We are good - for - nothing sla@@ ves . What we have done is what we ought to have done . ’ ”
My personal relationship with Jehovah has been streng@@ th@@ ened by my see@@ ing how hel@@ pl@@ ess man is in his fi@@ ght against di@@ se@@ ase .
May you conc@@ e@@ al me from the confid@@ enti@@ al talk of ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers , from the tu@@ mul@@ t of practic@@ ers of h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful@@ ness , who have sh@@ ar@@ p@@ ened their t@@ ong@@ ue just like a s@@ word , who have a@@ im@@ ed their ar@@ ro@@ w , bit@@ ter spe@@ e@@ ch , to sh@@ o@@ o@@ t from conc@@ e@@ aled plac@@ es at someone b@@ lam@@ eless . ”
All of that in one bri@@ ef peri@@ od .
V@@ er@@ y often “ the information con@@ f@@ li@@ cts , ” says a Ne@@ w@@ s@@ we@@ ek special is@@ sue on children .
The au@@ th@@ ors refle@@ ct on the ho@@ pe@@ ful spirit that pre@@ va@@ iled a m@@ ere de@@ ca@@ de ag@@ o .
However , co@@ pi@@ es were dist@@ ribu@@ ted only to King R@@ ad@@ am@@ a@@ ’s family and some govern@@ ment of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als .
As we do so , we might dis@@ cer@@ n an attitude , a go@@ al , or a deep feel@@ ing that needs attention .
Those religious lead@@ ers were al@@ most as su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ous about discus@@ sing certain por@@ tions of the Bible as they were about pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ing the divine name !
However , let us take a clo@@ s@@ er look at the lives of those Bible char@@ ac@@ ters .
The Bible shows that after get@@ ting baptized , Jesus “ came up from the water ” or “ out of the water . ”
When will you sp@@ end time with relati@@ ves , and how much ?
In most lands , only a few people are rul@@ ers .
This hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al n@@ arr@@ ative was recorded for our benefit .
The Watchtower of J@@ anu@@ ary 1 , 19@@ 6@@ 8 , qu@@ o@@ ted The En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a ( 19@@ 10 ) , V@@ olu@@ me 13 , page 1@@ 21 : “ The cu@@ sto@@ m of dr@@ in@@ king ‘ health ’ to the living is most pro@@ ba@@ bly der@@ i@@ ved from the ancient religious r@@ ite of dr@@ in@@ king to the go@@ ds and the dead .
4 : 23 , 24 .
5 Ch@@ il@@ dren Ne@@ ed Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine
Why would you like to have the con@@ vi@@ ction that Mar@@ th@@ a had ?
Joseph wor@@ ked to make the best of his circumstances
How did Ab@@ sal@@ om mis@@ lead others , and did his s@@ ch@@ eme succ@@ e@@ ed ?
I was hear@@ t@@ bro@@ ken , and I did not know what to do . ”
O@@ u@@ t of his desire for self - prom@@ o@@ tion , C@@ er@@ ul@@ ari@@ us f@@ om@@ ented the s@@ ch@@ ism with the po@@ pe in R@@ ome in 10@@ 5@@ 4 , and com@@ p@@ el@@ led the emp@@ er@@ or to accept the div@@ ision .
How does Jehovah view any kind of ste@@ al@@ ing ?
F@@ o@@ re@@ tel@@ ling the time when first - century Jerusalem would be att@@ ac@@ ked by Rom@@ an ar@@ mi@@ es , Jesus instru@@ cted his disciples , not to stay and fi@@ ght , but to fle@@ e ​ — which they did . ​ — Luke 21 : 20 , 21 .
The cre@@ ative works of Jehovah reve@@ al vari@@ ous as@@ pe@@ cts of his person@@ ality .
We can use the vi@@ de@@ o What H@@ app@@ ens at a Kingdom H@@ all ?
Un@@ til the fin@@ al h@@ our ​ — and to the ex@@ t@@ ent they can — ​ they will ann@@ oun@@ ce the arri@@ val of the day of Jehovah’s judgment .
Christians wis@@ ely avoid associ@@ ation with those who are pro@@ ne to ra@@ ge .
In contr@@ ast , a mil@@ d - temp@@ ered rep@@ ly often has a cal@@ m@@ ing effect .
Paul was per@@ su@@ asi@@ ve .
En@@ coura@@ ged and pre@@ pared to de@@ al with ag@@ g@@ res@@ sion , the buil@@ ders kept working .
After a succ@@ ess@@ ful mission@@ ary t@@ our , Paul arri@@ ved in Jerusalem in 5@@ 6 C.E .
Des@@ pite this , the brothers just kept on going spiritually .
Com@@ m@@ on S@@ en@@ se ​ — Why So Un@@ comm@@ on ?
We need to prote@@ ct our famili@@ es against that spirit .
N@@ ever allow personal tra@@ ge@@ dies to em@@ bit@@ ter you against Jehovah .
Ri@@ val fac@@ tions set up ro@@ ad@@ b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks , but because both si@@ des knew that the Witnesses maintain stri@@ ct neu@@ tr@@ ality , branch ve@@ hi@@ c@@ les were u@@ su@@ ally allow@@ ed to pas@@ s .
The psalmist David imp@@ l@@ ored Jehovah : “ C@@ re@@ ate in me even a pu@@ re heart , O God , and put within me a new spirit , a ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast one . ”
But since then has our faith di@@ min@@ i@@ shed and our love co@@ ol@@ ed off ?
That really t@@ ou@@ ched my heart .
E@@ ar@@ n@@ est E@@ f@@ fort ​ — When Is It B@@ less@@ ed by Jehovah ?
“ There was given me a thor@@ n in the flesh , an ang@@ el of Satan , to keep sla@@ pp@@ ing me . ” — 2 C@@ O@@ R@@ IN@@ TH@@ I@@ AN@@ S 12 : 7 .
It is s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ating to use your i@@ mag@@ in@@ ation while you are reading the Bible .
Even the for@@ ces of n@@ ature obe@@ yed his vo@@ ice .
Jesus is the means by which obedi@@ ent ones are deli@@ vered from sla@@ very to sin .
Because Isa@@ i@@ ah’s inspired words were ful@@ filled in him : “ Jehovah’s spirit is upon me , because he anointed me to dec@@ l@@ are good news . ”
5@@ 2 : 7 .
And Jehovah will re@@ ward them .
Of course , we must not con@@ fu@@ se love with sen@@ ti@@ men@@ tal@@ ity .
How faith - streng@@ th@@ ening it has been to see the fulfill@@ ment of those words !
W@@ as the Kingdom in God’s P@@ ur@@ pose ?
They based this on Dani@@ el@@ ’s prophecy about a large t@@ ree that was cu@@ t down and would gro@@ w again after “ se@@ ven times . ”
O@@ f@@ ten , when I came off the l@@ ate shi@@ ft , my food was wa@@ iting for me together with a cop@@ y of the Con@@ sol@@ ation ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine ( now called A@@ wa@@ ke ! ) .
In some marri@@ ages , one sp@@ ouse is a@@ bu@@ sed by the other .
The L@@ ast En@@ em@@ y , De@@ ath , B@@ r@@ ought to No@@ thing
Jehovah has bless@@ ed us in his service , during fav@@ or@@ able times as well as difficult ones .
A@@ pp@@ ly what you learn , keep practic@@ ing it , and “ the God of peace will be with you . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 9 .
Even if we are not living up to our dedic@@ ation to him , he al@@ lo@@ ws us to enjoy the good things he provi@@ des .
But then she ad@@ ds : “ Tru@@ sting that Jehovah kno@@ ws what I need better than I do helps me to draw clo@@ s@@ er to him .
For dedic@@ ated Christians , it is a matter of deep concer@@ n that the cho@@ ic@@ es we make in our at@@ ti@@ re and appe@@ ar@@ ance , in our e@@ ating and dr@@ in@@ king , and in our spe@@ e@@ ch and conduct always refle@@ ct our ro@@ le as servants of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh , Jehovah God .
What kind of par@@ t@@ ner do I want , or more important , what kind of par@@ t@@ ner do I need ? ’
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the earth , many of God’s servants have “ accepted the word under much tri@@ bul@@ ation with joy of holy spirit . ”
He was coun@@ sel@@ ed by God himself but was too pr@@ ou@@ d to accept the cor@@ rection .
A@@ P@@ R@@ I@@ L 29 , 20@@ 13 – M@@ A@@ Y 5 , 20@@ 13
Satan has not been able to destro@@ y true worship .
Do@@ ing that inclu@@ des let@@ ting our mind be direc@@ ted by Jehovah’s spirit and lear@@ ning to think as he thin@@ ks .
Acc@@ ording to L@@ am@@ ber@@ t , their form of worship “ was , in effect , the religion of the or@@ din@@ ary la@@ y@@ man . ”
• Why is the Bible T@@ each book effe@@ ctive in our ministry ?
God no@@ ti@@ fi@@ es us of his will , show@@ ing us that he is not a@@ pa@@ the@@ tic or col@@ dly un@@ inter@@ ested in mankind .
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ le 4 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 21 - 25
W@@ as Mar@@ y’s faith in Jesus re@@ war@@ ded ?
Instead , he re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly had his prophe@@ ts dec@@ l@@ are how he vie@@ wed their dis@@ obedi@@ ent conduct .
“ De@@ ath Is S@@ wal@@ low@@ ed U@@ p F@@ o@@ re@@ ver ”
H@@ er tend@@ er affe@@ ctions would be a@@ vail@@ able only to her future husband .
When some of them ar@@ gu@@ ed about who was greater , he cor@@ rec@@ ted them in a kind way and used an example of a young child to help them change their thinking .
Jehovah comman@@ ded : “ Let there be an ob@@ serving of the mon@@ th of A@@ bi@@ b , and you must c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate the pas@@ so@@ ver to Jehovah . ”
To sur@@ vi@@ ve the end of Satan’s world , what must we continue to do ?
David simil@@ arly said : “ Jehovah himself will pas@@ s s@@ ent@@ ence on the pe@@ op@@ les .
To see how you too can benefit from that s@@ ource , ple@@ ase read on .
I felt that it was the last thing I could do to honor her . ”
Per@@ haps that is why many do not enjoy their work ; they simply have not put for@@ th en@@ ough effort to become good at it .
We invit@@ e you to take a care@@ ful look at them .
God said : “ I well know the pa@@ ins they su@@ ff@@ er . ”
E@@ spe@@ cially in ancient times did many believe that a bir@@ th@@ st@@ one brought the we@@ are@@ r good lu@@ ck .
My gr@@ and@@ mother moved in with us and also em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed Bible truth .
There was a s@@ no@@ w@@ st@@ or@@ m , and it was four de@@ gre@@ es bel@@ ow z@@ er@@ o F@@ ah@@ r@@ en@@ he@@ it [ - 20 ° C ] .
To this day , we find that time f@@ lies when we are bus@@ y , “ having pl@@ ent@@ y to do in the work of the Lord . ”
There was so much cop@@ per and ir@@ on that there was no means of we@@ igh@@ ing those me@@ tal@@ s .
Yes , Jesus kno@@ ws how it feel@@ s to pray to God with great in@@ ten@@ s@@ ity .
Paul said : “ F@@ le@@ e from for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation . ”
What could she do to help ?
I never had r@@ om@@ an@@ tic feelings for A@@ t@@ su@@ shi , and I did not think that he had any for me .
He made great sacrific@@ es , for they had to walk some 6@@ 5 mil@@ es [ 1@@ 00 k@@ m ] from Na@@ z@@ are@@ th to Jerusalem .
Jehovah had plac@@ ed his name there .
Then t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully su@@ gg@@ est what you think would be a so@@ lu@@ tion to the proble@@ m .
“ He was moved with p@@ ity for them , because they were as sheep without a shepher@@ d . And he started to teach them many things . ”
He explained why : “ They were s@@ ch@@ em@@ ing to do me har@@ m . ”
What mo@@ tiv@@ ated David to give so gener@@ ously ?
“ On arri@@ ving in Jerusalem he made efforts to jo@@ in himself to the disciples ; but they were all af@@ ra@@ id of him , because they did not believe he was a disci@@ ple . ”
At times , they are at home while their hus@@ ban@@ ds are car@@ ing for congregation matters or are making shepher@@ ding c@@ alls .
9@@ 4 : 11 .
She jo@@ y@@ fully told me about it but then re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed that she had p@@ ac@@ ked a large , ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive mar@@ ble va@@ se that she had pur@@ cha@@ sed because it was said to en@@ sure happiness in the home .
When this was appro@@ aching its fin@@ al pre@@ par@@ ation , Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r said : “ We are going to make some recor@@ ding@@ s .
He needs a ‘ simp@@ le e@@ ye ’ that is foc@@ used on spiritual matters .
If we do , we will imitate the faith of Peter ​ — and the mer@@ cy of his Ma@@ ster .
Since Father now had sp@@ are time , once a we@@ ek he condu@@ cted a Bible study in P@@ ol@@ ish with the you@@ ths of the congregation .
O@@ r what should you do if invit@@ ed to pla@@ y on@@ l@@ ine g@@ ames with str@@ ang@@ ers ?
S@@ ome@@ thing el@@ se that humans ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally cannot control is suffering rel@@ ated to ag@@ ing and death .
May we continue to tre@@ asure our privilege of being Witnesses of “ the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent things ” that Jehovah God has done and of his promises for the future .
Not only do we not get dr@@ un@@ k , but we also do not dr@@ ink to the point where we are al@@ most dr@@ un@@ k .
The apostle Paul knew that as a result of their faith , some Hebrew Christians had already “ end@@ ur@@ ed a great cont@@ est under su@@ ffer@@ ings . ”
Instead , they quic@@ k@@ ly cont@@ ac@@ ted the sol@@ di@@ er to whom the pur@@ se bel@@ ong@@ ed .
This year the an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary of this ev@@ ent f@@ alls on S@@ un@@ day , A@@ pri@@ l 4 , after su@@ n@@ down .
Mo@@ st of this inc@@ re@@ ase is the result of the hard work of s@@ inc@@ ere Christian men and women who give of their time and en@@ er@@ gy in order to vis@@ it their neigh@@ b@@ ors and tell them about Jehovah’s pur@@ pos@@ es .
A@@ un@@ t M@@ ary and Un@@ c@@ le T@@ al@@ ma@@ dge
He says : “ When my wife and I both lost our jo@@ bs , the thought of sta@@ ying away from Christian meetings or re@@ duc@@ ing our share in the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work never cro@@ s@@ sed our min@@ ds .
The op@@ er@@ at@@ or@@ ’s respon@@ se was fav@@ or@@ able , and arrang@@ ements were made to speak again in three days .
That is because godly devo@@ tion , which inclu@@ des living life as Jehovah wants Christians to live it , “ ho@@ l@@ ds promise of the life now and that which is to come . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 8 .
How did J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah and his daugh@@ ter tre@@ at the v@@ ow he made to Jehovah ?
F@@ in@@ ally , the serv@@ ant said : “ If you are ac@@ tually exerc@@ ising loving - kindness and tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thin@@ ess toward my ma@@ ster , tell me ; but if not , tell me , that I may turn to the right hand or to the left . ” ​ — G@@ e 24 V@@ er@@ se 4@@ 9 .
When Satan was c@@ ast down to the earth , he was in@@ t@@ ent on ven@@ ting his anger on Jehovah’s servants because they “ ob@@ serve the comman@@ d@@ ments of God and [ be@@ ar ] witness to Jesus . ”
How did H@@ ar@@ old re@@ act ?
Thus Jesus promised that the help@@ er , or holy spirit , would be with his followers in times to come , including in our day .
When Jehovah mo@@ ves against his enem@@ ies at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , there will be a similar displa@@ y of his ir@@ res@@ is@@ ti@@ ble might .
That op@@ ened the way for me to re@@ ach another the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c go@@ al .
14 , 15 . ( a ) How did Jesus re@@ act to mis@@ gu@@ i@@ ded su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions and off@@ ers , and why ?
A Christian husband is to de@@ al lo@@ v@@ ingly with his wife .
A dis@@ cer@@ ning father satis@@ fi@@ es his chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s hu@@ ng@@ er for recogn@@ iti@@ on and attention .
See chap@@ ter 8@@ 8 of The Gre@@ at@@ est M@@ an Who E@@ ver Li@@ ved , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
“ It is hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing to know that our best F@@ ri@@ end , Jehovah , truly lo@@ ves and ca@@ res for the you@@ th in his worl@@ d@@ wide organization , ” said one young woman .
When they commun@@ ic@@ ated their un@@ an@@ im@@ ous decision to the congregations , the brothers “ rejo@@ ic@@ ed over the encourag@@ ement . ”
This situation taught us to be cont@@ ent with a simp@@ le life and to value spiritual ri@@ ches more than material pur@@ su@@ its .
Why , the very first woman who comes to the well happ@@ ens to be the gr@@ and@@ daugh@@ ter of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s brother !
Our baptism shows that “ we bel@@ ong to Jehovah . ” It re@@ pres@@ ents our re@@ qu@@ est to God for a good conscience .
When you read such public@@ ations with your children , you ex@@ pose them not only to language but also to “ spiritual matters ” and “ spiritual words . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
• How should we view people in our ter@@ rit@@ ory who do not speak our language ?
What benef@@ its come from tre@@ ating those in our ter@@ rit@@ ory as we would like to be tre@@ ated ?
Scriptural instru@@ ction during his tend@@ er years no doubt made him determined as a you@@ th to ob@@ serve the di@@ et@@ ary regul@@ ations of God’s Law that were app@@ li@@ ca@@ ble at the time .
For that reason , he al@@ one is called “ the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty . ” Jehovah uses his a@@ w@@ es@@ ome power to cre@@ ate , to destro@@ y , to prote@@ ct , and to rest@@ ore .
But how long does that sur@@ ge of happiness last ?
3 : 4 , 5 ; John 8 : 4@@ 4 .
This faith helps her to de@@ al with her g@@ ri@@ ef and dis@@ comfort .
These may be em@@ bel@@ li@@ sh@@ ments and dist@@ or@@ tions of the fact that before the F@@ lood some angels took human bo@@ dies and led viol@@ ent , im@@ moral lives on earth . ​ — 4 / 15 , page 27 .
R@@ E@@ S@@ P@@ E@@ C@@ T TH@@ E P@@ R@@ I@@ V@@ A@@ C@@ Y O@@ F O@@ TH@@ E@@ R@@ S .
The Law covenant made with fle@@ sh@@ ly Israel did not pro@@ du@@ ce “ a kingdom of pri@@ ests and a holy nation ” that would serve forever in heaven .
When he was we@@ aring himself out in car@@ ing for the problems of others , his father - in - law , Je@@ thr@@ o , offered a practic@@ al so@@ lu@@ tion : Sh@@ are some responsi@@ bility with other qu@@ ali@@ fied men .
Ju@@ de may have used the same ancient s@@ ource , or he may have learned about E@@ no@@ ch from Jesus , who wit@@ ness@@ ed E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s life course from heaven .
( b ) Why do we say that we have more evidence of Jesus ’ Messi@@ ah@@ ship than did first - century Christians ?
We can feel secu@@ re in his ar@@ ms .
Par@@ ents must not mer@@ ely turn their children over to others for spiritual tra@@ ining .
B@@ as@@ ic@@ ally , you can respon@@ d in a similar way .
( Read Proverbs 6 : 16 - 19 . )
O@@ thers , though , af@@ fect our well - being , for example , our cho@@ ice of heal@@ th@@ ful food or wise friends .
H@@ app@@ ily , the Word of God says : “ The blood of Jesus his Son cle@@ ans@@ es us from all sin . ”
You would ex@@ pect God’s Word to be uni@@ que , and the Bible is .
My family attend@@ ed the only ch@@ urch in to@@ wn .
Thus , people out of all nations would come to be disciples of Jesus Christ .
We must take to heart not only Solom@@ on@@ ’s counsel on being in@@ du@@ stri@@ ous but also his ad@@ vice on the prop@@ er use of our t@@ ong@@ ue .
Gen@@ er@@ os@@ ity is a qu@@ ality that we do not have from bir@@ th but that must be learned .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of other s@@ mo@@ k@@ ers , as well as us@@ ers of “ rec@@ re@@ ational ” d@@ ru@@ g@@ s , will ru@@ in their health and qu@@ ality of life because of their ad@@ dic@@ tions .
E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s prophecy speak@@ s of “ my serv@@ ant David , ” who would become a “ shepher@@ d ” and a “ king . ”
The Au@@ stri@@ an author@@ ities sent us to a refu@@ ge@@ e cam@@ p near S@@ al@@ z@@ bur@@ g .
Yes , Christians are encoura@@ ged to imitate Jesus , including his suffering in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es .
What Christ said to the congregations is therefore vit@@ ally important in these last days .
But if the inter@@ ests that we share with some Christians se@@ par@@ ate us from others , we need to “ wi@@ den out . ”
At times , un@@ believ@@ ing mat@@ es will dem@@ and that children share in pa@@ g@@ an c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations or be taught false religious beli@@ ef@@ s .
In ad@@ dition , take time to ob@@ serve what your wife is doing for you and your family , and expres@@ s your appreciation in words and de@@ e@@ ds .
I was happy to have him back sa@@ fe and s@@ ound .
How did the first - century Christians set a pat@@ ter@@ n of sing@@ ing in worship ?
It will also de@@ e@@ pen our love for the Au@@ th@@ or of the Bible , who provided it for our benefit . ​ — Mi@@ c . 4 : 2 ; R@@ om .
Solomon used in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ing po@@ e@@ tic language to descri@@ be the cal@@ am@@ it@@ ous days of old age ​ — tre@@ m@@ bl@@ ing hands , un@@ ste@@ ad@@ y leg@@ s , lo@@ ss of te@@ et@@ h , di@@ m vision , po@@ or hear@@ ing , wh@@ ite ha@@ ir , and a b@@ ent fr@@ ame .
K@@ ad@@ es@@ h
Can you inclu@@ de him or her in some of your da@@ ily activities , such as sh@@ op@@ p@@ ing or an ev@@ ening st@@ ro@@ l@@ l ?
I always want to say , ‘ Th@@ an@@ k you , Jehovah , for per@@ mit@@ ting me to be there . ’ ”
Jesus righ@@ tly con@@ dem@@ ned their will@@ ful ign@@ or@@ ance , saying : “ W@@ o@@ e to you who are ver@@ sed in the Law , because you took away the ke@@ y of knowledge ; you y@@ ourselves did not go in [ to the Kingdom ] , and those going in you h@@ in@@ der@@ ed ! ” ​ — Luke 11 : 37 - 5@@ 2 .
Since we are ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers , let us consider the ans@@ wers to two important questions : Why is it vital that people hear the good news today ?
L@@ ast year over si@@ x milli@@ on pro@@ claim@@ ers of the good news devo@@ ted 1@@ ,@@ 20@@ 2@@ ,@@ 3@@ 8@@ 1@@ ,@@ 3@@ 0@@ 2 h@@ our@@ s to this work and condu@@ cted over 5@@ ,@@ 3@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 Bible stu@@ dies .
However , the other man h@@ it me hard .
Not only can such fear pre@@ v@@ ent us from doing what is dis@@ pleas@@ ing to our heavenly Father but it can also give us the courage to face our ad@@ vers@@ aries and the strength to end@@ ure the tri@@ als and har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps that come our way .
They were to leave their st@@ able , com@@ for@@ table life and live as n@@ om@@ a@@ ds !
4 T@@ en Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Ab@@ out Se@@ x An@@ s@@ wer@@ ed
In 194@@ 3 , I jo@@ ined the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol , which had just become a fe@@ ature of our meetings .
W@@ rit@@ ten by the prophet Moses in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness of Sin@@ a@@ i , ap@@ par@@ ently in 1@@ 5@@ 12 B.C.E . , the book co@@ v@@ ers no more than one lun@@ ar mon@@ th .
How was the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es ’ attitude in contr@@ ast with God’s mer@@ cy ?
E@@ ach year , they ro@@ t@@ ate cha@@ ir@@ man@@ ship at those meetings , since no member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy is consider@@ ed to be more important than the other members .
He con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed her that Jehovah had un@@ du@@ ly re@@ stri@@ cted her fre@@ e@@ dom , when in re@@ ality the op@@ pos@@ ite was true .
These had wor@@ ked only one h@@ our , but sur@@ pris@@ ingly they received the full da@@ y’s wa@@ ge .
O@@ f@@ ten when Na@@ than was away , E@@ s@@ ther was my close compan@@ ion .
Like Sha@@ dr@@ ach , Me@@ sh@@ ach , and A@@ be@@ d@@ ne@@ go , I deci@@ ded to give my al@@ le@@ gi@@ ance only to Jehovah . ​ — D@@ an .
In that par@@ able , Christ c@@ learly showed that the sal@@ vation of the other sheep is clo@@ sel@@ y l@@ in@@ ked to their conduct toward the anointed , whom he called “ my brothers . ”
Like th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of God - fe@@ aring sing@@ le parents , Je@@ an@@ ine works full - time and ca@@ res for her hous@@ eho@@ ld .
10 : 32 , 33 ; 13 : 4 , 5 .
At the end of the talk , M@@ other exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed , “ This is the truth ! ”
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , one of the mirac@@ ul@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts of the spirit that were given in the early de@@ ca@@ des of the Christian congregation was “ dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment of inspired ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces . ”
“ Tru@@ e wisdom it@@ self keep@@ s cr@@ ying al@@ ou@@ d in the very st@@ re@@ et , ” says Solomon .
How Do You H@@ and@@ le H@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y ?
Many of the cu@@ st@@ om@@ s used in this c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation , however , make us won@@ der how they came to be associ@@ ated with Jesus ’ bir@@ th in the first place .
1@@ 24 C@@ o@@ lum@@ bia H@@ ei@@ gh@@ ts , where I wor@@ ked for de@@ ca@@ des
She began to atten@@ d Christian meetings regul@@ arly and a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned her un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural practic@@ es .
T@@ ake , for example , a Christian cou@@ ple in A@@ sia .
What a t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing and tel@@ ling de@@ ta@@ il !
V@@ ision of the E@@ ar@@ th@@ ly R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection
S@@ cro@@ l@@ ls were pi@@ e@@ ces of pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us or par@@ ch@@ ment that were pa@@ sted or st@@ it@@ ched together to form one long she@@ et .
For example , a husband in J@@ ap@@ an nam@@ ed Mas@@ a@@ yuki says : “ Even if parents expres@@ s their vie@@ ws , don@@ ’t just ag@@ ree right away .
Thus , as the acc@@ oun@@ ts tell us , without h@@ es@@ it@@ ation they gave up everything and became Jesus ’ followers .
God ca@@ used a viol@@ ent st@@ or@@ m to come up at se@@ a .
He does not look to any written co@@ de of la@@ ws made by imper@@ fect men as a bas@@ is for determin@@ ing what is just and fa@@ ir .
He wrote the following to his fellow Christians : “ You are ‘ a cho@@ s@@ en r@@ ace , a ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od , a holy nation , a people for special pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion , that you should dec@@ l@@ are ab@@ ro@@ ad the exc@@ el@@ l@@ en@@ ci@@ es ’ of the one that called you out of dar@@ k@@ ness into his wonderful light . ”
This gi@@ r@@ l told her mis@@ t@@ ress : “ If only my l@@ ord were before the prophet that is in Sam@@ ari@@ a ! In that case he would rec@@ over him from his le@@ pro@@ s@@ y . ”
However , his hum@@ ility did not make him we@@ ak .
• How does the Bible descri@@ be the love we should have for our brothers ?
As we appro@@ ach the end of this old world , working together un@@ it@@ e@@ dly will become ever more important .
We should be prom@@ pt , coura@@ ge@@ ous , and d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic in re@@ je@@ cting it .
( a ) What is the the@@ me text for this study ? ( b ) Why were the apostles taken into cu@@ sto@@ dy ?
But if not , let it become known to you , O king , that your go@@ ds are not the ones we are serving , and the i@@ ma@@ ge of go@@ ld that you have set up we will not worship . ”
( a ) What happened during King Jo@@ si@@ ah’s re@@ ign , and how did he re@@ act ?
He saw the material pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity of wicked men , and he no@@ tic@@ ed that they often seem@@ ed to be cont@@ ent with their life , not experi@@ enc@@ ing any ad@@ verse con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
For example , Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers from Ph@@ no@@ m Pen@@ h , C@@ am@@ bo@@ dia , pre@@ ached in the pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce of K@@ om@@ p@@ ong C@@ ham t@@ wi@@ ce a mon@@ th .
S@@ ad@@ ly , Israel as a nation did not respon@@ d to that tu@@ tel@@ age but a@@ bu@@ sed that privilege .
Who were told to car@@ ry out the work of wit@@ ness@@ ing , and what comfort did Jesus imp@@ ar@@ t ?
But humans were ac@@ tually cre@@ ated to be gu@@ i@@ ded by principles .
D@@ N@@ A
What will help us get the sense of what the Bible says ?
Yet , death is far from van@@ qui@@ shed .
And the kingdom it@@ self will not be pas@@ sed on to any other people .
See the second fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te to E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 18 : 4 and A@@ pp@@ en@@ di@@ x 3@@ B in the Re@@ fer@@ ence Bible .
When re@@ comm@@ end@@ ations for ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment of overse@@ ers and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants are sub@@ mit@@ ted to a branch of@@ fice of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety , experienced men r@@ ely on God’s spirit for guid@@ ance in making the ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments .
G@@ ile@@ ad G@@ ra@@ du@@ ations , 6 / 15 , 12 / 15
Wh@@ atever our e@@ con@@ om@@ ic situation , let us r@@ ely on God’s spirit and pur@@ sue a course of life that will make us “ rich toward God . ”
No@@ te how those questions are ans@@ wer@@ ed in the book of Revelation .
There is no God !
This is true even in matters that invol@@ ve our conduct and worship .
In B@@ en@@ in C@@ ity , mi@@ d@@ w@@ es@@ ter@@ n N@@ i@@ g@@ eri@@ a , I found work as a cl@@ er@@ k for a la@@ w@@ y@@ er , and later I wor@@ ked as a la@@ bo@@ re@@ r at a sa@@ w@@ m@@ ill .
A M@@ om@@ ent@@ ous De@@ c@@ ision
That man was Saul of T@@ ar@@ su@@ s .
Jesus ’ anointed followers , who had been re@@ duc@@ ed to a st@@ ate of spiritual in@@ activ@@ ity , were re@@ vi@@ ved .
We should not only pray for them but also act in har@@ mony with our prayers .
Al@@ ong with love for God and our fellow man , strong faith in Jehovah and his promises can mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to have a ze@@ al@@ ous share in the Christian ministry .
‘ This marriage cannot be sa@@ ved , ’ others may conclu@@ de .
Like Ar@@ th@@ ur and milli@@ ons of others , but un@@ like the rich young rul@@ er , you too can make the cho@@ ice that will bring you the great@@ est happiness ​ — that of accep@@ ting the invit@@ ation from Jesus to be his follow@@ er .
For a de@@ ta@@ iled discus@@ sion of the sub@@ ject , ple@@ ase see the article “ In@@ c@@ es@@ tu@@ ous Mar@@ ri@@ ages — How Sh@@ ould Christians V@@ i@@ e@@ w The@@ m ? ” in The Watchtower , Mar@@ ch 15 , 19@@ 7@@ 8 , pages 25 - 6 .
The fore@@ ign - go@@ d pri@@ ests of Juda@@ h are put out of bu@@ sin@@ ess .
A h@@ and@@ book for Bible transl@@ at@@ ors says that this expres@@ sion may be rend@@ ered “ those who have nothing good to look for@@ ward to . ”
At times , when the inf@@ lam@@ m@@ ation is se@@ v@@ ere , I am un@@ able to per@@ form the simp@@ l@@ est of t@@ as@@ ks .
With great joy and ze@@ al , then , we obey the divine comm@@ and to let light shin@@ e out of dar@@ k@@ ness to Jehovah’s glory .
The can@@ n@@ y pol@@ iti@@ ci@@ an took no ch@@ an@@ ces .
Lo@@ ve “ be@@ ars all things , ” that is “ all things it is co@@ ver@@ ing . ”
W@@ ould it not be better to be over@@ loo@@ ked because we are mo@@ des@@ t than to draw attention to ourselves im@@ mo@@ des@@ tly ?
I know I would never have enjo@@ yed such loving care if I were not serving Jehovah .
Many have , but the answer elu@@ des them .
Many are dra@@ wn to his war@@ m and pleas@@ ant person@@ ality .
“ In my dist@@ ress I kept c@@ all@@ ing upon Jehovah , and to my God I kept cr@@ ying for help .
Yet , he could now en@@ vision “ the city having real f@@ oun@@ d@@ ations , ” a righteous govern@@ ment over mankind .
In a 200@@ 7 book on effe@@ ctive mission@@ ary work , David G . S@@ te@@ war@@ t , J@@ r . , said : “ The practic@@ al , app@@ lied foc@@ us of the Jehovah’s Witnesses has pro@@ ven far more effe@@ ctive at inspi@@ ring member - mission@@ ary par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation than ab@@ str@@ act , the@@ o@@ re@@ tic@@ al [ ur@@ g@@ ings from pul@@ pit@@ s ] .
F@@ O@@ R cen@@ tu@@ ries the s@@ ite of the ancient city of Je@@ z@@ re@@ el has la@@ in des@@ ol@@ ate .
O@@ ver the cen@@ tu@@ ries since then , an@@ tic@@ or@@ ru@@ p@@ tion la@@ ws have pro@@ li@@ fer@@ ated .
Mis@@ sion@@ aries serving in lands where it is cu@@ st@@ om@@ ary to have large famili@@ es are often asked why they do not have children .
El@@ ders shepher@@ d God’s people : El@@ ders take care of the brothers and sisters in the congregation .
Jesus also man@@ i@@ fes@@ ts this qu@@ ality .
In 200@@ 8 , we comple@@ ted 50 years of special pioneer service .
They will also help us to strengthen our fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps with one another . ​ — 1 John 4 : 7 , 8 .
Jews had no deal@@ ings with Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans .
Are we doing all that God has comman@@ ded us ?
It shows that wh@@ atever course we have pre@@ vi@@ ously pur@@ su@@ ed , we can change .
When we take on the yo@@ ke of disci@@ ple@@ ship , we are fi@@ gh@@ ting against Satan .
N@@ ex@@ t , the end , when he hands over the Kingdom to his God and Father , when he has brought to nothing all govern@@ ment and all authority and power .
In fact , from what Jesus said , it is reason@@ able to think that the man por@@ tra@@ yed in the par@@ able had wor@@ ked hard .
Jesus ar@@ d@@ ently desi@@ red to share the knowledge of God with as many people as possible .
Re@@ g@@ arding the past 1@@ 00 years , the Lo@@ s Ang@@ el@@ es T@@ im@@ es no@@ tes ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her J@@ on@@ a@@ than G@@ lo@@ ver@@ ’s ob@@ serv@@ ation that the dec@@ l@@ ine of religion and uni@@ vers@@ al moral la@@ ws pla@@ yed a ma@@ j@@ or part in a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l col@@ la@@ p@@ se into viol@@ ence .
W@@ ise King Solomon ap@@ tly explained : “ He that is show@@ ing fav@@ or to the low@@ ly one is l@@ en@@ ding to Jehovah , and his tre@@ at@@ ment He will re@@ pa@@ y to him . ”
Moses once fa@@ iled to san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy Jehovah .
What was the cen@@ su@@ s that led to Jesus ’ bir@@ th in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m ?
And Jehovah’s Witnesses have been bless@@ ed in many ways as a result .
Then he turned his attention to the ga@@ ther@@ ing of the rema@@ ining pro@@ spe@@ ctive members of his Kingdom govern@@ ment so as to complete the number of 14@@ 4@@ ,000 .
How were our brothers able to sur@@ vi@@ ve the mar@@ ch ?
Th@@ ough they may believe that God ex@@ ists , many people we me@@ et in our ministry do not view him as their best F@@ ri@@ end .
He and M@@ other also e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly read the Bible - based public@@ ations that the women left .
You might ask : “ S@@ ome@@ one wrote the re@@ ci@@ pe for the c@@ ake .
Bible prophecy shows that the Kingdom will come soon . ​ — Matthew 24 : 3 , 7 , 12 .
Like He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah , we consider the san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation of Jehovah’s name and the out@@ working of his purpose more important than our own sal@@ vation .
It also eng@@ end@@ ers within us a me@@ asure of self - respect .
It says : “ D@@ on@@ ’t ha@@ st@@ ily conclu@@ de that your te@@ en has re@@ je@@ cted your faith .
For instance , the T@@ reat@@ y of V@@ er@@ sa@@ ill@@ es , which was sign@@ ed in 19@@ 19 to bring a for@@ ma@@ l end to World W@@ ar I , imp@@ o@@ sed con@@ di@@ tions upon Ger@@ many that its c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens consider@@ ed har@@ s@@ h and v@@ enge@@ ful .
We are encoura@@ ged to imitate Jesus in what ways ?
But as the en@@ su@@ ing con@@ vers@@ ation reve@@ aled , Jehovah certainly had a much more positi@@ ve view of his serv@@ ant than G@@ ide@@ on had of himself . ​ — Read Ju@@ d@@ ges 6 : 11 - 16 .
S@@ ac@@ red service takes many form@@ s
My two sisters , who along with me sp@@ ent many happy h@@ our@@ s with the mission@@ aries in the 19@@ 50 ’ s
He can “ do more than su@@ per@@ a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly bey@@ ond all the things we ask or conc@@ ei@@ ve . ”
Yet , never should we be dis@@ da@@ in@@ ful of those who do not share our beli@@ ef in Jehovah .
Dis@@ cer@@ ning that he might not have real@@ ized what the Tr@@ in@@ ity teaching is all about , she t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully asked , “ Do you believe that God is God , that Jesus is God , and that the holy spirit is God ; yet , there are not three Go@@ ds but one God ? ”
A sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant fact is that you can be part of this ! ​ — Mi@@ ca@@ h 4 : 1 - 4 .
H@@ as the form@@ ation of si@@ gn - language congregations been of value ?
C@@ l@@ or@@ is and I were sent to E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or in S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , along with D@@ en@@ n@@ is and E@@ d@@ w@@ ina C@@ ris@@ t , An@@ a R@@ o@@ dr@@ í@@ gu@@ e@@ z , and D@@ eli@@ a S@@ á@@ n@@ c@@ he@@ z .
The l@@ eng@@ th of God’s re@@ ign makes his rule un@@ like that of any human .
Jehovah gives an understanding of his pur@@ pos@@ es and person@@ ality to those who are s@@ inc@@ ere and hum@@ ble in heart .
B@@ R@@ I@@ T@@ A@@ I@@ N AN@@ D TH@@ E U@@ N@@ I@@ T@@ E@@ D S@@ T@@ AT@@ E@@ S R@@ I@@ S@@ E T@@ O P@@ O@@ W@@ E@@ R
( b ) Acc@@ ording to Matthew 13 : 28 , what question was ra@@ ised , and by whom ?
The second question also remin@@ ds the can@@ di@@ d@@ ate of his responsi@@ bility to work with Jehovah’s spirit - direc@@ ted organization .
After the A@@ t@@ on@@ ement Da@@ y , the Israelites c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Bo@@ o@@ ths , the most jo@@ y@@ ful fes@@ ti@@ val of the Jewish year .
A long w@@ o@@ o@@ den table is lo@@ ad@@ ed with good things to e@@ at ​ — ma@@ shed po@@ t@@ at@@ o@@ es , ham , cor@@ n , bre@@ ad , c@@ he@@ ese , ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les , pa@@ stri@@ es , and other d@@ ess@@ er@@ ts .
Some followers of this mo@@ v@@ ement were ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ed or even persecu@@ ted because of their faith .
Yes , by means of the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l preaching work of Jehovah’s Witnesses , people today have an opportunity to get to know God , to obey the good news about Jesus , and to live to see the day when war will be no more .
There I became more involved in help@@ ing people to benefit from the wisdom of God’s Word .
Do@@ ing so can go a long way in help@@ ing the message of God’s Word to re@@ ach the mind and heart of our listen@@ ers . ​ — Read Luke 24 : 32 .
L@@ ater , during another con@@ vers@@ ation , the woman com@@ pla@@ ined of her daugh@@ ter@@ ’s develop@@ ing a person@@ ality proble@@ m .
Jehovah will himself fi@@ ght for you , and you y@@ ourselves will be s@@ il@@ ent . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 14 : 5 - 14 .
What are some benef@@ its of the re@@ v@@ ised e@@ dition of the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures ?
Let us consider some as@@ pe@@ cts of our spiritual pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity and see what they mean to us person@@ ally .
To com@@ men@@ d someone but then te@@ ar him down be@@ h@@ ind his back is a form of h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y .
Wh@@ atever the case , each man recogn@@ ized the value of what he had found and was willing to make hu@@ ge sacrific@@ es to get a@@ hold of it .
* Many sing@@ le Christian parents are doing an ad@@ mi@@ ra@@ ble jo@@ b of provi@@ ding for their hous@@ eho@@ ld .
• What may be the ro@@ o@@ t of the proble@@ m when you@@ ths leave the congregation ?
His the@@ me was “ O@@ ff@@ er Th@@ an@@ k@@ s@@ giving as Your S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fice to God . ”
Hence , the clo@@ sing of the first se@@ ction of the book of Proverbs con@@ tain@@ s a war@@ ning : “ He that is cor@@ rec@@ ting the ri@@ di@@ cul@@ er is taking to himself di@@ sh@@ on@@ or , and he that is giving a re@@ pro@@ of to someone wicked ​ — a de@@ fect in him .
“ Even until old age and gra@@ y - he@@ a@@ de@@ dness , O God , do not leave me , until I may tell about your ar@@ m to the gener@@ ation , to all those who are to come , about your mi@@ gh@@ t@@ iness . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 7@@ 1 : 18 .
What are the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of speaking what is not true ?
Adam was cre@@ ated out of du@@ st
Jesus was ther@@ e@@ by ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing that he is the King appointed by God .
O@@ ver the cen@@ tu@@ ries , Jehovah has given integrity keep@@ ers many different assign@@ ments .
While at school , they started a good number of Bible stu@@ dies with people of different ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds , show@@ ing that the stud@@ ents knew how to “ become all things to people of all s@@ or@@ ts . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 9 : 22 .
I@@ d@@ enti@@ fy C@@ u@@ st@@ om@@ s That Dis@@ ple@@ ase God
H@@ el@@ ps children to th@@ ri@@ ve and feel secu@@ re
I was ar@@ rest@@ ed and brought to tri@@ al , along with a number of fellow Witnesses .
“ As for the lik@@ en@@ ess of their fac@@ es , ” wr@@ ites E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el , “ the four of them had a man@@ ’s face with a li@@ on@@ ’s face to the right , and the four of them had a bul@@ l@@ ’s face on the left ; the four of them also had an e@@ ag@@ le@@ ’s face . ”
But what if we have been wa@@ iting a long time for a certain privilege in the congregation or for our circumstances to change ?
The liter@@ ature we trans@@ por@@ t is desi@@ gn@@ ed to help satis@@ fy their spiritual need .
But what if a baptized Christian comm@@ its a serious sin because of human we@@ ak@@ ness ?
A@@ no@@ ther are@@ a where mil@@ dness is important is in the field ministry .
Why does he allow all this suffering ? ”
It comes from the One descri@@ bed by the ancient prophet Isaiah as our ‘ G@@ r@@ and In@@ stru@@ ct@@ or . ’
• What is involved in men@@ tal - regul@@ ating ?
Re@@ fu@@ ge@@ es With No P@@ l@@ ace to G@@ o
The place is se@@ cre@@ t because it is un@@ known to those who do not trust in God .
I pray@@ ed : “ Th@@ an@@ k you , Jehovah , for making them so beau@@ ti@@ ful . ”
They have ‘ clo@@ th@@ ed themselves with love , for it is a perfect b@@ ond of uni@@ on . ’
In his war@@ ning against the mis@@ use of fre@@ e@@ dom , Peter also pointed out the ob@@ je@@ ctive . He ur@@ ged us to use our fre@@ e@@ dom “ as sla@@ ves of God . ”
The whole pro@@ c@@ ess of such re@@ comm@@ end@@ ation and ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment is direc@@ ted , or gu@@ i@@ ded , by holy spirit .
If you are an experienced Christian , you have great po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al .
A husband ought not to allow his heart to desire the ad@@ mi@@ ring attention of a woman other than his wife .
The word used for “ gi@@ r@@ l ” in that verse liter@@ ally means “ wom@@ b . ”
It also stated that Rus@@ sia had a leg@@ al ob@@ lig@@ ation to “ put an end to the viol@@ ation found by the C@@ our@@ t and to re@@ d@@ ress as far as possible the effe@@ cts . ” ​ — See the bo@@ x “ The C@@ our@@ t’s Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment , ” on page 8 .
“ Do not be mis@@ led .
After a li@@ vely discus@@ sion that la@@ sted t@@ ill da@@ y@@ bre@@ ak , my parents were con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that they had found the true religion .
Adam and E@@ ve man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted this fac@@ ul@@ ty as soon as they bro@@ ke God’s law ​ — they hi@@ d themselves .
His rep@@ ly : “ My Father has kept working ” ans@@ wer@@ ed that char@@ ge .
I disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ared into my be@@ d@@ ro@@ om and sta@@ yed there .
R@@ ep@@ ent@@ ant Israelites would be heal@@ ed spiritually and would again enjoy God’s love .
The Witnesses quic@@ k@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed two disa@@ ster reli@@ ef com@@ mit@@ te@@ es in se@@ par@@ ate par@@ ts of the country to co@@ or@@ din@@ ate the reli@@ ef work .
El@@ ders may make mis@@ takes that af@@ fect us person@@ ally .
( b ) Can you rel@@ ate an experience of someone who@@ se attitude toward our message chang@@ ed ?
U@@ sing the re@@ sear@@ ch to@@ ol@@ s a@@ vail@@ able in your language , sel@@ e@@ ct material on each as@@ pect of the spi@@ rit@@ ’s fru@@ it@@ age .
Some of my form@@ er friends with whom I sh@@ ared the Kingdom message now serve Jehovah too .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful men and women knew that if they continued to support false religion , God would not bl@@ ess them .
In answer N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s said to him : ‘ How can these things come about ? ’
If they pray for God’s spirit and cultiv@@ ate its fru@@ it@@ age , they will be a real blessing to their brothers . ” ​ — P@@ s .
C@@ lo@@ se to my house was a ti@@ re re@@ pa@@ ir sh@@ op .
Why is this counsel so needed in our day ?
As Ri@@ e stu@@ died the Bible , she was trans@@ form@@ ed from an em@@ bit@@ tered person into a happy , kind la@@ dy .
Ab@@ out 5@@ 9 C.E . , the apostle Paul vis@@ ited I@@ tal@@ y for the first time .
Tru@@ e , we face many tri@@ als .
And just as important was the support I received from the Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od and the encourag@@ ement I got from our public@@ ations .
E@@ arly in the hist@@ ory of the Israelites , the tri@@ bes of Re@@ u@@ b@@ en , G@@ ad , and the half tri@@ be of M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h who d@@ wel@@ led e@@ ast of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver buil@@ t “ an al@@ ta@@ r great in con@@ spi@@ cu@@ ousness ” by the J@@ or@@ d@@ an .
Be@@ at@@ ri@@ z had been part of high soci@@ ety in C@@ ar@@ ac@@ as , V@@ ene@@ zu@@ ela .
This study will help us to end@@ ure by encourag@@ ing us to keep our min@@ ds fi@@ x@@ ed on Jehovah God and his Kingdom .
Is it not reas@@ sur@@ ing to know that Jehovah can su@@ sta@@ in those who are si@@ ck ? ​ — 2 C@@ or .
If you are the only one who ear@@ ns a wa@@ ge , you can honor your sp@@ ouse by vie@@ wing your in@@ come , not as your personal money , but as family money . ​ — 1 Timothy 5 : 8 .
How can a husband ch@@ er@@ ish his wife ?
The apostle Paul emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed the import@@ ance of God’s Word when he wrote to Timothy : “ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e in the things that you learned and were per@@ su@@ ad@@ ed to believe . ”
Jesus , therefore , ur@@ ged his listen@@ ers : “ Pro@@ ve y@@ ourselves ready . ”
“ It was not eas@@ y for me to follow this ad@@ vice , ” M@@ el@@ is@@ a ad@@ m@@ its .
Why does God use simp@@ le language when he commun@@ ic@@ ates with humans ?
We got on well .
Wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft , 4 / 1
[ B@@ lu@@ r@@ b on page 27 ]
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er and holy spirit can help you to have the strength to do what is right , and then you can receive God’s blessing .
A W@@ i@@ fe@@ ’s V@@ i@@ e@@ w@@ point
Des@@ pite the m@@ oun@@ ting un@@ certain@@ ty and ten@@ sions as this present system ne@@ ars its end , the activ@@ ity of God’s people must move a@@ head .
We were di@@ vi@@ ded into small grou@@ ps and im@@ medi@@ ately dis@@ pers@@ ed thr@@ ough@@ out the are@@ a .
Yes , sal@@ vation in the day of Jehovah’s anger dep@@ ends upon our continu@@ ing to do what is right in his eyes .
These same for@@ ces of f@@ lood , t@@ or@@ r@@ enti@@ al ra@@ in , and w@@ at@@ er@@ y deep will be at Jehovah’s dis@@ pos@@ al at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
( b ) What information can ad@@ d sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance to Sam@@ s@@ on@@ ’s fe@@ at ?
We cannot allow you to fo@@ ol our working class .
W@@ he@@ ther our op@@ pos@@ er is a family member or a school - y@@ ard bul@@ ly , we will find that “ in the fear of Jehovah there is strong confidence . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we have the hope of see@@ ing an end to man@@ kin@@ d’s en@@ sla@@ v@@ ement to sin and cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion and of enjo@@ ying what the Bible c@@ alls “ the gl@@ ori@@ ous fre@@ e@@ dom of the children of God . ”
Mari@@ on , a st@@ ep@@ mother in Cana@@ da , says : “ My parents often gave pres@@ ents to my son but not to my hus@@ ban@@ d’s ki@@ ds .
Does anyone really have the power and ability to change what is fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ ally an un@@ fa@@ ir world ?
E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s had been in@@ str@@ um@@ ent@@ al in form@@ ing a congregation in C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e , and he la@@ bor@@ ed for the congregations in ne@@ ar@@ by La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ a and H@@ i@@ er@@ a@@ pol@@ is .
The high@@ ligh@@ ted por@@ tions of the illustr@@ ations show the ty@@ pe@@ face used in H@@ ut@@ ter@@ ’s Hebrew Bible at E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 18 : 4 and that used by the Re@@ fer@@ ence Bible in its fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te to the same verse .
C@@ er@@ tain p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ ms ap@@ par@@ ently res@@ ented the change , for they left the travel@@ ing work , some dis@@ gr@@ un@@ t@@ led ones even form@@ ing their own following .
He tru@@ sted in Jehovah comple@@ t@@ ely and was pre@@ pared to see his assignment through , wh@@ er@@ ever Jehovah would allow it to take him .
We Ne@@ ed You Y@@ oung On@@ es To@@ o
O@@ str@@ ac@@ a were used for rec@@ ording contr@@ ac@@ ts , acc@@ oun@@ ts , sal@@ es , and so for@@ th , just as mem@@ o pa@@ ds and she@@ e@@ ts of pa@@ per are used today .
in 8@@ 7 .
This family has helped many to learn the truth .
Although we preach the good news of the Kingdom in many human langu@@ ages , we are serving God in un@@ ity .
With those few words , the first woman , E@@ ve , end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to expla@@ in why she had em@@ ba@@ r@@ ked on a course of re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against Jehovah God .
Jo@@ ined by Israelites who had been in hi@@ ding and those who had si@@ ded with the Phil@@ ist@@ ines , “ they kept str@@ ik@@ ing down the Phil@@ ist@@ ines from Mi@@ ch@@ mas@@ h to A@@ i@@ jal@@ on . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 14 : 11 - 23 , 31 .
I went to par@@ ties and ni@@ gh@@ t@@ c@@ lu@@ bs wh@@ en@@ ever I could .
We have the as@@ sur@@ ance that the des@@ tru@@ ction at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on will not be ran@@ dom .
They rel@@ ate what happened .
How is Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 2 : 3 now being ful@@ filled ?
C@@ am@@ er@@ on : In the prophe@@ c@@ y’s in@@ iti@@ al fulfill@@ ment invol@@ ving Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar , the se@@ ven times were evid@@ ently se@@ ven liter@@ al years .
He learned Bible truth from his se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary , who wit@@ ness@@ ed to him inform@@ ally .
So God made “ a help@@ er for [ the man ] , as a comple@@ ment of him . ”
11 / 1 Bu@@ il@@ d U@@ p F@@ am@@ ily With “ D@@ eli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful Wor@@ ds , ” 1 / 1
▪ P@@ u@@ t yourself in your fri@@ end@@ ’s sh@@ o@@ es .
The s@@ crip@@ ture a@@ bo@@ ve from the inspired letter of James war@@ ns that if one al@@ lo@@ ws the wrong desire to “ become fer@@ t@@ ile , ” bad actions are sure to follow .
Jesus ’ own name means “ Jehovah is S@@ al@@ vation . ”
A@@ m@@ ong this worl@@ d’s comm@@ on go@@ als is a c@@ ra@@ ving for satis@@ f@@ ying “ the desire of the [ sin@@ ful ] flesh and the desire of the eyes and the show@@ y displa@@ y of one@@ ’s means of life . ”
( b ) What challeng@@ es are not uni@@ que to young people ?
We were thr@@ il@@ led to see so many Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s coming into the truth and serving al@@ ong@@ side brothers who were once Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ants .
Yet , the Witnesses “ continued to dist@@ ribu@@ te pam@@ ph@@ le@@ ts and o@@ ther@@ wise maintain their faith , ” no@@ tes Bet@@ ra@@ y@@ al ​ — Ger@@ man Ch@@ ur@@ ches and the H@@ olo@@ ca@@ u@@ st .
Then , Jesus and his disciples stay in “ Ju@@ de@@ an country ” for about ei@@ ght months , preaching and making disciples .
For example , study J@@ on@@ ah’s hum@@ ble prayer from the bel@@ ly of a hu@@ ge f@@ ish .
M@@ il@@ dness streng@@ th@@ ens family b@@ on@@ ds
E@@ no@@ ch may have felt l@@ on@@ ely as a man of faith in such a faith@@ less world .
Yes , the work that Jesus began in Israel ​ — to “ be@@ ar witness to the truth ” — ​ would continue and ex@@ p@@ and to g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l prop@@ or@@ tions .
W@@ om@@ en who are mo@@ des@@ t and s@@ ound in mind in their cho@@ ice of d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing , as well as in other are@@ as of their personal life , set exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent examples .
Be@@ fore get@@ ting baptized , however , a you@@ ng@@ ster should have a personal relationship with Jehovah , a s@@ ound understanding of the fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ als of the Scriptures , and a clear com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion of what dedic@@ ation invol@@ ves , as is the case with ad@@ ul@@ ts .
F@@ l@@ ori@@ an@@ o was not the first brother to expres@@ s an interest in me .
Z@@ ion will continue to be a cause of pri@@ de as her children let their light shin@@ e b@@ righ@@ ter and b@@ righ@@ ter .
There is a world of differ@@ ence between know@@ ing of someone and know@@ ing him person@@ ally .
That “ promise ” c@@ learly is part of what God has reve@@ aled about his purpose .
But only when I felt the co@@ ld re@@ ality of death did my heart fai@@ r@@ ly lea@@ p with joy over what will be accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed for us by means of that preci@@ ous ransom . ”
W@@ H@@ A@@ T parents are not anxi@@ ously concer@@ ned about the future of their children ?
If so , ple@@ ase cont@@ act Jehovah’s Witnesses lo@@ c@@ ally , or wr@@ ite to the appro@@ pri@@ ate ad@@ d@@ ress lis@@ ted on page 2 .
Because of what others do , however , we need comfort and may feel like pra@@ ying : “ Let the pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous ones be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed . ”
How can we avoid such difficul@@ ties ?
Of course , the need to provide materi@@ ally for your family is a serious responsi@@ bility , but it is not the only responsi@@ bility you have .
What pro@@ spe@@ cts did the Law covenant offer Israel ?
E@@ mp@@ loy@@ ment is u@@ su@@ ally hard to find .
Ne@@ ar the end of his 40 - year re@@ ign , King David said : “ [ God ] re@@ de@@ em@@ ed my soul out of all dist@@ ress . ”
“ We don@@ ’t c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate E@@ ast@@ er . ”
He then ad@@ ds that the A@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l boo@@ ks should be sh@@ un@@ ned . ​ — Revelation 22 : 18 , 19 .
If God is for us , who will be against us ? ” ​ — Romans 8 : 31 .
“ J@@ en@@ n@@ y mu@@ st@@ ered up courage to appro@@ ach her teach@@ er , ” says E@@ mil@@ y , “ and her teach@@ er comm@@ ended her for her in@@ iti@@ ative .
A@@ gain , C@@ am@@ pan@@ us appe@@ aled to the Bible , writ@@ ing : “ With no Scrip@@ ture may it be ad@@ duc@@ ed that the Ho@@ ly S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t is the th@@ ir@@ d person . . .
At one time , we had less than $ 4 ( U@@ .@@ S . ) left in our po@@ c@@ ke@@ ts .
12 / 15 Do You See “ the One Who Is In@@ v@@ isi@@ ble ” ? 4 / 15 Do You V@@ i@@ e@@ w H@@ u@@ man We@@ ak@@ ness as Jehovah Does ? 6 / 15
The Devil has ra@@ ised the is@@ sue of uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
After all , the word “ hope ” does not always indic@@ ate certain@@ ty .
[ Ch@@ ar@@ t on page 27 - 30 ]
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 26 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 4@@ 5 , 27
When we understand why Jehovah is pati@@ ent , we are helped to wa@@ it pati@@ ently for the sal@@ vation he will bring , never conclu@@ ding that he is s@@ low in fulfill@@ ing his promises .
She asked : “ What does a young gi@@ r@@ l do with her time when away from friends and her ro@@ o@@ ts ?
T@@ it@@ le page and P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in : By cour@@ t@@ es@@ y of Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in - Mo@@ re@@ tu@@ s / S@@ te@@ deli@@ j@@ k P@@ r@@ en@@ ten@@ ka@@ bin@@ et A@@ nt@@ wer@@ pen
Consi@@ der@@ able time may have been taken to co@@ ver each chap@@ ter , perhaps in more than one s@@ es@@ sion .
They continue to give pri@@ or@@ ity to spiritual things , confid@@ ent that Jehovah God will bl@@ ess their efforts to pro@@ cu@@ re what they really need .
To do this , you need to consider your chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s actions and also their thoughts and feelings .
H@@ u@@ man would - be prophe@@ ts prove to be un@@ reli@@ able because they ign@@ ore Jehovah and the Bible .
As@@ k yourself : ‘ Do I see my@@ self wal@@ king hand in hand with Jehovah , as it were , listen@@ ing to his wisdom and know@@ ing that his loving e@@ ye is upon me ?
For the next two years , he was especially close to the 12 , teaching them both by word and by example .
By the early ei@@ gh@@ th century B.C.E . , however , their situation had become so bad that God found them gu@@ il@@ ty of gro@@ ss wr@@ ong@@ doing .
H@@ er husband served as an overse@@ er for more than 20 years before his death .
We are not sur@@ pris@@ ed when Ka@@ re@@ n tel@@ ls us that it does not take long for new mission@@ aries to get used to this cu@@ sto@@ m !
Un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly , David had great@@ ly appreci@@ ated Bar@@ z@@ il@@ la@@ i@@ ’s help .
F@@ e@@ el@@ ing that we must have loo@@ ked like fo@@ ol@@ ish Christians , we deci@@ ded to make the full - time ministry our go@@ al .
“ This is what Jehovah has said , the Creator of the heavens , He the true God , the F@@ or@@ m@@ er of the earth and the M@@ ak@@ er of it , He the One who fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed it , who did not cre@@ ate it simply for nothing , who form@@ ed it even to be in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted : ‘ I am Jehovah , and there is no one el@@ se . ’ ”
How , then , can we de@@ al with in@@ justice ?
was fac@@ tu@@ al .
We had some mem@@ or@@ able experi@@ ences .
He sent ques@@ tion@@ na@@ i@@ res to a number of parents who@@ se children had died sever@@ al years before .
Do Not Be@@ come F@@ or@@ get@@ ful H@@ ear@@ ers
But all too often they did not call it to mind when h@@ and@@ ling spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c situ@@ ations in their lives .
5 : 14 - 19 .
In what way is the human body and the Christian congregation similar ?
S@@ ome@@ times the inspired prophe@@ ts and writ@@ ers did not even know the meaning of what they fore@@ told or were writ@@ ing .
Some are ca@@ ught ali@@ ve by the Devil because they allow personal differ@@ ences to dis@@ ru@@ pt the peace and un@@ ity and the beau@@ ti@@ ful spiritual pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity that Jehovah has brought into ex@@ ist@@ ence . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 33 : 1 - 3 .
A similar question stan@@ ds before all of us .
They are descri@@ bed as an am@@ al@@ ga@@ m of ir@@ on and cla@@ y .
Because of the no@@ ise of the eng@@ ine , he lost part of his hear@@ ing .
Y@@ ou@@ ths do this by re@@ aching out for spiritual go@@ als and by giving the preaching work high pri@@ or@@ ity .
A@@ ver@@ ting the dis@@ ple@@ asure of a powerful human king and see@@ king his fav@@ or was certainly wise .
It has destro@@ yed care@@ ers , h@@ ur@@ t loved ones , and ru@@ ined famili@@ es .
C@@ al@@ m@@ ly , but after pra@@ ying s@@ il@@ ently , I rep@@ lied : “ I do not have any children , and I am sure that if I were to ask you such a h@@ y@@ po@@ the@@ tic@@ al question , you would give me the same answer . ”
Wor@@ k can be a blessing .
Saul re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly tri@@ ed to do away with him .
All of us have the same opportunity and the same responsi@@ bility : We must remain faithful and be “ rich in fine works . ”
After the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s th@@ ir@@ d un@@ succ@@ ess@@ ful at@@ temp@@ t to get Jesus to com@@ promise His integrity to God , “ the Devil left him . ”
My father was Fr@@ en@@ ch , and my mother is I@@ tal@@ i@@ an .
But I felt I was lost in a bi@@ g , dar@@ k fore@@ st .
In his letter to Christians in Eph@@ esus , the apostle Paul beau@@ ti@@ fully expla@@ ins how Jehovah ad@@ min@@ isters things to fulf@@ ill his purpose .
During all that time , a deep@@ ly loving and affe@@ c@@ tion@@ ate relationship develop@@ ed .
Christian elders are a pro@@ vision from Jehovah , who always ac@@ ts in our best inter@@ ests .
( b ) On what should we fi@@ x our thoughts ?
May we never take for gr@@ anted our preci@@ ous standing with God .
Some who have experienced great har@@ d@@ ship because of the actions of wicked people ask , as did Job : “ Why is it that the wicked themselves keep living ? ”
The apostle Paul , who lived in an er@@ a of consider@@ able religious con@@ fu@@ sion , wrote : “ Jehovah kno@@ ws those who bel@@ ong to him . ”
We can ask ourselves : ‘ Is that true of me ?
11 : 9 ; 12 : 1 - 7 .
They o@@ pen their Bi@@ bl@@ es and show rec@@ ep@@ tive ones that Jesus sacrific@@ ed his life to give mankind a way of appro@@ ach to God , for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin@@ s , and the hope of everlasting life .
When C@@ y@@ pr@@ us was under the rule of the P@@ to@@ le@@ mi@@ es , the C@@ y@@ pri@@ o@@ ts became ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with the worship of the P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h@@ s .
This may expla@@ in Jesus ’ war@@ ning about the ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y of fle@@ e@@ ing a do@@ om@@ ed city : “ Let the man on the h@@ ou@@ se@@ to@@ p not come down to take the go@@ o@@ ds out of his house . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 17 .
P@@ ur@@ sue Pe@@ ace
D@@ ad had rec@@ ently been the vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of a head - on col@@ l@@ ision ca@@ used by a dr@@ un@@ k d@@ ri@@ ver and thus was often not the most ag@@ re@@ e@@ able person .
E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el was to ab@@ s@@ or@@ b fully the message he was to deli@@ ver .
Our good influ@@ ence on others can be pro@@ found and long lasting .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , the apostle Paul wrote that Christian overse@@ ers were to be ‘ God’s ste@@ war@@ ds . ’
Jesus told his disciples : “ I leave you peace , I give you my peace . ”
Gre@@ at blessings follow@@ ed .
Not Gi@@ ving U@@ p H@@ op@@ e
9 : 17 - 19 .
When we refle@@ ct upon what was fore@@ told about N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h in the book of Na@@ hu@@ m and about Babyl@@ on and apost@@ ate Juda@@ h in the book of Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k , we have no doubt that the psalmis@@ t’s words will come true .
Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists who un@@ earth@@ ed T@@ im@@ ga@@ d’s rema@@ ins were a@@ mus@@ ed by a L@@ at@@ in in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion found at the for@@ u@@ m .
The Bible spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ally states that they were invit@@ ed .
But Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — many of whom have learned to speak Q@@ u@@ e@@ ch@@ ua — ​ jo@@ y@@ fully dist@@ ribu@@ te written and a@@ udi@@ o public@@ ations in a number of mo@@ der@@ n di@@ al@@ e@@ cts of the language .
Jesus did not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to tell his disciples that he loved them .
E@@ ach of us does well to ask himself : ‘ How does Jehovah see me ?
“ How long will they not put faith in me for all the sign@@ s that I per@@ form@@ ed in among them ? ” said Jehovah , expres@@ sing his deep h@@ ur@@ t . ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 14 : 11 .
He should stri@@ ve to have an in@@ tim@@ ate knowledge of his family .
At a mi@@ d@@ we@@ ek meeting for field service , for example , there may only be Christian sisters present , no baptized mal@@ es .
C@@ H@@ IN@@ A ( Ca@@ th@@ a@@ y )
We der@@ i@@ ve similar benef@@ its from our meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions .
As a result , the brothers made peace and wor@@ ked together at the conven@@ tion .
However , if we are “ sh@@ re@@ w@@ d , ” we will think about the possible dam@@ age this could cause , perhaps to the re@@ pu@@ tation of a person or an organization .
“ Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently I ent@@ re@@ at you by the com@@ pas@@ sions of God , brothers , ” says Paul , “ to present your bo@@ dies a sacrifice living , holy , accep@@ table to God . ”
The Bible as@@ sures us that God can imp@@ ar@@ t “ power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l ” to those who make a s@@ inc@@ ere effort to bre@@ ak this ha@@ bi@@ t . ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 7 ; Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 13 .
The ri@@ di@@ cul@@ er , on the other hand , is not responsi@@ ve to discipl@@ ine .
9 - 11 . ( a ) Why are those who ign@@ ore the counsel of 1 Corinthians 6 : 18 more likely to get involved in serious im@@ mor@@ ality ?
We may think of Joseph following his new ma@@ ster , an Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an cour@@ t of@@ fi@@ cial , through bu@@ st@@ ling city st@@ re@@ e@@ ts crow@@ ded with ba@@ z@@ a@@ ars as they head toward Jose@@ p@@ h’s new home . H@@ ome !
When P@@ o@@ ti@@ p@@ ha@@ r came home , she pres@@ ented the same li@@ e , imp@@ l@@ ying that it was all her hus@@ ban@@ d’s fa@@ ul@@ t for br@@ ing@@ ing this fore@@ ign@@ er into their home .
Jesus medi@@ ated a new covenant , which made possible the bir@@ th of a new nation , “ the Israel of God , ” com@@ posed of spirit - anointed Christians from many nations .
F@@ ul@@ l - gro@@ wn Christians ad@@ d sta@@ bility to a congregation .
You never know where it may lead you . ”
26 : 39 .
The Bible c@@ alls this cen@@ ter of true worship Jehovah’s “ temple . ”
We also learned a lo@@ t about n@@ ature , which made me appreci@@ ate the h@@ an@@ di@@ work of our Creator .
But how things chang@@ ed !
To demonstr@@ ate what the ign@@ or@@ ing of the Creat@@ or@@ ’s la@@ ws would mean for the human family , God has per@@ mit@@ ted its con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences for th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of years .
Christians do well to respect such cu@@ st@@ om@@ s .
Although he was w@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed in clo@@ th , concer@@ n was sh@@ own when the st@@ one clo@@ sing his t@@ om@@ b was to be ro@@ l@@ led away .
( b ) How can we become effe@@ ctive in the ministry ?
That s@@ ong pu@@ ts S@@ is@@ er@@ a@@ ’s death in prop@@ er per@@ spe@@ ctive .
What is pre@@ fer@@ red by parents and children may be di@@ ct@@ ated by local cul@@ ture .
She was soon con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents were teaching the truth and that the teachings of the im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the human soul and of et@@ er@@ n@@ al t@@ or@@ ment of the wicked were not true . ​ — Genesis 2 : 7 ; E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 5 , 10 ; E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 18 : 4 .
Jehovah bless@@ ed the work . Today , there are about 2@@ 5@@ ,000 Witnesses in P@@ u@@ er@@ to R@@ ic@@ o !
And how bene@@ fi@@ cial it was to receive the new tr@@ act , Y@@ ou@@ ths ​ — What Will You Do With Your Li@@ fe ? , desi@@ gn@@ ed to help young Witnesses to la@@ y the f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for an everlasting future with Jehovah’s organization !
He is also the Creator of spiritual light , which dis@@ p@@ els the death - deal@@ ing dar@@ k@@ ness of Satan’s world .
Eli@@ as H@@ ut@@ ter and His Hebrew Bi@@ bl@@ es , No .
I turned in my 30 - day no@@ tice to leave Bethel but did not receive a rep@@ ly .
He end@@ ur@@ ed many har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps , yet he never lost his ze@@ al or his sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
When he ev@@ en@@ tually came to earth , he knew that he would have to die at the hands of Satan , as pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed .
“ Instead of fi@@ gh@@ ting the pres@@ sure , ” says Dis@@ co@@ ver ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , “ they let it col@@ la@@ p@@ se their lu@@ ng@@ s comple@@ t@@ ely . ”
I am truly gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah , who gave me a new life through this school . ”
Let us consider some of them .
8 , 9 . ( a ) From where do Christ’s cor@@ ul@@ ers come ?
Jesus is direc@@ tly appointed to be a pri@@ est by means of this personal covenant that Jehovah made with him , and he will remain “ a pri@@ est forever in the man@@ ner of M@@ el@@ c@@ hi@@ ze@@ de@@ k . ”
So@@ cial ne@@ t@@ working , te@@ x@@ ting , cir@@ cul@@ ating e - ma@@ il@@ s , and fre@@ qu@@ ently c@@ he@@ c@@ king the l@@ at@@ est news and s@@ por@@ ts events can also wa@@ st@@ e our time and can even become an ob@@ s@@ es@@ sion .
• How should refle@@ cting upon the simil@@ ar@@ ities between No@@ ah’s day and our day af@@ fect our sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y ?
and the ra@@ g@@ ing w@@ ind st@@ op@@ s .
After all , he provi@@ des such things ri@@ ch@@ ly for man@@ ’s enjo@@ y@@ ment .
It can give a person the mo@@ tiv@@ ation to change his course , em@@ br@@ ace true Christi@@ an@@ ity , and become a better person .
He served as the So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s vice pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent from 194@@ 2 to 194@@ 5 .
‘ P@@ u@@ t A@@ way B@@ ac@@ k@@ bi@@ ting ’
Thus , many Bi@@ bl@@ es , such as the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation , come clo@@ s@@ er to the origin@@ al : “ By means of him we have the rel@@ e@@ ase by ransom through the blood of that one , y@@ es , the for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of our t@@ res@@ pas@@ ses , according to the ri@@ ches of his un@@ deser@@ ved kindness . ”
Ha@@ ving acc@@ ur@@ ate Scriptural knowledge helps you to see how God will soon sa@@ ve obedi@@ ent mankind from this d@@ ying system .
A tend@@ er and deep b@@ ond thus develop@@ ed between the two of them .
He reas@@ oned , explained , and proved by means of the Scriptures that Jesus was the long - promised Messi@@ ah .
What war@@ ning about T@@ V so@@ a@@ p op@@ er@@ as was given in this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine ?
A li@@ ar u@@ su@@ ally tri@@ es to conc@@ e@@ al his un@@ tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness .
Then , in 29 C.E . , the time came for Jesus to car@@ ry out the divine assignment a@@ wa@@ iting him .
1 and 2 Corinthians
While j@@ our@@ ne@@ ying toward R@@ ome as a pris@@ on@@ er , Paul “ than@@ ked God and took courage ” when he me@@ t the brothers at the Mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place of A@@ p@@ pi@@ us and Th@@ ree T@@ a@@ ver@@ ns .
There is nothing ambi@@ gu@@ ous about that inspired counsel .
Des@@ pite what did Christi@@ an@@ ity f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h ?
El@@ ders , of course , do not accom@@ pl@@ ish this without Jehovah’s help .
“ When tal@@ king about spiritual matters , ” says Pe@@ dr@@ o , who moved his family to Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a from S@@ ou@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , “ the heart and emo@@ tions should be involved . ”
Tru@@ e , to end all form@@ s of sla@@ very will requi@@ re a hu@@ ge change in human soci@@ ety .
A@@ vo@@ id Gi@@ ving a F@@ al@@ se I@@ mp@@ res@@ sion
What does this par@@ able reve@@ al ?
By means of cro@@ ps in the fi@@ el@@ ds and fru@@ it in the or@@ char@@ ds , Jehovah ‘ gives us fru@@ it@@ ful se@@ as@@ ons and f@@ ill@@ s our hearts with good c@@ he@@ er . ’
The gi@@ r@@ l is brought into Solom@@ on@@ ’s cam@@ p because her beau@@ ty at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted Solomon , who was cam@@ p@@ ing near the v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds she was gu@@ arding .
An@@ cient ar@@ t@@ ists i@@ mag@@ ined N@@ ike , the w@@ ing@@ ed go@@ dd@@ ess of vi@@ ct@@ ory , crow@@ ning the vi@@ ct@@ or
The apostle Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed Christians in ancient Corin@@ th : “ Q@@ u@@ it mi@@ x@@ ing in compan@@ y with anyone called a brother that is a for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ or or a gre@@ e@@ dy person or an i@@ do@@ later or a re@@ v@@ il@@ er or a dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ d or an ex@@ t@@ or@@ tion@@ er , not even e@@ ating with such a man . ”
How does “ the in@@ sight of a man ” help when ra@@ ge wel@@ ls up within him ?
Thus , I deci@@ ded to star@@ t reading our public@@ ations again and to atten@@ d the meetings .
Like David , we feel imp@@ el@@ led to praise Jehovah con@@ stan@@ tly because of his in@@ com@@ par@@ able works .
Some 20 years later , when I was 8@@ 2 , Ju@@ an and Ma@@ ite re@@ turned to Bil@@ ba@@ o and pa@@ id me a vis@@ it .
R@@ eta and me , 199@@ 8
( Read Acts 4 : 18 - 20 ; 5 : 29 . )
Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k is in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y inter@@ ested in what God will yet speak by means of him as a prophet .
Jesus ’ followers app@@ lied the words of Psalm 2 : 1 , 2 to him .
C@@ lo@@ v@@ is ’ baptism , they said , did not con@@ ver@@ t Fr@@ ance to Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ ism , since this religion was already fir@@ m@@ ly imp@@ l@@ anted in the G@@ all@@ o - Rom@@ an po@@ pul@@ ation .
It was now that the tra@@ ining that I had received from my mother proved inv@@ alu@@ able .
His circumstances were chang@@ ed by events bey@@ ond his control .
Today , Y@@ ur@@ y and O@@ k@@ s@@ ana serve as special pione@@ ers .
( Read Isaiah 25 : 7 , 8 . )
L@@ ess@@ ons From a W@@ ell - P@@ re@@ pared P@@ ra@@ y@@ er
Jehovah’s day could then c@@ atch us un@@ a@@ wa@@ res . ​ — 2 P@@ et .
Ex@@ pla@@ in how the situation makes you feel .
As a result , the qu@@ o@@ t@@ ations taken from that transl@@ ation and not from the Hebrew man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts became part of the inspired Christian Greek Scriptures .
S@@ O@@ U@@ TH@@ E@@ R@@ N K@@ IN@@ G@@ D@@ O@@ M ( R@@ eho@@ bo@@ am )
Some full - time vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers are supp@@ or@@ ted by vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary contribu@@ tions .
Jehovah’s people cons@@ titu@@ te “ one flo@@ ck ” under “ one shepher@@ d , ” Jesus Christ .
Why is more than human strength needed to car@@ ry out the Christian ministry ?
During the l@@ at@@ ter part of James ’ ill@@ ness , while I was pre@@ gn@@ ant with our second child , I wor@@ ked for $ 1 a day in a lun@@ ch@@ ro@@ om .
There would be only one such talk .
By this he me@@ ant more than just help@@ ing them to rec@@ all words .
H@@ ere is the home page .
L@@ ear@@ ning a new language is a ma@@ j@@ or under@@ taking .
Yes , others ob@@ serve our de@@ e@@ ds and no@@ tice if we fai@@ l to prac@@ tice what we teach .
Jehovah will cause the s@@ pr@@ ou@@ ting of righteousness and of praise in fr@@ on@@ t of all the nations . ”
This work requi@@ res that we have faith in God’s tim@@ ing of the coming end of this system of things , believ@@ ing that “ it will not be l@@ ate ! ”
Consider two ty@@ p@@ es of tri@@ als that we may enc@@ oun@@ ter .
If you have a positi@@ ve attitude , you will be ze@@ al@@ ous and en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic for the ministry .
Today , our world is , in@@ deed , g@@ lu@@ t@@ ted with fear , and no won@@ der !
I also learned that true Christians do not car@@ ry out their ministry for fin@@ an@@ cial gain .
C@@ le@@ ans@@ ing His E@@ ar@@ th@@ ly S@@ la@@ ve
Re@@ call that she was s@@ or@@ ely v@@ ex@@ ed over a family situation invol@@ ving her ri@@ val wife , Pen@@ in@@ n@@ ah .
Jehovah gave Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at and his people the vi@@ ct@@ ory , with no need for them to fi@@ ght
Jehovah thus works to pre@@ serve our life , not just for a few sh@@ ort years , but for et@@ er@@ n@@ ity .
The fru@@ it@@ age of that spirit inclu@@ des self - control , which is clo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated to self - discipl@@ ine .
In@@ c@@ reas@@ ing in Acc@@ ur@@ ate K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge Is Wor@@ th@@ while !
3 Who Is God ?
A F@@ am@@ ily De@@ c@@ ision
God was un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly str@@ ong@@ er than they were .
Paul descri@@ bed it this way : “ You who were once ali@@ en@@ ated and enem@@ ies because your min@@ ds were on the works that were wicked , he has now re@@ conc@@ iled by means of that one@@ ’s fle@@ sh@@ ly body through his death . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 21 , 22 .
Because this ev@@ ent will ri@@ d the earth of all evil , and it will u@@ sh@@ er in “ a new heaven and a new earth , ” meaning a new heavenly govern@@ ment and a new earthly soci@@ ety .
( 1@@ 00 - M@@ inu@@ te Bible ) , 2 / 1
Why are the practic@@ es of mo@@ der@@ n - day heal@@ ers so different from those of Jesus ?
May we not for@@ get , though , all the bad fru@@ it@@ age that has been pro@@ duc@@ ed by ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness .
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ ize that God wants you to succ@@ e@@ ed in pro@@ ving Satan wrong on the is@@ sue of integrity , for His Word says : “ Be wise , my son , and make my heart rejo@@ ice , that I may make a rep@@ ly to him that is ta@@ un@@ ting me . ” ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 .
Re@@ ma@@ in vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant with reg@@ ard to the doing of Jehovah’s will .
K@@ el@@ v@@ in always s@@ ought to talk to his children about God wh@@ er@@ ever they were and wh@@ atever they were doing .
W@@ al@@ king in his ways will make us tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy , hum@@ ble , coura@@ ge@@ ous , and concer@@ ned about others .
This was the prophet Samu@@ el@@ ’s ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn , lo@@ c@@ ated some 22 mil@@ es ( 35 k@@ m ) nor@@ th@@ w@@ est of Jerusalem . ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
But Na@@ ba@@ l , who@@ se name means “ S@@ en@@ sel@@ ess ” or “ S@@ tu@@ pi@@ d , ” lived up to his name .
Now is the time to avoid r@@ as@@ h ac@@ ts that can ro@@ b us of our joy and spiritual se@@ cur@@ ity .
In a ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent way , the fore@@ st and the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant life in it gl@@ ori@@ fy their Des@@ ign@@ er and Creator , Jehovah God .
We can@@ ’t influ@@ ence pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s and the war , but we want to live !
‘ Sa@@ ve Y@@ our@@ self and Those Who L@@ isten to You , ’ 6 / 1
I@@ ts un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing prophecy and deep wisdom demonstr@@ ate that it is what it claim@@ s to be — God’s commun@@ ic@@ ation to mankind .
Ar@@ ound the g@@ lo@@ be , Jehovah’s Witnesses might won@@ der about their spiritual brothers who re@@ side in the cam@@ ps in T@@ an@@ z@@ ani@@ a .
They should be kind and t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful , in l@@ ine with what we read at Matthew 7 : 12 .
In to@@ da@@ y’s bus@@ y , he@@ c@@ tic world , it is all too eas@@ y to get so ca@@ ught up in the r@@ us@@ h of life that we for@@ get what matters most .
Dani@@ ela and H@@ el@@ mu@@ t are now serving as mission@@ aries in sou@@ th@@ w@@ est Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s many acc@@ oun@@ ts of ones who rema@@ ined faithful des@@ pite se@@ v@@ ere tri@@ als .
This war@@ ning was not un@@ f@@ oun@@ ded .
The Father of Those Ha@@ ving Fa@@ ith
17 , 18 . ( a ) How does “ the se@@ as@@ on ” af@@ fect us ?
But one time , I was preaching with an el@@ der who real@@ ized that I was having a bad day .
Jesus Christ believ@@ ed that the Devil was real .
Tru@@ e Christians , ne@@ ver@@ th@@ eless , know that they must obey Jesus ’ comm@@ and to be “ no part of the world . ”
S@@ ever@@ al grou@@ ps of Witnesses me@@ t there regul@@ arly for Bible study .
S@@ hor@@ tly af@@ ter@@ ward , they wrote for more information .
It really makes a differ@@ ence . ” ​ — R@@ ob@@ er@@ t .
When Samuel ca@@ ught sight of J@@ es@@ se@@ ’s fir@@ st@@ born , Eli@@ a@@ b , he felt sure that he had found the one whom God had cho@@ s@@ en .
Why are many ris@@ ing up against me ?
This shows that Satan wanted to dis@@ pose of the new@@ born Kingdom quic@@ k@@ ly , at the m@@ om@@ ent of its bir@@ th if at all possible .
I was born in 19@@ 38 on the C@@ ari@@ b@@ be@@ an is@@ land of J@@ am@@ a@@ ic@@ a .
During the year 200@@ 1 , Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide each mon@@ th condu@@ cted over four and a half milli@@ on home Bible stu@@ dies , instru@@ cting individuals and grou@@ ps in the divine requi@@ re@@ ments for life .
* Lo@@ ve en@@ ab@@ les us pati@@ ently to put up with one another and remember that we are all imper@@ fect and have fa@@ ul@@ ts and fa@@ il@@ ings .
How did an ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ment in our vie@@ w@@ point regarding the spiritual temple af@@ fect our understanding of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el chap@@ ters 40 to 4@@ 8 ?
To become a lu@@ x@@ u@@ ri@@ ant o@@ live t@@ ree in God’s house , we must obey Jehovah and be willing to accept the discipl@@ ine by which he “ pr@@ un@@ es ” us so that we can be@@ ar more Christian fru@@ it@@ age .
As@@ k yourself , ‘ Do I look for every opportunity to share a por@@ tion of God’s Word with those to whom I bring the good news ? ’
Your parents likely real@@ ize that if they fai@@ l to cor@@ rec@@ t you , it is the same as show@@ ing h@@ at@@ red toward you !
King David of ancient Israel ob@@ served : “ A young man I used to be , I have also gro@@ wn old , and yet I have not seen anyone righteous left enti@@ r@@ ely , nor his off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing loo@@ king for bre@@ ad .
How did Jesus illustr@@ ate the need to be for@@ giving ?
AL@@ M@@ O@@ S@@ T 1@@ 50 years have pas@@ sed since Ch@@ ar@@ les D@@ ar@@ w@@ in pro@@ posed that n@@ atur@@ al sel@@ e@@ ction expla@@ ins li@@ fe@@ ’s comple@@ x@@ ity and di@@ vers@@ ity .
The anointed and the other sheep share in up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y
C@@ ir@@ cum@@ stances may fru@@ str@@ ate even the no@@ bl@@ est of pl@@ ans . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 11 .
A bri@@ be to the right person will en@@ able one to pas@@ s an ex@@ am , get a d@@ ri@@ ver@@ ’s li@@ cen@@ se , land a contr@@ act , or w@@ in a la@@ w@@ su@@ it .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 5@@ 7 , 2@@ 21
Yet , some of the pri@@ ests and s@@ em@@ in@@ ari@@ ans that G@@ u@@ st@@ av@@ o knew were eng@@ ag@@ ed in im@@ moral practic@@ es .
The psalmist san@@ g : “ In God we will offer praise all day long , and to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite your name we shall la@@ u@@ d . ” ​ — Psalm 4@@ 4 : 8 .
( Read Isaiah 4@@ 3 : 1 , 10 , 11 . )
Su@@ ffering for R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness ’ S@@ ake
E@@ V@@ E@@ R@@ Y si@@ x months , the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad ho@@ l@@ ds a gra@@ du@@ ation pro@@ gra@@ m to which the enti@@ re Un@@ ited St@@ ates Bethel family is invit@@ ed .
S@@ el@@ f - ex@@ al@@ tation and pri@@ de and the bad way and the per@@ verse m@@ ou@@ th I have h@@ ated . ” ​ — Proverbs 8 : 12 , 13 .
Why does Jesus ’ public service bring un@@ par@@ all@@ el@@ ed benef@@ its ?
A C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ A@@ N woman whom we will call Jo@@ y tri@@ ed to ra@@ ise her son to love Jehovah God .
Jesus ’ disci@@ ple James wrote : “ If a brother or a sister is in a n@@ ak@@ ed st@@ ate and l@@ ac@@ king the food su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient for the day , yet a certain one of you says to them : ‘ G@@ o in peace , keep war@@ m and well f@@ ed , ’ but you do not give them the necess@@ ities for their body , of what benefit is it ? ”
On different occasi@@ ons , inter@@ ested people said that the Bible - based public@@ ations of Jehovah’s organization had the ring of truth .
James is saying : ‘ Pe@@ er into the mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r of God’s word , and ev@@ alu@@ ate yourself .
To illustr@@ ate : W@@ ould you ask a de@@ ar friend to car@@ ry something that you know is too heav@@ y for him to li@@ ft ?
Many married people f@@ all into such tra@@ ps without real@@ iz@@ ing what is happ@@ ening to them .
A@@ ha@@ b reve@@ aled his h@@ at@@ red for a man who was a friend of Jehovah God and who could have helped A@@ ha@@ b turn from his disa@@ str@@ ous course .
They can also prom@@ pt us to continue cultiv@@ ating a Christian person@@ ality and the ability to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere under pres@@ sure .
But I refu@@ sed , expla@@ ining that God is imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al and does not fav@@ or one r@@ ace over another .
( b ) What support did those in the congregation provide ?
But what if family problems are ca@@ using us anxi@@ ety ?
After all , she must e@@ at something .
The ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted sheep were sc@@ at@@ tered , a@@ im@@ less@@ ly ro@@ am@@ ing with no one to care for them . ​ — Jeremiah 23 : 1 , 2 ; Na@@ hu@@ m 3 : 18 ; Matthew 9 : 36 .
Although our work was of@@ fi@@ cially reg@@ is@@ tered , we fac@@ ed strong , cl@@ er@@ gy - in@@ s@@ ti@@ g@@ ated op@@ position .
In fact , our public@@ ations are a@@ vail@@ able in some 3@@ 8@@ 0 langu@@ ages .
Our God - given work of Kingdom pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation is a privilege bey@@ ond com@@ pare .
How important it is , therefore , that teach@@ ers today follow E@@ z@@ ra@@ ’s example by first pray@@ er@@ fully br@@ ing@@ ing their heart into the prop@@ er con@@ dition !
He and fellow c@@ ra@@ f@@ t@@ s@@ men made s@@ il@@ ver sh@@ r@@ ines of the go@@ dd@@ ess Ar@@ t@@ em@@ is , and their prof@@ it@@ able bu@@ sin@@ ess was th@@ reat@@ ened because Paul’s preaching work ca@@ used many of the c@@ it@@ y’s re@@ si@@ d@@ ents to for@@ s@@ ake i@@ do@@ l worship .
L@@ A@@ C@@ K O@@ F A G@@ O@@ O@@ D E@@ X@@ A@@ M@@ P@@ L@@ E : Some men have had little to do with their own father .
( b ) How does Jehovah expres@@ s himself on the matter of marriage ?
“ H@@ ist@@ ori@@ ans have not fa@@ iled to no@@ tice , and in some c@@ as@@ es to de@@ pl@@ ore , ” wrote C@@ ad@@ ou@@ x , “ the im@@ men@@ se com@@ promise to which the Ch@@ urch was com@@ mit@@ ted by her al@@ li@@ ance with Con@@ stan@@ t@@ in@@ us . ”
S@@ heal@@ ti@@ el was likely married to an un@@ nam@@ ed daugh@@ ter of N@@ er@@ i , thus be@@ coming his son - in - law .
However , ca@@ u@@ tion is needed if we try to deter@@ mine ex@@ ac@@ tly how many Messi@@ ani@@ c prophe@@ ci@@ es are found in the Hebrew Scriptures .
S@@ te@@ ph@@ en , well - ver@@ sed in the Scriptures , hum@@ bly dist@@ ribu@@ ted food
Un@@ der the circumstances , G@@ ide@@ on is imp@@ ro@@ vis@@ ing .
That faithful slave is the ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l through which Jesus is fe@@ e@@ ding his true followers in this time of the end .
We cannot ex@@ pect to be holy if we are fe@@ e@@ ding on imp@@ ro@@ per thoughts and desi@@ res .
I believe that my l@@ ist helped me to avoid making a wrong decision .
‘ Those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs will come out ’
What counsel is found at 1 Corinthians 7 : 10 - 16 ?
D@@ et@@ eri@@ or@@ ating world con@@ di@@ tions are clear evidence that we are living in the c@@ ru@@ cial time peri@@ od that was to pre@@ ce@@ de the out@@ bre@@ ak of “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
A F@@ utu@@ re of Se@@ cur@@ ity and H@@ app@@ iness
Thus they would be ready to return to Jerusalem and rest@@ ore pu@@ re worship when the set time arri@@ ved .
One such time was when he was fle@@ e@@ ing from Saul .
But there were others whom I learned much from .
An@@ yone who enjo@@ ys m@@ oun@@ tain s@@ cen@@ er@@ y can appreci@@ ate that it was difficult for those mo@@ ving from S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land to leave be@@ h@@ ind their ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic Al@@ p@@ ine sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s .
Is inter@@ faith God’s way of br@@ ing@@ ing about a better world ?
The appe@@ al , however , is different .
At the star@@ t of man@@ kin@@ d’s hist@@ ory , everything was based on truth .
In contr@@ ast , the peace - loving anointed servants of God have end@@ ur@@ ed in faith@@ ful@@ ness .
T@@ ests also help us to devel@@ op other Christian qualities .
However , the great@@ est evidence that Paul did not com@@ promise his faith is seen in his continu@@ ing to have Jehovah’s appro@@ val .
Mar@@ t@@ í@@ n * used to y@@ ell at his wife right in fr@@ on@@ t of their children and sever@@ ely be@@ at her .
After “ making qu@@ ite a few disciples ” in D@@ er@@ be , the two men “ re@@ turned to L@@ y@@ str@@ a and to I@@ con@@ i@@ u@@ m and to An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch . ”
E@@ ach individu@@ al was not requi@@ red to star@@ t the har@@ v@@ est and bring fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its for himself to the san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary .
V@@ er@@ se 19 continu@@ es : “ And I saw the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast and the k@@ ings of the earth and their ar@@ mi@@ es ga@@ ther@@ ed together to wa@@ ge war against the one se@@ ated on the hor@@ se and against his ar@@ my . ”
The illustr@@ ations about the slave , the vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins , and the tal@@ ents are direc@@ ted to his anointed followers .
We therefore need to have fir@@ m faith in God’s Word and in the guid@@ ance it provi@@ des .
Not for a m@@ om@@ ent will he close his eyes to the needs of his people .
A H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est Who Can S@@ y@@ mp@@ a@@ th@@ ize
Mo@@ re@@ over , com@@ pas@@ sion has the power to reli@@ eve a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction .
He ans@@ wer@@ ed my prayers . ”
Consider , for example , the use of i@@ ma@@ ges or sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s in worship .
These “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men ” are overse@@ ers , or elders , appointed by Jehovah and his Son , through holy spirit , to shepher@@ d the sheep with tend@@ er@@ ness .
A@@ ha@@ su@@ er@@ us
This was ess@@ enti@@ al for them to complete the work that Jesus had started .
By vie@@ wing them as an opportunity to demonstr@@ ate that our love for Jehovah and our sub@@ mis@@ sion to his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y are not fic@@ k@@ le .
All I had was one su@@ it and a pa@@ ir of pan@@ ts ​ — the su@@ it too bi@@ g , the pan@@ ts too sh@@ ort !
The psalmist David stated : “ Many things you yourself have done , O Jehovah my God , even your wonderful works and your thoughts toward us . ”
On the other hand , young ones , do not conclu@@ de that if older ones offer you cor@@ rection or ad@@ vice , it means that they dis@@ like you .
O@@ thers have turned down exc@@ iting educ@@ ational opportun@@ ities .
Let us see how this truth app@@ lies to those who work on Kingdom H@@ alls and similar pro@@ je@@ cts and provide disa@@ ster reli@@ ef .
Sh@@ ould such pr@@ ou@@ d st@@ at@@ ements concer@@ n us ?
It was the early s@@ pr@@ ing of 19@@ 38 , and I was in A@@ t@@ c@@ o , New Jer@@ se@@ y , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , tal@@ king to one of the best cu@@ st@@ om@@ ers on my sal@@ es r@@ ou@@ te for the Gen@@ er@@ al Bak@@ ing Com@@ pan@@ y . To my sur@@ pris@@ e M@@ r@@ s .
Not once did he even en@@ ter@@ tain the thought of dis@@ obe@@ ying his heavenly Father .
O@@ ff@@ er such individuals liter@@ ature in the language they speak .
A mother in I@@ r@@ an always sto@@ c@@ ks the ref@@ ri@@ g@@ er@@ at@@ or with food so that she can ex@@ ten@@ d ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality to un@@ expe@@ cted vis@@ it@@ ors .
W@@ rit@@ er L@@ or@@ i H@@ op@@ e , a can@@ c@@ er sur@@ vi@@ v@@ or , says : “ Be@@ fore sen@@ ding artic@@ les or news of any kind to a can@@ c@@ er pati@@ ent or sur@@ vi@@ v@@ or , it@@ ’s best to ask whether they would like to receive such news .
The fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al reason for their de@@ vi@@ ation from the teachings of Jesus Christ , he said , was that they had no real “ love of the truth . ” ​ — 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 10 .
7 Se@@ e@@ king Ri@@ ches That Are Tru@@ e
Un@@ der@@ standing a Scriptural pas@@ sage cor@@ rec@@ tly requi@@ res that we consider the sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding text .
D@@ ev@@ o@@ te time to difficult s@@ crip@@ tures and to ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ations of them so that you understand them c@@ learly .
By then , however , pre@@ par@@ ations were under way to buil@@ d a much lar@@ g@@ er branch fac@@ ility in H@@ ol@@ b@@ æ@@ k .
The L@@ us@@ it@@ ani@@ a was t@@ or@@ pe@@ do@@ ed off the sou@@ ther@@ n co@@ ast of I@@ rel@@ and in May 19@@ 15 .
He also taught justice , and he provided an example of what he taught by s@@ tic@@ king to what is right in a fa@@ ir and imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al way , according to a stan@@ d@@ ard .
This spirit power@@ fully influ@@ ences the beli@@ ef@@ s , attitu@@ des , and be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or of those who do not know God .
( b ) Who is the “ ste@@ ward , ” or “ slave , ” and who are the “ attend@@ ants , ” or “ d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s ” ?
May 26 , 200@@ 8 – Ju@@ ne 1 , 200@@ 8
We@@ al@@ th gener@@ ates in some an ap@@ pet@@ ite that is never satis@@ fied .
When making shepher@@ ding c@@ alls on fellow believers who are do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted , he often as@@ ks them , ‘ Do you believe in the Tr@@ in@@ ity ? ’
What different vie@@ w@@ poin@@ ts ex@@ is@@ ted on the matter of ob@@ serving a special day each we@@ ek ?
Saul , who later became known as the apostle Paul , cho@@ se to be loyal to God rather than to tra@@ dition .
A@@ N O@@ L@@ D man on a C@@ ari@@ b@@ be@@ an is@@ land em@@ er@@ ged from his sh@@ el@@ ter after a h@@ ur@@ ri@@ c@@ ane .
There is bad and good religion . ” ​ — St@@ ar@@ t Your O@@ wn R@@ eli@@ gi@@ on .
The cou@@ ple told her that the message of the “ good news of the kingdom ” is offered to ever@@ yone and that their purpose in coming to the is@@ land was to atten@@ d an ass@@ em@@ bly that would help all to gro@@ w in love for God .
S@@ ever@@ al have sta@@ yed to listen to our discus@@ sion of the Bible text and have expres@@ sed appreciation for the interest we Witnesses have in spiritual things .
Se@@ cond , our know@@ ing the mind of Christ helps us to “ follow his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y . ”
For example , a person may have some share in the Christian ministry but may li@@ mit this to what might be called the comfort z@@ one , pu@@ t@@ ting for@@ th little or no effort to become “ a work@@ man with nothing to be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of , h@@ and@@ ling the word of the truth ari@@ ght . ”
S@@ cho@@ la@@ r G@@ or@@ d@@ on W@@ en@@ ham believ@@ es that this was “ the ma@@ xi@@ mu@@ m marriage gift ” but that most were “ much low@@ er . ”
While in pris@@ on , he respon@@ ded to the vis@@ its of Jehovah’s Witnesses from the city of K@@ ar@@ lo@@ v@@ y V@@ ary , learned the truth , and was fully re@@ ha@@ bil@@ it@@ ated .
Daniel was a@@ ware of this fact .
* E@@ ar@@ li@@ er he had told his disciples : “ If people have called the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der Be@@ el@@ ze@@ bu@@ b , how much more will they call those of his hous@@ eho@@ ld so ? ”
What is the Christian view of im@@ moral en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ out h@@ es@@ it@@ ation , they b@@ ol@@ dly wit@@ ness@@ ed concer@@ ning the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus Christ .
S@@ ur@@ ely we have similar reas@@ ons to trust our heavenly Father , Jehovah .
He imp@@ l@@ ored God in prayer to help individu@@ al Jews to accept the Kingdom message .
They have their “ lo@@ ins gi@@ r@@ ded about with truth ” in that they allow God’s Word to strengthen them until their com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned work is comple@@ ted .
Our life as humans , far su@@ peri@@ or to that of “ un@@ reason@@ ing ani@@ mal@@ s , ” en@@ ab@@ les us to ob@@ serve and value the won@@ ders of cre@@ ation .
Jesus Christ refer@@ red to a similar situation that would occ@@ ur during “ the conclu@@ sion of the system of things . ”
God’s spirit also moved Peter to dec@@ l@@ are b@@ ol@@ dly to his Jewish listen@@ ers : “ Let all the house of Israel know for a certain@@ ty that God made him both Lord and Christ , this Jesus whom you imp@@ aled . ”
When you dedic@@ ate your life to God and get baptized , your life will not become wor@@ se but , in@@ stead , will become better !
At the an@@ nu@@ al meeting , An@@ th@@ on@@ y M@@ or@@ r@@ is , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , ann@@ oun@@ ced that there would be ong@@ o@@ ing tra@@ ining for congregation elders .
( Read Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 1 - 4 . )
We also need courage when op@@ pos@@ ers man@@ e@@ u@@ ver the me@@ dia into s@@ pre@@ ading bad repor@@ ts about God’s servants or when they try to re@@ stri@@ ct true worship by s@@ ch@@ em@@ ing “ tr@@ ou@@ ble by dec@@ ree . ”
So it is n@@ atur@@ al to feel bad when people inter@@ pre@@ t your mo@@ tive inc@@ or@@ rec@@ tly .
Ri@@ ch@@ ard also no@@ tes : “ A good way to tra@@ in others is by working with them in the field ministry .
How do many people feel about their future , and why ?
However , the bless@@ ed un@@ ity of the Eph@@ es@@ i@@ an congregation was th@@ reat@@ ened .
While a full - time minis@@ ter should ne@@ i@@ ther dem@@ and nor ex@@ pect fin@@ an@@ cial support , loving parents may deci@@ de to ‘ share with him according to his needs ’ in order to help him remain in full - time service .
And they do “ not come with an ex@@ tra@@ va@@ g@@ ance of spe@@ e@@ ch , ” tr@@ ying to imp@@ ress others .
Peter now war@@ ns : “ Be as free people , and yet ho@@ l@@ ding your fre@@ e@@ dom , not as a bl@@ ind for ba@@ dness , but as sla@@ ves of God . ”
Ther@@ e@@ after he sp@@ ent 40 days fa@@ sting in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
But I don@@ ’t have a Bible .
( Read E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 11 : 9 . )
They do not re@@ present the 12 tri@@ bes of spiritual Israel .
Bo@@ th of us are happy to have found the Bible truth that un@@ ites and to have chang@@ ed our w@@ ol@@ f@@ like person@@ alities into those of sheep bel@@ ong@@ ing to the Gre@@ at S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d , Jehovah God .
He was likely present when holy spirit was p@@ our@@ ed out at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , and he had close associ@@ ation with faithful servants of God , such as Peter .
Our daugh@@ ter O@@ l@@ ga lives in E@@ st@@ on@@ ia and regul@@ arly c@@ alls me .
Even if sub@@ mit@@ ting to authority is difficult for us , let us pray@@ er@@ fully apply ourselves to being obedi@@ ent and sub@@ mis@@ sive to the div@@ in@@ ely cons@@ titu@@ ted authority within the congregation .
It may appe@@ ar that others do not truly understand our situation ​ — and perhaps they do not .
Then , as the shepher@@ ds re@@ turned home , they kept “ gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying and pra@@ ising God for all they had heard and seen , just as it had been told to them . ”
It shows what we must do in order to imitate God and ple@@ ase him .
Jehovah was not going to sa@@ ve the things that people ow@@ ned .
Even though M@@ other was a de@@ v@@ out Ca@@ tho@@ lic , I r@@ ar@@ ely went to ch@@ urch , main@@ ly because my father had li@@ ber@@ al vie@@ ws on the matter .
The man had been reading Isaiah 5@@ 3 : 7 , 8 from the very first transl@@ ation of the Bible ​ — the Greek S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t .
How can the gro@@ om effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der his responsi@@ bility ?
After the des@@ tru@@ ction of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , there will be an all - out as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t on Jehovah’s people , and at that time we will need to be under the prote@@ ction that Jehovah will provide for his servants .
What will help us to do so ?
Gi@@ ve examples of how to use the fine study to@@ ol@@ s a@@ vail@@ able to you .
What is more , wi@@ ves are to be in sub@@ je@@ ction to their hus@@ ban@@ ds and children to their parents . How do these li@@ mit@@ ations af@@ fect the way we use our free will ?
“ S@@ ome@@ thing better ” inclu@@ des pu@@ t@@ ting on “ the new person@@ ality , ” which will de@@ ad@@ en the “ h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful desire ” to hum@@ ili@@ ate others .
Our b@@ ol@@ dness can also encoura@@ ge others to be bo@@ ld .
She became a full - time pre@@ ach@@ er of the good news of the Kingdom and really enjo@@ yed help@@ ing people find a better way of life . ​ — Matthew 24 : 14 .
We always try to be supp@@ or@@ tive of others in the faith .
Our ministry had its challeng@@ es .
‘ C@@ ho@@ ose Li@@ fe to Ke@@ ep A@@ live ’
She is men@@ t@@ ally ac@@ tive , but her body , it seem@@ s , no longer co@@ op@@ er@@ ates .
In many lands it is comm@@ on for friends and relati@@ ves to give a gift to those get@@ ting married .
A@@ t@@ ten@@ tive listen@@ ing was requi@@ red of even the Israel@@ ite children when the sons of Israel came together for the reading of God’s Law .
From there , the food was dist@@ ribu@@ ted to nee@@ dy brothers .
This com@@ pos@@ ite slave has done more than instru@@ ct .
The cha@@ ir@@ s are b@@ oun@@ ced around .
However , we must be s@@ inc@@ ere .
Their sa@@ dness over not having children turned to joy when the woman gave bir@@ th to a son .
There were about 40 Bible writ@@ ers , and they follow@@ ed a sing@@ le the@@ me without cont@@ ra@@ dic@@ ting one another .
The A@@ wak@@ ening pre@@ ach@@ ers en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic@@ ally encoura@@ ged dist@@ ribu@@ tion of the Bible .
The more we trust in Jehovah , the more we show him that we love him
In ad@@ dition , more Bi@@ bl@@ es have been needed for use in preaching and personal study .
But ex@@ ul@@ t , you people , and be jo@@ y@@ ful forever in what I am cre@@ ating .
As our H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est , “ he is able also to sa@@ ve comple@@ t@@ ely those who are appro@@ aching God through him , because he is always ali@@ ve to ple@@ ad for them . ”
One day , one of the two Witnesses , invit@@ ed me to atten@@ d the an@@ nu@@ al M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death .
How are we to understand the words of Psalm 16 : 8 ?
The boo@@ k@@ let Go@@ od Ne@@ ws for Pe@@ ople of All N@@ ations , rel@@ eas@@ ed in 200@@ 4 , has already been in@@ str@@ um@@ ent@@ al in s@@ pre@@ ading the Kingdom hope by its simp@@ le , positi@@ ve message in num@@ er@@ ous langu@@ ages . ​ — See the article “ Go@@ od Ne@@ ws for Pe@@ ople of All N@@ ations , ” on page 32 .
W@@ a@@ sting no time , Je@@ h@@ u rac@@ ed to the city in his ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t .
Not many accepted a Bible study .
Pe@@ ople need to know that someone ca@@ res .
Be@@ ing s@@ low to anger is vital .
Mo@@ re@@ over , the real@@ ities sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed by this dr@@ ama are ess@@ enti@@ al to our future happiness .
Bu@@ sin@@ ess lead@@ ers , educ@@ at@@ ors , and some@@ times family members and friends point you@@ ths toward materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic go@@ als .
Why should it come as no sur@@ pris@@ e if a Christian ob@@ ser@@ ves or experi@@ ences in@@ justice in the congregation ?
Our Creator has buil@@ t up a rec@@ ord that we can put our trust in .
Our making good use of the Bible op@@ ens the way for it to ‘ exer@@ t power ’ in pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s lives .
The num@@ bers are wor@@ se in su@@ b - Sa@@ har@@ an Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , where 1 in 3 is consider@@ ed ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ ally hu@@ ng@@ ry .
But we cannot ris@@ k being affe@@ cted .
Jehovah had refu@@ sed to talk with Saul .
Des@@ cri@@ be how Jesus f@@ ed a large crow@@ d in the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of Be@@ th@@ sa@@ i@@ da .
* What is the ro@@ o@@ t cause of e@@ th@@ ni@@ c in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance ?
Christians are ur@@ ged : “ R@@ em@@ ember those who are taking the lead among you , . . . and as you con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate how their conduct tur@@ ns out imitate their faith . ”
To my knowledge , he never read it , but my deep@@ ly religious mother did .
If the matter is serious , we should apply the principles found in what Jesus said as recorded at Matthew 18 : 15 - 17 .
What will these con@@ tain ?
Father also worshi@@ ped an i@@ do@@ l to ward off evil spi@@ r@@ its and wit@@ ches .
R@@ ita says : “ From chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od , I com@@ pared my@@ self with others who had pl@@ ent@@ y of time , while I was always st@@ ressed and ru@@ shing to do things .
The Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents had their first ass@@ em@@ bly on J@@ anu@@ ary 2 , 19@@ 27 , in that city .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S servants have a com@@ mis@@ sion to “ make disciples of people of all the nations . ”
Re@@ ma@@ ins of the en@@ tr@@ ance to the p@@ al@@ ace
The Bible book of L@@ am@@ ent@@ ations reve@@ als how Jehovah vie@@ wed Jerusalem and the land of Juda@@ h after the Babyl@@ on@@ ians bur@@ ned the city and la@@ id the land des@@ ol@@ ate .
A mo@@ des@@ t person is ke@@ en@@ ly a@@ ware that he can and must be in con@@ st@@ ant commun@@ ic@@ ation with his loving and al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty Father .
Mar@@ c@@ el@@ l@@ o was a faithful anointed brother who had been sen@@ ten@@ ced to 11 years by the di@@ ct@@ at@@ ori@@ al re@@ gi@@ me .
Joseph had learned that less@@ on well , and he in@@ tend@@ ed to live by it .
To illustr@@ ate : When a mo@@ t@@ or@@ c@@ y@@ cl@@ ist in@@ j@@ ur@@ ed in a tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c mi@@ sh@@ a@@ p arri@@ ves at the em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y ward , do those on the medi@@ cal te@@ am try to deter@@ mine whether he ca@@ used the ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent ?
• What fact do we need to help others to understand ?
‘ What could be more important than get@@ ting the necess@@ ities of life ? ’ you may think .
O@@ r a Christian may feel pres@@ sure from un@@ believ@@ ing relati@@ ves to get married ‘ before it is too l@@ ate . ’
Their pro@@ spe@@ cts for everlasting life are at st@@ ake ! ​ — 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 1 : 6 - 9 .
This old system will remain under Satan’s control .
Fir@@ st , however , we must recogn@@ ize that in order to live a cha@@ st@@ e life , we must re@@ ject im@@ moral desi@@ res .
Because of its pre@@ serving pro@@ per@@ ties , sal@@ t became a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of per@@ man@@ ence and i@@ mmu@@ ta@@ bility .
We must become “ sta@@ bi@@ li@@ zed in the faith . ”
The brothers on the Con@@ ven@@ tion Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e vis@@ ited vari@@ ous st@@ adi@@ um@@ s and large s@@ por@@ ts h@@ alls .
The preaching work should not be a bu@@ sin@@ ess
Mu@@ t@@ su@@ o and his wife we@@ pt as they read through the experi@@ ences .
He told Moses to inclu@@ de “ the little ones ” when the Law was read .
Wh@@ atever R@@ ac@@ he@@ l and Le@@ ah thought about the matter , af@@ ter@@ ward the s@@ ch@@ eme ou@@ tra@@ ged Jac@@ o@@ b .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , if we do not r@@ ely on the sure , un@@ chang@@ ing guid@@ ance of God’s Word , the Bible , our conscience might be ne@@ arly us@@ eless .
What a wonderful gift the privilege of prayer is !
Such par@@ ti@@ al transl@@ ations were hand - co@@ pi@@ ed and very co@@ st@@ ly .
Those who read the account of these v@@ isions with faith are in@@ deed com@@ for@@ ted and encoura@@ ged . ​ — He@@ b .
Ha@@ ve you taken the time to make sure that your ch@@ urch clo@@ sel@@ y con@@ form@@ s to the pat@@ ter@@ n set by the first - century Christian congregation and that it loy@@ ally ad@@ her@@ es to the teachings of Jesus Christ ?
But I pray@@ ed to Jehovah for the strength to do what is right .
T@@ w@@ ent@@ y - three th@@ ous@@ and lost Jehovah’s fav@@ or sh@@ ort@@ ly before Jo@@ shua was to lead God’s people into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
Although Bo@@ a@@ z and Na@@ ba@@ l were not con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries , they had certain things in comm@@ on .
Why Be M@@ er@@ ci@@ ful ?
His kind words hear@@ ten@@ ed those who were fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely like a b@@ ru@@ ised re@@ ed or the wi@@ ck of an o@@ il lam@@ p about to go out .
His Word as@@ sures us : “ Jehovah is near to all those c@@ all@@ ing upon him , . . . and their c@@ ry for help he will hear . ”
“ But they will not pre@@ va@@ il against you , for ‘ I am with you , ’ ” said Jehovah . ​ — Jeremiah 1 : 17 - 19 .
Who provided the example ?
This is un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness , but it has not es@@ cal@@ ated to the point of being gro@@ ss un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness or “ un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness . . . with gre@@ e@@ din@@ ess . ”
Just as the th@@ i@@ ef in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the she@@ ep@@ fo@@ ld does not en@@ ter “ through the do@@ or but c@@ li@@ m@@ bs up some other place , ” so apost@@ ates appro@@ ach us in ste@@ al@@ thy ways .
He Di@@ ed for a P@@ r@@ in@@ ci@@ ple
How is ‘ a less@@ er one among us the one that is great ’ ?
A sa@@ il@@ bo@@ at may be cour@@ sing along at full spe@@ ed with the w@@ ind b@@ low@@ ing in its sa@@ il@@ s .
Why should we be moved to up@@ hold Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ?
How does Paul’s counsel to the congregation in R@@ ome help us in deal@@ ing with dis@@ pu@@ tes ?
Are future blessings , such as everlasting life on a par@@ adise earth , as real to us now as when we first learned of them ?
I cannot do that , because I have ne@@ i@@ ther hands nor ar@@ ms .
What were those me@@ a@@ sures ?
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines that are a@@ vail@@ able in some langu@@ ages .
Re@@ call that a dist@@ inc@@ tive fe@@ ature of the bur@@ n@@ t sacrifice was that the enti@@ re o@@ ffering was con@@ sum@@ ed on the al@@ ta@@ r ​ — a f@@ it@@ ting sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of to@@ tal devo@@ tion and dedic@@ ation .
Now , since you@@ ’@@ re going to have another bir@@ th@@ day soon , you can ei@@ ther have a new d@@ ress or these boo@@ ks .
Can something be done ?
F@@ ac@@ ing F@@ in@@ an@@ cial Pro@@ ble@@ ms
; B@@ en@@ ne@@ t@@ t , V .
They have wor@@ ked hard to ra@@ ise their children “ in the discipl@@ ine and men@@ tal - regul@@ ating of Jehovah , ” and now they rejo@@ ice to see their gro@@ wn children “ wal@@ king in the truth . ”
Such co@@ pi@@ es were ex@@ p@@ en@@ sive , and few people could af@@ for@@ d them .
( Read 1 Corinthians 13 : 1 - 3 . )
To be succ@@ ess@@ ful in tra@@ ining children , parents must stri@@ ve to keep o@@ pen the l@@ ines of commun@@ ic@@ ation with their young ones .
But even David did something very bad .
Do@@ ing so should be an a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c re@@ action .
He says : “ Like the apostle Paul , my wife and I have learned to a@@ da@@ pt ourselves to the circumstances .
A God Who Is “ Re@@ ad@@ y to F@@ or@@ give ”
One way is for you to “ keep wal@@ king by spirit ” and cultiv@@ ating its fru@@ it@@ age .
5 : 3 - 5 .
In contr@@ ast with di@@ sh@@ on@@ est An@@ ani@@ as and S@@ app@@ hi@@ r@@ a , the Bible writ@@ ers were can@@ did and hon@@ est .
Jehovah deal@@ t with the situation by br@@ ing@@ ing the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l D@@ elu@@ ge of No@@ ah’s day .
A@@ bi@@ ga@@ il was a no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy woman who lived in the 1@@ 1@@ th century B.C.E .
The truth to@@ t@@ ally trans@@ form@@ ed this family .
In school the next day , she stru@@ gg@@ les with questions that her ti@@ red mind is not pre@@ pared to answer .
When Satan showed Jesus “ all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the world , ” he pro@@ ba@@ bly used a vision , because it is not possible to see all these k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s from any m@@ oun@@ tain on earth .
S@@ tu@@ dy ​ — Re@@ war@@ ding and En@@ jo@@ y@@ able
T@@ w@@ o powerful for@@ ces keep sto@@ king the fi@@ res of cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion : sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness and gre@@ ed .
What had happened ?
The mu@@ d@@ dy w@@ at@@ ers from the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s s@@ wi@@ r@@ l fi@@ er@@ c@@ ely about us as the bo@@ at@@ man ex@@ per@@ tly ste@@ ers ac@@ ro@@ ss the cur@@ r@@ ent .
To car@@ ry on our Bible study , she read a par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph in the public@@ ation , I pointed to the question for that par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph at the bo@@ t@@ to@@ m of the page , and then she pointed to the answer in the par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph .
6 , 7 . ( a ) What example did the older men in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a have in Paul ?
He well kno@@ ws that disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement can we@@ ak@@ en us .
Ther@@ efore , be@@ g the Ma@@ ster of the har@@ v@@ est to s@@ end out work@@ ers into his har@@ v@@ est . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 9 : 37 , 38 .
• Ex@@ pla@@ in why di@@ gn@@ i@@ f@@ ying our brothers and family members is a serious matter .
But Jehovah said : “ Do not look at his appe@@ ar@@ ance and at the he@@ i@@ ght of his st@@ ature , for I have re@@ je@@ cted him .
How can we benefit from those as well ?
However , ear@@ li@@ er in the book of Romans , Paul wrote about a man who was not anointed but who was still consider@@ ed to be righteous by Jehovah .
However , the se@@ ven times la@@ sted much longer than that .
Since there were no plac@@ es to r@@ ent , we had to live with a Witness family in the ma@@ in v@@ il@@ la@@ ge .
37 : 22 , 29 .
How can we really benefit from Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts ?
The Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy h@@ enc@@ e@@ for@@ th inclu@@ ded anointed brothers who were not So@@ ci@@ ety direc@@ t@@ ors .
We need to use “ thinking ability ” and “ dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment ” to id@@ enti@@ fy “ the man speaking per@@ verse things ” and those “ who@@ se enti@@ re course is de@@ vi@@ ous . ” ​ — Pro@@ v .
The por@@ tra@@ y@@ al of Jehovah as a shepher@@ d car@@ ries meaning even in mo@@ der@@ n times .
S@@ ad@@ d@@ ened that he cannot go to Jehovah’s san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary to worship , he cons@@ ol@@ es himself , saying : “ Why are you in des@@ pa@@ ir , O my soul , and why are you bo@@ is@@ ter@@ ous within me ?
As stated a@@ bo@@ ve , Jesus will@@ ingly came “ to give his life a ransom . ”
S@@ hor@@ tly af@@ ter@@ ward , the minis@@ ter of educ@@ ation vis@@ ited the to@@ wn and tal@@ ked to some of the Witness stud@@ ents .
Peter also said : “ Let those who are suffering in har@@ mony with the will of God keep on com@@ men@@ ding their sou@@ ls to a faithful Creator while they are doing good . ”
The Greek word rend@@ ered “ fellow feel@@ ing ” liter@@ ally means “ to su@@ ff@@ er with another ” or “ to have com@@ pas@@ sion . ”
What Scriptural counsel should move us to keep on displa@@ ying love for our neigh@@ b@@ or ?
So Jehovah’s Witnesses in D@@ ar@@ w@@ in , the N@@ or@@ ther@@ n T@@ er@@ rit@@ or@@ y’s cap@@ it@@ al city , organiz@@ ed an in@@ ten@@ sive n@@ ine - day preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign to sear@@ ch out deser@@ ving ones . ​ — Matthew 10 : 11 .
When is it best to make the c@@ alls ?
( Read Acts 9 : 36 - 4@@ 2 . )
The course of dedic@@ ation and baptism requi@@ res that we deter@@ mine what God’s will is and then deli@@ ber@@ ately cho@@ ose to do it .
It was hard work , but we were happy when our simp@@ le home was ready . ”
In doing so , they demonstr@@ ate the power that Jesus ’ teachings can have on our lives .
Why is t@@ act important when speaking to relati@@ ves ?
They also teach their children to be un@@ reason@@ able about money .
It was in P@@ or@@ to that my husband started a study with H@@ or@@ á@@ ci@@ o , a bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ man , who made ra@@ pi@@ d prog@@ ress .
But Satan temp@@ ts humans to satis@@ fy their c@@ ra@@ v@@ ings in im@@ moral ways .
H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves who ba@@ se their uni@@ on on Jesus ’ example in deal@@ ing with his congregation show gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for God’s gift of marriage .
In contr@@ ast , a gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely hum@@ ble attitude will go a long way toward sol@@ ving many differ@@ ences .
Z@@ a@@ in@@ a@@ b
This pro@@ c@@ ess invol@@ ves the heart as well as the mind .
16 , 17 . ( a ) What is our go@@ al when making return vis@@ its ?
The ing@@ a@@ ther@@ ing began at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , when Jesus ’ 1@@ 20 disciples were anointed to become part of “ a holy pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od . ”
And the whole house of A@@ ha@@ b must per@@ ish ; . . .
One of the things emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed at that school was that to end@@ ure in the pioneer ministry , one has to have a good personal study r@@ out@@ ine .
Do you ever sto@@ p to medit@@ ate ?
Of course , Jehovah gr@@ ants this in@@ sight prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely , according to the out@@ working of his purpose .
Satan next a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted Job with a pa@@ in@@ ful and rep@@ ul@@ sive ill@@ ness .
Wh@@ atever the case , we can be sure that Jehovah did what was right .
For example , during the 20@@ 00 service year , se@@ v@@ ere f@@ loo@@ ds ra@@ va@@ ged Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que , and an ong@@ o@@ ing ci@@ vi@@ l war in Ang@@ o@@ la left many imp@@ over@@ i@@ shed .
Jehovah’s Witnesses would be deli@@ gh@@ ted to show you in your Bible how you can be ready when the ri@@ de of those hor@@ s@@ em@@ en ends .
Lo@@ om@@ ing before Bro@@ ther Rus@@ sel@@ l were two mas@@ sive o@@ ce@@ an l@@ in@@ ers under con@@ stru@@ ction , the ill - f@@ ated T@@ it@@ ani@@ c and her sister ship O@@ l@@ y@@ mp@@ ic .
So@@ on this Kingdom will cause God’s will to be done every@@ where on earth .
I will never for@@ get el@@ der@@ ly S@@ is@@ ter Ang@@ la@@ de as she wa@@ ved good - b@@ ye to us with te@@ ars in her eyes .
R@@ em@@ ember , God cre@@ ated us to live on earth and to find satis@@ fac@@ tion in mean@@ ing@@ ful work that benef@@ its ourselves and others . ​ — Genesis 2 : 7 - 9 .
Consider the example of four baptized Witnesses ​ — one man and three women — ​ who sp@@ end h@@ our@@ s travel@@ ing to and from the meetings .
• How do the worl@@ d’s religi@@ ons imitate ancient Israel ?
Even more de@@ va@@ st@@ ating can be the effe@@ cts later in a marriage relationship .
From God’s stan@@ d@@ point , our relationship with our brothers is an important part of true worship .
Some had un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly been among the sh@@ ou@@ ting crow@@ ds at the st@@ adi@@ u@@ m .
For example , when Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates and E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe are pol@@ led , they cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly expres@@ s a gro@@ wing di@@ stru@@ st of cl@@ er@@ ic@@ al authority and ar@@ gu@@ e for greater la@@ y par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation and e@@ qu@@ ality for women .
Why did it take Jesus four days to arri@@ ve at the t@@ om@@ b of La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ?
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , God as@@ sures us that earth@@ ’s e@@ co@@ syst@@ em@@ s will be rest@@ ored .
Consider how you might expla@@ in why there is a greater need for deli@@ ver@@ ance today than ever before .
Jehovah’s Witnesses under@@ take many pro@@ je@@ cts that have the same ob@@ je@@ ctive that The Watchtower has ​ — that of ex@@ al@@ ting Jehovah as S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord of the uni@@ verse and ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ing the good news of his Kingdom .
After I left Ch@@ ina , the questions I had about why God per@@ m@@ its suffering pers@@ is@@ ted .
Some who@@ se op@@ in@@ ion you may respect would as@@ sure you that the answer is clear and un@@ e@@ qui@@ vo@@ cal : You de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely do need a Messi@@ ah , just as much as ever@@ yone el@@ se does .
Jehovah will be with you as long as you are his friend .
But not many people know of Chris@@ to@@ p@@ he P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in .
“ L@@ E@@ T [ children ] become Christians when they have become able to know Christ . ”
God also stated : “ I am Jehovah , and there is no one el@@ se .
The L@@ am@@ b is Jesus Christ in his Kingdom position .
By the end of World W@@ ar I in 19@@ 18 , Jehovah’s servants could see that God had con@@ dem@@ ned Chris@@ tend@@ om and all the rest of false religion .
Gi@@ ve two Bible examples that prove that Satan is real .
To my sur@@ pris@@ e , sever@@ al months later I was invit@@ ed to apply for G@@ ile@@ ad tra@@ ining .
The blessings that would result from obedi@@ ence to God are cont@@ ra@@ sted with the mal@@ e@@ dic@@ tions that would be experienced for dis@@ obedi@@ ence .
As the war dre@@ w to a close , I deci@@ ded to leave my emp@@ loy@@ ment and jo@@ in I@@ r@@ ene in the full - time ministry .
“ Christ . . . [ left ] you a mo@@ de@@ l for you to follow his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y . ” ​ — 1 P@@ E@@ T .
H@@ u@@ man@@ s have com@@ mit@@ ted hor@@ rend@@ ous ac@@ ts and ca@@ used im@@ men@@ se suffering
But at times they need to give discipl@@ ine ​ — which , like pr@@ un@@ ing , may cor@@ rec@@ t wrong inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations early on and help their children to gro@@ w in the right direction .
On one occasi@@ on , David s@@ ought refu@@ ge with A@@ ch@@ ish , king of the Phil@@ ist@@ ine city of G@@ ath , the home of Go@@ li@@ ath .
Some de@@ a@@ f children even had their hands ti@@ ed be@@ h@@ ind their back during less@@ ons .
For example , is pur@@ su@@ ing a lu@@ cr@@ ative se@@ cul@@ ar care@@ er better than having the peace of mind and happiness that result from a close relationship with God ?
Paul fur@@ ther stated : “ I am saying this so that no one may d@@ elu@@ de you with per@@ su@@ asi@@ ve ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents .
This article shows how the prophe@@ ts and Bible writ@@ ers were “ bor@@ ne along by holy spirit ” and why we can be sure that the Bible is of divine orig@@ in .
A field la@@ bo@@ re@@ r is bus@@ y p@@ low@@ ing .
P@@ A@@ K@@ I@@ S@@ T@@ A@@ N
How much information does D@@ N@@ A con@@ tain ?
S@@ cho@@ l@@ ars su@@ gg@@ est that other ing@@ re@@ di@@ ents were later ad@@ ded by the ra@@ b@@ bin@@ ic Jews for temple use .
N@@ ever in our w@@ il@@ des@@ t dre@@ am@@ s did my wife and I ever i@@ magine that we would one day con@@ fu@@ se “ teach@@ er ” with “ m@@ ouse . ”
• What evidence is there that God’s people enjoy prog@@ res@@ sive spiritual en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ment ?
He wrote : “ I saw a new heaven and a new earth ; for the form@@ er heaven and the form@@ er earth had pas@@ sed away , and the se@@ a is no more . . . .
Then she kin@@ dly showed him the do@@ or .
Even if someone was gu@@ il@@ ty of ex@@ tre@@ me wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness all his life , would everlasting t@@ or@@ ment be a just p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment ?
Still , since the beg@@ in@@ ning of human hist@@ ory , b@@ ol@@ dness has always been needed by all of those loyal to Jehovah .
The matter tur@@ ns out differ@@ ently for the tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous one .
To whom did David give cre@@ di@@ t for his deli@@ ver@@ ance ?
God’s Word is a lam@@ p to our fo@@ o@@ t in that it can help us to de@@ al with cur@@ r@@ ent problems .
However , they certainly t@@ ou@@ ched our hearts , and we will never for@@ get the joy refle@@ cted in their fac@@ es !
Consider some v@@ al@@ id is@@ su@@ es that God ra@@ ised .
How did the prophet Daniel fore@@ tell a fin@@ al att@@ ack upon God’s people ?
But how can we know what will ple@@ ase Jehovah ?
Yet , that f@@ at@@ al af@@ ter@@ no@@ on the 4@@ 3 vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s were in the d@@ anger z@@ one .
M@@ ike served Jehovah t@@ ill his death , and L@@ y@@ dia accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed her husband , H@@ ar@@ old W@@ ei@@ d@@ ner , for 28 years in the travel@@ ing ministry .
He vis@@ ited every house , or at le@@ ast he pre@@ ached to all of the people .
Peter ver@@ i@@ fi@@ es this understanding by speaking of “ the power and pres@@ ence of our Lord Jesus Christ ” with reg@@ ard to his wit@@ ness@@ ing Jesus ’ trans@@ fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ation . ​ — 2 Peter 1 : 16 - 18 .
S@@ him@@ r@@ on
T@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w go out against them , and Jehovah will be with you . ’ ” ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 20 : 15 - 17 .
As you can i@@ magine , ch@@ urch lead@@ ers were fu@@ ri@@ ous !
What fac@@ t@@ ors contribu@@ te to the worl@@ d’s dar@@ k@@ ness today ?
If , now , that right e@@ ye of your@@ s is making you stu@@ m@@ ble , te@@ ar it out and thro@@ w it away from you . ”
Why must our comm@@ end@@ ation be s@@ inc@@ ere ?
So I walk with a li@@ m@@ p and ti@@ re out quic@@ k@@ ly . ”
Why do older fellow believers and their care@@ gi@@ v@@ ers need the help of others ?
In the first century C.E . , ten@@ sions ar@@ ose between pr@@ ou@@ d King H@@ er@@ od A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa of Ju@@ de@@ a and the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of T@@ y@@ re and S@@ id@@ on , who s@@ ought peace with him .
For law will go out of Z@@ ion , and the word of Jehovah out of Jerusalem . ”
V@@ enge@@ ful anger wel@@ led up in me , but again I s@@ il@@ ently beg@@ ged Jehovah to help me control my@@ self .
Although we ‘ h@@ ate every false p@@ ath , ’ we may need to ask God to act in our be@@ half so that we do not succ@@ um@@ b to some temp@@ tation to bre@@ ak his law .
As our loving S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d , he tend@@ er@@ ly ca@@ res for all our physical and spiritual needs .
Many today might find a law about pu@@ t@@ ting fr@@ ing@@ es and b@@ lu@@ e th@@ re@@ a@@ ds on their gar@@ ments hard to understand .
What about you and your family ?
For example , the Bible says that God used an ang@@ el to direc@@ t the Christian ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er Ph@@ ili@@ p to help an E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an of@@ fi@@ cial who was loo@@ king for spiritual guid@@ ance . ​ — Acts 8 : 26 - 31 .
Why might it be challeng@@ ing to vis@@ u@@ al@@ ize Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s travel@@ s ?
In those early days , my father and my older brothers wal@@ ked sever@@ al mil@@ es to congregation meetings while M@@ other took my sister and me on the st@@ re@@ et@@ ca@@ r .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es that , though , the cou@@ ple appe@@ ar to disa@@ gre@@ e about how much fre@@ e@@ dom their children should have .
Ma@@ in@@ tain Jo@@ y in T@@ im@@ es of Tr@@ ou@@ ble
Still , I wanted to obey the direction I had been given .
Re@@ ally , the use of Jesus ’ name in our prayers needs to be more mean@@ ing@@ ful than the com@@ p@@ li@@ men@@ t@@ ary clo@@ sing of a bu@@ sin@@ ess letter .
Ex@@ pla@@ in why the s@@ pr@@ ing of 19@@ 18 may be vie@@ wed as a possible time for the first resurrection to beg@@ in .
The Bible does not say that the ch@@ er@@ u@@ bs com@@ pla@@ ined or felt that they were too important for their new assignment .
The Devil is ou@@ sted from heaven .
What can you say or do that will bring comfort ?
To find out , let us see what el@@ se Jesus says in his illustr@@ ation of the she@@ ep@@ fo@@ ld .
In 19@@ 19 , Jesus appointed a “ faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” who was assign@@ ed to gu@@ i@@ de and instru@@ ct all of God’s servants .
His la@@ ws are su@@ peri@@ or to all others .
The li@@ ps of the righteous one ​ — they come to know go@@ o@@ d@@ will , but the m@@ ou@@ th of the wicked ones is per@@ ver@@ sen@@ ess . ” ​ — Proverbs 10 : 30 - 32 .
How good it is to think about how Jehovah is re@@ war@@ ding you at this time and how he will re@@ ward you in the future !
W@@ i@@ th@@ out using comple@@ x , te@@ ch@@ n@@ ic@@ al language , both Solomon and A@@ mo@@ s acc@@ ur@@ ately descri@@ bed the water c@@ y@@ c@@ le , each from a s@@ ligh@@ tly different per@@ spe@@ ctive .
This appe@@ al helped the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of the bri@@ de class to re@@ ach more people with the invit@@ ation .
3 : 1 - 5 ; Luke 21 : 10 , 11 .
It comes from a Greek ter@@ m that ref@@ ers to rend@@ ering service to God .
Such a v@@ ow is sub@@ ject to the appro@@ val of her husband , and El@@ kan@@ ah’s later actions show that he appro@@ ves of his bel@@ o@@ ved wi@@ fe@@ ’s promise . ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 30 : 6 - 8 .
24 : 4@@ 2 ; 1 P@@ et .
Like the blood of the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver lam@@ b , Jesus ’ shed blood provi@@ des sal@@ vation for many . ​ — John 3 : 16 , 36 .
Be@@ fore his con@@ ver@@ sion , Paul’s fu@@ ry against Christians had been in@@ ten@@ se .
The I@@ b@@ eri@@ an Pen@@ in@@ su@@ la
The work was comple@@ ted by H@@ er@@ o@@ d’s great - gr@@ and@@ son , A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa I@@ I , in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the first century C.E .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out encourag@@ ing la@@ z@@ iness , Paul was show@@ ing how to put physical needs in their prop@@ er place . ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 6 , 8 .
As we will see , Timothy was ready .
As a result , they have been “ a p@@ il@@ la@@ r and support of the truth ” during these tu@@ mul@@ tu@@ ous “ last days . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 3 : 15 ; 2 Timothy 3 : 1 .
E@@ arly in Jesus ’ life , M@@ ary ap@@ par@@ ently dis@@ clo@@ sed to Jesus certain fac@@ ts about his bir@@ th .
Then we re@@ vie@@ wed the no@@ tes the you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers had taken .
Even true Christians have fal@@ le@@ n pre@@ y to Satan’s cam@@ pa@@ ign of mis@@ information .
Bro@@ ther Jac@@ k@@ son told the gra@@ du@@ ates , “ When you apply in the mission@@ ary field what you learned through Bible study , you will be like the dis@@ cre@@ et man . ”
And it is Jehovah’s will that “ all s@@ or@@ ts of men should be sa@@ ved and come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ” ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
What might in@@ du@@ ce them to do such a thing ?
Many of the fore@@ ign par@@ ti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts began to think about mo@@ ving to T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y to help with the tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous work still to be done there .
Jesus ’ sacri@@ fi@@ cial death would coun@@ ter@@ bal@@ ance the effe@@ cts of Ad@@ am@@ ’s evil act .
But while doing mil@@ it@@ ary service , he read the book Li@@ fe ​ — How Di@@ d It G@@ et H@@ ere ?
All of us have fre@@ e@@ dom of cho@@ ice regarding associ@@ ations , st@@ y@@ les of d@@ ress and gro@@ om@@ ing , and en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
P@@ R@@ E@@ C@@ I@@ P@@ I@@ T@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N
On another occasi@@ on , he remin@@ ded Christians that those “ who are strong ought to be@@ ar the we@@ ak@@ nesses of those not strong . ”
In the future , they will be God’s sons in heaven .
A family may be com@@ posed of a number of individuals with v@@ ar@@ ying person@@ alities , but ever@@ yone has an hon@@ or@@ able place .
G@@ ra@@ du@@ ates also encoura@@ ge you@@ ng@@ er men to consider atten@@ ding the M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol .
F@@ l@@ ying D@@ own to Ri@@ o
However , a person who kno@@ ws how to make decisions that honor God will not per@@ mit fear or a desire for accep@@ t@@ ance to cause him to be@@ have in a way that con@@ f@@ li@@ cts with his Bible - tra@@ ined conscience . ​ — R@@ om . 13 : 5 .
This great crow@@ d has been man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted in a mar@@ vel@@ ous way , and those activ@@ ely serving Jehovah now number over si@@ x milli@@ on in more than 9@@ 3@@ ,000 congregations thr@@ ough@@ out the earth !
I remember the time when there were only about one h@@ un@@ d@@ red brothers in all of Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a , meeting se@@ cre@@ tly in priv@@ ate ho@@ m@@ es .
Y@@ ou@@ ths are fac@@ ed with decisions regarding such matters as a care@@ er , fur@@ ther educ@@ ation , and marriage .
H@@ app@@ y R@@ es@@ ul@@ ts From P@@ ati@@ ence and Per@@ s@@ ist@@ ence
What an over@@ confid@@ ent and pri@@ de@@ ful attitude !
Paul go@@ es on to say : “ If you are men@@ t@@ ally inc@@ l@@ ined o@@ ther@@ wise in any respect , God will reve@@ al the a@@ bo@@ ve attitude to you . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 3 : 15 .
* ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 7 : 11 , 22 ; 2 Timothy 3 : 8 .
What bi@@ g challeng@@ es did Daniel and his three compan@@ i@@ ons face in Babyl@@ on ?
John wrote that God’s comman@@ d@@ ment is that “ we have faith in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another . ” ​ — 1 John 3 : 23 .
In effect , the dr@@ ought had be@@ gu@@ n ne@@ arly half a year ear@@ li@@ er .
They loy@@ ally seek a marriage mate only among dedic@@ ated , baptized worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah .
18 “ If K@@ ing@@ s@@ le@@ y Can Do It , So Can I ! ”
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , though , much of what is a@@ vail@@ able gl@@ ori@@ fi@@ es things that God h@@ ates , including viol@@ ence , spi@@ rit@@ ism , and il@@ lic@@ it se@@ x .
God has jud@@ ged the apost@@ ates of Juda@@ h ad@@ ver@@ sel@@ y , and they are in l@@ ine for re@@ pro@@ of , se@@ v@@ ere cha@@ st@@ is@@ ement , by Jehovah .
What good qualities do my in - la@@ ws pos@@ s@@ ess ?
He does not accept a bri@@ be against the in@@ no@@ c@@ ent . ” ​ — P@@ s .
While we g@@ la@@ dly sub@@ mit to govern@@ men@@ tal author@@ ities in se@@ cul@@ ar matters and remain neu@@ tr@@ al in worl@@ dly con@@ f@@ li@@ cts , our loy@@ al@@ ty go@@ es to God’s Kingdom .
I gre@@ w up in a de@@ pres@@ sed are@@ a in the city of M@@ on@@ tre@@ al .
In the th@@ ir@@ d century C.E . , so@@ cial in@@ justice and exc@@ essi@@ ve ta@@ x@@ es gave ris@@ e to re@@ v@@ ol@@ ts among small f@@ ar@@ m@@ ers .
For example , E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el was assign@@ ed to preach to those whom Jehovah knew would be un@@ rec@@ ep@@ tive .
We also me@@ et two ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary women and a v@@ ali@@ ant but g@@ ent@@ le war@@ ri@@ or .
During the fin@@ al two years of her life , her eyes ra@@ di@@ ated hope and joy .
T@@ ac@@ itu@@ s repor@@ ts that cla@@ sh@@ es between the home crow@@ d and ri@@ v@@ als from a ne@@ ar@@ by to@@ wn began with an ex@@ change of in@@ sul@@ ts , then st@@ ones , and fin@@ i@@ shed with the use of the s@@ word .
In what ways does Jehovah use the Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od to gu@@ i@@ de us ?
TH@@ E see@@ ds of the cl@@ as@@ h between Gal@@ ile@@ o and the Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch were s@@ own cen@@ tu@@ ries before C@@ op@@ er@@ n@@ ic@@ us and Gal@@ ile@@ o were born .
Rather than ste@@ al@@ ing time from their emp@@ loy@@ er , lo@@ v@@ ers of Jehovah do an hon@@ est da@@ y’s work .
1 , 2 . ( a ) When giving the comm@@ and to make disciples , what did the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus promise his followers ?
In time , wi@@ do@@ ws and wi@@ do@@ wers may wish to speak op@@ en@@ ly about their mate .
Mo@@ der@@ n - Da@@ y “ Mi@@ rac@@ les ”
For instance , what kind of con@@ vers@@ ation will you have with your work@@ mat@@ es , scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es , neigh@@ b@@ ors ?
The following year , a s@@ kil@@ led tra@@ des@@ man from S@@ co@@ t@@ land , James C@@ am@@ er@@ on , man@@ ag@@ ed to ass@@ em@@ ble the pres@@ s with the a@@ id of a h@@ and@@ book found among the ma@@ ch@@ in@@ er@@ y .
In fact , from Joh@@ n@@ ’s writ@@ ings , we see that Jesus often said that to have everlasting life , we must exerc@@ ise faith in him and his Father . ​ — John 3 : 16 ; 6 : 29 , 40 ; 11 : 25 , 26 ; 14 : 1 , 12 .
So don@@ ’t ever give up on your un@@ believ@@ ing mate . ”
benefit us person@@ ally ?
And God car@@ ri@@ ed out his purpose to cre@@ ate things .
Jehovah makes it clear in the Scriptures that he will be with those who “ walk in the v@@ al@@ le@@ y of deep sh@@ a@@ do@@ w . ”
Your situation is ur@@ g@@ ent . You have at most a mon@@ th to do something about your ill@@ ness . ”
What is requi@@ red in order to succ@@ e@@ ed as a minis@@ ter of the good news ?
However , they rema@@ ined chil@@ d@@ less for many years .
L@@ ater , after sp@@ en@@ ding about a year in pioneer service with the Le@@ th@@ bri@@ dge C@@ ongreg@@ ation , Al@@ ber@@ ta , I received an un@@ expe@@ cted invit@@ ation to serve as a travel@@ ing overse@@ er .
B@@ ath - she@@ ba
In sh@@ ort , the spirit was to lead his disciples to a better understanding of the truth .
For example , at one time Jehovah God gave Christians the power to per@@ form mirac@@ les , but now he does not .
In the congregation , we can show consider@@ ation for the feelings of others by according them di@@ gn@@ ity , tre@@ ating them as we would like to be tre@@ ated .
Then f@@ ences were moved and fr@@ ames er@@ e@@ cted for co@@ ver@@ ings to shi@@ eld the a@@ udi@@ ence from su@@ n and ra@@ in .
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s works of faith made him Jehovah’s friend
Those invit@@ ed to be in the new covenant were also to be anointed with holy spirit .
The example of U@@ ri@@ ah , mentioned at the out@@ set of this article , can help all eng@@ ag@@ ed in the fi@@ ght to maintain the right per@@ spe@@ ctive .
“ P@@ ale and th@@ in , she had the a@@ ir of someone who really had a difficult time , ” rec@@ alls W@@ anda .
Do any such feelings still l@@ ing@@ er in your heart ?
C@@ learly , our not know@@ ing the ex@@ act day or h@@ our when this system will end has been a blessing for us .
The Bible ​ — God’s inspired Word , in which he reve@@ als his will and purpose .
“ The leg@@ al bas@@ is for bre@@ ak@@ ing up a religious ev@@ ent condu@@ cted on the pre@@ mis@@ es la@@ w@@ fully r@@ ented for that purpose was con@@ spi@@ cu@@ ously l@@ ac@@ king . ”
Still , loyal Christians refu@@ se to believe just any st@@ at@@ ement made about their brothers , and they certainly do not allow bad publi@@ city to cause them to mis@@ s Christian meetings , to s@@ low down in the field ministry , or to wa@@ ver in their faith .
( Read Matthew 6 : 9 . )
○ I@@ mp@@ ro@@ ving the qu@@ ality of our prayers
King David en@@ tru@@ sted Jo@@ a@@ b with the ar@@ my
At some point , he vis@@ ited the is@@ land of C@@ re@@ te with Ti@@ tu@@ s , to whom Paul wrote : “ I left you in C@@ re@@ te , that you might cor@@ rec@@ t the things that were de@@ fe@@ ctive and might make ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments of older men . ”
In the past , I con@@ stan@@ tly d@@ ri@@ f@@ ted in and out of problems and c@@ ris@@ es .
Then something happened .
The re@@ bel@@ s should have known better than to chall@@ enge Moses ’ authority .
W@@ ell - cho@@ s@@ en vari@@ ation in our da@@ ily r@@ out@@ ine is bene@@ fi@@ cial .
1 : 26 .
What stru@@ gg@@ le do we all have , and how can we be succ@@ ess@@ ful ?
Con@@ form@@ ing to God’s way of thinking , these men lived by what Jesus id@@ enti@@ fied as the two great@@ est comman@@ ds of all ​ — to love God and to love one@@ ’s fel@@ low@@ man . ​ — Matthew 22 : 36 - 40 .
F@@ in@@ ding Ti@@ me for Bible Re@@ ading and S@@ tu@@ dy
This does not mean , however , that he was rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to help his fel@@ low@@ man .
How did she feel , living within w@@ alls again , with a ro@@ of over her head , with fine fo@@ o@@ ds put before her ?
The holy spirit , God’s ac@@ tive for@@ ce , is very powerful . God can use it to comfort anyone in any circum@@ st@@ ance .
No@@ ta@@ bly , the worl@@ d’s religi@@ ons have been respon@@ sible for the most he@@ in@@ ous b@@ loo@@ d@@ ba@@ ths of hist@@ ory .
As reg@@ ar@@ ds those resur@@ rec@@ ted to life here on earth , there ob@@ vi@@ ously will be many chang@@ es in human relation@@ shi@@ ps .
Lo@@ ve is the wel@@ l@@ s@@ pr@@ ing of God’s actions .
They receive for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of their sin@@ s and are declar@@ ed righteous as God’s friends .
It seem@@ s that such standards were fai@@ r@@ ly fle@@ xi@@ ble , though , for they could not always be me@@ t .
During the re@@ ign@@ s of K@@ ings David and Solomon , he provided s@@ kil@@ led c@@ ra@@ f@@ t@@ s@@ men and materi@@ als for ro@@ y@@ al buil@@ ding@@ s and for God’s temple .
The apostle Paul war@@ ned the Corinthians of the d@@ anger of allow@@ ing will@@ ful sin@@ n@@ ers to remain in their mi@@ d@@ st .
The Creator could have done everything by himself , yet he deci@@ ded to have his Son share in the joy of accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing pro@@ duc@@ tive work .
20 : 1 - 28 .
That inclu@@ des individuals who are like P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h , who said : “ Who is Jehovah , so that I should obey his vo@@ ice ? ”
How can we at@@ tu@@ ne our conscience to Jehovah’s standards , and why is it important that we do so ?
Because of his personal experience and his medit@@ ation on God’s deal@@ ings with others , David could confid@@ ently sing : “ Jehovah is . . . great in loving - kindness [ or , “ loyal love ” ] . ” ​ — Psalm 14@@ 5 : 8 .
I wanted to have the power to he@@ al .
God’s Word , the Bible .
After so many years , God had not for@@ go@@ t@@ ten that simp@@ le sacrifice ! ​ — Hebrews 6 : 10 ; 11 : 4 .
See Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — Pro@@ claim@@ ers of God’s Kingdom , publi@@ shed by the Watchtower Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of New Yor@@ k , In@@ c . , page 2@@ 4@@ 1 .
Are you gra@@ p@@ pl@@ ing with over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing problems ?
G@@ et your chil@@ d’s thinking on this matter .
S@@ hor@@ tly before the do@@ w@@ n@@ p@@ our began , God told Noah to en@@ ter the comple@@ ted ar@@ k .
I car@@ ed for the congregation recor@@ ds and rejo@@ ic@@ ed with each si@@ gn of inc@@ re@@ ase .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , tre@@ es are high@@ ly valu@@ ed , and much inter@@ n@@ ational attention is foc@@ used on the pre@@ serv@@ ation of fore@@ st@@ s .
May we never take it for gr@@ anted .
There is much work to be done .
However , her Christian conduct so@@ f@@ ten@@ ed his ne@@ g@@ ative attitude .
Des@@ pite fac@@ ing difficul@@ ties , Moses was spiritually foc@@ used , willing to accept Jehovah’s tra@@ ining .
Why , his very name liter@@ ally means “ He Ca@@ uses to Be@@ come , ” and it buil@@ ds our confidence in his ability to fulf@@ ill what he has promised !
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , any at@@ temp@@ t to c@@ atch the w@@ ind is fu@@ t@@ ile .
I@@ magine the joy that will be experienced when our loved ones are ra@@ ised to life in har@@ mony with the un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing purpose of Jehovah God !
Satan’s pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous attitude was later refle@@ cted by a Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an rul@@ er who is recorded as bo@@ a@@ sting : “ To the heavens I shall go up . A@@ bo@@ ve the st@@ ars of God I shall li@@ ft up my thro@@ ne , and I shall si@@ t down upon the m@@ oun@@ tain of meeting , in the re@@ mo@@ t@@ est par@@ ts of the nor@@ th .
The Ar@@ ch@@ bi@@ sh@@ op of C@@ an@@ ter@@ bu@@ ry appe@@ aled to the two cl@@ er@@ ic@@ s , c@@ all@@ ing their fi@@ gh@@ ting “ a can@@ c@@ er ” and “ a sc@@ and@@ al di@@ sh@@ on@@ our@@ ing the name of Our Lord . ”
N@@ ex@@ t , I was sum@@ mon@@ ed to the ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ative he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of the col@@ on@@ y and ques@@ tioned for sever@@ al h@@ our@@ s by the ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ at@@ or and two vis@@ iting min@@ isters from Cana@@ da .
And that gives you a ‘ su@@ per ’ feel@@ ing . ”
What a Chris@@ t@@ like attitude !
“ P@@ on@@ der over these things ; be ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in them , that your advan@@ c@@ ement may be man@@ i@@ f@@ est to all pers@@ ons .
For a number of we@@ ek@@ s , the one atten@@ ding will live in close associ@@ ation with bo@@ ys and teach@@ ers who are not worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah .
Com@@ m@@ ended for Their O@@ be@@ di@@ ence
We should never allow our da@@ ily r@@ out@@ ine to cause us to become so bus@@ y or di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted that we beg@@ in to tre@@ at God’s Word with indi@@ ffer@@ ence , even with mis@@ gi@@ v@@ ings . ​ — Romans 3 : 3 , 4 .
A@@ no@@ inted Christians se@@ ized this opportunity to witness , resul@@ ting in th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds more anointed ones being ga@@ ther@@ ed to become Christ’s jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s .
Th@@ r@@ ough 40 long years , during which he car@@ ed for Re@@ u@@ el@@ ’s sheep , married Z@@ i@@ pp@@ or@@ ah , and brought up his sons , Moses develop@@ ed and h@@ oned the qu@@ ality that came to char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ize him .
Why are large so@@ cial events not ad@@ vis@@ able ?
What attitude should we displa@@ y toward those who take the lead in the congregation ?
I saw c@@ learly that I could not keep my jo@@ b and at the same time re@@ tain a clean conscience . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 21 .
When he came home , I let him know how I felt .
Then , too , he wi@@ el@@ ded a s@@ word , his princi@@ p@@ al we@@ ap@@ on for individu@@ al com@@ ba@@ t .
You are my wit@@ nesses , ’ is the ut@@ ter@@ ance of Jehovah , ‘ even my serv@@ ant whom I have cho@@ s@@ en , . . . the people whom I have form@@ ed for my@@ self , that they should rec@@ ount the praise of me . ’ ” ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 3 : 1 , 3 , 6 , 7 , 10 , 21 .
As a result , when we face problems or decisions , we can u@@ su@@ ally find just what we need .
N@@ ame some of God’s gi@@ f@@ ts that we can enjoy while a@@ wa@@ iting future blessings .
What privile@@ ges from Jehovah should we appreci@@ ate ?
He gave them reas@@ ons for car@@ r@@ ying out the preaching work .
No@@ te that Jesus did not he@@ al this person beg@@ ru@@ d@@ g@@ ingly but out of gen@@ u@@ ine com@@ pas@@ sion .
Pa@@ ges 29 and 30 : © C@@ li@@ ch@@ é Bi@@ bli@@ o@@ th@@ è@@ que n@@ ati@@ on@@ ale de Fr@@ ance , Par@@ is
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the Bo@@ ok of Mal@@ ach@@ i
O@@ thers have been reading , discus@@ sing , and even dr@@ am@@ ati@@ z@@ ing Scriptural information , especially for the benefit of you@@ ng@@ er children .
O@@ ver@@ coming In@@ se@@ cur@@ ity , No .
“ C@@ ur@@ se God and die ! ”
But he died before they could be so@@ ld .
Indeed , the “ new heavens , ” God’s heavenly govern@@ ment in the hands of Christ , has been set in place already .
Acc@@ ording to a sur@@ ve@@ y car@@ ri@@ ed out among young people , hon@@ es@@ ty is a vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e that was high@@ ly r@@ ated by 70 per@@ c@@ ent of respon@@ d@@ ents .
Consider how the family head Noah made Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice .
3 A@@ P@@ P@@ L@@ Y : If we see the practic@@ al value of an activ@@ ity , we benefit more from it .
When reading the first two chap@@ ters of Genesis , we can eas@@ ily see that Adam and E@@ ve enjo@@ yed the kind of fre@@ e@@ dom that people today can only hope for ​ — fre@@ e@@ dom from want , from fear , and from op@@ pres@@ sion .
To help reli@@ eve the spiritual fam@@ ine , the 4@@ 8 members of the 1@@ 1@@ 2@@ th class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad , lo@@ c@@ ated in P@@ at@@ ter@@ son , New Yor@@ k , are going to 19 different lands on 5 cont@@ in@@ ents and is@@ lands of the se@@ a .
So before things advan@@ ced that far , it would be ad@@ vis@@ able for the wife to in@@ form the pre@@ si@@ ding overse@@ er and another el@@ der in the congregation ( pre@@ fer@@ ab@@ ly in writ@@ ing ) of the fac@@ ts .
God’s example of hum@@ ility had a tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous effect on the psalmist David .
Why is effort needed to cultiv@@ ate a hu@@ ng@@ er for spiritual food ?
How does Jehovah provide prote@@ ction for his people ?
How vi@@ ci@@ ous Satan is !
God will do all of this because each one of us is preci@@ ous in his eyes .
We should imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ally wel@@ come all s@@ inc@@ ere se@@ ek@@ ers of truth into the congregation and pro@@ cla@@ im the Kingdom message to all we me@@ et .
This real@@ iz@@ ation helped David to remain hum@@ ble .
No other prin@@ ting house from that peri@@ od rema@@ ins in@@ t@@ act .
The repor@@ t ad@@ ds : “ Gre@@ ed is man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted in many form@@ s , from large - sc@@ ale di@@ am@@ ond tra@@ ding by mil@@ it@@ ary and pol@@ itical lead@@ ers to v@@ il@@ la@@ ge - le@@ v@@ el p@@ il@@ la@@ ge by you@@ ths with g@@ un@@ s . ”
He may have used a s@@ qu@@ are , a p@@ lum@@ me@@ t , a ch@@ al@@ k l@@ ine , a h@@ at@@ c@@ he@@ t , a saw , an ad@@ ze , a h@@ am@@ m@@ er , a mal@@ let , ch@@ is@@ els , a dr@@ ill that he wor@@ ked by pul@@ ling a bo@@ w back and for@@ th , vari@@ ous g@@ lu@@ es , and perhaps some na@@ il@@ s , though they were co@@ st@@ ly .
As an example , if we en@@ ter some fe@@ ature of the full - time service , what will ha@@ p@@ pen to us if we get si@@ ck ?
This early war@@ ning was vital .
By a@@ do@@ p@@ ting such an appro@@ ach , difficult though it may be , you per@@ mit God’s word to exam@@ ine the “ thoughts and in@@ ten@@ tions of [ your ] heart ” and gu@@ i@@ de you in imit@@ ating Jehovah’s for@@ giving attitude . ​ — He@@ b .
A@@ c@@ tu@@ al experi@@ ences show that a good name with God af@@ for@@ ds much more se@@ cur@@ ity than a name with man .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the Bible , sheep pla@@ yed a no@@ table ro@@ le in the re@@ mis@@ sion of sin and appro@@ ach to God .
That did not mean much to me .
The P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es foc@@ used sol@@ ely on what a sin@@ ner had done rather than on who a sin@@ ner was at heart .
“ Pe@@ ople will . . . l@@ ack nor@@ ma@@ l affe@@ ction for their famili@@ es . ” ​ — 2 T@@ I@@ M@@ O@@ TH@@ Y 3 : 1 - 3 , God’s Word Bible
Hebrew is a language without v@@ ow@@ el let@@ ters .
Jesus had told Paul to preach the good news to those who were not Jews .
Yes , something more is requi@@ red than simply saying , ‘ I believe in God and Christ . ’
It may not be eas@@ y to make a living .
A wife who is fo@@ ol@@ ish does not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to speak un@@ fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly of her husband , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as a wise woman works to inc@@ re@@ ase the respect that her children and others have for him .
I never mis@@ s an opportunity to talk about my hope of the new world and the Par@@ adise earth to relati@@ ves , friends , and neigh@@ b@@ ors who vis@@ it me in my home .
During the tri@@ p , they started s@@ mo@@ king mar@@ i@@ ju@@ ana and offered me some .
What reas@@ ons do we have to rejo@@ ice ?
As we exam@@ ine those words , let us keep in mind that they also apply to God’s worshipp@@ ers today . ​ — Romans 15 : 4 .
In this case , par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation would not be indic@@ ated if we were to remain standing .
How we look at life is affe@@ cted by what we experience as well as by our ho@@ p@@ es .
Still , it is a time of opportunity .
Why do we conclu@@ de that the des@@ tru@@ ction of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at does not mean the death of all religious people ?
It is a ple@@ asure for us to ob@@ serve that our 19 - year - old daugh@@ ter has a@@ do@@ p@@ ted this attitude in her au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer service . ”
The mirac@@ les that Jesus per@@ form@@ ed were comm@@ on knowledge .
Their loving support was over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing .
In T@@ ab@@ lig@@ bo people call you over just to have a Bible discus@@ sion .
For example , some@@ times when I was at a par@@ ty taking d@@ ru@@ g@@ s with my friends , I would su@@ d@@ den@@ ly star@@ t thinking about Jehovah .
; Baka@@ ba@@ k , J .
Mo@@ re@@ over , our fer@@ v@@ ent long@@ ing for the coming of Jehovah’s day and for life under Kingdom rule is made evid@@ ent by our de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion .
A@@ lo@@ ne and des@@ titu@@ te , he consider@@ ed su@@ i@@ ci@@ de .
Yes , what a thr@@ ill@@ ing future a@@ wa@@ its those who remain se@@ par@@ ate from the world and its “ el@@ ements ” !
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out his tri@@ als on earth , Jesus was confid@@ ent of his Fa@@ ther’s appro@@ val and support .
Paul well descri@@ bed our p@@ light .
Those who are gener@@ ous and r@@ ely on Jehovah will be bless@@ ed by him and will pro@@ sp@@ er spiritually .
When reli@@ c@@ s or bo@@ di@@ ly rema@@ ins of a “ sa@@ in@@ t ” are found , these are ven@@ er@@ ated in the beli@@ ef that power is@@ su@@ es for@@ th from them .
“ Do not be mis@@ led , ” wrote the apostle Paul . “ B@@ ad associ@@ ations spo@@ il u@@ se@@ ful ha@@ bi@@ ts . ”
The differ@@ ence in the meaning of these two words can be illustr@@ ated by descri@@ b@@ ing a talk given at the Kingdom H@@ all .
This last truth is one of the most thr@@ ill@@ ing we can learn .
I@@ ts gra@@ vit@@ ational pul@@ l al@@ lo@@ ws the earth to or@@ bi@@ t at a dist@@ ance of 9@@ 3 milli@@ on mil@@ es [ 1@@ 50 milli@@ on k@@ m ] without d@@ ri@@ f@@ ting away or being su@@ cked in .
After more than 11 years , we are still in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n .
What helped A@@ sa@@ ph to reg@@ a@@ in his bal@@ ance ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , the ac@@ tu@@ al B@@ ri@@ dge of the A@@ mer@@ ic@@ as st@@ ra@@ dd@@ les the fam@@ ous P@@ an@@ ama C@@ an@@ al .
‘ As Fa@@ thers and M@@ others ’
I@@ r@@ ina * , a regul@@ ar pioneer in N@@ or@@ th A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , was married to an el@@ der who proved un@@ faithful and a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned her and their children .
This spirit is God’s ac@@ tive for@@ ce , or holy spirit , which he used in cre@@ ating the material heavens .
An@@ cient S@@ cri@@ bes , 3 / 15
A t@@ in@@ y , hel@@ pl@@ ess person was now in their char@@ ge , and as worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah , they took this seri@@ ously .
“ It is not for k@@ ings , O Le@@ mu@@ el , it is not for k@@ ings to dr@@ ink w@@ ine , ” she war@@ ns .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H@@ ’@@ S W@@ I@@ T@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ E@@ S stri@@ ve to cont@@ act ever@@ yone they can with the Kingdom message .
He destro@@ ys the i@@ do@@ ls , the sac@@ red po@@ les , and the inc@@ en@@ se al@@ t@@ ars used in Ba@@ al worship .
The psalmist qu@@ o@@ tes Israel@@ ’s enem@@ ies as saying : “ C@@ ome and let us e@@ ff@@ ace them from being a nation , that the name of Israel may be re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed no more . ”
Just before his as@@ cen@@ sion to heaven , Jesus told his followers : “ You will be wit@@ nesses of me both in Jerusalem and in all Ju@@ de@@ a and Sam@@ ari@@ a and to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ”
Jehovah’s name is “ within him ” in that Jesus is the princi@@ p@@ al one who up@@ ho@@ l@@ ds and san@@ c@@ ti@@ fi@@ es his Fa@@ ther’s name .
In order to find a mean@@ ing@@ ful purpose in life , milli@@ ons have experi@@ men@@ ted with vari@@ ous ide@@ olo@@ gi@@ es , ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ es , and religi@@ ons .
N@@ AN@@ A@@ I@@ M@@ O , B@@ C , F@@ ran@@ k C@@ r@@ ane Ar@@ ena , Be@@ ba@@ n Par@@ k Re@@ cre@@ ation C@@ en@@ tre , 2@@ 3@@ 00 B@@ ow@@ en R@@ d . J@@ U@@ N@@ E 26 - 29 ( Th@@ ur@@ s@@ day through S@@ un@@ day ​ — In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational )
As told by F@@ é@@ li@@ x Al@@ ar@@ c@@ ó@@ n
Indeed , as Paul told the A@@ th@@ en@@ ians of his day , God “ is not far off from each one of us . ”
But is that not in the spirit of Jesus ’ words that “ there is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving ” ?
The teach@@ ers told Bi@@ r@@ g@@ it that it had been a ple@@ asure to work with Witness children over the years .
2 , 3 . ( a ) How do we know that Psalm 34 has prophe@@ tic sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance ?
; V@@ an Le@@ emp@@ ut@@ ten , M .
He had helped to o@@ pen up the preaching work in Fr@@ ance , P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al , and S@@ pain pri@@ or to and following World W@@ ar I@@ I and had become a mission@@ ary in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a the year I me@@ t him .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H G@@ O@@ D told the prophet Samuel : “ M@@ ere man se@@ es what appe@@ ars to the eyes ; but as for Jehovah , he se@@ es what the heart is . ”
If we try to see others ’ point of view , we can contribu@@ te to the un@@ ity of the congregation . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
King Solomon ob@@ served that “ time and un@@ fore@@ seen occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence be@@ f@@ all [ us ] all . ”
When that is accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed earth wide , all people will be mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love and loy@@ al@@ ty .
In the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus said : “ H@@ app@@ y are you when people re@@ pro@@ ach you and persecu@@ te you and l@@ y@@ ingly say every s@@ ort of wicked thing against you for my s@@ ake .
Jehovah’s Witnesses offer a free home Bible study pro@@ gra@@ m .
* The ol@@ des@@ t do@@ cum@@ ents in this L@@ at@@ in di@@ al@@ e@@ ct are known as V@@ isi@@ go@@ th@@ ic s@@ l@@ ates , since they were written on pi@@ e@@ ces or sla@@ bs of s@@ l@@ ate .
The resur@@ rec@@ ted La@@ z@@ ar@@ us was not a different person with a re@@ inc@@ ar@@ n@@ ated spirit .
It deser@@ ves pri@@ or@@ ity .
O@@ r the family may view their language s@@ k@@ ill@@ s as an as@@ set to help other im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ants learn the truth .
They told her : “ F@@ o@@ ol your husband that he may tell us the ri@@ dd@@ le . O@@ ther@@ wise we shall bur@@ n you and the house of your father with fi@@ re . ”
If you care@@ fully keep y@@ ourselves from these things , you will pro@@ sp@@ er . ” ​ — Acts 15 : 28 , 29 .
The most important benefit , though , is that hon@@ es@@ ty w@@ ins us the fri@@ end@@ ship of Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God . ​ — Psalm 15 : 1 , 2 .
But if they are truly rep@@ ent@@ ant , they can ex@@ pect mer@@ ci@@ ful , loving tre@@ at@@ ment by elders e@@ ag@@ er to help them spiritually .
N@@ early 60 mil@@ es [ 1@@ 00 k@@ m ] sou@@ th of Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath lived a gener@@ ous cou@@ ple who car@@ ed for Eli@@ j@@ ah’s succ@@ ess@@ or , the prophet El@@ isha .
How vital , then , for us all to gu@@ ard against develop@@ ing a f@@ at@@ al@@ is@@ tic attitude , thinking ‘ no@@ body lo@@ ves me ’ and ‘ Jehovah has for@@ go@@ t@@ ten me . ’
19 - 21 . ( a ) How do we view those in positi@@ ons of se@@ cul@@ ar authority ?
Indeed , po@@ pul@@ ar@@ ity is u@@ su@@ ally sh@@ ort - lived .
This ref@@ re@@ shing hon@@ es@@ ty is ty@@ pi@@ cal of those who serve God without h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y .
to pas@@ ser@@ s@@ by . Bro@@ ther S@@ w@@ ing@@ le was a f@@ ran@@ k , war@@ m@@ hear@@ ted man who end@@ ear@@ ed himself to those who came to know him .
Those words st@@ ate an un@@ den@@ i@@ able truth : H@@ u@@ man@@ s cannot comple@@ t@@ ely understand the n@@ atur@@ al world .
Com@@ for@@ ta@@ bly se@@ ated , the d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates were sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by fi@@ g tre@@ es and other fru@@ it tre@@ es and by fi@@ el@@ ds of ma@@ ize and t@@ om@@ at@@ o@@ es .
In time , he became a Witness , and so did his sister .
No One Can Ser@@ ve T@@ w@@ o Ma@@ st@@ ers
One compan@@ y ur@@ ged me to man@@ age their clo@@ thing st@@ ore .
O@@ r , like J@@ on@@ a@@ than , do we loy@@ ally de@@ f@@ end our friend ?
After Jesus was baptized , he heard his Fa@@ ther’s vo@@ ice : “ This is my Son , the bel@@ o@@ ved , whom I have appro@@ ved . ”
Jehovah said : “ W@@ as@@ h y@@ ourselves ; make y@@ ourselves clean ; re@@ move the ba@@ dness of your deal@@ ings from in fr@@ on@@ t of my eyes ; ce@@ ase to do bad . ” ​ — Isaiah 1 : 4 , 11 - 16 .
However , Joh@@ n@@ ’s work was only an in@@ iti@@ al fulfill@@ ment of Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s prophecy .
How preci@@ ous that tra@@ ining proved to be !
S@@ im@@ one Ar@@ no@@ ld ( now Li@@ e@@ b@@ ster ) in Ger@@ many , W@@ id@@ d@@ as M@@ ad@@ ona in Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i , and L@@ y@@ dia and O@@ le@@ k@@ si@@ i K@@ ur@@ d@@ as in U@@ k@@ ra@@ ine showed courage and res@@ is@@ ted the wicked one
Al@@ ways con@@ sul@@ t your mate if you want to sp@@ end more than that am@@ ount .
The only way we can receive the gift of everlasting life is to “ put our faith in Christ Jesus ” and in Jehovah , “ the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ”
H@@ um@@ ble ones avoid be@@ coming disa@@ gre@@ e@@ able and dem@@ an@@ ding , be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or that can eas@@ ily lead to anger , es@@ tr@@ ang@@ ement , res@@ ent@@ ment , and bit@@ ter@@ ness . ​ — James 3 : 14 - 16 .
But Jehovah had everything in hand , and all wor@@ ked out to his praise and to the sal@@ vation of his people .
For this reason , the apostle Paul coun@@ sel@@ ed Christians : “ Ke@@ ep this men@@ tal attitude in you that was also in Christ Jesus , ” who “ hum@@ b@@ led himself and became obedi@@ ent as far as death . ”
Matthew chap@@ ter 24 , ver@@ ses 37 to 39 , shows that Jesus com@@ pared our time with “ the days of Noah , ” in which people “ took no no@@ te ” of their cr@@ itical situation .
F@@ in@@ ally , al@@ though Jesus is the pri@@ m@@ ary part of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed , others are given the privilege to become part of that se@@ ed . ​ — G@@ al .
S@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ D C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ S@@ E@@ L F@@ O@@ R S@@ U@@ C@@ C@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ F@@ U@@ L M@@ A@@ R@@ R@@ I@@ A@@ G@@ E
How do congregation elders shepher@@ d God’s sheep ?
Yet , under the circumstances , David and his men were not con@@ dem@@ ned for e@@ ating them .
Like a shepher@@ d in Israel , Jehovah lea@@ ds His sheep
If Satan tri@@ ed to up@@ set the first - century congregation , we can be sure that he wants to dis@@ ru@@ pt the peace of the congregation today .
He is no va@@ gu@@ e princi@@ ple of evil re@@ si@@ ding in our imper@@ fect flesh .
With our physical eyes , it will appe@@ ar that we have no ch@@ ance of sur@@ vi@@ val .
P@@ i@@ one@@ er num@@ bers have re@@ ached new pe@@ ak@@ s over the last ten years , re@@ aching 1@@ 3@@ ,@@ 2@@ 24 in O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 20@@ 15 .
The Bible tel@@ ls all people , whether believers or un@@ believers , to respect ci@@ vi@@ l authority , which works for the good of the commun@@ ity .
They made the move .
In this way , we ob@@ tain “ power bey@@ ond what is nor@@ ma@@ l . ”
They say that the Bible book of Genesis is a par@@ able .
A@@ m@@ ong the th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds who get baptized each year are young ones ​ — te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers and pre@@ te@@ ens .
The expres@@ sion “ taking in knowledge ” has a far deep@@ er meaning than simply “ know@@ ing . ”
In rec@@ ent years , respon@@ sible brothers of the “ other sheep ” have served as direc@@ t@@ ors of the leg@@ al So@@ ci@@ ety and of other cor@@ por@@ ations used by God’s people , thus allow@@ ing the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy to foc@@ us on provi@@ ding spiritual instru@@ ction and direction .
K@@ no@@ wing that they are car@@ ed for gives the children a me@@ asure of peace of mind .
He had been sent from the fr@@ on@@ t l@@ ine to a cam@@ p ba@@ se .
O@@ b@@ serving Jehovah’s earthly organization up close re@@ af@@ fir@@ m@@ ed a con@@ vi@@ ction pas@@ sed on to me as part of my preci@@ ous spiritual her@@ it@@ age : This is in@@ deed God’s organization .
O@@ be@@ ying that direction can help you to honor Jehovah and re@@ a@@ p lasting satis@@ fac@@ tion .
( b ) What might we do to re@@ du@@ ce anxi@@ ety when we are fac@@ ed with the lo@@ ss of a jo@@ b ?
For many years Jehovah’s judgment on apost@@ ate Jerusalem had been s@@ oun@@ ded for@@ th .
Although we cannot be do@@ g@@ m@@ ati@@ c , it would appe@@ ar that ne@@ i@@ ther Satan nor his dem@@ ons have the ability to read our thoughts .
How happy we are that we are living in the time when “ those having in@@ sight will shin@@ e . . . b@@ righ@@ tly ” !
My parents taught me that Jehovah is a real Per@@ son whom I can love , to whom I can speak , and who ans@@ wers my prayers .
He was asked if those who died without having an opportunity to learn about Jesus had all been con@@ dem@@ ned to hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re .
For a certain@@ ty , it is Jehovah’s purpose to eli@@ min@@ ate wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness and its accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es from this earth in his own du@@ e time .
The effect of such human reason@@ ing may be that of rel@@ e@@ g@@ ating Bible boo@@ ks to m@@ ere hist@@ ory or vie@@ wing them as refle@@ cting ev@@ olu@@ tion@@ ary appro@@ ach@@ es to religion .
Although we love our family and friends , we might say un@@ kind things to them because we know them very well .
Ye@@ ars would pas@@ s before the same use of te@@ ch@@ no@@ lo@@ gy would be com@@ mer@@ cially succ@@ ess@@ ful .
• Why are Jehovah’s Witnesses op@@ ti@@ mis@@ tic about the future ?
The next day , I can@@ c@@ el@@ ed my bo@@ at boo@@ king and sent Cor@@ ali@@ e and Ch@@ ar@@ lo@@ t@@ te off to Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a on an ex@@ tend@@ ed v@@ ac@@ ation .
We ate a me@@ al with some friends at a local re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ant and then took public trans@@ por@@ tation to R@@ al@@ p@@ h’s tra@@ il@@ er in Ne@@ war@@ k , New Jer@@ se@@ y .
Many prayers in the Bible expres@@ s hear@@ t@@ felt appreciation for Jehovah’s su@@ pre@@ me position and his wonderful works .
Sa@@ ys one par@@ ent : “ When young J@@ ack and L@@ ev@@ i fi@@ ght , we tell them to a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze , and soon they are again pla@@ ying happ@@ ily .
Of course , those disciples were imper@@ fect , but their loy@@ al@@ ty was a comfort to the Son of God .
Do our prayers say that we are happy and ze@@ al@@ ous Witnesses of Jehovah ?
Cor@@ ali@@ e had no so@@ on@@ er made up her mind about the full - time ministry when she was appro@@ ached by a respon@@ sible brother from the Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a branch , L@@ loy@@ d Bar@@ ry , who later served as a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
ON@@ E day in the 19@@ 40 ’ s , S@@ wis@@ s eng@@ in@@ e@@ er Ge@@ or@@ ge de M@@ es@@ tr@@ al took his do@@ g for a walk .
This means that without con@@ st@@ ant vi@@ g@@ il@@ ance , even the best of hearts can be en@@ tic@@ ed to do what is bad .
If a similar situation th@@ reat@@ ens the spiritual wel@@ f@@ are of the congregation with which we are associ@@ ated , let us comple@@ t@@ ely re@@ ject apost@@ as@@ y and keep on wal@@ king in the truth .
Jesus was also j@@ udi@@ ci@@ ous in the way he por@@ tra@@ yed the char@@ ac@@ ters in his par@@ ab@@ les .
The par@@ ting was pa@@ in@@ ful and ca@@ used a ho@@ le in our lives .
Jesus Christ himself stated : “ No one has love greater than this , that someone should sur@@ rend@@ er his soul in be@@ half of his friends . ”
For this is the whole ob@@ lig@@ ation of man .
After S@@ ar@@ ah gave bir@@ th to Isa@@ a@@ c , she had good reason to en@@ vis@@ age the fulfill@@ ment of the rest of God’s promise to Abraham .
Instead , they are “ taught by the spirit [ of God ] , ” and they stri@@ ve to cultiv@@ ate a love for its fru@@ it@@ age , which inclu@@ des peace .
In Jehovah’s eyes you will “ do well , ” whether you are sing@@ le or married .
Then “ he was no@@ where to be found , ” ap@@ par@@ ently because Jehovah dis@@ posed of his body , even as he dis@@ posed of Moses ’ body . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 34 : 5 , 6 .
She also wa@@ st@@ es time .
No@@ te , however , that according to Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah’s prophecy , the “ ten men ” would come not only out of all nations but also “ out of all the langu@@ ages of the nations . ”
He ad@@ ded that Noah was to buil@@ d a hu@@ ge ar@@ k and go into it with his family .
To do that , we need to pre@@ pare our mind and heart , to tra@@ in ourselves now to do what is right .
A@@ ri@@ us ( 2@@ 50 - 3@@ 36 C.E . ) was an A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ an pri@@ est who ar@@ gu@@ ed that Jesus is inf@@ eri@@ or to the Father .
We should not be like that .
However , su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient Scriptural information is not a@@ vail@@ able to expla@@ in the differ@@ ence between the two acc@@ oun@@ ts .
In the book of Revelation , they are re@@ pres@@ ented as rend@@ ering Jehovah “ sac@@ red service ” in the earthly cour@@ ty@@ ard of his spiritual temple .
They need to be on gu@@ ard against being turned asi@@ de by di@@ str@@ actions .
The apostle Paul also consider@@ ed encourag@@ ement to be very important .
S@@ ing@@ l@@ en@@ ess is a real opportunity to give to Jehovah , your family , and your brothers and sisters , as well as to your neigh@@ b@@ ors .
Paul’s counsel , then , app@@ lies with e@@ qu@@ al for@@ ce to all elders , whether anointed or not : “ Pa@@ y attention to y@@ ourselves and to all the flo@@ ck , among which the holy spirit has appointed you overse@@ ers . ”
His t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony is not tain@@ ted with lies .
“ I am o@@ pen to get@@ ting married when I me@@ et the right person .
Is the Devil simply su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ous n@@ on@@ sense ?
This posed a chall@@ enge , as no dic@@ tion@@ ary was a@@ vail@@ able in the language .
The a@@ ver@@ age life sp@@ an of the ten gener@@ ations from Adam to Noah was a@@ bo@@ ve 8@@ 50 years .
Our we@@ d@@ ding day in H@@ ong K@@ ong , O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 5 , 19@@ 6@@ 5
Satan is involved in mis@@ le@@ ading people and has used apost@@ ate Christi@@ an@@ ity to ob@@ s@@ cu@@ re the hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing truth about God’s purpose for man and the earth . ​ — Read 2 Corinthians 4 : 3 , 4 .
He was loyal and car@@ ed for them as a loving par@@ ent ca@@ res for a child .
A blessing at the time were the Bible stu@@ dies we condu@@ cted with two married cou@@ ples , who kin@@ dly came to our home .
The Bible says : “ H@@ app@@ y are those who are b@@ lam@@ eless in their way . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 1 .
The woman and her son had a regul@@ ar supp@@ ly of food until the fam@@ ine ended . ​ — 1 K@@ ings 17 : 8 - 16 .
What world was destro@@ yed ?
The disci@@ ple James ans@@ wers : “ Be s@@ wi@@ ft about hear@@ ing , s@@ low about speaking . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , because of our imper@@ fect n@@ ature , when fac@@ ed with wrong desi@@ res and the anxi@@ e@@ ties of life , we may too eas@@ ily for@@ get the good things that Jehovah has done for us .
God’s Word is pla@@ in that David did gro@@ w old .
And it helps us to buil@@ d an un@@ bre@@ aka@@ ble b@@ ond of trust with our Creator . ​ — R@@ om .
Why not ass@@ em@@ ble with them this year at their n@@ ational conven@@ tions or at their we@@ ek@@ ly meetings at a local Kingdom H@@ all and see for yourself ?
Th@@ ough you do not par@@ take of the em@@ ble@@ ms , you atten@@ d the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al as an expres@@ sion of your appreciation for the ransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ .
There are now four gener@@ ations of us still ali@@ ve and serving Jehovah ​ — our children , their children , and their chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s children .
The king of Israel next descri@@ bes a sc@@ ene that he himself has ob@@ served : “ At the w@@ in@@ do@@ w of my house , through my l@@ at@@ tice I loo@@ ked down , that I might pe@@ er upon the in@@ experienced ones .
I bur@@ st into te@@ ars , explained the situation , and asked for help .
After a two - mon@@ th tri@@ al , the C@@ our@@ t said there was in@@ su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient evidence against the lead@@ er , L@@ ev@@ on Mar@@ ka@@ ri@@ an [ L@@ yo@@ va Mar@@ gar@@ y@@ an ] .
The Mu@@ r@@ at@@ ori@@ an F@@ ra@@ g@@ ment , or can@@ on , se@@ ts out a l@@ ist of writ@@ ings consider@@ ed to be inspired .
They expres@@ sed reg@@ re@@ t that M@@ on@@ t@@ an@@ o had not given su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient authority to the of@@ fi@@ cial V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate .
Let us now consider three ways in which he certainly is “ the Pro@@ vi@@ der of es@@ cap@@ e ” for us .
The law against this shows God’s tend@@ er com@@ pas@@ sion . ​ — 4 / 1 , page 31 .
God’s promises never sin@@ k into ob@@ li@@ vi@@ on , for he is the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh , and he en@@ sures their fulfill@@ ment .
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , to a certain ex@@ t@@ ent , money may serve as a prote@@ ction .
Yet , God’s will is that humans ac@@ knowledge his righteousness and rep@@ ent of bad practic@@ es .
She had a ty@@ pe@@ writ@@ er in her be@@ d@@ ro@@ om so that she could di@@ ct@@ ate let@@ ters to be ty@@ ped .
F@@ ran@@ c@@ is@@ c@@ o and R@@ o@@ sa expla@@ in how they do this with their two young children .
How wise it is , then , to res@@ ist any tend@@ enc@@ y toward a@@ do@@ p@@ ting a ca@@ su@@ al appro@@ ach to spiritual matters !
For some who do not worship Jehovah , Satan’s words might be true .
You can be sure that Jehovah is high@@ ly pleas@@ ed to see such a un@@ ited spirit .
A C@@ le@@ ar Bible T@@ e@@ aching
E@@ s@@ ther must now inter@@ v@@ ene .
Then , how you feel about things ​ — what your emo@@ tions and conscience tell you — ​ will become “ a more as@@ sur@@ ed gu@@ i@@ de in this im@@ men@@ se la@@ b@@ y@@ r@@ in@@ th of human op@@ in@@ i@@ ons , ” said R@@ ous@@ se@@ au . ​ — H@@ ist@@ ory of W@@ es@@ ter@@ n Phil@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y .
One S@@ un@@ day in 19@@ 33 , while I was at Ri@@ char@@ d’s home in Ger@@ many , he in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed me to a married cou@@ ple who were Jehovah’s Witnesses .
These congregations need elders and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants .
Do you long to see God set matters right ?
Ha@@ ve you held back from o@@ ffering ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality ?
S@@ ome@@ one can have wonderful qualities , but we need to think about that person in order to be dra@@ wn to that one .
The flo@@ c@@ king of many humans to worship Jehovah with his people in this time of the end was fore@@ told by two ancient prophe@@ ts .
W@@ as this to be a one@@ time ev@@ ent ?
I was sur@@ pris@@ ed that the Witness was pati@@ ent and pol@@ ite , so I ag@@ re@@ ed to atten@@ d the meetings at the Kingdom H@@ all .
He had received authority from the Jewish high pri@@ est .
“ M@@ oun@@ ted upon an ass , ” Jesus comes to Jerusalem on N@@ is@@ an 9 , 33 C.E .
She would hi@@ de her boo@@ ks out@@ side in order to re@@ tri@@ eve them on the way to the meetings .
Rather , Timothy was to “ ent@@ re@@ at him as a father ” and “ older women as mo@@ thers . ”
If we shu@@ n “ the show@@ y displa@@ y of [ our ] means of life ” and are known by our neigh@@ b@@ ors as peace - loving Witnesses of Jehovah , we may avoid being t@@ ar@@ get@@ ed by viol@@ ent cri@@ min@@ als . ​ — 1 John 2 : 16 ; Pro@@ v .
He was sure that his Father would gu@@ i@@ de him and give him food when he needed it .
They are living do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines that provide f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating in@@ sight into the mind and heart of our loving Father .
Thus , the sin@@ ful and un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant nation was re@@ plac@@ ed by spiritual Israel .
Jehovah’s true worshipp@@ ers today lik@@ e@@ wise try hard to be hum@@ ble and obedi@@ ent .
“ Do not h@@ ur@@ ry yourself in your spirit to become off@@ ended , ” says God’s Word , “ for the taking of off@@ en@@ se is what rest@@ s in the bo@@ som of the stu@@ pi@@ d ones . ”
“ My parents have always taught me that to ple@@ ase Jehovah , I must be hon@@ est .
Today , sal@@ vation is among the “ wonderful works ” that Christians rec@@ ount when they respon@@ d to the words : “ De@@ cl@@ are among the nations [ God’s ] glory , among all the pe@@ op@@ les his wonderful works . For Jehovah is great and very much to be pra@@ ised .
L@@ U@@ C@@ A@@ R@@ I@@ S did not live long en@@ ough to see his dre@@ am ​ — the rel@@ e@@ ase of a transl@@ ation of the Christian Greek Scriptures in col@@ lo@@ qui@@ al Greek — ​ become a re@@ ality .
The apostle Paul war@@ ned of a f@@ all@@ ing away from gen@@ u@@ ine Christi@@ an@@ ity .
A@@ no@@ ther thing that helped me to imp@@ ro@@ ve my Eng@@ l@@ ish was the fact that we had very few Bible public@@ ations in T@@ ag@@ al@@ o@@ g .
I was fir@@ ed up . After the conven@@ tion , we vis@@ ited a brother in W@@ est V@@ ir@@ g@@ in@@ ia .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are that “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” provi@@ des Bible - based public@@ ations to help us maintain un@@ ity in our teaching and accom@@ pl@@ ish our work as ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers !
4 , 5 . ( a ) What do Tr@@ in@@ it@@ ari@@ ans wr@@ ong@@ ly think that the holy spirit is ?
Rather than spe@@ ci@@ f@@ ying an am@@ ount or a per@@ cen@@ ta@@ ge , Paul mer@@ ely su@@ gg@@ ested that “ on the first day of every we@@ ek , each one . . . should set asi@@ de a su@@ m of money in keep@@ ing with his in@@ come . ”
This is never the case with our P@@ o@@ t@@ ter .
8 , 9 . ( a ) Why do we all need to come to Jesus ?
So they have no ad@@ vis@@ ers who might help them to avoid the pit@@ f@@ alls of materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic ur@@ ba@@ n living .
We have famili@@ es , jo@@ bs , ho@@ p@@ es , and dre@@ am@@ s .
We can make it our a@@ im to learn as much as we can about Jehovah and his ways .
Why can we be confid@@ ent that Jehovah he@@ ars and is concer@@ ned when we c@@ ry out to him ?
In your Bible , look up the s@@ crip@@ tures that your par@@ t@@ ner is using .
By the beg@@ in@@ ning of 20@@ 13 , there were more than 3@@ ,000 Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ ers in S@@ wa@@ z@@ il@@ and .
In a t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing psal@@ m , David ans@@ wers : “ With my vo@@ ice I call to Jehovah for help ; with my vo@@ ice I ple@@ ad with Jehovah for fav@@ or .
• What should mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to pray for wisdom ?
A small p@@ an of g@@ as@@ ol@@ ine in the hands of my fellow work@@ er ign@@ ited .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jesus had seen such inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted by Satan the Devil .
U@@ l@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely , our life dep@@ ends on their appro@@ val . ​ — John 5 : 27 ; James 1 : 12 .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , we can imitate Jesus .
“ For me , the ch@@ urch came to re@@ present all that is te@@ di@@ ous and ti@@ re@@ some in religion , ” says F@@ ran@@ c@@ is@@ c@@ o from B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
To this day , we remain gr@@ ate@@ ful to our parents for teaching us the truth .
Can any human with a life sp@@ an of a few de@@ ca@@ des person@@ ally re@@ ach all mankind and serve as a ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l of commun@@ ic@@ ation from God ?
Why might some mis@@ tak@@ en@@ ly as@@ su@@ me that they have the heavenly c@@ all@@ ing ?
Why is it reason@@ able to allow for di@@ vers@@ ity in rec@@ re@@ ation ?
What , though , should be our re@@ action if certain counsel is re@@ pe@@ ated occasi@@ on@@ ally ?
; Ma@@ y@@ er , J .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of st@@ ars move through sp@@ ace in an or@@ der@@ ly way .
How did Jehovah view Daniel ?
At times , a war@@ m sm@@ ile , a h@@ and@@ sh@@ ake , or a s@@ inc@@ ere than@@ k - you for some@@ one@@ ’s hard work in a the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c assignment may be all that is needed to bring joy to both of you .
So take the other person@@ ’s feelings into account .
Many people were a@@ the@@ ists , and my family also held that view .
( a ) I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ate why it is ur@@ g@@ ent to stri@@ p off the old person@@ ality .
And he will have sub@@ je@@ cts from se@@ a to se@@ a and from the Ri@@ ver to the ends of the earth . ”
What about those who hear and accept the invit@@ ation ?
N .
When you began associ@@ ating with the Christian congregation , you did not jo@@ in some s@@ ort of so@@ cial c@@ lu@@ b .
The rec@@ ord of his life on earth is there in the Bible for all to read .
In that case , it is best just to walk away . The longer you stay , the greater the ch@@ ance that you will com@@ promise in some way .
Do not conclu@@ de that El@@ la pos@@ s@@ ess@@ es some un@@ u@@ su@@ al gift that al@@ lo@@ ws her to face such challeng@@ es .
Some op@@ pos@@ ers have s@@ pre@@ ad s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ ous lies in the me@@ dia , even fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ using Jehovah’s Witnesses of being a d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous cul@@ t .
In 195@@ 2 , after M@@ other rec@@ over@@ ed from her ill@@ ness , I served together with three pioneer sisters for two months as a v@@ ac@@ ation ( au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary ) pioneer .
‘ W@@ an@@ der@@ er in Go@@ sp@@ el@@ ’s Ca@@ use ’ ( G .
For example , wise King Solomon ob@@ served : “ A cal@@ m heart is the life of the fle@@ sh@@ ly or@@ gan@@ ism . ”
Instead , our faith will be streng@@ th@@ ened if we r@@ ely on God , show love for him , and keep his comman@@ d@@ ments .
This is a simp@@ le rule that God set out at the out@@ set of human hist@@ ory ​ — the wa@@ ge , or p@@ en@@ al@@ ty , for sin is death .
A prophecy at Daniel 2 : 4@@ 4 dec@@ la@@ res : “ In the days of those k@@ ings [ all form@@ s of rul@@ er@@ ship now ex@@ is@@ ting ] the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be brought to ru@@ in .
Why does God say : “ Ch@@ il@@ dren , be obedi@@ ent to your parents ” ?
However , are there in@@ stances when Jehovah uses the nation of Israel as a pi@@ c@@ ture , or illustr@@ ation , that inclu@@ des Christians other than the anointed ?
How did E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ro@@ ditu@@ s feel , and why ?
He says : “ You will call me and come and pray to me , and I will listen to you . ”
They could not help but no@@ tice the ani@@ mal@@ s st@@ re@@ am@@ ing into the ar@@ k .
He arrang@@ ed for the ex@@ ter@@ min@@ ation of all the Jews who lived in the va@@ st Per@@ si@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re and set a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c d@@ ate on which the gen@@ o@@ ci@@ de was to ha@@ p@@ pen .
N@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers , po@@ ver@@ ty , si@@ ck@@ ness , and death cause much dist@@ ress .
Yes , through in@@ her@@ it@@ ance from sin@@ ful Adam , mankind became sub@@ ject to the har@@ s@@ h ma@@ st@@ er@@ y of ‘ King S@@ in . ’ ​ — R@@ om .
To my sur@@ pris@@ e , he was deli@@ gh@@ ted that I came back to him , though he expres@@ sed some disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment that I had become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
K@@ no@@ wing that he had his Fa@@ ther’s love and appro@@ val , Jesus fac@@ ed op@@ position and cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ism with confidence .
He could have g@@ one on living forever .
Al@@ ber@@ t S@@ ch@@ ro@@ e@@ der in@@ tro@@ duc@@ ed me to the brothers at an ass@@ em@@ bly in H@@ u@@ d@@ der@@ s@@ field , and in A@@ pri@@ l 194@@ 1 , I took up my new assignment .
Ne@@ ar the bi@@ g tre@@ es of Mo@@ re@@ h , near S@@ he@@ c@@ he@@ m , Jehovah appe@@ ared to Abraham again , this time saying : “ To your off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing I am going to give this land . ”
With my wife , our son , Ph@@ ili@@ p , and his wife , Su@@ si@@ e
During World W@@ ar I@@ I , ban@@ s and re@@ stri@@ ctions were imp@@ o@@ sed on God’s people in Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , Cana@@ da , and other lands id@@ enti@@ fied with the B@@ rit@@ ish Com@@ mon@@ we@@ al@@ th ​ — in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , A@@ sia , and is@@ lands of the C@@ ari@@ b@@ be@@ an and of the P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c .
Con@@ stru@@ cting all these buil@@ ding@@ s c@@ alls for many willing vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers who have the experience necess@@ ary for the succ@@ ess@@ ful comple@@ tion of such pro@@ je@@ cts .
He had a si@@ gn - language book on his des@@ k .
It takes time to learn to imitate Jehovah’s qualities .
Per@@ haps , but pro@@ ba@@ bly not with the s@@ ort of ri@@ ches you ex@@ pect .
Then , at the end of the day , the children have been involved in at le@@ ast one mean@@ ing@@ ful con@@ vers@@ ation . ”
Moses displa@@ yed faith and courage because he had God’s un@@ fa@@ il@@ ing support , even as we do . ​ — De@@ u@@ t .
Jehovah’s ro@@ c@@ king of the nations at Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on is just a@@ head .
T@@ re@@ asure H@@ un@@ ting in Ch@@ ile
The R@@ es@@ ur@@ rection of Jesus Me@@ ans Li@@ fe !
A sh@@ ort time later , the two Christian women re@@ turned .
Many of Jesus ’ con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries did not understand the reason for his suffering and death .
In the Bible , there are many examples of faithful ones who received Jehovah’s holy spirit but who did not go to heaven .
H@@ isi@@ g@@ er ) , 3 / 1
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines have publi@@ shed many life st@@ ori@@ es and experi@@ ences of Witnesses who have cop@@ ed , and are still cop@@ ing , with problems in life .
If we do , Jehovah will re@@ ward us for our faithful conduct .
Now i@@ magine that you have felt fe@@ e@@ ble , not just for one or two we@@ ek@@ s , but for months on end .
Ha@@ ve you seen others ’ eyes light up as Jehovah op@@ ened their heart to pa@@ y attention to the message ?
But how could a spirit cre@@ ature be e@@ at@@ en by “ bir@@ ds of pre@@ y and the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast@@ s of the field ” ?
He “ offered up supp@@ lic@@ ations and also pet@@ iti@@ ons to the One who was able to sa@@ ve him out of death , with strong out@@ cri@@ es and te@@ ars , and he was fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly heard for his godly fear . ” ​ — Hebrews 5 : 7 .
That is why young Christians do not c@@ he@@ at to get good gra@@ des at school .
How ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble and up@@ building that was !
“ The S@@ pan@@ ish influ@@ enza is es@@ tim@@ ated to have kil@@ led between 20 milli@@ on and 50 milli@@ on people in 19@@ 18 , more than the pla@@ gu@@ e or the first world war , ” repor@@ ts the S@@ ü@@ d@@ de@@ ut@@ sc@@ he Z@@ ei@@ tun@@ g .
For three months in a sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e in Eph@@ esus , Paul was “ giving tal@@ ks and using per@@ su@@ asi@@ on concer@@ ning the kingdom of God . ”
Jesus was long - suffering and kind in his deal@@ ings with the apostles , des@@ pite their re@@ pe@@ ated fa@@ il@@ ings .
C@@ are Ab@@ out U@@ s ? 1 / 1
The qu@@ e@@ en of S@@ he@@ ba travel@@ ed some 1@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 2@@ ,@@ 4@@ 00 k@@ m ] to t@@ est Solom@@ on@@ ’s wisdom with “ per@@ ple@@ x@@ ing questions . ”
Yes , the Bible ho@@ l@@ ds out the hope of living forever on a par@@ adise earth and the promise of a resurrection of “ all those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs . ”
Although the so@@ il at these s@@ ites may not be pl@@ enti@@ ful , the ro@@ ck@@ y f@@ is@@ sures provide prote@@ ction against the w@@ ind and en@@ able the pl@@ ant to con@@ serve water .
What self - exam@@ in@@ ation would be bene@@ fi@@ cial ?
We live in a world full of wr@@ ong@@ doing .
Li@@ z had asked for sung@@ ny@@ an@@ g ( mat@@ ches ) in@@ stead of sung@@ k@@ y@@ un@@ g , the word for “ Bible . ”
I cultiv@@ ated my own love , faith , and ze@@ al and tri@@ ed to set a good example .
For instance , often a brother rel@@ ated an account from the Bible , just l@@ ou@@ d en@@ ough for us to hear .
A@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ents can be sure that their hard work is not in va@@ in .
They expla@@ in that the se@@ cre@@ t to their wonderful relationship invol@@ ves at le@@ ast four things : ( 1 ) no@@ tic@@ ing the qualities of the other person , ( 2 ) thinking about and being dra@@ wn to those qualities , ( 3 ) main@@ tain@@ ing good commun@@ ic@@ ation , and ( 4 ) doing things together .
With the help of an a@@ udi@@ o c@@ as@@ set@@ te , a special pioneer nam@@ ed D@@ or@@ a condu@@ cts stu@@ dies in the bro@@ ch@@ ure What Does God Re@@ qui@@ re of U@@ s ?
Re@@ call , too , Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws .
When Paul enc@@ oun@@ tered contro@@ vers@@ y , he certainly took account of their com@@ ments .
It is similar with Christian min@@ isters today .
“ Pa@@ y attention to y@@ ourselves and to all the flo@@ ck , among which the holy spirit has appointed you overse@@ ers , to shepher@@ d the congregation of God , which he pur@@ cha@@ sed with the blood of his own Son . ” ​ — Acts 20 : 28 .
G@@ et@@ ting St@@ ar@@ ted in the F@@ ul@@ l - Ti@@ me M@@ in@@ is@@ try
While on earth as a perfect human , Jesus jo@@ y@@ fully per@@ form@@ ed the work Jehovah had given him to do .
Because in re@@ ality “ the whole world is l@@ ying in the power of the wicked one ” ​ — Satan — ​ and he does not want it to change . ​ — 1 John 5 : 19 .
Thus they avoid many thor@@ n@@ y problems that they might enc@@ oun@@ ter if they were ne@@ g@@ lig@@ ent .
This par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar os@@ su@@ ary be@@ ars the in@@ s@@ crip@@ tion : “ Mi@@ ri@@ am daugh@@ ter of Yesh@@ ua son of Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has , pri@@ est of Ma@@ ʹ@@ a@@ z@@ iah from Bet@@ h ʹ@@ I@@ m@@ r@@ i . ”
All loyal sub@@ je@@ cts of the King must follow his example and hum@@ bly sub@@ mit to Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y in all things .
“ See the S@@ al@@ vation of Jehovah ”
The apostle Paul used the o@@ live t@@ ree to illustr@@ ate how Jehovah’s mer@@ cy ex@@ tend@@ s to people reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of their r@@ ace or ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
Ha@@ ve you , like A@@ sa@@ ph , ob@@ served the ap@@ par@@ ent succ@@ ess of the wicked who f@@ la@@ un@@ t their wr@@ ong@@ doing ?
Why did a Rom@@ an sol@@ di@@ er need good fo@@ o@@ t@@ we@@ ar , and what does it illustr@@ ate ?
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 7 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 6@@ 9 , 8@@ 9
“ Then I real@@ ized the differ@@ ence , ” continu@@ es Mar@@ ik@@ o .
When in@@ s@@ titu@@ ting the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al , Jesus did not mirac@@ ul@@ ously change the bre@@ ad and the w@@ ine into his liter@@ al flesh and blood .
F@@ ur@@ ther , they real@@ ized that “ the times of the G@@ ent@@ il@@ es ” had already ended , sign@@ al@@ ing that the time was near for God’s Kingdom govern@@ ment to bring about blessings for mankind .
On the other hand , some decisions are far - re@@ aching .
The New En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a says : “ In ch@@ ur@@ ches that have re@@ ta@@ ined the hist@@ ori@@ c ep@@ is@@ cop@@ ate , the or@@ da@@ ining minis@@ ter is always a bi@@ sh@@ op .
He ther@@ e@@ by teach@@ es us to el@@ ev@@ ate our go@@ als and desi@@ res .
A matu@@ re young person will be fir@@ m in his beli@@ ef@@ s , even in difficult situ@@ ations
Fir@@ st , though , “ co@@ als of fi@@ re ” ​ — God’s fi@@ er@@ y message of des@@ tru@@ ction — ​ must be to@@ s@@ sed over the city .
What influ@@ ence does the holy spirit have on our lives ?
He was self - sacrific@@ ing in his love for his fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative wife , the congregation .
What are the benef@@ its of having bal@@ an@@ ced expe@@ ct@@ ations ?
E@@ le@@ c@@ tri@@ ci@@ ans , p@@ lum@@ bers , eng@@ in@@ e@@ ers , p@@ il@@ o@@ ts , sur@@ ge@@ ons , and others r@@ ely on these la@@ ws to do their work .
With their vari@@ ed ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds and experi@@ ences in life , elders in a congregation will some@@ times have different vie@@ w@@ poin@@ ts .
Yes , the el@@ der@@ ’s di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied we@@ d@@ ding dis@@ course will contribu@@ te to a marriage that br@@ ings honor to Jehovah God .
One of Satan’s c@@ ra@@ f@@ ty ac@@ ts is to try to get us to lo@@ se sight of the fact that our God , Jehovah , is con@@ stan@@ tly taking care of his faithful servants .
A@@ no@@ ther d@@ ri@@ ver , Israel , rec@@ alls in@@ ci@@ d@@ ents on another tri@@ p to B@@ angu@@ i , our des@@ t@@ in@@ ation .
In fact , regul@@ arly reading the hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing acc@@ oun@@ ts that appe@@ ar in the Ye@@ ar@@ book each year is a fine way to strengthen our faith and end@@ ur@@ ance in these m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous times . ​ — Hebrews 12 : 1 .
How do Jehovah’s deal@@ ings with J@@ on@@ ah and Peter draw you clo@@ s@@ er to H@@ im ?
The Bible teach@@ es that a great many prayers are , in fact , mis@@ direc@@ ted .
“ H@@ um@@ ble y@@ ourselves , therefore , under the mi@@ gh@@ ty hand of God , that he may ex@@ al@@ t you in du@@ e time , ” says Peter .
That Bo@@ a@@ z vie@@ wed Ru@@ th@@ ’s actions as being comple@@ t@@ ely vi@@ r@@ tu@@ ous is evid@@ ent by his words : “ B@@ less@@ ed may you be of Jehovah , my daugh@@ ter . You have expres@@ sed your loving - kindness better in the last instance than in the first instance . ”
If a fri@@ end@@ ship is th@@ reat@@ ened , what can help to sa@@ ve it ?
The human r@@ ace ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ ts a wide vari@@ ety of loo@@ ks , person@@ alities , and s@@ k@@ ill@@ s .
Dis@@ ma@@ yed that there was no “ house , ” or temple , dedic@@ ated to Jehovah , he wanted to buil@@ d one .
J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah’s daugh@@ ter sacrific@@ ed her n@@ atur@@ al desi@@ res for a husband and children in order to serve Jehovah
The re@@ bel@@ s organiz@@ ed a cam@@ p com@@ mit@@ te@@ e to ne@@ go@@ ti@@ ate with the mil@@ it@@ ary .
Th@@ ink of the possible har@@ m of not avo@@ i@@ ding such things : serious health problems , dis@@ tur@@ bed relation@@ shi@@ ps , even pre@@ matu@@ re death .
“ Like R@@ o@@ o@@ ks U@@ p@@ on a F@@ al@@ c@@ on ”
At that time a group of Bible stud@@ ents dis@@ cer@@ ned ​ — contr@@ ary to po@@ pul@@ ar op@@ in@@ ion — ​ that Christ’s return was to be inv@@ isi@@ ble .
Mo@@ st people have a go@@ al in life , whether rel@@ ated to their family , friends , bu@@ sin@@ ess , or ple@@ asure .
Jehovah says : “ E@@ ver@@ y@@ thing that is my deli@@ ght I shall do . . . I have form@@ ed it , I shall also do it . ” ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 6 : 10 , 11 .
15 : 32 .
For years , she had no doubt pon@@ der@@ ed all the prophe@@ tic promises associ@@ ated with her son , who she knew would be called “ Son of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh . ”
Dis@@ pla@@ ying self - sacrific@@ ing love is not the e@@ asi@@ est course to follow .
The hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing account of Jehovah’s tend@@ er feelings for his faithful prophet is recorded in God’s Word for our benefit .
The comm@@ and concer@@ ning the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad set before Adam and E@@ ve a cho@@ ice ​ — to obey or not to obey .
We cannot ex@@ pect Jehovah to listen to prayers that do not expres@@ s our true feelings .
The elders take the lead in the congregation .
( b ) We want to find the answer to what question ?
No@@ te what verse 4@@ 3 says : “ He said to his attend@@ ant : ‘ G@@ o up , ple@@ ase . Lo@@ ok in the direction of the se@@ a . ’
We must also gu@@ ard against gre@@ ed .
If you have lost a loved one in death , un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly or not , you may won@@ der : ‘ Is it nor@@ ma@@ l to g@@ ri@@ eve ?
Those acc@@ oun@@ ts imp@@ res@@ si@@ vely indic@@ ate what God expe@@ cts of people whom he fav@@ ors and how much he es@@ te@@ em@@ s the qu@@ ality of kindness .
Adam and E@@ ve@@ ’s dis@@ obedi@@ ence led to death
Jesus ’ re@@ qu@@ est that his disciples be prote@@ cted from “ the wicked one ” ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged the influ@@ ence that Satan has in the world .
The best - known C@@ y@@ ni@@ c , Di@@ o@@ gen@@ es
He wor@@ ked hard in sac@@ red service .
During a sto@@ po@@ ver , the apostle ad@@ v@@ ised that the rema@@ in@@ der of the vo@@ y@@ age be post@@ pon@@ ed .
During that time , Ge@@ or@@ ge started atten@@ ding meetings on S@@ un@@ days at the Kingdom H@@ all .
During some 60 years of his ministry that fol@@ lo@@ ws , El@@ isha per@@ form@@ s many mirac@@ les . ​ — See the bo@@ x “ Eli@@ sh@@ a@@ ’s Mi@@ rac@@ les . ”
The Bethel family helps to provide spiritual food .
By cal@@ m@@ ly listen@@ ing to them and being co@@ op@@ er@@ ative , you will ear@@ n their respect and will esta@@ bl@@ ish a re@@ pu@@ tation as a respon@@ sible person .
Ha@@ ving true re@@ ver@@ ence for Jehovah , loving what he lo@@ ves and h@@ ating what he h@@ ates , will sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard us . ​ — P@@ s .
( b ) What encourag@@ ement does Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 9 give us ?
Then they left .
As Saul wal@@ ked toward D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us , he must have been con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating how he could car@@ ry out his man@@ d@@ ate most effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
Why should we put for@@ th di@@ lig@@ ent effort to study the deep@@ er things of God’s Word ?
But what if you feel that your heart is not in your activ@@ ity , that you are just going through the mo@@ tions ?
Des@@ pite recei@@ ving re@@ pe@@ ated divine war@@ n@@ ings , Bal@@ a@@ am tri@@ ed to cur@@ se God’s people for a fin@@ an@@ cial re@@ ward .
W@@ om@@ en Who C@@ ared Ab@@ out O@@ thers
In this he found al@@ leg@@ or@@ ic@@ al support for his use of Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ y to teach Christi@@ an@@ ity .
; Ho@@ o@@ k@@ er , P .
The spirit of the world prom@@ o@@ tes gre@@ ed and materi@@ al@@ ism ​ — “ the desire of the eyes . ”
“ The desire of the flesh ” was E@@ ve@@ ’s do@@ w@@ n@@ f@@ all ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 7 )
They listen@@ ed to me with great com@@ pas@@ sion , and when they were lea@@ ving , I felt so much better that I ag@@ re@@ ed to another vis@@ it .
These questions and others will be discus@@ sed in the following two artic@@ les .
How does light rel@@ ate to life ?
Mu@@ ch of the d@@ anger c@@ ent@@ ers on two as@@ pe@@ cts ​ — what ty@@ pe you cho@@ ose and how much time you sp@@ end on it . Re@@ cre@@ ation of the right kind and in the right am@@ ount is ref@@ re@@ shing
La@@ z@@ ar@@ us , Jesus ’ de@@ ar friend La@@ z@@ ar@@ us was dead for four days when Jesus resur@@ rec@@ ted him before a number of on@@ loo@@ k@@ ers . ​ — John 11 : 38 - 4@@ 4 .
The tri@@ bes to the w@@ est would have the prote@@ ction of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an V@@ al@@ le@@ y ​ — a n@@ atur@@ al ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er to mil@@ it@@ ary in@@ va@@ sion .
Do not be sur@@ pris@@ ed if in a few days , your te@@ en@@ ag@@ er has s@@ w@@ un@@ g around to your vie@@ w@@ point ​ — perhaps even claim@@ ing it as his own .
This invol@@ ves teaching people to ob@@ serve all the things that Christ , the He@@ ad of the congregation , comman@@ ds to be done during this time of the end .
This invol@@ ves more than just sever@@ ing any ties with false religion .
This indic@@ ates that be@@ eke@@ ep@@ ing was done in the land that God had said would ‘ f@@ low with mil@@ k and h@@ one@@ y . ’ ​ — 3 / 1 , page 15 .
How com@@ for@@ ting it must have been to know that God’s powerful holy spirit would emp@@ ow@@ er them to accom@@ pl@@ ish this divine assignment !
If we are dec@@ ei@@ ved by a s@@ w@@ in@@ d@@ l@@ er , we lo@@ se money .
Acc@@ ording to that l@@ ine of reason@@ ing , how could Job , a m@@ ere mor@@ tal , ever pre@@ su@@ me to have a righteous standing before God ?
N@@ ex@@ t , the other sons of Jac@@ o@@ b att@@ ac@@ ked S@@ he@@ ch@@ em@@ ’s city , p@@ lun@@ der@@ ed it , and took the women and children cap@@ tive .
And there were to be others .
What fur@@ ther teachings does Jesus lo@@ v@@ ingly imp@@ ar@@ t to his 11 faithful apostles , and how does he pre@@ pare them for his im@@ min@@ ent de@@ par@@ ture ?
W@@ as it crow@@ ded ?
Un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly , the wonderful works of Jehovah God invol@@ ve his wisdom and his authority over the physical cre@@ ation all around us .
Why is it prof@@ it@@ able to read the Bible re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly ?
Now we are both Jehovah’s Witnesses , and our faith has un@@ ited us . ”
( b ) How should we be affe@@ cted by Jehovah’s mer@@ cy and com@@ pas@@ sion ?
What is our pri@@ m@@ ary mo@@ tive for up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ?
H@@ er daugh@@ ter was vis@@ iting T@@ ha@@ il@@ and when the c@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ p@@ he h@@ it .
Mo@@ st people today are mo@@ tiv@@ ated by fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res ​ — un@@ contro@@ l@@ led se@@ x@@ u@@ al ap@@ pet@@ ite , gre@@ e@@ dy pur@@ su@@ it of money , and a@@ bu@@ sive use of power .
And what about the ag@@ ed apostle John ?
Y@@ O@@ U may ag@@ ree that sta@@ ying a@@ wa@@ ke when you are at school is important .
Jehovah wants us to act on what we hear .
Not all per@@ form powerful works , do they ? ”
Chris@@ tend@@ om ​ — Mar@@ ked by Di@@ vision
If that was the case with us , we might have a wrong ide@@ a about Jehovah’s view of us .
So Mark travel@@ ed to Babyl@@ on to serve al@@ ong@@ side the apostle who years before attend@@ ed Christian meetings in his mo@@ ther’s home .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t of a L@@ ess@@ er One
When he found me ba@@ dly be@@ at@@ en up , E@@ m@@ ma@@ s and a friend who ow@@ ned a ca@@ r g@@ ently put me in the ve@@ hi@@ c@@ le .
A God of P@@ ur@@ pose
* How s@@ inc@@ ere , though , were the con@@ ver@@ sions of the Sa@@ x@@ ons or the I@@ du@@ ma@@ e@@ ans ?
De@@ al@@ ing lo@@ v@@ ingly with ad@@ ul@@ ts is not always so inst@@ inc@@ tive .
You might h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to speak to certain relati@@ ves about Bible tru@@ ths because of their strong religious con@@ vi@@ ctions .
E@@ ver since that mar@@ ked year of 1914 , “ the si@@ gn of [ Christ’s ] pres@@ ence ” as earth@@ ’s new King has become clear for all to see .
Sh@@ ould it be different today for all who have the God - given pro@@ spe@@ ct of life in an earthly par@@ adise ?
Do not d@@ el@@ a@@ y ​ — your everlasting future is at st@@ ake !
• How does a person know that he or she has the heavenly c@@ all@@ ing ?
A “ do@@ er ” has faith that pro@@ du@@ ces such works as ze@@ al@@ ous preaching activ@@ ity and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in Christian meetings .
How do we know when the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al should be held , and what meaning should it have for all of us ?
In time , G@@ r@@ and@@ pa was called on to per@@ form the marri@@ ages of the three How@@ ell sons , and with his own s@@ on@@ ’s wel@@ f@@ are in mind , he made a point of taking him along for each of these we@@ d@@ ding@@ s .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , though the in@@ fam@@ ous G@@ esta@@ p@@ o , or se@@ cre@@ t po@@ li@@ ce , kept all ch@@ ur@@ ches under sur@@ ve@@ ill@@ ance , it persecu@@ ted only one Christian organization sever@@ ely . “ Per@@ secu@@ tion t@@ ill the death , ” poin@@ ts out D@@ ut@@ ch hist@@ ori@@ an D@@ r .
• What are some t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s that Satan uses in his at@@ temp@@ t to s@@ il@@ ence God’s people ?
If you are a sing@@ le sister with a hear@@ t@@ felt desire to share in a ministry that is deep@@ ly satis@@ f@@ ying , we are sure you will benefit from their com@@ ments .
Mu@@ si@@ cal ta@@ st@@ es di@@ ff@@ er , and a wide vari@@ ety of mu@@ si@@ c is a@@ vail@@ able .
Re@@ je@@ cted by go@@ d@@ less men , he is “ cho@@ s@@ en , preci@@ ous , with God . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
These too would set their heart on the Kingdom ​ — whether for a heavenly or for an earthly re@@ ward — ​ as the travel@@ ing mer@@ ch@@ ant did with reg@@ ard to the fine pe@@ ar@@ l .
I am used to the ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on@@ tal st@@ y@@ le , but many J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese people pre@@ f@@ er the ver@@ tic@@ al com@@ position . ”
What are some of the good things we can medit@@ ate on ?
Be@@ ing ir@@ res@@ is@@ ti@@ bly dra@@ wn to the young man , she da@@ ily tri@@ ed to se@@ du@@ ce him .
He “ wal@@ ks st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght a@@ head , ” s@@ tic@@ king to the right course on his j@@ our@@ ne@@ y through life .
Why should we have confidence in God’s direction , though we may not fully gr@@ as@@ p his reas@@ ons ?
We were on a preaching tri@@ p to an is@@ ol@@ ated ter@@ rit@@ ory in the Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ an An@@ des .
As Jehovah e@@ qu@@ ip@@ s you to fulf@@ ill your assign@@ ments , your faith in him will gro@@ w and you will appreci@@ ate that your privile@@ ges in his service are ri@@ ches greater than any earthly tre@@ asure .
I was always involved in st@@ re@@ et fi@@ gh@@ ts , so people in the neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od were af@@ ra@@ id of me .
I@@ S O@@ U@@ R ul@@ tim@@ ate des@@ t@@ in@@ y pre@@ determined ?
How could the Israelites dis@@ cer@@ n that Moses had God’s spirit ?
Paul spoke of this change when he ur@@ ged fellow Christians : “ C@@ lo@@ the y@@ ourselves with the tend@@ er affe@@ ctions of com@@ pas@@ sion , kindness , low@@ l@@ iness of mind , mil@@ dness , and long - suffering . ”
God’s spirit eng@@ end@@ ers in us a respect for the Bible .
The message is clear : What coun@@ ts is that we ‘ do our best ’ in pra@@ ising Jehovah .
What act of M@@ ary s@@ ti@@ r@@ s contro@@ vers@@ y , and Jesus ’ answer in her de@@ f@@ en@@ se indic@@ ates what about his a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of “ his h@@ our ” ?
Sh@@ ould we be concer@@ ned about how others view our decisions ?
A@@ m I taking it in ?
Mo@@ re@@ over , the coura@@ ge@@ ous de@@ e@@ ds of Jeho@@ i@@ a@@ da and his wife pre@@ served the ro@@ y@@ al l@@ ine from David to the Messi@@ ah .
How true the words of the psalmist proved to be in this case : “ Do not put your trust in no@@ bl@@ es , nor in the son of earth@@ ling man , to whom no sal@@ vation bel@@ ong@@ s ” ! ​ — John 11 : 4@@ 8 ; Psalm 14@@ 6 : 3 .
L@@ ater , he inc@@ ited the po@@ li@@ ce to destro@@ y their hous@@ es and d@@ ri@@ ve them into the bus@@ h .
On other occasi@@ ons , Jesus used the examples of s@@ ow@@ ing and re@@ ap@@ ing to illustr@@ ate the disci@@ ple - making work . ​ — Mat@@ t .
“ I pray to Jehovah con@@ stan@@ tly , ” he says .
In contr@@ ast , one very happy cou@@ ple at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te the succ@@ ess of their marriage to their strong spiritual b@@ on@@ ds .
Hence , Jehovah’s Witnesses have made a di@@ lig@@ ent effort to preach to de@@ a@@ f people worl@@ d@@ wide and to provide material for their benefit .
He experienced ‘ d@@ ang@@ ers in the city , in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , and at se@@ a . ’
No@@ te the example that Jehovah God himself set in deal@@ ing with one of his sons .
The apostle John said : “ These are the ones that keep following the L@@ am@@ b no matter where he go@@ es .
But it is that the word written in their Law may be ful@@ filled , ‘ They h@@ ated me without cause . ’ ”
The pri@@ est war@@ ned them that the pres@@ ence of Jehovah’s Witnesses would bring a de@@ ad@@ ly pla@@ gu@@ e and heav@@ y s@@ no@@ w@@ f@@ all that would k@@ ill their c@@ at@@ tle and ru@@ in their cro@@ ps .
Their concer@@ n for your physical , men@@ tal , emo@@ tional , and spiritual wel@@ f@@ are continu@@ es even after you gro@@ w older .
R@@ em@@ ember Jehovah’s promise : “ An@@ y we@@ ap@@ on . . . form@@ ed against you will have no succ@@ ess . ”
Consider the as@@ sur@@ ance found at Acts 3 : 19 .
10 / 1 ‘ Why , Lord , Re@@ ma@@ in S@@ il@@ ent ? ’ ( P@@ op@@ e at A@@ us@@ ch@@ wit@@ z ) , 5 / 15
In that same year , the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Noah received a new message from Jehovah God : “ G@@ o , you and all your hous@@ eho@@ ld , into the ar@@ k . ”
This w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast prom@@ o@@ tes the making of an i@@ ma@@ ge of the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast .
Will you be among the happy sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors of that gr@@ and vi@@ ct@@ ory ?
In fact , C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 15 c@@ alls Jesus “ the i@@ ma@@ ge of the inv@@ isi@@ ble God . ”
A@@ mer@@ i@@ can st@@ at@@ es@@ man B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in F@@ ran@@ k@@ l@@ in recogn@@ ized that wa@@ iting can also be co@@ st@@ ly .
▪ L@@ ear@@ n From the I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ation of the T@@ al@@ ents
( b ) R@@ el@@ ate how the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy has been prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed from the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety .
“ Be faithful to your own wife and give your love to her al@@ one . . . .
In it@@ self , that desire is not wrong . In fact , ad@@ ul@@ ts want to be accepted by their pe@@ ers too .
After a dis@@ pu@@ te among the disciples as to who was the great@@ est , Jesus sto@@ od a young child in their mi@@ d@@ st .
They need comfort and hope .
Yet , like David , he was Jehovah’s cho@@ ice .
W@@ i@@ th@@ in two action - p@@ ac@@ ked months , the enti@@ re w@@ all was re@@ pa@@ i@@ red !
On the we@@ d@@ ding day , the bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om brought his bri@@ de to his own home or to his fa@@ ther’s .
H@@ ere is another inc@@ en@@ tive that Solomon high@@ ligh@@ ts : “ Jehovah himself gives wisdom ; out of his m@@ ou@@ th there are knowledge and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment . ”
T@@ w@@ o cou@@ ples share in public wit@@ ness@@ ing , using car@@ ts in fr@@ on@@ t of one of the bi@@ gg@@ est mal@@ ls in S@@ an S@@ al@@ va@@ d@@ or
To illustr@@ ate , think how difficult it would be for us to come to appreci@@ ate fully what the word “ love ” means by mer@@ ely reading a dic@@ tion@@ ary de@@ fin@@ iti@@ on .
Ab@@ out a mon@@ th had g@@ one by since they en@@ tered the Sin@@ a@@ i Des@@ er@@ t , and their food supp@@ lies were r@@ un@@ ning low .
Ch@@ il@@ dren , Jesus provi@@ des an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent example for you too .
We can see why Paul ur@@ ged those who were brought up in such an en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment and became servants of God to “ be trans@@ form@@ ed ” and ‘ make their mind over . ’
Ab@@ out a year later , my parents were baptized in sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of their dedic@@ ation to Jehovah .
They could h@@ enc@@ e@@ for@@ th devo@@ te themselves to prom@@ o@@ ting true worship .
You are not cr@@ am@@ ped for ro@@ om within us . ”
What made that gar@@ den so at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive ?
Let us use these occasi@@ ons to encoura@@ ge one another in the true worship of Jehovah , who has gr@@ anted us “ the privilege of fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ly rend@@ ering sac@@ red service to him with loy@@ al@@ ty and righteousness . ” ​ — Luke 1 : 7@@ 4 , 7@@ 5 ; Hebrews 10 : 24 , 25 .
New to the congregation : In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als and famili@@ es may move to your are@@ a .
They have main@@ ta@@ ined their joy des@@ pite the fact that con@@ di@@ tions on earth are far different from what Jehovah in@@ tend@@ ed in the beg@@ in@@ ning .
Gi@@ ve an example . ( b ) What can we learn about Davi@@ d’s relationship with Jehovah from Psalm 34 : 7 , 8 and Psalm 1@@ 39 : 2 - 8 ?
If those taking the lead in the congregation se@@ em to be with@@ ho@@ l@@ ding certain privile@@ ges from you , do some hon@@ est self - exam@@ in@@ ation to deter@@ mine what ref@@ in@@ ements you can make in your person@@ ality or way of h@@ and@@ ling things .
5 : 24 - 27 .
2 , 3 . ( a ) To what can the chall@@ enge to Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y be com@@ pared ?
To set@@ tle once and for all time the fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al is@@ su@@ es ra@@ ised , Jehovah has allow@@ ed his cre@@ atu@@ res to ru@@ n their own af@@ fai@@ r@@ s without his direc@@ t control for a li@@ mit@@ ed time .
I@@ l@@ se , * for instance , was once a Ca@@ tho@@ lic nu@@ n in a con@@ v@@ ent in Ger@@ many .
This article gives reas@@ ons for set@@ ting spiritual go@@ als early in life and for giving pri@@ or@@ ity to the field ministry .
The S@@ we@@ dis@@ h man mentioned ear@@ li@@ er was moved when he saw the suffering of fellow humans .
When we look care@@ fully at ourselves in the mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r of God’s Word and see f@@ la@@ ws , even evid@@ ences of sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness , we might become disc@@ oura@@ ged .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing his ar@@ rest , tri@@ al , and imp@@ al@@ ement , Jesus is resur@@ rec@@ ted .
That was a teaching of ch@@ urch lead@@ ers who themselves did not ad@@ here to God’s Word .
Joseph f@@ led from im@@ mor@@ ality
When a person continu@@ es to sin and even hi@@ des what he is doing , it may be hard for him to accept divine counsel .
Instead , the Bible account tel@@ ls us that “ he es@@ te@@ em@@ ed the re@@ pro@@ ach of the Christ as ri@@ ches greater than the tre@@ a@@ sures of Egy@@ pt ; for he loo@@ ked in@@ ten@@ tly toward the pa@@ y@@ ment of the re@@ ward . ” ​ — He@@ b .
He is , in fact , the S@@ ource of all ho@@ l@@ iness .
The Messi@@ ah’s bir@@ th would take place in Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m .
“ The kingdom . . . will cr@@ us@@ h and put an end to all these k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s , and it it@@ self will stand to times in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . ” ​ — D@@ AN@@ I@@ E@@ L 2 : 4@@ 4 .
And the thought of m@@ ale in@@ tru@@ ders f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed me .
In their qu@@ est for we@@ al@@ th , many sp@@ ous@@ es ign@@ ore the needs of their mat@@ es , including the ba@@ si@@ c need for emo@@ tional support and regul@@ ar , war@@ m compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship .
A marriage mar@@ ked by this kind of love will not fai@@ l .
Paul knew from personal experience that such a spirit br@@ ings rich re@@ war@@ ds .
In some plac@@ es , though , p@@ un@@ c@@ tu@@ ality is not consider@@ ed that important .
Why is pri@@ de div@@ isi@@ ve , and how does Jehovah help us over@@ come it ?
A@@ M@@ ON@@ G the ze@@ al@@ ous Witnesses serving in lands where there is a greater need for more Kingdom pre@@ ach@@ ers are num@@ er@@ ous sing@@ le sisters .
At times , I even had to hold my low@@ er j@@ a@@ w to keep it from sh@@ ak@@ ing .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 5@@ 7 , 5@@ 2
P@@ E@@ O@@ P@@ L@@ E who bring their lives into har@@ mony with Jehovah’s la@@ ws and principles are great@@ ly bless@@ ed .
Our obedi@@ ence is also an expres@@ sion of our love , for the apostle John wrote : “ This is what the love of God means , that we ob@@ serve his comman@@ d@@ ments . ”
Saul wa@@ ited , but Samuel was l@@ ate in coming , and Sa@@ ul@@ ’s ar@@ my was sc@@ at@@ ter@@ ing .
How can we show that we desire to make good use of Jehovah’s pati@@ ence ?
All such ones are following the pat@@ ter@@ n set by the prophe@@ ts and by Jesus himself in suffering un@@ ju@@ st@@ ly . ​ — Matthew 5 : 11 , 12 ; James 5 : 10 ; 1 Peter 2 : 21 .
B@@ er@@ t would quic@@ k@@ ly turn his e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment off , d@@ ri@@ ve to another h@@ ill mil@@ es away , and pla@@ y another rec@@ ording .
M@@ anu@@ el ans@@ wers : “ A@@ n ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ ance came to our house tal@@ king about the Bible .
So@@ on , some who had been lear@@ ning Bible tru@@ ths began to share these with others .
Many have written t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing expres@@ sions of hear@@ t@@ felt appreciation .
O@@ ver time , langu@@ ages ten@@ d to change .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , both as@@ pe@@ cts are c@@ ru@@ cial and deser@@ ve care@@ ful consider@@ ation .
The we@@ e@@ d@@ like cl@@ er@@ gy of Chris@@ tend@@ om have mis@@ led milli@@ ons for cen@@ tu@@ ries .
So where was P@@ ho@@ ebe to lo@@ dge ?
In such a situation , being yi@@ el@@ ding helps . ​ — Pro@@ v .
In “ a dre@@ am and v@@ isions ” given to him , Daniel be@@ held the R@@ ul@@ er of God’s Kingdom as “ someone like a son of man ” brought before Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God and given lasting “ rul@@ er@@ ship and di@@ gn@@ ity and kingdom . ”
We find the answer in Jesus ’ words : “ The Son of man came . . . to give his life as a ransom in ex@@ change for many . ”
The Bible also pro@@ claim@@ ed , over fi@@ ve cen@@ tu@@ ries in ad@@ v@@ ance , that he would en@@ ter Jerusalem on a don@@ ke@@ y and that he would be be@@ tra@@ yed for 30 pi@@ e@@ ces of s@@ il@@ ver .
In 194@@ 6 , at the age of 20 , Bro@@ ther J@@ ar@@ ac@@ z attend@@ ed the se@@ ven@@ th class of the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad .
As told by David S@@ inc@@ la@@ ir
In com@@ men@@ ting on this es@@ say , J@@ en@@ ny@@ ’s teach@@ er no@@ ted : “ You are very young to have develop@@ ed such a strong moral and e@@ th@@ ic@@ al co@@ de .
Why are you res@@ ol@@ ved to keep your eyes on the pri@@ ze ?
The Bible con@@ tain@@ s God’s standards , which are like a b@@ lu@@ ep@@ r@@ in@@ t .
E@@ ach year , one milli@@ on children in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates experience the div@@ or@@ ce of their parents , and in any given year , half of all children born to married parents in that country will likely be vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of div@@ or@@ ce by the time such children are 18 years old .
N@@ ever has false religion posed a serious th@@ re@@ at to true worship .
I have never reg@@ re@@ t@@ ted that decision .
How vital it is that we remain vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant !
I thought I might never see them again , since we believ@@ ed that Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on was near .
The last article in this seri@@ es will consider why the cho@@ ic@@ es we make do matter .
On one occasi@@ on God’s Son , Jesus , found it necess@@ ary to draw to the attention of his disciples the fact that God se@@ es the good in His servants .
Jesus taught that most of mankind are travel@@ ing along the bro@@ ad ro@@ ad that lea@@ ds to des@@ tru@@ ction .
Can you i@@ magine how Paul must have felt when he me@@ t up with some whom he had form@@ er@@ ly persecu@@ ted ?
When this happ@@ ens , be quic@@ k to make am@@ ends ​ — to make peace .
Those desi@@ r@@ ous of having God’s ba@@ c@@ king must ba@@ se their teachings sol@@ ely on his Word
The to@@ ps of the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s appe@@ ared ne@@ arly two and a half months ( 7@@ 3 days ) later , “ in the ten@@ th mon@@ th [ Ju@@ ne ] , on the first of the mon@@ th . ”
How , though , did Samuel obey ?
The new city was con@@ stru@@ cted according to a pre@@ c@@ ise pl@@ an , acc@@ en@@ tu@@ ating its gr@@ an@@ de@@ ur .
There we found a Witness family living in a one - ro@@ om house .
The bro@@ ad , deep h@@ ul@@ ls were desi@@ gn@@ ed to trans@@ por@@ t go@@ o@@ ds and pas@@ s@@ eng@@ ers on sh@@ ort tri@@ ps hu@@ gg@@ ing the co@@ ast of C@@ y@@ pr@@ us .
25 : 1 - 3 , 9 .
Let him cro@@ ss over with my l@@ ord the king ; and you do to him what is good in your eyes . ” ​ — 2 Samuel 17 : 27 - 29 ; 19 : 31 - 40 .
What ca@@ used Paul to lik@@ en E@@ sa@@ u to a for@@ n@@ ic@@ at@@ or ?
At first gl@@ ance , we might conclu@@ de that Eli@@ p@@ ha@@ z and Bil@@ da@@ d displa@@ yed a hum@@ ble attitude .
As for us , whether we receive justice at the hands of a human ju@@ dge or not , we have every reason to be coura@@ ge@@ ous because Jehovah supp@@ or@@ ts us .
17 , 18 . ( a ) Why is Sh@@ in@@ ar the “ prop@@ er place ” for “ W@@ ic@@ ke@@ dness ” to re@@ side ?
W@@ im K@@ et@@ tel@@ ari@@ j was a good example .
Yes , Jesus and his heavenly Father de@@ al in real@@ ities .
While ide@@ as as to its meaning ab@@ ound , most of them are not in l@@ ine with what the Bible ​ — the s@@ ource of the expres@@ sion — ​ teach@@ es about Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on .
Instead of fin@@ ding a few is@@ ol@@ ated c@@ as@@ es of her@@ es@@ y , author@@ ities in Pro@@ v@@ ence dis@@ co@@ vered whole v@@ il@@ la@@ ges of religious dis@@ si@@ d@@ ents .
On@@ ce again , Jesus remin@@ ded his disciples how Jehovah takes care of his cre@@ ation .
They were very help@@ ful in the past , and I want to stay loyal to them . ”
When his wife ans@@ wer@@ ed a kno@@ ck on the do@@ or of their ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment , Ke@@ ith rema@@ ined in the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
So@@ on , however , my wife and I , along with our children , were regul@@ arly atten@@ ding meetings of the Witnesses .
Those serving as overse@@ ers need to be “ low@@ ly in heart , ” as Jesus was . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
This not only will en@@ h@@ ance your personal teaching ability but will also help your children to become more effe@@ ctive teach@@ ers .
As a result of his s@@ ch@@ em@@ ing , he did become “ the rul@@ er of this world , ” in@@ deed a very op@@ pres@@ sive one .
Instead , Paul would have to r@@ ely on God’s power to help him cop@@ e with his “ thor@@ n in the flesh . ”
While in heaven , he saw the gro@@ ss in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es that humans inf@@ li@@ cted upon one another .
Fir@@ st , he declar@@ ed that I was un@@ f@@ it for ac@@ tive service because of my bad back .
He provided de@@ ta@@ il@@ s of the wonderful hope gr@@ anted to the little flo@@ ck .
The cam@@ p is r@@ ou@@ ted , es@@ cap@@ e is cu@@ t off , and mo@@ p - up op@@ er@@ ations invol@@ ving an ar@@ du@@ ous pur@@ su@@ it per@@ man@@ ently re@@ move the M@@ idi@@ an@@ ite th@@ re@@ at .
Re@@ al hum@@ ility en@@ ab@@ les us to see ourselves as we really are and others as they are .
When based on prop@@ er godly fear , it may help him to gain et@@ er@@ n@@ al life in God’s new world soon to come ​ — a preci@@ ous in@@ her@@ it@@ ance in@@ deed ! ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
( Read Jeremiah 31 : 31 - 34 . )
But nothing sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant happened in that year with reg@@ ard to God’s rul@@ er@@ ship .
There , right in the mi@@ d@@ st of a ter@@ ri@@ ble world war , a war with no end in sight , we heard Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r , then pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety , coura@@ ge@@ ously give the g@@ ri@@ pp@@ ing public talk , “ Pe@@ ace ​ — Can It L@@ ast ? ”
By ex@@ ten@@ ding for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess , Jesus ’ disciples would move people to respon@@ d with a for@@ giving spirit .
We me@@ t an el@@ der@@ ly woman who we@@ pt when she learned that God’s name , Jehovah , is in the Bible .
I know that each of you has your own needs .
Se@@ cond , it is God who makes it gro@@ w .
If he cho@@ o@@ ses to , Jehovah can man@@ ip@@ ul@@ ate the mo@@ v@@ ement of the earth so that the su@@ n and the mo@@ on would se@@ em mo@@ tion@@ less to an earthly ob@@ ser@@ ver .
Do the fac@@ ts really show that God is c@@ ru@@ el ?
A@@ no@@ ther help during times of dist@@ ress is the promised holy spirit .
Ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing his God , Jehovah , he ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged : “ You will call , and I my@@ self shall answer you . ”
Yes , our heavenly Father encoura@@ ges us to “ get up . ”
I than@@ k God and my family for keep@@ ing an e@@ ye on me .
Jehovah is a@@ ware of the pain we experience , even as he knew how the Israelites su@@ ffered as sla@@ ves in Egy@@ pt .
They saw themselves as a ‘ pu@@ re ch@@ urch , ’ se@@ par@@ ated from the world .
You can ask yourself such questions as : ‘ How preci@@ ous is this spiritual her@@ it@@ age to me ?
That led to the ar@@ rest of all the respon@@ sible brothers , including me , in O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 195@@ 3 .
V@@ er@@ y likely , you can think of num@@ er@@ ous other occasi@@ ons in Bible hist@@ ory when Jehovah provided life - sa@@ ving instru@@ ctions through human or ang@@ eli@@ c re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves .
The Da@@ y the B@@ l@@ ack B@@ el@@ t C@@ ame Un@@ ti@@ ed
M@@ ent@@ al .
And think how much more effe@@ ctive you can be as a teach@@ er !
“ C@@ ar@@ ry on prayer on every occasi@@ on in spirit , ” Paul wrote .
To enjoy the blessings of spiritual se@@ cur@@ ity , we need to make da@@ ily hear@@ t@@ felt prayer a ha@@ bi@@ t .
Indeed , “ Solom@@ on@@ ’s wisdom was va@@ ster than the wisdom of all the O@@ ri@@ ent@@ als and than all the wisdom of Egy@@ pt . ” ​ — 1 K@@ i .
Thus , Paul cre@@ ated an at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere in which A@@ g@@ ri@@ p@@ pa , as well as the other listen@@ ers , would be more likely to accept what he was about to present .
regul@@ arly .
Why is this ty@@ pe of thinking so d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous ?
In ancient times , of what was the yo@@ ke a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l , and why did Jesus invit@@ e people to take his yo@@ ke upon them ?
C@@ y@@ n@@ th@@ ia , * a sister who@@ se husband a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned her , com@@ ments : “ If brothers avoid you or do not act the way you would ex@@ pect close friends to act , it can h@@ ur@@ t .
By this de@@ fin@@ iti@@ on , ne@@ arly ever@@ yone displa@@ ys some form of religious devo@@ tion in his life .
On@@ ly by being al@@ er@@ t will we stay a@@ wa@@ ke .
As that ba@@ by gre@@ w up , he too learned to fear Jehovah , and he is pres@@ ently serving at one of the branch of@@ fic@@ es of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
And because you value the gift , you also use it .
May we take wh@@ atever me@@ a@@ sures are necess@@ ary to prote@@ ct ourselves and our family so that we can worship Jehovah “ out of a clean heart and out of a good conscience and out of faith without h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y . ” ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
Jehovah’s people have cons@@ is@@ ten@@ tly bor@@ ne witness to his name and have up@@ held his Word by publi@@ shing and dist@@ ribu@@ ting milli@@ ons of Bible - based public@@ ations as well as the Bible it@@ self .
Such deal@@ ings are an example of how Jehovah expres@@ ses loyal love toward his faithful servants .
Go@@ od commun@@ ic@@ ation among the elders prom@@ o@@ tes joy and peace in the congregation
A sing@@ le mother stru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing to find a jo@@ b does not have en@@ ough money to bu@@ y food for her@@ self and her 12 - year - old daugh@@ ter .
No “ w@@ all ” of op@@ position has been able to sto@@ p their preaching .
Mo@@ re@@ over , they show why it is vital to take a positi@@ ve view of a st@@ ra@@ ined marriage and point out how ap@@ pl@@ ying Scriptural counsel can result in mar@@ it@@ al happiness .
“ This is the way . W@@ al@@ k in it , ” Jehovah ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es .
* In truth , it was simply a long , ar@@ du@@ ous tre@@ k into the un@@ known .
“ The true knowledge ” has become a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant through the many who are pro@@ claim@@ ing the good news .
The same year , I wit@@ ness@@ ed a mu@@ r@@ der during a family fe@@ u@@ d , and I was deep@@ ly sh@@ o@@ cked .
After all , I lived in a country that took pri@@ de in its dem@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c system and religious fre@@ e@@ dom .
When Jesus was about 30 , God anointed him with holy spirit , ap@@ poin@@ ting him to be the he@@ ir to Davi@@ d’s thro@@ ne and com@@ mission@@ ing him to preach .
Jesus promised his disciples that if they put the Kingdom first , God would support them .
Is he a ro@@ b@@ ber or wicked and de@@ pra@@ ved in his life and man@@ n@@ ers ? ’
M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 14 : 23
Let us consider these poin@@ ts .
How can parents tra@@ in their children to make good decisions ?
With reg@@ ard to prayer , what is one par@@ al@@ le@@ l between the temple in Jerusalem and the spiritual temple ?
Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice op@@ ened the way for obedi@@ ent mankind to receive God’s mer@@ cy and ob@@ tain everlasting life .
He re@@ adi@@ ly explained that he and his wife were full - time min@@ isters of Jehovah’s Witnesses and wanted to continue as such .
They often vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to per@@ form t@@ as@@ ks that were for the good of the congregation or the bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od , no matter how men@@ i@@ al those t@@ as@@ ks might appe@@ ar to be .
Thus , to the ex@@ t@@ ent possible , be al@@ er@@ t for opportun@@ ities to read and learn new things .
We can devel@@ op a sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve conscience by stud@@ ying the Bible and stri@@ ving to put what we learn into prac@@ tice .
“ All things , therefore , that you want men to do to you , you also must lik@@ e@@ wise do to them . ” ​ — Matthew 7 : 12 .
A@@ nt@@ ô@@ ni@@ o is no longer involved in pro@@ t@@ ests and la@@ b@@ or stri@@ fe .
The de@@ gre@@ e to which a Christian lo@@ ves God and sen@@ ses God’s love for him has a direc@@ t effect on his fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch ​ — or the l@@ ack of it — ​ when he appro@@ ach@@ es God in prayer .
Per@@ haps they are not as g@@ lam@@ or@@ ous as some might en@@ vision , but they do offer the means and the fle@@ xi@@ bility needed by those who@@ se true vo@@ c@@ ation is service to Jehovah . ​ — 2 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 3 : 8 .
What kind of example am I set@@ ting for others ? ’
They would be a@@ ware of the fact that the Da@@ y@@ st@@ ar had ris@@ en , not in fle@@ sh@@ ly human hearts , but before all cre@@ ation .
After com@@ mission@@ ing Jeremiah as a prophet , God instru@@ cted him to remain sing@@ le because of the cr@@ itical times in which he lived and because of the n@@ ature of his assignment .
Consider four important ways in which they un@@ it@@ e@@ dly imitate Jesus and prac@@ tice true Christi@@ an@@ ity reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of where they live .
So I took a sh@@ ort course in con@@ stru@@ ction me@@ tho@@ ds .
S@@ ad@@ ly , Jeho@@ a@@ sh@@ ’s obedi@@ ence to Jehovah fa@@ iled to last .
Gi@@ ving That Is P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous in Jehovah’s E@@ y@@ es
To his own question , the same psalmist provided this answer : “ By keep@@ ing on gu@@ ard according to your word . ”
A cl@@ er@@ gy class ar@@ ose that tri@@ ed to keep the Bible out of the hands of the comm@@ on people .
Consider the experience of a Christian el@@ der who was di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with a mal@@ ign@@ ant b@@ ra@@ in tum@@ or . “ I must ad@@ mit that at first I found my@@ self wonder@@ ing if Jehovah was ang@@ ry at me or even if he loved me .
The dis@@ fi@@ g@@ uring of God and Christi@@ an@@ ity continu@@ es today .
Mo@@ re@@ over , God’s love for us will be evid@@ ent in what he will accom@@ pl@@ ish in our be@@ half through the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom .
Some , like C@@ r@@ y@@ st@@ al , who died in old age , are re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed for their war@@ m heart and g@@ reg@@ ari@@ ous n@@ ature .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , f@@ indi@@ ng@@ s in the study of an@@ at@@ om@@ y show that body par@@ ts once consider@@ ed us@@ eless ac@@ tually do per@@ form ess@@ enti@@ al fun@@ ctions .
Go@@ od rel@@ ations with Jehovah today never come by ef@@ for@@ t@@ less in@@ her@@ it@@ ance , even if one is born into a God - fe@@ aring family or en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment .
P@@ l@@ ac@@ es of Wor@@ ship ​ — Do We Ne@@ ed The@@ m ?
At the same time , nothing is more satis@@ f@@ ying than feel@@ ing his “ everlasting loyal love . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
The psalmist wrote : “ Jehovah himself exam@@ ines the righteous one as well as the wicked one , and anyone loving viol@@ ence His soul certainly h@@ ates . ”
W@@ ic@@ ked Q@@ u@@ e@@ en Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l sent a message to Eli@@ j@@ ah that she was arrang@@ ing for him to be kil@@ led .
Do You F@@ e@@ ar the De@@ ad ?
“ Ch@@ il@@ d’s Ri@@ ght to S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al D@@ ev@@ el@@ op@@ ment , ” 2 / 15
Because of human imper@@ fe@@ ction and the resul@@ ting we@@ ak@@ nesses , some have a ne@@ g@@ ative view of themselves , and for many , such feelings d@@ ate from chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od .
L@@ et@@ ’s an@@ al@@ y@@ ze those words .
They are also made new through holy spirit , be@@ coming “ a new cre@@ ation ” as spirit - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten sons of God .
We can sa@@ f@@ ely say that this is the great@@ est act of love in all hist@@ ory .
In the light of God’s Word , Christians will benefit from pon@@ der@@ ing their rich spiritual her@@ it@@ age .
Is your conscience tra@@ ined to gu@@ i@@ de you rather than just ju@@ dge you ?
Tru@@ e to form , Satan is again using se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality to cor@@ ru@@ pt God’s people .
* C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate trust in and respect for fellow believers .
On the other hand , the real@@ ities of life in this ung@@ o@@ dly world can al@@ er@@ t us to are@@ as where we need to gro@@ w in faith . ​ — 1 Corinthians 16 : 13 , 14 .
The Christian Greek Scriptures expla@@ in by what means God will make possible everlasting life for mankind in Par@@ adise on earth .
All of a su@@ d@@ den , the Witness had three new Bible stu@@ dies to conduct ​ — one with O@@ p@@ hel@@ ia , one with Le@@ on@@ id@@ as , and one with his mother and sister .
The er@@ ro@@ r that Jesus high@@ ligh@@ ted was the refu@@ s@@ al of people to he@@ ed the war@@ ning being given .
F@@ o@@ rest@@ s prote@@ ct , su@@ sta@@ in , and imp@@ ro@@ ve man@@ kin@@ d’s supp@@ lies of f@@ res@@ h water .
The fin@@ i@@ shed pro@@ ject was a gr@@ and cul@@ min@@ ation to three years of dedic@@ ated to@@ il .
Mo@@ re@@ over , he tre@@ a@@ ds the w@@ in@@ e@@ pres@@ s of the fu@@ ry of the wr@@ ath of God the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
There I began preaching from do@@ or to do@@ or .
They found it when they respon@@ ded fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly to the good news pro@@ claim@@ ed by the Witnesses .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , if we end@@ ure to the end , we have the pro@@ spe@@ ct of experi@@ enc@@ ing for ourselves the real@@ iz@@ ation of another divine promise : “ Like the days of a t@@ ree will the days of my people be . ” ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 5 : 22 ; Matthew 24 : 13 .
; B@@ ac@@ ku@@ s , K .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of the tri@@ als we face , having a close b@@ ond with God will en@@ able us to maintain our personal integrity and make Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice .
All refu@@ ge@@ es r@@ an back toward Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i .
While being h@@ un@@ ted by King Saul , David had sh@@ own ad@@ mi@@ ra@@ ble rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t in not re@@ tal@@ i@@ ating against that je@@ al@@ ous mon@@ ar@@ ch .
The earth was then filled with im@@ mor@@ ality and viol@@ ence , and Jehovah was “ h@@ ur@@ t at his heart ” because of the de@@ gener@@ ate con@@ dition of man .
K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge is also ess@@ enti@@ al .
This transl@@ ation also inclu@@ des the divine name in 2@@ 37 plac@@ es in the Christian Greek Scriptures where care@@ ful an@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is indic@@ ated that this was war@@ ran@@ ted .
The end did come though .
Many of us are certainly “ to@@ il@@ ing and lo@@ ad@@ ed down ” in vari@@ ous ways .
E@@ arly in his life , Moses ’ own mother , Jo@@ c@@ he@@ bed , had sur@@ ely taught him about the God of the Hebrews .
6 : 2 , 4 .
Com@@ pare this with s@@ crip@@ tures that speak of Jehovah as being gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous .
The cor@@ p@@ se rema@@ ined on the si@@ de@@ walk for ei@@ ght h@@ our@@ s while the po@@ li@@ ce inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ated the cri@@ me .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , he ad@@ ded : “ But I want you to know that the head of every man [ including every member of the gover@@ ning body ] is the Christ ; . . . in turn , the head of the Christ is God . ”
A@@ no@@ ther l@@ ine of reason@@ ing supp@@ or@@ ting Jesus ’ hist@@ or@@ ic@@ ity is found in the un@@ ti@@ ring preaching of his teachings by his followers .
Ju@@ ne 20 - 26 , 20@@ 11
F@@ o@@ re@@ ign - language congregations and grou@@ ps in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in , Ger@@ many , I@@ tal@@ y , M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o , the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , and other lands already benefit great@@ ly from travel@@ ing overse@@ ers , elders , and minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al servants who are M@@ in@@ is@@ ter@@ i@@ al T@@ ra@@ ining S@@ cho@@ ol gra@@ du@@ ates .
Although the children mentioned in this Bible verse ref@@ er to Christian disciples , a God - fe@@ aring par@@ ent can eas@@ ily rel@@ ate to these sen@@ ti@@ ments expres@@ sed by John .
L@@ ON@@ G B@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H , C@@ A ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , L@@ ong Be@@ ach Con@@ ven@@ tion C@@ en@@ ter Ar@@ ena , 3@@ 00 E .
H@@ el@@ p at the Ri@@ ght Ti@@ me
G@@ r@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to God and his Son should move us to be present at the com@@ mem@@ or@@ ation of Jesus ’ death , thus obe@@ ying the comm@@ and : “ Ke@@ ep doing this in re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of me . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Juda@@ h lost God’s fav@@ or because of mi@@ mi@@ c@@ king her ung@@ o@@ dly neigh@@ bor@@ ing nations .
The go@@ ds of the nations were un@@ able to pro@@ du@@ ce any evidence of their go@@ d@@ ship .
However , some se@@ em to be so over@@ ly concer@@ ned about their own sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings that they are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah could never love them .
All such pre@@ par@@ ation will move us to witness effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely “ with a demonstr@@ ation of spirit and power ” from the Word of God . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Mi@@ gu@@ el and C@@ ar@@ men , also qu@@ o@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , re@@ com@@ men@@ d : “ If parents conduct a regul@@ ar family study and each day discus@@ s the da@@ y’s text in the mother t@@ ong@@ ue , then the children will learn more than the ba@@ si@@ c@@ s of the language ​ — they will learn to expres@@ s spiritual ide@@ as in that language . ”
The woman explained that she had pl@@ an@@ ned to k@@ ill her@@ self that very af@@ ter@@ no@@ on , and she was writ@@ ing a su@@ i@@ ci@@ de no@@ te to her husband when K@@ en@@ ne@@ th@@ ’s p@@ ho@@ ne call st@@ op@@ ped her .
▪ Why is Jehovah God the best Father i@@ mag@@ in@@ able ?
Bro@@ thers Na@@ than K@@ nor@@ r and F@@ re@@ der@@ ic@@ k F@@ ran@@ z , from world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters , vis@@ ited P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al to share our joy at a hist@@ ori@@ c meeting in O@@ por@@ to and L@@ is@@ b@@ on with a com@@ bin@@ ed attend@@ ance of 4@@ 6@@ ,@@ 8@@ 70 .
W@@ ere it not for his sacri@@ fi@@ cial death and sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent resurrection , we would remain under the con@@ dem@@ nation of sin and death .
3 He ‘ K@@ new the W@@ a@@ y ’
It is held that a cam@@ el could f@@ it through it .
Par@@ ents and appointed Christian elders ag@@ ree that these artic@@ les have been tim@@ ely and bene@@ fi@@ cial .
* N@@ U@@ MB@@ E@@ R O@@ F L@@ AN@@ G@@ U@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S
And authority was given them over the f@@ our@@ th part of the earth , to k@@ ill with a long s@@ word and with food sh@@ or@@ ta@@ ge and with de@@ ad@@ ly pla@@ gu@@ e and by the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast@@ s of the earth . ” ​ — Revelation 6 : 8 .
R@@ em@@ ember , no human can give you what God will give to those who fear him : “ The result of hum@@ ility and the fear of Jehovah is ri@@ ches and glory and life . ” ​ — Proverbs 22 : 4 .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing a meeting of the Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i C@@ ong@@ ress Par@@ ty in 19@@ 7@@ 2 , there was a r@@ ene@@ wa@@ l of b@@ ru@@ tal@@ ity .
This c@@ alls for fre@@ qu@@ ent self - exam@@ in@@ ation , after which some may need to make sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant chang@@ es so that they can be holy .
They fir@@ m@@ ly believ@@ ed that Ba@@ al had the power to cause fi@@ re to come down from heaven and con@@ su@@ me an ani@@ ma@@ l sacrifice .
In the clear , ter@@ se , and powerful en@@ ding of the book of E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es , King Solom@@ on@@ ’s words ep@@ it@@ om@@ ize a ho@@ st of divine la@@ ws : “ The conclu@@ sion of the matter , everything having been heard , is : F@@ e@@ ar the true God and keep his comman@@ d@@ ments .
For a to@@ tal of 20 years , I enjo@@ yed the ministry in I@@ tal@@ y , and I came to love the I@@ tal@@ i@@ an people .
This pos@@ si@@ bility is very real , as indic@@ ated by Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the s@@ ow@@ er .
‘ Be C@@ oura@@ ge@@ ous and S@@ tr@@ ong ! ’ “ T@@ ake courage !
In the first century , the Jews ’ expe@@ ct@@ ations r@@ an high .
The la@@ b@@ or cam@@ p in Ka@@ z@@ ak@@ h@@ st@@ an where we were imp@@ ris@@ oned
As the worl@@ d@@ wide preaching work mu@@ sh@@ ro@@ om@@ ed , a call went out for mission@@ aries .
On@@ ce Jesus Christ w@@ atch@@ ed as people de@@ pos@@ ited money in the temp@@ le@@ ’s tre@@ a@@ sur@@ y ch@@ ests .
The anointed are taken into what covenant with Christ ?
G@@ rac@@ i@@ ousness on our part helps to un@@ ite us and to at@@ tr@@ act others to the worship of Jehovah . ​ — Acts 10 : 34 , 35 ; Revelation 7 : 9 , 10 .
This ap@@ par@@ ently ref@@ ers to a no@@ c@@ tur@@ n@@ al em@@ is@@ sion as well as to mar@@ it@@ al se@@ x@@ u@@ al rel@@ ations .
The ide@@ a that they would at@@ temp@@ t to dis@@ ru@@ pt public order or under@@ mine the govern@@ ment is comple@@ t@@ ely without f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation !
Go@@ spe@@ l of Ju@@ d@@ as , 2 / 1
It is a real , well - f@@ oun@@ ded confidence that God has a purpose for mankind and that even now we can benefit from that purpose if we do his will .
Q@@ u@@ o@@ ting Psalm 22 , the apostle Paul wrote of Jesus : “ I will dec@@ l@@ are your name to my brothers ; in the mi@@ dd@@ le of the congregation I will praise you with s@@ ong . ”
( a ) What does Jehovah view as most important when he exam@@ ines an individu@@ al ?
That was likely the most important and jo@@ y@@ ful day of your life .
Jehovah’s N@@ ame to the F@@ ore
The same is true of Christian overse@@ ers today , since they too are appointed on the bas@@ is of Scriptural requi@@ re@@ ments inspired by the holy spirit .
Let us exam@@ ine some of those occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ences to see what Jesus said about the hope of everlasting life on earth .
Ru@@ th@@ ’s action makes the el@@ der@@ ly Ju@@ de@@ an a@@ ware of his ob@@ lig@@ ation as a re@@ pur@@ cha@@ s@@ er , since he was a kin@@ s@@ man of Ru@@ th@@ ’s l@@ ate husband , Ma@@ h@@ l@@ on . ​ — Ru@@ th 3 : 9 .
How did Jesus expres@@ s love for his disciples ?
If that happ@@ ens , be sure that Jehovah will su@@ sta@@ in you , as he did the psalmist , in wh@@ atever tri@@ als you may face . ​ — P@@ s .
A who@@ les@@ ome life is a “ gift of God . ”
What fine qualities does he displa@@ y ?
S@@ hor@@ t - st@@ atu@@ red Z@@ acc@@ ha@@ e@@ us wanted to get a look at him , but he could not see him because of the crow@@ d .
A@@ m@@ ong the speak@@ ers was a cl@@ er@@ gy@@ man who said : “ One can har@@ dly give a true and fa@@ ir des@@ crip@@ tion of the great import@@ ance the Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts have for chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s spiritu@@ ality . ”
Let us exam@@ ine some ba@@ si@@ c principles that the Bible off@@ ers .
Joseph was not Jesus ’ bi@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal father , so these si@@ bl@@ ings were te@@ ch@@ n@@ ic@@ ally Jesus ’ half brothers and half sisters . ​ — Matthew 1 : 20 .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the apostle Paul later wrote about that re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble day that Jesus “ appe@@ ared to C@@ ep@@ has , then to the tw@@ el@@ ve . ”
Some 17 years after his ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , S@@ id@@ ne@@ i , mentioned at the out@@ set of this article , said : “ I never b@@ lam@@ ed Jehovah God for the ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , but I have to ad@@ mit that at first I was disa@@ p@@ pointed in him .
We always made it a point to witness to our ho@@ st@@ s .
When the wom@@ an’s son learned about what had happened , he was so imp@@ ressed that he tri@@ ed to find the brother in order to expres@@ s his appreciation .
Yet , we must do so with a pu@@ re mo@@ tive , avo@@ i@@ ding any tr@@ ace of sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness .
I mis@@ sed going to the m@@ all , e@@ ating out , and other things city life off@@ ers . ”
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Lo@@ ve , which is the str@@ ong@@ est for@@ ce for un@@ ity .
Tru@@ e worshipp@@ ers are never al@@ one .
Then he received the holy spirit .
L@@ ater , children came along , and the challeng@@ es inc@@ reas@@ ed .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the school year , Mari@@ a@@ ’s stand ear@@ ned her the respect of teach@@ ers and cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es al@@ ike .
Di@@ ffer@@ ent des@@ t@@ in@@ ies , however , a@@ wa@@ it individuals who benefit from God’s love .
We also need to show bal@@ ance and reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess when discus@@ sing health and medi@@ cal matters with others .
An@@ y govern@@ men@@ tal arrang@@ ement that does not follow his guid@@ ance is b@@ ound to be inf@@ eri@@ or .
Be as@@ sur@@ ed that he will , even though that seem@@ s un@@ beli@@ e@@ va@@ ble to doub@@ ters .
As we devel@@ op godly joy , we will experience benef@@ its that go bey@@ ond simply how we feel in@@ side .
Ad@@ ding to Davi@@ d’s st@@ ress was the fact that he had no rest because Saul kept on pur@@ su@@ ing him .
This in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent took place near the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of Be@@ th@@ p@@ ha@@ ge .
I am so happy that I bro@@ ke free from their influ@@ ence , just as the serv@@ ant gi@@ r@@ l did whom Paul fre@@ ed from “ a dem@@ on of div@@ in@@ ation . ” ​ — Acts 16 : 16 - 18 .
Bo@@ th the flesh and the b@@ ones are bo@@ iled in a large v@@ es@@ sel , like the one mentioned by Mi@@ ca@@ h .
We Ne@@ ed to Be “ Un@@ ble@@ mi@@ shed ”
What covenant in the Bible al@@ lo@@ ws others to rule with Christ ?
This shows them to be at vari@@ ance with Jesus ’ teachings and those of early Christians . ​ — Matthew 5 : 14 - 16 ; John 11 : 23 , 24 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 2 : 18 ; 1 Timothy 4 : 1 - 3 .
While most cul@@ tures offer some examples of vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e , at le@@ ast in their my@@ th@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal her@@ o@@ es and st@@ ori@@ es , the Bible con@@ tain@@ s a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant true examples .
For instance , you might cultiv@@ ate more fully some as@@ pect of the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit that you find especially challeng@@ ing .
That took place within sight of the Par@@ th@@ en@@ on ​ — a temple dedic@@ ated to A@@ th@@ ena , the pat@@ r@@ on go@@ dd@@ ess of ancient A@@ th@@ ens .
Par@@ is ’ cen@@ tr@@ al under@@ gr@@ ound st@@ ation , Ch@@ â@@ tel@@ et - L@@ es - H@@ al@@ les , is said to be the worl@@ d’s lar@@ g@@ est and bu@@ si@@ est .
Fa@@ ith and O@@ ther T@@ ri@@ als
Jesus taught that Jehovah respon@@ ds in a fa@@ ther@@ ly way to the prayers of His servants , ans@@ wer@@ ing their s@@ inc@@ ere re@@ ques@@ ts made in faith . ​ — Matthew 7 : 7 - 11 .
There were only 3@@ 1@@ ,000 Witnesses in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in at that time .
On the th@@ ir@@ d t@@ our , he s@@ ends for@@ th the 12 “ to preach the kingdom of God and to he@@ al . ” ​ — Luke 9 : 1 , 2 .
Why Saul ask who@@ se son David was ? , 8 / 1
As a result , at le@@ ast 4@@ 7@@ ,000 people died ​ — all because of a mis@@ understanding of good in@@ ten@@ tions . ​ — 1 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 19 : 1 - 19 .
Such con@@ f@@ li@@ ct can make you feel gu@@ il@@ ty , especially because you love your relati@@ ves de@@ arly and have always tri@@ ed to ple@@ ase them .
But F@@ es@@ tu@@ s ad@@ am@@ an@@ tly respon@@ ded : “ It is not Rom@@ an pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re to hand any man over as a fav@@ or before the acc@@ used man me@@ e@@ ts his acc@@ us@@ ers face to face and ge@@ ts a ch@@ ance to speak in his de@@ f@@ en@@ se concer@@ ning the com@@ pla@@ in@@ t . ”
Let Your H@@ ands Be S@@ tr@@ ong
Wh@@ ere , though , would they find pro@@ v@@ isions in that relati@@ vely re@@ mo@@ te are@@ a ?
And because he knew that many would respon@@ d to that good news , he said to his disciples : “ The har@@ v@@ est is great , but the work@@ ers are few .
What out@@ standing reas@@ ons to praise Jehovah for displa@@ ying go@@ o@@ dness toward mankind ! — 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
What about clean water ?
W@@ i@@ th@@ out doubt , the the@@ ory of ev@@ olu@@ tion and false do@@ c@@ tr@@ ines have contribu@@ ted to the mis@@ er@@ y that mankind has experienced during the last days .
However , sing@@ le ones need to consider whether they are really old en@@ ough to get married .
The Israelites seem@@ ed to be tra@@ pp@@ ed between the R@@ ed Se@@ a , an un@@ for@@ giving deser@@ t , and P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s for@@ ces .
From des@@ pa@@ ir to reli@@ ef
It is much better to set these matters st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght person@@ ally than to leave the set@@ t@@ ling of such arrang@@ ements to dist@@ ressed family members , who may be pres@@ sur@@ ed into accep@@ ting un@@ clean practic@@ es that the dec@@ eas@@ ed ne@@ i@@ ther believ@@ ed in nor appro@@ ved of .
On the other hand , if our beli@@ ef is strong , we will be determined to seek the Kingdom first .
His hon@@ est , u@@ pri@@ ght conduct was such that he public@@ ly challeng@@ ed his enem@@ ies to present a v@@ al@@ id acc@@ us@@ ation against him .
After c@@ all@@ ing attention to sever@@ al at@@ temp@@ ts that were made to over@@ thro@@ w the govern@@ ment , he remin@@ ded his an@@ ta@@ g@@ on@@ ists that those con@@ spi@@ r@@ at@@ ors ar@@ ose from the ran@@ ks of the pa@@ g@@ ans , not the Christians .
When I gra@@ du@@ ated , I got married , and my wife and I soon had four children .
This promise was ful@@ filled at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , as the apostle Peter att@@ ested : “ This Jesus God resur@@ rec@@ ted , of which fact we are all wit@@ nesses .
“ I@@ F A@@ N able - bo@@ died man dies can he live again ? ” asked the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job some 3@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 years ag@@ o .
The We@@ b - s@@ ite ad@@ d@@ ress is w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ w@@ atch@@ to@@ wer@@ .@@ or@@ g .
( Read Acts 6 : 1 - 6 . )
As a result , David com@@ mit@@ ted gro@@ ss sin that ca@@ used him angu@@ ish and suffering for the rest of his life . ​ — 2 Samuel 12 : 10 - 14 .
Although we did not know it at the time , that would not be our per@@ man@@ ent assignment .
In order to res@@ ist this da@@ ily att@@ ack on our min@@ ds and hearts , we need to devel@@ op spiritual de@@ f@@ en@@ ses .
H@@ app@@ y are the pe@@ ace@@ able , since they will be called ‘ sons of God . ’ ”
Tru@@ e , the Bible ref@@ ers to Jehovah as one who will ad@@ minis@@ ter se@@ v@@ ere and fin@@ al p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , you want to learn from Christ and imitate him .
Jehovah deli@@ vered J@@ on@@ ah from the ra@@ g@@ ing se@@ a .
13 , 14 . ( a ) Why is ‘ s@@ tic@@ king to Jehovah ’ vital ?
M@@ an is mor@@ tal , and God makes him “ go back to c@@ ru@@ shed matter . ”
Jehovah sa@@ ved him not only from Saul but also from other enem@@ ies .
It is a com@@ mit@@ ment , not to a contr@@ act , but to a person .
How is this to be under@@ sto@@ od ?
We can conclu@@ de what about Solom@@ on@@ ’s first marriage ?
( a ) Why can we be sure that the Da@@ y@@ st@@ ar has already ris@@ en ?
3 : 3 , 4 ; Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 3 - 5 .
The Bible provi@@ des clear and satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers to these questions .
This school will not re@@ place the present Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol ; the purpose is to inc@@ re@@ ase the spiritu@@ ality of elders .
Jesus ’ being b@@ ru@@ ised in the he@@ el me@@ ant that he would su@@ ff@@ er only a temp@@ or@@ ary b@@ low by being kil@@ led while on earth , for Jehovah would resur@@ rec@@ t him to heavenly glory .
However , they can serve at most for a few de@@ ca@@ des ​ — and then who is next ?
Still , no matter how others try to pres@@ sure us , it is our responsi@@ bility to follow our Bible - tra@@ ined conscience .
P@@ ri@@ or to writ@@ ing those words , Paul had j@@ our@@ ne@@ yed to M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia but had asked Timothy to remain in Eph@@ esus .
A pas@@ sage in the apostle Paul’s letter to the Romans she@@ ds light on this important sub@@ ject .
A@@ p@@ tly , Jesus refer@@ red to the holy spirit as “ the help@@ er . ”
N@@ one of us would be jud@@ ged wor@@ thy of sur@@ vi@@ val if Jehovah did not show mer@@ cy when appro@@ pri@@ ate .
I@@ magine get@@ ting to know our Le@@ ad@@ er that well !
He had seen A@@ ha@@ b a@@ bu@@ se the gift of free will and enjoy the fru@@ it@@ age of Je@@ ze@@ bel@@ ’s wicked p@@ lo@@ t .
A Christian nam@@ ed W@@ al@@ ter taught his sons to respect their un@@ believ@@ ing mother .
What is the effect of this refle@@ ction ?
Noah and his sons , to whom the comm@@ and to ‘ be fru@@ it@@ ful and f@@ ill the earth ’ was re@@ pe@@ ated , were evid@@ ently all mon@@ o@@ g@@ am@@ ous .
Some call them un@@ loving .
By means of the F@@ lood , Jehovah took action against a world “ full of viol@@ ence . ”
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons have turned their ba@@ c@@ ks on him and look to human in@@ s@@ titu@@ tions to sol@@ ve man@@ kin@@ d’s problems .
Your ev@@ alu@@ ation of life affe@@ cts your relation@@ shi@@ ps with others .
Jehovah regul@@ ates the tim@@ ing and out@@ come of matters to accom@@ pl@@ ish his will .
That night , the powerful recorded vo@@ ice of Joseph F . Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d , from the world he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters of Jehovah’s Witnesses , bo@@ om@@ ed through B@@ un@@ da@@ ber@@ g , pro@@ claim@@ ing a hard - h@@ it@@ ting Bible message .
What resul@@ ts do they re@@ a@@ p by re@@ je@@ cting discipl@@ ine from Jehovah ?
7 , 8 . ( a ) How did Jesus learn to be hum@@ ble ?
F@@ ra@@ g@@ ments : Di@@ rit@@ t@@ i Bi@@ bli@@ o@@ te@@ c@@ a A@@ m@@ bro@@ si@@ ana .
Un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly , sin is the wor@@ st disa@@ bility a@@ ff@@ lic@@ ting human@@ kind .
As@@ k yourself : ‘ Why do I want to tell others about Jehovah ?
“ My soul has kept your remin@@ ders , and I love them exc@@ e@@ e@@ ding@@ ly , ” san@@ g the psalmist .
Such a view is dec@@ ep@@ tive , for giving on@@ es@@ el@@ f up to sin ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely lea@@ ds to ru@@ in . ​ — Romans 8 : 6 .
Then , near the end of the first century C.E . , the ag@@ ed apostle John fore@@ saw in a vision the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn , Jehovah , inst@@ all@@ ing Christ Jesus as King of the new@@ born heavenly Kingdom .
Such love id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es us as Jesus ’ true followers .
This may account for P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate@@ ’s fam@@ ous question , “ What is truth ? ”
Although Ab@@ sal@@ om tri@@ ed to es@@ cap@@ e , he soon me@@ t his death . ​ — 2 Samuel 18 : 7 - 15 .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , such a spirit has no place in the Christian congregation .
If the people who were resur@@ rec@@ ted had g@@ one to such a place when they died , would they not have told people about it ?
I sub@@ mit@@ ted a letter , saying that I would be pleas@@ ed to serve there .
Why do we want to do our ut@@ most to serve Jehovah with a complete heart ?
S@@ cho@@ l@@ ars disa@@ gre@@ e on whether the s@@ ling had the r@@ ange of a bo@@ w , but a s@@ ling could certainly prove just as le@@ th@@ al . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 20 : 16 .
And how on@@ loo@@ k@@ ers must have been thr@@ il@@ led when they saw La@@ z@@ ar@@ us st@@ ep from the t@@ om@@ b ali@@ ve and well ! ​ — John 11 : 38 - 4@@ 4 .
In the mean@@ time , true worship is still ali@@ ve and well in “ the land of Ar@@ ar@@ at . ”
How did Jesus experience the sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic he@@ el w@@ ound ?
What confidence do the v@@ isions of Isaiah , E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el , and Daniel give us ?
What am@@ a@@ z@@ ing thing occ@@ ur@@ red in Jerusalem at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . ?
What mo@@ tiv@@ ates them ?
I am especially gr@@ ate@@ ful because when I began to study the Bible , at the age of 16 , the rest@@ less@@ ness comm@@ on to you@@ th also affe@@ cted me .
Many people , though , do not know that those words are from the Bible .
When I turned 19 , I started working in Joh@@ ann@@ es@@ bur@@ g , where I quic@@ k@@ ly f@@ ell in with the wrong crow@@ d .
The apostles return from a preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign and rel@@ ate to Jesus all that they have done and taught .
Ther@@ efore , we try to appro@@ ach all members of a family in a kind , sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic way that makes our message appe@@ al@@ ing to those “ righ@@ tly dis@@ posed for everlasting life . ” ​ — Acts 13 : 4@@ 8 .
This princi@@ ple also app@@ lies on a personal le@@ v@@ el .
To@@ p : Mo@@ der@@ n - day An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch
L@@ ater , another sc@@ out invit@@ ed me to pla@@ y for C@@ o@@ st@@ a Ri@@ ca@@ ’s n@@ ational ba@@ se@@ bal@@ l te@@ am , made up of sel@@ e@@ cted amat@@ e@@ ur le@@ ag@@ ue pla@@ y@@ ers .
• What can help us to maintain a positi@@ ve attitude toward the people in our ter@@ rit@@ ory ?
My a@@ un@@ t became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , and than@@ ks to this , we were instru@@ cted in Bible truth .
For Scriptural pro@@ of that Christ’s pres@@ ence began in 1914 , see the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
What are some other ways to displa@@ y neigh@@ b@@ or love ?
‘ P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h the king of Egy@@ pt and his crow@@ d ’ are lik@@ ened to a ce@@ da@@ r that will be cu@@ t down by the “ s@@ word of the king of Babyl@@ on . ” ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 31 : 2 , 3 , 12 ; 32 : 11 , 12 .
C@@ learly , Jehovah was le@@ ading them .
3 : 13 ; He@@ b .
From this comm@@ and we learn God’s thinking about life , which bel@@ ong@@ s to him .
Yet , Jehovah had allow@@ ed him to su@@ ff@@ er the most ign@@ om@@ in@@ i@@ ous of de@@ a@@ ths and to f@@ all under the La@@ w@@ ’s s@@ ent@@ ence : “ S@@ ome@@ thing acc@@ ur@@ sed of God is the one h@@ un@@ g up . ”
For example , some had been married t@@ wi@@ ce , and even three times , without ever having ob@@ ta@@ ined a leg@@ al div@@ or@@ ce .
When we “ over@@ look an off@@ en@@ se , ” this is something beau@@ ti@@ ful to Jehovah .
R@@ em@@ ember , too , what helped Abraham , Joseph , and David to wa@@ it pati@@ ently for the fulfill@@ ment of Jehovah’s promises .
In this religious , so@@ cial , and pol@@ itical c@@ li@@ mate un@@ fol@@ ds the account of a l@@ ine of jud@@ ges whom Jehovah ra@@ ises up to sa@@ ve his people from their enem@@ ies .
How might we be more spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c in our priv@@ ate prayers ?
In God’s new world , justice and righteousness will re@@ place wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness
This place of worship is in@@ deed a preci@@ ous gift , a ge@@ m that Jehovah has given us .
God did not recogn@@ ize ac@@ ts of worship per@@ form@@ ed by h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites .
K@@ an@@ di appreci@@ ati@@ vely ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ges : “ Lo@@ ving direction from my parents has made me more reason@@ able and bal@@ an@@ ced and more of a ple@@ asure to be around . ”
The po@@ lic@@ em@@ en were happy and turned on their ta@@ pe rec@@ order .
• 1 Samuel 12 : 21
10 , 11 . ( a ) Why did Peter loy@@ ally stay with Jesus ?
But what is faith ?
In view of God’s mat@@ ch@@ less wisdom , we can also be sure that if mankind had rema@@ ined under Jehovah’s rule , all the mis@@ takes made by prop@@ on@@ ents of human rule would have been avo@@ i@@ ded .
Daniel wrote : “ I kept on b@@ eho@@ l@@ ding until there were thr@@ ones plac@@ ed and the An@@ cient of Da@@ ys s@@ at down .
“ C@@ er@@ tain ones of both the E@@ pi@@ cu@@ re@@ an and the S@@ to@@ ic ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ ers took to con@@ ver@@ sing with him contro@@ ver@@ si@@ ally , and some would say : ‘ What is it this ch@@ at@@ ter@@ er would like to tell ? ’
“ This one ” who op@@ pres@@ sed the Jews was , not Joseph , but P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h , the king of Egy@@ pt .
I was the second of four bo@@ ys .
We know that what we preach is the truth because it is based on the Bible .
How can we close ran@@ ks ?
S@@ tru@@ g@@ gl@@ ing with S@@ pan@@ ish , he gave the public talk and then condu@@ cted the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy .
After Eli@@ j@@ ah and El@@ isha had vis@@ ited a group of prophe@@ ts in Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o , the two men wal@@ ked to the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver .
S@@ O@@ M@@ E@@ T@@ I@@ M@@ E between 7@@ 6@@ 2 B.C.E . and 7@@ 5@@ 9 B.C.E . , the king of Israel and the king of S@@ y@@ ri@@ a declar@@ ed war on the kingdom of Juda@@ h .
It is certainly wis@@ er to change one@@ ’s way of thinking and ther@@ e@@ by gain God’s appro@@ val .
It is a cen@@ tr@@ al conc@@ ep@@ t in the C@@ ab@@ ala , or tra@@ di@@ tional Jewish my@@ s@@ tic@@ ism .
An@@ al@@ y@@ z@@ ing cop@@ per ing@@ o@@ ts dis@@ co@@ vered in S@@ ar@@ din@@ ia , some scho@@ l@@ ars believe that they came from C@@ y@@ pr@@ us .
Tru@@ ly , Christ Jesus ’ rule will sur@@ pas@@ s Solom@@ on@@ ’s in ways we cannot yet i@@ magine !
But Eli@@ z@@ a@@ be@@ th@@ ’s mo@@ ther@@ ly to@@ ne encoura@@ ged me .
This un@@ certain@@ ty about the n@@ ature or person of God is found bey@@ ond the bor@@ ders of Ger@@ many ; it ex@@ ists el@@ se@@ where in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
R@@ em@@ ember that he had lo@@ v@@ ingly said to her : “ I know what a beau@@ ti@@ ful woman you are . ”
Those close friends of Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us were among the first un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised G@@ ent@@ il@@ es to em@@ br@@ ace the good news and be anointed by the holy spirit , with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of rul@@ ing with Christ in God’s Kingdom .
Jo@@ si@@ ah destro@@ yed the high plac@@ es and prom@@ o@@ ted true worship
The Bible ans@@ wers no .
Ha@@ ve reg@@ ard for life
Un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly , the g@@ ates and side post@@ s of a str@@ ong@@ hold like G@@ a@@ za were large and heav@@ y .
In the first century C.E . , God - fe@@ aring women were privile@@ ged to minis@@ ter to Jesus .
He provided practic@@ al su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions on how to make inter@@ personal relation@@ shi@@ ps as pleas@@ ant as possible : G@@ et to know the local language , be sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to local cu@@ st@@ om@@ s , respect the priv@@ ac@@ y of fellow mission@@ aries , and be obedi@@ ent to those taking the lead . ​ — Hebrews 13 : 17 .
We need to tra@@ in as many as possible because there is still much to do in the preaching work before the end comes .
We have continued to put God’s Kingdom first in our lives and have also tri@@ ed to apply Jesus ’ counsel about sh@@ aring with others .
“ AL@@ A@@ S F@@ O@@ R TH@@ E D@@ A@@ Y ” ​ — W@@ H@@ Y ?
7 : 9 , 10 , 14 .
Do Not M@@ ake God F@@ e@@ el H@@ ur@@ t
S@@ cro@@ l@@ l f@@ ra@@ g@@ ment : Pa@@ ges 3 , 4 , and 6 : C@@ our@@ t@@ es@@ y of Israel An@@ ti@@ qu@@ ities Au@@ thor@@ ity
“ Ch@@ ar@@ m may be false , and pre@@ t@@ t@@ iness may be va@@ in , ” states Proverbs 31 : 30 , “ but the woman that fe@@ ars Jehovah is the one that pro@@ cu@@ res praise for her@@ self . ”
What mo@@ ves you to worship the King of et@@ er@@ n@@ ity ?
When he do@@ es@@ n@@ ’t do as well as he ho@@ ped , I still let him know that I appreci@@ ate his effort . ”
Hence , Jesus jud@@ ged them to be true Christian whe@@ at , but he re@@ je@@ cted all imit@@ ation Christians , including all of those found within the ch@@ ur@@ ches of Chris@@ tend@@ om .
Al@@ so , num@@ er@@ ous local publi@@ sh@@ ers have been willing to move so as to help in s@@ pre@@ ading the Kingdom message thr@@ ough@@ out this va@@ st is@@ land ter@@ rit@@ ory .
How can you receive God’s holy spirit ?
• Psalm 7@@ 2 prophe@@ tic@@ ally provided a pre@@ view of what ?
The Israelites were told that if they obe@@ yed Jehovah , they would become his “ special pro@@ per@@ ty out of all other pe@@ op@@ les . ”
It was a low point for Peter , perhaps the wor@@ st m@@ om@@ ent of the wor@@ st day of his life .
How Does Jehovah G@@ u@@ i@@ de U@@ s ?
12 , 13 . ( a ) What moved Jeremiah to dec@@ l@@ are : “ Jehovah is my share , ” and what attitude did he have ?
And does loving - kindness di@@ ff@@ er from nor@@ ma@@ l human kindness or from kindness in gener@@ al ?
Paul’s st@@ at@@ ement found at Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 13 illustr@@ ates that need .
Paul re@@ comm@@ ended sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess as the best course , but it was not the only right op@@ tion .
Like most young women , I ye@@ ar@@ n to have a par@@ t@@ ner in life .
A@@ t@@ kin@@ son Pa@@ d@@ get@@ t , who learned the truth sh@@ ort@@ ly after en@@ lis@@ ting , also su@@ ffered b@@ ru@@ tal tre@@ at@@ ment by the mil@@ it@@ ary author@@ ities for refu@@ sing to eng@@ age in com@@ ba@@ t .
Jehovah will gener@@ ously give holy spirit to those who s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely ask for it .
The King James V@@ er@@ sion , in fact , can be found in ne@@ arly every home , and some people have experienced that “ the word of God is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power . ”
Bro@@ ther V@@ ar@@ d@@ ja likely hi@@ d the liter@@ ature to make sure that a supp@@ ly of spiritual food was on hand for fellow believers in case everything el@@ se was taken away by the K@@ G@@ B .
Yet , G@@ r@@ and@@ pa also took seri@@ ously the responsi@@ bility to share in the public preaching activ@@ ity .
How did R@@ ac@@ he@@ l continue con@@ ten@@ ding des@@ pite her disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ing situation ?
Some of the cho@@ ic@@ es we make in life are mer@@ ely expres@@ sions of individu@@ al ta@@ st@@ e .
This com@@ for@@ ted us a lo@@ t . ”
TH@@ E Bible con@@ tain@@ s preci@@ ous tru@@ ths from God .
Hence , he is a mu@@ r@@ der@@ er .
God also pur@@ posed that humans live happ@@ ily and pe@@ ace@@ fully with one another and with the rest of cre@@ ation .
How was the tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thin@@ ess of T@@ y@@ c@@ hi@@ c@@ us man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted ?
There , brothers appointed by the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy were assign@@ ed to re@@ view these re@@ comm@@ end@@ ations and to make appro@@ pri@@ ate ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments .
Now he refu@@ ses to take up ar@@ ms against anyone .
( 7 ) C@@ ad@@ y , K .
Do I really want to end up like E@@ sa@@ u , we@@ ep@@ ing bit@@ ter@@ ly when I real@@ ize what I have done ? ’
Then , only after Paul ne@@ ared Bi@@ th@@ y@@ ni@@ a did Jesus st@@ ep in .
At their side in this ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work is the gro@@ wing number of Christ’s “ other sheep . ”
28 : 19 , 20
He encoura@@ ged Gi@@ u@@ se@@ pp@@ e and me to use our lives in service to God .
An@@ dre@@ w and the other disci@@ ple prom@@ p@@ tly follow Jesus and sp@@ end the day with him .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , Jesus Christ said that we must continu@@ ally follow him .
In fact , when his brothers came to Egy@@ pt and were re@@ conc@@ iled with Joseph , P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h wel@@ com@@ ed them and invit@@ ed them to make their home in Egy@@ pt and to enjoy “ the best of all the land . ” ​ — G@@ en . 4@@ 5 : 16 - 20 .
“ Who of you by being anxi@@ ous can ad@@ d one cu@@ bi@@ t to his life sp@@ an ? ”
He f@@ led ! ​ — Genesis 39 : 7 - 16 .
( b ) Why should we not reg@@ re@@ t any sacrifice we have made in pu@@ t@@ ting Kingdom pur@@ su@@ its first ?
B@@ ris@@ to@@ l was a sh@@ am@@ bl@@ es .
Tru@@ ly , appreciation of this fact should move us to ‘ live no longer for ourselves , but for him who died for us . ’ ​ — 2 C@@ or .
Moses had to ad@@ just to his new circumstances .
Why were these righ@@ ts important ?
So , what could it mean for us if we simply follow our heart ?
So , then , in this first of three artic@@ les on the book of Mal@@ ach@@ i , let us consider each of those poin@@ ts as we take a clo@@ s@@ er look at Mal@@ ach@@ i chap@@ ter 1 .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , Jesus was set@@ ting a high@@ er stan@@ d@@ ard for his followers than that found in the principles be@@ h@@ ind the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
He provi@@ des am@@ ple guid@@ ance just when we need it .
Do you think David made a mis@@ take ?
W@@ ell , the book of Daniel pres@@ ents it@@ self as an au@@ th@@ enti@@ c work written by a Hebrew prophet who lived during the se@@ ven@@ th and si@@ x@@ th cen@@ tu@@ ries B.C.E .
Lo@@ ving - kindness is the kindness that will@@ ingly and loy@@ ally att@@ ach@@ es it@@ self to someone until its purpose regarding that person comes to fru@@ iti@@ on .
The very por@@ tion of my people he al@@ ters .
Be@@ ing un@@ ited with God gives a cou@@ ple the spiritual strength to cop@@ e with problems , and it is the ke@@ y to ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ing the great@@ est happiness in marriage .
Jehovah’s people today are well - known for their high moral standards .
In 1@@ 5@@ 25 , Mar@@ t@@ in Lu@@ ther married Ka@@ th@@ ar@@ ina v@@ on B@@ or@@ a , a form@@ er nu@@ n .
Des@@ pite Jo@@ b@@ ’s di@@ re situation ​ — including the ver@@ ba@@ l a@@ bu@@ se from his “ com@@ for@@ ters ” and his own con@@ fu@@ sion over the true cause of his cal@@ am@@ ity — ​ Job still kept his integrity .
This ra@@ di@@ cal change was accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed through the ir@@ res@@ is@@ ti@@ ble power of God’s Word , the Bible .
W@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ E travel@@ ing home from work one day , Ch@@ ar@@ les , an emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ e at a uni@@ vers@@ ity in K@@ en@@ ya , lost his c@@ el@@ lu@@ la@@ r p@@ ho@@ ne .
After writ@@ ing to the branch of@@ fice about the difficul@@ ty , I received an invit@@ ation to sp@@ end some time at Bethel to help me reg@@ a@@ in my emo@@ tional bal@@ ance .

Jehovah expe@@ cts those who serve him under the direction of his Son to show the same willing sub@@ mis@@ sion to His will .
R@@ es@@ ist@@ ance to our preaching work should not cause us to shi@@ ft our pri@@ or@@ ities from “ see@@ king first the kingdom ” to see@@ king first our own inter@@ ests . ​ — Matthew 6 : 33 .
11 : 35 .
How did that come about ?
M@@ A@@ R@@ I@@ A was 13 years old when she and her you@@ ng@@ er sister , Lu@@ cy , heard about Jehovah from a relati@@ ve .
R@@ o@@ ther@@ ham , states : “ [ It ] be@@ comes a most gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous promise ; the Di@@ v@@ ine cap@@ ac@@ ity of a@@ da@@ p@@ tation to any circumstances , any difficul@@ ties , any necess@@ ities that may ar@@ ise . . .
“ The one pur@@ su@@ ing valu@@ eless things is in want of heart . ” ​ — P@@ R@@ O@@ V .
In one case , Bible liter@@ ature was pr@@ inted in the bas@@ ement of a building in which prin@@ ting of a different kind was done as a fr@@ on@@ t .
What might those Christian brothers near Paul have done to a@@ id him ?
It is not eas@@ y to gr@@ as@@ p the ex@@ t@@ ent of the , un@@ for@@ tun@@ ately acc@@ el@@ er@@ ating , return to what our n@@ in@@ e@@ te@@ en@@ th - century an@@ c@@ est@@ ors would have called the standards of ba@@ r@@ ba@@ ris@@ m . ”
I hope this will help my brothers and sisters . ”
( Read Psalm 1@@ 39 : 14 . )
Jehovah re@@ war@@ ds all of his servants , the “ Je@@ w ” and the “ ten men , ” and he requi@@ res them to obey the same la@@ ws and stay faithful .
The beau@@ ti@@ ful gre@@ en of young ri@@ ce pl@@ ants ri@@ p@@ ens to g@@ ol@@ den at har@@ v@@ est@@ time .
How did the early Christians understand and act on God’s guid@@ ance about blood ?
To pre@@ pare for his fin@@ al P@@ as@@ so@@ ver me@@ al , Jesus told his disciples to “ go into the city to So - and - so [ “ a certain man , ” The New Eng@@ l@@ ish Bible ] ” and get things ready at his home .
( See the accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing bo@@ x , “ How to Re@@ act to C@@ ru@@ el@@ ty . ” )
H@@ ere , the expres@@ sion “ Gre@@ ek@@ s ” ref@@ ers to G@@ ent@@ il@@ es in gener@@ al . ​ — In@@ sight on the Scriptures , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses , V@@ olu@@ me 1 , page 10@@ 0@@ 4 .
We were new arri@@ v@@ als in S@@ ou@@ th - W@@ est Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a ( now N@@ am@@ i@@ bia ) .
O@@ thers who serve in fore@@ ign lands are assign@@ ed to serve at a branch of@@ fice or to ass@@ ist with the con@@ stru@@ ction of branch fac@@ il@@ ities , re@@ mo@@ te transl@@ ation of@@ fic@@ es , As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ alls , or Kingdom H@@ alls .
Rather than using them for sel@@ f@@ ish pur@@ pos@@ es , we want to use them in fur@@ ther@@ ing Kingdom inter@@ ests and in help@@ ing those in need .
( a ) To make real spiritual prog@@ ress , what do we need to do ?
L@@ ater , he com@@ for@@ ted them and said : “ Do not be af@@ ra@@ id . I will keep su@@ p@@ pl@@ ying you and your little children with food . ” ​ — Genesis 50 : 21 .
“ S@@ la@@ in in the spirit ” ref@@ ers to a ph@@ en@@ om@@ en@@ on in some religi@@ ons where it is believ@@ ed that the “ spirit ” comes on believers with such for@@ ce that they f@@ all to the gr@@ ound .
There are other spirit cre@@ atu@@ res who have turned wicked and have jo@@ ined Satan .
Even if a person ge@@ ts only a g@@ li@@ mp@@ se before d@@ el@@ et@@ ing it , the i@@ ma@@ ge has already made an imp@@ res@@ sion on his mind .
At one cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly , si@@ x of our Bible stud@@ ents were baptized .
If that is the case , take heart !
They have g@@ one much fur@@ ther by get@@ ting to know God clo@@ sel@@ y .
The early Christians found “ the truth ” ​ — the true Christian faith .
He also war@@ ms God’s heart .
In a rather similar way , Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es c@@ learly reve@@ al that we are living in the time of the end ; but they do not tell us the day or the h@@ our of the end it@@ self .
“ If they c@@ o - ex@@ ist , ” he asked , “ how will the Father be Father and the Son be Son ? ”
We will re@@ view three fac@@ t@@ ors that contribu@@ te to the joy we experience in to@@ da@@ y’s har@@ v@@ est work .
The 10@@ ,000 s@@ il@@ ver pi@@ e@@ ces that H@@ am@@ an had promised were far less prof@@ it@@ able to the k@@ ing@@ ’s tre@@ a@@ sur@@ y than the we@@ al@@ th that could have been gener@@ ated if H@@ am@@ an had s@@ ch@@ em@@ ed to sel@@ l the Jews as sla@@ ves .
Your will be done on earth as well as in heaven ! ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 10 .
He expla@@ ins : “ I feel bless@@ ed because we go out in the ministry together , study together , and worship together .
My parents were involved in commun@@ ity activities .
No@@ é rec@@ alls how much the truth benef@@ ited him .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : A@@ n el@@ der tra@@ ins a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant to do me@@ tro@@ po@@ lit@@ an wit@@ ness@@ ing on Ha@@ ip@@ h@@ ong R@@ o@@ ad , K@@ ow@@ lo@@ on
They will mo@@ ld and gu@@ i@@ de you . ​ — James 1 : 21 .
That acc@@ or@@ ds with the fact that God real@@ iz@@ es that we are imper@@ fect humans , made from du@@ st .
At night , he loved to go out and vis@@ it with his friends , but the thought of doing so accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by ei@@ ght children did not appe@@ al to him !
Thus we will experience the happiness that comes from ‘ fin@@ ding life and get@@ ting Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ d@@ will . ’
Me@@ do - Per@@ sia , therefore , is f@@ it@@ t@@ ingly de@@ pi@@ cted as the f@@ our@@ th head of the be@@ ast of Revelation .
SH@@ O@@ W P@@ E@@ R@@ S@@ ON@@ A@@ L IN@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ E@@ S@@ T
E@@ ag@@ er@@ ly De@@ cl@@ are the Go@@ od Ne@@ ws
H@@ er health su@@ ffered , but in 195@@ 6 she was set free and he@@ ad@@ ed for Tu@@ lu@@ n .
N@@ ei@@ ther bom@@ bs , nor mis@@ s@@ il@@ es , nor even nu@@ clear att@@ ac@@ ks can sh@@ ake that govern@@ ment or sh@@ o@@ o@@ t it down from heaven .
Tru@@ e friends are a prote@@ ction for you in another way .
I was assign@@ ed to serve as branch overse@@ er there , beg@@ in@@ ning J@@ anu@@ ary 1 , 195@@ 3 .
F@@ o@@ c@@ us on their positi@@ ve tra@@ its , just as you want them to foc@@ us on your@@ s .
Jehovah’s name and purpose were high@@ ly es@@ te@@ em@@ ed by King David of ancient Israel .
Un@@ iting people who are of different ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds is a chall@@ enge .
Then the speak@@ er remin@@ ded all in the a@@ udi@@ ence of the hist@@ ori@@ c call at the 19@@ 22 conven@@ tion at C@@ e@@ da@@ r P@@ o@@ in@@ t , O@@ hi@@ o , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . : “ Ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ise the King and his Kingdom ! ”
E@@ ver since Adam sin@@ ned , that has been true .
The vi@@ r@@ tu@@ e most high@@ ly pri@@ zed by both men and women was faith@@ ful@@ ness .
M@@ ak@@ ing W@@ ise De@@ c@@ isions Ab@@ out Al@@ co@@ ho@@ l
* Do you make good use of such to@@ ol@@ s ?
Does it matter when and where we pray ?
What if someone off@@ ends us ?
We o@@ we him imp@@ lic@@ it obedi@@ ence as our M@@ ak@@ er , the S@@ ource and Su@@ sta@@ in@@ er of our life .
Jesus set a perfect example .
At the time , the pioneer requi@@ re@@ ment was 1@@ 00 h@@ our@@ s a mon@@ th .
The conclu@@ sion that re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers came to was this : Al@@ most anyone can f@@ all into the tra@@ p of mis@@ using authority .
That Jesus would will@@ ingly per@@ form such a mar@@ vel@@ ous deed as@@ sures us that pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s feelings are important to him and to his Father .
And thr@@ ough@@ out the 20@@ th century , it would continue to inc@@ re@@ ase ra@@ pi@@ dly .
From succ@@ essi@@ ve refu@@ ge@@ e c@@ ent@@ ers , S@@ il@@ vi@@ a had to lo@@ c@@ ate Jehovah’s Witnesses and star@@ t her Bible study over and over again .
7 : 28 ; John 7 : 4@@ 6 .
It is a very serious matter to s@@ we@@ ar an o@@ ath in the name of Jehovah .
Now , which would you like ?
Many children have felt the exc@@ it@@ ement of w@@ in@@ ning a small be@@ t and have been temp@@ ted to go for lar@@ g@@ er sum@@ s .
To remain loyal to God when you are by yourself , you must devel@@ op your “ per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers . . . to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish both right and wrong ” and then tra@@ in those po@@ wers “ through use ” by ac@@ ting on what you know is right .
Your will@@ ing@@ ness to listen as they expres@@ s their personal g@@ ri@@ ef may bring them much comfort .
“ I once explained to my wife that my first marriage was like a beau@@ ti@@ ful book written by my first wife and me , ” says J@@ ared .
Tru@@ e , if your mate ‘ s@@ qu@@ e@@ e@@ z@@ es your no@@ se ’ by la@@ un@@ ch@@ ing into an att@@ ack on your char@@ ac@@ ter , you may feel the ur@@ ge to ‘ s@@ qu@@ e@@ e@@ ze ’ right back .
At that early st@@ age in human hist@@ ory , it is doub@@ t@@ ful that s@@ we@@ aring to the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness of a matter was a necess@@ ary part of the vo@@ ca@@ bul@@ ary that God gave Adam and E@@ ve .
H@@ E@@ SH@@ V@@ A@@ N ( BU@@ L )
Lu@@ ther’s words and actions helped give bir@@ th to the Re@@ form@@ ation ​ — a religious mo@@ v@@ ement descri@@ bed as “ the most sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant re@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion in the hist@@ ory of mankind . ”
It pa@@ ys to take God’s war@@ ning mes@@ sa@@ ges seri@@ ously
5@@ ,@@ 8@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 C@@ O@@ P@@ I@@ E@@ S
When we com@@ pare Jesus ’ instru@@ ction with that of the Jewish religious lead@@ ers , we c@@ learly see the su@@ peri@@ or@@ ity of Jesus ’ way of teaching .
P@@ ani@@ c is s@@ pre@@ ading thr@@ ough@@ out the city .
“ In Solom@@ on@@ ’s old age , his wi@@ ves inc@@ l@@ ined his heart to follow other go@@ ds , and his heart was not complete with Jehovah his God like the heart of David his father . ”
Wh@@ ere are they taking her ?
Af@@ ter@@ ward , like Christ , they could be resur@@ rec@@ ted with a spirit body .
That will reve@@ al how Jehovah’s spirit op@@ er@@ ated upon his faithful servants in the first century , both before and after Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E .
So in 18@@ 7@@ 9 , he started publi@@ shing Z@@ i@@ on@@ ’s W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er and H@@ er@@ al@@ d of Christ’s P@@ res@@ ence , now called The Watchtower An@@ n@@ oun@@ c@@ ing Jehovah’s Kingdom .
In some lands , op@@ pos@@ ers try to li@@ mit or ba@@ n the worship that s@@ inc@@ ere Christians rend@@ er to Jehovah .
Who then are “ the sons of the true God ” mentioned in the account at Genesis 6 : 2 , 4 ?
Per@@ haps some were sla@@ ugh@@ tered there in the ter@@ rit@@ ory of B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in where R@@ ac@@ he@@ l was bu@@ ri@@ ed .
Our children had left home , and we r@@ ar@@ ely found inter@@ ested people with whom we could conduct Bible stu@@ dies .
• Why can we say that it is possible to sin against the holy spirit ?
He gave deep@@ er meaning to the word “ love ” by tel@@ ling us to love even our enem@@ ies .
D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Although he may be s@@ kil@@ led , he is un@@ likely to h@@ it the t@@ ar@@ get if the ar@@ ro@@ w he sh@@ o@@ o@@ ts has become b@@ ent or war@@ ped .
6 - 8 . ( a ) R@@ el@@ ate the illustr@@ ation of the wi@@ do@@ w and the ju@@ dge . ( b ) How did Jesus apply this illustr@@ ation ?
they become ang@@ ry . “ Do you hear what these are saying ? ”
At Mas@@ s , the bre@@ ad and the w@@ ine offered become Jesus ’ flesh and blood .
Peter must have shu@@ d@@ der@@ ed to think of how he had ad@@ ded to his Ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s pain on what turned out to be the last day of His life as a man .
Our peri@@ sh@@ able food spo@@ iled , and we were for@@ ced to co@@ ok on a w@@ rec@@ ked sto@@ ve that we sal@@ va@@ ged from the ju@@ ng@@ le .
How much wor@@ se her situation would have been if she had had to sp@@ end those ag@@ on@@ iz@@ ing h@@ our@@ s without the benefit of prayer to Jehovah and the comfort of a loving spiritual bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od !
They may have listen@@ ed to him and continued serving Jehovah happ@@ ily . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 2 , 3 .
Jo@@ an , who lives in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , began to study the Bible with a woman nam@@ ed Th@@ el@@ ma .
Of those dec@@ ei@@ v@@ ers , Jesus said : “ B@@ l@@ ind guid@@ es is what they are .
W@@ ould J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah be faithful to his promise ?
Jesus lo@@ ves his Father deep@@ ly , and Jehovah loved his Son “ before the f@@ oun@@ ding of the world . ”
3 , 4 . ( a ) How does Davi@@ d’s experience indic@@ ate that Jehovah pa@@ ys attention to individuals ?
This she did by dis@@ gu@@ ising her@@ self as a temple pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te and se@@ ating her@@ self on the ro@@ ad along which she knew Juda@@ h would be pas@@ sing .
We are gr@@ ate@@ ful when you@@ ng@@ er people are willing to serve the brothers and sisters . ​ — Read Psalm 1@@ 10 : 3 ; E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 1 .
In sh@@ ort , Adam had free will .
The be@@ ast@@ ’s having “ a man@@ ’s number , ” or “ a human number , ” indic@@ ates that it is a human ent@@ ity , not a dem@@ on .
P@@ ic@@ ture her though@@ t@@ fully ru@@ b@@ b@@ ing her hands together , mas@@ sa@@ g@@ ing the ach@@ es away .
The p@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ s and personal acc@@ oun@@ ts displa@@ yed there give s@@ il@@ ent t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony to the courage and spiritual strength of these Witnesses who were faithful under fi@@ re .
Even if you have not been appointed and sent for@@ th to serve as a mission@@ ary in a fore@@ ign assignment , you can have the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing spirit , imit@@ ating Jesus as a ze@@ al@@ ous pro@@ claim@@ er of the good news .
‘ Do not de@@ al tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ously with one another . ’ ​ — M@@ AL@@ A@@ C@@ H@@ I 2 : 10 .
I remember d@@ ri@@ ving home that night after my discus@@ sion with Li@@ ene and feel@@ ing ang@@ ry at God for not let@@ ting me learn the truth about him so@@ on@@ er .
We today are like the ones ad@@ d@@ ressed by Peter when he said : “ Th@@ ough you never saw [ Jesus ] , you love him . ”
He had been taken to the po@@ li@@ ce st@@ ation because he was fal@@ sel@@ y acc@@ used of ste@@ al@@ ing a ban@@ kno@@ te of high value from a woman whom he had me@@ t .
But this often stan@@ ds in the way of un@@ ity ; those who hear the bo@@ a@@ sting may become je@@ al@@ ous .
• What re@@ war@@ ds come from being God - fe@@ aring ?
She read the Bible T@@ each book in a we@@ ek and im@@ medi@@ ately app@@ lied what the Bible says about not using i@@ ma@@ ges in worship .
195@@ 2 — At age 17 , before I was dra@@ f@@ ted into the ar@@ my
If you have been “ re@@ aching out to be an overse@@ er ” for a number of years , do you some@@ times get anxi@@ ous ?
If you took only one min@@ u@@ te to look up and read each one , your child would gro@@ w up and leave home before you could even fin@@ ish .
One of my su@@ peri@@ ors went so far as to tell me : “ If you want to succ@@ e@@ ed here , you must talk only about ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ cal matters .
Fir@@ st , Jehovah gave humans the gift of free will .
Such pro@@ v@@ isions prote@@ ct us spiritually and help us to stay close to God . ​ — J@@ as .
Do not let your hearts be tr@@ oub@@ led nor let them sh@@ r@@ ink for fear . ” ​ — John 14 : 27 .
Jehovah does not for@@ get what they have done to serve him , and ne@@ i@@ ther do fellow Christians . ​ — Read Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 16 ; Hebrews 6 : 10 .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , she was ap@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sive , being the only woman among so many men .
His discus@@ sion with two of Jehovah’s Witnesses had been an e@@ ye - op@@ en@@ er .
F@@ am@@ ily members , even those who live far away , may make a special effort to come together for this occasi@@ on .
By desi@@ ring in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ous things , by practic@@ ing i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry and for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , by pu@@ t@@ ting Jehovah to the t@@ est , and by mu@@ r@@ mu@@ ring .
But during those two years , she showed interest in others and str@@ ang@@ ers became close friends .
What we know for certain is this : A@@ be@@ l offered up the very best of what he had .
What should be our mo@@ tive when we re@@ ach out for privile@@ ges in the Christian congregation ?
T@@ al@@ k to them .
Some 20 years later , the apostle Paul remin@@ ded the older men of the congregation in Eph@@ esus : “ I did not hold back from tel@@ ling you any of the things that were prof@@ it@@ able nor from teaching you public@@ ly and from house to house . ”
K@@ IN@@ G S@@ O@@ B@@ H@@ U@@ Z@@ A I@@ I of S@@ wa@@ z@@ il@@ and rul@@ ed for ne@@ arly 6@@ 1 years .
Ther@@ e@@ in Mark refle@@ cts Pet@@ er@@ ’s per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive fir@@ s@@ th@@ and ob@@ serv@@ ations .
He called B@@ ath - she@@ ba@@ ’s husband , U@@ ri@@ ah , back from the bat@@ tle .
• How does the ransom provide deli@@ ver@@ ance ?
Wh@@ atever it is , be as@@ sur@@ ed that with God’s help , it can be over@@ come .
11 , 12 . ( a ) What so@@ ber@@ ing words did Jesus ut@@ ter regarding we@@ al@@ th ?
Re@@ g@@ arding faithful older ones , the psalmist san@@ g : “ They will still keep on th@@ ri@@ ving during gra@@ y - he@@ a@@ de@@ dness , f@@ at and f@@ res@@ h they will continue to be . ” ​ — Psalm 9@@ 2 : 14 .
In@@ iti@@ ally , the c@@ y@@ clo@@ ne left the branch of@@ fice comple@@ t@@ ely cu@@ t off because large tre@@ es had fal@@ le@@ n and b@@ lo@@ cked the ro@@ a@@ ds ne@@ ar@@ by .
These words were p@@ en@@ ned in the year 6@@ 5 C.E . , over 1@@ ,@@ 9@@ 00 years ag@@ o !
What Jesus has done for us
And we can do fur@@ ther re@@ sear@@ ch using the va@@ st am@@ ount of material provided by the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class .
As Christians , most of us do our ut@@ most to remain mor@@ ally clean , but doing what is right in God’s eyes c@@ alls for continu@@ ous effort .
He no@@ ted that cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men have been tel@@ ling people that God p@@ uni@@ shed those vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s for being faith@@ less while prote@@ cting the good .
But their complete reli@@ ance on God has en@@ ab@@ led them to end@@ ure .
Our confid@@ ent hope in the fulfill@@ ment of Jehovah’s promises will be like a hel@@ me@@ t prote@@ cting our thinking a@@ bil@@ ities and giving us peace of mind .
In 19@@ 31 , the name Jehovah’s Witnesses was a@@ do@@ p@@ ted by the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents .
Do we , along with our young ones , show a similar long@@ ing and appreciation for regul@@ arly being with the congregation of God’s people ? ​ — Psalm 26 : 8 , 12 .
Com@@ ing to know God in@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely was not a new ide@@ a in Jesus ’ day .
E@@ ach member of the family can contribu@@ te to the un@@ ity and peace of the hous@@ eho@@ ld by being yi@@ el@@ ding in a prop@@ er and bal@@ an@@ ced way .
A@@ gain he spoke to sever@@ al elders , all of whom gave him Scriptural ad@@ vice .
“ I don@@ ’t reg@@ re@@ t it , ” said Yu@@ g@@ u .
And if I have the gift of pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ying and am ac@@ qu@@ a@@ inted with all the sac@@ red se@@ cre@@ ts and all knowledge , and if I have all the faith so as to trans@@ pl@@ ant m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s , but do not have love , I am nothing .
In this public@@ ation , emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is has been plac@@ ed on the practic@@ al value of Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy for our day .
They F@@ ell Ne@@ ar the F@@ in@@ ish L@@ ine
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S never refer@@ red to God as some ab@@ str@@ act for@@ ce .
Let the C@@ ongreg@@ ation Be Bu@@ il@@ t U@@ p
When the work was fin@@ i@@ shed , there were te@@ ars ; and a strong cam@@ ar@@ ad@@ eri@@ e rema@@ ins among those who took part .
The very fact that you have respon@@ ded to the good news is evidence of God’s blessing .
Now , I thought , at last he will have time to study the Bible .
God bless@@ ed Job for his integrity . ​ — Job 1 : 6 - 12 ; 2 : 1 - 7 .
He descri@@ bed the ministry of the new covenant as a “ tre@@ asure in ear@@ then v@@ ess@@ els . ”
On the other hand , most who accept the the@@ ory of ev@@ olu@@ tion believe that there is no God .
Jehovah had those acc@@ oun@@ ts recorded and pre@@ served in the Bible for our benefit .
As@@ k your te@@ en what ad@@ vice he would give you if you were his child .
On the contr@@ ary , what ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ g@@ ists have found indic@@ ates that the Cana@@ an@@ ites ’ ways led to their land be@@ coming filled with i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry , im@@ mor@@ ality , de@@ pra@@ ved se@@ x worship , and viol@@ ence .
The M@@ an Be@@ h@@ ind the Mi@@ rac@@ les
Not long after the death of Jesus Christ , there was a Christian congregation in D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us .
If so , that would give us ad@@ ded reason to look for@@ ward , as Mar@@ th@@ a did , to a time of resurrection .
Now is the time for what action ?
Ca@@ i@@ ap@@ has pro@@ ba@@ bly ur@@ ged the crow@@ ds to c@@ lam@@ or for the rel@@ e@@ ase of a mu@@ r@@ der@@ er in@@ stead of Jesus and was among those c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests who h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ iti@@ c@@ ally pro@@ claim@@ ed : “ We have no king but Ca@@ es@@ ar . ” ​ — John 19 : 15 ; Mark 15 : 7 - 11 .
By what he said and did , Jesus fully demonstr@@ ated that he was the Messi@@ ah , the one to li@@ ber@@ ate mankind from sin and all its evil con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
• How have the apostle Paul’s words “ the sc@@ ene of this world is chang@@ ing ” proved true in our time ?
• How do we know that the se@@ ven@@ th day is still under way today ?
The Wor@@ k Par@@ a@@ do@@ x
But you always knew where you sto@@ od with Peter .
David is still in hi@@ ding .
Even the th@@ re@@ at of physical viol@@ ence does not make them hal@@ t their preaching activities .
We remain loyal to Jehovah and to his people : When others make mis@@ takes , we do not sto@@ p atten@@ ding meetings or leave the congregation .
17 , 18 . ( a ) Wh@@ ich par@@ ts of the Bible T@@ each book do you like to high@@ light in your ministry ?
Gre@@ e@@ dy com@@ mer@@ ce and cor@@ ru@@ pt rul@@ er@@ ship may result in har@@ s@@ h e@@ con@@ om@@ ic con@@ di@@ tions .
C@@ learly , Jehovah’s “ saying ” proved to be “ no valu@@ eless word ” for Israel ; rather , it me@@ ant life and l@@ eng@@ th of days to all who he@@ e@@ ded it .
So you should be very care@@ ful what you do with these public@@ ations . ”
* One day the rec@@ ep@@ tion@@ ist at the ho@@ te@@ l called me and said that two l@@ adi@@ es were out@@ side in a ca@@ r and that they wanted to speak to me .
One was Abraham , who obedi@@ ently left the com@@ forts of his home city of U@@ r and d@@ wel@@ led in ten@@ ts for years .
S@@ hor@@ tly before the can@@ c@@ er ca@@ used the pati@@ ent@@ ’s death , one of the n@@ ur@@ ses who ass@@ is@@ ted her wrote in a n@@ ur@@ sing ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine about the experience with the pati@@ ent whom he called Ang@@ ela .
Th@@ ree special conven@@ tions were held in Fr@@ ance ​ — in Par@@ is , B@@ or@@ de@@ au@@ x , and L@@ y@@ ons .
Wor@@ th All the E@@ f@@ fort
A@@ c@@ tually , though , the Israelites were not in any d@@ anger .
25 : 21 .
And at that point , he still had Jehovah’s appro@@ val , for God was inspi@@ ring him to wr@@ ite boo@@ ks of the Bible .
Ti@@ m : Th@@ an@@ k you .
We jo@@ y@@ fully serve “ Jehovah the God of truth . ”
The direc@@ t@@ or was so imp@@ ressed that he allow@@ ed us to use the fac@@ il@@ ities without co@@ st .
Si@@ tu@@ ation of the Jerusalem C@@ ongreg@@ ation
However , this uni@@ que Son of God who became Jesus has always hum@@ bly served in har@@ mony with the will of his Father , never see@@ king glory for himself .
In his advan@@ c@@ ing age , Abraham cri@@ ed out : “ S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn Lord Jehovah , what will you give me , see@@ ing that I continue chil@@ d@@ less . . .
Some of our brothers and sisters were form@@ er@@ ly th@@ i@@ ev@@ es , d@@ ru@@ g ad@@ di@@ cts , or se@@ x@@ u@@ ally im@@ moral .
During his ministry , Jesus reve@@ aled that such truth rel@@ ated to the v@@ indic@@ ation of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y by means of God’s Kingdom with Christ as King .
For more information , see the bro@@ ch@@ ure Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — Who Are They ? What Do They B@@ eli@@ eve ?
Wor@@ se still , what if you wor@@ ked in the ro@@ y@@ al p@@ al@@ ace it@@ self ?
The de@@ fect of sin from Adam was in@@ ev@@ it@@ able .
By the time I re@@ ached M@@ ag@@ de@@ bur@@ g , however , the G@@ esta@@ p@@ o ( the Na@@ z@@ i se@@ cre@@ t po@@ li@@ ce ) had already shu@@ t down the So@@ ci@@ et@@ y’s of@@ fice .
His strong desire to see the Hebrews set free was man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted by his de@@ f@@ en@@ ding an Israel@@ ite slave who was being a@@ bu@@ sed .
The psalmist David , who person@@ ally experienced many tri@@ als and har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps , ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged : “ The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous ones , and his ear@@ s are toward their c@@ ry for help . ”
Still , such service br@@ ings real happiness only if it is offered who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly and in the right way .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , as mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , both husband and wife should honor their parents .
What example am I set@@ ting in the vital are@@ as of prayer and Bible study ? ’
H@@ app@@ ily , the Bible also provi@@ des us with positi@@ ve ad@@ vice on how we can avoid those problems and strengthen peace .
And it se@@ ts before us the pri@@ ce that se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality u@@ su@@ ally dem@@ ands ​ — our health , our material as@@ se@@ ts , our strength , and our di@@ gn@@ ity .
Ju@@ ly 12 - 18 , 20@@ 10
For the second half of his life , he had not seen his father .
For example , we read at 1 Corinthians 13 : 4 : “ Lo@@ ve is long - suffering . ”
The four Con@@ ro@@ ws later attend@@ ed G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol and were assign@@ ed to Per@@ u as mission@@ aries .
Wh@@ ich will you cho@@ ose to up@@ hold ?
They soon found people who were loo@@ king for Bible truth .
That is especially true if he ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ es succ@@ ess or recei@@ ves more responsi@@ bility .
In May 194@@ 5 , I had the joy of star@@ ting to serve as a special pioneer .
Those who have ac@@ qui@@ red con@@ stru@@ ction s@@ k@@ ill@@ s may share in the Kingdom H@@ all building pro@@ gra@@ m .
What was accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed in the past service year ?
His dem@@ ands for tri@@ bu@@ te , however , provided an opportunity to eli@@ min@@ ate the ty@@ r@@ ant .
A@@ n ann@@ oun@@ c@@ ement will also be made if the congregation needs to be inform@@ ed .
On@@ ce , he gave me ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it instru@@ ction on how to h@@ and@@ le a certain matter , but I fa@@ iled to listen care@@ fully .
Jehovah will again become to his servants what he was to David ​ — a sal@@ vation .
It would be mal@@ prac@@ tice not to pres@@ cri@@ be it . ”
From 19@@ 18 until 19@@ 25 , the talk “ M@@ il@@ li@@ ons Now Li@@ ving Will N@@ ever Di@@ e , ” which explained the hope of everlasting life on earth , was pres@@ ented by Jehovah’s servants in over 30 langu@@ ages worl@@ d@@ wide .
Are the two of you gu@@ i@@ ded by this Bible princi@@ ple , and are you making gen@@ u@@ ine efforts to follow it ?
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , her str@@ ong@@ est desire continu@@ es to be to serve Jehovah .
Because “ the things un@@ seen are everlasting . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
As up@@ ho@@ l@@ ders of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , how do our activities com@@ pare with those of ear@@ li@@ er integrity keep@@ ers ?
M@@ ake a complete inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ation .
As he went on to expla@@ in , he did not want to be temp@@ ted to ste@@ al because the@@ ft would di@@ sh@@ on@@ or God .
T@@ ak@@ ing time to medit@@ ate appreci@@ ati@@ vely on ‘ Jehovah’s deal@@ ings ’ can in@@ still in us the desire to cultiv@@ ate this godly qu@@ ality . ​ — Read Psalm 7@@ 7 : 12 .
To be sure , the death of someone we love is “ a time to we@@ ep . ”
If we slave exc@@ lu@@ si@@ vely for Ri@@ ches , we have st@@ op@@ ped serving Jehovah , and that is pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely what Satan wants us to do !
Jesus ’ words reve@@ al that he was very famili@@ ar with the tra@@ its of d@@ om@@ es@@ tic sheep .
There is a li@@ mit to each individu@@ al@@ ’s time and en@@ er@@ gy .
11 , 12 . ( a ) Why must we learn to fear God ?
Jesus pray@@ ed about such love : “ I make re@@ qu@@ est , not concer@@ ning these only , but also concer@@ ning those pu@@ t@@ ting faith in me through their word ; in order that they may all be one , just as you , Father , are in uni@@ on with me and I am in uni@@ on with you , that they also may be in uni@@ on with us . . .
If you know that someone is l@@ ying , you can prote@@ ct yourself against being dec@@ ei@@ ved .
This ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t could move s@@ wi@@ f@@ tly and change direction in an inst@@ ant .
As in the first century , faithful Christian women today pla@@ y a ke@@ y ro@@ le in the out@@ working of God’s purpose , especially in the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work .
What happened in the year 1914 , and what do world events since that time con@@ fir@@ m ?
How should we view se@@ cul@@ ar rul@@ ers ?
There are also t@@ ests in which a qu@@ an@@ t@@ ity of blood is with@@ dra@@ wn in order to ta@@ g it or to mi@@ x it with me@@ dic@@ ine , wh@@ er@@ e@@ upon it is put back into the pati@@ ent .
Christians in religi@@ ously di@@ vi@@ ded hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds face da@@ ily challeng@@ es .
Some chang@@ es were eas@@ y to make ; I qu@@ it taking d@@ ru@@ g@@ s without much difficul@@ ty .
Some cro@@ s@@ sed the J@@ or@@ d@@ an and found refu@@ ge in the m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s on the e@@ ast@@ er@@ n side of that ri@@ ver .
B@@ ack in the 198@@ 0 ’ s , a well - known fa@@ shi@@ on con@@ sul@@ t@@ ant par@@ ted from his wife and family .
We read : “ When the men saw the sign@@ s he per@@ form@@ ed , they began to say : ‘ This is for a certain@@ ty the prophet that was to come into the world . ’
F@@ in@@ ally , the sen@@ i@@ or con@@ sul@@ t@@ ant of the local ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al was cont@@ ac@@ ted .
For example , when Jesus felt that the time was right , he sent his disciples out “ by tw@@ o@@ s in ad@@ v@@ ance of him into every city and place to which he himself was going to come . ”
I was ei@@ ther too ti@@ red to listen or just di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t want to be bo@@ ther@@ ed .
In rep@@ ly , one man wrote : “ My first re@@ action was one of sur@@ pris@@ e that a person would put such effort into writ@@ ing a letter to a to@@ tal str@@ anger in order to help him end@@ ure tr@@ ying times .
T@@ ake time to expla@@ in it , or use another illustr@@ ation that makes the same point .
My soul has kept your remin@@ ders , and I love them exc@@ e@@ e@@ ding@@ ly . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 2 , 1@@ 6@@ 7 .
What un@@ just things were being done by some Israelites ?
No@@ tice that Jesus ‘ des@@ p@@ ised sh@@ ame . ’
But it di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t take me long to real@@ ize that I was l@@ ac@@ king in practic@@ al knowledge . ”
How Can I H@@ el@@ p My Ch@@ il@@ dren Be@@ come Tru@@ ly E@@ duc@@ ated ?
“ Sh@@ are with the holy ones according to their needs , ” said the apostle Paul .
A re@@ m@@ and to Jerusalem where acc@@ us@@ ers would become jud@@ ges me@@ ant that Paul would be sur@@ rend@@ ered to the Jews .
So each member of the slave class has received an assignment ​ — to inc@@ re@@ ase Christ’s earthly bel@@ ong@@ ings .
This woman re@@ pres@@ ents Jehovah’s wi@@ fel@@ ike organization that is made up of spirit cre@@ atu@@ res in heaven . ​ — Is@@ a .
Instead of pres@@ en@@ ting work as a cur@@ se , the Bible shows that it is a blessing to be ch@@ eri@@ shed .
Acc@@ ording to a P@@ ol@@ ish ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , un@@ emp@@ loy@@ ment is consider@@ ed to be “ one of the most difficult soci@@ o@@ e@@ con@@ om@@ ic problems . ”
Jehovah God is the Creator .
They will know this because mankind will have been war@@ ned in ad@@ v@@ ance .
However , the con@@ text of the Bible pas@@ sage con@@ tain@@ ing the illustr@@ ation of the wi@@ do@@ w and the ju@@ dge shows that this especially app@@ lies to those living “ when the Son of man arri@@ ves ” in Kingdom power , which time peri@@ od began in 1914 . ​ — Luke 18 : 8 .
From A@@ mo@@ s chap@@ ter 1 , verse 3 , through chap@@ ter 2 , verse 1 A@@ m 1 : 3 – 2 : 1 , Jehovah says si@@ x times : “ I shall not turn it back . ”
( b ) What concer@@ ns should a Christian consider when the pos@@ si@@ bility of over@@ time work is pres@@ ented to him ?
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Th@@ r@@ ough false religion , Satan prom@@ o@@ tes lies about Jehovah .
So@@ on , however , a pri@@ est arri@@ ved from C@@ u@@ z@@ c@@ o and called the to@@ wn re@@ si@@ d@@ ents together .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 10@@ 7 , 1@@ 22
Un@@ like Jo@@ el , who pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ies in Juda@@ h , A@@ mo@@ s is sent nor@@ th to the ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel .
That took place when Jesus pres@@ ented himself to God at baptism and was anointed with holy spirit , right on sc@@ he@@ du@@ le , in 29 C.E .
What will you do if your child makes a serious mis@@ take ?
If we set our “ mind on the spirit , ” we will also have peace with God .
As Christians , each one of us has a place in Jehovah’s arrang@@ ement for true worship .
Thus , Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do became a place of dec@@ isi@@ ve bat@@ t@@ les .
What if we su@@ ff@@ er to the point of death ?
It is the one mentioned in a prayer by faithful H@@ ann@@ ah : “ My heart does ex@@ ul@@ t in Jehovah . ”
To get the ans@@ wers , we need to know about com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory service in ancient times .
For example , some of God’s people remember when conven@@ tions might last ei@@ ght days !
His mother was also there .
G@@ u@@ i@@ ded by God’s Word When M@@ an@@ ag@@ ing M@@ one@@ y
I@@ magine the deep Scriptural con@@ vers@@ ations that must have en@@ su@@ ed .
Those having the mar@@ k give to “ Ca@@ es@@ ar ” that which righ@@ tly bel@@ ong@@ s to God .
Jesus ’ teachings and ad@@ vice were always based on his Fa@@ ther’s will .
The Jewish religious lead@@ ers acc@@ use Jesus of bre@@ ak@@ ing the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h .
What did Jesus say about s@@ wor@@ n o@@ a@@ ths ?
A ha@@ ugh@@ ty attitude can cause us to feel that we do not need guid@@ ance from anyone .
Per@@ s@@ onal pre@@ fer@@ ences of those nee@@ ding care also di@@ ff@@ er .
After all , friends are much more than ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t@@ an@@ ces .
When you give a public talk , have him follow along in the out@@ l@@ ine so that he can see how you develop@@ ed it .
That was Jesus Christ , who descri@@ bed himself as “ something more than Solomon . ”
In Hebrew , the expres@@ sion “ se@@ ven@@ s ” liter@@ ally re@@ a@@ ds “ se@@ ven se@@ ven . ”
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ arly stud@@ ying God’s Word and the public@@ ations of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” may requi@@ re great effort on our part .
J@@ U@@ N@@ E 18 - 24 , 20@@ 12
Per@@ haps you have tri@@ ed to read the Bible but have found it hard to understand .
So@@ on , I develop@@ ed a serious health proble@@ m .
Indeed , is our future pre@@ des@@ t@@ ined ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses have had wrong expe@@ ct@@ ations about when the end would come .
( a ) Acc@@ ording to Peter , for what reason should hus@@ ban@@ ds honor their wi@@ ves ?
F@@ la@@ vi@@ us M@@ ag@@ n@@ us A@@ ur@@ eli@@ us C@@ as@@ si@@ o@@ d@@ or@@ us was born about 4@@ 8@@ 5 - 4@@ 9@@ 0 C.E . into a we@@ al@@ thy family in C@@ al@@ ab@@ ri@@ a , at the sou@@ ther@@ n ti@@ p of present - day I@@ tal@@ y .
He and his apostles had a comm@@ on fun@@ d from which they gave to nee@@ dy Israelites .
Although Job was s@@ or@@ ely t@@ ested , he rema@@ ined faithful to God .
Re@@ gar@@ d@@ less of the vi@@ ci@@ ous persecu@@ tion they fac@@ ed in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe , the Witnesses never for@@ got their com@@ mis@@ sion to preach the good news of Jehovah’s Kingdom .
I was already pl@@ an@@ ning to atten@@ d the 195@@ 8 Di@@ v@@ ine Will In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational As@@ s@@ em@@ bly in New Yor@@ k when I received an invit@@ ation to the 3@@ 3@@ r@@ d class of G@@ ile@@ ad .
“ A m@@ ere lo@@ ver of s@@ il@@ ver will not be satis@@ fied with s@@ il@@ ver , ne@@ i@@ ther any lo@@ ver of we@@ al@@ th with in@@ come . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 5 : 10 .
We served together in a M@@ ex@@ i@@ can Si@@ gn L@@ angu@@ age congregation , help@@ ing the de@@ a@@ f to learn about Jehovah .
The Scriptures do not tell us how Jehovah felt when some of his perfect sons follow@@ ed the course of re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
Does this mean that E@@ hu@@ d was disa@@ b@@ led , perhaps with a de@@ form@@ ed right hand ?
When we are hon@@ est , we can speak with a clean conscience to people in the ministry
L@@ ON@@ G B@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H , C@@ A ( V@@ i@@ et@@ nam@@ ese only ) , L@@ ong Be@@ ach Con@@ ven@@ tion C@@ en@@ ter Se@@ asi@@ de B@@ all@@ ro@@ om , 3@@ 00 E . O@@ ce@@ an B@@ l@@ v@@ d .
“ I feel emo@@ tion@@ ally div@@ or@@ ced , ” lam@@ ents one wife .
We do not know why Solomon took so many wi@@ ves , nor do we know how he jus@@ ti@@ fied doing so .
Si@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly , the apostle Paul said that God is “ the re@@ war@@ der of those ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly see@@ king him . ”
( b ) What help did anointed Christians receive ?
Let us i@@ magine that a Witness nam@@ ed Me@@ g@@ an has called at the home of a woman nam@@ ed S@@ hi@@ r@@ le@@ y .
When preaching from house to house , we can use questions to ar@@ ouse interest , pa@@ ving the way for us to talk about God’s Kingdom .
W@@ al@@ k in the W@@ a@@ y of In@@ tegrity
( b ) What does this indic@@ ate about the preaching work ?
Even in the fi@@ f@@ th century B.C.E . , the Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her P@@ l@@ at@@ o de@@ te@@ cted a we@@ ak@@ ness in the dem@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c way of rul@@ ing .
Consider the following conc@@ ise and practic@@ al words of wisdom found in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount : “ W@@ ho@@ ever sla@@ ps you on your right c@@ he@@ ek , turn the other also to him . ”
“ I have learned to p@@ ace my@@ self , ” she says . “ I take sh@@ ort bre@@ ak@@ s between t@@ as@@ ks when necess@@ ary .
• Why do Jehovah’s Witnesses take the number 14@@ 4@@ ,000 liter@@ ally ?
Be willing to be tra@@ ined by Jehovah .
M@@ ore P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous T@@ ha@@ n Di@@ am@@ on@@ ds ( hon@@ es@@ ty ) , Ju@@ ne
P@@ ic@@ ture this s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that it is only one pos@@ si@@ bility .
When we teach , we share with others ; we give part of ourselves to help them .
Some do not give any thought to taking up the full - time service .
What does it mean to be matu@@ re ?
But they have left be@@ h@@ ind a good re@@ pu@@ tation .
I@@ mit@@ ate Jesus ’ C@@ oura@@ ge and Dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment
But , whether their marriage follow@@ ed a peri@@ od of cour@@ tshi@@ p or was arrang@@ ed , when they fin@@ ally became husband and wife , ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments were vital .
3 : 26 - 30 .
Are you pre@@ pared to de@@ f@@ end your faith ?
Why did E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s tra@@ v@@ el to see Paul in R@@ ome , and what can we learn from Paul’s respon@@ se ?
O@@ u@@ t of reg@@ ard for his covenant with David , however , Jehovah wanted to see if there was a bas@@ is for for@@ giving Davi@@ d’s sin .
( a ) What questions did Jesus ask his listen@@ ers ?
For 15 years , up t@@ ill his death , he proved very res@@ our@@ ce@@ ful in fin@@ ding ways to share the Kingdom truth with others , even though ill@@ ness imp@@ o@@ sed li@@ mit@@ ations .
Because it is at Christian meetings that we are taught about Jesus , his teachings , and his me@@ tho@@ ds .
U@@ p@@ on the ass@@ as@@ sin@@ ation of his father , Ph@@ ili@@ p , in 3@@ 36 B.C.E . , 20 - year - old A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der in@@ her@@ ited the thro@@ ne of M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia .
Be@@ ware of let@@ ting the appe@@ al of sh@@ ort - ter@@ m benef@@ its bl@@ ind you to pos@@ si@@ bly un@@ desi@@ ra@@ ble long - ter@@ m con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
Jehovah was pleas@@ ed with He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah and the Jews who had re@@ turned to true worship . ​ — 2 K@@ i .
The last day of the s@@ em@@ in@@ ar was a S@@ atur@@ day .
“ He gave his own life for me , ” said the wi@@ do@@ w at the fun@@ er@@ al service .
C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 16 , 17 re@@ a@@ ds : “ By means of him [ God’s Son ] all other things were cre@@ ated in the heavens and upon the earth , the things v@@ isi@@ ble and the things inv@@ isi@@ ble . . .
How did their move work out ?
If the Phil@@ ist@@ ines tre@@ ated their own people this way , i@@ magine the p@@ light of the op@@ pres@@ sed Israelites ! ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 14 : 8 - 15 .
( b ) What is a d@@ anger of high@@ er educ@@ ation ?
O my God , in you have I put my trust . ”
Yes , God is not an al@@ o@@ of “ Fir@@ st Ca@@ use ” without feelings .
Why , ever@@ yone listen@@ ing ​ — including the teach@@ ers — ​ were in “ am@@ a@@ z@@ ement at his understanding and his ans@@ wers ” ​ — ans@@ wers that no doubt up@@ held the truth of God’s Word !
No@@ te that Paul said : “ Th@@ an@@ ks to God through Jesus Christ our Lord . ”
Jehovah God has always ex@@ is@@ ted and has always been wise .
C@@ ro@@ w@@ ds of mer@@ ch@@ ants gu@@ i@@ de their cam@@ el car@@ av@@ ans along the tra@@ il@@ s le@@ ading to Jerusalem .
“ God is not un@@ righteous so as to for@@ get your work and the love you showed for his name , ” wrote the apostle Paul . ​ — Hebrews 6 : 10 .
And most of all , the liter@@ ature , which we all have a share in dist@@ ribu@@ ting , gl@@ ori@@ fi@@ es our God , Jehovah !
When might we star@@ t to think or act im@@ mo@@ des@@ tly ?
So she served as a sing@@ le woman at Jehovah’s house , or ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , for the rest of her life . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 11 : 28 - 40 .
Why has Jehovah not yet re@@ moved Satan’s system of things ?
G@@ ran@@ ted , an inf@@ ant would not qu@@ ali@@ fy for baptism .
He is our F@@ ri@@ end , and he is always ready to listen to our prayers .
Go@@ od parents love their children and com@@ men@@ d them , just as Jehovah God comm@@ ended his Son . ​ — Read Matthew 3 : 17 .
Ser@@ vice Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e
The speak@@ er conclu@@ ded with the rel@@ e@@ ase of the hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing new book D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to Jehovah .
But if her husband died , she was free to re@@ mar@@ ry .
Indeed , they can find comfort in know@@ ing that such feelings are not new .
Then he ad@@ ded : “ Yet af@@ ter@@ ward to those who have been tra@@ ined by it it yi@@ el@@ ds pe@@ ace@@ able fru@@ it , nam@@ ely , righteousness . ”
Gi@@ ving up ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ tes ca@@ used me to gain over 30 p@@ oun@@ ds ( 1@@ 3@@ .@@ 6 k@@ g ) !
Fir@@ st - century Jews and G@@ ent@@ il@@ es needed to rep@@ ent of their sin@@ s and to exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice .
Th@@ an@@ k you for taking the time to go over this with me .
And what can we today learn from her faith ?
E@@ spe@@ cially help@@ ful is the divine ad@@ vice to pur@@ sue godly qualities “ along with those who call upon the Lord out of a clean heart . ”
J@@ im@@ my was be@@ coming with@@ dra@@ wn and was gro@@ wing emo@@ tion@@ ally dist@@ ant from her .
• A@@ n el@@ der@@ ly brother or sister . ​ — Le@@ v .
And yet then I will con@@ f@@ ess to them : I never knew you !
But when King Jeho@@ i@@ ak@@ im became ang@@ ry with U@@ ri@@ j@@ ah , do you know what U@@ ri@@ j@@ ah did ? — He became af@@ ra@@ id , qu@@ it doing God’s will , and r@@ an off to Egy@@ pt .
For more than 40 years , Jeremiah cont@@ ended with a@@ pa@@ thy , re@@ je@@ ction , ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le , and even physical viol@@ ence .
Many things taught at these scho@@ ol@@ s are contr@@ ary to the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s high moral standards .
Do@@ ing so , we can make Jehovah our God now and for all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity , since he is “ a living God , who is a Sa@@ vi@@ or of all s@@ or@@ ts of men , especially of faithful ones . ” ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 10 .
But V@@ au@@ d@@ è@@ s was a la@@ y@@ man , as were the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of his followers .
A woman had kil@@ led the mi@@ gh@@ ty war@@ ri@@ or S@@ is@@ er@@ a !
In the face of a mar@@ it@@ al st@@ or@@ m , living by Bible standards can often keep a marriage af@@ lo@@ at and bring it into cal@@ m@@ er w@@ at@@ ers
Jehovah also se@@ es that the un@@ born have dist@@ in@@ ct tra@@ its and may have great po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for the future .
C@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ D@@ R@@ E@@ N want to learn .
In a similar way , Christians must fi@@ ght against un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural thinking and valu@@ es and against the pres@@ sures that can destro@@ y our spiritual health .
• How does God feel when his worshipp@@ ers leave him ?
P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h rema@@ ined ob@@ st@@ in@@ ate , and Jehovah brought n@@ ine more pla@@ gu@@ es , descri@@ b@@ ing each one in ad@@ v@@ ance .
He did not seek to be lead@@ er of Israel .
“ The meetings were also a great s@@ ource of strength .
Jesus never lost sight of the import@@ ance of keep@@ ing integrity and making his Father rejo@@ ice .
It was like a tre@@ asure h@@ un@@ t !
Christians avoid the liter@@ ature of apost@@ ates , T@@ V pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s fe@@ atu@@ ring them , and We@@ b s@@ ites con@@ tain@@ ing their teachings . ​ — 7 / 15 , pages 15 - 16 .
( b ) How can godly wisdom benefit us ?
Why is it important to understand and obey Jehovah’s law regarding blood ?
N@@ atur@@ ally , situ@@ ations di@@ ff@@ er .
As a shepher@@ d , David knew the ex@@ tre@@ me co@@ ld of night .
Jehovah’s “ good ple@@ asure , ” or purpose , would be ful@@ filled by means of “ an ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation . ”
Par@@ all@@ el@@ ing that , it is wrong for God’s “ holy people ” to find any ple@@ asure in jo@@ king about such matters or discus@@ sing them among themselves .
O@@ u@@ t of all mankind , one family , “ a few people , that is , ei@@ ght sou@@ ls , were car@@ ri@@ ed sa@@ f@@ ely through the water . ”
But Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h too se@@ es God’s hand in the matter .
• Why is it especially important to be mer@@ ci@@ ful to fellow believers ?
B@@ ack in our v@@ il@@ la@@ ge , I was able to beg@@ in my scho@@ ol@@ ing .
We co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with those taking the lead by will@@ ingly obe@@ ying them and doing all we can to support their decisions
While p@@ low@@ ing , though , he cannot sto@@ p thinking about his home where there are family , friends , food , mu@@ si@@ c , la@@ ugh@@ ter , and sh@@ a@@ de .
What is the purpose of making “ the true knowledge ” known ?
Are people suffering from ter@@ ri@@ ble di@@ se@@ as@@ es as the Bible fore@@ told ?
There were times when sheep , especially the pre@@ gn@@ ant e@@ w@@ es and the young , requi@@ red ex@@ tr@@ a pati@@ ence and tend@@ er@@ ness .
He knew how eas@@ y it would be to d@@ ri@@ ft into bad ha@@ bi@@ ts if we “ ne@@ g@@ le@@ cted a sal@@ vation of such great@@ ness . ” ​ — Hebrews 2 : 1 , 3 .
How do we benefit by Jesus ’ having lived and served God as a human ?
If so , then death is sur@@ ely a blessing .
H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds , could similar com@@ ments be made about you ?
He is inter@@ ested in the educ@@ ation of your children , though for enti@@ r@@ ely different reas@@ ons .
Mo@@ vi@@ es , T@@ V , and vi@@ de@@ o@@ s prom@@ o@@ te this life - st@@ y@@ le .
Does this mean that there will be a “ ra@@ p@@ ture ” of the anointed ones ?
They have a spirit like that of the apostle Paul , who told the Corinthians : “ We are fellow work@@ ers for your joy , for it is by your faith that you are standing . ”
Although it is not a men@@ tal - health man@@ u@@ al , the Bible can help us to value life .
I will never for@@ get the case of one pati@@ ent , a pioneer ( full - time minis@@ ter ) nam@@ ed M@@ er@@ ce@@ des G@@ on@@ z@@ al@@ e@@ z .
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : T@@ an@@ k : U@@ N P@@ H@@ O@@ T@@ O 1@@ 5@@ 8@@ 18@@ 1 / J .
C@@ ar@@ men says : “ We often don@@ ’t understand the l@@ y@@ ri@@ c@@ s of the mu@@ si@@ c our children listen to .
O@@ r because their lives are so bus@@ y , parents may not take the time to give their children care@@ ful attention and needed tra@@ ining .
On the day we were to leave , Pe@@ dr@@ o came to pi@@ ck me up , but I was in bed with mal@@ ari@@ a .
You will find that they are or@@ din@@ ary fol@@ k who put their trust in the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s promises and who demonstr@@ ate their confidence in God by tr@@ ying to live by his standards .
What was Jehovah’s re@@ action to Davi@@ d’s s@@ inc@@ ere rep@@ ent@@ ance and determined effort to serve him ?
13 , 14 . ( a ) In what ways may these “ cr@@ itical times ” cause us a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction ?
When we come upon Samuel again , some 20 years have pas@@ sed .
Read it through , a thing that will be done with enjo@@ y@@ ment .
God dec@@ la@@ res : “ I , even I , have inst@@ al@@ led my king upon Z@@ ion , my holy m@@ oun@@ tain . ”
One reason was that they knew the truth about death .
To continue in the pioneer work became qu@@ ite a chall@@ enge , but we were determined not to qu@@ it .
Job did not know the s@@ ource of his tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es nor why they came upon him or were per@@ mit@@ ted .
For example , the Hebrew ver@@ b ra@@ ·@@ ch@@ am@@ ʹ is often rend@@ ered “ show mer@@ cy ” or “ have p@@ ity . ” This Hebrew ter@@ m , which Jehovah app@@ lies to himself , is rel@@ ated to the word for “ wom@@ b ” and can be descri@@ bed as “ mo@@ ther@@ ly com@@ pas@@ sion . ”
Since it is inspired by the One who origin@@ ated the mar@@ it@@ al arrang@@ ement , however , we can ex@@ pect its principles to be help@@ ful .
Then one day I deci@@ ded to page through some of them .
The gover@@ ning body was in@@ iti@@ ally made up of the apostles of Jesus Christ but was later ex@@ tend@@ ed to inclu@@ de older men of the congregation in Jerusalem .
Bu@@ ck@@ ling of the land in this are@@ a has cre@@ ated sh@@ ar@@ p m@@ oun@@ tain ri@@ d@@ ges on the lar@@ g@@ er is@@ lands .
It was as if I began to lo@@ se my desire to s@@ mo@@ ke .
The same thing will ha@@ p@@ pen in our time .
Indeed , M@@ ore is known to have wor@@ n one for most of his life .
When we do so , we accom@@ pl@@ ish something that is ast@@ oun@@ ding to con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate : We af@@ fect our Creator in a positi@@ ve way .
Jesus loved and spoke the truth .
Jesus continued speaking about it until his d@@ ying day .
Instead , he cho@@ se to make the best of his situation .
1 : 10 ; 4 : 8 , 13 .
Jehovah vie@@ ws the mar@@ it@@ al relationship as holy because of the believ@@ ing mate , and the children are consider@@ ed holy in Jehovah’s eyes .
This is a fur@@ ther reason why we should always be consci@@ ous of the need to “ qu@@ it being fa@@ shi@@ oned after this system of things ” if we are to live according to God’s standards and thus “ ad@@ or@@ n the teaching of our Sa@@ vi@@ or , God , in all things . ” ​ — Romans 12 : 2 ; Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 10 .
I explained that I did understand ba@@ si@@ c Bible teachings and that I knew I was respon@@ sible to Jehovah for my conduct .
As evidence of this , God provided for the Israelites both physi@@ c@@ ally and spiritually during their tre@@ k to the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
To help us do so , let us learn how J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah and his daugh@@ ter end@@ ur@@ ed challeng@@ es in their lives .
Un@@ wit@@ t@@ ingly , I had be@@ gu@@ n to witness about Jehovah .
The A@@ e@@ ge@@ an Se@@ a is r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned for its a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant mi@@ gr@@ at@@ ory f@@ ish , such as s@@ ar@@ din@@ es and s@@ wor@@ d@@ f@@ ish , that cro@@ ss its w@@ at@@ ers and end up in the ne@@ ts of s@@ kil@@ led fi@@ sh@@ er@@ men .
From the h@@ and@@ ful back in 19@@ 19 , “ the little one ” has become more than “ a th@@ ous@@ and . ”
However , another blessing a@@ wa@@ ited the wi@@ do@@ w .
Jehovah , the “ Lord of heaven and earth , ” may hi@@ de or reve@@ al the truth according to his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ gn will .
While atten@@ ding a Christian ass@@ em@@ bly , I heard John E . Bar@@ r , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy of Jehovah’s Witnesses , ur@@ ge young ones in the a@@ udi@@ ence : “ Do not wa@@ st@@ e the most preci@@ ous thing you have ​ — the opportunity to know and love Jehovah . ”
Consi@@ der@@ ing some among this great “ cl@@ ou@@ d of wit@@ nesses ” may help us to “ ru@@ n with end@@ ur@@ ance the r@@ ace that is set before us . ”
One of the reas@@ ons why Z@@ i@@ on@@ ’s W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er was first publi@@ shed in Ju@@ ly 18@@ 7@@ 9 was to de@@ f@@ end the Bible teaching of the ransom .
Lo@@ c@@ ation ​ — Bi@@ g C@@ ity or Bi@@ g D@@ re@@ am@@ s ?
Is its fru@@ it@@ age evid@@ ent in my life ? ’
The expres@@ sion “ a wife of one husband ” appe@@ ars only in this verse .
If not cor@@ rec@@ ted , such pur@@ su@@ its and tra@@ its can result in the prac@@ tice of serious sin and the ev@@ en@@ tu@@ al lo@@ ss of Jehovah’s appro@@ val .
Because of that , it was difficult for some of them to accept a new way of worship or to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on their form@@ er practic@@ es .
How can family he@@ a@@ ds benefit from the example of our heavenly Father and use their t@@ ong@@ ue to comfort those under their care ?
Those who kept on the w@@ atch recogn@@ ized the si@@ gn , f@@ led the city , and were s@@ pared experi@@ enc@@ ing the des@@ ol@@ ating of Jerusalem .
El@@ ders need to maintain what bal@@ ance ?
I real@@ ized I had a proble@@ m .
He had my or@@ din@@ ation letter , which I needed because of the war lo@@ om@@ ing and the dra@@ ft .
Jehovah’s people have been prote@@ cted from believ@@ ing such er@@ ro@@ r because they ag@@ ree with these inspired words : “ L@@ isten , O Israel : Jehovah our God is one Jehovah . ”
After Jesus ’ op@@ ening words , many of these people reve@@ aled their in@@ n@@ er@@ most thoughts to him .
A C@@ L@@ A@@ S@@ S@@ M@@ AT@@ E told a young sister in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in : “ You se@@ em to be too cle@@ ver to believe in God . ”
• What was the “ in@@ ca@@ pa@@ bility on the part of the Law , ” and how did God over@@ come it ?
He had , in effect , t@@ ested himself by his own standards and had deci@@ ded that he was a fa@@ il@@ ure , of no value to Jehovah or anyone el@@ se .
R@@ ob@@ er@@ t C@@ ir@@ an@@ ko
In Psalm 9@@ 0 , Moses cont@@ ra@@ st@@ s the ex@@ ist@@ ence of “ the King of et@@ er@@ n@@ ity ” with the fle@@ et@@ ing life of man .
What less@@ on in hum@@ ility does the account about Bar@@ u@@ ch teach us ?
Because David himself was “ someone loyal . ”
And we are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah has bless@@ ed our efforts .
H@@ ous@@ es in N@@ du@@ ta cam@@ p
I began to associ@@ ate with a bo@@ y who did not study the Bible .
If you share those sen@@ ti@@ ments and your circumstances per@@ mit , you will regul@@ arly me@@ et with fellow worshipp@@ ers of Jehovah . ​ — He@@ b .
A@@ n ar@@ my of@@ fic@@ er explained that I would be rel@@ eas@@ ed if I ag@@ re@@ ed to serve a fi@@ ve - year ter@@ m in the Fr@@ en@@ ch F@@ o@@ re@@ ign Le@@ gi@@ on .
We too may face st@@ res@@ s@@ ful situ@@ ations that could ro@@ b us of our good judgment .
What S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th@@ ened E@@ no@@ ch to W@@ al@@ k With God ?
However , show@@ ing on@@ es@@ el@@ f desi@@ r@@ ous is not en@@ ough .
In the Hebrew Scriptures , for example , we read that when Samuel was a bo@@ y , he “ had not yet come to know Jehovah . ”
Jesus said to the crow@@ ds : “ Lo@@ ok ! Your house is a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned to you . ”
F@@ in@@ ally , when he comple@@ tes the pr@@ un@@ ing , the v@@ in@@ e@@ d@@ res@@ s@@ er bur@@ ns the pr@@ un@@ ed bran@@ ches .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , how will a good friend re@@ act when a fri@@ end@@ ship is in d@@ anger ?
Why , they rejo@@ ic@@ ed with her and told her how pr@@ ou@@ d they were of her !
9 : 20 .
Why is long - suffering important during tr@@ ying circumstances ?
They are called co@@ s@@ mo@@ s and are n@@ ative to the A@@ mer@@ i@@ can tro@@ pi@@ c@@ s .
The sal@@ ary was only about half of what I had been making ; even so , it was much more than what I had asked Jehovah for .
During a vis@@ it in 195@@ 5 , it was deci@@ ded that we should buil@@ d a new branch with prin@@ ting fac@@ il@@ ities so that we could pro@@ du@@ ce ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines for D@@ en@@ mar@@ k .
Even so , I came to appreci@@ ate that these people are nor@@ ma@@ l .
What of Jesus ’ first - century followers ?
And what re@@ war@@ ds do we receive when we do all we can to obey Jesus ’ comm@@ and : “ G@@ o therefore and make disciples ” ? ​ — Mat@@ t .
She was so po@@ or that she could contribu@@ te to the temple only what a la@@ bo@@ re@@ r might ear@@ n in a few min@@ ut@@ es .
18 : 1 , 14 .
It no doubt h@@ ur@@ t Jehovah to see his name tre@@ ated so dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully .
In what ways did Jesus show hum@@ ility during his chil@@ d@@ ho@@ od and his earthly ministry ?
( b ) Ex@@ pla@@ in what sacrific@@ es you , as a you@@ th , are making for the s@@ ake of the Kingdom .
En@@ courage your children to talk to you about their feelings , even if this seem@@ s to pro@@ du@@ ce “ w@@ il@@ d talk . ” ​ — Job 6 : 2 , 3 .
How t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing that Jesus ’ dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment moved him to show such kindness !
The apostle Paul ad@@ v@@ ised Christians to “ do hard work . . . so that [ they ] may have something to share with someone in need . ”
Yet , man also has to care for his “ spiritual need . ”
Indeed , we are gr@@ ate@@ ful to Jehovah that we have seen the fulfill@@ ment of many such prophe@@ ci@@ es since the year 1914 .
A sister suffering from de@@ pres@@ sion expla@@ ins what helps her , “ I read especially com@@ for@@ ting pas@@ sa@@ ges over and over again . ”
What opportun@@ ities are o@@ pen to all in the congregation ?
A sister in K@@ y@@ r@@ gy@@ z@@ st@@ an rel@@ ates : “ While I was out in the preaching work , one hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der told me : ‘ I believe in God but not in the Christian God .
Ex@@ pla@@ in how Isaiah 14 : 7 could be used in the ministry .
I@@ ’@@ ve always been a ‘ show - me ’ kind of lear@@ ner , and the ‘ Con@@ vers@@ ation ’ artic@@ les do just that . ”
Par@@ ents , par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly fa@@ thers , have the God - given responsi@@ bility of teaching their children God’s standards of good and bad .
A@@ n el@@ der nam@@ ed W@@ il@@ li@@ am says : “ If gu@@ ests are nee@@ d@@ less@@ ly ab@@ sent from the Kingdom H@@ all but are present at the rec@@ ep@@ tion later , this shows a l@@ ack of appreciation for the sac@@ re@@ dness of the occasi@@ on .
I@@ mit@@ ating Jehovah , be long - suffering as you take positi@@ ve st@@ ep@@ s to help your child come back to Jehovah .
I was well a@@ ware of my speaking and organiz@@ ational li@@ mit@@ ations , but I believ@@ ed that the preaching work was the pri@@ m@@ ary activ@@ ity for Christians .
For example , s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists have found that the human b@@ ra@@ in has im@@ men@@ se mem@@ ory cap@@ ac@@ ity .
Are their relati@@ vely few h@@ our@@ s sp@@ ent in the ministry each mon@@ th wor@@ th any less in Jehovah’s eyes than the many h@@ our@@ s sp@@ ent by a full - time serv@@ ant ?
Yes , he died in peace in the sense that he died before the cal@@ am@@ ity of 6@@ 0@@ 9 - 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . , when the Babyl@@ on@@ ians b@@ es@@ i@@ e@@ ged and destro@@ yed Jerusalem . ​ — 9 / 15 , page 30 .
God also determined the times at which certain sacrific@@ es were to be offered .
Consider a different example .
W@@ he@@ ther you are see@@ king a marriage mate or have already en@@ tered we@@ d@@ lo@@ ck , may you experience true love ​ — “ the f@@ l@@ ame of J@@ ah . ” ​ — S@@ ong of S@@ ol .
S@@ ur@@ ely we would not want to do anything to bring such s@@ or@@ ro@@ w to our heavenly Father .
Those who wish to worship Jehovah accep@@ ta@@ bly can cultiv@@ ate self - control by reading and stud@@ ying the Bible and by pra@@ ying often and from the heart .
I lived in small to@@ w@@ ns , a bi@@ g city , and for a while at an ab@@ origin@@ al mis@@ sion in the out@@ back .
Mo@@ st important , we in@@ s@@ ist on keep@@ ing our worship clean , avo@@ i@@ ding any con@@ tam@@ in@@ ation from false religion .
Daniel ?
So de@@ ar parents and children , do not be disc@@ oura@@ ged if the commun@@ ic@@ ation in your family is not as o@@ pen as you would like it to be .
Those who offer accep@@ table sacrific@@ es to Jehovah enjoy his appro@@ val
However , if we ac@@ knowledge that a Creator desi@@ gn@@ ed us with the ability to enjoy so many col@@ ors , we view this gift as an act of love in@@ tend@@ ed to help us enjoy life .
They recogn@@ ize that Jehovah lo@@ ves them and gives direction that is for their good , direction that will truly benefit them and make them happy .
12 : 1 - 13 .
He was so gr@@ ate@@ ful for the help he received that some we@@ ek@@ s later he wrote to the elders expres@@ sing his s@@ inc@@ ere and deep@@ ly felt gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for the ass@@ ist@@ ance .
Do you appreci@@ ate them ?
Hence , Jesus ‘ will by no means b@@ lo@@ t out their n@@ ames from the book of life , but he will ac@@ knowledge them before his Father and the angels . ’
However , it is help@@ ful to understand what Paul was discus@@ sing when he wrote the words of Hebrews 4 : 12 .
of De@@ c@@ ember 8 , 200@@ 3 .
O@@ r they made us s@@ le@@ ep in the only bed in the house , while they s@@ le@@ pt on the flo@@ or .
A tur@@ ning point was re@@ ached at the e@@ cum@@ en@@ ic@@ al coun@@ ci@@ l V@@ ati@@ can I@@ I .
To be “ pe@@ ace@@ able ” liter@@ ally means to be a “ pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ er . ”
Why did he not do that ? ’
I said nothing . The in@@ spe@@ ct@@ or sear@@ ched through the rest of the p@@ ac@@ ka@@ ge and then h@@ an@@ ded it to me along with the preci@@ ous Bible .
Since we are sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by a faith@@ less world , we must fi@@ ght to maintain our faith .
In the land of Cana@@ an , the K@@ en@@ ites also took up d@@ wel@@ ling with the sons of Juda@@ h for a time .
But at the age of two , S@@ il@@ vi@@ a was di@@ ag@@ no@@ sed with c@@ y@@ s@@ tic fi@@ bro@@ s@@ is , an inc@@ u@@ ra@@ ble di@@ se@@ ase that ca@@ uses inc@@ reas@@ ingly se@@ v@@ ere re@@ spi@@ r@@ at@@ ory and di@@ g@@ es@@ tive problems .
What do we need to be@@ ar in mind when exerc@@ ising our fre@@ e@@ dom to make personal cho@@ ic@@ es ?
As@@ k yourself , ‘ Do I need to make more prog@@ ress toward having God’s imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al view ? ’
( Read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 4 . )
Jesus taught religious tru@@ ths that form a bas@@ is for man@@ kin@@ d’s happiness , but that was not all that he con@@ v@@ ey@@ ed to his disciples . Jesus also taught the very best way of living .
When I was about ten years old , a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant would pi@@ ck me up to share in the field ministry .
A faith@@ less person is not concer@@ ned about rend@@ ering an account to God .
So they se@@ par@@ ated the one from the other . Abra@@ m d@@ wel@@ t in the land of Cana@@ an , but Lo@@ t d@@ wel@@ t among the c@@ ities of the D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct .
S@@ m@@ all Bo@@ dies , Bi@@ g H@@ ear@@ ts , 2 / 15
The second part of the first bap@@ t@@ is@@ ma@@ l question as@@ ks the can@@ di@@ d@@ ates if they have dedic@@ ated themselves to Jehovah to do his will .
E@@ ver@@ lasting , Tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy P@@ r@@ in@@ ci@@ ples
A@@ c@@ qui@@ re W@@ is@@ dom and Un@@ der@@ standing
That thinking is not new .
Indeed , he knew of Jesus ’ death before P@@ il@@ ate did .
If we imitate her faith , we too will sur@@ vi@@ ve wh@@ atever w@@ oun@@ ds this hard world inf@@ li@@ cts on us and we will enjoy re@@ war@@ ds greater than we can i@@ magine .
As they were fin@@ ish@@ ing their me@@ al , a man appro@@ ached Mu@@ ri@@ el and said : “ I have been ob@@ serving you ever since you came in here .
“ W@@ ho@@ m Jehovah lo@@ ves he discipl@@ ines , ” says the Bible , and “ he s@@ cour@@ ges every one whom he recei@@ ves as a son . ”
9 , 10 . ( a ) How can a desire for prom@@ in@@ ence cre@@ ate a tri@@ al ?
To help us understand what it really means to fear God , let us refle@@ ct on the life of one of those examples , King David of ancient Israel .
There will be an un@@ happy out@@ come for an un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er .
“ Because you said : ‘ Jehovah is my refu@@ ge , ’ . . . no cal@@ am@@ ity will be@@ f@@ all you . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 9@@ 1 : 9 , 10 .
Hence , people every@@ where are listen@@ ing to the Kingdom message , and some are cho@@ o@@ sing life by be@@ coming “ the s@@ ort that have faith to the pre@@ serving ali@@ ve of the soul . ”
He is consider@@ ed respon@@ sible for the b@@ ru@@ tal mu@@ r@@ der in 4@@ 15 C.E . of a r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her nam@@ ed H@@ y@@ pati@@ a .
What less@@ ons can we learn from them ?
F@@ ur@@ ther , Satan made this false promise : “ You will be like God , know@@ ing good and bad . ”
He turned off the eng@@ ine , si@@ gh@@ ed deep@@ ly , and s@@ low@@ ly follow@@ ed her in@@ side .
What illustr@@ ation about fru@@ it does Jesus rel@@ ate on the ev@@ ening before his death ?
I was deep@@ ly moved by what I learned , and I quic@@ k@@ ly accepted the truth .
At an ear@@ li@@ er point in his ministry in Gal@@ ile@@ e , Jesus had sum@@ mon@@ ed the 12 apostles and had sent them for@@ th especially to dec@@ l@@ are : “ The kingdom of the heavens has dra@@ wn near . ”
Indeed , a gen@@ u@@ ine Christian has to share in the preaching work because it is in@@ se@@ par@@ ab@@ ly l@@ in@@ ked to faith .
L@@ ar@@ g@@ ely because of their fa@@ il@@ ure to recogn@@ ize and apply the guid@@ ance of the O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or of marriage ​ — the One who “ pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to buil@@ d the ri@@ b that he had taken from the man into a woman and to bring her to the man . ” ​ — Genesis 2 : 21 - 24 .
Si@@ x years later found him stud@@ ying p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ gy at a uni@@ vers@@ ity in L@@ is@@ b@@ on .
Because Satan and his world cannot for@@ ce us to do anything against our will .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , El@@ isha did not feel that since he was now at the hel@@ m , he needed to change course right away .
Jehovah had re@@ bu@@ ked and p@@ uni@@ shed El@@ i for fa@@ il@@ ing to cor@@ rec@@ t his sons ’ wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , for hon@@ or@@ ing his sons more than God .
The m@@ om@@ ent Adam sin@@ ned , an important question was , What will Jehovah do about the children that Adam and E@@ ve will have ?
T@@ w@@ o other stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ c@@ ks are tri@@ bul@@ ation or persecu@@ tion and the imper@@ fe@@ ctions of others in the congregation .
Some find it difficult to preach to their pe@@ ers at school .
That in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ing di@@ al@@ o@@ gu@@ e was the result of a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble demonstr@@ ation of a@@ th@@ le@@ tic ag@@ ility by 9@@ 7 - year - old Jac@@ o@@ b .
This acc@@ ur@@ ate transl@@ ation in eas@@ y - to - understand language will help s@@ inc@@ ere Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ ans to get to know Jehovah .
He knew that it was not yet God’s du@@ e time for this .
The book The Bible and R@@ adi@@ o@@ car@@ b@@ on D@@ ating com@@ pa@@ res the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s hist@@ ory of Israel and Juda@@ h with ancient c@@ un@@ ei@@ form te@@ x@@ ts .
For one thing , they had been given an important assignment ​ — that of preaching the good news of God’s Kingdom ev@@ en@@ tually “ in all the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth . ”
Do you think of Isa@@ ac@@ ’s son Jac@@ o@@ b , who was r@@ en@@ am@@ ed Israel ?
To teach your children to love Jehovah , you yourself must love God , and his words must be on your heart .
In some un@@ dis@@ clo@@ sed way , Job learned many of those preci@@ ous tru@@ ths .
When , for example , the com@@ pu@@ ter fin@@ ds the same H@@ in@@ di word in sever@@ al plac@@ es and each time in the cor@@ respon@@ ding ph@@ ra@@ se it fin@@ ds the Eng@@ l@@ ish word “ house , ” the com@@ pu@@ ter conclu@@ des that the H@@ in@@ di word must be the word for “ house . ”
“ Jehovah is wa@@ iting pati@@ ently to show you fav@@ or , and he will ris@@ e up to show you mer@@ cy .
• Who was O@@ li@@ v@@ é@@ t@@ an , and why should his work interest us ?
‘ How can we apply this in our congregation ? ’ or , ‘ Wh@@ ich s@@ crip@@ ture in the par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph supp@@ or@@ ts what was just said ? ’
As one wife put it , “ once we do star@@ t tal@@ king again , we never discus@@ s the proble@@ m . ”
King Saul accepted the guid@@ ance of God’s spirit by le@@ ading Israel in a succ@@ ess@@ ful bat@@ tle against the A@@ m@@ mon@@ ites .
A few years later , E@@ s@@ ther and I wit@@ ness@@ ed the baptism of our two ol@@ des@@ t gr@@ and@@ children , B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in and N@@ ad@@ ja .
They will re@@ ign with Christ in heaven , s@@ it@@ ting on thr@@ ones to ju@@ dge human@@ kind .
Tru@@ e , a@@ ban@@ don@@ ing tra@@ di@@ tional practic@@ es may not be eas@@ y to do .
When Joseph was serving as c@@ hi@@ ef food ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ at@@ or in fam@@ ine - stri@@ ck@@ en Egy@@ pt , he wel@@ com@@ ed his brothers .
My direc@@ t@@ or . . . was great@@ ly pleas@@ ed when I mentioned these v@@ isions to him . . . .
14@@ 6 : 3 .
What ple@@ asure Jehovah must have had when he brought for@@ th his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son !
Pro@@ t@@ est@@ an@@ tism s@@ pre@@ ad and ga@@ ined po@@ pul@@ ar support in S@@ can@@ din@@ a@@ vi@@ a , S@@ wit@@ z@@ er@@ land , Eng@@ land , and the Ne@@ ther@@ lands .
• What are some t@@ it@@ les that refle@@ ct Jesus ’ ro@@ le in God’s purpose ?
Tru@@ ly , those early servants of Jehovah were fine examples of ze@@ al in s@@ pite of li@@ mit@@ ing circumstances .
Mo@@ st preci@@ ous of all , you will “ get a fir@@ m hold on the real life ” ​ — et@@ er@@ n@@ al life on a par@@ adise earth . ​ — 1 Timothy 6 : 9 , 10 , 17 - 19 ; Acts 20 : 35 .
No won@@ der they m@@ our@@ ned and fa@@ sted and un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly pray@@ ed with all their heart !
How can we make comple@@ ten@@ ess a ke@@ y go@@ al ?
Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a : I might use two brothers .
El@@ ders today are lik@@ e@@ wise moved to follow Jesus ’ example , and they , in turn , want to be “ examples to the flo@@ ck . ”
This helps to expla@@ in why ac@@ ts of hum@@ ili@@ ation per@@ va@@ de man@@ ’s hist@@ ory .
He in@@ sis@@ ted that Tho@@ ma@@ s cho@@ ose between his jo@@ b and his Bible - based beli@@ ef@@ s .
When the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant and their compan@@ i@@ ons coura@@ ge@@ ously dec@@ l@@ are Jehovah’s mes@@ sa@@ ges , some like to hear about Kingdom blessings , but they do not respon@@ d appreci@@ ati@@ vely , become disciples , and jo@@ in in the har@@ v@@ est work .
Bar@@ ak ass@@ em@@ b@@ led 10@@ ,000 men on M@@ ount T@@ ab@@ or and was ready to eng@@ age in bat@@ tle with J@@ ab@@ in@@ ’s mil@@ it@@ ary c@@ hi@@ ef S@@ is@@ er@@ a , who en@@ tered the t@@ or@@ r@@ ent v@@ al@@ le@@ y of K@@ ish@@ on with his ar@@ my and its 9@@ 00 war ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts .
“ I tell ever@@ yone there among you not to think more of himself than it is necess@@ ary to think , ” wr@@ ites Paul . “ Let your love be without h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y , ” he ex@@ hor@@ ts .
They ac@@ tually made ro@@ om for it . That is , they deli@@ ber@@ ately ac@@ qui@@ red the gift .
As no@@ ted , the Jews who re@@ turned to Jerusalem from Babyl@@ on did not per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in their work on the temple .
Why does a love of money not bring happiness ?
Jehovah “ Is Gre@@ ater T@@ ha@@ n Our H@@ ear@@ ts ”
What a privilege it is to walk with God and offer such sacrific@@ es today !
How is Jehovah’s wisdom reve@@ aled in the c@@ y@@ c@@ les that su@@ sta@@ in life ?
Ch@@ ang@@ ing this attitude was not a small chall@@ enge for him .
W@@ ould he always be able to provide for his own ?
In those days , preaching was re@@ stri@@ cted to the cl@@ er@@ gy , and the ch@@ urch as@@ sum@@ ed the right to gr@@ ant authority to preach .
L@@ ater I stu@@ died mu@@ si@@ c the@@ ory and har@@ mony at the R@@ o@@ y@@ al Con@@ serv@@ at@@ ory of Mu@@ si@@ c in T@@ or@@ on@@ to , and at the age of 12 , I en@@ tered a c@@ it@@ y@@ wide rec@@ it@@ al cont@@ est at Mas@@ se@@ y H@@ all , the pres@@ ti@@ gi@@ ous mu@@ si@@ c a@@ udi@@ t@@ ori@@ u@@ m do@@ w@@ n@@ to@@ wn .
He ad@@ ded : “ But you have dis@@ reg@@ ar@@ ded the we@@ igh@@ ti@@ er matters of the Law , nam@@ ely , justice and mer@@ cy and faith@@ ful@@ ness . ”
He rel@@ ates : “ I qu@@ it s@@ mo@@ king as a result of having a Bible study .
The fin@@ al part of the sy@@ mp@@ o@@ si@@ u@@ m showed that the Devil is w@@ atch@@ ing us , loo@@ king for such attitu@@ des as pri@@ de , an in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent spirit , a sense of self - import@@ ance , je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , en@@ v@@ y , bit@@ ter@@ ness , res@@ ent@@ ment , and fa@@ ul@@ t@@ fin@@ ding .
We may have vari@@ ous responsi@@ bil@@ ities that Jehovah expe@@ cts us to care for ​ — such as provi@@ ding for our family .
Ke@@ ep@@ ing Li@@ fe S@@ imp@@ le to Ser@@ ve Jehovah
It is inter@@ es@@ ting , though , that a faithful serv@@ ant of God , such as Eli@@ j@@ ah , Jesus , or Peter , was present on each of those occasi@@ ons , during the time when Jehovah was per@@ form@@ ing mirac@@ les .
This was so un@@ like R@@ al@@ ph that I asked someone to d@@ ri@@ ve me home right away .
How un@@ wise to ex@@ pose on@@ es@@ el@@ f to such pres@@ sure !
• What less@@ on was d@@ ri@@ ven home to you as you learned more about the ge@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ y involved in some in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent ?
Satan ​ — M@@ y@@ th or Sin@@ is@@ ter Re@@ ality ?
He said to them : “ If you had not p@@ low@@ ed with my young c@@ ow , you would not have sol@@ ved my ri@@ dd@@ le . ”
And th@@ ir@@ d , how can we apply this in our every@@ day life ?
Re@@ z@@ i came in cont@@ act with the sister who had given the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines to her father , and soon she started stud@@ ying from the book K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge That Le@@ a@@ ds to E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe .
We are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that Jehovah will not allow this wicked world to continue for even one day longer than his purpose requi@@ res . ​ — Ha@@ b . 2 : 3 .
But I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t want to ad@@ mit that it could have a bad effect on them . ”
However , re@@ v@@ isions and new transl@@ ations were pro@@ duc@@ ed by individuals who did not respect the holy name of the Au@@ th@@ or of the Bible , Jehovah .
We did not have a place to live , and a ma@@ j@@ or chall@@ enge was that of reg@@ a@@ ining our st@@ atu@@ s as per@@ man@@ ent re@@ si@@ d@@ ents .
At John 5 : 28 , 29 , Jesus said : “ Do not mar@@ v@@ el at this , because the h@@ our is coming in which all those in the mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ bs will hear his vo@@ ice and come out . ”
With the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s help , we can cultiv@@ ate “ the new person@@ ality ” and shu@@ n cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion
[ Di@@ ag@@ ra@@ m / ​ Ma@@ p on page 9 ]
• How does divine educ@@ ation imp@@ ro@@ ve pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s lives ?
How should we respon@@ d to Christ’s ransom sacrifice ?
The first man , Adam , re@@ turned to the du@@ st when he died .
Wh@@ atever may have been Bu@@ r@@ r@@ us ’ ev@@ alu@@ ation , Paul is s@@ pared the pris@@ on in the P@@ ra@@ et@@ ori@@ an cam@@ p .
S@@ ta@@ ying in B@@ y@@ d@@ go@@ s@@ z@@ c@@ z pris@@ on had its good side .
6 : 20 .
Then we will learn what we can do to maintain our joy and even ad@@ d to it .
T@@ w@@ o sisters had co@@ o@@ ked a large po@@ t of f@@ ish .
Di@@ d they receive pre@@ c@@ ise wor@@ ding or just ide@@ as that they could expres@@ s in their own words ?
Lo@@ ve never fa@@ il@@ s . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 4 - 8 .
However , ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ ers such as Phil@@ o took a different view .
Par@@ ents , you do well to imitate Jesus ’ love and pati@@ ence , never giving up in your efforts to tra@@ in your children .
When we ga@@ ther to ob@@ serve the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Jesus ’ death on Th@@ ur@@ s@@ day , A@@ pri@@ l 5 , 20@@ 12 , these Bible teachings will be on our min@@ ds .
Gal@@ ile@@ e of the nations , ” Isaiah wrote : “ The people that were wal@@ king in the dar@@ k@@ ness have seen a great light .
Some n@@ ames have been chang@@ ed .
How might the anxi@@ e@@ ties of this system of things lead to materi@@ al@@ ism ?
The mo@@ on cir@@ c@@ les our earth each mon@@ th .
In fact , scho@@ l@@ ars es@@ tim@@ ate that by the first century C.E . , over 60 per@@ c@@ ent of Jews lived out@@ side Israel .
In 198@@ 8 , Al@@ ber@@ to , who was deep@@ ly involved in pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s , vis@@ ited Bethel in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
Jo@@ b@@ ’s wife had su@@ ffered the same lo@@ s@@ ses as her husband .
A@@ ware of the need for such help , the apostle Peter wrote : “ If anyone min@@ isters , let him minis@@ ter as dep@@ end@@ ent on the strength that God supp@@ lies . ”
What do the women of Jerusalem see when they go out to look ?
( b ) Why is it no won@@ der that we at times feel disc@@ oura@@ ged ?
Our house sto@@ od on a di@@ r@@ t ro@@ ad in a r@@ ur@@ al dist@@ ri@@ ct .
Jehovah r@@ ene@@ wed his promise to Abraham ​ — but still no men@@ tion of S@@ ar@@ ah ! ​ — Genesis 13 : 14 - 17 ; 15 : 5 - 7 .
Ther@@ efore , I turned in a Bethel app@@ lic@@ ation at that conven@@ tion in T@@ or@@ on@@ to .
So@@ on the children were stud@@ ying the Bible with one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
The Bible says that those who mar@@ ry will have “ pain and g@@ ri@@ ef . ”
If possible , why not arr@@ ange to e@@ at together as a family at le@@ ast once a day ?
If we listen to him and draw close to him , he will gr@@ ant us the strength to do his will .
He prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely en@@ h@@ an@@ ces the beau@@ ty of his organization and of the spiritual par@@ adise that we enjoy even now !
But when she lost her jo@@ b at the age of 5@@ 7 , de@@ pres@@ sion re@@ turned with such in@@ ten@@ s@@ ity that she could see no way out .
R@@ ome , Gre@@ e@@ ce , Egy@@ pt ( c . 4@@ 2 C.E . )
Jesus Christ is the Son of God .
At that time he will speak to them in his anger and in his ho@@ t dis@@ ple@@ asure he will dis@@ tur@@ b them , saying : ‘ I , even I , have inst@@ al@@ led my king upon Z@@ ion , my holy m@@ oun@@ tain . ’ ”
C@@ re@@ ate a Bet@@ ter World ? 10 / 15
There is more for us to learn about our future .
Paul lo@@ v@@ ingly ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed Timothy : “ P@@ ur@@ sue righteousness , godly devo@@ tion , faith , love , end@@ ur@@ ance , mil@@ dness of temp@@ er . ”
Since then , his love for Jehovah and ze@@ al for the truth have not di@@ min@@ i@@ shed .
A father in Ger@@ many inform@@ s his family in ad@@ v@@ ance what they will consider in the we@@ ek@@ s to come .
A@@ m@@ ong other sub@@ je@@ cts , I was pr@@ ou@@ d to teach the Ca@@ tho@@ lic religion , and in the ev@@ en@@ ings I served as a c@@ ate@@ ch@@ ist ​ — instru@@ cting gi@@ r@@ ls for their first commun@@ ion .
How did Jehovah try to help Ca@@ in and Bar@@ u@@ ch ?
Com@@ pared with the bil@@ li@@ ons on earth , the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 truly are a “ little flo@@ ck . ”
Because the less@@ ons we learn will inspi@@ re confidence and hope for the future .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 6@@ 5 , 5@@ 2
▪ Is there a Creator ?
And should those as@@ pi@@ ring to be an overse@@ er wor@@ ry about the matter , as F@@ er@@ n@@ an@@ do did ?
( b ) How did Jehovah respon@@ d to Moses ’ re@@ serv@@ ations ?
One of his relati@@ ves is get@@ ting married , and the cer@@ em@@ on@@ y will be in a ch@@ urch of Chris@@ tend@@ om .
T@@ ak@@ en together , the Bible boo@@ ks of Daniel and Revelation not only id@@ enti@@ fy ei@@ ght k@@ ings , or human rul@@ er@@ shi@@ ps , but also show the se@@ qu@@ ence in which they would appe@@ ar .
If you want to get married , know that you will never find a perfect mate .
A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y J@@ U@@ L@@ I@@ Á@@ N A@@ R@@ I@@ A@@ S
( a ) How did El@@ i prove to be la@@ x ?
Jesus com@@ mis@@ si@@ oned his followers to “ make disciples of people of all the nations . ”
We arrang@@ ed to show a fil@@ m about our worl@@ d@@ wide preaching work , ent@@ it@@ led The New World So@@ ci@@ ety in A@@ ction , but the pri@@ est form@@ ed a mo@@ b to att@@ ack us .
Can Your Li@@ fe Ha@@ ve Gre@@ ater Me@@ an@@ ing ?
In ad@@ dition to see@@ king the best medi@@ cal ad@@ vice a@@ vail@@ able , together with I@@ l@@ ari@@ a we turned to Jehovah in long prayers , as@@ king for his help to face the future .
Jesus ’ great sacrifice mo@@ ves us to love him
See the In@@ v@@ isi@@ ble God ? 7 / 1
C@@ o@@ or@@ din@@ at@@ ors ’ Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e ; Per@@ s@@ on@@ ne@@ l Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e ; P@@ u@@ bli@@ shing Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e ; Ser@@ vice Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e ; T@@ e@@ aching Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e ; W@@ rit@@ ing Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e . ​ — 5 / 15 , page 29 . • How can we be sure that the No@@ ac@@ hi@@ an F@@ lood was g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l ? Jesus believ@@ ed that the F@@ lood took place and was g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l .
During his last night , an ang@@ el appe@@ ared to him in Ge@@ th@@ s@@ em@@ ane and “ streng@@ th@@ ened him . ” ​ — Luke 22 : 4@@ 3 .
What group is no@@ ted for having no pa@@ id cl@@ er@@ gy , all of its members being pre@@ ach@@ ers ?
The Bible says about Jehovah God : “ I , even I , have inst@@ al@@ led my king upon Z@@ ion , my holy m@@ oun@@ tain .
In l@@ ine with this , the apostle John wrote about prop@@ er prayer to God .
All of us can learn much from the experi@@ ences of well - known Bible char@@ ac@@ ters ​ — Abraham , S@@ ar@@ ah , Moses , Ru@@ th , David , E@@ s@@ ther , the apostle Paul , and others .
What can we learn from how Joseph deal@@ t with tri@@ als ?
Now he speak@@ s up .
It has been repor@@ ted , however , that tr@@ ying to rec@@ re@@ ate the resul@@ ts by using the direc@@ tions provided by H@@ er@@ o@@ do@@ tu@@ s has not been very succ@@ ess@@ ful .
Proverbs 16 : 32 c@@ learly states : “ He that is s@@ low to anger is better than a mi@@ gh@@ ty man , and he that is contro@@ l@@ ling his spirit than the one cap@@ tur@@ ing a city . ”
A@@ m@@ ong other sub@@ je@@ cts , we were taught T@@ or@@ ah tra@@ di@@ tions and the Hebrew language .
But he who pe@@ ers into the perfect law that bel@@ ong@@ s to fre@@ e@@ dom and who pers@@ ists in it , this man , because he has become , not a for@@ get@@ ful he@@ are@@ r , but a do@@ er of the work , will be happy in his doing it . ” ​ — James 1 : 22 , 25 .
How can the guid@@ ance we find in the Bible con@@ v@@ in@@ ce us that the Bible is from God ?
As the need for rec@@ ord - keep@@ ing inc@@ reas@@ ed , c@@ un@@ ei@@ form writ@@ ing was develop@@ ed .
Wor@@ k ​ — B@@ less@@ ing or C@@ ur@@ se ?
When Jehovah told him to ano@@ in@@ t Saul , the prophet obe@@ yed , not rel@@ u@@ ct@@ an@@ tly out of m@@ ere du@@ ty , but will@@ ingly out of love .
There were many ar@@ rest@@ s , so there was a great need for spiritual encourag@@ ement .
Yet , some may ask , ‘ If no pain is ad@@ ded to Jehovah’s blessing , why do many of God’s servants su@@ ff@@ er ? ’
A@@ G@@ E : 4@@ 7
“ In E@@ den , the gar@@ den of God , you proved to be .
While it takes time , su@@ sta@@ ined thought , and cons@@ ist@@ ent effort to devel@@ op good sense and fine judgment , comm@@ on sense is certainly at@@ tain@@ able .
In 31 C.E . , Jesus deli@@ vered one of the most fam@@ ous dis@@ cour@@ ses of all time .
For al@@ most 50 years , Al@@ l@@ an and I served at Bethel and in the travel@@ ing work .
How do Scriptural principles apply with reg@@ ard to in@@ tim@@ ate rel@@ ations in marriage ?
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 7 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 10@@ 6 , 4@@ 6
Ph@@ in@@ e@@ has ’ actions were based on godly je@@ al@@ ous@@ y
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jehovah accep@@ ts into his family only those who are willing to make a v@@ ow of dedic@@ ation to him .
Yes , whether we are “ e@@ ating or dr@@ in@@ king or doing anything el@@ se , ” we can do “ all things for God’s glory , ” than@@ king the G@@ r@@ and Pro@@ vi@@ der for good things enjo@@ yed in mo@@ der@@ ation .
In this way they share with such ones the encourag@@ ing message of hope found in the Bible .
We are not suffering ex@@ ac@@ tly as Job did .
My br@@ us@@ que respon@@ se evid@@ ently made the second Witness return to the little group and repor@@ t : “ I@@ t’s imp@@ os@@ sible for Per@@ ic@@ les to become a Witness .
We had an early mor@@ ning ri@@ de ac@@ ro@@ ss the city each day to work at Bethel .
They were or@@ din@@ ary , imper@@ fect people , just as we are .
In 18@@ 4@@ 3 , Tho@@ ma@@ s sen@@ i@@ or helped to transl@@ ate the Go@@ spe@@ l of John into F@@ i@@ ji@@ an , a t@@ ask that he found par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly challeng@@ ing .
G@@ ri@@ ef is the nor@@ ma@@ l and n@@ atur@@ al respon@@ se to the lo@@ ss of someone we love .
His example shows us that pri@@ de can cause us to de@@ f@@ end our wrong conduct .
( b ) What godly qualities should we displa@@ y , and how important are they ?
Instead of pur@@ su@@ ing pur@@ ely personal go@@ als and ple@@ a@@ sures , she sp@@ ends over 70 h@@ our@@ s each mon@@ th as a minis@@ ter , help@@ ing people to understand the Bible .
• Why should parents consider their children preci@@ ous ?
He will resur@@ rec@@ t a great many people , including un@@ righteous people who knew nothing about the true God .
The fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al ri@@ v@@ al@@ ry between truth and un@@ truth , started by Satan the Devil , still ra@@ ges today .
Some questions we do well to ask ourselves are : ‘ What place do material things occ@@ up@@ y in my life ?
Are we person@@ ally “ a@@ wa@@ iting and keep@@ ing close in mind the pres@@ ence of the day of Jehovah ” ?
Re@@ c@@ ently , our st@@ ep@@ s may have been a little la@@ bor@@ ed .
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ arly reading a por@@ tion of God’s Word al@@ lo@@ ws its message to ‘ exer@@ t power ’ on us .
A few days later , he is sign@@ i@@ fic@@ an@@ tly better .
A tr@@ oub@@ led conscience , an un@@ wanted pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy , or a se@@ x@@ u@@ ally trans@@ mit@@ ted di@@ se@@ ase are often the bit@@ ter con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of such conduct .
And what ad@@ mi@@ ra@@ ble rest@@ ra@@ in@@ t Jesus showed on the night of his be@@ tra@@ y@@ al when Peter and John f@@ ell as@@ le@@ ep after being told to “ keep on the w@@ atch ” ! ​ — Matthew 26 : 36 - 4@@ 1 .
Mari@@ a , a pioneer in K@@ y@@ z@@ y@@ l , learned about their arri@@ val , and she real@@ ized that this pres@@ ented a r@@ are opportunity to share the good news with them .
11 , 12 . ( a ) How did He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah reve@@ al what was in his heart ?
S@@ la@@ ves and ani@@ mal@@ s were sacrific@@ ed for the dead ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s use .
To do so , you need to be willing to ad@@ just to local circumstances .
It may se@@ em a lo@@ t e@@ asi@@ er to avoid cont@@ act and to is@@ ol@@ ate ourselves .
Noah
This work was to continue from the time the slave first began its work until the end of this system of things .
No one could he@@ al him , but El@@ isha does .
However , it was said that this time could be sh@@ or@@ ten@@ ed by in@@ d@@ ul@@ g@@ ences gr@@ anted on the po@@ pe@@ ’s authority in ex@@ change for money .
What was the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of We@@ ek@@ s ?
The benef@@ its from those ac@@ ts of God last a long time , and so should your gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de toward him .
“ For them life is a hard experience , and they are con@@ stan@@ tly ti@@ red .
Noah found fav@@ or in God’s eyes
At times , you may also feel l@@ on@@ ely or de@@ pres@@ sed .
“ If you are happy and satis@@ fied with your life now , you are more likely to be heal@@ thy in the future . ” That is what a re@@ sear@@ ch@@ er at the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity of Ne@@ br@@ as@@ ka in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates wrote after re@@ vie@@ wing a number of stu@@ dies on health .
11 , 12 . ( a ) When did the f@@ light to the sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic v@@ al@@ le@@ y beg@@ in ?
An@@ y So@@ li@@ d B@@ as@@ is for H@@ app@@ iness ?
At the conven@@ tions held from 19@@ 22 to 19@@ 28 , a seri@@ es of res@@ olu@@ tions were a@@ do@@ p@@ ted , and the mes@@ sa@@ ges were inc@@ or@@ por@@ ated into tr@@ ac@@ ts that Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents dist@@ ribu@@ ted by the ten@@ s of milli@@ ons to people thr@@ ough@@ out the world .
That might se@@ em to have been a simp@@ le decision .
He did not el@@ ev@@ ate himself a@@ bo@@ ve others but showed bro@@ ther@@ ly concer@@ n for all , rich and po@@ or .
Does the ide@@ a of ho@@ l@@ iness fai@@ l to at@@ tr@@ act you ?
Even more thr@@ ill@@ ing events li@@ e a@@ head !
Why is the Christian ministry a good work ?
1 : 10 , 11 ​ — Since the nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom of Israel f@@ ell in 7@@ 40 B.C.E . , how were the sons of Israel “ col@@ le@@ cted together into a un@@ ity ” with the sons of Juda@@ h ?
We were so@@ ak@@ ed when we fin@@ ally re@@ ached Bethel .
What en@@ ab@@ led John Mark to pur@@ sue spiritual go@@ als , and what blessings did he receive for doing so ?
So a person may deci@@ de to get married in order to avoid let@@ ting strong se@@ x@@ u@@ al desi@@ res lead him or her to a prac@@ tice of mas@@ tur@@ b@@ ation or se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
In com@@ par@@ is@@ on with the coun@@ t@@ less bil@@ li@@ ons who have ever lived , 14@@ 4@@ ,000 individuals cons@@ titu@@ te just a “ little flo@@ ck . ”
David gre@@ w old , “ satis@@ fied with days . ”
But they also ob@@ serve these words to his followers : “ You are no part of the world , but I have cho@@ s@@ en you out of the world . ” ​ — John 15 : 19 .
After he rel@@ ated to “ great crow@@ ds ” the par@@ able of the s@@ ow@@ er , his disciples asked : “ Why is it you speak to them by the use of illustr@@ ations ? ”
The apostle Paul coun@@ sel@@ ed all Christians , including married Christians : “ Be w@@ ra@@ th@@ ful , and yet do not sin ; let the su@@ n not set with you in a pro@@ vo@@ ked st@@ ate , ne@@ i@@ ther allow place for the Devil . ”
My mother prog@@ ressed , and later on my brother and I did too .
But when they star@@ t rel@@ ying on Jehovah’s wisdom , the benef@@ its beg@@ in right away . ”
Con@@ cer@@ ning Jehovah , the inspired Scriptures say : “ Even from time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite you are God . ”
The “ Go@@ spe@@ l of Peter ” se@@ ek@@ s to ex@@ on@@ er@@ ate P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate and descri@@ bes Jesus ’ resurrection in a f@@ an@@ ci@@ ful way .
How did Jehovah set the pri@@ me example of giving , and what kind of giving can bring us joy ?
V@@ i@@ ci@@ ous bul@@ lies , the N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m in@@ ten@@ si@@ fied the worl@@ d’s b@@ ru@@ tal , ung@@ o@@ dly spirit .
Some individuals , though , find it difficult to think of God as their Father .
I don@@ ’t think it@@ ’s right , but you deci@@ de for yourself what you should do . ”
No , he did not .
The people of the re@@ gi@@ on thought that all of them were fo@@ ol@@ s .
To have Jehovah’s support and guid@@ ance , Jo@@ shua must read and medit@@ ate on God’s Law and live by it .
And the one se@@ ated on it is called Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful and Tru@@ e . ”
( b ) What questions can we ask about our spiritual in@@ her@@ it@@ ance ?
W@@ he@@ ther in person or by p@@ ho@@ ne , e - ma@@ il , vi@@ de@@ o , or a letter , close friends commun@@ ic@@ ate with each other as often as their circumstances allow .
Yet , they did not know or experience Jehovah as the one who ca@@ used these promises to be ful@@ filled . ​ — Genesis 12 : 1 , 2 ; 15 : 7 , 13 - 16 ; 26 : 24 ; 28 : 10 - 15 .
And in B@@ r@@ ita@@ in , people thought it would be “ a war to end war . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , since the direc@@ t@@ ors are ele@@ cted by the members of the cor@@ por@@ ation , were the cor@@ por@@ ation members ele@@ cting members of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy at the an@@ nu@@ al meeting each year ?
I@@ m@@ mer@@ se yourself in Christian activities .
They will help you to for@@ ti@@ fy your conscience so that it will gu@@ i@@ de you pro@@ per@@ ly , s@@ par@@ ing you many pa@@ ins .
In ad@@ dition to the fi@@ ve prophe@@ ci@@ es just consider@@ ed , the Bible also fore@@ told positi@@ ve develop@@ ments for the last days .
There is , however , another as@@ pect of our heart that mer@@ its even more attention .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T powerful judgment mes@@ sa@@ ges Jehovah inspired Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah to deli@@ ver !
Many sisters have respon@@ ded like E@@ s@@ s@@ ly .
I work si@@ x days a we@@ ek .
Ther@@ efore , it is vital to set our min@@ ds on the things of the spirit .
We can thus place the beg@@ in@@ ning of the F@@ lood in the year 2@@ 3@@ 70 B.C.E .
O@@ r do we view all of this only as an ob@@ lig@@ ation that we must dis@@ char@@ ge ?
On Ju@@ ne 28 , 1914 , the day the world was p@@ lu@@ ng@@ ed into war by the ass@@ as@@ sin@@ ation in S@@ ar@@ a@@ j@@ ev@@ o of Ar@@ ch@@ du@@ ke F@@ er@@ din@@ and and his wife , I attend@@ ed with my family a pe@@ ace@@ ful conven@@ tion in C@@ o@@ lum@@ bu@@ s , O@@ hi@@ o .
When Jesus arri@@ ved at Be@@ th@@ any near Jerusalem , his friend La@@ z@@ ar@@ us had been dead for four days .
This g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l preaching activ@@ ity ad@@ ds to the ir@@ refu@@ table pro@@ of that Jesus is present in Kingdom power . ​ — Matthew 24 : 3 , 14 .
How can we avoid such an exerc@@ ise in fu@@ t@@ ility ?
At the age of 13 , I deci@@ ded to learn Ger@@ man .
W@@ he@@ ther young or old , we make a similar cho@@ ice when we keep on min@@ ding the spirit in@@ stead of the fal@@ le@@ n flesh .
N@@ ex@@ t , it shows what love invol@@ ves .
Yet , without doing so , how would we ac@@ qui@@ re a ta@@ st@@ e for “ so@@ li@@ d food [ that ] bel@@ ong@@ s to matu@@ re people ” ? ​ — Hebrews 5 : 14 .
For example , the apostle Paul says : “ Be per@@ sever@@ ing in prayer , rema@@ ining a@@ wa@@ ke in it with than@@ k@@ s@@ giving . ”
Be@@ ing able to share your experi@@ ences with close compan@@ i@@ ons en@@ ri@@ ches your life .
He real@@ ized that if a m@@ ere t@@ ree is cu@@ t down , it might s@@ pr@@ out again and be like a new pl@@ ant .
From left : E@@ ev@@ a Kal@@ li@@ o , Sa@@ im@@ i Mat@@ t@@ ila - S@@ y@@ r@@ j@@ ä@@ l@@ ä , A@@ il@@ i , An@@ n@@ ik@@ ki , and Sa@@ ar@@ a N@@ op@@ on@@ en in 194@@ 9
[ P@@ ic@@ ture C@@ re@@ di@@ t L@@ ine on page 21 ]
Yes , s@@ inc@@ ere Bible stud@@ ents could benefit from the efforts of men like Gre@@ w and St@@ or@@ r@@ s , but it still was vital to exam@@ ine God’s Word , the Bible , as the real s@@ ource of the truth . ​ — John 17 : 17 .
Kingdom H@@ alls O@@ pen to E@@ ver@@ yone , 11 / 1
How might we re@@ ach more people in our congregation ter@@ rit@@ ory ?
6 , 7 . ( a ) Why is rep@@ ent@@ ance necess@@ ary for all bap@@ t@@ is@@ ma@@ l can@@ di@@ d@@ ates ?
Then we had the tr@@ act Kingdom Ne@@ ws No . 30 , which was rel@@ eas@@ ed at the same time as the Eng@@ l@@ ish .
L@@ isten pati@@ ently , and if appro@@ pri@@ ate , men@@ tion two or three words that he seem@@ s to be gro@@ p@@ ing for , or su@@ m up his thoughts and encoura@@ ge him to continue .
The Bible ref@@ ers to them as “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men , ” and they are a ke@@ y part of God’s arrang@@ ement to care for the needs of his people .
Ex@@ pla@@ in how a simp@@ le lea@@ f shows evidence of desi@@ gn .
“ De@@ ci@@ ding on which it@@ em@@ s to keep and which to sel@@ l was har@@ der than I expe@@ cted , ” says Su@@ k@@ h@@ i .
Rather , let the circumstances and the ability of the stud@@ ent deter@@ mine the number of par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s you discus@@ s during each study s@@ es@@ sion .
Even though our present life is not perfect , it is de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely wor@@ th living !
How can we be pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers in our ministry ?
So I com@@ p@@ el@@ led my@@ self and went o@@ ffering up the bur@@ n@@ t sacrifice . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 13 : 8 - 12 .
O@@ ver a sp@@ an of 34 years , Chris@@ to@@ p@@ he P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in pr@@ inted 1@@ ,@@ 8@@ 6@@ 3 different book e@@ di@@ tions , an a@@ ver@@ age of al@@ most 5@@ 5 each year .
But the call for 1@@ ,000 full - time pre@@ ach@@ ers was op@@ ti@@ mis@@ tic , since only a few h@@ un@@ d@@ red attend@@ ed the meetings of the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents at that time .
The cu@@ t@@ ting up of “ P@@ le@@ as@@ an@@ t@@ ness ” sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed that God would end the Law covenant with the Jews and sto@@ p deal@@ ing pleas@@ an@@ tly with them .
If one does so in s@@ pite of feel@@ ing af@@ ra@@ id in@@ side , that is even more coura@@ ge@@ ous .
And no won@@ der ! That Law came from the most important Per@@ son in Jesus ’ life ​ — his Father , Jehovah .
Si@@ tu@@ ated on the great Af@@ ri@@ can high pl@@ ate@@ au , it has a mo@@ der@@ ate c@@ li@@ mate and a f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating l@@ and@@ s@@ cap@@ e of h@@ ill@@ s that continue for h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of mil@@ es .
Jesus was having a discus@@ sion with some S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es , who did not believe in the resurrection .
Su@@ per@@ sto@@ res ab@@ ound .
But because we lived near the bor@@ der , Father ob@@ ta@@ ined per@@ m@@ its for us to go ac@@ ro@@ ss to B@@ as@@ el , where we attend@@ ed S@@ un@@ day meetings .
Paul go@@ es on to expla@@ in : “ Q@@ u@@ it being fa@@ shi@@ oned after this system of things , but be trans@@ form@@ ed by making your mind over , that you may prove to y@@ ourselves the good and accep@@ table and perfect will of God . ”
This matu@@ r@@ ity does not ref@@ er to be@@ coming older in age .
El@@ ders need to have what attitude toward God’s flo@@ ck ?
Q@@ u@@ i@@ et@@ ly , El@@ isha sent his attend@@ ant to ano@@ in@@ t Israel@@ ’s ar@@ my c@@ hi@@ ef , Je@@ h@@ u , as the new king .
P@@ res@@ ent - Da@@ y Par@@ all@@ els
F@@ in@@ ally , he died for all mankind on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake .
This lea@@ ves the bo@@ at bro@@ ad@@ side to the direction of the wa@@ ves and vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able to them .
( a ) What different ty@@ p@@ es of so@@ il are mentioned by Jesus in one of his illustr@@ ations ?
D@@ on Ad@@ am@@ s
C@@ an@@ on@@ iz@@ ation of@@ fi@@ cially recogn@@ iz@@ es a dec@@ eas@@ ed Rom@@ an Ca@@ tho@@ lic as wor@@ thy of uni@@ vers@@ al and ob@@ lig@@ at@@ ory ven@@ er@@ ation .
On@@ ce again , the rul@@ ing e@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ as@@ tic@@ al class su@@ p@@ pres@@ sed efforts to make God’s Word a@@ vail@@ able to their flo@@ ck .
The example of Peter , An@@ dre@@ w , James , and John stan@@ ds in sh@@ ar@@ p contr@@ ast .
Yet , you still share the great@@ est privilege that any of us can now have ​ — that of preaching the good news and be@@ aring God’s name .
How Isa@@ a@@ c must have wel@@ com@@ ed his deli@@ ver@@ ance from a sacri@@ fi@@ cial death !
How can you find happiness in life ?
Let us first take up the qu@@ ality of appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ bl@@ en@@ ess .
What is the su@@ rest way to a life of joy and con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment ?
His rule over the earth will be in acc@@ or@@ d@@ ance with the divine will .
The angels have also gu@@ i@@ ded the Witnesses to deser@@ ving ones .
M@@ AN@@ Y would re@@ adi@@ ly ag@@ ree that sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness is a ke@@ y fac@@ t@@ or in the c@@ ru@@ el@@ ty in the world today .
The ide@@ a that God direc@@ ted ev@@ olu@@ tion in order to pro@@ du@@ ce man is also in@@ com@@ pati@@ ble with what the Bible says about God’s person@@ ality .
One brother who was ra@@ ised in a Christian hous@@ eho@@ ld wrote that for as long as he could remember , he stru@@ gg@@ led with ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ al tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es .
With pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda and religious my@@ ths and lies , he has dec@@ ei@@ ved mankind .
Some time ear@@ li@@ er , one of them had said : “ If she should be a w@@ all , we shall buil@@ d upon her a bat@@ t@@ le@@ ment of s@@ il@@ ver ; but if she should be a do@@ or , we shall b@@ lo@@ ck her up with a ce@@ da@@ r pl@@ an@@ k . ”
Jehovah’s law s@@ ti@@ pul@@ ated that the blood of the ani@@ ma@@ l be shed , which was to be “ a sh@@ a@@ do@@ w of the good things to come ” through his Son , Jesus .
Proverbs 6 : 30 - 35 shows that wh@@ er@@ e@@ as people may sy@@ mp@@ a@@ th@@ ize with a th@@ i@@ ef who ste@@ als because he is hu@@ ng@@ ry , they des@@ p@@ ise an ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ er because he has a bad mo@@ tive .
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S C@@ H@@ R@@ I@@ S@@ T
But how do we ob@@ tain God’s spirit ?
What yet un@@ seen develop@@ ments are indic@@ ated in the following s@@ crip@@ tures ?
A young cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er by the name of Mari@@ an S@@ zu@@ mi@@ ga .
The C@@ our@@ se of Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality
They could be “ declar@@ ed righteous ” and their sin@@ s for@@ given .
Today , brothers who are “ re@@ aching out for an of@@ fice of overse@@ er ” do well to exam@@ ine themselves as to why they are re@@ aching out .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , we were on our way to He@@ a@@ th@@ s@@ v@@ il@@ le , V@@ ir@@ g@@ in@@ ia , our first pioneer assignment together .
God moved King Solomon to wr@@ ite : “ M@@ ore than all el@@ se that is to be gu@@ ar@@ ded , sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard your heart , for out of it are the s@@ our@@ ces of life . ”
“ In such an at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere , ” says one refer@@ ence work , “ it was imp@@ os@@ sible for h@@ at@@ red to star@@ ve .
The bi@@ sh@@ op p@@ ac@@ ed up and down the a@@ is@@ les .
Now that we ourselves were refu@@ ge@@ es in the country of G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a , we follow@@ ed the example of the Li@@ b@@ eri@@ an brothers and continued to trust in Jehovah and to put Kingdom inter@@ ests first .
He wrote that he desi@@ red that what was said at their meetings be clear and under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble so that those atten@@ ding could be “ buil@@ t up . ”
Jesus said there were some things that ne@@ i@@ ther he nor the angels knew but that were known only by his Father
The ad@@ d@@ ress can be found on w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
1@@ 18 : 6 , 7 .
How was God’s message trans@@ mit@@ ted by holy spirit to Bible writ@@ ers ?
What blessings the fulfill@@ ment of such prayers will bring to obedi@@ ent mankind !
We too can “ see ” such a wonderful time ​ — and it is near in@@ deed ! ​ — R@@ om .
If you ever have to h@@ and@@ le such a situation , your friend may not at first appreci@@ ate your efforts to help .
Do we love ass@@ em@@ bl@@ ing at plac@@ es where we learn about Jehovah ?
Se@@ cond , medit@@ ating on Jehovah’s love will help us to cultiv@@ ate mo@@ des@@ ty .
It proved to be the most challeng@@ ing assignment we had enjo@@ yed up to that point in our lives , but time and again Jehovah helped us in ways we had not experienced before .
When Christ comes in his glory near the end of the tri@@ bul@@ ation , he will ga@@ ther his faithful anointed ones to heaven .
a ra@@ f@@ ter is in your own e@@ ye ? H@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ite !
My brother - in - law no@@ ti@@ fied my father .
Although our position as Christian neu@@ tr@@ als may not have been fully under@@ sto@@ od by our brothers ne@@ arly a century ag@@ o , they s@@ ought to ple@@ ase Jehovah God .
What lea@@ ds us to conclu@@ de that Jesus will set@@ tle acc@@ oun@@ ts during the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ?
Tru@@ e , Solom@@ on@@ ’s case was special .
God’s Pe@@ ople Mu@@ st Lo@@ ve K@@ in@@ dness
To have strong faith in Jehovah , we must get to know him well .
L@@ ater , Ca@@ in , the fir@@ st@@ born of Adam and E@@ ve , com@@ mit@@ ted the c@@ ru@@ el act of mu@@ r@@ der@@ ing his brother A@@ be@@ l . ​ — Genesis 3 : 16 ; 4 : 8 .
14 : 19 ; 2 C@@ or . 6 : 3 .
F@@ ul@@ ly E@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed to O@@ p@@ pose the Devil
Yes , pione@@ ers have often found that as they ex@@ p@@ end themselves in Jehovah’s service and pur@@ sue in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with him , they are ‘ over@@ taken ’ by a seem@@ ingly end@@ less st@@ re@@ am of blessings .
One way is by co@@ op@@ er@@ ating with the elders in our congregation , following their direction and up@@ ho@@ l@@ ding j@@ udi@@ cial decisions made by them .
Why should we often praise Jehovah in our prayers ?
What ga@@ ther@@ ing work will occ@@ ur after the star@@ t of the att@@ ack by Go@@ g of Ma@@ go@@ g , and what does this ga@@ ther@@ ing work invol@@ ve ?
The Bible does not say how old Samuel was when he died , but events in the book of Fir@@ st Samuel co@@ ver about 10@@ 2 years , and Samuel wit@@ ness@@ ed most of them .
I had to c@@ y@@ c@@ le 50 mil@@ es ( 8@@ 0 k@@ m ) to vis@@ it him .
The Bible fore@@ told for our time : “ M@@ en will be . . . lo@@ v@@ ers of ple@@ a@@ sures rather than lo@@ v@@ ers of God . ”
Then Satan re@@ bel@@ led , and ever since , com@@ par@@ ati@@ vely few humans have done God’s will on earth .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to the t@@ ong@@ ue , the disci@@ ple James wrote : “ Not one of mankind can get it tam@@ ed . A@@ n un@@ ru@@ ly in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ous thing , it is full of death - deal@@ ing po@@ is@@ on . ”
Hence , Abraham c@@ learly had faith that , if necess@@ ary , God could bring Isa@@ a@@ c back from the dead , al@@ though such a thing had never been done before .
While he was s@@ or@@ ting the f@@ ra@@ g@@ ments , he spo@@ t@@ ted a pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us sc@@ ra@@ p me@@ a@@ sur@@ ing 3@@ .@@ 5 by 2@@ .@@ 4 in@@ ches ( 9 x 6 c@@ m ) .
Can H@@ el@@ p You F@@ ind Jo@@ y , 8 / 1
When a husband and wife love Jehovah and serve him together , they will be happy and un@@ ited in their marriage
My mother in@@ duc@@ ed me to go to a cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly in C@@ ar@@ dif@@ f .
In@@ di@@ vidu@@ als in the same age br@@ ac@@ ke@@ t or of the same e@@ th@@ ni@@ c ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound may n@@ atur@@ ally be at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted to one another .
He cur@@ ed “ dem@@ on - pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed ” people .
Y@@ oung or old , if we do not cho@@ ose our friends and associ@@ ates wis@@ ely , that is , by the good standards from the Bible , we can ex@@ pect that we will “ f@@ are ba@@ dly . ”
4 : 10 , 11 , 20 - 22 ​ — What was re@@ pres@@ ented , or sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed , by the im@@ men@@ se t@@ ree in Ne@@ bu@@ cha@@ d@@ ne@@ z@@ z@@ ar@@ ’s dre@@ am ?
S@@ ar@@ ah loved show@@ ing ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality
C@@ ould a me@@ asure of je@@ al@@ ous@@ y on your part be involved ? ​ — Proverbs 14 : 30 ; 1 Corinthians 13 : 4 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 26 .
O@@ thers are led to the earthly part of Jehovah’s organization as a result of their qu@@ est for meaning and purpose .
However , what if these individuals do not really up@@ hold or value the truth of God’s Word ?
Cana@@ an@@ ite King J@@ a@@ bi@@ n d@@ om@@ in@@ ated them , using a mi@@ gh@@ ty gener@@ al nam@@ ed S@@ is@@ er@@ a . S@@ is@@ er@@ a !
T@@ ake up the complete su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or from God , that you may be able to res@@ ist in the wicked day and , after you have done all things thor@@ ough@@ ly , to stand fir@@ m . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 11 , 13 .
A@@ c@@ compan@@ i@@ ed by her mother , her sister , and a friend , Ad@@ r@@ y@@ ana travel@@ ed to New Yor@@ k to vis@@ it Bethel for the first time .
As you listen to it being read , you no@@ tice that Paul often qu@@ o@@ tes from “ the holy writ@@ ings , ” that is , the Hebrew Scriptures .
The same app@@ lies to tel@@ ling others about your faith .
Yes , each one of them bel@@ ong@@ s to all the others .
The apostle desi@@ red that those elders help others in an ear@@ n@@ est , hum@@ ble man@@ ner .
Ab@@ out that time the resur@@ rec@@ ted Jesus gave the apostle John the Revelation , a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic view of the future .
• important for Christians to cultiv@@ ate ?
How can the fear of God help a person reg@@ a@@ in happiness ?
R@@ em@@ ar@@ ka@@ bly , Jehovah is an example of hum@@ ility in that he de@@ als with imper@@ fect people like us .
• How do elders show appreciation for older members of the flo@@ ck ?
Fa@@ il@@ ing to show ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality was a dis@@ gr@@ ace .
What about the bil@@ li@@ ons of people who died without ever having an opportunity to know and serve Jehovah ?
This is well illustr@@ ated by the resul@@ ts of our dist@@ ribu@@ tion of Bi@@ bl@@ es and Scriptural public@@ ations .
However , the way Jac@@ o@@ b appro@@ ached E@@ sa@@ u illustr@@ ates the ex@@ t@@ ent to which we should be willing to go to pre@@ serve the peace with our Christian brothers .
However , not all these new arri@@ v@@ als sh@@ ared the So@@ c@@ in@@ ians ’ beli@@ ef@@ s ; so for the next three years , from 1@@ 5@@ 6@@ 9 to 1@@ 5@@ 7@@ 2 , R@@ ak@@ ó@@ w became a s@@ ite of end@@ less the@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal discus@@ sions .
N@@ or@@ m@@ ally , only cri@@ min@@ als were ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake or had their dead bo@@ dies h@@ un@@ g on a st@@ ake .
A number of scho@@ l@@ ars thus believe that what Abraham car@@ ri@@ ed was a v@@ es@@ sel ​ — perhaps a po@@ t su@@ sp@@ ended from a cha@@ in — ​ that con@@ ta@@ ined live co@@ als or char@@ co@@ al em@@ bers r@@ ak@@ ed from the pre@@ ce@@ ding ni@@ gh@@ t’s fi@@ re .
However , since Jehovah is able to we@@ i@@ gh all fac@@ t@@ ors , including mo@@ ti@@ ves , he de@@ als with understanding and justice in such c@@ as@@ es , for “ all his ways are justice . ”
The first two and a half years , we travel@@ ed by bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le , up and down the h@@ ill@@ s , ra@@ in or shin@@ e .
Indeed , on N@@ is@@ an 14 , 33 C.E . , sh@@ ort@@ ly before his death , Jesus himself told his followers to imitate him .
F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 25 , 200@@ 8 – Mar@@ ch 2 , 200@@ 8
To U@@ ri@@ ah , this was un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble at such a cr@@ itical time . ​ — 2 Samuel 11 : 8 - 11 .
Although vari@@ ety and fle@@ xi@@ bility make the family worship inter@@ es@@ ting , to make it really instru@@ ctive , all need to pre@@ pare .
P@@ U@@ B@@ L@@ I@@ SH@@ E@@ R@@ S I@@ N P@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ I@@ P@@ P@@ IN@@ E@@ S
May our cho@@ ic@@ es in life refle@@ ct that we share the sen@@ ti@@ ments of Peter , who told Jesus : “ Lord , you know I have affe@@ ction for you . ”
Jesus knew that as imper@@ fect cre@@ atu@@ res , we have a tend@@ enc@@ y to become anxi@@ ous about mun@@ d@@ ane matters .
How would Moses re@@ act ?
Paul indic@@ ated to the Corinth@@ i@@ an Christians that both mind and heart are involved in making contribu@@ tions .
In fact , the Bible c@@ alls it God’s “ good ple@@ asure . . . to ga@@ ther all things together again in the Christ , the things in the heavens and the things on the earth . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 8 - 10 .
6 , 7 . ( a ) How did Jesus demonstr@@ ate what we can ex@@ pect to take place in God’s new world ?
On the other hand , in this ung@@ r@@ ate@@ ful world , some people may find your fri@@ end@@ l@@ iness un@@ u@@ su@@ al , or may even su@@ spe@@ ct your mo@@ ti@@ ves .
See the article “ The Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful S@@ te@@ ward and I@@ ts Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , ” in the Ju@@ ne 15 , 200@@ 9 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower , page 24 .
Ru@@ th set a good example in this are@@ a .
The second fulfill@@ ment involved an inter@@ ru@@ p@@ tion of God’s rul@@ er@@ ship .
Lo@@ ving parents want their children to appro@@ ach them direc@@ tly and to feel com@@ for@@ table as@@ king for what they need .
* We are speaking of a marriage en@@ tered into according to the public@@ ly recogn@@ ized cu@@ sto@@ m of the tri@@ be or are@@ a .
O@@ ver the years , we sta@@ yed over@@ night in more than 2@@ ,000 different ho@@ m@@ es of fellow Witnesses !
7 : 7 - 11 If pers@@ ist@@ ence is good when I make re@@ ques@@ ts to God , how about in other fac@@ e@@ ts of life ? ​ — Luke 11 : 5 - 13 .
Re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly , Jesus ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed his followers : “ Let him that has ear@@ s listen . ”
How can we be sure that there is a bas@@ is for a future resurrection ?
No one has everything .
If we dis@@ obey , it affe@@ cts him .
How , then , do we re@@ act when we receive divine direction ?
She says , “ Se@@ e@@ ing the jo@@ y@@ ful fac@@ es of those brothers and sisters made me want to have the kind of life they had . ”
But what about others ?
Paul is here writ@@ ing about women , but the princi@@ ple app@@ lies to both men and women .
Thus it is a si@@ gn of love .
Jesus Christ has kept his promise to support such ones as they have end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to show the love that mar@@ ks true Christians and to remain loyal to the tru@@ ths that he taught .
This may not be eas@@ y , especially if you are a vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of the wr@@ ong@@ doing or are rel@@ ated to a vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m .
He said : “ My soul certainly feel@@ s a lo@@ a@@ thing toward my life . I will give v@@ ent to my concer@@ n about my@@ self .
Un@@ f@@ oun@@ ded go@@ s@@ si@@ p can dam@@ age a person@@ ’s re@@ pu@@ tation .
This lu@@ min@@ ous cl@@ ou@@ d li@@ t up the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly .
Can the Li@@ ving T@@ al@@ k With the De@@ ad ?
Jehovah’s way of rul@@ ing stan@@ ds v@@ indic@@ ated !
Rather , they seek “ the so@@ o@@ thing effe@@ cts of prayer . ”
What are some practic@@ al ways that we can follow it ?
We have consider@@ ed what it means to be a spiritual person .
A par@@ al@@ le@@ l account of Jesus ’ words makes it clear that he was con@@ dem@@ ning “ the teaching ” of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es . ​ — Mat@@ t .
It is our responsi@@ bility to avoid clo@@ th@@ es that may off@@ end our brothers and sisters as well as those who do not serve Jehovah .
“ We sto@@ od in l@@ ines for h@@ our@@ s , but often the food r@@ an out before we got to the fr@@ on@@ t of the l@@ ine .
We know that our heavenly Father is the Gi@@ ver of life .
At times , young ad@@ ul@@ ts do not seri@@ ously consider the dem@@ ands of marriage .
For now , even those who are tr@@ ying to ple@@ ase God will face anxi@@ e@@ ties .
How does Paul’s counsel apply to us in the matter of cle@@ an@@ ness ?
The words of my father about get@@ ting an educ@@ ation kept me going during these difficult years .
If Paul had continued to prac@@ tice Juda@@ ism , he may well have ris@@ en to a position similar to that of Si@@ me@@ on , the son of Paul’s educ@@ at@@ or , G@@ am@@ ali@@ el .
He was over 8@@ 0 years old when he came to his first meeting , and after that he never mis@@ sed a meeting .
While most people may be willing to accept this position in times of peace , they become less t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant when ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary circumstances ar@@ ise .
( Read Ne@@ h@@ emiah 2 : 1 - 8 . )
It pa@@ ins him to see people giving in to bad influ@@ ences and lo@@ sing their way .
He said : “ When an ani@@ ma@@ l gives you its trust , you feel like you have been given the most beau@@ ti@@ ful gift in the world . ”
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , dis@@ pu@@ tes between fellow believers , which some@@ times star@@ t with pri@@ de , can spi@@ r@@ al out of control .
C@@ learly , he felt in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate .
As@@ ked who had the most imp@@ act on him at Bethel , Bro@@ ther Re@@ in@@ mu@@ el@@ l@@ er mentioned three faithful men , poin@@ ting out how each of them had helped him to gro@@ w spiritually .
Ri@@ pp@@ er / So@@ ci@@ al@@ P@@ ho@@ to@@ s
He “ conclu@@ ded a covenant between himself and all the people and the king that they would continue as the people of Jehovah . ”
What rec@@ ent examples show that Jehovah appro@@ ves of teaching that is clear and simp@@ le ?
( Read 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 5 : 12 . )
In the following m@@ el@@ o@@ dy , he pra@@ ys : “ H@@ el@@ p me , O Jehovah my God ; sa@@ ve me according to your loving - kindness . ”
Our brothers and sisters in T@@ ag@@ an@@ ro@@ g have done nothing wrong , but their Kingdom H@@ all was taken away .
At the s@@ ite where the Na@@ z@@ is kil@@ led h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Jews and others , he ad@@ ded : “ How many questions ar@@ ise in this place !
The prophecy continu@@ es : “ It must occ@@ ur at that time that I shall care@@ fully sear@@ ch Jerusalem with lam@@ ps , and I will give attention to the men who are c@@ ong@@ e@@ al@@ ing upon their d@@ reg@@ s and who are saying in their heart , ‘ Jehovah will not do good , and he will not do bad . ’
Jehovah never in@@ tend@@ ed that humans should rule themselves .
• To keep our spiritual and emo@@ tional bal@@ ance , we especially need who@@ se love ?
We today can be buil@@ t up if we recogn@@ ize that Jehovah God has author@@ ized the arrang@@ ement for local congregations and is supp@@ or@@ ting it .
G@@ r@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for the ransom should mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to do all we can to make others a@@ ware that they can benefit from that pri@@ c@@ eless gift .
Jehovah is pati@@ ent des@@ pite ex@@ tre@@ me pro@@ vo@@ c@@ ation , as we can see from the way he deal@@ t with wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness before the F@@ lood .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er can also sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard us against “ the ma@@ ch@@ in@@ ations of the Devil . ”
In fact , the Bible says that Jesus now pos@@ s@@ ess@@ es “ the ke@@ ys of death . ”
When would this beg@@ in ?
T@@ A@@ S@@ M@@ AN@@ I@@ A
Although a number of Messi@@ ani@@ c cla@@ i@@ man@@ ts appe@@ ared at vari@@ ous times , Jesus of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th appe@@ ared on the world sc@@ ene in 29 C.E .
Even when k@@ ings were not faithful to him , Jehovah could give them vi@@ ct@@ ory over the enem@@ y for the s@@ ake of his own name .
When my wife and I appro@@ ach Jehovah together , we are remin@@ ded of our imper@@ fe@@ ction and God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness .
▪ What the Bible teach@@ es : “ You , who@@ se name is Jehovah , you al@@ one are the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh over all the earth . ” ​ — Psalm 8@@ 3 : 18 .
Th@@ ough this news was so@@ ber@@ ing , it did not de@@ ter me .
“ The Un@@ iting B@@ ond of Pe@@ ace ”
B@@ est E@@ duc@@ ation , 10 / 15
What form of op@@ position did Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s enem@@ ies un@@ le@@ as@@ h , and how did Ne@@ h@@ emiah respon@@ d ?
In the wa@@ ke of the lo@@ ss of his wife , Jac@@ o@@ b always had tend@@ er feelings for those two bo@@ ys , his sons by R@@ ac@@ he@@ l . ​ — Genesis 35 : 18 - 20 ; 37 : 3 ; 4@@ 4 : 27 - 29 .
How is love for neigh@@ b@@ or to be demonstr@@ ated by those who worship Jehovah and follow the teachings of his Son ?
However , men do not a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally qu@@ ali@@ fy for privile@@ ges in the congregation .
Why is serving God the best way to sp@@ end your life ?
Your children need an educ@@ ation that is based on “ the wisdom that comes down from a@@ bo@@ ve . ” ​ — James 3 : 15 , 17 .
However , not all parents feel that they are ad@@ ri@@ ft .
His father g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ed deep@@ ly over the lo@@ ss .
Do You Re@@ ally D@@ eli@@ ght in God’s Word ?
The apostle Peter wrote regarding this peri@@ od : “ There will come ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ers with their ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le , pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ding according to their own desi@@ res and saying : ‘ Wh@@ ere is this promised pres@@ ence of his ?
In the early 19@@ 00 ’ s , the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety became the cop@@ y@@ right ow@@ ner of The E@@ mp@@ h@@ ati@@ c Di@@ ag@@ lo@@ t@@ t , B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in W@@ il@@ s@@ on@@ ’s Greek - Eng@@ l@@ ish inter@@ l@@ in@@ e@@ ar e@@ dition of the Christian Greek Scriptures .
The he@@ at and hu@@ mi@@ di@@ ty in S@@ om@@ ali@@ a and E@@ rit@@ re@@ a were often ex@@ tre@@ me .
A new 2@@ 5@@ 6 - page public@@ ation was rel@@ eas@@ ed , pleas@@ an@@ tly sur@@ pris@@ ing the a@@ udi@@ ence .
Consider , for example , a bu@@ s d@@ ri@@ ver who took a group of d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates to and from the st@@ adi@@ u@@ m for the inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion held in B@@ olo@@ g@@ na , I@@ tal@@ y , in 200@@ 9 .
If we pur@@ sue such a course , Jehovah’s pri@@ c@@ eless gi@@ f@@ ts and a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant blessing will make us rich ​ — and that without a h@@ in@@ t of pain .
If that is true of you , what ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments can you make in your sc@@ he@@ du@@ le ?
W@@ ould he le@@ an on his n@@ atur@@ al ability , his years of experience , or his in@@ tim@@ ate knowledge of Jehovah’s thinking ?
Like Jehovah , Jesus pos@@ s@@ ess@@ es wisdom .
En@@ coura@@ ged to S@@ tu@@ dy the Bible
8 : 38 , 39 .
Some have to do so as a sing@@ le par@@ ent or while fac@@ ing op@@ position from an un@@ believ@@ ing mate .
To answer those questions , let us exam@@ ine words recorded by Jeremiah .
He “ pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to bo@@ w down to the earth ” as he appro@@ ached his brother .
We can demonstr@@ ate our gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for God’s wonderful pro@@ v@@ isions by keep@@ ing Kingdom inter@@ ests first in our lives .
As she ‘ works what is good , ’ she also vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers her medi@@ cal s@@ k@@ ill@@ s at conven@@ tions of Jehovah’s Witnesses . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 10 .
I qui@@ et@@ ly listen@@ ed and ob@@ served .
H@@ er new@@ ly ac@@ qui@@ red faith helped her to pre@@ serve her marriage .
For a gi@@ r@@ l who was faithful to Jehovah to feel this way about the man , he had to have been spiritually inc@@ l@@ ined . ​ — S@@ ong of S@@ ol .
On the other hand , God and His Son , Jesus , great@@ ly value humans who are hon@@ est and s@@ inc@@ ere .
How C@@ ould a Christian G@@ ri@@ eve the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ?
O@@ ver what “ bel@@ ong@@ ings ” was the slave appointed ?
• How can we imitate H@@ ann@@ ah ?
Jesus ste@@ ad@@ fa@@ st@@ ly kept his integrity down to death on an ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion st@@ ake .
I heard a l@@ ou@@ d no@@ ise and someone sh@@ ri@@ e@@ king .
Gi@@ ve an example of how angels were emp@@ ow@@ ered by God to prote@@ ct faithful humans .
However , Jesus st@@ ressed something of greater import@@ ance ​ — making peace with an off@@ ended brother before o@@ ffering a gift to God .
The r@@ un@@ n@@ ers r@@ an rel@@ a@@ ys of two or three mil@@ es [ three or four kil@@ om@@ et@@ ers ] each and repor@@ te@@ dly co@@ vered over a h@@ un@@ d@@ red mil@@ es during da@@ y@@ light h@@ our@@ s .
11 : 1 - 5 .
20 : 28 ; John 3 : 16 ; 1 John 4 : 9 , 10 .
This comm@@ on expres@@ sion be@@ tra@@ ys a g@@ ri@@ m re@@ ality .
We are told to “ continue to be made new in [ our ] d@@ om@@ in@@ ant men@@ tal attitude . ”
He descri@@ bed these desi@@ ra@@ ble qualities as form@@ ing a whole ​ — “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit . ”
Just pri@@ or to the esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment of G@@ ile@@ ad , three of us from Bethel were assign@@ ed to vis@@ it congregations thr@@ ough@@ out the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
Just as Paul had war@@ ned , what develop@@ ments led to the ex@@ ist@@ ence of Chris@@ tend@@ om ?
The Bible , on the other hand , provi@@ des parents not only reli@@ able counsel on what to teach their children but also practic@@ al direction on how to teach them .
A few years after L@@ ou@@ ise was born , I became ill my@@ self , with mul@@ ti@@ ple s@@ cl@@ er@@ os@@ is and fi@@ br@@ om@@ y@@ al@@ gi@@ a .
F@@ R@@ O@@ M a dist@@ ance , the mo@@ der@@ n - day vis@@ it@@ or , like the ancient travel@@ er , can see B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ a ( V@@ é@@ ro@@ ia ) l@@ ying at the e@@ ast@@ er@@ n fo@@ o@@ t of ver@@ d@@ ant M@@ ount B@@ er@@ mi@@ o@@ s .
• What three important requi@@ re@@ ments for disci@@ ple@@ ship mentioned in the Go@@ spe@@ l of John have we consider@@ ed ?
They develop@@ ed in their children the desire to pioneer .
Paul’s appe@@ ar@@ ance at the temple not long after his arri@@ val in Jerusalem pro@@ vo@@ ked a ri@@ o@@ t and brought about his ar@@ rest .
“ The a@@ udi@@ ence was ele@@ c@@ tri@@ fied , ” rec@@ al@@ led R@@ a@@ y B@@ op@@ p .
Their faith is no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy and will result in their own sal@@ vation as well as that of others . ​ — Luke 16 : 9 ; 1 Timothy 4 : 16 .
S@@ how@@ ing still another way to displa@@ y mer@@ cy , Jesus said in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount : “ S@@ to@@ p judg@@ ing that you may not be jud@@ ged ; for with what judgment you are judg@@ ing , you will be jud@@ ged . . .
W@@ rit@@ ten by the prophet himself , the book of Isaiah co@@ v@@ ers a peri@@ od of 4@@ 6 years , from about 7@@ 7@@ 8 B.C.E . to some@@ time after 7@@ 32 B.C.E .
A@@ p@@ preci@@ ation for Jehovah and his organization should move us to be sub@@ mis@@ sive .
It seem@@ s that the first set@@ t@@ le@@ ment with this name was esta@@ bli@@ shed in the 1@@ 5@@ 9@@ 0 ’ s .
One Bible scho@@ la@@ r su@@ gg@@ ests that God’s use of this word indic@@ ates that “ the L@@ O@@ R@@ D appreci@@ ates the co@@ st@@ l@@ iness of what he is as@@ king . ”
You can read these words ​ — known as the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule — ​ in the Ho@@ ly Scriptures .
After resurrection , the un@@ righteous will have opportunity to learn God’s la@@ ws , which will be reve@@ aled when sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls are op@@ ened .
Per@@ haps with this law in mind , Paul wrote : “ Christ has been ra@@ ised up from the dead , the fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its of those who have fal@@ le@@ n as@@ le@@ ep in death . ”
It was qu@@ ite another thing , though , for Mar@@ th@@ a to ask Jesus to co@@ er@@ ce M@@ ary to mis@@ s out as well .
Go@@ od Mo@@ tive H@@ el@@ ps U@@ s to En@@ du@@ re
Jesus lik@@ ened God’s ut@@ ter@@ an@@ ces to life - su@@ sta@@ ining bre@@ ad .
W@@ ould it not be wis@@ er to recogn@@ ize the si@@ gn and act acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly ?
Some gr@@ oun@@ d@@ work may be needed .
We did , and over that c@@ up of co@@ f@@ fe@@ e , I wit@@ ness@@ ed to him .
H@@ el@@ ped to O@@ ver@@ come My Sh@@ y@@ ness
After giving the com@@ mis@@ sion to preach , Jesus promised his followers : “ I am with you . ”
How does he do it ? ”
If so , are you willing to obey him when it may mean having to low@@ er your stan@@ d@@ ard of living ?
Joseph deci@@ ded to keep his id@@ ent@@ ity conc@@ e@@ aled so that he could t@@ est out his brothers and see what kind of men they had become .
There is pl@@ ent@@ y to do in the work of the Lord . ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 5@@ 8 .
But to bu@@ y it would mean that he would have to sel@@ l everything el@@ se that he ow@@ ned .
How should we be determined to view our cha@@ st@@ ity ?
R@@ a@@ inst@@ or@@ ms are vi@@ r@@ tually un@@ known in Israel during this time of the year , the days of the whe@@ at har@@ v@@ est .
At Jeremiah 17 : 9 , 10 , we read : “ The heart is more tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous than anything el@@ se and is des@@ per@@ ate . Who can know it ?
Consider what happened to D@@ an@@ ny@@ ka@@ r@@ l who moved from the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines to J@@ ap@@ an .
• How is Christian baptism per@@ form@@ ed , and what is requi@@ red of bap@@ t@@ is@@ ma@@ l can@@ di@@ d@@ ates ?
S@@ ur@@ ely we should try to cultiv@@ ate such qualities as love , mer@@ cy , kindness , go@@ o@@ dness , and pati@@ ence , refle@@ cting the One who made us .
That qu@@ ality is part of the fru@@ it@@ age that God’s holy spirit can pro@@ du@@ ce within you .
For example , the no@@ ted 18@@ th - century Eng@@ l@@ ish ju@@ ris@@ t W@@ il@@ li@@ am B@@ l@@ ac@@ k@@ st@@ one wrote that no human law should be allow@@ ed to cont@@ ra@@ di@@ ct “ the law of re@@ vel@@ ation ” as found in the Bible .
This resul@@ ted in a second ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er to man@@ ’s efforts to pro@@ du@@ ce a fa@@ ir , just world ​ — sin and imper@@ fe@@ ction . ​ — Romans 5 : 12 .
Al@@ so consider God’s kind attitude toward us imper@@ fect humans .
I was assign@@ ed to return to L@@ ond@@ on Bethel to continue my work there .
When you make it a prac@@ tice to arri@@ ve early at the Kingdom H@@ all and to stay for a while after the meeting ends , your children will have a ch@@ ance to make friends .
When Paul wrote to the Christians in R@@ ome about 5@@ 6 C.E . , the col@@ le@@ ction was al@@ most complete .
8 / 15 C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t of a L@@ ess@@ er One , 11 / 15
If so , you likely appreci@@ ate why your children be@@ have as they do and why they need con@@ st@@ ant , pati@@ ent remin@@ ders of your decisions .
“ I felt Jehovah’s love and tend@@ er@@ ness toward me in a way that I had never real@@ ized before , ” E@@ la@@ ine ad@@ ds .
Jeremiah thought that he was too young and in@@ experienced to be a prophet
Jehovah through the apostles Paul and Peter war@@ ns us about false teach@@ ers .
Yet , “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” will see cal@@ am@@ ities that will d@@ war@@ f such tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es .
After re@@ vie@@ wing the teachings of prom@@ in@@ ent thin@@ k@@ ers thr@@ ough@@ out the cen@@ tu@@ ries , the En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ p@@ æ@@ dia B@@ rit@@ ann@@ ic@@ a states that from the time of Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her So@@ cr@@ ates to the 20@@ th century , there have been “ re@@ pe@@ ated de@@ bat@@ es over just what go@@ o@@ dness and the stan@@ d@@ ard of right and wrong might be . ”
But why do “ all the tri@@ bes of the earth . . . be@@ at themselves in g@@ ri@@ ef because of him ” ?
vi@@ ci@@ ous ?
He can help us to keep Kingdom inter@@ ests first , to do what is right , and to fulf@@ ill our ob@@ lig@@ ation to him . ​ — Romans 12 : 2 ; 2 Corinthians 13 : 7 .
Dis@@ obedi@@ ence to Jehovah co@@ st Saul his k@@ ing@@ ship . ​ — 1 Samuel 10 : 8 ; 13 : 5 - 13 .
( Com@@ pare 1 Timothy 5 : 9 , 10 . )
And the most important of all fine works is to praise Jehovah by preaching the good news of his Kingdom .
Then , direc@@ t the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der@@ ’s attention to pages 4 and 5 , and ask : “ Of the con@@ di@@ tions illustr@@ ated on these pages , which one dist@@ res@@ ses you most ? ”
When G@@ r@@ and@@ pa was rel@@ eas@@ ed from pris@@ on , he moved his family into a bi@@ g stu@@ cc@@ o house on Q@@ u@@ inc@@ y S@@ tre@@ et in S@@ c@@ ran@@ t@@ on .
He had often tri@@ ed to con@@ qu@@ er this bad ha@@ bi@@ t but had fa@@ iled .
They provided pro@@ of of Jehovah’s positi@@ ve respon@@ se to Eli@@ sh@@ a@@ ’s re@@ qu@@ est .
Satan la@@ un@@ ched a seri@@ es of vi@@ ci@@ ous att@@ ac@@ ks against Job , le@@ ading Job to as@@ su@@ me that God was to bl@@ ame .
The apostle Paul explained this , saying : “ Th@@ r@@ ough him we . . . have the appro@@ ach to the Father by one spirit . ”
What is this city ?
How could they be s@@ il@@ enced ?
On the bas@@ is of what we know about the requi@@ re@@ ments that ex@@ is@@ ted for the Israelites , how can we be sure that all our sacrific@@ es today are accep@@ table to Jehovah ?
Re@@ coun@@ ting his attitude toward str@@ ang@@ ers , the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job stated : “ O@@ ut@@ side no ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ent would sp@@ end the night ; my do@@ ors I kept o@@ pen to the p@@ ath . ” ​ — Job 31 : 32 .
What needs to be done so that false teachings do not th@@ reat@@ en the spiritu@@ ality of the congregation ?
This prac@@ tice set him ap@@ ar@@ t from the religious lead@@ ers of the day .
Mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love of Jehovah and gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de for his un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , many dedic@@ ated servants have made great chang@@ es in their lives to allow for more time to serve Jehovah .
R@@ ep@@ or@@ ts From B@@ ran@@ ches
we turn to the nations .
Par@@ ents ’ Ex@@ am@@ ple ​ — The B@@ est E@@ duc@@ ation
H@@ O@@ F@@ F@@ M@@ AN@@ N
Can you rec@@ all an occasi@@ on when you heard something at a Christian meeting , an ass@@ em@@ bly , or a conven@@ tion that t@@ ou@@ ched your heart and streng@@ th@@ ened or com@@ for@@ ted you ?
“ Pro@@ ba@@ bly ” , 8 / 1
Those with de@@ is@@ tic thoughts believe in the ex@@ ist@@ ence of God but do not think that he is inter@@ ested in his cre@@ ation .
Let us take a look at Jesus ’ ba@@ si@@ c message in this par@@ able .
Yet , God in@@ tend@@ s to re@@ move all false religion very soon now .
Of course , it was important to as@@ sure H@@ ans con@@ stan@@ tly of their continued love for him .
After all , our decision to move was not an imp@@ ul@@ sive act .
Our first assignment was a small to@@ wn in nor@@ th@@ w@@ est Ma@@ da@@ g@@ as@@ ca@@ r where there was no congregation .
Li@@ ving U@@ p to Our P@@ r@@ om@@ ise
The hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al rec@@ ord be@@ ars that out .
In their view , the re@@ mo@@ val of religion is the only lasting so@@ lu@@ tion to all of man@@ kin@@ d’s problems .
R@@ ear@@ ing children is far more difficult and com@@ p@@ lic@@ ated , and it also requi@@ res care@@ ful attention .
“ The God of Jac@@ o@@ b . . . will instru@@ ct us about his ways , and we will walk in his pa@@ ths . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A .
Like R@@ a@@ ha@@ b , they had heard of Jehovah’s deli@@ ver@@ ance of his people at the Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us and at the de@@ fe@@ at of Si@@ ho@@ n and O@@ g .
The ‘ tre@@ ach@@ er@@ ous heart ’ will use all s@@ or@@ ts of reason@@ ings to try to jus@@ ti@@ fy sin . ​ — Jeremiah 17 : 9 ; 2 Samuel 11 : 25 .
2 : 29 , 30 .
The righteous angels are in@@ deed “ spi@@ r@@ its for public service , sent for@@ th to minis@@ ter for those who are going to in@@ her@@ it sal@@ vation . ”
Christians today are also sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by a ‘ great cl@@ ou@@ d ’ of good examples ​ — both ancient and mo@@ der@@ n - day .
Con@@ cer@@ ning Davi@@ d’s son Solomon , the Bible says : “ Jehovah continued to make Solomon sur@@ pas@@ s@@ ingly great before the eyes of all Israel and to put upon him such ro@@ y@@ al di@@ gn@@ ity as had not come to be upon any king before him over Israel . ”
I real@@ ized I needed to make bi@@ g chang@@ es in my way of thinking and speaking . ”
Why Di@@ v@@ ine H@@ el@@ p Is Ne@@ e@@ ded Now
“ My foc@@ us is on my brothers ’ streng@@ ths , ” no@@ tes Ri@@ ch@@ ard , an el@@ der for over 20 years .
M@@ other and I soon began atten@@ ding the meetings of the Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents , as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then known .
The no@@ v@@ el ap@@ par@@ ently was loo@@ sel@@ y based on the ad@@ ven@@ tures of a S@@ co@@ t@@ s@@ man , A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der S@@ el@@ ki@@ r@@ k , who lived al@@ one on the is@@ land for some four years .
Re@@ hear@@ se with your child the st@@ ep@@ s necess@@ ary to over@@ come the chall@@ enge .
16 A Me@@ et@@ ing Mar@@ ked by Un@@ ity and Th@@ r@@ ill@@ ing P@@ l@@ ans
E@@ mp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ ing the value of dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment , the king of Israel states : “ For his m@@ ou@@ th of dis@@ cre@@ tion a man will be pra@@ ised , but one who is tw@@ is@@ ted at heart will come to be for con@@ temp@@ t . ”
Rather than re@@ si@@ gn yourself to an un@@ fulfill@@ ing marriage , why not res@@ ol@@ ve to do something about it ?
“ Do not be among those who dr@@ ink too much w@@ ine , among those who g@@ or@@ ge themselves on me@@ at , for a dr@@ un@@ ka@@ r@@ d and a g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on will come to po@@ ver@@ ty . ” ​ — Proverbs 23 : 20 , 21 .
Yet , all of that chang@@ ed when Paul real@@ ized that Jehovah was no longer blessing the Jews as a nation .
We can gain strength from refle@@ cting on Jehovah’s ac@@ ts of loy@@ al@@ ty .
What blessings come from dedic@@ ating yourself to Jehovah ?
E@@ ut@@ y@@ ch@@ us was on the gr@@ ound ​ — dead !
Rather than pra@@ ying to God for a way to help bl@@ ack people and for what he consider@@ ed was a rac@@ ist organization that seem@@ ed to pro@@ du@@ ce h@@ at@@ red for wh@@ ites , he pray@@ ed for the truth , wh@@ atever it was , wh@@ er@@ ever it was .
In the 1@@ 2@@ th century , a “ mes@@ si@@ ah ” em@@ er@@ ged in Y@@ em@@ en .
Indeed , a relationship f@@ oun@@ ded sol@@ ely on such fac@@ t@@ ors can quic@@ k@@ ly er@@ o@@ de into dis@@ da@@ in or even h@@ at@@ red .
Jehovah su@@ sta@@ ins us by means of his holy spirit .
The earth will fin@@ ally be cle@@ ans@@ ed of all wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness , and the great crow@@ d will pas@@ s through the fin@@ al part of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
Tru@@ e Christians wor@@ ked hard to er@@ adi@@ c@@ ate h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es from their person@@ ality .
It never qu@@ ite reg@@ a@@ ined its form@@ er st@@ atu@@ s , however , and P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in died on Ju@@ ly 1 , 1@@ 5@@ 8@@ 9 .
Then the cor@@ p@@ se might be h@@ un@@ g on a st@@ ake as a war@@ ning to others . ​ — 5 / 15 , page 13 .
Mo@@ re@@ over , as He@@ ad of the Christian congregation , Christ can move willing , spiritually matu@@ re Christians , especially elders , to provide comfort or counsel to those in need . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess .
• Sh@@ ould all Christians par@@ take of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al em@@ ble@@ ms ?
The hel@@ me@@ t prote@@ cted the sol@@ di@@ er@@ ’s head and b@@ ra@@ in , the cen@@ ter of decision making .
“ They Will Not P@@ re@@ va@@ il A@@ ga@@ inst You ”
I was on my k@@ ne@@ es as te@@ ars ro@@ l@@ led down my c@@ he@@ ek@@ s .
If we fai@@ l to ex@@ pose the wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness of this world , “ a st@@ one it@@ self will c@@ ry out pla@@ in@@ tiv@@ ely . ”
Gi@@ ve serious thought to their en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , and pl@@ an ab@@ s@@ or@@ b@@ ing activities with the family or with a mi@@ x@@ ture of you@@ ths and ad@@ ul@@ ts .
Bet@@ ter is it that you v@@ ow not than that you v@@ ow and do not pa@@ y . ”
( b ) In what way did Jehovah keep a positi@@ ve attitude toward mankind ?
; Be@@ as@@ le@@ y , B .
Ad@@ ul@@ ts need it too .
H@@ um@@ ility S@@ of@@ ten@@ s the H@@ ear@@ t
God’s Word fore@@ war@@ ns , though , that when you give up “ exc@@ ess@@ es with w@@ ine , re@@ vel@@ ries , [ and ] dr@@ in@@ king mat@@ ches , ” some form@@ er compan@@ i@@ ons will be “ pu@@ z@@ z@@ led and go on speaking a@@ bu@@ si@@ vely of you . ”
E@@ ar@@ th@@ qu@@ ak@@ es , st@@ or@@ ms , and fam@@ ine leave people des@@ titu@@ te .
Our first two assign@@ ments together were as special pione@@ ers in Gen@@ ev@@ a and N@@ or@@ wi@@ ch , New Yor@@ k .
After Jehovah had spo@@ ken to Job , He expres@@ sed His anger against the three compan@@ i@@ ons because they had not spo@@ ken “ what is tru@@ th@@ ful . ”
J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S loved the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
How does she maintain her happiness ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , as you ob@@ serve God’s cre@@ ative works , read what Jesus said about his Father , and an@@ al@@ y@@ ze the way Jesus refle@@ cted God’s qualities , a beau@@ ti@@ ful pi@@ c@@ ture of Jehovah will em@@ er@@ ge .
Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant ch@@ urch with Jehovah’s name on the fr@@ on@@ t , is@@ land of H@@ u@@ ah@@ ine , Fr@@ en@@ ch P@@ ol@@ y@@ n@@ es@@ ia
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 9@@ 5 , 38
At a very low point in her life , Mat@@ se@@ pan@@ g des@@ per@@ ately pray@@ ed to God for help .
After his fa@@ ther’s death , C@@ y@@ ri@@ l moved to Con@@ stan@@ t@@ in@@ ople , the cap@@ it@@ al of the B@@ y@@ z@@ an@@ t@@ ine E@@ mpi@@ re .
To@@ ñ@@ i saw that occ@@ ur .
But these spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ ar things do not ha@@ p@@ pen to all Christians when they are anointed .
The illustr@@ ation of the mu@@ st@@ ard gra@@ in , also recorded in Mark chap@@ ter 4 , high@@ ligh@@ ts two things : first , the am@@ a@@ z@@ ing gro@@ w@@ th of the Kingdom message ; second , the prote@@ ction given to those who accept the message .
Pe@@ ople say I am much like my father .
The prophet Jeremiah saw the fulfill@@ ment of his judgment message
He “ went just as Jehovah had spo@@ ken to him , ” and for the rest of his life , he lived in ten@@ ts as an ali@@ en and a mi@@ gr@@ at@@ ory re@@ si@@ d@@ ent in the land of Cana@@ an .
• Why is dra@@ wing close to Jehovah something to take seri@@ ously ?
One cou@@ ple maintain their ve@@ hi@@ c@@ le well and d@@ ri@@ ve it care@@ fully .
Some may c@@ ry for help because they are l@@ on@@ ely or disc@@ oura@@ ged .
The apostle continu@@ es : “ C@@ lo@@ the y@@ ourselves with the new person@@ ality , which through acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge is being made new according to the i@@ ma@@ ge of the One who cre@@ ated it . ” ​ — C@@ ol .
What are they ? ​ — Read C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 1 : 19 , 20 .
( a ) What does Davi@@ d’s example teach us about the best way to de@@ al with a gu@@ il@@ ty conscience ?
They came , and a Bible study was started .
6 , 7 . ( a ) How can those teaching the congregation make good use of the Bible ?
For that reason al@@ one ​ — not to men@@ tion the wicked mo@@ tive involved — ​ Satan’s al@@ ter@@ n@@ ative way of gover@@ ning by means of human rule was sure to fai@@ l from the star@@ t .
What will help us to over@@ come min@@ or disa@@ gre@@ ements with fellow believers ?
He was not par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly inter@@ ested in religious matters , so he posed this challeng@@ ing question more as a pro@@ vo@@ c@@ ation than anything el@@ se .
Al@@ most all Bi@@ bl@@ es and Bible com@@ men@@ t@@ aries in public and priv@@ ate li@@ br@@ aries were destro@@ yed , and for the next 2@@ 00 years , no Ca@@ tho@@ lic would transl@@ ate a Bible into I@@ tal@@ i@@ an .
H@@ er husband of 30 years pas@@ sed away su@@ d@@ den@@ ly .
Sam@@ ari@@ a was de@@ va@@ stated by the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans in 7@@ 40 B.C.E . ​ — during Mi@@ ca@@ h’s li@@ fe@@ time .
We learn from our study of the Bible that Jehovah exerc@@ ises authority in a loving man@@ ner .
As Jesus made pla@@ in in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , however , even imper@@ fect people can be perfect in a relati@@ ve sense .
Jo@@ el 2 : 28 , 29 fore@@ told : “ I shall p@@ our out my spirit on every s@@ ort of flesh , and your sons and your daugh@@ ters will certainly pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y . . . .
How the “ Go@@ spe@@ l of Ju@@ d@@ as ” was dis@@ co@@ vered rema@@ ins some@@ what un@@ certain .
Paul wrote to Timothy that “ the love of money is a ro@@ o@@ t of all s@@ or@@ ts of in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ous things . ”
The peri@@ od from the end of the first to the th@@ ir@@ d century C.E . wit@@ ness@@ ed a stru@@ gg@@ le between ad@@ vo@@ c@@ ates of the co@@ de@@ x and those of the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l .
Adam and E@@ ve must have rel@@ ated to their sons the events in the gar@@ den of E@@ den that led to their ex@@ pul@@ sion .
How com@@ for@@ ting these ver@@ ses can be to all of us !
For without fai@@ l it makes w@@ ings for it@@ self like those of an e@@ ag@@ le and f@@ lies away toward the heavens . ”
So@@ on we me@@ et a young cou@@ ple bus@@ y c@@ ru@@ shing su@@ gar@@ c@@ ane in a lo@@ c@@ ally made w@@ o@@ o@@ den pres@@ s .
O@@ ver@@ coming R@@ is@@ k@@ y Ha@@ bi@@ ts
A lo@@ t of work is involved in its pre@@ par@@ ation .
Mat@@ e@@ us@@ z discus@@ sed the ro@@ le of ra@@ di@@ o in s@@ pre@@ ading the Kingdom message and then descri@@ bed the uni@@ que com@@ pu@@ ter@@ ized mul@@ t@@ il@@ angu@@ age ele@@ c@@ tr@@ on@@ ic p@@ ho@@ to@@ ty@@ p@@ es@@ et@@ ting system ( M@@ E@@ P@@ S ) develop@@ ed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
If we have put on “ the new person@@ ality ” and yet allow ourselves to d@@ ri@@ ft back toward such things , what would we be doing ?
“ The T@@ end@@ er Com@@ pas@@ sion of Our God ”
Pro@@ duc@@ tive M@@ in@@ is@@ try in S@@ ing@@ ap@@ ore
The li@@ mit@@ ed number of that group are “ called to be holy ones ” and are accepted as “ God’s sons . ”
If we fai@@ l to res@@ ol@@ ve a personal differ@@ ence , however , we will likely be temp@@ ted to con@@ fi@@ de in someone el@@ se .
What can we say about the no@@ tion that an individu@@ al can deter@@ mine what is good without believ@@ ing in God ?
What is the pri@@ m@@ ary reason for divine long - suffering , and what is@@ sue requi@@ red time for set@@ t@@ le@@ ment ?
See pages 18@@ 6 - 9@@ 2 of the book Pa@@ y A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion to Dani@@ el@@ ’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy ! , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out reve@@ al@@ ing who he was , Joseph t@@ ested his brothers , and he learned how s@@ or@@ ry they were for having tre@@ ated him so ba@@ dly .
Now Joseph knew how to pro@@ ce@@ ed .
Consider this example : A ca@@ r may be ca@@ pa@@ ble of travel@@ ing at a high spe@@ ed .
Instead , let us hum@@ bly recogn@@ ize our position in Jehovah’s arrang@@ ement of things .
M@@ Y P@@ A@@ R@@ EN@@ T@@ S lived in the to@@ wn of Y@@ ut@@ z , in L@@ or@@ ra@@ ine , a hist@@ ori@@ c re@@ gi@@ on of Fr@@ ance close to the bor@@ der with Ger@@ many .
• Why should we not conclu@@ de that our problems are evidence of God’s dis@@ ple@@ asure ?
The prophet A@@ mo@@ s spoke of a time when they s@@ li@@ t o@@ pen the pre@@ gn@@ ant women of G@@ ile@@ ad . ​ — 1 Samuel 11 : 2 ; A@@ mo@@ s 1 : 13 .
• What great apost@@ as@@ y did the Bible fore@@ tell , and how has that prophecy been ful@@ filled ?
12 / 15 C@@ en@@ tr@@ al A@@ mer@@ i@@ ca@@ ’s L@@ ar@@ g@@ est L@@ ake , 9 / 1
“ S@@ la@@ ve ” Who Is Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful and Dis@@ cre@@ et , 3 / 1
The apostle Paul so valu@@ ed the Christian ministry that he refer@@ red to it as a “ tre@@ asure . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 7 .
( a ) Why is being true to our word so important ?
As matters turned out , A@@ bel@@ ’s o@@ ffering was accepted by God , but Ca@@ in@@ ’s was not .
The next meeting night , he th@@ reat@@ ened : “ I won@@ ’t be here when you come back . ”
During the re@@ ign of King A@@ sa , Jehovah ra@@ ised up prophe@@ ts to gu@@ i@@ de His nation on a faithful course .
24 : 21 ; 25 : 31 - 33 .
On@@ ce he gives the word for something to ha@@ p@@ pen , it is as good as done .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N I was a child , cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men pray@@ ed fer@@ v@@ ently for peace , but when the second world war bro@@ ke out , they pray@@ ed for vi@@ ct@@ ory .
They may also want to allow their children to make some decisions for themselves and then com@@ men@@ d them when the decision works out well .
Se@@ cond , you should medit@@ ate on what you read .
The righteous will inclu@@ de faithful men and women such as Noah , Abraham , and S@@ ar@@ ah .
Then let us pray for God’s help to over@@ come this love and the fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res associ@@ ated with it .
A@@ no@@ ther way to do good was set out in the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount when Jesus told his listen@@ ers to sto@@ p judg@@ ing others and then used a powerful illustr@@ ation to emp@@ ha@@ si@@ ze this point .
Indeed , some to whom John pre@@ ached became disciples of Christ .
Ab@@ sal@@ om@@ ’s life ends ing@@ l@@ ori@@ ously ​ — a war@@ ning to all who would a@@ bu@@ se others , especially God’s anointed ones , such as David .
So he had been pra@@ ying for someone who could help him learn more about the God of the Bible .
( a ) What is re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble about con@@ st@@ el@@ l@@ ations ?
• Jehovah car@@ ri@@ ed on what un@@ beli@@ e@@ va@@ ble “ activ@@ ity ” in the time of Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k ?
Jehovah lo@@ v@@ ingly gave his Son , Jesus , as a ransom for us .
O@@ ther O@@ pp@@ or@@ tun@@ ities to Witness
Some two years ear@@ li@@ er , Jesus had instru@@ cted his apostles : “ As you go , preach , saying : ‘ The Kingdom of the heavens has dra@@ wn near . ’ ”
What , though , if the proble@@ m pers@@ ists ?
( b ) How does Jehovah help us to dis@@ cer@@ n when the reli@@ ef will come ?
If any of what has been pres@@ ented so far has id@@ enti@@ fied are@@ as in which you could be more effe@@ ctive in your fi@@ ght against wrong desi@@ res , take im@@ medi@@ ate action .
Even early in his ministry , when he is teaching in his ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e in Na@@ z@@ are@@ th , there is an at@@ temp@@ t to k@@ ill him .
After the circum@@ c@@ ision is@@ sue was deci@@ ded about 4@@ 9 C.E . , the gover@@ ning body in Jerusalem sent out em@@ is@@ s@@ aries to car@@ ry a letter to believers el@@ se@@ where .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H is the we@@ al@@ th@@ i@@ est Per@@ son in the uni@@ verse .
On@@ ly this : to fear Jehovah your God , to walk in all his ways , to love him , to serve Jehovah your God with all your heart and all your soul , and to keep the comman@@ d@@ ments and st@@ atu@@ tes of Jehovah that I am comman@@ ding you today for your own good . ”
We are wise to h@@ ate “ self - ex@@ al@@ tation and pri@@ de . ” ​ — Proverbs 8 : 13 .
Daniel and other faithful men and women will be ra@@ ised to live on the earth once again , even et@@ er@@ n@@ ally .
What three things are necess@@ ary for us to succ@@ e@@ ed in our li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving work ?
E@@ ach also ut@@ tered many fa@@ iled pre@@ dic@@ tions .
Is such an appro@@ ach s@@ ound ?
14 : 5@@ 1 , 5@@ 2 ​ — Who was the young man who “ got away n@@ ak@@ ed ” ?
His mo@@ tive be@@ h@@ ind the ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on was loving concer@@ n for others .
One of the ma@@ in char@@ ac@@ ters ​ — J@@ am@@ in — ​ was in@@ iti@@ ally t@@ or@@ n between the al@@ lu@@ re of the Mo@@ a@@ bi@@ te women and his devo@@ tion to Jehovah .
F@@ in@@ ally , after a si@@ e@@ ge lasting fi@@ ve months , Jerusalem f@@ alls .
It is their s@@ inc@@ ere hope that they can “ go on le@@ ading a cal@@ m and qui@@ et life with full godly devo@@ tion and seri@@ ousness ” and that th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds more will jo@@ in them in pra@@ ising their heavenly Father , Jehovah . ​ — 1 Timothy 2 : 2 .
you must say , ‘ It is the sacrifice of the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver to Jehovah , who pas@@ sed over the hous@@ es of the Israelites in Egy@@ pt when he pla@@ gu@@ ed the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans , but he s@@ pared our hous@@ es . ’ ”
By kin@@ dly using the Bible to ‘ set things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght ’ with their young ones , parents help them to avoid much hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 15 )
4 : 8 - 10 .
“ My b@@ ones were not hi@@ d@@ den from you when I was made in se@@ cre@@ t , when I was w@@ o@@ ven in the low@@ est par@@ ts of the earth . ”
Why do we continue to dec@@ l@@ are the good news even though we may enc@@ oun@@ ter some a@@ pa@@ thy or indi@@ ffer@@ ence ?
Des@@ pite everything that he su@@ ffered , Jesus main@@ ta@@ ined his integrity and proved Satan to be a mon@@ str@@ ous li@@ ar .
Yes , Jehovah ob@@ served how deep@@ ly Si@@ me@@ on and An@@ na loved and fe@@ ared him and how concer@@ ned they were with the out@@ working of his purpose .
A@@ F@@ P P@@ H@@ O@@ T@@ O
This tend@@ enc@@ y is al@@ lu@@ ded to in Jehovah’s words as recorded at Psalm 50 : 21 : “ You i@@ mag@@ ined that I would positi@@ vely become like you . ”
That word con@@ ve@@ ys the ide@@ a of “ courage , confidence , . . . fe@@ ar@@ less@@ ness . ”
Jesus himself pre@@ ached mo@@ st@@ ly to n@@ atur@@ al Jews , but now he told his followers to go to people of all nations .
After all , Jesus was perfect !
When cal@@ am@@ ity str@@ ik@@ es others , we are wise not to j@@ um@@ p to conclu@@ sions as to its cause .
God will bring those young men back to life , and they will have the opportunity to learn the truth about him .
Some Jews even became rich .
Instead , he kin@@ dly said : “ Da@@ ugh@@ ter , your faith has made you well .
This is the true God and life everlasting . ”
33 : 17 - 19 .
( b ) How can you help the stud@@ ent to continue making spiritual prog@@ ress ?
I have also served as a member of the local Ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al Li@@ a@@ is@@ on Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e , who@@ se fun@@ ction is to help do@@ ct@@ ors co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with Witness pati@@ ents when blood trans@@ fu@@ sion be@@ comes an is@@ sue .
1 R@@ es@@ ist being shap@@ ed by the valu@@ es of this world .
How was God’s rule of Israel char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized ?
How can we imitate the faith of Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k and Jeremiah ?
How did some expres@@ s how they benef@@ ited from war@@ n@@ ings about T@@ V ?
The man kept as@@ king for bre@@ ad because he felt that having those lo@@ a@@ ves in his pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion was ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely necess@@ ary to car@@ ry out his du@@ ty as a ho@@ st .
We often see the truth of what is written at Proverbs 11 : 17 : “ A man of loving - kindness is deal@@ ing re@@ war@@ ding@@ ly with his own soul . ”
However , the man of dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment se@@ es the fol@@ ly of be@@ coming a ‘ lo@@ ver of ple@@ a@@ sures rather than a lo@@ ver of God . ’
“ I shall f@@ ast lik@@ e@@ wise , ” she said , “ and upon that I shall come in to the king , which is not according to the law ; and in case I must per@@ ish , I must per@@ ish . ”
How does the pro@@ vision of the ransom sacrifice of God’s Son af@@ fect the dam@@ ag@@ ed relationship between God and sin@@ ful mankind ?
Like the apostle Paul , we “ conduct ourselves hon@@ es@@ tly in all things . ”
L@@ ong before the Law covenant was can@@ c@@ el@@ ed , Jehovah fore@@ told through the prophet Jeremiah that He would make with the nation of Israel “ a new covenant . ”
It is Jesus Christ .
As Jesus explained , though , a great de@@ al of knowledge would be reve@@ aled upon the arri@@ val of “ the help@@ er , ” the holy spirit , that would gu@@ i@@ de them “ into all the truth . ”
In@@ ter@@ pre@@ ting Ad@@ on@@ ij@@ ah’s re@@ qu@@ est as a man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation of ambi@@ tion for the k@@ ing@@ ship , Solomon re@@ vo@@ ked the par@@ d@@ on .
M@@ er@@ ci@@ fully , Jehovah arrang@@ ed for righ@@ the@@ ar@@ ted ones to sur@@ vi@@ ve .
This is the effect such decisions may have on you .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jehovah God’s inf@@ al@@ li@@ ble Word , the Ho@@ ly Bible , shows that we are living in “ the last days ” of human rule in@@ dep@@ end@@ ent from God .
Su@@ b@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , about 5@@ ,000 brothers were in@@ tegr@@ ated into the organization .
Ang@@ els ass@@ is@@ ted Jesus .
I@@ m@@ mo@@ der@@ ate interest in others can man@@ i@@ f@@ est it@@ self in ‘ tal@@ king of things we ought not , ’ such as by making judg@@ men@@ tal re@@ mar@@ ks .
The Bible tel@@ ls us that H@@ ann@@ ah was “ bit@@ ter of soul ” because of her chil@@ d@@ less st@@ ate .
Are we not often sur@@ pris@@ ed at feelings , desi@@ res , or re@@ actions that sur@@ face when we face un@@ expe@@ cted situ@@ ations or temp@@ t@@ ations ?
Con@@ s@@ ist@@ ent with that , Jehovah appreci@@ ates and bless@@ es the effort that we put for@@ th to prom@@ o@@ te Kingdom inter@@ ests .
This article on the ye@@ ar@@ text for 20@@ 10 will answer these questions .
Many would say : ‘ I believe that God no@@ tic@@ ed the accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments of men like Moses , G@@ ide@@ on , and David , but I doubt that he is inter@@ ested in anything I can do .
The ransom pro@@ vision pro@@ ves that God lo@@ ves the world of mankind .
It seem@@ s that the psalmist here refer@@ red to the Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ic covenant .
Jehovah’s will@@ ing@@ ness to for@@ give and M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h’s rep@@ ent@@ ant attitude provide important less@@ ons in hum@@ ility for us .
Like King David , we can pray : “ In you I have put my trust , O Jehovah . I have said : ‘ You are my God . ’
He conclu@@ ded by saying : “ Let all things take place dec@@ ently and by arrang@@ ement . ”
Jesus told them : “ You are loo@@ king for me . . . because you ate from the lo@@ a@@ ves and were satis@@ fied . ”
Th@@ ough a cop@@ per - mine work@@ er , his father man@@ ag@@ ed to ear@@ n en@@ ough to secu@@ re a good educ@@ ation for Mar@@ t@@ in .
S@@ ever@@ al we@@ ek@@ s later , one of the teach@@ ers attend@@ ed a conven@@ tion in L@@ ei@@ p@@ z@@ i@@ g .
In his letter to the Hebrews , the apostle Paul wrote : “ So@@ li@@ d food bel@@ ong@@ s to matu@@ re people , to those who through use have their per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers [ L@@ it . , “ sense or@@ g@@ ans ” ] tra@@ ined [ like a gy@@ m@@ n@@ ast ] to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish both right and wrong . ”
What an example God se@@ ts for all of us !
El@@ ders do well to keep what in mind when ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ ing others ?
Some work@@ ers make a re@@ qu@@ est of their su@@ per@@ vis@@ or , but he says that he does not have the authority to gr@@ ant it .
V@@ is@@ iting our we@@ b@@ s@@ ite , w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g .
This is so even when we face ad@@ vers@@ ities . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 12 : 1 - 3 ; 3 John 2 .
Ke@@ en@@ ly a@@ ware of God’s emp@@ a@@ thy , Bible writ@@ er David said to him : “ Do put my te@@ ars in your s@@ k@@ in bo@@ t@@ tle .
S@@ and@@ r@@ a real@@ ized that God under@@ stan@@ ds that we cannot me@@ asure up per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly to righteous standards .
This can be seen from the rich supp@@ ly of spiritual food that God’s people enjoy .
Why is spiritual prote@@ ction of ut@@ most import@@ ance , and how does Jehovah provide such for us ?
For Eli@@ j@@ ah , El@@ isha , and all other faithful ones among God’s people , A@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s end provided a reas@@ sur@@ ing remin@@ der that Jehovah did not for@@ get Na@@ bo@@ th@@ ’s courage and faith .
Al@@ low@@ ing those questions to make us sto@@ p and think can bring us rich spiritual re@@ war@@ ds .
See “ Ke@@ ep Y@@ ourselves in God’s Lo@@ ve , ” pages 2@@ 20 - 2@@ 21 .
* No@@ te that this psal@@ m says that everlasting life on earth is to be a re@@ ward for “ the me@@ ek . ”
Bo@@ t@@ to@@ m left : Our new branch fac@@ il@@ ities now ne@@ aring comple@@ tion
Paul says : “ We are not the s@@ ort that sh@@ r@@ ink back to des@@ tru@@ ction , but the s@@ ort that have faith to the pre@@ serving ali@@ ve of the soul . ”
Jehovah has deal@@ t re@@ war@@ ding@@ ly with us too , and we are wise not to take for gr@@ anted what he has done in our be@@ half .
We today , though , are gr@@ ate@@ ful for the privilege of be@@ aring witness to Jehovah and making his name known .
Jehovah ​ — “ Pro@@ vi@@ der of E@@ s@@ cap@@ e ” in Bible T@@ im@@ es
Joseph gra@@ du@@ ally ro@@ se in his ma@@ st@@ er@@ ’s es@@ te@@ em until P@@ o@@ ti@@ p@@ ha@@ r en@@ tru@@ sted everything into the hands of this ca@@ pa@@ ble young man . ​ — Genesis 39 : 3 - 6 .
Mat@@ ters that the Scriptures con@@ dem@@ n have been made clear to us .
And by supp@@ or@@ ting those in need , they refle@@ ct Jehovah’s concer@@ n .
they ask . Be@@ fore my sons h@@ it pu@@ ber@@ ty , I never i@@ mag@@ ined that this would ha@@ p@@ pen to my family ​ — even when I saw it ha@@ p@@ pen to others . ” ​ — Re@@ g@@ gi@@ e .
They were not long g@@ one before P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h chang@@ ed his mind .
All in attend@@ ance were as@@ sur@@ ed that their faith would be inc@@ reas@@ ed and that their personal relationship with Jehovah would be streng@@ th@@ ened .
So the Jews were s@@ ti@@ r@@ red to action , and they obe@@ yed Jehovah with confidence in his support .
Are we not s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ated when they expres@@ s their faith at the meetings ?
But as he did on pre@@ vi@@ ous occasi@@ ons , Jesus es@@ cap@@ es .
After thus making it clear that she was willing to for@@ give and remain married , her sign@@ ing pa@@ p@@ ers that mer@@ ely indic@@ ate how fin@@ an@@ cial and / ​ or cu@@ sto@@ dy matters are to be set@@ t@@ led would not indic@@ ate that she was re@@ je@@ cting her husband .
2@@ 5@@ 4 - 2@@ 5@@ 7 : S@@ te@@ ph@@ en , bi@@ sh@@ op of R@@ ome , advan@@ ces the ide@@ a that he has pri@@ ma@@ cy over other bi@@ sh@@ op@@ s as the succ@@ ess@@ or of Peter ; but other bi@@ sh@@ op@@ s , such as Fir@@ mili@@ an of Ca@@ es@@ are@@ a and C@@ y@@ pri@@ an of C@@ ar@@ th@@ age , re@@ ject S@@ te@@ ph@@ en@@ ’s cla@@ im
But all that F@@ er@@ din@@ and was willing to di@@ vu@@ l@@ ge was that he was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses and that he was not involved in any pol@@ itical activ@@ ity .
It was Jehovah’s will that a to@@ tal of 14@@ 4@@ ,000 be taken into the Kingdom covenant as cor@@ ul@@ ers with Jesus Christ in the gl@@ ori@@ ous heavenly Kingdom .
With her love may you be in an e@@ c@@ st@@ as@@ y con@@ stan@@ tly . ” ​ — Proverbs 5 : 18 , 19 .
L@@ it@@ tle did I real@@ ize that I was ba@@ b@@ bl@@ ing on and on , tal@@ king fa@@ ster and more in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y with each pas@@ sing m@@ om@@ ent .
6@@ 9 : 9 ; 1@@ 19 : 1@@ 11 , 1@@ 29 ; 1 P@@ et .
To answer this , what cr@@ it@@ eri@@ a must be consider@@ ed ?
The family is re@@ un@@ ited and set@@ t@@ led in the fer@@ t@@ ile land of Go@@ sh@@ en .
For example , consider Bi@@ r@@ g@@ it , a Christian wife in her 30 ’ s .
In s@@ pite of Davi@@ d’s mis@@ takes , Jehovah called him “ a man ag@@ re@@ e@@ able to my heart , who will do all the things I desire . ”
“ It takes wisdom to have a good family , ” the Bible says , “ and it takes understanding to make it strong . ” ​ — Proverbs 24 : 3 , New C@@ en@@ tury V@@ er@@ sion .
I@@ ts ho@@ l@@ ding@@ s gre@@ w to h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of it@@ em@@ s as the li@@ br@@ ari@@ ans s@@ ought to ob@@ tain co@@ pi@@ es of every written do@@ cum@@ ent .
One night an ang@@ el fre@@ ed Peter , and he im@@ medi@@ ately went to the home of Mar@@ k@@ ’s mother , M@@ ary , who lived in Jerusalem .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out question , you young Christians can bring glory and praise to our heavenly Father .
S@@ ur@@ ely no@@ ne of us would want to refu@@ se his a@@ id !
Those who prac@@ tice what is bad have am@@ ple reason to fear the author@@ ities ’ right to act as “ an av@@ eng@@ er , ” since the govern@@ ments do so as “ God’s minis@@ ter . ”
These artic@@ les will consider good examples and bad ones , ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing is@@ su@@ es that will help young and old al@@ ike to make wise cho@@ ic@@ es .
( page 18@@ 9 ) provide practic@@ al su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions on how to o@@ pen up about sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to@@ pi@@ c@@ s .
Bro@@ ther Mar@@ gar@@ y@@ an was v@@ isi@@ bly reli@@ ev@@ ed .
They had to worship him “ with spirit and truth . ”
Lo@@ ve be@@ ars , believ@@ es , ho@@ p@@ es , and end@@ u@@ res all things .
What powerful lo@@ gi@@ c did Jesus use to refu@@ te a false char@@ ge of the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es ?
Peter wrote : “ H@@ um@@ ble y@@ ourselves . . . under the mi@@ gh@@ ty hand of God , that he may ex@@ al@@ t you in du@@ e time ; while you thro@@ w all your anxi@@ ety upon him . ”
The u@@ pri@@ ght ones , having knowledge of the wicked p@@ lo@@ ts and the wisdom needed to be ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous , are able to avoid this d@@ anger .
God’s thoughts become our thoughts , and we are ready to face even un@@ expe@@ cted problems .
Un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly the o@@ live was bel@@ o@@ ved by the Israelites for its preci@@ ous o@@ il .
By him you “ have life ” it@@ self ; you can “ move , ” act as a sen@@ ti@@ ent cre@@ ature ; and you now “ ex@@ ist ” and can think about or pl@@ an for the future , including per@@ man@@ ent life .
What a tel@@ ling word pi@@ c@@ ture Isaiah used !
• How can medit@@ ating on the examples set by these women help us person@@ ally ?
“ Even when David was on the ru@@ n , living in and out of ca@@ ves , Jehovah always su@@ sta@@ ined him .
That is a ma@@ j@@ or under@@ taking , especially in to@@ da@@ y’s world .
Paul asked : “ Why , then , the Law ? ”
The Greek language was wi@@ d@@ ely used , fac@@ il@@ it@@ ating the preaching , even to Jews s@@ pre@@ ad thr@@ ough@@ out the emp@@ i@@ re .
This imp@@ ressed her .
“ The things pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ding out of the m@@ ou@@ th come out of the heart , ” said Jesus , “ and those things de@@ file a man .
Th@@ ink of this com@@ par@@ is@@ on .
“ Ha@@ ve you set your heart upon my serv@@ ant Job , that there is no one like him in the earth , a man b@@ lam@@ eless and u@@ pri@@ ght , fe@@ aring God and tur@@ ning asi@@ de from bad ? ” ​ — J@@ O@@ B 1 : 8 .
“ I left school at age 13 in order to work with th@@ i@@ ev@@ es .
The next day , she par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated in the preaching work for the first time .
Their wi@@ sh@@ ful thinking will sp@@ ell disa@@ ster for them when God’s time comes to destro@@ y ung@@ o@@ dly ones . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 3 - 7 .
As told by M@@ il@@ t@@ on H@@ am@@ il@@ t@@ on
Jehovah’s word always comes true .
The pro@@ of of what we ourselves are is also found in our expres@@ sions of appreciation for the truth ​ — our works of faith .
An@@ at@@ o@@ li@@ o sta@@ yed over@@ night and sp@@ ent the next day with us .
By inform@@ ing Abraham of His in@@ ten@@ tion to in@@ spe@@ ct the c@@ ities , Jehovah had , in effect , invit@@ ed the di@@ al@@ o@@ gu@@ e .
L@@ ess@@ on : When we tell the truth , we imitate God and make him happy .
In his book Israel in Egy@@ pt , Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or James K .
When it comes to associ@@ ations , people are like sp@@ ong@@ es .
After a person dies , what is resur@@ rec@@ ted ?
S@@ pan@@ ish Ju@@ ly 6 - 8 P@@ ine B@@ lu@@ f@@ f , A@@ R
S@@ te@@ ph@@ en , mentioned a@@ bo@@ ve , says , “ T@@ e@@ aching our daugh@@ ters to say than@@ k you on their own , without prom@@ p@@ ting , seem@@ ed to take a long time . ”
Many would ag@@ ree with him .
• Who sin@@ ned against the spirit when Jesus was on earth ?
The apostle Paul war@@ ned : “ In the last days . . . men will become ut@@ ter@@ ly self - cen@@ tr@@ ed . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 1 , 2 , Phil@@ li@@ ps .
However , only among true Christians do we find gen@@ u@@ ine anointed ones , making up “ a ro@@ y@@ al pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
A Su@@ peri@@ or S@@ ource of W@@ is@@ dom
To share in it takes time , en@@ er@@ gy , pre@@ par@@ ation , tra@@ ining , and the use of personal res@@ our@@ ces .
( a ) What tw@@ o@@ fo@@ ld purpose did the work of John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er and of Jesus have ?
Rather than do@@ w@@ n@@ pla@@ y your sp@@ ou@@ se@@ ’s vie@@ w@@ point , stri@@ ve to show “ fellow feel@@ ing . ”
W@@ ould this group of believers live in heaven ?
A@@ m I sub@@ mis@@ sive to those taking the lead in the local congregation and to those respon@@ sible for doing so in the worl@@ d@@ wide congregation ? ’
L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 12 : 6 states : “ When the days of her pu@@ ri@@ fic@@ ation for a son or a daugh@@ ter are comple@@ ted , she will bring a young ra@@ m in its first year for a bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffering and a young pi@@ ge@@ on or a tur@@ t@@ le@@ do@@ ve for a sin o@@ ffering to the en@@ tr@@ ance of the t@@ ent of meeting , to the pri@@ est . ”
Acc@@ ording to Jesus , Jehovah’s words to Moses ​ — “ I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isa@@ a@@ c and the God of Jac@@ o@@ b ” — ​ indic@@ ate that the resurrection promise is certain to be ful@@ filled .
They su@@ ffered because they were in the wrong place at the wrong time .
Ke@@ ep in mind that many we me@@ et in field service do not know who God is .
We can therefore have the same confidence as the psalmist : “ God is for us a refu@@ ge and strength , a help that is re@@ adi@@ ly to be found during dist@@ res@@ ses .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H G@@ O@@ D@@ ’@@ S origin@@ al purpose for human cre@@ atu@@ res did not inclu@@ de si@@ ck@@ ness and death .
Be@@ ing serious also does not mean that we should always have an appe@@ ar@@ ance of sever@@ ity .
The ex@@ ist@@ ence , work , and gro@@ w@@ th of the earthly part of Jehovah’s organization are truly ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary .
However , Paul evid@@ ently did not reason that way .
That is un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble .
The really sa@@ d fact is that very often the person who is dec@@ ei@@ ved or d@@ elu@@ ded tend@@ s to hold on to his beli@@ ef in s@@ pite of strong evidence pro@@ ving o@@ ther@@ wise .
Pe@@ ople in the world have no reli@@ able guid@@ ance to help them ac@@ hi@@ eve succ@@ ess and happiness .
No won@@ der the apostle John war@@ ned us not to love the world !
Why is lear@@ ning to do without bene@@ fi@@ cial , but what makes this difficult ?
When new ones beg@@ in to associ@@ ate with the Christian congregation and wish to share in the ministry , they need tra@@ ining and direction .
During the ne@@ arly 8@@ 0 years since I ti@@ mi@@ dly began going from house to house deli@@ ver@@ ing Bible mes@@ sa@@ ges , Jehovah has been a streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id to me .
O@@ ffering it on the al@@ ta@@ r sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed giving the best to Jehovah .
In respon@@ se , a kind and loving Witness came to vis@@ it .
12 , 13 . ( a ) What is sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant about the year 1914 ?
En@@ du@@ r@@ ance is ess@@ enti@@ al for ga@@ ining everlasting life .
The parents , on the other hand , had no say in the matter .
W@@ om@@ en felt free to appro@@ ach Jesus to such a de@@ gre@@ e that on one occasi@@ on a woman ‘ known to be a sin@@ ner ’ wa@@ shed his fe@@ et with her te@@ ars and gre@@ as@@ ed them with per@@ fu@@ m@@ ed o@@ il .
Many will ac@@ knowledge that man@@ kin@@ d’s M@@ ak@@ er is in the best position to offer such tim@@ eless standards .
Why should we work to inc@@ re@@ ase the influ@@ ence that mer@@ cy has on our lives ?
Jehovah did not take ligh@@ tly such will@@ ful dis@@ reg@@ ard for his Law .
Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ e W@@ al@@ ter , a prof@@ ess@@ or of medi@@ e@@ val liter@@ ature , expla@@ ins how such cu@@ st@@ om@@ s became part of the E@@ ast@@ er c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation .
C@@ er@@ tain bran@@ ches will be re@@ ques@@ ted to s@@ end a li@@ mit@@ ed number of d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates to spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c conven@@ tion lo@@ c@@ ations , so it will not be possible to give ever@@ yone an o@@ pen invit@@ ation to atten@@ d .
R@@ em@@ ember , every person who pra@@ ises Jehovah’s name is preci@@ ous in his eyes !
David was po@@ e@@ tic@@ ally saying that he felt that his death was very near . ​ — Psalm 10@@ 2 : 11 .
J@@ on : I@@ ’@@ ve been fine , than@@ ks .
In what ways am I already ap@@ pl@@ ying in my life the princi@@ ple con@@ ta@@ ined in this por@@ tion of God’s Word ?
Of all our different fi@@ el@@ ds of the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c activ@@ ity , Jo@@ y@@ ce and I found that vis@@ iting the congregations brought us clo@@ s@@ est to our Christian brothers and sisters .
She S@@ har@@ ed H@@ er B@@ eli@@ ef@@ s With H@@ er C@@ l@@ ass@@ mat@@ es
( b ) In what do we all act in complete un@@ is@@ on , and what will be discus@@ sed in the following article ?
What question comes to mind concer@@ ning the Israelites ’ re@@ action to Moses at M@@ ount Sin@@ a@@ i ?
“ I have medit@@ ated on all your activ@@ ity ; I will@@ ingly kept my@@ self concer@@ ned with the work of your own hands . ” ​ — P@@ s .
Be@@ fore determin@@ ing a course of action , a family head ought to take the time to re@@ sear@@ ch the Scriptures and Christian public@@ ations , as well as to consider the op@@ in@@ i@@ ons or vie@@ ws of others in his family .
Go@@ od commun@@ ic@@ ation is the li@@ fe@@ blood of any relationship .
To have se@@ x rel@@ ations out@@ side of marriage is a sin against God and ru@@ ins famili@@ es . Jesus said : “ Di@@ d you not read . . .
Ho@@ se@@ a 6 : 6 says : “ In loving - kindness I [ Jehovah ] have taken deli@@ ght , and not in sacrifice ; and in the knowledge of God rather than in whole bur@@ n@@ t o@@ ffer@@ ings . ”
The ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , with its al@@ ta@@ r for sacrific@@ es , was the cen@@ ter of Jehovah’s worship in Israel .
G@@ r@@ en@@ f@@ ell and Ar@@ th@@ ur S .
For what ?
Do you provide for a family ?
Who will re@@ side in your holy m@@ oun@@ tain ? ”
What a ple@@ asure it has been to see Bible truth trans@@ form their lives as well !
F@@ in@@ ally , you could read Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 19 - 23 to see the kind of people Jehovah wants in the new world .
We also need to ask , ‘ Do I continue to be made new in my d@@ om@@ in@@ ant men@@ tal attitude ? ’
If we want to give him our exc@@ lu@@ sive devo@@ tion , we must be care@@ ful that other things do not take his place .
“ On the matter of clo@@ thing , ” Jesus asked , “ why are you anxi@@ ous ?
In a sense , they may .
It is also the fear of dis@@ pleas@@ ing him .
Jesus ’ giving “ a wh@@ ite pe@@ b@@ ble ” to con@@ qu@@ ering anointed Christians indic@@ ates that he ad@@ jud@@ ges them in@@ no@@ c@@ ent , pu@@ re , and clean .
This was follow@@ ed with com@@ pres@@ sed gra@@ v@@ el or c@@ ru@@ shed st@@ ones on to@@ p .
L@@ A@@ C@@ K O@@ F T@@ I@@ M@@ E : In many coun@@ tri@@ es , fa@@ thers ear@@ n most of the in@@ come for the family .
However , rec@@ ent stu@@ dies indic@@ ate that such ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les can be over@@ come . D@@ r .
Many of the ch@@ em@@ ic@@ al com@@ p@@ oun@@ ds found in living t@@ is@@ su@@ es con@@ tain water .
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing his gra@@ du@@ ation from high school , Sa@@ sha en@@ tered the full - time ministry of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
S@@ ome@@ times my deter@@ i@@ or@@ ating health makes me feel like a we@@ ak e@@ ag@@ le that can only g@@ li@@ de .
In this article , we will consider how the qualities that char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ize people of the last days stand in contr@@ ast with the qualities of God’s people .
Why must we remain neu@@ tr@@ al ?
The com@@ pos@@ ers of the 4@@ 3@@ r@@ d Psalm 4@@ 3 likely were the sons of K@@ or@@ ah .
“ Ch@@ il@@ dren are not tra@@ ined to say exc@@ use me ”
C@@ learly , the counsel of Solomon is to turn asi@@ de from the death - deal@@ ing ways of an im@@ moral person and “ continue living . ”
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous de@@ bat@@ es regarding the “ div@@ in@@ ity ” of Jesus and the n@@ ature and work@@ ings of the holy spirit ca@@ used more than just in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al ri@@ f@@ ts .
6 , 7 . ( a ) What happened to Paul and the other travel@@ ers near Bi@@ th@@ y@@ ni@@ a ?
‘ What will I be doing ten years from now ? ’ he asked himself .
But I also felt joy because as a result of their courage and ze@@ al , so many people learned the truth and came to know our loving Father . ” ​ — C@@ o@@ let@@ te , Ne@@ ther@@ lands .
“ [ If ] you ac@@ tually do not speak out to war@@ n the wicked one from his way , ” states the Bible , “ he himself as a wicked one will die in his own er@@ ro@@ r , but his blood I [ Jehovah ] shall ask back at your own hand . ” ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 33 : 8 .
However , the qualities that especially end@@ ear@@ ed him to others were his love , his hum@@ ility , his respect for righteous la@@ ws and principles , and his complete faith in Jehovah .
As a K@@ o@@ ha@@ th@@ ite , what a privilege he enjo@@ yed serving Jehovah at the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le !
The more than 7@@ ,@@ 1@@ 00 is@@ lands making up the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines are lo@@ c@@ ated on the w@@ es@@ ter@@ n ar@@ c of the P@@ ac@@ i@@ fi@@ c R@@ ing of F@@ i@@ re .
Pe@@ ople may seek to bl@@ ame God for such suffering , but they are ac@@ tually the vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of their own bad decisions . ​ — Proverbs 19 : 3 .
We need to deter@@ mine whether the information we find on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t is wor@@ thy of God’s appro@@ val , meeting his high standards .
In ad@@ dition , they would become imper@@ fect , and imper@@ fe@@ ction and death would now be pas@@ sed on to their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing .
So many v@@ ess@@ els are sa@@ il@@ ing toward Jerusalem that they res@@ em@@ ble a flo@@ ck of do@@ ves .
The gift was sent by 6@@ 7 - year - old Al@@ la , one of Jehovah’s Witnesses serving in a congregation in the F@@ ar E@@ ast of Rus@@ sia .
I had c@@ li@@ m@@ bed the cor@@ por@@ ate la@@ d@@ der , and here I was fac@@ ed with giving up my care@@ er .
We@@ ek@@ s went by , but I did not hear from him .
What message of hope have Jehovah’s servants been declar@@ ing with more ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y now than ever ?
16 : 19 .
We feel like Ch@@ an@@ te@@ l from Fr@@ ance , who says : “ The most powerful Per@@ son in the uni@@ verse , the Creator of all things , the happy God , says to me : ‘ G@@ o !
We P@@ u@@ t Jehovah to the T@@ est ( P . S@@ cri@@ b@@ ner ) , 7 / 1
One day , the woman became gra@@ vely ill and was ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al@@ ized .
Yes , the only bas@@ is for div@@ or@@ ce that Scrip@@ tur@@ ally ends a marriage is “ for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation , ” that is , se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds refle@@ ct God’s go@@ o@@ dness by taking the lead in this preaching work .
For example , to preach effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely in Ab@@ origin@@ al commun@@ ities u@@ su@@ ally requi@@ res following certain pro@@ to@@ co@@ l and being a@@ ware of Ab@@ origin@@ al cu@@ st@@ om@@ s .
Read Matthew 6 : 25 .
Jehovah said : “ H@@ ere the man has become like one of us in know@@ ing good and bad , and now in order that he may not put his hand out and ac@@ tually take fru@@ it also from the t@@ ree of life and e@@ at and live to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite . . . ”
“ To earth@@ ling man bel@@ ong the arrang@@ ings of the heart , ” states Proverbs 16 : 1@@ a .
How , though , can you esta@@ bl@@ ish what is true , gen@@ u@@ ine , or real in matters of worship ?
L@@ ater , when C@@ am@@ il@@ le was trans@@ fer@@ red to another fac@@ ility , she real@@ ized that it was time for her to take action .
As those read@@ ers and milli@@ ons more have learned , reading the Bible can help you to live a more enjo@@ y@@ able life .
And he kept taking whe@@ els off their ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts so that they were d@@ ri@@ ving them with difficul@@ ty . ” ​ — E@@ x .
Ri@@ ch@@ ard A@@ she condu@@ cted inter@@ vie@@ ws with Bethel family members who work clo@@ sel@@ y with the school .
I told him that I had found the true God and that I was lea@@ ving the Sh@@ into religion in order to serve H@@ im .
The second of the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted making i@@ do@@ ls , such as the ter@@ ap@@ him sh@@ own here
And many Christians would feel imp@@ el@@ led by their conscience to ab@@ sta@@ in comple@@ t@@ ely from al@@ co@@ ho@@ lic be@@ ver@@ ages before eng@@ ag@@ ing in any form of sac@@ red service .
Paul says of the fi@@ ve : “ These very ones have become a streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id to me . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 7 - 11 .
Are you he@@ e@@ ding Jesus ’ ad@@ vice to keep your e@@ ye “ simp@@ le ” ?
Mu@@ si@@ c is a gift from Jehovah .
So@@ on her husband and daugh@@ ter were also stud@@ ying the Bible . ​ — Psalm 8@@ 3 : 18 ; Luke 22 : 4@@ 1 , 4@@ 2 .
What pri@@ c@@ eless opportunity is a@@ vail@@ able to all in the congregation , and how can we take full advan@@ ta@@ ge of it ?
It is another matter to prove it by our conduct .
The set@@ ting is a st@@ able , and some ani@@ mal@@ s may r@@ ound out the sc@@ ene .
Although we are influ@@ enced by our g@@ ene@@ tic in@@ her@@ it@@ ance , we are lar@@ g@@ ely in control of our actions .
Th@@ r@@ ill@@ ing Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es reve@@ al what God’s Kingdom will do here on the earth .
These co@@ pi@@ es have sub@@ s@@ titu@@ ted the Greek words for “ God ” and “ Lord ” wh@@ er@@ ever the T@@ et@@ ra@@ gr@@ am@@ mat@@ on occ@@ ur@@ red in the Hebrew text .
For instance , the young gi@@ r@@ l emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed that true Christians displa@@ y such qualities as pati@@ ence and kindness .
The con@@ f@@ li@@ ct between the two k@@ ings st@@ re@@ t@@ ches from the time when the kingdom of A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der the Gre@@ at is di@@ vi@@ ded among his four gener@@ als to the time when the Gre@@ at P@@ r@@ in@@ ce , M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el , “ will stand up . ” ​ — Daniel 12 : 1 .
Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 5 : “ Let your reason@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess become known . ”
A@@ T ON@@ E T@@ I@@ M@@ E , he enjo@@ yed a fine standing with Jehovah .
However , there is no need for us to be con@@ sum@@ ed by anxi@@ ety .
Yes , Joseph and M@@ ary had a gro@@ wing family that ev@@ en@@ tually inclu@@ ded at le@@ ast si@@ x children in ad@@ dition to Jesus .
Jehovah bless@@ es Christian mat@@ es who make efforts to strengthen a st@@ ra@@ ined marriage
We n@@ ur@@ ses en@@ tered her life little by little .
“ The spirit of the world ” ​ — the spirit of in@@ dep@@ end@@ ence and dis@@ obedi@@ ence — ​ is as per@@ va@@ sive as the a@@ ir we bre@@ a@@ the .
Jehovah m@@ ol@@ ds us using the Bible , his holy spirit , and the congregation .
( b ) Why was Abraham able to have a bal@@ an@@ ced view of material things ?
Un@@ clean things should not even be mentioned , let al@@ one be ga@@ zed at with l@@ as@@ ci@@ vi@@ ous enjo@@ y@@ ment .
But David will not be the one to buil@@ d the house .
In the following article , we will see how the Bible expla@@ ins that hope .
Y@@ oung ones , ple@@ ase be ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous l@@ est you be har@@ m@@ ed spiritually . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 10@@ 1 ; Proverbs 22 : 3 .
There I again felt u@@ se@@ ful in the S@@ pan@@ ish - language field , and sever@@ al of my Bible stud@@ ents got baptized .
Gi@@ ve an example of one congregation that app@@ lied his counsel .
What can we look for@@ ward to when we have a bal@@ an@@ ced view of our works and Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness ?
L@@ ast year 14@@ ,@@ 0@@ 8@@ 8@@ ,@@ 7@@ 5@@ 1 attend@@ ed the c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation of the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Jesus ’ death .
B@@ ri@@ ef@@ ly expla@@ in the meaning of Romans 8 : 15 - 17 .
God asked E@@ ve after she had e@@ at@@ en from the for@@ bi@@ d@@ den t@@ ree .
As wisdom person@@ i@@ fied , the Son of God says : “ Now , O sons , listen to me ; y@@ es , happy are the ones that keep my very ways .
They have also dem@@ an@@ ded that re@@ ver@@ ence be direc@@ ted to them or to vari@@ ous i@@ ma@@ ges or sy@@ mb@@ ol@@ s .
Acc@@ ording to Solomon , we are “ like f@@ ish ca@@ ught in a ne@@ t , like a bir@@ d taken in a s@@ n@@ are , . . . when bad times come su@@ d@@ den@@ ly . ”
E@@ ver@@ yone said y@@ es .
For instance , long@@ time vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers serving at the branch of@@ fic@@ es of Jehovah’s Witnesses will@@ ingly help new members of the Bethel family to ac@@ qui@@ re the s@@ k@@ ill@@ s they need to per@@ form their service .
Job used and pra@@ ised the name of Jehovah .
“ You ought to be teach@@ ers in view of the time . ” ​ — H@@ E@@ B@@ R@@ E@@ W@@ S 5 : 12 .
W@@ il@@ der@@ ness of Juda@@ h
Jesus said : “ It is Jehovah your God you must worship , and it is to him al@@ one you must rend@@ er sac@@ red service . ”
These “ come out of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” into the new world .
I later came to reg@@ re@@ t my fa@@ il@@ ure to follow through on what I knew to be right .
Jesus gave an ad@@ ded reason for joy at being mal@@ ign@@ ed and persecu@@ ted like the prophe@@ ts of old .
How can God be our share regarding the comm@@ and found at 1 Corinthians 7 : 39 ?
That we need to fi@@ ght against the tend@@ enc@@ y of our imper@@ fect hearts to re@@ be@@ l against Scriptural counsel .
Because he appreci@@ ated that all he had ac@@ qui@@ red was du@@ e to Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness .
A@@ bu@@ sing or p@@ un@@ ish@@ ing a Rom@@ an c@@ iti@@ z@@ en could co@@ st a Rom@@ an of@@ fic@@ er his po@@ st .
A no@@ te expla@@ ins : “ The name J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H . . . , the name set ap@@ ar@@ t / or / the declar@@ ed name . ”
Per@@ haps you then had a wonderful con@@ vers@@ ation with the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der .
After much li@@ vely discus@@ sion , they arri@@ ved at a decision .
Do not tre@@ at pro@@ ph@@ es@@ y@@ ings with con@@ temp@@ t . ”
And they love one another .
“ H@@ app@@ y are the mer@@ ci@@ ful ”
During each study s@@ es@@ sion , I found sen@@ sible , Bible - based ans@@ wers to my questions .
To her sur@@ pris@@ e , the do@@ ct@@ or gave her the p@@ ho@@ ne number of the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Z@@ ag@@ re@@ b , as well as the name of a Witness he knew .
The g@@ al@@ van@@ ized ste@@ el tr@@ ough was the bap@@ t@@ is@@ ma@@ l “ po@@ ol ” for four of us on No@@ v@@ ember 12 , 194@@ 9 .
S@@ up@@ pose man is ma@@ ster of his own f@@ ate .
39 : 5 ; 2 Ti@@ m .
It is encourag@@ ing to learn how members of these language grou@@ ps have become un@@ ited in their worship of Jehovah .
This remin@@ ds us of Jesus ’ promise : “ Wh@@ ere there are two or three ga@@ ther@@ ed together in my name , there I am in their mi@@ d@@ st . ”
To learn about these promises so that you can place your trust in them , you need to exam@@ ine the div@@ in@@ ely inspired Scriptural rec@@ ord of God’s purpose for the earth and his deal@@ ings with mankind . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 14 - 17 .
Your eyes saw even the em@@ br@@ yo of me , and in your book all its par@@ ts were down in writ@@ ing , as reg@@ ar@@ ds the days when they were form@@ ed . ” ​ — P@@ s .
Paul also ur@@ ged his fellow Christians : “ Be@@ come imit@@ at@@ ors of me , even as I am of Christ . ”
Their princi@@ p@@ al to@@ ol , of course , is the Bible , with which they can ‘ re@@ prove , set things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght , and e@@ qui@@ p their child for every good work . ’ ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 15 - 17 .
So op@@ ti@@ mis@@ tic , in fact , that when she was 20 , she got eng@@ ag@@ ed and began to make pl@@ ans for her we@@ d@@ ding .
Consider two ways .
What can be dis@@ cer@@ ned from Gal@@ ati@@ ans 6 : 2 , 5 ?
6 , 7 . ( a ) Why did Paul change his pl@@ an to re@@ vis@@ it Corin@@ th , and why were his cr@@ iti@@ c@@ s not jus@@ ti@@ fied in ques@@ tion@@ ing his tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thin@@ ess ?
• How can we gu@@ ard against being dec@@ ei@@ ved by apost@@ ates ?
When Paul wrote this , he was refer@@ ring to the brothers who were in pris@@ on for their faith .
“ I was so very moved by the cal@@ end@@ ar .
A rec@@ ently publi@@ shed book ent@@ it@@ led The Un@@ i@@ verse Ex@@ pla@@ ined ad@@ m@@ its that ‘ gra@@ v@@ ity is the most famili@@ ar , yet the le@@ ast under@@ sto@@ od , of n@@ atu@@ re@@ ’s for@@ ces . ’
Saul may have had in mind ad@@ ding Davi@@ d’s father , J@@ es@@ se , or other members of his family to the ar@@ my , since the courage and b@@ ra@@ very seen in David might also be found in them .
If cam@@ er@@ as rec@@ ord a h@@ it - and - ru@@ n ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , the recorded i@@ ma@@ ges can help the author@@ ities to find and ar@@ rest the d@@ ri@@ ver who f@@ led the sc@@ ene .
Why have so many become sel@@ f@@ ish , c@@ ru@@ el , un@@ feel@@ ing , and self - cen@@ tered ?
So@@ on , many from our are@@ a who had im@@ mi@@ gr@@ ated to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates re@@ turned home .
He travel@@ ed ex@@ ten@@ si@@ vely , wor@@ ked from early in the mor@@ ning until l@@ ate at night , and ev@@ en@@ tually la@@ id down his life in sacrifice .
Jesus taught his disciples “ always to pray and not to give up . ”
For instance , we ob@@ serve the way Jehovah th@@ war@@ ts op@@ pos@@ ers .
A@@ p@@ pro@@ val can even make us want to imp@@ ro@@ ve our per@@ for@@ man@@ ce .
C@@ ur@@ t@@ is rel@@ ates : “ The first chall@@ enge was lea@@ ving our daugh@@ ter , who served as a pioneer [ full - time minis@@ ter ] , and our home congregation in M@@ in@@ n@@ es@@ o@@ ta .
We cannot help wonder@@ ing , ‘ H@@ as it never occ@@ ur@@ red to such cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men that their coun@@ ter@@ par@@ ts on the op@@ pos@@ ing side are doing the same thing ? ’
“ And what then ? ” as@@ ks the fi@@ sh@@ er@@ man .
( b ) A mission@@ ary took what personal interest in young brothers , and with what result ?
D@@ ale , a ci@@ vi@@ l eng@@ in@@ e@@ er , and Ca@@ thy , from A@@ la@@ b@@ ama , high@@ ly re@@ com@@ men@@ d this ty@@ pe of service .
D@@ an M@@ ol@@ cha@@ n descri@@ bed the work of the Per@@ s@@ on@@ ne@@ l Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e , which overse@@ es the spiritual and physical well - being of the 19@@ ,@@ 8@@ 5@@ 1 Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites worl@@ d@@ wide .
No A@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c De@@ dic@@ ation Today
I@@ magine the joy that f@@ ill@@ s Jehovah’s heart when he se@@ es a loyal worshipp@@ er re@@ ject bad and do what is right , whether in public or in priv@@ ate .
The pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch of Con@@ stan@@ t@@ in@@ ople , the head of the E@@ ast@@ er@@ n Ch@@ urch , became a very influ@@ enti@@ al fi@@ gu@@ re .
The Hebrew ver@@ b rend@@ ered “ keep listen@@ ing ” at De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 28 : 2 den@@ o@@ tes continu@@ ous action .
Q@@ u@@ ic@@ k@@ ly buil@@ t Kingdom H@@ all in M@@ é - Z@@ o@@ ch@@ i
Jehovah God will not re@@ pro@@ ach us for l@@ ac@@ king wisdom and pra@@ ying for it .
After these events descri@@ bed in Jeremiah chap@@ ters 36 and 4@@ 5 , which took place from 6@@ 25 to 6@@ 24 B.C.E . , the Bible is s@@ il@@ ent about Bar@@ u@@ ch until some months before the Babyl@@ on@@ ians destro@@ yed Jerusalem and Juda@@ h in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
• What Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es move you to stay a@@ wa@@ ke spiritually ?
M@@ other , however , continued to par@@ take up until her death in No@@ v@@ ember 195@@ 7 .
She was e@@ ating in a re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ant in C@@ an@@ c@@ ú@@ n when a young bo@@ y appro@@ ached and asked if she was from Cana@@ da .
The bo@@ y then tri@@ ed to do what Jesus did at the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e in Na@@ z@@ are@@ th .
This gro@@ w@@ th takes place “ on its own , ” gra@@ du@@ ally and in st@@ ages .
In the early Christian congregation , there were Jews , Gre@@ ek@@ s , Romans , and people of other n@@ ati@@ on@@ alities .
S@@ ur@@ ely the vital qu@@ ality of love dre@@ w people to God and contribu@@ ted to gro@@ w@@ th in the first century just as it does today . ​ — Matthew 5 : 14 , 16 .
E@@ spe@@ cially can older , more experienced sisters give much fine ad@@ vice to you@@ ng@@ er sisters .
If you are an el@@ der , are you get@@ ting to know the you@@ ths in your congregation ?
• How should the power of the t@@ ong@@ ue be emp@@ lo@@ yed ?
Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ies at U@@ gar@@ it have en@@ h@@ an@@ ced our understanding of the Scriptures
We are also dra@@ wn to Jehovah when we consider what he has in st@@ ore for human@@ kind .
Th@@ an@@ k you so much for these real - life st@@ ori@@ es . ” ​ — W@@ il@@ li@@ am , Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
That fre@@ e@@ dom gives us a way to expres@@ s love for God . ​ — Read James 1 : 13 - 15 ; 1 John 5 : 3 .
S@@ ho@@ cked to hear about this , the king rest@@ ored the well to Abraham .
As a spiritual man , Moses had faith in “ the One who is inv@@ isi@@ ble , ” Jehovah , and in the fulfill@@ ment of God’s promises . ​ — He@@ b .
What she refer@@ red to was the pro@@ vision of lun@@ ch for overse@@ as d@@ ele@@ g@@ ates .
Does our in@@ ability to understand the gro@@ w@@ th pro@@ c@@ ess make our work fru@@ str@@ ating ?
Re@@ ally C@@ are Ab@@ out You ? 1 / 1
The ter@@ m “ se@@ ven times ” likely den@@ o@@ tes a full me@@ asure of p@@ en@@ al@@ ty , which could be many times more than what he sto@@ le .
L@@ or@@ ra@@ ine and I fre@@ qu@@ ently refle@@ ct on our more than si@@ x de@@ ca@@ des in dedic@@ ated service to Jehovah .
The Law covenant also provided an arrang@@ ement for a pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od , fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wing a greater arrang@@ ement in the future .
Thus the in@@ s@@ ti@@ g@@ at@@ or of Ba@@ al worship in Israel came to her deser@@ ved end .
Pet@@ er@@ ’s B@@ as@@ il@@ ic@@ a in R@@ ome
Still , we may become imp@@ ati@@ ent when a tri@@ al@@ some peri@@ od seem@@ s to have no end .
He learned some expres@@ sions in their language and thought about the many A@@ nt@@ and@@ ro@@ y people who had not yet been re@@ ached with the Kingdom message .
In ad@@ dition , in our imper@@ fect st@@ ate , the wonderful privilege of be@@ aring children ex@@ ac@@ ts a physical t@@ ol@@ l .
No re@@ ward is offered , for they are g@@ one forever ! ” ​ — L@@ y@@ dia H . Si@@ g@@ our@@ ne@@ y , A@@ mer@@ i@@ can au@@ th@@ or ( 1@@ 7@@ 9@@ 1 - 18@@ 6@@ 5 ) .
G@@ a@@ ining “ the M@@ ind of Christ ”
With a worl@@ d@@ wide cir@@ cul@@ ation of more than 2@@ 6@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 co@@ pi@@ es in 1@@ 50 langu@@ ages , The Watchtower is the most wi@@ d@@ ely dist@@ ribu@@ ted religious ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine in the world .
H@@ O@@ W I H@@ A@@ V@@ E B@@ EN@@ E@@ F@@ I@@ T@@ E@@ D : A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles has helped me imp@@ ro@@ ve my relationship with my children .
Jesus will not be al@@ one in ra@@ ising mankind to per@@ fe@@ ction , however .
Pe@@ ers encoura@@ ged her to accept it and to pur@@ sue a “ nor@@ ma@@ l life ” ​ — get a de@@ gre@@ e , a care@@ er , a ca@@ r , and take time to tra@@ v@@ el .
When the apostle Paul wrote that children should obey their parents , he used a Greek word that can apply to children of any age .
K@@ EN@@ N@@ E@@ W@@ I@@ C@@ K , W@@ A ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , Tr@@ i - C@@ ities C@@ ol@@ is@@ e@@ u@@ m , 7@@ 1@@ 00 W .
Israel@@ ’s heart had become h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical .
Con@@ cer@@ ning his ministry in Eph@@ esus , the apostle Paul wrote : “ A large do@@ or that lea@@ ds to activ@@ ity has been op@@ ened to me . ”
To en@@ sure a good cro@@ p , B@@ at@@ ang@@ an tra@@ dition requi@@ red that worshi@@ p@@ ers k@@ ill a c@@ hi@@ ck@@ en , let@@ ting the blood d@@ ri@@ p into water while they pray@@ ed .
Even the comm@@ on gra@@ ve of mankind will be emp@@ ti@@ ed as de@@ a@@ ths give way to resur@@ rec@@ tions .
Gi@@ ve examples of the con@@ vi@@ ction of God’s servants , and expla@@ in how we can have similar courage .
Let us , then , with the help of the Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ ers , pe@@ er into the mind of Christ .
The Hebrew ver@@ b transl@@ ated “ is s@@ ti@@ r@@ red ” origin@@ ally me@@ ant “ to bu@@ b@@ ble up , ” or “ bo@@ il . ”
That should regul@@ arly be a sub@@ ject of our en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic con@@ vers@@ ation with relati@@ ves and others .
He needed to sto@@ p re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing their mis@@ takes and prom@@ o@@ te un@@ ity in the congregation .
On the other hand , know@@ ing God’s name , Jehovah , has helped many hon@@ es@@ the@@ ar@@ ted worshipp@@ ers to draw clo@@ s@@ er to God .
R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y would be com@@ mon@@ place .
Dis@@ c@@ us@@ sing thoughts that we would like to share with inter@@ ested ones is a good way to keep our min@@ ds foc@@ used on our ob@@ je@@ ctive .
They have the responsi@@ bility to ra@@ ise their children “ in the discipl@@ ine and ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on of Jehovah . ”
• In what ways can we gl@@ ori@@ fy God ?
A D@@ U@@ T@@ C@@ H new@@ s@@ pa@@ per descri@@ bed how ch@@ urch lead@@ ers were d@@ ressed at one of their meetings .
Y@@ oung A@@ bi@@ j@@ ah was likely in direc@@ t cont@@ act with the ag@@ ri@@ cul@@ tural life of the country .
Di@@ d you ever wa@@ ke up on a su@@ n@@ n@@ y day , bre@@ a@@ the in the f@@ res@@ h a@@ ir , and feel g@@ la@@ d to be ali@@ ve ?
S@@ ome@@ times , though , things are not so in@@ no@@ c@@ ent .
They have accepted the good news of sal@@ vation and are exerc@@ ising faith in Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice .
On Mar@@ ch 9 , 200@@ 2 , the 5@@ ,@@ 5@@ 5@@ 4 in attend@@ ance for the gra@@ du@@ ation pro@@ gra@@ m listen@@ ed with deli@@ ght .
M@@ or@@ al standards in the world have fal@@ le@@ n so low that for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation is consider@@ ed nor@@ ma@@ l and ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ ality is vie@@ wed simply as a matter of personal cho@@ ice .
Like J@@ ane , many young people have learned the wisdom of see@@ king their parents ’ guid@@ ance in this matter of associ@@ ation .
“ The li@@ ps of the wise ones keep sc@@ at@@ ter@@ ing knowledge about ”
O@@ r what if your mate is not a Witness and wants to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate fully ?
In 19@@ 0@@ 9 , C .
“ I don@@ ’t have time to listen , ” she said .
What can Christian wi@@ ves learn from the examples of S@@ ar@@ ah and Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h ?
What are some ways in which we show respect for fellow believers ?
( b ) How can we encoura@@ ge those who are in full - time service today ?
A sister from Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a rel@@ ates : “ My father - in - law str@@ ong@@ ly op@@ posed the truth .
In many lands where com@@ pu@@ ters are comm@@ on hous@@ eho@@ ld it@@ em@@ s , ob@@ sc@@ ene i@@ ma@@ ges are only a few c@@ lic@@ ks of a m@@ ouse away .
Jehovah “ ra@@ ised him up from the dead and . . . made him head over all things to the congregation , which is his body . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 20 - 23 .
I@@ N TH@@ E first century C.E . , many Christian congregations b@@ lo@@ s@@ som@@ ed in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or ( main@@ ly mo@@ der@@ n - day T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y ) .
If you s@@ ow , or cultiv@@ ate , spiritu@@ ality as a cou@@ ple , you will ev@@ en@@ tually re@@ a@@ p a more pe@@ ace@@ ful and re@@ war@@ ding marriage .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory , world rul@@ ers have ac@@ ted con@@ ten@@ ti@@ ously , like w@@ il@@ d ani@@ mal@@ s bat@@ t@@ ling against one another .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , “ like a fi@@ re@@ po@@ t among tre@@ es and like a fi@@ er@@ y t@@ or@@ ch in a ro@@ w of new@@ ly cu@@ t gra@@ in , ” fo@@ o@@ t@@ st@@ ep followers of Christ in our day set things af@@ l@@ ame in a spiritual way .
Even if someone in the congregation up@@ se@@ ts us , where el@@ se can we turn ?
A man should fe@@ ed and ch@@ er@@ ish his wife with the same di@@ lig@@ ence that he fe@@ e@@ ds and ch@@ eri@@ sh@@ es himself .
When we arri@@ ved in A@@ pri@@ l 194@@ 7 , a man nam@@ ed Jo@@ shua was the only Witness in S@@ ing@@ ap@@ ore .
On@@ ce she li@@ f@@ ted her bang@@ s and showed me a deep s@@ ca@@ r , the result of being stru@@ ck by a persecu@@ t@@ or .
But we can devel@@ op a more bal@@ an@@ ced view , one like God’s .
In the hear@@ ing of the enti@@ re congregation of Israel , he rec@@ ited a s@@ ong con@@ tain@@ ing these words : “ They are a nation devo@@ id of sense , and there is no understanding among them . If only they were wise !
22 : 17 .
A few years later , Li@@ vi@@ ja was appointed to be a special pioneer .
For 40 years in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness , Jehovah car@@ ed for the Israelites , provi@@ ding them with food and water .
• Why are we jo@@ y@@ ful even though we are persecu@@ ted ?
It seem@@ s that by Jesus ’ day , some religious teach@@ ers had inclu@@ ded the ‘ law of re@@ tal@@ i@@ ation ’ in their or@@ al tra@@ dition as appro@@ val for personal v@@ enge@@ ance .
Jehovah here descri@@ bes himself as a loving par@@ ent who is pati@@ ently teaching a child to walk , perhaps taking him into His ar@@ ms when he f@@ alls .
The meeting took place at the s@@ ite of an al@@ ta@@ r of Jehovah that had been “ t@@ or@@ n down , ” pro@@ ba@@ bly to ple@@ ase Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l .
This account of Saul and David con@@ tain@@ s a streng@@ th@@ ening less@@ on : Per@@ secu@@ t@@ ors of God’s servants cannot succ@@ e@@ ed when op@@ posed by God’s spirit .
Can a person be dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed from the Christian congregation for eng@@ ag@@ ing in un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness as he can be for for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation or lo@@ ose conduct ?
Jesus , who was spiritually str@@ ong@@ er than any human who ever lived , said of himself : “ The Son of man came , not to be minis@@ tered to , but to minis@@ ter and to give his soul a ransom in ex@@ change for many . ”
Paul wr@@ ites : “ By means of [ Jesus Christ ] we have the rel@@ e@@ ase by ransom through the blood of that one , y@@ es , the for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of our t@@ res@@ pas@@ ses , according to the ri@@ ches of his un@@ deser@@ ved kindness . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 7 .
Sa@@ ys Peter : “ Our Christian brothers in other coun@@ tri@@ es went out of their way to provide us with Bible liter@@ ature .
Christians take the in@@ iti@@ ative to clean up their sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s
One way we demonstr@@ ate such interest is by the way we listen .
T@@ ake Jac@@ ob@@ ’s son Joseph as an example .
Then continue to n@@ ou@@ ris@@ h your faith and to ‘ prove yourself ready , because at an h@@ our that you do not think to be it , the Son of man is coming . ’ ​ — Matthew 24 : 4@@ 3 , 4@@ 4 .
What would ha@@ p@@ pen if we did not give prom@@ pt attention to the matter and continued to d@@ ri@@ ve the ve@@ hi@@ c@@ le ?
Those giving su@@ ck he will conduct with care . ” ​ — Isaiah 40 : 10 , 11 .
Although a Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ist , my sister began stud@@ ying the Bible with the mission@@ ary and encoura@@ ged me to study the Bible too .
Jehovah has not for@@ ced people to serve him , but he has op@@ ened the way for us to return to him . ​ — Romans 5 : 10 .
When Jehovah cre@@ ated the first cou@@ ple , he high@@ ligh@@ ted the need for co@@ op@@ er@@ ation .
I had learned from Eph@@ es@@ ians chap@@ ter 6 that Jehovah wanted me to obey my parents .
E@@ very day , we need to cultiv@@ ate loy@@ al@@ ty to God through study of his Word , medit@@ ation on it , and hear@@ t@@ felt prayer to our heavenly Father .
Indeed , we should con@@ stan@@ tly pray for holy spirit .
The gu@@ ar@@ ds had a special me@@ th@@ od of inter@@ ro@@ g@@ ation .
I had vari@@ ous assign@@ ments in the home .
The ang@@ el G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el had explained to M@@ ary : “ Ho@@ ly spirit will come upon you , and power of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh will over@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ w you . For that reason also what is born will be called holy , God’s Son . ”
Yes , a s@@ inc@@ ere Christian deli@@ gh@@ ts to be a streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id to others .
We are ur@@ ged to pa@@ y attention to wisdom and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment so as to gu@@ ard our thinking ability .
For a discus@@ sion of this prophecy , see chap@@ ter 11 of Pa@@ y A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion to Dani@@ el@@ ’s Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy !
As we strengthen family b@@ on@@ ds , however , we gro@@ w clo@@ s@@ er to one another , and life be@@ comes ri@@ ch@@ er .
The con@@ vers@@ ation we had on the ev@@ ening he came to vis@@ it was the beg@@ in@@ ning of many chang@@ es for me .
Then Bro@@ ther K@@ nor@@ r told me : “ I like to have sh@@ ar@@ p@@ ened p@@ enc@@ il@@ s on my des@@ k .
What if the answer to some of these questions is y@@ es ?
They think that God does not care about people .
Do not give up !
The Greek word for “ discipl@@ ine ” pri@@ mar@@ ily rel@@ ates to instru@@ ction , educ@@ ation , cor@@ rection and , at times , fir@@ m but loving cha@@ st@@ is@@ ement .
Many of the Hebrew prophe@@ ts also descri@@ bed and war@@ ned of the great day of Jehovah’s judgment .
How Can You P@@ ra@@ ise Jehovah ?
If a s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic ques@@ tioned whether your father would really help you in a c@@ ris@@ is , you might not be able to con@@ v@@ in@@ ce him that your father is tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy .
James explained that to have faith , we need to do more than just believe .
The Bible in I@@ tal@@ i@@ an ​ — A Tr@@ oub@@ led H@@ ist@@ ory
From A@@ be@@ l on@@ ward , God has been writ@@ ing in a book , as it were , the n@@ ames of those who will be re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed with everlasting life in view .
Why did Jesus d@@ el@@ a@@ y ?
Fir@@ st , Satan will have to witness from beg@@ in@@ ning to end his enti@@ re organization on earth being wi@@ ped out .
If that is not possible right now , then beg@@ in associ@@ ating in your own country with publi@@ sh@@ ers from another e@@ th@@ ni@@ c group .
My dedic@@ ation and baptism helped me to remain ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast in keep@@ ing my go@@ als ali@@ ve during the rema@@ ining years I sp@@ ent atten@@ ding school .
It also made them more determined than ever to help people spiritually in their mission@@ ary assignment .
It r@@ ene@@ ws our strength because of the joy that it in@@ fu@@ ses in us , a joy that makes the ro@@ ad a@@ head of us e@@ asi@@ er to tre@@ ad .
He inspired the apostle Paul to wr@@ ite that His “ good ple@@ asure ” is “ to ga@@ ther all things together again in the Christ , the things in the heavens and the things on the earth . ”
I@@ ts pri@@ m@@ ary purpose is to reve@@ al God’s will for mankind .
( a ) What disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ing situation did R@@ ac@@ he@@ l have ?
Ther@@ efore , we are determined to give a rep@@ ly to Satan’s false acc@@ us@@ ations and to make Jehovah’s heart rejo@@ ice by rend@@ ering sac@@ red service to our heavenly Father “ day and night . ” ​ — Re@@ v .
• Why can we be gr@@ ate@@ ful that we know the truth ?
As a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er without a mother , I felt that this was ex@@ ac@@ tly what I needed .
In fact , all “ fine works ” done in the inter@@ ests of God’s Kingdom bring praise to Jehovah . ​ — Matthew 5 : 16 .
Why is the book of Job not mer@@ ely an account of one man@@ ’s tri@@ als ?
Many who have done so have been over@@ jo@@ yed with the resul@@ ts .
How did some in the first century reve@@ al that they had a bad attitude , and what might have been the reason for it ?
I@@ t’s a stru@@ gg@@ le between mind and body ; our min@@ ds tell us that we need to sp@@ end time lear@@ ning about God together , but our bo@@ dies c@@ ra@@ ve some rest . ”
Satan himself kno@@ ws that his days as world rul@@ er are f@@ ast r@@ un@@ ning out .
During the meeting , J@@ on@@ a@@ than s@@ at on my left , Ru@@ th on my right , follow@@ ed by Mar@@ g@@ ari@@ th@@ a , and on her right , E@@ s@@ ther .
The So@@ li@@ d B@@ as@@ is of Christian Tru@@ th
Des@@ ign@@ ed to help young Witnesses to make right decisions regarding their future , this new tr@@ act gives Scriptural ad@@ vice on building an everlasting care@@ er in Jehovah’s service .
The pre@@ ce@@ ding examples by no means re@@ present an ex@@ ha@@ us@@ tive l@@ ist .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 1@@ 7@@ 7 , 2@@ 12
• What fac@@ t@@ ors helped Job to end@@ ure ?
( Com@@ pare Hebrews 10 : 30 . )
Des@@ cri@@ be the special pres@@ ent@@ ation of sing@@ ing during Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s rule as gover@@ nor in Jerusalem .
A@@ no@@ ther S@@ ur@@ pris@@ e That Ch@@ ang@@ ed Our Li@@ ves
Th@@ ough we are few in number com@@ pared with the nations , our ze@@ al@@ ous share in the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making activ@@ ity br@@ ings us to the worl@@ d’s attention .
El@@ ders who have the mind of Christ often see early war@@ ning sign@@ s of fle@@ sh@@ ly thinking .
Read Psal@@ ms 14@@ 8 - 1@@ 50 , and ob@@ serve how often these three psal@@ ms encoura@@ ge us to praise Jehovah .
At another time , “ he went up into the m@@ oun@@ tain by himself to pray . ”
Jehovah pointed to the earth , the se@@ a , the star@@ ry heavens , the ani@@ mal@@ s , and to many other mar@@ vel@@ s of cre@@ ation .
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately , God declar@@ ed his in@@ ten@@ tion to rec@@ ti@@ fy this sa@@ d situation and give Ad@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants a way to gain end@@ less life .
W@@ as the apostle wor@@ ri@@ ed that G@@ a@@ i@@ us might h@@ es@@ it@@ ate because Di@@ o@@ tre@@ ph@@ es was at@@ temp@@ ting to thro@@ w ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able Christians out of the congregation ?
Be@@ g@@ in@@ ning at age se@@ ven and thr@@ ough@@ out her years in el@@ em@@ ent@@ ary school , this young gi@@ r@@ l invit@@ ed her teach@@ ers to the Kingdom H@@ all wh@@ en@@ ever she had an assignment in the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol .
“ The W@@ a@@ y of H@@ ol@@ iness ” is o@@ pen to all who are willing “ to present [ their ] bo@@ dies a sacrifice living , holy , accep@@ table to God . ” ​ — R@@ om . 12 : 1 .
How was Paul re@@ war@@ ded for end@@ uring in the ministry ?
You Ha@@ ve Be@@ en S@@ an@@ c@@ ti@@ fied
However , des@@ pite the parents ’ best efforts , some children leave Jehovah .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , our dedic@@ ation is a personal matter , and no@@ body el@@ se can make it for us .
They must also listen to his brothers .
God c@@ learly demonstr@@ ated his disa@@ p@@ pro@@ val of mi@@ x@@ ing false worship with his true worship .
‘ How can this be ? ’ you won@@ der .
A no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy example of Al@@ me@@ i@@ da@@ ’s integrity as a transl@@ at@@ or is his use of the divine name to rend@@ er the Hebrew T@@ et@@ ra@@ gr@@ am@@ mat@@ on .
Such ‘ pl@@ ans make for advan@@ ta@@ ge . ’ ​ — Pro@@ v .
In what sense are Christians s@@ ow@@ ing se@@ ed today ?
( b ) How do we know that mu@@ si@@ c was consider@@ ed to have an important place in worship in ancient Israel ?
With reg@@ ard to exerc@@ ising pati@@ ence , Jehovah does not ex@@ pect us to do something that he is not willing to do himself
15 , 16 . ( a ) What resul@@ ted from one publi@@ sh@@ er@@ ’s wit@@ ness@@ ing to a relati@@ ve ?
Be@@ ing influ@@ enced by such a live - for - today spirit could cause us to become “ in@@ ac@@ tive or un@@ fru@@ it@@ ful . ”
M@@ ore than even Bible knowledge , it is often our cha@@ st@@ e , pe@@ ace@@ ful conduct that in@@ iti@@ ally dra@@ ws people to the organization and in turn to God and to Christ . You can share in ex@@ ten@@ ding the bor@@ ders of the spiritual par@@ adise ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 18 , 19 )
In the years that follow@@ ed , we became parents to si@@ x children in rather quic@@ k succ@@ es@@ sion .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying the wise counsel found in the book of E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es will in@@ deed help us to lead a mean@@ ing@@ ful and happy life .
S@@ pan@@ ish Ju@@ ly 13 - 15 , Ju@@ ly 20 - 22
But we need more than just an in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al understanding of what those em@@ ble@@ ms mean .
Hebrews 11 : 6 should reas@@ sure us of what ?
In the days following , you can sp@@ end ex@@ tr@@ a time with her .
N@@ atur@@ ally , it is f@@ it@@ ting that we respon@@ d to Jehovah’s love by loving him in return and by obe@@ ying his comman@@ d@@ ments . ​ — 1 John 4 : 19 ; 5 : 3 .
Hence , with the appro@@ val of the local body of elders , Timothy became an ass@@ ist@@ ant to Paul in mission@@ ary activ@@ ity . ​ — Read Acts 16 : 1 - 3 .
I did not accept that decision , so I was sen@@ ten@@ ced to two years in the M@@ c@@ N@@ ei@@ l Is@@ land pris@@ on in W@@ a@@ shin@@ g@@ t@@ on St@@ ate .
As sin@@ ful people , we need to be re@@ conc@@ iled to God , that is , to have our sin@@ s for@@ given so that we can have God’s appro@@ val and fri@@ end@@ ship .
Those who have died can be rest@@ ored to life through a resurrection .
You see , I loved ma@@ them@@ ati@@ c@@ s , and I had my heart set on teaching mat@@ h .
M@@ anu@@ el * found this to be true .
However , with Jesus ’ death , the Law was taken out of the way .
And I will show com@@ pas@@ sion upon them , just as a man shows com@@ pas@@ sion upon his son who is serving him . ” ’ ”
W@@ he@@ ther our hope is heavenly or earthly , our re@@ ward for faith@@ ful@@ ness under tri@@ al is im@@ me@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ bly greater than anything we deser@@ ve .
This book has trans@@ c@@ ended n@@ ational b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries , rac@@ i@@ al div@@ isions , and e@@ th@@ ni@@ c ba@@ r@@ ri@@ ers .
How wise it is to he@@ ed the ad@@ vice not to ‘ put faith in every word ’ !
S@@ up@@ pose we need to make a very difficult decision .
The 25 - year - old son of a Witness and two sisters of the s@@ on@@ ’s fi@@ an@@ c@@ é@@ e were kil@@ led .
Why did one sister feel sure that Jehovah kno@@ ws what we need ?
The following letter was received by the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que :
There individuals can de@@ po@@ si@@ t vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary don@@ ations if they so desire .
He d@@ ri@@ f@@ ted from city to city , travel@@ ing with tru@@ ck d@@ ri@@ v@@ ers .
Why is Jehovah the only one who can uni@@ fy milli@@ ons of people from all nations ?
He therefore received God’s fav@@ or and blessing . ​ — L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 19 : 18 ; Ru@@ th 2 : 5 - 16 .
From about 19@@ 0@@ 8 to 19@@ 18 , our home in D@@ al@@ t@@ on ​ — lo@@ c@@ ated mi@@ d@@ way between P@@ it@@ t@@ s@@ bur@@ gh , Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a , and C@@ le@@ vel@@ and , O@@ hi@@ o — ​ accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ated the meetings of a small congregation of Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents .
And it de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely is not a m@@ ere jo@@ g with fre@@ qu@@ ent id@@ le m@@ om@@ ents .
If you do not know one of Jehovah’s Witnesses person@@ ally , ple@@ ase wr@@ ite to one of the ad@@ d@@ res@@ ses lis@@ ted on page 4 of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine .
“ Y@@ O@@ U received free , give free . ”
Hence , any who per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve that their first love for Jehovah and the truth has w@@ an@@ ed would do well to pon@@ der these questions : ‘ What pres@@ sures am I fac@@ ing in life , and how am I re@@ ac@@ ting to them ?
B@@ A@@ C@@ K in the n@@ in@@ th century B.C.E . , the prophet A@@ mo@@ s was comman@@ ded by wicked A@@ ma@@ z@@ iah , a cal@@ f - worshipp@@ ing pri@@ est , to sto@@ p pro@@ ph@@ es@@ ying in Israel .
But now he had ob@@ served Jesus pra@@ ying , and he likely sen@@ sed that there was a bi@@ g differ@@ ence between the san@@ c@@ ti@@ mon@@ i@@ ous prayers of the ra@@ b@@ bi@@ s and the way Jesus pray@@ ed . ​ — Matthew 6 : 5 - 8 .
But how is the fear of Jehovah “ a heal@@ ing to your n@@ av@@ el ” ?
S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then your fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah God through regul@@ ar study and prayer .
And the good works that we have already done are in@@ deli@@ bly recorded in God’s mem@@ ory .
( b ) What princi@@ ple stated at 1 Corinthians 16 : 1 , 2 can help us ?
She was imp@@ ressed to see artic@@ les that discus@@ s from the Bible the best way to pre@@ v@@ ent A@@ I@@ D@@ S and how to help in@@ fe@@ cted ones cop@@ e with their situation .
Do more than just read s@@ crip@@ tures ; expla@@ in them .
Because Joseph valu@@ ed his relationship with Jehovah and foc@@ used on it with all his heart .
We are free . ”
Jesus could therefore say : “ The very things I heard from him [ the Father ] I am speaking in the world . ”
On@@ ce the e@@ ag@@ le lo@@ c@@ ates a ther@@ ma@@ l , it s@@ pre@@ a@@ ds out its w@@ ings and cir@@ c@@ les around within the co@@ lum@@ n of a@@ ir , ris@@ ing high@@ er and high@@ er .
P@@ ere L@@ lu@@ í@@ s B@@ or@@ gi@@ a was given the gover@@ nor@@ ship of vari@@ ous c@@ ities .
O@@ ver one th@@ ir@@ d of the people inter@@ vie@@ wed in one sur@@ ve@@ y said that they had been h@@ it or ne@@ arly h@@ it by a ve@@ hi@@ c@@ le with a d@@ ri@@ ver using a c@@ ell p@@ ho@@ ne .
S@@ how@@ ing in@@ iti@@ ative and personal interest may lead to similar jo@@ y@@ ful resul@@ ts in our ministry .
Rather , he is dis@@ cre@@ et in his displa@@ y of it .
They in@@ s@@ ist on their right to make their own decisions , res@@ en@@ ting even the thought of someone el@@ se deci@@ ding for them .
T@@ ake , for example , the matter of marriage .
The t@@ ent of God is with mankind , and he will re@@ side with them , and they will be his pe@@ op@@ les . And God himself will be with them .
If that is the case , show special consider@@ ation , always being kind and pleas@@ ant .
AT@@ T@@ R@@ I@@ BU@@ T@@ IN@@ G ho@@ l@@ iness in the su@@ per@@ l@@ ative de@@ gre@@ e to Jehovah God , the Bible states : “ Ho@@ ly , holy , holy is Jehovah . ”
Do your children understand the hist@@ ory and fun@@ ction of the earthly part of God’s organization ?
When did false Christians beg@@ in to dis@@ own Christ ?
The apostle John refer@@ red to a vision he had , saying : “ I saw another ang@@ el . . . , and he had everlasting good news to dec@@ l@@ are as g@@ la@@ d ti@@ ding@@ s to those who d@@ well on the earth , and to every nation and tri@@ be and t@@ ong@@ ue and people . ”
Does it matter whether you know and live by what the Bible teach@@ es about se@@ x ?
Th@@ ings did not work out , but that vis@@ it made M@@ y@@ kola believe that the Bible must be full of bor@@ ing st@@ ori@@ es about O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x pri@@ ests , c@@ and@@ les , and religious ho@@ li@@ days .
In this con@@ text , “ the world ” ref@@ ers to human@@ kind .
He ther@@ e@@ by gave some of his faithful disciples the pro@@ spe@@ ct of jo@@ ining him as k@@ ings in God’s Kingdom . ​ — Read Luke 22 : 28 - 30 .
Then her father began to take her and her sisters to Christian meetings .
4 : 17 - 19 .
The Bible indic@@ ates that God’s ang@@ eli@@ c sons are invit@@ ed into his pres@@ ence at appointed times .
That con@@ vers@@ ation was an example of heart - to - heart commun@@ ic@@ ation .
His Word also as@@ sures us that he “ does not act wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dly . ”
While pione@@ ering in L@@ is@@ bur@@ n , I@@ rel@@ and , I stu@@ died with a man who was an ass@@ ist@@ ant pa@@ st@@ or in a Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant ch@@ urch .
In to@@ da@@ y’s world , people who are mil@@ d and pati@@ ent are often consider@@ ed we@@ ak .
Ma@@ y@@ be we were able to ar@@ ouse interest in the Kingdom message with a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly effe@@ ctive in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction or l@@ ine of reason@@ ing .
What trans@@ iti@@ on in rul@@ er@@ ship are we ne@@ aring ?
Jesus was a perfect mo@@ de@@ l of ze@@ al and devo@@ tion for all his followers .
It may be fear of standing out or of pos@@ si@@ bly s@@ oun@@ ding un@@ pleas@@ ant to others .
There is such an ev@@ ent ​ — the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver .
S@@ T@@ X E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe
Al@@ together , 25 Witnesses took the course .
Ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ ts do@@ cum@@ ented how ancient s@@ cul@@ p@@ t@@ ors and pa@@ in@@ ters i@@ mag@@ ined N@@ ike , the w@@ ing@@ ed Greek go@@ dd@@ ess of vi@@ ct@@ ory , ex@@ ten@@ ding the cro@@ wn to the vi@@ ct@@ or .
Is it love gover@@ ned by Bible principles ?
Does not the vari@@ ety of fo@@ o@@ ds that deli@@ ght our p@@ al@@ ate and the beau@@ ty of su@@ n@@ ris@@ es and su@@ n@@ se@@ ts reve@@ al his love for mankind ? ​ — Psalm 10@@ 4 : 24 ; Isaiah 40 : 26 .
I have received his help , and my heart rejo@@ ic@@ es . ”
In this tr@@ oub@@ led world , the Christian congregation is a spiritual o@@ as@@ is .
You can read those chap@@ ters in perhaps 15 to 20 min@@ ut@@ es , and you will be am@@ a@@ zed to find how simp@@ le yet powerful Jesus ’ words are .
The m@@ oun@@ tain a@@ ir was filled with the sm@@ ell of t@@ ort@@ ill@@ as bak@@ ing in st@@ one o@@ ven@@ s .
Now all who want to do so have the opportunity to ac@@ hi@@ eve a clean standing before Jehovah and to enjoy “ fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch ” toward God ​ — but only if they exerc@@ ise faith in Jesus ’ sacrifice and pray in his name . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 3 : 11 , 12 .
Such in@@ tim@@ ate knowledge on God’s part made David feel secu@@ re , just as a small child feel@@ s secu@@ re in the ar@@ ms of his loving parents .
Such bo@@ t@@ t@@ les were used to hold mil@@ k , bu@@ t@@ ter , c@@ he@@ ese , or water .
“ Jehovah will certainly ga@@ ther [ rest@@ ore ] the pri@@ de of Jac@@ o@@ b . ”
Such ones learn that doing God’s will br@@ ings blessings that are far ri@@ ch@@ er than anything the se@@ cul@@ ar world off@@ ers .
Many ma@@ ch@@ ines are desi@@ gn@@ ed to obey instru@@ ctions .
On J@@ anu@@ ary 8 , 194@@ 2 , Joseph Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d , who had been taking the lead among Jehovah’s Witnesses worl@@ d@@ wide , died .
Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 7 .
What arrang@@ ements has Jesus made for us to receive “ food at the prop@@ er time ” ?
W@@ ere I inc@@ l@@ ined to tell and speak of them , they have become more num@@ er@@ ous than I can rec@@ ount . ”
. . but not of these
He accepted it and supp@@ or@@ ted David even at the ris@@ k of his own life .
It is reas@@ sur@@ ing to know that Jehovah w@@ atch@@ es over his people .
▸ In fr@@ on@@ t of the class , your daugh@@ ter is asked why she does not sal@@ u@@ te the f@@ la@@ g .
That re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble expres@@ sion sing@@ les out E@@ no@@ ch as a godly man in a go@@ d@@ less world .
All of us pla@@ y a ro@@ le in making sure that the dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing ser@@ ves its purpose .
“ One ev@@ ening I had to work longer , ” rec@@ alls Ri@@ ch@@ ard , “ so I set off for the C@@ ze@@ ch side later than my brothers .
* As a result of our efforts and Jehovah’s blessing , the preaching work is acc@@ el@@ er@@ ating , and many continue to st@@ re@@ am to “ the m@@ oun@@ tain of the house of Jehovah . ”
Wh@@ er@@ e@@ as ever@@ yone el@@ se was ba@@ ff@@ led , Daniel acc@@ ur@@ ately told the king what he wanted to know .
I was quic@@ k@@ ly dra@@ wn into an under@@ world of d@@ ru@@ g@@ s and im@@ mor@@ ality .
Ch@@ an@@ tal from Cana@@ da rel@@ ates : “ In 200@@ 8 , I moved to an are@@ a on E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or@@ ’s co@@ ast where there was only one congregation .
Then came a fur@@ ther tri@@ al .
• How did Jesus show his ke@@ en appreciation for the high value of the Kingdom ?
H@@ app@@ y Des@@ pite L@@ imit@@ ations
How the D@@ r@@ ama Be@@ g@@ an
Ab@@ out ten years pas@@ s , and the two sons die chil@@ d@@ less , lea@@ ving the three women on their own .
They sta@@ yed on the jo@@ b year after year , never com@@ pla@@ ining or expe@@ cting a “ prom@@ o@@ tion . ”
So I ur@@ ged her to consider other Scriptural principles .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , Ru@@ th and Na@@ om@@ i sh@@ ared a deep love for God , and they allow@@ ed this love to influ@@ ence the way they tre@@ ated each other .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e be@@ coming mer@@ ci@@ ful , just as your Father is mer@@ ci@@ ful . ” ​ — Luke 6 : 32 - 36 .
“ I do not know why I was cho@@ s@@ en for this ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
To help us to continue in our ministry , D@@ ut@@ ch Witnesses gave us the n@@ ames of people who had sh@@ own interest in our work , and we were able to study the Bible with some of them .
Still , her daugh@@ ter M@@ er@@ i ; her gr@@ and@@ s@@ on@@ ’s wife , L@@ onda ; and her great - gr@@ and@@ children N@@ ana and Z@@ a@@ za , who had all become Jehovah’s Witnesses , continued to talk to her about the Bible .
The in@@ spe@@ ction pro@@ c@@ ess only began in 19@@ 18 / 19 when the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave as a class pas@@ sed the t@@ est .
Yet , it seem@@ s that K@@ or@@ ah en@@ vi@@ ed Moses and A@@ ar@@ on and res@@ ented their prom@@ in@@ ence , and this led him to say ​ — wr@@ ong@@ ly — ​ that they had ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ar@@ ily and sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly li@@ f@@ ted themselves up a@@ bo@@ ve the congregation . ​ — Psalm 10@@ 6 : 16 .
He likely wrote these words about 6@@ 5 C.E . during the persecu@@ tion by N@@ er@@ o .
For example , you may have been thinking about serving as a pioneer or mo@@ ving to an are@@ a where the need is greater .
When teaching , we can high@@ light God’s promise to bl@@ ess us a@@ bun@@ d@@ an@@ tly if we put Kingdom inter@@ ests first .
( a ) Ex@@ pla@@ in what we can learn from James 3 : 16 - 18 about a good spirit and a bad spirit . ( b ) What resul@@ ts from displa@@ ying “ the wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve ” ?
Now they want me to demonstr@@ ate in public that I respect the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law .
In Jer@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s day , the we@@ igh@@ ty pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ements ut@@ tered by the prophet regarding Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s des@@ tru@@ ction were a bur@@ den to his fellow coun@@ tr@@ y@@ men .
After our first son was born , I became ter@@ ri@@ fied that because of my viol@@ ent temp@@ er , I would turn out like my st@@ ep@@ father and a@@ bu@@ se my family .
Re@@ fle@@ cting on Jesus ’ example can help a man become a better husband and father
Gi@@ ve an example of how true friends can bring comfort even when close relati@@ ves fai@@ l to do so .
At that , “ the men of N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h began to put faith in God , and they pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to pro@@ cla@@ im a f@@ ast and to put on sac@@ k@@ clo@@ th . ”
12 : 4@@ 1 - 4@@ 4 .
During the pre@@ par@@ ation of Christian liter@@ ature , D@@ V@@ D@@ s , and other Bible - based material , our writ@@ ers , ar@@ t@@ ists , re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers , and others draw on ar@@ c@@ hi@@ val res@@ our@@ ces .
When a tra@@ ge@@ dy str@@ ik@@ es , cl@@ er@@ gy@@ men may say that God “ took ” the vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s to be with him in heaven .
What opportunity did n@@ atur@@ al Jews have after 36 C.E . ?
What human fa@@ ul@@ t could never be as@@ cri@@ bed to Jehovah ?
As part of the K@@ ing@@ ’s bel@@ ong@@ ings , they are happy to co@@ op@@ er@@ ate fully with the arrang@@ ements made by the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , which re@@ pres@@ ents “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
What challeng@@ es might we face as we end@@ e@@ av@@ or to conduct a Bible study ?
On@@ ly by being dec@@ ep@@ tive can Satan turn people against the loving God , Jehovah .
P@@ ri@@ v@@ ile@@ ges and B@@ less@@ ings in N@@ or@@ ther@@ n I@@ rel@@ and
Un@@ like him , however , those who “ are in acc@@ ord with the flesh ” do not even put up a fi@@ ght .
To imp@@ ro@@ ve relation@@ shi@@ ps , even with enem@@ ies , the Bible re@@ comm@@ ends ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality .
“ You took away the ke@@ y of knowledge , ” Jesus told them . “ You y@@ ourselves did not go in , and you h@@ in@@ der those going in ! ”
Like Bethel family members , they regul@@ arly atten@@ d meetings and share in the ministry lo@@ c@@ ally , so they are a blessing in many ways .
No doubt , she was high@@ ly reg@@ ar@@ ded by others .
Mi@@ ght it ac@@ tually con@@ tain God’s thoughts ​ — and not mer@@ ely man@@ ’s ? ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 13 .
Those who over@@ see the work at Kingdom H@@ all con@@ stru@@ ction s@@ ites and similar pro@@ je@@ cts are char@@ ged with prote@@ cting Jehovah’s preci@@ ous sheep who are working under their direction .
Noah and his family “ were car@@ ri@@ ed sa@@ f@@ ely through the water . ”
While he is still pra@@ ying , Jehovah s@@ ends the ang@@ el G@@ ab@@ ri@@ el to make Daniel “ have in@@ sight with understanding ” about the coming of the Messi@@ ah .
In his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus gave s@@ ound counsel on mor@@ ality .
They may also be assign@@ ed to vis@@ it branch of@@ fic@@ es as he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ati@@ ves .
H@@ er@@ ber@@ t S@@ en@@ i@@ or
“ When we saw their spiritual hu@@ ng@@ er , ” says S@@ ak@@ ik@@ o , “ we began to study P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese as a family . ”
His first t@@ ask is to ri@@ d the heavens of Satan and his dem@@ ons . ​ — Revelation 6 : 2 ; 12 : 9 .
The local Witnesses made us feel at home right away .
A sur@@ ve@@ y car@@ ri@@ ed out in Au@@ stri@@ a , B@@ r@@ ita@@ in , and the Ne@@ ther@@ lands reve@@ aled wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad ag@@ re@@ ement that God is “ a high@@ er power or an un@@ de@@ fin@@ able se@@ cre@@ t . ”
“ My con@@ st@@ ant pain seem@@ ed to di@@ min@@ ish during the meetings , ” On@@ es@@ mu@@ s rec@@ alls .
How , though , does God discipl@@ ine us ?
No one other than the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ al S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn can give a gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ e of “ the life now and that which is to come ” after he cle@@ ars the earth of those who op@@ pose what is right by re@@ je@@ cting Kingdom rule . ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 8 .
In order to do all of that , Jehovah’s thoughts and language must be su@@ peri@@ or to the thoughts and language of humans .
The ransom is based on what cor@@ respon@@ d@@ ence ?
Revelation 1 : 1 states : “ A re@@ vel@@ ation by Jesus Christ , which God gave him , to show his sla@@ ves the things that must sh@@ ort@@ ly take place .
S@@ ur@@ ely it is un@@ wise to as@@ ser@@ t that mirac@@ les are imp@@ os@@ sible simply because we cannot expla@@ in them based on present knowledge .
“ I am a re@@ pres@@ ent@@ ative from him , and that One sent me for@@ th . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ H@@ N 7 : 29 .
B@@ EL@@ I@@ E@@ F in a resurrection is wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad .
Even un@@ believers com@@ ment on the love , consider@@ ation , and kindness that Christians have for one another .
Such a world ex@@ is@@ ted in No@@ ah’s day and , by divine dec@@ ree , ended with the F@@ lood .
• In the 18@@ 70 ’ s , what did a small group of Bible stud@@ ents come to understand about Christ’s return ?
In a similar way , when Christ takes action as God’s Ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion@@ er , the wicked will be for@@ ced to “ see , ” or per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve , that Jesus is being used by God to ju@@ dge them .
Our love is a responsi@@ ve love ; we are asked to love the God who lo@@ ves us .
For some time , The@@ o@@ do@@ to@@ s had been un@@ set@@ t@@ led as far as our religion was concer@@ ned , and he was as@@ king questions about the Bible .
L@@ ong@@ time p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ m B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in Bar@@ t@@ on once re@@ mar@@ ked , ‘ If I had e@@ at@@ en all the rich things offered me , I would have fin@@ i@@ shed my p@@ il@@ g@@ ri@@ ma@@ ge long ag@@ o . ’
The reason why thinking ability is ess@@ enti@@ al in main@@ tain@@ ing moral pur@@ ity in an un@@ clean world is that the ways of an im@@ moral person are se@@ duc@@ tive .
In fact , the good news is that “ a great crow@@ d ” of people will sur@@ vi@@ ve this worl@@ d@@ wide c@@ at@@ ast@@ ro@@ p@@ he .
When you reli@@ eve the suffering of others , you will feel ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er , more op@@ ti@@ mis@@ tic , less l@@ on@@ ely , and less inc@@ l@@ ined to think ne@@ g@@ ative thoughts .
Jesus went on to call the s@@ cri@@ bes and P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es “ fo@@ ol@@ s . ”
Today people are being op@@ pres@@ sed .
What , then , can we do to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in loo@@ king for the good in all ?
These artic@@ les will help us to see why we must stand fir@@ m against this d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous enem@@ y .
That Kingdom govern@@ ment is very sh@@ ort@@ ly going to bring an end to Satan’s world and then su@@ per@@ v@@ ise the doing of God’s will thr@@ ough@@ out the earth .
( b ) How important is it for a shepher@@ d to displa@@ y love for his family ?
However , I dre@@ ad@@ ed cont@@ act with str@@ ang@@ ers .
Some events take place as a result of “ time and un@@ fore@@ seen occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence . ”
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , main@@ tain@@ ing a sh@@ ar@@ p per@@ c@@ ep@@ tion of our dist@@ in@@ ct id@@ ent@@ ity as Christians is not always eas@@ y .
I sto@@ od my gr@@ ound and refu@@ sed to leave .
Jehovah had c@@ learly pointed out to Ca@@ in : “ If you turn to doing good , will there not be an ex@@ al@@ tation ? ”
T@@ e@@ aching children to love God also requi@@ res regul@@ ar reading and study of his Word .
After consider@@ ing the matter in the light of the Scriptures , she conclu@@ ded that it was not right to s@@ end the ba@@ by away .
How can you know when not to have “ just one more dr@@ ink ” ?
We need to be both teach@@ ers and guid@@ es
“ In God we trust ” has been eng@@ ra@@ ved on in@@ num@@ er@@ able co@@ ins and bil@@ ls in mo@@ der@@ n cur@@ r@@ enc@@ y .
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er to him can help us to bal@@ ance our thinking , and it shows mo@@ des@@ ty .
A young woman whom I was cour@@ ting for@@ ced me to make a difficult cho@@ ice .
A c@@ he@@ er@@ ful gi@@ ver t@@ ou@@ ches our heart .
Those parents might have been anxi@@ ous , since their sons and daugh@@ ters would soon be off to dist@@ ant assign@@ ments .
“ The Tru@@ e K@@ no@@ w@@ le@@ dge Will Be@@ come A@@ bun@@ d@@ ant ”
And how quic@@ k@@ ly in@@ ju@@ ri@@ ous talk can dam@@ age an in@@ no@@ c@@ ent one@@ ’s good re@@ pu@@ tation !
The n@@ atur@@ al love that should ex@@ ist between family members is sa@@ dly l@@ ac@@ king in to@@ da@@ y’s world .
H@@ er me@@ th@@ od is simp@@ le .
I look back with deep f@@ on@@ dness on the many fine fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps I@@ ’@@ ve enjo@@ yed with faithful Christian brothers and sisters .
Although not ever@@ yone is by n@@ ature g@@ reg@@ ari@@ ous or expres@@ sive , being over@@ ly with@@ dra@@ wn can be dam@@ ag@@ ing . “ One is@@ ol@@ ating himself will seek his own sel@@ f@@ ish long@@ ing , ” war@@ ns the Bible .
In the ma@@ j@@ or fulfill@@ ment of Mal@@ ac@@ hi@@ ’s prophecy , “ the day of Jehovah ” is a peri@@ od of time char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized by “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
This seem@@ s to have pa@@ id off , though some did die .
But whether we will succ@@ e@@ ed dep@@ ends on our will@@ ing@@ ness to put for@@ th effort .
C@@ am@@ pan@@ us ob@@ je@@ cted to the ide@@ as of both tr@@ an@@ sub@@ stan@@ ti@@ ation and con@@ sub@@ stan@@ ti@@ ation .
It has been es@@ tim@@ ated that of the 6@@ 0@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 people in the Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re , about 1 in 14 was Jewish .
Thus , never let it be said that we have left the love that we had when we first knew the truth .
Can you i@@ magine Jose@@ p@@ h’s feelings ?
Rather , we should accept ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality with gen@@ u@@ ine appreciation for wh@@ atever our ho@@ st@@ s have to offer .
The A@@ st@@ ro@@ lo@@ g@@ ers
The continued support of my family has per@@ mit@@ ted me to be u@@ se@@ ful in Jehovah’s service and also to serve as an el@@ der in the Christian congregation .
Is this conduct a sy@@ mp@@ to@@ m of another proble@@ m ? ’
C@@ learly , com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ ding the con@@ dition of the dead can help us have a bal@@ an@@ ced view of life .
That reve@@ al@@ ing will beg@@ in when these “ sons , ” resur@@ rec@@ ted to the spirit real@@ m , share with Christ in cle@@ ans@@ ing the earth of evil and pre@@ serving “ a great crow@@ d ” into the new system of things . ​ — Re@@ v .
However , Jesus also indic@@ ated that because of persecu@@ tion , his “ brothers ” might experience hu@@ ng@@ er .
When H@@ i@@ er@@ o@@ c@@ les wrote against the Christians , E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us respon@@ ded in de@@ f@@ en@@ se .
Jesus told the nation of Israel : “ I am sen@@ ding for@@ th to you prophe@@ ts and wise men and public instru@@ ct@@ ors . ”
It fol@@ lo@@ ws , therefore , that they too can cho@@ ose to do right or to do wrong .
And if we do not have en@@ ough money to get these things , it is nor@@ ma@@ l to wor@@ ry .
To teach with simp@@ li@@ city , then , a first requi@@ re@@ ment is to w@@ atch our vo@@ ca@@ bul@@ ary .
But do we tell the truth when we pas@@ s information on to others ?
P@@ ut@@ ting on a bo@@ ld face , she ut@@ ters her words confid@@ ently .
F@@ E@@ W as@@ pe@@ cts of life cause more elation , fru@@ str@@ ation , or wor@@ ry than our deal@@ ings with the op@@ pos@@ ite se@@ x .
( Read 1 Peter 5 : 6 - 10 . )
We are happy to be a part of the earth - wide family that is serving Jehovah . ”
H@@ us@@ ban@@ ds as well as wi@@ ves need to be sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to the emo@@ tional and se@@ x@@ u@@ al needs of their mate . ​ — Read 1 Corinthians 7 : 3 , 4 .
There were fo@@ o@@ tr@@ ac@@ es over three di@@ stances ​ — the st@@ adi@@ u@@ m , of about 2@@ 20 y@@ ar@@ ds [ 2@@ 00 m ] ; the d@@ ou@@ ble course , com@@ par@@ able to to@@ da@@ y’s 4@@ 40 y@@ ar@@ ds [ 4@@ 00 m ] ; and the long r@@ ace , of some 5@@ ,000 y@@ ar@@ ds [ 4@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 m ] .
At that point , Jesus said : “ I began to b@@ eho@@ ld Satan already fal@@ le@@ n like ligh@@ t@@ ning from heaven . ” ​ — Luke 10 : 1 , 17 , 18 .
Because the pri@@ ze will never fa@@ de : “ This is the promised thing that he himself promised us , the life everlasting . ” ​ — 1 John 2 : 25 .
To my sur@@ pris@@ e , he was very fri@@ end@@ ly and offered me the ch@@ ance to speak to the whole class on the sub@@ ject of cre@@ ation . ”
To the ex@@ t@@ ent possible , we still take part in the jo@@ y@@ ful work of making disciples .
What do we learn about Jehovah’s thinking from the way he deal@@ t with Moses and with Abraham ?
A succ@@ ess@@ ful marriage can result in great happiness .
Mo@@ st people hope for an af@@ ter@@ life in the spirit real@@ m .
So I re@@ plac@@ ed my old friends with members of the true Christian congregation ​ — people who res@@ ol@@ ved their differ@@ ences , not with b@@ lo@@ ws or form@@ s of viol@@ ence , but by ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles .
During that time , I also beg@@ ged Jehovah for the strength to go out in the field service .
Ad@@ ul@@ t baptism was not simply a question of religious do@@ g@@ ma ; it was an is@@ sue of power .
Christ’s P@@ res@@ ence — What Does It Me@@ an to You ?
Although Adam and E@@ ve fa@@ iled to per@@ form the assignment they were given , others did as God direc@@ ted .
You you@@ ng@@ st@@ ers may at times be temp@@ ted to dis@@ obey your parents .
“ Ti@@ e them [ my comman@@ d@@ ments ] upon your f@@ ing@@ ers , ” continu@@ es Solomon , “ and wr@@ ite them upon the ta@@ ble@@ t of your heart . ”
When John saw that same ev@@ ent in vision , he descri@@ bed Jesus and the ang@@ eli@@ c heavenly ar@@ mi@@ es as going for@@ th on wh@@ ite hor@@ ses in order to car@@ ry on war in righteousness . ​ — Re@@ v .
And the al@@ ta@@ r it@@ self was ri@@ pp@@ ed ap@@ ar@@ t so that the f@@ at@@ ty a@@ sh@@ es were sp@@ il@@ led out from the al@@ ta@@ r . ”
Jesus qu@@ o@@ ted that st@@ at@@ ement , and would any true Christian disa@@ gre@@ e with him ? ​ — Mark 12 : 29 .
What does the wisdom of the world really am@@ ount to ?
I@@ magine if earth@@ ’s a@@ x@@ is had no t@@ il@@ t !
Is this teaching lo@@ gi@@ cal and Scriptural ?
Some of the people of Mal@@ ta may have been influ@@ enced by conc@@ ep@@ ts of Greek religion .
R@@ es@@ pon@@ si@@ bility came upon us when we heard the word of Jehovah .
( b ) Why is it not a matter of ei@@ ther doing good works or sh@@ aring in the public ministry ?
At other times , though , we may need discipl@@ ine because we have not done what is right .
It is not only children with ag@@ ed parents and appointed servants who should be concer@@ ned about the el@@ der@@ ly .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , by congreg@@ ating regul@@ arly with fellow believers , both young and old can listen to divine teaching , learn to fear God , and walk in his ways . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 31 : 12 .
How true it is that righteousness can cro@@ wn older ones with real beau@@ ty !
What can you learn from the example of Jesus ?
The day of one@@ ’s baptism is a time for gen@@ u@@ ine rejo@@ ic@@ ing .
They have learned the se@@ cre@@ t of being happy with what material things they have .
H@@ ann@@ ah l@@ ent Samuel to Jehovah
The word of God is “ sh@@ ar@@ per than any two - e@@ d@@ ged s@@ word and pi@@ er@@ ces even to the di@@ vi@@ ding of soul and spirit , and of jo@@ in@@ ts and their mar@@ ro@@ w , and is able to dis@@ cer@@ n thoughts and in@@ ten@@ tions of the heart . ”
What was E@@ no@@ ch@@ ’s prophecy ?
If we tre@@ asure our ministry , we will be like the apostle Paul , continu@@ ing to preach des@@ pite persecu@@ tion .
When we were al@@ one in a pro@@ du@@ ction ro@@ om , though , she began making se@@ x@@ u@@ al advan@@ ces .
Un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly , family members will be “ b@@ es@@ i@@ de themselves ” when their dead loved ones are ra@@ ised to life on a par@@ adise earth .
Why Be G@@ u@@ i@@ ded by God’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ?
( b ) Why do you think that Moses made the right decision ?
These events en@@ able de@@ a@@ f Witnesses to see that they are part of a worl@@ d@@ wide Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od benef@@ iting from tim@@ ely spiritual food .
For instance , later in the vision that the apostle John recei@@ ves , the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 are descri@@ bed as those who “ were b@@ ought from among mankind as fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its . ”
K@@ no@@ wing full well that his imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment was il@@ leg@@ al , he c@@ ited the example of the apostle Paul and cho@@ se to remain until he was righ@@ tly ex@@ on@@ er@@ ated , with no s@@ ti@@ g@@ ma att@@ ached to his name . ​ — Acts 16 : 37 .
N@@ ei@@ ther ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le nor ou@@ tri@@ ght op@@ position could in@@ ti@@ mi@@ d@@ ate Jesus into rema@@ ining s@@ il@@ ent .
What is the most direc@@ t r@@ ou@@ te to get there ?
What has already become tra@@ dition in the Ne@@ ther@@ lands or in Eng@@ land is being done in Ger@@ many . ”
In 1@@ 5@@ 5@@ 9 , P@@ op@@ e Paul I@@ V publi@@ shed the first in@@ de@@ x of pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted boo@@ ks , a l@@ ist of works that Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s were for@@ bi@@ d@@ den to read , sel@@ l , transl@@ ate , or pos@@ s@@ ess .
V@@ olu@@ n@@ te@@ ers from the congregation were called on to take care of her needs at the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
14 , 15 . ( a ) Gi@@ ve examples of those who ad@@ ju@@ sted their view of others . ( b ) How can we imitate them ?
As I learned more , I told Mo@@ m that I would sto@@ p par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ist cer@@ em@@ on@@ ies .
The ear@@ li@@ est h@@ y@@ m@@ ns of the V@@ e@@ d@@ as are believ@@ ed to have been com@@ posed ne@@ arly 3@@ ,000 years ag@@ o and trans@@ mit@@ ted or@@ ally . “ It was only in the f@@ our@@ te@@ en@@ th century A@@ .@@ D . that the V@@ e@@ da was written down , ” says P . K .
The fin@@ est way to show mer@@ cy to those out@@ side the congregation is to share Bible truth with them
* Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , if we take the time to coun@@ t our present blessings while medit@@ ating on the jo@@ ys that a@@ wa@@ it us in God’s new world , we can be jo@@ y@@ ful .
[ B@@ lu@@ r@@ b on page 25 ]
But to ‘ ab@@ ho@@ r what is wicked and cl@@ ing to what is good , ’ she needed to medit@@ ate on ke@@ y Bible te@@ x@@ ts .
The Bible ans@@ wers y@@ es , for it speak@@ s of “ the coming system of things . ” ​ — Luke 18 : 30 .
Jehovah’s cor@@ rec@@ tive discipl@@ ine is never for the so@@ le purpose of p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment .
“ We led a com@@ for@@ table life in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates but were concer@@ ned that the materi@@ al@@ is@@ tic en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment there could ev@@ en@@ tually have a ne@@ g@@ ative influ@@ ence on us and our two sons .
To whom was he refer@@ ring ?
With my wife , E@@ r@@ ika
H@@ as it already been ex@@ posed on an@@ t@@ i - ho@@ a@@ x we@@ b@@ s@@ ites ? ’
A Christian would do his ut@@ most to avoid such a standing before his God .
When I said y@@ es , he as@@ sur@@ ed me that everything he would teach me would be proved from my own cop@@ y of the Bible .
Then , Mar@@ í@@ a Isa@@ be@@ l asked to vis@@ it all the cl@@ ass@@ ro@@ om@@ s .
When World W@@ ar I@@ I bro@@ ke out , he refu@@ sed mil@@ it@@ ary service because of his Bible - tra@@ ined conscience and was sent to pris@@ on .
Bro@@ thers also have more time to preach .
How pleas@@ ant it would be to take an af@@ ter@@ no@@ on na@@ p in such a spo@@ t !
What questions must Christian parents consider ?
In view of the pre@@ vail@@ ing l@@ ack of faith around them , the work that they have to do , and the t@@ ests that li@@ e a@@ head , those who become believers need to be streng@@ th@@ ened .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al gro@@ w@@ th continu@@ es where early Christi@@ an@@ ity once f@@ l@@ ou@@ ri@@ shed
And do we not benefit from the vari@@ ety of qualities displa@@ yed by our Christian brothers and sisters ?
They may cho@@ ose to for@@ get , however , that those who re@@ ject religion can eng@@ end@@ er just as much h@@ at@@ red and in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance as those who es@@ p@@ ouse it .
On@@ ce in a while , we are able to eng@@ age in the au@@ x@@ ili@@ ary pioneer service , and we conduct stu@@ dies with inter@@ ested ones .
On one occasi@@ on , I appro@@ ached an a@@ ir@@ por@@ t fi@@ re of@@ fic@@ er and sh@@ ared with him the Bible - based hope of life on a par@@ adise earth .
( Read Matthew 19 : 29 . )
; N@@ ik@@ la@@ us , Y .
The temp@@ er@@ ature so@@ ared , and soon the he@@ at became al@@ most un@@ be@@ ar@@ able .
If you desire Jehovah’s blessing , “ keep listen@@ ing ” to his vo@@ ice .
E@@ very S@@ atur@@ day mor@@ ning , they tra@@ v@@ el about 6@@ 5 mil@@ es [ 1@@ 00 k@@ m ] r@@ ound - tri@@ p to vis@@ it a fe@@ der@@ al de@@ ten@@ tion cen@@ ter .
The we@@ ek before Jesus died , however , it became evid@@ ent that the nation in gener@@ al had re@@ je@@ cted the Messi@@ ah . ​ — Matthew 23 : 37 , 38 .
“ I continued to cor@@ respon@@ d with To@@ m while he was in pris@@ on , and my interest in the Bible deep@@ ened .
For example , one young brother who used to have a well - pa@@ ying jo@@ b wrote : “ Because I live by Bible principles , I soon received prom@@ o@@ tions .
Why can we say that the an@@ nu@@ al A@@ t@@ on@@ ement Da@@ y was not m@@ ere ri@@ tu@@ al ?
• What d@@ ang@@ ers to our spiritu@@ ality should we avoid ?
The same happened to fellow mission@@ aries E@@ ri@@ c and Chris@@ t@@ ina B@@ rit@@ ten and D@@ om@@ en@@ ic@@ k and El@@ sa P@@ ic@@ c@@ one .
Wor@@ ship God “ with spirit and truth ”
On J@@ anu@@ ary 20 , 18@@ 15 , my an@@ c@@ est@@ or Tho@@ ma@@ s ( 1 ) * W@@ il@@ li@@ am@@ s was born at H@@ or@@ n@@ ca@@ st@@ le , Eng@@ land .
Is it un@@ real@@ is@@ tic to believe that such a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l change can ha@@ p@@ pen ?
What a blessing it has proved to be to have all as@@ pe@@ cts of the Kingdom work direc@@ ted by a “ mul@@ titu@@ de of coun@@ sel@@ ors ” ! ​ — Proverbs 15 : 22 ; 24 : 6 .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , parents have many important less@@ ons to teach their children .
“ L@@ ater , I received an invit@@ ation to atten@@ d G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol , but I fe@@ ared going into the un@@ known without my friends . ”
If so , you are not al@@ one .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , that was true of some first - century Christians to whom James wrote this p@@ ene@@ tr@@ ating question : “ What is the s@@ ource of the w@@ ars and fi@@ gh@@ ts among you ? ”
TH@@ E S@@ T@@ O@@ R@@ Y O@@ F G@@ E@@ O@@ R@@ G@@ E Y@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ G A@@ S T@@ O@@ L@@ D B@@ Y R@@ U@@ T@@ H Y@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ G N@@ I@@ C@@ H@@ O@@ L@@ S@@ O@@ N
Such counsel has already benef@@ ited th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds who have app@@ lied it , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of the er@@ a in which they lived or their cul@@ tural ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
A war@@ ning example comes from the time of David , sh@@ ort@@ ly after the death of God’s prophet Samuel .
Still , Paul’s st@@ at@@ ement that ‘ all Israel would be sa@@ ved ’ was true .
And at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , about 1@@ 20 men as well as women received God’s spirit in a special way .
On one occasi@@ on , the apostle John felt so imp@@ ressed by a ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent vision of heavenly Jerusalem that he f@@ ell down to worship before the fe@@ et of the ang@@ el who had served as God’s spo@@ k@@ es@@ man . “ Be care@@ ful ! ”
When he wrote those words 50 years ag@@ o , only some 3@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 Witnesses were preaching around the world .
Jehovah se@@ ts the stan@@ d@@ ard for how his cre@@ ation should work together .
Some months later , a second at@@ temp@@ t succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded when the Ar@@ k was trans@@ por@@ ted in the God - appointed way , car@@ ri@@ ed on the sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders of K@@ o@@ ha@@ th@@ ite L@@ ev@@ ites .
Dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine was stri@@ ct : The n@@ un@@ s cu@@ t my ha@@ ir and d@@ ressed me in a do@@ w@@ dy uni@@ form .
How do you know if your child has become a disci@@ ple of Christ ?
However , Jesus made it clear to his apostles that he was pre@@ par@@ ing a place for them “ in the house of [ his ] Father ” and that they would be in heaven with him .
Some scho@@ l@@ ars su@@ gg@@ est that she refu@@ sed because she did not want to de@@ gra@@ de her@@ self before the k@@ ing@@ ’s dr@@ un@@ ken gu@@ ests .
But I still m@@ our@@ n the lo@@ ss of my faithful compan@@ ion .
Yes , having faith gave E@@ no@@ ch the courage to walk with Jehovah and to pro@@ cla@@ im His judgment message to a go@@ d@@ less world .
at home ?
Their efforts are often accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed with te@@ ars , disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement , and fru@@ str@@ ation .
E@@ ach person with such feelings has his own reas@@ ons for doub@@ ting whether prayers are ans@@ wer@@ ed .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , we must res@@ ist the spirit of the world and the fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res it fo@@ st@@ ers .
As for the sub@@ je@@ cts of the Kingdom , he wrote : “ The earth shall continue to be in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted by mor@@ tal@@ s after the day of judgment and that not only for a 1@@ 000 years but even for ever . ”
Because they have all des@@ c@@ ended from Adam .
His is no ra@@ g@@ s to ri@@ ches st@@ ory .
Of earth@@ ’s si@@ x bil@@ li@@ on in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants , some si@@ x milli@@ on worshi@@ p@@ ers of Jehovah , or about 1 in 1@@ ,000 , have found “ the very knowledge of God . ”
Yes , Pet@@ er@@ ’s love for Jesus , his affe@@ ction for him , would mo@@ tiv@@ ate him to give a thor@@ ough witness , find Jesus ’ “ little sheep , ” and ther@@ e@@ after be a spiritual shepher@@ d to them . ​ — John 21 : 15 - 17 .
A@@ n As@@ sign@@ ment With a “ C@@ o@@ t@@ ta@@ ge ”
And especially in these last days , Jehovah’s people are more un@@ ited than ever .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , we have a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant reason for he@@ e@@ ding the inspired ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to “ qu@@ it being fa@@ shi@@ oned after this system of things ” and “ be trans@@ form@@ ed . ”
Paul’s words har@@ mon@@ ize with those of Jesus , who said in prayer to God : “ Your word is truth . ”
Then , he went to heaven and s@@ at at God’s right hand .
Ther@@ efore , whether we are consci@@ ous of having sin@@ ned during the day or not , we need to inclu@@ de in our da@@ ily prayers a re@@ qu@@ est for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of our sin@@ s . ​ — Psalm 19 : 12 ; 40 : 12 .
Indeed , the refer@@ ence to ‘ living forever ’ inclu@@ ded the long - held Jewish hope of everlasting life on earth during the Messi@@ ah’s re@@ ign .
“ Acc@@ ording to what I have seen , those de@@ vis@@ ing what is h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful and those s@@ ow@@ ing tr@@ ou@@ ble will themselves re@@ a@@ p it . ” ​ — Job 4 : 7 , 8 .
He kno@@ ws that this is what makes us truly happy .
For what other reason are elders who tra@@ in others a blessing to the flo@@ ck ?
• Gi@@ ve two reas@@ ons why we should serve God .
To benefit from that power , we must read the Bible da@@ ily , medit@@ ate on it , and pray con@@ stan@@ tly for the wisdom and strength to apply Bible counsel .
Ba@@ sh@@ ful Saul was hi@@ ding .
In fact , think of the un@@ certain@@ ty of life it@@ self !
They have all come true for you .
How can they hope to w@@ in against su@@ per@@ human , wicked spirit for@@ ces ?
Even though the Bible teach@@ ers were speaking in bro@@ ken W@@ a@@ yu@@ un@@ a@@ ik@@ i , the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders were pleas@@ an@@ tly sur@@ pris@@ ed and were willing to listen , at times continu@@ ing a li@@ vely con@@ vers@@ ation in their own li@@ mit@@ ed S@@ pan@@ ish !
Instead of re@@ je@@ cting such an imp@@ ro@@ per desire , this spirit son of God n@@ ur@@ tur@@ ed it until it gave bir@@ th to a li@@ e and then to re@@ bel@@ li@@ on .
What a s@@ pl@@ en@@ did result of making wise use of the fre@@ e@@ dom to serve Jehovah ! ​ — P@@ s .
If we con@@ f@@ ess the spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c sin to Jehovah , he will mer@@ ci@@ fully for@@ give us through the of@@ fice of our H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est , Jesus Christ .
But no@@ tice that “ the peace of God . . . sur@@ pas@@ ses all understanding . ”
The ter@@ m “ a@@ po@@ cr@@ y@@ p@@ ha@@ l ” comes from the Greek word that means “ to hi@@ de away . ”
God will then destro@@ y all those who want to har@@ m Jehovah’s people .
“ Yet Jehovah’s day will come as a th@@ i@@ ef , ” states the Bible .
God’s people needed to be remin@@ ded that they should return to Jehovah and sto@@ p pu@@ t@@ ting their personal pur@@ su@@ its first .
If a Christian were to a@@ bu@@ se that trust by taking what is not his , he would dam@@ age that happy un@@ ity .
So the Devil could offer Jesus “ all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the world ” for one apost@@ ate act of worship ​ — something un@@ e@@ qui@@ vo@@ c@@ ally re@@ je@@ cted by God’s Son .
Even at@@ temp@@ ts to make new dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ies are we@@ ar@@ is@@ ome .
Hence , it is ur@@ g@@ ent to continue to do that as we an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate this syst@@ em@@ ’s end .
W@@ ho@@ m would God use to “ fin@@ ish everything off the sur@@ face of the gr@@ ound ” ?
What a fine example he set for us !
The apostle Paul remin@@ ded Christians that just as God gener@@ ously supp@@ lied them with good things , so they should show gener@@ os@@ ity to others .
Jehovah does not look at people the way we do .
But then he spoke of “ the sub@@ t@@ l@@ er mis@@ er@@ y of wa@@ iting . ”
One day while I was preaching from do@@ or to do@@ or , many f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ed people came r@@ un@@ ning by me .
Tru@@ e faith is not pas@@ sive beli@@ ef ; it is ba@@ cked up by action .
Jesus said that the end will come “ at an h@@ our that you do not think to be it . ”
He must wa@@ it a cou@@ ple of h@@ our@@ s for the bad effect to we@@ ar off .
Jehovah Is Al@@ ways There for U@@ s
We must re@@ ach the po@@ or and the rich al@@ ike with the good news of God’s Kingdom .
W@@ he@@ ther she pa@@ id for all the materi@@ als her@@ self or simply don@@ ated her la@@ b@@ or , we do not know .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the Bible id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es se@@ ven things that we should pur@@ sue .
But we can res@@ ist , even as th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of our brothers have done . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
One was made up of the recorded le@@ c@@ tures , as well as mu@@ si@@ cal recor@@ ding@@ s .
Then , on J@@ anu@@ ary 18 , 198@@ 7 , she fin@@ i@@ shed her earthly assignment at 9@@ 3 years of age .
It is not against m@@ ere humans ; rather , it is against wicked spirit for@@ ces .
As a result , each year a gro@@ wing number of people of ‘ every t@@ ong@@ ue ’ are be@@ coming disciples of Christ .
W@@ ell of H@@ ar@@ od
This involved vis@@ iting Bethel famili@@ es and mission@@ aries worl@@ d@@ wide , giving spiritual encourag@@ ement , and c@@ he@@ c@@ king branch of@@ fice recor@@ ds .
Jehovah’s servants coura@@ ge@@ ously help str@@ ang@@ ers to learn about the glory of his k@@ ing@@ ship
At the oppor@@ tu@@ ne time , A@@ g@@ ri@@ pp@@ ina had her husband po@@ is@@ oned .
Yet others reg@@ ard temp@@ tation as a pers@@ ist@@ ent fo@@ e that they would de@@ arly love to de@@ fe@@ at .
Instead , they em@@ br@@ ace the di@@ vers@@ ity and seek ways to cultiv@@ ate good rel@@ ations for the s@@ ake of the good news . ​ — 1 Corinthians 9 : 22 , 23 .
He has a te@@ en@@ age son and says : “ S@@ et@@ ting asi@@ de time for rec@@ re@@ ation with my son has been very important to our relationship .
Ex@@ am@@ ine Mar@@ y’s s@@ ong of praise , as recorded at Luke 1 : 4@@ 6 - 5@@ 5 , which she san@@ g after being told of her privilege of be@@ coming the mother of the Messi@@ ah .
“ I plac@@ ed 23 co@@ pi@@ es of the Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k book .
Yet , he always car@@ ed for our spiritual tra@@ ining .
Ha@@ ving a simp@@ le e@@ ye does not mean living in ab@@ ject po@@ ver@@ ty or being ne@@ g@@ lig@@ ent in car@@ ing for our Christian responsi@@ bil@@ ities .
At Psalm 1@@ 15 : 16 , we read : “ The earth [ God ] has given to the sons of men . ”
It can deli@@ ght the e@@ ar and l@@ ing@@ er in the mind .
It was un@@ beli@@ e@@ va@@ ble that Jehovah would allow such things to ha@@ p@@ pen .
Ch@@ il@@ dren are fac@@ ed with an on@@ sla@@ ught of s@@ at@@ ani@@ c pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda as well as with their own imper@@ fect inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations .
They had been war@@ m@@ ly wel@@ com@@ ed by P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h , who knew and appreci@@ ated Joseph .
How can you avoid the tra@@ p of succ@@ um@@ b@@ ing to exc@@ essi@@ ve gu@@ il@@ t ?
They are also known as So@@ c@@ in@@ ians , after La@@ eli@@ us So@@ c@@ in@@ us , an I@@ tal@@ i@@ an who was influ@@ enced by Ser@@ ve@@ tu@@ s and who@@ se ne@@ p@@ he@@ w Fa@@ us@@ tu@@ s So@@ c@@ in@@ us travel@@ ed to P@@ ol@@ and and became prom@@ in@@ ent in the mo@@ v@@ ement .
( Read Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 17 . )
“ Of course he is ! ” some will im@@ medi@@ ately say .
J@@ ur@@ an@@ di@@ r , who works at a govern@@ ment ag@@ enc@@ y , was hon@@ est when repor@@ ting his tra@@ v@@ el ex@@ p@@ en@@ ses .
They have allow@@ ed themselves to f@@ all into Satan’s al@@ lu@@ ring tra@@ p .
Wh@@ atever decision you make regarding be@@ ver@@ ages and fo@@ o@@ ds con@@ tain@@ ing ca@@ f@@ fe@@ ine , keep in mind Paul’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ W@@ he@@ ther you are e@@ ating or dr@@ in@@ king or doing anything el@@ se , do all things for God’s glory . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 10 : 31 .
F@@ ol@@ low the W@@ ise King
From the age of three , I re@@ pe@@ ated with her every ev@@ ening what is some@@ times called the L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er .
And that is true of tri@@ bul@@ ation rel@@ ated to married life or to family life .
He had just asked me what my religion was , and I had ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ I am one of Jehovah’s Witnesses . ”
How important are the comman@@ ds to love God and neigh@@ b@@ or ?
Th@@ ough El@@ la did not re@@ su@@ me her study when she first arri@@ ved in Israel , the se@@ ed of truth had taken ro@@ o@@ t in her heart .
Per@@ haps you long to have a close and loving relationship with God , which can truly en@@ rich your life .
Isa@@ ac@@ ’s end@@ ur@@ ance was based on faith in God’s promise , faith that was inst@@ il@@ led in him by his ag@@ ed parents and later re@@ in@@ for@@ ced by Jehovah’s own word to him .
The Bible fore@@ told that during our time people would be “ lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves . ”
For four h@@ our@@ s we listen@@ ed to ex@@ p@@ lo@@ sions , sh@@ o@@ ts , s@@ cre@@ am@@ s , and mo@@ ans coming from in@@ side the cam@@ p .
What is experienced by those who fear Jehovah’s name ?
We need to put ourselves in a position to so@@ ak up this preci@@ ous water , eng@@ ag@@ ing in the medit@@ ation and re@@ sear@@ ch needed in order to bring the tru@@ ths of God’s Word into our mind and heart .
Be@@ ing tend@@ er , ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able , and for@@ giving toward our spiritual brothers and sisters also resul@@ ts in much joy , and it pleas@@ es Jehovah .
When listen@@ ing to their su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions , ask yourself , ‘ W@@ ould the go@@ als they men@@ tion help me to remember my Creator while I am young or would they di@@ str@@ act me from doing so ? ’ ​ — Read E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 1 .
As those two experi@@ ences show , a s@@ inc@@ ere , loving expres@@ sion of appreciation for what others have done ​ — not just though@@ t@@ less words or poin@@ t@@ less f@@ l@@ at@@ ter@@ y — ​ can work won@@ ders .
One of Ne@@ h@@ em@@ i@@ ah’s con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries was the prophet Mal@@ ach@@ i , who reve@@ aled that “ a book of re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance began to be written up . . . for those in fear of Jehovah and for those thinking upon his name . ”
L@@ ater , when asked how she was cop@@ ing , she said that the events con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed what she had learned from the Bible about these cr@@ itical last days .
Why is there so much cri@@ me and war ? ’
Yet , not what I want , but what you want . ”
A Bethel sister in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates who was baptized over 40 years ag@@ o said that the simp@@ li@@ fied e@@ dition has at times provided her with new in@@ sight .
The in@@ iti@@ ative was God’s , not man@@ ’s .
When ad@@ vers@@ ities str@@ ike , we are wise to put our trust in Jehovah and remain faithful to him .
Still , our conscience may s@@ ound a war@@ ning , ca@@ u@@ tion@@ ing us against a po@@ ten@@ ti@@ ally har@@ m@@ ful course .
Although people of his time might keep men in authority at a sa@@ fe dist@@ ance , in Jesus ’ case people crow@@ ded around him .
“ These ep@@ is@@ o@@ des , ” states the j@@ our@@ n@@ al A@@ mer@@ i@@ can P@@ ol@@ itical S@@ ci@@ ence Rev@@ i@@ e@@ w , “ have co@@ st the lives of at le@@ ast 12 milli@@ on and as many as 22 milli@@ on n@@ on@@ com@@ bat@@ ants , more than all vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of inter@@ n@@ al and inter@@ n@@ ational w@@ ars since 194@@ 5 . ”
“ Who is vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous like you , O J@@ ah ? ”
B@@ lood fr@@ actions , 6 / 15
Jesus said that an ang@@ eli@@ c son of God “ did not stand f@@ ast in the truth . ”
Will you be like Samuel as you gro@@ w up ?
But now I feel that I have a future , that my life has real meaning .
One way is through our preaching activ@@ ity .
C@@ oura@@ ge and complete trust in Jehovah are requi@@ red in order to remain loyal to him .
Un@@ for@@ tun@@ ately , this is not always so .
What counsel did Paul give to children and to fa@@ thers ?
“ Many people study the Bible without be@@ coming Witnesses . ” ​ — D@@ ent@@ on , Eng@@ land .
10 : 7 , 20 - 24 .
Th@@ ree prophe@@ ci@@ es in chap@@ ter 25 sum@@ mar@@ ize judg@@ ments ex@@ p@@ oun@@ ded on in later chap@@ ters .
A@@ ri@@ el , another young full - time minis@@ ter , appreci@@ ates the spiritual n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment she recei@@ ves within the congregation .
Then , after tel@@ ling of Jehovah’s car@@ ing for the needs of ani@@ mal@@ s and pl@@ ants and saying that humans are wor@@ th more than those , he ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed : “ So never be anxi@@ ous and say , ‘ What are we to e@@ at ? ’
When she re@@ turned , she listen@@ ed to Samuel , accepted the invit@@ ation , and asked : “ Sh@@ ould I come on my own or with my husband ? ”
( b ) How do you show that you refu@@ se to com@@ promise your beli@@ ef@@ s at home , at school , or at work ?
In S@@ pain we had to get used to a cl@@ an@@ des@@ t@@ ine way of preaching and ho@@ l@@ ding our meetings .
When his de@@ ar friend La@@ z@@ ar@@ us had died , the sight of M@@ ary , La@@ z@@ ar@@ us ’ sister , we@@ ep@@ ing t@@ ou@@ ched Jesus so deep@@ ly that he gave way to te@@ ars himself , cr@@ ying in full view of others . ​ — John 11 : 32 - 36 .
For that reason , the prophet Samuel told him : “ Jehovah has ri@@ pp@@ ed away the ro@@ y@@ al rule of Israel from off you today , and he will certainly give it to a fel@@ low@@ man of your@@ s who is better than you . ”
Th@@ r@@ ough the prophet Mal@@ ach@@ i , He says : “ I will come near to you people for the judgment , and I will become a spe@@ e@@ dy witness against . . . the ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ers . ”
Gi@@ ve Jehovah your most valu@@ able physical pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion ​ — your life .
This ty@@ pe of thinking could have in@@ duc@@ ed Eph@@ es@@ i@@ an Christians to a@@ do@@ pt a ca@@ su@@ al attitude toward Jehovah’s ti@@ me@@ table of events , including his ti@@ me@@ table for divine judgment .
G@@ ran@@ ted , by invit@@ ing his listen@@ ers to accept his yo@@ ke , Jesus was not o@@ ffering im@@ medi@@ ate reli@@ ef from all op@@ pres@@ sive con@@ di@@ tions then cur@@ r@@ ent .
O@@ r they may pro@@ c@@ ra@@ st@@ in@@ ate in pro@@ cess@@ ing app@@ lic@@ ations to r@@ ene@@ w li@@ cen@@ ses and per@@ m@@ its .
It took him three days to re@@ ach the sel@@ e@@ cted m@@ oun@@ tain .
What kind of man could we say was por@@ tra@@ yed in Jesus ’ par@@ able ?
Those are questions that dis@@ tur@@ bed 24 - year - old S@@ id@@ ne@@ i from B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
( E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 40 : 1 – 4@@ 8 : 35 )
What will ad@@ d power to the pres@@ ent@@ ations we use in the ministry ?
Those two vo@@ ic@@ es are a very real com@@ pon@@ ent of a marriage uni@@ on .
* Consi@@ der@@ ation for others and a desire to help them also move us to go the ex@@ tr@@ a m@@ ile , so to speak . ​ — 1 C@@ or .
• What does Ha@@ bak@@ kuk@@ ’s prophecy say about sal@@ vation ?
It also inclu@@ des Jehovah’s purpose soon to re@@ move the con@@ di@@ tions and attitu@@ des that ro@@ b man of his di@@ gn@@ ity , along with the in@@ s@@ ti@@ g@@ at@@ or , Satan the Devil .
We got in tr@@ ou@@ ble with the author@@ ities .
In H@@ op@@ e A@@ ga@@ inst H@@ op@@ e , Na@@ de@@ z@@ h@@ da M@@ and@@ el@@ st@@ am wr@@ ites : “ We have seen the tri@@ u@@ mp@@ h of evil after the valu@@ es of human@@ ism have been v@@ ili@@ fied and tr@@ am@@ pl@@ ed on . ”
How might you maintain your joy ?
We face the great@@ est tri@@ bul@@ ation the world has ever seen .
S@@ ur@@ ely your heart would s@@ well with respect and appreciation for the man who op@@ ened a way for you and many others to be deli@@ vered from death .
For instance , this is true of Psal@@ ms 1 and 2 .
This lea@@ ds to a si@@ x@@ th point that can be g@@ le@@ an@@ ed from Mal@@ ach@@ i chap@@ ter 1 .
The Ba@@ h@@ am@@ as are a po@@ pul@@ ar des@@ t@@ in@@ ation for t@@ ou@@ ris@@ ts , who sp@@ end th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of do@@ l@@ l@@ ars to come and enjoy the tro@@ pi@@ cal deli@@ gh@@ ts .
Some 9@@ 0 years have pas@@ sed since the last days of this system of things began in 1914 .
With Jehovah’s help , I was able to do what was right . ”
So , then , what reas@@ ons do we have for believ@@ ing that he was ra@@ ised from the dead ?
Why was Paul so direc@@ t when he wrote to the Hebrew Christians ?
What com@@ mis@@ sion did Jesus give to “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave , ” and what is one reason for the succ@@ ess of the slave class ?
In certain se@@ as@@ ons they mate , la@@ y e@@ gg@@ s , and ra@@ ise their young .
Rather than fre@@ t over the man@@ ner of discipl@@ ine , try to recogn@@ ize that there may be a reason for the way they act .
A spirit son of God re@@ bel@@ led and set out to th@@ war@@ t Jehovah’s purpose , a@@ bu@@ sing the divine gift of free will .
They viol@@ ently s@@ il@@ enced a vo@@ ice that pointed to some of the er@@ r@@ ors of their n@@ on - Bi@@ bli@@ cal beli@@ ef@@ s .
The Mo@@ a@@ bi@@ te king , E@@ gl@@ on , “ a very f@@ at man , ” had ex@@ t@@ or@@ ted a bur@@ den@@ some and hum@@ ili@@ ating tri@@ bu@@ te from Israel for ne@@ arly two de@@ ca@@ des .
O@@ ther M@@ em@@ or@@ able Con@@ ven@@ tions
Thus , the ma@@ in reason for Jesus ’ bir@@ th on earth was , as he himself said , that he “ should be@@ ar witness to the truth . ”
As a result , the people “ did not de@@ vi@@ ate from following Jehovah ” thr@@ ough@@ out Jo@@ si@@ ah’s li@@ fe@@ time . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
God’s Kingdom was “ no part of this world ” and had no n@@ ational b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries to prote@@ ct .
Jehovah commun@@ ic@@ ates with humans in a way that is eas@@ y for them to understand .
How did we come to be ?
We made mis@@ takes .
Thus , it is not sur@@ pris@@ ing that an expe@@ ct@@ ant mother develop@@ s such a close b@@ ond with the child gro@@ wing within her .
Many who are able to eng@@ age in the full - time ministry have found that one blessing that resul@@ ts from their inc@@ reas@@ ed share in Kingdom service is that it has deep@@ ened their love for God .
Lo@@ ok at Th@@ ings From Jehovah’s P@@ o@@ in@@ t of V@@ i@@ e@@ w
Rather , he cho@@ se to foc@@ us on the advan@@ c@@ ing of Kingdom inter@@ ests .
I dre@@ ad@@ ed the ide@@ a because pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce against Jehovah’s Witnesses r@@ an high there .
A S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d Who Ca@@ res
In@@ iti@@ ally , there was little prog@@ ress , and the work was descri@@ bed as “ hard going . ”
Ar@@ ound their f@@ ists , cont@@ est@@ ants wor@@ e stri@@ ps of s@@ ti@@ f@@ f le@@ ather stud@@ ded with de@@ va@@ st@@ ating me@@ tal in@@ ser@@ ts .
Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 31 , 32 ; 5 : 8 , 9 .
Mas@@ ak@@ o Mas@@ ak@@ o from J@@ ap@@ an , now in her early 50 ’ s , had a li@@ fel@@ ong desire to serve as a mission@@ ary , but health problems made it se@@ em imp@@ os@@ sible for her to do so .
M@@ ake it clear to ever@@ yone that you are there to learn , ” ur@@ ged Bro@@ ther S@@ pl@@ ane .
As the end of this system of things dra@@ ws clo@@ s@@ er , Satan will in@@ ten@@ si@@ fy his att@@ ac@@ ks upon Jehovah’s servants .
One M@@ on@@ th of C@@ ut@@ ting F@@ la@@ x
He allow@@ ed himself to be ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted , will@@ ingly d@@ ying for our sin@@ s .
Your hope is not ba@@ sel@@ ess .
One is n@@ arr@@ ative , the other prophe@@ tic .
Today , of course , we have the whole Bible , which con@@ tain@@ s vari@@ ous gl@@ ori@@ ous v@@ isions that imp@@ ress us with Jehovah’s great@@ ness . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 1 : 26 - 28 ; Daniel 7 : 9 , 10 ; Revelation , chap@@ ter 4 .
When I was about 15 , they eng@@ ag@@ ed D@@ ad in yet another discus@@ sion , and I jo@@ ined in on the side of the Witnesses .
Con@@ cer@@ ned , he set the go@@ al of be@@ coming a regul@@ ar pioneer and read artic@@ les on that to@@ pi@@ c in our ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines .
O@@ ther Ger@@ man@@ ic tri@@ bes were quic@@ k to a@@ do@@ pt this form of “ Christi@@ an@@ ity . ”
Is not our God faithful ?
That expres@@ sion means that Jesus is the so@@ le direc@@ t cre@@ ation of God .
John 3 : 36 tel@@ ls us : “ He that exerc@@ ises faith in the Son has everlasting life ; he that dis@@ obe@@ ys the Son will not see life , but the wr@@ ath of God rema@@ ins upon him . ”
He also saw the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al in these men whom Jehovah had dra@@ wn .
( a ) How did Jesus indic@@ ate that he needed the qu@@ ality of w@@ atch@@ ful@@ ness ?
In ancient times , war@@ ri@@ ors f@@ ought on hor@@ se@@ back , and hor@@ ses pul@@ led ch@@ ari@@ o@@ ts car@@ r@@ ying a d@@ ri@@ ver and perhaps two sol@@ di@@ ers .
With these words , Jesus indic@@ ated that the time of his inv@@ isi@@ ble pres@@ ence would be similar to the days of Noah , and that has truly been so .
A New World So@@ ci@@ ety in the M@@ ak@@ ing
That me@@ al took place l@@ ate on Th@@ ur@@ s@@ day ev@@ ening , Mar@@ ch 31 , 33 C.E .
However , the king was succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded by his wife , R@@ an@@ av@@ al@@ ona I , and it soon became evid@@ ent that she would not be as supp@@ or@@ tive of the work as her husband had been .
‘ T@@ ake C@@ oura@@ ge !
After the righteous man Daniel sp@@ ent the night in a den of ra@@ ven@@ ous li@@ ons , he explained that he had sur@@ vi@@ ved because “ God sent his ang@@ el and shu@@ t the m@@ ou@@ th of the li@@ ons . ” ​ — Daniel 6 : 16 , 22 .
Dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment helped Jesus to control his spirit , making him “ s@@ low to anger . ”
Sa@@ ys one Christian : “ For me , it@@ ’s like standing on so@@ ft gr@@ ound .
My first effort to read the Bible through was in 194@@ 4 , after recei@@ ving my personal cop@@ y of the A@@ mer@@ i@@ can St@@ and@@ ard V@@ er@@ sion , rel@@ eas@@ ed in a special e@@ dition at the Bu@@ ff@@ al@@ o , New Yor@@ k , conven@@ tion .
And always be@@ ar in mind the psalmis@@ t’s words : “ Those s@@ ow@@ ing se@@ ed with te@@ ars will re@@ a@@ p even with a jo@@ y@@ ful c@@ ry . ”
In his di@@ ary , I found these words in the en@@ try for that day : “ P@@ ra@@ y@@ er : If it is true , help us stay in the full - time service , not rel@@ a@@ x spiritually , and help us to be good parents by our example .
After the gu@@ ard on du@@ ty asked us where we were from and where we were he@@ ading , his questions became more personal .
Thus , on account of the very n@@ ature of sh@@ r@@ ines , true Christians ref@@ ra@@ in from worshipp@@ ing at them .
So Peter was wrong to beg@@ in re@@ bu@@ king Jesus .
E@@ f@@ forts That P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ te Go@@ od M@@ or@@ al St@@ and@@ ar@@ ds
( b ) What must be ad@@ mit@@ ted regarding knowledge about the o@@ ce@@ ans and their dist@@ ribu@@ tions on the g@@ lo@@ be ?
In bro@@ ther@@ ly love have tend@@ er affe@@ ction for one another . ” ​ — Romans 12 : 9 , 10 .
This cou@@ ple rema@@ ined in the travel@@ ing work for al@@ most 40 years .
Of course , this view is not direc@@ tly taught in God’s Word .
After com@@ men@@ ting on Christian he@@ ad@@ ship , on or@@ der@@ l@@ iness at Christian meetings , and on the certain@@ ty of the resurrection , Paul gives the ex@@ hor@@ tation : “ S@@ ta@@ y a@@ wa@@ ke , stand fir@@ m in the faith , car@@ ry on as men , gro@@ w mi@@ gh@@ ty . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
That called for str@@ en@@ u@@ ous physical work , which often involved cu@@ t@@ ting down tre@@ es for tim@@ ber .
We too can r@@ ely on Jehovah even when we see no way out .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , they were helped to res@@ ol@@ ve their proble@@ m , and they continued to serve Jehovah faith@@ fully .
What a mar@@ vel@@ ous example of Jehovah’s justice , mer@@ cy , and love !
What tra@@ ining did Timothy receive , and how did he respon@@ d ?
Moses said : “ What is Jehovah your God as@@ king of you ?
In that way , the other sheep great@@ ly ass@@ ist the anointed ones in accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing their ministry on a worl@@ d@@ wide sc@@ ale . ​ — Isaiah 6@@ 1 : 5 , 6 .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on our present - day blessings will strengthen our res@@ ol@@ ve .
“ N@@ ever has another man spo@@ ken like this . ” ​ — J@@ O@@ H@@ N 7 : 4@@ 6 .
( b ) Di@@ d Jehovah’s origin@@ al purpose inclu@@ de the ide@@ a of fore@@ ign@@ ers ?
This does not mean that we should try to learn de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about the personal lives of others .
They got married , then baptized , and they became ze@@ al@@ ous Witnesses for Jehovah .
Bo@@ th Abraham and Job tru@@ sted in God rather than in their ri@@ ches . ​ — Genesis 14 : 22 - 24 ; Job 1 : 21 , 22 ; Romans 4 : 9 - 12 .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al go@@ als help us stay foc@@ used on doing the divine will .
If you do so at appro@@ pri@@ ate times and in a mo@@ des@@ t way , such discus@@ sions un@@ ques@@ tion@@ ab@@ ly will be re@@ war@@ ding .
C@@ R@@ E@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N IN@@ S@@ P@@ I@@ R@@ E@@ S F@@ A@@ I@@ T@@ H I@@ N TH@@ E G@@ R@@ E@@ A@@ T T@@ I@@ M@@ E@@ K@@ E@@ E@@ P@@ E@@ R
In@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ ally , when the new I@@ tal@@ i@@ an govern@@ ment pre@@ pared to make free and man@@ d@@ at@@ ory public educ@@ ation a@@ vail@@ able for all , P@@ op@@ e P@@ i@@ us I@@ X wrote to the king in 18@@ 70 ur@@ g@@ ing him to op@@ pose the law , which the po@@ pe descri@@ bed as a “ pla@@ gu@@ e ” a@@ im@@ ed at “ to@@ t@@ ally destro@@ ying Ca@@ tho@@ lic scho@@ ol@@ s . ”
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : Di@@ r@@ ty water : W@@ H@@ O / ​ U@@ N@@ I@@ C@@ E@@ F p@@ ho@@ to ; g@@ lo@@ be : M@@ oun@@ tain H@@ i@@ gh M@@ ap@@ s ® C@@ op@@ y@@ right © 199@@ 7 Di@@ g@@ it@@ al W@@ is@@ dom , In@@ c .
And they would sur@@ ely have fa@@ ded from human mem@@ ory in@@ stead of be@@ coming inspi@@ ring examples of faith that have t@@ ou@@ ched milli@@ ons of hearts .
O@@ u@@ tw@@ ar@@ dly , he may appe@@ ar to be a re@@ pu@@ table person , but the in@@ ner man is seri@@ ously l@@ ac@@ king in prop@@ er develop@@ ment .
How vital it is that all of us maintain a positi@@ ve and c@@ he@@ er@@ ful out@@ look and keep our love for God and his truth ali@@ ve !
18 , 19 . ( a ) What are the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y ?
I had an un@@ qu@@ enc@@ ha@@ ble th@@ ir@@ st for knowledge and wisdom , which was not being satis@@ fied by going to ch@@ urch .
When writ@@ ing to the Gal@@ ati@@ ans , he said : “ I went off into A@@ ra@@ bia , and I came back again to D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us . ”
Let us exam@@ ine a so@@ lu@@ tion that many are not a@@ ware of .
Proverbs 12 : 25 says : “ An@@ xi@@ ous care in the heart of a man is what will cause it to bo@@ w down , but the good word is what makes it rejo@@ ice . ”
Although most would like to die at home , pe@@ ace@@ fully and lo@@ v@@ ingly tend@@ ed by family , for many the hard re@@ ality is that they die in a ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al , u@@ su@@ ally is@@ ol@@ ated and in pain , te@@ ther@@ ed to a f@@ righ@@ ten@@ ing ar@@ ra@@ y of high - te@@ ch e@@ qu@@ ip@@ ment .
We also pre@@ pared for all the meetings . ”
But only when you have tal@@ ked to your brother sever@@ al times and you cannot make peace with him should you ( 3 ) repor@@ t the proble@@ m to the elders .
E@@ ar@@ li@@ er that year , it had pa@@ ined him to learn that the brothers there qu@@ ar@@ rel@@ ed among themselves .
Still , our su@@ n is by no means the most powerful st@@ ar in the heavens .
What does pioneer service invol@@ ve , and how can others in the congregation help pione@@ ers ?
Do I cultiv@@ ate qualities that make me pleas@@ ing to God ?
So it is likely that Luke became a follow@@ er of Christ some@@ time after Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of others will also be resur@@ rec@@ ted .
“ P@@ ri@@ de is before a cr@@ as@@ h , and a ha@@ ugh@@ ty spirit before stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing , ” we are told .
Do not let yourself be stu@@ mb@@ led .
He was born with a s@@ light men@@ tal disa@@ bility , and one of his teach@@ ers told his mother that she should not for@@ ce the bo@@ y to learn to read , as that would only fru@@ str@@ ate him .
* This material helped us to have a spiritual view of the occasi@@ on .
With the help of the holy spirit , we will find g@@ em@@ s of wisdom in God’s Word that can help us to de@@ al with challeng@@ es and make wise decisions .
We also have a me@@ asure of wisdom , a sense of justice , and the ability to show self - sacrific@@ ing love for one another .
“ Yes , ” she said , “ I remember , but that was in the past .
Chris@@ to@@ s : I have great@@ ly appreci@@ ated my parents ’ whole - sou@@ led loy@@ al@@ ty to Jehovah and their strong com@@ mit@@ ment to their responsi@@ bility as parents .
Pe@@ ople still mal@@ ign God by b@@ lam@@ ing him for their suffering ​ — even though it may be du@@ e to their own bad ways .
God’s Word , the Bible , is a pro@@ du@@ ct of his spirit .
Those who become Jesus ’ followers in our day requi@@ re pati@@ ent instru@@ ction . ​ — John 14 : 9 .
Be@@ fore as@@ cen@@ ding to heaven , Jesus told his disciples : “ You will receive power when the holy spirit arri@@ ves upon you , and you will be wit@@ nesses of me both in Jerusalem and in all Ju@@ de@@ a and Sam@@ ari@@ a and to the most dist@@ ant part of the earth . ”
For example , your emp@@ loy@@ er may regul@@ arly ask you to work over@@ time on ev@@ en@@ ings and we@@ ek@@ ends ​ — times that you have set asi@@ de for family worship , field service , and Christian meetings .
For cen@@ tu@@ ries , the Jews vie@@ wed the ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ent temple in Jerusalem as the cen@@ ter of their worship .
You sur@@ ely want your sacrific@@ es of praise to be accep@@ table to Jehovah .
She gave me the c@@ ard to read .
His doing so was not mer@@ ely an expres@@ sion of power . He was gu@@ i@@ ded by his hear@@ t@@ felt concer@@ n for others .
The Bible instru@@ cts us to preach from house to house , in public plac@@ es , and wh@@ er@@ ever people may be .
This repor@@ t is con@@ ta@@ ined in the Bible book of Genesis .
In turn he that lo@@ ves me will be loved by my Father , and I will love him and will pla@@ in@@ ly show my@@ self to him . ”
T@@ O V@@ I@@ S@@ U@@ AL@@ I@@ Z@@ E events , you will find it help@@ ful to be famili@@ ar with plac@@ es you read about .
How can we maintain a wa@@ iting attitude ?
Ju@@ ne 27 , 20@@ 11 – Ju@@ ly 3 , 20@@ 11
But as ali@@ ens in the land , his daugh@@ ters felt that this was the only way to pre@@ v@@ ent the ex@@ t@@ inc@@ tion of Lo@@ t’s family .
It has taught us to be yi@@ el@@ ding as well as for@@ giving .
Con@@ t@@ inu@@ ed Ser@@ vice and T@@ ri@@ als
What questions regarding the use of the Bible T@@ each book will be exam@@ ined in this article ?
The man said that he would be happy to jo@@ in them .
There it states : “ Be wise , my son , and make my heart rejo@@ ice , that I may make a rep@@ ly to him that is ta@@ un@@ ting me . ”
Jehovah will never leave us if we ‘ la@@ u@@ d him with u@@ pri@@ gh@@ t@@ ness of heart and continue to keep his regul@@ ations . ’
How do knowledge , understanding , and wisdom di@@ ff@@ er ?
25 : 5 , 6 .
P@@ rep@@ are for Jehovah’s Gre@@ at Da@@ y
In the con@@ stru@@ ction and set@@ ting up of the ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le , “ Moses pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to do according to all that Jehovah had comman@@ ded him .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jehovah ex@@ tend@@ s the ransom to you , but this gift is not your@@ s person@@ ally un@@ less you re@@ ach out and accept it . How ?
Yet , even in the best of marri@@ ages , there will occasi@@ on@@ ally be some con@@ f@@ li@@ ct .
The apostles cho@@ se men with Greek n@@ ames , perhaps to make the wi@@ do@@ ws feel more com@@ for@@ table . ​ — Acts 6 : 2 - 6 .
We too can wa@@ ge a succ@@ ess@@ ful bat@@ tle against the imper@@ fect flesh .
• What examples show that Jehovah reve@@ als his glory to hum@@ ble ones ?
Al@@ ar@@ m@@ ed by this respon@@ se , Jeho@@ ra@@ m turned to fle@@ e .
Your R@@ el@@ ati@@ on@@ ship With O@@ thers
If that was not the case , though , says B@@ ene@@ c@@ ke , “ the human body could reg@@ en@@ er@@ ate it@@ self for a very long time ​ — even et@@ er@@ n@@ ally . ”
O@@ thers in the cam@@ p were am@@ a@@ zed at how quic@@ k@@ ly we had made friends .
God re@@ comm@@ ends his own love to us in that , while we were yet sin@@ n@@ ers , Christ died for us . ”
Joh@@ n@@ ’s po@@ c@@ ke@@ ts would be bul@@ g@@ ing with tr@@ ac@@ ts and ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines for the da@@ y’s ou@@ ting .
In fact , one of our el@@ der@@ ly sisters who was there 30 years ag@@ o and is still going strong said to me , ‘ W@@ el@@ come home , Son ! ’
For cen@@ tu@@ ries , R@@ ome appe@@ ared to her enem@@ ies to be “ fe@@ ar@@ some and ter@@ ri@@ ble and un@@ u@@ su@@ ally strong . ”
To make possible the for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess of sin without the viol@@ ation of justice , Jehovah has provided the ransom sacrifice of his Son , Jesus Christ ​ — the great@@ est expres@@ sion of mer@@ cy ever sh@@ own .
A@@ pri@@ l 28 , 200@@ 8 – May 4 , 200@@ 8
Do you seek and take full advan@@ ta@@ ge of opportun@@ ities to speak to str@@ ang@@ ers about Jehovah’s k@@ ing@@ ship ?
When E@@ ve gave bir@@ th to her fir@@ st@@ born son , Ca@@ in , she pro@@ claim@@ ed : “ I have pro@@ duc@@ ed a man with the a@@ id of Jehovah . ”
T@@ ra@@ ge@@ dy stru@@ ck when his wife died un@@ expe@@ c@@ te@@ dly .
; Be@@ ck , M .
“ [ Jesus ] gave himself for us that he might deli@@ ver us from every s@@ ort of la@@ w@@ less@@ ness and cle@@ an@@ se for himself a people pe@@ cu@@ li@@ arly his own , ze@@ al@@ ous for fine works . ” ​ — T@@ I@@ T@@ U@@ S 2 : 14 .
It may have seem@@ ed comple@@ t@@ ely nor@@ ma@@ l to him to view G@@ ent@@ il@@ es as enem@@ ies to be h@@ ated .
A po@@ t@@ sh@@ er@@ d from the ru@@ ins of A@@ ra@@ d ad@@ d@@ ressed to a man nam@@ ed El@@ y@@ a@@ shi@@ b
Do You Re@@ ally Ha@@ ve Fa@@ ith in the Go@@ od Ne@@ ws ?
Di@@ d this mean that Peter fully under@@ sto@@ od all that Jesus had just said about His coming sacrifice ?
What about after Jesus ’ resurrection to heaven ?
Sh@@ ould I ever expres@@ s the wish to return to Gre@@ e@@ ce or C@@ y@@ pr@@ us , I know that my tra@@ v@@ el tic@@ ke@@ ts will arri@@ ve prom@@ p@@ tly .
Then came the “ fore@@ ign@@ ers , ” the great crow@@ d , who loy@@ ally minis@@ ter to their anointed brothers , following their lead in preaching the good news .
N@@ A@@ M@@ E : P@@ EN@@ EL@@ O@@ P@@ E T@@ O@@ P@@ L@@ I@@ C@@ E@@ S@@ C@@ U
When Daniel was thro@@ wn into a li@@ ons ’ pi@@ t , Jehovah “ sent his ang@@ el and shu@@ t the m@@ ou@@ th of the li@@ ons . ”
How have both Jehovah and Jesus sh@@ own a will@@ ing@@ ness to wa@@ it ?
You can enjoy such blessings if you act in har@@ mony with Jesus ’ words : “ This means everlasting life , their taking in knowledge of you , the only true God , and of the one whom you sent for@@ th , Jesus Christ . ” ​ — John 17 : 3 .
L@@ ater , Corin@@ na too was taken th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of mil@@ es away from home to Si@@ b@@ eri@@ a .
Lo@@ o@@ king back over 6@@ 3 years in the full - time service of Jehovah , I can say that mine has truly been a satis@@ f@@ ying life .
In the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines the com@@ mit@@ te@@ es were in@@ iti@@ ally esta@@ bli@@ shed in four ma@@ j@@ or c@@ ities . ”
The faithful Bible pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Job said : “ I have made a so@@ le@@ m@@ n promise never to look with lu@@ st at a gi@@ r@@ l . ” ​ — Job 31 : 1 , To@@ da@@ y’s Eng@@ l@@ ish V@@ er@@ sion .
“ H@@ app@@ y are those hu@@ ng@@ ering and th@@ ir@@ sting for righteousness , since they will be filled . ”
It is not said that his pro@@ gen@@ it@@ ors ​ — S@@ et@@ h , E@@ no@@ s@@ h , K@@ en@@ an , Ma@@ hal@@ al@@ el , and J@@ ared — ​ wal@@ ked with God .
The resurrection of Jesus and his anointed brothers provi@@ des them with a spirit body f@@ it for service in heaven .
After hear@@ ing the person@@ ’s answer , we will be in a better position to help him understand what the Bible says on the sub@@ ject .
God’s Word also says that “ s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls [ will be ] op@@ ened , ” indic@@ ating that those living at that time will be given new information .
Mo@@ ved to R@@ es@@ pon@@ d to S@@ pi@@ ri@@ tu@@ al Ne@@ e@@ ds
These she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike ones become one flo@@ ck with anointed Christians and ass@@ ist them in their vital work of mar@@ king still others . ​ — Re@@ v .
( Read Matthew 18 : 35 . )
An@@ n too is happy , for she has been like a spiritual mother to Pa@@ ula .
Such vis@@ its are occasi@@ ons for encourag@@ ement , a ‘ com@@ for@@ ting of hearts . ’
Since then I have had great difficul@@ ty in reading , so I find the c@@ as@@ set@@ te recor@@ ding@@ s of Bible liter@@ ature a wonderful pro@@ vision from Jehovah .
W@@ al@@ king in the ways of the world will only dist@@ ance us from Jehovah .
Re@@ call that in the par@@ able , the sla@@ ves asked their ma@@ ster for per@@ mis@@ sion to u@@ pro@@ o@@ t the we@@ e@@ ds .
In 18@@ 6@@ 7 , S@@ ar@@ ah B@@ el@@ l@@ ona F@@ er@@ g@@ us@@ on em@@ i@@ gr@@ ated with her family from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates to B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
What is spiritual s@@ le@@ ep ?
“ My help is from Jehovah , the M@@ ak@@ er of heaven and earth . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 1@@ 21 : 2 .
• In 1914 , what fo@@ reg@@ le@@ am became a re@@ ality ?
In the l@@ ate 198@@ 0 ’ s , pol@@ itical chang@@ es in Al@@ ban@@ ia in@@ ched for@@ ward .
I began pione@@ ering on J@@ anu@@ ary 1 , 195@@ 2 , when I was 15 .
And what a blessing they receive !
No@@ te these words in the first letter be@@ aring his name : “ Y@@ oung children , it is the last h@@ our , and just as you have heard that the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t is coming , even now many an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ ts have appe@@ ared , from which fact we know that it is the last h@@ our .
My religion and worship were clo@@ sel@@ y inter@@ tw@@ ined with my cul@@ ture , commun@@ ity , and family . ”
While speaking with a religious woman he me@@ t at a well , Jesus Christ emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed the need to know the truth about God .
H@@ old Fir@@ m@@ ly to Tru@@ e Wor@@ ship
Many of Jehovah’s Witnesses today ​ — men and women — ​ show the same spirit , o@@ ffering their s@@ k@@ ill@@ s in con@@ ne@@ ction with Bethel service , con@@ stru@@ ction work , and the like .
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H G@@ O@@ D cre@@ ated humans with free will , that is , the fre@@ e@@ dom to make cho@@ ic@@ es .
O@@ u@@ t of his m@@ ou@@ th there pro@@ tru@@ des a sh@@ ar@@ p long s@@ word , that he may str@@ ike the nations with it . ”
He wrote : “ My fo@@ es have kept s@@ n@@ app@@ ing all day long , for there are many war@@ ring against me high - min@@ de@@ dly . ” Because of his per@@ il@@ ous situation , David turned to Jehovah .
Many times I came close to dr@@ un@@ k@@ en@@ ness , but af@@ ter@@ ward I felt reg@@ re@@ t .
The you@@ ng@@ er son re@@ turned home after he qu@@ it his prof@@ lig@@ ate life .
Me@@ dit@@ ate on the wonderful promises Jehovah has made .
How sub@@ mis@@ sive and un@@ as@@ sum@@ ing !
4 What Re@@ ally H@@ app@@ ens at De@@ ath ?
Ther@@ efore , God’s holy spirit is a powerful for@@ ce for good , en@@ ab@@ ling one to displa@@ y godly qualities .
But I w@@ oke up and deci@@ ded to clean up my life .
What makes someone appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble ?
The apostle Paul displa@@ yed the same though@@ t@@ ful@@ ness .
Jesus supp@@ lies us with a clear time indic@@ at@@ or toward the end of the par@@ able : “ The bri@@ de@@ gro@@ om came . ”
From that time on@@ ward , pro@@ claim@@ ing “ the good news of the kingdom ” has been a h@@ all@@ mar@@ k of Jehovah’s mo@@ der@@ n - day servants . ​ — Mat@@ t .
The loving , personal concer@@ n that Jehovah thus shows dra@@ ws us close to him .
They have Jehovah and their worl@@ d@@ wide bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od .
However , Christian parents who desire to give such loving tra@@ ining face challeng@@ es .
There were evid@@ ently times when the apostle Paul was dist@@ ressed over past mis@@ de@@ e@@ ds .
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , Jehovah , who can read hearts and who “ is a lo@@ ver of righteousness and justice , ” was not wrong .
Rather than using many expres@@ sions that are ab@@ str@@ act or my@@ s@@ tic@@ al , the Bi@@ bli@@ cal text uses words that are con@@ cre@@ te or that rel@@ ate to our sen@@ ses .
F@@ in@@ ally , in A@@ pri@@ l 20@@ 00 , I was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
As the Creator of the human r@@ ace and the O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or of the marriage arrang@@ ement , Jehovah kno@@ ws better than anyone el@@ se what we need in order to have a succ@@ ess@@ ful mar@@ it@@ al relationship .
The rul@@ er@@ ship of Davi@@ d’s son Solomon was in@@ iti@@ ally so pe@@ ace@@ ful and pro@@ s@@ per@@ ous that it could righ@@ tly fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ w the future M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn of Christ Jesus .
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Mi@@ ght there be times when parents could give their children a ch@@ ance to com@@ ment on vari@@ ous sub@@ je@@ cts ?
P@@ ho@@ to : S@@ I@@ X S@@ E@@ R@@ M@@ ON@@ S , by Ge@@ or@@ ge St@@ or@@ r@@ s ( 18@@ 5@@ 5 )
Rather , he told Noah , who in turn war@@ ned his con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries of the appro@@ aching D@@ elu@@ ge . ​ — Genesis 6 : 13 - 16 ; 2 Peter 2 : 5 .
Fir@@ st , because the good news they pu@@ bl@@ ish is from Jehovah God himself . C@@ ould there be a better reason for ze@@ al ?
As Christians , we are not sur@@ pris@@ ed by the dist@@ res@@ ses of life .
C@@ learly , it was because she was deep@@ ly devo@@ ted to Jehovah God , who@@ se worship was cen@@ tered at the temple in Jerusalem .
Satan and his dem@@ ons were not ou@@ sted from heaven until sh@@ ort@@ ly after the esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment of God’s Kingdom in 1914 .
But the mer@@ ch@@ ant in Jesus ’ par@@ able had a different sense of valu@@ es .
But Jehovah as@@ sures us that he will never allow his servants to su@@ ff@@ er bey@@ ond their li@@ mit of end@@ ur@@ ance .
That is just what the great De@@ c@@ ei@@ ver wants !
During the last days of this wicked system of things , a se@@ par@@ ating takes place ​ — the sons of the Kingdom are to be ga@@ ther@@ ed and se@@ par@@ ated from any we@@ e@@ d@@ like ones .
H@@ app@@ iness dep@@ ends on satis@@ f@@ ying spiritual needs . ​ — Matthew 5 : 3 .
A clo@@ th ba@@ g that could be h@@ un@@ g from the sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der and was desi@@ gn@@ ed for car@@ r@@ ying co@@ pi@@ es of The Watchtower and Con@@ sol@@ ation ( later , A@@ wa@@ ke ! ) .
If it has to do with ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ers , he himself will der@@ i@@ de ; but to the me@@ ek ones he will show fav@@ or .
One young brother was t@@ ac@@ t@@ fully coun@@ sel@@ ed by the elders about pla@@ ying viol@@ ent vi@@ de@@ o g@@ ames .
The apostle Paul said that Satan “ has bl@@ in@@ ded the min@@ ds of the un@@ believers , that the il@@ lu@@ min@@ ation of the gl@@ ori@@ ous good news about the Christ , who is the i@@ ma@@ ge of God , might not shin@@ e through . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 4 : 4 .
If the ide@@ a of living in a world where bad things will not ha@@ p@@ pen to good people appe@@ als to you , why not make it your a@@ im to learn more about the true God and his purpose by stud@@ ying the Bible ?
W@@ is@@ dom also br@@ ings a person honor .
A Bible stud@@ ent may not be famili@@ ar with a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar illustr@@ ation used in the Scriptures .
There was a need in D@@ en@@ mar@@ k for new over@@ sight of the branch of@@ fice .
Why must we gu@@ ard against the proble@@ m that affe@@ cted the congregation at Eph@@ esus , and how can we do so ?
How should a person be vie@@ wed who has determined in his heart that he is now anointed and beg@@ ins to par@@ take of the em@@ ble@@ ms at the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al ?
This sur@@ ely ought to en@@ h@@ ance our appreciation for the enti@@ re written Word of God .
T@@ ake their position : W@@ i@@ th@@ out wa@@ ver@@ ing , God’s people will continue to hold to their position of ac@@ tive support for God’s Kingdom .
Li@@ am plac@@ ed My Bo@@ ok of Bible St@@ ori@@ es , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses , with 25 of his cl@@ ass@@ mat@@ es as well as with his teach@@ er .
By being “ vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant with a view to prayers , ” however , we can keep our faith strong .
We need to r@@ ely on God’s spirit in order to avoid works of the flesh , materi@@ al@@ ism , and false teachings that can destro@@ y faith .
What do vari@@ ous Bible te@@ x@@ ts indic@@ ate about Jehovah’s loving - kindness ?
What helped Jesus to show kindness ?
E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ro@@ ditu@@ s made a long and f@@ ati@@ gu@@ ing j@@ our@@ ne@@ y from Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i to R@@ ome to vis@@ it the apostle Paul , who was imp@@ ris@@ oned for his faith .
In time , he ob@@ ta@@ ined a Ma@@ ster of Ar@@ ts de@@ gre@@ e .
S@@ wi@@ ft - f@@ low@@ ing cre@@ ek@@ s and two st@@ re@@ am@@ s mer@@ ge with the V@@ is@@ tu@@ la Ri@@ ver , which w@@ in@@ ds through fore@@ sted m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s and v@@ al@@ le@@ ys .
‘ There Will C@@ ome to Be the W@@ a@@ y of H@@ ol@@ iness ’
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , though , the f@@ lam@@ es of hel@@ l began to f@@ li@@ ck@@ er and fa@@ de .
She op@@ ened her eyes , s@@ at up , took Pet@@ er@@ ’s hand , and he ra@@ ised her up .
The S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t rend@@ ers his name “ Jesus . ”
What Paul had said ​ — that the one appointed as ju@@ dge should not res@@ ort to viol@@ ence — ​ was v@@ al@@ id .
How should we respon@@ d to his discipl@@ ine ?
And he got up and went off to his home .
O@@ b@@ serving those fes@@ tiv@@ als ca@@ used great joy in Israel .
H@@ id@@ den T@@ re@@ a@@ sures to Be F@@ ound
[ M@@ ap@@ s on page 11 ]
12 , 13 . ( a ) Why does God al@@ ter his course when individuals respon@@ d to his m@@ ol@@ ding ?
The two of us car@@ ed for the branch work .
Rather than a st@@ ra@@ igh@@ t@@ for@@ ward hist@@ ory , it is lar@@ g@@ ely a e@@ u@@ lo@@ gy .
When parents kin@@ dly educ@@ ate their children according to God’s will , they give them the opportunity to become pe@@ ace@@ able , u@@ pri@@ ght ad@@ ul@@ ts .
Jehovah has given mankind a very preci@@ ous gift ​ — the gift of free will .
What I read s@@ oun@@ ded good .
( c ) How did E@@ z@@ r@@ a pre@@ pare himself before reading Jehovah’s Law ?
They are called un@@ righteous because material ri@@ ches ​ — par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly money — ​ are under the control of sin@@ ful humans .
This has made me a lo@@ t e@@ asi@@ er to get along with , so I have more friends now . ”
With my parents when I was baptized in 194@@ 8
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R S@@ U@@ B@@ J@@ E@@ C@@ T | J@@ E@@ S@@ U@@ S S@@ A@@ V@@ E@@ S ​ — F@@ R@@ O@@ M W@@ H@@ A@@ T ?
◆ listen@@ ing care@@ fully .
L@@ ater , when Jehovah’s Witnesses gave the family satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers to their Bible questions , they ag@@ re@@ ed to a Bible study .
Peter ad@@ ds : “ They will ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it you . ”
Some think that those words , recorded at 1 Corinthians 15 : 32 , mean that the apostle Paul was sen@@ ten@@ ced to fi@@ ght in a Rom@@ an ar@@ ena .
They had wit@@ ness@@ ed many ac@@ ts of deli@@ ver@@ ance by Jehovah , and soon they would mar@@ ch into the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
Is it true that Jehovah was not pleas@@ ed with his servants because they had s@@ low@@ ed down in their preaching activ@@ ity during World W@@ ar I ?
St@@ ars : C@@ our@@ t@@ es@@ y Un@@ ited St@@ ates Na@@ val O@@ b@@ serv@@ at@@ ory
Christians should be@@ ar in mind their dedic@@ ation to God and ob@@ lig@@ ation ‘ to love him with their whole heart , whole soul , whole strength , and whole mind . ’
Lo@@ ve is expres@@ sed pri@@ mar@@ ily in action .
Why would anyone feel that way ?
The next mor@@ ning , at 11 o@@ ’@@ clo@@ ck , two of Jehovah’s Witnesses kno@@ cked at their do@@ or .
E@@ spe@@ cially can disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement have a de@@ va@@ st@@ ating effect on us if it is accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by res@@ ent@@ ment because we feel s@@ ligh@@ ted or have been str@@ ong@@ ly cha@@ st@@ ised or discipl@@ ined .
What less@@ on can we draw from Jehovah’s pers@@ ist@@ ent efforts to re@@ form the sin@@ ful Israelites ?
D@@ em@@ on@@ str@@ ating great faith , she rep@@ lied : “ Yes , Lord , but really the little do@@ g@@ s do e@@ at of the cr@@ um@@ bs f@@ all@@ ing from the table of their ma@@ st@@ ers . ”
So@@ on , Jehovah will use Jesus to eli@@ min@@ ate suffering and those who cause it .
Are we then not better pre@@ pared to face the pres@@ sures of the wicked world ?
He kno@@ ws that por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y can w@@ rec@@ k lives . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 17 - 19 .
Can you provide fun@@ ds in an em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y or help a fellow Christian to find work lo@@ c@@ ally ?
“ I know that some ne@@ g@@ ative vie@@ ws I have about my@@ self are simply not true , ” Mar@@ í@@ a ad@@ m@@ its .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , we coun@@ t it a privilege to understand the meaning of that name and the uni@@ vers@@ al is@@ sue invol@@ ving its san@@ c@@ ti@@ fic@@ ation .
But what about us humans ?
Many people who have lost loved ones find comfort in the same Bible tru@@ ths that brought comfort to Ca@@ str@@ o .
O@@ ś@@ wi@@ ę@@ ci@@ m Mu@@ se@@ u@@ m
The Christian Greek Scriptures were written pri@@ mar@@ ily for “ the Israel of God , ” those anointed as brothers of Christ and spiritual sons of God .
David did not com@@ pare himself to Go@@ li@@ ath .
There is One who is comple@@ t@@ ely reli@@ able and who thr@@ ough@@ out hist@@ ory has helped humans to make wise decisions .
R@@ a@@ ha@@ b was different .
In Ju@@ ly 19@@ 50 , my parents and I travel@@ ed to the inter@@ n@@ ational conven@@ tion at Y@@ an@@ ke@@ e St@@ adi@@ u@@ m in New Yor@@ k C@@ ity .
God kno@@ ws your need for comfort and encourag@@ ement .
In Bible times , ste@@ war@@ ds of dedic@@ ated fun@@ ds follow@@ ed pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res to make sure that don@@ ations were used only for their in@@ tend@@ ed pur@@ pos@@ es .
It is prop@@ er to take reason@@ able care of ourselves , but the ke@@ en interest we show in our brothers and in the people to whom we bring “ this good news of the kingdom ” will pre@@ v@@ ent us from being pre@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with our physical well - being . ​ — Mat@@ t .
What less@@ ons can be learned from Paul’s loving ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on , and how can we apply these to our situation ?
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , a hum@@ ble respon@@ se is in the best spiritual inter@@ ests of all concer@@ ned . ​ — Read 1 Peter 5 : 5 .
There , Israelites who were dis@@ satis@@ fied with con@@ di@@ tions under the rule of King Saul began to come and jo@@ in them .
Rather , they con@@ tain in@@ acc@@ ur@@ ate , in@@ ven@@ ted , f@@ an@@ ci@@ ful acc@@ oun@@ ts that are of no help in get@@ ting to know Jesus and his teachings . ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 1 , 2 .
What must we do if we want to learn the pu@@ re language , and why is this so important ?
E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us , who wrote in the l@@ ate th@@ ir@@ d and early f@@ our@@ th cen@@ tu@@ ries , was the first of many to say that P@@ il@@ ate , like Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t , com@@ mit@@ ted su@@ i@@ ci@@ de .
You may be famili@@ ar with this account .
We may be moved to ac@@ knowledge our in@@ de@@ b@@ te@@ dness to Jehovah for anything good that we have done .
Ther@@ efore , let us be determined to “ stay a@@ wa@@ ke and keep our sen@@ ses . ” ​ — 1 Th@@ ess .
A year after we were married , our daugh@@ ter , Ru@@ th , was born .
She g@@ ently rep@@ lied : “ C@@ ome into the Kingdom H@@ all , and see for yourself . ”
“ In@@ to these very things angels are desi@@ ring to pe@@ er , ” states the Bible .
* “ Me@@ dd@@ l@@ ers in other pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s af@@ fai@@ r@@ s . ”
We have also learned that Jehovah inspired the Bible writ@@ ers , but he allow@@ ed them to wr@@ ite his thoughts in their own words .
They themselves had wit@@ ness@@ ed Jehovah’s support while serving under ba@@ n in Su@@ d@@ an .
After she started pla@@ ying the rec@@ ord at one do@@ or , the man of the house became so in@@ fu@@ ri@@ ated that he k@@ ic@@ ked the ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph right off the por@@ ch .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries ear@@ li@@ er , Jehovah had promised the land to the family of Abraham , and “ God . . . cannot li@@ e . ” ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 1 : 2 ; Genesis 12 : 7 .
W@@ ise King Solomon ob@@ served long ag@@ o : “ S@@ we@@ et is the s@@ le@@ ep of the one serving , reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of whether it is little or much that he e@@ ats ; but the pl@@ ent@@ y bel@@ ong@@ ing to the rich one is not per@@ mit@@ ting him to s@@ le@@ ep . ”
Des@@ pite the challeng@@ es they face , many Christian women today follow the example of M@@ ary , mentioned in the op@@ ening account .
What helps our words to be ‘ a bu@@ b@@ bl@@ ing t@@ or@@ r@@ ent of wisdom ’ in@@ stead of a ba@@ b@@ bl@@ ing bro@@ ok of tri@@ vi@@ alities ?
“ Now , there was about this time Jesus , a wise man , if it be la@@ w@@ ful to call him a man , for he was a do@@ er of wonderful works ​ — a teach@@ er of such men as receive the truth with ple@@ asure .
She wr@@ ites : “ Now that I know the truth , my life is very happy and ful@@ filled . ”
B@@ l@@ in@@ king or star@@ ing at an ic@@ on is like c@@ lic@@ king a m@@ ouse on a com@@ pu@@ ter .
All this requi@@ red much time . ”
F@@ ur@@ ther , most of the 14@@ 4@@ ,000 have already proved their faith@@ ful@@ ness to the death .
Let us , then , not “ accept the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness of God and mis@@ s its purpose . ”
He was a@@ ware , of course , that some enem@@ ies reg@@ ar@@ ded him with a cr@@ itical e@@ ye because of his doing these things .
God’s holy spirit is his inv@@ isi@@ ble ac@@ tive for@@ ce .
H@@ on@@ est self - an@@ al@@ y@@ s@@ is may o@@ pen your eyes to the need to make some chang@@ es in your vie@@ w@@ point or ways .
Since God’s Word states that “ a righteous man@@ ’s supp@@ lic@@ ation , when it is at work , has much for@@ ce , ” prayers said by God’s servants will certainly benefit a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted ones who are doing their ut@@ most to “ op@@ pose the Devil . ” ​ — James 5 : 16 .
“ At times , we do not all have in@@ come , ” says G@@ u@@ om@@ ing .
Do we know individuals who@@ se be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or shows that they fear God ?
So when I received an invit@@ ation to atten@@ d G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol , I was sh@@ o@@ cked .
Bible stud@@ ents know , however , that nothing in the origin@@ al writ@@ ings al@@ lo@@ ws for such an id@@ enti@@ fic@@ ation of “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at . ” ​ — Revelation 17 : 15 – 18 : 24 .
Al@@ ong with com@@ mon@@ place bun@@ ni@@ es , i@@ ci@@ c@@ les , and r@@ ound lo@@ a@@ ves of bre@@ ad , dec@@ or@@ ations in the shap@@ e of si@@ ck@@ les , h@@ am@@ m@@ ers , and tr@@ ac@@ t@@ ors were rel@@ eas@@ ed .
We will consider these questions by refle@@ cting on Scriptural examples .
If anything , the world seem@@ s to be mo@@ ving in the op@@ pos@@ ite direction .
Since Lu@@ i@@ g@@ i and I had especially experienced Jehovah’s loving care after Jo@@ el@@ ’s bir@@ th , we wanted to sur@@ r@@ ound our son with loving care too .
If so , our words and de@@ e@@ ds will show that we are wal@@ king and living by spirit . ​ — Read Gal@@ ati@@ ans 5 : 16 , 25 .
What can h@@ in@@ der us from taking hold of it ?
N@@ ei@@ ther should there be div@@ isions of any kind in the Christian congregation today . ​ — 1 C@@ or . 1 : 10 - 13 ; read Romans 16 : 17 , 18 .
Thus Phil@@ o at@@ temp@@ ted to make God’s act of clo@@ thing Adam and E@@ ve a ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ hi@@ cal point to pon@@ der .
Tu@@ k@@ is@@ o and Mas@@ e@@ is@@ o with the mission@@ ary who stu@@ died the Bible with Tu@@ k@@ is@@ o
Jesus had just discus@@ sed his “ faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ”
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er without saying “ in Jesus ’ name , ” 4 / 15
How does the experience of a woman in G@@ h@@ ana illustr@@ ate the power of God’s Word ?
Al@@ le@@ n ) , 10 / 15
That in@@ tro@@ du@@ ction may in some c@@ as@@ es be the beg@@ in@@ ning of a wonderful relationship with Jehovah that will gro@@ w ever str@@ ong@@ er and last forever .
* L@@ ater , at a cour@@ t hear@@ ing in C@@ ar@@ mar@@ then , I was sen@@ ten@@ ced to three months in S@@ w@@ an@@ se@@ a j@@ a@@ il , with an ad@@ di@@ tional fine of £ 25 — a consider@@ able su@@ m of money in those days .
He had consider@@ ed imit@@ ating those who become un@@ concer@@ ned about God in order to pur@@ sue a life of e@@ ase .
T@@ ac@@ t@@ ful vie@@ w@@ point questions , however , can indic@@ ate what the stud@@ ent really thin@@ ks about what he is lear@@ ning .
In what ways might our cha@@ st@@ e conduct prom@@ o@@ te pu@@ re worship ?
It has given our life purpose and meaning .
As pre@@ vi@@ ously mentioned , his faithful disciples in the first century certainly inc@@ reas@@ ed his bel@@ ong@@ ings .
The apostle Paul said that Jesus “ deli@@ v@@ ers us from the wr@@ ath which is coming . ”
Be@@ ing a@@ ware of what should help us to displa@@ y a wa@@ iting attitude like that of Mi@@ ca@@ h ?
I vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered , and along with An@@ dre@@ w J@@ ack , I was assign@@ ed to Ka@@ un@@ as , then the cap@@ it@@ al of Li@@ th@@ u@@ ani@@ a .
When more give com@@ ments , more are encoura@@ ged and buil@@ t up by the di@@ verse expres@@ sions of faith .
John was my father , and he was baptized in 19@@ 0@@ 4 at the S@@ t .
( b ) What experi@@ ences illustr@@ ate the power of the good news ?
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine in S@@ pan@@ ish .
The Ri@@ ght Re@@ as@@ on for B@@ eli@@ ev@@ ing
3 : 20 .
W@@ as@@ h ni@@ gh@@ tly at home before going to bed , br@@ us@@ h your te@@ et@@ h well at night , and s@@ le@@ ep under a mo@@ s@@ qui@@ to ne@@ t . ”
Such a di@@ le@@ m@@ ma is not enti@@ r@@ ely i@@ mag@@ in@@ ary . Consider an example .
For effe@@ ctive personal study , you need the right set@@ ting with min@@ i@@ ma@@ l di@@ str@@ actions
( b ) What example did Jesus set for us ?
That was un@@ u@@ su@@ al , for C@@ y@@ r@@ us did not worship the God of the Jews .
If we are hum@@ ble and willing to dep@@ end on Jehovah , he will imp@@ ar@@ t to us his holy spirit as a sure gu@@ i@@ de for our st@@ ep@@ s .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , it has dra@@ wn me clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah .
Y@@ ou@@ ’@@ re saying that . . . ” )
F@@ i@@ eld service was a regul@@ ar part of the pro@@ gra@@ m .
Solomon says : “ W@@ ho@@ ever is in want of heart ​ — she has also said to him : ‘ S@@ to@@ le@@ n w@@ at@@ ers themselves are s@@ we@@ et , and bre@@ ad e@@ at@@ en in se@@ c@@ rec@@ y — ​ it is pleas@@ ant . ’ ” ​ — Proverbs 9 : 1@@ 6@@ b , 17 .
As M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el the ar@@ chang@@ el , Jesus “ had a differ@@ ence with the Devil ” and “ was dis@@ pu@@ ting ” with that wicked one .
The Bible descri@@ bes certain qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations for Christian elders .
M@@ ike and his family tru@@ sted in Jehovah .
Mo@@ st of the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant are qu@@ ite el@@ der@@ ly , and over the years the number of those who are truly anointed has been get@@ ting s@@ mal@@ l@@ er .
When we ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly seek out such counsel and apply it , then Jehovah is our G@@ u@@ i@@ de .
Instead , he s@@ ings : “ As for me , I will li@@ e down that I may s@@ le@@ ep ; I shall certainly a@@ wa@@ ke , for Jehovah himself keep@@ s supp@@ or@@ ting me . ”
How is materi@@ al@@ ism an is@@ sue of loy@@ al@@ ty ?
Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first the kingdom and [ God’s ] righteousness , and all these other things will be ad@@ ded to you . ”
• What mar@@ vel@@ ous opportunity lies before people of all the nations ?
The name “ Juda@@ h ” means “ L@@ au@@ ded , ” or “ O@@ b@@ ject of L@@ au@@ d@@ ation . ”
A@@ m I imp@@ ro@@ ving the qu@@ ality of my com@@ ments ?
Rather , such shepher@@ ds “ consider others su@@ peri@@ or ” and conduct themselves as less@@ er ones . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
N@@ ex@@ t on the pro@@ gra@@ m was Daniel S@@ y@@ d@@ li@@ k , a member of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy , who spoke on the the@@ me “ The Christian H@@ op@@ e ​ — What Is It ? ”
The accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing bo@@ x high@@ ligh@@ ts some of the dr@@ am@@ ati@@ c chang@@ es the Bible speak@@ s of .
They are ready to do good work that can be li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving in case of fi@@ re .
Mi@@ rac@@ ul@@ ously , though , the cr@@ um@@ bl@@ ing of the city w@@ all st@@ op@@ ped at R@@ a@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s house .
For the first time in 60 years , she heard about Jehovah and the pro@@ spe@@ ct of everlasting life .
Ab@@ out 1@@ 40 Witnesses respon@@ ded to the invit@@ ation .
5 : 24 , 25 ​ — Who are those ‘ pas@@ sing over from death to life ’ ?
Why was Moses certain that he would be re@@ war@@ ded ?
Although many is@@ l@@ and@@ ers were fle@@ e@@ ing the country , vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers came from Au@@ str@@ ali@@ a to help in the con@@ stru@@ ction .
Peter re@@ comm@@ ended S@@ ar@@ ah for her coura@@ ge@@ ous example , saying : “ You have become her children , provided you keep on doing good and not fe@@ aring any cause for ter@@ ro@@ r . ” ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 6 .
Such ne@@ g@@ ative feelings may pose a serious d@@ anger to a Christi@@ an’s relationship with Jehovah .
What is necess@@ ary in ad@@ dition to Bible reading , and what will we consider in the following article ?
R@@ el@@ ate how three spiritual sisters are benef@@ iting from an ev@@ ening set asi@@ de for Bible study .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , we should not be af@@ ra@@ id to pray out l@@ ou@@ d just because the Devil might hear us .
Why do people cho@@ ose to be cor@@ ru@@ pt rather than hon@@ est ?
No@@ body el@@ se can walk the p@@ ath of ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality for you .
Your un@@ rest@@ ra@@ ined en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m might disc@@ oura@@ ge your par@@ t@@ ner and con@@ fu@@ se the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der .
He is a@@ ware of our li@@ mit@@ ations .
Even their pris@@ on gu@@ ar@@ ds now respect them .
In the following article , we will consider the far - re@@ aching effe@@ cts of such faith@@ ful@@ ness .
We can learn more about the things he cre@@ ated by reading about what s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists have dis@@ co@@ vered .
She did not listen to a vo@@ ice ; she did not accept discipl@@ ine .
If we are truly t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant , we will not res@@ ort to the use of such h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful spe@@ e@@ ch .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Jehovah’s go@@ o@@ dness ex@@ tend@@ s “ to all . ”
The prop@@ er use of money is appro@@ ved by God .
She spoke H@@ in@@ di but wanted to imp@@ ro@@ ve her Eng@@ l@@ ish .
F@@ in@@ ally , we follow Jesus “ continu@@ ally . ” ​ — Psalm 7@@ 3 : 26 ; 1@@ 19 : 4@@ 4 ; 14@@ 5 : 2 .
Jehovah ​ — The R@@ igh@@ t@@ ful La@@ w@@ gi@@ ver
Re@@ as@@ on@@ ab@@ ly , Jesus was not ob@@ je@@ cting to M@@ ary M@@ ag@@ d@@ al@@ ene@@ ’s mer@@ ely t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing him , since he allow@@ ed other women who were at the gra@@ ve to ‘ c@@ atch him by his fe@@ et . ’ ​ — Matthew 28 : 9 .
Then the desire , when it has become fer@@ t@@ ile , gives bir@@ th to sin . ” ​ — J@@ A@@ M@@ E@@ S 1 : 14 , 15 .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , our prayers must be in har@@ mony with God’s will .
While some are more important than others , the following pla@@ y a ke@@ y ro@@ le :
Let all mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous bit@@ ter@@ ness and anger and wr@@ ath and s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing and a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch be taken away from you along with all ba@@ dness . ”
Many such li@@ cen@@ ses st@@ ate that only one person may inst@@ all and use the pro@@ gra@@ m ​ — u@@ su@@ ally inst@@ all@@ ing it on only one com@@ pu@@ ter , whether a home com@@ pu@@ ter or one in a bu@@ sin@@ ess or school .
These inclu@@ de the the@@ ory of ev@@ olu@@ tion , moral and religious relati@@ vis@@ m , and doubt concer@@ ning the divine inspi@@ r@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures .
By pra@@ ying that God’s will take place , we are , in fact , as@@ king Jehovah to car@@ ry out his purpose .
How can we be a part of that new system of things ?
“ The wicked one ” deser@@ ves to be called the Devil , for he is a s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ er .
Just as a relationship between friends gro@@ ws as they get to know each other better , our faith in God inc@@ reas@@ es as we learn more about him .
Why s@@ qu@@ an@@ der your preci@@ ous life on the f@@ an@@ t@@ as@@ y world of Satan’s system ?
What are some of the gi@@ f@@ ts with which Christians are en@@ tru@@ sted ?
A second princi@@ ple is : As ste@@ war@@ ds , we all ad@@ here to the same ba@@ si@@ c standards .
1 : 11 , 12 , 21 - 23 ; 2 : 19 .
What mi@@ gh@@ ty ac@@ ts did Jehovah per@@ form in be@@ half of his people , and what relationship did the Israelites en@@ ter into with God ?
C@@ ould we , though , do more , being ‘ streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ i@@ ds ’ as were those with Paul ?
Do not be disc@@ oura@@ ged and let your hands d@@ ro@@ p down ! ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 9 .
E@@ hu@@ d’s first st@@ ep was to pre@@ pare “ a s@@ word for himself ” ​ — a doub@@ led - e@@ d@@ ged s@@ word that was sh@@ ort en@@ ough to be conc@@ e@@ aled under his clo@@ th@@ es .
What was no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy about Satan’s th@@ ir@@ d temp@@ tation of Christ , and how was Jesus able to with@@ stand it ?
O@@ b@@ vi@@ ously , we cannot be appro@@ ached if we are not a@@ vail@@ able .
How can refle@@ cting on our relationship with Jehovah and with our fel@@ low@@ man help us to cultiv@@ ate hum@@ ility ?
16 : 29 ​ — In what way were the Israelites to ‘ a@@ ff@@ li@@ ct their sou@@ ls ’ ?
Jehovah Rev@@ e@@ als His G@@ l@@ ory to H@@ um@@ ble On@@ es
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly , with a l@@ ou@@ d y@@ ell , he mo@@ ves . “ H@@ y@@ at ! ”
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , there are many M@@ ex@@ i@@ can prof@@ es@@ sion@@ als and stud@@ ents who speak Eng@@ l@@ ish as a second language .
Jo@@ si@@ ah’s other succ@@ ess@@ ors ​ — his son Z@@ e@@ de@@ ki@@ ah and his gr@@ and@@ son Jeho@@ i@@ ach@@ in — ​ were no better ; ne@@ i@@ ther cho@@ se to follow Jo@@ si@@ ah’s u@@ pri@@ ght ways . ​ — 2 K@@ i .
* S@@ ur@@ ely , Jehovah would not ex@@ pect the temple buil@@ t by this relati@@ vely small band of re@@ pat@@ ri@@ ated Jews to sur@@ pas@@ s Solom@@ on@@ ’s temple in material s@@ pl@@ end@@ or !
What does the Bible indic@@ ate regarding Satan’s influ@@ ence ?
What did they learn during the three - day conven@@ tion ?
Many sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors car@@ ry ter@@ ri@@ ble physical w@@ oun@@ ds , along with p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal sc@@ ars .
The Bible war@@ ns : “ Those who are determined to be rich f@@ all into temp@@ tation and a s@@ n@@ are and many sen@@ sel@@ ess and h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful desi@@ res , which p@@ lu@@ ng@@ e men into des@@ tru@@ ction and ru@@ in .
He stated : “ They did not get the fulfill@@ ment of the promises , but [ in faith ] they saw them a@@ far off and wel@@ com@@ ed [ “ em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed , ” f@@ t@@ n . ] them . ”
“ My mate does not live up to his ( or her ) ob@@ lig@@ ations . ”
1 : 18 ; 4 : 14 ​ — What “ pre@@ dic@@ tions ” were vo@@ ic@@ ed concer@@ ning Timothy ?
For instance , we might well “ ra@@ ise [ our ] eyes high up ” and ask : “ Who has cre@@ ated these things ? ”
Some ask Me@@ g@@ um@@ i why she does not par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in certain school activities .
S@@ el@@ f - discipl@@ ine is an important part of that gro@@ w@@ th .
In the mi@@ d@@ st of a cor@@ ru@@ pt world , they jo@@ y@@ fully pre@@ serve God’s el@@ ev@@ ated standards .
The Bible ans@@ wers : “ Noah pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to do according to all that God had comman@@ ded him . He did just so . ” ​ — Genesis 6 : 22 .
Paul not only encoura@@ ged the first - century Hebrew Christians to pres@@ s on to matu@@ r@@ ity but also told them what spiritual matu@@ r@@ ity invol@@ ves .
We would ris@@ e at about four in the mor@@ ning and take a bu@@ s ( which often had ro@@ l@@ l - down can@@ va@@ s in place of w@@ in@@ do@@ ws ) to a dist@@ ant to@@ wn .
The apostle Paul told Hebrew Christians that they “ end@@ ur@@ ed a great stru@@ gg@@ le along with su@@ ffer@@ ings ” as they tri@@ ed to gain Jehovah’s appro@@ val and blessing .
Jesus is the Me@@ di@@ at@@ or of that covenant , not a par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ant .
During that time , Jehovah’s Witnesses in I@@ tal@@ y ob@@ ta@@ ined important leg@@ al recogn@@ iti@@ on .
Th@@ ough the form@@ er Law covenant was in a sense made “ ob@@ so@@ le@@ te ” when Jehovah ann@@ oun@@ ced through Jeremiah that He would conclu@@ de a new covenant with Israel , it did not ac@@ tually end until the new covenant went into effect .
You could consider Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 10 and expla@@ in how his work to en@@ h@@ ance the Kingdom H@@ all will “ ad@@ or@@ n the teaching of our Sa@@ vi@@ or , God . ”
During and after such me@@ al@@ times , there will be opportun@@ ities for up@@ building discus@@ sions that can prove inv@@ alu@@ able for the spiritual health of the family .
What con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed him that this is Jehovah’s organization ?
Ang@@ els ​ — How They Af@@ fect M@@ an@@ kind
How did the tre@@ a@@ sures they dis@@ co@@ vered end up in Rus@@ sia ?
Jesus war@@ ned those men that they must remain faithful .
It is f@@ ill@@ ing a need and will continue to be publi@@ shed along with the stan@@ d@@ ard e@@ dition that has been such a valu@@ able pro@@ vision since 18@@ 7@@ 9 .
5 : 35 .
There they hear s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ating Bible dis@@ cour@@ ses , study the Scriptures together , share up@@ building experi@@ ences , and jo@@ in with fellow worshi@@ p@@ ers in prayer .
C@@ learly , then , it is wise to consider our attitude and actions in the light of what we know to be the le@@ adi@@ ng@@ s of the holy spirit as refle@@ cted in the Bible and in the Christian congregation .
In any case , he or@@ der@@ ed P@@ il@@ ate to R@@ ome to answer to the emp@@ er@@ or for his actions .
What wor@@ th@@ less things must Christians avoid vie@@ wing , and why ?
11 , 12 . ( a ) If we feel that something is un@@ fa@@ ir , what do we need to remember ?
( 4 ) Bi@@ an@@ ch@@ i , R .
But did ei@@ ther of them qu@@ it sh@@ aring in the ministry on account of it ?
On the one hand , we love God and our fel@@ low@@ man and desire to do Jehovah’s work of pro@@ claim@@ ing the Kingdom good news .
How has the Bible helped people to trans@@ form their person@@ alities ?
Since the dead have no consci@@ ous ex@@ ist@@ ence , hel@@ l cannot be a fi@@ er@@ y place of t@@ or@@ ment where the wicked su@@ ff@@ er after death .
Daniel was ra@@ ised in a sta@@ un@@ ch@@ ly religious family in I@@ rel@@ and .
After he had ign@@ ored war@@ n@@ ings , Jehovah brought against him the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans , who f@@ et@@ tered him and ex@@ iled him to dist@@ ant Babyl@@ on .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , Jehovah’s spirit has en@@ ab@@ led his people to sur@@ vi@@ ve des@@ pite over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing o@@ d@@ ds , both in these lands and in other coun@@ tri@@ es .
On the contr@@ ary , many Witness you@@ ths have found a listen@@ ing e@@ ar and have even comman@@ ded greater respect from their pe@@ ers by standing up for their con@@ vi@@ ctions .
They do not have a bas@@ is for descri@@ b@@ ing any individuals as go@@ ats .
No one .
Now there are well over 200@@ ,000 publi@@ sh@@ ers in the Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ ines , with h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of Be@@ th@@ el@@ ites serving to support the vital preaching activities .
Because I would not com@@ promise my faith , the fru@@ str@@ ated sol@@ di@@ ers fin@@ ally tri@@ ed a new t@@ ack .
In bri@@ ef : The faithful of old are in the gra@@ ve , s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing in death , un@@ consci@@ ous , a@@ wa@@ iting resurrection . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 5 , 6 ; Acts 24 : 15 .
Jo@@ ac@@ him Al@@ fer@@ man@@ n
Si@@ mil@@ arly , many of the o@@ ffer@@ ings pres@@ cri@@ bed by the Law can be vie@@ wed as “ gi@@ f@@ ts ” to God to seek his accep@@ t@@ ance and fav@@ or .
Satan no doubt was filled with g@@ le@@ e as that re@@ bel@@ li@@ on un@@ fol@@ ded , for it fur@@ ther de@@ based mankind , the p@@ in@@ n@@ ac@@ le of Jehovah’s cre@@ ation on earth .
• What benef@@ its will be re@@ ap@@ ed by us and others if we do not “ return evil for evil ” ?
The wit@@ ch do@@ ct@@ or accepted the message and ag@@ re@@ ed to a Bible study .
There will be good men to care for matters .
In 200@@ 6 , I married Ri@@ ch@@ ard El@@ d@@ red , a fellow member of the Bethel family .
Even well - meaning friends and relati@@ ves may ur@@ ge us to s@@ low down in our ministry or to seek what they see as a nor@@ ma@@ l life .
What James said about faith in God can also be said of our trust in H@@ im .
Solom@@ on@@ ’s God - given wisdom fore@@ sh@@ a@@ do@@ wed the wisdom of the Gre@@ ater Solomon
This appe@@ al to tra@@ di@@ tional valu@@ es , cou@@ pl@@ ed with the mil@@ it@@ ar@@ is@@ tic n@@ ati@@ on@@ al@@ ism that H@@ it@@ l@@ er offered in respon@@ se to the n@@ ational hum@@ ili@@ ation of the V@@ er@@ sa@@ ill@@ es T@@ reat@@ y , made N@@ ational So@@ ci@@ al@@ ism an at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive op@@ tion to many , even most , Christians in Ger@@ many . ”
What pres@@ sures are stud@@ ents ex@@ posed to in high scho@@ ol@@ s ?
G@@ u@@ ard A@@ ga@@ inst De@@ c@@ ep@@ tion by A@@ post@@ ates
That st@@ at@@ ement is can@@ di@@ dly do@@ cum@@ ented in the Bible .
In the near future , Jehovah’s ap@@ par@@ ently vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able people will come under att@@ ack from the mo@@ der@@ n - day “ As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an , ” who@@ se in@@ t@@ ent will be to wi@@ pe them out .
Go@@ o@@ dness is part of “ the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit . ”
“ The righteous one may f@@ all even se@@ ven times , and he will certainly get up . ”
By means of this new covenant , Jehovah’s promise to Abraham was to have a gl@@ ori@@ ous and lasting fulfill@@ ment . ​ — Read Genesis 22 : 18 .
He mis@@ plac@@ ed a bl@@ an@@ k , sign@@ ed c@@ he@@ ck and did not real@@ ize this until it was re@@ turned to him in the ma@@ il .
It is a prote@@ ction to let others know where you stand on matters of mor@@ ality
Des@@ cri@@ b@@ ing yet another differ@@ ence between the one who is care@@ ful about words and the one who is not , the king of Israel says : “ A sh@@ re@@ w@@ d man is co@@ ver@@ ing knowledge , but the heart of the stu@@ pi@@ d ones is one that c@@ alls out fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness . ” ​ — Proverbs 12 : 23 .
Today , you can find on the is@@ land the rema@@ ins of the ol@@ des@@ t D@@ ori@@ c - st@@ y@@ le temple in S@@ ic@@ ily ​ — the temple of A@@ pol@@ l@@ o , d@@ ating to the si@@ x@@ th century B.C.E .
The Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans had false religious vie@@ ws .
In the past I had often thought , ‘ How can s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing help me when some bi@@ g man gra@@ bs me with only one thing on his mind ? ’
▪ T@@ ra@@ in Your Ch@@ il@@ d to Ser@@ ve Jehovah
In effect , we may be at@@ temp@@ ting to look tal@@ l@@ er by pu@@ shing others down .
M@@ ore important , perhaps , is the fact that the “ Gre@@ at W@@ ar ” left great sc@@ ars .
The b@@ on@@ ds of Christian fri@@ end@@ ship and love that we for@@ ged during the war years su@@ sta@@ ined us in the hard years that la@@ y a@@ head .
Fir@@ st , he said : “ The Bi@@ bl@@ es that today are found in the Rom@@ ance language are very cor@@ ru@@ pt , ” and second , “ Pe@@ ople like us very much need the mar@@ g@@ in@@ al no@@ tes for the ob@@ s@@ cu@@ re pas@@ sa@@ ges . ”
He would bl@@ ess them , keep them , and as@@ si@@ gn peace to them .
Because “ with evil things God cannot be tri@@ ed , nor does he himself try anyone . ”
W@@ i@@ th@@ out God’s fav@@ or , however , we face et@@ er@@ n@@ al ex@@ t@@ inc@@ tion .
How can we strengthen our love for God ?
• Why did Jesus invit@@ e people to take on his yo@@ ke ?
Dis@@ coura@@ g@@ ement can we@@ ak@@ en our end@@ ur@@ ance and have a de@@ tri@@ men@@ tal effect on our godly devo@@ tion .
Des@@ pite such pres@@ sures , Abraham main@@ ta@@ ined joy in his heart .
But that ide@@ a is not found in the Scriptures .
What did Paul mean when he spoke of “ set@@ ting things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght ” ?
Hence , relati@@ ves , neigh@@ b@@ ors , or c@@ li@@ ents heard the truth , and some may have accepted it .
If we obey now , it will be e@@ asi@@ er to follow direc@@ tions during the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation , ” when Satan’s enti@@ re wicked world will be destro@@ yed .
In this article , we will consider the great@@ est of these two comman@@ d@@ ments .
N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h dec@@ ei@@ ved nations by prom@@ ising them fri@@ end@@ ship and help but ac@@ tually br@@ ing@@ ing upon them the yo@@ ke of op@@ pres@@ sion .
In his Word , the Bible , God promises that those “ who su@@ ff@@ er tri@@ bul@@ ation will be given reli@@ ef . ”
In what sense can Jehovah’s Witnesses be called ali@@ ens ?
“ Par@@ ents discipl@@ ine children too l@@ ate , ” says R@@ o@@ sal@@ ind M@@ il@@ es , au@@ th@@ or of Ch@@ il@@ dren We Des@@ er@@ ve .
Then , at the end of the conven@@ tion , there was another ra@@ inst@@ or@@ m .
Mo@@ re@@ over , people dec@@ ei@@ ve themselves in religious matters .
You will be wel@@ come at their Kingdom H@@ alls , where you can learn how to praise Jehovah with mu@@ si@@ c that pleas@@ es him .
What work is that ?
F@@ ol@@ low their example by per@@ sever@@ ing des@@ pite ad@@ vers@@ ity , by pa@@ ying attention to your “ ar@@ t of teaching , ” and by preaching to all without par@@ ti@@ ality !
What important matters should those who atten@@ d Christian meetings be@@ ar in mind ?
In some lands simp@@ le food may be all that can be provided .
You would always feel gr@@ ate@@ ful to the person who sa@@ ved your life !
How did Joseph keep des@@ pa@@ ir from taking ro@@ o@@ t in his heart and c@@ ru@@ shing his spirit ?
It has not been li@@ mit@@ ed to a few is@@ ol@@ ated in@@ ci@@ d@@ ents .
Since 1914 the gro@@ w@@ th of the v@@ isi@@ ble part of God’s organization has been ph@@ en@@ om@@ en@@ al !
The apostle out@@ l@@ ines qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations for appointed men in the congregation .
( Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 1 : 1 – 4 : 31 )
Al@@ so , you must not ga@@ ther the le@@ f@@ to@@ v@@ ers of your v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard , and you must not pi@@ ck up the sc@@ at@@ tered gra@@ p@@ es of your v@@ in@@ ey@@ ard . For the a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted one and the ali@@ en re@@ si@@ d@@ ent you should leave them .
In him , the you@@ ng@@ est son of J@@ es@@ se , Jehovah had found “ a man ag@@ re@@ e@@ able to his heart ” and had taken him “ from following the flo@@ ck to become a lead@@ er ” over Israel .
“ Thus , ” says the book The F@@ lood Re@@ consider@@ ed , “ Noah could de@@ du@@ ce from the fre@@ sh@@ ly p@@ lu@@ cked lea@@ f that the low@@ er v@@ al@@ le@@ ys were be@@ coming free of water . ”
Does he keep dist@@ ant from them , feel@@ ing that they are un@@ wor@@ thy of his love and attention ?
The Na@@ z@@ is did succ@@ e@@ ed in r@@ oun@@ ding up th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Witnesses and sen@@ ding them off to con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ ps .
The Eph@@ es@@ ians had lost their first love , but what if a similar situation is develop@@ ing in a congregation today ?
This tre@@ at@@ ment often led to su@@ i@@ ci@@ de , mut@@ in@@ y , and re@@ v@@ ol@@ t . ”
F@@ le@@ sh@@ ly - min@@ ded people have difficul@@ ty cultiv@@ ating a bal@@ an@@ ced view of material things . Why ? Because their spiritual sen@@ ses are d@@ ul@@ led .
Ho@@ se@@ a told them to ple@@ ad : “ May you [ Jehovah ] par@@ d@@ on er@@ ro@@ r ; and accept what is good , and we will offer in return the young bul@@ ls of our li@@ ps . ” ​ — Ho@@ s .
6 : 23 ; 1 C@@ or .
The Bible it@@ self says : “ It does not bel@@ ong to man who is wal@@ king even to direc@@ t his st@@ ep . ”
All the writ@@ ers , including Paul , were clo@@ sel@@ y un@@ ited with the origin@@ al gover@@ ning body of the early Christian congregation , cons@@ is@@ ting of the apostles and the elders in Jerusalem . ​ — Acts 15 : 2 , 6 , 12 - 14 , 22 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 2 : 7 - 10 .
Some ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le go@@ d@@ l@@ iness it@@ self , but in these “ last days , ” form@@ er Christians who have become apost@@ ates often prove to be especially s@@ cor@@ n@@ ful in their ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le .
“ P@@ R@@ E@@ S@@ S O@@ N T@@ O M@@ AT@@ U@@ R@@ I@@ T@@ Y ”
Gi@@ o@@ van@@ ni D@@ e C@@ e@@ cc@@ a , an I@@ tal@@ i@@ an brother serving at the Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k , he@@ ad@@ qu@@ ar@@ ters ( called Bethel ) , held meetings where we lived , in ne@@ ar@@ by New Jer@@ se@@ y .
But , f@@ ran@@ k@@ ly , is there any real need to pon@@ der those is@@ su@@ es now ?
They were so cor@@ ru@@ pt that cri@@ es over them as@@ c@@ ended to God , who helped all righteous ones to es@@ cap@@ e the con@@ dem@@ ned c@@ ities .
L@@ ater they may well o@@ pen up to you on the is@@ su@@ es they have written about . ”
One day , after arri@@ ving in Ca@@ per@@ na@@ u@@ m with his disciples , he asked them : “ ‘ What were you ar@@ gu@@ ing over on the ro@@ ad ? ’
In a message to the first - century congregation in La@@ o@@ dic@@ e@@ a , Jesus said : “ Bu@@ y from me . . . ey@@ es@@ al@@ ve to ru@@ b in your eyes that you may see .
How , though , can we cultiv@@ ate and demonstr@@ ate the mind of Christ in our deal@@ ings with others ?
B@@ es@@ id@@ es the regul@@ ar “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama of C@@ re@@ ation , ” there soon were “ E@@ u@@ re@@ ka D@@ r@@ ama ” se@@ ts .
Ther@@ efore , un@@ fav@@ or@@ able circumstances , such as physical a@@ il@@ ments , advan@@ ced age , and family ob@@ lig@@ ations , un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly pre@@ ven@@ ted some from re@@ tur@@ ning .
What do we learn from the hist@@ ory of Israel ?
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , God’s promised new world of righteousness will end ho@@ p@@ el@@ ess@@ ness and des@@ pa@@ ir . ​ — 2 Peter 3 : 13 .
Di@@ d the Israelites ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te cri@@ min@@ als by h@@ ang@@ ing them on st@@ ak@@ es ?
God’s Kingdom is the means by which all in@@ jus@@ tic@@ es ​ — including all form@@ s of in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ance and pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce — ​ will be done away with .
S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 7 - 13 , 200@@ 9
As for Davi@@ es , he received some scho@@ l@@ arly boo@@ ks from W@@ el@@ s@@ h friends .
The se@@ ven times , therefore , are prophe@@ tic .
• How can a wife imitate Jesus ’ example ?
Thus , even st@@ ress can become a c@@ at@@ al@@ y@@ st for spiritual gro@@ w@@ th rather than the s@@ ource of des@@ pa@@ ir and g@@ ri@@ ef .
They also believ@@ ed that the resurrection is not liter@@ al , that all physical matter is evil , and that Satan was the s@@ ource of marriage and pro@@ cre@@ ation .
The more we feel loved by Jehovah , the more we will love him .
2 : 12 .
Mar@@ ri@@ age and Par@@ en@@ tho@@ od in This Ti@@ me of the En@@ d
But he never offered to teach her .
He died for us so that we may live forever . ​ — Matthew 20 : 28 .
How did Jesus Christ st@@ ress the value of the first - mentioned fru@@ it of the spirit ?
Those in the new covenant “ have b@@ ol@@ dness for the way of en@@ try into the holy place . ”
One way of doing this invol@@ ves using our eyes and ear@@ s to learn more about Jehovah and his Son .
• How wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad is the Kingdom - preaching work now ?
K@@ o@@ sin@@ s@@ cy / w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ ko@@ sin@@ sc@@ y@@ .@@ p@@ l
As it turned out , there was a great need for ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers in I@@ tal@@ y .
To keep people from worshipp@@ ing Jehovah in a way that pleas@@ es him and to con@@ fu@@ se them regarding the real con@@ dition of the dead .
Many fac@@ e@@ ts of Jehovah’s glory li@@ e far bey@@ ond our com@@ pre@@ h@@ en@@ sion .
We did , and th@@ under@@ ous ap@@ pla@@ use follow@@ ed .
“ The show@@ ing of par@@ ti@@ ality in judgment is not good , ” dec@@ la@@ res Proverbs 24 : 23 .
Hence , he is pati@@ ent with us , “ for he himself well kno@@ ws the form@@ ation of us , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that we are du@@ st . ”
If he tel@@ ls you that he is af@@ ra@@ id , ac@@ knowledge his feelings rather than simply tel@@ ling him not to be fe@@ ar@@ ful .
The same app@@ lies today ​ — only more so — ​ since the Revelation vision is ful@@ filled during “ the L@@ or@@ d’s Da@@ y . ”
On@@ ly God’s Kingdom will do away with such things .
When the king and the people sub@@ mit@@ ted to Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , they enjo@@ yed His prote@@ ction and blessing .
O@@ r you may need to div@@ est yourself of un@@ necess@@ ary pos@@ s@@ essi@@ ons that take time to maintain .
What a t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony that will be to the succ@@ ess of Christ’s rul@@ er@@ ship !
G@@ ran@@ ted , on later occasi@@ ons , A@@ sa ac@@ ted un@@ wis@@ ely .
Their loving interest at that c@@ ru@@ cial time was like ‘ a hi@@ ding place ’ for me during the spiritual st@@ or@@ m that ra@@ ged around me .
P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate was known to be ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely stu@@ b@@ born .
She was con@@ fu@@ sed about many ba@@ si@@ c Bible teachings , so I began stud@@ ying the Bible with her .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , reading God’s Word can help you to cop@@ e with st@@ ress . ​ — Matthew 11 : 28 - 30 .
With the Com@@ fort God Gi@@ ves
Des@@ cri@@ be some situ@@ ations in which following Jehovah’s guid@@ ance might dem@@ and hum@@ ility from us today .
God’s Word is full of acc@@ oun@@ ts of many faithful men and women who fe@@ ared Jehovah , put faith in him , and became his close friends .
R@@ es@@ ist Sat@@ ani@@ c Pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda 19
This is one reason why knowledge about Jesus is vital in satis@@ f@@ ying our spiritual need and our n@@ atur@@ al desire to know God .
As a you@@ th a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted with sh@@ y@@ ness , never would I have thought that I could sp@@ end my enti@@ re life taking the in@@ iti@@ ative to talk to people about a Kingdom that most do not want to hear anything about .
The ar@@ k was a physical stru@@ c@@ ture that provided un@@ den@@ i@@ able v@@ isi@@ ble evidence that Noah was devo@@ ted to the doing of God’s will .
Why did Jehovah commun@@ ic@@ ate with Ca@@ in , and how did Ca@@ in respon@@ d ?
“ When tal@@ king to her friends , my daugh@@ ter would use expres@@ sions that show emp@@ a@@ thy , such as ‘ Yes , I ag@@ ree ’ or ‘ So do I . ’
Some may pre@@ f@@ er to do so in priv@@ ac@@ y .
To take refu@@ ge by see@@ king Jehovah , we have to be his friends .
Many are d@@ ying .
Yes , anointed Christians today are a blessing from God to the people .
But who are his people on earth today ?
“ God is a S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ” ; h@@ ence , we cannot see him .
Moses ’ matu@@ re counsel encoura@@ ged Jo@@ shua
C@@ O@@ V@@ E@@ R : C@@ had E@@ h@@ l@@ ers / In@@ de@@ x S@@ to@@ ck P@@ ho@@ to@@ gra@@ ph@@ y
He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah also sent a d@@ ele@@ g@@ ation to Isaiah the prophet , see@@ king his ad@@ vice .
His ke@@ y contribu@@ tion to Chris@@ tend@@ om turned out to be a the@@ ory upon which later writ@@ ers buil@@ t the do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of the Tr@@ in@@ ity .
Rather than ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising the mis@@ takes of others , such love helps us to over@@ look their er@@ r@@ ors un@@ less a serious wr@@ ong@@ doing is involved .
A succ@@ ess@@ ful marriage end@@ u@@ res , and over the years , it br@@ ings happiness and con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment to husband and wife .
What will help us to ‘ keep marriage hon@@ or@@ able , and the marriage bed without de@@ fil@@ ement ’ ? ​ — Hebrews 13 : 4 .
* There is no evidence that this matter was cl@@ ari@@ fied at a meeting of the gover@@ ning body .
Re@@ g@@ arding true worship and false , many Israelites in Eli@@ j@@ ah’s day were s@@ it@@ ting on the f@@ ence .
Consider the way the apostle Paul reas@@ oned on the sub@@ ject of marriage .
Ab@@ out Peter and An@@ dre@@ w , who were fi@@ shing , we read : “ At once a@@ ban@@ don@@ ing the ne@@ ts , they follow@@ ed him . ”
The Bible sever@@ al times descri@@ bes God’s people as a v@@ ine ​ — an appro@@ pri@@ ate me@@ ta@@ p@@ ho@@ r in view of the import@@ ance of the v@@ ine to Israelites .
However , there were fac@@ ts about A@@ pol@@ lo@@ s that would have led some Christians to be rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to teach him .
Yet , they mis@@ s meetings only when they are very ill or in the ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al .
“ We were expe@@ cted to be at the table with the family wh@@ en@@ ever possible .
Th@@ ough he did not spe@@ ci@@ fy them , he did wr@@ ite to Timothy that he had been “ an in@@ sol@@ ent man . ”
They read that pas@@ sage three times .
Ex@@ peri@@ ence shows that when fear of the dead is at the heart of local cul@@ ture and so@@ cial life , fun@@ er@@ als often become large and difficult to su@@ per@@ v@@ ise and can therefore quic@@ k@@ ly get out of control .
Z@@ am@@ bia
In@@ iti@@ ally , they could not find jo@@ bs .
A few months before that , Jehovah’s Witnesses had offered my mo@@ m a Bible study .
Even when he wit@@ ness@@ ed the hor@@ r@@ ors of Jerusal@@ em@@ ’s f@@ all in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E . , he could see positi@@ ve things .
We travel@@ ed for ei@@ ght or n@@ ine h@@ our@@ s , first by tra@@ in , then by hor@@ se and bu@@ gg@@ y , and fin@@ ally by o@@ x@@ car@@ t .
“ Ke@@ ep com@@ for@@ ting one another and building one another up . ” ​ — 1 TH@@ E@@ S@@ S .
So when we have to make an important decision that will af@@ fect our life and we find no law about it in the Bible , we might won@@ der : ‘ Is Jehovah inter@@ ested in the decision I make ?
This s@@ ti@@ r@@ ring psal@@ m was written by David , a loyal worshipp@@ er of Jehovah who fac@@ ed many difficult tri@@ als and challeng@@ es during his life .
This in@@ du@@ stri@@ ous Af@@ ri@@ can bir@@ d buil@@ ds its n@@ est using b@@ la@@ des of gr@@ ass or stri@@ ps of other ve@@ get@@ ation .
In his te@@ en@@ age years , his conduct and cho@@ ice of associ@@ ates left much to be desi@@ red .
It is “ an everlasting covenant , ” states Genesis 17 : 7 .
The mother had fal@@ le@@ n into a com@@ a .
There are , however , those who find it difficult to atten@@ d meetings regul@@ arly .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , however , Jesus ’ courage st@@ em@@ m@@ ed from his love , both for God and for his fellow humans .
M@@ em@@ bers of the Bethel family receive a small mon@@ th@@ ly mon@@ et@@ ary re@@ im@@ bur@@ s@@ ement .
God , they say , is too dist@@ ant , too my@@ st@@ eri@@ ous ​ — if he ex@@ ists at all .
“ I H@@ A@@ V@@ E no one el@@ se of a dis@@ position like his who will gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely care for the things per@@ tain@@ ing to you . . . .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t - anointed Christians , serving as a w@@ atch@@ man class , have al@@ er@@ ted people to the meaning of world events that fulf@@ ill Bible prophecy .
Ha@@ ve you ever felt that way ?
There is no rec@@ ord that Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h ever se@@ es Jac@@ o@@ b again , but her actions do yi@@ eld a rich re@@ ward for the future nation of Israel . ​ — Genesis 27 : 4@@ 3 – 28 : 2 .
This school is held every few years as deci@@ ded by the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy .
The Bible pres@@ ents it as fact .
That , however , does not mean that he has chang@@ ed his mind about the des@@ t@@ in@@ ation , does it ?
El@@ ders in T@@ aku@@ y@@ a@@ ’s congregation told him to call them on the p@@ ho@@ ne wh@@ en@@ ever he gave in to his ha@@ bi@@ t .
Of course , more was needed to succ@@ e@@ ed than mer@@ ely a good tra@@ in@@ er .
C@@ learly , one as@@ pect of the fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart is mo@@ tiv@@ ation ​ — the in@@ ner for@@ ce that ur@@ ges us to action .
We were together for 32 years until my de@@ ar wife died in 198@@ 1 .
It would be a long time before we could be sure of what was being said .
( See page 27 . )
For instance , the first woman , E@@ ve , felt that she was dec@@ ei@@ ved by Satan to par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in dis@@ obe@@ ying God , saying : “ The ser@@ p@@ ent ​ — it dec@@ ei@@ ved me and so I ate . ”
Be@@ fore the D@@ elu@@ ge of No@@ ah’s day , when “ the ba@@ dness of man was a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant , ” Jehovah “ felt h@@ ur@@ t at his heart . ”
R@@ es@@ ch C@@ en@@ ter , 19@@ 0@@ 1 S .
Yet , we find comfort in the declar@@ ation made to the Israelites that if they ‘ loved Jehovah by listen@@ ing to his vo@@ ice and by s@@ tic@@ king to him , he would be their life and the l@@ eng@@ th of their days . ’
To illustr@@ ate : S@@ up@@ pose you went to a re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ant and dis@@ co@@ vered that the men@@ u con@@ ta@@ ined only war@@ n@@ ings about food po@@ is@@ on@@ ing .
Even ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ ors , who were gener@@ ally des@@ p@@ ised , showed love for people who loved them . ​ — Luke 5 : 30 ; 7 : 34 .
So he pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded with his t@@ est .
Paul said : “ Now that you were set free from sin and became sla@@ ves to God , you are pro@@ duc@@ ing your fru@@ it in the way of ho@@ l@@ iness , and the end is everlasting life . ” ​ — Romans 6 : 22 .
What of the person making the o@@ ffering ?
After being op@@ er@@ ated on , I la@@ y in bed with both eyes ban@@ da@@ ged and f@@ ell into de@@ pres@@ sion .
We want you to come out with a bi@@ g heart . ”
As an example , consider su@@ i@@ ci@@ d@@ al feelings .
God’s Word says : “ You must cho@@ ose life in order that you may keep ali@@ ve , you and your off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , by loving Jehovah your God , by listen@@ ing to his vo@@ ice and by s@@ tic@@ king to him . ”
Do you really believe that ?
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In to@@ da@@ y’s world , however , a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate hous@@ ing is a serious proble@@ m .
We have this as@@ sur@@ ance : “ God is faithful , and he will not let you be temp@@ ted bey@@ ond what you can be@@ ar , but along with the temp@@ tation he will also make the way out in order for you to be able to end@@ ure it . ”
I@@ ’@@ d like to know more and take advan@@ ta@@ ge of the offer of a free home Bible study . ”
The P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es fa@@ iled that t@@ est because they consider@@ ed others to be inf@@ eri@@ or .
This was not a liter@@ al city like Jerusalem , which was the lo@@ c@@ ation of God’s temple .
Hence , they exc@@ use all form@@ s of gro@@ ss sin , even among the cl@@ er@@ gy .
The benef@@ its we get from reading and stud@@ ying the Bible are num@@ er@@ ous .
Can you become more a@@ de@@ pt in the ar@@ t of per@@ su@@ asi@@ on when expla@@ ining God’s Word ?
By the l@@ at@@ ter part of 200@@ 1 , a si@@ gn - language group had been esta@@ bli@@ shed in P@@ an@@ ama C@@ ity .
In Israel the k@@ ing@@ ship and pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od were comple@@ t@@ ely se@@ par@@ ate .
S@@ O@@ M@@ E in the group had done something like it before .
Since that son would have no be@@ aring on g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gi@@ cal recor@@ ds , E@@ z@@ r@@ a om@@ it@@ ted his name .
A@@ bo@@ ve all , r@@ ely on Jehovah .
A year after my baptism , my husband also took his stand for the truth .
He said : “ Mo@@ re@@ over , we have confidence in the Lord regarding you , that you are doing and will go on doing the things we order . ”
Yes , Jehovah’s servants down through the ages have set lo@@ f@@ ty go@@ als and have me@@ t them , to God’s glory .
R@@ el@@ ated to this is a f@@ our@@ th important point that can be dra@@ wn from Mal@@ ach@@ i chap@@ ter 1 .
Still , she pu@@ ts for@@ th determined effort to maintain her integrity to Jehovah .
For good reason , then , Jehovah tel@@ ls his servants to atten@@ d Christian meetings .
C@@ y@@ r@@ il@@ lic or G@@ la@@ g@@ ol@@ iti@@ c ?
Th@@ ink , too , about how we are un@@ ited worl@@ d@@ wide as we invit@@ e people to our conven@@ tions .
What me@@ tho@@ ds could the el@@ der use ?
Satan will use fear of man , fear of persecu@@ tion , fear of death , and any other kind of ne@@ g@@ ative fear to try to d@@ om@@ in@@ ate you and make you sh@@ r@@ ink back from serving Jehovah . ​ — Is@@ a .
What Does the Go@@ spe@@ l of John S@@ how ?
We should also be ar@@ d@@ ent stud@@ ents of the Bible so that we can draw close to its Au@@ th@@ or , Jehovah .
Even if doing so would not viol@@ ate the law , what would it indic@@ ate relati@@ ve to a person@@ ’s position with reg@@ ard to the world ?
On the contr@@ ary , they have mis@@ re@@ pres@@ ented God by such false teachings as the Tr@@ in@@ ity , im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity of the human soul , and hel@@ l@@ fi@@ re , making God appe@@ ar my@@ st@@ eri@@ ous , un@@ fa@@ th@@ om@@ able , c@@ ru@@ el , even s@@ adi@@ s@@ tic .
Let us have complete confidence in Jehovah as we car@@ ry on our spiritual war@@ f@@ are against for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble o@@ d@@ ds . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 10 - 17 .
‘ Why did God let them do that ? ’ some might ask .
S@@ imp@@ ly put , resurrection for the form@@ er ; et@@ er@@ n@@ al des@@ tru@@ ction ​ — n@@ on@@ ex@@ ist@@ ence — ​ for the l@@ at@@ ter .
Their cho@@ ice to serve Jehovah resul@@ ted in a lo@@ ss of position and material go@@ o@@ ds , but like the apostle Paul , they consider this as nothing com@@ pared to what they have ga@@ ined . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 3 : 8 .
Sam@@ an@@ th@@ a : “ Now when all the people were baptized , Jesus also was baptized and , as he was pra@@ ying , the heaven was op@@ ened up and the holy spirit in bo@@ di@@ ly shap@@ e like a do@@ ve came down upon him , and a vo@@ ice came out of heaven : ‘ You are my Son , the bel@@ o@@ ved ; I have appro@@ ved you . ’ ”
This was the first city of Cana@@ an that Israel was to in@@ va@@ de and perhaps the str@@ ong@@ est of them all .
Such ones would be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied , or set ap@@ ar@@ t , for the purpose of serving Jehovah and making known his name and Kingdom .
A S@@ y@@ ri@@ an man nam@@ ed Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er arri@@ ves with a tra@@ in of ten cam@@ els at a well out@@ side the city .
P@@ ra@@ y ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly to Jehovah about your feelings , beg@@ g@@ ing him to help you ad@@ just your attitude so that it will refle@@ ct his imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ality to a ful@@ l@@ er de@@ gre@@ e . ​ — Mat@@ t .
Al@@ so , we all obey counsel from the Bible , which helps us to praise Jehovah together
Jac@@ ob@@ ’s re@@ ward was the change of his name to Israel .
He might then reason that the “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation , ” the cul@@ min@@ ation of Jesus ’ prophecy , was still qu@@ ite dist@@ ant and that it was therefore not yet necess@@ ary to “ keep on the w@@ atch . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
Thus , on May 27 , 19@@ 6@@ 1 , we started serving at Bethel .
He refu@@ sed to be influ@@ enced by the wicked ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ers around him .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ where there are people who are bu@@ ying or sel@@ ling just about everything that can be b@@ ought or so@@ ld .
This means that about 2@@ ,000 are occ@@ ur@@ ring at this very m@@ om@@ ent .
Ma@@ in@@ tain@@ ing a regul@@ ar F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening , then , is a ke@@ y ing@@ re@@ di@@ ent to help all the members of our family “ keep ready ” spiritually as we a@@ wa@@ it the fore@@ told “ great tri@@ bul@@ ation . ”
H@@ ere is how the ag@@ ed apostle descri@@ bed it : “ I saw four angels standing upon the four cor@@ n@@ ers of the earth , ho@@ l@@ ding ti@@ ght the four w@@ in@@ ds of the earth . . .
He told them for@@ th@@ right : “ You are from your father the Devil , and you wish to do the desi@@ res of your father . ”
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“ TH@@ E W@@ O@@ R@@ D@@ S O@@ F TH@@ E W@@ I@@ S@@ E ON@@ E@@ S ” T@@ O G@@ U@@ I@@ D@@ E U@@ S
As you read or hear Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts about Jesus , eng@@ age your sen@@ ses and make the events come ali@@ ve in your mind .
God wants us to sur@@ vi@@ ve , and he tel@@ ls us how .
[ 3 ] ( par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 15 ) B@@ ene@@ f@@ it From The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol E@@ duc@@ ation , pages 5@@ 2 - 6@@ 1 , expla@@ ins how brothers can imp@@ ro@@ ve the way they give tal@@ ks in the congregation .
It can even so@@ f@@ ten the attitude of a person who is ho@@ st@@ ile .
Jehovah’s teaching br@@ ings spiritual and physical benef@@ its .
The next day , over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed with sa@@ dness , I was un@@ p@@ ac@@ king our ba@@ g@@ s when there was a kno@@ ck on the do@@ or .
1 : 5 - 7 , 12 - 16 ; 2 : 1 - 10 .
When Jehovah brought des@@ tru@@ ction on that enti@@ re re@@ gi@@ on , he was doing more than just pu@@ t@@ ting an end to the wr@@ ong@@ doing there .
O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 24 - 30 , 20@@ 11
It takes both individu@@ al and col@@ le@@ ctive effort to show the ty@@ pe of kindness that speak@@ s well of a family .
God’s pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion on inter@@ marriage with pa@@ g@@ ans , for example , was ess@@ enti@@ al to the spiritual well - being of the nation as a whole .
But that is a li@@ e !
Many Witnesses with hear@@ ing - imp@@ a@@ i@@ red children also began atten@@ ding the meetings and dis@@ co@@ vered that their children more re@@ adi@@ ly under@@ sto@@ od Bible teachings and became more en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic about the truth .
“ Do Not Be@@ come U@@ ne@@ ven@@ ly Yo@@ ked ”
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , we can set things st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght and hum@@ bly accept discipl@@ ine in righteousness to keep our fe@@ et on the ro@@ ad to life .
Abraham tra@@ ver@@ sed the land
What message did he preach ?
How should the ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y of our times af@@ fect our thinking and our li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le ?
It expres@@ ses Jesus ’ sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve concer@@ n for his followers .
• How can we avoid the imp@@ ati@@ ent spirit man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted by Saul ?
Bo@@ th by the fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit and by the Kingdom fru@@ it@@ age of their ministry , the disciples brought glory to Jehovah . ​ — Acts 11 : 4 , 18 ; 13 : 4@@ 8 .
Do you have such a close friend ?
In more rec@@ ent times , men set@@ t@@ led their differ@@ ences in du@@ els , fac@@ ing off with s@@ words or p@@ ist@@ ol@@ s .
5 : 4 , 5 , 10 ​ — What fur@@ ni@@ ture from the origin@@ al ta@@ ber@@ n@@ ac@@ le became part of Solom@@ on@@ ’s temple ?
• What is the only religious ob@@ serv@@ ance kept by those wal@@ king in the truth ?
Ther@@ efore a vo@@ ice came out of heaven : ‘ I both gl@@ ori@@ fied it and will gl@@ ori@@ fy it again . ’ ” ​ — John 12 : 27 , 28 ; Matthew 26 : 38 , 39 .
At this the ser@@ p@@ ent said to the woman : ‘ You certainly will not die . For God kno@@ ws that in the very day you e@@ at from it , your eyes will be op@@ ened and you will be like God , know@@ ing good and bad . ’ ”
Christians are ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed to “ follow the course of ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality . ” ​ — Romans 12 : 13 .
This woman made good prog@@ ress and was baptized as a Witness at a dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o C@@ ity .
Yes , prayer is part of our worship .
“ As for me , in my integrity I shall walk . ” ​ — P@@ S .
She had just told him that after she made one more me@@ al for her and her son , they would e@@ at it and die .
Do our hearts not over@@ f@@ low with joy when we learn of the tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous preaching work car@@ ri@@ ed out by our brothers in lands that used to be under to@@ tal@@ it@@ ari@@ an or di@@ ct@@ at@@ ori@@ al rule ?
“ Although we did not know her person@@ ally , ” says S@@ and@@ ra@@ ’s husband , “ her deep concer@@ n brought great joy to our hearts .
Although we cannot be certain about everything we hear , read , or see , we have good reason to trust in the Creator .
L@@ ik@@ ely you were not consci@@ ous of many of them a m@@ om@@ ent ag@@ o .
It is wise , therefore , to avoid r@@ om@@ an@@ tic or se@@ x - ori@@ ented mo@@ vi@@ es , boo@@ ks , and mu@@ si@@ c .
Des@@ pite all these tri@@ als , Ru@@ do@@ l@@ f continued serving Jehovah .
He is just , faithful , and u@@ pri@@ ght .
“ This means everlasting life , ” Jesus said , “ their taking in knowledge of you , the only true God , and of the one whom you sent for@@ th , Jesus Christ . ” ​ — John 17 : 3 .
They have ac@@ ted ru@@ in@@ ously on their own part ; they are not his children , the de@@ fect is their own . ”
Jehovah’s heart was t@@ ou@@ ched .
In a mo@@ ving s@@ ong of gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de that He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah com@@ posed after he was s@@ pared from a de@@ ad@@ ly si@@ ck@@ ness , he said to Jehovah : “ You have thro@@ wn be@@ h@@ ind your back all my sin@@ s . ”
How does Jehovah respon@@ d to those who are “ bro@@ ken at heart ” and “ c@@ ru@@ shed in spirit ” ?
Be@@ fore d@@ ying , Jesus set up a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic me@@ al with his faithful apostles , and he told them : “ Ke@@ ep doing this in re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of me . ”
Do you have a regul@@ ar F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship ev@@ ening ?
Do I avoid others so as not to re@@ mind them of wh@@ atever it is they have against me , perhaps making sure there is su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient dist@@ ance between us ? ’
A ri@@ o@@ t bro@@ ke out during a spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ le in P@@ om@@ pe@@ i@@ i in 5@@ 9 C.E .
I believ@@ ed that the Bible is God’s Word , but most of what I read was very difficult to understand . ” ​ — S@@ te@@ ven , B@@ r@@ ita@@ in .
Our faith will certainly be t@@ ested , perhaps by op@@ position , serious ill@@ ness , the death of a loved one , or something el@@ se .
As time went by , Jehovah shed inc@@ reas@@ ing light on that prophecy , thus demonstr@@ ating the certain@@ ty of its ev@@ en@@ tu@@ al fulfill@@ ment .
O@@ thers in the congregation benefit from their example .
It states : “ Do not come to be among heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ k@@ ers of w@@ ine , among those who are g@@ lu@@ t@@ t@@ on@@ ous e@@ at@@ ers of flesh .
But do not leave this to ch@@ ance .
A@@ no@@ ther ob@@ st@@ ac@@ le to accep@@ ting the Christian hope may be ill@@ it@@ er@@ ac@@ y .
5@@ ,@@ 1@@ 00 publi@@ sh@@ ers
4@@ 6 : 1 - 3 .
If you truly love Jehovah , your children will dis@@ cer@@ n that .
Their teachings had a pro@@ found effect on people , and such ide@@ as are still found in W@@ es@@ ter@@ n cul@@ ture .
Our actions .
As@@ k yourself : ‘ How would I have re@@ ac@@ ted if I were James or John ?
Rather , it appe@@ ars in do@@ cum@@ ents of the second century C.E .
Jesus refer@@ red to this loving act when he said : “ God loved the world so much that he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , in order that ever@@ yone exerc@@ ising faith in him might not be destro@@ yed but have everlasting life . ” ​ — John 3 : 16 .
That tr@@ end had started in the second gener@@ ation , when Ca@@ in mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed his brother A@@ be@@ l .
As fore@@ told , what is the attitude of many , and what will pre@@ v@@ ent our faith from being under@@ min@@ ed ?
R@@ el@@ ate an experience that shows how people have come to appreci@@ ate Bible truth .
El@@ in is also well - known for her ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality , sense of hum@@ or , and positi@@ ve view of life .
This teach@@ es us to put spiritual inter@@ ests first in our lives . ​ — Mat@@ t .
That same loyal spirit char@@ ac@@ ter@@ ized the Al@@ ban@@ i@@ an brothers thr@@ ough@@ out those years .
These inclu@@ de how gra@@ v@@ ity keep@@ s the earth in or@@ bi@@ t , what ex@@ ac@@ tly light is , why the end@@ less vari@@ ety of s@@ no@@ w@@ f@@ l@@ ak@@ es , how ra@@ in@@ d@@ ro@@ ps form , and how en@@ er@@ gy is involved in th@@ under@@ st@@ or@@ ms . ​ — 4 / 15 , pages 4 - 11 .
Do I pray often for God’s spirit ? ’ ​ — Luke 11 : 13 .
Rather , we should con@@ f@@ ess our sin to Jehovah and seek help from the elders in the congregation . ​ — Proverbs 28 : 13 ; James 5 : 13 - 16 .
You might won@@ der , then , ‘ If it is such a chall@@ enge for us to respect authority , why do we need to do it ? ’
In@@ dic@@ ating the pro@@ spe@@ cts for gro@@ w@@ th , 6@@ 21 pers@@ ons attend@@ ed the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al in 200@@ 4 .
This remin@@ ds us of our du@@ ty to have as large a share as possible in making “ public declar@@ ation to his name ” today . ​ — Hebrews 13 : 15 ; Romans 10 : 10 .
During the n@@ ine days of in@@ ten@@ sive wit@@ ness@@ ing , a to@@ tal of 1@@ 20 Bi@@ bl@@ es , 7@@ 70 boo@@ ks , 7@@ 0@@ 5 ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , and 1@@ ,@@ 9@@ 6@@ 5 bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res were plac@@ ed .
A Be@@ th@@ el@@ ite nam@@ ed D@@ u@@ st@@ in repor@@ ts : “ I made full - time service my go@@ al when I was n@@ ine years old , and I started pione@@ ering when I fin@@ i@@ shed school .
Some Christians in Timo@@ th@@ y’s time ap@@ par@@ ently had similar thoughts .
Pe@@ ople are less and less inter@@ ested in the wel@@ f@@ are of others , in some c@@ as@@ es even in that of members of their own family .
Jehovah’s Pro@@ te@@ ction in Our Da@@ y
I@@ mag@@ in@@ ation al@@ lo@@ ws the mind to leave the re@@ ality of life with its in@@ se@@ cur@@ ities and to en@@ ter a beau@@ ti@@ ful , secu@@ re con@@ dition , dis@@ mis@@ sing anything that may spo@@ il the dre@@ am .
11 : 29 ; Re@@ v .
O@@ thers may be in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ed by the questions : Does God hear all prayers ?
You cri@@ ed , but her so@@ o@@ thing words and war@@ m em@@ br@@ ace soon made you feel better .
F@@ ur@@ ther , he states : “ Christ also wel@@ com@@ ed us , with glory to God in view . ”
Since then , we have been in@@ se@@ par@@ able .
During his advan@@ ced years , how did Moses expres@@ s his desire to gro@@ w in his relationship with God ?
What are some me@@ tho@@ ds that Satan uses to get Christians to become a part of his world ?
The expres@@ sion “ c@@ hi@@ ef pri@@ ests ” evid@@ ently ref@@ ers to princi@@ p@@ al members of the pri@@ es@@ tho@@ od .
The apostle Peter said : “ For a certain@@ ty I per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve that God is not par@@ ti@@ al , but in every nation the man that fe@@ ars him and works righteousness is accep@@ table to him . ” ​ — Acts 10 : 34 , 35 .
Di@@ d not Jesus say that God “ kno@@ ws what you need even before you ask him ” ?
J@@ a@@ de f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ated Ch@@ es@@ ter Be@@ at@@ ty , even as it did some of the emp@@ er@@ ors of Ch@@ ina in ear@@ li@@ er cen@@ tu@@ ries .
F@@ ur@@ ther , we need to consider if our sh@@ aring in such a cu@@ sto@@ m or cer@@ em@@ on@@ y might stu@@ m@@ ble others who know what Jehovah’s Witnesses believe and teach .
Tru@@ ly , when out of em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass@@ ment parents avoid the sub@@ ject of se@@ x , it does not prote@@ ct a child .
We have pro@@ of of this in the case of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s ol@@ des@@ t serv@@ ant , likely Eli@@ e@@ z@@ er .
They could not af@@ for@@ d to be “ bi@@ ting and de@@ v@@ our@@ ing one another , ” for that could result in their being “ an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ated by one another . ” ​ — G@@ al .
The sister had to bring co@@ pi@@ es of the ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine to school so that they could read other is@@ su@@ es .
Why can we conclu@@ de that from the first century on@@ ward , there must always have been some gen@@ u@@ ine anointed Christians on earth ?
A@@ pri@@ l 11 - 17 , 20@@ 11
A@@ c@@ com@@ mo@@ d@@ ations in those pu@@ e@@ b@@ lo@@ s u@@ su@@ ally cons@@ is@@ ted of a t@@ in@@ y , w@@ in@@ do@@ w@@ less ro@@ om with a bed and nothing el@@ se .
Bro@@ thers even came all the way from the Un@@ ited St@@ ates to help .
H@@ er@@ o@@ d’s son An@@ ti@@ p@@ as in@@ her@@ ited Gal@@ ile@@ e and Per@@ a@@ e@@ a and sel@@ e@@ cted the ru@@ ins of S@@ ep@@ p@@ hor@@ is as the lo@@ c@@ ation of his new cap@@ it@@ al .
G@@ ide@@ on@@ ’s small for@@ ce fin@@ ally num@@ ber@@ ed only 3@@ 00 men , but with Jehovah’s help , they r@@ ou@@ ted the large enem@@ y for@@ ce .
As Jesus explained , he came , “ not to be minis@@ tered to , but to minis@@ ter and to give his life as a ransom in ex@@ change for many . ”
Still , it might be possible to accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ate the young ones ’ wi@@ sh@@ es when Bible principles are not je@@ op@@ ar@@ di@@ zed .
S@@ ad@@ ly , many Bible transl@@ ations fai@@ l to inclu@@ de God’s name , des@@ pite the fact that it appe@@ ars so fre@@ qu@@ ently in the Hebrew Scriptures , com@@ mon@@ ly called the O@@ ld T@@ es@@ tam@@ ent .
He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah f@@ alls si@@ ck .
On one occasi@@ on , we pres@@ ented the fil@@ m to a group ass@@ em@@ b@@ led al@@ ong@@ side a ro@@ ad .
Even young children can be tra@@ ined to expres@@ s appreciation
I@@ m@@ mor@@ tal and second only to Jehovah in power , Jesus is now in a position to take on wonderful assign@@ ments from his Father .
They know that “ tre@@ m@@ bl@@ ing at men is what la@@ ys a s@@ n@@ are , ” and they do not want to be ca@@ ught in a s@@ n@@ are . ​ — Proverbs 29 : 25 .
Rather than give in , Moses coura@@ ge@@ ously took a stand for pu@@ re worship .
On the contr@@ ary , we em@@ br@@ ace obedi@@ ence for what it is ​ — a mar@@ vel@@ ous opportunity to show our heavenly Father that we truly do love him and want to remain in his love .
But by means of these questions , Jehovah gave Abraham time to come to g@@ ri@@ ps with the decision and to understand His thinking .
EL@@ I@@ J@@ A@@ H loo@@ ked out over the crow@@ d as they tru@@ d@@ ged up the s@@ lo@@ p@@ es of M@@ ount C@@ ar@@ me@@ l .
( Joseph ) , 11 / 1
In our relationship with God , however , there sur@@ ely have been occasi@@ ons that were un@@ for@@ get@@ table .
“ He gave some as apostles , some as prophe@@ ts , some as ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers , some as shepher@@ ds and teach@@ ers , with a view to the read@@ ju@@ st@@ ment of the holy ones , for minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al work , for the building up of the body of the Christ , until we all at@@ tain to the on@@ en@@ ess in the faith . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
Many young brothers were needed .
2 : 10 , 20 ; 4 : 12 - 16 .
The mo@@ b l@@ y@@ ingly told them that even the members of the Bethel family had ob@@ ta@@ ined par@@ ty car@@ ds .
; Baka@@ ba@@ k , M .
I was bel@@ it@@ t@@ led , te@@ as@@ ed , and la@@ ugh@@ ed at .
R@@ em@@ ember , you are loo@@ king for “ hi@@ d tre@@ a@@ sures , ” which takes time and effort .
For what parents can do to help them , see A@@ wa@@ ke !
In ad@@ v@@ ance , ask yourself : ‘ How should I pre@@ pare for that ev@@ ening ?
If you have left home , perhaps to serve in a fore@@ ign land , you likely understand Jac@@ ob@@ ’s r@@ ange of emo@@ tions .
There were no other Witnesses living in Con@@ way at the time , and it was difficult for the children and me to go in the ministry by ourselves .
It was God’s Word , the Ho@@ ly Scriptures .
Jehovah’s Witnesses ob@@ ta@@ ined a bo@@ at for preaching to people on the is@@ lands of L@@ ake T@@ iti@@ c@@ ac@@ a .
How than@@ k@@ ful we can be for that !
Eli@@ hu@@ ’s words indic@@ ated what about God ?
This will make it possible for them to live in heaven . ​ — 1 Corinthians 15 : 35 , 38 , 4@@ 2 - 4@@ 5 .
( b ) What can be done to de@@ al with de@@ pres@@ sion ?
For example , he had not yet been put to death and resur@@ rec@@ ted .
“ If you pl@@ an and work hard , you will have pl@@ ent@@ y . ”
What does it mean to be mil@@ d - temp@@ ered , and why are mil@@ d - temp@@ ered ones happy ?
For the Israelites in Egy@@ pt and for R@@ a@@ ha@@ b in Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o , deli@@ ver@@ ance dep@@ ended on rema@@ ining in their hous@@ es .
This can be seen from what we read in 1@@ J@@ o 4 verse 17 : “ This is how love has been made perfect with us , that we may have fre@@ en@@ ess of spe@@ e@@ ch in the day of judgment . ”
The word “ Messi@@ ah , ” like the word “ Christ , ” means “ A@@ no@@ inted One . ”
Because one cannot fully gr@@ as@@ p the meaning of God’s Word without His help .
You will help your children to feel that Jehovah is part of your family , that he ca@@ res deep@@ ly about you individu@@ ally .
At Ar@@ ma@@ ge@@ dd@@ on , the fe@@ et and the rest of the i@@ ma@@ ge will be s@@ ma@@ shed .
When Na@@ om@@ i said fa@@ re@@ well to her two wi@@ do@@ wed daugh@@ ters - in - law , “ they began to ra@@ ise their vo@@ ic@@ es and we@@ ep , ” and then “ they ra@@ ised their vo@@ ic@@ es and we@@ pt some more . ”
E@@ m@@ l@@ y@@ n was rel@@ eas@@ ed on Ju@@ ly 21 , 1@@ 7@@ 0@@ 5 .
For example , if the father tre@@ ats his wife with respect and di@@ gn@@ ity , his son may well gro@@ w up to tre@@ at women with di@@ gn@@ ity and respect .
Not his real name .
We would tra@@ v@@ el to the Kingdom H@@ all with sa@@ d fac@@ es , ” rec@@ alls one family member , “ but we re@@ turned jo@@ y@@ ful . ”
They told the people not to o@@ pen the do@@ or to us and not to allow us to read from the Bible , as it would con@@ fu@@ se them .
The Si@@ tu@@ ation Is R@@ ever@@ sed
N@@ ever before have so many fe@@ atu@@ res of the si@@ gn been so c@@ learly evid@@ ent .
At first , you may need to for@@ ce yourself to do what the Bible says .
What has been happ@@ ening because Christians have been making the truth man@@ i@@ f@@ est ?
To the Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans , Paul wrote : “ I do in@@ deed also consider all things to be lo@@ ss on account of the exc@@ el@@ ling value of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord . On account of him I have taken the lo@@ ss of all things and I consider them as a lo@@ t of refu@@ se , that I may gain Christ . ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 3 : 8 .
This am@@ a@@ z@@ ing ev@@ ent fur@@ ni@@ shed un@@ den@@ i@@ able evidence that Jehovah was ba@@ c@@ king the new organization , the one cons@@ is@@ ting of Christ’s disciples .
Me@@ dit@@ ation during qui@@ et peri@@ o@@ ds can eng@@ end@@ er mo@@ des@@ ty and hum@@ ility within us and can en@@ h@@ ance our appreciation for the truly important things in life .
However , it is also true that we are shap@@ ed and fa@@ shi@@ oned by whom we love and by who lo@@ ves us .
• Will your mu@@ si@@ c be pla@@ yed at a reason@@ able vo@@ lu@@ me ?
Some among us may be disc@@ oura@@ ged , l@@ on@@ ely , a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted with feelings of un@@ wor@@ thin@@ ess , or over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ed by disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments .
A Gal@@ lu@@ p pol@@ l in 200@@ 4 found that in Cana@@ da , 4@@ 2 per@@ c@@ ent of the people believ@@ ed in hel@@ l .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , we are person@@ ally con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that car@@ r@@ ying out such activities is God’s will for us .
( b ) Why do we conclu@@ de that the fulfill@@ ment of that ev@@ ent still lies a@@ head ?
The light provided through these prophe@@ ts was preci@@ ous in@@ deed .
My parents were both dec@@ eas@@ ed .
When I was 16 , I was b@@ es@@ et with serious questions .
( S@@ is@@ ter Mu@@ ri@@ el S@@ m@@ ith died on A@@ pri@@ l 1 , 200@@ 2 , as this article was being fin@@ al@@ ized .
He wanted to find out if she had arri@@ ved home sa@@ f@@ ely .
Moses then sent 12 men to sp@@ y out the land .
How did Jesus show dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment in his spe@@ e@@ ch ?
Then , at a conven@@ tion in 19@@ 35 , came the wonderful news of a bless@@ ed future for “ a great crow@@ d ” of “ other sheep ” on a par@@ adise earth .
In A@@ pri@@ l 194@@ 7 we were given pr@@ eli@@ min@@ ary app@@ lic@@ ations to atten@@ d the Watchtower Bible S@@ cho@@ ol of G@@ ile@@ ad , lo@@ c@@ ated in S@@ ou@@ th L@@ ans@@ ing , New Yor@@ k , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A .
By ac@@ ting in har@@ mony with God’s spirit , we contribu@@ te to the beau@@ ty of the spiritual par@@ adise .
“ When the st@@ af@@ f of a n@@ ur@@ sing home no@@ tice that a person has regul@@ ar vis@@ its , he or she ge@@ ts better care ”
The world is full of people who@@ se sense of how to b@@ es@@ to@@ w honor is dist@@ or@@ ted .
And God , who could have inter@@ ven@@ ed , c@@ learly wanted the blessing to go to Jac@@ o@@ b . ​ — 10 / 1 , page 31 .
1 , 2 . ( a ) Why is pu@@ t@@ ting on the new person@@ ality within our re@@ ach ?
We see this princi@@ ple in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation of the tal@@ ents .
For a time , it enjo@@ yed a cir@@ cul@@ ation in the Ger@@ man language second only to that of the Bible .
the teach@@ er asked . She took me to a w@@ es@@ ter@@ n - st@@ y@@ le house and ran@@ g the do@@ or@@ b@@ ell .
However , they cop@@ ed with their problems and led pro@@ duc@@ tive lives .
“ M@@ other and I have since re@@ turned to B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , where she is still rec@@ over@@ ing from her ill@@ ness .
May we all , then , faith@@ fully serve Jehovah down to the end .
A sing@@ le Christian desi@@ ring to get married may receive a pro@@ pos@@ al from someone of doub@@ t@@ ful spiritu@@ ality or even from an un@@ beli@@ ever .
A@@ m@@ ong other things , this mo@@ ves us to avoid por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y and spi@@ rit@@ is@@ tic practic@@ es . ​ — 1 Corinthians 6 : 9 , 10 ; Revelation 21 : 8 .
So R@@ o@@ al@@ d and El@@ se@@ be@@ th together with Fa@@ bi@@ an , then ag@@ ed 18 , travel@@ ed to N@@ or@@ d@@ k@@ y@@ n , a p@@ en@@ in@@ su@@ la situ@@ ated in the coun@@ ty of F@@ in@@ n@@ mar@@ k , a@@ bo@@ ve the Ar@@ c@@ tic C@@ ir@@ c@@ le .
And our ze@@ al is for@@ ti@@ fied because we have a greater a@@ war@@ en@@ ess of the ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y of the preaching work .
Not without reason , Jesus called Jerusalem “ the city of the great King . ” ​ — Mat@@ t .
However , what does “ dedic@@ ation ” mean in the Bi@@ bli@@ cal sense ?
O@@ cc@@ asi@@ on@@ ally , I do st@@ re@@ et wit@@ ness@@ ing with my supp@@ or@@ tive wife , who inter@@ pre@@ ts for me when I need help .
Many men , women , and children died when the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an for@@ ces destro@@ yed Jerusalem and its temple in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
He ful@@ filled prophecy and reve@@ aled God’s pur@@ pos@@ es in a way that gives us v@@ al@@ id reas@@ ons for having faith .
As long as Satan’s wicked system is allow@@ ed to ex@@ ist , ever@@ yone , including Christians , will continue to su@@ ff@@ er the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of Satan’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ on against Jehovah .
Ha@@ ve you given much thought to the fine example she se@@ ts ?
For more information , see chap@@ ter 2 , “ The Bible ​ — A Bo@@ ok From God , ” in the book What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing of the spiritual vie@@ w@@ point of Jehovah’s Witnesses , M@@ r . B@@ on@@ ho@@ m@@ me said : “ O@@ ther@@ worl@@ d@@ l@@ iness , in their case , can har@@ dly do any har@@ m .
His efforts to learn the language end@@ ear@@ ed him to the brothers .
C@@ A@@ U@@ D@@ A
Be Bal@@ an@@ ced and Re@@ as@@ on@@ able
Do@@ ing these things will help us to have the attitude of the psalmist who said : “ How I do love your law !
The encourag@@ ing words and experi@@ ences of the cou@@ ple helped to mo@@ tiv@@ ate the children to make spiritual prog@@ ress .
By not allow@@ ing en@@ v@@ y to control us , we can make our lives ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er and can ple@@ ase our heavenly Father , Jehovah .
• How can parents cre@@ ate a pe@@ ace@@ ful home en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment ?
Indeed , Jehovah’s way is “ ad@@ ju@@ sted right . ”
L@@ isten to what Jesus said : “ You heard that it was said : ‘ You must not com@@ mit ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y . ’
The question of ch@@ urch re@@ form was no longer a local is@@ sue .
W@@ he@@ ther we now face a serious fin@@ an@@ cial c@@ ris@@ is or may face one in the future , Paul’s example of faith and practic@@ al wisdom teach@@ es us important less@@ ons .
As the Law s@@ ti@@ pul@@ ated , the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h came after si@@ x days of work , and Jesus per@@ form@@ ed many of his cu@@ res on that day .
You too can be certain that Jehovah kno@@ ws you person@@ ally .
As a result , Jerusalem was destro@@ yed and in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Juda@@ h were taken cap@@ tive to Babyl@@ on in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
( b ) How did M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el show a hum@@ ble attitude ?
The apostle Peter wrote : “ After you have su@@ ffered a little while , the God of all un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , who called you to his everlasting glory in uni@@ on with Christ , will himself fin@@ ish your tra@@ ining , he will make you fir@@ m , he will make you strong . ” ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 10 .
If he had t@@ ol@@ er@@ ated it , the well - being of all living cre@@ atu@@ res ​ — in heaven and on earth — ​ would be th@@ reat@@ ened .
“ When my past and other is@@ su@@ es brought me to emo@@ tional ex@@ ha@@ us@@ tion , ” she said , “ I knew that I had to talk with the elders .
But how much better if we avoid the situation in the first place !
He says : “ The heart is a@@ ware of the bit@@ ter@@ ness of one@@ ’s soul , and with its rejo@@ ic@@ ing no str@@ anger will inter@@ me@@ dd@@ le . ”
Wor@@ ship God . ” ​ — Revelation 19 : 10 .
Satan is a powerful spirit cre@@ ature who exer@@ ts great influ@@ ence on mankind .
P@@ O@@ W@@ E@@ R is something many of us take for gr@@ anted .
By regul@@ arly medit@@ ating on matters rel@@ ated to God’s Word and by ap@@ pl@@ ying Bible principles , you will allow God’s spirit to ref@@ ine your person@@ ality . It will n@@ ur@@ ture in you ess@@ enti@@ al qualities , such as hum@@ ility , per@@ sever@@ ance , in@@ du@@ stri@@ ousness , and gen@@ u@@ ine love for fellow Christians .
How faith - streng@@ th@@ ening it is to see that the milli@@ ons serving Jehovah thr@@ ough@@ out the earth are main@@ tain@@ ing a fir@@ m hold on the pat@@ ter@@ n of Bible truth they have been taught . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 1 : 2 - 5 .
( Read Psalm 27 : 4 . )
Even in those early times , Satan’s tri@@ ck was to b@@ lun@@ t pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s re@@ pu@@ gn@@ ance to im@@ mor@@ ality and viol@@ ence until these things became com@@ mon@@ place and were s@@ ought after by the po@@ pul@@ ace .
Like those who were rul@@ ing the nations , they wanted to have a prom@@ in@@ ent position . ​ — Read Mark 10 : 4@@ 2 - 4@@ 5 .
Some 20 years ag@@ o , he sur@@ vi@@ ved the viol@@ ent pur@@ ges of his ch@@ urch in U@@ g@@ anda .
( b ) How will we benefit by exam@@ ining Scriptural acc@@ oun@@ ts of the ways in which people respon@@ ded to God’s discipl@@ ine ?
When he appe@@ ared to him he at once f@@ ell upon his ne@@ ck and gave way to te@@ ars upon his ne@@ ck again and again . ”
By that means , the si@@ ck and the po@@ or could gain per@@ man@@ ent benef@@ its , not just those li@@ mit@@ ed to a sh@@ ort human life sp@@ an or a me@@ al or two . ​ — John 6 : 26 - 30 .
May your activ@@ ity appe@@ ar to your own servants and your s@@ pl@@ end@@ or upon their sons . ”
26 : 6@@ 3 , 6@@ 4 .
W@@ as it eas@@ y for Le@@ ah to speak up when others in@@ iti@@ ally in@@ qui@@ red about the book she was reading ?
It did not invol@@ ve dedic@@ ation to Jehovah , since Jesus was already part of God’s dedic@@ ated nation of Israel .
It is thus Satan who is be@@ h@@ ind much of the mis@@ er@@ y and in@@ justice of this world .
In their d@@ ying m@@ om@@ ents , their wi@@ ves and children were sla@@ ugh@@ tered before their eyes , while J@@ an@@ na@@ e@@ us fe@@ ast@@ ed op@@ en@@ ly with his con@@ cu@@ bin@@ es .
If something in@@ side us sur@@ vi@@ ved death , what need would there be for a resurrection ?
His life had no direction , and that tr@@ oub@@ led him deep@@ ly .
A@@ N A@@ R@@ C@@ H@@ E@@ R pre@@ pa@@ res to sh@@ o@@ o@@ t an ar@@ ro@@ w at a t@@ ar@@ get .
The next article will exam@@ ine what can help us to per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve Jehovah’s influ@@ ence even more c@@ learly in our life ​ — our faith .
Jehovah , for his part , kno@@ ws those who are “ thinking upon his name , ” and he appreci@@ ates how different such ones are from the va@@ st ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of mankind , who show no concer@@ n for his ways .
13 : 7
Our desire to avoid practic@@ ing sin lea@@ ds to the next re@@ qu@@ est . ​ — 1 John 3 : 4 , 6 .
I knew that my health was less than ide@@ al , but I had seen how Jehovah had car@@ ri@@ ed me through many difficul@@ ties .
For a certain@@ ty , Jehovah can answer the c@@ ry of the low@@ ly one at the right time through the in@@ si@@ gh@@ t@@ ful and dis@@ cer@@ ning expres@@ sions of com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate and matu@@ re fellow Christians .
Why , then , give to Jehovah of our res@@ our@@ ces , time , and en@@ er@@ gy ?
The p@@ lo@@ t@@ ters of mis@@ c@@ hi@@ ef can cause only pain and suffering .
Because he loo@@ ked at the st@@ or@@ m and the wa@@ ves and became af@@ ra@@ id .
How do fellow believers in our congregation prove to be “ a streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id ” ?
S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ ds are out - of - do@@ ors , keep@@ ing w@@ atch over their flo@@ c@@ ks .
Who Are Gen@@ u@@ ine Christians ?
S@@ tr@@ ong op@@ position , anxi@@ ety , po@@ or health , pe@@ er pres@@ sure , or a l@@ ack of t@@ ang@@ i@@ ble resul@@ ts might t@@ est our end@@ ur@@ ance .
C@@ learly , then , you need to walk with your Father .
By being obedi@@ ent to those taking the lead among us , we show that we see the One who is inv@@ isi@@ ble . ​ — Hebrews 13 : 17 .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , Jesus cen@@ sur@@ ed the S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es , who did not believe in the resurrection .
Let us contr@@ ast godly love with the love descri@@ bed at 2 Timothy 3 : 2 - 4 .
This means that the w@@ ars being f@@ ought in the earth today do not have God’s appro@@ val , no matter how no@@ ble the cause may appe@@ ar to be .
T@@ w@@ ent@@ y cen@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o , God trans@@ fer@@ red the life of his heavenly Son to the wom@@ b of a Jewish vi@@ r@@ g@@ in for him to be born as a human .
After we read an account , our daugh@@ ter would sear@@ ch the house for to@@ ys or other it@@ em@@ s that could be used to act out the st@@ ory .
In fact , his stu@@ dies indic@@ ated that “ this land was once a pa@@ st@@ or@@ al par@@ adise . ”
Mo@@ st Witnesses were po@@ or , ba@@ r@@ ely able to pa@@ y for a one - way tri@@ p to the conven@@ tion .
As true Christians , we want to be , not f@@ an@@ ati@@ c or do@@ g@@ m@@ ati@@ c , but hum@@ ble and reason@@ able .
This land d@@ ates back to Bible times , and it is now bless@@ ed with over 9@@ ,000 publi@@ sh@@ ers of the good news .
The peace that ex@@ ists between true Christians of different rac@@ es , so@@ cial positi@@ ons , and n@@ ati@@ on@@ alities is gen@@ u@@ ine because it st@@ em@@ s from the pe@@ ace@@ ful relationship they have with God , which is based on their faith in the ransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ .
The branch of@@ fice that direc@@ ts the work of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the country dis@@ pat@@ ched three ve@@ hi@@ c@@ les per day to ass@@ ist Witnesses who were still en r@@ ou@@ te and to sear@@ ch for any who might be lost .
H@@ er name ?
“ Th@@ ro@@ w all your anxi@@ ety upon [ God ] , because he ca@@ res for you . ” ​ — 1 P@@ E@@ T@@ E@@ R 5 : 7 .
But w@@ ine also ‘ makes the heart rejo@@ ice . ’
A@@ c@@ tually , that can be a good si@@ gn , for it shows hum@@ ility on your part .
On another occasi@@ on , Joseph again set a fine example of self - control .
Then I went to another house .
J@@ anu@@ ary 1 , 20@@ 10
Peter ex@@ hor@@ ts us : “ All of you gi@@ r@@ d y@@ ourselves with low@@ l@@ iness of mind toward one another , because God op@@ pos@@ es the ha@@ ugh@@ ty ones , but he gives un@@ deser@@ ved kindness to the hum@@ ble ones . ” ​ — 1 P@@ et .
Un@@ der@@ stan@@ da@@ bly , people were ast@@ oun@@ ded at Jesus ’ “ way of teaching ” and were dra@@ wn to him .
The la@@ w@@ y@@ er showed public@@ ations of the Rus@@ si@@ an O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch that sever@@ ely cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze Jehovah’s Witnesses and asked : “ Do these st@@ at@@ ements viol@@ ate the law ? ”
S@@ ome@@ time later , I mu@@ st@@ ered up the courage to go to the pri@@ est and ask why Father had died and why my po@@ or mother had to pa@@ y the pri@@ est .
( See bo@@ x , page 13 . )
Our neigh@@ b@@ or and c@@ ous@@ in , N@@ ic@@ ol@@ as P@@ s@@ ar@@ ra@@ s , a new@@ ly baptized Witness , was cons@@ crip@@ ted into the Greek ar@@ my .
How can we draw less@@ ons from such acc@@ oun@@ ts ?
Do you think that Ca@@ in had a right to make such a decision about life ?
For instance , before he cho@@ se the 12 men who would become his apostles , Jesus “ went out into the m@@ oun@@ tain to pray , and he continued the whole night in prayer to God . ”
Those “ in@@ ner ro@@ om@@ s ” may ref@@ er to our congregations .
Jehovah h@@ ates those “ loving viol@@ ence . ”
On one occasi@@ on when he was 12 years old , he was found by his parents in the temple , “ s@@ it@@ ting in the mi@@ d@@ st of the teach@@ ers and listen@@ ing to them and ques@@ tion@@ ing them . ”
What an out@@ standing example of the power and wisdom of our heavenly M@@ ak@@ er !
Those things can di@@ str@@ act us from serving Jehovah .
Not sur@@ pris@@ ingly , many things rel@@ ated to the lives of anointed members of the Christian congregation and their compan@@ i@@ ons are held sac@@ red .
Be@@ fore that ev@@ ent , there was little Kingdom fru@@ it@@ age in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
One example is D@@ ar@@ w@@ in@@ ’s the@@ ory of ev@@ olu@@ tion , which they have accepted in place of the Genesis account of cre@@ ation .
Th@@ r@@ ough his prophet Isaiah , God said : “ My word that go@@ es for@@ th from my m@@ ou@@ th . . . will have certain succ@@ ess . ”
As the Creator , Jehovah already ow@@ ns everything we have in a material way .
A similar cu@@ sto@@ m in Rom@@ an times en@@ ab@@ led a slave who@@ se por@@ tion con@@ ta@@ ined the hi@@ d@@ den it@@ em to be “ king ” for a day .
Jehovah’s people un@@ it@@ e@@ dly speak the pu@@ re language
One day , they asked us to come to their home without fai@@ l because they had a sur@@ pris@@ e for us .
Our ser@@ vi@@ tu@@ de is vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ary and st@@ em@@ s from our love for the Ma@@ ster .
However , I dre@@ w a less@@ on from my f@@ it@@ ness tra@@ ining ​ — the exerc@@ ises that are the most difficult are the ones that are the most necess@@ ary .
I am very gr@@ ate@@ ful that my father en@@ ab@@ led me to have that educ@@ ation .
A dis@@ cer@@ ning person does not allow words to f@@ low out of his m@@ ou@@ th ha@@ st@@ ily .
The cle@@ ans@@ ing requi@@ red by the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law had to be re@@ pe@@ ated as often as a worshipp@@ er became un@@ clean .
Paul did not provide an ex@@ ha@@ us@@ tive l@@ ist of everything that would be consider@@ ed a work of the flesh .
He can also fore@@ see the future , being “ the One tel@@ ling from the beg@@ in@@ ning the fin@@ ale , and from long ag@@ o the things that have not been done ; the One saying , ‘ My own counsel will stand . ’ ”
I started thinking how my future wife would feel if she saw me f@@ li@@ r@@ ting with another woman .
Ex@@ pla@@ in . ( b ) What will help an el@@ der to be encourag@@ ing and appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble ?
O@@ th@@ ni@@ el ( T@@ ri@@ be of M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h )
What is “ it ” ?
Our judgment is just too f@@ la@@ wed to offer us the prote@@ ction that we need .
I@@ magine their reli@@ ef when they fin@@ ally saw ligh@@ ts and ste@@ ered their ship toward them !
In other words , the B@@ er@@ o@@ e@@ ans com@@ pared the good news that they heard with what the Scriptures say .
And you baptized brothers , make the most of any personal attention you receive .
Paul was writ@@ ing from R@@ ome .
There is no reason to be un@@ du@@ ly concer@@ ned about the se@@ ating lo@@ c@@ ation of a dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed person in the Kingdom H@@ all .
The af@@ o@@ re@@ mentioned book M@@ an@@ ag@@ ing Your M@@ ind fur@@ ther ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ The more one thin@@ ks about the bad things that might ha@@ p@@ pen , the more likely they se@@ em , and the har@@ der it is to see how to cop@@ e with them . ”
Satan is anything but hum@@ ble .
Rather than your having to expla@@ in why you do not s@@ mo@@ ke , your pe@@ er is com@@ p@@ el@@ led to think about why he does .
But I could see that I was not going to get one the way that I was living .
E@@ ach year , this ob@@ serv@@ ance is the most am@@ a@@ z@@ ing uni@@ f@@ ying ev@@ ent that takes place on pl@@ an@@ et E@@ ar@@ th !
Yet , whether we have been dedic@@ ated servants of God for years or for a com@@ par@@ ati@@ vely sh@@ ort time , we should continu@@ ally take in so@@ li@@ d spiritual food .
He said : “ H@@ app@@ y are those consci@@ ous of their spiritual need , since the kingdom of the heavens bel@@ ong@@ s to them . ”
En@@ during even in the face of tri@@ als will help us to maintain our integrity .
Even when their actions disa@@ p@@ pointed him , Jesus never st@@ op@@ ped tal@@ king to his friends . ​ — Matthew 26 : 40 , 4@@ 1 .
H@@ as Jehovah chang@@ ed , and how does he show that he still appro@@ ves of this kind of teaching ?
Why can you be confid@@ ent that Jehovah can prote@@ ct you from anything that could cause you to lo@@ se his appro@@ val ?
( a ) How is the Bible like a mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r ?
Jo@@ ys and Tr@@ ou@@ bl@@ es
I felt that Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment Da@@ y was coming and that since I was not ready , I would not sur@@ vi@@ ve . ” ​ — C@@ r@@ y@@ st@@ al .
Although the crow@@ d h@@ ated to hear it , those two men told the truth and stu@@ ck to it ​ — even when th@@ reat@@ ened with death by st@@ on@@ ing !
Why do we need to com@@ p@@ ly with the words of A@@ mo@@ s 5 : 15 ?
By regul@@ arly atten@@ ding Christian meetings , we strengthen the att@@ ach@@ ment we have with our brothers and sisters .
What do these ch@@ urch min@@ isters do all day ?
During the past 60 years , th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of tra@@ ined min@@ isters have vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to serve as mission@@ aries in fore@@ ign lands .
26 : 28 .
Jehovah’s house of worship was rest@@ ored so that his worship could continue in a di@@ gn@@ i@@ fied man@@ ner .
Who was this man ?
When you con@@ verse with others , show personal interest in their feelings .
Your children are fac@@ ing tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous pres@@ sures to com@@ promise .
What a sa@@ d situation for a Christian to f@@ all into ! ​ — 3 John 9 , 10 .
To remain hum@@ ble , we need to set asi@@ de time to medit@@ ate da@@ ily on what we read in God’s Word .
This article will consider how you can over@@ come ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les to your li@@ fes@@ a@@ ving ministry and how you may be able to help a greater number of people .
O@@ r do you ten@@ d to res@@ ol@@ ve problems by following your own feelings or those of family and friends ?
But Na@@ th@@ an’s illustr@@ ation moved David un@@ wit@@ t@@ ingly to con@@ dem@@ n his own actions .
I dis@@ co@@ vered real meaning in Jesus ’ words : “ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ” ​ — Acts 20 : 35 .
It would take a man of Jose@@ p@@ h’s cal@@ i@@ ber to res@@ ist an appe@@ al this en@@ tic@@ ing .
Ti@@ me will help you to he@@ al .
Their f@@ all into sin was deli@@ ber@@ ate .
What real@@ iz@@ ation will help you to avoid be@@ coming imp@@ ati@@ ent when wa@@ iting for Jehovah to help you through a tri@@ al@@ some situation ?
TH@@ E Bible id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es Jehovah God as the Creator of all things , including humans .
He es@@ p@@ ous@@ ed mo@@ der@@ ation and self - den@@ i@@ al , le@@ ading a simp@@ le , fru@@ g@@ al life .
Consider the ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ er Ph@@ ili@@ p .
A young Christian sister wrote : “ Of all the loving remin@@ ders Jehovah gives us , those ur@@ g@@ ing us to read the Bible da@@ ily have had the great@@ est influ@@ ence on my life .
In so doing , Jo@@ si@@ ah brought blessings not only to himself but also to the enti@@ re nation . ​ — Read 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 34 : 31 - 33 .
As for faithful servants of God , however , the eyes of their hearts are da@@ z@@ z@@ led when they con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate his ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fic@@ ence .
This will high@@ light for you the ma@@ in poin@@ ts that you should look for as you read and study the article .
What Can I Re@@ pa@@ y to Jehovah ?
Can you ad@@ just your circumstances and simp@@ li@@ fy your li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le ?
Des@@ pite our efforts , all the mission@@ aries had to leave within one we@@ ek .
Ne@@ w@@ ly baptized anointed ones became part of the slave , and reg@@ ar@@ d@@ less of who in@@ iti@@ ally taught them , they went on to receive instru@@ ction from members of the congregation who me@@ t the Scriptural qu@@ ali@@ fic@@ ations to serve as older men .
E@@ ver since the dis@@ obedi@@ ence of Adam and E@@ ve , mankind has been under the powerful influ@@ ence of Satan .
The account continu@@ es : “ He now said to them : ‘ These are my words which I spoke to you while I was yet with you , that all the things written in the law of Moses and in the Pro@@ p@@ he@@ ts and Psal@@ ms about me must be ful@@ filled . ’ ”
T@@ ake as an example the teaching of pre@@ des@@ t@@ in@@ ation .
“ Bu@@ y from me . . . ey@@ es@@ al@@ ve to ru@@ b in your eyes that you may see ”
F@@ e@@ el the emo@@ tions of the ma@@ in char@@ ac@@ ters .
A hum@@ ble and willing attitude can have a positi@@ ve effect on the local brothers
That inclu@@ des this flo@@ ating mar@@ ke@@ t in D@@ am@@ no@@ en Sa@@ du@@ ak .
It often inclu@@ des fri@@ end@@ ship , but the b@@ on@@ ds of love are str@@ ong@@ er than those of fri@@ end@@ ship .
We are happy when people respon@@ d fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly to our ministry , for then they may benefit from the message we be@@ ar .
Ther@@ efore , to sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our fri@@ end@@ ship with him , Jehovah instru@@ cts us to avoid being self - cen@@ tered .
Is it any won@@ der that people are con@@ fu@@ sed and lost when it comes to right and wrong ? ​ — Luke 6 : 39 .
The same is true of marriage .
As I inter@@ m@@ ing@@ led with them , never once did I see anyone light a ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ te , o@@ pen a can of be@@ er , or use prof@@ an@@ ity .
The par@@ al@@ le@@ l between No@@ ah’s day and our day does not end with the ba@@ dness of the people and their des@@ tru@@ ction .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T a preci@@ ous privilege was offered to the nation of Israel when Jehovah said to them : “ You will certainly become my special pro@@ per@@ ty out of all other pe@@ op@@ les . ”
The fin@@ est way to show mer@@ cy to those out@@ side the Christian congregation is to share Bible truth with them .
On@@ ce again , the ans@@ wers would pro@@ ba@@ bly come down to this : There are many different op@@ in@@ i@@ ons .
In heart har@@ mony with his Father , Jesus taught that one cannot d@@ ri@@ ve away or c@@ ast off an in@@ no@@ c@@ ent mate and act as if nothing has happened . ​ — Read Matthew 19 : 3 - 6 , 9 .
Because Jehovah , the “ righteous God , ” fav@@ ors his people when they prac@@ tice righteousness .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , parents need to expla@@ in and show by example ex@@ ac@@ tly what it means to be respon@@ sible .
The first ones called to the pl@@ at@@ form were those four n@@ er@@ v@@ ous , but reli@@ ev@@ ed , young men who at last knew that they could stay together !
( Read Revelation 12 : 10 , 12 . )
It was not when he re@@ turned to heaven after his death .
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently the Law has become our tu@@ t@@ or le@@ ading to Christ . ”
3 , 4 . ( a ) What organiz@@ ational chang@@ es have been made in the Christian congregation since the K@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ ’s bir@@ th , and why were they necess@@ ary ?
The real life will then be the lo@@ t of all those who “ keep listen@@ ing to the vo@@ ice of Jehovah . ”
T@@ es@@ ting ref@@ ines and streng@@ th@@ ens faith , making it “ of much greater value than go@@ ld . ” ​ — Hebrews 11 : 17 ; 1 Peter 1 : 7 .
Thus , an act of inter@@ faith is that of sh@@ aring in worship or of having spiritual commun@@ ion with other religious organiz@@ ations .
“ I , Jehovah , am your God , the One teaching you to benefit yourself , the One ca@@ using you to tre@@ ad in the way in which you should walk . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A@@ I@@ A@@ H 4@@ 8 : 17 .
In F@@ in@@ land there are 2@@ 33 Kingdom H@@ alls , many sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by beau@@ ti@@ ful gar@@ den@@ s .
“ D@@ A@@ R@@ K@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ S it@@ self will co@@ ver the earth , and th@@ ic@@ k g@@ loo@@ m the n@@ ational grou@@ ps ; but upon you Jehovah will shin@@ e for@@ th , and upon you his own glory will be seen . ”
The pro@@ ce@@ du@@ re , and vari@@ ations of it , came to be called in vit@@ r@@ o ( in gl@@ ass ) fer@@ t@@ il@@ iz@@ ation , or I@@ V@@ F .
Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h was in@@ du@@ stri@@ ous and ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able
Con@@ tra@@ sting Timo@@ th@@ y’s example with that of others , Paul said : “ All the others are see@@ king their own inter@@ ests , not those of Jesus Christ . ”
How deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful it is to be God’s fellow work@@ er ! ​ — 1 C@@ or .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ All Scrip@@ ture is inspired of God . ”
It was used that way in the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t , a Greek transl@@ ation of the Hebrew Scriptures .
This gave the Ch@@ urch of R@@ ome the ide@@ a of imp@@ res@@ sing a Christian religious sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance on the day by re@@ plac@@ ing the Su@@ n go@@ d with the true Su@@ n of J@@ us@@ tice , Jesus Christ , cho@@ o@@ sing it as the day on which to c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate his bir@@ th . ”
In De@@ c@@ ember 199@@ 9 , P@@ as@@ cal was baptized .
But now , in our time , we can understand them more fully .
Mi@@ ca@@ h as@@ ks a seri@@ es of questions , saying : “ With what shall I con@@ fr@@ on@@ t Jehovah ? With what shall I bo@@ w my@@ self to God on high ?
F@@ ar M@@ ore I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ant T@@ ha@@ n the We@@ ather
15 Di@@ d You K@@ now ? 16 L@@ ear@@ n From God’s Word ​ — Who Is God ?
Since ‘ time and un@@ fore@@ seen occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence be@@ f@@ all us all , ’ we cannot say how much longer we will live .
publi@@ shed in A@@ wa@@ ke !
Are You a “ F@@ ul@@ l - G@@ ro@@ wn ” Christian ?
Re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly during the time of the Ju@@ d@@ ges , the Israelites cho@@ se un@@ wis@@ ely .
But does she for@@ get the v@@ ow she has made ?
5 , 6 . ( a ) What does Jesus do for those whom he lo@@ ves ?
In 9@@ 9@@ 7 B.C.E . , ten of Israel@@ ’s tri@@ bes se@@ par@@ ated from the sou@@ ther@@ n tri@@ bes of Juda@@ h and B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in .
F@@ ine S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d . ​ — John 10 : 11 .
His Word , the Bible , promises : “ If you sear@@ ch for him , he will let himself be found by you . ”
Like E@@ no@@ ch and Noah , however , we can deli@@ ver such a message because of our God - given faith and courage .
G@@ u@@ i@@ ded by God’s Word in the F@@ am@@ ily
W@@ ise in Their O@@ wn W@@ a@@ y ( chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s don@@ ations ) , 2 / 1
Like the ransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ , the preaching work ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fi@@ es God’s love
Consider also the example of M@@ ary , the mother of the Bible writ@@ er Mark .
Des@@ tru@@ ction of the An@@ a@@ bap@@ t@@ ist Kingdom
S@@ up@@ pose you had a health proble@@ m that seem@@ ed me@@ dic@@ ally in@@ ex@@ p@@ li@@ ca@@ ble .
The apostle Paul high@@ ligh@@ ted this when he ur@@ ged Timothy : “ Pa@@ y con@@ st@@ ant attention to yourself and to your teaching .
So , what did the prophet do in the mean@@ time ?
S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 1 - 7 , 200@@ 8
The whole - sou@@ led and fe@@ ar@@ less example of the Witnesses with whom we associ@@ ated mo@@ tiv@@ ated my parents to become ac@@ tive in the preaching work .
These are not things that only ad@@ ul@@ t Christians can and should do .
A@@ no@@ ther important st@@ ep in res@@ is@@ ting pe@@ er pres@@ sure is pre@@ par@@ ation .
Yet , when he was con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with his own mis@@ takes , he re@@ adi@@ ly ad@@ mit@@ ted them and supp@@ or@@ ted Jehovah’s judg@@ ments .
They did not believe that Jehovah was a@@ ware of what they were doing .
The P@@ ri@@ ze
( a ) What shows that the large shi@@ eld of faith is very important ?
Ha@@ ve not you yourself put up a he@@ dge about him and about his house and about everything that he has all around ? ”
Paul said : “ Ke@@ ep com@@ for@@ ting one another and building one another up . ”
Many years later , when Satan was thro@@ wn out of heaven , he was still acc@@ using God’s faithful servants con@@ stan@@ tly .
He ho@@ ped that perhaps there , am@@ id the co@@ ld w@@ in@@ ds of the Ar@@ c@@ tic C@@ ir@@ c@@ le , he had fin@@ ally es@@ cap@@ ed the even col@@ der w@@ in@@ ds of pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce .
Rather , God will make it a par@@ adise , ” they said .
Why should the to@@ pi@@ c of com@@ pas@@ sion interest you ?
The book was ent@@ it@@ led Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — An@@ s@@ wers That Wor@@ k .
He pray@@ ed : “ O Jehovah , show me fav@@ or .
As jo@@ y@@ ful work@@ ers , then , let us pres@@ s on in the har@@ v@@ est work !
S@@ he@@ ma@@ iah said that Ne@@ h@@ emiah was about to be ass@@ as@@ sin@@ ated but that he could sa@@ ve his life by hi@@ ding in the temple .
It takes 14 mus@@ c@@ les working together just to make you sm@@ ile !
When sen@@ ding out his disciples into the field , Jesus told them not to “ em@@ br@@ ace any@@ body in gre@@ et@@ ing along the ro@@ ad . ”
We are determined to continue serving and hon@@ or@@ ing Jehovah with all our strength .
By s@@ it@@ ting upon “ the d@@ elu@@ ge , ” or “ heavenly o@@ ce@@ an , ” Jehovah indic@@ ates that he is in full control of his power .
What happened to the c@@ ities of Phil@@ is@@ ti@@ a , Mo@@ a@@ b , and A@@ m@@ m@@ on ?
Psalm 8 : 9 illustr@@ ates why the use of Jehovah’s name is so sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant : “ O Jehovah our Lord , how ma@@ j@@ es@@ tic your name is in all the earth ! ”
N@@ O@@ T@@ T@@ IN@@ G@@ H@@ A@@ M , No@@ t@@ t@@ ing@@ ham I@@ ce R@@ ink , L@@ ow@@ er Par@@ li@@ am@@ ent S@@ t . , No@@ t@@ t@@ ing@@ ham , N@@ G@@ 1 1@@ L@@ A .
Th@@ r@@ ough his prophet H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i , Jehovah reas@@ sur@@ ed the buil@@ ders that He was with them .
3 They O@@ ffered Th@@ em@@ selves W@@ ill@@ ingly ​ — In B@@ ra@@ z@@ il
Why , just w@@ atch@@ ing the ev@@ ening news on tel@@ ev@@ ision can pro@@ du@@ ce anxi@@ ety !
We invit@@ e you to take a close look at this repor@@ t and draw encourag@@ ement from it , just as our first - century brothers no doubt dre@@ w much encourag@@ ement from repor@@ ts about the ex@@ pan@@ sion of the preaching work in their time . ​ — Acts 1 : 15 ; 2 : 5 - 11 , 4@@ 1 , 4@@ 7 ; 4 : 4 ; 6 : 7 .
What s@@ wor@@ n promise did Jehovah make concer@@ ning the promised Se@@ ed , and how do we benefit from it ?
We often apply the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule in our deal@@ ings with fellow believers .
The Bible often al@@ lu@@ des to the tra@@ its of sheep , descri@@ b@@ ing them as re@@ adi@@ ly respon@@ ding to a shepher@@ d’s affe@@ ction , un@@ ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive , and de@@ f@@ en@@ sel@@ ess .
Let us first consider the qu@@ ality mentioned t@@ wi@@ ce in this mar@@ vel@@ ous declar@@ ation of God’s go@@ o@@ dness .
That message also fore@@ tel@@ ls the uni@@ fic@@ ation of God’s people that started to take place during the last days . ”
S@@ ONG@@ S : 37 , 1@@ 16
The pri@@ est claim@@ ed that since I@@ an’s father was a good man , God wanted him in heaven .
But how is this possible in view of the tra@@ gi@@ c con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of Ad@@ am@@ ’s dis@@ obedi@@ ence ?
9@@ 7 : 10 ; Pro@@ v .
The answer is clo@@ sel@@ y rel@@ ated to our determin@@ ation to serve Jehovah .
O@@ r Luke may have con@@ sul@@ ted a sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic member of the high cour@@ t .
Adam and E@@ d@@ y@@ ta , who have been married for 30 years , com@@ men@@ ted on one we@@ d@@ ding : “ You could really feel the Christian at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere .
A@@ le@@ x@@ an@@ der the Gre@@ at later con@@ qu@@ ered much of the world , and comm@@ on , or K@@ o@@ ine , Greek became the ma@@ in language in many coun@@ tri@@ es .
No@@ te what Isaiah pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed about the con@@ di@@ tions that we are experi@@ enc@@ ing today : “ They will have to be@@ at their s@@ words into p@@ low@@ sh@@ a@@ res and their spe@@ ars into pr@@ un@@ ing sh@@ ear@@ s . N@@ ation will not li@@ ft up s@@ word against nation , ne@@ i@@ ther will they learn war any@@ more . ”
Do all of us have a bre@@ ak@@ ing point ​ — one bey@@ ond which we will a@@ ban@@ d@@ on our principles in order to stay ali@@ ve ?
Acc@@ ording to Greek - language scho@@ l@@ ars , the Greek expres@@ sion transl@@ ated “ taking in knowledge ” can also be transl@@ ated “ should keep on know@@ ing ” or “ should continue know@@ ing . ”
• What view of our brothers should we stri@@ ve to avoid ?
E@@ s@@ ther ac@@ ted coura@@ ge@@ ously , and the book be@@ aring her name shows that God deli@@ vered his people .
B@@ as@@ ed on Paul’s reason@@ ing found at Romans 12 : 1 , 2 , what mo@@ ves us to avoid re@@ tal@@ i@@ ating ?
A l@@ ink to the T@@ er@@ ms of U@@ se can be found at the bo@@ t@@ to@@ m of the home page on j@@ w@@ .@@ or@@ g , and the re@@ stri@@ ctions apply to everything that is a@@ vail@@ able on our we@@ b@@ s@@ ites .
What might such we@@ igh@@ ts be ?
Tru@@ e Christi@@ an@@ ity ​ — A@@ n E@@ duc@@ ation
If so , trust in Jehovah , and pray : “ Acc@@ ording to your loving - kindness pre@@ serve me ali@@ ve , that I may keep the remin@@ der of your m@@ ou@@ th . ” ​ — Psalm 1@@ 19 : 8@@ 8 .
So just as Jesus helped Peter to put matters in prop@@ er per@@ spe@@ ctive , hus@@ ban@@ ds at times may need to do the same for their wi@@ ves .
Who is the ri@@ der of the wh@@ ite hor@@ se ?
T@@ ear@@ s in S@@ k@@ in Bo@@ t@@ tle , 10 / 1
On A@@ pri@@ l 11 , they left by a@@ ir@@ pl@@ ane .
Yes , Bible reading is both prof@@ it@@ able and ple@@ a@@ su@@ ra@@ ble .
So I did sp@@ end my hon@@ ey@@ mo@@ on in Par@@ is , but I mo@@ st@@ ly saw Al@@ l@@ an from a dist@@ ance ​ — on the pl@@ at@@ form !
Although the P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t Bible of Al@@ cal@@ á de H@@ en@@ a@@ res did prove to be a gi@@ gan@@ tic st@@ ep for@@ ward in pro@@ duc@@ ing a ref@@ ined text in the origin@@ al langu@@ ages of the Bible , tra@@ dition occasi@@ on@@ ally pre@@ va@@ iled over scho@@ lar@@ ship .
He now gave his attend@@ ant ur@@ g@@ ent direc@@ tions : “ G@@ o up , say to A@@ ha@@ b , ‘ H@@ it@@ ch up ! And go down that the do@@ w@@ n@@ p@@ our may not de@@ tain you ! ’ ”
Genesis 5 : 22 tel@@ ls us : “ E@@ no@@ ch continued to walk with the true God . ”
What par@@ al@@ le@@ l do we see between the commun@@ ion sacrifice and Christian meetings ?
Ge@@ or@@ ges , a Christian overse@@ er who regul@@ arly vis@@ its the ter@@ min@@ ally ill , pu@@ ts it this way , “ Our love for our compan@@ ion must be str@@ ong@@ er than the ill@@ ness . ”
Con@@ ven@@ tion fe@@ atu@@ res that have long been part of the pro@@ gra@@ m are wi@@ d@@ ely an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated .
“ They are my own personal answer to Satan’s at@@ temp@@ ts to keep God’s people from expres@@ sing their faith . ”
Many Christian you@@ ths today imitate the faith of Jesus , Paul , and Timothy .
What challeng@@ es does one sing@@ le mother face , and how do we view people like her ?
Father was a de@@ v@@ out beli@@ ever in the go@@ d of the local Sh@@ into sh@@ r@@ ine .
Tho@@ r@@ ough@@ ly dec@@ ei@@ ved , E@@ ve bro@@ ke God’s law . ​ — Genesis 3 : 1 - 6 ; 1 Timothy 2 : 14 .
Not only did N@@ ik@@ ol@@ a@@ i vis@@ it congregations but he also organiz@@ ed the du@@ p@@ lic@@ ation and dist@@ ribu@@ tion of our liter@@ ature .
Some ex@@ pl@@ or@@ ers claim@@ ed to have lo@@ c@@ ated the lost par@@ adise .
If we re@@ ject the thinking of wicked ones , we will not be ‘ standing in the way of sin@@ n@@ ers . ’
How We B@@ ene@@ f@@ it !
When you sh@@ op for clo@@ th@@ es , you may think about st@@ y@@ les and tr@@ ends but what about mo@@ des@@ ty and co@@ st ?
M@@ ore than that , it can bring Jehovah’s fav@@ or upon us , which will lead to end@@ less life in perfect health ​ — physi@@ c@@ ally and emo@@ tion@@ ally — ​ in his coming new world . ​ — Isaiah 33 : 24 ; Revelation 21 : 4 ; 22 : 2 .
In har@@ mony with Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah’s prophecy , what was to ha@@ p@@ pen when the Babyl@@ on@@ ians att@@ ac@@ ked Jerusalem ?
God appro@@ ved of Jesus , who in heaven was a good work@@ er .
Thus , says Paul , even though such a child was the@@ o@@ re@@ tic@@ ally “ l@@ ord ” over his in@@ her@@ it@@ ance , while he rema@@ ined a child , he had no more righ@@ ts over it than a slave had .
( b ) Why do we up@@ hold Jehovah’s righteous standards ?
Just a mon@@ th later , though not yet fir@@ m@@ ly esta@@ bli@@ shed in Bible truth , I jo@@ ined a group of local Witnesses and pre@@ ached to others about a better world , free from w@@ ars and at@@ ro@@ c@@ ities .
Paul wis@@ ely ans@@ wer@@ ed his own question , saying : “ I know you believe . ”
As followers of Jesus , true Christians see the need for being hum@@ ble .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ating what qualities will help us to that end ?
Satan also t@@ ar@@ ge@@ ts the many Witnesses of Jehovah who have the hope of living forever on a par@@ adise earth .
If so , what is the n@@ ature of your relationship with them ?
No@@ te how Jesus power@@ fully illustr@@ ated this , as we read at Matthew 20 : 1 - 16 .
If we make the right decisions , we can have a satis@@ f@@ ying life now and put ourselves in l@@ ine to “ in@@ her@@ it the earth ” ​ — to have everlasting life .
His Ex@@ ten@@ sive R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch
Jehovah’s work must and will be done .
Lo@@ ve moved him to preach with b@@ ol@@ dness even in the face of op@@ position .
This c@@ un@@ ei@@ form ta@@ ble@@ t has the name T@@ att@@ ann@@ u written on one of its e@@ d@@ ges
So it was that the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama of C@@ re@@ ation ” did a great work in ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ ting vie@@ wers with God’s Word and pur@@ pos@@ es .
They are care@@ fully recorded hist@@ ory , based on e@@ ye@@ witness t@@ es@@ ti@@ mony , written by men who were inspired by God’s holy spirit .
Per@@ s@@ onal C@@ le@@ an@@ l@@ iness H@@ on@@ ors the God W@@ ho@@ m We Wor@@ ship
Ther@@ efore , we must put for@@ th str@@ en@@ u@@ ous effort to strengthen and maintain that trust .
P@@ an@@ ama C@@ an@@ al
The message of judgment inclu@@ ded in our preaching work is sen@@ ding out a tre@@ m@@ or among the nations .
( Read L@@ ev@@ iti@@ c@@ us 10 : 8 - 11 . )
Ch@@ urch and St@@ ate F@@ i@@ ght B@@ ack
The Bible c@@ learly states : “ God is not par@@ ti@@ al , but in every nation the man that fe@@ ars him and works righteousness is accep@@ table to him . ” ​ — Acts 10 : 34 , 35 .
On S@@ un@@ days and on n@@ ational ho@@ li@@ days , we went to ch@@ urch .
How can material pur@@ su@@ its we@@ i@@ gh us down ?
The pol@@ itical “ ten hor@@ ns ” will not be allow@@ ed to an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ate God’s people .
Re@@ fle@@ cting on her past , Li@@ z says : “ I now real@@ ize that the s@@ ource of my fam@@ il@@ y’s problems when I was a child was po@@ or money man@@ ag@@ ement .
Ho@@ ly spirit also pro@@ duc@@ ed in Moses beau@@ ti@@ ful qualities , such as love , me@@ ek@@ ness , and pati@@ ence , that qu@@ ali@@ fied him to lead the Israelites .
Jesus fore@@ told that the last days would be mar@@ ked , not by peace and se@@ cur@@ ity , but by the very op@@ pos@@ ite !
In the same way as did David , who said of them : “ My eyes are upon the faithful ones of the earth , that they may d@@ well with me .
There is also the case of David .
When we do that , we will get the help we need to strengthen our faith .
His life had real meaning .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the conven@@ tions of Jehovah’s Witnesses in mo@@ der@@ n times cen@@ ter on spiritual inter@@ ests .
His name is in@@ s@@ cri@@ bed in Jehovah’s “ book of re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance . ” ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 16 .
* When he t@@ ou@@ ched me , I too f@@ ell down and lost consci@@ ousness .
So if you want your prayers to be heard by God , remember this Scriptural ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ E@@ ver@@ yone who c@@ alls on the name of Jehovah will be sa@@ ved . ”
Mo@@ st ever@@ yone has a de@@ gre@@ e of n@@ atur@@ al emp@@ a@@ thy .
The next article will answer this question .
N@@ early 6@@ 00 publi@@ sh@@ ers serve in 16 congregations and 6 grou@@ ps using P@@ an@@ am@@ ani@@ an Si@@ gn L@@ angu@@ age
In the de@@ ca@@ des that follow@@ ed , the sc@@ op@@ e of the preaching work gre@@ w .
By he@@ e@@ ding God’s war@@ ning to se@@ par@@ ate ourselves and “ qu@@ it t@@ ou@@ ch@@ ing the un@@ clean thing , ” we will not be mis@@ led by false st@@ ori@@ es . ​ — 2 C@@ or .
St@@ ar@@ ting at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , the resur@@ rec@@ ted Christ used his apostles as the ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l through which he f@@ ed the rest of his anointed disciples .
This , of course , requi@@ res effort , and that lea@@ ds us to Solom@@ on@@ ’s next words and illustr@@ ation . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 15 - 17 .
God’s will “ is that all s@@ or@@ ts of men should be sa@@ ved and come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth . ”
I@@ mit@@ ate Jehovah , not the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es .
Our mother gave my little brother and me this money to take the bu@@ s to school .
As fore@@ told at Psalm 2 : 7 , Jehovah ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged Jesus as His Son at his baptism and by resur@@ rec@@ ting him to spirit life .
Let us now consider three more of Jesus ’ illustr@@ ations ​ — the mu@@ st@@ ard gra@@ in , the le@@ av@@ en , and the dra@@ g@@ ne@@ t .
Des@@ pite feel@@ ing sa@@ d and l@@ on@@ ely at times , I was g@@ la@@ d that my faith and trust in Jehovah were gro@@ wing str@@ ong@@ er .
L@@ isten pati@@ ently to a person who needs encourag@@ ement ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph@@ s 14 , 15 ) What can we learn from Jehovah about encourag@@ ing the do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted ?
Me@@ ek ones of all nations , whether they ch@@ er@@ ish the heavenly or the earthly hope , are now taking refu@@ ge in Jehovah’s name .
In A@@ pri@@ l of 198@@ 1 a M@@ em@@ ori@@ al meeting was held on this is@@ land for the first time , there being 13 pers@@ ons present .
She does not h@@ es@@ it@@ ate to speak ill of her husband .
The experience of a family in the first century off@@ ers parents some in@@ sight .
On@@ ce You Ha@@ ve F@@ led , S@@ ta@@ y A@@ way
While eng@@ ag@@ ed to Joseph , she mirac@@ ul@@ ously conc@@ ei@@ ved a child by holy spirit .
Many in Chris@@ tend@@ om believe , according to this teaching , that Christians will be bo@@ di@@ ly ca@@ ught up from the earth .
Why P@@ u@@ t Jehovah’s Ser@@ vice Fir@@ st ?
‘ The Lo@@ ve of All of You Is In@@ c@@ reas@@ ing ’
Joseph was 28 years old now , with about a de@@ ca@@ de of sla@@ very and imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment be@@ h@@ ind him .
After all , I was in the same pre@@ dic@@ am@@ ent as An@@ dr@@ é , the young man in the dr@@ ama .
Instead , God’s Son showed hum@@ ility and mo@@ des@@ ty .
Is hon@@ es@@ ty wor@@ th cultiv@@ ating ?
But such reason@@ ing is false , for anyone who would leave his or her mate ​ — or encoura@@ ge you to leave your@@ s — ​ has a serious dis@@ reg@@ ard for the san@@ ct@@ ity of marriage .
Jo@@ ã@@ o@@ ’s health deter@@ i@@ or@@ ated ra@@ pi@@ dly , and soon he was h@@ ou@@ se@@ b@@ ound .
She quic@@ k@@ ly saw the import@@ ance of discus@@ sing a Bible text with her young ones each day before they left for school and she went to work .
She told us about a future par@@ adise earth and how we could be happy if we follow@@ ed the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s standards of conduct . ​ — Psalm 37 : 10 , 29 ; Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 .
Ho@@ ly spirit inspired godly men to wr@@ ite the Bible .
Chris@@ t@@ ine is the direc@@ t@@ or of a priv@@ ate school .
It can be st@@ res@@ s@@ ful ​ — even when the child is perfect !
What pl@@ an did she come up with ?
What did Jesus teach regarding love ?
Paul travel@@ ed wi@@ d@@ ely with vari@@ ous compan@@ i@@ ons , preaching the Christian message in C@@ y@@ pr@@ us , par@@ ts of A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or , M@@ ace@@ don@@ ia , Gre@@ e@@ ce , and I@@ tal@@ y .
Do not let anyone el@@ se come between you and your mate . ​ — Proverbs 5 : 15 - 20 .
Do you see the pat@@ ter@@ n for us ​ — a way for us to help others ?
These h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites tra@@ verse se@@ a and d@@ ry land to make one pro@@ sel@@ y@@ te , only to make him a sub@@ ject for et@@ er@@ n@@ al an@@ ni@@ h@@ il@@ ation .
P@@ le@@ ase help me . ”
Let us consider three .
What shows that the holy spirit emp@@ ow@@ ered the disciples to speak with b@@ ol@@ dness ?
When John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er was in pris@@ on , Jesus sent him this hear@@ ten@@ ing message : “ The bl@@ ind are see@@ ing again , . . . and the dead are being ra@@ ised up . ”
Yet , Jehovah pur@@ posed that his people pro@@ cla@@ im the good news on an un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted sc@@ ale in our day , and nothing can pre@@ v@@ ent him from accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing that purpose .
Although they knew what the Bible says about death , they were still hear@@ t@@ bro@@ ken by their su@@ d@@ den lo@@ ss . After all , death is an enem@@ y , and its sting is pa@@ in@@ ful .
Jesus based his teaching on what Jehovah taught him direc@@ tly and on instru@@ ction found in God’s written Word .
On@@ ce you have re@@ ached some of these go@@ als , your confidence will gro@@ w , as will your appreciation for Jehovah , and you will be ready to set long - ter@@ m go@@ als .
D@@ yl@@ an , also mentioned ear@@ li@@ er , states : “ I could eas@@ ily have had se@@ x with my work@@ mate .
Jesus wanted his disciples to be moved by their own love of preci@@ ous tru@@ ths regarding God , not by dre@@ ad of their instru@@ ct@@ or .
Of course , that a@@ do@@ p@@ tion by God did not change the n@@ ature of the a@@ do@@ p@@ te@@ es , for they rema@@ ined imper@@ fect .
However , at that meeting in Jerusalem , there was no com@@ promise ; nor did any lo@@ b@@ b@@ ying for vo@@ tes take place .
( Read 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 34 : 14 - 18 . )
In ad@@ dition to in@@ va@@ ding ar@@ mi@@ es , mar@@ au@@ der ban@@ ds used to ra@@ va@@ ge Israel@@ ite set@@ t@@ le@@ ments .
On both si@@ des of the con@@ f@@ li@@ ct , Christians came under great pres@@ sure .
Do not feel a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed to let your family hear such supp@@ lic@@ ations .
Bo@@ th of them want to commun@@ ic@@ ate , but they often get fru@@ str@@ ated .
One of the teach@@ ers at my school , who sy@@ mp@@ a@@ th@@ ized with my situation , had asked them to vis@@ it me .
S@@ T@@ U@@ D@@ Y A@@ R@@ T@@ I@@ C@@ L@@ E 1 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 8 - 12
In the first century , people in gener@@ al were in spiritual dar@@ k@@ ness .
When he read the Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , it t@@ ou@@ ched his heart .
Per@@ si@@ an hist@@ ory esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ es the d@@ ate as 4@@ 5@@ 5 B.C.E .
What can we learn from this ?
How happy he was when sever@@ al years later his app@@ lic@@ ation to serve at the branch was appro@@ ved !
A person who al@@ lo@@ ts a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c am@@ ount of time to things that need to be done will often get more out of his time .
However , those travel@@ ing with Jesus ’ family may have inclu@@ ded S@@ al@@ ome , who was pos@@ si@@ bly Mar@@ y’s sister , along with her husband Z@@ ebe@@ de@@ e and their sons James and John , who later became apostles .
S@@ ad@@ ly , though , few people in this cor@@ ru@@ pt world understand that qu@@ ality .
Even at that low point in uni@@ vers@@ al hist@@ ory when God’s tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness was being called into question , Jehovah did not see the need to con@@ fir@@ m with an o@@ ath that his purpose would still come true .
Does the S@@ ou@@ l S@@ ur@@ vi@@ ve De@@ ath ?
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of new ones are baptized !
In time , rac@@ i@@ al viol@@ ence in the S@@ ou@@ th di@@ min@@ i@@ shed , and congregations gra@@ du@@ ally began to in@@ tegr@@ ate .
It inclu@@ des the ability to face things as they are ​ — not the way you would like them to be .
But no ide@@ olo@@ gy can sto@@ p the Word of God from re@@ aching the hearts of hon@@ est people .
Re@@ fer@@ ring to a Un@@ ited N@@ ations repor@@ t rel@@ eas@@ ed in No@@ v@@ ember 200@@ 3 , The In@@ dep@@ end@@ ent of L@@ ond@@ on stated : “ The world is get@@ ting hu@@ ng@@ ri@@ er . ”
He valu@@ ed famili@@ es , show@@ ing pro@@ found emp@@ a@@ thy for their needs and problems , and he fre@@ ely showed his affe@@ ction for children . ​ — Read Mark 10 : 13 - 16 .
TH@@ E B@@ E@@ A@@ S@@ T@@ S C@@ O@@ M@@ E T@@ O TH@@ E@@ I@@ R EN@@ D
Acc@@ ording to Greek scho@@ la@@ r Ri@@ ch@@ ard L@@ en@@ s@@ ki , it is un@@ likely that The@@ op@@ h@@ il@@ us was a beli@@ ever when Luke called him “ most exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent , ” for “ in all Christian liter@@ ature , . . . no brother Christian is ever ad@@ d@@ ressed by such a t@@ it@@ le of earthly dist@@ inc@@ tion . ”
The effe@@ c@@ ti@@ ven@@ ess of that spiritual su@@ it of ar@@ m@@ or dep@@ ends not only on its in@@ iti@@ al qu@@ ality but also on regul@@ ar main@@ ten@@ ance .
The pre@@ ce@@ ding article showed how we can avoid three of Satan’s tra@@ ps : ( 1 ) un@@ contro@@ l@@ led spe@@ e@@ ch , ( 2 ) fear and pres@@ sure , and ( 3 ) in@@ or@@ din@@ ate gu@@ il@@ t .
I was gre@@ et@@ ed by people with war@@ m , fri@@ end@@ ly s@@ mil@@ ing fac@@ es .
When the mi@@ gh@@ ty As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an ar@@ my in@@ va@@ ded Juda@@ h and th@@ reat@@ ened Jerusalem in the ei@@ gh@@ th century B.C.E . , King He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah pray@@ ed : “ O Jehovah our God , sa@@ ve us . . . that all the k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s of the earth may know that you , O Jehovah , are God al@@ one . ”
At such times , it is com@@ for@@ ting to turn to Jehovah , confid@@ ent that he will strengthen us to end@@ ure and gu@@ i@@ de us to make good decisions .
A W@@ in@@ ni@@ pe@@ g new@@ s@@ pa@@ per repor@@ ted that E@@ v@@ ang@@ el@@ ist Y@@ oung spoke to 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 and that many could not gain en@@ tr@@ ance because the h@@ all was so crow@@ ded .
Un@@ ste@@ ad@@ y hi@@ ps su@@ gg@@ est a lo@@ ss of power .
We have end@@ ur@@ ed many tri@@ als together , and Jehovah has never for@@ s@@ ak@@ en us . . . .
We “ walk in the name of Jehovah ” by stri@@ ving to live each day in a way that refle@@ cts well on the name we be@@ ar .
The word used here s@@ oun@@ ded similar to a Hebrew ter@@ m that means “ re@@ bel@@ li@@ ous , ” or “ mut@@ in@@ ous . ”
“ When a man dre@@ w near to bo@@ w down to him , ” states the Bible , “ he th@@ ru@@ st his hand out and gra@@ b@@ bed hold of him and k@@ is@@ sed him .
This 2@@ 24 - page book is ent@@ it@@ led What Does the Bible Re@@ ally T@@ each ?
• When was “ the spirit of the truth ” sent to the early Christians , and how did it prove to be a “ help@@ er ” ?
Di@@ o@@ tre@@ ph@@ es ’ desire for prom@@ in@@ ence and his un@@ ch@@ ris@@ ti@@ an attitude called into question his loy@@ al@@ ty .
This ke@@ y point was brought out in the part “ Be Li@@ ber@@ al , Re@@ ad@@ y to Sh@@ are . ”
She su@@ gg@@ ested that vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers among the stud@@ ents ​ — Ca@@ tho@@ lic@@ s , Bu@@ dd@@ h@@ ists , and Jehovah’s Witnesses — ​ pre@@ pare sh@@ ort pres@@ ent@@ ations to ac@@ qu@@ a@@ in@@ t other stud@@ ents with their beli@@ ef@@ s and practic@@ es .
They cultiv@@ ate a war@@ m , close relationship with their fellow believers by taking time to show personal interest in them .
Sh@@ ould Christian parents cho@@ ose such a go@@ al for their children ? ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 3 : 7 , 8 ; James 4 : 4 .
W@@ he@@ ther they vie@@ wed the Ju@@ d@@ as of this go@@ spe@@ l as a her@@ o or a dem@@ on , no@@ ne of the scho@@ l@@ ars who an@@ al@@ y@@ zed this text cla@@ im that it con@@ tain@@ s acc@@ ur@@ ate hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al information .
That n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment en@@ ab@@ led him to preach with end@@ ur@@ ance to an un@@ responsi@@ ve people .
Today K@@ emp@@ se@@ y has two th@@ ri@@ ving congregations .
This took Lu@@ ther bey@@ ond the re@@ ach of his enem@@ ies .
When Pa@@ bl@@ o , another you@@ th who is serving Jehovah full - time , is asked what he consi@@ ders to be the ke@@ y to develop@@ ing a love for the truth of God’s Word , he says : “ I think there are two things : regul@@ ar personal study and ze@@ al for the preaching work .
The same can be said of us in these tu@@ mul@@ tu@@ ous times .
You may know nothing about the religious vie@@ w@@ point of a certain hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der .
Some desi@@ res , when satis@@ fied in the man@@ ner dec@@ re@@ ed by the Creator , are not wrong in themselves .
So I asked my compan@@ y man@@ ag@@ er if I could work in Ku@@ ala Lu@@ mp@@ ur , Mal@@ a@@ ysi@@ a .
Hence , rather than call his mo@@ ti@@ ves into question , I foc@@ used on his positi@@ ve tra@@ its , tr@@ ying to encoura@@ ge him . ”
The same could be true in a con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with su@@ per@@ human spirit cre@@ atu@@ res , for the apostle Paul wrote : “ We have a w@@ rest@@ ling . . . against the wicked spirit for@@ ces . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 12 .
The reason for this har@@ s@@ h tre@@ at@@ ment ?
In the pro@@ c@@ ess , A@@ sa@@ ph streng@@ th@@ ened his sense of id@@ ent@@ ity as a privile@@ ged serv@@ ant of Jehovah .
No human can comm@@ and the succ@@ es@@ sion of night and day .
A@@ c@@ qui@@ ring knowledge of Jehovah’s purpose c@@ alls for wise use of our time .
He has bless@@ ed my family very much . ” ​ — A@@ li@@ ci@@ a .
But on the g@@ ate was a cha@@ in with a pa@@ d@@ lo@@ ck .
We feel like the psalmist who wrote : “ Gi@@ ve than@@ ks to Jehovah , for he is good ; his loyal love end@@ u@@ res forever . ”
What pain have some of God’s servants had to cop@@ e with , and what has helped them to do so ?
How can you cop@@ e more effe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely with par@@ ent@@ al rul@@ es and cor@@ rection ?
By the time their ze@@ al@@ ous em@@ is@@ s@@ ary left S@@ pain in 18@@ 40 , the Bible So@@ ci@@ ety could repor@@ t : “ N@@ early 14@@ ,000 co@@ pi@@ es of the Scriptures have been brought into cir@@ cul@@ ation in S@@ pain within the last fi@@ ve years . ”
• What less@@ on is there for us in the way Jehovah deal@@ t with the re@@ bel@@ s ?
A brother may have some sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings , but if Jehovah continu@@ es to accept him , would it be prop@@ er for us to re@@ ject him ?
By the end of your second mon@@ th in the wom@@ b , your ma@@ j@@ or or@@ g@@ ans were already form@@ ed .
There is a differ@@ ence .
They bom@@ ba@@ r@@ d us da@@ ily with f@@ res@@ h di@@ str@@ actions . . .
how Jehovah feel@@ s when we atten@@ d meetings .
In the end , Jehovah re@@ proved those false acc@@ us@@ ers .
We are a@@ wed by the knowledge that Jehovah , the great@@ est Per@@ son in the uni@@ verse , man@@ i@@ fes@@ ts the appe@@ al@@ ing qu@@ ality of hum@@ ility .
How would Samuel cop@@ e with these pro@@ found disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments ?
H@@ u@@ man@@ s too were sa@@ ved .
13 : 20 - 22 ; 14 : 22 , 23 ; 21 : 1 - 9 .
P@@ os@@ si@@ bly , at that point Jesus no@@ tic@@ ed in Ju@@ d@@ as Is@@ c@@ ari@@ o@@ t a “ beg@@ in@@ ning , ” or star@@ t , of a wrong course . ​ — John 6 : 6@@ 6 - 7@@ 1 .
A@@ ra@@ bi@@ an m@@ are
They re@@ move Jo@@ si@@ ah from his war ch@@ ari@@ o@@ t , place him in another one , and head for Jerusalem .
That has always been and will always be an ess@@ enti@@ al part of pu@@ re worship .
Re@@ g@@ arding the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al , Paul said : “ As often as you e@@ at this lo@@ a@@ f and dr@@ ink this c@@ up , you keep pro@@ claim@@ ing the death of the Lord , until he arri@@ ves . ”
Why did the S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es f@@ all into the er@@ ro@@ r of den@@ ying the resurrection of the dead ?
8 : 25 ​ — Who is “ the P@@ r@@ in@@ ce of pr@@ inc@@ es ” ?
O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 26 , 200@@ 9 – No@@ v@@ ember 1 , 200@@ 9
Davi@@ d’s trust in God rema@@ ined strong , and fin@@ ally the king rec@@ over@@ ed from his ill@@ ness .
Hence , it is f@@ it@@ ting to call it the mo@@ de@@ l prayer .
Many had high expe@@ ct@@ ations for me .
They might lo@@ se the feel@@ ing for the truth , not gr@@ as@@ p@@ ing the princi@@ ple be@@ h@@ ind what they are lear@@ ning .
When Jerusalem was under the As@@ sy@@ ri@@ an th@@ re@@ at , He@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ ah’s pri@@ me concer@@ n was that her over@@ thro@@ w would bring re@@ pro@@ ach on Jehovah’s name .
A f@@ our@@ th way you can find help when you feel anxi@@ ous is by having o@@ pen and hon@@ est commun@@ ic@@ ation with someone you trust .
Then the Witness showed me Matthew 6 : 9 , 10 and explained that God’s name is ti@@ ed in with the L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er .
Some can only descri@@ be a good marriage as ‘ the op@@ pos@@ ite of my parents . ’ ”
Ab@@ out a year later , however , when John was giving the baptism talk at a dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion , that husband was among the bap@@ t@@ is@@ ma@@ l can@@ di@@ d@@ ates !
Ther@@ efore , God told A@@ mo@@ s : “ The end has come to my people Israel . I shall no more do any fur@@ ther exc@@ using of them . ”
Some of them lived 3@@ 00 , 4@@ 00 , even 7@@ 00 or more years .
M@@ ake sure that the s@@ ite is clean and un@@ c@@ lu@@ t@@ tered .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , some anointed Christians had not eng@@ ag@@ ed in “ bu@@ sin@@ ess . ”
W@@ i@@ th@@ in ei@@ ght months after the star@@ t of her Bible study , she became an un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ er , and she was baptized soon ther@@ e@@ after .
What a privilege it would be to sear@@ ch in other lands for “ tre@@ a@@ sures ” ​ — that is , for people who desire to become disciples of Christ Jesus ! ​ — H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i 2 : 6 , 7 .
Yet , when we look at the con@@ dition of the human family down through hist@@ ory , it is ob@@ vi@@ ous that something went hor@@ ri@@ bly wrong .
One wi@@ do@@ w ob@@ served , “ I have found it more acc@@ ur@@ ate to say that it is what one does with one@@ ’s time that helps one to he@@ al . ”
EN@@ C@@ O@@ U@@ R@@ A@@ G@@ E “ TH@@ E ON@@ EN@@ E@@ S@@ S O@@ F TH@@ E S@@ P@@ I@@ R@@ I@@ T ”
Many people at that time were op@@ ti@@ mis@@ tic .
Is the love that true Christians have for one another no@@ tic@@ e@@ ab@@ ly different ?
U@@ we ad@@ m@@ its that he needed to do the same .
One day , though , my friend El@@ le@@ n K@@ ad@@ z@@ al@@ er@@ o told me that my husband was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
This pro@@ vision is a@@ vail@@ able to the whole world of mankind , but only those who respon@@ d to God’s love and exerc@@ ise faith in his Son will benefit from it .
32 What I C@@ ho@@ se as a Ch@@ il@@ d
A@@ my J@@ ones , who par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated in the discus@@ sions , rec@@ al@@ led , “ While in the field ministry , I would in@@ tro@@ du@@ ce my@@ self and the hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der would some@@ times say , ‘ O@@ h , y@@ es , I heard you on the ra@@ di@@ o . ’ ”
Consider a Scriptural example of dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing .
Just as sur@@ ely , this worl@@ d’s false religi@@ ons will come to a su@@ d@@ den , sh@@ o@@ c@@ king end .
What col@@ or was his ha@@ ir ? his s@@ k@@ in ? his eyes ?
11 : 9 - 11 .
One way to get to know the Bible is by stud@@ ying spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c sub@@ je@@ cts that you would like to know more about .
We will consider ( 1 ) how Bible n@@ ames are some@@ times cho@@ s@@ en , ( 2 ) the id@@ ent@@ ity of the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast , ( 3 ) what is me@@ ant by 6@@ 6@@ 6 being “ a man@@ ’s number , ” and ( 4 ) the sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of the number 6 and why it is written in tri@@ ple di@@ g@@ its , nam@@ ely , 6@@ 00 p@@ lu@@ s 60 p@@ lu@@ s 6 , or 6@@ 6@@ 6 . ​ — Revelation 13 : 18 .
Yes , this happened more than 8@@ 0 years ag@@ o .
In the Bible , end@@ ur@@ ance means more than simply pu@@ t@@ ting up with , or t@@ ol@@ er@@ ating , a difficult situation .
By ob@@ serving the si@@ gn of the conclu@@ sion of the system of things , many ex@@ pect the day of Jehovah to come some@@ time but likely not soon .
Not in@@ sis@@ ting on our personal pre@@ fer@@ ences also br@@ ings blessings in small matters .
The meaning of the Christian Ju@@ bi@@ le@@ e was thor@@ ough@@ ly explained in 198@@ 7 .
Our meetings encoura@@ ge us and give us the strength to keep serving Jehovah
He l@@ ent money without interest .
After hear@@ ing others of the cl@@ er@@ gy speak against Jehovah’s Witnesses , a local pa@@ st@@ or arrang@@ ed to me@@ et with the Witnesses the next time they vis@@ ited the pro@@ v@@ in@@ ce .
During that or@@ de@@ al , we continued atten@@ ding the congregation meetings together with David and Mar@@ c , then ag@@ ed 6 and 3 .
T@@ ri@@ als can make us turn to Jehovah , see@@ king him and tru@@ sting in him .
Hence , when fac@@ ed with a question or a decision , we should first refle@@ ct on Bible principles that may apply .
Be@@ coming an In@@ tim@@ ate Com@@ pan@@ ion of God
Pe@@ ople r@@ ar@@ ely spoke to me , and I did not con@@ verse with anyone .
When writ@@ ing to the congregation at Corin@@ th , Paul refer@@ red to Timothy , whom he pl@@ an@@ ned to s@@ end there , as his “ bel@@ o@@ ved and faithful child in the Lord . ”
Why is it important for all of us to “ seek me@@ ek@@ ness ” ?
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , the D@@ ou@@ a@@ y Bible says that “ the se@@ a . . . and death and hel@@ l gave up their dead . ”
W@@ as that m@@ ere wi@@ sh@@ ful thinking on Jo@@ b@@ ’s part ?
To illustr@@ ate : A sing@@ le bri@@ ck may se@@ em in@@ sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant , but if we care@@ fully place many of them together , we can buil@@ d a fine home .
There are people every@@ where ​ — wa@@ shing , co@@ o@@ king , sh@@ el@@ ling be@@ ans , and s@@ we@@ ep@@ ing in fr@@ on@@ t of their ten@@ ts .
A dist@@ inc@@ tive fe@@ ature of true Christi@@ an@@ ity is that it inclu@@ des educ@@ ation that affe@@ cts mind and heart so as to trans@@ form people from within .
In other words , as the years go by , a happ@@ ily married cou@@ ple learn to dis@@ cer@@ n un@@ spo@@ ken thoughts or un@@ expres@@ sed feelings .
“ H@@ app@@ y are your eyes because they b@@ eho@@ ld , and your ear@@ s because they hear . ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ TH@@ E@@ W 13 : 16 .
Why is it more valu@@ able than ri@@ ches ?
That made me feel that the effort was well wor@@ th it . ”
In the Kingdom pro@@ c@@ lam@@ ation work , how can we appe@@ al to the heart of our listen@@ ers ?
O@@ li@@ ver@@ a was a de@@ v@@ out member of the O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch in Al@@ ban@@ ia .
• Why does Jesus ’ death have great value ?
“ With What S@@ ort of Bo@@ dy ? ”
Paul mentioned ro@@ b@@ b@@ ing temp@@ les .
When obe@@ yed , his la@@ ws en@@ ab@@ led the Israelites to worship him in an or@@ der@@ ly and jo@@ y@@ ful way .
Because a stud@@ ent who re@@ pe@@ ats ans@@ wers without medit@@ ating on them is un@@ likely to gro@@ w deep spiritual ro@@ o@@ ts .
The Bible says : “ K@@ now well the appe@@ ar@@ ance of your flo@@ ck . ”
He wanted his true disciples to love one another and become what we could call a large spiritual family . ​ — Matthew 12 : 4@@ 8 - 50 ; John 13 : 35 .
On the other hand , we are also told that “ Jehovah . . . is a je@@ al@@ ous God ” and are comman@@ ded to “ become imit@@ at@@ ors of God . ”
The experience taught me to cop@@ e with difficult situ@@ ations .
W@@ I@@ T@@ H the a@@ bo@@ ve words , the apostle Paul ur@@ ged his fellow mission@@ ary Timothy to bring him some written material .
and to encoura@@ ge others to do the same ?
Pe@@ er pres@@ sure can be especially difficult when a man is activ@@ ely serving in the mil@@ it@@ ary , in pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s , or in the local commun@@ ity .
H@@ er daugh@@ ters would stay at home to be taught the s@@ k@@ ill@@ s requi@@ red to become ca@@ pa@@ ble wi@@ ves .
Di@@ d he also become disc@@ oura@@ ged and let his hands d@@ ro@@ p down ?
The joy and satis@@ fac@@ tion that come from help@@ ing others in this way is gu@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ ed , for Jesus said : “ There is more happiness in giving than there is in recei@@ ving . ” ​ — Acts 20 : 35 .
My father had vis@@ ited us in S@@ pain in 19@@ 6@@ 9 .
In the coming new world , milli@@ ons of people who are in the gra@@ ve will come back to life .
There , they me@@ t “ a worshipp@@ er of God ” nam@@ ed L@@ y@@ dia , and “ Jehovah op@@ ened her heart wide to pa@@ y attention . ” ​ — Acts 16 : 9 - 15 .
In the O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x world , i@@ con@@ s are every@@ where .
Some people had vie@@ wed us as m@@ ere boo@@ k@@ sel@@ l@@ ers , but when we read and explained Bible te@@ x@@ ts to them , they recogn@@ ized us as teach@@ ers of God’s Word .
The apostle Paul’s origin@@ al assignment was “ to be@@ ar [ Jesus Christ’s ] name to the nations as well as to k@@ ings and the sons of Israel . ”
So how are we to understand the words : “ You are Peter , and upon this ro@@ ck I will buil@@ d my ch@@ urch ” ?
Let us consider how .
What re@@ ward can we look for@@ ward to if we are truly gr@@ ate@@ ful for Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness ?
“ Pe@@ ople often com@@ ment about how happy Jehovah’s Witnesses are , ” says a long@@ time el@@ der in a develop@@ ing country .
But it did not .
P@@ re@@ serving F@@ ish in An@@ ti@@ qu@@ ity , 7 / 1
At last , I began to understand what the Bible is all about .
Then Jehovah would en@@ thro@@ ne Jesus as King over the world of mankind .
It was made up of spiritual brothers and sisters of di@@ verse n@@ ati@@ on@@ alities , many of whom had very little materi@@ ally .
It is very comm@@ on for some parents , when they do not want to receive a tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne call , to have their child say , “ S@@ or@@ ry , my da@@ d ( or mo@@ m ) is not here . ”
To those who refu@@ se to listen , our preaching along with our ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary Christian life course be@@ comes a re@@ pro@@ of .
Hence , as disciples of Christ , each of us must have a share in taking the message of sal@@ vation to the people . ​ — Acts 13 : 4@@ 7 ; Isaiah 4@@ 9 : 6 .
Although lo@@ ts of people want to study the Bible , many have for@@ mi@@ da@@ ble ob@@ st@@ ac@@ les to over@@ come in order to serve Jehovah .
As in ancient Israel , parents today stri@@ ve to give satis@@ f@@ ying ans@@ wers when asked questions about Jehovah’s organization
Luke 2 : 8 - 14 descri@@ bes what follow@@ ed : “ There were also in that same country shepher@@ ds living out of do@@ ors and keep@@ ing w@@ atch@@ es in the night over their flo@@ c@@ ks .
For the last 11 years , he has served at the branch of@@ fice of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety in S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es the op@@ position Christians might face in their public ministry , they may also experience tri@@ al@@ some pres@@ sures in their personal lives .
Hence , Paul was well su@@ ited as an associ@@ ate in pro@@ claim@@ ing the good news in the G@@ ent@@ ile city of An@@ ti@@ o@@ ch .
13 : 30 )
The 2@@ 6@@ th Psalm shows what will help us to walk in integrity .
So we need not stu@@ m@@ ble if difficul@@ ties of some s@@ ort ar@@ ise in the congregation .
They received mirac@@ ul@@ ous gi@@ f@@ ts of the spirit .
I have found that help@@ ing people to understand God’s Word makes me gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely happy
In 19@@ 7@@ 7 , Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or Ge@@ za V@@ er@@ m@@ es of O@@ x@@ for@@ d Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity called it the ac@@ ad@@ em@@ ic sc@@ and@@ al pa@@ r exc@@ el@@ l@@ ence of the 20@@ th century .
• What things we@@ i@@ gh us down spiritually ?
When I fin@@ ally found the ans@@ wers I was loo@@ king for , they ast@@ on@@ i@@ shed me .
N@@ ever would we make pl@@ ans or do anything that could end@@ anger our preci@@ ous relationship with Jehovah !
For faith to have such exc@@ el@@ ling value , however , it must also be proved , or t@@ ested .
“ To this course you were called , ” wrote the apostle Peter , “ because even Christ su@@ ffered for you , lea@@ ving you a mo@@ de@@ l for you to follow his st@@ ep@@ s clo@@ sel@@ y . ”
After his or@@ de@@ al , he said to God : “ In hear@@ say I have heard about you , but now my own e@@ ye does see you . ” ​ — Job 4@@ 2 : 5 .
What ag@@ enc@@ y does God use to re@@ conc@@ ile humans to himself ?
When our heart is in pain for some reason , we can find comfort by pra@@ ying to Jehovah .
He may come back to his “ prop@@ er sen@@ ses out from the s@@ n@@ are of the Devil . ”
At a time that does not inter@@ f@@ ere with spiritual activities , a few famili@@ es may deci@@ de to enjoy a pi@@ c@@ ni@@ c together or pla@@ y a g@@ ame that is not over@@ ly com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve .
The following article pres@@ ents help@@ ful guid@@ ance .
Th@@ ough@@ t@@ ful ac@@ ts also prom@@ o@@ te tend@@ er affe@@ ction .
He soon real@@ ized that not a sing@@ le one of those religi@@ ons comple@@ t@@ ely follow@@ ed God’s Word .
When our group arri@@ ved at our preaching ter@@ rit@@ ory , the one taking the lead said to me , “ That is your house over there . ”
This article will answer these questions and help us to make sen@@ sible decisions .
How encourag@@ ing , though , it is to see so many su@@ it@@ able ones being dra@@ wn by Jehovah !
Is it wor@@ th@@ while to eng@@ age in this fi@@ ght , face the har@@ d@@ ship of bat@@ tle , end@@ ure ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le , and for@@ go ques@@ tion@@ able worl@@ dly ple@@ a@@ sures ?
Indeed , God’s cho@@ s@@ en people were war@@ ned : “ W@@ atch yourself that you do not conclu@@ de a covenant with the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the land to which you are going , for fear it may prove it@@ self a s@@ n@@ are in your mi@@ d@@ st . ”
And we can give pray@@ er@@ ful thought to our God - given hope . ​ — 1 / 15 , pages 14 - 16 .
H@@ er conscience might allow her to go mer@@ ely as an ob@@ ser@@ ver determined not to share in any religious ac@@ ts associ@@ ated with the occasi@@ on .
All Christians are in a r@@ ace for the pri@@ ze of everlasting life .
At the out@@ set of human hist@@ ory , it was Jehovah who comman@@ ded the first man : “ From every t@@ ree of the gar@@ den you may e@@ at to satis@@ fac@@ tion . But as for the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad you must not e@@ at from it , for in the day you e@@ at from it you will positi@@ vely die . ”
How can we demonstr@@ ate our desire to be friends of Christ ?
We can still help such people .
My parents , F@@ red and Ad@@ el@@ la , wor@@ ked hard to provide spiritually and materi@@ ally for my older sister , A@@ ur@@ el@@ li@@ a , and me as well as for my you@@ ng@@ er si@@ bl@@ ings , Al@@ v@@ in , Al@@ le@@ gr@@ a , and D@@ ar@@ y@@ l .
We can learn from Israel@@ ’s King Solomon , one of the wis@@ est men who ever lived .
In ap@@ pl@@ ying the illustr@@ ation , Jesus said : “ He@@ ar what the ju@@ dge , al@@ though un@@ righteous , said !
A family bak@@ ed en@@ ough bre@@ ad for a day , so bor@@ ro@@ wing was comm@@ on if the supp@@ ly r@@ an out .
Pro@@ ve Y@@ our@@ self Tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy
Of course , we must not let love of self out@@ we@@ i@@ gh love of God and people .
7@@ 4@@ 6 ․ ․ ․ ․ ․ ․
Why would this peri@@ od be so difficult ?
Jehovah’s Witnesses do not requi@@ re congregation members to give money to support organiz@@ ational activities , nor do they char@@ ge for public@@ ations they dist@@ ribu@@ te .
How important was obedi@@ ence in the deli@@ ver@@ ance of Israel from Egy@@ pt , and how important is it today ?
Ex@@ am@@ ining how and why Jeremiah kept a@@ wa@@ ke to his God - given assignment will help us to see how we can per@@ se@@ v@@ ere in the work that Jehovah has given us .
What was the attitude of the early Christians toward what Jesus taught about not res@@ or@@ ting to viol@@ ence ?
After all , God well kno@@ ws our ma@@ ke@@ up , that we are imper@@ fect , made from du@@ st .
And how can we imitate Jehovah in show@@ ing this par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar qu@@ ality ?
‘ It is too difficult .
How does Jehovah view his servants on earth ?
In to@@ da@@ y’s pres@@ sure - filled world , enc@@ oun@@ ter@@ ing ang@@ ry people , including in the ministry , is often un@@ avo@@ i@@ da@@ ble .
Job under@@ sto@@ od that “ anyone who with@@ ho@@ l@@ ds loving - kindness from his own fellow , he will also leave off even the fear of the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty . ”
He gives us all that we need to su@@ sta@@ in ourselves ​ — food , clo@@ thing , and sh@@ el@@ ter as well as every bre@@ ath that we take .
L@@ ater writ@@ ers made refer@@ ence to the Di@@ at@@ ess@@ ar@@ on , but no co@@ pi@@ es of it have sur@@ vi@@ ved .
Today , Christian elders have the same desire .
“ Let us not give up meeting together , as some are in the ha@@ bi@@ t of doing , ” say the Scriptures , “ but let us encoura@@ ge one another ​ — and all the more as you see the Da@@ y appro@@ aching . ”
Why not medit@@ ate on the following valu@@ able principles ?
What as@@ pect of the preaching work is illustr@@ ated by the fact that the le@@ av@@ en fer@@ ments the whole mas@@ s ?
And here is where the Bible comes into its own .
Their end@@ ur@@ ance pro@@ du@@ ces a hope that does not lead to disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment , and faithful har@@ v@@ est work@@ ers with earthly pro@@ spe@@ cts have a similar con@@ vi@@ ction . ​ — Romans 5 : 4 , 5 .
1 : 11 – 2 : 8 ; 4 : 4 , 5 , 15 , 16 ; 6 : 16 .
Jewish law requi@@ red that those sen@@ ten@@ ced to death be bu@@ ri@@ ed before su@@ n@@ down .
What Jehovah F@@ o@@ re@@ or@@ da@@ ins
L@@ isten to Your Con@@ s@@ ci@@ ence
What can move us to cultiv@@ ate hum@@ ility ?
Ch@@ il@@ dren who love their parents obey and honor them and do not speak ne@@ g@@ ati@@ vely about them .
By doing what God comman@@ ds you to do and not doing the things that he pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ts .
Un@@ der the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law , le@@ p@@ ers were un@@ clean , and Jesus could certainly have heal@@ ed the man without physical cont@@ act .
I was the el@@ des@@ t child , so I helped to teach my sister and two brothers .
Al@@ so , these circumstances were exc@@ ep@@ tional .
God’s standards have also proved to be practic@@ al in fin@@ an@@ cial matters .
A re@@ m@@ n@@ ant from among the ex@@ iled Jews did in@@ deed return to Juda@@ h and re@@ vi@@ ve the worship of Jehovah at the re@@ buil@@ t temple in Jerusalem .
I enjoy tal@@ king about these to@@ pi@@ c@@ s with her .
When b@@ es@@ i@@ e@@ ged by con@@ f@@ lic@@ ting emo@@ tions , some find it hard to get to the meetings .
How can you buil@@ d a re@@ serve of Scriptural poin@@ ts that you can use to help others ?
Timothy evid@@ ently cho@@ se to pur@@ sue spiritual go@@ als .
What can help us to “ learn to fear Jehovah ” ?
Re@@ call that Paul said “ godly devo@@ tion along with self - su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y ” is “ a means of great gain . ”
Di@@ d atten@@ ding Christian meetings ad@@ d to On@@ es@@ mu@@ s ’ pain ?
“ H@@ at@@ ers of what is good and lo@@ v@@ ers of ba@@ dness ” pers@@ ist in per@@ ver@@ ting justice .
BI@@ B@@ L@@ E P@@ R@@ IN@@ C@@ I@@ P@@ L@@ E : “ S@@ to@@ p being anxi@@ ous about your lives . ” ​ — Matthew 6 : 25 .
For what reas@@ ons may some feel that their service is in@@ a@@ de@@ qu@@ ate ?
O@@ thers re@@ ject the ex@@ ist@@ ence of a loving Creator because of the pre@@ v@@ al@@ ence of dist@@ ress and in@@ justice .
What effect did God’s Word have on the men who took the lead ?
That understanding deep@@ ened his love .
Rather , Jesus said : “ M@@ an must live , not on bre@@ ad al@@ one , but on every ut@@ ter@@ ance coming for@@ th through Jehovah’s m@@ ou@@ th . ”
In our time too , God’s eyes are “ ro@@ ving about through all the earth , ” and he is ready “ to show his strength ” in our be@@ half .
Jesus Christ taught important principles on marriage .
The next pro@@ ver@@ b states an exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent benefit of having a positi@@ ve out@@ look .
E@@ ven@@ tually , I came into cont@@ act with Jehovah’s Witnesses , chang@@ ed my life - st@@ y@@ le , and em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed the truth . ”
“ A wise son is the one that makes a father rejo@@ ice , ” says the king of Israel , “ but a stu@@ pi@@ d man is des@@ p@@ ising his mother . ”
The people at the Kingdom H@@ all are so different from the stud@@ ents at school !
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , the 3@@ ,000 con@@ ver@@ ts were first baptized with water , and then they received the holy spirit .
How does the example of Moses show that Jehovah fav@@ ors those who are hum@@ ble ?
After Paul tal@@ ked about the d@@ ang@@ ers of “ set@@ ting the mind on the flesh , ” he explained : “ S@@ et@@ ting the mind on the spirit means life and peace . ”
This c@@ learly indic@@ ates that those who today accept the enti@@ re Bible great@@ ly benefit by doing so .
The S@@ cen@@ ari@@ o also became a bel@@ o@@ ved pi@@ c@@ ture book for Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ent famili@@ es .
Still , when I think of those difficult years , I remember more than anything el@@ se how Jehovah supp@@ or@@ ted and helped us .
The same re@@ gi@@ on of present - day T@@ ur@@ ke@@ y still pro@@ du@@ ces d@@ ri@@ ed fi@@ g@@ s of exc@@ el@@ l@@ ent qu@@ ality .
And even in our own congregation , there are many ways we can be like mission@@ aries .
Jehovah also told Abraham that his des@@ c@@ end@@ ants would su@@ ff@@ er a@@ ff@@ li@@ ction for 4@@ 00 years but would return to Cana@@ an “ in the f@@ our@@ th gener@@ ation . ”
We can rest as@@ sur@@ ed that Jehovah will see to it that righ@@ the@@ ar@@ ted people will be given an opportunity to respon@@ d to the Kingdom message . ​ — John 6 : 4@@ 4 .
It is not a matter of obe@@ ying his la@@ ws out of fear of p@@ un@@ ish@@ ment .
V@@ er@@ y likely , Z@@ are@@ ph@@ ath was in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted by Ba@@ al worshipp@@ ers .
A@@ m@@ ong the fine qualities of Jehovah that Jesus refle@@ cted were hum@@ ility , love , and com@@ pas@@ sion .
Lo@@ ving C@@ are in Bible T@@ im@@ es
At 15 years of age , I was enjo@@ ying the real@@ iz@@ ation of my dre@@ am ​ — happ@@ ily per@@ form@@ ing and travel@@ ing with the cir@@ c@@ us .
What par@@ ent bir@@ ds do on a day - to - day bas@@ is , though , is also re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble to see .
Why might some be inter@@ ested in fi@@ g@@ s ?
“ See That I G@@ et J@@ us@@ tice ”
This is an important part of preaching the good news of the un@@ deser@@ ved kindness of God .
Why should we act to set@@ tle matters quic@@ k@@ ly if we are ang@@ ry with a brother ?
During Ab@@ sal@@ om@@ ’s re@@ bel@@ li@@ on , Davi@@ d’s tru@@ sted coun@@ sel@@ or A@@ hi@@ th@@ op@@ he@@ l turned tra@@ it@@ or and jo@@ ined Ab@@ sal@@ om in the re@@ v@@ ol@@ t against the king .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , when elders who h@@ and@@ le these matters show Chris@@ t@@ like love , this can have a pro@@ found imp@@ act on the wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er .
This ter@@ ri@@ ble ill@@ ness was very con@@ ta@@ gi@@ ous and made it difficult for the brothers to tra@@ v@@ el and to preach .
L@@ ater in the book of Hebrews , Paul makes this inter@@ es@@ ting com@@ ment : “ We have an al@@ ta@@ r from which those who do sac@@ red service at the t@@ ent have no authority to e@@ at . ”
A@@ n ab@@ str@@ act ide@@ a takes on c@@ lar@@ ity and form when we cho@@ ose words to expres@@ s it .
Today , marriage is fac@@ ing greater challeng@@ es than ever before .
It seem@@ s that our govern@@ ment was gu@@ il@@ ty of a mis@@ car@@ ri@@ age of justice .
The light of the pro@@ je@@ ct@@ or at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ted them , and they would get stu@@ ck in the pro@@ je@@ ct@@ or .
I@@ magine that a view op@@ ened before him , show@@ ing a world who@@ l@@ ly different from the one he knew .
When E@@ sa@@ u took two H@@ it@@ t@@ ite women as wi@@ ves , “ they were a s@@ ource of bit@@ ter@@ ness of spirit to [ his parents ] Isa@@ a@@ c and Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h . ”
How can we end@@ ure even in@@ ten@@ se suffering ?
She had given up a secu@@ re jo@@ b as a n@@ ur@@ se in a large ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al in S@@ ã@@ o Paulo in order to serve where the need for Kingdom publi@@ sh@@ ers was greater .
Mo@@ st of the anointed ones with whom I have wor@@ ked are no longer here on earth .
By no means will a st@@ one be left here upon a st@@ one and not be thro@@ wn down . ” ​ — Mark 13 : 1 , 2 .
• What ancient examples t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy that God’s “ word ” always has “ certain succ@@ ess ” ?
“ Do You K@@ now God by N@@ ame ? ”
Thus he had great inc@@ en@@ tive to take good care of the ani@@ mal@@ s en@@ tru@@ sted to him .
Our we@@ d@@ ding p@@ ho@@ to , O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 19@@ 28
L@@ ater , Christian congregations were started in other E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe@@ an c@@ ities , including A@@ th@@ ens and Corin@@ th . ​ — Acts 15 : 40 , 4@@ 1 ; 16 : 6 - 10 ; 17 : 1 – 18 : 18 .
A@@ cting on his desire , Satan appro@@ ached the woman .
In a sense , I did so first to teach my@@ self and then so that I could teach my stud@@ ent !
Th@@ ough Jesus refu@@ sed to be di@@ str@@ ac@@ ted from his ma@@ in purpose of preaching the good news , he was not always thinking about work .
He lam@@ ents that his life is fle@@ et@@ ing “ just like s@@ mo@@ ke . ”
Thus , we can all benefit from the support of fellow Christians .
A father of two who was in pris@@ on made the same re@@ qu@@ est so that his wife could see the differ@@ ence between true beli@@ ef@@ s and false .
With a little fore@@ thought , we can u@@ su@@ ally deter@@ mine how our com@@ ments will be received .
David of ancient Israel is one who tru@@ sted in Jehovah .
They cap@@ ture the Ar@@ k and sla@@ y Eli@@ ’s two sons .
We can come under Jesus ’ yo@@ ke by clo@@ sel@@ y following his example of living a simp@@ le , bal@@ an@@ ced life .
We read : “ At once Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at bo@@ wed low with his face to the earth , and all Juda@@ h and the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Jerusalem themselves f@@ ell down before Jehovah to do obe@@ is@@ ance to Jehovah . . . .
O@@ r on a Bible study , you might ask : “ Mo@@ st people in this are@@ a believe that God and Jesus are one person ; however , what have we found that the Bible says ?
Jehovah used Jesus to deli@@ ver His message to humans on earth . ​ — John 7 : 16 , 17 .
We have seen that he is appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble , imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al , gener@@ ous , reason@@ able , loyal , and for@@ giving .
He would tell his group to take a different ro@@ ad , away from the d@@ anger .
At first we car@@ ri@@ ed out most of the work at night so as to draw as little attention to ourselves as possible .
If we love our fellow humans , we will not view them as inf@@ eri@@ or or speak to them dis@@ res@@ pe@@ ct@@ fully .
But can we be confid@@ ent that God will answer our prayers ?
Paul said that “ matu@@ re people . . . through use have their per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers tra@@ ined to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish both right and wrong . ”
So , then , Matthew descri@@ bes more of Jose@@ p@@ h’s concer@@ ns and activities while Luke gives more de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about Mar@@ y’s ro@@ le and experi@@ ences .
What four hor@@ s@@ em@@ en have been on the move since 1914 ?
What if love of this world ex@@ ists in our heart ?
Li@@ ght at the En@@ d of the T@@ un@@ ne@@ l
What was now important was to have a good time , which inclu@@ ded d@@ ating sever@@ al gi@@ r@@ ls at once .
No@@ te that the kind of faith that pleas@@ es God invol@@ ves two as@@ pe@@ cts .
That beli@@ ef prom@@ o@@ ted the prac@@ tice of bapti@@ z@@ ing ba@@ bi@@ es as quic@@ k@@ ly as possible after they were born .
Such a course would am@@ ount to saying that we do not value or appreci@@ ate the ransom at all .
God as@@ sur@@ ed the Israelites that if they obe@@ yed the Law , he would bl@@ ess them not only materi@@ ally but also spiritually , making them into a kingdom of pri@@ ests , a holy nation .
I fre@@ qu@@ ently had to leave our small children by themselves while I went loo@@ king for my husband .
Even after Eli@@ sh@@ a@@ ’s death and bu@@ ri@@ al , God made his b@@ ones powerful by holy spirit .
They de@@ f@@ tly pres@@ s their way through the crow@@ d , temp@@ ting hu@@ ng@@ ry cu@@ st@@ om@@ ers with ta@@ st@@ y sou@@ ps and ste@@ ws of bl@@ ac@@ k@@ ened s@@ mo@@ ked f@@ ish , c@@ ra@@ bs , and s@@ na@@ il@@ s .
Paul lik@@ ened these Jewish disciples to bran@@ ches of a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic o@@ live t@@ ree .
Jehovah’s m@@ ol@@ ding will help us only if we respon@@ d pro@@ per@@ ly to it .
Luke fur@@ ther states that the Jews at this time “ were in expe@@ ct@@ ation ” of the Messi@@ ah’s arri@@ val .
If someone asked you about those words , how would you respon@@ d ?
Par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ating in the vision that fol@@ lo@@ ws , John e@@ ats the little s@@ cro@@ l@@ l and me@@ a@@ sures the temple san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary .
Not being cont@@ ent to pur@@ sue believers in Jerusalem only , he began s@@ pre@@ ading his h@@ ate cam@@ pa@@ ign as far nor@@ th as D@@ am@@ as@@ c@@ us . ​ — Acts 9 : 1 , 2 .
( See op@@ ening i@@ ma@@ ge . ) ( b ) Why are the hor@@ ses of different col@@ ors ?
How important that such ones obey Christ by inv@@ es@@ ting in spiritual ri@@ ches ​ — y@@ es , “ bu@@ y from [ Christ ] go@@ ld ref@@ ined by fi@@ re ” !
They Di@@ d Not R@@ en@@ oun@@ ce Their De@@ dic@@ ation
Like Mark and Timothy , they appreci@@ ate that sing@@ l@@ en@@ ess al@@ lo@@ ws for “ con@@ st@@ ant attend@@ ance upon the Lord without di@@ str@@ action . ”
C@@ O@@ U@@ N@@ T@@ R@@ Y O@@ F O@@ R@@ I@@ G@@ I@@ N : A@@ Z@@ E@@ R@@ B@@ A@@ I@@ J@@ A@@ N
Abraham had so much evidence to demonstr@@ ate the re@@ ality of what he ho@@ ped for that it was as if he could see what he had not ac@@ tually be@@ held !
They are c@@ ru@@ el and will show no mer@@ cy . The s@@ ound of them is like the se@@ a that is bo@@ is@@ ter@@ ous , and upon hor@@ ses they will ri@@ de ; set in ar@@ ra@@ y as one man for war against you , O daugh@@ ter of Babyl@@ on . ”
This spirit cre@@ ature , who became known as Satan the Devil , wanted others to worship him .
For example , after they had end@@ ur@@ ed a dre@@ ad@@ ful be@@ ating and were thro@@ wn into pris@@ on , in “ the mi@@ dd@@ le of the night , [ they ] were pra@@ ying and pra@@ ising God with s@@ ong . ”
We should never for@@ get to pray that Jehovah give our spiritual brothers in@@ sight , courage , and determin@@ ation to continue their fi@@ ght to man@@ i@@ f@@ est self - control and to take st@@ ep@@ s to over@@ come imp@@ ro@@ per desi@@ res . ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 .
What el@@ se did John wr@@ ite regarding the an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t ?
Like the apostle John and his friend G@@ a@@ i@@ us , they res@@ olu@@ t@@ ely hold to the truth and walk in it .
Because of the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l preaching and teaching activ@@ ity of Jehovah’s Witnesses , milli@@ ons of people have learned to worship God “ with spirit and truth . ”
In the illustr@@ ation invol@@ ving the faithful slave , Jesus high@@ ligh@@ ts the need for the small group of anointed ones en@@ tru@@ sted with fe@@ e@@ ding his d@@ om@@ es@@ tic@@ s during the last days to be faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et .
( Read Revelation 7 : 1 - 4 , 9 , 10 , 14 . )
What really coun@@ ts is the spirit with which you fulf@@ ill an assignment .
As the Son every@@ where a@@ do@@ res and ven@@ er@@ ates the Father al@@ one , so he teach@@ es us to do the same . ”
Jehovah has esta@@ bli@@ shed among in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res arrang@@ ements for authority and he@@ ad@@ ship .
( Read Revelation 12 : 7 - 9 , 12 . )
F@@ ur@@ ther , the expres@@ sion “ keep con@@ qu@@ ering the evil ” shows that we can de@@ fe@@ at evil if we keep up our spiritual fi@@ ght against it .
Why don@@ ’t Witnesses c@@ ele@@ br@@ ate the ho@@ li@@ days ?
Jesus Christ pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed that num@@ er@@ ous cal@@ am@@ ities would take place during the time of the end .
When the l@@ and@@ l@@ ord fin@@ ally turned up , “ he dis@@ co@@ vered a s@@ k@@ el@@ et@@ on se@@ ated in fr@@ on@@ t of the tel@@ ev@@ ision set . ”
That , in turn , will give them ad@@ ded strength to keep on wal@@ king on the ro@@ ad to life “ and not ti@@ re out . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
Such wisdom does not allow for ha@@ ugh@@ t@@ iness , for “ wisdom is with the mo@@ des@@ t ones . ”
2 : 1 , 2 , 9 , 10 .
For example , you may also won@@ der about whether you will mar@@ ry , whom you might mar@@ ry , and how you will ear@@ n a living .
From Gen@@ o@@ a we pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded by fre@@ i@@ ght tra@@ in to M@@ il@@ an , where the branch of@@ fice and a mission@@ ary home were lo@@ c@@ ated .
But Le@@ ah wanted more than a child ; she wanted Jac@@ ob@@ ’s affe@@ ction .
They go back and for@@ th to the hous@@ es because they trust in Jehovah . ”
No matter how long we have been baptized , we must keep imp@@ ro@@ ving our person@@ ality . ​ — 2 Corinthians 13 : 11 .
Is that not a s@@ ource of comfort ?
The te@@ x@@ ts qu@@ o@@ ted part of the blessings recorded at N@@ um@@ bers 6 : 24 - 26 .
M@@ om@@ ent@@ ous events are soon to take place .
He shows gen@@ u@@ ine interest in every com@@ ment given by listen@@ ing care@@ fully and by loo@@ king po@@ lit@@ ely at the one com@@ men@@ ting rather than bus@@ ying himself with something el@@ se .
( b ) What are some of God’s qualities that you appreci@@ ate ?
For example , imp@@ ris@@ oned brothers and sisters have at times been told that a brother taking the lead in their country com@@ promised and it would therefore also be all right for them to do so and to give up their con@@ vi@@ ctions .
But what if we are anxi@@ ous because our life is in d@@ anger ?
Moses later wrote about that day : “ At the end of the 4@@ 30 years , on this very day , all the mul@@ titu@@ des of Jehovah went out of the land of Egy@@ pt . ”
Let T@@ ri@@ als S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then You
What can be said about material cre@@ ation , such as the coun@@ t@@ less st@@ ars and pl@@ an@@ e@@ ts ?
Many feel that they are or@@ din@@ ary people who have nothing special to offer .
Because the one who sub@@ je@@ cts the cre@@ ation to fu@@ t@@ ility does so “ on the bas@@ is of hope . ”
• Because of the anxi@@ e@@ ties of life , what could ha@@ p@@ pen to our ze@@ al in the ministry ?
✔ What
An@@ y who would not do so were to die in a fi@@ er@@ y fur@@ n@@ ace .
As a result , my faith is not st@@ ag@@ n@@ ant but continu@@ es to gro@@ w . ”
For instance , consider what happened as the Israelites were enc@@ am@@ ped near the Cana@@ an@@ ite city of Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , we can refle@@ ct on the past and pl@@ an for the future . ​ — Proverbs 4 : 7 ; E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 3 : 1 , 11 ; Mi@@ ca@@ h 6 : 8 ; John 13 : 34 ; 1 John 4 : 8 .
So by ga@@ ining en@@ tr@@ ance into the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly , or heaven , Jesus op@@ ened the way for others to follow .
Un@@ like those would - be disciples , we have wis@@ ely accepted Jesus ’ invit@@ ation to be his followers and are now serving Jehovah every day .
There is also the matter of being e@@ con@@ om@@ ic@@ al .
What Do Our Wor@@ ds Rev@@ e@@ al ?
E@@ pa@@ ph@@ ra@@ s knew their situation .
It had “ the name , ” or the appe@@ ar@@ ance , of being ali@@ ve , but spiritual a@@ pa@@ thy had taken such a hold that to Jesus it was “ dead . ”
That was in har@@ mony with what I already knew from the Bible .
A F@@ U@@ R@@ I@@ O@@ U@@ S D@@ R@@ I@@ V@@ E !
Like the rest of God’s in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res , the ang@@ el that became the Devil had the fre@@ e@@ dom to cho@@ ose between doing right and doing wrong , but he develop@@ ed a desire to be worshipp@@ ed .
Are you willing to w@@ rest@@ le , that is , to work hard , for Jehovah’s fav@@ or ?
We encoura@@ ge you to look into the matter .
Be@@ y@@ ond that , we have a preci@@ ous hope for the future .
For example , a book about Af@@ ri@@ can religion states : “ B@@ eli@@ ef in the fun@@ ction and d@@ ang@@ ers of bad ma@@ gi@@ c , s@@ or@@ cer@@ y and wit@@ ch@@ c@@ ra@@ ft is deep@@ ly ro@@ o@@ ted in Af@@ ri@@ can life . . .
To illustr@@ ate how our understanding has been cl@@ ari@@ fied , let us consider three “ when ” questions .
Li@@ fe might appe@@ ar to be a seri@@ es of dar@@ k days . ​ — E@@ cc@@ l .
Why is Jehovah said to be at the “ right hand ” ?
Of course you would , for people are more valu@@ able than things .
In the matter of en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment , our organization does not re@@ view spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c mo@@ vi@@ es , vi@@ de@@ o g@@ ames , boo@@ ks , or song@@ s in order to rule on what we should avoid .
If a Christian feel@@ s that he can and should answer a question put to him in such circumstances , then he should be@@ ar in mind that he is under o@@ ath to tell the truth , which , of course , is what a Christian wants to speak at all times .
• What st@@ ep@@ s has Jehovah taken to make it possible for us to cultiv@@ ate in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with him ?
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 00 , 8@@ 7
Sh@@ ould he turn and wa@@ ve ​ — one last time ?
M@@ ary was very sur@@ pris@@ ed by this message .
Ke@@ ep in mind two fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al tru@@ ths .
It was David himself who made arrang@@ ements for the el@@ ab@@ or@@ ate temple stru@@ c@@ ture that was to be buil@@ t by his son Solomon .
F@@ O@@ R F@@ U@@ R@@ TH@@ E@@ R A@@ P@@ P@@ L@@ I@@ C@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N .
Des@@ pite the most ear@@ n@@ est efforts of parents , some children become un@@ faithful , as did Solomon , who wrote the verse we are consider@@ ing .
Saul , who was also known as Paul , made out@@ standing spiritual prog@@ ress .
How vital it is that we take time to gain knowledge of the true God and his appointed Le@@ ad@@ er and act in har@@ mony with that knowledge ! ​ — John 17 : 3 .
Se@@ e@@ ing a sol@@ di@@ er r@@ un@@ ning toward us , we@@ ap@@ on in hand , we j@@ am@@ m@@ ed the v@@ an into re@@ verse , turned around , and sp@@ ed back to the branch .
The brothers ’ faith , end@@ ur@@ ance , and ze@@ al proved to be another rich benefit to us .
E@@ ach din@@ er@@ ’s head was positi@@ oned toward the table and his fe@@ et away from it , while he supp@@ or@@ ted himself on a cu@@ shi@@ on with his left el@@ bo@@ w .
( b ) What have you learned from the examples of Si@@ me@@ on and An@@ na ?
He wrote : “ Let all mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous bit@@ ter@@ ness and anger and wr@@ ath and s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing and a@@ bu@@ sive spe@@ e@@ ch be taken away from you along with all ba@@ dness . ”
He c@@ learly desi@@ red to dec@@ l@@ are good news to the po@@ or , to pro@@ cla@@ im li@@ ber@@ ty to the cap@@ ti@@ ves , and to bin@@ d up the bro@@ k@@ en@@ hear@@ ted . ​ — Is@@ a .
So@@ on af@@ ter@@ ward , someone appro@@ ached me and offered the help I needed . ”
No@@ tice that the t@@ ree here is not mer@@ ely a sh@@ a@@ de t@@ ree gro@@ wing by ch@@ ance next to a ri@@ ver .
As the apostle Paul said , we do so with Jehovah’s help .
For example , some who used to e@@ at the bre@@ ad and dr@@ ink the w@@ ine later st@@ op@@ ped .
But what if you learned that the Bible can help you to have a ha@@ p@@ pi@@ er and more satis@@ f@@ ying life ?
The S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in thus r@@ an most inter@@ n@@ al Jewish af@@ fai@@ r@@ s .
Jeremiah sta@@ yed faithful in s@@ pite of at@@ ro@@ ci@@ ous tre@@ at@@ ment
We all like to have tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy neigh@@ b@@ ors , and we like to sh@@ op in sto@@ res ru@@ n by u@@ pri@@ ght bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ men .
On that thr@@ ill@@ ing day , “ about 3@@ ,000 people were ad@@ ded ” to the number of Jesus ’ followers .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , La@@ ur@@ a says : “ Although I still c@@ ry da@@ ily , I than@@ k Jehovah that even if I have not had the succ@@ ess that some parents have had in ra@@ ising children , I do have the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s perfect message , which is able to help famili@@ es in these last days . ”
10 G@@ u@@ ard A@@ ga@@ inst Be@@ ing De@@ c@@ ei@@ ved
Jesus ’ followers would need to be vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant , w@@ atch@@ ful of world events indic@@ ating that he was present in Kingdom power .
If you have been stud@@ ying with Jehovah’s Witnesses , enjo@@ ying spiritual associ@@ ation with them , but you have yet to take the vital st@@ ep@@ s of dedic@@ ation and baptism , ask yourself , ‘ Why should I h@@ es@@ it@@ ate ? ’
P@@ le@@ as@@ ed with this vi@@ ct@@ ory , C@@ er@@ ul@@ ari@@ us arrang@@ ed to put M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el V@@ I on the thro@@ ne and helped him con@@ so@@ li@@ d@@ ate his power .
Rather , we are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that “ the things seen are temp@@ or@@ ary , but the things un@@ seen are everlasting . ” ​ — Read 2 Corinthians 4 : 16 - 18 .
By op@@ ening up the Kingdom opportunity to the Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ ans , Peter uses the second ke@@ y .
In Jesus ’ day , some mer@@ ch@@ ants would tra@@ v@@ el as far as the In@@ di@@ an O@@ ce@@ an to ob@@ tain the fin@@ est pe@@ ar@@ ls .
Let us now exam@@ ine some of these early t@@ ests of faith and see what less@@ ons they can teach us today .
Con@@ stan@@ t@@ in@@ ople ( I@@ stan@@ bu@@ l )
F@@ in@@ ally , he f@@ led from Saul .
There would have to be a future age in which the preaching would be done .
The con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of per@@ fe@@ c@@ tion@@ ist thinking are well sum@@ m@@ ed up in the a@@ da@@ ge : “ To ex@@ pect life to be ta@@ il@@ ored to our spe@@ ci@@ fic@@ ations is to invit@@ e fru@@ str@@ ation . ”
However , before lea@@ ving the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , I was asked to accom@@ pan@@ y a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er for four we@@ ek@@ s .
They will be g@@ one ​ — forever ! ​ — P@@ s . 37 : 12 - 15 .
For some un@@ stated reason , he makes an ep@@ ho@@ d with the spo@@ il@@ s of war and ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ ts it in his city .
Ex@@ pla@@ ins B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in : “ I di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t know one word of Fr@@ en@@ ch .
Then Jehovah said to Noah : “ The end of all flesh has come before me . ”
We know that he is making great efforts to di@@ str@@ act us so as to s@@ low us down in our service to God .
The leg@@ al pro@@ c@@ ess of a@@ do@@ p@@ tion .
He re@@ t@@ or@@ ted : ‘ You must be c@@ ra@@ z@@ y !
Si@@ mil@@ arly , con@@ temp@@ l@@ ation is u@@ se@@ ful when it helps us to imitate Jehovah .
9@@ 0@@ 6 ․ ․ ․ ․ ․ ․
M@@ ent@@ al - health ex@@ per@@ ts say that practic@@ ing com@@ pas@@ sion can imp@@ ro@@ ve your health , well - being , and relation@@ shi@@ ps .
Tru@@ e , at present we see some as@@ pe@@ cts of God’s purpose “ in ha@@ z@@ y out@@ l@@ ine . ”
Paul’s ad@@ di@@ tional counsel regarding women later in this same letter helps us to understand what he me@@ ant .
For us , this was li@@ ber@@ ation from the Com@@ mun@@ ist re@@ gi@@ me .
Mo@@ re@@ over , there are many di@@ str@@ actions that could di@@ ver@@ t our attention and take us off ‘ the cr@@ am@@ ped ro@@ ad le@@ ading into life . ’
Se@@ cond , if we act bey@@ ond the sc@@ op@@ e of our authority , we are likely to get into con@@ f@@ li@@ ct with others .
Z@@ acc@@ ha@@ e@@ us g@@ la@@ dly ex@@ tend@@ ed ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality to his dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed gu@@ est .
‘ Do Not T@@ ake A@@ way My Li@@ fe ’
They as@@ su@@ me that a mor@@ bi@@ d dre@@ ad of God is called for .
Do you know some of these de@@ ar ones person@@ ally ?
H@@ app@@ y are you when people re@@ pro@@ ach you and persecu@@ te you and l@@ y@@ ingly say every s@@ ort of wicked thing against you for my s@@ ake .
That is more than the number of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the whole world today !
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are to know that our mer@@ ci@@ ful de@@ e@@ ds do not go un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed by our heavenly Father ! ​ — Matthew 5 : 7 .
What reg@@ re@@ ts do you have ?
Their st@@ er@@ ling examples encoura@@ ge loyal Christians today .
Who should righ@@ tly par@@ take of the em@@ ble@@ ms of bre@@ ad and w@@ ine ?
( Com@@ pare Proverbs 3 : 27 . )
Jehovah’s H@@ and S@@ tre@@ t@@ ched O@@ u@@ t
Ex@@ pla@@ in what Jesus did for his faithful apostles after they c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver in 33 C.E .
Their ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality was kind , but it was in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ al and sh@@ own to str@@ ang@@ ers .
He gave them 4@@ 8 c@@ ities along with the sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding pas@@ ture gr@@ oun@@ ds .
In his pro@@ lo@@ gu@@ e to the P@@ ol@@ y@@ g@@ lo@@ t Bible , C@@ is@@ n@@ er@@ o@@ s left no doubt as to his op@@ in@@ ion .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From Job , 3 / 15 H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From Psal@@ ms , Bo@@ ok One , 5 / 15
How can you strengthen and con@@ so@@ le those who have “ a c@@ ru@@ shed spirit ” ?
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ence poin@@ ts to the conclu@@ sion that the same was true of early co@@ pi@@ es of the S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t , a Greek transl@@ ation of the Hebrew Scriptures .
These words are faithful and true . ” ​ — Revelation 21 : 5 .
The d@@ anger lies in one@@ ’s per@@ spe@@ ctive .
Acc@@ ording to the Bible , the ro@@ o@@ t cause of man@@ kin@@ d’s death is moral and leg@@ al , not bi@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal .
How might we wi@@ den the sc@@ op@@ e of our wit@@ ness@@ ing ?
E@@ arly in 19@@ 40 , I vis@@ ited the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses in S@@ to@@ ck@@ ho@@ l@@ m .
He often po@@ pp@@ ed his head in the w@@ in@@ do@@ w to see what was going on at the meeting !
“ I was able to answer all their questions ! ”
She did this , not in her own strength , but in the strength that Jehovah provided her .
This may not be the time to ask too many questions , especially personal ones .
After the prophet Samuel told King Saul that he had been re@@ je@@ cted by God because of his dis@@ obedi@@ ence , Saul pro@@ str@@ ated himself to Jehovah .
In 195@@ 3 , I was asked to call on a certain M@@ r .
Yes , Moses ’ words were inspired by God .
The city had public ba@@ ths , the@@ at@@ ers , li@@ br@@ aries , and fac@@ il@@ ities for gl@@ adi@@ at@@ ori@@ al cont@@ ests .
TH@@ A@@ T was just one ep@@ is@@ o@@ de in a long and ar@@ du@@ ous fi@@ ght for the Christian faith , a stru@@ gg@@ le that involved family op@@ position , commun@@ ity o@@ str@@ ac@@ ism , leg@@ al bat@@ t@@ les , and fi@@ er@@ ce persecu@@ tion .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , David sla@@ ys the Phil@@ ist@@ ine gi@@ ant Go@@ li@@ ath with a sing@@ le s@@ l@@ ing@@ st@@ one .
Our dedic@@ ation was not made as the result of an emo@@ tional cap@@ ri@@ ce .
“ God op@@ pos@@ es the ha@@ ugh@@ ty ones , ” states the Bible , “ but he gives un@@ deser@@ ved kindness to the hum@@ ble ones . ”
“ I have reg@@ ar@@ ded Jesus of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th as one am@@ ong@@ st the mi@@ gh@@ ty teach@@ ers that the world has had . . . .
As far as being encourag@@ ing is concer@@ ned , the one con@@ duc@@ ting a meeting be@@ ars a heav@@ y responsi@@ bility .
To the wit@@ nesses , God’s Law comman@@ ded : “ You must not s@@ pre@@ ad a repor@@ t that is not true .
J@@ ol@@ ene , a sing@@ le sister who has sp@@ ent the past 34 years in full - time service , says : “ I@@ ’@@ ve tri@@ ed to work hard at building war@@ m relation@@ shi@@ ps , not just with people my own age , but with all ty@@ p@@ es of people .
I tri@@ ed to find cons@@ ol@@ ation in my Ca@@ tho@@ lic faith , but I had rec@@ ur@@ ring questions .
She made many new friends in the Christian congregation .
It is real commun@@ ic@@ ation with our loving and powerful Father in the heavens .
In Tr@@ ans@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a a congregation fun@@ c@@ tioned t@@ ill the beg@@ in@@ ning of the 18@@ th century .
After serving in the ar@@ my , he became even more ag@@ g@@ res@@ sive and h@@ ate@@ ful .
The Bible can be lik@@ ened to such a h@@ and@@ book .
* For cen@@ tu@@ ries , this n@@ ar@@ ro@@ w p@@ ath was the only means to re@@ ach the is@@ l@@ an@@ d’s in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants .
How in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate such an ex@@ qu@@ is@@ ite or@@ nam@@ ent would be in the s@@ n@@ out of a pi@@ g !
You may have respon@@ ded to such needs and ex@@ tend@@ ed gener@@ ous help to others .
What has ca@@ used more un@@ wanted te@@ ars than the enem@@ y death ?
On the next day , N@@ is@@ an 16 , Israelites brought a she@@ a@@ f of the fir@@ st@@ fru@@ its of the ba@@ r@@ le@@ y har@@ v@@ est , the ear@@ li@@ est har@@ v@@ est in Israel , for the pri@@ est to wa@@ ve before Jehovah .
It was ag@@ on@@ iz@@ ing for us to see him stru@@ gg@@ le .
Mari@@ a began thinking about com@@ mit@@ ting su@@ i@@ ci@@ de .
Jehovah’s Gre@@ at@@ ness Is Un@@ sear@@ cha@@ ble
Sa@@ ys Hebrews 11 : 24 - 26 : “ By faith Moses , when gro@@ wn up , refu@@ sed to be called the son of the daugh@@ ter of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h , cho@@ o@@ sing to be ill - tre@@ ated with the people of God rather than to have the temp@@ or@@ ary enjo@@ y@@ ment of sin . ”
One be@@ comes ready . ”
As the account about Ma@@ x illustr@@ ates , long - ter@@ m tra@@ ining is necess@@ ary because cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness requi@@ res ti@@ rel@@ ess effort and children need con@@ st@@ ant remin@@ ders .
What did Jesus do for m@@ our@@ ning ones , and why ?
What the righteous say is pu@@ re ​ — like cho@@ ice , ref@@ ined s@@ il@@ ver , free of d@@ ro@@ ss .
One day at the d@@ ent@@ ist@@ ’s of@@ fice , a young woman appro@@ ached me and said , “ You don@@ ’t know me , but I know you , and I just want to let you know that I love you . ”
Sa@@ ys E@@ s@@ s@@ ly : “ S@@ ever@@ al of my Christian friends pur@@ su@@ ed these things , and I no@@ tic@@ ed that for them , spiritual go@@ als were no longer high pri@@ or@@ ities .
Still , Jehovah car@@ ed for their ba@@ si@@ c material needs . Today , those who have the privilege of advan@@ c@@ ing Kingdom inter@@ ests can be confid@@ ent that the necess@@ ities of life will be provided . ​ — 9 / 15 , pages 7 - 8 , 13 .
That is why Jehovah could look upon the fine star@@ t he had given to mankind and say : “ It was very good . ”
Da@@ y T@@ w@@ o ​ — Ke@@ ep T@@ el@@ ling Ab@@ out God’s W@@ on@@ der@@ ful Wor@@ ks
T@@ ak@@ en from Gi@@ or@@ d@@ an@@ o B@@ r@@ un@@ o and Gal@@ ile@@ i ( Ger@@ man e@@ dition )
Des@@ pite all of that , no@@ te the attitude he expres@@ sed after he had fac@@ ed death for serving God : “ This was that we might have our trust , not in ourselves , but in the God who ra@@ ises up the dead .
What has helped her to make wise decisions ?
What attitude and knowledge do we need if we are to com@@ pre@@ h@@ end and apply God’s law ?
F@@ e@@ der@@ ic@@ o Ma@@ y@@ or , form@@ er direc@@ t@@ or gener@@ al of U@@ N@@ E@@ S@@ C@@ O , made a so@@ le@@ m@@ n appe@@ al “ to cre@@ ate a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l mo@@ v@@ ement for a cul@@ ture of peace and n@@ on - viol@@ ence . ”
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing this cl@@ ari@@ fic@@ ation and after some care@@ ful self - exam@@ in@@ ation , Rus@@ sel@@ l P@@ o@@ g@@ gen@@ see ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged : “ The heavenly hope had not been a@@ wak@@ ened within me by Jehovah through his holy spirit . ”
F@@ o@@ od , ess@@ enti@@ al hous@@ eho@@ ld it@@ em@@ s , and medi@@ cal supp@@ lies were provided .
P@@ ut@@ ting Jehovah Fir@@ st
Then , he said : “ I three times ent@@ re@@ ated the Lord [ Jehovah ] that it might de@@ part from me . ”
In 1@@ 6@@ 29 he publi@@ shed at Gen@@ ev@@ a a Con@@ fes@@ sion of Fa@@ ith .
I went , and I was hi@@ red right away .
O@@ ver 30 years later , Mi@@ r@@ j@@ ana is still in full - time service , together with her husband .
Sam@@ son ( T@@ ri@@ be of Juda@@ h )
Bro@@ ther S@@ ch@@ ro@@ e@@ der@@ ’s work in be@@ half of Jehovah’s Witnesses did not go un@@ no@@ tic@@ ed during the war years .
Bro@@ thers and sisters in the Bethel family ass@@ is@@ ted the la@@ w@@ y@@ ers who re@@ pres@@ ented the Christian parents .
The are@@ a had a re@@ pu@@ tation for being viol@@ ent and full of cri@@ me .
R@@ em@@ ember that the ter@@ min@@ ally ill pati@@ ent needs to discus@@ s death op@@ en@@ ly .
Ha@@ ving a look at the s@@ pl@@ end@@ or of all the worl@@ d’s k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s might in@@ du@@ ce Jesus to give in to a desire for worl@@ dly prom@@ in@@ ence .
He continued : “ In the day of cal@@ am@@ ity Jehovah will provide es@@ cap@@ e for him .
H@@ el@@ p to Un@@ der@@ stand the Bible
So we did the same . Pro@@ vi@@ ding our brothers with spiritual food was of ut@@ most concer@@ n .
My praise and than@@ ks go to Jehovah , the Gre@@ at “ He@@ are@@ r of prayer , ” for en@@ ab@@ ling me to me@@ et the chall@@ enge of br@@ ing@@ ing up my ei@@ ght children in his ways . ​ — Psalm 6@@ 5 : 2 .
Thus far , the worl@@ d’s me@@ tro@@ lo@@ g@@ ists have not come up with a more st@@ able stan@@ d@@ ard .
14 , 15 . ( a ) How can we person@@ ally benefit from the less@@ on be@@ h@@ ind the illustr@@ ation of the le@@ av@@ en ?
However , we must not conclu@@ de that without divine guid@@ ance those respon@@ sible men could som@@ eho@@ w ju@@ dge matters with f@@ la@@ w@@ less dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment and understanding .
What effect can cultiv@@ ating hum@@ ility have on a marriage ?
Will we maintain our integrity ?
A ter@@ min@@ al di@@ se@@ ase can a@@ ff@@ li@@ ct anyone at any time .
How did love for Jehovah af@@ fect many lives last year ?
One Bible enc@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia su@@ gg@@ ests that the con@@ ten@@ ts of those boo@@ ks may have been “ the famili@@ ar or@@ al re@@ per@@ to@@ i@@ re of prof@@ essi@@ onal sing@@ ers in ancient Israel who pre@@ served Israel@@ ’s e@@ pi@@ c and l@@ y@@ ri@@ c tra@@ di@@ tions . ”
Even so , it takes courage to speak up when the opportunity ar@@ ises .
We can thus be dra@@ wn to God , know@@ ing that he has not ca@@ used our sa@@ dness .
Although this resul@@ ted in her being o@@ str@@ ac@@ ized by her neigh@@ b@@ ors , she was not di@@ sh@@ ear@@ ten@@ ed ; ne@@ i@@ ther did her li@@ mit@@ ed ability to read and wr@@ ite pre@@ v@@ ent her from making spiritual prog@@ ress .
Mo@@ re@@ over , Je@@ h@@ u had been comman@@ ded to “ av@@ enge the blood of [ God’s ] servants ” shed by Je@@ z@@ ebe@@ l . ​ — 2 K@@ i .
Many young ones in the congregation today also g@@ la@@ dly use their sing@@ le years to ex@@ p@@ and their share in God’s service .
G@@ no@@ s@@ tic@@ ism is an um@@ br@@ el@@ la ter@@ m en@@ com@@ pas@@ sing many grou@@ ps , all with their own understanding and inter@@ pre@@ tation of Christian “ truth . ”
“ The S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t of the Tru@@ th ”
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , the co@@ de@@ x had a co@@ ver , often made of w@@ o@@ od , so it was more du@@ ra@@ ble than the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l .
The Law that God gave to Israel descri@@ bes another relationship in which people benef@@ ited by making a com@@ mit@@ ment .
Although they did not find the clo@@ set filled with liter@@ ature , they did find some boo@@ ks hi@@ d@@ den under our bed .
It is also vital that you accept your responsi@@ bility to tra@@ in your children and take the time needed to do so .
When will this occ@@ ur ?
3 : 14 ​ — What is “ the low pla@@ in of the decision ” ?
Lo@@ ve never fa@@ il@@ s . ’ ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R .
If you wish to serve as an el@@ der some day , be har@@ d@@ working and tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy in all as@@ pe@@ cts of sac@@ red service .
They had to star@@ t at 1 : 00 a@@ .@@ m . so as to have the food pre@@ pared by 4 : 00 a@@ .@@ m . when the fi@@ sh@@ er@@ men re@@ turned .
Satan ​ — “ the wicked one ” — ​ is the real “ T@@ emp@@ ter . ”
Still , though having opportun@@ ities to k@@ ill Saul , David said : “ It is un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble , on my part , from Jehovah’s stan@@ d@@ point , to th@@ ru@@ st my hand out against the anointed of Jehovah ! ”
Do many l@@ ack the affe@@ ction for their famili@@ es that should come n@@ atur@@ ally ?
They also came to real@@ ize that 1914 was the beg@@ in@@ ning of the end for this system of things .
13 : 36 , 4@@ 1 , 4@@ 2 )
• What pro@@ of is there that Jehovah pre@@ ser@@ ves his people ?
Why should we avoid exc@@ essi@@ ve concer@@ n over our health ?
The fact that Jehovah never for@@ ge@@ ts his faithful Witnesses was emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed .
A husband and a wife can re@@ in@@ for@@ ce their marriage with good commun@@ ic@@ ation ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 15 )
Indeed , we can benefit from pa@@ ying attention to the mes@@ sa@@ ges of the let@@ ters of James and of Peter . ​ — He@@ b .
A@@ m@@ ong those present was the man reg@@ ar@@ ded the most learned of his age , E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us of Ca@@ es@@ are@@ a .
Many take their blessings for gr@@ anted .
O@@ ver time , it has appe@@ ared in vari@@ ous transl@@ ations of the Bible , as well as in the writ@@ ings of Bible scho@@ l@@ ars .
Their en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic spirit encoura@@ ges us and s@@ pur@@ s us on in the preaching work . ​ — R@@ om . 1 : 12 .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 3 - 7
Because sub@@ je@@ cts of God’s Kingdom are requi@@ red to love one another , the Kingdom will succ@@ e@@ ed in eli@@ min@@ ating po@@ ver@@ ty by dist@@ ribu@@ ting man@@ kin@@ d’s res@@ our@@ ces in a bal@@ an@@ ced way .
For example , what he told Abraham to do was very different from what he told Jeremiah to do .
1 : 3 ; 3 : 1 - 10 , 12 , 13 ; 5 : 22 .
The first of such tr@@ ac@@ ts offered “ fur@@ ther reading matter to ass@@ ist in Bible study , with a view to get@@ ting ri@@ d of all false tra@@ di@@ tions of men and to the full reco@@ very of the old the@@ olo@@ gy of our Lord and the apostles . ” ​ — The O@@ ld The@@ olo@@ gy , No . 1 , A@@ pri@@ l 18@@ 8@@ 9 , p .
P@@ I@@ C@@ T@@ U@@ R@@ E in your mind your fav@@ or@@ ite fru@@ it ​ — a pe@@ ach , a pe@@ ar , a m@@ ang@@ o , or something el@@ se .
One su@@ gg@@ ested that I talk with the person who “ vis@@ its the bo@@ ys do@@ w@@ n@@ sta@@ ir@@ s . ”
They have a beau@@ ti@@ ful Kingdom H@@ all , buil@@ t in 200@@ 3 through the Witnesses ’ building pro@@ gra@@ m for coun@@ tri@@ es with li@@ mit@@ ed res@@ our@@ ces .
The speak@@ er pres@@ ented a ten - point res@@ olu@@ tion for all in attend@@ ance to a@@ do@@ pt .
That is where “ godly devo@@ tion ” comes into the pi@@ c@@ ture .
When we devel@@ op an in@@ tim@@ ate relationship with him , we ‘ sa@@ f@@ ely tre@@ asure up for ourselves a fine f@@ oun@@ d@@ ation for the future , in order that we may get a fir@@ m hold on the real life ’ ​ — everlasting life .
“ You heard that it was said , ‘ You must not com@@ mit ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y . ’
F@@ in@@ ally , he gave them war@@ m as@@ sur@@ ance : “ I am with you all the days . ”
Th@@ ink care@@ fully about that inc@@ en@@ tive .
If we trust un@@ wa@@ ver@@ ingly in Jehovah , what will be the result ?
I still go to pri@@ m@@ ary school .
But if Jesus ’ cla@@ im were false , what would that make him ?
For others , there will be only te@@ ars of s@@ or@@ ro@@ w and reg@@ re@@ t . Pro@@ g@@ res@@ sive Ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments P@@ rep@@ are U@@ s
If you would like more information on how to id@@ enti@@ fy pu@@ re religion , feel free to wr@@ ite to the publi@@ sh@@ ers of this ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , or ask any of Jehovah’s Witnesses for ass@@ ist@@ ance .
In reg@@ ard to high@@ er educ@@ ation and emp@@ loy@@ ment , see The Watchtower , O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 1 , 200@@ 5 , pages 26 - 31 .
P@@ ri@@ ests were to take care of matters deal@@ ing with un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness contr@@ ac@@ ted by individuals .
Even if they do not now have the hope of living forever , their attitude may change when they see you act in har@@ mony with acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the Bible .
God did not a@@ ban@@ d@@ on the Israel@@ ite lead@@ er Jo@@ shua , who app@@ lied the counsel to ‘ read in the book of the law day and night so that he might do all that was written in it . ’
Why can we say that David and J@@ on@@ a@@ than were true friends ?
To find a possible answer , we need some hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al information about the Di@@ as@@ por@@ a , Jews living out@@ side of P@@ al@@ est@@ ine .
May 3 - 9 , 20@@ 10
Se@@ cond , the two wit@@ nesses are descri@@ bed as per@@ form@@ ing sign@@ s similar to those per@@ form@@ ed by Moses and Eli@@ j@@ ah . ​ — Com@@ pare Revelation 11 : 5 , 6 with N@@ um@@ bers 16 : 1 - 7 , 28 - 35 and 1 K@@ ings 17 : 1 ; 18 : 4@@ 1 - 4@@ 5 .
Since Jehovah God is well a@@ ware of this , he has provided us with these instru@@ ctions : “ Do not h@@ ur@@ ry yourself in your spirit to become off@@ ended , for the taking of off@@ en@@ se is what rest@@ s in the bo@@ som of the stu@@ pi@@ d ones .
Such uni@@ vers@@ ity educ@@ ation is what is me@@ ant when the ter@@ m “ high@@ er educ@@ ation ” is used in this article .
What as@@ pe@@ cts of conven@@ tions do you look for@@ ward to , and why ?
Just days after we re@@ ached our first pioneer assignment in Par@@ ry S@@ ound , O@@ nt@@ ari@@ o , S@@ te@@ war@@ t M@@ an@@ n , a se@@ as@@ oned pioneer , was sent by the branch of@@ fice to work in the field with us .
Jesus will@@ ingly accepted the self - sacrific@@ ing course God had assign@@ ed him ​ — one that would lead to his death on a t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake within a few months .
The pris@@ on@@ ers were evid@@ ently given work to do , and Joseph again gave Jehovah something to bl@@ ess .
I fa@@ iled to prove it by wit@@ ness@@ ing to them .
• If Jehovah is real to us , how will we act when persecu@@ ted ?
5@@ 6 : 6 , 7 .
; B@@ l@@ an@@ c@@ o , G .
When individuals feel un@@ wor@@ thy , they may think that Jehovah will not listen to their call for help in their time of dist@@ ress .
What are some war@@ ning sign@@ s that we might be succ@@ um@@ b@@ ing to the spirit of the world ?
But I found their teachings con@@ fu@@ sing , and what I learned did not cor@@ rec@@ t my mis@@ taken vie@@ ws on mor@@ ality .
A man nam@@ ed Li@@ on@@ el states : “ My work@@ mat@@ es li@@ e and call in si@@ ck when they are not really si@@ ck .
It was a f@@ l@@ ying f@@ ish , who@@ se ple@@ ated fin@@ s res@@ em@@ ble w@@ ings .
Why not ask Jehovah’s Witnesses to show you why they are so confid@@ ent that better times are just a@@ head ?
What we have done is what we ought to have done . ’ ” ​ — Luke 17 : 7 - 10 .
• What are some ways that we can apply Paul’s counsel on un@@ ity today , and what will mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to do so ?
In her new circumstances , K@@ yo@@ ko found her@@ self sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by individuals who could understand her feelings .
Ha@@ ving the mind of Christ en@@ ta@@ il@@ s know@@ ing the pat@@ ter@@ n of his thinking and the full r@@ ange of his person@@ ality so that we know what he might do in a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar situation .
* How did Jehovah prove to be “ a real d@@ wel@@ ling ” for his loyal servants in ancient times ?
My self - respect had been re@@ plac@@ ed with self - lo@@ a@@ thing .
How reas@@ sur@@ ing to know that we do not have to be fam@@ ous or we@@ al@@ thy to enjoy God’s fav@@ or !
E@@ ar@@ th then had water , light , and a@@ ir but still no d@@ ry land .
Ther@@ efore , do not let pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce or ir@@ rit@@ ation pre@@ v@@ ent you from listen@@ ing when the Witnesses come to your do@@ or or appro@@ ach you el@@ se@@ where .
Ther@@ efore , the question ar@@ ises : Why does Jeremiah 31 : 15 say that she was we@@ ep@@ ing because her sons were “ no more ” ?
“ When the true God saw what they did , how they had turned back from their evil ways , he re@@ consider@@ ed the cal@@ am@@ ity that he said he would bring on them , and he did not bring it . ”
“ Lo@@ st , y@@ es@@ ter@@ day , some@@ where between su@@ n@@ ris@@ e and su@@ n@@ set , two g@@ ol@@ den h@@ our@@ s , each set with si@@ x@@ ty di@@ am@@ ond min@@ ut@@ es .
It me@@ ant that if obedi@@ ent , individuals from that nation could have the hope of being used by God as a kingdom of pri@@ ests for the blessing of the rest of mankind .
To set@@ tle the is@@ su@@ es ra@@ ised by the re@@ bel@@ li@@ on , Jehovah deci@@ ded on a temp@@ or@@ ary t@@ ol@@ er@@ ation of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
Ther@@ efore , like Paul , we need to know how to cop@@ e with such thor@@ ns .
During the re@@ ign of D@@ ari@@ us I ( 5@@ 22 - 4@@ 8@@ 6 B.C.E . ) , a Per@@ si@@ an of@@ fi@@ cial nam@@ ed T@@ atten@@ a@@ i led an in@@ qui@@ ry into the matter .
Consider what Jesus said to the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es , who man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted an un@@ mer@@ ci@@ ful attitude .
H@@ on@@ est , hear@@ t@@ felt prayers bring a sense of peace .
However , even if there were no Par@@ adise , it would still be a ple@@ asure for me to show my love for God by serving him . ”
; R@@ it@@ c@@ hi@@ e , O .
19 , 20 . ( a ) What individuals of Bible rec@@ ord will be ra@@ ised to life on earth ?
On the f@@ our@@ th day , I was allow@@ ed to bring my son to my mother .
When pres@@ sure is exer@@ ted on us , it may gra@@ du@@ ally cause us to lo@@ se our Christian id@@ ent@@ ity .
We must also try to control our wrong desi@@ res , and we may even be able to get ri@@ d of some of them .
The first one mentioned in the Bible as having more than one wife was L@@ am@@ e@@ ch , a des@@ c@@ end@@ ant of Ca@@ in .
The cl@@ er@@ gy com@@ mon@@ ly teach this ide@@ a .
In 19@@ 7@@ 5 , Je@@ an’s wife gave bir@@ th to a good - loo@@ king ba@@ by bo@@ y , whom they nam@@ ed Mar@@ c .
The young man rec@@ alls : “ I was sur@@ pris@@ ed at how kind the elders were to me , much kin@@ der and more understanding than I felt I deser@@ ved .
• How can an imper@@ fect Christian seek righteousness ?
Wh@@ ere can we look for guid@@ ance when making decisions , even seem@@ ingly tri@@ vi@@ al ones ?
The rul@@ ing went on to say : “ The cour@@ t can only conclu@@ de that to com@@ pare Jehovah’s Witnesses to pe@@ dd@@ l@@ ers is in@@ sul@@ ting , de@@ gra@@ ding , h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful , and de@@ fam@@ at@@ ory . ”
M@@ on@@ ika real@@ ized that it would be a long - dra@@ wn - out pro@@ c@@ ess .
Luke 8 : 18 ; He@@ b .
Such rend@@ er@@ ings ob@@ s@@ cu@@ re the fact that the origin@@ al text of Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 7 con@@ tain@@ s a Greek word that means “ blood . ”
For example , re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ing that Joseph took to f@@ light at the im@@ moral advan@@ ces of the wife of P@@ o@@ ti@@ p@@ ha@@ r would sur@@ ely encoura@@ ge us to fle@@ e from similar advan@@ ces at our place of work , at school , or el@@ se@@ where .
O@@ r do re@@ sear@@ ch on that sub@@ ject with the use of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations In@@ de@@ x or the com@@ pu@@ ter pro@@ gra@@ m Watchtower Li@@ br@@ ary ( C@@ D - R@@ O@@ M ) .
They said to him , ‘ Do you want us , then , to go out and col@@ le@@ ct them ? ’
Acc@@ ording to De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 4 : 9 , Moses remin@@ ded Israel of what tw@@ o@@ fo@@ ld responsi@@ bility ?
O@@ u@@ t of consider@@ ation for his age , however , they quic@@ k@@ ly com@@ mu@@ ted the s@@ ent@@ ence to house ar@@ rest .
Fir@@ m , loving discipl@@ ine helps a child gro@@ w up to live a happy , pro@@ duc@@ tive life .
One was E@@ un@@ ice C@@ ol@@ in .
L@@ it@@ tle won@@ der , then , that my@@ ths and wrong per@@ c@@ ep@@ tions have develop@@ ed concer@@ ning God .
Paul’s war@@ ning about false st@@ ori@@ es is part of his first letter to Timothy , a Christian overse@@ er who was char@@ ged with pre@@ serving the pur@@ ity of the congregation and help@@ ing fellow believers to remain faithful .
Paul said that Jesus is “ now crow@@ ned with glory and honor for having su@@ ffered death , so that by God’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness he might ta@@ st@@ e death for ever@@ yone . ”
Rather , he end@@ e@@ av@@ ors to bring joy to their hearts , tru@@ sting that their love for Jehovah will move them to serve him as fully as possible . ​ — Mat@@ t .
( Read John 5 : 5 - 9 . )
Mo@@ st important of all , our heavenly Father will be with us as long as we prove to be with him .
In@@ es from Au@@ stri@@ a cop@@ es with such con@@ di@@ tions by foc@@ using on the positi@@ ve qualities of the local people .
“ The relati@@ ve import@@ ance of n@@ ature ver@@ su@@ s n@@ ur@@ ture in ill@@ ness form@@ s the f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c of he@@ ated de@@ b@@ ate among s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists , ” wr@@ ites a prof@@ ess@@ or of me@@ dic@@ ine at H@@ ar@@ v@@ ard Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity .
4@@ 4 : 23 .
Hence , we come face - to - face with our we@@ ak@@ nesses .
( Jeremiah ) , 5 / 1 T@@ al@@ k to Your Ch@@ il@@ dren Ab@@ out Se@@ x , 11 / 1
However , this ra@@ ises e@@ th@@ ic@@ al is@@ su@@ es .
For al@@ most three years , they accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed Jesus on his preaching t@@ our@@ s and received tra@@ ining as ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers .
How did Jesus illustr@@ ate the import@@ ance of hum@@ ility ?
Are all such individuals do@@ om@@ ed to a life of un@@ happiness ?
S@@ enti@@ ments expres@@ sed in this inspired s@@ ong f@@ it the spirit of He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah , who “ kept s@@ tic@@ king to Jehovah ” while serving as king of Juda@@ h .
Un@@ der inspi@@ r@@ ation , Solomon said what about the con@@ dition of the dead ?
How do you think Peter felt after this discus@@ sion with Jesus , and why ?
F@@ in@@ ally , what does this teach us about Jehovah and Jesus ?
Jesus likely was expres@@ sing confidence that Satan’s ou@@ ster from heaven would take place according to His Fa@@ ther’s purpose .
By let@@ ting the human family go its own way , God has , once and for all time , demonstr@@ ated that we need his rul@@ er@@ ship .
W@@ H@@ A@@ T EL@@ S@@ E W@@ E L@@ E@@ A@@ R@@ N F@@ R@@ O@@ M TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E
These were “ sub@@ ver@@ ting enti@@ re hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ds by teaching things they ought not . ”
On Mar@@ ch 24 , 198@@ 8 , I was moved from the high - se@@ cur@@ ity cam@@ p to a ne@@ ar@@ by set@@ t@@ le@@ ment cam@@ p .
King Solomon stated under inspi@@ r@@ ation : “ He that is show@@ ing fav@@ or to the low@@ ly one is l@@ en@@ ding to Jehovah , and his tre@@ at@@ ment He will re@@ pa@@ y to him . ”
The Devil can cre@@ ate temp@@ ting situ@@ ations .
Just one day before we were to arri@@ ve in Yo@@ ko@@ h@@ ama , we enc@@ oun@@ tered a ty@@ p@@ ho@@ on .
We can di@@ g for rich spiritual tre@@ a@@ sures in the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations In@@ de@@ x or the Watchtower Li@@ br@@ ary on C@@ D - R@@ O@@ M .
The answer is wor@@ th know@@ ing .
At present this “ nation ” ​ — the Israel of God and more than si@@ x milli@@ on dedic@@ ated “ fore@@ ign@@ ers ” — ​ is more po@@ pul@@ ous than many of the worl@@ d’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ gn states .
For that matter , why did he not men@@ tion the n@@ ames of the great king and his four gener@@ als ?
A@@ men and A@@ men . ” ​ — P@@ s .
O@@ ver the years , we were asked to move to vari@@ ous to@@ w@@ ns where the need for pre@@ ach@@ ers was great .
Bo@@ th publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Ha@@ ve you ‘ b@@ ought out time ’ to read this public@@ ation , pos@@ si@@ bly a second time , while wa@@ iting for an ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment or taking a bre@@ ak at work or at school ?
M@@ an@@ ag@@ ers of meeting plac@@ es in Mo@@ sc@@ ow were th@@ reat@@ ened with dis@@ mis@@ s@@ al if they continued to r@@ ent their h@@ alls to the Witnesses .
V@@ is@@ iting a Witness family while in the cir@@ cu@@ it work , 195@@ 9
• Why did Jehovah purpose to in@@ s@@ titu@@ te the Kingdom ?
The branch s@@ ends boo@@ ks , ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines , and bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res to them until local brothers can cont@@ act them .
Le@@ a@@ ving the sh@@ r@@ ine was not eas@@ y .
Di@@ d the “ su@@ per@@ fine apostles ” have any reason to cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze Paul’s authority ?
F@@ in@@ ally , we could worship Jehovah God in fre@@ e@@ dom .
Yes , s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists still cannot answer the question posed at Job 38 : 33 : “ Ha@@ ve you come to know the st@@ atu@@ tes of the heavens ? ”
S@@ E@@ P@@ P@@ H@@ O@@ R@@ I@@ S
Why should we not conclu@@ de that the way of the truth is too difficult ?
It is not un@@ comm@@ on for O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Christians to say that when they worship an ic@@ on , they con@@ ne@@ ct with the divine .
How this dra@@ ws us clo@@ s@@ er to him as we medit@@ ate on the love and un@@ deser@@ ved kindness that he shows us even though we are imper@@ fect ! ​ — Romans 5 : 21 ; James 4 : 8 .
H@@ er mother rec@@ al@@ led : “ To the end , she was more concer@@ ned about others than about her@@ self .
Jehovah’s judgment against Chris@@ tend@@ om ​ — and the rest of Satan’s world — ​ is deser@@ ved .
Pro@@ f@@ ess@@ or G@@ am@@ ble fur@@ ther no@@ ted that the Ca@@ tho@@ lic the@@ olo@@ gi@@ an Au@@ gu@@ st@@ ine “ consider@@ ed it per@@ mis@@ sible in case of a he@@ ad@@ ac@@ he to s@@ le@@ ep with a cop@@ y of the Go@@ spe@@ l of John under one@@ ’s p@@ il@@ low ” !
8 How Does L@@ ear@@ ning the Tru@@ th Ab@@ out H@@ ell Af@@ fect You ?
They consider@@ ed Jehovah’s Witnesses to be an@@ no@@ ying , al@@ though they ad@@ mi@@ red the good man@@ n@@ ers and mo@@ des@@ t d@@ ress of the young Witnesses whom their children invit@@ ed to their home .
1 : 4 ; 2 : 4 ; 4 : 4 , 5 .
Isaiah deli@@ v@@ ers Jehovah’s message to He@@ z@@ ek@@ iah , saying : “ Lo@@ ok ! Da@@ ys are coming , and all that is in your own house and that your fore@@ fa@@ thers have st@@ ored up down to this day will ac@@ tually be car@@ ri@@ ed to Babyl@@ on . ”
While he was fri@@ end@@ ly toward people in gener@@ al , he was a close friend only to those who me@@ t spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c requi@@ re@@ ments .
For example , the Bible recor@@ ds their faith and love for God and also recor@@ ds their mis@@ takes and un@@ faith@@ ful@@ ness .
And how at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive to ever@@ yone is the appe@@ al of person@@ i@@ fied wisdom !
In one Af@@ ri@@ can commun@@ ity , a bri@@ dge s@@ pan@@ ning a large dra@@ in@@ age dit@@ ch needed re@@ pa@@ ir because some w@@ o@@ o@@ den pl@@ an@@ ks had been sto@@ le@@ n .
To@@ tal h@@ our@@ s .
Can such un@@ ity be found ?
The pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ements he has ut@@ tered against the ten - tri@@ be kingdom of Israel have already come true .
We all enjoy atten@@ ding our Christian meetings as well as ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es and conven@@ tions .
M@@ ak@@ ing “ the st@@ one ” the He@@ ad of the cor@@ ner involved ex@@ al@@ ting him as King - Des@@ ign@@ ate . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 19 , 20 .
In other words , in Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s time it was imp@@ os@@ sible for humans to know how many would make up this se@@ ed .
Christ ​ — The P@@ ow@@ er of God
He ​ — the O@@ ri@@ g@@ in@@ at@@ or of marriage — ​ kno@@ ws ex@@ ac@@ tly what is requi@@ red for mar@@ it@@ al happiness .
T@@ hi@@ r@@ d , we do not always dis@@ cer@@ n the chang@@ es that are taking place within a person .
1@@ 19 : 10@@ 4 .
Gi@@ ve an example of how Jehovah is emp@@ ow@@ ering his people to face ad@@ vers@@ ities today .
When we encoura@@ ge others , people will likely encoura@@ ge us too . ​ — Luke 6 : 38 .
Rather than rest@@ ra@@ ining rest@@ less mo@@ tions , speak cal@@ m@@ ly and reas@@ sur@@ ingly with the person .
Because of Jehovah’s blessing over the years , the inc@@ re@@ ase continu@@ es with the ga@@ ther@@ ing of the great crow@@ d .
[ M@@ ap@@ s on page 16 ]
How must Isaiah 35 : 2 have given ex@@ iled Israelites an ide@@ a of what the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and would be like ?
We can lo@@ gi@@ c@@ ally conclu@@ de that during Christ’s M@@ ill@@ en@@ ni@@ al R@@ ei@@ gn , they will be ab@@ y@@ s@@ sed along with Satan .
The L@@ ast Su@@ pp@@ er ​ — What Is It ?
C@@ learly , they must be people .
Let us exam@@ ine the evidence .
It was d@@ om@@ in@@ ated by what the Bible c@@ alls “ the la@@ w@@ less one ” ​ — a cor@@ ru@@ pt cl@@ er@@ gy class that was it@@ self ste@@ ep@@ ed in “ every un@@ righteous dec@@ ep@@ tion . ”
What a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble spirit she had !
How should dedic@@ ation af@@ fect our conduct ?
Paul me@@ ant that the young man@@ ’s life had been rest@@ ored .
Your F@@ am@@ ily Can Be H@@ app@@ y
Yet , by means of his holy spirit , Jehovah op@@ ened the eyes of some of the Corinthians , en@@ ab@@ ling them to gain a knowledge of truth .
On the other hand , if you are not mo@@ ving , how might you make the change e@@ asi@@ er for new@@ com@@ ers ?
That in@@ deed proved to be true for D@@ or@@ is .
Hence , Bo@@ a@@ z ac@@ ts as a re@@ pur@@ cha@@ s@@ er and marri@@ es Ru@@ th .
How is the love that end@@ u@@ res all things a help to married Christians ?
Su@@ cc@@ ess@@ ful parents view children as a blessing , as an in@@ her@@ it@@ ance from God that should be well car@@ ed for . ​ — Psalm 1@@ 27 : 3 .
He even offered to become a slave in B@@ en@@ j@@ am@@ in@@ ’s place .
It inclu@@ des serving fellow believers by gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely car@@ ing for their needs .
On the other hand , the word transl@@ ated “ the f@@ at@@ ty things ” at Ne@@ h@@ emiah 8 : 10 is ma@@ sh@@ ·@@ man@@ ·@@ n@@ im@@ ʹ , and this is the only occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence of this word in the Hebrew Scriptures .
( b ) What questions will this article consider ?
Un@@ der the circumstances , what decision could be more prof@@ oun@@ dly just than sub@@ je@@ cting mankind to fu@@ t@@ ility but on the bas@@ is of hope ?
• How does the prophecy of A@@ mo@@ s show that Jehovah’s ad@@ verse judg@@ ments are always deser@@ ved ?
So if we do not preach for money , what is our mo@@ tive ?
With reg@@ ard to exerc@@ ising pati@@ ence , Jehovah does not ex@@ pect us to do something that he is not willing to do himself .
4 : 18 .
He has taught us for our own good , has bless@@ ed us with peace , and has helped us to imp@@ ar@@ t his teaching to others .
A mother a@@ ban@@ d@@ ons her new@@ born ba@@ by , hi@@ ding it am@@ id ro@@ ad@@ side tr@@ as@@ h .
What ty@@ pe of d@@ anger ?
S@@ ome@@ one in the a@@ udi@@ ence said : “ Why do we need another mission@@ ary when we are lear@@ ning the truth ? ”
Abraham must have pray@@ ed in faith for God’s help in sol@@ ving this proble@@ m .
You might help them get famili@@ ar with the are@@ a as well as ad@@ d@@ ress their questions and needs .
In har@@ mony with Jesus ’ prayer , Jehovah is in@@ deed w@@ atch@@ ing over us .
If we are to have Jehovah’s fav@@ or and blessing as individuals , we must support his organization and accept ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments in our understanding of the Scriptures .
Matthew high@@ ligh@@ ts the Kingdom the@@ me and Jesus ’ teachings , even though doing so means de@@ vi@@ ating from pres@@ en@@ ting matters in stri@@ ct ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal order .
This is the Kingdom that Jesus told his followers to pray for in the mo@@ de@@ l prayer : “ Our Father in the heavens , let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied .
Ex@@ pla@@ in how Saul was con@@ ver@@ ted from persecu@@ ting Jesus ’ followers to preaching about Christ .
In their you@@ th@@ ful min@@ ds , it all must have seem@@ ed so clear .
By their fru@@ its [ or , works ] you will recogn@@ ize them . ”
That is what a Christian woman nam@@ ed R@@ o@@ sa did .
He was mil@@ d - temp@@ ered and succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in re@@ aching the hearts of those who listen@@ ed to him .
Do you believe that Jehovah will always do what is right and just ?
Na@@ both , though , said : “ It is un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble , from Jehovah’s stan@@ d@@ point , for me to give you the in@@ her@@ it@@ ance of my fore@@ fa@@ thers . ”
8 : 15 .
Thus , Father sent me to the cap@@ it@@ al of C@@ y@@ pr@@ us , N@@ ic@@ o@@ sia .
David wr@@ ites : “ Jehovah is near to those that are bro@@ ken at heart ; and those who are c@@ ru@@ shed in spirit he sa@@ ves . ”
Then I ask my@@ self , ‘ Wh@@ ere shall I go away to ​ — out there into the dar@@ k@@ ness of the world ? ’
Com@@ mun@@ ism and a@@ the@@ ism form@@ ed me during the first 18 years of my life ; the Bible has been trans@@ form@@ ing my life ever since .
Just as a good co@@ ok pre@@ pa@@ res the same ba@@ si@@ c ing@@ re@@ di@@ ents in many ta@@ st@@ y ways , the slave class provi@@ des n@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing spiritual food in a wide vari@@ ety of ways .
It was , and those fac@@ ts were fur@@ ther con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed when I vis@@ ited M@@ or@@ m@@ on mu@@ se@@ um@@ s in U@@ ta@@ h .
The Greek word rend@@ ered “ tend@@ er mer@@ ci@@ es ” can con@@ ve@@ y the ide@@ a of feel@@ ing com@@ pas@@ sion for the su@@ ffer@@ ings of others .
Par@@ ents may gr@@ ant their children the opportunity to make some decisions , but children should not just as@@ su@@ me such authority .
How did one cou@@ ple make the right sacrific@@ es ?
He never tal@@ ked down to his disciples or made them feel inf@@ eri@@ or .
The ans@@ wers inclu@@ ded the following :
Some vo@@ lun@@ te@@ er to help when there is a n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ ster .
Ther@@ efore , one can do no better than turn to the book that is inspired by God ​ — the Bible .
The sol@@ di@@ ers quic@@ k@@ ly en@@ tered the su@@ bur@@ bs of Jerusalem , and the Jewish re@@ bel@@ s re@@ tre@@ ated to the sa@@ f@@ ety of the temple for@@ t@@ ress . N@@ ex@@ t , the Rom@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers started to under@@ mine the ou@@ ter w@@ all of the temple are@@ a !
We still remember the works of love that those fellow believers per@@ form@@ ed in the past ​ — some perhaps for de@@ ca@@ des .
For example , consider Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , and Jac@@ o@@ b .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , what will be true of some of the anointed when the great tri@@ bul@@ ation beg@@ ins , and how may this be determined ?
We ‘ see ’ Jehovah and “ hear ” his vo@@ ice of sal@@ vation by he@@ e@@ ding what he says through his inspired Word , the Bible , and through “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave . ” ​ — Matthew 24 : 4@@ 5 .
When we ass@@ ist “ the low@@ ly one , ” not only do we imitate Jehovah but we also gain his appro@@ val .
This mar@@ k is mentioned at Revelation 13 : 16 - 18 .
[ Di@@ ag@@ ra@@ m on page 10 ]
How does con@@ duc@@ ting ourselves in har@@ mony with principles reve@@ al the mo@@ ti@@ ves of our heart ?
The T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments and the L@@ or@@ d’s P@@ ra@@ y@@ er , pro@@ duc@@ ed in Ma@@ ur@@ iti@@ us in about A@@ pri@@ l / ​ May 18@@ 26 , were the very first por@@ tions of the Bible that were pr@@ inted in Mal@@ ag@@ as@@ y .
Ab@@ out the year 1@@ 5@@ 00 , a few coura@@ ge@@ ous men transl@@ ated God’s Word into langu@@ ages spo@@ ken by the comm@@ on people .
• How can Christian you@@ ths and ad@@ ul@@ ts demonstr@@ ate that they tre@@ asure their place in God’s arrang@@ ement ?
What a wonderful pro@@ spe@@ ct !
R@@ ome would still be in control of the land , just as to@@ da@@ y’s govern@@ ments are in control where Christians live .
“ What can I do to help my children ? ” Su@@ z@@ an@@ ne asked me .
He would be expe@@ cted to “ take care ” of fore@@ ign cu@@ st@@ om@@ ers by provi@@ ding “ gi@@ r@@ ls ” for im@@ moral pur@@ pos@@ es to accom@@ pan@@ y them in the ev@@ ening .
Abraham respon@@ ded by building an al@@ ta@@ r to Jehovah and by c@@ all@@ ing “ on the name of Jehovah . ”
How can that be done ?
An@@ nu@@ ally , Jehovah’s Witnesses sp@@ end over a bil@@ li@@ on h@@ our@@ s preaching the good news of God’s Kingdom .
We use our time here to “ get a fir@@ m hold on the real life , ” everlasting life in God’s new world .
Why do we need to be bal@@ an@@ ced in our personal Bible study pro@@ je@@ cts ?
“ Bet@@ ter is a neigh@@ b@@ or that is near than a brother that is far away . ” ​ — Proverbs 27 : 10 .
Joseph was thro@@ wn into pris@@ on and b@@ ound in f@@ et@@ ters .
Jer@@ o@@ bo@@ am I@@ I
Even so , you are not do@@ om@@ ed to a life of mis@@ er@@ y .
Do we pri@@ ze righteousness so much that we hu@@ ng@@ er and th@@ ir@@ st for it ?
If care is not exerc@@ ised , these body par@@ ts may cause us to “ stu@@ m@@ ble ” and ce@@ ase ‘ wal@@ king with God . ’
SH@@ O@@ R@@ T@@ L@@ Y after I was born on Ju@@ ly 27 , 19@@ 0@@ 7 , in A@@ la@@ b@@ ama , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , my parents moved with me and my three si@@ bl@@ ings to Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ a .
U@@ p@@ on what is our un@@ ity based , and what other counsel did Paul give ?
In the past , what was our understanding of the tim@@ ing of the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ?
What happened during the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Bo@@ o@@ ths , and of what did this re@@ mind the Israelites ?
Consider the time when the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch Abraham wal@@ ked the earth .
In the ev@@ ening , we make sure that we read to her before she go@@ es to bed , and when we go in the ministry , we take her with us .
We turn to God in prayer , tru@@ sting the one who as@@ sures us : “ I will re@@ pa@@ y . ”
No one fore@@ saw the way those hu@@ ge ar@@ mi@@ es would get bo@@ g@@ ged down for years in the mu@@ d of B@@ el@@ gi@@ u@@ m and Fr@@ ance .
But what will ha@@ p@@ pen to the “ new earth ” after faithful anointed ones all go to heaven ?
To fac@@ il@@ it@@ ate the preaching of the good news , to en@@ h@@ ance the spiritual wel@@ f@@ are of those car@@ r@@ ying out this work , and to ad@@ v@@ ance true worship .
If we make an effort to be sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to such needs , then Jehovah might be able to use us to answer the prayers of a nee@@ dy one .
As de@@ pi@@ cted on page 17 , how can God’s spirit serve as a sure gu@@ i@@ de for us ?
They are angels ​ — “ the sons of the true God . ” ​ — Job 1 : 6 ; 2 : 1 .
“ Although I was only 13 at the time , ” she says , “ that was what I wanted to do ; I wanted to pioneer . ”
If we are b@@ es@@ et by tra@@ ge@@ dy or personal problems , might we lik@@ e@@ wise say in our heart , ‘ Wh@@ ere was Jehovah when I needed him ? ’
H@@ ol@@ l@@ y@@ w@@ o@@ od kno@@ ws how to turn any tr@@ end into a pa@@ ying pro@@ position .
Many ty@@ p@@ es of me@@ tal have a n@@ atur@@ al tend@@ enc@@ y to ru@@ st .
Proverbs 2 : 21 ex@@ p@@ lic@@ it@@ ly states : “ The u@@ pri@@ ght are the ones that will re@@ side in the earth . ”
T@@ ake your children with you wh@@ er@@ ever you go , and opportun@@ ities to talk will come up n@@ atur@@ ally .
Since the end of the 1@@ 6@@ th century , a he@@ ated de@@ b@@ ate has ra@@ ged between those who believe that this text is au@@ th@@ enti@@ c and those who doubt that Jose@@ ph@@ us wrote it .
But provi@@ ding help from the Ho@@ ly Scriptures also helps to me@@ et another human need .
What can you do to make Bible reading more bene@@ fi@@ cial ?
He was refle@@ cting Jehovah’s love and concer@@ n for those Christians who were tr@@ ying to sur@@ vi@@ ve on spiritual mil@@ k .
( And we can ex@@ p@@ and our vis@@ ta to inclu@@ de lear@@ ning about sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding lands that fi@@ gu@@ re in Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts . )
If you are being re@@ pro@@ ached for the name of Christ , you are happy , because the spirit of glory , even the spirit of God , is re@@ sting upon you . ”
The re@@ v@@ ised New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation will be made a@@ vail@@ able in more langu@@ ages in the future .
While com@@ men@@ ding him for his faith@@ ful@@ ness , the let@@ ters are full of counsel for Timothy .
S@@ ur@@ ely it was a chall@@ enge for Paul to keep on speaking the good news after he had been se@@ ized , stri@@ pp@@ ed , be@@ at@@ en with ro@@ ds , and thro@@ wn into pris@@ on .
Ne@@ ws of these vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ es cou@@ pl@@ ed with st@@ ori@@ es of Israel@@ ’s Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us from Egy@@ pt had a powerful effect on individuals living in Cana@@ an .
They expres@@ s themselves mil@@ dly and listen kin@@ dly to my s@@ ke@@ p@@ tic@@ ism . ”
A st@@ ep toward good study ha@@ bi@@ ts is regul@@ arly to set asi@@ de time for Bible study .
L@@ ik@@ ely you would re@@ consider your position on the matter .
The Bible hel@@ l , then , is the comm@@ on gra@@ ve of mankind where good people as well as bad ones go .
In effect , the Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite ma@@ id@@ en is ob@@ lig@@ ating the cour@@ t l@@ adi@@ es by everything that is gr@@ ace@@ ful and beau@@ ti@@ ful to ref@@ ra@@ in from tr@@ ying to a@@ wak@@ en love in her .
To these Jehovah says : “ B@@ ring all the ten@@ th par@@ ts into the sto@@ re@@ house , that there may come to be food in my house ; and t@@ est me out , ple@@ ase , in this respect . . . whether I shall not o@@ pen to you people the f@@ loo@@ d@@ g@@ ates of the heavens and ac@@ tually emp@@ ty out upon you a blessing until there is no more want . ” ​ — Mal@@ ach@@ i 3 : 10 .
Abraham “ put faith in Jehovah ; and he pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ded to coun@@ t it to him as righteousness . ”
Fir@@ st , we should feel mo@@ tiv@@ ated to use our life to honor Jesus .
A@@ n “ expres@@ sion , ” a teaching or op@@ in@@ ion , might appe@@ ar to em@@ an@@ ate from God .
The same is true of Hebrew and Greek , the langu@@ ages that most of the Bible was written in .
U@@ p@@ on hear@@ ing about the resurrection , the repor@@ ter than@@ ked God with te@@ ars in his eyes for let@@ ting him know that life has a purpose .
On the other hand , H@@ er@@ ber@@ t S@@ en@@ i@@ or , one of the ei@@ ght who had been re@@ turned from Fr@@ ance , was sent to Wak@@ e@@ field P@@ ris@@ on in Yor@@ k@@ shi@@ re .
Then , work in har@@ mony with your prayers , perhaps keep@@ ing study peri@@ o@@ ds rather sh@@ ort .
What H@@ as Re@@ al V@@ alu@@ e ?
In the year 200@@ 1 , what events gave ris@@ e to a wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad need for giving comfort to m@@ our@@ ning ones ?
No@@ te this exc@@ lam@@ ation of the apostle Peter : “ What s@@ ort of pers@@ ons ought you to be in holy ac@@ ts of conduct and de@@ e@@ ds of godly devo@@ tion , a@@ wa@@ iting and keep@@ ing close in mind the pres@@ ence of the day of Jehovah ! ”
I@@ magine a human soci@@ ety where there is no cri@@ me , d@@ ru@@ g a@@ bu@@ se , fam@@ ine , po@@ ver@@ ty , or in@@ justice .
It offered we@@ al@@ th , lu@@ x@@ ur@@ y , and power .
Those early S@@ pan@@ ish Bi@@ bl@@ es , however , were transl@@ ated from the L@@ at@@ in V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate rather than from the origin@@ al langu@@ ages .
A@@ no@@ ther fine example has been set by E@@ m@@ eli@@ a , who had an ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent that requi@@ res her to use a whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir because of in@@ ju@@ ries to her leg@@ s and sp@@ ine .
In the first century C.E . , Jehovah c@@ ast off the un@@ faithful nation of Israel .
What a comfort to know that Eli@@ j@@ ah experienced the same emo@@ tions !
“ I shall no more do any fur@@ ther exc@@ using of them . ” N@@ ei@@ ther S@@ he@@ ol nor high m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s can shi@@ eld them from God’s judg@@ ments .
The N@@ go@@ be group is the lar@@ g@@ est of the ei@@ ght indi@@ gen@@ ous pe@@ op@@ les of P@@ an@@ ama .
Be@@ fore consider@@ ing it , though , let us see what the Scriptures say about Ju@@ cal and his day .
29 El@@ ders ​ — Will You Re@@ f@@ res@@ h “ the Ti@@ red S@@ ou@@ l ” ?
Al@@ fer@@ man@@ n was one of some 1@@ 3@@ ,@@ 4@@ 00 Witnesses ​ — in Ger@@ many and in coun@@ tri@@ es occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed by the Na@@ z@@ is — ​ who su@@ ffered re@@ pris@@ als because of their faith .
Tru@@ e , the action we take may be very pa@@ in@@ ful .
To help Moses to ac@@ qui@@ re such fear and act wis@@ ely , Jehovah dre@@ w a contr@@ ast between humans and Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God .
What a hor@@ rend@@ ous day of judgment was fore@@ told at Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 1 : 17 , 18 !
During pla@@ y@@ time , a father can expres@@ s affe@@ ction for his son by both words and actions .
Those h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ites were “ having their re@@ ward in full . ”
No@@ te that the s@@ crip@@ ture ref@@ ers to Jehovah God as having ‘ inst@@ al@@ led his king , ’ whom he ref@@ ers to as “ my son ” in verse 7 .
Acc@@ ording to 2 Peter 3 : 12 , Christians are to be “ a@@ wa@@ iting and keep@@ ing close in mind the pres@@ ence of the day of Jehovah . ”
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er is my da@@ ily ther@@ ap@@ y .
Re@@ g@@ arding the w@@ ine , he stated : “ This means my ‘ blood of the covenant , ’ which is to be p@@ our@@ ed out in be@@ half of many . ”
Paul knew person@@ ally how hard it could be to fi@@ ght against wrong desi@@ res and we@@ ak@@ nesses .
S@@ U@@ G@@ G@@ E@@ S@@ T@@ I@@ O@@ N : Acc@@ ep@@ t the fact that it is un@@ real@@ is@@ tic to ex@@ pect that you or your mate will simply for@@ get a first marriage , especially if it la@@ sted sever@@ al years .
Pro@@ p@@ he@@ cy 3 .
Although we enjo@@ yed pleas@@ ant temp@@ er@@ atu@@ res and ex@@ o@@ tic fru@@ its and ve@@ get@@ ab@@ les , our true joy was that hum@@ ble people who ye@@ ar@@ ned for Bible truth were lear@@ ning about God’s Kingdom .
“ We con@@ ver@@ ted our gar@@ age into a stu@@ di@@ o ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment so that we could r@@ ent our house to someone el@@ se .
To find us , ru@@ th@@ less and pre@@ d@@ at@@ ory young men ​ — members of the Y@@ ou@@ th Le@@ ag@@ ue and Mal@@ a@@ w@@ i Y@@ oung P@@ i@@ one@@ ers , ar@@ m@@ ed with ma@@ c@@ he@@ tes — ​ sear@@ ched for Witnesses from do@@ or to do@@ or .
It would lik@@ e@@ wise be in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate for those div@@ or@@ ced from each other to continue living in the same house .
W@@ as R@@ a@@ ha@@ b a tra@@ it@@ or ?
And ci@@ vi@@ l w@@ ars often last longer , leave the po@@ pul@@ ation more tra@@ um@@ ati@@ zed , and destro@@ y coun@@ tri@@ es more thor@@ ough@@ ly than w@@ ars f@@ ought between nations .
The apostle Paul ad@@ mon@@ i@@ shed Timothy : “ Gi@@ ve or@@ ders to those who are rich in the present system of things not to be high - min@@ ded , and to rest their hope , not on un@@ certain ri@@ ches , but on God . ”
Jehovah determined that his sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic woman would bring for@@ th a “ se@@ ed , ” or Son , who would ev@@ en@@ tually destro@@ y the in@@ s@@ ti@@ g@@ at@@ or , Satan , and un@@ do all the har@@ m he has ca@@ used . ​ — He@@ b .
( b ) What will help us to make succ@@ ess@@ ful return vis@@ its ?
H@@ as prayer proved to be effe@@ ctive in cop@@ ing with the emo@@ tional anxi@@ e@@ ties associ@@ ated with e@@ con@@ om@@ ic har@@ d@@ ship , se@@ x@@ u@@ al and ver@@ ba@@ l a@@ bu@@ se , or the death of a loved one ?
The point is that to be a wor@@ thy and appro@@ ved serv@@ ant of God , Timothy had to ‘ do his ut@@ most ’ to be sure that his teaching and his conduct were in acc@@ or@@ d@@ ance with the word of truth . ​ — 1 Timothy 4 : 16 .
A B@@ el@@ o@@ ved Bro@@ ther Lo@@ st ​ — And R@@ est@@ ored
The op@@ ening pet@@ iti@@ on im@@ medi@@ ately pu@@ ts first things first .
The Witness ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ O@@ h , y@@ es , I will bring it to you t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w af@@ ter@@ no@@ on . ”
However , Jesus never ut@@ tered the word “ re@@ inc@@ ar@@ nation ” and never mentioned such a conc@@ ep@@ t .
R@@ em@@ ember to ask questions , fin@@ ding out what your fellow stud@@ ents believe .
I can feel my da@@ d s@@ qu@@ e@@ e@@ z@@ ing me now and see my m@@ om@@ ’s te@@ ars as we give each other a bi@@ g hu@@ g .
S@@ hor@@ tly af@@ ter@@ ward , Mo@@ m began to feel the effe@@ cts of can@@ c@@ er , which took her life in 19@@ 7@@ 1 .
( 3 ) H@@ w@@ an@@ g , J .
M@@ ore and more time is sp@@ ent in the preaching work .
One stud@@ ent who lives in my neigh@@ bor@@ ho@@ od now attend@@ s all the meetings . ”
In effect , we will then be pra@@ ying to Jehovah like the psalmist who made this hum@@ ble re@@ qu@@ est : “ T@@ each me to do your will . ”
Fir@@ st , Jehovah is gener@@ ous and kind to both the good and the bad .
This inclu@@ des car@@ ing for both physical and spiritual needs .
It is re@@ comm@@ ended that you read each of the Scrip@@ ture pas@@ sa@@ ges care@@ fully .
It will help to set your mind on the things of the spirit and co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with its le@@ adi@@ ng@@ s , rather than let yourself be contro@@ l@@ led by fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res .
These uni@@ ons were un@@ n@@ atur@@ al , and they pro@@ duc@@ ed h@@ y@@ bri@@ d off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing known as N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m .
Our de@@ ar Father kno@@ ws you through and through .
Jehovah invit@@ es us to pray from the heart .
“ C@@ ome , and Let U@@ s Me@@ et ”
In No@@ ah’s day the earth was filled with viol@@ ence and im@@ mor@@ ality .
However , it is the course of wisdom to make sure that your beli@@ ef@@ s are shap@@ ed , not by human wisdom and desi@@ res , but , rather , by God’s reve@@ aled Word of truth . ​ — 1 Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians 2 : 13 ; 5 : 21 .
But Jesus ans@@ wers : “ What have I to do with you , woman ?
The apostle Paul fore@@ told that apost@@ as@@ y would ar@@ ise among prof@@ ess@@ ed Christians .
H@@ app@@ ily , this dec@@ ree did not put a sto@@ p to fur@@ ther Bible transl@@ ation .
The G@@ r@@ and Re@@ ward for O@@ be@@ di@@ ence
How can you provide for your sp@@ ouse ?
If so , try the se@@ ven st@@ ep@@ s descri@@ bed in this article .
This is not to su@@ gg@@ est , of course , that the S@@ over@@ ei@@ gn of the uni@@ verse has to h@@ and@@ le matters as humans do .
This can be avo@@ i@@ ded if those mar@@ r@@ ying do all they can to strengthen their b@@ ond as husband and wife . ​ — E@@ ph .
Why is it important to use God’s name in worship ?
; Li@@ bu@@ da , J .
A vie@@ wer of por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y n@@ ur@@ tures love for what ?
What we have done is what we ought to have done . ” ​ — Luke 17 : 10 .
As children try to de@@ f@@ end their faith , parents will want to com@@ men@@ d their efforts and show them how they can imp@@ ro@@ ve their reason@@ ing and why that is desi@@ ra@@ ble .
G@@ r@@ ace has had b@@ ou@@ ts with can@@ c@@ er of the col@@ on and the th@@ y@@ ro@@ id , and rec@@ ently bre@@ ast can@@ c@@ er .
On more than one occasi@@ on , R@@ ome at@@ temp@@ ted to wi@@ pe out the Christian congregation , the se@@ con@@ d@@ ary part of the se@@ ed .
Then with a r@@ ene@@ wa@@ l of spiritual strength and a ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast heart , you will be able to make st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght pa@@ ths for your fe@@ et and find it possible to live up to your dedic@@ ation to God . ​ — Hebrews 12 : 12 , 13 .
P@@ ra@@ ying or preaching in the Christian congregation is nor@@ m@@ ally the responsi@@ bility of a man .
This can result in sal@@ vation to any who listen . ​ — Mark 13 : 10 ; 1 Timothy 4 : 16 .
De@@ dic@@ ating ourselves to God is a vital requi@@ re@@ ment for being accepted into his uni@@ vers@@ al family .
As the Bible poin@@ ts out , “ love never fa@@ il@@ s . ”
The Di@@ as@@ por@@ a commun@@ ities had many l@@ in@@ ks with their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and .
By reading the Bible regul@@ arly , we can find as@@ sur@@ ance that God ca@@ res for us person@@ ally
Their many sacrific@@ es fa@@ iled to w@@ in them God’s fav@@ or .
When poin@@ ting that out , Paul seem@@ s to have been using the me@@ ta@@ p@@ ho@@ r of a stru@@ gg@@ le in a Greek a@@ th@@ le@@ tic cont@@ est , which could inclu@@ de fo@@ o@@ t rac@@ ing , w@@ rest@@ ling , bo@@ x@@ ing , and disc@@ us and j@@ av@@ el@@ in thro@@ wing .
Re@@ ally , if you had to dep@@ end on such transl@@ ations , you might over@@ look a very important point , and this could li@@ mit your understanding of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message .
We see evidence in the Scriptures that Jehovah has the out@@ standing ability to foc@@ us on the good in a person .
The best way to star@@ t is to learn more about him from the Bible .
H@@ app@@ ily , though , he does not simply leave us on our own in the matter .
Peter was not pre@@ pared .
It is the book that shows evidence of being inspired of God .
In 19@@ 7@@ 2 , bo@@ dies of elders were appointed to provide help and direction for the local congregations .
Jehovah Re@@ war@@ ds His Ser@@ v@@ ants
In many c@@ as@@ es , humans still ba@@ se their decisions more on sel@@ f@@ ish desi@@ res than on right principles .
Christians are pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ ers in the ministry , in the home , and in the congregation
A Christian el@@ der deli@@ vered a Bible - based talk that was direc@@ ted especially to those of us who were about to get baptized .
B@@ ack in 19@@ 20 , this j@@ our@@ n@@ al discus@@ sed the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s counsel on the need for hum@@ ility , com@@ men@@ ting : “ As we thus see how great a value the Lord plac@@ es upon hum@@ ility it should encoura@@ ge all true disciples to cultiv@@ ate this qu@@ ality da@@ ily . ”
Jehovah’s love and justice were man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted in the sacrifice of his Son
How did Abraham prove himself to be a pe@@ ace@@ mak@@ er in deal@@ ing with Lo@@ t when ten@@ sion ar@@ ose among their her@@ d@@ s@@ men ?
F@@ i@@ ve days more and he will “ give his soul a ransom in ex@@ change for many . ”
We s@@ le@@ pt on bun@@ k be@@ ds in an at@@ tic with about 60 other men , women , and children .
With an in@@ s@@ ati@@ able hu@@ ng@@ er , S@@ he@@ ol ​ — the comm@@ on gra@@ ve of mankind — ​ de@@ v@@ our@@ s people de@@ ar to us .
U@@ p@@ on hear@@ ing the news of their de@@ a@@ ths , El@@ i himself died .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , the con@@ text of the a@@ bo@@ ve - mentioned s@@ crip@@ ture pas@@ sage gives a de@@ ta@@ iled des@@ crip@@ tion of things that will lead up to the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l cal@@ am@@ ity .
Gen@@ u@@ ine love “ does not look for its own inter@@ ests . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 13 : 5 .
But something st@@ op@@ ped them in their tr@@ ac@@ ks .
the early Christians ?
When he heal@@ ed a de@@ a@@ f man , he took him asi@@ de , likely so that his mirac@@ ul@@ ous reco@@ very would not un@@ du@@ ly em@@ ba@@ r@@ r@@ ass or star@@ tle him .
One Witness invit@@ ed a fellow work@@ er to see the ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t .
An@@ yone who dar@@ ed to refu@@ se was h@@ ang@@ ed on a t@@ ree or a bri@@ dge with the si@@ gn “ tra@@ it@@ or ” or “ sa@@ bo@@ te@@ ur ” on his ch@@ est .
During his vis@@ its to the congregations , he will try to get to know those who are re@@ comm@@ ended , working along with them in the ministry if at all possible .
In those days , there was no T@@ V in New G@@ u@@ in@@ e@@ a , so my brother and I gre@@ w up out@@ do@@ ors ​ — s@@ wi@@ m@@ m@@ ing , s@@ nor@@ k@@ el@@ ing , and cam@@ p@@ ing .
The apostle Paul wrote : “ ‘ If your enem@@ y is hu@@ ng@@ ry , fe@@ ed him ; if he is th@@ ir@@ st@@ y , give him something to dr@@ ink ; for by doing this you will he@@ a@@ p fi@@ er@@ y co@@ als upon his head . ’
The answer is spiritual things having to do with our worship of God .
Now , however , both fir@@ m@@ ly believe in God and understand his purpose for human@@ kind as explained in the Scriptures .
The young Lu@@ ther no@@ ted that L@@ ef@@ è@@ v@@ re ex@@ p@@ oun@@ ded Bi@@ bli@@ cal pas@@ sa@@ ges in a clear and simp@@ le way , without res@@ or@@ ting to f@@ an@@ cy al@@ leg@@ ori@@ es as did the scho@@ l@@ ars of his time .
One au@@ th@@ or ob@@ ser@@ ves : “ The view of Juda@@ ism and Christi@@ an@@ ity that per@@ va@@ des po@@ pul@@ ar cul@@ ture is ne@@ g@@ ative .
In order to star@@ t living a ful@@ l@@ er life again , wi@@ do@@ wed individuals need to find the right bal@@ ance between pre@@ serving the mem@@ ory of their loved one and car@@ ing for their own present needs .
• What is God’s dec@@ ree against the nations ?
Your determin@@ ation to continue serving Jehovah faith@@ fully may be just what is requi@@ red to help someone come to an acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of truth .
C@@ ould such an arrang@@ ement give ris@@ e to com@@ prom@@ ising situ@@ ations ?
S@@ imp@@ ly ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing the Creat@@ or@@ ’s ex@@ ist@@ ence has a pro@@ found imp@@ act on a person@@ ’s per@@ spe@@ ctive on life .
We have good reason to do so , for Jehovah continu@@ es to gu@@ i@@ de and care for us individu@@ ally in this difficult time of the end .
• If humans des@@ c@@ end from inf@@ eri@@ or mon@@ ke@@ ys , why did not a sing@@ le su@@ peri@@ or ap@@ e - man sur@@ vi@@ ve ? ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 8 : 5 , 6 .
If you are in that situation , remember that Jehovah has not chang@@ ed .
When our conscience is thus at@@ tu@@ ned to Jehovah’s ways , we are more likely to make decisions that are in har@@ mony with his will .
After suffering un@@ told har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps , they arri@@ ved in a w@@ re@@ t@@ ched con@@ dition in the v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of K@@ i@@ ri@@ a , near D@@ r@@ ama , in nor@@ ther@@ n Gre@@ e@@ ce .
A@@ n experienced na@@ vi@@ g@@ at@@ or priv@@ ately tu@@ t@@ ored the young sa@@ il@@ or , perhaps taking him on tri@@ ps to ne@@ ar@@ by is@@ lands .
We must tre@@ asure up knowledge and di@@ g into God’s Word as if sear@@ ch@@ ing for a hi@@ d tre@@ asure .
Some have de@@ pi@@ cted him as man@@ ly and vi@@ br@@ ant , while others have por@@ tra@@ yed him as f@@ ra@@ il and p@@ al@@ li@@ d .
And they could not fully worship Jehovah together with their son .
A@@ part from Jesus , “ there is no man that does not sin . ”
What should be done by Christians experi@@ enc@@ ing mar@@ it@@ al st@@ ress ?
She ad@@ mit@@ ted that she did not rec@@ all much of what the Witnesses said during their vis@@ it .
How important it is that we be mer@@ ci@@ ful in the use of our t@@ ong@@ ue !
Why is that a chall@@ enge ?
Ch@@ ar@@ les , 9@@ 3 , in B@@ ra@@ z@@ il , is real@@ is@@ tic when he says : “ If you live long , you will have to age .
On Mar@@ ch 11 , 200@@ 6 , the gra@@ du@@ ating class was deli@@ gh@@ ted with the pro@@ spe@@ ct of doing God’s will in vari@@ ous lands , even in the face of challeng@@ ing circumstances .
A@@ gain , circumstances had chang@@ ed .
If you ask anything in my name , I will do it . ” ​ — John 14 : 6 , 13 , 14 .
But Jer@@ ome@@ ’s L@@ at@@ in V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate uses “ Lu@@ ci@@ f@@ er ” ( light be@@ are@@ r ) , and this acc@@ oun@@ ts for the appe@@ ar@@ ance of that ter@@ m in vari@@ ous ver@@ sions of the Bible .
On the other hand , elders living up to the spirit of Jesus ’ counsel honor other members of the congregation , just as Jehovah hon@@ ors loyal worshi@@ p@@ ers and Jesus Christ hon@@ ors loyal followers .
Bro@@ ther and S@@ is@@ ter Bar@@ r read a por@@ tion of the Bible together every day of their married life .
O@@ thers must be consider@@ ed , and he must learn not only to take but also to give and share .
I am able to conduct many Bible stu@@ dies each we@@ ek , and many stud@@ ents show appreciation by coming to the meetings . ”
John Ch@@ r@@ y@@ so@@ sto@@ m of the l@@ ate f@@ our@@ th century wrote that “ the de@@ vi@@ l will not d@@ are to appro@@ ach a house where a Go@@ spe@@ l is l@@ ying . ”
In a vision of “ the L@@ or@@ d’s day , ” the apostle John saw “ se@@ ven g@@ ol@@ den lam@@ p@@ stan@@ ds , and in the mi@@ d@@ st of the lam@@ p@@ stan@@ ds someone like a son of man ” who “ had in his right hand se@@ ven st@@ ars . ”
Yet , this tr@@ ying situation never destro@@ yed the faith of Isa@@ a@@ c and Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h .
That night I cou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t s@@ le@@ ep .
Why was Davi@@ d’s re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al fear of God f@@ it@@ ting ?
The experience of faithful Ru@@ th pro@@ ves that .
• Why is the joy of understanding “ the deep things of God ” o@@ pen to all Christians ?
Satan ​ — M@@ y@@ th or Re@@ ality ? 10 / 15 Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n and F@@ am@@ ily , 12 / 15
A close fri@@ end@@ ship can be like a valu@@ able tre@@ asure .
We often ra@@ ise our vo@@ ic@@ es in song@@ s of praise to Jehovah at congregation meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions .
We were ass@@ is@@ ted by a young pioneer cou@@ ple , S@@ te@@ ve and K@@ ari@@ l Tho@@ mp@@ son , who had also come to work the un@@ assign@@ ed ter@@ rit@@ ory .
T@@ ake refu@@ ge along with Jehovah’s people and stay with them .
24 , 25 .
In his Word , he makes this promise : “ The u@@ pri@@ ght are the ones that will re@@ side in the earth , and the b@@ lam@@ eless are the ones that will be left over in it .
“ The t@@ ong@@ ue of the wise ones is a heal@@ ing ”
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Witnesses around the g@@ lo@@ be , including many ze@@ al@@ ous you@@ ths , have learned si@@ gn language to help de@@ a@@ f people to become disciples of Christ .
The Bible Ch@@ ang@@ es Li@@ ves 10
Solomon said : “ The fear of Jehovah is the beg@@ in@@ ning of knowledge . ”
Many feel that their ta@@ x money is wa@@ sted by in@@ ef@@ fi@@ ci@@ enc@@ y , mis@@ appro@@ pri@@ ation , or ou@@ tri@@ ght f@@ ra@@ u@@ d .
“ My in@@ come was dr@@ as@@ tic@@ ally re@@ duc@@ ed , but it wor@@ ked out fine , ” says R@@ o@@ al@@ d .
But God imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ ally provided Jesus ’ ransom sacrifice for rich and po@@ or al@@ ike .
( a ) In what ways did Jehovah use Moses to deli@@ ver Israel ? ( b ) Acc@@ ording to Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 14 : 13 , who is the S@@ ource of sal@@ vation ?
Jesus comm@@ ended Christians in Th@@ y@@ ati@@ r@@ a “ who did not get to know the ‘ deep things of Satan . ’ ”
O@@ p@@ pos@@ ers C@@ an@@ not S@@ to@@ p Our P@@ re@@ aching Wor@@ k
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 5 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 5 , 8@@ 4
[ Bo@@ x / ​ P@@ ic@@ tures on page 7 ]
Does it really matter what you believe ?
W@@ om@@ en in Bible times often helped their hus@@ ban@@ ds to provide for the family .
As you pre@@ pare for the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al , consider what the apostle Paul wrote to the Christian congregation in Corin@@ th .
‘ S@@ te@@ p O@@ ver and H@@ el@@ p U@@ s ’
For instance , we can show our deep appreciation for spiritual ri@@ ches by our regul@@ ar pres@@ ence at Christian meetings , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and conven@@ tions .
His message could di@@ vi@@ de people .
The stud@@ ents were encoura@@ ged to fulf@@ ill what Psalm 1@@ 17 says by ur@@ g@@ ing others to “ P@@ ra@@ ise J@@ ah . ”
E@@ u@@ o@@ dia and S@@ y@@ nt@@ y@@ c@@ he needed to pur@@ sue peace
If im@@ mor@@ tal@@ ity is a re@@ ward for the faithful , St@@ or@@ r@@ s reas@@ oned , the soul of the wicked cannot be im@@ mor@@ tal .
C@@ lu@@ t@@ tered ho@@ m@@ es or ro@@ om@@ s are difficult to clean , and di@@ r@@ t may not be so eas@@ ily de@@ te@@ cted in such c@@ ong@@ ested sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s .
In an indi@@ rec@@ t way , I was in j@@ a@@ il because of him .
N@@ or@@ a , who lives in the city of Ge@@ or@@ ge , S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , set asi@@ de a mon@@ th to share in the full - time ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing work .
“ May these themselves lead me . ”
What is imp@@ lied by our ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing Jehovah as “ our Father ” ?
C@@ I@@ R@@ C@@ U@@ I@@ T W@@ O@@ R@@ K
A@@ no@@ ther reason why Jesus was an effe@@ ctive disci@@ ple - mak@@ er is that he car@@ ed about people and listen@@ ed to them with respect .
He was so deep@@ ly moved by M@@ ary and Mar@@ th@@ a@@ ’s angu@@ ish that he could not rest@@ ra@@ in a g@@ ri@@ ef - stri@@ ck@@ en gro@@ an , and he “ gave way to te@@ ars . ”
So if you have lost a privilege , do not be disc@@ oura@@ ged .
That par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar ro@@ ad was no@@ t@@ ori@@ ously d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous , especially for someone travel@@ ing al@@ one .
Like many other de@@ a@@ f brothers and sisters from my gener@@ ation , I have learned to be pati@@ ent .
Of this , we may be certain : “ Jehovah’s day will come . ” ​ — 2 Peter 2 : 5 , 6 ; 3 : 10 .
During that difficult time , this cou@@ ple received encourag@@ ing help and comfort from members of congregations ne@@ ar@@ by .
Yes , blessings were to be made a@@ vail@@ able to all nations through Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s “ se@@ ed . ”
Then pon@@ der on the question and end@@ e@@ av@@ or to make personal app@@ lic@@ ation .
All three en@@ vi@@ ed someone el@@ se .
Even if a r@@ un@@ ner stu@@ m@@ bl@@ es or f@@ alls in a mar@@ a@@ th@@ on , he may have time to rec@@ over and fin@@ ish the course if he ac@@ ts with ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y .
But of the coun@@ t@@ less dead , who will be resur@@ rec@@ ted , and to where ?
The En@@ ci@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia H@@ is@@ p@@ á@@ n@@ ic@@ a no@@ tes : “ The d@@ ate of De@@ c@@ ember 25 for the c@@ ele@@ br@@ ation of Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s is not the result of a stri@@ ct ch@@ r@@ on@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal an@@ ni@@ vers@@ ary but , rather , of the Christi@@ an@@ iz@@ ation of the fes@@ tiv@@ als of the w@@ in@@ ter sol@@ s@@ tice . ”
Com@@ p@@ t@@ on@@ ’s En@@ c@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia states : “ L@@ igh@@ t@@ ning pro@@ du@@ ces sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ant ch@@ em@@ ic@@ al chang@@ es in the at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere .
The n@@ ames of the to@@ w@@ ns are H@@ l@@ y@@ bo@@ k@@ y@@ y P@@ o@@ ti@@ k , Ser@@ e@@ d@@ n@@ ye V@@ o@@ d@@ y@@ ane , and N@@ y@@ z@@ h@@ n@@ ya A@@ p@@ sha .
Re@@ ading such acc@@ oun@@ ts and an@@ al@@ y@@ z@@ ing the out@@ comes , we will per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve divine principles that can help us in making decisions that ple@@ ase God .
A@@ n inter@@ view with the school ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ at@@ or ​ — a pri@@ est .
The ei@@ gh@@ th happiness that Jesus stated is : “ H@@ app@@ y are those who have been persecu@@ ted for righteousness ’ s@@ ake , since the kingdom of the heavens bel@@ ong@@ s to them . ”
Now word re@@ ach@@ es Jac@@ o@@ b that E@@ sa@@ u is appro@@ aching with 4@@ 00 men .
Satan is a pre@@ d@@ at@@ or .
We real@@ ized that we had the same go@@ als .
( Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 1 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 20 . )
The proble@@ m is with us ​ — we have sin@@ ful tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es .
From these examples , we see that some servants of Jehovah have done bad things and have h@@ ur@@ t others deep@@ ly .
What is the su@@ per@@ l@@ ative example of Jehovah’s great de@@ e@@ ds in be@@ half of mankind ?
Wor@@ ship Jehovah , the King of E@@ ter@@ n@@ ity
The name Luke is famili@@ ar to Bible read@@ ers because the Go@@ spe@@ l he p@@ en@@ ned be@@ ars his name .
It also held se@@ ven Witnesses of Jehovah , all imp@@ ris@@ oned for their Christian neu@@ tr@@ ality .
This hon@@ ors the Ma@@ ster of the har@@ v@@ est and br@@ ings joy to our hearts .
“ My parents and friends in the congregation kept ur@@ g@@ ing me to read the Bible da@@ ily , to get to know Jehovah person@@ ally .
In@@ ter@@ est@@ ingly , the Bible book of Revelation men@@ tions a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ lic har@@ lo@@ t ​ — “ Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at ” — ​ who is “ dr@@ un@@ k with the blood of the holy ones and with the blood of the wit@@ nesses of Jesus . ”
W@@ ould you have felt un@@ eas@@ y as this woman appro@@ ached you ?
The first is about a man who is ho@@ sting a gu@@ est , and the second is about a father who listen@@ s to his son .
You might have ac@@ qui@@ red valu@@ able so@@ cial s@@ k@@ ill@@ s when you were sing@@ le , and they might have imp@@ ro@@ ved while you were d@@ ating .
Satan had char@@ ged that he could turn humans asi@@ de from serving God .
Per@@ haps you could be more ac@@ tive in the congregation in other ways too , such as by help@@ ing the el@@ der@@ ly and encourag@@ ing the young .
Consider J@@ ap@@ an .
The prophet Isaiah said that “ in the fin@@ al part of the days , ” people from all nations would come together to worship Jehovah .
For example , consider 2 Corinthians 5 : 14 , 15 .
Still , Timothy needed to make his gen@@ u@@ in@@ en@@ ess as a Christian man@@ i@@ f@@ est to others .
S@@ ource of E@@ vi@@ l , 6 / 1
• Why should we listen to Jehovah’s A@@ no@@ inted One ?
One writ@@ er ap@@ tly no@@ ted : “ All the ar@@ mi@@ es that ever mar@@ ched , and all the na@@ vi@@ es that ever were buil@@ t , and all the par@@ li@@ am@@ ents that ever s@@ at , all the k@@ ings that ever re@@ ign@@ ed , put together have not affe@@ cted the life of man upon this earth as power@@ fully . ”
Yes , this is ex@@ ac@@ tly like the old st@@ ori@@ es of D@@ em@@ on pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion . ”
Such faith and obedi@@ ence are man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted by Jehovah’s servants as they face t@@ ests of integrity in our day .
By doing this , they show that God’s wonderful qualities , including hon@@ es@@ ty , are more valu@@ able to them than any material things . ​ — Proverbs 12 : 24 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 28 .
M@@ ore D@@ u@@ ra@@ ble T@@ ha@@ n Go@@ ld , 8 / 1
God’s spirit can a@@ wak@@ en people to their spiritual need .
Di@@ d It Re@@ ally H@@ appe@@ n ?
How has Jehovah sh@@ own fle@@ xi@@ bility in fulfill@@ ing his purpose ?
We keep on pra@@ ying to Jehovah that we may find such individuals so that we may help them to follow the course that will lead to their sal@@ vation . ​ — Proverbs 11 : 30 ; E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 33 : 11 ; John 6 : 4@@ 4 .
He does more than just make my life be@@ ar@@ able ; he makes it a ple@@ asure for me to be ali@@ ve !
I made a prac@@ tice of taking my Bible to school to show why I would not sal@@ u@@ te the f@@ la@@ g or support the war efforts of the nations . ​ — E@@ x .
Why does making disciples make people so happy ?
Christians “ follow the course of ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality ”
However , when Jehovah spoke to Abraham , He indic@@ ated that Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s “ se@@ ed ” would be more than just one person .
He taught his disciples to love God and to love one another , just as he loved them .
So because of Jehovah’s un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , we have the responsi@@ bility to work hard in the ministry , to teach the Bible to others , to encoura@@ ge our brothers and sisters , and to for@@ give any who may off@@ end us .
No@@ tice the expres@@ sion “ from day to day . ”
N@@ ever for@@ get that as long as you are wal@@ king with God , you are never really al@@ one .
One day , No@@ ah’s life chang@@ ed forever .
E@@ spe@@ cially were the Jewish religious lead@@ ers high@@ ly cr@@ itical of others .
Ha@@ ving been brought up po@@ or , H@@ it@@ o@@ shi had a strong desire to be rich .
What as@@ sur@@ ance do we find at Luke 11 : 13 ?
S@@ hu@@ n it al@@ together ?
His teach@@ ers never did understand the reas@@ ons for his decision , but if you have dra@@ wn close to Jehovah , we are sure that you do .
How do we apply those words ?
“ All but three of the ma@@ j@@ or ar@@ m@@ ed con@@ f@@ li@@ cts reg@@ is@@ tered for 199@@ 0 - 20@@ 00 were inter@@ n@@ al , ” repor@@ ts the S@@ to@@ ck@@ ho@@ l@@ m In@@ ter@@ n@@ ational Pe@@ ace R@@ es@@ ear@@ ch In@@ s@@ titu@@ te ( S@@ I@@ P@@ R@@ I ) .
How does Jehovah ‘ ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fy his saying ’ ?
Sh@@ ould you accept the offer any@@ way , thinking that an un@@ su@@ it@@ able jo@@ b is better than no jo@@ b ?
What a pro@@ found as@@ sur@@ ance : “ I am your share ” !
V@@ i@@ e@@ w@@ poin@@ ts based on false information or influ@@ enced by en@@ v@@ y or pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce may just have to be dis@@ mis@@ sed .
I feel happy to serve God as part of a true spiritual family , and I am deli@@ gh@@ ted that four of my fi@@ ve children do lik@@ e@@ wise .
Instead , they offered all kin@@ ds of go@@ o@@ ds in a fa@@ ir ex@@ change .
Instead , he kept an o@@ pen house to fe@@ ed “ a h@@ un@@ d@@ red and fi@@ f@@ ty men , and those coming in to us from the nations that were around us . ”
God tre@@ ats his human servants with di@@ gn@@ ity and respect .
Bar@@ u@@ ch was in the pro@@ c@@ ess of writ@@ ing down a prophe@@ tic message when he himself became the foc@@ us of Jehovah’s attention .
This disa@@ ster may have been the result of human er@@ ro@@ r , “ time and un@@ fore@@ seen occ@@ ur@@ r@@ ence , ” or both ​ — but as@@ su@@ re@@ dly not a result of God’s judgment . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 9 : 11 .
What practic@@ al st@@ ep@@ s can we take in order to provide for our famili@@ es without living ap@@ ar@@ t from them ?
Per@@ haps this could be done well in ad@@ v@@ ance of the ev@@ ent .
Z@@ bi@@ gn@@ i@@ e@@ w fin@@ ds his wi@@ fe@@ ’s support inv@@ alu@@ able .
Ke@@ ep your mind and heart o@@ pen to the influ@@ ence of the holy spirit
It will inclu@@ de a vi@@ de@@ o pres@@ ent@@ ation and a discus@@ sion on Jehovah’s Witnesses .
H@@ el@@ p@@ ing others to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on the dar@@ k@@ ness and cho@@ ose the light c@@ alls for courage on our part .
That is the ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound of Se@@ cond Timothy .
In con@@ se@@ qu@@ ence , G@@ a@@ ul was like a ri@@ pe fi@@ g wa@@ iting to be p@@ lu@@ cked by one of the tri@@ bes set@@ t@@ led within its bor@@ ders .
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , “ Mi@@ ca@@ iah the son of G@@ em@@ ari@@ ah the son of Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n got to hear all the words of Jehovah from out of the book . ” ​ — Jeremiah 36 : 9 - 11 .
But is m@@ ere ta@@ st@@ e or pre@@ fer@@ ence a satis@@ fac@@ t@@ ory way of determin@@ ing right and wrong ?
How was the fore@@ told rul@@ er@@ ship of the Messi@@ ah ful@@ filled ?
“ H@@ ol@@ iness is similar to cle@@ an@@ l@@ iness , ” she ad@@ ds .
Jehovah gave the ar@@ ch@@ it@@ e@@ c@@ tural pl@@ ans for the temple to David “ by inspi@@ r@@ ation . ”
Ha@@ ving come to be past all moral sense , they gave themselves over to lo@@ ose conduct to work un@@ cle@@ an@@ ness of every s@@ ort with gre@@ e@@ din@@ ess . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 17 - 19 .
He later sp@@ ent some three years working on the “ death ra@@ il@@ ro@@ ad , ” near what became known as the bri@@ dge over the ri@@ ver K@@ wa@@ i .
He had loved his mother very much and felt that no one should take her place .
To the physical e@@ ye , what was Moses ’ position before P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h ?
Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que
He does so through faith .
We see evidence of God in the star@@ ry heavens .
You too can experience God’s guid@@ ance by pra@@ ying about matters that could af@@ fect your relationship with him .
When she occasi@@ on@@ ally attend@@ ed Christian meetings with her husband , she was so je@@ al@@ ous of him that he res@@ or@@ ted to we@@ aring dar@@ k gl@@ as@@ ses so that she could not acc@@ use him of loo@@ king at other women .
One of Ser@@ hi@@ i@@ ’s stud@@ ents in pris@@ on was V@@ ic@@ t@@ or , a form@@ er d@@ ru@@ g deal@@ er and ad@@ di@@ ct .
Although they made mis@@ takes , they were able to ple@@ ase God .
6 : 1 - 27 .
Moses knew this and sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ently end@@ e@@ av@@ ored to imp@@ ress that vital truth upon the nation of Israel by re@@ pe@@ ating God’s la@@ ws and regul@@ ations to them pri@@ or to their taking pos@@ s@@ es@@ sion of the P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and .
Jesus was more than a human@@ it@@ ari@@ an .
“ Do your ut@@ most to present yourself appro@@ ved to God , ” wrote Paul , “ a work@@ man with nothing to be a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of , h@@ and@@ ling the word of the truth ari@@ ght . ” ​ — 2 Ti@@ m .
The Hebrew words rel@@ ating to “ integrity ” come from a ro@@ o@@ t meaning s@@ ound , whole , or fa@@ ul@@ t@@ less .
When they did so , Jehovah a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned them to their enem@@ ies .
Paul encoura@@ ged his brothers to “ put on the bre@@ ast@@ pl@@ ate of faith and love . ”
At the same time , we real@@ ize that the pres@@ sures of Satan’s wicked world and the sin@@ ful inc@@ l@@ in@@ ations of our own flesh are powerful for@@ ces that can under@@ mine our res@@ ol@@ ve to serve God who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly .
Indeed , the gra@@ du@@ ation pro@@ gra@@ m had buil@@ t up the faith of all in attend@@ ance .
My own God sent his ang@@ el and shu@@ t the m@@ ou@@ th of the li@@ ons , and they have not brought me to ru@@ in , for@@ as@@ much as before him in@@ no@@ c@@ ence it@@ self was found in me ; and also before you , O king , no h@@ ur@@ t@@ ful act have I done . ”
H@@ ort com@@ men@@ ted : “ Even on a mo@@ der@@ n spe@@ ct@@ at@@ or this pro@@ di@@ gy of a [ man@@ us@@ crip@@ t ] lea@@ ves an imp@@ res@@ sion not far re@@ moved from a@@ we . ”
What , though , can we individu@@ ally do to pre@@ serve and prom@@ o@@ te that un@@ ity ?
The Jews were requi@@ red to pa@@ y an an@@ nu@@ al temple ta@@ x of two dr@@ ach@@ ma@@ s ( about two days ’ wa@@ ges ) .
Th@@ r@@ ough its pages we can learn the answer to this vital question : What is God’s purpose for our earth and the humans who in@@ ha@@ bi@@ t it ?
( Read S@@ ong of Solomon 1 : 2 , 3 . )
In the past century al@@ one , about 10@@ 0@@ ,@@ 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ ,000 people died in w@@ ars ​ — and that inclu@@ des milli@@ ons of in@@ no@@ c@@ ent men , women , and children .
For many , these reason@@ ings and others were what kin@@ d@@ led their first love for God .
However , al@@ though they no doubt felt deep appreciation for Jesus ’ kind act , they fa@@ iled to expres@@ s that appreciation to him .
It is comm@@ on to see te@@ en@@ ag@@ ers qu@@ it school , hus@@ ban@@ ds leave their family , and mo@@ thers a@@ ban@@ d@@ on their children .
T@@ ri@@ p In@@ to P@@ ast ( A@@ mis@@ h in U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . ) , 12 / 1
But if you regul@@ arly fe@@ ed the fi@@ re with more w@@ o@@ od , it can be kept going in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely .
On this account you too prove y@@ ourselves ready , because at an h@@ our that you do not think to be it , the Son of man is coming . ”
When used as a fi@@ gu@@ re of spe@@ e@@ ch , the word “ bir@@ th ” means “ beg@@ in@@ ning , ” such as in the expres@@ sion “ the bir@@ th of a nation . ”
John : Su@@ re I do .
There I found a letter for me from Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n .
This was a real blessing , since it allow@@ ed me more fre@@ e@@ dom .
Jesus Christ told his followers : “ You must pray . . . this way : ‘ Our Father in the heavens , let your name be san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied .
We op@@ ened the Bible and showed them John 13 : 34 , 35 .
See the artic@@ les “ Christians Wor@@ ship With S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t and Tru@@ th ” and “ They Ke@@ ep On W@@ al@@ king in the Tru@@ th ” in The Watchtower of Ju@@ ly 15 , 200@@ 2 .
J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah evid@@ ently me@@ ant that he would devo@@ te the one whom he me@@ t to the exc@@ lu@@ sive service of God .
D@@ oub@@ t@@ less there are positi@@ ve things that we can say about their service to Jehovah .
Instead of tur@@ ning to religious s@@ our@@ ces , many seek the guid@@ ance of se@@ cul@@ ar ex@@ per@@ ts in e@@ th@@ ic@@ al stu@@ dies .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , some in Chris@@ tend@@ om respon@@ d to the Kingdom message .
How vital that we read God’s Word da@@ ily and medit@@ ate on what it says , thus ab@@ s@@ or@@ b@@ ing Jehovah’s thoughts and vie@@ ws !
In Jehovah’s power , Jesus will resur@@ rec@@ t the dead and thus n@@ ul@@ li@@ fy death it@@ self .
• How has God used angels to ass@@ ist us ?
Jehovah’s fav@@ or is ga@@ ined , not by obedi@@ ence to that Law , but by recogn@@ iz@@ ing Jesus and exerc@@ ising faith in him . ​ — Gal@@ ati@@ ans 2 : 16 ; 3 : 11 .
V@@ olu@@ nt@@ ary don@@ ations of money may also be sent direc@@ tly to Watchtower Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of New Yor@@ k , In@@ c . , A@@ t@@ ten@@ tion T@@ re@@ a@@ sur@@ er@@ ’s O@@ f@@ fice , 25 C@@ o@@ lum@@ bia H@@ ei@@ gh@@ ts , Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , New Yor@@ k 1@@ 1@@ 20@@ 1 - 2@@ 4@@ 8@@ 3 , or to the branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses that ser@@ ves your country .
All of us need to “ keep working out [ our ] own sal@@ vation with fear and tre@@ m@@ bl@@ ing . ”
Then she asked her husband to become father to children by means of her serv@@ ant gi@@ r@@ l , H@@ ag@@ ar .
• What kind of service does Jehovah bl@@ ess , and why ?
An@@ ni@@ e , who has been a wi@@ do@@ w for ei@@ ght years , says of her associ@@ ation with another wi@@ do@@ w , “ H@@ er determin@@ ation made a strong imp@@ res@@ sion on me and encoura@@ ged me to keep mo@@ ving for@@ ward . ”
Mo@@ re@@ over , the Bible states that Jehovah God has “ a ye@@ ar@@ ning ” ​ — an ear@@ n@@ est long@@ ing and desire — ​ to resur@@ rec@@ t the dead .
Do your children find it difficult to a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ ze ?
A who@@ les@@ ome sense of Christian id@@ ent@@ ity can be based only on Jehovah’s standards and his expe@@ ct@@ ations for us .
In direc@@ t viol@@ ation of God’s comm@@ and , A@@ cha@@ n took spo@@ il from the city of Jer@@ i@@ ch@@ o and hi@@ d it in his t@@ ent , likely with the com@@ p@@ li@@ city of his family .
What wonderful qualities did Jesus displa@@ y ?
“ Pe@@ ople here respect the Bible , value justice , have strong family ties , and s@@ inc@@ er@@ ely try to help one another , ” says a local brother nam@@ ed V@@ as@@ ile .
Our hope is , not in this system of things , but in the new world , where the heavenly Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom will be the only govern@@ ment rul@@ ing over this earth .
The Bo@@ ok Ab@@ out Lo@@ ve
Con@@ se@@ qu@@ ently , does it not make more sense to cultiv@@ ate love for God and for people than it does to pur@@ sue the things of the world , which are at best only temp@@ or@@ ary ?
Many a young brother has become a ca@@ pa@@ ble minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant , an el@@ der , or even a travel@@ ing overse@@ er because he benef@@ ited from tra@@ ining received from concer@@ ned older men who took a real interest in him , as Paul did in the case of Timothy .
The prayers of a man who ign@@ ored such counsel might get no f@@ ar@@ ther than the ce@@ il@@ ing !
Although the land of Egy@@ pt had also been descri@@ bed that way , the land that Jehovah gave the Israelites was different in at le@@ ast one vital respect .
L@@ ik@@ ely it does if you are part of a car@@ ing family .
Jesus man@@ i@@ fes@@ ted great courage thr@@ ough@@ out his ministry .
At da@@ wn they are a p@@ ale p@@ ink .
If we are led by God’s spirit , we will become known for go@@ o@@ dness , and Jehovah will ‘ remember us for the good we do . ’ ​ — Ne@@ h@@ emiah 5 : 19 ; 13 : 31 .
S@@ har@@ ing with others the knowledge of Jehovah God and Jesus Christ and ex@@ t@@ ol@@ ling the great love these have sh@@ own to mankind br@@ ings much happiness .
God’s Word shows that a person is not made a sa@@ in@@ t by men or by an organization .
Tru@@ ly , Jehovah bless@@ es those who have real love for him . ​ — 1 Corinthians 2 : 9 .
Our d@@ ress needs to be practic@@ al and pres@@ en@@ table .
It was Ju@@ ne 5 , 194@@ 7 , a war@@ m ev@@ ening in the Ba@@ h@@ am@@ as , is@@ lands off the sou@@ the@@ ast co@@ ast of the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
“ The peace of God that sur@@ pas@@ ses all understanding will gu@@ ard your hearts . ” ​ — P@@ H@@ I@@ L .
Mat@@ t@@ ani@@ ah , who@@ se name the Babyl@@ on@@ ians chang@@ ed to Z@@ e@@ de@@ ki@@ ah , became the new va@@ s@@ s@@ al king .
What will he do when he does come ?
How did Job de@@ al with his servants ?
All members of the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy are anointed Christians
Jesus was not st@@ ating that Satan had already been ou@@ sted from heaven .
S@@ ur@@ ely , then , it makes sense to exam@@ ine how we can keep our own thinking st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght and thus avoid similar cal@@ am@@ ity .
Be obedi@@ ent to those who are taking the lead among you and be sub@@ mis@@ sive , for they are keep@@ ing w@@ atch over your sou@@ ls as those who will rend@@ er an account ; that they may do this with joy and not with si@@ gh@@ ing , for this would be dam@@ ag@@ ing to you . ” ​ — Hebrews 13 : 7 , 17 .
Even some l@@ ac@@ king a personal relationship with God have sh@@ own “ ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary human kindness . ”
When asked why viol@@ ence su@@ d@@ den@@ ly er@@ up@@ ted between certain fac@@ tions in his country , a f@@ ar@@ m@@ er pointed to what he consider@@ ed to be one reason .
We have a fur@@ ther reason to continue our preaching work .
It is por@@ tra@@ yed as a dr@@ un@@ ken pro@@ s@@ titu@@ te who has power over many k@@ ing@@ d@@ om@@ s and their pe@@ op@@ les .
The one making un@@ just prof@@ it is br@@ ing@@ ing o@@ str@@ ac@@ ism upon his own house , but the h@@ ater of gi@@ f@@ ts [ bri@@ bes ] is the one that will keep living . ” ​ — Proverbs 15 : 25 - 27 .
Christian wi@@ ves too can make their feelings known .
What can serve as inc@@ enti@@ ves for wi@@ ves to remain sub@@ ject to their hus@@ ban@@ ds ?
R@@ ic@@ ar@@ do , for example , expla@@ ins , “ When I no@@ tice that my wife is ex@@ tr@@ a sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve , I make a special effort to avoid saying things that could make her feel wor@@ se . ”
Re@@ g@@ arding “ ever@@ yone that pu@@ sh@@ es a@@ head and does not remain in the teaching of the Christ , ” the apostle John said : “ N@@ ever receive him into your ho@@ m@@ es or say a gre@@ et@@ ing to him . For he that says a gre@@ et@@ ing to him is a sh@@ are@@ r in his wicked works . ”
These artic@@ les will help us to understand better the desi@@ ra@@ ble qu@@ ality of mo@@ des@@ ty .
Who would have believ@@ ed that it was only some 21 years away and that Babyl@@ on would be Jehovah’s ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tion@@ er ?
Wh@@ atever difficul@@ ties you may have to put up with at home , remember that Jehovah is always there to support you .
The sacrific@@ es were to appe@@ ase the spi@@ r@@ its of the dead .
( b ) in our deal@@ ings with neigh@@ b@@ ors ?
Ru@@ th is gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ously hum@@ ble , than@@ king him for his reas@@ sur@@ ing comfort .
Why does God let all these bad things ha@@ p@@ pen when he has the power to sto@@ p them ?
On Ju@@ ne 17 , 194@@ 2 , I was baptized and was al@@ most im@@ medi@@ ately appointed to serve as a pioneer , as full - time min@@ isters of Jehovah’s Witnesses are called .
Like a child with complete trust in his father , we not only th@@ re@@ w our bur@@ den@@ s upon Jehovah but also left them with him . — James 1 : 6 .
“ So I gre@@ w up l@@ ac@@ king self - es@@ te@@ em . . . .
Yet , things did not work out that way .
To know someone person@@ ally , however , means much more .
The Bible says that we need to encoura@@ ge one another regul@@ arly .
20 : 1 - 3 , 6 .
In har@@ mony with that prophecy , Jehovah’s Witnesses are eng@@ ag@@ ed in a worl@@ d@@ wide educ@@ ational work that has already helped milli@@ ons to over@@ come the h@@ at@@ red that is at the ro@@ o@@ t of man@@ ’s w@@ ars .
When Jesus Christ was in Jerusalem for the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Bo@@ o@@ ths in 32 C.E . , however , “ there was a lo@@ t of sub@@ du@@ ed talk about him among the crow@@ ds . ”
As a result , Jehovah stru@@ ck him with le@@ pro@@ s@@ y . ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on .
J@@ on@@ a@@ th@@ an’s experience high@@ ligh@@ ts a g@@ ri@@ m re@@ ality .
S@@ ac@@ ri@@ fic@@ ing the Con@@ ven@@ i@@ ence of C@@ ity Li@@ fe
What example shows us how Jesus kept al@@ er@@ t to opportun@@ ities to give a witness ?
We made sure that each child had his or her own Bible from an early age .
( a ) What could ha@@ p@@ pen if we make the ga@@ ining of money our c@@ hi@@ ef go@@ al ?
( 1 ) Why do we need to be “ trans@@ form@@ ed ” ?
“ W@@ i@@ th@@ in a few years after lea@@ ving school , I got a jo@@ b as an ex@@ e@@ cu@@ tive se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary for a prom@@ in@@ ent L@@ ond@@ on so@@ lic@@ it@@ or , ” says Je@@ an .
P@@ A@@ R@@ EN@@ T@@ S ​ — P@@ R@@ E@@ P@@ A@@ R@@ E Y@@ O@@ U@@ R C@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ D@@ R@@ E@@ N !
The Go@@ spe@@ l of Luke speak@@ s of Jesus ’ op@@ ening the s@@ cro@@ l@@ l of Isaiah , reading from it , and then r@@ er@@ ol@@ ling it .
Ha@@ ve you had the ple@@ asure of being invit@@ ed to some@@ one@@ ’s home ?
The apostle Paul felt a personal responsi@@ bility to share the good news with others .
Yet , some may ask , ‘ Why d@@ ele@@ g@@ ate if you can do the jo@@ b yourself ? ’
W@@ ell - cho@@ s@@ en words in times of peri@@ l can inspi@@ re courage .
T@@ ake full advan@@ ta@@ ge of the Christian congregation and the spiritual food Jehovah provi@@ des .
V@@ al@@ is@@ a , a 14 - year - old gi@@ r@@ l who has a regul@@ ar Bible study with the Witnesses , was in a cl@@ ass@@ ro@@ om near the sc@@ ene of the b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed .
Who F@@ oun@@ ded the E@@ ar@@ th , and Who Con@@ tro@@ ls the Se@@ a ?
While you enjoy show@@ ing ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality , would you not feel very bad if you learned that because of some ne@@ g@@ lig@@ ence on your part , a gu@@ est was stu@@ mb@@ led by what occ@@ ur@@ red in your home ?
When you beg@@ in to experience the blessings of living by Bible standards , your appreciation for God’s Word will inc@@ re@@ ase .
Jehovah has se@@ ated his Son “ far a@@ bo@@ ve every govern@@ ment and authority and power and l@@ or@@ d@@ ship . ”
The fact that [ the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al of Christ’s death ] was c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated only in the pres@@ ence of believers f@@ ed the r@@ um@@ our@@ s that Christians regul@@ arly sacrific@@ ed an inf@@ ant and con@@ sum@@ ed its blood and flesh . ”
To men@@ tion but some of the problems : ( 1 ) De@@ fore@@ st@@ ation is affe@@ cting earth@@ ’s ability to ab@@ s@@ or@@ b car@@ b@@ on di@@ o@@ xi@@ de , which , in turn , may contribu@@ te to more ex@@ tre@@ me we@@ ather pat@@ ter@@ ns .
The O@@ r@@ tho@@ do@@ x Ch@@ urch , however , re@@ ta@@ ined the Ju@@ li@@ an cal@@ end@@ ar for its c@@ ele@@ br@@ ations , desi@@ gn@@ ating it the “ O@@ ld St@@ y@@ le ” cal@@ end@@ ar .
As the disciples cor@@ rec@@ tly ass@@ ess@@ ed the situation , ‘ ze@@ al for God’s house , ’ or ze@@ al for true worship , was c@@ learly in evidence .
The wi@@ ves gave their hus@@ ban@@ ds so@@ li@@ d support .
1 , 2 . ( a ) What does Lo@@ t’s experience in So@@ dom teach us ?
As told by W@@ il@@ li@@ am Samu@@ el@@ son
G@@ rac@@ i@@ ously ac@@ knowledge his com@@ ments .
A@@ le@@ x Re@@ in@@ mu@@ el@@ l@@ er
Ka@@ th@@ le@@ en then me@@ t Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Some are : God vie@@ ws life as sac@@ red .
Even for us , some 39 cen@@ tu@@ ries later , it is eas@@ y to love Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h .
“ Lo@@ ok ! In his servants he has no faith , ” Eli@@ p@@ ha@@ z told Job , “ and his angels he char@@ ges with fa@@ ul@@ t@@ iness . ”
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Witnesses were ar@@ rest@@ ed , and many were b@@ ru@@ t@@ ally t@@ or@@ tur@@ ed .
How should we respon@@ d to Jehovah’s will@@ ing@@ ness to for@@ give ?
O@@ be@@ di@@ ence to God’s Word in such things is evidence that our love for Jehovah is gen@@ u@@ ine .
In this public way , Jehovah’s words that Eli@@ j@@ ah deli@@ vered to A@@ ha@@ b were ful@@ filled : “ In the place where the do@@ g@@ s li@@ cked up the blood of Na@@ both , the do@@ g@@ s will li@@ ck up your own blood . ” ​ — 1 K@@ ings 21 : 19 ; 22 : 19 - 22 , 34 - 38 .
• Why does real love for others de@@ ter us from eng@@ ag@@ ing in se@@ x@@ u@@ al mis@@ conduct ?
The tu@@ ne might s@@ ound all right , but if the words have d@@ ou@@ ble mean@@ ings or if there are s@@ l@@ an@@ g expres@@ sions that are im@@ moral , we would not know . ”
We are close and work together to ac@@ hi@@ eve spiritual go@@ als . ”
Now you prove to me that I@@ ’@@ m not . ”
P@@ or@@ tu@@ gu@@ ese Ju@@ ly 27 - 29
Paul’s counsel to the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ians is especially f@@ it@@ ting for Christians living in “ the time of the end . ”
E@@ ri@@ c@@ a says : “ I@@ ’@@ m very close to my family , and I was wor@@ ri@@ ed that ho@@ mes@@ ic@@ k@@ ness would ne@@ g@@ ati@@ vely af@@ fect my ministry . ”
W@@ om@@ en Who Ma@@ de Jehovah’s H@@ ear@@ t Re@@ jo@@ ice , 11 / 1
But look !
By the time I was 14 years old , I already wanted to pioneer .
God’s Word does not discus@@ s g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing in de@@ ta@@ il , but it does say en@@ ough to show that all g@@ am@@ bl@@ ing is in@@ com@@ pati@@ ble with Bible principles .
If we love only those who love us , we would not be doing any “ ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary thing . ”
This , along with see@@ ing our Bible stud@@ ents make prog@@ ress , cre@@ ated a strong b@@ ond with our spiritual family in I@@ rel@@ and .
Of course , Jehovah God is a@@ ware of needs , and he makes pro@@ vision for his servants so that they can continue sh@@ aring the good news of the Kingdom with others in s@@ pite of har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps .
When Paul was in cu@@ sto@@ dy at Ca@@ es@@ are@@ a , the Rom@@ an pro@@ cur@@ at@@ or F@@ eli@@ x or@@ der@@ ed that “ no one of [ Paul’s ] people ” be for@@ bi@@ d@@ den “ to wa@@ it upon him . ”
Like the ransom , the preaching work is an expres@@ sion of Jehovah’s love for people every@@ where .
For example , we might find that our relation@@ shi@@ ps with those rel@@ ated to us in the faith imp@@ ro@@ ve .
S@@ U@@ C@@ H a re@@ mar@@ k su@@ gg@@ ests that true friends are r@@ are .
After the ar@@ k of the covenant had been re@@ turned to Israel and had been kept for many years at K@@ i@@ ri@@ ath - j@@ ear@@ im , King David desi@@ red to trans@@ f@@ er it to Jerusalem .
Com@@ m@@ end@@ ation , however , should not be given only as a pr@@ elu@@ de to counsel .
So the Bible was the re@@ sear@@ ch@@ er@@ ’s first cho@@ ice when tra@@ ining the com@@ pu@@ ter for a new language .
No@@ tice how people fac@@ ing very different problems have found gen@@ u@@ ine comfort from God .
S@@ ad , but true .
In their house , they had a ro@@ om filled with i@@ con@@ s , where inc@@ en@@ se bur@@ ned continu@@ ously and B@@ y@@ z@@ an@@ t@@ ine h@@ y@@ m@@ ns pla@@ yed all day .
“ She brought an al@@ a@@ ba@@ ster case of per@@ fu@@ m@@ ed o@@ il , and , taking a position be@@ h@@ ind at [ Jesus ’ ] fe@@ et , she we@@ pt and started to we@@ t his fe@@ et with her te@@ ars and she would wi@@ pe them off with the ha@@ ir of her head . Al@@ so , she tend@@ er@@ ly k@@ is@@ sed his fe@@ et and gre@@ as@@ ed them with the per@@ fu@@ m@@ ed o@@ il . ”
Noah pre@@ ached righteousness in a viol@@ ent and im@@ moral world .
; Au@@ st@@ in , V .
“ My conscience would not let me share as fully in class discus@@ sions as I nor@@ m@@ ally did .
Joseph ?
“ All those for whom I have affe@@ ction , ” said Jesus , “ I re@@ prove and discipl@@ ine . ”
As hist@@ ory shows , humans have com@@ mit@@ ted hor@@ rend@@ ous ac@@ ts and ca@@ used im@@ men@@ se suffering .
When she we@@ ars the har@@ ness , she is on the jo@@ b ​ — discipl@@ ined , respon@@ sible , sta@@ ying by my side .
Al@@ so , he says : . . . ‘ These words are faithful and true . ’ ” ​ — R@@ E@@ V@@ EL@@ AT@@ I@@ O@@ N 21 : 5 .
Jehovah comman@@ ded : “ The inc@@ en@@ se that you will make with this com@@ position , you must not make for y@@ ourselves .
Ther@@ efore have no fear : you are wor@@ th more than many s@@ par@@ ro@@ ws . ” ​ — Matthew 10 : 29 - 31 .
And others are encoura@@ ged to be mer@@ ci@@ ful , for mer@@ cy be@@ ge@@ ts mer@@ cy . ​ — Luke 6 : 38 .
The following article provi@@ des Scriptural ans@@ wers to these questions .
Ad@@ am@@ ’s son Ca@@ in mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed his righteous brother .
C@@ oun@@ t@@ less individuals have accepted God’s help .
It also provi@@ des an il@@ lu@@ min@@ ating view of the future , en@@ ab@@ ling us to see and follow a p@@ ath that lea@@ ds to lasting happiness and con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment .
The ang@@ el who became the Devil cho@@ se to op@@ pose God and inc@@ ited the first human pa@@ ir to jo@@ in him .
H@@ O@@ MI@@ C@@ I@@ D@@ E@@ S : It is es@@ tim@@ ated that al@@ most half a milli@@ on people were mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed during one rec@@ ent year , more than those kil@@ led in w@@ ars .
He can read pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s hearts , and he kno@@ ws when com@@ pas@@ sion is not war@@ ran@@ ted .
What can move Christian men to imitate Jesus ’ example in serving others ?
The apostle Paul wrote : “ Let your love be without h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y . . . .
Many li@@ e sh@@ am@@ el@@ ess@@ ly , ste@@ al , or att@@ ack others .
Th@@ ings did not im@@ medi@@ ately work out as God had pur@@ posed .
In L@@ at@@ in A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , those ba@@ si@@ c N@@ ati@@ v@@ ity cu@@ st@@ om@@ s may be follow@@ ed , along with ad@@ di@@ tional ones .
What war@@ ning did Jesus give , and what question ar@@ ises ?
As for us , when we think about the am@@ a@@ z@@ ing things that Jehovah has accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed , we can har@@ dly hold back from tal@@ king to others about our God .
As for the heavens , when the word is me@@ ant liter@@ ally , it may ref@@ er ei@@ ther to the s@@ k@@ y , the star@@ ry uni@@ verse , or God’s place of d@@ wel@@ ling .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of mil@@ es from E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe is the country of In@@ dia , the bir@@ th@@ place of the po@@ et mentioned at the out@@ set .
As the Gre@@ ater Jo@@ shua , Jesus is now po@@ ised to bring that cor@@ ru@@ pt system to its end and lead his followers to the promised new world of righteousness .
Yet , he was not the only one to die .
The n@@ arr@@ at@@ or always ref@@ ers to John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er as “ John ” and never id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es himself by name in his Go@@ spe@@ l .
But both parents and children can re@@ a@@ p ad@@ di@@ tional re@@ war@@ ds for their effort .
“ The heavens are declar@@ ing the glory of God , ” says Psalm 19 : 1 .
In our family , women were loo@@ ked down on and r@@ ar@@ ely con@@ sul@@ ted by men .
Ex@@ iled to life out@@ side the gar@@ den , Adam and E@@ ve found their ex@@ ist@@ ence hard .
The message that we be@@ ar is good news .
Jesus was ali@@ ve !
Does he enjoy com@@ men@@ ting at the Watchtower S@@ tu@@ dy and the C@@ ongreg@@ ation Bible S@@ tu@@ dy ?
The t@@ ree would indic@@ ate to Adam and E@@ ve that they would always need Jehovah’s direction .
Per@@ haps the disciples feel that Jesus sur@@ ely does not want to be bo@@ ther@@ ed with children during these c@@ ru@@ cial we@@ ek@@ s .
▪ The pa@@ in@@ ful con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of bro@@ ken marri@@ ages
God ra@@ ised Jesus back to life as a gl@@ ori@@ ous spirit cre@@ ature . ​ — 1 P@@ et .
; Ri@@ ch@@ ard , L .
H@@ er father ag@@ re@@ ed to accom@@ pan@@ y her to atten@@ d the meetings there .
They tri@@ ed to cause div@@ ision among the brothers , but in Au@@ gu@@ st 19@@ 17 , they left Bethel ​ — a cle@@ ans@@ ing in@@ deed !
Jesus said : “ E@@ ver@@ yone that keep@@ s on loo@@ king at a woman so as to have a pas@@ sion for her has already com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with her in his heart . ”
There have been in@@ stances when a Witness was asked to study with children who@@ se parents were not inter@@ ested in the truth .
W@@ ar That Ch@@ ang@@ ed World ( World W@@ ar I ) , 2 / 1
Hence , Paul did not feel that his ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary accom@@ p@@ li@@ sh@@ ments in the ministry made him su@@ peri@@ or to others . ​ — 1 Corinthians 9 : 16 .
Jesus was to speak to him again , perhaps more than once , about his mis@@ sion to the nations .
1@@ 36 - 14@@ 1 .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , when ple@@ ading for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess and deli@@ ver@@ ance , Daniel pray@@ ed : “ O my God , . . . your own name has been called upon your city and upon your people . ” ​ — Daniel 2 : 20 , 28 ; 9 : 19 .
Yet , what at@@ tr@@ ac@@ ts us to him a@@ bo@@ ve all el@@ se is what the prophet Samuel stated of David ​ — he would prove to be “ a man ag@@ re@@ e@@ able to [ Jehovah’s ] heart . ” ​ — 1 Samuel 13 : 14 .
This arrang@@ ement may provide certain ta@@ x advan@@ ta@@ ges .
Sa@@ ying the right things without doing the right things would make one a h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ ite .
P@@ o@@ ten@@ ti@@ al for mis@@ under@@ stan@@ ding@@ s ab@@ oun@@ ds .
9 , 10 . ( a ) We can cop@@ y Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s example in what ways ?
No@@ bu@@ ko , a mother in J@@ ap@@ an , says : “ I asked my son what he would do if he and his gi@@ r@@ l@@ friend were al@@ one .
And by all means , let us keep our own love and faith free of h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y . ​ — James 3 : 17 ; 1 Peter 1 : 22 .
But they also know from experience that friends ​ — both near and far — ​ help lo@@ v@@ ers of Jehovah to cop@@ e succ@@ ess@@ fully with each and every chall@@ enge .
H@@ app@@ ily un@@ ited with them are tru@@ th@@ ful , co@@ op@@ er@@ ative Christians having an earthly hope .
In turn , Jehovah indic@@ ated his accep@@ t@@ ance of Solom@@ on@@ ’s prayer by f@@ ill@@ ing the temple with His glory and saying : “ My ear@@ s [ will be ] atten@@ tive to prayer at this place . ” ​ — 2 Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les 6 : 12 – 7 : 3 , 15 .
What can help us to follow Jesus ’ pat@@ ter@@ n of hum@@ ility ?
Ph@@ ysi@@ c@@ ally lea@@ ving the sh@@ r@@ ine was one thing ; men@@ t@@ ally lea@@ ving it was another .
To wor@@ ry continu@@ ally means to pla@@ gu@@ e on@@ es@@ el@@ f , ve@@ x on@@ es@@ el@@ f , persecu@@ te on@@ es@@ el@@ f .
Yes , what a s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ant to our spiritual wa@@ ke@@ ful@@ ness is di@@ lig@@ ent personal study of the Scriptures using Bible - based public@@ ations provided by “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” !
And that love makes me want to serve him . ”
In 195@@ 5 , H@@ el@@ en and I accepted a new assignment to the more tro@@ pi@@ cal city of Ma@@ z@@ at@@ en@@ ang@@ o .
Per@@ form@@ ing da@@ ily cho@@ res , man@@ ag@@ ing my fin@@ an@@ ces , and car@@ ing for three ki@@ ds was really hard . ”
We were offered accom@@ mo@@ d@@ ations in an old hor@@ se st@@ able , where we s@@ le@@ pt on st@@ ra@@ w mat@@ t@@ res@@ ses .
His for@@ ces stri@@ p the Ju@@ de@@ an coun@@ tr@@ y@@ side of tre@@ es to buil@@ d a 4@@ .@@ 5 - m@@ ile - long [ 7 k@@ m ] w@@ all of pointed st@@ ak@@ es around the b@@ ele@@ ag@@ u@@ ered cap@@ it@@ al .
So he illustr@@ ated the point , saying to the Greek woman : “ It is not right to take the bre@@ ad of the children and thro@@ w it to the little do@@ g@@ s . ”
Jo@@ shua might have learned to be a good organiz@@ er during his service in Egy@@ pt , and he could have ass@@ is@@ ted in mar@@ shal@@ ing the f@@ light of the Hebrews and the “ va@@ st mi@@ x@@ ed compan@@ y ” from that land . ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 12 : 38 .
This can help all to rend@@ er sac@@ red service to God .
However , he left some c@@ lu@@ es that might expla@@ in this P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e@@ ’s in@@ decision .
One th@@ ous@@ and co@@ pi@@ es were pr@@ inted in 18@@ 35 .
Instead , she loo@@ ks for fru@@ it that sm@@ el@@ ls good and is f@@ res@@ h and ready to e@@ at .
They appreci@@ ated pu@@ re worship so much that they cho@@ se to leave their ho@@ m@@ es in order to live among servants of Jehovah .
One s@@ ource says that the ra@@ b@@ bi@@ s made ex@@ tr@@ a or more de@@ ta@@ iled rul@@ es about what would make a person un@@ clean and how he could cause others to become un@@ clean .
It la@@ ys the gr@@ oun@@ d@@ work for their having a heal@@ thy view of authority , appreciation of prop@@ er valu@@ es , and happy rel@@ ations with others .
F@@ in@@ ally , they so@@ ld him as a slave and c@@ ru@@ el@@ ly led their father to believe that Joseph was dead .
The psalmist wanted to keep living and pra@@ ising Jehovah , but in some un@@ dis@@ clo@@ sed way , he had ‘ w@@ an@@ der@@ ed like a lost sheep . ’
Th@@ ink of E@@ s@@ ther su@@ p@@ pl@@ ying de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about how she sto@@ od up for her people and fo@@ iled H@@ am@@ an’s p@@ lo@@ t against them .
As Job well knew , God’s will is to resur@@ rec@@ t the dead .
What ro@@ le do sacrific@@ es pla@@ y in worship ?
Ther@@ efore , we do well to follow Paul’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to the Christians in R@@ ome : “ Do not lo@@ it@@ er at your bu@@ sin@@ ess . Be ag@@ low with the spirit .
How does an ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary wife ‘ buil@@ d up her hous@@ eho@@ ld ’ ?
In the mi@@ d - 19@@ 70 ’ s , the Witnesses began to give attention to teaching Bible truth to them .
“ At the end of the day , public of@@ fi@@ ci@@ als are still c@@ iti@@ z@@ ens and we are all a pro@@ du@@ ct of soci@@ ety . ” So stated the c@@ hi@@ ef a@@ udi@@ t@@ or of N@@ ic@@ ar@@ ag@@ ua when expla@@ ining why he felt that govern@@ ment cor@@ ru@@ p@@ tion was imp@@ os@@ sible to eli@@ min@@ ate .
And the more we love divine tru@@ ths , the e@@ asi@@ er it is to car@@ ry our “ bre@@ ast@@ pl@@ ate , ” that is , to live by God’s righteous standards .
‘ The H@@ our of the Ju@@ d@@ g@@ ment H@@ as Ar@@ ri@@ ved ’ !
; Si@@ a@@ w , A .
My Father Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ves Lo@@ ving H@@ el@@ p
He loved the tru@@ ths he taught , and he loved the people he taught .
Our parents ur@@ ged us children to hi@@ de as soon as we saw war@@ pl@@ an@@ es f@@ l@@ ying over@@ head .
Still , in a sense they too can at present be consider@@ ed temp@@ or@@ ary re@@ si@@ d@@ ents .
G@@ l@@ ü@@ ck even co@@ ined new words , and sever@@ al words of his making are now wi@@ d@@ ely used in L@@ at@@ vi@@ an .
A@@ n ex@@ tr@@ am@@ ar@@ it@@ al af@@ fa@@ ir ca@@ used his wife to leave him .
When you mar@@ ry , you are no longer under the authority of your parents .
Consider this true - life example .
Jehovah God se@@ ts the perfect example of cour@@ t@@ es@@ y .
TH@@ E in@@ ven@@ tion of prin@@ ting , cen@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o , chang@@ ed the way in which people commun@@ ic@@ ate with one another .
Psalm 1 shows why a godly person is happy .
( b ) Un@@ der what circumstances did E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el wr@@ ite the words recorded at E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 14 : 14 ?
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the ages , all who have truly loved Jehovah have felt like str@@ ang@@ ers , or ali@@ ens , in this system of things .
‘ There really is a God who ca@@ res about us , ’ I thought .
Their respon@@ se may sto@@ p fur@@ ther in@@ qui@@ ry .
One took to sc@@ ol@@ ding the other .
But she went on to ad@@ mit that she did not man@@ age to read every ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine article .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the last days , anointed Christians have ac@@ ted like those dis@@ cre@@ et vi@@ r@@ g@@ ins , pre@@ pared to car@@ ry out their assignment faith@@ fully until the end .
Even though we may have rema@@ ined faithful to Jehovah under tr@@ ying circumstances , we can f@@ all vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m to s@@ at@@ ani@@ c tra@@ ps or s@@ na@@ res .
We felt that anything left over was a blessing .
( b ) Why is it bene@@ fi@@ cial to do@@ cum@@ ent all bu@@ sin@@ ess arrang@@ ements in a for@@ ma@@ l written ag@@ re@@ ement ?
A crow@@ d of some 5@@ ,000 men , b@@ es@@ id@@ es women and young children , are with Jesus and his disciples at a deser@@ ted place in the vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity of Be@@ th@@ sa@@ i@@ da , a v@@ il@@ la@@ ge on the nor@@ th sh@@ ore of the Se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e .
Sh@@ ould we not trust in him imp@@ lic@@ it@@ ly , especially when we face challeng@@ ing situ@@ ations ? ​ — Isaiah 30 : 21 .
No one should pl@@ an on wa@@ iting until he arri@@ ves at that st@@ age in life before star@@ ting to serve Jehovah . ​ — Read E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 12 : 1 - 5 .
There were g@@ ap@@ s ​ — mis@@ sing pi@@ e@@ ces — ​ in my understanding of the over@@ all pi@@ c@@ ture .
What will help you to rec@@ all Bible pas@@ sa@@ ges when you need them to help others ?
The pl@@ ane cro@@ s@@ sed a ma@@ j@@ or ro@@ ad and c@@ ra@@ shed into a car@@ go de@@ po@@ t .
L@@ ess@@ ons for U@@ s Today
Re@@ as@@ on@@ able C@@ are With Per@@ fect He@@ al@@ th in V@@ i@@ e@@ w
As in the past , Christ uses “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men ” to shepher@@ d his flo@@ ck
Timothy “ clo@@ sel@@ y follow@@ ed ” those events and was thor@@ ough@@ ly a@@ ware of Paul’s end@@ ur@@ ance .
Does he ask questions about Bible teachings and ver@@ ses ?
E@@ mp@@ er@@ or F@@ er@@ din@@ and I@@ I@@ I of the Ho@@ ly Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re , King L@@ ou@@ is X@@ I@@ I@@ I of Fr@@ ance , and Q@@ u@@ e@@ en Chris@@ t@@ ina of S@@ we@@ den ag@@ re@@ ed that a con@@ fer@@ ence should be held where all par@@ ties to the war should ass@@ em@@ ble and ne@@ go@@ ti@@ ate peace ter@@ ms .
No won@@ der the buil@@ ders at Ba@@ be@@ l found it imp@@ os@@ sible to continue their pro@@ ject .
When problems ar@@ ose , ‘ Jehovah’s loving - kindness su@@ sta@@ ined me and his cons@@ ol@@ ations f@@ ond@@ led my soul . ’
In to@@ da@@ y’s world , it is often po@@ pul@@ ar to as@@ su@@ me so .
How encoura@@ ged we were by the experi@@ ences they had des@@ pite end@@ uring years of op@@ position !
These regul@@ ations prote@@ cted them from being in@@ fe@@ cted by har@@ m@@ ful or@@ gan@@ is@@ ms and streng@@ th@@ ened the ba@@ r@@ ri@@ er between them and the people of the sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding nations .
Mi@@ c C@@ ha@@ p@@ ter 4 fore@@ tel@@ ls that in the fin@@ al part of the days , all nations will come to the el@@ ev@@ ated m@@ oun@@ tain of the house of Jehovah to be instru@@ cted by him .
You will thus have them for years .
Com@@ for@@ ting words sh@@ ared in even a bri@@ ef con@@ vers@@ ation can do much to re@@ vi@@ ve the spirit of one bo@@ wed low .
Jehovah gl@@ ori@@ es in the fact that the exerc@@ ise of his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y and the support of it by his in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ent cre@@ atu@@ res are based pri@@ mar@@ ily on love .
We can coun@@ t on Jehovah’s support and that of his people , but we should never for@@ get that we need to take the in@@ iti@@ ative to find a jo@@ b .
His appreciation for the al@@ most un@@ beli@@ e@@ va@@ ble way that he had been sa@@ ved also gre@@ w .
Such un@@ s@@ crip@@ tural thinking gave the ch@@ ur@@ ches of Chris@@ tend@@ om the@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal gr@@ oun@@ ds to em@@ br@@ ace pol@@ itical power .
The book has 31 chap@@ ters , each about the l@@ eng@@ th of a Watchtower study article .
“ We need something to live for ”
These pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us do@@ cum@@ ents are not da@@ z@@ z@@ ling in beau@@ ty , but they are pri@@ c@@ eless .
At first , I thought I was dre@@ am@@ ing .
This has a positi@@ ve effect on those out@@ side the Christian congregation .
• Why do we need God - given courage ?
He gave the first humans , Adam and E@@ ve , a beau@@ ti@@ ful home , all of li@@ fe@@ ’s necess@@ ities , and mean@@ ing@@ ful work to do .
( b ) What blessings a@@ wa@@ it us ?
Per@@ haps a brother has made mis@@ takes in the past , and now he feel@@ s that he is not wor@@ thy of being a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant or an el@@ der .
Su@@ pp@@ lic@@ ate God and Th@@ an@@ k H@@ im
A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o conclu@@ des : “ Although we now serve in different congregations , we are clo@@ s@@ er than ever . ”
“ Be ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able to one another without gr@@ um@@ bl@@ ing . ” ​ — 1 P@@ E@@ T .
O@@ thers won@@ der : ‘ If God is all - powerful , just , and loving , why does he not put an end to evil and suffering ?
Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople Can P@@ ra@@ ise Jehovah
However , the book of Acts men@@ tions that some Jews or pro@@ sel@@ y@@ tes from P@@ on@@ tu@@ s were among those in Jerusalem who heard the good news at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E .
Even if you are a close friend , do not over@@ stay your wel@@ come .
Par@@ ents , can you ask y@@ ourselves such questions and then inc@@ or@@ por@@ ate some of the ans@@ wers into the prayers you say with your children ?
Ha@@ ving for@@ fe@@ ited his di@@ gn@@ ity and ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sted his res@@ our@@ ces , a fo@@ ol@@ ish person would gro@@ an , saying : “ How I have h@@ ated discipl@@ ine and my heart has dis@@ res@@ pe@@ cted even re@@ pro@@ of ! And I have not listen@@ ed to the vo@@ ice of my instru@@ ct@@ ors , and to my teach@@ ers I have not inc@@ l@@ ined my e@@ ar .
Lo@@ o@@ king him st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght in the e@@ ye , I mil@@ dly but fir@@ m@@ ly qu@@ o@@ ted John 3 : 16 and as@@ sur@@ ed him that I did have faith in Jesus .
He used to dr@@ ink a lo@@ t and g@@ am@@ ble , but he has left all of that be@@ h@@ ind and has started tel@@ ling his friends what he is lear@@ ning about Jehovah .
Lo@@ ve for God and neigh@@ b@@ or will make living forever wor@@ th@@ while
Ke@@ ep@@ ing our life simp@@ le invol@@ ves set@@ ting pri@@ or@@ ities .
The Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ents under@@ sto@@ od that it was not en@@ ough for them to tell family , close friends , and ch@@ urch members that they no longer supp@@ or@@ ted false religion .
If Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God cho@@ o@@ ses to ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ t mer@@ cy and an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of loving - kindness rather than be “ dis@@ posed to ra@@ il or find fa@@ ul@@ t , ” sur@@ ely Christians should try to do the same .
Jesus descri@@ bed the si@@ gn of his pres@@ ence , not to point out something that humans could see with their eyes , but to help them dis@@ cer@@ n something that would occ@@ ur in heaven .
Do we person@@ ally end@@ e@@ av@@ or to follow his example in our preaching work and try to use words that will t@@ ou@@ ch pe@@ op@@ le@@ ’s heart ? ​ — C@@ ol .
That made it e@@ asi@@ er for me to deci@@ de to stay there .
I fac@@ ed another t@@ est of my “ new person@@ ality ” on the very day that I was baptized at a conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
He exc@@ la@@ im@@ ed : “ God has listen@@ ed to my prayer ! ”
L@@ it@@ tle by little , I over@@ came my viol@@ ent li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
A@@ mi@@ d a world where de@@ a@@ f people may be l@@ ing@@ u@@ is@@ tic@@ ally and soci@@ ally is@@ ol@@ ated , these congregations are ha@@ ven@@ s of commun@@ ic@@ ation and associ@@ ation .
Why is obedi@@ ence to God important ?
Mo@@ st Israelites did not have a direc@@ t share in ad@@ minis@@ ter@@ ing the n@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s af@@ fai@@ r@@ s or in co@@ or@@ din@@ ating its spiritual fe@@ e@@ ding pro@@ gra@@ m .
Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ving this tra@@ ining made me feel deep@@ ly valu@@ ed and loved by Jehovah God , who can qu@@ ali@@ fy anyone for his work .
For instance , Christ’s com@@ mis@@ sion to “ go . . . and make disciples of people of all the nations ” is a comm@@ and that still app@@ lies to all true followers of Christ .
Consider , too , what we ex@@ ten@@ d to people with whom we place Bi@@ bl@@ es or Bible - based liter@@ ature when we pro@@ cla@@ im the Kingdom message and expla@@ in to them that we accept contribu@@ tions to the worl@@ d@@ wide work done by Jehovah’s people .
G@@ u@@ i@@ ded by God’s S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t in the Fir@@ st C@@ en@@ tury and Today
Adam jo@@ ined her in her re@@ bel@@ li@@ on . ​ — Genesis 3 : 5 , 6 .
What was the E@@ th@@ i@@ o@@ pi@@ an’s respon@@ se ?
H@@ old F@@ ast to W@@ is@@ dom and Dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment
Yet , no one can take the place of a loving , car@@ ing par@@ ent .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later when Jehovah cho@@ se the Israelites as his people , pol@@ y@@ g@@ am@@ y already ex@@ is@@ ted among them , al@@ though it ap@@ par@@ ently was far more comm@@ on to have just one wife .
El@@ sa jo@@ ined her daugh@@ ter in her study and learned si@@ gn language .
Who prove to be “ gi@@ f@@ ts in men ” ?
What is the con@@ text of Jesus ’ words recorded at Luke 16 : 10 ?
The great@@ est truth that must be de@@ f@@ ended is that of Jehovah’s uni@@ vers@@ al so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
“ [ Abraham was ] the father of all those having faith . ” ​ — R@@ O@@ M@@ AN@@ S 4 : 11 .
It is being married to the wrong person . ”
Yet , do not over@@ look the fact that you have since cultiv@@ ated new fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps , the most important being with Jehovah and Jesus Christ .
This was also true of the early Christians .
But most of the Israelites did not obey God’s instru@@ ctions and became un@@ faithful to him .
“ All [ Jehovah’s ] ways are justice , ” states De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 32 : 4 .
“ This is the her@@ it@@ age of Jehovah’s servants . ” ​ — I@@ S@@ A .
( b ) Why is Pet@@ er@@ ’s prophecy of par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar interest at this time ?
[ S@@ pr@@ ing and well ]
“ TH@@ E L@@ and of the E@@ ag@@ le . ”
It is al@@ most 7 : 00 a@@ .@@ m .
( a ) What pres@@ sures have been fac@@ ed by Christians past and present ?
In fact , it was a most jo@@ y@@ ful time .
L@@ ater , when holy spirit op@@ er@@ ated on the first - century congregation of anointed ones , “ not even one of them would say that any of the things he pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed was his own , but they had all things in comm@@ on . ”
Ju@@ ly 15 , 200@@ 9
A@@ no@@ ther Christian might feel that his conscience would per@@ mit him to h@@ and@@ le the f@@ la@@ g as long as no cer@@ em@@ on@@ y is involved .
In the Bible book of Ru@@ th , a man who refu@@ sed to per@@ form his du@@ ty according to the Mo@@ sa@@ ic Law is simply called So - and - so .
Like Jesus ’ first - century disciples , what a privilege we have to dec@@ l@@ are the good news ​ — a real message of hope — ​ to those “ s@@ kin@@ ned and thro@@ wn about like sheep without a shepher@@ d ” !
Di@@ d she no@@ tice any war@@ ning sign@@ s before the bre@@ aku@@ p ?
“ My father never once said I did anything well , ” one el@@ der wrote .
By stud@@ ying the Bible , they have also come to know and love Jehovah .
Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n
What does serving as a special pioneer invol@@ ve ?
We should be di@@ lig@@ ent stud@@ ents of God’s Word , the Bible , and apply what we learn from it . There is no other way to have our “ per@@ c@@ ep@@ tive po@@ wers tra@@ ined to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish both right and wrong . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or .
Jesus left us a perfect example of a bal@@ an@@ ced view of ple@@ asure .
We have seen such prophe@@ ci@@ es coming true !
“ M@@ ore and more of those who loved the old order left the city , filled with a sense of un@@ e@@ ase and fore@@ bo@@ ding .
If his early writ@@ ings were sh@@ ar@@ p in st@@ y@@ le , age did nothing to b@@ lun@@ t the point of Lu@@ ther’s pen .
There is happiness in imp@@ ar@@ ting Bible truth to others .
When the class began , there I was among the ten stud@@ ents from S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , enjo@@ ying that great privilege .
Jehovah will for@@ give and for@@ get your past er@@ r@@ ors if you are truly rep@@ ent@@ ant and accept his mer@@ cy .
I said that I had no pl@@ ans to leave Bethel .
5 - 7 .
W@@ al@@ king in the P@@ ath of In@@ c@@ reas@@ ing Li@@ ght
The same has been true of Pro@@ t@@ est@@ ant cha@@ pla@@ ins .
M@@ ary wor@@ ked hard to strengthen her faith .
What benefit do Christians today gain from Psalm 8@@ 3 ?
In fact , for the past se@@ ven years , James has served as a full - time minis@@ ter , help@@ ing others learn what the Bible teach@@ es .
( 3 ) Wor@@ k hard to prom@@ o@@ te a sense of con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment . ​ — 4 / 15 , pages 6 - 7 .
Will we mo@@ des@@ tly recogn@@ ize that Jesus is He@@ ad of the congregation and that he works through the body of elders appointed to take the lead ?
These very tra@@ its also helped him to remain faithful to God to the end of his life .
The best d@@ ri@@ ed fi@@ g@@ s in R@@ ome came from C@@ ari@@ a , in A@@ sia M@@ in@@ or .
F@@ ur@@ ther , he explained the illustr@@ ation .
Is there teaching that expla@@ ins the cause of man@@ kin@@ d’s p@@ light and not only shows the way to a better life now but also off@@ ers a b@@ right , sure hope for the future ?
The Creator spoke to Adam and instru@@ cted him on how to show his obedi@@ ence .
L@@ au@@ gh@@ ter at an in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate time is as ir@@ rit@@ ating and us@@ eless as the cr@@ ac@@ k@@ ling of thor@@ ns bur@@ ning under a po@@ t .
How did this af@@ fect their attitude toward the divine name ?
R@@ ep@@ ent@@ ance is a vital st@@ ep toward ga@@ ining a good conscience and God - given reli@@ ef from gu@@ il@@ t over sin . ​ — 1 Peter 3 : 21 .
( Read Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 22 - 25 . )
Ab@@ out this time , my mother accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed me to spiritu@@ al@@ ist meetings , but I was still no clo@@ s@@ er to understanding why there was so much wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
But is it en@@ ough ?
Joseph taught Jesus a tra@@ de so that he could care for himself .
Thus , from a se@@ cul@@ ar point of view , he can be taken to re@@ present a har@@ d@@ working man who took his ob@@ lig@@ ations seri@@ ously .
St@@ an@@ is@@ ł@@ a@@ w Mu@@ r@@ z@@ y@@ no@@ w@@ s@@ ki , a man likely in his early 20 ’ s when S@@ ek@@ lu@@ c@@ j@@ an eng@@ ag@@ ed him for this difficult t@@ ask .
The first of these artic@@ les discus@@ ses the difficult situation of our brothers and sisters who have become refu@@ ge@@ es , and it provi@@ des practic@@ al su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions on how we can best help them .
“ I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately in the sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ es [ Paul ] began to preach Jesus , that this One is the Son of God . ”
He expres@@ sed full confidence in Jehovah .
But he reas@@ sur@@ ed me .
6 : 13 , fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ​ — What is “ the d@@ ance of two cam@@ ps ” ?
O@@ ther@@ wise , we could ac@@ tually be f@@ l@@ at@@ ter@@ ing the person or avo@@ i@@ ding our responsi@@ bility to provide needed counsel .
We are , in fact , direc@@ ted by that spirit .
At first , they felt that they had no mean@@ ing@@ ful share in the ministry .
Still others kin@@ dly help those with physical li@@ mit@@ ations to atten@@ d the congregation meetings .
Now , though , Mi@@ ri@@ am might have become un@@ du@@ ly concer@@ ned about lo@@ sing some of her prom@@ in@@ ence to a su@@ spe@@ cted ri@@ val , the wife of Moses .
We do not know for sure , but it is possible that this is how Abraham learned about Jehovah .
B@@ Y AN@@ D L@@ A@@ R@@ G@@ E , Chris@@ tend@@ om@@ ’s ch@@ ur@@ ches have di@@ stan@@ ced themselves from God’s name .
Rather , whether we are fac@@ ed with temp@@ tation , b@@ es@@ et by tra@@ ge@@ dies , or con@@ fr@@ on@@ ted with efforts to sh@@ ame us , let each one of us be determined to prove that Jehovah is in@@ deed the most important Per@@ son in our life !
Di@@ d he sto@@ p all preaching of the good news in Ger@@ many ?
O@@ f@@ ten , he did not fully understand the written text .
The se@@ ven@@ th head of the w@@ il@@ d be@@ ast as much as kil@@ led the preaching work for a peri@@ od of time .
• What examples of God’s wonderful works high@@ ligh@@ ted in Job chap@@ ters 37 - 4@@ 1 imp@@ ressed you ?
W@@ as J@@ en@@ ni@@ f@@ er n@@ er@@ v@@ ous about giving a rep@@ ly ?
As God’s fellow work@@ ers , then , are we person@@ ally determined to have the ful@@ l@@ est share in pro@@ claim@@ ing the good news that our circumstances will per@@ mit ? ​ — 1 C@@ or .
For example , they may want to pioneer , work at Bethel , or help to buil@@ d Kingdom H@@ alls .
He fin@@ ds that the city has not given him the se@@ cur@@ ity that he desi@@ red so much .
What was the differ@@ ence between E@@ no@@ ch and so many other des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of Adam ?
For this , she was often th@@ reat@@ ened by our neigh@@ b@@ ors .
What cho@@ ic@@ es are of gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely serious concer@@ n ?
( Kingdom In@@ ter@@ l@@ in@@ e@@ ar ) To keep a ke@@ t@@ tle of water bo@@ il@@ ing , we need a ste@@ ad@@ y supp@@ ly of he@@ at .
The benef@@ its of the work done by Jehovah’s Witnesses do not sto@@ p at the pris@@ on g@@ ate . They continue after the pris@@ on@@ ers are rel@@ eas@@ ed .
“ As health - care prof@@ es@@ sion@@ als , we told Ang@@ ela that we did not ag@@ ree with her decision , but with her help , we under@@ sto@@ od what life me@@ ant to her .
At other times the we@@ ary feel@@ ing may pers@@ ist for long peri@@ o@@ ds .
What can help us to over@@ come de@@ bil@@ it@@ ating disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement and learn to love and prac@@ tice righteousness ?
Their son , Phil@@ li@@ p , is now serving as a cir@@ cu@@ it overse@@ er in S@@ pain with his wife , Je@@ an .
Re@@ c@@ all@@ ing Jesus ’ teachings en@@ ab@@ led the apostles b@@ ol@@ dly to de@@ f@@ end their position before k@@ ings , mag@@ is@@ tr@@ ates , and religious lead@@ ers . ​ — Mark 13 : 9 - 11 ; Acts 4 : 5 - 20 .
N@@ early 60 years after the war , the whole family has vi@@ vi@@ d mem@@ ori@@ es of those years .
The mission@@ aries tri@@ ed to do so by using the esta@@ bli@@ shed Eng@@ l@@ ish or@@ tho@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
Does a s@@ ane man ever in@@ ten@@ tion@@ ally in@@ ju@@ re his own body ?
The world is ali@@ en@@ ated from Jehovah and rul@@ ed by a c@@ ru@@ el go@@ d who en@@ sla@@ ves people .
Our vie@@ w@@ point .
C@@ y@@ n@@ th@@ ia feel@@ s that she will be the next to be let go .
He kept str@@ ik@@ ing , but he will bin@@ d us up . He will make us ali@@ ve after two days .
( See bo@@ x “ P@@ rac@@ tic@@ al Dis@@ cour@@ ses for the P@@ u@@ bli@@ c . ” )
Paul here s@@ ought to gain a hear@@ ing e@@ ar by qu@@ o@@ ting po@@ e@@ ts whom the A@@ th@@ en@@ ians knew and accepted .
What privilege and responsi@@ bility did the early Christians recogn@@ ize that they had ?
Why not get to know God by reading and medit@@ ating on Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts ?
He has been emp@@ ow@@ ered by his Father to bring to nothing “ all govern@@ ment and all authority and power ” that op@@ pose righteous principles .
5 : 12 .
While such feelings are under@@ stan@@ da@@ ble , we do well to keep a cou@@ ple of poin@@ ts in mind .
Joh@@ n@@ ’s listen@@ ers were Jews , who prof@@ ess@@ ed to be worshi@@ p@@ ers of the true God , Jehovah .
Le@@ ah and R@@ ac@@ he@@ l each desi@@ red what the other had , and ne@@ i@@ ther was happy
This was to be , not a su@@ per@@ fi@@ cial emo@@ tion , but a self - sacrific@@ ing love .
And are you ‘ see@@ king me@@ ek@@ ness ’ by displa@@ ying a me@@ ek , sub@@ mis@@ sive attitude toward God and his arrang@@ ements for sal@@ vation ?
Their re@@ action ?
But what kind of fru@@ it is pro@@ duc@@ ed by a whe@@ at st@@ al@@ k ?
By cho@@ o@@ sing to coun@@ t my blessings each day , I can see what a privilege it is to be known and loved by our prote@@ ctive heavenly Father .
Per@@ haps what he said helped us to cop@@ e with a proble@@ m or to understand a certain s@@ crip@@ ture .
In Au@@ gu@@ st 200@@ 2 , S@@ us@@ an and I accepted the invit@@ ation to become a part of the P@@ at@@ ter@@ son Bethel family in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
Peter st@@ op@@ ped loo@@ king at Jesus and foc@@ used on the power of the st@@ or@@ m .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , being ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able invol@@ ves taking a seri@@ es of small , regul@@ ar actions .
It is just that vari@@ ous as@@ pe@@ cts of his person@@ ality become ap@@ par@@ ent under different circumstances .
“ The thoughts of men , ” says the Bible , “ are as an ex@@ hal@@ ation . ” ​ — P@@ s .
I asked . “ I do ! ”
En@@ courage them to talk about themselves .
Instead , we should tre@@ asure what we have ga@@ ined by cho@@ o@@ sing to be God’s sla@@ ves .
As we have seen in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , love of God invol@@ ves obe@@ ying him and keep@@ ing his comman@@ d@@ ments in respon@@ se to the love he has sh@@ own us .
At times , you may have felt like a young man nam@@ ed C@@ ra@@ i@@ g , who said , “ My mother seem@@ ed like a po@@ li@@ ce de@@ te@@ ctive ​ — always loo@@ king for are@@ as where I fa@@ iled . ”
This matter made the psalmis@@ t’s heart bo@@ il over with en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m and made his t@@ ong@@ ue become like “ the st@@ y@@ lu@@ s of a s@@ kil@@ led cop@@ y@@ ist . ”
The apostle John is the only Bible writ@@ er to use the word “ an@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t . ”
• Sh@@ ould my young child atten@@ d pro@@ ce@@ e@@ ding@@ s at a fun@@ er@@ al home or at the gra@@ v@@ es@@ i@@ de or be present at a mem@@ ori@@ al service ?
When you are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that what you have learned is the truth , you will never be “ a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of the good news . ” ​ — Romans 1 : 16 .
Di@@ d Moses re@@ act by saying , ‘ There are no exc@@ ep@@ tions to the rule ’ ?
The Lu@@ re of Lu@@ ck
T@@ ying my hands be@@ h@@ ind my back , sol@@ di@@ ers sa@@ va@@ g@@ ely be@@ at the sol@@ es of my fe@@ et with ro@@ p@@ es .
Yet , he wrote : “ They . . . kept beg@@ g@@ ing us with much ent@@ reat@@ y for the privilege of kin@@ dly giving . ” ​ — 2 C@@ or .
In time , Ju@@ li@@ en qu@@ ali@@ fied to be a minis@@ ter@@ i@@ al serv@@ ant , and now he is a regul@@ ar pioneer .
That remin@@ ds me of one of the first gi@@ f@@ ts John gave me ​ — a col@@ or@@ ful bo@@ x full of writ@@ ing pa@@ per .
For one thing , two individuals , H@@ y@@ men@@ a@@ e@@ us and Ph@@ ile@@ tu@@ s , were “ sub@@ ver@@ ting the faith of some , ” teaching that ‘ the resurrection had already occ@@ ur@@ red . ’
What is Satan’s ob@@ je@@ ctive and me@@ th@@ od of op@@ er@@ ation ?
The si@@ x@@ th m@@ ale , H@@ ep@@ her , had no gr@@ and@@ sons but had fi@@ ve gr@@ and@@ daugh@@ ters ​ — Ma@@ h@@ la@@ h , Noah , Ho@@ g@@ la@@ h , M@@ il@@ ca@@ h , and Ti@@ r@@ z@@ ah — ​ and each of them received a tr@@ act of land . ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 27 : 1 - 7 .
What must Jesus ’ followers do in order to be@@ ar fru@@ it ?
Th@@ ink about co@@ op@@ er@@ ating with others in making this g@@ lo@@ be into a par@@ adise .
S@@ ur@@ ely we want to become famili@@ ar with the m@@ el@@ o@@ dies , r@@ h@@ y@@ th@@ ms , and l@@ y@@ ri@@ c@@ s of our song@@ s .
The Mar@@ ne@@ ul@@ i dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion was a l@@ and@@ mar@@ k occasi@@ on for Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ge@@ or@@ gi@@ a for yet another reason .
For this reason , those who feel moved to pray about the sin@@ ner should do so only in priv@@ ate , lea@@ ving any fur@@ ther develop@@ ment in the matter in the hands of the respon@@ sible elders in the congregation .
J@@ on : For sure . I@@ ’@@ ve always been imp@@ ressed with how you r@@ ely on the Bible for your beli@@ ef@@ s .
Li@@ fe St@@ ory
As an example , while eng@@ ag@@ ed in st@@ re@@ et wit@@ ness@@ ing , you can show kindness by being bri@@ ef and consider@@ ate when you appro@@ ach people .
By continu@@ ing to study the Scriptures , ap@@ pl@@ ying what we learn , and taking full advan@@ ta@@ ge of Jehovah’s spiritual pro@@ v@@ isions , we will come to love his remin@@ ders exc@@ e@@ e@@ ding@@ ly .
The answer , of course , is no one .
I rec@@ all at le@@ ast three times being th@@ reat@@ ened by men with ma@@ c@@ he@@ tes , dem@@ an@@ ding to know who I was and what I was doing .
So Su@@ z@@ i@@ e and her husband , M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el , su@@ gg@@ ested a so@@ lu@@ tion : Bu@@ y a mo@@ t@@ or@@ bi@@ ke !
Of course he should not !
Rather , we need to remain al@@ er@@ t and work di@@ lig@@ ently at preaching the good news , which is a s@@ ource of in@@ com@@ par@@ able satis@@ fac@@ tion even now . ​ — Luke 21 : 36 .
What is a ty@@ pi@@ cal situation in which a wa@@ iting attitude will help us to keep a prop@@ er view of matters ?
The fin@@ al sy@@ mp@@ o@@ si@@ u@@ m speak@@ er gave attention to the the@@ me “ Jehovah Ex@@ am@@ ines the H@@ ear@@ t . ”
After four satis@@ f@@ ying years , I know that I made the right cho@@ ice . ”
However , not all S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es were of this l@@ ine .
It is true that many com@@ promised in one way or another .
A@@ ny@@ way , these two gi@@ r@@ ls were Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Jehovah wants us to have a close relationship with him .
“ The thing was bad ” in his eyes , we read . ​ — 1 Samuel 8 : 5 , 6 .
( b ) How does the Bible as@@ sure us that a close relationship with God is within re@@ ach ?
But a f@@ lood was coming , and Noah was preaching righteousness .
I pray@@ ed to Jehovah con@@ stan@@ tly .
His home is on the he@@ ad@@ w@@ at@@ ers of the A@@ ma@@ z@@ on .
M@@ other , who was just 20 years old , died .
“ Go@@ ing to H@@ ar@@ v@@ ard or D@@ u@@ ke [ uni@@ vers@@ ities ] won@@ ’t a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally pro@@ du@@ ce a better jo@@ b and high@@ er pa@@ y . . . .
Proverbs 12 : 18 says : “ There ex@@ ists the one speaking though@@ t@@ less@@ ly as with the st@@ ab@@ s of a s@@ word . ”
show that Jesus consider@@ ed the h@@ and@@ written co@@ pi@@ es a@@ vail@@ able when he was on the earth to be reli@@ able .
A th@@ re@@ at to our ability to think st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght is a tend@@ enc@@ y to be over@@ confid@@ ent .
How Some Are R@@ em@@ em@@ ber@@ ed
One way is by develop@@ ing our a@@ bil@@ ities as con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing teach@@ ers .
( b ) What questions ar@@ ise about integrity ?
Indeed , Jehovah’s purpose to resur@@ rec@@ t his faithful servants who have died is so sure of fulfill@@ ment that he thin@@ ks of them as living .
Not to be over@@ loo@@ ked are the pres@@ sures of a personal or inter@@ n@@ al kind .
Jesus ’ resurrection was cen@@ tr@@ al to Jehovah’s purpose and to the good news they b@@ ol@@ dly pro@@ claim@@ ed far and wide .
S@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists have dis@@ co@@ vered a great de@@ al about earth@@ ’s position in our sol@@ ar system as well as the perfect or@@ bi@@ t , si@@ ze , and mas@@ s of our large mo@@ on .
How important , therefore , that we avoid having the de@@ ad@@ ly mar@@ k of the be@@ ast !
No one can be certain .
In turn , this can help us to pre@@ pare our heart for the L@@ or@@ d’s E@@ ven@@ ing Me@@ al .
“ When my father died in a tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , I could not believe it at first , ” A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o rec@@ alls .
Per@@ haps feel@@ ing off@@ ended , especially for his men , David was about to str@@ ike back viol@@ ently .
Lo@@ ve for neigh@@ b@@ or makes us a@@ ware of the spiritual need of others and prom@@ p@@ ts us to be ze@@ al@@ ous in preaching and teaching the good news of the Kingdom .
H@@ app@@ ily , Jehovah does not want that to ha@@ p@@ pen to you .
Many people have tri@@ ed .
All in attend@@ ance were loo@@ king for@@ ward to a high@@ light of S@@ un@@ da@@ y’s pro@@ gra@@ m , the public talk , “ Who Are Gi@@ ving God G@@ l@@ ory Today ? ”
They needed to rep@@ ent of their sin@@ s against God and against the Law covenant .
On a number of occasi@@ ons , God did speak to Noah .
Al@@ ong with that , they may become cr@@ itical of those around them .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds have rep@@ ented of their un@@ ch@@ ris@@ ti@@ an actions and have been wel@@ com@@ ed back into the congregation .
Are we obedi@@ ent to Jehovah in these matters even under ad@@ vers@@ ity ?
As he did in the days of Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah , Jehovah will soon bring dist@@ ress upon “ all the in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of the earth , ” those who refu@@ se to he@@ ed his war@@ ning .
To maintain peace of heart during that time , I con@@ stan@@ tly pray@@ ed , san@@ g Kingdom song@@ s , and i@@ mag@@ ined how I would preach if I were free again .
Indeed , all who gain life in the righteous new world , whether by resurrection or by sur@@ vi@@ ving the great tri@@ bul@@ ation , will have much to learn about Jehovah’s purpose for the earth and its in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants .
C@@ lo@@ sel@@ y l@@ in@@ ked with mil@@ dness is hum@@ ility , being “ low@@ ly in heart . ”
“ May Jehovah re@@ ward the way you act , and may there come to be a perfect wa@@ ge for you from Jehovah . ” ​ — R@@ U@@ T@@ H 2 : 12 .
A@@ n al@@ er@@ t ob@@ ser@@ ver tri@@ es to avoid di@@ str@@ actions .
This water re@@ pres@@ ents God’s pro@@ v@@ isions for the rest@@ or@@ ation of all mankind to everlasting life , including those who will live on earth .
He is a God of blessings . ”
As Samuel gro@@ ws older , all the people of Israel come to recogn@@ ize him as a prophet of Jehovah .
How will you respon@@ d if the elders make a decision that you do not understand or perhaps do not ag@@ ree with ?
( 3 ) Be@@ c@@ ke@@ t@@ t , M .
I wonder@@ ed how it was possible for Christian ch@@ ur@@ ches to be on op@@ pos@@ ing si@@ des of the same war . ”
Paul said : “ The un@@ deser@@ ved kindness of God . . . tra@@ ins us to re@@ ject ung@@ o@@ d@@ l@@ iness and worl@@ dly desi@@ res and to live with s@@ oun@@ dness of mind and righteousness and godly devo@@ tion am@@ id this present system of things . ” ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 2 : 11 , 12 .
For example , pri@@ or to the esta@@ bli@@ sh@@ ment of God’s Kingdom in heaven , a group of faithful anointed ones were activ@@ ely serving God .
How does the comfort that God gives get at the ro@@ o@@ t of man@@ kin@@ d’s problems ?
The gra@@ du@@ ates received ad@@ di@@ tional encourag@@ ement through an inter@@ view condu@@ cted by K@@ en@@ ne@@ th F@@ lo@@ di@@ n with three travel@@ ing overse@@ ers who now serve in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
“ He Ad@@ ds No Pa@@ in With It ”
21 : 1 - 5 .
I soon learned that “ J@@ on@@ a@@ da@@ bs ” were Christians with an earthly hope and that their ran@@ ks were to gro@@ w .
What confidence these inspired sa@@ y@@ ings give us !
Instead , his life is cen@@ tered on his service to God .
Re@@ call that in the 18@@ 70 ’ s , a small group of s@@ inc@@ ere truth - se@@ ek@@ ers got together and form@@ ed Bible cl@@ as@@ ses ap@@ ar@@ t from the we@@ e@@ ds ​ — imit@@ ation Christians within the ch@@ ur@@ ches and se@@ cts of Chris@@ tend@@ om .
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately after the rel@@ e@@ ase of this Con@@ fes@@ sion , a r@@ ene@@ wed wa@@ ve of op@@ position to Lu@@ car@@ is ar@@ ose .
“ We did not view ourselves simply as the in@@ no@@ c@@ ent vi@@ c@@ tim@@ s of op@@ pres@@ sive men .
A@@ ge of the earth and the uni@@ verse
A 14 - year - old gi@@ r@@ l wrote to the C@@ am@@ er@@ o@@ on branch of Jehovah’s Witnesses : “ After bu@@ ying my school supp@@ lies for the year , I was able to sel@@ l two of last ye@@ ar@@ ’s te@@ x@@ t@@ boo@@ ks for 2@@ ,@@ 5@@ 00 f@@ ran@@ c@@ s [ $ 5 , U@@ .@@ S . ] .
The man led others to believe something that was not true .
Our in@@ tim@@ ate relationship with Jehovah and his Son along with our close associ@@ ation with the Christian bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od is a uni@@ que blessing , too preci@@ ous to be taken for gr@@ anted .
So in this case , what was the man@@ ’s proble@@ m ?
By being di@@ lig@@ ent stud@@ ents of God’s Word and by regul@@ arly associ@@ ating with Jehovah’s people , el@@ der@@ ly ones continue to be “ f@@ at and f@@ res@@ h ” ​ — spiritually vi@@ g@@ or@@ ous — ​ and prove to be valu@@ able as@@ se@@ ts to the congregation .
Peter later wrote : “ Th@@ ro@@ w all your anxi@@ ety upon [ God ] , because he ca@@ res for you . ” ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 7 .
8 , 9 . ( a ) What shows that Christ ob@@ ser@@ ves not only the conduct of the enti@@ re congregation but also the li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le of its individu@@ al members ?
One of the fin@@ est ways you can show that your heart is complete toward Jehovah is to talk to others about him .
He is powerful , vi@@ ci@@ ous , and dec@@ ep@@ tive .
He said : “ My spirit shall not act toward man in@@ de@@ fin@@ it@@ ely in that he is also flesh . Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly his days shall am@@ ount to a h@@ un@@ d@@ red and tw@@ ent@@ y years . ”
W@@ ell , if God is not be@@ h@@ ind the human suffering wr@@ ought by n@@ atur@@ al disa@@ st@@ ers , what is the cause ?
How star@@ t@@ led they are when Jehovah’s ang@@ el stan@@ ds ne@@ ar@@ by and God’s glory g@@ le@@ am@@ s around them ! L@@ isten !
I really want to help them .
Fir@@ st - century sla@@ ves would ‘ gi@@ r@@ d up the lo@@ ins ’ by ga@@ ther@@ ing up the ends of their ro@@ bes under the s@@ as@@ h in order to fac@@ il@@ it@@ ate str@@ en@@ u@@ ous physical activ@@ ity .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , I am as determined as ever to be a “ sol@@ di@@ er of Christ . ” ​ — 2 Ti@@ m . 2 : 3 .
Bu@@ il@@ d up appreciation for all that Jehovah has done .
Then Jehovah’s spirit became op@@ er@@ ative upon him , so that he t@@ ore it in two . ”
However , some resur@@ rec@@ ted ones will continue doing bad things .
For example , John 3 : 16 states : “ God loved the world so much that he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son . ”
He provi@@ des ad@@ vice in the form of principles that you can apply in your uni@@ que circumstances .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the situ@@ ations descri@@ bed in par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 11 are not ty@@ pi@@ cal of the congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses today .
Consider two mo@@ der@@ n - day examples .
Then they took his b@@ ones and bu@@ ri@@ ed them .
The pri@@ est said , “ They were all so stu@@ pi@@ d that they gave the same answer : ‘ The good news of the Kingdom . ’ ”
2 : 7 - 9 ; 1 Ti@@ m .
However , she began to live a d@@ ou@@ ble life .
The c@@ ru@@ cial first st@@ ep is to get to know him .
Let us exam@@ ine three are@@ as in which this might prove true for you .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful you would be to get some work ​ — and how sur@@ pris@@ ed you would be to receive en@@ ough pa@@ y@@ ment to fe@@ ed your family !
N@@ one of those tri@@ als were bey@@ ond human experience or a@@ bo@@ ve the ability of faithful Israelites to be@@ ar .
He gr@@ as@@ ps my hand and s@@ mil@@ es bro@@ ad@@ ly , his face war@@ m and fri@@ end@@ ly .
Ma@@ in@@ tain a sense of hum@@ or .
The un@@ ity among Jehovah’s Witnesses is evid@@ ent on such occasi@@ ons .
A@@ F@@ T@@ E@@ R lear@@ ning from his apostles what people thought about him , Jesus asked them : “ You , though , who do you say I am ? ”
W@@ H@@ A@@ T TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E S@@ A@@ Y@@ S : “ All [ God’s ] ways are justice .
On the other hand , if you are yet to be baptized in the name of the holy spirit , Jesus ’ as@@ sur@@ ance that the Father gives holy spirit means that you have real blessings a@@ head as you receive that spirit .
Is it not more loving to dec@@ l@@ are such a sure hope for the future than to encoura@@ ge people to trust in men to provide a secu@@ re future ?
What vision did the apostle John receive ?
N@@ or should you su@@ p@@ pres@@ s your consci@@ enti@@ ous le@@ an@@ ing just because someone tel@@ ls you , “ I@@ t’s all right to take this ; many have . ”
Still , we must co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with him , ac@@ ting in har@@ mony with God’s will , to receive the blessing . ​ — Ha@@ g .
Those words were ut@@ tered cen@@ tu@@ ries before Jehovah gave a de@@ ta@@ iled law co@@ de to Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants .
Al@@ ong similar l@@ ines , we could read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 2 : 9 , where the apostle Paul descri@@ bes what God did after Jesus died and was resur@@ rec@@ ted .
For example , consider how true worship prom@@ o@@ tes family happiness .
What is a disci@@ ple ?
The Bible says : “ E@@ ver@@ yone who lo@@ ves . . . ga@@ ins the knowledge of God , ” and one way our love is displa@@ yed is by being kind to others .
But the people of Israel have ne@@ i@@ ther ass nor bul@@ l nor sheep .
“ Gi@@ f@@ ts in M@@ en ”
On@@ ce , sol@@ di@@ ers came to the fr@@ on@@ t do@@ or and sh@@ ou@@ ted .
Re@@ fle@@ ct on your hope , work to stay young in heart and mind , and never under@@ es@@ tim@@ ate the value of your pres@@ ence in the congregation !
G@@ u@@ ar@@ an@@ te@@ ed B@@ ac@@ king
A cl@@ an@@ des@@ t@@ ine ass@@ em@@ bly in C@@ er@@ ce@@ dil@@ la , M@@ ad@@ ri@@ d , S@@ pain , in 19@@ 6@@ 2
How will you re@@ act ?
God’s Word states : “ S@@ tr@@ eng@@ th and joy are in his d@@ wel@@ ling place . ”
O@@ ver the cen@@ tu@@ ries , many have sacrific@@ ed their lives for what they consider@@ ed to be wor@@ thy ca@@ uses . Some of these de@@ a@@ ths benef@@ ited certain people for a peri@@ od of time .
Those years of travel@@ ing between To@@ k@@ mo@@ k and Bal@@ y@@ k@@ ch@@ y co@@ st a lo@@ t of money .
She might consider rel@@ ev@@ ant Bible te@@ x@@ ts , such as obe@@ ying God and the comm@@ and to make disciples .
Consider someone who feel@@ s as E@@ d did .
“ In the s@@ pl@@ end@@ ors of ho@@ l@@ iness , from the wom@@ b of the da@@ wn , you have your compan@@ y of young men just like de@@ w@@ d@@ ro@@ ps . ”
The people now p@@ el@@ ted Paul with st@@ ones and left him for dead . ​ — Acts 14 : 8 - 19 .
When they did not have anything with which to pa@@ y back , he fre@@ ely for@@ gave them both .
So is it poin@@ t@@ less to pl@@ an for the future ?
That enem@@ y is our tend@@ enc@@ y to be sel@@ f@@ ish .
What a reason to e@@ ch@@ o the op@@ ening words of Psalm 1@@ 12 , “ P@@ ra@@ ise J@@ ah , you people ” ! ​ — He@@ b .
M@@ other , however , took us children to the meetings .
▪ The account at Acts 18 : 12 , 13 states that Jews in Corin@@ th acc@@ used Paul of pro@@ sel@@ y@@ ti@@ z@@ ing il@@ leg@@ ally and that they led him to “ the judgment se@@ at , ” or be@@ ʹ@@ ma ( a Greek word meaning “ st@@ ep ” ) .
What has their ze@@ al@@ ous activ@@ ity accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed ?
* As a result , David had to live as a fu@@ g@@ iti@@ ve , at times in a fore@@ ign country and at other times in ca@@ ves in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness .
Just i@@ magine what it must have me@@ ant for the only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son of God to for@@ go the joy of serving at his Fa@@ ther’s side and come to earth to give his life in sacrifice to sa@@ ve mankind from sin and death !
M@@ an@@ dy showed me other Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es that concer@@ n our future .
At its cor@@ e , its temp@@ er@@ ature is about 27 milli@@ on de@@ gre@@ es F@@ ah@@ r@@ en@@ he@@ it [ 15 milli@@ on de@@ gre@@ es C@@ el@@ si@@ us ] .
He hum@@ bly ad@@ mit@@ ted : “ I heard , but I could not understand . ”
Our Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work invol@@ ves be@@ aring witness to the truth of God’s Word .
M@@ ature Christians also real@@ ize that being at the Kingdom H@@ all for the Bible - based talk is more important and bene@@ fi@@ cial than being at a we@@ d@@ ding fe@@ ast or a ga@@ ther@@ ing that might follow .
Why did Jehovah’s servants believe that all the direc@@ t@@ ors and of@@ fic@@ ers of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a should be anointed Christians ?
Di@@ d he want them to preach on their own , or did he want them to be organiz@@ ed as a group ?
Because he lo@@ ves you very much .
N@@ ever before in hist@@ ory , though , has the over@@ all mor@@ ality of the enti@@ re world deter@@ i@@ or@@ ated to the ex@@ t@@ ent that it has now .
S@@ ur@@ ely Jehovah appro@@ ves of such sen@@ ti@@ ments . ​ — Mat@@ t .
A Ti@@ me to D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah
Si@@ mil@@ arly , the apostle Paul wrote : “ The e@@ ag@@ er expe@@ ct@@ ation of the cre@@ ation [ the large group ] is wa@@ iting for the reve@@ al@@ ing of the sons of God [ the small group ] . ”
( a ) In as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ting Juda@@ h and Jerusalem , how are the Babyl@@ on@@ ians serving God’s purpose ?
But this time I was determined to at@@ tain the peace of mind that the Bible promises .
Instead , he says , “ You are , ” expres@@ sing his confidence .
So it is reason@@ able to believe that Jehovah made the covenant with Abraham in U@@ r .
M@@ ore important , human soci@@ ety will be ro@@ o@@ ted in love for God and neigh@@ b@@ or , and never again will the world be dis@@ tur@@ bed by cri@@ me .
Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d , then pre@@ si@@ d@@ ent of the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er So@@ ci@@ ety , to pro@@ ce@@ ed to the is@@ lands of the C@@ ari@@ b@@ be@@ an .
Instead , they use their lives and as@@ se@@ ts in support of God’s Kingdom , serving its inter@@ ests . ​ — R@@ om . 14 : 7 , 8 .
B@@ l@@ ind with fu@@ ry , enem@@ ies of the Kingdom do not know which direction to take .
However , he is giving people the opportunity to take in the knowledge that lea@@ ds to life .
David is sure that Jehovah will prote@@ ct him just as a shi@@ eld prote@@ cts a sol@@ di@@ er .
Today , at age 8@@ 3 , I look back on more than 6@@ 3 years of full - time service .
What spiritual ar@@ m@@ or e@@ qu@@ ip@@ s us to op@@ pose the Devil ?
• How may Ha@@ bak@@ kuk@@ ’s prayer af@@ fect us ?
Jehovah has been gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous in reve@@ al@@ ing all these things to us . In ad@@ dition , he has p@@ our@@ ed out his spirit upon us .
Jesus said : “ Pa@@ y back Ca@@ es@@ ar@@ ’s things to Ca@@ es@@ ar , but God’s things to God . ”
11 : 14 , 15 .
“ I found some is@@ su@@ es among dis@@ car@@ ded pa@@ p@@ ers in the tr@@ as@@ h . ”
We care about you .
I@@ N 18@@ 35 , H@@ en@@ ry No@@ t@@ t , an Eng@@ l@@ ish bri@@ ck@@ la@@ y@@ er , and John Davi@@ es , a W@@ el@@ s@@ h ap@@ pr@@ enti@@ ce gro@@ c@@ er , re@@ ached the end of a c@@ olo@@ s@@ s@@ al pro@@ ject .
I@@ MI@@ T@@ AT@@ E TH@@ E@@ I@@ R F@@ A@@ I@@ T@@ H | T@@ I@@ M@@ O@@ TH@@ Y
( a ) When is Bible prophecy best under@@ sto@@ od ?
He reas@@ ons , in effect , that if des@@ ol@@ ated Jerusalem can be rest@@ ored by God’s power , Jehovah is well able to res@@ cu@@ e him from his mis@@ er@@ able con@@ dition .
Many years later , the apostle Paul told his fellow Christians : “ You were once dar@@ k@@ ness , but you are now light in con@@ ne@@ ction with the Lord . G@@ o on wal@@ king as children of light . ”
Jesus righ@@ tly called them his friends .
In E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or , Jehovah’s Witnesses came to the a@@ id of their brothers when serious f@@ loo@@ ding destro@@ yed some ho@@ m@@ es .
( b ) What stan@@ d@@ ard did Jesus set for ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers ?
This is not cor@@ rec@@ t .
Fir@@ st , they should deci@@ de whether they really have en@@ ough time and en@@ er@@ gy to teach their children to love Jehovah and also teach them a fore@@ ign language at the same time .
[ 1 ] ( par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 1 ) Jesus was speaking about the govern@@ ment when he mentioned Ca@@ es@@ ar .
4@@ 1 : 14 , 37 - 4@@ 3 ; Acts 7 : 9 , 10 .
; K@@ im , K .
Re@@ as@@ on@@ able : En@@ de@@ av@@ or to take into account all the circumstances , including the chil@@ d’s li@@ mit@@ ations and a@@ bil@@ ities .
The years pas@@ sed , and I gra@@ du@@ ated from the bo@@ arding col@@ le@@ ge .
For them to have this heavenly hope , they would be “ born from the spirit ” as spiritual sons of God and be anointed to serve as k@@ ings and pri@@ ests with Christ in heaven . — John 3 : 5 - 8 ; 2 Corinthians 1 : 21 , 22 ; Ti@@ tu@@ s 3 : 5 - 7 ; 1 Peter 1 : 3 , 4 ; Revelation 20 : 6 .
Who , then , is the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ?
And how Jehovah has bless@@ ed this effort ! Why , last year , some se@@ ven milli@@ on of us dist@@ ribu@@ ted invit@@ ations , and a to@@ tal of 1@@ 7@@ ,@@ 7@@ 9@@ 0@@ ,@@ 6@@ 31 people attend@@ ed !
38 : 7 - 13 ; 39 : 15 - 18 .
How appro@@ pri@@ ate that we beg@@ in each peri@@ od of personal Bible study with a s@@ inc@@ ere prayer and then maintain a pray@@ er@@ ful attitude during our study !
H@@ as@@ mon@@ a@@ e@@ ans , 6 / 15
( Read Matthew 24 : 21 . )
Why is Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s not c@@ ele@@ br@@ ated by those wal@@ king in the truth ?
F@@ IN@@ L@@ AN@@ D
Then , regarding pra@@ ying in be@@ half of others , John continued : “ If anyone c@@ atch@@ es sight of his brother sin@@ ning a sin that does not inc@@ ur death , he will ask , and he will give life to him , y@@ es , to those not sin@@ ning so as to inc@@ ur death .
Do not say , “ Let me know if you need anything . ”
“ Un@@ der@@ standing , ” “ knowledge , ” and “ reason@@ ing ” can also be associ@@ ated with the heart .
O@@ ther@@ wise , we might sp@@ end a lo@@ t of time refu@@ ting an ide@@ a that he never believ@@ ed in the first place ! ​ — 1 C@@ or .
V@@ i@@ e@@ w life as sac@@ red
There , they had been recei@@ ving the Watchtower ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine by ma@@ il for si@@ x years .
Some c@@ ities are now in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted by people from many different lands .
( b ) Why did David expres@@ s concer@@ n about Solomon ?
We are ex@@ hor@@ ted to follow his fine example .
Your sacrific@@ es do not ple@@ ase me . ”
In the long ru@@ n , spiritual prote@@ ction is the most important kind of prote@@ ction .
We went preaching together and then stu@@ died The Watchtower together at my home .
“ He [ An@@ dre@@ w ] first found his own brother S@@ im@@ on and said to him : ‘ We have found the Messi@@ ah ’ ( which means , when transl@@ ated , ‘ Christ ’ ) . ”
S@@ ar@@ on accepted a Bible study and began atten@@ ding Christian meetings right away .
“ Lo@@ ve Is L@@ ong - Su@@ ffering ”
As mentioned , Paul wrote : “ I am not a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed of the good news ; it is , in fact , God’s power for sal@@ vation . ” ​ — R@@ om . 1 : 15 , 16 .
Q@@ u@@ es@@ tion : What is the differ@@ ence between Christians and Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
What were the con@@ di@@ tions in heaven and on earth when there was no un@@ truth ?
H@@ ar@@ old , a 9@@ 5 - year - old brother who never married , says : “ Although I enjoy being with others and show@@ ing ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality , when I am al@@ one I am never l@@ on@@ ely .
Au@@ gu@@ st 25 - 31 , 200@@ 8
Con@@ ven@@ tions S@@ tr@@ eng@@ then U@@ s
U@@ p@@ on see@@ ing Christian love in action , Daniel was moved to make spiritual prog@@ ress .
Jesus himself said : “ He that has seen me has seen the Father also . ” ​ — John 14 : 9 .
A second reason for T@@ on@@ y’s fa@@ ul@@ ty self - ap@@ pra@@ is@@ al was his over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing ur@@ ge to pre@@ serve his dr@@ in@@ king pat@@ ter@@ n .
( a ) Why is good commun@@ ic@@ ation a chall@@ enge for many famili@@ es ?
Not all are able to go to dist@@ ant par@@ ts of the world to take the Kingdom message to others .
For marriage to succ@@ e@@ ed , hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves need to obey Jehovah and take responsi@@ bility for their own actions .
The inspired rec@@ ord does not say how she ga@@ ined that faith .
G@@ ran@@ ted , each Christian needs to devel@@ op that qu@@ ality to the full , but it is especially important for elders to be appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble .
( b ) What el@@ se is sign@@ i@@ fied by our prayer for Jehovah’s will to be done ?
We cannot af@@ for@@ d to become n@@ on@@ ch@@ al@@ ant about our faith and lo@@ se our ze@@ al for serving God and for Bible truth .
You , who take pri@@ de in law , do you by your trans@@ g@@ res@@ sing of the Law di@@ sh@@ on@@ or God ? ” ​ — Romans 2 : 21 - 23 .
What is the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s ob@@ je@@ ctive in ca@@ using these hard con@@ di@@ tions ?
S@@ ad@@ ly , however , our earthly home has a long hist@@ ory of h@@ at@@ red , viol@@ ence , and other form@@ s of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness .
Indeed , according to one study , giving “ activ@@ ates re@@ gi@@ ons of the b@@ ra@@ in associ@@ ated with ple@@ asure , so@@ cial con@@ ne@@ ction , and trust , cre@@ ating a ‘ war@@ m g@@ low ’ effect . ”
Acc@@ ording to Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah’s prophecy , how is it possible to demonstr@@ ate trust in the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ?
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , God’s spirit ​ — the most powerful for@@ ce in the uni@@ verse — ​ is help@@ ing milli@@ ons to become obedi@@ ent to Jehovah , with the result that they can have “ the full as@@ sur@@ ance of the hope down to the end . ” ​ — Hebrews 6 : 11 ; Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 4 : 6 .
For one thing , C@@ op@@ er@@ n@@ ic@@ us had been dis@@ cre@@ et when sh@@ aring his ide@@ as .
Th@@ ink about this : Jesus un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly knew of the comm@@ on st@@ or@@ ms , for he was ra@@ ised in Gal@@ ile@@ e .
This ar@@ chang@@ el is a powerful s@@ ource of help in@@ deed .
Jeho@@ shap@@ h@@ at and his people follow@@ ed J@@ a@@ ha@@ z@@ i@@ el@@ ’s God - given direction .
Do not let that ha@@ p@@ pen to you !
This illustr@@ ation also ref@@ ers to the Kingdom message and what it pro@@ du@@ ces .
Those po@@ ign@@ ant words may have refle@@ cted the deep emo@@ tional pain felt by King David of ancient Israel , pain that he had brought upon himself by conc@@ e@@ al@@ ing rather than con@@ f@@ ess@@ ing a serious sin .
A pioneer , or full - time Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er , in In@@ dia wonder@@ ed how the more than two milli@@ on de@@ a@@ f people in that land might be helped to learn about the Kingdom .
The sisters both had we@@ ak@@ nesses , as do we .
The number of boo@@ ks E@@ u@@ se@@ bi@@ us person@@ ally read and refer@@ enced is en@@ or@@ m@@ ous .
1 , 2 . ( a ) Ex@@ pla@@ in whether m@@ ere at@@ tr@@ action to the things of the world means that you are not cu@@ t out to be a Christian . ( b ) What do you learn from A@@ sa@@ p@@ h’s example ?
Since 19@@ 20 , inter@@ n@@ ational S@@ c@@ out meetings , or j@@ am@@ bo@@ re@@ es , have been held every few years .
“ Even when he gro@@ ws old he will not turn asi@@ de from it . ”
Su@@ d@@ den@@ ly one mor@@ ning in A@@ pri@@ l 194@@ 5 , the gu@@ ar@@ ds f@@ led the pris@@ on , lea@@ ving the g@@ ates wide o@@ pen .
He sel@@ e@@ cts 70 disciples and , after instru@@ cting them , s@@ ends them by tw@@ o@@ s to work the ter@@ rit@@ ory .
A little bo@@ y may be fe@@ ar@@ ful when he has to walk al@@ one , but he is confid@@ ent when he wal@@ ks hand in hand with his father .
Be@@ fore Moses left P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s pres@@ ence , he pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed that the k@@ ing@@ ’s fir@@ st@@ born son would die .
When I re@@ turned it , he said that he had left nothing in the uni@@ form .
But does this put him in the c@@ ate@@ g@@ ory of those of whom E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 7 : 9 speak@@ s ?
He fin@@ ally ag@@ re@@ ed but in@@ sis@@ ted that they vis@@ it him again .
Go@@ od M@@ ann@@ ers M@@ ake a Di@@ ffer@@ ence
This is so because it refle@@ cts God’s mar@@ vel@@ ous qualities , such as justice , righteousness , and love .
One mor@@ ning , we happened to be se@@ ated together .
Mo@@ st of all , it has deep@@ ened my relationship with Jehovah . ”
H@@ i@@ ro@@ o has now lived in Rus@@ sia for 12 years and has served in sever@@ al congregations .
Des@@ pite what the Go@@ sp@@ els say , many the@@ olo@@ gi@@ ans maintain that Jesus was an only child .
Instead , we need to think care@@ fully about what we know from the Bible and then make our own decision .
Who is going to help me ? ”
In the gar@@ den of E@@ den , Satan pre@@ tend@@ ed to be loo@@ king out for E@@ ve@@ ’s best inter@@ ests , but his actions were ac@@ tually sel@@ f@@ ish and h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical .
By all means , then , let us ever prove loyal to God , tru@@ sting in his promise : “ An@@ y we@@ ap@@ on wh@@ atever that will be form@@ ed against you will have no succ@@ ess , and any t@@ ong@@ ue at all that will ris@@ e up against you in the judgment you will con@@ dem@@ n .
My mother said , “ You know where you can live . ”
What is en@@ ta@@ iled in “ h@@ and@@ ling the word of the truth ari@@ ght ” ?
F@@ in@@ ally , I ended up going to a Kingdom H@@ all of Jehovah’s Witnesses in D@@ el@@ ra@@ y Be@@ ach , F@@ l@@ ori@@ da .
We were like brothers , and later I was his best man at his we@@ d@@ ding .
Th@@ r@@ ough the Christian congregation , Jehovah prom@@ o@@ tes liter@@ ac@@ y .
But A@@ be@@ l first came to God’s attention for another reason .
On a later occasi@@ on , however , a con@@ f@@ li@@ ct in the matter of sub@@ je@@ ction could not be avo@@ i@@ ded .
Are we doing all we can now to preach and teach the good news ?
What , then , will be left for spiritual activities ?
There is no doubt that he loved God in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y .
They look for@@ ward to sh@@ aring these blessings with their mat@@ es , children , parents , si@@ bl@@ ings , and gr@@ and@@ children .
In view of the fact that Jesus , who is in heaven and ca@@ uses the Davi@@ di@@ c l@@ ine of k@@ ings to s@@ pr@@ out , is ba@@ c@@ king the Kingdom work at the spiritual temple , do you think that anyone can h@@ in@@ der its prog@@ ress ?
The spiritual con@@ dition of the nation was at a low e@@ b@@ b .
We are often bus@@ y from mor@@ ning to ev@@ ening col@@ le@@ cting water and wa@@ shing our clo@@ th@@ es at these water stan@@ ds .
And the se@@ a provi@@ des a great vari@@ ety of f@@ ish and other se@@ af@@ o@@ od .
When we h@@ ur@@ t , he h@@ ur@@ ts with us .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ano@@ in@@ ting dep@@ ends upon what and upon whom ?
Jehovah lo@@ v@@ ingly under@@ sto@@ od that not ever@@ yone could give the same am@@ ount , and he requi@@ red from each one only according to the individu@@ al@@ ’s ability .
How could you enjoy having a more satis@@ f@@ ying share in what Jehovah’s people are doing ?
A gi@@ r@@ l nam@@ ed He@@ ather says : “ I@@ t’s sc@@ ary .
I W@@ A@@ S born into a family of n@@ ine children ​ — four bo@@ ys and fi@@ ve gi@@ r@@ ls — ​ on O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 11 , 19@@ 22 .
Can we i@@ magine any of those present let@@ ting their mind w@@ an@@ der during that prayer ?
Now our daugh@@ ters are happ@@ ily married , three of them with children of their own .
An@@ al@@ y@@ ze the situation , dis@@ cer@@ n where you went wrong , and then cor@@ rec@@ t the mis@@ take or re@@ me@@ dy the we@@ ak@@ ness .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of people thr@@ ough@@ out the world , including many young ones , have become con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that the anointed re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of Jehovah’s Witnesses cons@@ titu@@ te that “ righteous nation . ”
For example , we might be position consci@@ ous .
‘ Wh@@ ere did God come from ? ’
The be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or of a ser@@ p@@ ent in its n@@ atur@@ al en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment , c@@ ra@@ w@@ ling on its bel@@ ly and f@@ lic@@ king its t@@ ong@@ ue as if to li@@ ck up du@@ st , f@@ it@@ t@@ ingly sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed Satan’s de@@ based con@@ dition .
When fac@@ ed with tri@@ als or apost@@ ate ide@@ as or when car@@ r@@ ying out a challeng@@ ing assignment , God’s loyal ones can be confid@@ ent of Jehovah’s guid@@ ance and support .
To accept bl@@ ind ch@@ ance and sub@@ se@@ qu@@ ent ev@@ olu@@ tion as the cause of our uni@@ verse and life on earth would ac@@ tually be to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on any at@@ temp@@ t to get a mean@@ ing@@ ful ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation .
That was true of Noah and his family and of Lo@@ t and his daugh@@ ters .
Instead , they inter@@ pre@@ t it as “ a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of Moses ’ in@@ ner stru@@ gg@@ le with the pri@@ c@@ ks and bur@@ ning pang@@ s of conscience . ”
5@@ 1 : 12 , 13 .
But he had faith that if needed , Jehovah would resur@@ rec@@ t his son so that all of God’s promises would come true .
For instance , Moses , the first lead@@ er of the nation of Israel , “ under@@ took to expla@@ in ” what was written . ​ — De@@ u@@ ter@@ on@@ om@@ y 1 : 5 .
As supp@@ ort@@ ers of true worship , we individu@@ ally should end@@ e@@ av@@ or to maintain that same Scriptural per@@ spe@@ ctive .
The Scriptures st@@ ate : “ There ex@@ ists the one speaking though@@ t@@ less@@ ly as with the st@@ ab@@ s of a s@@ word , but the t@@ ong@@ ue of the wise ones is a heal@@ ing . ”
Some people think that we@@ aring a ring set with a bir@@ th@@ st@@ one has a good influ@@ ence on the we@@ ar@@ er@@ ’s person@@ ality .
The promised Se@@ ed would not just come and destro@@ y Satan ; the Se@@ ed must be b@@ ru@@ ised in the he@@ el , that is to say , must su@@ ff@@ er death , though not per@@ man@@ ently .
‘ TH@@ E T@@ R@@ U@@ E L@@ O@@ R@@ D W@@ I@@ L@@ L C@@ O@@ M@@ E T@@ O H@@ I@@ S T@@ E@@ M@@ P@@ L@@ E ’
“ Jehovah himself gives the saying ; the women tel@@ ling the good news are a large ar@@ my , ” says Psalm 6@@ 8 : 11 .
A so@@ ver@@ ei@@ gn exerc@@ ises su@@ pre@@ me authority . There are good reas@@ ons for vie@@ wing Jehovah God as the Su@@ pre@@ me One . ​ — D@@ an .
The ma@@ in char@@ ac@@ ter in one po@@ pul@@ ar mo@@ vi@@ e said : “ Gre@@ ed works .
S@@ A@@ N AN@@ G@@ EL@@ O , T@@ X ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , Con@@ ven@@ tion C@@ en@@ ter C@@ ol@@ is@@ e@@ u@@ m , 50 E . 4@@ 3@@ r@@ d S@@ t .
Wh@@ er@@ e@@ as K@@ o@@ re@@ a was very po@@ or when we arri@@ ved , it is now one of the worl@@ d’s most advan@@ ced nations .
He helped me to see how Jehovah had been help@@ ing me for years .
So the a@@ bo@@ ve counsel to mar@@ ry only in the Lord is not un@@ reason@@ able .
The Messi@@ ah’s public ministry in Gal@@ ile@@ e was fore@@ told .
In ad@@ dition , the branch had deci@@ ded that the ter@@ rit@@ ory could support only about 2@@ 00 pione@@ ers , who wor@@ ked in is@@ ol@@ ated ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es rather than with congregations .
How did the man Jesus di@@ ff@@ er from the man Adam ?
Their child gre@@ w si@@ ck and died des@@ pite the fa@@ sting and m@@ our@@ ning that David car@@ ri@@ ed on for se@@ ven days . ​ — 2 Samuel 12 : 14 - 18 .
“ There were times when my wife , T@@ er@@ ry , and I over@@ re@@ ac@@ ted and discipl@@ ined our three children before we had all the fac@@ ts , ” ad@@ m@@ its S@@ te@@ ph@@ en .
To benefit from the fulfill@@ ment of what God has pur@@ posed for us , we need to follow the Messi@@ ah .
In the Bible , the Hebrew word transl@@ ated “ remember ” can mean more than just to rec@@ all the past .
Is Some Ma@@ gi@@ c Go@@ od ?
P@@ u@@ bli@@ c Su@@ pp@@ ort of Jeremiah
“ H@@ app@@ y is he who re@@ a@@ ds al@@ ou@@ d and those who hear the words of this prophecy , ” wr@@ ites John , “ and who ob@@ serve the things written in it . ”
With all of this in mind , Paul ur@@ ged his fellow Christians to “ look in@@ ten@@ tly at the C@@ hi@@ ef A@@ g@@ ent and Per@@ fe@@ c@@ ter of our faith , Jesus . ”
The branch of@@ fice has since pa@@ id close attention to the spiritual n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment of de@@ a@@ f ones by encourag@@ ing a gro@@ wing number of ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ers to imp@@ ro@@ ve in their s@@ k@@ ill with this language .
As recorded at Romans 3 : 23 , 24 , Paul thus told anointed Christians : “ All have sin@@ ned and f@@ all sh@@ ort of the glory of God , and it is as a free gift that they are being declar@@ ed righteous by his un@@ deser@@ ved kindness through the rel@@ e@@ ase by the ransom pa@@ id by Christ Jesus . ”
H@@ as this happened between you and a fellow beli@@ ever ?
Consider what el@@ se Jehovah has done for his people .
Des@@ pite the d@@ ang@@ ers , why did Paul’s friends vis@@ it him in pris@@ on ?
That pro@@ gra@@ m cons@@ is@@ ted of a 15 - min@@ u@@ te talk on a Bible sub@@ ject deli@@ vered by J . F . Ru@@ ther@@ for@@ d , who took the lead among Jehovah’s Witnesses at the time .
A@@ ma@@ z@@ ingly , of the many Jehovah’s Witnesses in the are@@ a , no@@ ne were har@@ m@@ ed .
in the J@@ anu@@ ary 15 , 199@@ 5 , is@@ sue of The Watchtower and “ In@@ c@@ ite to Lo@@ ve and F@@ ine Wor@@ ks ​ — How ? ”
He loo@@ ks bey@@ ond what we accom@@ pl@@ ish ; he dis@@ cer@@ ns what we want to do ; he is a@@ ware of our wi@@ sh@@ es and desi@@ res .
The two pr@@ on@@ oun@@ c@@ ements that follow inclu@@ de judg@@ ments against nations and false prophe@@ ts , Messi@@ ani@@ c prophe@@ ci@@ es , and a message of the rest@@ or@@ ation of God’s people . ​ — Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 9 : 1 ; 12 : 1 .
22 : 1 , 17 .
The po@@ li@@ ce told a special pioneer that he was under ar@@ rest for cu@@ t@@ ting down tre@@ es .
A f@@ l@@ ame - col@@ ored su@@ n bur@@ st@@ s over the ho@@ ri@@ z@@ on , il@@ lu@@ min@@ ating the wh@@ ite s@@ now and the gra@@ y la@@ va ro@@ ck .
A husband can do so by imit@@ ating Jehovah , listen@@ ing to his wi@@ fe@@ ’s op@@ in@@ i@@ ons when deci@@ ding family matters .
Par@@ ents can give their children no greater gift than that of help@@ ing them to devel@@ op a war@@ m , close relationship with Jehovah .
They eng@@ age in se@@ x@@ u@@ al im@@ mor@@ ality .
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It did not take long before K@@ G@@ B of@@ fic@@ ers began to ra@@ id our home , loo@@ king for Bible liter@@ ature .
Matthew 3 : 16 , 17
• Why should we hope in Jehovah con@@ stan@@ tly ?
Con@@ ven@@ tions ​ — Jo@@ y@@ ful Af@@ fir@@ m@@ ations of Our Bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od
He knew ex@@ ac@@ tly what Jesus said and therefore used the prop@@ er word .
The brothers and sisters in R@@ ome needed to imitate Paul , and so do we . ​ — Romans 15 : 15 , 16 .
In the days of M@@ il@@ t@@ on and Ne@@ w@@ t@@ on , to expres@@ s ide@@ as contr@@ ary to of@@ fi@@ cial do@@ c@@ tr@@ ine of the ch@@ urch was d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous .
So accept their offer to study the Bible with you .
Why do we need to make such an effort ?
O@@ ver@@ all , though , what might lead some Christians to conclu@@ de that they could accept blood fr@@ actions ?
These are some of the sign@@ s and war@@ n@@ ings that we see but that are often ign@@ ored .
It u@@ su@@ ally beg@@ ins with such ba@@ si@@ c st@@ ep@@ s as en@@ ro@@ l@@ ling in the The@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol , reading the Bible da@@ ily , sh@@ aring in the preaching work , and advan@@ c@@ ing to baptism .
Are you following a regul@@ ar pro@@ gra@@ m of Bible reading ?
Even the ha@@ p@@ pi@@ est marri@@ ages are not perfect uni@@ ons , and a loving cou@@ ple may not always see e@@ ye to e@@ ye .
He told them : “ Let us consider one another so as to inc@@ ite to love and fine works , not for@@ s@@ ak@@ ing our meeting together , as some have the cu@@ sto@@ m , but encourag@@ ing one another , and all the more so as you see the day dra@@ wing near . ”
M@@ on@@ ths ear@@ li@@ er , in his ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th , Jose@@ p@@ h’s life chang@@ ed forever after his eng@@ ag@@ ement to the daugh@@ ter of H@@ el@@ i .
We cannot cre@@ ate faith within ourselves by our own will@@ power .
The S@@ y@@ ri@@ ans took ter@@ rit@@ ory away from G@@ ile@@ ad ​ — a re@@ gi@@ on of Israel e@@ ast of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver — ​ and inf@@ li@@ cted serious in@@ j@@ ur@@ y on God’s people there .
We were also inc@@ ar@@ cer@@ ated for the ei@@ ght months requi@@ red for mil@@ it@@ ary service .
With sa@@ dness I deci@@ ded that to reg@@ a@@ in my health , I should return to Eng@@ land , where I continued pione@@ ering until 19@@ 60 .
What of the other two elders ?
When she ra@@ ised her head from the p@@ il@@ low to get up , out came a s@@ n@@ ake that ca@@ used qu@@ ite a com@@ mo@@ tion until I kil@@ led it !
Paul coun@@ sel@@ ed hus@@ ban@@ ds : “ Ke@@ ep on loving your wi@@ ves and do not be bit@@ ter@@ ly ang@@ ry with them . ” ​ — C@@ ol .
Although Jesus am@@ a@@ zed his listen@@ ers with “ gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous words , ” he gave cre@@ di@@ t to his T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , Jehovah .
R@@ on@@ al@@ d C@@ ur@@ z@@ an
A@@ n I@@ nt@@ re@@ pi@@ d “ W@@ an@@ der@@ er in the Go@@ sp@@ el@@ ’s Ca@@ use ”
Why did they refu@@ se to believe God’s promise that he would bring back the dead ?
It is u@@ su@@ ally done by plac@@ ing an appro@@ pri@@ ate am@@ ount of em@@ bal@@ m@@ ing f@@ lu@@ id in the ve@@ ins and ar@@ ter@@ ies as well as in ab@@ d@@ om@@ in@@ al and thor@@ ac@@ ic ca@@ v@@ ities .
Un@@ der Christ’s direction , a tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous witness was given in the first century . ​ — C@@ ol .
The com@@ pas@@ s would allow you to ori@@ ent yourself .
Although living in a p@@ al@@ ace , she was willing to put her own life at ris@@ k in be@@ half of God’s people , ac@@ ting in har@@ mony with his will .
On r@@ are occasi@@ ons , we s@@ le@@ pt on the flo@@ or of an emp@@ ty sh@@ op in an ad@@ j@@ ac@@ ent wh@@ ite are@@ a , where we tri@@ ed not to be seen by pas@@ ser@@ s@@ by .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we are that Jehovah remin@@ ds us to keep our min@@ ds fi@@ x@@ ed on the things a@@ bo@@ ve !
The baptism John per@@ form@@ ed , though , was not a kind of ri@@ tu@@ al ba@@ thing famili@@ ar to the Jews .
God had comman@@ ded that all things in that city should be destro@@ yed exc@@ ep@@ t for certain things that were to be given to the tre@@ a@@ sur@@ y of Jehovah .
For that matter , ever since human cre@@ ation lost per@@ fe@@ ction , Jehovah has as@@ sur@@ ed his loyal servants that the blessings for@@ fe@@ ited by Adam were not g@@ one forever .
It would simply be too l@@ ate .
It may be , however , that you were reli@@ ev@@ ed of a privilege of service . W@@ as un@@ wise conduct a fac@@ t@@ or ?
B@@ ap@@ tism at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ zed dedic@@ ation ?
E@@ X@@ P@@ AN@@ S@@ I@@ O@@ N O@@ F P@@ R@@ IN@@ T@@ IN@@ G I@@ N TH@@ E U@@ N@@ I@@ T@@ E@@ D S@@ T@@ AT@@ E@@ S
Ju@@ ly 23 - 25
A wise person today will make sure that all bu@@ sin@@ ess arrang@@ ements he ent@@ ers , including those with relati@@ ves and fellow believers , are do@@ cum@@ ented in a for@@ ma@@ l written ag@@ re@@ ement .
What did this brother do ?
We want to a@@ bi@@ de by God’s righteous standards wh@@ er@@ ever we live and wh@@ atever our ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , n@@ ati@@ on@@ ality , or cul@@ ture .
For instance , they ask , ‘ Why do people who believe in God su@@ ff@@ er ? ’
“ The Ju@@ dge of all the earth ” has the right to make such a cho@@ ice . ​ — Genesis 18 : 25 .
They stand in star@@ k contr@@ ast with the clean , vi@@ r@@ g@@ in@@ like anointed ones of God .
However , God said for its ro@@ o@@ t@@ sto@@ ck to be left in the gr@@ ound .
When faithful , Israel differ@@ ed from all other nations in worship and way of life .
Yet , he also stated : “ We have been proved by God as f@@ it to be en@@ tru@@ sted with the good news . ”
Fa@@ ith streng@@ th@@ ens us to dec@@ l@@ are God’s word with courage .
19 : 17 ; Mat@@ t .
This has helped me to see that I have something of value to offer in Jehovah’s service . ”
Do not re@@ pa@@ y s@@ ar@@ c@@ as@@ tic com@@ ments with s@@ ar@@ c@@ as@@ tic com@@ ments .
As individuals , however , we do well to ask ourselves , ‘ A@@ m I giving full support to Jehovah’s arrang@@ ement for pu@@ re worship ? ’
It was because Peter and the other disciples were certain that Jesus was ali@@ ve and was direc@@ ting the work that God wanted done .
S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember ​ — O@@ c@@ to@@ ber
The great@@ est comman@@ d@@ ment , Jesus said , is : “ Lo@@ ve Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind . ”
God’s tri@@ u@@ mp@@ ha@@ l mar@@ ch means disa@@ ster for those who re@@ be@@ l against him .
C@@ er@@ tain@@ ly , “ for@@ ci@@ ble con@@ ver@@ sion ” is wrong .
H@@ u@@ man soci@@ ety seem@@ s to be dis@@ in@@ tegr@@ ating .
K@@ el@@ se@@ y found help at Proverbs 13 : 16 : “ The sh@@ re@@ w@@ d person ac@@ ts with knowledge , but the fo@@ ol ex@@ pos@@ es his own fo@@ o@@ li@@ sh@@ ness . ”
The Bible ur@@ ges us to imitate him “ as bel@@ o@@ ved children . ”
St@@ an@@ ding in any man@@ ner would then den@@ o@@ te jo@@ ining in the cer@@ em@@ on@@ y .
For instance , the Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts of certain faithful men who lived before Jesus con@@ tain information that deep@@ ens our in@@ sight into Jesus ’ ro@@ le in God’s purpose .
Joseph could be@@ ar no more .
The next happiness out@@ l@@ ined by Jesus when he was speaking on that Gal@@ ile@@ an h@@ ill@@ side was : “ H@@ app@@ y are those hu@@ ng@@ ering and th@@ ir@@ sting for righteousness , since they will be filled . ”
Jesus is an ide@@ al King because he is com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate .
Indeed , John wrote that Di@@ o@@ tre@@ ph@@ es “ lik@@ es to have the first place . ” ​ — 3 John 9 .
B@@ EL@@ T@@ O@@ N , T@@ X ( S@@ pan@@ ish only ) , B@@ ell C@@ oun@@ ty Ex@@ p@@ o C@@ en@@ ter Ar@@ ena , 3@@ 0@@ 1 W . Lo@@ op 1@@ 21 .
What sur@@ pris@@ ing gift did the brothers in J@@ ap@@ an receive ?
No@@ tice that the emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is is on gro@@ w@@ th and on the gra@@ du@@ al way in which it occ@@ ur@@ s .
All followers of Jesus need to imitate him by com@@ for@@ ting those who m@@ our@@ n .
“ For God so loved the world , that he gave his only be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son , that who@@ so@@ ever believ@@ et@@ h in him should not per@@ ish , but have everlasting life . ” ​ — John 3 : 16 , King James V@@ er@@ sion .
Di@@ d they believe that because of Bar@@ u@@ ch@@ ’s position or his long - standing fri@@ end@@ ship with Jeremiah , he was ac@@ ting as more than a m@@ ere s@@ cri@@ be for the prophet ?
The first part of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s message c@@ ent@@ ers on the f@@ all and des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem .
When money and the things we own are very important to us , we may find it hard to stay neu@@ tr@@ al .
As we have seen , Satan is “ the rul@@ er of this world , ” not Jehovah .
The apostle Paul discus@@ sed it when writ@@ ing to anointed Christians in Corin@@ th , where the pat@@ ter@@ n was still being follow@@ ed over 20 years later .
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May our confidence in the fulfill@@ ment of God’s promises influ@@ ence everything we do .
* His wife said that her husband had sta@@ yed up all night reading it .
I can still see Abraham and Isa@@ a@@ c tru@@ d@@ g@@ ing up that h@@ ill with a lo@@ ad of w@@ o@@ od , as Abraham ut@@ ter@@ ly tru@@ sted in Jehovah .
Paul and S@@ il@@ as were acc@@ used of having “ over@@ turned the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth , ” ac@@ ting “ in op@@ position to the dec@@ re@@ es of Ca@@ es@@ ar . ” ​ — Acts 17 : 6 , 7 .
As the book states , “ the C@@ ul@@ t of M@@ ary in Eph@@ esus . . . rema@@ ins to this d@@ ate a living tra@@ dition , which could not be explained ap@@ ar@@ t from the C@@ ul@@ t of Ar@@ t@@ em@@ is . ”
While there is no re@@ ti@@ re@@ ment from being a Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er today , the princi@@ ple of this law teach@@ es a valu@@ able less@@ on .
4 : 1 ; 6 : 5 ​ — Why is the ma@@ id@@ en@@ ’s ha@@ ir com@@ pared to “ a d@@ ro@@ ve of go@@ ats ” ?
Your listen@@ er must be con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that what you say is true , whether that individu@@ al is a child , a neigh@@ b@@ or , a work associ@@ ate , a scho@@ ol@@ mate , or a relati@@ ve . ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 14 , 15 .
By our pres@@ ence and up@@ building con@@ vers@@ ation , we can also have a good effect on our brothers and sisters , ‘ inc@@ iting them to love and fine works . ’ ​ — He@@ b .
All Christians pla@@ y what part in pur@@ su@@ ing peace ?
In what way can life today be per@@ ple@@ x@@ ing , and why ?
( b ) How would that gift help Jesus ’ disciples ?
Although the har@@ dy Witnesses making up the expe@@ dition car@@ ri@@ ed some food , they could not car@@ ry en@@ ough for the enti@@ re tri@@ p .
What Can H@@ el@@ p U@@ s to H@@ and@@ le the Word of the Tru@@ th A@@ right ?
She told her husband , also an un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ er , about what she had found .
However , there is more to it .
B@@ as@@ ic@@ ally , I did everything that I had been taught not to do as a Christian .
The first 11 psal@@ ms of the th@@ ir@@ d col@@ le@@ ction are com@@ positi@@ ons by A@@ sa@@ ph or by members of the house of A@@ sa@@ ph .
What , though , if our family discus@@ sions re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly end up in an ar@@ g@@ um@@ ent ?
What simil@@ ar@@ ities are there between the time of A@@ mo@@ s and our day ?
Jehovah is gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous and kind to us , especially when we are do@@ w@@ n@@ hear@@ ted and disc@@ oura@@ ged .
P@@ il@@ ate found in him “ nothing deser@@ ving of death , ” but because the Jews char@@ ged him also with se@@ dition , P@@ il@@ ate “ sur@@ rend@@ ered Jesus to their will . ”
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 8 • S@@ ONG@@ S : 22 , 7@@ 5
To be heard in prayer and to enjoy divine fav@@ or , we must he@@ ed God’s remin@@ ders .
The teach@@ er@@ ’s wife now as@@ ks us to sing something for them .
The tri@@ bes of Re@@ u@@ b@@ en and G@@ ad and the half tri@@ be of M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h buil@@ t a con@@ spi@@ cu@@ ous al@@ ta@@ r by the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver .
Jehovah be@@ ge@@ ts them , thus a@@ do@@ p@@ ting them as spiritual sons .
I next asked to be allow@@ ed to work only 36 h@@ our@@ s per we@@ ek , or 6 h@@ our@@ s on 6 days , and that re@@ qu@@ est was also gr@@ anted .
This st@@ y@@ le of living allow@@ ed us to preach in re@@ mo@@ te are@@ as .
During the 19@@ th - century go@@ ld r@@ us@@ h in C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , this sh@@ out could be heard when a min@@ er stru@@ ck go@@ ld .
This is evid@@ ent from the psalmis@@ t’s fur@@ ther words : “ The wicked are not like that , but are like the cha@@ f@@ f that the w@@ ind d@@ ri@@ ves away .
El@@ la enjo@@ yed the discus@@ sion so much that she asked for another the following we@@ ek and still another after that .
W@@ ould a father give his child a st@@ one in@@ stead of bre@@ ad ?
Th@@ ough not an Israel@@ ite himself , Job is a worshipp@@ er of Jehovah God .
If L@@ y@@ dia was sur@@ pris@@ ed to hear of the file , she was ag@@ ha@@ st to learn who had supp@@ lied the St@@ as@@ i with information ​ — her husband .
That may simply be because we are not a@@ ware of their needs .
* N@@ one of the early Greek man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts con@@ ta@@ ined this ph@@ ra@@ se , which evid@@ ently was in@@ ser@@ ted sever@@ al cen@@ tu@@ ries after John wrote his letter ; nor did it appe@@ ar in the ol@@ des@@ t L@@ at@@ in man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts of the V@@ ul@@ g@@ ate .
The prophecy at E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 37 : 1 - 14 ref@@ ers to all of God’s people re@@ tur@@ ning to true worship in 19@@ 19 after a very long time of cap@@ tiv@@ ity .
They also rema@@ ined neu@@ tr@@ al during the b@@ loo@@ d@@ ba@@ ths that more rec@@ ently occ@@ ur@@ red in the Bal@@ k@@ ans con@@ f@@ li@@ ct during the bre@@ aku@@ p of the form@@ er Yu@@ go@@ sla@@ vi@@ a .
Ha@@ ve you ever been asked to give ad@@ vice to others ?
In rep@@ ly , Jesus ut@@ tered a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble prophecy .
Ch@@ il@@ dren th@@ ri@@ ve on loving attention and comm@@ end@@ ation
Jesus ’ f@@ la@@ w@@ less integrity while on earth c@@ lear@@ ed up any possible cause for doubt concer@@ ning Jehovah’s promises .
F@@ ur@@ ther , he said : “ Y@@ ou@@ th and the pri@@ me of life are van@@ ity . ” ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 11 : 9 , 10 .
What good example did Joseph set ?
Instead , he pati@@ ently reas@@ oned with them .
A ransom is the pri@@ ce pa@@ id to set one free , and in our case , we need to be fre@@ ed from death .
The way H@@ ann@@ ah pra@@ ys ca@@ uses H@@ i@@ gh P@@ ri@@ est El@@ i to think that she is dr@@ un@@ k .
We will also see how we can prote@@ ct ourselves from being in@@ fe@@ cted with ne@@ g@@ ative tra@@ its while at the same time help@@ ing others spiritually .
Re@@ col@@ le@@ cting how she felt some years ag@@ o , E@@ wa says : “ I felt deep@@ ly a@@ sh@@ am@@ ed when , after the div@@ or@@ ce was made fin@@ al , my neigh@@ b@@ ors and col@@ le@@ ag@@ u@@ es would la@@ be@@ l me ‘ a div@@ or@@ c@@ é@@ e . ’
Paul gives another com@@ p@@ el@@ ling reason why we should not re@@ tal@@ i@@ ate ; it is the mo@@ des@@ t course to follow .
C@@ ould it stu@@ m@@ ble others ?
Such a supp@@ or@@ tive attitude would certainly be pleas@@ ing to Jehovah .
As I gre@@ w up , my parents tri@@ ed hard to commun@@ ic@@ ate with me , but there were many things I did not com@@ pre@@ h@@ end .
We cannot pi@@ ck and cho@@ ose which par@@ ts we will follow . ​ — J@@ as .
9 : 1 - 23 ; 10 : 11 .
N@@ one@@ th@@ eless , they later succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in pl@@ an@@ ting an in@@ for@@ man@@ t in our congregation .
The psalmist gives us the ke@@ y : Me@@ dit@@ ate on Jehovah’s activ@@ ity , keep ourselves concer@@ ned with his do@@ ings , and pray to him for help .
To jus@@ ti@@ fy his actions , he may star@@ t to mu@@ r@@ mu@@ r and become cr@@ itical of others ​ — tend@@ en@@ ci@@ es that Christians should shu@@ n .
20 , 21 . ( a ) What do the four k@@ ings we consider@@ ed have in comm@@ on ?
How did this beau@@ ti@@ ful gift make her feel about Jehovah ?
Even so , when serious sin has been com@@ mit@@ ted , those Scrip@@ tur@@ ally ob@@ lig@@ ated to h@@ and@@ le the matter ​ — the elders in the congregation — ​ should be inform@@ ed .
12 : 9 - 14 ; P@@ s . 5@@ 1 , su@@ pers@@ crip@@ tion .
However , she did not ru@@ n !
Paul told a group of Christian elders : “ From among you y@@ ourselves men will ris@@ e and speak tw@@ is@@ ted things to draw away the disciples after themselves . ”
B@@ ef@@ ri@@ en@@ ding them resul@@ ted in hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing blessings for us .
Ad@@ di@@ tion@@ ally , Jesus gave his followers their com@@ mis@@ sion to make disciples .
Proverbs 18 : 24 no@@ tes : “ There ex@@ ist compan@@ i@@ ons dis@@ posed to bre@@ ak one another to pi@@ e@@ ces , but there ex@@ ists a friend s@@ tic@@ king clo@@ s@@ er than a brother . ”
They would live forever in an earthly gar@@ den with no need for any c@@ em@@ et@@ eri@@ es .
V@@ i@@ ol@@ ent en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment and even news repor@@ ts filled with hor@@ ri@@ fi@@ c i@@ ma@@ ges ad@@ d to our own and our chil@@ dr@@ en@@ ’s anxi@@ ety .
He wrote a seri@@ es of si@@ x help@@ ful Bible study a@@ i@@ ds ent@@ it@@ led S@@ tudi@@ es in the Scriptures .
Re@@ jo@@ ic@@ ing in the H@@ op@@ e
One sum@@ m@@ er ev@@ ening she w@@ an@@ der@@ ed into her ba@@ ck@@ y@@ ard and som@@ eho@@ w tum@@ b@@ led into the fam@@ il@@ y’s s@@ wi@@ m@@ m@@ ing po@@ ol .
This is the new re@@ ality .
He ther@@ e@@ by showed that he gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely loved Jehovah .
This , in turn , contribu@@ tes to our happiness .
Mo@@ re@@ over , after its f@@ all , the inter@@ ests of the ten - tri@@ be kingdom continued to be re@@ pres@@ ented in Jerusalem , since the mes@@ sa@@ ges of God’s prophe@@ ts continued to inclu@@ de the Israelites .
Some believe that these mum@@ mi@@ fied rema@@ ins provide divine prote@@ ction for the living .
The Devil , for example , cho@@ se not to “ stand f@@ ast in the truth . ”
2 : 8 .
With Na@@ than in Ha@@ wa@@ i@@ i
It is possible that Paul was as@@ king for por@@ tions of the Hebrew Scriptures so that he could study them during his imp@@ ris@@ on@@ ment in R@@ ome .
The Bible id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es that one as a wicked spirit called Devil and Satan .
Why did O@@ ri@@ g@@ en and Au@@ gu@@ st@@ ine op@@ pose mil@@ l@@ en@@ ni@@ al@@ ism ?
J@@ ep@@ h@@ th@@ ah refu@@ sed to allow their c@@ ru@@ el be@@ ha@@ vi@@ or to af@@ fect his attitude .
As no@@ ted ear@@ li@@ er , those who per@@ ish in this fin@@ al war will be those who refu@@ se to “ obey the good news about our Lord Jesus . ”
Di@@ di@@ er rel@@ ates : “ We pione@@ ered when we were you@@ ng@@ er , and then we ra@@ ised three children .
Of great import@@ ance in this fru@@ it@@ age is love , “ a perfect b@@ ond of uni@@ on . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 14 .
( Read Ne@@ h@@ emiah 8 : 8 , 12 . )
During that sac@@ red cer@@ em@@ on@@ y , the Phil@@ ist@@ ine ar@@ my came up against M@@ iz@@ pa@@ h .
David was sure that if he put for@@ th his best effort , his words and thoughts could be accep@@ table to Jehovah . ​ — Psalm 19 : 12 , 14 , B@@ y@@ ing@@ t@@ on .
That such a new world is possible can be seen in the loving inter@@ n@@ ational bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od of Jehovah’s Witnesses , for Jesus said : “ By this all will know that you are my disciples , if you have love among y@@ ourselves . ” ​ — John 13 : 35 .
I am than@@ k@@ ful that those early conven@@ tions mo@@ tiv@@ ated me to take my stand for true worship , to simp@@ li@@ fy my life , and to ex@@ p@@ and my ministry .
Acc@@ ording to one re@@ sear@@ ch@@ er , “ 70 per@@ c@@ ent of the o@@ x@@ y@@ g@@ en ad@@ ded to the at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere each year comes from pl@@ an@@ k@@ t@@ on in the se@@ a . ”
Some prom@@ in@@ ent s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists and ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ h@@ ers go fur@@ ther .
He thought that because of having “ many good things , ” he would also have “ many years . ”
So@@ on , “ the number of the men became about fi@@ ve th@@ ous@@ and . ”
There are a number of reas@@ ons why this is the case .
Consider this : M@@ an is hel@@ pl@@ ess in the face of death , for no human can “ provide es@@ cap@@ e for his soul from the hand of S@@ he@@ ol , ” or H@@ ad@@ es , man@@ kin@@ d’s comm@@ on gra@@ ve .
But on May 31 , 19@@ 35 , in a dis@@ course given at a conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses in W@@ a@@ shin@@ g@@ t@@ on , D@@ .@@ C . , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , it was Scrip@@ tur@@ ally explained that the “ great crow@@ d ” ( “ great mul@@ titu@@ de , ” King James V@@ er@@ sion ) ref@@ ers to the “ other sheep ” who live during the time of the end .
And the last part descri@@ bed the bro@@ ad spe@@ c@@ tru@@ m of ways in which all Christians can ex@@ p@@ and their personal ministry .
Jesus Christ , the Messi@@ ah , along with his cho@@ s@@ en ones , will rule over the earth from heaven .
What are their concer@@ ns ?
With only 2@@ 19 words in its Greek text , the letter from the apostle John to G@@ a@@ i@@ us is the sh@@ ort@@ est book in the Bible .
Jesus ’ worl@@ d@@ wide influ@@ ence has been ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged even by n@@ on - Christian lead@@ ers .
Abra@@ m did not as@@ ser@@ t his righ@@ ts but put the inter@@ ests of Lo@@ t a@@ head of his own
As to fr@@ actions der@@ i@@ ved from the pri@@ m@@ ary com@@ pon@@ ents , each Christian deci@@ des person@@ ally , be@@ aring in mind what the Bible says and his relationship with God . ​ — 6 / 15 , pages 29 - 31 .
It was not yet the time for him to as@@ su@@ me k@@ ing@@ ship , and the authority for him to rule was going to be con@@ fer@@ red on him by Jehovah , not by rest@@ less crow@@ ds .
M@@ ic@@ ha@@ el ag@@ re@@ ed to do the same .
By doing so , we show them honor .
Does this apply to you as an older person ?
E@@ sa@@ u lived in pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ cha@@ l times , and he may even occasi@@ on@@ ally have had the privilege of o@@ ffering sacrific@@ es .
What happened to Ad@@ am@@ ’s children ?
What of a Christian living with an op@@ posed mate ?
However , J@@ us@@ tice Je@@ an C@@ re@@ pe@@ au of Q@@ u@@ ebe@@ c Su@@ peri@@ or C@@ our@@ t in Cana@@ da had a different op@@ in@@ ion .
Your prayers can become even more mean@@ ing@@ ful as you pet@@ iti@@ on him ear@@ n@@ es@@ tly and inc@@ ess@@ an@@ tly .
He has the power and the me@@ tho@@ ds needed to bl@@ ind the min@@ ds of the worl@@ d’s rul@@ ers and their sub@@ je@@ cts .
In the Bible , the true God not only tel@@ ls us what the right course is but also expla@@ ins the benef@@ its of wal@@ king in it as well as the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of going the wrong way .
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately , Ju@@ d@@ as appe@@ ared in the gar@@ den with his co@@ con@@ spi@@ r@@ at@@ ors , “ and going st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght up to Jesus he said : ‘ Go@@ od day , R@@ ab@@ bi ! ’
In loo@@ king for the good in our brothers and sisters , we refle@@ ct Paul’s attitude when he ad@@ d@@ ressed the Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ i@@ an congregation .
For example , Abraham and his ne@@ p@@ he@@ w Lo@@ t both ow@@ ned many ani@@ mal@@ s , and their shepher@@ ds began to ar@@ gu@@ e because there was not en@@ ough land for all of them .
Satan kno@@ ws that he has only “ a sh@@ ort peri@@ od of time . ”
This would have been a s@@ pl@@ en@@ did opportunity to ad@@ v@@ ance Jehovah’s purpose and experience his blessing .
No@@ tice how Jehovah descri@@ bes his cap@@ ac@@ ity for for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess : “ Th@@ ough the sin@@ s of you people should prove to be as s@@ car@@ let , they will be made wh@@ ite just like s@@ now ; though they should be red like cri@@ m@@ son clo@@ th , they will become even like w@@ o@@ ol . ” The word “ s@@ car@@ let ” den@@ o@@ tes a b@@ right - red col@@ or .
One way a person could w@@ an@@ der into the fo@@ ol@@ ish course of the “ young man in want of heart ” is by a@@ im@@ less@@ ly f@@ li@@ pp@@ ing through tel@@ ev@@ ision ch@@ ann@@ els or sur@@ f@@ ing the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t .
By l@@ in@@ king Me@@ gi@@ d@@ do to the coming war , the Bible as@@ sures us that God , through his Son , will comple@@ t@@ ely con@@ qu@@ er all op@@ pos@@ ing for@@ ces .
In their eyes , though , “ he seem@@ ed like a man who was jo@@ king . ” ​ — Genesis 19 : 14 .
We are ‘ made in God’s i@@ ma@@ ge , according to his lik@@ en@@ ess , ’ so we have the cap@@ ac@@ ity to refle@@ ct godly at@@ tri@@ bu@@ tes .
Because he has set a day in which he pur@@ pos@@ es to ju@@ dge the in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed . ” ​ — Acts 17 : 30 , 31 .
E@@ spe@@ cially when we are fac@@ ed with a famili@@ ar situation or proble@@ m , we have to be care@@ ful not to r@@ ely on ourselves .
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Indeed , Jesus is in ag@@ re@@ ement with the enti@@ re arrang@@ ement of God .
It can be u@@ se@@ ful for a child to know more than one language .
F@@ in@@ ding S@@ ome@@ thing Bet@@ ter T@@ ha@@ n G@@ lam@@ our 8
This is because the world in gener@@ al has little faith in God , and such an attitude can eas@@ ily we@@ ak@@ en our trust in Jehovah .
He wants as his sub@@ je@@ cts those who serve him because they both love and desire his righteous way of rul@@ ing .
What Jehovah F@@ o@@ re@@ kno@@ ws
Rather , the Jewish religious lead@@ ers h@@ ated him .
; Per@@ e@@ z , B .
In so doing , he turned himself into Satan the Devil , a s@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ er and op@@ pos@@ er of God . ​ — Genesis 3 : 1 - 6 .
One hous@@ eho@@ l@@ der respon@@ ded very positi@@ vely to a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar Bible verse .
F@@ ur@@ ther , at the beg@@ in@@ ning of the second century , P@@ l@@ in@@ y the Y@@ ou@@ ng@@ er wrote to Rom@@ an E@@ mp@@ er@@ or T@@ ra@@ j@@ an from Bi@@ th@@ y@@ ni@@ a concer@@ ning Christi@@ an@@ ity .
It would be na@@ i@@ ve to as@@ su@@ me o@@ ther@@ wise !
For example , Jehovah used sever@@ al questions when war@@ ning Ca@@ in to cor@@ rec@@ t his des@@ tru@@ ctive course .
Jehovah’s people today follow this counsel and have been pra@@ ised for their hon@@ es@@ ty , as in the pa@@ y@@ ment of ta@@ x@@ es . ​ — Hebrews 13 : 18 .
M@@ ore T@@ ha@@ n a G@@ ame
Can you see any value in being hum@@ ble ?
S@@ tu@@ dy Ar@@ tic@@ les 4 , 5 P@@ A@@ G@@ E@@ S 20 - 28
Jesus t@@ wi@@ ce said : “ Ke@@ ep doing this in re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of me . ”
It began with a sum@@ m@@ ary of the we@@ ek@@ ’s Watchtower less@@ on , follow@@ ed by a bri@@ ef pres@@ ent@@ ation of some high@@ ligh@@ ts of the an@@ nu@@ al meeting .
“ Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e be@@ coming mer@@ ci@@ ful , just as your Father is mer@@ ci@@ ful . ” ​ — L@@ U@@ K@@ E 6 : 36 .
1 - 3 . ( a ) Di@@ d Jesus ’ death on the t@@ or@@ ture st@@ ake mean that Jehovah no longer requi@@ red any kind of sacrifice from us ?
How can an imper@@ fect human walk with God ?
Do Not F@@ ol@@ low “ After the C@@ ro@@ w@@ d ”
And God does not change .
The l@@ ack of spiritual exerc@@ ise ev@@ en@@ tually we@@ ak@@ ens , even de@@ ad@@ ens , what faith he might once have had .
How involved am I in congregation meetings ? ’
“ How loyal and righteous and un@@ b@@ lam@@ able we proved to be . ” ​ — 1 TH@@ E@@ S@@ S .
Con@@ tr@@ ast the comm@@ on view of sla@@ very with that encoura@@ ged at Romans 12 : 11 .
The apostle Paul called this point to the attention of his fellow Christians in ancient Corin@@ th in his first letter to them .
7@@ 1 : 15 .
A@@ ma@@ z@@ ing things can be done by your b@@ ra@@ in , some@@ times even without your consci@@ ous effort .
Jehovah’s Li@@ ght Will Con@@ t@@ inu@@ e to Sh@@ ine
These words apply to the one who@@ se man@@ i@@ fes@@ tation they descri@@ be , nam@@ ely , Jesus Christ .
E@@ mp@@ loy@@ ment , school , and num@@ er@@ ous hous@@ eho@@ ld du@@ ties need to be f@@ it@@ ted in .
B@@ es@@ id@@ es , as we consider@@ ed before , cen@@ tu@@ ries later when Jesus was here on earth , he indic@@ ated that the se@@ ven times had not yet ended .
When desire , temp@@ tation , and opportunity con@@ ver@@ ge , tr@@ ou@@ ble can eas@@ ily follow .
There is often no reli@@ able way to ver@@ i@@ fy that the f@@ lood of information is acc@@ ur@@ ate and bal@@ an@@ ced .
Some time later , I was appointed as a serv@@ ant in the congregation .
Can you do the same ​ — simp@@ li@@ fy your life in order to ad@@ v@@ ance the inter@@ ests of God’s Kingdom ? ​ — Mat@@ t .
H@@ um@@ ility does not come eas@@ ily to most of us . We all have an in@@ her@@ ited tend@@ enc@@ y to be pr@@ ou@@ d .
Ne@@ h@@ emiah could have thought : ‘ That s@@ oun@@ ds reason@@ able .
Jehovah , our Father , will then become “ all things to ever@@ yone . ” ​ — 1 C@@ or . 15 : 28 .
When the apostle Paul wrote to Christians in C@@ olo@@ s@@ sa@@ e , he was in R@@ ome under house ar@@ rest , though he could have vis@@ it@@ ors .
Ab@@ out one year later , they were trans@@ por@@ ted back to H@@ ung@@ ary , where Á@@ d@@ á@@ m was li@@ ber@@ ated by So@@ vi@@ et tro@@ op@@ s in the s@@ pr@@ ing of 194@@ 5 .
A we@@ ek later , Lu@@ i@@ g@@ i was making a return vis@@ it on a woman and he learned that her husband was the other d@@ ri@@ ver !
He wants you to be happy forever , not just now !
How does the Bible rec@@ ord esta@@ bl@@ ish the re@@ ality of the resurrection ?
In fact , they do not bapti@@ ze those who do not qu@@ ali@@ fy spiritually .
What are some du@@ ties of heavenly spirit cre@@ atu@@ res ?
How can I make sure that I understand my mat@@ e@@ ’s true feelings on this sub@@ ject ?
Some friends su@@ gg@@ ested that Eva and I return home to care for her .
Fir@@ st , we can be confid@@ ent that nothing and no one can pre@@ v@@ ent Jesus Christ from rul@@ ing .
In his letter to the Romans , Paul wrote about a stru@@ gg@@ le he himself experienced ​ — a con@@ f@@ li@@ ct between his flesh and his mind .
Although many things have chang@@ ed over the cen@@ tu@@ ries , the ess@@ enti@@ al as@@ pe@@ cts of conven@@ tions have not .
( a ) Y@@ oung ones , how should you reg@@ ard counsel from older ones ?
“ This Is the W@@ a@@ y . W@@ al@@ k in It ”
His hum@@ ility made such a pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous course un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble ; his faith made it un@@ necess@@ ary .
35 : 8 .
Bi@@ bli@@ cal examples should strengthen our determin@@ ation never to give up in our stru@@ gg@@ le to gain greater self - control .
; Fr@@ y@@ er , J .
At one low point , F@@ er@@ n received a beau@@ ti@@ ful letter from Bro@@ ther Na@@ than K@@ nor@@ r .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , Paul evid@@ ently got con@@ fir@@ m@@ ation of as@@ pe@@ cts of that ev@@ ent by inspired re@@ vel@@ ation .
I remember sear@@ ch@@ ing out artic@@ les in Watchtower and A@@ wa@@ ke !
In his de@@ f@@ en@@ se Paul asked : “ Why is it jud@@ ged un@@ beli@@ e@@ va@@ ble among you men that God ra@@ ises up the dead ? ”
7 : 24 - 26 ) What helped them to end@@ ure ?
A@@ h , but the shepher@@ d rep@@ lied : “ Like a l@@ ily among thor@@ n@@ y we@@ e@@ ds , so is my gi@@ r@@ l compan@@ ion among the daugh@@ ters ” !
When I started in the cir@@ cu@@ it work , there were few c@@ ars , tel@@ ev@@ isions , or ty@@ pe@@ writ@@ ers in that re@@ gi@@ on and no trans@@ ist@@ or ra@@ di@@ o@@ s or personal com@@ pu@@ ters .
The Jews , though , persecu@@ te Jesus for doing this on the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h .
What did Bal@@ a@@ am do , and against what must all Christians be on gu@@ ard ?
Why such a p@@ light ?
His conscience stu@@ ng him , and he told P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h about the re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble young man in pris@@ on who two years ear@@ li@@ er had cor@@ rec@@ tly inter@@ pre@@ ted his dre@@ am and that of the bak@@ er .
The cu@@ sto@@ m of being called by more than one name is comm@@ on in many cul@@ tures .
And when parents vis@@ it such ones , they can take their children with them if it is appro@@ pri@@ ate .
God’s law is reas@@ sur@@ ingly un@@ chang@@ e@@ able .
We have no reason to doubt that Jehovah can prote@@ ct us from anything that could cause us to lo@@ se his appro@@ val .
As can be seen , the end result of such wit@@ ness@@ ing is often not known .
31 Di@@ d You K@@ now ?
Even his own men vie@@ wed him as “ a good - for - nothing fellow . ”
8 Do the An@@ s@@ wers Mat@@ ter ?
C@@ ould it be , though , that some are tr@@ ying too hard to find happiness ?
“ She ab@@ oun@@ ded in good de@@ e@@ ds and gi@@ f@@ ts of mer@@ cy , ” especially in be@@ half of the wi@@ do@@ ws in the congregation .
At the pe@@ ak of my care@@ er , my gi@@ r@@ l@@ friend E@@ vi@@ ja ( who later became my wife ) came in cont@@ act with Jehovah’s Witnesses .
In 198@@ 9 the B@@ er@@ l@@ in W@@ all came down and with it the Com@@ mun@@ ist b@@ lo@@ c of E@@ ast@@ er@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
Many po@@ pul@@ ar g@@ ames fe@@ ature dis@@ gu@@ sting im@@ mor@@ ality , as well as demon@@ ism and viol@@ ence .
Does the pro@@ spe@@ ct of being re@@ un@@ ited with a dead loved one appe@@ al to you ?
Yes , no matter where we may be or wh@@ atever the circumstances , cultiv@@ ating godly con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment in our own circumstances makes for a jo@@ y@@ ful spirit in serving our G@@ r@@ and Creator .
W@@ al@@ king by faith , not by sight !
“ What helped us to end@@ ure , ” said one of Jehovah’s Witnesses who was imp@@ ris@@ oned during the form@@ er So@@ vi@@ et re@@ gi@@ me , “ was a clear understanding of the is@@ sue ra@@ ised in the gar@@ den of E@@ den ​ — the is@@ sue of God’s right to rule . . . .
“ The fru@@ it@@ age of the spirit is . . . self - control . ” ​ — G@@ A@@ L .
Tru@@ e Christians not only refu@@ se to take up ar@@ ms in any con@@ f@@ li@@ ct but also work hard to show love for one another .
In his conclu@@ sion , the cha@@ ir@@ man re@@ mar@@ ked that the “ jo@@ in@@ ts and lig@@ am@@ ents ” un@@ iting a body res@@ em@@ ble the means and arrang@@ ements that “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ” uses to supp@@ ly Jehovah’s people with n@@ ou@@ ri@@ sh@@ ment and direction .
No doubt this took consider@@ able hum@@ ility on Paul’s part , a fact that deep@@ ens our appreciation for him .
If you love God , how will you respon@@ d to James 1 : 22 - 25 ?
Still , Isa@@ a@@ c did not min@@ i@@ mi@@ ze Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h’s feelings .
The psalmist said : “ I have plac@@ ed Jehovah in fr@@ on@@ t of me con@@ stan@@ tly . Because he is at my right hand , I shall not be made to to@@ t@@ ter .
G@@ u@@ il@@ t can be a har@@ s@@ h t@@ as@@ k@@ ma@@ ster .
We can be confid@@ ent that God will do what he has said and will car@@ ry out what he has spo@@ ken . ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 23 : 19 .
Many young men my age vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered to go to war , but following the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s direction , I deci@@ ded to remain neu@@ tr@@ al .
The in@@ vo@@ c@@ ation of “ sa@@ in@@ ts ” was , he ob@@ served , an in@@ sul@@ t to the Me@@ di@@ at@@ or , Jesus . ​ — 1 Timothy 2 : 5 .
( 6 ) Con@@ n@@ ell , J .
Just how can we ac@@ hi@@ eve that ?
The hope of ga@@ ining sal@@ vation could strengthen them in their fi@@ ght to remain mor@@ ally clean .
We have the privilege of tel@@ ling all people about the thr@@ ill@@ ing promise that is found at Revelation 21 : 4 , 5 : “ [ God ] will wi@@ pe out every te@@ ar from their eyes , and death will be no more , ne@@ i@@ ther will m@@ our@@ ning nor out@@ c@@ ry nor pain be any@@ more .
N@@ early 1@@ 3@@ ,000 cu@@ bi@@ c y@@ ar@@ ds [ 10@@ ,000 c@@ u m ] of water p@@ lu@@ ng@@ e over them every second during the ra@@ in@@ y se@@ as@@ on .
This was because Si@@ me@@ on as well as L@@ ev@@ i had ac@@ ted “ har@@ sh@@ ly , ” and their anger was “ c@@ ru@@ el . ”
He spe@@ cul@@ ated that the ri@@ ver P@@ ish@@ on re@@ pres@@ ents pr@@ u@@ d@@ ence , the ri@@ ver Gi@@ ho@@ n is the sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of so@@ bri@@ ety , the Ti@@ gr@@ is sy@@ m@@ bo@@ li@@ z@@ es for@@ titu@@ de , and the E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates den@@ o@@ tes justice .
Al@@ v@@ in and I were baptized in May 195@@ 1 .
Of his ancient people , fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely spo@@ ken of as Z@@ ion , he said : “ I will be je@@ al@@ ous for Z@@ ion with great je@@ al@@ ous@@ y , and with great ra@@ ge I will be je@@ al@@ ous for her . ”
By keep@@ ing our life simp@@ le and our pri@@ or@@ ities foc@@ used on spiritual activities , we were able to sp@@ end most of our time in the preaching work .
We would likely hear about even more evil things than we already do .
The father tre@@ ated him mer@@ ci@@ fully .
6 : 9 ; He@@ b .
We must maintain our appreciation for sac@@ red things so that we will not be over@@ power@@ ed by fle@@ sh@@ ly desi@@ res and lo@@ se our spiritual in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
5 : 21 , 22 ​ — Is giving v@@ ent to anger more serious than har@@ bor@@ ing it ?
I thought it was en@@ ough just to show@@ er her with sto@@ le@@ n je@@ wel@@ ry .
What is a Christian to do ?
He kno@@ ws that our relationship with him will be streng@@ th@@ ened when we read the Bible in the language we understand best .
For even the sin@@ n@@ ers love those loving them .
She ch@@ eri@@ shed this service until her death in 19@@ 7@@ 4 .
How can imper@@ fect humans eli@@ min@@ ate mal@@ i@@ ci@@ ous h@@ at@@ red from their lives ?
Yet , he re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly shows com@@ pas@@ sion and for@@ gi@@ ven@@ ess .
Thus Jehovah reve@@ aled that it was his purpose to emp@@ ow@@ er a “ se@@ ed ” to cr@@ us@@ h Satan and his for@@ ces and to prove the righ@@ t@@ ful@@ ness of His so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y . ​ — Psalm 2 : 7 - 9 ; 1@@ 10 : 1 , 2 .
In fact , in No@@ ah’s day , “ the earth was filled with viol@@ ence . ”
C@@ ar@@ b@@ on mon@@ o@@ xi@@ de is a col@@ or@@ less , o@@ d@@ or@@ less g@@ as that k@@ ill@@ s by st@@ op@@ p@@ ing red blood c@@ el@@ ls from deli@@ ver@@ ing o@@ x@@ y@@ g@@ en in the body .
Some have al@@ le@@ ged that time was me@@ a@@ sur@@ ed differ@@ ently in those days and that what was called a year was ac@@ tually a mon@@ th .
“ A faithful witness is one that will not li@@ e , ” wrote the wise man .
We may have to su@@ ff@@ er and face a@@ bu@@ se because of our Christian conduct , but so did Christ because of his faith and loy@@ al@@ ty to God .
In No@@ ah’s day , why was the earth “ filled with viol@@ ence ” ?
If marriage mat@@ es are not care@@ ful , they may f@@ all into a similar pat@@ ter@@ n .
C@@ learly , the gra@@ du@@ ation pro@@ gra@@ m of the 1@@ 1@@ 6@@ th class made all in attend@@ ance more determined to go for@@ th as ze@@ al@@ ous har@@ v@@ est work@@ ers .
P@@ artic@@ ul@@ arly since 195@@ 2 , Jehovah’s Witnesses have given inc@@ reas@@ ed support to an arrang@@ ement that helps to prote@@ ct the congregation ​ — that is , the dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing of un@@ rep@@ ent@@ ant sin@@ n@@ ers .
So@@ on man@@ kin@@ d’s dre@@ am of pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity will be fully real@@ ized in God’s new world .
This ter@@ m does not occ@@ ur in the Bible but is found in Ar@@ am@@ a@@ ic transl@@ ations of the Hebrew Scriptures , also known as the T@@ ar@@ g@@ um@@ s .
Now , though , there is vit@@ ally important work that all of us can par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in ​ — preaching the good news and making disciples .
“ We are God’s fellow work@@ ers , ” so we must not be h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical work@@ men .
After refle@@ cting on all the good that Jehovah has done for them , many have been moved to organiz@@ e their time and activities to inc@@ re@@ ase their par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation in the Kingdom - preaching work or other the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c activities .
Con@@ sul@@ ting the law of Jehovah is not re@@ stri@@ cted to personal study .
They must ei@@ ther learn the new language so well that they can com@@ pre@@ h@@ end and expla@@ in spiritual matters in that language or teach their children to ma@@ ster the parents ’ language . ”
M@@ ature V@@ o@@ ic@@ es S@@ pe@@ ak U@@ p
How can the congregation provide comfort to those who are m@@ our@@ ning ?
The Bible states that as imper@@ fect humans , “ we all stu@@ m@@ ble many times , ” especially in the use of our t@@ ong@@ ue .
S@@ hi@@ r@@ le@@ y : I have a few more min@@ ut@@ es .
* Then , use “ good sense . ”
E@@ very year , about 2@@ ,000 new congregations are form@@ ed .
• How can we pre@@ v@@ ent je@@ al@@ ous@@ y from spo@@ il@@ ing our un@@ ity ?
The po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al of humans to turn back from a wicked li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le .
As we will see , the “ se@@ ven times ” mentioned here are e@@ qu@@ al in l@@ eng@@ th to “ the appointed times of the nations . ”
Da@@ ily , we make decisions about what to e@@ at , what to we@@ ar , where to go , and so on .
At one m@@ om@@ ent , though , the whole im@@ men@@ se stru@@ c@@ ture shu@@ d@@ der@@ ed and lu@@ r@@ ched .
The local branch of@@ fice of Jehovah’s Witnesses respon@@ ded quic@@ k@@ ly by provi@@ ding food for nee@@ dy ones .
M@@ ore important , we will honor God .
What example does Jehovah provide regarding self - control ?
“ Because he thin@@ ks that he kno@@ ws what is best , ” says one refer@@ ence work , he “ is not te@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble . ”
What out@@ standing char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic do they have in comm@@ on ?
C@@ am@@ pan@@ us no@@ ted that the Scriptures use the same illustr@@ ation to show that the Father has authority over the Son : “ The head of a woman is the man ; in turn , the head of the Christ is God . ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 11 : 3 .
Th@@ ink about how you would answer these questions : Why do I believe that God ex@@ ists ?
Jehovah’s mer@@ cy temp@@ ers justice ?
After sp@@ en@@ ding a night fi@@ shing , what experience did Peter have ?
And the world loo@@ ks on ag@@ ha@@ st as A@@ I@@ D@@ S s@@ pre@@ a@@ ds un@@ ab@@ ated .
Our loving heavenly Father , Jehovah , has provided his written Word to gu@@ i@@ de us in all matters .
How do the mon@@ ar@@ ch bu@@ t@@ ter@@ f@@ ly and the dra@@ g@@ on@@ f@@ ly reve@@ al Jehovah’s br@@ il@@ li@@ ance ?
Da@@ d’s health deter@@ i@@ or@@ ated quic@@ k@@ ly , and he soon died .
For example , Jehovah said to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h of Egy@@ pt : “ For this cause I have kept you in ex@@ ist@@ ence , for the s@@ ake of show@@ ing you my power and in order to have my name declar@@ ed in all the earth . ”
The app@@ lic@@ ation of counsel from God’s Word has brought about chang@@ es in their thinking and conduct .
We were determined not to allow our succ@@ ess in the bu@@ sin@@ ess world to pu@@ s@@ h asi@@ de spiritual go@@ als . ”
We loo@@ ked for@@ ward to the conven@@ tions .
No@@ te the following :
The war@@ m@@ th of the Witnesses and their real@@ is@@ tic , down - to - earth reason@@ ing bro@@ ke down all the pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce in my mind .
20 , 21 . ( a ) How do we know that we can have a close relationship with Jehovah ?
But the next words high@@ light what s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists say is the most important requi@@ re@@ ment for a life - su@@ sta@@ ining pl@@ an@@ et ​ — an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of water .
The school re@@ gi@@ men was said to inclu@@ de ac@@ qui@@ ring “ the free gift of the holy spirit . ”
Yet , how preci@@ ous it is !
All the days of Ma@@ hal@@ al@@ el am@@ oun@@ ted to ei@@ ght h@@ un@@ d@@ red and n@@ in@@ ety - fi@@ ve years and he died . ”
Why did John the B@@ ap@@ ti@@ z@@ er try to pre@@ v@@ ent Jesus from get@@ ting baptized ?
Si@@ mil@@ arly , Jesus may direc@@ t us in ex@@ pan@@ ding our ministry but only if we are mo@@ ving ​ — if we are pu@@ t@@ ting for@@ th real effort to re@@ ach our go@@ al . ”
In this article , we will learn why we need to set@@ tle differ@@ ences , or sol@@ ve disa@@ gre@@ ements , and how we can do that .
Th@@ ree song@@ s o@@ pen with the expres@@ sion “ Jehovah himself has become king . ”
What are the benef@@ its of set@@ ting our “ mind on the spirit ” ?
Yes , ze@@ al@@ ously “ s@@ end out your bre@@ ad ” upon many w@@ at@@ ers and “ s@@ ow your se@@ ed ” gener@@ ously , as did Paul and Jesus and as do these mo@@ der@@ n - day Witnesses in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o@@ ’s Eng@@ l@@ ish - speaking field .
U@@ se the World but Not to the F@@ ul@@ l
The good news high@@ ligh@@ ted in Romans involved Jesus ’ vital ro@@ le in God’s purpose
Di@@ rec@@ ted by God’s spirit , E@@ no@@ ch prophe@@ tic@@ ally declar@@ ed : “ Lo@@ ok ! Jehovah came with his holy my@@ ri@@ a@@ ds , to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment against all , and to con@@ vi@@ ct all the ung@@ o@@ dly concer@@ ning all their ung@@ o@@ dly de@@ e@@ ds that they did in an ung@@ o@@ dly way , and concer@@ ning all the sh@@ o@@ c@@ king things that ung@@ o@@ dly sin@@ n@@ ers spoke against him . ” ​ — Ju@@ de 14 , 15 .
Ex@@ c@@ it@@ e@@ dly , we started to go from house to house to share with others what we had learned .
E@@ z@@ r@@ a then lis@@ ts des@@ c@@ end@@ ants of the tri@@ bes on the e@@ ast side of the J@@ or@@ d@@ an , follow@@ ed by the g@@ ene@@ al@@ o@@ gy of the sons of L@@ ev@@ i .
It is fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al to true justice . ​ — Psalm 37 : 28 .
S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t - anointed Christians , “ sons of the kingdom , ” serve as “ am@@ bas@@ sa@@ d@@ ors sub@@ s@@ titu@@ ting for Christ . ”
We co@@ vered ter@@ rit@@ ory that was 10 to 15 mil@@ es ( 16 to 24 k@@ m ) away .
Gi@@ ven the im@@ men@@ se sc@@ ale of the uni@@ verse , many people ask , ‘ Why should the al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty Creator w@@ atch what low@@ ly humans do on a t@@ in@@ y pl@@ an@@ et ? ’
It will keep your mind clear and foc@@ used on things that are pu@@ re and who@@ les@@ ome .
For one thing , he mirac@@ ul@@ ously s@@ pared her life and the lives of all who s@@ ought refu@@ ge in her home ​ — nam@@ ely , “ the hous@@ eho@@ ld of her father and all who bel@@ ong@@ ed to her . ”
The prophet Isaiah said : “ They will not do any har@@ m or cause any ru@@ in in all my holy m@@ oun@@ tain ; because the earth will certainly be filled with the knowledge of Jehovah as the w@@ at@@ ers are co@@ ver@@ ing the very se@@ a . ” ​ — Isaiah 11 : 9 .
In the long ru@@ n , a husband and wife do not sol@@ ve their problems by s@@ cre@@ am@@ ing or by refu@@ sing to talk to each other .
C@@ ould these man@@ us@@ crip@@ ts truly be reli@@ ed upon as faithful trans@@ mis@@ sions of God’s Word , since the writ@@ ing of the Hebrew Scriptures was comple@@ ted well over one th@@ ous@@ and years ear@@ li@@ er ?
I knew from my stu@@ dies that the Israelites of old were comman@@ ded not to form any marriage al@@ li@@ an@@ ces with un@@ believers and that this princi@@ ple app@@ lied to Christians .
R@@ eli@@ ef Un@@ der the Gre@@ ater Solomon
Be@@ fore long , famili@@ es began to receive death no@@ tic@@ es from the fr@@ on@@ t .
Do you see why that should be encourag@@ ing to us ?
Those who go to heaven go there for a purpose .
So , then , what should we do with reg@@ ard to the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t ?
To maintain your joy , you need to keep on fe@@ e@@ ding spiritually .
The Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite and a certain shepher@@ d did have special feelings for each other .
What jo@@ b opportun@@ ities might young ones consider ?
I@@ ’@@ m care@@ ful not to for@@ ce them into my thinking but to let them form their own con@@ vi@@ ctions . ” ​ — I@@ v@@ ana , C@@ ze@@ ch Re@@ public .
My feelings just sp@@ il@@ led out , and it was the great@@ est reli@@ ef . ”
Jesus ’ own experience demonstr@@ ated the truth of that st@@ at@@ ement ; his life was trans@@ fer@@ red from heaven to the wom@@ b of a young vi@@ r@@ g@@ in ​ — sur@@ ely an ut@@ ter imp@@ os@@ si@@ bility from a human stan@@ d@@ point .
Will that h@@ in@@ der you from car@@ r@@ ying out your ob@@ lig@@ ation to respect your fellow Christian ?
As u@@ se@@ ful as se@@ cul@@ ar educ@@ ation may be , Bible educ@@ ation is su@@ peri@@ or .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From Revelation ​ — I@@ I , 2 / 15
Is there ro@@ om in our life to be more fru@@ it@@ ful , in@@ deed to be@@ ar “ much fru@@ it , ” as pro@@ claim@@ ers of God’s Kingdom ?
What about the Sh@@ ul@@ am@@ m@@ ite gi@@ r@@ l ?
N@@ ame some un@@ desi@@ ra@@ ble ways in which we might re@@ act when we are given counsel , and expla@@ in why Christian shepher@@ ds must pers@@ ist in their efforts to help us .
The mo@@ b p@@ our@@ ed g@@ as@@ ol@@ ine over two of the po@@ lic@@ em@@ en and set them on fi@@ re , the f@@ lam@@ es con@@ sum@@ ing them .
Jehovah high@@ ly es@@ te@@ em@@ s the service of el@@ der@@ ly ones , even though they may be li@@ mit@@ ed by their circumstances .
How does the Bible descri@@ be it , and why ?
And , as mentioned , the ex@@ ten@@ sive preaching cam@@ pa@@ ign going on worl@@ d@@ wide is a direc@@ t fulfill@@ ment of Jesus ’ words . ​ — Mat@@ t .
What will make stud@@ ying e@@ asi@@ er for you , more appe@@ al@@ ing ?
Par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 18 : See the book D@@ ra@@ w C@@ lo@@ se to Jehovah , pages 2@@ 8@@ 8 - 2@@ 8@@ 9 .
In his public ministry , H@@ er@@ ber@@ t had a number of experi@@ ences that for@@ ti@@ fied ​ — even a@@ mus@@ ed — ​ him .
* If we are we@@ igh@@ ed down by many responsi@@ bil@@ ities , it might be possible to d@@ ele@@ g@@ ate some of these to others .
In fact , since “ God is love ” and has made us in his own i@@ ma@@ ge , it can be said that he desi@@ gn@@ ed us to show love .
One family head even got ri@@ d of the T@@ V , pri@@ mar@@ ily to have more time for con@@ vers@@ ation with his children .
31 : 12 .
E@@ s@@ sen@@ ti@@ ally , it is because God’s law is based on his perfect , righteous standards .
I@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ IN@@ E that a prom@@ in@@ ent of@@ fi@@ cial as@@ ks you to d@@ ri@@ ve him to an important ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
11 : 27 - 29 .
What do we want to do with the preci@@ ous knowledge we pos@@ s@@ ess ?
Yes , they are !
P@@ re@@ aching the good news of the Kingdom was an important part of Jesus ’ earthly activ@@ ity .
Jehovah does not co@@ er@@ ce us into loving him and serving him .
The Scriptures re@@ pe@@ ate@@ dly invit@@ e ​ — y@@ es , ur@@ ge — ​ us to praise God , as David did .
We must read the Bible da@@ ily , medit@@ ate on what we read , and pray to Jehovah to give us his holy spirit .
When the Jewish re@@ bel@@ s , known as the Z@@ e@@ al@@ o@@ ts , s@@ ought refu@@ ge in@@ side the temple for@@ t@@ ress , Rom@@ an sol@@ di@@ ers began to under@@ mine the temple w@@ all .
They show an en@@ tr@@ ance of at le@@ ast a four - ch@@ am@@ ber@@ ed g@@ ate .
By the f@@ our@@ th century B.C.E . , E@@ dom la@@ y des@@ ol@@ ate .
It could be something as simp@@ le as reading to each other or as challeng@@ ing as lear@@ ning a new language .
M@@ ana , a young Christian gi@@ r@@ l , said : “ S@@ et@@ ting go@@ als was a bi@@ g help to me .
The ro@@ o@@ ts of the gr@@ um@@ bl@@ ing went deep@@ er .
He l@@ an@@ ded in the cap@@ it@@ al , A@@ nt@@ an@@ an@@ ari@@ v@@ o , and soon set up a new mission@@ ary school .
As such , his name and pur@@ pos@@ es deser@@ ve to be ma@@ gn@@ i@@ fied .
The P@@ ow@@ er of Our Ex@@ am@@ ple
Is be@@ aring Kingdom fru@@ it@@ age within re@@ ach of all Christians ?
Pe@@ ople need one another .
What can be said of the present world , and why do the anointed and their compan@@ i@@ ons need to be vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant ?
Y@@ oung servants of Jehovah today can lik@@ e@@ wise receive many blessings if they en@@ ter the “ large do@@ or ” that lea@@ ds to gr@@ and opportun@@ ities of an ex@@ pan@@ ded ministry .
“ You Mu@@ st Lo@@ ve Jehovah Your God ”
All such rul@@ ers had one thing in comm@@ on .
C@@ le@@ vel@@ and used to pray three times a day , as@@ king God to help him find the cor@@ rec@@ t way to worship H@@ im .
They are spiritual Israelites , the re@@ m@@ n@@ ant of “ the Israel of God . ”
When you answer questions about your faith , use the Bible and respon@@ d “ with a mil@@ d temp@@ er and deep respect . ”
Re@@ ading a chap@@ ter from the Bible book of Acts will “ s@@ ti@@ r up like a fi@@ re ” our en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m for the ministry .
A form@@ er Ger@@ man bi@@ sh@@ op wrote : “ They can righ@@ t@@ fully cla@@ im to be the only ma@@ j@@ or consci@@ enti@@ ous ob@@ je@@ ct@@ ors in the T@@ hi@@ r@@ d R@@ ei@@ ch . ”
Now I worship Jehovah , who provi@@ des a lasting so@@ lu@@ tion to all our problems .
Un@@ der the influ@@ ence of their religious lead@@ ers , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of people in the world cho@@ ose to ign@@ ore the clear evidence that Jehovah has a un@@ ited people who truly know him .
; M@@ c@@ B@@ ri@@ de , J .
They would not be o@@ pen to any ag@@ re@@ ement , displa@@ ying an un@@ will@@ ing@@ ness to become re@@ conc@@ iled to other people .
In time , I accepted a Bible study .
Our mo@@ tive for clo@@ thing ourselves with the new person@@ ality must be to honor Jehovah , not to w@@ in praise from men .
If so , you first need to form the ha@@ bi@@ t of reading the Bible regul@@ arly , da@@ ily if possible .
I ty@@ ped out my re@@ sign@@ ation , expla@@ ining my consci@@ enti@@ ous position .
N@@ ation will not li@@ ft up s@@ word against nation , ne@@ i@@ ther will they learn war any@@ more . ” ​ — Isaiah 2 : 2 , 4 .
It was repor@@ ted that when a le@@ per was seen , even at a dist@@ ance , a certain religious lead@@ er th@@ re@@ w st@@ ones to keep him far away .
We made ra@@ pi@@ d prog@@ ress , fin@@ ish@@ ing the study public@@ ation in just two months !
Hence , we look to the future with confidence in the promise recorded at Psalm 9 : 10 : “ Those know@@ ing your name will trust in you , for you will certainly not leave those loo@@ king for you , O Jehovah . ”
“ I do in@@ deed also consider all things to be lo@@ ss on account of the exc@@ el@@ ling value of the knowledge of Christ Jesus . ” ​ — P@@ H@@ I@@ L .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 13 , 1@@ 14
W@@ al@@ k in Acc@@ ord With the S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t ​ — How ?
What go@@ al should we have , and why ?
For anointed Christians , see@@ ing God re@@ ach@@ es its a@@ pe@@ x when they are resur@@ rec@@ ted to spirit life and ac@@ tually see their heavenly Father . ​ — 1 John 3 : 2 .
Job un@@ doub@@ te@@ dly had or@@ din@@ ary deal@@ ings with you@@ ng@@ er women and even kin@@ dly helped them if they needed ass@@ ist@@ ance .
Why is a par@@ ent@@ ’s continued effort important ?
“ The second [ comman@@ d@@ ment ] is this : ‘ You must love your neigh@@ b@@ or as yourself . ’ ” ​ — M@@ AT@@ T .
A@@ pu@@ n M@@ am@@ bet@@ sa@@ d@@ y@@ ko@@ va
As a result , Jehovah re@@ war@@ ded him by resur@@ rec@@ ting him and later making him King of the Kingdom in heaven . ​ — Matthew 28 : 7 , 18 - 20 .
God’s holy spirit was and still is a se@@ al , or an ad@@ v@@ ance “ to@@ ken of what is to come ” for anointed integrity keep@@ ers .
Now Jesus is rul@@ ing as King in heaven , and he will soon destro@@ y all of God’s enem@@ ies .
Jesus also as@@ sur@@ ed us of God’s loving concer@@ n , saying : “ Ke@@ ep on , then , see@@ king first the kingdom and his righteousness , and all these other things [ the material necess@@ ities of life ] will be ad@@ ded to you .
We will take the lead in show@@ ing them honor .
Since such a ple@@ dge is vi@@ r@@ tually a religious expres@@ sion , Christian children have b@@ ol@@ dly res@@ ol@@ ved to act in a way that pleas@@ es God , and their fine rec@@ ord has been hear@@ tw@@ ar@@ m@@ ing .
Since it c@@ learly does refle@@ ct his person@@ ality , we can be sure that it comes from “ the God of love . ” ​ — 2 Timothy 3 : 16 .
For his s@@ ake I have taken the lo@@ ss of all things and I consider them as a lo@@ t of refu@@ se , that I may gain Christ . ”
No , because a flo@@ ck of sheep sta@@ ys together and fol@@ lo@@ ws the shepher@@ d .
H@@ ard as it may be , you need to take your mind off your problems for a while .
R@@ ent free and ta@@ x free , a house ca@@ r or a tra@@ il@@ er en@@ ab@@ led many pione@@ ers to pur@@ sue their ministry with the le@@ ast possible ex@@ p@@ en@@ se .
* What a sa@@ d en@@ ding for those who do not love Jehovah who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly ! ​ — Matthew 6 : 24 ; 22 : 37 .
Al@@ t@@ ars and Tru@@ e Wor@@ ship in Israel
And what can I do to expres@@ s fully the feel@@ ing of the song@@ s we sing ? ’
There may come a time when a family has ne@@ i@@ ther the res@@ our@@ ces nor the ex@@ per@@ t@@ ise to continue car@@ ing for a loved one at home .
How did Luke ob@@ tain material for his Go@@ spe@@ l and the book of Acts ?
By means of his sacri@@ fi@@ cial death , the Son of God made et@@ er@@ n@@ al life possible for obedi@@ ent mankind .
Job , M@@ ary , and God’s servants in mo@@ der@@ n times , such as St@@ an@@ le@@ y J@@ ones , have up@@ held Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y
Li@@ ving by L@@ ake T@@ iti@@ c@@ ac@@ a are the Q@@ u@@ e@@ ch@@ ua and A@@ y@@ mar@@ a In@@ di@@ ans .
Not sh@@ y about remin@@ ding his followers of their responsi@@ bility to give , he emp@@ h@@ ati@@ c@@ ally states : ‘ Ti@@ thing is@@ n@@ ’t something you do because you can af@@ for@@ d it .
Solom@@ on@@ ’s W@@ ar@@ ning Ex@@ am@@ ple
The re@@ action of many people today seem@@ s to be , ‘ I@@ ’@@ l@@ l make them pa@@ y for what they did ! ’
Our great@@ est need , then , is to pro@@ cu@@ re something that will pre@@ serve our lives .
In what res@@ pe@@ cts was Israel a dedic@@ ated nation ?
Gi@@ ving gen@@ u@@ ine comm@@ end@@ ation shows though@@ t@@ ful@@ ness and buil@@ ds an at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere of war@@ m@@ th , se@@ cur@@ ity , and appreciation .
Even when he was ti@@ red or was in need of rest or qui@@ et time to pray , however , he put the needs of others a@@ head of his own . ​ — Mark 1 : 35 - 39 .
( b ) Wh@@ ich is the most important Christian qu@@ ality , and why ?
O@@ thers have taken on emp@@ loy@@ ment that keep@@ s them away from their famili@@ es or congregation meetings .
He also said that the early di@@ ag@@ no@@ s@@ is and quic@@ k action taken to get V@@ ic@@ k@@ y there gave her a good ch@@ ance for succ@@ ess@@ ful tre@@ at@@ ment .
N@@ ever@@ th@@ eless , even while c@@ li@@ mb@@ ing the st@@ ep@@ s to en@@ ter the house , one of the young men said , “ I want to know the people who use God’s name . ”
If we have the same attitude , we will find joy in rend@@ ering sac@@ red service to God .
When will the earth be comple@@ t@@ ely filled with knowledge of Jehovah’s glory ?
Ha@@ ve you ever been dec@@ ei@@ ved by someone you thought was a good friend ?
I then went to the of@@ fice of P@@ re@@ si@@ d@@ ent I@@ di A@@ m@@ in and asked for an ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment with him .
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : No@@ tice what the faithful prophet Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k asked God , as recorded at Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k , chap@@ ter 1 , ver@@ ses 2 and 3 : “ How long , O Jehovah , must I c@@ ry for help , and you do not hear ?
Does this leave us at a dead end as far as world un@@ ity is concer@@ ned ?
H@@ ist@@ ory con@@ fir@@ ms that the early Christians tre@@ ated the matter seri@@ ously .
What can we learn from his writ@@ ings ?
For example , had you been there with Moses when A@@ ar@@ on made a st@@ atu@@ e of a g@@ ol@@ den cal@@ f , how would you have felt about A@@ ar@@ on@@ ’s we@@ ak exc@@ uses ?
“ Un@@ mo@@ va@@ ble ” can sign@@ i@@ fy ‘ not allow@@ ing on@@ es@@ el@@ f to be loo@@ sed from one@@ ’s mo@@ or@@ ings . ’
“ Jehovah God pl@@ anted a gar@@ den in E@@ den , toward the e@@ ast , and there he put the man whom he had form@@ ed .
E@@ vi@@ l began with a spirit cre@@ ature who , though origin@@ ally faithful to God , develop@@ ed a desire to be worshi@@ ped .
At first , the shi@@ ps were used to trans@@ por@@ t war@@ ri@@ ors , the ac@@ tu@@ al fi@@ gh@@ ting taking place on land .
But b@@ es@@ id@@ es all these things , clo@@ the y@@ ourselves with love , for it is a perfect b@@ ond of uni@@ on . ” ​ — C@@ ol .
Abraham did not want his bel@@ o@@ ved son , Isa@@ a@@ c , to be b@@ ound to those people and their im@@ moral ways .
E@@ ven@@ tually we began writ@@ ing to each other .
It would be wise to re@@ exam@@ ine one@@ ’s life - st@@ y@@ le .
Per@@ secu@@ tion can take vari@@ ous form@@ s , some over@@ t , some sub@@ tle .
How can study and medit@@ ation benefit us ?
Yes , Jehovah will remain forever , and so will those who love and serve him .
I rec@@ all one of them saying : “ El@@ va , Jehovah is not up there using a wh@@ i@@ p .
“ The sin@@ ner is li@@ able to the death p@@ en@@ al@@ ty . ”
Ab@@ out that time a conven@@ tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses was coming up .
In a fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative sense , the W@@ a@@ yu@@ u field is in@@ deed “ wh@@ ite for har@@ v@@ es@@ ting . ” ​ — John 4 : 35 .
You can set one of these as a go@@ al .
H@@ ist@@ ori@@ ans ten@@ d to ag@@ ree that em@@ bal@@ m@@ ing began in Egy@@ pt but was also practic@@ ed by the ancient As@@ sy@@ ri@@ ans , Per@@ si@@ ans , and S@@ c@@ y@@ th@@ ians .
His Word promises us : “ Th@@ ro@@ w your bur@@ den upon Jehovah himself , and he himself will su@@ sta@@ in you . N@@ ever will he allow the righteous one to to@@ t@@ ter . ”
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , let us consider three important questions : What does it mean to know God’s name ?
Sh@@ ould You F@@ e@@ ar H@@ ell ?
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing their fa@@ iled at@@ temp@@ t to c@@ ast out a dem@@ on from a dem@@ on - pos@@ s@@ ess@@ ed bo@@ y , the disciples asked Jesus : “ Why is it we could not expe@@ l it ? ”
At a conven@@ tion in Bi@@ r@@ m@@ ing@@ ham the following year , a call went out for 24 vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers .
In Cana@@ an@@ ite soci@@ ety , R@@ a@@ ha@@ b@@ ’s prof@@ es@@ sion was pro@@ ba@@ bly res@@ pe@@ c@@ table en@@ ough .
Then he ad@@ ds : “ These words are faithful and true . ”
He said to the Ma@@ ster Wor@@ k@@ er : “ Let us make man in our i@@ ma@@ ge . ”
To whom do you reve@@ al your confid@@ enti@@ al matters ?
In 18@@ 38 , Lu@@ ke@@ ’s Go@@ spe@@ l became the first Bible book to appe@@ ar in S@@ pan@@ ish B@@ as@@ que .
This is not the time to lo@@ se our sense of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y regarding the times in which we live !
The next day , I plac@@ ed 4@@ 5 boo@@ ks with scho@@ ol@@ mat@@ es .
Can we draw close to him ?
Ther@@ efore , let Paul’s inspired words move you in the same way today .
Instead of being gr@@ anted full ex@@ emp@@ tion , however , my father was reg@@ is@@ tered as ex@@ emp@@ t “ from Com@@ bat@@ ant Ser@@ vice only . ”
9 , 10 . ( a ) What temp@@ t@@ ations are comm@@ on in your are@@ a ?
As a result , her husband and her mother came to real@@ ize that L@@ il K@@ um@@ ari@@ ’s Bible study was benef@@ iting the enti@@ re family .
Un@@ known to Peter , a day ear@@ li@@ er , Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us had also received a vision , in which an ang@@ el direc@@ ted him to sum@@ m@@ on Peter .
Pro@@ ve yourself holy during these tur@@ bul@@ ent last days .
No@@ te this c@@ ru@@ cial point , however : N@@ ei@@ ther Jesus nor his apostles expe@@ cted the Christian congregation to continue in the form in which it was origin@@ ally esta@@ bli@@ shed .
Many parents have read and discus@@ sed with their children the book L@@ ear@@ n From the Gre@@ at T@@ e@@ ach@@ er , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Why , just con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating the va@@ st uni@@ verse around us is a hum@@ bl@@ ing experience !
( b ) What help do elders have in making cor@@ rec@@ t judg@@ ments res@@ pe@@ cting fellow believers ?
Ex@@ am@@ ples of C@@ oura@@ ge Wor@@ thy of I@@ mit@@ ation
The ma@@ in Cana@@ an@@ ite go@@ d was Ba@@ al , a false go@@ d who the Cana@@ an@@ ites believ@@ ed brought life into ex@@ ist@@ ence .
At last , we were all worshipp@@ ing Jehovah .
The true God wants to help us , and this gives us the mo@@ tiv@@ ation and the strength to go on . ​ — P@@ s .
So let us devel@@ op and maintain a bal@@ an@@ ced view of ourselves and those with whom we seek to share the good news of the Kingdom .
Peter ur@@ ged us : “ As new@@ born inf@@ ants , form a long@@ ing for the un@@ ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ ated mil@@ k bel@@ ong@@ ing to the word , that through it you may gro@@ w to sal@@ vation . ”
By all means , then , continue to apply yourself to the study of God’s Word .
What , though , of the bil@@ li@@ ons who have died and will not be resur@@ rec@@ ted to heaven ?
For example , on the matter of ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y , he gave us a princi@@ ple that gu@@ ar@@ ds not only our ac@@ ts but also our thoughts and desi@@ res : “ E@@ ver@@ yone that keep@@ s on loo@@ king at a woman so as to have a pas@@ sion for her has already com@@ mit@@ ted ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y with her in his heart . ” ​ — Matthew 5 : 28 .
But what is the relationship between that group as a whole and the Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy ?
Fir@@ st , no@@ te that this ani@@ ma@@ l does not leave it@@ self vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able to att@@ ack .
He must have pon@@ der@@ ed deep@@ ly over God’s promises to his fore@@ fa@@ thers and had a ke@@ en desire to prove himself ready to do the divine will .
To shi@@ eld your children from cal@@ am@@ ity , you must be al@@ er@@ t to d@@ ang@@ ers .
Consider how T@@ ad@@ at@@ aka was helped by such loving concer@@ n .
In fact , people who dis@@ obey God , as Adam did , will lo@@ se the privilege of life .
But they likely em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed Christi@@ an@@ ity only during Paul’s first vis@@ it to L@@ y@@ str@@ a , their ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn , about 4@@ 7 C.E .
It me@@ ant that they bel@@ ong@@ ed to Jehovah , and Jehovah tre@@ ated them as his “ special pro@@ per@@ ty . ”
Su@@ gg@@ ested Bible reading for Mar@@ ch
We had been in In@@ dia less than si@@ x months when I was invit@@ ed to serve as the coun@@ tr@@ y’s first per@@ man@@ ent dist@@ ri@@ ct overse@@ er .
How has Jehovah always sh@@ own a loving interest in his human family ?
When Jesus was asked to sum@@ mar@@ ize the Law , he made two succ@@ in@@ ct st@@ at@@ ements ​ — one emp@@ ha@@ si@@ z@@ ing love for Jehovah , the other st@@ res@@ sing love for fel@@ low@@ man .
When Adam and E@@ ve were ex@@ p@@ el@@ led from the gar@@ den , Jehovah made sure that ne@@ i@@ ther they nor their off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing would gain acc@@ ess to that earthly Par@@ adise .
But taking in acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of our kind , loving , and reason@@ able heavenly Father will give us reas@@ sur@@ ance that we are preci@@ ous in his eyes .
Re@@ ally , in the same way that the tre@@ es , se@@ a cre@@ atu@@ res , and ani@@ mal@@ s do .
This was to show that a re@@ m@@ n@@ ant would return to Juda@@ h and take up true worship after the 70 - year des@@ ol@@ ation . ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 11 : 17 - 20 .
Des@@ pite his th@@ re@@ at , she deci@@ ded to get baptized .
For example , in@@ stead of saying , “ We will never disa@@ gre@@ e , ” res@@ ol@@ ve that you will work at set@@ t@@ ling differ@@ ences pe@@ ace@@ fully . ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 32 .
Your mind and body are clo@@ sel@@ y l@@ in@@ ked .
It is for N@@ ic@@ k , who started serving at Bethel at the age of 20 .
The disciples had been with Jesus for about three years , and now they had come with him to Jerusalem .
Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ising authority kin@@ dly and fir@@ m@@ ly , however , refle@@ cts loving concer@@ n .
She ag@@ re@@ ed , first of all , to speak to the brother her@@ self .
He obe@@ yed Jehovah des@@ pite op@@ position and har@@ d@@ ship .
; H@@ off@@ man , D .
Per@@ haps , as some su@@ gg@@ est , Joseph was not present at Jesus ’ tri@@ al .
What right vie@@ w@@ point did some of Jesus ’ followers have ?
Those lear@@ ning a new language prog@@ ress at different r@@ ates and in different ways .
O@@ ver time , this can help us to har@@ mon@@ ize our own conscience with Bible principles , br@@ ing@@ ing us clo@@ s@@ er to God’s i@@ ma@@ ge .
What a beau@@ ti@@ ful des@@ crip@@ tion of the Son of God , who@@ se f@@ on@@ dness for mankind moved him to give his life as a ransom in their be@@ half ! ​ — John 3 : 16 .
John wrote : “ This is the confidence that we have toward him , that no matter what we ask according to his will , he he@@ ars us . ”
E . Q@@ U@@ E@@ B@@ E@@ C C@@ I@@ T@@ Y , Q@@ C ( Fr@@ en@@ ch only ) , C@@ ol@@ is@@ é@@ e P@@ ep@@ s@@ i , 2@@ 50 , b@@ ou@@ l .
We would try to make up for it , but some@@ times we could not af@@ for@@ d to . ”
God’s m@@ ess@@ eng@@ er imp@@ ar@@ ted understanding to Daniel , as@@ sur@@ ed him that his prayers had been heard by Jehovah , and told him that he was still “ someone very desi@@ ra@@ ble . ”
Then he real@@ ized that his wife and children were foc@@ used on more mean@@ ing@@ ful go@@ als in life .
The ‘ lu@@ min@@ ary that d@@ om@@ in@@ ates the night ’ ​ — the mo@@ on — ​ is a f@@ it@@ ting remin@@ der of the per@@ man@@ ence of Christ’s rule .
; E@@ adi@@ e , N .
Bro@@ ther G@@ ar@@ d@@ ner , whom I affe@@ c@@ tion@@ ately called J@@ im , stu@@ died three chap@@ ters of the Tru@@ th book with me that mor@@ ning .
Th@@ ough most people would ag@@ ree with those com@@ ments , how many allow the re@@ ality be@@ h@@ ind them to al@@ ter their appro@@ ach to life ?
This s@@ inc@@ ere man learned that the ex@@ ist@@ ence of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness does not in it@@ self prove that God does not ex@@ ist .
Still , Solomon , in all his wisdom , could not free his sub@@ je@@ cts from the sh@@ ac@@ k@@ les of si@@ ck@@ ness , sin , and death .
Sa@@ y to him , all you people , ‘ May you par@@ d@@ on er@@ ro@@ r ; and accept what is good , and we will offer in return the young bul@@ ls of our li@@ ps . ’ ”
‘ I will put my la@@ ws in their mind , and in their hearts I shall wr@@ ite them . And I will become their God , and they themselves will become my people . ’ ”
The ga@@ ther@@ ing will be complete when the anointed who are ali@@ ve at the end of this system of things receive their fin@@ al se@@ al@@ ing and then are taken to heaven .
Eli@@ a@@ shi@@ b was the high pri@@ est , and To@@ bi@@ ah was an A@@ m@@ mon@@ ite and likely a pet@@ ty of@@ fi@@ cial in the Per@@ si@@ an ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation of Ju@@ de@@ a .
The Devil told her that in the very day of her e@@ ating from “ the t@@ ree of the knowledge of good and bad , ” she was “ b@@ ound to be like God , know@@ ing good and bad . ”
M@@ ore rec@@ ently , when Witnesses in J@@ am@@ a@@ ic@@ a showed a woman there God’s name in her own Bible , she too shed te@@ ars of joy .
F@@ it@@ t@@ ingly , the older men , or overse@@ ers , would re@@ present the local congregation in h@@ and@@ ling or res@@ ol@@ ving problems or in ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing c@@ as@@ es of sin .
When I see him su@@ d@@ den@@ ly b@@ lu@@ s@@ h , I know that my “ wh@@ is@@ per ” was much too l@@ ou@@ d .
Yes , women found Jesus appro@@ ac@@ ha@@ ble .
E@@ vi@@ d@@ ently , its number was en@@ lar@@ ged later , for “ the apostles and older men in Jerusalem ” were taking the lead . ​ — Acts 15 : 2 .
M@@ ake De@@ c@@ isions That H@@ on@@ or God
Jesus ’ ro@@ le as a Kingdom pro@@ claim@@ er ra@@ ises such questions as these : What did Jesus experience on earth ?
Moses origin@@ ally left be@@ h@@ ind far more in Egy@@ pt than any other individu@@ al Israel@@ ite later did .
The second stan@@ za of that s@@ ong dec@@ la@@ res : “ We seek ways that we may also san@@ c@@ ti@@ fy your mat@@ ch@@ less name . ”
So inter@@ w@@ o@@ ven was this under@@ gr@@ ound dist@@ ribu@@ tion ne@@ t@@ work that any dis@@ clo@@ sure could have far - re@@ aching effe@@ cts .
In the ne@@ ar@@ by city of S@@ it@@ í@@ a , a group of en@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ tic Witnesses was organiz@@ ed .
1 , 2 . ( a ) How is Abraham re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed among true Christians today ?
N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s recogn@@ ized that Jesus came from God .
L@@ ater that year , Na@@ than H . K@@ nor@@ r , who was then taking the lead in the worl@@ d@@ wide work , vis@@ ited us from Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , along with his se@@ cre@@ t@@ ary , M@@ il@@ t@@ on H@@ en@@ sc@@ he@@ l .
C@@ ould he not shi@@ eld the good people from the cal@@ am@@ ity ? ’
Th@@ an@@ ks in part to the book of Job , we know why God per@@ m@@ its suffering .
How may we sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart ?
Jesus ‘ ta@@ sted death for every man , ’ be@@ aring the con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences of sin for Ad@@ am@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing . ​ — Hebrews 2 : 9 ; 2 Corinthians 5 : 21 ; 1 Peter 2 : 24 .
You are heal@@ thy , en@@ er@@ ge@@ tic , and have a b@@ right out@@ look .
That is why it is important to be ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ous about re@@ pe@@ ating or for@@ war@@ ding un@@ ver@@ i@@ fied acc@@ oun@@ ts .
De@@ af@@ ening ap@@ pla@@ use gre@@ e@@ ts the vi@@ ct@@ ors !
Un@@ like mankind in gener@@ al , we dis@@ cer@@ n the Scriptural sign@@ i@@ fic@@ ance of cur@@ r@@ ent events .
Those of you who have “ done the will of God ” and have proved your loy@@ al@@ ty by your life course can look for@@ ward to recei@@ ving “ the fulfill@@ ment of the promise . ” ​ — Hebrews 10 : 36 .
Re@@ c@@ ei@@ ving an invit@@ ation to atten@@ d the 3@@ 0@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad was thr@@ ill@@ ing for us .
“ But from the time I accepted in my heart that there is a God and that the Bible expres@@ ses his wi@@ sh@@ es , I was a different man .
“ I have become all things to people of all s@@ or@@ ts , that I might by all means sa@@ ve some . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R@@ IN@@ TH@@ I@@ AN@@ S 9 : 22 .
But we can be as@@ sur@@ ed that Jehovah kno@@ ws our good mo@@ tive and the hard work we put into his service .
Many Jews were viol@@ ating the S@@ ab@@ bat@@ h and were fa@@ il@@ ing to support the L@@ ev@@ ites and the temple .
Like our first - century fellow believers , we turn to Jehovah in prayer for his spirit and for help to speak his word with b@@ ol@@ dness . ​ — Acts 4 : 23 - 31 .
Today , there are 6@@ ,@@ 6@@ 1@@ 3@@ ,@@ 9@@ 50 pro@@ claim@@ ers of the good news in 2@@ 35 lands of the earth .
A@@ n appreci@@ ative heart helps us to go on des@@ pite any dist@@ res@@ sing events that we may face . ​ — E@@ ph . 5 : 20 ; read Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 6 , 7 .
The Bible says that the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l F@@ lood of No@@ ah’s day stan@@ ds as “ a pat@@ ter@@ n . . . of things to come . ”
Some of these , the coun@@ ting of l@@ ines or words in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar , re@@ em@@ er@@ ge in the tra@@ di@@ tions of the Mas@@ so@@ re@@ tes in the early M@@ id@@ d@@ le A@@ ges . ”
Gi@@ an@@ ni ad@@ ds : “ M@@ au@@ ri@@ z@@ i@@ o was my Bible teach@@ er when I started stud@@ ying .
Lu@@ ther lost the respect of many when he too began to speak out on pol@@ itical is@@ su@@ es .
Mo@@ re@@ over , angels activ@@ ely prom@@ o@@ ted and acc@@ el@@ er@@ ated the preaching work that the gover@@ ning body was over@@ see@@ ing .
The following qu@@ o@@ tes from the 1@@ 5@@ th - and 1@@ 6@@ th - century A@@ c@@ ta Un@@ it@@ at@@ is Fr@@ at@@ ru@@ m show some of the beli@@ ef@@ s held by the M@@ in@@ or Par@@ ty .
He says that he was pr@@ ou@@ d and that he began to bl@@ ame Jehovah for what was happ@@ ening .
We were assign@@ ed to serve in S@@ an@@ ta An@@ a .
( b ) What example shows that Jehovah has bless@@ ed us with in@@ sight that es@@ cap@@ es many “ wise and in@@ tel@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ al ones ” ?
And we can be sure that such ze@@ al@@ ous worshi@@ p@@ ers are , in turn , beau@@ ti@@ ful in Jehovah’s eyes .
M@@ one@@ y may become more important than spiritual matters .
C@@ ru@@ el@@ ty often does p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ gi@@ cal har@@ m and se@@ ts in mo@@ tion a vi@@ ci@@ ous c@@ y@@ c@@ le .
It f@@ ill@@ s many with concer@@ n , anxi@@ ety , and even dre@@ ad .
What cause for joy do we have ?
Gi@@ ve a por@@ tion to se@@ ven , or even to ei@@ ght , for you do not know what cal@@ am@@ ity will occ@@ ur on the earth . ”
Indeed , with Jehovah’s help some we@@ al@@ thy people back then did become anointed Christians .
Yet , they had kept their faith strong .
God’s people are con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that “ it is near , and there is a h@@ ur@@ r@@ ying of it very much . ”
M@@ ike also no@@ tes : “ If you move to another are@@ a , you do well to recogn@@ ize that there are often different ways of accom@@ p@@ li@@ shing the same thing . ”
A@@ my happ@@ ily no@@ tes : “ I had the joy of serving as a pioneer for a few years .
O@@ ffering comm@@ end@@ ation to someone who displa@@ ys a willing spirit in Jehovah’s service encoura@@ ges that one .
L@@ ater he told me what happened .
O@@ ver@@ jo@@ yed at their dis@@ co@@ very , the le@@ p@@ ers temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily for@@ got Sam@@ ari@@ a .
He states , “ Se@@ e@@ ing the brothers and sisters prog@@ ress spiritually is a blessing . ”
Can you wi@@ den out individu@@ ally or as a family to inclu@@ de others when making pl@@ ans for occasi@@ onal rec@@ re@@ ation ?
The apostle John was also a p@@ il@@ la@@ r in the early Christian congregation .
E@@ very time I stu@@ mb@@ led , I thought of that account and it became e@@ asi@@ er to tell Jehovah that I was s@@ or@@ ry .
His wife stu@@ died the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses , and their Christian example gra@@ du@@ ally helped F@@ ran@@ c@@ o to see that he had to change .
However , the Bible shows that they can .
All four ul@@ ti@@ mat@@ ely a@@ ban@@ d@@ oned their fi@@ shing bu@@ sin@@ ess and follow@@ ed Jesus for the rest of their life . ​ — Matthew 4 : 18 - 22 .
H@@ ar@@ an is one of very few ancient set@@ t@@ le@@ ments still re@@ tain@@ ing the name used for it in the Bible .
TH@@ E BI@@ B@@ L@@ E@@ ’@@ S AN@@ S@@ W@@ E@@ R : God’s Word shows that Jesus ’ resurrection differ@@ ed from the other ei@@ ght in the Bible rec@@ ord .
Jesus showed that people would need help to understand fully what he taught .
Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s fear was v@@ al@@ id , for an ancient pa@@ p@@ y@@ r@@ us tel@@ ls of a P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h who had ar@@ m@@ ed men se@@ ize a beau@@ ti@@ ful woman and k@@ ill her husband .
Re@@ call that in discus@@ sing one@@ ’s cho@@ ice to e@@ at certain fo@@ o@@ ds , Paul ca@@ u@@ tioned his fellow Christians : “ Ke@@ ep w@@ atch@@ ing that this authority of your@@ s does not som@@ eho@@ w become a stu@@ m@@ bl@@ ing b@@ lo@@ ck to those who are we@@ ak . ”
The pri@@ est E@@ z@@ r@@ a is cre@@ di@@ ted with arrang@@ ing the book in its fin@@ al form .
That very night , B@@ el@@ sh@@ a@@ z@@ z@@ ar is kil@@ led and D@@ ari@@ us the Me@@ de recei@@ ves the kingdom .
Ther@@ efore , let us discus@@ s three ke@@ y el@@ ements to making your family Bible study a succ@@ ess .
( Read Romans 3 : 23 . )
“ I@@ t’s because I am one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , ” she rep@@ lied .
She died when I was 14 .
While the la@@ ity have been taught that they have certain ob@@ lig@@ ations , including the making of contribu@@ tions for the up@@ keep of the cl@@ er@@ gy , most have become little more than pas@@ sive listen@@ ers in the matter of preaching .
M@@ in@@ he@@ e rec@@ alls , however , that her friend did not se@@ em to understand her answer .
But should they simply let their children be s@@ we@@ pt along by the spirit of com@@ pet@@ iti@@ on for material advan@@ c@@ ement and succ@@ ess ?
May we avoid be@@ coming spiritually par@@ al@@ y@@ zed by ne@@ g@@ ative feelings .
But do not for@@ get that in the apostles ’ day , it was said : “ As reg@@ ar@@ ds this se@@ ct it is known to us that every@@ where it is spo@@ ken against . ”
What did James say about faith ?
What a joy that Jehovah per@@ mit@@ ted us to dis@@ co@@ ver spiritual tre@@ a@@ sures in those sou@@ ther@@ n san@@ ds ! ​ — Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah 4 : 10 .
T@@ w@@ o - fac@@ ed J@@ an@@ us was a go@@ d of all beg@@ in@@ n@@ ings .
What K@@ ind of Ri@@ ches ?
A@@ m@@ ong other things , Peter ur@@ ged his brothers : “ Be ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able to one another . ”
W@@ ould you like to know more ?
My husband , E@@ m@@ ma@@ s , was baptized in A@@ pri@@ l 195@@ 1
Although I had to ri@@ de and walk 20 more mil@@ es [ 32 k@@ m ] to get back home , I did not feel ti@@ red at all . ​ — Isaiah 40 : 31 .
“ AN@@ X@@ I@@ E@@ T@@ I@@ E@@ S O@@ F L@@ I@@ F@@ E ” C@@ A@@ N E@@ A@@ S@@ I@@ L@@ Y P@@ R@@ O@@ V@@ E F@@ AT@@ A@@ L T@@ O TH@@ E F@@ I@@ G@@ U@@ R@@ AT@@ I@@ V@@ E H@@ E@@ A@@ R@@ T
All was not lost , though .
He was mu@@ r@@ der@@ ed two months later .
There is one answer to all these questions .
Can we really deter@@ mine when the F@@ lood occ@@ ur@@ red ?
( b ) Why should we not be disc@@ oura@@ ged if we f@@ all sh@@ ort of the pat@@ ter@@ n Jesus left , and how was Paul a good example in this reg@@ ard ?
Lu@@ c@@ í@@ a@@ ’s Le@@ g@@ ac@@ y
Some people have lived through one con@@ f@@ li@@ ct after another as con@@ ten@@ ding fac@@ tions f@@ ought for control .
How does God’s Word encoura@@ ge us to think and act on the bas@@ is of principles ?
They ac@@ tually went through their things and liter@@ ally p@@ ac@@ ked all the materi@@ als rel@@ ated to such pro@@ je@@ cts and put them out of sight .
Jehovah speak@@ s to us through the Bible and by means of “ the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave ”
For more information , see “ Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers ” in The Watchtower , May 15 , 20@@ 15 , p@@ p . 29 - 30 .
However , I did not give up , and soon I was regul@@ arly sh@@ aring the Kingdom message with others .
Why so many spi@@ ces ?
No@@ te how these tra@@ its dre@@ w many to Jesus .
Yet , as the anointed succ@@ ess@@ or , El@@ isha was the fore@@ most among Eli@@ j@@ ah’s spiritual sons ​ — he was like the fir@@ st@@ born .
In 200@@ 5 , H@@ i@@ ro@@ o married S@@ v@@ et@@ l@@ ana , and together they continue to serve as pione@@ ers .
This will help us over@@ come difficult situ@@ ations so that we too can be a good example . ​ — Romans 12 : 20 , 21 ; C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 3 : 13 .
The Greek word that Paul used has been de@@ f@@ ined as char@@ ac@@ ter@@ iz@@ ing a “ res@@ ent@@ ful spirit which refu@@ ses re@@ conc@@ ili@@ ation ” and a ‘ s@@ pite that keep@@ s a s@@ cor@@ e of wr@@ ong@@ s . ’
Greek ph@@ il@@ os@@ op@@ her P@@ lu@@ t@@ ar@@ ch ( c . 4@@ 6 - 1@@ 20 C.E . ) wrote of those in the world bel@@ ow : “ [ They ] ra@@ ised a c@@ ry of wa@@ il@@ ing as they under@@ went fe@@ ar@@ ful t@@ or@@ ments and ign@@ om@@ in@@ i@@ ous and exc@@ ru@@ ci@@ ating cha@@ st@@ is@@ ements . ”
However , Jesus real@@ ized that he was also going to be fal@@ sel@@ y char@@ ged and con@@ vi@@ cted under the Jewish leg@@ al system and be ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted as a bl@@ as@@ ph@@ em@@ er .
Consider the following expres@@ sions :
“ The S@@ c@@ ene of This World Is Ch@@ ang@@ ing ”
But the af@@ ter@@ effect from her is as bit@@ ter as wor@@ m@@ w@@ o@@ od ; it is as sh@@ ar@@ p as a two - e@@ d@@ ged s@@ word . ”
He will respon@@ d im@@ medi@@ ately and eli@@ min@@ ate the per@@ pe@@ tr@@ at@@ ors .
However , those sta@@ ying w@@ atch@@ ful today know that their deli@@ ver@@ ance is near .
He en@@ v@@ isi@@ oned the ch@@ urch rul@@ ing over the nations and br@@ ing@@ ing peace to mankind .
But such ones do not make up an evil slave class .
34 : 7 .
Me@@ et Ad@@ vers@@ ity With “ S@@ oun@@ dness of M@@ ind ”
Y@@ oung ones are pro@@ ne to act on imp@@ ul@@ se or to give in to “ the desi@@ res in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent@@ al to you@@ th . ”
1 , 2 . ( a ) How do many view spiritu@@ ality ?
Adam and E@@ ve were plac@@ ed in the gar@@ den of E@@ den , or “ par@@ adise of ple@@ asure , ” “ to cultiv@@ ate it and to take care of it , ” not for a m@@ ere 70 or 8@@ 0 years , but for et@@ er@@ n@@ ity .
“ You Mu@@ st Be Ho@@ ly ”
When problems ar@@ ise , re@@ sear@@ ch what the Bible says about Jehovah’s thinking on matters , using Bible - based public@@ ations .
The book of Revelation ca@@ u@@ tions against ad@@ ding anything to the inspired rec@@ ord : “ If anyone makes an ad@@ dition to these things , God will ad@@ d to him the pla@@ gu@@ es that are written in this s@@ cro@@ l@@ l . ” ​ — Revelation 22 : 18 .
Instead of saying “ taking in knowledge ” of God , they simply rend@@ er the ver@@ b “ to know ” God or “ know@@ ing ” God .
P@@ s 9@@ 0 V@@ er@@ ses 7 to 12 show what we need in order to use our fle@@ et@@ ing years of life in a man@@ ner accep@@ table to him .
L@@ ear@@ n to Con@@ tro@@ l Your F@@ e@@ el@@ ings
Not only is it b@@ righ@@ ter and co@@ ol@@ er out@@ side but there is also another advan@@ ta@@ ge .
How can we have continued prote@@ ction against the wicked spirit for@@ ces ?
My strength , courage , and power dra@@ ined away . . .
Wh@@ ere did J@@ a@@ y find the strength to over@@ come his en@@ sla@@ ving ha@@ bi@@ t ?
Matthew is one of them .
Now is the time to stand fir@@ m and walk in the fear of God .
“ H@@ O@@ P@@ E I@@ S . . .
When H@@ ar@@ al@@ d was ar@@ rest@@ ed , his wife , El@@ sa , was still bre@@ ast - fe@@ e@@ ding their ten - mon@@ th - old ba@@ by gi@@ r@@ l .
And we have at our dis@@ pos@@ al an a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of Bible study a@@ i@@ ds and re@@ sear@@ ch to@@ ol@@ s .
Paul said that such su@@ peri@@ or author@@ ities “ stand plac@@ ed in their relati@@ ve positi@@ ons by God . ”
That such a person is mor@@ ally sen@@ sel@@ ess can be seen from the resul@@ ting moral bre@@ ak@@ down descri@@ bed at Psalm 5@@ 3 : 1 - 4 .
An@@ th@@ on@@ y : A good place to star@@ t is with Jesus ’ own words recorded at John 14 : 6 .
“ I w@@ ou@@ l@@ d@@ n@@ ’t be able to s@@ le@@ ep at night if I had ac@@ ted any differ@@ ently , ” said N@@ el@@ ma .
In this way the young ones ga@@ ined experience in doing re@@ sear@@ ch and in discus@@ sing the resul@@ ts of their study .
Let us remember them in our prayers , as@@ king Jehovah to give them his holy spirit so that they can mu@@ ster up courage and can act with confidence in declar@@ ing the good news . ​ — E@@ ph .
Many have a@@ do@@ p@@ ted Christian principles in every as@@ pect of their lives .
But how can Satan mis@@ lead Go@@ g if he himself is Go@@ g ?
What are the pro@@ spe@@ cts of loyal supp@@ ort@@ ers of the anointed ones ?
What love these brothers had for Paul !
Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an for@@ ces s@@ we@@ ep up so many pris@@ on@@ ers that they are ‘ ga@@ ther@@ ing cap@@ ti@@ ves just like s@@ and . ’
On S@@ un@@ day , I was the first person in the Kingdom H@@ all , yet no un@@ famili@@ ar sister showed up .
Paul was refer@@ ring in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar to anointed Christians , who are “ min@@ isters of a new covenant . ”
N@@ O@@ A@@ H and his family hu@@ dd@@ led together as the ra@@ in came down in t@@ or@@ r@@ ents .
I was taken by hel@@ ic@@ op@@ ter to a bur@@ n cen@@ ter and rema@@ ined there in in@@ ten@@ sive care for three and a half months , fi@@ gh@@ ting for my life .
The mon@@ th@@ ly a@@ ver@@ age of 5@@ ,@@ 3@@ 0@@ 9@@ ,@@ 2@@ 8@@ 9 Bible stu@@ dies repor@@ ted last year worl@@ d@@ wide show that there are still many she@@ e@@ pl@@ ike people who hu@@ ng@@ er for Bible truth .
The Con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary Eng@@ l@@ ish V@@ er@@ sion rend@@ ers Psalm 9@@ 0 : 1 : “ Our Lord , in all gener@@ ations you have been our home . ”
O@@ ’@@ Con@@ nor showed up in D@@ u@@ bl@@ in with yet another minis@@ ter as@@ king questions , but the a@@ udi@@ ence ap@@ pla@@ u@@ ded the Scriptural rep@@ lies .
And all must work to keep the peace in the congregation .
She is wa@@ iting for someone like the young man .
But the words you cho@@ ose and the to@@ ne you use will help ei@@ ther to te@@ ar down or to buil@@ d up your marriage .
No@@ te that Psalm 1@@ 27 : 4 , 5 lik@@ ens the par@@ ent to “ a mi@@ gh@@ ty man . ”
There is no ab@@ so@@ lu@@ te truth any@@ way . ”
The righteous one is fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly re@@ mem@@ ber@@ ed by others , most important by Jehovah God .
Such may have pang@@ s of gu@@ il@@ t because they are not able to follow the counsel as much as they would like to .
“ It was public , dem@@ e@@ an@@ ing , and pa@@ in@@ ful , ” says the book P@@ al@@ est@@ ine in the Ti@@ me of Jesus , “ and it was desi@@ gn@@ ed to str@@ ike fear into the hearts of any who would d@@ are pose a th@@ re@@ at to the st@@ atu@@ s qu@@ o . ”
And think of Jesus ’ well - known par@@ able of the neigh@@ bor@@ ly Sam@@ ar@@ it@@ an .
Jehovah H@@ el@@ ps ​ — How ?
There were do@@ z@@ ens of wa@@ ve pat@@ ter@@ ns to learn , and the s@@ tic@@ k char@@ ts served as mem@@ ory a@@ i@@ ds .
Your te@@ ens need to sense that you will ne@@ i@@ ther dis@@ coun@@ t their problems nor over@@ re@@ act to them .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , a young woman does well to ask her@@ self if she is pre@@ pared for the responsi@@ bil@@ ities of being a wife and mother .
The ro@@ a@@ ds cu@@ t through fore@@ st@@ s , cro@@ s@@ sed deser@@ ts , and s@@ cal@@ ed m@@ oun@@ tain@@ s .
Lo@@ y@@ al ones were not about to take any ris@@ ks .
Who M@@ ak@@ es the Da@@ wn A@@ sc@@ end ?
She was the young gi@@ r@@ l who loo@@ ked ag@@ ha@@ st when she saw us on our first vis@@ it to the Kingdom H@@ all .
▪ Ha@@ ve you ‘ made sure of the more important things ’ ?
6 : 24 - 26 , 30 .
Hence , the Bible ad@@ mon@@ ish@@ es us : “ Ke@@ ep t@@ es@@ ting whether you are in the faith , keep pro@@ ving what you y@@ ourselves are . ”
​ — B@@ as@@ ed on Matthew , Mark , Luke , John , 1 Corinthians .
But God could apply the value of Jesus ’ shed blood to Ad@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants .
Lo@@ ve makes us want to do good things for other people .
Why Tru@@ st Go@@ sp@@ els , 3 / 1
“ Th@@ ings in the He@@ av@@ ens ”
Hence , we look for@@ ward with in@@ ten@@ se interest to the fulfill@@ ment of that out@@ standing as@@ pect of E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el@@ ’s prophecy , tru@@ sting that “ Jehovah kno@@ ws how to deli@@ ver people of godly devo@@ tion out of tri@@ al . ”
And what good things happened in their world ? ’ ”
The same is true of O@@ ho@@ li@@ a@@ b .
God’s spirit op@@ ened the disciples ’ min@@ ds to things that they had pre@@ vi@@ ously heard from Jesus but had not fully under@@ sto@@ od .
The ability to accept a situation that may se@@ em less than ide@@ al dep@@ ends lar@@ g@@ ely on attitude .
C@@ al@@ led the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Un@@ fer@@ men@@ ted C@@ ak@@ es , it began the day after the P@@ as@@ so@@ ver ob@@ serv@@ ance took place on N@@ is@@ an 14 and continued for se@@ ven days until N@@ is@@ an 21 .
A@@ mer@@ i@@ can spi@@ es ! ”
Since then she has accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed him and his apostles , car@@ ing for their da@@ ily needs .
To@@ gether with our son , our daugh@@ ter , and her husband , we are now un@@ ited in true worship .
How does she de@@ al with this att@@ ack ?
However , Jehovah’s Witnesses ref@@ ra@@ in from tre@@ ating religious lead@@ ers as ones who mer@@ it ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary honor , even though those lead@@ ers may ex@@ pect it .
He su@@ ffered death for us so that we could live forever .
15 : 18 .
What question can Christians with long experience ask themselves , and why ?
Not far from the Kingdom H@@ all , the new@@ ly form@@ ed cr@@ ater was still spe@@ wing th@@ ic@@ k s@@ mo@@ ke .
Jesus said : “ He that has end@@ ur@@ ed to the end is the one that will be sa@@ ved . ” ​ — Matthew 10 : 22 ; 24 : 13 .
Al@@ so , those with him who are called and cho@@ s@@ en and faithful will do so . ”
• What is co@@ vered by the word “ for@@ n@@ ic@@ ation ” in the Bible ?
Pe@@ ople ‘ of All L@@ angu@@ ages ’ He@@ ar Go@@ od Ne@@ ws , 12 / 1
Psalm 10@@ 2 also shows how you might gain a more positi@@ ve vie@@ w@@ point .
When we put him first , others who love him will respect us for our loy@@ al@@ ty and become true friends .
Jesus declar@@ ed : “ Lo@@ ok !
His ha@@ ir sto@@ od for the special relationship that he as a Na@@ z@@ ir@@ ite had with God .
Per@@ haps you do not consider yourself to be stu@@ di@@ ous .
Abraham was gr@@ anted such clo@@ sen@@ ess because he “ put faith in Jehovah . ”
9@@ 7 : 10 .
In their study of the Scriptures , they found that the se@@ ven@@ th mon@@ th was to inclu@@ de the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of Bo@@ o@@ ths with its conclu@@ ding so@@ le@@ m@@ n ass@@ em@@ bly from the 1@@ 5@@ th through the 2@@ 2@@ n@@ d day of Ti@@ sh@@ r@@ i , so they began to make pre@@ par@@ ations .
In the fin@@ al chap@@ ter of his letter to the Hebrews , Paul inclu@@ des this ex@@ hor@@ tation : “ Let your bro@@ ther@@ ly love continue .
It was the cap@@ it@@ al of a God - appro@@ ved earthly kingdom .
( a ) In what ways do some people use their ri@@ ches ?
If your par@@ ent is still living at home , make sure that tru@@ sted care@@ gi@@ v@@ ers have ke@@ ys that will give them acc@@ ess to the el@@ der@@ ly person in case of an em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y .
B@@ ene@@ f@@ iting From the S@@ pi@@ rit@@ ’s R@@ o@@ le Today
But what is this ?
O@@ ce@@ an B@@ l@@ v@@ d . L@@ ON@@ G B@@ E@@ A@@ C@@ H , C@@ A ( J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese only ) , Con@@ ven@@ tion C@@ en@@ ter Se@@ asi@@ de B@@ all@@ ro@@ om , 3@@ 00 E . O@@ ce@@ an B@@ l@@ v@@ d .
In Jerusalem two years later , the Jews r@@ ene@@ wed their char@@ ges on the arri@@ val of P@@ or@@ ci@@ us F@@ es@@ tu@@ s , the new gover@@ nor , as@@ king that Paul be deli@@ vered to their ju@@ ris@@ di@@ ction .
He left her sa@@ dd@@ led with de@@ b@@ t , and he gave her no e@@ con@@ om@@ ic support to help her provide for their two young daugh@@ ters .
The very first prophecy of the Bible speak@@ s of a “ se@@ ed ” who will un@@ do the effe@@ cts of sin and b@@ ru@@ ise Satan in the head .
“ I like the do@@ or - to - do@@ or ministry , but when I am not feel@@ ing up to it , I eng@@ age in tel@@ ep@@ ho@@ ne wit@@ ness@@ ing . ” ​ — I@@ z@@ ab@@ ela , su@@ ff@@ ers from cl@@ in@@ ic@@ al de@@ pres@@ sion .
How gr@@ ate@@ ful we can be for the ser@@ vi@@ ces provided by the mo@@ der@@ n - day pri@@ es@@ tly class !
The meetings of Jehovah’s Witnesses are free , and no col@@ le@@ ctions are taken .
Yet , as mentioned in the pre@@ ce@@ ding article , Jesus dec@@ l@@ ined to get involved in pol@@ iti@@ c@@ s .
What did Job learn from Jehovah’s questions ?
S@@ hor@@ tly after Jesus ’ baptism , Satan tri@@ ed to enti@@ ce Jesus to pur@@ sue sel@@ f@@ ish desi@@ res rather than to keep Jehovah as the most important Per@@ son in his life .
If so , what must we do to receive it ?
Ge@@ or@@ g@@ ina dec@@ la@@ res : “ Des@@ pite my hus@@ ban@@ d’s op@@ position , I was not going to sto@@ p worshipp@@ ing my God .
Even the perfect man Jesus “ gave way to te@@ ars ” when his friend La@@ z@@ ar@@ us died .
He dis@@ cer@@ ned that Christ would return inv@@ isi@@ bly and that “ the appointed times of the nations ” would end in 1914 .
( b ) What question does this account ra@@ ise ?
In ad@@ dition , apost@@ ates occasi@@ on@@ ally take part in tel@@ ev@@ ision or ra@@ di@@ o pro@@ gr@@ am@@ s .
Jesus illustr@@ ated the need for us to be continu@@ ally vi@@ g@@ il@@ ant as we a@@ wa@@ it the end of the system of things .
That verse encoura@@ ges us to “ cle@@ an@@ se ourselves of every de@@ fil@@ ement of flesh . ”
They expres@@ sed their hear@@ t@@ felt gr@@ ati@@ tu@@ de to God as the men jo@@ ined Moses in a vi@@ ct@@ ory s@@ ong and his sister , Mi@@ ri@@ am , led the women in d@@ ance .
If our eyes ten@@ d to w@@ an@@ der where they should not , let us rec@@ all the fir@@ m res@@ ol@@ ve of faithful Job , who made a for@@ ma@@ l ag@@ re@@ ement with his own eyes ​ — a fir@@ m decision not to give r@@ om@@ an@@ tic attention to a woman not his own wife .
However , would you consider wit@@ ness@@ ing in the mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place or in the m@@ all ?
Lo@@ ve does not call down h@@ ur@@ t on the in@@ no@@ c@@ ent , for the Bible states that “ love does not work evil to one@@ ’s neigh@@ b@@ or . ”
Yet , I was f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ated by the Bible .
In Ju@@ ne we were trans@@ fer@@ red to S@@ wi@@ e@@ to@@ ch@@ lo@@ wi@@ ce , where I began to have he@@ ad@@ ach@@ es that still bo@@ ther me .
In the l@@ at@@ ter case , the li@@ on is used as a sy@@ m@@ bo@@ l of coura@@ ge@@ ous justice .
Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k he@@ ars what sh@@ o@@ c@@ king news ?
Un@@ der such circumstances , making a lo@@ an with a view to full re@@ pa@@ y@@ ment would not be going contr@@ ary to Jesus ’ words found at Luke 6 : 35 .
The emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is is on what Jesus did rather than what he taught .
She took her ministry seri@@ ously but found little respon@@ se to the Kingdom message in the are@@ a where she pre@@ ached .
The fact is , young ones can w@@ in , and they are w@@ in@@ ning !
Mo@@ der@@ n s@@ ci@@ ence is a@@ ware that matter can be chang@@ ed into en@@ er@@ gy and en@@ er@@ gy into matter .
Satan will again try to turn people away from Jehovah , but those who re@@ ject Satan will enjoy life on earth forever . ​ — Read Isaiah 25 : 8 ; Revelation 20 : 7 - 9 .
B@@ ack in those times , people ‘ were e@@ ating , dr@@ in@@ king , bu@@ ying , sel@@ ling , pl@@ an@@ ting , and building until the day that they were destro@@ yed . ’
Bo@@ th des@@ tru@@ ctive for@@ ces are descri@@ bed as per@@ man@@ ent ( ‘ is not qu@@ en@@ ched , does not die ’ ) : there is simply no way to es@@ cap@@ e them .
The Bible no@@ tes : “ A@@ n understanding son is ob@@ serving the law . ” ​ — Proverbs 28 : 7 .
A@@ no@@ in@@ ting “ dep@@ ends , not upon the one wi@@ shing nor upon the one r@@ un@@ ning , but upon God . ”
10 / 1 Why P@@ ra@@ y ?
Even so , I knew it was right to dedic@@ ate my life to him .
Rather than judg@@ ing others on the bas@@ is of ou@@ tw@@ ard appe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces , Jesus imit@@ ated his Fa@@ ther’s kindness , for@@ be@@ ar@@ ance , and long - suffering with a view to le@@ ading them to rep@@ ent@@ ance .
W@@ ould any good come from con@@ fr@@ on@@ ting him again ?
As the tri@@ al continued through the following we@@ ek@@ s , the at@@ mo@@ s@@ ph@@ ere gre@@ w more ten@@ se .
When she pers@@ is@@ ted , Jesus said : “ It is not right to take the bre@@ ad of the children and thro@@ w it to the little do@@ g@@ s . ”
E@@ n - g@@ edi
The apostles ‘ rejo@@ ic@@ ed in being coun@@ ted wor@@ thy to be di@@ sh@@ on@@ ored ’ for their faith
In the sum@@ m@@ er , we often c@@ y@@ c@@ led out to dist@@ ant ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es and used the enti@@ re we@@ ek@@ end for preaching , s@@ le@@ ep@@ ing in ha@@ y@@ st@@ ac@@ ks at night .
W@@ ic@@ ke@@ dness in any form does not bel@@ ong in our spiritual par@@ adise .
Ther@@ efore , it was un@@ thin@@ ka@@ ble for him to dr@@ ink the water .
What will be the result of Go@@ g@@ ’s all - out as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t on Jehovah’s servants ?
Like the young man , we want to car@@ ry it out to the best of our ability , with ze@@ al , with joy ​ — y@@ es , with e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness !
So how would Na@@ ba@@ l respon@@ d when he had an opportunity to show kindness to someone in need ​ — David , the anointed of Jehovah ? ​ — 1 Samuel 16 : 13 .
How did Paul demonstr@@ ate that he was not a ‘ ma@@ ster over his brothers ’ faith ’ but a ‘ fellow work@@ er for their joy ’ ?
V@@ ine . Com@@ ing up with con@@ v@@ inc@@ ing ar@@ g@@ um@@ ents that lead to a change of mind in our listen@@ er c@@ alls for in@@ sight into his or her thinking , inter@@ ests , circumstances , and ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
At the end of the letter , the gover@@ ning body wrote : “ If you care@@ fully keep y@@ ourselves from these things , you will pro@@ sp@@ er .
We have both learned that the truth about God is lo@@ gi@@ cal and simp@@ le , yet at the same time a pri@@ c@@ eless tre@@ asure .
What did Jesus say about our fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative e@@ ye , and how did he set the example ?
He also sh@@ ared with his followers his priv@@ ate thoughts and feelings .
□ N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h
But how can we show that we are expe@@ cting God’s new world to come soon and that we are loo@@ king for@@ ward to it ?
That is why they place their un@@ qu@@ ali@@ fied trust in the one who can ​ — Jehovah God .
What did he do when he was rel@@ eas@@ ed ?
Now , si@@ x months later , they have an attend@@ ance of 2@@ 30 .
Some have made it a go@@ al to mem@@ or@@ ize the wor@@ ding of a certain number of Bible te@@ x@@ ts or c@@ it@@ ations .
But Jesus gave his life as an expres@@ sion of love .
In J@@ anu@@ ary 19@@ 6@@ 2 we fle@@ w to A@@ nt@@ an@@ an@@ ari@@ v@@ o , the cap@@ it@@ al of the country , we@@ aring fu@@ r h@@ ats and heav@@ y co@@ ats , for we had left in the F@@ in@@ n@@ ish w@@ in@@ ter .
C@@ A@@ N you rel@@ ate to Will or R@@ ac@@ he@@ l ?
2 : 24 ; 3 : 12 , 13 , 22 .
What made Paul so sure of that ?
The Go@@ ver@@ ning Bo@@ dy has encoura@@ ged all of us to set asi@@ de an ev@@ ening or other peri@@ od each we@@ ek for personal or family study .
A@@ c@@ tually , the true and a@@ bi@@ ding love between marriage mat@@ es inclu@@ des all of them .
God has also given humans the opportunity to demonstr@@ ate their loy@@ al@@ ty to his so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
The brothers wanted to help me learn , and I was than@@ k@@ ful for their pati@@ ence and their hon@@ est com@@ ments .
Th@@ ough not having full de@@ ta@@ il@@ s , Jesus ’ disciples had what fir@@ m con@@ vi@@ ction ?
Are You F@@ ul@@ ly F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing the Christ ?
; N@@ ic@@ ho@@ ls , S .
On one occasi@@ on he ra@@ ised a young gi@@ r@@ l from the dead ​ — the daugh@@ ter of J@@ a@@ ir@@ us .
How may we show that we do accept Christ’s lead@@ er@@ ship ?
Jesus fur@@ ther said : “ When pra@@ ying , do not say the same things over and over again , just as the people of the nations [ the G@@ ent@@ il@@ es ] do , for they i@@ magine they will get a hear@@ ing for their use of many words . ”
Ge@@ or@@ ge : * “ E@@ very ev@@ ening follow@@ ed the same r@@ out@@ ine .
Even with “ those not fav@@ or@@ ab@@ ly dis@@ posed ” toward our work and our message , including ou@@ tri@@ ght op@@ pos@@ ers , we will keep ourselves “ rest@@ ra@@ ined under evil ” and act “ with mil@@ dness . ”
As God’s people , we are his pri@@ me t@@ ar@@ get .
What rich , pur@@ po@@ se@@ ful lives they live !
Many of those who heard him speak were prof@@ oun@@ dly t@@ ou@@ ched by his words . ​ — Matthew 7 : 28 , 29 .
In 6@@ 17 B.C.E . , the nation of Juda@@ h was in a bad spiritual st@@ ate .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing of the govern@@ men@@ tal author@@ ities , who set and en@@ for@@ ce tra@@ f@@ fi@@ c la@@ ws , the Bible says : “ Let every soul be in sub@@ je@@ ction to the su@@ peri@@ or author@@ ities . ”
Wh@@ ere is the wise man ?
O@@ ther leg@@ al ent@@ ities are used to prom@@ o@@ te Kingdom inter@@ ests in other lands .
Of course , David was not a perfect man .
We r@@ ented a small ro@@ om in a bo@@ ar@@ ding@@ house and b@@ ought c@@ ans of s@@ pa@@ g@@ he@@ t@@ t@@ i and also made san@@ d@@ wi@@ ches for ourselves .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines that the Witnesses were o@@ ffering .
He accepted an invit@@ ation to our meeting , and I started stud@@ ying the Bible with him .
Th@@ an@@ ks to information found el@@ se@@ where in the Scriptures , we can understand what the ang@@ el me@@ ant .
With fe@@ wer responsi@@ bil@@ ities for the time being , you may be able to do more with reg@@ ard to personal and family study , perhaps rest@@ or@@ ing a r@@ out@@ ine that had been difficult to maintain .
He thus proved Satan to be a wicked li@@ ar .
Tho@@ ma@@ s and D@@ or@@ is were working on their problems together .
With Jehovah’s help and than@@ ks to the love of many de@@ ar Christian brothers and sisters , I have been able to end@@ ure over this sa@@ d peri@@ od .
The two best sub@@ je@@ cts for medit@@ ation are Jehovah God and his Son , Jesus Christ .
After God’s rest day began , however , disa@@ ster stru@@ ck .
By imit@@ ating Jesus ’ example , a husband may w@@ in his wife over to true worship .
R@@ em@@ ember , though , that Jac@@ o@@ b wanted the ro@@ be to be a si@@ gn of fav@@ or and love .
How did the P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ es feel about the comm@@ on people ?
• What benef@@ its come to those who prac@@ tice the things they learn from God’s Word ?
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries ear@@ li@@ er , in his death - bed prophecy , their fore@@ father Jac@@ o@@ b fore@@ told : “ As for G@@ ad , a mar@@ au@@ der band will ra@@ id him , but he will ra@@ id the ex@@ tre@@ me re@@ ar . ”
It may also be that some among us feel a me@@ asure of disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement because the end of this system of things has not come as soon as we expe@@ cted .
If you real@@ ize that such feelings are p@@ ent - up within you , you might refle@@ ct on the example of Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b .
In this article , “ al@@ co@@ ho@@ l ” and “ dr@@ ink ” ref@@ er bro@@ ad@@ ly to be@@ er , w@@ ine , and other spi@@ r@@ its .
On many occasi@@ ons , I was viol@@ ated se@@ x@@ u@@ ally .
E@@ arly in his ministry , Jesus told his listen@@ ers in his Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount : “ H@@ app@@ y are those who have been persecu@@ ted for righteousness ’ s@@ ake , since the kingdom of the heavens bel@@ ong@@ s to them .
No@@ thing es@@ cap@@ es his attention .
As used in the Bible , the word “ purpose ” ref@@ ers to a spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c go@@ al , or a@@ im , that can be ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ed in more than one way .
The do@@ ct@@ or in char@@ ge said : ‘ Our bi@@ gg@@ est proble@@ m is that even relati@@ ves often a@@ ban@@ d@@ on family members when they know they have A@@ I@@ D@@ S .
W@@ i@@ th@@ out doubt , all of us will face some s@@ ort of disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ment in the future .
What experience demonstr@@ ates that some recogn@@ ize the high standards of Jehovah’s Witnesses ?
So , then , what should a rep@@ ent@@ ant wr@@ ong@@ do@@ er do ?
She was so ma@@ d that he had been out preaching that she began thro@@ wing p@@ ac@@ ke@@ ts of te@@ a at us .
P@@ A@@ G@@ E 10 .
Wh@@ ere can we find the ans@@ wers ?
So@@ cial class syst@@ em@@ s di@@ vi@@ de people , resul@@ ting in en@@ v@@ y , h@@ at@@ red , hear@@ t@@ ac@@ he , and much b@@ loo@@ d@@ shed .
“ I became a minis@@ ter , ” he wrote , ad@@ ding : “ To me , a man less than the le@@ ast of all holy ones , this un@@ deser@@ ved kindness was given , that I should dec@@ l@@ are to the nations the good news about the un@@ fa@@ th@@ om@@ able ri@@ ches of the Christ . ” ​ — E@@ ph .
The Bible says of some who cla@@ im to worship God : “ They public@@ ly dec@@ l@@ are they know God , but they dis@@ own him by their works . ”
You know what Ca@@ in deci@@ ded ; he did not cho@@ ose well . His decision and its resul@@ ting action co@@ st his faithful brother A@@ be@@ l his life .
So keep your mind on what Jehovah has promised , and let nothing de@@ pri@@ ve you of the pri@@ ze !
A@@ n In@@ di@@ an helped me .
11 EL@@ I@@ A@@ S H@@ U@@ T@@ T@@ E@@ R AN@@ D H@@ I@@ S R@@ E@@ M@@ A@@ R@@ K@@ A@@ B@@ L@@ E H@@ E@@ B@@ R@@ E@@ W BI@@ B@@ L@@ E@@ S
Yes , an hon@@ est , hum@@ ble exam@@ in@@ ation of the fac@@ ts to esta@@ bl@@ ish the truth is often called for .
During Paul’s cap@@ tiv@@ ity , sol@@ di@@ ers heard him di@@ ct@@ ate let@@ ters The P@@ ra@@ et@@ ori@@ an co@@ hor@@ t on du@@ ty at the p@@ al@@ ace is chang@@ ed da@@ ily at the ei@@ gh@@ th h@@ our .
Wh@@ er@@ ever it is taken in , it br@@ ings people to life spiritually .
• What can we learn from Jesus ’ refu@@ s@@ al to act on the re@@ qu@@ est by a man in the crow@@ d ?
What was the im@@ medi@@ ate effect of that war ?
Since a ri@@ di@@ cul@@ er ar@@ ro@@ gan@@ tly s@@ co@@ ff@@ s at the things of God , he fa@@ il@@ s to gain the ba@@ si@@ c pr@@ er@@ e@@ qu@@ is@@ ite for wisdom ​ — acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the true God .
Re@@ g@@ arding Jehovah , Paul wrote : “ His inv@@ isi@@ ble qualities are c@@ learly seen from the worl@@ d’s cre@@ ation on@@ ward , because they are per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved by the things made , even his et@@ er@@ n@@ al power and Go@@ d@@ ship . ”
In destro@@ ying the city , descri@@ bed as a vi@@ r@@ g@@ in , the Babyl@@ on@@ ians shed blood in such qu@@ an@@ t@@ ity that it was com@@ par@@ able to the s@@ qu@@ e@@ e@@ z@@ ing of gra@@ p@@ es in a w@@ in@@ e@@ pres@@ s .
When Jesus was about to beg@@ in a special p@@ ha@@ se of his life on earth , God public@@ ly expres@@ sed his affe@@ ction for him , saying : “ This is my Son , the bel@@ o@@ ved , whom I have appro@@ ved . ”
When you show bro@@ ther@@ ly love , tend@@ er affe@@ ction , and honor , you can often avoid situ@@ ations that cause you to have ne@@ g@@ ative feelings such as anger , fru@@ str@@ ation , and st@@ ress .
Be@@ fore giving fur@@ ther guid@@ ance on the use of the t@@ ong@@ ue , Solomon pres@@ ents a thought - pro@@ vo@@ king contr@@ ast . “ The eyes of Jehovah are in every place , keep@@ ing w@@ atch upon the bad ones and the good ones . ”
Satan’s world tri@@ es to we@@ ak@@ en our faith and can make us feel st@@ ressed and disc@@ oura@@ ged .
O@@ r the expres@@ sion “ thor@@ n in the flesh ” might ref@@ er to false apostles and others who challeng@@ ed Paul’s apost@@ le@@ ship and ministry . ​ — 2 Corinthians 11 : 6 , 13 - 15 ; Gal@@ ati@@ ans 4 : 15 ; 6 : 11 .
Many pione@@ ers also sta@@ yed in our home .
How do Bible principles rel@@ ate to those fac@@ ts ?
He said : “ I always felt a@@ w@@ k@@ ward .
Jesus Christ emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed this need when he said : “ This means everlasting life , their taking in knowledge of you , the only true God , and of the one whom you sent for@@ th , Jesus Christ . ”
And how much more mean@@ ing@@ ful it is when we consider its counsel in con@@ text !
But after his re@@ bel@@ li@@ on , the Bible appro@@ pri@@ ately c@@ alls him Satan , which means “ R@@ es@@ is@@ ter , ” and the Devil , which means “ S@@ l@@ an@@ der@@ er . ” ​ — Matthew 4 : 8 - 11 .
• What are some bur@@ den@@ some we@@ igh@@ ts we may be able to put off ?
• Is it prop@@ er for a Christian to have the body of a dead loved one em@@ bal@@ m@@ ed ?
Th@@ ough living a life of faith@@ ful@@ ness is not always eas@@ y , we know that it br@@ ings Jehovah’s blessing and appro@@ val , and that is what makes one truly succ@@ ess@@ ful .
I@@ m@@ medi@@ ately , he took his you@@ ng@@ er si@@ bl@@ ings and he@@ ad@@ ed for the po@@ li@@ ce st@@ ation .
L@@ O@@ V@@ E based on right principles ( a@@ ·@@ ga@@ ʹ@@ pe ) is a gift from Jehovah .
Con@@ cer@@ ning the divine name , Jehovah , Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 3 : 15 says : “ This is my name to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite , and this is the mem@@ ori@@ al of me to gener@@ ation after gener@@ ation . ”
What did Ch@@ ar@@ les T@@ a@@ ze Rus@@ sel@@ l wr@@ ite after exam@@ ining the sub@@ ject of res@@ titu@@ tion ?
The tra@@ ders be@@ ar valu@@ able gi@@ f@@ ts , “ go@@ ld and f@@ ran@@ k@@ inc@@ en@@ se . ”
T@@ w@@ ent@@ y - fi@@ ve - year - old K@@ ur@@ t says this about how he and his three brothers learned to be pol@@ ite : “ We w@@ atch@@ ed and listen@@ ed as Mo@@ m and D@@ ad spoke kin@@ dly to each other and tre@@ ated other people with pati@@ ence and consider@@ ation .
The v@@ il@@ la@@ ge of S@@ an Ju@@ an Ba@@ ut@@ is@@ ta ( S@@ t . John the B@@ ap@@ t@@ ist )
Since Mar@@ th@@ a was sever@@ ely affe@@ cted by dem@@ enti@@ a , she was in need of con@@ st@@ ant su@@ per@@ vision .
He person@@ ally than@@ ked the brothers for br@@ ing@@ ing a message of comfort from the Bible .
( b ) What are some other are@@ as in which we need to cultiv@@ ate self - control ?
So , then , the tra@@ ining Jehovah provi@@ des is always mo@@ tiv@@ ated by love .
Instead , you must dem@@ ol@@ ish them and s@@ mas@@ h their sac@@ red p@@ ill@@ ars .
‘ P@@ re@@ ach R@@ ele@@ ase to C@@ ap@@ ti@@ ves ’ ( pris@@ on work ) , 12 / 15
K@@ ar@@ l , D@@ on , Jo@@ el , Jo@@ y , and me today , more than 50 years later
The in@@ ha@@ bit@@ ants of Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i s@@ le@@ pt s@@ oun@@ dly at night , know@@ ing that sol@@ di@@ ers were gu@@ arding the g@@ ates of their city .
A@@ ar@@ on im@@ medi@@ ately imp@@ l@@ ored Moses to inter@@ ce@@ de for her .
While still a te@@ en@@ ag@@ er , he became en@@ sla@@ ved to co@@ ca@@ ine and her@@ o@@ in .
And Noah was fav@@ ored by God .
His holy spirit can emp@@ ow@@ er us to do the same .
T@@ R@@ Y TH@@ I@@ S : F@@ o@@ c@@ us on what your child can do .
As obedi@@ ent mankind advan@@ ces to human per@@ fe@@ ction , the ra@@ va@@ ges of ag@@ ing will be re@@ ver@@ sed .
The Greek word transl@@ ated “ large shi@@ eld ” ref@@ ers to a shi@@ eld that was large en@@ ough to co@@ ver most of the body .
In the Un@@ ited St@@ ates , sal@@ es of self - help boo@@ ks gener@@ ate about $ 6@@ 00 milli@@ on a year .
In ad@@ dition to ou@@ tri@@ ght gi@@ f@@ ts of money , there are other me@@ tho@@ ds of giving to benefit Kingdom service worl@@ d@@ wide .
The Bible descri@@ bes him as “ the most mil@@ d - temp@@ ered of all the men who were upon the sur@@ face of the gr@@ ound . ”
S@@ ur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded as we are by Satan’s world , we need to exerc@@ ise care not to be cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted by its attitu@@ des .
Some of its blood too was s@@ prin@@ k@@ led before the co@@ ver of the Ar@@ k in the Mo@@ st Ho@@ ly .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , his servants , including apost@@ ates , are “ dec@@ e@@ it@@ ful work@@ ers ” who “ also keep trans@@ form@@ ing themselves into min@@ isters of righteousness . ”
• How do we know that serving God with seri@@ ousness does not mean always having a st@@ er@@ n appe@@ ar@@ ance or avo@@ i@@ ding rel@@ a@@ x@@ ation ?
When the apostles told the S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in of their decision to keep preaching about Jesus , they were flo@@ g@@ ged before they were rel@@ eas@@ ed .
We then have greater confidence in and respect for those who have been appointed in the Christian congregation . ​ — He@@ b .
That is pre@@ c@@ is@@ ely the acc@@ us@@ ation that Satan the Devil has brought against all who have a close relationship with Jehovah God .
In har@@ mony with their bel@@ ong@@ ing to Jehovah and being followers of Jesus and sub@@ je@@ cts of God’s Kingdom , Jehovah’s Witnesses have rema@@ ined neu@@ tr@@ al in the n@@ ational and inter@@ n@@ ational con@@ f@@ li@@ cts of the 20@@ th and 2@@ 1@@ st cen@@ tu@@ ries .
Ke@@ ep on wal@@ king with God with everlasting life in view
Matthe@@ w@@ ’s account ad@@ ds : “ Joseph took the body , w@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed it up in clean fine l@@ in@@ en , and la@@ id it in his new mem@@ ori@@ al t@@ om@@ b , which he had qu@@ arri@@ ed in the ro@@ ck - mas@@ s .
I deci@@ ded to do the same when I re@@ turned to Ger@@ many .
He truly proved to be a wise one . His fa@@ ther@@ ly interest in us was spiritually sta@@ bi@@ li@@ z@@ ing .
They accom@@ pan@@ y each other to Christian meetings and work together in the field ministry .
On May 5 , 194@@ 5 , after ne@@ arly two and a half years , we arri@@ ved home in Y@@ ut@@ z , di@@ r@@ ty and full of li@@ ce .
This means that over 9@@ 0 per@@ c@@ ent of mankind can read at le@@ ast some part of the Bible in their mother t@@ ong@@ ue .
It was a chall@@ enge , but they succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded .
A sing@@ le in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent of se@@ x@@ u@@ al mis@@ conduct , for example , can sul@@ ly a fine re@@ pu@@ tation .
His hand is still ex@@ tend@@ ed in our day .
They are desi@@ gn@@ ed to help you refle@@ ct on what you believe , why you believe it , and how you can expla@@ in your beli@@ ef@@ s to others .
‘ A He@@ al@@ ing and a Re@@ fre@@ sh@@ ment ’
He tre@@ ated others with respect , and his har@@ v@@ es@@ ters had high reg@@ ard for him .
Re@@ ading and refle@@ cting on life st@@ ori@@ es and Ye@@ ar@@ book acc@@ oun@@ ts of God’s prote@@ ction during times of persecu@@ tion will strengthen our trust in Jehovah as our Re@@ fu@@ ge . ​ — P@@ s .
1 : 1 - 4 ; 1 : 12 – 2 : 1 .
1 Witness to 3@@ 2@@ ,@@ 7@@ 11 of the po@@ pul@@ ation
K@@ no@@ wing that Jeremiah was bit@@ ter@@ ly h@@ ated because of the message he pre@@ ached , E@@ bed - m@@ ele@@ ch ris@@ ked his own life and appe@@ aled to the king .
P@@ u@@ t his inter@@ ests first , not the see@@ king of material ri@@ ches . ​ — Pro@@ v .
On account of such teachings , the ma@@ j@@ or@@ ity of people around the world have come to believe that death op@@ ens the do@@ or to life in another world .
Many , though , are very un@@ happy with their jo@@ bs .
However , this in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy is to be enjo@@ yed only by marriage par@@ t@@ n@@ ers .
W@@ as this because the pro@@ long@@ ed ab@@ s@@ ence of Moses while he was being instru@@ cted on M@@ ount Ho@@ re@@ b made them fe@@ ar@@ ful ?
What would Adam do ?
Paul’s des@@ crip@@ tive language c@@ learly shows that strong me@@ a@@ sures are needed to wi@@ pe out such wrong desi@@ res .
Do some d@@ el@@ a@@ y their decision for fear that they may fai@@ l to live up to it ?
“ Y@@ O@@ U are not able to see my face , because no man may see me and yet live . ”
So@@ on S@@ is@@ er@@ a san@@ k into a deep s@@ le@@ ep .
There is , however , something more that is requi@@ red .
Christians often cho@@ ose to follow up that leg@@ al st@@ ep with a we@@ d@@ ding talk at the Kingdom H@@ all on the same day or the next .
“ The day of sh@@ ared moral standards is g@@ one , ” says religion soci@@ olo@@ g@@ ist Al@@ an W@@ ol@@ fe .
Do not become wise in your own eyes . ”
The An@@ cho@@ r Bible Di@@ c@@ tion@@ ary states : “ This in@@ ci@@ d@@ ent not only att@@ ests the influ@@ ence wi@@ el@@ ded by A@@ hi@@ ka@@ m , but also indic@@ ates that he , like other members of the family of Sha@@ p@@ ha@@ n , was kin@@ dly dis@@ posed toward Jeremiah . ”
Jose@@ ph@@ us , T@@ ac@@ itu@@ s , and P@@ l@@ in@@ y the Y@@ ou@@ ng@@ er refer@@ red to Jesus Christ and his followers
Fir@@ st , we must ex@@ pect this kind of direc@@ t as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t ​ — Satan is at war with us .
Like the psalmist of old , you have no doubt pray@@ ed : “ M@@ ake me know your own ways , O Jehovah ; teach me your own pa@@ ths . ”
What will Christ’s coming accom@@ pl@@ ish ?
We reve@@ al that we trust in Jehovah when we a@@ va@@ il ourselves of the help he provi@@ des through his Word and through the congregation .
M@@ ary “ wor@@ ked hard ” for her brothers and sisters in R@@ ome .
The Tru@@ th and R@@ eli@@ gi@@ ous O@@ b@@ serv@@ an@@ ces
It simply states : “ The living are consci@@ ous that they will die ; but as for the dead , they are consci@@ ous of nothing at all . . .
Moses fore@@ told that this One would be “ a prophet ” greater than Moses .
Our Ch@@ il@@ dren ​ — A P@@ re@@ ci@@ ous In@@ her@@ it@@ ance
O@@ p@@ in@@ i@@ ons That Re@@ ally C@@ ount
E@@ s@@ ther car@@ ed for both our daugh@@ ter , R@@ ak@@ el , and my father , while I helped out with work in the new@@ ly buil@@ t branch of@@ fice .
We are gr@@ ate@@ ful that God has also reve@@ aled the truth about his means to deli@@ ver us from the leg@@ ac@@ y of sin and death in@@ her@@ ited from Adam .
For the first time , I under@@ sto@@ od my daugh@@ ter@@ ’s feelings .
V@@ alu@@ e what you learn .
Let us consider some Bible examples that can help us see why it is wise to value our spiritual in@@ her@@ it@@ ance .
John descri@@ bed the i@@ ma@@ ge of the be@@ ast as “ an ei@@ gh@@ th king . ”
Se@@ cond , ancient Hebrew was written without v@@ ow@@ els , very similar to ab@@ bre@@ vi@@ ations in Eng@@ l@@ ish and other langu@@ ages .
B@@ ack then , we used ph@@ on@@ o@@ gra@@ ph@@ s to preach .
That requi@@ red faith and good works ​ — both ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely ess@@ enti@@ al to ple@@ ase God and gain everlasting life . ​ — John 3 : 16 , 35 , 36 .
O@@ be@@ ying that comm@@ and brought the Israelites God’s fav@@ or as well as many material benef@@ its .
“ M@@ ore than all el@@ se that is to be gu@@ ar@@ ded , sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard your heart , ” the Bible war@@ ns us , “ for out of it are the s@@ our@@ ces of life . ”
To@@ gether they will serve as rul@@ ers of the Messi@@ ani@@ c Kingdom , which will bring Par@@ adise con@@ di@@ tions to the earth .
( 2 ) T@@ ac@@ t@@ fully expla@@ in and apply what the Bible says .
Hence , H@@ ag@@ ga@@ i and Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah must have imp@@ ort for our time .
Who Is the An@@ ti@@ ch@@ ris@@ t ?
A R@@ est@@ or@@ ation That B@@ r@@ ings B@@ ene@@ f@@ its
Jesus said that Abraham “ rejo@@ ic@@ ed great@@ ly at the pro@@ spe@@ ct of see@@ ing ” that time .
C@@ all@@ ing one@@ ’s mate stu@@ pi@@ d , la@@ z@@ y , or sel@@ f@@ ish imp@@ lies that his or her enti@@ re char@@ ac@@ ter can be sum@@ m@@ ed up by a la@@ be@@ l ​ — a dem@@ e@@ an@@ ing one at that !
Do Jehovah’s Witnesses accept any min@@ or fr@@ actions of blood ?
Since we can u@@ su@@ ally deci@@ de when to car@@ ry out a t@@ ask , we will see better resul@@ ts and will get the jo@@ b done quic@@ k@@ er by cho@@ o@@ sing to star@@ t when the time is “ oppor@@ tu@@ ne , ” or most advan@@ ta@@ ge@@ ous .
* So the shepher@@ d who set off in sear@@ ch of a st@@ ra@@ y could temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily leave his rema@@ ining sheep in the care of his fellow shepher@@ ds .
What can we learn from their example that will help us in our congregation today ?
Mi@@ rac@@ le at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st , 9 / 1
Lo@@ ok ! My li@@ ps I do not rest@@ ra@@ in . ” ​ — Psalm 22 : 22 , 25 ; 35 : 18 ; 40 : 9 .
So do not let the world shap@@ e your go@@ als and valu@@ es .
Jesus gave the answer in one of his illustr@@ ations .
What can we do , then , if we are a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted by anxi@@ ety ?
When her son , John , was born , Z@@ e@@ ch@@ ari@@ ah could not speak because he had been stru@@ ck with spe@@ e@@ ch@@ less@@ ness for ques@@ tion@@ ing God’s ang@@ el .
Paul wrote : “ Let each one keep see@@ king , not his own advan@@ ta@@ ge , but that of the other person . ”
W@@ ould you ex@@ pect the bal@@ ls to land grou@@ ped according to col@@ or ​ — the b@@ lu@@ e bal@@ ls together , the y@@ el@@ low lik@@ e@@ wise , and so on ?
The w@@ ind b@@ lo@@ ws where it wants to , and you hear the s@@ ound of it , but you do not know where it comes from and where it is going . So is ever@@ yone that has been born from the spirit . ’
I@@ r@@ rit@@ ated , she loo@@ ked through the pe@@ ep@@ ho@@ le and saw two people with bri@@ ef@@ c@@ as@@ es .
Thus , rep@@ ent@@ ance invol@@ ves a change in one@@ ’s mind , attitude , or purpose , a re@@ je@@ ction of one@@ ’s form@@ er ways as un@@ satis@@ fac@@ t@@ ory .
A@@ p@@ pl@@ ying that princi@@ ple would mean making a bu@@ d@@ get and s@@ tic@@ king to it .
Lo@@ ve for righteousness also ca@@ uses individuals to m@@ our@@ n over their own fre@@ qu@@ ent fa@@ il@@ u@@ res to do what is right .
How were certain women of ancient times ex@@ emp@@ l@@ ary in faith and courage ?
Who have been ga@@ ther@@ ed to the side of anointed Christians ?
E@@ ach year that we pioneer together , we gro@@ w clo@@ s@@ er . ”
14 , 15 . ( a ) How is it possible for imper@@ fect humans to live up to their dedic@@ ation ?
He encoura@@ ged me to go to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates to receive an educ@@ ation .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , Jesus ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged : “ You always have the po@@ or with you . ”
You can find the ans@@ wers to these and other vital questions only if you person@@ ally study with your children . ​ — 2 Timothy 1 : 5 .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , under the rule of Jesus and his jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s , the resur@@ rec@@ ted 14@@ 4@@ ,000 , there will be “ a resurrection of both the righteous and the un@@ righteous . ”
At times , we may become so disc@@ oura@@ ged that we can be in d@@ anger of succ@@ um@@ b@@ ing to the effe@@ cts of ne@@ g@@ ative emo@@ tions .
Mis@@ sion@@ ary As@@ sign@@ ments
Is God’s Kingdom in Your H@@ ear@@ t ?
Like you , they lived in m@@ om@@ ent@@ ous times .
M@@ ore important , the Go@@ sp@@ els con@@ v@@ inc@@ ingly show that Jesus was a real person , not a fic@@ tional char@@ ac@@ ter .
Christian activities provide the ide@@ al set@@ ting for this . O@@ f@@ ten , you can put what you learn to im@@ medi@@ ate use in the field ministry .
they asked . I explained that I was a mission@@ ary preaching God’s Kingdom .
C@@ learly , Satan pos@@ es the great@@ est th@@ re@@ at to our integrity .
Timothy , “ a gen@@ u@@ ine child in the faith , ” imit@@ ated Paul’s fine example .
“ The e@@ go of materi@@ al@@ ism has in rec@@ ent times over@@ power@@ ed the spirit of mo@@ des@@ ty .
Why was God going to bring cal@@ am@@ ity upon S@@ y@@ ri@@ a , Phil@@ is@@ ti@@ a , and T@@ y@@ re ?
C@@ lo@@ se view of A@@ re@@ te
What were the “ great things ” that Bar@@ u@@ ch kept see@@ king ?
Jesus said : “ By end@@ ur@@ ance on your part you will ac@@ qui@@ re your sou@@ ls . ”
P@@ R@@ A@@ Y@@ E@@ R I@@ S V@@ I@@ T@@ A@@ L
▪ I@@ mit@@ ate the One Who P@@ r@@ om@@ ises E@@ ver@@ lasting Li@@ fe
When we refle@@ ct on how their message s@@ ti@@ r@@ red the Jews to give attention to the work of temple re@@ con@@ stru@@ ction , are we not moved to have a ze@@ al@@ ous share in the Kingdom - preaching and disci@@ ple - making work ?
So there was a lo@@ t of work to do .
Then , ask questions . ( “ What makes you feel that way ? ”
What s@@ na@@ res li@@ e in the desire to un@@ w@@ ind and rel@@ a@@ x ?
To illustr@@ ate fur@@ ther the wisdom of using our free will within the b@@ oun@@ d@@ aries set by Jehovah , let us consider some Bible examples .
“ On the bu@@ s back to our ho@@ te@@ l , ” a d@@ ele@@ g@@ ate repor@@ ts , “ the t@@ our gu@@ i@@ de said that we were very different from other t@@ our grou@@ ps .
So@@ kulu@@ k is where the first congregation in K@@ y@@ r@@ gy@@ z@@ st@@ an was form@@ ed in 195@@ 8 .
Yes , as fore@@ told in Daniel chap@@ ter 7 , the An@@ cient of Da@@ ys then gave rul@@ er@@ ship to the Son of man . ​ — Daniel 7 : 13 , 14 ; Matthew 16 : 27 – 17 : 9 .
We continued in our mission@@ ary work in K@@ o@@ be until 195@@ 2 , at which time we were assign@@ ed to To@@ k@@ yo , where L@@ loy@@ d was en@@ tru@@ sted with over@@ sight of the branch of@@ fice .
• How can understanding Jesus ’ actions help us to gain “ in@@ ti@@ ma@@ cy with Jehovah ” ?
Paul follow@@ ed his own ad@@ vice and spoke the truth .
Ch@@ emo@@ ther@@ ap@@ y tre@@ at@@ ments left John feel@@ ing ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely f@@ ati@@ gu@@ ed and na@@ u@@ se@@ ated .
We sa@@ iled from L@@ e H@@ av@@ re , Fr@@ ance , at the end of Au@@ gu@@ st 19@@ 39 , b@@ ound for S@@ an@@ to@@ s , B@@ ra@@ z@@ il .
* H@@ er@@ od the Gre@@ at appointed and de@@ posed high pri@@ ests , making it ob@@ vi@@ ous that he was the real authority be@@ h@@ ind this of@@ fice .
That is , the law of the land did not pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ t such i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry . Some i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry was even part of the n@@ ational or govern@@ men@@ tal po@@ li@@ cy .
He tel@@ ls Moses : “ I shall in@@ deed let P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s heart become ob@@ st@@ in@@ ate , and he will certainly cha@@ se after them and I shall get glory for my@@ self by means of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h and all his mil@@ it@@ ary for@@ ces ; and the Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans will certainly know that I am Jehovah . ” ​ — Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 14 : 1 - 4 .
L@@ ater , the r@@ ound fi@@ gu@@ re 70 began to be used .
My father wrote to me in my mission@@ ary assignment , “ I gu@@ ess we have to cre@@ di@@ t this vi@@ ct@@ ory to Jehovah ! ”
That is also how the serv@@ ant in this account is descri@@ bed . ​ — Genesis 15 : 2 ; 24 : 2 - 4 .
What cho@@ ice did Adam have to make , and with what con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences ?
Com@@ men@@ ting on this as the cause of their imp@@ a@@ i@@ red vision , Jesus said : “ You say : ‘ I am rich and have ac@@ qui@@ red ri@@ ches and do not need anything at all , ’ but you do not know you are mis@@ er@@ able and p@@ iti@@ able and po@@ or and bl@@ ind and n@@ ak@@ ed . ”
But the same verse says that this put him “ in op@@ position to Jehovah . ”
( b ) What can we conclu@@ de about the number of to@@ es ?
On@@ ly these are my fellow work@@ ers for the kingdom of God , and these very ones have become a streng@@ th@@ ening a@@ id to me . ” ​ — C@@ olo@@ s@@ si@@ ans 4 : 10 , 11 .
Fir@@ st , the arrang@@ ement for elders to h@@ and@@ le c@@ as@@ es of serious sin comes from Jehovah , as out@@ l@@ ined in his Word .
Those who have sp@@ ent many years in this Christian work serve al@@ ong@@ side en@@ er@@ ge@@ tic you@@ ths .
If we truly deli@@ ght in Jehovah’s law , not a day will pas@@ s without our giving consider@@ ation to spiritual matters .
He@@ ar Jehovah’s V@@ o@@ ice Wh@@ er@@ ever You Are
Why can it be said that Jehovah is the S@@ ource of love ?
The Phil@@ ist@@ ines began to en@@ v@@ y him .
When the Ar@@ k was fin@@ ally trans@@ por@@ ted by the L@@ ev@@ ites from the house of O@@ bed - e@@ dom to Jerusalem , a s@@ ong com@@ posed by David was su@@ ng .
They travel@@ ed to Be@@ th@@ le@@ he@@ m des@@ pite the fact that M@@ ary was soon to give bir@@ th to her first child .
The problems of po@@ pul@@ ation gro@@ w@@ th , res@@ ource li@@ mit@@ ation , en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ men@@ tal pol@@ lu@@ tion , and wi@@ des@@ pre@@ ad po@@ ver@@ ty are already upon us and have to be gra@@ p@@ pl@@ ed with as a matter of ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y . ”
• Why do we pray for God’s Kingdom to come ?
Those who are now elders may want to ask themselves f@@ ran@@ k@@ ly whether they have a desire for authority or prom@@ in@@ ence as some of the apostles did .
In Gal@@ ile@@ e , Jesus gave his thought - pro@@ vo@@ king Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , cho@@ se his apostles , per@@ form@@ ed his first mirac@@ le , and likely appe@@ ared to some 5@@ 00 disciples after his resurrection .
No@@ tice the account recorded at Luke 3 : 21 , 22 .
Luke repor@@ ted : “ All those in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ting the dist@@ ri@@ ct of A@@ sia heard the word of the Lord , both Jews and Gre@@ ek@@ s . ”
His fa@@ ther’s flo@@ c@@ ks were th@@ reat@@ ened on two occasi@@ ons , once by a li@@ on and once by a be@@ ar .
N@@ ever under@@ es@@ tim@@ ate the power of such wicked angels or that of “ the rul@@ er of the dem@@ ons . ”
Such is life on these tri@@ ps !
The Cana@@ an@@ ite k@@ ings fi@@ er@@ c@@ ely res@@ is@@ ted the in@@ va@@ ders , but they su@@ ffered a hum@@ ili@@ ating de@@ fe@@ at .
M@@ ore than that , we learn about our Creator and heavenly Father , Jehovah .
He encoura@@ ged them by expres@@ sing confidence that they would be effe@@ ctive pre@@ ach@@ ers of the good news .
“ Do@@ ing It in F@@ ul@@ l@@ er Me@@ asure ”
For example , in ancient Israel there was no for@@ ma@@ l we@@ d@@ ding cer@@ em@@ on@@ y .
What hope did Paul expres@@ s when writ@@ ing to fellow believers ?
Then he saw “ a great crow@@ d , which no man was able to number , ” standing before Jehovah and Jesus , with “ p@@ al@@ m bran@@ ches in their hands . ”
In the origin@@ al Hebrew , each of the psal@@ m@@ ’s 22 stan@@ z@@ as has 8 l@@ ines that beg@@ in with the same letter .
1 : 18 - 25 ; Luke 1 : 26 - 35 .
To res@@ ist them , we must ‘ pre@@ pare our heart ’ before we are fac@@ ed with a c@@ ris@@ is or temp@@ tation and deter@@ mine that we will obey Jehovah , come what may .
I came to real@@ ize that they were giving me the help I had re@@ ques@@ ted from God .
“ I have made many close friends who come from different ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ oun@@ ds and n@@ ati@@ on@@ alities , and these fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps have great@@ ly en@@ ri@@ ched my life . ”
When I came to M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o C@@ ity , there were only 11 members in our branch .
They were not to e@@ at from it .
He ad@@ ded : “ I have spo@@ ken these things to you that you may not be stu@@ mb@@ led .
This is as true today as it was in the rest@@ or@@ ation of ancient Juda@@ h in 5@@ 37 B.C.E .
We have reason to ag@@ ree with Jesus ’ st@@ at@@ ement : “ H@@ app@@ y are the mer@@ ci@@ ful , since they will be sh@@ own mer@@ cy . ”
His con@@ temp@@ or@@ aries thought so too , for they said of him : “ It was with God that he wor@@ ked . ”
Do you want to be among those who go on rec@@ ord as integrity - keep@@ ing supp@@ ort@@ ers of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ?
Lo@@ is refle@@ cts on the serious Bible comm@@ and , ‘ G@@ et out of Babyl@@ on the Gre@@ at , ’ the world emp@@ i@@ re of false religion .
Since many brothers had f@@ led the to@@ w@@ ns , I sear@@ ched for them wh@@ er@@ ever they could be found .
chap@@ ter 7 , publi@@ shed by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Abraham was different from those people .
Pa@@ ying attention to that word il@@ lu@@ min@@ ates our hearts , and we are thus made a@@ ware that the Da@@ y@@ st@@ ar has ris@@ en .
( b ) What wonderful fru@@ it@@ age comes from Christian end@@ ur@@ ance ?
How we will enjoy that !
He medit@@ ated on what he read in the Bible and tri@@ ed hard to make chang@@ es in his life .
Will such a world ever become a re@@ ality ?
For example , in some lands , e@@ con@@ om@@ ies are bo@@ om@@ ing and it is eas@@ y to get si@@ de@@ tr@@ ac@@ ked into a sing@@ le - min@@ ded pur@@ su@@ it of we@@ al@@ th .
A number have even left the way of the truth .
Be@@ h@@ ind claim@@ s of s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity , apost@@ ates may also hi@@ de their in@@ t@@ ent to draw us away from serving Jehovah .
you will be pre@@ gn@@ ant , and you will certainly give bir@@ th to a son , and no ra@@ z@@ or should come upon his head , because a Na@@ z@@ ir@@ ite of God is what the child will become on lea@@ ving the bel@@ ly ; and he it is who will take the lead in sa@@ ving Israel out of the hand of the Phil@@ ist@@ ines . ” ​ — Ju@@ d@@ ges 13 : 1 - 5 .
Do@@ ing so will help us to re@@ in@@ for@@ ce our con@@ vi@@ ction that cre@@ ation is the work of God’s hand .
The mo@@ der@@ n - day organization of Jehovah’s Witnesses has rema@@ ined sen@@ s@@ iti@@ ve to the le@@ adi@@ ng@@ s of God’s holy spirit for well over a century now .
Such educ@@ ation wa@@ st@@ es valu@@ able you@@ th@@ ful years that could best be used in Jehovah’s service .
As a teach@@ er , you do not want mer@@ ely to present fac@@ ts for the stud@@ ent to re@@ pe@@ at by rote .
Even re@@ pro@@ of is e@@ asi@@ er to accept when given “ in a spirit of mil@@ dness . ”
R@@ es@@ pon@@ d to God’s G@@ u@@ id@@ ance
and then car@@ ry out their re@@ qu@@ est .
But I knew that I could not get clo@@ s@@ er to others until I first got clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah .
A@@ no@@ ther important way of taking in knowledge of God is by experi@@ enc@@ ing the jo@@ y@@ ful feel@@ ing that comes from ap@@ pl@@ ying what we learn about him .
What does Jehovah’s name em@@ br@@ ace , and how did Satan s@@ l@@ an@@ der that sac@@ red name ?
Jehovah encoura@@ ged him by sen@@ ding an ang@@ el to strengthen and comfort him .
He refer@@ red to himself as “ the only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son of God . ”
The fo@@ ol@@ ish may also bring upon themselves har@@ d@@ ship , sh@@ ame , di@@ se@@ ase , and even un@@ tim@@ ely death .
H . T@@ ha@@ y@@ er no@@ tes : “ B@@ ring together again for himself . . . all things and be@@ ings ( hi@@ ther@@ to di@@ su@@ n@@ ited by sin ) into one com@@ bin@@ ed st@@ ate of fel@@ low@@ ship in Christ . ”
M@@ E@@ DI@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ R@@ AN@@ E@@ A@@ N S@@ E@@ A E@@ u@@ ph@@ r@@ ates
( b ) Ha@@ ve you had a similar experience ?
I have also enjo@@ yed the love and support of my family and of ‘ true compan@@ i@@ ons born for when there is dist@@ ress . ’
In it , they stated : “ A long hard peri@@ od of t@@ es@@ ting lies be@@ h@@ ind us and those who have been pre@@ served , s@@ n@@ atch@@ ed as it were from the fi@@ er@@ y fur@@ n@@ ace , do not even have the sm@@ ell of fi@@ re on them .
16 , 17 . ( a ) In what ways did the dis@@ per@@ sion of the Jews benefit many n@@ on - Jews ?
What can we do when relation@@ shi@@ ps are st@@ ra@@ ined ?
I have to be reason@@ able in what I pl@@ an to do and willing to dis@@ reg@@ ard un@@ necess@@ ary anxi@@ ety about the future .
He fore@@ told a time when there would be such angu@@ ish among nations that they would not know the way out and men would become fa@@ in@@ t out of fear and expe@@ ct@@ ation of the things coming upon the earth .
Of the 14 inspired let@@ ters Paul was privile@@ ged to wr@@ ite , his second to Timothy was the last .
What could satis@@ fy his mind and his heart ?
Bible to@@ pi@@ c@@ s can be brought up for discus@@ sion , with all present , including children , being invit@@ ed to share .
Peter , one of those loyal disciples , expres@@ sed the feelings of all who rema@@ ined when he said : “ Lord , whom shall we go away to ?
To@@ gether , anointed and other sheep know and worship the only true God , Jehovah .
P@@ l@@ ac@@ ed over the men of war , David succ@@ ess@@ fully bat@@ t@@ led the Phil@@ ist@@ ines .
Ar@@ no@@ ld is from Ha@@ wa@@ i@@ i .
Lu@@ ke@@ ’s rec@@ ord ref@@ ers to other works that Jesus accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed . “ [ Jesus ] went teaching da@@ ily in the temple . ”
This ide@@ a is prom@@ o@@ ted in the me@@ dia and in en@@ ter@@ tain@@ ment .
An@@ cient contr@@ ac@@ ts un@@ earth@@ ed at Nu@@ z@@ i , L@@ ar@@ sa , and other s@@ ites in mo@@ der@@ n I@@ ra@@ q illustr@@ ate such ag@@ re@@ ements .
Do you end@@ e@@ av@@ or to make it help you in advan@@ c@@ ing true worship ?
“ While many of these c@@ learly showed a l@@ ack of moral sense , ” says James , “ one emp@@ lo@@ ye@@ e seem@@ ed to be of good char@@ ac@@ ter and showed interest in Bible truth .
No@@ v .
Ex@@ ca@@ v@@ ations at A@@ ra@@ d reve@@ aled si@@ x succ@@ essi@@ ve Israel@@ ite for@@ t@@ res@@ ses , from the time of Solom@@ on@@ ’s k@@ ing@@ ship ( 10@@ 37 - 9@@ 9@@ 8 B.C.E . ) down to the Babyl@@ on@@ i@@ an des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem in 6@@ 0@@ 7 B.C.E .
These few examples illustr@@ ate that challeng@@ es in a marriage are in@@ ev@@ it@@ able but not in@@ sur@@ m@@ oun@@ table .
Samuel P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ tes Tru@@ e Wor@@ ship
Lo@@ y@@ al and S@@ te@@ ad@@ f@@ ast ( P@@ ol@@ and ) , 10 / 15
As the end of his wicked system of things ne@@ ars , Satan is b@@ ent on tur@@ ning as many true worshipp@@ ers as he can away from serving God .
When Jesus comm@@ ended the Christians in Th@@ y@@ ati@@ r@@ a , he was spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c and explained what they had done well .
“ H@@ app@@ y is the people who@@ se God is Jehovah ! ”
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of Jews se@@ ized this opportunity and re@@ turned .
The mission@@ ary , D@@ ap@@ h@@ ne C@@ o@@ oke ( later Pet@@ t@@ it@@ t ) , direc@@ ted me to Isaiah 4@@ 2 : 8 , which pla@@ in@@ ly states that Jehovah is the name of Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty God .
When disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement and sa@@ dness set in , it is eas@@ y to en@@ ter@@ tain ne@@ g@@ ative thoughts .
What spirit should a Christian overse@@ er displa@@ y ?
What can move a person to make such a change ?
In L@@ at@@ in A@@ mer@@ ic@@ a , ne@@ arly 1 person in every 3 has repor@@ ted being a vi@@ c@@ ti@@ m of viol@@ ent cri@@ me .
I am than@@ k@@ ful for Mo@@ ther’s ho@@ s@@ pit@@ able spirit , which en@@ ri@@ ched our life and buil@@ t up our love for the bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od . ​ — 1 Peter 4 : 8 , 9 .
So the field Jeremiah re@@ pur@@ cha@@ sed from H@@ an@@ am@@ el evid@@ ently was of such a n@@ ature that it could be pas@@ sed along by re@@ pur@@ cha@@ se .
Why is it not pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ous of Jehovah’s Witnesses to point out that they have the true religion ?
She also tal@@ ked about her proble@@ m with the sister who stu@@ died the Bible with her and spoke with others in the congregation .
S@@ ome@@ times we can become so con@@ sum@@ ed by our problems that we over@@ look the many blessings we have .
ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ines to her house .
They are well a@@ ware that Jehovah has great love for his human worshi@@ p@@ ers and that he wants to help them .
In it God expres@@ ses his will to us .
No@@ tice how the Bible descri@@ bes a pro@@ c@@ ess that can lead to har@@ m@@ ful ac@@ ts .
Ha@@ y@@ kan@@ us@@ h , an un@@ baptized publi@@ sh@@ er in Ar@@ men@@ ia , found a pas@@ s@@ por@@ t near her home .
As a little gi@@ r@@ l , I had deep faith in God .
He follow@@ ed us and war@@ ned hous@@ eho@@ l@@ ders not to listen .
v@@ s 3 , 4 .
Jehovah came with his holy my@@ ri@@ a@@ ds , to ex@@ e@@ cu@@ te judgment against all , and to con@@ vi@@ ct all the ung@@ o@@ dly concer@@ ning all their ung@@ o@@ dly de@@ e@@ ds that they did in an ung@@ o@@ dly way , and concer@@ ning all the sh@@ o@@ c@@ king things that ung@@ o@@ dly sin@@ n@@ ers spoke against him . ”
“ Su@@ pp@@ ly to your faith . . . end@@ ur@@ ance , to your end@@ ur@@ ance godly devo@@ tion . ” ​ — 2 Peter 1 : 5 , 6 .
D@@ O W@@ E have to be ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary or out@@ standing in some way to be no@@ tic@@ ed by God ?
Because Bible prophecy reve@@ als that the great tri@@ bul@@ ation will star@@ t , not with a war among nations , but with an att@@ ack on false religion .
E@@ ach time we discus@@ s such promises with others , we are remin@@ ded that our gener@@ ous God truly is the gi@@ ver of “ every good gift and every perfect present . ”
Why should we end@@ e@@ av@@ or to learn about God’s qualities and ways ?
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Thus , such a man or woman would not qu@@ ali@@ fy for any special privile@@ ges in the congregation .
Since both human@@ kind and the earth sur@@ vi@@ ve the end , does it not se@@ em reason@@ able that a new age , a new system of things , would follow ?
“ Re@@ gre@@ t ” is men@@ tal s@@ or@@ ro@@ w , pain of mind , at something done or perhaps left un@@ done , and it can mean “ to we@@ ep again . ”
Jesus himself had faith@@ fully served Jehovah for bil@@ li@@ ons of years .
How did things work out ?
I put off important things in order to do nothing ​ — just to rel@@ a@@ x or w@@ atch T@@ V in@@ stead .
When a proble@@ m ar@@ ose in the marriage of a Per@@ si@@ an king , a c@@ hi@@ ef ad@@ vis@@ er nam@@ ed Me@@ mu@@ can gave ad@@ vice that could have a positi@@ ve effect ​ — ‘ that all the wi@@ ves give honor to their hus@@ ban@@ ds . ’
W@@ al@@ k by S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t and Li@@ ve U@@ p to Your De@@ dic@@ ation
Some years ag@@ o , a study by R@@ ob@@ er@@ t S . F@@ el@@ d@@ man , a p@@ sy@@ cho@@ lo@@ g@@ ist at the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity of M@@ ass@@ ach@@ u@@ set@@ ts A@@ m@@ her@@ st , determined that 60 per@@ c@@ ent of ad@@ ul@@ ts li@@ e at le@@ ast once during a ten - min@@ u@@ te con@@ vers@@ ation .
He cho@@ o@@ ses a fo@@ ol@@ ish way , believ@@ ing that he kno@@ ws what he is doing and that he is making the best cho@@ ice .
At that , Jesus tel@@ ls N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s a pro@@ found truth about the need to be “ born again ” in order to en@@ ter the Kingdom of God .
Q@@ u@@ o@@ ting the Scriptures , Jesus said that “ man must live . . . on every word that comes from Jehovah’s m@@ ou@@ th . ”
If you cho@@ ose to walk with God as E@@ no@@ ch did , let@@ ting God’s inspired standards gu@@ i@@ de you in life , you too will give your family a rich leg@@ ac@@ y ​ — a pri@@ c@@ eless example for them to imitate .
H@@ app@@ y While W@@ a@@ iting
God’s name gra@@ du@@ ally became dis@@ associ@@ ated from Juda@@ ism .
Do Not “ G@@ o in a W@@ a@@ y That Is Not Go@@ od ”
Many found refu@@ ge in the bus@@ h , while others went into temp@@ or@@ ary ex@@ ile in neigh@@ bor@@ ing Mo@@ z@@ ambi@@ que .
For de@@ ta@@ il@@ s , see the boo@@ ks The Bible ​ — God’s Word or M@@ an’s ?
“ By building up y@@ ourselves . . . , keep y@@ ourselves in God’s love . ”
While s@@ or@@ ting through the clo@@ th@@ es , she found money e@@ qui@@ v@@ al@@ ent to $ 1@@ ,000 ( U@@ .@@ S . ) in the po@@ c@@ ke@@ ts of some tr@@ ous@@ ers .
After encourag@@ ing the Christians in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a to comfort one another with the resurrection hope , Paul states : “ Jehovah’s day is coming ex@@ ac@@ tly as a th@@ i@@ ef in the night . ”
M@@ il@@ dness and L@@ ong - Su@@ ffering P@@ r@@ om@@ o@@ te Pe@@ ace in the C@@ ongreg@@ ation
What does the Bible say on this sub@@ ject ?
Me@@ an@@ while , during the second world war , H@@ ung@@ ary jo@@ ined Ger@@ many against the So@@ vi@@ et Un@@ ion , and in the f@@ all of 194@@ 2 , Á@@ d@@ á@@ m was dra@@ f@@ ted for mil@@ it@@ ary service .
H@@ as your trust in char@@ ity been sh@@ ak@@ en l@@ ately ?
The situation is different if the dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ed one is not a min@@ or and is living away from home .
Some have doub@@ ts about the Bible , its orig@@ in , and its value .
While a heal@@ thy desire to learn new things can be bene@@ fi@@ cial , un@@ bri@@ d@@ led cu@@ ri@@ os@@ ity could ex@@ pose us to har@@ m@@ ful ide@@ as .
But ha@@ st@@ ily en@@ ding a marriage without a very serious reason or in order to take another mate reve@@ als a sel@@ f@@ ish dis@@ reg@@ ard for others .
“ I shall la@@ u@@ d you because in a fear - inspi@@ ring way I am wonder@@ fully made , ” san@@ g the psalmist to his God .
What was Jehovah’s rep@@ ly to Paul’s ar@@ d@@ ent re@@ qu@@ est ?
D@@ ra@@ wing upon his bre@@ ad@@ th of knowledge and his dep@@ th of understanding , Jehovah always makes the best decisions possible , car@@ r@@ ying them out by means of the best course of action conc@@ ei@@ va@@ ble .
My fa@@ ther’s way of life ca@@ used my mother a lo@@ t of g@@ ri@@ ef , and she became deep@@ ly de@@ pres@@ sed .
When a child go@@ es to school , he is expe@@ cted to pa@@ y attention to the teach@@ er , even when a par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar sub@@ ject does not appe@@ al to him or seem@@ s bey@@ ond his gr@@ as@@ p .
The influ@@ ence that el@@ der@@ ly ones can have on the faith of their family members can be seen in the lives of the pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch@@ s after Noah .
13 : 17 .
If so , you are pro@@ ving that you love your children .
God vie@@ ws life and blood as sac@@ red , and he will p@@ un@@ ish anyone who mis@@ uses them . ​ — Genesis 9 : 5 , 6 .
She had to end@@ ure not only the g@@ ri@@ ef of lo@@ sing her husband but also a religious c@@ li@@ mate d@@ om@@ in@@ ated by lead@@ ers who would rather “ de@@ v@@ our the hous@@ es of the wi@@ do@@ ws ” than help such vu@@ l@@ n@@ er@@ able ones .
The evidence for each has gro@@ wn sub@@ stan@@ ti@@ ally year after year , streng@@ th@@ ening my faith and deep@@ ening my con@@ vi@@ ction that we do , in@@ deed , have the truth . ”
There are many things in life I cannot do .
They will continue to “ re@@ side in se@@ cur@@ ity and be un@@ dis@@ tur@@ bed from dre@@ ad of cal@@ am@@ ity . ”
The so@@ il re@@ pres@@ ents man@@ ’s fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ative heart .
But God promises that he will never allow the liter@@ al earth to be destro@@ yed .
S@@ ti@@ mul@@ ated by the example of their parents , both daugh@@ ters became regul@@ ar pione@@ ers upon comple@@ ting high school .
Ha@@ ving the fre@@ e@@ dom to study God’s Word and atten@@ d Christian meetings satis@@ fied my gro@@ wing spiritual ap@@ pet@@ ite .
We find much joy in the cir@@ cu@@ it work
The Bible pu@@ ts the matter c@@ learly when it says : “ He that is wal@@ king with wise pers@@ ons will become wise , but he that is having deal@@ ings with the stu@@ pi@@ d ones will f@@ are ba@@ dly . ” ​ — Proverbs 13 : 20 .
How was Z@@ ep@@ h@@ ani@@ ah 1 : 1 - 3 ful@@ filled upon wicked ones in Juda@@ h ?
And we gave up other things as well .
However , min@@ u@@ te de@@ ta@@ il@@ s were not provided .
M@@ ore than once he spoke from a bo@@ at to great crow@@ ds ass@@ em@@ b@@ led on the sh@@ ore of the Se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e .
What do the Scriptures say about dec@@ ep@@ tive people , and whom do they h@@ ur@@ t ?
O@@ r perhaps you rema@@ ined un@@ married or if married , deci@@ ded to for@@ go having children to make yourself a@@ vail@@ able for an av@@ en@@ ue of full - time service that o@@ ther@@ wise would not have been possible for you ​ — Bethel service , inter@@ n@@ ational con@@ stru@@ ction work , cir@@ cu@@ it work , or mission@@ ary service .
How can you coun@@ ter@@ act the ne@@ g@@ ative pro@@ pa@@ g@@ anda so pre@@ v@@ al@@ ent in this world ?
No , there is a su@@ peri@@ or s@@ ource of guid@@ ance .
Even if you have become a Witness more rec@@ ently , on what is your attention foc@@ used ?
But Mal@@ ach@@ i chap@@ ter 2 shows that we should ex@@ pect congregation teach@@ ers to hold to knowledge from God and not to personal ide@@ as , which could stu@@ m@@ ble the sheep .
H@@ um@@ bly bo@@ a@@ sting in Jehovah , not in ourselves , prom@@ o@@ tes un@@ ity in the congregation .
When the children are older , I@@ ’@@ l@@ l look into it . ”
What , though , if a ne@@ g@@ ative emo@@ tion pers@@ ists ?
Th@@ ough num@@ er@@ ic@@ al inc@@ re@@ ase among first - century Christians is imp@@ res@@ sive , never should we for@@ get the individuals whom the fi@@ gu@@ res re@@ present .
However , through her study the wife in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar real@@ ized that as a par@@ ent , it was her God - given responsi@@ bility to bring up her child .
No@@ tice what happened .
In fact , Proverbs 23 : 22 tel@@ ls us : “ L@@ isten to your father who ca@@ used your bir@@ th , and do not des@@ p@@ ise your mother just because she has gro@@ wn old . ”
What is the individu@@ al publi@@ sh@@ er@@ ’s ro@@ le in making disciples of people of “ all the nations ” ?
Eli@@ j@@ ah a@@ wa@@ ited the end of a dr@@ ought ; God’s servants today a@@ wa@@ it the end of a cor@@ ru@@ pt world system of things .
“ All these op@@ er@@ ations the one and the same spirit per@@ form@@ s . ” ​ — 1 C@@ O@@ R .
Who can cr@@ iti@@ ci@@ ze parents for teaching their children what they consider to be right and mor@@ ally bene@@ fi@@ cial ?
It is not sur@@ pris@@ ing , therefore , that he commun@@ ic@@ ates with them .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , they now l@@ ack the ability to materi@@ al@@ ize human bo@@ dies on earth in order to enjoy il@@ lic@@ it fle@@ sh@@ ly ple@@ a@@ sures .
What Bible counsel was offered regarding family life ?
We used to wr@@ ang@@ le often , but one day we had a serious s@@ cu@@ ff@@ le .
I@@ t’s a ple@@ asure to sp@@ end whole days in the ministry with my wife . ”
That article had sever@@ al help@@ ful su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions and inclu@@ ded a bo@@ x that could be cu@@ t out , kept , and used for study .
When Daniel was al@@ most 1@@ 00 years old , for example , Jehovah as@@ sur@@ ed him : “ You will rest , but you will stand up for your lo@@ t at the end of the days . ” ​ — D@@ an .
In 19@@ 7@@ 2 , when the gi@@ r@@ ls were 12 and 10 years old , Ju@@ dy died of Ho@@ d@@ g@@ kin@@ ’s di@@ se@@ ase , a ty@@ pe of l@@ y@@ mp@@ ho@@ ma .
As mo@@ der@@ n - day work@@ men of God , therefore , one way that we h@@ and@@ le God’s Word ari@@ ght is by he@@ e@@ ding this ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on : “ Tru@@ st in Jehovah with all your heart and do not le@@ an upon your own understanding .
Kat@@ su@@ o and H@@ ag@@ in@@ o Mi@@ ur@@ a accepted boo@@ ks from S@@ is@@ ter I@@ shi@@ i and re@@ adi@@ ly recogn@@ ized the truth .
K@@ no@@ wing What Is Ri@@ ght and Do@@ ing It ( H .
Al@@ so , Jo@@ s@@ é had to end@@ ure can@@ c@@ er sur@@ g@@ er@@ y and ch@@ emo@@ ther@@ ap@@ y .
It appe@@ ars , however , that new ap@@ poin@@ te@@ es were al@@ most always cho@@ s@@ en from a sel@@ e@@ ct number of privile@@ ged famili@@ es , mo@@ st@@ ly from the l@@ ine of A@@ ar@@ on .
But if we are to receive God’s support and comfort , we must place our trust in him .
Per@@ haps the speak@@ er is not the most experienced , but while he is h@@ and@@ ling the Word of God , he is wor@@ thy of our care@@ ful attention .
Even though other religi@@ ons may be less over@@ tly bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ like , ch@@ ur@@ ches that are “ respon@@ ding to dem@@ and ” re@@ mind us of a war@@ ning given by Paul .
A number of famili@@ es read a se@@ ction of the Bible together .
They may , however , be la@@ bor@@ ing under c@@ ru@@ shing de@@ b@@ t .
For example , Ab@@ er@@ as@@ h , a woman in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , had been pra@@ ying to find the truth .
By such a sacrifice , he vo@@ lu@@ nt@@ ar@@ ily made a public declar@@ ation , or ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ment , of Jehovah’s b@@ oun@@ ti@@ ful blessings and loving - kindness toward his people .
No doubt that is why many people who are not Jehovah’s Witnesses also re@@ qu@@ est b@@ loo@@ d@@ less medi@@ cal tre@@ at@@ ment .
We had to leave right away and continue our long j@@ our@@ ne@@ y , but we were happy that we had been able to share the good news with these hum@@ ble people . ”
The anointed are already san@@ c@@ ti@@ fied in a very special way , being declar@@ ed righteous and holy as Christ’s bri@@ de .
May we , therefore , be res@@ ol@@ ved to keep on pra@@ ying for holy spirit every day . ​ — Psalm 34 : 6 ; 1 John 5 : 14 , 15 .
Why , s@@ ci@@ ent@@ ists have learned much from stud@@ ying Jehovah’s cre@@ ations !
Why will Jehovah’s day come as a sh@@ o@@ ck to the world ?
I@@ magine , then , how Moses felt when Jehovah told him : “ I will s@@ end you to P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h , and you will bring my people the Israelites out of Egy@@ pt . ” ​ — E@@ x .
He had been invit@@ ed there to atten@@ d the second class of a school for travel@@ ing overse@@ ers of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
* L@@ au@@ gh@@ ter and a@@ mus@@ ement are of some value , but their relati@@ ve wor@@ th is small .
Like the apostle Paul , I can truly say : ‘ For all things I have the strength through the one who gives me power . ’ ” ​ — Phil@@ ip@@ pi@@ ans 4 : 13 .
Some are not su@@ f@@ fi@@ ci@@ ently inter@@ ested in Scriptural truth to a@@ ban@@ d@@ on ch@@ eri@@ shed beli@@ ef@@ s .
This pi@@ c@@ ture of the Egy@@ pt into which Moses was born well mat@@ ches hist@@ or@@ ic@@ al evidence .
There was ke@@ en an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ation among vis@@ it@@ ors and local Witnesses al@@ ike for what they knew would be mem@@ or@@ able spiritual occasi@@ ons .
How did the God of com@@ pas@@ sion respon@@ d ?
Re@@ actions to Jehovah’s F@@ ame
So@@ on , T@@ essi@@ e started going to the meetings and show@@ ing Christian qualities even though some of her form@@ er friends made fu@@ n of her .
If we respon@@ d in an un@@ bal@@ an@@ ced way to a per@@ c@@ ei@@ ved in@@ justice , that may have a more har@@ m@@ ful effect on our peace than the in@@ justice it@@ self .
( a ) W@@ ho@@ m should we work hard to imitate ?
O@@ thers , however , have hope .
How can displa@@ ying mil@@ dness strengthen the b@@ on@@ ds between parents and children ?
Many religious organiz@@ ations are mi@@ red in pol@@ itical in@@ tri@@ gu@@ e and moral h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y and are dr@@ en@@ ched in in@@ no@@ c@@ ent blood from coun@@ t@@ less religious w@@ ars .
Jehovah’s Witnesses would be happy to help you .
The Devil cannot pre@@ v@@ ent the resurrection of those who are in Jehovah’s mem@@ ory
Ther@@ efore , bel@@ o@@ ved ones , since you are a@@ wa@@ iting these things , do your ut@@ most to be found fin@@ ally by him spo@@ t@@ less and un@@ ble@@ mi@@ shed and in peace . ”
Of all the people who ever lived , Jesus had the most important things to say .
We will con@@ stan@@ tly ‘ long for Jehovah’s j@@ udi@@ cial decisions ’ and show a ‘ f@@ on@@ dness for his remin@@ ders . ’
Thus , when we di@@ gn@@ i@@ fy another person , we are , in effect , ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ g@@ ing the S@@ ource of human di@@ gn@@ ity , Jehovah .
• How has true worship been pro@@ s@@ per@@ ing in these last days ?
Then , with the help of Psalm 23 , we will see in what ways Jehovah ca@@ res for his worshipp@@ ers as a shepher@@ d ca@@ res for his sheep . ​ — 1 Peter 2 : 25 .
During the sum@@ m@@ er se@@ as@@ on , the temp@@ er@@ ature in Bul@@ g@@ ari@@ a can re@@ ach over 1@@ 00 de@@ gre@@ es F@@ ah@@ r@@ en@@ he@@ it [ 40 ° C ] .
How has sac@@ red service been wr@@ ong@@ ly per@@ form@@ ed in the past and today ?
Why do we feel imp@@ el@@ led to praise our God ?
We g@@ la@@ dly use our res@@ our@@ ces to give gi@@ f@@ ts to our loved ones and to help those in need .
Be@@ ware especially of all self - help boo@@ ks , ta@@ p@@ es or s@@ em@@ in@@ ars that offer far too much , in far too sh@@ ort a time , for far too little effort or self - discipl@@ ine . ”
The good news of God’s Kingdom first re@@ ached the is@@ land on Ju@@ ne 22 , 195@@ 2 , when the 5@@ 9 - fo@@ o@@ t [ 18 m ] scho@@ on@@ er Si@@ bia , op@@ er@@ ated by Jehovah’s Witnesses , an@@ cho@@ red off Sa@@ ba@@ ’s co@@ ast .
When individuals appro@@ ach congregation elders for ad@@ vice about mar@@ it@@ al problems , the elders do well to ask whether the cou@@ ple have rec@@ ently w@@ atch@@ ed the vi@@ de@@ o What Is Tru@@ e Lo@@ ve ?
He taught large crow@@ ds , as well as individuals .
How can prayer help us to serve Jehovah more fully ?
To ward off Satan’s att@@ ac@@ ks , we need to put our full trust in Jehovah .
“ H@@ ere we live on the Bible , Bible public@@ ations , and Bible study , ” wrote one pris@@ on@@ er .
One M@@ on@@ th of H@@ ar@@ v@@ est and Me@@ asure
When app@@ lied , the counsel from the Scriptures not only imp@@ ro@@ ves the qu@@ ality of our life but also helps us to avoid s@@ na@@ res that end@@ anger it .
Many of them ear@@ n their living doing se@@ cul@@ ar work , and others are still in school .
Al@@ so , Noah knew that humans were told to re@@ pro@@ du@@ ce and f@@ ill the earth .
When does our t@@ ong@@ ue have a heal@@ ing effect ?
“ Wh@@ atever we do , great or small , that bri@@ d@@ ges the ga@@ p between the pati@@ ent@@ ’s worl@@ ds of ill@@ ness and health will be help@@ ful , ” says au@@ th@@ or R@@ o@@ san@@ ne Kal@@ ic@@ k .
Like A@@ sa@@ ph , by sta@@ ying close to God , you can experience his loving support .
A person may learn en@@ ough of a language to get by in nor@@ ma@@ l con@@ vers@@ ation but then sto@@ p making prog@@ ress .
H@@ an@@ na@@ h’s prayer is spe@@ ci@@ fi@@ c .
But how much sol@@ ar en@@ er@@ gy is needed to su@@ sta@@ in earthly life ?
Jehovah is the name of the God of the Bible .
My life became ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely dis@@ ma@@ l .
How thr@@ il@@ led I was to learn that he had cont@@ ac@@ ted local Witnesses in order to continue his stu@@ dies and that he and his family had all become dedic@@ ated servants of Jehovah !
I have come to real@@ ize that I have to be real@@ is@@ tic in my heart but at the same time positi@@ ve in my words . ”
F@@ el@@ low@@ ship inv@@ ari@@ ab@@ ly came first .
C@@ ul@@ tiv@@ ate Lo@@ ve for God in Ch@@ il@@ d , 9 / 15
But it is my Bible study that has imp@@ ro@@ ved my emo@@ tional health , help@@ ing me to control ne@@ g@@ ative feelings , re@@ du@@ ce ten@@ sion , and be more pati@@ ent and com@@ pas@@ sion@@ ate with people .
Par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 11 : See The Watchtower , O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 15 , 199@@ 5 , pages 18 - 28 .
All these chang@@ es can bring some st@@ ress and anxi@@ ety to a relationship .
10 , 11 . ( a ) What vision was E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el given , as recorded in E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el chap@@ ter 9 ?
“ N@@ ever let them si@@ t on your la@@ p . ” M@@ ore rec@@ ently , however , D@@ r@@ s .
He heard of the Bi@@ ble@@ ’s message from his you@@ ng@@ er brother , who had been cont@@ ac@@ ted by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
U@@ p@@ on ob@@ tain@@ ing a leave of ab@@ s@@ ence from our assignment , Eva and I re@@ turned to the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
They show him the tr@@ act How Do You V@@ i@@ e@@ w the Bible ?
Then he said kin@@ dly , “ Be of good courage ​ — you are doing well , and in time , you will be fine . ”
J@@ E@@ H@@ O@@ V@@ A@@ H long ag@@ o fore@@ told that something re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble would occ@@ ur in the time of the end .
In what has been called the Go@@ l@@ den R@@ ule , Jesus said : “ All things , therefore , that you want men to do to you , you also must do to them . ”
In ad@@ dition , they are lear@@ ning an A@@ si@@ an language in order to ass@@ ist fore@@ ign@@ ers to learn the truth found in God’s Word , the Bible .
The apostle Peter wrote : “ The God of all un@@ deser@@ ved kindness . . . will himself fin@@ ish your tra@@ ining , he will make you fir@@ m , he will make you strong . ” ​ — 1 Peter 5 : 10 .
Does Jehovah dra@@ g us against our will , for@@ c@@ ing us to serve him ?
Who do you su@@ p@@ pose is “ the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh ” ?
A@@ ma@@ zed that Z@@ ong@@ e@@ z@@ ile had not sp@@ ent any of this money , the bu@@ sin@@ ess@@ man asked him : “ What is your religion ? ”
Jehovah’s ways are va@@ st@@ ly su@@ peri@@ or to those of humans .
In fact , nothing could have been fur@@ ther from the truth .
O@@ b@@ serving Jehovah’s car@@ ing hand helped me to trust that he would also look after me .
Be Watch@@ ful ​ — Satan W@@ ants to D@@ ev@@ our You !
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently , they all re@@ turned in good health .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , true Christians face an ong@@ o@@ ing em@@ er@@ g@@ enc@@ y , so to speak . After all , Satan go@@ es about like “ a ro@@ aring li@@ on , ” tr@@ ying to de@@ v@@ our us .
Ther@@ efore , it is very important to be supp@@ or@@ tive , listen@@ ing to them .
Jesus told his disciples : “ In the world you are having tri@@ bul@@ ation , but take courage !
F@@ e@@ ar of the un@@ known , then , may h@@ in@@ der or even par@@ al@@ y@@ ze a person@@ ’s efforts to care for an ill family member .
“ O@@ u@@ t of the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ance of the heart the m@@ ou@@ th speak@@ s , ” said Jesus Christ .
You can ask one of Jehovah’s Witnesses for a free Bible study .
In this reg@@ ard , Paul ur@@ ged the Corinthians : “ My bel@@ o@@ ved brothers , become ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast , un@@ mo@@ va@@ ble , always having pl@@ ent@@ y to do in the work of the Lord , know@@ ing that your la@@ b@@ or is not in va@@ in in con@@ ne@@ ction with the Lord . ”
In an encourag@@ ing letter to the Christians in Ph@@ ili@@ pp@@ i , the apostle Paul wrote : “ I have learned , in wh@@ atever circumstances I am , to be self - su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient . . . .
These ve@@ hi@@ c@@ les were id@@ enti@@ fied by a large si@@ gn , which read “ W@@ AT@@ C@@ H T@@ O@@ W@@ E@@ R ​ — Jehovah’s Witnesses . ”
But within a mon@@ th he was rec@@ al@@ led and re@@ inst@@ ated .
Jehovah fre@@ ely and gener@@ ously gives wisdom , knowledge , and dis@@ cer@@ n@@ ment to anyone who is willing to sear@@ ch for them .
T@@ a@@ i@@ wa@@ n , 7 / 15
Jehovah is the most powerful of all spi@@ r@@ its and will not let any lasting har@@ m come to those who obey him .
The do@@ ct@@ or therefore wrote an of@@ fi@@ cial pres@@ crip@@ tion “ or@@ der@@ ing ” Mari@@ e to go to the Kingdom H@@ all for encourag@@ ement and up@@ building associ@@ ation .
C@@ au@@ tion is also in order .
By being sy@@ mp@@ a@@ the@@ tic , Christians imitate Jesus .
Jehovah wants willing servants .
Yes , what a mar@@ vel@@ ous ob@@ serv@@ ance the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al is !
You might have the strong imp@@ res@@ sion that these individuals are not bad people .
In time , four such fes@@ tiv@@ als ​ — the O@@ l@@ y@@ mp@@ ic and the N@@ em@@ e@@ an , both dedic@@ ated to Z@@ e@@ us , and the P@@ y@@ th@@ i@@ an and the Is@@ th@@ mi@@ an , dedic@@ ated to A@@ pol@@ l@@ o and P@@ o@@ se@@ id@@ on res@@ pe@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely — ​ gre@@ w in import@@ ance until they at@@ ta@@ ined the st@@ atu@@ s of P@@ an@@ hel@@ l@@ en@@ ic fes@@ tiv@@ als .
My brother sta@@ yed with Mu@@ m , and they moved to another st@@ ate .
In Jehovah’s day of judgment , their blood “ will ac@@ tually be p@@ our@@ ed out like du@@ st , ” as something wor@@ th@@ less .
The apostle Peter said : “ I per@@ c@@ ei@@ ve that God is not par@@ ti@@ al , but in every nation the man that fe@@ ars him and works righteousness is accep@@ table to him . ” — Acts 10 : 34 , 35 .
7 : 1 - 4 .
F@@ in@@ ally , en@@ v@@ y led to their des@@ tru@@ ction at Jehovah’s hand . ​ — P@@ s .
To@@ gether , these give us the ability to dist@@ ing@@ u@@ ish between right and wrong and to h@@ ate that which God h@@ ates . ​ — Psalm 9@@ 7 : 10 ; Romans 12 : 9 .
H@@ as this re@@ view been help@@ ful ?
The Kingdom message gives c@@ ru@@ cial support even to those who know that their life is about to be cu@@ t sh@@ ort by ill@@ ness .
“ The beau@@ ty of Israel ” ​ — the glory and power it enjo@@ yed while Jehovah’s blessing was upon it — ​ was thro@@ wn down with the des@@ tru@@ ction of Jerusalem and the des@@ ol@@ ation of Juda@@ h . ​ — Isaiah 5@@ 5 : 9 .
Li@@ fe was not always eas@@ y for them .
The brothers had a se@@ cre@@ t supp@@ ly of Bible liter@@ ature and also 12 Bi@@ bl@@ es .
Then , like Paul , we will be able to ‘ reason with people from the Scriptures , expla@@ ining and pro@@ ving by refer@@ ences ’ the wonderful truth of Jehovah’s pur@@ pos@@ es .
What can we learn about such tra@@ its by exam@@ ining fur@@ ther Bible acc@@ oun@@ ts ?
G@@ ran@@ ted , you cannot comple@@ t@@ ely shi@@ eld your children from pres@@ sures , har@@ ass@@ ment , and ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le .
Ther@@ efore , his children could have enjo@@ yed perfect everlasting life .
S@@ ONG@@ S T@@ O B@@ E U@@ S@@ E@@ D : 5@@ 1 , 1@@ 14
Si@@ x months later I was baptized at a dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion in Per@@ th .
When I arri@@ ved back in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates and was rel@@ eas@@ ed from the n@@ av@@ y , I had one year of school to fin@@ ish at H@@ ar@@ v@@ ard Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity in C@@ am@@ bri@@ dge , M@@ ass@@ ach@@ u@@ set@@ ts .
The A@@ c@@ ta serve as a w@@ in@@ do@@ w on the past , provi@@ ding a vi@@ vi@@ d pi@@ c@@ ture of what the B@@ re@@ th@@ re@@ n believ@@ ed .
A sister serving in a fore@@ ign land e@@ cho@@ es the feelings of many : “ Even a no@@ te expres@@ sing appreciation shows that others are thinking of you and that they are happy about what you are doing . ”
Now the young woman was very at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive in appe@@ ar@@ ance , a vi@@ r@@ g@@ in , . . . and she made her way down to the f@@ oun@@ tain and began to f@@ ill her water j@@ ar and then came up .
“ P@@ on@@ der over these things ; be ab@@ s@@ or@@ bed in them , that your advan@@ c@@ ement may be man@@ i@@ f@@ est to all pers@@ ons . ” ​ — 1 T@@ I@@ M .
The inter@@ n@@ ational bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od of Jehovah’s Witnesses shows that the new world is possible
At the next meeting , we can do the same with others .
Th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of cla@@ y ta@@ ble@@ ts were dis@@ co@@ vered thr@@ ough@@ out the ru@@ ins of U@@ gar@@ it .
When I read the Bible each ev@@ ening , I think about the people I me@@ t in the ter@@ rit@@ ory .
I was full when I went , and it is emp@@ ty - h@@ an@@ ded that Jehovah has made me return . Why should you call me Na@@ om@@ i , when it is Jehovah that has hum@@ ili@@ ated me and the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty that has ca@@ used me cal@@ am@@ ity ? ” ​ — Ru@@ th 1 : 20 , 21 .
Rather , he sta@@ ys in control and avo@@ i@@ ds the fi@@ gh@@ ts that fre@@ qu@@ ently be@@ f@@ all an individu@@ al who quic@@ k@@ ly f@@ la@@ res up when off@@ ended .
They demonstr@@ ated Bible stu@@ dies to 7@@ 4 grou@@ ps of people .
As we will see , this understanding har@@ mon@@ iz@@ es with what the Bible says happ@@ ens to the soul at death .
Like him , end@@ e@@ av@@ or to re@@ ach the heart of your listen@@ er .
The pri@@ est cri@@ ed out : ‘ S@@ to@@ p preaching !
How important it is , then , that we control what we look at and what we allow to en@@ ter into our mind and heart !
Like language , it is a re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble gift that se@@ ts humans ap@@ ar@@ t from be@@ ast@@ s .
Such medit@@ ation can s@@ ti@@ r your heart , help@@ ing you draw ever clo@@ s@@ er to Jehovah . ​ — Psalm 19 : 14 .
Fir@@ st Ch@@ r@@ on@@ ic@@ les is of interest to us because it gives in@@ sight into worship at the temple and provi@@ des de@@ ta@@ il@@ s about the l@@ in@@ e@@ age of the Messi@@ ah .
A@@ n ass@@ em@@ bly in P@@ or@@ tu@@ g@@ al while the work was under ba@@ n
Ha@@ ving such fine mo@@ ti@@ ves for eng@@ ag@@ ing in the ministry will move us to preach the good news without le@@ tu@@ p .
That hous@@ eho@@ ld cons@@ ists of family members , servants , and sla@@ ves , some of whom become Christians .
S@@ ONG@@ S : 1@@ 25 , 8@@ 8
Such a person is st@@ able ​ — his thinking and actions are so@@ li@@ dly f@@ oun@@ ded upon godly principles .
How g@@ la@@ d I was that I had been able to control my anger !
Sh@@ ould age be a fac@@ t@@ or ?
The artic@@ les discus@@ s how you can imitate Christ in these three ways .
Fir@@ st , some ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
33 : 12 , 13 .
▪ To support yourself , is it really necess@@ ary to have a col@@ le@@ ge or a uni@@ vers@@ ity de@@ gre@@ e ?
“ At that time , ” says An@@ war , “ I had a ne@@ g@@ ative op@@ in@@ ion of Christian religi@@ ons because of the C@@ ru@@ sa@@ des and the In@@ qu@@ is@@ iti@@ on .
A father nam@@ ed S@@ te@@ ph@@ en says , “ I have tri@@ ed to set the example for my children by than@@ king my wife for din@@ ner . ”
B@@ ack in No@@ em@@ í@@ ’s ho@@ me@@ to@@ wn of M@@ an@@ res@@ a , the local new@@ s@@ pa@@ per high@@ ligh@@ ted her ac@@ ad@@ em@@ ic ac@@ hi@@ ev@@ ement and re@@ vie@@ wed the cont@@ ent of her es@@ say .
It h@@ ur@@ t him even to con@@ temp@@ l@@ ate the deed she wanted him to com@@ mit .
As the pl@@ ant gro@@ ws , the gar@@ den@@ er may need to pr@@ u@@ ne the pl@@ ant in order to help it keep gro@@ wing in the right direction .
In the first of the two illustr@@ ations , Jesus says that the shepher@@ d will “ go for the lost one . ”
What , though , is the meaning of the ter@@ m “ spiritu@@ ality ” ?
This man , Jesus of Na@@ z@@ are@@ th , was not gu@@ i@@ ded by the s@@ op@@ h@@ is@@ tic@@ ated lear@@ ning that some s@@ ought in ancient R@@ ome , A@@ th@@ ens , or A@@ le@@ x@@ and@@ ri@@ a .
• In what ways do we gl@@ ori@@ fy God ?
His gra@@ y ha@@ ir@@ s did not “ go down in peace to S@@ he@@ ol . ”
What is mis@@ sing ?
In car@@ r@@ ying out his God - given com@@ mis@@ sion to lead the Israelites out of Egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an b@@ onda@@ ge , Moses often appe@@ ared before ty@@ ran@@ n@@ ic@@ al P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h in a ro@@ y@@ al cour@@ t te@@ em@@ ing with religious and mil@@ it@@ ary ma@@ gn@@ ates .
It was so nam@@ ed because it res@@ em@@ bl@@ es a sa@@ dd@@ le in shap@@ e .
How did a little Israel@@ ite gi@@ r@@ l displa@@ y courage ?
The love is in this respect , not that we have loved God , but that he loved us and sent for@@ th his Son as a prop@@ iti@@ at@@ ory sacrifice for our sin@@ s . ” ​ — 1 John 4 : 9 , 10 .
With it we can gl@@ ori@@ fy God in our preaching and teaching activ@@ ity and draw ever clo@@ s@@ er to him in prayer .
We do not want to take it eas@@ y and then de@@ f@@ end our attitude by saying that we are being reason@@ able .
We b@@ ought a little ca@@ r , which we used for fi@@ ve years to tra@@ v@@ el around two cir@@ cu@@ its .
Paul was there tal@@ king about those who were cho@@ s@@ en to be jo@@ in@@ t he@@ ir@@ s with Christ in the heavenly Kingdom .
Yes , as long as we stay close to Jehovah , he will care for us as a loving S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d “ to the l@@ eng@@ th of days , ” even to all et@@ er@@ n@@ ity .
Instead , we use our time to do what is good .
Yet , he rema@@ ined loyal to Jehovah , being imp@@ ris@@ oned for fi@@ ve years .
( b ) Ha@@ ve you person@@ ally ob@@ served how kindness so@@ f@@ ten@@ ed the heart of an un@@ beli@@ ever ?
He cho@@ se to ac@@ qu@@ it the apostles and others of the judgment against them , vie@@ wing them as ab@@ sol@@ ved of in@@ her@@ ited gu@@ il@@ t .
C@@ en@@ tu@@ ries later , David dist@@ ing@@ u@@ i@@ shed himself on the bat@@ t@@ le@@ field .
To hold back on exerc@@ ising par@@ ent@@ al authority shows indi@@ ffer@@ ence or a l@@ ack of love .
This up@@ building , positi@@ ve teaching will result in a truly pe@@ ace@@ ful , har@@ mon@@ i@@ ous human soci@@ ety .
So I ag@@ re@@ ed to study the Bible with them my@@ self .
In@@ no@@ c@@ ent men were about to per@@ ish , all because of J@@ on@@ ah !
Lo@@ ve will also pre@@ v@@ ent us from loo@@ king out only for our own inter@@ ests in@@ stead of show@@ ing concer@@ n for those of others . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
The people ga@@ ther@@ ed , fa@@ sted , and rep@@ ented for their many sin@@ s of i@@ do@@ l@@ at@@ ry . ​ — 1 Samuel 7 : 4 - 6 .
One compan@@ y serv@@ ant was e@@ ag@@ er to have me stay with him even though his home was only par@@ ti@@ ally buil@@ t .
I took advan@@ ta@@ ge of my fre@@ e@@ dom to vis@@ it some of the 21 Witnesses inc@@ ar@@ cer@@ ated in nor@@ th Q@@ u@@ e@@ en@@ s@@ land .
For instance , Matthew 26 : 26 might be read and the un@@ le@@ av@@ ened bre@@ ad pres@@ ented after a prayer .
Re@@ c@@ all@@ ing his days as a member of the 2@@ 6@@ th class of G@@ ile@@ ad , H@@ ar@@ ry Joh@@ ns@@ on said : “ We were taught that Jehovah has always led his people and will lead his people .
When I turned se@@ ven , I too wanted to preach from do@@ or to do@@ or .
E@@ ach of us received a di@@ r@@ ty sac@@ k to s@@ le@@ ep on , and at night , r@@ ats gn@@ a@@ wed the cal@@ ves of our leg@@ s .
The Bible tel@@ ls us that the Creator has “ va@@ st d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic en@@ er@@ gy . ”
Such my@@ th@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal acc@@ oun@@ ts may refle@@ ct , though in an em@@ bel@@ li@@ shed and dist@@ or@@ ted form , the ac@@ tu@@ al p@@ re - F@@ lood con@@ di@@ tions mentioned in the Bible book of Genesis .
5 : 21 - 24 .
“ The cl@@ an n@@ ames pre@@ served on the Sam@@ ari@@ a O@@ str@@ ac@@ a provide an ex@@ tra@@ bi@@ bli@@ cal l@@ ink between the cl@@ ans of M@@ an@@ as@@ se@@ h and the ter@@ rit@@ ory in which the Bible claim@@ s they set@@ t@@ led , ” no@@ tes the N@@ I@@ V Ar@@ cha@@ e@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal S@@ tu@@ dy Bible .
They had fu@@ n lear@@ ning in this way , and it made them confid@@ ent .
The Bible study a@@ i@@ ds provided by the faithful and dis@@ cre@@ et slave class shed light on the tra@@ ps set by the Devil and help us to avoid them .
When I was si@@ x years old , my fa@@ ther’s work took us ab@@ ro@@ ad ​ — first to B@@ ra@@ z@@ il and then to E@@ cu@@ ad@@ or .
This form@@ er P@@ har@@ is@@ e@@ e went so far as to say that com@@ pared with his new , en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ed understanding of God’s pur@@ pos@@ es and the privilege of the Christian ministry , what he once thought was important he now consider@@ ed to be “ a lo@@ t of refu@@ se . ”
Consider the case of the apostle Peter .
Re@@ gre@@ t@@ ta@@ bly , to some de@@ gre@@ e we are all influ@@ enced by our sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s .
Do not re@@ prove a ri@@ di@@ cul@@ er , that he may not h@@ ate you . ” ​ — Proverbs 9 : 7 , 8@@ a .
We must show respect for Jehovah and for those appointed to positi@@ ons of responsi@@ bility among his people .
In that cir@@ cu@@ it , I learned much from experienced older men .
The article foc@@ used on whether Chris@@ t@@ ma@@ s was be@@ coming “ pu@@ re@@ r , less com@@ mer@@ cial . ”
Yet , it is bene@@ fi@@ cial to refle@@ ct on our own mo@@ ti@@ ves for doing that work .
They were man@@ i@@ fes@@ ting a ma@@ j@@ or concer@@ n of the soci@@ ety in which they lived .
The resurrection will re@@ un@@ ite relati@@ ves with their loved ones
If we are truly to act like Christ , what must we first learn , and why ?
Be@@ fore the F@@ lood came , the ani@@ mal@@ s had to be ga@@ ther@@ ed and brought in@@ side .
Jesus ar@@ gu@@ ed el@@ o@@ qu@@ ently against f@@ at@@ al@@ is@@ tic reason@@ ing .
( a ) Th@@ r@@ ough whom does the spirit reve@@ al deep tru@@ ths during the last days ?
* This educ@@ ation helps them “ to be made new in [ their ] d@@ om@@ in@@ ant men@@ tal attitude . ”
The Bible simply says that Jesus was taken to Jerusalem .
How com@@ for@@ ting it is to know that out of his un@@ deser@@ ved kindness , Jehovah lo@@ ves and ca@@ res for us !
It is a ple@@ asure and a preci@@ ous privilege to share that Bible - based hope with others , is it not ?
Mu@@ ch dep@@ ends on the le@@ v@@ el of com@@ mit@@ ment that ex@@ ists between you and your mate .
While Jehovah’s discipl@@ ine can refle@@ ct his h@@ at@@ red of sin , it can also show his concer@@ n for the person who sin@@ ned .
2 : 9 - 11 .
A close exam@@ in@@ ation of those exc@@ iting events when Jehovah man@@ e@@ u@@ vered the sal@@ vation of the sons of Israel should be of great encourag@@ ement to us as we look for@@ ward to the f@@ ast - appro@@ aching great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
( b ) How should we view some who have w@@ an@@ der@@ ed away from the Christian congregation ?
But to one who pla@@ ys it well , it is enjo@@ y@@ able .
And there is much to do in the preaching work .
Per@@ haps you can share some of your experi@@ ences .
It is a place of ex@@ tra@@ or@@ din@@ ary beau@@ ty .
O@@ ther@@ wise , faithful Witnesses who do not succ@@ e@@ ed in making disciples because of preaching in an un@@ responsi@@ ve ter@@ rit@@ ory would be like the ba@@ r@@ re@@ n bran@@ ches in Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation .
Still , sal@@ vation is fore@@ told for individuals who exerc@@ ise faith in Jehovah .
H@@ i@@ gh a@@ bo@@ ve the earth , ne@@ t@@ works of s@@ at@@ el@@ l@@ ites make up what is called the G@@ lo@@ ba@@ l P@@ os@@ iti@@ on@@ ing S@@ y@@ st@@ em ( G@@ P@@ S ) .
This : The message of what the Kingdom is , what it will do , and how to receive its blessings is within the re@@ ach of ne@@ arly ever@@ yone on the earth .
However , many mo@@ der@@ n - day experi@@ ences give evidence that angels be@@ h@@ ind the s@@ cen@@ es are supp@@ or@@ ting our Kingdom - preaching work and gu@@ i@@ ding us to those “ righ@@ tly dis@@ posed for everlasting life . ”
Per@@ haps you will c@@ atch sight of de@@ ar older ones , ste@@ ad@@ fa@@ st@@ ly living up to their dedic@@ ation to Jehovah des@@ pite the mal@@ adi@@ es of advan@@ ced age .
“ We are a young husband and wife who have been members of the n@@ om@@ in@@ al ch@@ urch for about ten years ; but are now , we trust , st@@ ep@@ p@@ ing from its dar@@ k@@ ness into the light of the new day now da@@ w@@ ning for the con@@ se@@ cr@@ ated children of the Mo@@ st H@@ i@@ gh . . . .
Let us see how that is expres@@ sed in the 9@@ 1@@ st Psalm .
2@@ 9@@ 70 B.C.E .
4 : 1 - 4 ​ — “ In the fin@@ al part of the days , ” how does Jehovah “ rend@@ er judgment among many pe@@ op@@ les , and set matters st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght res@@ pe@@ cting mi@@ gh@@ ty nations ” ?
For a Christian , more important than making a certain g@@ es@@ ture when taking an o@@ ath is that he re@@ members that he is s@@ we@@ aring before God to tell the truth .
The Go@@ spe@@ l writ@@ er Luke “ tr@@ ac@@ ed all things from the star@@ t with acc@@ ur@@ ac@@ y , to wr@@ ite them in lo@@ gi@@ cal order . ”
Then , we cro@@ s@@ sed the ri@@ ver to the other side of the to@@ wn .
The pur@@ se con@@ ta@@ ined 1@@ ,@@ 1@@ 00 som ( about $ 25 , U@@ .@@ S . ) .
We trust him to bl@@ ess our attitude , and his blessing is much more valu@@ able than making someone pa@@ y for what he did to us .
She qu@@ o@@ ted the question that P@@ on@@ ti@@ us P@@ il@@ ate asked Jesus : “ What is truth ? ”
However , those who fai@@ l to listen to God “ will make out@@ cri@@ es because of the pain of heart and . . . will how@@ l because of the she@@ er bre@@ ak@@ down of spirit . ” ​ — Is@@ a .
Thus , one pra@@ ying to sa@@ in@@ ts does so with the hope that special fav@@ or may be ob@@ ta@@ ined through them because of their bless@@ ed position before God .
How did Paul demonstr@@ ate res@@ our@@ ce@@ ful@@ ness when deal@@ ing with different a@@ udi@@ ences ?
C@@ y@@ r@@ us set the st@@ age for the Jews ’ return to their ho@@ m@@ el@@ and in 5@@ 37 B.C.E .
He enjo@@ yed two - way commun@@ ic@@ ation with God .
It was just off the bu@@ s r@@ ou@@ te , I was told .
A@@ p@@ par@@ ently because he knew how eas@@ y it is for human thinking to become dist@@ or@@ ted ​ — even for the min@@ ds of Christians to be “ cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted away from the s@@ inc@@ er@@ ity and the cha@@ st@@ ity that are du@@ e the Christ . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 11 : 3 .
St@@ atis@@ tic@@ s from the World He@@ al@@ th O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation st@@ ate that as many as 1 in 5 of the po@@ pul@@ ation may su@@ ff@@ er from de@@ pres@@ sion at some time in their life .
W@@ ere you told that you need to make some ad@@ ju@@ st@@ ments ?
H@@ el@@ p him to see that such ple@@ a@@ sures are evidence that the Creator wants us to enjoy life on earth . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 3 : 11 , 12 .
Di@@ verse , in@@ deed , are the ans@@ wers people give to the question , ‘ What happ@@ ens to us when we die ? ’
So to find out what Jehovah wants , we need to r@@ ely on the help that he has provided .
Do you also feel that way about worshipp@@ ing Jehovah ?
It con@@ sum@@ es time and en@@ er@@ gy as you ste@@ w about your pa@@ in@@ ful past experi@@ ences , inter@@ n@@ ally cur@@ se the people who h@@ ur@@ t you , and p@@ lo@@ t ways to get even . ”
After his resurrection , Jesus appe@@ ars to his disciples by the Se@@ a of Gal@@ ile@@ e .
• What are some Scriptural examples show@@ ing that Christians need and help one another ?
The pati@@ ence and loving support of these sisters helped me to per@@ se@@ v@@ ere until I could see my compan@@ ion for what he really was .
There are also num@@ er@@ ous ways for us to show love for our neigh@@ b@@ or .
This occasi@@ on was no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy , since Cor@@ n@@ eli@@ us was an un@@ circum@@ c@@ ised G@@ ent@@ ile .
How did Satan chall@@ enge the righ@@ t@@ ful@@ ness of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y ?
The prophe@@ t’s next words f@@ it both Juda@@ h’s wr@@ ong@@ do@@ ers and wicked ones of our day .
He did not want it to be re@@ pro@@ ached by enem@@ ies who would at@@ tri@@ bu@@ te their vi@@ ct@@ ory to li@@ fel@@ ess i@@ do@@ ls .
Jesus said : “ W@@ ho@@ ever stu@@ m@@ bl@@ es one of these little ones who put faith in me , it is more bene@@ fi@@ cial for him to have h@@ un@@ g around his ne@@ ck a mil@@ l@@ st@@ one such as is turned by an ass and to be su@@ n@@ k in the wide , o@@ pen se@@ a . ” ​ — Matthew 18 : 6 .
That was on S@@ ep@@ t@@ ember 11 , 200@@ 4 .
The new tr@@ act c@@ learly shows that a spirit for@@ ce is different from a spirit cre@@ ature and that people do not become spirit cre@@ atu@@ res when they die .
F@@ ill@@ ing an In@@ her@@ ent Ne@@ ed ​ — A Mu@@ st
W@@ ould you refu@@ se his help ?
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise , a person who lo@@ ves God fin@@ ds da@@ ily Bible reading to be a deli@@ gh@@ t@@ ful experience ​ — an ag@@ re@@ e@@ able time sp@@ ent with his heavenly Father .
They are moved to praise Jehovah because of his great de@@ e@@ ds associ@@ ated with cre@@ ation .
“ This tra@@ ining stru@@ ck the perfect bal@@ ance between building our spiritual appreciation , war@@ ning us of d@@ ang@@ ers , and provi@@ ding us with practic@@ al su@@ gg@@ es@@ tions to care for the flo@@ ck .
F@@ or@@ m@@ er ties to friends and relati@@ ves have to be ad@@ ju@@ sted .
( Read Matthew 22 : 35 - 40 . )
Tru@@ e wisdom invol@@ ves exerc@@ ising s@@ ound judgment and ap@@ pl@@ ying knowledge and understanding in a succ@@ ess@@ ful way .
Jesus fore@@ told a g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l cam@@ pa@@ ign of spiritual educ@@ ation that would ann@@ oun@@ ce God’s in@@ coming Kingdom .
We must not let ourselves be affe@@ cted by such death - deal@@ ing ide@@ olo@@ gy .
You may have heard that Jehovah’s Witnesses do not accept blood trans@@ fu@@ sions .
What st@@ ep@@ s should be taken if one has sin@@ ned seri@@ ously ?
Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions From Re@@ ad@@ ers ​ — Is there any hope of a resurrection for a ba@@ by that dies in its mo@@ ther’s wom@@ b ?
So the next time you experience op@@ position in your wit@@ ness@@ ing work , take courage .
Y@@ oung ones would gre@@ et me with a hu@@ g .
17 : 8 - 12 .
From the examples of P@@ il@@ ate and Peter , what can you learn about not giving in to fear and pres@@ sure ?
You will likely ag@@ ree , though , that it is not always eas@@ y to ev@@ alu@@ ate our own feelings ob@@ je@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely .
The speak@@ er pointed out how the pro@@ gra@@ m had s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ated us spiritually and encoura@@ ged us to r@@ ely on Jehovah .
E@@ ver@@ y@@ where , parents are fin@@ ding it hard to bring up their children .
He says , “ As a young ad@@ ul@@ t , I needed a personal shepher@@ ding call . ”
Why is it d@@ ang@@ er@@ ous to r@@ ely on ourselves ?
Our very ex@@ ist@@ ence gives us just cause to praise J@@ ah .
It is not that we bl@@ in@@ dly do wh@@ atever we are told .
If we are living away from home , our relati@@ ves likely still have deep concer@@ n for our well - being and may feel com@@ p@@ el@@ led to continue to invol@@ ve themselves in important decisions we face .
At those meetings , I learned that God expe@@ cts hus@@ ban@@ ds to show love and honor to their family members .
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ing the great spiritual value of these fes@@ tiv@@ als , many family he@@ a@@ ds attend@@ ed with their enti@@ re family . ​ — 1 Sa@@ m .
“ Jehovah is mer@@ ci@@ ful and gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ous , s@@ low to anger and a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant in loving - kindness .
Indeed , the Creator rejo@@ ic@@ es in ob@@ serving each of his human servants as they stri@@ ve to up@@ hold his righteous standards .
“ L@@ ear@@ n From M@@ e , ” 12 / 15
The wisdom of an understanding person guid@@ es his st@@ ep@@ s .
What M@@ an Is
How does it help to make known our moral standards to others ?
Th@@ ink of the little Israel@@ ite gi@@ r@@ l who was a slave in the house of Na@@ am@@ an , a S@@ y@@ ri@@ an ar@@ my c@@ hi@@ ef .
King Sa@@ ul@@ ’s example provi@@ des us with what war@@ n@@ ings ?
He said : “ I learned about the d@@ ang@@ ers of s@@ mo@@ king through medi@@ cal j@@ our@@ n@@ als .
Jehovah does not promise to re@@ move st@@ ress , but he does as@@ sure us that by means of his spirit , he will give us the strength to de@@ al with it . ​ — P@@ hi@@ l .
“ At Ex@@ o@@ d@@ us 20 : 13 and 2 Timothy 2 : 24 , the Bible comman@@ ds us not to mu@@ r@@ der and not to fi@@ ght , ” I respon@@ ded .
By see@@ king Jehovah , see@@ king righteousness , and see@@ king me@@ ek@@ ness before it is too l@@ ate !
He dem@@ ands complete al@@ le@@ gi@@ ance from his sub@@ je@@ cts .
M@@ other received pi@@ c@@ tures , car@@ ds , and let@@ ters from S@@ ur@@ in@@ ame , S@@ t . K@@ it@@ ts , and many other plac@@ es .
The at@@ tr@@ ac@@ tive person@@ ality of the people and the beau@@ ti@@ ful s@@ cen@@ er@@ y no doubt ca@@ ught the attention of one uni@@ que travel@@ er cen@@ tu@@ ries ag@@ o .
It cons@@ is@@ ted of she@@ e@@ ts that were fol@@ ded , ass@@ em@@ b@@ led , and ti@@ ed together along the fo@@ ld .
In God’s eyes , a father is respon@@ sible for educ@@ ating his children mor@@ ally and spiritually .
Yes , Jehovah’s personal example prom@@ p@@ ts us to show such love and kindness .
( b ) How would you expla@@ in 2 Peter 1 : 19 ?
Th@@ ough a well - pa@@ ying jo@@ b ab@@ ro@@ ad helped his family fin@@ an@@ cially , his relationship with God and his brothers su@@ ffered .
This led to their fa@@ ther@@ ing off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing called N@@ ep@@ h@@ ili@@ m , who became viol@@ ent gi@@ ants .
W@@ ould such fa@@ ul@@ t@@ fin@@ ders have spo@@ ken in that way in the pres@@ ence of Jehovah if he had been physi@@ c@@ ally v@@ isi@@ ble to them ?
Th@@ r@@ ough the prophe@@ ts , Jehovah had prog@@ res@@ si@@ vely reve@@ aled the id@@ enti@@ f@@ ying mar@@ ks of the coming Messi@@ ah .
L@@ ake T@@ ur@@ k@@ ana , K@@ en@@ y@@ a@@ ’s lar@@ g@@ est , was a must .
It inclu@@ des our who@@ le@@ hear@@ te@@ dly accep@@ ting his ways and standards while re@@ je@@ cting those of the world .
“ Pro@@ ve Y@@ our@@ self Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful ”
9 / 15 “ The L@@ it@@ tle One ” H@@ as Be@@ come “ a Th@@ ous@@ and , ” 1 / 1
Y@@ oung people in par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar can learn much from Davi@@ d’s faith in these matters .
Jehovah is quic@@ k to prote@@ ct his people because they are preci@@ ous to him
C@@ oun@@ t@@ less ages ag@@ o , however , God became a Creator .
The stud@@ ents were encoura@@ ged not to be concer@@ ned about occ@@ up@@ ying a position , recei@@ ving recogn@@ iti@@ on from men , or using a the@@ o@@ cr@@ ati@@ c assignment for personal gain .
After Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . , the disciples continued Jesus ’ work of ev@@ ang@@ eli@@ z@@ ing .
How satis@@ f@@ ying it is to see that practic@@ ally all of those who began to study the Bible 40 years ag@@ o ​ — along with their children and gr@@ and@@ children — ​ have continued to serve Jehovah faith@@ fully !
Some among the comm@@ on fol@@ k were deep@@ ly moved by what they heard and saw , and they put faith in Jesus .
P@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ A@@ D@@ EL@@ P@@ H@@ I@@ A , P@@ A , The Li@@ ac@@ oura@@ s C@@ en@@ ter , 1@@ 7@@ 7@@ 6 N . Bro@@ ad S@@ t .
* But something new was involved in the baptism of Jesus ’ followers .
16 : 9 ; P@@ s .
For obedi@@ ently listen@@ ing to Jehovah , “ a great crow@@ d ” will be pre@@ served through “ the great tri@@ bul@@ ation ” and will experience the jo@@ ys of life in God’s new world .
What happened to other An@@ a@@ bap@@ t@@ ist commun@@ ities ?
How can we prove that we have this ty@@ pe of affe@@ ction for our brothers ?
“ I have made known to you all the things I have heard from my Father , ” he said .
We read : “ The congregation thr@@ ough@@ out the whole of Ju@@ de@@ a and Gal@@ ile@@ e and Sam@@ ari@@ a en@@ tered into a peri@@ od of peace . ”
As@@ k yourself , ‘ Wh@@ ere do I want a jo@@ b or care@@ er to take me ? ’
They have learned to con@@ ve@@ y their thoughts and feelings to each other hon@@ es@@ tly , yet kin@@ dly , by cultiv@@ ating and displa@@ ying in@@ sight , love , deep respect , and hum@@ ility .
Why did Jesus not per@@ form a mirac@@ le invol@@ ving the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al bre@@ ad and w@@ ine ?
What Bible prophe@@ ci@@ es can help you to understand develop@@ ments that li@@ e a@@ head on the world sc@@ ene ?
The neigh@@ b@@ ors and relati@@ ves wanted to name the bo@@ y after his father .
We fir@@ m@@ ly believe that God’s law on blood is not o@@ pen to re@@ form to f@@ it shi@@ f@@ ting op@@ in@@ i@@ ons .
You people must not a@@ ff@@ li@@ ct any wi@@ do@@ w or fa@@ ther@@ less bo@@ y .
A S@@ U@@ C@@ C@@ E@@ S@@ S@@ F@@ U@@ L life is truly desi@@ ra@@ ble .
Why , then , did Jesus speak of Satan’s ou@@ ster from heaven as if it had already happened ?
L@@ ater , Jehovah re@@ pe@@ ated it to Isa@@ a@@ c , poin@@ ting out that all nations of the earth would bl@@ ess themselves by means of Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s se@@ ed .
I@@ magine how Jac@@ o@@ b felt when his sons re@@ turned with Jose@@ p@@ h’s gar@@ ment co@@ vered with blood ! “ It is my s@@ on@@ ’s long gar@@ ment ! ”
S@@ ad@@ ly , Adam and E@@ ve a@@ bu@@ sed their free moral ag@@ enc@@ y and dis@@ obe@@ yed God .
Although Jo@@ s@@ é had a beau@@ ti@@ ful wife and a th@@ ri@@ ving bu@@ sin@@ ess in Bo@@ li@@ vi@@ a , he was un@@ happy .
But until some ten years ag@@ o , she did not like the preaching work at all .
To illustr@@ ate , a person may be called S@@ ir , Bo@@ ss , D@@ ad , or G@@ r@@ and@@ pa , dep@@ en@@ ding on the circumstances .
Are you inc@@ en@@ sed at the h@@ y@@ po@@ c@@ ris@@ y of care@@ tak@@ ers who a@@ bu@@ se those en@@ tru@@ sted to their care ?
T@@ ake Go@@ od C@@ are of Our Me@@ et@@ ing P@@ l@@ ac@@ es
Some we@@ ek@@ s later I was gr@@ anted a meeting , and I took along a cop@@ y of the vi@@ de@@ o Jehovah’s Witnesses ​ — The O@@ r@@ ganiz@@ ation Be@@ h@@ ind the N@@ ame .
• Wh@@ ich Bible writ@@ ers were present at Pen@@ te@@ co@@ st 33 C.E . ?
He also gave them a very desi@@ ra@@ ble gift ​ — free will .
F@@ ur@@ ther , Joseph tra@@ ined his son to be s@@ kil@@ led at his physical work .
Wh@@ atever your ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound , you may ag@@ ree that Re@@ be@@ ka@@ h was he@@ ading into the un@@ known .
Indeed , E@@ z@@ ra@@ ’s inspired words fur@@ n@@ ish clear pro@@ of that “ the word of God is ali@@ ve and exer@@ ts power . ” ​ — Hebrews 4 : 12 .
The I@@ mp@@ ort@@ ance of R@@ igh@@ te@@ ousness
“ My soul has kept your remin@@ ders , and I love them exc@@ e@@ e@@ ding@@ ly . ” ​ — P@@ S@@ AL@@ M 1@@ 19 : 1@@ 6@@ 7 .
He ad@@ ds : “ It is com@@ pris@@ ed of gu@@ il@@ t , de@@ f@@ en@@ si@@ ven@@ ess , and the fear of ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le . ”
This was the case with O@@ ma@@ r , in M@@ ex@@ ic@@ o .
Some out@@ side the Christian congregation may view our ministry as m@@ ere dist@@ ribu@@ tion of liter@@ ature .
When she did , he a@@ po@@ lo@@ gi@@ zed and said that at the time of her ear@@ li@@ er call , he and his wife were in the mi@@ dd@@ le of a he@@ ated qu@@ ar@@ re@@ l .
I also ad@@ mi@@ red one of my a@@ un@@ ts , who was a mission@@ ary for her ch@@ urch .
You want your te@@ en@@ age children to remain spiritually heal@@ thy .
I later sent him an invit@@ ation to atten@@ d our cir@@ cu@@ it ass@@ em@@ bly , to be held early in 195@@ 4 .
Consider another way that we can imitate Jesus .
In par@@ tic@@ ul@@ ar , how do they view the worl@@ d’s govern@@ ments ? ’
En@@ th@@ u@@ si@@ as@@ m tend@@ s to ru@@ b off on our compan@@ i@@ ons .
Acc@@ ording to one refer@@ ence work , Timo@@ th@@ y’s family pro@@ ba@@ bly “ bel@@ ong@@ ed to the educ@@ ated and u@@ pp@@ er in@@ come br@@ ac@@ ke@@ t . ”
The next day , act in har@@ mony with the re@@ ques@@ ts you made in the prayer .
He not only speak@@ s of teachings that sa@@ fe@@ gu@@ ard us from the w@@ il@@ es of im@@ moral people but ex@@ pos@@ es their me@@ th@@ od of op@@ er@@ ation by vi@@ vi@@ dly descri@@ b@@ ing a s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o in which a young man is se@@ duc@@ ed by a lo@@ ose woman .
E@@ ar@@ th S@@ ur@@ vi@@ ve ? 8 / 1
What good example did some Witness travel@@ ers provide ?
Pe@@ ople do not com@@ pla@@ in of being op@@ pres@@ sed by those la@@ ws .
I truly feel like the psalmist who san@@ g : “ B@@ less@@ ed be Jehovah , who da@@ ily car@@ ries the lo@@ ad for us . ”
“ S@@ ons of Z@@ e@@ us ” , 3 / 1 S@@ tr@@ ong@@ er Fa@@ ith , 5 / 1
Does the e@@ ating of the lo@@ a@@ ves of pres@@ ent@@ ation by David and his men indic@@ ate that God’s law can be bro@@ ken with imp@@ un@@ ity under difficult circumstances ? ​ — 1 Samuel 21 : 1 - 6 .
So we set out on a three - day bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le tri@@ p , with little E@@ s@@ ther s@@ it@@ ting in a h@@ and@@ le@@ ba@@ r se@@ at .
We need to follow what pat@@ ter@@ n , and why ?
We should also a@@ do@@ pt a men@@ tal attitude like that of Christ and imitate his example .
Fa@@ ith and wisdom are also needed by those who “ become teach@@ ers ” in the congregation .
H@@ el@@ p@@ ing Our Ch@@ il@@ dren Un@@ der@@ stand God
What a sa@@ d out@@ come !
He wants Christians to become “ cor@@ ru@@ p@@ ted in mind and des@@ po@@ iled of the truth . ”
What exc@@ iting pro@@ spe@@ ct a@@ wa@@ its us ?
As a you@@ th , Jesus rema@@ ined sub@@ ject to his parents , even though they were imper@@ fect .
Why were many un@@ willing to put faith in Jesus ?
“ Our relationship with Jehovah and with each other is str@@ ong@@ er than we ever believ@@ ed possible .
The very first verse in the Bible re@@ a@@ ds : “ In the beg@@ in@@ ning God cre@@ ated the heavens and the earth . ”
G@@ u@@ st M@@ ak@@ i , one of the gra@@ du@@ ates , was an experienced se@@ a cap@@ tain .
No@@ tice Jesus ’ emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on doing the will of his Father as the cr@@ it@@ eri@@ on for recei@@ ving the blessings of God’s Kingdom .
The expres@@ sion “ gover@@ ning body ” began appe@@ aring in our public@@ ations in the 19@@ 40 ’ s , when it was under@@ sto@@ od to be clo@@ sel@@ y con@@ ne@@ cted with the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety .
Jehovah ther@@ e@@ after kin@@ dly gave Paul many thr@@ ill@@ ing assign@@ ments and privile@@ ges .
E@@ dom , A@@ m@@ m@@ on , and Mo@@ a@@ b had something in comm@@ on with Israel and with one another .
As they tre@@ k@@ ked ac@@ ro@@ ss that ‘ th@@ ir@@ st@@ y gr@@ ound with no water ’ ​ — and no food for such a mul@@ titu@@ de — ​ Jehovah’s hand was not sh@@ ort .
“ Ha@@ ving a form of godly devo@@ tion but pro@@ ving false to its power . ”
Th@@ ink , too , of the nee@@ dy wi@@ do@@ w in Jesus ’ day .
Who were the “ people for his name ” that James spoke of , as stated at Acts 15 : 14 ?
Still , such a decision is enti@@ r@@ ely personal .
26 : 7 , 12 ; 35 : 18 ; 40 : 9 .
That is what happened when the n@@ on - Israel@@ ite woman J@@ a@@ el kil@@ led him . ​ — Ju@@ d@@ g .
S@@ pe@@ ak@@ ing to the S@@ ad@@ duc@@ e@@ es , who did not believe in the resurrection , Jesus said : “ As reg@@ ar@@ ds the resurrection of the dead , did you not read what was spo@@ ken to you by God , saying , ‘ I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isa@@ a@@ c and the God of Jac@@ o@@ b ’ ?
What gave these Witnesses the strength to end@@ ure such fi@@ en@@ dis@@ h persecu@@ tion ?
It just por@@ tra@@ ys the nor@@ ma@@ l r@@ out@@ ine of life follow@@ ed by most people .
What purpose does the Kingdom M@@ in@@ is@@ try S@@ cho@@ ol serve ?
O@@ ther W@@ a@@ ys to A@@ vo@@ id W@@ r@@ ong Con@@ du@@ ct
But un@@ like Adam , Jesus lived up to the stan@@ d@@ ard Jehovah expe@@ cted from a perfect man .
David , however , showed beau@@ ti@@ ful qualities ​ — courage , integrity , faith , and loy@@ al@@ ty .
Paul descri@@ bes its resul@@ ts with a sing@@ le word : fu@@ t@@ ility .
L@@ ik@@ ely , the parents will be t@@ ou@@ ched .
If de@@ a@@ f ones were to take in knowledge of Jehovah and Jesus and thus get on the ro@@ ad to life , consider@@ able effort would have to be put for@@ th by other vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers .
For instance , when it comes to show@@ ing ho@@ s@@ pit@@ ality , we want to invit@@ e all s@@ or@@ ts of fellow believers , including those who@@ se ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound di@@ ff@@ ers from our@@ s as well as those who are po@@ or , or@@ ph@@ an@@ ed , or wi@@ do@@ wed .
One of the organiz@@ ers stated that the “ purpose of the l@@ and@@ s@@ cap@@ ing the@@ me year is to re@@ mind us all of the influ@@ ence that gre@@ en sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ding@@ s have on our every@@ day lives and on our well - being . ”
Un@@ der what circumstances were Christ’s disciples sent for@@ th ?
S@@ et the example by hon@@ or@@ ing your mate .
( Read Revelation 17 : 15 - 18 . )
This law is called “ the law of the Christ . ”
By all means , then , let us keep bus@@ y in that work as we enjoy the blessings that come from fe@@ aring the true God .
Hence , let us consider how en@@ v@@ y , ambi@@ tion , and imp@@ ati@@ ence ca@@ used the three men mentioned at the out@@ set to act pre@@ su@@ mp@@ tu@@ ously , le@@ ading to their di@@ sh@@ on@@ or .
Then , too , we will experience the fulfill@@ ment of this thr@@ ill@@ ing prophecy : “ No re@@ si@@ d@@ ent will say : ‘ I am si@@ ck . ’ ” ​ — Is@@ a .
“ I@@ ’@@ m Go@@ ing to P@@ u@@ t Jehovah to the T@@ est ”
But concer@@ ning him I have nothing certain to wr@@ ite to my Lord .
Hence , God’s Word coun@@ sel@@ s us : “ Let your ut@@ ter@@ ance be always with gr@@ ac@@ i@@ ousness , se@@ as@@ oned with sal@@ t , so as to know how you ought to give an answer to each one . ”
W@@ H@@ I@@ L@@ E on v@@ ac@@ ation , Jo@@ e and his wife were s@@ nor@@ k@@ el@@ ing on a tro@@ pi@@ cal cor@@ al re@@ ef te@@ em@@ ing with f@@ ish of all col@@ ors and si@@ z@@ es .
What thoughts could buil@@ d him or her up ?
At the branch of@@ fice in the cap@@ it@@ al , K@@ am@@ p@@ ala , transl@@ ation te@@ am@@ s serve four language grou@@ ps : A@@ cho@@ l@@ i , L@@ hu@@ kon@@ z@@ o , Lu@@ g@@ anda , and R@@ uny@@ an@@ k@@ ore .
D@@ ist@@ ance M@@ ak@@ es a Di@@ ffer@@ ence
For example , we have always needed food , clo@@ thing , and sh@@ el@@ ter .
When the pa@@ st@@ or saw that I had not brought an ‘ o@@ ffering , ’ he began to in@@ sul@@ t me in fr@@ on@@ t of all the ch@@ urch members .
L@@ ater , even during World W@@ ar I@@ I , he served as a travel@@ ing overse@@ er .
K@@ in@@ dly ac@@ knowledge his feelings , than@@ k him for being f@@ ran@@ k , and cal@@ m@@ ly take your leave .
W@@ ould you have tri@@ ed to displa@@ y a mil@@ d temp@@ er ?
For [ God ] has said : ‘ I will never leave you , and I will never a@@ ban@@ d@@ on you . ’
Of course , that is his decision to make .
It can help us to gu@@ ard our heart .
You might ask , for example : ‘ How do I pre@@ pare for the we@@ ek@@ ly Bible study with the use of The Watchtower ?
Be@@ ware of such str@@ ang@@ ers !
L@@ ater , when he was preaching , he s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully used God’s Word to s@@ il@@ ence his enem@@ ies . ​ — Matthew 22 : 4@@ 1 - 4@@ 6 .
H@@ ist@@ ori@@ ans tell us that in the ei@@ gh@@ th century C.E . , Ch@@ ar@@ le@@ mag@@ ne con@@ qu@@ ered the pa@@ g@@ an Sa@@ x@@ ons of nor@@ ther@@ n E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe and b@@ ru@@ t@@ ally for@@ ced them to con@@ ver@@ t .
Yet , it is possible that even now some Christians may lo@@ se “ the love [ they ] had at first ” for Jehovah and for Christian truth .
D@@ ili@@ g@@ ent Bible study can mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to dec@@ l@@ are the good news on every occasi@@ on
There will never be an end to our lear@@ ning more about Jehovah ​ — and there will be an et@@ er@@ n@@ ity in which to learn about him ! ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 3 : 11 ; Romans 11 : 33 .
• in all our relation@@ shi@@ ps ?
How does it be@@ ar on God’s purpose being car@@ ri@@ ed out through his Kingdom ? ’
These or@@ ch@@ es@@ tr@@ al arrang@@ ements are com@@ posed in such a way that they will pre@@ pare our heart and mind for the pro@@ gra@@ m to follow .
For instance , there was a time when we were not allow@@ ed to pla@@ y out@@ do@@ ors on S@@ un@@ days .
Then S@@ op@@ hi@@ e w@@ atch@@ ed the vi@@ de@@ o Y@@ oung Pe@@ ople As@@ k ​ — What Will I Do With My Li@@ fe ?
During return vis@@ its , we stru@@ gg@@ led with the help of J@@ ap@@ an@@ ese - Eng@@ l@@ ish dic@@ tion@@ aries until a fine Bible study develop@@ ed .
However , such reason@@ ing fa@@ il@@ s to ra@@ ise doub@@ ts in Christians who are dis@@ cer@@ ning .
What , then , are some of the fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al tru@@ ths that these “ sac@@ red writ@@ ings ” con@@ tain ?
29 Why Dis@@ fel@@ low@@ shi@@ pp@@ ing Is a Lo@@ ving Pro@@ vision
Al@@ so , make boo@@ ks a@@ vail@@ able .
We certainly were happy in this ty@@ pe of service .
In his r@@ en@@ ow@@ ned Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus told his a@@ udi@@ ence to love their enem@@ ies and to pray for those persecu@@ ting them .
; J@@ ones , K .
I hi@@ d it in my so@@ c@@ ks .
That thought - pro@@ vo@@ king fact is found in a letter written by the apostle Paul .
L@@ ik@@ ely , the individu@@ al had gra@@ du@@ ally been lo@@ sing sen@@ s@@ iti@@ v@@ ity to Jehovah’s vo@@ ice .
After a few min@@ ut@@ es of listen@@ ing to our beli@@ ef@@ s , he said that he had heard similar talk from a friend in S@@ y@@ ri@@ a .
Acc@@ ording to A@@ n A@@ mer@@ i@@ can Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation , this pro@@ ver@@ b says : “ S@@ ter@@ n discipl@@ ine a@@ wa@@ its the man who lea@@ ves the right way ; he who h@@ ates ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on will die . ”
I want to get out in the ministry to see how people will re@@ act , how I can s@@ par@@ k their interest .
S@@ ur@@ ely we will stri@@ ve to keep ourselves “ without spo@@ t from the world ” if we be@@ ar in mind that “ wicked spirit for@@ ces ” are the inv@@ isi@@ ble “ world rul@@ ers ” over un@@ righteous human soci@@ ety . ​ — James 1 : 27 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 11 , 12 ; 2 Corinthians 4 : 4 .
T@@ e@@ en@@ ag@@ ers would do well to real@@ ize that such a stru@@ gg@@ le is not always bad .
Paul reas@@ oned with the Jews in their sy@@ na@@ go@@ gu@@ e and with people on hand in the mar@@ ke@@ t@@ place in A@@ th@@ ens .
If someone con@@ fi@@ des in him , the tru@@ st@@ wor@@ thy person keep@@ s the confidence and does not go@@ s@@ si@@ p .
His past ac@@ ts show that he lo@@ v@@ ingly war@@ ns people before ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ting judgment .
V@@ er@@ y soon now , God will have that origin@@ al purpose ful@@ filled . ​ — Matthew 6 : 9 , 10 .
What hope is there for those who are suffering from a pa@@ in@@ ful or inc@@ u@@ ra@@ ble di@@ se@@ ase ? ’
And I rejo@@ ice to think of all the de@@ ar new members of our worl@@ d@@ wide spiritual family I@@ ’@@ ve yet to me@@ et , each one preci@@ ous .
We sp@@ ent two or three h@@ our@@ s every we@@ ek doing so .
Jehovah will not allow this wicked system to ex@@ ist any longer than is ab@@ so@@ lu@@ t@@ ely necess@@ ary according to his purpose .
On@@ ce in S@@ an Pa@@ bl@@ o C@@ ity , I could not give my talk at a public mar@@ ke@@ t because of the heav@@ y ra@@ in .
As the work of con@@ stru@@ cting the ar@@ k prog@@ ressed , Noah and his family must have wonder@@ ed how God would accom@@ pl@@ ish his purpose and when the F@@ lood would beg@@ in .
A R@@ eli@@ able S@@ ource of G@@ u@@ id@@ ance
I@@ ng@@ ra@@ ined mem@@ ori@@ es still pro@@ du@@ ce over@@ wh@@ el@@ m@@ ing feelings of wor@@ th@@ less@@ ness and gu@@ il@@ t . ”
W@@ a@@ iting on Jehovah Is a Mark of Fa@@ ith
The second question ra@@ ised in con@@ ne@@ ction with Christ’s comm@@ and is , Wh@@ ere should this disci@@ ple - making work be car@@ ri@@ ed out ?
No@@ te that the thor@@ n kept sla@@ pp@@ ing Paul .
God has promised that the dead who are in his mem@@ ory will be resur@@ rec@@ ted to life in a righteous new world .
After all , the book of Proverbs fore@@ war@@ ns us of the se@@ duc@@ tive ways of the world .
My ter@@ rit@@ ory was P@@ os@@ il@@ ip@@ o , one of the most beau@@ ti@@ ful par@@ ts of N@@ ap@@ les .
To be pre@@ pared for the t@@ ask at hand , “ Jesus , full of holy spirit , turned away from the J@@ or@@ d@@ an , and he was led about by the spirit in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness . ”
The Bible ans@@ wers those questions , as the following article shows .
F@@ ur@@ ther@@ more , when an el@@ der has a bal@@ an@@ ced view of himself , he will have a war@@ m and ref@@ re@@ shing man@@ ner .
“ Is there not wisdom among the ag@@ ed and understanding in l@@ eng@@ th of days ? ”
S@@ tu@@ d@@ ying the Bible has taught D@@ el@@ ph@@ ine something el@@ se ​ — to foc@@ us on the future , not the past .
H@@ as anyone ever asked me to sto@@ p for@@ war@@ ding e - ma@@ il@@ s ? ’
Even some individuals who are prom@@ in@@ ent in this system of things may one day turn to Jehovah , just as the king of N@@ in@@ ev@@ e@@ h rep@@ ented as a result of J@@ on@@ ah’s preaching . ​ — J@@ on@@ ah 3 : 6 , 7 .
This could disc@@ oura@@ ge those who need a little time to for@@ mul@@ ate their thoughts .
• Be concer@@ ned about the t@@ ask , and expres@@ s your trust
Revelation 20 : 12 says : “ The dead were jud@@ ged out of those things written in the s@@ cro@@ l@@ ls according to their de@@ e@@ ds , ” that is , their de@@ e@@ ds following their resurrection .
Acts 2 : 38 - 4@@ 2 ; 4 : 32 - 37 ; 5 : 1 - 11
Even more important is what an older individu@@ al can do for others .
Why does the shepher@@ d descri@@ be his bel@@ o@@ ved as “ a lo@@ cked gar@@ den ” ?
After she had pray@@ ed for 20 years that John might accept the truth , he was baptized .
S@@ ad@@ ly , the is@@ sue still could not be res@@ ol@@ ved .
In direc@@ ting this uni@@ que work , Jehovah uses his angels .
When he was inform@@ ed , he asked whether W@@ is@@ sa@@ m was tr@@ ying to prove cre@@ ation or ev@@ olu@@ tion .
On@@ ce again , my needs were car@@ ed for and my anxi@@ e@@ ties dis@@ p@@ el@@ led .
The man who had been dead for four days has been resur@@ rec@@ ted . ​ — John 11 : 38 - 4@@ 4 .
With the te@@ en@@ age years came new challeng@@ es .
In Samu@@ el@@ ’s ab@@ s@@ ence , Saul may have thought that what he did was sen@@ sible .
When Jesus was resur@@ rec@@ ted , he “ en@@ tered . . . into heaven it@@ self , now to appe@@ ar before the person of God for us . ”
By F@@ ri@@ day ev@@ ening , famili@@ es arri@@ ved for the two - day ass@@ em@@ bly .
with a cir@@ cul@@ ation of 4@@ 1@@ ,@@ 0@@ 4@@ 2@@ ,000 in 8@@ 4 langu@@ ages .
Re@@ call what Jo@@ shua and C@@ al@@ e@@ b did .
S@@ ome@@ thing dre@@ ad@@ ful happened one day when I was se@@ ven .
But do char@@ ac@@ ter@@ is@@ tic@@ s like that bring us close to Jehovah God ?
Yet , the fact that this un@@ just world still ex@@ ists has ne@@ i@@ ther under@@ min@@ ed their confidence in Jehovah’s promises nor we@@ ak@@ ened their determin@@ ation to ‘ end@@ ure to the end . ’
Such in@@ sight can m@@ el@@ t anger and help us to “ over@@ look an off@@ en@@ se . ”
To illustr@@ ate : I@@ magine that you have a young son who as@@ ks you for a bi@@ c@@ y@@ c@@ le .
They do not understand the meaning of world events .
H@@ ere , ho@@ s@@ pit@@ al ad@@ mis@@ sions are often H@@ I@@ V rel@@ ated .
Ne@@ ed we be up@@ set because of this ?
Com@@ ple@@ t@@ ely E@@ qui@@ pp@@ ed as T@@ e@@ ach@@ ers of God’s Word , 2 / 15
He was imp@@ ris@@ oned for two and a half years in a mon@@ ast@@ er@@ y in sou@@ the@@ ast@@ er@@ n Ger@@ many .
I would never have gu@@ ess@@ ed that she would pi@@ ck that one !
( b ) Why should a relati@@ ve@@ ’s ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound not disc@@ oura@@ ge us from wit@@ ness@@ ing to him or her ?
4 : 6 , 7
Let us not think that those pri@@ ests mer@@ ited sy@@ mp@@ a@@ thy and should have been par@@ d@@ oned because they were m@@ ere imper@@ fect humans and could not have been expe@@ cted to keep God’s standards .
And what a joy to be a fellow work@@ er with God and to have a share in see@@ ing people em@@ br@@ ace Bible truth ! ​ — 1 Corinthians 3 : 9 .
To lo@@ c@@ ate examples , see the W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er P@@ u@@ bli@@ c@@ ations In@@ de@@ x 198@@ 6 - 20@@ 00 , under “ I@@ l@@ lustr@@ ations . ” ​ — P@@ u@@ bli@@ shed in a number of langu@@ ages by Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Since their ro@@ o@@ ts may be inter@@ tw@@ ined , sever@@ al tre@@ es col@@ le@@ c@@ tiv@@ ely may res@@ ist a st@@ or@@ m much better than can an is@@ ol@@ ated t@@ ree standing in a me@@ a@@ do@@ w .
How did those years of service af@@ fect them ?
This di@@ a@@ bo@@ li@@ cal s@@ ch@@ eme would have the effect of inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ting the op@@ er@@ ation of the Kingdom covenant with David .
Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions needed time to be set@@ t@@ led .
Christ’s shed blood ser@@ ves as the ransom that fre@@ es mankind from sin and death .
W@@ H@@ E@@ N we rec@@ all the day of our baptism as one of Jehovah’s servants , whether it occ@@ ur@@ red a few years ag@@ o or many , it may se@@ em as though it took place y@@ es@@ ter@@ day .
What is God’s ad@@ minis@@ tr@@ ation spo@@ ken of at Eph@@ es@@ ians 1 : 10 , and when did its first st@@ age of op@@ er@@ ation beg@@ in ?
On the other hand , R@@ a@@ ha@@ b could now have no doubt about the id@@ ent@@ ity of the men .
We should regul@@ arly pray for these faithful ones and than@@ k God for their la@@ b@@ ors of love .
My marriage ended , and my life was in t@@ at@@ ters .
What benef@@ its will come to us if we cultiv@@ ate godly pati@@ ence ?
• What does dedic@@ ation invol@@ ve ?
W@@ ell , lear@@ ning about all that Jehovah has done can have a similar effect on us .
That is what God did for Ru@@ th .
You can be@@ at it only with help .
Jesus ans@@ wer@@ ed : “ I say to you , not , U@@ p to se@@ ven times , but , U@@ p to se@@ v@@ ent@@ y - se@@ ven times . ” ​ — Matthew 18 : 21 , 22 .
Abraham , Isa@@ a@@ c , Jac@@ o@@ b , and Joseph were in@@ deed God - fe@@ aring men of faith .
One of them repor@@ ted that some Christian sisters were de@@ bat@@ ing whether they should sto@@ p preaching for the day so that they could jo@@ in the qu@@ e@@ ue for an@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ated govern@@ ment a@@ id .
Since our family had become n@@ om@@ in@@ al Christians , some things were different .
Tru@@ ly , the enti@@ re congregation benef@@ its from the support we give to el@@ der@@ ly ones .
And Jehovah said to her : “ With loving - kindness to time in@@ de@@ fin@@ ite I will have mer@@ cy upon you . ”
Be@@ fore long , num@@ er@@ ous congregations lost their r@@ ented meeting plac@@ es .
Yes , Peter needed fir@@ m cor@@ rection , as we all do at times .
Des@@ pite the challeng@@ es , Bible prin@@ ting rema@@ ined a pri@@ or@@ ity for some of the ro@@ y@@ al family .
It did not take me long to f@@ all in love with this beau@@ ti@@ ful , spiritually - min@@ ded sister .
In conclu@@ ding the pre@@ face , he wrote : “ While you are all reading this divine and holy Go@@ spe@@ l in your own t@@ ong@@ ue , appro@@ pri@@ ate the prof@@ it der@@ i@@ ved from its reading , . . . and may God ever ligh@@ ten your way to that which is good . ” ​ — Proverbs 4 : 18 .
I coun@@ t it a privilege to have served as a regul@@ ar pioneer for over 50 years .
Fir@@ st , we “ will by no means follow ” a str@@ anger .
Why was Jehovah at times hi@@ d@@ den from his people , yet what as@@ sur@@ ance did he provide according to Isaiah 30 : 20 ?
Why is it that by n@@ ature we do not have a per@@ fe@@ c@@ tly s@@ ound mind ?
He then su@@ gg@@ ests that just one dis@@ h of food would be su@@ f@@ fi@@ cient .
The B@@ lo@@ em@@ ink family in the to@@ wn of A@@ mer@@ s@@ fo@@ ort , for instance , let their living ro@@ om be used as a wa@@ re@@ house for food , al@@ though their house was only a st@@ one@@ ’s thro@@ w from a Ger@@ man ar@@ my gar@@ ris@@ on !
4 : 4 ​ — Why should we “ remember . . . the law of Moses ” ?
The Bible off@@ ers positi@@ ve , real@@ is@@ tic counsel .
At le@@ ast in part , his purpose is to disc@@ oura@@ ge true worship of Jehovah .
Since first - century Christians were now “ God’s people , ” did God fi@@ ght in their be@@ half , so as to free them from Rom@@ an op@@ pres@@ sion ?
The answer is ob@@ vi@@ ous .
But he was un@@ succ@@ ess@@ ful .
Paul said that this would help them not to “ get ti@@ red and give out in [ their ] sou@@ ls . ”
C@@ learly , he does much of the work and deser@@ ves the praise .
Some have even become op@@ pos@@ ers of the truth .
Even so , over the years since the 19@@ 30 ’ s , a few individuals have been called to a heavenly hope .
In Au@@ gu@@ st 198@@ 2 , E@@ du@@ ard ​ — another Witness — ​ and I were sent by tra@@ in in pris@@ on c@@ ars to the nor@@ ther@@ n U@@ r@@ al M@@ oun@@ tain@@ s along with a group of other pris@@ on@@ ers .
B@@ Y W@@ A@@ Y O@@ F R@@ E@@ V@@ I@@ E@@ W
When will this ev@@ ent occ@@ ur ?
Rather , it has often become tri@@ vi@@ al@@ ized .
We were married in O@@ c@@ to@@ ber 195@@ 9 .
E@@ s@@ sen@@ ti@@ ally , Jesus was offered world rul@@ er@@ ship ​ — but on the D@@ ev@@ il@@ ’s ter@@ ms .
When a person is willing to part with something that is of great value to him and gives it to us , we especially tre@@ asure the gift because of the sacrifice .
Jehovah Is “ the Re@@ war@@ der of Those E@@ ar@@ n@@ es@@ tly Se@@ e@@ king H@@ im ”
Ru@@ th made ra@@ pi@@ d prog@@ ress , took down her car@@ ni@@ val pi@@ c@@ tures , began eng@@ ag@@ ing in all congregation activities , and dedic@@ ated her life to Jehovah .
What example did Jesus set in the matter of ple@@ a@@ sures ?
It takes faith and spiritual per@@ c@@ ep@@ tion to see what is happ@@ ening in the spirit real@@ m .
O@@ r perhaps they do not take the time to get to know each other ​ — their lik@@ es and dis@@ lik@@ es , their go@@ als in life , their family ba@@ ck@@ gr@@ ound .
This f@@ ast - mo@@ ving part of the pro@@ gra@@ m is desi@@ gn@@ ed to help not only the stud@@ ent but also all in attend@@ ance who wish to imp@@ ro@@ ve their reading , speaking , and teaching s@@ k@@ ill@@ s .
W@@ ere God’s people cap@@ ti@@ ves of Babyl@@ on during that time because they needed to be cor@@ rec@@ ted ?
Jehovah said to Ju@@ de@@ an King Jo@@ si@@ ah : “ For the reason that your heart was so@@ ft so that you hum@@ b@@ led yourself because of Jehovah at your hear@@ ing what I have spo@@ ken . . . and began we@@ ep@@ ing before me , I , even I , have heard . ”
His clo@@ s@@ est friends , the apostles , were faithful , loyal , and obedi@@ ent to him .
How should a husband and wife tre@@ at each other ?
So the Scriptures ex@@ hor@@ t us to ac@@ qui@@ re wisdom .
By keep@@ ing up with the M@@ em@@ ori@@ al Bible reading sc@@ he@@ du@@ le found in Ex@@ am@@ ining the Scriptures Da@@ ily , we can medit@@ ate on what Jesus did just before his death .
I@@ T I@@ S only n@@ atur@@ al to call to God for help when we are in di@@ re st@@ ra@@ its .
The influ@@ ence of that powerful for@@ ce can lik@@ e@@ wise help us .
The disa@@ p@@ pe@@ ar@@ ance of those later ver@@ sions in L@@ at@@ vi@@ an and Rus@@ si@@ an was a great lo@@ ss .
It was his du@@ ty to prote@@ ct the children and to es@@ c@@ ort them to school .
Some days later , the family learned to their reli@@ ef that they would not have to leave the land .
In be@@ aring witness to Jehovah and his pur@@ pos@@ es , we t@@ es@@ ti@@ fy against Satan the Devil , ex@@ pos@@ ing him as a man@@ sla@@ y@@ er and a li@@ ar who is mis@@ le@@ ading the enti@@ re in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted earth .
Consider , for example , what the Scriptures tell us about the righ@@ t@@ ful@@ ness of Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y .
Jehovah emp@@ ow@@ ered Moses to per@@ form mirac@@ ul@@ ous sign@@ s that would serve as cre@@ d@@ enti@@ als pro@@ ving that he had truly been sent by God .
El@@ y@@ n wor@@ ked hard to become an accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed ice s@@ k@@ ater . She fin@@ ally made it to the to@@ p .
In 194@@ 8 , I attend@@ ed the dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tion held near my gr@@ and@@ mo@@ ther’s home , where I was sp@@ en@@ ding my sum@@ m@@ er v@@ ac@@ ation .
Christ’s ransom sacrifice is fun@@ dam@@ ent@@ al to our faith and to the out@@ working of Jehovah’s origin@@ al purpose for mankind .
• when under st@@ ress ?
However , Jesus told An@@ ani@@ as : “ Be on your way , because this man is a cho@@ s@@ en v@@ es@@ sel to me to be@@ ar my name to the nations as well as to k@@ ings and the sons of Israel . ” ​ — Acts 9 : 13 - 15 .
He vie@@ ws such wicked ones as “ s@@ cum@@ my d@@ ro@@ ss ” ​ — imp@@ ur@@ ities re@@ moved from such valu@@ able me@@ tal@@ s as s@@ il@@ ver and go@@ ld .
Of course , our brothers and sisters face some un@@ u@@ su@@ al challeng@@ es when preaching in an are@@ a that has such a high publi@@ sh@@ er - to - po@@ pul@@ ation r@@ ati@@ o .
To avoid inter@@ ru@@ p@@ tions he would s@@ wit@@ ch off his p@@ ho@@ ne .
Un@@ like the water supp@@ ly in public plac@@ es , a c@@ is@@ ter@@ n or a well is consider@@ ed priv@@ ate pro@@ per@@ ty .
( b ) Why were first - century Christians able to accom@@ pl@@ ish so much ?
In fact , many of the promises of res@@ cu@@ e found in the Hebrew Scriptures were prophe@@ tic of a greater sal@@ vation ​ — one le@@ ading to everlasting life .
Pe@@ ople sing .
As I prog@@ ressed spiritually , I came to appreci@@ ate Jehovah’s view of the sac@@ re@@ dness of marriage , including the Bible princi@@ ple found at 1 Corinthians 7 : 13 , which says : “ A woman who has an un@@ believ@@ ing husband , and yet he is ag@@ re@@ e@@ able to d@@ wel@@ ling with her , let her not leave her husband . ”
On that occasi@@ on , one bun@@ ch of gra@@ p@@ es was so large that it took two men to car@@ ry it ! ​ — N@@ um@@ bers 13 : 20 , 23 .
With deep feel@@ ing , he san@@ g : “ My heart is ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast , O God , my heart is ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast .
While I have a fir@@ m hope for the future , I know why we have to end@@ ure problems today .
In fact , he has given you everything you need to coun@@ ter@@ act Satan’s at@@ temp@@ ts to mis@@ lead you . ​ — Proverbs 3 : 1 - 6 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 6 : 10 - 18 .
Yet , it would be wise to consider pray@@ er@@ fully whether that is what the parents really need or desire .
Jehovah ch@@ eri@@ sh@@ es the loy@@ al@@ ty of his worshipp@@ ers , and he re@@ pa@@ ys it with loy@@ al@@ ty toward them . ​ — Pro@@ v .
The elders in congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses set a fine example in this reg@@ ard .
As part of matu@@ ring , many a@@ do@@ les@@ c@@ ents pre@@ f@@ er to think things out priv@@ ately before reve@@ al@@ ing their thoughts to others .
The Re@@ form@@ ers were especially up@@ set by C@@ am@@ pan@@ us ’ beli@@ ef@@ s about the Father , the Son , and the holy spirit .
Jehovah’s Word Is A@@ live ​ — H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From the L@@ et@@ ters of John and of Ju@@ de
( R@@ ul@@ ed as co@@ reg@@ ent with D@@ ari@@ us I from 4@@ 9@@ 6 - 8@@ 6 B.C.E . )
On one occasi@@ on , he direc@@ ted the apostle Peter to pa@@ y ta@@ x@@ es to human author@@ ities for them both , even provi@@ ding Peter with the ta@@ x money to do so .
That sa@@ d situation did ex@@ ist for a time in this congregation in the first century .
Tru@@ e , all of us like to think of ourselves as being o@@ pen - min@@ ded and imp@@ ar@@ ti@@ al .
Sa@@ u@@ lo@@ ’s mother later me@@ t his teach@@ er in the house - to - house ministry .
En@@ v@@ y is a feel@@ ing of res@@ ent@@ ment toward others because of their bel@@ ong@@ ings , pro@@ s@@ per@@ ity , advan@@ ta@@ ges , and so for@@ th .
Yes , cultiv@@ ating love for God and a heal@@ thy fear of him ​ — not fear of t@@ or@@ ment in hel@@ l — ​ can mo@@ tiv@@ ate us to do God’s will in order to enjoy lasting happiness .
7 : 16 ​ — What “ fru@@ its ” mar@@ k the true religion ?
As a result , in some lands more and more people are living longer and heal@@ th@@ i@@ er lives .
I also gave up col@@ le@@ ge and began sing@@ ing and pla@@ ying the gu@@ it@@ ar for money . That was when I me@@ t P@@ at .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the or@@ de@@ al , I reli@@ ed heav@@ ily on Jehovah and continu@@ ally beg@@ ged him for strength .
24 : 29 , 30 ; Luke 21 : 25 - 28 .
“ He asked per@@ mis@@ sion to pray to Jehovah with us .
Ge@@ olo@@ gi@@ cal S@@ ur@@ ve@@ y , the number of earth@@ qu@@ ak@@ es powerful en@@ ough to destro@@ y buil@@ ding@@ s has a@@ ver@@ ag@@ ed 17 a year since 199@@ 0 al@@ one .
“ Instead , you ought to say : ‘ If Jehovah will@@ s , we shall live and also do this or that . ’ ”
Can you have a share in this mul@@ t@@ il@@ ing@@ u@@ al activ@@ ity ?
I too once pas@@ sed out while co@@ o@@ king on the char@@ co@@ al bur@@ n@@ ers .
He must have thought , ‘ I have to do something ​ — and quic@@ k@@ ly . ’
* We are confid@@ ent that as you do , you will come to know the truth about God .
Now things are different .
A W@@ rest@@ ling A@@ ga@@ inst W@@ ic@@ ked S@@ pi@@ ri@@ t F@@ or@@ ces
Jehovah could have st@@ ressed his power or his wisdom .
Jehovah is in a uni@@ que position to help us pre@@ pare for the future because he kno@@ ws what lies a@@ head .
L@@ ik@@ e@@ wise today , Jehovah deep@@ ly appreci@@ ates our contribu@@ tions to the worl@@ d@@ wide work .
Mo@@ re@@ over , this R@@ ul@@ er will be great , not just in Israel , but to “ the ends of the earth . ”
Why had this young man g@@ one there ?
Hence , when an individu@@ al be@@ comes a worshipp@@ er of the true God , Jehovah , he u@@ su@@ ally wants to share his new faith with his relati@@ ves .
How can we encoura@@ ge others ?
How wise are those who cho@@ ose to walk with God !
G@@ o away , Satan ! For it is written , ‘ It is Jehovah your God you must worship , and it is to him al@@ one you must rend@@ er sac@@ red service . ’ ”
No@@ tice , God is “ pati@@ ent with you ” ​ — members of the Christian congregation .
A div@@ or@@ ced Christian woman said : “ There is one thing much wor@@ se than being sing@@ le .
After two long con@@ vers@@ ations , I had to ad@@ mit that E@@ u@@ gen@@ i@@ o h@@ and@@ led the Word of God like an ex@@ per@@ t .
* Indeed , a consider@@ ation of Jesus ’ prophecy in its enti@@ re@@ ty makes it clear that each of these ei@@ ght refer@@ ences to his coming app@@ lies to the future time of judgment during the great tri@@ bul@@ ation .
The man and his wife took tur@@ ns as@@ king still more questions ​ — one after another .
S@@ hor@@ tly ther@@ e@@ after , Paul wrote the Corinthians a second letter .
Father , a po@@ or f@@ ar@@ m@@ er , was a deep@@ ly religious but o@@ pen - min@@ ded man .
To help answer these questions , let us exam@@ ine Jesus ’ war@@ m invit@@ ation recorded at Matthew 11 : 28 - 30 .
No doubt Satan’s pur@@ pos@@ es are served as the div@@ or@@ ce r@@ ate so@@ ars , marriage is dis@@ p@@ en@@ sed with in fav@@ or of living together , and marri@@ ages between ho@@ mo@@ se@@ x@@ u@@ als are t@@ ol@@ er@@ ated .
S@@ ad@@ ly , most Kingdom se@@ ed f@@ alls on un@@ rec@@ ep@@ tive so@@ il .
How should a husband honor his wife ?
Some scho@@ ol@@ children who ask a question may lo@@ se interest if a l@@ eng@@ thy answer is given .
“ The earth [ “ earth@@ ’s po@@ pul@@ ation , ” fo@@ o@@ t@@ no@@ te ] was di@@ vi@@ ded , ” says the Bible , in the days of P@@ ele@@ g , who was born about 2@@ 50 years before Abraham .
Al@@ so vital in a marriage is mutu@@ al support .
However , Genesis 6 : 3 re@@ a@@ ds differ@@ ently ; it does not men@@ tion Noah , nor does it say that God was ad@@ d@@ res@@ sing him .
His foc@@ us was on doing God’s will .
The one having them often cannot c@@ learly commun@@ ic@@ ate these feelings to a family member or a friend .
Par@@ ents work hard to provide for their children .
Jesus war@@ ned his followers that the world in gener@@ al would h@@ ate them .
You Are Not A@@ lo@@ ne
His desire to do Jehovah’s will never wa@@ vered .
After that , we could enjoy sp@@ en@@ ding time together tal@@ king about our de@@ ar God , Jehovah , and his Word !
Jesus showed that kind of love .
Thus , they are all spiritual brothers and can enjoy the beau@@ ti@@ ful un@@ ity descri@@ bed by the psalmist : “ Lo@@ ok !
But they were obedi@@ ent .
In some ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es , much work still needs to be done to re@@ ach every@@ body with the life - giving message of truth .
“ We . . . have not c@@ eas@@ ed pra@@ ying for you and as@@ king that you may . . . walk wor@@ th@@ ily of Jehovah to the end of fully pleas@@ ing him as you go on be@@ aring fru@@ it in every good work . ” ​ — C@@ O@@ L@@ O@@ S@@ S@@ I@@ AN@@ S 1 : 9 , 10 .
H@@ un@@ t , scho@@ l@@ ars at the Un@@ i@@ vers@@ ity of O@@ x@@ for@@ d , vis@@ ited Egy@@ pt .
“ Do wh@@ atever you want , ” she would exc@@ la@@ im in her col@@ or@@ ful Ger@@ man , “ but don@@ ’t go with those Bi@@ bel@@ for@@ s@@ ch@@ er ! ”
“ For this purpose the Son of God [ Jesus ] was made man@@ i@@ f@@ est , ” dec@@ la@@ res the Bible , “ to bre@@ ak up the works of the Devil . ”
The out@@ side has a wa@@ x@@ y co@@ ating that keep@@ s the lea@@ f from dr@@ ying out .
Although I never had children of my own , I have had the joy of help@@ ing many spiritual children become ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast in the truth .
The young man in the illustr@@ ation will be given a place in school but only if he me@@ e@@ ts the requi@@ re@@ ment for ad@@ mis@@ sion ​ — that of bel@@ ong@@ ing to the n@@ ative po@@ pul@@ ation .
We can learn what about the resurrection from the account about Abraham ?
and they wanted one .
Some say that since Jesus was not a L@@ ev@@ ite , he would not have been allow@@ ed to stand on to@@ p of the temple san@@ c@@ tu@@ ary .
God even tel@@ ls us to pray about those who have authority so that we can worship him in peace .
Yet more than that , we want to avoid anything that would dis@@ ple@@ ase Jehovah .
But the good news some@@ times had that effect .
Instead , they were to be quic@@ k about pur@@ su@@ ing peace with an off@@ ended brother .
“ The fine se@@ ed ” pi@@ c@@ tur@@ ed his gen@@ u@@ ine disciples .
However , the origin@@ al - language word for loving - kindness means more than kindness st@@ em@@ m@@ ing from love .
Mis@@ sion@@ aries and others have great@@ ly benef@@ ited from atten@@ ding G@@ ile@@ ad S@@ cho@@ ol .
By com@@ bin@@ ing ing@@ en@@ u@@ ity , res@@ our@@ ce@@ ful@@ ness , pr@@ u@@ d@@ ence , and complete reli@@ ance on Jehovah , we were able to share Bible tru@@ ths with others , and this bor@@ e fru@@ it among those from different n@@ ati@@ on@@ alities .
But how does this prophecy show that they were cap@@ ti@@ ves for a long time ?
However , some doubt the gen@@ u@@ in@@ en@@ ess of another st@@ at@@ ement in the same work concer@@ ning Jesus .
If , upon clo@@ s@@ er sc@@ ru@@ t@@ in@@ y , the action we have taken seem@@ s un@@ wise , without d@@ el@@ a@@ y we should ‘ st@@ or@@ m our fel@@ low@@ man ’ with pers@@ ist@@ ent re@@ ques@@ ts and do all we can to set matters st@@ ra@@ i@@ ght .
When will this ha@@ p@@ pen ?
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing a sacrifice , the a@@ th@@ let@@ es s@@ wor@@ e that they had tra@@ ined for ten months
The Bible expla@@ ins that gen@@ u@@ ine love is sh@@ own , “ not in word or with the t@@ ong@@ ue , but in deed and truth . ”
E@@ very night , we had to move our table and two small cha@@ ir@@ s out of the way to let down the w@@ all bed .
IN@@ T@@ E@@ R@@ N@@ AT@@ I@@ ON@@ A@@ L and dist@@ ri@@ ct conven@@ tions have been a fe@@ ature of the mo@@ der@@ n - day hist@@ ory of Jehovah’s Witnesses for as long as most of us can remember .
R@@ est@@ less@@ ness .
( Read Romans 14 : 4 . )
E@@ arly in the 1@@ 6@@ 30 ’ s , he started transl@@ ating the rec@@ ently publi@@ shed Eng@@ l@@ ish - language Bible ( the King James V@@ er@@ sion of 1@@ 6@@ 11 ) into I@@ ris@@ h .
One woman who appro@@ ached the liter@@ ature boo@@ th listen@@ ed atten@@ tiv@@ ely to the ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation given by one of the Witnesses .
When our brothers su@@ ff@@ er har@@ d@@ shi@@ ps , we can comfort and support them physi@@ c@@ ally , emo@@ tion@@ ally , and spiritually .
I pon@@ der over it all day long . ” ​ — P@@ s .
Yes , as you inc@@ re@@ ase your joy , you are likely to have better physical health .
This made me af@@ ra@@ id of God .
But he did not allow fear to d@@ om@@ in@@ ate him , for he sen@@ sed that God ​ — with His “ ro@@ d ” and “ st@@ af@@ f ” at the ready — ​ was with him .
Many of them e@@ ke out a living in wh@@ atever way they can ​ — s@@ ca@@ v@@ eng@@ ing in gar@@ ba@@ ge du@@ mp@@ s , ha@@ ul@@ ing heav@@ y lo@@ a@@ ds , or col@@ le@@ cting rec@@ y@@ cla@@ bl@@ es in pu@@ sh@@ car@@ ts .
In the New World Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation of the Ho@@ ly Scriptures , the word “ G@@ ra@@ ve ” is used to rend@@ er the Hebrew word “ S@@ he@@ ol ” and the Greek word “ H@@ ad@@ es . ”
Of course , we know that H@@ ann@@ ah , Eli@@ j@@ ah , and Paul all end@@ ur@@ ed in Jehovah’s service , and He re@@ war@@ ded them ri@@ ch@@ ly .
Com@@ pl@@ ying with this counsel invol@@ ves re@@ ver@@ enti@@ al fear of Jehovah .
Ma@@ ill@@ ard
The father who li@@ f@@ ted the he@@ a@@ vi@@ est ro@@ ck would be the str@@ ong@@ er man .
After medit@@ ating on the fore@@ going poin@@ ts dra@@ wn from Jesus ’ mat@@ ch@@ less dis@@ course , however , we might ask ourselves , ‘ How well do I tre@@ at others ? ’
An@@ y worship that they rend@@ er the true God is mer@@ ely li@@ p service .
Jesus c@@ learly pointed out that God’s requi@@ re@@ ments inclu@@ de some simp@@ le comman@@ d@@ ments .
He is certainly not indi@@ ffer@@ ent to our suffering .
E@@ m@@ ma@@ s quic@@ k@@ ly left home , but not before he had made arrang@@ ements for us to follow him as soon as possible .
By ac@@ ting with courage and dec@@ isi@@ ven@@ ess when situ@@ ations in the congregation requi@@ re such , elders become examples of faith and loy@@ al@@ ty .
These will be discus@@ sed in the following article .
As a rule , people back then got up early , so we could star@@ t preaching qu@@ ite early .
What personal covenant did Jesus make with his faithful apostles ?
E@@ ri@@ k , for example , was con@@ temp@@ l@@ ating serving in a fore@@ ign - language congregation .
Re@@ g@@ ul@@ arly s@@ it@@ ting down together for a me@@ al off@@ ers parents a uni@@ que ch@@ ance to buil@@ d within their children a deep@@ er love for Jehovah and his righteous principles .
How do we know that we should take seri@@ ously our worship of Jehovah ?
There would be wor@@ se to come .
S@@ ur@@ ely we ought to ch@@ er@@ ish the privilege of pra@@ ying to God and should ‘ li@@ ft up loyal hands ’ in faith that our heavenly Father will answer us . ​ — 1 Ti@@ m .
With the help of his de@@ ar friend A@@ nt@@ on@@ i@@ o , he got through a r@@ ough pat@@ ch in his life .
B@@ ack in por@@ t , F@@ er@@ din@@ and vis@@ ited his brother , who was a Bible S@@ tu@@ d@@ ent .
In the light of those Scriptural tru@@ ths , some might see it as in@@ cons@@ ist@@ ent to ar@@ gu@@ e that there is no hope for a resurrection of an un@@ born child that dies .
Since we enjoy spiritual light , what should we do ?
Be@@ fore we consider these to@@ pi@@ c@@ s , however , it would be good to re@@ view just why our times are so cr@@ itical .
He may allow situ@@ ations to devel@@ op that reve@@ al our true mo@@ ti@@ ves and heart con@@ dition .
Con@@ cen@@ tr@@ ation cam@@ p sur@@ vi@@ v@@ or A@@ do@@ l@@ p@@ he Ar@@ no@@ ld explained : “ Even if you are at the low@@ est , Jehovah se@@ es you , kno@@ ws what you are going through , and he will imp@@ ar@@ t to you the needed strength to over@@ come the situation and stay faithful .
Th@@ ree Q@@ u@@ es@@ tions Ch@@ ang@@ ed My Li@@ fe 8
He will give us the wisdom we need to cop@@ e with the tri@@ al and help us to keep in foc@@ us the great is@@ sue , Jehovah’s so@@ ver@@ ei@@ g@@ nt@@ y , that is be@@ h@@ ind the un@@ jus@@ ti@@ fied h@@ at@@ red brought against his servants .
In his letter to the Gal@@ ati@@ ans , Paul shows that this was more serious than chil@@ dis@@ h pla@@ y , for he descri@@ bes I@@ sh@@ ma@@ el as persecu@@ ting Isa@@ a@@ c !
E@@ vo@@ lu@@ tion pres@@ ents mo@@ der@@ n man as an imp@@ ro@@ ving ani@@ ma@@ l . The Bible pres@@ ents mo@@ der@@ n man as the de@@ gener@@ ating des@@ c@@ end@@ ant of a perfect man .
Go@@ ne will be e@@ ye@@ gl@@ as@@ ses , can@@ es , c@@ ru@@ t@@ ches , whe@@ el@@ cha@@ ir@@ s , ho@@ s@@ pit@@ als , and me@@ dic@@ ines .
H@@ igh@@ ligh@@ ts From 1 Samuel , 3 / 15
Bro@@ ther S@@ an@@ der@@ son was ra@@ ised in S@@ an Di@@ e@@ go , C@@ ali@@ for@@ ni@@ a , U@@ .@@ S@@ .@@ A . , by his Christian parents and was baptized on F@@ e@@ b@@ ru@@ ary 9 , 19@@ 7@@ 5 .
In@@ sight pre@@ vi@@ ously un@@ at@@ tain@@ able to Jesus ’ disciples became a@@ vail@@ able after the out@@ p@@ our@@ ing of holy spirit .
Mi@@ ch@@ el@@ le : That is so sa@@ d .
While sh@@ aring in certain congregation activities , Christian women may need to we@@ ar a head co@@ ver@@ ing .
Today , A@@ nt@@ ô@@ ni@@ o , Mari@@ a , their two daugh@@ ters , and A@@ nt@@ ô@@ ni@@ o@@ ’s mother serve Jehovah together as a happy and un@@ ited family .
Un@@ for@@ tun@@ ately , we imper@@ fect humans eas@@ ily f@@ all into that tra@@ p .
Moses pro@@ ph@@ es@@ i@@ ed that Israel@@ ’s apost@@ as@@ y would cause even their liter@@ al v@@ in@@ ey@@ ar@@ ds to wi@@ ther .
While living in E@@ d@@ na@@ ’s home , I attend@@ ed meetings regul@@ arly and received tra@@ ining in the ministry .
Jehovah’s Witnesses simil@@ arly teach Scriptural truth and therefore differ@@ enti@@ ate between God , his Son , and the holy spirit . ​ — Matthew 28 : 19 .
Your in@@ tim@@ ate con@@ vers@@ ations and s@@ inc@@ ere prayers will strengthen your marriage during peri@@ o@@ ds of in@@ ten@@ se st@@ ress .
3 : 6 .
They also need cor@@ rection and discipl@@ ine .
The ans@@ wers you may hear from others are as di@@ verse as the beli@@ ef@@ s and cu@@ st@@ om@@ s of the people giving them .
( a ) What did some bo@@ ys c@@ ry out when Jesus was wit@@ ness@@ ing at the temple ?
One man rep@@ lied : “ Per@@ mit me first to leave and bu@@ ry my father . ”
An@@ dr@@ ze@@ j , a ze@@ al@@ ous publi@@ sh@@ er , no@@ tes : “ L@@ ack of rest lea@@ ds to being over@@ ti@@ red , and from there it is just a small st@@ ep to disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement .
Christians un@@ it@@ e@@ dly follow@@ ed the teachings and instru@@ ctions of the F@@ oun@@ der of Christi@@ an@@ ity , Jesus Christ .
Ab@@ out 4@@ 8 milli@@ on men and women thr@@ ough@@ out the world are teach@@ ers . ”
Does Paul’s ad@@ vice requi@@ re that we also stay away from false worshipp@@ ers ?
For he loo@@ ks at himself , and off he go@@ es and im@@ medi@@ ately for@@ ge@@ ts what s@@ ort of man he is .
They have never been a part of false religion or a part of this world with its emp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on ple@@ asure - see@@ king , its d@@ ru@@ g ad@@ di@@ ction , and its im@@ mor@@ ality .
It me@@ ant that I had to set asi@@ de my pri@@ de .
At a ri@@ pe old age , Jo@@ shua tel@@ ls the respon@@ sible men in Israel : “ Not one word out of all the good words that Jehovah your God has spo@@ ken to you has fa@@ iled . They have all come true for you . ”
O@@ thers are ze@@ al@@ ously taking the good news into fore@@ ign - language ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es .
And Saul ar@@ ro@@ gan@@ tly buil@@ t a mon@@ um@@ ent to himself .
One way to give Jehovah our best is to use our time wis@@ ely .
Do I avoid the spirit of re@@ tal@@ i@@ ation ?
As we exam@@ ine their meaning in this article , not only will we learn more about Jehovah’s purpose but we will also be am@@ a@@ zed by the dep@@ th of his wisdom .
My son and I enjoy working together in the ministry
What are they , and how can we pur@@ sue them ?
He showed them how to car@@ ry out the com@@ mis@@ sion that he gave them .
The ans@@ wers that satis@@ fy your chil@@ d’s cu@@ ri@@ ous mind today may not be en@@ ough for him t@@ om@@ or@@ ro@@ w . ”
If they did that , they would be like E@@ sa@@ u .
Al@@ ta@@ r to an Un@@ nam@@ ed De@@ ity
Jesus demonstr@@ ated hum@@ ility thr@@ ough@@ out his earthly ministry .
D@@ ri@@ v@@ ers know all too well that if they s@@ li@@ de into a dit@@ ch , it may take days to get out .
W@@ H@@ Y did the Na@@ z@@ is turn against Jac@@ o@@ b , B@@ er@@ n@@ ard , and others of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Ne@@ ther@@ lands during World W@@ ar I@@ I ?
E@@ D@@ O@@ M
We thus avoid g@@ ri@@ ev@@ ing Jehovah’s holy spirit .
E@@ ven@@ tually , we esta@@ bli@@ shed two pri@@ or@@ ities : car@@ ing for M@@ other and if at all possible , continu@@ ing in the full - time ministry .
That c@@ alls for be@@ aring in mind the apostle Pet@@ er@@ ’s counsel to man@@ i@@ f@@ est “ un@@ h@@ y@@ po@@ cr@@ itical bro@@ ther@@ ly affe@@ ction ” and to “ love one another in@@ ten@@ sel@@ y from the heart . ”
In some artic@@ les , you may find s@@ crip@@ tures mar@@ ked “ com@@ pare . ”
Our world has certainly seen a lo@@ t of that kind of tr@@ ou@@ ble in the past century , ha@@ s@@ n@@ ’t it ?
It is time for the F@@ es@@ ti@@ val of I@@ ng@@ a@@ ther@@ ing , and H@@ ann@@ ah , who lives in R@@ am@@ ah , is b@@ es@@ i@@ de her@@ self with joy .
Because he was with his spiritual brothers , Peter got to hear the sh@@ o@@ c@@ king repor@@ t that Jesus ’ body was not in the t@@ om@@ b .
No won@@ der , then , that man has always sto@@ od in a@@ we before the might , the b@@ oun@@ ty , and the beau@@ ty of ri@@ v@@ ers .
In Jose@@ p@@ h’s case , the co@@ st was high .
B@@ ear@@ ing Witness From H@@ ouse to H@@ ouse
There were tre@@ es to f@@ ell , lo@@ g@@ s to ha@@ ul , and be@@ am@@ s to he@@ w , shap@@ e , and jo@@ in .
In fact , he was pri@@ mar@@ ily known among the people as a teach@@ er .
Consider the case of An@@ dr@@ é , * a Christian el@@ der , father , and medi@@ cal do@@ ct@@ or in E@@ u@@ ro@@ pe .
A person may feel hear@@ t@@ si@@ ck when a ch@@ eri@@ shed go@@ al seem@@ s to be un@@ at@@ tain@@ able .
I@@ F Y@@ O@@ U were baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses , you went on public rec@@ ord that you were willing to eng@@ age in a cont@@ est that has et@@ er@@ n@@ al life as its pri@@ ze .
A@@ h , this expres@@ sion , “ off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing , ” would have rich meaning for Abraham !
Their son O@@ bed was vie@@ wed as Na@@ om@@ i@@ ’s off@@ s@@ pr@@ ing and the leg@@ al he@@ ir of Eli@@ m@@ ele@@ ch . ​ — Ru@@ th 2 : 19 , 20 ; 4 : 1 , 6 , 9 , 13 - 16 .
7 : 21 - 24 .
Al@@ so necess@@ ary for strong spiritual health is regul@@ ar meeting attend@@ ance .
The Bible does not tell us just what ca@@ used He@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ ah’s heart to become ha@@ ugh@@ ty .
You might ask him , ‘ What did you promise Jehovah when you dedic@@ ated yourself to him ? ’
T@@ er@@ tul@@ li@@ an acc@@ used others of destro@@ ying the truth while they were tr@@ ying to de@@ f@@ end it .
Christians do not re@@ pe@@ at Jesus ’ mo@@ de@@ l prayer da@@ ily , but the re@@ ques@@ ts expres@@ sed in it have meaning for all of us .
C@@ oun@@ sel given on the bas@@ is of acc@@ us@@ ations that l@@ ack so@@ li@@ d evidence is valu@@ eless and dam@@ ag@@ ing .
Our Creator says : “ For your own good , I teach you , and I lead you along the right p@@ ath . ” ​ — Isaiah 4@@ 8 : 17 , Con@@ temp@@ or@@ ary Eng@@ l@@ ish V@@ er@@ sion .
Des@@ pite their many temp@@ les with their pan@@ the@@ on of go@@ ds , the Romans were not known to cultiv@@ ate a real , personal relationship with the go@@ ds they worshipp@@ ed .
Since the M@@ idi@@ an@@ ites were Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s des@@ c@@ end@@ ants by Ke@@ tu@@ ra@@ h , they were perhaps ex@@ posed to the worship of Jehovah . ​ — Genesis 25 : 1 , 2 .
However , Na@@ ba@@ l “ was har@@ s@@ h and bad in his practic@@ es , ” and he “ s@@ cre@@ am@@ ed re@@ bu@@ k@@ es ” at Davi@@ d’s men .
No@@ te what the Bible says in the ans@@ wers to the following questions :
R@@ em@@ ember , though , that we have to be willing to follow Jehovah’s guid@@ ance .
With the help of Jehovah , his spirit , and the Christian congregation , we can succ@@ ess@@ fully over@@ come wh@@ atever disa@@ p@@ poin@@ t@@ ments or fe@@ ars come our way .
We too need to consider how our decisions will af@@ fect the consci@@ ences of others .
The Israelites in the w@@ il@@ der@@ ness did not view Jehovah’s deal@@ ings with them in a spiritual way .
Of course , Christians want to have “ n@@ atur@@ al affe@@ ction ” for relati@@ ves , not being like many who l@@ ack such affe@@ ction in these “ last days . ”
Yet , is it not true that some s@@ por@@ ts are sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by a near - religious fer@@ v@@ or , com@@ par@@ able to that which ex@@ is@@ ted among the an@@ ci@@ ents ?
But the ha@@ bi@@ t bo@@ ther@@ ed him .
But no one is qu@@ ite certain of their ex@@ ist@@ ence . ”
What can help us to follow through on decisions we made ?
W@@ ell , a rec@@ ent enc@@ y@@ clo@@ pe@@ dia as@@ ks : “ Is light a wa@@ ve or a par@@ tic@@ le ? ”
How does a Christian know that he or she has the heavenly c@@ all@@ ing ?
Rather than following her good example , they tri@@ ed to dis@@ su@@ a@@ de her .
Jesus provided a princi@@ ple that can help .
The Bible fore@@ told that “ the last days ” of this wicked system of things would be mar@@ ked by a spirit of sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ness and gre@@ ed .
P@@ ol@@ itical al@@ li@@ an@@ ces and i@@ do@@ ls are ‘ un@@ real@@ ities . ’
D@@ on@@ ’t . . . you . . . c@@ ry . ”
Why could Jo@@ shua say this ? ​ — Jo@@ s@@ h .
I am disa@@ b@@ led , but I have my op@@ in@@ i@@ ons and desi@@ res .
Of course , Moses ’ well - being was con@@ fir@@ m@@ ed only when the pr@@ inc@@ ess ag@@ re@@ ed to his sis@@ ter@@ ’s pl@@ an . “ G@@ o ! ”
No Christian , therefore , should be cont@@ ent with a m@@ ere su@@ per@@ fi@@ cial understanding , being satis@@ fied with know@@ ing only “ the el@@ em@@ ent@@ ary things ” found in God’s Word .
What is the result of our bri@@ ef exam@@ in@@ ation of the de@@ ta@@ il@@ s ?
M@@ ary was quic@@ k@@ ly con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed that she had found Bible truth and was baptized in 194@@ 2 as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Th@@ r@@ ough his s@@ k@@ ill@@ ful use of illustr@@ ations , Jesus made it e@@ asi@@ er for them to remember what he taught .
El@@ isha won@@ ’t take anything , but Ge@@ ha@@ z@@ i wants these gi@@ f@@ ts very much .
We felt how much Jehovah lo@@ ves each and every one of us and wants us to succ@@ e@@ ed . ”
That moved F@@ la@@ vi@@ a to think about her own situation .
• As we stri@@ ve to become effe@@ ctive teach@@ ers , what can we learn from E@@ z@@ ra@@ ’s example ?
His class was discus@@ sing different religi@@ ons , and Lu@@ c@@ a no@@ tic@@ ed that the te@@ x@@ t@@ book con@@ ta@@ ined some wrong ide@@ as about Jehovah’s Witnesses .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , we can pre@@ pare now for life in the new world by doing what we can to live as if we are already there .
Th@@ r@@ ough The Watchtower , Jehovah tend@@ er@@ ly provided in@@ sight into se@@ v@@ ere de@@ pres@@ sion .
A@@ no@@ ther possible reason for N@@ ic@@ o@@ de@@ mu@@ s ’ pro@@ c@@ ra@@ st@@ in@@ ation might have been rel@@ ated to his ri@@ ches .
Satan will be re@@ moved from the st@@ age , he@@ ad@@ ed for ev@@ en@@ tu@@ al ob@@ li@@ vi@@ on , and God’s will shall certainly pre@@ va@@ il .
They learned that medi@@ cal re@@ sear@@ ch pro@@ ves that al@@ ter@@ n@@ ati@@ ves to blood are effe@@ ctive and that there are many co@@ op@@ er@@ ative do@@ ct@@ ors as well as ho@@ s@@ pit@@ als to which a pati@@ ent might be trans@@ fer@@ red .
However , the ma@@ j@@ or fulfill@@ ment began in 1914 when Jesus was inst@@ al@@ led as heavenly King .
( b ) Des@@ cri@@ be what Jehovah emp@@ ow@@ ered his prophet Eli@@ j@@ ah to do for the wi@@ do@@ w .
S@@ ome@@ times s@@ now co@@ vered the tr@@ ac@@ ks of pre@@ vi@@ ous travel@@ ers , and in the early s@@ pr@@ ing , the s@@ now was so so@@ ft and so@@ gg@@ y that we had to tru@@ dge through it . To@@ gether in the ministry on a co@@ ld w@@ in@@ ter day
Why have they been un@@ able to re@@ ach that des@@ t@@ in@@ ation ?
The sou@@ the@@ ast@@ er@@ n cor@@ ner of the temple are@@ a had a f@@ l@@ at ro@@ of that was the high@@ est in the temple .
How did Paul contr@@ ast Christ with Adam ?
What responsi@@ bil@@ ities did ancient ste@@ war@@ ds have ?
We even need to avoid doing anything that makes it se@@ em as if we are f@@ li@@ r@@ ting with someone who is not our marriage mate , because that would be un@@ loving .
They are pr@@ ou@@ d , sel@@ f@@ ish , and com@@ pet@@ iti@@ ve , and they do not care if their decisions h@@ ur@@ t others .
However , religion as a whole cons@@ titu@@ tes another el@@ ement of human soci@@ ety that has ac@@ tually pre@@ ven@@ ted milli@@ ons from gl@@ ori@@ f@@ ying God .
So the c@@ hi@@ ef of P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s bak@@ ing st@@ af@@ f was a prom@@ in@@ ent man .
For instance , Witness sur@@ vi@@ v@@ ors of the H@@ olo@@ ca@@ u@@ st fre@@ qu@@ ently expres@@ s joy and con@@ ten@@ t@@ ment as they look back on their experi@@ ences .
Of all men , Jesus would have been the most care@@ ful to obey God’s comm@@ and regarding bad associ@@ ation : “ Do not come to be among heav@@ y dr@@ in@@ k@@ ers of w@@ ine . ” ​ — Proverbs 23 : 20 .
When you learn Bible principles to the point of making them part of yourself , you can u@@ su@@ ally tell when a certain decision is in@@ appro@@ pri@@ ate , out of har@@ mony with divine principles .
We can gain in@@ sight into Paul’s ur@@ g@@ enc@@ y by no@@ ting what he told the elders from Eph@@ esus about his preaching the good news in the dist@@ ri@@ ct of A@@ sia .
Such an attitude lea@@ ds to con@@ f@@ li@@ cts .
Hence , for our prote@@ ction , we need to id@@ enti@@ fy vari@@ ous s@@ ch@@ em@@ es of “ the bir@@ d@@ c@@ atch@@ er . ”
We sp@@ ent the af@@ ter@@ no@@ ons together in the Christian ministry and condu@@ cted many Bible stu@@ dies .
Con@@ tr@@ ast life in the present system with “ the real life . ”
Not only do they want everything but they want it right now !
In part , it said : “ They live a good , well - discipl@@ ined life , and from Jehovah they ob@@ tain jo@@ y@@ ful wisdom .
• What is involved in the “ ar@@ t of teaching ” ?
Some are sh@@ y and fear that con@@ vers@@ ation would la@@ g or that gu@@ ests might not feel en@@ ter@@ ta@@ ined .
Not only was Egy@@ pt the pre@@ em@@ in@@ ent power at the time but Moses was living in P@@ har@@ a@@ o@@ h’s hous@@ eho@@ ld .
He had s@@ ought in va@@ in for truth , he said , “ among the se@@ cts and all the her@@ e@@ tic@@ s . ”
The Bible gives the as@@ sur@@ ance that God can help you to gain reli@@ ef from your anxi@@ e@@ ties .
He had the ability to bal@@ ance st@@ y@@ le , r@@ h@@ y@@ th@@ m , and vo@@ ca@@ bul@@ ary .
The F@@ lood sur@@ vi@@ v@@ or S@@ he@@ m lived for only 6@@ 00 years , and his son Ar@@ p@@ ach@@ sh@@ ad for 4@@ 38 years .
[ 1@@ 20 langu@@ ages ]
After that , they set about transl@@ ating the Bible into many different Af@@ ri@@ can langu@@ ages .
During those years , we experienced many hum@@ or@@ ous situ@@ ations , especially in our at@@ temp@@ ts to speak Ch@@ in@@ ese .
However , having a complete heart also inclu@@ des h@@ ating la@@ w@@ less@@ ness .
Hence , Jesus ’ early followers per@@ sever@@ ed even in the face of op@@ position .
A good relationship with humans contribu@@ tes to happiness , but even more so does a good relationship with God .
How was that so ?
On that day , “ one@@ ’s very eyes . . . and t@@ ong@@ ue will ro@@ t away ” in that the att@@ ac@@ k@@ ers will be able to str@@ ike out only bl@@ in@@ dly and their de@@ fi@@ ant spe@@ e@@ ch will be s@@ il@@ enced .
But what really is faith ?
Our c@@ hi@@ ef enem@@ y , Satan , tri@@ es to take advan@@ ta@@ ge of differ@@ ences that may ar@@ ise between Christians .
My husband , for example , was asked to des@@ ist from c@@ all@@ ing me s@@ we@@ e@@ the@@ ar@@ t in public , since that expres@@ sion is u@@ su@@ ally re@@ served for an ex@@ tr@@ am@@ ar@@ it@@ al relationship .
I@@ t@@ ta@@ i saw David as a man who loved Jehovah and no doubt took no@@ te of Davi@@ d’s re@@ mar@@ ka@@ ble qualities .
On@@ ly in Paul’s ad@@ mon@@ iti@@ on to Timothy is that ter@@ m used in the Christian Greek Scriptures .
Thus , when a husband and wife are loyal to each other , they can re@@ side together sa@@ f@@ ely and o@@ pen their heart to each other , let@@ ting their love gro@@ w .
13 : 24 ; 29 : 15 , 21 .
The book Eng@@ l@@ ish as a G@@ lo@@ ba@@ l L@@ angu@@ age says : “ Ab@@ out a qu@@ ar@@ ter of the worl@@ d’s po@@ pul@@ ation is already f@@ lu@@ ent or com@@ pet@@ ent in Eng@@ l@@ ish . ”
Why not si@@ t down together for a rel@@ a@@ x@@ ed discus@@ sion of the po@@ ten@@ ti@@ al benef@@ its of family study ?
Instead , they were to “ keep on rel@@ eas@@ ing , ” that is , for@@ giving the sh@@ ort@@ com@@ ings of others .
Bro@@ ther P@@ i@@ er@@ ce told the new mission@@ aries : “ You have the privilege of hon@@ or@@ ing Jehovah with your self - sacrific@@ ing spirit .
( b ) How did Jehovah re@@ ward the two mi@@ d@@ wi@@ ves for their courage and godly fear ?
These are “ the last days . ”
◆ S@@ ar@@ ah : Genesis 12 : 1 , 5 ; 13 : 18@@ a ; 21 : 9 - 12 ; 1 Peter 3 : 5 , 6 .
As@@ sur@@ ance of Jehovah’s Su@@ pp@@ ort
( a ) How can our associ@@ ations ex@@ pose us to the vo@@ ice of str@@ ang@@ ers ?
Jehovah God has given us powerful pro@@ v@@ isions that can help us to cop@@ e succ@@ ess@@ fully with disc@@ oura@@ g@@ ement .
The invit@@ ation to “ take li@@ fe@@ ’s water ” by hear@@ ing and respon@@ ding to the Kingdom good news is o@@ pen to all .
Ad@@ mit@@ te@@ dly , situ@@ ations like M@@ on@@ i@@ ka@@ ’s are not eas@@ y .
God also helps us to res@@ ist the Devil
His power der@@ i@@ ved as much from his authority over the in@@ num@@ er@@ able mon@@ ks as from his influ@@ ence on the la@@ ity .
W@@ ill@@ s and Tru@@ st@@ s : Pro@@ per@@ ty or money may be be@@ qu@@ e@@ a@@ th@@ ed to W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a by means of a leg@@ ally ex@@ e@@ cu@@ ted will , or W@@ atch T@@ ow@@ er Bible and Tr@@ act So@@ ci@@ ety of Pen@@ ns@@ yl@@ v@@ ani@@ a may be nam@@ ed as bene@@ fi@@ ci@@ ary of a trust ag@@ re@@ ement .
Jehovah’s Da@@ y Is Com@@ ing !
What can help new mission@@ aries today to speak with similar ze@@ al about God’s Kingdom ?
In the Bible , expres@@ sions of loving - kindness between humans may be based on already ex@@ is@@ ting relation@@ shi@@ ps .
They should be helped to understand why they ought to hold do@@ ors for people , show kindness to the el@@ der@@ ly and si@@ ck , and offer to help those car@@ r@@ ying heav@@ y p@@ ac@@ ka@@ ges .
They can be given the t@@ ask of get@@ ting vari@@ ous public@@ ations ready so that all will have what is needed to take along with them to meetings .
They may even be con@@ v@@ inc@@ ed of the tru@@ th@@ ful@@ ness and reli@@ ability of the Bible .
I am so than@@ k@@ ful that his spirit does not need i@@ con@@ s to re@@ ach me . ”
L@@ ab@@ or@@ ers then car@@ ri@@ ed yo@@ ke lo@@ a@@ ds of su@@ n - d@@ ri@@ ed bri@@ c@@ ks to the con@@ stru@@ ction s@@ ite , some@@ times re@@ ached by a r@@ am@@ p .
That in@@ j@@ un@@ ction be@@ comes all the more ur@@ g@@ ent as Jehovah’s day appro@@ ach@@ es , for its un@@ pre@@ ce@@ den@@ ted ‘ he@@ at ’ will m@@ el@@ t away all “ the el@@ ements ” of Satan’s system , ex@@ pos@@ ing them as to@@ t@@ ally l@@ ac@@ king in fi@@ re - res@@ ist@@ ant qualities .
But no@@ ne of us could e@@ at it .
In all these situ@@ ations , di@@ str@@ action can lead to disa@@ ster .
Rom@@ an ro@@ a@@ ds were care@@ fully desi@@ gn@@ ed and were buil@@ t to be so@@ li@@ d , u@@ se@@ ful , and beau@@ ti@@ ful .
My father , who was living in our home , died of another de@@ gener@@ ative di@@ se@@ ase .
However , they had not as yet sh@@ own any faith .
Mo@@ ved by Jesus ’ example , more than 20@@ ,000 vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ered , many lea@@ ving com@@ for@@ table ho@@ m@@ es and secu@@ re jo@@ bs to help their a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted brothers .
God’s Word ad@@ vis@@ es all Christians : “ Ke@@ ep stri@@ ct w@@ atch that how you walk is not as un@@ wise but as wise pers@@ ons . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 5 : 15 .
Su@@ b@@ je@@ cts to Consider During F@@ am@@ ily Wor@@ ship
Pe@@ ople can be ex@@ tre@@ m@@ ely “ c@@ un@@ ning in cont@@ ri@@ ving er@@ ro@@ r . ” ​ — Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 14 ; 2 Timothy 2 : 14 , 23 , 24 .
I@@ T I@@ S time for a very important meeting in Jerusalem .
P@@ res@@ ent - day Christian family he@@ a@@ ds can draw encourag@@ ement from Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s example as a person who succ@@ e@@ e@@ ded in teaching members of his hous@@ eho@@ ld to r@@ ely on Jehovah and act in a righteous way .
M@@ il@@ li@@ ons of lives have been c@@ all@@ ously s@@ nu@@ ff@@ ed out by viol@@ ent people who pur@@ su@@ ed sel@@ f@@ ish go@@ als without any reg@@ ard for the well - being of their fel@@ low@@ man . ​ — E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es 8 : 9 .
But all his faithful first - century disciples recogn@@ ized that the comm@@ and app@@ lied to them , even if they had not person@@ ally heard Jesus speak .
You are their eyes . ”
J@@ our@@ n@@ al@@ ist Al@@ fi@@ e K@@ o@@ h@@ n conclu@@ des that “ satis@@ fac@@ tion simply is not for s@@ ale . . . .
He kno@@ ws what is best for us .
Yes , God’s Kingdom will un@@ do all the dam@@ age done by origin@@ al sin and will make God’s loving purpose for the earth a re@@ ality .
In turn she said : ‘ D@@ r@@ ink , my l@@ ord . ’ With that she quic@@ k@@ ly low@@ ered her j@@ ar upon her hand and gave him a dr@@ ink . ” ​ — Genesis 24 : 15 - 18 .
His faith in Jehovah as a God who does not t@@ ol@@ er@@ ate evil makes him won@@ der why wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness pre@@ vail@@ s , but he is willing to have his thinking ad@@ ju@@ sted .
What , though , if an older brother or sister in the congregation is in di@@ re st@@ ra@@ its , perhaps nee@@ ding fin@@ an@@ cial ass@@ ist@@ ance ?
In develop@@ ing coun@@ tri@@ es , the lu@@ re of the bi@@ g city is prom@@ o@@ ted by ad@@ ver@@ t@@ ising that may temp@@ t e@@ ag@@ er i@@ mag@@ in@@ ations .
My father was very o@@ pen about his dis@@ cont@@ ent with religion .
E@@ mp@@ ha@@ s@@ is on moral instru@@ ction is l@@ ac@@ king in many ho@@ m@@ es today .
You are to be comm@@ ended for such efforts .
P@@ il@@ ate did not simply se@@ ize the money , for he knew that p@@ lun@@ der@@ ing the temple was sac@@ r@@ ile@@ ge and would have ca@@ used ang@@ ry Jews to ask Ti@@ b@@ eri@@ us to rec@@ all him .
When P@@ l@@ an@@ t@@ in re@@ turned to A@@ nt@@ wer@@ p in 1@@ 5@@ 6@@ 3 , he en@@ tered into a par@@ t@@ n@@ er@@ ship with we@@ al@@ thy mer@@ ch@@ ants , sever@@ al of whom were known for their C@@ al@@ v@@ in@@ is@@ tic beli@@ ef@@ s .
I@@ gn@@ or@@ ing our pro@@ t@@ ests , he claim@@ s that he is just following or@@ ders .
H@@ ere , “ c@@ ra@@ v@@ ings for sen@@ su@@ al ple@@ asure ” could ref@@ er to a gre@@ e@@ dy c@@ ra@@ ving for material things or to a desire for prom@@ in@@ ence , control , or influ@@ ence .
He real@@ ized , too , that in order to benefit from his new@@ ly found knowledge about the Christ , he must do something to rec@@ ti@@ fy his life course . ​ — Romans 2 : 4 ; Eph@@ es@@ ians 4 : 24 .
Re@@ g@@ arding false teach@@ ers , the apostle Paul s@@ oun@@ ded this ur@@ g@@ ent war@@ ning : “ Lo@@ ok out : perhaps there may be someone who will car@@ ry you off as his pre@@ y . ”
While they were d@@ ating , their love for each other gre@@ w so much that they wanted to be married , and they thus promised to stay faithful to each other .
They saw that their parents had found the truth .
He does not have good news , and he does not have any hope .
These un@@ believers have made no move toward serving Jehovah , since Paul ear@@ li@@ er explained : “ When there is a tur@@ ning to Jehovah , the v@@ ei@@ l is taken away . ” ​ — 2 Corinthians 3 : 16 ; 4 : 4 .
“ That allow@@ ed time to con@@ verse bey@@ ond just saying a simp@@ le gre@@ et@@ ing . ”
Peter pro@@ t@@ ested that he had never “ e@@ at@@ en anything de@@ fil@@ ed and un@@ clean . ”
A@@ ur@@ ele did the l@@ at@@ ter .
O@@ thers use their money to gl@@ ori@@ fy themselves .
How to G@@ et to K@@ now “ the M@@ ind of Christ ”
‘ Do This in R@@ em@@ em@@ br@@ ance of M@@ e ’
Those who speak out against such practic@@ es are vie@@ wed as in@@ t@@ ol@@ er@@ ant , judg@@ men@@ tal , and out of t@@ ou@@ ch with en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ed thinking .
Gi@@ ve examples .
While on earth , Jesus set an especially fine example for parents .
F@@ it@@ t@@ ingly , Jesus sever@@ al times used the expres@@ sion “ my kingdom . ” ​ — John 18 : 36 .
For example , when heal@@ ing a disa@@ b@@ led person who had been b@@ ent d@@ ou@@ ble for 18 years , he said : “ W@@ om@@ an , you are rel@@ eas@@ ed from your we@@ ak@@ ness . ”
Some may ten@@ d to ga@@ u@@ ge the qu@@ ality of a meeting by the teaching a@@ bil@@ ities of the par@@ ti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts .
Their love and kindness made me appreci@@ ate even more that Jehovah has a people who@@ l@@ ly devo@@ ted to him who love one another . ​ — John 13 : 35 .
( 7 ) R@@ o@@ di@@ el , J .
E@@ d@@ w@@ in , however , tri@@ es to imitate Jesus ’ example .
As we listen to ‘ the word be@@ h@@ ind us ’ and he@@ ed our Bible - tra@@ ined conscience , how will we be bless@@ ed ?
God’s servants co@@ op@@ er@@ ate with one another : In the congregation , we follow any direction we receive .
This commun@@ ic@@ ation began in the gar@@ den of E@@ den .
The word ref@@ ers , not to one who l@@ ac@@ ks in@@ tel@@ lig@@ ence , but to “ one who refu@@ ses to ac@@ knowledge dep@@ end@@ ence on God . ”
B@@ eli@@ ef in God without acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of the Bible is like a house of car@@ ds .
But Eli@@ j@@ ah as@@ sur@@ ed her , by Jehovah’s word , that if she sh@@ ared her food with him , she and her son would not go hu@@ ng@@ ry .
For that to ha@@ p@@ pen , something far more ex@@ ten@@ sive and ra@@ di@@ cal than an occasi@@ onal inter@@ ven@@ tion is needed .
How much better to res@@ ist him and give the vi@@ ct@@ ory to Jehovah ! ​ — Proverbs 27 : 11 ; James 4 : 7 , 8 .
Fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful David and Ha@@ bak@@ ku@@ k asked God s@@ inc@@ ere questions
She moved from Cana@@ da to K@@ en@@ ya .
The k@@ er@@ n@@ els , or whole see@@ ds of gra@@ in , f@@ ell back on@@ to the th@@ re@@ shing flo@@ or , while the bre@@ e@@ ze ble@@ w the cha@@ f@@ f away .
As we me@@ et an inc@@ reas@@ ing vari@@ ety of people in our inter@@ n@@ ational , mul@@ t@@ il@@ ing@@ u@@ al field , we need to make a consci@@ ous effort to c@@ he@@ ck our attitude and ri@@ d ourselves of any pre@@ j@@ udi@@ ce .
Al@@ together , I have vis@@ ited some 70 coun@@ tri@@ es around the world .
On@@ ce he got to know Jehovah clo@@ sel@@ y and under@@ sto@@ od what life is all about , H@@ ans chang@@ ed his life - st@@ y@@ le and got baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
What part does attitude pla@@ y when it comes to car@@ ing for el@@ der@@ ly ones ?
No@@ ted for its end@@ ur@@ ance , this beau@@ ti@@ ful t@@ ree has received attention in sever@@ al ways .
No one el@@ se has ever loved us as much as our Father , Jehovah , does .
Not all are prophe@@ ts , are they ?
Still , reading and stud@@ ying God’s Word together keep@@ s our hope ali@@ ve .
We would have no spiritual in@@ sight at all were it not for “ the wisdom from a@@ bo@@ ve . ”
Per@@ haps the great@@ est re@@ ward for our efforts was hear@@ ing that a la@@ dy who was cont@@ ac@@ ted on one of our pre@@ vi@@ ous vis@@ its had since moved to the city and was now preaching the good news .
Di@@ d E@@ ve pa@@ y attention to Satan’s words ?
In reg@@ ard to the Kingdom message , what contr@@ ast can be seen between true and false Christians ?
The S@@ an@@ he@@ dr@@ in had 7@@ 1 members ​ — the high pri@@ est and 70 of the n@@ ati@@ on@@ ’s princi@@ p@@ al men .
* “ But when it comes to com@@ pu@@ ters , I@@ ’@@ m my own wor@@ st enem@@ y . ”
Let us consider ways that full - time service can strengthen our relationship with God .
Although this s@@ crip@@ ture pa@@ in@@ ts a ble@@ ak pi@@ c@@ ture , it n@@ one@@ th@@ eless poin@@ ts to hope .
They have acc@@ ess to the Bible .
10@@ 1 : 2 , 3 .
What de@@ pl@@ or@@ able spiritual con@@ dition is experienced by those who reg@@ ress to false worship ?
Yes , we can ru@@ n in such a way that we may at@@ tain the pri@@ ze ​ — the blessings promised by our God and Father , Jehovah .
We re@@ ject the false claim@@ s of those who prof@@ ess to be serving God and at the same time di@@ sh@@ on@@ or him by their conduct . ​ — Ti@@ tu@@ s 1 : 16 .
The you@@ ng@@ er man , for his part , was e@@ ag@@ er to help the older prophet .
C@@ le@@ an , holy conduct br@@ ings honor to God’s name .
( b ) How can we prof@@ it by consider@@ ing the cho@@ ic@@ es made by Noah , Moses , Jeremiah , and Paul ?
Yes , God’s Word can change lives !
“ At times , we got disc@@ oura@@ ged .
Their older daugh@@ ter and her husband are pione@@ ers .
I tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ed this because it made the Bible teachings so much e@@ asi@@ er for me to gr@@ as@@ p .
What is involved in res@@ is@@ ting temp@@ tation ?
In what way are we not al@@ one as we stri@@ ve to end@@ ure ?
They have brought up their sons , Chris@@ to@@ p@@ her and J@@ on@@ a@@ than , to be dedic@@ ated servants of God , which ad@@ ds to our happiness .
When she had to leave temp@@ or@@ ar@@ ily for health reas@@ ons , she was not allow@@ ed to return .
There may be some jo@@ bs that allow for the work@@ er@@ ’s mind to w@@ an@@ der without serious con@@ se@@ qu@@ ences .
These chang@@ es will af@@ fect ever@@ yone , young and old al@@ ike .
M@@ Y@@ S@@ I@@ A
O@@ cc@@ asi@@ on@@ ally , a brother from el@@ se@@ where would come and give a public talk in a r@@ ented place .
So the New World Bible Tr@@ ans@@ l@@ ation Com@@ mit@@ te@@ e was form@@ ed , and the brothers on this com@@ mit@@ te@@ e rel@@ eas@@ ed por@@ tions of the Bible from 19@@ 50 to 19@@ 60 .
One way to pl@@ an for the future and avoid wa@@ sting your hard work is to cre@@ ate a family bu@@ d@@ get .
In fact , Jehovah’s Witnesses in neigh@@ bor@@ ing S@@ ou@@ th Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a had sent more than two t@@ ons of reli@@ ef a@@ id for their Christian brothers and sisters in L@@ es@@ o@@ th@@ o .
Many now accept a su@@ peri@@ or leg@@ al conc@@ ep@@ t , recogn@@ iz@@ ing that each individu@@ al is the ow@@ ner of his own personal righ@@ ts and is the only one who can deci@@ de which of his righ@@ ts should have pri@@ or@@ ity under any given circum@@ st@@ ance .
Why do we want to imitate G@@ a@@ i@@ us ’ example today ?
By then , the imp@@ eri@@ al govern@@ ment may have be@@ gu@@ n to dem@@ and that Christians per@@ form the ri@@ tu@@ als of the St@@ ate religion .
However , Jesus and other faithful ones gave their life and died as mar@@ ty@@ r@@ s for their faith .
To av@@ enge the wrong done to their sister , two of Jac@@ ob@@ ’s sons p@@ lo@@ t@@ ted against S@@ he@@ c@@ he@@ m and his hous@@ eho@@ ld .
Hence , we can rest as@@ sur@@ ed that Jehovah and Jesus appreci@@ ate us if we give them our best , whether our gift is great or small .
A@@ ver@@ age age : 3@@ 3@@ .@@ 2
How can we man@@ i@@ f@@ est hum@@ ility within marriage , within the congregation , and in our relation@@ shi@@ ps with others ?
At times , it was n@@ er@@ ve - rac@@ king , especially when two bu@@ ses going in op@@ pos@@ ite direc@@ tions cro@@ s@@ sed a ri@@ c@@ ke@@ ty bri@@ dge at the same time , pas@@ sing so close that there was har@@ dly ro@@ om for a pi@@ e@@ ce of t@@ is@@ sue pa@@ per between them .
How can a young person deter@@ mine if he has made the truth his own ?
A husband and wife in P@@ ol@@ and had health problems , and it was difficult for them to go out preaching .
W@@ he@@ ther re@@ sting , din@@ ing at some@@ one@@ ’s home , or wal@@ king on the ro@@ ad , he never pas@@ sed up an opportunity to talk about God’s Kingdom .
We can all benefit from her ob@@ serv@@ ation .
Job simply spoke from the dep@@ ths of his dist@@ ressed heart .
( b ) How do you feel about the fulfill@@ ment of God’s promises ?
And may we displa@@ y the ze@@ al of all our brothers who since 19@@ 19 have sp@@ ent themselves in Jehovah’s service .
They knew that God had emp@@ ow@@ ered the prophe@@ ts Eli@@ j@@ ah and El@@ isha to per@@ form such mirac@@ les .
He says : “ We ended up living in what was once a h@@ en@@ house .
( Read Revelation 20 : 12 , 13 . )
F@@ re@@ e@@ dom R@@ ome G@@ ran@@ ted Jews in Ju@@ de@@ a , O@@ ct .
Who H@@ as S@@ to@@ re@@ hous@@ es of S@@ now and Ha@@ il ?
“ ‘ You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind . ’
Ju@@ li@@ an , who has been bat@@ t@@ ling mul@@ ti@@ ple s@@ cl@@ er@@ os@@ is for ne@@ arly 30 years , feel@@ s lik@@ e@@ wise .
After Jo@@ shua led the Israelites ac@@ ro@@ ss the J@@ or@@ d@@ an Ri@@ ver into the land God promised to Abra@@ h@@ am@@ ’s family , it was time to ev@@ i@@ ct the Cana@@ an@@ ites .
H@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of th@@ ou@@ san@@ ds of ta@@ ble@@ ts st@@ ored in mu@@ se@@ um@@ s remain to be stu@@ died .
The P@@ r@@ om@@ ised L@@ and did not prove to be a real “ place of rest ” for them .
May we show how much we want to be there by pre@@ par@@ ing for “ the real life ” now .
Mo@@ re@@ over , think of the har@@ m that can be done by “ a false witness [ who ] la@@ un@@ ches for@@ th m@@ ere lies . ”
It is up to us , though , to apply it .
The accom@@ p@@ any@@ ing bo@@ x pres@@ ents a number of ide@@ as that may be used during your peri@@ o@@ ds of family worship or personal study .
Why Some De@@ ci@@ de to Le@@ a@@ ve
Re@@ as@@ on@@ ab@@ l@@ en@@ ess is needed in all are@@ as of life , including the care of our physical health .
W@@ O@@ R@@ L@@ D@@ W@@ I@@ D@@ E , The Watchtower and its compan@@ ion ma@@ ga@@ z@@ ine , A@@ wa@@ ke ! , are appreci@@ ated for their spiritual cont@@ ent and instru@@ ctive value .
A Christian father who succ@@ ess@@ fully brought up four children said : “ The import@@ ance of their cho@@ ice of friends cannot be over@@ emp@@ ha@@ si@@ zed .
You may me@@ et those who m@@ our@@ n when you are sh@@ aring in the Christian ministry or when car@@ ing for the af@@ fai@@ r@@ s of da@@ ily life .
W@@ he@@ ther we bel@@ ong to a well - esta@@ bli@@ shed congregation or to a small group that is prog@@ res@@ sing toward be@@ coming a congregation , let us buil@@ d for the future .
Hence , by the time I came along in 19@@ 0@@ 7 , my family was already we@@ al@@ thy , spiritually speaking .
“ M@@ en will be lo@@ v@@ ers of themselves , ” wrote the inspired apostle .
Because his fri@@ end@@ ship with Jehovah was always the most important thing to him .
“ I will give them a heart to know me , that I am Jehovah ; and they must become my people . ” ​ — J@@ E@@ R .
Jesus ac@@ knowle@@ d@@ ged that there would be problems during the time of his pres@@ ence , but he said : “ Do not be ter@@ ri@@ fied . ”
H@@ um@@ ble fi@@ sh@@ er@@ men and a des@@ p@@ ised ta@@ x col@@ le@@ ct@@ or re@@ adi@@ ly accepted that invit@@ ation .
For de@@ ca@@ des , this Jeremiah class has been ur@@ g@@ ing people to pa@@ y attention to the times in which we live .
F@@ o@@ c@@ us on the blessings Jehovah has promised .
He evid@@ ently ca@@ used earth@@ ’s c@@ ru@@ st to bu@@ ck@@ le and move .
Yet , Jehovah’s servants will be able to look to him with complete confidence .
Ther@@ e@@ after , the cor@@ p@@ se was wa@@ shed and s@@ k@@ ill@@ fully w@@ ra@@ pp@@ ed in l@@ in@@ en .
the way we stri@@ ve to imp@@ ro@@ ve our person@@ ality ?
G@@ ile@@ ad G@@ ra@@ du@@ ates G@@ o F@@ or@@ th as Z@@ e@@ al@@ ous H@@ ar@@ v@@ est Wor@@ k@@ ers !
B@@ lam@@ ing God , N@@ ei@@ l was de@@ pres@@ sed to the point of at@@ temp@@ ting su@@ i@@ ci@@ de .
Their gr@@ and@@ parents and an a@@ un@@ t ra@@ ised them .
The origin@@ al sin cre@@ ated a very cr@@ itical proble@@ m for mankind .
In his fam@@ ous Ser@@ m@@ on on the M@@ ount , Jesus said : “ If someone in authority com@@ p@@ els you into service for a m@@ ile , go with him two mil@@ es . ”
Father told me that I had to go to my un@@ c@@ le in Th@@ ess@@ al@@ on@@ ic@@ a .
He said : ‘ Th@@ ro@@ w it on the gr@@ ound . ’
She now says : “ The three years I sp@@ ent away from the congregation left u@@ g@@ ly sc@@ ars on my emo@@ tions that will not go away .
Me@@ dit@@ ating on the good resul@@ ts of your decisions can r@@ ene@@ w your joy and help you to maintain a positi@@ ve out@@ look .
Yes , will we refu@@ se even to look at im@@ moral i@@ ma@@ ges ?
God’s bel@@ o@@ ved Son , Jesus Christ , refle@@ cted his Fa@@ ther’s loving concer@@ n for the po@@ or .
Let us i@@ magine that someone f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c@@ ated a fi@@ gu@@ re called Jesus Christ .
Of course , a family does not a@@ ut@@ om@@ ati@@ c@@ ally provide such a ha@@ ven .
The apostle Paul lik@@ ened the ministry of God’s servants to spiritual war@@ f@@ are .
However , the Bible id@@ enti@@ fi@@ es another un@@ it in which coun@@ t@@ less individuals around the g@@ lo@@ be today are enjo@@ ying exc@@ ep@@ tional compan@@ i@@ on@@ ship and se@@ cur@@ ity .
A@@ le@@ x would do well to rec@@ all that “ tre@@ m@@ bl@@ ing at men is what la@@ ys a s@@ n@@ are , but he that is tru@@ sting in Jehovah will be prote@@ cted . ”
The Israelites receive pro@@ ce@@ du@@ res for vari@@ ous o@@ ffer@@ ings and instru@@ ctions on the making of v@@ ow@@ s .
Instead , their hearts are “ ste@@ ad@@ f@@ ast ” and “ un@@ sh@@ aka@@ ble ” as they look to the future with confidence , know@@ ing that God’s righteous new world is near .
So if a Christian is respon@@ sible for some@@ one@@ ’s death in an ac@@ ci@@ d@@ ent , the elders should inv@@ es@@ ti@@ g@@ ate matters to deter@@ mine if there is a me@@ asure of b@@ loo@@ d@@ gu@@ il@@ t .
How did Jehovah show himself to be “ rich in mer@@ cy ” toward Israel ?
At Romans 15 : 4 , we read the apostle Paul’s words : “ All the things that were written be@@ fore@@ hand were written for our instru@@ ction , so that through our end@@ ur@@ ance and through the comfort from the Scriptures we might have hope . ”
Acc@@ or@@ ding@@ ly , “ heart ” is often associ@@ ated with mo@@ tiv@@ ation and emo@@ tions , wh@@ er@@ e@@ as “ mind ” par@@ tic@@ ul@@ arly has to do with in@@ tel@@ le@@ ct .
N@@ ex@@ t , we ca@@ u@@ ti@@ ously co@@ vered out@@ l@@ ying are@@ as , and then we ra@@ pi@@ dly co@@ vered the to@@ wn it@@ self .
It was like the appe@@ ar@@ ance of the glory of Jehovah . ” ​ — E@@ z@@ ek@@ i@@ el 1 : 27 , 28 .
What can be done to min@@ i@@ mi@@ ze the un@@ set@@ t@@ ling effe@@ cts of change ?
Per@@ haps some in the congregation would be able to help .
By re@@ pu@@ di@@ ating the vo@@ ice of str@@ ang@@ ers , spirit - anointed Christians respon@@ d to the F@@ ine S@@ he@@ ph@@ er@@ d’s words found at Luke 12 : 32 .
The L@@ ev@@ ites already had so much .
But by en@@ ter@@ ing the text t@@ wi@@ ce and com@@ par@@ ing the differ@@ ences on the com@@ pu@@ ter , they avo@@ i@@ ded mis@@ takes .
“ Mo@@ ved with p@@ ity , ” says the account , “ Jesus t@@ ou@@ ched their eyes , and im@@ medi@@ ately they received sight , and they follow@@ ed him . ”
( H . M@@ ü@@ l@@ l@@ er ) , 11 / 1
To understand God’s actions , we need to answer three questions : ( 1 ) Who star@@ ts the war ?
His tra@@ de has been de@@ va@@ stated by a mas@@ sive o@@ il sp@@ ill in the N@@ i@@ g@@ er D@@ el@@ ta .
F@@ o@@ od regul@@ ations concer@@ ning clean and un@@ clean ani@@ mal@@ s benef@@ ited the Israelites in two ways .
Gi@@ ve examples of how David pra@@ ised Jehovah .
R@@ em@@ ember Your R@@ ep@@ ent@@ ance and Con@@ ver@@ sion
O@@ ther@@ wise let him take hold of my str@@ ong@@ hold , let him make peace with me ; peace let him make with me . ”
From the time that we first heard the truth , we have had the opportunity to col@@ le@@ ct tru@@ ths from his Word , the Bible , from our Christian public@@ ations , and from our conven@@ tions , ass@@ em@@ bli@@ es , and we@@ ek@@ ly meetings .
It is clear that evil for@@ ces are at work in the world today .
As you know , many ho@@ ard their we@@ al@@ th , gre@@ e@@ di@@ ly seek to inc@@ re@@ ase it , or sp@@ end it sel@@ fi@@ sh@@ ly .
Ex@@ er@@ c@@ ise Fa@@ ith When in P@@ ri@@ v@@ ate
N@@ um@@ er@@ ous individuals felt that this action accom@@ p@@ li@@ shed far more than the prote@@ ction of the Witnesses ’ inter@@ ests .
It is seen in their desire that we gain life .
What are some things that can make us un@@ clean in God’s eyes ?
That the sol@@ di@@ ers bro@@ ke the leg@@ s of the two ev@@ il@@ do@@ ers imp@@ aled al@@ ong@@ side Jesus but did not bre@@ ak his indic@@ ates that they thought that he was dead .
Many , especially the young , consider the Bible to be ho@@ p@@ el@@ ess@@ ly old - fa@@ shi@@ oned and its ad@@ vice too re@@ stri@@ ctive .
We were ban@@ ned !
As we share in this important activ@@ ity , may our li@@ fes@@ ty@@ le also refle@@ ct an a@@ war@@ en@@ ess that s@@ il@@ ence , at times , is g@@ ol@@ den .
How can you share in giving such comfort ?
What kin@@ ds of fear will come to an end , but which s@@ ort will remain forever ?
18 : 2 .
The S@@ ource of Tru@@ e Un@@ ity
What are some d@@ ang@@ ers of en@@ ter@@ ing into a relationship with a str@@ anger on the In@@ ter@@ ne@@ t ?
God has no need of ani@@ ma@@ l sacrific@@ es , but our obedi@@ ence is one thing of value that we can give him .
The ze@@ al of those early , un@@ ti@@ ring Bible educ@@ at@@ ors was bless@@ ed .
This was because by the second century , S@@ pain had long been under Rom@@ an rule and L@@ at@@ in had become the comm@@ on language thr@@ ough@@ out the va@@ st Rom@@ an E@@ mpi@@ re .
W@@ ould you not je@@ al@@ ously gu@@ ard that time s@@ lo@@ t so that nothing inter@@ f@@ ered with your personal time with Jehovah ?
When given an opportunity to encoura@@ ge such a person , we must speak in a war@@ m and g@@ ent@@ le man@@ ner .
S@@ ep@@ tu@@ ag@@ in@@ t , 9 / 15
What is Jehovah’s “ good ple@@ asure ” for heaven and earth ?
They need to learn about Jehovah and to gro@@ w in love for him and his righteous principles .
After that , I was invit@@ ed to serve in the cir@@ cu@@ it work in the Un@@ ited St@@ ates .
But at the conven@@ tion , I was sur@@ r@@ oun@@ ded by gen@@ u@@ in@@ ely happy people ​ — people who war@@ m@@ ly wel@@ com@@ ed me , even though I ha@@ d@@ n@@ ’t seen them in years .
In c@@ ities and to@@ w@@ ns ac@@ ro@@ ss Cana@@ da , he gave le@@ c@@ tures and pres@@ ented the mo@@ tion pi@@ c@@ ture and s@@ li@@ de pro@@ gra@@ m known as the “ P@@ ho@@ to - D@@ r@@ ama of C@@ re@@ ation . ”
3 Does An@@ yone He@@ ar P@@ ra@@ y@@ ers ?
L@@ ater , Eph@@ ra@@ im was the most prom@@ in@@ ent and influ@@ enti@@ al tri@@ be of the enti@@ re nor@@ ther@@ n kingdom of Israel and came to re@@ present all ten tri@@ bes .
King Solomon wrote : “ If some@@ body could over@@ power one al@@ one , two together could make a stand against him . And a th@@ re@@ e@@ fo@@ ld c@@ ord cannot quic@@ k@@ ly be t@@ or@@ n in two . ”
All of this is part of a worl@@ d@@ wide Bible educ@@ ational pro@@ gra@@ m that now re@@ ach@@ es into 2@@ 35 lands .
Si@@ mil@@ arly , in the illustr@@ ation of the pro@@ di@@ g@@ al son , Jesus offered no ex@@ pl@@ an@@ ation as to why the you@@ ng@@ er son su@@ d@@ den@@ ly dem@@ an@@ ded his in@@ her@@ it@@ ance and why he s@@ qu@@ an@@ der@@ ed it .
To do this , of course , they had to r@@ ely on God’s power .
After arrang@@ ing for others to care for these responsi@@ bil@@ ities , I moved to S@@ to@@ ck@@ t@@ on .
The Ca@@ tho@@ lic Ch@@ urch had long exer@@ ted a strong influ@@ ence on the people in Ru@@ da S@@ l@@ as@@ ka and its vi@@ c@@ in@@ ity .
As often as possible , we took Jo@@ el with us to the meetings at the Kingdom H@@ all .
F@@ e@@ ar of God mo@@ ves us to walk in his ways , and this in turn gives pro@@ of of our love for him .
So why should you , my son , be in an e@@ c@@ st@@ as@@ y with a str@@ ange woman or em@@ br@@ ace the bo@@ som of a fore@@ ign woman ? ” ​ — Proverbs 5 : 18 - 20 .
I left the next mor@@ ning , my mind filled with s@@ we@@ et mem@@ ori@@ es and my heart full of love for my new friends .
Many parents refu@@ se to yi@@ eld , even for the s@@ ake of peace and un@@ ity .
Daniel was also “ a never - say - no el@@ der , ” as he pu@@ ts it .
A mo@@ des@@ t man is not rel@@ u@@ ct@@ ant to d@@ ele@@ g@@ ate authority to others , nor does he fear that he som@@ eho@@ w lo@@ ses control by sh@@ aring appro@@ pri@@ ate responsi@@ bil@@ ities with other qu@@ ali@@ fied men .
5 , 6 . ( a ) When did Timo@@ th@@ y’s advan@@ c@@ ement beg@@ in to be man@@ i@@ f@@ est ?
A fore@@ ign@@ er is ba@@ si@@ c@@ ally someone who is in a land that is not his own or is a person who comes into a commun@@ ity or group from out@@ side of it .
We read in Isa@@ i@@ ah’s prophecy : “ He is giving to the ti@@ red one power ; and to the one without d@@ y@@ nam@@ ic en@@ er@@ gy he makes full might ab@@ ound . . . . Those who are ho@@ p@@ ing in Jehovah will reg@@ a@@ in power .
If David had not been appro@@ ached and had rema@@ ined s@@ il@@ ent , it is possible that he would have become har@@ d@@ ened in a course of sin .
He would have us believe that this wicked world will go on forever , al@@ though there is clear evidence that we are living in “ the last days . ”
Su@@ per@@ st@@ iti@@ ons also f@@ l@@ ou@@ ris@@ h in organiz@@ ed s@@ por@@ t .
A first st@@ ep could be to help the person expres@@ s his feelings .
O@@ p@@ position from out@@ side was to be accom@@ pan@@ i@@ ed by a de@@ gre@@ e of fri@@ ction from within the congregation .
A@@ n exam@@ in@@ ation of each of these fac@@ t@@ ors will provide in@@ sight into the sub@@ ject of tra@@ ining .
Re@@ g@@ arding a@@ id efforts in Af@@ ri@@ c@@ a , he can@@ di@@ dly ad@@ m@@ its : “ The few c@@ and@@ les of hope that do ex@@ ist f@@ li@@ ck@@ er we@@ ak@@ ly . ”
This often s@@ ti@@ mul@@ ates the interest of her listen@@ ers .
“ Jerusalem will be tr@@ am@@ pl@@ ed on by the nations , ” he said , “ until the appointed times of the nations are ful@@ filled . ”
However , perfect health will not be at@@ tain@@ able until God’s time arri@@ ves for “ the c@@ uring of the nations . ”
In the se@@ ven@@ th century B.C.E . , three Hebrew servants of Jehovah were given clear evidence that God re@@ war@@ ds faith and courage .
How did first - century Christians re@@ act when fac@@ ed with op@@ position , and why ?
In fact , it is his purpose to eli@@ min@@ ate sin and imper@@ fe@@ ction .
“ My wife felt that if we di@@ d@@ n@@ ’t live near her parents , she would be dis@@ loyal to them , ” says a husband in S@@ pain nam@@ ed Lu@@ is .
We asked them : “ How can Christians worship Jesus , the cro@@ ss , M@@ ary , and other i@@ do@@ ls when that is against the T@@ en Com@@ man@@ d@@ ments ? ”
What would have had a high@@ er place in his li@@ br@@ ary than the Word of God ?
31 : 16 ; 1 C@@ or .
Indeed , “ they l@@ ac@@ ked nothing . ” ​ — Ne@@ h .
14 : 2 - 5 ; 15 : 17 ​ — Di@@ d King A@@ sa re@@ move all “ the high plac@@ es ” ?
With that in mind , let us exam@@ ine some pas@@ sa@@ ges in the Go@@ sp@@ els to see what made Jesus such a spiritual person .
What was the “ good news ” that he declar@@ ed ?
The ang@@ el ca@@ used a s@@ n@@ ake , or ser@@ p@@ ent , to appe@@ ar to speak .
Jehovah “ p@@ lo@@ ws in order to s@@ ow se@@ ed ” and “ loo@@ sen@@ s and har@@ ro@@ ws his gr@@ ound . ”
But listen !
Bi@@ bli@@ cal me@@ tho@@ ds of expres@@ sion , me@@ ta@@ p@@ ho@@ r , and idi@@ om must be pre@@ served , even if out@@ l@@ an@@ dis@@ h by L@@ at@@ in standards , as must also the ‘ He@@ b@@ ra@@ ic ’ form@@ s of prop@@ er n@@ ames . ” ​ — The C@@ am@@ bri@@ dge H@@ ist@@ ory of the Bible .
This tel@@ ls us that al@@ though having a perfect star@@ t , mankind as a whole had not en@@ tered into God’s rest .
Re@@ co@@ gn@@ iz@@ ing the Si@@ gn
Do we mis@@ s out because of doing so ?
Yes , it is possible to fo@@ ster pe@@ ace@@ ful con@@ di@@ tions that may ev@@ en@@ tually t@@ ou@@ ch the heart of un@@ believ@@ ing family members .
A cou@@ ple of days later , we were rel@@ eas@@ ed , but a ju@@ dge deci@@ ded that since I was a H@@ ung@@ ari@@ an c@@ iti@@ z@@ en , I had to leave C@@ ze@@ cho@@ s@@ lo@@ v@@ ak@@ ia .
How thr@@ il@@ led I was to stand there and give my first “ public talk ” !
And how we are com@@ for@@ ted by the as@@ sur@@ ance that “ Jehovah will be supp@@ or@@ ting the righteous ones ” ! ​ — Psalm 37 : 17 .
Jesus ’ illustr@@ ation thus dre@@ w on practic@@ es and i@@ mag@@ er@@ y that would be famili@@ ar to listen@@ ers in a pa@@ st@@ or@@ al en@@ vi@@ r@@ on@@ ment like that of ancient Israel .
Now is no time for fi@@ gh@@ ting within our ran@@ ks . Now is the time for us to draw close to one another , to over@@ look the imper@@ fe@@ ctions of others , and to displa@@ y confidence in Jehovah’s lead@@ er@@ ship . It is now time for us to close ran@@ ks against Satan and the dem@@ ons ( See par@@ ag@@ ra@@ ph 19 )
Like A@@ le@@ x in this s@@ cen@@ ari@@ o , many today do not enjoy working hard .
For example , in 200@@ 4 some 30 ze@@ al@@ ous Christians accepted temp@@ or@@ ary assign@@ ments to is@@ ol@@ ated ter@@ rit@@ ori@@ es as special pioneer min@@ isters .
Ther@@ efore , only at the very end of Paul’s life could he say : “ I have ru@@ n the course to the fin@@ ish , I have ob@@ served the faith . From this time on there is re@@ served for me the cro@@ wn of righteousness . ”
To that end , we need to fu@@ el up and to do so regul@@ arly . There are four ways we do this .
The Bible even says that hus@@ ban@@ ds and wi@@ ves will have “ tri@@ bul@@ ation in their flesh . ”
F@@ ol@@ low@@ ing our work at the As@@ s@@ em@@ bly H@@ all , another assignment led to a fur@@ ther share in the field of mu@@ si@@ c in Bro@@ o@@ k@@ l@@ y@@ n , from 198@@ 2 to 198@@ 4 .
P@@ u@@ bli@@ c reading was a part of the meeting pro@@ gra@@ m of Christian congregations , a tra@@ di@@ tional prac@@ tice among God’s people since the time of Moses . ​ — Acts 13 : 15 ; 15 : 21 ; 2 C@@ or .
We know from experience that we are able to stand fir@@ m under persecu@@ tion only because Jehovah’s spirit rest@@ s upon us and streng@@ th@@ ens us .
In it we find many examples of how God re@@ war@@ ded his faithful servants in the past .
A@@ bi@@ j@@ ah next mentioned f@@ la@@ x .
He also tri@@ es to ex@@ p@@ lo@@ it their in@@ her@@ ited sin@@ ful inc@@ l@@ in@@ ation to do bad things .
That bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od ex@@ ists among Jehovah’s Witnesses . ​ — John 13 : 35 .
We also under@@ sto@@ od the import@@ ance of her religion to both her and her family .
One of these is in an is@@ ol@@ ated S@@ ambu@@ r@@ u to@@ wn about 2@@ 00 mil@@ es [ 3@@ 20 k@@ m ] nor@@ the@@ ast of Na@@ i@@ ro@@ bi .
Yet , tru@@ sting that Jehovah will provide what you need can be qu@@ ite a chall@@ enge .
To become “ sons of light , ” or light be@@ ar@@ ers , we need to gain acc@@ ur@@ ate knowledge of God’s Word , the Bible .
Solom@@ on@@ ’s writ@@ ings , such as those found in the book of E@@ cc@@ les@@ i@@ ast@@ es , reve@@ al that he had a deep understanding of human n@@ ature .
The G@@ ile@@ ad class was com@@ posed of 28 married cou@@ ples .
I@@ M@@ A@@ G@@ IN@@ E how fear - inspi@@ ring “ the war of the great day of God the Al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty ” will be !
Yes , “ ru@@ n in such a way ” that you will at@@ tain your go@@ al .
But the Ch@@ urch was un@@ able to hal@@ t the m@@ om@@ en@@ tu@@ m of God’s Word among those who desi@@ red to read and understand it .
But what if we were invit@@ ed to atten@@ d and par@@ ti@@ ci@@ p@@ ate in a ch@@ urch we@@ d@@ ding of a n@@ on - Witness relati@@ ve ?
In ad@@ dition to show@@ ing how fu@@ t@@ ile human rule is , God’s temp@@ or@@ ary per@@ mis@@ sion of wi@@ c@@ ke@@ dness ser@@ ves another long - r@@ ange purpose .
“ God loved the world so much that he gave his only - be@@ go@@ t@@ ten Son ” ? ​ — John 3 : 16 .
Par@@ ents will understand how those words filled my heart with than@@ k@@ ful@@ ness and joy .
She ad@@ ds : “ In one country , ten of us vo@@ lun@@ te@@ ers sh@@ ared an ap@@ ar@@ t@@ ment without a k@@ it@@ ch@@ en and with only two ba@@ thro@@ om@@ s .
Pe@@ ople who work together often devel@@ op close fri@@ end@@ shi@@ ps .
We may become so pre@@ occ@@ u@@ pi@@ ed with what we cannot do that we lo@@ se sight of what we can do .
Sol@@ di@@ ers , left : U@@ .@@ S .
Th@@ r@@ ough@@ out the world in 20@@ 00 / 200@@ 1 , milli@@ ons are expe@@ cted to atten@@ d the h@@ un@@ dre@@ ds of “ Do@@ ers of God’s Word ” D@@ ist@@ ri@@ ct Con@@ ven@@ tions of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
K@@ in@@ dness sh@@ own by all in the family prom@@ o@@ tes un@@ ity and co@@ op@@ er@@ ation
• Why can we believe that the gar@@ den of E@@ den was a real place ?
But how eas@@ y it is for an individu@@ al who tal@@ ks too much to be a ch@@ an@@ ne@@ l for s@@ pre@@ ading har@@ m@@ ful go@@ s@@ si@@ p or r@@ um@@ or !
We can have complete confidence that they will be ful@@ filled .
Still , he f@@ ell into ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y .
We should lik@@ e@@ wise stri@@ ve to be for@@ ward - loo@@ king as we worship our God .
; L@@ ó@@ pe@@ z , M .
The husband ob@@ vi@@ ously has tr@@ ou@@ ble contro@@ l@@ ling his anger .
Al@@ ong with her three si@@ bl@@ ings , she helps care for her el@@ der@@ ly parents , one of whom is a@@ ff@@ li@@ cted with Al@@ z@@ he@@ im@@ er@@ ’s di@@ se@@ ase .
They are now being in@@ tegr@@ ated into one un@@ ited , h@@ ate - free commun@@ ity ​ — the g@@ lo@@ ba@@ l bro@@ ther@@ ho@@ od of Jehovah’s Witnesses .
How did Paul gl@@ ori@@ fy his ministry , and how can we do the same ?
What helped him to end@@ ure tri@@ als ?
Those questions may help you to ga@@ u@@ ge the spiritual prog@@ ress of your child .
What You Can Do
P@@ ra@@ y@@ er before study op@@ ens our mind and heart to accept fully the a@@ bun@@ d@@ ant spiritual food that is before us .